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Getting Started

 

Enter the guide channel number assigned
in the program guide and press ENTER.

Enter the actual number on your TV (and
VCR) and press ENTER.

Repeat steps 2 and 3 for each channel whose numbers don’t match.

When you have set all channels, press OK
to confirm your channel settings.

After all settings are complete, press MENU to exit.

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Z

H

M

x

m

X

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.

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Press H PLAY.

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

Stop play

Pause play

Resume play after pause

Fast-forward the tape

Rewind the tape

Eject the tape

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 STOP

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 PAUSE

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 PAUSE or H PLAY

M

 FF during stop

m

 REW during stop

Z

 EJECT

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.

• While setting the menu on the TV screen, you cannot use the H PLAY, X PAUSE,

M

 FF, m REW, or x STOP buttons.

• 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.

OK

PLAY

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

Insert a tape with its safety tab in place.

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

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

Press REC SPEED 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.

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INPUT

SELECT

REC SPEED

REC

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Press DISPLAY. The white bar indicates the approximate length of tape
remaining.

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

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

Enter the channel number, then press ENTER.

• (SLV-ED919KR and ED717KR)

You can select a video source from the LINE-1 IN or LINE-2 IN jacks using INPUT
SELECT or CH +/– buttons.

• (SLV-ED212KR)

You can select a video source from the LINE-1 IN jacks using INPUT SELECT or CH
+/– buttons.

• 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.

Notes
• The display doesn’t 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.

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Basic Operations

The Easy Timer function allows you to
make a timer recording of a program
without turning on your TV. Set the
recording timer to record only one
program that will be broadcast within
the next 24 hours using the EASY
TIMER knob. If the VCR clock has not
been set, you can also set the clock
before setting the timer recording.

• Insert a tape with its safety tab in

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

Push the EASY TIMER knob.

The START indicator appears in the display window.

If the clock has not been set,
“–:– –” appears. Go to step 2
in “Setting or changing the
Easy Clock” on page 29.

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Set the recording start time by turning the EASY TIMER knob
clockwise or counterclockwise to increase or decrease the time by 15
minutes.

To increase or decrease the
time by one minute, press
CHANNEL +/–.

Press ENTER (AM/PM) to
change AM and PM.

Push the EASY TIMER knob to confirm the start time setting.

The STOP indicator appears.

Set the recording stop time in the same way as in step 2, then push
the EASY TIMER knob.

A channel number flashes.

Turn the EASY TIMER knob clockwise or counterclockwise to select
the channel you want to record.

To select the tape speed, press
REC SPEED.

Push the EASY TIMER knob to confirm the setting.

The  t indicator appears in
the display window and the
VCR stands by for recording.

EASY TIMER

EASY TIMER

REC SPEED

EASY TIMER

EASY TIMER

EASY TIMER

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Basic Operations

• When “–:– –” is displayed in the display window, push the

EASY TIMER knob.

• To change the clock setting, push and hold the EASY TIMER knob

on the VCR for more than three seconds.

The CLOCK indicator and the current clock setting appear in the
display window.

Set the current time using the EASY TIMER knob.

1 Turn the EASY TIMER knob clockwise or counterclockwise to

enter the current hour.

2 Push the EASY TIMER knob to confirm the hour setting.
3 Turn the EASY TIMER knob to increase or decrease the minutes

setting by a minute.

Press ENTER (AM/PM) to
change AM and PM.

When “–:– –” is displayed in the VCR’s
display window, the VCR clock has not
been set. You need to set the clock using
the Easy Clock function before setting
the timer. You can also change the
current time using the Easy Clock
function.

EASY TIMER

EASY TIMER

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Push the EASY TIMER knob to confirm the clock setting.

The VCR enters the timer recording setting mode.

To continue the Easy Timer
setting, go to step 2 in
“Setting the Easy Timer” on
page 27.

To quit the Easy Timer setting mode without changing any settings,
push the EASY TIMER knob repeatedly until the  t indicator
appears in the display window.

You can also use the remote commander to set the Easy Timer and Easy
Clock. The operations on the VCR and the remote commander correspond as
follows:

Confirm the setting and go to
the next setting

Change the time by 15 minutes
(in START/STOP mode)

Change the time by one minute
(in START/STOP mode)

Select the channel

Change the hour/minute by
one hour/minute (in CLOCK
mode)

Push the EASY TIMER
knob

Turn the EASY TIMER
knob or hold
CHANNEL +/– down

Press CHANNEL +/–

Turn the EASY TIMER
knob or press
CHANNEL +/–

Turn the EASY TIMER
knob or press
CHANNEL+/–

Press  EASY TIMER

Hold CH +/– down

Press CH +/–

Press CH +/– or INPUT
SELECT

Press CH +/–

You can also use the number buttons to set the clock, start and stop times,
and the channel you want to record. Just press the number buttons to enter
the hours and minutes. For example:

• To set the clock to “8:20”, press 0, 8, EASY TIMER , 2, 0 and  EASY TIMER

in sequence.

• To set the start or stop time to “8:20”, press 0, 8, 2, 0 and  EASY TIMER  in

sequence.

If you make a mistake, re-enter the correct digits before pressing
EASY TIMER .

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To stop the VCR while recording, press x STOP.

Push the EASY TIMER knob repeatedly until the setting you want to check
or change flashes. Then re-enter the new setting, if necessary. If you do not
want to change any of the settings, push the EASY TIMER knob repeatedly
until the t indicator appears in the display window.

You can also change the timer setting using the TIMER SET/CHECK
( 

 ) menu. For details, see page 45.

To cancel the Easy Timer setting while doing the setting, press CLEAR on the
remote commander or press CHANNEL + and – on the VCR at the same
time.

To use the VCR before a timer recording begins, just press ?/1. The  t
indicator turns off and the VCR switches on. Remember to press ?/1 to reset
the VCR 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.

The SEARCH MODE indicator starts flashing when the VCR finishes the
Easy Timer recording. To watch the recorded program, push the EASY
TIMER knob. The VCR turns on, starts searching, then automatically starts
playback from the beginning of the recording. For details, see page 37.

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Tips
• (SLV-ED919KR and ED717KR)

To record from a source connected to LINE-1 IN or LINE-2 IN jacks, press INPUT
SELECT or CH +/– or turn the EASY TIMER knob to display “L1” or “L2” in the
display window.

• (SLV-ED212KR)

To record from a source connected to LINE-1 IN jacks, press INPUT SELECT or CH
+/– or turn the EASY TIMER knob to display “L” in the display window.

Notes
• You cannot set the Easy Timer if eight programs have already been set.
• You can set the timer for only one program using the Easy Timer function. If you

want to set the timer for other programs, use the G-CODE system or the TIMER
SET/CHECK ( 

 ) menu. For details, see pages 33 and 35.

• You cannot set the date using the Easy Timer function. Set the date using the

CLOCK SET ( 

 ) menu if you want to set the timer with the G-CODE system

or the TIMER SET/CHECK ( 

 ) menu. For details, see page 11.

• The 

t

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no tape inserted.

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Just enter the G-CODE number, listed in
the TV program guide for the program
you want to record. The date, times 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.

• Insert a tape with its safety tab in

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

• Turn on your TV and set it to the

video channel.

Press G-CODE.

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Press the number buttons to enter the
G-CODE number for the program you
want to record.

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

Press REC SPEED to select SP or EP.

Select ONCE ( 

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WEEKLY ( 

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press OK:

The date, start and stop times, 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  t indicator lights up in the display window and the VCR
stands by for recording.

To stop the VCR while recording, press x STOP.

Tip
• To cancel the procedure, press G-CODE before pressing OK.

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AM

Only once

Everyday Monday to Friday

Once a week

ONCE ( 

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DAILY ( 

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WEEKLY ( 

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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.

• Insert a tape with its safety tab in

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

Press MENU and select TIMER SET/
CHECK ( 

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Set the date, start and stop times, channel
number and tape speed:

1 Press , to select each item in turn.
2 Press M/m to set each item.
To correct a setting, press 

< to return to

that setting and reset.

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To record the same program every day or the same day every week,
press 

m while the date is flashing. For details, see “Daily/weekly

recording” on this page.

To record from a source connected to the line inputs jacks, press
INPUT SELECT or CH +/– to display “L1” (or “L” for SLV-
ED212KR) or “L2” (SLV-ED919KR/ED717KR only) in the “CH”
position.

Press 

/ to confirm the setting.

The cursor (B) appears at the beginning of the line. To enter another
setting, move the cursor to the next line and repeat step 2.

Press OK.

Press ?/1 to turn off the VCR.

The  t indicator lights up in the display window and the VCR
stands by for recording.

To record from other equipment, leave the connected equipment
switched on.

To stop the VCR while recording, press x STOP.

In step 2 above, press 

m to select the recording pattern. Each time you press

m, the indication changes as shown below. Press M to change the indication
in reverse order.

Tips
• To set the channel, you can also use the CH +/– or number buttons.
• To set the tape speed, you can also use the REC SPEED button.

Note
• The 

t

 indicator flashes in the display window when you set the timer with no tape

inserted.

the current date t SUN-SAT t MON-SAT t MON-FRI t EVERY SAT t
..... t EVERY MON t EVERY SUN t 1 month later t (dates count down)
t the current date

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