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Sony RDR-HX720 DVD Recorder User Manual

1. E 4 P A Pe LINE 37 DECODER o te TINE 2 OUT 1 AERIAL IN OUT jacks 12 5 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT j 2 DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL jack 15 Y Ps Cs Pr Cr jacks 13 3 LINE 2 OUT R AUDIO L VIDEO 8 LINE 3 DECODER jack 13 jacks 13 15 AC IN terminal 16 4 LINE 2 OUT S VIDEO jack 13 LINE 1 TV jack 13 Language Code List For details see page 94 The language spellings conform to the ISO 639 1988 E F standard Code Language Code Language Code Language Code Language 1027 Afar 1183 Irish 1347 Maori 1507 Samoan 1028 Abkhazian 1186 Scots Gaelic 1349 Macedonian 1508 Shona 1032 Afrikaans 1194 Galician 1350 Malayalam 1509 Somali 1039 Amharic 1196 Guarani 1352 Mongolian 1511 Albanian 1044 Arabic 1203 Gujarati 1353 Moldavian 1512 Serbian 1045 Assamese 1209 Hausa 1356 Marathi 1513 Siswati 1051 Aymara 1217 Hindi 1357 Malay 1514 Sesotho 1052 Azerbaijani 1226 Croatian 1358 Maltese 1515 Sundanese 1053 Bashkir 1229 Hungarian 1363 Burmese 1516 Swedish 1057 Byelorussian 1233 Armenian 1365 Nauru 1517 Swahili 1059 Bulgarian 1235 Interlingua 1369 Nepali 1521 Tamil 1060 Bihari 1239 Interlingue 1376 Dutch 1525 Telugu 1061 Bislama 1245 Inupiak 1379 Norwegian 1527 Tajik 1066 Bengali 1248 Indonesian 1393 Occitan 1528 Thai Bangla 1253 Icelandic 1403 Afan Oromo 1529 Tigrinya 1067 Tibetan 1254 Italian 1408 Oriya 1531 Turkme
2. to AERIAL OUT gt Aerial cable supplied N Signal flow 1 Disconnect the aerial cable from your TV and connect it to AERIAL IN on the rear panel of the recorder 2 Connect AERIAL OUT of the recorder to the aerial input of your TV using the supplied aerial cable Step 2 Connecting the Video Cords Select one of the following patterns through according to the input jack on your TV monitor projector or AV amplifier receiver This will enable you to view pictures Oo O L AUDIO O R TV projector or AV 4 amplifier receiver to LINE 2 OUT VIDEO A Audio video cord not supplied Sa r s a 5 53 2 N i N D La 5 2 a TV SCART cord not supplied to G LINE 1 TV on AERIAL green DVD recorder to S VIDEO v Ome o_o m TV projector or AV amplifier receiver S video cord not supplied mA Signal flow SCART input jack When you set Easy Setup Linel Output to S Video or RGB page 20 use a SCART cord that conforms to the selected signal Video input jack You will enjoy standard quality images S VIDEO input jack You will enjoy high quality images COMPONENT VIDEO OUT green COMPONENT VIDEO IN Y blue Component video cord not supplied
3. REC REC MODE E REC STOP Recording playing side facing down e Va 3 Press amp open close to close the disc tray 1 Press HDD or DVD Wait until LOAD disappears from the If you want to record to a DVD insert a front panel display recordable DVD Unused DVDs are formatted automatically 2 Press PROG to select the For DVD RW discs programme position or input source DVD RWs are formatted in the you want to record recording format VR mode or Video 3 Press REC MODE repeatedly to select mode set by Format DVD RW in the recording mode the DVD setup e DVD setup Each time you press the button the e For DVD R discs display on the TV screen changes as DVD Rs are automatically formatted in follows Video mode To format an unused DVD R in VR mode format the disc i HQ HSP gt SP gt LSP using the Disc Information display SLP lt EP lt LP lt ESP page 38 before you make a For more details about the recording recording mode see page 40 If the disc is recordable on this recorder you can manually re format the disc to make a blank disc page 38 gt continued pA 28 4 Press REC Recording starts Recording stops automatically after 8 hours of continuous recording or when the HDD or DVD is full To stop recording Press Hi REC STOP Note that it may take a few seconds for recorder to stop recording To watch another TV programme w
4. I Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories 2 DTS and DTS Digital Out are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems Inc Step 4 Connecting the Mains Lead Connect the supplied mains lead to the AC IN terminal of the recorder Then plug the recorder and TV mains leads power cords into the mains After you connect the mains lead you must wait for a short while before operating the recorder You can operate the recorder once the front panel display lights up and the recorder enters standby mode If you connect additional equipment to this recorder page 21 be sure to connect the mains lead after all connections are complete to AC IN gt to mains Step 5 Preparing the Remote You can control the recorder using the supplied remote Insert two R6 size AA batteries by matching the and ends on the batteries to the markings inside the battery compartment When using the remote point it at the remote sensor on the recorder Notes e If the supplied remote interferes your other Sony DVD recorder or player change the command mode number for this recorder page 18 Use the batteries correctly to avoid possible leakage and corrosion Should leakage occur do not touch the liquid with bare hands Observe the following Do not use a new battery with an old battery or ba
5. red TV projector or AV amplifier receiver Component video input jacks Y Ps Ce Pr Cr You will enjoy accurate colour reproduction and high quality images If your TV accepts progressive 525p 625p format signals you must use this connection and set Component Out in the Video setup to On page 87 Then set Progressive Output to On in the Video setup to send progressive video signals For details see Progressive Output on page 87 gt continued 3 14 When playing wide screen images Some recorded images may not fit your TV screen To change the picture size see page 87 If you are connecting to a VCR Connect your VCR to the LINE 3 DECODER jack on the recorder page 21 Notes Do not connect more than one type of video cord between the recorder and your TV at the same time When you connect the recorder to your TV via the SCART jacks the TV s input source is set to the recorder automatically when you start playback If necessary press TV to return the input to the TV For correct SMARTLINK connection you will need a SCART cord that has the full 21 pins Refer to your TV s instruction manual as well for this connection If you connect this recorder to a TV with SMARTLINK set Easy Setup Linel Output to Video About the SMARTLINK features for SCART connections only If the connected TV or other connected equipment s
6. gt Insert a recordable disc inside the recorder gt The inserted DVD is protected page 36 The recording mode indication is incorrect gt When the recording or dubbing is less than ten minutes or if a picture with little movement is displayed for more than ten minutes the recording mode indication may be displayed incorrectly Note that the actual recording or dubbing itself was correctly made in the selected recording mode gt After playing titles recorded in EP and SLP mode the recording mode indication may change depending on the recorded programme The recorder automatically starts recording when the satellite receiver is turned on gt The Synchro Rec function was activated Turn off the satellite receiver and cancel the Synchro Rec function page 49 You dubbed a title but the title did not appear in the HDD Title List gt The title contained a copy protection signal so it was moved page 72 High speed dubbing is not possible gt The title cannot be dubbed at high speed page 71 Even if A B erasure is performed so that a title does not contain mixed picture sizes it is still treated as a title with mixed picture sizes The clock does not appear in the front panel display when the recorder is turned off gt Dimmer in the Others setup is set to Save Power page 95 Remote control The remote does not function gt Batteries are weak gt
7. Dubbing multiple titles Dub Selected Titles 74 DV D bbing sesei eiar cee ect ee a a a aN a a a E 76 Before DV DUDDING ii ete aed Da a eE Pa E dee EE 76 Preparing for DV dubbing nasaasa anaana nannan 76 Recording an Entire DV Format Tape One Touch Dubbing 78 Program Edit si 2b a alkene gta nani iain E E E E ae eae 79 Settings and Adjustments 0 00 00 cece eee 82 Aerial Reception and Language Settings Basic 82 Channel Setting 68 thao eee eae es Sees 82 Channel Sorts 2 4 05 ected eee ihe Laie athe en ee eee 84 Auto Programme Title Labelling TV Guide Page 85 CLOCK a init ha ices ele ane Sadek deel py owe haere hind A eee hes 86 OSD On Screen Display 0 000 eee eee 86 Video Settings Video 0 0 cece eee 87 Audio Settings Audio 0 0 0 ects 89 Recording Settings Recording 00 2 c eee eee eee 91 Disc Settings DVD 0 2 cece eee 93 Remote Control Settings Factory Settings Others 95 Easy Setup Resetting the Recorder 0 0c eee eee eee 96 Additional Information 0000 ee eee eee eee 97 TYOUDIESHOOTING iie aieas r EE EE EEE Sia E T ae Fons 97 Self diagnosis Function When letters numbers appear in the display 103 Notes About This Recorder 0 0 naaraana 104 Specifications sy offset Al eG ee hee ee ales Sh
8. e After editing the title thumbnail picture may change to the first scene of the recording title e After dubbing the title thumbnail picture set on the source recording is cancelled 4 Displaying the Playing Remaining Time and Play Information DATA DVDIDATA CD You can check the playing time and remaining time of the current title chapter track or disc Also you can check the disc name recorded on the DVD CD DISPLAY o ENTER OPTIONS TIME TEXT o Press DISPLAY The displays differ depending on the disc type or playing status f Tene D 1 English Dolby Digital 2 0 O Title 1 23 Angle3 5 4 of i ft DVD RW gt SP memm T 0 00 45 1 Title number name Shows either track number track name scene number or file name for CDs VIDEO CDs DATA DVDs or DATA CDs gt continued K su01 e13d 0 31Seg yybiq o D gt a p A i lt o i lt i ix a D 2 Available functions for DVD VIDEOs QO angle C audio J subtitle etc or playback data for DATA DVDs and DATA CDs 3 The current selected function or audio setting appears only temporarily Example Dolby Digital 5 1 ch Rear L R 1 English Dolby Digital 3 2 1 Front L R Centre LFE Low Frequency Effect 4 The current selected angle 5 Disc type format page 8 6 Title type only appears for Play
9. 2 D 30 3 Select a title and press ENTER The sub menu appears The sub menu displays options applicable only to the selected item The displayed options differ depending upon the model situation and disc type TTLE LIST 1 1 4 7GB Clase Play Play Beginning Erase IN AX a Travel Protect Sl Dubbing Title Name a AB Erase 12 Tennis Thu 20 4 2006 13 00 ob Mon 10 4 2006 21 00 O 10 Mystery Sun 2 4 2006 9 00 11 Sub menu 4 Select Play and press ENTER Playback starts from the selected title To change the title order Sort While the Title List menu is turned on press OPTIONS to select Sort Titles Press tit to select the item and press ENTER Order Sorted By Date In order of when the titles were recorded The title that is recorded most recently is listed at the top By Title In alphabetical order By Number In order of recorded title number In order of when the titles were recorded The title that is recorded most recently and has not been played is listed at the top Playlist titles are not displayed Unseen Title HDD only To stop playback Press W stop To scroll the list display by page Page mode Press lt 0 e gt while the list display is turned on Each time you press lt e the entire Title List changes to the next previous page of titles About the Title List for
10. Bilingual Recording of the DVD Rec Settings in the Recording setup to Main or Sub before recording page 92 To record both the main and sub sounds record on DVD RWs DVD Rs VR mode gt Any discs other than the HDD or DVD RWs DVD Rs VR mode cannot be used for recording both main and sub sounds To record on the HDD set Bilingual Recording of the HDD Rec Settings in the Recording setup to Main Sub page 91 gt If you have connected an AV amplifier to the DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL jack and want to change the audio track for HDD DVD RWs DVD Rs VR mode during playback set Dolby Digital of the Audio Connection in the Audio setup to D PCM page 90 Playback The recorder does not play any type of disc except HDD gt The disc is upside down Insert the disc with the labelled side facing up gt The disc is not correctly inserted gt Moisture has condensed inside the recorder In this case if the recorder is on leave it on if it is off leave it off for about an hour until the moisture evaporates gt If the disc was recorded on another recorder and was not finalised page 36 the recorder cannot play the disc The recorder does not start playback from the beginning gt Resume play was activated page 53 gt You have inserted a DVD whose Title menu or DVD menu automatically appears on the TV screen when it is f
11. For details see page 25 Audio Select NICAM or Standard NICAM Normally select this Standard Select this if the sound from NICAM broadcasts is not clear AFT Select On to turn on AFT On Turns on the Auto Fine Tuning function Normally select this Off Allows you to adjust the pictures manually e If the Auto Fine Tuning function does not work effectively select Off and press gt Press t4 to obtain a clearer picture and press amp Receivable channels TV system Channel coverage BG West European E2 E12 VHF Countries except those listed below Italia A H VHF E21 E69 UHF S1 S20 CATV S21 S41 HYPER S01 S05 CATV DK East European Countries R1 R12 VHF R21 R69 UHF S1 S20 CATV S21 S41 HYPER S01 S05 CATV I Great Britain Ireland Ireland A J VHF South Africa 4 13 VHF B21 B69 UHF S 1 S20 CATV S21 S41 HYPER S01 S05 CATV L France F2 F10 VHF F21 F69 UHF B Q CATV S21 S41 HYPER L is only available with French RDR HX520 and RDR HX920 models To receive broadcasts in France select L sjuawysnipy pue shuas I gt continued 83 84 Tuning the French CATV channels This recorder can scan the CATV channels B to Q and the HYPER frequency channels S21
12. Format Remainder Remainder approximate e The remaining recording time in each of the recording modes e Disc space bar e Remaining disc space total disc space Hint To increase disc space see To open up disc space page 63 m e ow D a o i sc D 5 a fp 5 S A S lt i lt i ix 2 D 5 Changing the Name of a Recorded Programme HDD You can label a DVD title or programme by entering characters You can enter up to 64 characters for a title or disc name but the actual number of characters displayed in the menus such as the Title List will vary The steps below explain how to change the name of the recorded programme Number buttons ott ENTER 1 Press TITLE LIST 2 Selecta title and press ENTER The sub menu appears 3 Select Title Name and press ENTER The display for entering characters appears 4 Press 4 gt to move the cursor to the right of the display and select A upper case a lower case or Symbol and press ENTER The characters for the selected type are displayed D Press lt gt to select the character you want to enter and press ENTER The selected character appears at the top of the display Example Input Title Name Input Title Name a Back O a Clear All O
13. On Select this when the recorder is connected to an audio component with a built in DTS decoder Off Select this when the recorder is connected to an audio component without a built in DTS decoder e 48kHz 96kHz PCM DVD VIDEOs only On Normally select this Selects the sampling frequency of the audio position signal Off The influence of the 48kHz The audio signals of DVD digital circuit upon the 16bit VIDEOs are converted to 48 analogue circuit is kHz 16 bit and output minimal 96kHz All signals containing 3 Select On and press ENTER 24bit 96 kHz 24 bit are output np F without conversion 4 Set the digital output signal However the signals are Dolby Digital HDD DVDs only output at 48 kHz 16 bit if Selects the type of Dolby Digital signal copyright protected signals are contained D PCM Select this when the recorder is connected to an audio Note component lacking a built in 48kHz 96kHz PCM setting has no effect when Dolby Digital decoder The audio signals are output from the LINE 2 OUT R surround effects of output AUDIO L jacks or LINE 1 TV LINE 3 signals are determined by the DECODER jack If the sampling frequency is Downmix setting item in 96kHz signals are simply converted to analogue the Audio setup signals and output Dolby Select this when the recorder Digital is connected to an audio component with a built in Dolby D
14. SCART cord not supplied to AERIAL OUT to LINE1 TV g gto LINE 3 DECODER NEZ OUT DVD recorder Setting PAY TV Canal Plus analogue programme positions To watch or record PAY TV Canal Plus analogue programmes set your recorder to receive the programme positions using the on screen display In order to set the programme positions correctly be sure to follow all of the steps below Number eee buttons 000 000 SYSTEM MENU ett ENTER RETURN e 1 Press SYSTEM MENU The System Menu appears 2 Select SETUP and press ENTER amp SETUP Basic gt Channel Setting Video Channel Sort Audio TV Guide Page Recording Clock DVD OSD Others English Easy Setup 3 Select Video and press ENTER amp SETUP Basic Video Output Video Scart Setting Audio Pause Mode Recording Colour System DVD Auto Display Others Screen Saver Easy Setup 4 Select Scart Setting and press ENTER Video Scart Setting Line1 Output Video Video Line3 Input Video RGB Video RGB Line3 Output Video S Video Video Decoder Video S Video S Video Video S Video S Video S Video RGB Video RGB Video RGB Video RGB S Video RGB Decoder Video 5 press to select
15. Video or RGB for Line1 Output Decoder for Line3 Input and Video for Line3 Output and press ENTER The Video setup display appears again 6 Press o gt RETURN to return the cursor to the left column T Select Basic and press ENTER SETUP Basic gt Channel Setting Video Channel Sort Audio TV Guide Page Recording Clock DVD OSD Others English Easy Setup 8 Select Channel Setting and press ENTER Basic Channel Setting Prog System Channel Name PANAY Audio AFT 1 BG C1 AAB Off NICAM On 2 DK S1 CDE On Standard On 3 BG cS FGH Off NICAM On Q Press 4 to select the desired programme position and press ENTER Basic Channel Setting Prog System Channel Name PANAY Audio AFT 1 BG i AAB Off NICAM On 2 DK S1 CDE On Standard On 3 BG cS FGH Off NICAM On v sGumas pue sdnyooH gt continued 25 26 10 Select System using gt Basic Channel Setting Prog System Channel Name PANAY Audio AFT 1 BG C1 AAB Off NICAM On 2 DK S1 CDE On Standard On 3 BG c5 FGH Off NICAM On 11 Press to select an available TV system BG DK I or L L is only available with French RDR HX520 and RDR HX920 models To receive broadcasts in France select L 12 Select Channel
16. contain JPEG MP3 files are counted as well Proceeding to the next or another album may take some time e This recorder supports MP3 audio bit rates up to 320 kbps yoeqheld 61 62 Erasing and Editing Before Editing This recorder offers various edit options for various disc types Notes e You may lose the edited contents if you remove the disc or a timer recording starts while editing DVD discs created by DVD video cameras cannot be edited on this recorder control information is full erase or edit unnecessary titles If a message appears and indicates that the disc s When editing a DVD R or DVD R finish all editing before finalising the disc You cannot edit a finalised disc HDD Edit features Original Playlist Original Playlist title title title title Erase page 63 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Protect page 63 Yes Yes Yes No Yes Title Name page 63 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A B Erase page 64 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Erase Titles page 64 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Divide page 65 Yes Yes No Yes No Set Thumbnail page 63 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Chapter mark page 66 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Creating and Editing a Yes Yes Yes Yes No Playlist page 66 Change Order page 68 No No No Yes No Combine page 69 No Yes No Yes No DVD RW only To open up disc space To open up disc space on a DVD RW or DVD RW Video mode erase the title with the largest numb
17. o i lt ix a D gt continued KY Unfinalising a disc For DVD RWs Video mode DVD RWs Video mode that have been finalised to prohibit additional recording or editing can be unfinalised to allow further recording or editing For DVD RWs VR mode If you cannot record or edit on a DVD RW VR mode that has been finalised with other DVD equipment unfinalise the disc Note The recorder is not able to unfinalise DVD RWs Video mode that have been finalised on another recorder 1 insert a disc See 1 Inserting a Disc on page 27 2 Press OPTIONS to select Disc Information and press ENTER The Disc Information display appears 3 Select Unfinalise and press ENTER The recorder starts unfinalising the disc Unfinalising may take several minutes 8 Reformatting a disc New discs are automatically formatted when inserted If necessary you can manually re format a DVD RW or DVD RW disc to make a blank disc For DVD RWs you can select a recording format VR mode or Video mode according to your needs page 62 ey t4 D 9 ENTER Q e OPTIONS Insert a disc See 1 Inserting a Disc on page 27 Press OPTIONS to select Disc Information and press ENTER Example When a DVD RW is inserted Disc Information Media DVD RW Close Disc Name Disc Name Date 13 10 2006 28 10
18. 0 buttons SYSTEM Sq MENU K t4 s ENTER 1 Check that Easy Setup page 20 has been finished If Easy Setup has not been finished first perform Easy Setup 2 Press SYSTEM MENU The System Menu appears 3 Select SETUP and press ENTER amp SETUP Basic P Channel Setting Video Channel Sort Audio TV Guide Page Recording Clock DVD OSD Others English Easy Setup 4 Select Others and press ENTER If the Command Mode for the recorder has not been changed set the Command Mode for the remote to the default setting of e E DVD3 If the Command Mode for the a aT remote is changed to DVD1 or DVD2 you Recording Format will be unable to operate this recorder DVD SETUP Others Easy Setup Changing programme positions 5 Select Command Mode and press of the recorder using the You can change programme positions of the amp SETUP recorder using the number buttons Basic Dimmer Video Command Mode Audio Factory Setup Recording Format DVD 000 Others Number Easy Setup buttons 6 Select a Command Mode DVD1 DVD2 or DVD3 and press ENTER 7 Set the Command Mode for the remote so it matches the Command Mode for the recorder you set above Follow the steps below to set the Command
19. 411 25 S35 S38 411 25 419 25 S36 39 419 25 427 25 37 S40 427 25 435 25 38 S41 435 25 443 25 39 42 443 25 451 25 S40 543 451 25 459 25 S41 S44 459 25 467 25 Channel Sort After the programme positions have been set you can change the order of each programme position in the display list 1 Select Channel Sort in Basic and press ENTER Basic Channel Sort A Channel C1 S1 cS 2 Press tit to select the row containing the programme position you want to move and press ENTER e To display other pages for programme positions 4 to 99 press repeatedly 3 Press until the selected programme position row moves to the desired programme position The selected programme position is inserted at the new programme position Basic Channel Sort 4 Press ENTER to confirm the setting 5 To change the programme position of another station repeat from step 2 Auto Programme Title Labelling TV Guide Page Some broadcast systems provide a Teletext service in which complete programmes and their data title date programme position recording start time etc are stored day by day A TV guide page corresponds to each day of the week When recording a programme the recorder automatically takes the programme name from the Teletext pages and stores it as the title name The TV guide page numbers depend entirely on the broadcast itself and may
20. 80 GB RDR HX720 HX722 160 GB RDR HX920 250 GB Mass approx 4 2 kg Operating temperature 5 C to 35 C Operating humidity 25 to 80 uonewojU jeuonippy gt continued 05 106 Supplied accessories Mains lead 1 Aerial cable 1 Remote commander remote 1 R6 size AA batteries 2 Specifications and design are subject to change without notice Compatible colour systems This recorder is designed to record using the PAL colour system and play back using the PAL or NTSC colour systems For French RDR HX520 and RDR HX920 models only The signals of the SECAM colour system can be received or recorded but played back in the PAL colour system only Recording of video sources based on other colour systems cannot be guaranteed About i LINK The DV IN jack on this recorder is i LINK compliant for digital video cameras This section describes the i LINK standard and its features What is i LINK i LINK is a digital serial interface for handling digital video digital audio and other data in two directions between equipment having the i LINK jack and for controlling other equipment i LINK compatible equipment can be connected by a single i LINK cable Possible applications are operations and data transactions with various digital AV equipment When two or more i LINK compatible equipment are connected to this recorder in a daisy chain operations and data transactions are possible with not on
21. Grundig Corporation 2 B ASYLINK and CINEMALINK are trademarks of Philips Corporation 3 Q Link and NexTView Link are trademarks of Panasonic Corporation 4 EURO VIEW LINK is a trademark of Toshiba Corporation 5 T V LINK is a trademark of JVC Corporation amp Hint SMARTLINK also works with TVs or other equipment having EPG Timer Control EPG Title Download and Now Recording functions For details refer to the operating instructions supplied with your TV or other equipment Notes e The SMARTLINK features are available only when Video is selected in Linel Output e The power must be turned on to use all SMARTLINK features except One Touch Play One Touch Menu and One Touch Timer e Not all TVs respond to the functions above Step 3 Connecting the Audio Cords Select one of the following patterns or according to the input jack on your TV monitor projector or AV amplifier receiver This will enable you to listen to sound Speakers AV amplifier Centre with a decoder Speakers Q receiver sGumas pue sdnyooH to coaxial digital input DIGITAL OUT PCM OTS MPEG DOLBY DIGITAL to D Coaxial digital cord not supplied IGITAL OUT COAXIAL SOMPONENT VIDEO OUT ama veo VIDEO O00 TNEZ OUT to LINE 2 OUT R AU SVIDEO X Audi
22. Make trial recordings before making the actual recording On compensation for lost recordings Sony is not liable and will not compensate for any lost recordings or relevant losses including when recordings are not made due to reasons including recorder failure or when the contents of a recording are lost or damaged as a result of recorder failure or repair undertaken to the recorder Sony will not restore recover or replicate the recorded contents under any circumstances gt continued 3 Copyrights About this manual e Television programmes films video tapes discs and other materials may be copyrighted Unauthorized recording of such material may be contrary to the provisions of the copyright laws Also use of this recorder with cable television transmission may require authorization from the cable television transmitter and or programme owner This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by U S patents and other intellectual property rights Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited Copy guard function Since the recorder has a copy guard function programmes received through an external tuner not supplied may contain copy protection signals copy guard function and as such
23. Playback point 2 Select point A using lt lt gt and press ENTER Playback pauses 3 Press ENTER if point A is correct If point A is incorrect select point A using lt II IIB and press ENTER The display for setting point B appears 4 Select point B using lt lt gt and press ENTER Playback pauses 5 Press ENTER if point B is correct If point B is incorrect select point B using lt II IIB and press ENTER The display asks for confirmation e To reset point A press t and 2 gt RETURN and go to step 2 e To reset point B press and repeat step 4 e To preview the title without scenes to be erased select Preview except for DVD RWs 6 select OK and press ENTER The scene is erased The display for setting point A appears e To continue go to step 2 To finish select Quit Hint A chapter mark is inserted after the scene was erased The chapter mark divides the title into separate chapters on either side of the mark Notes e Images or sound may be momentarily interrupted at the point where you erase a section of a title e Sections shorter than five seconds may not be erased e For DVD RWs the erased section may be slightly different from the points you selected Dividing a title Divide HDD Gm Ea If you want to dub a long title to a disc but do not want to reduce the picture quality divide the title into two shorter titles Note that dividi
24. Rec Mode HDD Rec Picture Size DVD Rec Picture Size Rec NR Rec Video Equalizer 2 Select the item you want to adjust and press ENTER The adjustment display appears Example Rec NR Rec NR Off 1 2 3 lt Rec Mode Selects the recording mode for the desired recording time and picture quality For more information see Recording mode on page 40 46 HDD Rec Picture Size DVD Rec Picture Size Sets the picture size of the programme to be recorded e 4 3 default Sets the picture size to 4 3 e 16 9 Sets the picture size to 16 9 wide mode e Auto HDD only Automatically selects the actual picture size DVD Rec Picture Size works with DVD RWs DVD Rs Video mode when the recording mode is set to HQ HSP SP LSP or ESP For all other recording modes the screen size is fixed at 4 3 For DVD Rs DVD RWs VR mode the actual picture size is recorded regardless of the setting For example if a 16 9 size picture is received the disc records the picture as 16 9 even if DVD Rec Picture Size is set to 4 3 For DVD RWs DVD Rs the screen size is fixed at 4 3 Rec NR noise reduction Reduces noise contained in the video signal Rec Video Equalizer Adjusts the picture in greater detail Press tit to select the item you want to adjust then press ENTER e Contrast Changes the contrast
25. default settings are underlined To turn off the display press SYSTEM MENU repeatedly amp SETUP Basic Channel Setting Video Channel Sort Audio TV Guide Page Recording Clock DVD OSD Others English Easy Setup Channel Setting Presets programme positions manually If some programme positions could not be set using the Easy Setup function you can set them manually If there is no sound or if the picture is distorted the wrong tuner system may have been preset during Easy Setup Set the correct tuner system manually in the steps below T Select Channel Setting in Basic and press ENTER Basic Channel Setting hs Prog System Channel Name RANAY Audio AFT 1 BG Ci AAB Off NICAM On 2 DK Si CDE On Standard On 3 BG C5 FGH Off NICAM On 2 Press tit to select the programme prog position and press ENTER Basic Channel Setting A Prog System Channel Name PRANAV Audio AFT ci AAB Off gi 2 S1 CDE On Fen Of NICAM On Standard On NICAM On 3 Select the item you want to change using and change the settings using 4 and press ENTER Basic Channel Setting Prog System Channel Name PRANAV Audio AFT NICAM On Standard On NICAM On 1 BG Ci AAB Off 2 DK S1 CDE On 3 BG 05 FGH Off 4 To preset another p
26. formats mentioned in the table above e Data part of CD Extras DVD ROMs DVD RWs DVD RWs DVD Rs DVD Rs that do not contain DVD Video or JPEG image files e DVD Audio discs DVD RAMs HD layer on Super Audio CDs DVD VIDEOs with a different region code page 11 DVDs that were recorded on a different recorder and not correctly finalised Maximum recordable number of titles Disc Number of titles HDD 300 DVD RW DVD R 99 DVD RW DVD R 49 DVD R DL 49 The maximum length for one title is eight hours Note on playback operations of DVD VIDEOs VIDEO CDs Some playback operations of DVD VIDEOs VIDEO CDs may be intentionally set by software producers Since this recorder plays DVD VIDEOs VIDEO CDs according to the disc contents the software producers designed some playback features may not be available See the instructions supplied with the DVD VIDEOs VIDEO CDs Region code DVD VIDEO only Your recorder has a region code printed on the rear of the unit and will only play DVD VIDEOs playback only labelled with identical region codes This system is used to protect copyrights DVD VIDEOs labelled on this recorder If you try to play any other DVD VIDEO the message Playback prohibited by region code will appear on the TV screen Depending on the DVD VIDEO no region code indication may be labelled even though playing the DVD VIDEO is prohibited by area restrictions will also
27. gt or ENTER 3 Select Start and press ENTER The selected settings return to their default settings 4 Press ENTER when Finish appears Format You can erase all titles recorded on the HDD sjuawysnipy pue shuas I 95 96 Easy Setup Resetting the Recorder Select this to run the Easy Setup programme 1 Press SYSTEM MENU while the recorder is in stop mode 2 Select SETUP and press ENTER 3 Select Easy Setup and press ENTER amp SETUP Basic Video Audio Recording Easy Setup Begin Easy Setup 4 Select Start 5 Follow the instructions for Easy Setup page 20 from step 2 Additional Information Troubleshooting If you experience any of the following difficulties while using the recorder use this troubleshooting guide to help remedy the problem before requesting repairs Should any problem persist consult your nearest Sony dealer Power The power does not turn on gt Check that the mains lead is connected securely Picture There is no picture gt Re connect all connecting cords securely gt The connecting cords are damaged gt Check the connection to your TV page 12 gt Switch the input selector on your TV such as to VCR so that the signal from the recorder appears on the TV screen gt Check that Scart Setting in the Video setup is set to the appropriat
28. manually see page 82 e If you live in a French speaking country that is not listed on the display select ELSE English Easy Setup Clock The recorder will automatically search for a clock signal If a clock signal cannot be found set the clock manually using 4 F and press ENTER Easy Setup TV Type page 87 If you have a wide screen TV select 16 9 If you have a standard TV select either 4 3 Letter Box shrink to fit or 4 3 Pan Scan stretch to fit This will determine how wide screen images are displayed on your TV Easy Setup Component Out If you are using the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jack select On Easy Setup Line3 Input If you plan to connect a decoder such as a PAY TV Canal Plus analogue decoder to the LINE 3 DECODER jack select Yes Easy Setup Line1 Output To output video signals select Video To output S video signals select S Video To output RGB signals select RGB Select Video to enjoy the SMARTLINK features If you set Easy Setup Component Out to On you cannot select RGB e If you set Easy Setup Line3 Input to Yes you cannot select S Video Easy Setup Audio Connection If you connected an AV amplifier receiver using a coaxial cord select Yes DIGITAL OUT and set the digital output signal page 90 3 Press ENTER when Finish appea
29. the baud rate sometimes differs from the indicated baud rate What is Mbps Mbps stands for megabits per second or the amount of data that can be sent or received in one second For example a baud rate of 100 Mbps means that 100 megabits of data can be sent in one second i LINK functions on this recorder For details on how to dub when this recorder is connected to other video equipment having DV jacks see page 76 The DV jack on this recorder can only input DVC SD signals It cannot output signals The DV jack will not accept MICRO MV signals from equipment such as a MICRO MV digital video camera with an i LINK jack For further precautions see the notes on page 76 For details on precautions when connecting this recorder also see the instruction manuals for the equipment to be connected Required i LINK cable Use the Sony i LINK 4 pin to 4 pin cable during DV dubbing e i LINK and are trademarks uo ewuoyu jeuonippy 107 108 Guide to Parts and Controls For more information see the pages in parentheses TV DVD button 17 TOP MENU button 52 CHAPTER MARK button 66 CHAPTER MARK ERASE button 66 SYSTEM MENU button 79 82 TITLE LIST button 29 52 63 TIMER button 42 44 TIMER LIST button 47 15 DISPLAY button 31 gt ENTER button
30. 000 Number 000 buttons m TIMER o t4 D 9 ENTER D REC E REC STOP 1 Press TIMER Timer Set the recording date or VIDEO Plus Code OK Cancel Day and Time Today 19 52 20 52 AAB Mode Media SP DVD On PlusCode No Extend pocives Flen 2 Select PlusCode No using and press ENTER 3 Press the number buttons to enter the PlusCode programming number and press ENTER The date start and stop times programme position recording mode etc setting page 43 appear e If you make a mistake before pressing ENTER press lt and re enter the correct number Timer OK Cancel Set the recording date or VIDEO Plus Code Day and Time Wed 6 12 10 00 11 30 AAB Extend pocives Exten Mode Media SP DVD On PlusCode No 23 4 6 0 0 071 e If you want to change the setting press lt gt to select the item and press tit to change the setting e If you want to re enter the PlusCode programming number select PlusCode No and press ENTER Then re enter the PlusCode programming number A Select OK and press ENTER The TIMER REC indicator lights up on the front panel and the recorder is ready to start recording To stop recording during timer recording Press W REC STOP Note that it may take a few seconds for the recorder to stop recording If the timer settings overlap S
31. 2006 Finalise Title no 3 HQ 0H30M HSP 0H45M SP 1H00M LSP 1H15M ESP 1H30M LP 2H00M EP 3HOOM SLP 4HOOM 2 3 4 7GB Format Remainder Select Format and press ENTER Select OK and press ENTER For DVD RWs and unrecorded DVD Rs Video mode select VR or Video and press ENTER All contents on the disc are erased CG Hint By reformatting you can change the recording format on DVD RWs or record again on DVD RWs that have been finalised O Note On this model 1 GB read gigabyte is equivalent to 1 billion bytes The larger the number the larger the disc space suoiesadg aiseg BTE T D z 5 K 5 A S f lt i lt a ix D Timer Recording Before Recording Before you start recording e Check that the disc has enough available space for the recording page 33 For the HDD DVD RWs and DVD RWs you can free up disc space by erasing titles page 63 e Adjust the recording picture quality and picture size if necessary page 46 Hint Timer recordings will be made regardless whether or not the recorder is turned on You can turn off the recorder without affecting the recording even after recording starts Note To play a recorded disc on other DVD equipment finalise the disc page 36 Recording mode Like the standard x3 recording modes of
32. 46 Rec Settings 46 REC STOP 28 78 Rec Video Equalizer 46 Recordable discs 8 gt continued 11 3 114 Recording 40 picture adjustment 46 recording format 8 recording mode 28 40 recording time 28 40 while watching another programme 28 Recording 91 Recording time 40 Region code 11 Remaining time 32 Remote 17 108 Resetting the recorder 96 Resume Play 53 RGB 20 88 S S VIDEO 13 S Video 20 88 Satellite receiver 23 Scan Audio 52 Scart Setting 88 Scene List 67 Screen Saver 89 Search 58 Searching fast reverse fast forward 54 locating the beginning of the title chapter track 54 scan audio 52 search mode 58 Set Thumbnail 64 Sharpness 55 Simultaneous Rec and Play 57 Slow motion play 54 SMARTLINK 14 Sort 30 Stereol 77 Stereo2 77 Sub sound 41 54 92 SUBTITLE 54 Subtitle 94 Super VIDEO CD 10 Synchro Rec 49 System 82 T Teletext 28 85 Thumbnail picture 30 Time Search 58 TIME TEXT 32 TIMER 42 Timer List 47 Timer recording Auto Title Erase 43 check change cancel 47 manual setting 42 Synchro Rec 49 VIDEO Plus 44 Timer Settings 92 Title 32 TITLE LIST 52 Title List 29 52 Sort 30 Thumbnail 30 Title Name 63 Title number 32 Title Search 58 TOP MENU 52 Track Search 58 Troubleshooting 97 Tuner System 20 TV Direct Rec 28 92 TV Guide Page 85 TV Pause 56 TV syst
33. Adjusting the recording picture quality and size on page 46 Notes e When recording a video game image the screen may not be clear e Any programme that contains a Copy Never copy guard signal cannot be recorded The recorder continues to record but a blank screen will be recorded Buipiooay 13W11 51 52 Playback Playing HDD CD DATA CD HDD P G n T a 000 Number 66 IKE PROG buttons 000 TOP MG eeo suste MENU TITLE LIST _ Ue ENTER ka G B Pr qaaa __ ED ibp k L o 9 z Press HDD or DVD e If you select DVD insert a disc see 1 Inserting a Disc on page 27 e If you insert a DVD VIDEO VIDEO CD CD DATA DVD or DATA CD press D gt Playback starts 2 Press TITLE LIST For details about the Title List see 3 Playing the Recorded Programme Title List on page 29 Example DVD RW TTELIsT 1 1 4 7GB 12 Tennis Thu 20 4 2006 13 00 0H30M LSP 0 9GB x 11 Travel Mon 10 4 2006 21 00 0H30M ESP 0 3GB 10 Mystery Sun 2 4 2006 9 00 1H00M SLP 0 8GB eti 3 Select the title and press ENTER The sub menu appears 4 Select Play and press ENTER Playback starts from the selected title To use the DVD s Menu When you play a DVD VIDEO or a finalised DVD RW DVD RW Video mode DVD R or DVD R Video mode you can display the disc s me
34. D ENTER DY OPTIONS mrc P STOP Press TIMER Timer Set the recording date or VIDEO Plus Code OK Cancel Day and Time Today 18 52 20 52 AAB Mode Media Extend pocives Fme SP DVD On PlusCode No 2 Press 4 to select the Day and Time or Mode row Then press ENTER 3 Select an item using lt gt and adjust using Then press ENTER To make additional changes to items in different rows return to step 2 The adjustable items are listed below Day and Time Sets the date start time and stop time and selects the programme position or input source The date item changes as follows Today gt lt gt Sat 28 10 30 days later lt Sun every Sunday 4 gt gt Sat every Saturday gt Mon Fri Monday to Friday Mon Sat Monday to Saturday Daily gt Today Mode Selects the recording mode page 40 Media Selects the media HDD or DVD PDC VPS Sets the PDC VPS function See About the PDC VPS function below Extend Time Sets the duration in increments of 10 minutes for a maximum of 60 minutes when a timer recording is in progress If the programme set to be recorded daily or weekly is extended the manually extended time set here will be added to the subsequent timer recording times Note that when PDC VPS is se
35. DECODER jack 1 Before recording select HDD or DVD If you select DVD insert a recordable DVD see 1 Inserting a Disc on page 27 2 Set Synchro Rec to Record to HDD or Record to DVD in the Recording setup page 92 Buipiooay 13W11 gt continued 49 3 Press INPUT SELECT repeatedly to select L3 4 Select the desired audio signal when recording a bilingual programme to the HDD or DVD RWs DVD Rs VR mode Press OPTIONS to select Line Audio Input and press ENTER Then select Bilingual and press ENTER For details about bilingual recording see page 41 5 Press REC MODE repeatedly to select the recording mode For details about the recording mode see page 40 6 Set the timer on the connected equipment to the time of the programme you want to record and turn it off T Press gt SYNCHRO REC The SYNCHRO REC indicator lights up on the front panel The recorder is ready to start Synchro Recording The recorder automatically starts recording when it receives an input signal from the connected equipment The recorder stops recording when the connected equipment turns off To stop recording Press W REC STOP or gt SYNCHRO REC To cancel Synchro Rec Press gt SYNCHRO REC The SYNCHRO REC indicator on the recorder turns off Notes e The recorder starts recording only after detecting a video signal from the connected equipment The begin
36. HDD DVD RWs DVD Rs VR mode You can switch the Title List to show Original or Playlist titles While the Title List menu is turned on press m To change a title thumbnail picture Thumbnail HDD DVD RW DVD R in VR mode only You can select a favourite scene for the thumbnail picture shown in the Title List menu Press TITLE LIST Press gt to switch the Title Lists if necessary 2 Selecta title and press ENTER The sub menu appears 3 Select Set Thumbnail and press ENTER The display for setting the thumbnail point appears and the title starts to play 4 While watching the playback picture press lt lt 4 PP to select the scene you want to set for a thumbnail picture and press ENTER Playback pauses 5 Press ENTER if the scene is correct If the scene is incorrect press lt AI gt to select the scene you want to set for a thumbnail picture and press ENTER The display asks for confirmation e To change the thumbnail press 6 Select OK and press ENTER The scene is set for the title s thumbnail picture To turn off the Title List Press TITLE LIST Hints e After recording the first scene of the recording the title is automatically set as the thumbnail picture e You can select TITLE LIST from the System Menu Notes e The title names may not appear for DVDs created on other DVD recorders e It may take a few seconds for the thumbnail pictures to be displayed
37. Mode on the remote Hold down ENTER While holding down ENTER enter the Command Mode code number using the number buttons ENTER Example for channel 50 Press 5 0 then press ENTER Command Mode Code number DVD1 number button 1 DVD2 number button 2 DVD3 number button 3 Hold down both the number and ENTER buttons at the same time for more than three seconds To check the Command Mode for the recorder Press W on the recorder when the recorder is turned off The Command Mode for the recorder appears in the front panel display sGumas pue sdnyooy 19 20 Step 6 Easy Setup Make the basic adjustments by following the on screen instructions in Easy Setup t4 ENTER gt RETURN e e Wh 1 Turn on the recorder and your TV Then switch the input selector on your TV so that the signal from the recorder appears on your TV screen The initial settings message appears e If this message does not appear select Easy Setup from SETUP in the System Menu Settings and Adjustments on page 82 2 Press ENTER Follow the on screen instructions to make the following settings Easy Setup OSD Select a language for the on screen displays Easy Setup Tuner System Select your country region or language The programme position order will be set according to the country region you set To set the programme positions
38. Symbol Space Cancel Finish The type of characters will change according to the language you select in Easy Setup Some languages allow you to enter an accent mark To enter a letter with an accent mark select an accent followed by the letter Example Select and then a to enter To insert a space select Space 6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 to enter the remaining characters Input row Input Title ofA eFIFIEE fo olll sak JOPE e e okine cear ai JORE o symbot oP FE space JOM E MEE L cance OULU l Lo Finish To erase a character move the cursor to the right of the character at the input row Select Back and press ENTER To insert a character move the cursor to the right of the point where you want to insert the character Select the character and press ENTER To erase all of the characters select Clear All and press ENTER 7 Select Finish and press ENTER To cancel the setting select Cancel To use the number buttons You can also use the number buttons to enter 6 Label l ing and characters Refer to the number next to each row of letters on your TV screen Protecting a D isc d in step 5 above press a number button repeatedly to select
39. The remote is too far from the recorder gt The remote s manufacturer code returned to the default setting when you replaced the batteries Reset the code page 17 gt The remote is not pointed at the remote sensor on the recorder gt Different command modes are set for the recorder and remote Set the same command mode page 18 The default command mode setting for this recorder and the supplied remote is DVD3 gt Press W stop on the unit while the recorder is turned off to check the current command mode von eUojU jeuonippy gt continued 01 Others The recorder does not operate properly gt Restart the recorder Press down I C on the recorder for more than ten seconds until WELCOME appears in the front panel display gt When static electricity etc causes the recorder to operate abnormally turn off the recorder and wait until the clock appears in the front panel display Then unplug the recorder and after leaving it off for a while plug it in again Five numbers or letters are displayed in the front panel display gt The self diagnosis function was activated see the table on page 103 The disc tray does not open after you press open close gt It may take a few seconds for the disc tray to open after you have recorded or edited a DVD This is because the recorder is adding disc data to the disc The disc tray does not open and LOCKED appears in t
40. The sub menu appears 3 Select Make a Playlist and press ENTER The selected title is added to the Title List Playlist The title name is the same as the Original title name To play the Playlist title 1 Press TITLE LIST If the Title List Original appears press 2 Select a title and press ENTER The sub menu appears 3 Select Play and press ENTER Moving a Playlist title Change Order You can change the Playlist title order within the Title List Playlist 1 Press TITLE LIST If the Title List Original appears press 2 Press OPTIONS to select Change Order and press ENTER Change Order Select the title whose order you want to change 15 9 gt Sun 17 9 Mon 25 9 Mon 25 9 1 Vacation Fri 2 Journey 3 Cruising 4 Yacht 3 Select the title you want to move and press ENTER 4 Select a new location for the title using 4 4 and press ENTER The title moves to the new location To move more titles go to step 3 e To finish select Quit and press ENTER Combining multiple Playlist titles Combine HDD RVR Press TITLE LIST If the Title List Original menu appears press lt 2 Press OPTIONS to select Combine and press ENTER The display for selecting titles appears 3 Selecta title and press ENTER A number indicating the order in which you selected the title appears To cancel the select
41. This will automatically turn on the PDC VPS channel scan function while the recorder remains off Rec Mode Adjust If there is not enough available disc space for the recording the recorder automatically adjusts the recording mode to enable the entire programme to be recorded Set Rec Mode Adjust of the Timer Settings to On in the Recording setup page 92 Auto Title Erase HDD only If there is not enough space for a timer recording the recorder automatically erases old titles recorded on the HDD The oldest played title is erased Set Auto Title Erase of the Timer Settings to On in the Recording setup page 92 Protected titles are not erased If the timer settings overlap Overlapped timer settings are shown as follows Timer Timer settings with an overlap indicator will not be entirely recorded Do you want to continue Sat 25 11 21 00 22 00 AAB G Sat 25 11 20 30 22 00 DEF Cancel To store the setting as shown select OK The programme that does not have a Hl mark next to it has priority and the overlapped programmes start recording only after the first programme has finished To cancel the overlapped setting select Cancel To confirm change or cancel a timer recording See Checking Changing Cancelling Timer Settings Timer List on page 47 To extend the recording duration time while re
42. UNDVIK ATT UTSATTA DIG FOR STRALEN VORSICHT BEI GEOFNETER ABDECKUNG IST SICHTAARE UND UNSICHTBARE LASERSTRAHLUNG DER KLASSE SB IM GERATEINNEREN VORHANDEN AUGEN NICHT DEM LASERSTRAKL AUSSETZENI PRECAUCI N CUANDO SE ABRE HAY RADIACI N LASER DE CLASE 38 VISIBLE E INVISIBLE EVITE LA EXPOSICI N A LOS RAYOS LASER VARO AVATTAESSA OLET ALTTIINA N KYV LLE JA N KYMATT M LLE LUOKAN 38 LASERSATEILYLLE ALA KATSO SATEESEEN FER CTEM COMMS BOTRL FARUFTML Y ANHEE LETERI Y Mht Y LEVEE This label is located on the laser protective housing inside the enclosure Notice for customers in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland A molded plug complying with BS 1363 is fitted to this equipment for your safety and convenience Should the fuse in the plug supplied need to be replaced a 5 AMP fuse approved by ASTA or BSI to BS1362 i e marked with or Y mark must be used If the plug supplied with this equipment has a detachable fuse cover be sure to attach the fuse cover after you change the fuse Never use the plug without the fuse cover If you should lose the fuse cover please contact your nearest Sony service station Precautions e This unit operates on 220 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Check that the unit s operating voltage is identical with your local power supply To prevent fire or shock hazard do not place objects filled with liquids such as vases on the apparatus Install this system so that the mains lea
43. allows you to adjust parental control language and other DVD related settings 1 Press SYSTEM MENU while the recorder is in stop mode Select SETUP and press ENTER Select DVD and press ENTER The DVD setup appears with the following options The default settings are underlined Go N amp SETUP Basic Parental Control Video Language Audio Format DVD RW VR Recording One Touch Dubbing DvD Others Easy Setup Parental Control DVD VIDEO only Playback of some DVD VIDEOs can be limited according to a predetermined level such as the age of the users Scenes may be blocked or replaced with different scenes 1 Select Parental Control in DVD and press ENTER e If you have not entered a password the display for registering a new password appears DVD Parental Control Enter a new password OK Cancel e When you have already registered a password the display for entering the password appears DVD Parental Control Enter your password OK Cancel 2 Enter your four digit password using the number buttons then select OK and press ENTER DVD Parental Control Level Standard Password 3 Select Standard and press ENTER The selection items for Standard are displayed DVD Parental Control Level Standard Pa
44. close The display shows the approximate time required for finalising and asks for confirmation For DVD RWs the recorder automatically starts finalising the disc After finalising the disc will be ejected automatically 3 Select OK and press ENTER The recorder starts finalising the disc After finalising the disc will be ejected automatically Finalising the disc using Disc Information display 1 insert a disc See 1 Inserting a Disc on page 27 2 Press OPTIONS to select Disc Information and press ENTER The Disc Information display appears 3 Select Finalise and press ENTER The display shows the approximate time required for finalising and asks for confirmation Example DVD RW Finalise About XX min is needed to finalise this disc Cannot cancel finalisation once it has started Do you still wish to proceed OK g Cancel 4 Select OK and press ENTER The recorder starts finalising the disc Hint You can check whether the disc has been finalised or not If you cannot select Finalise in step 3 above the disc has already been finalised Notes e Depending on the condition of the disc recording or the DVD equipment discs may not play even if the discs are finalised The recorder may not be able to finalise the disc if it was recorded on another recorder suoiesadg aiseg yybiq o D gt e pm So A lt
45. controllable TVs If more than one code number is listed try entering them one at a time until you find the one that works with your TV Manufacturer Code number Sony 01 default Hitachi 24 JVC 33 Panasonic 17 49 Philips 06 08 Samsung 71 Sanyo 25 Thomson 43 Toshiba 38 The remote performs the following Buttons Operations TVW Turns your TV on or off TV A volume Adjusts the volume of your TV TV PROG Selects the programme position on your TV TV Switches your TV s input source To operate the TV DVD button for SCART connections only The TV DVD button switches between the recorder and the last input source selected on the TV Point your remote at the recorder when using this button When you connect the recorder to the TV via the SCART jacks the input source for the TV is set to the recorder automatically when you start playback To watch another source press the TV DVD button to switch the TV s input source If you have a Sony DVD player or more than one Sony DVD recorder If the supplied remote interferes with your other Sony DVD recorder or player set the command mode number for this recorder and the supplied remote to one that differs from the other Sony DVD recorder or player after you have completed Step 6 Easy Setup The default command mode setting for this recorder and the supplied remote is DVD3 000 Number
46. e Hue changes the colour balance Press lt gt to adjust the setting and press ENTER The default settings are underlined FNR weak Off 1 2 3 strong BNR weak Off 1 2 3 strong MNR weak Off 1 2 3 strong Sharpness weak Off 1 2 3 strong PB Video Equalizer e Contrast weak 3 0 3 strong e Brightness dark 3 0 3 bright e Colour light 3 0 3 deep e Hue red 3 0 3 green Repeat steps 2 and 3 to adjust any other items 1 softens the outlines of the images 2 enhances the outlines and 3 enhances them more than 2 yoeqhe d gt continued 55 Notes e If the outlines of the images on your screen become blurred set BNR and or MNR to Off Depending on the disc or the scene being played the above BNR MNR or FNR effects may be hard to discern And these functions may not work with some screen sizes When using the Sharpness function noise found in the title may become more apparent In this case it is recommended that you use the BNR function with the Sharpness function If the condition still does not improve set the Sharpness level to Off Adjusting the delay between the picture and sound AV SYNC HDD M mM mA Em T Press OPTIONS during playback to select Audio Settings and press ENTER 2 Select AV SYNC and press ENTER A
47. in the selected dubbing mode the following display appears after step 8 Title Dubbing There is not enough memory The dubbing mode will be adjusted Do you want to continue OK gt Cancel Select OK and go to step 8 To manually select another dubbing mode select Cancel and go to step 7 To stop dubbing Press OPTIONS to select Stop Dubbing and press ENTER When asked for confirmation select OK and press ENTER When dubbing Move is stopped partway no part of the title will be moved to the dubbing target However note that this will decrease the free disc space for DVD Rs DVD Rs Hint You can turn off the recorder during dubbing The recorder completes dubbing even after being turned off GAG lt gt GGH urgana gt continued 73 Dubbing multiple titles Dub Selected Titles A maximum of 30 selected titles can be dubbed at once 1 Insert the DVD that you are going to dub to or from 2 Press HDD or DVD to select the source 3 Press TITLE LIST Press lt gt to switch the Title Lists if necessary 4 Press OPTIONS to select Dub Selected Titles and press ENTER 5 Select titles in the order you want to dub and press ENTER The titles are numbered in the selected order e To cancel the selection press ENTER again To cancel all of the selections select Reset Dub Selected Titles Select title s in the o
48. or more between the recorded programme and the current TV broadcast Playing from the beginning of the programme you are recording Chasing Playback HDD Chasing Playback allows you to view the recorded part of a programme while the recording is being made You do not need to wait until the recording finishes Press OPTIONS while recording to select Chasing Playback and press ENTER Playback starts from the beginning of the programme you are recording When you fast forward to the point that you are recording Chasing Playback returns to normal playback Notes For DVD RWs VR mode this function does not work when recording ona 1x speed DVD RW in the HQ or HSP recording mode The DVD s picture on your TV screen freezes for a few seconds when you fast forward fast reverse or instant replay advance the recording Chasing Playback is possible from one minute or more after recording starts Even if you fast forward the recorded programme there will always be a time difference of about one minute or more between the recorded programme and the current TV broadcast Playing a previous recording while making another Simultaneous Rec and Play HDD CRW ES CD OE ae Tn OD Simultaneous Rec and Play allows you to view a previously recorded programme while recording programmes Playback continues even if a timer recording starts Use this function as follows e While recording to th
49. recorder completes dubbing even after being turned off Notes e You cannot connect more than one piece of digital video equipment to the recorder e You cannot control the recorder using another device or another recorder of the same model You cannot record date time or the contents of the cassette memory onto the disc If you record from a DV Digital8 format tape that is recorded in multiple sound tracks such as a tape with multiple sampling frequencies 48 kHz 44 1 kHz or 32 kHz no sound or an unnatural sound will be output when playing back the sampling frequency switch point on the disc In order to use this recorder s Auto Chapter setting page 78 79 be sure to correctly set the clock on your digital video camera before shooting The recorded picture may be momentarily affected or the start and end points of a title may be different from what you have set if the source DV Digital8 format tape is in any of the following conditions In this case see Recording from connected equipment without a timer page 51 There is a blank space in the recorded portion of the tape The tape s time code is not sequential If the picture size or the recording mode on the tape being dubbed changes Guigqang AG 7 Recording an Entire DV Format Tape One Touch Dubbing HDD Rviceo You can record the entire contents of a DV Digital8 format tape onto a disc with a sing
50. the other equipment s output jack connected to the input jack of this recorder This may cause noise feedback e Do not connect more than one type of video cord between the recorder and your TV at the same time Connecting to a Satellite or Digital Tuner Connect a satellite or digital tuner to this recorder using the LINE 3 DECODER jack Disconnect the recorder s mains lead from the mains when connecting the tuner To use the Synchro Rec function see below Do NOT set Line3 Input of the Scart Setting to Decoder in the Video setup when making this connection Satellite tuner CanalSat etc TV sGummas pue sdnyooy to SCART input COMPONENT neo out oss mero If the satellite tuner can output RGB signals This recorder accepts RGB signals If the satellite tuner can output RGB signals connect the TV SCART connector on the satellite tuner to the LINE 3 DECODER jack and set Line3 Input of Scart Setting to Video RGB in the Video setup page 88 RGB signal images can be displayed on the TV screen but cannot be recorded Note that this connection and setup disable the SMARTLINK function If you want to use the SMARTLINK function with a compatible set top box see the instructions supplied with the set top box DVD recorder If you want to use the Synchro Rec function This connection is necessary to us
51. the playback sound from the speakers is distorted Off Normally select this position sjuawysnipy pue shuas I gt continued 89 90 Audio Connection The following setup items switch the method of outputting audio signals when you connect a component such as an amplifier receiver with a digital input jack For connection details see Step 3 Connecting the Audio Cords on page 15 Select Dolby Digital MPEG DTS and 48kHz 96kHz PCM after setting Digital Out to On If you connect a component that does not accept the selected audio signal a loud noise or no sound will come out from the speakers and may affect your ears or cause speaker damage 1 Select Audio Connection in Audio and press ENTER Audio Audio Connection Digital Out On Dolby Digital D PCM MPEG PCM DTS Off 48kHz 96kKHz PCM 48kHz 16bit 2 Select Digital Out and press ENTER e MPEG DVD VIDEOs only Selects the type of MPEG audio signal PCM Select this when the recorder is connected to an audio component without a built in MPEG decoder If you play MPEG audio sound tracks the recorder outputs stereo signals via the DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL jack MPEG Select this when the recorder is connected to an audio component with a built in MPEG decoder DTS DVD VIDEOs only Selects whether or not to output DTS signals
52. this manual refer to DVDs created on this recorder The explanations do not apply to DVDs that are created on other recorders and played back on this recorder Table of Contents WARNING tise ot ithe te SE pi i eli es pee 2 PrecautionS sman iane cee ee eye debi tea hee eee da ab ee eed ees 3 Quick Guide to Disc Types unnur unnn ernennen 8 Recordable and playable discS 0 0 cece eee 8 Playable discs t e e a a a Ea obeys SSS a octane 10 Hookups and Settings 0 00 ees 12 Hooking Up the Recorder 00 e eee eee 12 Step 1 Connecting the Aerial Cable 0 0 00 c eee eee ee 12 Step 2 Connecting the Video Cords anaana eee eee eee 13 About the SMARTLINK features for SCART connections only 14 Step 3 Connecting the Audio Cords 000 cece eee 15 Step 4 Connecting the Mains Lead 0 0 00 e eee eee 16 Step 5 Preparing the Remote 0 000 e eee eee 17 Controlling TVs with the remote 0 000 00 002 eee 17 If you have a Sony DVD player or more than one Sony DVD recorder 00 cee eee 18 Changing programme positions of the recorder using the remote 19 Step 6 Easy Setup ceceni tees 20 Connecting a VCR or Similar Device 0 0 0 00 0000 21 Connecting to the LINE 3 DECODER jack 20055 21 Connecting to the LINE 2 IN jacks on the front panel 22 Connecting to a Satell
53. title Checking Changing Cancelling Timer Settings Timer List HDD RWvR You can check change or cancel timer settings using the Timer List Guipiooay 13W11 Dr e TIMER LIST DOF d gt RETURN e wO eat lt e e gt 1 Press TIMER LIST The Timer List appears TIMERLIST t4 ENTER es Mon Sat__ 22 00 o Sat 25 11 20 30 SOF Sat 25 11 21 00 eo Sun 26 11 16 00 Timer information displays the recording date time recording mode etc cH another setting red Indicates that the setting is overlapped by Indicates the setting is currently being recorded Indicates that the timer recording cannot be recorded as set such as for a timer recording that cannot be recorded in the selected Rec mode gt continued 47 48 Ss Indicates the setting is being recorded to the HDD O Indicates the setting is being recorded to a DVD When all of the timer settings do not fit on the list the scroll bar appears To view the hidden timer settings press tb Select the timer setting you want to check change cancel and press ENTER The sub menu appears Select one of the options and press ENTER Modify Changes the timer setting Select an item using lt and adjust using Select OK and press ENTER Modify a Cancel Modify the timer setting Day and Ti
54. to S41 On the Channel Set menu the channels are indicated as S1 to S44 For example channel B is indicated by Channel Set number S1 and channel Q is indicated by Channel Set number S23 see the table below If the CATV channel you want to preset is indicated by its frequency for example 152 75 MHz refer to the table below to find the corresponding channel number Corre Channel Receivable sponding Set Frequency channel number range MHz B S1 116 75 124 75 C S2 124 75 132 75 D S3 132 75 140 75 D S4 140 75 148 75 E S5 148 75 156 75 F S6 156 75 164 75 F S7 164 75 172 75 G S8 172 75 180 75 H S9 180 75 188 75 H S10 188 75 196 75 I S11 196 75 204 75 J S12 204 75 212 75 J S13 212 75 220 75 K S14 220 75 228 75 L S15 228 75 236 75 L S16 236 75 244 75 M S17 244 75 252 75 N S18 252 75 260 75 N S19 260 75 268 75 O S20 268 75 276 75 P S21 276 75 284 75 P S22 284 75 292 75 Q 23 292 75 300 75 S21 S24 299 25 307 25 S22 S25 307 25 315 25 S23 S26 315 25 323 25 S24 S27 323 25 331 25 Corre Channel Receivable sponding Set Frequency channel number range MHz S25 S28 331 25 339 25 S26 S29 339 25 347 25 S27 S30 347 25 355 25 S28 S31 355 25 363 25 S29 32 363 25 371 25 30 33 371 25 379 25 31 34 379 25 387 25 32 35 387 25 395 25 33 36 395 25 403 25 34 37 403 25
55. using lt gt Basic Channel Setting As Prog System Channel Name PRANAV Audio AFT 1 BG C1 AAB Off NICAM On 2 DK Si CDE On Standard On 3 BG s FGH Of NIGAM On v 13 select the PAY TV Canal Plus analogue programme position using 4 or number buttons 14 select PAY TV CANAL using 4 gt Basic Channel Setting Prog System Channel Name PANAY Audio AFT 1 BG C1 AAB Off NICAM On 2 DK S1 CDE On Standard On 3 BG cS FGH Of NICAM On 15 Select On using and press ENTER To return to the previous step Press gt RETURN Note If you disconnect the recorder s mains lead you will not be able to view the signals from the connected decoder Eight Basic Operations 2 Recording a Programme DD ELS GD Gi Ei Getting to Know Your DVD Recorder 1 Inserting a Disc CD_ ANN This section introduces the basic operation to DATA CD record a current TV programme to the hard disk HDD or to a disc DVD For an explanation of how to make timer recordings open see page 40 me T2Ce22_ pvp HDD Me i gg dices DVD PROG TV DVD Press DvD 2 Press amp open close and place a disc on the disc tray DISPLAY m e o D a o i 5 5 z a fp D 5 e S A lt i lt i az o 2 D
56. 0 30 0 00 52 OHOOM22S Cx Cor Total duration of the scene 1 2 Total number of scenes 3 Scene information block Select the scene information block you want to edit using lt gt and press ENTER The sub menu appears Move Changes the scene order using lt and ENTER Erase Erases the scene When asked for confirmation select OK Preview Plays the selected scene e To add more scenes press t and go to step 4 10 When you finish editing the scene list select OK and press ENTER The display for entering the title name appears To enter a new name select Enter and follow the explanations on page 34 Title Name Enter the title name DV 11 10 03 13 30 12 11 03 16 46 Cx gt 11 select OK and press ENTER The title name is fixed and the display asks if you want to start recording To change the disc media select Media and press 4 To change the dubbing mode select Dub Mode and press t Data capacity required for the dubbing This is displayed in red when the size exceeds the available space on the dubbing target media DV Dubbing Ta 46GB Change the dubbing mode if necessary Select Start to start dubbing Media Dub Mode Csen DvD _sP21GB Quit 12 Select Start and press ENTER The recorder s
57. 20 d gt RETURN button 47 OPTIONS button 38 e instant replay gt instant advance buttons 29 59 20 kea gt gt previous next buttons 54 Remote 1 3 2 5 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 14 16 17 19 18 20 20 21 21 23 22 24 25 26 JE 28 27 res 1 HDD button 27 DVD button 27 2 VC on standby button 20 3 amp open close button 27 4 PROG programme buttons 27 The button has a tactile dot 5 Number buttons 44 58 The number 5 button has a tactile dot 6 INPUT SELECT button 51 76 AUDIO button 54 The AUDIO button has a tactile dot SUBTITLE button 54 9 MENU button 52 AAA lM l search slow freeze frame buttons 54 22 D gt play button 52 H pause button 54 E stop button 52 The O gt button has a tactile dot TIME TEXT button 31 REC button 27 E REC STOP button 27 gt SYNCHRO REC button 49 REC MODE button 27 TV lt A volume buttons 17 26 TV I C on standby button 17 27 TV PROG programme buttons 17 The button has a tactile dot TV button 17 Use the tactile dot as a reference when operating the recorder Front panel 1 on standby button 20 Front panel display 110 Disc tray 27 amp open close button 27 TIMER REC indicator 42 SYNCHRO REC i
58. 20 4 2006 13 00 0H30M LSP 0 9GB 11 Travel Mon 10 4 2006 21 00 0H30M ESP 0 3GB 10 Mystery Sun 2 4 2006 9 00 1H00M SLP 0 8GB 4 Extended Title List TITLE LIST 2 12 Tennis Thu 20 4 3 11 Travel Mon 10 4 E 10 Mystery Sun 2 4 4 9 World Sports Thu 30 3 8 Family Tue 28 3 T Nature Sat 25 3 6 News Mon 20 3 5 Weather Wed 15 3 4 World Sports Sun 12 3 1 Disc type Displays the media type HDD or DVD Also displays the title type Original or Playlist for HDD or DVD RW DVD R VR mode disc titles 2 Disc space remainder total 3 Title information Displays the title number title name and recording date Title size is shown in the Thumbnail title list red Indicates that the title is currently being recorded Indicates that the title is currently being dubbed Q Indicates the protected title NEW Indicates that the title is newly recorded not played back HDD only Indicates titles containing Copy Once copy protection signals HDD only page 72 4 Scroll bar Appears when all of the titles do not fit on the list To view the hidden titles press tit 5 Title s thumbnail picture The still images for each title are displayed gt continued m e o D a o i 5 53 a fp 5 e S A S lt i lt i az ix
59. AM programme be sure to set Audio of Channel Setting in the Basic setup to NICAM default If the sound is not clear when listening to NICAM broadcasts set Audio to Standard see Channel Setting on page 82 Hint You can select the audio main or sub while recording bilingual programmes using the AUDIO button This does not affect the recorded sound Unrecordable pictures Pictures with copy protection cannot be recorded on this recorder When the recorder receives a copy guard signal the recorder continues to record but only a blank grey coloured screen will be recorded Copy control Recordable discs signals Copy Free HDD Eup Copy Once HDD Eu CPRM EIB CPRM Copy Never None a blank screen is recorded The recorded disc can be played only on CPRM compatible equipment page 8 Guipiooay 13W11 41 Timer Recording Standard VIDEO Plus HDD You can set the timer for a total of 40 programmes 8 programmes when using the PDC VPS function up to 30 days in advance There are two methods to set the timer the standard method and VIDEO Plus RDR HX520 HX720 only method e Standard Set the date time and programme position of the programme manually e VIDEO Plus RDR HX520 HX720 only Enter the PlusCode programming number designated for each TV programme page 44 Setting the timer manually Standard E Timer ey t4
60. Aa ee arate Ba 40 RECOrding M0de race tee eed aed ae ie dace et aaa a eck oo eee 40 Recording stereo and bilingual programmes 0 005 41 Unrecordable pictures 0 0 0 0 eee eee 41 Timer Recording Standard VIDEO Plus 0 00 esas 42 Setting the timer manually Standard anaua aaaea aaa 42 Recording TV programmes using the VIDEO Plus system RDR HX520 HX720 only 2 2 eee 44 Using the Quick Timer function 0 0 0 00 000002 ee 45 Adjusting the recording picture quality and size 46 Creating chapters in a title 0 0 cee eee 47 Checking Changing Cancelling Timer Settings Timer List 47 Recording From Connected Equipment 000 0 eee eee 49 Recording from connected equipment with a timer Synchro Rec 49 Recording from connected equipment without a timer 51 PlayOACK cc Bata Bee ee ee ee ee a Se 52 PLAYING ei ep aT aaea ceetsctie Adc cecesd ade hs fala apatite Sto Aue aide a Baas 52 Playback Options lt cscioccsces a Bace eel a ee hen oe eae eee 54 Adjusting the picture quality 2 0 0 ee eee 55 Adjusting the delay between the picture and sound AV SYNC 56 Pausing a TV Broadcast TV Pause 0000 e eee eee 56 Playing from the beginning of the programme you are recording Chasing Playback 0 0 00 c eee eee eee 57 Playing a previous recording while making another Simultan
61. Approx Approx Approx 6min 6min 5min 5min 16min 40 sec 40 sec 40 sec SP Approx Approx Approx Approx Approx 5min 5min 3 min 3 min 12min 45 sec 45 sec 30 sec LSP Approx Approx Approx Approx Approx 4min 4min 3 min 3 min 10min ESP Approx Approx Approx Approx Approx 3 min 3 min 2 min 2 min 8 min 20 sec 20 sec 30 sec 30 sec 20 sec LP Approx Approx Approx Approx Approx 2min 2min 2 min 2 min 6 min 30 sec 30 sec 15 sec EP Approx Approx Approx Approx Approx 1 min 60 40 sec min 1 min 60 60 3 15 sec min min SLP Approx Approx Approx Approx Approx 1 min 60 56 sec 60 60 3 3 TE x 15 sec min min gt min 1 The values in the above table are for reference only Actual times for dubbing also require time for creating disc s control information and other data 2 This is the maximum recording speed of this recorder The recording speed cannot exceed the value indicated in the above table even when using discs that support higher recording speeds In addition depending on the disc condition the recorder may be unable to record at the maximum recording speed indicated in the table 7 High speed dubbing is not available when dubbing titles recorded in EP and SLP mode to DVD RWs and DVD Rs Notes e High speed Dubbing is not available for the following titles Titles recorded in H
62. Brightness Changes the overall brightness e Colour Makes the colours deeper or lighter Adjust the setting using 4 f 4 gt and press ENTER The default setting is underlined Rec NR weak Off 1 2 3 strong Rec Video Equalizer e Contrast weak 3 0 3 strong Brightness dark 3 0 3 bright e Colour light 3 0 3 deep Repeat steps 2 and 3 to adjust any other items Notes e If one programme contains two picture sizes the selected size is recorded However if the 16 9 signal cannot be recorded as 16 9 it is recorded as 4 3 When playing a 16 9 size picture recorded as 4 3 the image is fixed to 4 3 Letter Box regardless of the setting in TV Type of Video setup page 87 Remnants of images may appear on your screen when using Rec NR Rec Video Equalizer does not affect the input of the DV IN jack and does not work with RGB signals Creating chapters in a title The recorder can automatically divide a recording a title into chapters by inserting chapter marks at approximately 6 minute intervals during recording To disable this function set Auto Chapter in the Recording setup to Off page 92 When recording to the HDD a DVD R VR mode or a DVD RW VR mode you can insert and erase chapter marks manually page 66 Note When dubbing page 70 the chapter marks in the dubbing source are not retained in the dubbed
63. DVD to select the recording destination If you select DVD insert a disc see 1 Inserting a Disc on page 27 2 Insert the source DV Digital8 format tape into your digital video camera For the recorder to record or edit your digital video camera must be set to video playback mode 3 Press INPUT SELECT on the remote repeatedly to select DV The front panel display changes as follows programme position L1 gt L2 gt L3 gt DV 4 Press REC MODE on the remote repeatedly to select the recording mode The recording mode changes as follows no HSP gt SP gt nel SLP lt EP lt LP lt ESP For details about the recording mode see page 40 5 Press OPTIONS on the remote to select DV Audio Input and press ENTER Then select the setting for the audio input Stereol default Records original sound only Normally select this when dubbing a DV format tape Mix Records both stereo 1 and 2 Stereo2 Records additional audio only Select Mix or Stereo2 only if you have added a second audio channel when recording with your digital video camera You are ready to start dubbing Select one of the dubbing methods on the following pages 6 Adjust the dubbing picture quality and size Before dubbing starts press OPTIONS to select Rec Settings and adjust the recording settings page 46 Hint You can turn off the recorder during dubbing The
64. PEG image files DATA CDs must be recorded according to ISO9660 Level 1 Level 2 or Joliet format for the recorder to recognize the MP3 tracks You can also play discs recorded in MultiSession Border See the instructions supplied with the disc drives and the recording software not supplied for details on the recording format Note on MultiSession Border discs If audio tracks and images in Music CD format or Video CD format are recorded in the first session border only the first session border will be played back Note The recorder may not be able to play some DATA CDs created in the Packet Write format MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files that the recorder can play The recorder can play the following tracks and files MP3 audio tracks with the extension mp3 JPEG image files with the extension jpeg or jpg JPEG image files that conform to the DCF image file format Design rule for Camera File system Image standards for digital cameras regulated by JEITA Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association Notes The recorder will play any data with the extension mp3 jpeg or jpg even if they are not in MP3 or JPEG format Playing these data may generate a loud noise which could damage your speaker system The recorder does not conform to audio tracks in mp3PRO format e Some files cannot be played About playback order
65. Q Titles that contain both main and sub sounds except DVD RWs DVD Rs VR mode Titles recorded in mixed picture size 4 3 and 16 9 etc except DVD RWs DVD Rs VR mode Dubbing from DVD to HDD Dubbing 16 9 size title from HDD to DVD RW DVD R When dubbing a title with a picture size of 16 9 recorded in LP EP or SLP mode toa DVD RW or DVD R in Video mode When dubbed to a DVD RW Video mode DVD RW DVD R DVD R Video mode the seams that are left over from editing may remain on the disc If you edit a title use the Original Dubbing or Rec Mode Conversion Dubbing method This will smooth out the seams Original Dubbing HDD 4 gt CD GES eae Original Dubbing allows you to make smooth dubbings by de emphasizing the seams that are left over from editing In this case the recording mode is set to the same recording mode that the source title was recorded in To set the Dub Mode to Original you must make your selection from the Dub Selected Titles display page 74 Note that you cannot select Original when using the Dubbing method explained in Dubbing a single title Title Dubbing page 73 aaa gt aah buiqgng Note If the recording mode of the dubbing source title is unknown when dubbing from a DVD to the HDD Dub Mode is automatically set to SP in the Dub Selected Titles display page 74 gt co
66. S O N Y 2 686 263 11 2 DVD Recorder Operating Instructions xe To find out useful hints tips and information about Sony products and services please visit www sony europe com myproduct RDR HX520 HX720 VIDEOJ RDR HX722 HX920 TM Em DVD olise DVD ReWritable VIDEO R RW DIGITAL VIDEO P 2006 Sony Corporation WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture To avoid electrical shock do not open the cabinet Refer servicing to qualified personnel only The mains lead must be changed only at a qualified service shop CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT LASER KLASSE 1 JIAIL TRE This appliance is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER product The CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT MARKING is located on the laser protective housing inside the enclosure CAUTION The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard As the laser beam used in this DVD recorder is harmful to eyes do not attempt to disassemble the cabinet Refer servicing to qualified personnel only CAUTION CLASS 28 VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN AVOID EXPOSURE TO THE BEAM ATTENTION RADIATIONS LASER VISIBLES ET INVISIBLES DE CLASSE 38 QUAND OUVERT EVITEZ TOUT EXPOSITION AU FAISCEAU ADVARSEL KLASSE 28 SYNLIG OG USYNLIG LASERSTRALING VED BNING UNDG UDS TTELSE FOR STRALING VARNING KLASS 3B SYNLIG OCH OSYNLIG LASERSTRALNING NAR DENNA DEL AR PPRAD
67. Select DV EDIT and press ENTER The display asks if you want to start selecting scenes Scene Selection Do you want to select a scene e If you have previously saved a programme the display asks if you want to edit an existing programme or to create a new programme To resume editing the existing programme select Saved Data and go to step 9 3 Select Start and press ENTER The display for setting the IN point start of the scene appears The scene starts to play DV EDIT Set IN point i IN _ 0 00 15 Controlling OUT Lib ___Controling 4 Select the IN point using lt lt gt gt and press ENTER Playback pauses 5 Press ENTER if the IN point is correct If the IN point is incorrect select the IN point using lt II IIB and press ENTER The display for setting the OUT point end of the scene appears 6 select the OUT point using lt lt gt gt and press ENTER Playback pauses fuqna AG I gt continued 79 7 Press ENTER if the OUT point is correct If the OUT point is incorrect select the OUT point using lt 4II IIP and press ENTER The selected scene is added to the scene information block e To add more scenes go to step 4 When you finish adding scenes press 4 The scene list is displayed DV EDIT Scene List 0 0
68. Select a title and press ENTER The sub menu appears 5 Select Dubbing and press ENTER The display for selecting the dubbing mode appears If a title with page 72 is selected in the title list a confirmation display is displayed To Move select OK Title Dubbing This title will be dubbed Set the dub mode Rec Mode SP lt Start Cancel 1 World Cup Final Dub Mode SP 21GB 1 Size of the title approximate This is displayed in red when the size exceeds the available space on the dubbing target media Direction of dubbing eo r Available space on the disc to be dubbed approximate Information about the title to be dubbed 5 Dubbing mode and the space that remains after dubbing approximate 6 Select Dub Mode T Selecta dubbing mode using Fast HQ HSP gt SP gt LSP te SLP EP Lp esp lt 1 From the HDD to a DVD only Appears when High speed Dubbing is available for the title page 70 8 select Start and press ENTER The remaining time of dubbing appears in the front panel display To automatically adjust the dubbing mode If there is not enough available space on the target disc the recorder automatically selects a dubbing mode with lower picture quality according to the available space If there is insufficient disc space
69. Some DVD software contains both Video and Film In order for these images to appear natural on your screen when output in progressive mode 50 or 60 frames per second the progressive video signal needs to be converted to match the type of DVD software that you are watching You can fine tune the progressive 525p 625p video signal that is output when you set Progressive Output to On Note that you must connect to a progressive format TV using the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks page 13 Auto Automatically detects the software type Film based or Video based and selects the appropriate conversion mode Normally select this position Video Fixes the conversion mode to the mode for Video based software Note When picture noise appears after you set the recorder to progressive format hold down W and press PROGRAM minus on the unit Scart Setting Sets the method of inputting outputting signals from the SCART jacks on the rear panel of the recorder Select an option for each of the items below according to the combination of jacks and methods that you are going to use Line1 Output Selects a method of outputting video signals for the LINE 1 TV jack RGB Outputs RGB signals Video Outputs video signals S Video Outputs S video signals Notes e If your TV does not accept S video or RGB signals no picture appears on the TV screen even if you select S V
70. TV in the order shown below To watch video tapes watch the tapes through a second line input on your TV Line input 1 VCR gt DVD recorder a TV L A Line input 2 e The SMARTLINK features are not available for devices connected via the DVD recorder s LINE 3 DECODER jack When you record to a VCR from this DVD recorder do not switch the input source to TV by pressing the TV DVD button on the remote e If you disconnect the recorder s mains lead you will not be able to view the signals from the connected VCR gt continued 21 22 Connecting to the LINE 2 IN jacks on the front panel Connect a VCR or similar recording device to the LINE 2 IN jacks of this recorder If the equipment has an S video jack you can use an S video cord instead of an audio video cord OUTPUT j VCR etc VIDEO r AUDIO 5 Audio video cord S video cord i not supplied not supplied to LINE 2 IN o o o ofS A DVD recorder oN Signal flow Hint When the connected equipment outputs only monaural sound connect to just the L MONO and VIDEO input jacks on the front of the recorder Do not connect the R input jack Notes e Do not connect the yellow LINE IN VIDEO jack when using an S video cord e Do not connect the output jack of this recorder to another equipment s input jack with
71. The disc name may not appear when the disc is played on other DVD equipment Protecting a disc 1 insert a disc See 1 Inserting a Disc on page 27 2 Press OPTIONS to select Disc Information and press ENTER The Disc Information display appears Available settings differ depending on the disc type Example When the inserted disc is a DVD RW VR mode 1 Disc Information Media DVD RW Format VR Close Disc Name Disc Name Date 13 10 2006 28 10 2006 Off Protect Disc 2 Title no Original 3 Playlist 5 Finalise HQ 0H30M HSP 0H45M SP 1H00M Pa LSP 1H15M ESP 1H30M LP 2HOOM Remainder EP 3H00M SLP 4HOOM Form 2 3 4 7GB 1 Q On Off Indicates whether protection is set DVD RW DVD R in VR mode only 2 Protect Disc 3 Select Protect Disc and press ENTER 4 Select Protect and press ENTER To cancel the protection Select Unprotected in step 4 Hint You can set protection for individual titles page 63 7 Playing the Disc on Other DVD Equipment Finalise Finalising is necessary when you play discs recorded with this recorder on other DVD equipment When you finalise a DVD RW DVD RW Video mode DVD R or DVD R Video mode a DVD menu will be automatically created which can be displayed on other DVD equipment Before finalising check the diffe
72. V SYNC When the video is delayed this function delays the audio for synchronization with the video 0 to 120 milliseconds Larger numbers indicate a longer audio delay for synchronization with the video When dubbing to a VCR or other video recording equipment be sure to return this setting to 0 ms default 3 Press 4 gt to adjust the setting and press ENTER Pausing a TV Broadcast TV Pause You can pause a current TV broadcast and then continue watching the programme at a later time This is useful when you receive an unexpected phone call or visitor while watching TV T While viewing a TV broadcast with this recorder press HI The picture pauses You can pause the picture for up to three hours TV pause 2 Press I or C gt again to resume watching the programme Notes e Paused titles are not saved to the HDD e This function is cancelled when W stop is pressed PROG is pressed DVD is pressed amp open close is pressed TITLE LIST is pressed INPUT SELECT is pressed the recorder is turned off a timer recording or Synchro Recording is started the PDC VPS function is On and channel scan is started DV dubbing or regular dubbing is started e It may take one minute or more to resume playback of the paused programme e Even if you fast forward the recorded programme there will always be a time difference of about one minute
73. a character You can execute options effective for the Example entire disc using the Disc Information Press the number 3 button once to enter display D Press the number 3 button three times to enter F 2 Press ENTER and select the next character 3 Select Finish and press ENTER Hint You can switch between A upper case a Oo lower case or Symbol by pressing INPUT t4 SELECT R ENTER D OPTIONS Labelling a disc inserta dise See 1 Inserting a Disc on page 27 2 Press OPTIONS to select Disc Information and press ENTER The Disc Information display appears Available settings differ depending on the disc type Example When the inserted disc is a DVD RW Ira e i D e o i s D N a o D Ed e S A S lt i lt i az ix 3S 2 D Disc Information Media DVD RW Close Disc Name _ Disc Name Date 13 10 2006 28 10 2006 Finalise Title no 3 HQ 0H30M HSP 0H45M SP 1HOOM LSP 1H15M ESP 1H30M LP 2HOOM EP 3HOOM SLP 4HOOM Format Remainder 2 3 4 7GB 3 Select Disc Name and press ENTER Enter the disc name in the Input Disc Name display page 34 gt continued 45 Note You can enter up to 64 characters for a DVD s disc name
74. and sub sounds Main Records the main sound for the bilingual programme Sub Records the sub sound for the bilingual programme Timer Settings Rec Mode Adjust On Automatically adjusts the recording mode to enable the entire programme to be recorded page 43 Off Turns off the function Auto Title Erase HDD only On Automatically erases old titles recorded on the HDD page 43 Off Turns off the function TV Direct Rec HDD DVD RW DVD RW DVD R DVD R only On Allows you to easily record what you are watching on the TV using SMARTLINK Off Turns off the TV Direct Rec function Synchro Rec Selects the recording destination used for Synchro Recording page 49 Recordto Records to the HDD HDD Recordto Records to DVDs DVD Auto Chapter Selects whether to automatically divide a recording a title into chapters during recording or dubbing On Inserts chapter marks at approximately 6 minute intervals Off No chapter mark is inserted Notes e The actual chapter mark interval may vary depending on the amount of information contained in the video to be recorded e Chapter marks are automatically inserted where the recordings start on the tape when Auto Chapter is set to On during DV dubbing to the HDD or a DVD RW DVD R VR mode Disc Settings DVD The DVD setup
75. ast 46 55 Controlling TVs with the remote 17 Copy control signals 41 Copy Free 41 Copy Never 41 Copy Once 41 CPRM 9 Create a Playlist 67 Creating chapters 66 D DATA CD 10 Decoder 25 Digital Out 90 Digital video camera 76 Dimmer 95 Disc Information 33 35 38 Disc Settings 35 38 93 Disc space 33 63 Disc types 8 62 Divide 65 Dolby Digital 15 90 Downmix 91 DTS 90 Dub Mode 70 80 Dubbing Dub Mode 70 High speed Dubbing 70 Original Dubbing 71 Rec Mode Conversion Dubbing 72 DV Audio Input 77 DV Dubbing 76 One Touch Dubbing 78 94 Program Edit 79 DV EDIT 79 DV IN 76 DVD 93 DVD Menu 94 DVD Rec Picture Size 46 DVD Rec Settings 92 DVD VIDEO 10 DVD R 8 62 DVD RW 8 62 DVD R 8 62 DVD RW 8 62 E Easy Setup 20 96 Editing 62 66 DV Edit 76 Enter characters 34 Erase all titles 64 Erase 67 80 63 48 Erase Titles 64 Extend Rec 43 F Factory Setup 95 File Search 58 Finalise Disc 94 Finalise 37 Finalising 36 FNR 55 Format DVD RW 94 Format 38 95 Formatting 38 Freeze Frame 54 Front panel 109 Front panel display 32 110 G GB 39 H Handling discs 104 HDD Rec Picture Size 46 HDD Rec Settings 91 HQ Setting 92 Hue 55 l i LINK 106 INPUT SELECT 51 77 J JPEG image files 59 L Labelling 35 Languag
76. bbing multiple titles Dub Selected Titles on page 74 Before you start read the following precautions which are common to both dubbing methods If you want to record from a digital video camera connected to the DV IN jack see DV Dubbing on page 76 To record from equipment connected to the LINE IN jacks see Recording from connected equipment without a timer on page 51 Before you start e You cannot record both the main and sub sound on DVD RWs DVD RWs Video mode DVD Rs or DVD Rs Video mode For bilingual programmes set Bilingual Recording of DVD Rec Settings to either Main default or Sub in the Recording setup page 92 The chapter marks in the dubbing source are not retained in the dubbed title When Auto Chapter is set to On in the Recording setup chapter marks are automatically inserted at approximately 6 minute intervals Hints e When you dub a Playlist title it is recorded as an Original title When dubbed from a DVD to the HDD the picture size and the sound types originally recorded are retained O Notes e You cannot make a recording while dubbing e To play a dubbed disc on other DVD equipment finalise the disc page 36 e You cannot dub from DVD VIDEOs to the HDD Thumbnails that you have set for the originally recorded title page 30 will not be retained in the dubbed title e When dubbing to a DVD R DL disc the vide
77. be connected to the DIGITAL OUT jack of the recorder Set the sound to Stereo using the AUDIO button when you play DTS sound tracks on a CD page 54 Notes on playing DVDs with a DTS sound track DTS audio signals are output only through the DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL jack When you play a DVD with DTS sound tracks set DTS to On in the Audio setup page 90 Adjusting the picture quality HDD T Press OPTIONS during playback to select Video Settings and press ENTER Video Settings Select the item you want to change Sharpness PB Video Equalizer 2 Select an item and press ENTER The adjustment display appears FNR frame noise reduction Reduces noise contained in the luminance element of the video signal BNR block noise reduction Reduces block noise or mosaic like patterns in the picture MNR mosquito noise reduction Reduces the faint noise appearing around the outlines of the images The noise reduction effects are automatically adjusted within each setting range according to the video bit rate and other factors Sharpness Sharpens the outlines of the images PB Video Equalizer Playback video equalizer Adjusts the picture in greater detail Select an item and press ENTER e Contrast changes the contrast e Brightness changes the overall brightness e Colour makes the colours deeper or lighter
78. be subject to change If so you may have to set those TV guide page numbers manually in the TV Guide Page menu Not available in some areas T Select TV Guide Page in Basic and press ENTER The TV Guide Page menu appears 2 Select the programme position for which you want to set or change the TV guide page using PROG or number buttons e The TV guide page numbers Example P301 appear automatically when the recorder detects them Basic TV Guide Page sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat e Ifno page numbers are detected P000 you have to set the appropriate TV guide page number manually Basic TV Guide Page sun Mon 3 Select the TV guide page number you want to modify and press ENTER Basic TV Guide Page 4 Press the number buttons or t4 to enter the TV guide page number and press ENTER to confirm the setting e If you make a mistake re enter the correct number e To return to the original settings press 2 gt RETURN 5 To set or change another TV guide page number repeat steps 3 and 4 above Hint To view Teletext information on your TV screen during a broadcast switch to your TV s tuner by pressing TV DVD sjuawjsnipy pue sumag I gt continued 85 86 Notes e In step 4 above enter 000 if you do not want to use the TV guide page number for automat
79. cause slight inaccuracies with the recording time Recording a programme with poor reception or a programme or video source of low picture quality Recording on a disc that has already been edited Recording only a still picture or just sound Recording stereo and bilingual programmes The recorder automatically receives and records stereo and bilingual programmes based on the ZWEITON system or the NICAM system The HDD and a DVD RW VR mode or DVD R VR mode can record both main and sub sounds You can switch between main and sub when playing the disc For the HDD you can select the sound track before recording Select Main Sub or Main Sub in Bilingual Recording of the HDD Rec Settings in the Recording setup page 91 A DVD RW DVD RW Video mode DVD R or DVD R Video mode can record only one sound track main or sub at a time Select the sound track using the Setup Display before recording starts Set Bilingual Recording of the DVD Rec Settings to Main default or Sub in the Recording setup page 92 ZWEITON German stereo system When a stereo based programme is received Stereo appears When a bilingual ZWEITON based programme is received Main Sub or Main Sub appears NICAM system When a stereo or bilingual NICAM based programme is received NICAM appears in the front panel display To record a NIC
80. contain a copy protection signal Copy Dubbing protection signals Copy Free No copy aan oe protection HDD mena Copy Once HDD gt Gil ea CPRM compatible DVD RWs DVD Rs VR mode only CPRM Content Protection for Recordable Media is a coding technology that protects copyrights for images Move HDD gt Gili ea Titles containing Copy Once copy protection signals can be moved only from HDD to DVD RW DVD R VR mode after the title is moved the original title in the HDD is erased The Move function is performed using the same procedure as dubbing page 73 Titles containing Copy Once copy protection signals are indicated with Ga Notes The following titles in the HDD cannot be moved Protected titles Playlist titles Original titles referenced from the playlist e When dubbing Move is stopped partway no part of the title will be moved to the dubbing target However note that this will decrease the free disc space for DVD Rs DVD Rs e Even if you erase a scene that contains a copy protection signal the recording restrictions on that title are retained CPRM compatible DVD RWs DVD Rs VR mode only HDD cD Gar Dubbing a single title Title Dubbing 1 Insert the DVD that you are going to dub to or from 2 Press HDD or DVD to select the source 3 Press TITLE LIST Press lt gt to switch the Title Lists if necessary 4
81. corder does not receive a time signal from any station Auto Adjust returns to Off automatically and the menu for setting the clock manually appears on the screen Hint If you set Auto Adjust to On the Auto Clock Set function is activated whenever the recorder is turned off Note The Auto Clock Set function does not work while the recorder is standing by for Synchro Recording To set the clock manually If the Auto Clock Set function did not set the clock correctly for your local area try another station for the Auto Clock Set function or set the clock manually T Select Clock in Basic and press ENTER 2 Select Auto Adjust and press ENTER Basic Clock Auto Adjust Off 1 AAB Present Time Sun 1 1 2006 0 00 3 Select Off and press ENTER Select Present Time and press ENTER A Basic Clock Present Time Set the time and date manually Sun 1 1 2006 0 00 5 Press to set the day and press Set the month year hour and minutes in sequence Press to select the item to be set then press t4 to set the numbers The day of the week is set automatically To change the numbers press to return to the item to be changed and press tit 6 Press ENTER to start the clock OSD On Screen Display Switches the display language on the screen Video Settings Video Video settings will adjust it
82. cording T Press OPTIONS during recording to select Extend Rec and press ENTER Extend Rec Time Set the timer extend function OK Cancel Day and Time Wed 6 12 10 00 11 30 AAB Extend pocaps amp xtens ot on Mode Media 2 Press tit to select the duration time You can set the duration in increments of 10 minutes for a maximum of 60 minutes 3 Select OK and press ENTER Buipiooay 13W11 gt continued 43 44 One Touch Timer If you use the SMARTLINK connection you can easily display the timer programming menu When the TV is turned on or in standby mode press TIMER The recorder automatically turns on and the TV s input is switched to the recorder The Timer programming menu appears Hint If you are recording to the HDD or a DVD RW VR mode at a recording mode that is SP or lower and is a 2x speed or higher disc you can play the title as itis being recorded by selecting the programme title on the Title List page 57 Notes e Ifa message indicating that the disc is full appears on the screen change the disc or make available space for the recording HDD DVD RW DVD RW only page 64 Check that the clock is correctly set before setting the timer recording If not the timer recording cannot be made To record a satellite programme turn on the satellite tuner and select the satellite programme you want to record Leave the satellite t
83. d can be unplugged from the wall socket immediately in the event of trouble VIDEO Plus and PlusCode are registered trademarks of Gemstar Development Corporation The VIDEO Plus system is manufactured under license from Gemstar Development Corporation Disposal of Old Electrical amp Electronic Equipment Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product shall not be treated as household waste Instead it shall be handed over to the applicable collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly you will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of this product The recycling of materials will help to conserve natural resources For more detailed information about recycling of this product please contact your local Civic Office your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product Precautions This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits set out in the EMC Directive using a connection cable shorter than 3 metres On safety Should any solid object or liquid fall into the cabinet unplug the recorder and have it checked by qualified personnel before operating it a
84. ds until FORMAT appears in the front panel display Note that all the contents recorded on the HDD will be erased If this does not fix the problem contact your nearest Sony dealer FAN ERROR appears in the front panel display gt Check that the vent on the rear of the recorder is not blocked Then immediately disconnect the mains lead Leave the recorder off for a while then re connect the mains lead and press VW on the recorder Mechanical sound is heard when the recorder is off gt While the recorder is adjusting the clock for the Auto Clock Set function or scanning the programme positions for the PDC VPS function operational noises such as the internal fan may be heard even when the power is off This is not a malfunction Self diagnosis Function When letters numbers appear in the display When the self diagnosis function is activated to prevent the recorder from malfunctioning a five character service number e g C 13 00 with a combination of a letter and four numbers appears in the front panel display In this case check the following table First three Cause and or corrective characters of action the service number C13 There is a problem in the HDD gt Contact your nearest Sony dealer or local authorized service facility The DVD is dirty gt Clean the disc with a soft cloth The DVD CD is not inserted correctly gt Re insert the disc cor
85. e 94 LINE 2 IN 22 LINE 3 DECODER 21 Line Audio Input 50 51 Linel Output 88 Line3 Input 88 Line3 Output 88 Main sound 41 54 92 Mains Lead 16 Make a Playlist 68 Manual Clock Set 86 MENU 52 Menu DVD s Menu 52 Top menu 52 Mix 77 MNR 55 Modify 48 Move 67 80 MP3 audio tracks 59 MPEG 90 N Name 83 NICAM 41 83 Number buttons 35 45 O One Touch Dubbing 94 78 One Touch Menu 53 One Touch Play 53 One Touch Timer 44 Original 30 62 OSD 20 86 Others 95 P Page mode 30 49 Parental Control 53 93 Parts and controls 108 Pause Mode 88 PAY TV 24 PAY TV CANAL 83 PB Video Equalizer 55 PBC 52 PDC 43 Picture quality 46 55 Picture size 46 Play Beginning 53 60 Play mode 32 Playable discs 10 Playback 10 52 fast forward 54 fast reverse 54 freeze frame 54 instant advance 54 instant replay 54 JPEG image files 59 MP3 audio tracks 59 resume play 53 scan audio 52 slow motion play 54 Playing status bar 32 Playlist 30 62 66 Present Time 86 Preview 80 67 Program Edit 79 Progressive Mode 88 Progressive Output 87 Protect Disc 36 Protect 63 Protection disc 36 title 63 Q Quick guide to disc types 8 Quick Timer 45 R Rear panel 110 REC 28 Rec Mode Adjust 43 92 Timer recording Rec Mode Adjust 43 Rec Mode 46 Rec NR
86. e of repair or inspection during a malfunction or modification However the contents will not be backed up or saved by Sony If the hard disk needs to be formatted or replaced it will be done at the discretion of Sony All contents of the hard disk drive will be erased including contents that violate copyright laws On power sources e The recorder is not disconnected from the AC power source mains as long as it is connected to the wall outlet even if the recorder itself has been turned off e If you are not going to use the recorder for a long time be sure to disconnect the recorder from the wall outlet To disconnect the AC power cord mains lead grasp the plug itself never pull the cord On placement e Place the recorder in a location with adequate ventilation to prevent heat build up in the recorder Do not place the recorder on a soft surface such as a rug that might block the ventilation holes Do not place the recorder in a confined space such as a bookshelf or similar unit Do not place the recorder in a location near heat sources or in a place subject to direct sunlight excessive dust or mechanical shock Do not place the recorder in an inclined position It is designed to be operated in a horizontal position only Keep the recorder and discs away from equipment with strong magnets such as microwave ovens or large loudspeakers Do not place heavy objects on the recorder On recording
87. e HDD Play another title on the HDD Play a previously recorded programme on a DVD by pressing DVD e While recording to a DVD Play a previously recorded programme on the HDD by pressing HDD e While recording to a DVD RW VR mode Play another title on the same DVD RW VR mode disc 1 Simultaneous Rec and Play function does not work when you record ona 1x speed DVD RW in the HQ or HSP recording mode Picture noise may appear depending upon the condition of the recording or when playing a title recorded in the HQ or HSP recording mode The picture freezes for a few seconds when you use fast forward fast reverse or instant replay advance yoeqheld N You can also play a DVD VIDEO VIDEO CD Super VIDEO CD CD DATA DVD or DATA CD while recording on the HDD Example Play another title on the HDD while recording to the HDD T While recording press TITLE LIST to display the HDD Title List 2 Select the title you want to play and press ENTER 3 Select Play from the sub menu and press ENTER Playback starts from the selected title gt continued 57 58 Example Play a DVD while recording to the HDD T While recording press DVD and insert the DVD into the recorder 2 Press TITLE LIST to display the DVD Title List 3 Select the title you want to play and press ENTER 4 Select Play from the sub menu and press ENTER Playback starts from the selected title O No
88. e item that conforms to your system page 88 gt If you connect the recorder to your TV via only the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks set Component Out in the Video setup to On page 87 This recorder cannot record NTSC signals When playing a double layer DVD the video and audio may be momentarily interrupted at the point where the layers switch gt gt Picture noise appears gt If the picture output signal from your recorder passes through your VCR to get to your TV or if you are connected to a combination TV VIDEO player the copy protection signal applied to some DVD programmes could affect picture quality If you still experience this problem even when you connect your recorder directly to your TV try connecting your recorder to your TV s S VIDEO input gt You have set the recorder to progressive format even though your TV cannot accept the progressive signal In this case hold down W and press PROGRAM minus on the unit gt Even if your TV is compatible with progressive format 525p 625p signals the image may be affected when you set the recorder to progressive format In this case hold down W and press PROGRAM minus on the unit and the recorder is set to normal interlace format gt You are playing a DVD recorded ina colour system that is different from your TV gt Noise may appear in the pictures recorded on the HDD which is due to the character
89. e separate chapters To erase chapter marks You can combine two chapters by erasing the chapter mark during playback Press lt gt to search for a chapter number and while displaying the chapter containing the chapter mark you want to erase press CHAPTER MARK ERASE The current chapter combines with the previous chapter Notes e When dubbing any chapter marks you enter will be erased e To insert a chapter mark manually during recording set Auto Chapter to Off in the Recording setup Creating and Editing a Playlist HDD Playlist edit allows you to edit or re edit without changing the actual recordings You can create up to 97 Playlist titles Example You have recorded the final few matches of a football tournament on a DVD RW DVD R VR mode You want to create a digest with the goal scenes and other highlights but you also want to keep the original recording Original Playlist In this case you can compile highlight scenes as a Playlist title You can even rearrange the scene order within the Playlist title The Playlist title calls up data from the original titles for playback When an original title is used for a Playlist title the original title cannot be edited and erased Note Playlist titles containing titles recorded with the Copy Once copy protection signal cannot be dubbed or moved page 72 1 Press TITLE LIST If the Title List Original appear
90. e the Synchro Recording function See Recording from connected equipment with a timer Synchro Rec on page 49 Set Line3 Input of Scart Setting in the Video setup page 88 according to the specifications of your satellite tuner See your satellite tuner s instructions for more information If you are using a B Sky B tuner be sure to connect the tuner s VCR SCART jack to the LINE 3 DECODER jack Then set Line3 Input of Scart Setting according to the specifications of the VCR SCART jack on your satellite tuner Notes e Synchro Recording does not work with some tuners For details see the tuner s operating instructions e If you disconnect the recorder s mains lead you will not be able to view the signals from the connected tuner 23 24 Connecting a PAY TV Canal Plus Analogue Decoder You can watch or record PAY TV Canal Plus analogue decoder programmes if you connect a decoder not supplied to the recorder Disconnect the recorder s mains lead from the mains when connecting the decoder Note that when you set Line3 Input to Decoder in step 5 of Setting PAY TV Canal Plus analogue programme positions page 25 you will not be able to select L3 because Line 3 will become a dedicated line for the decoder Connecting a decoder PAY TV Canal Plus analogue decoder SCART cord not supplied Aerial cable supplied to SCART input
91. e versa Component Out Selects whether or not to output video signals from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks On Outputs the component video signals Select this when you want to view progressive signals Off Outputs no signals Notes e When you set Line Output to RGB you cannot set Component Out to On e When you connect the recorder to a monitor or projector via only the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks do not select Off If you select Off in this case the picture may not appear Progressive Output If your TV accepts progressive 525p 625p format signals set Progressive Output to On You will enjoy accurate colour reproduction and high quality images sjuawsnipy pue sumag I T Select Progressive Output and press ENTER 2 Select On and press ENTER The display asks for confirmation 3 Select Start and press ENTER The video switches to a progressive signal for 5 seconds 4 Ifvideo signal appears OK select Yes and press ENTER If picture is distorted select No and press ENTER gt continued 87 88 Progressive Mode DVD software can be divided into two types film based software and video based software Video based software is derived from TV and displays images at 25 frames 50 fields 30 frames 60 fields per second Film based software is derived from film and displays images at 24 frames per second
92. ect a digital video camera to the DV IN jack on the recorder to record or edit from a DV Digital8 format tape Operation is straightforward because the recorder will fast forward and rewind the tape for you you do not need to operate your digital video camera Do the following to start using the DV Edit functions of this recorder See the instruction manual supplied with the digital video camera as well before connecting Hint If you plan to do additional editing on a disc after the initial dub use the DV IN jack and record on a DVD RW DVD R VR mode or HDD O Notes e You cannot make a recording while DV dubbing e The DV IN jack is for input only It will not output signals e You cannot use the DV IN jack when signal input to the DV IN jack on the front panel or recorder operation cannot be performed correctly when using a digital video camera see About i LINK on page 106 Connect the camera to the LINE IN jack and follow the instructions of Recording from connected equipment without a timer on page 51 the input signal is not in DVC SD format Do not connect a MICRO MV format digital video camera even if it has an i LINK jack the images on the tape contain copy protection signals which limit recording e If you want to play the disc on other DVD equipment finalise the disc page 36 Hookups DVD recorder c Signal flow 1 Press HDD or
93. eds a SREE E 105 ADOUtILINK i adnate dota GeO cise tadle Bae pariah Been PE 106 Guide to Parts and Controls 0000 cece eee eee 108 Language Code List reris iiine eee eee 111 Area Code eNi eg i teen eh Se ee See ek Sai a ee eee 111 Quick Guide to Disc Types Recordable and playable discs Hard disk drive Formatting Dub HDD contents toa DVD internal HDD HDD unnecessary to play on other DVD players Em Automatically DVD sRe ritabik formatted in Playable on DVD RW DVD RW RW VR mode compatible players 7 DYD RW automatically finalised DVD ReWritable m DVD Format n vp Paz oniy on VR mode mode awa mode page 27 COMPANHS e Play DVD finalisation unnecessary RW DVD r Video Se Format in Playable on most DVD aia aw Video mode players finalisation 2 page 27 necessary page 36 DVD R ET Automatically SVOR formatted in Playable on most DVD VR mode players finalisation DVD R necessary page 36 woo EM VIDEO DVD R DL Format in VR mode R page 27 1 Playable only on DVD R in Formatting is VR mode compatible players mode performed finalisation necessary using the Disc page 36 DVD R 2 Information R47 display Video Automatically Playable on most DVD moe formatted in players finalisation Video mode necessary page 36 Usable disc versions as of March 2006 e 8x speed or slower DVD RWs e 6x speed or slower DVD RWSs Ver 1 1 Ver 1 2 w
94. ee page 43 To extend the recording duration time while recording See page 43 To confirm change or cancel a timer recording See Checking Changing Cancelling Timer Settings Timer List on page 47 Hint The Rec Mode Adjust function also works with this timer method page 43 Using the Quick Timer function You can set the recorder to record in 30 minute increments Press REC repeatedly to set the duration Each press advances the time in 30 minute increments The maximum duration is six hours 0 30 1 00 gt 5 30 normal recording lt 6 00 The time counter decreases minute by minute to 0 00 then the recorder stops recording the power does not turn off Even if you turn off the recorder during recording the recorder continues to record until the time counter runs out Note that the Quick Timer function does not work if TV Direct Rec is set to On in the Recording setup page 92 To cancel the Quick Timer Press REC repeatedly until the counter appears in the front panel display The recorder returns to normal recording mode Guipiooay 13W11 gt continued 45 Adjusting the recording picture quality and size You can adjust the recording picture quality and picture size t4 ENTER OPTIONS 1 Before recording starts press OPTIONS to select Rec Settings and press ENTER Rec Settings Select the item you want to change
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96. ems related to the image such as size and colour Choose the settings according to the type of TV tuner or decoder connected to the DVD recorder 1 Press SYSTEM MENU while the recorder is in stop mode Select SETUP and press ENTER Select Video and press ENTER The Video setup appears with the following options The default settings are underlined Go N amp SETUP Basic Video Output Video Scart Setting Audio Pause Mode Recording Colour System DVD Auto Display Others Screen Saver Easy Setup Video Output TV Type Sets the picture size when playing back a title recorded from 16 9 size video page 46 or a 16 9 size commercial DVD video Select the playback picture size according to the type of connected TV wide screen wide mode TV or conventional 4 3 screen TV 16 9 Select this when connecting to a wide screen TV or TV with a wide mode function 4 3 Letter Select this when connecting Box to a 4 3 screen TV Displays a wide picture with bands on the upper and lower portions of the screen 4 3 Pan Scan Select this when connecting to a 4 3 screen TV Automatically displays a wide picture on the entire screen and cuts off the portions that do not fit 4 3 Letter Box 4 3 Pan Scan Note Depending on the disc 4 3 Letter Box may be selected automatically instead of 4 3 Pan Scan or vic
97. eous Rec and Play 0 000 e eee eee eee 57 Searching for a Title Chapter Track etc 0 0 00 eee ee 58 Playing MP3 Audio Tracks or JPEG Image Files 59 About MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files 60 MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files that the recorder can play 60 About playback order of albums tracks and files 61 Erasing and Editing 20 cee eee ee eee 62 Before Editing sice rore ce ee ae ee Sed Ce bee eA eek a ee 62 Erasing and Editing a Title 2 eee eee 63 Erasing multiple titles Erase Titles 00 000 0 eee 64 Erasing a section of a title A B Erase 00 002 e eee 64 Dividing a title Divide 0 0 cece 65 Creating chapters manually 00 000 c eee eee eee 66 Creating and Editing a Playlist 0 00 00 0000 ee eee 66 Moving a Playlist title Change Order 0000 e eee eee 68 Combining multiple Playlist titles Combine 2 0 69 Dividing a Playlist title Divide 0 000 000 cece eee 69 Dubbing HDD DVD 0 cece eee ee eee ees 70 B fore DUDDING is 22k Ania ees So eas Dk ata eal A E se Se a 70 About Dub Mode aeiae aia ek s dap o Aa ia E aa AA e eee 70 DUDDING iii sieges peas Da hed F alah O apn te oe pate we ats os pees 73 Dubbing a single title Title Dubbing 0000000 73
98. er in the title list Largest title number 1 1 4 7GB Thu 20 4 2006 13 00 0H30M LSP 0 9GB 11 Travel Mon 10 4 2006 21 00 0H30M ESP 0 3GB 10 Mystery Sun 2 4 2006 9 00 1HOOM SLP 0 8GB For the HDD and DVD RWs VR mode you can erase any title For DVD Rs and DVD Rs the available disc space does not increase even if you erase titles See Erasing and Editing a Title on page 63 or Erasing multiple titles Erase Titles on page 64 To switch between the Playlist and Original Title List You can display the Playlist titles in the Title List Playlist or the Original titles in the Title List Original To switch the two Title Lists press while a Title List is displayed To create and edit a Playlist see page 66 Erasing and Editing a Title HDD Eis Gir This section explains the basic edit functions Note that editing is irreversible To edit the HDD or DVD RWs DVD Rs VR mode without changing the original recordings create a Playlist title page 66 CHAPTER CHAPTER _ _CO MARK TE ERASE MARK TITLE LIST Bunipy pue Guisesy O bod t4 ENTER RETURN e lt 7 e OPTIONS a _ Pri lt lt 6 I gt p gt Ol u Press TITLE LIST For HDD titles or DVD RWs DVD Rs in VR mode press gt to switch the Title Lists if necessary 2 Selecta title and press ENTER The sub menu appear
99. ge 17 not available in some areas Notes e After pressing REC it may take a short while to start recording e You cannot change the recording mode while recording e If there is a power failure the programme you are recording may be erased e You cannot watch a PAY TV Canal Plus programme while recording another PAY TV Canal Plus programme e To use the TV Direct Rec function you must first correctly set the recorder s clock Checking the disc status while recording You can check the recording information such as recording time or disc type Press DISPLAY during recording The recording information appears DVD RW O SP 1 23 45 1 Disc type format 2 Recording status 3 Recording mode 4 Recording time Press DISPLAY to turn off the display 3 Playing the Recorded Programme Title List HDD To play a recorded title select the title from the Title List HDD EFRO DVD TITLE LIST _ L ON ety 9 ENTER OY e OPTIONS Par eee lt lt li gt 1 Press HDD or DVD If you select DVD insert a DVD see 1 Inserting a Disc on page 27 Playback starts automatically depending on the disc 2 Press TITLE LIST To show the extended Title List press OPTIONS to select Display List and press ENTER Title List with Thumbnail Images Example DVD RW TTLE UST 12 Tennis Thu
100. ge the level Language DVD VIDEO only DVD Menu Switches the language for the DVD menu Audio Switches the language of the sound track When you select Original the language given priority in the disc is selected Subtitle Switches the language of the subtitles recorded on the disc When you select Audio Follow the subtitle language changes according to the language you selected for the sound track Hint If you select Others in DVD Menu Subtitle or Audio select and enter a language code from Language Code List on page 111 using the number buttons O Note If you select a language in DVD Menu Subtitle or Audio that is not recorded on the DVD VIDEO one of the recorded languages will be automatically selected Format DVD RW DVD RW only The recorder automatically starts formatting in VR mode or Video mode whichever is selected below when a new unformatted DVD RW is inserted VR Automatically formats the disc in VR mode Video Automatically formats the disc in Video mode One Touch Dubbing Displays the following options for the One Touch Dub function Finalise Disc for all recordable discs except DVD RW in VR mode Selects whether or not to finalise the disc automatically following One Touch Dubbing page 78 Auto Automatically finalises the disc following One Touch Dubbing Manual Allows you to final
101. he front panel display gt The disc tray is locked Cancel the Child Lock page 53 The disc tray does not open and TRAY LOCKED appears in the front panel display gt Contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility The disc tray does not open and you cannot remove the disc after you press amp open close gt Turn off the recorder Once the clock appears in the front panel display disconnect the mains lead If the recorder does not turn off or if the clock does not appear in the front panel display disconnect the mains lead anyway Connect the mains lead again while pressing down amp on the recorder and release the button when the disc tray opens Then keep VC on the recorder pressed for about ten seconds until WELCOME appears in the front panel display RECOVERY appears in the front panel display gt The recorder s recovery function was activated when the recorder was turned on because the power was turned off or failed during recording Leave the recorder on until RECOVERY disappears from the front panel display HDD ERROR appears in the front panel display gt The hard disk error occurred Press down on the recorder for ten seconds until WELCOME appears in the front panel display If this does not resolve the problem format the recorder s HDD by pressing down the HDD button on the recorder for more than ten secon
102. hile recording If your TV is connected to the gt LINE 1 TV jack set your TV to the TV input using the TV DVD button and select the programme you want to watch If your TV is connected to the LINE 2 OUT or COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks set the TV to TV input using the TV button page 17 TV Direct Rec If you are using the SMARTLINK connection and the TV Direct Rec is set to On page 92 you can easily record what you are watching on your TV When the TV and the recorder are turned on press REC The recorder starts recording what you are watching on your TV Note If TV appears in the front panel display you cannot turn off the TV or change the programme position during TV Direct Rec To turn off the function set TV Direct Rec to Off in the Recording setup page 92 About the Teletext function Some broadcast systems ensure a Teletext service in which the complete programmes and their data title date programme position recording start time etc are stored day by day When recording a programme the recorder automatically takes the programme name from the Teletext pages and stores it as the title name For details see Auto Programme Title Labelling TV Guide Page on page 85 Note that the Teletext information will not appear on your TV screen To view the Teletext information on your TV screen press TV DVD on the remote to switch the input source to your TV pa
103. hile the list display is turned on Each time you press e e gt the entire Timer List changes to the next previous page of timer settings To turn off the Timer List Press TIMER LIST or RETURN Hint While recording you cannot modify the timer setting for the current recording but you can extend the duration of the recording time page 43 Notes e When PDC VPS is set to On for one or more timer recordings the start times may change in the event of a broadcast delay or early start e Even if the timer is set timer recordings cannot be made while recording a programme that has priority e Even if the timer is set for the same daily or weekly programme the timer recording cannot be made if it overlaps with a programme that has priority cH will appear next to the overlapped setting in the Timer List Check the priority order of the settings Recording From Connected Equipment HDD HDD HIF DVD INPUT SELECT 41t DO ENTER Y OPTIONS J REC pap j RE MODE E REC STOP SYNCHRO REC Recording from connected equipment with a timer Synchro Rec You can set the recorder to automatically record programmes from connected equipment that has a timer function such as a satellite tuner Connect the equipment to the LINE 3 DECODER jack of the recorder page 23 When the connected equipment turns on the recorder starts recording a programme from the LINE 3
104. ic labelling The recorder will instead store a default title name programme position start time stop time Refer to the Teletext information on your TV screen to obtain the TV guide page number with programme titles and their start times If the Teletext TV guide has a page which always shows the programmes for the current day this page should be input for all days If you start recording more than three minutes before the programme is scheduled to start the correct label information may not be transferred Note that this function may not work correctly with programmes broadcast from some stations If the broadcast system updates the Teletext information at the moment recording starts the title label may not correspond to the recorded programme In this case you may have to manually enter the correct title page 34 Clock Auto Adjust Auto Clock Set Turns on the Auto Clock Set function when a programme position in your local area broadcasts a time signal T Select Clock in Basic and press ENTER 2 Select Auto Adjust and press ENTER Basic Clock a Auto Adjust 1 AAB 1 1 2006 0 00 Present Time 3 Select On and press gt 4 Press 4 repeatedly until the programme position of the station that carries a time signal appears and press ENTER Basic Clock a Auto Adjust On 1 AAB 1 1 2006 0 00 Da Present Time Sun e If the re
105. ideo or RGB See the instructions supplied with your TV e You cannot select RGB when Component Out above is set to On e SMARTLINK is available only when Video is selected Line3 Input Selects a method of inputting video signals for the LINE 3 DECODER jack The picture will not be clear if this setting does not match the type of video input signal Video Inputs video signals or RGB RGB signals Decoder Select this when connecting to a PAY TV Canal Plus analogue decoder If you connect to a cable box satellite receiver such as CanalSat do not select this option S Video Inputs S video signals Note RGB signals cannot be recorded when Video RGB is selected only French RDR HX520 and RDR HX920 models can record in video or RGB Line3 Output Selects a method of outputting video signals for the LINE 3 DECODER jack Video Outputs video signals S Video Outputs S video signals Pause Mode HDD DVDs only Selects the picture quality in pause mode Auto The picture including subjects that move dynamically is output with no jitter Normally select this position Frame The picture including subjects that do not move dynamically is output in high resolution Colour System Selects the colour system when playing VIDEO CDs including Super VIDEO CDs PAL Plays a disc in PAL colour
106. igital decoder Audio DRC Dynamic Range Control DVDs only Selects the dynamic range difference between soft and loud sounds setting when playing a DVD that conforms to Audio DRC This affects the output from the following jacks LINE 2 OUT R AUDIO L jacks LINE 1 TV jack LINE 3 DECODER jack DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL jack only when Dolby Digital is set to D PCM page 90 Standard Normally select this position TV Mode Makes low sounds clear even if you turn the volume down Wide Gives you the feeling of Range being at a live performance Downmix DVDs only Switches the method for mixing down to two channels when you play a DVD which has rear sound elements channels or is recorded in Dolby Digital format For details on the rear signal components see 4 Displaying the Playing Remaining Time and Play Information on page 31 This function affects the output of the following jacks LINE 2 OUT R AUDIO L jacks LINE 1 TV jack LINE 3 DECODER jack DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL jack when Dolby Digital is set to D PCM page 90 Dolby Normally select this position Surround Multi channel audio signals are output to two channels for enjoying surround sounds Normal Multi channel audio signals are downmixed to two channels for use with your stereo Recording Settings Recording The Recording setup allows you to ad
107. ion press ENTER again Combine OK Cancel Select the titles to combine 1 4 Yacht 3 Cruising 2 Journey 1 Vacation Reset 4 Repeat step 3 to select all of the titles you want to combine To cancel all of the selections select Reset D Select OK and press ENTER The list of titles to be combined appears To change the selection select Change and go to step 3 Combine Combine the titles in the following order 4 Yacht 3 Cruising Cancel Change 6 Select OK and press ENTER The titles are combined Hint After titles are combined the title name is the title name of the first title prior to combination Note When the number of chapters in the title to be combined exceeds the limit the chapters at the end are combined into a single chapter Dividing a Playlist title Divide HDD ETA You can divide a Playlist title For operations see page 65 Bunipy pue Guisesy 69 70 Dubbing HDD lt gt DVD Before Dubbing HDD In this section dubbing refers to copying a recorded title on the internal hard disk drive HDD to another disc or vice versa You can select to dub one title at a time Title Dubbing see Dubbing a single title Title Dubbing on page 73 or multiple titles all at once Multiple Title Dubbing see Du
108. ion signals that restrict copying Other timer setting overlapped the timer setting page 48 There is no DVD inside the recorder There is not enough disc space for the recording The recorder was in the process of dubbing HDD gt DVD The recorder was in the process of DV Dubbing 4 y ue buy Recording does not stop immediately after you press W REC STOP gt It will take a few seconds for the recorder to input disc data before recording can stop Recording does not stop after you press E gt Press W REC STOP Timer recording is not complete or did not start from the beginning gt There was a power failure during recording If the power recovers when there is a timer recording the recorder resumes recording Should the power failure continue for more than 1 hour reset the clock page 86 gt Other timer setting overlapped the timer setting page 48 gt Disc space was not enough gt The PDC VPS function is working Contents previously recorded were erased gt Data that is not playable on this recorder but was recorded on a DVD with a PC will be erased from the disc when the disc is inserted gt Auto Title Erase of the Timer Settings in the Recording setup is set to On page 92 The PDC VPS function does not operate gt Check that the clock and date are set correctly gt Check that the PDC VPS time you set is the correct one the
109. irst inserted Use the menu to start playback The recorder starts playing automatically gt The DVD VIDEO features an auto playback function Playback stops automatically gt If the DVD has an auto pause signal the recorder stops playback at the auto pause signal Some functions such as Stop Search or Slow motion Play cannot be performed gt Depending on the DVD you may not be able to do some of the operations above See the instruction manual supplied with the disc The language for the sound track cannot be changed gt Multilingual tracks are not recorded on the DVD being played gt The DVD VIDEO prohibits the changing of the language for the sound track gt Try changing the language using the DVD VIDEO s menu The subtitle language cannot be changed or turned off gt Multilingual subtitles are not recorded on the DVD VIDEO gt The DVD VIDEO prohibits changing of the subtitles gt Try changing the subtitle using the DVD VIDEO s menu gt The subtitles cannot be changed for the titles recorded on this recorder The angles cannot be changed gt Multi angles are not recorded on the DVD VIDEO being played You are trying to change the angles when does not appear on the TV screen page 52 The DVD VIDEO prohibits changing angles Try changing the angle using the DVD VIDEO s menu The angles cannot be changed for the titles recorded on this reco
110. ise the disc manually Remote Control Settings Factory Settings Others The Others setup allows you to set up other operational settings 1 Press SYSTEM MENU while the recorder is in stop mode Select SETUP and press ENTER Select Others and press ENTER The Others setup appears with the following options The default settings are underlined Go N SETUP Basic Dimmer Normal Video Command Mode DVD3 Audio Factory Setup Recording Format DvD Others Easy Setup Dimmer Adjusts the lighting of the front panel display Normal Bright lighting Save Low lighting Turns off the Power lighting when the power is off Command Mode Changes the Command Mode of the recorder if other DVD equipment is assigned the same Command Mode For details see If you have a Sony DVD player or more than one Sony DVD recorder on page 18 Factory Setup Allows you to select the setup settings by group and return them to their default settings Note that all of your previous settings will be lost T Select Factory Setup in Others and press gt or ENTER The display for selecting a group of settings appears 2 Select the group of settings you want to return to default from Basic Video Audio Recording DVD Others Parental Control and All and press
111. istics of HDD and is not a malfunction gt When playing a double layer DVD the video and audio may be momentarily interrupted at the point where the layers switch There is no picture or the picture noise appears when connected to the DV IN jack gt Try the following Turn the recorder off and on again Turn the connected equipment off and on again Disconnect and then connect the i LINK cable again TV programme reception does not fill the screen gt Set the channel manually in Channel Setting in the Basic setup page 82 gt Select the correct source using the INPUT SELECT button or select a channel of any TV programme using the PROG buttons uonewojU jeuonippy gt continued 97 98 TV programme pictures are distorted gt Reorient the TV aerial gt Adjust the picture see the TV s instruction manual gt Place the recorder and TV farther apart gt Place the TV and any bunched aerial cables farther apart gt The aerial cable is connected to the AERIAL OUT jack on the recorder Connect the cable to the AERIAL IN jack TV channels cannot be changed gt The channel is disabled page 83 gt A timer recording started which changed the channels The picture from equipment connected to the recorder s input jack does not appear on the screen gt Ifthe equipment is connected to the LINE 1 TV jack select L1 in the f
112. ite or Digital Tuner 0 0 00 23 Connecting a PAY TV Canal Plus Analogue Decoder 24 Connecting a decoder 0 0 eee 24 Setting PAY TV Canal Plus analogue programme positions 25 1 2 Ms rting a DISC sc coc use Pata wea Bags AONE isn te ee wah 27 Recording a PFOGhAMIME css yest tse oe age mera ure wre de et 27 Checking the disc status while recording 28 Playing the Recorded Programme Title List 29 Displaying the Playing Remaining Time and Play Information 31 Checking the playing remaining time 2 32 Checking the remaining disc space 000 eee eee 33 Changing the Name of a Recorded Programme 34 Labelling and Protecting a Disc 0 0 0 0 cc eee eee eee 35 Labelling iCSC rs e a e cued A A E Meet S A scass name evade 35 Protecting a disc paa es ok saan ea ne ed E a nd sueb eed warts 36 Playing the Disc on Other DVD Equipment Finalise 36 Finalising the disc using amp open close button 37 Finalising the disc using Disc Information display 37 U finalising a dis Acdece het tated Ieee Beet 38 Reformatting a diS i esise kateni or Ea E E E ee 38 gt continued 5 Timer Recording 33 a6 sgn cea S ee oe oe eS eas 40 Before RECOrdING iis och erate eo haan eld dade al
113. ith CPRM e 16x speed or slower DVD Rs e 16x speed or slower DVD Rs Ver 2 0 Ver 2 1 with CPRM e 8x speed or slower DVD R DL Double Layer discs DVD RW DVD RW DVD R DVD R DL and DVD R are trademarks 1 When an unformatted DVD R is inserted into this recorder it is automatically formatted in Video mode To format a new DVD R in VR mode format using the Disc Information display page 27 2 CPRM Content Protection for Recordable Media is a coding technology that protects copyrights for images Discs that cannot be recorded on e 8 cm discs e DVD R DL Dual Layer discs gt continued 9 10 Playable discs Discs such as movies that can be purchased or rented This recorder also recognizes DVD R Dual Layer Video mode discs as DVD Video compatible discs COMPACT aise VIDEO CDs or CD Rs CD RWs in VIDEO CD Super VIDEO CD format ray Music CDs or CD Rs CD RWs in music CD format DIGITAL AUDIO DVD RWs DVD Rs DVD RWs DVD Rs DVD ROMs containing JPEG image files CD ROMs CD Rs CD RWs containing either MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files 8 cm DVD RW DVD RW and DVD R recorded with a DVD video camera Still images recorded with a DVD video camera cannot be played DVD VIDEO and CD are trademarks Discs that cannot be played PHOTO CDs e CD ROMs CD Rs CD RWs that are recorded in a format different from the
114. just recording settings 1 Press SYSTEM MENU while the recorder is in stop mode 2 Select SETUP and press ENTER 3 Select Recording and press ENTER The Recording setup appears with the following options The default settings are underlined amp SETUP Basic HDD Rec Settings Video DVD Ree Settings Audio Timer Settings Recording TV Direct Rec On DVD Synchro Rec RecordtoHDD Others Auto Chapter On Easy Setup HDD Rec Settings Bilingual Recording Selects the sound to be recorded on the HDD Main Records the main sound for the bilingual programme Sub Records the sub sound for the bilingual programme Main Sub Records the main and sub sounds for the bilingual programme Note If you change the recording mode while dubbing from a DVD to the HDD the sound recorded in the source DVD is applied regardless of this setting sjuawysnipy pue shuas I gt continued 91 92 HQ Setting Selects the HQ mode used for recording on the HDD page 40 HQ Records in higher quality approximate 15 Mbps HQ Records in the standard HQ mode DVD Rec Settings Bilingual Recording for all recordable discs except DVD RWs DVD Rs in VR mode Selects the sound to be recorded on the recordable disc This setting is not necessary when recording on DVD RWs DVD Rs VR mode that record both the main
115. le press of the ONE TOUCH DUB button on the recorder The recorder controls the digital video camera for the whole process and completes the recording How chapters are created The contents dubbed to the HDD or DVD become a single title When Auto Chapter is set to On in the Recording setup this title is divided into chapters When dubbing to the HDD or a DVD RW DVD R VR mode each shooting session on the tape becomes a chapter on the disc For other discs the recorder divides the title into chapters at approximately 6 minute intervals Follow steps 1 to 6 of Preparing for DV dubbing on page 76 and press ONE TOUCH DUB on the recorder The recorder rewinds the tape and then starts recording the tape contents When the recording is finished the recorder rewinds the tape in the digital video camera To stop during recording Press W REC STOP Note that it may take a few seconds for the recorder to stop recording Hints e If you set Finalise Disc of One Touch Dubbing to Auto in the DVD setup page 94 the recorded disc except DVD RW VR mode will automatically be finalised after recording is finished e You can play back a previously recorded title on the HDD while One Touch Dubbing is in progress Notes e When a blank space between the recordings on the tape continues for more than five minutes One Touch Dubbing ends automatically e The recorder record
116. lected number Note Title Search is not applicable to the HDD Playing MP3 Audio Tracks or JPEG Image Files You can play MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files on DATA CDs CD ROMsS CD Rs CD RWSs or JPEG image files on DATA DVDs DVD ROMs DVD RWs DVD Rs DVD RWs DVD Rs yoeqheid AUDIO e DISPLAY o ey t4 D 9 ENTER PES OPTIONS i eeme m e Q gt gt vive TEXT 1 insert a disc See 1 Inserting a Disc on page 27 2 Press gt For MP3 discs playback starts from the first MP3 audio track on the disc For JPEG files a slideshow of the pictures on the disc begins If the disc contains MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files only the JPEG image files are played back when D gt is pressed To stop playback or slideshow Press W To pause playback or slideshow Press Ii gt continued 59 60 To play the beginning of the track Press OPTIONS to select Play Beginning and press ENTER To fast forward or review a track Press lt gt during playback To go to the next or previous MP3 audio track or JPEG image file Press k or gt P during playback If you repeatedly press k or PPI you will go to the next or previous album MP3 audio track only To go to the next or previous album Press lt e gt during playback or slideshow To rotate a picture Press OPTIONS while the JPEG image is displayed to select Rota
117. lists Play mode Recording mode page 40 9 Playing status bar Title number chapter number page 58 Shows either track number scene number album number or file number for CDs VIDEO CDs DATA DVDs or DATA CDs Album name appears for DATA DVDs or DATA CDs For CDs with CD text press TIME TEXT Playing time remaining time I Displays Super VIDEO CDs as SVCD DATA CDs as CD and DATA DVDs as DVD 2 Does not appear with VIDEO CDs DATA DVDs and DATA CDs a Displayed when you press TIME TEXT repeatedly 32 Hints e If DTS of Audio Connection is set to Off in the Audio setup the DTS track selection option will not appear on the screen even if the disc contains DTS tracks page 90 e When Auto Display is set to On default in the Video setup page 89 information automatically appears on the screen when the recorder is operated O Note Playing time of MP3 audio tracks may not be displayed correctly Checking the playing remaining time You can view the playing or time information displayed on the front panel display Press TIME TEXT repeatedly The displays differ depending on the disc type or playing status Example When playing a DVD Playing time and number of the current title Remaining time of the current title Playing time and number of the current chapter v Re
118. ly the equipment that this recorder is connected to but also with other devices via the directly connected equipment Note however that the method of operation sometimes varies according to the characteristics and specifications of the equipment to be connected and that operations and data transactions are sometimes not possible on some connected equipment Note Normally only one piece of equipment can be connected to this recorder by the i LINK cable DV connecting cable When connecting this recorder to i LINK compatible equipment having two or more i LINK jacks DV jacks see the instruction manual of the equipment to be connected About the name i LINK i LINK is a more familiar term for IEEE 1394 data transport bus proposed by SONY and is a trademark approved by many corporations IEEE 1394 is an international standard standardized by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers i LINK baud rate i LINK s maximum baud rate varies according to the equipment Three maximum baud rates are defined S100 approx 100 Mbps S200 approx 200 Mbps S400 approx 400 Mbps The baud rate is listed under Specifications in the instruction manual of each equipment It is also indicated near the i LINK jack on some equipment The maximum baud rate of equipment on which it is not indicated such as this unit is S100 When units are connected to equipment having a different maximum baud rate
119. m that conforms to your system page 88 gt If you are using a SCART cord be sure to use one that is fully wired 21 pins Sound There is no sound gt Re connect all connections securely gt The connecting cord is damaged gt The input source setting on the amplifier or the connection to the amplifier is incorrect gt The recorder is in reverse play fast forward slow motion or pause mode gt If the audio signal does not come through the DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL jack check the Audio Connection settings in the Audio setup page 89 Sound distortion occurs gt Set Audio ATT in the Audio setup to On page 89 Sound is noisy gt When playing a CD with DTS sound tracks noise will come from the LINE 2 OUT R AUDIO L jacks LINE 1 TV jack or LINE 3 DECODER jack page 55 The sound volume is low gt The sound volume is low on some DVDs The sound volume may improve if you set Audio DRC in the Audio setup to TV Mode page 91 gt Set Audio ATT in the Audio setup to Off page 89 An alternate audio track cannot be recorded or played gt When recording from connected equipment set Line Audio Input in OPTIONS menu to Bilingual page 51 gt Multilingual tracks main and sub cannot be recorded on DVD RWs DVD RWs Video mode DVD Rs or DVD Rs Video mode To record the language set
120. maining time of the current chapter Example When playing a VIDEO CD Playing time and number of the current scene or track Example When playing a CD Track playing time and the current track index number Remaining time of the current track Playing time of the disc Remaining time of the disc CD text when available Example When playing an MP3 audio track Playing time and number of the current track Current album number Example When viewing a JPEG image Current file number and total number of files in the current album Current album number and total number of albums Notes e The recorder can only display the first level of a CD s text such as the disc name e Playing time of MP3 audio tracks may not be displayed correctly Checking the remaining disc space You can check the remaining disc space using the Disc Information display 1 insert a disc See 1 Inserting a Disc on page 27 2 Press OPTIONS to select Disc Information and press ENTER The Disc Information display appears Available settings differ depending on the disc type Example When a DVD RW is inserted Disc Information Media DVD RW Close Disc Name Disc Name Date 13 10 2006 28 10 2006 Finalise Title no 3 HQ 0H30M HSP 0H45M SP 1HOOM LSP 1H15M ESP 1H30M LP 2HOOM EP 3HOOM SLP 4HOOM 2 3 4 7GB
121. may not be recordable depending on the type of signal Check your model name The instructions in this manual are for 4 models RDR HX520 RDR HX720 RDR HX722 and RDR HX920 Check your model name by looking at the front panel of the recorder IMPORTANT NOTICE Caution This recorder is capable of holding a still video image or on screen display image on your television screen indefinitely If you leave the still video image or on screen display image displayed on your TV for an extended period of time you risk permanent damage to your television screen Plasma display panels and projection televisions are especially susceptible to this If you have any questions or problems concerning your recorder please consult your nearest Sony dealer e In this manual the internal hard disk drive is written as HDD and disc is used as a general reference for the HDD DVDs or CDs unless otherwise specified by the text or illustrations Icons such as SPI listed at the top of each explanation indicate what kind of media can be used with the function being explained Instructions in this manual describe the controls on the remote You can also use the controls on the recorder if they have the same or similar names as those on the remote The on screen display illustrations used in this manual may not match the graphics displayed on your TV screen The explanations regarding DVDs in
122. me Wed 6 12 10 00 11 30 AAB Mode Media pocives Extend SP DVD On Erase Erases the timer setting Select OK and press ENTER Are you sure you want to erase this timer setting Mon Sat 22 00 22 15 AAB OK d Cancel Check Overlap Checks for overlapped settings The timer setting without the H mark has priority over the other settings Check Overlap The following timer settings overlap Timer settings with an overlap indicator next to them will not be entirely recorded Sat 25 11 _ 20 30 21 30 DEF G Sat 25 11 21 00 22 00 GHI Select Close to return to the Timer List To change or cancel the setting repeat steps 2 and 3 above When the timer settings overlap The programme that starts first has priority and the second programme starts recording only after the first programme has finished 7 00 8 00 9 00 10 00 l When the recordings start at the same time The programme that is set last has priority In this example timer setting B is set after A so the first part of timer setting A will not be recorded 7 00 8 00 9 00 10 00 will be cut off i When the end time of one recording and the start time of another are the same After finishing the previous recording the other recording may be delayed 7 00 9 00 10 00 To scroll the list display by page Page mode Press e e gt w
123. n 1070 Breton 1257 Hebrew 1417 Punjabi 1532 Tagalog 1079 Catalan 1261 Japanese 1428 Polish 1534 Setswana 1093 Corsican 1269 Yiddish 1435 Pashto 1535 Tonga 1097 Czech 1283 Javanese Pushto 1538 Turkish 1103 Welsh 1287 Georgian 1436 Portuguese 1539 Tsonga 1105 Danish 1297 Kazakh 1463 Quechua 1540 Tatar 1109 German 1298 Greenlandic 1481 Rhaeto 1543 Twi 1130 Bhutani 1299 Cambodian Romance 1557 Ukrainian 1142 Greek 1300 Kannada 1482 Kirundi 1564 Urdu 1144 English 1301 Korean 1483 Romanian 1572 Uzbek 1145 Esperanto 1305 Kashmiri 1489 Russian 1581 Vietnamese 1149 Spanish 1307 Kurdish 1491 Kinyarwanda 1587 Volap k 1150 Estonian 1311 Kirghiz 1495 Sanskrit 1613 Wolof 1151 Basque 1313 Latin 1498 Sindhi 1632 Xhosa 1157 Persian 1326 Lingala 1501 Sangho 1665 Yoruba 1165 Finnish 1327 Laothian 1502 Serbo 1684 Chinese 1166 Fiji 1332 Lithuanian Croatian 1697 Zulu 1171 Faroese 1334 Latvian 1503 Singhalese 1174 French Lettish 1505 Slovak 1181 Frisian 1345 Malagasy 1506 Slovenian 1703 Not specified Area Code For details see page 93 Code Area Code Area Code Area Code Area 2044 Argentina 2165 Finland 2362 Mexico 2149 Spain 2047 Australia 2174 France 2376 Netherlands 2499 Sweden 2046 Austria 2109 Germany 2390 New Zealand 2086 Switzerland 2057 Belgium 2248 India 2379 Norway 2528 Thailand 2070 Brazil 2238 Indonesia 2427 Pakistan 2184 United 2079 Canada 2254 Italy 2424 Philippines Kingdom 2090 Chile 2276 Japan 2436 Portugal 2092 China 2304 Korea 2489 Russia 2115 De
124. ndicator 49 C play button 52 E stop button 52 ol ls o N remote sensor 17 REC button 27 E REC STOP button 27 oo N lo HDD button indicator 27 DVD button indicator 27 12 DV IN jack 76 ONE TOUCH DUB button 78 PROGRAM buttons 27 The button has a tactile dot 15 INPUT SELECT button 49 76 16 REC MODE button 27 7 LINE 2 IN S VIDEO VIDEO L MONO AUDIO R jacks 22 Use the tactile dot as a reference when operating the recorder uoHeUojU jeuonippy gt continued 09 110 Front panel display 1 2 1 DoR ezi 1 HDD DVD indicators e Clock Displays the selected media and the e Programme position playing recording status e TV Direct Rec indication 27 TV appears in the right most two SMARTLINK J 2 Dubbing direction indicator digits 3 SMARTLINK indicator 14 5 NICAM indicator 41 4 Displays the following 6 TV indicator 27 e Playing time remaining time i e Current title chapter track index Disc type number QO angle indicator 52 e Recording time recording mode Displays DATA CDs as CD Hint You can turn off the front panel display when the recorder is turned off by setting Dimmer to Save Power in the Others setup page 95 Rear panel
125. ng a title cannot be undone Only playlist titles can be divided for DVD RWs DVD Rs VR mode d Press TITLE LIST Press lt gt to switch the Title Lists if necessary 2 Select a title and press ENTER The sub menu appears 3 Select Divide and press ENTER The display for setting the dividing point appears and the title starts to play e To return to the beginning of the title press Il and then press k lt Gunipy pue Guisesy Divide 1 World Sports Agr gt 0 12 34 Select a point OK Cancel 4 Select the dividing point by pressing lt lt gt P and press ENTER Playback pauses 5 Press ENTER if the dividing point is correct If the dividing point is incorrect select the dividing point using lt AlI II gt and press ENTER The display asks for confirmation e To change the dividing point press t 6 Select OK and press ENTER The title is divided in two Hint After a title is divided the title name prior to division is assigned to both the first and second parts gt continued 65 66 Creating chapters manually ADD CUD CIMI You can manually insert a chapter mark at any point you like during playback or recording Press CHAPTER MARK at the point where you want to divide the title into chapters Each time you press the button Marking appears on the screen and the scenes to the left and right of the mark becom
126. ng scenes press 4 Create a Playlist Scene List 1 World Sports Total 0 13 19 Scenes 1 A ins A IN _ 0 10 26 OUT 0 23 45 Cancel Select Preview _ Total duration of the selected scene 2 Total number of scenes 3 Selected scene 10 Select the scene you want to re edit and press ENTER The sub menu appears Move Changes the scene order using lt gt and press ENTER Erase Erases the scene When asked for confirmation select OK To add more scenes press and go to step 5 To add more scenes from another title select Select and go to step 4 e To preview all of the captured scenes in the listed order select Preview 11 When you finish editing the scene list select OK and press ENTER The title of the created Playlist is added to the Title List Playlist The title name is the title name of the first scene Bunipy pue Guisesy gt continued 67 68 Hint When a Playlist title is created the IN and OUT points will become chapter marks and each scene will become a chapter Note The picture may pause when the edited scene is played To add the entire title to the Playlist title as one scene Make a Playlist 1 Press TITLE LIST If the Title List Playlist appears press gt 2 Select the title and press ENTER
127. ning of the programme may not be recorded regardless of whether or not the recorder s power is on or off During Synchro Recording other operations such as normal recording cannot be performed To use the connected equipment while the recorder is standing by for Synchro Recording cancel Synchro Recording by pressing gt SYNCHRO REC Be sure to turn off the connected equipment and press gt SYNCHRO REC to reset Synchro Recording before the timer recording starts The Synchro Rec function does not work when Line3 Input of Scart Setting is set to Decoder in the Video setup page 88 The Synchro Rec function does not work with some tuners For details see the tuner s operating instructions While the recorder is standing by for Synchro Recording the Auto Clock Set function page 86 does not work To use the Synchro Rec function you must first set the recorder s clock correctly If the timer settings of a Synchro Recording and another timer recording overlap Regardless of whether or not the programme is aSynchro Rec programme the programme that starts first has priority and the second programme starts recording only after the first programme has finished 7 00 8 00 9 00 10 00 First programme Second programme will be cut off Recording from connected equipment without a timer You can record from a connected VCR or similar device To connect a VCR or similar device see C
128. nmark 2363 Malaysia 2501 Singapore uoneWojU jeuonippy 111 112 Index Words in quotations appear in the on screen displays Numerics 16 9 20 87 4 3 Letter Box 20 87 4 3 Pan Scan 20 87 A8kHz 96kHz PCM 90 A A B Erase 64 Adjusting playback picture 55 playback sound 56 recording picture 46 Aerial 12 AFT 83 Album 32 61 Album number 32 Album Search 58 Angle 52 Area code 111 AUDIO 54 Audio ATT 89 Audio Connection 20 90 Audio cord 15 Audio DRC 91 Audio 89 94 Audio Settings 56 Auto Adjust 86 Auto Chapter 92 Auto Clock Set 86 Auto Display 89 Auto Title Erase 43 92 AV SYNC 56 Basic 82 Batteries 17 Bilingual 50 51 Bilingual recording 41 Bilingual Recording 91 92 BNR 55 Brightness 46 55 C Canal Plus 24 CD 10 Change Angle 52 Change Order 68 Channel 83 Channel Setting 82 Channel Sort 84 Chapter 32 47 66 CHAPTER MARK 66 CHAPTER MARK ERASE 66 Chapter number 32 Chapter Search 58 Chasing Playback 57 Check Overlap 48 Checking changing cancelling timer settings Timer List 47 Child Lock 53 Clock 20 86 Colour 46 55 Colour System 89 Colour systems 106 Combine 69 Command Mode 19 95 Component Out 20 87 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT 13 Connecting the aerial cable 12 the audio cords 15 the video cords 13 Contr
129. not guarantee the ability to receive signals in all circumstances For details see Receivable channels page 83 Video reception Frequency synthesizer system Audio reception Split carrier system Aerial out 75 ohm asymmetrical aerial socket Timer Clock Quartz locked Timer indication 24 hour cycle digital Power back up duration 1 hour Video recording format MPEG 2 MPEG 1 Audio recording format applicable bit rate Dolby Digital 2 ch 256 kbps 128 kbps in EP and SLP mode Inputs and outputs LINE 2 OUT AUDIO Phono jack 2 Vrms 10 kilohms VIDEO Phono jack 1 0 Vp p S VIDEO 4 pin mini DIN Y 1 0 Vp p C 0 3 Vp p PAL LINE 2 IN AUDIO Phono jack 2 Vrms more than 22 kilohms VIDEO Phono jack 1 0 Vp p S VIDEO 4 pin mini DIN Y 1 0 Vp p C 0 3 Vp p PAL LINE 1 TV 21 pin CVBS IN OUT S Video RGB OUT upstream LINE 3 DECODER 21 pin CVBS IN OUT S Video RGB IN RGB signals cannot be recorded except with French RDR HX520 and RDR HX920 models S Video OUT downstream Decoder DV IN 4 pin i LINK S100 DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL Phono jack 0 5 Vp p 75 ohms COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y Ps Cs Pr Cr Phono jack Y 1 0 Vp p Ps Cs 0 7 Vp p Pr Cr 0 7 Vp p General Power requirements 220 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Power consumption RDR HX520 42 W RDR HX720 HX722 HX920 44 W Dimensions approx 430 x 65 x 328 mm width height depth incl projecting parts Hard disk drive capacity RDR HX520
130. ntinued 71 72 Rec Mode Conversion Dubbing HDD 4 gt Tes Allows you to dub from the HDD to a DVD or vice versa in a dubbing mode that differs from the original recordings For example when you dub an HQ title data size is large in SP mode you can reduce the data size saving more titles using less space Select a mode different from the original recording in Dub Mode in the steps of Dubbing a single title Title Dubbing page 73 or Dubbing multiple titles Dub Selected Titles page 74 When dubbing multiple titles all of the selected titles will be recorded in same recording mode Hint Dubbing in the recording mode of the source title smoothes out the seams that are left over from editing O Notes e For a title whose picture size 16 9 or 4 3 is mixed When dubbed from the HDD to DVD RWs DVD Rs Video mode the picture size is determined by the setting in DVD Rec Picture Size page 46 When dubbed from the HDD to DVD RWs DVD Rs Video mode in LP EP or SLP mode the picture size is always 4 3 When dubbed from HDD to DVD RW or DVD R the picture size is always 4 3 e The picture quality will not improve even if a title is converted to a recording mode of better picture quality Dubbing restriction You cannot dub movies and other DVD VIDEOs to the HDD Also when dubbing from a DVD to the HDD a grey blank screen will be recorded for scenes that
131. nu by pressing TOP MENU or MENU To play VIDEO CDs with PBC functions PBC Playback Control allows you to play VIDEO CDs interactively using the menu on your TV screen When you start playing a VIDEO CD with PBC functions the menu appears Select an item using the number buttons and press ENTER Then follow the instructions in the menu press C gt when Press SELECT appears The PBC function of Super VIDEO CDs does not work with this recorder Super VIDEO CDs are played in continuous play mode only To change the angles If various angles multi angles for a scene are recorded on the disc appears in the front panel display Press OPTIONS during playback to select Change Angle and press ENTER To stop playback Press W To playback quickly with sound Scan Audio When you press gt during playback of a title recorded in the HDD you can play quickly with dialogue or sound x1 3 appears No sound is output when you press P gt two or more times to change search speed To resume playback from the point where you stopped Resume Play When you press C gt again after you stop playback the recorder resumes playback from the point where you pressed W To start from the beginning press OPTIONS to select Play Beginning and press ENTER Playback starts from the beginning of the title track scene The point where you stopped playing is cleared when you open the disc tray exce
132. ny further About the hard disk drive The hard disk has a high storage density which enables long recording durations and quick access to the written data However it can easily be damaged by shock vibration or dust and should be kept away from magnets To avoid losing important data observe the following precautions e Do not apply a strong shock to the recorder Do not place the recorder in a location subject to mechanical vibrations or in an unstable location Do not place the recorder on top of a hot surface such as a VCR or amplifier receiver Do not use the recorder in a place subject to extreme changes in temperature temperature gradient less than 10 C hour Do not move the recorder with its mains lead connected Do not disconnect the mains lead while the power is on When disconnecting the mains lead turn off the power and make sure that the hard disk drive is not operating the clock is displayed in the front panel display for at least 30 seconds and all recording or dubbing has stopped Do not move the recorder for one minute after you have unplugged the mains lead e Do not attempt to replace or upgrade the hard disk by yourself as this may result in malfunction If the hard disk drive should malfunction you cannot recover lost data The hard disk drive is only a temporary storage space About repairing the hard disk drive The contents of the hard disk drive may be checked in cas
133. o may be momentarily interrupted at the point where the layers switch About Dub Mode With this recorder the recording mode for dubbing is displayed as Dub Mode Three dubbing methods are available High speed Dubbing Original Dubbing and Rec Mode Conversion Dubbing Read the following and select according to the required time disc space and picture quality Dubbing at high speed High speed Dubbing HDD gt Ties eam Allows you to dub what you have stored in the HDD to a high speed DVD 8x speed DVD RWs 6x speed DVD RWs 16x speed DVD Rs 16x speed DVD Rs or slower versions of each disc type without changing the recording mode Set Dub Mode to Fast in the steps of Dubbing a single title Title Dubbing page 73 or Dubbing multiple titles Dub Selected Titles page 74 When dubbing multiple titles you can select Fast if there are one or more titles that can be dubbed at high speed in the selected titles However titles that cannot be dubbed at high speed are dubbed in the Original Dubbing mode The minimum required time is as follows approximate Required times for High speed Dubbing from HDD to DVD for 60 minute programme Speed 6x 6x 8x 8x 2 4x High High a o Rec speed speed se he aoe mode DVD DVD wA rt n ouble RW RW i R Layer HQ Approx Approx Approx Approx Approx 10min 10min 8 min 8 min 25min HSP Approx Approx
134. o video ci not supplied white red yellow oN Signal flow The yellow plug is used for video signals page 13 Digital audio input jack If your AV amplifier receiver has a Dolby Digital DTS or MPEG audio decoder and a digital input jack use this connection You can enjoy Dolby Digital 5 1ch DTS 5 1ch and MPEG audio 5 1ch surround effects DVD recorder DIO L INPUT VIDEO O AUDIO O TV projector or AV amplifier receiver ord po ad yellow I I I I 1 I red Audio L R left right input jacks This connection will use your TV s or stereo amplifier s receiver s two speakers for sound gt continued 5 16 Hint For correct speaker location see the operating instructions supplied with the connected components Notes e Do not connect your TV s audio output jacks to the LINE IN R AUDIO L jacks at the same time This will cause unwanted noise to come from your TV s speakers e With connection do not connect the LINE IN R AUDIO L and LINE 2 OUT R AUDIO L jacks to your TV s audio output jacks at the same time This will cause unwanted noise to come from your TV s speakers e With connection Q after you have completed the connection make the appropriate settings under Easy Setup Audio Connection page 20 Otherwise no sound or a loud noise will come from your speakers
135. of albums tracks and files Albums play in the following order Structure of disc contents Tree 1 Tree2 Tree3 Tree4 Tree5 a Album MP3 audio track JPEG image file When you insert a DATA CD DATA DVD and press C gt the numbered tracks or files are played sequentially from through For JPEG image files press e gt to go to the next album For instance when you want to go from to Any sub albums tracks or files contained within a currently selected album take priority over the next album in the same tree Example contains so is played before Hints e If you add numbers 01 02 03 etc to the front of the track file names when you store the tracks or files in a disc the tracks and files will be played in that order e Since a disc with many trees takes longer to start playback it is recommended that you create albums with no more than two trees Notes e Depending on the software you use to create the DATA DVD DATA CD the playback order may differ from the above illustration e No more than a total of 999 individual folders can be played Folders that do not contain JPEG MP3 files are counted as well e No more than a total of 999 folders and 9999 files can be played Files other than JPEG MP3 files and folders that do not contain JPEG MP3 files are counted as well No more than 999 folders and files can be recognized in a single folder Folders that do not
136. on Notes about the discs e To keep the disc clean handle the disc by its edge Do not touch the surface Dust fingerprints or scratches on the disc may cause it to malfunction Do not expose the disc to direct sunlight or heat sources such as hot air ducts or leave it in a car parked in direct sunlight as the temperature may rise considerably inside the car After playing store the disc in its case Clean the disc with a cleaning cloth Wipe the disc from the centre out a Xe Do not use solvents such as benzine thinner commercially available cleaners or anti static spray intended for vinyl LPs Do not use the following discs A disc that has a non standard shape e g card heart A disc with a label or sticker on it A disc that has cellophane tape or sticker adhesive on it On replacement of parts In the event that this unit is repaired repaired parts may be collected for reuse or recycling purposes Specifications System Laser Semiconductor laser Channel coverage PAL B G D K D VHF E2 to E12 R1 to R12 Italian A to H Ireland A to J South Africa 4 to 13 UHF E21 to E69 R21 to R69 B21 to B69 CATV S01 to S05 S1 to S20 HYPER S21 to S41 SECAM L for French RDR HX520 and RDR HX920 models only VHF F2 to F10 UHF F21 to F69 CATV France B to Q HYPER S21 to S41 The above channel coverage merely ensures the channel reception within these ranges It does
137. onnecting a VCR or Similar Device on page 21 Use the DV IN jack on the front panel if the equipment has a DV output jack i LINK jack 1 Press HDD or DVD If you select DVD insert a recordable DVD see 1 Inserting a Disc on page 27 2 Press INPUT SELECT to select an input source according to the connection you made The front panel display changes as follows programme position gt L1 gt L2 gt L3 gt DV 3 Select the desired audio signal when recording a bilingual programme to the HDD or DVD RWs DVD Rs VR mode Press OPTIONS to select Line Audio Input and press ENTER Then select Bilingual and press ENTER For details about bilingual recording see page 41 4 Press REC MODE repeatedly to select the recording mode For details about the recording mode see page 40 5 Insert the source tape into the connected equipment and set to playback pause 6 Press REC This recorder starts recording 7 Press the pause or play button on the connected equipment to cancel the playback pause status The connected equipment starts playback and the playback image is recorded by this recorder To stop recording press Hl REC STOP on this recorder If you connect a digital video camera with a DV IN jack See DV Dubbing on page 76 for an explanation of how to record from the DV IN jack Hint You can adjust the settings for the recording picture before recording See
138. play Region code mot DR XXXX DER OHZ 00W ATEN MADE I X00 Music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies This product is designed to play back discs that conform to the Compact Disc CD standard Recently various music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies are being marketed by some record companies Please be aware that among those discs there are some that do not conform to the CD standard and may not be playable by this product Note on DualDiscs A DualDisc is a two sided disc product which mates DVD recorded material on one side with digital audio material on the other side However since the audio material side does not conform to the Compact Disc CD standard playback on this product is not guaranteed Notes Some DVD RWs DVD Rs DVD RWs DVD Rs or CD RWs CD Rs cannot be played on this recorder due to the recording quality or physical condition of the disc or the characteristics of the recording device and authoring software The disc will not play if it has not been correctly finalised For more information see the operating instructions for the recording device You cannot mix VR mode and Video mode on the same DVD RW To change the disc s format reformat the disc page 38 Note that the disc s contents will be erased after reformatting You cannot shorten the time required for recording even with high speed discs It is recommended that
139. pt for HDD you play another title except for HDD you switch the Title List menu to Original or Playlist HDD DVD RWs DVD Rs in VR mode only you edit the title after stopping playback you change the settings on the recorder you turn off the recorder VIDEO CD CD DATA DVD DATA CD only you make a recording except for HDD DVD RWs DVD Rs in VR mode you disconnect the mains lead Note You cannot resume playback during TV Pause To play restricted DVDs Parental Control If you play a restricted DVD the message Do you want to temporarily change the Parental Control level to appears on your TV screen 1 Select OK and press ENTER The display for entering your password appears 2 Enter your four digit password using the number buttons 3 Press ENTER to select OK The recorder starts playback To register or change the password see Parental Control DVD VIDEO only on page 93 To lock the disc tray Child Lock You can lock the disc tray to prevent children from ejecting the disc When the recorder is turned on hold down W until LOCKED appears in the front panel display The amp open close button does not work while the Child Lock is set To unlock the disc tray hold down W until UNLOCKED appears in the front panel display when the recorder is turned on One Touch Play If you use the SMARTLINK connection you can easily start pla
140. rder The angles cannot be changed during slow motion playback or when playback is paused 4 ZEE ZES eZ uo ewuoyu jeuonippy gt continued 99 100 The MP3 audio tracks do not play gt The MP3 audio tracks are not recorded in a format that the recorder can play page 59 The JPEG image files do not play gt The JPEG image files are not recorded in a format that the recorder can play page 59 gt Progressive JPEG images cannot be played TV Pause does not work gt You are recording to the HDD or the HDD is full Recording Timer recording Editing The programme position cannot be changed from the programme position you are recording gt Set the TV s input source to TV Recording does not start immediately after you press REC gt Operate the recorder only after LOAD FORMAT or INFOWRITE disappears from the front panel display Nothing was recorded even though you set the timer setting correctly gt There was a power failure during recording gt The recorder s internal clock stopped due to a power failure that lasted for more than 1 hour Reset the clock page 86 The channel was disabled after the timer recording was set See Channel Setting on page 82 Disconnect the mains lead from the mains and connect it again PDC VPS Scan Off was selected in the OPTIONS menu page 43 The programme contains copy protect
141. rder you want to dub them Cancel 1 World Cup Final Wed 1 11 2 World Tour Asia1 Mon 6 11 3 World Tour Asia2 Wed 10 11 4 World Tour Asia3 Thu 16 11 Reset 1 Total size of the selected titles This is displayed in red when the size exceeds the available space on the dubbing target media Direction of dubbing eo ro Available space on the disc to be dubbed approximate PL Indicates a Playlist title 5 Indicates titles containing Copy Once copy protection signals page 72 When you select a title with the display asks for confirmation To Move select OK 6 Order of dubbing 6 Repeat step 5 to select all of the titles you want to dub T Select OK and press ENTER The display for selecting the dubbing mode appears 8 select a dubbing mode using Fast Original HQ gt HSP gt SP tsp EP lt LP lt ESP lt LSP From the HDD to a DVD only Appears when available for the title page 70 O Select Start and press ENTER The remaining time of dubbing appears in the front panel display To automatically adjust the dubbing mode If there is not enough available space on the target disc the recorder automatically selects a dubbing mode with lower picture quality according to the available space The same dubbing mode is set for all of the ti
142. re might be a mistake in the TV programme guide If the broadcast you wanted to record did not send the good PDC VPS information the recorder will not start recording gt Ifthe reception is poor the PDC VPS signal might be altered and the recorder might not start recording gt PDC VPS Scan Off is selected page 43 Recording from the equipment with a timer Nothing was recorded even though you set the Synchro Rec setting correctly gt You forgot to turn off the connected equipment Turn off the connected equipment and set the recorder to Synchro Rec standby mode page 49 gt The recorder was not set to the Synchro Recording standby mode Press gt SYNCHRO REC to have the recorder stand by for recording Make sure the SYNCHRO REC indicator lights up on the front panel page 49 gt The equipment is not connected to the LINE 3 DECODER jack of the recorder gt The recorder is connected to the TV output jack of the connected equipment Synchro Recording does not complete gt The timer setting for the connected equipment overlapped the recorder s timer setting page 50 gt There was a power failure during the recording Display The clock has stopped gt Set the clock again page 86 gt The clock stopped due to a power failure that lasted for more than 1 hour Reset the clock page 86 The TIMER REC indicator is flashing gt The disc does not have enough space
143. rectly C31 E XX To prevent a malfunction the xx is anumber recorder has performed the self diagnosis function gt Contact your nearest Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility and give the five character service number Example E 61 10 von ewojU jeuonippy 103 104 Notes About This Recorder On operation e If the recorder is brought directly from a cold to a warm location or is placed in a very damp room moisture may condense on the lenses inside the recorder Should this occur the recorder may not operate properly In this case if the recorder is on leave it on if it is off leave it off for about an hour until the moisture evaporates When you move the recorder take out any discs and do not apply shock or vibration to the hard disk drive If you don t the disc or hard disk drive may be damaged page 3 On adjusting volume Do not turn up the volume while listening to a section with very low level inputs or no audio signals If you do the speakers may be damaged when a peak level section is played On cleaning Clean the cabinet panel and controls with a soft cloth slightly moistened with a mild detergent solution Do not use any type of abrasive pad scouring powder or solvent such as alcohol or benzine On cleaning discs disc lens cleaners Do not use cleaning discs or disc lens cleaners including wet or spray types These may cause the recorder to malfuncti
144. rences between the disc types in the table below Differences between the disc types Discs are automatically finalised when removed from the recorder However you may need to finalise the disc for certain DVD equipment or if the recording time is short You can edit or record on the disc even after finalising RW Finalising is unnecessary when playing a disc on VR format compatible equipment Even if your other DVD equipment is VR format compatible you may need to finalise the disc especially if the recording time is short You can edit or record on the disc even after finalising Finalising is necessary when playing on any equipment other than this recorder After finalising you cannot edit or record on the disc If you want to record on it again unfinalise page 38 or reformat the disc page 38 However if you reformat the disc all recorded contents will be erased Finalising is necessary The disc can be played only on equipment that supports DVD R in VR mode After finalising you cannot edit or record on the disc using this recorder Finalising is necessary when playing on any equipment other than this recorder After finalising you cannot edit or record on the disc open _ close AOON bod t4 ENTER o OPTIONS Finalising the disc using amp open close button 1 Make a recording See 2 Recording a Programme on page 27 2 Press amp open
145. reverse fast forward Fast reverses fast forwards the disc when pressed during playback Search speed changes as follows fast forward 1pp gt 2 gt gt gt 3 gt fast reverse lt 4 42 e 437 Hee When you press and hold the button fast forward fast reverse continues at the selected speed until you release the button 2 l When you press PP once during playback of a title recorded in the HDD you can play quickly with sound x1 3 appears 2 443 and 3 gt are only available for the HDD and DVDs lt All a a 11 gt slow freeze frame HDD Playback direction only Plays in slow motion when pressed for more than one second in pause mode Plays one frame at a time when pressed briefly in pause mode H pause Pauses playback To resume normal playback press D gt Notes e Angles and subtitles cannot be changed with titles recorded on this recorder Slideshows made with a DVD camcorder can only be played Other play functions such as fast forward cannot be used Notes on playing DTS sound tracks on a cD e When playing DTS encoded CDs excessive noise will be heard from the analogue stereo jacks To avoid possible damage to the audio system the consumer should take proper precautions when the analogue stereo jacks of the recorder are connected to an amplification system To enjoy DTS Digital Surround playback an external DTS decoder must
146. rogramme position repeat from step 2 System Select an available TV system page 83 BG Select this when in West European countries except those listed in Receivable channels on page 83 DK Select this when in East European countries l Select this when in Great Britain Ireland L Select this when in France L is only available with French RDR HX520 and RDR HX920 models Channel Press repeatedly until the programme position you want is displayed The programme positions are scanned in the order shown in the table below e If you know the number of the programme position you want press the number buttons For example for programme position 5 first press 0 and then press 5 e To disable a programme position enter 00 The disabled programme positions will be skipped when you press PROG e To select a cable or satellite programme position press until the programme position you want is displayed Name Changes or enters a new station name up to 5 characters The recorder must receive programme position information for instance SMARTLINK information for station names to appear automatically A Back O a Clear All O Symbol Space Cancel Finish To enter characters see page 34 PAY TV CANAL Sets the PAY TV Canal Plus channels
147. ront panel display by pressing PROG or INPUT SELECT If the equipment is connected to the LINE 2 IN jacks select L2 in the front panel display by pressing PROG or INPUT SELECT f the equipment is connected to the LINE DECODER jack select L3 in the front anel display by pressing PROG or NPUT SELECT f the equipment is connected to the DV IN jack this is usually for a digital video O v camera connection select DV in the front panel display by pressing INPUT SELECT The playback picture or TV programme from the equipment connected through the recorder is distorted gt Ifthe playback picture output from a DVD player VCR or tuner goes through your recorder before reaching your TV the copy protection signal applied to some programmes could affect picture quality Disconnect the playback equipment in question and connect it directly to your TV The picture does not fill the screen gt Set TV Type of the Video Output in the Video setup in accordance with the screen size of your TV page 87 The picture does not fill the screen even though the picture size is set in TV Type of the Video Output in the Video setup gt The picture size of the title is fixed The picture is black and white gt Check that Linel Output of the Scart Setting in the Video setup is set to the appropriate ite
148. rs Easy Setup is finished To return to the previous step Press gt RETURN Hints e If your AV amplifier receiver has an MPEG audio decoder set MPEG to MPEG page 90 e If you want to run Easy Setup again select Easy Setup from SETUP in the System Menu page 96 Connecting a VCR or Similar Device After disconnecting the recorder s mains lead from the mains connect a VCR or similar recording device to the LINE IN jacks of this recorder Use the DV IN jack on the front panel if the equipment has a DV output jack i LINK jack page 76 For details refer to the instruction manual supplied with the connected equipment To record on this recorder see Recording from connected equipment without a timer on page 51 Connecting to the LINE 3 DECODER jack Connect a VCR or similar recording device to the LINE 3 DECODER jack of this recorder VCR TV sGumas pue sdnyooy 4 SCART cord not supplied DIGITAL OUT peme 37 OL a kmen Onn m vibe SVET DVD recorder Notes e Pictures containing copy protection signals that prohibit any copying cannot be recorded e If you pass the recorder signals through a VCR you may not receive a clear image on your TV screen DVD recorder p VCR gt TV Be sure to connect your VCR to the DVD recorder and to your
149. s 3 Select an option and press ENTER You can make the following edits to the title Erase Erases the selected title Select OK when asked for confirmation Protect Protects the title Q appears next to the protected title Title Name Allows you to enter or re enter a title name page 34 A B Erase Erases a section of the title page 64 Divide Divides a title into two titles page 65 gt continued 63 64 Set Thumbnail Changes the title s thumbnail picture that appears in the Title List page 30 Make a Playlist Adds the entire title to the Playlist title as one scene page 68 Hints e You can erase multiple titles at one time page 64 e You can automatically erase titles that have already played page 92 e You can label or re label DVDs page 35 Note DVD RW DVD R VR mode playlist titles cannot be protected Erasing multiple titles Erase Titles HDD EF RWviceo You can select and erase more than one title at one time using the OPTIONS menu 1 Press TITLE LIST For HDD titles or DVD RWs DVD Rs in VR mode press gt to switch the Title Lists if necessary 2 Press OPTIONS to select Erase Titles and press ENTER The display for selecting titles to be erased appears Erase Titles Select the titles to erase 2K Cancel 4 Tennis Thu 20 4 3 Travel Mon 10 4 2 Mystery S
150. s press 2 Press OPTIONS to select Create a Playlist and press ENTER Create a Playlist Select a title Total i i Scenes OK _ _Cancel_ _ Select Preview 3 Select Select and press ENTER Title selection Cancel Select a title 4 Tennis Thu 20 4 y Mon 10 4 2 Mystery Sun 2 4 1 World Sports Thu 30 3 3 Travel 4 Select the title you want to include in the Playlist title and press ENTER The display for setting the start point IN appears The title starts to play e To return to the beginning of the title press Hl and then press Ke Create a Playlist Set IN point 1 World Sports H IN _ 0 10 26 OUT gt Preview Cancel Select Select the IN point using lt lt gt gt and press ENTER Playback pauses Press ENTER if the IN point is correct If the IN point is incorrect select the IN point using lt 1I IIB and press ENTER The display for setting the end point OUT appears 7 8 Select the OUT point using lt lt gt gt and press ENTER Playback pauses Press ENTER if the OUT point is correct If the OUT point is incorrect select the OUT point using lt IIP and press ENTER The selected scene is added to the scene list e To add more scenes go to step 5 When you finish addi
151. s a blank for five minutes before it stops dubbing To stop the blank recording press ll REC STOP Program Edit HDD RVR You can select scenes from a DV Digital8 format tape and then automatically record selected scenes to the HDD or a DVD To use this function do the following Connect your digital video camera and prepare for recording 4 Select and edit the scenes you want to dub Using the recorder s remote control fast forward or rewind the tape to select the scenes At this point the selected scenes are not copied to the disc The recorder only remembers the IN and OUT points of the scenes that you selected for dubbing You can also erase or change the order of the scenes 4 Dub the selected scenes After you have selected the scenes the recorder will fast forward and rewind the tape automatically and record the scenes to the HDD or a DVD How chapters are created The contents dubbed to the HDD or DVD become a single title When Auto Chapter is set to On in the Recording setup this title is divided into chapters When dubbing to the HDD or a DVD RW DVD R VR mode each shooting session on the tape and each selected scene becomes a chapter on the disc For other discs the recorder divides the title into chapters at approximately 6 minute intervals 1 Follow steps 1 to 6 of Preparing for DV dubbing on page 76 and press SYSTEM MENU 2
152. ssword ee 4 Selecta geographic area as the playback limitation level and press ENTER The area is selected e When you select Others press the number buttons to select and enter an area code in the table page 111 Then select OK and press ENTER sjuawjsnipy pue sumag I gt continued 93 94 5 Select Level and press ENTER The selection items for Level are displayed DVD Parental Control Level Standard Password The lower the value the stricter the limitation Discs rated higher than the selected level will be restricted 6 Select the level and press ENTER The Parental Control setting is complete To cancel the Parental Control setting for the disc set Level to Off in step 6 To change the password select Password in step 3 and press ENTER When the display for registering a password appears enter a new four digit password using the number buttons then select OK and press ENTER Notes e If you forget your password you will have to reset it by selecting Parental Control of Factory Setup in the Others setup page 95 When you play discs which do not have the Parental Control function playback cannot be limited on this recorder Depending on the disc you may be asked to change the Parental Control level while playing the disc In this case enter your password then chan
153. system NTSC Plays a disc in NTSC colour system Auto Display On Automatically displays information on the screen when the recorder is turned on etc Off Displays information only when DISPLAY is pressed Screen Saver The screen saver image appears when you do not use the recorder for more than 10 minutes while an on screen display such as the System Menu is displayed on your TV screen The screen saver image helps prevent your display device from becoming damaged ghosting On Turns on the screen saver function Off Turns off the function Audio Settings Audio The Audio setup allows you to adjust the sound according to the playback and connection conditions 1 Press SYSTEM MENU while the recorder is in stop mode Select SETUP and press ENTER Select Audio and press ENTER The Audio setup appears with the following options The default settings are underlined Go N amp SETUP Basic Audio ATT Off Video Audio Connection Audio Audio DRC Recording Downmix DVD Others Standard Dolby Surround Easy Setup Audio ATT attenuation If the playback sound is distorted set this item to On The recorder reduces the audio output level This function affects the output of the following jacks LINE 2 OUT R AUDIO L jacks LINE 1 TV jack LINE 3 DECODER jack On Select this when
154. t to On you cannot make the Extend Time setting e If you make a mistake select the item and change the setting A Select OK and press ENTER The TIMER LIST display page 47 appears The TIMER REC indicator lights up on the front panel and the recorder is ready to start recording Unlike a VCR there is no need to turn off the recorder before the timer recording starts To stop recording during timer recording Press W REC STOP Note that it may take a few seconds for the recorder to stop recording About the PDC VPS function PDC VPS signals are transmitted with TV programmes in some broadcast systems These signals ensure that timer recordings are made regardless of any broadcast delays early starts or broadcast interruptions To use the PDC VPS function Set PDC VPS to On in step 3 above When you turn on this function the recorder starts scanning the channels before the timer recording starts If you are watching TV when scanning starts a message will appear on the TV screen If you want to watch TV switch to your TV s tuner or turn off the PDC VPS channel scan function Note that if you turn off the PDC VPS channel scan function the timer recording will not start To temporarily turn off PDC VPS channel scan Press OPTIONS and select PDC VPS Scan Off To ensure that the PDC VPS function works properly turn off the recorder before the timer recording starts
155. tarts recording the tape contents as programmed To stop during recording Press W REC STOP Note that it may take a few seconds for the recorder to stop recording To automatically adjust the dubbing mode If there is not enough available space on the target disc the recorder automatically selects a dubbing mode with lower picture quality according to the available space The same dubbing mode is set for all of the titles If disc space is insufficient for the selected dubbing mode the following display appears after step 12 DV Dubbing There is not enough memory The dubbing mode will be adjusted Do you want to continue l OK gt Cancel Select OK and go to step 12 If you do not want to change the dubbing mode select Cancel However note that dubbing will end before the title is finished Notes e If you set the beginning of the tape as the IN point and the end point as the OUT point the IN and OUT points may move slightly during dubbing e You cannot set a scene to be shorter than one second fuqna AG 81 82 Settings and Adjustments Aerial Reception and Language Settings Basic The Basic setup helps you to make tuner clock and programme position settings for the recorder 1 Press SYSTEM MENU while the recorder is in stop mode 2 Select SETUP and press ENTER 3 Select Basic and press ENTER The options for Basic appear The
156. te You cannot play a DVD or VIDEO CD recorded in the NTSC colour system while recording on the HDD When playing a VIDEO CD be sure to set Colour System to PAL in the Video setup page 89 Searching for a Title Chapter Track etc HDD Rviceo CD u CAND You can search a disc by title chapter scene or track As titles and tracks are assigned individual numbers select the title or track by entering its number You can also search for a scene using the time code Number buttons 0o09 0000 0009 ENTER OPTIONS 1 Press OPTIONS during playback to select a search method and press ENTER Title Search for DVDs Chapter Search for HDD DVDs Track Search for CDs DATA CDs Search for VIDEO CDs Album Search for DATA DVDs DATA CDs Time Search for HDD DVDs Searches for a starting point by entering the time code File Search for DATA DVDs DATA CDs The display for entering the number appears Example Title Search Title 21 The number in parentheses indicates the total number of titles tracks etc 2 Press the number buttons to select the number of the title chapter track time code etc you want For example Time Search To find a scene at 2 hours 10 minutes and 20 seconds enter 21020 If you make a mistake select another number 3 Press ENTER The recorder starts playback from the se
157. te Right or Rotate Left and press ENTER Hints e Press the AUDIO button to switch between stereo or monaural audio tracks You can rotate a JPEG image by using the 4 p buttons when the image is displayed e Press DISPLAY repeatedly to show information about the JPEG album or image on your TV screen Then press TIME TEXT to toggle between the current selected image number and album number Notes e Some JPEG files especially files of three million pixels or more may lengthen the slideshow interval e Rotated JPEG images will not be saved when you switch to another folder e Images larger than 720 x 480 will be reduced to 720 x 480 when displayed e The following images are not displayed progressive JPEG image files greyscale JPEG image files 4 1 1 JPEG image files e When you attempt to play a broken file or a file that does not satisfy the play conditions J appears but the recorder cannot play the file About MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files MP3 is an audio compression technology that satisfies certain ISO MPEG regulations JPEG is an image compression technology You can play MP3 MPEG1 Audio Layer 3 format audio tracks and JPEG image files on DATA CDs CD ROMs CD Rs CD RWs or JPEG image files on DATA DVDs DVD ROMs DVD RWs DVD Rs DVD RWs DVD Rs DATA CDs and DATA DVDs must be recorded according to ISO9660 Level 1 Level 2 or Joliet format for the recorder to recognize the J
158. tles If disc space is insufficient for the selected dubbing mode the following display appears after step 9 of Dubbing multiple titles Dub Selected Titles on page 74 Dub Selected Titles There is not enough memory The dubbing mode will be adjusted Do you want to continue Cancel OK gt Select OK and go to step 9 To manually select another dubbing mode select Cancel and go to step 8 To stop dubbing Press OPTIONS to select Stop Dubbing and press ENTER When asked for confirmation select OK and press ENTER When dubbing Move is stopped partway no part of the title will be moved to the dubbing target However note that this will decrease the free disc space for DVD Rs DVD Rs Hint You can turn off the recorder during dubbing The recorder completes dubbing even after being turned off aaa gt aah buiqgng I 75 76 DV Dubbing Before DV Dubbing This section explains dubbing with a digital video camera via the DV IN jack on the front panel If you want to dub by way of the LINE IN jacks see Recording from connected equipment without a timer on page 51 The DV IN jack on this recorder conforms to the i LINK standard Follow the instructions in Preparing for DV dubbing and then move on to the section on dubbing For more information about i LINK see About i LINK on page 106 Preparing for DV dubbing You can conn
159. tteries of different manufacturers Do not attempt to recharge the batteries If you do not intend to use the remote for an extended period of time remove the batteries If battery leakage occurs wipe out any liquid inside the battery compartment and insert new batteries Do not expose the remote sensor marked on the front panel to strong light such as direct sunlight or a lighting apparatus The recorder may not respond to the remote When you replace the batteries of the remote the code number and Command Mode may be reset to the default setting Set the appropriate code number and Command Mode again Controlling TVs with the remote You can adjust the remote s signal to control your TV Notes e Depending on the connected unit you may not be able to control your TV with some or all of the buttons below e If you enter a new code number the code number previously entered will be erased Number buttons 000 000 TV DVD TV A Io ei IVa TV PROG T Hold down the TV 1 0 button located at the bottom of the remote Do not press the I C button at the top of the remote sGumas pue sdnyooy gt continued 17 18 2 With the TVI C button pressed down enter the TV s manufacturer code using the number buttons For instance to enter 09 press 0 then 9 After you enter the last number release the TV I Q button Code numbers of
160. uch as a set top box oe with SMARTLINK NexTView Link MEGALOGIC EASYLINK CINEMALINK Q Link EURO VIEW LINK or T V LINK you can enjoy the following SMARTLINK features e Preset Download You can download the tuner preset data from your TV to this recorder and tune the recorder according to that data in Easy Setup This greatly simplifies the Easy Setup procedure Be careful not to disconnect the cables or exit the Easy Setup function during this procedure page 20 TV Direct Rec You can easily record what you are watching on your TV page 28 One Touch Play You can turn on the recorder and TV set the TV s input to the recorder and start playback with one touch of the C gt play button page 53 e One Touch Menu You can turn on the recorder and TV set the TV to the recorder s programme position and display the Title List menu with one touch of the TITLE LIST button page 53 e One Touch Timer You can turn on the recorder and TV set the TV to the recorder s programme position and display the timer programming menu with one touch of the TIMER button page 44 e Automatic Power Off The recorder will turn off automatically if the recorder is not used after you turn off the TV e NexTView Download You can easily set the timer by using the NexTView Download function on your TV See your TV s instruction manual 1 MEGALOGIC is a registered trademark of
161. un 2 4 1 World Sports Thu 30 3 Reset 3 Select a title and press ENTER A check mark appears in the check box next to the selected title e To clear the check mark press ENTER again To clear all of check marks select Reset 4 Repeat step 3 to select all of the titles you want to erase 5 When you finish selecting titles select OK and press ENTER The list of the titles to be erased appears for confirmation e To change the selection select Change and repeat from step 3 6 select OK and press ENTER The titles are erased To erase all titles on the disc You can reformat the HDD DVD RW or DVD RW to make the disc or drive blank To format the HDD see Format on page 95 To format a DVD RW or DVD RW disc see 8 Reformatting a disc on page 38 Erasing a section of a title A B Erase HDD EGS Gi CI You can select a section scene in a title and erase it Note that erasing scenes in a title cannot be undone 1 After step 2 of Erasing and Editing a Title select A B Erase and press ENTER The display for setting point A appears The title starts to play To return to the beginning of the title press Hl and then press Ke A B Erase Set point A 1 World Sports Ar gt A0 00 02 B i 1 Select a point Quit Preview
162. uner turned on until the recorder finishes recording If you connect equipment with a timer function you can use the Synchro Rec function page 49 Even if the timer is set for the same daily or weekly programme the timer recording cannot be made if it overlaps with a programme that has priority H will appear next to the overlapped setting in the Timer List Check the priority order of the settings Even if the timer is set timer recordings cannot be made while recording a programme that has priority The Rec Mode Adjust function only works with a timer recording and the PDC VPS function set to off It does not function with Quick Timer or Synchro Rec In addition the Rec Mode Adjust function does not work when recording to the HDD while Auto Title Erase of the Timer Settings is set to On in the Recording setup The beginning of some recordings may not be made when using the PDC VPS function You cannot extend the recording duration time when PDC VPS is set to On Recording TV programmes using the VIDEO Plus system RDR HX520 HX720 only The VIDEO Plus system is a feature that simplifies setting the timer Just enter the PlusCode programming number listed in the TV programme guide The date time and programme position of that programme are set automatically Check that the programme positions are correctly set in Channel Setting in the Basic setup page 82
163. video tapes you can select the desired recording mode using the REC MODE button Recording modes with higher quality provide a more beautiful recording but the large data volume also results in a shorter recording time Conversely a longer duration provides a longer recording time but the lower data volume results in a coarser picture quality Press REC MODE repeatedly to switch the recording modes To select the HQ mode set HQ Setting of the HDD Rec Settings to HQ in the Recording setup page 92 HQ records pictures in higher quality than HQ on the HDD Note that HQ plus appears as HQ in the front panel display and the on screen displays Approx recording time hours HDD RDR RDR RDR HX520 HX720 HX920 HX722 20 33 5 Recording DVD mode HQ High quality HQ f 13 32 53 1 HSP f 19 46 77 1 hr o0 30 min SP 26 61 102 2 Standard mode LSP 33 77 127 2hr 30 min ESP 39 93 153 3 LP 5 124 205 4 EP 79 187 308 6 8 SLP Long 106 249 410 duration The recording time for DVD R DL Double Layer discs is as follows HQ 1 hour 48 minutes HSP 2 hours 42 minutes SP 3 hours 37 minutes LSP 4 hours 31 minutes ESP 5 hours 25 minutes LP 7 hours 14 minutes EP 10 hours 51 minutes SLP 14 hours 28 minutes O Notes e The maximum continuous recording time for a single title is eight hours e Situations below may
164. ying Press C gt The recorder and your TV automatically turn on and the TV s input is switched to the recorder Playback starts automatically One Touch Menu If you use the SMARTLINK connection you can easily display the Title List Press TITLE LIST The recorder and your TV automatically turn on and the TV s input is switched to the recorder The Title List appears Hints e You can also use the C gt button in step 3 page 52 to start playback e Even if you select Factory Setup in the Others setup page 95 the Child Lock remains set yoeqheig gt continued 53 54 Playback options To check the position of the buttons below see the illustration on page 52 For MP3 or JPEG operations see Playing MP3 Audio Tracks or JPEG Image Files on page 59 Buttons Operations AUDIO Selects one of the audio tracks recorded on the disc when pressed HDD repeatedly in normal playback mode Selects the language HDD Selects the main or sub sound MAJ Selects stereo or monaural audio tracks SUBTITLE DVD Selects a subtitle language when pressed repeatedly e e gt instant replay instant advance HDD Replays the scene briefly fast forwards the scene FE previous gt P next Goes to the beginning of the previous next title chapter scene track For the HDD you cannot go to the beginning of the previous next title lt lt gt gt fast
165. you use discs with For Video printed on their packaging You cannot add new recordings to DVD Rs DVD Rs or DVD RWs Video mode that contain recordings made on other DVD equipment In some cases you may not be able to add new recordings to DVD RWs that contain recordings made on other DVD equipment If you do add a new recording note that this recorder will rewrite the DVD menu You cannot edit recordings on DVD RWs DVD RWs Video mode DVD Rs or DVD Rs that are made on other DVD equipment If the disc contains PC data unrecognizable by this recorder the data may be erased You may not be able to record on some recordable discs depending on the disc 11 12 Hookups and Settings Hooking Up the Recorder Follow steps 1 through 6 to hook up and adjust the settings of the recorder Do not connect the mains lead until you reach Step 4 Connecting the Mains Lead on page 16 Notes e See Specifications page 105 for a list of supplied accessories e Plug in cords securely to prevent unwanted noise e Refer to the instructions supplied with the components to be connected e You cannot connect this recorder to a TV that does not have a SCART or video input jack e Be sure to disconnect the mains lead of each component before connecting Step 1 Connecting the Aerial Cable Connect the aerial cable by following the steps below to AERIAL IN DVD recorder DIGITAL OUT

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