3-865-384-13 (1) Video Cassette Recorder Operating Instructions G PAL NTSC SLV-ED60ME/MJ/PS/SG ©1999 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. The mains lead must only be changed at a qualified service shop. Precautions Safety • This unit operates on 110 – 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz. Check that the unit’s operating voltage is identical with your local power supply.
Table of contents Getting Started Step 1: Step 2: Step 3: Step 4: Step 5: Step 6: Step 7: Unpacking Setting up the remote commander Connecting the VCR Tuning your TV to the VCR Selecting a language Presetting channels Setting the clock Basic Operations 19 Playing a tape 23 Recording TV programmes 26 Recording TV programmes using the easy timer 31 Setting the timer manually Getting Started 4 5 6 8 10 11 17 Additional Information 42 Troubleshooting 44 Specifications 45 Index to parts and controls Back co
Getting Started Step 1 Unpacking Check that you have received the following items with the VCR: • Remote commander • Aerial cable • R6 (size AA) batteries • Plug adaptor (SLV-ED60ME/MJ only) Checking your model name The instructions in this manual are for the 4 models: SLV-ED60ME, ED60MJ, ED60PS and ED60SG. Check your model number by looking at the rear panel of your VCR. The SLV-ED60ME is the model used for illustration purpose.
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 position. Using the remote commander Remote sensor You can use this remote commander to operate this VCR and a Sony TV. Buttons on the remote commander marked with a dot (•) can be used to operate your Sony TV.
Step 3 Connecting the VCR Connect the aerial to your VCR and TV as shown below to watch TV programmes and VCR pictures on your TV. In addition, if your TV has audio/video (A/V) input jacks, we recommend you connect the VCR to your TV using an audio/video cable to get a better picture and sound.
To a stereo system You can improve sound quality by connecting a stereo system as shown on the right. LINE-2 OUT (AUDIO) LINE IN Audio cable (not supplied) To a satellite tuner You can record programmes from other equipment such as a satellite tuner. Satellite tuner LINE-3 IN (SAT IN) Getting Started Note • To listen to playback sounds in stereo, you must use either of the connections above.
Step 4 Tuning your TV to the VCR If you have connected your VCR to the TV using the audio/video cable, skip this step. 1/u ON/STANDBY RF CHANNEL 1 ON/STANDBY 2 PROGRAM +/– Press 1/u ON/STANDBY to turn on the VCR. Press RF CHANNEL on the VCR. The factory-preset RF channel appears in the display window. RF CHANNEL The VCR signal is output through this channel to the TV. SP 3 APC Turn on your TV and select a programme position for the VCR picture.
5 Tune the TV to the same channel as that shown in the display window so that the picture on the right appears on the TV screen. SONY VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER Getting Started Refer to your TV manual for tuning instructions. If the picture does not appear clearly, see “To obtain a clear picture from the VCR” below. 6 Press RF CHANNEL. RF CHANNEL You have now tuned your TV to the VCR. From now on, whenever you want to play a tape, set the TV to the video channel.
Step 5 Selecting a language You can change the on-screen display language from English to Arabic. Before you start… • Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel. ON/STANDBY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 MENU OK >/. 1 • ON/ STANDBY 2 MENU Press ON/STANDBY to turn on the VCR. Press MENU, then press >/. to move the cursor (”) to LANGUAGE and press OK. PLAY PLAY • ENGLISH SELECT END OK 3 LANGUAGE / Press >/. to select the desired language, then press OK.
Step 6 Presetting channels Presetting all receivable channels using one touch tuning Getting Started First, we recommend that you preset the receivable channels in your area using the one touch tuning or the AUTO PRESET in the TUNER PRESET menu. Then, if some channels could not be preset automatically, set them manually; if there are any unwanted channels among the preset ones, you can disable the channels.
Step 6: Presetting channels (continued) Presetting all receivable channels automatically Before you start… • Turn on the VCR and the TV. • Set the TV to the video channel. MENU OK >/./?// 1 MENU Press MENU, then press >/. to move the cursor (”) to TUNER PRESET and press OK. PLAY OK 2 PLAY OK 3 PLAY OK Press >/./?// to move the cursor (”) to SYSTEM, then select B/G, D/K or I, whichever is applicable in your area. If SYSTEM is set to the wrong position, the sound will be distorted or noisy.
4 PLAY OK Press >/. to move the cursor (”) to AUTO PRESET, then press OK. PROG 1 •B / G D / K I SYSTEM NORMAL / CATV • NORM CATV AUTO PRESET 1 CHANNEL SET AFT OFF • ON FINE TUNING PLEASE WAIT Getting Started All receivable channels are preset in numerical sequence. When no more receivable channels can be found, presetting stops and the picture from the lowest numbered channel is displayed on the TV screen.
Step 6: Presetting channels (continued) Presetting channels manually PROG +/– MENU OK >/./?// 1 MENU Press MENU, then press >/. to move the cursor (”) to TUNER PRESET and press OK. PLAY OK 2 PLAY OK 3 PLAY OK 14 Getting Started Press >/./?// to move the cursor (”) to NORMAL/CATV, then select NORM. To preset CATV channels, select CATV. Press >/. to move the cursor (”) to CHANNEL SET.
4 PROG Press PROG +/– to select the programme position. Selected programme position TUNER PRESET PROG14 5 PLAY OK Press / repeatedly until the channel you want is displayed. Pressing ? goes back to the previous channels.
Step 6: Presetting channels (continued) Disabling unwanted programme positions After tuning the TV channels, you can disable unused programme positions. The disabled positions will be skipped later when you press the PROG +/– buttons. 1 In step 5 on page 15, press programme number button “0” twice to display the number “0” beside CHANNEL SET. 2 Press OK. If the picture is not clear Normally, the Auto Fine Tuning (AFT) function automatically tunes in channels clearly.
Step 7 Setting the clock You must set the time and date on the VCR to be able to use the timer recording features properly. MENU 1 MENU Press MENU, then press >/. to move the cursor (”) to CLOCK SET and press OK. OK Press >/. to set the date. PLAY OK CLOCK SET 1 . 1 . 1999 SELECT SET END PLAY 2 OK >/./?// The day of the week is set automatically. PLAY Press / to flash the month and set the month using >/.. FR 0 : 00 ] :[ :[ ] : [ OK ] CLOCK SET 25 . 1 .
Step 7: Setting the clock (continued) 4 PLAY OK Set the year, hour and minutes in sequence, using / to flash the item to be set, and >/. to select the digits. CLOCK SET 2 5 . 1 2 . 1 9 9 9 SA SELECT SET END 5 15 : 30 ] :[ :[ ] : [ OK ] Press OK to start the clock. PLAY OK Tip • To change the digits during setting, press ? to return to the item to be changed, and select the digits using >/.. Note • The menu disappears automatically if you do not proceed for more than a few minutes.
Basic Operations Playing a tape 6 EJECT TRINITRON TV SYNCHRO PLAY COUNTER RESET DISPLAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 · PLAY ) # FF · PLAY 0 3 REW ) # FF COLOR SYSTEM 1 2 p STOP Basic Operations P PAUSE 0 3 REW § EJECT 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.
Playing a tape (continued) 3 Press · PLAY. PLAY OK When the tape reaches the end, it will rewind automatically. Additional tasks To Press Stop play p STOP Pause play P PAUSE Resume play after pause P PAUSE or · PLAY Fast-forward the tape ) # FF during stop Rewind the tape 0 3 REW during stop Eject the tape 6 EJECT To set the colour system If streaks appear during playback, press COLOR SYSTEM on the VCR to conform to the system that the tape was recorded in.
To use the time counter At the point on the tape that you want to find later, press COUNTER RESET. The counter in the display window resets to “0:00:00.” Search for the point afterwards by referring to the counter. SP APC To display the counter on the TV screen, press DISPLAY. Basic Operations Notes • The counter resets to “0:00:00” whenever a tape is reinserted. • The counter stops counting when it comes to a portion with no recording.
Playing a tape (continued) Turning on the VCR and TV, and starting playback automatically (Trinitron TV Synchro Play) You can only use this function if your TV is made by Sony (Trinitron TV). How to connect to use this function Connect the VCR and TV with the audio/video cable (see “To a TV that has audio/video input jacks” on page 6). Be sure to connect the audio/video cable to the VIDEO IN 1 jacks on the TV if the TV has two inputs or more.
Recording TV programmes DISPLAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 r REC PROG +/– 1 2 3 Basic Operations SP/LP (SP/EP) INPUT SELECT Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel. Insert a tape with its safety tab in place. PROG Press PROG +/– to select the programme position you want to record.
Recording TV programmes (continued) 4 SP/LP (SP/EP) Press SP/LP (SP/EP) 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. SP APC 5 Press r REC to start recording. REC The recording indicator lights up red in the display window. Recording indicator LP APC To stop recording Press p STOP. To check the remaining tape length Press DISPLAY.
To record NTSC colour system programmes NTSC colour signals can be recorded on this VCR from the LINE-1 IN, LINE-2 IN and LINE-3 IN (SAT IN) jacks only. To select the line input, press INPUT SELECT or PROG +/– so that “L1”, “L2” or “L3” appears in the display window. For tape speed, select SP or EP in step 4. EP provides recording time three times as long as SP, however, SP produces better picture and sound quality. When playing back, the VCR automatically detects the tape speed.
Recording TV programmes using the easy timer You can record one programme on the same day (within 24 hours) with the easy timer. If the VCR clock has not been set, you can set the clock before setting the timer recording. Setting the easy timer Before you start… • Insert a tape with its safety tab in place. Make sure the tape is longer than the recording time. • If you want to see the setting on the TV screen, turn on the TV and set it to the video channel.
4 EASY TIMER Set the recording stop time in the same way as in step 2, then press the EASY TIMER knob. A programme number flashes. 5 EASY TIMER SP APC Turn the EASY TIMER knob clockwise or counterclockwise to select the programme you want to record. To select the tape speed, press SP/LP (SP/EP). SP LP APC SP/ LP (SP/EP) EASY TIMER Press the EASY TIMER knob to confirm the setting. Basic Operations 6 The t indicator appears in the display window and the VCR stands by for recording.
Recording TV programmes using the easy timer (continued) Setting or changing the easy clock When “–:– –” is displayed in the display window, the VCR clock has not been set. You need to set the clock using the easy clock before setting the timer. You can also change the current time using the easy clock. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Programme number buttons 0 EASY TIMER PROG +/– SP/LP (SP/EP) EASY TIMER knob 1 EASY TIMER • When “–:– –” is displayed in the display window, press EASY TIMER.
3 EASY TIMER Press the EASY TIMER knob to confirm the clock setting. The VCR enters the timer recording setting mode. To continue the easy timer setting, go to step 2 in “Setting the easy timer” on page 26. SP START APC To quit the easy timer setting mode without changing any settings, press the EASY TIMER knob repeatedly until the t indicator appears in the display window.
Recording TV programmes using the easy timer (continued) To stop recording To stop the VCR while recording, press p STOP. To check or change the timer setting Press EASY TIMER knob repeatedly until the setting you want to check or change flashes. Then re-enter the new setting, if necessary. If you do not want to change any of the settings, press the EASY TIMER knob repeatedly until the t indicator appears in the display window. You can also change the timer setting using the TIMER SET/CHECK menu.
Setting the timer manually ON/STANDBY You can preset up to eight programmes at a time. 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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 PROG +/– INPUT SELECT OK >/./?// 1 MENU Press MENU and select TIMER SET/ CHECK, then press OK.
Setting the timer manually (continued) To record the same programme every day or the same day every week, press . while the date is flashing. For details, see “Daily/ weekly recording” below. To record from a source connected to the LINE-1 IN, LINE-2 IN or LINE-3 IN (SAT IN) jacks; press INPUT SELECT or PROG +/– to display “L1”, “L2” or “L3” in the “PROG” position. 3 Press / to confirm the setting. The cursor (”) appears at the beginning of the line.
Additional Operations Playing/searching at various speeds ×2 & SLOW · PLAY 0 3 REW · PLAY ) # FF ) # FF 0 3 REW Playback options Operation View the picture during fastforward or rewind During fast-forward, hold ) # FF down. During rewind, hold 0 3 REW down. Play at high speed • During playback, press ) # FF or 0 3 REW on the remote commander. • During playback, hold ) # FF or 0 3 REW down. When you release the button, normal playback resumes.
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 1 While recording, press QUICK TIMER once. The t indicator appears in the display window. SP APC 2 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 select TIMER SET/CHECK: • 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. TIMER SET / CHECK 2 5 . 1 2 SA DATE START STOP PROG 6 .
Checking/changing/cancelling timer settings (continued) 3 Press >/. to select the setting you want to change or cancel: • To change the setting, press ?// to flash the item you want to change, and press >/. to re-set it. Then, press / repeatedly until the cursor (”) appears at the beginning of the line. • To cancel the setting, press CLEAR. 4 Press OK. If any timer settings remain, turn off the VCR to return to recording standby.
Recording stereo and bilingual programmes The VCR can record stereo and bilingual programmes only through the line input. When a stereo or bilingual sound is input through the line input, “STEREO” appears on the screen and the display window. You cannot select the sound while recording. Selecting the sound while playing Press AUDIO MONITOR to select the sound you want.
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. 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 select SET UP MENU. SET UP MENU AUDIO MIX ON • OFF APC • ON OFF PAL / MESECAM • AUTO PAL MESECAM SELECT SET 2 Press >/. to select the option to change, then press ?// to change the setting. 3 Press OK to return to the original screen. :[ :[ ] ] Menu choices Initial settings are indicated in bold print. Menu option Set this option to AUDIO MIX ON to listen to the hi-fi and normal audio tracks at the same time. The AUDIO MONITOR button will not function.
Editing with another VCR or stereo system How to connect to record on this VCR This VCR (Recorder) TV LINE-2 IN Other VCR (Player) LINE OUT VMC-810HG audio/video cable (not supplied) : Signal flow How to connect to a stereo system Connect LINE-2 IN AUDIO on this VCR to the audio output jacks on the stereo system, using the RK-C510KS audio cable (not supplied). Notes • Make sure you connect the plugs to jacks of the same colour.
Operation (when recording on this VCR) Before you start editing • Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel. • Press INPUT SELECT or PROG +/– to display “L1”, “L2” or “L3” in the display window. • Press SP/LP (SP/EP) to select the tape speed (SP or LP for the PAL system, and SP or EP for the NTSC system). 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.
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.
Recording Remedy No TV programmes appear 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. TV reception is poor. • Adjust the TV aerial. • Make sure SYSTEM (B/G, D/K or I) in the TUNER PRESET menu is set to the system in your area. The recorded picture has no colour or unusual colours. • Set the PAL/MESECAM option in the SET UP MENU according to your local colour system. The tape starts playing as soon as it is inserted.
Troubleshooting (continued) Sapphire tape cleaner The unit incorporates a sapphire tape cleaner which cleans a video tape when it is loaded. This cleaner can prevent the video heads from contamination by removing dust or mold from a tape with the sapphire edge. Specifications System General Colour system PAL, MESECAM, NTSC 3.58, NTSC 4.
Index to parts and controls Refer to the pages indicated in parentheses ( ) for details.
Index to parts and controls (continued) Display window STEREO SP CLOCK START STOP LP APC EP NTSC PAL 1 Timer indicator (27) 8 Tracking indicator (38) 2 STEREO indicator (37) 9 Colour system indicator (20) 3 Tape speed indicator (24) 4 CLOCK indicator (28) 0 Time counter/clock/line/ programme/TV system indicator (8, 21, 23, 27, 41) 5 START indicator (26) !¡ Tape/recording indicator (24) 6 STOP indicator (26) 7 APC (Adaptive Picture Control) indicator (38) Rear panel 1 Mains lead (6) 5 AERIAL I
Remote commander 1 TV / VIDEO remote control switch (5) 2 6 EJECT button (20) 3 DISPLAY button (24) 4 TRINITRON TV SYNCHRO PLAY button (22) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 5 TV/VIDEO button (for TV) (5) 6 EASY TIMER button (29) 7 r REC button (24) 8 SP (Standard Play)/LP (Long Play)/ EP (Extra Play) button (24) 9 QUICK TIMER button (34) !º ×2 button (33) !¡ INPUT SELECT button (25, 32) !™ Tape/menu operation buttons MENU button (10, 39) P PAUSE/> button (20) p STOP/.
Index A, B H, I, J, K Accessories supplied 4 Adjusting picture 16, 33, 38 tracking 33, 38 Aerial hookup 6 AFT (Auto Fine Tuning) 16 APC (Adaptive Picture Control) 38 Audio track 37 AV (audio/video) connection 6 Hi-fi audio track C Cancelling timer settings 35 Changing timer settings 35 Checking timer setting 35 Cleaning the video heads 42 Clock setting 17 Colour system compatible colour systems 2 setting 20, 39 Connecting the VCR and your TV 6 to a TV with audio/ video jacks 6 Counter 21 L Language sel
