Sony SLV-SF900G 1 2

Additional

Operations

Checking/changing/cancelling timer settings

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Checking/changing/cancelling timer

settings

Before you start…

•Turn on your TV and set it to the video

channel.

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?/1

M/m/</,

CLEAR

1Press ?/1 to turn on the VCR.

2Press MENU, then press M/m to highlight LISTS and press OK.

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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