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Sony SLV-E780EN/EG operating instructions 2, 3, 4 5

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Basic Operations

Basic Operations

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2Press the programme number buttons to enter the programme’s

ShowView number, then press SET.

If you make a mistake before pressing SET, press SHOWVIEW and

re-enter the correct number.

The date, programme position, and start

and stop times appear on the TV screen.

If the information is incorrect, press

CLEAR to cancel the setting.

3If you want to change the date, tape

speed, and the VPS/PDC function setting:

1Push the joystick to ?// to flash the

item you want to change.

2Push the joystick to >/. to reset it.

• To record the same programme every day or the same day every

week, see “Daily/weekly recording” on page 40.

• To use the VPS/PDC function, set VPS/PDC to ON.

For details of the VPS/PDC function, see “Timer recording with

VPS/PDC signals” on page 40.

4Press the joystick (OK) to complete the setting.

5Press ON/STANDBY to turn off the VCR.

The indicator appears in the display window and the VCR

stands by for recording.

SET

123

456

789

0

CLEAR

OK

PLAY

OK

PLAY

DATE

SP

TIMER

PROG

TODAY 35

SP / LP ON

VPS / PDC

SELECT

SET

OK

:

:

:OK

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TIME

19:00 20:00

DATE

LP

TIMER

PROG

TODAY 35

SP / LP ON

VPS / PDC

SELECT

SET

OK

:

:

:OK

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TIME

19:00 20:00

continued

• ON/

STANDBY

Contents

Main Introduction WARNING Precautions Safety Installing Caution Table of contents Getting Started Basic Operations Additional Operations Step 1 Unpacking Checking your model name Step 2 Setting up the remote commander Inserting the batteries Using the remote commander Step 2 : Setting up the remote commander (continued) TV control buttons Controlling other TVs with the remote commander 1 2 Step 2 : Setting up the remote commander (continued) Connecting the VCR Step 3 1 2 3 Step 3 : Connecting the VCR (continued) Additional connections Step 4 Tuning your TV to the VCR 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Step 4 : Tuning your TV to the VCR (continued) Step 5 1 2 3 Step 6 Setting the clock Setting the clock manually 2 3 Step 6 : Setting the clock (continued) 4 5 and set the month pushing the joystick to >/.. 6 7 The cursor () appears at the beginning of the line. 2 then press the joystick (OK). The cursor () appears at AUTO ADJUST. Changing the station for the Auto Clock Set function SET : MENU 3 4 5 Step 6 : Setting the clock (continued) Selecting a language 3 Presetting channels 2 3 4 cursor () to CHANNEL SET. PROG 5 position. 7 8 2 9 Disabling unwanted programme positions 2 3 4 5 Setting up ShowView 1 3 4 5 6 Setting up ShowView for satellite broadcasts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Manual setup Setting up ShowView (continued) Setting the Canal Plus decoder Connecting a decoder Setting Canal Plus channels Setting the Canal Plus decoder (continued) MENU 3 cursor () to DECODER/LINE3, then push the joystick to ?// to select DEC. 4 5 6 then press the joystick (OK). 7 move the cursor () to NORMAL/CATV, then select NORM. To preset CATV channels, select CATV. SET : []NORM C Setting the Canal Plus decoder (continued) Playing a tape 1 2 Playing a tape (continued) 3 Page 1 To record from a decoder, turn it on. 2 3 4 5 6 Recording TV programmes (continued) 1 2 Basic Operations 1 using ShowView 2 3 4 5 Recording TV programmes using ShowView (continued) 1 2 3 1 Setting the timer manually 2 3 4 Setting the timer manually (continued) Playing/searching at various speeds Playing/searching at various speeds (continued) To resume normal playback Press the joystick ( PLAY). using the quick timer 1 2 Using the quick timer during stop mode Additional Operations48 Checking/ changing/ cancelling timer settings MENU Before you start Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel. Joystick >/./?// OK CLEAR 3 4 5 Recording stereo and bilingual In ZWEITON (German stereo) system In NICAM system Selecting the sound during playback Press AUDIO MONITOR to select the sound you want. How sound is recorded on a video tape Searching using the index function 1 2 Adjusting the picture Adjusting the tracking About Optimum Picture Control (OPC) Adjusting the picture (continued) Additional Operations 55 Changing menu options TAPE OPTIONS menu choices 1 2 3 4 Menu choices Initial settings are indicated in bold print. Changing menu options (continued) Editing with another VCR How to connect to record on this VCR Editing with another VCR (continued) Page Operation (when recording on this VCR) Editing with another VCR (continued) 1 2 3 4 Troubleshooting Symptoms caused by contaminated video heads 62 Troubleshooting (continued) Page Specifications System Inputs and outputs General Supplied accessories Index to parts and controls Front panel Display window Rear panel 68 Index to parts and controls (continued) Remote commander Page Page Page Index A, B C D E, F