User Manual

ENG-15
Video cassettes have a safety tab to prevent accidental
erasure. When this tab has been removed, you cannot
record on the tape.
1 If you wish to protect a cassette, break off the tab
using a small screwdriver.
2 To re-record over a protected cassette (safety tab
broken), cover the hole with adhesive tape.
Protecting a Recorded Cassette
Recording a Programme
Immediately
Before recording a programme, you must have
preset the corresponding station (unless you are
recording via an external video source). If you
have not done so, refer to pages 10 and 11.
1 Switch on the television.
2 To monitor the programme being recorded, select
the television channel reserved for use with your
VCR (or the AV input if used).
3 Insert the cassette on which the programme is to
be recorded, with the window visible and the
safety tab intact or the opening covered with
adhesive tape.
Result: The VCR is switched on automatically.
4 Select:
◆ The station to be recorded using the PROG/TRK
(  or ❷ ) / PROG (  or ❷ ) buttons
or
◆ The AV1, AV2 or AUX
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(SV-675F/ SV-671F
only) source using the INPUT button for a
satellite tuner or external video source
Result
: The station number is displayed and the
programme can be seen on the television.
★ With SV-675F/SV-671F/SV-471F, you can
select the recording speed (SP/LP). Press the
SPEED button.
5 Hold REC down for a while to start recording.
Result:
The record indicator appears on the
television and VCR display. An index is
recorded on the tape (see page 23).
6 To stop recording, press
■
once.
➢ ◆ If the cassette is ejected when you
start recording, check that the safety
tab is intact or the opening is covered
with adhesive tape.
◆ If you reach the end of the tape while
recording, the cassette rewinds
automatically.
NICAM programmes are divided into 3 types.
NICAM Stereo, NICAM Mono and Bilingual
(transmission in another language). NICAM
programmes are always accompanied by a standard
mono sound broadcast and you can select the
desired sound. Please refer to page 20.
1 Press MENU on the remote control.
Result: The programming menu is displayed.
2 Press the corresponding  , ❷ or ➛ , ❿ buttons to
select the USER SET option.
3 Press the OK button to select this option.
Result: The USER SET menu is displayed.
4 Press the corresponding  or ❷ buttons, until the
NICAM option is selected.
5 To... Press ➛ or ❿ , until...
Mono mode OFF is displayed.
OFF: Only set at this position to
record the standard mono
sound during a NICAM
broadcast if the stereo
sound is distorted due to
inferior reception conditions.
NICAM mode ON is displayed.
ON: Normally set at this position.
6 On completion, press MENU twice to exit the
menu.
NICAM
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(SV-675F/SV-671F Only)
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