Sony SLV-685HF, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...s 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 _________________________ 3 859 040 11 1 SLV 685HF ...

Page 2: ... 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 Television programs films video tapes and other materials may be copyrighted ...

Page 3: ...9 Setting up VCR Plus Basic Operations 42 Playing a tape 44 Recording TV programs 47 Recording TV programs using VCR Plus 50 Setting the timer manually Additional Operations 52 Playing searching at various speeds 53 Recording TV programs using the quick timer 54 Checking changing canceling timer settings 55 Recording stereo and bilingual programs 57 Adjusting the picture 58 Changing menu options 5...

Page 4: ...F E 3 859 040 11 1 Getting Started Step 1 Unpacking Check that you have received the following items with the VCR Remote commander Size AA R6 batteries 75 ohm coaxial cable with F type connectors Audio video cable 3 phono to 3 phono ...

Page 5: ... 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 Remote sensor To opera...

Page 6: ...ommander continued Notes If the TV uses a different remote control system from the one programmed to work with the VCR you cannot control your TV with the remote commander If you enter a new code number the code number previously entered will be erased When you replace the batteries of the remote commander the code number automatically resets to 01 Sony Reset the appropriate code number Code numbe...

Page 7: ... follow one of the hookups below Hookup 1 Hookup 2 Hookup 3 Hookup 4 Hookup 5 Hookup 6 Refer to Pages 8 and 9 Pages 10 to 12 Pages 13 to 15 Pages 16 to 18 Pages 19 to 21 Pages 22 and 23 Pages 24 to 27 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...

Page 8: ... to record programs you re finished setting up the VCR after you ve made the connections shown on this page If you want to record off air or off your cable TV system complete these connections first and then go to the following pages for antenna or cable hookups Pages 8 and 9 A Use this hookup if your TV has stereo jacks B Use this hookup if your TV doesn t have stereo jacks TV VCR Audio video cab...

Page 9: ... regarding the use and operation of RF devices Never connect the output of the VCR to an antenna or make simultaneous parallel antenna and VCR connections at the antenna terminals of your receiver Note to CATV system installer in USA This reminder is provided to call the CATV system installer s attention to Article 820 40 of the NEC that provides guidelines for proper grounding and in particular s...

Page 10: ...you can do with this hookup Record any channel using the VCR s cable box control feature to select channels on the cable box What you can t do Record with the cable box turned off Record one channel while watching another channel Pages 10 to 12 Rear of TV VHF UHF Positioning the Cable Mouse Place the Cable Mouse so that it hangs out over the cable box front VCR Wall A Match the type of connector o...

Page 11: ...ABLE BOX CODE NO USING 0 9 KEYS 1 The LANGUAGE menu appears Change the on screen display language to Spanish ESPAÑOL or French FRANÇAIS if desired and press EXECUTE For details see page 28 2 The CLOCK SET menu appears Set the clock and press EXECUTE For details see page 29 3 The CABLE BOX CONTROL menu appears Select ON For details see page 30 4 Enter your cable box code number and press CURSOR 5 S...

Page 12: ... the channels that are different as follows For details see page 40 1 Press MENU and select SET VCR PLUS CHANNELS 2 Enter the program guide channel then the channel you use on your TV 3 Press EXECUTE Step 3 Hookups continued MENU TIMER SET CHECK TUNER PRESET SET VCR PLUS CHANNELS CLOCK SET LANGUAGE ADVANCED OPTIONS CABLE BOX CONTROL Your actual TV channel SET VCR PLUS CHANNELS GUIDE CH TV CH 25 15...

Page 13: ... control feature and your cable system scrambles only 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 Pages 13 to 15 VCR A VHF UHF VHF UHF Cable box Wall or or C B Match the type of connector on your TV A B or C For connector types B and C no UHF connection is req...

Page 14: ...y SET UP CABLE BOX CONTROL SELECT CANCEL EASY SET UP CABLE MOUSE ON OFF SET UP TUNER PRESET NEXT CANCEL EASY SET UP ANTENNA CABLE ANT CABLE SELECT EXECUTE SET UP AUTO PRESET PLEASE WAIT EXECUTING SET UP SET UP IS DONE 1 The LANGUAGE menu appears Change the on screen display language to Spanish ESPAÑOL or French FRANÇAIS if desired and press EXECUTE For details see page 28 2 The CLOCK SET menu appe...

Page 15: ...ly use on your TV set the channels that are different as follows For details see page 40 1 Press MENU and select SET VCR PLUS CHANNELS 2 Enter the program guide channel then the channel you use on your TV 3 Press EXECUTE Your actual TV channel SET VCR PLUS CHANNELS GUIDE CH TV CH 25 15 PUSH 0 9 KEYS TO SET THEN PUSH ENTER PROGRAM TV CH Program guide channel MENU TIMER SET CHECK TUNER PRESET SET VC...

Page 16: ... on your TV A B or C A Rear 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 VCR 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...

Page 17: ...SPAÑOL or French FRANÇAIS if desired and press EXECUTE For details see page 28 SET UP ENGLISH FRANÇAIS ESPAÑOL LANGUAGE NEXT CANCEL EXECUTE EASY SET UP SET UP 1 CLOCK SET NEXT CANCEL EXECUTE EASY SET UP 1 1997 WE 12 00AM SET UP CABLE BOX CONTROL SELECT CANCEL EASY SET UP CABLE MOUSE ON OFF SET UP TUNER PRESET NEXT CANCEL EASY SET UP ANTENNA CABLE ANT CABLE SELECT EXECUTE SET UP SET UP IS DONE Norm...

Page 18: ... the channels that are different as follows For details see page 40 1 Press MENU and select SET VCR PLUS CHANNELS 2 Enter the program guide channel then the channel you use on your TV 3 Press EXECUTE Step 3 Hookups continued MENU TIMER SET CHECK TUNER PRESET SET VCR PLUS CHANNELS CLOCK SET LANGUAGE ADVANCED OPTIONS CABLE BOX CONTROL Your actual TV channel Program guide channel SET VCR PLUS CHANNEL...

Page 19: ...ox control feature and your 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 with the cable box turned off Record one channel while watching another channel Select channels directly on the VCR Cable box Wall VCR IN OUT VHF UHF IN OUT VHF UHF Rear of TV VHF or or UHF VHF UHF B C A For c...

Page 20: ...UAGE NEXT CANCEL EXECUTE EASY SET UP SET UP CABLE BOX CONTROL SELECT CANCEL EASY SET UP CABLE MOUSE ON OFF SET UP TUNER PRESET NEXT CANCEL EASY SET UP ANTENNA CABLE ANT CABLE SELECT EXECUTE SET UP SET UP IS DONE SET UP 1 CLOCK SET NEXT CANCEL EXECUTE EASY SET UP 1 1997 WE 12 00AM SET UP AUTO PRESET PLEASE WAIT EXECUTING 1 The LANGUAGE menu appears Change the on screen display language to Spanish E...

Page 21: ...er all the channels you want to record and the cable box output channel usually 2 3 or 4 For details see page 40 1 Press MENU and select SET VCR PLUS CHANNELS Hookup 4 VCR Plus channel setup Program guide channel Cable box output channel MENU TIMER SET CHECK TUNER PRESET SET VCR PLUS CHANNELS CLOCK SET LANGUAGE ADVANCED OPTIONS CABLE BOX CONTROL SET VCR PLUS CHANNELS GUIDE CH TV CH 33 3 PUSH 0 9 K...

Page 22: ... hookup Record any channels using the VCR s cable box control feature to select channels on the DSS receiver What you can t do Record with the DSS receiver turned off Record any channels from cable or an antenna To record channels from cable or an antenna turn off the cable box control feature Use a cable box Record programs with VCR Plus Pages 22 and 23 Step 3 Hookups continued or or Positioning ...

Page 23: ...menu appears Select ON For details see page 30 4 Enter your DSS receiver code number and press CURSOR For details see page 30 5 Set your DSS receiver output channel BOX OUTPUT CH to LINE and press EXECUTE Hookup 5 VCR setup Normal display SET UP ENGLISH FRANÇAIS ESPAÑOL LANGUAGE NEXT CANCEL EXECUTE EASY SET UP SET UP CABLE BOX CONTROL SELECT CANCEL EASY SET UP CABLE MOUSE ON OFF BOX CODE NO BOX OU...

Page 24: ...nnel 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 conn...

Page 25: ...BLE BOX CONTROL SELECT CANCEL EASY SET UP CABLE MOUSE ON OFF SET UP TUNER PRESET NEXT CANCEL EASY SET UP ANTENNA CABLE ANT CABLE SELECT EXECUTE 4 The TUNER PRESET menu appears Set ANTENNA CABLE to CABLE and press EXECUTE For details see page 35 3 The CABLE BOX CONTROL menu appears Select OFF and press EXECUTE For details see page 30 2 The CLOCK SET menu appears Set the clock and press EXECUTE For ...

Page 26: ...y 2 3 or 4 For details see page 37 1 Press MENU and select TUNER PRESET 2 Enter the cable box output channel 3 Set MANUAL SET to ADD and press EXECUTE Cable box output channel Step 3 Hookups continued TUNER PRESET CH3 ANTENNA CABLE AUTO PRESET MANUAL SET AFT FINE TUNING ANT ADD ON CABLE ERASE OFF ...

Page 27: ... 1 Press MENU and select SET VCR PLUS CHANNELS Hookup 6 VCR Plus channel setup 2 Enter the program guide channel then the cable box output channel 3 Press EXECUTE 2 Enter the program guide channel then the channel you use on your TV 3 Press EXECUTE Your actual TV channel Cable box output channel MENU TIMER SET CHECK TUNER PRESET SET VCR PLUS CHANNELS CLOCK SET LANGUAGE ADVANCED OPTIONS CABLE BOX C...

Page 28: ...ge 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 Press MENU then press CURSOR 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 EXECUTE CURSOR EXECUTE LANGUAGE ENGLISH FRANÇAIS ESPAÑOL MENU CURSOR MENU EXECUTE CURSOR ...

Page 29: ...icator in the 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...

Page 30: ...nnels on the cable box DSS receiver whenever the cable box DSS receiver is turned on even if the VCR is turned off To use cable box control you need to connect the Sony RM CM101 Cable Mouse not supplied pages 10 and 22 and set the code number and output channel This VCR is programmed with codes necessary to control channel selection on most brands of cable boxes at the time this VCR was manufactur...

Page 31: ...equipment Cable box brand ABC Antronix Archer BBT Cable Star Cabletenna Cable time Century Citizen Clyde Cablevision Colour Voice Comband Comtronics Decsat Diamond Eagle Comtronics Code numbers 018 022 024 028 217 218 033 050 164 218 278 067 033 172 282 388 459 164 164 326 327 097 036 042 243 244 051 071 434 046 051 Cable box brand Eastern Electricord Electus Filmnet Focus Garrard GC Electronics G...

Page 32: ...stic Recoton Regal Regency Rembrandt RK Samsung Satbox Scientific Atlanta Seam Sharp Signal Signature SL Marx Spectravision Sprucer Standard Components Starcom Code numbers 026 051 167 012 116 269 108 157 454 232 292 012 107 321 429 023 024 070 011 297 074 018 030 259 236 033 164 218 018 014 033 050 067 088 089 164 202 218 333 261 255 038 071 074 122 222 269 300 116 011 065 536 411 576 Code number...

Page 33: ...mander at the VCR not at the cable box DSS receiver Side view To check the cable box control setting 1 Press CH on the remote commander Does the channel indicator on the cable box DSS receiver change Point the remote commander at the VCR not at the cable box DSS receiver 2 Press all 10 number buttons 0 to 9 on the remote commander Does the channel indicator on the cable box DSS receiver change If ...

Page 34: ...p of the VCR Try the setup again making sure to use the correct control code If the cable box still does not respond try the other codes that are listed If your cable box still does not operate with the Cable Mouse contact your cable company to see if they can provide you with a compatible cable box Note Make sure you turn off the VCR when you plug in or unplug the Cable Mouse If you unplug the Ca...

Page 35: ... set them 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 VTR to display the VTR indicator in the VCR s display window Presetting all receivable channels automatically 1 Press MENU then press CURSOR to move the cursor z to TUNER PRESE...

Page 36: ...nce When no more receivable channels can be found presetting stops and the picture from the lowest numbered channel is displayed on the TV screen Presetting channels continued CURSOR CURSOR CURSOR EXECUTE TUNER PRESET CH2 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 P...

Page 37: ...Press CH 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 EXECUTE Channel to be disabled 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 EXECUTE TUNER PRESET CH5 ANTENNA CABLE AUTO PRESET MANUAL SET AFT FINE TUNING ANT ADD ON CABLE ERASE OFF continued CH Channel to be preset TUNER PRESET CH5 ANTENNA CABLE AUTO PRESET MANUA...

Page 38: ...NING 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 ER...

Page 39: ...ine up Chart to check that the channel numbers match For example if HBO is listed in the Channel Line up Chart on channel 33 and your VCR receives HBO on channel 5 you need to coordinate these numbers using the following procedure For channels in which the numbers are the same you can skip this procedure Example of PlusCode Example of Channel Line up Chart 5 30 6 30 PlusCode 14 2 CNN 2 3 4 5 SCIEN...

Page 40: ...ade Hookup 4 Enter the actual number on your TV and VCR for an unscrambled channel and press ENTER For a scrambled channel enter the cable box output channel usually 2 3 or 4 and press ENTER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 SET VCR PLUS CHANNELS OR PUSH EXECUTE TO SEE PUSH 0 9 KEYS TO SET VCR PLUS CHANNEL LIST PROGRAM GUIDE CH GUIDE CH TV CH SET VCR PLUS CHANNELS GUIDE THEN PUSH ENTER CH TV CH 33 PUSH 0 9 KEYS...

Page 41: ...nel whose numbers don t match 5 When you have set all channels press EXECUTE to confirm your channel settings 6 When you ve finished press MENU to exit EXECUTE MENU VCR PLUS CHANNEL LIST GUIDE TV GUIDE TV 2 7 59 PAGE 1 5 17 28 33 3 4 55 9 5 61 77 86 90 47 3 35 20 1 22 PUSH MENU TO QUIT USE TO CHANGE PAGE ...

Page 42: ...ying a tape 6 EJECT SMART CUE 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 COUNTER RESET DISPLAY p STOP PLAY P PAUSE 3 SEARCH FF 0 REW 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ...

Page 43: ...e you want to watch The VCR stops searching rewinds a few seconds then resumes normal 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 Notes Tapes recorded in the LP mode on ot...

Page 44: ...59 040 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 INPUT SELECT r REC CH 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 COUNTER REMAIN DISPLAY TAPE SPEED ...

Page 45: ... REC to start recording To stop recording Press p STOP To check the remaining time Press DISPLAY With the display on press COUNTER REMAIN to check the remaining time Each time you press COUNTER REMAIN the time counter and the remaining time appear alternately 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 SELECT ...

Page 46: ...ons on the remote commander Enter the channel number then press ENTER You can select a video source from the LINE 1 IN or LINE 2 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 ...

Page 47: ...time Before you start Check that the VCR clock is 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 POWER Number buttons SET TAPE SPEED VCR Plus TIMER CLEAR 1 Press VCR Plus continued VCR Plus VCR PLUS PLUSCODE TAPE SPEED SP ENTER PROGRAM S P...

Page 48: ...peat steps 1 to 4 6 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 record Only once Everyday Monday to Friday Once a week Select ONCE DAILY WEEKLY To stop recording To stop the VCR while recording press pSTOP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 TAPE SPEED CURSOR SET POWER VCR PLUS PLUSCODE 8912 USE ONCE TO CONFIRM ...

Page 49: ...ngs 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 until the VCR beeps The VCR turns on and the H indicator disappears from the display window Tip To cancel the p...

Page 50: ...that the VCR clock is 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 MENU INPUT SELECT CURSOR EXECUTE POWER 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 51: ... the 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 Daily weekly recording In step 2 above press CURSOR to select the recording pattern Each time you press CURSOR the indication changes a...

Page 52: ...playback or pause press SLOW To change direction press or During pause press 7FRAME 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 FF 0 REW PLAY 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 pictu...

Page 53: ... the time in increments of 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 1 Press QUICK TIMER 2 Press CH or INPUT SELECT to select the channel you want to record 3 Pres...

Page 54: ...hange or cancel To change the setting press CURSOR to flash the item you want to change 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...

Page 55: ...less noise For details see page 58 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 58 Selecting the sound while playing Press AUDIO MONITOR to select the desired sound The sound being recorded will not c...

Page 56: ...Monaural sound is recorded onto the normal audio track along the edge of the tape Notes To play a tape in stereo you must use the A V connections When you play a tape recorded in monaural the sound is heard in monaural regardless of the AUDIO MONITOR setting Stereo Normal audio track Hi fi audio track main track Stereo sound left right channels Monaural sound Recording stereo and bilingual program...

Page 57: ...isplay 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 cann...

Page 58: ...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 displa...

Page 59: ...e 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 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...

Page 60: ...cording 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 with the APC funct...

Page 61: ...our 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 selected TV cha...

Page 62: ... 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 leads around the screws o...

Page 63: ... 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 is not availabl...

Page 64: ...g 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 ...

Page 65: ...nce 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 2 Standard output 327 mVrms Load impedance 47 kilohms Output impedance less than 10 kilohms CABLE BOX CONTROL CONTROL S OUT Stereo mini jack plug in power 1 Timer section Clock Quartz locked Timer indication 12 hour cycle Timer setting 8 programs per month max Power b...

Page 66: ...r details Front panel 1 POWER switch indicator 2 Tape compartment 3 0 3 REW button 42 52 4 PLAY button 42 52 5 FF button 42 52 6 r REC button 45 60 7 p STOP button 42 8 P PAUSE button 42 60 9 CHANNEL TRACKING buttons 45 52 57 0 EASY SET UP button 11 14 17 20 23 25 Remote sensor 5 LINE 2 IN VIDEO AUDIO L R jacks 59 6 EJECT button 42 ...

Page 67: ...cator 55 1 TIMER indicator 48 51 2 REC recording indicator 3 VTR indicator 46 4 H Child Lock indicator 49 5 SAP indicator 55 6 Remaining time indicator 45 TIMER STEREO LP APC M S SAP VTR EP SP AMPM H 4 RF UNIT switch 61 5 LINE OUT AUDIO L R VIDEO jacks 8 6 CABLE BOX CONTROL CTRL S OUT jack 10 22 1 AC power cord 2 LINE 1 IN AUDIO L R VIDEO jacks 22 59 3 VHF UHF IN OUT connectors 10 13 16 19 22 24 c...

Page 68: ... button 45 48 º r REC button 45 61 SLOW button 52 7FRAME buttons 52 SMART CUE button 43 POWER switch 48 Menu operation buttons 17 MENU button CURSOR buttons EXECUTE button AUDIO MONITOR button 55 TV VTR button 6 35 61 VCR Plus button 47 ª Number buttons and ENTER button 37 40 48 º SET button 48 CH buttons 37 45 VOL buttons P PAUSE button 42 52 3 SEARCH buttons 43 52 PLAY button 42 52 FF button 42 ...

Page 69: ...ning 38 Antenna hookup 16 APC Adaptive Picture Control 57 Audio video A V hookup 8 C Cable box control cable box code number chart 31 setting 30 Cable hookup 10 Cable mouse 33 Canceling timer settings 54 Changing timer settings 54 Channel line up chart 39 Child Lock 49 Cleaning the video heads 63 Clock setting 29 Connecting cable TV 10 external antenna connector 62 UHF VHF band mixer 62 Counter 43...

Page 70: ...us on the remote commander 4 Enter the program s PlusCode number 5 Select ONCE DAILY or WEEKLY then press SET 6 Insert a tape 7 Press POWER to turn off the VCR 8 Leave the cable box on To watch TV 1 Turn off your VCR or press the VCR s TV VTR button until the VTR indicator in the display window goes off 2 Turn on your cable box 3 Set the TV to the cable box output channel usually 2 3 or 4 4 Set th...

Page 71: ...71 Additional Information SONY SLV 685HF E 3 859 040 11 1 ...