Locating A Channel By Station Id - Sony SLV-999HF Service Manual

Recording TV programs (continued)
To check the remaining tape length
Press DISPLAY. The white bar indicates the approximate length of tape
remaining. With the display on, press COUNTER/REMAIN to check the
remaining time. Each time you press COUNTER/REMAIN, the time
counter and the remaining tape length appear alternately. The remaining
tape length with the indicator also appears in the display window.
Remaining tape length
S E
0 : 00 : 22
SP Time counter
To check the remaining tape length of a T-140 or T-180 tape, set TAPE
SELECT in the ADVANCED OPTIONS menu to 180. (For details, see
page33.)
To watch another TV program while recording
1
Press TV/VIDEO to turn off the VIDEO indicator in the display
window.
2
If the TV is connected to the VCR's LINE OUT jacks, set the TV to TV
input; if not, skip this step.
3
Select another channel on the TV.
To select the channel using the shuttle ring
To select a channel in step 4 above, you can also use the shuttle ring. During
stop, turn the shuttle ring clockwise for higher channels or counterclockwise
for lower channels. The VCR switches the channel in the preset order.
To save a recording
To prevent accidental erasure, break off the
safety tab as illustrated. To record on a tape
again, cover the tab hole with adhesive tape.
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Locating a
channel by
Station ID
You can select the TV program from
station ID.
Before you start...
• Set FAVORITE CH to OFF in the
ADVANCED OPTIONS menu
(page33).
1
Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel.
To record from a cable box, turn it on.
2
• ENTER
Press ENTER.
The station ID appears on the TV screen.
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TAPE REMAINING
1 : 46
Safety tab
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
CH +/–
0
ENTER
3 AAB
9 CDE
10 FGH
12 IJK
13 LMN
15 OPQ
19 RST
22 UVW
43 XYZ
45 ABB
1-2
Tips
• To select a channel, you can use the number buttons on the remote commander.
Enter the channel number, then press ENTER.
• You can select a video source from the LINE-1 IN or LINE-2 IN jacks using the
INPUT SELECT button.
• "L3" is reserved for LASER LINK input when viewing the camcorder picture
(page35). Cable connection is recommended when recording the picture from the
camcorder (page 38).
• The display appears on the TV screen indicating information about the tape, but the
information won't be recorded on the tape.
• If you don't want to watch TV while recording, you can turn off the TV. When
using a cable box, make sure to leave it on.
• You can set the channel with the shuttle ring during stop. However, you cannot set
the channel with the shuttle ring on the remote commander when:
– you set CABLE MOUSE in the CABLE BOX CONTROL menu to ON.
– you press JOG so that the remote commander is in jog mode.
Notes
• The remaining tape length may not be indicated accurately for short tapes such as
T-20 or T-30, or tapes recorded in the LP mode.
• The display does not appear during still (pause) mode or slow-motion playback.
• It may take up to one minute for the VCR to calculate and display the remaining
tape length after you press DISPLAY.
3
Press CH +/– to select the station ID
• CH
you want.
4
• ENTER
Press ENTER.
Note
• If the TV channel has no station ID, the channel number appears on the TV screen.
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The selected station ID
3 AAB
CDE
9
10 FGH
12 IJK
13 LMN
15 OPQ
RST
19
22
UVW
43 XYZ
45 ABB
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