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Video Cassette
Recorder

SLV-E580EE

Operating Instructions

3-861-925-11 (2)

PAL NTSC 4.43

Summary of Contents for SLV-E580EE

Page 1: ...Video Cassette Recorder 1998 by Sony Corporation SLV E580EE Operating Instructions 3 861 925 11 2 PAL NTSC 4 43 ...

Page 2: ... radiators or air ducts or in a place subject to direct sunlight excessive dust mechanical vibration or shock Do not install the unit in an inclined position It is designed to be operated in a horizontal position only Keep the unit and cassettes away from equipment with strong magnets such as microwave ovens or large loudspeakers Do not place heavy objects on the unit If the unit is brought direct...

Page 3: ...sic Operations 21 Playing a tape 24 Recording TV programmes 28 Recording TV programmes using the timer Additional Operations 32 Playing searching at various speeds 35 Recording TV programmes using the quick timer 36 Checking changing cancelling timer settings 38 Searching using the index function 39 Adjusting the picture 41 Changing menu options Editing 43 Connecting to a VCR or stereo system 45 B...

Page 4: ...Getting Started 4 Getting Started Step 1 Unpacking Check that you have received the following items with the VCR Remote commander R6 size AA batteries Aerial cable ...

Page 5: ...rst then push in and down until the positive end clicks into position Using the remote commander You can use this remote commander to operate this VCR and a Sony TV Buttons on the remote commander marked with a dot can be used to operate your Sony TV To operate the VCR a Sony TV Set TV VIDEO to VIDEO and point at the remote sensor on the VCR TV and point at the remote sensor on the TV continued Re...

Page 6: ...TV control buttons To Turn the TV into standby or active mode Select an input source of the TV either from aerial in or from line in Select the programme position of the TV Adjust the volume of the TV Switch to TV Teletext off Switch to Teletext Press ON STANDBY TV VIDEO Programme number buttons PROG VOL TV V Teletext PROG CURSOR OK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ...

Page 7: ...op of the remote commander to TV 2 Hold down ON STANDBY and enter your TV s code number s using the programme number buttons Then release ON STANDBY Now you can use the following TV control buttons to control your TV ON STANDBY TV VIDEO programme number buttons ten s digit PROG VOL TV V Teletext FASTEXT buttons WIDE MENU CURSOR and OK These buttons may not work with all TVs Tip When you set your T...

Page 8: ...ode number Code numbers of controllable TVs If more than one code number is listed try entering them one at a time until you find the one that works with your TV To make wide mode settings see the footnotes below this table for the applicable code numbers Manufacturer Sony Aiwa Akai Blaupunkt Brionvega C G M Colonad Dual Emerson Fenner Ferguson Gold Star Grundig Hitachi Hyper Inno Hit Irradio ITT ...

Page 9: ...L OUT to mains 1 Disconnect the aerial cable from your TV and connect it to AERIAL IN on the rear 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 Mains lead AERIAL ANTENNE IN ENTREE OUT SORTIE AERIAL ANTENNE IN ENTREE OUT SORTIE ...

Page 10: ... the VIDEO indicator in the display window To a TV that has a EURO AV Scart connector If your TV has a EURO AV Scart connector connect your TV by using VMC 2121 EURO AV cable as shown on the right To a TV that has LINE IN connector If your TV has LINE IN connector connect your TV by using audio video cable as shown on the right VMC 2121 EURO AV cable not supplied EURO AV Scart LINE 1 TV Audio vide...

Page 11: ...rn on the VCR 2 Press RF CHANNEL on the VCR The factory preset RF channel appears in the display window The VCR signal is output through this channel to the TV 3 Turn on your TV and select a programme position for the VCR picture This programme position will now be referred to as the video channel 4 Press RF CHANNEL The TV system appears in the display window continued RF CHANNEL RF CHANNEL ON STA...

Page 12: ... play a tape set the TV to the video channel To check to see if the TV tuning is correct Set the TV to the video channel and press PROGRAM on the VCR If the TV screen changes to a different programme each time you press PROGRAM the TV tuning is correct To obtain a clear picture from the VCR If the picture does not appear clearly in step 6 above go to step 7 to finish this procedure once Then start...

Page 13: ...CR automatically turns on The ATP Auto Tuner Preset function starts searching for all of the receivable channels and presets them in numerical order When no more receivable channels can be found presetting stops and SET UP disappears from the display wlindow To cancel the Auto Set Up function Press AUTO SET UP AUTO SET UP Tip The factory preset language for the on screen display is English If you ...

Page 14: ... TV Set the TV to the video channel 1 Press MENU then press CURSOR to select SETTINGS and press OK 2 Press CURSOR to select CLOCK then press OK 3 Press CURSOR to set the date MENU OK CURSOR OK CURSOR OK CURSOR MENU CURSOR CLOCK 1 9 TH 8 SELECT SET END 1 1 9 OK 0 00 CLOCK 2 9 TU 8 SELECT SET END 1 1 9 OK 7 0 00 SETTINGS OPTIONS TUNER CLOCK LANGUAGE SELECT SET OK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ...

Page 15: ...is set automatically 6 Press CURSOR to start the clock 7 Press OK Tip To change the digits during setting press CURSOR to return to the item to be changed and select the digits pressing CURSOR Note The menu disappears automatically if you don t proceed for more than a few minutes CLOCK 2 9 TU 8 SELECT SET END 1 1 9 OK 7 0 00 CLOCK 2 9 FR 8 1 SELECT SET END 1 1 9 OK 7 1 5 30 OK CURSOR CURSOR CURSOR...

Page 16: ... to the video channel CURSOR MENU 1 Press MENU then press CURSOR to select SETTINGS and press OK 2 Press CURSOR to select LANGUAGE and press OK 3 Press CURSOR to move the dot r to the desired language then press OK OK MENU OK CURSOR OK CURSOR OK CURSOR SETTINGS OPTIONS TUNER CLOCK LANGUAGE SELECT SET OK ENGLISH LANGUAGE SELECT SET OK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ...

Page 17: ... CURSOR to select SETTINGS and press OK 2 Press CURSOR to select TUNER and press OK 3 Press CURSOR to move the cursor to NORMAL CATV then select NORM To preset CATV channels select CATV MENU OK CURSOR MENU OK CURSOR OK CURSOR CURSOR SETTINGS OPTIONS TUNER CLOCK LANGUAGE SELECT SET OK TUNER NORMAL CATV CHANNEL SET C NORM 21 SYSTEM D K AFT ON FINE TUNING SELECT SET PROG10 NORMAL CATV CHANNEL SET C N...

Page 18: ...7 E7 14 R3 8 E8 15 R4 9 E9 16 R5 10 E10 17 R8 11 E11 18 R9 12 E12 19 R10 21 69 E21 E69 20 R11 CATV 1 41 S1 S41 21 69 R21 R69 CATV 42 46 S01 S05 If you know the number of the channel you want press the programme number buttons For example for channel 5 first press 0 and then press 5 Selected programme position Channel Channel number in the CHANNEL SET field D K TV system Channel CURSOR CURSOR PROG ...

Page 19: ...peat steps from 5 to 7 9 Press OK Disabling unwanted programme positions After presetting channels you can disable unused programme positions The disabled positions will be skipped later when you press the PROG buttons 1 In step 6 above press programme number button 0 twice to display the number 00 beside CHANNEL SET 2 Press OK continued OK CURSOR NORMAL CATV CHANNEL SET C NORM 21 SYSTEM D K AFT O...

Page 20: ...btain a clear picture 2 Press MENU then select SETTINGS and press OK 3 Select TUNER then press OK 4 Select FINE TUNING The fine tuning meter appears 5 Press CURSOR to get a clearer picture then press OK Note that the AFT Auto Fine Tuning setting switches to OFF Note The menu disappears automatically if you don t proceed for more than a few minutes Selected programme position Manual setup Presettin...

Page 21: ...ideo channel 2 Insert a tape The VCR turns on and starts playing automatically if you insert a tape with its safety tab removed 3 Press PLAY When the tape reaches the end it will rewind automatically COUNTER RESET DISPLAY REPLAY PLAY NTSC PB continued p STOP 0 REW FF P PAUSE VIRTUAL STEREO PLAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ...

Page 22: ...u want to watch again During playback press REPLAY up to four times The VCR rewinds the tape about 10 seconds on the counter for each press of the button and restarts playback To set the colour system If the playback picture has no colour or streaks appear during playback set the SYSTEM option in the VIDEO OPTIONS menu to conform to the system that the tape was recorded in see page 42 Normally set...

Page 23: ...does not appear on the TV screen when using an NTSC recorded tape 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 If you play back a tape in LP or EP mode with NTSC system the sound i...

Page 24: ...et it to the video channel To record from a decoder turn it on 2 Insert a tape with its safety tab in place 3 Press INPUT SELECT until a programme position number appears in the display window INPUT SELECT COUNTER REMAIN DISPLAY TV VIDEO p STOP INPUT SELECT VIDEO SP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ...

Page 25: ... 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 6 Press r REC to start recording The recording indicator lights up red in the display window Recording indicator To stop recording Press p STOP continued PROG SP LP REC VIDEO SP LP VIDEO LP VIDEO ...

Page 26: ...o record on a tape again cover the tab hole with adhesive tape Safety tab To check the remaining time Press DISPLAY With the display on press COUNTER REMAIN to check the remaining time Each time you press COUNTER REMAIN the time counter and the remaining time appear alternately The remaining time with the indicator also appears in the display window To correctly check the remaining time of the tap...

Page 27: ...g you can turn off the TV Notes The display does not appear during still pause mode or slow motion playback The display will not appear while playing an NTSC recorded tape If a tape has portions recorded in both PAL and NTSC systems the time counter reading will not be correct This discrepancy is due to the difference between the counting cycles of the two video systems When you insert a non stand...

Page 28: ... to the correct time Insert a tape with its safety tab in place Make sure the tape is longer than the total recording time Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel 1 Press MENU and select TIMER then press OK MENU INPUT SELECT OK CURSOR ON STANDBY p STOP MENU CURSOR OK DATE SP TIMER PROG TODAY SP LP SELECT SET OK OK WE 2 1 9 TIME 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ...

Page 29: ...e same day every week see Daily weekly recording on page 30 To record from a decoder or other source connected to the LINE 1 TV connector or LINE 2 IN VIDEO AUDIO jacks press INPUT SELECT to display L1 or L2 in the PROG position 3 Press OK to complete the setting 4 Press ON STANDBY to turn off the VCR The indicator appears in the display window and the VCR stands by for recording To record from a ...

Page 30: ...CR finishes recording the satellite programme for which you have made a timer setting To use the VCR after setting the timer To use the VCR before a timer recording begins just press ON STANDBY The indicator turns off and the VCR switches on Remember to press ON STANDBY to reset the VCR after using the VCR You can also do the following tasks while the VCR is recording Reset the counter Display tap...

Page 31: ... the SP mode and the remaining tape becomes shorter than the recording time the tape speed is automatically changed to the LP mode Note that some interference will appear on the picture at the point the tape speed is changed If you want to keep the same tape speed set AUTO TAPE SPEED to OFF in the TAPE OPTIONS menu page 41 Note The indicator flashes in the display window when you press ON STANDBY ...

Page 32: ... Playback options View the picture during fast forward or rewind Rewind and start play Operation During fast forward press FF During rewind press and hold 0 REW During stop press PLAY on the VCR while holding 0 REW down on the VCR PLAY 0 REW Shuttle ring 0 REW JOG FF 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ...

Page 33: ...e for frame by frame playback Press JOG to enter the jog mode The JOG button lights up If you change to the jog mode during any playback mode the playback pauses so you can see a still picture Each change in the shuttle ring position shifts the picture one frame To shift frames in reverse turn the shuttle ring counterclockwise The frame shift speed depends on the speed you turn the shuttle ring To...

Page 34: ...ttom while pausing The picture shakes while pausing To set tracking to the centre position press both buttons at the same time Notes The playback sound is muted during the operations in the above table In the LP mode noise may appear or there may be no colour If the playback mode mark doesn t appear on the TV screen press DISPLAY Playing searching at various speeds continued ...

Page 35: ...creases minute by minute to 0 00 then the VCR stops recording and turns off automatically To extend the duration Press QUICK TIMER repeatedly to set to the new duration To stop recording To stop the VCR while recording press p STOP Using the quick timer during stop mode You can set the quick timer and start recording during stop mode by pressing QUICK TIMER To set the programme position you can us...

Page 36: ... the settings press OK then turn off the VCR to return to recording standby Checking changing cancelling timer settings Before you start Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel CURSOR CLEAR MENU ON STANDBY OK DATE LIST PROG TIME 1 5 900 2000 WE 2 1 9 LP 2 6 930 000 1 SP 44 500 530 LP 1 000 100 LP SU 2 1 7 212 2000 LP 8 12 17 12 2 2 300 000 SP MO MO SA FR SA L L 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 12 1 2 3 4 5...

Page 37: ...ash the item you want to change and press CURSOR to reset it To cancel the setting press CLEAR 5 Press OK If any settings remain turn off the VCR to return to recording standby When the timer settings overlap The programme that starts first has priority and the second programme starts recording only after the first programme has finished If the programmes start at the same time the programme liste...

Page 38: ...dexed tape into the VCR 2 Press INDEX SEARCH To search ahead press INDEX SEARCH To search backwards press INDEX SEARCH The VCR starts searching and playback starts automatically from that point To stop searching Press p STOP Note No index signal will be added when recording starts from recording pause However an index signal will be marked if you change the programme position during recording paus...

Page 39: ...ves recording and playback quality by adjusting the VCR to the condition of the video heads and tape To maintain better picture quality we recommend that you set OPC to ON in the VIDEO OPTIONS menu with the OPC indicator in the display window lit For details see page 42 OPC playback The OPC function automatically works on all types of tapes including rental tapes and tapes that were not recorded w...

Page 40: ...recorded in LP mode the OPC function will work There is a delay of a few seconds before the VCR actually starts recording while the VCR analyses the tape To avoid the delay first set the VCR to recording pause the OPC indicator flashes slowly and press r REC to have the VCR analyse the tape the OPC indicator flashes rapidly After the OPC indicator stops flashing press P PAUSE to start recording im...

Page 41: ...the original screen Menu choices Initial settings are indicated in bold print Menu option AUTO TAPE SPEED TAPE SELECT Set this option to ON to change the timer recording tape speed automatically to the LP mode when the remaining tape becomes shorter than the recording time OFF to keep the set tape speed 300 to use an E 300 type tape 240 to use an E 240 type tape 195 to use an E 195 or shorter type...

Page 42: ...f OPC ON to minimise picture deterioration when editing OFF to turn off EDIT AUTO to set the colour system automatically PAL to play back a tape recorded in the PAL colour system MESECAM to play back a tape recorded in the MESECAM colour system For details see page 22 VIDEO OPTIONS menu choices Menu option POWER SAVE Set this option to ON to turn off the indicators in the display window to conserv...

Page 43: ... 2 IN VMC 710M 720M audio video cable not supplied Notes Make sure you connect the plugs to jacks of the same colour If the other VCR has the AUDIO L and R jacks use the 3 phono to 2 phono type audio video cable If you connected this VCR to both the LINE IN and LINE OUT jacks of the other VCR select the input correctly to prevent a humming noise continued ...

Page 44: ... jacks of the other VCR select the input correctly to prevent a humming noise How to connect to a stereo system Connect the LINE 2 IN AUDIO jacks on this VCR to the audio output jacks on the stereo system using the RK C510KS audio cable not supplied This VCR Player TV VMC 810 audio video cable not supplied Signal flow LINE IN Other VCR Recorder LINE 2 OUT Connecting to a VCR or stereo system conti...

Page 45: ...s VCR to set it to recording pause 4 To start editing press the P PAUSE buttons on both VCRs at the same time To stop editing Press the p STOP buttons on both VCRs Tips To edit more precisely press the P PAUSE buttons on the VCRs to release pause To cut out unwanted scenes while editing press P PAUSE on this VCR when an unwanted scene begins When it ends press P PAUSE again to resume recording Ass...

Page 46: ...CR Search for the point to start playback and set it to playback pause 2 Insert a prerecorded tape with its safety tab in place into this recording VCR Search for the end of the section to be replaced and press P PAUSE 3 Press COUNTER RESET to reset the counter to 0 00 00 4 Rewind the prerecorded tape to the beginning of the section to be replaced The VCR pauses 5 Press AUDIO DUB The indicator and...

Page 47: ...t the clock and timer Make sure the TV is set to the video channel If you are using a monitor set it to video input Adjust the tracking with the TRACKING buttons The video heads are dirty see below Clean the video heads using the Sony T 25CLD E 25CLDR or T 25CLW video head cleaning cassette If these cleaning cassettes are not available in your area have the heads cleaned at your nearest Sony servi...

Page 48: ...has been removed To record on this tape cover the tab hole Check that the safety tab has not been removed Make sure the tape is not at its end Select the correct source with the INPUT SELECT button Select a programme position when recording TV programmes select L1 or L2 when recording from other equipment Check that the clock is set Make sure a tape has been inserted Check that the safety tab has ...

Page 49: ... batteries in the remote commander with new ones if they are weak Make sure the TV VIDEO remote control switch is set correctly The recording condition of the tape is very poor and tracking cannot be adjusted Tracking indicator does not appear when playing back an NTSC recorded tape Set your TV s code number The code number resets to 01 when you replace the batteries of the remote commander Clean ...

Page 50: ...7 mVrms Input impedance more than 47 kilohms LINE 2 OUT AUDIO OUT phono jack 2 Rated output level 327 mVrms Load impedance 47 kilohms Output impedance less than 10 kilohms VIDEO OUT phono jack 1 Rated output 327 mVrms Load impedance 47 kilohms Output impedance less than 10 kilohms General Power requirements 220 240 V AC 50 Hz Power consumption 23 W Operating temperature 5 C to 40 C Storage tempera...

Page 51: ...RAM TRACKING buttons 12 34 39 AUTO SET UP RF Radio Frequency CHANNEL button 11 13 VIRTUAL STEREO button 23 Remote sensor 5 LINE 2 IN VIDEO AUDIO jacks 43 1 ON STANDBY switch indicator 11 2 Tape compartment 3 EJECT button 22 4 0 REW rewind button 32 5 FF fast forward button 32 6 PLAY button 32 7 JOG button 33 8 r REC record button 45 9 p STOP button 45 continued ...

Page 52: ...r 29 2 Tape speed indicators 25 3 VIDEO indicator 10 26 4 OPC Optimum Picture Control indicator 39 5 Audio dubbing indicator 46 6 Tracking indicator 39 7 Time counter clock line programme position indicator 23 24 45 8 Remaining time indicator 26 9 Tape recording indicator 23 25 LP EP VIDEO OPC SP ...

Page 53: ...ormation Rear panel 1 Mains lead 9 2 AERIAL IN ANTENNE ENTREE connector 9 3 AERIAL OUT ANTENNE SORTIE connector 9 4 NTSC PB switch 22 5 LINE 1 TV LIGNE 1 TV connector 10 6 LINE 2 OUT VIDEO AUDIO MONO jacks 44 continued ...

Page 54: ...5 COUNTER RESET button 23 6 COUNTER REMAIN button 26 7 QUICK TIMER button 35 8 AUDIO DUB button 46 9 TV VIDEO button 10 26 0 DISPLAY button 26 INPUT SELECT button 24 29 INDEX SEARCH buttons 38 r REC record button 25 SP LP button 25 TV power on TV mode select button for TV 6 0 REW button 22 32 FF button 22 32 PLAY button 21 p STOP button 22 ª Shuttle ring 33 FASTEXT buttons for TV 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8...

Page 55: ...ANDBY switch 6 29 Programme number buttons 6 19 20 27 ten s digit button 27 PROG programme buttons 6 18 25 Teletext page access buttons for TV 7 VOL volume buttons for TV 6 JOG button 33 P PAUSE button 22 REPLAY button 22 V Teletext button for TV 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ...

Page 56: ...J K Index searching 38 L M N Language selecting 16 LP mode 25 O OPC Optimum Picture Control 39 P Picture adjustment See Adjusting Playback 21 at various speeds 32 frame by frame 33 slow motion 33 Power save standby display 42 Presetting channels 13 17 Q Quick timer 35 R Recording 24 saving 26 while watching another programme 26 Remote commander 5 RF channel 11 S Safety tab 26 Searching at various ...

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