Sony SLV-E780EE, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...Video Cassette Recorder 1998 by Sony Corporation SLV E780EE Operating Instructions 3 861 928 11 1 PAL NTSC 4 43 ...

Page 2: ... radiators or air ducts or in a place subject to direct sunlight 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 direct...

Page 3: ... Presetting channels Basic Operations 20 Playing a tape 23 Recording TV programmes 27 Recording TV programmes using the timer Additional Operations 31 Playing searching at various speeds 33 Recording TV programmes using the quick timer 34 Checking changing cancelling timer settings 36 Selecting stereo and bilingual programmes 37 Adjusting the picture 39 Changing menu options 41 Editing with anothe...

Page 4: ...Getting Started 4 Getting Started Step 1 Unpacking Check that you have received the following items with the VCR Remote commander R6 size AA batteries Aerial cable ...

Page 5: ...irst 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 To operate the VCR a Sony TV Set TV VIDEO to VIDEO and point at the remote sensor on the VCR TV and point at the remote sensor on the TV continued R...

Page 6: ...Y VOL Programme number buttons 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 Press ON STANDBY TV VIDEO Programme number buttons PROG VOL PROG OK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ...

Page 7: ... period of time remove the batteries to avoid possible damage from battery leakage Do not use a new battery with an old one together Do not use different types of batteries together To Select the sound Use FASTEXT Call up on screen display Operate TV menu options Switch to from wide mode of a Sony wide TV Press AUDIO MONITOR FASTEXT buttons DISPLAY MENU OK WIDE ...

Page 8: ...s 1 Disconnect the aerial cable from your TV and connect it to AERIAL IN on the rear panel of the VCR 2 Connect AERIAL OUT of the VCR and the aerial input of your TV using the supplied aerial cable 3 Connect the mains lead to the mains Mains lead AERIAL ANTENNE IN ENTREE OUT SORTIE AERIAL ANTENNE IN ENTREE OUT SORTIE ...

Page 9: ...e right To a TV that has LINE IN connector If your TV has LINE IN connector connect your TV by using audio video cable as shown on the right Note When you connect the VCR and your TV only with an aerial cable you have to set RF MODULATOR in the OPTIONS menu to ON initial setting If the TV is connected to the LINE 1 TV connector setting RF MODULATOR in the OPTIONS menu to OFF is recommended In the ...

Page 10: ...on the VCR 2 Press RF CHANNEL on the VCR The factory preset RF channel appears in the display window The VCR signal is output through this channel to the TV 3 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 4 Press RF CHANNEL The TV system appears in the display window RF CHANNEL RF CHANNEL ON STANDBY ...

Page 11: ...et 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 picture does not appear clearly in step 6 above go to step 7 to finish this procedure once Then start again from st...

Page 12: ...tion With this function you can set the TV channels guided by the sequence indicated on the TV screen AUTO SET UP Hold down AUTO SET UP on the VCR for more than three seconds The VCR automatically turns on and the ATP Auto Tuner Preset function starts searching for all of the receivable channels and presets them in numerical order according to the TV system you selected in Tuning your TV to the VC...

Page 13: ...start Turn on the VCR and the TV Set the TV to the video channel 1 Press MENU then press to select SETTINGS and press OK 2 Press to select CLOCK then press OK 3 Press to set the date OK MENU MENU OK PLAY OK PLAY OK PLAY CLOCK 1 9 TH 8 SELECT SET END 1 1 9 OK 0 00 CLOCK 2 9 TU 8 SELECT SET END 1 1 9 OK 7 0 00 continued SETTINGS OPTIONS TUNER CLOCK LANGUAGE SELECT SET OK ...

Page 14: ...k is set automatically 6 Press to start the clock 7 Press OK Tip To change the digits during setting press to return to the item to be changed and select the digits pressing Note The menu disappears automatically if you don t proceed for more than a few minutes OK PLAY OK PLAY OK PLAY OK PLAY CLOCK 2 9 TU 8 SELECT SET END 1 1 9 OK 7 0 00 CLOCK 2 9 FR 8 1 SELECT SET END 1 1 9 OK 7 1 5 30 CLOCK 2 9 ...

Page 15: ...rn on the VCR and the TV Set the TV to the video channel OK MENU 1 Press MENU then press to select SETTINGS and press OK 2 Press to select LANGUAGE and press OK 3 Press to move the dot r to the desired language then press OK MENU OK PLAY OK PLAY OK PLAY SETTINGS OPTIONS TUNER CLOCK LANGUAGE SELECT SET OK ENGLISH LANGUAGE SELECT SET OK ...

Page 16: ...NU then press to select SETTINGS and press OK 2 Press to select TUNER and press OK 3 Press to move the cursor to NORMAL CATV then select NORM To preset CATV channels select CATV OK MENU MENU OK PLAY OK PLAY OK PLAY SETTINGS OPTIONS TUNER CLOCK LANGUAGE SELECT SET OK TUNER NORMAL CATV CHANNEL SET C NORM 21 SYSTEM D K AFT ON FINE TUNING SELECT SET PROG10 NORMAL CATV CHANNEL SET C NORM TUNER 21 SELEC...

Page 17: ...16 R5 10 E10 17 R8 11 E11 18 R9 12 E12 19 R10 21 69 E21 E69 20 R11 CATV 1 41 S1 S41 21 69 R21 R69 CATV 42 46 S01 S05 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 Selected programme position Channel Channel number in the CHANNEL SET field D K TV system Channel continued OK PLAY OK PLAY PROG TUNER NORMAL CA...

Page 18: ...OK 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 6 above press programme number button 0 twice to display the number 00 beside CHANNEL SET 2 Press OK Manual setup Presetting channels continued OK PLAY OK PLAY NORMAL CATV CHANNEL SET C NORM 21 SYSTEM D...

Page 19: ...mme number for which you cannot obtain a clear picture 2 Press MENU then select SETTINGS and press OK 3 Select TUNER then press OK 4 Select FINE TUNING The fine tuning meter appears 5 Press to get a clearer picture then press OK Note that the AFT Auto Fine Tuning setting switches to OFF Note The menu disappears automatically if you don t proceed for more than a few minutes Selected programme posit...

Page 20: ...JECT 1 Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel 2 Insert a tape The VCR turns on and starts playing automatically if you insert a tape with its safety tab removed COUNTER RESET DISPLAY REPLAY PLAY P PAUSE FF p STOP 03 REW NTSC PB 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ...

Page 21: ...AY up to four times The VCR rewinds the tape about 10 seconds on the counter for each press of the button and restarts playback To set the colour system If the playback picture has no colour or streaks appear during playback set the SYSTEM option in the VIDEO OPTIONS menu to conform to the system that the tape was recorded in see page 40 Normally set the option to AUTO To play an NTSC recorded tap...

Page 22: ...cture appears on the TV screen Black streaks appear horizontally on the TV screen The colour density increases or decreases If you play back a tape in LP or EP mode with NTSC system the sound is heard in monaural While setting the menu on the TV screen you cannot use for tape operation Playing a tape continued To use the time counter At the point on the tape that you want to find later press COUNT...

Page 23: ...ng TV programmes r REC PROG SP LP 1 Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel To record from a decoder turn it on 2 Insert a tape with its safety tab in place INPUT SELECT COUNTER REMAIN DISPLAY TV VIDEO p STOP continued 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ...

Page 24: ...nt to record 5 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 6 Press r REC to start recording The recording indicator lights up red in the display window Recording indicator To stop recording Press p STOP INPUT SELECT PROG SP LP REC VIDEO SP VIDEO SP LP VIDEO LP VIDEO ...

Page 25: ...tape again cover the tab hole with adhesive tape Safety tab To check the remaining time 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 remaining time with the indicator also appears in the display window To correctly check the remaining time of the tape set TAPE SEL...

Page 26: ...to leave it on Notes The display does not appear during still pause mode or slow motion playback The display will not appear while playing an NTSC recorded tape If a tape has portions recorded in both PAL 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 When you insert a tape with a non stan...

Page 27: ...ime 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 To record from a decoder turn it on Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel OK p STOP ON STANDBY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 MENU OK PLAY continued DATE SP TIMER PROG TODAY SP LP SELECT SET OK OK WE 2 1 9 TIME ...

Page 28: ...y day or the same day every week see Daily weekly recording on page 29 To record from a decoder or other source connected to the LINE 1 TV or LINE 2 IN VIDEO AUDIO L R jacks press INPUT SELECT to display L1 or L2 in the PROG position 3 Press OK to complete the setting 4 Press ON STANDBY to turn off the VCR The indicator appears in the display window and the VCR stands by for recording To record fr...

Page 29: ...ord satellite programmes 1 Turn on the satellite tuner 2 On the satellite tuner select the satellite programme for which you wish to make a timer setting 3 Keep the satellite tuner turned on until the VCR finishes recording the satellite programme for which you have made a timer setting To use the VCR after setting the timer To use the VCR before a timer recording begins just press ON STANDBY The ...

Page 30: ...e 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 TAPE SPEED to OFF in the TAPE OPTIONS menu page 39 Note The indicator flashes in the display window when you press ON STANDBY with no tape inserted Recording TV...

Page 31: ...t play Operation During fast forward press and hold FF During rewind press and hold 03 REW During playback press FF or 03 REW During playback press and hold FF or 03 REW When you release the button resume normal playback During playback press 2 During playback press SLOW During pause press FF or 03 REW Press and hold FF or 03 REW to play one frame each second During stop press PLAY on the VCR whil...

Page 32: ...ttom while pausing The picture shakes while pausing To set tracking to the centre position press both buttons at the same time Notes The playback sound is muted during the operations in the above table In the LP mode noise may appear or there may be no colour If the playback mode mark doesn t appear on the TV screen press DISPLAY Playing searching at various speeds continued ...

Page 33: ...creases minute by minute to 0 00 then the VCR stops recording and turns off automatically To extend the duration Press QUICK TIMER repeatedly to set to the new duration To stop recording To stop the VCR while recording press p STOP Using the quick timer during stop mode You can set the quick timer and start recording during stop mode by pressing QUICK TIMER To set the programme position you can us...

Page 34: ...s press OK then turn off the VCR to return to recording standby Checking changing cancelling timer settings Before you start Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel OK CLEAR MENU ON STANDBY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 DATE LIST PROG TIME 1 5 900 2000 WE 2 1 9 LP 2 6 930 000 1 SP 44 500 530 LP 1 000 100 LP SU 2 1 7 212 2000 LP 8 12 17 12 2 2 300 000 SP MO MO SA FR SA VPS PDC VPS PDC VPS PDC VPS PDC...

Page 35: ... the item you want to change and press to reset it To cancel the setting press CLEAR 5 Press OK If any 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...

Page 36: ... in stereo you must use the EURO AV or 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 OPTIONS menu is set to OFF see page 40 Stereo Usually mixed left right channels Normal audio track monaural Hi fi audio track main track Stereo sound le...

Page 37: ...ves recording and playback quality by adjusting the VCR to the condition of the video heads and tape To maintain better picture quality we recommend that you set OPC to ON in the VIDEO OPTIONS menu with the OPC indicator in the display window lit For details see page 40 OPC playback The OPC function automatically works on all types of tapes including rental tapes and tapes that were not recorded w...

Page 38: ...recorded in LP mode the OPC function will work There is a delay of a few seconds before the VCR actually starts recording while the VCR analyses the tape To avoid the delay first set the VCR to recording pause the OPC indicator flashes slowly and press r REC to have the VCR analyse the tape the OPC indicator flashes rapidly After the OPC indicator stops flashing press P PAUSE to start recording im...

Page 39: ...ces Initial settings are indicated in bold print Menu option AUTO TAPE SPEED TAPE SELECT Set this option to ON to change the timer recording tape speed automatically to the LP mode when the remaining tape becomes shorter than the recording time OFF to keep the set tape speed 300 to use an E 300 type tape 240 to use an E 240 type tape 195 to use an E 195 or shorter type tape TAPE OPTIONS menu choic...

Page 40: ...k a tape recorded in the MESECAM colour system For details see page 21 VIDEO OPTIONS menu choices Menu option AUDIO MIX POWER SAVE RF MODULATOR Set this option to ON to listen to the hi fi and normal audio tracks at the same time The AUDIO MONITOR button will not function OFF to listen to the hi fi and normal audio tracks separately Select the sound using the AUDIO MONITOR button For details see p...

Page 41: ...CR Player LINE 2 IN VMC 810 audio video cable not supplied Notes Make sure you connect the plugs to jacks of the same colour If the other VCR is a monaural type leave the red plugs unconnected If you connected this VCR to both the LINE IN and LINE OUT jacks of the other VCR select the input correctly to prevent a humming noise continued ...

Page 42: ...This VCR Recorder LINE 1 IN Signal flow VMC 2121 EURO AV cable not supplied TV Other VCR Player EURO AV Scart Note If the other VCR doesn t have a EURO AV Scart connector use the VMC 2106 cable instead and connect the cable to the line out jacks of the other VCR ...

Page 43: ... this VCR to set it to recording pause 4 To start editing press the P PAUSE buttons on both VCRs at the same time To stop editing Press the p STOP buttons on both VCRs Tips To edit more precisely press the P PAUSE buttons on the VCRs to release pause To cut out unwanted scenes while editing press P PAUSE on this VCR when an unwanted scene begins When it ends press P PAUSE again to resume recording...

Page 44: ...input If the VCR is connected to the TV only with the aerial cable make sure that RF MODULATOR in the OPTIONS menu is set to ON Adjust the tracking with the TRACKING buttons The video heads are dirty see below Clean the video heads using the Sony T 25CLD E 25CLDR or T 25CLW video head cleaning cassette If these cleaning cassettes are not available in your area have the heads cleaned at your neares...

Page 45: ...your area The safety 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 Select the correct source with the INPUT SELECT button Select a programme position when recording TV programmes select L1 or L2 when recording from other equipment Check that the clock is set Make sure a tape has been inserted Check...

Page 46: ... 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 The recording condition of the tape is very poor and tracking cannot be adjusted The tracking mater does not appear when playing back an NTSC recorded tape Clean the cabinet panel and controls with a dry soft cloth or a soft cloth slightly moist...

Page 47: ...Vrms Input impedance more than 47 kilohms LINE 2 OUT AUDIO OUT Phono jack 2 Rated output level 327 mVrms Load impedance 47 kilohms Output impedance less than 10 kilohms VIDEO OUT Phono jack 1 Rated output level 327 mVrms Load impedance 47 kilohms Output impedance less than 10 kilohms General Power requirements 220 240 V AC 50 Hz Power consumption 23 W Operating temperature 5 C to 40 C Storage temp...

Page 48: ...utton 43 9 P PAUSE button 43 º PROGRAM TRACKING buttons 11 32 38 AUTO SET UP RF Radio Frequency CHANNEL button 10 12 Remote sensor 5 LINE 2 IN VIDEO AUDIO L R jacks 41 1 ON STANDBY switch indicator 10 2 Tape compartment 3 EJECT button 21 4 03 REW rewind button 31 5 PLAY button 31 6 FF fast forward button 31 7 r REC record button 43 ...

Page 49: ...36 3 Tape speed indicators 24 4 VIDEO indicator 9 25 5 OPC Optimum Picture Control indicator 37 6 Tracking indicator 37 7 Time counter clock line programme position indicator 22 24 43 8 Remaining time indicator 25 9 Tape recording indicator 22 24 continued STEREO LP EP VIDEO OPC SP ...

Page 50: ... parts and controls continued Rear panel 1 Mains lead 8 2 AERIAL IN ANTENNE ENTREE connector 8 3 AERIAL OUT ANTENNE SORTIE connector 8 4 NTSC PB playback switch 21 5 LINE 1 TV LIGNE 1 TV connector 9 6 LINE 2 OUT VIDEO AUDIO L R jacks 9 ...

Page 51: ... 0 SP Standard Play LP Long Play button 24 INPUT SELECT button 24 28 SLOW button 31 Tape menu operation buttons 13 21 31 34 39 MENU button P PAUSE button p STOP button 03 REW rewind button FF fast forward button PLAY OK button ON STANDBY switch 6 28 COUNTER REMAIN button 25 AUDIO MONITOR button 36 CLEAR button 35 Programme number buttons 6 26 ª PROG programme buttons 6 17 24 º VOL volume buttons f...

Page 52: ... 10 H I J K Hi fi audio track 36 L Language selecting 15 LP mode 24 M Monitoring during playback 36 N Normal audio track 36 O OPC Optimum Picture Control 37 P Picture adjustment See Adjusting Playback 20 at various speeds 31 frame by frame 31 slow motion 31 Power save 40 Presetting channels 12 16 Q Quick timer 33 R Recording 23 saving 25 while watching another programme 25 Remote commander 5 RF ch...