User manual SONY SLV-690HF

[. . . ] It is designed to be operated in a horizontal position only. · Keep the unit and cassettes away from equipment with strong magnets, such as microwave ovens or large loudspeakers. · Do not place heavy objects on the unit. · If the unit is brought directly from a cold to a warm location, moisture may condense inside the VCR and cause damage to the video head and tape. [. . . ] If the program information signal in your area has several channel map patterns, the CHOOSE YOUR CABLE CH MAP menu appears, and you must select the channel map. See the following section "To select the channel map. " SET VCR Plus+ sys. CH CHOOSE YOUR CABLE CH MAP MAP MAP MAP MAP MAP MAP MAP MAP SELECT : SET : OK QUIT : MENU 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 KCET WNET ABC FAM A&E KAET CBS ­­­­ 45 13 98 120 23 29 4 ­­ 5 Press ?/1 to turn off the VCR. The VCR sets the program guide channels from 0:00 am to 5:00 am while the VCR is turned off. (It takes about one hour to complete channel mapping. ) Tips · After channel setup is finished, you can record TV programs using the VCR Plus+ GOLD system. · If you want to return to the previous menu, highlight RETURN and press OK. Note · If the CHOOSE YOUR CABLE CH MAP menu appears the first time you turn on the VCR after finishing channel setup, see the following section "To select the channel map". 50 Setting up the VCR Plus+® GOLD system (SLV-N81 only) To select the channel map If the program information signal in your area has several channel map patterns (up to 8), the CHOOSE YOUR CABLE CH MAP menu appears: · the first time you turn on the VCR after completing channel mapping · after selecting AUTO and pressing OK on the SMART CHANNEL MAPPING menu Channel map number Station ID SET VCR Plus+ sys. CH CHOOSE YOUR CABLE CH MAP Getting Started MAP MAP MAP MAP MAP MAP MAP MAP SELECT : SET : OK QUIT : MENU 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 KCET WNET ABC FAM A&E KAET CBS ­­­­ 45 13 98 120 23 29 4 ­­ Channel number In this case, you have to select the channel map on the CHOOSE YOUR CABLE CH MAP menu. GOLD system Channel Listing in your program guide. For details, the channel map 2 Press M/m to highlightprogram guide. number you want by checking the channel number in the 3 Press OK. Notes · It takes about one hour to complete channel mapping. If the guide and TV channel numbers are the same, you can skip this procedure. Getting Started Example of "PlusCode" PlusCode 5:30 14 MOVIE Musical (2hrs. ) 33044 2 SPORT Golf (1hr. 25min. ) 42060 CNN WS 9974 6:30 2 3 4 DRAMA Comedy (2hrs. ) 17390 5 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (1hr. 15min. ) 73457 Example of "Channel Line-up Chart" CABLE CH 16 17 20 21 22 25 34 35 5 27 29 30 31 38 39 45 17 44 49 50 51 VCR Plus+ GUIDE CH 35 54 42 28 53 37 34 47 33 46 45 48 38 59 70 41 43 58 49 52 44 CABLE TV AMC American Movie Classics BRV Bravo (program grid only) CNN Cable News Network CSP C-SPAN DIS The Disney Channel DSC The Discovery Channel FAM The Family Channel HBO Home Box Office LIF Lifetime SA MAX Cinemax MTV Music Television NIK Nickelodeon SC Sports Channel SCA Sports Channel America SHO Showtime TBS TBS SuperStation TMC The Movie Channel TNN The Nashville Network TNT Turner Network Television USA USA Network MP ESN ESPN LE continued Setting up the VCR Plus+® system (SLV-690HF only) 55 1 4 7 2 5 8 0 3 6 9 Number buttons, ENTER MENU M/m/</, OK 1 MENU Press MENU, then press M/m to highlight SETTINGS and press OK. SETTINGS TUNER PRESET SET VCR Plus+ sys. CH CABLE BOX CONTROL CLOCK SET LANGUAGE RETURN PLAY OK SELECT : SET : OK QUIT : MENU 56 Setting up the VCR Plus+® system (SLV-690HF only) 2 PLAY OK Press M/m to highlight SET VCR Plus+ sys. CH, then press OK. SET VCR Plus+ sys. CH GUIDE CH ­­ ­ TV CH ­­ Getting Started SET GUIDE CH LIST QUIT : 0­9 : OK : MENU 3 1 4 7 2 5 8 0 3 6 9 Enter the guide channel number assigned in the program guide and press ENTER. SET VCR Plus+ sys. CH GUIDE CH 25 ­ TV CH 25 SET TV CH LIST QUIT : 0­9 ENTER : OK : MENU 4 1 4 7 2 5 8 0 3 6 9 · If you made Hookup 3 or 4: Enter the actual number on your TV (and VCR) and press ENTER. SET VCR Plus+ sys. CH GUIDE CH 25 ­ TV CH 58 SET GUIDE CH LIST QUIT : 0­9 : OK : MENU · If you made Hookup 5: Enter the cable box output channel (usually 2, 3, or 4) and press ENTER. SET VCR Plus+ sys. CH GUIDE CH 25 ­ TV CH 3 SET GUIDE CH LIST QUIT : 0­9 : OK : MENU 5 6 PLAY OK Repeat steps 3 and 4 for each channel number that does not match. When you have set all channels, press OK to confirm your channel settings. To return to the previous page, press <. [. . . ] As an ENERGY STAR® Partner, Sony Corporation has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR® guidelines for energy efficiency. 100 Specifications Index to parts and controls Refer to the pages indicated in parentheses ( ) for details. Front panel A ?/1 POWER switch (71) B Tape compartment C Z EJECT button (60) D m REW (rewind) button (60) (77) E H PLAY button (60) (77) F M FF (fast-forward) button (60) (77) G z REC (record) button (63) (79) (95) H x STOP button (60) (95) I X PAUSE button (60) (95) J DIAL TIMER (65) K CHANNEL/TRACKING +/­ buttons (63) (90) L Remote sensor (7) M INPUT SELECT button (64) N EASY SET UP button (13) (16) (19) (22) (25) O LINE-2 IN VIDEO/AUDIO L/R jacks (94) Additional Information continued Index to parts and controls 101 Display window STEREO VIDEO APC SAP LP SP EP RR A Timer indicator (67) (71) (74) B SAP (Second Audio Program) indicator (82) C STEREO indicator (82) D Tape speed indicator (63) E VIDEO indicator (64) (96) F APC (Adaptive Picture Control) indicator (91) G RR (Reality Regenerator) indicator (SLV-N81 only) (90) H Tracking indicator (90) I Child Lock indicator (76) J Time counter/clock/line/channel indicator (60) (63) (95) K Remaining tape length indicator (63) L Tape/recording indicator (63) 102 Index to parts and controls Rear panel SLV-N81 SLV-690HF Additional Information A AC power cord (9) B CONTROL S IN jack (11) (94) (SLV-N81 only) C CABLE BOX CONTROL (CONTROL S OUT) jack (12) (15) (SLV-N81 only) D LINE-1 IN AUDIO R/L/VIDEO jacks (15) (94) E RF (Radio Frequency) UNIT switch (96) F VHF/UHF IN connector (12) (15) (18) (21) (24) G VHF/UHF OUT connector (12) (15) (18) (21) (24) H LINE OUT AUDIO R/L/VIDEO jacks (10) continued Index to parts and controls 103 Remote commander A ·TV / VIDEO switch (7) B Z EJECT button (60) C TV/VIDEO button (8) (64) D DISPLAY button (63) (85) E CLEAR button (60) (71) (81) F SP (Standard Play)/EP (Extended Play) button (63) 1 4 7 2 5 8 0 3 6 9 G INPUT SELECT button (64) (95) H z REC (record) button (63) (79) I y SLOW button (77) J MENU button (27) (92) K X PAUSE/M button (27) (60) x STOP/m button (27) (60) m REW (rewind)/ < button (60) (77) M FF (fast-forward)/ , button (60) (77) H PLAY/OK button (27) (60) 104 Index to parts and controls L ?/1 (power) switch (8) (71) M COUNTER/REMAIN button (63) N AUDIO MONITOR button (82) O VCR Plus+ button (70) P Number buttons (71) Q ENTER button (71) (87) (88) 1 4 7 2 5 8 0 3 6 9 R CH (channel) +/­ buttons (8) (63) S VOL (volume) +/­ buttons (8) T ×2 button (77) U . / > INDEX SEARCH buttons (84) V COMMERCIAL PASS button (60) Index to parts and controls 105 Additional Information Index A Adjusting picture 46, 90 tracking 90 Advanced option 92 AFT (Auto Fine Tuning) 46 Antenna hookup 21 APC (Adaptive Picture Control) 91 Audio track 83 Audio/video (A/V) hookup 10 Auto Clock Set 28 Auto Tape Speed 92 H Hi-fi audio track 83 I Index search 84 L Language selecting 27 Locking the VCR 76 LP mode 64 SAP (Second Audio Program) 82 Searching at various speeds 77 for a selected point 85 using the index function 84 Smart channel mapping 49 SP mode 63 Station ID 87 Stereo 82 T Timer setting 73 canceling 80 changing 80 checking 80 daily/weekly recording 75 using VCR Plus+ or VCR Plus+ GOLD 70 Tracking adjustment. see Adjusting Tuner presetting 41 M Monaural 82 Monitoring audio during playback 82 C Cable box control cable box code number chart 37 setting 35 Cable hookup 9 Cable Mouse 12, 15 Channel line-up chart 48, 55 Child Lock 76 Cleaning the video heads 98 Clock setting 28 Connecting cable TV 12 external antenna connector 97 UHF/VHF band mixer 97 Control S 11 Counter 60 N Normal audio track 83 P Picture adjustment. see Adjusting Playback 59 at various speeds 77 frame by frame 77 skip 60 slow motion 77 Presetting channels 41 V VCR Plus+ channel set up 55 recording 70 VCR Plus+ GOLD channel set up 48 recording 70 R Reality Regenerator 90 Recording 62 bilingual programs 82 SAP broadcasts 82 saving 64 stereo broadcasts 82 timer setting 73 using Dial Timer 65 using VCR Plus+ or VCR Plus+ GOLD 70 while watching another program 64 RF channel 96 D Demonstration Mode 69 Dial Timer 65 Digital satellite receiver 15 Disabling channels 44 Dubbing. 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