[. . . ] Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. SLV-N80 SLV-373UC © 2000 Sony Corporation WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. · 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. · Keep the unit and cassettes away from equipment with strong magnets, such as microwave ovens or large loudspeakers. · 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 three hours before operating the unit. This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. [. . . ] If you are having trouble setting the guide channels, or if you have many scrambled channels, go to page 56 for manual VCR Plus+ GOLD system set up. Note that the VCR Plus+ GOLD system does not work with a digital satellite receiver. ?/1 1 4 7 2 5 8 0 3 6 9 MENU M/m OK 1 2 MENU Set up the VCR using the EASY SET UP function. Press MENU, then press M/m to highlight SETTINGS and press OK. SETTINGS TUNER PRESET SET VCR Plus+ CHANNELS CABLE BOX CONTROL CLOCK SET LANGUAGE RETURN PLAY OK SELECT : SET : OK QUIT : MENU 52 Setting up the VCR Plus+ GOLD system (SLV-N80 only) 3 PLAY OK Press M/m to highlight SET VCR Plus+ CHANNELS, then press OK. The SMART CHANNEL MAPPING menu appears. SET VCR Plus+ CHANNELS SMART CHANNEL MAPPING AUTO MANUAL Getting Started SELECT : SET : OK QUIT : MENU 4 PLAY OK Press M/m to highlight AUTO, then press OK. The instruction shown on the right appears on the TV screen for a few seconds, then the screen returns to the normal display. VCR WILL LOOK FOR CHANNEL MAPPING SIGNAL AFTER YOU TURN IT OFF · If you made Hookup 1: leave your cable box on for correct channel mapping. · If you made Hookup 3: turn your cable box off for correct channel mapping. · If you made Hookup 6: set the A/B switch to "A. " Note that channel mapping does not work for Hookup 2 or 5. If the program information signal in your area has several channel map patterns, the CHOOSE YOUR CABLE CH MAP menu appears, and you must select the channel map. See the following section "To select the channel map. " SET VCR Plus+ CHANNELS CHOOSE YOUR CABLE CH MAP MAP MAP MAP MAP MAP MAP MAP MAP SELECT : SET : OK QUIT : MENU 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 KCET WNET ABC FAM A&E KAET CBS ­­­­ 45 13 98 120 23 29 4 ­­ 5 Press ?/1 to turn off the VCR. The VCR sets the program guide channels from 0:00 am to 5:00 am while the VCR is turned off. (It takes about one hour to complete channel mapping. ) Tips · After channel setup is finished, you can record TV programs using the VCR Plus+ GOLD system. When you have set all channels, press OK to confirm your channel settings. To go to the next page, press , . SET VCR Plus+ CHANNELS PAGE1 GUIDE TV 2­ 73 5­ 25 17 ­ 5 25 ­ 58 34 ­ 115 39 ­ 68 43 ­ 7 48 ­ 12 52 ­ 55 59 ­ 36 PAGE : QUIT : MENU GUIDE 66 68 71 74 79 82 85 88 91 93 TV ­ 48 ­ 59 ­ 63 ­ 123 ­ 6 ­ 100 ­ 98 ­ 52 ­ 30 ­ 87 60 Setting up the VCR Plus+ system (SLV-373UC only) 7 MENU After all settings are complete, press MENU to exit the menu. Tip · If you want to return to the previous menu, highlight RETURN and press OK. Setting up the VCR Plus+ system (SLV-373UC only) 61 Getting Started Basic Operations Playing a tape Z EJECT CLEAR 1 4 7 2 5 8 0 3 6 9 DISPLAY X PAUSE COMMERCIAL PASS H PLAY M FF x STOP m REW 1 2 Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel. The VCR turns on and starts playing automatically if you insert a tape with its safety tab removed. 62 Playing a tape 3 PLAY OK Press H PLAY. When the tape reaches the end, it will rewind automatically. Additional tasks To Stop play Pause play Resume play after pause Fast-forward the tape Rewind the tape Eject the tape Press x STOP X PAUSE X PAUSE or H PLAY M m FF during stop REW during stop Z EJECT Basic Operations To skip playback By pressing a single button, you can skip a portion of playback you don't want to watch (such as a commercial) and restart playback. 2 PressVCR stops searching, rewinds awhenseconds, thenscene younormaltoplayback. The few resumes If you press and hold COMMERCIAL PASS while the VCR is skip searching, the VCR will stop searching, and continue rewinding until you release COMMERCIAL PASS. To use the time counter Press CLEAR at the point on the tape that you want to find later. The counter in the display window resets to "0:00:00. " Search for the point afterwards by referring to the counter. VIDEO APC SP To display the counter on the TV screen, press DISPLAY. continued Playing a tape 63 Notes · Tapes recorded in the LP mode on other VCRs can be played back on this VCR but the picture quality cannot be guaranteed. · While displaying a menu on the TV screen, you cannot use H PLAY, X PAUSE, M FF, m REW, or x STOP buttons. · The counter resets to "0:00:00" whenever a tape is reinserted. · The counter stops counting when it comes to a portion with no recording. 64 Playing a tape Recording TV programs TV/VIDEO COUNTER/ REMAIN SP/EP 1 4 7 2 5 8 0 3 6 9 Basic Operations DISPLAY CH +/­ z REC x STOP 1 2 Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel. [. . . ] · Make sure you are pointing the remote commander at the remote sensor on the VCR. · Replace all the batteries in the remote commander with new ones if they are weak. · If you are not using S-LinkTM, make sure that both miniplugs are unconnected. · The recording condition of the tape is very poor and tracking cannot be adjusted. [. . . ]