Sony SLV-X827AS, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...SLV X827AS NZ 3 858 668 11 1 Video Cassette Recorder 1996 by Sony Corporation SLV X827AS NZ Operating Instructions 3 858 668 11 1 PAL NTSC 4 43 ...

Page 2: ...adiators or air ducts or in a place subject 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...

Page 3: ...ed under license from Gemstar Development Corporation Getting Started Basic Operations 24 Playing a tape 28 Recording TV programmes 31 Recording TV programmes using G CODE 34 Setting the timer manually Additional Operations 36 Playing searching at various speeds 37 Recording TV programmes using the quick timer 38 Checking changing cancelling timer settings 40 Recording stereo and bilingual program...

Page 4: ...mander R6 size AA batteries Aerial cable Checking your model name The instructions in this manual are for the 2 models SLV X827AS and X827NZ Check your model number by looking at the rear panel of your VCR The SLV X827AS is the model used for illustration purposes Any difference in operation is clearly indicated in the text for example SLV X827NZ only ...

Page 5: ...he 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 TV VIDEO Notes The TV VIDEO button selects an input source of the TV from aerial in or line in The button does not control this VCR With normal use the batteries should last about three to six months If you do not use the remo...

Page 6: ...o control a Sony TV To control the VCR reset TV VIDEO to VIDEO Tip If you set your TV s code number correctly while the TV is turned on the TV turns off automatically Code numbers of controllable TVs If more than one code number is listed try entering them one at a time until you find the one that works with your TV Manufacturer Sony 01 1 02 03 04 05 Aiwa 32 Akai 68 Blaupunkt 10 21 Brionvega 40 C ...

Page 7: ...e on or off 2 Press WIDE then press VOL to select the wide picture mode you want 3 Press WIDE The menu appears on the TV screen Then press CURSOR to select the wide picture you want and press EXECUTE Notes If the TV uses a different remote control system from the one programmed to work with the VCR you cannot control your TV with the remote commander If you enter a new code number the code number ...

Page 8: ...ERIAL IN on the rear panel of the VCR 2 Connect AERIAL OUT of the VCR and the aerial input of your TV using the supplied aerial cable 3 Connect the mains lead to the mains Step 3 AERIAL IN Connecting the VCR AERIAL IN to mains Mains lead Signal flow AERIAL OUT Aerial cable supplied OUT IN AERIAL IN OUT AERIAL ...

Page 9: ...y Connect the TV as shown on the right If you want to use the Trinitron TV Synchro Play function see page 27 this connection is necessary If your TV has two or more inputs connect the audio video cable to the VIDEO IN 1 jacks To a stereo system You can improve sound quality by connecting a stereo system as shown on the right Audio video cable not supplied LINE IN LINE OUT AUDIO Audio cable not sup...

Page 10: ...1 Press ON STANDBY to turn on the VCR 2 Press RF CHANNEL on the VCR The factory preset RF channel appears in the display window 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 ON STANDBY RF CHANNEL RF PROGRAM RF CHANNEL ON STANDBY ...

Page 11: ... your TV to the VCR From now on whenever you want to play a tape set the TV to the video channel To check to see if the TV tuning is correct Set the TV to the video channel and press PROGRAM on the VCR If the TV screen changes to a different programme each time you press PROGRAM the TV tuning is correct To obtain a clear picture from the VCR If the picture does not appear clearly in step 4 above p...

Page 12: ...tomatically 1 Press MENU then press CURSOR to move the cursor I to TUNER PRESET and press EXECUTE 2 Press CURSOR to move the cursor I to NORMAL CATV then highlight NORM To preset CATV channels highlight CATV 3 Press CURSOR to move the cursor I to AUTO PRESET then press EXECUTE All receivable channels are preset in numerical sequence When no more receivable channels can be found presetting stops an...

Page 13: ...RMAL CATV then select NORM To preset CATV channels select CATV 3 Press CURSOR to move the cursor I to CHANNEL SET MENU CURSOR EXECUTE continued CURSOR CURSOR TUNER PRESET NORMAL CATV CHANNEL SET PROG10 AUTO PRESET SET SELECT FINE TUNING AFT NORM CATV ON OFF 21 TUNER PRESET NORMAL CATV CHANNEL SET PROG10 AUTO PRESET SET SELECT FINE TUNING AFT NORM CATV ON OFF 21 TUNER PRESET NORMAL CATV CHANNEL SET...

Page 14: ...ET SELECT FINE TUNING AFT NORM CATV ON OFF 35 Step5 Presetting channels continued 4 Press PROG to select the programme position 5 Press CURSOR repeatedly until the channel you want is displayed Pressing CURSOR goes back to the previous channels The channels are scanned in the following order If you know the number of the channel you want press the programme number buttons For example for channel 5...

Page 15: ...re is not clear Normally the Auto Fine Tuning AFT function automatically tunes in channels clearly If however the picture is not clear you may also 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 EXECUTE 3 Select FINE TUNING The fine tuning meter appears 4 Press CURSOR to get a cl...

Page 16: ...R and the TV Set the TV to the video channel 1 Press MENU then press CURSOR to move the cursor I to SET UP CH AND G CODE and press EXECUTE The preset channels are displayed on the screen 2 Press CURSOR to move the cursor I to the row on which you want to set the guide channel To display other pages for programme positions 5 to 49 SLV X827AS or 6 to 50 SLV X827NZ press CURSOR repeatedly MENU CURSOR...

Page 17: ...l of another station repeat steps 2 to 5 If you want to change the programme positions of the stations proceed to step 2 of Step 7 Changing disabling programme positions on page 19 7 Press EXECUTE CURSOR CURSOR CURSOR EXECUTE SELECT GUIDE CH 4 PROG CH GUIDE 3 2 1 0 3 9 12 27 6 CONFIRM CH SET UP CH AND G CODE 5 SELECT GUIDE CH 4 PROG CH GUIDE 3 2 1 0 3 9 12 27 6 CONFIRM 6 CH SET UP CH AND G CODE 5 ...

Page 18: ...ther programme position for another satellite channel and press the programme 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 following the procedures in Step 6 Setting up G CODE on page 16 Notes The menu disappears automatically if...

Page 19: ... position from 2 to 0 1 Press MENU then press CURSOR to move the cursor I to SET UP CH AND G CODE and press EXECUTE 2 Press CURSOR to move the cursor I to the row on which you want to change the programme position then press CURSOR To display other pages for programme positions 5 to 49 SLV X827AS or 6 to 50 SLV X827NZ press CURSOR repeatedly MENU CURSOR SET UP CH AND G CODE 4 PROG CH GUIDE 3 2 1 3...

Page 20: ...ted at the new programme position and the intermediate channels are displaced to fill the gap 4 Press CURSOR to confirm the setting 5 To change the programme position of another station repeat steps 2 to 4 6 Press EXECUTE CURSOR Step 7 Changing disabling programme positions continued SET UP CH AND G CODE 4 PROG CH GUIDE 3 1 2 3 1 9 27 2 CH 6 0 SELECT SET GUIDE CH CONFIRM 2 6 5 6 1 2 1 CURSOR EXECU...

Page 21: ...OR EXECUTE CURSOR TIMER CLEAR EXECUTE SET UP CH AND G CODE 4 PROG CH GUIDE 3 2 1 3 9 12 27 6 CH 2 0 SELECT MOVE PROG ERASE PROG TIMER CLEAR 56 16 12 SELECT 4 PROG CH GUIDE 3 2 1 0 3 9 12 27 6 MOVE PROG ERASE PROG 6 CH TIMER CLEAR SET UP CH AND G CODE 5 SELECT 4 PROG CH GUIDE 3 2 1 0 3 9 27 MOVE PROG ERASE PROG 2 2 CH TIMER CLEAR SET UP CH AND G CODE 1 0 56 16 Disabling unwanted programme positions...

Page 22: ...e month using CURSOR MENU CURSOR EXECUTE CURSOR CURSOR 1 19 0 CLOCK SET END SET SELECT EXECUTE 1 97 WED 00 7 19 0 CLOCK SET END SET SELECT EXECUTE 1 97 MON 00 2 MENU EXECUTE CURSOR 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Step 8 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 7 ...

Page 23: ...t and CURSOR to select the digits 5 Press EXECUTE to start the clock Tip To change the digits during setting press CURSOR to return to the item to be changed and select the digits using CURSOR Note The menu disappears automatically if you don t proceed for more than a few minutes CURSOR EXECUTE 7 2 19 5 CLOCK SET END SET SELECT EXECUTE 1 97 THU 00 1 1 ...

Page 24: ...e 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 COUNTER RESET REPLAY P PAUSE 3 SEARCH p STOP 0 R E W TRINITRON TV SYNCHRO PLAY 6 EJECT P L AY F F Basic Operations 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 COLOR SYSTEM COUNTER RESET ...

Page 25: ...ng stop 6 EJECT PLAY If your tape was recorded in PAL NTSC Replaying a recently watched scene You can immediately rewind and playback the scene you want to watch again During playback press REPLAY up to four times The VCR rewinds the tape 10 seconds for each press of the button and restarts playback To set the colour system If streaks appear during playback press COLOR SYSTEM on the VCR to conform...

Page 26: ...e counter To display the counter on the TV screen press DISPLAY Notes The counter resets to 0H00M00S whenever a tape 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 video systems Dependin...

Page 27: ...er while you are pointing it at the VCR Operation Make sure that the TV s power is in standby mode Press TRINITRON TV SYNCHRO PLAY and hold the remote commander in place for about two seconds The VCR and TV turn on and the TV is set to VCR reception If there is a tape in the VCR playback starts automatically Notes If the Trinitron TV Synchro Play function does not work properly Wait a few moments ...

Page 28: ...c Operations 28 SLV X827AS NZ 3 858 668 11 1 Recording TV programmes 1 Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel 2 Insert a tape with its safety tab in place PROG TAPE SPEED r REC 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ...

Page 29: ...art recording To stop recording Press p STOP To check the remaining tape length Press DISPLAY during playback or recording 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 S...

Page 30: ... numbers press the ten s digit button followed by the number buttons You can select a video source from the LINE 1 IN or LINE 2 IN jacks using INPUT SELECT The display 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 Notes The display does not appear during still pa...

Page 31: ...utomatically 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 G CODE G CODE SP SET SP LP G CODE NO 0 9 SP LP TAPE SPEED 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 u on standby EXECUTE CURSOR G CODE TAPE SP...

Page 32: ...eat steps 1 to 4 6 Press u to turn off the VCR The TIMER indicator appears in the display window and the VCR stands by for recording To stop recording To stop the VCR while recording press p STOP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 TAPE SPEED To record Only once Everyday Monday to Friday Once a week Select ONCE DAILY WEEKLY SET CANCEL T I MER CLEAR RECORDI NG T I ME DATE START STOP PROG LP 8 5 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 M...

Page 33: ...er setting To use the VCR after setting the timer To use the VCR before a timer recording begins just press u The TIMER indicator turns off and the VCR switches on Remember to press u to reset the VCR after using the VCR You can also do the following tasks while the VCR is recording Reset the counter Display tape information on the TV screen Check the timer settings Watch another TV programme Tip ...

Page 34: ...l recording time Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel u on standby MENU EXECUTE CURSOR 1 Press MENU and select TIMER SET CHECK then press EXECUTE 2 Set the date start and stop times programme position and tape speed 1 Press CURSOR to highlight each item in turn 2 Press CURSOR to set each item To correct a setting press CURSOR to return to that setting and reset TIMER SET CHECK 9 12 TUE ...

Page 35: ... TIMER indicator appears in the display window and the VCR stands by for recording To record from other equipment leave the connected equipment switched on CURSOR EXECUTE To stop recording To stop the VCR while recording press p STOP Daily weekly recording In step 2 above press CURSOR to select the recording pattern Each time you press CURSOR the indication changes as shown below Press CURSOR to c...

Page 36: ... on the VCR if streaks appear while playing in slow motion bands appear at the top or bottom while pausing the picture shakes while pausing Notes The playback sound is muted during these operations In LP mode noise may appear or there may be no colour Operation During stop press FF or 0 REW During fast forward hold FF down During rewind hold 0 REW down During playback or pause press SEARCH or 3 SE...

Page 37: ...TIMER repeatedly to set the duration Each press advances the time in increments of 30 minutes The duration decreases minute by minute to 0 00 then the VCR stops recording and turns off automatically To extend the duration Press QUICK TIMER repeatedly to set to the new duration To stop recording To stop the VCR while recording press p STOP Tip You can also set the quick timer and start recording du...

Page 38: ...u want to change or cancel To change the setting press CURSOR to highlight the item you want to change and press CURSOR to reset it Then press CURSOR repeatedly until the cursor I appears at the top of the line To cancel the setting press TIMER CLEAR 4 Press EXECUTE If any settings remain turn off the VCR to return to recording standby TIMER SET CHECK 9 12 TUE DATE START STOP PROG LP 8 5 0 0 2 0 0...

Page 39: ...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 Programme 1 Programme 2 Will be cut off 20 seconds will be cut off 20 seconds ...

Page 40: ...ITOR to select the sound you want In NICAM system SLV X827NZ only 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 set...

Page 41: ...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 AUDIO MONITOR setting If the AUDIO MONITOR button does not function check that AUDIO MIX in the SET UP MENU is set to OFF If HIFI AUDIO is set to STD the standard sound will be recorded on both the hi fi and normal audio tracks Pressing AUDIO MONITOR will not cha...

Page 42: ... 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 counts down to zero Playback starts automatically from that point To stop searching Press p STOP Note No index signal will be added when recording s...

Page 43: ...PC function automatically works on all types of tapes including rental tapes and tapes that were not recorded with APC APC recording Whenever you insert a tape and first start recording the VCR adjusts to the tape using the APC function the APC indicator flashes rapidly This adjustment is retained until the tape is ejected To deactivate the APC Press MENU and select SET UP MENU then set APC to OFF...

Page 44: ...l operation is made OFF to deactivate it ON to make the display window dim OFF to make it brighter 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 40 ON to listen to the hi fi and normal audio tracks at the same time The AUDIO MONITOR button will not function OFF to listen to hi fi and normal audio tracks separate...

Page 45: ...ame colour If the other VCR is a monaural type connect the audio plug to the AUDIO L white jack The sound recorded on both right and left channels When connecting to the AUDIO R red jack the sound is recorded only on the right channel If you connected this VCR to both the LINE IN and LINE OUT jacks of the other VCR select the input correctly to prevent a humming noise You can also use the LINE 1 I...

Page 46: ...iting press the P PAUSE buttons on both VCRs at the same time To stop editing Press the p STOP buttons on both VCRs Tips To edit more precisely press the P PAUSE buttons on the VCRs to release pause To cut out unwanted scenes while editing press P PAUSE on this VCR when an unwanted scene begins When it ends press P PAUSE again to resume recording Note If you start recording following the procedure...

Page 47: ...are using a monitor set it to video input 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 below Clean the video heads using the Sony V 25CL video head cleaning cassette If this cleaning cassette is not available in your area have the heads cleaned at your nearest Sony service facili...

Page 48: ...L1 or L2 when recording from other equipment 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 have not already passed the current time Check that the satellite tuner is turned on The clock stops if the VCR is disconne...

Page 49: ...d 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 220 240 V AC 50 Hz Power consumption 20 W Operating temperature 5 C to 4...

Page 50: ...ton 25 RF CHANNEL button 10 COLOR SYSTEM button 25 TAPE SPEED button 30 INPUT SELECT button 30 LINE 2 IN AUDIO L R VIDEO jacks 45 COUNTER RESET button 26 Remote sensor 5 1 ON STANDBY switch indicator 10 2 Tape compartment 3 PROGRAM TRACKING buttons 10 43 4 6 EJECT button 25 5 03 REW button 25 6 PLAY button 25 7 FF button 25 8 r REC button 25 9 p STOP button 25 29 ...

Page 51: ...LINE OUT AUDIO L R VIDEO jacks 9 Display window 1 TIMER indicator 33 2 REC Recording indicator 3 Tracking indicator 43 4 APC indicator 43 5 Tape speed indicator 29 6 NICAM indicator SLV X827NZ only 40 7 STEREO indicator 40 8 RF indicator 10 9 Line programme position indicator 10 29 º Time counter clock 26 Colour system indicator 25 Tape indicator REC TIMER SP NICAMSTEREO H M S PAL NTSC APC EP LP R...

Page 52: ...tton CURSOR buttons EXECUTE button 4 WIDE button For TV 7 5 TRINITRON TV SYNCHRO PLAY button 27 6 DISPLAY button 26 29 7 COUNTER RESET button 26 8 TIMER CLEAR button 38 9 QUICK TIMER button 37 º TAPE SPEED button 29 r REC button 29 SLOW button 36 7 FRAME button 36 REPLAY button 25 INDEX SEARCH buttons 42 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Index to parts and controls continued ...

Page 53: ...dby switch 32 AUDIO MONITOR button 40 TV VIDEO button for TV 5 ª G CODE button 31 º Programme number ten s digit buttons 30 SET button 32 PROG buttons 15 29 VOL buttons for TV P PAUSE button 25 3 SEARCH buttons 25 PLAY button 25 FF button 25 36 p STOP button 25 29 ª 0 REW button 25 36 ...

Page 54: ... I J K Index searching 42 L LP mode 29 M Monitoring during playback 41 during recording 40 N O NICAM broadcasts 40 Normal audio track 41 NTSC recorded tapes 25 P Picture adjustment See Adjusting Playback 24 at various speeds 36 frame by frame 36 slow motion 36 Presetting channels 12 Q Quick timer 37 R Recording 28 bilingual programmes 40 saving 30 stereo programmes 40 using G CODE 31 while watchin...