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SL V -X817/717ME/PS/SG 3-858-651-11 (1) V ideo Cassette Recorder ©1996 by Sony Corporation Operating Instructions 3-858-651-11 (1) SL V -X717ME/PS/SG SL V -X817ME/PS/SG PAL NTSC PAL NTSC[...]
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Introduction 2 SL V -X817/717ME/PS/SG 3-858-651-11 (1) W ARNING T o prevent fire or shock hazar d, 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 VCR operates on[...]
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Introduction 3 SL V -X817/717ME/PS/SG 3-858-651-11 (1) T able of contents Getting Started Basic Operations 18 Playing a tape 22 Recording TV pr ogrammes 25 Recording TV pr ogrammes using the timer Additional Operations 28 Playing/searching at various speeds 30 Recording TV pr ogrammes using the quick timer 31 Checking/changing/cancelling timer sett[...]
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Getting Started 4 SL V -X817/717ME/PS/SG 3-858-651-11 (1) • Remote commander • R6 (Size AA) batteries • Aerial cable Getting Started Step 1 Unpacking Check that you have received the following items with the VCR: Checking your model name The instructions in this manual are for the 6 models : SL V -X717ME, X717PS, X717SG, X817ME, X817PS, and X[...]
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Getting Started 5 SL V -X817/717ME/PS/SG 3-858-651-11 (1) 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. Using the r emote commander Y ou can use this r emote commander to operate this VCR and [...]
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Getting Started 6 SL V -X817/717ME/PS/SG 3-858-651-11 (1) Step 3 Connecting the VCR to mains AERIAL IN AERIAL IN Aerial cable (supplied) AERIAL OUT : Signal flow 1 Disconnect the aerial input 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 suppl[...]
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Getting Started 7 SL V -X817/717ME/PS/SG 3-858-651-11 (1) Getting Started Additional connections T o a TV that has phono type audio/video input jacks This additional connection improves pictur e 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 21), this connection is nec[...]
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Getting Started 8 SL V -X817/717ME/PS/SG 3-858-651-11 (1) Step 4 T uning your TV to the VCR If you have connected your VCR to the TV using the audio/video cable, skip this step. ON/ST ANDBY 1 Pr ess ON/ST ANDBY to turn on the VCR. 2 Pr ess RF CHANNEL on the VCR. The factory-preset RF channel appears in the display window . The VCR signal is output [...]
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Getting Started 9 SL V -X817/717ME/PS/SG 3-858-651-11 (1) Getting Started 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 screen. Refer to your TV manual for tuning instructions. If the pictur e does not appear clearly , see “T o obtain a clear picture fr om the VCR” belo[...]
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Getting Started 10 SL V -X817/717ME/PS/SG 3-858-651-11 (1) 1 Pr ess MENU. 2 Pr ess CURSOR > / . to move the cursor ( z ) to LANGUAGE and pr ess EXECUTE. 3 Pr ess CURSOR > / . to flash the desired language, then pr ess EXECUTE. Selecting a language Y ou can change the on-screen language from English to Chinese or Arabic. Before you start... ?[...]
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Getting Started 11 SL V -X817/717ME/PS/SG 3-858-651-11 (1) Getting Started 1 Press MENU. 2 Press CURSOR > / . to move the cursor ( z ) to CLOCK SET , then pr ess EXECUTE. 3 Press CURSOR > / . to set the date. The day of the week is set automatically . 4 Press CURSOR / to flash the month and set the month using CURSOR > / . . continued Step[...]
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Getting Started 12 SL V -X817/717ME/PS/SG 3-858-651-11 (1) 5 Set the year , hour and minutes in sequence, using CURSOR / to flash the item to be set, and CURSOR > / . to select the digits. 6 Pr ess EXECUTE to start the clock. Step 6 : Setting the clock (continued) • CURSOR • EXECUTE CLOCK SET 2 . 1 . 1997 T H U 52 5 : 3 0 1 SELECT SET : :[ ][...]
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Getting Started 13 SL V -X817/717ME/PS/SG 3-858-651-11 (1) Getting Started Step 7 • MENU • CURSOR • EXECUTE MENU TIMER SET / CHECK SET UP MENU TUNER PRESET CLOCK SET SELECT : [ ] SET : [ EXECUTE ] LANGUAGE / / 123 456 789 0 MENU CURSOR > / . / ? / / EXECUTE T uning the VCR First, we r ecommend that you preset the receivable channels in you[...]
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Getting Started 14 SL V -X817/717ME/PS/SG 3-858-651-11 (1) 3 Press CURSOR > / . / ? / / to move the cursor ( z ) to NORMAL/CATV , then select NORM. T o preset CA TV channels, select CA TV . 4 Press CURSOR > / . to move the cursor ( z ) to AUTO PRESET , then press EXECUTE. All receivable channels are preset in numerical sequence. When no more [...]
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Getting Started 15 SL V -X817/717ME/PS/SG 3-858-651-11 (1) Getting Started Presetting channels manually MENU EXECUTE CURSOR > / . / ? / / 123 456 789 0 1 Press MENU. 2 Pr ess CURSOR > / . to move the cursor ( z ) to TUNER PRESET , then pr ess EXECUTE. 3 Press CURSOR > / . / ? / / to move the cursor ( z ) to NORMAL/CA TV , then select NORM.[...]
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Getting Started 16 SL V -X817/717ME/PS/SG 3-858-651-11 (1) 4 Pr ess CURSOR > / . to move the cursor ( z ) to CHANNEL SET . 5 Press PROG +/– to select the pr ogramme position. 6 Press CURSOR / r epeatedly until the channel you want is displayed. Pressing CURSOR ? goes back to the previous channels. The channels are scanned in the following orde[...]
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Getting Started 17 SL V -X817/717ME/PS/SG 3-858-651-11 (1) Getting Started Disabling unwanted pr ogramme positions After tuning the TV channels, you can disable unused programme positions. The disabled positions will be skipped later when you press the PROG +/– buttons. 1 Press MENU, then select TUNER PRESET and press EXECUTE. 2 Select CHANNEL SE[...]
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Basic Operations 18 SL V -X817/717ME/PS/SG 3-858-651-11 (1) 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. DISPLA Y COUNTER RESET REPLA Y P P AUSE 3/# SEARCH p STOP 0 REW TRINITRON TV SYNCHRO PLA[...]
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Basic Operations Basic Operations SL V -X817/717ME/PS/SG 3-858-651-11 (1) 19 3 Press · PLA Y . When the tape reaches the end, it will r ewind automatically . Additional tasks To Stop play Pause play Resume play after pause Search forwar d Search backwar d Fast-forward the tape Rewind the tape Eject the tape Press p ST OP P P AUSE P P AUSE or · PL[...]
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Basic Operations 20 SL V -X817/717ME/PS/SG 3-858-651-11 (1) Playing a tape (continued) T o play an NTSC-r ecorded tape Set NTSC PB at the rear of the VCR accor ding to the colour system of your TV . T o use the time counter At the point on the tape that you want to find later , press COUNTER RESET . The counter in the display window r esets to “0[...]
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Basic Operations Basic Operations SL V -X817/717ME/PS/SG 3-858-651-11 (1) 21 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[...]
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Basic Operations 22 SL V -X817/717ME/PS/SG 3-858-651-11 (1) Recor ding TV pr ogrammes 1 T urn on your TV and set it to the video channel. 2 Insert a tape with its safety tab in place. PROG +/– T APE SPEED r REC 123 456 789 0[...]
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Basic Operations Basic Operations SL V -X817/717ME/PS/SG 3-858-651-11 (1) 23 3 Press PROG +/– to select the pr ogramme position you want to recor d. 4 Press T APE SPEED to select the tape speed, SP or LP . LP provides r ecording time twice as long as SP , however , SP produces better pictur e and audio quality . 5 Press r REC to start recording. [...]
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Basic Operations 24 SL V -X817/717ME/PS/SG 3-858-651-11 (1) Recor ding TV pr ogrammes (continued) Safety tab T o save a r ecording T o prevent accidental erasur e, break off the safety tab as illustrated. T o r ecord on a tape again, cover the tab hole with adhesive tape. T o r ecord NTSC colour system programmes NTSC colour signals can be r ecorde[...]
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Basic Operations Basic Operations SL V -X817/717ME/PS/SG 3-858-651-11 (1) 25 1 Pr ess MENU and select TIMER SET/ CHECK, then press EXECUTE. continued Recording TV pr ogrammes using the timer Y ou 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 safet[...]
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Basic Operations 26 SL V -X817/717ME/PS/SG 3-858-651-11 (1) Recor ding TV pr ogrammes using the timer (continued) 2 Set the date, start and stop times, pr ogramme position, and tape speed: 1 Pr ess CURSOR / to flash each item in turn. 2 Pr ess CURSOR > / . to set each item. T o corr ect a setting, press CURSOR ? to r eturn to that setting and re[...]
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Basic Operations Basic Operations SL V -X817/717ME/PS/SG 3-858-651-11 (1) 27 T o use the VCR after setting the timer T o use the VCR before a timer recor ding begins, just press 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[...]
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Additional Operations SL V -X817/717ME/PS/SG 3-858-651-11 (1) 28 T o r esume normal playback Pr ess · PLA Y . Playing/sear ching at various speeds Additional Operations Playback options Fast-forward/r ewind V iew the picture during fast- forward or r ewind Play at high speed Play in slow motion Play frame by frame Rewind and start play 03 REW · P[...]
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Additional Operations SL V -X817/717ME/PS/SG 3-858-651-11 (1) 29 CLICK SHUTTLE ring Using the CLICK SHUTTLE ring (SL V -X717 only) W ith the CLICK SHUTTLE ring, you can operate a variety of playback options. During playback or pause, turn the CLICK SHUTTLE ring clockwise or anticlockwise. Each change in the CLICK SHUTTLE ring position changes the p[...]
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Additional Operations SL V -X817/717ME/PS/SG 3-858-651-11 (1) 30 Recor ding 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 recor ding, pr ess QUICK TIMER once. 2 Press QUICK TIMER r epeatedly to set the duration. Each press ad[...]
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Additional Operations SL V -X817/717ME/PS/SG 3-858-651-11 (1) 31 Checking/ changing/ cancelling timer settings Before you start… • T urn on your TV and set it to the video channel. Programme 1 Programme 2 Will be cut off Programme 1 Programme 2 20 seconds will be cut off 20 seconds u (on/standby) MENU EXECUTE CURSOR > / . / ? / / 123 456 789[...]
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Additional Operations SL V -X817/717ME/PS/SG 3-858-651-11 (1) 32 Recor ding stereo pr ogrammes (SL V -X817 only) The VCR can only r ecor d ster eo and bilingual programmes through the line input. When ster eo or bilingual sound is input through the line input, “STEREO” appears on the scr een and in the display window . Y ou cannot select the so[...]
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Additional Operations SL V -X817/717ME/PS/SG 3-858-651-11 (1) 33 Adjusting the picture Adjusting the tracking Although the VCR automatically adjusts the tracking when playing a tape (the tracking indicator flashes in the display window , then goes of f), distortion may occur if the tape was recor ded in poor condition. If so, manually adjust the tr[...]
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Additional Operations SL V -X817/717ME/PS/SG 3-858-651-11 (1) 34 Changing menu options 1 Press MENU, then select SET UP MENU. 2 Press CURSOR > / . to select the option to change, then press CURSOR ? / / to change the setting. 3 Press EXECUTE to return to the original screen. Menu choices Initial settings ar e indicated in bold print. Menu option[...]
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Additional Operations SL V -X817/717ME/PS/SG 3-858-651-11 (1) 35 This VCR (Recorder) TV Other VCR (Player) Editing with another VCR How to connect to recor d on this VCR VMC-810MS audio/video cable (not supplied) : Signal flow LINE OUT LINE-2 IN Notes • (SL V -X717 only) Use commer cially available connecting cable like the Sony VMC-710M/720M. If[...]
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Additional Operations SL V -X817/717ME/PS/SG 3-858-651-11 (1) 36 Editing with another VCR (continued) Befor e you start editing • T urn on your TV and set it to the video channel. • Pr ess INPUT SELECT to display “L2” in the display window . • Pr ess T APE SPEED to select the tape speed (SP or LP for the P AL system, and SP or EP for the [...]
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Additional Operations SL V -X817/717ME/PS/SG 3-858-651-11 (1) 37 Audio dubbing Y ou can r eplace the original sound with the desired one later . Connection is the same as that in “Editing with another VCR” on page 35. For SL V -X817 The monaural sound previously r ecorded is replaced while the original hi-fi sound r emains unchanged. Use this f[...]
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Additional Information SL V -X817/717ME/PS/SG 3-858-651-11 (1) 38 T roubleshooting Additional Information 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[...]
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Additional Information SL V -X817/717ME/PS/SG 3-858-651-11 (1) 39 Symptom No TV programmes appear on the TV screen. TV r eception is poor. The tape starts playing as soon as it is inserted. The tape is ejected when you press r REC. Nothing happens when you press r REC. The timer does not operate. No tape can be inserted. The remote commander does n[...]
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Additional Information SL V -X817/717ME/PS/SG 3-858-651-11 (1) 40 Specifications Supplied accessories Remote commander (1) R6 (Size AA) batteries (2) Aerial cable (1) Plug adaptor (1) (SL V-X717ME/SG and SL V - X817ME/SG only) Design and specifications are subject to change without notice. System Channel coverage VHF R1 to R12, E2 to E12 UHF E21 to[...]
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Additional Information SL V -X817/717ME/PS/SG 3-858-651-11 (1) 41 Index to parts and contr ols 1 ON/ST ANDBY switch/indicator (8) 2 T ape compartment 3 PROGRAM/TRACKING +/– buttons (8, 33) 46 EJECT button (19) 50 REW button (19, 28) 6) FF button (19) 7 CLICK SHUTTLE ring (29) 8· PLA Y button (19, 28) 9r REC button (23) continued 0p STOP button ([...]
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Additional Information SL V -X817/717ME/PS/SG 3-858-651-11 (1) 42 Fr ont panel (SL V -X817) 1 ON/ST ANDBY switch/indicator (8) 2 T ape compartment 3 PROGRAM/TRACKING +/– buttons (8, 33) 46 EJECT button (19) 50 3 REW button (19, 28) 6· PLA Y button (19, 28) 7 FF #) button (19) 8r REC button (23) 9p STOP button (19, 23) 0P P AUSE button (19, 36) ![...]
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Additional Information SL V -X817/717ME/PS/SG 3-858-651-11 (1) 43 Display window Rear panel 1 Mains lead (6) 2 LINE-1 IN AUDIO L/R/VIDEO jacks (SL V -X817 only) (35) LINE-1 IN AUDIO/VIDEO jacks (SL V -X717 only) (35) 3 AERIAL IN connector (6) 4 AERIAL OUT connector (6) 5 NTSC PB switch (20) 6 LINE OUT AUDIO L/R/VIDEO jacks (SL V -X817 only) (7) LIN[...]
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Additional Information SL V -X817/717ME/PS/SG 3-858-651-11 (1) 44 Index to parts and controls (continued) Remote commander 1 TV / VIDEO remote contr ol switch (5) 26 EJECT button (19) 3 Menu operation buttons (10) MENU button CURSOR > / . / ? / / buttons EXECUTE button 4 AUDIO DUB button (37) 5 TRINITRON TV SYNCHRO PLA Y button (21) 6 DISPLA Y b[...]
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Additional Information SL V -X817/717ME/PS/SG 3-858-651-11 (1) 45 !u (on/standby) switch (8, 26) !§ AUDIO MONITOR button (32) (This button doesn’t work for SL V - X717) !¶ TV/VIDEO button ( for TV ) (5) !• INPUT SELECT button (24, 26) !ª Pr ogramme number/ ? (ten’s digit) buttons (24) @º PROG +/– buttons (16, 23) @¡ VOL +/– buttons ([...]
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SL V -X817/717ME/PS/SG 3-858-651-11 (1) Sony Corporation Index A, B Accessories supplied 4 Adjusting pictur e 17, 29, 33 tracking 29, 33 Aerial hookup 6 AFT (Auto Fine T uning) 17 APC (Adaptive Picture Control) 33 Audio dubbing 37 A V connection 7 C Cancelling timer settings 31 Changing timer settings 31 Cleaning the video heads 38 Clock setting 1 [...]