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KV-V1430K/P KV-V2110K/P

Operating Instructions GB
Trinitron Colour Video TV

PAL NTSC 4.43

1995 by Sony Corporation

Printed in Spain

WARNING

Precautions

To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. Dangerously high voltages are present inside the set. Do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only.

Safety Information

For general safety:
Do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. Do not open the rear cover.

Caution

Television programmes, films, video tapes and other materials may be copyrighted. Unauthorized recording of such materials may be contrary to the provisions of the copyright laws.

For safe installation:

Do not block the ventilation openings. Do not install the unit in hot, humid, or excessively dusty places. Do not install the unit where it may be exposed to mechanical vibrations.
Colour System of Your Set
This video TV is designed to receive TV programmes based on PAL (B/G and D/K) and SECAM (B/G and D/K) colour systems and to record and play on PAL and MESECAM colour systems. Also, the video TV can play tapes on NTSC colour system.

For safe operations:

Do not operate the unit on anything but 230 V AC. Do not operate the unit if any liquid or solid object falls in ithave it checked immediately. Unplug the unit from the wall outlet if you do not intend to use it for an extended period of time. To disconnect the cord, pull it out by the plug, never by the cord. For your protection, refer all servicing to qualified personnel.
About Moisture Condensation
If the unit is brought directly from a cold place to a warm place, moisture may condense on the video head drum. If this happens, the tape may stick to the head drum and it may be damaged or the unit may not operate correctly. To avoid possible damage caused by moisture condensation, be sure not to leave a cassette inside the compartment when the unit is not in use. When bringing the unit from a cold place to a warm place, wait for about 10 minutes before operating it. If the tape operation buttons do not work due to moisture condensation, leave the unit for more than one hour with the power on.

Getting Started

Contents
Step 1Preparation... 4 Checking the supplied accessories.. 4 Inserting batteries into the Remote Commander... 4 Step 2Connecting the aerial.. 5 Connecting an indoor aerial (KV-V1430K/P only).. 5 Connecting an outdoor aerial.. 5 Step 3Tuning in to TV stations.. 6 Selecting the language on the menu. 6 Presetting channels automatically. 7 Presetting channels manually. 8 Skipping programme positions.. 9 Captioning a TV station name.. 10 Manual fine-tuning.. 11 Step 4Setting the clock... 12

Additional Operations

Switching off automaticallySleep timer. 26 Switching on at your desired timeOn timer.. 27 Enhancing video picture quality.. 28 Adjusting the tracking.. 28 Adjusting with the optimum picture control (OPC).. 29 About the auto head cleaner. 29 Connecting optional equipment.. 30 Watching the picture input from optional equipment... 30 Editing with another VCR.. 30

Additional Information

Troubleshooting... 31 Taking care of your video TV.. 33 Video head cleaning.. 33 Worn video heads.. 33 Check the video heads after 1,000 hours of use... 33 Specifications... 34 Receivable channels... 34 Index to parts and controls.. 35 Video TV setfront... 35 Remote Commander.. Back cover

Basic Operations

Watching the TV.. 13 Switching the TV on and off.. 13 Selecting TV programmes. 13 Adjusting the volume.. 13 Muting the sound.. 14 Displaying the on-screen information.. 14 Adjusting the picture.. 14 Watching line input... 16 Listening with headphones.. 16 Playing a Tape... 17 Inserting a video cassette.. 17 Ejecting a video cassette.. 17 Protecting your cassette against accidental erasure... 17 Playing a tape... 18 Playing a tape repeatedly (Auto Repeat). 19 Displaying the on-screen indications.. 19 Resetting the tape counter.. 19 Recording TV programmes.. 20 Recording TV programmes.. 20 Recording with the TV off.. 20 Recording TV programmes using the timer. 21 Setting the timer.. 21 Using the video TV before timer recording starts... 23 Checking the timer settings.. 24 Changing or canceling the timer settings.. 24 Recording using the quick-timer. 25

About This Manual

The instructions in this manual are for models KVV1430K/P and KV-V2110K/P. The KV-V2110K/P differs from the KV-V1430K/P in the location of some jacks on rear panel of the video TV. There are no differences between these models in operation.

Step 1 Preparation

Checking the Supplied Accessories
When you have taken everything out of the carton, check that you have these items: Remote Commander Two R6 (size AA) batteries Monopole aerial (KV-V1430K/P only) Aerial connector (KV-V1430K/P only)

(KV-V1430K/P only)

Inserting Batteries into the Remote Commander

Close the cover.

Turn the Commander over, and remove the cover.
Check the polarities and position two R6 batteries correctly.
Step 2 Connecting the Aerial
Connecting an Indoor Aerial (KVV1430K/P only)
If your local VHF/UHF signal is strong, an indoor aerial can be used to obtain a clear picture. Connect the supplied dipole aerial as follows. 1 Insert the aerial until it clicks. 2 After turning on the video TV, adjust the aerial for best reception.
Connecting an Outdoor Aerial
For better TV reception and recording with clear video picture, connect an outdoor aerial to your video TV.
To connect a VHF aerial or a combination VHF/UHF aerial75-ohm coaxial cable (round)
Attach an IEC aerial connector to 75-ohm coaxial cable. Plug the connector into the (aerial) socket of the video TV.
VHF/UHF aerial Rear On a wall
To connect both VHF and UHF aerials
Attach the aerial cable ends to the VHF/UHF mixer (not supplied). Plug the mixer into the (aerial) socket of the video TV.
UHF aerial Rear 300-ohm twin-lead cable VHF/UHF mixer 75-ohm coaxial cable VHF aerial
After connecting the aerial, connect the mains lead to a wall outlet.
Step 3 Tuning in to TV Stations
You should preset the channels (up to 60 channels) by choosing either the automatic or manual method. The automatic method is easier if you want to preset all receivable channels at once. Use the manual method if you want to allocate programme numbers to the channels one by one.

Before you begin

If the u lamp on the video TV is lit in red, press ;, PROGR +/ or a number button on the Remote Commander.

ON TIMER SLEEP

Selecting the Language on the Menu

COUNTER RESET PLAY FF

QUICK TIMER
You can select one of several languages for the menu and on-screen information. The initial setting is English.

TIMER REC

1 Press MENU.

The main menu appears.

TIMER ON SCREEN

ON/OFF

VISUAL MODE ON TIMER SET CLOCK SET TRACKING CONTROL LANGUAGE PROGRAMME PRESET DEMONSTRATION Se l ec t a nd p r e s s OK
2 Move the cursor (z) to LANGUAGE with + or and press OK.
The LANGUAGE menu appears.
LANGUAGE ENGLISH DEUTSCH FRANAIS ITALIANO ESPAOL NEDERLANDS PORTUGUS

Note on the DEMONSTRATION function If you choose DEMONSTRATION on the main menu and press OK, you can see a sequential demonstration on the menu functions on the screen. Press any button (e.g. MENU) to stop this function.

Se l ec t

a nd p r e s s OK
3 Select the language you want with + or and press OK.
The selected language is coloured green, and the menu appears in the selected language.
4 Press MENU to go back to the original screen.
Presetting Channels Automatically
1 Press MENU to display the main menu.
2 Move the cursor (z) to PROGRAMME PRESET with + or and
press OK. The PROGRAMME PRESET menu appears.
PROGRAMME PRESET AUTO PROGRAMME MANUAL PROGRAMME
3 Move the cursor (z) to AUTO PROGRAMME with + or and press
QUICK TIMER COUNTER RESET

AUTO PROGRAMME

OK. The AUTO PROGRAMME menu appears.

SYSTEM B/G D/ K

a n d p r e s s OK
4 Move the cursor (z) to B/G or D/K with + or and press OK.
The programme number you previously watched appears in red in the PROG position. Using + or , select the programme number from which you want to start presetting.

5 Press OK.

The tuning bar appears, and the video TV starts scanning and presetting a receivable channel from programme number selected in step 4. The band scanning by tuning bar is displayed in the BAND position.
AUTO PROGRAMME SYSTEM B/G PROG 01 BAND V L
To stop automatic channel presetting Press ? on the Remote Commander.
The preset programme and channel numbers are displayed on the screen in sequence. When presetting is finished, the original screen appears. All available channels are now stored on successive number buttons.
Presetting Channels Manually
Se l ec t a n d p r e s s OK
3 Move the cursor (z) to MANUAL PROGRAMME with + or and

MANUAL PROGRAMME

press OK. The MANUAL PROGRAMME menu appears.
PROG SYS B/G B/G B/G BAND LABEL AFT V L ON V H UHF ON ON

4 Using + or , move the cursor (z) to the programme position (number
button) to which you want to preset the channel, and press OK.
MANUAL PROGRAMME PROG SYS B/G 2 B/G B/G BAND LABEL AFT V L ON V H UHF ON ON
The BAND position turns red.
6 Select the band (V-L, V-H or UHF) you want to preset with + or , and
For programme positions beyond 2 The display scrolls by pressing repeatedly. If you have made a mistake Press ? to go back to the previous position.
press OK repeatedly until the tuning bar turns red.
7 Press + (up) or (down).
The tuning bar turns green and starts scanning receivable channels. When the receivable channel is found, the tuning bar stops. If you want to preset this channel, press OK. If not, press + or again to search for another band.
8 Repeat steps 4 to 7 to preset other channels. 9 After you finish presetting, press MENU to go back to the original screen.
Skipping Programme Positions
You can skip unused programme positions when selecting programme with PROGR +/ buttons. However, the skipped programmes may still be called up when you select them with the number buttons.
1 Press MENU to display the main menu. 2 Move the cursor (z) to PROGRAMME PRESET with + or and
QUICK TIMER COUNTER RESET PLAY FF
4 Using + or , move the cursor (z) to the programme position which
you want to skip and press OK. The SYS position turns red.
MANUAL PROGRAMME PROG SYS B/G 0 BAND LABEL AFT V L ON V H UHF ON ON

B/G B/G

5 Press + or until --- appears in the SYS position and press OK.
MANUAL PROGRAMME PROG SYS 0 B/G B/G BAND LABEL AFT V L ON V H UHF ON ON
When you select programmes using the PROGR +/ buttons, the programme position is skipped.
For programme positions beyond 2 The display scrolls by pressing repeatedly.
6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 to skip other programme positions. 7 Press MENU to go back to the original screen.
Captioning a TV Station Name
You can name a channel using up to five characters (letters or numbers) to be displayed on the TV screen (e.g. MTV). Using this function, you can easily identify which channel you are watching.

PROG SYS B/G B/G B/G

BAND LABEL AFT V L ON V H UHF ON ON
4 Using + or , move the cursor (z) to the programme position you want
to caption and press OK repeatedly until the first element of the LABEL position turns red.
5 Select a letter or number with + or and press OK.
The next element turns red. Select other characters in the same way. For the element you want to leave blank, select - and press OK.
MANUAL PROGRAMME PROG SYS B/G 2 B/G B/G BAND LABEL AFT V L ON V H UHF OFF MTV ON
If you have made a mistake Press ? to go back to the previous position.
6 After selecting all the characters, press OK repeatedly until the cursor
appears. Now the caption you chose is stored.
7 Repeat steps 4 to 6 to caption other channels. 8 Press MENU to go back to the original screen.

Manual Fine-Tuning

Normally, the automatic fine-tuning (AFT) is already working. However, if the picture of a programme is distorted, you can use the manual finetuning function to obtain better picture reception.
1 Press MENU to display the main menu. 2 Move the cursor (z) to PROGRAMME PRESET with + or and press
OK. The PROGRAMME PRESET menu appears.
you want to manually fine-tune.
MANUAL PROGRAMME PROG SYS B/G B/G B/G BAND LABEL AFT V L ON V H UHF ON ON
Se l ec t a nd p r e s s OK
5 Press OK repeatedly until the AFT position turns red, then press + or

to select OFF.

6 Press OK.
The tuning bar turns red. While holding down + or , the tuning bar flashes red and green by turns, and the channel is fine-tuned. When the best TV reception is found, release + or .

7 Press OK.

The cursor (z) appears. Now the fine-tuned level is stored.
To reactivate automatic finetuning (AFT) Repeat from the beginning and select ON in step 5.
8 Repeat steps 4 to 7 to fine-tune other channels. 9 Press MENU to go back to the original screen.

Step 4 Setting the Clock

You need to set the clock for using timer recording and quick-timer recording functions.
MENU VISUAL MODE ON TIMER SET CLOCK SET TRACKING CONTROL LANGUAGE PROGRAMME PRESET DEMONSTRATION Se l ec t a n d p r e s s OK
2 Move the cursor (z) to CLOCK SET with + or and press OK.

ON TIMER SLEEP PROGR

The CLOCK SET menu appears.

CLOCK SET. :

1 Press MENU to display the main menu. 2 Move the cursor (z) to VISUAL MODE with + or and press OK.
3 Move the cursor (z) to PICTURE CONTROL with + or and press OK.
The PICTURE CONTROL menu appears.
PICTURE CONTROL CONTRAST COLOUR BRIGHTNESS HUE RESET 50 00
Note The HUE adjustment is available only for the NTSC colour system.
4 Using + or , select the item you want to adjust and press OK. 5 Adjust the picture with + or and press OK.
With each press the vertical bars increase or decrease and the figure at the right margin changes to show the control level. (See the table on the next page.)
6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 to adjust other items.
The adjusted control levels are stored. Effect of each control
PICTURE CONTROL CONTRAST COLOUR BRIGHTNESS HUE RESET Effect Less Less Darker Greenish More More Brighter Reddish
Resets all the items to the factory preset levels.

Watching Line Input

Press repeatedly until the desired input indicator appears. To go back to the normal TV picture, press until the programme position appears, or press ; on the Remote Commander once. For details of the video input picture, see page 30.
Listening with Headphones
Plug the headphones (not supplied) to the 2 (headphones) jack inside the front panel on the video TV. The sound from the speaker is shut off.

Playing a Tape

This section shows you how to insert a cassette and to play it. More convenient functions you can use while playing a tape is shown in Additional Operations from page 26.
Inserting a Video Cassette
1 Press ;, PROGR +/ or number buttons on the Remote Commander, or
PROGR +/ on the video TV.
2 Open the front panel on the video TV. 3 Gently press the centre of the front side of a cassette with the arrow
indication facing upwards. The cassette is automatically loaded into the cassette compartment. The indicator appears on the screen and stays until the cassette has been loaded. The video TV turns on automatically when it is in standby mode. If you insert a cassette with its safety tab removed, playback starts.
Ejecting a Video Cassette
Press EJECT 6 on the video TV or 6 on the Remote Commander. The indicator appears and stays until the cassette is ejected. You can eject the cassette even if the power is off.

Protecting Your Cassette against Accidental Erasure
The cassette is provided with a safety tab to protect against accidentally erasing a previous recording. Break off the safety tab with a screw driver or a similar tool. If the safety tab is removed, the cassette is ejected when you try to record on it. To record on a cassette with the safety tab broken off, simply cover the tab hole with adhesive tape.

Adhesive tape Safety tab

PROGR +/ on the video TV when the u lamp is lit in red.

2 Insert a cassette.

If you insert a cassette with its safety tab removed, playback starts automatically.
3 Set the COLOUR SYSTEM switch to conform to the colour system of the
tape to be played. Normally, set it to AUTO. If streaks appear when playing a tape, switch it to select the colour system. PAL: to play a tape recorded in PAL or MESECAM colour system NTSC: to play a tape recorded in NTSC colour system

4 Press PLAY.

Playback starts. On-screen information is displayed for some seconds. To stop playback Press STOP p. The video TV goes back to the normal TV picture. To stop playback for a moment Press PAUSE P. The picture pauses. Press PAUSE P again or press PLAY to resume playback. If you leave your video TV in pause mode, normal playback resumes after about 5 minutes to protect the quality of video tapes. To fast forward the tape Press STOP p, then press FF ). To rewind the tape Press STOP p, then press REW 0. To search a tape at high speed During playback, press and hold REW 0 (rewind) or FF ) (fast forward). A high-speed picture appears on the TV screen. To resume normal playback, release the button. To view the picture in fast forward or rewind mode Press and hold FF ) during fast forward or REW 0 during rewind. While you hold the button, you can view the picture. When you release the button, fast forward or rewind mode is resumed.
Playing a Tape Repeatedly (Auto Repeat)
You can play the recorded portion of the tape repeatedly. Set the AUTO REPEAT switch on the video TV to ON, and press PLAY. Playback starts. When the tape reaches the end, the video TV rewinds the tape to the beginning, then plays it.
Displaying the on-Screen Indications
Press e to display the following on-screen information. To show only the amount of tape remaining and linear tape counter on the screen, press e again. To make the indications disappear, press e until no indications appear.

Daily/weekly recording

You can preset your video TV to record the same programme every day of the week (daily recording) or the same programme on the same day every week (weekly recording). Press in step 3 until the desired setting appears in the DATE position. With each press, the setting changes as follows:
4 (today) n MONSUN n MONSAT n MONFRI n EVERY SAT n EVERY FRI n EVERY THU n EVERY WED n EVERY TUE n EVERY MON n EVERY SUN n 3 (next month) n 2.

To stop timer recording

Press TIMER REC ON/OFF. The TIMER REC lamp turns off.
Using the Video TV before Timer Recording Starts
You can watch a TV programme, check the timer settings and reset the counter in timer recording standby mode. However, press TIMER REC ON/OFF to turn off the TIMER REC lamp on the front of the video TV to do the following operations: ejecting the cassette using the tape operation buttons changing or cancelling the timer settings Remember to press TIMER REC ON/OFF again to make the TIMER REC lamp light after the above operations.
Checking the Timer Settings
You can display the list of the timer settings which you preset.
Press TIMER ON SCREEN. The PROGRAMME LIST appears.
PROGRAMME LIST DATE 6 WED 7 THU MON-SAT EVERY SUN Se l ec t START 20 : : : : 55 : : 20 : 00 4. MON STOP PROG 21 : 10 : 0 : 12 : : :
Press TIMER ON SCREEN again to erase the PROGRAMME LIST.
Changing or Canceling the Timer Settings
1 Press TIMER REC ON/OFF to turn off the TIMER REC lamp on the front

of the video TV.

2 Press TIMER ON SCREEN to display the PROGRAMME LIST.

MENU OK

3 Select the setting you want to change or cancel with + or .

4 To change the setting

Using + or and OK, re-enter all the items. Refer to Setting the timer steps 2 to 9 on pages 21 and 22. To cancel the setting Press TIMER REC CLEAR.
5 Press TIMER ON SCREEN to go back to the original screen. 6 If there are other timer settings on the list, press TIMER REC ON/OFF to
set the video TV to timer recording standby mode.
Recording Using the Quick-Timer
You can preset your video TV to start timer recording immediately and to automatically stop recording after a specific time period. If you have not set the clock, quick-timer recording cannot be done.

If you are recording

1 Press QUICK TIMER on the Remote Commander.
The QUICK TIMER 0:00 appears on the screen.

2 Press QUICK TIMER repeatedly to select the recording time period. With
each press, the time period changes as follows:
0:00 0:30 1:00. 3:30 4:00
Even if you switch off the video TV, it continues recording. After the selected time period has elapsed, recording stops automatically.

If you are not recording

PROGR +/ on the video TV to switch it on.
2 Insert a cassette with its safety tab. 3 Select the programme position which you want to record. 4 Press QUICK TIMER on the Remote Commander.
5 Press QUICK TIMER repeatedly to select the recording time period. With
each press the time period changes as follows:
To change the recording time period after quick-timer recording begins Press QUICK TIMER until the desired time period appears. To display the remaining time period during quick-timer recording Press e. The recording time period decreases minute by minute. To stop quick-timer recording Press TIMER REC ON/OFF.
The time period turns yellow and recording starts. Even if you switch off the video TV, it continues recording. When the preset time period has elapsed, the video TV stops recording.
Switching off Automatically Sleep Timer
You can automatically switches the video TV into standby mode after a selected time period. Press SLEEP. With each press, the time period (in minutes) changes as follows:

OFF 90

One minute before the TV switches into standby mode, a message Good night is displayed on the screen.
To cancel the timer Press SLEEP to select OFF.
Switching on at Your Desired Time On Timer
You can preset your video TV to automatically switch on at a desired time. You can select the TV programme or video playback to be switched on.
2 Move the cursor (z) to ON TIMER SET with + or and press OK.
The ON TIMER SET menu appears.
ON TIMER SET TIME: SOURCE: ON TIMER: 20 : 00 4. MON 6 : 00 TV PROG 1 OFF

3 Press OK.

The timer setting hour section turns red.
4 Set the hour with + or and press OK.
The minute section turns red.
5 Set the minutes (by one minute) with + or and press OK.
The cursor appears beside TIME.
6 Move the cursor (z) to SOURCE with + or and press OK. 7 Select TV or VCR (video playback) to be switched on with + or and
press OK. When you select TV, select the programme position with + or and press OK.
ON TIMER SET TIME: SOURCE: ON TIMER: 20 : 00 4. MON 7 : 30 TV PROG OFF
8 Move the cursor (z) to ON TIMER with + or and press OK, then
To erase the message Press any button on the video TV or Remote Commander.
select ON with + or and press OK.

Editing with Another VCR

Using an additional VCR, you can edit a tape.

Editing from another VCR

Connections are the same as in Watching the picture input from optional equipment.

Editing onto another VCR

to 21-pin EURO-AV connector VMC-212CE EURO cable (not supplied)

Troubleshooting

Function TV reception
Problems No picture (screen is dark), no sound
Possible causes and remedies The mains lead is disconnected. / Connect the mains lead. The video TV is switched off. / Press ;, PROGR +/ or programme number on the Remote Commander, or PROGR +/ on the video TV. The headphones are connected to 2 jack. / Disconnect the headphones. The is displayed on the screen. / Press. Press +/. Adjust CONTRAST, COLOUR, and BRIGHTNESS in the PICTURE CONTROL menu. (page 15)
Good picture but no sound
No colour or poor colour (screen is dark) for colour programmes, but good sound. No picture, no sound from video input source Clock and timer The clock has stopped and --/-- is displayed. The clock loses or gains. Playback Power is on, but the tape does not run. Poor playback picture
The connecting cord between the video TV and the input source is disconnected. / Connect it firmly. Input is not selected correctly. / Press until the desired input indicator appears. (page 30) The power has been interrupted or the mains lead is disconnected for more than one day. / Re-set the clock and timer settings if necessary. (pages 12, 21) The power has been interrupted or the mains lead is disconnected for less than one day. / Re-set the clock and timer settings if necessary. (pages 12, 21) The safety device has been activated. / Switch off, disconnect the mains lead, and leave the set for about one minute. The COLOUR SYSTEM switch is set to incorrect position. / Set COLOUR SYSTEM to the position corresponding to the colour system with which the tape is recorded. (page 18) Adjust the tracking. (page 28) The video heads are dirty. / Clean the heads using the Sony V-25CL video head cleaning tape (page 33). If the cleaning tape is not available in your area, have the heads cleaned at your nearest Sony service facility. (Do not use a commercially available wet-type cleaning tape, as it may damage the video heads.) The tape is worn out. / Use a new tape. The tape is defective. / Use a new tape.

The sound drops out.

Function Recording

Problems

Possible causes and remedies
The cassette is ejected The safety tab of the cassette has been removed. /Cover the tab hole with adhesive tape, or use another cassette when you press with a safety tab. (page 17) REC r. Recording cannot be No cassette has been inserted. done. /Insert a cassette with the safety tab. The tape is at its end. /Rewind the tape.

Timer recording

Timer settings cannot The clock has not been set. be made. /Set the current time and date. (page 12) You have made a mistake when setting the timer. /Check the setting steps. (pages 21 to 23) The cassette is ejected The safety tab of the cassette has been removed. when you press /Cover the tab hole with adhesive tape, or use another cassette TIMER REC ON/ with a safety tab. OFF. The TIMER REC lamp does not light up even though you press TIMER REC ON/OFF. No cassette has been inserted. /Insert a cassette with its safety tab. The tape is at its end. /Rewind the tape. No setting is made for timer recording. /Set the programme for timer recording. (pages 21 to 23)

Others

Timer recording was You did not press TIMER REC ON/OFF. not made. There has been a power interruption lasting more than one day. A cassette cannot be Another cassette is already inserted. inserted. /Press 6 to eject the cassette. The Remote The batteries are low. Commander does not /Replace the batteries. (page 4) work. The batteries are installed incorrectly. /Install the batteries with correct polarities. (page 4)
Taking Care of Your Video TV

Video Head Cleaning

When playback pictures are noisy and hardly visible, or when no picture appears, the video heads may be contaminated. In such a case, clean the video heads using the V-25CL video head cleaning tape (not supplied), or ask Sony service personnel to clean the video heads, with this service there would be a standard charge. Symptoms caused by contaminated video heads
Normal picture Rough picture Unclear picture No picture (or black & white screen appears)

initial

terminal

Worn Video Heads

If your video TV displays a poor picture after you clean the video heads, you may need to replace them. Consult your dealer or the Sony Service Center nearest you.
Check the Video Heads after 1,000 Hours of Use

OPEN REC TIMER REC ON TIMER OPC EJECT PROOR OPEN
REC TIMER REC EJECT ON TIMER OPC
AUTO ON OFF AUTO ON OFF PAL NTSC PAL NTSC

TIMER REC ON/OFF

AUTO REPEAT

COLOUR SYSTEM

1 Lamps REC(recording) (page 20) TIMER REC(recording) (page 22) ON TIMER (page 27) OPC (page 29) 2 u (standby) lamp (page 13) 3 u (standby) button (page 13) 4 Cassette compartment (page 17) 5 2/2 (video/audio input) jacks (page 30) (headphones) jack (page 16) 7 EJECT 6 button (page 17) 8 (volume) +/ buttons (page 13)
9 PROGR(programme) +/ buttons (page 13) ! Remote sensor ! Tape transport buttons (page 18) ! (input select) button (pages 16, 30) ! TIMER REC ON/OFF button (pages 22, 24) ! REC(recording) r button (page 20) ! AUTO REPEAT ON/OFF switch (page 19) ! COLOUR SYSTEM switch (page 18)

Remote Commander

1 (muting) button (page 14) (eject)button (page 17) 3 (input select) button (pages 16, 30)
4 Number button (page 6, 13) 5 ON TIMER button (page 27) 6 SLEEP button (page 26)
7 QUICK TIMER button (page 25) 8 REC (recording) r button (page 20) 9 Tape transport buttons (page 18) PLAY, p STOP, P PAUSE, 0 REW (rewind), ) FF (fast forward)
! TIMER REC buttons TIMER ON SCREEN (pages 21, 24) ON/OFF (pages 22, 24) CLEAR (page 24) ! Menu operation buttons (pages 6, 7) MENU + / ? OK ! u (standby) button (page 13) ! ; (TV) button (pages 6, 13) ! e (on-screen display) button (pages 14, 19) ! (volume) +/ buttons (page 13) ! PROGR (programme) +/ buttons (page 13) ! COUNTER RESET button (page 19)