Sony 1

3-861-049-11 (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. _________________________

SLV-778HF

SLV-778HF PX

SLV-777HF

©1998 by Sony Corporation

WARNING

To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture.

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

CAUTION : TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK,

DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK).

NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.

REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

2

This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated

“dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.

This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance

(servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.

CAUTION

To prevent electric shock, do not use this polarized AC plug with an extension cord, receptacle or other outlet unless the blades can be fully inserted to prevent blade exposure.

WARNING

The AC power cord must be changed at qualified service shop.

Precautions

Safety

• For SLV-778HF/777HF operate the unit only on 120

V AC, 60 Hz. For SLV-778HF PX, operate the unit on

110 to 240 V AC, 50/60Hz.

• If anything falls into the cabinet, unplug the unit and have it checked by qualified personnel before operating it any further.

• This unit is not disconnected from the AC power source (mains) as long as it is connected to the wall outlet, even if the unit itself has been turned off.

• One blade of the plug is wider than the other for the purpose of safety and will fit into the power outlet only one way. If you are unable to insert the plug fully into the outlet, contact your Sony dealer.

• Unplug the unit from the wall outlet if you do not intend to use it for an extended period of time. To disconnect the cord, pull it out by the plug, never by the cord.

Installing

• Allow adequate air circulation to prevent internal heat buildup.

Introduction

• Do not place the unit on surfaces (rugs, blankets, etc.) or near materials (curtains, draperies) that may block the ventilation slots.

• Do not install the unit near heat sources such as radiators or air ducts, or in a place subject to direct sunlight, excessive dust, mechanical vibration or shock.

• Do not install the unit in an inclined position. It 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 heavy objects on the unit.

• If the unit is brought directly from a cold to a warm location, moisture may condense inside the VCR and cause damage to the video head and tape. When you first install the unit, or when you move it from a cold to a warm location, wait for about one hour before operating the unit.

Information

For customers in the USA

CAUTION

You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment.

NOTE:

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment.

Caution

Television programs, films, video tapes and other materials may be copyrighted.

Unauthorized recording of such material may be contrary to the provisions of the copyright laws. Also, use of this recorder with cable television transmission may require authorization from the cable television transmission and/or program owner.

Table of contents

Getting Started

4

Step 1: Unpacking

5

Step 2: Setting up the remote commander

7

Step 3: Hookups

30 Selecting a language

31 Setting the clock

38 Setting up cable box control

43 Presetting channels

49 Setting up VCR Plus+*

Basic Operations

52 Playing a tape

54 Recording TV programs

58 Recording TV programs using

VCR Plus+

61 Setting the timer manually

74 Adjusting the picture

75 Changing menu options

76 Editing with another VCR

Additional Operations

63 Playing/searching at various speeds

66 Searching for a selected point on the tape

68 Skip searching automatically

69 Recording TV programs using the quick timer

70 Checking/changing/canceling timer settings

72 Recording stereo and bilingual programs

Additional Information

78 General setup information

80 Troubleshooting

82 Specifications

83 Index to parts and controls

87 Index

back cover

Quick reference to using the VCR

* VCR Plus+ and PlusCode are trademarks of Gemstar Development Corporation. VCR Plus+ system is manufactured under license from Gemstar Development Corporation.

Introduction

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Getting Started

Step 1

Unpacking

Check that you have received the following items with the VCR:

• Remote commander • 75-ohm coaxial cable with F-type connectors

• Size AA (R6) batteries

• Jack cover

• Audio/video cable (3-phono to 3phono)

• Plug adaptor (SLV-778HF PX only)

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Step 2

Setting up the remote commander

Inserting the batteries

Insert two size AA (R6) 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

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 Sony TV.

Remote sensor

TV / VIDEO

To operate

the VCR a Sony TV

Set TV / VIDEO to

VIDEO and point at the remote sensor on the VCR

TV and point at the remote sensor on the TV

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.

• Do not use different types of batteries.

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Step 2: Setting up the remote commander (continued)

Controlling other TVs with the remote commander

The remote commander is preprogrammed to control non-Sony TVs. If your

TV is listed in the table below, set the appropriate manufacturer’s code number.

1

Set TV / VIDEO at the top of the remote commander to TV .

2

Hold POWER down, and enter your TV’s code number(s) using the number buttons. Then release POWER.

Now you can use the POWER, VOL +/–, CH +/–, and TV/VIDEO buttons to control your TV. You can also use the buttons marked with a dot (

•

) to control a Sony TV. To control the VCR, reset TV / VIDEO to

VIDEO .

Code numbers of controllable TVs

If more than one code number is listed, try entering them one at a time until you find the one that works with your TV.

Manufacturer

Sony

Akai

AOC

Centurion

Coronado

Curis-Mathes

Daytron

Emerson

Fisher

General Electric

Gold Star

Hitachi

J.C.Penny

Code number

01

04

04

12

03

12

12

03,04,14

11

06,10

03,04,17

02,03

04,12

Manufacturer

JVC

KMC

Code number

09

03

Magnavox

Marantz

03,08,12

04,13

MGA/Mitsubishi 04,12,13,17

NEC

Panasonic

Philco

Philips

Pioneer

Portland

Quasar

Radio Shack

04,12

06,19

03,04

08

16

03

06,18

05,14

Manufacturer

RCA

Sampo

Sanyo

Scott

Sears

Sharp

Sylvania

Teknika

Toshiba

Wards

Yorx

Zenith

Code number

04,10

12

11

12

07,10,11

03,05,18

08,12

03,08,14

07

03,04,12

12

15

Notes

• If the TV uses a different remote control system from the one programmed to work with the VCR, you cannot control your TV with the remote commander.

• If you enter a new code number, the code number previously entered will be erased.

• When you replace the batteries of the remote commander, the code number automatically resets to 01 (Sony). Reset the appropriate code number.

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Step 3

Hookups

Selecting the best hookup option

There are many ways in which your VCR can be hooked up. To hook up your VCR so that it works best for you, first scan through the table below.

Then use the accompanying diagrams and procedures on the following pages to set up your VCR.

If you have

TV that has audio/video inputs

Use

Audio/video (A/V) hookup, then follow one of the hookups below.

Hookup 1

Refer to

Pages 8 and 9

Pages 10 to 12

Cable box that is compatible with the

VCR’s cable box control feature

No cable box or incompatible cable box with only a few scrambled channels

Antenna only, no cable TV

Incompatible cable box with many scrambled channels

DSS



* receiver

Incompatible cable box with only a few scrambled channels, using an A/B switch

Hookup 2

Hookup 3

Hookup 4

Hookup 5

Hookup 6

Pages 13 to 15

Pages 16 to 18

Pages 19 to 21

Pages 22 to 24

Pages 25 to 29

After you’ve completed the connections, follow the instructions for setup.

During setup, if you need more details on the procedure described, page numbers are provided where you can find complete, step-by-step instructions.

After you’ve completed the setup, you’re ready to use your VCR.

Procedures differ depending on the hookup you used. For an overview, refer to “Quick reference to using the VCR” on the back cover.

Before you get started

• Turn off the power to all equipment.

• Do not connect the AC power cords until all of the connections are completed.

• Be sure you make connections firmly. Loose connections may cause picture distortion.

• If your TV doesn’t match any of the examples provided, see your nearest

Sony dealer or qualified technician.

* DSS



is a registered trademark of DIRECTV, Inc., a unit of Hughes Electronics Corporation.

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Step 3: Hookups (continued)

Audio/video (A/V) hookup

Pages 8 and 9

If your TV has audio/video (A/V) input jacks, you will get a better picture and sound if you hook up your VCR using these connections. In addition, for a true “home theater” experience, you should connect the audio outputs of your VCR or TV to your stereo system. If your TV doesn’t have A/V inputs, see the following pages for antenna or cable hookups.

If you’re not planning to use your VCR to record programs, you’re finished setting up the VCR after you’ve made the connections shown on page 8. If you want to record off-air or off your cable TV system, complete these connections first, and then go to the following pages for antenna or cable hookups.

A Use this hookup if your TV has stereo jacks

VCR

AUDIO VIDEO

LINE-1

IN

LINE

OUT

IN

VIDEO

AUDIO

TV

AUDIO OUT

Stereo receiver

AUX IN

Audio/video cable (supplied) Audio cable (not supplied)

B Use this hookup if your TV doesn’t have stereo jacks

VCR

Stereo receiver

TV

AUDIO VIDEO

LINE-1

IN

LINE

OUT

AUX IN

IN

VIDEO

AUDIO

Video cable (not supplied)

Audio cable (not supplied)

Note

• To play a tape in stereo, you must use the A/V connection.

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Caution

Connections between the VCR’s VHF/UHF connector and the antenna terminals of the TV receiver should be made only as shown in the following instructions. Failure to do so may result in operation that violates the regulations of the Federal

Communications Commission regarding the use and operation of RF devices. Never connect the output of the VCR to an antenna or make simultaneous (parallel) antenna and VCR connections at the antenna terminals of your receiver.

Note to CATV system installer (in USA)

This reminder is provided to call the CATV system installer’s attention to Article 820-

40 of the NEC that provides guidelines for proper grounding and, in particular, specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building, as close to the point of cable entry as practical.

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Hookup 1

Pages 10 to 12

Using cable box control

Recommended use

You should use this hookup if you have a cable box, especially if your cable system scrambles all or most channels. This hookup allows the VCR’s cable box control feature to control the channel on the cable box, simplifying the recording process. A list of compatible cable boxes is on pages 39 and 40.

What you can do with this hookup

• Record any channel using the VCR’s cable box control feature to select channels on the cable box

What you can’t do

• Record with the cable box turned off

• Record one channel while watching another channel

Wall

Cable box

RM-CM101

Cable Mouse

(not supplied)

IN

OUT

or or

Rear of TV

VHF/UHF

A

Match the type of connector on your

TV: A, B, or C.

VHF

UHF

B For connector types

B and C, no UHF connection is required.

VHF

C

CONTROL S

OUT

CABLE BOX

CONTROL

VCR

VHF/UHF

IN

OUT

UHF

Positioning the Cable Mouse

Place the Cable Mouse so that it hangs out over the cable box front.

Side view

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Hookup 1: VCR setup

1

Set the RF UNIT switch to

CH 3 or CH 4, whichever channel is not used in your area. If both are used, set the switch to either channel.

For details, see page 78.

If you made A/V connections (from page 8), you can skip this step.

EASY

SET UP

2

Turn on your cable box.

3

Press EASY SET UP on the VCR.

1 The LANGUAGE menu appears. Change the on-screen display language to Spanish

(ESPAÑOL) or French (FRANÇAIS) if desired, and press OK. For details, see page 30.

2 The CLOCK SET menu appears. Select AUTO and press OK. For details, see page 31.

3 The CABLE BOX CONTROL menu appears.

Select ON. For details, see page 38.

RF UNIT

CH3 CH4

SET UP

LANGUAGE

ENGLISH

ESPAÑOL

FRANÇAIS

NEXT

CANCEL :

: OK

EASY SET UP

SET UP

CLOCK SET

•

AUTO MANUAL

SELECT

NEXT

CANCEL

:

:

:

/

OK

EASY SET UP

SET UP

CABLE BOX CONTROL

CABLE MOUSE

BOX CODE NO.

BOX OUTPUT CH

• ON OFF

– – –

CH3

4 Enter your cable box code number and press ..

5 Select your cable box output channel and press OK.

SELECT

CANCEL :

: /

EASY SET UP

SET UP

CABLE BOX CONTROL

CABLE MOUSE

BOX CODE NO.

BOX OUTPUT CH

• ON OFF

– – –

CH3

ENTER YOUR CABLE BOX

CODE NO. USING 0–9 KEYS

REFER TO THE OPERATING

MANUAL FOR THE CODE

SET UP

CABLE BOX CONTROL

CABLE MOUSE

BOX CODE NO.

BOX OUTPUT CH

• ON OFF

0 1 8

CH3

/

SET UP

SET UP IS DONE

USE / TO SELECT CABLE

BOX CH. THEN PUSH OK

.

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Hookup 1: VCR Plus+ channel setup

1

Find the VCR Plus+ Channel Listing in your program guide. For details, see page 49.

2

If the channels in the program guide are different from the channels that you actually use on your TV, set the channels that are different as follows. For details, see page 50.

1 Press MENU and select SET VCR PLUS+

CHANNELS.

MENU

TIMER SET / CHECK

TUNER PRESET

SET VCR PLUS+ CHANNELS

CABLE BOX CONTROL

CLOCK SET

LANGUAGE

ADVANCED OPTIONS

2 Enter the program guide channel, then the channel you use on your TV.

3 Press OK.


GUIDE CH

2 5 –

TV CH

1 5

PUSH 0–9 KEYS TO SET

PROGRAM TV CH

THEN PUSH ENTER

Program guide channel

Your actual TV channel

Automatic clock setting

Once you’ve set up the VCR, it automatically sets the clock the first time you turn off the VCR. After that, whenever you turn off the VCR, it checks the time and adjusts the clock, even for Daylight Saving Time. The VCR sets the clock by picking up a time signal provided by some TV channels.

If you want to use the timer to record right away, or if the channels in your area do not carry time signals, set the clock manually. For details, see page

36.

Note

• To use the automatic clock setting feature, leave the cable box on.

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Hookup 2

Pages 13 to 15

No cable box, or incompatible cable box with only a few scrambled channels

Recommended use

Use this hookup if you do not have a cable box. Also use this hookup if your cable company cannot supply a cable box that is compatible with the VCR’s cable box control feature, and your cable system scrambles only a few channels.


• Record any unscrambled channel by selecting the channel on the VCR


• Record scrambled channels that require a cable box

Wall

VCR

VHF/UHF

IN

OUT

Connect this cable directly to your TV if you don't have a cable box.

Cable box

IN

OUT

or or

Rear of TV

VHF/UHF

A Match the type

VHF

B of connector on your TV: A, B, or

C.

UHF

For connector types B and C, no

UHF connection is required.

VHF

C

UHF continued

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1


CH 3 or CH 4, whichever channel is not used in your

area. If both are used, set the switch to either channel.


If you made A/V connections (from page 8), you can skip this step.

EASY

SET UP

2






Select OFF and press OK.

RF UNIT

CH3 CH4

SET UP

LANGUAGE

ENGLISH

ESPAÑOL

FRANÇAIS

NEXT

CANCEL :

: OK

EASY SET UP

SET UP

CLOCK SET

• AUTO MANUAL

SELECT

NEXT

CANCEL :

:

: /

OK

EASY SET UP

SET UP

CABLE BOX CONTROL

CABLE MOUSE ON • OFF

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SELECT

CANCEL :

: /

EASY SET UP

4 The TUNER PRESET menu appears. Set

ANTENNA/CABLE to CABLE and press OK.


5 The AUTO PRESET starts.

SET UP

AUTO PRESET

PROCESSING

SET UP

TUNER PRESET

ANTENNA / CABLE

ANT • CABLE

SELECT :

NEXT

CANCEL

/

: OK

: EASY SET UP

/

SET UP

SET UP IS DONE

PLEASE WAIT

.

Normal display


1


2



CHANNELS.

MENU

TIMER SET / CHECK

TUNER PRESET


CABLE BOX CONTROL

CLOCK SET

LANGUAGE

ADVANCED OPTIONS


3 Press OK.


GUIDE CH

2 5 –

TV CH

1 5


PROGRAM TV CH

THEN PUSH ENTER






36.

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Hookup 3

Pages 16 to 18

Antenna hookup

Make the following connections if you’re using an antenna (if you don’t have cable TV).

A Use this hookup if you’re using:

• VHF/UHF antenna (you get channels 2–13 and channels 14 and higher)

• UHF-only antenna (you get channels 14 and higher)

• Separate VHF and UHF antennas

VCR

VHF/UHF

IN

OUT

or or

Rear of TV

VHF/UHF

A

VHF

B


TV: A, B, or C.

UHF

VHF

C

UHF

B Use this hookup if you’re using a VHF-only antenna (you get

channels 2–13 only)

Rear of TV


TV: A, B, or C.

or

VHF/UHF

A

VCR

VHF/UHF

IN

OUT

or

VHF

UHF

B

For connector types

B and C, no UHF connection is required.

VHF

C

UHF

If you cannot connect your antenna cable to the VCR directly

If your antenna cable is a flat cable (300-ohm twin lead cable), attach an external antenna connector (not supplied) so that you can connect the cable to the VHF/UHF

IN connector. If you have separate cables for VHF and UHF antennas, you should use a U/V band mixer (not supplied). For details, see page 79.

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1



For details, see page 78. If you made A/V connections

(from page 8), you can skip this step.

EASY

SET UP

2

Press EASY SET UP on the

VCR.






RF UNIT

CH3 CH4

SET UP

LANGUAGE

ENGLISH

ESPAÑOL

FRANÇAIS

NEXT

CANCEL :

: OK

EASY SET UP

SET UP

CLOCK SET

• AUTO MANUAL

SELECT

NEXT

CANCEL

:

:

:

/

OK

EASY SET UP

SET UP

CABLE BOX CONTROL



ANTENNA/CABLE to ANT and press OK. For details, see page 43.


SET UP

AUTO PRESET

PROCESSING

SELECT

CANCEL :

: /

EASY SET UP

SET UP

TUNER PRESET

ANTENNA / CABLE

• ANT CABLE

SELECT :

NEXT

CANCEL

/

: OK

: EASY SET UP

/

SET UP

SET UP IS DONE

PLEASE WAIT

.

Normal display continued

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1


2



CHANNELS.

MENU

TIMER SET / CHECK

TUNER PRESET


CABLE BOX CONTROL

CLOCK SET

LANGUAGE

ADVANCED OPTIONS


3 Press OK.


GUIDE CH

2 5 –

TV CH

1 5


PROGRAM TV CH

THEN PUSH ENTER






36.

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Pages 19 to 21

Pages 19 to 21

channels

Recommended use

Use this hookup if your cable company cannot supply a cable box that is compatible with the VCR’s cable box control feature, and your cable system scrambles all or most channels.


• Record any channel by selecting the channel on the cable box


• Record with the cable box turned off

• Record one channel while watching another channel

• Select channels directly on the VCR

VCR

VHF/UHF

IN

OUT

Cable box

IN

OUT

or or

Rear of TV

VHF/UHF

A


TV: A, B, or C.

VHF

B For connector

UHF types B and C, no


VHF

C

UHF continued

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1





2

Turn on your cable box.

3


EASY

SET UP



2 The CLOCK SET menu appears. Select

MANUAL, press OK, and set the clock manually. For details, see page 36.



RF UNIT

CH3 CH4

SET UP

LANGUAGE

ENGLISH

ESPAÑOL

FRANÇAIS

NEXT

CANCEL :

: OK

EASY SET UP

SET UP

CLOCK SET

AUTO • MANUAL

SELECT

NEXT

CANCEL :

:

: /

OK

EASY SET UP

SET UP

CABLE BOX CONTROL


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ANTENNA/CABLE to ANT and press OK. For details, see page 43.


SET UP

AUTO PRESET

PROCESSING

SELECT

CANCEL :

: /

EASY SET UP

SET UP

TUNER PRESET

ANTENNA / CABLE

• ANT CABLE

SELECT :

NEXT :

CANCEL

/

OK

: EASY SET UP

/

SET UP

SET UP IS DONE

PLEASE WAIT

.

Normal display

Hookup 4:

VCR Plus+ channel setup

1


2

Enter all the channels you want to record and the cable box output channel (usually 2, 3, or 4). For details, see page 50.


CHANNELS.

MENU

TIMER SET / CHECK

TUNER PRESET


CABLE BOX CONTROL

CLOCK SET

LANGUAGE

ADVANCED OPTIONS

2 Enter the program guide channel, then the cable box output channel.

3 Press OK.


GUIDE CH

3 3 –

TV CH

3


PROGRAM TV CH

THEN PUSH ENTER


Cable box output channel


To use the Auto Clock Set feature with this hookup, you need to manually select a channel that carries a time signal:

1

Tune the cable box to a channel that carries a time signal.

2

Select AUTO in the CLOCK SET menu to turn on the Auto Clock Set feature.

3

Turn off the VCR. It automatically sets the clock and adjusts for

Daylight Saving Time by picking up the time signal.


36.

Note

• To use the automatic clock setting feature, leave the cable box on.

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Hookup 5

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Pages 22 to 24

DSS (Digital Satellite System) receiver

Recommended use

Use this hookup if you have a DSS receiver. It allows the VCR’s cable box control feature to control the channel on the DSS receiver, simplifying the recording process. A list of compatible DSS receivers is on page 40.

DSS (Digital Satellite System) is a satellite broadcast that provides superior digital-quality video and crisp digital-quality audio. A variety of program packages are available through your program providers. It also has program guides that are sorted by program categories.


•

Record any channels using the VCR’s cable box control feature to select channels on the DSS receiver.


•

Record with the DSS receiver turned off

•

Record any channels from cable or an antenna

(To record channels from cable or an antenna, turn off the cable box control feature.)

•

Use a cable box

•

Record programs with VCR Plus+

Rear of TV

VHF/UHF

A

VHF

Match the type of connector on your TV: A, B, or C or or

B

VCR

CONTROL S

OUT

CABLE BOX

CONTROL

AUDIO VIDEO

LINE-1 IN

LINE OUT

VHF/UHF

IN

OUT

or

UHF

VHF

C

For connector types B and

C, no UHF connection is required.

VHF/UHF

RM-CM101

Cable

Mouse

(not supplied)

UHF

Positioning the Cable Mouse

Place the Cable Mouse so that it hangs out over the DSS receiver front.

LINE

OUT

AUDIO VIDEO

IN

OUT

DSS receiver

Side view

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Getting Started


1





2

Turn on your DSS receiver.

3


EASY

SET UP



RF UNIT

CH3 CH4



Select ON. For details, see page 38.

SET UP

LANGUAGE

ENGLISH

ESPAÑOL

FRANÇAIS

NEXT

CANCEL :

: OK

EASY SET UP

SET UP

CLOCK SET

• AUTO MANUAL

SELECT

NEXT

CANCEL

:

:

:

/

OK

EASY SET UP

SET UP

CABLE BOX CONTROL

CABLE MOUSE

BOX CODE NO.

BOX OUTPUT CH

• ON OFF

– – –

CH3

SELECT

CANCEL :

: /

EASY SET UP

4 Enter your DSS receiver code number and press

.. For details, see page 38.

SET UP

CABLE BOX CONTROL

CABLE MOUSE

BOX CODE NO.

BOX OUTPUT CH

• ON OFF

– – –

CH3




MANUAL FOR THE CODE

5 Set your DSS receiver output channel (BOX

OUTPUT CH) to LINE and press OK.

SET UP

CABLE BOX CONTROL

CABLE MOUSE

BOX CODE NO.

BOX OUTPUT CH

• ON OFF

6 5 0

LINE

/

SET UP

SET UP IS DONE



.

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36.

Note

• To successfully record a program from the DSS receiver, proceed as follows:

– Leave the DSS receiver on all the time.

– Turn off the display (menu screen, channel number, etc.) of the DSS receiver.

– To record or receive locked channels, unlock the channel before the VCR starts recording.

– To set pay-per-view programs in the timer setting, order the pay-per-view program before the VCR starts recording.

– Some programs are copy protected. You cannot record these programs.

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Hookup 6

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Pages 25 to 29

Incompatible cable box with only a few scrambled channels, using an A/B switch

Recommended use

By using an A/B switch (not supplied), this hookup allows you to record both scrambled and unscrambled channels conveniently.


• Record any unscrambled channel by selecting the channel directly on the

VCR (the A/B switch is set to A)

• Record any scrambled channel by selecting the channel on the cable box

(the A/B switch is set to B)


• Record one scrambled channel while watching another channel (the A/B switch is set to B)

Splitter

Cable box

IN

OUT

Rear of TV

VHF/UHF

A

A/B switch

A

VCR

VHF/UHF

IN

OUT

B or

VHF

B or

UHF

VHF

C

UHF


TV: A, B, or C.

For connector types B and C, no


continued

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25



1





2

Set the A/B switch to “A.”

3


EASY

SET UP






RF UNIT

CH3 CH4

SET UP

LANGUAGE

ENGLISH

ESPAÑOL

FRANÇAIS

NEXT

CANCEL :

: OK

EASY SET UP

SET UP

CLOCK SET

• AUTO MANUAL

SELECT

NEXT

CANCEL

:

:

:

/

OK

EASY SET UP

SET UP

CABLE BOX CONTROL


26

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ANTENNA/CABLE to CABLE and press OK.


5 The AUTO PRESET

starts.

SET UP

AUTO PRESET

PROCESSING

SELECT

CANCEL :

: /

EASY SET UP

SET UP

TUNER PRESET

ANTENNA / CABLE

ANT • CABLE

SELECT :

NEXT

CANCEL

/

: OK

: EASY SET UP

/

SET UP

SET UP IS DONE

PLEASE WAIT

.

Normal display

4

Preset the cable box output channel (usually 2, 3 or 4). For details, see page 45.

1 Press MENU and select TUNER PRESET.


2 Enter the cable box output channel.

3 Set MANUAL SET to ADD and press OK.

TUNER PRESET CH3

ANTENNA / CABLE

AUTO PRESET

MANUAL SET

AFT

FINE TUNING

ANT

• ADD

• ON

• CABLE

ERASE

OFF

continued

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27



1


2

For unscrambled channels, if the channels in the program guide are different from the channels that you actually use on your TV, set the channels that are different as follows. For details, see page 50.


CHANNELS.

MENU

TIMER SET / CHECK

TUNER PRESET


CABLE BOX CONTROL

CLOCK SET

LANGUAGE

ADVANCED OPTIONS


3 Press OK.


GUIDE CH

2 5 –

TV CH

1 5


PROGRAM TV CH

THEN PUSH ENTER



3

For scrambled channels, enter all the scrambled channels you want to record and the cable box output channel (usually 2, 3, or 4). For details, see page 50.


CHANNELS.

MENU

TIMER SET / CHECK

TUNER PRESET


CABLE BOX CONTROL

CLOCK SET

LANGUAGE

ADVANCED OPTIONS

2 Enter the program guide channel, then the cable box output channel.

3 Press OK.


GUIDE CH

2 5 –

TV CH

3


PROGRAM TV CH

THEN PUSH ENTER



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36.

Note

• To use the automatic clock setting feature, set the A/B switch to A.

Getting Started

29

Selecting a language

You can change the on-screen display language.

1

4

7 8

0

2

5

3

6

9

MENU

>/./?///

OK

1

• MENU

PLAY

OK

Press MENU, then press >/. to move the cursor (z) to LANGUAGE and press OK.

When using the EASY SET UP procedure, skip this step.

LANGUAGE

ENGLISH

ESPAÑOL

FRANÇAIS

2

PLAY

OK

Press >/. to select ENGLISH, ESPAÑOL, or FRANÇAIS, then press OK.

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Setting the clock

Using the Auto Clock Set feature

Some TV and cable channels transmit time signals with their broadcasts. Your

VCR can pick up this time signal to automatically set the clock.

The Auto Clock Set feature works only if a channel in your area is broadcasting a time signal. If broadcasters in your area are not yet sending time signals, set the time manually (page 36).

Before you start…

• Turn on the VCR and the TV.

• Set the TV to the VCR channel

(channel 3 or 4). If your TV is connected to the VCR using A/V connections, set the TV to video input.

• Press TV/VIDEO to display the

VIDEO indicator in the VCR’s display window.

• Press INPUT SELECT so that a channel number appears in the VCR’s display window.

1

• MENU

PLAY

OK

1

4

7 8

0

2

5

3

6

9

MENU

>/./?///

OK

Press MENU, then press >/. to move the cursor (z) to CLOCK SET and press OK.

CLOCK SET

• AUTO MANUAL

SELECT :

THEN PUSH OK

/

QUIT : MENU

continued

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31

Setting the clock (continued)

2

3

PLAY

OK

PLAY

OK

Press ?// to select AUTO, then press

OK.

AUTO CLOCK SET

FULL AUTO • YES NO

SELECT

END

QUIT

:

:

/

OK

: MENU

Press ?// to select YES, then press OK.

4

To activate the Auto Clock Set function, turn off the VCR.

The VCR automatically sets the clock by searching for a channel that carries a time signal and sets your time zone and Daylight Saving

Time (if applicable).

If your clock is set to the wrong time zone or Daylight Saving Time, you can adjust these settings without turning off the Auto Clock Set feature (page 33).

Notes

• The clock cannot be set automatically if you don’t receive a channel that carries a time signal in your area. If so, set the clock manually.

• If there are only a few channels in your area that carry time signals, setting the clock automatically may take up to about 30 minutes. If nothing happens even after you wait about 30 minutes, set the clock manually.

• If you use Hookup 1, make sure you leave the cable box on.

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If the clock is not activated

1

4

7 8

0

2

5

3

6

9

Number buttons

MENU

>/./?///

OK

1

Follow steps 1 and 2 in “Using the Auto Clock Set feature.”

The AUTO CLOCK SET menu is displayed.

AUTO CLOCK SET

FULL AUTO

CLOCK SET CH

TIME ZONE

DAYLIGHT SAVING

YES • NO

– – –

AUTO

AUTO

SELECT

END

QUIT

:

:

/

OK

: MENU

continued

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33


2

PLAY

OK

Press ?// to select NO for FULL

AUTO.

AUTO CLOCK SET

FULL AUTO

CLOCK SET CH

TIME ZONE

DAYLIGHT SAVING

YES • NO

– – –

AUTO

AUTO

SELECT

END

QUIT

:

:

/

OK

: MENU

3

PLAY

OK

1

4

7 8

0

2

5

3

6

9

Press >/. to move the cursor (z) to the item you want to set, then press ?// to make the setting.

• For CLOCK SET CH

Leave the setting to “– – –” to have the

VCR automatically search for a channel that carries a time signal.

Press the number buttons to select a channel that carries a time signal.

Use this option if you know of a channel that carries a time signal. Most PBS member stations broadcast a time signal. For the fastest response, select your local PBS station.

• For TIME ZONE

Select the time zone of your area, or select AUTO to have the VCR automatically set your time zone.

The options are: AUTO n ATLANTIC n EASTERN n CENTRAL n

MOUNTAIN n PACIFIC n ALASKA n HAWAII n AUTO

• For DAYLIGHT SAVING

Select ON or OFF (standard time), or

AUTO to have the VCR automatically set the daylight saving time.

AUTO CLOCK SET

FULL AUTO

CLOCK SET CH

TIME ZONE

DAYLIGHT SAVING

USE

END

QUIT

:

: 0 – 9

OK

: MENU

YES • NO

1 2 2

AUTO

AUTO

AUTO CLOCK SET

FULL AUTO

CLOCK SET CH

TIME ZONE

DAYLIGHT SAVING

YES • NO

1 2 2

AUTO

AUTO

SELECT

END

QUIT

: /

: OK

: MENU

AUTO CLOCK SET

FULL AUTO

CLOCK SET CH

TIME ZONE

DAYLIGHT SAVING

YES • NO

1 2 2

AUTO

AUTO

SELECT

END

QUIT

:

:

/

OK

: MENU

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Getting Started

4

PLAY

OK

5

Press OK.

To activate the Auto Clock Set function, turn off the VCR.

Note

• If you use both the cable box control feature and the Auto Clock Set feature, the

VCR automatically changes channels on the cable box until a channel that carries a time signal is found, whenever you turn off the VCR.

If you want to stop the search, change the channel on the cable box with the channel buttons either on the VCR or on the remote commander.

continued

Getting Started

35


Using Manual clock set

1

4

7 8

0

2

5

3

6

9

MENU

>/./?///

OK

1

• MENU

PLAY

OK

Press MENU, then press >/. to move the cursor (z) to CLOCK SET and press OK.


CLOCK SET

• AUTO MANUAL

SELECT :

THEN PUSH OK

/

QUIT : MENU

2

Press ?// to select MANUAL and press OK.

PLAY

OK

CLOCK SET

1 / 1 / 1 9 9 8 TH 1 2 : 0 0 AM

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3

PLAY

OK

Press >/. to set the month.

CLOCK SET

1 1 / 1 / 1 9 9 8 SU 1 2 : 0 0 AM

4

PLAY

OK

Press / to flash the day and press >/.

to set the day.

The day of the week is set automatically.

CLOCK SET

1 1 / 1 6 / 1 9 9 8 MO 1 2 : 0 0 AM

5

PLAY

OK

6

PLAY

OK

Set the year, hour, and minutes in the same way as the day.

Press OK to start the clock.

Getting Started

37

Setting up cable box control

(Skip this section if you are using Hookup 2, 3, 4, or 6.)

Your VCR includes a cable box control feature that allows the VCR to control most brands of cable boxes/DSS receivers via an optional Cable Mouse. With cable box control, the VCR controls channels on the cable box/DSS receiver for timer recording. You can also use the VCR’s remote commander to change channels on the cable box/DSS receiver whenever the cable box/DSS receiver is turned on even if the VCR is turned off. To use cable box control, you need to connect the Sony RM-

CM101 Cable Mouse (not supplied) (pages

10 and 22) and set the code number and output channel.

This VCR is programmed with codes necessary to control channel selection on most brands of cable boxes at the time this

VCR was manufactured. It is possible that new cable boxes may be introduced that cannot be controlled with the RM-CM101

Cable Mouse. If you have a cable box that is incompatible with this VCR, contact your cable operator –– they may be able to provide you with a compatible cable box.

1

4

7 8

0

2

5

3

6

9

Number buttons

MENU

>/./?///

OK

1

• MENU

PLAY

OK

Press MENU, then press >/. to move the cursor (z) to CABLE BOX CONTROL and press OK.


CABLE BOX CONTROL


USE / TO SELECT

PUSH MENU TO QUIT

2

PLAY

OK

Press ?// to select ON, then press ..

“– – –” flashes in the BOX CODE NO. row.

If a code number has already been entered, press . to select BOX CODE NO.

CABLE BOX CONTROL

CABLE MOUSE

BOX CODE NO.

BOX OUTPUT CH

• ON OFF

– – –

CH3




MANUAL FOR THE CODE

38

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3

1

4

7 8

0

2

5

3

6

9

Press the number buttons to enter the cable box/DSS receiver code number, then press ..

Find your cable box/DSS receiver code number from the chart below.

CABLE BOX CONTROL

CABLE MOUSE

BOX CODE NO.

BOX OUTPUT CH

• ON OFF

0 1 8

CH3



PLAY

OK

4

PLAY

OK

If you want to control a cable box, press ?// to select the output channel for the cable box, then press OK.

If you want to control a DSS receiver, select LINE, then press OK.

Cable box and DSS receiver brand and the corresponding code numbers

If more than one code number is listed, try entering them one by one, until you come to the correct code for your equipment.

Cable box brand

ABC

Antronix

Archer

BBT

Cable Star

Cabletenna

Cable time

Century

Citizen

Clyde Cablevision

Colour Voice

Comband

Comtronics

Decsat

Diamond

Eagle Comtronics

Code numbers

018, 022, 024, 028, 217

218

033, 050, 164, 218, 808

278

067

033

172, 388, 459

164

164, 326, 327

097

036, 042

243, 244

051, 071

434

046

051

Cable box brand

Eastern

Electricord

Electus

Focus

Garrard

GC Electronics

GE

GEC

Gemini

General Instrument

Hamlin

Hitachi

Jasco

Jerrold

Linsay

Code numbers

013, 285

089

055

411

164

027, 067, 341

243, 244

097

026, 068, 081

022, 287, 487

020, 031, 045, 270, 284

022

164, 326

014, 022, 025, 026, 035, 037,

058, 109, 287, 487

451

continued

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39

Setting up cable box control (continued)

Cable box brand

Code numbers

Macom

Magnavox

Memorex

Movie Time

Northcoast

Novaplex

NSC

Oak

Panasonic

Paragon

Philips

Pioneer

Popular Mechanics

Pulsar

Radio shack

RCA

Realistic

Recoton

Regal

Regency

Rembrandt

Samsung

Scientific Atlanta

Seam

Sharp

Signal

Signature

SL Marx

Spectravision

051, 155

017, 019, 028, 288

521

324

051

022

051

069

Sprucer 032, 318

Standard Components 107, 166

Starcom

Stargate

STS

014, 026, 058, 109

026, 051

167

044

038, 043, 080

011

089, 167, 214

325

629

074, 081, 167, 214

018, 030, 259

032, 118

011

036, 038, 039, 040, 041, 042,

071, 301

034, 155, 271, 544, 695

411

011

808

032

218

411

031, 270, 284, 290

013

081

Cable box brand

Sylvania

T-Cable Teletext

Tandy

Tatung

Teknica

TeleCaption

Teleservice

Texscan

TFC

Timeless

Tocom

Toshiba

Tudi

TV86

TV COM

Uniden

Unika

United Artists

United Cable

Universal

Videoway

Vidtech

Viewstar

Zenith

Zentek

Wave Master

DSS receiver brand

Hitachi

RCA

Sony

Toshiba

830

577

650

801

Code numbers

012

116

269

108

157

232

292

012, 107

321

429

023, 024

011

297

074

018, 030, 259

236

033, 164, 218

018

014

033, 050, 067, 088, 089, 164,

202, 218, 333

261

255

038, 071, 074, 122, 222, 269,

300

011, 065, 536

411

576

Code numbers

40

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To ensure correct operation

• Place the Cable Mouse so that it hangs out over the cable box/DSS receiver front.

• Do not place the cable box/DSS receiver on top of the VCR.

• Position the cable box/DSS receiver away from the VCR.

• Point the remote commander at the VCR, not at the cable box/DSS receiver.

Side view

1

4

7 8

0

2

5

3

6

9

: Signal flow

To check the cable box control setting

1

Press CH +/– on the remote commander. Does the channel indicator on the cable box/DSS receiver change? (Point the remote commander at the VCR, not at the cable box/DSS receiver.)

2

Press all 10 number buttons (0 to 9) on the remote commander. Does the channel indicator on the cable box/DSS receiver change?

If the answer to both 1 and 2 is “yes,” you have made the correct setting.

continued

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41

Setting up cable box control (continued)

If you cannot get your VCR to control the cable box/DSS receiver

• Check that the Cable Mouse is connected to the CABLE BOX CONTROL jack on the VCR.

• Check the position of the Cable Mouse.

• Place the cable box/DSS receiver and VCR away from each other. Do not place the cable box/DSS receiver on top of the VCR.

• Try the setup again making sure to use the correct control code. If the cable box still does not respond, try the other codes that are listed.

If your cable box still does not operate with the Cable Mouse, contact your cable company to see if they can provide you with a compatible cable box.

Note

• Make sure you turn off the VCR when you plug in or unplug the Cable Mouse. If you unplug the Cable Mouse and plug it in again, turn on the VCR before you use the cable box/DSS receiver control feature.

42

Getting Started

Presetting channels

(Skip this section if you are using cable box/DSS receiver control.)

This VCR is capable of receiving VHF channels 2 to 13, UHF channels 14 to 69 and unscrambled CATV channels 1 to

125. First, we recommend that you preset the receivable channels in your area using automatic presetting. Then, if there are any unwanted channels, disable them manually. If you have decided which channels you wish to preset, set them directly using manual presetting.


• Turn on the VCR and the TV.

• Set the TV to the VCR channel (channel 3 or 4). If your TV is connected to the VCR using A/V connections, set the TV to video input.

• Press TV/VIDEO to display the VIDEO indicator in the VCR’s display window.

MENU

>/./?///

OK

Presetting all receivable channels automatically

1

• MENU

PLAY

OK

Press MENU, then press >/. to move the cursor (z) to TUNER PRESET and press

OK.


TUNER PRESET CH1

ANTENNA / CABLE

AUTO PRESET

MANUAL SET

AFT

FINE TUNING

ANT

• ADD

• ON

• CABLE

ERASE

OFF

2

PLAY

OK

Press >/. to select ANTENNA/CABLE.

continued

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43

Presetting channels (continued)

3

PLAY

OK

• To preset cable TV channels:

Press ?// to set ANTENNA/CABLE to

CABLE.

TUNER PRESET CH1

ANTENNA / CABLE

AUTO PRESET

MANUAL SET

AFT

FINE TUNING

ANT

• ADD

• ON

• CABLE

ERASE

OFF

PLAY

OK

• To preset VHF and UHF channels:

Press ?// to set ANTENNA/CABLE to

ANT.

TUNER PRESET CH2

ANTENNA / CABLE

AUTO PRESET

MANUAL SET

AFT

FINE TUNING

• ANT

•

•

ADD

ON

CABLE

ERASE

OFF

4

PLAY

OK

Press >/. to select AUTO PRESET, then press OK.

All receivable channels are preset in numerical sequence. When no more receivable channels can be found, presetting stops and the picture from the lowest numbered channel is displayed on the TV screen.

TUNER PRESET CH2

ANTENNA / CABLE

AUTO PRESET

• ANT

MANUAL SET

AFT

FINE TUNING

• ADD

• ON

CABLE

ERASE

OFF

PLEASE WAIT

Tip

• When receiving a VHF, UHF, or CATV channel, the display changes as follows each time you press DISPLAY.

/

Channel number, program name, and station’s call letters (if the broadcaster sends those services)

.

Remaining tape length, and time counter

.

The bar indicator and pointer for searching a specific point

.

No display

44

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Presetting/disabling channels manually

1

4

7 8

0

2

5

3

6

9

Number buttons,

ENTER

CH +/–

MENU

>/./?///

OK

1

• MENU

Press MENU and select TUNER PRESET, then press OK.

TUNER PRESET CH1

ANTENNA / CABLE

AUTO PRESET

MANUAL SET

AFT

FINE TUNING

ANT

• ADD

• ON

• CABLE

ERASE

OFF

PLAY

OK

continued

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45


2

1

4

7 8

0

2

5

3

6

9

• To preset a channel:

1 Press the number buttons to enter the

channel number, then press ENTER.

2 Press ?// to set MANUAL SET to

ADD.

PLAY

OK

• CH

• To disable a channel:

1 Press CH +/– to select the channel

number.

2 Press ?// to set MANUAL SET to

ERASE.

PLAY

OK

3

PLAY

OK

Channel to be preset

TUNER PRESET CH5

ANTENNA / CABLE

AUTO PRESET

MANUAL SET

AFT

FINE TUNING

ANT

•

•

ADD

ON

• CABLE

ERASE

OFF

Channel to be disabled

TUNER PRESET CH5

ANTENNA / CABLE

AUTO PRESET

MANUAL SET

AFT

FINE TUNING

ANT • CABLE

ADD • ERASE

• ON OFF

Repeat step 2 to preset or disable channels as required, then press

OK.

46

Getting Started

If the picture is not clear

Normally, the Auto Fine Tuning (AFT) function automatically tunes in channels clearly. If, however, the picture of a channel is not clear, you can also use the manual tuning function.

1

4

7 8

0

2

5

3

6

9

Number buttons,

ENTER

MENU

>/./?///

OK

1

• MENU

Press MENU and select TUNER PRESET, then press OK.

PLAY

OK

TUNER PRESET CH1

ANTENNA / CABLE

AUTO PRESET

MANUAL SET

AFT

FINE TUNING

ANT

• ADD

• ON

• CABLE

ERASE

OFF

2

1

4

7

2

5

8

0

3

6

9

Press the number buttons to select the channel you want to fine-tune, then press

ENTER.

Selected channel

TUNER PRESET CH5

ANTENNA / CABLE

AUTO PRESET

MANUAL SET

AFT

FINE TUNING

ANT

•

•

ADD

ON

• CABLE

ERASE

OFF

continued

Getting Started

47


3

PLAY

OK

Press >/. to select FINE TUNING.

The fine tuning meter appears.

TUNER PRESET CH5

ANTENNA / CABLE

AUTO PRESET

MANUAL SET

AFT

FINE TUNING

ANT

• ADD

• ON

• CABLE

ERASE

OFF

4

PLAY

OK

Press ?// to adjust to a clearer picture, then press OK.

Note that the AFT setting switches to OFF.

TUNER PRESET CH5

ANTENNA / CABLE

AUTO PRESET

MANUAL SET

AFT

FINE TUNING

ANT • CABLE

• ADD

ON

ERASE

• OFF

Tip

• To select the channel on step 2 above, you can also use the CH +/– buttons. In this case, you don‘t need to press ENTER.

48

Getting Started

Setting up VCR Plus+

How VCR Plus+ works

Whenever you want to record a TV program, all you need to do is look up the program’s “PlusCode,” a number assigned to each program that’s published in the TV section of most newspapers, cable TV listings, and even

TV GUIDE 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.

How to set up your VCR

Setting up your VCR involves coordinating the TV channel number

(the number you turn to on your TV or

VCR to watch a program) with the guide channel (the number that’s assigned to that channel in your program guide). To get the guide channel numbers, find the

“Channel Line-up Chart” in the program guide for your area that features VCR

PlusCodes. It usually looks like the example to the right.

For each channel your VCR receives, use the Channel Line-up Chart to check that the channel numbers match. For example, if HBO is listed in the Channel

Line-up Chart on channel 33, and your

VCR receives HBO on channel 5, you need to coordinate these numbers using the following procedure. For channels in which the numbers are the same, you can skip this procedure.

Example of “PlusCode”

PlusCode

5:30

6:30

14

MOVIE Musical (2hrs.) 33044

2

SPORT

CNN

Golf (1hr. 25min.) 42060

WS 9974

2 3 4

DRAMA Comedy (2hrs.) 17390

5

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

(1hr. 15min.) 73457

Example of “Channel Line-up Chart”

CABLE

CH

35

5

27

29

30

31

38

22

25

34

16

17

20

21

49

50

51

39

45

17

44

CABLE TV

AMC

American Movie Classics

BRV

Bravo (program grid only)

CNN

Cable News Network

CSP

C-SPAN

DIS

The Disney Channel

DSC

The Discovery Channel

ESN

ESPN

FAM

The Family Channel

HBO

Home Box Office

LIF

Lifetime

MAX

Cinemax

NIK

SC

MTV

SCA

Music Television

Nickelodeon

SAMPLE

Sports Channel America

SHO

Showtime

TBS

TBS SuperStation

TMC

The Movie Channel

TNN

The Nashville Network

TNT

Turner Network Television

USA

USA Network

VCR Plus+

GUIDE CH

48

38

59

47

33

46

45

53

37

34

35

54

42

28

49

52

44

70

41

43

58

continued

Getting Started

49

Setting up VCR Plus+ (continued)

1

4

7 8

0

2

5

3

6

9

Number buttons,

ENTER

MENU

>/./?///

OK

1

• MENU

PLAY

OK

Press MENU, then press >/. to move the cursor (z) to SET VCR PLUS+

CHANNELS and press OK.


GUIDE CH

– – –

TV CH

– –


PROGRAM GUIDE CH

OR PUSH OK TO SEE

VCR PLUS+ CHANNEL LIST

2

1

4

7

2

5

8

0

3

6

9

Enter the channel number assigned in the program guide and press ENTER.


GUIDE

3 3

CH

–

TV CH

– –


PROGRAM GUIDE CH

THEN PUSH ENTER

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4

5

3

1

4

7 8

0

2

5

3

6

9

• If you made Hookup 1 or 3: Enter the actual number on your TV (and VCR) and press ENTER.

• If you made Hookup 2: Enter the cable output channel (usually 2, 3 or 4) and press ENTER.

• If you made Hookup 4: Enter the actual number on your TV (and VCR) for an unscrambled channel and press ENTER.

For a scrambled channel, enter the cable box output channel (usually 2, 3, or 4) and press ENTER.


GUIDE CH

3 3 –

TV CH

5


PROGRAM TV CH

THEN PUSH ENTER


GUIDE CH

3 3 –

TV CH

3


PROGRAM TV CH

THEN PUSH ENTER

PLAY

OK

Repeat steps 2 and 3 for each channel whose numbers don’t match.

When you have set all channels, press OK to confirm your channel settings.

VCR PLUS+ CHANNEL LIST

PAGE 1

GUIDE GUIDE

2

5

–

–

TV

7 3

4

5 9

6 1

–

–

– 1 7

2 8

3 3

–

–

–

5 5

9

5

7 7

8 6

9 0

–

–

1 2 0

2 2

USE / TO CHANGE PAGE

PUSH MENU TO QUIT

TV

4 7

3

3 5

6

• MENU

When you’ve finished, press MENU to exit.

Getting Started

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Basic Operations

Playing a tape

1

4

7 8

0

2

5

3

6

9

6

EJECT

DISPLAY

COUNTER

RESET

SMART CUE

P

PAUSE

·

PLAY

)#

FF

p

STOP

03

REW

1

2

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Basic Operations

Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel.

Insert a tape.

The VCR turns on and starts playing automatically if you insert a tape with its safety tab removed.

3

PLAY

OK

Press · PLAY.

When the tape reaches the end, it will rewind automatically.

Additional tasks

To Press

Stop play

Pause play p

P

STOP

PAUSE

Resume play after pause P PAUSE or press · PLAY.

Fast-forward the tape

Rewind the tape

Eject the tape

)#

03

6

FF during stop

REW during stop

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.

Press SMART CUE during playback of a scene you want to skip. The VCR starts searching.

Press SMART CUE again when you find the scene you want to watch. The

VCR stops searching, rewinds a few seconds, then resumes normal playback.

To use the time counter

At the point on the tape that you want to find later, press COUNTER RESET.

The counter in the display window resets to “0:00:00.” Search for the point afterwards by referring to the counter.

VIDEO

EP

To display the counter on the TV screen, press DISPLAY.

Notes

• Tapes recorded in the LP mode on other VCRs can be played back on this VCR but the picture quality cannot be guaranteed.

• While setting the menu on the TV screen, you cannot use the · PLAY, P PAUSE,

)# FF, 03 REW, and p STOP buttons for tape operation.

• The counter resets to “0:00:00” whenever a tape is reinserted.

• The counter stops counting when it comes to a portion with no recording.

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Recording TV programs

1

4

7

2

5

8

0

3

6

9

TV/VIDEO

COUNTER/

REMAIN

DISPLAY

r

REC

CH +/–

INPUT SELECT

SP/EP

p

STOP

1

2

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Basic Operations

Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel.

To record from a cable box, turn it on.

Insert a tape with its safety tab in place.

3

INPUT

SELECT

Press INPUT SELECT until a channel number appears in the display window.

VIDEO

CH

EP

4

• CH

Press CH +/– to select the channel you want to record.

EP

VIDEO

CH

5

SP / EP

Press SP/EP to select the tape speed, SP or EP.

EP (Extended Play) provides recording time three times as long as

SP (Standard Play), however, SP produces better picture and audio quality.

VIDEO

SP

CH

6

REC

Press r REC to start recording.

The recording indicator lights up red in the display window.

Recording indicator

SP

VIDEO

CH

To stop recording

Press p STOP.

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Recording TV programs (continued)

To check the remaining time

Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the time counter appears on the TV screen.

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 indicator also appears in the display window.

SP

0 : 00 : 22

Time counter

TAPE REMAINING

1 : 46

To check the remaining time of a T-140 or T-180 tape, set TAPE SELECT in the ADVANCED OPTIONS menu to “180.” (For details, see page 75.)

To watch another TV program while recording

1

Press TV/VIDEO to turn off the VIDEO indicator in the display window.

2

If the TV is connected to the VCR’s LINE OUT jacks, set the TV to TV input; if not, skip this step.

3

Select another channel on the TV.

To select the channel using the shuttle ring

To select a channel in step 4 above, you can also use the shuttle ring. During stop, turn the shuttle ring clockwise for higher channels or counterclockwise for lower channels. The VCR switches the channel in the preset order.

To save a recording

To prevent accidental erasure, break off the safety tab as illustrated. To record on a tape again, cover the tab hole with adhesive tape.

Safety tab

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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 from 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.

Notes

• The remaining time may not be indicated accurately for:

– short tapes less than T-20

– T-130

– T-210

– tapes recorded in the LP mode.

• The display doesn’t appear during still (pause) mode, search mode, or slow-motion playback.

• It may take up to one minute for the VCR to calculate and display the remaining time after you press DISPLAY.

Basic Operations

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Recording TV programs using

VCR Plus+

Just enter the program’s PlusCode listed in the TV program guide. The date, times and channel number of that program are set automatically. You can preset up to eight programs at a time.


• Check that the VCR clock is set to the correct time.

• Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel. When using a cable box, turn it on.

• Insert a tape with its safety tab in place. Make sure the tape is longer than the total recording time.

1

4

7

2

5

8

0

3

6

9

POWER

CLEAR

VCR Plus+

Number buttons

SET

SP/EP

?//

1

VCR Plus+

Press VCR Plus+.

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Basic Operations

VCR PLUS+

PLUSCODE

– – – – – – – –

SP / EP

EP

ENTER PROGRAM’S PLUSCODE

USING 0–9 KEYS

TO CHANGE TAPE SPEED

PUSH SP / EP

2

1

4

7 8

0

2

5

3

6

9

Press the number buttons to enter the program’s PlusCode.

If you make a mistake, press CLEAR and re-enter the correct number.

VCR PLUS+

PLUSCODE

8 9 1 2 – – – –

SP / EP

EP

USE

• ONCE

KEYS FOR :

DAILY WEEKLY

TO CONFIRM

TO CANCEL

: SET

: CLEAR

3

SP / EP

Press SP/EP to select the tape speed, SP or

EP.

VCR PLUS+

PLUSCODE

8 9 1 2 – – – –

SP / EP

SP

USE

• ONCE

KEYS FOR :

DAILY WEEKLY

TO CONFIRM

TO CANCEL

: SET

: CLEAR

4

PLAY

OK

SET

5

6

• POWER

Press ?// to select ONCE, DAILY, or

WEEKLY, then press SET:

To record

Only once

Everyday Monday to Friday

Once a week

Select

ONCE

DAILY

WEEKLY

VCR PLUS+

PLUSCODE

8 9 1 2 – – – –

RECORDING TIME

SP / EP

SP

DATE START STOP CH

11 / 1 7 TU 10 : 0 0 AM 11 : 0 0 AM 6 0 EP

TO SET TIMER : PUSH POWER

TO CANCEL PUSH CLEAR

The date, start and stop times, channel number, and tape speed appear on the TV screen. If the information is not correct, press

CLEAR to cancel the setting.

To enter another setting, repeat steps 1 to 4.

Press POWER to turn off the VCR.

The indicator appears in the display window and the VCR stands by for recording. When using a cable box, leave it on.

To stop recording

To stop the VCR while recording, press p STOP.

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Recording TV programs using VCR Plus+ (continued)

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 the timer settings.

• Watch another TV program.

To lock the VCR after setting the timer (Child Lock)

While the VCR turns on, hold POWER down on the VCR until the

H indicator appears in the display window. The VCR turns off and the

H indicator remains lit. The VCR will not work except for timer recording.

To unlock the VCR, hold POWER down on the VCR until the H indicator disappears from the display window. The VCR is unlocked and turns on.

To stop timer recording while the VCR is locked, press p STOP. The recording stops and the VCR is unlocked.

Tip

• To cancel the VCR plus+ recording, press VCR Plus+ before pressing SET in step 4 above.

Note

• If the VCR doesn’t accept the PlusCode, this means that:

– The PlusCode is incorrect.

– ONCE, DAILY, or WEEKLY was selected incorrectly. You cannot select DAILY or

WEEKLY for a program that airs more than seven days ahead.

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Basic Operations

Setting the timer manually

If VCR Plus+ is not available in your area, follow the instructions below to set the timer to record programs.


• Check that the VCR clock is set to the correct time.

• Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel. When using a cable box, turn it on.

• Insert a tape with its safety tab in place. Make sure the tape is longer than the total recording time.

1

4

7 8

0

2

5

3

6

9

POWER

INPUT

SELECT

MENU

>/./?///

OK

1

• MENU

Press MENU and select TIMER SET/

CHECK, then press OK.

PLAY

OK

TIMER SET / CHECK

DATE

1 1 / 1 6

START STOP

MO

CH

– / – –

– / – –

– / – –

– : – –

– : – –

– : – –

– : – –

– : – –

– : – –

– –

– –

– –

– / – –

– / – –

– / – –

– / – –

– / – –

– : – –

– : – –

– : – –

– : – –

– : – –

– : – – – –

– : – – – –

– : – – – –

– : – – – –

– : – – – –

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Basic Operations

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Setting the timer manually (continued)

2

3

PLAY

OK

PLAY

OK

Set the date, start and stop times, channel number, and tape speed:

1 Press / to flash each item in turn.

2 Press >/. to set each item.

To correct a setting, press ? to return to that setting and reset.

TIMER SET / CHECK

DATE

1 1 / 1 6

START STOP

MO

CH

11 / 1 6 MO – : – – – : – – – – EP

– / – –

– / – –

– : – – – : – – – –

– : – – – : – – – –

– / – –

– / – –

– / – –

– / – –

– / – –

– : – –

– : – –

– : – –

– : – –

– –

– : – – – : – – – –

– : – – – : – – – –

– : – – – : – – – –

– –

To record the same program every day or the same day every week, press . while the date is flashing. For details, see “Daily/weekly recording” on this page.

To record from a source connected to the LINE 1 IN or LINE 2 IN jacks, press INPUT SELECT to display “L1” or “L2” in the “CH” position.

Press / to confirm the setting.

The cursor (z) appears at the beginning of the line. To enter another setting, move the cursor to the next line and repeat step 2.

4

Press OK.

PLAY

OK

5

• POWER

Press POWER to turn off the VCR.

The indicator appears in the display window and the VCR stands by for recording. When using a cable box, leave it on.

Daily/weekly recording

In step 2 above, press . to select the recording pattern. Each time you press

., the indication changes as shown below. Press > to change the indication in reverse order.

the current date n SU-SA n MO-SA n MO-FR n EVERY SA n ..... n

EVERY MO n EVERY SU n 1 month later n (dates count down) n the

current date

Tips

• To set the channel, you can also use the CH+/– , number buttons, or shuttle ring during stop.

• To set the tape speed, you can also use SP/EP.

Note

• If you are using cable box control, you cannot select “L1” or “L2”.

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Basic Operations

Additional Operations

Playing/searching at various speeds

1

4

7 8

0

2

5

3

6

9

&

SLOW

·

PLAY

)#

FF

03 REW

0 REW

·

PLAY

Playback options

View the picture during fast-forward or rewind

Play at high speed

Play in slow motion

Play frame by frame

Rewind and start play

Operation

During fast-forward, hold

)#

FF down. During rewind, hold

03

REW down.

• During playback, press )# FF or 03 REW.

• During playback, hold

)#

FF or

03

REW down.

When you release the button, normal playback resumes.

During playback or pause, press & SLOW.

During pause, press

)#

FF or

03

REW. Hold the button down to play one frame each second.

During stop, press · PLAY on the VCR while holding

0

REW down on the VCR.

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Additional Operations

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Playing/searching at various speeds (continued)

Using the shuttle ring on the VCR

JOG

With the shuttle ring on the VCR, you can operate a variety of playback options. There are two ways for using the shuttle ring, normal mode and jog mode.

Shuttle ring

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 in the following way.

Pause

Slow motion in reverse

Normal speed in reverse

Double speed in reverse

High speed in reverse

Slow motion

Normal speed

(Initial speed)

Double speed

High speed

To use the shuttle ring in jog mode

Use this mode for frame-by-frame playback.

Press JOG to enter the jog mode. The JOG button lights up. If you change to the jog mode during any playback mode, the playback pauses so you can see a still picture. Each change in the shuttle ring position shifts the picture one frame. To shift frames in reverse, turn the shuttle ring counterclockwise.

The frame shift speed depends on the speed you turn the shuttle ring.

To resume normal playback, press JOG again. The JOG indicator goes off.

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To resume normal playback

Press · PLAY.

Tip

• Adjust the picture using the TRACKING +/– buttons on the VCR if:

– Streaks appear while playing in slow motion.

– The picture shakes while pausing.

To set tracking to the center position, press both buttons (+/–) at the same time.

• When you hold )# FF or 03 REW down during stop, skip-search starts. For details, see page 68.

Notes

• The sound is muted during these operations.

• Tapes recorded in the 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 reverse slow motion

– when playing in reverse.


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Searching for a selected point on the tape

You can easily find a specific point by moving the pointer on the TV screen.

The VCR fast-forwards or rewinds to the point you indicate and starts playback automatically.

1

4

7 8

0

2

5

3

6

9

DISPLAY

1

Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the scroll bar indication appears on the TV screen.

A cursor (p) indicating the current position of the tape appears on the scroll bar. If the cursor does not appear, play the tape a few moments (by pressing · PLAY, )# FF, or 03 REW) until the cursor appears.

2

Press ?// to move the pointer (+) to the point where you want to start playback.

The VCR starts searching and the cursor

(p) moves toward the pointer. When the

VCR locates the marked point, playback starts.

To cancel searching

Press · PLAY or p STOP.

To turn off the bar indication

Press DISPLAY again.

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0

0

?//

120

120

Notes

• The figure on the scroll bar represents the total time length of the inserted tape as shown below.

The total time length may not be displayed correctly for:

– tapes other than T-60, T-120, or T-160

– tapes recorded in more than one tape speed mode.

Tape type

T-60 or shorter from T-80 to T-140

T-160 or longer

Total time length

SP LP

EP

60

120

160

120

240

320

180

360

480

• If you move the pointer (+) on the scroll bar during search, the VCR searches for the new reset point.

• With the scroll bar indication on, the )# FF// and 03 REW/? buttons on the remote commander work only for moving the pointer (+), while the

)#

FF and 03 REW buttons on the VCR work normal tape operation. Note, however, if you press these buttons on the VCR, searching is canceled.


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Skip-searching automatically

You can spot check a whole tape quickly.

At intervals, the VCR skips playback while searching forward or backward.

)#

FF

03 REW

Hold ) # FF (or 0 3 REW) down more than two seconds during stop. “SKIP” indicator appears on the TV screen.

The VCR searches forward (or backward) for about two minutes on the counter, then fastforwards (or rewinds) for about ten minutes on the counter. The VCR repeats this operation until it stops at the end (or beginning) of the tape.

search forward search forward

# )

fast-forward

#

SKIP

)

fast-forward

To cancel skip-search

Press · PLAY or p STOP.

Note

• The VCR automatically fast-forwards (or rewinds) any portion with no recording.

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Recording TV programs using the quick timer

After starting recording in the normal way, you can have the VCR stop recording automatically after a specified duration.

1

4

7 8

0

2

5

3

6

9

QUICK TIMER

1

While recording, press QUICK TIMER once.

The indicator appears in the display window.

EP

VIDEO

2

Press QUICK TIMER repeatedly to set the duration.

Each press advances the time in increments of 30 minutes.

0:00 0:30 1:00 10:30 11:00

CH

The duration decreases minute by minute to 0:00, then the VCR stops recording and turns off automatically.

To extend the duration

Press QUICK TIMER repeatedly to set to the new duration.

To stop the VCR while recording

Press p STOP.

Using the quick timer during stop mode

You can set the quick timer and start recording during stop mode by pressing QUICK TIMER. To set the channel, you can use the CH +/– or

INPUT SELECT buttons. Press QUICK TIMER repeatedly to set the recording duration. The recording will start automatically.


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Checking/ changing/ canceling timer settings


• Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel.

POWER

CLEAR

1

4

7 8

0

2

5

3

6

9

MENU

>/./?///

OK

1

Press POWER to turn on the VCR.

2

Press MENU and select TIMER SET/CHECK:

• If you want to change a setting, go on to the next step.

• If you do not need to change the settings, press OK, then turn off the VCR to return to recording standby.

TIMER SET / CHECK

DATE

11 / 1 7 TU

1 1 / 1 6 MO

START STOP CH

7 : 0 0 AM 8 : 0 0 AM 6 SP

11 / 2 5 WE

MO –

EVERYSU

– / – –

– / – –

– / – –

– / – –

SA

10 : 3 0 PM 11 : 1 5 PM

1 : 0 0 PM 3 : 0 0 PM

11 : 5 5

– : – –

AM 1 : 3 0

– : – –

– : – – – : – –

– : – – – : – –

– : – – – : – –

PM

5 0

L 1

– –

– –

– –

EP

EP

4 2

– –

SP

3

Press >/. to select the setting you want to change or cancel:

• To change the setting, press ?// to flash the item you want to change, and press >/. to reset it. Then, press / repeatedly until the cursor (z) appears at the beginning of the line.

• To cancel the setting, press CLEAR.

4

Press OK.

If any timer settings remain, turn off the VCR to return to recording standby.

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When the timer settings overlap

The program that starts first has priority and the second program starts recording only after the first program has finished. If the programs start at the same time, the program listed first in the menu has priority.

Program 1

Program 2

Will be cut off


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Recording stereo and bilingual programs

Recording stereo programs

This VCR automatically receives and records stereo programs. When a stereo program is received, the STEREO indicator lights up. If there is noise in the stereo program, set AUTO STEREO in the ADVANCED OPTIONS menu to OFF. The sound will be recorded in monaural (on both hi-fi and normal audio tracks) but with less noise. For details, see page 75.

Recording bilingual programs

Normally, this VCR records only the main sound. When a SAP (Second

Audio Program) is received, the SAP indicator lights up. To record only SAP sound, set TUNER AUDIO in the ADVANCED OPTIONS menu to SAP. For details, see page 75.

Selecting the sound while playing

Press AUDIO MONITOR to select the desired sound. (The sound being recorded will not change.)

Stereo program

To listen to

Indicator on the TV screen

Stereo

STEREO

Left channel

Right channel

L

R

Monaural sound on the normal audio track*

No indicator appears

*

Usually the mixed sound of left and right channels

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How sound is recorded on a video tape

The VCR records sound onto two separate tracks. Hi-fi audio is recorded onto the main track along with the picture. Monaural sound is recorded onto the normal audio track along the edge of the tape.

Monaural sound

Normal audio track

Hi-fi audio track

(main track)

Stereo sound

(left/right channels)

Notes

• To play a tape in stereo, you must use the A/V connections.

• When you play a tape recorded in monaural, the sound is heard in monaural regardless of the AUDIO MONITOR setting.


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Adjusting the picture

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 recorded in poor condition. In this case, manually adjust the tracking.

Press the TRACKING +/– buttons on the VCR to display the tracking meter. The distortion should disappear as you press one of the two buttons (the

indicator lights up). To resume automatic tracking adjustment, eject the tape and reinsert it.

NORMAL TRACKING

Tracking meter

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. To maintain better picture quality, we recommend that you set

APC to ON in the ADVANCED OPTIONS menu (with the APC indicator in the display window lit).

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 (the APC indicator flashes rapidly). This adjustment is retained until the tape is ejected.

Notes

• The auto tracking adjustment cannot be guaranteed to work with on tapes recorded in the LP mode on other VCRs.

• With the Auto Tape Speed function on, the APC function doesn’t work if the tape speed is automatically changed from the SP to EP mode during a timer recording, unless the tape has been recorded in the EP mode with the APC function. For details, see page 75.

• There is a delay of a few seconds before the VCR actually starts recording while the

VCR analyzes the tape. To avoid the delay, first set the VCR to recording pause (the

APC indicator flashes slowly) and press r REC to have the VCR analyze the tape.

After the APC indicator stops flashing, press P PAUSE to start recording immediately. If you press P PAUSE before the APC indicator stops flashing, the

APC function is canceled.

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Changing menu options

1

Press MENU and select ADVANCED

OPTIONS.

ADVANCED OPTIONS

AUTO STEREO

TUNER AUDIO

APC

TAPE SELECT

AUTO TAPE SPEED

SHARPNESS

• ON

• MAIN

OFF

SAP

•

•

ON

AUTO

• ON

OFF

1 8 0

OFF

L – – – H

2

Press >/. to select the option to change, then press ?// to change the setting.

3

Press OK to return to the original screen.

Menu choices

Initial settings are indicated in bold print.

Menu option

AUTO STEREO

TUNER AUDIO

APC

TAPE SELECT

Set this option to

ON to receive stereo programs. OFF to reduce noise; the sound changes to monaural.

MAIN to record the main sound on both hi-fi and normal audio tracks. SAP to record the SAP (Second Audio

Program) sound on both hi-fi and normal audio tracks.

ON to switch on the APC (Adaptive Picture Control) function and improve picture quality. OFF to switch off

APC.

AUTO or 180 (when using a T-140 or T-180) to select the tape length and display the remaining time correctly.

AUTO TAPE SPEED

SHARPNESS

ON to change the timer recording tape speed automatically to the EP mode when the remaining tape becomes shorter than the recording time. OFF to keep the set tape speed.

L (Low) through H (High) to adjust the sharpness of the picture. L to turn off the sharpness control.


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Editing with another VCR

How to hook up to record on this VCR

This VCR (Recorder)

TV

LINE-2 IN

LINE OUT

Other VCR (Player)

VMC-810 audio/video cable (not supplied)

: Signal flow

How to hook up to a stereo system

Connect LINE-2 IN AUDIO on this VCR to the audio output jacks on the stereo system, using the RK-C510KS audio cable (not supplied).

Notes

• Make sure you connect the plugs to jacks of the same color.

• If the other VCR is a monaural type and connected to this VCR‘s LINE-2 IN jacks, connect the audio plug to the AUDIO L (white) jack. The sound is recorded on both right and left channels. When connecting to the AUDIO R (red) jack, the sound is recorded only on the right channel.

• If you connected this VCR to both the LINE IN and LINE OUT jacks of the other

VCR, select the input correctly to prevent a humming noise.

• You can also use the LINE-1 IN jacks instead. If the other VCR is a monaural type, 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 plug to the

AUDIO R/L jacks using a VMC-910MS audio/video cable (not supplied).

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Operation

(when recording on this VCR)

Before you start editing

• Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel.

• Press INPUT SELECT to display “L1” or “L2” in the display window.

• Press SP/EP to select the tape speed,

SP or EP.

P PAUSE r REC

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 safety tab in place into this (recording) VCR.

Search for the point to start recording and press P PAUSE.

3

Press r REC on this VCR and set it to recording pause.

4

To start editing, press the P PAUSE buttons on both VCRs at the same time.

To stop editing

Press the p STOP buttons on both VCRs.

Note

• If you start recording following the procedure above, the VCR won’t start recording with the APC function. To record a tape with the APC function, press r REC again during recording pause in step 3 so that the VCR analyzes the tape. Then when you start recording in step 4, press P PAUSE immediately after the APC indicator stops flashing. If you press P PAUSE before the APC indicator stops flashing, the APC function is canceled.


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Additional Information

General setup information

Setting the RF unit

When connecting the VCR to the TV using only the antenna cable, you must set the RF UNIT switch on the rear of the

VCR so that the TV can receive the correct signal from the VCR.

RF UNIT

CH3 CH4

TV

POWER CHANNEL +/–

1

Set the RF UNIT switch on the rear of the VCR to CH 3 or CH 4, whichever channel is not used in your area. If both are used, set the switch to either channel.

2

Press POWER to turn on the VCR.

3

Press TV/VIDEO on the remote commander to turn on the VIDEO indicator in the VCR’s display window.

4

Press CHANNEL +/– to display a channel number in the display window. Select an active channel number in your area.

5

Turn on your TV and set it to the channel you selected in step 1

(channel 3 or 4).

The selected TV channel broadcast appears on the TV screen. If the channels change when you press CHANNEL +/–, you have made the correct setting.

Whenever you use the VCR, set the TV to the channel selected in step 1.

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Additional Information

Attaching the external antenna connector

When using a 300-ohm twin lead cable for VHF/UHF antenna, use the EAC-32 antenna connector (not supplied) to connect the antenna to the VCR.

300-ohm twin lead cable

EAC-32 Antenna connector (not supplied)

1

Loosen the screws on the antenna connector.

2

Wind the twin leads around the screws on the antenna connector.

3

Retighten the screws.

300-ohm twin lead cable

Attaching a UHF/VHF band mixer

When using both 75-ohm coaxial cable and 300-ohm twin lead cable for VHF/

UHF antenna, use the EAC-66 UHF/

VHF band separator/mixer (not supplied) to connect the antenna to the

VCR.

EAC-66

UHF/VHF band separator/ mixer (not supplied)

75-ohm coaxial cable

1

Loosen the screws on the mixer.

2

Wind the twin leads around the screws on the mixer.

3

Retighten the screws.

4

Connect the 75-ohm coaxial cable to the mixer.


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Troubleshooting

If you have any questions or problems not covered below, please consult your nearest Sony dealer.

Symptom Remedy

The POWER switch does not function.

The power is turned on but the

VCR does not operate.

The clock has stopped and

“–:– –” lights in the display window.

The playback picture does not appear on the TV screen.

The picture is not clear.

The picture rolls vertically during picture search.

The picture has no sound.

• Connect the AC power cord securely.

• Make sure the VCR is not locked. To unlock, hold down POWER on the VCR until the

H indicator disappears.

• Moisture condensation occurs. Turn the power off, unplug the AC power cord and leave the VCR to dry for over an hour.

• The clock stops if the VCR is disconnected from the wall outlet for more than one hour. Reset the clock

(and timer).

• Make sure the TV is set to the channel for the VCR. If you are using a monitor, set it to video input.

• Adjust the tracking with the TRACKING+/– buttons.

• The video heads are dirty (see below). Clean the video heads using the Sony T-25CLD, T-25CLDR, or T-

25CLW video head cleaning cassette. If these cleaning cassettes are not available in your area, have the heads cleaned at your nearest Sony service facility (a standard service charge will be required). Do not use a commercially available liquid type cleaning cassette other than Sony’s, as they may damage the video heads.

• The video heads may have to be replaced. Consult your local Sony dealer for more information.

• Adjust the vertical hold control on the TV or monitor.

• The tape is defective. Use a new tape.

Symptoms caused by contaminated video heads

• Normal picture

• Rough picture

• Unclear picture

• No picture (or black & white screen appears) terminal

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initial contamination

Symptom

A TV program does not appear on the TV screen.

TV reception is poor.

The tape starts playing as soon as it is inserted.

The tape ejects when you press r REC.

Nothing happens when you press r REC.

The timer does not operate.

A tape cannot be inserted.

The remote commander does not function.

The tracking meter does not appear on the screen.

You cannot control other TVs.

The VCR needs to be cleaned.

Remedy

• Make sure the TV is set to the channel for the VCR. If you are using a monitor, set it to video input.

• Adjust the TV antenna.

• The safety tab has been removed. To record on this tape, cover the tab hole.

• Check that the safety tab has not been removed.

• Make sure the tape is not at its end.

• Select the correct source. Select a channel number with the CH +/– buttons when recording TV programs; select “L1” or “L2” with the INPUT SELECT button when recording from other equipment.

• Check that the clock is set.

• Make sure a tape has been inserted.

• Check that the safety tab has not been removed.

• Make sure the tape is not at its end.

• Make sure a program has been set for timer recording.

• Make sure your timer settings have not already passed the current time.

• Check that the cable box is turned on.

• The clock stops if the VCR is disconnected from the wall outlet for more than one hour. Reset the clock and timer.

• Check that a tape isn’t already in the tape compartment.

• Make sure you are pointing the remote commander at the remote sensor on the VCR.

• Replace all the batteries in the remote commander with new ones if they are weak.

• Make sure the TV / VIDEO remote control switch is set correctly.

• The recording condition of the tape is very poor and tracking cannot be adjusted.

• Set your TV’s code number. The code number resets to

01 when you replace the batteries of the remote commander.

• Clean the cabinet, panel and controls with a dry, soft cloth, or a soft cloth slightly moistened with a mild detergent solution. Do not use any type of solvent, such as alcohol or benzine.


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Specifications

System

Format

VHS NTSC standard

Video recording system

Rotary head helical scanning FM system

Video heads

Double azimuth four heads

Video signal

NTSC color, EIA standards

Tape speed

SP: 33.35 mm/s (1

3

/

8

inches/s)

EP: 11.11 mm/s ( 7 /

16

inches/s)

LP: 16.67 mm/s ( 11 /

16

inches/s), playback only

Maximum recording/playback time

8 hrs. in EP mode (with T-160 tape)

Fast-forward and rewind time

Approx. 3 min. (with T-120 tape)

Tuner section

Channel coverage

VHF 2 to 13

UHF 14 to 69

CATV A-8 to A-1, A to W, W+1 to W+84

Antenna

75-ohm antenna terminal for VHF/UHF

Inputs and outputs

LINE-1 IN and -2 IN

VIDEO IN, phono jack (1 each)

Input signal: 1 Vp-p, 75 ohms, unbalanced, sync negative

AUDIO IN, phono jacks (2 each)

Input level: 327 mVrms

Input impedance: more than 47 kilohms

LINE OUT

VIDEO OUT, phono jack (1)

Output signal: 1 Vp-p, 75 ohms, unbalanced, sync negative

AUDIO OUT, phono jacks (2)

Standard output: 327 mVrms

Load impedance: 47 kilohms

Output impedance: less than 10 kilohms

CABLE BOX CONTROL (CONTROL S OUT)

Stereo mini jack (plug in power) (1)

Timer section

Clock

Quartz locked

Timer indication

12-hour cycle

Timer setting

8 programs per month (max.)

Power back-up

Built-in self-charging capacitor

Back-up duration: up to 1 hour at a time

General

Power requirements

120 V AC, 60 Hz (SLV-778HF/777HF)

110 V AC to 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz (SLV-778HF

PX)

Power consumption

24 W (SLV-778HF/777HF)

20 W (SLV-778HF PX)

Operating temperature

5°C to 40°C (41°F to 104°F)

Storage temperature

–20°C to 60°C (–4°F to 140°F)

Dimensions

Approx. 430

×

107

×

287 mm (w/h/d)

(Approx. 17

×

4 1 /

4

×

11 3 /

8

inches) including projecting parts and controls

Mass

Approx. 4.3 kg (9 lb 8 oz)

Supplied accessories

Remote commander (1)

Size AA (R6) batteries (2)

75-ohm coaxial cable with F-type connectors (1)

Audio/video cable (3 phono to 3 phono) (1)

Jack cover (1)

Plug adaptor (1) (SLV-778HF PX only)

Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.

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Index to parts and controls

Refer to the pages indicated in parentheses ( ) for details.

Front panel

1 POWER switch/indicator (59)

2 SP (Standard Play)/EP (Extended

Play) button (55)

3 TV/VIDEO button (56, 78)

4 Tape compartment

5 CHANNEL/TRACKING +/– buttons (55, 74)

6 6 EJECT button (53)

7 · PLAY button (53)

8 JOG button (64)

9 r REC (record) button (55)

0 p STOP button (53)

!¡ Shuttle ring (56, 64)

!™ P PAUSE button (53)

!£ ) FF (fast-forward) button (53, 63)

!¢ 0 REW (rewind) button (53, 63)

!∞ EASY SET UP button (11, 14, 17, 20,

23, 26)

!§ INPUT SELECT button (55, 57)

!¶ Remote sensor (5)

!• LINE-2 IN VIDEO/AUDIO L/R jacks (76)

continued


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Index to parts and controls (continued)

Display window

STEREO

SAP LP SP

EP

VIDEO APC

CH

1 Timer indicator (59)

2 SAP (Second Audio Program) indicator (72)

3 STEREO indicator (72)

4 Tape speed indicator (55)

5 VIDEO indicator (56, 78)

6 APC (Adaptive Picture Control) indicator (74)

7 Tracking indicator (74)

8 Child Lock indicator (60)

9 Line/channel indicator (55, 77)

0 Time counter/clock indicator (53)

!¡ Remaining time indicator (56)

!™ Tape/recording indicator (55)

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Rear panel

1 AC power cord (7)

2 CABLE BOX CONTROL

(CONTROL S OUT) jack (10, 22)

3 LINE-1 IN AUDIO L/R/VIDEO jacks (22, 76)

4 RF (Radio Frequency) UNIT switch

(78)

5 VHF/UHF IN connector (10, 13, 16,

19, 22, 25)

6 VHF/UHF OUT connector (10, 13,

16, 19, 22, 25)

7 LINE OUT AUDIO L/R/VIDEO jacks (8)

continued


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Index to parts and controls (continued)

Remote commander

1

4

7 8

0

2

5

3

6

9

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1 TV / VIDEO remote control switch

(5)

2 6 EJECT button (53)

3 TV/VIDEO button (6, 56, 78)

4 DISPLAY button (56, 66)

5 COUNTER RESET button (53)

6 SET button (59)

7 QUICK TIMER button (69)

8 r REC (record) button (55)

9 SP (Standard Play)/EP (Extended

Play) button (55)

!º INPUT SELECT button (55, 62)

!¡ & SLOW button (63)

!™ Tape/menu operation buttons (30,

53, 63)

MENU button

P PAUSE/> button p STOP/. button

03 REW (rewind)/? button

)# FF (fast-forward)// button

· PLAY/OK button

!£ POWER switch (59, 62)

!¢ CLEAR button (70)

!∞ AUDIO MONITOR button (72)

!§ VCR Plus+ button (58)

!¶ COUNTER/REMAIN button (56)

!• Number buttons and ENTER button

(50, 59)

!ª CH (channel) +/– buttons (55)

@º VOL (volume) +/– buttons

@¡ SMART CUE button (53)

Index

A, B

Accessories supplied 4

Adjusting picture 47, 65, 74 tracking 65, 74

AFT (Auto Fine Tuning) 47

Antenna hookup 16

APC (Adaptive Picture

Control) 74

Audio track 73

Audio/video (A/V) hookup 8

C

Cable box control cable box code number chart 39 setting 38

Cable hookup 10

Cable mouse 41

Canceling timer settings 70

Changing timer settings 70

Channel line-up chart 49

Child Lock 60

Cleaning the video heads 80

Clock setting 31

Connecting cable TV 10 external antenna connector 79

UHF/VHF band mixer 79

Counter 53

D

Disabling channels 45

DSS (Digital Satellite

System) 38

Dubbing. See Editing.

E, F, G

Easy Set Up 11, 14, 17, 20,

23, 26

Editing 76

EP mode 55

H, I, J, K

Hi-fi audio track 73

L

Language selecting 30

Locking the VCR 60

LP mode 53, 63

M

Monitoring audio 72

N, O

Normal audio track 73

P

Picture adjustment. See

Adjusting.

Playback 52 at various speeds 63 frame-by-frame 63 skip 53 slow motion 63

Presetting channels 43

Q

Quick timer 69

R

Recording 54 bilingual programs 72

SAP broadcasts 72 saving 56 stereo broadcasts 72 using VCR Plus+ 58 while watching another program 56

S

Safety tab 56

SAP (Second Audio

Program) 72

Searching at various speeds 63 for a selected point 66 skip-search 68

SP mode 55

T, U

Timer recording 61 canceling timer settings 70 changing timer settings 70 checking timer settings 70 daily/weekly recording 62 overlapping timer recordings 71 using VCR Plus+ 58

Tracking adjustment. See

Adjusting.

V, W, X, Y, Z

VCR Plus+ 58 channel setup 49 recording 58


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Q

uick reference to using the VCR

Hookup 1

To play a tape

1 Set the TV to channel 3 or

4 (or to video input, if you made A/V connections.)

2 Insert a tape and press

· PLAY.

To record a program

1 Turn on the cable box.

2 Press VCR Plus+ on the remote commander.

3 Enter the program’s

PlusCode number.

4 Select ONCE, DAILY, or

WEEKLY, then press SET.

5 Insert a tape.

6 Press POWER to turn off the VCR.

7 Leave the cable box on.

To watch TV

1 Turn off your VCR, or press the VCR’s TV/

VIDEO button until the

VIDEO indicator in the display window goes off.

2 Turn on your cable box.

3 Set the TV to the cable box output channel (usually 2,

3, or 4).

4 Set the cable box to the channel you want to watch.

Hookup 2

To play a tape

1 If you made A/V connections, set the TV to video input.

If you didn’t use A/V hookup:

• Turn on the cable box.

• Set the cable box to channel 3 or 4.

• Set the TV to the output channel of the cable box

(usually 2, 3, or 4).


· PLAY.




PlusCode number.



4 Insert a tape.


To watch TV




2 Select the channel with your cable box (if you have one) or with your TV.

Hookup 3

To play a tape




· PLAY. If there’s no picture on your TV, press the VCR’s TV/VIDEO button until the VIDEO indicator comes on in the display window.




PlusCode number.



4 Insert a tape.


To watch TV

1 Turn off the VCR, or press the VCR’s TV/VIDEO button until the VIDEO indicator in the display window goes off.

2 Set the TV to the channel you want to watch.

Hookup 4

To play a tape




· PLAY.


1 Turn on the cable box.

2 Set the cable box to the channel you want to record.



PlusCode number.



6 Insert a tape.


8 Leave the cable box on.

To watch TV




2 Turn on your cable box.

3 Set the TV to the cable box output channel (usually 2,

3, or 4).

4 Set the cable box to the channel you want to watch.

If you have any questions about this product, you may call: Sony Customer Information Center

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Sony 1

Video Cassette

Recorder

Operating Instructions

Owner’s record

WARNING

To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture.

CAUTION

CAUTION

WARNING

Precautions

Information

Table of contents

Getting Started

4

Step 1: Unpacking

5

Step 2: Setting up the remote commander

7

Step 3: Hookups

30 Selecting a language

31 Setting the clock

38 Setting up cable box control

43 Presetting channels

49 Setting up VCR Plus+*

Basic Operations

52 Playing a tape

54 Recording TV programs

58 Recording TV programs using

VCR Plus+

61 Setting the timer manually

74 Adjusting the picture

75 Changing menu options

76 Editing with another VCR

Additional Operations

63 Playing/searching at various speeds

66 Searching for a selected point on the tape

68 Skip searching automatically

69 Recording TV programs using the quick timer

70 Checking/changing/canceling timer settings

72 Recording stereo and bilingual programs

Additional Information

78 General setup information

80 Troubleshooting

82 Specifications

83 Index to parts and controls

87 Index

back cover

Quick reference to using the VCR

Step 1

Unpacking

Step 2

Setting up the remote commander

Inserting the batteries

Using the remote commander

Controlling other TVs with the remote commander

Code numbers of controllable TVs

Step 3

Hookups

Selecting the best hookup option

Before you get started

Audio/video (A/V) hookup

Hookup 1

Using cable box control

Recommended use

What you can do with this hookup

What you can’t do

Hookup 1: VCR setup

Hookup 1: VCR Plus+ channel setup

Automatic clock setting

Hookup 2

No cable box, or incompatible cable box with only a few scrambled channels

Recommended use

What you can do with this hookup

What you can’t do

Hookup 2: VCR setup

Hookup 2: VCR Plus+ channel setup

Automatic clock setting

Hookup 3

Antenna hookup