Vcr Recording - Sony RDR-VX521 Service Manual

Searching Using Various
Functions
The VCR automatically marks the tape with an
index signal at the point where each recording
begins.
You can easily find a specific point using various
search functions.
Note
During DVD recording, you cannot use VCR search
functions.
VIDEO
CLEAR
M/m/</,,
ENTER
TOOLS
H PLAY
1
Press VIDEO to operate the VCR.
2
Press TOOLS.
3
Select a search method from the TOOLS
menu, and press ENTER.
Go To Zero
End Search
Forward Intro Scan
Reverse Intro Scan
Move ENTER Enter
"Go To Zero": Searches for the 0:00:00 point
on the tape counter.
To reset the counter to 0:00:00, press CLEAR.
Selecting the Sound During
Playback
AUDIO
Press AUDIO repeatedly during playback.
To listen to On-screen Front panel
display display
Stereo Hi-Fi STEREO
Left channel Left STEREO
Right channel Right STEREO
Monaural Mono STEREO*
sound on the
normal audio
track
* No indicator appears in the front panel display when
you play a tape without Hi-fi recording.
How sound is recorded on a video tape
The VCR records sound onto two separate tracks.
Hi-fi audio is recorded onto the main track along
with the picture. Monaural sound is recorded onto
the normal audio track along the edge of the tape.
Monaural sound
Normal audio track
Hi-fi audio track
(main track)
Stereo sound
(left/right channels)
Go to Zero
0:00:00
"End Search": Searches for the beginning of a
blank space. If no blank space is found, the
tape will reach the end.
End search
0:00:13
"Forward Intro Scan"/"Reverse Intro Scan":
Searches for an index mark and plays back for
about five seconds at that point.
Press H PLAY to view that program. If you
do not press H PLAY, the VCR
automatically searches for the next index
mark, or until it reaches the end of the tape.
Scan and play
–0:00:01
Notes
• The VCR may not recognize the end of a blank space
depending on its length.
• No index signal is marked if you pause a recording and
then keep recording the same program. To mark an
index, press x STOP or change the channel once
during recording pause.
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Notes
• To play a tape in stereo, you must use the A/V
connections.
• When you play a tape recorded in monaural, the sound
is heard in monaural regardless of the AUDIO setting.
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Displaying the Playing Time
and Play Information
You can check playback information, such as
elapsed or remaining time, recording mode, etc.,
on the TV screen.
DISPLAY TIME/TEXT
Press DISPLAY during playback.
The information display appears.
Each time you press the button, the display
changes as follows:
Tape and disc information/date and time
m
Tape information only
m
No display
Stop Play
0:05:30 0:30:00
HQ SP
Rem 00:25 Rem 01:30
Original Ch 110
Tue May 02. 2006 10:10 AM
A Playing status
B Time counter (elapsed time)
C Recording mode
D Remaining tape length
E Channel or input source
F Date and time
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VCR Recording

Before Recording
Before you start recording...
• This VCR records in VHS format, not S-VHS
format.
• Check that the tape is longer than the recording
time (page 76).
Notes
• Timer recordings will start with or without the recorder
turned on. Once started, the recorder cannot be turned
off. The recorder automatically turns off after a
recording has finished.
• This recorder shares a single tuner for both the DVD
recorder and the VCR. You cannot record different
programs to a DVD and a VHS tape at the same time.
• This recorder has the copy guard function. Programs
that contain a Copy-Never copy guard signal cannot be
correctly recorded on the VCR.
To save a recording
To prevent accidental erasure, break off the safety
tab as illustrated. To record on the tape again,
cover the tab hole with adhesive tape.
Safety tab
Recording mode
"EP" (Extended Play) and "SP" (Standard Play) is
available for recording mode (tape speed). "EP"
provides recording time three times as long as
"SP." However, "SP" produces better picture and
audio quality.
Maximum recording time
Tape Length SP EP
T-120 2 hrs 6 hrs
T-160 2 hrs 40 mins 8 hrs
T-180 3 hrs 9 hrs
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Viewing information on the front
panel display
You can view the information on the front panel
display.
Press TIME/TEXT repeatedly.
The displays differ depending on the status.
Example: When playing a tape
Elapsed time
Remaining tape length
Clock
Example: When a tape is in stop mode
Clock
m
Elapsed time
m
Remaining tape length
m
Channel or input source
Notes
• Tapes recorded in EP (×3) mode by this VCR cannot be
played back on VHS video decks with SP mode only.
• Noise may appear in the image when tapes recorded in
EP (×3) mode by this VCR are played back on other
VHS video decks with EP mode.
Recording a stereo/SAP program
The recorder can receive and record stereo/SAP
programs.
Stereo programs
When a stereo program is received, the
"STEREO" indicator lights up in the front panel
display. If there is noise in the stereo program,
press AUDIO repeatedly until the "MONO"
indicator disappears from the TV screen. The
sound will be recorded in monaural but with less
noise.
SAP (Second Audio Program)
When a SAP is received, the "SAP" indicator
lights up in the front panel display. To record only
SAP sound, set "Tuner Audio" of "Audio" to
"SAP" in the "Setup" display (page 102).