Sony Pcm-f1 User manual

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

Before operating the unit, please read

this

manual thoroughl

y.

This manu

al

should be retained for future reference.

TABLE

OF

CONTENTS

Owner'srecord

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Power sources

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For o

ut

door

use- using the rechargeable b

attery

pack

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For Indooruse·- using the ac power adaptor

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F

or

use In a

car-us

ing

the

car

batte

ry

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System connections

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Connection notes

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Connection with the Sony

SL

-2000 video cassette

recorder(for outd

oor

live recording)

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Connection with a video cassette recorder

other

than

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L

ocation

and fu

nction

of

contro

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Preparation

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Recording ...

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Recording level

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Record muting

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Playback

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Ad

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How

to

use the MUTING

sw

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Di

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tape copy .

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Time

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Moreabout system

connec

tions

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System connec

tion

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fo

r recording using

thr

ee

or

more

microphones

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Connection

with

the Sony SL-2000 video cassette

recorder

for

indoor

use

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Connection with the Sony S

L-

2000 recorder and

theSonyTT-2000

tuner

timer

unit

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Using one video casse

tt

e recorder

for

PCM

recording and

playback and

for

recording and playing back TV

programs

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Attaching

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Technical

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Basictermi

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System and c

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ti

on

OWNER'S RECORD

The model and serial n

umb

ers are

loca

ted on

the

bottom.

Record

the

serial

number

in

the

space provided bel

ow

. Refer

to

these

numbers whenever you

ca

ll upon your Sony dealer regarding

this

product.

Model No. PCM·F1 Serial No.

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WARNING

To prevent fire

or

shock

hazard,

do

not

ex-

pose

the

unit

to

rain

or

moisture.

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

l

imits

for

a Class B com-

puting

device in accordance

with

the

specifi-

cations

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

i

nsta

llation

.

If

this

equipment

does cause interference

to

radio

or

televi-

sion 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

-re

locate

this

equipment

with

respect

to

the receiver

-move

this

equipment away from

the

re-

ceiver

-plug

this

equipment

into

a

different

outlet

so

that

equipment

and receiver are on dif-

ferent 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

Commis-

sion helpful:

2

"How

to

Ide

ntify

and Resolve Radio

-T

V In-

terference Problems".

This

book

let is available from

the

U.S.

Government Printing Office, Washington,

DC

20402,

Stock

No. 004-000

-0

0345

-4.

To avoid

electrica

l shock,

do

not open

the

cabinet. Refer servicing

to

qualified

person-

nel only.

FEATURES

In conventional analog recording systems,

the

quali

ty

of

sound

reproduction depen

ds

up

on

the

properties

of

magnetic

tape and

heads, so

th

at it is virtually

impossib

le to bypass

the

inherent

limitations

of

conve

nti

ona

l analog recording,

including

i

ts

limited

dynamic

range and frequency re

sponse

, and

its

associated

distor-

tion

.

The Pulse Code Modulation

(PC

M)

system

points

the

way

to

a new

era

in sound repr

oduct

ion. It can

offer

performance and fideli

ty

far

superior

to

any

analog

system.

In the PCM system,

sound

levels are converted

to

a series

of

binary

codes. This

informat

ion is recorded as

digi

tal

pu

lses

of

equal

amp

li

tude

. In playback, all

that

has

to

be done is

to

disc

rim

inate

between

the

presence and absence

of

a pulse. The quali

ty

of

recording and

playbac

k is

thus

not dependent

on

the

charac

teris-

tics

of

ta

pe and heads.

The PCM-F1 is

the

newest

add

i

tion

to

Sony's line

of

PCM

digital

audio

processors

fo

r

consumer

appli

cations

.

With

the PCM

-F1

, hi-fi

sound

reproducti

on

wi

th

wide

dynamic

range, minimal

distortion

,

low

wow

and f

lutt

er (lower t

ha

n the measurable limit

),

and flat fre-

quency

response is achieved. Listening to

the

reproduction

of

your

PCM-F1 is

just

like being in

the

concert

ha

l

l.

Compact,

lightweight

PCM

digital

audio

processor

In conventional di

gital

audio processors, several hundreds

of

ICs

are employed in

digital

processing circuitry, w

hich

makes it dif-

f

icult

to

make

the

unit

compact

and lightwe

ight.

The three new LSis

for

digital

processing developed especially

for

digital

audio

processor

use have

successfu

lly made the PCM-F1

compact

and

li

ghtweight.

The A/D (analog-

to

-digi

ta

l) and D/A

(digital-to-analog) converters, which are newly developed mono-

lithic

ICs, are especially

adaptable

to

mass production.Thisresults

in

the

production

of

a PCM

digital

audio processor

that

is more

af

-

fordable

to

a greater proportion

of

audio-philes.

Resolution

selector

for

recording

and

playback

with

wider

dynamic

range and

less

distortion

The PCM-

F1

was developed in accordance with the technical spec-

ifications

of

the

Electronic Industries Association

of

Japan (EIAJ),

which has adopted

the

14-bit linear

quantization

format. In addi-

tion,

the

unit

has

the

capabi

li

ty

of

recording and playing back in ac-

cordance

with

the

16-bit l

inear

quan

tiz

ation

fo

rmat with wider

dynamic

range and less

distortion

than

the

14-

bit

format. The 14-bit

and 16-bit

formats

can

be selected wi

th

the

RES

(resolution) selec-

tor

.

Three different power sources

The

un

it can be operated on three

different

power sources: house

current

us

ing

the

supplied ac poweradaptor,

optional

rechargeable

battery

pack, and 12 V

car

battery

using an

optional

car

battery

cord. When

this

compact,

lightweight

PCM-F1 is combined

with

the

Sony

SL

-2000

por

table

video cassette recorder,

you

can make a live

field recording

with

wide

dynamic

range, minimal di

sto

rtion, and

flat frequency response.

Stab

le power supply

Two de-to-de

co

nver

te

rs in

corpora

ted in

the

unit

-o

ne (±5

V)

for

the

di

gita

l

circ

ui

try

and

the

other

(±

15

V)

for

t

he

analog

circui

t

ry-

assure

stab

le power suppl

y.

Easy tracking adjustment

of

video heads

Correct

track

ing

adjustment

of

the

video hea

ds

can be easily per-

formed by observing a meter.

Muti

ng

switch for continuous sound reproduction

Wi

th the MUTING

switch

set

to

OFF,

the

reproduced sound is

not

cut

off

even

if

many

dropouts

occur,

or

if

the

tap

_e is

not

being

transported

at

the

proper

playback

speed.

Reco

rd

muting function a

llows

you

to

easily insert a blank space

between sel

ections

.

Multi-generati

on

digital-to-digital tape

co

py can be performed

with

absolutely

no

deteri

ora

ti

on in signal

qual

ity.

With the highly perfected error detection and correction circuits

in-

corporated,

the

reproduced sound

quali

ty

is

not

affected

by

dropout

errors.

You can choose either of two ways to have the peak level indicated

on the LED peak p

ro

gr

am

meters.

Microphone head

am

plifiers are incorporated f

or

recor

di

ng

directly

from microphones and provide excellent

sound

qualit

y.

PRECAUTIONS

On safety

• Operate t

he

unit

only

on 12 V de.

For

ac operation, use

only

the ac

power

adaptor

supplied

with

the

unit.

Do

not

use any

other

ac power

adaptor

. Operate

the

supplied

ac power

ada

ptor

only

on

120 V ac,

60

Hz.

For

car

battery

operation, use

only

the

car

battery

cord recom-

mended

for

this

uni

t.

Do

not

use any

other

car

battery

cord.

• Sh

ould

any

liquid

or

solid

object

fall

into

the

cabinet

of

t

he

unit

or

the

ac power adaptor, unplug the

units

and have them checked

by

quali

f

ie

d

per

sonnel

before

operating

them

any

further.

•

Unplug

the

ac power adap

to

r from

the

wall

outlet

if it

is not

to

be

used

for

an extended period

of

time. To di

sconnect

the

cord, pull

it

out

by grasping the plug. Never pull the cord

itself

.

On installation

•

Do

not

ins

tall

the

un

it and

the

ac power

adaptor

in a

location

near

heat

sources such as radiators

or

air

ducts, or in a place subject

to

direct

sunlight,

excessive dust, mec

ha

nical

vibration

or shock.

• Good air cir

culation

is essential

to

prevent internal heat build-up

in

the

unit

and

the

ac poweradaptor. Place these

units

in a location

with

adequate

air

circu

lation. Do

not

place

the

ac power

adaptor

on

a

soft

surface,

such

as a rug,

tha

t would

block

the

ventilation

slots

on

the

bottom.

• Do not place

anything

on

to

p

of

the

cabinets. The

top

ventilation

slots

of

the

ac

power

adaptor

must

be u

nobs

t

ructed

for

proper

operation

of

the

unit

and

to

prol

ong

the

life

of

i

ts

components.

On operati

on

• Before

makin

g

connections,

be sure

to

turn

off

eac

h

component.

• The muting

circuitry

of

the

unit may activate

if

a vacuum cleaner,

electric

shaver, transceiver

or

similar device

causes

in

terfe

re

nce.

• When

the

unit is not being used,

turn

the power

off

to

conserve

energy and

to

extend

the

life of your unit.

On cleaning

Clean the cabinet, panel and

controls

with

a

soft

cl

oth

li

ghtly

moistened

with

mild detergent so

lut

ion. Do not use any type

of

abrasive pad, scouring powder or solvent such as al

cohol

or ben-

zine.

On repacking

Do

not

th

row away

the

car

ton

and

the

packing

mater

ia

l.

It makes an

ideal

container

to

transport

the unit. When shipping

the

unit

for

repair

work

or

to

another

location, repack it as ill

ustrated

on

the

carton

box.

For the customers in the USA

For de

ta

iled

safety

precau

tions

, see

the

leaflet " IMPORTANT

SAFEGUARDS

".

If you have any

questions

or probl

ems

concerning

your

unit

, please

contact

your

nearest Sony dealer.

3

POWER SOURCES

The unit can be operated on any one

of

the

following

power sources:

-AC

power supply using

the

AC-700 ac power

adaptor

(supplied)

-So

ny

NP-1

rechargeable

battery

pack

(optional)

-12

V

car

battery

using the Sony DCC-2400B car

battery

cord (optional)

FOR OUTDOOR

USE-USING

THE RECHARGEABLE BATTERY PACK

Press

to

remove

the battery pack.

Insert

the

Sony

NP-1

rechargeable battery

pack

(optional

).

e

-o

Before

operating

the

unit,

be sure

to

recharge

the

battery

pack.

Recharging

the

battery

pack

2 Depress to turn the

power on.

Important

points

to

remember

• Be sure

to

prepare spare

battery

packs, since you

may

make

recordings f

or

a lo

nger

time than you

inte

nded. A

fully

-

cha

rged

battery

pack powers the u

nit

for

about

an

hour

.

• If an external

powe

r

source

is

connected

to

this

un

it with the

battery

pack

insta

lled in

the

unit,

the

external power

source

has

priori

ty

over

the

battery

pack, and

the

battery

pack

will be

disc

onnected.

e lf

the

POWER

sw

i

tch

of

th

is unit is pressed while

the

battery

pack is being charged, the charging•will

stop

and

the

unit will be

turned on.

to

a

wa

ll outlet

The built-in

indicator

will

light

up. J Turn the power o

ff

.

The

illum

inated

indicato

rs

will

go

off

.

The

BATIERY

CHARGE

Indicator

illuminates

during

charging.

Insert the battery

pa

ck

.

4 Press

the

BATIERY CHARGE

button.

The BATIERY CHARGE

indicator

will

l

ight

up and charging

will

begin.

The charging

time

is

about

1

hour

at

normal temperatures.

When

the

battery

pack is fully charged,

the

charging

will

stop

automat

ica

lly and

the

BATTERY CHARGE

indicator

will go

off.

Battery

l

ife

At normal temperatures, a

fully

-charged

battery

provides 1

hour

of

continuous

operati

on

of

the

unit.

4

To

check

the

battery

pack

condition

Turn on

the

unit, keep

the

BATT CHECK bu

tto

n depressed and

observe

the

upper LED meter.

Good

battery

condition

Recharge the battery

pack

or

replace

with

a fully-charged

one

.

If t

he

LED bel

ow

"

E"

il

luminates,

the

u

nit

w

ill

be

automatica

l

ly

The battery

pa

ck

is

turned

off

in several

BAIT

CHECK

fu

ll

y charged.

minutes

. eel

BATT

CHECK

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FOR INDOOR

USE-USING

THE

AC

POWER ADAPTOR

AC power ada

pto

r AC-700 (supplied)

FOR

USE

IN A

CAR-USING

THE CAR BATTERY CORD

Turn

off

t

he

ac

power

adaptor

when

connect

in

g

or

disconnecting

the

plug.

~~

Align

the

guide pin

with

t

he

upper

slo

t,

then insert

the

pl

ug

f

ir

mly

.

f}

to a

wall

outle

t

to a cigarette light

er

soc

ket

In

sert

the

plug f

irmly

,

aligning

the

guide

with

the

upper slot.

For details, refer

to

the

instruction

manual

of

the

car

battery

cord.

This

unit

has

a relati

ve

ly high

power

consumption

for

a

portable

unit.

Be c

areful

that

the

car

battery

does

not

become

completely

discharged

.

5

SYSTEM CONNECTIONS

CONNECTION NOTES

• Turn

off

the amplifier

bef

ore

ma

king

connect

ions.

• The supplied connecting cords with red and wh

ite

plugs

are

for audio si

gna

l

s,

and those with yell

ow

plugs are

for

video

signals.

• Be sure

to

co

n

nect

the red pl

ug

of

th

e supplied audio connect-

ing cord

to

the ri

ght

-

cha

nnel

[R

] j

ack

and the whi

te

plug

to

the

l

eft

-channel [L]

jac

k.

• To conn

ect

the

unit with the Sony S

L-

2000 video cassette

recorder, use

the

supplied VMC-110C video conn

ect

ing cord. To

connect

the

unit w

it

h a video cassette recorder other

than

the

S

L-

2000, use

the

supplied VMC-1S video

co

nnecting cords with

phono plugs.

The

yellow

plugs of

th

e VMC

-1

1

0C

are labelled

to

indicate

the

si

gna

l fl

ow

. The plug labelled VI

DEO

IN should be connected

to

the VIDEO OUT jack of this unit and the one labelled VI

DEO

O

UT

to the VIDEO IN

jack

.

to

the

accessory to VID

EO

OU

T

connecto

r of the of this unit -

vid

eo

cassett

e recor

de

r

VMC-110C (

supp

lie

d)

to

VIDEO IN of th

is

un

it

CONNECTION WITH THE SONY SL-2000 VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER (FOR OUTDOOR LIVE RECORDING)

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adphones

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Marked

"V

IDEO I

N"

For indoor use with

the

Sony SL-2000 recorder and additional audio

components, refer to "Connection with

the

Sony SL-2000 video

cassette recorder for indoor

use"

on page 19.

6

f

or

right

channel for left

channel

Video conne

ct

ing c

or

d VMC

-110

C (su

pp

lied)

• The cable connectors should be fully inserted

into

the

jacks

.

A loose connection may cause hum and noise.

• Keep the connecting cords away from the power cords

or

speaker

cords

to

avoid hum

pick

-up, and maintain a moderate

separation between the connecting cords and any

ante

nna lead-

in

to

avoid

possib

le'noise

pick

-up. Keep the cables as short as

practical.

• For detailed infor

matio

n about

connections

of

the video

cassette recorder and amplifier, refer

to

the

instr

u

ction

manual

supplied

with

each unit.

• We recommend using the Sony S

L-

2000 portable video

cassette recorder

or

any

ot

her Sony video cassette recorder.

CONNECTION WITH A VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER OTHER THAN THE SL-2000

Audio connecting cords

RK-112 (supplied) Video

connecting

cords

VMC-18 (supplied)

Video cassette recorder

to a wall

outlet

to

a wall

outlet

PCM recordi

ng

switch:

PCM (left position)

Amplifier

TAPE RECORDER 1

7

LOCATION AND FUNCTION OF CONTROLS

Before plugging in

or

attempt

ing

to

opera

te

the

un

it

, we sugg

est

that

you fami

lia

rize yourself wi

th

all

its

switc

hes and

cont

rols.

Each

number

in

the

photo

is keyed

to

the

descriptive

text.

FRONT PANEL

LED

peak

program

meters

COPY PROHI

BIT

ING

ind

icator

EMPHAS

IS

i

ndicat

or

0 POWER switch

MUTE (muting)

indicator

HEADPHONES

ATI

(attenuation)

con

trol

POWER

switch

Press

to

turn on

the

power. The L

ED

peak program meters will il-

luminate. To

turn

the

power

off,

press

the

switch

again.

f)

HEADPHONES ATT (attenuation) control

This

control

adjusts

the

volume

at

the headphones.

At

the

"0"

posi-

tion,

the

rated

output

is

obtained.

When

this

control

is set

to

the

"6

"

position,

the

level is reduced

by

6 dB, and by

sett

ing

it

to

"

12",

"18"

or

"24",

the

level

is

reduced by

that

amount

of

decibe

ls from

the

rated

output

ob

tained at t

he

"0"

position.

0 HEADPHONES jack (stereo phone jack)

Headphones

may

be inserted either

to

monitor

the

i

nput

signals

to

be recorded

or

to

listen

to

a recording in t

he

playback

mode.

0 MUTE

(m

uti

ng)

indicator

If

th

e video

cassette

recorder is not

tra

nspor

ting

tape at

the

proper

playback

speed (for example, when

the

tape

first

begins

to

move),

or

if

many

dropouts

occur,

this

in

dicator

will

li

ght

up. When

the

in-

dicator

l

ights

up

with

the

MUTING

switch

set

to ON,

the

muting

ci

r-

cu

it

will activate.

0 EMPHASIS indicator

When recording and

playback

are made

with

this

unit,

the

em-

phasis

circuit

incorporated in

the

unit

act

ivates

dur

i

ng

recording

(pre-emphasis) and

playback

(de-emphasis) and

the

EMPHASIS in-

dicator

illuminates.

When a

ta

pe recorded

without

pre-emphasis with a PCM dig

ital

audio

processor

other

than

th

is

un

it is played

back

with

th

is unit,

the

EMPHASIS

indicator

will

not

il

lum

inate

.

8

()COPY

PROHIBITING indicator

When a

tape

wit

h a tape

copy

proh

ib

i

ting

code is played bac

k,

this

ind

icator

will lig

ht

up

to

show

that a

digita

l tape

copy

cannot

be

made.

8TRACKING

indicator

When you press

the

METER selector,

the

lower LED peak pr

ogram

meter

will be changed

to

a

tracking

meter, and

the

TRACKI

NG

in-

dicator

wiII l

ig

ht up.

0

LED

pe

ak program mete

rs

These

meters

show

t

he

peak in

put

level of each channel during

recording, and

the

recorded level during playback. They

fo

l

low

the

transient

peaks of high-level

inp

uts

that

are too

brief

to

be followed

by

conventional VU meters so

that

the optimum record

ing

level can

be

accurately

set. For easy reading,

the

meters hold

th

e

highest

peak

whi

le

ind

icating

the

varying levels lower than

the

peak.

While

the

BATT CHECK

button

is kept depressed, the upper meter

for

the

left

(L)

channel

shows

the

battery

pack

condition.

When

the

METER

selecto

r is pressed, the

lower

meter for the

right

(R)

chan

ne

l

shows

the

tracking

condit

ion

of

th

e video

cassette

recorder.

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C (recording) LEVEL

contro

ls

These

cont

rols adjust the recording level. The l

eft

knob is

for

the

left

channel and the

right

knob for

the

ri

ght

channel.

0

REC

MUTE (record

muting)

bu

tt

on

and

indicator

Keep this button depressed

to

eliminate

unwanted material and

to

insert a bl

ank

space

du

ring recording. While

the

button

Is kept

depressed, the

REC

MUTE i

ndica

t

or

will illuminate.

See "Record

muting"

on

page

13.

CD

METER selector

Pr

ess

to

turn

the

L

ED

peak program meters

into

a

track

ing meter.

Each

time

the sel

ector

is pressed,

th

e func

tion

of

the meter will

chang

e.

$M

UTING

switch

Normally set t

hi

s

switch

to

ON.

If the video casse

tt

e recorder is

not

transport

ing tape at

the

proper

playback speed,

or

if

many

dropouts

occ

ur

due

to

the

mi

strack

ing

of

the video heads

of

the video cassette recorder,

or

due

to

scratc

h·

es and

dusts

on the

magnetic

tape, the mu

ti

ng

circuit

will

activate

and the reproduced sound

will

be

cut

off.

If

yo

u

do

not

want

the reproduced sound

to

be

cut

off

bythe m

uti

ng

circuit,

set

the switch to OFF.

See

"How

to

use the

MU

TING sw

it

ch"

on

page 14.

0 PEAK HOLD RESET

buttons

You can choose

ei

th

er of

tw

o ways

to

have the peaklevel indicated:

When the AUTO

butto

n is pressed, successive peaks are held for

about

1.

7 seconds, exce

pt

when a

high

er peak

occurs

before 1.7

seconds have passed, in

wh

ich case

th

at peak

is

immediately in·

dicated. When the power is first turned on,

th

e AUTO peak indica·

lion

mode will a

ut

oma

ti

ca

lly

operate.

REC

MUTE (record muting) button and Indicator

When the MANUAL

button

is pressed, the peak level will be held

on

the

scale

until

a

hi

gher

peak occurs, and

that

peak

will

be held. To

reset the peak held on

th

e meter,

just

press

th

is bu

tt

on. You

will

find

th

is method

of

i

ndicating

th

e peak

input

useful when you

want

to

know the

highest

peak

of

a tape

or

disc

,

or

when you

want

to

know

both the

highest

peak as well as

the

intermi

ttent

input levels

during live record

in

g.

G)

COPY

(digita

l

tape

copy)

switch

Se

t

this

switc

h

to

ON

fo

r digi

ta

l-to-di

gital

tape

copy, with absolute·

ly

no

deterioration in

signal

quality

,

us

ing a pair

of

video cassette

reco

rd

ers and the COPY O

UT

jack

at the rear.

Be sure

to

set

th

is

switch

to

OFF except

during

digita

l

tape

copy

.

With

this

sw

itch set

at

the ON position, no signal is

obta

ined at

th

e

VIDEO OUT jack.

See

"D

IGITAL TAPE COPY" on page

15

.

G)

INPUT sel

ector

LINE:

to

record

th

r

ough

the

LI

NE IN

jacks

at

the rear.

MIC:

to

r

ecor

d

through

the

MIC jacks.

0BATT

(battery) CHECK

button

While

th

is

button

is kept depressed, the upper meter

shows

the bat·

tery

pack

condit

ion.

CDM

IC

jacks

(phone

ja

cks)

Any low-impedance

mi

crophone equipped with a phone plug

may

be used. If

your

microphone Is eq

uip

ped

with

a

mini

plug, you will

need a plug

adaptor

.

9

REAR PANEL

LINE OUT

jacks

VIDEO IN

jack

VIDEO OUT

jack

LINE IN

jacks

COPY OUT (tape copy output) jack

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To perform digital-to-di

gital

tape

copy

, connect

this

jack

with

the

vi

deo

i

nput

jack

of the video

cassette

recorder

for

recording so

that

when

the

COPY sw

itch

is

set

to

ON,

playback

signals

in which er-

rors are corrected and/or concealed are

obtained

.

Be su

re

not to use this jack except during digital tape copy. Normal

recording and playback

cannot

be performed

using

this

jack.

AC POWER ADAPTOR AC-700 (SUPPLIED)

DC IN 12V (de

input)

connector

RES (resolution) selector

Selects

the

resolution

for

recording.

14 BIT:

for

recording in

accordance

with

the

technica

l specifica·

ti

ons

of

the

Electronic

Industries Association

of

Japan

(E

IAJ)

which

has adopted

the

14-bit linear

quantization

format.

Set

the

selector

to

this

position

when

the

tape recorded

with

this

unit

is

to

be played

back

using

another

PCM digi

ta

l audio

processor which

conforms

to

the

14·bit quantization

format

of

t

he

EIAJ.

16 BIT: for recording and playing

back

using

this

unit

with

a wider

dynamic

range and

less

di

stortion

.

Normally set the sel

ecto

r

to

this

position.

Du

ring playback,

it

is

not necessary

to

select

the

position

of

this

selector,

since

the

14-bit or 16-bit

format

used

for

recording is

automatical

ly selected.

For

detailed

information,

refer

to

page 25.

BATIERY

CHARGE

button

and

indicator

POWER

switch

and

indicator

10

PREPARATION

For det

ai

led informa

ti

on about the oper

ati

on

of

the

video cassette

recorder, refer

to

its

instru

ctio

n manual.

RES sw

itch

(at

the

rear

):

No

r

mally

set to "16 BI

T"

.

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your video casse

tte

recorder

co

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ms

to

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COPY

switch:

OFF

Select r

ecording

and play

ba

ck

ta

pe speed,

ffil

or

ffiii

, with the record

mo

de

se

l

ector

to make the

op

timum PCM recording a

nd

playback

.

Werecommend

using

a video tape

no

t l

onger

than the L-500 tape,

i.

e. L-500, L-250 and

L-

125 t

apes

,

tor

opt1mum resu

lt

s.

Important points to remember

• The COPY

switch

should be used

only

for

digital·to·digital

tape

copy.

For normal record

in

g and playback, be

su

re to set the COPY

switch to OFF.

When the switch is

set

to

ON, recording

cannot

be made and

reproduced sound may be somewhat

distorted

.

• The pause fun

ction

of

the video

cassette

recorder

is

conven·

ient

for

more accurate

start

of

recording and

to

stop

momentari·

ly

during playback. However,

the

tape

may be damaged

if it

is

stopped

for

an extended period

of

time

.We recommend

that

the

pause

function

be used only when

absolutely

necessary.

Note

that

during

the

pause mode,

the

muting

function

of

the

unit

may

not

operate well

with

some video cassette recorders

and the reproduced sound may be noisy.

11

RECORDING

For detailed in

formation

about the

operatio

n

of

the v

id

eo casse

tt

e

re

co

rd

er, refer

to

its

instruction manual.

F

ollow

the numbered sequence.

1Press the PO

WER

swi

tc

h

(ON).

Turn on the video casse

tt

e recorder.

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to the recording mode.

(W

hile holding

th

e record button

depressed, press the play bu

tt

on

.)

Recording w

ill

b

eg

in

.

3 Select the program source

to be recorded.

MIC: for recording through the

MIC jacks.

LI

NE

: for recording a program

source

co

nnected to the

LINE IN jacks at the rear.

Pl

ay

the program source and

a

dju

st the recording level.

Important points to remember

• Be sureto c

onnect

both

the

VIDEO IN and VID

EO

OUT

ja

cks

to

the video

cassette

recorder.

If

the

VIDEO IN

jack

of

thi

s

unit

is

not

connected

to

the

video

output

of

the

video cassette

recorder, recording is possible

but

you

cannot

monitor

the

recording, and the peak program meters

will

not

deflect.

(For

details, refer

to

"LED peak program

meters"

on

page

25

.)

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Adjust the

REC

LE

VEL

cont

rols

so

that the red

OV

ER

indi

cat

ors on

th

e peak program meters do

not ill

um

inate at t

he

high

est signal level.

(For det

ail

s,

refer to "Recording level adjustmen

t"

on page 1

3.)

• Video cassettes incorporate a safety tab,

just

as

do

audio

cassettes.

If

the

tab has been removed, the record mode does

not

function

when the record

button

is pressed. To record on a

ca~sette

which

has had

the

safety

tab

removed,

simply

cover

the

slot

wi

th

a piece

of

plastic

tape. (For details, refer

to

the in·

struction

manual supplied with

the

video .cassette recorder.)

RECORDING LEVEL ADJUSTMENT

The PCM recording system has no reference level,

but

an absolute

maximum value

of

0 dB. If all the input signals are recorded under

0

dB

, the

PCM

·

F1

assures equal characteristics at any input level.

Th

is is why the peak program meters

of

th

is

unit

have no plus in·

dication

.

It

must

be noted

that

the peak program meters s

how

the pre·

emphasized input signal levels. See

the

diagram below. For

this

reason,

it

is

important

to

adj

ust

the

recording level so

tha

t there will

be

no

clipping

over 0 dB. (For

details

on emphasis and peak pro·

gram meters, refer

to

page

25

.)

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Frequency in Hz

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Adjust

the re

co

rding level

with

the

REC

LEVEL contr

ols

so

tha

t the

peak program meters do

not

def

l

ect

over0 dB. The red illuminati

on

of

the

OVER indica

tors

warns

of

an overload during recording. If

the

indicators

illuminate

frequently, the recording level se

tting

is

too

high, and

this

will result in overloaded and

distorted

recording.

Intermittent

illum

i

nation

presents no problem. If the recording level

setting

is

too

low, the recording will be noisy.

The

co

rr

ect

recording level setting depends upon

the

program

source

to

be recorded. Generally,

adjust

the

level

to

about -

15

dB.

RECORD MUTING

By using the

REC

MUTE

button

during

recording, you can prov

id

e

an

int

erspacing in the recording,

eliminat

ing unwa

nt

ed program

mate

rial

suc

h as commer.cials.

While the record

muting

is

operating, the incoming signal

is

not

r

eco

rded on the tape

but

it

contin

ues

to

reg

is

t

er

on the meters and

feed to the

monitor

so

that

you

know

exactly

what Is going on.

To insert a blank

Hold down the

REC

MUTE button for as long as you wa

nt

the bla

nk

segme

nt

on the

tap

e to be. When you release the b

utton

, the

r

eco

rding

will

resum

e.

Keep depressed for as long as you want

the blank segment on the tape to

be

.

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PLAYBACK

For detailed

info

rmation about

the

operation of the video

cassette

recorder, refer

to

its

inst

ruction

manual.

Follow

the numbered sequence.

Insert a recorded video cassette.

5 Set the video cassette recorder

to the play

back

mode. (Press the

play button.) Playback

wil

l begin.

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Press the TAPE

switch

,

or set the tape

monitor

sw

it

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3Turn

down

t

he

volume

6

Adjust

the volume

to

your preference.

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An

important point to remember

In the PCM system, a wider dynamic range is achieved

than

that

of

the conventional analog system, and

the

peaks

of

high

level

inputs

are

re

corded with high-fidelity. In addition, the noise level

is

very low.

ADJUSTING

THE

TRACKING

OF

THE VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER

When a video tape recorded

on

another v

id

eo cassette recorder

is

played back, dropouts may

occu

r due

to

the

mistracking

of

the

video heads. To

obta

in

the

opt

imum reproduced sound,

adjust

the

tracking

of

the video cassette recorder as follows.

1 Press the METER selector. The TRACKING

indicator

will

light

up, and the lower meter wi

ll

change

to

a

tracking

meter.

2 Insert the recorded video cassette and set the video casset

te

recorder

to

the playback mode.

After

the MUTE in

dicator

goes

off

,

turn

the tracking control

of

the video cassette recorder,

ob

serving

the

lower meter

of

this

unit.

Adjust

the

tr

acking con·

trol

so

that

the

rightmost

LED within

the

adjustable range il·

lumina

tes.

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the

tracking adjustment, refer

to

the instruction

manual supplied wi

th

the video cassette recorder.

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If you turn up

the

volume inadvertently while listening to a por·

lion

of

the

tape

where no audio signals

or

very

low

level inputs

are recorded,

the

speakers may be damaged when the

port

ion

of

the

tape

with peak levels is played b

ack

.

HOW

TO

USE

THE

MUTING SWITCH

Norma

lly set

the

MUTING

switch

to ON. If the video cassette

recorder

is

not

transpor

tin

g tape

at

the

proper

playback

speed (for

example, when the

tape

first

begins

to

move, or

during

variable·

speed p

la

yback,

or

during pause), or If many dropouts occur, or

if

a

tape

on

which a signal other than

the

PCM

signal is recorded is

played back, the

mut

ing circuit will activate.

If

the

muting c

ir

cuit

activates so often

that

the reproduced sound is

frequently cut

off,

adjust the tracking

contro

l

of

the

video casse

tt

e

recorder, then set the MUTING

switch

to

OFF. Now you can enjoy

the

reproduced sound w

it

hout

inter

r

uption

, though

it

will be

somewhat

noisy.

If

the tape has been badly damaged (forexampl

e,

if

it

has fol

ds

in it

),

the sound may be muted even

if

the MUTING

switch

is set to OFF.

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Using

the

COPY OUT j

ack

of

this

u

nit

and a

pair

of video cassette

recorders,

yo

u can make

dig

ital-to-digital

tape

c

opy

w

it

h

abso

lu

te

ly

no de

ter

ioration in signal quality.

CONNECTION

..........

Signal

flow

Video

conne

ct

ing

co

r

ds

VMC-1S (supplied)

Video

casse

tt

e recorder to video out

put

(VIDEO OU

1)

for playba

ck

------

O

PE

RATING

PR

OCE

DU

RE

1 T

ur

n on the unit and video casse

tt

e recorders.

2 In

se

rt a recorded tape i

nt

o

the

video casse

tt

e rec

ord

er

fo

r

playback and a blank

tap

e in

to

the video

cassett

e

re

corder

fo

r

eco

rding.

3 Set the CO

PY

sw

it

ch of the PC

M-

F1 to ON.

4 Start the playback

of

the video casse

tt

e reco

rd

er for playback

and the re

co

rding of

th

e video casse

tt

e recorder for recording.

C

opy

ing will begi

n.

After the tape copy

ha

s be

en

c

om

plete

d,

be s

ur

e to set the COPY

switch to OFF.

to

a wall

ou

t

let

RE

S selector: Nor

ma

ll

y set to

"16

BIT

".

When making a digit

al

tape copy

which

is

to

be played

back

wit

h another PCM dig

it

al audio pr

ocesso

r

wh

ich

confo

r

ms

to

the 14-bit

quantiz

ation form

at

of

th

e E

IA

J (such

as

the

Sony

PCM

-10,

PC

M-1

00

, e

tc

.), set to " 14 BIT".

to vi

deo

in

put

(VIDEO IN) Video

cas

se

tt

e

recorder

for recording

------

~

I

I:

~

I

-

I

K:8

:

~

:

~

:~

(B

:B

:

B:~

I

/"

I I-b a1 oaaaa

Ql

I t:::::J

b

tl

l l

l

,

c::J~

Important

poi

nts

to

remember

• The reproduced s

ound

being moni

to

red

th

rough the head-

phones

or

speakers with

the

COPY

sw

i

tch

set to ON may be

somew

h

at

more

disto

rted than when played

back

and

moni

tored

with

the

sw

i

tch

set

to

OFF. Howeve

r,

the

tape

will be

cop

ied wi

th

no

de

ter

ior

at

ion in signal

qua

li

ty

.

•

No

recording level adju

st

me

nt

is nece

ss

ary when making a

digi

ta

l-

to-digita

l t

ape

copy.

• A

tape

on which

the

tape c

opy

pro

hi

biting code has been

recorded c

annot

be duplicated. When such a

ta

pe is played

back

,

the

COPY PROHIBIT

IN

G indicat

or

will light

up

.

• Be sure

to

set

the

COPY

switc

h to ON for digi

ta

l

tape

copy.

Digita

l-

to-digita

l

ta

pe

copy

cann

ot

be performed with the COPY

sw

i

tc

h set to OFF.

Do not mo

ve

the

COPY swi

tc

h during

tape

copy or during

no

r

ma

l

r

eco

rding

and

pla

yb

ack.

15

TIMER-ACTIVATED RECORDING

By connec

ting

a

ny

com

mer

cia

lly av

ailable

timer

, recording

can

be

made

automatically

even when you are not at home. For connec-

tion wi

th

the

Sony SL-2000 video cassette. recorder, use

the

sup

-

plied VMC-110C v

id

eo co

nnecting

cord

which

is

equipped

with

a

timer

recording

switch

.

TIMER-ACTIVATED RECORDING WITH THE SONY SL-2000 VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER

Connection

TIMER

REG

switch

: Set

to

OFF when making

connection

.

Video

connecting

co

rd

VMC-110C (supplied) Marked "VIDEO

OUT"

to VIDEO IN to a switched ac

out

l

et*

Ma

rk

ed "VIDEO

IN"

Amplifier

AC

power adaptor Video

cassette

recorder S

L-

2000

AC

-220 PCM-

F1

AC

power

ad

apt

or

AC-700 (s

up

plied)

to

sw

it

ched ac

outlets

to a

wall

out

let

....

__

Tim_:~---·····--;+--

---------------.....1

s

..

c::=::J

....................

________________________

.....

*If

the

amplifier

has

no

switched

ac outlets, connect to

the

switched ou

tlets

of

the

timer

.

Recordi

ng

procedure

4 Insert a video

cassette

. 2 Set

the

INPUT

selector

to

LINE

. 1

Se

t the

tim

er

so

that power is

su

ppli

ed

to

Set

the

fun

ct

ion sw

itch

of

the amp

lif

ier

the connected 3

to

TUNER and tune in

the

station

wh

ich

will

br

oadcast

the program you

want

to

record on the tuner.

a

Set the TIMER

REC

sw

it

ch

to ON. Adju

st

the

re

co

rd1

ng

level.

~

Set

the

timer

for the

desi

red

time.

7

·:

c~_:_~

::

:::::.:.:::

Ti

mer

Turn t

he

POWER

switches

of

the

equipment

to

be

operated

to

ON. (The

timer

will

turn

all

the

connected

equipment

on

and

off

.)

Make sure that

power

to

the

connected

eq

uipm

ent

is cut oft. 6 Set

the

turn-on and

turn-off times.

Be

sure

to

remove

the

battery

packs

from

the

PCM-F1

and

the

video

cassette

recorder.

After

the

timer-activated recording

has

been

completed

...

Be sure

to

first

turn

off

the

video

cassette

recorder, then set

the

TIMER REC

switch

of

the

VMC-110C

to

OFF.

Do not keep the TIMER

RE

C

switc

h at ON

after

t

he

timer-activated

recording has been

comp

leted.

If

it

is

kept at ON,

the

video

cassette

re

corder may be set

to

the record

mode

when

the

recorder

is turned on again and

the

recorded tape

may

be

era

sed.

Note

Be sure

to

set the TIMER

REC

sw

it

ch

of

the

VMC-110C

to

OFF

ex-

c

ept

when

making

a

timer

-a

ct

ivated recording. Also

make

sure

that

the

switch is

set

to

OFF

when making

connections

.

16

To

interrupt

a timer-activated recording

To

interrupt

a timer-activated

re

cording,

or

when

the

recorder has

been

accidenta

lly set

to

the

record mode,

turn

off

the

recorder, then

set

the

TIMER

REC

switch

of

the

VMC-110C

to

OFF.

TIMER-ACTIVATED RECORDING WITH A VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER OTHER

THAN

THE SONY SL-2000

Use a video c

assette

recorder

with

a

timer

-

standby

function

.

Befor

e

making

a timer-activated recording, make sure

that

your

video

cassette

recorder can be

ac

ti

vated by a

timer

by referring to

the

i

nstruction

manual

su

pplied

with

the video

cassette

recorder or

by

making

tes

t

recordings

.

Turn

the

POWER

switches

of

the

equipment

to

be operated

to

ON.

(The

timer

will

turn

all

the

connected

equipment on

and

off.)

----

..

.....

-_..,

___

_

Be

sure

to

re

move

the

battery

pack

from

the

PCM-F1.

PCM-

F1

Timer

AC

-700 (supplied)

to

a

sw

it

ched ac

outlet

(or

to

a sw

it

ched ou

tlet

of

the

timer)

Tuner

+----~

to a wall outlet

S::

l

---=--

.

:::::::::::::!

~

-----------------

...

to a

sw

i

tc

he

d ac

out

let

Recording procedure is

the

same

as

that

with

the

Sony

SL-2000 re-

corder

and

the

supp

lied VMC-110C,

except

that

the

video

cassette

recorder is

set

to the timer-recording

sta

n

dby

m

ode

instead

of

the

TIMER

REC

switch

of

the

VMC-110C being set

to

ON.

Be

sure

to

set

the

turn-on

time

of

the

timer

and

that

of

the built-in

timer

of

the

recorder

to

the same

ti

me.

For

details,

refer

to

the

instructi

on manual

supp

lied

with

each

unit.

17

MORE ABOUT SYSTEM CONNECTIONS

SYSTEM CONNECTIONS FOR RECORDING USING THREE

OR

MORE MICROPHONES

18

Audio connec

ting

cords

~



RK

-112 (supplied)

Stereo microphone

amplifier

(such as the Sony MX-1000)

"\

Video connecting

cords

VMC-1S (supplied)

Video cassette recorder

Amplifier

TAPE RECORDER 1

to

a wa

ll

outle

t

to a

wall

outlet

PCM recording

sw

it

ch:

PC

M

(left position)

to a wall ou

tl

et

CONNECTION WITH THE SONY SL·2000 VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER FOR INDOOR USE

Using the suppli

ed

VMC·110C video connecti

ng

cord

Marked

"V

IDEO OUT"

Marked

"VI

DEO IN"

Audio

connecting

cords

RK-112 (supp

li

ed)

TAPE RECORDER 1

Usi

ng

the optional Sony VMC·220A video monitor cable

Connect

th

e PCM-F1 and amplifier in

the

same way as when using

the s

upplie

d

VMC·11

0C video connecting cord.

PCM-F1

Marked "VIDEO 0

Leave free.

PCM

recording

sw

itch: PCM

(left position)

to

a wa

ll

o

utlet

AC power adaptor AC-220

Video connecting cord

VMC-110C (supplied)

to a

wa

ll

outlet

AC

power

adaptor

AC-220

PUT SELECT sw

it

ch: LINE

19

CONNECTION WITH THE SONY

SL

-2000 RECORDER AND THE SONY TT-2000 TUNER TIMER UNIT

TAPE RECORDER 1

20

Video conn

ec

t

ing

co

rds

VM

C-

1S

(s

u

ppl

ied)

to

a wa

ll

ou

tlet

to

a wall ou

tlet

to a wall o

ut

l

et

L_

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