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    SL V -ED313_GB 3-065-583-E1 (1) Video Cassette Recor der © 2001 Sony Corporation Operating Instructions 3-065-583- E1 (1) P AL NTSC SL V -ED313MJ/SG 01GB01COV-ED313.p65 12/3/01, 11:12 AM 1[...]

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    2 SL V -ED313 GB 3-065-583-E1 (1) Connecting the VCR 1 Disconnect the aerial cable from your TV and connect it to AERIAL IN on the r ear 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. Additional connections T o a TV that has audio/video input [...]

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    3 SL V -ED313 GB 3-065-583-E1 (1) Setting the clock Y ou must set the time and date on the VCR to be able 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. 1 Press MENU, then pr ess M / m to move the cursor ( B ) to CLOCK SET and press OK. 2 Press M / m to set [...]

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    4 SL V -ED313 GB 3-065-583-E1 (1) Pr esetting channels First, we recommend that you pr eset the receivable channels in your ar ea using the One T ouch T uning function or AUT O PRESET in the TUNER PRESET menu. Then, if some channels cannot be preset automatically , set them manually . If there ar e any unwanted channels among the preset ones, you c[...]

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    5 SL V -ED313 GB 3-065-583-E1 (1) Presetting all r eceivable channels automatically This VCR is capable of receiving B/G, D/K and I system channels. For receivable channel details, see page 7. Before you start… • T urn on the VCR and the TV . • Set the TV to the video channel. 1 Press MENU, then pr ess M / m to move the cursor ( B ) to TUNER [...]

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    6 SL V -ED313 GB 3-065-583-E1 (1) Presetting channels manually 1 Press MENU, then pr ess M / m to move the cursor ( B ) to TUNER PRESET and press OK. 2 Press M / m / < / , to move the cursor ( B ) to NORMAL/CA TV , then select NORM. T o pr eset CA TV channels, select CA TV . 3 Press > / . to move the cursor ( B ) to CHANNEL SET . 4 Press PROG[...]

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    7 SL V -ED313 GB 3-065-583-E1 (1) 5 Press , repeatedly until the channel you want is displayed. Pressing < goes back to the previous channels. The channels are scanned in the following order: If you know the number of the channel you want, press the programme number buttons. For example, for channel 5, first pr ess “0” and then pr ess “5.?[...]

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    8 SL V -ED313 GB 3-065-583-E1 (1) Recor ding TV pr ogrammes 1 T urn on your TV and set it to the video channel. 2 Insert a tape with its safety tab in place. 3 Press PROGRAM +/– to select the pr ogramme position you want to recor d. 4 Press z REC to start r ecording. The recor ding indicator lights up red in the display window . T o stop recor di[...]

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    9 SL V -ED313 GB 3-065-583-E1 (1) Recor ding TV programmes using the Easy Timer function The Easy T imer function allows you to make a timer recor ding of a programme without turning on your TV . Set the recording timer to r ecord only one programme that will be br oadcast within the next 24 hours using the EASY TIMER knob. If the VCR clock has not[...]

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    10 SL V -ED313 GB 3-065-583-E1 (1) REC SPEED SP/LP (SP/EP) EASY TIMER EASY TIMER EASY TIMER SP APC LP APC SP Recording TV pr ogrammes using the Easy T imer function (continued) 4 Set the recor ding stop time in the same way as in step 2, then push the EASY TIMER knob. A programme number flashes. 5 T urn the EASY TIMER knob clockwise or counter cloc[...]

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    11 SL V -ED313 GB 3-065-583-E1 (1) 123 456 789 0 SP APC CLOCK START SP APC CLOCK START Setting or changing the Easy Clock When “–:– –” is displayed in the display window , the VCR clock has not been set. Y ou need to set the clock using the Easy Clock function before setting the timer . Y ou can also change the current time using the Easy[...]

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    12 SL V -ED313 GB 3-065-583-E1 (1) SP APC START EASY TIMER Recording TV pr ogrammes using the Easy T imer function (continued) 3 Push the EASY TIMER knob to finish setting the clock. The VCR enters the timer recor ding setting mode. T o continue the Easy T imer setting, go to step 2 in “Setting the Easy T imer” on page 9. T o quit the Easy T im[...]

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    13 SL V -ED313 GB 3-065-583-E1 (1) T o stop recording T o stop the VCR while recor ding, press x ST OP . T o check or change the timer setting Push EASY TIMER knob repeatedly until the setting you want to check or change flashes. Then re-enter the new setting, if necessary . If you do not want to change any of the settings, push the EASY TIMER knob[...]

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    14 SL V -ED313 GB 3-065-583-E1 (1) Tips • T o record from a sour ce connected to the LINE-1 IN jacks, press INPUT SELECT or PROG +/– or turn the EASY TIMER knob to display “L” in the display window . • T o record NTSC signals, set the tape speed to SP or EP . T o record in the EP mode, set the tape speed to “LP” in the display window [...]

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    15 SL V -ED313 GB 3-065-583-E1 (1) Setting the timer manually Y ou can preset up to eight pr ogrammes 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 recor ding time. • T urn on your TV and set it to the video channe[...]

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    16 SL V -ED313 GB 3-065-583-E1 (1) 3 Press , to confirm the setting. The cursor ( B ) appears at the beginning of the line. T o enter another setting, move the cursor to the next line and repeat step 2. 4 Press OK. 5 Press ?/1 to turn of f the VCR. The t indicator appears in the display window and the VCR stands by for recor ding. T o record fr om [...]

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    17 SL V -ED313 GB 3-065-583-E1 (1) m REW M FF × 2 H PLA Y y SLOW m REW M FF H PLAY Playing/sear ching at various speeds x STOP Z EJECT x STOP X PAUSE Playback options Play a tape Stop play Pause play Resume play after pause Fast-forward/r ewind V iew the picture during fast- forward or r ewind Play at high speed Play at twice the normal speed Play[...]

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    18 SL V -ED313 GB 3-065-583-E1 (1) Setting the r ecording duration time After you have started recor ding in the normal way , you can have the VCR stop recor ding automatically after a specified duration. 1 While recor ding, press z REC. The t indicator appears in the display window . 2 Press z REC r epeatedly to set the duration. Each press advanc[...]

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    19 SL V -ED313 GB 3-065-583-E1 (1) Editing with another VCR How to connect to recor d on this VCR Tip • Connect LINE-1 IN on this VCR to the line output jacks on the other VCR using a commercially available audio/video cable such as Sony VMC-710HG/720HG (not supplied). If the other VCR has the AUDIO L and R jacks, use a Sony VMC-910HG audio/video[...]

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    20 SL V -ED313 GB 3-065-583-E1 (1) Operation (when r ecording on this VCR) Before you start editing • T urn on your TV and set it to the video channel. • Press INPUT SELECT or PROG +/– to display “L” in the display window . • Press REC SPEED to select the tape speed (SP or LP for the P AL system, and SP or EP for the NTSC system). 1 Ins[...]