Sony SLV-SE640D/E User Manual

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Recording TV programmes
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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.
To record from a decoder, turn it on.
If no picture or sound is reproduced on the TV, press 
t TV/VIDEO on the remote commander to display VIDEO 
indicator on the display window.
2
Insert a tape with its safety tab in place.
3
• To record a normal channel, press PROG +/– until the programme 
position number or station name 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.
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
SP / LP
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