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- Page 1 Video Cassette Recorder Operating Instructions PAL NTSC 4.43 SLV-SX40EG ©1999 by Sony Corporation 3-865-275-12 (1)
- Page 2 WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified a personnel only. Mains lead must only be changed at a qualified service shop.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of contents Getting Started 4 Step 1: Unpacking 5 Step 2: Setting up the remote commander 8 Step 3: Connecting the VCR 11 Step 4: Tuning your TV to the VCR 13 Step 5: Setting up the VCR with the Auto Set Up function 15 Step 6: Setting the clock 17 Selecting a language 18 Presetting channels... -
Page 4: Getting Started
Getting Started Step 1 Unpacking Check that you have received the following items with the VCR: • Remote commander • Aerial cable • R6 (size AA) batteries Getting Started... -
Page 5: Step 2: Setting Up The Remote Commander
(+) 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. - Page 6 Step 2 : Setting up the remote commander (continued) TV control buttons Turn the TV into standby mode Select an input source of the TV either from aerial in or from line in Select the programme position of the TV Getting Started DISPLAY WIDE...
- Page 7 • Do not use a new battery with an old one together. • Do not use different types of batteries together. • Some buttons may not work with certain Sony TVs. Press Á +/–...
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Page 8: Step 3: Connecting The Vcr
Step 3 Connecting the VCR If your TV has a EURO-AV connector, see page 9. If your TV does not have a EURO-AV (Scart) connector Mains lead to mains : Signal flow Disconnect the aerial cable from your TV and connect it to AERIAL IN on the rear panel of the VCR. - Page 9 If your TV has a EURO-AV (Scart) connector Mains lead to mains : Signal flow 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.
- Page 10 Step 3 : Connecting the VCR (continued) Connect LINE-1 (TV) on the VCR and the EURO-AV (Scart) connector on the TV with the optional EURO-AV cable. This connection improves picture and sound quality. Whenever you want to watch the VCR picture, press … TV/ VIDEO to display the VIDEO indicator in the display window.
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Page 11: Step 4: Tuning Your Tv To The Vcr
Step 4 Tuning your TV to the VCR If you have connected the VCR to your TV using the EURO-AV cable, skip this step. I/u ON/STANDBY PROGRAM +/– ON/STANDBY Press I/u ON/STANDBY to turn on the VCR. Press RF CHANNEL on the VCR lightly. The factory-preset RF channel appears in the display window. - Page 12 RF channel appears. Then tune the TV to the new RF channel until a clear picture appears. Note • If you set the wrong TV system, you may have no sound or sound may be distorted. Getting Started SONY VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER...
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Page 13: Step 5: Setting Up The Vcr With The Auto Set Up Function
Step 5 Setting up the VCR with the Auto Set Up function Before using the VCR for the first time, set up the VCR using the Auto Set Up function. With this function, you can set the language for the on-screen display and TV channels. - Page 14 Step 5 : Setting up the VCR with the Auto Set Up function (continued) Press AUTO SET UP lightly. AUTO SET UP The VCR starts searching for all of the receivable channels and presets them according to the TV system you selected in “Tuning your TV to the VCR.”...
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Page 15: Step 6: Setting The Clock
Step 6 Setting the clock You must set the time and date on the VCR to use the timer recording features properly. Before you start… • Turn on the VCR and the TV. • Set the TV to the video channel. MENU Press MENU, then press >/. - Page 16 Step 6 : Setting the clock (continued) Press / to highlight the month and set the month pressing >/.. PLAY Set the year, hour, and minutes in sequence, pressing / to highlight the PLAY item to be set, and press >/. to select the digits.
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Page 17: Selecting A Language
Selecting a language 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. MENU Press MENU, then press >/. -
Page 18: Presetting Channels
Presetting channels If some channels could not be preset using 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. MENU Press MENU, then press >/. - Page 19 Press >/. to highlight NORMAL/ CATV, then press OK. PLAY Press >/. to highlight NORMAL, then press OK. PLAY To preset CATV (Cable Television) channels, select CATV. • PROG Press PROG +/– to select the programme position. Press >/. to highlight CHANNEL SET, then press OK.
- Page 20 Presetting channels (continued) Press >/. repeatedly until the channel you want is displayed. PLAY The channels appear in the following order: B/G TV system Channel number in the CHANNEL SET field C21–C69 S01–S41 S42–S46 If you know the number of the channel you want, press the programme number buttons.
- Page 21 Disabling unwanted programme positions After presetting channels, you can disable unused programme positions. The disabled positions will be skipped later when you press the PROG +/– buttons. In step 7 above, press programme number button “0” twice to display the number “00” beside CHANNEL SET. Press MENU to exit the menu.
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Page 22: Changing/Disabling Programme Positions
Changing/ disabling programme positions After setting the channels, you can change the programme positions as you like. If any programme positions are unused or contain unwanted channels, you can disable them. Changing programme positions Before you start… • Turn on the VCR and the TV. •... - Page 23 Press >/. to highlight the row on which you want to change the programme PLAY position, then press /. To display other pages for programme positions 6 to 60, press >/. repeatedly. Press >/. until the selected channel row moves to the desired programme PLAY position.
- Page 24 Changing/disabling programme positions (continued) Disabling unwanted programme positions After presetting channels, you can disable unused programme positions. The disabled positions will be skipped later when you press the PROG +/– buttons. Before you start… • Turn on the VCR and the TV. •...
- Page 25 Press >/. to highlight CHANNEL LIST, then press OK. PLAY Press >/. to highlight the row on which you want to disable. PLAY Press CLEAR. CLEAR The selected row will be cleared as shown on the right. Repeat steps 3 and 4 for any other programme positions you want to disable.
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Page 26: Basic Operations
Basic Operations Playing a tape NTSC PB 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. Basic Operations 6 EJECT CLEAR DISPLAY... - Page 27 Press · PLAY. PLAY When the tape reaches the end, it will rewind automatically. Additional tasks Stop play Pause play Resume play after pause Fast-forward the tape Rewind the tape Eject the tape To set the colour system If the playback picture has no colour, or streaks appear during playback, set COLOUR SYSTEM in the OPTIONS-1 menu to conform to the system that the tape was recorded in (see page 47).
- Page 28 Playing a tape (continued) To use the time counter At the point on the tape that you want to find later, press CLEAR. The counter in the display window resets to “0:00:00.” Search for the point afterwards by referring to the counter. To display the counter on the TV screen, press Notes •...
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Page 29: Recording Tv Programmes
Recording TV programmes Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel. Insert a tape with its safety tab in place. COUNTER/REMAIN INPUT SELECT … TV/VIDEO DISPLAY SP/LP PROG +/– r REC p STOP continued Basic Operations... - Page 30 Recording TV programmes (continued) INPUT SELECT Press INPUT SELECT until a programme position number appears in the display window. • PROG Press PROG +/– to select the programme position you want to record. SP / LP Press SP/LP to select the tape speed, SP or LP. LP (Long Play) provides recording time twice as long as SP, however, SP (Standard Play) produces better picture and audio quality.
- Page 31 To check the remaining time Press DISPLAY. 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 remaining time with the indicator also appears in the display window. 0 : 0 0 : 2 Time counter To correctly check the remaining time of the tape, set TAPE LENGTH in the...
- Page 32 Recording TV programmes (continued) Tips • To select a programme position, you can use the programme number buttons on the remote commander. For two-digit numbers, press the ? (ten’s digit) button followed by the programme number buttons. • You can select a video source from the LINE-1 (TV) connector also using the INPUT SELECT button.
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Page 33: Recording Tv Programmes Using The Timer
Recording TV programmes using the timer You can preset up to eight programmes at a time. Before you start… • Check that the VCR clock is set to the correct time and date. • Insert a tape with its safety tab in place. - Page 34 Recording TV programmes using the timer (continued) Set the date, start and stop times, programme position, and tape speed: PLAY 1 Press / to highlight each item in turn. 2 Press >/. to set each item. To correct a setting, press ? to return to that setting and reset.
- Page 35 To use the VCR after setting the timer To use the VCR before a timer recording begins, just press I/u. The indicator turns off and the VCR switches on. Remember to press I/u to reset the VCR after using the VCR. You can also do the following tasks while the VCR is recording: •...
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Page 36: Additional Operations
Additional Operations Playing/searching at various speeds 03 REW Playback options View the picture during fast-forward or rewind Play at high speed Additional Operations · PLAY )# FF Operation During fast-forward, hold down )# FF. During rewind, hold down 03 REW. •... - Page 37 Playback options Operation Play at twice the normal During playback, press 2. speed Play in slow motion During playback, press & SLOW. Play frame by frame During pause, press )# FF or 03 REW on the remote commander. Hold down )# FF or 03 REW to play one frame each second.
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Page 38: Setting The Recording Duration Time
Setting the recording duration time After starting recording in the normal way, you can have the VCR stop recording automatically after a specified duration. While recording, press r REC. indicator appears in the display window. Press r REC repeatedly to set the duration. Each press advances the time in increments of 30 minutes. -
Page 39: Checking/Changing/Cancelling Timer Settings
Checking/ changing/ cancelling timer settings Before you start… • Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel. Press I/u to turn on the VCR. Press MENU, then press >/. to highlight LISTS and press OK. Press >/. to highlight TIMER LIST, then press OK: •... - Page 40 Checking/changing/cancelling timer settings (continued) Press >/. to select the setting you want to change or cancel, then press OK. The selected setting appears in the TIMER menu. • To change the setting, press ?// to highlight the item you want to change, and press >/.
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Page 41: Searching Using The Smart Search Function
Searching using the Smart Search function If you record multiple programmes on a tape, use the Smart Search function to see what has been recorded on your tape. You can see information such as date, time, and channel of programmes recorded on a tape. - Page 42 Searching using the Smart Search function (continued) To stop searching Press p STOP. To exit the SMART SEARCH screen Press SMART SEARCH. To record in a blank space Blank space on the tape will appear as a blank row in the SMART SEARCH screen.
- Page 43 Notes • If you begin recording a programme “D” from the middle of a previously recorded programme “A” and into another previously recorded programme “B,” the Smart Search information for the second programme “B” which is recorded over is deleted. Originally recorded programmes Recording the programme “D”...
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Page 44: Adjusting The Picture
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. - Page 45 • To set tracking to the centre position, press the TRACKING + and – buttons at the same time. Notes • You can adjust the tracking for the NTSC-recorded tape but the tracking meter won’t be displayed. • With the Auto Long Play function on, the OPC function will work only in SP mode. If the tape speed automatically switches from SP to LP, the OPC function turns off.
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Page 46: Changing Menu Options
Changing menu options Press MENU, then select OPTIONS and press OK. Press >/. to highlight OPTIONS-1 or OPTIONS-2, then press OK. Press >/. to select the option, then press OK. Press >/. to change the setting, then press OK. Press MENU to return to the original screen. Additional Operations OPTIONS - 1 AUTO LONG PLAY... - Page 47 Menu choices Initial settings are indicated in bold print. OPTIONS-1 Menu option Set this option to • ON to switch on the OPC (Optimum Picture Control) function and improve picture quality. • OFF to switch off OPC. AUTO LONG PLAY •...
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Page 48: Editing With Another Vcr
Editing with another VCR How to connect to record on this VCR This VCR (Recorder) : LINE-1 (TV) : Signal flow Additional Operations Other VCR (Player) EURO-AV cable (not supplied) EURO-AV (Scart) - Page 49 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” in the display window. • Press SP/LP to select the tape speed, SP or LP. Insert a source tape with its safety tab removed into the other (playback) VCR.
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Page 50: Additional Information
Do not use a commercially available liquid type cleaning cassette other than Sony’s, as it may damage the video heads. • The video heads may have to be replaced. Consult your local Sony service facility for more information. - Page 51 Symptom The picture is no colour. The picture rolls vertically during picture search. The picture has no sound. No TV programme appears on the TV screen. TV reception is poor. The tape starts playing as soon as it is inserted. The tape is ejected when you press r REC.
- Page 52 Troubleshooting (continued) Symptom A tape cannot be inserted. The remote commander does not function. The tracking meter does not appear on the TV screen. The VCR needs to be cleaned. Additional Information Remedy • Check that a tape isn’t already in the tape compartment.
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Page 53: Specifications
Specifications System Channel coverage PAL (B/G, D/K) VHF E2-E12, R1-R12 UHF E21-E69, R21-R69 CATV S1-S41, S01-S05 RF output signal UHF channels 21 to 69 Aerial out 75-ohm asymmetrical aerial socket Inputs and outputs : LINE-1 (TV) 21-pin Video input: pin 20 Audio input: pins 2 and 6 Video output: pin 19 Audio output: pins 1 and 3... -
Page 54: Index To Parts And Controls
Index to parts and controls Refer to the pages indicated in parentheses ( ) for details. Front panel 1 I/u ON/STANDBY switch/ indicator (11) 2 Tape compartment 3 03 REW (rewind) button (27, 36) 4 · PLAY button (27, 37) 5 )# FF (fast-forward) button (27, 6 p STOP button (27, 49) 7 P PAUSE button (27, 49) - Page 55 Display window 1 Timer indicator (34) 2 Tape speed indicators (30) 3 VIDEO indicator (10, 31) 4 OPC (Optimum Picture Control) indicator (44) 5 Tracking indicator (44) VIDEO 6 Time counter/clock/line/ programme position indicator (28, 30, 49) 7 Remaining time indicator (31) 8 Tape/recording indicator (30) continued Additional Information...
- Page 56 Index to parts and controls (continued) Rear panel 1 Mains lead (8, 9) 2 AERIAL IN ANTENNE ENTREE connector (8, 3 AERIAL OUT ANTENNE SORTIE connector (8, 9) Additional Information 4 : LINE-1 (TV) : LIGNE-1 (TV) connector (10, 48) 5 NTSC PB (Play Back) switch (27)
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Page 57: Remote Commander
Remote commander 1 6 EJECT button (27) 2 COUNTER/REMAIN button (31) 3 CLEAR button (40) 4 SP (Standard Play)/LP (Long Play) button (30) 5 Programme number buttons (6, 32) 6 ? (ten’s digit) button (6, 32) 7 . (volume) +/– buttons (for TV) (7) 8 r REC (record) button (30, 38) TIMER button (33) 0 MENU button (15, 39) - Page 58 Index to parts and controls (continued) Additional Information !™ TV / VIDEO remote control switch !£ I/u (on/standby) switch (6, 34) !¢ INPUT SELECT button (30, 34, 49) !∞ … TV/VIDEO button (6, 31) !§ !¶ PROG (programme) +/– buttons (6, 19, 30) !•...
- Page 60 VCR and your TV 8 to a TV with a EURO-AV connector 9 Counter 28 Disabling the programme position 24 Dubbing. See Editing Sony Corporation E, F, G, H, I, J, K Editing 48 Recording 29 EURO-AV connection L, M, N RF channel 11...