Sony SLV-ED10ME, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...Video Cassette Recorder 1999 by Sony Corporation SLV ED10ME MJ MPS PS SG Operating Instructions 3 865 387 14 1 PAL NTSC ...

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 directl...

Page 3: ...sic Operations 18 Playing a tape 22 Recording TV programmes 25 Recording TV programmes using the easy timer 30 Setting the timer manually Additional Operations 32 Playing searching at various speeds 33 Recording TV programmes using the quick timer 34 Checking changing cancelling timer settings 36 Adjusting the picture 37 Changing menu options 38 Editing with another VCR Additional Information 40 T...

Page 4: ...he following items with the VCR Checking your model name The instructions in this manual are for the 5 models SLV ED10ME ED10MJ ED10MPS ED10PS and ED10SG Check your model number by looking at the rear panel of your VCR The SLV ED10ME is the model used for illustration purpose Any difference in operation is clearly indicated in the text for example SLV ED10ME only ...

Page 5: ...y TV If the TV does not have the g symbol near the remote sensor this remote commander will not operate the 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 Remote sensor Notes The TV VIDEO button selects an input source of the TV from either aerial in or line in The button does not control this VCR With nor...

Page 6: ...l flow LINE OUT LINE IN Audio video cable not supplied 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 Additional connections To a TV that has audio video input jacks This additional connection improves picture and...

Page 7: ... signal is output through this channel to the TV 3 Turn on your TV and select a programme position for the VCR picture This channel will now be referred to as the video channel Some TV has the programme position such as 0 that is reserved for a VCR In this case select that programme position for the VCR picture Refer to the instruction manual of your TV for details 4 Press RF CHANNEL The TV system...

Page 8: ... in step 5 above go to step 6 to finish this procedure once Then start from step 2 After pressing RF CHANNEL in step 2 to display the RF channel press PROGRAM so that another RF channel appears Then tune the TV to the new RF channel until a clear picture appears If you cannot obtain a clear picture after performing this procedure we recommend you connect the VCR and TV using an audio video cable s...

Page 9: ...ou start Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel Step 5 1 Press ON STANDBY to turn on the VCR 2 Press MENU then press to move the cursor to LANGUAGE and press OK 3 Press to select the desired language then press OK OK MENU ON STANDBY MENU PLAY OK PLAY OK LANGUAGE ENGLISH OK ON STANDBY LANGUAGE ENGLISH SELECT END OK LANGUAGE ...

Page 10: ...VCR is set to a TV system different from your area s Select the TV system and preset channels using the TUNER PRESET menu on the next page Tip To stop one touch tuning press ONE TOUCH TUNING or p STOP on the VCR during the setting ONE TOUCH TUNING Presetting channels First we recommend that you preset the receivable channels in your area using the one touch tuning or the AUTO PRESET in the TUNER P...

Page 11: ...he wrong position the sound will be distorted or noisy 3 Press to move the cursor to NORMAL CATV then select NORM To preset CATV channels select CATV continued MENU PLAY OK TUNER PRESET PROG 1 NORMAL CATV SYSTEM AUTO PRESET CHANNEL SET AFT FINE TUNING NORM ON CATV B G D K I OFF 1 SELECT SET PLAY OK TUNER PRESET PROG 1 NORMAL CATV SYSTEM AUTO PRESET CHANNEL SET AFT FINE TUNING NORM CATV B G D K I O...

Page 12: ...ceivable 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 PLAY OK TUNER PRESET PROG 1 NORMAL CATV SYSTEM AUTO PRESET CHANNEL SET AFT FINE TUNING NORM ON CATV B G D K I OFF 1 PLEASE WAIT ...

Page 13: ... move the cursor to CHANNEL SET PROG MENU OK continued MENU PLAY OK TUNER PRESET PROG10 NORMAL CATV SYSTEM AUTO PRESET CHANNEL SET AFT FINE TUNING NORM ON CATV B G D K I OFF 21 SELECT SET PLAY OK TUNER PRESET PROG10 NORMAL CATV SYSTEM AUTO PRESET CHANNEL SET AFT FINE TUNING NORM ON CATV B G D K I OFF 21 SELECT SET PLAY OK TUNER PRESET PROG10 NORMAL CATV SYSTEM AUTO PRESET CHANNEL SET AFT FINE TUNI...

Page 14: ...re scanned in the following order 6 If the TV sound is distorted or noisy press to move the cursor to SYSTEM then select B G D K or I whichever is applicable in your area 7 To allocate another channel to another programme position repeat steps 4 and 5 8 Press OK PROG TUNER PRESET PROG14 NORMAL CATV SYSTEM AUTO PRESET CHANNEL SET AFT FINE TUNING NORM ON CATV B G D K I OFF 21 SELECT SET TUNER PRESET...

Page 15: ...els clearly If however the picture is not clear you may also use the manual tuning function 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 Note The men...

Page 16: ...to the video channel Step 7 MENU OK 1 Press MENU then press to move the cursor to CLOCK SET and press OK 2 Press to set the date The day of the week is set automatically 3 Press to flash the month and set the month using MENU PLAY OK CLOCK SET 1 1 1999 FR 0 00 SELECT SET END OK PLAY OK CLOCK SET 2 1 1999 MO 0 00 5 SELECT SET END OK PLAY OK CLOCK SET 2 1 199 0 00 5 2 9 SA SELECT SET END OK ...

Page 17: ... to select the digits 5 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 Note The menu disappears automatically if you do not proceed for more than a few minutes PLAY OK CLOCK SET 2 1 1999 SA 5 2 5 30 1 SELECT SET END OK PLAY OK ...

Page 18: ... tape The VCR turns on and starts playing automatically if you insert a tape with its safety tab removed 3 Press PLAY When the tape reaches the end it will rewind automatically DISPLAY PLAY FF p STOP 0 3 REW P PAUSE TRINITRON TV SYNCHRO PLAY COUNTER RESET 6 EJECT COLOR SYSTEM p STOP PLAY FF EJECT PLAY OK 0 3 REW ...

Page 19: ...e colour system is correctly set whenever the tape is inserted If your tape was recorded in PAL MESECAM NTSC If your TV is PAL NTSC 4 43 NTSC 3 58 Press COLOR SYSTEM until the indication below appears in the display window PAL PAL NTSC Additional tasks Press p STOP P PAUSE P PAUSE or PLAY FF during stop 0 3 REW during stop 6 EJECT To play an NTSC recorded tape Set NTSC PB at the rear of the VCR ac...

Page 20: ...oth 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 white the picture shakes no picture appears on the TV screen black streaks appear horizontally on the TV screen the colour density increases...

Page 21: ... 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 aga...

Page 22: ...ab in place 3 Press PROG to select the programme position you want to record 4 Press SP LP SP EP to select the tape speed SP or LP LP Long Play provides recording time twice as long as SP Standard Play however SP produces better picture and audio quality SP LP SP EP PROG r REC INPUT SELECT DISPLAY PROG SP APC SP LP SP EP SP APC ...

Page 23: ...ength Time counter 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 another programme position on the TV To save a recording To prevent accidental erasure break off the safety tab as illustrated To record on a tape again cover the ...

Page 24: ...me position and the highest one The display appears on the TV screen indicating information about the tape but the information will not be recorded on the tape If you do not want to watch TV while recording you can turn off the TV Notes The display does not appear during still pause mode or slow motion playback It may take up to one minute for the VCR to calculate and display the remaining tape le...

Page 25: ... TV screen turn on the TV and set it to the video channel 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 27 2 Set the recording start time by turning the EASY TIMER knob clockwise or counterclockwise to increase or decrease the time by 15 minutes To increase or decrease t...

Page 26: ... A programme 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 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 SP LP SP EP LP APC SP EASY TIMER EASY TIMER EASY TIMER ...

Page 27: ... clockwise or 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 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 before setting the timer You can also change the cu...

Page 28: ... also use the remote commander to set the easy timer and easy clock The operations on the VCR and the remote commander correspond as follows To Confirm the setting and go to the next setting Change the time by 15 minutes in START STOP mode Change the time by one minute 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 TIME...

Page 29: ...ounter Display tape information on the TV screen Check the timer settings Watch another TV programme Tips To record from a source connected to LINE IN jack press INPUT SELECT or PROG or turn the EASY TIMER knob to display L in the display window To record NTSC signals set the tape speed to SP or EP To set to the EP mode display LP in the display window To cancel the easy timer setting press CLEAR ...

Page 30: ...ime Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel ON STANDBY INPUT SELECT MENU OK 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 to set each item To correct a setting press to return to that setting and reset PROG MENU PLAY OK TIMER SET CHECK SA 25 1 DATE START STOP PROG 2 PLAY...

Page 31: ...ed equipment switched on To stop recording To stop the VCR while recording press p STOP Daily weekly recording In step 2 above press to select the recording pattern Each time you press the indication changes as shown below Press to change the indication in reverse order Tips To set the programme position you can also use the PROG or programme number buttons To set the tape speed you can also use S...

Page 32: ...ound 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 FF down During rewind hold 0 3 REW down During playback press FF or 0 3 REW on the remote commander During playback hold FF or 0 3...

Page 33: ... of 30 minutes The duration decreases 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...

Page 34: ...CR 2 Press MENU then select TIMER SET CHECK If you want to change a setting go on to the next step If you do not need to change the settings press OK then turn off the VCR to return to recording standby CLEAR MENU OK ON STANDBY TIMER SET CHECK SA DATE START STOP PROG 6 1 7 00 8 00 6 SP 8 1 1 00 0 00 50 MO 0 12 3 00 27 3 00 0 00 L TH SA SA EVERY SU 2 1 LP LP SP 25 1 2 2 ...

Page 35: ...ing 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 Progra...

Page 36: ...y 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 APC indicator flashes slowly and press r REC to have the VCR analyse the tape the APC indicator flashes rapidly After the APC indicator stops flashing press P PAUSE to start recording immediately If you press P PAUSE before the APC indicator stops ...

Page 37: ...indicated in bold print Menu option APC PAL MESECAM Set this option to ON to switch on the APC Adaptive Picture Control function and improve picture quality OFF to switch off APC AUTO to have the VCR automatically select the colour system for recording and playback If the picture has no colour or unusual colours set to PAL or MESECAM according to your local colour system SET UP MENU APC PAL MESECA...

Page 38: ...h the LINE IN and LINE OUT jacks of the other VCR select the input correctly to prevent a humming noise Tip Use commercially available connecting cable like the Sony VMC 710HG 720HG If the other VCR has the AUDIO L and R jacks use a connecting cable like the Sony VMC 910HG This VCR Recorder VMC 710HG 720HG audio video cable not supplied LINE IN Other VCR Player LINE OUT TV Signal flow ...

Page 39: ...o 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 Note If you start re...

Page 40: ...nly or 24 hours SLV ED10ME MJ SG only Reset the clock and timer Make sure the TV is set to the video channel If you are using a monitor set it to video input Set the PAL MESECAM option in the SET UP MENU according to your local colour system Adjust the tracking with the TRACKING buttons Make sure the colour system is set to the system that the tape was recorded in The video heads are dirty see pag...

Page 41: ...t source with the INPUT SELECT or PROG buttons Select a programme position when recording TV programmes select L when recording from other equipment 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 have not already pa...

Page 42: ...hich cleans a video tape when it is loaded This cleaner can prevent the video heads from contamination by removing dust or mold from a tape with the sapphire edge Symptoms caused by contaminated video heads Normal picture Rough picture No picture or black white screen appears Unclear picture initial contamination terminal ...

Page 43: ... IN phono jack 1 Input level 327 mVrms Input impedance more than 47 kilohms LINE OUT VIDEO OUT phono jack 1 Output signal 1 Vp p 75 ohms unbalanced sync negative AUDIO OUT phono jack 1 Standard output 327 mVrms Load impedance 47 kilohms Output impedance less than 10 kilohms General Power requirements 110 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Power consumption 18 W Operating temperature 5 C to 40 C Storage temperature...

Page 44: ...witch indicator 7 2 Tape compartment 3 0 3 REW rewind button 19 32 4 PLAY button 19 5 FF fast forward button 19 32 6 r REC record button 23 7 p STOP button 19 8 P PAUSE button 19 9 EASY TIMER knob 25 0 COLOR SYSTEM button 19 Remote sensor 5 ONE TOUCH TUNING RF Radio Frequency CHANNEL button 7 10 PROGRAM TRACKING buttons 7 36 EJECT button 19 ...

Page 45: ... indicator 23 1 Timer indicator 26 2 Tape speed indicator 22 3 CLOCK indicator 27 4 START indicator 25 5 STOP indicator 25 6 APC Adaptive Picture Control indicator 36 Rear panel 1 Mains lead 6 2 LINE IN AUDIO VIDEO jacks 38 3 AERIAL IN connector 6 4 AERIAL OUT connector 6 5 LINE OUT AUDIO VIDEO jacks 6 6 NTSC PB playback switch 19 SP EP LP STOP APC START CLOCK NTSC PAL continued ...

Page 46: ...Standard Play LP Long Play EP Extra Play button 22 r REC button 23 Tape menu operation buttons MENU button 9 37 P PAUSE button 19 p STOP button 19 0 3 REW rewind button 19 32 FF fast forward button 19 32 PLAY OK button 19 SLOW button 32 ON STANDBY button 31 COUNTER RESET buttons 20 TV VIDEO remote control switch 5 PROG programme buttons 22 TV on button for TV Turns the TV on when it is in standby ...

Page 47: ...iting 38 EP mode 24 L M Language selecting 9 LP mode 22 N O NTSC recorded tapes 19 One touch tuning 10 P Picture adjustment 15 32 36 Playback 18 at various speeds 32 frame by frame 32 slow motion 32 Presetting channels 10 automatically 11 manually 13 one touch tuning 10 Q Quick timer 33 R Recording 22 saving 23 using the easy timer 25 while watching another programme 23 Remote commander 5 S Safety...