In The Beta - Sony sl-hf600 Owner's Manual

0 Indicates that the endlng tlme of a timer recordlng or
the DIavbaCk endlno ~ o l n t for the automstlc assem-
ble edlilng operatioils belng displayed.
0
Ughts up when a cassette Is Inserted.
0
Recordlng tape mode (speed)
Q
Flashes during the Index search and Index scan
operation
Q
lndex number for Indexed programs to be searched or
scannedlprogram number of tlmer recordlngs
Q
Llghts up when the TIMER REC ONIOFF or QUICK
TIMER key is pressed for tlmer recordlngs. Only
"TIMER" will appear whlle
presetting
the tlmer.
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OPEN button
Press to open the JOG dlal door.
@ Tunlng compattmant
Q
COMMAND MODE selector
To remotely contml thls VTR with the supplled
Remote Commander, set thls swltch to the same
posltlon as that of the conespondlng selector on the
back of the Remote Commander.
OADD button, ERASE button
Adds or erases channels that can
be
selected with
the
+/-
channel buttons.
O
AUTO STEREO ONlOFF selector
Normally keep thls swltch to ON so that MTS (Multl-
channel N Sound) broadcasts can be
received.
Only when there seems to be much nolse lnter-
ference In the stereo broadcasts, set thls swltch to
OFF In whlch case all the N programs will be receiv-
ed monaural.
Q RF UNIT selector
Set thls selector to 3CH (channel 3) or 4CH (channel
4) whichever Is not active In your area. Thls selector
converts the VHF output of the VCR to elther channel
3 or 4 so that you wlll be able to vlew the plcture of
the VCR bv selectlno either of these channels on the
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CAWNORMAL button
If you have connected thls VCR to a cable antenna
(CATV) system to view cable TV programs, press thls
button so that the "CAN" lndlcator In the dlsplay
wlndow lights up. To vlew regular "off-the-alr" broad-
casts, pr&a agein so that the lndlcator turns off.
0 AUX PRESET button
-
Press thls button to preset the output channel of a
decoder (converter) that is requlred for certaln cable
TV
systems.
OSTlLL ADJ (adjustment) contml
If the stlll playback plcture stopped with the I 1 pause
button seems to shake, turn this control untll It
stabilizes.
@INDEX button
Press before pressing
44
(rewlnd) or H (fast-
forward) for the lndex-saarch or Index-scan operation.
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Channel
+I-
buttons
Press
+
to select higher numbered channels or
-
to
select lower numbered channels.
The channels will change consecutively when these
buttons are held down.
QJ Tap. hneporl button
44 (mwlnd)
buttom
Press to rewind the tape. A fast
reverse plcture
can
be vlewed when double
pressed or when pressed durlng normal playback.
(Betasoan, Beta SklpScan operatlons)
b
@lay) button: Press to play back the tape.
H (fast-hard) button: press to advance the tape
rapidly. A fast plcture can be vlewed when double
pressed or when pressed durlng normal playback.
(Betascan, Beta SklpScan operatlons)
l s t o ~ ) button: Press to stop the taw.
@.&)
button: Prep to stop the tape momentarily
durino recordlno or olavback. A stlll ~lcture wlll be
"
. .
dlspliyed when pressed during playback. Preas
again l o release the pause mode..
x2 button:
Press
this button after ~reaeslno
D
button
for double speed playback. i ~ o t funitlonal for
tapes recorded in the
WI
mode).
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TRACKINQ NORM (nonnalySLOW contrdr
Normally keep these controls at the center detent
posltlon. Turnlng alther of these controls may help
clear posslble streaks on the screen especially for
cassettes recorded on other recorders. Turn NORM
conirol when ~lsvlno back the tape at the normal
speed or at doubie ipeed. Turn SLOW control when
playing back the tape at a slow speed by turnlng the
JOG dlal or the SHUTTLE rlng or by presslng the 1 1 5
button on the Remote Commander.
@
REC
0
switch
Sllde to the right to start recordlng. The red lamp on
the button wlll light up.
@
REC (noording) LEVEL controls
Adjust the recordlng sound volume of the L (left) and
R (right) channels of
Beta
hi-fl recordlngs. Normally
keep these controls at the center detent posltlon
" 5 .
0
8.1.
hi-fi indicator
Ughta up when a recordlng Is belng made In the Beta
hl-fl system wlth the BETA HI-FI swltch set to ON, or
when a tape that has been recorded in the Beta hl-11
system Is belng played back.
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PEAK LEVEL METER
Indicates the peak volume level of the Beta hi-fl
recordlng being made or belng played back.
@HEADPHONES jack (atmo phone) and LEVEL core
tml
connect headphones here to monitor the sound. The
sound volume can be adlusted wlth the LEVEL con.
trol.
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MIC
C-) i d
By &nnedng a microphone here, you will be able to
record the sound from the mlcro~hone on the conven-
tional audlo track.