Sony EV-5550, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...ain it for future reference OWNER S RECORD The model number is located at the rear and the serial number on the top Record the serial number in the space provided below Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product Model No EV S550 Serial No ____ _ ___ VideoS 990 by Sony Corporation 3 752 141 22 1 ...

Page 2: ... connected to the LINE IN VIDEO AUDIO jacks 1 Playback picture is not clearly displayed on The channel for the VCR is not correctly tuned or the video input is the TV screen not selected on the TV The video heads may be contaminated Clean the heads using the Sony video head cleaning cassette For details on cleaning refer to the instructions furnished with the cleaning cassette Adjust the SHARPNESS...

Page 3: ...o heads the replacement of the video heads is necessary Consult the dealer or the Sony representative Check the video heads after 1 000 hours use VCR is a high precision machine It must record on or play back from magnetic tapes on which the image signals from the color TV or the video camera recorder are recorded The video head or mechanical parts to transport the tape are contaminated or weared ...

Page 4: ...ack 1 Vp p 75 ohms unbalanced sync negative Phonojack 1 Vp p 75 ohms unbalanced sync negative Phono jack x2 7 5 dBs 0 dBs 0 775 V rms more than 47 kilohms Phono jack x 2 7 5 dBs 327 mV at load impedance 47 kilohms Less than 1o kilohms Minijack 60 dBs for low impedance microphone Stereo minijack 26 dBs 8 ohms 120 V AC 60 Hz 400 W max unswitched 7 5 V DC 1 6 A Stereo mini mini jack Timer Clock Timer...

Page 5: ...emove and store a video cassette after recording or playback On cleaning Clean the cabinet panel and controls with a dry soft cloth or a soft cloth lightly moistened with a mild detergent solution Do not use any type of solvent such as alcohol or benzine which might damage the finish On f4 Pl Cklng Do not throw away the carton and packing materials They make an ideal container in which to transpor...

Page 6: ...TV system use letters or numbers to designate channels To tune in a channel refer to this chart Number on this TV 96 99 14 15 16 17 Corresponding CATV channel A 8 A 2 A 1 A 8 c D 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 E F G H K L M N 0 p Q 31 32 33 34 35 36 66 94 100 101 102 123 R s T u v w Wt30Wt58 Wt 59 Wtli0Wt 61 Check with your local cable TV company for more complete information on the availa...

Page 7: ...n broadcasting channels and ERASE on channels without broadcasting 1 Press the SET button 2 When receiving a CATV broadcast select CATV on the NORMAL CATV button 3 Press the AUTO PRESET button to light on AUTO in the display window The VCR starts searching from VHF UHF 2ch to 69ch CATV 1ch to 125ch then automatically escape from preset mode 49 ...

Page 8: ...entarily indicating that the channel has been erased 5 Press the SET button again To erase other channels repeat the steps 1 to 5 You will see the channels erased are skipped over in numerical sequence when you press the CHANNEL button later To Add the Erased Channels Again 1 Press the SET button 2 Select the air or CATV on the NORMAL CATV button 3 Select the channel number and ENTER buttons on th...

Page 9: ...s to select the channels Using the channel number buttons and ENTER button on the Remote Commander To receive a broadcasting on the air Press the numeral s of the channel and then press ENTER Ex Channel 6 6 ENTER CJ CJ Channel 12 1 2 ENTER 0 0 0 To receive a CATV Press the SET button on the VCR at first Press the NORMAL CATV button to display CATV Press the SET button again Then select the channel...

Page 10: ... The TV program selected on the VCR will be displayed on the TV screen If a picture does not appear on the TV screen or if the display is not clear fine tune the channel on the TV For details about TV channel adjutment see the instruction manual of the TV Checkl Check that the display on the screen changes when you stop the tape by pressing the STOP button on the VCR To eject the cassette press th...

Page 11: ...dication is displayed In the display window and then select an active channel in your area with the CHANNEL 1 button 5 Turn on the TV 6 Set the TV receiver to either VHF channel 3 or 4 to agree with the RF UNIT setting The TV program selected on the VCR will be displayed on the TV screen If a picture does not appear on the TV screen or if the display is not clear fine tune the channel on the TV Fo...

Page 12: ...a tuner or a radio noise may occur in the AM reception In this case do one of these keep the VCR away from the tuner or the radio adjust the AM bar antenna for minimum noise or connect an external AM antenna to the tuner Note that PCM recorded cassette reproduce sounds over a wide dynamic range Adjust the volume carefully to protect your speaker from damage Before connecting or disconnecting the p...

Page 13: ... UHF IN and connect the VHF UHF OUT to your TV See pages 39 42 2 Connect the LINE OUT VIDEO and AUDIO jacks to the video and audio Input jacks on the TV 3 Set the ANTENNA SW selector in the rear panel to MANUAL QJ Connecting a Color Monitor Connect the LINE OUT VIDEO and AUDIO jacks to the video and audio input jacks on the monitor 43 ...

Page 14: ...TV Is not compatible with cable TV Connect the cable TV channel converter between the VCR and the TV so that while you watch one cable TV program you can record another cable TV program Note to CATV system installer In the U S A This reminder is provided to call the cable TV system installer s attention to Article 820 22 of the NEC that provides guidelines for proper grounding and in particular sp...

Page 15: ...TV with the supplied 75 ohm coaxial cable and the optional UIV band separator Most combination antennas are equipped with a UIV band separator f If you have both VHF and UHF antennas 1 Attach the optional EAC 66 U V mixer to the VHF and UHF antenna cables and connect It to the VHF UHF IN See 2 Connect the VHF UHF OUT to the VHF and UHF terminals of your TV with the supplied 75 ohm coaxial cable an...

Page 16: ...ach an F type connector 1 1 l I Q 7 mm 1 4 inch 10 mm 0 inch 2 Pass the ring over the fle ty c Fold back 3 300fm lnch _ I I Crimp I 4 VHF UHFIN How to attach an antenna connector al r1H I Piug into the VHF UHF IN connector 40 ...

Page 17: ...e Q If your cable is a 75 ohm coaxial type round use the optional F type connector See 2 Connect the VHF UHF OUT to the VHF Input of your TV with the supplied 75 ohm coaxial cable Notes When using a 300 ohm cable make sure that the cable is connected directly upward from the antenna terminal to keep it away from the unit as much as possible ID If you only have a UHF antenna 1 Connect the antenna c...

Page 18: ...AUDIO DUB button 4 Playback the audio sources and adjust the REC LEVEL 5 Press the I PAUSE STILL button to release the pause mode and at the same time start the audio source To stop audio dubbing momentarily Press I PAUSE STILL or II PAUSE To stop audio dubbing Press STOP To dub sounds from the TV Press the INPUT SELECT button to select the TUNER Other operations are the same as the above steps No...

Page 19: ...e do not connect the microphone to the MIG jack or the sound will be mixed with the sound from the LINE IN AUDIO 1 or 2 Refer to each instruction manuals Tlps for dubbing For fade in operation adjust the REG LEVEL control from the zero point to the normal position For fade out operation turn it from the normal position to the zero point LINE IN AUDIO only The sound from the LINE IN AUDIO 1 jack on...

Page 20: ... the starting point of the scene to be recorded through the tape on the player using the EDIT SHUTTLE control Release your finger from the EDIT SHUTTLE at the starting point to resume the playback pause mode 4 Press the RECORDER button on the recorder to light the Indicator on Search for the starting point to be recorded over using the EDIT SHUTTLE control To search for the point to be recorded ov...

Page 21: ...editor When both VCRs have a LANG switch decide which is to be M and which is S Then select the LANG switch on both VCRs accordingly Selecting SHUTTLE A B switch Select the SHUTTLE A B switch according to the type of VCR connected to this VCR A The player VCR or camcorder without the JOG SHUTTLE controls the other VCR recorder and any option is not applicable B The player VCR with the JOG SHUTTLE ...

Page 22: ...nt to be used Insert the cassette with the scenes Into the player Insert the original cassette into this VCR 2 Locate the ending point on the original tape by pressing REW or FF button during playback Then press the COUNTER RESET button OHOOMOOS COUNTER RESET aa a 3 Locate the starting point on the original tape by pressing REW button during playback Set this VCR to the recording pause mode w r _ ...

Page 23: ...select LINE IN 2 then L2 will appear in the display window on this VCR When connected to LINE IN 1 press to select LINE 1 then l1 will appear in the display window Set the EDIT button to ON then EDIT will appear in the display window Adjust the REG LEVEL control to around 5 Operation 1 Turn on the power of the equipment to be used Insert the original cassette to the player and a new cassette Into ...

Page 24: ...tion will light In the display window 4 Set another VCR to the recording pause mode 5 Release the pause modes simultaneously The EDIT button When editing a tape press this button so that the EDIT indication lights in the display window Deterioration of picture quality will be avoided Press again after editing The SHARPNESS control will not function when the EDIT button is pressed Notes Avoid repet...

Page 25: ... stereo connect to L and A Select the REG MODE tape speed on this VCR SP or LP using the REG MODE SP LP button Press the INPUT SELECT button to select LINE IN 2 Then L2 will appear in the display window on this VCR When connected to LINE IN 1 press The button to select LINE IN 1 and to display L1 in the display window Press the EDIT button so that EDIT appears the display window Adjust the REG LEV...

Page 26: ...el Press the ANT 1V VTR button Monitoring and recording SAP Set the AUDIO MONITOR selector to STD and the STD AUDIO selector to SAP Then SAP sound can be monitored and be recorded on the standard track Caution The QUICK TIMER button does not work during the timer setting standby mode Press the TIMER REC ON OFF button to clear the TIMER REC then press the QUICK TIMER button again When the opening o...

Page 27: ...EL Approximate standard on 5 position 2 If the cassette Is not Inserted Insert it 3 Press the QUICK TIMER button The channel can be changed while the channel indicator is blinking for about 25 seconds 4 Press the QUICK TIMER button repeatedly to select recording time Each press of the button increases the preset recording time up to 5 hours in units of 30 minutes 5 When the TIMER COUNTER counts do...

Page 28: ...then press the TRANSMIT button 4 Press the TIMER REC ON OFF button again to tum on the TIMER REC Indicator on the unit Clearing a preset timer setting 1 Press the TIMER REC ON OFF button to clear the TIMER REC Indicator 2 Press the TIMER REC CHECK button then select the program number to be cleared 3 Press the TIMER REC CLEAR button 4 When other timer settings exist press the TIMER REC ON OFF butt...

Page 29: ...p occurs when TRANSMIT is pressed A short beep indicates that the transmission was not received by the VCR Press TRANSMIT again before closing the cover then check the items below An illogical setting has been made Timer setting can only be performed when the VCR is turned off or in the stop or timer recording mode Six timer settings have already been made The tape is at its end The clock on the u...

Page 30: ...n the illustration When the desired recording mode is set and transmitted to the VCR the correponding indicator lights in the display window Notes Active buttons during timer activated recording TIMER CHECK button COUNTER RESET button ANT TVIVTR button Viewing another program during recording one program is possible After a preset recording is over the numbers ol presettings are moved up in turn I...

Page 31: ...tting instructions see page 7 Make sure the cassette is long enough to record all of the programs Be sure the safety tab of the cassette has not been slid out Press the INPUT SELECT button so that the TUNER indication appears Setting the nmer Example To record a program broadcast from 10 00 AM to 10 50 AM on Thursday July 4 1991 on program channel B in LP mode 1 Open the cover of the Commander and...

Page 32: ...the video equipment to the LINE IN VIDEO jack Then audio signals from the audio system are recorded on PCM track and video signals via LINE IN VIDEO are recorded on the standard track For details on connecting see page 44 1 Set the AUDIO MONITOR selector to PCM 2 Press the INPUT SELECT button The L1 indication will appear in the display window Note When a digital audio processor that does nol conf...

Page 33: ...er or I PAUSE STILL on the unit The unit will enter the recording pause mode 2 Rewind the tape with the SHUTTLE EDIT I buttons on the Commander or the EDIT SHUTTLE control on the unit to locate the point to resume recording Using the EDIT SHUTTLE Turn counterclockwise to search in reverse Turn clockwise to search in forward The playback speed is as indicated in the illustration Using the SHUTTLE E...

Page 34: ...orded sound set the REG LEVEL controls at 5 position Recording from an external sound source Adjust the level on the REG LEVEL controls according to the source Appropriate recording level Medium or lower frequency signals from a source e g vocal Adjust so that the element at the 0 dB level lights at the highest signal level Mediun or higher frequency signals from a source e g trumpet treble sound ...

Page 35: ...nd will be heard from the speakers and no sound is recorded on the standard track Therefore when you play back this tape on an Bmm VCR without a PCM function no sound will be heard The SAP broadcast is always transmitted with the MAIN broadcast Recording is made as follows C Standard track Video audio signals of the TV program and the main or SAP sound of a SAP broadcast are recorded here Recorded...

Page 36: ...To do this on the Commander press both eREC buttons simultaneously To stop recording Press the STOP button To stop recording for a moment Press the Ill PAUSE STILL or II PAUSE button on the Commander To resume recording press the button once again To protect the tape and video heads the pause mode is cancelled after about 7 minutes and the unit will enter the stop mode automatically When the end o...

Page 37: ... the STOP button to stop the tape 3 Press the TAPE RETURN and C Pt AY buttons The AUTO Indication will be displayed The tape Is r ound or advanced to the approximate OHOOMOOS point and played back automatically Notefl When only the TAPE RETURN button is pressed the tape will stop at the approximate OHOOMOOS point tape retun The TAPE RETURN functions only when the counter reading is beyond 1 minute...

Page 38: ...ly Press the II FRAME button in still picture mode To resume normal playback press the C PLAY button If the picture shakes during double speed playback or still picture Press the SLOW STILL ADJ buttons to adjust to the least shaking point If noise bars appear on the screen during slow playback Press the SLOW STILL ADJ buttons to squeeze them out Adjust this for each playback speed SP LP Notes Nois...

Page 39: ...or button during playback or in still picture mode To resume normal playback press the t PLAY button Picture search Keep pressing the REW or FF button during playback or in still picture mode Release the button for normal playback FA picture search Press during fast forward or during rewind mode The fast forward or rewind mode picture can be viewed while the button is pressed Using the EDIT SHUTTL...

Page 40: ...andard track To monitor both MIX PCM Dubbed sound MIX Both sounds STD Standard PCM The sound recorded on PCM function the standard track is selected automatically See page 21 for recording SAP broadcast When no sound during playback or the PCM Indicator blinks When a tape which has been recorded on a video camera recorder or a VCR without the PCM function is played back on this unit the sound may ...

Page 41: ...UNTER RESET button at the beginning of a tape to set the counter to OHOOMOOS A convenient way to search a desired scene later is to make a note of the counter reading at that point Refer to page 19 When this VCR Is connected to the antenna Input VHF UHF terminal and the picture does not appear on the TV screen possible causes are If the ANTENNA SW is set to MANUAL the played back picture cannot be...

Page 42: ...ess the PLAY button appears in the display window and playback starts Caution Beware that children do not insert their fingers into the cassette compartment Doing this may cause injury To stop playback Press To rewind the tape Press XJ appears in the display window on the unit To advance the tape rapidly Press appears in the display window on the unit To eject the cassette Press i EJECT on the uni...

Page 43: ... PULL OPEN 1 2 3 l l tJII DOD I 4 5 6 1 DOD looo 0 ENTER aoc3 I 0 c D ltill r 5Cki iElo STOI SEARCH AEW 0 FF seAAc I Ci 5 TV l DOD VOL CH lVIVTR DOD 10 _ EC MODE select button fll HANNEL buttons X 2 double speed playback button 4D press to view double speed playback cture pi sHUTTLE EDIT I buttons Q TV operation buttons can be used to control Sony TV sets earing the lli1 mark b TV POWER button TV ...

Page 44: ...butt on TIMER REC CLEAR buttone n TIMER REC CHECK butto LCD Liquid crystal dlsplay COMMAND MODE button CLOCK SET SET STARn button Channel number buttons and ENTER button Press to select directly the to be viewed or recorded TV channel i TIM AEC g lQ cEJI l r I ODAY 0TUANON Ct TURN OFF CH IRI m TRANSMIT oo I ID ooC l i l 1 CH DOD 7 8 9 DOL 1110 XV5 X2 II PAUSE i JEJ 212c CJ 013 0 t 13 c5 dri STOP c...

Page 45: ... to a TV without them set to AUTO AUTO STEREO switch Usually set it to ON ON Automatically set to stereo or monaural broadcast OFF Always in monaural mode even if being set to stereo broadcast LINE IN Input 1 VIDEO AUDIO jacks phono Jack Connect to the video and audio outputs of a TV VCR CD player etc RF UNIT channel select switch 61 Selects the channel for the VCR program converted into VHF signa...

Page 46: ... tLD t IOI y Q SONY _ I o r 1n ll 1 7 m riJii w K C IC J o 03 Connect stereo headphones The volume can be adjusted with the LEVEL control T MIC microphone jack a To record from this jack display LINE and L1 or L2 by pressing the INPUT SELECT button CONTROL t LANC jac k stereo mini minijack LANC switch 1 M Controls other peripherals with this VCR S Controls this VCR with other peripherals or VCR Ab...

Page 47: ... all of the information stored in the VCR memory is cleared HARPNESS control Gil lilfl i I r I 11 1 1 F _ A u s p r r I EDIT PRESET r r r ir _ ft s Adjust the sharpness of the picture if necessary Normally set this at the center detent position _ lli Q l 0 1 I LOW STILL ADJ adjustment buttons Adjust the still or slow monitor picture if necessary I _____ sET button e INORMAL CATV button G ADD butto...

Page 48: ...lfiDING II POWER swltc 0 EJECT butt 0 CEVEl o 1 23 5 o 78 e 10 TIMER TIMER auc d R Cill 11 1 1 II I 1 AECMIXIE ANT CHEC REC 5 SONY I I L Jc JI i SP LP TVIVTR _ _ MIN I MAX LANC AUOIOMOOJTal oc w STOAUOIO In COO MIJS i MAIN tml SAP To open the lid Hold the right end of the lid and pull it forward Supplied accessories 8 Remote Commander RMT 455 t L Audio connecting cord 1 phono 2 phono 2 1 VIdeo con...

Page 49: ...H hour and M minute buttons under TURN OFF to set to 9 30 A M 5 Point the Remote Commander at the VCR and press TRANSMIT A beep sound confirms that the date and clock setting is registered in the VCR as well The clock on the VCR will start counting and displaying the seconds in the LCD 6 Check the display window on the unit and close the cover When AM 12 00 Is blinking on the unit If the power is ...

Page 50: ...olling another VCR equipped with the command mode selector Set different command modes for this VCR VTR2 for instance and the other VCR VTR1 Select the identical command mode set on each VCR on the Remote Commander For instance select VTR1 on the Remote Commander to control the other VCR and VTR2 to control this VCR Controlling another VCR without a command mode selector Change the setting on the ...

Page 51: ...n 30 min P6 30 30 min 1 h P6 60 1 h 2 h P6 90 1 h 30 min 3 h P6 120 2 h 4 h Notes Always insert the cassette in the correct direction o Never insert anything in the small holes on the rear of the cassette o Store cassettes in their cases and keep them in an upright position to prevent intrusion of dust and uneven winding o To record from the beginning of the tape run the video camera recorder for ...

Page 52: ...ly be used to perform editing Control L U LANC jack When using this jack to connect another video peripheral such as a VCR tape transportation for the other peripheral can easily be controlled on this unit Furthermore you can control both devices simullaneously for a bilateral synchronized editing REC LEVEL control for audio dubbing This control knob is used to adjust the audio level for each scen...

Page 53: ...otes on video heads 53 Troubleshooting 54 Playing back in various modes 17 Using the tape counter 19 Recording Recording a TV program 20 Operation 20 Viewing one TV program wt ile recording another 20 Recording stereo or SAP broadcasts 21 Adjusting the recording level 22 Cutting out a scene by recording over it 23 PCM audio recording 24 Timer activated recording 25 Setting the timer 25 Making dail...

Page 54: ...h the manufacturer s instructions may cause interference to radio and television reception It has been type tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B computing device in accordance with the specifications in Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC Rules which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference in a residential installation However there is no guarantee that ...