Sony SLV-ED515PS, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...Video Cassette Recorder 2001 Sony Corporation SLV ED915PS TH ED818ME SG SLV ED817TH ED815PS SLV ED616ME MJ SG ED515PS Operating Instructions 3 065 581 12 1 PAL NTSC ...

Page 2: ...adiators 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 directly...

Page 3: ...ed programme 34 Searching for the current position on a tape 35 Searching using the Blank Search function 36 Searching using the index function 38 Searching using the Time Search function Additional Operations 39 Playing searching at various speeds 40 Setting the recording duration time 41 Checking changing cancelling timer settings 43 Recording stereo and bilingual programmes for SLV ED915PS TH E...

Page 4: ...uctions in this manual are for the 10 models SLV ED915PS TH ED818ME SG ED817TH ED815PS ED616ME MJ SG and ED515PS Check your model name by looking at the rear panel of your VCR SLV ED818ME is the model used for illustration purpose Any difference in operation is clearly indicated in the text for example SLV ED616ME only Aerial cable Plug adaptor For SLV ED818ME and SLV ED616ME MJ only ...

Page 5: ... Sony 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 the TV s input source either aerial in or line in The button does not control this VCR With normal u...

Page 6: ...erial cable 3 Connect the mains lead to the mains Connecting the VCR Connect the aerial to your VCR and TV as shown below to watch TV programmes and VCR pictures on your TV In addition if your TV has audio video A V input jacks we recommend you connect the VCR to your TV using an audio video cable to get a better picture and sound Connecting the aerial AERIAL IN AERIAL IN Mains lead to mains AERIA...

Page 7: ...tem You can improve sound quality by connecting a stereo system as shown on the right Note To play a tape in stereo you must connect your VCR either to a TV with audio video input jacks or to a stereo system as shown on above right for SLV ED915PS TH ED818ME SG ED817TH and ED815PS only LINE IN Audio video cable not supplied LINE OUT LINE IN LINE OUT AUDIO Audio cable not supplied for SLV ED616ME M...

Page 8: ...SG and ED616ME MJ SG and RF51 is for SLV ED915PS TH ED817TH ED815PS and ED515PS Press RF CHANNEL again while the RF channel is flashing 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 channel will now be referred to as the video channel Some TVs reserve a programme position such as 0 for a VCR In this case select th...

Page 9: ...in a clear picture from the VCR If the picture does not appear clearly in step 5 above first go to step 6 to finish this procedure once Then start from step 2 After pressing RF CHANNEL twice 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 To set another RF channel number on the VCR select a ch...

Page 10: ...bic Before you start Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel Step 5 1 Press 1 on standby to turn on the VCR 2 Press MENU then press M m to move the cursor B to LANGUAGE and press OK 3 Press M m to select the desired language then press OK OK M m MENU 1 OK PLAY MENU LANGUAGE ENGLISH SELECT END OK LANGUAGE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 ...

Page 11: ...a TV system different from your area s system Select the correct TV system and preset channels using the TUNER PRESET menu as shown on the next page Tip To stop the One Touch Tuning function press ONE TOUCH TUNING or p STOP on the VCR during the setting continued Presetting channels First we recommend that you preset the receivable channels in your area using the One Touch Tuning function or AUTO ...

Page 12: ...YSTEM is set to the wrong position the sound will be distorted or noisy 3 Press M m to move the cursor B to NORMAL CATV then select NORM To preset CATV channels select CATV OK PLAY 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 TUNER PRESET PROG 1 NORMAL CATV SYSTEM AUTO PRESET CHANNEL SET AFT FINE TUNING NORM CATV B G D K I O...

Page 13: ...e found presetting stops and the picture from the lowest numbered channel is displayed on the TV screen Note Picture might disappear for a few seconds during One Touch Tuning and auto presetting functions This is for tuning procedure and not a malfunction continued 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 OK PLAY ...

Page 14: ...ect CATV 3 Press to move the cursor B to CHANNEL SET PROG MENU OK M m Step 6 Presetting channels continued OK PLAY 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 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 TUNER PRESET PROG10 NORMAL CATV SYSTEM AUTO P...

Page 15: ...t press 0 and then press 5 6 If the TV sound is distorted or noisy press M m to move the cursor B 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 continued Channel coverage VHF UHF CATV TV distribution System B G E2 E12 E21 E69 S1 S41 S01 S05 System I SA4 SA13 B21 B69 S1 S41 S01 S05 ...

Page 16: ...the picture is not clear Normally the Auto Fine Tuning AFT function automatically tunes in channels 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 clear...

Page 17: ...to the video channel Step 7 1 Press MENU then press M m to move the cursor B to CLOCK SET and press OK 2 Press M m to set the date The day of the week is set automatically 3 Press to select the month and set the month using M m continued OK PLAY MENU OK PLAY CLOCK SET 1 1 2001 MON 0 00 SELECT SET END OK CLOCK SET 2 1 2001 THU 0 00 5 SELECT SET END OK CLOCK SET 2 1 200 0 00 5 2 1 TUE SELECT SET END...

Page 18: ...gits 5 Press OK to start the clock Tip To change the digits when 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 Step 7 Setting the clock continued OK PLAY CLOCK SET 2 1 2001 TUE 5 2 5 30 1 SELECT SET END OK ...

Page 19: ...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 continued DISPLAY H PLAY M FF x STOP m REW X PAUSE CLEAR EJECT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 COLOR SYSTEM x STOP H PLAY M FF m REW A EJECT X PAUSE ...

Page 20: ...nserted 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 Playing a tape continued Additional tasks Press x STOP X PAUSE X PAUSE or H PLAY M FF during stop m REW during stop Z EJECT To play an NTSC recorded tape Set NTSC PB in the SET UP MENU according to the colour system of ...

Page 21: ... 0 00 00 whenever a tape is reinserted The counter stops counting when it comes to a portion with no recording 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 bla...

Page 22: ...V programmes 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 REC SPEED z REC INPUT SELECT DISPLAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 PROG ...

Page 23: ...ining tape length Press DISPLAY The white bar indicates the approximate length of tape remaining Remaining tape length 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 rec...

Page 24: ...llowed by the programme number buttons You can select a video source from the LINE 1 IN or LINE 2 IN SLV ED915PS TH ED818ME SG ED616ME MJ SG and ED515PS only jacks Press INPUT SELECT or PROG to display L1 or L2 SLV ED915PS TH ED818ME SG ED616ME MJ SG and ED515PS only in the display window The display appears on the TV screen indicating information about the tape but the information will not be rec...

Page 25: ... Timer Before you start Insert a tape with its safety tab in place Make sure the tape is longer than the recording time 1 Push 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...

Page 26: ...b 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 REC SPEED 6 Push 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 REC SPEED SP LP SP EP EASY TIMER EASY TIMER ...

Page 27: ...ockwise or counterclockwise to enter the current hour 2 Push 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 at a time 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 You can als...

Page 28: ...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 Push the EASY TIMER knob Turn the EASY TIMER knob or hold PROGRAM down Press PROGRAM Turn the EASY TIMER knob or press PROGRAM Turn the EASY TIMER knob or press PROGRAM Do this on the remote commander Press EASY TIMER...

Page 29: ...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 to the timer recording standby mode after using the VCR You can also do the following tasks while the VCR is recording Reset the counter Display tape information on ...

Page 30: ... to LP in the display 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 TIMER SET CHECK menu For details see page 31 You cannot set the date using the Easy Timer function Set the date using the CLOCK SET menu if you want to set the ...

Page 31: ...on your TV and set it to the video channel 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 select each item in turn 2 Press M m to set each item To correct a setting press to return to that setting and reset it OK PLAY OK PLAY MENU INPUT SELECT MENU OK M m PROG 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 continued TIMER SET CHECK TUE...

Page 32: ...ng To record from other equipment leave the connected equipment switched on OK PLAY 1 Setting the timer manually continued To stop recording To stop the VCR while recording press x STOP Daily weekly recording In step 2 above press m to select the recording pattern Each time you press m the indication changes as shown below Press M to change the indication in reverse order Tips To set the programme...

Page 33: ...urn on the VCR and press the SEARCH MODE button Do not press any button at this point otherwise this SEARCH MODE function will be cancelled To start the SEARCH MODE function press the SEARCH MODE button repeatedly until the SEARCH MODE indicator flashes Push the EASY TIMER knob The VCR rewinds and starts playback automatically If you continue to press the SEARCH MODE button while the SEARCH MODE i...

Page 34: ...d the remaining time of the tape appear in the display window in the following order To stop the Search function Press x STOP Notes To display the remaining time correctly you may have to select the TAPE LENGTH in the SET UP MENU according to the type of the tape that you are using For details see page 48 In step 2 the VCR automatically rewinds and fast forwards the tape only if you press the SEAR...

Page 35: ...f the blank section appear alternately in the display window for about one minute To stop searching To stop the VCR while searching for a blank section press x STOP Notes To display the remaining time correctly you may have to select the TAPE LENGTH in the SET UP MENU according to the type of the tape that you are using For details see page 48 In step 2 FULL will appear in the display window for a...

Page 36: ...remote commander or the SEARCH MODE 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 the TV sc...

Page 37: ... turn the EASY TIMER knob clockwise To search backwards turn the EASY TIMER knob counterclockwise 3 Push the EASY TIMER knob The VCR starts searching Playback starts the SEARCH MODE 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 sign...

Page 38: ...forward or rewind the tape Each turn on the knob increases or decreases the duration by 15 minutes For example if you want to watch a recorded section 15 minutes ahead of the current position turn the EASY TIMER knob once clockwise To change the time by one minute press PROGRAM 3 Push the EASY TIMER knob The VCR starts searching and the tape counter starts counting until it reaches the specified p...

Page 39: ...s 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 show noise when playing at high speed in reverse On screen symbols may shake while playing or searching at various speeds Operation During fast forward hold down M FF During rewind hold down m REW During playback press M FF or m REW on the remote commander During playba...

Page 40: ...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 the...

Page 41: ...CHECK and press OK 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 CLEAR MENU OK M m 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 TIMER SET CHECK TUE DATE START STOP PROG 6 1 7 00 8 00 6 SP 8 1 1 00 0 00 50 MON 0 12 3 00 2 2 7 3 00 0 00 L SUN TUE SAT EVERY SUN 2 1 LP LP SP 25 1 2 2 continued...

Page 42: ...cel 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 Programme 1 Programme 2 Will...

Page 43: ...NITOR to select the sound you want In the NICAM system This VCR receives and records stereo and bilingual programmes based on the NICAM system the NICAM indicator appears To record a NICAM programme HIFI AUDIO in the SET UP MENU should be set to NICAM initial setting To check the menu setting see page 48 To select bilingual sound while recording Press AUDIO MONITOR to select the sound you want Ste...

Page 44: ...CR can record stereo and bilingual programmes only through the line input the stereo indicator appears on the TV screen and the display window You cannot select the sound while recording Selecting the sound during playback Press AUDIO MONITOR to select the sound you want The mixed sound of left and right channels monaural To listen to Stereo main and sub left and right channels Left channel main R...

Page 45: ...o 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 ED915PS TH only If HIFI AUDIO is set to STD the standard sound will be recorded on both the hi fi and normal audio tracks Pressing AUDIO M...

Page 46: ... Adjusting the picture Adjusting the tracking Although the VCR automatically adjusts the tracking when playing a tape the indicator flashes in the display window then turns off distortion may occur if the tape was recorded in poor condition If so manually adjust the tracking Press the TRACKING buttons on the VCR to display the tracking meter The distortion should disappear as you press one of the ...

Page 47: ...t 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 turns 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 delay...

Page 48: ... 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 43 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 pi...

Page 49: ...ED818ME SG ED817TH and ED815PS This VCR Recorder VMC 810HG audio video cable not supplied LINE 1 IN Other VCR Player TV Editing This VCR Recorder VMC 710 720HG audio video cable not supplied LINE 1 IN Other VCR Player LINE OUT TV e g SLV ED616ME MJ SG and ED515PS Signal flow continued LINE OUT ...

Page 50: ...ad 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 SLV ED616ME MJ SG and ED515PS Use the following audio video cable according to the type of the other VCR Notes Make sure you connect the pl...

Page 51: ...cording 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 resume recording Note If you start record...

Page 52: ...ss 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 reaches 0 0...

Page 53: ... make sure the RF channel number is set correctly for your area 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 If you made connections using the aerial cable only make sure the TV system is set correctly for your area The video heads are ...

Page 54: ...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 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 t...

Page 55: ...ssage will instruct you to insert a video head 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 You may have to manually adjust the tracking to get a better picture see Adjusting the picture on page...

Page 56: ... 1 Vp p 75 ohms unbalanced sync negative AUDIO OUT phono jack 2 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 16 W SLV ED915PS TH 14 W SLV ED818ME SG ED817TH ED815PS ED616ME MJ SG and ED515PS Operating temperature 5 C to 40 C Storage temperature 20 C to 60 C Dimensions Approx 430 97 292 m...

Page 57: ...ndicator 33 34 35 36 37 38 qa EASY TIMER knob 25 33 34 35 36 37 38 qs PROGRAM TRACKING buttons 9 46 qd Remote sensor 5 qf REC SPEED SP Standard Play LP Long Play EP Extended Play button 26 qg COLOR SYSTEM button 20 qh ONE TOUCH TUNING RF Radio Frequency CHANNEL button 8 11 qj R2 Reality Regenerator button 46 For SLV ED915PS TH ED818ME SG ED817TH and ED616ME MJ SG only qk LINE 2 IN VIDEO AUDIO L R ...

Page 58: ...ime counter programme clock indicator 9 21 22 27 51 qs Audio dubbing indicator 52 SLV ED818ME SG and ED616ME MJ SG only qd Tape recording indicator 23 1 Timer indicator 26 2 NICAM indicator 43 SLV ED915PS TH only 3 STEREO indicator 43 SLV ED915PS TH ED818ME SG ED817TH and ED815PS 4 Tape speed indicator 23 5 CLOCK indicator 27 6 START indicator 25 7 STOP indicator 25 Index to parts and controls con...

Page 59: ...cks 49 3 AERIAL IN connector 6 4 AERIAL OUT connector 6 5 LINE OUT AUDIO MONO VIDEO jacks 7 2 1 3 4 5 continued Rear panel for SLV ED915PS TH ED818ME SG ED817TH and ED815PS 1 Mains lead 6 2 LINE 1 IN AUDIO R L VIDEO jacks 49 3 AERIAL IN connector 6 4 AERIAL OUT connector 6 5 LINE OUT AUDIO R L VIDEO jacks 7 2 1 3 4 5 ...

Page 60: ... 2 button 39 qa MENU button 10 48 qs Tape menu operation buttons X PAUSE M button 20 x STOP m button 20 m REW rewind button 20 39 M FF fast forward button 20 39 H PLAY OK button 20 qd 1 on standby switch 32 qf AUDIO MONITOR button This button doesn t work for SLV ED616ME MJ SG and ED515PS 43 qg AUDIO DUB dubbing button 51 for SLV ED818ME SG and ED616ME MJ SG only qh Programme number ten s digit bu...

Page 61: ... 43 N NICAM broadcasts 43 Normal audio track 45 NTSC recorded tapes 20 O One Touch Tuning 11 P Q Picture adjustment 16 39 46 Playback 19 at various speeds 39 frame by frame 39 slow motion 39 Presetting channels 11 automatically 12 manually 14 One Touch Tuning 11 R R2 Reality Regenerator 46 Recording 22 bilingual programmes 43 duration time 40 saving 23 stereo programmes 43 using the Easy Timer fun...