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3-861-574-11 (1)
Video Cassette
Recorder
Operating Instructions
Owner’s record
The model and serial numbers are located at the rear of the
unit. Record these numbers in the spaces provided below.
Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer
regarding this product.
Model No.
Serial No.
For hookup and setup, see the supplied hookup/setup manual.
TM
SLV-M20HF
©1998 by Sony Corporation
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• Do not install the unit near heat sources such as WARNING radiators or air ducts, or in a place subject to direct sunlight, excessive dust, mechanical To prevent fire or shock hazard, do vibration or shock. not expose the unit to rain or • Do not install the unit in an inclined position. It moisture. is designed to be operated in a horizontal position only. • Keep the unit and cassettes away from equipment with strong magnets, such as microwave ovens or large loudspeakers. • Do not place hea
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Table of contents Basic Operations SmartFile Function 4 Playing a tape 38 About the SmartFile function 6 Recording TV programs 40 Recording using the SmartFile function 10 Locating a channel using the channel list 45 Selecting and playing a program 12 Recording TV programs using 46 Checking the contents of a tape VCR Plus+* 47 Labelling a recorded program 15 Setting the timer manually and tape 52 Protecting a recorded program Additional Operations 54 Erasing the data of an unwanted program 18 Pl
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Basic Operations Playing a tape You can play back both VHS and S-VHS tapes on this VCR. However, you cannot obtain the original resolution 6 EJECT quality of S-VHS (simplified playback). COUNTER RESET DISPLAY SMART CUE ) FF P PAUSE 0 REW á PLAY p STOP 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. 3 Press á PLAY. PLAY When the tape reaches the end, it will rewind automaticall
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Basic Operations Additional tasks To Press Stop play p STOP Pause play P PAUSE Resume play after pause P PAUSE or á PLAY Fast-forward the tape ) FF during stop Rewind the tape 0 REW during stop Eject the tape 6 EJECT To skip playback You can skip a portion of playback you don’t want to watch such as a commercial and restart playback by pressing a single button. 1 Press SMART CUE during playback of the scene you want to skip. The VCR starts searching. 2 Press SMART CUE again when you find the sc
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Recording TV programs SP/EP INPUT SELECT TV/VIDEO DISPLAY CH +/– COUNTER/ REMAIN r REC p STOP Shuttle ring 1 Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel. To record from a cable box, turn it on. 2 Insert a tape with its safety tab in place. 6 Basic Operations
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Basic Operations INPUT 3 Press INPUT SELECT until a channel number appears in the display SELECT window. EP VIDEO APC VTR 3 4 Press CH +/– to select the channel you want to record. •CH EP VIDEO APC VTR 3 SP / EP 5 Press SP/EP to select the tape speed, SP or EP. EP (Extra Play) provides recording time three times as long as SP (Standard Play); however, SP produces better picture quality. SP VIDEO APC VTR 3 REC 6 Press r REC to start recording. The recording indicator lights up red in the display
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Recording TV programs (continued) To check the remaining tape length Press DISPLAY. The white bar indicates the approximate length of tape remaining. With the display on, press COUNTER/REMAIN to check the remaining time. Each time you press COUNTER/REMAIN, the time counter and the remaining time appear alternately. The remaining time with the indicator also appears in the display window. S E Remaining tape length TAPE REMAINING 0 : 00 : 22 1 : 46 Time counter To check the remaining time of a
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Basic Operations Tips • To select a channel, you can use the number buttons on the remote commander. Enter the channel number, then press ENTER. • You can select a video source form the LINE-1 IN or LINE-2 IN jacks using INPUT SELECT. • The display appears on the TV screen indicating information about the tape, but the information won’t be recorded on the tape. • If you don’t want to watch TV while recording, you can turn off the TV. When using a cable box, make sure to leave it on. • You can s
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Locating a channel using the channel list 123 456 You can select the TV program from the 789 channel list. CH +/– 0 ENTER 1 Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel. When using a cable box, turn it on. • ENTER 2 Press ENTER. The selected channel The channel list appears on the TV screen. 3 9 10 12 13 15 19 22 43 45 10 Basic Operations
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Basic Operations • CH 3 Press CH +/– to select the channel you 3 9 want. 10 12 13 15 19 22 43 45 • ENTER 4 Press ENTER. Basic Operations 11
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Recording TV programs using POWER VCR Plus+ VCR Plus+ 123 456 Number How VCR Plus+ works buttons 789 Whenever you want to record a TV 0 program, all you need to do is look up Green the program’s “PlusCode,” a number button assigned to each program published in the TV section of most newspapers, Cursor stick cable TV listings, and even TV GUIDE OK magazine. Then, just enter the PlusCode of the program you want and the VCR is automatically programmed to record that show. It’s that simple. You ca
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Basic Operations VCR Plus+ 1 Press VCR Plus+. 9:05pm When the Channel map selection menu Schedule displays a list of shows set to watch or record. Shows may be removed or frequencies Panel changed from here. Scroll down to use, right to view appears on the TV screen, you have to Messages, left to view Sort. Advertisement Grid Sort Schedule Messages select the channel map of your area. For There are no programs Panel Enter Pluscode: --------- details on how to select the channel map, Advertiseme
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Recording TV programs using VCR Plus+ (continued) To stop recording To stop the VCR while recording, press p STOP. To use the VCR after setting the timer To use the VCR before a timer recording begins, just press POWER. The indicator turns off and the VCR switches on. Remember to press POWER to reset the VCR in timer recording standby after using the VCR. You can also do the following tasks while the VCR is recording: • Reset the counter. • Display tape information on the TV screen. • Check t
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Basic Operations Setting the timer manually If VCR Plus+ and GUIDE Plus+ are not available in your area, follow the POWER instructions below to set the timer to record programs. You can manually INPUT preset up to eight programs at one time SELECT not including those of VCR Plus+ and GUIDE Plus+ recording. Before you start… • Check that the VCR clock is set to the MENU correct time. • Turn on your TV and set it to the Cursor stick video channel. When using a cable >/./?// box, turn it on. OK •
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Setting the timer manually (continued) 2 Set the date, start and stop times, channel TIMER SET / CHECK 11 / 16MON DATE START STOP CH number and tape speed: 11/– 1 8 WED : –– – : –– –– EP : : ––/– – –– – –– –– – • CURSOR : : 1 Push the cursor stick to / to highlight ––/– – –– – –– –– – ––/– – : –– – : –– –– – each item in turn. ––/– – : –– – : –– –– – ––/– – : –– – : –– –– – 2 Push the cursor stick to ./> to set each ––/– – : –– – : –– –– – : : ––/– – –– – –– –– – item. PUSH OK To correct a setti
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Basic Operations Daily/weekly recording In step 2 above, push the cursor stick to . to select the recording pattern. Each time you push the cursor stick to ., the indication changes as shown below. Push the cursor stick to > to change the indication in reverse order. the current date n SUN-SAT n MON-SAT n MON-FRI n EVERY SAT ..... n EVERY MON n EVERY SUN n 1 month later n (date counts down)n the current date Tips • To set the channel, you can also use the CH +/– or number buttons. • You can se
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Additional Operations Playing/searching at various speeds 123 456 789 0 ) FF JOG 0 REW á PLAY á PLAY ) FF JOG 0 REW Shuttle ring Shuttle ring Playback options Operation During fast-forward, hold ) FF down. During rewind, hold View the picture during fast- 0 REW down. forward or rewind Press ) FF during playback. Search forward Press 0 REW during playback. Search backward Rewind and start play During stop, hold 0 REW on the VCR, and press á PLAY on the VCR. Additional Operations 18
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Using the shuttle ring With the shuttle ring, you can operate a variety of playback options. There are two ways for using the shuttle ring, normal mode and jog mode. To use the shuttle ring in normal mode During playback or pause, turn the shuttle ring clockwise or counterclockwise. Each change in the shuttle ring position changes the playback mode, and the corresponding mark appears on the TV screen for a few seconds in the following way if the on-screen display function is on: Playback mode
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Playing/searching at various speeds (continued) Tip • Adjust the picture using the TRACKING +/– buttons if: – streaks appear while playing in slow motion. – bands appear at the top or bottom while pausing. – the picture shakes while pausing. Notes • The sound is muted during these operations. • Tapes recorded in LP mode on other VCRs can be played back on this VCR but the picture quality cannot be guaranteed. • The picture may have snow: – when playing at high speed in reverse. – when playing in
