Sony SLV-ED919MI, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...Video Cassette Recorder 2001 Sony Corporation Operating Instructions 3 065 580 12 1 PAL NTSC SLV ED919MI ...

Page 2: ... 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 warm location moisture may condense inside the VCR and cause damage to the video head and tape When you first install the unit or when you move it from a cold to a warm location wait for about four hour...

Page 3: ...ogrammes using the Easy Timer function 46 Recording TV programmes using the G CODE system 49 Setting the timer manually Search Operations 51 Searching for the beginning of an Easy Timer recorded programme 52 Searching for the current position on a tape 53 Searching using the Blank Search function 54 Searching using the index function 56 Searching using the Time Search function Additional Operation...

Page 4: ...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 ...

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 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 use the batteri...

Page 6: ... cable 3 Connect the mains lead to the mains If the 3 pin plug does not fit into the mains outlet detach the plug by loosening the screw then use the 2 pin plug inside 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 a...

Page 7: ...low 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 To a stereo system You can improve sound quality by connecting a stereo system as shown on the right LINE IN Audio video cable not supplied LINE OUT LINE IN LINE AUDIO OUT Audio cable not supplied ...

Page 8: ...hannel 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 the reserved programme position for the VCR picture Refer to your TV s instruction manual for details 4 Press RF CHANNE...

Page 9: ...n 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 channel number that does not receive a broadcast signal in your area and i...

Page 10: ... press ONE TOUCH TUNING or x 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 function or AUTO PRESET in the TUNER PRESET menu Then if some channels cannot be preset automatically set them manually If there are any unwanted channels among the preset ones you can disable the cha...

Page 11: ...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 continued OK PLAY MENU OK PLAY TUNER PRESET PROG 1 NORMAL CATV SYSTEM AUTO PRESET CHANNEL SET AFT FINE TUNING NORM ON CATV B G D K M I OFF 1 SELECT SET TUNER PRESET PROG 1 NORMAL CATV SYSTEM AUTO PRESET CHANNEL SET AFT FINE TUNING NO...

Page 12: ...d not a malfunction The channel numbers in the CHANNEL SET column may not be the same as those in your area This is because this VCR s channel search system is based on the fixed TV system that has the widest channel coverage If necessary apply your local channel numbers to the programme positions see Presetting channels manually on page 13 If the received channel is on cable TV C appears on the l...

Page 13: ...t CATV channels select CATV 3 Press to move the cursor B to CHANNEL SET PROG MENU OK M m continued TUNER PRESET PROG10 NORMAL CATV SYSTEM AUTO PRESET CHANNEL SET AFT FINE TUNING NORM ON CATV B G D K M 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 M I OFF 21 SELECT SET TUNER PRESET PROG10 NORMAL CATV SYSTEM AUTO PRESET CHANNE...

Page 14: ...oisy press M m to move the cursor B to SYSTEM then select B G D K I or M whichever is applicable in your area 7 To allocate another channel to another programme position repeat steps 4 and 5 8 Press OK Step 5 Presetting channels continued TUNER PRESET PROG14 NORMAL CATV SYSTEM AUTO PRESET CHANNEL SET AFT FINE TUNING NORM ON CATV B G D K M I OFF 21 SELECT SET TUNER PRESET PROG14 NORMAL CATV SYSTEM ...

Page 15: ...e various TV systems coexist If the sound is distorted or noisy or the colour TV programme becomes black and white etc that channel may not be matched to the proper TV system In this case try the following steps 1 Press PROG or programme number buttons to select the programme position that has the channel with above described conditions 2 Press MENU then select TUNER PRESET and press OK 3 Select S...

Page 16: ...ote that the AFT Auto Fine Tuning setting switches to OFF Notes The menu disappears automatically if you do not proceed for more than a few minutes The channel numbers in the CHANNEL SET column may not be the same as those in your area This is because this VCR s channel search system is based on the fixed TV system that has the widest channel coverage If necessary apply your local channel numbers ...

Page 17: ...T column 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Corresponding channels B G AS0 1 2 6 7 8 9 9A 10 11 3 4 28 29 30 31 32 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 M6 M7 M8 M9 M10 Indonesia Western Europe Australia New Zealand Morocco 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10A 11A E2 E3 E4 E5 E6 E7 E8 E9 E10 E11 E12 E21 E22 E23 E24 E25 E26 E27 E28 E29 E30 E31 ...

Page 18: ... 60 61 62 63 Corresponding channels B G Indonesia Western Europe Australia New Zealand Morocco E32 E33 E34 E35 E36 E37 E38 E39 E40 E41 E42 E43 E44 E45 E46 E47 E48 E49 E50 E51 E52 E53 E54 E55 E56 E57 E58 E59 E60 E61 E62 E63 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 Step 5 Presetting channels continued ...

Page 19: ... C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11 C12 C13 C14 C15 C16 C17 C18 C19 C20 C21 C22 C23 C24 C25 C26 Corresponding channels B G Indonesia Western Europe Australia New Zealand Morocco E64 E65 E66 E67 E68 E69 S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 S9 S10 S11 S12 S13 S14 S15 S16 S17 S18 S19 S20 S21 S22 S23 S24 S25 S26 69 5 5A M4 M5 continued ...

Page 20: ...mn C27 C28 C29 C30 C31 C32 C33 C34 C35 C36 C37 C38 C39 C40 C41 C42 C43 C44 C45 C46 Corresponding channels B G Indonesia Western Europe Australia New Zealand Morocco S27 S28 S29 S30 S31 S32 S33 S34 S35 S36 S37 S38 S39 S40 S41 S01 S02 S03 S04 S05 Step 5 Presetting channels continued ...

Page 21: ...R21 R22 R23 R24 R25 R26 R27 R28 R29 R30 R31 1 2 3 7 8 4 5 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 China South Africa I M B21 B22 B23 B24 B25 B26 B27 B28 B29 B30 B31 A B C D E J F G H I 4 5 10 6 7 8 9 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2 C2 3 7 8 9 12 13 J K 5 10 11 14 W 29 W 30 15 16 W 31 17 W 32 18 W 33 W 34 19 20 W 35 21 W 36 22 W 37 W 38 23 24 W 39 25 W 40 26 W 41 W 42 27 28 W 43 J 5 J 6 J 7 ...

Page 22: ... B39 B40 B41 B42 B43 B44 B45 B46 B47 B48 B49 B50 B51 B52 B53 B54 B55 B56 B57 B58 B59 B60 B61 B62 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 29 W 44 30 W 45 W 46 31 32 W 47 33 W 48 34 W 49 W 50 35 36 W 51 37 W 52 38 W 53 W 54 39 40 W 55 41 W 56 42 W 57 W 58 43 44 W 59 45 W 60 46 W 61 W 62 47 48 W 63 49 W 64 50 W 65 W 66 51 52 W 67 53 W 68 54 W 69 W ...

Page 23: ...C21 C22 C23 Corresponding channels D K Japan East Europe UK Hong Kong Ireland U S A China South Africa I M 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 6 B63 B64 B65 B66 B67 B68 B69 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 11 12 13 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 A 2 A 3 A 1 A B C D E F G H I L M N O P Q R S T U V W W 1 W 2 W 3 W 4 J 3 M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9 M10 J 4 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 S9 S10 S11 S12 S13 S14 S15 S16 S17 continued ...

Page 24: ...g Ireland U S A China South Africa I M W 5 W 6 W 7 W 8 W 9 W 10 W 11 W 12 W 13 W 14 W 15 W 16 W 17 W 18 W 19 W 20 W 21 W 22 W 23 W 24 W 25 W 26 W 27 W 28 4 4A 6 A 5 A 4 S18 S19 S20 S21 S22 S23 S24 S25 S26 S27 S28 S29 S30 S31 S32 S33 S34 S35 S36 S37 S38 S39 S40 S41 J 1 J 2 Notes There may be a case that the same area channel may appear repeatedly as the other channel number in the CHANNEL SET colum...

Page 25: ...ee page 27 Before you start Turn on the VCR and the TV Set the TV to the video channel Setting the guide channels 1 Press MENU then press M m to move the cursor B to SET UP CH AND G CODE and press OK The preset channels are displayed on the screen 2 Press M m to move the cursor B to the row on which you want to set the guide channel To display other pages for programme positions 6 to 50 press M m ...

Page 26: ...programme positions of the stations proceed to step 2 of Step 7 Changing disabling programme positions on page 28 7 Press OK Step 6 Setting up the G CODE system continued SET UP CH AND G CODE SELECT GUIDE CH GUIDE CH CONFIRM 1 2 3 4 5 12 3 9 56 27 PROG CH SET UP CH AND G CODE SELECT GUIDE CH GUIDE CH CONFIRM 1 2 3 4 5 12 3 9 56 27 6 PROG CH SET UP CH AND G CODE GUIDE CH 1 2 3 4 5 12 3 9 56 27 6 SE...

Page 27: ... number buttons to enter the same channel number as the one displayed in step 4 Repeat this step for all satellite channels 6 Set the guide channel number for each programme position assigned to the satellite channel by following the procedures on page 25 Notes The G CODE system used in this VCR is for Singapore Malaysia Hong Kong Macau etc and cannot be used in areas such as U S A Canada Japan Ko...

Page 28: ...g Moving the programme position from 3 to 1 1 Press MENU then press M m to move the cursor B to SET UP CH AND G CODE and press OK 2 Press M m to move the cursor B to the row on which you want to change the programme position then press To display other pages for programme positions 6 to 50 press M m repeatedly SET UP CH AND G CODE GUIDE CH 1 2 3 4 5 12 3 9 56 27 6 2 12 16 SELECT MOVE PROG ERASE PR...

Page 29: ...nnel and guide channel are inserted at the new programme position and the intermediate channels are displaced to fill the gap 4 Press to confirm the setting 5 To change the programme position of another station repeat steps 2 to 4 6 Press OK SET UP CH AND G CODE GUIDE CH 1 2 3 4 5 9 12 56 27 3 SELECT SET GUIDE CH CONFIRM 12 16 2 6 PROG CH OK PLAY OK PLAY OK PLAY ...

Page 30: ...ogramme position you want to disable correctly If you disable a programme position by mistake you need to reset that channel manually Before you start Turn on the VCR and the TV Set the TV to the video channel CLEAR OK M m MENU Step 7 Changing disabling programme positions continued 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 SET UP CH AND G CODE GUIDE CH 1 2 3 4 5 9 12 56 27 3 SELECT MOVE PROG 12 16 2 6 ERASE PROG CLEAR...

Page 31: ...selected row will be cleared as shown on the right 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 for any other programme positions you want to disable 5 Press OK SET UP CH AND G CODE GUIDE CH 1 2 3 4 5 9 0 56 27 3 SELECT MOVE PROG 12 16 2 ERASE PROG CLEAR PROG CH CLEAR OK PLAY ...

Page 32: ...o channel Step 8 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 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 OK OK M m MENU OK PLAY MENU OK PLAY OK PL...

Page 33: ...m to select the digits 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 CLOCK SET 2 1 2001 TUE 5 2 5 30 1 SELECT SET END OK OK PLAY OK PLAY ...

Page 34: ...nd 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 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 35: ...ape 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 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 your TV For details see page 65 Se...

Page 36: ...ape 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 black and white the pict...

Page 37: ...rogrammes 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 REC SPEED z REC INPUT SELECT DISPLAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 SP APC PROG PROG continued ...

Page 38: ...stop recording Press x STOP 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 anoth...

Page 39: ...reen 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 You can have the VCR stop recording automatically after starting at a specified time For details see Setting the recording duration time on page 58 Notes The display does not appear during still pause mode or slow motion playback It ...

Page 40: ... 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 42 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 inc...

Page 41: ...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 EASY TIMER REC SPEED SP LP SP EP SP APC LP APC SP continued EASY TIMER EASY TIMER ...

Page 42: ... 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 also change the current time using the Easy Clock function...

Page 43: ...ge 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 Hold PROG down Press PROG Press PROG or I...

Page 44: ...EAR on the remote commander 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 ...

Page 45: ...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 G CODE system or the TIMER SET CHECK menu For details see pages 46 and 49 You cannot set the date using the Easy Timer function Set the date using the CLOCK SET menu if you want to set the timer with the G CODE...

Page 46: ... programme are set automatically You can preset up to eight programmes at a time 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 Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel 1 CLEAR G CODE REC SPEED Programme number buttons 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 G CODE G CODE G CODE NO SP LP ...

Page 47: ...e setting 5 To enter another setting repeat steps 1 to 4 6 Press 1 to turn off the VCR The t indicator appears in the display window and the VCR stands by for recording To stop recording To stop the VCR while recording press x STOP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 G CODE NO SP LP SP 82477691 SELECT ONCE DAILY WEEKLY CONFIRM OK CANCEL CLEAR G CODE G CODE NO SP LP LP 82477691 SELECT ONCE DAILY WEEKLY CONFIRM CAN...

Page 48: ...turned on until the VCR finishes recording the satellite programme for which you have made a timer setting Tips To cancel the procedure press G CODE before you press OK To record NTSC signals set the tape speed to SP or EP To record in the EP mode set the tape speed to LP Notes The G CODE system used in this VCR is for Singapore Malaysia Hong Kong Macau etc and cannot be used in areas such as U S ...

Page 49: ...on your TV and set it to the video channel INPUT SELECT MENU OK M m 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 PROG 1 OK PLAY MENU OK PLAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 TIMER SET CHECK TUE 25 1 DATE...

Page 50: ...tched on 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 position you can also use the PROG or programme number buttons To set the tape speed you can also use the REC SPE...

Page 51: ... 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 indicator is flashi...

Page 52: ...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 65 In step 2 the VCR automatically rewinds and fast forwards the tape only if you press the SEAR...

Page 53: ...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 65 In step 2 FULL will appear in the display window for a...

Page 54: ...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 55: ... 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 56: ...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 57: ...cture using TRACKING on the VCR 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 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 o...

Page 58: ...t the 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 st...

Page 59: ...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 60: ...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 61: ...ICAM system This VCR receives 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 65 To select the sound while recording P...

Page 62: ...l 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 play a tape 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 AU...

Page 63: ...eter The distortion should disappear as you press one of the two buttons the indicator lights up To resume automatic tracking adjustment eject the tape and reinsert it About the R2 Reality Regenerator function The R2 function automatically adjusts the picture to the most suitable quality during playback When playback starts the R2 function activates and the R2 button lights up Each press of the bu...

Page 64: ...tained 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 first ...

Page 65: ...nd 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 61 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 unu...

Page 66: ...O R red jack the sound is recorded only on the right channel You can also use the LINE 1 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 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 Notes Make sure you connect the plug...

Page 67: ...t to recording 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...

Page 68: ... 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 dirty page 70 Clean the video heads using the Sony T 25CLD T 25CLW or E 25CLDR vide...

Page 69: ...m other equipment Adjust the TV aerial Make sure SYSTEM B G D K I or M in the TUNER PRESET menu is set to the system in your area Set the PAL MESECAM option in the SET UP MENU according to your local colour system 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 ...

Page 70: ...nt Make sure you are pointing the remote commander at the remote sensor on the VCR Replace all of 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 Clean the cabinet panel and controls with a dry soft cloth or a soft cloth slightly moiste...

Page 71: ...orarily 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 63 When playback is finished be sure to clean the heads with a video head cleani...

Page 72: ... 75 ohms unbalanced sync negative AUDIO IN phono jack 2 each 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 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 Operating...

Page 73: ...5 57 7 z REC record button 38 8 x STOP button 35 9 X PAUSE button 35 0 SEARCH MODE button indicator 51 52 53 55 56 qa EASY TIMER knob 40 51 52 53 55 56 qs PROGRAM TRACKING buttons 8 63 qd Remote sensor 5 qf REC SPEED SP Standard Play LP Long Play EP Extended Play button 38 qg COLOR SYSTEM button 35 qh ONE TOUCH TUNING RF Radio Frequency CHANNEL button 8 10 qj R2 Reality Regenerator button 63 qk LI...

Page 74: ... 2 LINE 1 IN AUDIO R L VIDEO jacks 66 3 AERIAL IN connector 6 4 AERIAL OUT connector 6 5 LINE OUT AUDIO R L VIDEO jacks 7 Index to parts and controls continued STEREO NICAM SP EP LP STOP APC START CLOCK NTSC PAL 8 APC Adaptive Picture Control indicator 64 9 Tracking indicator 63 0 Colour system indicator 35 qa Time counter clock line programme TV system indicator 8 36 37 42 67 qs Tape recording in...

Page 75: ...SPEED button 38 0 2 button 57 qa MENU button 11 65 qs Tape menu operation buttons X PAUSE M button 35 x STOP m button 35 m REW rewind button 35 57 M FF fast forward button 35 57 H PLAY OK button 35 qd 1 on standby switch 47 qf AUDIO MONITOR button 61 qg G CODE button 46 qh Programme number ten s digit buttons 39 43 47 qj PROG programme buttons 37 qk VOL volume buttons for TV ql DISPLAY button 38 w...

Page 76: ...rack 62 NTSC recorded tapes 35 O One Touch Tuning 10 P Q Picture adjustment 16 57 63 Playback 34 at various speeds 57 frame by frame 57 slow motion 57 Presetting channels 10 automatically 11 manually 13 One Touch Tuning 10 R R2 Reality Regenerator 63 Recording 37 bilingual programmes 61 Index duration time 58 saving 38 stereo programmes 61 using the G CODE system 46 using the Easy Timer function 4...