Sony SLV-D900E, Service Manual

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Playing a tape
Additional tasks
To turn off the power while rewinding (Rewind Shut Off)
Press
?
/
1
while the tape is rewinding. The power will turn off but the tape will keep
rewinding until it reaches the end.
To play/search at various speeds
To resume normal playback
Press
H
.
To use the time counter
Press CLEAR at the point on the tape that you want to find later. The counter in the
display window resets to “0:00:00.”
To display the counter on the TV screen, press DISPLAY.
To Press
Stop play
x
Pause play
X
Resume play after pause
X
or
H
Fast-forward the tape
M
during stop
Rewind the tape
m
during stop
Eject the tape
Z
Playback options Operation
View the picture during fast-
forward or rewind During fast-forward, hold down
M
. During rewind, hold
down
m
.
Play at high speed • During playback, briefly press
M
or
m
. The tape
continues to play at 5 times normal speed.
• During playback, hold down
M
or
m
. The tape
continues to play at 5 times normal speed. When you
release the button, normal playback resumes.
Play in slow motion During pause, press
M
SLOW
y
.
Play frame by frame During pause, press
C
STEP.
Play at various speeds
(Shuttle play) During playback, press
.
or
>
SHUTTLE. You can
change the playback speed as follows.
REVIEW
y
– × 2
y
– ×1
y
–SLOW
y
STILL
y
SLOW
y
PLAY
y
× 2
y
CUE
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Playing a tape
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Tip
• Adjust the picture using the TR/– buttons if:
– Streaks appear while playing in slow motion.
– Bands appear at the top or bottom while pausing.
– The picture shakes during pause.
Notes
• Tapes recorded in the LP mode on other VCRs can be played back on this VCR but the
picture quality cannot be guaranteed.
• The counter resets to “0:00:00” whenever a tape is reinserted.
• The counter stops counting when it comes to a portion with no recording.
• Depending on your TV, the following may occur while playing an NTSC-recorded tape:
– The picture becomes black and white.
– The picture shakes.
– No picture appears on the TV screen.
– Black streaks appear horizontally on the TV screen.
– The colour density increases or decreases.
• When 10 hours have passed, the counter in the display window returns to “0:00:00” and the
count starts over again.
• The sound is muted during playback at various speeds.
• The picture may show noise when playing at high speed in reverse.
• While playing a tape, you can display the “SETUP MENU” but the remote commander’s
function switches to DVD automatically. Press
O
RETURN repeatedly to exit the menu.
• Stop disc playback while playing back a video.
• The picture returns to normal playback from slow motion in reverse in 30 seconds.
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Recording TV programmes
Recording TV programmes
Before you start...
• Turn on the DVD-VCR and your TV.
• Switch the input selector on your TV so
that the signal from the player appears on
the TV screen.
• Press SELECT VIDEO to control the
VCR.
• To record from a satellite or digital tuner,
turn it on.
• Make sure the tape is longer than the total
recording time.
1
Insert a tape with its safety tab in place.
PROG +/–
z
REC
SP/LP
DISPLAY
TV/VIDEO
INPUT
SELECT
x
H
SELECT VIDEO
?/1
Z
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Recording TV programmes
Ba
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ions
To stop recording
Press
x
.
To check the remaining time
Press DISPLAY twice. With the display on, press DISPLAY again to check the
remaining time.
2
• To record a normal channel, press PROG +/– until the programme
position number you want appears in the display window.
• To record from other equipment connected to one or more of the LINE
inputs, press INPUT SELECT until the connected line appears in the
display window.
3
Press SP/LP to select the tape speed, SP or LP.
LP (Long Play) provides recording time twice as long as SP. However, SP
(Standard Play) produces better picture and audio quality.
4
Press
z
REC to start recording.
The recording indicator lights up red in the display window.
• PROG/
TRACKING
INPUT
SELECT
SP / LP
REC
Recording indicator
Time counter Remaining tape length
2 0 : 0 0 : 2
6 1 : 4
R E M A I N
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