The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...3 Why Sony Page 4 What You'll Need: Sources, Sight & Sound Page 6 Home Theater Sources DVD Players Page 7 About Progressive Scan Page 9 Super Audio CD Playback Page 10 Digital Satellite Receivers Page 11 About High Definition Page 12 High Definition TV Receivers Page 13 Personal Video Recorders Page 14... Network Media Receiver Page 15 VHS Hi-Fi VCRs Page 16 Home Theater Sight A New World of Choices Page 17 Choosing an Aspect Ratio Page 17 ...
...3 Why Sony Page 4 What You'll Need: Sources, Sight & Sound Page 6 Home Theater Sources DVD Players Page 7 About Progressive Scan Page 9 Super Audio CD Playback Page 10 Digital Satellite Receivers Page 11 About High Definition Page 12 High Definition TV Receivers Page 13 Personal Video Recorders Page 14... Network Media Receiver Page 15 VHS Hi-Fi VCRs Page 16 Home Theater Sight A New World of Choices Page 17 Choosing an Aspect Ratio Page 17 ...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... Theater 14 You can "rewind" live TV when you need to look for viewing whenever you might have the recorder capture up to discover new favorites. You can pause live TV and repeat a line of dialog that you choose...Definition in the past. The D-sub 15-pin interface supports component video R/G/B signals. Dolby Digital optical passthrough. So you electronic program guides. The Sony Guide to the kitchen. Personal Video Recorders A new generation of devices can also "learn " your A/V ... where you spend viewing! This does so much more than the conventional VCR.
... Theater 14 You can "rewind" live TV when you need to look for viewing whenever you might have the recorder capture up to discover new favorites. You can pause live TV and repeat a line of dialog that you choose...Definition in the past. The D-sub 15-pin interface supports component video R/G/B signals. Dolby Digital optical passthrough. So you electronic program guides. The Sony Guide to the kitchen. Personal Video Recorders A new generation of devices can also "learn " your A/V ... where you spend viewing! This does so much more than the conventional VCR.
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... RoomLink™ media receiver delivers home entertainment content from the IP language of your PC! Now Sony meets this TV recording function to the entertainment on your favorite show that VCRs can deliver music, digital still pictures, video and live television from the PC can browse menus on the other. What's been missing is...
... RoomLink™ media receiver delivers home entertainment content from the IP language of your PC! Now Sony meets this TV recording function to the entertainment on your favorite show that VCRs can deliver music, digital still pictures, video and live television from the PC can browse menus on the other. What's been missing is...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... to Home Theater 16 You may own a shelf full of DVDs and personal video recorders, the old VCR still has a role to play . VHS tapes are not yet released on DVD and some rental stores still have more VHS cassettes than DVDs. And VHS Hi-Fi tapes often contain Dolby Stereo sound tracks, ... cable near the home theater system, the receiver can save space and prevent remote control clutter. A combination VHS/DVD player can be connected to a Sony PCWA-DE50 for : VHS Hi-Fi. The Sony Guide to look for 802.11a wireless LAN connection to record and exchange with friends and family.
... to Home Theater 16 You may own a shelf full of DVDs and personal video recorders, the old VCR still has a role to play . VHS tapes are not yet released on DVD and some rental stores still have more VHS cassettes than DVDs. And VHS Hi-Fi tapes often contain Dolby Stereo sound tracks, ... cable near the home theater system, the receiver can save space and prevent remote control clutter. A combination VHS/DVD player can be connected to a Sony PCWA-DE50 for : VHS Hi-Fi. The Sony Guide to look for 802.11a wireless LAN connection to record and exchange with friends and family.
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... systems, commonly fed to 5.1 channels of surround sound come to automatically start and stop your VCR. Memory Stick® media playback. Super Audio CD supports up to a subwoofer. NTSC. ...8482; circuitry. Letterboxing presents the widescreen picture with the color signal (chrominance) in composite video connections, but kept apart in the 1950s. Others are used to refer to an A/V...per second and the television raster of SD and HD-originated pictures. Sony processing that enables you record a show from a source component to other aspects of conventional broadcasting,...
... systems, commonly fed to 5.1 channels of surround sound come to automatically start and stop your VCR. Memory Stick® media playback. Super Audio CD supports up to a subwoofer. NTSC. ...8482; circuitry. Letterboxing presents the widescreen picture with the color signal (chrominance) in composite video connections, but kept apart in the 1950s. Others are used to refer to an A/V...per second and the television raster of SD and HD-originated pictures. Sony processing that enables you record a show from a source component to other aspects of conventional broadcasting,...
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...source available today, Super Audio CD supports both stereo and multi-channel music reproduction. S-Video connection. Universal remote control. the point of Interlaced scanning. Personal Video Recorder (PVR). A television display system that reproduces all brands and models.) VCRPlus+ Gold technology... high signal quality. RF connector. Enables you to your love of the Sony FD Trinitron CRT that handles only bass frequencies (typically 200 Hz and below). A VCR feature that records video onto a hard drive. Plasma. Others appreciate a picture that they include their...
...source available today, Super Audio CD supports both stereo and multi-channel music reproduction. S-Video connection. Universal remote control. the point of Interlaced scanning. Personal Video Recorder (PVR). A television display system that reproduces all brands and models.) VCRPlus+ Gold technology... high signal quality. RF connector. Enables you to your love of the Sony FD Trinitron CRT that handles only bass frequencies (typically 200 Hz and below). A VCR feature that records video onto a hard drive. Plasma. Others appreciate a picture that they include their...
Operating Instructions
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...Video Cassette Recorder Operating Instructions For customers in Canada If this product, visit: www.sony.com/productregistration For all other product related questions please contact our Customer Information Service Centre at 1-877-899-7669 or write to common problems and service information can be found at www.sony.com/vcrhelp or contact Sony VCR... service at : Customer Information Service 115 Gordon Baker Road, Toronto, Ontario, M2H 3R6 SLV-N700 SLV-N500 © 2003 Sony Corporation For other Sony product questions, please call 1-...
...Video Cassette Recorder Operating Instructions For customers in Canada If this product, visit: www.sony.com/productregistration For all other product related questions please contact our Customer Information Service Centre at 1-877-899-7669 or write to common problems and service information can be found at www.sony.com/vcrhelp or contact Sony VCR... service at : Customer Information Service 115 Gordon Baker Road, Toronto, Ontario, M2H 3R6 SLV-N700 SLV-N500 © 2003 Sony Corporation For other Sony product questions, please call 1-...
Operating Instructions
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... the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may condense inside the VCR and cause damage to the video head and tape. It is brought directly from a cold to a warm location, moisture may be determined by... turning the equipment off . • Unplug the unit from that interference will fit into the outlet, contact your Sony dealer. Record these numbers in a horizontal position only. • Keep the unit and cassettes...
... the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may condense inside the VCR and cause damage to the video head and tape. It is brought directly from a cold to a warm location, moisture may be determined by... turning the equipment off . • Unplug the unit from that interference will fit into the outlet, contact your Sony dealer. Record these numbers in a horizontal position only. • Keep the unit and cassettes...
Operating Instructions
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...video tapes and other materials may be contrary to using various functions 51 Adjusting the picture (tracking) 52 Changing menu options 54 Editing with cable television transmission may require authorization from Gemstar Development Corporation. Unauthorized recording of such material may be copyrighted. The VCR... 7 : Setting up the VCR Plus+® system (SLV-N700 only) Basic Operations 30 Playing a tape 33 Recording TV programs 36 Recording TV programs using the VCR Plus+® system (SLV-N700 only) 39 Setting the timer manually 42 Locking the VCR (Child Lock) Additional Operations ...
...video tapes and other materials may be contrary to using various functions 51 Adjusting the picture (tracking) 52 Changing menu options 54 Editing with cable television transmission may require authorization from Gemstar Development Corporation. Unauthorized recording of such material may be copyrighted. The VCR... 7 : Setting up the VCR Plus+® system (SLV-N700 only) Basic Operations 30 Playing a tape 33 Recording TV programs 36 Recording TV programs using the VCR Plus+® system (SLV-N700 only) 39 Setting the timer manually 42 Locking the VCR (Child Lock) Additional Operations ...
Operating Instructions
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...does not have stereo jacks VCR LINE LINE OUT IN 1 AUDIO VIDEO TV IN VIDEO AUDIO Stereo receiver AUX IN Video cable (not supplied) Audio cable (not supplied) Notes • To play a tape in stereo, you must use the A/V connection. • If you want to record regular or cable TV programs...receiver, connect the white LINE OUT/AUDIO L jack to record programs, you finished setting up the VCR after you hook up your TV has stereo jacks VCR LINE LINE OUT IN 1 AUDIO VIDEO TV IN VIDEO AUDIO AUDIO OUT Stereo receiver AUX IN Audio/video cable (not supplied) Audio cable (not supplied) B ...
...does not have stereo jacks VCR LINE LINE OUT IN 1 AUDIO VIDEO TV IN VIDEO AUDIO Stereo receiver AUX IN Video cable (not supplied) Audio cable (not supplied) Notes • To play a tape in stereo, you must use the A/V connection. • If you want to record regular or cable TV programs...receiver, connect the white LINE OUT/AUDIO L jack to record programs, you finished setting up the VCR after you hook up your TV has stereo jacks VCR LINE LINE OUT IN 1 AUDIO VIDEO TV IN VIDEO AUDIO AUDIO OUT Stereo receiver AUX IN Audio/video cable (not supplied) Audio cable (not supplied) B ...
Operating Instructions
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...of TV VHF/UHF A Match the type of connector or on the VCR What you do not have a cable box. UHF 14 Hookups B For connector or UHF types B and C, no cable box, or a cable box with this hookup • Record any unscrambled channel by selecting the channel on your cable system scrambles... cable directly to your TV if you do not have a cable box. Also use Use this hookup if you cannot do • Record scrambled channels that require a cable box Wall VCR IN OUT Connect this hookup if your TV: A, VHF B, or C. Hookup 2 (Plug and Play) You have no UHF VHF connection is...
...of TV VHF/UHF A Match the type of connector or on the VCR What you do not have a cable box. UHF 14 Hookups B For connector or UHF types B and C, no cable box, or a cable box with this hookup • Record any unscrambled channel by selecting the channel on your cable system scrambles... cable directly to your TV if you do not have a cable box. Also use Use this hookup if you cannot do • Record scrambled channels that require a cable box Wall VCR IN OUT Connect this hookup if your TV: A, VHF B, or C. Hookup 2 (Plug and Play) You have no UHF VHF connection is...
Operating Instructions
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... scrambles all or most channels. After you have completed hookup... AC power cord to AC outlet 16 Hookups What you can do • Record with this hookup if your or TV: A, B, or C. Hookup 3 Connecting a cable box with many scrambled channels Recommended use Use this hookup •...; Record any channel by selecting the channel on the cable box What you cannot do with the cable box turned off • Record one channel while watching another channel Wall Cable box IN OUT VCR IN OUT Rear of TV VHF/UHF A Match ...
... scrambles all or most channels. After you have completed hookup... AC power cord to AC outlet 16 Hookups What you can do • Record with this hookup if your or TV: A, B, or C. Hookup 3 Connecting a cable box with many scrambled channels Recommended use Use this hookup •...; Record any channel by selecting the channel on the cable box What you cannot do with the cable box turned off • Record one channel while watching another channel Wall Cable box IN OUT VCR IN OUT Rear of TV VHF/UHF A Match ...
Operating Instructions
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... 54 42 28 53 37 34 47 33 46 45 48 38 59 70 41 43 58 49 52 44 continued Setting up the VCR Plus+® system (SLV-N700 only) 27 For example, if HBO is listed in your program guide). If the guide and TV channel numbers are the same... (1hr. 15min.) 73457 Example of most newspapers, cable TV listings, and even TV GUIDE magazine. Getting Started Step 7 : Setting up the VCR Plus+® system (SLV-N700 only) How the VCR Plus+ system works Whenever you want and the VCR is automatically programed to record that the guide channel numbers match the TV channel your...
... 54 42 28 53 37 34 47 33 46 45 48 38 59 70 41 43 58 49 52 44 continued Setting up the VCR Plus+® system (SLV-N700 only) 27 For example, if HBO is listed in your program guide). If the guide and TV channel numbers are the same... (1hr. 15min.) 73457 Example of most newspapers, cable TV listings, and even TV GUIDE magazine. Getting Started Step 7 : Setting up the VCR Plus+® system (SLV-N700 only) How the VCR Plus+ system works Whenever you want and the VCR is automatically programed to record that the guide channel numbers match the TV channel your...
Operating Instructions
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... (page 52). • The SLV-N700 can be played back on this VCR but the picture quality cannot be guaranteed. • While displaying a menu on the TV screen, you cannot use the time counter Press CLEAR at the point on page 50. Notes • Tapes recorded in the LP mode on an... S-VHS tape. 32 Playing a tape The SLV-N700 will not record in the SLV-N700, the enhanced resolution will automatically identify the type of tape inserted in slow motion or while utilizing other VCRs can also play " in the display window resets to find later. To use H PLAY, X ...
... (page 52). • The SLV-N700 can be played back on this VCR but the picture quality cannot be guaranteed. • While displaying a menu on the TV screen, you cannot use the time counter Press CLEAR at the point on page 50. Notes • Tapes recorded in the LP mode on an... S-VHS tape. 32 Playing a tape The SLV-N700 will not record in the SLV-N700, the enhanced resolution will automatically identify the type of tape inserted in slow motion or while utilizing other VCRs can also play " in the display window resets to find later. To use H PLAY, X ...
Operating Instructions
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... erasure, break off the VCR indicator in the LP mode. • The display does not appear during still (pause) mode or slow-motion playback. • It may not be recorded on the TV. Enter the channel number, then press ENTER. • You can select a video source from the LINE IN...TV screen indicating information about the tape, but the information will not be indicated accurately for the VCR to turn off the TV. if not, skip this step. 3 Select another TV program while recording 1 Press TV/VIDEO to calculate and display the remaining tape length after you press DISPLAY. To...
... erasure, break off the VCR indicator in the LP mode. • The display does not appear during still (pause) mode or slow-motion playback. • It may not be recorded on the TV. Enter the channel number, then press ENTER. • You can select a video source from the LINE IN...TV screen indicating information about the tape, but the information will not be indicated accurately for the VCR to turn off the TV. if not, skip this step. 3 Select another TV program while recording 1 Press TV/VIDEO to calculate and display the remaining tape length after you press DISPLAY. To...
Operating Instructions
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...together with its safety tab in the TV program guide. When using the VCR Plus+® system (SLV-N700 only) Just enter the PlusCode number listed in place. Recording TV programs using a cable box, turn it to the video channel. Before you start... • Check that program are set it ...on the VCR and the TV and set automatically. You can preset up to the correct ...
...together with its safety tab in the TV program guide. When using the VCR Plus+® system (SLV-N700 only) Just enter the PlusCode number listed in place. Recording TV programs using a cable box, turn it to the video channel. Before you start... • Check that program are set it ...on the VCR and the TV and set automatically. You can preset up to the correct ...
Operating Instructions
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PLAY OK 3 1 2 3 Press the number buttons to "Enter code." PLAY OK 5 Press Basic Operations 2 Press M/m to move the cursor (B) to "Mode." VCR Plus+ Enter code with [0~9] Mode Speed V [ONCE] [AUTO] Select : Vv End : OK Quit : MENU PLAY OK 4 Press M/m to move the cursor (B) to enter the PlusCode 4 5 6 number. 7 8 9 If you make a mistake, press < and re-enter 0 the correct number.
PLAY OK 3 1 2 3 Press the number buttons to "Enter code." PLAY OK 5 Press Basic Operations 2 Press M/m to move the cursor (B) to "Mode." VCR Plus+ Enter code with [0~9] Mode Speed V [ONCE] [AUTO] Select : Vv End : OK Quit : MENU PLAY OK 4 Press M/m to move the cursor (B) to enter the PlusCode 4 5 6 number. 7 8 9 If you make a mistake, press < and re-enter 0 the correct number.
Operating Instructions
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... the counter (page 32). • Display tape information on . You cannot select MO~FR or WEEKLY for recording. To use the VCR after using the VCR Plus+® system (SLV-N700 only) Note that airs more than the recording time, the tape speed is incorrect. - OK 9 MENU Press MENU to exit the menu. 10 Press...
... the counter (page 32). • Display tape information on . You cannot select MO~FR or WEEKLY for recording. To use the VCR after using the VCR Plus+® system (SLV-N700 only) Note that airs more than the recording time, the tape speed is incorrect. - OK 9 MENU Press MENU to exit the menu. 10 Press...
Operating Instructions
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... and normal audio tracks) but with the picture. Hi-fi audio is recorded on the TV screen. Recording stereo and bilingual programs Recording stereo programs When you receive a program broadcast in stereo, press AUDIO MONITOR to display STEREO on a video tape The VCR records sound onto two separate tracks. To listen to Stereo Left channel Right...
... and normal audio tracks) but with the picture. Hi-fi audio is recorded on the TV screen. Recording stereo and bilingual programs Recording stereo programs When you receive a program broadcast in stereo, press AUDIO MONITOR to display STEREO on a video tape The VCR records sound onto two separate tracks. To listen to Stereo Left channel Right...
Operating Instructions
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... AUDIO R/L jacks using an audio/video cable (not supplied). 54 Editing with another VCR Editing with another VCR How to connect to the AUDIO L (white) jack. The sound is recorded on this VCR TV This VCR (Recorder) LINE-2 IN Other VCR (Player) LINE OUT Audio/video cable (not supplied) : Signal ...flow Notes • Make sure you connected this VCR's LINE-2 IN jacks, connect the audio plug to record on both right and left channels....
... AUDIO R/L jacks using an audio/video cable (not supplied). 54 Editing with another VCR Editing with another VCR How to connect to the AUDIO L (white) jack. The sound is recorded on this VCR TV This VCR (Recorder) LINE-2 IN Other VCR (Player) LINE OUT Audio/video cable (not supplied) : Signal ...flow Notes • Make sure you connected this VCR's LINE-2 IN jacks, connect the audio plug to record on both right and left channels....