Manual setup — Setting up ShowView

ShowView is a feature that simplifies programming the VCR to make timer recordings. To use ShowView, each programme position needs to be matched with its ShowView guide channel. To get the guide channel numbers, look in the programme guide for your area that features ShowView numbers.

If you want to record satellite broadcasts using ShowView, see page 25.

Before you start…

Turn on the VCR and the TV.

Set the TV to the video channel.

1

2

3

 

4

5

6

Programme

7

8

9

number

buttons

 

 

 

 

0

 

 

PROG +/–

MENU

Joystick

>/./?//

OK

1 • MENU Press MENU, then push the joystick to >/.to select SETTINGS and press the joystick (OK).

PLAY

OK

SETTINGS

OPTIONS

TUNER

SHOWVIEW

CLOCK

LANGUAGE

SELECT

:

SET

: OK

2

PLAY

OK

Push the joystick to >/.to select SHOWVIEW, then press the joystick (OK).

The preset channels are displayed on the screen. “– – –” in the GUIDE CH column means that the guide channel has not been preset.

SHOWVIEW

 

PROG

CH

GUIDE CH

1

C0 3

[ – – – ]

2

C0 9

– – –

3

C1 2

– – –

4

C2 7

– – –

5

C5 6

– – –

SELECT

:

SET

: 0 – 9

CANCEL

: CLEAR

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Getting Started

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Sony SLV-E780EN/EG operating instructions Manual setup Setting up ShowView, Number, Buttons

SLV-E780EN/EG specifications

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