Sony RMT-V256A, Service Manual

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Getting Started
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1
Hold down P PAUSE and I / u on the
VCR simultaneously for more than three
seconds.
Setting your
personal code
For identification, you can enter a
personal code into the VCR. Once you
enter your personal code, you can
confirm it any time but can never change
it. Please make a note of the code to
quote to the police if your VCR is stolen.
Before you start…
• Turn on your TV and set it to the
video channel.
• If there is a tape in the VCR, remove it.
• Turn off the VCR.
> / . / ? / /
OK
I / u ON/STANDBY
P PAUSE
CLEAR
ON/STANDBY
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
0
PAUSE
MENU EXIT :
SECURITY FUNCTION
–
PERSONAL CODE
– – – – – – – –
CONFIRM :
SET :
OK
SELECT :
– –
Getting Started
Getting Started
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2
Enter your personal code.
1
Press > / . to select a character.
Each time you press > , the character
changes as shown below.
A n B n … n Z n 0 n 1 n … n 9
n (blank space) n – (hyphen) n A
2
Press / to set the next character.
The next space is highlighted.
To correct a character, press
? / / until the character you want
to correct is highlighted, then reset it.
You can set up to 11 characters for your personal code.
3
Press OK.
A confirmation screen appears.
4
If the displayed personal code is correct, press OK.
If the displayed personal code is wrong, press CLEAR and continue
from step 2.
To confirm your personal code
While the VCR is turned off and there is no tape in the VCR, hold down
P PAUSE and I / u on the VCR simultaneously for more than three seconds.
The entered personal code appears on the TV screen. Press any button to
enter normal viewing mode.
Note
• The menu disappears automatically if you don’t proceed for more than a few
minutes.
OK
PLAY
OK
PLAY
OK
PLAY
CLEAR
MENU EXIT :
SECURITY FUNCTION
–
PERSONAL CODE
WB–1 5 7 8 –
CONFIRM :
SET :
OK
SELECT :
– –
MENU EXIT :
SECURITY FUNCTION
–
PERSONAL CODE
WB–1 5 7 8 – – –
CANCEL : CLEAR
FINAL CONFIRM OK :
Basic Operations
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Basic Operations
Playing a tape
6 EJECT
1
Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel.
2
Insert a tape.
The VCR turns on and starts playing
automatically if you insert a tape with its
safety tab removed.
CLEAR
DISPLAY
· PLAY
P PAUSE
)#
FF
p STOP
03
REW
NTSC PB
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
0
Basic Operations
Basic Operations
35
Set NTSC PB to
ON PAL TV
NTSC 4.43
Additional tasks
To
Stop play
Pause play
Resume play after pause
Fast-forward the tape
Rewind the tape
Eject the tape
Press
p
STOP
P PAUSE
P PAUSE or · PLAY
)# FF during stop
03 REW during stop
6
EJECT
To play an NTSC-recorded tape
Set NTSC PB at the rear of the VCR according to the colour system of your
TV.
When your TV is
PAL only
PAL and NTSC
3
Press · PLAY.
When the tape reaches the end, it will rewind automatically.
To use the time counter
At the point on the tape that you want to find later, press CLEAR. The
counter in the display window resets to “0:00:00.” Search for the point
afterwards by referring to the counter.
To display the counter on the TV screen, press DISPLAY.
OK
PLAY
VIDEO SP
OPC
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