Basic Operations; Search Operations - Sony SLV-ED115 Service Manual

Setting the timer
manually
You can preset up to eight programmes
at a time.
Before you start...
• Check that the VCR clock is set to the
correct time.
• Insert a tape with its safety tab in
place. Make sure the tape is longer
than the total recording time.
• Turn on your TV and set it to the
video channel.
1
MENU Press MENU and select TIMER SET/
CHECK, then press OK.
PLAY
OK
2
Set the date, start and stop times,
programme position, and tape speed:
PLAY
1 Press , to select each item in turn.
OK
2 Press M/m to set each item.
To correct a setting, press < to return to
that setting and reset it.

Search Operations

Searching for the
beginning of an
Easy Timer
recorded
programme
If you record a programme using the
Easy Timer function, you can easily find
the beginning of the recording with the
SEARCH MODE function. The SEARCH
MODE indicator flashes when the VCR
finishes making an Easy Timer
recording.
Push the EASY TIMER knob.
The VCR turns on, rewinds to the beginning of the recorded programme and
starts playback automatically. The SEARCH MODE indicator turns off.
Tip
• You can start the SEARCH MODE function after the flashing of the SEARCH
MODE indicator has been stopped. The flashing stops when you turn on the VCR
and press the SEARCH MODE button (Do not press any button at this point,
otherwise this SEARCH MODE function will be cancelled). To start the SEARCH
MODE function, press the SEARCH MODE button repeatedly until the SEARCH
MODE indicator flashes. Push the EASY TIMER knob. The VCR rewinds and starts
playback automatically.
If you continue to press the SEARCH MODE button while the SEARCH MODE
indicator is flashing, you can enter other search operations (For details, see the
following pages). Each press of the SEARCH MODE button changes the search
operations as follows:
REMAIN BLANK
Note
• This SEARCH MODE function will be cancelled (the SEARCH MODE indicator
turns off) if:
– The VCR starts recording other programmes.
– You press the H PLAY, M FF, m REW or A EJECT button while the VCR is
on.
?/1
INPUT SELECT
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
0
PROG +/–
MENU
OK
M/m/</,
TIMER SET / CHECK 2 5 . 1 2 TUE
DATE START STOP PROG
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TIMER SET / CHECK 2 5 . 1 2 TUE
DATE START STOP PROG
2 . 5 12 TUE – : – – – : – – – – SP
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Basic Operations

EASY TIMER
knob
SEARCH MODE
INDEX TIME Off
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Search Operations
Setting the timer manually (continued)
To record the same programme every day or the same day every
week, press m while the date is flashing. For details, see "Daily/
weekly recording" below.
To record from a source connected to the LINE-1 IN or LINE-2 IN
jacks; press INPUT SELECT or PROG +/– to display "L1" or "L2" in
the "PROG" position.
3
Press , to confirm the setting.
PLAY
The cursor (B) appears at the beginning of the line. To enter another
OK
setting, move the cursor to the next line and repeat step 2.
4
Press OK.
PLAY
OK
5
Press ?/1 to turn off the VCR.
• ]/1
The t indicator appears in the display window and the VCR
stands by for recording.
To record from other equipment, leave the connected equipment
switched on.
To stop recording
To stop the VCR while recording, press x STOP.
Daily/weekly recording
In step 2 above, press m to select the recording pattern. Each time you press
m, the indication changes as shown below. Press M to change the indication
in reverse order.
the current date t SUN-SAT (Sunday to Saturday) t MON-SAT (Monday
to Saturday) t MON-FRI (Monday to Friday) t EVERY SAT ..... t EVERY
MON t EVERY SUN t 1 month later t (dates count down) t the
current date
Tips
• To set the programme position, you can also use the PROG +/– or programme
number buttons.
• To set the tape speed, you can also use the REC SPEED button.
• To record NTSC signals, set the tape speed to SP or EP. To record in the EP mode, set
the tape speed to "LP".
Note
• The
t indicator flashes in the display window when you press ?/1 with no tape
inserted.
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Basic Operations
Searching for the
current position
on a tape
This feature enables you to find the
current position on a tape as well as the
remaining time of the tape.
1
Press SEARCH MODE repeatedly until the
REMAIN indicator appears in the display
window as shown on the right.
The SEARCH MODE indicator lights up.
2
Push the EASY TIMER knob to display
the tape meter on the TV screen.
The SEARCH MODE indicator turns off.
A cursor (x) indicates the current position
on the tape.
"REMAIN" and the remaining time of the tape appear in the display window in
the following order:
To stop the Search function
Press x STOP.
Notes
• To display the remaining time correctly, you may have to select the TAPE LENGTH in the SET
UP MENU according to the type of the tape that you are using. For details, see page 65.
• In step 2, the VCR automatically rewinds and fast-forwards the tape only if you press the
SEARCH MODE button right after you insert a tape. This is so that the VCR can measure the
current position on the tape.
• You cannot use this function during any recording mode.
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Search Operations
1-12
EASY TIMER
knob
SEARCH MODE
SP START
APC
SP START
APC
TAPE POSITION
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Tape meter
0:15 (remaining
RE- MAIN
time of the tape)