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Troubleshooting
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The timer does not operate.
• Check that the clock is set.
• Make sure a tape has been inserted.
• 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 are past the current time.
• Check that the cable box is turned on.
• Check that the cable box is turned on.
• The clock stops if the VCR is disconnected from the wall
outlet for more than one minute. Reset the clock and
timer.
timer.
• Turn the power off and unplug the AC power cord.
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A tape cannot be inserted.
• Check that a tape is not already in the tape compartment.
The remote commander does not
function.
function.
• Make sure you are pointing the remote commander at the
remote sensor on the VCR.
• Replace all the batteries in the remote commander with
new ones if they are weak.
• Make sure the •TV / VIDEO switch is set correctly.
The tracking meter does not appear
on the screen.
on the screen.
• The recording condition of the tape is very poor and
tracking cannot be adjusted.
You cannot control other TVs.
• Set your TV’s code number. The code number may
change when you replace the batteries of the remote
commander.
commander.
The VCR needs to be cleaned.
• Clean the cabinet, panel and controls with a dry, soft
cloth, or a soft cloth slightly moistened with a mild
detergent solution. Do not use any type of solvent, such
as alcohol or benzine.
detergent solution. Do not use any type of solvent, such
as alcohol or benzine.
Symptom
Remedy
Symptoms caused by contaminated video heads
• Normal picture
• Unclear picture
• Rough picture
initial
contamination
terminal
• No picture (or
black & white
screen appears)
screen appears)
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Index to parts and controls
Index to parts and controls
Refer to the pages indicated in parentheses ( ) for details.
Front panel
A ?/1 POWER (alimentación) switch (34)
Display window is lit when the power is
on and dims (or goes off) when the power
is in standby mode.
on and dims (or goes off) when the power
is in standby mode.
B A EJECT (explusión) button (24)
C Remote sensor (5)
C Remote sensor (5)
D Tape compartment
E m REW (rebobinado) button (24) (37)
F H PLAY (reproducción) button (24)
F H PLAY (reproducción) button (24)
G M FF (avance rápido) button (24) (37)
H z REC (grabación) (record) button (27)
H z REC (grabación) (record) button (27)
(39) (49)
I x STOP (parada) button (24) (49)
J X PAUSE (pausa) button (24) (49)
J X PAUSE (pausa) button (24) (49)
K DIAL TIMER (tempolizador dial)*
1
(29)
L CHANNEL (canal)/TRACKING
(seguimiento) +/– buttons*
2
(27) (45)
M LINE-2 IN VIDEO/AUDIO L/R (entrada
de línea 2 de video/audio i/d jacks
(LINE-2 IN VIDEO/AUDIO (entrada de
línea 2 de video/audio) jacks for SLV-
LX500) (48)
(LINE-2 IN VIDEO/AUDIO (entrada de
línea 2 de video/audio) jacks for SLV-
LX500) (48)
*
1
not available on SLV-LX500
*
2
The CHANNEL (canal) + and
H PLAY
(reproducción)/
x STOP (parada)
buttons have a
tactile dot.
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Display window
A SP/EP (Reproducción estándar/
Reproducción extendida) indicator (27)
B TIMER (temporizador) indicator (34)
C Tape indicator (27)
D START (inicio) indicator (29)
D START (inicio) indicator (29)
E STOP (parada) indicator (30)
F DATE (fecha) indicator (32)
F DATE (fecha) indicator (32)
G MONTH (mes) indicator (31)
H DAY (día) indicator (32)
I YEAR (año) indicator (32)
I YEAR (año) indicator (32)
J Hi-Fi (hi-fi) indicator (42)
K Time counter/clock/line/channel
K Time counter/clock/line/channel
indicator (25) (27) (49)
L VIDEO (video) indicator (28) (47)
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Index to parts and controls
Rear panel
A AC power cord (8) (12) (14)
B LINE OUT AUDIO R/L/VIDEO (salida
B LINE OUT AUDIO R/L/VIDEO (salida
de línea de audio d/i/video) jacks (9)
C LINE IN 1 AUDIO R/L/VIDEO (entrada
de línea 1 de audio d/i/video) jacks (49)
D RF IN (FROM ANT.) (entrada de
radiofrecuencia desde antena) connector
(11) (13) (15)
(11) (13) (15)
E RF OUT (TO TV) (salida de
radiofrecuencia a televisor) connector
(11) (13) (15)
(11) (13) (15)
F IN AUDIO/VIDEO (entrada de audio/
video) (LINE IN 1 (entrada de línea 1))
jacks (49)
jacks (49)
G OUT AUDIO/VIDEO (salida de audio/
video) (LINE OUT (salida de línea))
jacks (9)
jacks (9)
SLV-LX700S/SLV-LX600S
SLV-LX500
1-14E
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Remote commander
A •TV / VIDEO (televisor/video) switch (5)
B Z EJECT (expulsión) button (24)
C TRINITRON TV SYNCHRO PLAY
C TRINITRON TV SYNCHRO PLAY
(reproducción sincronizada de TV
Trinitron) button (25)
Trinitron) button (25)
D COUNTER/REMAIN (contador/resto)
button (27)
E DISPLAY (indicación) button (27)
F SP/EP (Reproducción estándar/
Reproducción extendida) button (27)
G INPUT SELECT (selección de entrada)
button (28) (49)
H z REC (grabación) button (27) (39)
I TIMER (temporizador) button (33)
I TIMER (temporizador) button (33)
J y SLOW (cámara lenta) button (37)
K MENU (menú) button (18) (33) (40) (46)
K MENU (menú) button (18) (33) (40) (46)
L X PAUSE (pausa)/M button (18) (24)
x STOP (parada)/m button (18) (24)
m REW (rebobinado)/ < button (24)
(37)
(37)
M FF (avance rápido)/ , button (24)
(37)
(37)
H PLAY (reproducción)/OK
(aceptación) button* (18) (24)
(aceptación) button* (18) (24)
* The
H PLAY (reproducción) button has a
tactile dot.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
0
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M ?/1 (alimentación) switch (6) (34)
N TV/VIDEO (televisor/video) button (6)
(28)
O AUDIO MONITOR (monitor de audio)
button*
1, 2
(42)
P CLEAR (cancelación) button (25) (41)
Q Number buttons*
1
(28)
R ENTER (introducción) button (28)
S CH (canal) +/– buttons*
1
(6) (27)
T VOL (volumen) +/– buttons (6)
U SEARCH (búsqueda) button (43)
U SEARCH (búsqueda) button (43)
V REPLAY (repetición) button (24)
W ×2 button (37)
W ×2 button (37)
X COMMERCIAL SKIP (omisión de
anuncios) button (24)
*
1
The AUDIO MONITOR (monitor de audio),
number 5 and CH (canal) + buttons have a
tactile dot.
number 5 and CH (canal) + buttons have a
tactile dot.
*
2
not available on SLV-LX500
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
0
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Index
Index
A
Adjusting
picture
45
tracking
45
Advanced option
46
Antenna hookup
11
Audio track
42
Audio/video (A/V) hookup
9
Auto Tape Speed
35
C
Cable hookup
8
Child Lock
36
Cleaning the video heads
51
Clock setting
16
Commercial Skip
24
Connecting
Cable TV
15
external antenna connector
50
UHF/VHF band mixer
UHF/VHF band mixer
50
Counter
25
D
Demonstration Mode
32
Dial Timer
29
Disabling channels
21
Dubbing.
see Editing
E
Editing
48
EP mode
27
H
Hi-fi audio track
42
L
Language selecting
18
Locking the VCR
36
LP mode
28
M
Monaural
42
Monitoring audio during
playback
playback
42
N
Normal audio track
42
P
Picture adjustment
45
Playback
23
at various speeds
37
frame by frame
37
selecting the sound
42
skip
24
slow motion
37
Presetting channels
19
R
Recording
26
bilingual programs
42
SAP broadcasts
42
saving
28
stereo broadcasts
42
timer setting
33
using Dial Timer
29
while watching another
program
program
28
RF channel
47
S
Safety tab
28
SAP (Second Audio Program)
42
Searching
Searching
at various speeds
37
for a blank portion
44
for the counter 0 point
44
Scan and Play
43
SP mode
27
Stereo
42
T
Timer setting
33
canceling
40
changing
40
checking
40
daily/weekly recording
34
Tracking adjustment.
see
Adjusting
Trinitron TV Synchro Play
Trinitron TV Synchro Play
25
Tuner presetting
19
Sony Corporation
Printed in China
AC68-01957A
Quick reference to using the VCR
Hookup 1
To play a tape
1 Set the TV to channel 3 or 4
(or to video input, if you
made A/V connections).
made A/V connections).
2 Insert a tape and press
H PLAY (reproducción). If
there is no picture on your
TV, press the VCR’s TV/
VIDEO button until the
VIDEO indicator appears in
the display window.
TV, press the VCR’s TV/
VIDEO button until the
VIDEO indicator appears in
the display window.
To record a program
1 Press TIMER
(temporizador).
2 Set the channel, time, date,
and tape speed.
3 Press TIMER
(temporizador).
4 Insert a tape.
5 Press
5 Press
?/1 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 turns off.
button until the VIDEO
indicator in the display
window turns off.
2 Set the TV to the channel you
want to watch.
Hookup 2
To play a tape
1 If you made A/V
connections, set the TV to
video input. If you did not
use A/V hookup:
video input. If you did not
use A/V hookup:
• Turn on the cable box.
• Set the cable box to channel
• Set the cable box to channel
3 or 4.
• Set the TV to the output
channel of the cable box
(usually 2, 3, or 4).
(usually 2, 3, or 4).
2 Insert a tape and press
H PLAY (reproducción).
To record a program
1 Press TIMER
(temporizador).
2 Set the channel, time, date,
and tape speed.
3 Press TIMER
(temporizador).
4 Insert a tape.
5 Press
5 Press
?/1 to turn off the
VCR.
To watch TV
1 Turn off your VCR, or press
the VCR’s TV/VIDEO
button until the VIDEO
indicator in the display
window turns off.
button until the VIDEO
indicator in the display
window turns off.
2 Select the channel with your
cable box (if you have one)
or with your TV.
or with your TV.
Hookup 3
To play a tape
1 Set the TV to channel 3 or 4
(or to video input, if you
made A/V connections).
made A/V connections).
2 Insert a tape and press
H PLAY (reproducción).
To record a program
1 Turn on the cable box.
2 Set the cable box to the
2 Set the cable box to the
channel you want to record.
3 Press TIMER
(temporizador).
4 Set the channel, time, date,
and tape speed.
5 Press TIMER
(temporizador).
6 Insert a tape.
7 Press
7 Press
?/1 to turn off the
VCR.
Leave the cable box on.
Leave the cable box on.
To watch TV
1 Turn off your VCR, or press
the VCR’s TV/ VIDEO
button until the VIDEO
indicator in the display
window turns off.
button until the VIDEO
indicator in the display
window turns off.
2 Turn on your cable box.
3 Set the TV to the cable box
3 Set the TV to the cable box
output channel (usually 2, 3,
or 4).
or 4).
4 Set the cable box to the
channel you want to watch.
2-1
SLV-LX500/LX600S/LX700S
2. DISASSEMBLY
2-1 CABINET TOP
2-2 ASS’Y-PANEL FRONT
Fig. 2-1 Cabinet Top
Fig. 2-2 Ass’y-Panel Front
Cabinet top
1
Two screws
2
Lift up the cabinet top in the direction of arrow by releasing the hook.
1
Release four hooks
2
Release three hooks
– TOP VIEW –
ASS'Y-PANEL FRONT
– BOTTOM VIEW –
2-2
Disconnect the CN701 from the ass'y PCB-main and then lift the ass'y PCB-jack up.
CN701
CN702
2-3 ASS’Y JACK-PCB
Fig. 2-3 Ass’y Jack-PCB
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