Aerial Reception Settings (Channel) - Sony 4-131-978-11(1) Operating Instructions Manual

Aerial Reception
Settings (Channel)
You can make tuner and channel settings for
the recorder.
Auto Channel Setting
Presets channels automatically.
1
Select your country/region using </
,, and press m.
2
Select the channel type you want to
preset using </,, and press m.
All
Digital
Analog
3
Select an item using M/m, and change
the settings using </, or number
buttons.
• When you set "Digital Source" to
"Antenna" in "Easy Setup" (page 23),
set the following items.
– "Service Type": To scan all the
channels including pay-per-view
digital channels, select "All
Services." To scan only free
channels, select "Free Services."
– "Start Frequency"/"End Frequency":
Set the start/end frequency for scan.
• When you set "Digital Source" to
"Cable" in "Easy Setup" (page 23), set
the following items.
– "Service Type": See above.
– "Scan Type": Normally select
"Quick Scan" for quick tuning. If no
channel is found using "Quick
Scan," try "Full Scan" though it may
take some time.
– "Frequency": Set this according to
the information supplied from your
cable provider.
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Scans both digital and
analogue channels.
Scans only digital
channels.
Scans only analogue
channels. When you
select this, go to step 4.
– "Network ID": Set this according to
the information supplied from your
cable provider. The recorder will
receive the selected network.
4
Select "Start" using M/m, and press
The recorder starts scanning the
channels.
5
Select "Yes," and press
When you select "All" in step 2, the
recorder proceeds to scan analogue
channels.
To cancel scanning
Press O RETURN. When a result display
appears, select "Yes" to save the result.
b
When you set channels using "Auto Channel
Setting," the timer settings in the Timer List will
be erased.
Digital Manual Setting
Presets digital channels on a specific
frequency.
When some digital terrestrial channels
cannot be set using "Auto Channel Setting,"
use this function to set them manually.
1
Select "Service Type" using </,,
and press m (page 84).
2
Set "Channel Number" using </,.
The "Frequency" and "Band width" will
be adjusted accordingly. When you
want to set "Frequency" and "Band
width" manually, select the item using
M/m, and change the settings using </
, or number buttons.
3
Select "Start" using M/m, and press
The recorder starts scanning the digital
channels.
4
Select "Yes," and press
To cancel scanning
Press O RETURN. When a result display
appears, select "Yes" to save the result.
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