Sony SLV-SE610N User Manual

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Playing a tape

• The counter resets to “0:00:00” whenever a tape is reinserted.
• The counter stops counting when it comes to a portion with no recording.
• The time counter does not appear on the TV screen when using an NTSC-recorded 

tape.

• Depending on your TV, the following may occur while playing an NTSC-recorded 

tape:
– The picture becomes black and white.
– The picture shakes.
– No picture appears on the TV screen.
– Black streaks appear horizontally on the TV screen.
– The colour density increases or decreases.

• If you play back a tape in LP or EP mode with the NTSC system, the sound 

becomes monaural.

• The picture’s colour may be affected when playing a MESECAM-recorded tape in 

the LP mode.

• While setting the menu on the TV screen, buttons for playback on the remote 

commander do not function.

If you use the SMARTLINK connection, you can turn on the VCR and the 
TV, set the TV to the video channel, and start playback automatically with 
one button.

• When there already is a tape in the VCR, the VCR and the TV turn on, the TV is 

set to the video channel, and playback starts automatically in one sequence when 
you press 

H PLAY.

• When you use the One Touch Play function, leave the TV on or in the standby 

mode.

Insert a tape.

The VCR automatically turns on.

If you insert a tape with its safety tab removed, the TV turns on and 
switches to the video channel.  Playback starts automatically.

Press 

H PLAY.

The TV turns on and switches to the video channel automatically.  
Playback starts.