Sony SLV-X847ML User Manual

3-861-476-11(1)

Video Cassette Recorder

Operating Instructions

PAL NTSC

SLV-X847ML

Introduction

WARNING

To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. The mains lead must only be changed at a qualified service shop.

Caution

Television programmes, films, video tapes and other materials may be copyrighted. Unauthorized recording of such material may be contrary to the provisions of the copyright laws. Also, use of this recorder with cable television transmission may require authorization from the cable television transmitter and/or programme owner.

Precautions

Safety

• This unit operates on 110 – 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz. Check that the unit’s operating voltage is identical with your local power supply.

• If anything falls into the cabinet, unplug the unit and have it checked by qualified personnel before operating it any further.

• The unit is not disconnected from the mains as long as it is connected to the mains, even if the unit itself has been turned off.

• Unplug the unit from the mains if you do not intend to use it for an extended period of time. To disconnect the lead, pull it out by the plug, never by the lead.

Installing

• Allow adequate air circulation to prevent internal heat buildup.

• Do not place the unit on surfaces (rugs, blankets, etc.) or near materials (curtains, draperies) that may block the ventilation slots.

• Do not install the unit near heat sources such as radiators or air ducts, or in a place subject to direct sunlight, excessive dust, mechanical vibration or shock.

• Do not install the unit in an inclined position. It is designed to be operated in a horizontal position only.

• Keep the unit and cassettes away from equipment with strong magnets, such as microwave ovens or large loudspeakers.

• Do not place heavy objects on the unit.

• If the unit is brought directly from a cold to a warm location, moisture may condense inside the VCR and cause damage to the video head and tape. When you first install the unit, or when you move it from a cold to a warm location, wait for about one hour before operating the unit.

Compatible colour systems

This VCR is designed to record and play back using the PAL (B/G, D/K, and I), MESECAM (B/G, D/K, and K1), or NTSC (M) color systems. Recording of video sources based on other color systems cannot be guaranteed.

Introduction

Table of contents

Getting Started

4 Step 1: Unpacking 5 Step 2: Setting up the remote commander

8 Step 3: Connecting the VCR 11 Step 4: Tuning your TV to the VCR 14 Step 5: Setting up the VCR with EASY SET UP 17 Manual setup —

Selecting a language, Presetting channels, Setting up G-CODE*, Changing/disabling programme positions, Setting the clock

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Basic Operations

40 Playing a tape 44 Recording TV programmes 47 Recording TV programmes using

G-CODE

50 Setting the timer manually

Additional Operations

53 Playing/searching at various

speeds

55 Recording TV programmes using

the quick timer

56 Checking/changing/cancelling

timer settings

57 Recording stereo and bilingual

programmes

60 Searching with the index function 61 Adjusting the picture 62 Changing menu options

Editing

63 Connecting to a VCR or stereo

system

64 Basic editing

Additional Information

65 Troubleshooting 68 Specifications 69 Index to parts and controls Back cover

Index

* G-CODE is a trademark of Gemstar Development Corporation. The G-CODE system is

manufactured under license from Gemstar Development Corporation.

Introduction

Getting Started

Step 1

Unpacking

Check that you have received the following items with the VCR:

• Remote commander

• R6 (size AA) batteries

• Aerial cable

• Audio/video cable (3-phono to 3-phono)

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Step 2

Setting up the remote commander

Inserting the batteries

Insert two R6 (size AA) batteries by matching the + and – on the batteries to the diagram inside the battery compartment.

Insert the negative (–) end first, then push in and down until the positive (+) end clicks into position.

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Using the remote commander

You can use this remote commander to operate this VCR and a Sony TV. Buttons on the remote commander marked with a dot (•) can be used to operate your Sony TV.

To operate

the VCR

a Sony TV

Set TV / VIDEO to

VIDEO and point at the remote sensor on the VCR

TV and point at the remote sensor on the TV

Remote sensor

TV␣ ␣ /␣ ␣ VIDEO

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Step 2 : Setting up the remote commander (continued)

Notes

• The TV/VIDEO button selects an input source of the TV from aerial in or line in. The button does not control this VCR.

• With normal use, the batteries should last about three to six months.

• If you do not use the remote commander for an extended period of time, remove the batteries to avoid possible damage from battery leakage.

• Do not use a new battery with an old one.

• Do not mix different types of batteries.

Controlling other TVs with the remote commander

The remote commander is preprogrammed to control non-Sony TVs. If your TV is listed in the table below, set the appropriate manufacturer’s code number.

1 Set TV / VIDEO at the top of the remote commander to TV . 2 Hold down u, and enter your TV’s code number(s) using the

programme number buttons. Then release u. Now you can use the following TV control buttons to control your TV: u (on/standby), TV/VIDEO, programme number buttons, PROG +/–,

VOL +/–, and WIDE with some TV.

Tip

• If you set your TV’s code number correctly while the TV is turned on, the TV turns off automatically.

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Code numbers of controllable TVs

If more than one code number is listed, try entering them one at a time until you find the one that works with your TV.

To make wide mode settings, see the footnotes below this table for the applicable code numbers.

Manufacturer

Sony Aiwa Akai Blaupunkt Brionvega C.G.M Colonad Dual Emerson Fenner Ferguson Gold Star Grundig Hitachi Hyper Inno-Hit Irradio ITT JVC Loewe Mitsubishi Mivar

Code number

01*1, 02, 03, 04, 05 32 68 10, 21 40 09 03 44 03, 04 30, 31 52 03, 04, 17

10*1, 11* 24 31 41 20 15, 16, 69* 33*

45 27*1, 28*1, 50*1, 51* 09

Manufacturer

NEC Nokia Nordmende Orion Panasonic Philips Phonola Pioneer Saba Samsung Sanyo Schneider Seleco Sharp Siemens Sinudyne TEAC Telefunken Thomson Toshiba

White Westinghouse

Code number

66 15, 16, 69*

35, 42 47, 48 17*1, 49 06*1, 07*1, 08* 18, 19 26 12, 13 22, 23 25 46 14 29 39 37 67 36

43* 38 34

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*1Press WIDE to switch the wide picture mode on or off. *2Press WIDE, then press VOL +/– to select the wide picture mode you want. *3Press WIDE. The menu appears on the TV screen. Then, press

CURSOR >/./?// to select the wide picture you want and press EXECUTE.

Notes

• If the TV uses a different remote control system from the one programmed to work with the VCR, you cannot control your TV with the remote commander.

• If you enter a new code number, the code number previously entered will be erased.

• When you replace the batteries of the remote commander, the code number automatically resets to 01 (Sony). Reset the appropriate code number.

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Step 3

OUT

AERIAL

Connecting the VCR

AERIAL OUT

Mains lead

to mains

: Signal flow

AERIAL IN

Aerial cable (supplied)

1 Disconnect the aerial cable from your TV

and connect it to AERIAL IN on the rear panel of the VCR.

2 Connect AERIAL OUT of the VCR and

the aerial input of your TV using the supplied aerial cable.

3 Connect the mains lead to the mains.

AERIAL IN

AERIAL

OUT

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Additional connections

To a TV that has phono type audio/ video input jacks

This additional connection improves picture and sound quality. Connect the TV as shown on the right.

LINE-1 OUT

LINE IN

If you want to use the Trinitron TV Synchro Play function (see page 43), this connection is necessary. (If your TV has

Audio/video cable (supplied)

two or more inputs, connect the audio/ video cable to the VIDEO IN 1 jacks.)

To a stereo system

You can improve sound quality by connecting a stereo system as shown on the right.

LINE-1 OUT AUDIO

Audio cable (not supplied)

LINE IN

About color systems

Different countries use different color systems and TV systems. These systems handle such things as video playback and recording differently. Using your VCR in a country that is on a color system not supported by this VCR may cause problems such as playback without sound, a vertically rolling picture, etc.

This VCR is compatible with most of the existing color systems (NTSC, PAL, and MESECAM) and TV systems (B/G, D/K, I, and M) except for those used in France, Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay.

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Step 3 : Connecting the VCR (continued)

Setting the NTSC PB switch to match your TV system

You have to set the NTSC PB switch on the rear of the VCR according to your TV system to display the on-screen menus when there is no video signal input, and play back a tape recorded in the NTSC 3.58 system properly.

Set the NTSC PB switch following the table below.

NTSC PB switch

If your TV is compatible with

PAL, SECAM, or MESECAM

NTSC 4.43

NTSC 3.58

Notes

• If a video signal is input to the VCR (via the line input, tuner, or playback), the on-

screen menus will appear on your TV regardless of the NTSC PB switch setting.

• If your TV is compatible with the SECAM system, the on-screen menus may be

displayed in black and white.

Set the NTSC PB switch to

ON PAL TV NTSC 4.43

NTSC 3.58

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Step 4

Tuning your TV to the VCR

If you have connected your VCR to the TV using the audio/video cable, skip this step.

ON/STANDBY

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RF CH SET

ON/STANDBY

1 Press ON/STANDBY to turn on the VCR.

2 Press RF CH SET on the VCR with a ball-point pen, etc.

RF CH

SET

The factory-preset RF channel appears in the display window. The VCR signal is output through this channel to the TV.

PROGRAM +/–

3 Turn on your TV and select a programme position for the VCR

picture. This channel will now be referred to as the video channel.

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SONY VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER

Step 4 : Tuning your TV to the VCR (continued)

4 Press RF CH SET.

RF CH

SET

The TV system indicator appears in the display window.

Press PROGRAM +/– to select the desired TV system.

PROGRAM

If your TV color system and TV system are Select

PA L I I

D/K K B/G G

NTSC M M

5 Tune the TV to the same channel as that

shown in the display window so that the picture on the right appears on the TV screen.

Refer to your TV manual for tuning instructions.

If the picture does not appear clearly, see “To obtain a clear picture from the VCR” below.

RF G

6 Press RF CH SET.

RF CH

SET

You have now tuned your TV to the VCR. From now on, whenever you want to play a tape, set the TV to the video channel.

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To check to see if the TV tuning is correct

Set the TV to the video channel and press PROGRAM +/– on the VCR. If the TV screen changes to a different programme each time you press PROGRAM +/–, the TV tuning is correct.

To obtain a clear picture from the VCR

If the picture does not appear clearly in step 5 above, go to step 6 to finish this procedure once. Then start again from step 2. After pressing RF CH SET in step 2, press PROGRAM +/– while the RF channel is displayed, so that another RF channel (between 28 and 55) appears (see page 24 for reference). Then tune the TV to the new RF channel until a clear picture appears.

Note

• If you set the wrong TV system, you may have no sound or sound may be distorted (noisy sound).

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Step 5

EASY SET UP

SELECT : NEXT :

[ V v ] [ EXECUTE ]

ENGLISH

•

LANGUAGE /

CANCEL : [ EASY SET UP ]

–2–3–4–5

EASY SET UP

SELECT : NEXT :

[ V v ] [ EXECUTE ]

•

TV SYSTEM

D/K

1–2–3–4–5

B/G M

Setting up the VCR with EASY SET UP

Before using the VCR for the first time, set up the VCR using the EASY SET UP function. With this function, you can set the language for the on-screen display, TV channels, guide channels for

EASY SET UP

G-CODE, and the VCR clock, guided by the sequence indicated on the TV screen.

•

1 Press u to turn on the VCR.

2 Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel. 3 Press EASY SET UP on the VCR with a

EASY

SET UP

ball-point pen, etc. To cancel the EASY SET UP function, press

EASY SET UP again.

MENU EXECUTE

CURSOR >/./?//

4 Press CURSOR >/. to select the desired

•

• EXECUTE

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CURSOR

language, then press EXECUTE. The TV SYSTEM menu appears.

5 Press CURSOR >/. to select either I, D/

EASY SET UP

PLEASE WAIT

AUTO TUNER PRESET

B/GCH 42

1–2– –4–5

CLOCK SET

END : [ EXECUTE ]

55SAT11

SELECT : SET :

[ B b ] [ V v ]

EASY SET UP 1–2–3–4–

. . 997 :3020 1

EASY SET UP

1 2 3 4

PROG CH GUIDE CH

––––

9 1 2 5

– – – –

––– ––– ––– –––

SELECT

1–2–3–4–5

: [ TIMER CLEAR ]ERASE PROG

MOVE PROG : [ b ]

:[ V v ]

•

CURSOR

• EXECUTE

K, B/G, or M, whichever is applicable in your area, then press EXECUTE.

The VCR starts searching for all the receivable channels.

During presetting, the channel being located is displayed on the screen.

When all the channels are preset, the following screen appears.

Even if various TV systems coexist in your area, the AUTO TUNER PRESET function picks up most of the channels on the TV systems other than the one you selected. But you need to manually reset the proper TV system for the unmatched channels (see “Resetting the TV system” on page 22).

If necessary, you can add or disable the channels manually (see “Presetting channels manually” on page 20).

6 Using CURSOR >/./?//, set the G-CODE guide channels,

•

CURSOR

• EXECUTE

7 Press EXECUTE.

change the programme positions of the stations, and disable the unused programme positions. (If not necessary, skip this step.)

The setting procedures are the same as those described in “Manual setup — Setting up G-CODE” on page 32 and ”Manual setup — Changing/disabling programme positions” on page 35.

The CLOCK SET menu appears.

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8 Set the date and time using CURSOR

CURSOR

•

• EXECUTE

9 Press EXECUTE.

>/./?//. The setting procedures are the same as those described in “Manual setup—Setting the clock” on page 38.

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Step 5 : Setting up the VCR with EASY SET UP (continued)

Notes

• Do not exit EASY SET UP while the VCR is presetting channels. If you do, repeat EASY SET UP from the beginning.

• The channel numbers preset using AUTO TUNER PRESET may not match your local channel numbers. This is because this VCR’s channel search system is based on the fixed TV system with the widest channel coverage.

In this case, you can apply your local channel numbers to the programme positions (see “Changing programme positions” on page 35).

• If the received channel is on cable TV, “C” appears on the left of the channel in step 5 in most areas. However, this won’t be applied in some areas (see pages 24 to 31 for reference).

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Manual setup —

ENGLISH

END : [ EXECUTE ]

SELECT : [ V v ]

LANGUAGE /

•

ENGLISH

: [ EXECUTE ]

:[ V v ]

LANGUAGE /

•

Selecting a language

You can change the on-screen display language from the one you selected with the EASY SET UP function.

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Before you start…

• Turn on the VCR and the TV.

• Set the TV to the video channel.

• MENU

1 Press MENU, then press CURSOR >/. to

move the cursor (z) to LANGUAGE and press EXECUTE.

•

CURSOR

• EXECUTE

MENU EXECUTE CURSOR

>/./?//

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2 Press CURSOR >/. to select the desired

•

• EXECUTE

CURSOR

language, then press EXECUTE.

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Manual setup —

SELECT : SET :

[ V v ] [ B b ]

TUNER PRESET

NORMAL / CATV

BSYSTEM

AUTO PRESET CHANNEL SET AFT

NORM

• CATV

PROG1

ON• OFF

FINE TUNING

/GD/K

I•M

Presetting channels

MENU EXECUTE

First, we recommend that you preset the receivable channels in your area using EASY SET UP or using automatic presetting below. Then, if some channels could not be preset automatically, you can preset them manually; if there are any unwanted channels among the preset ones, you can disable the channels.

If you live in the area where various TV

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systems coexist, and have channels that don’t match the TV system you selected in AUTO TUNER PRESET in the EASY SET UP procedure, reset the TV system for those channels (see “Resetting the TV system” on page 22). If the channels don’t match the TV system, the sound may be distorted or noisy, or the color TV program may become black and white, etc. Even if you choose CATV, normal channels may be tuned in, and vice versa depending on the area (see pages 24 to 31 for reference).

CURSOR >/./?//

Before you start…

• Turn on the VCR and the TV.

• Set the TV to the video channel.

Presetting all receivable channels automatically

If you have preset the channels using the EASY SET UP procedure, skip this procedure.

1 Press MENU, then press CURSOR >/. to

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• MENU

•

CURSOR

• EXECUTE

move the cursor (z) to TUNER PRESET and press EXECUTE.

2 Press CURSOR >/./?// to move the

SELECT : SET :

[ V v ] [ B b ]

TUNER PRESET

NORMAL / CATV

SYSTEM AUTO PRESET

CHANNEL SET AFT

NORM

• CATV

PROG1

ON• OFF

FINE TUNING

B/GD/KI•M

SELECT : SET :

[ V v ] [ B b ]

TUNER PRESET

NORMAL / CATV

SYSTEM AUTO PRESET

CHANNEL SET AFT

NORM

• CATV

PROG1

ON• OFF

FINE TUNING

B/GD/KI•M

TUNER PRESET

NORMAL / CATV

SYSTEM AUTO PRESET

CHANNEL SET AFT

NORM

• CATV

PROG1

ON• OFF

FINE TUNING

B/GD/KI•M

PLEASE WAIT

cursor (z) to SYSTEM, then select either I, D/K, B/G, or M, whichever is applicable in your area. If SYSTEM is set to the wrong position, the sound will be distorted or noisy.

3 Press CURSOR >/./?// to move the

•

CURSOR

cursor (z) to NORMAL/CATV, then select NORM.

To preset CATV channels, select CATV.

4 Press CURSOR >/. to move the cursor

•

CURSOR

• EXECUTE

(z) to AUTO PRESET, then press EXECUTE.

All receivable channels are preset in numerical sequence. When no more receivable channels can be found, presetting stops and the picture from the lowest numbered channel is displayed on the TV screen.

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Notes

• If you connect the VCR to a TV with the NTSC colour system, the picture quality may be compromised during automatic presetting. A colour picture appears when presetting is complete.

• The channel numbers besides CHANNEL SET may not be the same as those in your area. This is because this VCR’s channel search system is based on the fixed TV system that has the widest channel coverage. If necessary, apply your local channel numbers to the programme positions (see “Changing programme positions” on page 35).

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Manual setup — Presetting channels (continued)

TUNER PRESET

NORMAL / CATV

SYSTEM AUTO PRESET

CHANNEL SET AFT

NORM

• CATV

PROG10

ON• OFF

FINE TUNING

B/GD/KI•M

SELECT : SET :

[ V v ] [ B b ]

TUNER PRESET

NORMAL / CATV

SYSTEM AUTO PRESET

CHANNEL SET AFT

NORM

• CATV

PROG10

ON• OFF

FINE TUNING

B/GD/KI•M

SELECT : SET :

[ V v ] [ B b ]

TUNER PRESET

NORMAL / CATV

SYSTEM AUTO PRESET

CHANNEL SET AFT

NORM

• CATV

PROG10

ON• OFF

FINE TUNING

B/GD/KI•M

SELECT : SET :

[ V v ] [ B b ]

Presetting channels manually

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• MENU

1 Press MENU, then press CURSOR >/. to

move the cursor (z) to TUNER PRESET and press EXECUTE.

•

CURSOR

MENU EXECUTE

CURSOR >/./?//

PROG+/–

2 Press CURSOR >/./?// to move the

3 Press CURSOR >/. to move the cursor

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• EXECUTE

•

CURSOR

cursor (z) to NORMAL/CATV, then select NORM.

To preset CATV channels, select CATV.

•

CURSOR

(z) to CHANNEL SET.

4 Press PROG +/– to select the programme

TUNER PRESET

NORMAL / CATV

SYSTEM AUTO PRESET

CHANNEL SET AFT

NORM

• CATV

PROG14

ON• OFF

FINE TUNING

B/GD/KI•M

SELECT : SET :

[ V v ] [ B b ]

TUNER PRESET

NORMAL / CATV

SYSTEM AUTO PRESET

CHANNEL SET AFT

NORM

• CATV

PROG14

ON• OFF

FINE TUNING

B/GD/KI•M

SELECT : SET :

[ V v ] [ B b ]

TUNER PRESET

NORMAL / CATV

SYSTEM AUTO PRESET

CHANNEL SET AFT

NORM

• CATV

PROG14

ON• OFF

FINE TUNING

B/GD/KI•M

SELECT : SET :

[ V v ] [ B b ]

• PROG

position.

5 Press CURSOR / repeatedly until the

•

CURSOR

channel you want is displayed. Pressing CURSOR ? goes back to the previous channels.

The channels are scanned in the order shown on pages 24 to 31.

If you know the number of the channel you want, press the programme number buttons. For example, for channel 5, first press “0” and then press “5.”

6 If the TV sound is distorted or noisy, press

•

CURSOR

CURSOR >/./?// to move the cursor (z) to SYSTEM, then select either I, D/K, B/G, or M, whichever is applicable in your area.

Selected programme position

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• EXECUTE

7 To allocate another channel to another programme position, repeat

steps 4 and 5.

8 Press EXECUTE.

Note

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Manual setup — Presetting channels (continued)

Disabling unwanted programme positions

After tuning the TV channels, you can disable unused programme positions. The disabled positions will be skipped later when you press the PROG +/– buttons.

You can also disable unwanted programme positions using the SET UP CH AND G-CODE menu (see page 32).

1 In step 5 above, press programme number button “0” twice to display

the number “0” beside CHANNEL SET.

2 Press EXECUTE.

Resetting the TV system (only for areas where various TV systems coexist)

If the sound is distorted or noisy, or the color TV programme becomes black and white, etc., that channel may not be matched to the proper TV system. In this case, try the following steps.

1 Press PROG +/– to select the programme position that has the channel

with above described conditions.

2 Press MENU, then select TUNER PRESET and press EXECUTE. 3 Select SYSTEM and select the TV system on which you can obtain the

best sound and picture.

4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 for other positions you want to preset the TV

system to.

5 Press EXECUTE.

Checking the TV system

Press PROG +/– to choose the programme position.

The multi system indicator (I, D/K, B/G, or M) of the selected programme position’s TV system lights up.

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Multi system indicators

If the picture is not clear

Normally, the Auto Fine Tuning (AFT) function automatically tunes in channels clearly. If, however, the picture is not clear, you may also use the manual tuning function.

1 Press PROG +/– to select the programme number for which you cannot

obtain a clear picture.

2 Press MENU, then select TUNER PRESET and press EXECUTE. 3 Select FINE TUNING. The fine tuning meter appears.

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TUNER PRESET

SYSTEM NORMAL / CATV AUTO PRESET CHANNEL SET AFT FINE TUNING

SET : [ B b ]

PROG14

B/GD/KI•M

NORM

• CATV 4

ON• OFF

4 Press CURSOR ?// to get a clearer picture, then press EXECUTE.

Note that the AFT (Auto Fine Tuning) setting switches to OFF.

Note

• The menu disappears automatically if you don’t proceed for more than a few minutes.

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