Sony SLV-R1000 - Manual (Page 3)

Table of Contents
Preliminaries
Warning.................................................................................... 2
Owner’s Record ..................................................................... 2
Precautions...............................................................................4
Introduction............................................................................. 5
Using This Manual ...............................................................5
Overview...............................................................................5
Timer Recording ..................................... ........... —................37
Setting the Timer................................................................ 37
Overlapping Timer Recordings...........................................40
Checking the Timer Settings..............................................41
Changing or Cancelling the Timer Settings........................ 42
Using the VCR Before Timer Recording Starts.................. 43
Introducing VCR Plus+ ....................................... —............... 44
VCR Plus+ Setup Instructions............................................ 44
Recording Programs Using VCR Plus+ .............................46
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Preparation
Hookups and Getting Started................................................... 6
Hookup 1 - Audio/Video (A/V) Hookup................................ 7
Hookup 2 - Using VCR Cable Box Control........................... 8
Hookup 3 - No Cable Box or Incompatible Cable Box.
Few "Scrambled” Channels..............................................10
Hookup 4 - Incompatible Cable Box,
Many “Scrambled” Channels............................................12
Hookup 5 - Antenna Hookup..............................................14
Preparing the Remote Commander/Seiecting
Language..............................................................................16
Inserting Batteries.............................................................. 16
Operating the VCR with the Remote Commander.............. 16
How to Use the Remote Commander................................ 16
Setting the Command Mode...............................................16
Selecting Language (Only for Canadian version) .............. 17
Setting the Remote Commander to Control Other
Manufacturers’ TV Sets.................................................... 17
Manufacturers and their Code Numbers ............................ 18
Setting the Time and Date......................................................19
Example of Time and Date Setting.................................... 19
Presetting the Active Channels..............................................21
Presetting All Receivable Channels Automatically............. 21
Presetting Desired Channels or
Disabling Unwanted Channels......................................... 22
Fine-tuning......................................................................... 23
Cable TV Channel Assignment.......................................... 23
Activating the Cable Box Control Function.............................24
Setting the Cable Box Control............................................ 25
Checking the Cable Box Control Setting .... ...................... 26
Using the SET UP MENU...................................................... 27
Menu Choices................................................................... 28
Basic Operations
Playback ................................................................................ 29
Inserting a Video Cassette................................................. 29
Playback.............................................................................30
The On-Screen Display..................................................... 31
Indexing Tape Contents.................................................... 31
Playing Back Externally-Recorded Tapes..........................32
Selecting the Monitor Sound ............................................ 32
Listening to Mixed Hi-Fi and Normal Track Sound ........... 33
Recording TV Programs.........................................................34
Recording TV Programs.....................................................34
Pausing.............................................................................. 35
Recording with the TV Off.................................................. 36
Watching One TV Program While Recording Another ... 36
Recording Multi-channel TV Sound (MTS) Broadcasts 36
Advanced Operations
Variable Speed Playback...................................................... 48
Variable Speed Playback................................................... 48
Still Picture..........................................................................48
Picture Search.................................................................... 48
Locked Picture Search....................................................... 49
Skip Playback..................................................................... 49
Slow Motion Playback........................................................ 49
Frame-by-Frame Picture.................................................... 49
Picture Adjustment During Variable Speed Playback......... 49
Index Function........................................................................ 50
Marking Index Signals........................................................ 50
Locating an Index - Index Search...................................... 51
Erasing Index Signals.........................................................52
APC (Adaptive Picture Control).............................................. 53
Using the APC Function when Recording.......................... 53
Using the APC Function when Playing Back a Tape.......... 53
Quick'Timer Recording .......................................................... 54
Quick-Timer Recording ......................................................54
Buttons Operable During Quick-Timer Recording..............55
Editing..................................................................................... 56
Editing from Another VCR.................................................. 56
Editing onto Another VCR.................................................. 57
Synchronized Editing..........................................................58
When Using the CONTROL S Cable..................................59
Insert Editing.......................................................................60
Insert Editing from another VCR........................................61
Additional Information
General Setup Information .................................................. 62
Setting the RF Unit ........................................................... 62
Attaching the F-type Connector..........................................63
Attaching the External Antenna Connector........................ 64
Attaching the EAC-66 U/V Band Separator/Mixer...............64
Identifying the Parts and Controls.......................................... 65
Front Panel.........................................................................65
Inside of Front Panel ......................................................... 66
Rear Panel......................................................................... 67
Display Window Indicators................................................. 68
Remote Commander.......................................................... 69
Troubleshooting ..................................................................... 70
Specifications..........................................................................72
Index....................................................................................... 73
Preliminaries