Sony SLV-998HF

Expert Picture Control system automatically adjusts noise reduction and sharpness during playback for the highest possible picture quality; you get superbly high picture sharpness and low video noise Enhanced Menu Graphics show VCR operating choices with simple on-screen icons, easy-to-read messages and easy-on-the-eyes colors.

• Expert Picture Control system automatically adjusts noise reduction and sharpness during playback for the highest possible picture quality; you get superbly high picture sharpness and low video noise
• Enhanced Menu Graphics show VCR operating choices with simple on-screen icons, easy-to-read messages and easy-on-the-eyes colors
• Advanced Smart Setup push one button and the built-in system guides you through VCR setup; includes menu language select, DSS(R) Receiver or cable box control setup, Auto Tuner Presets, VCR Plus+ Gold channel mapping and Channel Menu tuning
• Auto Channel Mapping VCR Plus+(R) Gold automatically matches the channels in your TV listings to the channels of your local cable operator (where available); simplifiers VCR Plus+ operation
• Channel Menu Tuning lets you go directly to your favorites without flipping through channels or looking up channel numbers
• Adjustable Sony Smart Search makes it easier than ever to zip past taped interruptions like commercials and coming attractions: press the button once to go into high-speed picture search. Press it again to automatically stop picture search, rewind a few seconds and go into Play
• VIDEO
• Flying Erase Heads for glitch free editing
• Audio/Video Insert Editing lets you add new material to previously recorded tapes with professional looking results
• 4-head Dual Azimuth Recording/Playback for Crystal Clear picture search
• APC II (Adaptive Picture Control) tests each tape and adjusts both playback and recording for high picture sharpness and low video noise
• Digital Auto Tracking for automatic tracking adjustments
• Sharpness Control adjusts the sharpness level from low to high using the menu system
• AUDIO
• VHS Hi-Fi stereo recording and playback for great audio with wide dynamic range and full frequency response
• Built-in MTS stereo tuner receives stereo broadcasts
• CONVENIENCE
• Index Search automatic fast-forward or rewind to the start of recorded sections
• Easy Search An on-screen bar-graph display of tape position that makes finding and playing your selections easier than ever
• VCR Plus+ on-screen Programming makes timer programming as easy as dialing a phone number; uses PlusCode(R) numbers found in TV listings of over 600 newspapers and TV Guide
• Sony's Cable Mouse controller coordinates your VCR and cable box or DSS(R) Receiver. Makes it easier to do timer Programming from cable and DSS channels using the VCR remote
• Auto Clock^TM Set from date and time data included in the TV broadcast (where available); automatically resets the clock for Daylight Savings Time or power outages
• Multi-Brand Remote Operates TV/Cablebox/DSS(R) Receivers handles VCR functions, operates many brands of televisions, cable boxes and DSS Receivers with the Cable Box
• Receiver Volume Control on remote control
• Sony Shuttle on chassis and remote for simple operation of all major VCR functions: slow Motion, Frame-by-Frame Advance and Search (all in Forward and Reverse), as well as Play and Stop
• Cinema Illumination glow-in-the-dark remote glows in the dark for easy operation when you're watching a movie with the lights down low
• ChildLoc^TM circuitry freeze control of the VCR except for timer functions
• Auto Tape Speed Will automatically change the tape speed from SP to EP if the timer recording time is longer than the tape left
• S-Link^TM control provides integrated A/V system control between other Sony components with S-Link capability
• Control-S input for synchro Editing to an additional video deck
• User Friendly Front Panel Inputs in addition to rear-panel line inputs: for hooking up a camcorder or video games without turning the VCR around
• Multi-lingual on-screen help with enhanced color menus in English, Spanish and French; like having a VCR expert on hand to give you advice
• 8-event/1-month timer with 1-hour timer backup with 1-hour backup and convenient quick timer features for one-touch recording: VCR automatically goes into Timer Record mode when you turn off the power
• Quick Timer
• Auto Head Cleaner reduces clogging by automatically clearing tape residue whenever a tape is loaded or ejected
• Linear Counter indicates tape position in hours, minutes, and seconds of real time on new large display
• Tape Remaining Display shows length of time remaining during record or playback Auto Preset Tuner
• Auto Preset Tuner with Express Tuning(R) system
• VTR 1/2/3 Selector allows the VCR's remote control to operate up to 3 different VCRs
• Damper Door for smooth video tape insertion