User manual SONY SLV-KF295SV

[. . . ] To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. Check that the unit's operating voltage is identical with your local power supply. ⷠIf anything falls into the cabinet, unplug the unit and have it checked by qualified personnel before operating it any further. ⷠThe unit is not disconnected from the mains as long as it is connected to the mains, even if the unit itself has been turned off. [. . . ] After watching the rental tape, set the switch back to NORMAL. Each press of the button changes the display on the unit. When you play a tape recorded in stereo or with a bilingual sound track, the HiFi indicator on the unit lights up. To listen to a Stereo tape's Stereo sound Left channel Right channel Standard sound* Bilingual tape's Main and sub sounds Main sound Sub sound Standard sound* Press AUDIO MONITOR until the display window indicator shows "L/R" "L" "R" No indication * The mixed sound of left and right channels (monaural) How sound is recorded on a video tape The unit records sound onto two separate tracks. Hi-fi audio is recorded onto the main track along with the picture. Monaural sound is recorded onto the normal audio track along the edge of the tape. Stereo Mixed left/right channels Normal audio track (monaural) Hi-fi audio track (main track) Stereo sound (left/right channels) Bilingual Mixed left/right channels Depending on your TV, the following may occur while playing an NTSC-recorded tape: ­ the picture is black and white, ­ the picture shakes, ­ no picture appears on the TV screen, ­ black streaks appear horizontally on the TV screen, and ­ the colour density increases or decreases. ⷠTo listen to playback sounds 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. ⷠYou cannot select the sound to listen to while recording. You can eject a tape even when the power is off. When you press 6 EJECT, the unit turns on automatically. After ejecting the tape, the unit turns off again. ⷠWhen the pause mode lasts for more than approximately five minutes, the unit will automatically enter the playback mode. View the picture during fast- During fast-forward, hold ) FF down. During rewind, hold forward or rewind 0 REW down. Play at high speed Play in slow motion Play frame by frame Rewind and start play During playback or pause, press # SEARCH or 3 SEARCH. During pause, press 7 FRAME to advance the picture one frame. Hold the button down to play one frame each second. During stop, hold 0 REW on the unit down and press · If the picture shakes while in the still mode, adjust the picture using $/4 TRACKING NORMAL/SLOW STILL ADJUST on the unit. notes · Streaks or snow cannot be eliminated completely in the various playback operations. ⷠThe sound is muted during these operations. [. . . ] How to connect to record on this unit If the other VCR is a monaural type, use a connecting cable like the Sony VMC910MS. notes · Make sure you connect the plugs to jacks of the same colour. ⷠWhen connecting the units, do not simultaneously connect the LINE IN and LINE OUT jacks on your unit with the other VCR. A humming noise may occur if you do this. [. . . ]