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Operations
Playing/searching
at various speeds
H PLAY
A EJECT
m 3 REW
# M FF
NTSC PB
x STOP
X PAUSE
COLOR
SYSTEM
Z EJECT
DISPLAY
3/# SEARCH
y SLOW
X PAUSE
M FF
H PLAY
x STOP
m REW
1
Turn on your TV and set it to the video
channel.
2
Insert a tape.
(SLV-GA35MKII)
The unit turns on, and starts playing
automatically.
(SLV-GA55MKII/GA65MKII/GA45AV
and GA59)
The unit turns on, and starts playing
automatically if you insert a tape with
its safety tab removed.
3
Press H PLAY (if playback did not
start in step 2).
PLAY
When the tape reaches the end, it will
rewind automatically.
Additional tasks
Playback options
Operation
Press x STOP.
Stop play
Pause play
Press X PAUSE.
Press X PAUSE or
Resume play after
pause
H PLAY.
Fast-forward the tape
Press M FF (# M FF
on the unit) during stop.
Press m REW
Rewind the tape
(m 3 REW on the unit)
during stop.
View the picture
During fast-forward, hold
M FF (# M FF on the
during fast-forward
or rewind
unit) down.
During rewind, hold
m REW (m 3 REW on
the unit) down.
Play at high speed
• During playback or
pause, press
# SEARCH or
3 SEARCH.
• During playback or
pause, hold down
M FF (# M FF on
the unit) or m REW
(m 3 REW on the
unit).
When you release the
button, normal
playback resumes.
Play in slow motion
During playback or
pause, press y SLOW.
Rewind and start play
During stop, press H
PLAY on the unit while
holding down
m 3 REW on the unit.
Eject the tape
Press Z EJECT.
Resume normal
Press H PLAY.
playback
To set the colour system
If streaks appear during playback, set
COLOR SYSTEM on the unit to conform to
the system that the tape was recorded in.
(Normally set the switch to AUTO.)
If your tape was
Set COLOR SYSTEM to
recorded in
PAL
PAL/MESECAM
NTSC
NTSC
MESECAM
PAL/MESECAM
AUTO (SLV-GA59)
SECAM
To play an NTSC-recorded tape
Set NTSC PB on the unit according to the
colour system of your TV.
If your TV is
Set NTSC PB to
PAL or SECAM
ON PAL TV
NTSC 4.43
NTSC 4.43
NTSC 3.58
NTSC 3.58
(SLV-GA55MKII,
GA65MKII, GA45AV and
GA59 only)
To view the tape status on the screen
Press DISPLAY.
The following information appears on the
TV screen.
LINE 1
STEREO
Remaining
tape length
S
–
E
Time counter
:
: 2
SP
0
0 0
2
Tape speed*
* Appears for a few seconds when the DISPLAY
button is pressed and when the mode is
changed.
To turn the display off, press DISPLAY
again.
Notes
• The sound is muted during playback at various
speeds and pause.
• You can eject a tape even when the power is
off. When you press Z EJECT, the unit turns on
automatically. After ejecting the tape, the unit
turns off again.
• When the pause mode lasts for more than
approximately five minutes, the unit will
automatically enter the playback mode.
• Tapes recorded in the LP mode of NTSC system
on other VCRs can be played back on this unit,
but the picture quality cannot be guaranteed.
• The counter resets to "0:00:00" whenever a tape
is inserted.
• The counter stops counting when it comes to a
portion with no recording.
• If a tape has portions recorded in both PAL and
NTSC systems, the time counter reading will
not be correct. This is due to the difference
between the counting cycles of the two colour
systems.
• Streaks or snow cannot be eliminated
completely in the various playback operations,
especially in the slow motion mode.
• On screen symbols may shake while playing or
searching at various speeds.
• Depending on your TV, the following may
occur while playing an NTSC-recorded tape:
– the picture is black and white,
– the picture shakes,
– no picture appears on the TV screen,
– black streaks appear horizontally on the TV
screen, and
– the colour density increases or decreases.
Turning on the unit
and TV to start
playback (Trinitron
TV Synchro Play)
You can only use this function if your TV is
made by Sony (Trinitron TV).
Connections necessary to use this
function
Connect the unit and TV with the audio/
video cable. Be sure to connect the audio/
video cable to the VIDEO IN 1 jacks on the
TV if the TV has two inputs or more. The
TV must be placed where it will respond to
the remote commander while you are
pointing it at the unit.
Operation
Make sure that the TV's power is in standby
mode.
Adjusting the
picture
Although the unit automatically adjusts the
picture when playing a tape, distortions or
noise may occur if the tape was recorded in
poor condition. If so, manually adjust the
resolution, colour and tracking.
RESOLUTION CONTROL
buttons
STD PICT
AUTO/MANU
V/v TRACKING
NORMAL/SLOW/
STILL ADJUST
M/m/</,
Resolution Control
STANDARD
PICTURE
Adjusting the resolution and
colour
1
While playing a tape, press M/m/</
, Resolution Control (v/V/b/B
button on the unit) so that the
adjustment menu appears on the TV
screen.
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RESOLUTION
2
Press </, Resolution Control (b/B
button on the unit) to get a clearer
picture.
3
Press M/m Resolution Control (v/V
button on the unit) to get the best
picture colour.
Wait for several seconds until the
adjustment menu disappears.
To resume the automatic adjustment
Press STANDARD PICTURE on the remote
commander (STD PICT on the unit). The
adjustment menu appears for a few
seconds, then disappears.
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RESOLUTION
Press TRINITRON TV SYNCHRO PLAY
and hold the remote commander in place
for about two seconds.
The unit and TV turn on, and the TV is set
to the video channel. If there is a tape in the
unit, playback starts automatically.
Notes
• If the Trinitron TV Synchro Play function does
not work properly:
– Wait a few moments, and press the button
again.
– Replace both of the batteries in the remote
commander with new ones, and press the
button again.
Note that this function may not operate some
Sony TVs because of the remote commander's
signal limitations.
• Do not press TRINITRON TV SYNCHRO
PLAY while playing back a video tape. If you
do so, the TV's input source will momentarily
switch to the TV's tuner.
Adjusting the tracking
Press V/v TRACKING NORMAL/SLOW/
STILL ADJUST to obtain the best possible
picture. The distortion should disappear as
you press one of the two buttons. If you
cannot get a clear picture with manual
adjustment, press TRACKING AUTO/
MANU to return to automatic adjustment.
About Optimum Picture
Control (OPC) (SLV-GA35MKII
only)
Optimum Picture Control (OPC)
automatically improves playback quality by
adjusting the unit to the condition of the
video heads and tape.
The OPC function automatically works on
all types of tapes, including rental tapes and
the tapes that were not recorded with OPC.
About Adaptive Picture
Control (APC) (SLV-GA55MKII/
GA65MKII/GA45AV and GA59
only)
Adaptive Picture Control (APC)
automatically improves recording and
playback quality by adjusting the unit to the
condition of the video heads and tape.
APC playback
The APC function automatically works on
all types of tapes, including rental tapes and
tapes that were not recorded with APC.
APC recording
Whenever you insert a tape and start
recording, the unit adjusts to the tape using
the APC function. This adjustment is
retained until the tape is ejected.
Tip
• Adjust the picture using V/v TRACKING
NORMAL/SLOW/STILL ADJUST if:
– streaks appear while playing in slow motion
– the picture shakes during pause
Notes
• The auto tracking function works
automatically when you play back a tape just
after inserting it.
• There is a delay of a few seconds before the
unit actually starts recording while the unit
analyses the tape. To avoid the delay, first set
the unit to recording pause and press z REC to
have the unit analyse the tape. After ten
seconds, press X PAUSE to start recording
immediately. If you press X PAUSE before ten
seconds, the APC function is cancelled.
• While playing a MESECAM or SECAM (SLV-
GA59) recorded tape, you cannot adjust the
colour using the RESOLUTION CONTROL
function.
• Sufficient picture quality may not be obtained
when playing back tapes recorded on another
VCR or tapes in poor condition.
• When a tape recorded with the copyguard
system is played back, intermittent distortion
may appear in the upper portion of the picture.
However, this is not a malfunction of the unit.
SLV-GA35MKII (E) 3-063-086-11 (1)
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