Function - Sony SLV-EZ717AS Operating Instructions Manual

Symptom
A TV programmes does not
appear on the TV screen.
TV reception is poor.
The tape starts playing as soon
as it is inserted.
The tape is ejected when you
press z REC.
Nothing happens
when you press z REC.
The timer does not operate.
The SYNCHRO REC button
turns off while recording or
does not go back to recording
standby mode.
The Synchronised Recording
function does not work.
The programme recorded with
the Synchronised Recording
function is incomplete.
* Synchronised Recording feature is for SLV-EZ717AS/NZ only.
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Remedy
• Make sure the TV is set to the video channel. If you are
using a monitor, set it to video input.
• Select the correct source with the INPUT SELECT or
PROG +/– buttons. Select a programme position when
recording TV programmes; select "L1" or "L2" (SLV-
EZ717AS/NZ only) when recording from other
equipment.
• Adjust the TV aerial.
• The safety tab has been removed. To record on this
tape, cover the tab hole.
• Check that the safety tab has not been removed.
• Make sure the tape is not at its end.
• Check that the clock is set.
• Make sure a tape has been inserted.
• Check that the safety tab has not been removed.
• Make sure the tape is not at its end.
• Make sure a programme has been set for timer
recording.
• Make sure your timer settings are past the current
time.
• Check that the satellite tuner is turned on.
• The clock stops if the VCR is disconnected from the
mains for more than eight hours. Reset the clock and
timer.
• Turn the power off and unplug the mains lead.
• The tape has reached its end. Insert a new tape and
press SYNCHRO REC again.
• The connected equipment was not turned off.
Turn off the connected equipment and press
SYNCHRO REC again.
• There was a power failure. Press SYNCHRO REC
again.
• If the settings for timer recordings and Synchronised
Recording overlap, the programme that starts first has
priority and the second programme starts recording
only after the first programme has finished.
• There was a power failure. Press SYNCHRO REC
again.
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Additional Information
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