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Getting Started

Getting Started

1

Press ON/STANDBY to turn on the VCR.

2

Press RF CH SET on the VCR with a ball-point pen, etc.
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 channel will now be referred to as the video channel.

Step 4

Tuning your TV to the VCR

If you have connected your VCR to the TV using the audio/video cable, skip
this step.

ON/STANDBY

RF CH SET

P/–

ON/STANDBY

RF CH

SET

RF

continued

Summary of Contents for SLV-X847ML

Page 1: ...1 Introduction PAL NTSC Video Cassette Recorder 1997 by Sony Corporation SLV X847ML Operating Instructions G 3 861 476 11 1 ...

Page 2: ...e unit 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 un...

Page 3: ...DE 50 Setting the timer manually Additional Operations 53 Playing searching at various speeds 55 Recording TV programmes using the quick timer 56 Checking changing cancelling timer settings 57 Recording stereo and bilingual programmes 60 Searching with the index function 61 Adjusting the picture 62 Changing menu options G CODE is a trademark of Gemstar Development Corporation The G CODE system is ...

Page 4: ...4 Getting Started Remote commander R6 size AA batteries Getting Started Aerial cable Audio video cable 3 phono to 3 phono Step 1 Unpacking Check that you have received the following items with the VCR ...

Page 5: ...ive end 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 Re...

Page 6: ...u on standby TV VIDEO programme number buttons PROG VOL and WIDE with some TV Tip If you set your TV s code number correctly while the TV is turned on the TV turns off automatically Step 2 Setting up the remote commander continued Notes The TV VIDEO button selects an input source of the TV from aerial in or line in The button does not control this VCR With normal use the batteries should last abou...

Page 7: ...numbers of controllable TVs If more than one code number is listed try entering them one at a time until you find the one that works with your TV To make wide mode settings see the footnotes below this table for the applicable code numbers 1 Press WIDE to switch the wide picture mode on or off 2 Press WIDE then press VOL to select the wide picture mode you want 3 Press WIDE The menu appears on the...

Page 8: ...e 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 Step 3 AERIAL IN Connecting the VCR AERIAL IN Mains lead to mains AERIAL OUT Aerial cable supplied Signal flow OUT IN AERIAL IN OUT AERIAL ...

Page 9: ...nnecting a stereo system as shown on the right About color systems Different countries use different color systems and TV systems These systems handle such things as video playback and recording differently Using your VCR in a country that is on a color system not supported by this VCR may cause problems such as playback without sound a vertically rolling picture etc This VCR is compatible with mo...

Page 10: ...ep 3 Connecting the VCR continued Setting the NTSC PB switch to match your TV system You have to set the NTSC PB switch on the rear of the VCR according to your TV system to display the on screen menus when there is no video signal input and play back a tape recorded in the NTSC 3 58 system properly Set the NTSC PB switch following the table below If your TV is compatible with PAL SECAM or MESECAM...

Page 11: ...splay 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 channel will now be referred to as the video channel Step 4 Tuning your TV to the VCR If you have connected your VCR to the TV using the audio video cable skip this step ON STANDBY RF CH SET PROGRAM ON STANDBY RF CH SET RF continued ...

Page 12: ... screen Refer to your TV manual for tuning instructions If the picture does not appear clearly see To obtain a clear picture from the VCR below 6 Press RF CH SET You have now tuned your TV to the VCR From now on whenever you want to play a tape set the TV to the video channel RF CH SET SONY VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER RF G If your TV color system and TV system are Select PAL I I D K K B G G NTSC M M S...

Page 13: ...e from the VCR If the picture does not appear clearly in step 5 above go to step 6 to finish this procedure once Then start again from step 2 After pressing RF CH SET in step 2 press PROGRAM while the RF channel is displayed so that another RF channel between 28 and 55 appears see page 24 for reference Then tune the TV to the new RF channel until a clear picture appears Note If you set the wrong T...

Page 14: ...screen 1 Press u to turn on the VCR 2 Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel 3 Press EASY SET UP on the VCR with a ball point pen etc To cancel the EASY SET UP function press EASY SET UP again 4 Press CURSOR to select the desired language then press EXECUTE The TV SYSTEM menu appears Step 5 EASY SET UP u MENU EXECUTE CURSOR EASY SET UP CURSOR EXECUTE EASY SET UP SELECT NEXT V v EXECUTE EN...

Page 15: ...ng channels manually on page 20 6 Using CURSOR set the G CODE guide channels change the programme positions of the stations and disable the unused programme positions If not necessary skip this step The setting procedures are the same as those described in Manual setup Setting up G CODE on page 32 and Manual setup Changing disabling programme positions on page 35 7 Press EXECUTE The CLOCK SET menu...

Page 16: ...match your local channel numbers This is because this VCR s channel search system is based on the fixed TV system with the widest channel coverage In this case you can apply your local channel numbers to the programme positions see Changing programme positions on page 35 If the received channel is on cable TV C appears on the left of the channel in step 5 in most areas However this won t be applie...

Page 17: ...press EXECUTE Manual setup Selecting a language You can change the on screen display language from the one you selected with the EASY SET UP function Before you start Turn on the VCR and the TV Set the TV to the video channel CURSOR EXECUTE MENU CURSOR EXECUTE MENU EXECUTE CURSOR ENGLISH END EXECUTE SELECT V v LANGUAGE ENGLISH EXECUTE V v LANGUAGE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ...

Page 18: ...ing the TV system on page 22 If the channels don t match the TV system the sound may be distorted or noisy or the color TV program may become black and white etc Even if you choose CATV normal channels may be tuned in and vice versa depending on the area see pages 24 to 31 for reference Before you start Turn on the VCR and the TV Set the TV to the video channel Presetting all receivable channels a...

Page 19: ...ER PRESET NORMAL CATV SYSTEM AUTO PRESET CHANNEL SET AFT 2 NORM CATV PROG1 ON OFF FINE TUNING B G D K I M SELECT SET V v Bb TUNER PRESET NORMAL CATV SYSTEM AUTO PRESET CHANNEL SET AFT NORM CATV PROG1 ON OFF FINE TUNING B G D K I M 2 TUNER PRESET NORMAL CATV SYSTEM AUTO PRESET CHANNEL SET AFT NORM CATV PROG1 ON OFF FINE TUNING B G D K I M PLEASE WAIT 2 Notes If you connect the VCR to a TV with the ...

Page 20: ...ORMAL CATV then select NORM To preset CATV channels select CATV 3 Press CURSOR to move the cursor z to CHANNEL SET TUNER PRESET NORMAL CATV SYSTEM AUTO PRESET CHANNEL SET AFT 3 NORM CATV PROG10 ON OFF FINE TUNING B G D K I M SELECT SET V v Bb TUNER PRESET NORMAL CATV SYSTEM AUTO PRESET CHANNEL SET AFT NORM CATV PROG10 ON OFF FINE TUNING B G D K I M SELECT SET V v Bb 3 TUNER PRESET NORMAL CATV SYST...

Page 21: ...me position repeat steps 4 and 5 8 Press EXECUTE Selected programme position CURSOR CURSOR PROG continued TUNER PRESET NORMAL CATV SYSTEM AUTO PRESET CHANNEL SET AFT NORM CATV PROG14 ON OFF FINE TUNING B G D K I M SELECT SET V v Bb 3 TUNER PRESET NORMAL CATV SYSTEM AUTO PRESET CHANNEL SET AFT 4 NORM CATV PROG14 ON OFF FINE TUNING B G D K I M SELECT SET V v Bb TUNER PRESET NORMAL CATV SYSTEM AUTO P...

Page 22: ...ems coexist If the sound is distorted or noisy or the color TV programme becomes black and white etc that channel may not be matched to the proper TV system In this case try the following steps 1 Press PROG to select the programme position that has the channel with above described conditions 2 Press MENU then select TUNER PRESET and press EXECUTE 3 Select SYSTEM and select the TV system on which y...

Page 23: ...ich you cannot obtain a clear picture 2 Press MENU then select TUNER PRESET and press EXECUTE 3 Select FINE TUNING The fine tuning meter appears 4 Press CURSOR to get a clearer picture then press EXECUTE Note that the AFT Auto Fine Tuning setting switches to OFF Note The menu disappears automatically if you don t proceed for more than a few minutes continued TUNER PRESET NORMAL CATV SYSTEM AUTO PR...

Page 24: ...NNEL SET field 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Corresponding channels B G AS0 1 2 6 7 8 9 9A 10 11 3 4 28 29 30 31 32 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 M6 M7 M8 M9 M10 Indonesia Western Europe Australia New Zealand Morocco 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10A 11A E2 E3 E4 E5 E6 E7 E8 E9 E10 E11 E12 E21 E22 E23 E24 E25 E26 E27 E28 E29 E30 E31 ...

Page 25: ...3 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 Corresponding channels B G Indonesia Western Europe Australia New Zealand Morocco E32 E33 E34 E35 E36 E37 E38 E39 E40 E41 E42 E43 E44 E45 E46 E47 E48 E49 E50 E51 E52 E53 E54 E55 E56 E57 E58 E59 E60 E61 E62 E63 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 continued ...

Page 26: ...6 67 68 69 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11 C12 C13 C14 C15 C16 C17 C18 C19 C20 C21 C22 C23 C24 C25 C26 C27 Corresponding channels B G Indonesia Western Europe Australia New Zealand Morocco E64 E65 E66 E67 E68 E69 S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 S9 S10 S11 S12 S13 S14 S15 S16 S17 S18 S19 S20 S21 S22 S23 S24 S25 S26 S27 69 5 5A M4 M5 ...

Page 27: ... in the CHANNEL SET field C28 C29 C30 C31 C32 C33 C34 C35 C36 C37 C38 C39 C40 C41 C42 C43 C44 C45 C46 Corresponding channels B G Indonesia Western Europe Australia New Zealand Morocco S28 S29 S30 S31 S32 S33 S34 S35 S36 S37 S38 S39 S40 S41 S01 S02 S03 S04 S05 continued ...

Page 28: ...5 R8 R9 R10 R11 R21 R22 R23 R24 R25 R26 R27 R28 R29 R30 R31 1 2 3 7 8 4 5 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 China South Africa I M B21 B22 B23 B24 B25 B26 B27 B28 B29 B30 B31 A B C D E J F G H I 4 5 10 6 7 8 9 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2 C2 3 7 8 9 12 13 J K 5 10 11 14 W 29 W 30 15 16 W 31 17 W 32 18 W 33 W 34 19 20 W 35 21 W 36 22 W 37 W 38 23 24 W 39 25 W 40 26 W 41 W 42 27 28 W...

Page 29: ...1 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 B32 B33 B34 B35 B36 B37 B38 B39 B40 B41 B42 B43 B44 B45 B46 B47 B48 B49 B50 B51 B52 B53 B54 B55 B56 B57 B58 B59 B60 B61 B62 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 29 W 44 30 W 45 W 46 31 32 W 47 33 W 48 34 W 49 W 50 35 36 W 51 37 W 52 38 W 53 W 54 39 40 W 55 41 W 56 42 W 57 W 58 43 44 45 4...

Page 30: ... C19 C20 C21 C22 C23 C24 Corresponding channels D K Japan East Europe UK Hong Kong Ireland U S A China South Africa I M 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 6 B63 B64 B65 B66 B67 B68 B69 63 64 65 66 67 68 11 12 13 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 A 3 A 2 A 1 A B C D E F G H I L M N O P Q R S T U V W W 1 W 2 W 3 W 4 W 5 W 6 J 3 M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9 M10 J 4 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 S9 S10 S11 S12 S13 S14 S15 S16 S17 S1...

Page 31: ...South Africa I M W 7 W 8 W 9 W 10 W 11 W 12 W 13 W 14 W 15 W 16 W 17 W 18 W 19 W 20 W 21 W 22 W 23 W 24 W 25 W 26 W 27 W 28 4 4A 6 A 5 A 4 S20 S21 S22 S23 S24 S25 S26 S27 S28 S29 S30 S31 S32 S33 S34 S35 S36 S37 S38 S39 S40 S41 J 1 J 2 Tip The shadow in the table shows the adjustable RF output channel range see page 11 for reference Note There may be a case that the same area channel may appear rep...

Page 32: ...e video channel 1 Press MENU then press CURSOR to move the cursor z to SET UP CH AND G CODE and press EXECUTE When using the EASY SET UP procedure skip this step The preset channels are displayed on the screen 2 Press CURSOR to move the cursor z to the row on which you want to set the guide channel To display other pages for programme positions 6 to 50 press CURSOR repeatedly MENU EXECUTE CURSOR M...

Page 33: ... change the programme positions of the stations proceed to step 2 of Manual setup Changing disabling programme positions on page 35 7 Press EXECUTE CURSOR EXECUTE CURSOR CURSOR continued SET UP CH AND G CODE 1 2 3 4 PROG CH GUIDE CH 5 3 9 1 2 5 2 7 6 SELECT GUIDE CH V v CONFIRM B b SET UP CH AND G CODE 1 2 3 4 PROG CH GUIDE CH 5 3 9 1 2 5 2 7 6 6 SELECT GUIDE CH V v CONFIRM B b SET UP CH AND G COD...

Page 34: ...t the guide channel number for each programme position assigned to the satellite channel following the procedures in Manual setup Setting up G CODE on page 32 Notes The G CODE used in this VCR is for Singapore Malaysia Hong Kong Macao etc and cannot be used in areas such as U S A Canada Japan Korea Taiwan and U K If the preset channel is on cable TV C appears on the left of the channel in step 1 S...

Page 35: ...NU then press CURSOR to move the cursor z to SET UP CH AND G CODE and press EXECUTE When using the EASY SET UP procedure skip this step 2 Press CURSOR to move the cursor z to the row on which you want to change the programme position then press CURSOR To display other pages for programme positions 6 to 50 press CURSOR repeatedly MENU EXECUTE CURSOR CURSOR MENU CURSOR EXECUTE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 co...

Page 36: ...cted channel and guide channel are inserted at the new programme position and the intermediate channels are displaced to fill the gap 4 Press CURSOR to confirm the setting 5 To change the programme position of another station repeat steps 2 to 4 6 Press EXECUTE EXECUTE CURSOR CURSOR 1 2 6 2 6 1 2 3 4 PROG CH GUIDE CH 5 7 3 1 5 9 2 6 SELECT SET GUIDE CH V v b CONFIRM B SET UP CH AND G CODE 2 1 ...

Page 37: ...tions Note 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 MENU EXECUTE CURSOR TIMER CLEAR MENU CURSOR CURSOR TIMER CLEAR EXECUTE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 EXECUTE 5 Press EXECUTE SET UP CH AND G CODE 1 2 3 4 PROG CH GUIDE CH 1 6 5 3 9 1 2 5 2 7 6 2 6 1 2 TIMER CLEAR ERASE PROG SELECT MOVE PROG V ...

Page 38: ...s MENU then press CURSOR to move the cursor z to CLOCK SET and press EXECUTE When using the EASY SET UP procedure skip this step 2 Press CURSOR to set the date The day of the week is set automatically 3 Press CURSOR to select the month and set the month using CURSOR MENU EXECUTE CURSOR MENU EXECUTE CURSOR CURSOR CURSOR END EXECUTE 0 WED 1 1 SELECT SET Bb V v CLOCK SET 997 00 1 END EXECUTE SELECT S...

Page 39: ...ct the digits 5 Press EXECUTE to start the clock Tip To change the digits during setting press CURSOR to return to the item to be changed and select the digits using CURSOR Note The menu disappears automatically if you don t proceed for more than a few minutes CURSOR EXECUTE END EXECUTE SELECT SET Bb V v CLOCK SET 5 5 SAT 1 1 997 00 2 0 1 ...

Page 40: ...R turns on and starts playing automatically if you insert a tape with its safety tab removed 3 Press PLAY When the tape reaches the end it will rewind automatically 6 EJECT COUNTER RESET P PAUSE PLAY p STOP DISPLAY TRINITRON TV SYNCHRO PLAY COLOR SYSTEM switch FF 0 REW NTSC PB switch 3 SEARCH PLAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 REPLAY ...

Page 41: ...PLAY up to four times The VCR rewinds the tape about 10 seconds on the counter for each press of the button and restarts playback To set the colour system If streaks appear during playback set COLOR SYSTEM on the VCR to conform to the system that the tape was recorded in When you select AUTO normally the colour system is correctly set whenever the tape is inserted If your tape was recorded in PAL ...

Page 42: ...ur system PAL or MESECAM in the PAL MESECAM option of the SET UP MENU see page 62 for details The counter resets to 0H00M00S whenever a tape is reinserted The counter stops counting 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 tw...

Page 43: ...pointing it at the VCR Operation Make sure that the TV s power is in standby mode 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 the video channel 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...

Page 44: ...Basic Operations 44 1 Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel 2 Insert a tape with its safety tab in place Recording TV programmes PROG TAPE SPEED r REC 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ...

Page 45: ... recording time twice as long as SP EP provides recording time three times as long as SP However SP produces better picture and audio quality 5 Press r REC to start recording To stop recording Press p STOP To check the remaining tape length except for NTSC recorded tapes Press DISPLAY The white bar indicates the approximate length of tape remaining Remaining tape length Time counter REC LP PROG SP...

Page 46: ...e When you play back a tape recorded in the PAL or MESECAM colour system streaks may appear even if the COLOR SYSTEM switch is set to PAL MESECAM If so select the colour system PAL or MESECAM in the PAL MESECAM option of the SET UP MENU see page 62 for details 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 ...

Page 47: ...ally You can preset up to eight programmes at a time Before you start Check that the VCR clock is set to the correct time Insert a tape with its safety tab in place Make sure the tape is longer than the total recording time Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel u on standby G CODE TIMER CLEAR Programme number buttons SET TAPE SPEED G CODE G CODE SET 0 9 G CODE No SP LP TAPE SPEED SP LP S...

Page 48: ...ot correct press TIMER CLEAR to cancel the setting 5 To enter another setting repeat steps 1 to 4 6 Press u to turn off the VCR The TIMER 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 To record Only once Everyday Monday to Friday Once a week Select ONCE DAILY WEEKLY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 CURSOR SET G CODE G ...

Page 49: ... begins just press u The TIMER indicator turns off and the VCR switches on Remember to press 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 Tip To cancel the procedure press G CODE before pressing SET Notes The G CODE used in this VC...

Page 50: ...t the VCR clock is set to the correct time Insert a tape with its safety tab in place Make sure the tape is longer than the total recording time Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel 1 Press MENU and select TIMER SET CHECK then press EXECUTE MENU EXECUTE CURSOR MENU EXECUTE CURSOR u on standby TIMER SET CHECK SAT 25 1 DATE START STOP PROG 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 INPUT SELECT ...

Page 51: ...ng For details see Daily weekly recording below To record from a source connected to the LINE 1 IN or the LINE 2 IN jacks press INPUT SELECT to display L1 or L2 in the PROG position 3 Press CURSOR to confirm the setting To enter another setting move the cursor to the next line and repeat step 2 4 Press EXECUTE 5 Press u to turn off the VCR The TIMER indicator appears in the display window and the ...

Page 52: ...ng Reset the counter Display tape information on the TV screen Check the timer settings Watch another TV programme 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 TAPE SPEED button To record NTSC signals set the tape speed to SP or EP To set the EP mode display LP in the tape speed position Note TIMER flashes in th...

Page 53: ...pe and start play Operation During stop press FF or 0 REW During fast forward hold FF down During rewind hold 0 REW down During playback or pause press SEARCH or 3 SEARCH To change direction press the other one During playback or pause press SLOW During pause press 7 FRAME Hold the button down to play one frame each second During stop hold 0 REW down on the VCR and press PLAY on the VCR To resume ...

Page 54: ...eds Normal speed Double speed Double speed in reverse High speed in reverse Mark on the TV screen Playback mode High speed Normal speed in reverse Slow motion Slow motion in reverse pause Using the CLICK SHUTTLE ring With the CLICK SHUTTLE ring on the VCR you can operate a variety of playback options During playback or pause turn the CLICK SHUTTLE ring clockwise or counterclockwise Each change in ...

Page 55: ... TIMER repeatedly to set the duration Each press advances the time in increments of 30 minutes The duration decreases minute by minute to 0 00 then the VCR stops recording and turns off automatically To extend the duration Press QUICK TIMER repeatedly to set to the new duration To stop recording To stop the VCR while recording press p STOP Tip You can also set the quick timer and start recording d...

Page 56: ...epeatedly until the cursor z appears at the beginning of the line To cancel the setting press TIMER CLEAR 4 Press EXECUTE If any settings remain turn off the VCR to return to recording standby u MENU EXECUTE CURSOR TIMER CLEAR Programme 1 Programme 2 Programme 1 Programme 2 Will be cut off 20 seconds 20 seconds will be cut off When the timer settings overlap The programme that starts first has pri...

Page 57: ... 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 SET UP MENU should be set to NICAM initial setting To check the menu setting see page 62 for details To select the sound while recording Press AUDIO MONITOR to...

Page 58: ... audio channel and sound level You can check the audio channel and sound level visually with the indicators in the display window To listen to Stereo Left channel Right channel Standard sound Usually the mixed sound of the left and right channels To listen to Main Sub Main and sub Standard sound Usually the main sound monaural Stereo programme Bilingual programme On screen display MAIN SUB MAIN SU...

Page 59: ...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 SET UP MENU is set to OFF If HIFI AUDIO is set to STD the standard sound will be recorded on both the hi fi and normal audio tracks Pressing AUDIO MONITOR will not change the sound Hi fi audio track main track Stereo sound left r...

Page 60: ...s 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 counts down to zero Playback starts automatically from that point To stop searching Press p STOP Note No index signal will be added when recording starts from recording...

Page 61: ...e the VCR analyses the tape To avoid the delay first set the VCR to recording pause the APC indicator flashes slowly and press r REC to have the VCR analyse the tape the APC indicator flashes rapidly After the APC indicator stops flashing press P PAUSE to start recording immediately If you want to start recording quickly without using the APC function first set the VCR to recording pause the APC i...

Page 62: ...ten to hi fi and normal audio tracks separately Select the sound using the AUDIO MONITOR button For details see page 59 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 57 ON to switch on the APC Adaptive Picture Control function and improve picture quality OFF to switch off APC For details see page 61 AUTO to reco...

Page 63: ... jack the sound is recorded only on the right channel 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 How to connect to a stereo system Connect LINE 2 IN AUDIO on this VCR to the audio output jacks on the stereo system using the RK C510KS audio cable not supplied Signal flow Connecting to a VCR or stereo system...

Page 64: ... it to recording pause 4 To start editing press the P PAUSE buttons on both VCRs at the same time To stop editing Press the p STOP buttons on both VCRs Tips To edit more precisely press the P PAUSE buttons on the VCRs to release pause To cut out unwanted scenes while editing press P PAUSE on this VCR when an unwanted scene begins When it ends press P PAUSE again to resume recording Assemble Editin...

Page 65: ...he mains for more than an 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 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 below Clean the video heads using the Sony V 25CL video head cleaning cassette If th...

Page 66: ...f you are using a monitor set it to video input Adjust the TV aerial Make sure SYSTEM I D K B G or M in the TUNER PRESET menu is set to the system in your area The safety 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 Select the correct source Select a programme position with the PROG buttons when r...

Page 67: ...mander at the remote sensor on the VCR Replace all the batteries in the remote commander with new ones if they are weak Make sure the TV VIDEO remote control switch is set correctly The recording condition of the tape is very poor and tracking cannot be adjusted or the NTSC system is being used Clean the cabinet panel and controls with a dry soft cloth or a soft cloth slightly moistened with a mil...

Page 68: ...ore than 47 kilohms LINE 1 OUT VIDEO OUT phono jack 1 each Output signal 1 Vp p 75 ohms unbalanced sync negative AUDIO OUT phono jack 2 each 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 27W Operating temperature 5 C to 40 C Storage temperature 20 C to 60 C Dimensions Approx 430 100 282 m...

Page 69: ...ti system indicators 22 4 INPUT SELECT button 51 5 Tape compartment 6 6 EJECT button 41 7 0 REW button 41 53 8 FF button 41 53 9 PLAY button 40 º p STOP button 41 45 r REC button 45 64 CLICK SHUTTLE ring 54 P PAUSE button 41 64 QUICK TIMER button 55 PROGRAM TRACKING buttons 45 61 COLOR SYSTEM switch 40 LINE 2 IN VIDEO AUDIO L R jacks 63 RF CH SET button 11 ª Remote sensor 5 continued ...

Page 70: ...2 I G K M º Audio channel sound level indicator 58 STEREO indicator 57 Time counter clock line programme position 42 45 1 Tape speed indicator 45 2 Tape indicator 3 REC indicator 4 TIMER indicator 48 51 5 NICAM indicator 57 6 APC indicator 61 7 RF indicator 11 TIMER H M NICAM APC SP LP EP RF I G K M 6 3 0 3 10 dB L R STEREO S ...

Page 71: ...1 Additional Information 1 Mains lead 8 2 LINE 1 IN AUDIO L R VIDEO jacks 63 3 AERIAL OUT connector 8 4 AERIAL IN connector 8 5 NTSC PB switch 41 6 LINE 1 OUT AUDIO L R VIDEO jacks 9 Rear panel continued ...

Page 72: ...enu buttons 14 MENU button CURSOR buttons EXECUTE button 4 WIDE button 6 5 TRINITRON TV SYNCHRO PLAY button 43 6 DISPLAY button 45 7 COUNTER RESET button 42 8 TIMER CLEAR button 48 56 9 QUICK TIMER button 55 º TAPE SPEED button 45 r REC button 45 SLOW button 53 7 FRAME button 53 REPLAY buttons 41 INDEX SEARCH buttons 60 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ...

Page 73: ...57 TV VIDEO button for TV 6 ª G CODE button 47 º Programme number ten s digit buttons 46 48 SET button 48 PROG buttons 20 45 VOL buttons for TV 6 P PAUSE button 41 3 SEARCH buttons 53 PLAY button 40 FF button 41 53 p STOP button 41 ª 0 REW button 41 53 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ...

Page 74: ...74 Additional Information ...

Page 75: ...75 Additional Information ...

Page 76: ...2 H Hi fi audio track 59 I J K Index searching 60 L Language selecting 17 LP mode 45 M Monitoring during playback 58 during recording 57 N O NICAM broadcasts 57 Normal audio track 59 NTSC recorded tapes 41 P Picture adjustment See Adjusting Playback 40 at various speeds 53 slow motion 53 Presetting channels 18 Q Quick timer 55 Index R Recording 44 bilingual programmes 57 saving 46 stereo programme...

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