3-861-452-15(1) Video Cassette Recorder Operating Instructions PAL SLV-E230UY/EY ©1998 by Sony Corporation
WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. Mains lead must be changed only at qualified service shop. NOTICE for the customers in the United Kingdom A moulded plug complying with BS 1363 is fitted to this equipment for your safety and convenience. Should the fuse in the plug supplied need to be replaced, a 5 AMP fuse approved by ASTA or BSI to BS 1362, (i.e.
Table of contents Getting Started Step 1: Unpacking Step 2: Setting up the remote commander Step 3: Connecting the VCR Step 4: Setting up the VCR with the Auto Set Up function Step 5: Tuning your TV to the VCR Step 6: Setting the clock Manual setup — Selecting a language, Presetting channels, Setting up VIDEO Plus+* 21 Setting your personal code Basic Operations 23 Playing a tape 25 Recording TV programmes 28 Recording TV programmes using VIDEO Plus+ 31 Setting the timer manually Getting Started 4 5 7 8
Getting Started Step 1 Unpacking Check that you have received the following items with the VCR: • Remote commander • Aerial cable • R6 (size AA) batteries Checking your model name The instructions in this manual are for the 2 models : SLV-E230UY, and E230EY. Check your model number by looking at the rear panel of your VCR. The SLV-E230UY is the model used for illustration purposes. Any difference in operation is clearly indicated in the text, for example, “SLV-E230EY only.
Step 2 Setting up the remote commander Inserting the batteries Getting Started Insert two R6 (size AA) batteries by matching the + and – on the batteries to the diagram inside the battery compartment. Insert the negative (–) end first, then push in and down until the positive (+) end clicks into the position. Using the remote commander Remote sensor You can use this remote commander to operate this VCR and a Sony TV.
Step 2 : Setting up the remote commander (continued) ON/STANDBY DISPLAY TV/VIDEO WIDE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Programme number buttons 0 PROG+/– VOL+/– MENU/> /.
Step 3 Connecting the VCR AERIAL IN AERIAL OUT AERIAL IN to mains : Signal flow 1 Aerial cable (supplied) Disconnect the aerial cable from your TV and connect it to AERIAL IN on the rear panel of the VCR. IN ENTREE AERIAL ANTENNE 2 3 Getting Started Mains lead Connect AERIAL OUT of the VCR and the aerial input of your TV using the supplied aerial cable. OUT SORTIE IN ENTREE AERIAL ANTENNE OUT SORTIE Connect the mains lead to the mains.
Step 4 Setting up the VCR with the Auto Set Up function AUTO SET UP Before using the VCR for the first time, set up the VCR using the Auto Set Up function. With this function, you can set TV channels, guided by the sequence indicated in the display window. AUTO SET UP Hold down AUTO SET UP on the VCR for more than three seconds. RF CHANNEL The ATP (Auto Tuner Preset) function starts searching for all of the receivable channels.
Step 5 Tuning your TV to the VCR If you connect the VCR to your TV using the EURO-AV cable, skip this step. Getting Started PROGRAM +/– RF CHANNEL 1 AUTO SET UP RF CHANNEL Press RF CHANNEL on the VCR. The RF channel appears in the display window. The VCR signal is output through this channel to the TV. 2 Turn on your TV and select a programme position for the VCR picture. This programme position will now be referred to as the video channel.
Step 5 : Tuning your TV to the VCR (continued) To check to see if the TV tuning is correct Set the TV to the video channel and press PROGRAM +/– on the VCR. If the TV screen changes to a different programme each time you press PROGRAM +/–, the TV tuning is correct. To obtain a clear picture from the VCR If the picture does not appear clearly in step 3 above, go to step 4 to finish this procedure once. Then start from step 1.
Step 6 Setting the clock MENU > /. /? // Before you start… • Turn on the VCR and the TV. • Set the TV to the video channel. OK Getting Started You must set the time and date on the VCR to use the timer recording features properly. Setting the clock manually 1 MENU Press MENU, then press > /. to select SETTINGS and press OK. PAUSE REW PLAY SETTINGS OPTIONS TUNER VIDEO PLUS+ CLOCK LANGUAGE FF SELECT SET OK : Vv : OK STOP 2 REW Press > /. to select CLOCK and press OK.
Step 6 : Setting the clock (continued) 4 REW PAUSE PLAY Press / to flash the month and set the month using > /. . FF tCLOCK 11. 1. 1998 SU 0 : 00 OK AUTO ADJUST CLOCK PROG SELECT SET OK STOP 5 REW PAUSE PLAY FF OK Set the year, hour, and minutes in sequence, using / to flash the item to be set, and press > /. to select the digits. The day of the week is set automatically. 6 REW Press / to start the clock. PAUSE PLAY FF : Bb : Vv : OK tCLOCK 11. 12.
Manual setup — Selecting a language MENU > /. /? // OK Before you start… • Turn on the VCR and the TV. • Set the TV to the video channel. 1 MENU Press MENU, then press > /. to select SETTINGS and press OK. PAUSE REW PLAY FF Getting Started You can change the on-screen display language. SETTINGS OPTIONS TUNER VIDEO PLUS+ CLOCK LANGUAGE SELECT SET OK : Vv : OK STOP 2 REW Press > /. to select LANGUAGE, then press OK.
Manual setup — Presetting channels 0 PROG +/– MENU If some channels could not be preset using the Auto Set Up function, you can preset them manually. > /. /? // Before you start… • Turn on the VCR and the TV. • Set the TV to the video channel. 1 MENU Press MENU, then press > /. to select SETTINGS and press OK. PAUSE REW PLAY OK SETTINGS OPTIONS TUNER VIDEO PLUS+ CLOCK LANGUAGE SELECT SET FF OK : Vv : OK STOP 2 REW Press > /. to select TUNER, then press OK.
4 REW PAUSE PLAY Press > /. to move the cursor ( ) to CHANNEL SET. FF OK TUNER PROG14 CHANNEL SET [C23 ] BBC1 [ON ] AFT FINE TUNING STOP SELECT SET PROG Press PROG +/– to select the programme position. Selected programme position TUNER PROG 7 CHANNEL SET [C23 ] BBC1 [ON ] AFT FINE TUNING SELECT SET 6 REW PAUSE PLAY Press ? // repeatedly until the channel you want is displayed.
Manual setup — Presetting channels (continued) Disabling unwanted programme positions After presetting the channels, you can disable unused programme positions. The disabled positions will be skipped later when you press the PROG +/– buttons. 1 In step 6 above, press programme number button “0” twice to display the number “00” beside CHANNEL SET. 2 Press OK. If the picture is not clear Normally, the Auto Fine Tuning (AFT) function automatically tunes in channels clearly.
Manual setup — Setting up VIDEO Plus+ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Programme number button 0 MENU • If you want to record satellite broadcasts using VIDEO Plus+, see page 20. > /. /? // Before you start… • Turn on the VCR and the TV. • Set the TV to the video channel. 1 MENU Press MENU, then press > /. to select SETTINGS and press OK. PAUSE REW PLAY Getting Started VIDEO Plus+ is a feature that simplifies programming the VCR to make timer recordings.
Manual setup — Setting up VIDEO Plus+ (continued) 3 PAUSE REW FF PLAY OK To display other pages for programme positions 6 to 60, press > /. repeatedly. STOP 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Press > /. to move the cursor ( ) to the row on which you want to set the guide channel. Press programme number buttons to enter the guide channel number assigned in the programme guide.
Guide channels for VIDEO Plus+ Station name Guide channel Station name 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 101 102 103 104 105 106 BBC1 BBC2 ITV CHANNEL 4 CHANNEL 5 RTE 1 RTE 2 TV NA GAELTACHTA SKY ONE SKY NEWS SKY MOVIES THE MOVIE CHANNEL SKY SPORT NICKELODEON PARAMOUNT CHANNEL EUROSPORT QUANTOM TV WARNER BROTHERS MTV EUROPE CHILDREN’S CHANNEL THE FAMLY CHANNEL THE DISNEY CHANNEL BBC WORLD SERVICE RTL 4 FILMNET 2 SUPER SPORT ADULT CHAN RTL PLUS INTERNATIONAL SAT 1 PREMIERE 3 SAT SKY 2 FOX KIDS PRO 7 TELE 5
Manual setup — Setting up VIDEO Plus+ (continued) Setting up VIDEO Plus+ for satellite broadcasts When your satellite tuner is connected via the AERIAL IN connector, first you have to set the programme position for each satellite channel using the TUNER menu. Then set the guide channel number for each satellite channel using the VIDEO Plus+ menu. If your satellite tuner is connected via the LINE-1(TV) connector, you don’t have to set programme positions nor guide channel numbers for satellite channels.
Setting your personal code CLEAR 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Getting Started For identification, you can enter a personal code into the VCR. Once you enter your personal code, you can confirm it any time but can never change it. Make a note of the code to quote to the police if your VCR is stolen. 0 Before you start… • Turn on the TV. • Set the TV to the video channel. • If there is a tape in the VCR, remove it. • Turn off the VCR. > /.
Setting your personal code (continued) 2 Enter your personal code. PAUSE REW PLAY FF OK 1 Press > /. to select a character. Each time you press > , the character changes as shown below. An Bn …n Zn 0n 1n …n 9 n (blank space) n – (hyphen) n A STOP SECURITY FUNCTION PERSONAL CODE [WB2 1 5 7 5 – – – – ] SELECT SET CONFIRM : Bb : Vv : OK 2 Press / to set the next character. The next space flashes. To correct a character, press ? // until the character you want to correct flashes, then reset it.
Basic Operations Playing a tape 6 EJECT DISPLAY COUNTER RESET 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 P PAUSE REPLAY FF )# PLAY Æ 03 1 2 REW Basic Operations p STOP Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel. Insert a tape. The VCR turns on and starts playing automatically if you insert a tape with its safety tab removed. 3 Press Æ PLAY PLAY. When the tape reaches the end, it will rewind automatically.
Playing a tape (continued) Additional tasks To Press Stop play p STOP Pause play P PAUSE Resume play after pause P PAUSE or Æ PLAY Fast-forward the tape )# FF during stop Rewind the tape 03 REW during stop Eject the tape 6 EJECT To replay a recently watched scene You can immediately rewind and playback the scene you want to watch again. During playback, press REPLAY up to four times. The VCR rewinds the tape about 10 seconds on the counter for each press of the button, and restarts playback.
Recording TV programmes DISPLAY COUNTER/ REMAIN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 TV/VIDEO r REC PROG +/– INPUT SELECT SP/LP Basic Operations 1 Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel. To record from a decoder, turn it on. 2 3 Insert a tape with its safety tab in place. INPUT SELECT Press INPUT SELECT until a programme position number appears in the display window.
Recording TV programmes (continued) 4 PROG 5 SP/LP Press PROG +/– to select the programme position you want to record. Press SP/LP to select the tape speed, SP or LP. LP (Long Play) provides recording time twice as long as SP (Standard Play), however, SP produces better picture and audio quality. 6 REC Press r REC to start recording. The recording indicator lights up red in the display window. Recording indicator To stop recording Press p STOP.
To check the remaining time Press DISPLAY. With the display on, press COUNTER/REMAIN to check the remaining time. Each time you press COUNTER/REMAIN, the time counter and the remaining time appear alternately. The remaining time with the indicator also appears in the display window. PROG12 PROG12 1H 46M SP 0:00:22 Time counter Remaining time To correctly check the remaining time of the tape, set TAPE SELECT in the TAPE OPTIONS menu according to the tape type you use (see page 46).
Recording TV programmes using VIDEO Plus+ ON/STANDBY CLEAR VIDEO Plus+ Just enter the programme’s “PlusCode” listed in the TV programme guide. The date, times, and programme position of that programme are set automatically. You can preset up to eight programmes at a time. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Programme number buttons SET 0 Before you start… • Check that the VCR clock is set to the correct time. • Insert a tape with its safety tab in place.
2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Press the programme number buttons to enter the programme’s PlusCode, then press SET. If you make a mistake, press VIDEO Plus+ before pressing SET and re-enter the correct number. 0 SET tTIMER DATE TODAY 11. 12 TIME 19:00b20:00 FR PROG 35 SP/LP SP SELECT SET OK : Bb : Vv : OK The date, start and stop times, programme position and tape speed appear on the TV screen. If the information is incorrect, press CLEAR to cancel the setting.
Recording TV programmes using VIDEO Plus+ (continued) Daily/weekly recording In step 3 above, press . to select the recording pattern. Each time you press . , the indication changes as shown below. Press > to change the indication in reverse order. TODAY n SU-SA (Sunday to Saturday) n MO-SA (Monday to Saturday) n MO-FR (Monday to Friday) n SA (every Saturday) .....
Setting the timer manually If VIDEO Plus+ is not available in you area, follow the instructions below to set the timer to record programmes. Before you start… • Check that the VCR clock is set to the correct time. • Insert a tape with its safety tab in place. Make sure the tape is longer than the total recording time. • Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel. • To record from a decoder, turn it on. ON/STANDBY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 INPUT SELECT MENU > /.
Setting the timer manually (continued) 2 REW Set the date, start and stop times, programme position and tape speed: PAUSE PLAY FF 1 Press ? // to flash each item in turn. 2 Press > /. to set each item. To correct a setting, press ? to return to that setting and reset. OK STOP tTIMER DATE TODAY 11. 12 TIME 19:00b20:00 FR PROG 35 SP/LP LP SELECT SET OK : Bb : Vv : OK • To record the same programme every day or the same day every week, see “Daily/weekly recording” on page 33.
To use the VCR after setting the timer To use the VCR before a timer recording begins, just press ON/STANDBY. indicator turns off and the VCR switches on. Remember to press The ON/STANDBY to reset the VCR after using the VCR. You can also do the following tasks while the VCR is recording: • • • • Reset the counter. Display tape information on the TV screen. Check the timer settings. Watch another TV programme. Daily/weekly recording In step 2 above, press . to select the recording pattern.
Additional Operations Playing/searching at various speeds & SLOW ×2 Æ PLAY )# 03 REW )# Æ 03 Playback options FF FF PLAY REW Operation View the picture during fast- During fast-forward, hold down )# forward or rewind down 03 REW. FF. During rewind, hold Play at high speed • During playback, press )# FF or 03 REW. • During playback, hold down )# FF or 03 REW. To resume normal playback, release the button. Play at twice the normal speed During playback, press ×2.
Recording TV programmes using the quick timer After starting recording in the normal way, you can have the VCR stop recording automatically after a specified duration. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 QUICK TIMER While recording, press QUICK TIMER once. The 2 1 indicator appears in the display window. Press QUICK TIMER repeatedly to set the duration. Each press advances the time in increments of 30 minutes.
Checking/ changing/ cancelling timer settings Before you start… • Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel. ON/STANDBY CLEAR 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 MENU > /. /? // OK 1 2 Press ON/STANDBY to turn on the VCR. Press MENU, then press > /. to select LIST and press OK: • If you want to change a setting, go on to the next step. • If you do not need to change the settings, press OK, then turn off the VCR to return to recording standby. 3 36 tLIST DATE TU 13. 12 11. 12 MO-FR MO-SA SU-SA ––.
4 • To change the setting, press ? // to flash the item you want to change, and press > /. to reset it. • To cancel the setting, press CLEAR. tTIMER DATE TODAY FR PROG 35 SP/LP LP SELECT SET OK 5 11. 12 TIME 19:00b20:00 : Bb : Vv : OK Press OK. If any settings remain, turn off the VCR to return to recording standby. When the timer settings overlap The programme that starts first has priority and the second programme starts recording only after the first programme has finished.
Adjusting the picture Adjusting the tracking Although the VCR automatically adjusts the tracking when playing a tape indicator flashes in the display window, then goes off), distortion (the may occur if the tape was recorded in poor condition. If so, manually adjust the tracking. During playback, press the TRACKING +/– buttons on the VCR to display the tracking meter. The distortion should disappear as you press one of the two buttons. (The indicator lights up.
Changing menu options 1 Press MENU, then press > /. to select SETTINGS and press OK. SETTINGS OPTIONS TUNER VIDEO PLUS+ CLOCK LANGUAGE SELECT SET 2 Press > /. to select OPTIONS, then press OK. : Vv : OK OPTIONS TAPE OPTIONS VIDEO OPTIONS POWER SAVE [OFF ] RF MODULATOR [OFF ] SELECT SET 3 : Vv : OK Press > /. to select the option you want to change: • To change the TAPE OPTIONS or VIDEO OPTIONS 1 Press OK after selecting TAPE OPTIONS or VIDEO OPTIONS. 2 Press > /.
Changing menu options (continued) VIDEO OPTIONS Menu option Set this option to OPC • ON to switch on the OPC (Optimum Picture Control) function and improve picture quality. • OFF to switch off OPC. Other options Menu option Set this option to POWER SAVE • OFF to turn on the indicators in the display window while the VCR is standing by. • ON to turn off the indicators in the display window to conserve the VCR power. RF MODULATOR • ON if you connect the VCR to your TV using only the aerial cable.
Editing with another VCR Connecting to record on this VCR This VCR (Recorder) : LINE-1 (TV) TV Other VCR (Player) LINE (Scart) : Signal flow VMC-2121 LINE cable (not supplied) continued Additional Operations 41
Editing with another VCR (continued) Operation (when recording on this VCR) Before you start editing • Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel. • Press INPUT SELECT to display “L” in the display window. • Press SP/LP to select the tape speed, SP or LP. P PAUSE r REC 1 Insert a source tape with its safety tab removed into the other (playback) VCR. Search for the point to start playback and set it to playback pause. 2 Insert a tape with its safety tab in place into this (recording) VCR.
Additional Information Troubleshooting Symptom Remedy The ON/STANDBY switch does not function. • Connect the mains lead to mains securely. The power is turned on but the VCR does not operate. • Moisture condensation occurs. Turn the power off, unplug the mains lead and leave the VCR to dry for over one hour. The clock has stopped and “–:– –” lights in the display window. • The clock stops if the VCR is disconnected from the mains for more than an hour. Reset the clock (and timer).
Symptom Remedy No TV programme appears on the TV screen. • Make sure the TV is set to the video channel. If you are using a monitor, set it to video input. • If the VCR is connected to the TV using only the aerial cable, make sure that RF MODULATOR in the OPTIONS menu is set to ON. TV reception is poor. • Adjust the TV aerial. The tape starts playing as soon as it is inserted. • The safety tab has been removed. To record on this tape, cover the tab hole. The tape is ejected when you press r REC.
Others Symptom Remedy A tape cannot be inserted. • Check that a tape isn’t already in the tape compartment. The remote commander does not function. • Make sure you are pointing the remote commander at the remote sensor on the VCR. • Replace all the batteries in the remote commander with new ones if they are weak. • Make sure the [TV] /[VIDEO] remote control switch is set correctly. The tracking meter does not appear on the screen.
Specifications System General Channel coverage SLV-E230UY: PAL (I) UHF B21 - B69 SLV-E230EY: PAL (I) VHF A - J UHF B21 - B69 CATV S01 - S05, S1 - S20 HYPER S21 - S41 RF output signal UHF channels 21 to 69 Aerial out 75-ohm asymmetrical aerial socket Power requirements 220 – 240 V AC, 50 Hz Power consumption 20 W Operating temperature 5°C to 40°C Storage temperature –20°C to 60°C Dimensions Approx. 355 × 96 × 285 mm (w/h/d) including projecting parts and controls Mass Approx. 3.
Index to parts and controls Refer to the pages indicated in parentheses ( ) for details.
Index to parts and controls (continued) Display window 1 2 8 48 1 Timer indicator (29) 2 Tape speed indicators (26) 3 3 4 7 5 6 6 Time counter/clock/line/ programme position indicator (24, 26, 42) VIDEO indicator (27) 7 Remaining time indicator (27) 4 OPC (Optimum Picture Control) indicator (38) 8 Tape/recording indicator (26) 5 Tracking indicator (38) Additional Information
Rear panel 1 2 4 3 1 Mains lead (7) 3 2 AERIAL IN ANTENNE ENTREE connector (7) AERIAL OUT ANTENNE SORTIE connector (7) 4 : : LINE-1 (TV) LIGNE-1 (TV) connector (7, 41) continued Additional Information 49
Index to parts and controls (continued) Remote commander 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 6 7 8 9 !… !` !“ 0 1 6 EJECT button (24) 2 COUNTER RESET button (24) 3 DISPLAY button (24) 4 WIDE button (for TV) (6) 5 TV/VIDEO button (27) 6 QUICK TIMER button (35) 7 r REC (record) button (26) 8 SP (Standard Play)/LP (Long Play) button (26) 9 INPUT SELECT button (25, 29) !… & SLOW button (34) !` ×2 button (34) !“ Tape/menu operatin buttons MENU button (11, 39) P PAUSE/> button (24) p STOP/.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 !£ !¢ ! !⁄ !ƒ !¥ !£ [TV] /[VIDEO] remote control switch (5) !¢ ON/STANDBY switch (29) ! COUNTER/REMAIN button (27) !⁄ CLEAR button (37) !ƒ VIDEO Plus+ button (28) !¥ Programme number buttons (18, 29) !» @… @` @“ !» SET button (29) @… ? (ten’s digit) button (27) @` PROG (programme) +/– buttons (26) @£ @“ VOL (volume) +/– buttons (for TV) (6) @£ REPLAY button (24) Additional Information 51
Index A, B O S Aerial hookup 7 AFT (Auto Fine Tuning) 16 OPC (Optimum Picture Control) 38 C P Safety tab 27 Searching at various speeds 34 SP mode 26 Cancelling timer settings 36 Changing timer settings 36 Checking timer settings 36 Cleaning the video heads 43 Clock setting 11 Connecting the VCR and your TV 7 Colour system compatible colour systems 2 Counter 24 Picture adjustment 38 Playback 23 at various speeds 34 frame-by-frame 34 slow motion 34 Presetting channels 14 D Disabling programme posit
