Basic setup

A: TV Guide On Screen™ setup (Continued)

14Confirmation

Congratulations!

 

You have completed the setup of your TV Guide On Screen system.Up-to-date

 

listings will begin loading over the next 24 hours when your DVD Recorder is

 

powered off.

ENTER

It may take more than one day for all eight days of listings to update. During this

 

 

period feel free to use your DVD Recorder. The guide will automatically receive

 

updates during the period when your DVD Recorder is turned off.

 

If you have changed the location or cable configuration settings, you will receive

 

any changes to your local channel lineup within 24 hours.

You have successfully completed the setup!

Press ENTER.

 

15Information

 

Helpful information

 

1. To receive your channel lineup and program listings, leave your cable box ON.

 

Your DVD Recorder should be turned OFF overnight.

 

2. To view program listings, press the GUIDE key on your DVD Recorder remote.

ENTER

3. You must redo TV Guide On Screen system setup if you:

 

 

Move your DVD Recorder to a new ZIP or postal code

 

 

Cancel cable service or change cable boxes

 

To enter the TV Guide On Screen system setup, press the GUIDE key, then go to the

 

Menu Bar and highlight Setup.

Read the information and press ENTER.

Notes

 

 

When the clock data cannot be downloaded from the TV Guide On Screen™ system, set the clock manually. ( page 157, in “OPERATIONS GUIDE”)

It may take about 24 hours for the TV Guide On Screen™ system to be fully available after the setup is finished.

TV Guide On Screen™ system is not compatible with the DSS set top box control function ( page 40). If you

select “Yes” at step 5 ( page 34) and complete the setup, the recorder sets itself to TV Guide On Screen™ system

and disables the setting on page 40.

“A: TV Guide On Screen™ setup” is complete. Go to “B: Language setting”. ( page 39)

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Sony RD-XS35SU, RD-XS35SC owner manual Information, Read the information and press Enter

RD-XS35SU, RD-XS35SC specifications

The Sony RD-XS35SC and RD-XS35SU are part of Sony's line of versatile and user-friendly DVD recorders that were designed to cater to the needs of home entertainment enthusiasts. These models, which seamlessly integrate DVD recording capabilities with digital video recording, stand out with their attractive features and advanced technologies.

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