Sony SL-HF550, Operating Instructions Manual

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Page 4: ...stop mode presa thls button to advance or M n d the tape approximately to the aounter point m w mbutton Press this button to wet the time counter to D w and dso to eteerr the tlmer setting L mButtons for various playback modes S T V m button Press this button to watch ttm proOram sdmtd on the m o r c k r The W indidon I X U N S in the diplay window The VTW indication appeats automaticallywhen the ...

Page 5: ...ETA Hldl switch at ON When playing baek a Beta hl fi t a p e U w indicator lights up regardlw of the position of the BETA HI FI switch CLOCKS SET Press to start the set tin of the current time O C H E C K button b e s t o check the contents of the timer pmiettings mnmERsmbutaon Press to sWt the Mtng or resetting of the timer recording I3C H A a krWons Preas to select the ehennels and to set the cl...

Page 6: ...m S U P RBETA W h 1 MPX FILTERselecrw H K I MONITOR nelmztor VHF UHF Qur m m LINEAUDK IN Jwks phw typa LINE AUDIO OUT jda type ...

Page 7: ...ecud SAP sound s toSAP Aura sTER o swstch NormallysettoON Whenthesignal iaweakma peRlcular chennel set t o OFF r n c d r d Turn this knob to obtain the best poesibte plcture If streak8 w anow appears W n g m s H A R P N E m l l A d j u s t 3 t h e d t h e p i c t u e i f Normdly set the cantrot a ttm canter d d m t position l w s d r o t o r S e k t the channel Iw h e VCR program and the output OU...

Page 8: ...cting the recarding speed MI or m with the REC MODE sefector y w can decide the recording time 30mln 45 min 1 hr 30 min L 7w 3 hr 4 hr 3 0min L a 3 hr 20 mln I 6 hr The playback spwd is automatically set regardleshi oi the REC MOM selectar s position To re record on a c a d 8 whlch has Itsd y tab mmwd C o w ttw hole with a piece of plastic w If you ecHvate REC QUICK TIMER or TIMER REG ON O R when ...

Page 9: ...cable television transmission may require auth bn from the cable television transmitter and or program owner Mumhem in the illsubation show the sequence of operation OPCRAImN 2 Select the FlEC MODE 3 Inset3 a c e INPUT SELEeT TLWIIER 4 P r s NNlV to dect the VTR BETA HIR onthe reatj 5 Select the G I W I to be r e c d d w i t h m REG LEVEL 5 button TmontheTVandselactthedmidfwthe 6 Slide rn REC butt...

Page 10: ...cording pawre mmle ml the pictun s e by INPUT SELECT wlll appaar on the monltor sawn 4 Press II HPAUSE to release t bp a w mode Recording stem M w e AUTO STEREO is set t o ON In the yem3 to come an i m i n g number of p r will be bro msW in stmm Called Mutlichmnel TV Saund a MTS the n m technolo y will greatly enhance TV viewing by bringing you programs with high fidelity stereo saund MTS also pro...

Page 11: ...witch a t ON To change to channel 3 o r 2 on your TV from the charmed on which you have besn W n g mmthing y o r a l v a t r d d l o m e beck t ner amz ALCrO PCAY STOP T o p l a y i m c k a t a p e f r m h e d W afser P E J v PLAY while holdinq 4 REW After the is cwnpkbly Am Hnd it will be tally played C h a n m l p m r l b viewed I Taw w n t w During playback the rwwded s p d m d e is automatical...

Page 12: ...l d u r m a t a f a s k t o M a p a r t i c u l a r m Keep pm8ing n FF or REW durlng playback When you r e the button the n m t playback will be r e s u d VlevrlnO pCetum m or rewid Keep pressing FF or 4 REW during tast forwerd or rewind d e When you re the button the f s s t M or rewind m will b resumd Streaks will appear and swnd will be in the Betascan and Beta Skipscan pictures Press PAUSE STl...

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Page 14: ...e Is in the c o m t T h e counter will not a d v m U n g any of a t a p i t t h m t i s b l a n k o r S o t h c e r n beusedtoRndun Eiecti lsonatape TAPE MTURN TAP R m R N PLAY T a m t h r m a t a p w t k u l p o M p l a y h from a wd mr polnt 1 During reoording or playback ptws CLEARjRESETa t the point you want to kate later 2 When momling or playback b finished stop the tepe and press TAPE RETUR...

Page 15: ...sm nllbely 3 Set the day with the or button 4 P r m NEXT end set the tum on hwr with the w button W e sure that AM w PM I s property set A M 12 00 midnight PM 12 00 noon NaCTkrtDar Ew m m s m b a htton 5 Press NEXT and set the minute with the o r pmW nexbvdll Mink I krtaorw To set the day of the W the time a d the channel press t h e f button to adv and the button to go back Day lndlclatlon By pre...

Page 16: ...ing will start a t ttw preset time a d will the power will be turned off autometlmlly atop when he mcding is eamplw e m e m o r d t h e o e p t e n d When the tape m i a durlng ther recordlq every week setting will be d and the propam The bw sbw but the tape wlll not be rewound to the psiti in the timer will m C 8 OM by W binning NOTESON n m RE W the cordercanbe To tun on the TWwhmlWERIlECIspresse...

Page 17: ... u l c k t i m e r d h r g h a s a a r t e d Only the fdlowin function buttons c m be activated QUICK TIMER to change recording dwation TIMER REC to interrupt quick timer recwdlng PAUSE to stop quick timer recording momentarily CHECK to check timer programs preset SPECIFIC NOTES UN TIM ACTIVAm R E When the prrraettlngsof ywr timer advated m m owlap There will be no erm indicatim to inform you of t...

Page 18: ...t REC LEVEL I AUDIO MONITOR to H I 4 and m A MOMTOR to for manltorlng BETA c 1 ON the be Menually a d i d t b recwdlng I d Set FlEC LEVEL w KIttrat ffirst red demsnt li up only at the h b W signal kvd When recording from an FM tunew wt W X FILTER to ON If p u r FM tunw ha8 en INPUT SELECT Internal W X fIlM set to UNE PCM to OFF IBH rn is recommended for audio recording ...

Page 19: ...NPUT SELECT to LINE AUDIO Only the sound from the FM tuner is recorded INPUT SELECT to L I E AUDK TIMER ACTIVATED FM ECORMNG Use an optional prwram tlmer to turn the audio system on and off Audio system The setting of the mtmk is the same as In RECORDING FROM YOUR AUDIO SYSTEM Set the recorder s timer and a p r w r m timer to the same turn on and turn off time The sethngs o n the recorder s timer ...

Page 20: ...r to the inshctim manual fmished with the digltal audio procassor CAMERA RECORDING When connecting e Sony color video camera the use of the SmyHVA 220 aa is required For details on oannectim refw to the instruction manual furnishEd with the AC adaptor Amplifier Nobe If you Intend t o playbWc on a VCR with t b S u switch set to OFF or on 0 t h rwn Superbta VCRs set the SuperBeta switch t o OFF w t ...

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Page 23: ...e recorder and the TV Most combination antennas are equipped with a UJV band separator signal splitter Take off the separator and connect the cable directly to the recorder F type connector U V h d separator optima J AJ If you need a separatoror a complete antenna system sea your SMly la M a qualified technician When the cable I s a m h r n Wen the cable is a 7Whm Use the removed separator to conn...

Page 24: ... e c t o r of the mwdw 4 Connect it to the V W and UHF antennaterminals of the TV UHF Cardkn C o n n m e e n the FecMder WIF UHF OllT m m t w and the antennataminah of a TV recevier should be m d e only E S sbwn In thee Instructions Fallwe t o do so may mutt in operation that vlolmh the regulation of the F m Cmmunicahm Commbsion m i n g the me and operatton of rf devices Never can the autput o f t...

Page 25: ...et to TV Note to CATV sysbm Wakr In t ll U W A This reminder Is provided to call the ceble TV system particular specifiesthet the cable m n d shall be Installer s M i o n to Article 820 22 of the NEC that connectd to the grounding system of the building aa providee guidelinesfw proper grounding and in close to the point d cable enby as practical 3ww r 4 twin lW Connect the lead ln wtre 2 Pass th r...

Page 26: ...Trlnltron Component etbaamecmnectionaainthecaseofth l V reearder the conventionalW receiver described on When a compment TV is combined with the apa cw p a 0 o s 2 3 a n d 2 4 F o r d a t m i l s o n t h s h o f t h e 8ysWn ss illmtmtd yw c m enjoy recordedwith TV tuner and the monitor refer to the instwetion El hi fi atma m m W of the lV luner Component tV ...

Page 27: ...u can record from an audio source such as an fM tuner CD player with the Beta hi fi system w i W M l n g v i h signals W player An 01 FM iwer to V I E 0 OUT Sial Plow to LINE to UI AUDIO IN 4 v NE AUOO OUT 1 I 11 Component TV W 1 m q j I c a h ner w ra radio noisa Before connecting o r dlarc lnecti l card In this GWB keep the oftheVCR t m m m t o t w n o f f t h s c o n radio adjW the AM amplifier...

Page 28: ...the RF UNlT setting Ttm TV program m e d on the m d w or the tape w a r n wtll be displayed on the lV screen If a picture does not on the l V screen o i if the display is not clew fine tune the channel m the TV Fu details abwt TV channel adjuslmmt s e i the imhtctlcm manual of the l V meek I Check that the pro rrtm Check that the display on the dbplayed on the screen changes screen change6 when yu...

Page 29: ...midnight PM 1 2 W nmn 3 Press NEXT Set the minute with the t o r button until PMSW appears 4 Press NEXT For accurate setting press NEXT a t the s u m time with an annwncd time signal The clock will now show the current time The dots of the colon alternately blink evary 30 sezonds wm The and butbmcantmmdintwoways When you keep a button m the dbib will advance continuously unit the button is m k s 4...

Page 30: ...L o r button on the front of the murder fw the h i r e d channel t o be tuned in 3 P m s CLEAR The channel numder display will be changed to u and therecorderIsreSabothebwd f i G k c y of the VHF band AFT w W F C l E A R CHANNEL 4 Pmsa TUNING t m The first channel appadngon the swem will k memized If thls Is not tha channel you wish r e p d prmlng TUNING t or Every t l m yw press TUNING a hlgh num...

Page 31: ...ANNEL CHART Cable TV systems use letters w numbersto designate channels To tune in a channel refer to this chert F Q H l J K L M N O P Q A C k h w i t h t h r k a l c a b t e T V c o m p a n y f a r m c m p h b information an the available channds fhe desigrmtion of a cable TV channel8 canfwm to the EIA NCTA mmendation Noee Payxycablelv usesuamMeduenooded signals and require m i d mw m d m in radd...

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