Sony SLV-SF900G Index

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Index

A

Accessories supplied 4

Adjusting

picture 27, 62

tracking 62

AFT (Auto Fine Tuning) 27

Audio track 60

Auto Clock set 22

Auto Set Up 18

C

Changing the programme posi-

tion 30

Clock setting 19

Colour system

compatible colour systems 2

setting 38

Connecting

the VCR to the TV with a EURO-

AV (Scart) connector 9

the VCR to the TV with an aerial

cable only 12

to a Set - Top Box 13

to a stereo system 14

Counter 38

D

Disabling the programme posi-

tions 32

Dubbing. see Editing

E

Editing 67

EP mode 38

EURO-AV connection 9

H

Hi-fi audio track 60

I

Index Search 61

L

Language selecting 24

LP mode 41

M

Menu options 64

Monitoring

during playback 59

during recording 59

N

NICAM broadcasts 59

Normal audio track 60

O

OPC (Optimum Picture Con-

trol) 62

P

PDC (Programme Delivery

Control) 47

Personal code 34

Picture adjustment. See Adjus-

ting

Playback 37

at various speeds 38, 52

selecting the sound 59

slow motion 52

Power save 66

Presetting channels 25

R

Recording 40

bilingual programmes 59

saving 42

using the VIDEO Plus + system

44

what you are watching on the TV

43

while watching another program-

me 42

Remote commander 5

RF channel 15, 17

RR (Reality Regenerator) 62

S

Safety tab 42

Searching

at various speeds 52

using the index function 61

Set - Top Box

connecting 13

line through 13

SMARTFILE 70

checking the contents of a tape 78

demonstration 71

erasing the data of an unwanted

programme 92

labelling a recorded programme

and tape 80

protecting a recorded programme

90

recording 72

registering the contents of a recor-

ded tape in the SmartFile label 88

selecting 77

SmartFile label 4, 72

SMARTLINK 11

Automatic Power Off 11

connection 9

NexTView Download 11

One Touch Menu 11

One Touch Play 11, 39

One Touch Timer 11

Preset Download 11

TV Direct Rec 11, 43

SP mode 41

Station name

changing 28

setting 28

Synchronized Recording 55

T

Timer recording 44, 49

overlapping timer recording 58

using the VIDEO Plus + system

44

Timer setting

cancelling 57

changing 57

checking 57

daily/weekly recording 47, 51

Tracking adjustment. See Ad-

justing

V

VPS (Video Programme Sys-

tem) 47

Contents

Main 2 filename[01GB03GET-NP0.fm] model name1[SLV-SF900G] model name2[] [3-062-327-11 (1)] WARNING Notice for customers in the United Kingdom Precautions Safety Installing Table of contents Getting Started Basic Operations Additional Operations Editing Step 1 : Unpacking Step 2 : Setting up the remote commander Inserting the batteries Using the remote commander 6 TV control buttons Controlling other TVs with the remote commander 1 2 8 Step 3 : Connecting the VCR Connection to your TV with a Scart (EURO-AV) connector 1 TV and connect it to AERIAL IN on the rear panel of the VCR. 2 and the aerial input of your TV using the supplied aerial cable. 3 4 About the SMARTLINK features Connection to your TV with an aerial cable only 1 2 3 Connection to your TV and Set-Top Box (STB) 1 2 3 If your STB does not have a Scart (EURO-AV) connector. Additional connections Step 4 : Tuning your TV to the VCR If you have connected your VCR to the TV with an aerial cable only 1 2 3 16 4 5 Tuning your TV to the VCR [3-062-324-11 (1)] TRACKING 1 Pull down the drop down panel. 2 The factory-preset RF (Radio Frequency) channel appears in the display window. 3 Step 5 : Setting up the VCR with the Auto Set Up function Step 6 : Setting the clock Setting the clock manually 1 2 20 3 4 5 6 7 Page 22 Changing the station for the Auto Clock Set function 1 2 4 5 6 24 Selecting a language 1 2 3 Presetting channels 1 2 3 26 4 5 7 Disabling unwanted programme positions If the picture is not clear 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 28 1 highlight LISTS and press OK. 2 3 Setting/changing the station names 4 5 6 7 30 Changing/disabling programme positions Changing programme positions highlight LISTS and press OK. [3-062-324-11 (1)] 3 continued 4 5 6 32 Disabling unwanted programme positions CLEAR highlight LISTS, and press OK. [3-062-324-11 (1)] 3 you want to disable. 6 4 The selected row will be cleare d as shown on the right. 1 2 4 5 36 Checking your personal code 1 2 Playing a tape 1 2 38 3 Starting playback automatically with one button (One Touch Play) 1 2 40 Recording TV programmes To record from a decoder or other source, turn it on. 1 2 3 4 5 42 1 2 Recording what you are watching on the TV (TV Direct Rec) 1 2 Recording TV programmes using the VIDEO Plus + system 1 2 4 5 6 Page Setting the timer manually 50 1 2 3 4 52 Additional Operations Playing/searching at various speeds To resume normal playback Press H (playback). 54 Setting the recording duration time 1 2 Synchronized Recording How to connect for Synchronized Recording. 56 Recording programmes using the Synchronized Recording function 1 2 3 Checking/changing/cancelling timer settings 1 2 58 3 4 5 6 Recording stereo and bilingual programmes In NICAM system Selecting the sound during playback 60 How sound is recorded on a video tape Searching using the index function 1 2 62 Adjusting the picture Adjusting the tracking About the Reality Regenerator (RR) function About the Optimum Picture Control (OPC) function Page 64 Changing menu options 1 2 3 4 5 AUDIO OPTIONS menu TAPE OPTIONS menu 66 OTHER OPTIONS menu Editing Connecting to a VCR or stereo system How to connect to record on your VCR 68 How to connect to a stereo system Basic Editing (when recording on your VCR) 1 2 3 4 70 About the SmartFile function Recording using the SmartFile function (page 72) Selecting and playing a programme (page77) Checking the contents of a tape (page78) Page Recording using the SmartFile function Attaching the SmartFile label to the cassette Recording a programme on the SmartFile tape 1 2 3 * When the station name is not available, the programme position is displayed instead. Recording after locating the Blank Time space 1 3 4 5 6 7 Selecting and playing a programme 1 2 3 4 78 1 2 3 Page Labelling a recorded programme and tape Setting the TV guide page number 1 2 3 4 5 6 Page Labelling a recorded programme manually 2 filename[01GB07ADD-NP0.fm] model name1[SLV-SF900G] model name2[] [3-062-327-11 (1)] 3 4 The cursor moves to the programme label input position. 5 To label a regularly scheduled timer-recorded programme 7 8 9 Labelling a tape 1 2 3 4 5 6 88 Registering the contents of a recorded tape in the SmartFile label 1 2 Page 90 Protecting a recorded programme 3 4 5 92 Erasing the data of an unwanted programme 3 erase from the list. 4 5 The SmartFile search list disappears. Troubleshooting Problem summary Page Page Page Page Page Specifications System Inputs and outputs General Supplied accessories Index to parts and controls Front panel Display window Rear panel Remote commander Page 106 [3-062-327-11 (1)] Menu chart Additional AAB12 ON C Information Page Page Index