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Basic Operations

Basic Operations

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To watch another TV programme while recording

Select another programme position on the TV.

To save a recording

To prevent accidental erasure, break off the
safety tab as illustrated.  To record on a tape
again, cover the tab hole with adhesive tape.

Tips

• You can select a video source from the LINE-1 IN jacks using INPUT SELECT or

PROG +/–.  When you use PROG +/–, “L” appears in the display window between
the lowest programme position and the highest one.  For SLV-E380EE only, “L1”
appears for the video source connected to LINE-1 IN jacks, or “L2” for the the video
source connected to LINE-2 IN jacks.

• The display appears on the TV screen indicating information about the tape, but the

information won’t be recorded on the tape.

• If you don’t want to watch TV while recording, you can turn off the TV.

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.

• When you insert a non-standard commercially available tape, the remaining time

may not be correct.

• The remaining time doesn’t work for an NTSC-recorded tape. “–:– –” appears in the

display window.

• The remaining time is intended for rough measurement only.
• If you play back the tape for about 30 seconds after the tape is inserted, the

remaining time will be displayed.

Safety tab

Содержание SLV-E180EE

Страница 1: ...ing E F G H I J K Editing 35 L M LP mode 20 22 N NTSC recorded tape 19 O OPC Optimum Picture Control 32 P Picture adjustment 32 Playback 18 at various speeds 27 slow motion 27 Presetting channels 15 Q Quick timer 29 R Recording 21 saving 23 while watching another programme 23 Remote commander 5 RF channel 8 S Safety tab 23 Searching at various speeds 27 SP mode 22 T U V W X Y Z Timer recording 24 ...

Страница 2: ...Video Cassette Recorder 1998 by Sony Corporation Operating Instructions 3 861 457 13 1 SLV E480EE SLV E380EE SLV E180EE PAL NTSC 4 43 ...

Страница 3: ... sunlight excessive dust mechanical vibration or shock Do not install the unit in an inclined position It is designed to be operated in a horizontal position only Keep the unit and cassettes away from equipment with strong magnets such as microwave ovens or large loudspeakers Do not place heavy objects on the unit If the unit is brought directly from a cold to a warm location moisture may condense...

Страница 4: ...channels Basic Operations 18 Playing a tape Table of contents Getting Started 21 Recording TV programmes 24 Recording TV programmes using the timer Additional Operations 27 Playing searching at various speeds 29 Recording TV programmes using the quick timer 30 Checking changing cancelling timer settings 32 Adjusting the picture 33 Changing menu options 35 Editing with another VCR Additional Inform...

Страница 5: ...r R6 size AA batteries Checking your model name The instructions in this manual are for the 3 models SLV E480EE E380EE and E180EE Check your model number by looking at the rear panel of your VCR The SLV E480EE is the model used for illustration purposes Any difference in operation is clearly indicated in the text for example SLV E380EE only ...

Страница 6: ...e end first then push in and down until the positive end clicks into the 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 Remote sensor continued Set TV VIDEO to VIDEO and point at the remote sensor on the VCR TV and point at the remote sensor on the TV To op...

Страница 7: ... sound type stereo mono of your stereo Sony TV SLV E480EE only Call up on screen display Operate TV menu options PROG Notes With normal use the batteries should last about three to six months If you do not use the remote commander for an extended period of time remove the batteries to avoid possible damage from battery leakage Do not use a new battery with an old one Do not use different types of ...

Страница 8: ...low AERIAL IN Mains lead Aerial cable To a TV that has phono type audio video input jacks This additional connection improves picture and sound quality Connect the TV as shown on the right using a commercially available connecting cable like the Sony VMC 710M 720M If your TV has left and right audio input jacks use a connecting cable like the Sony VMC 910MS IN ENTREE OUT SORTIE AERIAL ANTENNE IN E...

Страница 9: ...ppears 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 4 Press RF CHANNEL The TV system appears in the display window ON STANDBY RF CHANNEL PROGRAM RF CHANNEL AUTO SET UP ON STANDBY ...

Страница 10: ... 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 picture does not appear clearly in step 6 above go to step 7 to finish this procedure once Then start from step 2...

Страница 11: ...ed by the sequence indicated in the display window Hold down AUTO SET UP on the VCR for more than three seconds The VCR automatically turns on The ATP Auto Tuner Preset function starts search ing for all of the receivable channels and presets them in numerical order When no more receivable channels can be found presetting stops and SET UP disappears from the display window AUTO SET UP RF CHANNEL A...

Страница 12: ...uto Set Up function Press AUTO SET UP Tip The factory preset language of the menu is English If you want to change the language to Russian see page 14 Note Do not cancel the Auto Set Up function during the ATP operations If you do repeat the step above ...

Страница 13: ...ou must set the time and date on the VCR to use the timer recording features properly Before you start Turn on the VCR and the TV Set the TV to the video channel 1 Press MENU then press to select SETTINGS and press OK 2 Press to select CLOCK and press OK 3 tCLOCK 1 1 1998 TH 0 00 AUTO ADJUST OFF CLOCK PROG 1 SELECT B b SET V v OK OK tCLOCK 11 1 1998 SU 0 00 AUTO ADJUST OFF CLOCK PROG 1 SELECT B b ...

Страница 14: ...Set the year hour and minutes in sequence using to flash the item to be set and to select the digits The day of the week is set automatically 6 Press to start the clock The date flashes 7 Press OK PAUSE STOP FF REW PLAY OK PAUSE STOP FF REW PLAY OK PAUSE STOP FF REW PLAY OK tCLOCK 11 12 1998 FR 15 30 AUTO ADJUST OFF CLOCK PROG 1 SELECT B b SET V v OK OK tCLOCK 11 12 1998 FR 15 30 AUTO ADJUST OFF C...

Страница 15: ...he video channel 1 Press MENU then press to select SETTINGS and press OK 2 Press to select LANGUAGE then press OK 3 Press to move the dot r to the desired language then press OK MENU OK MENU LANGUAGE ENGLISH SELECT V v SET OK PAUSE STOP FF REW PLAY OK PAUSE STOP FF REW PLAY OK PAUSE STOP FF REW PLAY OK SETTINGS OPTIONS TUNER CLOCK LANGUAGE SELECT V v SET OK ...

Страница 16: ...ORMAL CATV then select either NORM or CATV using 4 Press to move the cursor to CHANNEL SET MENU OK continued PROG MENU SETTINGS OPTIONS TUNER CLOCK LANGUAGE SELECT V v SET OK PAUSE STOP FF REW PLAY OK PAUSE STOP FF REW PLAY OK PAUSE STOP FF REW PLAY OK PAUSE STOP FF REW PLAY OK TUNER PROG14 SYSTEM D K NORMAL CATV CATV CHANNEL SET S 0 1 AFT ON FINE TUNING SELECT V v SET B b TUNER PROG14 SYSTEM D K ...

Страница 17: ...19 20 21 69 Corresponding TV channel R1 R6 R7 R12 R2 R3 R4 R5 R8 R9 R10 R11 R21 R69 B G TV system CHANNEL SET number 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 21 69 CATV 1 41 CATV 42 46 Corresponding TV channel E2 E3 E4 E5 E6 E7 E8 E9 E10 E11 E12 E21 E69 S1 S41 S01 S05 PROG PAUSE STOP FF REW PLAY OK TUNER PROG 7 SYSTEM D K NORMAL CATV NORM CHANNEL SET S 0 1 AFT ON FINE TUNING SELECT V v SET B b Selected programme ...

Страница 18: ...e the manual tuning function 1 Press PROG 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 and press OK 4 Select FINE TUNING The fine tuning meter appears 5 Press to get a clearer picture then press OK Note that the AFT Auto Fine Tuning setting switches to OFF Note The menu disappears automatically if you don...

Страница 19: ... 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 Æ PLAY When the tape reaches the end it will rewind automatically 6 EJECT 03 REW P PAUSE Æ PLAY FF p STOP COUNTER RESET DISPLAY PLAY OK NTSC PB REPLAY ...

Страница 20: ...ess REPLAY 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 play 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 Set NTSC PB to ON PAL TV NTSC 4 43 To use the time counter At the point the tape that you want to find later press COUN...

Страница 21: ...lowing may occur while playing an NTSC recorded tape The picture becomes black and white The picture shakes No picture appears on the TV screen Black streaks appear horizontally on the TV screen The colour density increases or decreases Deterioration of the picture quality may occur If a tape has portions recorded in both PAL and NTSC systems the time counter reading will not be correct This is du...

Страница 22: ...rn on your TV and set it to the video channel 2 Insert a tape with its safety tab in place 3 Press INPUT SELECT until a programme position number appears in the display window r REC PROG continued DISPLAY INPUT SELECT SP LP COUNTER REMAIN TV VIDEO INPUT SELECT p STOP ...

Страница 23: ...ecording indicator lights up red in the display window To stop recording Press p STOP To check the remaining time Press DISPLAY With the display on press COUNTER REMAIN to check the remaining time Each time you press COUNTER REMAIN the time counter and the remaining time appear alternately The remaining time with the indicator also appears in the display window To correctly check the remaining tim...

Страница 24: ...ing information about the tape but the information won t be recorded on the tape If you don t want to watch TV while recording you can turn off the TV 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 corre...

Страница 25: ...e 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 PAUSE STOP FF REW PLAY OK ON STANDBY MENU OK p STOP tTIMER 11 12 FR DATE TIME PROG TODAY 1 9 0 0 b 2 0 0 0 3 5 SP LP SP SELECT B b SET V v OK OK ...

Страница 26: ...ks press to display L in the PROG position For SLV E380EE display L1 to record from a source connected to LINE 1 IN jacks and L2 to record from a source connected to LINE 2 IN jacks 3 Press OK 4 Press ON STANDBY to turn off the VCR The indicator appears in the display window and the VCR stands by for recording To record from a source leave the connected equipment switched on To stop recording To s...

Страница 27: ...Watch another TV programme To record satellite broadcasts If you connect the satellite tuner and the VCR you can record satellite programmes 1 Turn on the satellite tuner 2 On the satellite tuner select the satellite programme for which you want to make a timer setting 3 Keep the satellite tuner turned on until the VCR finishes recording the satellite programme for which you have made a timer sett...

Страница 28: ...inued Operation During fast forward hold down FF or FF During rewind hold down03 REW or 0 REW During playback press FF or 03 REW During playback hold down FF or 03 REW To resume normal playback release the button During playback or pause press SLOW During pause press FF or 03 REW Hold down the button to play one frame each second During stop press Æ PLAY on the VCR while holding down 0 REW or 03 R...

Страница 29: ...e in the following way Tip Adjust the picture using TRACKING on the VCR if streaks appear while playing in slow motion the picture shakes while pausing To set tracking to the centre position press both buttons at the same time Notes The sound is muted during these operations The picture may have snow when playing at high speed in reverse when playing in reverse slow motion when playing in reverse ...

Страница 30: ...ding 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 Recording TV programmes using the quick timer After starting recording in the normal way you can have the VCR stop recording automatically after a specified duration Using the quick timer during stop mode You can set the quic...

Страница 31: ... If you want to change a setting go on to the next step If you do not need to change or cancel the settings press OK then turn off the VCR to return to recording standby 3 Press to select the setting you want to change or cancel then press OK CLEAR MENU ON STANDBY OK tLIST 11 12 FR DATE TIME PROG TU 1900b2000 6 13 12 0930b1000 35 11 12 0500b0530 44 MO FR 1200b1300 L MO SA 2300b2330 L SU SA 1212b13...

Страница 32: ...ttings 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 tTIMER 11 12 FR DATE TIME PROG TODAY 1 9 0 0 b 2 0 0 0 3 5 SP LP LP SELECT B b SET...

Страница 33: ...in the display window lit For details see 33 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 Whenever you insert a tape and first start recording the VCR adjusts to the tape using the OPC function the OPC indicator flashes rapidly This adjustment is retained until the tape is ejected To deactivat...

Страница 34: ...t the option then press to change the setting 5 Press OK to return to the original screen Menu choices Initial settings are indicated in bold print TAPE OPTIONS Menu option TAPE SELECT Set this option to 300 to use an E 300 type tape 240 to use an E 240 type tape 195 to use an E 195 or shorter type tape continued SETTINGS OPTIONS TUNER CLOCK LANGUAGE SELECT V v SET OK OPTIONS TAPE OPTIONS VIDEO OP...

Страница 35: ...l function and improve picture quality OFF to switch off OPC AUTO to automatically detect the colour system and play back the tape in the appropriate mode If the picture s colour is poor manually select the colour system that the tape was recorded in PAL to play back a tape recorded in the PAL system MESECAM to play back a tape recorded in the MESECAM system ...

Страница 36: ...layer LINE 2 IN LINE OUT VMC 710M 720M audio video cable not supplied Signal flow This VCR Recorder This VCR Recorder You can also connect to the jacks on the front panel SLV E380EE only Notes Make sure you connect the plugs to jacks of the same colour 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 continued ...

Страница 37: ...ting 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 button 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 Editing Note If you start recording followin...

Страница 38: ...V is set to the video channel If you are using a monitor set it to video input Adjust the tracking with the TRACKING buttons The video heads are dirty see below Clean the video heads using the Sony T 25CLD E 25CLDR or T 25CLW video head cleaning cassette If these cleaning cassettes are not available in your area have the heads cleaned at your nearest Sony service facility a standard service charge...

Страница 39: ... 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 with the INPUT SELECT or PROG buttons Select a programme position when recording TV programmes select L L1 or L2 for SLV E380EE when recording from other equipment Check that the clock is set Make sure a tape has been inserted Check that the safety tab has ...

Страница 40: ...e commander 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 ...

Страница 41: ...1 Vp p 75 ohms unbalanced sync negative AUDIO IN phono jack 1 Input level 327 mVrms Input impedance more than 47 kilohms LINE OUT VIDEO OUT phono jack 1 Output signal 1 Vp p 75 ohms unbalanced sync negative AUDIO OUT phono jack 1 Standard output 327 mVrms Load impedance 47 kilohms Output impedance less than 10 kilohms General Power requirements 220 240 V AC 50 Hz Power consumption 20 W Operating t...

Страница 42: ...80EE 1 ON STANDBY switch indicator 25 2 Tape compartment 3 03 REW rewind button 19 27 4 Æ PLAY button 18 5 FF fast forward button 19 27 6 r REC record button 22 7 p STOP button 22 8 P PAUSE button 19 9 PROGRAM TRACKING buttons 22 32 AUTO SET UP RF radio frequency CHANNEL button 8 10 Remote sensor 5 6 EJECT button 19 continued 1 2 3 5 4 9 8 7 6 ...

Страница 43: ...ment 3 0 REW rewind button 19 27 4 FF fast forward button 19 27 5 Æ PLAY button 18 6 CLICK SHUTTLE ring 28 7 r REC record button 22 8 p STOP button 22 9 P PAUSE button 19 PROGRAM TRACKING buttons 22 32 AUTO SET UP RF radio frequency CHANNEL button 8 10 Remote sensor 5 LINE 2 IN VIDEO AUDIO jacks 35 6 EJECT button 19 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 8 7 ...

Страница 44: ...cator 25 29 2 Tape speed indicator 22 3 OPC Optimum Picture Control indicator 32 4 Tracking indicator 32 5 Time counter clock line programme position indicator 8 10 19 22 6 Remaining time indicator 22 7 Tape Recording indicator 22 continued 1 2 3 4 7 6 5 ...

Страница 45: ...tion Index to parts and controls continued Rear panel 1 Mains lead 7 2 LINE 1 IN AUDIO VIDEO jacks 35 3 AERIAL IN connector 7 4 AERIAL OUT connector 7 5 LINE OUT AUDIO VIDEO jacks 7 6 NTSC PB PlayBack switch 19 1 2 6 3 5 4 ...

Страница 46: ...uttons 22 6 COUNTER REMAIN button 22 7 QUICK TIMER button 29 8 INPUT SELECT button 21 36 9 r REC record button 22 SP Standard Play LP Long Play button SLV E480EE only 22 Tape menu operation buttons MENU button 12 33 P PAUSE button 19 p STOP button 22 0 3 REW rewind button 19 27 FF fast forward button 19 27 Æ PLAY OK button 18 continued 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ...

Страница 47: ...N STANDBY switch 25 CLEAR button 31 AUDIO MONITOR button for TV SLV E480EE only 6 TV VIDEO remote control switch 5 button for TV 6 ƒ COUNTER RESET button 19 SLOW button 27 REPLAY button 19 ƒ Index to parts and controls continued ...

Страница 48: ...47 Additional Information ...

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