Sony SLV-X9G VCR User Manual


 
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Recording TV programmes
Basic Operations
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.
2
Insert a tape with its safety tab in place.
3
To record a normal channel, press PROG +/ until the programme
position number you want appears in the display window.
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.
To record from the Set-Top Box, press STB. The STB indicator
lights up in the display window. Then enter a three digit STB
channel number with the programme number buttons.
4
Press SP/LP to select the tape speed, SP or LP.
LP (Long Play) provides recording time twice as long as SP.
However, SP (Standard Play) produces better picture and audio
quality.
PROG
INPUT SELECT
STB
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SP OPCVIDEO
SP OPCVIDEO
SP OPCVIDEO
STB
SP / LP
LP OPCVIDEO
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