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36

Changing/disabling programme positions

Tip
• If you want to return to the previous menu, highlight RETURN and press OK.

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

minutes.

• If you enter a symbol in step 5, it will appear as a blank space in the display 

window.

Enter the station name.

1 Press M/m to select a character.

Each time you press M, the 
character changes as shown 
below.

A t

t

t

t B t

t

t

t … t

t

t

t Z t

t

t

t a t

t

t

t b t

t

t

t 

 t

t

t

t z t

t

t

t 0 t

t

t

t 1 t

t

t

t … t

t

t

t 9 t

t

t

t 

(symbols) t

t

t

t (blank space) t

t

t

t 

2 Press , to set the next character.

The next space is highlighted.
To correct a character, press </, until the character you want 
to correct is highlighted, then reset it.

You can set up to 5 characters for the station name.

Press OK to confirm the new name.

Press MENU to exit the menu.

OK

PLAY

MENU

EXIT

:

CHANNEL LIST

CONFIRM

OK

NEXT

:

:

PROG

SELECT A CHARACTER

:

1

2
3
4
5

CAB
CDE

FGH

C
C
C

C

1
0
5

0

2
3
6

9

NAME

CH

C 2 7

OK

PLAY

MENU

37

Setting the Canal Plus decoder

You can watch or record Canal Plus programmes if you connect a decoder 
(not supplied) to the VCR.

To watch or record Canal Plus programmes, set your VCR to receive the channels 
using the on-screen display.

In order to set the channels correctly, be sure to follow all of the steps below.

• Turn on the VCR, the TV, and the decoder.
• Set the TV to the video channel.
• Refer to “Index to parts and controls” for button locations.

DECODER/t LINE-2 IN

i LINE-1 (TV)

38

Setting the Canal Plus decoder

Press MENU, then press M/m to 
highlight OPTIONS and press OK.

Press M/m to highlight OPTIONS-
2, then press OK.

Press M/m to highlight DECODER/
LINE2, then press OK.

Press M/m to highlight DECODER, 
then press OK.

Press MENU to exit the menu.

The menu disappears from the TV screen.

MENU

OK

PLAY

RETURN

SET

:

SELECT :

OK

MENU

EXIT

:

OPTIONS

OPTIONS - 1
OPTIONS - 2

OK

PLAY

SET

:

SELECT :

OK

MENU

EXIT

:

OPTIONS - 2

TIMER OPTIONS

DECODER / LINE2

POWER SAVE

VARIABLE

DECODER

OFF

TV DIRECT REC

ON

RETURN

OK

PLAY

MENU

EXIT

:

OPTIONS - 2

TIMER OPTIONS

DECODER / LINE2

POWER SAVE
TV DIRECT REC

LINE2

DECODER

ON

RETURN

CONFIRM :

SELECT

:

OK

OK

PLAY

SET

:

SELECT :

OK

MENU

EXIT

:

OPTIONS - 2

TIMER OPTIONS

DECODER / LINE2

POWER SAVE

VARIABLE

DECODER

OFF

TV DIRECT REC

ON

RETURN

MENU

39

Setting the Canal Plus decoder

Press MENU again.  Then press 
M/m to highlight SETTINGS and 
press OK.

Press M/m to highlight TUNER, 
then press OK.

Press M/m to highlight NORMAL/
CATV, then press OK.

Press M/m to highlight NORMAL, 
then press OK.

To preset CATV (Cable Television) 
channels, select CATV.

Press PROG +/– to select the 
desired programme position.

MENU

OK

PLAY

SET

:

SELECT :

OK

MENU

EXIT

:

SETTINGS

RETURN

TUNER
CLOCK
LANGUAGE

OK

PLAY

SET

:

SELECT :

OK

MENU

EXIT

:

TUNER

C

AAB

1 2

PROG.

1

NORMAL / CATV
CHANNEL SET
PAY - TV / CANAL+
AFT
FINE TUNING

NORMAL

OFF
ON

RETURN

SYSTEM

D / K

OK

PLAY

MENU

EXIT

:

TUNER

CATV

PROG.

NORMAL / CATV
CHANNEL SET
PAY - TV / CANAL+
AFT
FINE TUNING

NORMAL

ON

RETURN

1

CONFIRM :

SELECT

:

OK

SYSTEM

OK

PLAY

SET

:

SELECT :

OK

MENU

EXIT

:

TUNER

C

AAB

1 2

PROG.

1

NORMAL / CATV
CHANNEL SET
PAY - TV / CANAL+
AFT
FINE TUNING

NORMAL

OFF
ON

RETURN

SYSTEM

D / K

SET

:

SELECT :

OK

MENU

EXIT

:

TUNER

C

AAB

1 2

PROG.

NORMAL / CATV
CHANNEL SET
PAY - TV / CANAL+
AFT
FINE TUNING

NORMAL

OFF
ON

RETURN

5

1

SYSTEM

D / K

40

Setting the Canal Plus decoder

Press M/m to highlight CHANNEL 
SET, then press OK.

Press M/m to select the Canal Plus 
channels, then press OK.

Press M/m to highlight PAY-TV/
CANAL+, then press OK.

Press M/m to highlight ON, then 
press OK.

If the TV sound is distorted or 
noisy, press M/m to highlight 
SYSTEM and press OK.  Then 
press M/m to select B/G or D/K so 
that you get better sound.

OK

PLAY

MENU

EXIT

:

TUNER

C

AAB

1 2

PROG.

NORMAL / CATV
CHANNEL SET
PAY - TV / CANAL+
AFT
FINE TUNING

ON

RETURN

5

1

CONFIRM :

SELECT

:

OK

SYSTEM

D / K

OK

PLAY

SET

:

SELECT :

OK

MENU

EXIT

:

TUNER

C

LMN

0 2

PROG.

5

NORMAL / CATV
CHANNEL SET
PAY - TV / CANAL+
AFT
FINE TUNING

NORMAL

OFF
ON

RETURN

1

SYSTEM

D / K

OK

PLAY

MENU

EXIT

:

TUNER

PROG.

5

NORMAL / CATV
CHANNEL SET
PAY - TV / CANAL+
AFT
FINE TUNING

NORMAL

ON
OFF

RETURN

1

CONFIRM :

SELECT

:

OK

SYSTEM

D / K

OK

PLAY

SET

:

SELECT :

OK

MENU

EXIT

:

TUNER

C

LMN

0 2

PROG.

5

NORMAL / CATV
CHANNEL SET
PAY - TV / CANAL+
AFT
FINE TUNING

NORMAL

ON
ON

RETURN

1

SYSTEM

D / K

OK

PLAY

MENU

EXIT

:

TUNER

PROG.

5

NORMAL / CATV
CHANNEL SET
PAY - TV / CANAL+
AFT
FINE TUNING

B / G

ON
ON

RETURN

1

CONFIRM :

SELECT

:

OK

SYSTEM

D / K

41

Setting the Canal Plus decoder

Tip
• If you want to return to the previous menu, highlight RETURN and press OK.

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

minutes. 

• To superimpose subtitles while watching Canal Plus programmes, make both 

decoder-VCR and VCR-TV connections using 21-pin Scart cables that are 
compatible with the RGB signals. You cannot record subtitles on the VCR.

• When you watch Canal Plus programmes through the RFU input of the TV, press 

t TV/VIDEO so that the VIDEO indicator appears in the display window.

Press MENU to exit the menu.

MENU

42

Playing a tape

• Refer to “Index to parts and controls” for button locations.

If the playback picture has no colour, or streaks appear during playback, set 
COLOUR SYSTEM in the OPTIONS-1 menu to conform to the system that 
the tape was recorded in (see page 73).  (Normally set the option to AUTO.)

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.

To display the counter on the TV screen, press 

 DISPLAY.

Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel.

Insert a tape.

The VCR turns on and starts playing 
automatically if you insert a tape with 
its safety tab removed.

Press H PLAY.

When the tape reaches the end, it will rewind automatically.

Stop play

x STOP

Pause play

X PAUSE

Resume play after pause

X PAUSE or H PLAY

Fast-forward the tape

M

 FF during stop

Rewind the tape

m

 REW during stop

Eject the tape

Z EJECT

OK

PLAY

43

Playing a tape

Notes
• 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.
• The time counter does not appear on the TV screen when using an NTSC-recorded 

tape.

• Depending on your TV, the following may occur while playing an NTSC-recorded 

tape:
– The picture becomes black and white.
– The picture shakes.
– No picture appears on the TV screen.
– Black streaks appear horizontally on the TV screen.
– The colour density increases or decreases.

• While setting the menu on the TV screen, buttons for playback on the remote 

commander do not function.

If you use the SMARTLINK connection, you can turn on the VCR and the 
TV, set the TV to the video channel, and start playback automatically with 
one button.

Tip
• When there already is a tape in the VCR, the VCR and the TV turn on, the TV is 

set to the video channel, and playback starts automatically in one sequence when 
you press H PLAY.

Note
• When you use the One Touch Play function, leave the TV on or in the standby 

mode.

Insert a tape.

The VCR automatically turns on.

If you insert a tape with its safety tab removed, the TV turns on and 
switches to the video channel.  Playback starts automatically.

Press H PLAY.

The TV turns on and switches to the video channel automatically.  
Playback starts.

44

Recording TV programmes

• Refer to “Index to parts and controls” for button locations.

Press x STOP.

Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel.

To record from a decoder, turn it on.

Insert a tape with its safety tab in place.

Press PROG +/– to select the programme position or station name* 
you want to record.

Press SP/LP to select the tape speed, SP or LP.

LP (Long Play) provides recording time twice as long as SP.  
However, SP (Standard Play) produces better picture and audio 
quality.

Press z REC to start recording.

The recording indicator lights up red in the display window.

SP / LP

REC

45

Recording TV programmes

Press 

 DISPLAY.  With the display on, press COUNTER/REMAIN to 

check the remaining time.  Each time you press COUNTER/REMAIN, the 
time counter and the remaining time appear alternately.  The 

 indicator 

indicates the remaining time.

In order to get an accurate remaining time indication, be sure TAPE 
LENGTH in the OPTIONS-1 menu is set according to the tape type you use 
(see page 72). 

To prevent accidental erasure, break off the 
safety tab as illustrated.  To record on the 
same tape again, cover the tab hole with 
adhesive tape.

Tips
• To select a programme position, you can use the programme number buttons on the 

remote commander.  For two-digit numbers, press the - (ten’s digit) button 
followed by the programme number buttons.

• If you connect additional equipment to a LINE connector or jack, you can select 

the input signal using the INPUT SELECT or PROG +/– buttons.

• The 

 DISPLAY information appears on the TV screen indicating information 

about the tape, but the information won’t be recorded on the tape.

• If you don’t want to watch TV while recording, you can turn off the TV.  When 

using a decoder, make sure to leave it on.

Press t TV/VIDEO to turn off the VIDEO indicator in the display 
window.

Select another programme position on the TV.

6

1 : 4

SP

2

0 : 0 0 : 2

46

Recording TV programmes

• The 

 DISPLAY information does not appear during still (pause) mode or slow-

motion playback.

• The 

 DISPLAY information will not appear while playing an NTSC-recorded 

tape.

• If a tape has portions recorded in both PAL (MESECAM) and NTSC systems, the 

time counter reading will not be correct.  This discrepancy is due to the difference 
between the counting cycles of the two video systems.

• You cannot watch a Canal Plus programme while recording another Canal Plus 

programme.

• When you insert a non-standard commercially available tape, the remaining time 

may not be correct.

• The remaining time is intended for rough measurement only.
• About 30 seconds after the tape begins playback, the tape remaining time will be 

displayed.

• The station name* may not appear if the VCR does not receive station name 

information signals.

*  SLV-SE510K only

If you use the SMARTLINK connection, you can easily record what you are 
watching on the TV (other than tapes being played on the VCR).

Tips
• The TV indicator appears in the display window after you press z REC in some 

situations such as:
– when you are watching a source connected to the TV’s line input, or
– when the TV tuner preset data for the programme position is different from the 

data in the VCR tuner preset.

• If there is a tape with its safety tab in place in the VCR, the VCR automatically 

turns on and starts recording what you are watching on the TV when you press 
z REC.

• You can turn the TV Direct Rec function ON and OFF in the OPTIONS-2 menu 

(see page 73).

Insert a tape with its safety tab in place.

Press z REC while you are watching a TV programme or external 
source.

The VCR automatically turns on, then the TV indicator lights up and the 
VCR starts recording what you are watching on the TV.

47

Recording TV programmes

Notes
• You cannot record what you are watching using this method when the VCR is in 

the following modes; pause, timer standby, tuner preset, Auto Set Up, and 
recording.

• When the TV indicator is lit in the display window, do not turn off the TV nor 

change the TV programme position.  When the TV indicator is not lit, the VCR 
continues recording the programme even if you change the TV programme 
position on the TV.

48

Recording TV programmes using the Dial Timer

The Dial Timer function allows you to 
make timer recordings of programmes 
without turning on your TV.  Set the 
recording timer to record up to eight 
programmes, including settings made 
with other timer methods, that will be 
broadcast within the next month.  The 
recording start time and recording stop 
time can be set at one minute intervals.

• Insert a tape with its safety tab in place.  Make sure the tape is longer than the total recording 

time.

• To record from a decoder, turn it on.
• Refer to “Index to parts and controls” for button locations.

Press 

DIAL TIMER.

“DATE” and “TODAY” appear alternately in the display window.

If the date and time are not set, “DAY” will appear.  See step 2 in the 
following section, “To set the clock” to set the date and time.

Turn 

DIAL TIMER to set the recording date.

????

/1

1

1

1

x

x

x

x

X

X

X

X

DIAL TIMER

P
T

P
T

DIAL TIMER

49

Recording TV programmes using the Dial Timer

Press 

DIAL TIMER.

“START” and the current time appear alternately in the display 
window.

Turn 

DIAL TIMER to set the recording start time.

You can set the recording start time in 15 minute intervals or adjust 
the time in one minute intervals by pressing the PROGRAM +/– 
buttons.

Press 

DIAL TIMER.

“STOP” and the recording stop time appear alternately in the display 
window.

Turn 

DIAL TIMER to set the recording stop time.

You can set the recording stop time in 15 minute intervals or adjust 
the time in one minute intervals by pressing the PROGRAM +/– 
buttons.

DIAL TIMER

P
T

P
T

DIAL TIMER

PROGRAM

DIAL TIMER

P
T

P
T

DIAL TIMER

PROGRAM

50

Recording TV programmes using the Dial Timer

To return to the previous step, press the PROGRAM + and – buttons on the 
VCR at the same time during any of the Dial Timer settings.

To stop the VCR while recording, press x STOP.

To use the VCR before a recording begins, just press ?/1.  The 

 indicator 

turns off and the VCR switches on.  Remember to press ?/1 to reset the VCR 
to recording standby after using the VCR.

You can also do the following tasks while the VCR is recording:

• Reset the counter (page 42).
• Display tape information on the TV screen (page 45).
• Check the timer settings (page 64).
• Watch another TV programme (page 45).

Press 

DIAL TIMER.

The programme position or station name appears in the display 
window.

Turn 

DIAL TIMER to set the programme position.

To record from a decoder or other source connected to one or more 
of the LINE inputs, turn 

DIAL TIMER or press INPUT SELECT 

to display the connected line in the display window.

Press 

DIAL TIMER to complete the setting.

“OK” appears in the display window for about five seconds.

The 

 indicator appears in the display window and the VCR stands 

by for recording.

To record from a decoder or other source, leave the connected 
equipment switched on.

DIAL TIMER

P
T

P
T

DIAL TIMER

INPUT

SELECT

DIAL TIMER

P
T

51

Recording TV programmes using the Dial Timer

Tips
• To cancel a Dial Timer setting, press x (stop) on the VCR while you are making 

the setting.

• The programme is recorded in the current tape speed mode.  To change the tape 

speed, press SP/LP before you complete the setting in step 9.

• When you are recording a programme in the SP mode and the remaining tape 

becomes shorter than the recording time, the tape speed is automatically changed 
to the LP mode.  Note that some interference will appear on the picture at the point 
the tape speed is changed.  If you want to keep the same tape speed, set AUTO 
LONG PLAY to OFF in the OPTIONS-1 menu (page 72).

• To check, change, or cancel the programme setting, see “Checking/changing/

cancelling timer settings” (page 64).

Notes
• If eight programmes have already been set using the ShowView system* or the 

TIMER menu, “FULL” appears in the display window for about five seconds.

• The 

 indicator flashes in the display window when you complete the setting in 

step 9 with no tape inserted.

• If you set the clock using the Auto Clock Set function* and AUTO ADJUST is set 

to ON, the clock will adjust itself to the incoming time signal regardless of 
adjustments made with the Dial Timer.  Be sure you have set the Auto Clock Set 
correctly.

• The station name* may not appear if the VCR does not receive station name 

information signals.

* SLV-SE510K  only

Turn 

DIAL TIMER so that “CLOCK” appears in the display window.

Press 

DIAL TIMER.

“DAY” appears in the display window.

Turn 

DIAL TIMER to set the day.

Press

DIAL TIMER.

“MONTH” appears in the display window.

Turn and press 

DIAL TIMER to set the month, and then the year.  

After you set the year, “CLOCK” appears in the display window again.

Turn and press 

DIAL TIMER to set the hour and minute.

When you have finished setting the time, press 

DIAL TIMER to start 

the clock.