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This connection does not allow you to record a cable program since this VCR does not have a butit-in tuner. (However, if
your TV has A/V line output jacks, you can record a cable program. See "Recording TV or Cable Programs" on page 16.)
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Set the RF UNIT selector on the VCR's rear panel to CH3
or CH4.
W you have made A/V connections, skip this adjustment.
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Set to whichever channel not used in your area.
\f both are used, pick either channel,
10 | Preparation
To Watch the VCR
1 Tune the TV to Ch 3 or Ch 4, whichever you have set
on the back of the VCR. (If you have made A/V
connections on page 7, set your TV to the A/V input
instead.)
2 Insert a cassette and press ® PLAY.
3 If there's no picture on your TV, press the VCR's
TVNTR button on the Remote Commander until the
VTR indicator on the VCR lights up.
Details are on page 13.
To Watch TV
1 Turn your VCR off, or press the VCR's TV/VTR button
on the Remote Commander until the VTR indicator on
the VCR goes off.
2 Switch on your cable box
3 Tune the TV to the cable box output channel (usually 2,
3, or 4).
4 Select the channel that you want to watch with your
cable box
Preparing the Remote Commander
Note
+ This VCR has a COMMAND MODE switch
(OFF/$/2/3) on the rear panel When the
COMMAND MODE switch is set to OFF.
you can no fonger control this VCR with
any Remote Commander.
Inserting Batteries
1 Open the lid.
2 Insert two size AA (IEC designation R6) batteries by matching the + and - on
the batteries to the + and — indications in the battery compartment.
3 Close the lid.
To operate this VCR with the Remote Commander
Make sure that the COMMANDE MODE switch on the rear of the VCR is set to
2. (Upon shipment, it is set to 2.)
Notes on the handling of batteries.
* With normal use, the batteries should last for approximately six months.
*
Ifyou do not use the Remote Commander for an extended period of time,
remove the batteries to avoid possible damage from battery leakage.
* Do not use a new battery together with an old one. Do not use different types
of batteries.
Controlling Other Sony Video Equipment
You can control other Sony video equipment having the Command Mode, using
this Remote Commander.
Set the Command Mode selector for the other equipment to VTR2.
lf other Sony video equipment does not have the command mode selector
You can control an 8 mm format VCR only. You cannot use this Remote
Commander with a Betamax VCR or a VHS format VCR
Preparation
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