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Video Cassette Recor der ©1998 by Sony Corporation Operating Instructions 3-861-452- 15 (1) SL V -E230UY/EY PA L[...]
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Introduction 2 WARNING T o pr event fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. T o avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only . Mains lead must be changed only at qualified service shop. NOTICE for the customers in the United Kingdom A moulded plug complying with BS 1363 is fi[...]
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Introduction 3 Getting Started 4 Step 1: Unpacking 5 Step 2: Setting up the r emote commander 7 Step 3: Connecting the VCR 8 Step 4: Setting up the VCR with the Auto Set Up function 9 Step 5: T uning your TV to the VCR 11 Step 6: Setting the clock 13 Manual setup — Selecting a language, Presetting channels, Setting up VIDEO Plus+* 21 Setting your[...]
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Getting Started 4 Getting Started Step 1 Unpacking Check that you have r eceived the following items with the VCR: • Aerial cable • Remote commander • R6 (size AA) batteries Checking your model name The instructions in this manual ar e for the 2 models : SL V -E230UY , and E230EY . Check your model number by looking at the r ear panel of your[...]
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Getting Started 5 Getting Started Step 2 Setting up the r emote commander Inserting the batteries Insert two R6 (size AA) batteries by matching the + and – on the batteries to the diagram inside the battery compartment. Insert the negative (–) end first, then push in and down until the positive (+) end clicks into the position. Using the remote[...]
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Getting Started 6 Step 2 : Setting up the remote commander (continued) WIDE TV/VIDEO ON/ST ANDBY DISPLA Y VOL+/– Programme number buttons TV control buttons To T urn the TV into standby or active mode Select an input source of the TV either fr om aerial in or from line in Select the programme position of the TV Adjust the volume of the TV Call up[...]
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Getting Started 7 Getting Started 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. Step 3 AERIAL OUT Connecting the VCR AERIAL IN to mains : Signal flow AERIAL IN[...]
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Getting Started 8 Setting up the VCR with the Auto Set Up function Before using the VCR for the first time, set up the VCR using the Auto Set Up function. W ith this function, you can set TV channels, guided by the sequence indicated in the display window . Hold down AUTO SET UP on the VCR for mor e than three seconds. The A TP (Auto T uner Pr eset[...]
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Getting Started 9 Getting Started Step 5 1 Press RF CHANNEL on the VCR. The RF channel appears in the display window . The VCR signal is output through this channel to the TV . 2 T urn on your TV and select a programme position for the VCR picture. This programme position will now be r eferred to as the video channel. 3 T une the TV to the same cha[...]
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Getting Started 10 T o check to see if the TV tuning is corr ect Set the TV to the video channel and press PROGRAM +/– on the VCR. If the TV screen changes to a dif ferent programme each time you pr ess PROGRAM +/–, the TV tuning is correct. T o obtain a clear pictur e from the VCR If the picture does not appear clearly in step 3 above, go to s[...]
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Getting Started 11 Getting Started Setting the clock Y ou must set the time and date on the VCR to use the timer recor ding features properly . Before you start… • T urn on the VCR and the TV . • Set the TV to the video channel. Setting the clock manually 1 Press MENU, then pr ess > / . to select SETTINGS and press OK. 2 Press > / . to [...]
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Getting Started 12 Step 6 : Setting the clock (continued) 4 Press / to flash the month and set the month using > / . . 5 Set the year , hour , and minutes in sequence, using / to flash the item to be set, and press > / . to select the digits. The day of the week is set automatically . 6 Press / to start the clock. 7 Press OK. Tip • T o chan[...]
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Getting Started 13 Getting Started Manual setup — Selecting a language Y ou can change the on-screen display language. Before you start… • T urn on the VCR and the TV . • Set the TV to the video channel. 1 Press MENU, then pr ess > / . to select SETTINGS and press OK. 2 Press > / . to select LANGUAGE, then press OK. 3 Press > / . /[...]
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Getting Started 14 1 Press MENU, then pr ess > / . to select SETTINGS and press OK. 2 Press > / . to select TUNER, then pr ess OK. 3 (SL V -E230EY only) Press > / . to move the cursor ( ) to NORMAL/CA TV , then select either NORM or CA TV using ? / / . Manual setup — Pr esetting channels If some channels could not be preset using the Aut[...]
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Getting Started 15 Getting Started Selected programme position 4 Press > / . to move the cursor ( ) to CHANNEL SET . 5 Press PROG +/– to select the pr ogramme position. 6 Press ? / / repeatedly until the channel you want is displayed. The channels appear in the following or der: SL V -E230UY • UHF B21 - B69 SL V -230EY • VHF A - J • UHF [...]
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Getting Started 16 Disabling unwanted programme positions After presetting the channels, you can disable unused pr ogramme positions. The disabled positions will be skipped later when you pr ess the PROG +/– buttons. 1 In step 6 above, press pr ogramme number button “0” twice to display the number “00” beside CHANNEL SET . 2 Press OK. If [...]
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Getting Started 17 Getting Started Manual setup — Setting up VIDEO Plus+ VIDEO Plus+ is a feature that simplifies programming the VCR to make timer recor dings. T o use VIDEO Plus+, each programme position needs to be matched with its VIDEO Plus+ guide channel. T o get the guide channel numbers, see “Guide channels for VIDEO Plus+” on page 19[...]
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Getting Started 18 Manual setup — Setting up VIDEO Plus+ (continued) 3 Press > / . to move the cursor ( ) to the row on which you want to set the guide channel. T o display other pages for programme positions 6 to 60, press > / . r epeatedly . 4 Press pr ogramme number buttons to enter the guide channel number assigned in the programme guid[...]
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Getting Started 19 Getting Started 001 BBC1 002 BBC2 003 ITV 004 CHANNEL 4 005 CHANNEL 5 006 R TE 1 007 R TE 2 008 TV NA GAEL T ACHT A 101 SKY ONE 102 SKY NEWS 103 SKY MOVIES 104 THE MOVIE CHANNEL 105 SKY SPOR T 106 NICKELODEON P ARAMOUNT CHANNEL 107 EUROSPOR T QUANTOM TV 108 W ARNER BROTHERS 109 MTV EUROPE 1 10 CHILDREN’S CHANNEL THE F AML Y CHA[...]
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Getting Started 20 Setting up VIDEO Plus+ for satellite broadcasts When your satellite tuner is connected via the AERIAL IN connector , first you have to set the programme position for each satellite channel using the TUNER menu. Then set the guide channel number for each satellite channel using the VIDEO Plus+ menu. If your satellite tuner is conn[...]
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Getting Started 21 Getting Started 1 Hold down P P AUSE and ON/ST ANDBY on the VCR simultaneously for mor e than three seconds. Setting your personal code For identification, you can enter a personal code into the VCR. Once you enter your personal code, you can confirm it any time but can never change it. Make a note of the code to quote to the pol[...]
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Getting Started 22 2 Enter your personal code. 1 Press > / . to select a character . Each time you press > , the character changes as shown below . A n B n … n Z n 0 n 1 n … n 9 n (blank space) n – (hyphen) n A 2 Press / to set the next character . The next space flashes. T o correct a character , press ? / / until the character you wan[...]
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Basic Operations Basic Operations 23 Basic Operations Playing a tape REPLA Y 6 EJECT 03 REW P P AUSE Æ PLA Y )# FF p STOP COUNTER RESET DISPLA Y PLAY OK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 continued 1 T urn 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 remove[...]
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Basic Operations 24 Additional tasks To Stop play Pause play Resume play after pause Fast-forward the tape Rewind the tape Eject the tape Press p STOP P P AUSE P P AUSE or Æ PLA Y )# FF during stop 03 REW during stop 6 EJECT T o r eplay a recently watched scene Y ou can immediately rewind and playback the scene you want to watch again. During play[...]
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Basic Operations Basic Operations 25 Recor ding TV pr ogrammes 1 T urn on your TV and set it to the video channel. T o recor d from a decoder , turn it on. 2 Insert a tape with its safety tab in place. 3 Press INPUT SELECT until a pr ogramme position number appears in the display window . r REC SP/LP INPUT SELECT DISPLA Y PROG +/– COUNTER/ REMAIN[...]
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Basic Operations 26 Recording TV pr ogrammes (continued) 4 Press PROG +/– to select the pr ogramme position you want to recor d. 5 Press SP/LP to select the tape speed, SP or LP . LP (Long Play) pr ovides recording time twice as long as SP (Standard Play), however , SP pr oduces better picture and audio quality . 6 Press r REC to start r ecording[...]
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Basic Operations Basic Operations 27 T o check the r emaining time Press DISPLA Y . W ith the display on, press COUNTER/REMAIN to check the remaining time. Each time you pr ess COUNTER/REMAIN, the time counter and the remaining time appear alternately . The remaining time with the indicator also appears in the display window . T o correctly check t[...]
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Basic Operations 28 1 Press VIDEO Plus+. Recor ding TV pr ogrammes using VIDEO Plus+ Just enter the programme’s “PlusCode” listed in the TV programme guide. The date, times, and programme position of that programme ar e set automatically . Y ou can preset up to eight pr ogrammes at a time. Before you start… • Check that the VCR clock is s[...]
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Basic Operations Basic Operations 29 2 Press the pr ogramme number buttons to enter the programme’s PlusCode, then press SET . If you make a mistake, press VIDEO Plus+ before pr essing SET and re-enter the correct number . The date, start and stop times, programme position and tape speed appear on the TV screen. If the information is incorrect, p[...]
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Basic Operations 30 Recording TV pr ogrammes using VIDEO Plus+ (continued) Daily/weekly recor ding In step 3 above, press . to select the r ecording pattern. Each time you pr ess . , the indication changes as shown below . Pr ess > to change the indication in reverse or der . TODA Y n SU-SA (Sunday to Saturday) n MO-SA (Monday to Saturday) n MO-[...]
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Basic Operations Basic Operations 31 Setting the timer manually If VIDEO Plus+ is not available in you area, follow the instr uctions below to set the timer to recor d programmes. 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 r[...]
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Basic Operations 32 Setting the timer manually (continued) 2 Set the date, start and stop times, programme position and tape speed: 1 Press ? / / to flash each item in turn. 2 Press > / . to set each item. T o correct a setting, press ? to r eturn to that setting and reset. • T o record the same pr ogramme every day or the same day every week,[...]
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Basic Operations Basic Operations 33 T o use the VCR after setting the timer T o use the VCR before a timer r ecording begins, just press ON/ST ANDBY . The indicator turns off and the VCR switches on. Remember to pr ess ON/ST ANDBY to reset the VCR after using the VCR. Y ou can also do the following tasks while the VCR is recor ding: • Reset the [...]
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Additional Operations 34 Playing/sear ching at various speeds Additional Operations Playback options V iew the picture during fast- forward or r ewind Play at high speed Play at twice the normal speed Play in slow motion Play frame by frame Rewind and start play )# FF Æ PLA Y 03 REW & SLOW Æ PLA Y )# FF 03 REW Operation During fast-forwar d, [...]
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Additional Operations 35 QUICK TIMER 0:00 0:30 1:00 10:30 11:00 1 While recor ding, press QUICK TIMER once. The indicator appears in the display window . 2 Press QUICK TIMER r epeatedly to set the duration. Each press advances the time in incr ements of 30 minutes. The duration decreases minute by minute to 0:00, then the VCR stops recor ding and t[...]
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Additional Operations 36 Checking/ changing/ cancelling timer settings Before you start… • T urn on your TV and set it to the video channel. 1 Press ON/ST ANDBY to turn on the VCR. 2 Press MENU, then pr ess > / . to select LIST and press OK: • If you want to change a setting, go on to the next step. • If you do not need to change the set[...]
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Additional Operations 37 4 • T o change the setting, press ? / / to flash the item you want to change, and pr ess > / . to r eset it. • T o cancel the setting, press CLEAR. 5 Press OK. If any settings r emain, turn off the VCR to return to r ecording standby . When the timer settings overlap The programme that starts first has priority and t[...]
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Additional Operations 38 Adjusting the pictur e Adjusting the tracking Although the VCR automatically adjusts the tracking when playing a tape (the indicator flashes in the display window , then goes off), distortion may occur if the tape was recor ded in poor condition. If so, manually adjust the tracking. During playback, press the TRACKING +/–[...]
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Additional Operations 39 Menu option AUTO T APE SPEED T APE SELECT Changing menu options 1 Press MENU, then pr ess > / . to select SETTINGS and press OK. 2 Press > / . to select OPTIONS, then press OK. 3 Press > / . to select the option you want to change: • T o change the T APE OPTIONS or VIDEO OPTIONS 1 Press OK after selecting T APE O[...]
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Additional Operations 40 Menu option POWER SA VE RF MODULA T OR Other options Set this option to • OFF to turn on the indicators in the display window while the VCR is standing by . • ON to turn of f the indicators in the display window to conserve the VCR power . • ON if you connect the VCR to your TV using only the aerial cable. • OFF if [...]
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Additional Operations 41 Editing with another VCR Connecting to recor d on this VCR : LINE-1 (TV) TV Other VCR (Player) LINE (Scart) VMC-2121 LINE cable (not supplied) : Signal flow This VCR (Recor der) continued[...]
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Additional Operations 42 r REC P P AUSE Operation (when recor ding on this VCR) Before you start editing • T urn on your TV and set it to the video channel. • Press INPUT SELECT to display “L” in the display window . • Press SP/LP to select the tape speed, SP or LP . 1 Insert a source tape with its safety tab r emoved into the other (play[...]
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43 Additional Information Symptom The ON/ST ANDBY switch does not function. The power is turned on but the VCR does not operate. The clock has stopped and “–:– –” lights in the display window . The playback pictur e does not appear on the TV screen. The picture is not clear . The picture r olls vertically during picture sear ch. The pictu[...]
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44 Additional Information T roubleshooting (continued) Timer recor ding Recording Symptom No TV programme appears on the TV screen. TV reception is poor . The tape starts playing as soon as it is inserted. The tape is ejected when you press r REC. Nothing happens when you press r REC. The timer does not operate. Remedy • Make sur e the TV is set [...]
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45 Additional Information Symptom A tape cannot be inserted. The remote commander does not function. The tracking meter does not appear on the screen. The VCR needs to be cleaned. Others Remedy • Check that a tape isn’t alr eady in the tape compartment. • Make sur e you are pointing the remote commander at the remote sensor on the VCR. • Re[...]
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46 Additional Information Specifications System Channel coverage SL V -E230UY : P AL (I) UHF B21 - B69 SL V -E230EY : P AL (I) VHF A - J UHF B21 - B69 CA TV S01 - S05, S1 - S20 HYPER S21 - S41 RF output signal UHF channels 21 to 69 Aerial out 75-ohm asymmetrical aerial socket Inputs and outputs : LINE-1 (TV) 21-pin V ideo input: pin 20 Audio input:[...]
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47 Additional Information Index to parts and contr ols Refer to the pages indicated in parentheses ( ) for details. Front panel 1 ON/ST ANDBY switch/indicator (29) 2 T ape compartment 30 3 REW (rewind) button (24, 34) 4Æ PLA Y button (23) 5) # FF (fast-forward) button (24, 34) 6r REC (recor d) button (26) 7p STOP button (26) 8P P AUSE button (24) [...]
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48 Additional Information Index to parts and controls (continued) Display window 1 T imer indicator (29) 2 T ape speed indicators (26) 3 VIDEO indicator (27) 4 OPC (Optimum Pictur e Control) indicator (38) 5 T racking indicator (38) 6 T ime counter/clock/line/ programme position indicator (24, 26, 42) 7 Remaining time indicator (27) 8 T ape/recordi[...]
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49 Additional Information Rear panel 1 Mains lead (7) 2 AERIAL IN ANTENNE ENTREE connector (7) 3 AERIAL OUT ANTENNE SOR TIE connector (7) 4: LINE-1 (TV) : LIGNE-1 (TV) connector (7, 41) 1 2 43 continued[...]
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50 Additional Information Index to parts and controls (continued) Remote commander 16 EJECT button (24) 2 COUNTER RESET button (24) 3 DISPLA Y button (24) 4 WIDE button (for TV) (6) 5 TV/VIDEO button (27) 6 QUICK TIMER button (35) 7r REC (r ecord) button (26) 8 SP (Standar d Play)/LP (Long Play) button (26) 9 INPUT SELECT button (25, 29) !… &[...]
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51 Additional Information !£ [TV] / [VIDEO] remote contr ol switch (5) !¢ ON/ST ANDBY switch (29) ! COUNTER/REMAIN button (27) !⁄ CLEAR button (37) !ƒ VIDEO Plus+ button (28) !¥ Programme number buttons (18, 29) !» SET button (29) @… ? (ten’s digit) button (27) @` PROG (programme) +/– buttons (26) @“ VOL (volume) +/– buttons ( for [...]
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Sony Corporation Index A, B Aerial hookup 7 AFT (Auto Fine T uning) 16 C Cancelling timer settings 36 Changing timer settings 36 Checking timer settings 36 Cleaning the video heads 43 Clock setting 1 1 Connecting the VCR and your TV 7 Colour system compatible colour systems 2 Counter 24 D Disabling programme position 16 Dubbing. See Editing E, F , [...]