Notes

If a tape has portions recorded in both PAL and NTSC systems, the time counter reading will not be correct. This discrepancy is due to the difference between the counting cycles of the two video systems.

You cannot watch a PAY-TV/Canal Plus programme while recording another PAY-TV/Canal Plus programme.

The remaining time is intended for rough measurement only.

The remaining time will be displayed for only about 30 seconds after the tape starts playback.

Recording what you are watching on the TV (TV Direct Rec)

If you use the SMARTLINK connection, you can easily record what you are watching on the TV (other than tapes being played on the VCR).

1 Insert a tape with its safety tab in place.

2 Press z REC while you are watching a TV programme or external source. The VCR automatically turns on, then the TV indicator lights up and the VCR starts recording what you are watching on the TV.

Tips

The TV indicator appears in the display window after you press z REC in some situations such as:

when you are watching a source connected to the TV’s line input, or

when the TV tuner preset data for the programme position is different from the data preset in the VCR tuner.

If there already is a tape with its safety tab in place in the VCR, the VCR automatically turns on and starts recording what you are watching on the TV when you press z REC.

You can turn the TV Direct Rec function ON and OFF in the OTHER OPTIONS menu (see page 75).

Notes

You cannot record what you are watching using this method when the VCR is in the following modes : pause, timer standby, tuner preset, Auto Set Up, and recording. You also cannot record using this method when the tape’s safety tab is removed or when the tape is at the end.

When the TV indicator is lit in the display window, do not turn off the TV nor change the TV programme position. When the TV indicator is not lit, the VCR continues recording the programme even if you change the TV programme position on the TV.

Basic Operations

Recording TV programmes

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Sony SLV-SE850G operating instructions Recording what you are watching on the TV TV Direct Rec

SLV-SE850G specifications

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