Sony SLV-SE210B, Service Manual

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Playing a tape

Notes

• The counter resets to “00:00” whenever a tape is reinserted.
• The counter stops counting when it comes to a portion with no recording.
• Depending on your TV, the following may occur while playing an NTSC-recorded 

tape:
– The picture becomes 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.

• While setting the menu on the TV screen, buttons for playback on the remote 

commander do not function.

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Recording TV programmes

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Recording TV programmes

Before you start...

• Refer to “Index to parts and controls” for button locations.

To stop recording

Press 

x

STOP.

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.

4

Press SP/LP to select the tape speed, SP or LP.

LP (Long Play) provides recording time twice as long as SP.  
However, SP (Standard Play) produces better picture and audio 
quality.

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Press 

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REC to start recording.

The recording indicator lights up red in the display window.

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 PROG

SP / LP

REC

Recording indicator

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Notes

• The 

 DISPLAY information does not appear during pause mode and the various 

speeds of playback mode.  However, it will appear during normal playback.

• If a tape has portions recorded in both PAL and NTSC systems, the time counter 

reading will not be correct.  This discrepancy is due to the difference between the 
counting cycles of the two video systems.

• When you insert a non-standard commercially available tape, the remaining time 

may not be correct.

• The remaining time is intended for rough measurement only.
• About 30 seconds after the tape begins playback, the tape remaining time will be 

displayed.

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Recording TV programmes

To check the remaining time

Press 

 DISPLAY.  With the display on, press COUNTER/REMAIN to 

check the remaining time.  Each time you press COUNTER/REMAIN, the 
time counter and the remaining time appear alternately.

In order to get an accurate remaining time indication, be sure TAPE 
SELECT in the USER SET menu is set according to the tape type you use 
(see page 44). 

To watch another TV programme while recording

To save a recording

To prevent accidental erasure, break off the 
safety tab as illustrated.  To record on the 
same tape again, cover the tab hole with 
adhesive tape.

Tips

• To select a programme position, you can use the programme number buttons on the 

remote commander.  For two-digit numbers, press the 

-

 (ten’s digit) button 

followed by the programme number buttons.

• If you connect additional equipment to an input connector, you can select the input 

signal using the INPUT SELECT or PROG +/– buttons.

• The 

 DISPLAY information appears on the TV screen indicating information 

about the tape, but the information won’t be recorded on the tape.

• If you don’t want to watch TV while recording, you can turn off the TV.
• The remaining tape length may not be indicated accurately for short tapes such as 

E-20 or E-30, or tapes recorded in the LP mode.

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Press 

t 

TV/VIDEO to turn off the VCR indicator in the display 

window.

2

Select another programme position on the TV.

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Remaining time

Time counter

Safety tab