Setting The Recording Duration Time; Checking/Changing/Cancelling Timer Settings; Recording Stereo And Bilingual Programmes - Sony SLV-SE230 Service Manual

Setting the recording duration time

After you have started recording in the normal way, you can have the VCR stop
recording automatically after a specified duration.
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Before you start
• Refer to "Index to parts and controls" for button locations.
1 While recording, press z REC.
The indicator appears in the display window.
2
Press z REC repeatedly to set the duration time.
In SP mode
Each press advances the time in increments of 30 minutes.
0:30 1:00
In LP mode
Each press advances the time as shown below.
0:30 1:00
The tape counter decreases minute by minute to 0:00, then the VCR stops
recording and turns off automatically.
To extend the duration
Press z REC repeatedly to set a new duration time.
To cancel the duration
Press z REC repeatedly until the
returns to the normal recording mode.
To stop recording
To stop the VCR while recording, press x (stop).
Note
• You cannot display the current tape time in the display window when setting the
recording duration time.
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When the timer settings overlap
The programme that starts first has priority and the second programme starts
recording only after the first programme has finished. If the programmes
start at the same time, the programme listed first in the menu has priority.
Programme 1
Programme 2
will be cut off
Programme 1
Programme 2
about 20 seconds will be cut off
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Checking/changing/cancelling timer settings

Normal recording
4:00 4:30
Normal recording
8:00 9:00
indicator disappears and the VCR
about 20 seconds
Checking/changing/cancelling timer
settings
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Before you start
• Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel.
• Refer to "Index to parts and controls" for button locations.
1 Press ?/1 to turn on the VCR.
2 Press MENU, then press M/m to highlight TIMER PROGRAMMING
and press OK.
• If you want to change or cancel a
setting, go on to the next step.
• If you do not need to change or cancel
the settings, press MENU, then turn
off the VCR to return to recording
standby.
3
Press M/m to select the setting you want
to change or cancel, then press ,.
The PR number on the selected row
flashes.
4 • To change the setting, press </, to select the item you want to
change, then press M/m to reset it.
• To cancel the setting, press CLEAR.
5
Press MENU to exit the menu.
If any settings remain, turn off the VCR to return to recording standby.
Recording stereo and bilingual
programmes
(not available on SLV-SE430K)
In the ZWEITON (German stereo) system
This VCR automatically receives and records stereo and bilingual
programmes based on the ZWEITON system. When a stereo or bilingual
programme is received, the STEREO indicator appears in the display
window.
To select bilingual sound while recording
Press AUDIO MONITOR to select the sound you want.
To listen to
Main
Sub
Main and sub
Standard sound*
* Usually the main channel heard from both the left and right in bilingual
programmes
To select stereo programme while recording
To listen to
Stereo
Left channel
Right channel
Standard sound
* Usually the mixed sound of left and right channels in stereo programmes
Recording stereo and bilingual programmes (not available on SLV-SE430K)
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PR DAY START STOP V/P
3 5 S A 2 9 1 9 : 0 0 2 0 : 0 0
SP
2 9 S A 2 9 2 1 : 0 0 2 1 : 3 0 –
3 0 S A 6 1 2 : 0 0 1 3 : 3 0 –
– – – – – – – – : – – – – : – – –
– – – – – – – – : – – – – : – – –
– – – – – – – – : – – – – : – – –
SELECT : SET :
END : OK EXIT : MENU
PR DAY START STOP V/P
3 5 S A 2 9 1 9 : 0 0 2 0 : 0 0
SP
2 9 S A 2 9 2 1 : 0 0 2 1 : 3 0 –
3 0 S A 6 1 2 : 0 0 1 3 : 3 0 –
– – – – – – – – : – – – – : – – –
– – – – – – – – : – – – – : – – –
– – – – – – – – : – – – – : – – –
SELECT : SET :
END : OK EXIT : MENU
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Checking/changing/cancelling timer settings
On-screen display Display window
MAIN STEREO
SUB STEREO
MAIN/SUB STEREO
MONO STEREO
On-screen display Display window
STEREO STEREO
LCH STEREO
RCH STEREO
LCH + RCH STEREO
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ON
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