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Getting Started

Getting Started

Antenna hookup:  

Video cassette player setup

When connecting the unit to the
TV using only the antenna cable,
you must set the RF UNIT
switch on the rear of the unit so
that the TV can receive the
correct signal from the unit.

1

Set the RF UNIT switch on the rear of the unit to CH3 or CH4,
whichever channel is not used in your area. If both are used, set the
switch to either channel.

2

Press POWER to turn on the unit.

3

Press TV/VIDEO to turn on the VIDEO indicator in the unit’s display
window.

4

Turn on your TV and set it to the channel you selected in step 1
(channel 3 or 4).
The clear blue screen appears on the TV screen.  To assure that you
correctly select the TV channel for the unit, play a recorded tape.
Whenever you use the unit, set the TV to the channel selected in step 1.

POWER TV/VIDEO

TV

RF UNIT

CH3

CH4

Summary of Contents for SLV-KH7PL

Page 1: ...Video Cassette Player 1997 by Sony Corporation SLV KH7PL G 3 861 477 11 1 Operating Instructions ...

Page 2: ...e unit on surfaces rugs blankets etc or near materials curtains draperies that may block the ventilation slots Do not install the unit near heat sources such as radiators or air ducts or in a place subject to direct sunlight excessive dust mechanical vibration or shock Do not install the unit in an inclined position It is designed to be operated in a horizontal position only Keep the unit and cass...

Page 3: ...g at various speeds 21 Recording TV programs using the easy timer 22 Karaoke sing along 30 Searching with the AMS or index function 32 Enjoying the surround sound Virtual Sound 33 Adjusting the picture 34 Changing menu options Editing 35 Hooking up to a VCR or stereo system 36 Basic editing 37 Audio dubbing Additional Information 40 General setup information 41 Troubleshooting 43 Specifications 44...

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

Page 5: ...s on the remote commander marked with a dot can be used to operate your Sony TV 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...

Page 6: ...rding TV programs Audio video A V hookup for viewing Antenna hookup Refer to Pages 7 and 8 Page 9 Page 7 Pages 10 to 11 After you ve completed the connections follow the instructions for setup During setup if you need more details on the procedure described page numbers are provided where you can find complete step by step instructions After you ve completed the setup you re ready to use your unit...

Page 7: ...ograms from your TV complete these connections first and then go to Audio video A V hookup for recording TV programs on page 9 Pages 7 and 8 A Use this hookup if your TV has stereo jacks B Use this hookup if your TV doesn t have stereo jacks TV This unit Audio video cable supplied Stereo receiver This unit TV Video cable not supplied Audio cable not supplied Stereo receiver Notes To play a tape in...

Page 8: ...he unit A V hookup Video cassette player setup Press MENU and select SET UP MENU Set AUTO ANT SEL to OFF and press EXECUTE For details see page 34 SELECT SET V v EXECUTE MENU KARAOKE PROGRAM SET UP KARAOKE SET UP MENU SET UP MENU SELECT SET V v Bb AUDIO MIX ON OFF APC ON OFF AUTO ANT SEL ON OFF CONNECT L1 TV OTHER ...

Page 9: ...dio video A V output jacks you can record a program showing on the TV For details on recording see Recording TV programs on page 16 Page 9 Use this hookup if your TV has audio video output jacks TV This unit Audio video cable not supplied Note When you connect the LINE 1 IN jacks of the unit to other equipment set CONNECT L1 to OTHER OUT VIDEO AUDIO AUDIO VIDEO LINE 1 IN LINE 1 OUT SELECT SET V v ...

Page 10: ...ear of TV B VHF C UHF VHF A Rear of TV 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 If you cannot connect your antenna cable to the unit directly If your antenna cable is a flat cable 300 ohm twin lead cable attach an external antenna connector not supplied so that you can connect the cable to the VHF UHF IN connector I...

Page 11: ...whichever channel is not used in your area If both are used set the switch to either channel 2 Press POWER to turn on the unit 3 Press TV VIDEO to turn on the VIDEO indicator in the unit s display window 4 Turn on your TV and set it to the channel you selected in step 1 channel 3 or 4 The clear blue screen appears on the TV screen To assure that you correctly select the TV channel for the unit pla...

Page 12: ...t a tape The unit turns on and starts playing automatically if you insert a tape with its safety tab removed 3 Press PLAY When the tape reaches the end it will rewind automatically 6 EJECT COUNTER RESET REPLAY P PAUSE PLAY p STOP DISPLAY TRINITRON TV SYNCHRO PLAY FF 0 REW AUDIO MONITOR PLAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ...

Page 13: ...e button and restarts playback 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 continued Press p STOP P PAUSE P PAUSE or PLAY FF during stop 0 REW during stop 6 EJECT To Stop play Paus...

Page 14: ...unting when it comes to a portion with no recording Tapes recorded in the LP mode on other VCRs can be played back on this unit but the picture quality can not be guaranteed To play a tape in stereo you must use the AUDIO OUT connections When you play a tape recorded in monaural the sound is heard in monaural regardless of the AUDIO MONITOR setting If the AUDIO MONITOR button does not function che...

Page 15: ...ng it at the unit Operation Make sure that the TV s power is in standby mode Press TRINITRON TV SYNCHRO PLAY and hold the remote commander in place for about two seconds The unit and TV turn on and the TV is set to the video channel If there is a tape in the unit playback starts automatically Notes If the Trinitron TV Synchro Play function does not work properly Wait a few moments and press the bu...

Page 16: ...rt Connect the LINE 1 IN jacks of the unit to the audio video output jacks of your TV see Audio video A V hookup for recording TV programs on page 9 Set CONNECT L1 to TV in the SET UP MENU see page 9 1 Turn on your TV and select the TV channel you want to record on your TV 2 Insert a tape with its safety tab in place DISPLAY r REC p STOP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 p STOP r REC ...

Page 17: ... L1 in the display window 4 Press TAPE SPEED to select the tape speed SP or EP EP Extra Play provides recording time three times as long as SP Standard Play however SP produces better picture and audio quality 5 Press r REC to start recording The REC indicator appears in the display window To stop recording Press p STOP To record stereo and bilingual programs Set the connected TV to output stereo ...

Page 18: ...ring still pause mode or slow motion playback The remaining tape length may not be indicated accurately for short tapes such as T 20 or T 30 or tapes recorded in the LP mode It may take up to one minute for the unit to calculate and display the remaining time after you press DISPLAY When the KARAOKE ON OFF switch is set to ON the unit displays the karaoke information page 25 Safety tab Recording T...

Page 19: ...play 3 SEARCH Operation During stop press FF or 0 REW During fast forward hold FF down During rewind hold 0 REW down During playback or pause press SEARCH or 3 SEARCH To change the direction press the other one During playback or pause press SLOW During pause press m 7 FRAME Hold the button down to play one frame each second During stop hold 0 REW down on the unit and press PLAY on the unit To res...

Page 20: ...n the TV screen press DISPLAY The playback mode mark may shake while playing or searching at various speeds Normal speed Double speed Double speed in reverse High speed in reverse Mark on the TV screen Playback mode High speed Normal speed in reverse Slow motion Slow motion in reverse pause Using the CLICK SHUTTLE ring With the CLICK SHUTTLE ring on the unit you can operate a variety of playback o...

Page 21: ... increments of 30 minutes Once you press EASY TIMER the unit starts recording the TV program shown on the TV The TIMER indicator appears in the dislay window The duration decreases minute by minute to 0 00 then the unit stops recording and turns off automatically To change the duration Press EASY TIMER repeatedly to set to the new duration The previous duration is cleared when you set the new dura...

Page 22: ...P MENU is set to TV see page 34 the sound through the microphone is output only during playback If you want to use a microphone in all modes set CONNECT L1 in the SET UP MENU to OTHER 1 Set KARAOKE ON OFF to ON KARAOKE MODE WELCOME TO THE Sony KARAOKE WORLD appears on the TV screen 2 Insert a karaoke video tape The unit starts playing automatically if you insert a tape with its safety tab removed ...

Page 23: ...ote The n buttons on the microphone may not operate with other VCRs To control the echo effect Turn the ECHO control This adjusts both microphones echo effect to the same level To get the best effect adjust the microphone volume to a slightly higher level than the music volume Tip When you sing along with TV broadcasts or music played back on equipment connected to the LINE IN jacks on the unit pl...

Page 24: ...single digit numbers first press 0 then the song number To correct a song number press CURSOR to return to that number and reset it 4 Press EXECUTE The tape automatically rewinds to the beginning and playback starts in the order you selected To stop playing Press p STOP To change the program order Press p STOP and repeat steps 2 through 4 above Number buttons Playing a tape in a programmed order K...

Page 25: ...E PROGRAM mode When you press SEARCH AMS INDEX while in Karaoke Program mode the unit does not search beyond the current song but rewinds the tape to the beginning of the song being played back or fast forwards to the next song When the unit exits KARAOKE PROGRAM mode SEARCH AMS INDEX returns to its normal function See Searching with the AMS or index function on page 30 If you press CHOI on the mi...

Page 26: ...ing duets by yourself The unit creates a harmony voice at the interval you want Press SELF DUET n to select a high or low harmony voice You can change the pitch of the song in half tone intervals To return to the original pitch Press KEY CONTROL or n repeatedly until 0 appears in the display window Tip You can also change the pitch with the supplied microphone To cancel the Self Duet Press SELF DU...

Page 27: ...with the following tapes Hi fi tapes on which the same sound is recorded on the left and right channels Monaural recorded tapes KARAOKE MODE Reducing the playback vocals Karaoke Pon This function reduces the vocals on played back music sources You can use hi fi stereo music sources for karaoke Set KARAOKE MODE to KARAOKE PON The singer s voice is reduced To cancel Karaoke Pon Set KARAOKE MODE to O...

Page 28: ...AOKE then set AUTO SCORE to ON Each time a song ends the score appears for five seconds To set the score level This unit has two different score levels To set the score level press MENU and select SET UP KARAOKE Then set SCORE LEVEL to HIGH for easy grading or LOW for strict grading Tips The highest possible score is 99 points To display your score on the TV screen again press DISPLAY The highest ...

Page 29: ...he highest score MAX LEVEL and your current shout level are displayed on the TV screen with a level meter Below the level meter a bar appears every second to show the changes in your shout level After five seconds the measurement is complete and the highest score MAX LEVEL and your score YOUR LEVEL appear Tips To exit SHOUT mode press SHOUT again The highest score MAX LEVEL is cleared each time yo...

Page 30: ...it The unit marks the tape with an index signal at the point where each recording begins When you use commercially prerecorded tape check the packaging to see if the tape is index compatible 1 Press MENU and select SET UP KARAOKE then press EXECUTE 2 Press CURSOR to select SEARCH MODE then select either AMS or INDEX 3 Press EXECUTE Searching with the AMS or index function You can search for the st...

Page 31: ...e index function The unit can search up to 99 index signals ahead of or behind the current position 1 Insert an indexed tape into the unit 2 Press SEARCH AMS INDEX repeatedly to specify how many index signals ahead or behind you want to search To search ahead press SEARCH AMS INDEX To search backwards press SEARCH AMS INDEX The unit starts searching and the index number on the TV screen counts dow...

Page 32: ... WIDE WARP indicators turn off Notes This function is available only when the tape sound is reproduced on a stereo TV or other stereo audio equipment If the connected TV or other audio equipment is monaural or simulated stereo you cannot get a clear effect We recommend that you do not use the surround effect function of this unit and that of the connected TV or other audio equipment at the same ti...

Page 33: ...e the unit actually starts recording while the unit analyzes the tape To avoid the delay first set the unit to recording pause the APC indicator flashes slowly and press r REC to have the unit analyze the tape the APC indicator flashes rapidly After the APC indicator stops flashing press P PAUSE to start recording immediately If you want to start recording quickly without using the APC function fi...

Page 34: ...nnected to LINE OUT on the unit To play a tape set the TV to the video input ON to listen to the hi fi and normal audio tracks at the same time The AUDIO MONITOR button will not function OFF to listen to hi fi and normal audio tracks separately Select the sound using the AUDIO MONITOR button For details see page 14 ON to switch on the APC Adaptive Picture Control function and improve picture quali...

Page 35: ... same color If the other VCR is a monaural type connect the audio plug to the AUDIO L white jack The sound is recorded on both right and left channels When connecting to the AUDIO R red jack the sound is recorded only on the right channel If you connected this unit to both the LINE IN and LINE OUT jacks of the other VCR select the input correctly to prevent a humming noise Signal flow Hooking up t...

Page 36: ...AUSE buttons on the units to release pause To cut out unwanted scenes while editing press P PAUSE on this unit when an unwanted scene begins When it ends press P PAUSE again to resume recording Assemble editing You can dub sound onto the normal audio track through a microphone while editing Set KARAOKE ON OFF to ON before you start dubbing When you edit using other equipment connected to the LINE ...

Page 37: ...Search for the point to start playback and set it to playback pause 2 Insert a prerecorded tape into this recording unit Search for the end of the section to be replaced and press P PAUSE Make sure that the tape has its safety tab in place 3 Press COUNTER RESET to reset the counter to 0H00M00S 4 Rewind the prerecorded tape to the beginning of the section to be replaced The unit pauses 5 Press AUDI...

Page 38: ...indow Audio dubbing from the microphone Using the microphone you can add songs or narration on a recorded tape Sound from the microphone is mixed with the original hi fi sound and recorded on the normal audio track Before you start dubbing Connect the microphone s to the MIC IN 1 and or 2 jack s and turn on the microphone s 1 Set KARAOKE ON OFF to ON 2 Insert the prerecorded tape into the unit Sea...

Page 39: ...ecorded on the normal audio track and the sound input from the LINE 2 IN jacks is recorded on the hi fi audio track Tip When dubbing from the microphone you can use the functions of echo effect Key Control and Self Duet Note Recording stops if you press COUNTER RESET while audio dubbing 3 Press COUNTER RESET to reset the counter to 0H00M00S 4 Rewind the prerecorded tape to the beginning of the sec...

Page 40: ... Retighten the screws 4 Connect the 75 ohm coaxial cable to the mixer General setup information Attaching the external antenna connector When using a 300 ohm twin lead cable for a VHF UHF antenna use an antenna connector not supplied to connect the antenna to the unit 1 Loosen the screws on the antenna connector 2 Wind the twin leads around the screws on the antenna connector 3 Retighten the screw...

Page 41: ... set it to video input Adjust the tracking with the TRACKING NORM SLOW buttons The video heads are dirty see below Clean the video heads using the Sony V 25CL video head cleaning cassette If this cleaning cassette is not available in your area have the heads cleaned at your nearest Sony service facility a standard service charge will be required Do not use a commercially available wet type cleanin...

Page 42: ...ect source with the INPUT SELECT button Check that a tape isn t already in the tape compartment Make sure you are pointing the remote commander at the remote sensor on the unit Replace all the batteries in the remote commander with new ones if they are weak Make sure the TV VIDEO remote control switch is set correctly The recording condition of the tape is very poor and tracking cannot be adjusted...

Page 43: ... ohms unbalanced sync negative AUDIO IN phono jacks 2 each Input level 327 mVrms Input impedance more than 47 kilohms LINE 1 OUT and LINE 2 OUT VIDEO OUT phono jacks 1 each Output signal 1 Vp p 75 ohms unbalanced sync negative AUDIO OUT phono jacks 2 each Standard output 327 mVrms Load impedance 47 kilohms Output impedance less than 10 kilohms General Power requirements 110 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Power...

Page 44: ...ails 1 POWER switch indicator 11 2 LINE 2 IN VIDEO AUDIO L R jacks 35 3 Tape compartment 4 6 EJECT button 13 5 0 REW rewind button 13 19 6 FF fast forward button 13 19 7 PLAY button 12 8 p STOP button 13 9 r REC record button 16 0 CLICK SHUTTLE ring 20 P PAUSE button 13 LINE 2 OUT VIDEO AUDIO L R jacks Remote sensor 5 ...

Page 45: ...OUT button 29 SCORE button 28 5 ECHO control 23 6 MIC VOL 1 2 controls 22 7 INPUT SELECT button 16 8 TAPE SPEED button 16 9 EASY TIMER button 21 0 MIC IN 1 2 jacks 22 CONTROL jack 22 KARAOKE MODE switch 27 KARAOKE ON OFF switch 22 VIRTUAL SOUND switch 32 EFFECT button 32 WIDE WARP indicators 32 continued ...

Page 46: ... STEREO indicator 14 Time counter line pitch adjustment indicator 13 16 25 1 Tape speed indicator 17 2 Tape indicator 17 3 REC record indicator 17 4 TIMER indicator 21 5 APC Adaptive Picture Control indicator 33 6 Audio dub indicator 37 Tracking indicator 33 7 VIDEO indicator 11 Display window TIMER H M APC SP LP EP VIDEO SCORE SHOUT S D KEY 6 3 0 3 10 dB L R STEREO S PM AM ...

Page 47: ...7 Additional Information Rear panel 1 AC power cord 6 2 LINE 1 IN AUDIO R L VIDEO jacks 9 3 RF Radio Frequency UNIT switch 11 4 VHF UHF IN OUT connectors 10 5 LINE 1 OUT AUDIO R L VIDEO jacks 7 continued ...

Page 48: ...LOW buttons 33 TRACKING AUTO MANU manual button 33 3 SELF DUET n buttons 26 4 EFFECT button 32 5 DISPLAY button 17 6 COUNTER RESET button 13 7 REPLAY button 13 8 AUDIO DUB button 37 9 r REC record button 16 0 TRINITRON TV SYNCHRO PLAY button 15 7 FRAME button 19 SLOW button 19 3 SEARCH buttons 19 0 REW rewind button 13 19 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ...

Page 49: ...s EXECUTE button AUDIO MONITOR button 14 ª SCORE button 28 º K PROG Karaoke Program button 24 Number ENTER buttons 24 TV VIDEO button 11 CH channel buttons for TV VOL volume buttons for TV SEARCH AMS INDEX buttons 31 P PAUSE button 13 PLAY button 12 FF fast forward button 13 19 ª p STOP button 13 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ...

Page 50: ...50 Additional Information ...

Page 51: ...51 Additional Information ...

Page 52: ...18 I J Index searching 30 K Karaoke sing along 22 Competing for the loudest voice 29 Grading your singing 28 Karaoke Pon 27 Karaoke Program 24 Key Control 25 Self Duet 26 Vocal Assist 27 L LP mode 14 M Monitoring during playback 14 N O Normal audio track 18 P Q Picture adjustment 20 33 Playback 12 at various speeds 19 frame by frame 19 slow motion 19 Index R Recording bilingual programs 17 from a ...

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