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Basic Operations

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 MENU and select PROGRAM./
VERIF., then press OK.

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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 it.

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 page 39.

To record from a source connected to the LINE-1 IN or LINE-2 IN
(SLV-EX90S AR/EX80S AR only) jacks, press INPUT SELECT or CH
+/–  to display “L1” or “L2” (SLV-EX90S AR/EX80S AR only) in the
“CANAL” 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.

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stands by for recording.

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

To stop the VCR while recording, press x STOP.

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Basic Operations

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.
• To record NTSC signals, set the tape speed to SP or EP. To set to the EP mode, display

“LP” in the tape speed position.

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t

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inserted.

the current date t DOM-SAB (Sunday to Saturday) t
LUN-SAB (Monday to Saturday) t LUN-VIE (Monday to Friday) t
TODOS SAB (every Saturday) t ..... t TODOS LUN (every Monday) t
TODOS DOM (every Sunday) t 1 month later t (dates count down) t
the current date

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Search Operations

If you record a program using the Easy
Timer function, you can easily find the
beginning of the recording with the
SEARCH MODE function. The SEARCH
MODE indicator flashes when the VCR
finishes making an Easy Timer
recording.

Push the EASY TIMER knob.

The VCR turns on, rewinds to the beginning of the recorded program and
starts playback automatically. The SEARCH MODE indicator turns off.

Tip
• You can start the SEARCH MODE function after the flashing of the SEARCH

MODE indicator has been stopped. The flashing stops when you turn on the VCR
and press the SEARCH MODE button (Do not press any button at this point,
otherwise this SEARCH MODE function will be canceled). To start the SEARCH
MODE function, press the SEARCH MODE button repeatedly until the SEARCH
MODE indicator flashes. Push the EASY TIMER knob. The VCR rewinds and starts
playback automatically.
If you continue to press the SEARCH MODE button while the SEARCH MODE
indicator is flashing, you can enter other search operations (For details, see the
following pages). Each press of the SEARCH MODE button changes the search
operations as follows:

Note
• This SEARCH MODE function will be canceled (the SEARCH MODE indicator

turns off) if:
– The VCR starts recording other programs.
– You press the H PLAY, M FF, m REW or A EJECT button while the VCR is

on.

REMAIN

BLANK

INDEX

TIME

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Search Operations

This feature enables you to find the
current position on a tape as well as the
remaining time of the tape.

Press SEARCH MODE repeatedly until the
REMAIN indicator appears in the display
window as shown on the right.

The SEARCH MODE indicator lights up.

Push the EASY TIMER knob to display
the tape meter on the TV screen.

The SEARCH MODE indicator turns off.
A cursor (x) indicates the current position
on the tape.

“REMAIN” and the remaining time of the tape appear in the display window in
the following order:

Press x STOP.

Notes
• To display the remaining time correctly you may have to select the SELEC DE CINTA in the

AJUSTES ESPECIALES according to the type of the tape that you are using. For details, see
page 56.

• In step 2, the VCR automatically rewinds and fast-forwards the tape only if you press the

SEARCH MODE button right after you insert a tape. This is so that the VCR can measure the
current position on the tape.

• You cannot use this function during any recording mode.

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Search Operations

This feature enables you to find a blank
section on your tape.

Press SEARCH MODE repeatedly until the
BLANK indicator appears in the display
window.

The SEARCH MODE indicator lights up.

Push the EASY TIMER knob on the VCR.

The SEARCH MODE indicator turns off.
The VCR fast-forwards to the end of the
tape. Then, the VCR rewinds the tape to
the last recorded program. After a few
seconds, the VCR starts playback and
stops at the beginning of the blank
section.

“BLANK” and the remaining time of the
blank section appear alternately in the
display window for about one minute.

To stop the VCR while searching for a blank section, press x STOP.

Notes
• To display the remaining time correctly you may have to select the SELEC DE CINTA in the

AJUSTES ESPECIALES according to the type of the tape that you are using. For details, see
page 56.

• In step 2, “FULL” will appear in the display window for about one minute, if:

– there is no blank section available on the tape.
– the remaining time of a blank section is less than one minute.

• The VCR can only detect the blank section between the end of the tape and the end of the last

recorded program.

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Search Operations

The VCR marks the tape with an index
signal at the point where each recording
begins. Use these signals as references to
find a specific recording. The VCR can
search up to 99 index signals ahead of or
behind the current position. You can
either use the INDEX SEARCH buttons
on the remote commander or the
SEARCH MODE button and EASY
TIMER  knob on the VCR.

• Turn on the VCR and the TV.
• Set the TV to the video channel.

Insert an indexed tape into the VCR.

Press ./> INDEX SEARCH repeatedly to specify how many
index signals ahead or behind you want to search:

• To search ahead, press > INDEX

SEARCH.

• To search backwards, press . INDEX

SEARCH.

The VCR starts searching and the index
number on the TV screen counts down to zero.
Playback starts from the point about five
seconds ahead of the specified index mark.

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Search Operations

Press SEARCH MODE on the VCR repeatedly until “INDEX” appears
in the VCR’s display window (the SEARCH MODE indicator lights up).

Turn the EASY TIMER knob to specify how many index signals ahead
or behind you want to search:

• To search ahead, turn the EASY TIMER knob clockwise.

• To search backwards, turn the EASY TIMER knob counterclockwise.

Push the EASY TIMER knob.

The VCR starts searching. Playback starts (the SEARCH MODE
indicator turns off) from the point about five seconds ahead of the
specified index mark.

Press x STOP.

Note
• No index signal will be added when recording starts from recording pause.

However, an index signal will be marked if you change the channel during
recording pause.

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Search Operations

You can easily find a specific point on a
tape by using the Time Search function.
For example, you can find a recorded
section 15 minutes ahead of or behind
the current position of a tape by using
the Time Search function.

Press SEARCH MODE repeatedly until “TIME” appears in the display
window (the SEARCH MODE indicator lights up).

Turn the EASY TIMER knob clockwise or counterclockwise to set the
length of time you want the VCR to fast-forward or rewind the tape.
Each turn on the knob increases or decreases the duration by 15
minutes.

For example, if you want to watch a recorded section 15 minutes ahead
of the current position, turn the EASY TIMER knob once clockwise.

To change the time by one
minute, press CHANNEL
+/–.

Push the EASY TIMER knob.

The VCR starts searching and the tape counter starts counting until it
reaches the specified point.

The VCR starts playback automatically when the tape counter reaches
the specified point (the SEARCH MODE indicator turns off).

Press x STOP.

Tip
• The VCR can search up to three hours ahead of or behind the current position of a

tape.

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View the picture during fast-
forward or rewind

Play at high speed

Play at twice the normal speed

Play in slow motion

Play frame by frame

Rewind and start play

During fast-forward, hold down M FF down. During
rewind, hold down m REW.

• During playback, press M FF or m REW on the

remote commander.

• During playback, hold down M FF or m REW.

When you release the button, normal playback resumes.

During playback or pause, pres

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× 2.

During playback or pause, press y SLOW.

During pause, press M FF or m REW on the remote
commander. Hold down the button to play one frame each
second.

While the tape is stopped, hold down 0 REW on the VCR
and press H PLAY on the VCR.

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Tips
• Adjust the picture using the TRACKING +/– buttons on the VCR if:

– streaks appear while playing in slow motion.
– the picture shakes during pause.

To set tracking to the center position, press both buttons (+/–) at the same time.

• If noise appears during pause or frame-by-frame playback, first switch to the slow

motion playback, then adjust the picture using TRACKING +/– on the VCR.

Notes
• The sound is muted during these operations.
• In LP or EP mode, noise may appear or there may be no color.
• The picture may show noise when playing at high speed in reverse.

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Additional Operations

After you have started recording in the
normal way, you can have the VCR stop
recording automatically after a specified
duration.

While recording, press z REC.

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Press z REC repeatedly to set the duration.

Each press advances the time in increments of 30 minutes.

The tape counter decreases minute by minute to 0:00, then the VCR
stops recording and turns off automatically.

Press z REC repeatedly to set to the new duration.

Press z REC repeatedly until the 

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to normal recording mode.

To stop the VCR while recording, press x STOP.

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The Synchronized Recording feature enables you to record from the
connected equipment such as a satellite tuner, a cable TV decoder or a TV
that has a timer function. Once you set the timer on the other equipment, the
VCR will start recording the program synchronized with the timer.

Connect the other equipment to the LINE-1 IN jacks of this VCR.

Press INPUT SELECT or CH +/– on the remote commander to display
“L1” in the display window.

Set the timer on the equipment to the time of the program you want to
record, then turn it off.

Insert a tape with its safety tab in place. Make sure the tape is longer
than the total recording time.

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Additional Operations

Press REC SPEED to select the tape speed (SP or LP for the PAL-N color
system, and SP or EP for the NTSC color system).

Hold down SYNCHRO REC for more than two seconds.

The SYNCHRO REC button lights up and the VCR stands by for
recording.

The VCR automatically turns on and starts recording when it receives
video/audio signals from the connected equipment.

Press SYNCHRO REC so that the button’s light turns off.

Press x STOP while recording.

The VCR automatically stops recording when the tape reaches the end or
when the other equipment stops transmitting the video/audio signals.

Notes
• Some TVs or other equipment automatically turn off in a certain amount of time if

you do not operate it after it turns on with the timer. In this case the Synchronized
Recording also stops automatically.

• The Synchronized Recording starts and stops according to the signals from the

connected equipment. Refer also to the instruction manual of the connected
equipment for information about its timer function.

• Some equipment keeps transmitting signals even though the power is off. In this

case, the Synchronized Recording feature does not work because the VCR will not
be able to know when to start recording. To record the program, set the timer on the
VCR. If you use a satellite tuner or a cable TV decoder, make sure to turn it on. For
details, see “Setting the timer manually”.

• If the settings for timer recording and Synchronized Recording overlap, the

program that starts first has priority and the second program starts recording only
after the first program has finished.

• To record NTSC signals, set the tape speed to SP or EP. To record in the EP mode, set

the tape speed to “LP”.

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• Turn on your TV and set it to the

video channel.

Press ?/1 to turn on the VCR.

Press MENU, then press 

M/m to select

PROGRAM./VERIF. and press OK:

• If you want to change or cancel a setting,

go on to the next step.

• If you do not need to change or cancel the

settings, press OK, then turn off the VCR to
return to recording standby.

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Additional Operations

Press 

M/m to select the setting you want to change or cancel:

• To change the setting, press 

</,  to select the item you want to

change, and press 

M/m to reset it. Then, press , repeatedly until the

cursor (”) appears at the beginning of the line.

• To cancel the setting, press CLEAR.

Press OK.

If any timer settings remain, turn off the VCR to return to recording
standby.

The program that starts first has priority and the second program starts
recording only after the first program has finished. If the programs start at
the same time, the program listed first in the menu has priority.

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This VCR automatically receives and records stereo programs.  When a
stereo program is received, the STEREO indicator lights up. If there is noise
in the stereo program, set AUTO ESTEREO in the AJUSTES ESPECIALES to
NO. The sound will be recorded in monaural (on both hi-fi and normal
audio tracks) but with less noise. For details, see page 56.

Normally, this VCR records only the main sound. When a SAP (Second
Audio Program) is received, the SAP indicator appears on the TV screen for
a few seconds. To record only SAP sound, set SELEC. AUDIO in the
AJUSTES ESPECIALES to SAP. For details, see page 56.

Press AUDIO MONITOR to select the sound you want. (If you are recording,
the sound being recorded will not change.)

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Right channel

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normal audio track*

* Usually the mixed sound of left and right channels (monaural)