Sony EZ77NZ, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...Video Cassette Recorder 2000 by Sony Corporation SLV EZ77AS EZ77NZ SLV EZ66AZ Operating Instructions 3 058 426 12 1 PAL NTSC PAL NTSC 4 43 ...

Page 2: ...unlight 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 i...

Page 3: ...0 Playing a tape 34 Recording TV programmes 37 Recording TV programmes using the Easy Timer function 43 Recording TV programmes using the G CODE system 46 Setting the timer manually Additional Operations 48 Playing searching at various speeds 49 Setting the recording duration time 50 Synchronised recording 52 Checking changing cancelling timer settings 54 Recording stereo and bilingual programmes ...

Page 4: ...batteries Aerial cable Checking your model name The instructions in this manual are for the 3 models SLV EZ77AS EZ77NZ and EZ66AZ Check your model number by looking at the rear panel of your VCR The SLV EZ77AS is the model used for illustration purposes Any difference in operation is clearly indicated in the text for example SLV EZ77NZ only ...

Page 5: ... 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 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 If the TV does not have the g symbol near the remot...

Page 6: ...buttons SLV EZ77AS EZ77NZ only DISPLAY c C SLV EZ77AS EZ77NZ only WIDE TV control buttons To Turn the TV into standby or active mode Select an input source of the TV either from aerial in or from line in Select the programme position of the TV Adjust the volume of the TV Switch to TV Teletext off Switch to Teletext Select the sound Use FASTEXT Call up on screen display Change the Teletext page Swi...

Page 7: ... damage from battery leakage Do not use a new battery with an old one Do not use 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 1 and enter your TV s cod...

Page 8: ... the VCR you cannot control your TV with the remote commander You may not be able to use some buttons to control non Sony TVs due to the remote commander s signal limitations 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 may automatically reset to 01 Sony If your TV is not a Sony it is recomme...

Page 9: ...nnections To a TV that has audio video input jacks This additional connection improves picture and sound quality Connect the TV as shown on the right If you want to use the Trinitron TV Synchro Play function see page 33 this connection is necessary If your TV has two or more inputs connect the audio video cable to the VIDEO IN 1 jacks Connecting the VCR Connect the aerial to your VCR and TV as sho...

Page 10: ...a satellite tuner SLV EZ77AS EZ77NZ only You can record programmes from other equipment such as a satellite tuner Satellite Input Set Top Box Input LINE IN LINE 2 OUT Audio cable not supplied Step 3 Connecting the VCR continued e g SLV EZ77AS EZ77NZ Audio video cable not supplied Satellite tuner LINE 1 IN SAT IN STB IN LINE OUT e g SLV EZ66AZ LINE 1 OUT LINE IN Audio video cable not supplied e g S...

Page 11: ...or SLV EZ66AZ only Press PROGRAM to select the suitable RF channel depending on the area you live in You can select Australia channels from 28 AUS to 69 AUS or New Zealand channels from 28 NZ to 69 NZ The Australia and New Zealand channels appear in the display window in alternate sequence 4 Turn on your TV and select a programme position for the VCR picture This channel will now be referred to as...

Page 12: ... the VCR If the picture does not appear clearly in step 5 above press PROGRAM in step 5 so that another RF channel appears Then tune the TV to the new RF channel until a clear picture appears To set another RF channel number on the VCR select a channel number that does not receive a broadcast signal in your area and is clear of interference from other channels If you cannot obtain a clear picture ...

Page 13: ... to CLOCK SET and press OK MENU OK M m Step 5 Setting the clock You must set the time and date on the VCR to be able to use the timer recording features properly Before you start Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel continued 1 1 MENU PLAY OK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 CLOCK SET 1 1 2000 SA 0 00 SELECT SET END OK ...

Page 14: ...s 6 Press OK to start the clock Tip To change the digits during setting press to return to the item to be changed and select the digits using M m Note The menu disappears automatically if you do not proceed for more than a few minutes PLAY OK Step 5 Setting the clock continued PLAY OK PLAY OK PLAY OK CLOCK SET 2 1 200 0 00 5 2 0 MO SELECT SET END OK CLOCK SET 2 1 2000 MO 5 2 5 30 1 SELECT SET END ...

Page 15: ...ve in these areas you can use the VCR without setting the channels and G CODE system Before you start Turn on the VCR and the TV Set the TV to the video channel 1 Press MENU then press M m to move the cursor B to EASY G CODE SET UP and press OK 2 For SLV EZ66AZ only Press to display the local areas of either AUS Australia or NZ New Zealand depending on the country you live in 3 Press M m to move t...

Page 16: ...hen press M m to move the cursor B to SET UP CH AND G CODE and press OK The guide channels for your local area are displayed on the screen Tips If your area is not listed in the EASY G CODE SET UP menu preset the TV channels using the One Touch Tuning function or the TUNER PRESET menu see Presetting channels on page 17 Then set up the G CODE guide channels manually if you want to record TV program...

Page 17: ...ouch Tuning function 1 Press and hold ONE TOUCH TUNING on the VCR for more than three seconds 2 For SLV EZ66AZ only 1 Press PROGRAM on the VCR so that the indicator for your country AUS or NZ appears in the display window 2 Press ONE TOUCH TUNING The VCR starts presetting the channels The WAIT indicator goes off when all the receivable channels are preset To check if the channels are preset correc...

Page 18: ...the country you live in 3 Press M m to move the cursor B to NORMAL CATV then select NORM To preset CATV channels select CATV MENU OK M m PLAY OK MENU PLAY OK PLAY OK For SLV EZ66AZ only e g SLV EZ77AS SELECT SET PROG 1 TUNER PRESET NORMAL CATV AUTO PRESET CHANNEL SET AFT ADD ERASE FINE TUNING NORM ON CATV OFF ADD ERASE 1 COUNTRY AUS NZ SELECT SET PROG 1 TUNER PRESET NORMAL CATV AUTO PRESET CHANNEL...

Page 19: ...l 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 PLEASE WAIT PROG 0 TUNER PRESET NORMAL CATV AUTO PRESET CHANNEL SET AFT ADD ERASE FINE TUNING NORM ON CATV OFF ADD ERASE 1 ...

Page 20: ...ct NORM To preset CATV channels select CATV 4 Press M m to move the cursor B to CHANNEL SET MENU PLAY OK PLAY OK e g SLV EZ77AS PLAY OK For SLV EZ66AZ only SELECT SET PROG10 TUNER PRESET NORMAL CATV AUTO PRESET CHANNEL SET AFT ADD ERASE FINE TUNING NORM ON CATV OFF ADD ERASE 21 COUNTRY AUS NZ SELECT SET PROG10 TUNER PRESET NORMAL CATV AUTO PRESET CHANNEL SET AFT ADD ERASE FINE TUNING NORM ON CATV ...

Page 21: ...ing 0 and 5 or 0 and 9 for SLV EZ77AS EZ66AZ When COUNTRY is set to AUS 7 To allocate another channel to another programme position repeat steps 5 and 6 8 Press OK continued PROG SLV EZ77AS SLV EZ66AZ COUNTRY is set to AUS AS0 to AS12 AS5A AS9A AS28 to AS69 S1 to S41 S01 to S05 SLV EZ77NZ SLV EZ66AZ COUNTRY is set to NZ NZ1 to NZ11 E21 to E69 S1 to S41 S01 to S05 Channel coverage VHF UHF CATV TV d...

Page 22: ...unction 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 OK 3 Select FINE TUNING The fine tuning meter appears 4 Press to get a clearer picture then press OK Note that the AFT Auto Fine Tuning setting switches to OFF Notes The menu disappears automatically if you do not proceed for more than a few minutes The ch...

Page 23: ... G CODE numbers Before you start Turn on the VCR and the TV Set the TV to the video channel 1 Press MENU then press to move the cursor to SET UP CH AND G CODE and press OK The preset channels are displayed on the screen 2 Press to move the cursor to the row on which you want to set the guide channel To display other pages for programme positions 5 to 49 SLV EZ77AS EZ66AZ When COUNTRY is set to AUS...

Page 24: ... 2 7 GUIDE CH 9 10 28 SELECT GUIDE CH CONFIRM PLAY OK 3 Press twice to flash the guide channel column 4 Press M m to select the guide channel number assigned in the programme guide 5 Press to confirm the setting The cursor B appears in the leftmost column 6 To set the guide channel of another station repeat steps 2 to 5 If you want to change the programme positions of the stations proceed to step ...

Page 25: ... PROG to select another programme position for another satellite channel and press the programme number buttons to enter the same channel number as the one displayed in step 5 Repeat this step for all satellite channels 7 Set the guide channel number for each programme position assigned to the satellite channel following the procedures in Setting up the G CODE system manually on page 23 Notes The ...

Page 26: ...M m to move the cursor B to SET UP CH AND G CODE and press OK 2 Press M m to move the cursor B to the row on which you want to change the programme position then press To display other pages for programme positions 5 to 49 SLV EZ77AS EZ66AZ When COUNTRY is set to AUS or 6 to 50 SLV EZ77NZ EZ66AZ When COUNTRY is set to NZ press M m repeatedly MENU OK M m e g SLV EZ77AS EZ66AZ COUNTRY is set to AUS ...

Page 27: ...e selected channel and guide channel row moves to the desired programme position The selected channel and guide channel are inserted at the new programme position and the intermediate channels are displaced to fill the gap 4 Press to confirm the setting 5 To change the programme position of another station repeat steps 2 to 4 6 Press OK PLAY OK PLAY OK continued ...

Page 28: ...te Be sure to select the programme position you want to disable correctly If you disable a programme position by mistake you need to reset that channel manually Before you start Turn on the VCR and the TV Set the TV to the video channel CLEAR OK M m MENU 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 MENU PLAY OK SET UP CH AND G CODE PROG CH SELECT GUIDE CH MOVE PROG ERASE PROG CLEAR 0 1 2 3 4 2 9 10 28 10 28 7 9 2 7 ...

Page 29: ...to 50 SLV EZ77NZ EZ66AZ When COUNTRY is set to NZ press repeatedly 3 Press CLEAR The selected row will be cleared as shown on the right 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 for any other programme positions you want to disable 5 Press OK SET UP CH AND G CODE PROG CH SELECT GUIDE CH MOVE PROG ERASE PROG CLEAR 0 1 2 3 4 2 9 10 28 10 28 7 9 2 7 SET UP CH AND G CODE PROG CH SELECT GUIDE CH MOVE PROG ERASE PROG CLEA...

Page 30: ...Insert a tape The VCR turns on and starts playing automatically if you insert a tape with its safety tab removed DISPLAY CLEAR X PAUSE x STOP m 3 REW TRINITRON TV SYNCHRO PLAY Z EJECT H PLAY M FF Basic Operations COLOR SYSTEM x STOP H PLAY M FF m 3 REW A EJECT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 X PAUSE ...

Page 31: ...s recorded in PAL NTSC To set the colour system If streaks appear during playback press COLOR SYSTEM on the VCR to conform to the system that the tape was recorded in Normally the colour system is correctly set whenever the tape is inserted Press COLOR SYSTEM until the indication below appears in the display window PAL NTSC To play an NTSC recorded tape Set NTSC PB in the SET UP MENU according to ...

Page 32: ...u cannot use the H PLAY X PAUSE M FF m 3 REW or x STOP button These buttons are used for menu operations If a tape has portions recorded in both PAL and NTSC systems the time counter reading will not be correct This is due to the difference between the counting cycles of the two colour systems Depending on your TV the following may occur while playing an NTSC recorded tape the picture is black and...

Page 33: ... are pointing it at the VCR Operation Make sure that the TV s main power is on Press TRINITRON TV SYNCHRO PLAY and hold the remote commander in place for about two seconds The VCR and TV turn on and the TV is set to VCR reception If there is a tape in the VCR playback starts automatically Notes If the Trinitron TV Synchro Play function does not work properly Wait a few moments and press the button...

Page 34: ...mmes 1 Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel 2 Insert a tape with its safety tab in place 3 Press PROG to select the programme position you want to record PROG SP LP SP EP z REC DISPLAY INPUT SELECT SP APC PROG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ...

Page 35: ...ights up red in the display window To stop recording Press x STOP To check the remaining tape length Press DISPLAY The white bar indicates the approximate length of tape remaining To watch another TV programme while recording 1 If the TV is connected to the VCR using an audio video cable set the TV to TV input If the TV is connected to the VCR using only the aerial cable skip this step 2 Select an...

Page 36: ... the programme number buttons on the remote commander For two digit numbers press the ten s digit button followed by the programme number buttons You can select a video source from the LINE 1 IN SLV EZ77AS EZ77NZ SAT IN STB IN or LINE 2 IN or LINE 3 IN SLV EZ77AS EZ77NZ only jacks Press INPUT SELECT or PROG to display L1 or L2 or L3 SLV EZ77AS EZ77NZ only in the display window The display appears ...

Page 37: ...imer Before you start Insert a tape with its safety tab in place Make sure the tape is longer than the recording time 1 Press the EASY TIMER knob The START indicator appears in the display window If the clock has not been set appears Go to step 2 in Setting or changing the Easy Clock on page 39 2 Set the recording start time by turning the EASY TIMER knob clockwise or counterclockwise to increase ...

Page 38: ...gramme number flashes 5 Turn the EASY TIMER knob clockwise or counterclockwise to select the programme you want to record To select the tape speed press SP LP SP EP for SLV EZ66AZ SP LP 6 Press the EASY TIMER knob to confirm the setting The t indicator appears in the display window and the VCR stands by for recording SP APC LP APC SP EASY TIMER EASY TIMER SP EP SP LP EASY TIMER ...

Page 39: ...counterclockwise to enter the current hour 2 Press the EASY TIMER knob to confirm the hour setting 3 Turn the EASY TIMER knob to increase or decrease the minutes setting by a minute PROG Programme number buttons Setting or changing the Easy Clock When is displayed in the display window the VCR clock has not been set You need to set the clock using the Easy Clock function before setting the timer Y...

Page 40: ...in START STOP mode Select the programme Change the hour minute by one hour minute in CLOCK mode Do this on the VCR Press EASY TIMER knob Turn EASY TIMER knob or hold PROGRAM down Press PROGRAM Turn EASY TIMER knob or press PROGRAM Turn EASY TIMER knob or press PROGRAM Do this on the remote commander Press EASY TIMER Hold PROG down Press PROG Press PROG or INPUT SELECT Press PROG You can also use t...

Page 41: ...n the remote commander or press PROGRAM and on the VCR at the same time To use the VCR after setting the timer To use the VCR before a timer recording begins just press 1 The t indicator turns off and the VCR switches on Remember to press 1 to reset the VCR after using the VCR You can also do the following tasks while the VCR is recording Reset the counter Display tape information on the TV screen...

Page 42: ...y window Notes You cannot set the Easy Timer if eight programmes have already been set You can set the timer for only one programme using the Easy Timer function If you want to set the timer for other programmes use the G CODE system or the TIMER SET CHECK menu For details see pages 43 and 46 You cannot set the date using the Easy Timer function Set the date using the CLOCK SET menu if you want to...

Page 43: ...et automatically You can preset up to eight programmes at a time Before you start Check that the VCR clock is set to the correct time Insert a tape with its safety tab in place Make sure the tape is longer than the total recording time Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel 1 Press G CODE 1 CLEAR G CODE SP LP SP EP Programme number buttons OK M m continued 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 G CODE G COD...

Page 44: ...creases or decreases the stop time by five minutes up to one hour Press OK to confirm the stop time If the information is not correct press CLEAR to cancel the setting 5 To enter another setting repeat steps 1 to 4 6 Press 1 to turn off the VCR The t indicator appears in the display window and the VCR stands by for recording To record Only once Everyday Monday to Friday Once a week Select ONCE DAI...

Page 45: ...rn on the satellite tuner 2 On the satellite tuner select the satellite programme for which you wish to make a timer setting 3 Repeat the steps described on page 43 and page 44 4 Keep the satellite tuner turned on until the VCR finishes recording the satellite programme for which you have made a timer setting Tip To cancel the procedure press G CODE before pressing OK Note The t indicator flashes ...

Page 46: ...SELECT 1 Press MENU and select TIMER SET CHECK then press OK 2 Set the date start and stop times programme position and tape speed 1 Press to flash each item in turn 2 Press M m to set each item To correct a setting press to return to that setting and reset To record the same programme every day or the same day every week press m while the date is flashing For details see Daily weekly recording on...

Page 47: ...SLV EZ77AS EZ77NZ only in the PROG position 3 Press to confirm the setting The cursor B appears at the beginning of the line To enter another setting move the cursor to the next line and repeat step 2 4 Press OK 5 Press 1 to turn off the VCR The t indicator appears in the display window and the VCR stands by for recording To record from other equipment leave the connected equipment switched on To ...

Page 48: ...playback then adjust the picture using TRACKING on the VCR Notes The playback sound is muted during these operations In LP or EP mode noise may appear or there may be no colour The picture may have snow when playing at high speed in reverse On screen symbols may shake while playing or searching at various speeds Operation During fast forward hold M FF down During rewind hold m 3 REW down During pl...

Page 49: ...he duration Each press advances the time in increments of 30 minutes The tape counter decreases minute by minute to 0 00 then the VCR stops recording and turns off automatically To extend the duration Press z REC repeatedly to set to the new duration To cancel the duration Press z REC repeatedly until the t indicator turns off and the VCR returns to normal recording mode To stop recording To stop ...

Page 50: ...er equipment to the LINE 1 IN SLV EZ77AS EZ77NZ SAT IN STB IN jacks of this VCR To prepare the Synchronised recording 1 Press INPUT SELECT or PROG on the remote commander to display L1 in the display window 2 Set the timer on the equipment to the time of the programme you want to record then turn it off 3 Insert a tape with its safety tab in place Make sure the tape is longer than the total record...

Page 51: ...it after it turns on with the timer In this case the Synchronised Recording also stops automatically The Synchronised Recording starts and stops according to the signals from the connected equipment Refer also to the instruction manual of the connected equipment for its timer function Some equipment keeps transmitting signals even though the power is off In this case the Synchronised Recording fea...

Page 52: ...ect TIMER SET CHECK If you want to change or cancel a setting go on to the next step If you do not need to change or cancel the settings press OK then turn off the VCR to return to recording standby 1 MENU OK M m CLEAR 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 TIMER SET CHECK MO DATE START STOP PROG 6 1 7 00 8 00 6 SP 8 1 9 00 00 50 MO 0 12 3 00 2 1 7 1 00 00 L SA MO SA EVERY SU 1 1 2 1 LP LP SP 25 1 1 2 ...

Page 53: ...ng of the line To cancel the setting press CLEAR 4 Press OK If any timer settings remain turn off the VCR to return to recording standby When the timer settings overlap The programme that starts first has priority and the second programme starts recording only after the first programme has finished If the programmes start at the same time the programme listed first in the menu has priority Program...

Page 54: ...tor Display window STEREO STEREO STEREO No indicator To listen to Main Sub Main and sub Standard sound Bilingual programme Usually the main sound monaural On screen display MAIN SUB MAIN SUB No indicator To listen to Stereo Standard sound In NICAM system SLV EZ77NZ only This VCR receives and records stereo and bilingual programmes based on the NICAM system the NICAM indicator appears When a stereo...

Page 55: ...s in stereo you must use the AUDIO OUT connections When you play a tape recorded in monaural the sound is heard in monaural regardless of the AUDIO MONITOR setting If the AUDIO MONITOR button does not function check that AUDIO MIX in the SET UP MENU is set to OFF For SLV EZ77NZ only If HIFI AUDIO is set to STD the standard sound will be recorded on both the hi fi and normal audio tracks Pressing A...

Page 56: ...e flashing of the SEARCH indicator first turn the VCR on then press the SEARCH button Do not press any button at this point otherwise this SEARCH mode will be cancelled To start the SEARCH function press the SEARCH button once If you press the SEARCH button repeatedly you can enter the index search mode for details see page 58 Notes This SEARCH function will be cancelled the SEARCH indicator turns...

Page 57: ...ttons on the remote commander or the SEARCH button and EASY TIMER knob on the VCR Using the INDEX SEARCH buttons on the remote commander 1 Insert an indexed tape into the VCR 2 Press INDEX SEARCH repeatedly to specify how many index signals ahead or behind you want to search To search ahead press INDEX SEARCH To search backwards press INDEX SEARCH The VCR starts searching and the index number on t...

Page 58: ...clockwise To search backwards turn the EASY TIMER knob counterclockwise 3 Press the EASY TIMER knob The VCR starts searching The playback starts the SEARCH indicator turns off from the point about five seconds ahead of the specified index mark To stop searching Press x STOP Note No index signal will be added when recording starts from recording pause However an index signal will be marked if you c...

Page 59: ...ion should disappear as you press one of the two buttons The indicator lights up To resume automatic tracking adjustment eject the tape and reinsert it Tracking meter About the R2 Reality Regenerator function SLV EZ77AS EZ77NZ only The R2 function automatically adjusts the picture to the most suitable quality during playback When playback starts the R2 function activates and the R2 button lights u...

Page 60: ...ent is retained until the tape is ejected To deactivate the APC function Press MENU and select SET UP MENU then set APC to OFF The APC indicator in the display window goes off Tip To set the tracking to the centre position press the TRACKING and buttons at the same time Note There is a delay of a few seconds before the VCR actually starts recording while the VCR analyses the tape To avoid the dela...

Page 61: ...t function OFF to listen to hi fi and normal audio tracks separately Select the sound using the AUDIO MONITOR button STD to record standard sound on the hi fi audio track NICAM to record NICAM broadcasts on the hi fi audio track For details see page 54 ON to switch on the APC Adaptive Picture Control function and improve picture quality OFF to switch off APC ON PAL TV to play back an NTSC recorded...

Page 62: ...e right channel You can also use the LINE 1 IN SLV EZ77AS EZ77NZ SAT IN STB IN or LINE 3 IN SLV EZ77AS EZ77NZ only jacks instead If the other VCR is a monaural type the sound is recorded only on the channel whose jack is connected to the audio plug To record on both right and left channels connect the audio plugs to the AUDIO R L jacks using a VMC 910HG audio video cable not supplied Notes If you ...

Page 63: ... Press z REC on this VCR and set it to recording pause 4 To start editing press the X PAUSE buttons on both VCRs at the same time To stop editing Press the x STOP buttons on both VCRs Tips To edit more precisely press the X PAUSE buttons on the VCRs to release pause To cut out unwanted scenes while editing press X PAUSE on this VCR when an unwanted scene begins When it ends press X PAUSE again to ...

Page 64: ...ed and press X PAUSE Make sure that the tape has its safety tab in place 3 Press CLEAR to reset the counter to 0 00 00 4 Rewind the prerecorded tape to the beginning of the section to be replaced The VCR pauses 5 Press AUDIO DUB The indicator appears in the display window 6 To start editing press the X PAUSE buttons on this VCR and the stereo system or other VCR at the same time When the counter r...

Page 65: ...ial cable only make sure the RF channel number is set correctly for your area Adjust the tracking with the TRACKING buttons Make sure the colour system is correctly set to the system that the tape was recorded in The video heads are dirty see page 67 Clean the video heads using the Sony T 25CLD T 25CLW or E 25CLDR video head cleaning cassette If these cleaning cassettes are not available in your a...

Page 66: ...tab has been removed To record on this tape cover the tab hole Check that the safety tab has not been removed Make sure the tape is not at its end Check that the clock is set Make sure a tape has been inserted Check that the safety tab has not been removed Make sure the tape is not at its end Make sure a programme has been set for timer recording Make sure your timer settings are past the current ...

Page 67: ...partment 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 Make sure the TV VIDEO remote control switch is set correctly Set your TV s code number The code number resets to 01 when you replace the batteries of the remote commander The recording condition of the tape is very poor and track...

Page 68: ...ad cleaning cassette The VCR may temporarily switch to a different head and resume playback To switch the heads press H PLAY while the PUSH PLAY TO RESUME TEMPORARILY message appears on the screen Although playback will resume the sound will be monaural When playback is finished be sure to clean the heads with a video head cleaning cassette Be sure to use the Sony T 25CLD T 25CLW or E 25CLDR video...

Page 69: ...75 ohms unbalanced sync negative AUDIO OUT phono jack 2 Standard output 327 mVrms Load impedance 47 kilohms Output impedance less than 10 kilohms LINE 2 OUT AUDIO OUT phono jack 2 Standard output 327 m Vrms Load impedance 47 kilohms Output impedance less than 10 kilohms General Power requirements 220 240 V AC 50 Hz Power consumption 18 W SLV EZ77AS EZ77NZ 16 W SLV EZ66AZ Operating temperature 5 C ...

Page 70: ... fast forward button 31 48 8 z REC record button 35 9 x STOP button 31 0 X PAUSE button 31 qa SEARCH button indicator 56 58 qs EASY TIMER knob 37 56 58 qd PROGRAM TRACKING buttons 11 59 qf SYNCHRO REC button 50 qg SP Standard Play LP Long Play EP Extra Play button 35 for SLV EZ66AZ SP LP button qh COLOR SYSTEM button 31 qj ONE TOUCH TUNING RF Radio Frequency CHANNEL button 11 17 qk For SLV EZ77AS ...

Page 71: ...cator 54 3 STEREO indicator 54 4 Tape speed indicator 35 5 CLOCK indicator 39 6 START indicator 37 7 STOP indicator 37 8 APC Adaptive Picture Control indicator 60 9 Tracking indicator 59 0 Colour system indicator 31 qa Time counter clock line programme indicator 32 34 38 63 qs For SLV EZ77AS EZ77NZ only Audio dubbing indicator 64 qd Tape recording indicator 35 continued ...

Page 72: ...EO jacks 62 4 AERIAL IN connector 9 5 AERIAL OUT connector 9 6 LINE 1 IN SAT IN STB IN AUDIO R L VIDEO jacks 10 7 LINE 1 OUT AUDIO R L VIDEO jacks 9 2 3 4 6 7 1 5 Rear panel SLV EZ66AZ 1 Mains lead 9 2 LINE 2 OUT AUDIO R L jacks 10 3 AERIAL IN connector 9 4 AERIAL OUT connector 9 5 LINE 1 IN AUDIO R L VIDEO jacks 62 6 LINE 1 OUT AUDIO R L VIDEO jacks 10 2 1 3 4 5 6 ...

Page 73: ... record button 35 49 8 EASY TIMER button 40 9 SP Standard Play LP Long Play EP Extra Play button 35 for SLV EZ66AZ SP LP button 0 For SLV EZ77AS EZ77NZ only AUDIO DUB button 64 qa INPUT SELECT button 36 47 qs 2 button 48 qd Tape menu operation buttons MENU button 13 61 X PAUSE M button 31 x STOP m button 31 m 3 REW rewind button 31 48 M FF fast forward button 31 48 H PLAY OK button 31 continued 1 ...

Page 74: ...S EZ77NZ only R2 Reality Regenerator button 59 qj G CODE button 43 qk CLEAR button 32 44 ql Programme number ten s digit buttons 36 40 44 w PROG programme buttons 34 wa VOL volume buttons for TV ws INDEX SEARCH buttons 57 wd y SLOW button 48 Index to parts and controls continued 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ...

Page 75: ... LP mode 32 35 M Monitoring audio during playback 55 during recording 54 N NICAM broadcasts 54 Normal audio track 55 NTSC recorded tapes 31 O One Touch Tuning 17 P Q Picture adjustment 22 48 59 Playback 30 at various speeds 48 frame by frame 48 slow motion 48 Presetting channels automatically 18 manually 20 One Touch Tuning 17 using the EASY G CODE SET UP function 15 R Reality Regenerator 59 Recor...