Sony SLV-EZ212AZ, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...Video Cassette Recorder 2001 Sony Corporation Operating Instructions 3 065 578 11 2 SLV EZ717AS NZ SLV EZ414AZ SLV EZ212AZ PAL NTSC 4 43 PAL NTSC 4 43 PAL NTSC 01GB01COV AS NZ p65 10 1 01 11 19 3 ...

Page 2: ...t 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 warm location moisture may condense inside ...

Page 3: ...tion 41 Recording TV programmes using the G CODE system 44 Setting the timer manually Search Operations 46 Searching for the beginning of an Easy Timer recorded programme 47 Searching for the current position on a tape 48 Searching using the Blank Search function 49 Searching using the index function 51 Searching using the Time Search function Additional Operations 52 Playing searching at various ...

Page 4: ...rial cable Checking your model name The instructions in this manual are for the four models SLV EZ717AS EZ717NZ EZ414AZ and EZ212AZ Check your model number by looking at the rear panel of your VCR The SLV EZ717AS is the model used for illustration purposes Any difference in operation is clearly indicated in the text for example SLV EZ212AZ only 01GB03GET AS NZ p65 10 1 01 11 22 4 ...

Page 5: ...d clicks into position Using the remote commander You can use this remote commander to operate this VCR and a Sony TV Buttons on the remote commander marked with a dot can be used to operate your 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 V...

Page 6: ...iate manufacturer s code number 1 Set TV VIDEO at the top of the remote commander to TV 2 Hold down 1 and enter your TV s code number s using the programme number buttons Then release 1 Now you can use the 1 VOL PROG programme number buttons ten s digit and TV VIDEO buttons to control your TV You can also use the buttons marked with a dot to control a Sony TV To control the VCR reset TV VIDEO to V...

Page 7: ...the remote commander s signal limitations If you enter a new code number the code number previously entered will be erased When you replace the batteries of the remote commander the code number may automatically reset to 01 Sony If your TV is not a Sony it is recommended to manually set the appropriate code number every time you replace the batteries If you set your TV s code number correctly whil...

Page 8: ... the mains Step 3 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 to mains Mains lead Signal flow AERIAL OUT Aerial cable s...

Page 9: ...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 Audio video cable not supplied LINE OUT LINE IN For SLV EZ717AS NZ only For SLV EZ414AZ only LINE IN Audio video cable not supplied LINE OUT For SLV EZ212AZ only LINE IN Audio video cable not supplied LINE OUT LI...

Page 10: ... SLV EZ414AZ EZ212AZ only Press PROGRAM to select the suitable RF channel depending on the area you live in You can select Australia channels from 28 AUS to 69 AUS or New Zealand channels from 28 NZ to 69 NZ The Australia and New Zealand channels appear in the display window in alternate sequence 4 Turn on your TV and select a programme position for the VCR picture This channel will now be referre...

Page 11: ... the VCR If the picture does not appear clearly in step 5 above press PROGRAM in step 5 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 is clear of interference from other channels If you cannot obtain a clear picture ...

Page 12: ...sing M m MENU OK M m Step 5 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 OK PLAY MENU OK PLAY OK PLAY CLOCK SET 1 1 2001 MON 0 00 SELECT SET END OK AM CLOCK SET 2 1 2001 THU 0 00 5 SELECT SET END OK AM CLOCK SET 2 1 200 0 00 5 2 1 TUE SELECT SET END OK ...

Page 13: ...elect 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 OK PLAY OK PLAY CLOCK SET 2 1 2001 TUE 5 2 5 30 1 SELECT SET END OK AM 01GB03GET AS NZ p65 10 1 01 11 22 13 ...

Page 14: ...VCR and the TV Set the TV to the video channel 1 Press MENU then press M m to move the cursor B to EASY G CODE SET UP and press OK 2 For SLV EZ414AZ EZ212AZ only Press to display the local areas of either AUS Australia or NZ New Zealand depending on the country you live in 3 Press M m to move the cursor B to your local area then press OK to confirm the setting To display other pages for other area...

Page 15: ...B to SET UP CH AND G CODE and press OK The guide channels for your local area are displayed on the screen Tips If your area is not listed in the EASY G CODE SET UP menu preset the TV channels using the One Touch Tuning function or the TUNER PRESET menu see Presetting channels on page 16 Then set up the G CODE guide channels manually if you want to record TV programmes using the G CODE numbers see ...

Page 16: ...ing function 1 Press and hold ONE TOUCH TUNING on the VCR for more than three seconds 2 For SLV EZ414AZ EZ212AZ only 1 Press PROGRAM on the VCR so that the indicator for your country AUS or NZ appears in the display window 2 Press ONE TOUCH TUNING The VCR starts presetting the channels The WAIT indicator goes off when all the receivable channels are preset To check if the channels are preset corre...

Page 17: ... receivable 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 MENU OK M m continued OK PLAY MENU OK PLAY OK PLAY SELECT SET PROG 1 TUNER PRESET NORMAL CATV AUTO PRESET CHANNEL SET AFT ADD ERASE FINE TUNING NORM ON CATV OFF ADD ERASE 1 For SLV EZ414AZ EZ212AZ only CO...

Page 18: ...3 065 578 11 2 Presetting channels continued 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 01GB03GET AS NZ p65 10 1 01 11 22 18 ...

Page 19: ...set CATV channels select CATV 4 Press M m to move the cursor B to CHANNEL SET OK PLAY OK PLAY OK PLAY OK PLAY MENU SELECT SET PROG10 TUNER PRESET NORMAL CATV AUTO PRESET CHANNEL SET AFT ADD ERASE FINE TUNING NORM ON CATV OFF ADD ERASE 21 SELECT SET PROG10 TUNER PRESET NORMAL CATV AUTO PRESET CHANNEL SET AFT ADD ERASE FINE TUNING NORM ON CATV OFF ADD ERASE 21 SELECT SET PROG10 TUNER PRESET NORMAL C...

Page 20: ... To allocate another channel to another programme position repeat steps 5 and 6 8 Press OK PROG OK PLAY OK PLAY SELECT SET PROG14 TUNER PRESET NORMAL CATV AUTO PRESET CHANNEL SET AFT ADD ERASE FINE TUNING NORM ON CATV OFF ADD ERASE 35 Presetting channels continued Selected programme position SELECT SET PROG14 TUNER PRESET NORMAL CATV AUTO PRESET CHANNEL SET AFT ADD ERASE FINE TUNING NORM ON CATV O...

Page 21: ...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 Notes The menu disappears automatically if you do not proceed for more th...

Page 22: ...VCR and the TV Set the TV to the video channel 1 Press MENU then press M m to move the cursor 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 5 to 49 SLV EZ717AS and SLV EZ414AZ EZ212AZ when COUNTRY is set to AUS or 6 to 50 SLV E...

Page 23: ...on repeat steps 2 to 5 If you want to change the programme positions of the stations proceed to step 2 of Changing disabling programme positions on page 25 7 Press OK continued OK PLAY OK PLAY OK PLAY OK PLAY 0 1 2 3 4 2 7 GUIDE CH 9 10 28 SELECT GUIDE CH CONFIRM SET UP CH AND G CODE PROG CH SELECT GUIDE CH GUIDE CH CONFIRM 9 0 1 2 3 4 2 7 9 10 28 SET UP CH AND G CODE PROG CH SELECT GUIDE CH MOVE ...

Page 24: ...ogramme position for another satellite channel and press the programme number buttons to enter the same channel number as the one displayed in step 5 Repeat this step for all satellite channels 7 Set the guide channel number for each programme position assigned to the satellite channel by following the procedures in Setting up the G CODE system manually on page 22 Notes The menu disappears automat...

Page 25: ... 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 5 to 49 SLV EZ717AS and SLV EZ414AZ EZ212AZ when COUNTRY is set to AUS or 6 to 50 SLV EZ717NZ and SLV EZ414AZ EZ212AZ when COUNTRY is set to NZ press M m repeatedly MENU OK M m continued SELECT GUIDE CH SET GUIDE CH ...

Page 26: ...ed channel 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 SELECT GUIDE CH SET GUIDE CH CONFIRM 0 1 2 3 4 9 7 10 28 10 28 2 7 9 2 SET UP CH AND G CODE PROG CH OK PLAY OK PLAY OK PLAY 01GB03GET AS NZ p65 10 1 01 ...

Page 27: ... programme 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 continued SELECT GUIDE CH MOVE PROG ERASE PROG CLEAR 0 1 2 3 4 2 9 10 28 10 28 7 9 2 7 SET UP CH AND G CODE PROG CH OK PLAY MENU 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 01GB03GET AS NZ p65 ...

Page 28: ... is set to NZ press M m repeatedly 3 Press CLEAR The 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 Changing disabling programme positions continued OK PLAY OK PLAY CLEAR SELECT GUIDE CH MOVE PROG ERASE PROG CLEAR 0 1 2 3 4 2 9 10 28 10 28 7 9 2 7 SET UP CH AND G CODE PROG CH SELECT GUIDE CH MOVE PROG ERASE...

Page 29: ...deo channel 2 Insert a tape The VCR turns on and starts playing automatically if you insert a tape with its safety tab removed CLEAR X PAUSE x STOP m REW Z EJECT H PLAY M FF Basic Operations continued 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 DISPLAY COLOR SYSTEM x STOP H PLAY M FF m REW A EJECT X PAUSE 01GB04BAS AS NZ p65 10 1 01 11 23 29 ...

Page 30: ...recorded in PAL NTSC To set the colour system If streaks appear during playback press COLOR SYSTEM on the VCR to conform to the system that the tape was recorded in Normally the colour system is correctly set whenever the tape is inserted Press COLOR SYSTEM until the indication below appears in the display window PAL NTSC To play an NTSC recorded tape Set NTSC PB in the SET UP MENU according to th...

Page 31: ...u on the TV screen you cannot use the H PLAY X PAUSE M FF m REW or x STOP buttons These buttons are used for menu operations 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 ...

Page 32: ...s 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 PROG SP APC 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 01GB04BAS AS NZ p65 10 1 01 11 23 32 ...

Page 33: ...top recording Press x STOP To check the remaining tape length Press DISPLAY The white bar indicates the approximate length of tape remaining 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 Rema...

Page 34: ...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 or LINE 2 IN SLV EZ717AS NZ only jacks Press INPUT SELECT or PROG to display L1 or L2 SLV EZ717AS NZ only 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 ...

Page 35: ...ck has not been set you can also set the clock before setting the timer recording Setting the Easy 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 37 conti...

Page 36: ...et the recording stop time in the same way as in step 2 then push the EASY TIMER knob 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 REC SPEED SP LP SP EP is for SLV EZ717AS NZ REC SPEED SP LP is for SLV EZ414AZ EZ212AZ 6 Push the EASY TIMER knob to confirm the setting The t ind...

Page 37: ...rrent 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 Press AM PM to change AM and PM 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 th...

Page 38: ...ode 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 INPUT SELECT Press PROG Recording TV progr...

Page 39: ...ess 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 the T...

Page 40: ...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 G CODE system or the TIMER SET CHECK menu For details see pages 41 and 44 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 me...

Page 41: ... 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 Press G CODE 1 CLEAR G CODE REC SPEED Programme number buttons OK M m continued 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 G CODE G CODE G ...

Page 42: ...up to one hour Press OK to confirm the stop time If the information is not correct press CLEAR to cancel the 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 record Only once Everyday Monday to Friday Once a week Select ONCE DAILY WEEKLY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 REC SPEED OK PLAY 1 G...

Page 43: ...te programme for which you wish to make a timer setting 3 Repeat the steps described on page 41 and page 42 4 Keep the satellite tuner 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 For SLV EZ717AS NZ only To record NTSC signals set the tape speed to SP or EP To record in the E...

Page 44: ... 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 To record the same programme every day or the same day every week press m while the date is flashing For details see Daily weekly recording on page 45 1 2 3 4 5 ...

Page 45: ...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 SPEED button For SLV EZ717AS NZ only To record...

Page 46: ...ss 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 flashing y...

Page 47: ... 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 62 In step 2 the VCR automatically rewinds and fast forwards the tape only if you press the SEARCH MO...

Page 48: ...e 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 62 In step 2 FULL will appear in the display window for about...

Page 49: ...mmander 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 screen coun...

Page 50: ...lockwise 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 signal will be marked if you ch...

Page 51: ...ard 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 point...

Page 52: ...e 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 on th...

Page 53: ...ion 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 VCR ...

Page 54: ...y to use this function Connect the other equipment to the LINE 1 IN jacks of this VCR How to make a Synchronised recording 1 Press INPUT SELECT or PROG on the remote commander to display L1 in the display window 2 Set the timer on the equipment to the time of the programme you want to record then turn it off 3 Insert a tape with its safety tab in place Make sure the tape is longer than the total r...

Page 55: ...ns 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 connected equipment Refer also to the instruction manual of the connected equipment for information about its timer function Some equipment keeps transmitting signals even though the power is off In this case the Synchronised Recording ...

Page 56: ...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 1 MENU OK M m CLEAR 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 30 15 50 MON 1 00 3 00 2 2 7 55 1 30 L SUN TUE SAT EVERY SUN LP LP SP 25 12 AM AM PM PM PM PM PM AM 10 11 11...

Page 57: ...ing of the line To cancel the setting press CLEAR 4 Press OK If any timer settings remain turn off the VCR to return to recording standby When the timer settings overlap The programme that starts first has priority and the second programme starts recording only after the first programme has finished If the programmes start at the same time the programme listed first in the menu has priority Progra...

Page 58: ...rogramme 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 62 for details To select the sound while recording Press AUDIO MONITOR to select the sound you want Stereo programme Usually the mixed sound of left and right channels monaural Bilingual programme...

Page 59: ... want How sound is recorded on a video tape The VCR records sound 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...

Page 60: ...tortion 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 SLV EZ717AS NZ only 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 o...

Page 61: ...s 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 fi...

Page 62: ...udio 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 58 ON to switch on the APC Adaptive Picture Control function and improve picture quality OFF to switch off APC ON PAL TV to play back an NTSC recorded tape on a PAL TV 4 43 or 3 58 for SLV EZ717AS...

Page 63: ... a Sony VMC 910HG audio video cable not supplied For SLV EZ717AS NZ only You can also use the LINE 1 IN jack 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 If you connect this...

Page 64: ...d press X PAUSE 3 Press z REC on this VCR and set it 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 ...

Page 65: ... 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 00 00...

Page 66: ... using the aerial cable only make sure the RF channel number is set correctly for your area Adjust the tracking with the TRACKING buttons Make sure the colour system is correctly set to the system that the tape was recorded in The video heads are dirty see page 68 Clean the video heads using the Sony T 25CLD T 25CLW or E 25CLDR video head cleaning cassette If these cleaning cassettes are not avail...

Page 67: ...ved 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 the current time Check that t...

Page 68: ...e 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 Set your TV s code number The code number resets to 01 when you replace the batteries of the remote commander The recording condition of the tape is very poor and tracking cannot be adjusted Clean the cabinet p...

Page 69: ...AZ only 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 60 When playback is finished be sure to clean the heads ...

Page 70: ...LINE OUT VIDEO OUT phono jack 1 Input signal 1 Vp p 75 ohms unbalanced sync negative AUDIO OUT MONO phono jack 2 Standard output 327 m Vrms Load impedance 47 kilohms Output impedance less than 10 kilohms For SLV EZ212AZ only LINE 1 IN VIDEO IN phono jack 1 Input signal 1 Vp p 75 ohms unbalanced sync negative AUDIO IN phono jack 1 Input level 327 m Vrms Input impedance more than 47 kilohms LINE OUT...

Page 71: ...MODE button indicator 46 47 48 50 51 qa EASY TIMER knob 35 46 47 48 50 51 qs PROGRAM TRACKING buttons 10 60 qd Remote sensor 5 qf For SLV EZ717AS NZ only SYNCHRO REC button 54 qg REC SPEED SP Standard Play LP Long Play EP Extended Play button 33 For SLV EZ414AZ EZ212AZ REC SPEED SP LP button qh COLOR SYSTEM button 30 qj ONE TOUCH TUNING RF Radio Frequency CHANNEL button 10 16 qk For SLV EZ717AS NZ...

Page 72: ... indicator 33 5 CLOCK indicator 37 6 AM PM indicator 35 7 START indicator 35 8 STOP indicator 35 9 APC Adaptive Picture Control indicator 61 0 Tracking indicator 60 qa Colour system indicator 30 qs Time counter clock line programme indicator 31 32 37 64 qd For SLV EZ717AS NZ only Audio dubbing indicator 65 qf Tape recording indicator 33 STEREO NICAM SP EP LP STOP APC START AMPM CLOCK NTSC PAL 01GB...

Page 73: ...EO jacks 54 63 3 AERIAL IN connector 8 4 AERIAL OUT connector 8 5 LINE OUT AUDIO R L VIDEO jacks 9 Rear panel SLV EZ414AZ 1 Mains lead 8 2 LINE 1 IN AUDIO VIDEO jacks 63 3 AERIAL IN connector 8 4 AERIAL OUT connector 8 5 LINE OUT AUDIO MONO VIDEO jacks 9 2 1 3 4 5 2 1 3 4 5 continued 01GB08ADI AS NZ p65 10 1 01 11 39 73 ...

Page 74: ... 578 11 1 Index to parts and controls continued Rear panel SLV EZ212AZ 1 Mains lead 8 2 LINE 1 IN AUDIO VIDEO jacks 63 3 AERIAL IN connector 8 4 AERIAL OUT connector 8 5 LINE OUT AUDIO VIDEO jacks 9 2 1 3 4 5 01GB08ADI AS NZ p65 10 1 01 11 39 74 ...

Page 75: ...2 qa MENU button 12 62 qs Tape menu operation buttons X PAUSE M button 30 x STOP m button 30 m REW rewind button 30 52 M FF fast forward button 30 52 H PLAY OK button 30 qd 1 on standby switch 42 45 qf AUDIO MONITOR button 58 This button doesn t work for SLV EZ414AZ EZ212AZ qg For SLV EZ717AS NZ only AUDIO DUB button 65 qh G CODE button 41 qj Programme number ten s digit AM PM buttons 34 36 42 qk ...

Page 76: ...NICAM broadcasts 58 Normal audio track 59 NTSC recorded tapes 30 O One Touch Tuning 16 P Q Picture adjustment 21 52 61 Playback 29 at various speeds 52 frame by frame 52 slow motion 52 Presetting channels automatically 17 manually 19 One Touch Tuning 16 using the EASY G CODE SET UP function 14 R Reality Regenerator 60 Recording 32 bilingual programmes 58 duration time 53 saving 34 stereo programme...