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3-861-452-15(1)
Video Cassette
Recorder
Operating Instructions
PAL
SLV-E230UY/EY
©1998 by Sony Corporation
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• Do not install the unit in an inclined WARNING position. It is designed to be operated in a To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose horizontal position only. the unit to rain or moisture. • Keep the unit and cassettes away from To avoid electrical shock, do not open the equipment with strong magnets, such as cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel microwave ovens or large loudspeakers. only. • Do not place heavy objects on the unit. Mains lead must be changed only at qualified •
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Getting Started Table of contents Getting Started 4 Step 1: Unpacking 5 Step 2: Setting up the remote commander 7 Step 3: Connecting the VCR 8 Step 4: Setting up the VCR with the Auto Set Up function 9 Step 5: Tuning your TV to the VCR 11 Step 6: Setting the clock 13 Manual setup — Selecting a language, Presetting channels, Setting up VIDEO Plus+* 21 Setting your personal code Basic Operations Additional Information 23 Playing a tape 43 Troubleshooting 25 Recording TV programmes 46 Specification
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Getting Started Step 1 Unpacking Check that you have received the following items with the VCR: • Remote commander • Aerial cable • R6 (size AA) batteries Checking your model name The instructions in this manual are for the 2 models : SLV-E230UY, and E230EY. Check your model number by looking at the rear panel of your VCR. The SLV-E230UY is the model used for illustration purposes. Any difference in operation is clearly indicated in the text, for example, “SLV-E230EY only.” 4 Getting Started
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Getting Started Step 2 Setting up the remote 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 the position. Using the remote Remote sensor commander You can use this remote commander to operate this VCR and a Sony TV. Buttons on the remote commander marked with a dot (•) can be used to operate yo
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Step 2 : Setting up the remote commander (continued) ON/STANDBY DISPLAY TV/VIDEO WIDE 1 2 3 4 5 6 Programme number 7 8 9 buttons 0 PROG+/– VOL+/– MENU/> /. /? // TV control buttons To Press Turn the TV into standby or active mode ON/STANDBY Select an input source of the TV either from TV/VIDEO aerial in or from line in Select the programme position of the TV Programme number buttons PROG +/– Adjust the volume of the TV VOL +/– Call up on-screen display DISPLAY Operate TV menu options MENU/> /. /
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Getting Started Step 3 Connecting the VCR AERIAL IN Mains lead AERIAL OUT AERIAL IN to mains Aerial cable (supplied) : Signal flow 1 Disconnect the aerial cable from your TV IN and connect it to AERIAL IN on the rear ENTREE panel of the VCR. AERIAL ANTENNE OUT SORTIE IN ENTREE 2 Connect AERIAL OUT of the VCR and the aerial input of your TV using the AERIAL ANTENNE OUT supplied aerial cable. SORTIE 3 Connect the mains lead to the mains. Additional connection This VCR TV To a TV that has a EURO-AV
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Step 4 Setting up the VCR with the Auto Set Up function AUTO SET UP Before using the VCR for the first time, set up the VCR using the Auto Set Up function. With this function, you can set TV channels, guided by the sequence indicated in the display window. AUTO SET UP Hold down AUTO SET UP on the VCR for more than three seconds. The ATP (Auto Tuner Preset) function starts searching for all of the RF CHANNEL receivable channels. When no more receivable channels can be found, presetting stops and
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Getting Started Step 5 Tuning your TV to the VCR If you connect the VCR to your TV using the EURO-AV cable, skip this step. PROGRAM +/– RF CHANNEL AUTO SET UP 1 Press RF CHANNEL on the VCR. The RF channel appears in the display window. RF CHANNEL The VCR signal is output through this channel to the TV. 2 Turn on your TV and select a programme position for the VCR picture. This programme position will now be referred to as the video channel. 3 Tune the TV to the same channel as that SONY VIDEO
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Step 5 : Tuning your TV to the VCR (continued) To check to see if the TV tuning is correct Set the TV to the video channel and press PROGRAM +/– on the VCR. If the TV screen changes to a different programme each time you press PROGRAM +/–, the TV tuning is correct. To obtain a clear picture from the VCR If the picture does not appear clearly in step 3 above, go to step 4 to finish this procedure once. Then start from step 1. After pressing RF CHANNEL in step 1 to display the RF channel, press
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Getting Started Step 6 Setting the clock MENU You must set the time and date on the VCR to use the timer recording features > /. /? // properly. Before you start… OK • Turn on the VCR and the TV. • Set the TV to the video channel. Setting the clock manually MENU 1 Press MENU, then press > /. to select SETTINGS SETTINGS and press OK. OPTIONS TUNER PAUSE VIDEO PLUS+ CLOCK LANGUAGE REW PLAY FF SELECT : Vv OK SET : OK STOP PAUSE 2 Press > /.
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Step 6 : Setting the clock (continued) PAUSE 4 Press / to flash the month and set the tCLOCK month using > /. . REW PLAY FF 11. 1. 1998 SU 0 : 00 OK AUTO ADJUST [OFF ] CLOCK PROG [ 1 ] STOP SELECT : Bb SET : Vv OK : OK PAUSE 5 Set the year, hour, and minutes in tCLOCK sequence, using / to flash the item to be REW PLAY FF 11. 12. 1998 FR 15 : 30 set, and press > /. to select the digits. OK AUTO AD
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Getting Started Manual setup — Selecting a MENU language > /. /? // You can change the on-screen display language. OK Before you start… • Turn on the VCR and the TV. • Set the TV to the video channel. MENU 1 Press MENU, then press > /. to select SETTINGS SETTINGS and press OK. OPTIONS TUNER VIDEO PLUS+ PAUSE CLOCK LANGUAGE REW PLAY FF SELECT : Vv OK SET : OK STOP PAUSE 2 Press > /. to select LANGUAGE, then LANGUAGE press OK. ENGLISH
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Manual setup — 0 Presetting PROG +/– channels MENU If some channels could not be preset > /. /? // using the Auto Set Up function, you can preset them manually. Before you start… OK • Turn on the VCR and the TV. • Set the TV to the video channel. MENU 1 Press MENU, then press > /. to select SETTINGS SETTINGS and press OK. OPTIONS TUNER VIDEO PLUS+ PAUSE CLOCK LANGUAGE SELECT : Vv REW PLAY FF SET : OK OK STOP PAUSE 2 Press > /. to select T
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Getting Started PAUSE 4 Press > /. to move the cursor ( ) to TUNER PROG14 CHANNEL SET. REW PLAY FF CHANNEL SET [C23 ] BBC1 OK AFT [ON ] FINE TUNING STOP SELECT : Vv SET : Bb PROG 5 Press PROG +/– to select the programme Selected programme position position. TUNER PROG 7 CHANNEL SET [C23 ] BBC1 AFT
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Manual setup — Presetting channels (continued) Disabling unwanted programme positions After presetting the channels, you can disable unused programme positions. The disabled positions will be skipped later when you press the PROG +/– buttons. 1 In step 6 above, press programme number button “0” twice to display the number “00” beside CHANNEL SET. 2 Press OK. If the picture is not clear Normally, the Auto Fine Tuning (AFT) function automatically tunes in channels clearly. If, however, the pictur
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Getting Started Manual setup — Setting up VIDEO Plus+ VIDEO Plus+ is a feature that simplifies 1 2 3 programming the VCR to make timer 4 5 6 Programme recordings. To use VIDEO Plus+, each number 7 8 9 programme position needs to be button matched with its VIDEO Plus+ guide 0 channel. To get the guide channel numbers, see “Guide channels for VIDEO Plus+” on page 19, or look in the programme guide for your area that features PlusCode. MENU • If you want to record satellite broadcasts using VIDEO
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Manual setup — Setting up VIDEO Plus+ (continued) PAUSE 3 Press > /. to move the cursor ( ) to the SHOWVIEW row on which you want to set the guide PROG CH GUIDE CH REW PLAY FF channel. 6 C01 – – – OK 7 C02 – – – 8 C03 [–––] To display other pages for programme 9 – – – 10 C15 – – – STOP positions 6 to 60, press > /. repeatedly. SELECT : Vv
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Getting Started Guide channels for VIDEO Plus+ Guide Station name Guide Station name channel channel 001 BBC1 125 BRAVO 002 BBC2 HSND 003 ITV EBN 004 CHANNEL 4 126 CNN 005 CHANNEL 5 127 EURONEWS 006 RTE 1 128 PERFORMANCE 007 RTE 2 THE ARTS CHANNEL 008 TV NA GAELTACHTA 129 SKY MOVIES GOLD 101 SKY ONE WEATHER 102 SKY NEWS 130 UK LIVING 103 SKY MOVIES TELEVISION X FANTASY 104 THE MOVIE CHANNEL CHANNEL 105 SKY SPORT 131 GRANADA + 106 NICKELODEON 132 GRANADA TALK PARAMOUNT CHANNEL 132 SKY SCOTTISH 1
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Manual setup — Setting up VIDEO Plus+ (continued) Setting up VIDEO Plus+ for satellite broadcasts When your satellite tuner is connected via the AERIAL IN connector, first you have to set the programme position for each satellite channel using the TUNER menu. Then set the guide channel number for each satellite channel using the VIDEO Plus+ menu. If your satellite tuner is connected via the LINE-1(TV) connector, you don’t have to set programme positions nor guide channel numbers for satellite c
