Page 2 - safety checks before releasing the set to the customer.; COMPONENTS IDENTIFIED BY MARK; Check the B+ voltage to see it is at the values specified.
— 2 — SAFETY CHECK-OUT After correcting the original service problem, perform the following safety checks before releasing the set to the customer. 1. Check the area of your repair for unsoldered or poorly-solderedconnections. Check the entire board surface for solder splashesand bridges. 2. Check t...
Page 4 - ERROR CODE INDICATION; ERROR CODE; SERVICE NOTE; Mode code indication when the error has occurred.
— 4 — 1. ERROR CODE INDICATION • Error codes are indicated using the lower 5 digits in the fluorescent display tube. “At this time, Colon “:” between character is not indicated.” ERROR CODE MODE CODE 0 Power-on eject 10 FWD x1 20 REW play 1 Power-on initial 11 FWD x2 21 Cas. loading 2 Power-off ejec...
Page 5 - Step 2 : Setting up the remote commander; Inserting the batteries
1-1 SECTION 1 GENERAL SLV-LX40/LX50/LX60S/LX70S 5 Setting up the remote commander Step 2 : Setting up the remote commander 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 avo...
Page 6 - Completing A/V hookup; Hookup 1; Hookup 2
1-2 9 Hookups For SLV-LX50 and LX40 A Use this hookup if your TV has stereo jacks B Use this hookup if your TV doesn’t have stereo jacks Note • If you use the Trinitron TV Synchro Play function (see page 34), the A/V connection is necessary. (If your TV has two or more inputs, connect the audio/vide...
Page 7 - Hookup 3
1-3 13 Hookups Hookup 2 : VCR setup Before you start… • Turn on the VCR and the TV. • Press TV/VIDEO to display the VIDEO indicator in the VCR’s display window. 1 Set the RF UNIT switch to CH3 or CH4, whichever channel is not used in your area. If both are used, set the switch to either channel. For...
Page 8 - Selecting a language; Setting the clock
1-4 17 Hookups Automatic clock setting Once you’ve set up the VCR, it automatically sets the clock the first time you turn off the VCR. “ACS” (Auto Clock Set) will flash in the display window and search for a time signal provided by Sony Entertainment Television (SETV). After that, whenever you turn...
Page 9 - If the clock does not activate; Using Manual Clock Set
1-5 21 Setting the clock If the clock does not activate 1 Follow steps 1 to 4 in “Using the Auto Clock Set feature.” The TOTAL. AUTO. menu is displayed. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 MENU Number buttons M / m OK AJUSTE AUTOMATICO RELOJ TOTAL. AUTO. CH AJUSTE RELOJHORARIO VERANO VOLVER SINO AJUSTAR : SELECCION...
Page 10 - Presetting all receivable channels automatically; Presetting/disabling channels manually
1-6 26 Presetting channels 3 Press M / m to highlight ANTENA/CABLE, then press OK. 4 • To preset cable TV channels:Press M / m to set ANTENA/CABLE to CABLE, then press OK. • To preset VHF and UHF channels:Press M / m to set ANTENA/CABLE to ANT, then press OK. 5 Press M / m to highlight AJUSTE AUTO.,...
Page 11 - If the picture is not clear; Basic Operations; Playing a tape
1-7 29 Presetting channels Tip • If you want to return to the previous menu, highlight VOLVER and press OK. 2 Press M / m to highlight PREAJUSTE DEL SINTONIZADOR, then press OK. 3 • To preset a channel: 1 Press the number buttons to enter the channel number, then press ENTER. 2 Press OK. 3 Press M /...
Page 14 - About the Demonstration Mode; Recording TV programs using the timer
1-10 41 Recording TV programs using the Dial Timer To use the VCR after setting the timer To use the VCR before a timer recording begins, just press ? / 1 . The indicator disappears from the display window and the VCR switches on. Remember to press ? / 1 to reset the VCR to the timer recording stand...
Page 15 - Additional Operations; Playing/searching at various speeds
1-11 45 Recording TV programs using the timer To use the VCR after setting the timer To use the VCR before timer recording begins, just press ? / 1 . The indicator disappears from the display window and the VCR switches on. Remember to press ? / 1 to reset the VCR to the timer recording standby mode...
Page 16 - Setting the recording duration time; Recording stereo programs
1-12 49 Setting the recording duration time Setting the recording duration time To extend the duration Press z REC repeatedly to set a new duration time. To cancel the duration Press z REC repeatedly until the indicator disappears and the VCR returns to normal recording mode. To stop while recording...
Page 17 - How sound is recorded on a video tape; Searching using the index function
1-13 53 Recording stereo and bilingual programs (SLV-LX70S and LX60S only) How sound is recorded on a video tape The VCR records sound onto two separate tracks. Hi-fi audio is recorded onto the main track along with the picture. Monaural sound is recorded onto the normal audio track along the edge o...
Page 19 - Adjusting the tracking; About the Adaptive Picture Control (APC) function
1-15 59 Searching for a selected point on the tape To cancel searching Press H PLAY or x STOP. To turn off the bar indication Press DISPLAY again. Notes • The figure on the bar indication represents the total time length of the inserted tape as shown below.The total time length may not be displayed ...
Page 20 - Editing with another VCR; How to connect to record on this VCR
1-16 63 Changing menu options PÁGINA2 Menu option Set this option to APC • SI to switch on the APC (Adaptive Picture Control) function and improve picture quality. • NO to switch off APC. REALITY REGENERATOR • SI to switch on the Reality Regenerator (Reality Regenerator) function and restore the pic...
Page 21 - Additional Information; General setup information; Setting the RF unit; Attaching the external antenna connector; Front panel
1-17 67 General setup information 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. 1 Set the RF UNIT ...
Page 22 - Display window; EP; Rear panel; Remote commander
1-18 74 Index to parts and controls SLV-LX50 and LX40 A ? / 1 POWER switch (44) B Z EJECT button (33) C Tape compartment D Remote sensor (5) E m REW (rewind) button (33) (47) F H PLAY button (33) (47) G M FF (fast-forward) button (33) (47) H z REC (record) button (36) (49) (66) I x STOP button (33) ...
Page 24 - Follow the disassembly procedure in the numerical order given.
2-1 SECTION 2 DISASSEMBLY NOTE: Follow the disassembly procedure in the numerical order given. 2-1. CASE, FRONT PANEL BLOCK ASSEMBLY SLV-LX40/LX50/LX60S/LX70S 2-2. DI-80 BOARD, FJ-32 BOARD 1 Two tapping screws 3 Upper case 2 Two tapping screws 5 Flat Cable FDM-10 4 Flat Cable FFJ-4 6 Front panel (En...
Page 35 - μμ; Kinds of capacitor; or dotted line with mark
4-1 SECTION 4 PRINTED WIRING BOARDS AND SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS SLV-LX40/LX50/LX60S/LX70S (For printed wiring boards) • : Pattern from the side which enables seeing. (The other layers' patterns are not indicated.) • Through hole is omitted.• Circled numbers refer to waveforms.• T h e r e a r e few c a s ...
Page 36 - FRAME SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM
SLV-LX40/LX50/LX60S/LX70S 4-3 4-4 4-1. FRAME SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 B C D E F G H I J FRAME SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM
Page 38 - VIDEO HEAD; SIGNAL PATH
SLV-LX40/LX50/LX60S/LX70S 4-7 4-8 MA-405 (REC/PB HEAD AMP) SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM – Ref. No: MA-405 board; 1000 series – • See page 4-21 for waveforms. A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 B C D E F MA-405 BOARD(1/7) REC/PB HEAD AMP(RP BLOCK) XX MARK:NO MOUNT NO MARK:REC/PB MODE R :REC MODEP :PB MODE REC/P...
Page 41 - AUDIO PROCESS; REC
SLV-LX40/LX50/LX60S/LX70S 4-13 4-14 MA-405 (AUDIO PROCESS) SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM – Ref. No: MA-405 board; 1000 series – • See page 4-5 for printed wiring board. A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 B C D E F G H I J MA-405 BOARD(4/7) AUDIO PROCESS (AU BLOCK) XX MARK:NO MOUNTNO MARK:REC/PB MODE R :REC MODE...
Page 42 - TUNER; IF
SLV-LX40/LX50/LX60S/LX70S MA-405 (TUNER) SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM – Ref. No: MA-405 board; 1000 series – • See page 4-5 for printed wiring board. TUNER MA-405(5/7) A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 B C D E F G H I J MA-405 BOARD(5/7) TUNER (TU BLOCK) XX MARK:NO MOUNT 4-15 4-16 Note : The components identi...
Page 43 - DISPLAY CONTROL; FLUORESCENT TUBE INDICA
SLV-LX40/LX50/LX60S/LX70S 4-17 4-18 MA-405 (DISPLAY CONTROL) SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM – Ref. No: MA-405 board; 1000 series – • See page 4-5 for printed wiring board. MA-405 BOARD(6/7) DISPLAY CONTROL (FRONT BLOCK) XX MARK:NO MOUNT DISPLAY CONTROL MA-405(6/7) A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 B C D E F G H...
Page 44 - POWER SUPPLY
SLV-LX40/LX50/LX60S/LX70S 4-19 4-20 MA-405 (POWER SUPPLY) SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM – Ref. No: MA-405 board; 1000 series – • See page 4-5 for printed wiring board. POWER SUPPLY MA-405(7/7) Note :The components identified bymark ! or dotted line with mark ! are critical for safety. Replace only with part num...
Page 45 - OSD V OUT PB
SLV-LX40/LX50/LX60S/LX70S 1 IC260 4 REC/PB 2 IC260 5 REC/PB 3 IC260 7 PB 3.6Vp-p V 3.5Vp-p 0.6Vp-p 4 IC260 9 REC 5 IC260 0 REC 6 IC260 qj REC 170mVp-p 380mVp-p 3.8Vp-p 0.1 µ sec/div 50mV/div 0.1 µ sec/div 1V/div H V H MA-405 BOARD (1/7) (R/P BLOCK) 0.1 µ sec/div 0.1V/div 7 IC201 2 REC 8 IC201 7 REC ...
Page 46 - LINE 2 IN
4-23 FJ-32 (LINE 2 IN) PRINTED WIRING BOARD AND SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM — Ref. No. FJ-32 Board: 1,000 Series — FJ-32 BOARD A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 B C D E F G H FJ-32 BOARD LINE 2 IN •REF.NO.: 1,000 SERIES- There are few cases that the part printed on thisdiagram isn’t mounted in this model. CNJ801 2 1 5 3 4 8 6 ...
Page 47 - DI-80 (DIAL TIMER) PRINTED WIRING BOARD AND SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM; DIAL TIMER
4-24 There are few cases that the part printed on thisdiagram isn’t mounted in this model. DI-80 (DIAL TIMER) PRINTED WIRING BOARD AND SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM — Ref. No. DI-80 Board:1,000 Series — DI-80 BOARD A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 B C D E F G DI-80 BOARD DIAL TIMER •REF.NO.: 1,000 SERIES- JL901 JL904 JL902 S901...
Page 48 - SECTION 5
5-1 SLV-LX40/LX50/LX60S/LX70S 5-1. SYSTEM CONTROL — MECHANISM BLOCK INTERFACE (MA-405 BOARD IC160) *1 “L” When erasing protection tab is bent. “H” when not bent.*2 Pulse of period in proportion to reel rotating speed.*3 Approx. 2 msec period “H” pluse when tape top or end is detected.*4 Normally “L”...
Page 49 - -3. SYSTEM CONTROL — SYSTEM CONTROL PERIPHERAL CIRCUIT INTERFACE
5-2 5-3. SYSTEM CONTROL — SYSTEM CONTROL PERIPHERAL CIRCUIT INTERFACE (MA-405 BOARD IC160) 5-4. SYSTEM CONTROL AND RF MODULATOR — INPUT SELECTION BLOCK INTERFACE (MA- 405 BOARD IC160) Signal ANT SEL Pin No. MA-405 Board IC160 wa I/O O I/O level “H” when RF modulator through. 5-5. SYSTEM CONTROL — VI...
Page 52 - MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENTS; PREPARATION BEFORE ADJUSTMENT; Equipment Required; NTSC model; Alignment Tape; SECTION 6
6-1 SLV-LX40/LX50/LX60S/LX70S 6-1 MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENTS For the mechanical adjustments, please refer to the“VHS MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENT MANUAL(S MECHANISM)” (9-921-647-11). 6-2. ELECTRICAL ADJUSTMENTS See the adjusting part location diagram from on page 6-6for the adjustment. 2-1. PREPARATION BEFORE ...
Page 53 - POWER SUPPLY CHECK; Power Supply Check
6-2 2-1-5. Input/Output Levels and Impedance Video input: LINE IN Input signal: 1 Vp-p, 75 ohms, unbalanced,sync negative Video output: LINE OUT Output signal: 1 Vp-p, 75 ohms, unbalanced,sync negative Audio input: LINE IN Input level: –7.5 dBs(0 dBs= 0.775 Vrms)Input impedance: more than 47 kilohms...
Page 54 - Audio line OUTPUT L/R; PB RF
6-3 2-3. SERVO SYSTEM CHECK 2-3-1. RF Switching Position Adjustment(MA-405 Board) [Adjustment Purpose] To adjust the link of the A-ch and B-ch of the tape playback outputs.To make the unit compatible with other tapes and units. If thisspecification is not satisfied, the link will appear on the scree...
Page 55 - Tape path adjustment must have been completed.
6-4 2-4-3. Normal Audio System Adjustment • Make adjustment in the SP mode unless otherwise specified. Use a normal VHS cassette for an adjustment tape. • Set AUDIO MONITOR to normal. 2-4-4. Audio Level and Distortion Check [Adjustment purpose] Confirm that the audio level and distortion is within t...
Page 56 - ADJUSTING PARTS LOCATION DIAGRAM; ADJ
6-5 2-5. ADJUSTING PARTS LOCATION DIAGRAM MA-405 BOARD(CONDUCTOR SIDE) CNJ562 VIDEO/AUDIO LINE IN/OUT CN270 RF/HF SWP 4 1 Q600 Q662 C671 +30 V +12V D420 -11V +6V SW5V MTR12 V B E B E + 1 4 IC660 JS401 ADJ 1 30 ND420 6-5E
Page 57 - The components identified by mark; Description
7-1 SLV-LX40/LX50/LX60S/LX70S SECTION 7 REPAIR PARTS LIST 7-1. EXPLODED VIEWS NOTE: • -XX, -X mean standardized parts, so they mayhave some differences from the original one. • Items marked “*” are not stocked since theyare seldom required for routine service. Somedelay should be anticipated when or...
Page 71 - Sony Corporation; NETWORK ENTERTAINMENT GROUP; Published by Quality Assurance Dept.
7-15 Ref. No. Part No. Description Remarks Ref. No. Part No. Description Remarks Sony Corporation NETWORK ENTERTAINMENT GROUP 20001B0800-1 2001. 2 Published by Quality Assurance Dept. 9-921-786-11 – 86 – SLV-LX40/LX50/LX60S/LX70S