3-064-179-13 (1) Digital Video Cassette Recorder Operating Instructions Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly, and retain it for future reference. cpy cyaa epe cyaae aapaa ae pe, ayca, ae pyc cxpae e aex cpa. GV-D200E ©2000 Sony Corporation English WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. . . . NOTICE ON THE SUPPLIED AC POWER ADAPTOR FOR CUSTOMERS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM A moulded plug complying with BS1363 is fitted to this equipment for your safety and convenience. Should the fuse in the plug supplied need to be replaced, a 5 AMP fuse approved by ASTA or BSI to BS1362 (i.e., marked with or mark) must be used. If the plug supplied with this equipment has a detachable fuse cover, be sure to attach the fuse cover after you change the fuse. Never use the plug without the fuse cover. If you should lose the fuse cover, please contact your nearest Sony service station. epae a peeex acax y a paee y, cpe a p acce ea. ae ycpc pepe pa cecy pea, e Epec pee epa cecc, p ca cee ae pe 3 ep. ATTENTION The electromagnetic fields at the specific frequencies may influence the picture and sound of this digital video cassette recorder. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the Limits set out in the EMC Directive using a connection cable shorter than 3 meters. For the customers in Germany Directive: EMC Directive 89/336/EEC. 92/31/EEC This equipment complies with the EMC regulations when used under the following circumstances: ·Residential area ·Business district ·Light-industry district (This equipment complies with the EMC standard regulations EN55022 Class B.) 2 English Table of contents Getting started Using this manual ........................................ 5 Checking supplied accessories ................... 7 Step 1 Connecting to a TV ......................... 8 Step 2 Preparing the power supply ........ 10 Connecting to the mains ............... 10 Using with a battery pack (not supplied) .......................... 11 Step 3 Inserting a cassette ........................ 14 Editing Dubbing a tape ........................................... 46 Dubbing only desired scenes ­ Digital program editing ................... 50 Using with an analogue video unit and a personal computer ­ Signal convert function .................... 62 Inserting a scene from the other (playback) VCR ­ Insert Editing .................................... 64 Basic Operations Playing back a tape .................................... 15 Recording from the other VCR or TV ..... 23 Customizing Your VCR Changing the menu settings ..................... 67 Resetting the date and time ...................... 76 Advanced Operations Enlarging playback images ­ PB ZOOM .......................................... 27 Watching a tape with special effects ­ Picture effect ...................................... 29 Watching a tape with special performances ­ Digital effect ...................................... 31 Quickly locating a scene ­ Zero set memory .............................. 34 Searching with recording date ­ Date search ........................................ 36 Searching for a photo ­ Photo search/Photo scan ................ 38 Displaying recording data and screen indicators ­ Data code function ........................... 40 Superimposing a title ................................ 42 Making your own titles ............................. 44 Additional Information Digital8 system, recording, and playback ................................................ 78 About i.LINK .............................................. 81 Troubleshooting ......................................... 84 Self-diagnosis display ................................ 86 Warning indicators and messages ........... 87 Using your VCR abroad ............................ 94 Maintenance information and precautions ........................................... 95 Specifications ............................................ 101 Quick Reference Identifying the parts and controls ......... 103 Index .......................................................... 108 3 Oaee a cyaa cae a pyca ..... 5 pepa paaex paece ................................ 7 a 1 ee eepy .......... 8 y 2 a ca a ...................................... 10 ee cee pee .............................. 10 cae aape a (e x e) ...... 11 y 3 caa acce .................. 14 Ma epeac acce ................................ 46 epeac yx ­ p a ppae .......................................... 50 cae c aa epyae epca ep ­ y pepaa caa ............................................... 62 Bcaa a c py (cpe) eaa ­ Ma ca ............................. 64 Oce epa Bcpeee e ......................... 15 ac c py eaa eepa ......................................... 23 Bee yax acpe eaa eee yca e ................... 67 epeycaa a pee ............. 76 cepecae epa eee cpx pae ­ PB ZOOM ......................................... 27 pcp acce c cea ea ­ e pae ................... 29 pcp acce c cea ea ­ p e ......................... 31 cp c a ­ a ye e ............... 34 c ae ac ­ c a ...................................... 36 c ­ c/capae ...... 38 Opaee ax ac pax ap ­ y a ax .................... 40 Haee pa ..................................... 42 Cae ccex p ............... 44 ea pa Ccea Digital8 , ac cpeee .............................. 78 O aee i.LINK ........................................ 81 cpaee ecpace .................. 89 a caac ................. 91 peypeae ap ce .......................................... 92 cae eaa a pae ............................................. 94 pa yxy a aapa ep pecpc .................. 95 Texece xapaepc ............... 102 pa cpa Oaee eae pa ypae ...................................... 103 Aa yaae ......................... 109 4 -- a cyaa -- -- Getting started -- Using this manual As you read through this manual, buttons and settings on your VCR are shown in capital letters. e.g. Set the POWER switch to ON. When you carry out an operation, you can hear a beep sound to indicate that the operation is being carried out. cae a pyca p e a pyca yae, yca a eae aa aa ya. Hapep. cae epeae POWER ee ON. p e epa a eae B cee yca yep ca, epa ee epa. Getting started Before using your VCR With your VCR, you can use Hi8 /Digital8 video cassettes. Your VCR records and plays back pictures in the Digital8 system. Also, your VCR plays back tapes recorded in the Hi8 /standard 8 (analogue) system. However, you cannot use the functions in "Advanced Operations" on page 27 to 45 for playback in the Hi8 /standard 8 system. To enable smooth transition, we recommend that you do not mix pictures recorded in Hi8 /standard 8 with the Digital8 system on a tape. epe ep cae eaa ea cyec c eaccea Hi8 /Digital8 . O e ac cpeee pae ccee Digital8 . pe , ea e cp acce, acae (aa) ccee Hi8 /standard 8 . Oa y, cae paee "cepecae epa" a cp. c 27 45, e ca cpee ccee Hi8 /standard 8 . ecee a epexa a accee peeyec e aca pae pax cceax - Hi8 / standard 8 Digital8 . a cyaa Note on TV colour systems TV colour systems differ from country to country. To view your recordings on a TV, you need a PAL system-based TV. Copyright precautions Television programmes, films, video tapes, and other materials may be copyrighted. Unauthorized recording of such materials may be contrary to the provision of the copyright laws. Cce e eee Cce e eee ac acc cpa. pcpa Bax ace a pae eepa ex ca eep a ae cce PAL. pecepeee apc pae Teee ppa, , ee pye aepa y ae apc pa. Heepaa ac ax aepa e ppe e aa apc pae. 5 Using this manual Precautions on VCR care ·Do not let your VCR get wet. Keep your VCR away from rain and sea water. Letting your VCR get wet may cause your VCR to malfunction. Sometimes this malfunction cannot be repaired [a]. ·Never leave your VCR exposed to temperatures above 60°C (140°F ), such as in a car parked in the sun or under direct sunlight [b]. cae a pyca Mep pecpc p yxe a ea · He ycae, ea cac a. pexpae ea pc . Ec B ae ea, e pec ecpac aapaa. a ecpac ycpa e [a]. · Ha e cae ea ecax, e eepaypa aec e 60°C (140°F), apep, ae, papa ce ece, p ce ce [b]. [a] [b] Contents of the recording cannot be compensated if recording or playback is not made due to a malfunction of the VCR, video tape, etc. Cepe aca aepaa e cca, ec ac cpeee e yc pe ecpac eaa, ee .. 6 Checking supplied accessories Make sure that the following accessories are supplied with your VCR. 1 pepa paaex paece eec, ceye paec x e eaa. 2 Getting started a cyaa 3 4 1 AC-L15A AC power adaptor (1), Mains lead (1) (p.10, 12) 2 A/V converting cable (1) (p. 23, 62) 3 A/V connecting cable (1) (p. 8, 23, 46, 62) 4 21-pin adaptor (1) (p. 9) 1 Cee aaep epee a AC-L15A (1), p epa (1) (cp. 10, 12) 2 pepaae ae ay/ e (1) (cp. 23, 62) 3 Cee ae ay/e (1) (cp. 8, 23, 46, 62) 4 21-p aaep (1) (cp. 9) 7 Step 1 Connecting to a TV Connect your VCR to your TV or to the other VCR with the A/V connecting cable supplied with your VCR to watch the playback picture on the TV screen. Connect the plugs to the jacks of the same colours on your VCR and the TV or the other VCR. Refer to the operating instructions of your TV or the other VCR. Open the jack cover. Connect your VCR to the TV using the A/V connecting cable. Then, set the TV/VCR selector on the TV to VCR. a 1 ee eepy pcpa cp pae a pae eepa cee ea eepy pyy eay c cee ae ay/e, p x e ca eaa. e eep ea e ea eaa eepa py eaa. C. cpy cyaa Bae eepa py eaa. Ope py e. e ea eepy c cee ae ay/e. ae ycae ceep TV/VCR a eepe ee VCR. S video cable (not supplied)/ Beae S (e x e) IN S VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT S VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO VIDEO OUT : Signal flow/ epeaa caa A/V connecting cable (supplied)/ Cee ae ay/ e (x e) If your TV is already connected to the other VCR Connect your VCR to the LINE IN input on the other VCR with the A/V connecting cable (supplied). Set the input selector on the VCR to LINE. Ec eep ye cee pyy eay cee ea xy ey LINE IN a py eae c cee ae ay/e (x e). cae ceep x caa a eae ee LINE. If your TV or the other VCR is a monaural type Connect the yellow plug of the A/V connecting cable to the video input jack and the white plug to the audio input jack on the other VCR or the TV. You do not connect the red plug. With this connection, the sound is monaural even in stereo mode. Ec Ba eep py ea ec a cee e eep cee ae ay/e xy ey ecaa, a e eep - xy ey aycaa a py eae eepe. He ae pac eep. p e y ye ec, ae ec pa pe cepe. 8 Step 1 Connecting to a TV To connect to a TV or the other VCR without video/audio input jacks Use a PAL system RFU adaptor (not supplied). Refer to the operating instructions of your TV or the other VCR and the RFU adaptor. With an RFU adapter, the sound is monaural even on stereo models. a 1 ee eepy e eepy pyy eay, e cae x ea e/ay cye aaep RFU cce PAL (e x e). C. cpy cyaa Bae eepa py eaa aaepa RFU. p e aaepa RFU y ye ec, ae ec ea e ec ycpc c ye cepe. Getting started a cyaa If your TV or the other VCR has a 21-pin connector (EUROCONNECTOR) Use the 21-pin adaptor supplied with your VCR. Ec a eepe py eae eec 21p pae (EUROCONNECTOR) cye 21-p aaep, paae Baey eay. TV If your TV or the other VCR has an S video jack Connect using an S video cable (not supplied) to obtain high-quality pictures. With this connection, you do not need to connect the yellow (video) plug of the A/V connecting cable. Connect an S video cable (not supplied) to the S VIDEO OUT jack on your VCR and the S video jack on the TV or the other VCR. Ec a eepe py eae eec ee S ye caecex pae cye p cee eae S (e x e). p a cee e ac a e eep (e) cee ae ay/e. e eae S (e x e) ey S VIDEO OUT a eae eey S a eepe py eae. 9 Step 2 Preparing the power supply Connecting to the mains When you use your VCR for an extended period, we recommend that you power it from the mains using the AC power adaptor. (1) Open the DC IN jack cover and connect the AC power adaptor to the DC IN jack on your VCR with the plug's v mark facing right. (2) Connect the mains lead to the AC power adaptor. (3) Connect the mains lead to the mains. y 2 a ca a ee cee pee p e cyaa eaa peeyec ca ae epec ce c cee aaepa epee a. (1) Ope py ea DC IN cee cee aaep epee a ey DC IN, a ea v a eepe a apaea pa. (2) cee p epa aaepy epee a. (3) cee cee yp epec ce. 1 2, 3 PRECAUTION The set is not disconnected from the AC power source (the mains) as long as it is connected to the mains, even if the set itself has been turned off. Notes ·The AC power adaptor can supply power even if the battery pack (not supplied) is attached to your VCR. ·The DC IN jack has "source priority". This means that the battery pack (not supplied) cannot supply any power if the mains lead is connected to the DC IN jack, even when the mains lead is not plugged into the mains. ·Kee ...