Notes
•When you play back a tape recorded in the PAL or MESECAM colour system, streaks may appear even if the COLOR SYSTEM switch is set to PAL/MESECAM. If so, select the colour system, PAL or MESECAM in the PAL/MESECAM option of the SET UP MENU. (For details, see page 34.)
•The counter resets to “0H00M00S” whenever a tape is reinserted.
•The counter stops counting when it comes to a portion with no recording.
•If a tape has portions recorded in both PAL and NTSC systems, the time counter reading will not be correct. This is due to the difference between the counting cycles of the two video systems.
•Depending on your TV, the following may occur while playing an
–the picture is 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.
•To play a tape in stereo, you must use the AUDIO OUT connections.
•When you play a tape recorded in monaural, the sound is heard in monaural regardless of the AUDIO MONITOR setting.
•If the AUDIO MONITOR button does not function, check that AUDIO MIX in the SET UP MENU is set to OFF.
Turning on the unit 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 unit and TV with the audio/video cable (see “To a TV that has phono type 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. The TV must be placed where it will respond to the remote commander while you are pointing it at the unit.
Operation
Make sure that the TV’s power is in standby mode.
Press TRINITRON TV SYNCHRO PLAY and hold the remote commander in place for about two seconds.
The unit and TV turn on, and the TV is set to the video channel. If there is a tape in the unit, playback starts automatically.
Notes
•If the Trinitron TV Synchro Play function does not work properly:
–Wait a few moments, and press the button again.
–Replace both of the batteries with new ones, and press the button again. Note that this function may not operate some Sony TVs because of the remote commander’s signal limitations.
•Do not press TRINITRON TV SYNCHRO PLAY while playing back a video tape. If you do so, the TV’s input source will momentarily switch to the TV’s tuner.
Basic Operations
Operations Basic
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