3-800-552-13 (1)
Video Cassette
Recorder
Operating Instructions
Owner’s record
The model number is located at the rear of the unit and the serial number on the top. 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. _________________________
SLV-760HF
SLV-760HF MJ
SLV-760HF PX
SLV-761HF
©1995 by Sony Corporation
WARNING
To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture.
This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the
product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.
This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance
(servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.
CAUTION (SLV-760HF/761HF)
To prevent electric shock, do not use this polarized AC plug with an extension cord, receptacle or other outlet unless the blades can be fully inserted to prevent blade exposure.
Precautions
Safety
•For SLV-760HF/761HF, operate the unit only on 120 V AC, 60 Hz.
For SLV-760HF MJ/760HF PX, operate the unit on 110 to 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz.
•If anything falls into the cabinet, unplug the unit and have it checked by qualified personnel before operating it any further.
•(SLV-760HF/761HF) One blade of the plug is wider than the other for the purpose of safety and will fit into the power outlet only one way. If you are unable to insert the plug fully into the outlet, contact your Sony dealer.
•(SLV-760HF/761HF) Unplug the unit from the wall outlet if you do not intend to use it for an extended period of time. To disconnect the cord, pull it out by the plug, never by the cord.
Installing
•Allow adequate air circulation to prevent internal heat buildup.
2 Introduction
•Do not place the unit on surfaces (rugs, blankets, etc.) or near materials (curtains, draperies) that may block the ventilation slots.
•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.
•Do not install the unit in an inclined position. 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. When you first install the unit, or when you move it from a cold to a warm location, wait for about one hour before operating the unit.
Information
For customers in the USA (SLV-760HF/ 760HF MJ/760HF PX/761HF)
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference 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.
You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment.
Caution
Television programs, films, video tapes and other materials may be copyrighted. Unauthorized recording of such material may be contrary to the provisions of the copyright laws. Also, use of this recorder with cable television transmission may require authorization from the cable television transmission and/or program owner.
Table of contents
Getting Started
4Step 1: Unpacking
5 Step 2: Setting up the remote commander
7Step 3: Hookups
23 Step 4: Setting the clock
29 Presetting channels
33 Setting up VCR Plus+
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Playing a tape |
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General setup information |
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Recording TV programs |
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Troubleshooting |
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Recording TV programs using |
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Specifications |
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VCR Plus+ |
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Index to parts and controls |
Setting the timer manually |
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Quick reference to using the VCR |
46Playing/searching at various speeds
48Recording TV programs using the quick timer
49Checking/changing/cancelling timer settings
50Recording stereo and bilingual programs
52Adjusting the picture
53Changing menu options
54Hooking up to a VCR or stereo system
*VCR Plus+ and PlusCode are trademarks of Gemstar Development Corporation. VCR Plus+ system is manufactured under license from Gemstar Development Corporation.
Introduction 3
Getting Started
Step 1
Unpacking
Check that you have received the following items with the VCR:
• Remote commander |
• AC power cord |
(SLV-760HF/761HF)
• Size AA (R6) batteries
(SLV-760HF MJ/760HF PX)
•Audio/video cable (3-phono to 3-phono)
•Plug adaptor (SLV-760HF MJ/ 760HF PX)
•75-ohm coaxial cable with F-type connectors
If the plug supplied with your VCR does not fit your power outlet, attach the supplied adaptor to the plug.
4 Getting Started
Step 2
Setting up the remote commander
Inserting the batteries
Insert two size AA (R6) batteries by matching the + and – on the batteries to the diagram inside the battery compartment.
Using the remote commander Remote sensor
You can use this remote 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.
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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.
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Step 2: Setting up the remote commander (continued)
Controlling other TVs with the remote commander
The remote commander is preprogrammed to control non-Sony TVs. If your TV is listed in the table below, set the appropriate manufacturer’s code number.
1Set TV / VTR at the top of the remote commander to TV .
2Hold down POWER, and enter your TV’s code number(s) using the number buttons. Then release POWER.
Now you can use the POWER, VOL +/–, CH +/– and TV/VTR buttons to control your TV. You can also use the buttons marked with a dot (•) to control a Sony TV. To control the VCR, reset TV / VTR to VTR .
Code numbers of controllable TVs
If more than one code number is listed, try entering them one at a time until you find the one that works with your TV.
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AOC |
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Marantz |
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Philips |
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Teknika |
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General Electric |
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Pioneer |
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Toshiba |
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Hitachi |
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Quasar |
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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.
6 Getting Started
Step 3
Hookups
Selecting the best hookup option
There are many ways in which your VCR can be hooked up. To hook up your VCR so that it works best for you, first scan through the table below. Then use the accompanying diagrams and procedures on the following pages to set up your VCR.
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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-step instructions.
After you’ve completed the setup, you’re ready to use your VCR. Procedures differ depending on the hookup you used. For an overview, refer to “Quick reference to using the VCR” on the back cover.
Before you get started
•Turn off the power to all equipment.
•Do not connect the AC power cords until all of the connections are completed.
•Be sure you make connections firmly. Loose connections may cause picture distortion.
•If your TV doesn’t match any of the examples provided, see your nearest Sony dealer or qualified technician.
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Step 3: Hookups (continued)
Audio/video (A/V) hookup |
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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. In addition, for a true “home theater” experience, you should connect the audio outputs of your VCR or TV to your stereo system. If your TV doesn’t have A/V inputs, see the following pages for antenna or cable hookups.
If you’re not planning to use your VCR to record programs, you’re finished setting up the VCR after you’ve made the connections shown on pages 8 and 9.
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.
A Use this hookup if your TV has stereo jacks
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B Use this hookup if your TV doesn’t have stereo jacks
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Note
To play a tape in stereo, you must use the A/V connection.
8 Getting Started
A/V hookup: VCR setup
After you’ve connected your TV and completed antenna or cable hookup, use the following procedure to set up the VCR.
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For details, see page 53.
Caution
Connections between the VCR’s VHF/UHF connector and the antenna terminals of the TV receiver should be made only as shown in the following instructions. Failure to do so may result in operation that violates the regulations of the Federal Communications Commission 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
This reminder is provided to call the CATV system installer’s attention to Article 82040 of the NEC that provides guidelines for proper grounding and, in particular, specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building, as close to the point of cable entry as practical.
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Step 3: Hookups (continued)
Hookup 1
Antenna hookup
Pages 10 to 12
Make the following connections if you’re using an antenna (if you don’t have cable TV).
AUse this hookup if you’re using:
•VHF/UHF antenna (you get channels 2–13 and channels 14 and higher)
•UHF-only antenna (you get channels 14 and higher)
•Separate VHF and UHF antennas
VCR
VHF/UHF
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Match the type of connector on your TV: A, B, or C.
UHF
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UHF
BUse this hookup if you’re using a VHF-only antenna (you get channels 2–13 only)
VCR
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VHF/UHF Match the type of 
A connector on your
TV: A, B, or C.
VHF
B For connector types
UHF B and C, no UHF connection is
required.
VHF
C
UHF
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 VHF/UHF IN connector. If you have separate cables for VHF and UHF antennas, you should use a U/V band mixer (not supplied). For details, see page 57.
10 Getting Started
Hookup 1: VCR setup
1 Set the RF UNIT switch |
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2Set the clock. For details, see page 23.
1 Press MENU and select CLOCK SET.
2 Select AUTO, then press EXECUTE.
3 Set FULL AUTO to YES, then press EXECUTE.
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3Preset the channels into the VCR. For details, see page 29.
1 Press MENU and select TUNER PRESET.
2 Set ANTENNA/CABLE to ANT.
3 Select AUTO PRESET and press EXECUTE.
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Step 3: Hookups (continued)
Hookup 1: VCR Plus+ channel setup
1Find the VCR Plus+ Channel Listing in your program guide. For details, see page 33.
2If the channels in the program guide are different from the channels that you actually use on your TV, set the channels that are different as follows. For details, see page 34.
1Press MENU and select SET VCR Plus+ CHANNELS.
2Enter the program guide channel, then the channel you use on your TV.
3 Press EXECUTE.
MENU
TIMER SET / CHECK TUNER PRESET CLOCK SET
SET VCR Plus+ CHANNELS ADVANCED OPTIONS
SELECT |
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SET VCR Plus+ CHANNELS
GUIDE CH |
TV |
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Push [0–9] keys to set program GUIDE CH
Or, push [ EXECUTE ] to see VCR Plus+ CHANNEL LIST
Program guide channel
Your actual TV channel
Automatic clock setting
If you select AUTO in the CLOCK SET menu, then set FULL AUTO to YES, it automatically sets the clock the first time you turn off the VCR. After that, whenever you turn off the VCR, it checks the time and adjusts the clock, even for Daylight Saving Time. The VCR sets the clock by picking up a time signal provided by some TV channels.
If you want to use the timer to record right away, or if the channels in your area do not carry time signals, set the clock manually. For details, see pages 27 and 28.
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Hookup 2 |
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Cable box with many scrambled channels
Recommended use
Use this hookup if 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 off
•Record one channel while watching another channel
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Step 3: Hookups (continued)
Hookup 2: VCR setup
1Set 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.
RF UNIT
CH3
CH4
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For details, see page 56. If you made A/V connections (pages 8 and 9), you can skip this step.
Turn on your cable box.
Set the clock. For details, see page 23.
1 Press MENU and select CLOCK SET.
2 Select AUTO, then press EXECUTE.
3 Set FULL AUTO to YES, then press EXECUTE.
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4Preset the channels into the VCR. For details, see page 29.
1 Press MENU and select TUNER PRESET.
2 Set ANTENNA/CABLE to CABLE.
3 Select AUTO PRESET and press EXECUTE.
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Hookup 2: VCR Plus+ channel setup
1Find the VCR Plus+ Channel Listing in your program guide. For details, see page 33.
2Enter all the channels you want to record and the cable box output channel (usually 2, 3, or 4). For details, see page 34.
1Press MENU and select SET VCR Plus+ CHANNELS.
2Enter the program guide channel, then the cable box output channel.
3 Press EXECUTE.
MENU
TIMER SET / CHECK TUNER PRESET CLOCK SET
SET VCR Plus+ CHANNELS ADVANCED OPTIONS
SELECT |
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SET VCR Plus+ CHANNELS
GUIDE |
CH |
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Or, push [ EXECUTE ] to see VCR Plus+ CHANNEL LIST
Program guide channel
Cable box output channel
Automatic clock setting
To use the Auto Clock Set feature with this hookup, you need to manually select a channel that carries a time signal:
1Tune the cable box to a channel that carries a time signal.
2Select AUTO in the CLOCK SET menu to turn on the Auto Clock Set feature.
3Turn off the VCR. It automatically sets the clock and adjusts for Daylight Saving Time by picking up the time signal.
If you want to use the timer to record right away, or if the channels in your area do not carry time signals, set the clock manually. For details, see pages 27 and 28.
Note
To use the automatic clock setting feature, leave the cable box on.
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Step 3: Hookups (continued)
Hookup 3 |
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No cable box, or
cable box with only a few scrambled channels
Recommended use
Use this hookup if you do not have a cable box. Also use this hookup if 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
VCR
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Hookup 3: VCR setup
1 Set the RF UNIT switch |
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For details, see page 56. If you made A/V connections (pages 8 and 9), you can skip this step.
2Turn on your cable box.
3Set the clock. For details, see page 23.
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4Preset the channels into the VCR. For details, see page 29.
1 Press MENU and select TUNER PRESET.
2 Set ANTENNA/CABLE to CABLE.
3 Select AUTO PRESET and press EXECUTE.
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Step 3: Hookups (continued)
Hookup 3: VCR Plus+ channel setup
1Find the VCR Plus+ Channel Listing in your program guide. For details, see page 33.
2If the channels in the program guide are different from the channels that you actually use on your TV, set the channels that are different as follows. For details, see page 34.
1Press MENU and select SET VCR Plus+ CHANNELS.
2Enter the program guide channel, then the channel you use on your TV.
3 Press EXECUTE.
Automatic clock setting
MENU
TIMER SET / CHECK
TUNER PRESET
CLOCK SET
SET VCR Plus+ CHANNELS
ADVANCED OPTIONS
SELECT |
: [ ] |
SET |
: [ EXECUTE ] |
SET VCR Plus+ CHANNELS
GUIDE CH |
TV |
CH |
2 5 |
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1 5 |
Push [0–9] keys to set program GUIDE CH
Or, push [ EXECUTE ] to see
VCR Plus+ CHANNEL LIST
Program guide channel
Your actual TV channel
If you select AUTO in the CLOCK SET menu, then set FULL AUTO to YES, it automatically sets the clock the first time you turn off the VCR. After that, whenever you turn off the VCR, it checks the time and adjusts the clock, even for Daylight Saving Time. The VCR sets the clock by picking up a time signal provided by some TV channels.
If you want to use the timer to record right away, or if the channels in your area do not carry time signals, set the clock manually. For details, see pages 27 and 28.
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Hookup 4 |
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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 record both scrambled and unscrambled channels conveniently.
What you can do with this hookup
•Record any unscrambled channel 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)
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Step 3: Hookups (continued)
Hookup 4: VCR setup
1Set 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.
RF UNIT
CH3
CH4
2
3
For details, see page 56. If you made A/V connections (pages 8 and 9), you can skip this step.
Set the A/B switch to “A.”
Set the clock. For details, see page 23.
1 Press MENU and select CLOCK SET.
2 Select AUTO, then press EXECUTE.
3 Set FULL AUTO to YES, then press EXECUTE.
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4Preset the channels into the VCR. For details, see page 29.
1 Press MENU and select TUNER PRESET.
2 Set ANTENNA/CABLE to CABLE.
3 Select AUTO PRESET and press EXECUTE.
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ANTENNA / CABLE |
ANT • CABLE |
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AFT |
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OFF |
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5Preset the cable box output channel (usually 2, 3 or 4). For details, see page 31.
1 Press MENU and select TUNER PRESET.
2 Enter the cable box output channel.
3Set MANUAL SET to ADD and press EXECUTE.
Cable box output channel
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ERASE |
AFT |
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FINE TUNING |
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