Sony SLV-469, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...Instructions 3 866 158 11 2 SLV 469 Owner s 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 ...

Page 2: ...ce will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment 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 t...

Page 3: ...tions 50 Index to parts and controls 55 Index back cover Quick reference to using the VCR Basic Operations 25 Playing a tape 28 Recording TV programs 31 Recording TV programs using the timer Additional Operations 34 Playing searching at various speeds 35 Searching for a selected point on the tape 37 Skip searching automatically 38 Recording TV programs using the quick timer 39 Checking changing ca...

Page 4: ...Getting Started 4 Getting Started Step 1 Unpacking Check that you have received the following items with the VCR 75 ohm coaxial cable with F type connectors Remote commander Size AA R6 batteries ...

Page 5: ...on the remote commander marked with a dot can be used to operate your Sony TV Step 2 Setting up the remote commander Remote sensor 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 differ...

Page 6: ... 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 VCR Procedures differ depending on the hookup you used For an overview refer to Quick reference to using the VCR on the back cover Befor...

Page 7: ... this hookup if your TV has stereo jacks VCR B Use this hookup if your TV doesn t have stereo jacks TV VCR TV Audio video cable not supplied Audio video cable not supplied Note If you use the Trinitron TV Synchro Play function see page 27 the A V connection is necessary If your TV has two or more inputs connect the audio video cable to the VIDEO IN 1 jacks Note to CATV system installer in USA This...

Page 8: ...VHF UHF A Rear of TV B VHF C VHF A Rear of TV VHF UHF or or B For connector types B and C no UHF connection is required C If you cannot connect your antenna cable to the VCR directly If your antenna cable is a flat cable 300 ohm twin lead cable attach an external antenna connector not supplied so you can connect the cable to the VHF UHF IN connector If you have separate cables for VHF and UHF ante...

Page 9: ...ge if desired For details see page 18 1 Press MENU and select LANGUAGE 2 Select the language and press OK 3 Press MENU and select TUNER PRESET Set ANTENNA CABLE to ANT For details see page 19 4 Preset the channels into the VCR Select AUTO PRESET and press OK CH3 RF UNIT CH4 LANGUAGE ENGLISH ESPAÑOL TUNER PRESET CH2 ANTENNA CABLE AUTO PRESET MANUAL SET AFT FINE TUNING ANT ADD ON CABLE ERASE OFF TUN...

Page 10: ...l 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 Cable box Wall VHF UHF Rear of TV VHF UHF VHF UHF A 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 VCR or or IN OUT VHF UHF IN OUT ...

Page 11: ...isplay language if desired For details see page 18 1 Press MENU and select LANGUAGE 2 Select the language and press OK 4 Press MENU and select TUNER PRESET Set ANTENNA CABLE to ANT For details see page 19 5 Preset the channels into the VCR Select AUTO PRESET and press OK CH3 RF UNIT CH4 LANGUAGE ENGLISH ESPAÑOL TUNER PRESET CH2 ANTENNA CABLE AUTO PRESET MANUAL SET AFT FINE TUNING ANT ADD ON CABLE ...

Page 12: ...ly a few 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 For connector types B and C no UHF connection is required B C UHF VHF UHF Cable box VCR Wall or or Connect this cable directly to your TV if...

Page 13: ...splay language if desired For details see page 18 1 Press MENU and select LANGUAGE 2 Select the language and press OK 4 Press MENU and select TUNER PRESET Set ANTENNA CABLE to CABLE For details see page 19 5 Preset the channels into the VCR Select AUTO PRESET and press OK CH3 RF UNIT CH4 LANGUAGE ENGLISH ESPAÑOL TUNER PRESET CH1 ANTENNA CABLE AUTO PRESET MANUAL SET AFT FINE TUNING ANT ADD ON CABLE...

Page 14: ...ny unscrambled channel 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 or or Rear of TV VHF UHF A VHF B UHF VHF C UHF B Splitter Wall Cable box VCR Match the ty...

Page 15: ... 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 OK 4 Press MENU and select TUNER PRESET Set ANTENNA CABLE to CABLE For details see page 19 5 Preset the unscrambled channels into the VCR Select AUTO PRESET and press OK CH3 RF UNIT CH4 LANGUAGE ENGLISH ESPAÑOL TUNER PRESET CH1 ANT...

Page 16: ...annel channel 3 or 4 If your TV is connected to the VCR using A V connections set the TV to video input Press TV VIDEO to display the VIDEO indicator in the VCR s display window 1 Press MENU then press to move the cursor z to CLOCK SET and press OK 2 Press to set the month OK MENU MENU OK PLAY OK PLAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 CLOCK SET 1 1 1998 TH 12 00AM CLOCK SET 11 1 1998 SU 12 00AM ...

Page 17: ...3 Press to flash the day and press 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 OK to start the clock OK PLAY OK PLAY OK PLAY CLOCK SET 11 1 1998 MO 12 00AM 6 ...

Page 18: ... You can change the on screen display language 1 Press MENU then press to move the cursor z to LANGUAGE and press OK 2 Press to select ENGLISH or ESPAÑOL then press OK MENU OK PLAY OK PLAY MENU OK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 LANGUAGE ENGLISH ESPAÑOL ...

Page 19: ...em directly using manual 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 VIDEO to display the VIDEO indicator in the VCR s display window Presetting all receivable channels automatically 1 Press MENU then press to move the cursor z to TUNER PRESET and pres...

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 OK PLAY OK PLAY OK PLAY 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 OFF TUNER PRESET CH2 ANTENNA CABLE AU...

Page 21: ...isabling channels manually Number buttons ENTER CH 1 Press MENU and select TUNER PRESET then press OK MENU MENU OK OK PLAY continued 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 TUNER PRESET CH1 ANTENNA CABLE AUTO PRESET MANUAL SET AFT FINE TUNING ANT ADD ON CABLE ERASE OFF ...

Page 22: ...NTER 2 Press to set MANUAL SET to ADD To disable a channel 1 Press CH to select the channel number 2 Press to set MANUAL SET to ERASE 3 Repeat step 2 to preset or disable channels as required then press OK OK PLAY 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 ER...

Page 23: ...1 Press MENU and select TUNER PRESET then press OK 2 Press the number buttons to select the channel you want to fine tune then press ENTER Selected channel Number buttons ENTER MENU OK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 MENU OK PLAY continued 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 TUNER PRESET CH1 ANTENNA CABLE AUTO PRESET MANUAL SET AFT FINE TUNING ANT ADD ON CABLE ERASE OFF TUNER PRESET CH5 ANTENNA CABLE AUTO PRESET MANUAL SET A...

Page 24: ...es to OFF Tip To select the channel in step 2 above you can also use the CH buttons In this case you don t need to press ENTER OK PLAY OK PLAY Presetting channels continued 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 ...

Page 25: ...ISPLAY COUNTER RESET PLAY p STOP 0 3 REW 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 P PAUSE REPLAY TRINITRON TV SYNCHRO PLAY continued 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 FF ...

Page 26: ...tton 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 0 00 00 Search for the point afterwards by referring to the counter To display the counter on the TV screen press DISPLAY repeatedly until the time counter appears To turn off the display press DISPLAY twice Notes Tapes recorded in ...

Page 27: ...ng it at the VCR 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 VCR and TV turn on and the TV is set to the video channel If there is a tape in the VCR playback starts automatically Notes If the Trinitron TV Synchro Play function does not work properly Wait a few moments and press the butto...

Page 28: ...8 Recording TV programs INPUT SELECT SP EP CH r REC TV VIDEO 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 p STOP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ...

Page 29: ...o 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 6 Press r REC to start recording The recording indicator lights up red in the display window To stop recording Press p STOP Recording indicator INPUT SELECT CH SP EP REC EP VIDEO SP VIDEO EP VIDEO SP VIDEO continued ...

Page 30: ...with adhesive tape Tips To select a channel you can use the number buttons on the remote commander Enter the channel number then press ENTER You can select a video source from the LINE 1 IN jacks using the INPUT SELECT button 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...

Page 31: ...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 POWER INPUT SELECT 1 Press MENU and select TIMER SET CHECK then press OK OK p STOP MENU MENU OK PLAY continued 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 TIMER SET CHECK MO 11 16 DATE START STOP CH ...

Page 32: ...n page 33 To record from a source connected to the LINE 1 IN jacks press INPUT SELECT to display L in the CH position 3 Press to confirm the setting The cursor z appears at the beginning of the line To enter another setting move the cursor to the next line and repeat step 2 4 Press OK 5 Press POWER to turn off the VCR The indicator appears in the display window and the VCR stands by for recording ...

Page 33: ...e timer settings Watch another TV program To lock the VCR after setting the timer Child Lock While the VCR turns on hold POWER down on the VCR until LOC and the H indicator appear in the display window The VCR turns off and the H indicator remains lit The VCR will not work except for timer recording To unlock the VCR hold POWER down on the VCR until the H indicator disappears from the display wind...

Page 34: ...s VCR but the picture quality cannot be guaranteed The picture may have snow when playing at high speed in reverse FF 0 3 REW SLOW 2 Playback options 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 Operation During fast forward hold FF down During rewind hold 0 3 REW down During playback ...

Page 35: ...y until the bar indication appears on the TV screen A cursor p indicating the current position of the tape appears on the bar indication If the cursor does not appear play the tape a few moments by pressing PLAY FF or 0 3 REW until the cursor appears 2 Press to move the pointer to the point where you want to start playback The VCR starts searching and the cursor p moves toward the pointer When the...

Page 36: ...0 T 120 or T 160 tapes recorded in more than one tape speed mode If you move the pointer on the bar indication during search the VCR searches for the new reset point While the cursor p is displayed on the bar indication the FF and 0 3 REW buttons on the remote commander work only for moving the pointer while the FF and 0 3 REW buttons on the VCR work for normal tape operation Note however if you p...

Page 37: ... on the TV screen The VCR searches forward or backward for about two minutes on the counter then fast forwards or rewinds for about ten minutes on the counter The VCR repeats this operation until it stops at the end or beginning of the tape To cancel skip search Press PLAY or p STOP Note The VCR automatically fast forwards or rewinds any portion with no recording search forward search forward fast...

Page 38: ... 30 minutes The duration decreases minute by minute to 0 00 then the VCR stops recording and turns off automatically To extend the duration Press QUICK TIMER repeatedly to set to the new duration To stop the VCR while recording Press p STOP Using the quick timer during stop mode You can set the quick timer and start recording during stop mode by pressing QUICK TIMER To set the channel you can use ...

Page 39: ...andby 3 Press to select the setting you want to change or cancel To change the setting press to flash the item you want to change and press to reset it Then press repeatedly until the cursor z appears at the beginning of the line To cancel the setting press CLEAR 4 Press OK If any settings remain turn off the VCR to return to recording standby POWER CLEAR OK MENU continued 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 TIME...

Page 40: ...s first has priority and the second program starts recording only after the first program has finished If the programs start at the same time the program listed first in the menu has priority Program 1 Program 2 Will be cut off Checking changing canceling timer settings continued ...

Page 41: ...s on all types of tapes including rental tapes and tapes that were not recorded with APC APC recording Whenever you insert a tape and start recording at the first time 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 cannot be guaranteed to work with tapes recorded in LP mod...

Page 42: ... 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 or T 180 tape to operate AUTO TAPE SPEED correctly ON to change the timer recording tape speed automatically to the EP mode when the remaining tape becomes shorter than the recording time OFF to keep the set tape speed L Low through H High to adjust the sharpness...

Page 43: ...u connect the plugs to jacks of the same color 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 This VCR Recorder LINE 1 IN LINE OUT Other VCR Player Signal flow TV VMC 710M 720M audio video cable not supplied continued ...

Page 44: ... 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 with the APC function press r REC again ...

Page 45: ... switch to either channel 2 Press POWER to turn on the VCR 3 Press TV VIDEO on the remote commander to turn on the VIDEO 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 selected TV channel broadcast appears on the...

Page 46: ...ctor 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 a 75 ohm coaxial cable and a 300 ohm twin lead cable for a 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 leads around the screws on the mixer ...

Page 47: ... 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 25CLD T 25CLDR or T 25CLW video head cleaning cassette If these cleaning cassettes are not available in your area have the heads cleaned at your ne...

Page 48: ... 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 is not 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 m...

Page 49: ...nput level 327 mVrms Input impedance more than 47 kilohms LINE OUT VIDEO OUT phono jack 1 Output signal 1 Vp p 75 ohms unbalanced sync negative AUDIO OUT phono jack 1 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 ca...

Page 50: ... for details Front panel 1 POWER switch indicator 32 2 Tape compartment 3 0 3 REW rewind button 26 34 4 PLAY button 26 5 FF fast forward button 26 34 6 r REC record button 29 7 p STOP button 26 8 P PAUSE button 26 9 CHANNEL TRACKING buttons 34 41 º REPLAY button 26 Remote sensor 5 6 EJECT button 26 ...

Page 51: ...icator 33 6 Tracking indicator 41 7 Time counter clock line channel indicator 26 29 44 8 Tape recording indicator 29 1 Timer indicator 32 2 Tape speed indicator 29 3 VIDEO indicator 30 45 4 APC Adaptive Picture Control indicator 41 continued LPSP EP VIDEO APC ...

Page 52: ...rmation 52 Index to parts and controls continued 4 RF Radio Frequency UNIT switch 45 5 LINE OUT AUDIO VIDEO jacks 7 1 AC power cord 6 2 LINE 1 IN AUDIO VIDEO jacks 43 3 VHF UHF IN OUT connectors 8 10 12 14 Rear panel ...

Page 53: ... DISPLAY button 26 35 6 COUNTER RESET button 26 7 QUICK TIMER button 38 8 r REC record button 29 9 SP Standard Play EP Extra Play button 29 0 INPUT SELECT button 29 32 SLOW button 34 2 button 34 Tape menu operation buttons MENU button 16 42 P PAUSE button 26 p STOP button 26 0 REW rewind 3 button 26 34 FF fast forward button 26 34 PLAY OK button 26 continued 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ...

Page 54: ...al Information 54 POWER switch 32 CLEAR button 39 Channel number buttons and ENTER button 30 CH channel buttons 29 VOL volume buttons ª REPLAY button 26 Index to parts and controls continued 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ...

Page 55: ... C Cable hookup 10 12 14 Canceling timer settings 39 Changing timer settings 39 Checking timer settings 39 Child Lock 33 Cleaning the video heads 47 Clock setting 16 Connecting cable TV 10 12 14 external antenna connector 46 UHF VHF band mixer 46 Counter 26 D Disabling channels 21 Dubbing See Editing S Safety tab 30 Searching at various speeds 34 for a selected point 35 skip search 37 SP mode 29 T...

Page 56: ...sert a tape 5 Press POWER to turn off the VCR To watch TV 1 Turn off the VCR or press the VCR s TV VIDEO button until the VIDEO indicator in the display window goes off 2 Set the TV to the channel you want to watch Hookup 2 To play a tape 1 Set the TV to channel 3 or 4 or to video input if you made A V connections 2 Insert a tape and press PLAY If there s no picture on your TV press the VCR s TV V...