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Sony SLV-SE210D Operating Instructions Manual

Sony SLV-SE210D Operating Instructions Manual

Sony corporation video cassette recorder operating instructions slv-se210d, slv-sx110a
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3-066-348-E1 (1) GB
Video Cassette
Recorder
Operating Instructions
PAL
SLV-SE210D
SLV-SX110A
© 2001 Sony Corporation

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  • Page 1 3-066-348-E1 (1) GB Video Cassette Recorder Operating Instructions SLV-SE210D SLV-SX110A © 2001 Sony Corporation...
  • 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 personnel only. Mains lead must only be changed at a qualified service shop.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    17 Setting the clock 19 Selecting a language 20 Presetting channels 23 Changing/disabling programme positions 28 Setting the PAY-TV/Canal Plus decoder (SLV-SE210D only) Basic Operations 31 Playing a tape 33 Recording TV programmes 36 Recording TV programmes using the ShowView system (SLV-...

  • Page 4: Getting Started

    Getting Started Index to parts and controls Refer to the pages indicated in parentheses ( ) for details. Front panel A?/1 (on/standby) switch (38) BA (eject) button (31) CTape compartment Dm (rewind) button (31) (43) EH (play) button (31) (43) FM (fast-forward) button (31) (43) Index to parts and controls Gx (stop) button (31) (51)
  • Page 5 Display window ATape indicator (39) BTime counter/clock/line/programme position indicator (31) (33) CTimer indicator (38) (41) DRecording indicator (33) EVCR indicator (13) (34) Index to parts and controls continued...
  • Page 6 IN FRONT ANT. (in front antenna) connector (12) (13) BAV2 IN (DÉC./EXT.) connector* (28) (50) CMains lead (14) * SLV-SE210D only Index to parts and controls DAV1 (EURO AV) (av1 (euro av)) connector (13) (28) OUT TO TV (out to tv)
  • Page 7 Remote commander AZ EJECT (eject) button (31) BCOUNTER/REMAIN (counter/ remain) button (34) CCLEAR (clear) button (31) (37) (45) DSP (Standard Play)/LP (Long Play) button (This button does not operate) EProgramme number buttons (11) (34) F- (ten’s digit) button (11) (34) G2 (volume) +/–...
  • Page 8 Index to parts and controls L[TV] / [VIDEO] (TV/video) remote control switch (10) M?/1 (on/standby) switch (11) (38) NINPUT SELECT (input select) button (34) (41) (51) Ot TV/VIDEO (TV/video) button (11) (13) (34) DISPLAY (display) button (34) QPROG (programme) +/– buttons (11) (33) RWIDE (wide) button (for TV) (11) Sy SLOW (slow) button (43)

  • Page 9: Step 1 : Unpacking

    • R6 (size AA) batteries Check your model name The instructions in this manual are for the 2 models: SLV-SE210D and SX110A. Check your model number by looking at the rear panel of your VCR. SLV-SE210D is the model used for illustration purposes. Any difference in operation is clearly indicated in the text, for example, “SLV-SX110A only.”...

  • Page 10: Step 2 : Setting Up The Remote Commander

    VCR and a Sony TV. Buttons on the remote commander marked with a dot (•) can be used to operate your Sony TV. If the TV does not have the symbol near the remote sensor, this remote commander will not operate the TV.
  • Page 11 • Do not use a new battery together with an old one. • Do not use different types of batteries together. • Some buttons may not work with certain Sony TVs. Press t TV/VIDEO Programme number buttons, -, PROG +/–...

  • Page 12: Step 3 : Connecting The Vcr

    Step 3 : Connecting the VCR If your TV has a Scart (EURO-AV) connector, see page 13. If your TV does not have a Scart (EURO-AV) connector : Signal flow Disconnect the aerial cable from your TV and connect it to IN FRONT ANT.
  • Page 13 If your TV has a Scart (EURO-AV) connector Scart (EURO-AV) : Signal flow Disconnect the aerial cable from your TV and connect it to IN FRONT ANT. on the rear panel of the VCR. Connect OUT TO TV of the VCR and the aerial input of your TV using the supplied aerial cable.

  • Page 14: Step 4 : Setting Up The Vcr With The Auto Set Up Function

    Step 4 : 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, TV channels, guide channels for the ShowView system*, and VCR clock* automatically.
  • Page 15 Press M/m/</, to select your country, then press OK. PLAY If your country does not appear, select OTHERS. The VCR starts searching for all of the receivable channels and presets them (in the appropriate order for your local area). If you want to change the order of the channels or disable unwanted programme positions, see “Changing/disabling programme positions”...
  • Page 16 Set Up function again, press MENU, then press M/m/</, to highlight INSTALLATION and press OK. Press M/m to highlight AUTO SET UP, then repeat all procedures from step 4. * SLV-SE210D only Setting up the VCR with the Auto Set Up function...

  • Page 17: Setting The Clock

    Setting the clock You must set the time and date on the VCR to use the timer features properly. The Auto Clock Set function works only if a station in your area is broadcasting a time signal. … Before you start •...
  • Page 18 Set the day, month, and year in sequence by pressing , to select PLAY the item to be set, and press M/m to select the digits, then press ,. The day of the week is set automatically. Press M/m to select ON for the setting the Auto Clock Set function.

  • Page 19: 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. •...

  • Page 20: 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. • Refer to “Index to parts and controls” for button locations. Press MENU, then press M/m/</ MENU , to highlight INSTALLATION...
  • Page 21 Press </, repeatedly until the channel you want is displayed. PLAY Press M/m to highlight NAME, then press ,. PLAY Enter the station name. 1 Press M/m to select a character. PLAY Each time you press M, the character changes as shown below. A t B t …...
  • Page 22 If the picture is not clear If the picture is not clear, you may use the Manual Fine Tuning (MFT) function. After step 4, press M/m to select MFT. Press </, to get a clear picture, then press MENU to exit the menu. •...

  • Page 23: 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. You can also change the station names. If the station names are not displayed, you can enter them manually.

  • Page 24: Before You Start

    Press OK, then press M/m to move to the desired programme position. PLAY Press OK to confirm the setting. PLAY To change the programme position of another station, repeat steps 3 through 5. Press MENU to exit the menu. MENU Disabling unwanted programme positions After presetting channels, you can disable unused programme positions.
  • Page 25 Press M/m to highlight MANUAL SET UP, then press ,. PLAY Press M/m to highlight the row which you want to disable. PLAY To display other pages for programme positions 6 to 80, press M/m repeatedly. Press CLEAR. CLEAR The selected row will be cleared as shown on the right.
  • Page 26 Changing the station names You can change or enter the station names (up to 4 characters). The VCR must receive channel information for station names to appear automatically. Before you start… • Turn on the VCR and the TV. • Set the TV to the video channel. •...
  • Page 27 Enter the station name. 1 Press M/m to select a character. PLAY Each time you press M, the character changes as shown below. A t B t … t Z t 0 t 1 t … t 9 t A 2 Press , to set the next character.

  • Page 28: Setting The Pay-Tv/Canal Plus Decoder (Slv-Se210D Only)

    • Turn on the VCR, the TV, and the decoder. • Set the TV to the video channel. • Refer to “Index to parts and controls” for button locations. Setting the PAY-TV/Canal Plus decoder (SLV-SE210D only) Scart cable (not supplied)
  • Page 29 MANUA L SET UP VCR OUTPUT CH SELECT DELETE DECODER NAME SELECT DECODER NAME SELECT DECODER NAME SELECT Setting the PAY-TV/Canal Plus decoder (SLV-SE210D only) C H 3 2 EXIT MENU TV STATION TABLE NAME – – – – – – –...
  • Page 30 RGB signals.You cannot record subtitles on the VCR. • When you watch PAY-TV/Canal Plus programmes through the RFU input of the TV, press t TV/VIDEO so that the VCR indicator appears in the display window. Setting the PAY-TV/Canal Plus decoder (SLV-SE210D only)

  • Page 31: Basic Operations

    Basic Operations Playing a tape Before you start... • Refer to “Index to parts and controls” for button locations. 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.
  • Page 32 Notes • The counter resets to “00:00” whenever a tape is reinserted. • The counter stops counting when it comes to a portion with no recording. • Depending on your TV, the following may occur while playing an NTSC-recorded tape: –...

  • Page 33: Recording Tv Programmes

    Recording TV programmes Before you start... • Refer to “Index to parts and controls” for button locations. Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel. To record from a decoder, turn it on. Insert a tape with its safety tab in place. Press PROG +/–...
  • Page 34 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. In order to get an accurate remaining time indication, be sure TAPE SELECT in the USER SET menu is set according to the tape type you use (see page 48).
  • Page 35 • When you insert a non-standard commercially available tape, the remaining time may not be correct. • The remaining time is intended for rough measurement only. • About 30 seconds after the tape begins playback, the tape remaining time will be displayed. * SLV-SE210D only Recording TV programmes...

  • Page 36: Recording Tv Programmes Using The Showview System (Slv-Se210D Only)

    M/m to select SHOWVIEW, then press OK. • When you set TIMER METHOD to SHOWVIEW: The SHOWVIEW menu appears on the TV screen. Recording TV programmes using the ShowView system (SLV-SE210D only) (SLV-SE210D only) TIMER. TIM ER METHOD STANDARD SHOWV IE W...
  • Page 37 V/P to ON. For details about the VPS/PDC function, see “Timer recording with VPS/PDC signals” on page 38. Press MENU to exit the menu. MENU Recording TV programmes using the ShowView system (SLV-SE210D only) S HOWVIEW CODE 1 2 3 4 – – – – –...
  • Page 38 (page 49). • To check, change, or cancel the programme setting, see “Checking/changing/ cancelling timer settings” (page 45). Recording TV programmes using the ShowView system (SLV-SE210D only) indicator appears in the display window and the VCR stands indicator...
  • Page 39 • When you set TIMER METHOD to STANDARD in the USER SET menu, the SHOWVIEW menu does not appear on the TV screen. Select SHOWVIEW or VARIABLE. • The VPS/PDC function is automatically set to off for the timer recording of a satellite programme. Recording TV programmes using the ShowView system (SLV-SE210D only)

  • Page 40: Recording Tv Programmes Using The Timer

    TIMER For SLV-SX110A only The TIMER PROGRAMMING menu appears on the TV screen. PLAY For SLV-SE210D only • When you set TIMER METHOD to VARIABLE: The TIMER METHOD menu appears on the TV screen. Press M/m to select STANDARD, then press OK.

  • Page 41: To Stop Recording

    Set the date, start and stop times, programme position, and VPS/PDC PLAY function: 1 Press , to select each item in turn. INPUT 2 Press M/m to set each item. SELECT To correct a setting, press < to return to that setting and reset. •...
  • Page 42 • The VPS/PDC function is automatically set to off for the timer recording of a satellite programme*. * SLV-SE210D only Recording TV programmes using the timer indicators flash in the display window when you press ?/1 with...

  • Page 43: Additional Operations

    Additional Operations Playing/searching at various speeds Before you start... • Refer to “Index to parts and controls” for button locations. Playback options View the picture during fast-forward or rewind Play at high speed Play at twice the normal speed Play in slow motion Play frame by frame To resume normal playback Press H PLAY.

  • Page 44: Setting The Recording Duration Time

    Setting the recording duration time After you have started recording in the normal way, you can have the VCR stop recording automatically after a specified duration. Before you start... • Refer to “Index to parts and controls” for button locations. While recording, press z REC.

  • Page 45: Checking/Changing/Cancelling Timer Settings

    Checking/changing/cancelling timer settings … Before you start • Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel. • Refer to “Index to parts and controls” for button locations. Press ?/1 to turn on the VCR. Press MENU, then press M/m to highlight TIMER PROGRAMMING and press OK.
  • Page 46 When the timer settings overlap The programme that starts first has priority and the second programme starts recording only after the first programme has finished. If the programmes start at the same time, the programme listed first in the menu has priority. Programme 1 Programme 2 Programme 1...

  • Page 47: Adjusting The Picture

    Adjusting the picture Adjusting the tracking Although the VCR automatically adjusts the tracking when playing a tape, distortion may occur if the recording is in poor condition. In this case, manually adjust the tracking. During playback, press PROGRAM +/– on the VCR to display the tracking meter.

  • Page 48: Changing Menu Options

    Changing menu options Press MENU, then select USER SET or EASY OPERATION and press Press M/m to select the option. Press , to change the setting, then press OK. Press MENU to return to the original screen. Menu choices Initial settings are indicated in bold print. USER SET Menu option PICTURE...
  • Page 49 AUTO POWER OFF • OFF to deactivate the Auto Power Off function. • 2HOUR/3HOUR to turn the VCR off automatically if no signal is received and you do not press any of the buttons during this time. * SLV-SE210D only TIMER button. TIMER button. TIMER button.

  • Page 50: Editing With Another Vcr

    A or B and choose the connection that best suits your VCR. Example A Other VCR (Player) Scart (EURO-AV) VMC-2121HG Scart cable (not supplied) : Signal flow Example B (SLV-SE210D only) Other VCR (Player) Scart (EURO-AV) VMC-2121HG Scart cable (not supplied) : Signal flow Editing with another VCR...

  • Page 51: Operation (When Recording On This Vcr)

    Note • If the other VCR does not have a Scart (EURO-AV) connector, use the VMC- 2106HG cable instead and connect the cable to the line out jacks of the other VCR. Operation (when recording on this VCR) Before you start editing •...

  • Page 52: Additional Information

    25CLD, E-25CLDR, or T-25CLW video head cleaning cassette. If these cleaning cassettes are not available in your area, have the heads cleaned at your nearest Sony service facility (a standard service charge will be required). Do not use a commercially available liquid type cleaning cassette other than Sony’s, as it may damage the video...
  • Page 53 Symptom Remedy No TV programme • Make sure the TV is set to the video channel. If you are appears on the TV using a monitor, set it to video input. screen. • Existing broadcasts may interfere with the VCR. Reset the RF channel output of your VCR.
  • Page 54 Symptom You cannot watch PAY- TV/Canal Plus programmes when the VCR is in standby mode. A PAY-TV/Canal Plus programme is always recorded scrambled. A tape cannot be inserted. The remote commander does not function. The tracking meter does not appear on the TV screen.

  • Page 55: Specifications

    AV1 (EURO AV) 21-pin Video input: pin 20 Audio input: pins 2 and 6 Video output: pin 19 Audio output: pins 1 and 3 AV2 IN (SLV-SE210D only) 21-pin Video input: pin 20 Audio input: pins 2 and 6 General Power requirements...

  • Page 56: Index

    Index Adjusting picture 47 tracking 47 Aerial hookup 12 Auto Set Up 14 Canal Plus 28 Changing the programme position 23 Changing the station name 26 Cleaning the video heads 52 Clock setting 17 Colour system compatible colour systems Connecting the VCR and your TV 12 to a TV with a Scart (EURO-AV) connector 13...

  • Page 60: Quick Start Guide

    ... For better picture and sound, connect AV1 (EURO AV) to your TV using a Scart cable if your TV has a Scart (EURO-AV) connector. Sony Corporation 2 Using the Auto Set Up function ...Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel.

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