If the time does not appear, set the clock manually. See page 28. To cancel the Auto Set Up function Press AUTO SET UP. Note • Do not cancel the Auto Set Up function. If you do, repeat the step above. Getting Started Step 5 Step 5 Tuning your TV to the VCR If you have connected the VCR to your TV using the EURO-AV cable, skip this step. RF CHANNEL Press RF CHANNEL on the VCR lightly. The factory-preset RF channel appears in the display window. RF CHANNEL The VCR signal is output through this channel to the TV. Turn on your TV and select a programme position for the VCR picture. This programme position will now be referred to as the video channel. Tune the TV to the same channel as that shown in the display window so that the picture on the right appears clearly 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. SONY VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER continued Getting Started Getting 15 Step 5 : Tuning your TV to the VCR (continued) 5 Press RF CHANNEL. You have now tuned your TV to the VCR. Whenever you want to RF CHANNEL play a tape, set the TV to the video channel. 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 screen does not appear clearly in step 3 above, press PROGRAM +/–, so that another RF channel appears. Then tune the TV to the new RF channel until a clear picture appears. Getting Started Selecting a language If you prefer an on-screen language other than English, use the on-screen display to select another language. Before you start… • Turn on the VCR and the TV. • Set the TV to the video channel. >/. OK MENU Getting 17 1 MENU Press MENU, then press >/.to highlight SETTINGS and press OK. OK PLAY SETTINGS RETURN TUNER CLOCK LANGUAGE SELECT : SET : EXIT : OK MENU OK PLAY Press >/.to highlight LANGUAGE, then press OK. LANGUAGE DEUTSCH FRANCAIS ITALIANO ESPANOL PORTUGUES NEDERLANDS E¤¤HNIKAENGLISH SELECT : SET : EXIT : OK MENU 3 OK PLAY Press >/. to highlight the desired language, then press OK. continued Getting Started Selecting a language (continued) 4 MENU Press MENU to exit the menu. Tip • If you want to return to the previous menu, highlight RETURN and press OK. Note • The menu disappears automatically if you don’t proceed for more than a few minutes. Getting Started Presetting channels If some channels could not be preset using the Auto Set Up function, you can preset them manually. Before you start… • Turn on the VCR and the TV. • Set the TV to the video channel. PROG +/– MENU >/./?// OK Getting 19 1 MENU Press MENU, then press >/.to highlight SETTINGS and press OK. OK PLAY SETTINGS RETURN TUNER CLOCK LANGUAGE SELECT : SET : EXIT : OK MENU OK PLAY Press >/.to highlight TUNER, then press OK. OK PLAY SLV-SE70EX only: Press >/.to highlight NORMAL/ CATV, then press OK. SET : SELECT : OK MENUEXIT : C AAB12 NORMAL / CATV CHANNEL SET AFT FINE TUNING NORMAL ON RETURN TUNER CATV PROG. NORMAL / CATV CHANNEL SET AFT FINE TUNING NORMAL RETURN 1 SELECT : CONFIRM : EXIT : OK MENU continued Getting Started Manual setup –– Presetting channels (continued) OK PLAY 4 SLV-SE70EX only: Press >/.to highlight NORMAL, then press OK. To preset CATV (Cable Television) channels, select CATV. 5 • PROG Press PROG +/– to select the programme position. 6 Press >/. to highlight CHANNEL SET, then press OK. OK PLAY ogramme SET : SELECT : OK MENUEXIT : C AAB12 NORMAL / CATV CHANNEL SET AFT FINE TUNING NORMAL ON RETURN SET : SELECT : OK MENUEXIT : C AAB12 NORMAL / CATV CHANNEL SET AFT FINE TUNING NORMAL ON RETURN TUNER C AAB12 PROG. NORMAL / CATV CHANNEL SET AFT FINE TUNING RETURN 4 SELECT : CONFIRM : EXIT : OK MENU 7 Press >/. repeatedly until the channel you want is displayed. OK PLAY The channels appear in the following order: • VHF IA - IJ, SA10 - SA13 (SLV-SE70EX TUNER C27 PROG. NORMAL / CATV CHANNEL SET AFT FINE TUNING RETURN 4 SELECT : CONFIRM : only) • UHF B21 - B69 • CATV S1 - S20 (SLV-SE70EX only) OK EXIT : • HYPER S21 - S41 (SLV-SE70EX only) MENU • CATV S01 - S05 (SLV-SE70EX only) 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.” Getting Started 8 To allocate another channel to another programme position, repeat steps 5 and 7. 9 MENU Press MENU to exit the menu. Disabling unwanted programme positions After presetting channels, you can disable unused programme positions. The disabled positions will be skipped later when you press the PROG +/– buttons. 1 In step 7 above, press programme number button “0” twice to display the number “00” beside CHANNEL SET. 2 Press MENU to exit the menu. If the picture is not clear Normally, the Auto Fine Tuning (AFT) function automatically tunes in channels clearly. If, however, t...