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Caution WARNING Television programmes, films, video tapes, and To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose other materials may be copyrighted. the unit to rain or moisture. Unauthorized recording of such material may To avoid electrical shock, do not open the be contrary to the provisions of the copyright cabinet.
Table of contents Getting Started Step 1: Unpacking Step 2: Setting up the remote commander Step 3: Connecting the unit Step 4: Tuning your TV to the unit Basic Operations 10 Playing a tape Additional Operations 15 Playing/searching at various speeds 17 Karaoke sing-along 20 Enjoying the surround sound...
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• Aerial cable Checking your model name The instructions in this manual are for the 2 models: SLV-KA200TK and KF300TK. Check your model number by looking at the rear panel of your unit. The SLV-KF300TK is the model used for illustration purposes.
Using the remote commander Remote sensor You can use this remote commander to operate the unit and a Sony TV. To operate this unit, point at the remote sensor on the unit. To operate the TV, point at the remote sensor on the TV.
Step 3 Connecting the unit AERIAL OUT Aerial cable (supplied) AERIAL IN to mains : Signal flow Disconnect the aerial cable from your TV AERIAL and connect it to AERIAL IN on the rear panel of the unit. Connect AERIAL OUT of the unit and AERIAL the aerial input of your TV using the supplied aerial cable.
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• You can also use LINE 2 OUT jacks on the front of the unit. Notes • (SLV-KF300TK only) To play a tape in stereo, you must use the A/V connection. • (SLV-KA200TK only) The sound is played back in mono with either type of connection. Getting Started...
Step 4 Tuning your TV to the unit If you have connected your unit to the TV using the audio/video cable, skip this step. ON/STANDBY ON/STANDBY Press ON/STANDBY to turn on the unit. Turn on your TV and select a programme position for video playback.
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To obtain a clear playback picture If the playback picture does not appear clearly in step 5 above, turn the RF CHANNEL screw on the rear panel of the unit with a RF CHANNEL screwdriver to a position where the TV clearly displays the playback picture. To select the TV system For your TV to receive the correct signal from your unit, you must...
Basic Operations Playing a tape 6 EJECT SEARCH P PAUSE ) FF · PLAY p STOP 0 REW NTSC PB COLOR SYSTEM Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel. Insert a tape. The unit turns on, and starts playing automatically if you insert a tape with its safety tab removed.
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Additional tasks Press Stop play p STOP Pause play P PAUSE Resume play after pause P PAUSE or · PLAY Search forward ) FF or # SEARCH during playback Search backward 0 REW or 3 SEARCH during playback Fast-forward the tape ) FF during stop Rewind the tape 0 REW during stop...
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Playing a tape (continued) Notes • Depending on your TV, the following may occur while playing an NTSC-recorded tape: – the picture is black and white, – the picture shakes, – no picture appears on the TV screen, – black streaks appear horizontally on the TV screen, and –...
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Selecting the sound during playback (SLV-KF300TK only) AUDIO Press AUDIO MONITOR to select MONITOR the sound you want. 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.
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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”...
Additional Operations Playing/searching at various speeds SLOW +/– SEARCH · PLAY 7 FRAME 0 3 REW ) # FF ) 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.
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Playing/searching at various speeds (continued) To resume normal playback Press · PLAY. • 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.
Karaoke sing- along · PLAY MIC VOL You can sing along with a karaoke videotape played back on this unit. You can also sing along with a TV broadcast or music played back on MIC IN 1 KARAOKE equipment connected to the LINE 1 IN jacks on the rear panel of the unit or Microphone LINE 2 IN jacks on the front panel of the...
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Karaoke sing-along (continued) To adjust the microphone volume Turn the MIC VOL 1 control for the microphone connected to MIC IN 1. Turn the MIC VOL 2 control for the microphone connected to MIC IN 2. Setting the MIC VOL 1 and/or 2 control(s) to the centre position provides the best microphone volume.
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– tapes on which sound sources are recorded with strong echo effects and chorus effects. • (SLV-KA200TK only) When you set KARAOKE to PON during playback on this unit, the sound is muted. • The AMS may not work correctly when: –...
If the connected TV or other audio equipment is monaural or simulates stereo, you cannot get a clear effect. • (SLV-KA200TK only) You can use the SURROUND function only with stereo sound sources played back on equipment connected to the LINE 1/2 jacks on the unit. When you use the LINE 1 IN jacks, set AUDIO INPUT MODE on the rear of the unit to STEREO.
Adjusting the picture Adjusting the tracking TRACKING AUTO/MANU 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 TRACKING adjust the tracking. NORMAL/ Press $/4 TRACKING SLOW NORMAL/SLOW to obtain the best possible picture.
LINE OUT Audio/video cable (not supplied) : Signal flow To set the AUDIO INPUT MODE (SLV-KA200TK only) When you connect a commercially available 3-phono to 3-phono type audio/video cable to the LINE 1 IN jacks, set AUDIO INPUT MODE to STEREO.
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Operation (when recording on this unit) P PAUSE You can make a copy of a tape using this unit for recording or playback. The unit cannot record TV programmes directly since it does not have a TV tuner. Before you start editing INPUT SELECT r REC •...
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Editing with another VCR (continued) To save a recording To prevent accidental erasure, break off the safety tab as illustrated. To record on a tape again, cover the tab hole with adhesive tape. Safety tab Tips • To edit more precisely, press the P PAUSE buttons on the units to release pause. •...
Sony service facility (a standard service charge will be required). Do not use a commercially available wet-type cleaning cassette other than Sony’s, as it may damage the video heads. • The video heads may have to be replaced. Consult your local Sony service facility for more information.
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Troubleshooting (continued) Symptom Remedy The tape starts playing as soon • The safety tab has been removed. To record on this as it is inserted. tape, cover the tab hole. • Check that the safety tab has not been removed. The tape is ejected when you press r REC.
Specifications System Supplied accessories RF output signal Remote commander (1) UHF channels 30 to 39 R6 (Size AA) batteries (2) Aerial out Aerial cable (1) 75-ohm asymmetrical aerial socket Audio/video cable (3-phono to 3-phono) (1) Microphone (1) Inputs and outputs LINE 1 IN/LINE 2 IN Design and specifications are subject to change VIDEO IN, phono jack (1)
Index to parts and controls Refer to the pages indicated in parentheses ( ) for details. Front panel (SLV-KA200TK) Front panel (SLV-KF300TK) Additional Information...
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1 ON/STANDBY switch/indicator (8) !∞ p STOP button (11) 2 LINE 2 IN VIDEO/AUDIO/L/R jacks !§ P PAUSE button (11) (22) !¶ MIC IN 2 jack (18) 3 WIDE/WARP indicators (20) !• MIC IN 1 jack (18) 4 EFFECT button (20) !ª...
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Index to parts and controls (continued) Rear panel (SLV-KA200TK) Rear panel (SLV-KF300TK) 1 Mains lead (6) 6 LINE 1 OUT VIDEO/AUDIO/L/R jacks (7) 2 RF CHANNEL screw (9) 7 AERIAL IN connector (6) 3 AERIAL OUT connector (6) 8 TV SYSTEM switch (9)
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Remote commander 1 6 EJECT button (11) 2 TV control buttons (Only for TV) (5) TV/VIDEO ; (TV power) u (on/standby) VOL +/– PROG (CH) +/– 3 EFFECT button (20) 4 TRACKING AUTO/MANU button (21) 5 TV/VTR button (This button doesn’t work with this unit.) 6 r REC button (23) 7 AUDIO MONITOR button (This...
TV system 9 to a TV with audio/ Adjusting video jacks 7 Playback 10 at various speeds 11, 15 frame-by-frame 15 Dubbing. See Editing slow motion 15 E, F, G Echo 18 Editing 22 EP mode 12, 23 Sony Corporation...