Operating Instructions; Record Mode; Playback Mode; Sound Dubbing - Sony AV-3600 Service Manual

1-3.
OPERATING
INSTRUCTIONS
Playback
Mode
PRECAUTIONS
1.
To
prevent accidental
damage
or needless wear
to
the
video
heads, observe
the
following.
a.
Do
not
operate the
motor (Function Lever
in
FAST FORWARD,
PAUSE,
FORWARD,
or
REWIND
position) unless
tape
is
threaded
properly
on
the
machine.
b.
Never
attempt
to
thread the tape while the
motor
is
running.
c.
At
the end of record
or
playback
operations,
set
the Function Lever
to
STOP.
d.
Avoid
leaving the
motor
running
for extend-
ed
periods while the
tape
is
stationary.
e.
Do
not
operate the
Function Lever
if
the
tape
is
slack
anywhere
in
the tape
path.
2.
To
prevent
erasure
of
a prerecorded
tape,
do
not
put the
VTR
in
the record
mode
while the
prere-
corded tape
is
on
the machine.
Tape
erasure takes
place
when
the
RECORD
button
is
down
and
the
Function Lever
is
in the
FORWARD
position.
Preliminary
Setup
1.
Press
the
POWER
button.
The
pilot
lamp
will
light.
2.
Set
the
Tape
Counter
to
000 by
pressing the
re-
set
button
at
the
right
of the counter.
3. Set
the
CAMERA/LINE/TV
Selector
according
to
the input
signal.
Record
Mode
1.
To
put the
VTR
into
the "E-to-E"
mode,
press
the
red
RECORD
button
down
until
it
locks in
the
"down"
position.
The
red
RECORD
indicator
button will
light.
2.
To
start
the recording,
hold
the
RECORD
button
down
while moving the Function Lever
to
FORWARD.
This
locks the
RECORD
button
down
in
the record
position.
The
automatic gain
control
system
adjusts
video and audio input
levels
automatically.
3.
To
stop the
recording,
move
the Function Lever
to the
STOP
position.
The
RECORD
button
is re-
leased
and
the
VTR
reverts to the playback
mode
1.
The
VTR
operates
in
the playback
mode
as
long
as
the
RECORD
button
is
not
depressed.
Note
that the
monitor
will display a
snowy
raster as
the
playback
circuits
have
no
input
signals.
2.
To
play a prerecorded
tape,
set
the
Function
Lever
to
FORWARD.
The
monitor
will
display
the
pictures previously recorded
on
the
tape.
3.
For
stop-action,
set the
Function
Lever to
PAUSE. The
tape transport
will
stop
and
the
monitor
will
display a
still
picture.
4.
To
skip
over
a portion of
tape,
move
the Function
Lever
to the
FAST
FORWARD
position.
The
tape
will
advance
rapidly.
To
resume normal
play-
back,
set
the Function Lever
to
PAUSE
and then
to
FORWARD.
Tape
will
move
again
at
the
normal
playing speed.
5.
To
stop the playback
operation,
set
the
Function
Lever
to
STOP.
SKEW
Control
Picture distortion in the
upper
part
of the screen
may
be corrected by
turning the
SKEW
control.
This
knob
automatically
returns to
its
center position
when
the
RECORD
button
is
pressed.
TRACKING
Control
Noise
in
the
picture
due
to
improper
tracking
may
be corrected
by
turning the
TRACKING
control.
For
normal
playback, turn the
knob
fully
counterclock-
wise to the
FIX
position.
Sound Dubbing
To
insert
(dub)
new
sound onto
a prerecorded
tape,
proceed
as follows.
1
.
Connect
a
microphone
(or other audio
source)
to
the
VTR.
Refer
to Section
1-4 for
audio input
connection.
Note:
When
a
microphone
is
connected, the
auxiliary
input
at
the
AUX.
IN jack
is
disabled.
2.
Set the
CAMERA/LINE/TV
selector to
CAMERA
or
LINE.
3.
Play
back
the prerecorded
tape.
When
the portion
on
which
the
new
sound
is
to
be added
is
seen
on
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