Recording Tv Programmes - Sony SLV-SE230 Service Manual

To set the colour system
If the playback picture has no colour, or streaks appear during playback, set
COLOUR SYSTEM in the USER SET menu to conform to the system that
the tape was recorded in (see page 70). (Normally set the option to AUTO.)
To use the time counter
Press CLEAR at the point on the tape that you want to find later. The
counter in the display window resets to "0:00:00" or "00:00." Search for the
point afterwards by referring to the counter.
SE830N, SE730N, SX730N
Hour Minute Second
To display the counter on the TV screen, press
Notes
• The counter resets to "0:00:00" or "00:00" whenever a tape is reinserted.
• The counter stops counting when it comes to a portion with no recording.
• Depending on your TV, the following may occur while playing an NTSC-recorded
tape:
– The picture becomes black and white.
– The picture shakes.
– No picture appears on the TV screen.
– Black streaks appear horizontally on the TV screen.
– The colour density increases or decreases.
• While setting the menu on the TV screen, buttons for playback on the remote
commander do not function.
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Recording TV programmes

Before you start...
• Refer to "Index to parts and controls" for button locations.
1
Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel.
To record from a decoder, turn it on.
2
Insert a tape with its safety tab in place.
3
• To record a normal channel, press PROG +/– until the programme
• PROG
position number you want appears in the display window.
INPUT SELECT
• To record from a decoder or other source connected to one or
more of the LINE inputs, press INPUT SELECT until the
connected line appears in the display window.
4
Press SP/LP to select the tape speed, SP or LP.
SP / LP
LP (Long Play) provides recording time twice as long as SP.
However, SP (Standard Play) produces better picture and audio
quality.
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SE630N, SE430K
Hour Minute
DISPLAY.
Starting playback automatically with one button (One
Touch Play) (not available on SLV-SE630N and SE430K)
If you use the SMARTLINK connection, you can turn on the TV, set the TV
to the video channel, and start playback automatically with one button.
1 Insert a tape.
The VCR automatically turns on.
If you insert a tape with its safety tab removed, the TV turns on and
switches to the video channel. Playback starts automatically.
2 Press H (play).
The TV turns on and switches to the video channel automatically.
Playback starts.
Tip
• When there already is a tape in the VCR, press ?/1 to turn on the VCR first. When
you press H (play), the TV turns on, the TV is set to the video channel, and
playback starts automatically in one sequence.
Note
• When you use the One Touch Play function, leave the TV on or in the standby
mode.
5
Press z REC to start recording.
REC
The recording indicator lights up red in the display window.
Recording indicator
To stop recording
Press x (stop).
To check the remaining time
Press DISPLAY twice. With the display on, press COUNTER/REMAIN
to check the remaining time. Each time you press COUNTER/REMAIN,
the time counter and the remaining time appear alternately.
0 : 0 0 : 2
Time counter
In order to get an accurate remaining time indication, be sure TAPE
SELECT in the USER SET menu is set according to the tape type you use
(see page 70).
To watch another TV programme while recording
1 Press t TV/VIDEO to turn off the VIDEO indicator in the display
window.
2
Select another programme position on the TV.
1-10
Playing a tape
SE830N, SE730N, SX730N
SE630N, SE430K
Recording indicator
REMAIN
2 1 : 4 6
Remaining time
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