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SLV EZ715AS/NZ GB

3 065 579 11 (2)

Video Cassette
Recorder

Operating Instructions

3-065-579-11 (2)

SLV-EZ715AS/NZ
SLV-EZ111AZ

PAL NTSC 4.43

01GB01COV-715AS/NZ.p65

10/1/01, 11:57

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Page 1: ...Video Cassette Recorder 2001 Sony Corporation Operating Instructions 3 065 579 11 2 SLV EZ715AS NZ SLV EZ111AZ PAL NTSC 4 43 01GB01COV 715AS NZ p65 10 1 01 11 57 3 ...

Page 2: ...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 from a cold...

Page 3: ...Timer recorded programme 33 Searching for the current position on a tape 34 Searching using the Blank Search function 35 Searching using the index function 37 Searching using the Time Search function Additional Operations 38 Playing searching at various speeds 39 Setting the recording duration time 40 Synchronised recording SLV EZ715AS NZ only 42 Checking changing cancelling timer settings 44 Reco...

Page 4: ...ies Aerial cable Checking your model name The instructions in this manual are for the three models SLV EZ715AS EZ715NZ and EZ111AZ Check your model name by looking at the rear panel of your VCR The SLV EZ715AS is the model used for illustration purposes Any difference in operation is clearly indicated in the text for example SLV EZ111AZ only 01GB03GET 715AS NZ p65 10 1 01 11 58 4 ...

Page 5: ...ny TV If the TV does not have the g symbol near the remote sensor this remote commander will not operate the TV Notes The TV VIDEO button selects the TV s input source either aerial in or line in The button does not control this VCR With normal use the batteries should last about three to six months If you do not use the remote commander for an extended period of time remove the batteries to avoid...

Page 6: ...o the mains Step 3 Connecting the VCR Connect the aerial to your VCR and TV as shown 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 AERIAL IN AERIAL IN to mains Mains lead Signal flow AERIAL OUT Aerial cable ...

Page 7: ...SLV EZ715AS NZ only You can improve sound quality by connecting a stereo system as shown on the right Note To play a tape in stereo you must connect your VCR either to a TV with audio video input jacks or to a stereo system Audio video cable not supplied LINE OUT LINE IN For SLV EZ715AS NZ only For SLV EZ111AZ only LINE IN Audio video cable not supplied LINE OUT LINE IN LINE OUT AUDIO Audio cable ...

Page 8: ...111AZ only Press PROGRAM to select the suitable RF channel depending on the area you live in You can select Australia channels from 28 AUS to 69 AUS or New Zealand channels from 28 NZ to 69 NZ The Australia and New Zealand channels appear in the display window in alternate sequence 4 Turn on your TV and select a programme position for the VCR picture This channel will now be referred to as the vid...

Page 9: ...m the VCR If the picture does not appear clearly in step 5 above press PROGRAM in step 5 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...

Page 10: ...using M m MENU OK M m Step 5 Setting the clock You must set the time and date on the VCR to be able to use the timer recording features properly Before you start Turn on the VCR and the TV Set the TV to the video channel OK PLAY MENU OK PLAY OK PLAY CLOCK SET 1 1 2001 MON 0 00 SELECT SET END OK AM CLOCK SET 2 1 2001 THU 0 00 5 SELECT SET END OK AM CLOCK SET 2 1 200 0 00 5 2 1 TUE SELECT SET END OK...

Page 11: ...select the digits 5 Press OK to start the clock Tip To change the digits when 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 OK PLAY OK PLAY CLOCK SET 2 1 2001 TUE 5 2 5 30 1 SELECT SET END OK AM 01GB03GET 715AS NZ p65 10 1 01 11 58 11 ...

Page 12: ...he VCR for more than three seconds 2 For SLV EZ111AZ only 1 Press PROGRAM on the VCR so that the indicator for your country AUS or NZ appears in the display window 2 Press ONE TOUCH TUNING The VCR starts presetting the channels The WAIT indicator goes off when all the receivable channels are preset To check if the channels are preset correctly Set the TV to the video channel and press PROGRAM on t...

Page 13: ...l 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 MENU OK M m continued OK PLAY MENU OK PLAY SELECT SET PROG 1 TUNER PRESET NORMAL CATV AUTO PRESET CHANNEL SET AFT ADD ERASE FINE TUNING NORM ON CATV OFF ADD ERASE 1 For SLV EZ111AZ only COUNTRY AUS NZ SE...

Page 14: ... 3 065 579 11 2 Presetting channels continued Note Picture might disappear for a few seconds during One Touch Tuning and auto presetting functions This is for tuning procedure and not a malfunction 01GB03GET 715AS NZ p65 10 1 01 11 58 14 ...

Page 15: ...eset CATV channels select CATV 4 Press M m to move the cursor B to CHANNEL SET OK PLAY OK PLAY OK PLAY OK PLAY MENU SELECT SET PROG10 TUNER PRESET NORMAL CATV AUTO PRESET CHANNEL SET AFT ADD ERASE FINE TUNING NORM ON CATV OFF ADD ERASE 21 SELECT SET PROG10 TUNER PRESET NORMAL CATV AUTO PRESET CHANNEL SET AFT ADD ERASE FINE TUNING NORM ON CATV OFF ADD ERASE 21 SELECT SET PROG10 TUNER PRESET NORMAL ...

Page 16: ...en COUNTRY is set to AUS 7 To allocate another channel to another programme position repeat steps 5 and 6 8 Press OK PROG OK PLAY OK PLAY SELECT SET PROG14 TUNER PRESET NORMAL CATV AUTO PRESET CHANNEL SET AFT ADD ERASE FINE TUNING NORM ON CATV OFF ADD ERASE 35 Presetting channels continued Selected programme position SELECT SET PROG14 TUNER PRESET NORMAL CATV AUTO PRESET CHANNEL SET AFT ADD ERASE ...

Page 17: ...o 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 appears 4 Press to get a clearer picture then press OK Note that the AF...

Page 18: ...o channel 2 Insert a tape The VCR turns on and starts playing automatically if you insert a tape with its safety tab removed CLEAR X PAUSE x STOP m REW Z EJECT H PLAY M FF Basic Operations DISPLAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 COLOR SYSTEM x STOP H PLAY M FF m REW A EJECT X PAUSE 01GB04BAS 715AS NZ p65 10 1 01 11 59 18 ...

Page 19: ...the colour system If streaks appear during playback press COLOR SYSTEM on the VCR to conform to the system that the tape was recorded in Normally the colour system is correctly set whenever the tape is inserted Press COLOR SYSTEM until the indication below appears in the display window PAL NTSC To play an NTSC recorded tape Set NTSC PB in the SET UP MENU according to the colour system of your TV F...

Page 20: ...ou cannot use the H PLAY X PAUSE M FF m REW or x STOP buttons These buttons are used for menu operations 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...

Page 21: ...ammes 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 PROG REC SPEED z REC INPUT SELECT DISPLAY PROG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 SP APC continued 01GB04BAS 715AS NZ p65 10 1 01 11 59 21 ...

Page 22: ...lay window To stop recording Press x STOP To check the remaining tape length Press DISPLAY The white bar indicates the approximate length of tape remaining 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...

Page 23: ... EZ715AS NZ only jacks Press INPUT SELECT or PROG to display L1 or L2 SLV EZ715AS NZ only 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 TV You can have the VCR stop recording automatically after starting at a specified time For ...

Page 24: ...ock has not been set you can also set the clock before setting the timer recording Setting the 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 Push 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 26 EASY...

Page 25: ... change AM and PM 3 Push the EASY TIMER knob to confirm the start time setting The STOP indicator appears 4 Set the recording stop time in the same way as in step 2 then push the EASY TIMER 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 REC SPEED 6 Push the EASY TIMER knob to confirm...

Page 26: ...erclockwise to enter the current hour 2 Push 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 at a time Press AM PM to change AM and PM PROG Programme number buttons 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...

Page 27: ...e time by 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 Push the EASY TIMER knob Turn the EASY TIMER knob or hold PROGRAM down Press PROGRAM Turn the EASY TIMER knob or press PROGRAM Turn the EASY TIMER knob or press PROGRAM Do this on the remote commander Press EASY TIMER Hold PROG down Press PROG Press PROG or INPUT ...

Page 28: ...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 to the timer recording standby mode 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 Check the timer settings ...

Page 29: ...f eight programmes 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 30 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 10 The t indicator flashe...

Page 30: ...d select TIMER SET CHECK then press OK 2 Set the date start and stop times programme position and tape speed 1 Press to select each item in turn 2 Press M m to set each item To correct a setting press to return to that setting and reset it To record the same programme every day or the same day every week press m while the date is flashing For details see Daily weekly recording on page 31 OK M m OK...

Page 31: ...onnected equipment switched 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 ca...

Page 32: ...ss the SEARCH MODE button Do not press any button at this point otherwise this SEARCH MODE function will be cancelled To start the SEARCH MODE function press the SEARCH MODE button repeatedly until the SEARCH MODE indicator flashes Push the EASY TIMER knob The VCR rewinds and starts playback automatically If you continue to press the SEARCH MODE button while the SEARCH MODE indicator is flashing y...

Page 33: ...e remaining time of the tape appear in the display window in the following order To stop the Search function Press x STOP Notes To display the remaining time correctly you may have to select the TAPE LENGTH in the SET UP MENU according to the type of the tape that you are using For details see page 47 In step 2 the VCR automatically rewinds and fast forwards the tape only if you press the SEARCH M...

Page 34: ...he blank section appear alternately in the display window for about one minute To stop searching To stop the VCR while searching for a blank section press x STOP Notes To display the remaining time correctly you may have to select the TAPE LENGTH in the SET UP MENU according to the type of the tape that you are using For details see page 47 In step 2 FULL will appear in the display window for abou...

Page 35: ...ommander or the SEARCH MODE 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 screen cou...

Page 36: ...clockwise To search backwards turn the EASY TIMER knob counterclockwise 3 Push the EASY TIMER knob The VCR starts searching Playback starts the SEARCH MODE 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 will be marked if you c...

Page 37: ...ward 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 section 15 minutes ahead of the current position turn the EASY TIMER knob once clockwise To change the time by one minute press PROGRAM 3 Push the EASY TIMER knob The VCR starts searching and the tape counter starts counting until it reaches the specified poin...

Page 38: ...re 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 show noise when playing at high speed in reverse On screen symbols may shake while playing or searching at various speeds Operation During fast forward hold down M FF During rewind hold down m REW During playback press M FF or m REW on t...

Page 39: ...tion 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 turns off and the VCR returns to normal recording mode To stop recording To stop the VCR...

Page 40: ...ssary to use this function Connect the other equipment to the LINE 1 IN jacks of this VCR How to make a Synchronised recording 1 Press INPUT SELECT or PROG on the remote commander to display L1 in the display window 2 Set the timer on the equipment to the time of the programme you want to record then turn it off 3 Insert a tape with its safety tab in place Make sure the tape is longer than the tot...

Page 41: ...after it turns on with the timer In this case the Synchronised Recording also stops automatically The Synchronised Recording starts and stops according to the signals from the connected equipment Refer also to the instruction manual of the connected equipment for information about its timer function Some equipment keeps transmitting signals even though the power is off In this case the Synchronise...

Page 42: ... press OK If you want to change or cancel a setting go on to the next step If you do not need to change or cancel the settings press OK then turn off the VCR to return to recording standby 1 MENU OK M m CLEAR 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 TIMER SET CHECK TUE DATE START STOP PROG 6 1 7 00 8 00 6 SP 8 1 30 15 50 MON 1 00 3 00 2 2 7 55 1 30 L SUN TUE SAT EVERY SUN LP LP SP 25 12 AM AM PM PM PM PM PM AM 10 11 1...

Page 43: ...ning of the line To cancel 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 Progr...

Page 44: ...programme is received the STEREO indicator appears in the display window To record a NICAM programme HIFI AUDIO in the SET UP MENU should be set to NICAM initial setting To check the menu setting see page 47 for details To select the sound while recording Press AUDIO MONITOR to select the sound you want Stereo programme Usually the mixed sound of left and right channels monaural Bilingual programm...

Page 45: ...u want How sound is recorded on a video tape The VCR records sound onto two separate tracks Hi fi audio is recorded onto the main track along with the picture Monaural sound is recorded onto the normal audio track along the edge of the tape Notes To play a tape in stereo you must use the AUDIO OUT connections When you play a tape recorded in monaural the sound is heard in monaural regardless of th...

Page 46: ...es including rental tapes and tapes that were not recorded with APC APC recording Whenever you insert a tape and first start recording the VCR adjusts to the tape using the APC function the APC indicator flashes rapidly This adjustment is retained until the tape is ejected To deactivate the APC function Press MENU and select SET UP MENU then set APC to OFF The APC indicator in the display window t...

Page 47: ... fi and normal audio tracks separately Select the sound using the AUDIO MONITOR button STD to record standard sound on the hi fi audio track NICAM to record NICAM broadcasts on the hi fi audio track For details see page 44 ON to switch on the APC Adaptive Picture Control function and improve picture quality OFF to switch off APC ON PAL TV to play back an NTSC recorded tape on a PAL TV 4 43 to play...

Page 48: ... L and R jacks use a Sony VMC 910HG audio video cable not supplied For SLV EZ715AS NZ only You can also use the LINE 1 IN jack instead If the other VCR is a monaural type the sound is recorded only on the channel whose jack is connected to the audio plug To record on both right and left channels connect the audio plugs to the AUDIO R L jacks using a VMC 910HG audio video cable not supplied Notes I...

Page 49: ...t 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 recording following the proce...

Page 50: ...s using the aerial cable only make sure the RF channel number is set correctly for your area Adjust the tracking with the TRACKING buttons Make sure the colour system is correctly set to the system that the tape was recorded in The video heads are dirty see page 52 Clean the video heads using the Sony T 25CLD T 25CLW or E 25CLDR video head cleaning cassette If these cleaning cassettes are not avai...

Page 51: ...oved 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 current time Check that ...

Page 52: ...aning 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 will be required Remedy Check that a tape is not already in the tape compartment Make sure you are pointing the remote commander at the remote sensor on the V...

Page 53: ...ohms For SLV EZ111AZ only LINE 1 IN VIDEO IN phono jack 1 Input signal 1 Vp p 75 ohms unbalanced sync negative AUDIO IN phono jack 1 Input level 327 m Vrms Input impedance more than 47 kilohms LINE OUT VIDEO OUT phono jack 1 Output signal 1 Vp p 75 ohms unbalanced sync negative AUDIO OUT phono jack 1 Standard output 327 m Vrms Load impedance 47 kilohms Output impedance less than 10 kilohms General...

Page 54: ...EC record button 22 8 x STOP button 19 9 X PAUSE button 19 0 SEARCH MODE button indicator 32 33 34 36 37 qa EASY TIMER knob 24 32 33 34 36 37 qs PROGRAM TRACKING buttons 8 46 qd Remote sensor 5 qf For SLV EZ715AS NZ only SYNCHRO REC button 54 qg REC SPEED SP Standard Play LP Long Play button 24 25 qh COLOR SYSTEM button 19 qj ONE TOUCH TUNING RF Radio Frequency CHANNEL button 8 12 qk For SLV EZ715...

Page 55: ...peed indicator 25 5 CLOCK indicator 26 6 AM PM indicator 24 7 START indicator 24 8 STOP indicator 24 9 APC Adaptive Picture Control indicator 46 0 Tracking indicator 46 qa Colour system indicator 19 qs Time counter line programme clock indicator 20 21 26 49 qd Tape recording indicator 22 continued STEREO NICAM SP EP LP STOP APC START AMPM CLOCK NTSC PAL 01GB08ADI 715AS NZ p65 10 1 01 12 01 55 ...

Page 56: ... IN connector 6 4 AERIAL OUT connector 6 5 LINE OUT AUDIO MONO VIDEO jacks 7 Rear panel SLV EZ715AS NZ 1 Mains lead 6 2 LINE 1 IN AUDIO R L VIDEO jacks 40 48 3 AERIAL IN connector 6 4 AERIAL OUT connector 6 5 LINE OUT AUDIO R L VIDEO jacks 7 Index to parts and controls continued 2 1 3 4 5 2 1 3 4 5 01GB08ADI 715AS NZ p65 10 1 01 12 01 56 ...

Page 57: ...utton 10 46 qa Tape menu operation buttons X PAUSE M button 19 x STOP m button 19 m REW rewind button 19 38 M FF fast forward button 19 38 H PLAY OK button 19 qs 1 on standby switch 31 qd AUDIO MONITOR button 44 This button doesn t work for SLV EZ111AZ qf Programme number ten s digit AM PM buttons 23 24 26 qg PROG programme buttons 21 qh VOL volume buttons for TV qj DISPLAY button 20 22 qk INDEX S...

Page 58: ...ICAM broadcasts 44 Normal audio track 45 NTSC recorded tapes 19 O One Touch Tuning 12 P Q Picture adjustment 17 38 Playback 18 at various speeds 38 frame by frame 38 slow motion 38 Presetting channels automatically 13 manually 15 One Touch Tuning 12 R Recording 21 bilingual programmes 44 duration time 39 saving 23 stereo programmes 44 using the Easy Timer function 24 while watching another program...

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