The AUDIO MONITOR button will not function. • OFF to listen to the hi-fi and normal audio tracks separately. Select the sound using the AUDIO MONITOR button. For details, see page 51. HIFI AUDIO • STD to record standard sound on the hi-fi audio track. (SLV-E780EN only) • NICAM to record NICAM broadcasts on the hi-fi audio track. For details, see page 50. DECODER/LINE3 • DEC. to use the DECODER/LINE-3 IN connector as the Canal Plus decoder connector. • L3 to use the DECODER/LINE-3 IN connector as the line input connector. POWER SAVE •ON to turn off the indicators in the display window to conserve the VCR power. • OFF to turn on the indicators in the display window while the VCR is standing by. RF MODULATOR • ON if you connect the VCR to your TV using only the aerial cable. • OFF when you connect the VCR to your TV using the EURO-AV cable. Notes • When you set a timer recording, the indicators in the display window remain on, even though POWER SAVE is set to ON. • With the EDIT option ON, the OPC function does not work. Additional Operations Editing with another VCR How to connect to record on this VCR This VCR (Recorder) TV LINE OUT Other VCR (Player) LINE-2 IN VMC-810 audio/video cable (not supplied) : Signal flow Notes • Make sure you connect the plugs to jacks of the same colour. • If the other VCR is a monaural type, leave the red plugs unconnected. • If you connected this VCR to both the LINE IN and LINE OUT jacks of the other VCR, select the input correctly to prevent a humming noise. continued Additional Operations Editing with another VCR (continued) This VCR (Recorder) DECODER/ ELINE-3 IN TV Other VCR (Player) EURO-AV (Scart) VMC-2121 EURO-AV cable (not supplied) : Signal flow Tip • You can also use the LINE-1 (TV) connector instead. Notes • When you connect LINE-3 IN to other VCR, set DECODER/LINE3 in the OPTIONS menu to L3. • If the other VCR doesn’t have a EURO-AV (Scart) connector, use the VMC-2106 cable instead and connect the cable to the line out jacks of the other VCR. Additional Operations This VCR (Recorder) TV 21-pin adaptor (not supplied) VMC-810 audio/video cable (not supplied) : Signal flow LINE OUT :LINE-1 (TV) Other VCR (Player) AUDIO IN VIDEO IN Notes • Make sure you connect the plugs to jacks of the same colour. • If the other VCR is a monaural type, leave the red plugs unconnected. • If you connected this VCR to both the LINE IN and LINE OUT jacks of the other VCR, select the input correctly to prevent a humming noise. continued Additional Operations Editing with another VCR (continued) Operation (when recording on this VCR) Before you start editing • Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel. rREC • Press INPUT SELECT to display “L2” P PAUSE (“L1”, “L3”) in the display window. • Press SP/LP to select the tape speed, SP or LP. • On this VCR, set EDIT in the VIDEO OPTIONS menu to ON. If the other VCR has a similar function, turn it on also. 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. 2 Insert a tape with its safety tab in place into this (recording) VCR. Search for the point to start recording and press P PAUSE. 3 Press r REC on this VCR to set it to recording pause. 4 To start editing, press the P PAUSE buttons on both VCRs at the same time. To stop editing Press the p STOP buttons on both VCRs. Tips • To edit more precisely, press the P PAUSE buttons on the VCRs to release pause. • To cut out unwanted scenes while editing, press P PAUSE on this VCR when an unwanted scene begins. When it ends, press P PAUSE again to resume recording (Assemble Editing). Note • If you start editing following the procedure above, the VCR won’t start recording with the OPC function. To record a tape with the OPC function, press rREC again during recording pause in step 3 so the VCR analyses the tape. Then, when you start editing in step 4, press P PAUSE after the OPC indicator stops flashing. If you press P PAUSE before the OPC indicator stops flashing, the OPC function is cancelled. Additional Operations Additional Information Troubleshooting If you have any questions or problems not covered below, please consult your nearest Sony service facility. Symptom Remedy The ON/STANDBY switch • Connect the mains lead to the mains securely. does not function. Playback Clock Power The power is turned on but the • Moisture condensation occurs. Turn the power off, VCR does not operate. unplug the mains lead and leave the VCR to dry for over one hour. The clock has stopped and • The clock stops if the VCR is disconnected from the “–:– –” lights in the display mains for more than one hour. Reset the clock (and window. timer). The playback picture does not • Make sure the TV is set to the video channel. If you appear on the TV screen. are using a monitor, set it to video input. • If the VCR is connected to the TV only with the aerial cable, make sure that RF MODULATOR in the OPTIONS menu is set to ON. Th...