Sony SLV-X9G Operating Instructions Manual Download Page 4

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Index to parts and controls

Getting Started

Index to parts and controls

Refer to the pages indicated in parentheses ( ) for details.

Front panel

(on/standby) switch (43)

Tape compartment

Remote sensor (10)

(eject) button (45)

Shuttle ring (63)

(play) button (45) (63)

JOG button (64)

REC

(record) button (88)

(pause) button (45) (88)

(stop) button (45) (88)

(fast-forward) button (45) (63)

(rewind) button (45) (63)

DIAL TIMER (51)

P/– buttons (22) (6 4)
(80)

AUDIO DUB button (89)

AUTO SET UP/RF (Radio
Frequency) CHANNEL button (20)
(21)

SYNCHRO REC (Synchronized
Recording) button (66)

LINE-2 L (left)

R (right)

jacks (covered) (86) (87 )

How to open the jack cover
1

Press the bottom of the cover.

Hook your finger on the top edge of the
cover and pull it open.

Summary of Contents for SLV-X9G

Page 1: ...3 067 104 11 2 GB Video Cassette Recorder Operating Instructions SLV X9G 2001 Sony Corporation PAL ...

Page 2: ...ation slots Do not install the 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 ...

Page 3: ...he Dial Timer 56 Recording TV programmes using the VIDEO Plus system 60 Recording TV programmes using the timer Additional Operations 63 Playing searching at various speeds 65 Setting the recording duration time 66 Synchronized Recording 68 Checking changing cancelling timer settings 70 Recording stereo and bilingual programmes 72 Searching using the Smart Search function 74 Storing searching and ...

Page 4: ... button 64 H REC z record button 88 I X pause button 45 88 J x stop button 45 88 K M fast forward button 45 63 L m rewind button 45 63 M DIAL TIMER 51 N PROGRAM buttons 22 64 80 O AUDIO DUB button 89 P AUTO SET UP RF Radio Frequency CHANNEL button 20 21 Q SYNCHRO REC Synchronized Recording button 66 R t LINE 2 L left o R right jacks covered 86 87 How to open the jack cover 1 Press the bottom of th...

Page 5: ...rogramme Delivery Control indicator 58 H Tape speed indicators 47 I STB Set Top Box indicator 47 J OPC Optimum Picture Control indicator 81 K TV indicator 49 L Audio dubbing indicator 89 M Tracking indicator 80 N Time counter clock line programme position indicator 45 47 88 O Remaining time indicator 48 P RR Reality Regenerator indicator 80 Q Tape recording indicator 48 STEREO NICAM RR SYNCHRO SPL...

Page 6: ...ead 14 15 B t LINE 3 IN connector 19 66 87 C AERIAL IN ANTENNE ENTREE connector 14 15 D AERIAL OUT ANTENNE SORTIE connector 14 15 E i LINE 1 TV i LIGNE 1 TV connector 15 86 F audio out R D right L G left jacks 19 G STB CONTROL CONTROLEUR STB jack 17 18 ...

Page 7: ...ton 63 E y SLOW button 63 F SP Standard Play LP Long Play button 47 G DISPLAY button 12 48 H ten s digit button 11 49 I 2 volume buttons for TV 12 J z REC record button 48 65 K MENU button 39 68 L X PAUSE M button 39 45 x STOP m button 39 45 m REW rewind button 45 63 M FF fast forward button 45 63 H PLAY OK button 39 45 FASTEXT buttons for TV 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 continued ...

Page 8: ...ton 89 a TV power on TV mode select button for TV 12 Q INDEX SEARCH buttons 79 R CLEAR button 45 56 68 S t TV VIDEO button 11 15 48 T Programme number buttons 11 49 U STB Set Top Box button 47 57 61 V PROG programme buttons 11 31 49 c C Teletext page access buttons for TV 12 W TIMER button 56 60 X SMART SEARCH button 72 FASTEXT buttons for TV 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ...

Page 9: ...9 Unpacking Getting Started Step 1 Unpacking Check that you have received the following items with the VCR Remote commander Aerial cable R6 size AA batteries Set Top Box controller ...

Page 10: ...d 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 symbol near the remote sensor this remote commander will not operate the TV To operate Set TV VIDEO to the VCR VIDEO and point at the remote sensor at the VCR a Sony TV...

Page 11: ...ess Set the TV to standby mode 1 Select an input source aerial in or line in t TV VIDEO Select the TV s programme position Programme number buttons PROG PROG c C 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Programme number buttons WIDE DISPLAY 1 t TV VIDEO AUDIO MONITOR FASTEXT buttons a continued ...

Page 12: ...riate manufacturer s code number These buttons may not work with all TVs Adjust the volume of the TV 2 Switch to TV Teletext off a TV Switch to Teletext Teletext Select the sound AUDIO MONITOR Use FASTEXT FASTEXT buttons Call up the on screen display DISPLAY Change the Teletext page c C Switch to from wide mode of a Sony wide TV For other manufactures wide TVs see Controlling other TVs with the re...

Page 13: ...s code number correctly while the TV is turned on the TV turns off automatically Notes If you enter a new code number the code number previously entered will be erased 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 When you replace the batteries of the remote commander the code number may change Set...

Page 14: ...t the VCR and your TV only with an aerial cable you have to tune your TV to the VCR see page 21 1 Disconnect the aerial 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 Mains lead AERIAL IN to mains Aerial cable supplied AERIAL OUT Signal ...

Page 15: ...L OUT of the VCR and the aerial input of your TV using the supplied aerial cable 3 Connect LINE 1 TV on the VCR and the Scart EURO AV connector on the TV with the optional Scart cable This connection improves picture and sound quality Whenever you want to watch the VCR picture press t TV VIDEO to display the VIDEO indicator in the display window 4 Connect the mains lead to the mains Mains lead i L...

Page 16: ...uch Play you can start playback automatically without turning on the TV For details see Starting playback automatically with one button One Touch Play on page 46 One Touch Menu You can turn on the VCR and TV set the 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 ...

Page 17: ...RO AV connector Set the STB CONNECTION setting to RF see page 24 If your TV does not have a Scart EURO AV connector the Scart cable connected to the VCR is not required AERIAL IN Aerial cable not supplied Scart cable not supplied Aerial cable supplied AERIAL OUT STB STB controller s side view supplied iLINE 1 TV STB CONTROL Signal flow Scart EURO AV AERIAL IN continued ...

Page 18: ...is VCR automatically sends the signal from the STB to the TV without turning itself on Note You cannot watch programmes from your STB on the TV while recording unless you record a programme from your STB 1 Set POWER SAVE to OFF or PARTIAL in the OPTIONS 2 menu 2 Turn off the VCR To watch a programme from the STB turn on the STB and the TV For details see page 23 AERIAL OUT Scart cable supplied wit...

Page 19: ... the VCR is turned off When you turn on the other equipment this VCR automatically sends the signal from the other equipment to the TV without turning itself on Note You cannot watch programmes on the TV while recording unless you are recording a programme from other equipment 1 Connect the other equipment to the LINE 3 IN connector as shown above 2 Set POWER SAVE to OFF or PARTIAL in the OPTIONS ...

Page 20: ...happens you have to set them again Hold down AUTO SET UP on the VCR for more than three seconds The VCR automatically turns on and starts searching for all of the receivable channels and presets them in the appropriate order for your local area If you want to change the order of the channels or disable unwanted programme positions see Changing disabling programme positions on page 34 If you use th...

Page 21: ...isplay window The VCR signal is output through this channel 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 3 Tune the TV to the same channel shown in the VCR display window so that the picture on the right appears clearly on the TV screen Refer to your TV manual for TV tuning instructions If the p...

Page 22: ...en tune the TV to the new RF channel so that a clear picture appears If your TV has a Scart EURO AV connector 4 Press RF CHANNEL You have now tuned your TV to the VCR Whenever you want to play a tape set the TV to the video channel 1 Press RF CHANNEL on the VCR lightly The currently set RF channel appears in the display window The VCR signal is output through this channel to the TV 2 Press PROGRAM...

Page 23: ... out over the infrared receptor on the STB front see page 17 Refer to Index to parts and controls for button locations 1 Press MENU then press M m to highlight SETTINGS and press OK 2 Press M m to highlight SET TOP BOX then press OK 3 Press M m to highlight STB CONNECTION and press OK MENU OK PLAY SET SELECT OK MENU EXIT SETTINGS RETURN SET TOP BOX CLOCK TUNER LANGUAGE OK PLAY SET SELECT OK MENU E...

Page 24: ...tandby mode Set POWER SAVE in the OPTIONS 2 menu to OFF or PARTIAL 4 If you connect the STB using the aerial cable Press M m to select RF and press OK Press M m to highlight PROGRAMME NO and press OK Enter the appropriate number using M m and press OK If you connect the STB using the Scart EURO AV cable Press M m to select LINE3 and press OK 5 Press M m to highlight STB BRAND NO and press OK Enter...

Page 25: ...ng 254 Asat 384 AST 332 361 362 Astra 119 384 529 Astro 184 369 531 559 595 Audio Ton 375 Avalon 407 Axis 377 380 Birmingham Cable Communications 287 British Telecom 014 116 Barcom 228 Best 228 380 Blaupunkt 184 Boca 254 524 840 Brain Wave 343 British Sky Broadcasting 858 Brunor 420 Bush 078 102 265 BT 526 679 721 Cabletime 172 282 388 459 Cambridge 267 355 526 Camundosat 104 Canal 864 Canal Satel...

Page 26: ...m 346 432 745 FTE 277 342 422 FTE Humax 874 Fuba 183 228 308 309 380 407 425 428 432 720 Galaxis 375 377 844 845 STB brand Code numbers Galaxisat 332 GEC 097 Gold Box 864 Goldstar 346 Gooding 582 Grothusen 346 Grundig 151 184 339 474 582 761 540 G Sat 194 Harting und Helling 344 Hinari 194 Hirschmann 184 344 407 408 409 513 584 592 683 762 Hitachi 466 Houston 679 Humax 059 Huth 231 254 375 528 600...

Page 27: ...markt 254 Memphis 377 Micro Technology 344 Minerva 582 Mintec 589 MNet 030 Morgan s 254 524 840 STB brand Code numbers Multistar 342 475 Muratto 346 Navex 343 NEC 189 Neusat 703 845 Newhaus 231 Next Wave 743 Nikko 371 Nokia 692 034 119 183 339 408 425 466 584 734 832 Nordmende 283 373 625 Oceanic 597 Orbit 361 362 Orbitec 596 Oxford 355 Pace 078 194 339 347 466 802 806 858 Pal 848 Palcom 308 309 P...

Page 28: ...aiger 194 515 Scientific Atlanta 019 028 288 Seemann 407 589 637 SEG 380 432 529 753 Siemens 184 Skymaster 530 639 STB brand Code numbers Sony 286 289 293 650 715 Stella 104 STVI 428 STS 167 Sunstar 524 805 Tandberg 742 Tantec 308 309 347 466 Tatung 156 TechniSat 272 273 331 420 469 552 559 596 Teco 384 Telecom 104 Telefunken 432 Teleka 254 624 683 Telemax 435 Teleservice 292 Televes 596 Tensai 63...

Page 29: ...If the STB responds you have enterred the correct brand number Unitor 228 343 Universum 184 525 582 Vector 344 364 529 Ventana 211 Videoway 261 VisiCable 492 Vortec 432 VTech 332 473 771 Vtech 362 701 Westminster 116 Wevasat 344 STB brand Code numbers Winersat 343 Wisi 184 332 362 383 407 417 418 426 466 647 649 701 Wolsey Gene 555 XSat 134 900 Xcom Multimedia 900 Zehnder 332 342 531 829 Zenith 01...

Page 30: ... on the VCR and the TV Set the TV to the video channel Refer to Index to parts and controls for button locations 1 Press MENU then press M m to highlight SETTINGS and press OK 2 Press M m to highlight LANGUAGE then press OK 3 Press M m to highlight the desired language then press OK 4 Press MENU to exit the menu MENU OK PLAY SET SELECT OK MENU EXIT SETTINGS RETURN TUNER SET TOP BOX CLOCK LANGUAGE ...

Page 31: ...utton locations 1 Press MENU then press M m to highlight SETTINGS and press OK 2 Press M m to highlight TUNER then press OK 3 Press PROG to select the programme position MENU OK PLAY SET SELECT OK MENU EXIT SETTINGS RETURN TUNER SET TOP BOX CLOCK LANGUAGE OK PLAY SET SELECT OK MENU EXIT TUNER C AAB 2 1 PROG 1 CHANNEL SET AFT FINE TUNING ON RETURN PROG SET SELECT OK MENU EXIT TUNER C AAB 2 1 PROG 4...

Page 32: ...of the channel you want press the programme number buttons For example for channel 5 first press 0 and then press 5 6 To preset another programme position repeat steps 3 through 5 7 Press MENU to exit the menu OK PLAY MENU EXIT TUNER C AAB 2 1 PROG CHANNEL SET AFT FINE TUNING RETURN 4 CONFIRM SELECT OK OK PLAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 MENU EXIT TUNER C2 7 PROG CHANNEL SET AFT FINE TUNING RETURN 4 CONFI...

Page 33: ...When adjusting FINE TUNING the menu may become difficult to read due to interference from the picture being received 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 get a cle...

Page 34: ...Index to parts and controls for button locations 1 Press MENU then press M m to highlight LISTS and press OK 2 Press M m to highlight CHANNEL LIST then press OK 3 Press M m to highlight the row which you want to change the programme position then press To display other pages for programme positions 6 to 60 press M m repeatedly MENU OK PLAY RETURN SET SELECT OK MENU EXIT LISTS CHANNEL LIST TIMER LI...

Page 35: ...e position of another station repeat steps 3 through 5 7 Press MENU to exit the menu Disabling unwanted programme positions After presetting channels you can disable unused programme positions The disabled positions 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 Refer to Index to parts and controls for button locati...

Page 36: ...M m to highlight the row which you want to disable 4 Press CLEAR The selected row will be cleared as shown on the right 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 for any other programme positions you want to disable 6 Press MENU to exit the menu OK PLAY MENU EXIT CHANNEL LIST PROG 1 2 3 4 5 AAB CDE FGH C C C C 2 3 5 3 1 3 6 9 NAME CH C2 7 ERASE PROGRAM MOVE PROGRAM SELECT CLEAR OK PLAY MENU EXIT CHANNEL LIST PROG 1 ...

Page 37: ...CHANNEL LIST then press OK 3 Press M m to highlight the row which you want to change or enter the station name then press To display other pages for programme positions 6 to 60 press M m repeatedly 4 Press MENU OK PLAY RETURN SET SELECT OK MENU EXIT LISTS CHANNEL LIST TIMER LIST OK PLAY MENU EXIT CHANNEL LIST PROG 1 2 3 4 5 AAB CDE FGH C C C C 2 3 5 3 1 3 6 9 NAME CH C2 7 ERASE PROGRAM MOVE PROGRA...

Page 38: ...ter Each time you press M the character changes as shown below A t B t t Z t a t b t t z t 0 t 1 t t 9 t symbols t blank space t 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 exit...

Page 39: ...nction Setting the clock manually Before you start Turn on the VCR and the TV Set the TV to the video channel Refer to Index to parts and controls for button locations 1 Press MENU then press M m to highlight SETTINGS and press OK 2 Press M m to highlight CLOCK then press OK 3 Press M m to highlight MANUAL ADJUST then press OK MENU OK PLAY SET SELECT OK MENU EXIT SETTINGS RETURN TUNER SET TOP BOX ...

Page 40: ...e pressing to highlight the item to be set and press M m to select the digits The day of the week is set automatically 7 Press OK to start the clock 8 Press MENU to exit the menu OK PLAY CONFIRM SET OK MENU EXIT CLOCK OFF AUTO ADJUST CLOCK PROGRAM MANUAL ADJUST 8 1 2 0 0 1 SUN 0 0 0 SELECT 2 OK PLAY CONFIRM SET OK MENU EXIT CLOCK OFF AUTO ADJUST CLOCK PROGRAM MANUAL ADJUST 8 9 2 0 0 1 FRI 0 0 0 SE...

Page 41: ...press OK AUTO ADJUST is highlighted 3 Press OK 4 Press M m to highlight ON then press OK MENU OK PLAY SET SELECT OK MENU EXIT SETTINGS RETURN TUNER SET TOP BOX CLOCK LANGUAGE OK PLAY SET SELECT OK MENU EXIT CLOCK ON 1 AAB AUTO ADJUST CLOCK PROGRAM MANUAL ADJUST 8 FRI 8 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 9 OK PLAY CONFIRM SELECT OK MENU EXIT CLOCK OFF AUTO ADJUST CLOCK PROGRAM MANUAL ADJUST FRI 8 0 0 8 ON 2 1 2 0 0 1...

Page 42: ...Note The menu disappears automatically if you do not proceed for more than a few minutes 5 Press m to highlight CLOCK PROGRAM then press OK 6 Press M m repeatedly until the programme position of the station that carries a time signal appears If the VCR does not receive a time signal from any station AUTO ADJUST returns to OFF automatically 7 Press MENU to exit the menu OK PLAY CONFIRM SELECT OK ME...

Page 43: ... three seconds 2 Enter your personal code 1 Press M m to select a character Each time you press M the character changes as shown below A t B t t Z t 0 t 1 t t 9 t blank space t hyphen t 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 11 characters for your personal ...

Page 44: ...multaneously for more than three seconds The entered personal code appears on the TV screen Press any button to enter normal viewing mode Note The menu disappears automatically if you do not proceed for more than a few minutes 4 If the displayed personal code is correct press OK If the displayed personal code is wrong press CLEAR and continue from step 2 OK PLAY CLEAR ...

Page 45: ...by referring to the counter To display the counter on the TV screen press DISPLAY 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 3 Press H PLAY When the tape reaches the end it will rewind automatically To Press Stop play x STOP Pause play X PAUSE Resume play after pause X PAUSE or...

Page 46: ...he 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 Tip When there already is a tape in the VCR the VCR and the TV turn on the TV is set to the video channel and p...

Page 47: ...ther source connected to one or more of the LINE inputs press INPUT SELECT until the connected line appears in the display window To record from the Set Top Box press STB The STB indicator lights up in the display window Then enter a three digit STB channel number with the programme number buttons 4 Press SP LP to select the tape speed SP or LP LP Long Play provides recording time twice as long as...

Page 48: ...he OPTIONS 1 menu is set according to the tape type you use see page 84 To watch another TV programme while recording To save a recording To prevent accidental erasure break off the safety tab as illustrated To record on the same tape again cover the tab hole with adhesive tape 5 Press z REC to start recording The recording indicator lights up red in the display window 1 Press t TV VIDEO to turn o...

Page 49: ...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 When you insert a non standard commercially available tape the remaining time may not be correct The remaining time is intended for rough measurement only About 30 seconds after the tape begins playback the ta...

Page 50: ...tically turns on and starts recording what you are watching on the TV when you press z REC You can turn the TV Direct Rec function ON and OFF in the OPTIONS 2 menu see page 84 Notes You cannot record what you are watching using this method when the VCR is in the following modes pause timer standby tuner preset Auto Set Up and recording When the TV indicator is lit in the display window do not turn...

Page 51: ... time and recording stop time can be set at one minute intervals Before you start Insert a tape with its safety tab in place Make sure the tape is longer than the total recording time Refer to Index to parts and controls for button locations 1 Press DIAL TIMER DATE and TODAY appear alternately in the display window If the date and time are not set DAY will appear See step 2 in the following sectio...

Page 52: ... one minute intervals by pressing the PROGRAM buttons 5 Press DIAL TIMER STOP and the recording stop time appear alternately in the display window 6 Turn DIAL TIMER to set the recording stop time You can set the recording stop time in 15 minute intervals or adjust the time in one minute intervals by pressing the PROGRAM buttons DIAL TIMER SP OPC VIDEO SP OPC VIDEO DIAL TIMER PROGRAM SP OPC VIDEO D...

Page 53: ... LINE inputs turn DIAL TIMER or press INPUT SELECT to display the connected line in the display window To record from the Set Top Box turn DIAL TIMER or press PROGRAM until the STB channel number you want appears in the display window You can change the channel one channel at a time by turning DIAL TIMER or 100 channels at a time by pressing PROGRAM 9 Press DIAL TIMER to complete the setting OK ap...

Page 54: ...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 the tape speed is changed If you want to keep the same tape speed set AUTO LONG PLAY to OFF in the OPTIONS 1 menu see page 84 To check change or cancel the programme set...

Page 55: ...tion Mode The Dial Timer function has a Demonstration Mode that allows the user such as a salesperson to enter more than eight examples of timer settings when demonstrating the use of the Dial Timer It cancels the FULL notice which appears if eight programmes have already been set Do not use the Demonstration Mode for making timer recordings Doing so may cause the settings to be inaccurate To acti...

Page 56: ... 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 84 Refer to Index to parts and controls for button locations 1 Press TIMER When you set TIMER OPTIONS to VARIABLE The TIMER METHOD menu appears on the TV screen Press M m to select VIDEO Plus then press OK When you set TIMER OPTIONS to VIDEO Plus The VIDE...

Page 57: ...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 cancel the setting 4 If you want to change the date tape speed and the VPS PDC setting 1 Press to highlight the item you want to change 2 Press M m to reset it To record the same programme every day or the same day every week see Daily weekly rec...

Page 58: ...ecordings are made regardless of broadcast delays early starts or broadcast interruptions when the VPS or PDC indicator in the display window is 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 one or more of the LINE inputs To use the VCR after setting the timer To use the VCR before a recording begins just press 1 T...

Page 59: ...ant to keep the same tape speed set AUTO LONG PLAY to OFF in the OPTIONS 1 menu see page 84 To check change or cancel the programme setting press to choose LIST then press OK in step 4 For details see step 3 in Checking changing cancelling timer settings on page 68 Notes If the VPS PDC signal is too weak or the broadcasting station failed to transmit VPS PDC signals the VCR will start recording at...

Page 60: ... your TV and set it to the video channel Set TIMER OPTIONS to STANDARD or VARIABLE in the OPTIONS 2 menu see page 84 Refer to Index to parts and controls for button locations 1 Press TIMER When you set TIMER OPTIONS to VARIABLE The TIMER METHOD menu appears on the TV screen Press M m to select STANDARD then press OK When you set TIMER OPTIONS to STANDARD The TIMER menu appears on the TV screen TIM...

Page 61: ...g and reset To record the same programme every day or the same day every week see Daily weekly recording on page 61 To use the VPS PDC function set VPS PDC to ON For details about the VPS PDC function see Timer recording with VPS PDC signals on page 58 To record from another source connected to one or more of the LINE inputs press INPUT SELECT to display the connected line in the PROG position To ...

Page 62: ...o the LP mode Note that some interference will appear on the picture at the point the tape speed is changed If you want to keep the same tape speed set AUTO LONG PLAY to OFF in the OPTIONS 1 menu see page 84 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 To check change or cancel the programme setting pr...

Page 63: ...picture during fast forward or rewind During fast forward hold down M FF M During rewind hold down m REW m Play at high speed During playback press M FF or m REW on the remote commander During playback hold down M FF M or m REW m When you release the button normal playback resumes Play at twice the normal speed During playback press 2 Play in slow motion During playback press y SLOW Play frame by ...

Page 64: ...e turn the shuttle ring anticlockwise The frame shift speed depends on the speed you turn the shuttle ring To resume normal mode press JOG again The JOG button turns off Tip Adjust the picture using the PROGRAM buttons on the VCR if Streaks appear while playing in slow motion Bands appear at the top or bottom while pausing The picture shakes while pausing To set tracking to the centre position pre...

Page 65: ...REC repeatedly until the indicator disappears and the VCR returns to the normal recording mode To stop recording To stop the VCR while recording press x STOP Note You cannot display the current tape time in the display window when setting the recording duration time 1 While recording press z REC The indicator appears in the display window 2 Press z REC repeatedly to set the duration time Each pres...

Page 66: ... from LINE 3 IN How to connect for Synchronized Recording Connect the LINE 3 IN connector of the VCR to the TV Scart connector of the Set Top Box Then connect the LINE 1 TV connector to the TV Recording programmes using the Synchronized Recording function Before you start Insert a tape with its safety tab in place Make sure the tape is longer than the total recording time Refer to Index to parts a...

Page 67: ... overlap the programme that starts first has priority and the second programme starts recording only after the first programme has finished The Auto Clock Set function does not work while the VCR stands by for Synchronized Recording 1 Press INPUT SELECT or PROG to display L3 in the display window 2 Set the timer on the connected equipment to the time of the programme you want to record then turn i...

Page 68: ...ing standby 4 Press M m to select the setting you want to change or cancel then press OK The selected setting appears in the TIMER menu 5 To change the setting press to highlight the item you want to change then press M m to reset it To cancel the setting press CLEAR 6 Press MENU to exit the menu If any settings remain turn off the VCR to return to recording standby MENU EXIT TIMER LIST CANCEL SET...

Page 69: ... 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 Tip In step 6 above you can check the TIMER LIST by selecting LIST and pressing OK Press MENU to exit the TIMER LIST about 20 seconds will be cut off Programme 1 Programme 2 about 20 seconds will be cut off Programme 1 Programme 2 ...

Page 70: ...ONS 1 menu should be set to NICAM initial setting To check the menu setting see page 84 for details To select the sound while recording Press AUDIO MONITOR to select the sound you want Usually the mixed sound of left and right channels monaural Usually the main sound monaural Stereo programmes To listen to On screen display Display window Stereo STEREO STEREO Standard sound No indicator No indicat...

Page 71: ...t 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 see page 83 To listen to On screen display Display window Stereo main and sub left and right channels STEREO STEREO Left channel main LCH STEREO Right channe...

Page 72: ...age 74 If you eject the tape before storing the information the information will be cleared Before you start Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel Refer to Index to parts and controls for button locations To stop searching Press x STOP To exit the SMART SEARCH screen Press MENU 1 After recording press 1 to turn on the VCR 2 Press SMART SEARCH 3 Press M m to select the programme you want ...

Page 73: ...et Depending on the tape the total or remaining time may not appear correctly If many short programmes are recorded on a tape multiple programmes may be included in a single block In this case only the latest programme information will appear in the SMART SEARCH screen Blank time is measured from the end of the last recorded programme to the end of the tape However if you eject the tape and then m...

Page 74: ...ber you assigned to each cassette Before you start Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel Refer to Index to parts and controls for button locations 1 Insert a cassette for recording The VCR automatically turns on 2 Press SMART SEARCH The SMART SEARCH RECALL screen appears RECALL is highlighted and the data for the last cassette used to record programmes appears 3 Press to select a memory ...

Page 75: ...rogramme information is cleared and the new programme information is stored 1 Press 1 to turn on the VCR 2 Press SMART SEARCH 3 Press SMART SEARCH again The SMART SEARCH SAVE screen appears 4 Press to select a memory bank number Select the memory bank number with no information or the memory bank number to be deleted To cancel the process select CANCEL 5 Press OK SMART SEARCH SAVE 1 4 0 0 1 5 0 0 ...

Page 76: ...k number appears When you selected wrong memory bank number eject the cassette and repeat steps from step 1 4 Press OK The selected memory bank number appears on the SMART SEARCH screen 5 Press M m to select the programme you want to start viewing 6 Press OK The VCR starts searching and playback starts automatically from the beginning of the selected programme SMART SEARCH EXIT SET SELECT SMART SE...

Page 77: ...ut using one of the memory banks see page 72 If you want to erase the latest information in the RECALL memory bank press the SMART SEARCH button instead of the OK button in step 3 and then close the SMART SEARCH screen The new information will replace all of the current information in the RECALL memory bank Notes When you insert the cassette whose information does not exist on the memory bank numb...

Page 78: ...After about five minutes the demonstration will restart To cancel the Demonstration Mode While the VCR is turned off press and hold the both x stop and A eject buttons on the VCR for a few seconds You can also cancel the Demonstration Mode if you turn the power off and unplug the mains lead 2 Press to select the memory bank number to delete The programme information on the selected memory bank num...

Page 79: ... be added when recording starts from recording pause However an index signal will be marked if you change the programme position during recording pause When you press INDEX SEARCH if there is nothing recorded before the selected index signal playback may not start exactly at the index signal 1 Insert an indexed tape into the VCR 2 Press INDEX SEARCH To search ahead press INDEX SEARCH To search bac...

Page 80: ...and re insert it About the Reality Regenerator RR function The Reality Regenerator RR function automatically restores the picture to its original quality during playback To use the Reality Regenerator RR function To turn it off select OFF in step 3 The RR indicator turns off in the display window 1 Press MENU then select OPTIONS and press OK 2 Press M m to highlight OPTIONS 2 then press OK 3 Press...

Page 81: ...entre position press the PROGRAM and buttons on the VCR at the same time Notes You can adjust the tracking for an NTSC recorded tape but the tracking meter will not be displayed With the Auto Long Play function on the OPC function will work only in SP mode If the tape speed automatically switches from SP to LP the OPC function turns off If however the entire programme is recorded in LP mode the OP...

Page 82: ...WER SAVE is set to FULL or PARTIAL If POWER SAVE is set to FULL you cannot watch or record programmes from your Set Top Box during standby mode see page 84 1 Press MENU then select OPTIONS and press OK 2 Press M m to highlight OPTIONS 2 then press OK 3 Press M m to select POWER SAVE then press OK 4 Press M m to highlight the option then press OK FULL to reduce the power consumption to a minimum PA...

Page 83: ...y OFF to switch off OPC EDIT ON to minimize picture deterioration when editing OFF to turn off EDIT AUDIO MIX ON to listen to the hi fi and normal audio tracks at the same time The AUDIO MONITOR button will not function OFF to listen to the hi fi and normal audio tracks separately Select the sound using the AUDIO MONITOR button If you press Z EJECT AUDIO MIX will be reset to OFF For details see pa...

Page 84: ...cting STANDARD or VIDEO Plus when pressing the 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 page 56 and 60 POWER SAVE FULL to turn off the indicators in the display window during standby mode to reduce the VCR s power consumption to a minimum For using the STB page 17 the Line...

Page 85: ...tions Additional Operations Notes When the VCR stands by for recording the indicators in the display window remain lit even when POWER SAVE is set to FULL or PARTIAL With the EDIT option ON the OPC function does not work ...

Page 86: ...nnector or jacks of this VCR Refer to the examples A through C and choose the connection that best suits your VCR Example A Example B TV i LINE 1 TV VMC 2121HG Scart cable not supplied Scart EURO AV Signal flow Your VCR Recorder Other VCR Player TV VMC 820HG audio video cable not supplied LINE OUT Your VCR Recorder Other VCR Player t LINE 2 L o R open cover to connect Signal flow ...

Page 87: ...the same colour If the other VCR is a monaural type leave the red plugs unconnected If you connect this VCR to both the LINE IN and LINE OUT jacks of the other VCR select the input correctly to prevent a humming noise If the other VCR does not have a Scart EURO AV connector use the VMC 2106HG cable instead and connect the cable to the line out jacks of the other VCR TV t LINE 3 IN VMC 2121HG Scart...

Page 88: ...the procedure above the VCR will not start recording with the OPC function To record a tape with the OPC function press REC z again during recording pause in step 3 so the VCR analyses the tape Then press X pause after the OPC indicator stops flashing to start recording If you press X pause before the OPC indicator stops flashing the OPC function is cancelled 1 Insert a source tape with its safety...

Page 89: ...al hi fi audio When AUDIO MIX is set to ON the AUDIO MONITOR button does not function Remember to reset AUDIO MIX to OFF after playing the tape Note If you eject the tape or turn the VCR off AUDIO MIX is automatically set to OFF 1 Insert a source tape into your stereo system or the playback VCR Search for the point to start playback and set it to playback pause 2 Insert a prerecorded tape with its...

Page 90: ...ted to the TV with the Scart cable make sure the VIDEO indicator is lit in the display window Use the t TV VIDEO button on the remote commander to light up the VIDEO indicator The picture is not clear If your TV is connected to the VCR with both Scart and aerial cables make sure the RF channel is set to OFF see page 22 Existing broadcasts may interfere with the VCR Reset the RF channel output of y...

Page 91: ...eset the RF channel output of your VCR Select the correct source with the INPUT SELECT button Select a programme position when recording TV programmes select a line input when recording from other equipment TV reception is poor Make sure the aerial cable is connected securely Adjust the TV aerial The tape starts playing as soon as it is inserted The safety tab has been removed To record on this ta...

Page 92: ...cted equipment and press SYNCHRO REC again There was a power failure Press SYNCHRO REC again The programme recorded with the Synchronized Recording function is incomplete If the settings for timer recordings and Synchronized Recording overlap the programme that starts first has priority and the second programme starts recording only after the first programme has finished There was a power failure ...

Page 93: ... meter does not appear on the TV screen 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 Others You cannot control other TVs Set your TV s code number The code number may change when you replace the batteries of the remote commander The display window becomes dim The display window automatica...

Page 94: ...eo input pin 20 Audio input pins 2 and 6 t LINE 2 IN L o R VIDEO IN phono jack 1 Input signal 1 Vp p 75 ohms unbalanced sync negative AUDIO IN phono jack 2 Input level 327 mVrms Input impedance more than 47 kilohms R D L G Phono jack 2 Rated output level 327 mVrms Load impedance 47 kilohms Output impedance less than 10 kilohms STB CONTROL Stereo mini jack plug in power 1 General Power requirements...

Page 95: ...Delivery Control 58 Picture adjustment See Adjusting Playback 45 at various speeds 63 frame by frame 63 selecting the sound 71 slow motion 63 Power save 82 Presetting channels 31 R Reality Regenerator 80 Recording 47 bilingual programmes 70 duration time 65 saving 48 stereo programmes 70 timer setting 60 using the Dial Timer 51 VIDEO Plus 56 what you are watching on the TV 49 while watching anothe...

Page 96: ...t have a Scart EURO AV connector 1 Press RF CHANNEL on the VCR lightly 2 Turn on your TV and select a programme position for the VCR picture 3 Tune the TV to the same channel shown in the VCR display window so that SONY VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER appears clearly on the TV screen Refer to your TV s instruction manual for tuning instructions 4 Press RF CHANNEL B If your TV has a Scart EURO AV connector...

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