Sony SLV-SF990G manual Playback S10, Normal recording S11, S12, SmartFile S13, S14

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S6	TV reception is poor.	t Make sure the aerial cables are connected securely.
		t Adjust the TV aerial.
	Sound
S7	The picture has no	t The tape is defective. Please use a new tape.
	sound.
S8	The sound is	t When you play a tape with the same sound recorded on both the hi-fi
	unstable or has an	and normal sound tracks, make sure AUDIO MIX in the AUDIO
	echo.	OPTIONS menu is set to OFF (see page 73).
S9	You cannot select the	t Make sure AUDIO MIX is set to OFF in the AUDIO OPTIONS menu
	left or the right	(see page 73).
	channel while	t Make sure you are playing a hi-fi tape.
	playing a tape
	Playback
S10	The tape starts	t This is normal. When you insert a tape with no safety tab, the VCR
	playing as soon as it	starts playing automatically.
	is inserted.
	Normal recording
S11	The tape is ejected	t The safety tab has been removed. To record on this tape, cover the tab
	when you press z	hole (see page 50).
	REC.
S12	Nothing happens	t Make sure the tape is not at its end.
	when you press z	t If the BL indicator is flashing in the display window, the tape
	REC.	contains a programme protected by the SmartFile function (see page
		100).
	SmartFile
S13	The programme label	t Make sure the clock and the date are set correctly.
	cannot be taken	t Check the setting of the TV guide pages. Some stations may not offer
	properly.	this service (see page 90).
		t If you start recording more than two minutes before the beginning of
		the programme, the title on the label may not correspond to the one of
		the recorded programme. Manually enter the correct title using the
		SMARTFILE EDIT menu (see page 93).
		t If the TV reception is poor, the VCR will not be able to take the title
		correctly. Manually enter the correct title using the SMARTFILE
		EDIT menu (see page 93).
S14	Recording stops	t If the tape contains a programme protected by the SmartFile function,
	halfway.	recording automatically stops before the protected programme. Use
		another tape which has enough recording space.

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