Sony SLV-D910AZ Service Manual page 21

Recording TV programmes using the timer
You can preset up to six programmes at a
time.
Before you start...
• Check that the DVD-VCR clock is set to
the correct time.
• Turn on the DVD-VCR and your TV.
• Switch the input selector on your TV so
that the signal from the player appears on
the TV screen.
• Set TV / DVD·VIDEO to DVD·VIDEO,
then press SELECT VIDEO to control the
VCR (page 9).
• When using a decoder, turn it on.
• Insert a tape with its safety tab in place.
Make sure the tape is longer than the total
recording time.
• If the DVD player is in play mode, you
cannot display the setup menu. Stop the
DVD playback.
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5
Press ENTER to confirm all settings.
ENTER
6 Press ?/1 to turn off the DVD-VCR.
The indicator appears in the display window and the VCR stands by for
recording.
To record from a decoder or other source, leave the connected equipment
switched on.
To stop recording
To stop the DVD-VCR while recording, press SELECT VIDEO and then press x.
Daily/weekly recording
In step 3 above, press v to select the recording pattern. Each time you press v, the
indication changes as shown below. Press V to change the indication in reverse order.
today t JOUR (Monday to Sunday) t S-SA (every Saturday) ..... t
S-DI (every Sunday) t 1 month later t (dates count down) t today
To use the Auto Tape Speed function
In step 3 above, press v to select "Auto". When you are recording a programme in
the SP mode and the remaining tape length becomes shorter than the recording time,
the recording tape speed is automatically changed to the LP mode. Note that some
noise will appear on the picture when the tape speed is changed. To operate this
function correctly, the "Sélect. Cassette" setting in the "REGLAGE DE LA
FONCTION VIDEO" menu must be accurate (see page 105).
Tips
• To set the line input video source, you can also use the INPUT SELECT button.
• To check, change, or cancel the programme setting, see "Checking/changing/cancelling timer
settings" on page 56.
Notes
• When setting the timer with VPS/PDC signals, enter the start times exactly as indicated in the
TV programme guide. Otherwise, the VPS/PDC function will not work.
• If the VPS/PDC signal is too weak or the broadcasting station failed to transmit VPS/PDC
signals, the VCR will start recording at the set time without using the VPS/PDC function.
indicator flashes in the display window when you press ?/1 with no tape inserted.
• The
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1
Z
?/1
SELECT VIDEO
CLEAR
2
TV/VIDEO
TIMER
INPUT
SELECT
3
x
V/v/B/b
ENTER
4
1-11
Press TIMER.
SUBTITLE/
TIMER
• SLV-D950B
The "OPTIONS PROG." menu appears.
• SLV-D910B
The timer programming menu appears. Step
2 is skipped.
SLV-D950B only
Press V/v to select "Normal", then press
ENTER ENTER.
The timer programming menu appears.
Set the date, start and stop times, programme
position, tape speed and VPS/PDC function:
ENTER
1
Press b to select each item in turn.
2
Press V/v to set each item.
To correct a setting, press B to return to that
setting and reset.
• To record the same programme every day or the same day every week,
see "Daily/weekly recording" on page 50.
• To use the VPS/PDC function, set "V/P" to "Oui." For details about the
VPS/PDC function, see "Timer recording with VPS/PDC signals" on
page 46.
• To record from a decoder or other source connected to one or more of the
INPUT
SELECT LINE inputs, press INPUT SELECT to display the connected line in the
"PR" position.
Press ENTER to confirm the setting.
To enter another setting, press V/v to select the next row and repeat step 3.
ENTER
Press CLEAR to cancel the setting.
CLEAR
Recording TV programmes using the timer
To watch another TV programme after setting the timer
1
Press TV/VIDEO to display "TV" in the display window.
2
If your TV is connected to the VCR using A/V connections, set the TV to the
TV's aerial input; if not, skip this step.
3
Select another channel on the TV.
Tips
• To set the channel, you can also use the V/v or number buttons.
• If the indicator appears, this means that the VCR is currently recording this programme.
• You can also do the following tasks while the VCR is recording:
– Reset the counter (page 39).
– Display tape information on the TV screen (page 41).
Recording TV programmes using the timer
OPTIONS PROG.
Normal
ShowView
V v ENTER RETURN SET UP
PR JOUR DEBT FIN SPEED V/P
V v B b SET UP
PR JOUR DEBT FIN SPEED V/P
V v B b
SET UP
PR JOUR DEBT FIN SPEED V/P
V v B b CLEAR SET UP
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