Sony SLV-N650 manual

3-089-903- 11 (1) U S Video Cassette Recor der Oper ating In structions For cus tomer s in the USA Many sol utions t o common probl ems an d service inform atio n can be found a t www .sony .com/vcr help or contact Sony VCR service at 1 (800) VHS- SONY . T o regis ter yo ur purch ase of thi s prod uct, vi sit: www .sony .com/pr oductre gistration F[...]

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. T o pre vent fire or s hoc k hazard , do not place objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on the apparatu s. This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous vo ltage” within the product’ s enclosure t[...]

3 WA R N I N G Inf ormation For customers in t he USA CA UTION Y ou are cautioned that an y changes or modif ications not expressly ap proved in th is manu al cou ld void your authority to operate this equipment. NOT E: This equipment has been tested and fo und to comply with the limits f or a Class B digital device, pursua nt to Part 15 of the FCC[...]

4 Impor tant Safeguards Important Safeguar ds For your pro te cti o n, please re ad t he se sa fe ty instructions completely before o perating the appliance, and k eep this ma nual fo r futu re refe ren ce. Carefully observe all warnings, precautions and instructions on the appliance, or the one described in the operating instructions and adhere to[...]

5 Impor tant Saf eguards Antennas Service • Ne ver place the set in a confined space, s uch as a bookcase, or built-in cabinet, unless proper ventilation is provid ed. • Do not place the set near or ov er a radiator or heat re giste r , or where it is exposed to dire ct sunlight. Outdoor antenna gr oundin g If an outdoor antenna or cable system[...]

6 T able of contents T able o f contents Getting Started 7 Step 1 : Unpacking 8 Step 2 : Setting up the re mote commander 11 Step 3 : Hookups 18 Step 4 : Selecti ng a language 19 Step 5 : Setting the cloc k 24 Step 6 : Presetting channels Basic Operations 28 Playing a tape 31 Reco rd ing TV pr ograms 34 Setting the timer 37 Locking the VCR (Child L[...]

Getting Started 7 Unpacking Getting Started Step 1 : Unpac king Check tha t you hav e receiv ed the follo wing it ems with the VCR: Note • The supplied re mo te com m ander is for the exclus ive use of this VCR . • Remote co mmander • Size AA (R6) batteries • 75-ohm co axial cable wi th F-type conne ctors Check y our mo del na me The instru[...]

8 Setting up the remot e commander Step 2 : Setting up the remote co mmander Inserting the batteries Insert two size AA (R6) batteries by ma tc hin g the + and – on the batteries to th e di agram inside the battery c ompartmen t. Insert the neg ativ e (–) end f irst, then push in and do wn until the positi ve (+) end clic ks into position. Usin[...]

Getting Started 9 Setting up the remot e commander Notes • W i th normal use, the bat te ries shoul d la st abou t three to six mont 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 batt er y with an old on e. • Do not u[...]

10 Setting up the remot e commander Code n umber s of co ntrol lable TVs If more than one code nu m ber is listed , try ente rin g them on e at a tim e until you f ind the one that works with yo ur TV . Notes • If you enter a new co de n um be r , the code nu mber previousl y ent ered will be erased. • If the TV us es a d iffer en t remote cont[...]

Getting Started 11 Hookups Step 3 : Hookups Selecting t he best hookup option There ar e 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 tabl e belo w . The n use the accompa nying diagr a ms an d proced ur es o n the following p age s to set up yo ur VC R. If your TV has aud[...]

12 Hookups A udio/video (A/V) hookup If your TV has au dio/v ide o (A/V) inpu t j ack s, yo u will g et a be tte r p ic ture an d so un d if you ho ok up your VCR using th ese conn ections. For a true “home theater” experien ce, you shoul d connec t the aud io output s of your VCR or TV to your stereo system. If your T V does not hav e A/V inpu[...]

Getting Started 13 Hookups Hookup 1 (Plug and Play) Antenna hookup Make the fo llowing connecti ons if you are using an antenn a (if you do not have cable TV). A Use this h ookup if y ou are using: • VHF/UHF a nt enna (you ge t channel s 2– 13 and chan nels 14 and higher ) • UHF-on l y antenn a (you get cha nnels 14 an d higher) • Separate [...]

14 Hookups Hookup 1 : VCR setup Notes • If you conn ect the AC power cord be fore the a ntenna c onnecti ons are co mpleted , the chan nels may b e incorrec tly set. If this happens, see “Step 6 : Pr esetting cha nnels” on page 24. • Do not press any buttons on the VC R or remote com ma nd er during Aut o pre s et . • Au to preset starts [...]

Getting Started 15 Hookups Hookup 2 (Plug and Play) Y ou ha ve no cable bo x, or a cab le bo x with only a fe w scrambled c hannels Recommende d use Use th i s hookup i f you do not have a cable bo x. Also use t hi s hookup if your cab le system sc rambles only a few channels. What y ou can do with this hookup • Record any un scram bled channe l [...]

16 Hookups Hookup 2 : VCR setup Notes • If you conn ect the AC power cord be fore the a ntenna c onnecti ons are co mpleted , the chan nels may b e incorrec tly set. If this happens, see “Step 6 : Pr esetting cha nnels” on page 24. • Do not press any buttons on the VC R or remote com ma nd er during Aut o pre s et . • Au to preset starts [...]

Getting Started 17 Hookups Hookup 3 Connecting a cable bo x with many scrambl ed chan nels Recommende d use Use this hook up if yo ur cable system scramble s all or most channels. What y ou can do with this hookup • Recor d any ch annel by sele cting the channel on the cabl e box What you ca nn ot do • Record wi th the c abl e box turn ed off ?[...]

18 Selecting a language Step 4 : Selecting a lan gua ge Y o u can chang e the on- scree n di spla y langua ge. Bef ore y ou start… • T u rn on the VCR and th e TV . • Set the “VCR Output CH” to “ 3CH” or “4CH” in AD V ANCED OPTIONS menu (page 47). If both are use d, set the “VCR Output CH” to ei t her channel. If your TV is co[...]

Getting Started 19 Setting the clock Step 5 : Setting the c loc k Using the A uto Clock Set feature Some TV an d ca ble chann els transmit time signals with their bro adcasts. Y our VCR can pick up t his time signal to automat ically set the cl o c k. The Auto Clock Set feat u re works only if a channel in your a rea is broa dcastin g a tim e signa[...]

20 Setting the cloc k 3 Press M / m to select A UTO, then press OK. 4 Press M / m to select the item yo u wan t. Then press < / , to make the setti ng and p ress OK. • For “Clock set CH” Lea ve t he setting to A UTO t o hav e the VCR automati cal l y search for a chann el that carries a time signal. Press < / , to select a ch ann el th [...]

Getting Started 21 Setting the clock Notes • The clock ca nno t be set autom at ic al ly if you do not rec eive a channe l that carri es a time signal in your area. If so, set the cloc k manually (page 22 ). • If there are onl y a fe w channels in your area th at car ry ti me sign als, sett ing th e cloc k autom atically ma y take up to a bout [...]

22 Setting the cloc k Using Manual Cloc k Set Bef ore y ou start… • T u rn on the VCR and th e TV . • Set the “VCR Output CH” to “ 3CH” or “4CH” in AD V ANCED OPTIONS menu (page 47). If both are use d, set the “VCR Output CH” to ei t her channel. If your TV is connected to the VCR u sing A/V connectio ns, set the TV to video i[...]

Getting Started 23 Setting the clock 4 Press M / m to set the month. 5 Press , to flash t he day and p ress M / m to set the day . 6 Set th e year, hour, and minut es in the same way as the day . The day o f the week is set a utomatica lly . 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 4 [...]

24 Presetting channels Step 6 : Presetting ch annels This VCR i s capable of r eceiving VHF channel s 2 to 13, UHF chann els 14 to 69 and unscramble d CA TV channels 1 to 125. First, we recommend that you p reset the re cei vable channels in your are a using au tomatic presett ing method s. Then, if the r e are any unwanted channels, di sab le them[...]

Getting Started 25 Presetting channels 3 Press M / m to mov e the cursor ( B ) to “ Ant/C able. ” 4 • T o prese t cable TV chan nels: Press < / , to s elect CABLE. • T o prese t VHF and UHF channels : Press < / , to select ANTENN A. 5 Press M / m to mov e the cursor ( B ) to “ Auto preset, ” the n pres s OK. All r e ce i v ab le c[...]

26 Presetting channels Presetting/ disab ling chann els man ually Bef ore y ou start… • T urn on t he VCR and th e TV . When using a cable b ox, turn it on. • Set the “VCR Output CH” to “ 3CH” or “4CH” in AD V ANCED OPTIONS menu (page 47). If both are use d, set the “VCR Output CH” to ei t her channel. If your TV is connected [...]

Getting Started 27 Presetting channels 3 Press M / m to mov e 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 press ENT ER. 2 Press , , then press OK or MENU. • T o di sable a channe l: 1 Press CH +/– to se lect the cha nne l number . 2 P[...]

28 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. Play back D ial 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 [...]

29 Play ing a tape Basic Oper ations Additional ta sks Using Pla ybac k Dial on the VCR W ith Playba ck Dial, you can operat e th e following playba ck op tions . Note • Do not turn Play bac k Dial forc ib ly . It may damage Pla yba c k Dial. T o play a recentl y wa tched sc ene Y ou can immed iately rewind and pl ayb ack the scene yo u want to w[...]

30 Play ing a tape T o use the time counter Press CLEAR at th e poin t on the ta pe that you w ant to find later . The counter in the display win dow resets to “00: 00” or “0:00. ” T o search for the cou nter 0:00:00 poi nt automati cally , see “T o search for the counter 0: 00:00 po int” on page 45. T o display the counter o n the T V [...]

31 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 safet y tab in pla ce. 123 456 789 0[...]

32 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 bar ind icates t he current l ocatio n in[...]

33 Recording TV programs Basic Oper ations T o watch another TV pr ogram while recordin g 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[...]

34 Setting the timer Setti ng the ti mer Y ou can preset up to eight program s at one time. Bef ore y ou start… • Check th at the VCR clock is set to t he correct time. • T urn on the VCR an d the T V and set it to the video channel. Wh en u sing a cabl e box, t urn it on. • Insert a tape with i ts safety tab in place. Make sure the tape is[...]

35 Setting the timer Basic Oper ations T o stop recor ding T o stop the VCR while rec ording, press x STOP. 2 Press M / m to mov e the cursor ( B ) to “ Ti m er set/check , ” then press OK. 3 If necessary , press M / m to move the cursor ( B ) to the row tha t is to be set. 4 Set the chan nel number, start and stop time, date , and tape speed: [...]

36 Setting the timer Dail y/weekl y reco rdin g In step 4, press m to select the recording pattern. Each time y ou press m , the indicat i on change s as shown below . Press M to cha nge the indicatio n in re verse orde r . MO~F R t SUN’S t MON’ S t ..... t SA T’S t 1 month later t (d ates count down) t the current date T o use the A uto T ap[...]

37 Locking the VCR (Child Lock) Basic Oper ations Loc king the VCR (Child Loc k) T o lock the VCR When the VCR is t urned on, hold d own ? / 1 POWER on the V CR until “LOC” appears in the display windo w . The VCR turns of f and the TIMER ind icator remain s lit if ther e is a timer settin g. The VCR will not wo rk ex cept for t imer recordi ng[...]

38 Play ing/searching at various speeds Additio nal Op er atio ns Pla ying/sear ching at v arious spee ds Pl ay ba ck o pt i on s T o resume normal playb ack Press H PLA Y. To D o t h i s V iew the picture duri ng fast- forw ar d or re wi nd During fast-forw ard , ho ld down M FF. Dur i ng rewi nd, hold do wn m REW. Play at hi gh speed • During p[...]

39 Pla ying/searching at various speeds Additiona l Operations Using Pla ybac k Dial on the VCR W ith Playba ck Dial, you can operate the following play bac k options. Tips • Adjust the picture u sing the T RACKING +/– buttons if: – S tr ea ks app ear while pl ayi ng in sl o w motion. – The picture shakes du ring pause. • The VCR tur ns o[...]

40 Quick Timer Record ing Quic k Timer Recor ding T o extend the du ration Press z RE C re peatedl y t o set a new duratio n t ime. T o cancel the d uration Press z REC repeatedly until the TIMER in dicator di sappears and th e VCR returns to normal recording mode. T o stop while r ecor ding Press x STOP . Note • Y ou cannot disp lay the curre nt[...]

41 Checking/changing/canceling timer settings Additiona l Operations Chec king/ch anging/ canceli ng timer settings Bef ore y ou start… • T urn on t he TV and set it t o the video channel . 1 Press ? / 1 to turn on the VCR. 2 Press M ENU. 123 456 789 0 ? / 1 CLEA R MENU M / m / < / , OK continued[...]

42 Checking/changing/canceling timer settings When the tim er settings o verlap The pr ogram th at st arts f irs t has pri orit y and the second progra m star ts rec ordin g only after the f irst pro gram has f inished. If the progr ams start at the sa me time, the progra m liste d first in th e menu ha s priorit y . 3 Press M / m to move the curso[...]

43 Recording stereo and bilingual programs Additiona l Operations Recor ding stereo and bi lingu al pr ograms Recordi ng stereo pr ograms When yo u recei ve a program bro adcast in s tereo, 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 program, select MONO. Th e[...]

44 Searching using various functions Sear chin g usin g v arious functi ons T o searc h usi ng the index funct ion (Scan and Pla y) The VCR automa tica lly marks the ta pe with an index signa l at t he p oint where each recording begi ns. Use these signals as references to find a specific recordi ng . The VCR automatically mark s the tape with an i[...]

45 Searching using various functions Additiona l Operations T o sear ch for the counter 0:00:00 poi nt T o mark a point on the tape th at you w a nt to f ind later , reset the tape counter to “0:00 :00. ” The VCR auto matically f ast-forward s or re winds to the 0:0 0:00 point o n the tape coun ter . T o searc h for a blank portion of the tape [...]

46 Adjusting the picture (t rac king) Adjusting the p icture (tra c king) Although th e VCR automa tically adju sts the trackin g when pl ayin g a tap e, dist ortion m ay oc cur if the recording is i n poor c ondition. In this c ase, manuall y adjust the tra cking. Press TRACKING +/ – on the VCR to display the trackin g mete r . The dist ortion s[...]

47 Changing menu options Additiona l Operations Changi ng me nu opti ons Menu choic es Initial settin gs are ind icated in bold print . 1 Press M ENU. 2 Press M / m to move the cu rsor ( B ) to “Advanced options , ” then pres s OK. 3 Press M / m to move the cu rsor ( B ) to the option to change. 4 Press < / , to ch ange the se tting. 5 Press[...]

48 Changing menu options Setting t he RF Output c hannel When conn ecting the VCR to the TV using o nly the ant en na cable, you must set the “VCR Output CH” in the AD V ANCED OPTIONS menu so that th e TV can receive the correct signal from t he VCR. 1 Set the “VCR Outp ut CH” to “3CH” or “4CH” (see page 47 to set th e cha nnel), wh[...]

49 Editing with another VCR Additiona l Operations Editin g with a nothe r VCR How to c onnect to recor d on t his VCR Notes • Make sure you conn ec t the plugs to jack s of the same c ol or . • If the other VCR is a m onaural type an d connect ed to th is V CR ’ s LIN E -2 IN ja ck s, connect the audio pl ug to the A UDIO L (whi te ) ja ck .[...]

50 Editing with another VCR Operation (when recor ding on this VCR) T o stop editing Press the x STOP b uttons on both VCRs. Tip • T o cut out unwa nt ed scen es whi le editing , press X P AUSE on t his V CR when an unw anted scene begins . When it ends, press X P AUSE again to resume reco rdi ng. Bef ore y ou start editing • T u rn on th e VCR[...]

51 Antenna inf orm ation Additiona l Inf ormation Additio nal Inf o r mati on Antenna in f ormation Attaching the e xternal antenna connect or Attaching a UHF/VHF band mixer When usin g a 300-o hm twin lead c abl e for a VHF/UHF an tenna, us e an ant enna con nector (not sup pl i ed) to connect t he antenna to th e VCR. 1 Loosen th e screws on the [...]

52 T roub leshooting T r oub leshooting If you have any questi on s or pro bl ems not covered be l o w , p le ase consul t your near est Sony dealer . Symptom Remedy Pow e r The ? / 1 (on/standby) switch does not func tion. • Connect the AC power cord securely . • Make sure the V CR is not locked. T o unl ock, hold down ? / 1 (on/standby) POWER[...]

53 T roub leshooting Additiona l Inf ormation Timer recordi ng The t imer does not o perat e. • Ch eck th at the cloc k is set. • Make sure a tape has been inser te d. • Check that the safety tab ha s not been re moved. • Make sure the tape is not at its e nd. • Make sure a progr am ha s been set for time r re co rding. • Make sure you [...]

54 Specifications Specification s System Format VHS NTSC standard V ideo recording system Rotary head helical s canning FM syste m V ideo heads Double azimuth f our heads V ideo signal NTSC color, EIA standards T ape speed SP: 33. 35 mm/s (1 inches/s) EP: 11.12 mm/s ( in ches /s) LP: 16.67 mm/s ( inches/s), playback only Maximum r ecording/playba c[...]

55 Index t o par ts and controls Additiona l Inf ormation Inde x to par ts and con tr ols Refer to the pages in dicated in parenthese s ( ) for de tails. Front panel A ? / 1 (on/stand by) PO WER sw it ch (35) B Remote sensor (8) C T ap e compartm ent D A EJECT bu tton (29 ) E H PLA Y b utton* (29)/ M FF (fast - forward)/ m REW (re wind) (29) (39)/ [...]

56 Inde x to par ts and c ontrols Displa y w indow A T ape in dicat or (32) B TIMER indi cator (35) C Hi-Fi indicator (43 ) D T ime counte r/clo ck/lin e /c hann el indicator (30) (32) (50) E VCR indic ator ( 33)[...]

57 Index t o par ts and controls Additiona l Inf ormation Rear panel A A C p o wer cord (11) (14) (16) B LINE OUT A UDIO R/A UD IO L/VIDEO jacks (12) C LINE IN 1 A UDIO R/A UDIO L/VIDE O jacks (49) D RF IN (FR OM ANT .) connector (13) (15) (17) E RF OUT (TO T V) connector (13) (15) (17) SL V -N750 SL V -N650 contin ued[...]

58 Inde x to par ts and c ontrols Remote commander A •TV / VIDEO switch (8) B Z EJECT b utton (29) C TV/VIDEO button (9) (33) D CLEA R b utt on (30) ( 42 ) E DISPLA Y b utton (32) F SP ( Standar d Pl ay)/EP (Exte nded Pl ay) but ton (32) G INPUT SELECT b utton (33) (5 0) H z REC ( re cord) butt on ( 32) (40 ) I y SLO W button (38) J MENU b utton [...]

59 Index t o par ts and controls Additiona l Inf ormation L ? / 1 (on/standb y) (po wer) switch (9) (35) M COUNTER/REMAIN b utton (32) N A UD IO MONITOR butto n* (43) O Number b uttons* (3 3) P ENTER butt on (33) Q CH (channel) +/– bu ttons* (9) (32) R V OL (volum e) +/– buttons (9) S SEARCH bu tton (44) T REPL A Y button (29) U ×2 b utton (38[...]

60 Inde x Inde x A Adju stin g picture 46 tracking 46 Advanced option 47 Antenna hook up 13 Audio t rack 43 Audio/v ideo (A/V) hoo kup 12 Auto Cloc k Set 19 Auto T ape Speed 36 C Cable h ookup 11 Chil d Loc k 37 Clea ni ng th e vi deo heads 52 Clock setti ng 19 Commer ci al Skip 29 Connec ting Cabl e TV 17 external ante nna con nect or 51 UHF/V H F[...]

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