Sony SLV-N700 manual

3-081-017- 11 (2) U S Video Cassette Recor der Oper ating In structions For cus tomer s in the USA Many solut ions t o common probl ems and se rvice informa tion c an be found a t www .sony .com/vcr help or contact Sony VCR service at 1 (800) VHS- SONY . T o regi ster yo ur pur chase of this pr oduct, vi sit: www .sony .com/pr oductre gistration Fo[...]

2 W A RNING W ARNING T o pre vent fire or s hoc k hazard , do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous vo ltage” within the product’ s enclosure that may be of suff icient magnitude to constitute a risk of electr ic shock to pe rs on s. This symbol is intended[...]

3 Impor tant Saf eguards Important Safeguar ds For your protec tion, please read these safety instructions completely before operating the appliance, and k eep th is manua l fo r future r efer ence. Carefully observe all warnings, precautions and instructions on the appliance, or the one described in the operating instructions and adhere to them. U[...]

4 Impor tant Safeguards Antennas Service • Ne ver place the set in a confined space, such as a bookcase, or built-in cabinet, unless prope r ventilati on is provid ed. • Do not place the set near or ov er a radiator or heat reg i s ter , or where it is exposed to direct sunlight. Outdoor ante nna gro unding If an outdoor antenna or cable sys te[...]

5 T able of contents Getting Started T able of co ntents Getting Started 6 Step 1 : Unpacking 7 Step 2 : Setting up the remote commander 10 Step 3 : Hookups 17 Step 4 : Selecting a language 18 Step 5 : Setting the cloc k 23 Step 6 : Presetting channels 27 Step 7 : Setting up the VCR Plus+® system (SL V -N700 only) Basic Operations 30 Playing a tap[...]

6 Unpacking Getting Started Step 1 : Unpac king Check that you have recei ved the following items with the VCR: • Remote com mander • Size AA (R6) batteri es • 75-ohm coaxial c able wi th F-type connecto rs Check y our mo del na me The instruct io ns in this manu al are for the 2 models: SL V -N700 and SL V -N500. Check your mod el name by lo[...]

Getting Started 7 Setting up the remot e commander Step 2 : Setting up the remote commander Notes • W i th normal use, the ba t te ries shoul d last about three to six mo nt hs. • If you do not use the remot e comman der for an extende d period of time, remove the batte ries to avoid possible dam age from ba ttery leak age. • Do not use a new[...]

8 Setting up the remot e commander Contr olling oth er TVs with the remot e commander The re mote comma nder is p re program ed to cont r ol non-S ony TVs. If you r TV is listed in t he following table, set the ap propriate man ufacturer’ s co de number . Now you can use the ? / 1 , V OL +/ –, CH +/–, a nd TV/ VIDEO buttons t o con trol y our[...]

Getting Started 9 Setting up the remot e commander Notes • If you ente r a new code number, the code nu m ber previously en tered w il l be era s ed . • If the TV use s a differ en t remo te con tro l s y s t em fro m the on e pro g ra med to work w ith th e VCR, you c annot con tro l your TV wi th the rem o t e c om m ander. • When you re pl[...]

10 Hookups Step 3 : Hookups Selecting the best hookup option Ther e ar e many ways in whi c h your VCR ca n be hoo ke d up . T o hook up yo ur VCR so that it works best for you, first scan thro ugh the table below . Then use the accom panyi ng diagr ams and proced ures on the f ol l owing pages to set up your VCR. If your TV has audi o/video inputs[...]

Getting Started 11 Hookups A udio/video (A/V) hookup If you r TV h as au dio/v ide o ( A /V) in pu t ja c ks, you wi ll get a bette r p ic t ure a n d s o un d if you ho ok up your VCR using t hese connec tions. For a true “hom e th eater” experie nce, yo u sh ould con nect th e audio ou tputs of y our VCR or T V to your s tereo system. If your[...]

12 Hookups Hookup 1 (Plug and Play) Antenna hookup Make th e following co nnections if yo u are usi ng an an tenna ( if you do not h ave cable TV). A Use this hookup if you are using : • VHF/UHF an t enna (you ge t channel s 2–13 and channels 1 4 and high er ) • UHF-on l y antenna (you get cha nnels 14 an d higher) • Separat e VHF an d UHF [...]

Getting Started 13 Hookups Hookup 1 : VCR setup Notes • If you con nect the A C po wer cor d be fore th e an tenna conne ctio ns are c ompl eted, the c hanne ls may b e incorrec tly set. If this happens, se e “Ste p 6 : Presett ing channe ls” on p age 23. • Do not press any buttons on the VCR or remote com m ander duri ng A ut o pre set. ?[...]

14 Hookups Hookup 2 (Plug and Play) Y ou have no cable bo x, or a cable bo x with only a f ew scrambled c hannels Recommende d use Use thi s hook up if you do not hav e a cable box . Als o use this hoo kup if your c able system scrambl es only a few channels. What y ou ca n do with this hookup • Record any u nscrambled channe l by selecting the c[...]

Getting Started 15 Hookups Hookup 2 : VCR setup Notes • If you con nect the A C po wer cor d be fore th e an tenna conne ctio ns are c ompl eted, the c hanne ls may b e incorrec tly set. If this happens, se e “Ste p 6 : Presett ing channe ls” on p age 23. • Do not press any buttons on the VCR or remote com m ander duri ng A ut o pre set. ?[...]

16 Hookups Hookup 3 Connecting a cable bo x with many scrambl ed ch annels Recommende d use Use this ho okup if your cab le system scra mbles all or m ost channels. What y ou ca n do with this hookup • Record any ch annel by selectin g the channel on the cabl e box What y ou ca nnot do • Record wi th the cabl e box turn ed off • Record o ne c[...]

Getting Started 17 Selecting a language Step 4 : Selecting a lang uage Y o u can c hange the on-screen display langua ge. Bef ore y ou start… • T urn on t he VC R and t h e TV . • Set the “VCR Outp ut CH” to “3CH” or “4CH” in AD V ANCED OPTIONS men u (page 52). If both are use d, set the “VCR Output CH” to eit her ch annel. If[...]

18 Setting the cloc k Step 5 : Setti ng the c loc k Using the A uto Cloc k Set featu re Some TV an d cab le channe ls transmit time signals with thei r broadcasts. Y our VCR can pick up this time signal to automa tical ly set the cl ock. The Auto Clock Set feat u re works only if a channel i n yo ur area is broadc asting a time signal. If broadc as[...]

Getting Started 19 Setting the clock 3 Press M / m to select A UTO, then p ress OK. 4 Press M / m to select the ite m you want. T hen press < / , to make the se tting and press OK. • For “ C lock s et C H ” Lea ve th e setting to A U T O to ha ve the VCR automatical ly search for a chan nel that carries a time signal. Press < / , to sel[...]

20 Setting the cloc k Notes • The clock can not be set automat ic al ly if you do not rec eive a chan ne l th at carries a tim e signal in your a rea. If so, set the cl ock manu ally (p age 21) . • If there are on ly a few channels in your area that ca rry time signa ls, set ting the cloc k autom atically may take up to a bout 20 m inutes. I f [...]

Getting Started 21 Setting the clock Using Manual Cloc k Set Bef ore y ou start… • T urn on t he VC R and t h e TV . • Set the “VCR Outp ut CH” to “3CH” or “4CH” in AD V ANCED OPTIONS men u (page 52). If both are use d, set the “VCR Output CH” to eit her ch annel. If your TV is connected to the VCR usin g A/V connectio ns, set[...]

22 Setting the cloc k 4 Press M / m to set the month. 5 Press , to fla sh the day an d press M / m to set the da y . 6 Set th e year , hour , and mi nutes in the sam e way as the day . The day of the week is set automatically . 7 Press OK or MENU to start the clock. OK PLAY Select : End : CLOCK SET OK Bb Set : Vv DATE 90 12 0 0 0 0 3 MON : 12 A M /[...]

Getting Started 23 Presetting channels Step 6 : Presetting c hannels This VCR is capable of recei ving VHF channel s 2 to 13, UHF channels 14 to 69 and unsc rambled C A TV c hannels 1 to 12 5. First , we recommen d that you preset t he receiv able channels in your are a using au tomatic presettin g method s. Then , if th ere are a ny unwanted chann[...]

24 Presetting channels 3 Press M / m to mo ve the cursor ( B ) to “ Ant/Cable. ” 4 • T o prese t cable TV chan nels: Press < / , to se lect CABLE. • T o prese t VHF and UHF chann el s: Press < / , to select ANTENN A. 5 Press M / m to mo ve the cursor ( B ) to “ Auto pre set , ” then pr ess OK . All receiv able channe ls are preset[...]

Getting Started 25 Presetting channels Presetting/ disablin g channe ls manua lly Bef ore y ou start… • T urn on th e VCR and t he TV . When usi ng a cable bo x, turn it on. • Set the “VCR Outp ut CH” to “3CH” or “4CH” in AD V ANCED OPTIONS men u (page 52). If both are use d, set the “VCR Output CH” to eit her ch annel. If you[...]

26 Presetting channels 3 Press M / m to mo ve the cursor ( B ) to “Channel add/erase, ” t hen press OK. 4 • T o prese t a channel: 1 Press the nu mber b uttons to e nter the channel number, then pres s ENT E R. 2 Press , , the n press OK or MENU. • T o disable a ch a nn e l: 1 Press CH +/– t o sel ec t the channe l number . 2 Press < ,[...]

Getting Started 27 Setting up the VCR Plus+® system (SL V -N700 only) Step 7 : Setting up th e VCR Plus+ ® system (SL V -N700 only) How the VCR Plus + system wo rks Whenever you wan t to record a T V progr am, all you n eed to d o is look up the “PlusCode” number, a number assigned to each program publ ishe d in th e TV secti o n of most ne w[...]

28 Setting up the VCR Plus+® system (SL V -N700 only) 1 Press MENU. 2 Press M / m to mo ve the cursor ( B ) to “T uner pre set , ” then pr ess OK . 123 456 789 0 MENU M / m / < / , OK MENU Select : Set : MAIN MENU OK Vv Clock set Timer set / check Tuner preset Advanced options Language / Idioma / Langue : MENU Quit OK PLAY TUNER PRESET Auto[...]

Getting Started 29 Setting up the VCR Plus+® system (SL V -N700 only) 3 Press M / m to mov e the cursor ( B ) to “Guide channel set up, ” then press OK . 4 The up per row shows VCR P lus+ g uide cha nnels and the lower row shows TV channel s or cable bo x out put ch annels. Press < / , to sel ect the chan nel nu mber th at do es no t matc h[...]

30 Play ing a tape Basi c Oper atio ns Playing a tape 1 T urn on yo ur TV a nd se t it to the vid eo ch annel . 2 Insert a tape. The VCR turns on and start s playing automatic ally if you in sert a tap e with its safety tab remo ved. 123 456 789 0 Z EJEC T DIS PLA Y CLEA R H PLA Y COMMERCIAL SKIP X PA U S E M FF x ST OP m REW REPLA Y ? / 1[...]

31 Play ing a tape Basic Oper ations Additional ta sks T o play a recentl y wa tched sc ene Y o u can immed ia tely rewind and playb ack the scene you want to watch again. Durin g play back, pres s REPLA Y. The VCR re winds th e tap e abo ut ten seco nds on the count er for eac h press of the button, and res tarts playback . T o skip playba c k Y o[...]

32 Play ing a tape T o use the time counter Press CLEAR at the poin t on the ta pe that you w ant to fi nd later . The counte r in the display win dow resets to “00 : 00” or “0:00. ” T o search for the cou nter 0:00:00 poi n t automati cally , see “T o search for th e counter 0 :00:00 point” on page 50. T o display the counter o n the T[...]

33 Recording TV programs Basic Oper ations Recor ding TV pr ograms 1 T urn on your TV and set it to the vid eo cha nnel. T o reco rd from a cable bo x, turn it on. 2 Insert a tape with its sa fety tab in pla ce. 123 456 789 0 CH +/– z REC SP/E P x ST OP COUNTER/ REMAIN DISPLA Y TV/VIDEO ENTE R INPUT SELECT continued[...]

34 Recording TV programs T o stop recor ding Press x STOP . T o chec k the re maining tape length Press DISPLA Y. W ith the display on, press COUNT ER/REMAIN to c heck the remaining time . Each time you pre ss COUNTER/REMAIN, the ti me counter and the remaining t ape le ngth app ear a lternately . The white ba r indicate s the c urrent l ocatio n i[...]

35 Recording TV programs Basic Oper ations T o watch another TV pr ogram while recor ding T o save a reco rding T o prev ent accident al erasure, brea k of f the safety tab as il lustrated. T o record o n the t ape again, cover the tab hole with a dhesi ve tap e. Tips • T o select a cha nnel, you can us e th e number buttons on the rem ot e comma[...]

36 Recording TV programs using the VCR Plus+® system (SL V - N700 only) Recor ding TV p r ograms usi ng t he VCR Plus + ® system (SL V -N700 only) Just enter th e PlusCode number listed in the TV prog ram gui de . The da te, ti m e an d channel numbe r of th at program are se t automa tically . Y ou can preset up to eight programs together with m[...]

37 Recording TV programs using the VCR Plus+® system ( SL V -N700 only) Basic Oper ations 2 Press M / m to mov e the cursor ( B ) t o “E nter cod e. ” 3 Press the number b uttons to enter th e PlusCode numbe r . If you m ake a mistake, press < an d re-en t er the correct nu mbe r . 4 Press M / m to mov e the cursor ( B ) to “Mode. ” 5 P[...]

38 Recording TV programs using the VCR Plus+® system (SL V - N700 only) T o stop recor ding T o stop the VCR while rec ording, pre ss x STOP. T o use the A uto T ape Speed function When you are reco rding a pro gram i n t he SP mode and the remai ning tap e bec omes shorter tha n the record ing time, the tape spe ed is autom atically changed to t [...]

39 Setting the timer m anually Basic Oper ations Setting the timer manually If the VCR Plus+ system is not a v ailable in your area, fo llow the inst ructions belo w to set the timer t o record program s. Y ou can preset up to eig ht program s togethe r with the VCR plus+ syst em at one time. Bef ore y ou start… • Check that the VCR clock is se[...]

40 Setting the timer manually T o stop recor ding T o stop the VCR while rec ording, pre ss x STOP. 2 Press M / m to mo ve the cursor ( B ) to “ Ti m e r set/check, ” then press OK. 3 If necessary , press M / m to mov e the cursor ( B ) to th e ro w that is to be set. 4 Set the channel number , start and sto p time, date, an d t ape speed: 1 Pr[...]

41 Setting the timer m anually Basic Oper ations Daily /week ly recor ding In s t ep 4 a b ove , p re ss m to select the reco rding pattern . Each time you pr ess m , t he indicat ion change s as shown below . Pres s M to change th e indica tion in rev erse orde r . MO~F R t SUN’S t MON’S t .... . t SA T’S t 1 month later t (dat es count down[...]

42 Locking the VCR (Child Lock) Locking the VCR (Child Lock) To l o c k t h e V C R When the VCR is turned on, h old do wn ? / 1 PO WER on the VC R until “LOC” appear s in the display window . The VCR turns o ff and the TIMER in dicator remains lit if ther e is a timer settin g. The VCR will not work e xcept for timer recordi ngs. T o unlock th[...]

43 Pla ying/searching at various speeds Additiona l Operations Additio nal Ope ratio ns Pla ying/sear ching at v arious speed s T o resume normal pla yback Press H PLA Y. Pla ybac k opti ons Operatio n V iew the pi ct ure during fast - forward or rewind During fast-forw ar d, hold down M FF . D uri ng re wind, hol d do wn m REW. Play at high spe ed[...]

44 Play ing/searching at various speeds Tips • Adjust the picture u sing the T RAC KING +/– buttons if: – Strea ks ap pear while playi ng in slo w motion. – The pict ure shakes during pau se. • The VCR turn s on and start s play back au toma ti cally b y pr essi ng H PLA Y on the VCR with the VCR po wer turned of f. Notes • The sound is[...]

45 Quick Timer R ecordi ng Additiona l Operations Quick Timer Recording T o extend the du ration Press z REC repeatedly to set a ne w durati on time. T o cancel the duration Press z REC repeatedly until the TIMER indicator disa ppea rs and the VCR returns to normal rec ording mode. T o sto p while reco rding Press x STOP. Note • Y ou cannot disp [...]

46 Checking/changing/canceling timer settings Checking/cha ng in g/ c an c el in g timer settings Bef ore y ou start… • T urn on the T V and se t it to the vi d eo channel . 1 Press ? / 1 to turn on th e VCR. 2 Press MENU. 123 456 789 0 ? / 1 CLEA R MENU M / m / < / , OK[...]

47 Checking/changing/canceling timer settings Additiona l Operations When the time r settings o verlap The program th at starts first ha s priority and the second program starts recording only after the f irst program has f inished. If the program s start at the same time , the program li sted f irst in the m enu has p riority . 3 Press M / m to mo[...]

48 Recording stereo and bilingual progr am s Recording s tereo and bi lingua l programs Recordi ng stereo pr ograms When you receive a program broadc ast in stereo, press A UDIO MONITOR to display STEREO on the TV screen. Y ou can also select LEFT , RIGHT , or MONO. If there is noise in the stereo prog ram, select MONO. The sound will be record ed [...]

49 Searching using various functions Additiona l Operations Sear chin g using v arious fun c t ions T o searc h using the index function (Scan and Pla y) The VCR automa t ic ally marks the tape with an index signal at the point where each recording b egins. Use these signals as referenc es to find a specific recording. The VCR autom atically marks [...]

50 Searching using various functions T o sear ch f or the counter 0: 00:00 point T o mark a point on the tape tha t you w ant to f ind later , reset the tape counter to “0:00: 00. ” The VCR autom atically f ast-forward s or re winds to the 0:00: 00 point o n the tape count er . T o searc h for a blank portion of the tape The VCR automatica lly [...]

51 Adjusting the picture (trac king) Additiona l Operations Adju s tin g th e pi cture (tra cking) Although the VCR automa tical ly adju st s the trackin g when pla ying a tap e, dis torti on may occ ur if th e recording is in poor c ondition. In this c ase, manually adjust the tra cking. Press TRACKING +/– on th e VCR to di spl ay the trac king [...]

52 Changing menu options Changing men u options Men u choice s Initial settin gs are i ndicated in b old print. 1 Press MENU. 2 Press M / m to move the cursor ( B ) to “Adv ance d options, ” then press OK. 3 Press M / m to move the cursor ( B ) to the op t ion to change. 4 Press < / , to change the setting . 5 Press MENU to exit the menu . M[...]

53 Changing menu options Additiona l Operations Setting the RF Output channe l When connectin g the VCR to the TV using only the ante nn a cable , you mu st set the “VCR Output CH” in the AD V ANCED OPTIONS m enu so that the TV can rece iv e the correc t signal from the VCR. 1 Set the “VCR Output CH” to “3CH” or “4CH” (see pag e 52 [...]

54 Editing with another VCR Editin g with a nothe r VCR How to connect to r ecor d on this VCR Notes • Make sure you conn ect the plugs t o ja ck s of the same color . • If the other VCR is a monaura l t ype and connec ted to th is V CR ’ s LI N E- 2 IN jack s, co nnect the audi o pl ug t o the A UDIO L (whi te ) ja ck . The sound is re corde[...]

55 Editing with another VCR Additiona l Operations Operation (when recor ding on this VCR) T o stop editing Press the x STOP b utto ns on both VC Rs. Tip • T o cut out unwant e d scenes wh il e ed iting, press X P A USE on this VCR when an unwanted scene begi ns. Whe n it ends, pre ss X P A USE again to resum e re co rding. Before y ou start edit[...]

56 Antenna information Additional Inf ormation Antenna inf ormation Attachi ng the e xternal antenna connect or Attachi ng a UHF/VHF band mixer When usi n g a 300-oh m t win lead cabl e for a VHF/UHF antenn a, use an antenn a connector (not sup pl i ed) to connect th e an tenna to the VCR. 1 Loosen th e screws on the ant en na connector. 2 W ind th[...]

57 T roubleshooting Additiona l Inf ormation T r oubl eshooting If you ha v e an y que stions or p roblems not c o vere d belo w , plea se con sult your neare st Son y dealer . Symptom Remedy Pow e r The ? / 1 switch does not functi on. • Conne ct the AC po wer cord sec ure ly . • Make sure the VC R is not locked . T o un loc k, hol d down ? / [...]

58 T roubleshooting Timer recordi ng The tim er do es no t operate. • C he ck that the c loc k i s set. • Make sur e a t ape has b ee n in serted . • Chec k that the safe ty tab has not been re mov ed. • Make sure the ta pe is not at its end. • Make sure a progra m has been set fo r time r re cording. • Mak e su re your time r settings [...]

59 Specifications Additiona l Inf ormation Specification s 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 standards T ape speed SP: 33. 35 mm/s (1 inches/s) EP: 11.12 mm/s ( inches/s) LP: 16.67 mm/s ( inches/s), playback only Maximu[...]

60 Inde x to par ts and c ontrols Inde x to par ts and con tr ols Refer to th e pages ind icated in p arentheses ( ) for deta ils. Front panel A ? / 1 PO WER switch (38) (40) B Remote sensor (7) C T ap e compartment D A EJECT butt on (31) E m REW (re wind) b utton (31) (43) F H PLA Y butto n* (3 1) G M FF (fast-f orward) b utton (31) (43) H z REC ([...]

61 Index t o par ts and controls Additiona l Inf ormation Displa y window A T ape in dicat o r (34) B TIMER indicator (3 8) (40) C Hi-Fi indicator (48 ) D T ime counte r/clo ck/lin e /c hann el indicator (32) (34) (55) E VCR indic ator (35) contin ued[...]

62 Inde x to par ts and c ontrols Rear panel A A C po wer cord (10) (13) (15) B LINE OUT A UDIO R/A UD IO L/VIDEO jacks (11) C LINE IN 1 A UDIO R/A UDIO L/VIDE O jacks (54) D RF IN (FR OM ANT .) connector (12) (14) (16) E RF OUT (TO T V) connector (12) (14) (16) SL V -N700 SL V -N500[...]

63 Index t o par ts and controls Additiona l Inf ormation Remote commander A •TV / VIDEO switch (7) B Z EJECT b utton (31) C TV/VIDEO button (8) (35) D CLEA R b utt on (32) ( 47 ) E DISPLA Y b utt on (34) F SP ( Standar d Pl ay)/EP (Exte nded Pl ay) but ton (34) G INPUT SELECT b utton (35) (5 5) H z REC ( re cord) butt on ( 34) (45 ) I y SLO W bu[...]

64 Inde x to par ts and c ontrols L ? / 1 (po wer) switch (8) (38) (4 0) M COUNTER/REMAIN b utton (34) N A UDI O MO N IT OR but ton* 1 (4 8) O VCR Plus+ but ton* 2 (36) P Number b uttons* 1 (3 5) (37) Q ENTER butt on (35) R CH (cha nnel) +/– b uttons* 1 (8) (34) S V OL (volum e) +/– buttons (8) T SEARCH bu tton (49) U REPL A Y butt on ( 31) V ?[...]

65 Index Inde x A Adju stin g pict ure 51 tracki ng 51 Advanced option 52 Antenna hoo kup 12 Audio t rack 48 Audio/v ideo (A/V) hoo kup 11 Auto Clock Se t 18 Auto T ape Spe ed 38 C Cable h ookup 10 Channe l line -up chart 27 Child Lock 42 Clea ni ng the vide o he ads 57 Clo ck sett ing 18 Commer cia l Skip 31 Conn ecting Cabl e TV 16 extern al an t[...]

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Sony Corporation Printed in China A C68-01954A Quic k reference to using the VCR Hookup 1 To p l a y a t a p e 1 Set the TV to ch annel 3 or 4 (or to video inp ut, if you made A/V co nnections). 2 Insert a tape and press H PLA Y. If ther e is no picture o n your TV , p ress the VCR’ s TV/VIDEO b u tton unti l the VC R indic ator appear s i n the [...]