Vcr Additional Operations - Sony SLV-D300P Service Manual

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Press ENTER.
4
Follow the instructions in the menu for interactive operations.
Refer to the instructions supplied with the disc, as the operating procedure
may differ depending on the VIDEO CD.
To return to the menu
Press O RETURN.
To play using "MENU OFF"
Press MENU to select "MENU OFF."
When "MENU OFF" is selected, the DVD player starts continuous play. You cannot play still
pictures such as a menu.
To return to "MENU ON," press MENU to select "MENU ON."
Note
• Depending on the VIDEO CD, "Press ENTER" in step 3 may appear as "Press SELECT" in
the instructions supplied with the disc. In this case, press H PLAY.
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Playing VIDEO CDs with "MENU ON/OFF" Functions
Recording stereo and bilingual programs
Recording stereo programs
When you receive a program broadcast in stereo, press AUDIO to display "Hi-Fi" on
the TV screen. You can also select "Left," "Right," or "Mono." If there is noise in the
stereo program, select "Mono." The sound will be recorded in monaural (on both hi-
fi and normal audio tracks) but with less noise.
Recording bilingual programs
Press AUDIO to display "SAP" on the TV screen. When a SAP (Second Audio
Program) is received, "SAP" appears on the TV screen. When MAIN is selected, the
VCR records only the main sound.
Selecting the sound during playback
During playback, press AUDIO to select the sound you want.
To listen to On-screen display
Stereo Hi-Fi
Left channel Left
Right channel Right
Monaural sound on the Mono
normal audio track
How sound is recorded on a video tape
The VCR records sound onto two separate tracks. Hi-fi audio is recorded onto the
main track along with the picture. Monaural sound is recorded onto the normal audio
track along the edge of the tape.
Normal audio track
Hi-fi audio track
(main track)
Notes
• To play a tape in stereo, you must use the A/V connections.
• When you play a tape recorded in monaural, the sound is heard in monaural regardless of the
AUDIO setting.
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Recording stereo and bilingual programs
Display window
STEREO indicator
STEREO indicator
STEREO indicator
No indicator
Monaural sound
Stereo sound
(left/right channels)

VCR Additional Operations

Quick Timer Recording
After you have started recording, you can
have the VCR stop recording automatically
after a specified duration.
1 While recording, press z REC.
2
Press z REC repeatedly to set the duration time.
Each press advances the time as follows.
0:30 1:00
The tape counter decreases minute by minute to 0:00, then the VCR stops
recording.
To extend the duration
Press z REC repeatedly to set a new duration time.
To cancel the duration
Press z REC repeatedly until the
normal recording mode.
To stop while recording
Press x STOP.
Note
• You cannot display the current tape time in the display window when setting the recording
duration time.
Searching using various functions
The VCR automatically marks the tape with
an index signal at the point where each
recording begins.
You can easily find a specific point using
various search functions.
To search using the index function (Scan and Play)
The VCR automatically marks the tape with an index signal at the point where each
recording begins. Use these signals as references to find a specific recording.
1
Insert an indexed tape into the VCR.
2
Press SEARCH MENU.
3
Press b to scan ahead, or B to scan backwards.
The VCR searches and then plays back for about five
seconds.
4 Press H PLAY to view that program.
If you do not press H PLAY, the VCR automatically searches for the next index
mark, or until it reaches the end of the tape.
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z REC
x STOP
Normal
1:30 2:00 2:30 3:00 3:30 4:00
recording
indicator disappears and the VCR returns to
Quick Timer Recording
SEARCH
MENU
H PLAY
V/v/B/b
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Searching using various functions
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