Sony LX60S VCR User Manual


 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SERVICE NOTE
1. ERROR CODE INDICATION ........................................... 5
1 GENERAL
Getting Started ...........................................................................1-1
Step 2 : Setting up the remote commander .............................1-1
Step 3 : Hookups .....................................................................1-1
Selecting a language ...............................................................1-4
Setting the clock......................................................................1-4
Presetting channels..................................................................1-6
Basic Operations........................................................................1-8
Playing a tape ..........................................................................1-8
Recording TV programs..........................................................1-8
Recording TV programs using the Dial Timer........................1-9
Recording TV programs using the Timer .............................1-10
Additional Operations .............................................................1-11
Locking the VCR (Child Lock).............................................1-11
Playing/searching at various speeds......................................1-11
Setting the recording duration time.......................................1-12
Checking/changing/canceling timer settings ........................1-12
Recording stereo and bilingual programs .............................1-13
Searching using for the begining of a timer recorded
program .........................................................................1-13
Searching using the index function .......................................1-13
Searching using the time search function .............................1-14
Skip-searching automatically (Quick view) ..........................1-14
Searching for a selected point on the tape ............................1-14
Adjusting the picture .............................................................1-15
Changing menu options ........................................................1-15
Editing with another VCR .....................................................1-16
Additional Information ............................................................1-16
General setup information.....................................................1-16
Index to parts and controls ....................................................1-18
2 DISASSEMBLY
2-1. CASE, FRONT PANEL BLOCK ASSEMBLY ..............2-1
2-2. DI-80 BOARD, FJ-32BOARD........................................2-1
2-3. REAR PANEL.................................................................2-2
2-4. MA-405 BOARD ............................................................2-2
2-5. MECHANISM DECK.....................................................2-3
2-6. INTERNAL VIEWS........................................................2-4
2-7. CIRCUIT BOARDS LOCATION ...................................2-5
3 BLOCK DIAGRAMS
3-1. OVERALL BLOCK DIAGRAM ....................................3-1
3-2. VIDEO BLOCK DIAGRAM ..........................................3-3
3-3. SERVO/SYSTEM CONTROL BLOCK DIAGRAM .....3-5
3-4. TUNER BLOCK DIAGRAM .........................................3-7
3-5. AUDIO BLOCK DIAGRAM ..........................................3-9
3-6. POWER BLOCK DIAGRAM.......................................3-11
4 PRINTED WIRING BOARDS AND
SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS
4-1. FRAME SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM................................4-3
4-2. PRINTED WIRING BOARDS AND SCHEMATIC
DIAGRAMS ....................................................................4-5
• MA-405 (VIDEO, AUDIO, SERVO/SYSTEM
CONTROL, TUNER, POWER)
PRINTED WIRING BOARD .........................4-5
• MA-405 (1/7)(REC/PB HEAD AMP)
SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ..............................4-7
• MA-405 (2/7)(Y/C, AUDIO PROCESS)
SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ..............................4-9
• MA-405 (3/7)(SERVO/SYSTEM CONTROL)
SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ............................4-11
• MA-405 (4/79)(AUDIO PROCESS)
SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ............................4-13
• MA-405 (5/7)(TUNER)
SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ............................4-15
• MA-405 (6/7)(DISPLAY CONTROL)
SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ............................4-17
• MA-405 (7/7)(POWER SUPPLY)
SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ............................4-19
• FJ-32 (LINE-2 IN)
PRINTED WIRING BOARD AND
SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ............................4-23
• DI-80 (DIAL TIMER)
PRINTED WIRING BOARD AND
SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ............................4-24
5 INTERFACE, IC PIN FUNCTION
DESCRIPTION
5-1. SYSTEM CONTROL — MECHANISM BLOCK
INTERFACE (MA-405 BOARD IC160) ....................... 5-1
5-2. SYSTEM CONTROL — SERVO PERIPHERAL
CIRCUIT INTERFACE (MA-405 BOARD IC160) ...... 5-1
5-3. SYSTEM CONTROL — SYSTEM CONTROL
PERIPHERAL CIRCUIT INTERFACE
(MA-405 BOARD IC160).............................................. 5-2
5-4. SYSTEM CONTROL AND RF MODULATOR
— INPUT SELECTION BLOCK INTERFACE
(MA-405 BOARD IC160).............................................. 5-2
5-5. SYSTEM CONTROL — VIDEO/RP BLOCK
INTERFACE (MA-405 BOARD IC160) ....................... 5-2
5-6. SYSTEM CONTROL — AUDIO BLOCK INTERFACE
(MA-405 BOARD IC160).............................................. 5-2
5-7. SERVO/SYSTEM CONTROL MICROPROCESSOR
PIN FUNCTIONS (MA-405 BOARD IC160) ............... 5-3
6 ADJUSTMENTS
6-1 MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENTS .................................6-1
6-2. ELECTRICAL ADJUSTMENTS ...................................6-1
2-1. PREPARATION BEFORE ADJUSTMENT ...................6-1
2-1-1.Equipment Required .....................................................6-1
2-1-2.Equipment Connection .................................................6-1
2-1-3.Set-up of Adjustment ....................................................6-1
2-1-4.Alignment Tape .............................................................6-1
2-1-5.Input/Output Levels and Impedance .............................6-2
2-1-6.Adjustment Sequence ...................................................6-2
2-2. POWER SUPPLY CHECK .............................................6-2
2-2-1.Output Voltage Check (MA-405 Board) ......................6-2
2-3. SERVO SYSTEM CHECK .............................................6-3
2-3-1.RF Switching Position Adjustment (MA-405 Board)...6-3
2-4. AUDIO SYSTEM ADJUSTMENT.................................6-3
2-4-1.Hi-Fi Audio System Adjustment (Hi-Fi model only) ...6-3
2-4-2.HiFi Switching Position Adjustment (MA-405 Board) 6-4
2-4-3.Normal Audio System Adjustment ...............................6-4
2-4-4.Audio Level and Distortion Check ...............................6-4
2-4-5.Audio Noise Check .......................................................6-4
2-4-6.ACE Head Adjustment ..................................................6-4
2-4-7.E-E Output Level Check ...............................................6-4
2-4-8.Frequency Response Check ..........................................6-4
2-5. ADJUSTING PARTS LOCATION DIAGRAM .............6-6
7 REPAIR PARTS LIST
7-1. EXPLODED VIEWS ......................................................7-1
7-1-1.FRONT PANEL AND UPPER CASE SECTION ........7-1
7-1-2.CHASSIS SECTION ....................................................7-2
7-1-3.MECHANISM DECK SECTION-1 .............................7-3
7-1-4.MECHANISM DECK SECTION-2 .............................7-4
7-1-5.MECHANISM DECK SECTION-3 .............................7-5
7-2. ELECTRICAL PARTS LIST ..........................................7-6
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