Sony SLV-ED25PS/TH manual

Video Cassette Recor der © 2000 by Sony Corporation Operating Instructions 3-058-431- 11 (1) P AL NTSC SL V -ED33ME/MJ/SG SL V -ED25PS/TH SL V -ED15PS[...]

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 . The mains lead must only be changed at a qualified service shop. Precautions Safety • This unit operates on 1 10 – 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz. Check that[...]

3 Introduction Getting Started T able of contents Getting Started 4 Step 1: Unpacking 5 Step 2: Setting up the r emote commander 6 Step 3: Connecting the VCR 7 Step 4: T uning your TV to the VCR 9 Step 5: Selecting a language 10 Step 6: Pr esetting channels 16 Step 7: Setting the clock Basic Operations 18 Playing a tape 22 Recording TV pr ogrammes [...]

4 Getting Started • Remote commander • R6 (size AA) batteries Getting Started • Aerial cable • Plug adaptor (SL V -ED33ME/MJ only) Step 1 Unpacking Check that you have received the following items with the VCR: Checking your model name The instructions in this manual ar e for the 6 models: SL V -ED33ME, ED33MJ, ED33SG, ED25PS, ED25TH and ED[...]

5 Getting Started 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 position. Using the remote c[...]

6 Getting Started IN OUT AERIAL OUT IN AERIAL Step 3 AERIAL IN AERIAL IN Mains lead to mains AERIAL OUT Aerial cable (supplied) : Signal flow 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 [...]

7 Getting Started Getting Started Step 4 T uning your TV to the VCR If you have connected your VCR to the TV using the audio/video cable, skip this step. PROGRAM +/ – RF CHANNEL ?/1 ON/ST ANDBY ON/STANDBY RF CHANNEL PROGRAM + – SP APC e.g. SL V -ED25PS/TH and ED15PS For SL V -ED33ME/MJ/SG: The factory- preset RF channel is “ RF 32 ” RF CHAN[...]

8 Getting Started SONY VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER 5 T une the TV to the same channel as that shown in the display window so that the picture on the right appears on the TV screen. Refer to your TV manual for tuning instructions. If the picture does not appear clearly , see “ T o obtain a clear picture from the VCR ” below . 6 Press RF CHANNEL. Y o[...]

9 Getting Started Getting Started LANGUAGE / ENGLISH • : : [ ] [ OK ] PLAY OK Selecting a language Y ou can change the on-screen display language from English to Arabic. Before you start … • T urn on your TV and set it to the video channel. Step 5 1 Press ?/1 (on/standby) to turn on the VCR. 2 Press MENU, then pr ess M / m to move the cursor [...]

10 Getting Started SP APC Step 6 Press and hold ONE T OUCH TUNING on the VCR for more than three seconds. The VCR starts presetting the channels. The W AIT indicator goes off when all receivable channels ar e preset. T o check if the channels are preset corr ectly Set the TV to the video channel and press PROGRAM +/ – on the VCR. If the TV screen[...]

11 Getting Started Getting Started OK M / m / < / , MENU Presetting all r eceivable channels automatically 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 PRESET and pr ess OK. 2 Press M / m / < / , to move the cursor ( B ) to SYSTEM,[...]

12 Getting Started Step 6: Presetting channels (continued) 4 Press M / m to move the cursor ( B ) to AUTO PRESET , then press OK. All receivable channels are pr eset in numerical sequence. When no more receivable channels can be found, presetting stops and the pictur e from the lowest numbered channel is displayed on the TV screen. PLAY OK TUNER PR[...]

13 Getting Started Getting Started Presetting channels manually 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 PRESET and pr ess OK. 2 Press M / m / < / , to move the cursor ( B ) to NORMAL/CA TV , then select NORM. T o preset CA TV cha[...]

14 Getting Started TUNER PRESET PROG14 NORMAL / CATV SYSTEM AUTO PRESET CHANNEL SET AFT FINE TUNING NORM ON • • CATV B / G • D / K I OFF 2 1 SELECT SET : [] : [ ] Selected programme position 4 Press PROG +/ – to select the pr ogramme position. 5 Press , r epeatedly until the channel you want is displayed. Pressing < goes back to the pr e[...]

15 Getting Started Getting Started PROG14 – – – –– – – – TUNER PRESET NORMAL / CATV SYSTEM AUTO PRESET CHANNEL SET AFT FINE TUNING NORM ON • • CATV B / G • D / K I OFF 3 5 SET : [ ] Disabling unwanted programme positions After presetting channels, you can disable unused pr ogramme positions. The disabled positions will be skip[...]

16 Getting Started PLAY OK 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. Step 7 MENU OK M / m / < / , 1 Press MENU, then pr ess M / m to move the cursor ( B ) to CLOCK SET and press[...]

17 Getting Started Getting Started PLAY OK 4 Set the year , hour and minute in sequence, using , to flash the item to be set, and M / m to select the digits. 5 Press OK to start the clock. Tip • T o change the digits during setting, press < to return to the item to be changed, and select the digits using M / m . Note • The menu disappears au[...]

Basic Operations 18 Basic Operations Playing a tape 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 removed. DISPLA Y H PLA Y M # FF x STOP m 3 REW X P AUSE COLOR SYSTEM TRINITRON TV SYNCHRO PLA Y CLEAR x STOP H PLA Y M # FF m 3 REW Z EJE[...]

Basic Operations 19 Basic Operations PLAY OK To Stop play Pause play Resume play after pause Fast-forward the tape Rewind the tape Eject the tape T o set the colour system If streaks appear during playback, pr ess COLOR SYSTEM on the VCR to conform to the system that the tape was r ecorded in. (Normally , the colour system is correctly set whenever[...]

Basic Operations 20 T o use the time counter At the point on the tape that you want to find later , press CLEAR. The counter in the display window resets to “ 0:00:00. ” Sear ch for the point afterwards by r eferring to the counter . T o display the counter on the TV screen, pr ess DISPLA Y . Notes • When you play back a tape recor ded in the[...]

Basic Operations 21 Basic Operations T ur ning on the VCR and TV , and starting playback automatically (T rinitron TV Synchro Play) Y ou can only use this function if your TV is made by Sony (T rinitron TV). How to connect to use this function Connect the VCR and TV with the audio/video cable (see “ T o a TV that has audio/video input jacks ” o[...]

Basic Operations 22 SP APC 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 PROG +/ – to select the pr ogramme position you want to recor d. SP/LP (SP/EP) PROG +/ – z REC INPUT SELECT DISPLA Y PROG 123 456 789 0[...]

Basic Operations 23 Basic Operations REC LP APC S E :: 2 2 – 00 0 LP APC SP/LP (SP/EP) 4 Press SP/LP (SP/EP) to select the tape speed, SP or LP . LP (Long Play) provides r ecording time twice as long as SP (Standard Play), however , SP pr oduces better picture and audio quality . 5 Press z REC to start recor ding. The recor ding indicator lights [...]

Basic Operations 24 T o record NTSC colour system pr ogrammes NTSC colour signals can be recor ded through the line input (LINE-1 IN) only . Display “ L ” in the display window using INPUT SELECT or PROG +/ – in step 3. For tape speed, select SP or EP in step 4. EP pr ovides recording time thr ee times as long as SP , however , SP pr oduces b[...]

Basic Operations 25 Basic Operations SP STOP APC SP APC START SP APC START Recor ding TV programmes using the Easy Timer function The Easy T imer function allows you to make a timer recording 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 E[...]

Basic Operations 26 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 press the EASY TIMER knob. A programme number flashes. 5 T urn the EASY TIMER knob clockwise or counterclockwise to select the programme you want to r ecord. T o select the tape speed, press SP/LP[...]

Basic Operations 27 Basic Operations SP APC CLOCK START 1 • When “– : – –” is displayed in the display window , press EASY TIMER. • T o change the clock setting, press and hold the EASY TIMER knob on the VCR for more than thr ee seconds. The CLOCK indicator and the current clock setting appear in the display window . 2 Set the current[...]

Basic Operations 28 SP APC START 3 Press the EASY TIMER knob to confirm the clock setting. 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 25. T o quit the Easy T imer setting mode without changing any settings, press the EASY TIMER knob repeatedly until[...]

Basic Operations 29 Basic Operations T o stop recording T o stop the VCR while recor ding, press x ST OP . T o check or change the timer setting Press the EASY TIMER knob r epeatedly 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, press the EASY T[...]

Basic Operations 30 Tips • T o record from a sour ce connected to 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 set to the EP mode, display “ LP ” in the display window . Notes • Y ou cannot set the[...]

Basic Operations 31 Basic Operations 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 cha[...]

Basic Operations 32 PLAY OK T o record the same pr ogramme every day or the same day every week, press m while the date is flashing. For details, see “ Daily/ weekly recor ding ” below . T o record fr om a source connected to the LINE-1 IN jacks; press INPUT SELECT or PROG +/ – to display “ L ” in the “ PROG ” position. 3 Press , to c[...]

Additional Operations 33 Playing/sear ching at various speeds Additional Operations Playback options V iew the picture during fast- forward or rewind Play at high speed Play at twice the normal speed Play in slow motion Play frame by frame Rewind and start play T o resume normal playback Press H PLA Y . Tips • Adjust the picture using TRACKING +/[...]

Additional Operations 34 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. z REC 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 advances t[...]

Additional Operations 35 Checking/ changing/ cancelling timer settings Before you start … • T urn on your TV and set it to the video channel. 1 Press ?/1 to turn on the VCR. 2 Press MENU, then select TIMER SET/CHECK: • If you want to change or cancel a setting, go on to the next step. • If you do not need to change the settings, press OK, t[...]

Additional Operations 36 3 Press M / m to select the setting you want to change or cancel: • T o change the setting, press < / , to flash the item you want to change, and press M / m to r eset it. Then, press , repeatedly until the cursor ( B ) appears at the beginning of the line. • T o cancel the setting, press CLEAR. 4 Press OK. If any ti[...]

Additional Operations 37 Sear ching the beginning of an Easy Timer recor ded pr ogramme If you recor d a programme using the Easy T imer function, you can easily find the beginning of the recor ding with this SEARCH function. The SEARCH indicator flashes when the VCR finishes the Easy T imer recor ding. Press the EASY TIMER knob. The VCR turns on, [...]

Additional Operations 38 Sear ching using the index function The VCR marks the tape with an index signal at the point where each r ecording begins. Use these signals as refer ences to find a specific recor ding. The VCR can search up to 99 index signals ahead of or behind the current position. Y ou can either use the INDEX SEARCH buttons on the rem[...]

Additional Operations 39 Using the SEARCH button and EASY TIMER knob on the VCR 1 Press SEARCH on the VCR r epeatedly until “ INDEX ” appears in the display window (the SEARCH indicator lights up). 2 T urn the EASY TIMER knob to specify how many index signals ahead or behind you want to search: • T o search ahead, turn the EASY TIMER knob clo[...]

Additional Operations 40 EASY TIMER knob SEARCH SP APC SP APC SP APC Sear ching using the Time Sear ch function Y ou can easily find a specific point on a tape by using the T ime Search function. For example, you can find a recor ded portion 15 minutes ahead of or behind the current position of a tape by using the T ime Search function. 1 Press SEA[...]

Additional Operations 41 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. Press the TRACKING +/ – buttons on the [...]

Additional Operations 42 Tip • T o set the tracking to the centre position, press the TRACKING + and – buttons at the same time. Note • There is a delay of a few seconds befor e the VCR actually starts recording while the VCR analyses the tape. T o avoid the delay , first set the VCR to recor ding pause (the APC indicator flashes slowly) and [...]

Additional Operations 43 Menu option APC P AL/MESECAM NTSC PB Changing menu options 1 Press MENU, then select SET UP MENU. 2 Press M / m to select the option to change, then press < / , to change the setting. 3 Press OK to r eturn to the original screen. Menu choices Initial settings are indicated in bold print. Set this option to ON to switch o[...]

Additional Operations 44 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 cable (no[...]

Additional Operations 45 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 or PROG +/ – to display “ L ” in the display window . • Press SP/LP (SP/EP) to select the tape speed (SP or LP for the P AL system, and SP or EP for the NTSC system). 1 Insert[...]

46 Additional Information T roubleshooting Symptom The ?/1 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 picture does not appear on the TV screen. The playback picture has no colour or unusual colour . The picture or [...]

47 Additional Information Recording Symptom No TV programmes appear on the TV screen. TV r eception is poor. The recor ded picture has no colour or unusual colour . The tape starts playing as soon as it is inserted. The tape is ejected when you press z REC. Nothing happens when you press z REC. The timer does not operate. A tape cannot be inserted.[...]

48 Additional Information T roubleshooting (continued) Symptoms caused by contaminated video heads Sapphire tape cleaner The unit incorporates a sapphire tape cleaner which cleans a video tape when it is loaded. This cleaner can pr event the video heads fr om contamination by r emoving dust or mold fr om a tape with the sapphire edge. Head Conditio[...]

49 Additional Information Specifications System Colour system PAL, MESECAM, NTSC 3.58, NTSC 4.43 TV system B/G, D/K, I Channel coverage B/G: VHF E2 to E12/UHF E21 to E69/ CA TV S01 to S05, S1 to S41 D/K: VHF R1 to R12/UHF R21 to R69 I: VHF SA4 to SA13/UHF B21 to B69/ CA TV S01 to S05, S1 to S41 RF output signal UHF channels 21 to 69 (B/G, D/K, I) A[...]

50 Additional Information Front panel 1 ?/1 ON/ST ANDBY switch (7) 2 Remote sensor (5) 3 T ape compartment 4 A EJECT button (19) 5 m 3 REW (rewind) button (19, 33) 6 H PLA Y button (19) 7 M # FF (fast-forward) button (19, 33) 8 z REC (r ecor d) button (23) 9 x ST OP button (19) 0 X P AUSE button (19) qa SEARCH button/indicator (37, 39, 40) qs EASY [...]

51 Additional Information Display window 7 T racking indicator (41) 8 Colour system indicator (19) 9 T ime counter/clock/line/ programme/TV system indicator (8, 20, 22, 27, 45) 0 T ape/recor ding indicator (23) 1 T imer indicator (26) 2 T ape speed indicator (23) 3 CLOCK indicator (27) 4 ST ART indicator (25) 5 STOP indicator (25) 6 APC (Adaptive P[...]

52 Additional Information Remote commander 1 TV / VIDEO remote contr ol switch (5) 2 Z EJECT button (19) 3 DISPLA Y button (23) 4 TRINITRON TV SYNCHRO PLA Y button (21) 5 TV/VIDEO button (for TV) (5) 6 EASY TIMER button (28) 7 z REC button (23, 34) 8 SP (Standar d Play)/LP (Long Play)/ EP (Extra Play) button (23) 9 × 2 button (33) 0 INPUT SELECT b[...]

A, B Ac cessories supplied 4 Adjusting picture 15, 33, 41 tracking 33, 41 Aerial hookup 6 AFT (Auto Fine T uning) 15 APC (Adaptive Picture Control) 41 A V (audio/video) connection 6 C Cancelling timer settings 35 Changing timer settings 35 Checking timer setting 35 Cleaning the video heads 46 Clock setting 16 Colour system compatible colour systems[...]