Document Outline

• Video Cassette Recorder
  • For customers in the USA
  • Or write to: Sony Customer Information Services Company
  • For Customers in Canada
  • Peace of Mind Warranty Replacement service.
    • To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture.
  • CAUTION
  • Precautions
    • Safety
    • Installing
  • Information
    • For customers in the USA
  • CAUTION
    • NOTE:
    • Owner’s record
  • Important Safeguards
    • Use
      • Power sources
      • Grounding or Polarization
      • For the set with a polarized ac power cord plug:
      • For the set with a three-wire grounding type ac plug:
      • Object and Liquid Entry
      • Attachments
      • Cleaning
    • Installation
      • Water and Moisture
      • Ventilation
    • Antennas
    • Outdoor antenna grounding
      • Antenna Grounding According to the National Electrical Code
      • Lightning
    • Service
      • Damage Requiring Service
      • Servicing
      • Replacement parts
  • Table of contents
    • Getting Started
    • Basic Operations
    • Additionai Operations
    • Additionai information
      • Caution
  • Step 1 : Unpacking
  • Check your model name
  • step 2 : Setting up the remote commander
    • Inserting the batteries
    • Using the remote commander
      • continued
    • Controlling other TVs with the remote commander
      • Code numbers of controllable TVs
        • Notes
  • step 3 : Hookups
    • Selecting the best hookup option
      • Before you get started
        • Caution
        • Note to CATV system installer (in USA)
    • Audio/video (A/V) hookup
      • □ Use this hookup if your TV has stereo jacks
      • B Use this hookup if yourTV does not have stereo jacks
        • Notes
    • Hookup 1 (Plug and Play)
    • Antenna hookup
      • A Use this hookup if you are using:
      • B Use this hookup if you are using a VHF-only antenna (you get channels 2-13 only)
      • if you cannot connect your antenna cable to the VCR directly
      • Plug the VCR into the AC outlet.
        • Notes
    • Hookup 2 (Plug and Play)
    • You have no cable box, or a cable box with only a few scrambled channels
      • Recommended use
      • What you can do with this hookup
      • What you cannot do
      • Plug the VCR into the AC outlet.
        • AC power cord to AC outlet 4
        • Notes
    • Connecting a cable box with many scrambled channels
      • Recommended use
      • What you can do with this hookup
      • What you cannot do
        • Rear of TV VHF/UHF
        • VHF
        • UHF
        • VHF
        • UHF
      • After you have completed hookup^
      • Before you starts
    • 1
      • Using the Auto Clock Set feature
        • Before you starts
    • 1
    • 5
    • 6
      • Notes
      • Using Manual Clock Set
        • Before you starts
    • 1
      • Presetting all receivable channels automatically
        • Before you starts
    • 1
      • Presetting/disabling channels manually
        • Before you starts ^
    • 1
      • Channel to be preset
  • step 7 : Setting up the VCR Plus+® system
    • (SLV-N88 only)
      • How the VCR Plus+ system works
      • How to set up your VCR
        • Example of “PlusCode”
        • continued
        • ■ M/m/</-
        • OK
    • 6
    • 7
    • 8
  • Playing a tape
    • REPLAY
    • STOP
    • N REW
    • Additional tasks
    • To play a recently watched scene
    • To skip playback
    • To turn off the power while rewinding (Rewind Shut Off)
      • continued
    • To use the time counter
      • Notes
  • Recording TV programs
    • continued
    • To stop recording
    • To check the remaining tape length
    • To watch another TV program while recording
      • Safety tab
    • To save a recording
      • Tips
      • Notes
  • Recording TV programs using the Dial Timer (SLV-N88 only)
    • Before you start...
    • 8
      • continued
      • To return to the previous step
      • To stop recording
      • To use the VCR after setting the timer
      • To set the clock
        • Tips
        • Notes
        • continued
      • About the Demonstration Mode
        • To activate the Demonstration Mode
        • To cancel the Demonstration Mode
  • Recording TV programs using the VCR Plus+® system (slv-N88 only)
    • Before you starts
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    • 1
      • continued
    • 8
    • 10
      • To stop recording
      • To use the Auto Tape Speed function
      • To use the VCR after setting the timer
        • Tip
        • Note
  • Setting the timer manually
    • Before you starts
    • 6
    • 7
      • To stop recording
        • continued
      • Daily/weekly recording
      • To use the VCR after setting the timer
  • Locking the VCR (Child Lock)
    • To lock the VCR
    • To unlock the VCR
      • Note
  • Playing/searching at various speeds
    • To resume normal playback
      • Tips
      • Notes
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  • Setting the recording duration time
    • To extend the duration
    • To cancel the duration
    • To stop while recording
  • Checking/changing/canceling timer settings
    • Before you starts
      • CLEAR
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    • When the timer settings overiap
      • Program 1 p Program 2 ■
      • Wiii be cut off
  • Recording stereo and bilingual programs
    • Recording stereo programs
    • Recording bilingual programs
    • Selecting the sound during playback
    • How sound is recorded on a video tape
      • Normal audio track
      • Hi-fi audio track (main track)
      • Monaural sound
      • stereo sound (left/right channels)
      • Notes
  • Searching using various functions
    • To search using the index function (Scan and Play)
    • To search for the counter 0:00:00 point
    • To search for a blank portion of the tape
      • Note
  • Changing menu options 1
    • Menu choices
  • Editing with anotherVCR
    • How to connect to record on this VCR
      • This VCR (Recorder)
      • LINE-2 IN
      • Notes
    • Operation (when recording on this VCR)
      • Before you start editing
        • • REC
      • To stop editing
      • Tip
  • General setup information
    • Setting the RF unit
      • TV
    • Attaching the external antenna connector
    • 1 2
      • Attaching a UHF/VHF band mixer
        • EAC-66
        • UHF/VHF
  • Troubleshooting
    • Symptoms caused by contaminated video heads •Normalpicture • Rough picture 'Unclearpicture
    • > No picture (or black & white screen appears)
    • initial contamination
    • Supplied accessories
  • Index to parts and controls
    • Front panel
      • SLV-N88/SLV-N77
      • SLV-N55
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    • Display window
      • SLV-N88
      • SLV-N77/SLV-N55
    • Rear panel
      • continued
    • Remote commander
  • Index
  • Quick reference to using the VCR
    • Hookup 1
      • To play a tape
      • To record a program
      • To watch TV
    • Hookup 2
      • To play a tape
      • To record a program
      • To watch TV
    • Hookup 3
      • To play a tape
      • To record a program
      • To watch TV