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• Error codes are indicated using the lower 5 digits in the fluorescent display tube.

“At this time, Colon “:” between character is not indicated.”

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Power-on eject

10 FWD x1

20 REW play

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Power-on initial

11 FWD x2

21 Cas. loading

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Power-off eject

12 CUE

22 Tape loading

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Power-off stop

13 PB-pause

23 Power-off loading

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FF

14 RVS-pause

24 Mecha. error (Power on)

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REW

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25 Power-on eject initial

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REC

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26 Power-off eject initial

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REC- pause

17 REV

27 APC REC

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Power-on stop

18 Power-off initial

28 Cas. loading

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PB

19 Mecha. error (Power off)

(No auto PB check)

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No error

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Cam encoder error   Loading direction

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Cam encoder error   Unloading direction

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T reel error

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S reel error

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Capstan error

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Drum error

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Error on initializing

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Cassette loading error

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Reserve

Mode code indication when the error has occurred.

Error code

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This section is extracted from instruction
manual. (SLV-M91HF model)

Basic Operations

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Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel.

Insert a tape.

The VCR turns on and starts playing
automatically if you insert a tape with
its safety tab removed.

Press 

H PLAY.

When the tape reaches the end, it will rewind automatically.

Z EJECT

X PAUSE

H PLAY

x STOP

M FF

m REW

PLAY

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Stop play

x STOP

Pause play

X PAUSE

Resume play after pause

X PAUSE or H PLAY

Fast-forward the tape

M FF during stop

Rewind the tape

m REW during stop

Eject the tape

Z EJECT

You can skip a portion of playback you don’t want to watch such as a
commercial and restart playback by pressing a single button.

Press SMART CUE during playback of the scene you want to skip.  The
VCR starts searching.

Press SMART CUE again when you find the scene you want to watch.
The VCR stops searching, rewinds a few seconds, then resumes normal
playback.

If you press and hold SMART CUE while the VCR is skip searching, the VCR
will stop searching, and continue rewinding until you release SMART CUE.

Tip
• You can change the length of rewinding time on the ADVANCED OPTIONS menu.

For details, see page 33.

At the point on the tape that you want to find later, press CLEAR.  The
counter in the display window resets to “0:00:00”.  Search for the point
afterwards by referring to the counter.

To display the counter on the TV screen, press DISPLAY.

Notes
• Tapes recorded in the LP mode on other VCRs can be played back on this VCR but

the picture quality cannot be guaranteed.

• The counter resets to “0:00:00” whenever a tape is reinserted.
• The counter stops counting when it comes to a portion with no recording.

Basic Operations

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Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel.

To record from a cable box, turn it on.

Insert a tape with its safety tab in place.

z REC

x STOP

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Basic Operations

Press INPUT SELECT until a channel number appears in the display
window.

Press CH +/– to select the channel you want to record.

Press SP/EP to select the tape speed, SP or EP.

EP (Extended Play) provides recording time three times as long as
SP (Standard Play), however, SP produces better picture and audio
quality.

Press 

z REC to start recording.

The recording indicator lights up red in the display window.

Press 

x STOP.

INPUT

SELECT

• CH

SP / EP

REC

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Press DISPLAY.  The white bar indicates the approximate length of tape
remaining.  With the display on, press COUNTER/REMAIN to check the
remaining time.  Each time you press COUNTER/REMAIN, the time
counter and the remaining tape length appear alternately.  The remaining
tape length with the   indicator also appears in the display window.

To check the remaining tape length of a T-140 or T-180 tape, set TAPE
SELECT in the ADVANCED OPTIONS menu to 180.  (For details, see
page␣33.)

Press TV/VIDEO to turn off the VIDEO indicator in the display
window.

If the TV is connected to the VCR’s LINE OUT jacks, set the TV to TV
input;  if not, skip this step.

Select another channel on the TV.

To select a channel in step 4 above, you can also use the shuttle ring.  During
stop, turn the shuttle ring clockwise for higher channels or counterclockwise
for lower channels.  The VCR switches the channel in the preset order.

To prevent accidental erasure, break off  the
safety tab as illustrated.  To record on a tape
again, cover the tab hole with adhesive tape.

S

0 : 00 : 22

E

SP

TAPE  REMAINING

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Tips
• To select a channel, you can use the number buttons on the remote commander.

Enter the channel number, then press ENTER.

• You can select a video source from the LINE-1 IN or LINE-2 IN jacks using the

INPUT SELECT button.

• “L3” is reserved for LASER LINK input when viewing the camcorder picture

(page␣35).   Cable connection is recommended when recording the picture from the
camcorder (page 38).

• The display appears on the TV screen indicating information about the tape, but the

information won’t be recorded on the tape.

• If you don’t want to watch TV while recording, you can turn off the TV.  When

using a cable box, make sure to leave it on.

• You can set the channel with the shuttle ring during stop.  However, you cannot set

the channel with the shuttle ring on the remote commander when:

– you set CABLE MOUSE in the CABLE BOX CONTROL menu to ON.
– you press JOG so that the remote commander is in jog mode.

Notes
• The remaining tape length may not be indicated accurately for short tapes such as

T-20 or T-30, or tapes recorded in the LP mode.

• The display does not appear during still (pause) mode or slow-motion playback.
• It may take up to one minute for the VCR to calculate and display the remaining

tape length after you press DISPLAY.

Basic Operations

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You can select the TV program from
station ID.

• Set FAVORITE CH to OFF in the

ADVANCED OPTIONS menu
(page␣33).

Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel.

To record from a cable box, turn it on.

Press ENTER.

The station ID appears on the TV screen.

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OPQ

CDE

LMN

RST

AAB

ABB

XYZ

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Basic Operations

Press CH +/– to select the station ID
you want.

Press ENTER.

Note
• If the TV channel has no station ID, the channel number appears on the TV screen.

• CH

IJK

OPQ

CDE

LMN

RST

AAB

ABB

XYZ

UVW

FGH

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• ENTER

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Press VCR Plus+.

Just enter the PlusCode number listed in
the TV program guide.  The date, time
and channel number of that program are
set automatically.  You can preset up to
eight programs at a time.

• Check that the VCR clock is set to the

correct time.

• Turn on your TV and set it to the

video channel.  When using a cable
box, turn it on.

• Insert a tape with its safety tab in

place.  Make sure the tape is longer
than the total recording time.

• If you insert a tape with the SmartFile

function, make sure the total recording
time doesn’t overlap the protected
program.  For details about the
SmartFile function, see page 42.

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Cursor stick
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x STOP

VCR Plus+

VCR  Plus+

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p u s h SP / EP

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CLEAR

WEEKLY 

ONCE

DA I L Y

P l u sCo d e

Us e

k e y s

f o r :

T o c o n f i r m :
T o c a n c e l

: CLEAR

ENTER

SP / EP

EP

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VCR  Plus+

SP / EP

CLEAR

WEEKLY 

ONCE

DA I L Y

P l u sCo d e

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k e y s

f o r :

T o c o n f i r m :
T o c a n c e l

: CLEAR

ENTER

SP / EP

SP

– – –

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5 3

VCR  Plus+

VCR  Plus+

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PM

DATE        START   STOP     CH

CLEAR

SP / EP

• CURSOR

PUSH OK

• ENTER

Press the number buttons to enter the
PlusCode number.

If you make a mistake, press CLEAR and
re-enter the correct number.

Press SP/EP to select the tape speed, SP or
EP.

Move the cursor stick 

</, to select

ONCE, DAILY, or WEEKLY, then press
ENTER:

Only once

ONCE

Everyday Monday to Friday

DAILY

Once a week

WEEKLY

The date, start and stop time, channel number and tape speed
appear on the TV screen.  If the information is not correct, press
CLEAR to cancel the setting.

To enter another setting, repeat steps 1 to 4.

Press 

`/1 to turn off the VCR.

The   indicator appears in the display window and the VCR stands
by for recording.  When using a cable box, leave it on.

To stop the VCR while recording, press 

x STOP.

Basic Operations

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To use the VCR before a timer recording begins, just press 

`/1.  The 

indicator disappears from the display window and the VCR switches on.
Remember to press 

`/1 to reset the VCR to the timer recording standby

mode after using the VCR.

You can also do the following tasks while the VCR is recording:

• Reset the counter.
• Display tape information on the TV screen.
• Check the timer settings.
• Watch another TV program.

While the VCR turns on, hold down 

`/1 POWER on the VCR until the -

indicator appears in the display window.  The VCR turns off and the 

-

indicator remains lit.  The VCR will not work except for timer recording.

To unlock the VCR, hold down 

`/1 POWER on the VCR until the -

indicator disappears from the display window.  The VCR is unlocked and
turns on.

To stop timer recording while the VCR is locked, press 

x STOP.  The

recording stops and the VCR is unlocked.

Tips
• To cancel the VCR Plus+ GOLD system recording, press VCR Plus+ before pressing

ENTER in step 4 above.

• When you are recording a program in the SP mode and the remaining tape becomes

shorter than the recording time, the tape speed is automatically changed to the EP
mode.  Note that some noises will appear on the picture when the tape speed is
changed.  If you want to keep the tape speed, set AUTO TAPE SPEED to OFF in the
ADVANCED OPTIONS menu (page 33).

• When a tape with a SmartFile label attached is inserted, the AUTO BLANK

SEARCH screen appears after step 5.  Wait about ten seconds for the screen to
appear before pressing the 

`/1 button in step 6.  For details, see “Setting timer

recording in the Blank Time space” (page␣50).

Notes
• If the VCR does not accept the PlusCode number, this means that:

– The PlusCode number is incorrect.
– ONCE, DAILY, or WEEKLY was selected incorrectly.  You cannot select DAILY or

WEEKLY for a program that airs more than seven days ahead.

• The VCR will be unlocked when:

– you stop timer recording by pressing 

x STOP

– you insert a tape
– the AC power cord is disconnected or power supply stops.

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Basic Operations

If the VCR Plus+ GOLD system is not
available in your area, follow the
instructions below to set the timer to
record programs.

• Check that the VCR clock is set to the

correct time.

• Turn on your TV and set it to the

video channel.  When using a cable
box, turn it on.

• Insert a tape with its safety tab in

place.  Make sure the tape is longer
than the total recording time.

• If you insert a tape with the SmartFile

function, make sure the total recording
time doesn’t overlap the protected
program.  For details about the
SmartFile function, see page 42.

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Press MENU, then move the cursor stick

M/m to select TIMER SET/CHECK and
push the cursor stick (OK).

x STOP

• MENU

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TIMER  SET / CHECK

–

TUE

DATE

START STOP

CH

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• CURSOR

PUSH OK

Cursor stick
M/m/</,
OK

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