Sony TV VCR Combo KV 21V4U User Manual

3-858-033-21 (1)  
Op e ra t in g In st ru ct io n s  
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KV-21V4U  
Trinitron Colour Video TV  
PAL NTSC 4.43  
© 1996 by Sony Corporation  
Printed in Spain  
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Contents  
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Recording TV programmes using the timer ......... 26  
Setting the timer .................................................... 26  
Using the video TV before timer recording  
starts ..................................................................... 28  
Checking the timer settings ................................. 29  
Changing or canceling the timer settings .......... 29  
Recording using the quick-timer ........................ 30  
Timer recording with PDC signals ..................... 31  
Recording TV programmes using  
Step 1—Preparation ................................................... 4  
Checking the supplied accessories ....................... 4  
Inserting batteries into the Remote  
Commander .......................................................... 4  
Step 2—Connecting the aerial................................... 5  
Connecting an outdoor aerial ................................ 5  
Step 3—Tuning in to TV stations ............................. 6  
Selecting the language on the menu ..................... 6  
Presetting channels automatically ........................ 7  
Presetting channels manually ............................... 8  
Skipping programme positions ............................ 9  
Captioning a TV station name ............................ 10  
Manual fine-tuning ............................................... 11  
Setting a Pay-TV channel ..................................... 12  
Step 4 — Setting up VIDEO Plus+*........................ 13  
Setting the guide channels ................................... 13  
Step 5—Setting the clock ......................................... 15  
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VIDEO Plus+ ......................................................... 32  
Ad d it io n a l Op e ra t io n s  
Switching off automatically—Sleep timer ............ 34  
Switching on at your desired time—On timer ..... 35  
Enhancing video picture quality ............................ 36  
Adjusting the tracking .......................................... 36  
Adjusting with the optimum picture control  
(OPC) ................................................................... 37  
About the auto head cleaner ............................... 37  
Connecting optional equipment ............................. 38  
Watching the picture input from optional  
Ba sic Op e ra t io n s  
Watching the TV ....................................................... 16  
Switching the video TV on and off .................... 16  
Selecting TV programmes .................................... 16  
Adjusting the volume ........................................... 16  
Muting the sound .................................................. 17  
Displaying the on-screen information ............... 17  
Adjusting the picture ............................................ 17  
Watching line input .............................................. 19  
Listening with headphones ................................. 19  
Viewing Teletext ....................................................... 20  
Switching Teletext on and off.............................. 20  
Using Fast text ....................................................... 20  
Playing a Tape ........................................................... 22  
Inserting a video cassette ..................................... 22  
Ejecting a video cassette ....................................... 22  
Protecting your cassette against accidental  
erasure ................................................................ 22  
Playing a tape ........................................................ 23  
Playing a tape repeatedly (Auto Repeat)........... 24  
Displaying the on-screen indications ................. 24  
Resetting the tape counter ................................... 24  
Recording TV programmes ..................................... 25  
Recording TV programmes ................................. 25  
Recording with the TV off ................................... 25  
Watching a TV programme while recording  
equipment ........................................................... 38  
Editing with another VCR ................................... 39  
Watching the Pay-TV channel ............................. 39  
Ad d it io n a l In fo rm a t io n  
Troubleshooting ........................................................ 40  
Taking care of your video TV ................................. 42  
Video head cleaning ............................................. 42  
Worn video heads ................................................. 42  
Check the video heads after 1,000 hours  
of use .................................................................... 42  
About moisture condensation ............................. 42  
Specifications ............................................................. 43  
Television channel number guide .......................... 44  
Index to parts and controls...................................... 45  
Video TV set—front .............................................. 45  
Remote Commander ............................................. 46  
* VIDEO Plus+ and PlusCode are trademarks of Gemstar  
Development Corporation. VIDEO Plus+ system is  
manufactured under license from Gemstar Development  
Corporation.  
another ................................................................. 25  
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Step 1 — Preparation  
Ch e ckin g t h e Su p p lie d Acce sso rie s  
When you have taken everything out of the carton, check that you have  
these items:  
Remote Commander  
Two R6 (size AA) batteries  
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In se rt in g Ba t t e rie s in t o t h e Re m o t e  
Co m m a n d e r  
Close the cover.  
Check the polarities and  
position two R6 batteries  
correctly.  
Turn the Commander over,  
and remove the cover.  
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Step 2 — Connecting the Aerial  
Co n n e ct in g a n Ou t d o o r Ae ria l  
For better TV reception and recording with clear video picture, connect an  
outdoor aerial to your video TV.  
To co n n e ct a UHF a e ria l — 75-o h m co a xia l  
ca b le (ro u n d )  
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Attach an IEC aerial connector to 75-ohm coaxial cable.  
Plug the connector into the  
(aerial) socket of the video TV.  
UHF aerial  
On a w all  
Rear  
or  
After connecting the aerial, connect the mains lead to a wall outlet.  
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Step 3 — Tuning in to TV Stations  
You should preset the channels (up to 60 channels) by choosing either the  
automatic or manual method.  
The automatic method is easier if you want to preset all receivable  
channels at once. Use the manual method if you want to allocate  
programme numbers to the channels one by one.  
ON TIMER  
SLEEP  
MENU  
OK  
GB  
Be fo re yo u b e g in  
Depress the U (MAIN POWER) switch on the right side of the video TV  
to switch it on.  
If the u lamp on the video TV is lit in red, press ;, PROGR +/ – or a  
number button on the Remote Commander.  
VIDEO Plus+  
ONCE  
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DAILY  
WEEKLY  
Se le ct in g t h e La n g u a g e o n t h e  
Me n u  
PROGR  
You can select one of several languages for the menu and on-screen  
information.  
The initial setting is English.  
TIMER REC  
ON/OFF  
TIMER ON  
SCREEN  
REC  
CLEAR  
QUICK  
TIMER  
COUNTER  
RESET  
PAUSE  
1 Press MENU.  
The main menu appears.  
PLAY  
REW  
FF  
MENU  
VISUAL MODE  
STOP  
ON TIMER SET  
CLOCK SET  
TRACKING CONTROL  
LANGUAGE  
PROGRAMME PRESET  
DEMONSTRATION  
OK  
and p r es s  
Se l ec t  
2 Move the cursor (z) to “LANGUAGE” with + or – and press OK.  
The LANGUAGE menu appears.  
LANGUAGE  
ENGLISH  
DEUTSCH  
FRANÇAIS  
ITALIANO  
ESPAÑOL  
NEDERLANDS  
PORTUGUÊS  
OK  
and p r es s  
Se l ec t  
No t e o n t h e DEMONSTRATION  
fu n ct io n  
If you choose “DEMONSTRATION”  
on the main menu and press OK,  
you can see a sequential  
demonstration on the menu  
functions on the screen. Press any  
button (e.g. MENU) to stop this  
function.  
3 Select the language you want with + or – and press OK.  
The selected language is coloured green, and the menu appears in the  
selected language.  
4 Press MENU to go back to the original screen.  
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Pre se t t in g Ch a n n e ls Au t o m a t ica lly  
1 Press MENU to display the main menu.  
2 Move the cursor (z) to “PROGRAMME PRESET” with + or – and  
press OK.  
ON TIMER  
SLEEP  
MENU  
OK  
The PROGRAMME PRESET menu appears.  
GB  
PROGRAMME PRESET  
AUTO PROGRAMME  
MANUAL PROGRAMME  
SET UP GUIDE CH  
VIDEO Plus+  
ONCE  
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0
OK  
and p r es s  
Se l ec t  
DAILY  
3 Move the cursor (z) to “AUTO PROGRAMME” with + or – and press  
WEEKLY  
OK.  
PROGR  
The AUTO PROGRAMME menu appears.  
AUTO PROGRAMME  
SYSTEM  
I
PROG CH  
––  
–––  
TIMER REC  
ON/OFF  
TIMER ON  
SCREEN  
REC  
CLEAR  
OK  
Se l ec t  
and p r es s  
QUICK  
TIMER  
COUNTER  
RESET  
PAUSE  
4 Press OK.  
The programme number you previously watched appears in red in the  
“PROG” position.  
PLAY  
REW  
FF  
STOP  
Using + or – , select the programme number from which you want to  
start presetting except the programme number 00 and press OK.  
The CH position turns red.  
AUTO PROGRAMME  
SYSTEM  
I
PROG CH  
01  
C02  
OK  
Se l ec t  
and p r es s  
5 Select the channel with + or – and press OK.  
The video TV starts scanning and presetting a receivable channel from the  
programme number selected in step 4.  
To st o p a u t o m a t ic ch a n n e l  
p re se t t in g  
The preset programme and channel numbers are displayed on the screen  
in sequence. When presetting is finished, the original screen appears. All  
available channels are now stored on successive number buttons.  
Press ? on the Remote  
Commander.  
The preset programme and channel numbers are displayed on the screen  
in sequence. When presetting is finished, the original screen appears. All  
available channels are now stored on successive number buttons.  
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Pre se t t in g Ch a n n e ls Ma n u a lly  
1 Press MENU to display the main menu.  
2 Move the cursor (z) to “PROGRAMME PRESET” with + or – and  
press OK.  
ON TIMER  
SLEEP  
MENU  
OK  
The PROGRAMME PRESET menu appears.  
GB  
PROGRAMME PRESET  
AUTO PROGRAMME  
MANUAL PROGRAMME  
SET UP GUIDE CH  
VIDEO Plus+  
ONCE  
3
6
9
1
4
7
2
5
8
0
Se l ec t  
and p r es s OK  
DAILY  
3 Move the cursor (z) to “MANUAL PROGRAMME” with + or – and  
press OK.  
WEEKLY  
PROGR  
The MANUAL PROGRAMME menu appears.  
MANUAL PROGRAMME  
PRG SYS CH LABEL AFT  
D
1
2
3
4
5
6
I
I
I
I
I
I
C02 ––––– ON  
C04 ––––– ON  
C06 ––––– ON  
C12 ––––– ON  
S06 ––––– ON  
S24 ––––– ON  
TIMER REC  
ON/OFF  
TIMER ON  
SCREEN  
REC  
CLEAR  
OK  
and P r e s s  
S e l e c t  
QUICK  
TIMER  
COUNTER  
RESET  
PAUSE  
4 Using + or – , move the cursor (z) to the programme position  
(number button) to which you want to preset the channel, and press OK.  
The SYS position turns red.  
PLAY  
REW  
FF  
STOP  
MANUAL PROGRAMME  
PRG SYS CH LABEL AFT  
D
1
2
3
4
5
6
I
I
I
I
I
I
C02 ––––– ON  
C04 ––––– ON  
C06 ––––– ON  
C12 ––––– ON  
S06 ––––– ON  
S24 ––––– ON  
OK  
and P r e s s  
S e l e c t  
5 Select the system with + or – and press OK.  
The CH position turns red.  
6 Select the channel you want to preset with + or – and press OK.  
7 The video TV starts scanning receivable channels. When the channel is  
Fo r p ro g ra m m e p o sit io n s  
b e yo n d 6  
found, it stops. If you want to preset this channel, press OK. If not, press  
The display scrolls by pressing –  
repeatedly.  
+
or – to search for another channel.  
If yo u h a ve m a d e a m ist a ke  
8 Repeat steps 4 and 5 to preset other channels.  
Press ? to go back to the previous  
position.  
9 After you finish presetting, press MENU to go back to the original screen.  
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Skip p in g Pro g ra m m e Po sit io n s  
You can skip unused programme positions when selecting programme  
with PROGR +/ – buttons. However, the skipped programmes may still  
be called up when you select them with the number buttons.  
ON TIMER  
SLEEP  
MENU  
OK  
1 Press MENU to display the main menu.  
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2 Move the cursor (z) to “PROGRAMME PRESET” with + or – and  
press OK.  
VIDEO Plus+  
ONCE  
3
6
9
1
4
7
2
5
8
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The PROGRAMME PRESET menu appears.  
DAILY  
3 Move the cursor (z) to “MANUAL PROGRAMME” with + or – and  
press OK.  
WEEKLY  
The MANUAL PROGRAMME menu appears.  
PROGR  
4 Using + or – , move the cursor (z) to the programme position which  
you want to skip and press OK.  
The “SYS” position turns red.  
MANUAL PROGRAMME  
TIMER REC  
ON/OFF  
TIMER ON  
SCREEN  
REC  
CLEAR  
PRG SYS CH LABEL AFT  
D
1
2
3
4
5
6
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I
I
I
I
I
C02 ––––– ON  
C04 ––––– ON  
C06 ––––– ON  
C12 ––––– ON  
S06 ––––– ON  
S24 ––––– ON  
QUICK  
TIMER  
COUNTER  
RESET  
PAUSE  
OK  
and P r e s s  
S e l e c t  
PLAY  
REW  
FF  
STOP  
5 Press + or – until “---” appears in the “SYS” position and press OK.  
MANUAL PROGRAMME  
PRG SYS CH LABEL AFT  
D
1
2
3
4
5
6
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I
C02 ––––– ON  
C04 ––––– ON  
––– C06 ––––– ON  
I
I
I
C12 ––––– ON  
S06 ––––– ON  
S24 ––––– ON  
OK  
and P r e s s  
S e l e c t  
When you select programmes using the PROGR +/ – buttons, the  
programme position is skipped.  
6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 to skip other programme positions.  
Fo r p ro g ra m m e p o sit io n s  
b e yo n d 6  
7 Press MENU to go back to the original screen.  
The display scrolls by pressing –  
repeatedly.  
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Ca p t io n in g a TV St a t io n Na m e  
You can name a channel using up to five characters (letters or numbers) to  
be displayed on the TV screen (e.g. MTV). Using this function, you can  
easily identify which channel you are watching.  
ON TIMER  
SLEEP  
MENU  
OK  
1 Press MENU to display the main menu.  
GB  
2 Move the cursor (z) to “PROGRAMME PRESET” with + or – and  
press OK.  
VIDEO Plus+  
ONCE  
3
6
9
1
4
7
2
5
8
0
The PROGRAMME PRESET menu appears.  
DAILY  
3 Move the cursor (z) to “MANUAL PROGRAMME” with + or – and  
press OK.  
WEEKLY  
The MANUAL PROGRAMME menu appears.  
PROGR  
MANUAL PROGRAMME  
PRG SYS CH LABEL AFT  
D
1
2
3
4
5
6
I
I
I
I
I
I
C02 ––––– ON  
C04 ––––– ON  
C06 ––––– ON  
C12 ––––– ON  
S06 ––––– ON  
S24 ––––– ON  
OK  
and P r e s s  
S e l e c t  
TIMER REC  
ON/OFF  
TIMER ON  
SCREEN  
REC  
CLEAR  
QUICK  
TIMER  
COUNTER  
RESET  
4 Using + or – , move the cursor (z) to the programme position you want  
to caption and press OK repeatedly until the first element of the “LABEL”  
position turns red.  
PAUSE  
PLAY  
REW  
FF  
STOP  
5 Select a letter or number with + or – and press OK.  
The next element turns red. Select other characters in the same way. For  
the element you want to leave blank, select “-” and press OK.  
MANUAL PROGRAMME  
PRG SYS CH LABEL AFT  
D
1
2
3
4
5
6
I
I
I
I
I
I
C02 ––––– ON  
C04 ––––– MTV  
C06 ––––– ON  
C12 ––––– ON  
S06 ––––– ON  
S24 ––––– ON  
OK  
S e l e c t  
and P r e s s  
6 After selecting all the characters, press OK repeatedly until the cursor  
appears. Now the caption you chose is stored.  
If yo u h a ve m a d e a m ist a ke  
Press ? to go back to the previous  
position.  
7 Repeat steps 4 to 6 to caption other channels.  
8 Press MENU to go back to the original screen.  
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Ma n u a l Fin e -Tu n in g  
Normally, the automatic fine-tuning (AFT) is already working. However, if  
the picture of a programme is distorted, you can use the manual fine-  
tuning function to obtain better picture reception.  
ON TIMER  
SLEEP  
MENU  
OK  
1 Press MENU to display the main menu.  
GB  
2 Move the cursor (z) to “PROGRAMME PRESET” with + or – and press  
VIDEO Plus+  
ONCE  
OK.  
3
6
9
1
4
7
2
5
8
0
The PROGRAMME PRESET menu appears.  
DAILY  
3 Move the cursor (z) to “MANUAL PROGRAMME” with + or – and  
press OK.  
WEEKLY  
The MANUAL PROGRAMME menu appears.  
PROGR  
4 Using + or – , move the cursor (z) to the programme position which  
you want to manually fine-tune, and press OK repeatedly until the AFT  
position turns red.  
MANUAL PROGRAMME  
TIMER REC  
ON/OFF  
TIMER ON  
SCREEN  
REC  
CLEAR  
PRG SYS CH LABEL AFT  
D
1
2
3
4
5
6
I
I
I
I
I
I
C02 ––––– ON  
C04 ––––– ON  
C06 ––––– ON  
C12 ––––– ON  
S06 ––––– ON  
S24 ––––– ON  
QUICK  
TIMER  
COUNTER  
RESET  
PAUSE  
OK  
and P r e s s  
S e l e c t  
PLAY  
REW  
FF  
5 Fine-tune the channel while holding down + or – so that you get the  
best TV reception. As you press these buttons, the frequency changes from  
–15 to +15.  
STOP  
MANUAL PROGRAMME  
PRG SYS CH LABEL AFT  
D
1
2
3
4
5
6
I
I
I
I
I
I
C02 ––––– ON  
C04 ––––– ON  
C06 ––––– – 3  
C12 ––––– ON  
S06 ––––– ON  
S24 ––––– ON  
OK  
and P r e s s  
S e l e c t  
6 After fine-tuning, press OK.  
The cursor (z) appears. The fine-tuned level is now stored.  
To re a ct iva t e a u t o m a t ic fin e -  
t u n in g (AFT)  
7 Repeat steps 4 to 6 to fine-tune other channels.  
Repeat from the beginning and  
select “ON” in step 5.  
8 Press MENU to go back to the original screen.  
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Se t t in g a Pa y-TV ch a n n e l  
You can watch the Pay-TV channel by connecting a Pay-TV decoder to the  
W connector on the rear of the video TV.  
1 Press MENU to display the main menu.  
ON TIMER  
SLEEP  
MENU  
OK  
GB  
2 Move the cursor (z) to “PROGRAMME PRESET“ with + or – and  
press OK.  
VIDEO Plus+  
ONCE  
The PROGRAMME PRESET menu appears.  
3
6
9
1
4
7
2
5
8
0
3 Move the cursor (z) to “MANUAL PROGRAMME“ with + or – and  
press OK.  
DAILY  
The MANUAL PROGRAMME menu appears.  
WEEKLY  
4 Move the cursor (z) to the programme position to which you want to set a  
PROGR  
pay-TV decoder, and press OK until the D position turns red.  
MANUAL PROGRAMME  
PRG SYS CH LABEL AFT  
D
1
2
3
4
5
6
I
I
I
I
I
I
C02 ––––– ON  
C04 ––––– ON  
C06 ––––– ON  
C12 ––––– ON  
S06 ––––– ON  
S24 ––––– ON  
TIMER REC  
ON/OFF  
TIMER ON  
SCREEN  
REC  
CLEAR  
OK  
and P r e s s  
S e l e c t  
QUICK  
TIMER  
COUNTER  
RESET  
PAUSE  
5 Press + or – until r appears in the D position and press OK.  
PLAY  
REW  
FF  
MANUAL PROGRAMME  
STOP  
PRG SYS CH LABEL AFT  
D
1
2
3
4
5
6
I
I
I
I
I
I
C02 ––––– ON  
C04 ––––– ON  
C06 ––––– ON  
C12 ––––– ON  
S06 ––––– ON  
S24 ––––– ON  
OK  
and P r e s s  
S e l e c t  
6 Press MENU to go back to the original screen.  
No t e  
During recording the signal of a  
programme to which the Pay-TV  
decoder is set, the signal of other  
programme positions cannot be  
decoded.  
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Step 4 — Setting up Video Plus+  
VIDEO plus+ is a feature that simplifies programming the video TV to  
make timer recording. To use VIDEO plus+, each programme position  
needs to be matched with its VIDEO plus+ guide channel. To get the  
guide channel numbers, see “Guide channels for VIDEO plus+” on page  
13, or look in the programme guide for your area that features PlusCodes.  
ON TIMER  
SLEEP  
MENU  
OK  
Be fo re yo u b e g in  
GB  
If the u lamp on the video TV is lit in red, press ;, PROGR +/ – or a  
number button on the Remote Commander.  
VIDEO Plus+  
ONCE  
3
6
9
1
4
7
2
5
8
0
Se t t in g t h e Gu id e Ch a n n e ls  
1 Press MENU to display the main menu.  
DAILY  
WEEKLY  
The main menu appears.  
PROGR  
MENU  
VISUAL MODE  
ON TIMER SET  
CLOCK SET  
TRACKING CONTROL  
LANGUAGE  
PROGRAMME PRESET  
DEMONSTRATION  
TIMER REC  
ON/OFF  
TIMER ON  
SCREEN  
REC  
CLEAR  
OK  
and p r es s  
Se l ec t  
QUICK  
TIMER  
COUNTER  
RESET  
PAUSE  
2 Move the cursor (z) to “PROGRAMME PRESET” with + or – and  
press OK.  
PLAY  
REW  
FF  
The PROGRAMME PRESET menu appears.  
STOP  
PROGRAMME PRESET  
AUTO PROGRAMME  
MANUAL PROGRAMME  
SET UP GUIDE CH  
OK  
and p r es s  
Se l ec t  
3 Move the cursor (z) to “SET UP GUIDE CH” with + or – and press  
OK.  
The SET UP GUIDE CH menu appears.  
SET UP GUIDE CH  
If yo u h a ve m a d e a m ist a ke  
PROG  
CH  
C02  
C04  
C06  
C12  
S06  
S24  
GUIDE CH  
– – –  
1
2
3
4
5
6
Press ? to go back to the previous  
position.  
– – –  
– – –  
– – –  
– – –  
– – –  
OK  
and P r e s s  
S e l e c t  
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4 Using + or – , move the cursor (z) to the programme position (number  
button) to which you want to preset the guide channel, and press OK.  
The GUIDE CH position turns red.  
SET UP GUIDE CH  
PROG  
CH  
C02  
C04  
C06  
C12  
S06  
S24  
GUIDE CH  
– – –  
1
2
3
4
5
6
– – –  
– – –  
– – –  
– – –  
– – –  
GB  
OK  
and P r e s s  
S e l e c t  
5 Select the guide channel you want to preset with + or – , and press OK.  
SET UP GUIDE CH  
PROG  
CH  
C02  
C04  
C06  
C12  
S06  
S24  
GUIDE CH  
– – –  
1
2
3
4
5
6
– – –  
99  
– – –  
– – –  
– – –  
OK  
and P r e s s  
S e l e c t  
6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 to preset other channels.  
7 After you finish presetting, press MENU to go back to the original screen.  
Gu id e ch a n n e ls fo r VIDEO p lu s+  
Gu id e  
ch a n n e l  
St a t io n n a m e  
Gu id e  
ch a n n e l  
St a t io n n a m e  
001  
002  
003  
004  
005  
006  
101  
102  
103  
104  
105  
106  
BBC1  
BBC2  
ITV  
122  
123  
124  
TELECLUB  
UK GOLD  
DISCOVERY  
THE LEARNING CHANNEL  
BRAVO  
ADULT CHANNEL  
CNN  
EURONEWS  
QVC  
UK LIVING  
RAI 1  
RAI 2  
CHANNEL 4  
RTE (IRELAND)  
NETWORK 2 (IRELAND)  
SKY ONE  
125  
126  
127  
129  
130  
131  
132  
133  
134  
135  
136  
137  
138  
139  
SKY NEWS  
SKY MOVIES  
THE MOVIE CHANNEL  
SKY SPORT  
NICKELODEON  
VH-1 GERMANY  
EUROSPORT  
GALAVISION  
MTV EUROPE  
CHILDERNS CHANNEL  
THE FAMILY CHANNEL  
SKY MOVIES GOLD  
BBC WORLD SERVICE  
RTL 4  
SUPER SPORT  
FILMNET 2  
FILMNET +  
RTL PLUS INTERNATIONAL  
SAT 1  
PREMIERE  
TV5 EUROPE  
TVE INTERNATIONAL  
MBC/ ARABIC  
VTM  
107  
108  
109  
110  
SPORTNET  
COUNTRY MUSIC TV  
VIDEO HITS ONE  
VH-1  
SKY SPORT 2 & SOAPS &  
TRAVEL  
TV ASIA  
LA-5  
LIVE TV  
SUPERCHANNEL  
JAPAN TV  
111  
112  
113  
114  
140  
141  
142  
143  
144  
145  
146  
147  
149  
115  
116  
117  
118  
119  
120  
121  
3 SAT  
ARD  
PRO 7  
TELE 5  
SELECT TV  
MOVIE CHANNEL FILMNET 1  
TNT  
CARTOON NETWORK  
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You need to set the clock for using timer recording and quick-timer  
recording functions.  
1 Press MENU to display the main menu.  
MENU  
VISUAL MODE  
ON TIMER SET  
ON TIMER  
SLEEP  
MENU  
OK  
CLOCK SET  
TRACKING CONTROL  
LANGUAGE  
PROGRAMME PRESET  
DEMONSTRATION  
GB  
OK  
and p r es s  
Se l ec t  
VIDEO Plus+  
ONCE  
3
6
9
1
4
7
2
5
8
0
2 Move the cursor (z) to “CLOCK SET” with + or – and press OK.  
The CLOCK SET menu appears.  
DAILY  
CLOCK SET  
––. ––. –––– ––– –– : ––  
WEEKLY  
PROGR  
OK  
p r es s  
3 Press OK to start setting the clock.  
The day section turns red.  
TIMER REC  
ON/OFF  
TIMER ON  
SCREEN  
REC  
CLEAR  
CLOCK SET  
QUICK  
TIMER  
COUNTER  
RESET  
1. 1. 1996 MON 0 : 00  
PAUSE  
PLAY  
REW  
FF  
OK  
p r es s  
STOP  
4 Set the day with + or – and press OK.  
The month section turns red.  
CLOCK SET  
4. 1. 1996 THU 0 : 00  
OK  
and p r es s  
Se l ec t  
5 Using + or – and OK, set the month, year, hour and minute in the  
same way as in step 4.  
If yo u h a ve m a d e a m ist a ke  
CLOCK SET  
Press ? to go back to the previous  
position.  
4. 12. 1996 WED 15 : 30  
If t h e clo ck h a s st o p p e d a n d  
“ --/--” is d isp la ye d  
You have to re-set the clock.  
OK  
and p r es s  
Se l ec t  
6 After setting the minute, press OK.  
The clock starts working.  
7 Press MENU to go back to the original screen.  
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Watching the TV  
This section explains the basic functions you use while watching the TV.  
Most of the operations can be done using the Remote Commander.  
Sw it ch in g t h e Vid e o TV On a n d Off  
GB  
Sw it ch in g o n  
Depress the U (MAIN POWER) switch on the right side of the video TV.  
Press ;, PROGR +/ – or number buttons on the Remote Commander, or  
PROGR +/ – on the video TV when the u lamp is lit in red.  
Sw it ch in g o ff t e m p o ra rily  
ON TIMER  
SLEEP  
MENU  
OK  
Press u.  
The video TV enters standby mode and the u lamp on the front of the  
video TV lights up in red.  
VIDEO Plus+  
ONCE  
3
6
9
1
4
7
2
5
8
0
To sw it ch o n a g a in  
Press ;, PROGR +/ – or number buttons on the Remote Commander, or  
PROGR +/ – on the video TV.  
DAILY  
WEEKLY  
To sw it ch o ff t h e m a in p o w e r  
PROGR  
Press the U switch on the video TV.  
Se le ct in g TV Pro g ra m m e s  
TIMER REC  
ON/OFF  
TIMER ON  
SCREEN  
REC  
CLEAR  
Press PROGR +/ – or number buttons on the Remote Commander, or  
PROGR +/ – on the video TV.  
QUICK  
TIMER  
COUNTER  
RESET  
PAUSE  
PLAY  
REW  
FF  
To se le ct a d o u b le -d ig it n u m b e r u sin g t h e  
n u m b e r b u t t o n s  
STOP  
Press ÷, then the numbers.  
For example, if you want to choose 14, press ÷, 1 and 4.  
Ad ju st in g t h e Vo lu m e  
Press Á +/ –.  
No t e  
When the U switch is turned off, all the  
video operations also do not work.  
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Mu t in g t h e So u n d  
Press ¤.  
The ¤ indicator appears and stays on the screen.  
To resume normal sound, press ¤ again or Á +.  
ON TIMER  
SLEEP  
MENU  
OK  
GB  
Disp la yin g t h e On -scre e n  
In fo rm a t io n  
VIDEO Plus+  
ONCE  
3
6
9
1
4
7
2
5
8
0
Press  
To have the programme number, channel number and caption stay on the  
screen, press again.  
to display the following on-screen information.  
DAILY  
To make the indications disappear, press  
displayed on the screen.  
until no indications are  
WEEKLY  
PROGR  
ABC  
Caption  
Programme position  
Channel number  
12  
C02  
TIMER REC  
ON/OFF  
TIMER ON  
SCREEN  
4.12WED  
20:00  
REC  
CLEAR  
QUICK  
TIMER  
COUNTER  
RESET  
PAUSE  
Current date and time  
PLAY  
REW  
FF  
Ad ju st in g t h e Pict u re  
STOP  
You can select one of four settings for picture effect in the menu. You can  
also adjust the picture to suit your own taste.  
Se le ct in g t h e p ict u re e ffe ct  
1 Press MENU to display the main menu.  
MENU  
VISUAL MODE  
ON TIMER SET  
CLOCK SET  
TRACKING CONTROL  
LANGUAGE  
PROGRAMME PRESET  
DEMONSTRATION  
OK  
and p r es s  
Se l ec t  
2 Move the cursor (z) to VISUAL MODE with + or – and press OK.  
The VISUAL MODE menu appears.  
VISUAL MODE  
PICTURE CONTROL  
STANDARD  
MILD  
MOVIE  
OPC: ON  
OK  
and p r es s  
Se l ec t  
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3 Using + or – , select the setting you want and press OK. For the effect  
of each setting, see the table below.  
The selected setting is stored.  
Effe ct o f e a ch se t t in g  
Se t t in g  
Pict u re e ffe ct  
ON TIMER  
SLEEP  
MENU  
OK  
The adjusted picture control levels are stored. (See  
“Adjusting the picture displayed on the screen.”)  
PICTURE CONTROL  
GB  
STANDARD  
MILD  
More contrast  
Less contrast  
VIDEO Plus+  
ONCE  
3
6
9
1
4
7
2
5
8
0
MOVIE  
Darker  
e.g. when watching a movie  
DAILY  
4 Press MENU to go back to the original screen.  
WEEKLY  
PROGR  
Ad ju st in g t h e p ict u re d isp la ye d o n t h e scre e n  
1 Press MENU to display the main menu.  
TIMER REC  
ON/OFF  
TIMER ON  
SCREEN  
REC  
CLEAR  
2 Move the cursor (z) to VISUAL MODE with + or – and press OK.  
QUICK  
TIMER  
COUNTER  
RESET  
PAUSE  
The VISUAL MODE menu appears.  
VISUAL MODE  
PLAY  
PICTURE CONTROL  
STANDARD  
MILD  
REW  
FF  
MOVIE  
STOP  
OPC: ON  
Se l ec t  
and p r es s OK  
3 Move the cursor (z) to PICTURE CONTROL with + or – and press OK.  
The PICTURE CONTROL menu appears.  
PICTURE CONTROL  
CONTRAST  
COLOUR  
BRIGHTNESS  
HUE  
80  
50  
50  
00  
RESET  
OK  
and p r es s  
Se l ec t  
No t e  
4 Using + or – , select the item you want to adjust and press OK.  
The HUE adjustment is available  
only for the NTSC colour system.  
5 Adjust the picture with + or – and press OK.  
With each press the vertical bars increase or decrease and the figure at the  
right margin changes to show the control level. (See the table on the next  
page.)  
6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 to adjust other items.  
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7 Press MENU to go back to the original screen.  
The adjusted control levels are stored.  
Effe ct o f e a ch co n t ro l  
PICTURE CONTROL Effe ct  
CONTRAST  
COLOUR  
BRIGHTNESS  
HUE  
Less  
More  
Less  
More  
GB  
Darker  
Greenish  
Brighter  
Reddish  
RESET  
Resets all the items to the factory preset levels.  
Wa t ch in g Lin e In p u t  
Press repeatedly until the desired input indicator appears.  
To go back to the normal TV picture, press until the programme  
position appears, or press ; on the Remote Commander once. For details  
of the video input picture, see page 38.  
ON TIMER  
SLEEP  
MENU  
OK  
VIDEO Plus+  
ONCE  
3
6
9
1
4
7
2
5
8
0
List e n in g w it h He a d p h o n e s  
Plug the headphones (not supplied) to the 2 (headphones) jack inside the  
front panel on the video TV.  
DAILY  
The sound from the speaker is shut off.  
WEEKLY  
PROGR  
TIMER REC  
ON/OFF  
TIMER ON  
SCREEN  
REC  
CLEAR  
QUICK  
TIMER  
COUNTER  
RESET  
PAUSE  
PLAY  
REW  
FF  
STOP  
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View ing Teletext  
TV stations broadcast an information service called Teletext via the TV  
channels. The teletext service allows you to receive various information  
such as weather forecasts or news at any time.  
Sw it ch in g Te le t e xt o n a n d o ff  
1 Select the TV channel which carries the Teletext service you want to watch.  
ON TIMER  
SLEEP  
MENU  
OK  
GB  
2 Press V to display Teletext.  
VIDEO Plus+  
A Teletext page (normally the index page) is displayed. If there is no  
Teletext broadcast, the indication P100 is displayed on a black screen.  
3
6
9
1
4
7
2
5
8
0
ONCE  
DAILY  
3 Press the number buttons to enter the three-digit of the Teletext number  
you want.  
WEEKLY  
The numbers are displayed on the screen and the requested page appears  
in a few seconds.  
PROGR  
If you have made a mistake, type in any three digits, then re-enter the  
correct page number.  
4 Press ; to return to the TV mode.  
TIMER REC  
ON/OFF  
TIMER ON  
SCREEN  
REC  
CLEAR  
QUICK  
TIMER  
COUNTER  
RESET  
PAUSE  
Usin g Fa st t e xt  
PLAY  
This feature allows you to access a Teletext page with one button press.  
When a Fasttext page is broadcast, a colour-coded menu appears at the  
bottom of the screen. The colours of the menu correspond to the red,  
green, yellow and blue buttons on the Remote Commander. These  
coloured buttons functions as the fasttext buttons in Teletext mode.  
REW  
FF  
STOP  
Press the coloured button which corresponds to the colour-coded menu.  
The page is displayed after a few seconds.  
To ch a n g e t h e t e le t e xt ch a n n e l  
• First press ; to return to the TV  
mode, then repeat steps 1 to 3.  
• If the signal of a TV channel is  
weak, teletext errors may occur.  
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Acce ssin g t h e n e xt o r p re ce d in g p a g e  
Press (PROGR +/ –/  
/
).  
The next or preceding page appears on the screen.  
Su p e rim p o sin g a Te le t e xt p a g e o n t h e TV  
p ict u re  
GB  
Each time you press V, the screen changes as follows:  
n Teletext n Teletext and TV  
Pre ve n t in g a Te le t e xt p a g e fro m b e in g  
u p d a t e d o r ch a n g e d  
A Teletext page may consist of several subpages. You can stop the page  
scrolling in order to read the text at your own pace.  
Press  
The symbol  
(HOLD).  
appears on the screen and the selected subpage is held.  
Press  
again to return normal Teletext operation.  
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Playing a Tape  
This section shows you how to insert a cassette and to play it. More  
convenient functions you can use while playing a tape is shown in  
“Additional Operations” from page 34.  
In se rt in g a Vid e o Ca sse t t e  
1 Press ;, PROGR +/ – or number buttons on the Remote Commander, or  
GB  
PROGR +/ – on the video TV when the u lamp is lit in red.  
2 Open the front panel on the video TV.  
3 Gently press the centre of the front side of a cassette with the arrow  
indication facing upwards. The cassette is automatically loaded into the  
cassette compartment.  
The Ò indicator appears on the screen and stays until the cassette has  
been loaded.  
The video TV turns on automatically when it is in standby mode. If you  
insert a cassette with its safety tab removed, playback starts.  
ON TIMER  
SLEEP  
MENU  
OK  
Eje ct in g a Vid e o Ca sse t t e  
Press EJECT 6 on the video TV or 6 on the Remote Commander.  
The Ò indicator appears and stays until the cassette is ejected.  
You can eject the cassette even if the power is off.  
VIDEO Plus+  
ONCE  
3
6
9
1
4
7
2
5
8
0
DAILY  
WEEKLY  
Pro t e ct in g Yo u r Ca sse t t e a g a in st  
Accid e n t a l Era su re  
PROGR  
The cassette is provided with a safety tab to protect against accidentally  
erasing a previous recording. Break off the safety tab with a screw driver  
or a similar tool.  
TIMER REC  
ON/OFF  
TIMER ON  
SCREEN  
REC  
CLEAR  
If the safety tab is removed, the cassette is ejected when you try to record  
on it.  
QUICK  
TIMER  
COUNTER  
RESET  
PAUSE  
To record on a cassette with the safety tab broken off, simply cover the tab  
hole with adhesive tape.  
PLAY  
REW  
FF  
STOP  
Adhesive tape  
Safety tab  
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Pla yin g a Ta p e  
1 Press ;, PROGR +/ – or number buttons on the Remote Commander, or  
PROGR +/ – on the video TV when the u lamp is lit in red.  
2 Insert a cassette.  
If you insert a cassette with its safety tab removed, playback starts  
automatically.  
GB  
3 Set the COLOUR SYSTEM switch to conform to the colour system of the  
tape to be played. Normally, set it to AUTO. If streaks appear when  
playing a tape, switch it to select the colour system.  
PAL: to play a tape recorded in PAL colour system  
NTSC: to play a tape recorded in NTSC colour system  
4 Press PLAY ·.  
Playback starts. On-screen information is displayed for some seconds.  
To st o p p la yb a ck  
Press STOP p.  
The video TV goes back to the normal TV picture.  
ON TIMER  
SLEEP  
MENU  
OK  
VIDEO Plus+  
ONCE  
To st o p p la yb a ck fo r a m o m e n t  
Press PAUSE P. The picture pauses.  
Press PAUSE P again or press PLAY · to resume playback.  
If you leave your video TV in pause mode, normal playback resumes after  
about 5 minutes to protect the quality of video tapes.  
3
6
9
1
4
7
2
5
8
0
DAILY  
WEEKLY  
To fa st fo rw a rd t h e t a p e  
PROGR  
Press STOP p, then press FF ).  
To re w in d t h e t a p e  
Press STOP p, then press REW 0.  
TIMER REC  
ON/OFF  
TIMER ON  
SCREEN  
REC  
CLEAR  
To se a rch a t a p e a t h ig h sp e e d  
QUICK  
TIMER  
COUNTER  
RESET  
PAUSE  
During playback, press and hold REW 0 (rewind) or FF ) (fast  
forward).  
PLAY  
A high-speed picture appears on the TV screen.  
To resume normal playback, release the button.  
REW  
FF  
STOP  
To vie w t h e p ict u re in fa st fo rw a rd o r re w in d m o d e  
Press and hold FF ) during fast forward or REW 0 during rewind.  
While you hold the button, you can view the picture.  
When you release the button, fast forward or rewind mode is resumed.  
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Pla yin g a Ta p e Re p e a t e d ly (Au t o  
Re p e a t )  
You can play the recorded portion of the tape repeatedly.  
Set the AUTO REPEAT switch on the video TV to ON, and press  
P LA Y ·.  
Playback starts. When the tape reaches the end, the video TV rewinds the  
tape to the beginning, then plays it.  
GB  
Disp la yin g t h e o n -Scre e n  
In d ica t io n s  
Press  
to display the following on-screen information. To show only the  
amount of tape remaining and linear tape counter on the screen, press  
again.  
To make the indications disappear, press  
until no indications appear.  
ON TIMER  
SLEEP  
MENU  
OK  
Amount of tape remaining  
Beginning of the tape  
End of the tape  
S
E
VIDEO Plus+  
ONCE  
3
6
9
1
4
7
2
5
8
0
Tape operation mode  
DAILY  
S
E
4.12WED  
20:00  
WEEKLY  
2:05:10  
PROGR  
Current date and  
time  
Linear tape  
counter  
TIMER REC  
ON/OFF  
TIMER ON  
SCREEN  
REC  
CLEAR  
Re se t t in g t h e Ta p e Co u n t e r  
QUICK  
TIMER  
COUNTER  
RESET  
PAUSE  
The tape counter helps you to locate a certain scene after playback. Press  
COUNTER RESET on the Remote Commander to set the counter to  
“0:00:00” before playing the tape. The tape counter is automatically reset  
to “0:00:00” whenever a cassette is inserted. The video TV keeps counting  
the length of the tape being played. Note, however, that the tape counter  
does not count the portions without video signals recorded.  
PLAY  
REW  
FF  
STOP  
No t e  
The tape operation mode will be  
displayed whenever you change the  
mode (even when the  
off.)  
is turned  
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Recording TV Program m es  
Re co rd in g TV Pro g ra m m e s  
1 Press ;, PROGR +/ – or number buttons on the Remote Commander, or  
PROGR +/ – on the video TV when the u lamp is lit in red.  
2 Insert a cassette with a safety tab.  
GB  
3 Select the programme position with PROGR +/ –. You can also use  
number buttons on the Remote Commander. For double-digit numbers  
(e.g.14), first press ÷, then press 1 and 4.  
4 Press REC r.  
The REC lamp on the front of the video TV lights up and recording begins.  
To st o p re co rd in g  
Press STOP p.  
When the tape reaches the end, the video TV rewinds the tape  
automatically to the beginning, then stops. This function does not work  
when the power of the video TV is off.  
ON TIMER  
SLEEP  
MENU  
OK  
To p a u se re co rd in g  
VIDEO Plus+  
ONCE  
Press PAUSE P.  
To resume recording, press PAUSE P again.  
3
6
9
1
4
7
2
5
8
0
DAILY  
You can cut out an unwanted scene during recording with this button.  
1 Press PAUSE P when an unwanted scene appears on the screen.  
Recording pauses.  
2 Press PAUSE P again to release the pause mode at the desired scene.  
Recording resumes from the point set in step 1.  
WEEKLY  
PROGR  
When the recording pause mode lasts for about 5 minutes, the video TV  
stops recording to protect the quality of video tapes.  
TIMER REC  
ON/OFF  
TIMER ON  
SCREEN  
REC  
CLEAR  
QUICK  
TIMER  
COUNTER  
RESET  
PAUSE  
Re co rd in g w it h t h e TV Off  
PLAY  
Press u.  
REW  
FF  
The TV screen is turned off and the u lamp lights up.  
The video TV continues recording.  
STOP  
Wa t ch in g a TV p ro g ra m m e w h ile  
re co rd in g a n o t h e r  
You can watch a TV programme and record another at the same time.  
Select the desired programme position with PROGR +/ – or the number  
buttons on the Remote Commander or PROGR +/ – on the video TV.  
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Recording TV Program m es Using  
the Tim er  
The Timer Recording function allows you to preset your video TV to  
record up to six programmes within a one-month period.  
Be fo re yo u b e g in  
Press ;, PROGR +/ – or number buttons on the Remote Commander, or  
PROGR +/ – on the video TV to switch on the video TV.  
Make sure that the time and date clock are set. If not, the message  
“Please set the clock” is displayed on the screen. Refer to “Setting the  
clock” on page 15.  
ON TIMER  
SLEEP  
MENU  
OK  
GB  
VIDEO Plus+  
ONCE  
Make sure that the loaded cassette has its safety tab. If a cassette  
without safety tab is loaded, the message “Tape with safety tab is  
required for recording” is displayed.  
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DAILY  
WEEKLY  
Se t t in g t h e Tim e r  
PROGR  
Example: Here is how to record a programme broadcast on programme  
position 26 from 20:15 to 21:55 on Friday, 6th December 1996.  
1 Press TIMER ON SCREEN.  
TIMER REC  
ON/OFF  
TIMER ON  
SCREEN  
The PROGRAMME LIST appears.  
REC  
CLEAR  
QUICK  
TIMER  
COUNTER  
RESET  
PROGRAMME LIST  
20 : 00  
4. 12WED  
START STOP PROG  
PAUSE  
DATE  
––  
–– : –– –– : ––  
––  
––  
––  
––  
––  
––  
––  
–– : –– –– : ––  
–– : –– –– : ––  
–– : –– –– : ––  
–– : –– –– : ––  
–– : –– –– : ––  
––  
PLAY  
––  
––  
REW  
FF  
––  
STOP  
OK  
Se l ec t  
and p r es s  
2 Press OK.  
Todays date coloured red appears.  
3 Press + until “6 FRI” appears.  
For daily and weekly recording see “Daily/ weekly recording” on page 28.  
PROGRAMME LIST  
20 : 00  
4. 12WED  
START STOP PROG  
DATE  
6
––  
––  
––  
––  
––  
FRI  : –– –– : ––  
––  
––  
––  
––  
––  
––  
–– : –– –– : ––  
–– : –– –– : ––  
–– : –– –– : ––  
–– : –– –– : ––  
–– : –– –– : ––  
OK  
Se l ec t  
and p r es s  
4 Press OK, then set the hour of the recording start time to “20” with + or  
– .  
PROGRAMME LIST  
20 : 00  
4. 12WED  
START STOP PROG  
DATE  
6
––  
––  
––  
––  
––  
FRI 20 : –– –– : ––  
––  
––  
––  
––  
––  
––  
–– : –– –– : ––  
–– : –– –– : ––  
–– : –– –– : ––  
–– : –– –– : ––  
–– : –– –– : ––  
OK  
Se l ec t  
and p r es s  
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Press OK, then set the minute of the recording start time to “15” with +  
or – .  
PROGRAMME LIST  
20 : 00  
4. 12WED  
START STOP PROG  
DATE  
6
––  
––  
––  
––  
––  
FRI 20 : 15 –– : ––  
––  
––  
––  
––  
––  
––  
–– : –– –– : ––  
–– : –– –– : ––  
–– : –– –– : ––  
–– : –– –– : ––  
–– : –– –– : ––  
ON TIMER  
SLEEP  
MENU  
OK  
OK  
Se l ec t  
and p r es s  
GB  
Press OK, then set the hour of the recording stop time to “21” with + or  
– .  
VIDEO Plus+  
ONCE  
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PROGRAMME LIST  
20 : 00  
4. 12WED  
START STOP PROG  
DATE  
6
––  
––  
––  
––  
––  
FRI 20 : 15 21 : ––  
––  
––  
––  
––  
––  
––  
DAILY  
–– : –– –– : ––  
–– : –– –– : ––  
–– : –– –– : ––  
–– : –– –– : ––  
–– : –– –– : ––  
WEEKLY  
OK  
Se l ec t  
and p r es s  
PROGR  
Press OK, then set the minute of the recording stop time to “55” with +  
or – .  
PROGRAMME LIST  
20 : 00  
4. 12WED  
START STOP PROG  
DATE  
6
––  
––  
––  
––  
––  
TIMER REC  
ON/OFF  
TIMER ON  
SCREEN  
FRI 20 : 15 21 : 55  
––  
––  
––  
––  
––  
––  
REC  
CLEAR  
–– : –– –– : ––  
–– : –– –– : ––  
–– : –– –– : ––  
–– : –– –– : ––  
–– : –– –– : ––  
QUICK  
TIMER  
COUNTER  
RESET  
PAUSE  
OK  
Se l ec t  
and p r es s  
PLAY  
REW  
FF  
8
9
Press OK, then set the programme position to “26” with + or – .  
STOP  
PROGRAMME LIST  
20 : 00  
4. 12WED  
START STOP PROG  
DATE  
6
––  
––  
––  
––  
––  
FRI 20 : 15 21 : 55  
26  
––  
––  
––  
––  
––  
–– : –– –– : ––  
–– : –– –– : ––  
–– : –– –– : ––  
–– : –– –– : ––  
–– : –– –– : ––  
OK  
Se l ec t  
and p r es s  
Press OK.  
The cursor (z) appears at the left margin.  
10 When you want to set other programmes, press – to move down the  
If yo u h a ve m a d e a m ist a ke  
d u rin g t im e r se t t in g  
cursor to the next line, then repeat steps 2 to 9.  
Press ? to go back to the previous  
position and correct the setting.  
11 Press TIMER REC ON/ OFF.  
The TIMER REC lamp on the front of the video TV lights up and the video  
TV enters timer recording standby mode.  
If yo u t ry t o e n t e r t h e re co rd in g  
st a rt t im e p rio r t o t h e cu rre n t  
t im e  
All the items of the setting will be  
erased.  
Press TIMER ON SCREEN to erase the PROGRAMME LIST.  
Press u to turn the video off TV if you do not want to watch the TV.  
The video TV turns on automatically and starts recording at the preset  
start time, and goes off at the preset stop time.  
If yo u t ry t o d o in co rre ct  
o p e ra t io n  
The video TV displays a message on  
the screen to interrupt your setting.  
If yo u t u rn t h e U sw it ch o ff  
The TIMER REC buttons do not  
fonction.  
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Da ily/w e e kly re co rd in g  
You can preset your video TV to record the same programme every day of  
the week (daily recording) or the same programme on the same day every  
week (weekly recording). Press – in step 3 until the desired setting  
appears in the “DATE” position. With each press, the setting changes as  
follows:  
ON TIMER  
SLEEP  
MENU  
OK  
GB  
4 (tod ay) n MON–SUN n MON–SAT n MON–FRI n EVERY SAT n  
EVERY FRI n EVERY THU n EVERY WED n EVERY TUE n EVERY  
MON n EVERY SUN n 3 (next month) n 2......  
VIDEO Plus+  
ONCE  
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DAILY  
To st o p t im e r re co rd in g  
WEEKLY  
Press TIMER REC ON/ OFF.  
The TIMER REC lamp turns off.  
PROGR  
Usin g t h e Vid e o TV b e fo re Tim e r  
Re co rd in g St a rt s  
You can watch a TV programme, check the timer settings and reset the  
counter in timer recording standby mode. However, press TIMER REC  
ON/ OFF to turn off the TIMER REC lamp on the front of the video TV to  
do the following operations:  
TIMER REC  
ON/OFF  
TIMER ON  
SCREEN  
REC  
CLEAR  
QUICK  
TIMER  
COUNTER  
RESET  
PAUSE  
PLAY  
REW  
FF  
STOP  
ejecting the cassette  
using the tape operation buttons  
changing or cancelling the timer settings  
Remember to press TIMER REC ON/ OFF again to make the TIMER REC  
lamp light after the above operations.  
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Ch e ckin g t h e Tim e r Se t t in g s  
You can display the list of the timer settings which you preset.  
Press TIMER ON SCREEN.  
The PROGRAMME LIST appears.  
ON TIMER  
SLEEP  
MENU  
OK  
GB  
PROGRAMME LIST  
20 : 00  
4. 12WED  
START STOP PROG  
DATE  
6
FRI 20 : 15 21 : 55  
26  
50  
1
7
SAT  
8 : 30 10 : 15  
0 : 00  
VIDEO Plus+  
ONCE  
MON-SAT 23 : 00  
EVERYSUN  
––  
––  
9 : 55 12 : 30  
–– : –– –– : ––  
–– : –– –– : ––  
12  
––  
––  
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6
9
1
4
7
2
5
8
0
OK  
Se l ec t  
and p r es s  
DAILY  
Press TIMER ON SCREEN again to erase the PROGRAMME LIST.  
WEEKLY  
PROGR  
Ch a n g in g o r Ca n ce lin g t h e Tim e r  
Se t t in g s  
1 Press TIMER REC ON/ OFF to turn off the TIMER REC lamp on the front  
TIMER REC  
ON/OFF  
TIMER ON  
SCREEN  
REC  
CLEAR  
of the video TV.  
QUICK  
TIMER  
COUNTER  
RESET  
PAUSE  
2 Press TIMER ON SCREEN to display the PROGRAMME LIST.  
PLAY  
REW  
FF  
3 Select the setting you want to change or cancel with + or – .  
STOP  
PROGRAMME LIST  
20 : 00  
4. 12WED  
START STOP PROG  
DATE  
6
FRI 20 : 15 21 : 55  
26  
50  
1
7
SAT  
8 : 30 10 : 15  
0 : 00  
MON-SAT 23 : 00  
EVERYSUN  
––  
––  
9 : 55 12 : 30  
–– : –– –– : ––  
–– : –– –– : ––  
12  
––  
––  
OK  
Se l ec t  
and p r es s  
4 To ch a n g e t h e se t t in g  
Using + or – and OK, re-enter all the items.  
Refer to “Setting the timer” steps 2 to 9 on pages 26 and 27.  
To ca n ce l t h e se t t in g  
Press TIMER REC CLEAR.  
5 Press TIMER ON SCREEN to go back to the original screen.  
6 If there are other timer settings on the list, press TIMER REC ON/ OFF to  
set the video TV to timer recording standby mode.  
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Re co rd in g Usin g t h e Qu ick-Tim e r  
You can preset your video TV to start timer recording immediately and to  
automatically stop recording after a specific time period.  
If you have not set the clock, quick-timer recording cannot be done.  
ON TIMER  
SLEEP  
MENU  
OK  
GB  
If yo u a re re co rd in g  
1 Press QUICK TIMER on the Remote Commander.  
VIDEO Plus+  
ONCE  
The “QUICK TIMER 0:00” appears on the screen.  
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2 Press QUICK TIMER repeatedly to select the recording time period. With  
DAILY  
each press, the time period changes as follows:  
WEEKLY  
0:00  
0:30  
1:00  
....  
3:30  
4:00  
PROGR  
Even if you switch off the video TV, it continues recording. After the  
selected time period has elapsed, recording stops automatically.  
TIMER REC  
ON/OFF  
TIMER ON  
SCREEN  
REC  
CLEAR  
If yo u a re n o t re co rd in g  
QUICK  
TIMER  
COUNTER  
RESET  
PAUSE  
1 Press ;, PROGR +/ – or number buttons on the Remote Commander, or  
PROGR +/ – on the video TV to switch it on.  
PLAY  
REW  
FF  
STOP  
2 Insert a cassette with its safety tab.  
3 Select the programme position which you want to record.  
4 Press QUICK TIMER on the Remote Commander.  
The “QUICK TIMER 0:00” appears on the screen.  
5 Press QUICK TIMER repeatedly to select the recording time period. With  
each press the time period changes as follows:  
0:00  
0:30  
1:00  
....  
3:30  
4:00  
To ch a n g e t h e re co rd in g t im e  
p e rio d a ft e r q u ick-t im e r  
re co rd in g b e g in s  
The time period turns yellow and recording starts.  
Even if you switch off the video TV, it continues recording.  
When the preset time period has elapsed, the video TV stops recording.  
Press QUICK TIMER until the  
desired time period appears.  
To d isp la y t h e re m a in in g t im e  
p e rio d d u rin g q u ick-t im e r  
re co rd in g  
Press  
. The recording time  
period decreases minute by minute.  
To st o p q u ick-t im e r re co rd in g  
Press TIMER REC ON/ OFF.  
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Tim e r Re co rd in g w it h PDC Sig n a ls  
The German broadcasting system transmits PDC (Programme Delivery  
Control) signals with the TV programmes. These signals assure you that  
your timer recordings are made regardless of broadcast delays, early starts,  
or broadcast interruptions. For example, if an urgent news bulletin  
interrupts a regular programme, recording stops. As soon as the  
interrupted programme resumes, recording starts again.  
GB  
1 If the TIMER REC lamp is lit on the front panel, press TIMER REC ON/  
OFF to turn it off.  
2 Before setting the timer, press PDC on the inside of the front panel so that  
the PDC lamp lights up.  
No t e s o n PDC re co rd in g  
If you use PDC recording while  
watching the TV, the programme  
automatically changes to the timer  
recording programme and you  
cannot change programmes.  
Make sure to use PDC recording  
only when the video/ TV set is in  
standby mode or in power switch  
off mode. If you watch the TV  
continuously, cancel the PDC  
timer recording.  
3 Set the timer following the steps in “Setting the timer” (pages 26 and 27).  
If recording times overlap due to a  
PDC time shift, the programme  
that was broadcast first has  
priority. Recording of the second  
programme begins when the first  
programme has finished.  
If the video TV could not receive a  
PDC signal because it was too  
weak or because the station failed  
to transmit PDC signals, timer  
recording is made without the  
PDC function.  
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Recording TV program m es using  
VIDEO Plus+  
Just enter the programmes PlusCode” listed in the TV programme guide.  
The date, times and programme position of that programme are set  
automatically.  
Be fo re yo u b e g in  
Press ;, PROGR +/ – or a number button on the Remote Commander, or  
ON TIMER  
SLEEP  
MENU  
OK  
GB  
PROGR +/ – on the video TV to switch on the video TV.  
Make sure that the time and date clock are set correctly. If not, refer to  
“Setting the clock” on page 15.  
VIDEO Plus+  
ONCE  
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Make sure that the loaded cassette has its safety tab.  
1 Press VIDEO Plus+.  
DAILY  
The SHOWVIEW menu appears.  
WEEKLY  
SHOWVIEW  
20:00  
4. 12WED  
SHOWVIEW NO  
]
[
- - - - - - - - -  
PROGR  
Set 0-9 and  
press ONCE DAILY WEEKLY  
2 Press the number buttons to enter the desired programmes PlusCode.  
TIMER REC  
ON/OFF  
TIMER ON  
SCREEN  
REC  
CLEAR  
SHOWVIEW  
20:00  
QUICK  
TIMER  
COUNTER  
RESET  
4. 12WED  
PAUSE  
SHOWVIEW NO  
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]
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PLAY  
REW  
FF  
Set 0-9 and  
press ONCE DAILY WEEKLY  
STOP  
3 Press ONCE, DAILY or WEEKLY you want to set.  
For each setting, see table below.  
To re co rd t h e p ro g ra m m e  
Only once  
Pre ss  
ONCE  
Monday to Friday at the same scheduled time  
Every week at the same scheduled time  
DAILY  
WEEKLY  
The recording information appears: date, start and stop times, programme  
position number.  
If yo u h a ve m a d e a m ist a ke  
e n t e rin g p ro g ra m m e s  
Plu sCo d e  
SHOWVIEW  
20:00  
4. 12WED  
SHOWVIEW NO  
[
]
82477691-  
DATE START STOP PROG  
Press TIMER REC CLEAR and re-  
enter the correct number.  
6
FRI 20:00 22:00 58  
Press TIMER REC  
[ON/OFF]button  
Check that the information is correct. If it is not, press TIMER CLEAR to  
cancel the setting.  
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4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to preset another timer setting.  
5 Press TIMER REC ON.  
The TIMER REC lamp on the front of the video TV lights up and the video  
TV enters timer recording standby mode.  
ON TIMER  
SLEEP  
MENU  
OK  
To st o p re co rd in g  
To stop the video TV while recording a programme, press p STOP.  
GB  
VIDEO Plus+  
ONCE  
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DAILY  
WEEKLY  
PROGR  
TIMER REC  
ON/OFF  
TIMER ON  
SCREEN  
REC  
CLEAR  
QUICK  
TIMER  
COUNTER  
RESET  
PAUSE  
PLAY  
REW  
FF  
STOP  
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Sw itching off Autom atically — Sleep  
Tim er  
You can automatically switches the video TV into standby mode after a  
selected time period.  
Press SLEEP.  
With each press, the time period (in minutes) changes as follows:  
ON TIMER  
SLEEP  
MENU  
OK  
OFF  
30  
60  
90  
GB  
VIDEO Plus+  
ONCE  
One minute before the TV switches into standby mode, a message Good  
night’ is displayed on the screen.  
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6
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4
7
2
5
8
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DAILY  
WEEKLY  
PROGR  
TIMER REC  
ON/OFF  
TIMER ON  
SCREEN  
REC  
CLEAR  
QUICK  
TIMER  
COUNTER  
RESET  
PAUSE  
PLAY  
REW  
FF  
STOP  
To ca n ce l t h e t im e r  
Press SLEEP to select “OFF”.  
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Sw itching on at Your Desired Tim e  
— On Tim er  
You can preset your video TV to automatically switch on at a desired time.  
You can select the TV programme or video playback to be switched on.  
1 Press MENU to display the main menu.  
2 Move the cursor (z) to “ON TIMER SET” with + or – and press OK.  
ON TIMER  
SLEEP  
MENU  
OK  
The ON TIMER SET menu appears.  
GB  
ON TIMER SET  
20 : 00  
4. 12WED  
TIME:  
SOURCE:  
ON TIMER:  
6 : 00  
TV PROG  
OFF  
1
VIDEO Plus+  
ONCE  
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6
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1
4
7
2
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8
0
OK  
Se l ec t  
and p r es s  
DAILY  
3 Press OK.  
WEEKLY  
The timer setting hour section turns red.  
PROGR  
4 Set the hour with + or – and press OK.  
The minute section turns red.  
5 Set the minutes (by one minute) with + or – and press OK.  
TIMER REC  
ON/OFF  
TIMER ON  
SCREEN  
REC  
CLEAR  
The cursor appears beside “TIME.”  
QUICK  
TIMER  
COUNTER  
RESET  
PAUSE  
6 Move the cursor (z) to “SOURCE” with + or – and press OK.  
PLAY  
7 Select TV or VCR (video playback) to be switched on with + or – and  
REW  
FF  
press OK.  
STOP  
When you select TV, select the programme position with + or – and  
press OK.  
ON TIMER SET  
20 : 00  
4. 12WED  
TIME:  
SOURCE:  
ON TIMER:  
7 : 30  
TV PROG 12  
OFF  
OK  
Se l ec t  
and p r es s  
8 Move the cursor (z) to “ON TIMER” with + or – and press OK, then  
select ON with + or – and press OK.  
To e ra se t h e m e ssa g e  
9 Press MENU to go back to the original screen.  
Press any button on the video TV or  
Remote Commander.  
10 Press ON TIMER.  
The ON TIMER lamp on the front of the video TV lights up.  
If you are not using the video TV, press u to set the video TV in standby  
mode.  
At the preset time, the video TV automatically switches on and a message  
“Good morning” is displayed for five minutes.  
If you do not press any button for 2 hours, the video TV automatically  
shuts off.  
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Enhancing Video Picture Quality  
Ad ju st in g t h e Tra ckin g  
Ad ju st in g t h e Tra ckin g Au t o m a t ica lly  
The tracking condition is automatically adjusted on this video TV. The  
AUTO TRACKING indicator will appear while the video TV is searching  
for best tracking condition.  
ON TIMER  
SLEEP  
MENU  
OK  
GB  
VIDEO Plus+  
ONCE  
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6
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4
7
2
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8
0
Ad ju st in g t h e Tra ckin g Ma n u a lly  
If streaks or snow noise appear on the video playback picture, adjust the  
tracking condition manually.  
DAILY  
WEEKLY  
1 Press MENU to display the main menu.  
PROGR  
2 Move the cursor (z) to “TRACKING CONTROL” with + or – and  
press OK.  
The TRACKING CONTROL menu appears.  
TRACKING CONTROL  
TIMER REC  
ON/OFF  
TIMER ON  
SCREEN  
REC  
CLEAR  
AUTO  
MANUAL  
QUICK  
TIMER  
COUNTER  
RESET  
PAUSE  
OK  
and p r es s  
Se l ec t  
PLAY  
REW  
FF  
STOP  
3 Select MANUAL with + or – and press OK.  
The tracking meter appears.  
TRACKING CONTROL  
AUTO  
MANUAL  
NORMAL TRACKING  
OK  
Se l ec t  
and p r es s  
4 Using + or – , adjust the tracking to get the best picture.  
5 Press OK.  
The main menu reappears.  
To g o b a ck t o a u t o m a t ic  
t ra ckin g  
Select AUTO in the TRACKING  
CONTROL menu with + or –  
and press OK.  
6 Press MENU to go back to the original screen.  
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Pict u re Co n t ro l (OPC)  
This function allows you to improve playback and recording quality by  
adjusting the system parameter automatically according to the condition  
of the video tape.  
This function is set to ON at the factory. To maintain better picture  
quality, it is advisable to leave the function on. The OPC function works  
on all types of tapes, even on rental tapes.  
ON TIMER  
SLEEP  
MENU  
OK  
GB  
VIDEO Plus+  
ONCE  
3
6
9
1
4
7
2
5
8
0
To change the setting, use the menu display.  
1 Press MENU to display the main menu.  
DAILY  
WEEKLY  
2 Move the cursor (z) to VISUAL MODE with + or – and press OK.  
The VISUAL MODE menu appears.  
PROGR  
VISUAL MODE  
PICTURE CONTROL  
STANDARD  
MILD  
MOVIE  
OPC: ON  
TIMER REC  
ON/OFF  
OK  
and p r es s  
TIMER ON  
SCREEN  
Se l ec t  
REC  
CLEAR  
QUICK  
TIMER  
COUNTER  
RESET  
PAUSE  
3 Move the cursor (z) to OPC with + or – and press OK.  
4 Select ON or OFF with + or – and press OK.  
PLAY  
REW  
FF  
VISUAL MODE  
STOP  
PICTURE CONTROL  
STANDARD  
MILD  
MOVIE  
OPC: OFF  
OK  
and p r es s  
Se l ec t  
5 Press MENU to erase the main menu.  
Ab o u t t h e Au t o He a d Cle a n e r  
The auto head cleaner built into this set automatically cleans the video  
heads when a cassette is loaded or unloaded. If the effect of head cleaning  
is not sufficient even after a cassette has been loaded/ unloaded several  
times, clean the heads using the Sony V-25CL video head cleaning cassette.  
For details on head cleaning see page 42.  
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Connecting Optional Equipm ent  
Wa t ch in g t h e Pict u re In p u t fro m  
Op t io n a l Eq u ip m e n t  
Rear  
to video/audio outputs  
GB  
Inside the front panel  
to 21-pin  
EURO-AV  
connector  
VMC-212CE EURO cable (not supplied)  
To w a t ch t h e vid e o in p u t sig n a l  
Press repeatedly until the desired input indicator appears on the screen.  
1 for audio/ video input or RGB input through the W connector  
Do not play equipment connected to the W connector, such as a VCR,  
during recording a programme to which the Pay-TV decoder is set. If you  
do so, the playback signal of the connected equipment will be recorded.  
2 for audio/ video input through the 2/ 2 jacks on the front  
panel  
• If you play equipment connected to the W connector, such as a VCR,  
while watching a programme to which the Pay-TV decoder is set, the TV  
is automatically switched to the input through the W connector. When  
you are watching a programme to which the Pay-TV decoder is not set,  
the TV is not automatically switched.  
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Ed it in g w it h An o t h e r VCR  
Using an additional VCR, you can edit a tape.  
Ed it in g fro m a n o t h e r VCR  
Connections are the same as in “Watching the picture input from optional  
equipment.”  
GB  
Ed it in g o n t o a n o t h e r VCR  
Rear  
to 21-pin  
EURO-AV  
connector  
VMC-212CE EURO cable (not supplied)  
Wa t ch in g t h e Pa y-TV Ch a n n e l  
After connecting the pay-TV decoder to the W connector using VMC-  
212CE EURO cable, set the Pay-TV decoder following the steps in “Setting  
a Pay-TV channel“ (page 12).  
Rear  
to 21-pin  
EURO-AV  
connector  
VMC-212CE EURO cable (not supplied)  
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Troubleshooting  
Fu n ct io n  
Pro b le m s  
No picture (screen is The mains lead is disconnected.  
dark), no sound Connect the mains lead.  
The video TV is switched off.  
Po ssib le ca u se s a n d re m e d ie s  
TV reception  
/
/
Press ;, PROGR +/ – or programme number on the Remote  
Commander, or PROGR +/ – on the video TV.  
GB  
Good picture but no The headphones are connected to 2 jack.  
sound  
/
Disconnect the headphones.  
The ¤ is displayed on the screen.  
Press ¤.  
/
Press Á +/ –.  
No colour or poor  
colour(screen is  
dark) for colour  
programmes, but  
good sound.  
Adjust “CONTRAST,” “COLOUR,” and “BRIGHTNESS” in the  
PICTURE CONTROL menu. (page 18)  
No picture, no  
sound  
The connecting cord between the video TV and the input source is  
disconnected.  
from video input  
source  
/
Connect it firmly.  
Input is not selected correctly.  
Press until the desired input indicator appears. (page 38)  
/
Clock and  
timer  
The clock has  
stopped and “--/ --”  
is displayed.  
The power has been interrupted, the U switch is turned off or the  
mains lead is disconnected for more than a week.  
/
Re-set the clock and timer settings if necessary. (pages 15, 26)  
Playback  
Power is on, but the  
tape does not run.  
The safety device has been activated.  
/
Switch off, disconnect the mains lead, and leave the set for about  
one minute.  
Poor playback  
picture  
The COLOUR SYSTEM switch is set to incorrect position.  
/
Set COLOUR SYSTEM to the position corresponding to the colour  
system with which the tape is recorded. (page 23)  
Adjust the tracking. (page 36)  
The video heads are dirty.  
/
Clean the heads using the Sony V-25CL video head cleaning tape  
(page 42). If the cleaning tape is not available in your area, have  
the heads cleaned at your nearest Sony service facility. (Do not use  
a commercially available wet-type cleaning tape, as it may  
damage the video heads.)  
The tape is worn out.  
Use a new tape.  
The tape is defective.  
Use a new tape.  
/
The sound drops  
out.  
/
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Fu n ct io n  
Pro b le m s  
Po ssib le ca u se s a n d re m e d ie s  
The safety tab of the cassette has been removed.  
Recording  
The cassette is ejected  
when you press  
REC r.  
/
Cover the tab hole with adhesive tape, or use another cassette  
with a safety tab. (page 22)  
Recording cannot be No cassette has been inserted.  
done. Insert a cassette with the safety tab.  
The tape is at its end.  
Rewind the tape.  
Timer settings cannot The clock has not been set.  
be made. Set the current time and date. (page 15)  
You have made a mistake when setting the timer.  
Check the setting steps. (pages 26 to 28)  
The cassette is ejected The safety tab of the cassette has been removed.  
/
GB  
/
Timer  
recording  
/
/
when you press  
TIMER REC ON/  
OFF.  
/
Cover the tab hole with adhesive tape, or use another cassette  
with a safety tab.  
The TIMER REC lamp  
does not light up  
even though you  
press TIMER REC  
ON/ OFF.  
No cassette has been inserted.  
Insert a cassette with its safety tab.  
The tape is at its end.  
Rewind the tape.  
No setting is made for timer recording.  
Set the programme for timer recording. (pages 26 to 28)  
/
/
/
Timer recording was  
not made.  
You did not press TIMER REC ON/ OFF.  
There has been a power interruption lasting more than a week.  
A cassette cannot be  
inserted.  
Another cassette is already inserted.  
Others  
/
Press 6 to eject the cassette.  
The Remote  
The batteries are low.  
Commander does not  
work.  
/
Replace the batteries. (page 4)  
The batteries are installed incorrectly.  
Install the batteries with correct polarities. (page 4)  
/
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Taking Care of Your Video TV  
Vid e o He a d Cle a n in g  
When playback pictures are noisy and hardly visible, or when no picture  
appears, the video heads may be contaminated. In such a case, clean the  
video heads using the V-25CL video head cleaning tape (not supplied), or  
ask Sony service personnel to clean the video heads, with this service there  
would be a standard charge.  
GB  
Sym p t o m s ca u se d b y co n t a m in a t e d vid e o h e a d s  
Normal picture  
Rough picture  
Unclear picture  
No picture (or  
black & w hite  
screen appears)  
initial  
t e r m in a l  
Wo rn Vid e o He a d s  
If your video TV displays a poor picture after you clean the video heads,  
you may need to replace them. Consult your dealer or the Sony Service  
Center nearest you.  
Ch e ck t h e Vid e o He a d s a ft e r 1,000  
Ho u rs o f Use  
A video TV is a high precision machine. It must record on or play from  
magnetic tapes on which the image signals from the colour TV or the  
video camcorder are recorded.  
No t e  
The video heads or mechanical parts for transporting the tape are  
contaminated or worn after extended use. You should have your video TV  
checked after each 1,000 hours of use.  
Do not use a commercially available  
wet-type cleaning tape, as it may  
damage the video heads.  
Ab o u t Mo ist u re Co n d e n sa t io n  
If the unit is brought directly from a cold place to a warm place, moisture  
may condense on the video head drum. If this happens, the tape may stick  
to the head drum and it may be damaged or the unit may not operate  
correctly. To avoid possible damage caused by moisture condensation, be  
sure not to leave a cassette inside the compartment when the unit is not in  
use. When bringing the unit from a cold place to a warm place, wait for  
about 10 minutes before operating it.  
If the tape operation buttons do not work due to moisture condensation,  
leave the unit for more than one hour with the power on.  
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Specifications  
TV Se ct io n  
Ge n e ra l  
Television system I  
Clock  
Clock back up  
Clock requirements  
Quartz locked  
Approx. 7 days  
Colour system  
PAL  
Channel coverage See “Television channel number  
guide” at the next page.  
220-240 V AC, 50 Hz  
Picture tube  
Aerial in  
Trinitron  
Power consumption  
Approx. 54.5 cm (21 inches)  
(Approx. 51 cm picture  
measured diagonally)  
UHF  
112 W  
Operating temperature  
5°C to 40°C (41°F to 104°F)  
Storage temperature  
–20°C to 60°C (-4°F to 140°F)  
GB  
Vid e o Se ct io n  
Format  
Video recording system  
Rotary 2-head helical scanning  
system  
Audio recording system  
Dimensions  
Approx. 540 × 518 × 470 mm  
(w/ h/ d) (213/ 8 × 201/ 2 × 185/ 8  
inches)  
VHS standard  
Mass  
Approx. 25 kg (55 lb 2 oz)  
Acce sso rie s su p p lie d  
Remote Commander (1)  
Monaural  
PAL  
PAL: 23.39 mm/ sec.  
NTSC (playback only): 33.35  
mm/ sec.  
Video signal  
Tape speed  
R6 (size AA) batteries (2)  
Design and specifications are subject to change  
without notice.  
Maximum recording time  
240 minutes with E-240  
No t e  
This appliance conforms with the EU Directive 89/  
336/ EEC regarding interference suppression.  
In p u t s a n d Ou t p u t s  
Inputs  
LINE IN VIDEO: phono jack (1)  
1 Vp-p, 75 ohms, unbalanced,  
sync negative  
LINE IN AUDIO: phono jack (1)  
Input level: 500 mVrms (100%  
modulation)  
EURO-AV: 21-pin  
Output  
EURO-AV: 21-pin  
Headphones jack Monaural minijack  
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Television Channel Num ber Guide  
Only the main transmitters are listed. Information regarding the regional sub-relay channel numbers can be  
obtained by contacting The BBC Engineering Information Dept. (0181) 752 5040.  
MAIN TRANSMITTERS BBC1 BBC2 ITV CH4  
Lo n d o n & So u t h Ea st  
1
2
3
4
5
Bluebell Hill  
Crystal Palace  
Dover  
Heathfield  
Oxford  
40  
26  
50  
49  
57  
46  
33  
56  
52  
63  
43 65  
23 30  
66 53  
64 67  
60 53  
So u t h -We st  
6
7
8
9
Beacon Hill  
Caradon Hill  
Huntshaw Cross  
Redruth  
57  
22  
55  
51  
33  
63  
28  
62  
44  
26  
60 53  
25 32  
59 65  
41 47  
23 29  
GB  
! º Stockland Hill  
Ch a n n e l Isla n d s  
! ¡ Fremont Point  
So u t h  
51  
44  
41 47  
!Hannington  
! £ Midhurst  
! ¢ Rowridge  
We st  
39  
61  
31  
45  
55  
24  
42 66  
58 68  
27 21  
!
Mendip  
58  
64  
61 54  
Ea st  
! § Sandy Heath  
! ¶ Sudbury  
31  
51  
62  
27  
44  
55  
24 21  
41 47  
59 65  
! • Tacolneston  
Mid la n d s (We st )  
! ª Ridge Hill  
Sutton Coldfiled  
The Wrekin  
Mid la n d s (Ea st )  
@Waltham  
22  
46  
26  
28  
40  
33  
25 32  
43 50  
23 29  
58  
64  
61 54  
No rt h e rn Ire la n d  
Brougher Mountain  
Divis  
@ Limavady  
No rt h  
Belmont  
Emley Moor  
No rt h -We st  
@• Winter Hill  
No rt h -Ea st  
22  
31  
55  
28  
27  
62  
25 32  
24 21  
59 65  
22  
44  
28  
51  
25 32  
47 41  
55  
62  
59 65  
Bilsdale West Moor  
Caldbeck  
33  
30  
39  
56  
26  
34  
45  
64  
29 23  
28 32  
49 42  
61 54  
# ¡ Chatton  
#Pontop Pike  
Sco t la n d  
Angus  
Black Hill  
57  
40  
22  
31  
33  
22  
33  
40  
33  
39  
31  
55  
63  
46  
67  
27  
26  
28  
26  
46  
26  
45  
27  
62  
60 53  
43 50  
#
Sandale  
Caldbeck  
28 32  
24 21  
23 29  
25 32  
23 29  
43 50  
23 29  
49 42  
24 21  
59 65  
Craigkelly  
#• Darvel  
Durris  
Eitshal (Lewis)  
$ ¡ Keelylang Hill  
$Knock More  
Rosemalkie  
Rumster Forest  
$
Selkirk  
Wa le s  
Blaenplwyf  
Carmel  
31  
57  
57  
52  
46  
44  
27  
63  
63  
45  
40  
51  
24 21  
60 53  
60 53  
49 42  
43 50  
41 47  
$• Llanddona  
Moel-y-Parc  
Presely  
Wenvoe  
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Index to Parts and Controls  
Vid e o TV Se t —Fro n t  
This section briefly describes the buttons and controls on the video TV set and on the Remote Commander.  
For more information, refer to the pages next to each description.  
GB  
OPEN  
PROOR  
u
REC  
TIMER REC  
EJECT  
ON TIMER  
OPC  
AUTO  
ON  
PAL  
OFF  
NTSC  
PDC TIMER REC  
ON/OFF  
REC  
AUTO  
REPEAT  
COLOUR  
SYSTEM  
1 Lamps  
REC(recording) (page 25)  
9 Á (volume) +/ – buttons (page 16)  
! º PROGR(programme) +/ – buttons (page 16)  
! ¡ Remote sensor  
TIMER REC(recording) (page 27)  
ON TIMER (page 35)  
PDC (page 31)  
2 u (standby) lamp (page 16)  
!™ U (MAIN POWER) switch (page 2, 6, 16)  
! £ (input select) button (pages 19, 38)  
! ¢ PDC button (page 31)  
3 u (standby) button (page 16)  
4 EJECT 6 button (page 22)  
5 Cassette compartment (page 22)  
6 …2/ 2 (video/ audio input) jacks (page 38)  
7 2 (headphones) jack (page 19)  
8 Tape transport buttons (page 23)  
!
TIMER REC ON/ OFF button (pages 28, 29)  
! § REC(recording) r button (page 25)  
! ¶ AUTO REPEAT ON/ OFF switch (page 24)  
! • COLOUR SYSTEM switch (page 23)  
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Re m o t e Co m m a n d e r  
1
2
3
4
5
6
6 (eject)button (page 22)  
; (TV power on) button (pages 6, 16)  
¤ (muting) button (page 17)  
ON TIMER button (page 35)  
SLEEP button (page 34)  
GB  
VIDEO Plus+ buttons  
ONCE button (page 32)  
DAILY button (page 32)  
WEEKLY button (page 32)  
Teletext operation buttons (page 20)  
REC (recording) r button (page 25)  
QUICK TIMER button (page 30)  
ON TIMER  
SLEEP  
MENU  
OK  
7
8
9
VIDEO Plus+  
ONCE  
! º Tape transport buttons (page 23)  
· PLAY, p STOP, P PAUSE, 0 REW  
(rewind), ) FF (fast forward)  
3
6
9
1
4
7
2
5
8
0
DAILY  
! ¡ u (standby) button (page 16)  
WEEKLY  
!™  
(Teletext) button (page 20)  
button (pages 19, 21, 38)  
PROGR  
! £ … (input select)/  
! ¢ Menu operation buttons (pages 6, 7)  
MENU  
+
/ –  
TIMER REC  
ON/OFF  
TIMER ON  
SCREEN  
?
REC  
CLEAR  
OK  
QUICK  
TIMER  
COUNTER  
RESET  
PAUSE  
!
Number button (page 6, 16)  
! §  
(on-screen display) button (pages 17, 24)  
PLAY  
REW  
FF  
! ¶ PROGR (programme) +/ –/  
/
(Teletext  
STOP  
page access) buttons (page 16, 21)  
! • Á (volume) +/ – buttons (page 16)  
! ª TIMER REC buttons  
TIMER ON SCREEN (pages 27, 29)  
ON/ OFF (pages 27, 29)  
CLEAR (page 29, 32)  
COUNTER RESET button (page 24)  
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