Sony SLV-ED70MN manual

Video Cassette Recor der ©1999 by Sony Corporation SL V -ED70MN Operating Instructions G 3-865-382- 12 (1) P AL NTSC 1/00-01_SLV-ED70MN.12E 1/17/01, 2:28 PM 3[...]

Introduction 2 SL V -ED70MN (E) 3-865-382-11 (1) WARNING T o prevent fire or shock hazar d, 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 [...]

3 Introduction SL V -ED70MN (E) 3-865-382-11 (1) 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: Pr esetting channels 17 Step 7: Setting the clock Basic Operations 19 Playing [...]

4 Getting Started SL V -ED70MN (E) 3-865-382-11 (1) • Remote commander • R6 (size AA) batteries Getting Started • Aerial cable Step 1 Unpacking Check that you have received the following items with the VCR: 3/04-18_SLV-ED70MN.12E 1/17/01, 2:29 PM 4[...]

5 Getting Started Getting Started SL V -ED70MN (E) 3-865-382-11 (1) 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 i[...]

6 Getting Started SL V -ED70MN (E) 3-865-382-11 (1) 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 from your TV and connect it to AERIAL IN on the rear panel of the VCR. 2 Connect AERIAL OUT [...]

7 Getting Started Getting Started SL V -ED70MN (E) 3-865-382-11 (1) T o a stereo 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 s[...]

8 Getting Started SL V -ED70MN (E) 3-865-382-11 (1) 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 Press 1/u ON/ST ANDBY to turn on the VCR. 2 Press RF CHANNEL o[...]

9 Getting Started Getting Started SL V -ED70MN (E) 3-865-382-11 (1) 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[...]

10 Getting Started SL V -ED70MN (E) 3-865-382-11 (1) LANGUAGE / ENGLISH SELECT END : [ OK ] • : [] LANGUAGE / 123 456 789 0 LANGUAGE / ENGLISH • : : [ ] [ OK ] PLAY OK MENU 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[...]

11 Getting Started Getting Started SL V -ED70MN (E) 3-865-382-11 (1) SP APC Step 6 1 Press ONE T OUCH TUNING on the VCR for more than 3 seconds. The VCR starts the channel presetting. 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 PROGR[...]

12 Getting Started SL V -ED70MN (E) 3-865-382-11 (1) OK > / . / ? / / MENU Step 6: Presetting channels (continued) 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 > / . to move the cursor ( ” ) to TUNER PRESET and press OK[...]

13 Getting Started Getting Started SL V -ED70MN (E) 3-865-382-11 (1) 4 Press > / . to move the cursor ( ” ) to AUTO PRESET , then press OK. All receivable channels ar e preset 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. c[...]

14 Getting Started SL V -ED70MN (E) 3-865-382-11 (1) Presetting channels manually 1 Press MENU, then pr ess > / . to move the cursor ( ” ) to TUNER PRESET and press OK. 2 Press > / . / ? / / to move the cursor ( ” ) to NORMAL/CA TV , then select NORM. T o preset CA TV channels, select CA TV . 3 Press > / . to move the cursor ( ” ) to[...]

15 Getting Started Getting Started SL V -ED70MN (E) 3-865-382-11 (1) 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 / repeatedly until the channel you want i[...]

16 Getting Started SL V -ED70MN (E) 3-865-382-11 (1) 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 tuning the TV channels, you can disable unused pr ogramme positions. The disabled p[...]

17 Getting Started Getting Started SL V -ED70MN (E) 3-865-382-11 (1) CLOCK SET 1 . 1 . 1 9 9 9 FR 0 : 0 0 SELECT SET END : [ OK ] : [] : [ ] 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 ] : [] : [ ] PLAY OK PLAY OK MENU PLAY OK Setting the clock Y ou must set t[...]

18 Getting Started SL V -ED70MN (E) 3-865-382-11 (1) CLOCK SET 2 . 1 . 1999 S A 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 Press OK to start the clock. Tip • T o change the digits during setting, press ? to[...]

Basic Operations 19 Basic Operations SL V -ED70MN (E) 3-865-382-12(1) 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 con[...]

Basic Operations 20 SL V -ED70MN (E) 3-865-382-12(1) 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 recor ded in. (Normally , the colour system is correc[...]

Basic Operations 21 Basic Operations SL V -ED70MN (E) 3-865-382-12(1) SP APC T o use the time counter At the point on the tape that you want to find later , press COUNTER RESET . 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, press [...]

Basic Operations 22 SL V -ED70MN (E) 3-865-382-12(1) T ur ning on the VCR and TV , and starting playback automatically (T rinitron TV Synchr o 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 i[...]

Basic Operations 23 Basic Operations SL V -ED70MN (E) 3-865-382-12(1) 123 456 789 0 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 +/ – r REC INPUT SELECT DISPLA Y continu[...]

Basic Operations 24 SL V -ED70MN (E) 3-865-382-12(1) REC SP APC S E :: 2 2 – 00 0 LP APC SP/LP (SP/EP) Recording TV pr ogrammes (continued) 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 produces better pictur e and audio quality . 5 Press r REC [...]

Basic Operations 25 Basic Operations SL V -ED70MN (E) 3-865-382-12(1) T o record NTSC colour system pr ogrammes NTSC colour signals can be recor ded on this VCR from the LINE-1 IN, LINE-2 IN and LINE-3 IN (SA T IN) jacks only . T o select the line input, press INPUT SELECT or PROG +/– so that “L1”, “L2” or “L3” appears in the display [...]

Basic Operations 26 SL V -ED70MN (E) 3-865-382-12(1) SP STOP APC SP APC START SP APC START Recor ding TV programmes using the easy timer Y ou can record one pr ogramme on the same day (within 24 hours) with the easy timer . If the VCR clock has not been set, you can set the clock before setting the timer recor ding. Setting the easy timer Before yo[...]

Basic Operations 27 Basic Operations SL V -ED70MN (E) 3-865-382-12(1) 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 (SP/EP)[...]

Basic Operations 28 SL V -ED70MN (E) 3-865-382-12(1) 123 456 789 0 SP APC CLOCK START 1 • When “–:– –” is displayed in the display window , press EASY TIMER. • T o change the clock setting, press 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 [...]

Basic Operations 29 Basic Operations SL V -ED70MN (E) 3-865-382-12(1) 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 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 setting[...]

Basic Operations 30 SL V -ED70MN (E) 3-865-382-12(1) T o stop recor ding T o stop the VCR while recording, press p STOP . T o check or change the timer setting Press 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, pres[...]

Basic Operations 31 Basic Operations SL V -ED70MN (E) 3-865-382-12(1) 123 456 789 0 TIMER SET / CHECK SA 25 .1 DATE START STOP PROG – . –– – : –– – : –– –– – – . –– – : –– – : –– –– – – . –– – : –– – : –– –– – – . –– – : –– – : –– –– – – . –– – :[...]

Basic Operations 32 SL V -ED70MN (E) 3-865-382-12(1) • ON/ STANDBY PLAY OK PLAY OK T o record the same pr ogramme every day or the same day every week, press . while the date is flashing. For details, see “Daily/ weekly r ecording” below . T o record fr om a source connected to the LINE-1 IN, LINE-2 IN or LINE-3 IN (SA T IN) jacks; press INPU[...]

Additional Operations 33 SL V -ED70MN (E) 3-865-382-11(1) 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 · PLA Y . Operation D[...]

Additional Operations 34 SL V -ED70MN (E) 3-865-382-11(1) Using the CLICK SHUTTLE ring W ith the CLICK SHUTTLE ring, you can operate a variety of playback options. During playback or pause, turn the CLICK SHUTTLE ring clockwise or counterclockwise. Each change in the CLICK SHUTTLE ring position changes the playback mode, and the corresponding mark [...]

Additional Operations 35 SL V -ED70MN (E) 3-865-382-11(1) 123 456 789 0 Recor ding TV pr ogrammes using the quick timer After starting recor 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[...]

Additional Operations 36 SL V -ED70MN (E) 3-865-382-11(1) SYNCHRO REC SP/LP (SP/EP) Synchr onised recor ding The Synchronised Recor ding feature enables you to recor d from the connected equipment such as a satellite tuner , a cable TV decoder or a TV that has a timer function. Once you set the timer on the other equipment, the unit will start reco[...]

Additional Operations 37 SL V -ED70MN (E) 3-865-382-11(1) 3 Press SP/LP (SP/EP) to select the tape speed (SP or LP for the P AL colour system, and SP or EP for the NTSC colour system.) 4 Hold SYNCHRO REC down for more than two seconds. The SYNCHRO REC button lights up and the unit stands by for recor ding. The unit automatically turns on and starts[...]

Additional Operations 38 SL V -ED70MN (E) 3-865-382-11(1) TIMER SET / CHECK SA DATE START STOP PROG . 6 1 7: 0 0 8:0 0 6 SP . 8 1 1 : 00 0 : 00 50 MO – 0 :1 2 3 :0 0 2 2 7 3: 0 0 0: 0 0 L –. – – – : –– – : –– –– – –. – – – : –– – : –– –– – –. – – – : –– – : –– –– – –. – ?[...]

Additional Operations 39 SL V -ED70MN (E) 3-865-382-11(1) 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, press / r epeatedly until the cursor ( ” ) appears at the beginning of the line. • T o cancel the sett[...]

Additional Operations 40 SL V -ED70MN (E) 3-865-382-11(1) T o listen to Main Sub Main and sub On-screen display MAIN SUB MAIN/SUB Recor ding stereo and bilingual pr ogrammes In ZWEITON (German stereo) system This VCR automatically receives and r ecords stereo and bilingual programmes based on the ZWEIT ON system. When a stereo or bilingual programm[...]

Additional Operations 41 SL V -ED70MN (E) 3-865-382-11(1) Display window STEREO STEREO STEREO No indicator T o listen to Main Sub Main and sub Standard sound* Bilingual programme * Usually the main sound (monaural) On-screen display MAIN SUB MAIN/SUB No indicator T o listen to Stereo/main and sub (left and right channels) Left channel/main Right ch[...]

Additional Operations 42 SL V -ED70MN (E) 3-865-382-11(1) 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. 1 Insert an indexed ta[...]

Additional Operations 43 SL V -ED70MN (E) 3-865-382-11(1) About Adaptive Picture Contr ol (APC) Adaptive Picture Contr ol (APC) automatically improves r ecording and playback quality by adjusting the VCR to the condition of the video heads and tape. T o maintain better picture quality , we recommend that you set APC to ON in the SET UP MENU (with t[...]

Additional Operations 44 SL V -ED70MN (E) 3-865-382-11(1) SET UP MENU AUDIO MIX APC PAL / MESECAM PAL AUTO MESECAM SELECT SET • ON OFF • NICAM • • ON OFF HIFI AUDIO STD : [] : [ ] Menu option AUDIO MIX HIFI AUDIO APC P AL/MESECAM Changing menu options 1 Press MENU, then select SET UP MENU. 2 Press > / . to select the option to change, th[...]

Editing 45 SL V -ED70MN (E) 3-865-382-11(1) Connecting to a VCR or ster eo system How to connect to r ecord on this VCR How to connect to a stereo system Connect LINE-2 IN AUDIO on this VCR to the audio output jacks on the stereo system, using the RK-C510KS audio cable (not supplied). Notes • Make sure you connect the plugs to jacks of the same c[...]

Editing 46 SL V -ED70MN (E) 3-865-382-11(1) Basic editing (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, [...]

Editing 47 SL V -ED70MN (E) 3-865-382-11(1) 123 456 Audio dubbing This feature lets you r ecord over the normal audio track. The monaural sound previously r ecorded is placed while the original hi-fi sound remains unchanged. Use this feature to add commentary to a tape that you have recor ded with a camcorder . Before you start editing • T urn on[...]

48 Additional Information SL V -ED70MN (E) 3-865-382-11 (1) 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 un[...]

49 Additional Information SL V -ED70MN (E) 3-865-382-11 (1) Recording Symptom No TV programmes appear on the TV screen. TV reception is poor . The recor ded picture 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 o[...]

50 Additional Information SL V -ED70MN (E) 3-865-382-11 (1) 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 prevent the video heads fr om contamination by removing dust or mold from a tape with t[...]

51 Additional Information SL V -ED70MN (E) 3-865-382-11 (1) 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 UH[...]

52 Additional Information SL V -ED70MN (E) 3-865-382-11 (1) 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 SYNCHRO REC button (36) 3 T ape compartment 4 § EJECT button (20) 5 0 REW (r ewind) button (20, 33) 6 ) FF (fast-forward) button (20, 33) 7 · PL[...]

53 Additional Information SL V -ED70MN (E) 3-865-382-11 (1) STEREO NICAM SP EP LP STOP APC START CLOCK NTSC PAL Display window 8 APC (Adaptive Picture Contr ol) indicator (43) 9 T racking indicator (43) 0 Colour system indicator (20) !¡ T ime counter/clock/line/ programme/TV system indicator (21, 23, 27, 35) !™ Audio dubbing indicator (47) !£ T[...]

54 Additional Information SL V -ED70MN (E) 3-865-382-11 (1) 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 AUDIO DUB (dubbing) button (47) 6 TV/VIDEO button (for TV) (5) 7 EASY TIMER button (29) 8 r REC button (24) 9 SP (Standar d Play)/LP (Long Play)/[...]

A, B Accessories supplied 4 Adjusting picture 16, 33, 43 tracking 33, 43 Aerial hookup 6 AFT (Auto Fine T uning) 16 APC (Adaptive Picture Control) 43 Audio dubbing 47 Audio track 40 A V (audio/video) connection 6 C Cancelling timer settings 38 Changing timer settings 38 Checking timer setting 38 Cleaning the video heads 48 Clock setting 17 Colour s[...]