Sony SLV-ED60ME manual

Video Cassette Recor der ©1999 by Sony Corporation SL V -ED60ME/MJ/PS/SG Operating Instructions G 3-865-384- 13 (1) PAL NTSC[...]

Introduction 2 W ARNING T o prevent fir e 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 tha[...]

3 Introduction T able of contents Getting Started Getting Started 4 Step 1: Unpacking 5 Step 2: Setting up the r emote commander 6 Step 3: Connecting the VCR 8 Step 4: T uning your TV to the VCR 10 Step 5: Selecting a language 11 Step 6: Presetting channels 17 Step 7: Setting the clock Basic Operations 19 Playing a tape 23 Recording TV pr ogrammes [...]

4 Getting Started • Remote commander • R6 (size AA) batteries Getting Started • Aerial cable • Plug adaptor (SL V -ED60ME/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 are for the 4 models: SL V -ED60ME, ED60MJ, ED60PS and ED60SG. Check your [...]

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 r emote co[...]

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 LINE-1 OUT LINE IN Audio/video cable (not supplied) 1 Disconnect the aerial cable fr om 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 [...]

7 Getting Started Getting Started T o a ster eo system Y ou can improve sound quality by connecting a stereo system as shown on the right. Note • T o listen to playback sounds in stereo, you must use either of the connections above. T o a satellite tuner Y ou can recor d programmes from other equipment such as a satellite tuner . LINE IN LINE-2 O[...]

8 Getting Started SP APC RF CHANNEL RF CHANNEL 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/u ON/ST ANDBY If your TV system is Select B/G G II D/K K 1 Pr ess 1/u ON/ST ANDBY to turn on the VCR. 2 Pr ess RF CHANNEL on the VCR. The factory-preset RF [...]

9 Getting Started 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 pictur e does not appear clearly , see “T o obtain a clear pictur e from the VCR” below . 6 Pr es[...]

10 Getting Started LANGUAGE / ENGLISH • : : [ ] [ OK ] PLAY OK MENU PLAY OK Selecting a language Y ou can change the on-screen display language fr om English to Arabic. Before you start… • T urn on your TV and set it to the video channel. Step 5 1 Pr ess ON/STANDBY to turn on the VCR. 2 Pr ess MENU, then press > / . to move the cursor ( ?[...]

11 Getting Started Getting Started SP APC Step 6 1 Pr ess ONE TOUCH TUNING on the VCR for more than 3 seconds. The VCR starts the channel pr esetting. The W AIT indicator goes off when all r eceivable channels are preset. T o check if the channels ar e preset correctly Set the TV to the video channel and press PROGRAM +/– on the VCR. If the TV sc[...]

12 Getting Started TUNER PRESET PROG 1 NORMAL / CATV SYSTEM AUTO PRESET CHANNEL SET AFT FINE TUNING NORM • CATV B / G • D / K I OFF SELECT SET : [] : [ ] ON • 1 MENU PLAY OK PLAY OK TUNER PRESET PROG 1 NORMAL / CATV SYSTEM AUTO PRESET CHANNEL SET AFT FINE TUNING NORM ON • • CATV B / G • D / K I OFF 1 SELECT SET : [] : [ ] PLAY OK TUNER [...]

13 Getting Started Getting Started PLAY OK 4 Pr ess > / . to move the cursor ( ” ) to AUT O PRESET , then press OK. All receivable channels are pr eset in numerical sequence. When no more receivable channels can be found, pr esetting stops and the picture from the lowest number ed channel is displayed on the TV scr een. continued TUNER PRESET [...]

14 Getting Started Presetting channels manually 1 Pr ess MENU, then press > / . to move the cursor ( ” ) to TUNER PRESET and pr ess OK. 2 Pr ess > / . / ? / / to move the cursor ( ” ) to NORMAL/CA TV , then select NORM. T o preset CA TV channels, select CA TV . 3 Pr ess > / . to move the cursor ( ” ) to CHANNEL SET . PROG +/– MENU [...]

15 Getting Started Getting Started Selected pr ogramme position 4 Pr ess PROG +/– to select the pr ogramme position. 5 Pr ess / r epeatedly until the channel you want is displayed. Pr essing ? goes back to the previous channels. The channels are scanned in the following or der: If you know the number of the channel you want, press the pr ogramme [...]

16 Getting Started Disabling unwanted pr ogramme positions After tuning the TV 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 5 on page 15, press pr ogramme number button “ 0” twice to display the number “ 0” beside CHANNEL SET . 2 Press O[...]

17 Getting Started Getting Started CLOCK SET 2. 1. 1 9 9 0 : 0 0 52 9 SA SELECT SET END : [ OK ] : [] : [ ] CLOCK SET 2 . 1 . 1 9 9 9 MO 0 : 0 0 5 SELECT SET END : [ OK ] : [] : [ ] CLOCK SET 1 . 1 . 1 9 9 9 FR 0 : 0 0 SELECT SET END : [ OK ] : [] : [ ] PLAY OK PLAY OK MENU PLAY OK Setting the clock Y ou must set the time and date on the VCR to be [...]

18 Getting Started CLOCK SET 2 . 1 . 1 9 9 9 SA 52 5 : 3 0 1 SELECT SET END : [ OK ] : [] : [ ] PLAY OK PLAY OK 4 Set the year , hour and minutes in sequence, using / to flash the item to be set, and > / . to select the digits. 5 Pr ess OK to start the clock. Tip • T o change the digits during setting, press ? to return to the item to be chang[...]

Basic Operations 19 Basic Operations 123 456 789 0 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 · PLA Y ) # FF p STOP 0 3 REW P P AUSE COLOR SYSTEM continued TRINITRON TV SYNCHRO PLA Y[...]

Basic Operations 20 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 ecor ded in. (Normally , the colour system is corr ectly set whenever the tape is in[...]

Basic Operations 21 Basic Operations SP APC T o use the time counter At the point on the tape that you want to find later , pr ess COUNTER RESET . The counter in the display window r esets to “0:00:00.” Search for the point afterwar ds by r eferring to the counter . T o display the counter on the TV screen, pr ess DISPLA Y . Notes • The count[...]

Basic Operations 22 T urning on the VCR and TV , and starting playback automatically (T rinitr on TV Synchro Play) Y ou can only use this function if your TV is made by Sony (T rinitr on 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” on page 6). Be sur [...]

Basic Operations 23 Basic Operations SP APC 123 456 789 0 Recording 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 Pr ess PROG +/– to select the programme position you want to recor d. SP/LP (SP/EP) PROG +/– r REC INPUT SELECT DISPLA Y continued PROG[...]

Basic Operations 24 S E :: 2 2 – 00 0 LP APC SP APC SP/LP (SP/EP) Recording TV programmes (continued) 4 Press SP/LP (SP/EP) to select the tape speed, SP or LP . LP (Long Play) provides recording time twice as long as SP (Standard Play), however , SP pr oduces better pictur e and audio quality . 5 Press r REC to start recor ding. The r ecording in[...]

Basic Operations 25 Basic Operations T o r ecord NTSC colour system programmes NTSC colour signals can be r ecor ded on this VCR fr om the LINE-1 IN, LINE-2 IN and LINE-3 IN (SA T IN) jacks only . T o select the line input, pr ess INPUT SELECT or PROG +/– so that “L1”, “L2” or “L3” appears in the display window . For tape speed, selec[...]

Basic Operations 26 SP STOP APC Recor ding TV programmes using the easy timer Y ou can recor d one programme on the same day (within 24 hours) with the easy timer . If the VCR clock has not been set, you can set the clock befor e setting the timer r ecording. Setting the easy timer Before you start… • Insert a tape with its safety tab in place.[...]

Basic Operations 27 Basic Operations continued 4 Set the r ecor 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, pr ess SP/LP (SP/EP). 6 Pr ess the EASY TIMER knob [...]

Basic Operations 28 1 • When “–:– –” is displayed in the display window , pr ess EASY TIMER. • T o change the clock setting, press the EASY TIMER knob on the VCR for mor e than thr ee seconds. The CLOCK indicator and the curr ent clock setting appear in the display window . 2 Set the curr ent time using the EASY TIMER knob. 1 T urn th[...]

Basic Operations 29 Basic Operations SP APC START 3 Pr ess the EASY TIMER knob to confirm the clock setting. The VCR enters the timer r ecording setting mode. T o continue the easy timer setting, go to step 2 in “Setting the easy timer” on page 26. T o quit the easy timer setting mode without changing any settings, pr ess the EASY TIMER knob re[...]

Basic Operations 30 T o stop r ecording T o stop the VCR while recor ding, press p STOP . T o check or change the timer setting Pr ess EASY TIMER knob r epeatedly until the setting you want to check or change flashes. Then r e-enter the new setting, if necessary . If you do not want to change any of the settings, pr ess the EASY TIMER knob repeated[...]

Basic Operations 31 Basic Operations TIMER SET / CHECK SA 25 . 1 DATE START STOP PROG 2. 5 12 SA – : –– – : –– –– SP –. – – – : –– – : –– –– – –. – – – : –– – : –– –– – –. – – – : –– – : –– –– – –. – – – : –– – : –– –– – –. – – – [...]

Basic Operations 32 • ON/ STANDBY PLAY OK PLAY OK T o recor d the same pr ogramme every day or the same day every week, press . while the date is flashing. For details, see “Daily/ weekly r ecor ding” below . T o recor d fr om a sour ce connected to the LINE-1 IN, LINE-2 IN or LINE-3 IN (SA T IN) jacks; pr ess INPUT SELECT or PROG +/– to di[...]

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 r esume normal playback Pr ess · PLA Y . Tip • Adjust the pictur e using TRACKING[...]

Additional Operations 34 Recor ding TV pr ogrammes using the quick timer After starting r ecor ding in the normal way , you can have the VCR stop recor ding automatically after a specified duration. QUICK TIMER 1 While recor ding, press QUICK TIMER once. The t indicator appears in the display window . 2 Press QUICK TIMER r epeatedly to set the dura[...]

Additional Operations 35 TIMER SET / CHECK SA DATE START STOP PROG . 6 1 7: 0 0 8:0 0 6 SP . 8 1 1: 0 0 0:0 0 5 0 MO – 0 :1 2 3 :0 0 2 2 7 3: 0 0 0:0 0 L –. – – –: – – –:– – – – – –. – – –: – – –:– – – – – –. – – –: – – –:– – – – – –. – – –: – – –:– – – ?[...]

Additional Operations 36 3 Press > / . 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 > / . to re-set it. Then, pr ess / repeatedly until the cursor ( ” ) appears at the beginning of the line. • T o cancel the setting, press CLEAR. 4 Press OK. If [...]

Additional Operations 37 Hi-fi audio track (main track) Stereo sound (left/ right channels) Normal audio track (monaural) Main (left channel) Sub (right channel) Recording ster eo and bilingual pr ogrammes The VCR can r ecor d ster eo and bilingual pr ogrammes only through the line input. When a ster eo or bilingual sound is input through the line [...]

Additional Operations 38 About Adaptive Pictur e Control (APC) Adaptive Pictur e Control (APC) automatically impr oves recording and playback quality by adjusting the VCR to the condition of the video heads and tape. T o maintain better pictur e quality , we r ecommend that you set APC to ON in the SET UP MENU (with the APC indicator in the display[...]

Additional Operations 39 SET UP MENU AUDIO MIX APC PAL / MESECAM PAL AUTO MESECAM SELECT SET • ON OFF • • ON OFF : [] : [ ] Menu option AUDIO MIX APC P AL/MESECAM Changing menu options 1 Press MENU, then select SET UP MENU. 2 Press > / . to select the option to change, then press ? / / to change the setting. 3 Press OK to return to the ori[...]

Additional Operations 40 Editing with another VCR or stereo system How to connect to r ecord on this VCR How to connect to a ster eo system Connect LINE-2 IN AUDIO on this VCR to the audio output jacks on the ster eo system, using the RK-C510KS audio cable (not supplied). Notes • Make sur e you connect the plugs to jacks of the same colour . • [...]

Additional Operations 41 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 “L1”, “L2” or “L3” 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 NT[...]

42 Additional Information T roubleshooting 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 picture does not appear on the TV screen. The playback picture has no colour or unusual colours. The picture is not [...]

43 Additional Information Recording Symptom No TV programmes appear on the TV screen. TV r eception is poor . The recor ded pictur e has no colour or unusual colours. 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. A tape cannot be inserte[...]

44 Additional Information Specifications System Colour system P AL, 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) [...]

45 Additional Information   !¶ !§ !∞  !¢ 12 6 3 4 9 8 7 !º !¡ !™ !£ 5 Index to parts and contr ols Front panel Refer to the pages indicated in parentheses ( ) for details. 1 1/u ON/ST ANDBY switch/ indicator (8) 2 T ape compartment 3 § EJECT button (20) 4 0 3 REW (rewind) button (20, 33) 5 · PLA Y button (20) 6 ) # FF (fast-for[...]

46 Additional Information STEREO SP EP LP STOP APC START CLOCK NTSC PAL   Index to parts and controls (continued) Display window 8 T racking indicator (38) 9 Colour system indicator (20) 0 T ime counter/clock/line/ programme/TV system indicator (8, 21, 23, 27, 41) !¡ T ape/recording indicator (24) 1 T imer indicator (27) 2 STEREO indicator ([...]

47 Additional Information 123 456 789 0 Remote commander 1 TV / VIDEO remote contr ol switch (5) 2 6 EJECT button (20) 3 DISPLA Y button (24) 4 TRINITRON TV SYNCHRO PLA Y button (22) 5 TV/VIDEO button (for TV) (5) 6 EASY TIMER button (29) 7 r REC button (24) 8 SP (Standar d Play)/LP (Long Play)/ EP (Extra Play) button (24) 9 QUICK TIMER button (34)[...]

A, B Accessories supplied 4 Adjusting pictur e 16, 33, 38 tracking 33, 38 Aerial hookup 6 AFT (Auto Fine T uning) 16 APC (Adaptive Pictur e Control) 38 Audio track 37 A V (audio/video) connection 6 C Cancelling timer settings 35 Changing timer settings 35 Checking timer setting 35 Cleaning the video heads 42 Clock setting 17 Colour system compatibl[...]