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SLV-ED115/ED215/ED313/ED515/ED616/ED815/ED817/ ED818/ED915/ED919/EZ111/EZ212/EZ414/ EZ715/EZ717 RMT-V309/V311/V311A/V311B/V311C/V311D/V311E SERVICE MANUAL Australian Model SLV-EZ111AZ/EZ212AZ/EZ414AZ/ EZ715AS/EZ717AS E Model SLV-ED115PS/ED215PS/ED515PS/ ED815PS//ED817PS/ED915PS Hong Kong Model SLV-ED919MI ME Model SLV-ED313ME/ED313MJ/ED313SG/ ED616ME/ED616MJ/ED616SG/ ED818ME/ED818SG New Zealand Model VIDEO SLV-EZ715NZ/EZ717NZ SLV-ED818 Thai Model SLV-ED215TH/ED815TH/ED817TH/ ED915TH S MECHANISM • Refer to the SERVICE MANUAL of VHS MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENTS VI for MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENTS.
LINE WITH MARK ! ON THE SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS AND IN THE PARTS LIST ARE CRITICAL TO SAFE OPERATION. REPLACE THESE COMPONENTS WITH SONY PARTS WHOSE PART NUMBERS APPEAR AS SHOWN IN THIS MANUAL OR IN SUPPLEMENTS PUB- LISHED BY SONY.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Title Page Section Title Page Feature Difference ..............3 INTERFACE, IC PIN FUNCTION DESCRIPTION SERVICE NOTE ..............5 5-1. System Control-Video Block Interface (MA-402 BOARD IC101) ..........5-1 GENERAL 5-2. System Control-Servo Peripheral Circuit Interface (MA-402 BOARD IC101) ..........5-1 Getting Started ..............
SERVICE NOTE 1. DISASSEMBLY • This set can be disassembled in the order shown below. Note: Pages in indicated pages in the SERVICE MANUAL. Pages in indicated pages in the VHS MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENT MANUAL VI. Upper case (Page 2-1) Front Panel Pinch Press Ground Shaft Rear...
Using the remote commander AERIAL OUT Remote sensor You can use this remote Mains lead commander to operate this VCR and a Sony TV. Buttons AERIAL IN to mains on the remote commander marked with a dot (•) can be : Signal flow Aerial cable (supplied) used to operate your Sony TV.
VCR and TV using the audio/video cable (see “To a TV that has audio/video input jacks” on page 7). If the same symptom persists, consult your nearest Sony dealer. The WAIT indicator goes off when all receivable channels are preset.
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Step 5: Presetting channels (continued) Presetting channels manually PROG +/– Press PROG +/– to select the programme Selected programme PROG position position. Before you start… TUNER PRESET PROG14 • Turn on the VCR and the TV. SYSTEM • D / K B / G MENU •...
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Step 5: Presetting channels (continued) Channel numbers in the CHANNEL SET field and the corresponding channels TV system TV system Country Country Western Western Australia Morocco Indonesia Australia Morocco Indonesia Europe Europe Zealand Zealand Channel number Channel number Corresponding channels in the CHANNEL in the CHANNEL Corresponding channels...
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Step 5: Presetting channels (continued) TV system Country East China UK/Hong Ireland South U.S.A. Japan TV system Europe Kong Africa Country East China UK/Hong Ireland South U.S.A. Japan Channel Europe Kong Africa number in Corresponding channels Channel CHANNEL number in SET column Corresponding channels CHANNEL...
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– – – The G-CODE system is a feature – – – – – – – – included in Sony VCRs that simplifies SELECT GUIDE CH MENU programming the VCR to make timer CONFIRM recordings. To use the G-CODE system,...
Step 7: Changing/disabling programme positions (continued) Press M/m until the selected channel and SET UP CH AND G-CODE guide channel row moves to the desired Disabling unwanted PROG GUIDE PLAY – programme position. programme positions – – The selected channel and guide channel –...
Basic Operations Playing a tape Set the year, hour and minute in sequence, CLOCK SET using , to select the item to be set, and PLAY 2 . 1 . 2 0 0 1 TUE 5 : 3 0 M/m to select the digits. EJECT CLEAR SELECT...
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Recording TV programmes (continued) Recording TV programmes REC SPEED Press REC SPEED to select the tape speed (SP or LP for the PAL INPUT SELECT colour system, and SP or EP for the NTSC colour system). LP (Long Play) provides recording time twice as long as SP (Standard Play).
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Recording TV programmes using the Easy Timer function (continued) Set the recording stop time in the same way as in step 2, then push EASY TIMER the EASY TIMER knob. Setting or changing the A programme number flashes. Easy Clock When “–:–...
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Recording TV Tips programmes • To record from a source connected to the LINE-1 IN or LINE-2 IN jacks, press INPUT SELECT or PROG +/– or turn the EASY TIMER knob to display “L1” or “L2” in the display window. using the G-CODE •...
Setting the timer Setting the timer manually (continued) manually To record the same programme every day or the same day every week, press m while the date is flashing. For details, see “Daily/ weekly recording” below. You can preset up to eight programmes at a time.
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Searching using Searching using the Blank Search the index EASY TIMER function function knob This feature enables you to find a blank The VCR marks the tape with an index ./> section on your tape. signal at the point where each recording INDEX SEARCH begins.
Additional Operations Setting the Playing/searching recording at various speeds duration time ×2 After you have started recording in the H PLAY normal way, you can have the VCR stop y SLOW recording automatically after a specified m REW M FF duration.
Recording stereo and bilingual Recording stereo and bilingual programmes (continued) programmes Bilingual programme To listen to On-screen display Display window In the ZWEITON (German stereo) system Main MAIN STEREO This VCR automatically receives and records stereo and bilingual STEREO programmes based on the ZWEITON system. When a stereo or bilingual programme is received, the STEREO indicator appears in the display Main and sub MAIN/SUB...
Insert a source tape with its safety tab removed into the other Be sure to use the Sony T-25CLD, T-25CLW or E-25CLDR video head cleaning (playback) VCR. Search for the point to start playback and set it to cassette.
Index to parts and controls Index to parts and controls (continued) Display window Refer to the pages indicated in parentheses ( ) for details. Front panel STEREO CLOCK START STOP NTSC NICAM 3 4 5 1 Timer indicator (41) 8 APC (Adaptive Picture Control) indicator (64) 2 NICAM indicator (61) 9 Tracking indicator (63)
SLV-ED115/ED215/ED313/ED515/ED616/ED815/ED817/ED818/ED915/ED919/EZ111/ EZ212/EZ414/EZ715/EZ717 SECTION 4 PRINTED WIRING BOARDS AND SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS THIS NOTE IS COMMON FOR PRINTED WIRING BOARDS AND SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS. (In addition to this, the necessary note is printed in each block.) (For printed wiring boards) • : Pattern from the side which enables seeing.
SLV-ED115/ED215/ED313/ED515/ED616/ED815/ED817/ED818/ED915/ED919/EZ111/EZ212/EZ414/EZ715/EZ717 4-2. PRINTED WIRING BOARDS AND SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS MA-402 (VIDEO, AUDIO, I/O, SERVO/SYSTEM CONTROL, TUNER, MODE CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY) PRINTED WIRING BOARD — Ref. No. MA-402 Board:1,000 Series — There are few cases that the part printed on this diagram isn’t mounted in this model.
SLV-ED115/ED215/ED313/ED515/ED616/ED815/ED817/ED818/ED915/ED919/EZ111/EZ212/EZ414/EZ715/EZ717 MA-402 (SYSTEM CONTROL) SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM – Ref. No: MA-402 Board; 1000 series – • See page 4-5 for printed wiring board. MA-402 BOARD(2/8) XX MARK:NO MOUNT NO MARK:REC/PB MODE R :REC MODE P :PB MODE PLLCLK PLLDAT ENABLE SW2/MAIN/SAP...
SLV-ED115/ED215/ED313/ED515/ED616/ED815/ED817/ED818/ED915/ED919/EZ111/EZ212/EZ414/EZ715/EZ717 MA-402 (SERVO CONTROL) SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM – Ref. No: MA-402 Board; 1000 series – • See page 4-5 for printed wiring board. MA-402 BOARD(3/8) IC031 LB1943N XX MARK:NO MOUNT NO MARK:REC/PB MODE IC031 R :REC MODE P :PB MODE CAM MOTOR DRIVER...
SLV-ED115/ED215/ED313/ED515/ED616/ED815/ED817/ED818/ED915/ED919/EZ111/EZ212/EZ414/EZ715/EZ717 MA-402 (Hi-Fi AUDIO) SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM – Ref. No: MA-402 Board; 1000 series – • See page 4-5 for printed wiring board. MA-402 BOARD(4/8) XX MARK:NO MOUNT NO MARK:REC/PB MODE R :REC MODE P :PB MODE ED815/ED817/ED818/ED915/ED919/EZ715/EZ717 C315 C313 8200p...
SLV-ED115/ED215/ED313/ED515/ED616/ED815/ED817/ED818/ED915/ED919/EZ111/EZ212/EZ414/EZ715/EZ717 GK-12 (ZWEITON) PRINTED WIRING BOARD AND SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM – Ref. No.: GK-12 board; 2,000 series – – SLV-EZ715AS/EZ717AS – There are few cases that the part isn't mounted in this model is printed on this diagram. GK-12 GK-12 BOARD(SIDE A)
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SLV-ED115/ED215/ED313/ED515/ED616/ED815/ED817/ED818/ED915/ED919/EZ111/EZ212/EZ414/EZ715/EZ717 NK-11 (NICAM) PRINTED WIRING BOARD AND SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM – Ref. No.: NK-11 board; 3,000 series – – SLV-ED915/ED919/EZ715NZ/EZ717NZ – There are few cases that the part isn't mounted in this model is printed on this diagram. NK-11 NK-11 BOARD(SIDE A)
SLV-ED115/ED215/ED313/ED515/ED616/ED815/ED817/ED818/ED915/ED919/EZ111/EZ212/EZ414/EZ715/EZ717 FJ-31 (LINE 2 IN) AND DM-98 (FUNCTION) PRINTED WIRING BOARDS AND SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS — Ref. No. FJ-31 Board:1,000 Series — — Ref. No. DM-98 Board:2,000 Series — There are few cases that the part printed FJ-31 (LINE 2 IN) FJ-31 BOARD on this diagram isn’t mounted in this model.
SLV-ED115/ED215/ED313/ED515/ED616/ED815/ED817/ED818/ED915/ED919/EZ111/ EZ212/EZ414/EZ715/EZ717 DI-81 (DIAL TIMER) PRINTED WIRING BOARD AND SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM — Ref. No. DI-81 Board:2,000 Series — There are few cases that the part printed DI-81 BOARD on this diagram isn’t mounted in this model. MA-402 GK-12 (ZWEITON) VIDEO, AUDIO,...
SLV-ED115/ED215/ED313/ED515/ED616/ED815/ED817/ED818/ED915/ED919/EZ111/ EZ212/EZ414/EZ715/EZ717 SECTION 6 ERROR CODE This set displays an error code, and a mode code in case of Table 6-2. Mode Codes in Case of Error error on the display tube, if the operation stopped by error. Code Description The following provides description concerned.
SLV-ED115/ED215/ED313/ED515/ED616/ED815/ED817/ED818/ED915/ED919/EZ111/ EZ212/EZ414/EZ715/EZ717 SECTION 7 ADJUSTMENTS 2-1-3. Set-up of Adjustment During the adjustment, see the Parts Arrangement In this adjustment, PAL or NTSC pattern generator is connected Diagram for Adjustments on Page 7-6. with LINE input signal terminal. When checking with tuner, connected AERIAL terminal.
2-1-6. Adjusting Sequence 2-3. SERVO SYSTEM ADJUSTMENT Make the electrical adjustment in the following sequence. 2-3-1. RF Switching Position Adjustment Power supply adjustment (MA-402 BOARD) Purpose: Adjust the interval between A ch and B ch of tape playback output. Improve the interchangeability with other tapes and sets. Servo system adjustment When it is out of order, the interval appears on the screen, the screen is disturbed.
2-4. AUDIO SYSTEM ADJUSTMENTS RF SWP • Adjust both Lch and Rch. [Connection] Audio Audio level meter or generator distortion meter 600 Ω 47 kΩ Attenuator AUDIO LINE IN Feed signal both AUDIO LINE OUT channelssimultaneously. Fig. 7-2-5. Fig. 7-2-4. 2.
Confirmation Method: 1) Supply an audio signal of 400 Hz, –7.5 dBs simultaneously to 2. E-E Output Level Check both L and R channels of Audio Line Input. (SLV-ED115/ED215/ED313/ED515/ED616/ 2) Make recording EZ111/EZ212/EZ414) 3) Play back a recorded portion. 4) Confirm that a playback level is –7.5 ±2.0 dBs.
4. Overall Level Characteristic and Distortion Factor 2-5. TUNER SYSTEM ADJUSTMENT Check Purpose: [Connection] Check the record level, play level, and distortion factor against the reference input. Audio level meter Up channel Mode REC and PB (SP mode) 47 kΩ convertor Signal 400 Hz, –7.5 dBs...
SLV-LX80S DI-81 DM-98 FJ-31 Ref. No. Part No. Description Remarks Ref. No. Part No. Description Remarks 8-2. ELECTRICAL PARTS LIST NOTE: • Due to standardization, replacements in the • RESISTORS When indicating parts by reference number, parts list may be different from the parts All resistors are in ohms.
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SLV-LX80S FJ-31 GK-12 MA-402 Ref. No. Part No. Description Remarks Ref. No. Part No. Description Remarks <RESISTOR> R007 1-216-045-00 METAL CHIP 1/10W R008 1-216-041-00 METAL CHIP 1/10W R533 1-216-021-00 RES-CHIP 1/10W R009 1-216-041-00 METAL CHIP 1/10W (ED515/ED616/ED818/ R010 1-208-803-11 METAL CHIP 7.5K 0.5% 1/10W...