Sony SLV-789HF - Manual (Page 6)

Hookups
Selecting the best hookup option
There arc many ways in which your V’CR can be hooked up. To hook up
your VCR so that it works best for you, first scan through the table below.
Tixen uso the accompanying diagrains and procedures on the following
pages to set up your VCR.
If you have
IV that has audio/video inputs Audio/video (AAf) hookup, then Pages 9 and ti)
follow one of the hoiikups below.
Cable box that is compatible with the
VCR's cable box control feature
No cable box or incompatible cable Ixix
with only a few scrambled channels
Antenna only, no cable TV
Incompatible cable box with many
scrambled channels
Hookup 1
Hookup 2
Pages 11 to 1
Hookup 3
Pages 15 to Ifi
Pages 19 to 22
DiRbCrV* digital salcllile receiver
Incompatible cable box with only a few
scrambled channels, using an A/8
switch
Hookup 5
Hookup 6
Pages 27 to 29
Pages 30 to 3!i
After you've completed the connections, follow the instructions for setup.
During setup, if you need more details on the procedure described, page
mimbers are provided where you can find complete, step-by-step
instructions-
After you've completed the setup, you're ready to use your VCR.
Procedures differ depending on the hookup you used. For an overview,
refer to "Quick reference to using the VCR" on the back cover.
Before you get started
• Turn off the power to all equipment.
• Do not connect the AC power cords until all of the connections are
completed.
• De sure you make connectioius firmly. Ixaose cormcctions may cause
picture distortion.
• If your IV doesn’t match any of the examples provided, see your nearest
Sony dealer or qualified technician.
If your TV has audio/video (A/V) input jacks, you will get a better pichrre
and sound if you hook up your VCR using these connections. In addition,
for a tnie "home theater" experience, you should connect the audio outf'uts
of your VCR or TV to your stereo system. If your TV doesn't have A/V
inputs, sec the following pages for antenna or cable hookups.
If your TV has the S-Link’'*'" (A/V bus control) functum, hook up your VCR
using the connection shown on page 10. Your TV will automatically switch
to the A/V inputs for your VCR when you play back or operate menu on the
VCR.
If you're not plannii\g to use your VCR to record programs, you're finished
setting up the VCR after you've made the connections shown on pages 9 and
10. If you want to record off-air or off your cable TV system, complete these
connections first, and then go to the following pages for antenna or cable
hookups.
' Ls a trademark of Sony Corporation.
□ Use this hookup if your TV has stereo jacks
VCR Stereo receiver
Audio/video cable (supplied) Audio cable (not supplied)
' Do not connect the miniplugs for this hookup.
m Use this hookup if your TV doesn't have stereo jacks
VCR Stereo receiver
Video cable (not supplied] Audio cable (not supplied)
• DlKl-X'l'V is a trademark of DIRhCTV', Inc.,.
, Getting Started
If of Hughes Electronics Coqioralio
Getting Started 1 9
Step 3: Hookups (continued)
Use this hookup if your TV has the S-Link^“ function
VCR Stereo receiver
Hookup" 'tPages 11 to 14
* To play a tape in stereo, you must use the A/V connection.
.AA/ hookup Jh VCR setup
After you've connected your 'IV and completed antenna or cable hool.vipi,
use the following procedure to set up the VCR.
Press MENU and select
ADVANCED OPTIONS. Set AUTO ANT SELECT
to OFF and press OK.
For details, see page 100-
Caution
Connections between the VCR's VHF/UHT connector and the antenna teniiiniils o!
die TV receiver .should be made only assJiowji in the following inslriiclion.s, ] ailiin'
to do so may result in operation that violates the regulations of the Federal
Communications Commission regarding the use and operation of RF devices. Never
and VCR connections at the antenna tenninaLs of your receiver.
Note to CATV system installer (in USA)
ITis reminder Ls provided to call the CATV system iivstaller's attention to Arti< le H20
40 of the NEC that [irovides guidelines for proper grounding and, in parficulai,
s[)ecino,s that (he cable ground shall be connected to ll\e gniunding system of Ino
building, as close to the point of cable entry as practical.
Using cable box control
Recommended use
You should use this hookup if you have a cable box, especially if your c able
system scrambles all or most channels. This htx)kup allows the VCR's cable
box control feature to control the channel on the cable box, simplifying the
recording process. A list of compatible cable boxes is on pages 47 to 49.
What you can do with this hookup
• Record any channel using the VCR's cable box control feature to select
channels on the cable box
What you can't do
• Record with the cable box turned off
• Record one channel wMfe watching another channel
Cable Mouse
Rear of TV
VHF/UHF
----- @A
L®J
UHF
Match the type of
connector on your
TV; A, B, or C.
For connector types
B and C, no UHF
connection is
required.
Positioning the Cable Mouse
i’lacu the Cable Mouse so lh.it it
hangs out over the cable box
Side view
continued