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Changing the station for
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• Set the TV to the video channel.

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Summary of Contents for SLV-SE70EX

Page 1: ...Video Cassette Recorder 1999 by Sony Corporation SLV SE70EX UX Operating Instructions 3 865 440 11 1 PAL NTSC 4 43 ...

Page 2: ...you do not intend to use it for an extended period of time To disconnect the cord pull it out by the plug never by the cord Installing Allow adequate air circulation to prevent internal heat buildup Do not place the unit on surfaces rugs blankets etc or near materials curtains draperies that may block the ventilation slots Do not install the unit near heat sources such as radiators or air ducts or...

Page 3: ...g programme positions 28 Setting the clock 32 Setting your personal code Basic Operations 34 Playing a tape 37 Recording TV programmes 41 Recording TV programmes using the VIDEO Plus system 46 Setting the timer manually Additional Operations 49 Playing searching at various speeds 51 Setting the recording duration time 52 Checking changing cancelling timer settings 54 Recording stereo and bilingual...

Page 4: ... The instructions in this manual are for the 2 models SLV SE70EX and SE70UX Check your model number by looking at the rear panel of your VCR The SLV SE70EX is the model used for illustration purposes Any difference in operation is clearly indicated in the text for example SLV SE70UX only Remote commander R6 size AA batteries Aerial cable ...

Page 5: ...d first 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 continue...

Page 6: ...TOR DISPLAY Á Programme number buttons 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 Press I u TV VIDEO Programme number buttons PROG Á PROG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ...

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

Page 8: ... wide picture you want and press OK Notes If the TV uses a different remote control system from the one programmed to work with the VCR you cannot control your TV with the remote commander If you enter a new code number the code number previously entered will be erased When you replace the batteries of the remote commander the code number may change Set the appropriate code number every time you r...

Page 9: ... 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 If the mains plug does not fit in the mains use the supplied plug adaptor Note When you connect the VCR and your TV only with an aerial cable you have to set RF MODULATOR in the OPTIONS 2 menu to ON initial setting see page 64...

Page 10: ...t 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 Signal flow AERIAL IN Aerial cable supplied AERIAL IN AERIAL OUT to mains EURO AV cable not supplied EURO AV Scart Mains lead LINE 1 TV AERIAL ANTENNE IN ENTREE OUT SORTIE AERIAL ANTENNE IN ENTREE OUT SORTIE ...

Page 11: ...t through the AERIAL OUT connector see page 64 You do not have to tune your TV to the VCR Skip Tuning your TV to the VCR on page 15 About the SMARTLINK features If the connected TV complies with SMARTLINK MEGALOGIC 1 or EASYLINK 2 you can use the SMARTLINK function after you complete the steps on the previous page the SMARTLINK indicator appears in the VCR s display window when you turn on the TV ...

Page 12: ... TV to the video channel and display the VCR s on screen display automatically by pressing MENU on the remote commander One Touch Timer You can turn on the VCR and TV set the TV to the video channel and display the timer recording menu the TIMER METHOD menu the TIMER menu or the VIDEO PLUS menu automatically by pressing TIMER on the remote commander You can set which timer recording menu is displa...

Page 13: ... turn on the satellite tuner this VCR automatically sends the signal from the satellite tuner to the TV without turning itself on 1 Connect the satellite tuner to the LINE 2 IN connector as shown above 2 Set POWER SAVE to OFF in the OPTIONS 2 menu 3 Turn off the VCR To watch a satellite programme turn on the satellite tuner and the TV Note You cannot watch satellite programmes on the TV while reco...

Page 14: ... Press AUTO SET UP Note Do not cancel the Auto Set Up function If you do repeat the step above Step 4 Setting up the VCR with the Auto Set Up function Before using the VCR for the first time set up the VCR using the Auto Set Up function With this function you can set TV channels guide channels for the VIDEO Plus system the RF channel and VCR clock automatically AUTO SET UP Hold down AUTO SET UP on...

Page 15: ...l to the TV 2 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 RF CHANNEL RF CHANNEL 3 Tune the TV to the same channel as that shown in the display window so that the picture on the right appears clearly on the TV screen Refer to your TV manual for tuning instructions If the picture does not appear clearly see ...

Page 16: ... 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 screen does not appear clearly in step 3 above press PROGRAM so that another RF channel appears Then tune the TV to the new RF channel until a clear picture appears Step 5 Tuning your TV to the VCR co...

Page 17: ...TV Set the TV to the video channel OK MENU 1 Press MENU then press to highlight SETTINGS and press OK 2 Press to highlight LANGUAGE then press OK 3 Press to highlight the desired language then press OK MENU OK PLAY OK PLAY OK PLAY continued SET SELECT OK MENU EXIT SETTINGS RETURN TUNER CLOCK LANGUAGE SET SELECT OK MENU EXIT LANGUAGE DEUTSCH FRANÇAIS ITALIANO ESPAÑOL PORTUGUÊS NEDERLANDS EΛΛHNIKA E...

Page 18: ...ss MENU to exit the menu Tip If you want to return to the previous menu highlight RETURN and press OK Note The menu disappears automatically if you don t proceed for more than a few minutes MENU Selecting a language continued ...

Page 19: ... then press to highlight SETTINGS and press OK 2 Press to highlight TUNER then press OK 3 SLV SE70EX only Press to highlight NORMAL CATV then press OK MENU OK PLAY OK PLAY OK PLAY SET SELECT OK MENU EXIT SETTINGS RETURN TUNER CLOCK LANGUAGE SET SELECT OK MENU EXIT TUNER C AAB 1 2 PROG 1 NORMAL CATV CHANNEL SET AFT FINE TUNING NORMAL ON RETURN MENU EXIT TUNER CATV PROG NORMAL CATV CHANNEL SET AFT F...

Page 20: ...lected programme position 4 SLV SE70EX only Press to highlight NORMAL then press OK To preset CATV Cable Television channels select CATV 5 Press PROG to select the programme position 6 Press to highlight CHANNEL SET then press OK OK PLAY OK PLAY PROG SET SELECT OK MENU EXIT TUNER C AAB 1 2 PROG 1 NORMAL CATV CHANNEL SET AFT FINE TUNING NORMAL ON RETURN SET SELECT OK MENU EXIT TUNER C AAB 1 2 PROG ...

Page 21: ...ion automatically tunes in channels clearly If however the picture is not clear you may also use the manual tuning function 1 Press PROG or the programme number buttons to select the programme position for which you cannot obtain a clear picture 2 Press MENU then select SETTINGS and press OK 3 Select TUNER then press OK 4 Select FINE TUNING then press OK The fine tuning meter appears 5 Press to ge...

Page 22: ...me positions 6 to 60 press repeatedly Changing disabling programme positions After setting the channels you can change the programme positions and the station names as you like If any programme positions are unused or contain unwanted channels you can disable them Changing programme positions Before you start Turn on the VCR and the TV Set the TV to the video channel OK MENU MENU OK PLAY OK PLAY R...

Page 23: ...amme position The selected channel is inserted at the new programme position and the intermediate channels are displaced to fill the gap 5 Press OK to confirm the setting 6 To change the programme position of another station repeat steps 3 to 5 7 Press MENU to exit the menu Tip If you want to return to the previous menu highlight RETURN and press OK Note The menu disappears automatically if you do...

Page 24: ...he station name then press To display other pages for programme positions 6 to 60 press repeatedly Changing the station names You can change the station names up to 5 characters Before you start Turn on the VCR and the TV Set the TV to the video channel MENU OK PLAY OK PLAY Changing disabling programme positions continued RETURN SET SELECT OK MENU EXIT LISTS CHANNEL LIST TIMER LIST OK MENU MENU EX...

Page 25: ...racter Each time you press the character changes as shown below A n B n n Z n a n b n n z n 0 n 1 n n 9 n symbols n blank space 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 5 characters for the station name 6 Press OK to confirm the new name 7 Press MENU to exi...

Page 26: ...ions will be skipped later when you press the PROG buttons Before you start Turn on the VCR and the TV Set the TV to the video channel CLEAR 1 Press MENU then press to highlight LISTS and press OK MENU OK Changing disabling programme positions continued MENU OK PLAY RETURN SET SELECT OK MENU EXIT LISTS CHANNEL LIST TIMER LIST 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ...

Page 27: ...sappears automatically if you don t proceed for more than a few minutes Be sure to select the programme position you want to disable correctly If you disable a programme position by mistake you need to reset that channel manually OK PLAY OK PLAY CLEAR MENU MENU EXIT CHANNEL LIST ERASE PROG MOVE PROG PROG SELECT 1 2 3 4 5 AAB CDE FGH C C C C 1 0 5 0 2 3 6 9 NAME CH C2 7 CLEAR MENU EXIT CHANNEL LIST...

Page 28: ...rea try another station for the Auto Clock Set function Setting the clock manually Before you start Turn on the VCR and the TV Set the TV to the video channel OK MENU MENU OK PLAY OK PLAY SET SELECT OK MENU EXIT SETTINGS RETURN TUNER CLOCK LANGUAGE SET SELECT OK MENU EXIT CLOCK OFF AUTO ADJUST CLOCK PROG MANUAL ADJUST 1 1 1 9 9 9 FRI 0 0 0 1 Press MENU then press to highlight SETTINGS and press OK...

Page 29: ...e changed and select the digits pressing If you want to return to the previous menu highlight RETURN and press OK Note The menu disappears automatically if you don t proceed for more than a few minutes CONFIRM SET OK MENU EXIT CLOCK OFF AUTO ADJUST CLOCK PROG MANUAL ADJUST 8 1 1 9 9 9 THU 0 0 0 SELECT 2 CONFIRM SET OK MENU EXIT CLOCK OFF AUTO ADJUST CLOCK PROG MANUAL ADJUST 8 9 1 9 9 9 TUE 0 0 0 S...

Page 30: ...n Before you start Turn on the VCR and the TV Set the TV to the video channel OK MENU MENU OK PLAY OK PLAY OK PLAY Setting the clock continued SET SELECT OK MENU EXIT SETTINGS RETURN TUNER CLOCK LANGUAGE SET SELECT OK MENU EXIT CLOCK ON 1 AAB AUTO ADJUST CLOCK PROG MANUAL ADJUST 8 9 1 9 9 9 TUE 8 0 0 1 2 CONFIRM SELECT OK MENU EXIT CLOCK OFF AUTO ADJUST CLOCK PROG MANUAL ADJUST 1 9 9 9 TUE 8 0 0 8...

Page 31: ...d automatically by making reference to the time signal from the station whose programme position is displayed in the CLOCK PROG row If you do not need the Auto Clock Set select OFF If you want to return to the previous menu highlight RETURN and press OK Note The menu disappears automatically if you don t proceed for more than a few minutes OK PLAY OK PLAY OK PLAY MENU SET SELECT OK MENU EXIT CLOCK...

Page 32: ...er 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 SE...

Page 33: ...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...

Page 34: ...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 ...

Page 35: ...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 counte...

Page 36: ... the TV screen buttons for playback do not function Starting playback automatically with one button One Touch Play If you use the SMARTLINK connection you can turn on the VCR and the TV set the TV to the video channel and start playback automatically with one button 1 Insert a tape The VCR automatically turns on If you insert a tape with its safety tab removed the TV turns on and switches to the v...

Page 37: ...rations 37 Recording TV programmes r REC PROG SP LP 1 Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel 2 Insert a tape with its safety tab in place INPUT SELECT COUNTER REMAIN DISPLAY TV VIDEO p STOP continued 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ...

Page 38: ...cord 5 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 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 INPUT SELECT REC SP LP PROG VIDEO SP OPC VIDEO SP OPC LP VIDEO OPC LP VIDEO OPC...

Page 39: ...lay window 2 Select another programme position on the TV To save a recording To prevent accidental erasure break off the safety tab as illustrated To record on a tape again cover the tab hole with adhesive tape Time counter Remaining time continued Tips To select a programme position you can use the programme number buttons on the remote commander For two digit numbers press the ten s digit button...

Page 40: ...ou are watching a TV programme or external source The VCR automatically turns on then the TV indicator lights up and the VCR starts recording what you are watching on the TV Tips The TV indicator appears in the display window after you press r REC in some situations such as when you are watching a source connected to the TV s line input or when the TV tuner preset data for the programme position i...

Page 41: ... 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 Set TIMER OPTIONS to VIDEO PLUS or VARIABLE in the OPTIONS 2 menu see page 64 TIMER CLEAR I u Programme number buttons OK p STOP continued 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 Press TIMER When you set TIMER OPTIONS to VARIABLE The TIMER METHOD menu appears on the ...

Page 42: ...al broadcasts you have to set the appropriate programme position manually Press to select the desired programme position To record from another source connected to the LINE 1 TV or LINE 2 IN Scart connector press INPUT SELECT to display L1 or L2 You will only have to do this operation once for the referred channel The VCR will then store your setting If the information is incorrect press CLEAR to ...

Page 43: ... VCR The indicator appears in the display window and the VCR stands by for recording To stop recording To stop the VCR while recording press p STOP Daily weekly recording In step 4 above press to select the recording pattern Each time you press the indication changes as shown below Press to change the indication in reverse order continued OK PLAY MENU TODAY n SUN SAT Sunday to Saturday n MON SAT M...

Page 44: ...ore a timer recording begins just press I u The indicator turns off and the VCR switches on Remember to press I u 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 Check the timer settings Watch another TV programme Tips To set the programme position with a two digit number press ten s dig...

Page 45: ... VPS PDC signals the VCR will start recording at the set time without using the VPS PDC function The indicator flashes in the display window when you press I u with no tape inserted When you set TIMER OPTIONS to STANDARD in the OPTIONS 2 menu the VIDEO PLUS menu does not appear on the TV screen Select VIDEO PLUS or VARIABLE ...

Page 46: ... to set the timer to record programmes Before you start Check that the VCR clock is set to the correct time and date 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 Set TIMER OPTIONS to STANDARD or VARIABLE in the OPTIONS 2 menu see page 64 OK p STOP I u INPUT SELECT TIMER TIMER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ...

Page 47: ... For details of the VPS PDC function see Timer recording with VPS PDC signals on page 44 To record from another source connected to the LINE 1 TV or LINE 2 IN Scart connector press INPUT SELECT to display L1 or L2 in the PROG position 3 Press MENU to exit the menu 4 Press I u to turn off the VCR The indicator appears in the display window and the VCR stands by for recording To record from another ...

Page 48: ...p the same tape speed set AUTO LONG PLAY to OFF in the OPTIONS 1 menu page 63 Even if you set TIMER OPTIONS to VIDEO PLUS in the OPTIONS 2 menu you can set the timer manually Press MENU to select TIMER then go to step 2 Notes When setting the timer with VPS PDC signals enter the start and stop times exactly as indicated in the TV programme guide otherwise the VPS PDC function won t work If the VPS...

Page 49: ...ast forward or rewind Play at high speed 2 SLOW FF PLAY Operation During fast forward hold down FF During rewind hold down 03 REW During playback press FF or 03 REW on the remote commander During playback hold down FF or 03 REW When you release the button normal playback resumes 03 REW continued FF 03 REW 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ...

Page 50: ...e time Notes The sound is muted during these operations In the LP mode noise may appear or there may be no colour Playing searching at various speeds continued Playback options Play at twice the normal speed Play in slow motion Play frame by frame Rewind and start play Operation During playback press 2 During playback press SLOW During pause press FF or 03 REW on the remote commander Hold down FF ...

Page 51: ...ents 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 r REC repeatedly to set a new duration To cancel the duration Press r REC repeatedly until the indicator disappears and the VCR returns to normal recording mode To stop recording To stop the VCR while recording press p STOP Note You cannot dis...

Page 52: ... the settings press MENU 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 OK CLEAR MENU I u 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 MENU EXIT TIMER LIST CANCEL SET SELECT OK CLEAR RETURN 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 DATE TIME PROG AAB SP 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 CDE LP MON 1 4 0 0 1 5 0 0 LP SUN 6 3 0 7 0 0 LP FRI 1 0 VPS PDC VPS...

Page 53: ...ss to reset it To cancel the setting press CLEAR 6 Press MENU 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 listed first in the menu has priority about 20 se...

Page 54: ...tereo programme Recording stereo and bilingual programmes In NICAM system This VCR receives and records stereo and bilingual programmes based on the NICAM system the NICAM indicator appears When a stereo or bilingual programme is received the STEREO indicator appears in the display window To record a NICAM programme HIFI AUDIO in the OPTIONS 1 menu should be set to NICAM initial setting To check t...

Page 55: ...d left right channels Bilingual Main left channel Sub right channel Usually main sound Notes To listen to playback sounds in stereo you must use the EURO AV or AUDIO OUT connections When you play a tape recorded in monaural the sound is heard in monaural regardless of the AUDIO MONITOR setting If the AUDIO MONITOR button does not function check that AUDIO MIX in the OPTIONS 1 menu is set to OFF se...

Page 56: ... is automatically stored in memory If you want to recall the latest data screen select LATEST DATA in the SMART SEARCH screen see page 57 Before you start Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel SMART SEARCH 1 After recording press I u to turn on the VCR 2 Press SMART SEARCH 3 Press to select the programme you want to start viewing 4 Press OK The VCR starts searching and playback starts au...

Page 57: ... have removed the tape If you reinsert the tape and record additional programmes be sure to select LATEST DATA Otherwise all of the data for the tape is deleted 1 Reinsert the last tape that you record a programme 2 Press SMART SEARCH 3 Press to highlight LATEST DATA If you want to reset the latest data screen highlight NO DATA and press OK then record a programme 4 Press OK The latest data stored...

Page 58: ...al or remaining time may not appear correctly When recording a short programme less than 10 minutes in SP mode or 20 minutes in LP mode the Smart Search function may not be available or the programme information may not appear Also if you record a long programme directly after a short programme the Smart Search information for the short programme may be deleted Blank space is measured from the end...

Page 59: ...t an indexed 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 recordi...

Page 60: ...layback 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 OPTIONS 1 menu with the OPC indicator in the display window lit For details see page 63 OPC playback The OPC function automatically works on all types of tapes including rental tapes and tapes that were not recorded with OPC OPC recording W...

Page 61: ...programme is recorded in LP mode the OPC function will work There is a delay of about ten 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 s...

Page 62: ...s OK 4 Press to change the setting then press OK 5 Press MENU to return to the original screen SET SELECT OK MENU EXIT OPTIONS 1 OPC EDIT AUDIO MIX HIFI AUDIO AUTO LONG PLAY TAPE LENGTH ON OFF OFF NICAM OFF E1 8 0 RETURN SET SELECT OK MENU EXIT OPTIONS 2 TIMER OPTIONS POWER SAVE RF MODULATOR TV DIRECT REC VARIABLE OFF ON ON RETURN RETURN SET SELECT OK MENU EXIT OPTIONS OPTIONS 1 OPTIONS 2 ...

Page 63: ... and normal audio tracks separately Select the sound using the AUDIO MONITOR button For details see page 55 NICAM to record NICAM broadcasts on the hi fi audio track STANDARD to record standard sound on the hi fi audio track For details see page 54 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 th...

Page 64: ...g TIMER button STANDARD to display the TIMER menu when pressing the TIMER button VIDEO PLUS to display the VIDEO PLUS menu when pressing the TIMER button For details see pages 41 and 46 ON to turn off the indicators in the display window to conserve the VCR power OFF to turn on the indicators in the display window while the VCR is standing by ON if you connect the VCR to your TV using only the aer...

Page 65: ...ther VCR Player Editing with another VCR How to connect to record on this VCR Tip You can also use the LINE 1 TV connector instead Note If the other VCR doesn t have a EURO AV Scart connector use the VMC 2106HG cable instead and connect the cable to the line out jacks of the other VCR EURO AV Scart continued ...

Page 66: ...press P PAUSE 3 Press r REC on this 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 Tip 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 Note If you start editing following the procedur...

Page 67: ...e VCR to dry for over three hours The clock stops if the VCR is disconnected from the mains for more than one hour Reset 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 If the VCR is connected to the TV only with the aerial cable make sure that RF MODULATOR in the OPTIONS 2 menu is set to ON Adjust the tracking with the TRACKING but...

Page 68: ...et it to video input If the VCR is connected to the TV using only the aerial cable make sure that RF MODULATOR in the OPTIONS 2 menu is set to ON 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 Adjust the TV aerial The safety tab has been removed To record on this tape cover the tab ...

Page 69: ...he TV VIDEO remote control switch is set correctly Check that your TV complies with SMARTLINK MEGALOGIC or EASYLINK Make sure you use the optional EURO AV cable to connect the VCR and your TV Make sure the EURO AV cable is connected securely The recording condition of the tape is very poor and tracking cannot be adjusted The tracking meter does not appear when playing back an NTSC recorded tape Se...

Page 70: ... LINE 2 IN 21 pin Video input pin 20 Audio input pins 2 and 6 AUDIO OUT Phono jack 2 Rated output level 327 mVrms Load impedance 47 kilohms Output impedance less than 10 kilohms General Power requirements 220 240 V AC 50 Hz Power consumption 22 W Operating temperature 5 C to 40 C Storage temperature 20 C to 60 C Dimensions Approx 430 100 314 mm Approx 17 4 12 3 8 inches w h d including projecting ...

Page 71: ...utton 35 66 9 P PAUSE button 32 35 66 º PROGRAM TRACKING buttons 50 60 AUTO SET UP RF Radio Frequency CHANNEL button 14 15 Remote sensor 5 1 I u ON STANDBY switch indicator 32 2 Tape compartment 3 EJECT button 35 4 03 REW rewind button 35 49 5 PLAY button 35 50 6 FF fast forward button 35 49 7 r REC record button 38 51 66 continued ...

Page 72: ... VIDEO indicator 11 39 6 VPS Video Programme System PDC Programme Delivery Control indicator 44 7 OPC Optimum Picture Control indicator 60 8 SMARTLINK indicator 11 9 TV indicator 40 0 Tracking indicator 60 Time counter clock line programme position indicator 35 38 66 Remaining time indicator 39 Tape recording indicator 38 STEREO NICAM LP EP SMARTLINK VIDEO VPS SP PDC OPC TV ...

Page 73: ...2 AERIAL IN ANTENNE ENTREE connector 9 10 3 AERIAL OUT ANTENNE SORTIE connector 9 10 4 NTSC PB Play Back switch 34 5 LINE 2 IN ENTREE LIGNE 2 connector 13 65 6 LINE 1 TV LIGNE 1 TV connector 10 7 AUDIO OUT R right L left SORTIE AUDIO D G jacks 13 continued ...

Page 74: ... 2 button 50 5 SLOW button 50 6 SP Standard Play LP Long Play button 38 7 DISPLAY button 39 8 ten s digit button 6 39 9 volume buttons for TV 6 0 r REC record button 38 51 MENU button 17 53 62 P PAUSE button 17 35 p STOP button 17 35 03 REW rewind button 35 49 FF fast forward button 35 49 PLAY OK button 17 35 FASTEXT buttons for TV 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ...

Page 75: ...TV 7 TV power on TV mode select button for TV 7 INDEX SEARCH buttons 59 CLEAR button 35 42 53 ª TV VIDEO button 6 11 39 º Programme number buttons 6 39 INPUT SELECT button 38 47 66 PROG programme buttons 6 20 38 Teletext page access buttons for TV 7 TIMER button 41 46 SMART SEARCH button 56 FASTEXT buttons for TV 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ...

Page 76: ...e Control 60 Optional setting 62 P Q PDC Programme Delivery Control 44 Picture adjustment See Adjusting Playback 34 at various speeds 49 frame by frame 50 selecting the sound 54 slow motion 50 Power save 64 Presetting channels 19 R Recording 37 bilingual programmes 54 saving 39 stereo programmes 54 timer setting 46 using the VIDEO Plus system 41 what you watching on the TV 40 while watching anothe...

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