Sony SLV-SE70NP1, SLV-SE70NP2, SLV- Operating Instructions Manual Download

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Additional Operations

Searching using
the index
function

The VCR marks the tape with an index
signal at the point where each recording
begins. Use these signals as references to
find a specific recording.

INDEX
SEARCH

Insert an indexed tape into the VCR.

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

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 pause.

INDEX

Summary of Contents for SLV-SE70NP1, SLV-SE70NP2, SLV-

Page 1: ...Video Cassette Recorder 1999 by Sony Corporation SLV SE70NP1 NP2 VC1 VC2 SLV SX70VC Operating Instructions 3 865 324 E2 1 PAL NTSC 4 43 ...

Page 2: ...t near heat sources such as 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...

Page 3: ...ing disabling programme positions 36 Setting the PAY TV Canal Plus decoder Basic Operations 41 Playing a tape 44 Recording TV programmes 49 Recording TV programmes using the ShowView system 54 Setting the timer manually Additional Operations 57 Playing searching at various speeds 59 Setting the recording duration time 60 Checking changing cancelling timer settings 62 Recording stereo and bilingual...

Page 4: ...ons in this manual are for the 5 models SLV SE70NP1 SE70NP2 SE70VC1 SE70VC2 and SX70VC Check your model number by looking at the rear panel of your VCR The SLV SE70VC1 is the model used for illustration purposes Any difference in operation is clearly indicated in the text for example SLV SE70NP1 only Remote commander R6 size AA batteries Aerial cable ...

Page 5: ...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 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...

Page 6: ... MONITOR DISPLAY Á Programme number buttons TV control buttons To Turn the TV into standby 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: ... 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 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 72 Mains lead continued AERIAL ANTENNE ...

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: ... do not have to tune your TV to the VCR Skip Tuning your TV to the VCR on page 14 About the SMARTLINK features If the connected TV complies with SMARTLINK MEGALOGIC 1 EASYLINK 2 Q Link 3 or EURO VIEW LINK 4 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 You can enjoy the follow...

Page 12: ...e 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 SHOWVIEW menu automatically by pressing TIMER on the remote commander You can set which timer recording menu is displayed using TIMER OPTIONS in the OPTIONS 2 menu see page 72 Automatic Power Off You can have the VCR turn off au...

Page 13: ... VCR automatically sends the signal from the satellite tuner to the TV without turning itself on 1 Connect the satellite tuner to the DECODER LINE 2 IN connector as shown above 2 Set DECODER LINE2 to LINE2 in the OPTIONS 2 menu 3 Set POWER SAVE to OFF in the OPTIONS 2 menu 4 Turn off the VCR To watch a satellite programme turn on the satellite tuner and the TV Note You cannot watch satellite progr...

Page 14: ...ANNEL 1 Press I u ON STANDBY to turn on the VCR 2 Press RF CHANNEL on the VCR lightly 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 ON STANDBY RF CHANNEL ...

Page 15: ...d your TV to the VCR Whenever you want to 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 screen does not appear clearly in step 4 above press PROGRAM...

Page 16: ...et Up function With this function you can set the language for the on screen display TV channels guide channels for the ShowView system and VCR clock automatically AUTO SET UP 1 Hold down AUTO SET UP on the VCR for more than three seconds The VCR automatically turns on and the country abbreviation appears in the display window PROGRAM AUTO SET UP ...

Page 17: ... F NL P ELSE Language Greek Italian German French Dutch Portuguese English continued PROGRAM Country Greece Italy Luxemburg Luxemburg Netherlands Portugal Other countries SLV SE70VC1 SE70VC2 SX70VC Abbreviation A B D B F B N CH D CH F D DK E Language German German French Dutch German French German Danish Spanish Country Austria Belgium Belgium Belgium Switzerland Switzerland Germany Denmark Spain ...

Page 18: ...ion starts and the SMARTLINK indicator flashes in the display window during download After the search or download is complete the current time appears in the display window for any stations that transmit a time signal To cancel the Auto Set Up function Press AUTO SET UP Tip If you want to change the language for the on screen display from the one preset in the Auto Set Up function see page 24 Note...

Page 19: ... correctly for your local area 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 1 Press MENU then press to highlight SETTINGS and press OK 2 Press to highlight CLOCK then press OK OK MENU continued Step 6 MENU OK PLAY OK PLAY SET SELECT OK MENU EXIT SETTINGS RETURN TUNER CLOCK LANGUAGE SET SEL...

Page 20: ... automatically Step 6 Setting the clock continued OK PLAY OK PLAY OK PLAY OK PLAY CONFIRM SET OK MENU EXIT CLOCK OFF AUTO ADJUST CLOCK PROG MANUAL ADJUST 1 1 1 9 9 9 FRI 0 0 0 SELECT 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 SELECT 2 CONFIRM SET...

Page 21: ... return to the item to be 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 OK PLAY MENU continued MENU EXIT CLOCK OFF AUTO ADJUST CLOCK PROG MANUAL ADJUST 8 9 1 9 9 9 TUE 8 0 0 2 1 SET SELECT OK ...

Page 22: ...K MENU MENU OK PLAY OK PLAY OK PLAY Step 6 Setting the clock continued Before you start Turn on the VCR and the TV Set the TV to the video channel 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...

Page 23: ...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 24: ... 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 SET SELECT OK MENU EXIT LANGUAGE DEUTSCH FRANÇAIS ITALIANO ESPAÑOL PORTUGUÊS NEDERLANDS EΛΛHNIKA ENGLISH Example SLV SE70VC2 SET SELECT OK MENU EXIT SETTINGS RETURN TUNER CLOCK LANGUAGE...

Page 25: ...ed Getting Started 4 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 don t proceed for more than a few minutes MENU ...

Page 26: ... to highlight SETTINGS and press OK 2 Press to highlight TUNER then press OK 3 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 PAY TV CANAL AFT FINE TUNING NORMAL OFF ON RETURN MENU EXIT TUNER CATV PROG NORMAL CATV CHANNEL SET PAY TV CANAL AF...

Page 27: ...hlight CHANNEL SET then press OK continued OK PLAY OK PLAY PROG SET SELECT OK MENU EXIT TUNER C AAB 1 2 PROG 1 NORMAL CATV CHANNEL SET PAY TV CANAL AFT FINE TUNING NORMAL OFF ON RETURN SET SELECT OK MENU EXIT TUNER C AAB 1 2 PROG 4 NORMAL CATV CHANNEL SET PAY TV CANAL AFT FINE TUNING NORMAL OFF ON RETURN MENU EXIT TUNER C AAB 1 2 PROG NORMAL CATV CHANNEL SET PAY TV CANAL AFT FINE TUNING ON RETURN ...

Page 28: ...nu MENU 7 Press repeatedly until the channel you want is displayed The channels appear in the following order VHF E2 E12 VHF Italian channel A H UHF E21 E69 CATV S1 S20 HYPER S21 S41 CATV 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 8 To allocate another channel to another programme position repea...

Page 29: ...btain 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 get a clearer picture then press MENU to exit the menu Note that the AFT Auto Fine Tuning setting switches to OFF Tip If you want to return to the previous menu highlight RETURN and press OK Note The menu disappears automatica...

Page 30: ...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 RETURN SET SELECT OK MENU EXIT LISTS CHANNEL LIST TIMER LIST MENU EXIT CHANNEL LIST ERASE PROG MOVE PROG PROG SELECT 1 2 3 4 5 AAB CDE FGH C C C C 1...

Page 31: ...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 don t proceed for more than a few minutes continued OK PLAY OK PLAY MENU MENU EXIT CHANNEL LIST PROG 1 2 3 4 5 AAB CDE FGH C C C C ...

Page 32: ...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 OK PLAY Changing disabling programme positions continued RETURN SET SELECT OK MENU EXIT LISTS CHANNEL LIST TIMER LIST OK 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 EXI...

Page 33: ...n 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 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 continued OK PLAY MENU OK PLAY OK PLAY MENU EXIT CHANNEL LIST CONFIRM OK NEXT PROG SELECT A CHARACTER 1 2 3...

Page 34: ...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 35: ...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 36: ...anal Plus programmes if you connect a decoder not supplied to the VCR Connecting a decoder PAY TV Canal Plus decoder LINE 1 TV AERIAL OUT AERIAL IN EURO AV Scart EURO AV Scart Signal flow EURO AV cable not supplied EURO AV cable supplied with decoder DECODER LINE 2 IN Aerial cable supplied ...

Page 37: ...channels using the on screen display Before you start Turn on the VCR the TV and the decoder Set the TV to the video channel PROG MENU OK continued MENU OK PLAY OK PLAY OK PLAY RETURN SET SELECT OK MENU EXIT OPTIONS OPTIONS 1 OPTIONS 2 SET SELECT OK MENU EXIT OPTIONS 2 TIMER OPTIONS DECODER LINE2 POWER SAVE RF MODULATOR TV DIRECT REC VARIABLE DECODER OFF ON ON RETURN MENU EXIT OPTIONS 2 TIMER OPTI...

Page 38: ...ress OK OK PLAY MENU OK PLAY OK PLAY OK PLAY SET SELECT OK MENU EXIT SETTINGS RETURN TUNER CLOCK LANGUAGE MENU SET SELECT OK MENU EXIT OPTIONS 2 TIMER OPTIONS DECODER LINE2 POWER SAVE RF MODULATOR TV DIRECT REC VARIABLE DECODER OFF ON ON RETURN SET SELECT OK MENU EXIT TUNER C AAB 1 2 PROG 1 NORMAL CATV CHANNEL SET PAY TV CANAL AFT FINE TUNING NORMAL OFF ON RETURN MENU EXIT TUNER CATV PROG NORMAL C...

Page 39: ...Y continued SET SELECT OK MENU EXIT TUNER C AAB 1 2 PROG 1 NORMAL CATV CHANNEL SET PAY TV CANAL AFT FINE TUNING NORMAL OFF ON RETURN SET SELECT OK MENU EXIT TUNER C AAB 1 2 PROG NORMAL CATV CHANNEL SET PAY TV CANAL AFT FINE TUNING NORMAL OFF ON RETURN 5 1 MENU EXIT TUNER C AAB 1 2 PROG NORMAL CATV CHANNEL SET PAY TV CANAL AFT FINE TUNING ON RETURN 5 1 CONFIRM SELECT OK SET SELECT OK MENU EXIT TUNE...

Page 40: ... To superimpose subtitles while watching PAY TV Canal Plus programmes make both decoder VCR and VCR TV connections using 21 pin EURO AV cables that are compatible with the RGB signals You cannot record subtitles on the VCR When you watch PAY TV Canal Plus programmes using the RFU input of the TV press TV VIDEO so that the VIDEO indicator appears in the display window OK PLAY MENU SET SELECT OK MEN...

Page 41: ... a 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 continued 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ...

Page 42: ... an NTSC 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 t...

Page 43: ...e menu on the TV screen buttons for playback on the remote commander 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 ...

Page 44: ...erations 44 Recording TV programmes r REC PROG SP LP 1 Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel To record from a decoder turn it on INPUT SELECT COUNTER REMAIN DISPLAY TV VIDEO p STOP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ...

Page 45: ...ant to record 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 continued INPUT SELECT REC SP LP PROG VIDEO SP OPC VIDEO SP OPC LP VID...

Page 46: ... in the display window To correctly check the remaining time of the tape set TAPE LENGTH in the OPTIONS 1 menu according to the tape type you use see page 71 To watch another TV programme while recording 1 Press TV VIDEO to turn off the VIDEO indicator in the display window 2 Select another programme position on the TV To save a recording To prevent accidental erasure break off the safety tab as i...

Page 47: ...n using a decoder make sure to leave it on 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 You cannot...

Page 48: ...ne input or when the TV tuner preset data for the programme position is different from the data in the VCR tuner preset If there is a tape with its safety tab in place in the VCR the VCR automatically turns on and starts recording what you are watching on the TV when you press r REC You can turn the TV Direct Rec function ON and OFF in the OPTIONS 2 menu see page 72 Notes You cannot record what yo...

Page 49: ...sition of that programme are set automatically You can preset up to eight programmes at a time 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 SHOWVIEW or VARIABLE in the OPTIONS 2 menu see page 72 T...

Page 50: ...OWVIEW then press OK When you set TIMER OPTIONS to SHOWVIEW The SHOWVIEW menu appears on the TV screen 2 Press the programme number buttons to enter the ShowView number If you make a mistake press CLEAR and re enter the correct number SET SELECT OK MENU EXIT TIMER METHOD STANDARD SHOWVIEW MENU EXIT SHOWVIEW SET 0 9 SHOWVIEW NO TUE 2 8 9 TIMER MENU EXIT SHOWVIEW SET 0 9 SHOWVIEW NO 1 2 4 6 TUE 2 8 ...

Page 51: ... D Germany with the country selection in the Auto Set Up procedure the VPS PDC function is automatically set to ON For details of the VPS PDC function see Timer recording with VPS PDC signals on page 52 If the information is incorrect press CLEAR to cancel the setting 4 If you want to change the date tape speed and the VPS PDC function setting 1 Press to highlight the item you want to change 2 Pre...

Page 52: ...ignals ensure that your timer recordings are made regardless of broadcast delays early starts or broadcast interruptions with the VPS or PDC indicator in the display window lit To use the VPS PDC function set VPS PDC to ON in step 4 above You can also use the VPS PDC function for a source connected to the LINE 1 TV and LINE 2 IN Scart connectors TODAY n SUN SAT Sunday to Saturday n MON SAT Monday ...

Page 53: ...ogramme number button 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 button When you are recording a programme in 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 th...

Page 54: ...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 To record from a decoder turn it on 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 72 OK p STOP I u INPUT SELECT SET SELECT O...

Page 55: ...imer recording with VPS PDC signals on page 52 To record from a decoder or other 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 a decoder or other source leave the con...

Page 56: ... LONG PLAY to OFF in the OPTIONS 1 menu page 71 Even if you set TIMER OPTIONS to SHOWVIEW 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 PDC signal is too weak or the b...

Page 57: ...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 58: ...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 59: ...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 60: ... 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 61: ...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 62: ...play window To select bilingual sound while recording Press AUDIO MONITOR to select the sound you want In NICAM system SLV SE70NP1 SE70NP2 only 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 i...

Page 63: ...left right channels Normal audio track monaural Hi fi audio track main track Stereo sound left right channels Bilingual Main left channel Sub right channel Usually main sound On screen display MAIN SUB MAIN SUB No indicator Display window STEREO STEREO STEREO No indicator On screen display STEREO LCH RCH No indicator Notes To listen to playback sounds in stereo you must use the EURO AV or AUDIO OU...

Page 64: ... is automatically stored in memory If you want to recall the latest data screen select LATEST DATA in the SMART SEARCH screen see page 65 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 65: ...e 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 used to 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 st...

Page 66: ...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 67: ...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 68: ...ck 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 71 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 Whenev...

Page 69: ...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 70: ...e setting then press OK 5 Press MENU to return to the original screen Example SLV SE70NP1 SE70NP2 RETURN SET SELECT OK MENU EXIT OPTIONS OPTIONS 1 OPTIONS 2 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 DECODER LINE2 POWER SAVE RF MODULATOR TV DIRECT REC VARIABLE DECODER ...

Page 71: ...to the hi fi and normal audio tracks separately Select the sound using the AUDIO MONITOR button For details see page 63 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 62 ON to change the timer recording tape speed automatically to the LP mode when the remaining tape becomes shorter than the recording time OF...

Page 72: ...VARIABLE to display the TIMER METHOD menu for selecting STANDARD or SHOWVIEW when pressing TIMER button STANDARD to display the TIMER menu when pressing the TIMER button SHOWVIEW to display the SHOWVIEW menu when pressing the TIMER button For details see pages 49 and 54 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...

Page 73: ...ect to record on this VCR Tip You can also use the LINE 1 TV connector instead Notes When you connect another VCR to the LINE 2 IN Scart connector set DECODER LINE2 to LINE2 in the OPTIONS 2 menu 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 74: ...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 75: ...eave the VCR to dry for overthr eehours The clock stops if the VCR is disconnected fr om the mainsformor ethanonehour Resettheclock and timer Make sure the TV is set to the video channel If you areusingamonitor setittovideoinput If the VCR is connected to the TV only with the aerial cable make sur e that RF MODULATOR in the OPTIONS 2 menu is set to ON Adjust the tracking with the TRACKING buttons ...

Page 76: ...setittovideoinput If the VCR is connected to the TV using only the aerial cable make sur e that RF MODULATOR in the OPTIONS 2 menu is set to ON Select the cor rect sour ce with the INPUT SELECT button Selectapr ogrammepositionwhenr ecording TV programmes select L1 or L2 when r ecording fromotherequipment Adjust the TV aerial Thesafetytabhasbeenr emoved Torecordonthis tape coverthetabhole Checkthat...

Page 77: ...edecoderisconnectedcor rectly Check that the OPTIONS 2 menu and the TUNER menuar esetcor rectly Fordetails seepage36 Check that DECODER LINE2 in the OPTION 2 menu is set to LINE2 Check that your TV complies with SMAR TLINK MEGALOGIC EASYLINK Q Link or EURO VIEW LINK Make sure you use the optional EURO A V cable to connect the VCR and your TV Make sure the EURO AV cable is connected secur ely There...

Page 78: ...ins 1 and 3 DECODER 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 w h d including projecting parts a...

Page 79: ...on 42 74 9 PPAUSE button 42 74 º PROGRAM TRACKING buttons 17 58 68 AUTO SET UP RF Radio Frequency CHANNEL button 14 16 Remotesensor 5 1 I u ON ST ANDBY switch indicator 14 2 Tapecompar tment 3 EJECT button 42 4 03REW rewind button 42 57 5 PLA Y button 42 58 6 FF fast for ward button 42 57 7 rREC record button 45 59 74 continued ...

Page 80: ...dicators 45 5 VIDEO indicator 11 46 6 VPS Video Programme System PDC Pr ogramme Deliver y Control indicator 52 7 OPC Optimum Picture Control indicator 68 8 SMARTLINK indicator 11 9 TV indicator 48 0 Trackingindicator 68 Time counter clock line programmepositionindicator 42 45 74 Remainingtimeindicator 46 Tape recording indicator 45 STEREO NICAM LP EP SMARTLINK VIDEO VPS SP PDC OPC TV ...

Page 81: ... ANTENNE ENTREE connector 9 10 3 AERIAL OUT ANTENNE SORTIE connector 9 10 4 NTSC PB Play Back switch 42 5 DECODER LINE 2 IN DECODEUR ENTREE LIGNE 2 connector 13 36 73 6 LINE 1 TV LIGNE 1 TV connector 11 36 7 AUDIO OUT R right L left SORTIE AUDIO D G jacks 13 continued ...

Page 82: ...4 2button 58 5 SLOWbutton 58 6 SP Standar d Play LP Long Play button 45 7 DISPLA Y button 46 8 ten sdigit button 6 47 9 volume buttons for TV 6 0 r REC record button 45 59 MENU button 19 60 P PAUSE button 19 42 p STOP button 19 42 03 REW rewind button 42 57 FF fast for ward button 42 57 PLA Y OK button 19 42 FASTEXT buttons for TV 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ...

Page 83: ...for TV 7 TV power on TV mode select button for TV 7 INDEX SEARCH buttons 67 CLEAR button 42 50 61 ª TV VIDEO button 6 11 46 º Programmenumberbuttons 6 47 INPUT SELECT button 45 55 74 PROG programme buttons 6 27 45 Teletextpageaccessbuttons for TV 7 TIMER button 50 54 SMART SEARCH button 64 FASTEXT buttons for TV 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ...

Page 84: ...8 Optional setting 70 P Q PAY TV 36 PDC Programme Delivery Control 52 Picture adjustment See Adjusting Playback 41 at various speeds 57 frame by frame 58 selecting the sound 63 slow motion 58 Power save 72 Presetting channels 26 R Recording 44 bilingual programmes 62 saving 46 stereo programmes 62 timer setting 54 using the ShowView system 49 what you watching on the TV 48 while watching another p...

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