Timer Recording; Synchronized Recording; Canal Plus - Sony SLV-SF950N 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.

Canal Plus

S20
You cannot set
channels as PAY-TV/
CANAL+ in the
TUNER menu.
S21 You cannot watch
Canal Plus when the
VCR is in standby
mode.
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 94).
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 Be sure that DECODER/LINE3 is set to DECODER in the OTHER
OPTIONS menu (see page 70).
t Be sure that DECODER/LINE3 is set to DECODER in the
OTHER OPTIONS menu (see page 70).
t Make sure the Canal Plus Scart cable is plugged in securely.
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