Recording on a video tape

You can record from a VCR, a TV, or an LD player using the control amplifier. You can also add audio from a variety of audio sources when editing a video tape. See your VCR or LD player’s instruction manual if you need help.

1Turn INPUT SELECTOR to select the program source to be recorded.

2Prepare the component for playing.

For example, insert the laser disc you want to record into the LD player.

3Insert a blank video tape into the VCR (VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2, or VIDEO 3) for recording.

4Start recording on the recording VCR, then start playing the video tape or laser disc you want to record.

zYou can record the sound from any audio source onto a video tape while copying from a video tape or laser disc

After locating the point where you want to start recording from another audio source, select the program source, then start playback. The audio from that source will be recorded onto the audio track of the video tape instead of the audio from the original medium.

For example, if you want to record video from the component connected to the VIDEO 1 jacks and audio from the component connected to the CD jacks:

1 Turn INPUT SELECTOR to select VIDEO 1.

2 Press AUDIO SPLIT to display “V:VIDEO1 A:(audio component)”

3 Press AUDIO SPLIT repeatedly to select the CD player as the audio component (“V:VIDEO1 A:CD”).

See “4 AUDIO SPLIT button” on page 13 for details on use of the AUDIO SPLIT button.

To resume audio recording from the original medium, hold down AUDIO SPLIT for more than 2 seconds to cancel. (Please note that the selected audio component will switch once before cancelation.)

Notes

•You cannot record a digital audio signal using a component connected to the analog TAPE REC OUT, MD/DAT REC OUT, VIDEO 1 REC OUT, VIDEO 2 REC OUT, or VIDEO 3 REC OUT jacks. To record a digital audio signal, connect a digital component to the MD/DAT OPTICAL OUT jack.

•You cannot, however, record multi channel surround digital signals from a DVD, etc.

CONTROL-A1 Control

System

Getting started

"CONTROL A1" is the name of the remote control system that controls the audio components in the Sony S-Link™ bus-system. (S-Link™ is a general term for the Sony audio/visual component control system.) This section explains the basic functions of the CONTROL A1 Control System. Certain components have special functions, like “CD Synchro Dubbing” on cassette decks, that require CONTROL A1 connections. For detailed information regarding specific operations, be sure to also refer to the Operating Instructions supplied with your component(s).

The CONTROL A1 Control System was designed to simplify the operation of audio systems composed of separate Sony components. CONTROL A1 connections provide a path for the transmission of control signals which enable automatic operation and control features usually associated with integrated systems.

Currently, CONTROL A1 connections between a Sony CD player, amplifier (receiver), MD deck and tape deck provide automatic function selection and synchronized recording.

In the future the CONTROL A1 connection will work as a multifunction bus allowing you to control various functions for each component.

Note

The CONTROL A1 Control System is designed to maintain upward compatibility as the Control System is upgraded to handle new functions. In this case, however, older components will not be compatible with the new functions.

Compatibility with the former CONTROL A System

Basically speaking, CONTROL A is not compatible with CONTROL A1.

Certain CONTROL A components, however, can be connected to CONTROL A1 components using a special connecting cord.

• CDP-CX151

Not compatible

• CDP-CX153

Can be connected*

*Use the Sony RK-G139HG (1 m) monaural mini-plug ˜ stereo mini-plug connecting cord or a similar cord (less than 2 meters long).

To the CONTROL A

To the CONTROL A1

component

component

STEREOMONO

Be sure to connect the STEREO mini-plug to the CONTROL A component and the MONO mini-plug to the CONTROL A1 component.

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