Recording a programme on the SmartFile tape

When recording a programme on the

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SmartFile tape, no matter what method you

 

 

use to record the programme (normal

 

 

recording, showview recording, etc.),

 

 

programme data (date, name, channel,

 

 

 

 

recording start time , etc.) is stored in the

 

 

memory of the SmartFile label. The

 

 

 

 

SmartFile label can contain data for up to 12

 

 

 

 

programmes. When the number of stored

 

 

 

 

programmes goes over 12, the oldest

 

 

 

 

programme data is erased from the

 

 

 

 

SmartFile list. However, a programme

 

 

 

 

which lasts less than about 20 minutes in LP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

mode or about 11 minutes in SP mode

 

 

cannot be stored in the memory. When you

 

 

record a programme on a SmartFile tape

 

 

which already contains programme data,

 

 

see “Recording after locating the Blank

 

 

Time space” on page 79.

 

 

Before you start

Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel

Check that the VCR clock is set to the correct time and date.

SMARTFILE

M/m/</,

OK

1 Insertup. a SmartFile tape with its safety tab in place. The SmartFile indicator lights

2 Press SMARTFILE.

The SmartFile search list appears on the TV screen.

 

PAGE 1

BLANK TIME

SP 1H 55M

START

END

SmartFile

3 Use M to select BLANKTIME and press OK.

The VCR starts searching for the longest blank part of the tape. The SmartFile search list disappears.

You can now start recording a programme.

function

Tip

You can protect a recorded programme from accidental over-recording or erasures(see page 94.)

Note

If you press the PAUSE button one or more times during recording, thereby creating short lengths of recorded time between such pauses, programme data may not be stored in the SmartFile label.

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Sony SLV-SF950N manual Recording a programme on the SmartFile tape, Function

SLV-SF950N specifications

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