Sony SLV-D350P Service Manual page 13

Hookup 2 (Plug and Play)
You have no cable box, or a cable box with only a few
scrambled channels
Recommended use
Use this hookup if you do not have a cable box. Also use this hookup if your cable
system scrambles only a few channels.
What you can do with this hookup
• Record any unscrambled channel by selecting the channel on the VCR
What you cannot do
• Record scrambled channels that require a cable box
DVD-VCR
Wall
Connect this cable
directly to your TV if
you do not have a
Cable box
cable box.
Hookup 3
Connecting a cable box with many scrambled channels
Recommended use
Use this hookup if your cable system scrambles all or most channels.
What you can do with this hookup
• Record any channel by selecting the channel on the cable box
What you cannot do
• Record with the cable box turned off
• Record one channel while watching another channel
Cable box
Wall
DVD-VCR
After you have completed hookup...
After you have completed hookup, plug the DVD-VCR into an AC outlet and see
"Step 4 : Selecting a language" on page 20.
to AC outlet
AC power cord
Rear of TV
VHF/UHF
A
Match the type
of connector
on your TV: A,
or
B, or C.
VHF
B
For connector
types B and C,
UHF
or
no UHF
connection is
VHF
required.
C
UHF
continued
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Rear of TV
VHF/UHF
A Match the type of
connector on your
TV: A, B, or C.
or
VHF
B
For connector
UHF
or
types B and C, no
UHF connection
VHF
is required.
C
UHF
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Hookup 2 : DVD-VCR setup
Plug the DVD-VCR into an AC outlet.
The DVD-VCR automatically presets the DVD-VCR's clock and TV channels
when the DVD-VCR is plugged into the AC outlet.
to AC outlet
The DVD-VCR starts presetting the
clock and channels.
When Auto preset is completed, the
current time appears in the display
window.
You have now completed DVD-VCR setup.
To change the on-screen display language to French or Spanish, see
"Step 4 : Selecting a language" on page 20.
The clock is set using a time signal provided by some TV channels. If the clock
is incorrect, or "--:--" appears in the display window, see "Using Manual Clock
Set" on page 24.
To add or disable channels manually, see "Presetting/disabling channels
manually" on page 28.
Notes
• If you connect the AC power cord before the antenna connections are completed, the channels
may be incorrectly set. If this happens, see "Step 6 : Presetting channels" on page 26.
• Do not press any buttons on the DVD-VCR or remote commander during Auto preset.
• Auto preset starts automatically only when you plug in the AC power cord for the first time
after you purchase the DVD-VCR.
• Auto preset can be performed by pressing x on the unit continuously for 5 seconds or more
with the DVD-VCR power turned off.
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Step 4 : Selecting a language
You can change the on-screen display
language.
Before you start...
• Turn on the DVD-VCR and your TV.
• To control the DVD-VCR, set TV /
DVD·VIDEO to DVD·VIDEO on the
remote (page 10).
• Set the "RF Output Channel" to "3CH" or
"4CH" in "OPTION SETUP" menu
(page 108). If your TV is connected to the
DVD-VCR using A/V connections, set the
TV to video input.
• If the DVD player is in play mode, you
cannot display the setup menu. Stop the
DVD playback.
1 Press SET UP, then press V/v to select
(OPTION) and press ENTER.
2 Press V/v to select "Language", then press
ENTER.
The "LANGUAGE/IDIOMA/LANGUE"
menu appears.
3 Press V/v to select the desired language, English, Spanish or French, then
press ENTER.
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Selecting a language
1-3
AC power cord
SET UP
V/v
ENTER
OPTION SETUP
Language :English
Clock Set/Adjust
Channel Setup
Auto Power Off [ Off ]
RF Output Channel [ 3CH ]
V v
ENTER RETURN SET UP
LANGUAGE/IDIOMA/LANGUE
B English
Español
Français
V v SET UP
ENTER RETURN