Sony SLV-340 Operating Instructions primary manual - Page 24

Recording TV programs (continued) Tips (continued) • You can select a video source from the LINE IN jacks using CH +/- or INPUT SELECT. When you use CH +/-, "L" in the display window appears between the lowest program position and the highest one. Notes • If you've inserted a tape with its safety tab removed, the VCR ejects it when you press • REC. • If you insert a tape with its safety tab removed, the VCR starts playing. To record on this tape, cover the tab hole. • The display appears on the TV screen indicating information about the tape, but the information will not be recorded on the tape. To select tape speeds When recording, select either SP or ER EP provides recording time three times as long as SP. However, SP provides better picture quality. You can mix SP and EP on the same tape. When playing back, the VCR automatically detects the tape speed. See the table below for the maximum recording/playback time in each speed. Tape type T-210 T-160 T-120 T-60 T-30 Maximum recording/playback time SP EP 3 hrs. 30 min. 10 hrs. 30 min. 2 hrs. 40 min. 8 hrs. 2 hrs. 6 hrs. 1 hr. 3 hrs. 30 min. 1 hr. 30 min. Recording using the quick timer The quick timer enables you to record for a specified period of time in intervals of 30 minutes. Once you specify the recording time, the VCR automatically stops recording. Before you begin, check that the clock is set correctly. Press QUICK TIMER until the desired duration appears in the display window. The TIMER indicator on the VCR lights up. Each press increases the recording duration in increments of 30 minutes as shown below. I-0- 0:00 -0- 0:30 1:00 - - - -0- 10:30 -0- 11:00 The recording duration decreases minute by minute to 0:00, then the VCR turns off automatically. To stop recording Press ■ STOP. To extend the recording duration while recording Press QUICK TIMER until the desired duration appears in the display window. 24 -EN Basic Operations