Sony SLV-SE510K manual

3-065-673- 11 (1) GB Video Cassette Recor der Oper ating Instructions SL V -SE410K SL V -SE510K © 2001 Sony Cor poration PA L PA L[...]

2 W ARNING W ARNING T o prev e n t fir e o r sho ck haz ard, do no t expose th e un it to rain or m ois ture . T o avoid elec trica l shock , do not open th e cabine t. Refer servicing to qualif ied personnel only . Mains lead must only be changed at a qualif ied service shop. Precautio ns Saf ety • This un it ope rates on 220 – 240 V AC, 50 Hz[...]

3 T able of contents Getting Started T able o f co ntents Getting Started 4 Index to part s and c o ntrols 9 Step 1 : Unpac king 10 Step 2 : Setting up the remote commander 13 Step 3 : Connecting the VCR 17 Step 4 : T un ing your TV to the VCR 20 Step 5 : Setting up the VCR with the A uto Set Up function 23 Step 6 : Setting the cloc k 27 Selecting [...]

4 Inde x to par t s and controls Getting Started Inde x to pa r ts and contr ols Refer to the pages indicated in pare nt hes es ( ) for details. Fr ont panel A ? / 1 (on/s tandby) switch (17) B A (eject) b utton ( 42) C T ape comp artment D Rem ote s e nsor ( 10) E m (re wi nd) b utton (4 2) (60) F H (pl ay) b utton (42 ) (60) G M (f ast-forw ard) [...]

Getting Started 5 Inde x to par ts and controls Displa y window A T imer indicator (50 ) (54) (58) B T ape sp eed indicators (44) C VIDEO indicat or (14) ( 45) D VPS (V ideo Programme System)/ PDC (Programme Deli ver y Control) indicator * (55) E OPC (Optim um Picture Contr ol) indicator (69) * SL V -SE51 0K only F SMAR TLINK indicator* (15) G TV i[...]

6 Inde x to par t s and controls Rear panel A Mains lead (13) (14) B AERIAL IN ANTENNE ENTREE con n ector ( 13) (14) C AERIAL OUT ANTENNE SOR TIE connector (13) (14) D DECODER/ t LINE-2 IN DECODEUR/ t ENTREE LIGNE- 2 connecto r (16) (37) (62) (74) E i LINE-1 ( TV) i LIGNE-1 ( TV) connector (14 ) (37)[...]

Getting Started 7 Inde x to par ts and controls Remote commander A Z EJECT b utton (42) B COUNTER/REMAIN button (45) C CLE AR butto n ( 42) (5 3) (6 4) D SP (Sta ndard Play) /LP (L ong Play) button ( 44) E Progr amme number b uttons (11) (45) F - (ten’ s digit ) b utton (11 ) (45) G 2 (v olume) +/– butt ons ( for TV ) (11) H z REC (recor d) b u[...]

8 Inde x to par t s and controls L [TV] / [VIDEO] rem ote control switch (10) M ? / 1 (on/s tandb y) switc h (11) (5 4) N INPUT SELECT b utton (45) (58) (75) O t TV/VIDEO b utto n (11 ) (14) (45) P DISPLA Y bu tton (45) Q PR OG (programme) +/– b uttons (11) (29) (44) R WIDE b ut t on ( for TV ) (11) S y SLOW b utto n ( 60) T ×2 bu tton ( 60) U S[...]

Getting Started 9 Unpacking Step 1 : Unpac king Check that you ha ve recei ved the follo wing items with the VCR: • Remote commander • Aerial cable • R6 (size AA) batteries Check y our mode l nam e The instructions in this man ual are for the 2 models: SL V -SE410K and SE510K. Check your mo del number by loo king at the rear panel of your VCR[...]

10 Setting up the remot e commander Step 2 : Setting up the remote co mmander Inserting the batteries Insert tw o R6 (size AA) batteries by matching the + and – on the batteries to the diagram inside th e battery compartment. Insert th e ne gati ve (–) end f irst, then push in and do wn until th e positiv e (+) end clicks into posit ion. Using [...]

Getting Started 11 Setting up the remot e commander TV contr ol b utto ns To Press Set th e TV to standb y mode ? / 1 Select an input so urce: aeria l in or line in t TV/VIDEO Select the TV ’ s program me position Programme n umber buttons, - , PR OG +/– Adjust th e vol ume of the T V 2 +/– Call up the on-screen display DISPLA Y Switch to/f r[...]

12 Setting up the remot e commander Notes • W ith no rmal use, the batterie s should last about three to six months. • If you do not use the remote commander for an e xtended period of time, remove the ba tteries to a v oid pos sible damage from batte ry leak age. • Do not use a ne w battery tog ethe r with an old on e. • Do no t use dif fe[...]

Getting Started 13 Connecting the VCR Step 3 : Connectin g the VCR If your TV has a Scart (EUR O-A V) connect or , see p age 14. If y our TV does not have a Scart (EURO-A V) connector Note • Whe n you conne ct the VCR a nd your TV on l y with an aer ial cable, you have to tune yo ur TV to th e VC R (see page 17 ). 1 Disconnect the aerial cable fr[...]

14 Connecting the VCR If y our TV has a Scar t (EUR O-A V) connector Note • If the TV is conn ect ed to the LINE-1 (TV) conne ctor , setting t he RF channel to OFF is recomme nded. In the OFF po si tio n, only the sign al from the aerial is output through the AE R IAL OUT conn ect or (see pag e 19). 1 Disconnect the aerial cable fro m your TV and[...]

Getting Started 15 Connecting the VCR About t he SMAR TLINK f eat ures ( SL V -SE510K onl y) If the connected TV complies with SMAR TLINK, MEGALOGIC* 1 , EASYLINK* 2 , Q-Link* 3 , EUR O VIEW LINK* 4 , or T -V LINK* 5 , this VC R automatically runs the SMAR TLINK function after you complete the steps on the pr eviou s page (the S MAR TLINK indicator[...]

16 Connecting the VCR Additi onal connection T o a satel lite or digita l tuner with Line Thr ough Using the L ine Throug h function, you can w atch programmes from a satellite or digit al tuner con nected to this VCR on the TV ev en when the VCR is turned of f. When you t urn on the satellite or digital tuner, this VCR automatically sends the sign[...]

Getting Started 17 T uning your TV to the V CR Step 4 : T uni ng y our TV to the VCR If your TV has a Scart (EUR O-A V) connect or , see p age 19. If y our TV does not have a Scart (EURO-A V) connector Follo w the steps below so that your TV will properly recei ve the video signal s from you r VCR. 1 Press ? / 1 (on/standb y) to t urn on the VC R. [...]

18 T uning y our TV to the VCR T o check to see if the TV tuning is corre ct Set the TV to the video chan nel and press PR OGRAM +/– on the VCR. If the TV screen chan ges to a dif ferent progr amme each time you pr ess PR OGRAM +/–, the TV tuning is correct. T o obtain a clear picture fr om the VCR If the screen does not appear clear ly in step[...]

Getting Started 19 T uning your TV to the V CR If y our TV has a Scar t (EUR O-A V) connector 1 Press ? / 1 (on/standb y) to t urn on the VC R. 2 Press RF CHANNEL on the VCR lightly . The factor y-preset RF channel app ears in the display windo w . The VCR signal is output throug h this ch annel to the TV . 3 Press PR OGRAM +/– to set the R F cha[...]

20 Setting up the VCR wi th the Aut o Set Up function Step 5 : Setting up the VCR with the A uto Set Up fu ncti on Before using the VCR for the f irst time, set up the VCR u sin g the Auto Set Up function. W ith this function, you can set the language for the on-screen display , TV channels, gui de channels for the Sho wV ie w syst em*, and VCR clo[...]

Getting Started 21 Setting up the VCR with the Auto Set Up function The abbre viations of the c ountri es and langua ges are a s f ollows: T o c ancel the A u to Set Up function Pre ss A UT O SE T UP . Tip • If y ou want to cha nge the l anguage for the on- screen displa y from the o ne preset i n the Auto Set Up fun ction, see page 27 . 3 Press [...]

22 Setting up the VCR wi th the Aut o Set Up function Notes • If yo u stop the Aut o S et Up func t ion duri ng step 3, yo u must rep eat set up fro m step 1. • Whene v er you operate the Auto Set Up function , some of th e settings (Sho wV iew* , timer , etc.) will be reset. If thi s happen s, you ha v e to set the m again. * SL V -SE5 10K o n[...]

Getting Started 23 Setting the cloc k Step 6 : Setting the c lock Y ou must set the time and date on the VCR to use the timer features properly . The Auto Cl ock Set function (SL V -SE510K only) works o nly if a st ation in yo ur area is broadcasting a time sign al. If the Auto Set Up function did not set the clock correctly for yo ur local area, t[...]

24 Setting the cloc k Tips • T o chang e the digits while setting, press < to return to the item to be c hanged, and select the d igits by pressing M / m . • If you w ant to re turn to the pr ev ious menu, h ighlight RE TURN and press OK. Note • The menu disappe a rs automa ti cally if you don’ t proceed for more than a fe w minutes. 4 P[...]

Getting Started 25 Setting the cloc k Changing the st ation f or the A uto Cl ock Set funct ion (SL V -SE510K onl y) Before y ou star t … • T urn on the VCR and the TV . • Set th e T V to the vide o channel . • Refer to “Inde x to parts a nd contro ls” for b utton locations. 1 Press MENU, then pres s M / m to high light SET TINGS and pr[...]

26 Setting the cloc k Tips • If you set A UTO ADJUST to ON, the Auto Clock Set function i s acti vate d whenever t he VCR is turned off. The time is adjusted automat ically by making reference to the tim e signal from the station whose program m e positio n is displayed in the “CLOCK PR OGRAM” ro w . If you do not need th e Auto Cloc k Set, s[...]

Getting Started 27 Selecting a language Sele cting a la nguag e Y ou can change the on-s creen display language from the one yo u selected with the Auto Set Up function. Before y ou star t … • T urn on the VCR and the TV . • Set th e T V to the vide o channel . • Refer to “Inde x to parts a nd contro ls” for b utton locations. Tip • I[...]

28 Presetting channels Presetting c hanne ls If some chan nels could not be preset u sing the Au to Set Up funct ion, you can preset them manu ally . Before y ou star t … • T urn on the VCR and the TV . • Set the TV to th e video c hannel. • Refer to “Inde x to pa rts and co ntrols” for b utto n locatio ns. 1 Press MENU, then press M / [...]

Getting Started 29 Presetting channels 5 Press PR OG +/– to s elect the progr amme posit ion. 6 Press M / m to highlight CHANNEL SET , then pr ess OK. SET : SELECT : OK MENU EXIT : TUNER C AAB 12 PROG. 4 NORMAL / CATV CHANNEL SET PAY - TV / CANAL+ AFT FINE TUNING NORMAL OFF ON RETURN SYSTEM D / K Selected programme position OK PLAY MENU EXIT : TU[...]

30 Presetting channels 7 Press M / m repeatedly until th e channel y ou want is disp layed. The channels appear in the follo wing order: If you k no w the number of the channel y ou want, press the programme number b utton s. Fo r e xample, for cha nnel 5, f ir st press “0” and then press “5.” 8 If the T V sound is distor ted or nois y , pr[...]

Getting Started 31 Presetting channels If the p icture is not c lear Normally , the Auto Fi ne T uning (AFT) function automatically tunes in channels clearly . Ho we ver , if the picture is not clear , you may also use the manual tuning funct i on. Tip • If you w ant to ret urn to the pre vious menu, hig hlight RETU RN and press OK. Notes • The[...]

32 Changing/disabling prog r amme positions Changing /disab lin g pr ogramme positi ons After setting the channels, you can change the programme positio ns as you lik e. If any p rogramme posi tions are unused o r contain unw anted channels, you can disable them. Y ou can also change the station n ames (SL V -SE510K only). If the s tation names are[...]

Getting Started 33 Changing/disabling prog ramme positions Tip • If you w ant to ret urn to the pre vious menu, hig hlight RETU RN and press OK. Note • The menu disappears autom atically if you don ’t proceed fo r more than a few minutes. Disabli ng unwanted progr amme posit io ns Afte r pres etti ng cha nnel s, you can disabl e un used progr[...]

34 Changing/disabling prog r amme positions Tip • If you w ant to re turn to the pr ev ious menu, h ighlight RE TURN and press OK. Notes • The menu disappe a rs automa ti cally if you don’ t proceed for more than a fe w minutes. • Be sur e to select the progra mme posit ion you want t o disable cor rectly . If you disable a pro gramme posit[...]

Getting Started 35 Changing/disabling prog ramme positions Changing the st ation names ( SL V -SE510K only) Y ou can change or enter the station names (up to 5 characters). The VCR mus t recei ve channel in formation (for instance, SMAR TLINK information) for s tation names to appear automatically . Before y ou star t … • T urn on the VCR and t[...]

36 Changing/disabling prog r amme positions Tip • If you w ant to re turn to the pr ev ious menu, h ighlight RE TURN and press OK. Notes • The menu disappe a rs automa ti cally if you don’ t proceed for more than a fe w minutes. • If you enter a symbol in step 5, it will appear as a blank space in the display window . 5 Enter the station na[...]

Getting Started 37 Setting the Canal Plus dec oder Sett in g the Ca na l Pl us de co de r Y ou can watch o r record Can al Plus p rogrammes if y ou connect a deco der (not supplied) to the VCR . Connecting a decoder Setting Canal Plus c hannels T o w atch or record Ca nal Plus programmes, set your VCR to recei v e the channels using th e on-screen [...]

38 Setting the Canal Plus decoder 1 Press MENU, then press M / m to highli ght OPTIONS an d press O K. 2 Press M / m to highlight OPTI ONS - 2, then press OK. 3 Press M / m to highli ght DECODER/ LINE2, then press OK. 4 Press M / m to high light DECO DER, then press OK. 5 Press MENU to exit the menu. The menu disapp ears from the TV screen . MENU O[...]

Getting Started 39 Setting the Canal Plus dec oder 6 Press MENU again. Th en press M / m to highlight SETTINGS and press OK. 7 Press M / m to highlig ht TUNER, then press OK. 8 Press M / m to highlight NORMAL/ CA TV , then press OK. 9 Press M / m to highlight NORMAL, then press OK. T o preset CA TV (Cable T ele vision) channels, select CA TV . 10 P[...]

40 Setting the Canal Plus decoder 11 Press M / m to highlight CH ANNEL SET , then p ress OK. 12 Press M / m to select the Canal Plus channels, then pr ess OK. 13 Press M / m to highli ght P A Y -TV / CAN AL+, then pres s OK. 14 Press M / m to highlight ON, th en press OK. 15 If the T V sound is distor ted or nois y , pre s s M / m to highlight SYST[...]

Getting Started 41 Setting the Canal Plus dec oder Tip • If you w ant to ret urn to the pre vious menu, hig hlight RETU RN and press OK. Notes • The menu disappe ars auto matica lly if you do n ’ t proceed for more than a few minutes. • T o su perim pose s ubtitle s whil e watc hing C anal Plu s prog ramme s, ma ke bo th decoder-VCR and VCR[...]

42 Play ing a tape Basi c Oper atio ns Pla ying a tape Before y ou star t … • Refer to “ Ind e x to part s an d co ntrols ” for bu tton loca tions. Additional tasks T o set the co lour system If the playback p icture has no colour , or streaks appear d uring playback, set COLOUR SYSTEM in the OPTIONS-1 m enu to conform to the system that th[...]

43 Pla ying a tape Basic Oper ations Notes • The counte r resets to “ 0:0 0:00 ” whene ver a tape is reinserted. • The counte r stops countin g when it c omes to a port ion with no recording. • The ti me co unte r do es n ot a pp ear on t he TV scr ee n wh en usin g an NTS C- re cor ded tape. • Depen ding on yo ur TV , the f ollowing m [...]

44 Recording TV programmes Recording TV pr ogram m e s Before y ou star t … • Refer to “ Ind e x to part s an d co ntrols ” for bu tton loca tions. T o s top recor ding Pre ss x STOP. 1 T urn on your TV an d set it t o the video channel. T o record from a decoder , turn it on. 2 Insert a tape with its s afety tab in place. 3 Press PROG +/ ?[...]

45 Recording TV programmes Basic Oper ations T o chec k the remaining time Press DISPLA Y . W ith the display on, press COUNTER/REMAIN to check the rema ining time. Each time you press COUNTER/REMAIN, the time counter and the r emaining time appear alternately . The indicator indicates the remaining time. In order to ge t an accurate remaining time[...]

46 Recording TV programmes Notes • The DISPLA Y informa tion does no t appear dur ing sti ll ( pause) mode or slow- motio n pl ayback. • The DISP LA Y info rmat ion w ill not appea r wh ile p layi ng an NTS C-r ecor ded tape. • If a tape has portions recorded in bot h P A L (MESECAM) and NTS C systems, the time coun ter reading will not be co[...]

47 Recording TV programmes Basic Oper ations Notes • Y ou can not rec ord what you are watchi ng using t hi s meth od when the VC R is in the follo wing modes; pa use , timer sta ndb y , tuner pres et , Auto Set Up, and recording. • When the TV indicator i s lit in the display win do w , do not tu rn of f the T V nor change th e TV programme po[...]

48 Recording TV progr ammes using t he Dial Timer Recor ding TV pr ogrammes us ing the Dia l Timer The Dial T imer function allows you to make timer recording s of prog rammes without turning on your TV . Set the recording timer to record up to eight progra mmes, includ ing setti ngs made with other timer methods, that will be broadcast w ithin the[...]

49 Recording TV programmes using the Dial Timer Basic Oper ations 3 Press DIAL TIMER. “ ST AR T ” and the current time appear alternately in the display window . 4 Tu r n DIAL TIMER to set the recording start time. Y ou can set the recording start time in 15 minute interv als or ad just the time in one minute intervals b y pressing the PR OGRAM[...]

50 Recording TV progr ammes using t he Dial Timer T o return to the pre vious step T o retur n to the pre vious step, press the PR OGRAM + and – b uttons on the VCR at the same time during an y of the Dial T imer settings. T o s top recor ding T o stop the VCR while recording, press x STO P. T o use the VCR after setting the timer T o us e the VC[...]

51 Recording TV programmes using the Dial Timer Basic Oper ations T o set the cloc k Tips • T o cancel a Dial T im er setting, press x (stop) on t he VCR whi le you are ma king the setting. • The prog ramme is recorde d i n t he cu rrent tape s peed mode. T o change the tape speed, pr ess SP / LP before you co mp lete the sett i ng in step 9. ?[...]

52 Recording TV progr ammes using t he Dial Timer About the Demonstration Mode The Dial T imer function has a Demonstration Mode that allows th e user , such as a salesperson, to enter more than eig ht examples of timer settings when demonstrating the use of the Dial T imer . It cancels the FULL notice which appears if eight progra mmes ha ve alrea[...]

53 Recording TV programmes using the ShowView system (SL V -SE510K only) Basic Oper ations Recor ding TV pr ogra mmes us ing t he Sho wVi e w syste m (SL V -SE510K onl y) The Sho wV ie w system is the feature th at simplif ies programming the VC R to make timer recordings. Just enter the Sho wV ie w number listed in the TV programme guide. The date[...]

54 Recording TV progr ammes us ing the ShowView system (SL V -SE510K o nly) T o s top recor ding T o stop the VCR while recording, press x STO P. 3 Press OK. The date, start and st op times, programme position o r station name, tape sp eed, and VPS/PDC setting appear on th e TV screen. • If “– –” appears in the “ PR OG. ” (program me)[...]

55 Recording TV programmes using the ShowView system (SL V -SE510K only) Basic Oper ations Daily/weekly recording In step 4 abov e, press m to s elect the r ecord ing pattern. Ea ch time you pr ess m , the indication changes as sho w n belo w . Press M to change the indication in re ver se order . TO DA Y t t t t SUN-SA T (Sunda y to Satur day ) t [...]

56 Recording TV progr ammes us ing the ShowView system (SL V -SE510K o nly) Tips • T o set the pr og ramme pos ition, you can also use t he PR OG +/ – or pro gramme numbe r b utton s. • T o set the pr ogramm e pos ition with a two digi t numbe r , press - (ten ’ s di git) bu tton follo wed by the pr ogramme number b uttons. • T o set the [...]

57 Recording TV programmes using the timer Basic Oper ations Recor ding TV pr ogrammes using t he time r Y o u can preset a total of eight programmes, including settin gs made with other timer methods. Before y ou star t … • Check that th e VCR clo ck is set to the correct t ime and date. • Insert a tape with its safe ty t ab in p lace . Ma k[...]

58 Recording TV progr ammes using t he timer T o s top recor ding T o stop the VCR while recording, press x STO P. Daily/weekly recording In step 2 abov e, press m to select the recording pattern. Each time you press m , the indication changes as sho wn belo w . Press M to change the indication in re v erse orde r . TO DA Y t t t t SUN-SA T (Sunda [...]

59 Recording TV programmes using the timer Basic Oper ations T o use the V CR after sett ing the timer T o us e the VCR before a reco rding be gins, just pr ess ? / 1 . The indicator tur ns off and the VCR sw itche s on. Rem embe r to pre ss ? / 1 to reset the VCR to recording stand by after using the VCR. Y o u can also do the follo wing tasks wh [...]

60 Play ing/searching at v ar ious speeds Additional Operations Pla ying/sear chin g at v arious spee ds Before y ou star t … • Refer to “ Ind e x to part s an d co ntrols ” for bu tton loca tions. T o r esume normal pla ybac k Pre ss H PL A Y. Tip • Adjust the pict u re using the PROGRAM +/ – butt ons on th e VCR if : – Streaks appe [...]

61 Setting the recording duration time Additiona l Operations Settin g the reco rding duratio n tim e After you hav e started recording in the normal way , you can hav e the VCR stop recording autom atically after a specif ied duration. Before y ou star t … • Refer to “ Ind e x to parts an d contr o ls ” fo r bu tton loca tions. T o extend [...]

62 Synchronized Recording (SL V -SE5 10K only) Sync hr onized Recor ding (SL V -SE510K onl y) Y ou can set the VCR to automatically r ecord programmes from equipment such as a satellite tuner by connecting the equipment to the DECODER/ LINE-2 IN conn ector . T he co nnected equ ipmen t mus t h a v e a timer function for this feature to work. When t[...]

63 Synchronized Recording (SL V - SE 510K only) Additiona l Operations T o c ancel the Sync hr onized Recording function Press SYNCHRO RE C. The SYNCHR O REC button turns of f. T o s top recor ding Pre ss x ST OP while recording. Notes • This functio n may no t work with some ty pes of satel lite tuners. • Some TVs or other e quipment with time[...]

64 Checking/changing/cancelling timer settings Chec ki ng /ch anging/ cancell in g timer settings Before y ou star t … • T urn on your TV an d set it to the vi deo ch annel. • Refer to “ Ind e x to part s an d co ntrols ” for bu tton loca tions. 1 Pre ss ? / 1 to turn on the VCR. 2 Press MENU, then press M / m t o highli ght LIST S and pr[...]

65 Checking/changing/cancelling timer settings Additiona l Operations When th e timer se ttings overlap The programme t hat starts f irst has pri orit y and the second programme st arts recording onl y after th e firs t programme has fi nished. If the programmes start at the same time, the programme li sted f irst in the menu has priority . Tip •[...]

66 Searching using th e Smar t Search f unction Sear ching usi ng the Smart Sear ch function If you reco rd multiple programmes on a tape, use the Smart Search function to see what has been recorded on your tape. Y ou can see inform ation such as date, time, and programme position of programmes recorded on a tape. Y ou can also start playback direc[...]

67 Searching using the Smar t Search function Additiona l Operations T o record in a blank spa ce Blank space on the tape will appear as a blank ro w in the SMAR T SEARCH screen. Select the last blank ro w in step 3, then press OK. The VCR rewi nds/fas t-forw ards the tape to the be ginning of the b lank space, then stops. Start recording. Note tha[...]

68 Searching using th e Smar t Search f unction Notes • Y ou can not use th is func tion unl ess the cloc k i s set. • Dependin g on th e tape, t he total or re maining time may n ot appear c orrectly . • If many short programmes are recorded on a tape, mu ltiple programme s may be included in a sin gle bl ock. In th is case, only th e late s[...]

69 Adjusting the picture Additiona l Operations Adju s tin g th e pict ure Adjusting t he trac king Although the VCR autom atically adjusts the tracking when playing a tape (the indicator flashes in th e display windo w , then turns off), distortion may occur if the recording is in poor condition. In this case, manually adjust the tr acking. During[...]

70 Adjusting the picture Notes • Y ou can a djust the trackin g for an NTS C-recorded tap e but the tracking me ter won ’ t be displa yed. • W ith th e Auto Lo ng Play fu nction on, the OP C function will w ork only in SP mode. If the tape spee d automati cally switches from S P to LP , the OPC func tion turns of f. If, ho we ver , the entire[...]

71 Reducing the VCR ’ s power consumption Additiona l Operations Redu cing the VCR ’ s po wer con sumption Y o u can turn off the indicators in the display window when the VCR is off (standb y mode) to redu ce the VCR ’ s po wer consump tion. Tip • T o ensure t hat the p ower co nsumption i s at the lo w est po ssible le vel, set DECODER/LI[...]

72 Changing menu options Changing men u opt ions Menu choices Initial settings are indicated in bold print. OPTIONS -1 1 Press MENU, then select OPTIONS and press OK . 2 Pre ss M / m to highlight OPTIONS-1 or OPTIONS-2, then press OK. 3 Pre ss M / m to select the op tion, then press OK. 4 Pre ss M / m to change the setting, then press OK. 5 Press M[...]

73 Changing menu options Additiona l Operations OPTIONS-2 Note • When the VCR sta nds by for recording , the indi cators in the display windo w remain lit e ven when PO WER SA VE is set to ON. *S L V - S E 5 1 0 K o n l y COLOUR SYST EM • AU TO to set the colour system automat ically . • P AL to play back a tape reco rded in the P AL colour s[...]

74 Editing with another VCR Editin g with a nothe r VCR How to connect to recor d on this VCR Connect the line outputs of the other VCR to the LINE IN connector or jacks of this VCR. Refer to the examples A or B and choose the co nnection that best su its your VCR. Example A Example B TV i LINE- 1 (TV) VMC-2121HG Scar t cable (not supplied) Scart ([...]

75 Editing with another VCR Additiona l Operations Notes • If you conn ect this VCR to both the LINE IN and LINE OUT jacks of the other VCR, select the input corr ectly to pre v ent a hummin g noise. • If the other VCR does not have a Scart (EUR O-A V) con nector , use the VMC- 2106HG ca ble instead an d connect t he cable to t he line out jac [...]

76 T roubleshooting Additional Inform ation T r oub lesh ooti ng If you ha v e an y questi ons or pr oblems not co v ered belo w , pl ease consult your nearest Sony service facility . Symptom Remed y Po w e r The ? / 1 (on/st andby) switch does no t func tio n. • Connect the mains le ad to the mai ns securely . The power i s turned on b ut the VC[...]

77 T roubleshooting Additiona l Inform ation Pl ayb a ck The pictu r e rol ls vertic ally during picture s earch. • Adjust the v ertica l hold contro l on the T V or mon itor . The pictu r e has n o soun d. • The ta pe is de f e ct i v e. • If you mad e A/V connec tions, che ck the audi o cable connect ion. Recor ding No TV programme appears [...]

78 T roubleshooting Timer recor ding The VPS/P DC function does not op erate properl y . • Chec k th at th e cl ock an d th e da te ar e set corr ectl y . • Check that the VPS/PDC time you set is the c orrect one (there might be a mis take in the TV pr o gramme gu ide). I f the broad cast you wa nted to rec ord did no t send the good VPS/ PDC i[...]

79 T roubleshooting Additiona l Inform ation Others The sele cted input l ine conn ecto r nu mbe r doe s not ap pear in t he displa y window . • Check that DECODER/LINE2 in the OPTIONS-2 menu is set to LINE2 (se e page 73). The SMAR TLINK functi on doe s not wo rk. • Check that yo ur TV complies with SMAR TLINK, MEGALOGI C, EASYLINK, Q-Link , E[...]

80 Specifications Specification s System Channel coverage P AL (B/G, D/K) VHF E2 – E12, R 1 – R12 UHF E21 – E69, R21 – R69 CA TV S1 – S41, S01 – S05 RF outp ut signal UHF chann el s 21 – 69 Aerial out 75-ohm asymmetric al aerial s ocket T ape speed SP: P AL/MESECAM 23.39 mm /s (re cor ding/ playb ack) NTSC 33.35 mm/s ( playb ack onl y[...]

81 Index Inde x A Adju stin g pict ure 31 , 69 tracki ng 69 Aerial hookup 13 AFT (Auto Fin e T uning) 31 Auto Clock Se t 25 Auto Long Play 72 Auto S e t Up 20 C Cana l P l u s 37 CA TV 28 , 39 Changi ng pr ogramme posi tion s 32 Changi ng t he station nam e s 35 Clea ni ng th e vi deo he ads 76 Clo ck sett ing 23 Colour system compati ble colo ur s[...]

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Sony Corpor ation Quick Start Guide 1 Connecting the VCR 1 ... Conne ct the ae ri al to AERI AL IN of th e VCR. 2 ... Conne ct AER IAL OUT th e a er ia l i np ut of yo ur TV us ing the supp lied ae ri al cable. 3 ... F or bett er pi ct ure and so und, con nect LIN E-1 (TV) to yo ur TV us in g a Sc ar t ca bl e if yo ur TV has a Scart (EURO-AV) conn[...]