Sony SLV-E580EE manual To use the time counter, Enjoying the simulated stereo sound Virtual Stereo

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.

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To display the counter on the TV screen, press DISPLAY.

Enjoying the simulated stereo sound (Virtual Stereo)

When you connect the VCR to a stereo TV or a stereo system, you can use the Virtual Stereo function to give monaural sources a simulated stereo effect. To activate this function, press VIRTUAL SOUND. To cancel this function, press VIRTUAL SOUND again.

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.

•The time counter does not appear on the TV screen when using an NTSC-recorded tape.

•Depending on your TV, the following may occur while playing an NTSC-recorded tape:

–The picture becomes black and white.

–The picture shakes.

–No picture appears on the TV screen.

–Black streaks appear horizontally on the TV screen.

–The colour density increases or decreases.

•If you play back a tape in LP or EP mode with NTSC system, the sound is heard in monaural.

Basic Operations

Basic Operations

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