Recording Tv Programs - Sony SLV-X821MK2 Instruction & Operation Manual

Recording TV
programs
Tips
To select program
positions, you can also use
the program number
buttons on the remote
commander. For two-digit
numbers, press the ?
(ten's digit) button
followed by the program
number buttons.
• To cut out an unwanted
scene while recording,
press P PAUSE, turn the
DUAL MODE SHUTTLE
ring on the VCR to rewind
the tape to the beginning of
the unwanted scene, then
press P PAUSE to resume
recording.
• Information about the tape
and VCR status will appear
on the TV screen, but it
won't be recorded on the
tape.
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Basic Operations
This section shows you how to record TV programs in the most basic
way: manual recording. With manual recording, you start the VCR
recording when the program begins, then stop it when the program ends.
The VCR also provides the following ways of recording:
Manually start recording, then stop it automatically—"Recording
using the quick timer" (page 32)
Automatically start and stop recording—"Setting the timer
manually" (page 37)
Automatically start and stop recording by simply entering the
"G-CODE" number—"Recording TV programs using G-CODE"
(page 35)
1
Turn on your TV and tune in to
the VCR:
TAPE
SPEED
PROG +/–
2
Open the drop down panel and
r REC
insert a tape with its safety tab in
place.
3
Select the desired program
position by pressing
PROG +/–.
4
Select the tape speed by pressing
TAPE SPEED.
• For PAL/MESECAM, select either SP or LP.
• For NTSC, select either SP or EP.
See "To select tape speeds" on the next
page.
5
Start recording by pressing
r REC.
When the tape reaches the end, the VCR
automatically rewinds it to the
beginning.
To stop recording
Press p STOP.
If the TV is connected to the VCR
using the audio/video cable, set the
TV to video input.
If the TV is connected to the VCR
using only the aerial cable, set the TV
to the program position for the VCR.
STEREO
L
dB 15 10 6 3 0
R
STEREO
L
dB 15 10 6 3 0
R
SP
H M S
3 6
LP
H M S
3 6