Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product VHS SLV-685HF Sony
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SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1) Video Cassette Recor der ©1996 by Sony Corporation Operating Instructions Owner’ s record The model and serial numbers ar e located at the r ear of the unit. Record these numbers in the spaces provided below . Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regar ding this pr oduct.
SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1) Introduction 2 W ARNING T o prevent fir e or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. • 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.
SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1) 3 Introduction T able of contents * VCR Plus+ and PlusCode are trademarks of Gemstar Development Corporation. VCR Plus+ system is manufactured under license from Gemstar Development Corporation.
Getting Started 4 SONY SLV-685HF (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 .
5 Getting Started SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1) Getting Started Using the r emote commander Y ou can use this r emote commander to operate this VCR and a Sony TV . Buttons on the remote commander marked with a dot (•) can be used to operate your Sony TV .
Getting Started 6 SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1) Contr olling other TVs with the remote commander The r emote commander is prepr ogrammed to control non-Sony TVs. If your TV is listed in the table below , set the appr opriate manufactur er ’s code number .
7 Getting Started SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1) Getting Started Hookups Selecting the best hookup option There are many ways in which your VCR can be hooked up. T o hook up your VCR so that it works best for you, first scan through the table below .
Getting Started 8 SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1) Audio/video (A/V) hookup Step 3: Hookups (continued) If your TV has audio/video (A/V) input jacks, you will get a better picture and sound if you hook up your VCR using these connections.
9 Getting Started SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1) Getting Started Caution Connections between the VCR’s VHF/UHF connector and the antenna terminals of the TV r eceiver should be made only as shown in the following instr uctions.
Getting Started 10 SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1) Step 3: Hookups (continued) Hookup 1 Using cable box control Recommended use Y ou should use this hookup if you have a cable box, especially if your cable system scrambles all or most channels.
11 Getting Started SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1) Getting Started Hookup 1: VCR setup 2 T urn on your cable box. 3 Press EASY SET UP on the VCR. 1 Set the RF UNIT switch to CH 3 or CH 4, whichever channel is not used in your area. If both ar e used, set the switch to either channel.
Getting Started 12 SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1) Hookup 1: VCR Plus+ channel setup 1 Find the VCR Plus+ Channel Listing in your program guide. For details, see page 39. 2 If the channels in the program guide ar e different fr om the channels that you actually use on your TV , set the channels that ar e different as follows.
13 Getting Started SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1) Getting Started Hookup 2 No cable box, or compatible cable box with only a few scrambled channels Recommended use Use this hookup if you do not have a cable box.
Getting Started 14 SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1) Step 3: Hookups (continued) Hookup 2: VCR setup 1 Set the RF UNIT switch to CH 3 or CH 4, whichever channel is not used in your area. If both ar e used, set the switch to either channel. For details, see page 61.
15 Getting Started SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1) Getting Started Hookup 2: VCR Plus+ channel setup 1 Find the VCR Plus+ Channel Listing in your program guide. For details, see page 39. 2 If the channels in the program guide ar e different fr om the channels that you actually use on your TV , set the channels that ar e different as follows.
Getting Started 16 SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1) Antenna hookup Make the following connections if you’re using an antenna (if you don’t have cable TV).
17 Getting Started SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1) Getting Started Hookup 3: VCR setup 2 The CLOCK SET menu appears. Set the clock and press EXECUTE. For details, see page 29. 1 Set the RF UNIT switch to CH 3 or CH 4, whichever channel is not used in your area.
Getting Started 18 SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1) Hookup 3: VCR Plus+ channel setup 1 Find the VCR Plus+ Channel Listing in your program guide. For details, see page 39. 2 If the channels in the program guide ar e different fr om the channels that you actually use on your TV , set the channels that ar e different as follows.
19 Getting Started SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1) Getting Started Pages 19 to 21 Pages 19 to 21 Hookup 4 Pages 19 to 21 Hookup 4 Hookup 4 Incompatible cable box with many scrambled channels Reco.
Getting Started 20 SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1) 3 The CABLE BOX CONTROL menu appears. Select OFF and press EXECUTE. For details, see page 30. 1 Set the RF UNIT switch to CH 3 or CH 4, whichever channel is not used in your area. If both ar e used, set the switch to either channel.
21 Getting Started SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1) Getting Started 2 Enter the program guide channel, then the cable box output channel. 3 Press EXECUTE. 1 Find the VCR Plus+ Channel Listing in your program guide. For details, see page 39. 2 Enter all the channels you want to record and the cable box output channel (usually 2, 3, or 4).
Getting Started 22 SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1) Hookup 5 DSS (Digital Satellite System) r eceiver Recommended use Use this hookup if you have a DSS receiver . It allows the VCR’s cable box control featur e to control the channel on the DSS receiver , simplifying the r ecor ding pr ocess.
23 Getting Started SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1) Getting Started 1 Set the RF UNIT switch to CH 3 or CH 4, whichever channel is not used in your area. If both are used, set the switch to either channel. For details, see page 61. If you made A/V connections (from page 8), you can skip this step.
Getting Started 24 SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1) Hookup 6 Incompatible cable box with only a few scrambled channels, using an A/B switch Recommended use By using an A/B switch (not supplied), this hookup allows you to r ecord both scrambled and unscrambled channels conveniently .
25 Getting Started SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1) Getting Started Hookup 6: VCR setup 1 Set the RF UNIT switch to CH 3 or CH 4, whichever channel is not used in your area. If both are used, set the switch to either channel. For details, see page 61.
Getting Started 26 SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1) 4 Preset the cable box output channel (usually 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.
27 Getting Started SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1) Getting Started 1 Find the VCR Plus+ Channel Listing in your program guide. For details, see page 39. 2 For unscrambled channels, if the channels in the program guide are different fr om the channels that you actually use on your TV , set the channels that are dif ferent as follows.
Getting Started 28 SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1) Selecting a language Y ou can change the on-screen display language. 123 456 789 0 1 Pr ess MENU, then press CURSOR > / . to move the cursor ( z ) to LANGUAGE and pr ess EXECUTE. When using the EASY SET UP procedure, skip this step.
29 Getting Started SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1) Getting Started Setting the clock Set the time and date to use the timer feature for r ecording programs. Befor e you start… • T urn on the VCR and the TV . • Set the TV to the VCR channel (channel 3 or 4).
Getting Started 30 SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1) 1 Pr ess MENU, then press CURSOR > / . to move the cursor ( z ) to CABLE BOX CONTROL and press EXECUTE. When using the EASY SET UP procedure, skip this step. 2 Pr ess CURSOR ? / / to select ON, then pr ess CURSOR .
31 Getting Started SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1) Getting Started 3 Pr ess the number buttons to enter the cable box/DSS r eceiver code number , then pr ess CURSOR .
Getting Started 32 SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1) Setting up cable box control (continued) Cable box brand Stargate STS Sylvania T -Cable T eletext T andy T atung T eknica T ele +1 T eleCaption .
33 Getting Started SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1) Getting Started T o ensur e correct operation • Place the Cable Mouse so that it hangs out over the cable box/DSS receiver fr ont. • Do not place the cable box/DSS receiver on top of the VCR.
Getting Started 34 SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1) If you cannot get your VCR to contr ol the cable box/DSS receiver • Check that the Cable Mouse is connected to the CABLE BOX CONTROL jack on the VCR. • Check the position of the Cable Mouse. • Place the cable box/DSS receiver and VCR away fr om each other .
35 Getting Started SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1) Getting Started Pr esetting channels (Skip this section if you are using cable box/DSS r eceiver control.) This VCR is capable of receiving VHF channels 2 to 13, UHF channels 14 to 69 and unscrambled CA TV channels 1 to 125.
Getting Started 36 SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1) 3 • T o preset cable TV channels: Press CURSOR ? / / to set ANTENNA/ CABLE to CABLE. • T o preset VHF and UHF channels: Press CURSOR ? / / to set ANTENNA/ CABLE to ANT . 4 Pr ess CURSOR > / .
37 Getting Started SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1) Getting Started Presetting/disabling channels manually MENU EXECUTE CURSOR > / . / ? / / Number buttons, ENTER CH +/– 1 Pr ess MENU and select TUNER PRESET , then pr ess EXECUTE. 2 • T o preset a channel: 1 Pr ess the number buttons to enter the channel number , then press ENTER.
Getting Started 38 SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1) Presetting channels (continued) If the pictur e is not clear Normally , the Auto Fine T uning (AFT) function automatically tunes in channels clearly . If, however , the picture of a channel is not clear , you can also use the manual tuning function.
39 Getting Started SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1) Getting Started Setting up VCR Plus+ How VCR Plus+ works Whenever you want to recor d a TV program, all you need to do is look up the program’.
Getting Started 40 SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1) Setting up VCR Plus+ (continued) • MENU • CURSOR • EXECUTE 123 456 789 0 1 Pr ess MENU, then press CURSOR > / . to move the cursor ( z ) to SET VCR PLUS+ CHANNELS and press EXECUTE. 2 Enter the channel number assigned in the pr ogram guide and press ENTER.
41 Getting Started SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1) Getting Started 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 for each channel whose numbers don’t match. 5 When you have set all channels, press EXECUTE to confirm your channel settings. 6 When you’ve finished, pr ess MENU to exit.
Basic Operations 42 SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1) Basic Operations Playing a tape 6 EJECT SMART CUE 1 T urn 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 r emoved.
43 Basic Operations SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1) Basic Operations 3 Pr ess · PLA Y . When the tape reaches the end, it will r ewind automatically .
Basic Operations 44 SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1) Recor ding TV pr ograms 1 T urn on your TV and set it to the video channel. T o recor d fr om a cable box, turn it on.
45 Basic Operations SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1) Basic Operations 3 Pr ess INPUT SELECT until a channel number appears in the display window . 4 Pr ess CH +/– to select the channel you want to record. 5 Pr ess TAPE SPEED to select the tape speed, SP or EP .
Basic Operations 46 SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1) Recor ding TV programs (continued) T o watch another TV pr ogram while recording 1 Press TV/VTR to turn of f the VTR indicator in the display window . 2 If the TV is connected to the VCR’s LINE OUT jacks, set the TV to TV input; if not, skip this step.
47 Basic Operations SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1) Basic Operations Recording TV pr ograms using VCR Plus+ Just enter the program’s PlusCode listed in the TV program guide. The date, times and channel number of that program are set automatically .
Basic Operations 48 SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1) Recor ding TV programs using VCR Plus+ (continued) 2 Pr ess the number buttons to enter the pr ogram’s PlusCode. If you make a mistake, press TIMER CLEAR and re-enter the corr ect number . 3 Pr ess T APE SPEED to select SP or EP .
49 Basic Operations SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1) Basic Operations T o use the VCR after setting the timer T o use the VCR before a timer recor ding begins, just press POWER. The TIMER indicator turns off and the VCR switches on. Remember to pr ess POWER to r eset the VCR in timer r ecor ding standby after using the VCR.
Basic Operations 50 SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1) Setting the timer manually If VCR Plus+ is not available in your area, follow the instructions below to set the timer to r ecor d programs. Before you start… • Check that the VCR clock is set to the correct time.
51 Basic Operations SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1) Basic Operations 2 Set the date, start and stop times, channel number and tape speed: 1 Pr ess CURSOR / to flash each item in turn. 2 Pr ess CURSOR > / . to set each item. T o correct a setting, pr ess CURSOR ? to return to that setting and r eset.
Additional Operations 52 SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1) Playing/searching at various speeds Additional Operations & SLOW '/7 FRAME </> 3/# SEARCH Playback options Fast-forward/r e.
53 Additional Operations SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1) Recording TV pr ograms using the quick timer After starting recor ding in the normal way , you can have the VCR stop recor ding automatically after a specified duration. 1 While recording, press QUICK TIMER once.
Additional Operations 54 SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1) Checking/ changing/ canceling timer settings Before you start… • T urn on your TV and set it to the video channel. Program 1 Program 2 Will be cut off POWER CURSOR > / . / ? / / EXECUTE MENU TIMER CLEAR 123 456 789 0 1 Press POWER to turn on the VCR.
55 Additional Operations SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1) Recording ster eo and bilingual pr ograms Recor ding stereo programs This VCR automatically r eceives and r ecor ds ster eo pr ograms. When a stereo pr ogram is r eceived, the STEREO indicator lights up.
Additional Operations 56 SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1) How sound is recor ded on a video tape The VCR r ecords sound onto two separate tracks. Hi-fi audio is recorded onto the main track along with the pictur e. Monaural sound is recor ded onto the normal audio track along the edge of the tape.
57 Additional Operations SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1) Adjusting the picture Adjusting the tracking Although the VCR automatically adjusts the tracking when playing a tape (the tracking indicator flashes in the display window , then goes of f), distortion may occur if the tape was recor ded in poor condition.
Additional Operations 58 SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1) Changing menu options 1 Press MENU and select ADV ANCED OPTIONS. ADVANCED OPTIONS AUTO STEREO TUNER AUDIO APC ON MAIN • • OFF SAP ON • OFF SHARPNESS TAPE SELECT AUTO TAPE SPEED LH AUTO •1 ON • OFF 80 –– – 2 Press CURSOR > / .
59 Additional Operations SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1) Editing with another VCR How to hook up to r ecor d on this VCR This VCR (Recorder) TV Other VCR (Player) LINE OUT : Signal flow LINE-2 IN.
Additional Operations 60 SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1) Operation (when r ecording on this VCR) Before you start editing • T urn on your TV and set it to the video channel. • Press INPUT SELECT on the r emote commander to display “L1” or “L2” in the display window .
61 Additional Information SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1) Additional Information General setup information Setting the RF unit When connecting the VCR to the TV using only the antenna cable, you must set the RF UNIT switch on the rear of the VCR so that the TV can receive the correct signal from the VCR.
Additional Information 62 SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1) EAC-32 Antenna connector (not supplied) Attaching the external antenna connector When using a 300-ohm twin lead cable for VHF/UHF antenna, use the EAC-32 antenna connector (not supplied) to connect the antenna to the VCR.
63 Additional Information SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1) T roubleshooting If you have any questions or problems not cover ed below, please consult your nearest Sony dealer . Power Symptom The POWER switch does not function. The power is turned on but the VCR does not operate.
Additional Information 64 SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1) T roubleshooting (continued) Symptom A TV program does not appear on the TV scr een. TV r eception is poor . The tape starts playing as soon as it is inserted. The tape ejects when you press r REC.
65 Additional Information SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1) Specifications System Format VHS NTSC standard V ideo recording system Rotary head helical scanning FM system V ideo heads Double azimuth four heads V ideo signal NTSC color, EIA standar ds T ape speed SP: 33.
Additional Information 66 SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1) Index to parts and contr ols Refer to the pages indicated in parentheses ( ) for details.
67 Additional Information SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1) Display window 7 (tracking) indicator (57) 8 APC indicator (57) 9 T ime counter/clock/line/channel indicator (43, 45) !º T ape speed ind.
Additional Information 68 SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1) Remote commander 1 TV / VTR remote contr ol switch (5) 2 6 EJECT button (43) 3 COUNTER/REMAIN button (44) 4 COUNTER RESET button (43) 5 D.
69 Additional Information SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1) E, F , G Easy Set Up 1 1, 14, 17, 20, 23, 25 Editing 59 EP mode 45 H, I, J, K Hi-fi audio track 56 L Language selecting 28 Locking the VCR 49 LP mode 43, 52 M Monitoring audio 55 N, O Normal audio track 56 P Pictur e adjustment.
SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1) uick refer ence to using the VCR Hookup 1 T o 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 pr ess PLA Y . T o r ecor d a program 1 T urn on the cable box.
71 Additional Information SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040- 11 (1).
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