Sony SLV-675HF PX Operating Instructions Manual Download

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Additional Information

SONY SLV-675HF/676HF (E)

3-856-995-11 (1)

Index to parts and controls

Refer to the pages indicated in parentheses ( ) for details.

Front panel

POWER switch/indicator

Tape compartment

REW button (23, 31)

PLAY button (23, 31)

)

FF button (23, 31)

REC button (26, 39)

STOP button (23, 26)

PAUSE button (23, 39)

CHANNEL/TR/–
buttons (26, 31, 36)

EASY SET UP button (10, 12, 14, 16)

!¡

Remote sensor (5)

!™

EJECT button (23)

Summary of Contents for SLV-675HF PX

Page 1: ... record The model and serial numbers are located at the rear of the unit Record these numbers in the spaces provided below Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product Model No _________________________ Serial No _________________________ 3 856 995 11 1 SLV 675HF SLV 675HF PX SLV 676HF ...

Page 2: ...ent off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Caution Telev...

Page 3: ...V programs 28 Recording TV programs using the timer Additional Operations 31 Playing searching at various speeds 32 Recording TV programs using the quick timer 33 Checking changing canceling timer settings 34 Recording stereo and bilingual programs 36 Adjusting the picture 37 Changing menu options 38 Editing with another VCR Additional Information 40 General setup information 42 Troubleshooting 44...

Page 4: ...you have received the following items with the VCR Remote commander Size AA R6 batteries Audio video cable 3 phono to 3 phono 75 ohm coaxial cable with F type connectors Plug adaptor SLV 675HF PX If the plug supplied with your VCR does not fit your power outlet attach the supplied adaptor to the plug ...

Page 5: ...ies to the diagram inside the battery compartment Step 2 Setting up the remote commander Notes With normal use the batteries should last about three to six months If you do not use the remote commander for an extended period of time remove the batteries to avoid possible damage from battery leakage Do not use a new battery with an old one Do not use different types of batteries continued To operat...

Page 6: ...urion Coronado Curis Mathes Daytron Emerson Fisher General Electric Gold Star Hitachi J C Penny Code number 01 04 04 12 03 12 12 03 04 14 11 06 10 03 04 17 02 03 04 12 Manufacturer JVC KMC Magnavox Marantz MGA Mitsubishi NEC Panasonic Philco Philips Pioneer Portland Quasar Radio Shack Controlling other TVs with the remote commander The remote commander is preprogrammed to control non Sony TVs If y...

Page 7: ... depending on the hookup you used For an overview refer to Quick reference to using the VCR on the back cover Before you get started Turn off the power to all equipment Do not connect the AC power cords until all of the connections are completed Be sure you make connections firmly Loose connections may cause picture distortion If your TV doesn t match any of the examples provided see your nearest ...

Page 8: ... to the following pages for antenna or cable hookups A Use this hookup if your TV has stereo jacks VCR Stereo receiver B Use this hookup if your TV doesn t have stereo jacks TV VCR Stereo receiver Audio video cable supplied TV Audio video A V hookup Step 3 Hookups continued IN VIDEO AUDIO AUDIO OUT AUX IN AUDIO VIDEO LINE IN LINE OUT VIDEO AUDIO IN AUX IN AUDIO VIDEO LINE IN LINE OUT Video cable n...

Page 9: ...Hookup 1 or or VHF UHF Match the type of connector on your TV A B or C A Rear of TV B VHF C UHF VHF A Rear of TV VHF UHF or or Match the type of connector on your TV A B or C B For connector types B and C no UHF connection is required C UHF VHF VCR UHF VHF UHF VCR IN OUT VHF UHF IN OUT VHF UHF If you cannot connect your antenna cable to the VCR directly If your antenna cable is a flat cable 300 oh...

Page 10: ...OL or French FRANÇAIS if desired and press EXECUTE For details see page 17 2 The CLOCK SET menu appears Set the clock and press EXECUTE For details see page 18 3 The TUNER PRESET menu appears Set ANTENNA CABLE to ANT and press EXECUTE For details see page 19 4 The AUTO PRESET starts Step 3 Hookups continued SET UP ENGLISH FRANÇAIS ESPAÑOL LANGUAGE NEXT CANCEL EXECUTE EASY SET UP EASY SET UP SET UP...

Page 11: ...cable system scrambles all or most channels What you can do with this hookup Record any channel by selecting the channel on the cable box What you can t do Record one channel while watching another channel Hookup 2 Wall IN OUT VHF UHF IN OUT VHF UHF Rear of TV or or A B C VHF UHF VHF UHF Match the type of connector on your TV A B or C For connector types B and C no UHF connection is required Cable...

Page 12: ...panish ESPAÑOL or French FRANÇAIS if desired and press EXECUTE For details see page 17 2 The CLOCK SET menu appears Set the clock and press EXECUTE For details see page 18 3 The TUNER PRESET menu appears Set ANTENNA CABLE to ANT and press EXECUTE For details see page 19 4 The AUTO PRESET starts Step 3 Hookups continued EASY SET UP SET UP ENGLISH FRANÇAIS ESPAÑOL LANGUAGE NEXT CANCEL EXECUTE EASY S...

Page 13: ...w channels What you can do with this hookup Record any unscrambled channel by selecting the channel on the VCR What you can t do Record scrambled channels that require a cable box VHF UHF Rear of TV A Match the type of connector on your TV A B or C VHF B C UHF VHF UHF Cable box Connect this cable directly to your TV if you don t have a cable box VCR Wall or or For connector types B and C no UHF co...

Page 14: ... desired and press EXECUTE For details see page 17 2 The CLOCK SET menu appears Set the clock and press EXECUTE For details see page 18 3 The TUNER PRESET menu appears Set ANTENNA CABLE to CABLE and press EXECUTE For details see page 19 4 The AUTO PRESET starts CH3 RF UNIT CH4 Step 3 Hookups continued Hookup 3 VCR setup EASY SET UP SET UP ENGLISH FRANÇAIS ESPAÑOL LANGUAGE NEXT CANCEL EXECUTE EASY ...

Page 15: ...hannel by selecting the channel directly on the VCR the A B switch is set to A Record any scrambled channel by selecting the channel on the cable box the A B switch is set to B What you can t do Record one scrambled channel while watching another channel the A B switch is set to B A B switch A VCR or or Rear of TV VHF UHF A VHF B UHF VHF C UHF Match the type of connector on your TV A B or C For co...

Page 16: ...press EXECUTE For details see page 18 3 The TUNER PRESET menu appears Set ANTENNA CABLE to CABLE and press EXECUTE For details see page 19 4 The AUTO PRESET starts 4 Preset the cable box output channel usually 2 3 or 4 For details see page 21 1 Press MENU and select TUNER PRESET 2 Enter the cable box output channel 3 Set MANUAL SET to ADD and press EXECUTE EASY SET UP SET UP ENGLISH FRANÇAIS ESPAÑ...

Page 17: ...play language MENU EXECUTE CURSOR 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 CURSOR EXECUTE CURSOR EXECUTE LANGUAGE ENGLISH FRANÇAIS ESPAÑOL 1 Press MENU then press COUSOR to move the cursor z to LANGUAGE and press EXECUTE When using the EASY SET UP procedure skip this step 2 Press CURSOR to select ENGLISH ESPAÑOL or FRANÇAIS then press EXECUTE MENU ...

Page 18: ...VCR s display window 1 Press MENU then press CURSOR to move the cursor z to CLOCK SET and press EXECUTE When using the EASY SET UP procedure skip this step 2 Press CURSOR to set the month 3 Press CURSOR to flash the day and press CURSOR to set the day The day of the week is set automatically 4 Set the year hour and minutes in the same way as the day 5 Press EXECUTE to start the clock MENU EXECUTE ...

Page 19: ...l presetting Before you start Turn on the VCR and the TV Set the TV to the VCR channel channel 3 or 4 If your TV is connected to the VCR using A V connections set the TV to video input Press TV VTR to display the VTR indicator in the VCR s display window Presetting all receivable channels automatically MENU EXECUTE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 CURSOR 1 Press MENU then press CURSOR to move the cursor z to T...

Page 20: ...quence When no more receivable channels can be found presetting stops and the picture from the lowest numbered channel is displayed on the TV screen CURSOR CURSOR CURSOR EXECUTE Presetting channels continued TUNER PRESET CH1 ANTENNA CABLE AUTO PRESET MANUAL SET AFT FINE TUNING ANT ADD ON CABLE ERASE OFF TUNER PRESET CH2 ANTENNA CABLE AUTO PRESET MANUAL SET AFT FINE TUNING ANT ADD ON CABLE ERASE OF...

Page 21: ...to select the channel number 2 Press CURSOR to set MANUAL SET to ERASE 3 Repeat step 2 to preset or disable channels as required then press EXECUTE MENU 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 CH Channel to be preset TUNER PRESET CH5 ANTENNA CABLE AUTO PRESET MANUAL SET AFT FINE TUNING ANT ADD ON CABLE ERASE OFF TUNER PRESET CH5 ANTENNA CABLE AUTO PRESET MANUAL SET AFT FINE TUNING ANT ADD ON CABLE ERASE OFF Channel t...

Page 22: ... TUNING The fine tuning meter appears 4 Press CURSOR to adjust to a clearer picture then press EXECUTE Note that the AFT setting switches to OFF Selected channel MENU EXECUTE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 CURSOR CURSOR EXECUTE TUNER PRESET CH5 ANTENNA CABLE AUTO PRESET MANUAL SET AFT FINE TUNING ANT ADD ON CABLE ERASE OFF TUNER PRESET CH5 ANTENNA CABLE AUTO PRESET MANUAL SET AFT FINE TUNING ANT ADD ON CABLE...

Page 23: ...rations Playing a tape 6 EJECT COUNTER RESET DISPLAY PLAY FF p STOP 0 REW 3 SEARCH P PAUSE 1 Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel 2 Insert a tape The VCR turns on and starts playing automatically if you insert a tape with its safety tab removed continued 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ...

Page 24: ... during playback FF during stop 0 REW during stop 6 EJECT PLAY To use the time counter At the point on the tape that you want to find later press COUNTER RESET The counter in the display window resets to 0H00M00S Search for the point afterwards by referring to the counter To display the counter on the TV screen press DISPLAY Notes Tapes recorded in the LP mode on other VCRs can be played back on t...

Page 25: ...HF 676HF E 3 856 995 11 1 Recording TV programs 1 Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel To record from a cable box turn it on 2 Insert a tape with its safety tab in place r REC TAPE SPEED DISPLAY INPUT SELECT CH continued 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ...

Page 26: ...ver SP produces better picture and audio quality 6 Press r REC to start recording VTR SP CH VTR SP TAPE SPEED VTR EP REC To stop recording Press p STOP To check the remaining tape length Press DISPLAY The white bar indicates the approximate length of tape remaining The remaining time indicator also appears in the display window To check the remaining time of a T 140 T 180 or longer tape set TAPE S...

Page 27: ...ber buttons on the remote commander Enter the channel number then press ENTER You can select a video source from the LINE IN jacks using INPUT SELECT The display appears on the TV screen indicating information about the tape but the information won t be recorded on the tape If you don t want to watch TV while recording you can turn off the TV When using a cable box make sure to leave it on Notes T...

Page 28: ...set to the correct time Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel When using a cable box turn it on Insert a tape with its safety tab in place Make sure the tape is longer than the total recording time 1 Press MENU and select TIMER SET CHECK then press EXECUTE MENU CURSOR EXECUTE TIMER SET CHECK SU 11 16 DATE START STOP CH 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 POWER INPUT SELECT EXECUTE CURSOR MENU ...

Page 29: ...e beginning of the line To enter another setting move the cursor to the next line and repeat step 2 4 Press EXECUTE 5 Press POWER to turn off the VCR The TIMER indicator on the VCR lights up and the VCR stands by for recording When using a cable box leave it on To stop recording To stop the VCR while recording press p STOP Daily weekly recording In step 2 above press CURSOR to select the recording...

Page 30: ...s while the VCR is recording Reset the counter Display tape information on the TV screen Check the timer settings Watch another TV program To lock the VCR after setting the timer Child Lock Hold down POWER on the VCR until the VCR beeps The VCR turns off and the H indicator appears in the display window The VCR will not work except for timer recording To unlock the VCR hold down POWER on the VCR u...

Page 31: ... or During playback or pause press SLOW To change direction press or During pause press 7 FRAME or FRAME Hold the button down to play one frame each second During playback press During stop press PLAY on the VCR while pressing 0 REW on the VCR To resume normal playback Press PLAY Tip Adjust the picture using the TRACKING buttons on the VCR if Streaks appear while playing in slow motion The picture...

Page 32: ...ng Press p STOP Using the quick timer during stop mode 1 Press QUICK TIMER 2 Press CH or INPUT SELECT to select the channel you want to record 3 Press QUICK TIMER repeatedly to set the recording duration The recording starts 1 While recording press QUICK TIMER once 2 Press QUICK TIMER repeatedly to set the duration Each press advances the time in increments of 30 minutes The duration decreases min...

Page 33: ...e and press CURSOR to reset it Then press CURSOR repeatedly until the cursor z appears at the beginning of the line To cancel the setting press TIMER CLEAR 4 Press EXECUTE If any timer settings remain turn off the VCR to return to recording standby When the timer settings overlap The program that starts first has priority and the second program starts recording only after the first program has fin...

Page 34: ...ut with less noise For details see page 37 Recording bilingual programs Normally this VCR records only the main sound When a SAP Second Audio Program is received the SAP indicator lights up To record only SAP sound set TUNER AUDIO in the ADVANCED OPTIONS menu to SAP For details see page 37 Selecting the sound while playing Press AUDIO MONITOR to select the desired sound The sound being recorded wi...

Page 35: ... in monaural regardless of the AUDIO MONITOR setting How sound is recorded on a video tape The VCR records sound onto two separate tracks Hi fi audio is recorded onto the main track along with the picture Monaural sound is recorded onto the normal audio track along the edge of the tape Stereo Normal audio track Hi fi audio track main track Stereo sound left right channels Monaural sound ...

Page 36: ...display window lit APC playback The APC function automatically works on all types of tapes including rental tapes and tapes that were not recorded with APC APC recording Whenever you insert a tape and first start recording the VCR adjusts to the tape using the APC function the APC indicator flashes rapidly This adjustment is retained until the tape is ejected Notes The auto tracking adjustment can...

Page 37: ...CT AUTO TAPE SPEED SHARPNESS Set this option to ON to receive stereo programs OFF to reduce noise the sound changes to monaural MAIN to record the main sound SAP to record the SAP Second Audio Program sound ON to switch on the APC Adaptive Picture Control function and improve picture quality OFF to switch off APC AUTO or 180 when using a T 140 T 180 or longer tape to select the tape length and dis...

Page 38: ...NE IN AUDIO on this VCR to the audio output jacks on the stereo system using the RK C510KS audio cable not supplied Notes Make sure you connect the plugs to jacks of the same color If the other VCR is a monaural type use a connecting cable such as Sony VMC 910MS If you connected this VCR to both the LINE IN and LINE OUT jacks of the other VCR select the input correctly to prevent a humming noise V...

Page 39: ...lace into this recording VCR Search for the point to start recording and press P PAUSE 3 Press r REC on this VCR and set it to recording pause 4 To start editing press the P PAUSE buttons on both VCRs at the same time To stop editing Press the p STOP buttons on both VCRs Note If you start recording following the procedure above the VCR won t start recording with the APC function To record a tape w...

Page 40: ...t used in your area If both are used set the switch to either channel 2 Press POWER to turn on the VCR 3 Press TV VTR on the remote commander to turn on the VTR indicator in the VCR s display window 4 Press CHANNEL to display a channel number in the display window Select an active channel number in your area 5 Turn on your TV and set it to the channel you selected in step 1 channel 3 or 4 The sele...

Page 41: ... around the screws on the antenna connector 3 Retighten the screws 300 ohm twin lead cable EAC 66 UHF VHF band separator mixer not supplied Attaching a UHF VHF band mixer When using both 75 ohm coaxial cable and 300 ohm twin lead cable for VHF UHF antenna use the EAC 66 UHF VHF band separator mixer not supplied to connect the antenna to the VCR 1 Loosen the screws on the mixer 2 Wind the twin lead...

Page 42: ...he clock stops if the VCR is disconnected from the wall outlet for more than one hour Reset the clock and timer Make sure the TV is set to the channel for the VCR If you are using a monitor set it to video input Adjust the tracking with the TRACKING buttons The video heads are dirty see below Clean the video heads using the Sony T 25CL video head cleaning cassette If this cleaning cassette isn t a...

Page 43: ...from other equipment Check that the clock is set Make sure a tape has been inserted Check that the safety tab has not been removed Make sure the tape isn t at its end Make sure a program has been set for timer recording Make sure your timer settings have not already passed the current time Check that the cable box is turned on The clock stops if the VCR is disconnected from the wall outlet for mor...

Page 44: ...ilohms LINE OUT VIDEO OUT phono jack 1 Output signal 1 Vp p 75 ohms unbalanced sync negative AUDIO OUT phono jack 2 Standard output 327 mVrms Load impedance 47 kilohms Output impedance less than 10 kilohms Timer section Clock Quartz locked Timer indication 12 hour cycle Timer setting 8 programs per month max Power back up Built in self charging capacitor Back up duration up to 1 hour at a time Gen...

Page 45: ...ated in parentheses for details Front panel 1 POWER switch indicator 2 Tape compartment 3 0 3 REW button 23 31 4 PLAY button 23 31 5 FF button 23 31 6 r REC button 26 39 7 p STOP button 23 26 8 P PAUSE button 23 39 9 CHANNEL TRACKING buttons 26 31 36 0 EASY SET UP button 10 12 14 16 Remote sensor 5 6 EJECT button 23 ...

Page 46: ...O LP APC M S SAP VTR EP SP AMPM H 8 APC indicator 36 9 Time counter clock line channel indicator 24 26 0 Tape speed indicator 26 Tape indicator STEREO indicator 34 1 TIMER indicator 29 2 REC recording indicator 3 VTR indicator 27 4 H Child Lock indicator 30 5 SAP indicator 34 6 Remaining time indicator 26 7 tracking indicator 36 ...

Page 47: ...Information SONY SLV 675HF 676HF E 3 856 995 11 1 Rear panel 1 AC power cord 2 LINE IN AUDIO L R VIDEO jacks 38 3 VHF UHF IN OUT connectors 9 11 13 15 4 RF UNIT switch 40 5 LINE OUT AUDIO L R VIDEO jacks 8 continued ...

Page 48: ...n buttons 17 37 MENU button CURSOR buttons EXECUTE button 4 COUNTER RESET button 24 5 DISPLAY button 26 6 TIMER CLEAR button 33 7 QUICK TIMER button 32 8 INPUT SELECT button 27 29 39 9 TAPE SPEED button 26 º r REC button 26 39 SLOW button 31 7FRAME buttons 31 Remote commander Index to parts and controls continued 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ...

Page 49: ...1 1 POWER switch 29 AUDIO MONITOR button 34 TV VTR button 27 Channel number ENTER buttons 21 22 CH buttons 21 26 VOL buttons ª P PAUSE button 23 º 3 SEARCH buttons 23 31 PLAY button 23 31 FF button 23 31 p STOP button 23 26 0 REW button 23 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ...

Page 50: ...e Control 36 Audio track 35 Audio video A V hookup 8 C Cable hookup 11 Canceling timer settings 33 Changing timer settings 33 Child Lock 30 Cleaning the video heads 42 Clock setting 18 Connecting cable TV 11 external antenna connector 41 UHF VHF band mixer 41 Counter 24 D Disabling channels 21 Dubbing See Editing R Recording 25 bilingual programs 34 SAP broadcasts 34 saving 27 stereo broadcasts 34...

Page 51: ...rt a tape and press PLAY If there s no picture on your TV press the VCR s TV VTR button until the VTR indicator comes on in the display window To record a program 1 Press MENU and select TIMER SET CHECK 2 Set the date time and tape speed 3 Press EXECUTE 4 Insert a tape 5 Press POWER to turn off the VCR To watch TV 1 Turn off the VCR or press the VCR s TV VTR button until the VTR indicator in the d...

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