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Buen manual de instrucciones

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Sobre todo, un manual de instrucciones Sony SLV-X847ML debe contener:
- información acerca de las especificaciones técnicas del dispositivo Sony SLV-X847ML
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- condiciones de uso, configuración y mantenimiento del dispositivo Sony SLV-X847ML
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    1 Introduction PAL NTSC Video Cassette Recor der ©1997 by Sony Corporation SL V -X847ML Operating Instructions G 3-861-476- 11 (1)[...]

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    Introduction 2 W ARNING T o prevent fir e or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. T o avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only . The mains lead must only be changed at a qualified service shop. Precautions Safety • This unit operates on 1 10 – 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz. Check tha[...]

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    3 Introduction T able of contents Getting Started 4 Step 1: Unpacking 5 Step 2: Setting up the r emote commander 8 Step 3: Connecting the VCR 11 Step 4: T uning your TV to the VCR 14 Step 5: Setting up the VCR with EASY SET UP 17 Manual setup — Selecting a language, Presetting channels, Setting up G-CODE*, Changing/disabling programme positions, [...]

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    4 Getting Started • Remote commander • R6 (size AA) batteries Getting Started • Aerial cable • Audio/video cable (3-phono to 3-phono) Step 1 Unpacking Check that you have received the following items with the VCR:[...]

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    5 Getting Started Getting Started Step 2 Setting up the r emote commander Inserting the batteries Insert two R6 (size AA) batteries by matching the + and – on the batteries to the diagram inside the battery compartment. Insert the negative (–) end first, then push in and down until the positive (+) end clicks into position. Using the r emote co[...]

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    6 Getting Started Contr olling other TVs with the remote commander The r emote commander is prepr ogrammed to control non-Sony TVs. If your TV is listed in the table below , set the appropriate manufactur er ’s code number . 1 Set TV / VIDEO at the top of the remote commander to TV . 2 Hold down u , and enter your TV’s code number(s) using the [...]

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    7 Getting Started Getting Started Manufactur er Sony Aiwa Akai Blaupunkt Brionvega C.G.M Colonad Dual Emerson Fenner Fer guson Gold Star Gr undig Hitachi Hyper Inno-Hit Irradio ITT JVC Loewe Mitsubishi Mivar Manufacturer NEC Nokia Nordmende Orion Panasonic Philips Phonola Pioneer Saba Samsung Sanyo Schneider Seleco Sharp Siemens Sinudyne TEAC T ele[...]

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    8 Getting Started 1 Disconnect the aerial cable fr om your TV and connect it to AERIAL IN on the r ear 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 Mains lead to mains AERIAL OUT Aerial cable (su[...]

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    9 Getting Started Getting Started Additional connections T o a TV that has phono type audio/ video input jacks This additional connection impr oves picture and sound quality . Connect the TV as shown on the right. If you want to use the T rinitron TV Synchr o Play function (see page 43), this connection is necessary . (If your TV has two or more in[...]

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    10 Getting Started Notes • If a video signal is input to the VCR (via the line input, tuner , or playback), the on- scr een menus will appear on your TV regardless of the NTSC PB switch setting. • If your TV is compatible with the SECAM system, the on-scr een menus may be displayed in black and white. Step 3 : Connecting the VCR (continued) Set[...]

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    11 Getting Started Getting Started 1 Pr ess ON/STANDBY to turn on the VCR. 2 Pr ess RF CH SET on the VCR with a ball-point pen, etc. The factory-preset RF channel appears in the display window . The VCR signal is output through this channel to the TV . 3 T urn on your TV and select a programme position for the VCR pictur e. This channel will now be[...]

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    12 Getting Started 4 Pr ess RF CH SET . The TV system indicator appears in the display window . Pr ess PROGRAM +/– to select the desir ed TV system. 5 T une the TV to the same channel as that shown in the display window so that the picture on the right appears on the TV scr een. Refer to your TV manual for tuning instructions. If the pictur e doe[...]

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    13 Getting Started Getting Started T o check to see if the TV tuning is corr ect Set the TV to the video channel and pr ess PROGRAM +/– on the VCR. If the TV scr een changes to a differ ent programme each time you pr ess PROGRAM +/–, the TV tuning is corr ect. T o obtain a clear pictur e from the VCR If the pictur e does not appear clearly in s[...]

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    14 Getting Started Setting up the VCR with EASY SET UP Befor e using the VCR for the first time, set up the VCR using the EASY SET UP function. W ith this function, you can set the language for the on-screen display , TV channels, guide channels for G-CODE, and the VCR clock, guided by the sequence indicated on the TV screen. 1 Pr ess u to turn on [...]

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    15 Getting Started Getting Started 5 Press CURSOR > / . to select either I, D/ K, B/G, or M, whichever is applicable in your area, then pr ess EXECUTE. The VCR starts searching for all the receivable channels. During presetting, the channel being located is displayed on the screen. When all the channels are preset, the following screen appears. [...]

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    16 Getting Started Step 5 : Setting up the VCR with EASY SET UP (continued) Notes • Do not exit EASY SET UP while the VCR is pr esetting channels. If you do, repeat EASY SET UP from the beginning. • The channel numbers pr eset using AUT O TUNER PRESET may not match your local channel numbers. This is because this VCR’s channel sear ch system [...]

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    17 Getting Started Getting Started 1 Pr ess MENU, then press CURSOR > / . to move the cursor ( z ) to LANGUAGE and pr ess EXECUTE. 2 Pr ess CURSOR > / . to select the desired language, then pr ess EXECUTE. Manual setup — Selecting a language Y ou can change the on-screen display language fr om the one you selected with the EASY SET UP funct[...]

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    18 Getting Started Manual setup — Pr esetting channels First, we recommend that you pr eset the receivable channels in your ar ea using EASY SET UP or using automatic pr esetting below . Then, if some channels could not be preset automatically , you can preset them manually; if there ar e any unwanted channels among the pr eset ones, you can disa[...]

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    19 Getting Started Getting Started 2 Pr ess CURSOR > / . / ? / / to move the cursor ( z ) to SYSTEM, then select either I, D/K, B/G, or M, whichever is applicable in your ar ea. If SYSTEM is set to the wr ong position, the sound will be distorted or noisy . 3 Pr ess CURSOR > / . / ? / / to move the cursor ( z ) to NORMAL/CA TV , then select N[...]

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    20 Getting Started Presetting channels manually MENU CURSOR > / . / ? / / PROG+/– • CURSOR • CURSOR • CURSOR • EXECUTE • MENU EXECUTE 123 456 789 0 Manual setup — Pr esetting channels (continued) 1 Pr ess MENU, then press CURSOR > / . to move the cursor ( z ) to TUNER PRESET and pr ess EXECUTE. 2 Pr ess CURSOR > / . / ? / / t[...]

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    21 Getting Started Getting Started • EXECUTE 4 Pr ess PROG +/– to select the pr ogramme position. 5 Pr ess CURSOR / r epeatedly until the channel you want is displayed. Pr essing CURSOR ? goes back to the pr evious channels. The channels are scanned in the or der shown on pages 24 to 31. If you know the number of the channel you want, press the[...]

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    22 Getting Started Manual setup — Pr esetting channels (continued) Disabling unwanted pr ogramme positions After tuning the TV channels, you can disable unused pr ogramme positions. The disabled positions will be skipped later when you pr ess the PROG +/– buttons. Y ou can also disable unwanted programme positions using the SET UP CH AND G-CODE[...]

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    23 Getting Started Getting Started If the pictur e is not clear Normally , the Auto Fine T uning (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, t[...]

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    24 Getting Started Manual setup — Pr esetting channels (continued) Channel numbers in the CHANNEL SET field and the corresponding channels TV system Country Channel number in the CHANNEL SET field 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Corresponding channels B/G AS0 1 2 6 7 8 9 9A 10 11 3 4 28 29 30 31[...]

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    25 Getting Started Getting Started TV system Country Channel number in the CHANNEL SET field 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 Cor responding channels B/G Indonesia Western Europe Australia New Zealand Mor occo E32 E33 E34 E35 E36 E37 E38 E39 E40 E41 E42 E43 E44 E45 E46 E47 E48 E49 E50 E[...]

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    26 Getting Started Manual setup — Pr esetting channels (continued) TV system Country Channel number in the CHANNEL SET field 64 65 66 67 68 69 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11 C12 C13 C14 C15 C16 C17 C18 C19 C20 C21 C22 C23 C24 C25 C26 C27 Corresponding channels B/G Indonesia W ester n Europe Australia New Zealand Mor occo E64 E65 E66 E67 E68 E[...]

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    27 Getting Started Getting Started TV system Country Channel number in the CHANNEL SET field C28 C29 C30 C31 C32 C33 C34 C35 C36 C37 C38 C39 C40 C41 C42 C43 C44 C45 C46 Cor responding channels B/G Indonesia Western Europe Australia New Zealand Mor occo S28 S29 S30 S31 S32 S33 S34 S35 S36 S37 S38 S39 S40 S41 S01 S02 S03 S04 S05 continued[...]

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    28 Getting Started Manual setup — Pr esetting channels (continued) TV system Country Channel number in the CHANNEL SET field 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Corr esponding channels D/K Japan East Eur ope UK/Hong Kong Ireland U.S.A. R1 R6 R7 R12 R2 R3 R4 R5 R8 R9 R10 R1 1 R21 R22 R23 R24 R25 R26 [...]

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    29 Getting Started Getting Started TV system Country Channel number in the CHANNEL SET field 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 Corr esponding channels D/K Japan East Eur ope UK/Hong Kong Ireland U.S.A. China South Africa IM R32 R33 R34 R35 R36 R37 R38 R39 R40 R41 R42 R43 R44 R45 R46 R47 R48[...]

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    30 Getting Started Manual setup — Pr esetting channels (continued) TV system Country Channel number in the CHANNEL SET field 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11 C12 C13 C14 C15 C16 C17 C18 C19 C20 C21 C22 C23 C24 Corr esponding channels D/K Japan East Eur ope UK/Hong Kong Ireland U.S.A. China South Africa IM 50 51 52 53 54 55 [...]

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    31 Getting Started Getting Started TV system Country Channel number in the CHANNEL SET field C25 C26 C27 C28 C29 C30 C31 C32 C33 C34 C35 C36 C37 C38 C39 C40 C41 C42 C43 C44 C45 C46 Corr esponding channels D/K Japan East Eur ope UK/Hong Kong Ireland U.S.A. China South Africa IM W+7 W+8 W+9, W+10 W+1 1 W+12 W+13, W+14 W+15 W+16 W+17, W+18 W+19 W+20 W[...]

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    32 Getting Started Manual setup — Setting up G-CODE G-CODE is a feature in Sony VCRs that simplifies pr ogramming the VCR to make timer recor dings. T o use G-CODE, each pr ogramme position needs to be matched with its G-CODE guide channel. T o get the guide channel numbers, look in the pr ogramme guide for your ar ea that features G-CODE numbers[...]

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    33 Getting Started Getting Started 3 Pr ess CURSOR / twice to select the guide channel column. 4 Pr ess CURSOR > / . to select the guide channel number assigned in the pr ogramme guide. 5 Pr ess CURSOR ? / / to confirm the setting. 6 T o set the guide channel of another station, r epeat steps 2 to 5. If you want to change the programme positions[...]

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    34 Getting Started Setting up G-CODE for satellite br oadcasts When your satellite tuner is connected via the AERIAL IN connector , first you have to set the pr ogramme position for each satellite channel using the TUNER PRESET menu. Then set the guide channel number for each satellite channel using the SET UP CH AND G-CODE menu. If your satellite [...]

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    35 Getting Started Getting Started Manual setup –– Changing/ disabling pr ogramme positions After setting the channels and G-CODE guide channels, you can change the programme positions as you like. If any programme positions ar e unused or contain unwanted channels, you can disable them. Before you start… • T urn on the VCR and the TV . •[...]

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    36 Getting Started Manual setup –– Changing/disabling programme positions (continued) 3 Pr ess CURSOR > / . until the selected channel and guide channel r ow moves to the desir ed programme position. The selected channel and guide channel ar e inserted at the new pr ogramme position and the intermediate channels are displaced to fill the gap[...]

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    37 Getting Started Getting Started 1 Pr ess MENU, then press CURSOR > / . to move the cursor ( z ) to SET UP CH AND G-CODE and pr ess EXECUTE. When using the EASY SET UP pr ocedure, skip this step. 2 Pr ess CURSOR > / . to move the cursor ( z ) to the row on which you want to disable. 3 Pr ess TIMER CLEAR. The selected r ow will be clear ed a[...]

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    38 Getting Started Manual setup — Setting the clock Y ou must set the time and date on the VCR to be able to use the timer recor ding featur es pr operly . If you have not set the VCR clock in the EASY SET UP pr ocedur e, you need to set it manually . Before you start… • T urn on the VCR and the TV . • Set the TV to the video channel. 1 Pr [...]

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    39 Getting Started Getting Started 4 Set the year , hour and minutes in sequence, using CURSOR / to select the item to be set, and CURSOR > / . to select the digits. 5 Pr ess EXECUTE to start the clock. Tip • T o change the digits during setting, press CURSOR ? to return to the item to be changed, and select the digits using CURSOR > / . . [...]

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    Basic Operations 40 Basic Operations Playing a tape 1 T urn 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 r emoved. 3 Pr ess · PLA Y . When the tape reaches the end, it will r ewind automatically . 6 EJECT COUNTER RESET P P AUSE · PLA Y p STO[...]

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    Basic Operations 41 Basic Operations To Stop play Pause play Resume play after pause Search forwar d Search backward Fast-forward the tape Rewind the tape Eject the tape Press p STOP P P AUSE P P AUSE or · PLA Y ) FF or # SEARCH during playback 0 REW or 3 SEARCH during playback ) FF during stop 0 REW during stop 6 EJECT Additional tasks T o replay[...]

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    Basic Operations 42 Playing a tape (continued) T o use the time counter At the point on the tape that you want to find later , pr ess COUNTER RESET . The counter in the display window r esets to “0H00M00S.” Search for the point afterwards by r eferring to the counter . T o display the counter on the TV screen, pr ess DISPLA Y . Notes • When y[...]

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    Basic Operations 43 Basic Operations T urning on the VCR and TV , and starting playback automatically (T rinitron TV Synchr o Play) Y ou can only use this function if your TV is made by Sony (T rinitron TV). How to connect to use this function Connect the VCR and TV with the audio/video cable (see “T o a TV that has phono type audio/video input j[...]

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    Basic Operations 44 1 T urn on your TV and set it to the video channel. 2 Insert a tape with its safety tab in place. Recor ding TV pr ogrammes PROG +/– T APE SPEED r REC 123 456 789 0[...]

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    Basic Operations 45 Basic Operations 3 Pr ess PROG +/– to select the programme position you want to recor d. 4 Pr ess T APE SPEED to select the tape speed (SP or LP for the P AL colour system, and SP or EP for the NTSC colour system). LP pr ovides recording time twice as long as SP . EP provides recor ding time thr ee times as long as SP . Howeve[...]

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    Basic Operations 46 Tips • T o select a pr ogramme position, you can use the pr ogramme number buttons on the remote commander . For two-digit numbers, press the ? (ten’s digit) button followed by the pr ogramme number buttons. • Y ou can select a video source from the LINE-1 IN or the LINE 2 IN jacks using the INPUT SELECT button. • The di[...]

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    Basic Operations 47 Basic Operations 1 Pr ess G-CODE. Recording TV pr ogrammes using G-CODE Just enter the programme’s G-CODE number listed in the TV pr ogramme guide. The date, times and programme position of that programme are set automatically . Y ou can pr eset up to eight pr ogrammes at a time. Before you start… • Check that the VCR cloc[...]

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    Basic Operations 48 Recor ding TV programmes using G-CODE (continued) 2 Pr ess the pr ogramme number buttons to enter the pr ogramme’s G-CODE number . If you make a mistake, press TIMER CLEAR and re-enter the corr ect number . 3 Pr ess T APE SPEED to select the tape speed, SP or LP . T o set the EP mode for the NTSC colour system, display “LP?[...]

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    Basic Operations 49 Basic Operations T o r ecord satellite broadcasts If you connect the satellite tuner and the VCR, you can r ecor d satellite pr ogrammes. 1 T urn on the satellite tuner . 2 On the satellite tuner , select the satellite programme for which you wish to make a timer setting. 3 Follow the steps on pages 47 and 48. 4 Keep the satelli[...]

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    Basic Operations 50 Setting the timer manually The VCR automatically starts and stops recor ding TV pr ogrammes. Y ou can pr eset 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 sur e the tape is longer than the total recor ding time.[...]

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    Basic Operations 51 Basic Operations the curr ent date n SUN-SA T n MON-SA T n MON-FRI n EVER Y SA T ..... n EVER Y MON n EVER Y SUN n 1 month later n (dates count down) n the current date • CURSOR • EXECUTE • CURSOR • TIMER SET / CHECK SAT 25 .1 DATE START STOP PROG 1. 9 11 – : –– – : –– –– SP –. – – – : –– – [...]

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    Basic Operations 52 T o use the VCR after setting the timer T o use the VCR before a timer r ecor ding begins, just pr ess u . The TIMER indicator turns of f and the VCR switches on. Remember to press u to r eset the VCR after using the VCR. Y ou can also do the following tasks while the VCR is recor ding: • Reset the counter . • Display tape i[...]

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    Additional Operations 53 Additional Operations Playing/sear ching at various speeds 0 REW ) FF Playback options Fast-forward/r ewind V iew the pictur e during fast- forwar d or rewind Play at high speed Play in slow motion for two minutes Play frame by frame Rewind to the beginning of a tape and start play Operation During stop, press ) FF or 0 REW[...]

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    Additional Operations 54 Tip • Adjust the pictur e using TRACKING +/– on the VCR if: – streaks appear while playing in slow motion. – bands appear at the top or bottom while pausing. – the pictur e shakes while pausing. Notes • The playback sound is muted during these operations. • In the LP mode, noise may appear or there may be no c[...]

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    Additional Operations 55 Recording TV pr ogrammes using the quick timer After starting r ecor ding in the normal way , you can have the VCR stop recor ding automatically after a specified duration. 1 While recording, press QUICK TIMER on the VCR once. 2 Press QUICK TIMER r epeatedly to set the duration. Each press advances the time in increments of[...]

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    Additional Operations 56 Checking/ changing/ cancelling timer settings Before you start… • T urn on your TV and set it to the video channel. 1 Press u to turn on the VCR. 2 Press MENU, then select TIMER SET/CHECK: • If you want to change a setting, go on to the next step. • If you do not need to change the settings, press EXECUTE, then turn[...]

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    Additional Operations 57 Recording ster eo and bilingual pr ogrammes In ZWEITON (German ster eo) system This VCR automatically r eceives and records stereo and bilingual pr ogrammes based on the ZWEIT ON system only when the SYSTEM (I, D/ K, B/G, or M) option in the TUNER PRESET menu is set to B/G. When a stereo or bilingual pr ogramme is received,[...]

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    Additional Operations 58 Recor ding stereo and bilingual programmes (continued) Bilingual pr ogramme * Usually the main sound (monaural) Selecting the sound during playback Pr ess AUDIO MONIT OR to select the sound you want. Sound level indicator Left channel indicator Right channel indicator 6 3 0 3 10 - - dB LR T o listen to Main Sub Main and sub[...]

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    Additional Operations 59 How sound is recor ded on a video tape The VCR r ecor ds sound onto two separate tracks. Hi-fi audio is r ecor ded onto the main track along with the pictur e. Monaural sound is recorded onto the normal audio track along the edge of the tape. Notes • T o play a tape in stereo, you must use the AUDIO OUT connections. • W[...]

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    Additional Operations 60 Searching with the index function Y ou can search for the start of a specific passage or scene. The VCR can search up to 99 index signals ahead of or behind the curr ent position. = / + INDEX SEARCH 123 456 789 0 INDEX SEARCH 8 1 Insert an indexed tape into the VCR. 2 Press = / + INDEX SEARCH r epeatedly to specify how many[...]

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    Additional Operations 61 About Adaptive Picture Contr ol (APC) Adaptive Picture Contr ol (APC) automatically impr oves recording and playback quality by adjusting the VCR to the condition of the video heads and tape. T o maintain better picture quality , we recommend that you set APC to ON in the SET UP MENU (with the APC indicator in the display w[...]

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    Additional Operations 62 Menu option BUZZER AUDIO MIX HIFI AUDIO APC P AL/MESECAM Changing menu options 1 Press MENU, then select SET UP MENU. 2 Press CURSOR > / . to select the option to change, then pr ess CURSOR ? / / to change the setting. 3 Press EXECUTE to return to the original screen. Menu choices Initial settings ar e indicated in bold [...]

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    63 Editing This VCR (Recorder) TV Tip • Y ou can also use the LINE-1 IN jacks instead. Notes • Make sur e you connect the plugs to jacks of the same colour . • If the other VCR is a monaural type, connect the audio plug to the AUDIO L (white) jack. The sound is r ecorded on both right and left channels. When connecting to the AUDIO R (r ed) j[...]

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    64 Editing r REC Basic editing (when r ecording on this VCR) Before you start editing • T urn on your TV and set it to the video channel. • Press INPUT SELECT to display “L2” (or “L1”) in the display window . • Press T APE SPEED on the r emote commander to select the tape speed (SP or LP for the P AL system, and SP or EP for the NTSC [...]

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    65 Additional Information T roubleshooting Symptom The ON/ST ANDBY switch does not function. The power is turned on but the VCR does not operate. The clock has stopped and “–:– –” lights in the display window . The playback picture does not appear on the TV screen. The picture is not clear . Additional Information If you have any question[...]

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    66 Additional Information T roubleshooting (continued) Recording Timer recording Playback Symptom The picture rolls vertically during picture sear ch. The picture has no sound. The sound is unstable or has an echo. No TV programmes appear on the TV scr een. TV r eception is poor . The tape starts playing as soon as it is inserted. The tape is eject[...]

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    67 Additional Information Symptom A tape cannot be inserted. The remote commander does not function. The tracking indicator does not appear on the scr een. The VCR needs to be cleaned. Remedy • Check that a tape isn’t already in the tape compartment. • Make sur e you are pointing the r emote commander at the r emote sensor on the VCR. • Rep[...]

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    68 Additional Information Specifications System Channel coverage VHF R1 to R12, E2 to E12, NZ1 to NZ1 1 UHF E21 to E69, R21 to R60 CA TV S01 to S05, S1 to S41 RF output signal UHF channels 21 to 69 Aerial out 75-ohm asymmetrical aerial socket Inputs and outputs LINE-1 IN and LINE 2 IN VIDEO IN, phono jack (1 each) Input signal: 1 Vp-p, 75 ohms, unb[...]

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    69 Additional Information Index to par ts and contr ols Front panel Refer to the pages indicated in parentheses ( ) for details. 1 EASY SET UP button (14) 2 ON/ST ANDBY switch/indicator (1 1) 3 Multi system indicators (22) 4 INPUT SELECT button (51) 5 T ape compartment 6 6 EJECT button (41) 7 0 REW button (41, 53) 8 ) FF button (41, 53) 9 · PLA Y [...]

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    70 Additional Information Index to parts and controls (continued) Display window 8 (T racking) indicator (61) 9 TV system indicator (12) I/G/K/M !º Audio channel/sound level indicator (58) !¡ STEREO indicator (57) !™ T ime counter/clock/line/ programme position (42, 45) 1 T ape speed indicator (45) 2 T ape indicator 3 REC indicator 4 TIMER indi[...]

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    71 Additional Information 1 Mains lead (8) 2 LINE-1 IN AUDIO L/R/VIDEO jacks (63) 3 AERIAL OUT connector (8) 4 AERIAL IN connector (8) 5 NTSC PB switch (41) 6 LINE-1 OUT AUDIO L/R/VIDEO jacks (9) Rear panel continued[...]

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    72 Additional Information Index to parts and controls (continued) Remote commander 1 TV / VIDEO r emote control switch (5) 2 6 ␣ EJECT button (41) 3 Menu buttons (14) MENU button CURSOR > / . / ? / / buttons EXECUTE button 4 WIDE button (6) 5 TRINITRON TV SYNCHRO PLA Y button (43) 6 DISPLA Y button (45) 7 COUNTER RESET button (42) 8 TIMER CLEA[...]

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    73 Additional Information !§ u ␣ (on/standby) switch (14) !¶ AUDIO MONITOR button (57) !• TV/VIDEO button ( for TV ) (6) !ª G-CODE button (47) @º Programme number/ ? (ten’s digit) buttons (46, 48) @¡ SET button (48) @™ PROG +/– buttons (20, 45) @£ VOL +/– buttons (for TV) (6) @¢ P ␣ P AUSE button (41) @∞ 3 / # SEARCH buttons [...]

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    74 Additional Information[...]

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    75 Additional Information[...]

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    76 Additional Information Sony Corporation A, B Accessories supplied 4 Adjusting picture 23, 54, 61 tracking 54, 61 Aerial hookup 8 AFT (Auto Fine T uning) 23 APC (Adaptive Pictur e Control) 61 Audio track 59 A V connection 9 C Cancelling timer settings 56 Changing timer settings 56 Cleaning the video heads 65 Clock setting 38 Colour system compati[...]