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a STEREO VIDEO CASSHTE RECORDER I thoroughly, and retainIt fur 4- clrrwstsb bu k Im C .-",C i CU C I* P .U d ..,- - w m m v . . . 3 - m - F " - " ~ - ------".* 4 ~ r*lld*arW-$-, m--L-- w - p --.-w ~ B - g w~ -* -*, *. ,. ,', -. . r.. , k ~ - - 1 ADJUSTMENTS 1 .........................................................................-.38 area ...-..,-., -37 .................................... 3 AdJustingthe TV Rmaefth~~ the taetiw channels 1 rClock setting GENERAL e This unlt can be used with any vldeo cassettetapes having the mark It is cwnpaWewlth the m I s , mand WB type mmding and playback formats, and will play back tapes mmded in the CW format. m. t. 1 -. n 1 .C-- .- -- * A To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or rnolsture. II CAUT1ON : TO REDUCE M E RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO N M REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). 1 NO USERSERVICEABLEPARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO WAURED SERVICE PERSONNEL 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. A Thls symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanylng the appliance. INFORMATION This equipment generates and uses radio frequency energy and if not installedand used properly, that is, in stri~t -am with the manufacturer's Instructions, may muse Interferenceto radio and television reception. It has been typatested and fwnd to m p l y wRh the limits for a Class Bsxxnputingd w i i in accordance wlth the specifldlons inSubpart J of Part I 5 of FCC Rules, which are &signed toprovide reasonable protection against such interference kt a resldentlal installation. However, there is no guaranteethat interfere- wlll not occur in a particular hsfallation. If this equipment does cause interferenceto radioor television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment o f and on, tha user Is encouragedto try to correct the interference by one or more of the foltowing mure: --reorhI the receivingantenna -relocate thisequipment with respect to the receiver -move this equipment away from the receiver -plug this equipment into a d l f f m t outlet so that equipment and receiver are on different branchctrcults. If necesmy,the user should consult the dealer or an experienoedradidtelevisiontechnician for additional Suggestions.The user may tind the following booklet prepared by the federal CMnrnunications Commission helpful: "How to identify and R d v e RadbfV Interference Problems': This booklet Is availablefmthe U.S. Govemmt Wntlng Ottlce, Washi@on DC, 20402, Stodr No. .- CAlmON: TO PREVENT ELECTRICSHOCK, DO NOT USE THlS POLARED AC PLUG WITH AN EXTENSIONCORD, RECEPTACLEOR OTHER OUTLETTUNES mE BLAB CAN BE FULLY INSERTEDTO PREVENT BLADE MIXSURE REMOVAL OF THE TRANSIT SCREWS Rear view Screwhok Thecassetlecomparbmnt is secured with three transh screwsto prevent it from slkllngout whlle the unit k being transported ~OPerathgIheurqbewmta~ths~ using a screwdrhrer. Storethe screws in the screw holes at the mar, and put them beck In the dglnal posltlona, when transportingthe unlt. ~rans\tscrews PRECAUTIONS r \ WHAT IS BETA HCR RECORDING? rating, check that the operating powervaltage and frequency of the unit are Mentlcal wlth tfioseof ywr local power supply. Should any mlld object or llquld fall intoWcaMnet, unplug In conventional recording,audio signals are reccndedon the audio track and vtdeo signals on the video track. In Bela hi-ft recording, audio signals are recordedon the video track W e unit and have It checked by quallfled pmor~rselbefwe together wlth Ihevideosignals using2 rotary Mdeo heads. operating itany further. The Beta hi-fi audlo signals are frequency-modulatedand O n e bladeof theplug Iswlderthan UteothertorPheprmrpose recordedon 2 channels, so that you can recorda stereo o f s a f e t y ~ w l H ~ l l n t o ~ p o w e r o u l l e t O n l y ~ w ~ . A program with sound qualityfar superior to that of the you we un* to hwithe plug fully inlp9rmiW,contact conventional audio recording. your dealer. Unplug t h e u n t t f m t h e w a l l ~ W I s n o t b h e U b Beta hi-firecording patternon the video tape an extenckd p&od of cord,pull It Conventional audio track autbytheplugI Allow adequelsairci m monaural) V i b +audio FM track - nt Internal heat bulldMankets,etc.) or may Wock the Control track Do not hs&Il lbL94IAUt nearheatsoufcm such as radiatorsor air dlrdsor in a m subject to dlrect sunlight excesstve dust,rnedw&d vlbratlon or shock T h e unit kthdgned for operation In a horizontalposition. Do not InstallIf 1TI an Lntlnedposition. Keep the unit and cassette tapes away from e q u l m t with strong magnets,asfor example a mlcrawaveovenor a large video and Beta hi-fi loudspeaker. Do not place any h a v y object on the unlt. of conventlonal audlo signals and control pnap#atkql When the BETA HI-FIswitch is set to ON, this recon& records audio signals on the video track @etahi-fi recording) and on the conventionalaudio track at thesame time, so that these tapes can also be played beck on any ordtnerry video cassette recorder without a Beta hEfI systm. +When theunitbnst huae,turnoffthepowectoconserve energy and to extend its usaful Ufe. ~andslorevideo~esaftwrecordlngor playback Storethe casettes in theircaaesmdbep them in an upright position to prevent Intrusionof dust and uneven wind~ng Clean thct cabinet, panel and controls with a soft dty cloth, or a sbft cloth lightly moistened w4th a mild detewgmt solution. Do not use any type of solvent, such as alcohol or b m h e whkh rnbghtdamagetheflnlsh. Do not throw away the cartonand packing materials. They makean Ideal container in which to bansport the unlt. When shlpplng the unlt to another tocation, repack It as fllustratsdon the carton. L / LOCATION AND FUNCTION OF CONTROLS For details on the use of each control, refer to the pages Indicated in the Mack circles (a). 0 Variable speed playbeck buttonsand lndicaturs aWEFIELOSE Ress slide out ttw cassetie compartment. Press again to to slide in the cassette compartment. REMOTESENSOR Detects the signals transmitted from the Remote Corn mander. m+ ~ ~ C T b u t t o n Press to eject the cassette. ~ ~ a ~ ~ e ~ ~ ~ b u t t o n s a n c i i n d c a t o r s @ SILL, l f l O , l E , XI, X2, SCAN 4 I FRAME11) buttonsand lndkatom @ REV < (revem), > FWD (forward) @ TIMER REG hdfoatw 0 W R lndlortw Q Week lndlcator Day of the we8k Indlcator @ SC (sirnutcast) indlcator CATV (cable TV) indicator 8 SAP (Seccmd Audio Program) Indicator @ Chrnnet number 0 INDEX indhtonr d Cassette indicator Tape speed indicator O Twnon time setttng lndlcatar Q Timer -ram poshion O T u m a time of a Plrner d i n g @ Tape wunter T u d tlme setting hdkator Q Turn-off time of a timer rscordlng STEREO indlcator a STlUAW(~}buttan @ 0 ADD-@ ERASE~~I@ @ CATVINORM(nonrral)bdh @ a AUTO STEREO !switch Normallyset to ON. When the signal Is weak on a particularcharmel set to OFF. o RFUNIT-& @ 6 ) COMMAND MODE ~ e i ~ c t ~ CHANNEUTIMER +I- buttons RECORDbutton Tape transport buttons and indicators lNDM button TAPE RETURN button COUNTER RESET buttan TVMV button -.EW, ,* --~ H E A ~ ~ a n d L ~ L c o n t r d Connect s t e m headphums(with stereo phone lack) to the HEADPHONESmThe vdume can be adjusted with the LEVELcontrol. ~ ~ M i i ~ Li~htsdurinqrecording with the BETA HI-FI sw1lch set to ON. When playing beck a Beta hM1recarded tape,the indi~tw- HI-FI Meh. mPEAK PIWQ MEER Qftttepg;glflw ~f t h B~R A *-*. Used for the index scan or index search operation. @TAPE REIURN brttan In stop mode, presstoadMnceor M n d the tape approximately to the counter "OHOOMOOS" point. @COUNT€RRMM Ress to reset the tape counter to " O H O O ~ ' ? -7 R --+ 9):' A ,a- * -;&,A + ; Shows tM peak input k d sof tha dgM and I& cb-~nels durlq Beta hi-fi recording,and r e c m # WM~n g playback. . I . flREC LEVELcankols the 8-A WFI used to adjust t~ recording level switch Is set 1oON. Normally keep at thecenterdetent posliion 0. ~ C H M N E ~ M E +I-buttona R Pressto selecj W ct!annel and tr, s@ the cbck w timer Pwm- O @IN~JMbutton RECORD~UWI F m s to start recording. ~ T a p ~ r a ~ k n t o n s a n d ~ m rrREW@wwh%, PLAY,FF(fadfarnard), STOP, IIP A U S U H s f l U @TvM-Rbutbl Press to view the program selectedon the mcc&r.The VTR indicator appmm in the display window. (TheVTR Indicator appears automatically when t hw PLAY button Is p d . ) To view adiffemnt TV programwhile recwding another, press thls button agaln. The VTR indicator diseppears. QUlCKlMER button EDIT switch Buttons for clock and timer setting\- AUDIO MONITOR STEREWUR selector INDEX MARK button INPUTSELECTswitch AUDIO MONITOR HI-FVNORMALseWor INDEX ERASE button REC MODE button NORMAL AUDIO sdector D W Y fwrlton BITA HI-FIswitch NORMAL TRACKING cunlrol MPX (multiplex) FILTER selector SCOW TRACKING control SHARPNESS control SUPER BETA switch pFJWSPLAYbuHon Used to turn on and df the omreen display. aNORMALTRACKING eartrd Normally keep at the center detent poaltion.Turn to obtain the besf possiblepicture ifstdurlng normal playback or srmw appears ~SCOwTRBCKINQeontrd Normally keep at the center detent position. Turn if a noise band appears in the freezepiclure or slow motion picture. CLOCK krtton:Press lo start the setting of the current time. @ TIMER S t 3 b u m : Press to start the settlng of timer programs. Q CHANNEMMEWHuUam Presgtoset the clock or t l m program and to select the channel. CLEAR bttar Press to dear the timer setting. @ CHeCK button: Press to check the timer settings. 0 NMkrtton:Pressto~vancetothenexiltemtobe set during clock or timer setting. 4B TlMEFt REC butbm Press to activate timer recording INDEX MARK Ilutlon Press to mark an Index signal at the desired point durlng reowdingor playback. ~~JSHARFNESSW~~ Used to adjust the sharpnessof the picture if necextary. Normally set thecontrol at the oenterdetent position. QUICKTIMERbutton Pressto activate thequick timer. EDITSNormally keep at the upper pwltian.When &ng stape, set to the lower p l t l o n . Thftededited picturequality wl1 be Improved. AUDIO MONITOR STERKUUR selector Select the channel@)of the 38ta hi-fi sound to be mcmltored. INDEX ERASE buttan To erase a prerecorded index signal, locatethe index slgnal and pressthis button. ~E~RECNIODE~~I~WI Usedtoselect the warding speed:IBIs,RIarlBm+ STEREO:Normally set to ttlls position. L: To monitor the Lflefkjchannel of a s t e m program A: To monitorthe R (rlght)&channel of a stem program [381AC OUTLET UNEOUT2VlDH)IPCMjeck @horntype1 UNE OUT2AUMO jaclts Ipt'lMKItype) INPVTSLECTswlteh Select the program to be recorded. TUNER: To recordTV programs SIMULCAST: To recwd the sound from the UNE IN AUDIO jacks andthe picture of aTV program (FM slrnukast recording) LINUPCM:To &card signals from the UNE IN VIDEORM and AUMOjadrs AUWO MONtTOR HkFVNORMALwb?or Select the sound to be monltord. HI-FI:Ncmdlyset to this pittan. NORMAL: To monitor the sound mcofdedon the conventional audb track @NORMALAUOIO sdect# Select the w nd to be recardedon the m t i u n a l audio track. Normallyset to MAIN. To recordSAP sMmd, set to SAP. @ BETA H1.nSWM ON: Normally set to thls podtion. M l n g wlll be carried out In Beta hi-fi system. OFF: Set to this pesltlon to record only in the conventional system. ~hwxfl~m#kd# OFF: Normallyato this poslth. ON: For reoordlng FM bmadc@ programs (If your FM tunes has an internal MPX filter, set thls selector to OFF.) PCM: For PCM reoording ~ s u ~ a r m ~ ~ @ Normally keep thisswbh at ON. ~CO~~~~~~lnptftjadc(rn~jmckl@ Connect to the CONTROLSoutput jack of other Sony products for various system opsmtions. COWR ROLL^(^^^^)@ Connect ta the CONTROL L connectorof other Sony products for various system operations. mACOMSupplies AC power to video or audlo equipment with power consumptionof under400watts. Do not connect here any electrical home appliances whose power consumptionexceeds 400watts, such as an electric iron or tan. HANDLING THE VlDEO CASSElTES Safety tab The safety tab on the rear of the cassette should not be removedfor recording. When a new recording is made on a pre-recordedcassette,the previous recordingwill be erased automdlcally. To avoid erasing a recopding,break ofl the safety tab using a screwdriver or similar object. If you covet the open(ng with a plece of plastlc tape, w t i m the safety tab has been removled, you can m r d on the Recording time available ineach mode By selecting the recordingspaed, mIs IDQorlOm,with the REG MODE button, you can dectde the recordingtime. 15 mln. 30 rnin cassette. 30 min. L.750 The playback speed is automathlly set. Ifyou actlvate RECORDor TIMER REC when the Inserted cassette has Its safety tab remwed, the casettewHI be automaticallyejected. 45 min. 7 hr, 30 min. CASSElTE INSERTION \ #- 1 PressPOWER 2 3 Press& EJECT. The ca5sette c o m p r t m t stout and the cawstto holder is dsed. Insert a cassettewith the arrow on the cassatte toward the front. Cassette holder 4~ 0 F E ' d The ca8s&@ @fJ&mmt slides h. In plaoed -4, you may press any of the tape transport butt7 b masetk mpartrnent slides in and the r e c l l W y goes into theselected tape operation mode. *The power can be automatically turned on wlthout pressing POW€Rwhen&WECTIspmssed. J fow-crrsgetae PmssiDECT.Thecass&Mcpmpartment slldesoutand ths cassette b W is raisedTake out the cassette by hand. Mah *The & EJECT button functsm e m tf the mmiw Isturned off. T h e & WECTbutlondoesnothnctionduringd n g . ToapmWEehmPress OPENKXOSE The cassetk oMlrpartment s l ; h out vmether the tape is runningor not This allows check of the remaining tape amaunt MoleQonthecPgsettecom~ Be careful not to trap your hand m n them3sette compartment and the cabinet when the compartment Is maving. If you should do so, the wssetle compartment will automatically stop and mow in theopposite directbn In several seconds Do not insert any-thingotherthan a cassette lnsldethe cassette holderand compartment. Do not push down on the casette holder forcibly when it is raised. If excessive force is applied, the protective devlce is activated ta stop the cassette compartment tnovemnt and recorder operation. In this case, press OPENICLOSE. Frequent movingof thecassette compartment durlng m r d l n g Is not recommended, since this may aflect the recording. @+ RECORDING TV PROGRAMS (Beta hi-fi recording) & 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 transmitter andlor program owner. OPERATlON AUTO STEREO MPX FlLTER I +OFF B W A HI-FI 4ON --re#wrdhrg Turn on the TV and select the channel for the mwrder. G b c k the positions of the selectors. * 1 Tumon the power. 2 Select the recordingspeed with REC MODE. 3 Insert a -tie. 4 Press TV#TR to select the VTR mode. 5 Select the channd to be recodedwith CHANNELI TIMER +I-. 6 Press RECORD. Reaxding wfll begin. 4 Chedronthmawlitwsaeen~ If the display does not appear, press DtSPLAY insidethe front panel or on the Commander. Channel to be recwded mWJW=d 00. r53 L rn 3:56 o : Displayed for several secondswhen RECORD is OH: 1 -0.mm: is pressed. ReMwding pause mode fape counter 10: Channel number Displayedfo srweral seconds To stop Feoardlng,press H STOP. When the tape reaches Its end, it wlH be rewound to the beginning. To turn off the povrer, press POWER. Ifthe cassette comparbnent is open,it will be closed automatically and then the power will be turned off. In the years to come, an increasingnumber of prrqrams will be broadcast& in stereo.Called Multichannel TV Soundof MTS, the new technology will greatly enhance TV viewing by bringing you programswith highfidelity stereo sound. To*---%' Press 11PAUSEThe TV p r q r a m can Nt be seen an W T V , but the picturewill not be recorded. To resume recording, press 11 PA^^. To protect the video heads and the tap, the pausa mode will be automatically r e k d afkrabd8 minutes and recordingwill stop. MTS also provldes fw an extrachannel catled the Sword Audio Program or SAP which broadcasters can use to transmit a second language for bilingual transmissions or any other sound track. Make sum AUTO STEREO in thetuningcompartment is set to ON. .The recarding p r d u r e is the same as usual. baokonanoeher~fiantheverybeginningofthe tape, run the -tor about 15 seconds before starting recordin@OIhww&@p u may missthe starting point Insidethe front panel BETA HI-FI NORMAL AUDIO Y o r r r e w r d a ~ ~ Set BETA HI-FIto ON. When the STERK) indicator lights up, a stereo broadcast is b l n g received. To m a d a SAP (SecardAuclio Frognun) hadcad S t NORMALAUDLO to SAP. The SAP Indicator will light up. If recording Is made when there O a SAP broadcast, theSAP sound will be recordedon the conventionalaudlo track while theMAlN soundis recorded on thevideo trackin Beta hi-fl. To listento the SAP sound, set AUDIO MONITOR HI-FUNORMALto NORMAL TomordaMAIN~anly Set NORMALAUDIO to MAIN. The MAIN sound wlll be recorded on the video track and the conventbnal audiotrack. - .L.- Yw can Wde the starting point for recordingwhile watchlrrg the plctuw. 1 Locate the point where you wish tostart mordlng on the tapebyplarllngbkthetapeorusingtheW m n m M BetaSklpScan fundon. 2 RBssIIPAUsEbstaphtapwhereyauwi~tostart recording. 3 Ress RECORD.The rwmder wlll enter m i n g pause mode. 4 Press IIPAUSE at the desired point to release the pause mode. Remrdlng will begin. - ""I PressT V m so that the VTR indicator disappearsfrom the display window. S e k t the channel you want to view on the TV. PLAYBACK 1 TO S E L m THE MONITOR W I Y D - Inddethe fmnt panel AUDIO MONITOR PlaybsekofBaaM.fl~~pnograms Set AUDIO MONITOR to H I R and to STEREO. When the recorder Isconnected to a Component TV, a stereo system or stereo headphones,you can enjoy s t e m wund repmductlan. When a convent i d(monaural) TV Is connected, the sound of the left and rlgM channelsare mixedso that monaural sound c o w from the TV s p e a k T ~ r e l e c t t h e l e f t o r r l g M ~ o f ~ ~ Set AUDIO MONITOR to HI-FI and to Lor R. Seiect the position Loeft)or R (right) acceding to the channelyou wish to listento. ~ d S A P s a w r d To listen to the SAP scwnd that was recorded with NORMAL AUDIO set to SAP, set AUDIO MONTOR HI-FVNORMALto NORMAL VARIOUS PLAYBACK MODES - BACK A TAPE RECORDED ON If the VCR on which the tape was m r d e d is not equipped with the 8eta hi-fi systwn, the recorder will play back the tape in the convantionel way. If streaks orsnow appears,adjust MORMALTFVGKINGfm thsbest possible picture, %turn the control to thecanter positton after viewing that tape. To get e sharp picture, turn WARPNESSbw&SHARP. Insidethe front panel TRACKING SHARPNESS 4 NORMAL AUTO pm~ - SOFT L SHARP ,2 F '.IC:' -To play back a tape hwn the beginning of the tape after - Viewtn6J the pictureat a fast speed to find a particular SCBnct Keep pressing m h FF or u REW during playback. When you release the button, normal playback will be resumed. M d n g Press) PLAY, kmping the 4 REW depressed. After the tape is m p i e t e l y rewound, it will be automatically played back Keep pressing w FFor uREW durlng fast-forwardor rewind mcde. When you release fhe button, the fast-forwardor rewind mode wlll beresumedStreaks wilt a m r and swnd will be muted in the Betascan and Beta SklpScan pictures. F R W PICTURE myback pause) Rgss PAUSE I l l S T l U Hduring playback (in normal or slow mode). The sound is muted. Press PAUSE IllSfILLMagain or press )PLAY to resume normal playback To protect the video heads and the tape,the pause mode will be automatically released afterabout 8minutes and playback wilt be resumed. TO O W N B€fTER PLAYBACK PICTURE - in variable playback modes O 4 FRAME II, If hfrwze plchrmappearsbshakePress STIUADJ in the tuning cornparhnent until the plcture stabilizes. As long as the same TV or color monitor is used, readjustment should not IE necessary. I f sbwtbornalse bandsa#rearinfmzeIstqm&m ~orlflOar115spedbward~Adjust SLUW TRACKING inside the front panel. I f streaksormba b a n d s ~ I n n o r m a l ~ ) o r ~ sped $4) w a r d pkture., Adjust NORMALTRACKINGinside the front panel. Press > FWD (forward)or <REV (reverse) in freeze picture m. Chedc on the monitorscreen(in various playback modes) If the display does not appear, press DISPLAY inside the front panel or on the Commander. Press)PLAY to resume mrmd playback VA rBLl - - PEED PICTURE Pressthe desired speed button during pfayt>ackor in freeze: picturemode. The sound is muted (except in 4 and ~2 forward picttim). w STILL: fmze picture 1/70: sbw motion pictureat In0 normal speed 115:slow motin pictureat 115 normal speed XI: normal speed picturn & @uMe speed picture* SCAN: continuous picture Tape operation mode ifhicator T+ w u n t ~ ~~ Torevrsrsrrtlmd~ofthe~sped~ press REV <. To resume forward playback, press> FWD. To Ihs playbadsped, simply pressthe desired speedbutton, To mmetKwmal plqbck press) PLAY. I (44)-Reverse Betascan and Beta Sklpscan IPPI -Forward Betascanand Bata Skipscan I I P ---Stop-action advance picture F,5iLJ- Varlable speed E7zZ i kF The tape operation mode indicators will disappear in ~ seconds. ~ a USE OF THE TAPE COUNTER The tape counter indicates theapproximaterunning time of the tape and the relativep o s i t i of programson the tape. TO INDEX M E TAPE Before starting W i n g or playback, press COUNTER RESET to set the counter to 'YIOIlMOQs". By noting ths counter reading at #re desired point, you ean M i y flnd that polnt later by refenlng to the counter. lkre the label on the cassetteto list the programs and their counter r d i ~ 1 During recording or playback, press COUNTER RESET at the poinl you want to locate later, 2 When recording or playback is finished, stoptha tape and pressTAPE RETURN. The tape will be rewound or advanced close to the paint where the counter reads "On00MMXs". TAPE RETURN -5 COUNTER RESET T+ T0stsrtplaybadr~Heallyfrommg~poM Press) PLAY after pressing TAPE RITURN. T h e caunterm8ding isaukmatically reset tozerowhen casswebW l y I&d. .v The cdunmr d i n g will be mtdned in the m r y e v e ~ ,. after thta power C tumed off,aslong as the cassette is Ic th~mQtsetbcompartmentmt. *5frs oounter wUI not advanoedurin '. .that is blankor un TAPE RETURN T+- _ Noae Thertape rehmam¶tape returnplay camlot be actlmied ~ t h e ~ r e a d ~ n g I s w l C h l n ~ ~ 1 0 s REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION You can control almost all the functions of this video cassette reader hnm your armchair usingthe supplied Remote Commander. Battery I I In n o m l operation, battales will last for about t h r e e m h s . When the battetlm areexhausted,the indicator wlll nat light when the buttonson the Commander are pressed. IftheRemote~bnotWbusedWabng~ of tlme, remove the batteries to avoid possible damage caused by battery leakage. Select COMMAND MODE: m 1 or m 2 POWER switch * VOL (volume)+I- buttons* * MUTINGbutton* * TVMT button* Varlabte speed playback buttons 4II,MI l b , x 1114x115,xl,>Q, TIMERICH (channel)+-buttons* Buttons fortlmersettlng TAPE RETURN button TIMER REC{tirn& recording),TIMER CHECK, CLEAR, TIMER Sm, NEXT QUICK TIMER button Tape transport buttons I1muse1 @laYl , - See "Use of the JOG dlal and SHUrnE ring" on page 17. The buttawand controlsotherthan~to~ will function the same a3 ttrose on the recorder wirh a similar name or mark. (Auto play cannot be activated with the Remote Carnmander,) Indimtor Blinks when any of the buttons on the Commander is pressed. While it is blirlking, other buttonsdo not function. Channel number bultfms and ENTER butts Select channels. Affer pressing the digits of the deslred channel one by one, press ENTER Ex. Channel 12 REC buttons To start recording, these buttons drnultaneously. I Channel selection [ Press the CHANNEUTIMER funct~onbutton and turnthe JOG dial clockwise to select a hlgher-numberedchannel, and counterclockwise to select a lower-numberedchannel. To set the day of the week,turn-on and turn-off times and channel of a tirner program, press the CHANNEVTIMER function buttonand turn theJOG dial clockwise to advance the diglts, and counterclockwiseto reverse them. I~ B u t m a for mmte control af Sony TV5 The buttons with " *" mark can be used alw to operate certain Sony remde control W s .The buttons with " " mark will be used only for those TVs. To operate a TV, set the remote control T V M R selector on the Commander tom.The functionsof the buttons are Ilmitd by the functronsof theTV. POWER: Press to turn the power on and off. MmINQ: Press to mute the sound. Press again to restare the sound. TVNTR: Ress to select the Input mode. VOL +kPressv+" for m e volume, andu-" for less wlum. TIMEFKH+: Select the channel. DISPLAY: Press to retain or extinguish h a display of the channel numbr, etc. on the TV s c m . Chamel nurnberbutlonsand ENTER:Select the channel. ** FOR OWNERSOF OTHER SONY VIDEO EQUIPMENT To remotety control otherequlpment,set the command rnode selector on the Remote Commander according to command mode of the eqd pment. VTR?: Most Sony Betamax infraredremote control VCRs VlR2Sorry 8 mm format VCRs To avold h a w the SL-HF750and the other VCR functronlnahS t tM COMMANDMODE Wwtor in the tunlng compartment of the S t - H m 0 to a different command mode position from the m m a n d mode of the other VCR. Simply by switching the V l R 1 M R 2 mlectw on the Remote Commander, you can control two VCRs separately. CHANNELmMER function button and indicator JOG dial functlon button I m w speed e Pla- Ushrgthe JOG dial 1 Play back a t a p . 2 Press the JOG SHLllTLE function button.The indtcator lights and the picture trwes. 3 Turn the JOG dlal. The tape will beplay& b-ackatthe speed youareturning the dial. Turn it clockwise for forward playhck,or cwnterdockwisefor r e v m playback. Using the SHUITLE ring Play back a tape. 2 Press the JOGSHUTTLEfunction button.The indicator lights and the nicture freezes. 1 3 +urn the SHUlTLEring and hold it at the position where the desired playback speed Is obfalned. You can select 115, normal PI),&uble 0 or continuous Betascan speed. Tum it clockwise for forward playback, or counterclockwisefor reverseplayback 4 When the SHUTTLE ring Is released, the picturewill fre8ze again. M e The JOG dial and SHUITE ring can be actlvatBdwhen th indicator of the JOGSt-lUrnE or CHANNELmfER . , functbn button is lit. If the indicator has been turnadoff, press the correspondingfunction button again. 88 8" - - > i WhenthsJOGdirrland~~ringmnbttobe~ Pressthe CHANN€UiMER or J O G S H W functlon button to turn off its indicator.This prevents undue battery wear. The indicator will be turned off autornaticalty If the JOG dial and SHUITLE ring are not usad for mow than 1 minute. TIMEn-ACTIVATED RECORDING Six recordingscan be preset to be made on every day, any day this week, next week orthe week after next, or on the same day e w y week The day yew set set timer (12 13 14 15 16 26 27 28 29 30 17 18 Chedtbe)oresetHngthetlmer Make sure the cassettetape is long enough to rword programs. Be sure the safety tab of the cassette has not been removed.-If removed,the cassette will beautomatically ejected when TIMER REG is pres4ed. Press POWER to turn the poweron. 4 Set SUPER B K A to ON. 4 Set INFUT SELECT to TUNER fof recafdlq TV programs. Nextweek The week after next The clock must be set to the correct current time. To set the clock, see page 38. w aaau- CHANNEUTIMER functionbutton an--= JOG dial 11 0 nMER G I 3 NEXT a NEXT 0 You can use the buttonseither on the recorder or on the Remote Commander. NO(Tbutton Every time you press the NEXT butlon. the item to be preset will blink. CHANNWMER +I- buttons(orTIMERICH +I- buttons 0nthaCommander) To set the day of the week, the tumon and t u r n 4 times and thechannel, press "+" to advance, and "-"to go back. JOG dial To set the day of the week, the turnan and turn-off times and the channel, press the CHANNELTIMER function button and turn the JOG dial clockwise to advance, and c w nterclockwise to go back. Week and day tndicath in tfw dlsptay window R e week and day indicationschange in sequence as Ex. Today rs Friday, -THIS WEEK Su Ma Tu WeTh Fr Sa Su+Mo-.. Fr Sa WEEK AFTER NEXT --Sa--,SudMo+ ... Su+Mo --... --Sa To record at the same time every day, select "SuMoTu We Th Fr Sa. To r w r d at the same time and day every week, select the desired day indicationtogether with "EVERY WEEK". Week krdlcatkncatthe scram follows: EVR ( e w y day) 1 (this week) 2 (next week) 3 (we& after next] *( e v w ~ w -:-I) -- ; . I RessTIMER REC. mpcmferwlllbetumedoffand the lmxwder will ented the standby mode. M i n g will start at the pesettlm and will automatically >s t o p w h e n t h e ~ i n g I s ~ . T h b m e m o r y o f t h e p ~ ~ e a p t ~ ~ s v e r y ~ setting will beemmi and tbe tfmer program numbers wfll advanoeone by one. I BEFORE THE TIMER.ACmrATED RHX)RMNQ % 4 . -7.- - A ~ ~ ~ T I M E R R E C t s ~ Tochsekthethrer~~ Press CHECK. Every time you press CHECK,each program wlll ke displayed in the display wlndow. If the DISPLAY button isactivated,the ifst 01 tlmersettings wRl a@pewonthemonltor s c m when CHECKIS pressed. Evely time CHECK is pressed,each tlrner pmgm number will blink. T h e m m t t ~ w l lbe l e$cted automatkaily. c3 The cassetteoompamnent slidesout. c5 Thecessettelnserted has the safety tab remcmd. No caseette is l m e d . I M E R REC indicator bllnksand disappears The tape 1s at Its end. mwrdws When the presettlngs of your thner- o=w There wtll be no error indicationto informyou of the overlap. Even if there Is an overlap, a recording will be made. will be cut off I Program 1 Toehrmgeths-mw 1 PressTIMER REG .ThenMER REC indicator goes off. 2 PressCHECK to select the programto be changed. 3 -TIMER SET. 4 Press NEXT until the item to be changed blinks. 5 Change the setting with +I- or JOG. 6 Press NEXTso that t h e w counter and the current time a p W in the displaywlndow. 7 PressTlMER REG agaln to motivate the Ilmer. TomcodthQdrstq~ S t the turneff tlme to exactly the same Hme as the t u m n time. f?ecordlng will bbnt lnue to the end of the t a p T o e m w t h s ~ oapartkdarflmgaIn f 1 PressTIMER REG.The TIMER REC indicator goes off. 2 P m sCHECK to s e k t the prqrarntobe erased. 3 RessCLEARThem r y o f ttle programwlll be ellminated, 4 IfottierprogramshavebeenpresetformxYCling,press TIMER RECegain to reactivatethe timer. 10:00 pm timpm program 2 i w The reoordingof program2 wlll begin before program 1 Is finished. Itthetumontimeof~~msare#esame The r e d i n g of the program havingthe lower program numberwill be made. The memory af the prqram havlng the higher number will be cleared. 1400pm Program 1 10:mpm hogram2 p L 113lO pm 1200 pm -------------------I Y Recording will not be made. HapowerkrkMIptknocarrs~#merraEorrlkrgandthe ?!,i .I ,. TomdulngwwRasTlMER REG.Ths racordlng wlII atop an6 the powawill be turned off. URlenthetaps-durln(l-m~~tnrtthet~wlllnotberewoundtothe beginning cbck ltKms "AM 1200" and blhks When the recwder was in the standby mode, all the tfmW settlngs merased. Reset theclock and timer setting. When the t l m e r d l n g was activated, the reoarding will QUICK TIMER RECORDING Use this function to begin recording a program immediately. You can start tlmerrecwdlng just by presslng QUICKTIMER. The recordfngduration can be be for up to 5 hours by 30 minutes. You can also use this function to stop the non-timer recording by p ~ t t l n the g recording duratlon. Eteforecqmating,set the clock and press POWER once. Make sum that the cassette is-i 3 Press QUlCK TIMER so that the recordlng starts. 1 Press QUICK TIMER. Now declde the recording duration. 1 The power will be turned on, it lt was turned off. Appears. Record ng duratlon Every time you press QUICKTIMER, the recordlng duration lndlcationchanges as follows 2 Choose the qhannel to be reoosdedwRh CnANNErnMERtd-. If you & not advance to the next $tep wlthin 30 seconds, the power will be turned off. a30 -. 1m 1:m -- 2m 30 am qneenda hue minutes hwr half h r 4 havs + ..... 5:m Rve hours -+ CMX) rer0 tl@Jr I When the recording starts, the duration indicationdecrwws minute by mlnvte to (MW] and the power will be turned off automatically ahout 30 seconds atter the W i n g l?as finished. I TO USE QUCK TIMER WHILE RECORDING By pressing QUICK TIMER, you can set the duratisn so that the recording stops and power turns off after the preset duration. Oncethe qukk timer d n g has started Only the following function buttonscan be activated: QUICKTIMER......... to change recording duration TIMER REC ............. to interrupt quick timer recording PAUSE...................... to stop quick timer recordingmomentarily CHECK ..................... to check timer programspreset INDEX FUNCTION The desired program can be easily losated by the index signal rnat-kedon the tape. An [ndsx -1 Is automatically marked on the tape when RECORD k pressed orwhen a thnermcoding starts. m Index signets can be marked at any desiredpoint on the tape duhg d n & tlmerrecordb.lg or m a 1plaAt the point where an index signal is to be marked, press INDEX MARK. RECORD Whlle the index signal is being marked srik Wfrlle the index signal is being marked. Monitor screen 7 1 I Blinks. mWkd&W#k@ek, but the rmWMgMImat* INDEX SEARCH lNDM SCAN - To play back the beglnnhgof e d program ~ In sequence 1 Insert a cassette that has index signals marked. 2 PresslNDEXomse. Blinkalternately. -TolocateWmdefhdprogsm You can b t e the desired programand play it back automatically by designating the number of its index slgnal. Up to the 15th index signal f m the present posltionon the tape can be located. I Rewlnd Fast-forward u! w lndex number Index number 1 :5 3 Z f hs%rttposl'hn 1 Insert a cassette that has Index slgds madad. 2 Press I N D E X ~timesuntll l the Index numberofthe 3 To scan the previousprograms, press uREW. To scan the programs ahead, pressW FF. Ttre tape will be rewound w rapidly advanced to the next index signal marked. X i n k simultarnusly. n desired program is displayed. For instance, to locatethe second program ahead, two index signals should be detected, so press I N D a until "2" is displayed. On the other hand, to locate the second program M i n d , three signals should be detected, so press the button until "3" is displayed. Lights steadily. 1 U The tape will be played back tor approximately IOseconds, and then rqmund or rapidly advanced to the next index signal. Every time an Ifdmsignal Isdetwkd and playback begins, the displayed indax numb& Immaes 4 At the a t r e d program, press rn PLAY. Normal playback of that program will begin. INDEX If you enter an incorrect index number, press ISTOP to reset the display. 3 To locate a previous program on the tape, press 4 REW. To h a t e a programahead, press FF. The tape will be rewoundor rapidly advanced. Every time an index slgnai Is detected,the displayed Index nurnbrwlll decrease. When the nwnber reaches 0,playback of your desired program will begin. Whenthedeslred~canotbeplayedbeck~the mdexfumcth, check the following: The nearest Index signal may not have been counted. If the point where you pressed u REW or m e FF is fairly close (within2 minutesof the normal taperun) tothe nearest Index signal, that signal will not ke counted. in such a case, designale one number less than the actual number. Isthem a space of mwe than 2 minutes betweentwo Index signals? If there is more than am index signal marked within an interval of 2 mlnutes of the normal t-n, the mechanism may mt function propefiy. POERASE INW( SIGNALS ErasingW l e sndex d n g - T o whlC index seaccMng--To emsa a pdudar index srassthe index signals in w- srnl 1 Stop the tape wlth 4 STOP. 1 Stop the tape with rn STOP. 2 Pressthe INDEX button several times until the number of 2 Press lNDMonce. 3 PressuREIMormFF. the Index signal to be erased is displayed. The tape will be m u n d or rapidly advanced to the next index slgnal and playback will begin. 4 Within approx.f 0 -ndq while the tape is being played back, press INDEX ERASE 3 Press uREW or m+ FF. 4 Within approx. IOseconds, while the tape is being played back, press INDM. ERASE. While the index signal is beingerased Blinks. , ERAS While ttw index signal isbelngd After the erasure, index scan wlll resume. At each index signat located, press INDEX ERASE To stop Index scanning, press STOP. 3 After the erasure, m a 1 playback will begin. BETA HI-FI AUDIO RECORDING RECOROlNG FROM YOUR AUMl To connect t h VCR to your audio system, see page35. Set the selectors as shown below.To start r d l n g , insert a cassette and p m RECORD. Mmudly adfuslREC LEVEL so that the ffrstredelementli@ltsuponlyatthe W-sranalM.( 6 I I MIN o 1 2 3 4 m e 7 8 9 t o M u for left channel AUDIO MONITOR -.HKIand STEREO for monitoringthe m n d to be reoorded rdrtlsht channel INPUT SELECT -.UNUPCM J L,, SUPER BET -ON ; +ON when recording from an FM tuner, set MPX F l L m to ON. (lf your FM tuner has and Internal MPX filter, set to OFF.) AULCAST RECORDING By connectingan FM stem tuner to the UNE IN AUDIO jacks besidesthe cable TV cable connection, you can record a cable TV programwith sbmo sound, such as MTV (music TV), whose audio signals are dMded Into the Ntuner fm the cable. For FM simulcast recording, set INPUTSELECT to SIMULCAST. The SC indicator appears, Set the other switches and controls as in "RECORDING FROM YOUR AUDIO SYSTEM" on page 25. The pictureof the cablelV program and the sound from the FM tuner are remded on thevldeo track. The sound of the cable TV program is recordedon the conventional audio track FM tuner, m l w RF v a t o r CATV 75ohm coaxial cable # to UNE IN AUDIO 9 9 I INP~TSELECT --. SIMULCAST Use an optional pmgm W t o turn the wdb system an and off. -Audio system Programtimer The settingof thecontrols is the same as in "RECORDING FROM YOUR AUDIO SYSTEM" on page 25. Set the m r W s tlmer and a program timsr to the same turnon and lumoff time. The settlngs onthe reawder'stimer are the same as in "TIMER-ACTIVATEDRECORDING"on petge 10. PCM RECORDING AND PLAYBACK Connect a PCM digital audlo processor as shown blow. PCM diglM audlo to VIDEO OUT to LINE OUT VlDEOmCM Amplifier -+OFF -. PCM UNElPCM BETA HI-FI --ON + with a model .) and select tape dhsdruction manual furnished with the CAMERA RECORDING When connecting a Sony cdorvideo camm, the useaf the Sony HVA-220AC adaptor is required. For detailson connectloris, referto the instruction manual furnished with the AC adaptor. TAPE EDITING To edit a home movle tape, you need two video cassette CAUTlON recwders. To stat recording,set the VCR for playback in the playback mode, then press the m r d buttonon the other VCR. Television programs, films, video tapes and other rnaWialsmay be oopyrighted. UnauthortEedduplication of such materialmay be cantrary to the p m v k mof the copyright laws. A HOME MOVIE TAPE FROM THE SL-Hm0 TO ANOTHER VCR -- - (TO ! € - - - - - * - , " ,), L - Slgnalftow Connectingcord (supplied) t o L I N E ~ w2 1 AUDIO 1 A to UNEOUf1 or2 VIDHXPCM VNIC1S (optional) 3 SL-HF750 BETA HI-FI i s 1 A wlth a-ral VCR, to NORMAL I Connectina cord (su~plled) to LINE IN AUDIO to LINE IN VlDEOlPCM VMGtS (optional) 1 Ano'ther VCR t o edit trom a VCR equipped wkh a CONTROL S (EDIT)output Only the particular Scenes preset on the playback VCR will be edited (aulomaticassemble editing). Recording starVslop on the SL-HR50 can be activated in synchronizationwith playback starVstop on the playback VCR. VMeo and audio connection(Seepage 28.) t to GONTROLS Om(EDTTJ * to LINE OUT f or2 To start M n g , B&.fh&L-ttF750 in recording pause mode and then follow the instructionmanual of the playback VCR for the automaticBssembkedltlng. To edit from a VCR equipped wiih a CONTROL S artput and synchro edit function Recording stagtlstop on the SL-HRSOcan beact~vatedin synchronization with playback starVstoponthe playback VCR simply by pressing SYNCHRO EMT on playback VCR. For details on the synchro edit operation. re* instruction manual of the playback VCFI. P to ihe /L, V W md audio mnectlon (See page 28.) SL-Hrn (far editing) to CO * to U N E W AUDIO and WDKI - - - Only the particular ~csnes (up to 8)of the original tapepreset in the controller can be edited automaticallyin the order m t . For details on the conneetionand opmtlon, refer to the instnictlonmanual of the RMEtWE100V. to WNTROL S IN or CONTROL L recorder CCDVB,etc. & Vldeo and audio connection d *Turn off theTV. Do not connect the AC power cord to a wall a m untilall the connectionsof the video cassette recorder and tha,TV have been completed. Make theconnections firmly. Looere a distorted plctum. - Use the removed separator to connect the recarder and the and connect lv. [ UHFantema 1 1 Attach an optional EAC68 UIV band separator to the VHFNHF OUTconnector of the recorder. 2 Connect the separator to the VHF and UHFantenna terminals of the TV. I W h m b o t h and~~~antemasan,e##rected ~~~ I 1 Attach an optional EAGGB WV bend separator(mixer)to the VHFlLlHF IN connector of the rw;order. 2 Connectthe antennas to the UN bandseparator. 3 Attach anotheroptional UN band wpmtr to the VHFRIHF OUT connector of the muder. 4 Conmi it to theVHF and UHF antmnataminalsof the When a TV has a 7 5 d m UHFNHFantenna tsrminel Easy connection of the recorderto the TV can made with the supplied 750hm coaxial cable regardless of the types of antenna. TV. ~~ Comtlona betwaenthe mmderWFIC1HFOUf amneatorand theanbi~nabmMalsofaTV receW Bhoufdbe~~asshovlmh~Irwrtructlans. F a i l u r e t o d o s o m a y ~ lInoperationthatvidataattw l regulationof the FardePalCommunicatbmCommission regardingthewreandopmth ofrf devices. Ne#~con~theoutputdtheFecordertoanantennaoc ~ s h u ~ ( p e r a l l e I ) ~ n a a n ! d ~ mnactlon at theantennatwmlnals of yam W v e r . Once themnactlonsexplained above have bean made, the antenna TV signals, as wall as the signal from the recorder, will befed t o t h e T V a n d y o u c a n ~ T Vprogmsinltre usual way. We recommend you to consult your cable company to make sure that the cable is pmpdy connected. r r -. I *.- 750hm -laJ caMe (supplied) cable TV program while recording one cable TV program. (lie T V m button Isset to TV.) Toobtain a betterqualitypicture, connect a color Ntonito~, such as the Sony ProfeelTttnltm Component TV. When a comprmt TV is combined with the spaakersystem as illustrated,you can enjoy tapes wwnhd with Beta hi-fi stereo. To use acomponent TV tuner together with the rnonbm, make thesame connectionas in thecaseof ltw recortlePand the conventionalTV meiver deswbd on pages 31 and 32 Far detailson the connectionof the TV tuner and the monitor, refer to the instruction manual of the TV tuner. CONNECTION TO AN AUDIO SYSTEM You can enjoy tapes recorded with Beta hi-fi stereo when the recorder is connected to your audio system. Connecting cord toUNEOuT1arP &Canneoting&{supplied) 3 to LINE 1M AUDIO CD player to recording outputs Amplifier D D FM tuner Conmcth to the recehrer equippedwtth VIDEO mneclors to UNE IN VIDEOIPCM to VIDEO Otrr UNEOCrrl or2 ComponentTV AwUSTING THE TV Your TV receiver must be adjusted to m d v e the signal from your recorder. If you connect a color monitor, it does not need adjusting. @Set RF UNIT lccated In the tuning compartment to 3 CH or 4 CH whi* channel is not active in your area @~~ERThelndioatorligMs. 7 @ FmsTVNTR to display the VTR lndlcatorin the widow. Q Check that INPUTSEW Is set toTUNW,thmaelaetan. actlvechannelhyowma with CHANNUmMER $3 lnserl the cassette. 0 Press, PLAY. +. k b @Tmonthelv. @SetthelVm&ertoeittwrVHF chartnsl3or4toagtw with the RF UNITsetting. ThelV programselected on the #corder or the tape program wlH be dwayed on the TV screen. Ifa picturedoes mt appear on theTV acreenor H the dlsplay Isnot clear, flwtune the ~r!8lmtfielv. Fordetails about 7V channel a d w , see the instruction rMnuaI0ftfielv~~ I chdtl Chebt! Check that the program displayed on the screen changes when a d l h m t channel is selected on the reooder. If the pmgmmdoes not change, Check that the display on the screen changes when you stop the tape by pressing STOP on the murder. (To eject the repeat the pmxdlng steps. cassette, press EJECT.) If the pcogtam does not change, repeatthe preceding steps. NowyowTV w a e t v e r i s t ~ t o t h e ~ d e r . Whenererp use the video reoorder, you should set the TV to the charmel which you have chosen &me. PRESrnING THE ACTIVE CHANNELS IN YOUR AREA Your recwder is capable of receivingVHF channels 2 - 13, UHF cbnnels 14 - 69 and cable TV channels 74 - 36(AtoW), 86-94(W+30ta W+56)andgB- 125(A-2toW+84). See cableTVchannelchart on below. By adding and erasing channels, you can preset the recorder so that only the desiredchannelswlll appear in sequence when you select a channel later with CtlANNUmMER +Ion the recorder, or TIMERICH +/-or JOG dial on the Remote Commander. I rr eet m Wmm --7 w-y-i number - , *Turn on the recorder and the TV. Make sure that the TV Is set to the comect channel (channel 3 or4) for the recorcier. Set IMPLlTSELECTont ~ r ~ t o T U N E R . For presettingcableTV dmMa,p m s CATWORM to display theCATV Lndlcator in tWcOIsp!aywindow. FaroffM r TV channels, Itagainto tum off the CATV 1 Selectthechannet tobemas&. 2 F m s ERASE The "-" indicationappears momentarliy, indlcatlngthat the channel hasbeen erased. Repeat steps 1 and2fwotherchannelsto beerased IrKkatm. ADDING -CHANNELS --- 1 Select the channel to be added with t b n u d b u t t o n s and ENTER buttonon the Commander. CaMe TV systems uw lettersor numbersto deslpnate channels. TO tune in a channel, refer to thls chart, CATVchannelslnnumbers 1 98 99 14 15 16 17 18 Ex. To select channel 16 2 RessADD. The "-'' indlcatlon appeam momentarily, lndicatlngthat the channelfias been added. Repgat steps 1 and 2 for ather channelsto be added. 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 28 27 28 29 30 31 F H I J K L M N O R Q P Q Check wm flur local cable TV oompany for more m p l e t e infmatloo on the availablechnels. CLUCK SETnNG When you connect the AC power cord to a wall wtbt, the clock Indicates "Su AM 12W and R will Mink to show that theclock is ready to beset. CHANNELmMER to advance -: to go back +: *- -tasetOOTWBCheSdayamat3c58 1 Press CLOCK SET. Set the day wlth the +or - button until 'We" @appears. 2 PrssNDCT, Set the minute with the -t or - button until "PM956" a p m 4 -NEXT. (Furaccurate setting,press NEXT at the same time with an announcedtime signal.) The clock will now show the c u m t time. Set the how with the +or- button wrtil "PM3W'appm. AM 1200= midnight PM 12AKk nobn The dots of the colon(:) alternately blink every 30s6mnds. --- SPECIFICATIONS RotarytwPhsadMicalscennl~ A u o rewrdingYystsm Beta hUi system (2 c h a n d ) (RecoFangontheconven~PuaOrBpkR$ Clodc Tlme indication flmsrSemng Pawer b& up -l) FJA*tandard,m* 'iT-*G-eWcassettes ~ h e ~ g t h e m e d r ~ ~ ~ ' ' ~ Synchnxlhedwith the pmwrfrequency 12-hwr cycle Cnlyfwreawding 6 programs 3 weeks at max. Sslfcharglngbattery InmpmtacI Backup duratlm up to38eoondsat onellme (afterthebattefyhasbeenchargedat~40 hm) m ~ i, n ~ s : ~ o ~ m ~ g.p e.~ p e e d mm :20cmhc. Pawerrequlmts 120Vac~10%,80Hr~0.5% Maximumreoordi Rwercmsurnptlon ACwtbt Fast-lorwardaKf v Audio frequenoyl wowandw W h i . W ~ ~ W w F I M p tempsrat 5OC to40aC(41°F to 1W09 Storagetemperature to +m°C ( d ° F to 4- 1400f) Dimions Approx.450~95x420rnm(HclNd) f17xR4x tBY;r inches) incl. w i n g parts md oontrols W W Approx.llBkg(25Ib5@net -mc wmn,mY:m-ww g Betahi.R@PB # srB OyRUniw n 49 W Unswltchedmaw. 400W 1( - ITuner section -'" Channel- - VHFohwhwISPtot3 UHFEtlarmelat4to@ wemmmnels latciwmtow, BBtof25 WFoutputsfgnal ChennelSor4(sslate@ 75 ohms, muenced An75&n antermatermlnalfwVHFandUHF . Ranotemtralsystem lnfraredcontrd commandmade m.10rm2sslecta~e Powor requirements #Vdc,l~hAAb&t&~ fl=d=bnakn R8) Wmenslm Appmx 1 0 6 x 4 0 x 1 8 0 m m ( w ~ W h x lLhx6%inches) incl. pmjectingpatts eml Cwrols w w Approx.~g(80z) not inci.bmmb m m cwld CaMe wiih Ftype connectam.........-,........ ...... ....,...,",,,..1 .Antenna connector ........................................................................................ I CwKsecting card .....,........................................................................................ 1 &mote Commander RMT-143 wlth three e b AA battwles ........................................................................................... Desifjmand speclflcatlonssubject to change withoulnotia 1 TROUBLE CHECKS Ifany difficulty should arise durlngoperation, fW chwk i h e w e r Cord Oormection,then go through the followingIlsl. Shouldtfw difficw persist. umlum the unit and contact y o w w y dealer or local authorlad Sony service facility, -Tiwe has bwn a pnwer intermptlwr. Res84h c W tlme and t l m mttlngs. he dock h& stopped at "&AM 32KKl". + TImer setting ¬ be made. ., i I *Theclo&lsnotW T h g t i mcannot be set during recording. T V p m g m m & t ~ ~ d l ~ g y e d o n t h s Z*~chwnelforvideo;bFwder~sncrtaorrectfy tunedon theTV TVsGrem. ,c' TBCBtVBT. T ThsTV signal is weak Adjust the direetlon of the antenna T h e AC power cord of the recorder b dkcmnected. S t e m ~ m s a r e ~ i n m w r a t . *'UTOSTEHEOissettoOFF. b &"Dl0 MONITOR (STEREOIuF1)is set to L or;R A * T h e ~ ~ c h a nisnnot e l set to that preset for & d m d e r . ~ ~ o p k t w e o ~ ~ ~ T V w m ~ d, ,n~ g -1ng w p m ' PmssTVMTR so that the VTR ~ndicatorappears in the wlndaw. Thdvldeo iWa& may Mcontaminated.Clean the Mads usingthe Sany L-2SXvidao head cleaning cassette. For detailson cleaning, Wta the hstnietimsfurnishedwith thecleaning caswtte. the SAP, S& AUDIO Is M n g playd backwfthAUDIO WITORIHI-FUNORMAL)sdBo W A L Set It to HKI. Wise band in the sbw motion picturn, r Adjust S'LOWTR4I;KINGto move i t The~emtrdTV~~wmhCdmmanderk~DoW. T h e c o m ~ m o d e ~ w o n t h e ~ t e ~ r n ~ ~ n o t s e t r a t tktsemepoWmasthatontheVCR. *Theb8mfhmc&ilawted c a w m ~ b ~ . he d m t b cannot be afecaed. ~dsplascdoesnatap~. t t w i t l w & ~ w t t h t h e ~ p a r t b o t e ~ . T h a ~ ~ ~ a d r s ~ . ~ R t r s s ~ ~ t b r a l s e t h e ~ ~ . -Qbskrgm. -MPxmmlssgtfoPCM. * m y bsattoOFFmsda Pmsita$min.