Sony Sl-hf750 User manual

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ADJUSTMENTS

1

GENERAL

This

unlt

can

be

used

with

any

vldeo

cassette

tapes

having

e

the

mark

m.

It

is

cwnpaWe

wlth

the

mIs,m

and

WB

type

mmding

and

playback

formats,

and

will

play

back

tapes

mmded

in

the

CW

format.

t.

n

-

.

11

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*A

To

prevent

fire

or

shock

hazard,

do

not

ex-

pose

the

unit

to

rain

or

rnolsture.

I

CAUT1ON

:

TO

REDUCE

ME

RISK

OF

ELECTRIC

SHOCK,

DO

NM

REMOVE

COVER

(OR

BACK).

1

I

NO

USERSERVICEABLE

PARTS

INSIDE.

REFER

SERVICING

TO

WAURED

SERVICE

PERSONNEL

This

symbol is intended

to

alert

the

user

to

the

presence

of

uninsulated

"dangerous

voltage"

within

the

prod-

uct's enclosure

that

may

be

of

suffi-

cient

magnitude

to constitute

a

risk

of

electric

shock

to

persons.

A

Thls

symbol is intended

to

alert

the

user to the

presence

of

important

operating

and

maintenance

(servicing)

instructions in

the

literature

accompa-

nylng

the

appliance.

CAlmON:

TO

PREVENT

ELECTRIC

SHOCK,

DO

NOT

USE

THlS

POLARED

AC

PLUG

WITH

AN

EXTENSION

CORD,

RECEPTACLE

OR

OTHER

OUTLETTUNES

mE

BLAB

CAN

BE

FULLY

INSERTEDTO

PREVENT

BLADE

MIXSURE

INFORMATION

This

equipment

generates

and

uses

radio

frequency

energy

and

if

not

installed

and

usedproperly,

that

is,

in

stri~t

-am

with

the

manufacturer's

Instructions,

may

muse

Interference

to

radio

and

televisionreception. It

has

been

typa

tested

and

fwnd

to

mply

wRh

the

limits

for

a

Class

Bsxxnputing

dwii

inaccordancewlth

the

specifldlons

in

Subpart

J

of

Part

I5

of

FCC

Rules,which

are

&signed

to

provide

reasonableprotection

against

such

interference

kt

a

resldentlal

installation.

However,

there

is

no

guarantee

that

interfere-

wlll

not

occurin

a

particular

hsfallation.

If

this

equipment

does

cause

interference

to

radioor

televisionreception,

which

can

be

determined

by

turning

the

equipment

of

and

on,tha

user

Is

encouraged

to

try

to

correct

the

interference

by

one

or

more

of

the

fol

towing

mure:

--reorhI

thereceiving

antenna

-relocate

thisequipment

with

respecttothe

receiver

-move

thisequipment

away

from

the

receiver

-plug

this

equipmentintoadlffmtoutlet

so

that

equipment

and

receiver

are

on

different

branch

ctrcults.

Ifnecesmy,

the

usershouldconsult

the

dealer

or

an

experienoed

radidtelevisiontechnician

for

additional

Suggestions.

The

user

may

tind

the

following

booklet

prepared

by

the

federal

CMnrnunicationsCommission

helpful:

"How

toidentify

and

Rdve

RadbfV

Interference

Problems':

This

booklet

Isavailable

fm

the

U.S.

GovemmtWntlng

Ottlce,

Washi@on

DC,

20402,

Stodr

No.

-.

REMOVAL

OF

THE

TRANSIT

SCREWS

Thecassetle

comparbmnt

is

secured

with

three

transh

screws

to

prevent

it

from

slkllng

out

whlle

theunit

k

being

transported

~OPerathgIheurqbewmta~ths~

using

a

screwdrhrer.

Store

the

screws

in

the

screw

holes

at

the

mar,

and

put

them

beck

In

the

dglnal

posltlona,

when

transporting

the

unlt.

Rear

view

Screwhok

~rans\t

screws

PRECAUTIONS

rating,

check

that

the

operating

powervaltage

and

frequency

of

theunit

are

Mentlcal

wlth

tfiose

of

ywr

local

power

supply.

Should

any

mlld

object

or

llquld

fall

into

WcaMnet,

unplug

We

unit

and

have

It

checked

by

quallfled

pmor~rsel

befwe

operating

itany

further.

One

bladeof

theplug

Iswlderthan

UteothertorPheprmrpose

ofsafety~wlH~llnto~poweroulletOnly~w~.A

you

we

un*

to

hwi

the

plug

fully

inlp9rmiW,

contact

your

dealer.

Unplug

theunttfmthewall~WIsnotbheUb

an

extenckd

p&od

of

cord,

pull

It

autbytheplug-

I

-

Allow

adequels

airci

nt

Internal

heat

bulld-

Mankets,

etc.)

or

may

Wock

the

Do

not

hs&Il

lbL94IAUt

nearheat

soufcm

such

as

radiators

or

air

dlrdsor

in

am

subject

to

dlrect

sunlight

excesstve

dust,

rnedw&d

vlbratlon

or

shock

The

unit

kthdgned

for

operation

In

a

horizontal

position.

Do

not

Install

If

1TI

an

Lntlnedposition.

Keep

the

unit

and

cassette

tapes

away

from

equlmt

with

strong

magnets,

as

for

example

a

mlcrawave

oven

or

a

large

loudspeaker.

Do

notplaceany

havy

object

on

the

unlt.

pnap#atkql

+When

theunitbnst

huae,turnoffthepowectoconserve

energy

and

to

extend

its

usaful

Ufe.

~andslorevideo~esaftwrecordlngor

playback

Storethe

casettes

in

theircaaesmdbep

them

in

an

upright

position

to

prevent

Intrusion

of

dust

and

uneven

wind~ng

r

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WHAT

IS

BETA

HCR

RECORDING?

In conventional

recording,

audio

signals

are

reccnded

on

the

audio

track

and

vtdeo

signalson

the

video

track.

In

Bela

hi-ft

recording,

audio

signals

are

recorded

on

the

video

track

together

wlth

Ihevideo

signals

using

2

rotary

Mdeo

heads.

The

Beta

hi-f

i

audlo

signals

are

frequency-modulated

and

recorded

on

2

channels,

so

that you

can

record

a

stereo

program

with

sound

quality

far

superior

to

that

of

the

conventionalaudio

recording.

Beta

hi-firecording

pattern

on

the

video

tape

Conventional

audio

track

monaural)

m

Vib

+audio

FM

track

Control

track

video

and

Beta

hi-fi

of

convent

lonalaudlo

signals

and

control

When

the

BETA

HI-FI

switch

is

set

to

ON,

this

recon&

records

audio

signals

on

the

video

track

@eta

hi-fi

recording)

and

on

the

conventionalaudio

track

at

thesame

time,

so

that

these

tapes

can

also

be

played

beck

on

any

ordtnerry

video

cassette

recorder

without

a

Beta

hEfI

systm.

L

/

Clean

thct

cabinet,

panel

and

controls

with

a

soft

dty

cloth,

or

a

sbft

cloth

lightly

moistened

w4th

a

mild

detewgmt

solution.

Do

not

use

any

type

of

solvent,

such

as

alcohol

or

bmhe

whkhrnbghtdamagetheflnlsh.

Do

not

throw

away

the

carton

and

packing

materials.

They

makean

Ideal

container

in

which

to

bansport

the

unlt.

When

shlpplng

the

unlt

to

another

tocation,

repack

It

as

fllustratsd

on

the

carton.

LOCATION

AND

FUNCTION

OF

CONTROLS

For

details

on

the

use

of each

control,

refer

to

the

pages

Indicated

in

the

Mack

circles

(a).

0

Variable

speed

playbeck

buttonsand

lndicaturs

a

WEFIELOSE

Ress

to

slide

out

ttw

cassetie

compartment.

Press

again

to

slide

in

the

cassette

compartment.

@

TIMER

REG

hdfoatw

0

WR

lndlortw

Q

Week

lndlcator

Day

of

the

we8k

Indlcator

@

SC

(sirnutcast)

indlcator

a

CATV

(cable

TV)

indicator

8

SAP

(Seccmd

Audio

Program)

Indicator

@

Chrnnet

number

0

INDEX

indhtonr

d

Cassette

indicator

Tape

speedindicator

O

Twnon

time

setttng

lndlcatar

Q

Timer

-ram

poshion

O

Tuma

time

of

a

Plrner

ding

@

Tape

wunter

Tud

tlme

setting

hdkator

Q

Turn-off

time

of

a

timer

rscordlng

STEREO

indlcator

REMOTE

SENSOR

Detects

the

signals

transmitted

from

the Remote

Corn

mander.

m+

~~CTbutton

Press

to

eject

the

cassette.

~~a~~e~~~buttonsanciindcators@

SILL,

lflO,lE,

XI,

X2,

SCAN

4

I

FRAME

11)

buttons

and

lndkatom

@

REV

<

(revem),

>

FWD

(forward)

STlUAW(~}buttan

@

0

ADD-@

ERASE~~I@

@

CATVINORM(nonrral)bdh

@

a

AUTO

STEREO

!switch

Normally

set

to

ON. When

the

signal

Is

weak

on

a

particular

charmel

set

to

OFF.

o

RFUNIT-&

6)

COMMAND

MODE

~ei~ct~

@

-.EW,

,*

---

~HEA~~andL~Lcontrd

Connect

stemheadphums(with

stereo

phone

lack)

to

the

HEADPHONESmThe

vdume

can

be

adjusted

with

the

LEVELcontrol.

~~Mii~

Li~htsdurinqrecording

with

the

BETA

HI-FI

sw1lch

set

to

ON.

When

playing

beck

a

Beta

hM1

recarded

tape,

the

indi~tw-

Qftttepg;glflw

~f

th~

BRA

HI-FI

Meh.

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9):'

A

,a-

m

PEAK

PIWQ

MEER

R

---+

*

-;&,A

+;

Shows

tM

peak

input

kds

of

tha

dgM

and

I&

cb-~nels

durlq

Beta

hi-fi

recording,

and

recm#W~

Mng

playback.

.

I.

fl

REC

LEVEL

cankols

used

to

adjust

t~

recording

level

the

8-A

WFI

switch

Is

set

1oON.

Normally

keep

at

thecenterdetent

posliion

0.

~CHMNE~MER

+I-buttona

Press

to

selecj

W

ct!annel

and

tr,

s@

the

cbck

w

timer

Pwm-

O

RECORD

~UWI

Fms

to

start

recording.

~Tap~ra~kntonsand~m

rrREW@wwh%,

PLAY,-

FF(fad

farnard),

STOP,

II

PAUSUHsflU

CHANNEUTIMER

+I-

buttons

RECORD

button

Tape

transport

buttons

and

indicators

lNDMbutton

TAPE

RETURN

button

COUNTER

RESET

buttan

TVMV

button

@

IN~JM

button

Used

for

the

index

scan

or

index

search

operation.

@TAPE

REIURN

brttan

In

stop

mode,

pressto

adMnce

or

Mnd

the

tape

approximately

to

the

counter

"OHOOMOOS"

point.

@COUNT€RRMM

Ress

to

reset

the

tape

counter

to

"OHOO~'

@TvM-Rbutbl

Press

to

view

the

program

selected

on

the

mcc&r.The

VTR

indicator

appmm

in

the

display

window.

(The

VTR

Indicator

appears

automatically

when

th

w

PLAY

button

Is

pd.)

To

view

adiffemnt

TV

program

while

recwding

another,

pressthls

button

agaln.

The

VTR

indicator

diseppears.

Buttons

for

clock

and

timer

setting

-\

INDEX

MARK

button

INDEX

ERASE

button

REC

MODE

button

DWY

fwrlton

NORMAL

TRACKING

cunlrol

SCOW

TRACKINGcontrol

SHARPNESS

control

CLOCK

krtton:

Press

lo

start

the

setting

of

the

current

time.

@

TIMER

St3

bum:

Press

to

start

the

settlng

of

timer

programs.

Q

CHANNEMMEWHuUam

Presgto

set

the

clock

or

tlm

program

andto

select

the

channel.

CLEAR

bttar

Press

to

dear

the

timer

setting.

@

CHeCK

button:

Press

to

check

the

timer

settings.

0

NMkrtton:Pressto~vancetothenexiltemtobe

set

during

clock

or

timer

setting.

4B

TlMEFt

REC

butbm

Press

to

activate

timer

recording

INDEX

MARK

Ilutlon

Press

to

mark

an

Index

signal

at

the

desired

point

durlng

reowding

or

playback.

INDEX

ERASE

buttan

To

erase

a

prerecorded

index

signal,

locate

the

index

slgnal

and

press

this

button.

~E~RECNIODE~~I~WI

Usedtoselect

the

warding

speed:

IBIs,RI

arlBm+

QUlCKlMER

button

EDIT

switch

AUDIO

MONITOR

STEREWUR

selector

INPUTSELECT

switch

AUDIO MONITOR

HI-FVNORMALseWor

NORMAL

AUDIO

sdector

BITA

HI-FI

switch

MPX

(multiplex)

FILTER

selector

SUPER

BETA

switch

pFJWSPLAYbuHon

Used

to

turn

on

and

df

the

omreen

display.

a

NORMALTRACKING

eartrd

Normally

keep

at

the

center

detent

poaltion.

Turn

toobtain

the

besf

possible

picture

if

st-

or

srmw

appears

durlng

normal

playback

~SCOwTRBCKINQeontrd

Normally

keep

at

the

center

detent

position.

Turn

if

a

noise

band

appears

in

the

freeze

piclure

or

slow

motion

picture.

~~JSHARFNESSW~~

Used

to

adjust

the

sharpness

of

the

picture

if

necextary.

Normally

set

thecontrol

at

the

oenterdetent

position.

QUICKTIMER

button

Pressto

activate

thequick

timer.

EDITS-

Normally

keep

at

the

upper

pwltian.

When

&ng

s

tape,

set

to

the

lower

pltlon.

Thftededited

picturequality

wl1

be

Improved.

AUDIO

MONITOR

STERKUUR

selector

Select

the

channel@)

of

the

38ta

hi-fi

sound

to

be

mcmltored.

STEREO:

Normally

set

to

ttlls

position.

L:

To

monitor

the

Lflefkjchannel

of

a

stem

program

A:

To

monitor

the

R

(rlght)

&channel

ofa

stem

program

[381

AC

OUTLET

UNEOUT2VlDH)IPCMjeck

@horn

type1

UNE

OUT2

AUMO

jaclts

Ipt'lMKI

type)

INPVTSLECTswlteh

Select

the

program

to

be

recorded.

TUNER: To

record

TV

programs

SIMULCAST:To

recwd

the

sound

from

the

UNE

IN

AUDIO

jacks

andthe

picture

of

aTV

program

(FM

slrnukast

recording)

LINUPCM:

To

&card

signals

from

the

UNE

IN

VIDEORM

and

AUMOjadrs

AUWO

MONtTOR

HkFVNORMAL

wb?or

Select

the

sound

to

be

monltord.

HI-FI:

Ncmdlyset

to

this

pittan.

NORMAL:

To

monitor

the

sound

mcofded

on

the

conventional

audb

track

@NORMAL

AUOIO

sdect#

Select

the

wnd

to

be

recarded

on

the

mtiunal

audio

track.

Normally

set

to

MAIN.To

record

SAP

sMmd,

set

to

SAP.

@

BETA

H1.n

SWM

ON:

Normally

set

to

thls

podtion.

Mlng

wlll

be

carried

out

In

Beta

hi-fi

system.

OFF:

Set

to

this

pesltlon

to

record

only

in

the

conventional

system.

~hwxfl~m#kd#

OFF:

Normally

a

to

this

poslth.

ON:

For

reoordlng

FM

bmadc@

programs

(If

your

FM

tunes

has

an

internal

MPX

filter,

set

thls

selector

to

OFF.)

PCM:

For

PCM

reoording

~su~arm~~@

Normally

keep

this

swbh

at

ON.

~CO~~~~~~lnptftjadc(rn~jmckl@

Connect

to

the

CONTROLS

output

jack

of

other

Sony

products

for

various

system

opsmtions.

COWR ROLL^(^^^^)@

Connect

ta

the

CONTROL

L

connector

of

other

Sony

products

for

various

system

operations.

mACOM-

Supplies

AC

power

to

video

or

audlo

equipment with

power

consumption

of

under

400

watts.

Do

not

connect

here

any

electrical

home

appliances

whose

power

consumption

exceeds

400

watts,

such

as

an

electric

iron

or

tan.

HANDLING

THE

VlDEO

CASSElTES

Safety

tab

The

safety

tab

on

the

rear

of

the

cassette

should

not

be

removed

for

recording.

When

a

new

recording

is

made

on

a

pre-recorded

cassette,

theprevious

recording

will

be

erased

automdlcally.

To

avoiderasing

a

recopding,

break

ofl

the

safetytab

using

a

screwdriver

or

similar

object.

If you

covet

the

open(ng

with

a

plece

of

plastlc

tape,

wtim

the

safety

tab

has

been

removled,

you

can

mrd

on

the

cassette.

If

you

actlvate RECORD

or

TIMER

REC

when

the

Inserted

cassette

has

Its

safety

tab

remwed,

the

casette

wHI

be

automatically

ejected.

Recording

time

available

in

each

mode

By

selecting

the

recording

spaed,

mIs

IDQorlOm,

with

the

REG

MODE

button,

you

can

dectde

the

recordingtime.

15

mln.

30

min.

45

min.

30

rnin

7

hr,

30

min.

L.750

The

playback

speed

is

automathlly

set.

CASSElTE

INSERTION

#-

\

1

PressPOWER

2

Press&

EJECT.

The

ca5sette

comprtmt

st-

out

and

the

cawstto

holder

is

dsed.

3

Insert

a

cassettewith

the

arrow

on

the

cassatte

toward

the

front.

Cassette

holder

4

~0FEd

'

The

ca8s&@

@fJ&mmt

slides

h.

In

plaoe

d

-4,

you

may

press

any

of

the

tape

transport

butt-

7b

masetk

mpartrnentslides

in

and

the

recllWy

goes

into

the

selectedtape

operation

mode.

*The

power

can

be

automatically

turned

on

wlthout

pressing

POW€Rwhen&WECTIspmssed.

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fow-crrsgetae

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slldesoutand

ths

cassette

bW

is

raised

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out

the

cassette

by

hand.

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*The

&

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button

functsm

em

tf

the

mmiw

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turned

off.

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&

WECTbutlondoesnothnctionduring

dng.

ToapmWEehm-

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OPENKXOSE

The

cassetk

oMlrpartment

sl;h

out

vmether

the

tape

is

running

or

not

Thisallows

check

of

the

remaining

tape

amaunt

MoleQonthecPgsettecom~

Be

careful

not

to

trap

your

hand

mn

them3sette

compartment

and

the

cabinet

when

the

compartment

Is

maving.

If

you

should

do

so,

the

wssetle

compartment

will

automatically

stop

and

mow

in

theoppositedirectbn

In

several

seconds

Do

not

insert

any-thing

otherthana

cassette

lnslde

the

cassette

holder

and

compartment.

Do

not

push

down

on

the

casette

holderforcibly

when

it

is

raised.

If

excessive

force

is

applied,

the

protective

devlce

is

activated

ta

stop

the

cassette

compartment

tnovemnt

and

recorder

operation. In

this

case,

press

OPENICLOSE.

Frequent

moving

of

thecassette

compartment

durlng

mrdlngIsnot

recommended,

since

this

may

aflect

the

recording.

RECORDING

TV

PROGRAMS

(Beta

hi-fi

recording)

&

*

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

andlor

program

owner.

OPERATlON

--re#wrdhrg

Turn

on

the

TV

and

select

the

channel

for

the

mwrder.

1

Tumon

the

power.

Gbck

the

positions

of

the

selectors.

2

Select

the

recording

speed

with

REC

MODE.

3

Insert

a

-tie.

4

Press

TV#TR

to

select

the

VTR

mode.

5

Select

the

channd

to

be

recoded

with

CHANNELI

TIMER

+I-.

6

Press

RECORD.

Reaxding

wfll begin.

*

4

AUTO

STEREO

MPX

Fl

LTER

I

+OFF

BWA

HI-FI

4ON

Chedronthmawlitwsaeen~

If

the

display

does

not

appear,

press

DtSPLAY

inside

the

front

panel

or

on

the

Commander.

mWJW=d

Channel

to

be

recwded

1

o

:

Displayed

for

several

L

seconds

when

RECORD

@+

00.

r53

rn

3:56

is

pressed.

OH:

ReMwding

pause

mode

-0.mm:

fape

counter

10:

Channel

number

Displayed

fo

srweral

seconds

To

stop

Feoardlng,

press

H

STOP.

When

the

tape

reaches

Its

end,

it

wlH

be

rewound

to

the

beginning.

To

turn

off the

povrer,

press

POWER.

If

the

cassette

comparbnent

is

open,

it

will

be

closed

automatically

and

then

the

power

will

be

turned

off.

To*---%'

Press

11

PAUSE

The

TV

prqram

can

Nt

be

seen

an

WTV,

but

the

picture

will

not

be

recorded.

To

resume

recording,

press

11

PA^^.

To

protect

the

video

heads

and

the

tap,

the

pausa

mode

will

be

automaticallyrekd

afkrabd8

minutes

and

recording

will

stop.

baokonanoeher~fiantheverybeginningofthe

tape,

run

the

-tor

about

15

seconds

before

starting

recordin@

OIhww&@

pu

may

miss

the

starting

point

Yw

can

Wde

the

starting

point

for

recording

while

watchlrrg

the

plctuw.

1

Locate

the

point

where

you

wish

tostart

mordlngon

the

tapebyplarllngbkthetapeorusingthe

WmnmM

Beta

SklpScan

fundon.

2

RBssIIPAUsEbstaphtapwhereyauwi~tostart

recording.

3

Ress

RECORD.

The

rwmder

wlll

enter

ming

pause

mode.

4

Press

II

PAUSE

at

the

desired

point

to

release

the

pause

mode.

Remrdlng

will

begin.

In

the

years

to

come,

an

increasing

number

of

prrqrams

will

be

broadcast&

in

stereo.

CalledMultichannel

TV

Sound

of

MTS,

the

new

technologywillgreatly

enhance

TV

viewing

by

bringing

you

programs

with

high

fidelity

stereo

sound.

MTS

alsoprovldes

fw

an

extrachannel

catled

the

Sword

Audio

Program

or

SAP

which

broadcasters

can

use

to

transmit

a

secondlanguage

for

bilingual

transmissions

or

any

other

sound

track.

Make

sum

AUTO

STEREO

in

thetuning

compartment

is

set

to

ON.

.The

recarding

prdure

isthe

same

as

usual.

Inside

the

front

panel

BETA

NORMAL

HI-FI

AUDIO

Yorrrewrda~~

Set

BETA

HI-FI

to

ON.

When

the

STERK)

indicator

lights

up,

a

stereo

broadcast

is

blngreceived.

To

mad

a

SAP

(Secard

Auclio

Frognun)

hadcad

St

NORMALAUDLO

to

SAP.

The

SAP

Indicator

willlight

up.

If

recording

Is

made

when

there

O

a

SAP

broadcast,

theSAP

sound

will

be

recorded

on

the

conventionalaudlo

track

while

theMAlN

soundis

recorded

on

thevideo

trackin

Beta

hi-fl.

To

listento

the

SAP

sound,

set

AUDIO

MONITOR

HI-FUNORMAL

to

NORMAL

TomordaMAIN~anly

Set

NORMAL

AUDIO

to

MAIN.

The

MAIN

sound

wlll

be

recorded

on

the

video

track

and

the

conventbnal

audio

track.

-

.-

L.-

-

""I

Press

TVm

so

that

the

VTR

indicator

disappears

from

the

display

window.

Sekt

the

channel

you

want

to

view

on

the

TV.

PLAYBACK

1

TO

SELm

THE

MONITOR WIYD

Indde

the

fmnt

panel

AUDIO

MONITOR

-

PlaybsekofBaaM.fl~~pnograms

Set

AUDIO

MONITOR

to

HIR

and

to

STEREO.

When

the

recorder

Is

connected

to

a

Component

TV,

a

stereo

system

or

stereo

headphones,

you

can

enjoy

stem

wund

repmductlan.

When

a

convent

id

(monaural)

TV

Is

connected,

the

sound

of

the

left

and

rlgM

channels

are

mixed

so

that

monaural

soundcow

from

the

TV

speak

T~relecttheleftorrlgM~of~~

Set

AUDIO

MONITOR

to

HI-FI

and

to

Lor

R.

Seiect

the

position

Loeft)

or

R

(right)

acceding

to

the

channel

you

wish

to

listen

to.

~dSAPsawrd

To

listen

to

the

SAPscwnd

that

was

recorded

with

NORMAL

AUDIO

set

to

SAP,

set

AUDIO

MONTOR

HI-FVNORMAL

to

NORMAL

VARIOUS

PLAYBACK

MODES

BACK

A

TAPE

RECORDED

ON

-

If

the

VCR

on

which

the

tape

was

mrded

is

not

equipped

with

the

8eta

hi-fi

systwn,

the

recorder

will play

back

the

tape

in

the

convantionel

way.

If

streaks

orsnow

appears,

adjust

MORMALTFVGKING

fm

thsbest

possible

picture,

%turn

the

control

to

thecanter

positton

after

viewing

that

tape.

To

get

e

sharp

picture,

turn

WARPNESSbw&SHARP.

Inside

the

front

panel

TRACKING

SHARPNESS

4

NORMAL

SOFT

SHARP

-

Viewtn6J

the

pictureat

a

fast

speed

to

find

a

particular

SCBnct

,2

Keep

pressing

mh

FF

or

u

REW

during

playback.

AUTO

pm~

-

F

'.I-

When

you

release

the

button,

normal

playback

will

be

L

C:'

resumed.

-To

play

back

a

tape

hwn

the

beginning

of

the

tape

after

Mdng

Press)

PLAY,

kmping

the

4

REW

depressed.

After

the

tape

is

mpietely

rewound,

it

will

be

automatically

played

back

Keep

pressing

w

FF

or

u

REW

durlng

fast-forward

or

rewind

mcde.

When

you

release

fhe

button,

the

fast-forward

or

rewind

mode

wlll

beresumed-

Streaks

wilt

amr

and

swnd

will

be

muted

in

the

Betascan

and

Beta

SklpScan

pictures.

FRW

PICTURE

myback

pause)

Rgss

PAUSE

IllSTlUH

during

playback

(in

normal

or

slow

mode).

The

sound

is

muted.

Press

PAUSE

IllSfILLM

again

or

press

)PLAY

to

resume

normal

playback

To

protect

the

video heads

and

the

tape,

the

pause

mode

will

be

automatically

released

after

about

8

minutes

and

playback

wilt

be

resumed.

O

4

FRAME

II,

Press

>

FWD

(forward)

or

<

REV

(reverse)

in

freeze

picture

m.

Press

)

PLAY

to

resume

mrmd

playback

-

VA rBLl

PEED

PICTURE

- -

Press

the

desired

speed

button

during

pfayt>ack

or

in

freeze:

picture

mode.

The

soundis

muted

(except

in

4

and

~2

forward

picttim).

w

STILL: fmze

picture

1/70:

sbw

mot

ionpicture

at

In0

normal

speed

115:

slow

motinpicture

at

115

normal

speed

XI:

normal

speed

picturn

&

@uMe

speed

picture*

SCAN:

continuous

~~

picture

TO

OWN

B€fTER

PLAYBACK

PICTURE

-

in

variable

playback

modes

Chedc

on

the

monitorscreen

(in

various

playback

modes)

If

the

display

does

not

appear,

press

DISPLAY

inside

the

front

panel

or

on

the

Commander.

Torevrsrsrrtlmd~ofthe~sped~

press

REV

<.

To

resume

forward

playback,

press

>

FWD.

To

Ihs

playbad

sped,

simply

press

the

desired

speedbutton,

To

mmetKwmal

plqbck

press)

PLAY.

If

h

frwze

plchrm

appears

b

shake-

Press

STIUADJ

in

the

tuning

cornparhnent

untilthe

plcture

stabilizes.

As

long

as

the

same

TV

or

color

monitor

is

used,

readjustment

should

not

IE

necessary.

Ifsbwtbornalse

bandsa#rearinfmzeIstqm&m

~orlflOar115spedbward~-

Adjust

SLUW

TRACKING

inside

the

front panel.

If

streaksormba

bands~Innormal~)or~

sped

$4)

ward

pkture.,

Adjust

NORMALTRACKING

inside

the

front

panel.

Tape

operation

mode

ifhicator

T+

wunt~

(44)-Reverse

Betascan

and

Beta

Sklpscan

I

PP

I

-Forward

Betascan

and

Bata

Skipscan

I

I I

P

---Stop-action

advance

picture

Varlable

speed

F,

i5L-J

E7ziZkF

The

tape

operation

mode

indicators

will

disappear

in

~~al

seconds.

USE

OF

THE

TAPE

COUNTER

The

tape

counter

indicates

the

approximate

running

timeof

the

tape

and

the

relative

positi

of

programs

on

the

tape.

TO

INDEX

ME

TAPE

1

During

recording

or

playback,

press

COUNTER

RESET

at

the

poinl

you

want to locatelater,

Before

startingWing

or

playback,

press

COUNTER

RESET

to

set

thecounter

to

'YIOIlMOQs".

By

noting

ths

counter

reading

at

#re

desired

point,

you

ean

Miy

flnd

that

polnt

later

by

refenlng

to

the

counter.

lkre

the

label

on

the

cassetteto

list

the

programs

and

their

counter

rdi~

COUNTER

RESET

T+

The

caunterm8ding

isaukmatically

reset

tozerowhen

cassweb

Wly

I&d.

.-

v

The

cdunmr

ding

will

be

mtdned

in

the

mry

eve~

,

.

after

thta

power

C

tumed

off,

as

long

as

the

cassette

is

Ic

_

th~mQtsetbcompartmentmt.

*

-

5frs

oounter

wUI

not

advanoe

durin

.'

.that

is

blankor

un

2

When

recording

or

playback

is

finished,

stoptha

tape

and

pressTAPE

RETURN.

The

tape

will

be

rewound

or

advanced

close

to

the

paint

where

the

counter

reads

"On00MMXs".

TAPE

RETURN

-5

T0stsrtplaybadr~Heallyfrommg~poM

Press)

PLAY

after

pressing

TAPE

RITURN.

TAPE

RETURN

T+-

Noae

Thertape

rehm

am¶

tape

return

play

camlot

be

actlmied

~the~read~ngIswlChln~~10s

REMOTE

CONTROL

OPERATION

You

can

control

almost

all

the

functions

of

this

video

cassette

reader

hnm

your

armchair

using

the

supplied

Remote

Commander.

Battery

II

In

noml

operation,

battales

will last

for

about

threemhs.

When

the

battetlm

areexhausted,

the

indicatorwlll

nat

light

when

the

buttons

on

the

Commander

are

pressed.

IftheRemote~bnotWbusedWabng~

of

tlme,

remove

the

batteries

to

avoid

possible

damage

caused

by

battery

leakage.

Select

COMMAND

MODE:

m1

or

m2

POWER

switch

*

VOL

(volume)

+I-

buttons*

*

MUTING

button*

*

Varlabte

speed

playbackbuttons

TVMT

button

*

4II,M

Ilb,x

1114x115,xl,>Q,

TIMERICH

(channel)

+-buttons*

TAPE

RETURN

button

Buttons

fortlmersettlng

TIMER

REC{tirn&

recording),

TIMER

CHECK,

CLEAR,

TIMER

Sm,

button

Tape

transport

buttons

I1

muse1

,

@laYl

-

See

"Useof

the

JOG

dlal

and

SHUrnE

ring"

on

page

17.

The

buttaw

and

controlsotherthan~to~

willfunction

the

same

a3

ttrose

onthe

recorder

wirh

a

similarname

ormark.

(Autoplay

cannot

beactivated

with

the

Remote

Carnmander,)

Indimtor

Blinks

when

any

of

the

buttons

on

the

Commander

is

pressed.

While

it

is

blirlking,other

buttons

do

not

function.

Channel

number

bultfms

and

ENTER

butts

Select

channels.

Affer

pressing

the

digits

of

the

deslred

channel

one

by

one,

press

ENTER

Ex.

Channel

12

REC

buttons

To

start

recording,

these

buttonsdrnultaneously.

Butma

for

mmte

control

af

Sony

TV5

The

buttonswith

"

*"

mark

can

be

used

alw

to

operate

certain

Sony

remdecontrol

Ws.

The

buttonswith

"

*

"

mark

will

be

used

only

for

those

TVs.

To

operate

a

TV,

set

the

remotecontrol

TVMR

selector

on

the

Commander

tom.

The

functions

of

the

buttonsare

Ilmitd

by

the

functronsoftheTV.

POWER:

Press

to

turn

the

power

on

and

off.

MmINQ:

Press

to

mute

the

sound.

Press

againto

restare

the

sound.

TVNTR:

Ress

to

select

the

Inputmode.

VOL

+k

Pressv+"

for

me

volume,

andu-"

for

less

wlum.

TIMEFKH+:

Select

the

channel.

DISPLAY:

Press

toretain

or

extinguish

ha

display

of

the

channelnumbr,etc. on

the

TV

scm.

Chamel

nurnberbutlons

and

ENTER:

Select

the

channel.

FOR

OWNERS

OF

OTHER

SONY

VIDEO

EQUIPMENT

To

remotetycontrolotherequlpment,

set

the

command

rnode

selector

on

the

Remote

Commanderaccording

to

command

mode

of

the

eqd

pment.

VTR?:

Most

Sony

Betamax

infrared

remote

control

VCRs

VlR2

Sorry

8

mm

format

VCRs

To

avold

haw

the

SL-HF750

and

the

other

VCR

functronlnah-

St

tM

COMMAND

MODE

Wwtor

in

the

tunlng

compartment

of

the

St-Hm0

to

a

different

command

mode

position

from

the

mmand

mode

of

the

other

VCR.

Simply

by

switching

the

VlR1MR2

mlectw

on

the

Remote

Commander,

you

can

control

two

VCRs

separately.

CHANNELmMER

functlonbutton functionbutton

and indicator

JOG

dial

I

Channel

selection

[

Press

the

CHANNEUTIMER funct~onbuttonand

turnthe

JOG

dialclockwisetoselect

a

hlgher-numberedchannel,

and

counterclockwise

to

select

a

lower-numberedchannel.

To

set

the

day

of

the

week,

turn-on

and

turn-off

times

and

channel

of

a

tirner

program,

press

theCHANNEVTIMER

functionbutton

and

turn

theJOG

dialclockwise

to

advance

the

diglts,

and

counterclockwisetoreverse

them.

I

~mwe

speed

Pla-

I

Ushrg

the

JOG

dial

1

Play

back

a

tap.

2

Press

the

JOG

SHLllTLE

function

button.

The

indtcatorlights

and

the

picturetrwes.

3

Turn

the

JOG

dlal.

the

dial.

cwnterdockwisefor

revm

playback.

The

tape

will

beplay&

b-ackat

the

speed

youareturning

Turn

it

clockwise

for

forward

playhck,

or

Using

the

SHUITLE

ring

Playback

a

tape.

2

Press

theJOGSHUTTLEfunction

button.

The

indicatorlights

and

the

nicture

freezes.

3

+urn

the

SHUlTLEring

and

hold

it

at

1

the

positionwhere

the

desired

playback

speed

Isobfalned.

You

can

select

115,

normal

PI),

&uble

0

or

continuous

Betascan

speed.

Tum

it

clockwise

for

forward

playback,

or

counterclockwise

for

reverse

playback

4

When

the

SHUTTLE

ring

Is

released,

the

picture

will

fre8ze

again.

Me

The

JOG

dial

and

SHUITEring

can

be

actlvatBd

when

th

indicatorof

the

JOGSt-lUrnE

or

CHANNELmfER

.

,

functbnbutton

is

lit.If

the

indicator

has

been

turnadoff,

press

the

correspondingfunction

button

again.

i

88

8"

-

>

WhenthsJOGdirrland~~ringmnbttobe~

Press

the

CHANN€UiMER

or

JOGSHW

functlon

button

to

turnoff

itsindicator.

This

prevents

undue

battery

wear.

The

indicatorwill

be

turned

off

autornaticalty

If

the

JOG

dial

and

SHUITLE

ring

are not

usad

for

mow

than

1

minute.

TIM

En-ACTIVATED

RECORDING

Six

recordings

can

be

preset

to

be

made

on

every

day,

any

day

this

week,

orthe

week

after

next,

or

on

the

same

day

ewy

week

The

day

yew

set

timer

(12

13

14

15

16

17

18

Nextweek

26

27

28

29

30

The

week

after

clock must

be

set

to

the

correct

current

time.

To

set

the

clock,

see

page

38.

Chedtbe)oresetHngthetlmer

Make

sure

thecassettetape

is

long

enough

to

rword

programs.

Be

sure

the

safety

tab

of

the

cassette

has

not

been

removed.

-If

removed,

the

cassette

will

beautomatically

ejectedwhen TIMER

REGis

pres4ed.

Press

POWER

to

turn

the

poweron.

4

Set

SUPER

BKA

to

ON.

4

Set

INFUT

SELECT

to

TUNER

fof

recafdlq

TV

programs.

w

aaau-

an--=

CHANNEUTIMER

function

button

JOG

dial

11

0

GI3

0

You

can

use

the

buttons

either

on

the

recorder

or

on

the

Remote

Commander.

NO(Tbutton

Ex.

Today

rs

Friday,

Every

time

you

press

the

theitem

to

be

preset

will

blink.

THIS

WEEK

Su

Ma

Tu

WeTh

Fr

Sa

-

Fr

-

Sa

CHANNWMER

+I-

buttons

(or

TIMERICH

+I-

buttons

0nthaCommander)

To

set the

dayof

the

week, the

tumon

and

turn4

times

WEEK

AFTER

thechannel,

press

"+"

to

advance,

and

"-"to

go

Su+Mo-..

--Sa--,SudMo+

...

back.

JOG

dial

Su+Mo

--...

--Sa

To

set

the

day

of

the

week,

the

turnan

and turn-off times

and

the

channel,

press

the

CHANNELTIMER

function

To

record

at

the

same

time

every day,

select

"Su

MoTu

We

button

and

turn

the

JOG

dial clockwise

to

advance,

and

Th

Fr

Sa.

cwn

terclockwise

to

go

back.

To

rwrd

at

the

same

time

and

day

every

week,

select

the

desired

day

indication

together

with

"EVERY

WEEK".

Week

and

day

tndicath

in

tfw

dlsptay

window

Re

week

and

day

indications

change

in

sequence

as

Week

krdlcatkncatthe

scram

follows:

EVR

(ewy

day)

3

(we&

after

next]

1

(this

week)

*

(evw~w

2

(next

week)

-:-I)

-;.I

--

Ress

TIMER

REC.

mpcmferwlll

betumedoff

and

the

lmxwder

will

ented

the

standby

mode.

I

Ming

will

start

at

the

peset

tlm

and

will

automatically

>-

stopwhenthe~ingIs~.

Thbmemoryofthep~~eapt~~svery~

setting

will

beemmi

and

tbe

tfmer

program

numbers

wfll

advanoeone

by

one.

BEFORE

THE

TIMER.ACmrATED

RHX)RMNQ

-7.-

-

%4.

A

~~~TIMERRECts~

Tochsekthethrer~~

Press

CHECK.

Themmtt~wlll

be

Thecessettelnserted

Every

time

you

press

CHECK,

each

program

wlll

ke

displayed

e$cted

automatkaily.

c3

has

the

safety

tab

remcmd.

in

the

display

wlndow.

If

the

DISPLAY

button

isactivated,

the

ifst

01

tlmersettings

The

cassetteoompamnent

c5

No

caseette

is

lmed.

slidesout.

wRl

a@pewon

themonltor

scm

when

CHECKIS

pressed.

Evely

time

CHECK

is

pressed,

each

tlrner

pmgm

number

will blink.

IMER

REC

indicator

bllnks

and

disappears

Toehrmgeths-mw

1

Press

TIMER

REG

.ThenMER

REC

indicator

goes

off.

2

Press

CHECK

to

select

the

program

to

be

changed.

3

-TIMER

SET.

4

Press

the

item

to

be

changed

blinks.

5

Change

the

setting

with

+I-

or

JOG.

6

Press

thatthewcounter

and

the

current

time

apW

in

the

display

wlndow.

7

PressTlMER

REG

agaln

to

motivate

the

Ilmer.

TomcodthQdrstq~

St

the

turneff

tlme

to

exactly

the

same

Hme

as

the

tumn

time.

f?ecordlng will

bbnt

lnue

to

the

end

of

the

tap

Toemwths~of

apartkdarflmgaIn

1

Press

TIMER

REG.

The

TIMER

REC

indicator

goes

off.

2

Pms

CHECK

to

sekt

the

prqrarn

to

be

erased.

3

RessCLEARThe

mryof

ttle

program

wlll

be

ellminated,

4

IfottierprogramshavebeenpresetformxYCling,press

TIMER

RECegain

to

reactivate

thetimer.

The

tape

1s

at

Its

end.

When

the

presettlngs

of

your

thner-

mwrdws

o=w

There

wtll

be

no

error

indication

to

inform

you

of

the

overlap.

Even

if

there

Is

an

overlap,

a

recording

will

be

made.

will

be

cut

off

Program

1

I

timpm

10:00

pm

program

2

iw

The

reoording

of

program2

wlll

begin

before

program

1

Is

finished.

Itthetumontimeof~~msare#esame

The

reding

of

the

program

having

the

lower

program

numberwill

be

made.

The

memory

af

the

prqram

havlng

the

higher

numberwill

be

cleared.

1400

pm

113lO

pm

Program

1

10:m

pm

1200

pm

hogram

2

p

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

I

L

Y

Recording

will

not

be

made.

HapowerkrkMIptknocarrs~#merraEorrlkrgandthe

cbck

ltKms

"AM

1200"

and

blhks

?!,i

.I

,

.

When

the

recwder

was

in

thestandby

mode,

all

the

tfmW

settlngs

merased.

Reset

theclock

and

timer

setting.

Tomdulngww-

When

the

tlmerdlng

was

activated,

the

reoarding

will

RasTlMER

REG.

Ths

racordlng

wlII

atop

an6

the

powa

will

be

turned

off.

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m~~tnrtthet~wlllnotberewoundtothe

beginning

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