SLV-E850B, SLV-E850UX, SLV-E880EG, SLV-F900B, SLV-F900NP, SLV-F900UX, SLV-F900VC, SLV-F990B, SLV-F990NP, SLV-F990UX, SLV-F990VC - Sony VCR Service Manual (repair manual). Page 3

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1.

ERROR CODE INDICATION ··········································· 5

Getting Started

Unpacking ·············································································· 1-1
Setting up the remote commander ········································· 1-1
Connecting the VCR ······························································ 1-2
Tuning your TV to the VCR ·················································· 1-3
Setting up the VCR with the Auto Set Up function ··············· 1-4
Setting the clock ···································································· 1-4
Manual setup — Selecting a language ··································· 1-5
Manual setup — Presetting channels ····································· 1-5
Manual setup — Setting station names ································· 1-6
Manual setup — Changing/disabling programme positions · 1-7
Manual setup — Listing the channels as the TV ··················· 1-8
Connecting the Satellite tuner ················································ 1-8
Setting the PAY-TV/Canal Plus decoder ································ 1-9

Basic Operations

Playing a tape ······································································· 1-10
Recording TV programmes ················································· 1-11
Recording TV programmes using ShowView ····················· 1-12
Setting the timer manually ··················································· 1-13

Additional Operations

Playing/searching at various speeds ···································· 1-13
Recording TV programmes using the quick timer ·············· 1-14
Checking/changing/cancelling timer settings ······················ 1-14
Recording stereo and bilingual programmes ······················· 1-15
Searching using the index function ······································ 1-15
Adjusting the picture ··························································· 1-15
Changing options ································································· 1-16

Editing

Connecting to a VCR or stereo system ································ 1-17
Basic editing ········································································ 1-17
Audio dubbing ····································································· 1-17

Additional Information

Index to parts and controls ··················································· 1-18

2-1.

UPPER CASE, FRONT PANEL BLOCK ASSEMBLY · 2-1

2-2.

FR-128 BOARD, DM-73 BOARD ································· 2-2

2-3.

REAR PANEL ································································· 2-3

2-4.

POWER BLOCK, MA-316 BOARD
(WITH S MECHANISM DECK) ··································· 2-3

2-5.

RP-231 BOARD, S MECHANISM DECK ···················· 2-4

2-6.

CIRCUIT BOARDS LOCATION ··································· 2-4

2-7.

INTERNAL VIEWS ························································ 2-5

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.

AUDIO BLOCK DIAGRAM ·········································· 3-7

3-5.

MODE CONTROL BLOCK DIAGRAM ······················· 3-9

3-6.

TUNER BLOCK DIAGRAM ······································· 3-11

3-7.

POWER SUPPLY BLOCK DIAGRAM ······················· 3-13

4-1.

FRAME SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ································ 4-1

4-2.

PRINTED WIRING BOARDS AND
SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS ············································ 4-3
• RP-231 (REC/PB AMP)

PRINTED WIRING BOARD ························· 4-3

• RP-231 (REC/PB AMP) SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ···· 4-5

• MA-316 (VIDEO, SERVO/SYSTEM CONTROL,

AUDIO, TUNER)

PRINTED WIRING BOARD ························· 4-8

• MA-316 (VIDEO, NORMAL AUDIO)

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ···························· 4-11

• MA-316 (SERVO/SYSTEM CONTROL)

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ·········································· 4-14

• MA-316 (ON SCREEN DISPLAY)

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ···························· 4-17

• MA-316 (AFM AUDIO) SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM · 4-19
• MA-316 (TUNER) SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ·········· 4-21
• MA-316 (FOLLOW TV, PDC, VPS)

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ···························· 4-23

• MA-316 (I/O) SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ·················· 4-25
• FR-128 (MODE CONTROL)

PRINTED WIRING BOARD ······················· 4-29

• FR-128 (MODE CONTROL)

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ···························· 4-31

• SE-69 (SECAM VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESS)

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ···························· 4-33

• SE-69 (SECAM VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESS)

PRINTED WIRING BOARD ······················· 4-35

• DM-73 (OPERATION SWITCHES)

PRINTED WIRING BOARD ······················· 4-36

• DM-73 (OPERATION SWITCHES)

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ···························· 4-37

• NR-26 (DNR PROCESSOR)

PRINTED WIRING BOARD ······················· 4-39

• NR-26 (DNR PROCESSOR)

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ···························· 4-41

• ML-15 (SERIAL TRANSFER)

PRINTED WIRING BOARD ······················· 4-43

• ML-15 (SERIAL TRANSFER)

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ···························· 4-45

• AT-23/24 (ANTENNA)

PRINTED WIRING BOARD ······················· 4-48

• AT-23/24 (ANTENNA)

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ···························· 4-49

• SWITCH BLOCK

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ···························· 4-50

• SW-300 (REMOTE CONTROL RECEIVER)

PRINTED WIRING BOARD ······················· 4-51

• SW-300 (REMOTE CONTROL RECEIVER)

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ···························· 4-52

• POWER BLOCK SR826 (SWITCHING REGULATOR)

PRINTED WIRING BOARD ······················· 4-53

• POWER BLOCK SR826 (SWITCHING REGULATOR)

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ···························· 4-55

5-1.

SYSTEM CONTROL —
VIDEO BLOCK INTERFACE
(MA-316 BOARD IC160) ··············································· 5-1

5-2.

SYSTEM CONTROL —
SERVO PERIPHERAL CIRCUIT INTERFACE
(MA-316 BOARD IC160) ··············································· 5-1

5-3.

SYSTEM CONTROL —
 MECHANISM INTERFACE
(MA-316 BOARD IC160) ··············································· 5-2

5-4.

SYSTEM CONTROL —
SYSTEM CONTROL PERIPHERAL CIRCUIT
INTERFACE (MA-316 BOARD IC160) ························ 5-2

5-5.

SYSTEM CONTROL —
AUDIO BLOCK INTERFACE
(MA-316 BOARD IC160) ··············································· 5-2