Sony SLV-X821MK2, Instruction & Operation Manual

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Basic Operations
This section shows you how to record TV programs in the most basic
way: manual recording. With manual recording, you start the VCR
recording when the program begins, then stop it when the program ends.
The VCR also provides the following ways of recording:
•
Manually start recording, then stop it automatically—“Recording
using the quick timer” (page 32 )
•
Automatically start and stop recording—“Setting the timer
manually” (page
37 )
•
Automatically start and stop recording by simply entering the
“G-CODE” number—“Recording TV programs using G-CODE”
(page
35 )
1
Turn on your TV and tune in to
the VCR:
•
If the TV is connected to the VCR
using the audio/video cable, set the
TV to video input.
•
If the TV is connected to the VCR
using only the aerial cable, set the TV
to the program position for the VCR.
2
Open the drop down panel and
insert a tape with its safety tab in
place.
3
Select the desired program
position by pressing
PROG +/–.
4
Select the tape speed by pressing
TAPE SPEED.
• For PAL/MESECAM, select either SP or LP.
• For NTSC, select either SP or EP.
See “To select tape speeds” on the next
page.
5
Start recording by pressing
r REC.
When the tape reaches the end, the VCR
automatically rewinds it to the
beginning.
Recording TV
programs
r REC
PROG +/–
TAPE
SPEED
Tips
•
To select program
positions, you can also use
the program number
buttons on the remote
commander. For two-digit
numbers, press the
?
(ten’s digit) button
followed by the program
number buttons.
• To cut out an unwanted
scene while recording,
press
P PAUSE, turn the
DUAL MODE SHUTTLE
ring on the VCR to rewind
the tape to the beginning of
the unwanted scene, then
press
P PAUSE to resume
recording.
• Information about the tape
and VCR status will appear
on the TV screen, but it
won’t be recorded on the
tape.
To stop recording
Press p STOP.
(continued)
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LP