Sony Ev-s350 User manual

SON

Y.

3-786-521-21

(1)

®

Stereo

Video

Cassette

Recorder

EF

EV-S350

Operating

Instructions

Before

operating

the

unit,

please

read

this

manual

thoroughly

and

retain

it

for

future

reference.

OWNER’S

RECORD

The

model

number

is

located

at

the

rear

and

the

serial

number

on

the

top.

Record

the

serial

number

in

the

space

provided

below.

Refer

to

these

numbers

whenever

you

call

upon

your

Sony

dealer

regarding

this

product.

Model

No.

EV-S350

Serial

No.

Video8

by

Sony

Corporation

To

prevent

fire

or

shock

hazard,

do

not

expose

the

unit

to

rain

or

moisture.

CAUTION

RISK

OF

ELECTRIC

SHOCK

DO

NOT

OPEN

CAUTION.

TO

REDUCE

THE

RISK

OF

ELECTRIC

SHOCK,

DO

NOT

REMOVE

COVER

(OR

BACK)

NO

USER-SERVICEABLE

PARTS

INSIDE

REFER

SERVICING

TO

QUALIFIED

SERVICE

PERSONNEL

This

symbol

is

intended

to

alert

the

user

to

the

presence

of

uninsulated

“dangerous

voltage”

within

the

product’s

enclosure

that

may

be

of

sufficient

magnitude

to

constitute

a

risk

of

electric

shock

to

persons.

This

symbol

is

intended

to

alert

the

user

to

the

presence

of

important

operating

and

maintenance

(servicing)

instructions

in

the

literature

accompanying

the

appliance.

CAUTION:

TO

PREVENT

ELECTRIC

SHOCK,

DO

NOT

USE

THIS

POLARIZED

AC

PLUG

WITH

AN

EXTENSION

CORD,

RECEPTACLE

OR

OTHER

OUTLET

UNLESS

THE

BLADES

CAN

BE

FULLY

INSERTED

TO

PREVENT

BLADE

EXPOSURE.

Caution

Television

programs,

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

program

owner.

INFORMATION

This

equipment

generates

and

uses

radio

frequency

energy

and

if

not

installed

and

used

properly,

that

is,

in

strict

accordance

with

the

manufacturer's

instructions,

may

cause

interference

to

radio

and

television

reception.

It

has

been

type

tested

and

found

to

comply

with

the

limits

for

a

Class

B

computing

device

in

accordance

with

the

specifications

in

Subpart

J

of

Part

15

of

FCC

Rules,

which

are

designed

to

provide

reasonable

protection

against

such

interference

in

a

residential

installation.

However,

there

is

no

guarantee

that

interference

will

not

occur

in

a

particular

installation.

If

this

equipment

does

cause

interference

to

radio

or

tellevision

reception,

which

can

be

determined

by

turning

the

equipment

off

and

on,

the

user

is

encouraged

to

try

to

correct

the

interference

by

one

or

more

of

the

following

measures:

Reorient

the

receiving

antenna

Relocate

the

equipment

with

respect

to

the

receiver

Move

the

equipment

away

from

the

receiver

Plug

the

equipment

into

a

different

outlet

so

that

equipment

and

receiver

are

on

different

branch

circuits.

If

necessary,

the

user

should

consult

the

dealer

or

an

experienced

radio/television

technician

for

additional

suggestions.

The

user

may

find

the

following

booklet

prepared

by

the

Federal

Communications

Commission

helpful:

“How

to

Identify

and

Resolve

Radio-TV

Interference

Problems”.

This

booklet

is

available

from

the

U.S.

Government

Printing

Office,

Washington,

DC

20402,

Stock

No.

004-000-00345-4.

This

apparatus

complies

with

the

Class

B

limits

for

radio

noise

emissions

set

out

in

Radio

Interference

Regulations.

Table

of

Contents

Location

and

function

of

parts

and

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This

unit

uses

8mm

video

format

cassettes.

It

records

in

the

SP

mode

(approximately

1.43cm/

second)

and

the

LP

mode

(approximately

0.72cm/

second)

and

can

play

back

in

the

SP

mode

and

the

LP

mode.

This

unit

is

equipped

with

PCM

(digital

audio)

recording/playback

functions.

Supplied

accessories

e

Remote

Commander

RMT-447

(1)

©

Size

AA

(R6)

batteries

(2)

e

Antenna

cable

with

the

F-connectors

(1)

e

Connecting

cord

(1)

e

Antenna

connector

(1)

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[>]

[A

=

—

fan)

Refer

to

the

pages

indicated

in

@

for

details.

[1]

Tape

transport

buttons

«44

REW

(rewind) button,

[>

PLAY

(playback)

button,

pe

FF

(fast-forward)

button,

m

STOP

button,

11/pKq

PAUSE/STILL

button

Cassette

compartment

POWER

switch

and

indication

[4]

&

EJECT

button

[5]

PHONES

jack

and

LEVEL

control

(stereo

minijack)

Connect

stereo

headphones.

The

volume

can

be

adjusted

with

the

LEVEL

control.

[6]AUDIO

MONITOR

selector

@,

®

During

playback

or

recording,

set

to

the

appropriate

position

to

monitor

the

desired

sound.

PCM:

to

play

back

the

sound

on

the

PCM

track.

When

nothing

is

recorded

on

the

PCM

track,

the

sound

recorded

on

the

standard

track

is

played

back

regardless

of

the

position

of

this

selector.

MIX:

to

play

back

the

sound

on

the

PCM

and

standard

tracks

simultaneously.

STD:

to

play

back

the

sound

on

the

standard

track.

[7]

MIC

(microphone)

jack

®

To

record

from

this

jack,

display

LINE

by

pressing

the

INPUT

SELECT

button.

[8]SP/LP

(recording

mode)

selector

This

selects

the

recording

speed,

SP

or

LP.

The

recording

time

of

any

given

cassette

in

the

LP

mode

is

2

times

that

in

the

SP

mode.

The

playback

speed

is

automatically

set

regardless

of

the

setting

of

this

selector.

[9]INPUT

SELECT

button

@

Press

to

display

the

desired

input

signal

indication

in

the

window.

TUNER:

to

record

TV

programs

SIMUL:

to

record

TV

programs

and

signals

from

the

LINE

IN

AUDIO

jacks.

LINE:

to

record

video/audio

signals

from

the

LINE

IN

1

or

2

VIDEO/AUDIO

jacks

or

to

dub

only

audio

signals

from

LINE

IN

AUDIO

or

MIC

jack.

[10]

SHARPNESS

control

®

Use

to

adjust

the

sharpness

of

the

picture

if

necessary.

Normally

set

the

control

at

the

center

detent

position.

(11}INPUT

LEVEL

control

The

volume

of

the

microphone

and

equipment

connected

to

the

LINE

IN

VIDEO/AUDIO

jacks

can

be

adjusted.

Ae

& &

F

Ss)

&

(12]Display

window

[13]EDIT

button

@,

@

When

editing

a

tape,

press

the

button

so

that

the

EDIT

indication

lights

in

the

display

window.

[14)AUDIO

DUB

button

@

Press

to

record

on

the

PCM

track

of

any

recorded

video

tape.

[15]@

REC

(recording)

switch

Slide

to

the

right

to

start

recording.

[16]

ANT

TV/VTR

button

Press

to

view

the

program

selected

on

the

recorder.

The

VTR

indicator

appears

in

the

display

window

(VTR

mode).

To

view

a

TV

program

while

recording

another,

press

this

button

again.

The

VTR

indicator

disappears.

(TV

mode).

[17]

COUNTER

RESET

button

®

Press

to

reset

the

tape

counter

to

zero.

[18]Pcm

indicator

[19]

Remote

control

detector

[20]

CHANNEL

buttons

[21]

LINE

IN

(input)

2

VIDEO/AUDIO

jacks

(phono

jack)

Location

and

Function

of

Parts

and

Controls

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CLEAR

button

®

Press

to

cancel

a

timer

setting.

[23]

CHECK

button

®

Press

to

check

the

contents

of

the

timer

presettings.

[24]

TIMER

SET

button

@

Press

to

start

the

setting

or

resetting

of

timer

programs.

DATE

buttons

@,

@

[26]

TIMER

REC

ON/OFF

button

@

CHANNEL

buttons

@

[28]

TURN

OFF

time

buttons

@

[29]

TURN

ON

time

buttons

®

convene

eens

Buttons

used

for

presetting

channels

@

AFT

switch

SET

button

TUNING

buttons

ADD

button

ERASE

button

CLOCK

button

®

SLOWISTILL

ADJ

(adjustment)

buttons

@

Adjust

the

still

or

slow-monitor

picture

if

necessary.

X2

SOUND

switch

@

ANT.

(antenna)

SW

selector

@

When

connecting

to

a

TV

with

video/audio

inputs,

set

to

MANUAL.

When

connecting

to

a

TV

without

them,

set

to

AUTO.

[35]

AUTO

STEREO

switch

Usually

set

to

ON.

STD

(standard)

AUDIO

selector

®

LINE

IN

(input)

1

VIDEO/AUDIO

jacks

(phono

jack)

Connect

to

the

video

and

audio

outputs

of

a

TV,

VCR,

CD

player,

etc.

AC

OUTLET

(unswitched)

Supplies

AC

power

to

the

connected

video

or

audio

equipment

with

power

consumption

less

than

400W.

LINE

OUT

(output)

VIDEO/AUDIO

jacks

(phono

jack)

Connect

to

the

video

and

audio

inputs

of

a

TV,

VCR,

amplifier,

etc.

CONTROL

S§

IN

(input)

jack

(minijack)

Connect

to

the

CONTROL

§

output

jack

of

other

Sony

products.

RF

UNIT

channel

select

switch

@

Selects

the

channel

for

the

VCR

program

converted

into

a

VHF

signal

and

output

from

the

VHF/UHF

OUT

connector.

Set

the

switch

to

3CH

or

4CH,

whichever

is

not

active

in

your

area.

[42]

VHF/UHF

IN

(input)

terminal

Connect

the

antenna

cable.

VHF/UHF

OUT

(output)

terminal

Connect

to

the

VHF/UHF

antenna

terminal

of

the

TV.

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Remote

detector

Remote

Commander

RMT-447

The

buttons

on

the

Remote

Commander

with

the

same

name

as

the

ones

on

the

VCR

have

the

same

function.

ANT

TV/VTR

button

[2]

Channel

number

buttons

and

ENTER

button

Press

to

select

directly

the

TV

channel

to

be

viewed

or

recorded.

@

REC

(record)

butttons

To

start

recording,

press

these

buttons

simultaneously.

[4]

18

PAUSE

button

COUNTER

RESET

button

®

[6]

iim

FRAME

(frame-by-frame)

button

x1/10

(slow

speed

playback)

button

®

Press

to

view

slow

speed

playback

picture.

Search

(rewind)

button

@

[9]

Tape

transport

button

[>

(playback)

button,

BP

(fast-forward)

button

<4

(rewind)

button,

0

(stop)

button

POWER

switch

CHANNEL

buttons

TAPE

RETURN

button

@

Press

to

advance

or

rewind

the

tape

to

zero

point.

SKIP

button

@

Press

to

advance

the

tape

rapidly

for

30

seconds.

X2

(double

speed

playback)

button

@

Press

to

view

double

speed

playback

picture.

[15]

X1/5

(slow

speed

playback)

button

®

Press

to

view

slow

speed

playback

picture.

Search

(fast-forward)

button

@

Operable

range

The

shorter

the

distance

between

the

Commander

and

the

VCR,

the

wider

the

angle

within

which

the

Commander

can

be

operated.

10

Battery

Insertion

1

Open

the

lid.

2

Insert

two

size

AA

(R6)

batteries

with

correct

polarity.

3

Close

the

lid.

Battery

life

Under

normal

operation,

batteries

will

last

for

about

6

months.

When

the

batteries

are

exhausted,

the

remote

function

will

not

be

operated

when

the

buttons

on

the

Commander

are

pressed.

Replace

all

the

batteries

with

new

ones.

If

the

Commander

is

not

to

be

used

for

a

long

period

of

time

Remove

the

batteries

to

avoid

possible

damage

from

battery

leakage.

Video

BP

-60

To

Prevent

Accidental

Erasure

[5]

Slide

out

the

tab

on

the

cassette

so

that

the

red

appears.

To

re-record

on

the

cassette,

slide

the

tab

back.

Tape

Speed

The

LP

mode

is

twice

as

long

as

the

SP

mode.

For

better

picture,

recording

in

the

SP

mode

is

recommended.

During

playback,

the

mode

in

which

the

tape

was

recorded

is

selected

automatically.

Tape

speed

Cassette

used

SP

LP

P6-15

15

min.

30

min.

P6-30

30

min.

1h.

P6-60

1h.

2h.

P6-90

1h.

30

min.

3

h.

P6-120

2h.

4h.

Notes

¢

Always

insert

a

cassette

in

the

correct

direction.

¢

Never

insert

anything

in

the

small

holes

on

the

rear

of

the

cassette.

¢

Store

cassettes

in

their

cases

and

keep

them

in

an

upright

position

to

prevent

intrusion

of

dust

and

uneven

winding.

¢

To

record

from

the

beginning

of

the

tape,

run

the

video

camera

recorder

for

about

15

seconds

at

the

beginning

of

a

cassette

before

recording.

It

will

avoid

missing

the

starting

point

during

playback

on

a

video

cassette

recorder.

«

When

the

VCR

is

not

in

use,

remove

the

cassette.

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Playback

a

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Set

the

AUDIO

MONITOR

selector

to

PCM.

Insert

the

cassette.

Turn

on

the

TV

and

select

the

channel

for

the

VCR

or

select

the

input

for

the

VCR.

PCM

MIX

STD

AUDIO

MONITOR

Press

the

[>

PLAY

button.

Playback

will

begin

and

when

the

ANT.

SW

selector

is

set

to

AUTO,

the

VTR

indication

in

the

display

window

will

light.

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To

stop

playback,

press

the

(1

STOP

button.

To

advance

the

tape

rapidly,

press

the

Be

FF

button.

To

rewind

the

tape,

press

the

<q

REW

button.

When

the

tape

reaches

the

end

during

playback,

it

will

be

automatically

rewound.

Auto

play

—

To

play

back

a

tape

from

the

beginning

of

the

tape

after

rewinding

While

pressing

the

<4

REW

button

depressed,

press

the

[>

PLAY

button.

The

AUTO

indication

will

be

displayed.

When

the

TV

without

the

video

input

jack

is

used,

the

playback

picture

does

not

appear

on

the

TV.

e

Set

the

ANT.

SW

selector

in

e

Press

the

TV/VTR

button

on

When

a

blank

tape

is

played

back

The

picture

does

not

appear

and

the

tape

counter

does

not

function.

the

tuning

compartment

to

AUTO.

the

VCR

or

Remote

Commander

so

that

the

VTR

indication

is

displayed.

Picture

Adjustment

[C-4]

Turn

the

SHARPNESS

control

toward

SOFT

or

SHARP.

13

C-6

14

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PCM

MIX

STD

AUDIO

MONITOR

To

Select

the

Monitor

Sound

Enlarged

tape

©

Standard

track

@®

PCM

track

Kind

of

the

tape

Track

to

be

played

back

Position

of

the

AUDIO

MONITOR

selector

C-6

Stereo

PCM PCM

FM

simulcast

PCM

Multichannel

PCM

and/or

To

monitor

MAIN:

PCM

TV

sound

standard

To

monitor

SAP:

STD

broadcasts

To

monitor

both:

MIX

Audio

dubbed

PCM

and

MIX

standard

Tapes

recorded

|

Standard

PCM

on

VCR

(The

sound

recorded

without

PCM

on

the

standard

track

function

is

selected

automatically.)

If

the

sound

is

not

heard

or

heard

only

intermittently

When

a

tape

which

has

been

recorded

on

a

video

camera

recorder

or

a

video

cassette

recorder

without

the

PCM

function

is

played

back

on

this

unit,

set

the

AUDIO

MONITOR

selector

on

this

unit

to

STD.

(Although

the

AUDIO

MONITOR

selector

is

set

to

STD,

the

PCM

indication

may

occasionally

light.)

When

the

TV/monitor

without

the

video/audio

input

jacks

is

connected

To

monitor

the

stereo

sound,

connect

the

stereo

equipment

to

this

unit.

x2

SOUND

Various

Playback

Modes

Use

the

Remote

Commander

for

the

following

operations.

To

obtain

a

still

picture

Press

the

§1/@g

PAUSE/STILL

button

during

playback.

The

["]

mark

will

be

displayed

in

the

display

window.

To

resume

normal

playback,

press

the

[>

PLAY

button

or

press

the

1f/pq

PAUSE/STILL

button

again.

When

the

pause

mode

lasts

for

more

than

approximately

7

minutes,

it

will

be

automatically

released

and

the

unit

will

be

set

back

in

the

playback

mode.

To

advance

the

tape

rapidly

for

30

seconds

Press

the

SKIP

button

during

playback.

To

advance

the

tape

rapidly

for

1

minute,

press

the

SKIP

button

twice.

To

resume

normal

playback,

press

the

[>

PLAY

button.

After

advancing

the

tape

for

30

seconds

or

1

minute,

the

tape

is

played

back

automatically.

To

view

the

picture

at

high

speed

Locked

picture

search

Press

the

SEARCH

6&4)

or

©

button

during

playback

or

in

still

picture

mode.

To

resume

normal

playback,

press

the

[>

PLAY

button.

Picture

search

Keep

pressing

the

<q

REW

or

p®

FF

button

during

playback

or

in

still

picture

mode.

Release

the

button

for

normal

playback.

Double

speed

playback

[C-7

Press

the

X2

button

during

playback

or

in

still

picture

mode.

To

monitor

the

double

speed

sound,

set

the

X2

SOUND

switch

on

the

VCR

to

ON.

If

the

sound

is

heard

intermittently

or

disturbed,

set

it

to

OFF

and

the

sound

will

be

muted.

To

resume

normal

playback,

pess

the

[>

PLAY

button.

Slow

speed

playback

Press

the

x1/10

button

or

x1/5

button

during

playback

or

in

still

picture

mode.

To

resume

normal

playback,

press

the

[>

PLAY

button.

Frame-by-frame

Playback

Press

the

#{®

FRAME

button

in

still

picture

mode.

To

resume

normal

playback,

press

the

[>

PLAY

button.

15

C-8

16

SLOW/STILL

ADJ

To

view

the

picture

in

fast-forward

or

rewind

mode

Press

the

pw

FF

button

in

fast-forward

mode

or

press

the

<q

REW

button

in

rewind

mode.

The

picture

is

displayed

while

the

button

is

kept

pressed.

Release

the

button

to

resume

normal

fast-forward

or

rewind

mode.

To

adjust

the

still

or

double

speed

playback

picture

If

the

still

or

double

speed

playback

picture

appears

shake,

press

the

SLOW/STILL

ADJ

buttons

on

the

VCR

until

the

picture

stabilizes.

To

adjust

the

slow

speed

playback

picture

‘(e8]

If

streaks

appear

in

slow

mode,

press

the

SLOW/STILL

ADJ

buttons

on

the

VCR.

Notes

¢

Streaks

will

appear

and

the

sound

will

be

muted

in

the

high-

speed

playback

mode.

*

When

a

tape

recorded

in

SP

mode

is

played

back

in

still

picture

mode

or

picture

search

mode,

the

picture

may

appear

in

black

and

white

or

shake

depending

on

the

TV

being

used.

¢

When

a

tape

is

recorded

in

SP

mode,

streaks

will

be

wider

than

those

of

the

LP-recorded

tape.

C-9

COUNTER

RESET

Use

of

the

Tape

Counter

Use

the

button

on

the

VCR

or

Remote

Commander.

Press

the

COUNTER

RESET

button

at

the

beginning

of

the

tape

so

that

the

counter

shows

‘‘OH00m00s”.

By

noting

the

counter

reading

at

a

particular

point,

you

can

easily

find

that

point

later

by

referring

to

the

tape

counter.

To

rewind

the

tape

to

a

particular

point

(auto

play)

1

During

playback

or

recording,

press

the

COUNTER

RESET

button

at

the

point

to

be

located

later.

The

counter

is

reset

to

‘“OHOOm00s’”’.

2

When

playback

or

recording

is

finished,

press

the

O

STOP

button

to

stop

the

tape.

Press

the

TAPE

RETURN

and

[>

PLAY

buttons.

The

AUTO

indication

will

be

displayed.

The

tape

is

rewound

or

advanced

to

the

approximate

“QOHOOm00s”

point

and

played

back

automatically.

Notes

e

When

only

the

TAPE

RETURN

button

is

pressed,

the

tape

will

stop

at

the

approximate

“OHOOM00s”

point

(tape

return).

¢

The

TAPE

RETURN

functions

only

when

the

counter

reading

is

beyond

+1

minutes.

¢

The

counter

reading

and

the

point

of

the

tape

may

not

correspond

exactly.

Use

the

counter

as

a

guide.

¢

The

counter

does

not

operate

for

a

blank,

unrecorded

portion

of

a

tape.

¢

There

will

be

a

time

lag

of

several

seconds

on

the

counter

reading

after

repeated

fast-forward

and

rewind

operations.

¢

There

will

be

also

a

time

lag

of

several

seconds

when

the

tape

recorded

in

LP

and

SP

modes

mixed

or

the

tape

having

a

blank

portion

between

the

recorded

portions

is

played

back.

17

Recording

[D-1

Operation

Before

recording

¢

Turn

on

the

TV

and

select

the

channel

for

the

VCR

or

select

the

input

for

the

VCR*.

e

Press

the

INPUT

SELECT

button

so

that

the

TUNER

indication

appears.

*

Set

the

AUTO

STEREO

switch

to

ON.

*

If

your

TV/monitor

is

equipped

with

video/audio

inputs,

select

the

correct

input

on

your

TV/monitor.

INPUT

SELECT

Insert

a

cassette.

AUTO

STEREO

ON

OFF

Select

either

SP

or

LP

recording

mode

with

the

SP/LP

selector.

Press

the

TV/VTR

button.

The

VTR

indication

will

be

displayed.

Select

the

channel

to

be

recorded.

f&

©

ND

—

5

Start

recording

by

pressing

the

@

REC

buttons.

To

stop

recording

Press

the

[1

STOP

button.

To

stop

recording

for

a

moment

Press

the

1/@

PAUSE/STILL

button.

The

TV

program

can

still

be

seen

on

the

TV,

but

the

picture

is

not

recorded.

To

resume

recording,

press

the

1B/Bg@

PAUSE/STILL

button

again.

To

protect

the

video

heads

and

the

tape,

the

pause

mode

will

be

automatically

released

after

about

7

minutes

and

recording

will

stop.

Smooth

recordings

can

be

made

by

using

the

I1/i@

PAUSE/STILL

button.

See

page

20.

When

the

recording

is

made

to

the

end

of

the

tape,

the

tape

will

be

automatically

rewound

to

the

beginning

and

the

unit

will

enter

the

stop

mode.

The

power

remains

on.

If

the

tape

is

ejected

when

the

@

REC

buttons

are

pressed

The

tab

on

the

cassette

is

slid

out.

Slide

the

tab

in

or

use

a

new

cassette.

To

View

One

TV

Program

While

Recording

Another

Press

the

TV/VTR

button

so

that

the

VTR

indication

disappears.

Select

the

channel

you

want

to

view

on

the

TV.

If

your

TV

is

equipped

wih

a

TV/VTR

input

selector,

simply

set

the

selector

to

TV

and

select

the

desired

channel

on

the

TV.

18

During

recording...

AS

When

recording

SAP

broadcasts

The

STEREO

indication

will

be

displayed

in

the

display

Y

window.

LPL

IEP

LIGIER

1

Choose

the

sound

to

be

recorded

on

the

standard

©

track

by

using

the

STD

AUDIO

selector.

If

you

choose

SAP,

the

SAP

indication

willl

appear

in

the

display

window.

2

Choose

the

sound

to

be

monitored

by

the

AUDIO

MONITOR

selector.

PCM:

to

monitor

the

main

sound

(in

stereo

or

monaural)

STD:

to

monitor

the

sound

selected

by

the

STD

AUDIO

selector.

MIX:

to

monitor

both

of

the

above

sounds.

Note

If

the

SAP

mode

is

selected

and

there

is

no

SAP

broadcast,

no

sound

will

be

heard

from

the

speakers

and

no

sound

is

recorded

on

the

standard

track.

Therefore,

when

you

play

back

this

tape

on

an

8mm

VCR

without

a

PCM

function,

no

sound

will

be

heard.

The

SAP

broadcast

is

always

transmitted

with

the

MAIN

broadcast.

Recording

is

made

as

follows:

©

Standard

track

Video/audio

signals

of

the

TV

program

and

the

main

or

SAP

sound

of

a

SAP

program

are

recorded

here.

Recorded

sounds

are

monaural.

©

PCM

track

Audio

signals

from

the

connected

equipment

or

from

TV

are

recorded

in

digital

PCM

sound.

Sound

can

either

be

in

monaural

(when

sounds

for

left

and

right

channel

are

the

same)

or

in

stereo

(each

sound

for

left

and

right

channels).

Only

the

main

sound

signal

will

be

recorded.

If

the

received

stereo

signals

are

noisy

Set

the

AUTO

STEREO

switch

to

OFF.

The

sound

will

be

monaural.

19

Recording

TV

Program

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INPUT

SELECT

20

For

Smooth

Recording

should

always

be

started

from

the

recording

pause

mode

for

smooth

transitions

between

scenes.

Proceed

as

follows

if

the

recording

was

stopped

or

if

you

want

to

record

on

a

pre-recorded

tape

from

a

desired

point.

1

Play

back

the

tape

and

locate

the

point

for

recording

while

watching

the

picture.

2

Press

the

§1/mKg

PAUSE/STILL

button

to

stop

the

tape

where

you

wish

to

start

recording.

3

Press

the

@

REC

buttons.

The

recorder

will

enter

the

recording

pause

mode.

4

Press

the

#1/pwq

PAUSE/STILL

button

at

the

desired

point

to

release

the

pause

mode.

Recording

starts.

To

Record

a

TV

Program

While

Recording

an

FM

Broadcast

at

the

Same

Time

[D-3)

Sometimes

a

TV

station

and

an

FM

radio

station

will

broadcast

a

program

simultaneously

so

that

you

can

record

a

TV

program

in

high-fidelity

stereo.

The

TV

program

(video

and

monaural

audio)

is

recorded

normally

on

the

standard

track

and

the

stereo

audio

portion

is

recorded

on

the

PCM

track

from

your

FM

tuner.

For

details

on

connection,

see

page

40.

Operate

as

described

in

“Recording

TV

programs”

on

page

18

except

the

following

points:

1

Press

the

INPUT

SELECT

button

so

that

the

SIMUL

indication

appears

in

the

display

window.

2

Select

the

channel

both

on

the

VCR

and

the

FM

tuner.

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