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Basic Operations

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Basic Operations

Playing a tape

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.

DISPLAY

H

 PLAY

M

 

#

 FF

x

 STOP

m

 

3

 REW

X

 PAUSE

COLOR

SYSTEM

TRINITRON TV
SYNCHRO PLAY

CLEAR

x

 STOP

H

 PLAY

M

 

#

 FF

m

 

3

 REW

Z

 EJECT

A

 EJECT

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

0

X

 PAUSE

Summary of Contents for SLV-ED33MJ

Page 1: ...Video Cassette Recorder 2000 by Sony Corporation Operating Instructions 3 058 431 11 1 PAL NTSC SLV ED33ME MJ SG SLV ED25PS TH SLV ED15PS ...

Page 2: ...adiators 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 directly...

Page 3: ... TV programmes using the Easy Timer function 31 Setting the timer manually Additional Operations 33 Playing searching at various speeds 34 Setting the recording duration time 35 Checking changing cancelling timer settings 37 Searching the beginning of an Easy Timer recorded programme 38 Searching using the index function 40 Searching using the Time Search function 41 Adjusting the picture 43 Chang...

Page 4: ...e following items with the VCR Checking your model name The instructions in this manual are for the 6 models SLV ED33ME ED33MJ ED33SG ED25PS ED25TH and ED15PS Check your model number by looking at the rear panel of your VCR SLV ED33ME is the model used for illustration purpose Any difference in operation is clearly indicated in the text for example SLV ED15PS only ...

Page 5: ...V If the TV does not have the g symbol near the remote sensor this remote commander will not operate the 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 Remote sensor Notes The TV VIDEO button selects an input source of the TV from either aerial in or line in The button does not control this VCR With normal...

Page 6: ... below to watch TV programmes and VCR pictures on your TV In addition if your TV has audio video A V input jacks we recommend you connect the VCR to your TV using an audio video cable to get a better picture and sound Connecting the aerial Additional connections To a TV that has audio video input jacks This additional connection improves picture and sound quality Connect the TV as shown on the rig...

Page 7: ...e VCR The factory preset RF channel flashes in the display window for about three seconds Press RF CHANNEL again while the RF channel is flashing 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 channel will now be referred to as the video channel Some TV has the programme position such as 0 that is reserved for a VC...

Page 8: ...r pressing RF CHANNEL twice in step 2 to display the RF channel press PROGRAM so that another RF channel appears Then tune the TV to the new RF channel until a clear picture appears To set another RF channel number on the VCR select a channel number that does not receive a broadcast signal in your area and is clear of interference from other channels If you cannot obtain a clear picture after perf...

Page 9: ... to Arabic Before you start Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel Step 5 1 Press 1 on standby to turn on the VCR 2 Press MENU then press M m to move the cursor B to LANGUAGE and press OK 3 Press M m to select the desired language then press OK OK M m MENU 1 MENU PLAY OK LANGUAGE ENGLISH SELECT END OK LANGUAGE 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ...

Page 10: ...V system different from your area s Select the correct TV system and preset channels using the TUNER PRESET menu as shown on the next page Tip To stop the One Touch Tuning function press ONE TOUCH TUNING or p STOP on the VCR during the setting ONE TOUCH TUNING Presetting channels First we recommend that you preset the receivable channels in your area using the One Touch Tuning function or the AUTO...

Page 11: ...M is set to the wrong position the sound will be distorted or noisy 3 Press M m to move the cursor B to NORMAL CATV then select NORM To preset CATV channels select CATV PLAY OK TUNER PRESET PROG 1 NORMAL CATV SYSTEM AUTO PRESET CHANNEL SET AFT FINE TUNING NORM ON CATV B G D K I OFF 1 SELECT SET TUNER PRESET PROG 1 NORMAL CATV SYSTEM AUTO PRESET CHANNEL SET AFT FINE TUNING NORM CATV B G D K I OFF S...

Page 12: ... receivable channels are preset in numerical sequence When no more receivable channels can be found presetting stops and the picture from the lowest numbered channel is displayed on the TV screen PLAY OK TUNER PRESET PROG 1 NORMAL CATV SYSTEM AUTO PRESET CHANNEL SET AFT FINE TUNING NORM ON CATV B G D K I OFF 1 PLEASE WAIT ...

Page 13: ...eset CATV channels select CATV 3 Press to move the cursor B to CHANNEL SET PROG MENU OK M m PLAY OK TUNER PRESET PROG10 NORMAL CATV SYSTEM AUTO PRESET CHANNEL SET AFT FINE TUNING NORM ON CATV B G D K I OFF 21 SELECT SET TUNER PRESET PROG10 NORMAL CATV SYSTEM AUTO PRESET CHANNEL SET AFT FINE TUNING NORM ON CATV B G D K I OFF 21 SELECT SET TUNER PRESET PROG10 NORMAL CATV SYSTEM AUTO PRESET CHANNEL S...

Page 14: ...ss 5 6 If the TV sound is distorted or noisy press M m to move the cursor B to SYSTEM then select B G D K or I whichever is applicable in your area 7 To allocate another channel to another programme position repeat steps 4 and 5 8 Press OK Channel coverage VHF UHF CATV TV distribution System B G E2 E12 E21 E69 S1 S41 S01 S05 System I SA4 SA13 B21 B69 S1 S41 S01 S05 System D K R1 R12 R21 R69 PLAY O...

Page 15: ...CHANNEL SET 2 Press OK If the picture is not clear Normally the Auto Fine Tuning AFT function automatically tunes in channels clearly If however the picture is not clear you may also use the manual tuning function 1 Press PROG to select the programme number for which you cannot obtain a clear picture 2 Press MENU then select TUNER PRESET and press OK 3 Select FINE TUNING The fine tuning meter appe...

Page 16: ...o the video channel Step 7 MENU OK M m 1 Press MENU then press M m to move the cursor B to CLOCK SET and press OK 2 Press M m to set the date The day of the week is set automatically 3 Press to flash the month and set the month using M m MENU PLAY OK PLAY OK CLOCK SET 1 1 2000 SA 0 00 SELECT SET END OK CLOCK SET 2 1 2000 TU 0 00 5 SELECT SET END OK CLOCK SET 2 1 200 0 00 5 2 0 MO SELECT SET END OK...

Page 17: ... and M m to select the digits 5 Press OK to start the clock Tip To change the digits during setting press to return to the item to be changed and select the digits using M m Note The menu disappears automatically if you do not proceed for more than a few minutes CLOCK SET 2 1 2000 MO 5 2 5 30 1 SELECT SET END OK PLAY OK ...

Page 18: ... video channel 2 Insert a tape The VCR turns on and starts playing automatically if you insert a tape with its safety tab removed DISPLAY H PLAY M FF x STOP m 3 REW X PAUSE COLOR SYSTEM TRINITRON TV SYNCHRO PLAY CLEAR x STOP H PLAY M FF m 3 REW Z EJECT A EJECT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 X PAUSE ...

Page 19: ...r the tape is inserted If your tape was recorded in PAL MESECAM NTSC If your TV is PAL NTSC 4 43 NTSC 3 58 Press COLOR SYSTEM until the indication below appears in the display window PAL PAL NTSC Additional tasks Press x STOP X PAUSE X PAUSE or H PLAY M FF during stop m 3 REW during stop Z EJECT To play an NTSC recorded tape Set NTSC PB in the SET UP MENU according to the colour system of your TV ...

Page 20: ...ounting when it comes to a portion with no recording If a tape has portions recorded in both PAL and NTSC systems the time counter reading will not be correct This is due to the difference between the counting cycles of the two colour systems Depending on your TV the following may occur while playing an NTSC recorded tape the picture is black and white the picture shakes no picture appears on the ...

Page 21: ... pointing it at the VCR Operation Make sure that the TV s main power is on Press TRINITRON TV SYNCHRO PLAY and hold the remote commander in place for about two seconds The VCR and TV turn on and the TV is set to VCR reception If there is a tape in the VCR playback starts automatically Notes If the Trinitron TV Synchro Play function does not work properly Wait a few moments and press the button aga...

Page 22: ... programmes 1 Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel 2 Insert a tape with its safety tab in place 3 Press PROG to select the programme position you want to record SP LP SP EP PROG z REC INPUT SELECT DISPLAY PROG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ...

Page 23: ... the remaining tape length Press DISPLAY The white bar indicates the approximate length of tape remaining Remaining tape length Time counter To watch another TV programme while recording 1 If the TV is connected to the VCR using an audio video cable set the TV to TV input If the TV is connected to the VCR using only the aerial cable skip this step 2 Select another programme position on the TV To s...

Page 24: ...two digit numbers press the ten s digit button followed by the programme number buttons You can select a video source from the LINE 1 IN jacks Press INPUT SELECT or PROG to display L in the display window The display appears on the TV screen indicating information about the tape but the information will not be recorded on the tape If you do not want to watch TV while recording you can turn off the...

Page 25: ...Easy Timer Before you start Insert a tape with its safety tab in place Make sure the tape is longer than the recording time 1 Press the EASY TIMER knob The START indicator appears in the display window If the clock has not been set appears Go to step 2 in Setting or changing the Easy Clock on page 27 2 Set the recording start time by turning the EASY TIMER knob clockwise or counterclockwise to inc...

Page 26: ... knob A programme number flashes 5 Turn the EASY TIMER knob clockwise or counterclockwise to select the programme you want to record To select the tape speed press SP LP SP EP 6 Press the EASY TIMER knob to confirm the setting The t indicator appears in the display window and the VCR stands by for recording SP APC LP APC SP EASY TIMER SP EP SP LP EASY TIMER EASY TIMER ...

Page 27: ...lockwise or counterclockwise to enter the current hour 2 Press the EASY TIMER knob to confirm the hour setting 3 Turn the EASY TIMER knob to increase or decrease the minutes setting by a minute Setting or changing the Easy Clock When is displayed in the display window the VCR clock has not been set You need to set the clock using the Easy Clock function before setting the timer You can also change...

Page 28: ...y one minute in START STOP mode Select the programme Change the hour minute by one hour minute in CLOCK mode Do this on the VCR Press EASY TIMER knob Turn EASY TIMER knob or hold PROGRAM down Press PROGRAM Turn EASY TIMER knob or press PROGRAM Turn EASY TIMER knob or press PROGRAM Do this on the remote commander Press EASY TIMER Hold PROG down Press PROG Press PROG or INPUT SELECT Press PROG You c...

Page 29: ...n the remote commander or press PROGRAM and on the VCR at the same time To use the VCR after setting the timer To use the VCR before a timer recording begins just press 1 The t indicator turns off and the VCR switches on Remember to press 1 to reset the VCR after using the VCR You can also do the following tasks while the VCR is recording Reset the counter Display tape information on the TV screen...

Page 30: ...rammes have already been set You can set the timer for only one programme using the Easy Timer function If you want to set the timer for other programmes use the TIMER SET CHECK menu For details see page 31 You cannot set the date using the Easy Timer function Set the date using the CLOCK SET menu if you want to set the timer with the menu For details see page 16 The t indicator flashes in the dis...

Page 31: ...rn on your TV and set it to the video channel INPUT SELECT MENU OK M m 1 Press MENU and select TIMER SET CHECK then press OK 2 Set the date start and stop times programme position and tape speed 1 Press to flash each item in turn 2 Press M m to set each item To correct a setting press to return to that setting and reset PROG PLAY OK MENU PLAY OK TIMER SET CHECK MO 25 1 DATE START STOP PROG 2 TIMER...

Page 32: ...d on To stop recording To stop the VCR while recording press x STOP Daily weekly recording In step 2 above press m to select the recording pattern Each time you press m the indication changes as shown below Press M to change the indication in reverse order Tips To set the programme position you can also use the PROG or programme number buttons To set the tape speed you can also use the SP LP SP EP...

Page 33: ...ture using TRACKING on the VCR Notes The playback sound is muted during these operations In LP or EP mode noise may appear or there may be no colour The picture may have snow when playing at high speed in reverse On screen symbols may shake while playing or searching at various speeds Operation During fast forward hold M FF down During rewind hold m 3 REW down During playback press M FF or m 3 REW...

Page 34: ... the duration Each press advances the time in increments of 30 minutes The tape counter decreases minute by minute to 0 00 then the VCR stops recording and turns off automatically To extend the duration Press z REC repeatedly to set to the new duration To cancel the duration Press z REC repeatedly until the t indicator disappears and the VCR returns to normal recording mode To stop recording To st...

Page 35: ...elect TIMER SET CHECK If you want to change or cancel a setting go on to the next step If you do not need to change the settings press OK then turn off the VCR to return to recording standby CLEAR MENU OK M m 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 continued TIMER SET CHECK MO DATE START STOP PROG 6 1 7 00 8 00 6 SP 8 1 1 00 0 00 50 MO 0 12 3 00 27 L 3 00 0 00 SA MO SA EVERY SU 2 1 LP LP SP 25 1 2 2 ...

Page 36: ...cel the setting press CLEAR 4 Press OK If any timer 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 listed first in the menu has priority Programme 1 Programme 2 Will...

Page 37: ...EARCH indicator first turn the VCR on then press the SEARCH button Do not press any button at this point otherwise this SEARCH mode will be cancelled To start the SEARCH function press the SEARCH button once If you press the SEARCH button repeatedly you can enter the index search or Time Search mode For details see pages 39 and 40 Notes This SEARCH function will be cancelled the SEARCH indicator t...

Page 38: ...he remote commander or the SEARCH button and EASY TIMER knob on the VCR Using the INDEX SEARCH buttons on the remote commander 1 Insert an indexed tape into the VCR 2 Press INDEX SEARCH repeatedly to specify how many index signals ahead or behind you want to search To search ahead press INDEX SEARCH To search backwards press INDEX SEARCH The VCR starts searching and the index number on the TV scre...

Page 39: ...rn the EASY TIMER knob clockwise To search backwards turn the EASY TIMER knob counterclockwise 3 Press the EASY TIMER knob The VCR starts searching The playback starts the SEARCH indicator turns off from the point about five seconds ahead of the specified index mark To stop searching Press x STOP Note No index signal will be added when recording starts from recording pause However an index signal ...

Page 40: ...length of the time portion you want the VCR to fast forward or rewind the tape Each turn on the knob increases or decreases the duration by 15 minutes For example if you want to watch a recorded portion 15 minutes ahead of the current position turn the EASY TIMER knob once clockwise To change the time by one minute press PROGRAM 3 Press the EASY TIMER knob The VCR starts searching and the tape cou...

Page 41: ...s 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 APC to ON in the SET UP MENU with the APC indicator in the display window lit APC playback The APC function automatically works on all types of tapes including rental tapes and tapes that were not recorded with APC APC recording Whenever yo...

Page 42: ...e the VCR analyses the tape To avoid the delay first set the VCR to recording pause the APC indicator flashes slowly and press z REC to have the VCR analyse the tape the APC indicator flashes rapidly After the APC indicator stops flashing press X PAUSE to start recording immediately If you press X PAUSE before the APC indicator stops flashing the APC function is cancelled Adjusting the picture con...

Page 43: ...itch on the APC Adaptive Picture Control function and improve picture quality OFF to switch off APC AUTO to have the VCR automatically select the colour system for recording and playback If the picture has no colour or unusual colours set to PAL or MESECAM according to your local colour system ON PAL TV to play back an NTSC recorded tape on a PAL TV 4 43 or 3 58 according to the colour system of y...

Page 44: ...G 720HG not supplied If the other VCR has the AUDIO L and R jacks use a Sony VMC 910HG audio video cable not supplied Notes Make sure you connect the plugs to jacks of the same colour 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 This VCR Recorder VMC 710HG 720HG audio video cable not supplied LINE 1 IN Other...

Page 45: ...o recording pause 4 To start editing press the X PAUSE buttons on both VCRs at the same time To stop editing Press the x STOP buttons on both VCRs Tips To edit more precisely press the X PAUSE buttons on the VCRs to release pause To cut out unwanted scenes while editing press X PAUSE on this VCR when an unwanted scene begins When it ends press X PAUSE again to resume recording Note If you start re...

Page 46: ...le only make sure the RF channel number is set correctly for your area Set the PAL MESECAM option in the SET UP MENU according to your local colour system Adjust the tracking with the TRACKING buttons Make sure the colour system is set to the system that the tape was recorded in If you made connections using the aerial cable only make sure the TV system is set correctly for your area The video hea...

Page 47: ...ty tab 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 Check that the clock is set Make sure a tape has been inserted Check that the safety tab has not been removed Make sure the tape is not at its end Make sure a programme has been set for timer recording Make sure your timer settings are past the curre...

Page 48: ...ad Condition Sensor The Head Condition Sensor checks the video heads condition If the heads are dirty a message will instruct you to insert a video head cleaning cassette Be sure to use the Sony T 25CLD T 25CLW or E 25CLDR video head cleaning cassette If these cleaning cassettes are not available in your area have the heads cleaned at your nearest Sony service facility a standard service charge wi...

Page 49: ...utput signal 1 Vp p 75 ohms unbalanced sync negative AUDIO OUT phono jack 1 Standard output 327 mVrms Load impedance 47 kilohms Output impedance less than 10 kilohms General Power requirements 110 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Power consumption 15 W Operating temperature 5 C to 40 C Storage temperature 20 C to 60 C Dimensions Approx 430 97 288 mm w h d including projecting parts and controls Mass Approx 4 1 k...

Page 50: ... REC record button 23 9 x STOP button 19 0 X PAUSE button 19 qa SEARCH button indicator 37 39 40 qs EASY TIMER knob 25 37 39 40 qd PROGRAM TRACKING buttons 7 41 qf SP Standard Play LP Long Play EP Extra Play button 23 qg COLOR SYSTEM button 19 qh ONE TOUCH TUNING RF Radio Frequency CHANNEL button 7 10 Index to parts and controls Refer to the pages indicated in parentheses for details 8 º 1 3 45 2 ...

Page 51: ...ecording indicator 23 1 Timer indicator 26 2 Tape speed indicator 23 3 CLOCK indicator 27 4 START indicator 25 5 STOP indicator 25 6 APC Adaptive Picture Control indicator 41 continued SP EP LP STOP APC START CLOCK NTSC PAL 1 Mains lead 6 2 LINE 1 IN AUDIO VIDEO jacks 44 3 AERIAL IN connector 6 4 AERIAL OUT connector 6 5 LINE 1 OUT AUDIO VIDEO jacks 6 Rear panel 2 1 3 4 5 ...

Page 52: ...UT SELECT button 24 32 qa Tape menu operation buttons MENU button 9 43 X PAUSE M button 19 x STOP m button 19 m 3 REW rewind button 19 33 M FF fast forward button 19 33 H PLAY OK button 19 y SLOW button 33 qs 1 on standby switch 32 qd AUDIO MONITOR button This button doesn t work for this model qf CLEAR button 20 36 qg Programme number ten s digit buttons 28 qh PROG programme buttons 22 qj VOL vol...

Page 53: ...O NTSC recorded tapes 19 One Touch Tuning 10 P Q Picture adjustment 15 33 41 Playback 18 at various speeds 33 frame by frame 33 slow motion 33 Presetting channels 10 automatically 11 manually 13 One Touch Tuning 10 R Recording 22 duration time 34 saving 23 using the Easy Timer function 25 while watching another programme 23 Remote commander 5 Index S Safety tab 23 Searching at various speeds 33 th...

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