Sony SLV-ED70MN, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...Video Cassette Recorder 1999 by Sony Corporation SLV ED70MN Operating Instructions G 3 865 382 12 1 PAL NTSC 1 00 01_SLV ED70MN 12E 1 17 01 2 28 PM 3 ...

Page 2: ...ts 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 from a cold to a w...

Page 3: ...timer 31 Setting the timer manually Additional Operations 33 Playing searching at various speeds 35 Recording TV programmes using the quick timer 36 Synchronised recording 38 Checking changing cancelling timer settings 40 Recording stereo and bilingual programmes 42 Searching using the index function 43 Adjusting the picture 44 Changing menu options Editing 45 Connecting to a VCR or stereo system ...

Page 4: ... Getting Started Remote commander R6 size AA batteries Getting Started Aerial cable Step 1 Unpacking Check that you have received the following items with the VCR 3 04 18_SLV ED70MN 12E 1 17 01 2 29 PM 4 ...

Page 5: ...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 use the batteries sh...

Page 6: ...l 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 Additional connections To a TV that has audio video input jacks This additional connection improves picture and sound quality Conne...

Page 7: ...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 3 04 18_SLV ED70MN 12E 1 17 01 2 29 PM 7 ...

Page 8: ...e 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 Press RF CHANNEL The TV s...

Page 9: ...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 recommend you connect the V...

Page 10: ... the on screen display language from English 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 3 04 18_SLV ED70MN 12E 1 17 01 2 29 PM 10 ...

Page 11: ...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 PRESET in the TUNER PR...

Page 12: ...o the 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 MENU PLAY OK PLAY OK 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 TUNER PRESET PROG 1 NORMAL CATV SYSTEM AUTO PRESET CHANNEL SET AFT FINE TUNING NORM CATV B G D K I ...

Page 13: ...ical 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 PLAY OK 3 04 18_SLV ED70MN 12E 1 17 01 2 29 PM 13 ...

Page 14: ...K 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 TUNING NORM ON CATV ...

Page 15: ... press 5 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 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 R6...

Page 16: ...lear 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 clearer picture then pres...

Page 17: ...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 continued 3 04 18_SLV ED70...

Page 18: ...he 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 3 04 18_SLV ED70MN 12E 1 17 01 2 29 PM 18 ...

Page 19: ...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 REW 6 EJECT EJECT 4 19 32_SLV ED70MN 12E 1 17 01 2 30 PM 19 ...

Page 20: ...rded 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 FF on the VCR during stop 0 3 REW 0 REW on the VCR during stop 6 EJECT To play an NTSC recorded tape Set NTSC PB at the rear of the VCR according to the colour system...

Page 21: ...ime 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 decreases Tapes recorded i...

Page 22: ...e 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 the batteries with new ...

Page 23: ... 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 4 19 32_SLV ED70MN 12E 1 17 01 2 30 PM 23 ...

Page 24: ...emaining 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 ...

Page 25: ...mote 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 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 d...

Page 26: ... on the 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 dec...

Page 27: ...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 4 19 32_SLV ED70MN 12E 1 17 01 2 30 PM 27 ...

Page 28: ...ter 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 current time using the easy clock PROG...

Page 29: ...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 Press PROG or INPUT S...

Page 30: ...h 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 commander or press PR...

Page 31: ...e 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 settin...

Page 32: ...ed 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 programme number buttons To ...

Page 33: ...F FF down During rewind hold 0 3 REW 0 REW down During playback press FF or 0 3 REW on the remote commander During playback hold FF FF or 0 3 REW 0 REW down When you release the button normal playback resumes During playback or pause press 2 During playback or pause press SLOW During pause press FF or 0 3 REW on the remote commander Hold the button down to play one frame each second During stop pr...

Page 34: ...le playing in slow motion the picture shakes while pausing To set tracking to the center position press both buttons at the same time 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 Normal spee...

Page 35: ...tes 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 yo...

Page 36: ...mme synchronised with the timer How to connect to use this function Connect the other equipment to the LINE 1 IN jacks of this unit This unit Recorder LINE OUT To prepare the Synchronised recording 1 Set the timer on the equipment to the time of the programme you want to record then turn it off 2 Insert a tape with its safety tab in place Make sure the tape is longer than the total recording time ...

Page 37: ...y stops recording when the tape reaches the end or when the other equipment stops transmitting the video audio signals Notes Some TVs or other equipment automatically turn off in a certain time if you do not operate 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 conne...

Page 38: ...hanging 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 5 33 44_SLV ED70MN 12E 1 17 01 2 31 PM...

Page 39: ...ncel 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 Wil...

Page 40: ...ves and records stereo and bilingual programmes based on the NICAM system the NICAM indicator appears When a stereo or bilingual programme is received the STEREO indicator appears in the display window 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 44 for details To select the sound while recording Press AUDIO MON...

Page 41: ...nd of left and right channels monaural How sound is recorded on 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 ...

Page 42: ... 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 screen counts down to zero The playback starts from the point about five seconds ahead of the specified index mark To stop searching Press p STOP Note No index signal will be added when recording starts from rec...

Page 43: ...ly 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 the APC function is cancelled A...

Page 44: ...al 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 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 40 ON to switch on the APC Adaptive Picture Control function and improve picture qual...

Page 45: ... 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 whose jack is connected to the audi...

Page 46: ...o 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 recording following the...

Page 47: ...pe has its safety tab in place 3 Press COUNTER RESET on this remote commander 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 P PAUSE buttons on this VCR and the stereo system or other VCR at the same time When the counter reaches 0 ...

Page 48: ... 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 page 50 Clean the video heads using the Sony T 25CLD T 25CLW or E 25CLDR video head cleaning cassette If these cleaning ca...

Page 49: ...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 not already p...

Page 50: ...sapphire tape cleaner which 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 Normal picture Rough picture No picture or black white screen appears Unclear picture initial contamination terminal 7 48 54_SLV ED70MN 12E 1 17 01 2 32 PM 50 ...

Page 51: ...dance more than 47 kilohms LINE 1 OUT VIDEO OUT phono jack 1 Output signal 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 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...

Page 52: ...FF fast forward button 20 33 7 PLAY button 20 8 r REC record button 24 9 p STOP button 20 0 CLICK SHUTTLE ring 34 P PAUSE button 20 EASY TIMER knob 26 PROGRAM TRACKING buttons 8 43 ONE TOUCH TUNING RF Radio Frequency CHANNEL button 8 11 SP Standard Play LP Long Play EP Extra Play button 24 COLOR SYSTEM button 20 INPUT SELECT button 25 LINE 2 IN VIDEO AUDIO L R jacks 45 ª Remote sensor 5 ª 98 º 1 3...

Page 53: ...47 Tape recording indicator 24 1 Timer indicator 27 2 NICAM indicator 40 3 STEREO indicator 40 4 Tape speed indicator 24 5 CLOCK indicator 28 6 START indicator 26 7 STOP indicator 26 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 OUT AUDIO R L VI...

Page 54: ...on 24 º QUICK TIMER button 35 2 button 33 INPUT SELECT button 25 32 Tape menu operation buttons MENU button 10 44 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 40 CLEAR button 39 Programme number ten s digit buttons 29 ª PROG programme buttons 23 º VOL v...

Page 55: ...ng recording 40 N O NICAM broadcasts 40 Normal audio track 41 NTSC recorded tapes 20 One touch tuning 11 P Picture adjustment 16 33 43 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 35 Index R Recording 23 bilingual programmes 40 saving 24 stereo programmes 40 using the easy timer 26 while watc...