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3-865-275-12 (1)
Video Cassette
Recorder
Operating Instructions
PAL NTSC 4.43
SLV-SX40EG
©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 unit 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 a laws. Also, use of this recorder with cable personnel only. television transmission may require authorization from the cable television Mains lead mu
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Getting Started Table of contents Getting Started 4 Step 1: Unpacking 5 Step 2: Setting up the remote commander 8 Step 3: Connecting the VCR 11 Step 4: Tuning your TV to the VCR 13 Step 5: Setting up the VCR with the Auto Set Up function 15 Step 6: Setting the clock 17 Selecting a language 18 Presetting channels 22 Changing/disabling programme positions Basic Operations Additional Information 26 Playing a tape 50 Troubleshooting 29 Recording TV programmes 53 Specifications 33 Recording TV progra
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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 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 this VCR and a Sony TV. Buttons on the remote commander marked with a dot (•) can be used to operate your
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Step 2 : Setting up the remote commander (continued) I/u DISPLAY É TV/VIDEO 123 456 Programme number buttons 789 ? 0 PROG+/– ç +/– WIDE TV control buttons To Press Turn the TV into standby mode I/u Select an input source of the TV either from É TV/VIDEO aerial in or from line in Select the programme position of the TV Programme number buttons, ?, PROG +/– 6 Getting Started
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Getting Started To Press Adjust the volume of the TV ç +/– Call up on-screen display DISPLAY Switch to/from wide mode of a Sony wide TV. WIDE Notes • With 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, remove the batteries to avoid possible damage from battery leakage. • Do not use a new battery with an old one together. • Do not use different types of batteries together. • Some buttons may not work with c
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Step 3 Connecting the VCR If your TV has a EURO-AV connector, see page 9. If your TV does not have a EURO-AV (Scart) connector AERIAL IN AERIAL OUT Mains lead AERIAL IN to mains Aerial cable (supplied) : Signal flow 1 Disconnect the aerial cable from your TV AERIAL and connect it to AERIAL IN on the rear ANTENNE IN ENTREE panel of the VCR. OUT SORTIE AERIAL ANTENNE 2 Connect AERIAL OUT of the VCR and IN ENTREE the aerial input of your TV using the supplied aerial cable. OUT SORTIE 3 Connect the
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Getting Started If your TV has a EURO-AV (Scart) connector AERIAL IN AERIAL OUT : LINE-1 Mains lead (TV) AERIAL IN to mains Aerial cable (supplied) EURO-AV (Scart) : Signal flow EURO-AV cable (not supplied) 1 Disconnect the aerial cable from your AERIAL ANTENNE TV and connect it to AERIAL IN on the IN ENTREE rear panel of the VCR. OUT SORTIE AERIAL ANTENNE 2 Connect AERIAL OUT of the VCR and IN ENTREE the aerial input of your TV using the supplied aerial cable. OUT SORTIE continued Getting Start
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Step 3 : Connecting the VCR (continued) 3 Connect LINE-1 (TV) on the VCR and the EURO-AV (Scart) connector on the TV with the optional EURO-AV cable. This connection improves picture and sound quality. Whenever you want to watch the VCR picture, press É TV/ VIDEO to display the VIDEO indicator in the display window. 4 Connect the mains lead to the mains. Note • If the TV is connected to the LINE-1 (TV) connector, setting the RF MODULATOR in the OPTIONS-2 menu to OFF is recommended. In the OFF
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Getting Started Step 4 Tuning your TV to the VCR If you have connected the VCR to your TV using the EURO-AV cable, skip this step. I/u ON/STANDBY PROGRAM +/– RF CHANNEL ON/STANDBY 1 Press I/u ON/STANDBY to turn on the VCR. 2 Press RF CHANNEL on the VCR lightly. The factory-preset RF channel appears in the display window. RF CHANNEL The VCR signal is output through this channel to the TV. 3 Turn on your TV and select a programme position for the VCR picture. This programme position will now be re
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Step 4 : Tuning your TV to the VCR (continued) – + PROGRAM 5 Press PROGRAM +/– (repeatedly) to select the appropriate TV system for your area. Select “G” for the B/G TV system, or “K” for the D/K TV system. 6 Tune the TV to the same channel as that SONY VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER shown in the display window so that the picture on the right appears clearly on the TV screen. Refer to your TV manual for tuning instructions. If you select the wrong TV system in step 5, the picture on the right may n
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Getting Started 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. With this function, you can set the language for the on-screen display and TV channels. AUTO SET UP PROGRAM +/– AUTO 1 Hold down AUTO SET UP on the VCR for more than three seconds. SET UP The VCR automatically turns on, and the country abbreviation appears in the display window. – + PROGRAM 2 Press PROGRAM +/– to select the abbreviatio
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Step 5 : Setting up the VCR with the Auto Set Up function (continued) 3 AUTO Press AUTO SET UP lightly. SET UP The VCR starts searching for all of the receivable channels and presets them according to the TV system you selected in “Tuning your TV to the VCR.” After the search or download is complete, the current time appears in the display window for any stations that transmit a time signal. To cancel the Auto Set Up function Press AUTO SET UP. Tip • If you want to change the language for the on
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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. MENU SETTINGS 1 Press MENU, then press >/. to highlight SETTINGS and press OK. TUNER CLOCK LANGUAGE RETURN PLAY OK SELECT : SET : OK EXIT : MENU CLOCK 2 Press >/. to highlight CLOCK, then PLAY press OK. OK 1 . 1 . 1999 FRI 0 : 00 SELECT : SET : CONFIRM : OK EXIT : MENU CL
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Step 6 : Setting the clock (continued) CLOCK 4 Press / to highlight the month and set PLAY the month pressing >/.. OK 28 . 9 . 1999 TUE 0 : 00 SELECT : SET : CONFIRM : OK EXIT : MENU CLOCK 5 Set the year, hour, and minutes in PLAY sequence, pressing / to highlight the OK item to be set, and press >/. to select 21 8 . 9 . 1999 TUE 8 : 00 the digits. The day of the week is set automatically. SELECT : SET : CONFIRM : OK EXIT : MENU 6 Press OK to start the clock. PLAY OK Tips • To change the digits
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Getting Started Selecting a MENU language You can change the on-screen display >/. language from the one you selected with OK the Auto Set Up function. Before you start… • Turn on the VCR and the TV. • Set the TV to the video channel. MENU SETTINGS 1 Press MENU, then press >/. to highlight SETTINGS and press OK. TUNER CLOCK LANGUAGE RETURN PLAY OK SELECT : SET : OK EXIT : MENU LANGUAGE 2 Press >/. to highlight LANGUAGE, PLAY then press OK. ENGLISH POLSKI ÈESKÝ OK MAGYAR PУCCKИЙ SELECT : SET : OK
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Presetting channels PROG +/– If some channels could not be preset using the Auto Set Up function, you can preset them manually. MENU Before you start… • Turn on the VCR and the TV. • Set the TV to the video channel. >/./?// OK MENU SETTINGS 1 Press MENU, then press >/. to highlight SETTINGS and press OK. TUNER CLOCK LANGUAGE RETURN PLAY SELECT : OK SET : OK EXIT : MENU TUNER 2 Press >/. to highlight TUNER, then PROG. 1 SYSTEM D / K PLAY press OK. NORMAL / CATV NORMAL CHANNEL SET C12 OK AFT ON FI
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Getting Started TUNER 3 Press >/. to highlight NORMAL/ PROG. 1 PLAY SYSTEM CATV, then press OK. NORMAL / CATV NORMAL CHANNEL SET CATV OK AFT FINE TUNING RETURN SELECT : CONFIRM : OK EXIT : MENU TUNER 4 Press >/. to highlight NORMAL, then PROG. 1 PLAY press OK. SYSTEM D / K NORMAL / CATV NORMAL CHANNEL SET C12 OK AFT ON To preset CATV (Cable Television) FINE TUNING RETURN channels, select CATV. SELECT : SET : OK EXIT : MENU • PROG Selected programme 5 Press PROG +/– to select the programme posit
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Presetting channels (continued) 7 Press >/. repeatedly until the channel you want is displayed. PLAY The channels appear in the following order: OK B/G TV system D/K TV system Channel number Channel number Receivable Receivable in the CHANNEL in the CHANNEL Channel Channel SET field 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 C11 E11 C18 R9 C12 E12 C19 R10 C21–C69 E21–E69 C20 R11 S01–S41 S1–S41 C21–C69
