Sony SLV-SF99EN manual

3-867-596- 11 (1) Video Cassette Recor der Oper a ti ng Inst ructions ©1999 by Sony Cor poration SL V -SF99EN P AL NTSC 4.43 Chlorine free paper[...]

2 WARNING W ARNING T o pr e vent f ire or shoc k haza rd , do no t exp ose the unit to rain or moisture. T o av oid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only . Mains lead must only be changed at a qualified service shop. Precautio ns Saf ety • This un it ope rates on 220 – 240 V AC, 50 Hz. Check that[...]

3 Table of contents Getting St arted T able of co ntents Gett ing S tarte d 4 Step 1: Unpacking 5 Step 2: Setting up the remote commander 11 Step 3: Connecting the VCR 17 Step 4: T uning yo ur TV to the VCR 19 Step 5: Setting up the VCR with the Auto Set Up function 21 Step 6: Setting the clock 26 Selecting a language 27 Presetting channels 31 Sett[...]

4 Unpacking Getting Sta rted Step 1 Step 1 Unpac king Check that you have recei ved the following items with the VCR: • Remote com man der • EUR O-A V cable • R6 (size AA) batteri es • Aerial cable • Audio cab l e • SmartFi le labels[...]

5 Setting up the remot e commander Getting Star ted Getting Started Step 2 Ste p 2 Sett ing up the re mot e com mand er Inserting the batteries Insert two R6 (size AA) batteries by matchi ng the + and – on the batteries to the diag ram inside the battery c ompartment. Insert the neg ativ e ( – ) end f irst, then push in and do wn until the posi[...]

6 Setting up the remot e commander Getting Sta rted Step 2 : Sett ing up the remote commande r (contin ued) TV contr ol b uttons T o Press T u rn the TV int o sta ndby / Sele ct an i nput source of the TV eit her fr om aer ial in or from line in TV/V I D E O Select the pr ogra m me position of the TV Programme number buttons, – / – – , PR OG [...]

Getting Started 7 Setting up the remot e commander Getting Star ted Notes • In normal use , the ba tte rie s shoul d last a bou t three to six months . • If you do not use the re mote com mander for an extended pe riod of time , remove the batte ries to avoid possible dam age from ba ttery le ak age. • Do not use a new batt er y with an old o[...]

8 Setting up the remot e commander Getting Sta rted Step 2 : Sett ing up the remote commande r (contin ued) Contr olling other TVs with the remot e commander The re mote comma nder is p repro grammed t o co ntro l non-S ony TVs. If yo ur TV is listed in th e table belo w , set the appro priate manuf acturer ’ s code number. * The s e b u tton s m[...]

Getting Started 9 Setting up the remot e commander Getting Star ted Cod e num bers of c ontro lla ble T Vs If more th an one co de num ber is listed , try entering th em one a t a time until yo u f ind the one that wo rks with yo ur TV . T o mak e wide m ode settings, see the footno tes belo w thi s table for t he applicabl e code numbers. *1 Press[...]

10 Setting up the remot e commander Getting Sta rted Step 2 : Sett ing up the remote commande r (contin ued) Notes • If the TV uses a differen t rem o te contro l system from the on e program med to work with the VCR, you c annot con trol your TV wi th the remot e comma nd er . • If you en te r a new code number, the code nu mb er previously en[...]

11 Connecting the VCR Getting Star ted Getting Started Step 3 Connecting the VCR • If your TV has a EURO-A V connec to r , see below . • If your TV does not have a EURO-A V connec tor , see page 14. If y our TV has a EUR O-A V (Scar t) connector 1 Disconne ct the aerial cabl e from yo ur TV and co nnect it to AERIAL IN on the r ear pa nel of th[...]

12 Connecting the VCR Getting Sta rted Step 3 : Connecting the VCR (c ontinued) Notes • If the TV is c onnected to th e LINE-1 (TV) connecto r, setting th e RF MODULA T OR in the OTHER OPT IONS m enu to O FF is r e comm end ed (i ni tial se ttin g ) . I n the OFF p os iti on , only the signal fro m the aeria l is ou tpu t t hrou gh the AE RIA L O[...]

Getting Started 13 Connecting the VCR Getting Star ted About the SMAR TLINK f eatures If the connect ed TV complies with SMAR TLINK, Ne xTV iew Lin k, MEGALOGIC *1 , EASYLINK *2 , Q-Link *3 , EURO VIE W LINK *4 or T -V LINK *5 , you ca n use the SMAR TLINK fun ction afte r you comple te the steps on the pre vious page (the SMAR TLINK indicato r app[...]

14 Connecting the VCR Getting Sta rted Step 3 : Connecting the VCR (c ontinued) If y our TV does not ha ve a EURO-A V (Scart) connector Note • When y ou conn ect th e VCR an d your T V onl y with an aer ial cab le, yo u ha ve to set R F MOD ULA TO R in the OTHER O PTION S me nu to ON (see page 73). 1 Disconne ct the aerial cable from yo ur TV and[...]

Getting Started 15 Connecting the VCR Getting Star ted Additiona l connections T o a stereo syste m Y ou can impro ve sound quality b y connecti ng a stereo system to t he A UDIO OUT R/L jacks as shown on the right. T o a TV that has p hono type au dio/ video input j acks (only if y ou don ’ t connect the VCR and y our TV using a EURO-A V connect[...]

16 Connecting the VCR Getting Sta rted Step 3 : Connecting the VCR (c ontinued) Note • Y ou can not watc h satellite prog ramme s on the TV w h ile recor di ng unless yo u rec or d a sate llit e pr ogra mm e .[...]

17 Tuning your TV to the VCR Getting Star ted Getting Started Step 4 T uning y our TV to t he VCR If you have conn ect ed the V CR t o your TV using the EUR O-A V cab le , skip this step . 1 Press / ON/ST ANDBY to turn on the VCR. Pull do wn the d rop do wn panel. 2 Press bri efly RF CHAN NEL on th e VC R. The factory- preset RF ch annel ap pears i[...]

18 Tuning your TV to the VCR Getting Sta rted Step 4 : T uning your TV to the VCR (contin ued) T o chec k if the TV tu ning is correct Set the TV to th e vi deo chann el and press P R OGRAM +/ – on the VCR. If the TV screen chan ges to a different program me each time yo u press PR OGRAM +/ – , the TV tuni ng is cor rec t . T o obtain a c lear [...]

19 Setting up the VCR with t he Auto Set Up function Getting Star ted Getting Started Step 5 Setting up th e VCR with the A u to Set Up functi on Before using th e VCR for the f irst time, se t up the VC R using the Auto Set Up function.W ith this function, you can set the la nguage for the on- screen disp lay , TV channels , guide chann els for th[...]

20 Setting up the VCR wi th the Auto Set Up function Getting Sta rted Step 5 : Sett ing up the VCR with the A uto Set Up function (contin ued) If your country d oes not appea r in the list , select ELS E. T o cancel the A uto Set Up function Press A UTO SET U P . Tip • If you want to ch ange t he language fo r th e on- screen disp lay from th e o[...]

21 Setting the clock Getting Star ted Getting Started Step 6 Sett in g the cloc k Y ou must set the time a nd date on th e VCR to use the timer reco rding feature s prop erly . The Auto Clock Set functio n wo rks on ly if a station in y our area is broadcas ting a tim e signal. If the Auto Set Up function did not set the clo ck correct ly for your [...]

22 Setting the clock Getting Sta rted Step 6 : Sett ing the cl ock (c ontin ued) 3 Press CURSOR / to hi ghli ght MANU AL ADJUST , then press OK. 4 Press CURSOR / to set the date. 5 Press CURSOR to highligh t t he mont h an d set the mont h pr e s s ing CURSOR / . 6 Set th e year, hour , and minu tes in sequence, pressing CURSOR to high light the i [...]

Getting Started 23 Setting the clock Getting Star ted Tip • T o chang e the digits dur ing setting, press CURSOR to r e turn to the it em to b e chang ed , and select the dig it s pressi ng CURSOR / . Note • The menu disappear s aut om atically if yo u don ’ t proc e ed fo r mo re t ha n a few minutes. 8 Press MENU to exit the menu. MENU cont[...]

24 Setting the clock Getting Sta rted Step 6 : Sett ing the cl ock (c ontin ued) Changing the s tation f or the A uto Clock Set functi on Bef ore y ou start … • T u rn on the VCR and the TV . • Set the TV to th e video c hannel. 123 456 789 0 MENU CURSOR OK 1 Press MENU, then press CURSOR / to high light SETTINGS a nd pre ss OK . When usi n g[...]

Getting Started 25 Setting the clock Getting Star ted Tips • T o cha nge th e digi ts dur ing se ttin g , p re ss CU RS O R to r eturn t o the it em to b e chan ged, and sel ect t h e di gits usin g CURS OR / . • If you se t A UTO ADJUST to ON, the Auto Clo ck Set fu nction is a cti va ted whene ver the VCR i s turned off. The ti me is a djuste[...]

26 Selecting a language Getting Sta rted Sele cting a lan gu age Y ou can chang e the on-s creen disp lay language fro m the one yo u sel ect ed with the Auto Set U p fu nc tion . Bef ore y ou start … • T u rn on the VCR and the TV . • Set the TV to th e video c hannel. Note • The menu di sap pears autom atic al ly if you don ’ t p roceed[...]

Getting Started 27 Presetting channels Getting Star ted Presetting c h annels If so me ch annels coul d not be preset usi ng the Auto Set Up func tion, y ou can pre set them manu ally . Bef ore y ou start … • T u rn o n the VCR and the TV . • Set the TV to the v ideo ch annel. 123 456 789 0 MENU CURSOR PROG +/ – OK 1 Press MENU, then press [...]

28 Presetting channels Getting Sta rted Presetting c hannels (continued) CC0C0 4 Press CURSOR / to hi ghli ght CHANNEL SET . 5 Press PR OG +/ – to sele c t the pro gr amm e position. 6 Press OK to high light the channel numbe r row , then pr ess CURS OR / to start tuni ng. The VCR starts searching for a cha nnel and display s the f irst one it f [...]

Getting Started 29 Presetting channels Getting Star ted If you kn ow the number of the ch annel yo u want, pr ess t he progra mme number buttons. For example, for chann el 05, first press “ 0 ” and then press “ 5. ” Channel number in the CHANNEL SET field Cha n ne l Chan n e l nu mb e r in the CHANNEL SET field Channel C10 E10 C17 R8 C11 E1[...]

30 Presetting channels Getting Sta rted Presetting c hannels (continued) Disabli ng unwanted pr ogramme positions After tu ning th e TV c hannels , you c an di sable un used p rogramm e positio ns. Th e disable d positions will be skip ped late r when you pr ess the PR OG +/ – b uttons. Y ou can also d isable unw anted prog ramm e posi tion s usi[...]

Getting Started 31 Setting/changing the station names Getting Star ted Set ting/chan ging the s tatio n nam es Y o u can also set and cha nge stat ion names as you lik e. The s et sta tio n names are di splayed on the TV scree n when you cha nge the programm e positio n on the VCR.Y ou can change the statio n names (up to 5 c haracters). Bef ore y [...]

32 Setting/changing the station names Getting Sta rted Setting/c hanging the station names (contin ued) Note • The menu di sap pears autom atic al ly if you don ’ t p roceed for mo re than a few minutes. 4 • If you wan t to set t he stati o n name, press CURSOR twice to high light the station name co lumn only . • If you do n ’ t w ant to[...]

Getting Started 33 Changing/disabling programme positions Getting Star ted Changi ng/dis abling p r ogramme posit ions After setting the channe ls, yo u can chan ge the progra mme posi tions as you like. If a ny programm e positions are unuse d or conta in unwanted channe ls, you ca n disabl e them. Bef ore y ou start … • T u rn o n the VCR and[...]

34 Changing/disabling programme positions Getting Sta rted Changing/disabling pr ogramme positions (continue d) 3 Press CURSOR / to highlight the ro w on wh ich you w ant to chang e the program me positio n, then p ress CURSOR . T o di splay o th er pages for p rogra mme positions 6 to 60, press C URSOR / repeatedl y . 4 Press CURSOR / until the se[...]

Getting Started 35 Changing/disabling programme positions Getting Star ted Disablin g unwanted progr amme positions After pre settin g ch annels, you can di sabl e unused pro gramme positions.T he disabled positions will be skipp ed later when you press the PROG +/ – b uttons. 123 456 789 0 CLEA R MENU CURSOR OK 1 Press MENU, then press CURSOR / [...]

36 Changing/disabling programme positions Getting Sta rted Changing/disabling pr ogramme positions (continue d) Notes • The menu di sap pears autom atic al ly if you don ’ t p roceed for mo re than a few minutes. • Be sure to sel ect the prog ramme p osition you wan t to d isable co rrectly . If you disab le a program m e po sition by mistake[...]

Getting Started 37 Connecting the Satellite tuner Getting Star ted Connecti ng the Satellit e tuner Y ou can connect a Satellite tuner into LINE-4IN connecto r . LINE-4 IN AERIAL IN LINE- 1 (TV) Aerial cable (supplie d) AERIAL OUT EURO-A V cable (sup pli ed with Sat e llite t uner) EURO-A V (Scar t) EUR O - A V cable (su pplied) Sate llite tuner :S[...]

38 Connecting the Satellite tuner Getting Sta rted Connecting the Satellite tuner (continued) Set tin g th e S a te ll it e tun er T o watch or re cord from the Satellite tuner , set your VCR to receive the channel s usi ng the on - s cr e e n disp lay . Bef ore y ou start … • T u rn on the VCR, the TV , and the deco der. • Set the TV to th e[...]

Getting Started 39 Connecting the Satellite tuner Getting Star ted Note • T o reco r d a sa tell ite p rogramm e, press IN PUT SEL ECT b utton t o displa y "L4" i n th e display window . 4 Press / to select LINE4 and press OK. 5 Press MENU to e xit the menu. 6 T urn off th e VCR to w atch a satellite broadcast. CURSOR T T V R I F M D E [...]

40 Setting the PAY-TV/Canal Plus decoder Getting Sta rted Setting th e P A Y-TV/Canal Plus decod er Y ou can watch or record P A Y -TV/ C ana l Plus program mes i f you con nect a decoder (not supplie d) to the VCR. Connecting a decoder DECODER/ LI NE-4 IN AERIAL IN LINE-1 (TV) Aerial cable (supplie d) AERIAL OUT EURO-A V cable (suppli ed with deco[...]

Getting Started 41 Setting the PAY-TV/Canal P lus decoder Getting Star ted Setting P A Y-TV/Canal Plus channels T o watch or r ecor d P A Y -T V /C anal P lus progra mme s, set your VCR to receive the channel s usin g the on- scre e n d ispla y . Bef ore y ou start … • T u rn on the VCR, the TV , and the decoder . • Set the TV to the v ideo c[...]

42 Setting the PAY-TV/Canal Plus decoder Getting Sta rted Setting the P A Y-TV/Canal Plus decoder (cont inued) 4 Press CURSOR / to highlight DECODER, then press OK. 5 Press MENU to e xit the menu. 6 Press MENU, then press CURSO R / to highl i ght SETTINGS and press OK. 7 Press CURSOR / to highlight TUNER, then press OK. 8 Press CURSOR / to highligh[...]

Getting Started 43 Setting the PAY-TV/Canal P lus decoder Getting Star ted 9 Press CURSOR / to hi ghli g ht NORMAL, then press OK. T o pres et CA TV (Cabl e T elevision) channels, select CA TV . 10 Press PR OG +/ – to s elect the desi red program me posit ion. 11 Press CURSOR / to hi ghli g ht CHANNEL SET , then p ress OK. 12 Press CURSOR / to se[...]

44 Setting the PAY-TV/Canal Plus decoder Getting Sta rted Setting the P A Y-TV/Canal Plus decoder (cont inued) Notes • The menu di sap pears autom atic al ly if you don ’ t p roceed for mo re than a few minutes. • T o superimpo s e subt i tl es while watchin g P A Y - TV/Cana l Pl us prog rammes, m ake both decod er-V CR an d VCR-TV connect i[...]

45 Basi c Opera tio ns Playing a tape Basic Operations Playing a tape 1 T urn on your TV and set it to the vide o channel . 2 Insert a tape. The VCR turns on and st art s playing automatica lly if you in sert a tape wi th its safety tab remo ved. 123 456 789 0 EJEC T D ISPL A Y CLEAR NTSC PB REW FF PA U S E PLA Y ST OP g contin ued[...]

Basi c Oper ati o ns 46 Playing a tape Pla ying a tape (continued) Additio nal task s T o set the colour sys tem If the pla yback p icture ha s no colour o r streaks ap pear duri ng play back, set the COLOUR SYSTEM option in the VIDEO OP TIONS menu to con form to the system that the t ape was recorded (see page 71) .(Normally set th e option to A U[...]

Basic Operations 47 Basi c Opera tio ns Playing a tape Notes • The counte r rese ts to “ 0: 00: 00 ” when ever a ta pe is rei nserte d. • The cou nt er sto ps co unting wh en it comes to a por tion with no rec ord ing. • The tim e coun ter d oes not a ppear on the TV scr een when using a n NTSC- record ed tap e. • Dependi ng on your TV [...]

Basi c Oper ati o ns 48 Recording TV programmes Recor ding TV pr ogrammes 1 T urn on yo ur TV a nd set i t to th e video chann el. T o reco rd from a decoder, turn it on. 2 Insert a tap e with its safe ty tab in pla ce. 123 456 789 0 COUNTER/REMAIN DISPLA Y SP/LP TV/V ID EO INPUT SE LECT PROG +/ – REC ST OP[...]

Basic Operations 49 Basi c Opera tio ns Recording TV progr ammes T o stop recor ding Press ST OP. 3 • T o reco rd a normal chan nel. Pre s s PROG +/ – until the program me position number you wan t appear s in the di splay wi ndow . • T o record a video source from the LINE-1 (TV) or LINE-4 (Scart) connector , or the LINE-2IN or LINE-3 IN jac[...]

Basi c Oper ati o ns 50 Recording TV programmes Recor ding TV prog rammes (continued) T o chec k the re maining time Press DISPLA Y . W ith the displa y on, press COUNTER/REMAIN to check the remaining time . Each time you pre ss COUNTER/REMAIN, the ti me counter and the remaining t ime appea r alternately . The remain ing time with the indicator al[...]

Basic Operations 51 Basi c Opera tio ns Recording TV progr ammes Notes • The disp lay does n ot appea r during still (pause) mode o r slow-motion pla yback. • The disp la y wil l no t ap pear whi le pl aying an N T SC-r ecord ed t ap e. • If a tape has po rtions recorde d in both P AL and NT SC systems, the time counte r reading will not be c[...]

Basi c Oper ati o ns 52 Recording TV programmes using the ShowView system Recor ding TV pr ogrammes us ing the Sho wVie w system The ShowV iew system i s the feature t hat simplif ie s prog ra mmin g the VCR to mak e timer record ing. Just enter the Sho wV iew number listed in the TV programme guide. The date , times, an d progr amme positio n of t[...]

Basic Operations 53 Basi c Opera tio ns Recording TV progr ammes using the ShowView sy stem 1 Press TIME R. • When you set TIMER OPTIONS to VA R Y The TIMER METHOD menu appears on the TV screen. Press CURSOR / to select SHO WVIEW , then press OK. • When you set TIMER OPTIONS to SHO WVIEW The SHOWVIEW menu appe ars on the TV screen. 2 Press the [...]

Basi c Oper ati o ns 54 Recording TV programmes using the ShowView system Recor ding TV prog rammes using the ShowVie w system (continue d) 3 Press OK. The dat e, start and sto p times, programme position, ta pe spe e d, an d VPS/P DC set tin g appear on th e TV scre en. If “– –” appears in the “ PR OG. ” (programme) column (this may ha[...]

Basic Operations 55 Basi c Opera tio ns Recording TV progr ammes using the ShowView sy stem T o stop recor ding T o stop the VCR while rec ording, press STO P . Daily /w eek l y recor ding In st ep 4 abo ve, pres s CUR SO R to select the re cording patt ern. Each t ime you press CURSOR , the indication changes as sho wn below . Press CURSOR to chan[...]

Basi c Oper ati o ns 56 Recording TV programmes using the ShowView system Recor ding TV prog rammes using the ShowVie w system (continue d) T o use the VCR after settin g the timer T o use the VCR before a timer recording begins, just pr ess / . The indicator turns of f an d the VCR switches on. Remember to press / to reset th e VCR after using t h[...]

Basic Operations 57 Basi c Opera tio ns Setting the timer manually Setting the timer manually If the Sho wV iew system is n ot av ailable in your area, fo llow the inst ructions belo w to set the timer to record programm es. Bef ore y ou start … • Check th at the VCR cloc k is set to th e correct time and date. • Insert a ta pe with its safet[...]

Basi c Oper ati o ns 58 Setting the timer manually Set ti ng th e ti m e r ma nu a lly (c ont i nu e d) 1 Press TIMER. • When you set TIMER OPTIONS to VA R Y The TIMER METHOD menu appears on the TV screen. Press CU RSOR / to select ST ANDARD, then press OK. • When you set TIMER OPTIONS to ST AND ARD The TIMER men u appears on t he T V screen. 2[...]

Basic Operations 59 Basi c Opera tio ns Setting the timer manually T o stop recor ding T o stop the VCR while rec ording, press STO P . Daily /w eek l y recor ding In st ep 2 abo ve, pres s CUR SO R to select the re cording patt ern. Each t ime you press CURSOR , the indication changes as sho wn below . Press CURSOR to change th e indication in re [...]

60 Playing/searching at various s peeds Additi onal Ope rations Pla ying/sear ching at v arious speeds T o resume normal playb ack Press PLA Y. Pla yback options Operati on Fast-forward or rewind During stop, press FF or REW . V iew the picture duri ng fast- forw ar d or re w ind During fast-forward, hold FF down. During re wind, hold REW down. Rew[...]

Additi onal Ope rations 61 Playing/searching at various speeds Using the shuttle rin g W ith the shuttle ri ng, you ca n operate a v ariety of playba ck option s. There a re two ways for usin g the s huttle ring, normal mode and jog m ode. T o use the shuttle ring in normal mode During play back or pause, turn the shuttle ri ng clo ckwise or antic [...]

Additi onal Ope rations 62 Playing/searching at various s peeds Pla ying/searching a t various speeds (contin ued) Tip • Adjust the pi ct ure using the TRA CKING +/ – buttons if: – Streak s appe a r while pla yin g in sl ow motion. – Ban ds app ear at the to p or bot tom w h ile pa usin g. – The pict ure shakes whi le pa usin g. T o set t[...]

Additi onal Ope rations 63 Setting the recording duration time Setti ng the re cor ding dur ation ti me After starting recording in the normal way , you c an have the VCR s top reco rdin g automatically after a spe cified duration. T o extend the du ration Press REC repeatedly to set a ne w duration . T o cancel the duration Press REC repeatedly un[...]

Additi onal Ope rations 64 Checking/changing/cancelling timer settings Checking/cha nging/ canc elling tim er settings Bef ore y ou start … • T u rn on you r TV and set i t to the vi deo channel . 123 456 789 0 / CURSOR CLEAR MENU OK 1 Press / to turn on the VCR. 2 Press MENU, then pres s CURSOR / to highlig ht LISTS a nd pre ss OK. 3 Press CUR[...]

Additi onal Ope rations 65 Checking/changing/cancelling timer settings When the time r settings o verlap The prog ramme th at start s first has prio rity and the second p rogramme st arts recording only after the fi rst programme has finished. If the programmes start at the same time, t he programme li sted f irst in the m enu has prio rity . Tip ?[...]

Additi onal Ope rations 66 Recording stereo and bilingual programmes Recor ding stereo and bilingu al pr ogrammes In ZWEIT ON (German stereo) system This VCR autom atically rec eiv es and records st ereo and b ilingual pr ogrammes ba sed on the ZWEITON sy stem. When a stereo or bilingual pr ogramme is received, th e STEREO indi cator appear s in th[...]

Additi onal Ope rations 67 Recording stereo a nd bilingual programmes Bilingual pr og ramm e * Usual ly the main sound (m on aural) Selecting t he sound during pla ybac k Press A UDIO MONITOR to select the sound you wa nt . How sound i s recor ded on a vi deo tape The VCR record s s oun d onto t wo separa te tracks. Hi-fi audio is r eco rde d on to[...]

Additi onal Ope rations 68 Searching using the index function Sear chin g usin g t he inde x function The VCR marks the tape with an inde x signal at the p oint where each recordin g begins. Use these sign al s as references to find a specific recording. The VCR can search up t o 99 inde x sign als a head or behi nd the cur rent position . T o stop[...]

Additi onal Ope rations 69 Adjusting the picture Adju s tin g the pi ct ure Adjusting t he trac king Although the VCR automa tical ly adju st s the tracki ng when playin g a tape (th e ind icator flashe s in the displa y wind ow , then go es of f), distor tion m ay occur if the tape was r ecorde d in poor condition . In thi s case , m anuall y adju[...]

Additi onal Ope rations 70 Adjusting the picture Adjusting the picture (continue d) OPC recor ding Whene ver y ou insert a tap e and start rec ording for the first tim e, the VCR adju sts to the tape usin g the OP C func tion (the OPC indica tor flas hes r apidly). This adjustm ent is retained u ntil the tape is ejected. T o deactivate the OPC func[...]

Additi onal Ope rations 71 Changing menu options Changi ng me nu o ption s VIDEO OPTIONS menu Initial settin gs are ind icated in bo ld print . 1 Press MENU, then selec t OPTIONS and press OK. 2 Press CURSOR / to highlig ht the kin d of option to chan ge, VIDEO OPTIONS, A UDIO OPTIONS, T A PE OPTIONS or O THER OPTIONS then press OK. 3 Press CURSOR [...]

Additi onal Ope rations 72 Changing menu options Changing menu options (contin ued) Note • When you pla yb ack with the E DIT functi on ON , the OP C an d the SHAR PNESS func tions don ’ t work. A UDIO O PTI ONS m enu Initial settin gs are ind icated in bold p rint. T APE OPTIONS menu Initial settin gs are ind icated in bold p rint. Menu opt io[...]

Additi onal Ope rations 73 Changing menu options O THER OPTIONS menu Initial settin gs are ind icated in bo ld print . Note • When you set a timer re cording , the ind icators in the disp lay wind o w remain on, even thou gh PO WER SA VE is set to ON. Menu option Set this option to BUZZER • ON to output a bee p sou nd. • OFF t o deac tivate i[...]

Additi onal Ope rations 74 Editing with another VCR or stereo system Editing with another VCR or stereo system How to con n e c t to re c o rd on thi s VC R Tip • Y ou can also use th e LINE-4 IN co nnector or the LINE-3 IN jacks in stead. Notes • Make sure you conn ect the pl ugs t o jack s of the same colo ur. • If the other V CR is a monau[...]

Additi onal Ope rations 75 Editing with another VCR or stereo system Operation (when recor ding on this VCR) Bef ore yo u start editing • T u rn o n yo ur TV and set it to the vi deo channel. Press INPUT SELECT to di sp lay “ L2 ” (or “ L3 ” or “ L4 ” ) in the disp lay windo w . • Press SP/LP to select the tape speed , SP or LP . ?[...]

Additi onal Ope rations 76 Audio dubbing A u di o du bbin g This featu re lets y ou record over the normal audio track . The monaural sound previously recorded is repla ced while the orig inal hi-f i sound r emai ns unchan ged. Use th i s feature to add co mmen tary to a tap e that yo u have recorded with a camc order . Bef ore y ou start … • T[...]

Additi onal Ope rations 77 Audio dubbing Note • After you use this featu re, the au dio in play ba ck mod e i s aut omatical l y set to m ona ura l. T o listen to both th e hi-fi and norm al audio Set A UDIO MIX to ON in the A UDIO OPTIONS menu (see page 7 2). Use this feature to li sten to du bbed audio o ver the orig inal hi-f i audio. When A U[...]

78 About the SmartFile f unction Smar tF ile functi o n About the Smar tFi le function SmartFil e * allows yo u to view a co ntents of y our vid eo t ape (reco rding date, chan nel, name etc.) on the TV screen. It is no lo nger necessary to rewin d, fast-forward, or playback a tape to find out what is recorded. Y ou can al so locate and star t play[...]

Smar tFi le funct ion 79 About the SmartFile function Labelling a recor ded pr ogramme and tape (pa ge 88) Y o u can atta ch an electron ic "lab el " to the vid eo tape and i ts programme s on the SmartFile l ist. Labellin g the rec orded program mes enables y ou to f ind a p rogramme easily when you wan t to play it back. If TV gui de pa[...]

Smar tF ile functi o n 80 Recording using the SmartFile function Record ing using the Sm ar tFile fu nction T o use the SmartFile functi on , att ach the Sm artFile labe l to th e spi ne of th e cassette. If you record a p rogramme on a tape with a SmartFile label, for mo re than 20 minutes in LP mode an d 11 minut es in SP mod e, progra mme dat a,[...]

Smar tFi le funct ion 81 Recording using th e SmartFile function Recordi ng a pr ogramme on the SmartFile tape When recordi ng a programm e on t he SmartFil e tape, no matt er wha t meth od you use to record t he pro gramme (normal recording, showv iew recording, etc.), prog ra mme data ( date, na me, channe l, recording start tim e , etc.) is stor[...]

Smar tF ile functi o n 82 Recording using the SmartFile function Recor ding using the SmartFile function (continued) Checking the information of a recorded programme Press SMAR TFILE. The SmartFi l e search list appea rs . The recording da y of t he week, start time, prog ramme positi on, date, na me, record ing time and tape sp eed appear on t he [...]

Smar tFi le funct ion 83 Recording using th e SmartFile function Recordi ng after locating t he Blank Time sp ace The Smart File functi on identif ies not only the largest am ount of available bl ank space, but also recorded m aterial that d oesn ’ t h av e corresp onding program me data st ored in th e SmartFil e label. The lon gest a v ailable [...]

Smar tF ile functi o n 84 Recording using the SmartFile function Recor ding using the SmartFile function (continued) Notes • Y ou ma y not be able to l o ca t e the beginni ng of the Blank Time space correct ly in the ab ove step 4 when : - the Smar tFi le tape contains one or m ore sh ort le ngt h (le ss than a bout 20 minute s in the LP mode an[...]

Smar tFi le funct ion 85 Selecting and playing a programme Selec ting and pla ying a pr ogramme Y ou can automatic ally loc ate and star t play ba c k of a pr o gr a m m e rec o r de d on the SmartFil e tape. Sel ect a pro gram me in the SmartFile searc h list. The SmartF ile search list can cont ai n up to 12 programm es. Bef ore y ou start … ?[...]

Smar tF ile functi o n 86 Checking the content s of a tape Chec king the co ntents of a tape Y ou can displa y the pro gramme data list of a SmartFi le tape o n the TV screen. It is no t necessary to inse rt the tape into the VCR. This feature allo ws you to qu ickly f ind a spec if ic program m e or to f ind a ta pe wit h enough recording space. T[...]

Smar tFi le funct ion 87 Checking the contents of a tape Tip • If you press a button other than SP/L P or C URSOR / , the S martFil e check list disappear s. Notes • Y ou ca nnot d isplay the S martFil e chec k li st whi le : - you display th e SmartFi le list of a di fferent Sma rt F ile ta pe inse rt ed into the VCR . - you display any ot her[...]

Smar tF ile functi o n 88 Labelling a recorded programme and tape Label l ing a recor ded pr ogramme and t ape Some Broadcast system s ensure a T eletext service in wh ich the complete programmes and the ir data (title, date, ch annel, rec ording start time etc.) are stored day by d ay . T o eac h day of the week c orrespon ds a TV guid e page numb[...]

Smar tFi le funct ion 89 Labelling a recorded programme and tape 1 Select the pr ogramme position fo r which yo u w ant to set or chang e the TV gu id e page. 2 Press MENU, then pre ss CURSOR / to hig hlight SETTI NGS and pr ess OK. 3 Press CURSOR / to highlight TV GUIDE P AGE and press OK. The TV guide page numbers appe ar automatically when th e [...]

Smar tF ile functi o n 90 Labelling a recorded programme and tape Labelling a recor de d programme and ta pe (continued) Notes • In step 4 above, enter "000 " if yo u don ’ t wan t to use th e TV gui de page number for auto matic labelli ng. Th e VCR w il l th en store default dat a (d ate, prog ramme posi tion, durat ion etc.) in the[...]

Smar tFi le funct ion 91 Labelling a recorded programme and tape Labelling a recor ded pr ogra mme manually If T e le text data i s not available, labe l and select th e app ropriat e cat egory of the recor ded p rogramm e ma nually . Labelli ng manually tak e s priority ov er labellin g automatically . Y ou can also la bel the t ape. Up to 1 8 cha[...]

Smar tF ile functi o n 92 Labelling a recorded programme and tape Labelling a recor de d programme and ta pe (continued) 4 Press CURSOR . The cursor mov es to the program me lab el inpu t position. 5 Label t he prog ramme . 1 Press CURSOR / t o sel ect a character. Each time you p r ess CURSOR , the character chang es as shown below . A B ... Z spe[...]

Smar tFi le funct ion 93 Labelling a recorded programme and tape T o erase the pr ogramme label Press CLEAR afte r step 3 above. The programme lab el is erased and the default recording d ata reappear . T o erase the sel ected ca tegory Press CLEAR in step 7 above. The selected category is erased and th e space bec omes blank. T o label a regularl [...]

Smar tF ile functi o n 94 Labelling a recorded programme and tape Labelling a recor de d programme and ta pe (continued) Labelling a tape Bef ore y ou start … • T u rn on you r TV and set i t to the vi deo cha nn el. 123 456 789 0 CURSOR OK CLEAR MENU 1 Insert a Sm artFile tape. The SMAR TFILE indicato r lights up on the VCR. 2 Press MENU and s[...]

Smar tFi le funct ion 95 Labelling a recorded programme and tape T o erase the tape title Press CLEAR aft er step 3 abo ve. Th e tape t itle is erased an d the rec ording da te reappears. W hen you want to erase the re cording date from the tape titl e column, press CLEAR agai n. 4 Press CURSOR . The cursor m ov es to the ti tle input p osition. 5 [...]

Smar tF ile functi o n 96 Registering the contents of a recorded tape in the SmartFile label Registering th e contents of a recor ded tape in the Smar tFile la bel The VCR will register programmes recor de d on a tap e ( even a non-SmartF i le recorded tape) in the memory of a ne w SmartFi le label b y detecting the ind ex sign als i ndi catin g th[...]

Smar tFi le funct ion 97 Registering the contents of a recorded tape in t he SmartFile label T o chec k the inf ormatio n of a register ed pr ogramme Press SMAR TFILE. The SmartFi l e search list appea rs. The registered prog ramme number, registration date and re cord ing tim e app ear in t his li st. No te that t he regi stration d ate dif fers f[...]

Smar tF ile functi o n 98 Protecting a recor ded programm e Pr otecting a recor ded pr ogramme Y ou can protect a reco rded programm e using th e SmartFile fu nction fro m acciden tal over-recording or erasure. When yo u start recor d ing fro m a position prior to the pr otected programm e, the recording sto ps automatically before the protected pr[...]

Smar tFi le funct ion 99 Protecting a rec orded programme T o un l ock th e pro t ect ed prog ramm e Press CURSOR in the step 4 above. The indicator di sappears an d you can re cord ov er this prog ramme. Tips • When yo u sta rt recordi ng fro m a position pri or to the prote cted progr am me, the re cording autom atical ly stops no m ore th an a[...]

Smar tF ile functi o n 100 Erasing the data of an unwanted programme Erasin g the dat a of an unwa nted pr ogramme Y ou can era se an unwanted p rogramme from the S martFile list. When you era se a progr amm e fr om t he lis t, that portio n of tape is su bject to Blank T i me space priority . Bef ore y ou start … • T u rn on you r TV and set i[...]

Smar tFi le funct ion 101 Erasing the data of an unwanted programm e Notes • Y ou can not erase a protected pro gramme from the Smar tFile list. Y ou have to f i rst unlock the protec te d pro gramme by following the i nstructions in “ T o unlo ck the protec ted pro gram me ” on page 99, the n erase t ha t progr amme f rom the l is t . • Th[...]

102 Troubleshooting Addit io n a l Inform at io n T r oub leshoo ting If you hav e an y qu estion s or if you r prob lems a re not co v ered be lo w , pleas e consu lt your ne arest Sony service facility . Prob lem summary The following tab le summari zes the reference numbers fo r the problems y ou might face. In order t o solve your pr oblem, pl [...]

Addit ional Inf ormati on 103 Troubleshooting Pict ure S1 The VCR pict u re does no t ap pe ar on the TV screen . Make sure the TV is set to the video ch annel. If you are using a monitor , set it to video input . If the VCR is connect ed to th e TV wit h the EUR O-A V cable, make sur e the T V/VIDEO in dica tor is lit i n the d ispla y windo w . U[...]

Addit io n a l Inform at io n 104 Troubleshooting T rouble shooting (continued) Picture S4 The trac ki ng meter does not ap pear on the TV s cre en. The r ec ord in g con d it ion o f th e tap e is very po o r an d tra ckin g can not b e adj uste d. The d isplay doe s not a ppear w hen t he tape you are pl aying i s recorde d in NTSC . S5 The pict [...]

Addit ional Inf ormati on 105 Troubleshooting SmartFil e S14 Recording st ops halfway . If the tape c ont ains a progra mme pro te ct ed by the Sm art File function, rec ording au tomatica l ly sto ps be fore the protect ed progr am m e. U s e a not he r tape which has enoug h rec ord ing space. Timer recording S15 The timer doe s not oper at e pro[...]

Addit io n a l Inform at io n 106 Troubleshooting T rouble shooting (continued) Remote commander S21 The remo te comm ander do es not operat e. Make sure you a re po inting th e re mote co mm a nde r at the remot e sen s or on t he V C R. Replac e all t he bat teries in the rem ote comman der b y ne w ones if they ar e weak. Make sur e the TV/VIDEO[...]

Addit ional Inf ormati on 107 Troubleshooting Ta p e S30 The tape is ej ec ted when yo u pre ss / ON/ST ANDBY . Y ou have set a timer recor ding, but the tape on w hi ch you want to reco rd is pro tected (or contains pro tected re cordings). Unlock the prot ec tion or us e an other tap e or re pl ac e the safe ty t ab (se e page 99). S31 A tape ca [...]

Addit io n a l Inform at io n 108 Specifications Specification s System Channel cover age PA L ( D / K , B / G ) VHF E2 to E12, R1-R12 UHF E21 to E69, R21-R69 CA TV S01 to S05, S1 to S41 RF output signal UHF channels 21 t o 69 Aerial out 75-ohm asymmetrical aerial socket Inputs and o utputs LINE -1 (T V) 21-pin V ideo input: pin 20 Audio input: pin[...]

Addit ional Inf ormati on 109 Index to pa rts and controls Inde x to par ts and con tr ols Refer to the pages indicated in parentheses ( ) for details. Front panel / ON/ST ANDBY button/indicator (6) SMAR TFILE ind icator (86) SMAR TFILE sensor (86) REALITY REGENERA TOR (RR) indi cator ( 69) T ap e compartm ent SMAR TFILE b utton (81) CURSOR / but t[...]

Addit io n a l Inform at io n 110 Index to parts and controls Index to parts and controls (c ontinued) Displa y w indow T imer in dicator (55), (57) VPS (V ideo Pro gramm e System)/PDC (Programme Deliv ery Control) indicator (55) Audio Du bbing i ndicator (76) OPC (Optimum Pict ure Co ntrol) indicat or (69) SMAR TLI NK ind icator ( 13 ) T ape spee [...]

Addit ional Inf ormati on 111 Index to pa rts and controls Rear panel Mains le ad (11), (14) LINE-3 IN A UDIO L/R/VIDEO ENTREE LIGNE-3 A UDIO G/D/VIDEO LINE-1 (TV) LIGNE-1 (TV) connector (11), (4 0) DECODER/ LINE-4 IN DECODEUR/ ENTREE LI GNE-4 conn ector ( 40) AERIAL IN AN TE NNE ENTR EE c o n nec tor (11), (14) AERIAL OUT ANTENNE SOR TI E connecto[...]

Addit io n a l Inform at io n 112 Index to parts and controls Remote commander EJECT b utton (46) Menu b uttons (6) MENU button CURSOR / / / bu t to ns OK button TIMER b utton (52), (57) A UDIO MONITOR button (6), (66) CLEA R button (45) , (52), ( 64) A UDIO DUB button* (76) COUNTER/REMAIN bu tton* (50) Faste xt b utton* Faste xt b utton* TV/VIDEO [...]

Addit ional Inf ormati on 113 Index to pa rts and controls TV / VIDEO remot e control switc h (5) / (on/sta ndb y) b utton (6), (52) COMMAND MODE Switch (7) SMAR TFILE b utton (81) Prog r amme num ber buttons (6) – / – – (ten ’ s digit) button (6), (50) INPUT SE LECT b utton (49), (57) PR OG (programme) + / – buttons (6), (27) (49) / T el[...]

Addit io n a l Inform at io n 114 Menu chart Menu c har t This VCR is equi pped with a n on-screen in dication system which allo ws you a vi sual, quick and easy se lection of th e dif ferent menus. F or a total vie w of all t he menus, p lease refer to th e follo wing chart. S S E L E T I L S E / T CT : : CON F IR M: TI M E R LP OK S P SP DAT E T [...]

Addit ional Inf ormati on 115 Menu chart SE R L R ECT : SET : VID E O ED I T CO LO Y TE S U R M S PT I O NS O SHAR S P N E S O F F N R O OPC ON O K MA L A T U O NORMA L SEL ECT : SET : AUD I O AUD I O M X I PT I O NS O O F F NI C I A M HIF I AUD I O OK SEL ECT SET TAPE Y O AUT TAP E G LO N O LE PLA GH T N TI O N S P : : O F E 8 1 0 OK F T T V R I F[...]

Sony Corporation Print ed in France Inde x A Acce s o ri es sup plie d 4 Adju stin g picture 30 , 69 tracking 69 Aerial hook up 11 AFT (Aut o Fin e Tuni ng) 30 Audio d ubbing 76 Audio t rack 67 Auto Cloc k set 24 Auto S e t Up 19 C Canal Pl us 40 Chan ging the p rogramm e posi- tion 33 Clock setti ng 21 Colour system compatible colour systems 2 set[...]