Sony SL-HF600 User manual

SONYe
VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER
SL-HFQOO
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Warning 2
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Before operating the unit. please read this manual Precautions 2
thoroughly. and retain it for future reference . Features 3
ponnections
.................................. Antennalcableand TV connection 4
Connection to a TV set with videolaudio
OWNER'S RECORD
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inputjacks 7
The modeland serial number of your set are located at
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Connectingacolor monitor 7
the rearm the number in the 'pace provided Connectiontoanaudiosystem ....................................... 8
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Refer these numbers whenever you call up0n powerconnection 9
your Sony dealer regardingthis product .
Settinotheclock ................................................................ 9
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Adjusting the TV 10
ModelNo . SL-HF900 SerialNo .
Selectingchannels ............................................................ 1
Presettingchannels .......................................................... 12
lnsertinglejecting cassettes ............................................ 12
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OpeningandclosingtheJOG dialdoor
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About theconventionalandBetahi-fiaudiotrack
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Fperation4 .
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Recording TV programs 14
Toview one TV programwhile recordinganother ..... 15
ReceivinglrecordingMultichannel TV Sound
......................................................... (MTS)broadcasts 15
Playback ............................................................................. 16
......................................................................... Auto play 17
Betascan.BetaSkipScan ............................................. 17
Various playback.modes .............................................. 17
Playback using the JOG dial and the SHUTTLE
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ring 18
................................................. Remotecontroloperation 19
Timer-activatedrecording ................................................ 22
Settingthetimer ............................................................ 22
Everyweekleveryday timer recordings ....................... 24
Quicktimer recording ................................................... 25
Useof thetimecounter ..................................................... 26
Tapereturnltapereturnplay ......................................... 26
Indexfunction .................................................................... 26
................................................. Betahi-fiaudiorecording 29
................................................ FMsimulcast recording 30
6wDrrr bPrn hl#b PCMrecordingandplayback 31
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. Camerarecording .............................................................. 32
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This unit can be used with any video cassette tapes
Framebyframeshooting
32
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havingthe mark lB .
Editingtapes 33
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Audioandvideo insert 35
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It is compatible with the 'land lBn
recording and
Automatic assembleediting
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playback and willplay back tapes recorded in Tapeeditingtechniques .. 40
the mI format .
........................................ Usingthe Sonycontrolsystem
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. ocation andfunctionof partsandcontrols
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Speciflcations ...........-,.................................................... 51
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Troubleshooting ..........,...................................................... 52

WARNING PRECAUTIONS
To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not ex-
pose the unit to rain or moisture.
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
AFA
CAUTION : TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
M) NOT REMOVE COVER (OR SACK).
NO USERSERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.
REFER SERVlClNQ TO WALlFlEO SERVICE PERSONNEL
mis symbol is lntended to alert the
user to the presence of uninsulated
"dangerous voltage" within the pro-
duct's enclosure that mav
be of suffl-
/ \ cient magnltudeto constitutea risk of
electric shock to persons.
This symbol is lntended to alert the
user to the presence of important
operating and malntmce(servicing)
instructionsin the literature accompa-
nyingthe 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.
INFORMATION
Thlsequlpmentgeneratesand usesradiofrequencyenergy
and
If not Installedand used orooerlv. that is. In strlct ac-
cordance w~ththe manufactuier'sinstructions,may cause
lnterference to radlo and
television reception. It has been
type tested and found to comply with the ilqitsfor aClass
B comoutino device inaccordance with the soeclflcations
insubpart For Part 15 of FCC RUIW, whichiredesignedto
provide reasonableprolectlonagainst such lnterference In
a resldentlal Installation. However, there Is no auarantee
that interference wlll notoccur in a particular instiliatlon. If
this equipment does cause lnterference to radlo or telwl-
Elon reception, whlch can be determined by turnlng the
equipment off and on, the user Isencouragedto try
to cor-
rect the lnterference by one or more of the following
measures:
- reorlent the receivingantenna
- relooatethe equlpment with respect to the receiver
- move the equipment away from the receiver
- plug the equipment into a different outlet 80 that
equipment and receiver are on
different branchcircuits.
if necessary,the user shouldconsultthedealer or an expe-
rienced radioltelevlsiontechniclan for addltional sugges-
tions. The user may flndthe following booklet preparedby
the FederalCommunications Cornmisalonhelpful:
"How to Identify and Resolve Radi0.N interference
Problems".
Thls booklet isavailable fromthe U.S. Government Prlnting
2 Offlce, Washington, DC -2, Stock No. 004-000
003454.
eratlng, check that the operating power
voltage and frequency of the unit are ldentlcalwlth
those of your local power supply.
Shouldany solldobject or llquldfall intothecabinet,
unplugthe unltand have itchecked by quailfledper-
sonnel beforeoperating it any further.
One bladeof the plugIswider than the other for the
purposeof safetyand wlllflt intothe poweroutieton-
lyoneway. ifyou are unabletoinserttheplugfully in-
to the outiet, contact your dealer.
Unplug the unit from the wall outlet If It isnot to be
used for an extended perlod of time. To disconnect
the cord, pull It out by the plug. Never pull the cord
itself.
Allow adequate alr clrcuiatlon to prevent Internal
heat buildup.
Do not place the unit on surfaces (rugs, blankets,
etc.) or near materials (curtains,
draperies) that may
block the ventllationslots.
Do not Install the unit near heat sources such as
radiators or air ducts or in a placesubject to direct
sunlight, excessive dust, mechanical
vibration or
shock.
The unit is deslgned for operation In a horizontal
posltlon. Do not install ItInan lncllnedposition.
Keep the unlt and cassette tapes away from equip-
ment with strong magnets, as for example a
microwaveoven or a large loudspeaker.
Do not placeany heavy object on the unit.
Store cassettes In their cases and keep them In an
upright position to prevent intruslon of dust and
uneven wlndlng.
em
When theunit Isnot Inuse, turnthepoweroff tocon-
serve energy and toextend ItsusefulIlfe.
Remove and storevldeo cassettesafterrecording or
playback.
I(ls
Clean the cablnet, panel and controls wlth a dry soft
cloth, or a soft cloth lightly moistened wlth a mild
detergent solutlon.
Do not useany type of solvent, such as alcoholor ben.
zlne, which might damagethe finlsh.
Do not throw away the carton and packing msterlals.
They makean idealcontainer inwhich totransport the
unlt.When shipplngtheunittoanother
location, repack
It as Illustratedon the carton.

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WHAT IS BETA HI-FI RECORDINQ?
In conventlonal recordlng, audlo signals are recorded
on the audlotrack andvideo slanalson thevideotrack.
InBetahl-flrecording, audiosl&als arerecordedonthe
video track together with the video signals uslng
2
rotary vldeo heads.
The Beta hi-fi audio slgnals are frequency-modulated
and recorded on
2 channels, so that you can recorda
etereoprogramwithsoundqualltyfar superiortothatof
the conventlonal audlorecordlng.
I Beta hi-fi recording pattern on thevldeo tape
Conventlonalaudlo track (monaural
Video + audio FM track
\
Control track
Head
drum
Rotates 30
tirneslsac.
Vld.0 head$
AudloRontroi hea
For recordlnglplayback
of conventtonalaudlo
signals and control
signals.
When the%ETAHI-FIswltch isset to ON, this recorder
records audio slgnals on the vldeo track (Beta hl-fl
recordlng)and on the conventlonal audio track at the
same time, ao that thesetapescan alsobeplayedback
onany ordlnatyvldeo cassetterecorder without a Beta
hi-fisystem.
FEATURES
Beautiful pictures, outstandlng sound, sophlstlcated,
easy operatlon-the SL-HFWX)incorporstesthe bestof
SonyvldwandaudlotechnoloplesInanadvancedBeta
hl-fi~v~~ It wHl brlngyears ofenjoymentto any audio-
visual sy8tem.
SHARP, CLEAR P RES
1
! OUND QUAL~
Beta hl-11 noordlng provldes beautlful, audiophile
qualltysound reproductlon.
Indep.nd.nt I& and right channd sound Id slMr
oonbo1a
Slmulcartmaordlngr can k enjoyed, uslngthe bullt
in N tuner for the picture and a separate audlo
systemfor the sound.
.
Versatile JOG DIaUSHUTTLE Rmy
Triplr-functlon JOB dlal-speclai effects playback,
channel selection, timer setting.
Slow motioninboththeforward and reversedlrec-
tions.
Hlgh-speedtunlng ideal for CANsystems.
Qulck setting of hours and days for easy tlmer
Dnnuthlly sharp and accurate pklum of hlgh
mohifbn md contraat-especially as the result of
Sony's totally new technology, thls VCR assures
beautlM, prefessionalqualltyhomevldeorecordings
and reprodudon.
Qyatal oklr hwze frama provldas sharp, clear plc-
tureaforpreclsevlewlngof anyselectedframeonthe
tape.
EDIT ndteh ensures optimum picture quallty of
ed~tedtapes.
setup.
SHUTTLE ringallows forward or reverse playback at
thedesired (X115. xlor x21 swedand "Betascan" of
thetape.
EdltlnaFunctions
EaG audlo or v1d.o Inawlditlngfunctionallows In-
sertionof Dicturesand sound fromacameraor other
source~n~~revlousl~reoordedtapes.
Automatic aaaamble edltlng functlon enables the
start and stop of recordlng of another connected
Sony VCR slmultaneousiy wlth the playback of thls
VCR within the preset start and stop points on the
tape.
Cornenlance Functions
Automalc &pmgnm tlmer tor unattended mording,
for this week, next week and the week.after next.
Quicktlmar allowsyou torecordon a sinale channel
up to
5 hours aut&natlcally (each pushof button
equals
30 minuteincrements).
Quick locatlonof index -nab allows easy program
confinnatlon.
a Mull-function vld.orm Remote Commandercanalso
be used with Sony remote control Ns
(bearing the
H mark).
Vrmalleautofunctlona
Auto play function starts playback autornatlcally
after tape isfully rewound.
.Tap. mturnlTap. return play functlon allows
automatic playback or tape stop when the tape is
wound to the OHOOMOOS positlonon thecounter.
Autorewindautomatlcallyrewindsthetapewhenthe
end of the tape is reached durlng recording or
playback.
Auto rJoct automatlcallyejectsthe tape Ifthe tabon
the cassette has
been removed and the VCR has
beenengaged Inthe record mode.
Power turns on automatically when a cassette Is
loadedwith the power off.
If the eject buttonIs pressedwhen the VCR's pbwer
Isoff, the power will autornatlcally be turned on for
the cassette to
be ejected, and then turn back off
agaln.
Varlour Conlmtlon Amng.Nntt
Avarlety of terminals are provldedfor connectlontoan
optlonelvideo edltingcontroller, and several vldeo and
audlo comDonents, maklnatheSL-HFWX)acentral Dart

Befonmaklngwnnectlol
Turn off the TV.
Connect the ac power cord after all the connectlons of the vldeo cassette recorder and the TV have been
completed.
Make connectlons firmly. A loose connection may causea distortedplcture.
ANTENNAICABLE AND TV CONNECTION
Disconnect the TV antenna cables from the TV recelver and connect them to the recorder, then connect the
recorder and the
TV. See page 5 onhow to attachthe optlonallsupplledconnectors and separators, If necessary.
'#hl (Cable TV) able
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We recommendthat you consult your cable company to make sure that the cable is properly connected.
T!II N (rear)
F-typedonnector (optional)
VHFlUHF antenna or
CATV 750hrn F-typeconnector
Whan your N la not a Cable N wmptlbk type
ConnecttheCableTVchannelconverter betweentherecorderandthe N sothatyou wlll beabletowatchanother
CANprogramwhile recordlngone Cable
TV program.
75.0hm coaxial
NotetoCAN
syetem InstallerInthe U.Sk
This reminder is provldedto call theCATV system Installer's attention toArtlcle 820-22 of the NEC that provldes
guidelines for proper groundlng and, In
particular, speclfles that the cable ground shall be connected to the
groundlng system of the bulldlng, as close tothe polnt of cable entry as practical.

@@blnatton VHFIUHF antenm
Most comblnat~onantennas are equlpped wlth a UN
Uweremovedseparatortoconnect the recorder and
band separator (slgnal splltter). Take
off the separator the
N.
and connect the cable dlrectly to the recorder.
If you need a separatoror a complete antenna system, *use
an optional RFCB enermlon cable (wa11abie In ~IW U.S.A. WUI
consult yow SOny dealer or a quallfledtechnlclan.
Canada), 8 rn (25 R) long, if the auppllsd 75ahm ooaxial cable is not
long enough.
300ohm When the
hrn coaxial cable
EAC-25 antennaconnector
(supplled)
How to attachan F-type connector
How to attach an EAC-25 externalantenna connector
mhrntwin lead
Connect the lead-inwlre.
3 rnm (U inch)
750hrn coaxlal cable

~WYP-
Attachanoptlonal EACe6 UNbandseparatortotheRF
OUT connector of the recorder, and connectto theVHP
and UHF antenna terminalsof the
TV.
mhmiflatltwin
EAG25 antenna connector
(suwlledl
. .
UN band
lead cable (optional)
-
separator
75ohm coaxla1cable (supplied)
Attachan optlonal
EAW UNbandseparator(mlxer)to
When your N ha8 r 7-m UHFNHF antenna tennlnal
the ANTICABLE (RF IN) connector of the recorder, and Easy connectionof the recorder tothe
TV can be made
connect the antennasto the UN
band separator. wlth the supplled 75ohm coaxlal cable regardleas of
Then attachanotheroptlonalUNbandseparatortothe the types of antenna.
RF OUT connector of the recorder, and connect to the
VHF and UHF antenna termlnals of the
TV.
Connect thew
F-typeconnector
Crutton
Connectionsbetweentherecorder's RF OUT connec- Once the connections
explained above have been
tor andtheantennaterminalsof a
TV recelvershould made, the antenna TV signals, as well as the signal
be madeonlyas shown Intheselnstructiona.Fallure from the recorder, wlli be
fed to the TV and you can
to do so may result In operation that violatea the vlew
TV programsin the usualway.
regulationsof the FederalCommunlcatlonsCommls-
sion regardingthe use and operationof rf devlces.
Neverconnecttheoutputof the recordertoananten-
na or make
simultaneous (parallel) antenna and 1

CONNECTION TO A TV SET EQUIPPED WIT#
waEem.Alrsra Mu-
if your TV set Is equipped with video and audio input
jacks, connectthe LINEOUT
1 or 2 jacks of thisVCR to
the lnputJacksof theTV inadditiontotheantennacon-
nectionyouhavemadetotheTV asdescribedonpages
4-6.
Better plctw and sound from the VCR will be obtained
thanIfthel'tflsoonnected onlytotheantenna(RFOUT)
terminal
of tMa VCR. --
Canneetlng wrd (supplied)
Such N satr should have a TVNCR lnput selector
(often
nuac)rl NNIDEO button). By presslng or swit-
chlng the podtion of this selector you will be able to
view theplotureof theconnectedVCR ontheTV screen
insteadof by selecting channel
3 or 4 on the N. "AD
JUSTlNO THE TV" on page 10 Is not necessary if the
above oonnection ismade.
To
obtsln Wterquailty picture, connect a color if you use a component TV tuner together with the
monitor, suchas the Sony ProfeelTrinltronComponent monitor, connect the recorder and the TV tuner in the
TV, instead
of a conventional N recelver. sameway as inthecaseoftherecorderandtheconven.
If a compomt N iscomblnedwith a speaker system tlonal TV recelver as described on pages 4 and 5. For
as iilustrrrted,you wlll
be abletoenjoythestereosound details on the connection of the N tuner and the
of tapes
mcorded inthe Beta hl-fl system through the monitor, refer tothe Instructionmanualof theTV tuner.
speaker
system.
toWEO~1or2
AUDIO jacks
Component TV
jack
VMGIS (opttonal)
.-
.'"I ".r AUDIO IN
Conoeoting cord (suppiled)

CONNECTION TO AN AUDIO SYSTEM
You can experience a more dynamic sound of tapes
recordedInBetahi-fiwhen therecorder Isconnectedto
an audlosystem.
1 or 2 AUDIO jacks I
I
e
Slgnal Row
Stereo ampllfler,
dl
Conneotlna cord isu~~lled)
- . ..
To ncord audio signair from your audlo syahm
You can record only, or together wlth video, the audlo
(sound)of anaudiosource,suchas an
FM tuneror a CD
player, In the Beta hl-fl system wlth the following con-
nectlon.
A to LINE INAUDIO jacks
i I
to auxlllary Inputs
or tape inputs
Y
to recording
OUtpUtS
FM tunm
&
Connmctlon to a mceivar equipped wlth VIDEO connectom
/L.
STR-AV460, - Signal flow
STR-AVSBOnBO,
Component N
Fordetalls, see the lnstructlonmanual of the receiver.
Not..
If the VCR Is Installednear a tuner or a radio, nolse
may be heard In AM reception. Inthis case, keepthe
VCR away from the tuner or the radio, adjust the AM
bar antennafor minimumnoise, or connect anexter-
nal
AM antenna to the tuner.
Before connecting or dlsconnectingthe power cord
of the
VCR, be sure to turn the connected amplifier
off.

POWER CONNECTION
AC OUTLET
to wall outlet
AC
This wfht provtdes a convenient ac power source for
other
Wldw or audio equipment whose powerconsump-
tlon Is under 400 watts. Power will be suppiled to the
connerfiad equipment even when the recorderisturned
off.
Do mt connect hemany electrloai home appliances
whew power conaumptlon exceeds 400 watts, such
as aneMcironor fan.
When
dbmmm&lng thepower cord from thewalloutlet
be sure that thePOWER switchof thisunit Isturned off.
occaetondiy,when the POWER swltch isturned on andoff im-
madlately amplugging the set to a wall outlet, the VCR
becomes [e-mail] thisoccurs, press the CLOCK SET
button hraMetfm JOGdlaidoor, set theclockandthen operate
the
set.
*! y-
5.
SETTING THE CLOCK
When you connect the ac power cord to a wall outlet,
the clock shows "SU AM12:MY' indicating that it must
be set.
Press the
OPEN buttontoopen the
JOG dlaldoor
CLOCK
SET
button
BACK key
NEXT button
JOG dial
Example: To set fw Wednesday afternoon at 7:30
Turn the JOG dial clockwise for advancing the number
andcounterciockwlse for reverse.
1 Press CLOCK SET.
The day of the week Indicatorwill blink.
2 Set the day by turning the JOG dial until "WE" (for
Wednesday) appears.
3 Press NEXT.
Set the hour by turning the JOG dial.
Makesure that "AM" or "PM" Iscorrectly set
4 Press NEXT.
Set the minute byturnlng the
JOG dial.
'1.
5 For accurate setting, pressNEXTat thesametimeas
an announcedtime slgnai. The clock will start.
The dots of the colon
(:) alternately bllnk every 30
seconds.

ADJUSTING THE N
Your N must be adjusted to receive the signal transmitted by your VCR. The VCR transmits itssignal on either
channel
3 or 4 and thls is why youwill be selecting channel 3 or 4 onthe N whenever vlewlng the VCR pictura
ifyouhaveconnected a colormonitoror a TV setequipped wlthvideo andaudloInputjacks, thisadjustment is not
necessary.
Cassettecompartment Channel dlsplay
A
WWER NNTR
\
JOG dial
Set the RF UNlT selector located In the tunlng compartment to
"3 CH" or "4 CHwhlcheverchannel Isnot actlve Inyour area.
0 Press POWER swltch to turn on the power.
I
If you do not have
a recordedcassette tape
0 Press TVMl button so that the
buttonlights up.
dCheck that the INPUT SELECT
-
switch I8 set toNNER, thenselect
an actlve channel (Obssrve the
channel display) In your area by
turning the JOO dlal.
For oable N chanrmls, the "CAN" ln-
dlcatw lhould b dl.played ah the
ohm1 dllolav.
For off.m&lr ihanmlathe "CAN'. In.
dlatorShould b# OW. TO turn NOll the
Ifyou have a recorded
cassettetape
@Insert the cassette into the
cassettecompartment.
0 Press b (play)button.
1 I
~um on the N.
Seleot elther VHF channel 3 or 4 on your N to agreewiththeset-
ting of the RF UNlT selectorof the
VCR.
The N programselected on the VCR or the playback01the In-
seried camttetape wlil be displayedon the N screen.
--
~0~1,~~hhae~ed channel
3 or 4 wlththoontmls of theN.Fwflnetunlnp the channel, mad the In-
st~otlon manual of th, N.
Nowyour N recdveristunedtothe VCR. Whenever us-
ingthe
VCR, you shouldset the N tothechannel 3 or 4
(whichever you selected).

SELECTING CHANNELS
Receivablechannelsof your VCR are:
VHF:
F13
UHF: 14-69
Cable TV: 1-125 (See Cable N channel chart.)
The channel selected
on thls VCR will be dlsplayed In
the dlsplay wlndow.
For Cable N broadcasts,the "CAN" lndlcator should
be dlsplayed. For off-the-alr broadcasts, the Indicator
should
be off. Ifnecessary,turn on (or off)the Indicator
by presslng the NORMAUCANselector button In the
tunlng compartment.
I Thore are 3 wava to select the channels on wur VCR. I
By turnlngthe JOQ dial
Clockwise
for lower numl for hlgher numbered
channels channels
By pmsslng the channd number bunons and the
ENTER button
of tho RemobCommandnr
Press the numeral(s)of the channel and then press
ENTER button.
Ex. To select channel 6, press 6 and then ENTER.
To select channel
42, press 4,2 and then ENTER.
The ohand wHI not
be selected if the ENTER button Is not
preseed and the previously selected channel number wlll be
dlsplayed again alter a few seconds.
By prerrlngthe channel +I- bunons
For lower For hlgher
numbered- -
I +c
numbered
channels chanwls
The channels will change wnsecutlvely if you holdthe
buttondown.
By adding and eraslng channels, you can preset your
VCR so that only the desired channels appear in as
quence when the channel +/- button is pressed. (See
next page.)
Cable
N channelchart*
Cable N systems use lettersor numberstodealgnate
channels. To tune Ina channel, refer tothls chart.
0s m W 98 80 180 101 rn ,,.-.,.a. 280 ta4. lpb
A-S k4 A-3 A-¶ kt W+WWYW(, ...--. . .... WtUmIYM,
Check wlth your localcable TV companyfor mqre(i~~1-
plete lnformatlonon the available channels.

PRESETTING CHANNELS
PRESElllNG CHANNELS TO BE SELECTED
WITH THE CHANNEL +I- BUlTONS
Ineldo tha tunlng wmpartmmt
ADD button
ERASE button
AUX PRESET button
Adding channela
1 Select the channel tobe added wlth the JOG dlal or
the Remote Commander.
2 PressADD button.
A "--" will appear for an Instant Inthe channel dls-
play, lndlcatlng that the channel wlll appear In the
propernumericalsequencewhen you pressthechan-
nel
+I- button.
Repeat steps
1 and 2 for other channels tobe added.
Erasing
channels
1 Select the channel to be erased.
2 Press ERASE button.
A "--- wlll appear for an Instantinthe channel dl*
play, lndlcatlng that the channel has been erased.
Whenchannel
+I- buttonIspressed,you wlll seethat
the channel is sklpped over In the
numerical se.
quence.
Repeat steps
1 and 2 for other channelsto be erased.
To add erasedchannels agaln, followthe steps In"Ad-
dingchannels".
Non-exlstentchannels(channelsother thanthose llsted
ontheprevlous page)cannot be presetandthe "--" In-
dlcatorwlll not appear when the ADD or ERASE button
ispressed.
TO PRESET THE OUTPUT CHANNEL OF THE
DECODERCONNECTEDTOTHE
AUX TERMINAL
You can preset your VCR so that the channel recelved
throughthedecoder connectedto,theAUX terminalcan
be selectedsimply by presslngthe AUX keyontheVCR
or on the Remote Commander.
1 Select the output channel of thedecoder(generally 3
or 4) by turnlng the JOG dlal.
2 Press AUX PRESET button.
A
"--" willamearforan lnstantandthen "PP(~reset
program)" wiliappear Inthe channel dlsplay. ''
The outputchannelthat you haveselected Instep 1
Is preset.
By presslngthe AUX key Insidethe
JOG dlal door or
on the Remote Commander you wlll
be able to vlew
theprogramsrecelvedthrough thedecoder. "PP" will
be displayed whenever thls channel isselected.
To return to vlewlng regular channels, simply select
another channel or press the AUX key agaln. (Selection
wlll start from 103 or 199 when the JOG dlsl Isturned.)
Insert cassettes gently Into the compartment until It
starts slldlng In. There should be a dlrectlon on the
cassetteshowlng inwhich way the cassetteshould
be
Inserted.
The cassette indlwtor
wlll
light up.
The power of thls VCR wlll turn on automatlcally
whenever a cassette
is newly inserted.
To ejrct the cassette, press the EJECT button.
The cassetteIndicatorwlll turn off.
If theEJECTbuttonIspressedwhen thepower Isturned
off, the powerwlll turn on for the cassetteto
ba ejected
and then turnoff agaln automatlcally.
USE OF THE SAFETY TAB
When anewrecordlngIsmadeon aprevlouslyrecorded
cassette, the prevlous recordlng wlll be automatlcally
erased.
To avdd mslng Me ncordlng
Break off the safety tab uslng a screwdriver or similar
object.mecassettewillbeejectedautomaticallywhen
you slidethe REC (recording)swltch tothe rlght.
TO rrncord on a cauenowh~chhashaditssafetytab
removed
Cover the hole wlth a piece of plastic tape.
If you deslreto select the decoder's channel wlth the
TV's channel selectors wlthout uslng the VCR, slmply
pressthe AUX keyso that "PP" IsIIt(Itwillllght up even
wlthout the power turned on), then select the channel.

OPENING AND CLOSING THE JOG ABOUT THE CONVENTIONALAND
DIAL DOOR BETA HI-FIAUDIO TRACK
To open the JOG dlal door, press OPEN button. In the Beta hl-fl recording system, sound Is recorded
To close the door, gently push the door up.
simultaneously on 2 tracks on the tape as Illustrated
below.
Tap.
Track @ Conventionalmonaural audlo track
.......................
Track @I Video and FM Beta hi-fiaudio track
y
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
On track @,a monaural recordlngIsmadesothattapes
recordedonthisVCR can also be playedbackonVCRs
that are not Beta hl-fl.
It is on track
@ that the Beta hl-fl recordingof hlgh-
button fldellty stereo sound Ismade. The Beta hl-fl recordings
canonly
be playedback on Beta hl-flVCRs.
iE
BETA HI.FI
The BETA HI-FI swltch should be set to ON to make
Beta hi-fl recordlngs. When
It Is set to OFF, sound
recordingswlll be madeonly on the conventional audio
track.
In the Illustrations of the tape in this lnstructlon
manual, Track
@ Is referredto the conventional audlo
track and Track
@ to the Beta hi-flaudlo track.
Wectlng the audlo track to be monitored
YOUcan listento the sound of eachtrack separatelyor
together by settlng the AUDIO MONITOR selector as
follows durlng recordlngor playback.
BETA MIX
"' w
AUDIO MONITOR
When tapes recordedon other non-Betahl-flVCRs are
playedback, theconventlonalaudiotrackof suchtapes
wlll be automatically selected and played back
regardlessof the swltch posltlon.

1 OPERATIONS 1
RECORDING TV PROGRAMS
Caution
Television programs, films, video tapes and other materialsmay be copyrighted.
Unauthorized recording of such material may be contrary to the provisions of the
-
copyright laws.
Also, useof this recorder with cable televisiontransmission may requireauthorization
from the cable televidon transmitter andlor program owner.
INPUT SELECT REC MODE
-TUNER Select the deslrad
REC LEVEL - "5"
~~~ ~~
recording tape
\
NORM AUDIO SUPE~~ BETA AUDI~MONITOR ETA H
+ "MAIN"
- ON -BETA HI-FI -ON
R.cordlng
Numbers Inthe lllustratlon show the sequence of operation.
L-125 45 mln.
1 hr. 30 rnln.
L-750 3 hr. 4 hr. 34 mln.
L830 3 hr. 20 mln.
'he nlE mode is recommended for
llgherquallty of sound and picture.
I
t EJECT
1 Turn on the TV and select the channel for the video
recorder 3 or 4*.
2 Press POWER on the recorder toturn the power on.
3 Insert a cassette.
4 PressTVMRto select the VTR mode.
5 Select the channel tobe recordedwlth the JOG dial,
channel
+ or - button, or the RemoteCommander.
6 Sllde REC totheright.The red lampbytheswltchwlll
light up and recordlngwlll start.
Ifthetapereachestheend durlngrecordlng,thetape
wlll
be rewound tothebeglnnlngautomatically.
*It your N has a TVNCR lnput selactw (IVNlDEO button) aelect the
"VCR Input"wlth the selector.
I
6 REC
(StOD)
I
JOG
-
. ..
dlal
To rtopncordlng, press STOP.
To eject the cassette, press STOP, then C WECT.
To stop the tape mommtarlly, press II PAUSE.
To resume recordlng, press the button again. If you
do not resume recordlng for more than about 8
minutes, the pause mode wlll be automatlcally
releasedand the tape wlll stop.
For 1.p.l to be recorded on other VCRs
On someVCRs. Ifthe tape Isfully rewound,a partatthe
very beginning of the tape wlll not
be playedback. We
recommendthat you runthetape for about
15 seconds
beforestartlng your actual recordlng.

TOVIEW ONE TV PROGRAMWHILE RECORDING
To mwiva and record SAP (Second Audlo Program)
ANOTHER brordcaats
Press theTVMRbutton so that the lampof the button
turns off, then select the channelyou want toview with
the channel selectorson the
N.*
.If your TV ha8 a TVNCR Input selector, simply select '7V" wlth the
aeleotor and then choose the desired channel.
TO START RECORDIN@ IN THE MIDDLE OF A
RECORDEDTAPE
1 Play back the recordedtape by pressingthe W (play)
button.
2 At the pointwhere you wish tostart a new recordlng,
press
il (pause)button.
3 Sllde the REC switchto the rlght.
The VCR will be inthe recordlngpausemodeand the
plctureselected by the INPUTSELECT switch(If it Is
set to "TUNER", the TV program)wlll appear on the
monitor screen.
4 Press I1(pause) to release the pause mode.
Recordingwlll begin.
The plcture may be a little distorted in between the
recordings,whlch Isdue tothestopplngand startingof
the tape.
Ifyou desire toreceiveand recordthe SAP broadcasts,
set the NORM (normal)AUDIO selector to SAP.
To llstento the SAP belngreceivedor recorded,set the
AUDIO MONITOR selector to "NORM (normal)" (also
rnaklng sure that the AUTO STEREO swltch Inthe tun-
ingcompartment Is set to ON).
MAIN
BETA MIX
- - . ....... .
NORM AUDlO AUWO "&iM UONM
The SAP wlll be recorded on the conventlonal audio
track of the tape. The malnsound(stereo or monaural)
of the program wlll also be recorded on the Beta hi-fl
audio track as long as the BETA HI-FIswltch
is set to
ON.
To llstento the
SAP and the maln soundat the same tlme, set
RECElVlNQlRECORDlNQ MULTICHANNEL TV the AUDIO MONITOR selector to"MIX".
SOUND(MTS) BROADCASTS(STEREOCASTS)
BETA MIX
-by ~7.Wr.j
In the yea6 to time, an fii+6reaelng numbei of pprD:
glvlmswlll be broadcast instereo. Called Multichsh.
RelTV Soundor MTS, thenew technologywlllgrea*
:mhance TV viewlng by bringlngyou programs wl*.
I&h fidelity stereo sound.
fHS also provldes for an extrachannel calledthe Seco~
Ndlo Prcgram or SAP which broadcasters can uee .,
&nsmit asecond languagefor blllngualtrenamlsslons or
meother sound track.
. :y ..-
AUTO STEREO
- ON
"&i
AUMO MONITOR
Ifdurlng recordlng,thereIsnoSAPbeingbroadcastand
the NORM AUDIO selector isset to "SAP. nothlnawill
-
be recorded on the conventlonal audlo track.
tWy Wen there suem 6%~ *:%-I
ference in the MTS broadcasts, set the AUTO
STEREO swltchtoOFF, inwhich caseallthe
N pre
]rams will be recelved with the monaural maln
The MTS programscan be recelved
wlth the
AUTO STEREO swltchset to ON.
high plciurequality recordlngs and ptaybaok.
Tapas recorded in other non4upweeta VCRs can be
played on SuperBeta VCRs.
To mcelveand ncord a8ter@0 program
I Tapes recorded In SuperBeta can be played on other non-
Wlth the BETA HI-FIswitch and the AUTO STEREO SuperBeta VCRs:
Howsver, some owr-modulation nolse
switch In the tuning compartment both set to ON, may appear In the plcturedurlngplayback. Ifyou Intendlo
you wlll
be ableto recelva, and recordthestereo pm
play back on other non4uperBeta VCRs, then set the
gram8 In the Beta hl-f1 system. Whenever an MTS Superaeta swltch to "OFF" posltlon when making your
broadcastisbelngrecelved, the"STEREO" indlcatcr ecord
inthe dlsplay wfndow will llght up.
On the conventional audlo track of the tape, a
monauralrecordingwlll be made.
Taw
Track @ Monaural reoordlng
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
Track @ Stereo recordlng
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\

PLAYBACK
Beforeplayingback the tap.
SUPER BETA
For tapes recwdedwlth this swltchON - ON
For tapes mcmded wKh thle swltchOFF or tapes
SHARPNESS control recordedon VCRs without thls swltch
-. OFF
I
DETAIL swltch
For tapes of high quality
AUDIO MONITOR swltch
- HIGH
+ For tho dealred sudlo track
(9ee PW 13.)
STEREO key
I STEREO
6
TRACKING
(stop)button
1 Turn on POWER switch.
If you deslre to llstenonly to the left or rlght channel of the
2 Insert a cassette. Stereo program, select the deslred channel with the STERK)
3 Turn on the TV and eslect the channel for the VCR LCWRCH(leftchannellrlshtchannel)
kev behlndtheJOOdlsl
channel 3 or 4s.
4 Preas b (play)button. Playbackwlll start.
-
door.
Each time you press the key, the indloater for th. adected
channel wlll appear inths dlsplaywlndow.
To stop tha playback, preas (stop) button.
If the tape reaches the
end durlng piam,the tape
will
be automatically rewoundtothe beglnnlng. For the stereo sound
*If your N has a NNCR lnpM enledof (WIVIDEO button) aalecl lha
STERE
"VCR input" w~th the etw.
LC
For the leftchannel
RCW-F~~ the rlght channel
I
If theconnected N isa monaural TV or (evenwhen the
TV is stereo broadcast ready) If thls VCR Is connected
onlytotheantennatermlnalof them,the leftand rlght
channels of stereo wlll be mixed and reproduced
monaural.
flayback of SAP (Second Audio Pmgmm) mcodhp
When Dlavlno back the SAP recorded on the conven-
tional audioGack of the tape,
be sure toset the AUDIO
Playback of B.Ca M-fl atom0 wund dn@s
MONITOR selector to NORM (for listening only to the
If theVCR'sLINEOUT1 or2AUD'0jacksarec0nMed SAP) or to MIX (for llstenlng to both the SAP and the
the stereo (1 R) Input jacks Of a TV that Is
main sound of the program recorded on the &ta hi-fi
stereo broadcast ready or toa stereo system, or Ifyou
have starm haadnhonaa connectad tn the
HEAD-
track).
. . - . - -. - . -- . . - -- r.. - . . - - - - . ... -- - - - - - - . . - . . - . -
PHONES jacks, you wlll be able to enjoy the stereo
sound
reproduction of stereo programs recorded inthe Track
@ SAP
BElA MlX
Betahi-f1system.
.................... ~1Ir-
-
BETA HI-FItor at MIX)when playingbackstereo pr
grams. Only the monaural sorind-recorded on ti
conventional audlo track will be heard If It is set to
16 NORM.

PICTURE ADJUSTMENTS
To adjust the sharpnessof the playback plcture, turn
the SHARPNESS control.
If the plctureof a tape played back at the normal or
double speed seems distorted or snowy, turn the
TRACKING NORMAL control for the best possible
picture.
Be suretoreturnthecontroltothecenterdetent posi-
tlon afterviewing that partlcular tape.
Note
The playback plcture may blank out for an instant at a
spot onthe tape where the swltchlng of the recording
modefrom
BE to IBlO had been made.
AUTO PLAY
To have the tape automatlcally be played back after
the tape has fully rewound itself.
Press
U (rewlnd) button and while holding It down,
press
b (play)button.
811
The tape wlll be rewoundand playback wlll begin.
BETASCAN
Vlerrlng the plctureat a fast .peed toflnd a particular
OEBnB
Press H or 4 durlng playback. When you release
the button, the normal playack wlll resume.
p or beverse
hlgh-speed For forward high-speed
playback playback
BETA SKIPSCAN
VlewInf~ the picture mommtcrrlly durlng fast-forward or
rewind
Press H or 4 durlng fast-forward or rewind mode.
When you releasethe button, the fast-fonnrardor rewlnd
modewlll resume.
V FO; reversehigh-speed +or forward hlgh-speed
playback playback
Streaks will appear and sound wlll be muted In the
Betascan and Beta SklpScan pictures.
Durlng Betascan, the Beta hi-fl lndlcator may
sometlmes not light even when a Beta hi-fl recorded
tape is played back.
VARIOUS PLAYBACK MODES
I FREQE PICTURE 1
Press II PAUSEdurlng playback.
The sound wlll
be muted
To resume playback press
il (pause) agaln.
If the displayedstill pictureseems to shake, turnthe STILL
AW (adjustment)control In the tunlng compartment untll
the plcture stabilizes. As long as the same N Isusedwlth
this VCR, it should not be necessary to make thls adjust-
ment so frequently.
Thls control may not work for particulartapes recorded in
the
nil mode.
a
If streaksor nolseappear,playback thetapeat slow speed
(sw next page), adjust the TRACKING SLOW control and
then freeze the picturewlth the
II (pause) buttonagaln.
To protect the vldeo heads and the tape, the pause mode
wlll be automatlcally released after about 8 minutes and
playback
wlll resume.
( DOUBLE-SPEED PLAYBACK (
(for tapes recorded inthe B1 or BIB mode)
Pressthe
x2 buttonduring normal playback.
Thetape wlll be played back atdouble speedand If the
tape was recorded in the Beta hl-fl system the sound
wlll
be played back at double speed also. (Adjust
TRACKING NORMALcontrol If necessary.)
Thls button will not functlon for tapes recorded in them1
mode.
Toreturntonormal playback,pressthe
W (play)button.

i
1
or reveraa
Usingthe JOG dial
1 Play back a tape and stop the playback with the II (pause) button.
2 Turnthe JOO dlal.
The tape wlll be played back at the speed
YOU are turnlno the dial.
Turn itclookwlse for forward playbackor
countarclockwise for reverse playback.
Usingtha
SHUTTLE rlng
1 Play back atapeand stop the playbackwlth the II (pause)button.
I
2 Turn and hold the SHWLEring.
I
urn it as much as dealredfor the playback
at omt-flfththe normal speed, normal
speed, or at double speed.
When It Isfully turned you wlll
be able to"Betascan" the plcture.
Turn It clockwise for forward playback or counterclockwisefor reverse
When the SHWLE
rlng Isreleased, the picturewlll freeze again.
Streaks will appear in the playbackat a speed other thanthe normal speed. The
sound wlll be muted.
If the pictureof a tape played back at a speed slower than the normal
speed seems distortedor snowy, turn the TRACKINGSLOW controlfor
the best possibleplcture. (By this pictureadjustment of slow playback,
the still pictureof that recordingwlll
be adlustedas weU.)
I Be sure to returnthe control to the center detent posltionafter vlewlng
that particular tape.
i

REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION
(Continued on nut pago)
SEITINO THE COMMAND MODESELECTOR
You can control almost all the functlons of thls video
cassette recorder from your armchalr using the sup
For remote control of tMs VCR, set the COMMAND
plled RemoteCommander. MODE selector Insldethe tuning compartment and on
the back of the Remote Commander to the same
BATTERY INSERTION
"VTR-1" or "VTR-2 posltlonas Illustratedbelow.
BattalyIlia
In normal operation, batteries wlll last for about slx
months. If the range of the Remote Commander
becomes
noticeably shorter, replacethe batterleawlth
new ones. When the batterles are exhausted, the In-
dicator will not llght when the buttons on the Com-
mander are pressed. For detalls on the difference betweenthe "VlR-1" and
If tho Remote Cmmsnder Is not to
be used for a long
"VTR-2" remotecontrol mode, read"FOR OWNERS OF
porlod of tlm, remove the batterles to avold posslble ANOTHER SONY VIDEO EQUIPMENT' below.
damage from battery leakage.
OR OWNERS OF ANOTHER SONY VIDEO
QUIPMENT
The COMMAND MODE selector on the
Remote Commander selectsthe mode (code)
the signalsof the Commanderwlll be sent.
On the other hand, the wneapondlng selector on the
VCR selects the mode Inwhlch the VCR detects the
slgnals. This VCR wlllaccept only signalsInthemode
(VTR-1or VTR-2) selected by thls selector. Most Sony
Betamax InfraredremotecontrolVCRs detect slgnals
Inthe VTR-1 modeandtherefore, can becontrolledby
thesuppliedRMT-125RemoteCommmanderwhen the
COMMAND MODE selector of the Commander Is set
to"VTR-1". If you deslretoavoidhavlngthls VCR and
the other VCR to functlon slmultaneously, set the
COMMAND MODEselector inthetuningcompartment
of this VCR to "VTR-2". (If, such as the Sony TT-V8U
tuner tlmer unlt, the other Sony vldeo equlpment
detects VTR-2 mode signals, set the selector to
"VTR-I7'.)Then,by slmplyswitchingtheposltlonof the
selector on the back of the Remote Commander, you
wlll
be able to remote control thls VCR and the other
video equlpment separately.
The buttonson the Remote Commander that can be usedto
controlother video equipment are limltedby thefunctions of
the other equlpment.
If
you have set M. VCR's COMMAND MODE rdector
at 'WR-2"
As the remote control mode will automatically be
VTR-1 when the remotecontrol TVlVTR selector Isset
to
"TV", alwaysset the RemotecontrolWNTR selec-
tor to"VTR" whenever wntrolllng the VCR.

USE AND FUNCTIONS OF THE BUTTONS
Remote Mnror
Point the Commander here.
r
There should be no obstacle
between the Commander and
position. the remote sensor.
The shorter the distance between
the RemoteCommander and
the recorder, the wider the angle
within which the recorder can be
controlled.
POWER switch-
NlVTR button *
Channel number buttonsand
"ENTER" button*
INDEX button
4 Rewind button
H Fast-forwardbutton Channel
+I- button*
Various playback buttons
REC (record)switch REC
HOLD (recordinghold) switch
The buttons other than buttons 0, 0, @ and @ will
0 Channel number buttons and "ENTER" button
function the same as the buttons
on the recorder with Select channels. After presslng the digits of the
the simllar name or mark. (The auto play cannot
be desiredchannel one by one, press "ENTER" button
operated.)
(See page 11).
+The buttons marked with an "*" are buttons that can be Note
used also on certaln Sony remote control
N sets. To use Channel selection on certain Sony
N sets can also be
these buttons on the
N, set the nmot. contml TVNTR
made wlth these buttonsin the slmllar way by setting the
(U~~CIOT to "N" and then direct the Commander to the remote control WNTR selector to "TV". With some N
Remote controldetector of the N. The buttonsthat can be models that have only 14 channel (program) positions,
usedon the
N ere iimitedby the functions of your N. channel positions 1 through 9 will be selected simply by
pressing buttons
"1" through "9", channel position 10 by
pressing
"0.' button, and channel position 12 by pressing
the "ENTER" button. Forsuch models, use the channel
+I-