Table Of Contents - Sony Video 8 EV-A50 Operating Instructions Manual

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Table of Contents
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Chapter 1 Introduction
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Chapter 2 Hookups and Getting Started .. 6
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Antenna Hookup ..........cee i
Simple Cable Hookup ......
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Chapter 3 Preparation
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Inserting Batteries .................. tee aces
Setting the Command Mode ...
Setting the Time and Date ............
Presetting the Active Channels .........sssccssecsscesssssssere 19
Presetting All Receivable Channels Automatically .......... 19
Presetting Desired Channels or Disabling Unwanted
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Chapter 4 Basic Operations
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Ejecting the Cassette ........... wee 23
Cassette Care ........... - 23
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Recording with the TV Off ..............0.. 27
Watching One TV Program While Recording Another . 27
Timer-Activated Recording . 28
Setting the Timer ...............0 28
Daily/Weekly Recording ......... 30
Timer Recording Standby Mode ............. 30
Buttons Operable During Timer Recording 30
Overlapping Timer Recordings ............... 31
Checking the Timer Settings ................... 32
Changing or Cancelling the Timer Settings .
Using the VCR Before Timer Recording Starts ...............s0. 33
Chapter 5 Advanced Operations
Variabie Speed Playback
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Adjusting Tracking During Variable Speed Playback ....... 36
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Buttons Operable During Quick-Timer Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Setting the Sleep Timer ...........00 Sscassecsavece seicheasbbevisecceessssse: OO
Cutting out the Unwanted Scenes
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Chapter 6 Editing
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Editing from the Other VCR ....
Editing onto the Other VCR ............
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Connecting Video Equipment
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Connecting Video Equipment
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LANC MODE Setting
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Chapter 7 Additional information
Identifying the Parts and Controls ....... scccesecerecsscccesccens SS
General Setup information ...........svcscrsecsrsersscersessecesere 57
Setting the RF UNIT 2.00.0... ccssscsssessesescesersessessseseseesenssesees 57
Attaching an F-type Connector .................. . 58
Attaching the External Antenna Connector ...... . 59
Attaching the EAC66 U/V Band Separator/Mixer ........... 59