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Video Cassette
Recorder
Operating Instructions
PAL NTSC
SLV-SP100R
©1999 by Sony Corporation
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Caution WARNING Television programmes, films, video tapes, and To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose other materials may be copyrighted. the VCR to rain or moisture. Unauthorized recording of such material may To avoid electrical shock, do not open the be contrary to the provisions of the copyright cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel laws. Also, use of this recorder with cable only. television transmission may require authorization from the cable television The mains lead
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Getting Started Table of contents Getting Started 4 Step 1: Unpacking 5 Step 2: Setting up the remote commander 6 Step 3: Connecting the VCR 8 Step 4: Tuning your TV to the VCR Basic Operations Additional Information 10 Playing a tape 24 Troubleshooting 26 Specifications 27 Index to parts and controls Additional Operations back cover 15 Playing/searching at various Index speeds 17 Adjusting the picture 19 Editing with another VCR 22 Synchronised recording Demonstration mode The demonstration mod
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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 • Audio/video cable (3-phono to 3- phono) 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 position. Using the remote commander Remote sensor You can use this remote commander to operate the VCR and a Sony TV. To operate this VCR, point at the remote sensor on the VCR. To operate the TV, poi
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Step 3 Connecting the VCR Connect the aerial to your VCR and TV as shown below to watch TV programmes and video pictures on your TV. In addition, if your TV has audio/video (A/V) input jacks, we recommend you connect the VCR to your TV using an audio/video cable to get a better picture and sound. Connecting the aerial AERIAL OUT Aerial cable (supplied) AERIAL IN to mains : Signal flow 1 Disconnect the aerial cable from your TV AERIAL and connect it to AERIAL IN on the rear OUT panel of the VCR.
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Getting Started Additional connections To a TV that has audio/video This VCR input jacks TV AUDIO VIDEO LINE 1 IN This additional connection IN LINE 1 OUT VIDEO improves picture and sound quality. AUDIO Connect the TV as shown on the right. Audio/video cable (supplied) If you want to use the Trinitron TV Synchro Play function (see page 14), this connection is necessary. (If your TV has two or more inputs, connect the audio/video cable to the VIDEO IN 1 jacks.) To a stereo system This VCR Stereo
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Step 4 Tuning your TV to the VCR If you have connected your VCR to the TV using the audio/video cable, skip this step. ?/1 ON/STANDBY H PLAY ON/STANDBY 1 Press ?/1 ON/STANDBY to turn on the VCR. 2 Turn on your TV and select a programme position for the video picture. This channel will now be referred to as the video channel. Some TV has the programme position, such as 0, that is reserved for a VCR. In this case, select that programme position for the video picture. Refer to the instruction manua
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Getting Started To obtain a clear playback picture If the playback picture does not appear clearly in step 3 on page 8, turn the RF CHANNEL screw on the rear panel of the VCR with a screwdriver to a position where the TV clearly displays the playback RF CHANNEL picture. To select the TV system For your TV to receive the correct signal from your VCR you must set the TV SYSTEM switch on the rear panel of the VCR to either G (for system B/G) or K (for system D/K). If this switch is set to the wrong
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Basic Operations Playing a tape Z EJECT DISPLAY H PLAY A EJECT m 3 REW M # FF NTSC PB X PAUSE M FF H PLAY x STOP m REW x STOP COLOR X PAUSE SYSTEM 1 Turn 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. PLAY 3 Press H PLAY (if playback did not start in step 2). When the tape reaches the end, it will rewind automatically. 10 Basic Operations
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Basic Operations Additional tasks To Press Stop play x STOP Pause play X PAUSE Resume play after pause X PAUSE or H PLAY Fast-forward the tape M FF (M # FF on the VCR) during stop Rewind the tape m REW (m 3 REW on the VCR) during stop Eject the tape Z EJECT To set the colour system If streaks appear during playback, set COLOR SYSTEM on the VCR to conform to the system that the tape was recorded in. (Normally set the switch to AUTO.) If your tape was recorded in Set COLOR SYSTEM to PAL/MESECAM P
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Playing a tape (continued) To view the tape status on the screen Press DISPLAY. The following information appears on the TV screen. STEREO Audio monitor mode* Remaining tape length SE – SP 0:: 00 22 Time counter Tape speed* * Appears for a few seconds when the DISPLAY button is pressed and when the mode is changed. To turn the display off, press DISPLAY again. Notes • You can eject a tape even when the power is off. When you press Z EJECT, the VCR turns on automatically. After ejecting the tap
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Basic Operations Selecting the sound during playback Press AUDIO MONITOR to select AUDIO MONITOR the sound you want. Each press of the button changes the indicator in the display window. When you play a tape recorded in stereo or with a bilingual sound track, the Hi-Fi indicator in the display window lights up. To listen to a Press AUDIO MONITOR until the display window indicator shows Stereo tape’s Bilingual tape’s Stereo sound Main and sub sounds L/R Left channel Main sound L Right channel Su
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Playing a tape (continued) Turning on the VCR and TV, and starting playback automatically (Trinitron TV Synchro Play) You can only use this function if your TV is made by Sony (Trinitron TV). How to connect to use this function Connect the VCR and TV with the audio/video cable (see “To a TV that has audio/video input jacks” on page 7.) Be sure to connect the audio/video cable to the VIDEO IN 1 jacks on the TV if the TV has two inputs or more. The TV must be placed where it will respond to the r
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Additional Operations Playing/searching at various speeds 3/# H PLAY SEARCH m 3 REW M # FF y SLOW M FF H PLAY m REW Playback options Operation View the picture during fast- During fast-forward, hold M FF (M # FF on the VCR) down. forward or rewind During rewind, hold m REW (m 3 REW on the VCR) down. Play at high speed • During playback or pause, press # SEARCH or 3 SEARCH. • During playback or pause, hold down M FF (M # FF on the VCR) or m REW (m 3 REW on the VCR). When you release the button, n
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Playing/searching at various speeds (continued) To resume normal playback Press H PLAY. Tips • You can adjust the tracking just by pressing V/v NORMAL/SLOW/STILL ADJUST while playing a tape. • Adjust the picture using V/v NORMAL/SLOW/STILL ADJUST if: – streaks appear while playing in slow motion – the picture shakes while pausing Notes • Streaks or snow cannot be eliminated completely in the various playback operations, especially in the slow motion mode. • The sound is muted during these operat
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Adjusting the picture AUTO/MANU Although the VCR automatically adjusts V/v NORMAL/ SLOW/STILL ADJUST the picture when playing a tape, distortions or noise may occur if the tape M/m/
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Adjusting the picture (continued) About Adaptive Picture Control (APC) Adaptive Picture Control (APC) automatically improves recording and playback quality by adjusting the VCR to the condition of the video heads and tape. APC playback The APC function automatically works on all types of tapes, including rental tapes and tapes that were not recorded with APC. APC recording Whenever you insert a tape and first start recording, the VCR adjusts to the tape using the APC function. This adjustment is
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Editing with another VCR How to connect to record on this VCR TV This VCR (Recorder) LINE 1 IN Other VCR (Player) LINE OUT VMC-810HG audio/video cable (not supplied) : Signal flow Tip • If the other VCR is a monaural type and connected to the LINE 1 IN jacks on this VCR, the sound is recorded only on the channel whose jack is connected to the audio plug. To record on both right and left channels, connect the audio plugs to AUDIO R/L jacks using the VMC-910HG (3-phono to 2-phono) audio/video cabl
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Editing with another VCR (continued) Operation (when recording on this VCR) X PAUSE z REC You can make a copy of a tape using this VCR for recording or playback. The VCR cannot record TV programmes directly since it does not have a TV tuner. Before you start editing • Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel. 1 Insert a source tape with its safety tab removed into the other (playback) VCR. Search for the point to start playback and set it to playback pause. 2 Insert a tape with its safet
