Page 2 - WARNING; Information; Caution; CAUTION; Safety
SONY SLV-675HF/676HF (E) 3-856-995-11 (1) Introduction 2 WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, donot expose the unit to rain ormoisture. • Do not place the unit on surfaces (rugs, blankets, etc.) or near materials (curtains,draperies) that may block the ventilationslots. • Do not install the unit...
Page 3 - Table of contents; Getting Started; Basic Operations; back cover
SONY SLV-675HF/676HF (E) 3-856-995-11 (1) 3 Introduction Table of contents Getting Started 4 Step 1: Unpacking 5 Step 2: Setting up the remote commander 7 Step 3: Hookups 17 Selecting a language 18 Setting the clock 19 Presetting channels Getting Started Basic Operations 23 Playing a tape 25 Recordi...
Page 4 - Unpacking; Check that you have received the following items with the VCR:
Getting Started 4 SONY SLV-675HF/676HF (E) 3-856-995-11 (1) Getting Started Step 1 Unpacking Check that you have received the following items with the VCR: • Remote commander • Size AA (R6) batteries • Audio/video cable (3-phono to 3- phono) • 75-ohm coaxial cable with F-type connectors • Plug adapt...
Page 5 - Using the remote commander; Setting up the remote commander; Notes; continued; Remote sensor
5 Getting Started SONY SLV-675HF/676HF (E) 3-856-995-11 (1) Getting Started Using the remote commander You can use this remotecommander to operate this VCRand a Sony TV. Buttons on theremote commander marked witha dot (•) can be used to operateyour Sony TV. Inserting the batteries Insert two size AA...
Page 6 - Controlling other TVs with the remote commander; Set TV / VTR at the top of the remote commander to TV .; Code numbers of controllable TVs
Getting Started 6 SONY SLV-675HF/676HF (E) 3-856-995-11 (1) Step 2: Setting up the remote commander (continued) 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 numbe...
Page 7 - Hookups; Selecting the best hookup option; Before you get started; • Be sure you make connections firmly. Loose connections may cause
7 Getting Started SONY SLV-675HF/676HF (E) 3-856-995-11 (1) Getting Started Hookups Selecting the best hookup option There are many ways in which your VCR can be hooked up. To hook upyour VCR so that it works best for you, first scan through the table below.Then use the accompanying diagrams and pro...
Page 8 - Use this hookup if your TV has stereo jacks
Getting Started 8 SONY SLV-675HF/676HF (E) 3-856-995-11 (1) If your TV has audio/video (A/V) input jacks, you will get a better pictureand sound if you hook up your VCR using these connections. In addition,for a true “home theater” experience, you should connect the audio outputsof your VCR or TV to...
Page 9 - Antenna hookup; Use this hookup if you’re using:; Hookup 1
9 Getting Started SONY SLV-675HF/676HF (E) 3-856-995-11 (1) Getting Started Antenna hookup Make the following connections if you’re using an antenna (if you don’thave cable TV). A Use this hookup if you’re using: • VHF/UHF antenna (you get channels 2–13 and channels 14 and higher)• UHF-only antenna ...
Page 10 - VCR setup; Normal display
Getting Started 10 SONY SLV-675HF/676HF (E) 3-856-995-11 (1) 1 Set the RF UNIT switch toCH 3 or CH 4, whicheverchannel is not used in yourarea. If both are used, set theswitch to either channel. For details, see page 40. Ifyou made A/V connections(page 8), you can skip thisstep. 2 Press EASY SET UP ...
Page 11 - Hookup 4; Recommended use; • Record any channel by selecting the channel on the cable box; What you can’t do; • Record one channel while watching another channel; Hookup 2
11 Getting Started SONY SLV-675HF/676HF (E) 3-856-995-11 (1) Getting Started Pages 11 and 12 Hookup 4 Pages 19 to 21 Hookup 4 Pages 19 to 21 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 • ...
Page 12 - Turn on your cable box.
Getting Started 12 SONY SLV-675HF/676HF (E) 3-856-995-11 (1) 1 Set the RF UNIT switch toCH 3 or CH 4, whicheverchannel is not used in yourarea. If both are used, set theswitch to either channel. For details, see page 40. Ifyou made A/V connections(page 8), you can skip thisstep. 2 Turn on your cable...
Page 13 - Hookup 3; • Record scrambled channels that require a cable box
13 Getting Started SONY SLV-675HF/676HF (E) 3-856-995-11 (1) Getting Started Hookup 3 No cable box, or cable box with only a fewscrambled channels Recommended use Use this hookup if you do not have a cable box. Also use this hookup if yourcable system scrambles only a few channels. What you can do w...
Page 16 - Set the A/B switch to “A”; Cable box output channel
Getting Started 16 SONY SLV-675HF/676HF (E) 3-856-995-11 (1) Hookup 4: VCR setup CH3 RF UNIT CH4 Step 3: Hookups (continued) 1 Set the RF UNIT switch toCH 3 or CH 4, whicheverchannel is not used in yourarea. If both are used, set theswitch to either channel. For details, see page 40. Ifyou made A/V ...
Page 17 - CURSOR; Press MENU, then press COUSOR
17 Getting Started SONY SLV-675HF/676HF (E) 3-856-995-11 (1) Getting Started Selecting alanguage You can change the on-screen displaylanguage. MENUEXECUTE CURSOR > / . / ? / / 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 • CURSOR • EXECUTE • CURSOR • EXECUTE LANGUAGE ENGLISH FRANÇAIS ESPAÑOL 1 Press MENU, then press COUS...
Page 18 - Setting the clock; Before you start...
Getting Started 18 SONY SLV-675HF/676HF (E) 3-856-995-11 (1) Setting the clock Set the time and date to use the timerfeature for recording programs. Before you start… • Turn on the VCR and the TV.• Set the TV to the VCR channel (channel 3 or 4). If your TV isconnected to the VCR using A/Vconnections...
Page 19 - • Press TV/VTR to display the VTR indicator in the VCR’s display; Presetting all receivable channels automatically; MENU; Press MENU, then press CURSOR
19 Getting Started SONY SLV-675HF/676HF (E) 3-856-995-11 (1) Getting Started Presettingchannels This VCR is capable of receiving VHFchannels 2 to 13, UHF channels 14 to 69and unscrambled CATV channels 1 to125. First, we recommend that youpreset the receivable channels in yourarea using automatic pre...
Page 22 - If the picture is not clear; Selected channel
Getting Started 22 SONY SLV-675HF/676HF (E) 3-856-995-11 (1) Presetting channels (continued) If the picture is not clear Normally, the Auto Fine Tuning (AFT)function automatically tunes in channelsclearly. If, however, the picture of achannel is not clear, you can also use themanual tuning function....
Page 23 - Playing a tape; Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel.
23 Basic Operations Basic Operations SONY SLV-675HF/676HF (E) 3-856-995-11 (1) Basic Operations Playing a tape 6 EJECT COUNTERRESETDISPLAY · PLAY ) FF p STOP 0 REW 3/# SEARCH P PAUSE 1 Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel. 2 Insert a tape. The VCR turns on and starts playingautomatically ...
Page 24 - Press; Additional tasks; To; To use the time counter; To display the counter on the TV screen, press DISPLAY.
Basic Operations 24 SONY SLV-675HF/676HF (E) 3-856-995-11 (1) Playing the tape (continued) 3 Press · PLAY. When the tape reaches the end, it will rewind automatically. Additional tasks To Stop play Pause play Resume play after pause Search forward Search backward Fast-forward the tape Rewind the tap...
Page 25 - REC
25 Basic Operations Basic Operations SONY SLV-675HF/676HF (E) 3-856-995-11 (1) Recording TVprograms 1 Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel. To record from a cable box, turn it on. 2 Insert a tape with its safety tab in place. r REC TAPE SPEED DISPLAY INPUT SELECT CH +/– continued 1 2 3 4 ...
Page 26 - Press TAPE SPEED to select the tape speed, SP or EP.; To stop recording; To check the remaining tape length; Time counter
Basic Operations 26 SONY SLV-675HF/676HF (E) 3-856-995-11 (1) Recording TV programs (continued) 3 Press INPUT SELECT until a channel number appears in the displaywindow. 4 Press CH +/– to select the channel you want to record. 5 Press TAPE SPEED to select the tape speed, SP or EP. EP provides record...
Page 27 - Press TV/VTR to turn off the VTR indicator in the display window.; To save a recording; Safety tab
27 Basic Operations Basic Operations SONY SLV-675HF/676HF (E) 3-856-995-11 (1) To watch another TV program while recording 1 Press TV/VTR to turn off the VTR indicator in the display window. 2 If the TV is connected to the VCR’s LINE OUT jacks, set the TV to TVinput; if not, skip this step. 3 Select...
Page 28 - • Check that the VCR clock is set to the; POWER
Basic Operations 28 SONY SLV-675HF/676HF (E) 3-856-995-11 (1) Recording TVprograms usingthe timer You can preset up to eight programs at atime. Before you start… • Check that the VCR clock is set to the correct time. • Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel. When using a cablebox, turn it o...
Page 30 - To use the VCR after setting the timer; You can also do the following tasks while the VCR is recording:; To lock the VCR after setting the timer (Child Lock); indicator appears in the display window. The VCR will not work; Recording TV programs using the timer (continued)
Basic Operations 30 SONY SLV-675HF/676HF (E) 3-856-995-11 (1) To use the VCR after setting the timer To use the VCR before a timer recording begins, just press POWER. TheTIMER indicator turns off and the VCR switches on. Remember to pressPOWER to reset the VCR in timer recording standby after using ...
Page 31 - To resume normal playback
31 Additional Operations SONY SLV-675HF/676HF (E) 3-856-995-11 (1) Playing/searchingat various speeds Additional Operations & SLOW ' / 7 FRAME < / > 3 / # SEARCH · PLAY ) FF Playback options Fast-forward/rewind View the picture during fast-forward or rewind Play at high speed Play in slow ...
Page 32 - To extend the duration; Using the quick timer during stop mode; QUICK TIMER
Additional Operations 32 SONY SLV-675HF/676HF (E) 3-856-995-11 (1) Recording TVprograms usingthe quick timer After starting recording in the normalway, you can have the VCR stoprecording automatically after a specifiedduration. To extend the duration Press QUICK TIMER repeatedly to set to the new du...
Page 34 - Recording stereo programs; Stereo program; To listen to
Additional Operations 34 SONY SLV-675HF/676HF (E) 3-856-995-11 (1) Recording stereo and bilingualprograms Recording stereo programs This VCR automatically receives and records stereo programs. When a stereoprogram is received, the STEREO indicator lights up. If there is noise in thestereo program, s...
Page 35 - How sound is recorded on a video tape; Stereo
35 Additional Operations SONY SLV-675HF/676HF (E) 3-856-995-11 (1) Notes • To play a tape in stereo, you must use the A/V connections.• When you play a tape recorded in monaural, the sound is heard in monaural regardless of the AUDIO MONITOR setting. How sound is recorded on a video tape The VCR rec...
Page 36 - Adjusting the picture; Adjusting the tracking; indicator lights up). To resume automatic; APC playback; Tracking meter
Additional Operations 36 SONY SLV-675HF/676HF (E) 3-856-995-11 (1) Adjusting the picture Adjusting the tracking Although the VCR automatically adjusts the tracking when playing a tape(the tracking indicator flashes in the display window, then goes off), distortion may occur if the tape was recorded ...
Page 37 - Changing menu options; Press CURSOR; Menu choices; Initial settings are indicated in bold print.
37 Additional Operations SONY SLV-675HF/676HF (E) 3-856-995-11 (1) Changing menu options 1 Press MENU and select ADVANCEDOPTIONS. 2 Press CURSOR > / . to select the option to change, then press CURSOR ? / / to change the setting. 3 Press EXECUTE to return to the original screen. Menu choices Init...
Page 38 - Editing with another VCR; How to hook up to record on this VCR; TV; How to hook up to a stereo system
Additional Operations 38 SONY SLV-675HF/676HF (E) 3-856-995-11 (1) Editing with another VCR How to hook up to record on this VCR This VCR (Recorder) TV Other VCR (Player) LINE OUT : Signal flow LINE IN How to hook up to a stereo system Connect LINE IN AUDIO on this VCR to the audio output jacks on t...
Page 39 - Before you start editing; Note
39 Additional Operations SONY SLV-675HF/676HF (E) 3-856-995-11 (1) Operation(when recording on this VCR) Before you start editing • Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel. • Press INPUT SELECT on the remote commander to display “L” in thedisplay window. • Press TAPE SPEED on the remote comm...
Page 40 - Additional Information; General setup information; Setting the RF unit; Press POWER to turn on the VCR.
Additional Information 40 SONY SLV-675HF/676HF (E) 3-856-995-11 (1) Additional Information General setup information Setting the RF unit When connecting the VCR to the TVusing only the antenna cable, you mustset the RF UNIT switch on the rear of theVCR so that the TV can receive thecorrect signal fr...
Page 42 - Troubleshooting; Power; Symptoms caused by contaminated video heads; Clock
Additional Information 42 SONY SLV-675HF/676HF (E) 3-856-995-11 (1) Troubleshooting If you have any questions or problems not covered below, please consult yournearest Sony dealer. Power Symptom The POWER switch does notfunction. The power is turned on but theVCR does not operate. The clock has stop...
Page 43 - Recor
43 Additional Information SONY SLV-675HF/676HF (E) 3-856-995-11 (1) Recor ding Symptom A TV program doesn’t appearon the TV screen. TV reception is poor. The tape starts playing as soonas it is inserted. The tape ejects when you press r REC. Nothing happens when youpress r REC. The timer doesn’t ope...
Page 44 - Specifications
Additional Information 44 SONY SLV-675HF/676HF (E) 3-856-995-11 (1) Specifications System Format VHS NTSC standard Video recording system Rotary head helical scanning FM system Video heads Double azimuth four heads Video signal NTSC color, EIA standards Tape speed SP: 33.35 mm/s (1 3 / 8 inches/s) E...
Page 45 - Index to parts and controls; Refer to the pages indicated in parentheses ( ) for details.; Front panel; POWER switch/indicator
45 Additional Information SONY SLV-675HF/676HF (E) 3-856-995-11 (1) Index to parts and controls Refer to the pages indicated in parentheses ( ) for details. Front panel 1 POWER switch/indicator 2 Tape compartment 3 0 3 REW button (23, 31) 4 · PLAY button (23, 31) 5 ) # FF button (23, 31) 6 r REC but...
Page 46 - Display window; Tape indicator
Additional Information 46 SONY SLV-675HF/676HF (E) 3-856-995-11 (1) Index to parts and controls (continued) Display window TIMER STEREO LP APC M S SAP VTR EP SP AM PM H 8 APC indicator (36) 9 Time counter/clock/line/channelindicator (24, 26) 0 Tape speed indicator (26) !¡ Tape indicator !™ STEREO in...
Page 47 - Rear panel; AC power cord
47 Additional Information SONY SLV-675HF/676HF (E) 3-856-995-11 (1) Rear panel 1 AC power cord 2 LINE IN AUDIO L/R/VIDEO jacks(38) 3 VHF/UHF IN/OUT connectors (9,11, 13, 15) 4 RF UNIT switch (40) 5 LINE OUT AUDIO L/R/VIDEOjacks (8) continued
Page 48 - buttons; Remote commander
Additional Information 48 SONY SLV-675HF/676HF (E) 3-856-995-11 (1) 1 TV / VTR remote control switch(5) 2 6 EJECT button (23) 3 Menu operation buttons (17, 37) MENU buttonCURSOR > / . / ? / / buttons EXECUTE button 4 COUNTER RESET button (24) 5 DISPLAY button (26) 6 TIMER CLEAR button (33) 7 QUIC...
Page 50 - Index
Additional Information 50 SONY SLV-675HF/676HF (E) 3-856-995-11 (1) E, F, G Easy Set Up 10, 12, 14, 16Editing 38EP mode 26 H, I, J, K Hi-fi audio track 35 L Language selecting 17Locking the VCR 30LP mode 24, 31 M Monitoring audio 34 N, O Normal audio track 35 P Picture adjustment. SeeAdjusting.Playb...
Page 51 - uick reference to using the VCR; Sony Customer Information Center
SONY SLV-675HF/676HF (E) 3-856-995-11 (1) uick reference to using the VCR Sony Corporation Printed in Malaysia If you have any questions about this product, you may call: Sony Customer Information Center 1-800-222-SONY (7669) or write to: Sony Customer Information Center Sony Drive, Mail Drop #T1-1 ...
