Sony SLV-ED60ME, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...Video Cassette Recorder 1999 by Sony Corporation SLV ED60ME MJ PS SG Operating Instructions G 3 865 384 13 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: ...e 23 Recording TV programmes 26 Recording TV programmes using the easy timer 31 Setting the timer manually Additional Operations 33 Playing searching at various speeds 34 Recording TV programmes using the quick timer 35 Checking changing cancelling timer settings 37 Recording stereo and bilingual programmes 38 Adjusting the picture 39 Changing menu options 40 Editing with another VCR or stereo sys...

Page 4: ...ed the following items with the VCR Checking your model name The instructions in this manual are for the 4 models SLV ED60ME ED60MJ ED60PS and ED60SG Check your model number by looking at the rear panel of your VCR The SLV ED60ME is the model used for illustration purpose Any difference in operation is clearly indicated in the text for example SLV ED60ME only ...

Page 5: ...V 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 normal...

Page 6: ...ections 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 22 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 shown...

Page 7: ...wn on the right Note To listen to playback sounds in stereo you must use either of the connections above To a satellite tuner You can record programmes from other equipment such as a satellite tuner LINE IN LINE 2 OUT AUDIO Audio cable not supplied Audio video cable not supplied LINE 3 IN SAT IN Satellite tuner LINE OUT ...

Page 8: ...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 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 Pres...

Page 9: ...picture from the VCR If the picture does not appear clearly 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 recomm...

Page 10: ...glish to Arabic Before you 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 ON STANDBY LANGUAGE ENGLISH SELECT END OK LANGUAGE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ...

Page 11: ...noisy the 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 continued 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 P...

Page 12: ... TUNING NORM ON CATV B G D K I OFF 1 SELECT SET OK MENU Step 6 Presetting channels continued Presetting all receivable channels automatically 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 TUNER PRESET and press OK 2 Press to move the cursor to SYSTEM then select B G D K or I whichever is applicable in your area If SYSTEM i...

Page 13: ... 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 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 ...

Page 14: ...ANNEL SET PROG MENU OK Step 6 Presetting channels continued MENU PLAY OK PLAY OK 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 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...

Page 15: ... 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 System D K R1 R12 R21 R69 PLAY OK PLAY OK PLAY OK TUNER PRESET PROG14 NORMAL CATV SYSTEM AUTO PRESET CHANNEL SET AFT FINE T...

Page 16: ...owever 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 menu disappears aut...

Page 17: ...OK 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 the VCR and the TV Set the TV 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 conti...

Page 18: ...ence using to flash the item to be set and 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 Step 7 Setting the clock continued ...

Page 19: ... 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 DISPLAY PLAY FF p STOP 0 3 REW P PAUSE COLOR SYSTEM continued TRINITRON TV SYNCHRO PLAY COUNTER RESET p STOP PLAY FF 0 3 REW 6 EJECT EJECT ...

Page 20: ...pe 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 Playing a tape continued 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 according to the colour s...

Page 21: ...nd 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 or decre...

Page 22: ...CR 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 again Replace both of th...

Page 23: ...5 6 7 8 9 0 Recording TV 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 SP LP SP EP PROG r REC INPUT SELECT DISPLAY continued PROG ...

Page 24: ...OP To check the remaining 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 ...

Page 25: ...umber buttons You can select a video source from the LINE 1 IN LINE 2 IN or LINE 3 IN SAT IN jacks Press INPUT SELECT or PROG to display L1 L2 or L3 in the display window 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 app...

Page 26: ...he 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 28 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...

Page 27: ...umber 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 28: ...ur 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 current time using the easy clock PROG Programme number ...

Page 29: ...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 TIMER knob Turn EASY TIMER knob or hold PROGRAM down Press PROGRAM Turn EASY TIMER knob or press PROGRAM or INPUT SELECT Turn EASY TIMER knob or press PROGRAM Do this on the remote commander Press EASY TIMER Hold PROG down Press PROG ...

Page 30: ...e timer settings Watch another TV programme Tips To record from a source connected to LINE 1 IN LINE 2 IN or LINE 3 IN SAT IN jacks press INPUT SELECT or PROG or turn the EASY TIMER knob to display L1 L2 or L3 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 on the remote ...

Page 31: ...he 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 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 setti...

Page 32: ...ent leave the connected equipment switched on Setting the timer manually continued 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 program...

Page 33: ...nd 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 R...

Page 34: ...utes 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 channel y...

Page 35: ...ing cancelling timer settings Before you start Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel 1 Press ON STANDBY to turn on the VCR 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 continued 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ...

Page 36: ...he 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 be c...

Page 37: ...a video tape The VCR records sounds onto two separate tracks Hi fi audio is recorded onto the main track along with the picture Monaural sound is recorded onto the normal audio track along the edge of the tape Notes To listen to playback sounds 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 s...

Page 38: ...ew 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 flashing...

Page 39: ...cated in bold print 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 hi fi and normal audio tracks separately Select the sound using the AUDIO MONITOR button 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 se...

Page 40: ...CR is a monaural type and connected to this VCR s LINE 2 IN jacks connect the audio plug to the AUDIO L white jack The sound is recorded on both right and left channels When connecting to the AUDIO R red jack the sound is recorded only on the right channel You can also use the LINE 1 IN or LINE 3 IN SAT IN jacks instead If the other VCR is a monaural type the sound is recorded only on the channel ...

Page 41: ... 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 Note If you sta...

Page 42: ...LV ED60PS only or 24 hours SLV ED60ME 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 di...

Page 43: ...rect source with the INPUT SELECT or PROG buttons Select a programme position when recording TV programmes select L1 L2 or L3 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 n...

Page 44: ...phono jack 2 Standard output 327 mVrms Load impedance 47 kilohms Output impedance less than 10 kilohms LINE 2 OUT AUDIO 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 18 W Operating temperature 5 C to 40 C Storage temperature 20 C to 60 C Dimensions Approx 430 100 29...

Page 45: ... 20 4 0 3 REW rewind button 20 33 5 PLAY button 20 6 FF fast forward button 20 33 7 r REC record button 24 8 p STOP button 20 9 P PAUSE button 20 0 EASY TIMER knob 26 PROGRAM TRACKING buttons 8 38 ONE TOUCH TUNING RF Radio Frequency CHANNEL button 8 11 SP Standard Play LP Long Play EP Extra Play button 27 COLOR SYSTEM button 20 INPUT SELECT button 25 LINE 2 IN VIDEO AUDIO L R jacks 40 Remote senso...

Page 46: ...recording indicator 24 1 Timer indicator 27 2 STEREO indicator 37 3 Tape speed indicator 24 4 CLOCK indicator 28 5 START indicator 26 6 STOP indicator 26 7 APC Adaptive Picture Control indicator 38 Rear panel 1 Mains lead 6 2 LINE 1 IN AUDIO R L VIDEO jacks 40 3 LINE 3 IN SAT IN AUDIO R L VIDEO jacks 7 4 LINE 2 OUT AUDIO AUDIO R L jacks 7 5 AERIAL IN connector 6 6 AERIAL OUT connector 6 7 LINE 1 O...

Page 47: ...d Play LP Long Play EP Extra Play button 24 9 QUICK TIMER button 34 º 2 button 33 INPUT SELECT button 25 32 Tape menu operation buttons MENU button 10 39 P PAUSE button 20 p STOP button 20 0 3 REW rewind button 20 33 FF fast forward button 20 33 PLAY OK button 20 SLOW button 33 ON STANDBY button 32 COUNTER RESET buttons 21 AUDIO MONITOR button 37 CLEAR button 36 Programme number ten s digit button...

Page 48: ...ode 24 M Monitoring during playback 37 N O Normal audio track 37 NTSC recorded tapes 20 One touch tuning 11 P Picture adjustment 16 33 38 Playback 19 at various speeds 33 frame by frame 33 slow motion 33 Presetting channels 11 automatically 12 manually 14 one touch tuning 11 Q Quick timer 34 R Recording 23 bilingual programmes 37 saving 24 stereo programmes 37 using the easy timer 26 while watchin...