Sony SLV-640HF - Manual (Page 26)

Recording TV
programs
CH +/-
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 27)
• Automatically start and stop recording—"Recording TV programs
using the timer" (page 30)
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 antenna cable, set the
TV to the channel for the VCR.
When using a cable box, turn it on.
2
Insert a tape with its safety tab in
place.
3
Press INPUT SELECT until a channel
number appears in the VCR’s
display window.
TAPE SPEED
INPUT SELECT
• REC
Note
• If you insert a tape with its
safety tab removed, the VCR
starts playing. To record on
this tape, cover the tab hole.
Tip
• To select channels, you can
also use the number buttons
on the remote commander.
Enter the desired channel
number using the number
buttons, then press ENTER.
Select the desired channel by
pressing CH +/-.
Select the tape speed, SP or EP, by
pressing TAPE SPEED.
See "To select tape speeds" on the
following page.
Start recording by pressing • REC .
When the tape reaches the end, the VCR
automatically rewinds it to the beginning.
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