Sony SLV-SE30EE manual

Video Cassette Recor der ©1999 by Son y Cor poration SL V -SE30EE Operating Instructions 3-865-274- 12 (1) P AL NTSC 4.43[...]

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 a personnel only . Mains lead must only be changed at a qualified service shop. Precautions Safety • This unit operates on 220 – 240 V AC, 50 Hz. Check that the u[...]

3 Introduction T able of contents Getting Started Getting Started 4 Step 1: Unpacking 5 Step 2: Setting up the r emote commander 8 Step 3: Connecting the VCR 10 Step 4: T uning your TV to the VCR 12 Step 5: Setting up the VCR with the Auto Set Up function 13 Step 6: Setting the clock 15 Selecting a language 16 Presetting channels 20 Changing/disabl[...]

Getting Started 4 Getting Started Step 1 Unpacking Check that you have received the following items with the VCR: • Remote commander • R6 (size AA) batteries • Aerial cable[...]

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 com[...]

Getting Started 6 Step 2 : Setting up the remote commander (continued) TV control buttons To T urn the TV into standby mode Select an input source of the TV either fr om aerial in or from line in Select the programme position of the TV Adjust the volume of the TV T urn on the TV Call up on-screen display Press I / u … TV/VIDEO PROG +/– Á +/–[...]

7 Getting Started Getting Started Notes • W ith normal use, the batteries should last about three to six months. • If you do not use the remote commander for an extended period of time, r emove the batteries to avoid possible damage from battery leakage. • Do not use a new battery with an old one together . • Do not use dif ferent types of [...]

Getting Started 8 Step 3 Connecting the VCR : Signal flow AERIAL IN Aerial cable (supplied) AERIAL IN AERIAL OUT to mains 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 the mains lead to th[...]

9 Getting Started Getting Started Additional connections This additional connection improves picture and sound quality . If your TV has LINE IN connector , connect your TV by using audio/video cable as shown on the right. Whenever you want to watch the VCR picture, press … TV/VIDEO to display the VIDEO indicator in the display window . Audio/vide[...]

Getting Started 10 Step 4 T uning your TV to the VCR 1 Press I / u ON/ST ANDBY to turn on the VCR. 2 Press RF CHANNEL on the VCR lightly . The factory-preset RF channel appears in the display window . The VCR signal is output through this channel to the TV . 3 T urn on your TV and select a programme position for the VCR picture. This programme posi[...]

11 Getting Started Getting Started 5 Press PROGRAM +/– (r epeatedly) to select the appropriate TV system for your ar ea. Select “G” for the B/G TV system, or “K” for the D/K TV system. 6 T une the TV to the same channel as that shown in the display window so that the picture on the right appears clearly on the TV screen. Refer to your TV [...]

Getting Started 12 Step 5 Setting up the VCR with the Auto Set Up function Before using the VCR for the first time, set up the VCR using the Auto Set Up function. W ith this function, you can set the TV channels guided by the sequence indicated on the TV screen. Hold down AUTO SET UP on the VCR for mor e than three seconds. The VCR automatically tu[...]

13 Getting Started Getting Started Setting the clock Y ou must set the time and date on the VCR to use the timer r ecording featur es properly . Before you start… • T urn on the VCR and the TV . • Set the TV to the video channel. 1 Press MENU, then pr ess > / . to highlight SETTINGS and press OK. 2 Press > / . to highlight CLOCK, then p[...]

Getting Started 14 4 Press / to highlight the month and set the month pressing > / . . 5 Set the year , hour , and minutes in sequence, pressing / to highlight the item to be set, and press > / . to select the digits. The day of the week is set automatically . 6 Press OK to start the clock. Tips • T o change the digits during setting, press[...]

15 Getting Started Getting Started Selecting a language Y ou can change the on-screen display language from the one you selected with the Auto Set Up function. 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 highlight SETTINGS and press OK. 2 Press > / . to highligh[...]

Getting Started 16 Pr esetting channels If some channels could not be preset using the Auto Set Up function, you can preset them 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 > / . to highlight SETTINGS and press OK. 2 Press > / . to highlight TUNER, then press [...]

17 Getting Started Getting Started Selected programme position 3 Press > / . to highlight NORMAL/ CA TV , then press OK. 4 Press > / . to highlight NORMAL, then press OK. T o preset CA TV (Cable T elevision) channels, select CA TV . 5 Press PROG +/– to select the programme position. 6 Press > / . to highlight CHANNEL SET , then pr ess OK[...]

Getting Started 18 Presetting channels (continued) 7 Press > / . r epeatedly until the channel you want is displayed. The channels appear in the following order: B/G TV system Channel number in the CHANNEL SET field C02 E2 C02 R1 C03 E3 C05 R6 C04 E4 C06 R7 C05 E5 C12 R12 C06 E6 C13 R2 C07 E7 C14 R3 C08 E8 C15 R4 C09 E9 C16 R5 C10 E10 C17 R8 C1 [...]

19 Getting Started Getting Started Disabling unwanted programme positions After presetting channels, you can disable unused pr ogramme positions. The disabled positions will be skipped later when you press the PROG +/– buttons. 1 In step 7 above, press > / . r epeatedly to display the number “00” beside CHANNEL SET . 2 Press MENU to exit t[...]

Getting Started 20 1 Press MENU, then pr ess > / . to highlight LISTS and press OK. 2 Press > / . to highlight CHANNEL LIST , then press OK. Changing/ disabling pr ogramme positions After setting the channels, you can change the programme positions as you like. If any programme positions ar e unused or contain unwanted channels, you can disab[...]

21 Getting Started Getting Started 3 Press > / . to highlight the row on which you want to change the programme position, then pr ess / . T o display other pages for programme positions 6 to 60, press > / . repeatedly . 4 Press > / . until the selected channel row moves to the desired pr ogramme position. The selected channel is inserted a[...]

Getting Started 22 Disabling unwanted programme positions After presetting channels, you can disable unused programme positions. The disabled positions will be skipped later when you press the PROG +/– buttons. 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 highligh[...]

23 Getting Started Getting Started 2 Press > / . to highlight CHANNEL LIST , then pr ess OK. 3 Press > / . to highlight the row on which you want to disable. 4 Press CLEAR. The selected row will be clear ed as shown on the right. 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 for any other programme positions you want to disable. 6 Press MENU to exit the menu. Tip ?[...]

Basic Operations 24 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. 3 Press · PLA Y . When the tape reaches the end, it will r ewind automatically . NTSC PB OK PLAY 6 EJECT DISPLA Y · PLA Y P P A[...]

Basic Operations Basic Operations 25 Set NTSC PB to ON P AL TV NTSC 4.43 Additional tasks To Stop play Pause play Resume play after pause Fast-forward the tape Rewind the tape Eject the tape Press p STOP P P AUSE P P AUSE or · PLA Y )# FF during stop 03 REW during stop 6 EJECT T o set the colour system If the playback picture has no colour , or st[...]

Basic Operations 26 Enjoying the simulated stereo sound (Virtual Ster eo) When you connect the VCR to a stereo TV or a ster eo system, you can use the V irtual Stereo function to give monaural sources a simulated ster eo effect. T o activate this function, press VIR TUAL STEREO. The VIR TUAL STEREO button lights up. T o cancel this function, press [...]

Basic Operations Basic Operations 27 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 INPUT SELECT until a pr ogramme position number appears in the display window . 4 Press PROG +/– to select the pr ogramme position you want to recor d. INPUT SELECT • PROG VIDEO[...]

Basic Operations 28 Safety tab T o watch another TV programme while recor ding 1 Press … TV/VIDEO to turn of f the VIDEO indicator in the display window . 2 Select another programme position on the TV . T o save a recording T o prevent accidental erasur e, break off the safety tab as illustrated. T o recor d on a tape again, cover the tab hole wi[...]

Basic Operations Basic Operations 29 Tips • Y ou can select a video source from the LINE-1 IN VIDEO/AUDIO or LINE-2 IN VIDEO/AUDIO jacks also using the INPUT SELECT button. • The display appears on the TV screen indicating information about the tape, but the information won’t be recor ded on the tape. • If you don’t want to watch TV while[...]

Basic Operations 30 1 Press TIMER. The TIMER menu appears on the TV screen. Recor ding TV pr ogrammes using the timer 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 and date. • Insert a tape with its safety tab in place. Make sure the tape is longer than the total rec[...]

Basic Operations Basic Operations 31 TODA Y n SUN-SA T (Sunday to Saturday) n MON-SA T (Monday to Saturday) n MON-FRI (Monday to Friday) n SA T (every Saturday) ..... n MON (every Monday) n SUN (every Sunday) n 1 month later n (dates count down) n TOMORROW n TODA Y 2 Set the date, start and stop times, and programme position: 1 Press / to highlight[...]

Basic Operations 32 T o use the VCR after setting the timer T o use the VCR before a timer recor ding begins, just press I / u . The indicator turns of f and the VCR switches on. Remember to press I / u to reset the VCR after using the VCR. Y ou can also do the following tasks while the VCR is recording: • Reset the counter . • Display tape inf[...]

33 Additional Operations Additional Operations Playing/sear ching at various speeds Playback options V iew the picture during fast-forward or r ewind Play at high speed Play in slow motion Play frame by frame Rewind and start play Operation During fast-forward, hold down )# FF/ ) FF . During rewind, hold down 03 REW/ 0 REW . • During playback, pr[...]

Additional Operations 34 Using the shuttle ring During playback or pause, turn the shuttle ring on the VCR clockwise or anticlockwise. Each change in the shuttle ring position changes the playback mode in the following way . Tip • Adjust the pictur e using the TRACKING +/– buttons if: – Streaks appear while playing in slow motion. – Bands a[...]

35 Additional Operations Setting the recor ding duration time After starting recor ding in the normal way , you can have the VCR stop recor ding automatically after a specified duration. 1 While recor ding, press r REC. The indicator appears in the display window . 2 Press r REC repeatedly to set the duration. Each press advances the time in incr e[...]

Additional Operations 36 1 Press I / u to turn on the VCR. 2 Press MENU, then pr ess > / . to highlight LISTS and pr ess OK. 3 Press > / . to highlight TIMER LIST , then press OK: • If you want to change or cancel a setting, go on to the next step. • If you do not need to change or cancel the settings, press MENU, then turn of f the VCR t[...]

37 Additional Operations Programme 1 Programme 2 Programme 1 Programme 2 about 20 seconds will be cut off will be cut off 4 Press > / . to select the setting you want to change or cancel, then press OK. The selected setting appears in the TIMER menu. 5 • T o change the setting, press ? / / to highlight the item you want to change, and press &g[...]

Additional Operations 38 Sear ching using the Smart Sear ch function If you recor d multiple programmes on a tape, use the Smart Sear ch function to see what has been recor ded on your tape. Y ou can see information such as date, time, and channel of programmes recor ded on a tape. Y ou can also start playback directly fr om the selected programme [...]

39 Additional Operations T o stop searching Press p ST OP . T o exit the SMART SEARCH screen Press SMAR T SEARCH. T o record in a blank space Blank space on the tape will appear as a blank row in the SMAR T SEARCH screen. Select the blank r ow in step 3, then press OK. The VCR r ewinds/ fast-forwards the tape to the beginning of the blank space, th[...]

Additional Operations 40 Searching using the Smart Sear ch function (continued) AB C AD C Tips • Y ou can store information for up to 24 pr ogrammes on a single list. • While r ecording, you can display the SMAR T SEARCH screen using the SMAR T SEARCH button. If you decide to stop recording, press SMAR T SEARCH to make the SMAR T SEARCH screen [...]

41 Additional Operations 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. In this case, manually adjust the tracking. During playback, press TRACKING +/[...]

Additional Operations 42 Tip • T o set tracking to the centre position, press the TRACKING + and – buttons at the same time. Notes • Y ou can adjust the tracking for the NTSC-recor ded tape but the tracking meter won’t be displayed. • There is a delay about ten seconds befor e the VCR actually starts recor ding while the VCR analyses the [...]

43 Additional Operations Changing menu options 1 Press MENU, then select OPTIONS and press OK. 2 Press > / . to select the option, then pr ess OK. 3 Press > / . to change the setting, then press OK. 4 Press MENU to r eturn to the original screen. Menu option OPC T APE LENGTH COLOUR SYSTEM Set this option to • ON to switch on the OPC (Optimu[...]

Additional Operations 44 Editing with another VCR How to connect to recor d on this VCR Tip • Y ou can also use the LINE-1 IN VIDEO/AUDIO jacks instead. Notes • Make sur e you connect the plugs to jacks of the same colour . • If the other VCR is a ster eo type, leave the red plugs unconnected. • If you connected this VCR to both the LINE IN[...]

45 Additional Operations 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 to display “L1” or “L2” in the display window . 1 Insert a sour ce tape with its safety tab removed into the other (playback) VCR. Search for the point to start playback and s[...]

46 Additional Information T roubleshooting If you have any questions or problems not cover ed below , please consult your nearest Sony service facility . Additional Information Clock Symptom The I / u 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 [...]

47 Additional Information Symptom The picture r olls vertically during picture sear ch. The picture has no sound. No TV programme appears on the TV screen. TV reception is poor . 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. Remedy • A[...]

48 Additional Information Symptom A tape cannot be inserted. The remote commander does not function. The tracking meter does not appear on the TV screen. The VCR needs to be cleaned. Others Remedy • Check that a tape isn’t alr eady in the tape compartment. • Make sur e you are pointing the remote commander at the remote sensor on the VCR. •[...]

49 Additional Information Specifications System Channel coverage P AL (B/G, D/K) VHF E2-E12, R1-R12 UHF E21-E69, R21-R69 CA TV S1-S41, S01-S05 RF output signal UHF channels 21 to 69 Aerial out 75-ohm asymmetrical aerial socket Inputs and outputs LINE-1 IN VIDEO IN, phono jack (1) Input signal: 1 Vp-p, 75 ohms, unbalanced, sync negative AUDIO IN, ph[...]

50 Additional Information Index to parts and contr ols Refer to the pages indicated in parentheses ( ) for details. Front panel 0 Remote sensor (5) ! ¡ AUTO SET UP/ RF (Radio Frequency) CHANNEL button (10, 12) !™ PROGRAM/TRACKING +/– buttons (34, 41) !£ VIR TUAL STEREO button (26) !¢ LINE-2 IN VIDEO/AUDIO jacks (44) !∞ § EJECT button (25)[...]

51 Additional Information Display window 1 T imer indicator (31) 2 T ape speed indicators 3 VIDEO indicator (9, 28) 4 OPC (Optimum Picture Contr ol) indicator (41) 5 Tracking indicator (41) 6 T ime counter/clock/line/ programme position indicator (25, 27, 45) 7 Remaining time indicator (28) 8 T ape/recording indicator (27) LP EP VIDEO SP OPC contin[...]

52 Additional Information Index to parts and controls (continued) Rear panel 1 Mains lead (8) 2 LINE-1 IN VIDEO/AUDIO jacks (44) 3 AERIAL IN ANTENNE ENTREE connector (8) 4 AERIAL OUT ANTENNE SOR TIE connector (8) 5 LINE OUT VIDEO/AUDIO (MONO) jacks (9) 6 NTSC PB (Play Back) switch (25)[...]

53 Additional Information Remote commander 1 6 EJECT button (25) 2 CLEAR button (37) 3 DISPLA Y button (28) 4 . (volume) +/– buttons (for TV) (6) 5 COUNTER/REMAIN button (28) 6 & SLOW button (33) 7 INPUT SELECT button (27, 31) 8 TIMER button (30) 9 r REC (recor d) button (28, 35) continued[...]

54 Additional Information 0 … TV/VIDEO button (6, 28) ! ¡ I / u (on/standby) switch (6, 31) !™ TV / VIDEO remote contr ol switch (5) !£ PROG (programme) +/– buttons (6, 32) !¢ ; TV power on/TV mode select button (for TV) (6) !∞ SMAR T SEARCH button (38) !§ MENU button (13, 36) !¶ P P AUSE/ > button (13, 25) p STOP/ . button (13, 25)[...]

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A, B Adjusting picture 19, 41 tracking 41 Aerial hookup 8 AFT (Auto Fine T uning) 19 Auto Set Up 12 C Changing the programme position 20 Cleaning the video heads 46 Clock setting 13 Colour system compatible colour systems 2 setting 25 Connecting the VCR and your TV 8 Counter 25 D Disabling the programme position 19 Dubbing. See Editing E, F , G, H,[...]