Timer Recording; Synchronized Recording; Remote Commander - Sony SLV-SF900G Operating Instructions Manual

Timer recording

S15
The timer does not
operate properly.
S16
The VPS/PDC
function does not
operate properly.
Synchronized
Recording
S17 The SYNCHRO
REC indicator turns
off while recording
or does not go back
to recording standby
mode.
S18
The Synchronized
Recording function
does not work.
S19 The programme
recorded with the
Synchronized
Recording function
is incomplete.
Remote
commander
S20
The remote
commander does not
operate.
t Check that the clock is set.
t The clock stops if the VCR is disconnected from the mains for more
than an hour. Reset the clock and the timer.
t Check that the safety tab has not been removed.
t If the timer recording overlaps a programme protected by the
SmartFile function, the recording stops halfway (see page 90).
t The starting point of the recording overlaps a protected programme.
t Make sure the tape is not at its end.
t Make sure a tape has been inserted.
t Make sure the current time is not already past your timer settings.
t If you are recording a programme from a set top box, make sure the
set top box is turned on.
t Check that the clock and the date are set correctly.
t Check that the VPS/PDC time you set is the correct one (there might
be a mistake in the TV guide programme). If the broadcast you
wanted to record did not send the correct VPS/PDC information, the
VCR will not start recording.
t If the reception is poor, the VPS/PDC signal might be altered and the
VCR might not start recording.
t The tape has reached its end. Insert a new tape and press SYNCHRO
REC again.
t The connected equipment was not turned off.
Turn off the connected equipment and press SYNCHRO REC again.
t There was a power failure. Press SYNCHRO REC again.
t If the settings for timer recordings and Synchronized Recording
overlap, the programme that starts first has priority and the second
programme starts recording only after the first programme has
finished.
t There was a power failure. Press SYNCHRO REC again.
t Make sure you are pointing the remote commander at the remote
sensor on the VCR.
t Replace all of the batteries in the remote commander with new ones if
they are weak.
t Make sure the TV/VIDEO remote control switch is set correctly.
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