Sony SLV-E780EE User manual

Video Cassette

Recorder

SLV-E780EE

Operating Instructions

3-861-928-11 (1)

PAL NTSC 4.43

Introduction

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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 qualified

service shop.

Precautions

Safety

• This unit operates on 220 – 240 V AC, 50 Hz.

Check that the unit’s operating voltage is

identical with your local power supply.

• If anything falls into the cabinet, unplug the

unit and have it checked by qualified

personnel before operating it any further.

• The unit is not disconnected from the mains

as long as it is connected to the mains, even

if the unit itself has been turned off.

• Unplug the unit from the wall outlet if you

do not intend to use it for an extended

period of time. To disconnect the cord, pull

it out by the plug, never by the cord.

Installing

• Allow adequate air circulation to prevent

internal heat buildup.

• Do not place the unit on surfaces (rugs,

blankets, etc.) or near materials (curtains,

draperies) that may block the ventilation

slots.

• Do not install the unit near heat sources

such as radiators or air ducts, or in a place

subject to direct sunlight, excessive dust,

mechanical vibration or shock.

• Do not install the unit in an inclined

position. It is designed to be operated in a

horizontal position only.

• Keep the unit and cassettes away from

equipment with strong magnets, such as

microwave ovens or large loudspeakers.

• Do not place heavy objects on the unit.

• If the unit is brought directly from a cold to

a warm location, moisture may condense

inside the VCR and cause damage to the

video head and tape. When you first install

the unit, or when you move it from a cold to

a warm location, wait for about one hour

before operating the unit.

Caution

Television programmes, films, video tapes and

other materials may be copyrighted.

Unauthorized recording of such material may

be contrary to the provisions of the copyright

laws. Also, use of this recorder with cable

television transmission may require

authorization from the cable television

transmitter and/or programme owner.

Compatible colour systems

This VCR is designed to record using the PAL

(B/G or D/K) or MESECAM (B/G or D/K)

colour system and play back using the PAL (B/

G or D/K), MESECAM (B/G or D/K), and

NTSC 4.43 colour systems. Recording of video

sources based on other colour systems cannot

be guaranteed.

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Introduction

Table of contents

Getting Started

4 Step 1: Unpacking

5 Step 2: Setting up the remote commander

8 Step 3: Connecting the VCR

10 Step 4: Tuning your TV to the VCR

12 Step 5: Setting up the VCR with the Auto Set Up function

13 Step 6: Setting the clock

15 Manual setup —

Selecting a language, Presetting channels

Basic Operations

20 Playing a tape

23 Recording TV programmes

27 Recording TV programmes using

the timer

Additional Operations

31 Playing/searching at various

speeds

33 Recording TV programmes using

the quick timer

34 Checking/changing/cancelling

timer settings

36 Selecting stereo and bilingual

programmes

37 Adjusting the picture

39 Changing menu options

41 Editing with another VCR

Additional Information

44 Troubleshooting

47 Specifications

48 Index to parts and controls

Back cover

Index

Getting Started4

Getting Started

Step 1

Unpacking

Check that you have received the following items with the VCR:

• Remote commander

• R6 (size AA) batteries

• Aerial cable

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Step 2

Setting up the remote commander

Inserting the batteries

Insert two R6 (size AA) batteries

by matching the + and – on the

batteries to the diagram inside the

battery compartment.

Insert the negative (–) end first,

then push in and down until the

positive (+) end clicks into

position.

Using the remote commander

You can use this remote

commander to operate this

VCR and a Sony TV. Buttons

on the remote commander

marked with a dot (•) can be

used to operate your Sony TV.

To operate

the VCR

a Sony TV

Set TV / VIDEO to

VIDEO and point at the remote sensor on the VCR

TV and point at the remote sensor on the TV

continued

Remote sensor

TV␣ ␣ /␣ ␣ VIDEO

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Step 2 : Setting up the remote commander (continued)

MENU

WIDE

TV/VIDEO

ON/STANDBY

AUDIO

MONITOR

DISPLAY

VOL+/–

Programme

number

buttons

TV control buttons

To

Turn the TV into standby or active mode

Select an input source of the TV either from

aerial in or from line in

Select the programme position of the TV

Adjust the volume of the TV

Press

ON/STANDBY

TV/VIDEO

Programme number buttons

PROG +/–

VOL +/–

PROG+/–

OK

>/./?//

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Notes

• With normal use, the batteries should last about three to six months.

• If you do not use the remote commander for an extended period of time, remove

the batteries to avoid possible damage from battery leakage.

• Do not use a new battery with an old one together.

• Do not use different types of batteries together.

To

Select the sound

Use FASTEXT

Call up on-screen display

Operate TV menu options

Switch to/from wide mode of a Sony wide TV.

Press

AUDIO MONITOR

FASTEXT buttons

DISPLAY

MENU

>/./?//, OK

WIDE

Getting Started8

Connecting the VCR

Step 3

: Signal flow

AERIAL IN

Aerial cable (supplied)

AERIAL IN

AERIAL OUT

to mains

1 Disconnect the aerial cable from your TV

and connect it to AERIAL IN on the rear

panel of the VCR.

2 Connect AERIAL OUT of the VCR and

the aerial input of your TV using the

supplied aerial cable.

3 Connect the mains lead to the mains.

Mains lead

AERIAL

ANTENNE

IN

ENTREE

OUT

SORTIE

AERIAL

ANTENNE

IN

ENTREE

OUT

SORTIE

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Additional connections

This additional connection improves picture and sound quality.

Connect the TV as shown below. Whenever you want to watch the

VCR picture, press TV/VIDEO to display the VIDEO indicator in the

display window.

To a TV that has a EURO-AV (Scart)

connector

If your TV has a EURO-AV (Scart)

connector, connect your TV by using

VMC-2121 EURO-AV cable as shown on

the right.

To a TV that has LINE IN connector

If your TV has LINE IN connector,

connect your TV by using audio/video

cable as shown on the right.

Note

• When you connect the VCR and your TV only with an aerial cable, you have to set

RF MODULATOR in the OPTIONS menu to ON (initial setting).

If the TV is connected to the LINE-1 (TV) connector, setting RF MODULATOR in the

OPTIONS menu to OFF is recommended. In the OFF position, only the signal from

the aerial is output through the AERIAL OUT connector (see page 40).

VMC-2121 EURO-AV cable

(not supplied)

EURO-AV

(Scart)

: LINE-1

(TV)

Audio/video cable

(not supplied)

LINE-2OUT

LINE IN

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Step 4

Tuning your TV to the VCR

If you have connected the VCR to your TV using the EURO-AV cable, skip

this step.

ON/STANDBY

PROGRAM +/–

RF CHANNEL

1 Press ON/STANDBY to turn on the VCR.

2 Press RF CHANNEL on the VCR.

The factory-preset RF channel appears in the display window.

The VCR signal is output through this channel to the TV.

3 Turn on your TV and select a programme position for the VCR

picture.

This programme position will now be referred to as the video

channel.

4 Press RF CHANNEL.

The TV system appears in the display window.

RF CHANNEL

ON/STANDBY

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5 Press PROGRAM +/– (repeatedly) to select the correct TV system.

If you watch the system B/G, select “G.” If you watch the system

D/K, select “K.”

6 Tune the TV to the same channel as that

shown in the display window so that

the picture on the right appears on the

TV screen.

Refer to your TV manual for tuning

instructions.

If the picture does not appear clearly,

see “To obtain a clear picture from the

VCR” below.

7 Press RF CHANNEL.

You have now tuned your TV to the VCR. Whenever you want to

play a tape, set the TV to the video channel.

To check to see if the TV tuning is correct

Set the TV to the video channel and press PROGRAM +/– on the VCR. If

the TV screen changes to a different programme each time you press

PROGRAM +/–, the TV tuning is correct.

To obtain a clear picture from the VCR

If the picture does not appear clearly in step 6 above, go to step 7 to finish

this procedure once. Then start again from step 2. After pressing RF

CHANNEL in step 2, press PROGRAM +/– while the RF channel is

displayed, so that another RF channel appears. Then tune the TV to the new

RF channel until a clear picture appears.

Note

• If you set the wrong TV system, you may have no sound or sound may be distorted.

RF CHANNEL

SONY VIDEO CASSETTE

RECORDER

–

PROGRAM

+

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Tip

• The factory preset language for the on-screen display is English. If you want to

change the language to Russian, see page 15.

Note

• Do not cancel the Auto Set Up function during the ATP operations. If you do,

repeat the steps above.

Step 5

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 TV channels guided by the

sequence indicated on the TV screen.

AUTO SET UP

Hold down AUTO SET UP on the VCR for more than three seconds.

The VCR automatically turns on, and the ATP (Auto Tuner Preset)

function starts searching for all of the receivable channels and

presets them in numerical order (according to the TV system you

selected in “Tuning your TV to the VCR”).

After the search is complete, the current time appears in the display

window for any stations that transmit a time signal.

To cancel the Auto Set Up function

Press AUTO SET UP.

AUTO SET UP

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Step 6

Setting the clock

You must set the time and date on the

VCR to be able to use the timer

recording features properly.

Before you start…

• Turn on the VCR and the TV.

• Set the TV to the video channel.

1 Press MENU, then press >/. to select

SETTINGS and press OK.

2 Press >/. to select CLOCK, then press

OK.

3 Press >/. to set the date.

>/./?//

OK

MENU

• MENU

OK

PLAY

OK

PLAY

OK

PLAY

CLOCK

19TH8

SELECT

SET

END

:

1.1. 9

OK

0:00

CLOCK

29TU8

SELECT

SET

END

:

1.1. 9

OK

70:00

continued

SETTINGS

OPTIONS

TUNER

CLOCK

LANGUAGE

SELECT

SET

:

OK

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Step 6 : Setting the clock (continued)

4 Press / to flash the month and set the

month pressing >/..

5 Set the year, hour, and minutes in

sequence, pressing / to flash the item to

be set, and press >/. to select the digits.

The day of the week is set automatically.

6 Press / to start the clock.

7 Press OK.

Tip

• To change the digits during setting, press ? to return to the item to be changed,

and select the digits pressing >/..

Note

• The menu disappears automatically if you don’t proceed for more than a few

minutes.

OK

PLAY

OK

PLAY

OK

PLAY

OK

PLAY

CLOCK

29TU8

SELECT

SET

END

:

1.1. 9

OK

70:00

CLOCK

29FR81

SELECT

SET

END

:

1.1 . 9

OK

71 5:30

CLOCK

29FR81

SELECT

SET

END

:

1.1 . 9

OK

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Manual setup —

Selecting a

language

You can change the on-screen display

language.

Before you start…

• Turn on the VCR and the TV.

• Set the TV to the video channel.

>/./?//

OK

MENU

1 Press MENU, then press >/. to select

SETTINGS and press OK.

2 Press >/. to select LANGUAGE and

press OK.

3 Press >/./?// to move the dot ( r )

to the desired language, then press OK.

• MENU

OK

PLAY

OK

PLAY

OK

PLAY

SETTINGS

OPTIONS

TUNER

CLOCK

LANGUAGE

SELECT

SET

:

OK

ENGLISH

LANGUAGE

SELECT

SET

:

OK

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Manual setup —

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.

PROG +/–

1 Press MENU, then press >/. to select

SETTINGS and press OK.

2 Press >/. to select TUNER and press OK.

3 Press >/./?// to move the cursor

(”) to NORMAL/CATV, then select

NORM.

To preset CATV channels, select CATV.

>/./?//

OK

MENU

• MENU

OK

PLAY

OK

PLAY

OK

PLAY

SETTINGS

OPTIONS

TUNER

CLOCK

LANGUAGE

SELECT

SET

:

OK

TUNER

NORMAL / CATV

CHANNEL SET [ ]

C

[]NORM

21

SYSTEM [ ]D / K

AFT [ ]ON

FINE TUNING

SELECT

SET

:

PROG10

NORMAL / CATV

CHANNEL SET [ ]

C

[]NORM

TUNER

21

SELECT

SET

:

PROG10

SYSTEM [ ]D / K

AFT [ ]ON

FINE TUNING

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4 Press >/. to move the cursor (”) to

CHANNEL SET.

5 Press PROG +/– to select the programme

position.

6 Press ?// repeatedly until the channel you want is displayed.

The channels appear in the following order:

B/G TV system

Channel number

in the CHANNEL

SET field

2E22R1

3E35R6

4E46R7

5 E5 12 R12

6E613R2

7E714R3

8E815R4

9E916R5

10 E10 17 R8

11 E11 18 R9

12 E12 19 R10

21–69 E21–E69 20 R11

CATV 1–41 S1–S41 21–69 R21–R69

CATV 42–46 S01–S05

If you know the number of the channel you want, press the

programme number buttons. For example, for channel 5, first press

“0” and then press “5.”

Selected programme

position

Channel

Channel number

in the CHANNEL

SET field

D/K TV system

Channel

continued

OK

PLAY

OK

PLAY

• PROG

TUNER

NORMAL / CATV

CHANNEL SET [ ]

C

[]NORM

21

SYSTEM [ ]D / K

AFT [ ]ON

FINE TUNING

SELECT

SET

:

PROG10

NORMAL / CATV

CHANNEL SET [ ]

C

[]NORM

21

SYSTEM [ ]D / K

AFT [ ]ON

FINE TUNING

PROG 4TUNER

SELECT

SET

:

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7 If the TV sound is distorted or noisy, press

>/./?// to move the cursor (”) to

SYSTEM, then select B/G or D/K so that

you get the better sound.

8 To allocate another channel to another programme position, repeat

steps from 5 to 7.

9 Press OK.

Disabling unwanted programme positions

After presetting channels, you can disable unused programme positions. The

disabled positions will be skipped later when you press the PROG +/–

buttons.

1 In step 6 above, press programme number button “0” twice to display

the number “00” beside CHANNEL SET.

2 Press OK.

Manual setup –– Presetting channels (continued)

OK

PLAY

OK

PLAY

NORMAL / CATV

CHANNEL SET [ ]

C

[]NORM

21

SYSTEM [ ]D / K

AFT [ ]ON

FINE TUNING

TUNER

SELECT

SET

:

PROG 4

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If the picture is not clear

Normally, the Auto Fine Tuning (AFT) function automatically tunes in

channels clearly. If, however, the picture is not clear, you may also use the

manual tuning function.

1 Press PROG +/– or the programme number buttons to select the

programme number for which you cannot obtain a clear picture.

2 Press MENU, then select SETTINGS and press OK.

3 Select TUNER, then press OK.

4 Select FINE TUNING.

The fine tuning meter appears.

5 Press ?// to get a clearer picture, then press OK.

Note that the AFT (Auto Fine Tuning) setting switches to OFF.

Note

• The menu disappears automatically if you don’t proceed for more than a few

minutes.

Selected programme

position

PROG 4TUNER

NORMAL / CATV

CHANNEL SET [ ]

C

[]NORM

21

SYSTEM [ ]D / K

AFT [ ]OFF

FINE TUNING

––

––––––

SELECT

SET

:

Basic Operations

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Basic Operations

Playing a tape

6 EJECT

1 Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel.

2 Insert a tape.

The VCR turns on and starts playing

automatically if you insert a tape with its

safety tab removed.

COUNTER

RESET

DISPLAY

REPLAY

· PLAY

P PAUSE

)# FF

p STOP

03 REW

NTSC PB

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