Timer Recording; Canal Plus; Line Selection S20 - Sony SLV-SF99EN Operating Instructions Manual

SmartFile
S14 Recording stops
halfway.

Timer recording

S15
The timer does not
operate properly.
S16 The VPS/PDC
function does not
operate properly.

Canal Plus

S17 You cannot set
channels as PAY-TV/
CANAL+ in the
TUNER menu.
S18
You cannot watch
Canal Plus when the
VCR is in standby
mode.
S19
PAY-TV/Canal Plus
is always recorded
scrambled.
Line selection
S20 You cannot select
LINE4.
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If the tape contains a programme protected by the SmartFile
function, recording automatically stops before the protected
programme. Use another tape which has enough recording
space.
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Check that the clock is set.
The clock stops if the VCR is disconnected from the mains for
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more than an hour. Reset the clock and the timer.
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Check that the safety tab has not been removed.
If the timer recording overlaps a programme protected by the
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SmartFile function, the recording stops halfway (see page 98).
The recording start point overlaps the protected programme.
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Make sure the tape is not at its end.
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Make sure a tape has been inserted.
Make sure the current time has not already passed your timer
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settings .
If you are recording a programme from a satellite tuner, make
sure the satellite tuner is turned on.
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Check that the clock and the date are set correctly.
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 good VPS/
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PDC information, the VCR will not start recording.
If the reception is poor, the VPS/PDC signal might be altered
and the VCR might not start recording.
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Be sure that DECODER/LINE4 is set to DECODER in OTHER
OPTIONS menu (see page 73).
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Be sure that DECODER/LINE4 is set to DECODER in
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OTHER OPTIONS menu (see page 73).
Make sure the Canal Plus EURO-AV cable is plugged securely.
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Make sure the Canal Plus EURO-AV cable is set securely.
Be sure that DECODER/LINE4 is set to DECODER in OTHER
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OPTIONS menu (see page 73).
Be sure that this channel is set as PAY-TV/CANAL+ in TUNER
menu (see page 40).
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Be sure that DECODER/LINE4 is set to LINE4 in OTHER
OPTIONS menu (see page 73).
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