User manual SONY UVW-1800

[. . . ] SONY 3-757-561-24(2) Videocassette Recorder Model: UVW-1800/1800P Operating Instructions pagei(E) Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference. Mode d'emploi page-i(F) Avant la mise en service de cet apparail, priere de lire attentivement ce mode d'emloi que I'on conservera pour toute reference ulterieure. © 1993 by Sony Corporation Owner's Record The model and serial numbers are located at the rear. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product For the customers in USA This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment. The shielded interface cable recommended in this manual must be used with this equipment in order to comply with the limits for a digital device pursuant to Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC Rules. [. . . ] After setting the TC IN selector switch to EXT position, the internal time code generator begins to run in synchrony with the external time code generator. The internal time code generator continues to run in the same way even if the external time code generator is disconnected. Checking the internal time code generator counting Stop the tape, and press the REC button. Check that the same value as the input time code value is displayed. 6-6 (E) Chapter 6 Time Data Chapter 7 Menus__________ This chapter describes the organization of the principal set-up menus (selecting the superimposed information on the monitor screen, time code, run mode, etc. ) and how to use them. Menu Organization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2 (E) Hierarchical Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2 (E) Menu Screens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3 (E) Menu Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8 (E) Buttons Used to Change the Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8 (E) Operation Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9 (E) The menu screens are arranged in a three-level tree structure, as shown in the figure below. The top-level selections (level 1) access the main divisions of the settings, and except for the MENU GRADE item, the settings themselves are made on levels 2 and 3. The screens are divided into two groups: the basic settings, to which frequent access is normally required, and extended settings, which are less frequently used. In the following figure, bold lines indicate the basic menu screens, and thin lines the extended menu screens. Menu organization 7-2 (E) | Chapter 7 Menus The table below lists the. menu screens and explains the meaning of each setting. In the table the following conventions are used: · Factory default settings are preceded by an asterisk (*). · Each indication appears twice: the upper version is what appears on the monitor screen, and the lower version in parentheses appears on the time counter display. · The time counter display indications are preceded by a number of angle brackets: '>' indicates an item in a level 2 menu, and '»' and '»>' indicate an item or a parameter in a lower level menu. Menu selections Set this item to PB when you want to use the F FWD and REW buttons to view playback at 16 times normal speed. If this item is set to EE, holding down the F FWD and REW buttons produces EE pictures. Chapter 7 Menus 7-3 (E) Menu Organization Menu selections (continued) 7-4 (E) Chapter 7 Menus Menu selections (continued) (Continued) Chapter 7 Menus 7-5 (E) Menu Organization Menu selections (continued) 7-6 (E) Chapter 7 Menus Menu selections (continued) Chapter 7 Menus 7-7 (E) Although the menu screens are divided into basic and extended categories, the method of operation is the same. This section describes as an example the procedure required to change the setting for the tape protection mode used when the deck is stopped. Check the location of this setting in the menu tree, by referring to the previous section; it is in the level 2 menu screen "TAPE PROTECTION", which is an extended menu screen. This operation uses the following buttons on the subsidiary control panel. Buttons used to change the menu setting and their functions 7-8 (E) Chapter 7 Menus Displaying the extended menus Displaying the extended menus 1 Press the MENU button. The level 1 menu appears on the monitor screen. The factory default setting is basic menu screens only. The reverse video cursor shows the current selection; in the figure below, this is "OPERATIONAL FUNCTION. " The -> mark indicates this item has an associated submenu. The time counter display shows the selected item only, often in abbreviated form. Level 1 menu display (basic menu screen) The "MENU GRADE" setting has no associated submenus. In such a case, the current setting also appears in abbreviated form to the right of the screen. When the factory default setting is currently selected, the ":" indication precedes that setting. [. . . ] Oxide tape Magnetic tape coated with microscopic particles of ferric oxide dispersed in a liquid binder. R-Y signal A chrominance signal determined by subtracting the Y (luminance) signal from the R (red) signal. Reference video signal A video signal consisting of a sync signal or sync and burst signals, used as a reference. SMPTE Servo lock Synchronizing the drum rotation phase and tape transport phase with a reference signal during . playback and recording so that the video heads scan the tape in the same pattern during playback and recording. Superimpose To put a picture (or a set of characters) onto another so that both can be seen at the same time. [. . . ]