Sony SLV-SE210D, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...3 066 348 E1 1 GB Video Cassette Recorder Operating Instructions SLV SE210D SLV SX110A 2001 Sony Corporation PAL ...

Page 2: ...ubject 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 warm location moist...

Page 3: ...ons 28 Setting the PAY TV Canal Plus decoder SLV SE210D only Basic Operations 31 Playing a tape 33 Recording TV programmes 36 Recording TV programmes using the ShowView system SLV SE210D only 40 Recording TV programmes using the timer Additional Operations 43 Playing searching at various speeds 44 Setting the recording duration time 45 Checking changing cancelling timer settings 47 Adjusting the p...

Page 4: ...ted in parentheses for details Front panel A 1 on standby switch 38 BA eject button 31 CTape compartment Dm rewind button 31 43 EH play button 31 43 FM fast forward button 31 43 Gx stop button 31 51 HX pause button 31 51 Iz REC record button 33 44 51 JRemote sensor 10 KPROGRAM programme buttons 43 47 ...

Page 5: ...Started 5 Index to parts and controls Display window ATape indicator 39 BTime counter clock line programme position indicator 31 33 CTimer indicator 38 41 DRecording indicator 33 EVCR indicator 13 34 continued ...

Page 6: ...s and controls Rear panel A8 IN FRONT ANT in front antenna connector 12 13 BAV2 IN DÉC EXT connector 28 50 CMains lead 14 DAV1 EURO AV av1 euro av connector 13 28 E OUT TO TV out to tv connector 12 13 SLV SE210D only ...

Page 7: ...ong Play button This button does not operate EProgramme number buttons 11 34 F ten s digit button 11 34 G2 volume buttons for TV 11 Hz REC record button 33 44 I TIMER timer button 36 40 JMENU menu button 17 45 KX PAUSE pause M button 17 31 x STOP stop m button 17 31 m REW rewind button 31 43 M FF fast forward button 31 43 H PLAY play OK button 17 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 continued ...

Page 8: ...ol switch 10 M 1 on standby switch 11 38 NINPUT SELECT input select button 34 41 51 Ot TV VIDEO TV video button 11 13 34 P DISPLAY display button 34 QPROG programme buttons 11 33 RWIDE wide button for TV 11 Sy SLOW slow button 43 T 2 button 43 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ...

Page 9: ...cable R6 size AA batteries Check your model name The instructions in this manual are for the 2 models SLV SE210D and SX110A Check your model number by looking at the rear panel of your VCR SLV SE210D is the model used for illustration purposes Any difference in operation is clearly indicated in the text for example SLV SX110A only ...

Page 10: ...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 symbol near the remote sensor this remote commander will not operate the TV To operate Set TV VIDEO to the VCR VIDEO and point at the remote sensor at the VCR a Sony TV...

Page 11: ...se a new battery together with an old one Do not use different types of batteries together Some buttons may not work with certain Sony TVs To Press Set the TV to standby mode 1 Select an input source aerial in or line in t TV VIDEO Select the TV s programme position Programme number buttons PROG Adjust the volume of the TV 2 Call up the on screen display DISPLAY Switch to from wide mode of a Sony ...

Page 12: ... connect the VCR and your TV only with an aerial cable you have to tune your TV to the VCR see page 14 1 Disconnect the aerial cable from your TV and connect it to IN FRONT ANT on the rear panel of the VCR 2 Connect OUT TO TV of the VCR and the aerial input of your TV using the supplied aerial cable AERIAL IN Aerial cable supplied OUT TO TV Signal flow IN FRONT ANT ...

Page 13: ...put of your TV using the supplied aerial cable 3 Connect AV1 EURO AV on the VCR and the Scart EURO AV connector on the TV with the optional Scart cable This connection improves picture and sound quality Whenever you want to watch the VCR picture press t TV VIDEO to display the VCR indicator in the display window AV1 EURO AV AERIAL IN Scart EURO AV Aerial cable supplied OUT TO TV Signal flow Scart ...

Page 14: ...RF channel for this VCR Refer to your TV manual for TV tuning instructions If the picture does not appear clearly see To change the RF channel 2 Connect the mains lead to the mains The VCR automatically turns on and the language abbreviations appear on the TV screen 3 Press M m to select the abbreviation of the language from the table on page 15 then press OK The message for the Auto Set Up functi...

Page 15: ...function see page 19 5 Press M m to select your country then press OK If your country does not appear select OTHERS The VCR starts searching for all of the receivable channels and presets them in the appropriate order for your local area If you want to change the order of the channels or disable unwanted programme positions see Changing disabling programme positions on page 23 After the search or ...

Page 16: ...appens you have to set them again After using the Auto Set Up function the language abbreviations do not appear automatically when you connect the mains lead again If you want to use the Auto Set Up function again press MENU then press M m to highlight INSTALLATION and press OK Press M m to highlight AUTO SET UP then repeat all procedures from step 4 SLV SE210D only ...

Page 17: ...V to the video channel Refer to Index to parts and controls for button locations 1 Press MENU then press M m to highlight CLOCK SET and press OK 2 Press M m to set the hour 3 Press to select the minutes and set the minutes by pressing M m MENU OK PLAY SET MENU OK END SELECT 1 2 0 1 JAN 0 2 0 MON 0 1 AUTO CLOCK ON EXIT OK PLAY SET MENU OK END SELECT 1 8 0 1 JAN 0 2 0 MON 0 1 AUTO CLOCK ON EXIT OK P...

Page 18: ... year in sequence by pressing to select the item to be set and press M m to select the digits then press The day of the week is set automatically 5 Press M m to select ON for the setting the Auto Clock Set function The VCR automatically set the clock by the channel between PR01 to PR05 broadcasting the time signal If you do not need the Auto Clock Set function select OFF 6 Press MENU to exit the m...

Page 19: ... start Turn on the VCR and the TV Set the TV to the video channel Refer to Index to parts and controls for button locations 1 Press MENU then press M m to highlight LANGUAGE SET and press OK 2 Press M m to highlight the abbreviation of the desired language from the table on page 15 then press OK MENU OK PLAY EXIT MENU OK SET SELECT GB IT ES DK DE NL PT FI FR GR SE OK PLAY ...

Page 20: ...ON and press OK 2 Press M m to highlight MANUAL SET UP then press 3 Press M m to highlight the row which you want to preset then press To display other pages for programme positions 6 to 80 press M m repeatedly MENU OK PLAY SET MENU OK END SELECT AUTO SET UP MANUAL SET UP C H 3 2 VCR OUTPUT CH EXIT OK PLAY EXIT MENU CLEAR DELETE SWAPPING OK TV STATION TABLE 5 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 2 2 0 9 7 I C L ...

Page 21: ... The next space is flashed To correct a character press until the character you want to correct is flashed then reset it You can set up to 4 characters for the station name 7 Press OK to confirm the station name 8 Press MENU to exit the menu OK PLAY MENU OK END SELECT MANUAL TUNING PR 5 CH 0 3 3 MFT DECODER OFF NAME SET EXIT OK PLAY MENU OK END SELECT MANUAL TUNING PR 5 CH 0 3 3 MFT DECODER OFF NA...

Page 22: ...unction After step 4 press M m to select MFT Press to get a clear picture then press MENU to exit the menu Tip To set the programme position for the decoder see Setting PAY TV Canal Plus channels on page 28 Note When adjusting MFT the menu may become difficult to read due to interference from the picture being received ...

Page 23: ... controls for button locations 1 Press MENU then press M m to highlight INSTALLATION and press OK 2 Press M m to highlight MANUAL SET UP then press 3 Press M m to highlight the row which you want to change the programme position To display other pages for programme positions 6 to 80 press M m repeatedly MENU OK PLAY SET MENU OK END SELECT AUTO SET UP MANUAL SET UP C H 3 2 VCR OUTPUT CH EXIT OK PLA...

Page 24: ...ls for button locations 4 Press OK then press M m to move to the desired programme position 5 Press OK to confirm the setting 6 To change the programme position of another station repeat steps 3 through 5 7 Press MENU to exit the menu 1 Press MENU then press M m to highlight INSTALLATION and press OK OK PLAY CH MENU SWAPPING OK TV STATION TABLE 5 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 2 9 2 0 7 L I C A M J D A N K...

Page 25: ...s CLEAR The selected row will be cleared as shown on the right 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 for any other programme positions you want to disable 6 Press MENU to exit the menu OK PLAY CH EXIT MENU CLEAR DELETE SWAPPING OK TV STATION TABLE 5 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 2 2 0 9 7 I C L A J D M A K E N B OFF OFF OFF OFF PR NAME DEC OK PLAY MENU CLEAR DELETE SWAPPING OK TV STATION TABLE 5 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 2 ...

Page 26: ...SET UP then press 3 Press M m to highlight the row which you want to change or enter the station name then press To display other pages for programme positions 6 to 80 press M m repeatedly 4 Press M m to highlight NAME then press MENU OK PLAY SET MENU OK END SELECT AUTO SET UP MANUAL SET UP C H 3 2 VCR OUTPUT CH EXIT OK PLAY CH MENU CLEAR DELETE SWAPPING OK TV STATION TABLE 5 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3...

Page 27: ... t 0 t 1 t t 9 t A 2 Press to set the next character The next space is flashed To correct a character press until the character you want to correct is flashed then reset it You can set up to 4 characters for the station name 6 Press OK to confirm the new name 7 Press MENU to exit the menu OK PLAY EXIT MENU OK END SELECT MANUAL TUNING PR 5 CH 0 3 3 MFT DECODER OFF NAME O SET OK PLAY MENU ...

Page 28: ... PAY TV Canal Plus programmes set your VCR to receive the channels using the on screen display In order to set the channels correctly be sure to follow all of the steps below Before you start Turn on the VCR the TV and the decoder Set the TV to the video channel Refer to Index to parts and controls for button locations AV2 IN AERIAL IN AV1 Aerial cable supplied OUT TO TV Scart cable not supplied S...

Page 29: ... 5 Press to set DECODER to ON then press OK MENU OK PLAY SET MENU OK END SELECT AUTO SET UP MANUAL SET UP C H 3 2 VCR OUTPUT CH EXIT OK PLAY CH MENU CLEAR DELETE SWAPPING OK TV STATION TABLE 5 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 2 2 3 2 0 9 7 I C L A J D M A K E N B OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF PR NAME DEC EXIT OK PLAY MENU OK END SELECT MANUAL TUNING PR 5 CH 0 3 3 MFT DECODER OFF NAME SET EXIT OK PLAY EXIT MENU OK EN...

Page 30: ...make both decoder VCR and VCR TV connections using 21 pin Scart cables that are compatible with the RGB signals You cannot record subtitles on the VCR When you watch PAY TV Canal Plus programmes through the RFU input of the TV press t TV VIDEO so that the VCR indicator appears in the display window 6 Press MENU to exit the menu MENU ...

Page 31: ...ards by referring to the counter To display the counter on the TV screen press DISPLAY 1 Turn on your TV and 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 3 Press H PLAY When the tape reaches the end it will rewind automatically To Press Stop play x STOP Pause play X PAUSE Resume play after pause X PAU...

Page 32: ...ding 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 ...

Page 33: ... recording Press x STOP 1 Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel To record from a decoder turn it on 2 Insert a tape with its safety tab in place 3 Press PROG to select the programme position you want to record 4 Press z REC to start recording The recording indicator lights up red in the display window PROG REC Recording indicator continued ...

Page 34: ...th 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 a 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...

Page 35: ...ing will not be correct This discrepancy is due to the difference between the counting cycles of the two video systems You cannot watch a PAY TV Canal Plus programme while recording another PAY TV Canal Plus programme 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 ...

Page 36: ... VCR clock is set to the correct time and date Insert a tape with its safety tab in place Make sure the tape is longer than the total recording time To record from a decoder turn it on Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel Set TIMER METHOD to SHOWVIEW or VARIABLE in the USER SET menu see page 49 Refer to Index to parts and controls for button locations 1 Press TIMER When you set TIMER ME...

Page 37: ...to do this operation once for the referred channel The VCR will then store your setting If the information is incorrect press CLEAR to cancel the setting 4 If you want to change the dated and the VPS PDC setting 1 Press to select the item you want to change 2 Press M m to reset it To record the same programme every day or the same day every week see Daily weekly recording on page 38 To use the VPS...

Page 38: ...bove You can also use the VPS PDC function for a source connected to the input connector To use the VCR after setting the timer To use the VCR before a recording begins just press 1 The indicator turns off and the VCR switches on Remember to press 1 to reset the VCR to recording standby after using the VCR You can also do the following tasks while the VCR is recording Reset the counter page 31 Dis...

Page 39: ...CR will start recording at the set time without using the VPS PDC function The and indicators flash in the display window when you press 1 with no tape inserted When you set TIMER METHOD to STANDARD in the USER SET menu the SHOWVIEW menu does not appear on the TV screen Select SHOWVIEW or VARIABLE The VPS PDC function is automatically set to off for the timer recording of a satellite programme ...

Page 40: ...HOD to STANDARD or VARIABLE in the USER SET menu see page 49 Refer to Index to parts and controls for button locations 1 Press TIMER For SLV SX110A only The TIMER PROGRAMMING menu appears on the TV screen For SLV SE210D only When you set TIMER METHOD to VARIABLE The TIMER METHOD menu appears on the TV screen Press M m to select STANDARD then press OK When you set TIMER METHOD to STANDARD The TIMER...

Page 41: ...correct a setting press to return to that setting and reset To record the same programme every day or the same day every week see Daily weekly recording on page 41 To use the VPS PDC function set V P to ON For details about the VPS PDC function see Timer recording with VPS PDC signals on page 38 To record from a decoder or other source connected to the input connector press INPUT SELECT to display...

Page 42: ...you can set the timer manually Press MENU to select TIMER PROGRAMMING then go to step 2 To check change or cancel the programme setting see Checking changing cancelling timer settings page 45 Notes When setting the timer with VPS PDC signals enter the start and stop times exactly as indicated in the TV programme guide Otherwise the VPS PDC function won t work If the VPS PDC signal is too weak or t...

Page 43: ...g Notes The sound is muted during these operations If the playback mode mark doesn t appear on the TV screen press DISPLAY The picture may show noise when playing at high speed in reverse Playback options Operation View the picture during fast forward or rewind During fast forward hold down M FF During rewind hold down m REW Play at high speed During playback press M FF or m REW During playback ho...

Page 44: ...epeatedly until the indicator disappears and the VCR returns to the normal recording mode To stop recording To stop the VCR while recording press x STOP Note You cannot display the current tape time in the display window when setting the recording duration time 1 While recording press z REC The indicator appears in the display window 2 Press z REC repeatedly to set the duration time Each press adv...

Page 45: ...o return to recording standby 3 Press M m to select the setting you want to change or cancel then press The PR number on the selected row flashes 4 To change the setting press to select the item you want to change then press M m to reset it To cancel the setting press CLEAR 5 Press MENU to exit the menu If any settings remain turn off the VCR to return to recording standby SET MENU OK END SELECT P...

Page 46: ...rst 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 about 20 seconds will be cut off Programme 1 Programme 2 about 20 seconds will be cut off Programme 1 Programme 2 ...

Page 47: ... buttons To resume automatic tracking adjustments eject the tape and re insert it Adjusting the picture sharpness You can manually adjust the sharpness of the picture 1 During playback press MENU then press M m to highlight USER SET and press OK 2 Press M m to highlight PICTURE then press 3 Press to adjust the sharpness To soften the picture press To sharpen the picture press 4 Press MENU to exit ...

Page 48: ...g sharpness OSD ON to display the menu on the TV screen OFF to disappear the menu from the TV screen TAPE SELECT E180 to use an E 180 or shorter type tape E240 to use an E 240 type tape E260 to use an E 260 type tape E300 to use an E 300 type tape COLOUR SYSTEM AUTO to select the colour system automatically PAL to use the tape recorded in the PAL colour system MESECAM to use the tape recorded in t...

Page 49: ...the display window to conserve the VCR s power OFF to turn on the indicators in the display window while the VCR is standing by Menu option Set this option to VPS PDC DEFAULT OFF to deactivate the VPS PDC function ON to activate it SHOWVIEW EXTEND OFF to deactivate the ShowView Extend function 10 20 30 60 minutes to extend the time of the ShowView setting by the selected amount of time AUTO POWER ...

Page 50: ...ctor of this VCR Refer to the examples A or B and choose the connection that best suits your VCR Example A Example B SLV SE210D only TV VMC 2121HG Scart cable not supplied Scart EURO AV Signal flow Your VCR Recorder Other VCR Player AV1 EURO AV TV VMC 2121HG Scart cable not supplied Scart EURO AV Signal flow Your VCR Recorder Other VCR Player AV2 IN ...

Page 51: ... Press the x stop buttons on both VCRs Tip 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 1 Insert a source tape with its safety tab removed into the other playback VCR Search for the point to start playback and set it to playback pause 2 Insert a tape with its safety tab in place into this recor...

Page 52: ... the Scart cable make sure the VCR indicator is lit in the display window Use the t TV VIDEO button on the remote commander to light up the VCR indicator The picture is not clear Existing broadcasts may interfere with the VCR Reset the RF channel output of your VCR Adjust the tracking with the PROGRAM buttons on the VCR The video heads are dirty see the last page of Troubleshooting Clean the video...

Page 53: ...g The timer does not operate 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 the decoder is turned on Check that the satellite tuner is turned on The clock stops if the VCR is dis...

Page 54: ... VCR Replace all 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 tracking meter does not appear on the TV screen The recording condition of the tape is very poor and tracking cannot be adjusted The display window becomes dim The display window automatically becomes dim when the VCR is in standby or timer recordi...

Page 55: ... Rewind time Approx 60 sec with E180 tape Inputs and outputs AV1 EURO AV 21 pin Video input pin 20 Audio input pins 2 and 6 Video output pin 19 Audio output pins 1 and 3 AV2 IN SLV SE210D only 21 pin Video input pin 20 Audio input pins 2 and 6 General Power requirements 230 V AC 50 Hz Power consumption 15 W 3 W ECO MODE is set to ON Standby mode Operating temperature 5 C to 40 C Storage temperatur...

Page 56: ...e positions 24 Dubbing see Editing E Editing 50 O Optional setting 48 P PAY TV 28 PDC Programme Delivery Control 38 Playback 31 at various speeds 43 frame by frame 43 slow motion 43 Presetting channels 20 R Recording 33 duration time 44 saving 34 timer setting 40 using the ShowView system 36 while watching another programme 34 S Safety tab 34 Scart connection 13 Searching at various speeds 43 Show...

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Page 60: ... of this VCR Refer to your TV s manual for TV tuning instructions If the picture does not appear clearly see To change the RF channel 2 Connect the mains lead to the mains 3 Press M m to select a language then press OK 4 Press OK again 5 Press M m to select your country then press OK When all of the receivable channels are preset the menu disappears from the TV screen You can rearrange the program...

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