Changing Menu Options; Editing With Another Vcr - Sony SLV-D500P Service Manual

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Adjusting the picture
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.
Press TRACKING +/– to display the tracking meter.
The distortion should disappear as you press one of
the two tracking buttons.
To resume automatic tracking adjustment, eject the
tape and reinsert it.
Note
• The auto tracking adjustment cannot be guaranteed to work with tapes recorded in the LP
mode on other VCRs.
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Editing with another VCR

How to connect to record on this VCR
This VCR (Recorder)
Audio/video cord (not supplied)
: Signal flow
Notes
• Make sure you connect the plugs to jacks of the same color.
• If the other VCR is a monaural type and connected to this VCR's LINE-2 IN jacks, connect
the audio plug to the AUDIO L (white) jack. The sound is recorded on both right and left
channels. If you connect to the AUDIO R (red) jack, the sound is recorded only on the right
channel.
• If you connected this VCR to both the LINE IN and LINE OUT jacks of the other VCR,
select the input correctly to prevent a humming noise.
• You can use the LINE IN 1 jacks for editing. If the other VCR is a monaural type the sound
is recorded only on the channel whose jack is connected to the audio plug. To record on both
right and left channels, connect the audio plugs to the AUDIO L/R jacks using an audio/video
cord (not supplied).
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Changing menu options

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Menu choices
The default settings are indicated in bold print.
Menu option
Tape Length
Auto Play
Auto Repeat
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Operation (when recording on this VCR)
Before you start editing
• Turn on the VCR and the TV and set
• Press INPUT SELECT or CH +/– to
• Press SP/EP to select the tape speed,
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To stop editing
Press the x STOP buttons on both VCRs.
Tip
• To cut out unwanted scenes while editing, press X PAUSE on this VCR when an unwanted
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Press SET UP when the DVD player is in stop
mode.
Press V/v/B/b to select (Video Function
Setup), then press ENTER.
The "VIDEO FUNCTION SETUP" menu appears.
Press V/v to select the option to change.
Press B/b to change the setting.
Press O RETURN repeatedly to exit the menu.
Set this option to
• T-120 when using a T-120 or shorter length tape.
• T-160 when using a T-160 length tape.
• T-180 when using a T-180 or longer length tape.
• On to start playback automatically, when you insert a tape with
its safety tab removed.
• Off to turn off Auto play. You need to press H PLAY to start
playback, even if you insert a tape with its safety tab removed.
• On to play back a tape repeatedly. The VCR rewinds a tape to
the beginning and restarts playback automatically.
• Off to turn off Auto repeat.
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display "LINE 1" or "LINE 2" in the
display window.
X PAUSE
SP or EP.
Insert a source tape with its safety tab removed into the other (playback) VCR.
Search for the point to start playback and set it to playback pause.
Insert a tape into this (recording) VCR. Search for the point to start recording
and press X PAUSE.
Press z REC on this VCR to set it to recording pause.
To start editing, press the X PAUSE buttons on both VCRs at the same time.
scene begins. When it ends, press X PAUSE again to resume recording.
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