Sony SLV-SE500R, SLV-SE700K, SLV-SE500K, SLV-SE600N, SLV-SE800N User Manual

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Video Cassette Recorder

Operating Instructions

3-868-277-12(1)

PAL NTSC4.43

SLV-SE350K SLV-SE500K SLV-SE500R SLV-SE600N SLV-SE700N/K SLV-SE700R SLV-SE800N/K

WARNING

To prev e nt fire or shock hazard, do no t expose the unit to rain or moisture. To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only.

Mains lead must only be changed at a qualified service shop.

Precautions

Safety

• This unit operates on 220 – 240 V AC, 50 Hz. Check that the unit’s operating voltage is identical with your local power supply.

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

• The unit is not disconnected from the mains as long as it is connected to the mains, even if the unit itself has been turned off.

• 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.

• 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 a w ay from eq uipment with strong magnets, such as microwav e o ve ns o r 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 three hours before operating the unit.

Caution

Te le visi on prog rammes , f il ms, vid eo tapes a nd ot her 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 and/or programme owner.

Compatible colour systems

This VCR is designed to record using the PAL (B/G or D/K) or MESECAM (B/G or D/K) colour system and play back using the PAL (B/G or D/K) or MESECAM (B/G or D/K) and NTSC 4.43 colour systems. Rec ording of video sources ba sed on other colour systems cannot be guaranteed.

HOWVIEW

S Development Corporation. The S is manufactured under license from Gemstar Development Corporation.

is a registered trademark of Gemstar

HOWVIEW

system

WARNING

Table of contents

Getting Started

Step 1 : Unpacking

Step 2 : Setting up the remote commander

Step 3 : Connecting the VCR

Step 4 : Tuning your TV to the VCR

Step 5 : Setting up the VCR with the Auto Set Up function

Step 6 : Setting the clock

19 24

Selecting a language

Presetting channels

Changing/disabling programme positions

Setting the Canal Plus decoder (not available on SLV-SE350K, SE500R, SE600N and SE700R)

Basic Operations

Playing a tape

Recording TV programmes

Recording TV programmes using the Dial Timer (SLV-SE800N/K only)

Recording TV programmes using the ShowView system (not available on SLV-SE500R, SE600N and SE700R )

Recording TV programmes using the timer

Additional Operations

Playing/searching at various speeds

Setting the recording duration time

Synchronized Recording (SLV-SE500K and SE800N/K only)

Checking/changing/cancelling timer settings

Recording stereo and bilingual programmes

(not available on SLV-SE350K, SE500K/R and S E700R)

Searching using the Smart Search function

Searching using the index function

Adjusting the picture

Changing me nu options

Editing

Connecting to a VCR or stereo system

Basic editing

Audio dubbing (SLV-SE500K/R and SE800N/K only)

Additional Information

Troubleshooting

Specifications

Index to parts and controls

Back Cover

Index

Getting Started

Table of contents

Getting Started

Step 1 : Unpacking

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

• Remote commander • Aerial cable

• R6 (size AA) batteries

Check your model name

The instructions in this manual are for the 9 models: SLV-SE350K, SE5 00K, SE500R, SE600N, SE700 N , SE700K, SE700R, SE800N, and SE800K. Check your model nu mber by looking at the rear pa nel of your VCR. SLV-SE800N is the model used for illustration purposes. Any difference in operation is clearly indicated in the text, for example, “SLV-SE500K only.”

Unpacking

Step 2 : Setting up the remote commander

Inserting the batteries

Insert two R6 (size AA) batteries by matching the + an d – 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. If the TV does not have

the symbol near the remote sensor, this remote commander will not operate the TV.

Getting Started

Remote sensor

[TV] / [VIDEO]

To operate Set [TV] / [VIDEO] to

the VCR a Sony TV

and point at the remote sensor at the VCR

[VIDEO]

and point at the remote sensor at the TV

[TV]

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Setting up the remote commander

WIDE

AUDIO MONITOR

FASTEXT buttons

DISPLAY

–/– –

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????/1111

////

aaaa

t TV/VIDEO

t t

Programme number buttons

PROG +/–/ cccc/CCCC

2222 +/–

TV control buttons

To Press

Set the TV to standby mode Select an input source: aerial in or line in Select the TV’s programme position Programme number buttons, –/– –,

Setting up the remote commander

?/1

TV/VIDEO

PROG +/–

To Press

Adjust the volume of the TV Switch to TV (Teletext off)* Switch to Teletext* Select the sound AUDIO MONITOR Use FASTEXT* FASTEXT buttons Call up the on- s cr een display

Change the Teletext page* Switch to/from wide mode of a Sony wide TV (For

other manufactures’ wide TVs, see “Controlling other TVs with the remote commander (not available on SLVSE350K and SE600N)” bel ow.)

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 together with an ol d one.

• Do not use different types of batteries togethe r.

• Some buttons may not wo rk with certain Sony TVs.

* not available on SLV-SE 350K and SE600N

+/–

(TV)

(Teletext)

DISPLAY

c/C

WIDE

Controlling other TVs with the remote commander (not available on SLV-SE350K and SE600N)

The remote commander is preprogrammed to control non-Sony TVs. If your TV is listed in the following table, set the appropriate manufacturer’s code number.

Getting Started

Set

[TV]

Hold down ?/1, and enter your TV’s code number usi ng the programme number

buttons. Then release ?/1.

at the top of the remote commander to

[VIDEO]

[TV]

Now you can use the following TV control buttons to cont rol your TV:

?/1

, t TV/VIDEO, prog ramme nu mber b utt ons, –/– – ( ten’s digit), PROG +/–,

+/–, a(TV), /(Teletext), FAS TEXT buttons, WIDE*, MENU*,

*, and OK*.

* These butto n s may not work with all TVs.

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Setting up the remote commander

M/m/<

Code numbers of controllable TVs

If more than one code number is listed, try entering them on e at a time un til yo u f ind the one that works with your TV.

To switch to wide mode, see the footnotes below this table for the applicable code numbers.

Manufacturer Code number

Sony

01*

, 02 Akai 68 Ferguson 52

Grundig

10*

, 11*

Hitachi 24 JVC 33 Loewe 45 Mivar 09, 70 NEC 66 Nokia

15, 16, 69*

Manufacturer Code number

Panasonic Philips

17* 06*

, 49

, 07*1, 08* Saba 12, 13 Samsung 22, 23 Sanyo 25 Sharp 29 Telefunken 36 Thomson

43*

Toshiba 38

*1Press WIDE to switch the wide picture mode on or off.

Press WIDE, then press 2 +/– to select the wide picture mode you want.

Press WIDE. The menu appears on the TV screen. Then, press M/m/</, to select the

wide picture you want and press OK.

Tip

• When you set your TV’s code number correctly while the TV is turne d on, the TV turns off automatically.

Notes

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

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

• When you replace the batteries of the remote commander, the code number may change. Set the appropriate code numbe r every time you replace the batteries.

Setting up the remote commander

Step 3 : Connecting the VCR

ARIAL

ANTNN

NTR

OUT

SORTI

NTR

OUT

SORTI

ARIAL

ANTNN

If your TV has a Scart (EURO-AV) connector, see page 10.

If your TV does not have a Scart (EURO-AV) connector

AERIAL IN

AERIAL OUT

Mains lead

to mains

Aerial cable (supplie d)

: Signal flow

Disconnect the aerial cable from yo ur TV and connect it to AERIAL IN on the rear panel of the VCR.

Connect AERIAL OUT of the VCR and the aerial input of your TV using the supplied aerial cable.

AERIAL IN

Getting Started

Connect the mains lead to the mains.

Note

• When you connect the VCR and your TV only with an aerial cable, you have to tune your TV to the VCR (see page 14).

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Connecting the VCR

If your TV has a Scart (EURO-AV) connector

ARIAL

ANTNN IN

NTR

OUT

SORTI

NTR

OUT

SORTI

ARIAL

ANTNN

AERIAL IN

Mains lead

to mains

: Signal flow

i LINE-1

(TV)

Scart cable (not supplied)

AERIAL OUT

Aerial cable (supplied)

Disconnect the aerial cable from your TV and connect it to AERIAL IN on the rear panel of the VCR.

Connect AERIAL OUT of the VCR and the aerial input of your TV using the supplied aerial cable.

Connect LINE-1 (TV) on the VCR and the Scart (EURO-AV) connector on the TV with the optional Scart cable.

This connection improves picture and sound quality. Whenever you want to watch the VCR picture, press t TV/ VIDEO to display the VIDEO indicator in the display window.

AERIAL IN

Scart (EURO-AV)

Connecting the VCR

Connect the mains lead to the mains.

Note

• If the TV is connected to the LINE-1 (TV) connector, setting the RF channel to OFF is

recommended. In the OFF posi ti on, only the signal from the aerial is output through the AERIAL OUT connector (see page 16).

About the SMARTLINK features (not available on SLV-SE600N and SE700R)

If the connected TV complies with SMARTLINK, MEGALOGIC*1, EASYLINK*2, Q-Link*3, EURO VIEW LINK*4, or T-V LINK*5, this VCR automatically runs the SMARTLINK function after you complete the steps on the pr evious page (the SMARTLINK indicator appears in the VCR’s display window when you turn on the TV). You can enjoy the following SMARTLINK features.

• Preset Download You can download your TV tuner preset data to this VCR and tune the VCR according to that data in Auto Set Up. This greatly simplifies the Auto Set Up procedure. Be careful not to disc onnect the c ables or e xit th e Auto S et Up func tion during the procedure. See “Setting up the VCR with the Auto Set Up function” on page 17.

• TV Direct Rec You can easi ly record what you are watching on the TV. For details, see “Recording what you are watching on the TV (TV Direct Rec) (not available on SLV-SE600N and SE700R)” on page 47.

• One Touch Play With One Touch Play, you can start playback automatically without turning on the TV. For details, see “Starting playback automatically with one button (One Touch Play) (not available on SLV-SE600N and SE700R)” on page 43.

• One Touch Menu You can turn on the VCR and TV, set the TV to the vide o channel, and display the VCR’s on-screen display automatically by pressing MENU on the remote commander.

• One Touch Timer You can turn on the VCR and TV, set the TV to the vide o channel, and display the timer recording menu (the TIMER METHOD menu, the TIMER menu, or the

SHOWVIEW menu) automatically by pressing TIMER on the remote commander. You can set which timer recording menu is displayed using TIMER OPTIONS in the OPTIONS-2 me nu (se e pa g e 79 ) .

• Automatic Power Off You can have the VCR turn off automatically, if the VCR is not used after you turn off the TV.

SMARTLINK

Getting Started

“MEGALOGIC ” is a regi stered trademark of Grund ig Corporation.

“EASYLINK” is a trademark of Philips Cor po ration.

“Q-Link” is a trademark of Panasonic Corporation.

“EURO VIEW LINK” is a trad em ark of Toshiba Corporation.

“T-V LINK” is a trademark of JVC Corporation.

Note

• Not all TVs respond to the functions above.

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Connecting the VCR

Additional connections

To a stereo system (SL V -SE700N/K and SE8 00N only)

You can improve sound quality by connecting a stereo system to the AUDIO OUT R/L jacks as shown on the rig ht.

To a TV with audio and video jacks (SLV-SE500R, SE700 R and SE800K only)

If your TV does not have a Scart (EURO-AV) connector, you can improve sound and picture quality by connecting your TV to the LINE-2 OUT jacks as shown on the rig ht.

* SLV-SE500R has only AUDIO L (left) and VIDEO jacks.

AUDIO OUT R/L

Audio cable (not supplied)

: Signal flow

LINE-2 OUT*

AUDIO R (right)/L (left)/

: Signal flow

Audio/video cable (not supplied)

LINE IN

VIDEO

Connecting the VCR

T o a satellite or digital tuner with Line Through (not available on SLVSE350K, SE500R, SE600N and SE700R)

Using the Line Throug h function, you can w at ch

DECODER/ t LINE-3 IN* or DECODER/ t LINE-2 IN*

programmes from a satellite or digital tuner connected to thi s VCR on the TV even when the

Scart cable (not supplied)

VCR is turned off. When you turn on the satellite or digital

: Signal flow

tuner, this VCR automatically sends the signal from the satellite or digital tuner to the TV without turning itself on.

Connect the satellite or digital tuner to the DECODER/LINE-3 IN

DECODER/LINE-2 IN Set DECODER/LINE3

the OPTIONS-2 menu.

) connector as shown above.

(or DECODER/LINE2

) to LINE3

LINE OUT

(or

(or LINE2

) in

Set POWER SAVE to OFF in the OPTIONS-2 menu.

Turn off the VCR.

To watch a programme, turn on the satellite or digital tuner and the TV.

Note

• You cannot watch programmes on the TV while recording unless you are recording a satellite or digital programme.

SLV-SE 500K and SE800N/K only

SLV-SE700N/K only

Getting Started

Connecting the VCR

Step 4 : Tuning your TV to the VCR

If your TV has a Scart (EURO-AV) connector, see page 16.

If your TV does not have a Scart (EURO-AV) connector

Follow the steps below so that your TV will properly receive the video signals from your VCR.

1 2

3 4

ONSTAN

AUTO

ST UP

R CANNL

AUTO

ST UP

????/1111 ON/STANDBY

Press ?/1 ON/STANDBY to turn on the VCR.

Press RF CHANNEL on the VCR lightly. The factory-preset RF channel appears in the display window. The VCR signal is output through this channel to the TV.

Turn on your TV and select a programme position for the VCR picture. This programme position will now be referred to as the video channel.

Press RF CHANNEL. The TV system appears in the display window.

RF CHANNEL

PROGRAM +/–

R CANNL

Tuning your TV to the VCR

SON VIO CASSTT RCORR

PROGRA

TRACING

Press PROGRAM +/– (repeatedly) to select the appropriate TV system for your area.

Select “G” for the B/G TV system, or “K” for the D/K TV system.

Tune th e TV to the sa me cha nne l shown in the VCR display window so that the picture on the right appears clearly on the TV screen.

Refer to your TV m a nual for TV tuning instructions.

If you select the wrong TV system in step 5, the picture on the right may not appear. Select the appropriate TV system an d tune the TV again.

If the picture does not appear clearly, see “To obtain a clear picture from the VCR” below.

Getting Started

AUTO

ST UP

R CANNL

To check to see if t he TV tuning is correct

Set the TV to the video channel and press PROGRAM +/– on the VCR. If the TV screen changes to a different programme eac h time you press PROGRAM +/–, the TV tuning is correct.

To obtain a clear picture from the VCR

If the screen does not appear clearly in step 6 above, go to step 7 to finish this procedure once. Then start again from step 2. After pressing RF CHANNEL in step 2, press PROGRAM +/ – while the RF channel is displayed, so that another RF channel appears. Then tune the TV to the new RF channel so that a clear picture appears.

Note

• If you set the wrong TV system, you may have no sound or sound ma y be distorted.

Press RF CHANNEL. You have now tuned your TV to the VCR. Whenever you want to play a

tape, set the TV to the video channel.

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Tuning your TV to the VCR

If your TV has a Scart (EURO-AV) connector

Set the RF channel to OFF so that the VCR does not interfere with existing broadcasts.

1 2

ONSTAN

AUTO

ST UP

R CANNL

PROGRA

TRACING

AUTO

ST UP

????/1111 ON/STA NDBY

RF CHANNEL

PROGRAM +/–

Press ?/1 ON/STANDBY to turn on the VCR.

Press RF CHANNEL on the VCR lightly. The factory-preset RF channel appears in the display window. The VCR signal is output through this channel to the TV.

Press PROGRAM +/– to set the RF channel to OFF, and press RF CHANNEL again.

Since SLV-SE500R/SE700R does not have OFF, select an unused ch annel with the least amount of interference.

R CANNL

Tuning your TV to the VCR

RF channel set up is complete.

Step 5 : Setting up the VCR with the Auto Set Up function

Before using the VCR for the first time, set up the VCR using the Auto Set Up function. With thi s func tio n, yo u can set the langua g e for the on-scree n displa y, TV channels, guide channels for the Sho wView system*, and VCR clock* automatic ally.

AUTO SET UP

PROGRAM +/–

Getting Started

AUTO

ST UP

R CANNL

PROGRA

TRACING

Hold down AUTO SET UP on the VCR for more than three seconds. The VCR automatically turns on, and the country abbreviation appears in

the display window.

Press PROGRAM +/– to select the abbreviation of your country from the table on page 18.

For some countries, there is a selection of languages to choose from. If your country doe s not ap pea r, select ELSE.

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Setting up the VCR with the Auto Set Up function

AUTO

ST UP

R CANNL

Press AUTO SET UP lightly. The VCR starts searching for all of the receivable channels and presets them

according to the TV system you selected in “Tuning your TV to the VCR” on page 14.

If you want to change the order of the channels or disable unwanted programme positions, see “Changing/disabling programme positions” on page 30.

If you use the SMARTLINK connection (not available on SLV-SE600N and SE700R), the Preset Download function starts and the SMARTLINK indicator flashes in the display window during download.

After the search or download is complete, the current tim e appears in the display window for any stations that transmit a time signal (not available on SLV-SE500R, SE600N and SE700 R ).

The abbreviations of the countries and languages are as follows:

Abbreviation Country Language

CZ Checho Czech HUN Hungary Hungarian PL Poland Polish SK Slovakia Slovak TR Turkey Turkish RUS Russia Russian ELSE Other

countries

English

To cancel the Auto Set Up function

Press AUTO SET UP.

Tip

• If you want to change the language for the on-screen displa y from the one preset in the Auto

Set Up function, see page 24.

Notes

• If you stop the Auto Set Up function during step 3, you must repe at set up from ste p 1.

• Whenever you operate the Auto Set Up fun ct io n, some of the settings (ShowView*, timer,

etc.) will be reset. If this happens, you h ave to set them again.

* not available on SLV-SE500R, SE600N and SE700R

Setting up the VCR with the Auto Set Up function

Step 6 : Setting the clock

ST :

SLCT :

NUIT :

STTINGS

RTURN

TUNR CLOC LANGUAG

ST :

SLCT :

NUIT :

CLOC

OAUTO AUST CLOC PROGRA ANUAL AUST

.1 1 .2000 SAT 0 :00

You must set the time and date on the VCR t o use the timer features properly.

The Auto Clock Set function (not available on SLV-SE500R, SE600N and SE700R) works only if a station in your area is broadcasting a time signal. If the Auto Set Up function did not set the clo ck correctly for your local area, try another station for the Auto Clock Set function (see page 22).

Setting the clock manually

Before you start…

• Turn on the VCR and the TV.

• Set the TV to the video channel.

PLA

Press MENU, then press M/m to highlight SETTINGS and press OK.

Getting Started

M/m/</,

Press M/m to highlight CLOCK, then p ress

PLA

OK. For SLV-SE500R, SE600N and SE700R,

only the clock setting menu appears. Skip the next step and go to step 4.

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Setting the clock

CONIR :

ST :

NUIT :

CLOC

OAUTO AUST CLOC PROGRA ANUAL AUST

1 . 1 .2000 SAT 0 :00

SLCT : CONIR :

ST :

NUIT :

CLOC

OAUTO AUST CLOC PROGRA ANUAL AUST

8 . 1 .2000 RI 0:00

SLCT :

CONIR :

ST :

NUIT :

CLOC

OAUTO AUST CLOC PROGRA ANUAL AUST

8 . 9 .2000 TU 0 :00

SLCT :

CONIR :

ST :

NUIT :

CLOC

OAUTO AUST CLOC PROGRA ANUAL AUST

8. TU 8:00

SLCT :

21.20009

NUIT :

CLOC

OAUTO AUST CLOC PROGRA ANUAL AUST

8. TU 8:00

ST :

SLCT :

.20009

PLA

Press M/m to highlight MANUAL ADJUST, then press OK.

PLA

Press M/m to set the day.

Press , to highlight the month a nd set the month pressing M/m.

Set the year, hour, and minutes in sequence, pressing , to highlight the item to be set, and press M/m to select the

digits. The day of the week is set automatically.

PLA

Setting the clock

Press OK to start the clock.

Press MENU to exit the menu.

Tips

• T o change the digits while setting, press < to return to t he it em to be ch anged , a nd sele ct the digits by pressing M/m.

• If you want to return to the previous menu, highlight R ETU RN and press OK.

Note

• The menu disappears automatically if you don’t proceed for more than a few minutes.

Getting Started

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Setting the clock

Changing the station for the

ST :

SLCT :

NUIT :

STTINGS

RTURN

TUNR CLOC LANGUAG

ST :

SLCT :

NUIT :

CLOC

1AA

AUTO AUST CLOC PROGRA ANUAL AUST

.8TU8:00

12 .20009

CONIR :

SLCT :

NUIT :

CLOC

AUTO AUST CLOC PROGRA ANUAL AUST

TU 8 : 0 0

8.ON21.20009

Auto Clock Set function (not available on SLV-SE500R, SE600N and SE700R)

Before you start…

• Turn on the VCR and the TV.

• Set the TV to the video channel.

M/m

PLA

Press MENU, then press M/m to highlight SETTINGS and press OK.

Press M/m to highlight CLOCK, then pre ss OK.

AU T O A DJUS T is hig hl igh te d.

Press OK.

Setting the clock

ST :

SLCT :

NUIT :

CLOC

1AA

AUTO AUST CLOC PROGRA ANUAL AUST

.8TU8:00

12 .20009

CONIR :

SLCT :

NUIT :

CLOC

AUTO AUST CLOC PROGRA ANUAL AUST

TU 8 : 0 0

1AA

21.20009

CONIR :

SLCT :

NUIT :

CLOC

AUTO AUST CLOC PROGRA ANUAL AUST

.2000 TU 8 : 00

8. 9

Press M/m to highlight ON, then press OK.

PLA

Getting Started

Press m to highlight CLOCK PROGRAM,

PLA

then press OK.

Press M/m repeatedly until the prog ra mme

PLA

position of the station that carries a time signal appears.

If the VCR does no t receiv e a ti m e s i gn al from any station, AUTO ADJUST returns to OFF automatically.

Tips

• If you set AUTO ADJUST to ON, the Auto Clock Set function is activated whenever the

• If you want to return to the previous menu, highlight R ETU RN and press OK.

Press MENU to exit the menu.

VCR is turned off. The ti me is ad juste d aut omati call y b y maki ng ref eren ce to the ti me sign al from the station whose progra mme position is displayed in the “CLOCK PROGRAM” row. If you do not need the Auto Clock Set, select OFF.

Note

• The menu disappears automatically if you don’t proceed for more than a few minutes.

Setting the clock

Selecting a langu age

ST :

SLCT :

NUIT :

STTINGS

RTURN

TUNR CLOC LANGUAG

ST :

SLCT :

NUIT :

LANGUAG

NGLIS

MAGYAR

POLSKI ČESKÝ

PУCCKИЙ

SLOVNČINA

TRKE

You can change the on-screen display language from the one you selected with the Auto Set Up function.

Before you start…

• Turn on the VCR and the TV.

• Set the TV to the video channel.

M/m

Selecting a language

PLA

Press MENU, then press M/m to highlight SETTINGS and press OK.

Press M/m to highlight LANGUA GE, then

PLA

press OK.

Press M/m to highlight the desired language, then press OK.

PLA

Getting Started

Tip

• If you want to return to the previous menu, highlight R ETU RN and press OK.

Note

• The menu disappears automatically if you don’t proceed for more than a few minutes.

Press MENU to exit the menu.

Selecting a language

Presetting channels

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ST :

SLCT :

NUIT :

STTINGS

RTURN

TUNR CLOC LANGUAG

If some channels could not be preset us ing the Auto Set Up function, you can preset them manually.

Before you start…

• Turn on the VCR and the TV.

• Set the TV to the video channel.

Programme number buttons

PROG +/–

Presetting channels

M/m/</,

PLA

Press MENU, then press M/m to highlight SETTINGS and press OK.

ST :

SLCT :

NUIT :

TUNR

AA12

PROG. 1

NORAL CATV CANNL ST PA - TV CANAL AT IN TUNING

NORAL O

RTURN

SST

NUIT :

TUNR

CATV

PROG.

NORAL CATV CANNL ST PA - TV CANAL AT IN TUNING

NORAL

RTURN

CONIR :

SLCT :

SST

ST :

SLCT :

NUIT :

TUNR

AA12

PROG. 1

NORAL CATV CANNL ST PA - TV CANAL AT IN TUNING

NORAL O

RTURN

SST

ST :

SLCT :

NUIT :

TUNR

AA12

PROG. 4

NORAL CATV CANNL ST PA - TV CANAL AT IN TUNING

NORAL O

RTURN

SST

Selected programme position

NUIT :

TUNR

AA12

PROG.

NORAL CATV CANNL ST PA - TV CANAL AT IN TUNING

RTURN

CONIR :

SLCT :

SST

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Press M/m to highlight TUNER, then press OK.

Getting Started

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Press M/m to highlight NORMAL/CATV, then press OK.

Press M/m to highlight NORMAL, then press OK.

To preset CATV (Cable Television) channels, select CATV.

Press PROG +/– to select the programme position.

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Press M/m to highlight CHANNEL SET, then press OK.

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Presetting channels

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Channel number in the CHANNEL SET field

Receivable Channel

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Press M/m repeatedly until th e channe l you want is displayed.

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The channels appear in the following order:

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If you know the number of the channel you want, press the programme number buttons. For example, for channel 5, first press “0” and then press “5.”

If the TV sound is distorted or no isy, press

to highlight SYSTEM and press OK.

M/m

Then press M/m to select B/G or D/K so that you get better sound.

Presetting channels

To preset another programme position, repe at steps 5 through 7.

Press MENU to exit the menu.

If the picture is not clear

Normally, the Auto Fine Tuning (AFT) function automatically tunes in channels clearly. However, if the picture is not clear, you may also use the manual tuning function.

Press PROG +/– or the programme number buttons to select the programme

position for which you cannot obtain a clear picture. Press MENU, then select SETTINGS and press OK.

Select TUNER, then press OK.

Select FINE TUNING, then press OK.

The fine tuning meter appears.

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Press </, to get a clearer picture, then press MENU to exit the menu.

Note that the AFT (Auto Fine Tuning) setting switches to OFF.

Tip

• If you want to re tur n to t he previous menu, highlight RETURN and press OK .

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Notes

• The menu disappears automatically if you don’t proceed for more than a few minutes.

• When adjusting FINE TUNING, the menu may become difficult to read due to interference from the picture being received.

Presetting channels

Changing/disabling programme positions

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After setting the channels, you can change the programme positions as you like. If any programme positions are unused or contain unwanted channels, yo u can disable them.

You can also change the station names (not available on SLV-SE500R, SE600N and SE700R). If the st ation names are not displayed, you can enter them manuall y.

Changing programme positions

Before you start…

• Turn on the VCR and the TV.

• Set the TV to the video channel.

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Press MENU, then press M/m to highlight LISTS and press OK.

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Changing/disabling programme positions

Press M/m to highlight CHANNEL LIST, then press OK.

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