Each press of the button changes the indicator in the display window. When you play a tape recorded in stereo or with a bilingual sound track, the Hi-Fi Stereo indicator in the display window lights up. AUDIO MONITOR To listen to a Press AUDIO MONITOR until the Stereo tape's Bilingual tape's display window indicator shows Stereo sound Main and sub sounds L/R Left channel Main sound L Right channel Sub sound R Standard sound*1 Standard sound*2 No indication * Usually the mixed sound of left and right channels (monaural) *2 Usually the main sound (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. Normal audio track (monaural) Hi-fi audio track — (main track) Stereo Usually mixed left/right channels \ Stereo sound (left/right channels) Bilingual Usually main sound Main (left channel) Sub (right channel) Notes • To listen to playback sounds in stereo, you must use the AUDIO OUT connections. • When you play back 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. continued Basic Operations 15 Basic Operations Playing a tape (continued) Turning on the unit and TV, and starting playback automatically (Trinitron TV Synchro Play) You can only use this function if your TV is made by Sony (Trinitron TV). How to connect to use this function Connect the unit and TV with the audio/video cable (see “To a TV that has phono type audio/video input jacks” on page 7.) Be sure to connect the audio/video cable to the VIDEO IN 1 jacks on the TV if the TV has two inputs or more. The TV must be placed where it will respond to the remote commander while you are pointing it at the unit. Operation Make sure that the TV’s power is in standby mode. Press TRINITRON TV SYNCHRO PLAY and hold the remote commander in place for about two seconds. The unit and TV turn on, and the TV is set to the video channel. If there is a tape in the unit, playback starts automatically. Notes • If the Trinitron TV Synchro Play function does not work properly: - Wait a few moments, and press the button again. - Replace both of the batteries in the remote commander with new ones, and press the button again. Note that this function may not operate some Sony TVs because of the remote commander’s signal limitations. • Do not press TRINITRON TV SYNCHRO PLAY while playing back a video tape. If you do so, the TV’s input source will momentarily switch to the TV’s tuner. 16 Basic Operations Additional Operations Playing/searching at various speeds PLAY SLOW +/- 3/# SEARCH 17 FRAME ) FF PLAY 0 REW Playback options Operation Fast-forward/rewind During stop, press FF or ^0 REW. View the picture during fast- During fast-forward, hold FF down. During rewind, hold forward or rewind ^0 REW down. Play at high speed During playback or pause, press # SEARCH or 3 SEARCH. Play in slow motion During playback or pause, press SLOW+/-. Press the +/- buttons to change the speed. Play frame by frame During pause, press 17 FRAME to advance the picture one frame. Hold the button down to play one frame each second. Rewind and start play During stop, hold ^0 REW on the unit down and press l> PLAY on the unit. continued Additional Operations 17 Playing/searching at various speeds (continued) To resume normal playback Press • PLAY. Tip • If the picture shakes while in the still mode, adjust the picture using ▼/4 TRACKING NORMAL/SLOW STILL ADJUST. Notes • Streaks or snow cannot be eliminated completely in the various playback operations, especially in the slow motion mode. • If you press 17 FRAME during playback, playback continues at the normal speed but the sound is muted. Press l> PLAY to resume normal playback. • The sound is muted during these operations. 18 Additional Operations Adjusting the picture S)oQ n rSH Adjusting the tracking Although the unit automatically adjusts the tracking when playing a tape, distortion may occur if the tape was recorded in poor condition. If so, manually adjust the tracking. Press $/4 TRACKING TRACKING AUTO/MANU ▼/A TRACKING NORMAL/ SLOW NORMAL/SLOW to obtain the best possible picture. The distortion should disappear as you press one of the two buttons. If you cannot get a clear picture with manual adjustment, press TRACKING AUTO/MANU to return to automatic adjustment. About OPC OPC (Optimum Picture Control) automatically improves playback quality by adjusting the unit to the condition of the video heads and tape. The OPC function automatically works on all types of tapes, including rental tapes and tapes that were not recorded with OPC. • The auto tracking function works automatically when you play back a tape just after inserting it. • Sufficient picture quality...