SLV-EX50, SLV-EX80S, SLV-EX90S - Sony VCR Service Manual (repair manual). Page 15

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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

s 

× 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.

m

M

 FF

H

m

M

×2

H

y

Press H PLAY.

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.

The 

t

 indicator appears in the display window.

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 

t

 indicator turns off and the VCR returns

to normal recording mode.

To stop the VCR while recording, press x STOP.

z 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

0

0:30

1:00

6:00

5:30

Normal recording

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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.