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Sony RDR-GX33 DVD Recorder User Manual

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1. Press tit to select the channel you want to activate and press ENTER Basic Tuner Preset Manual Channel Setup Activate Channel Yes rs Yes No Press gt to select Activate Channel and press ENTER The disabled channel will be skipped when you press CH Yes Activates the channels No Disables the channels Press tit to select Yes to activate the channel 8 Press gt to select AFT Basic Tuner Preset Manual Channel Setup Ar Activate Channel Yes Yes No On Turns on the Auto Fine Tuning function Normally select this Off Allows you to adjust the picture manually 9 Select On to turn on AFT and press ENTER e If the Auto Fine Tuning function does not work effectively select Off in step 8 and press gt Press to obtain a clearer picture and press ENTER 10 To preset or disable another channel repeat from step 5 Clock Auto Auto Clock Set Turns on the Auto Clock Set function when a channel in your local area broadcasts a time signal T Select Clock in Basic and press ENTER 2 Select Auto and press ENTER Basic Clock Auto Clock Set Full Auto Clock Set CH Time Zone Daylight Saving 3 Select Full Auto and press ENTER Yes Automatical
2. Quit Preview 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 4II 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 I IIB and press ENTER The display asks for confirmation e To reset point A press t and 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 e To finish select Quit unpa pue Gursely 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 gt continued 61 62 Creating chapters manually You can manually insert a chapter mark at any point you like during playback or recordin
3. Easy Setup Timer Settings Rec Mode Adjust On Automatically adjusts the recording mode to enable the entire program to be recorded page 41 Off Turns off the function 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 78 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 Digital8 dubbing to a DVD RW DVD R VR mode Disc Settings DVD The DVD setup allows you to adjust parental control language and other DVD related settings 1 Go N 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 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 us
4. 32 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 The recorder can only display the first level of a CD s text such as the disc name e The letters or symbols that cannot be displayed are replaced with 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 Finalize Format Disc Name Date 10 13 2006 10 28 2006 Title no 3 HQ 0H30M HSP 0H45M SP 1HOOM LSP 1H15M ESP 1H30M LP 2HOOM EP 3HOOM SLP 4HOOM 2 3 4 7GB Remainder Remainder approximate e The remaining recor
5. Recording DVD Others Easy Setupp Begin Easy Setup Select Start Follow the instructions for Easy Setup page 23 from step 2 oi A 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 AC power cord 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 When playing a double layer DVD the video and audio may be momentarily interrupted at the point where the layers switch 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 programs 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 f
6. 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 21 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 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 88 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 the front panel display gt The disc tray is locked Cancel the Child Lock page 50 The disc tray does not open and TRAY LOCKED appears in the front panel display gt Contact your Sony dealer or lo
7. 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 33 Title Name Enter the title name DV 10 11 03 1 30PM 11 12 03 4 46PM OK gt Enter furggng giewbig ag gt continued 69 70 11 select OK and press ENTER The title name is fixed and the display asks if you want to start recording To change the dubbing mode select Dub Mode and press At Data capacity required for the dubbing This is displayed in red when the size exceeds the available space on the dubbing target media DV D8 Dubbing 2 1GB fma 4 6GB Change the dubbing mode if necessary Select Start to start dubbing Dub Mode Csat sP21GB Quit 12 Select Start and press ENTER The recorder starts 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 D8 Dubbing There is
8. 2 672 839 11 1 SONY A AAO OP E a a e ART R ee ee ee AA APP Ae NH CP eT DVD Recorder Operating Instructions RDR GX330 TM Em DVD ol SE DVD ReWritable VIDEO R RW DIGITAL VIDEO p Ei 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 AC power cord must be changed only at a qualified service shop 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 38 VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN AVOID EXPOSURE TO THE BEAM ATTENTION RADIATIONS LASER VISIBLES ET INVISIBLES DE CLASSE 38 QUAND OUVERT VITEZ TOUT EXPOSITION AU FAISCEAU ADVARSEL KLASSE 38 SYNLIG OG USYNLIG LASERSTRALING VED BNING UNDG UOS TTELSE FOR STR LING VARNING KLASS 3B SYNLIG OCH OSYNLIG LASERSTR LNING NAR DENNA DEL R PPNAD UNDVIK ATT UTS TTA DIG FOR STRALEN VORSICHT BEI GE FFNETER ABDECKUNS IST SICHTBARE UND UNSICHTBARE LASERSTRAHLUNG DER KLASSE 38 IM GERATEINNEREN VORHANDEN AUGEN NICHT DEM LASERSTRAHL AUSSETZEN PRECAUCI N CUANDO SE ABRE HAY RADIACI N LASER DE CLASE 3B VISIBLE E INVISIBLE EVITE LA EXPOSICI N A LOS RAYOS LAS
9. 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 Line Input Audio Pause Mode Recording Auto Display DvD Screen Saver Others Easy Setup Video Output TV Type Sets the picture size when playing back a title recorded from 16 9 size video page 42 ora 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 Box Select this when connecting toa 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 16 9 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 vice versa Y Pb Pr Out Black Level Selects the black level setup level for the video signals output from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks page 16 This setting is not effective when the recorder outputs progressive signals On Raises the standa
10. appears Easy Setup is finished To return to the previous step Press RETURN Hint If you want to run Easy Setup again select Easy Setup from SETUP in the System Menu page 82 Notes e If you use an S video cord to connect your cable box or satellite receiver set Line1 Input of the Line Input to S Video in the Video setup page 75 e If there are only a few channels in your area that carry time signals setting the clock automatically may take up to about 20 minutes after the recorder turns off If nothing happens even after you wait about 20 minutes set the clock manually in Clock of Basic page 72 sumag pue sdnyooyq 23 24 Connecting a VCR or Similar Device After disconnecting the recorder s AC power cord from the AC outlet 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 66 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 48 Connecting to the LINE 1 IN jacks Connect a VCR or similar recording device to the LINE 1 IN 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 VOR
11. in the Basic setup page 71 14 C Cable without cable box or antenna only no cable TV Use this hookup if you watch cable channels without a cable box Also use this hookup if you are using a VHF UHF antenna or separate VHF and UHF antennas With this hookup you can record any channel by selecting the channel on the recorder DVD recorder to VHF UHF OUT to antenna input oN Antenna cable supplied oN Signal flow sumag pue sdnyooH 15 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 INPUT S video cord io vi not supplied vwireadiien Audio video not supplied cord supplied S YDES a ome o oO E TV projector or AV amplifier receiver Dim AUDIO O R TV projector or AV amplifier receiver to LINE OUT S VIDEO m DVD recorder Component video cord not supplied green blue red TV projector or AV amplifier receiver oN Signal flow Video input jack Component video input jacks Y Ps You will enjoy standard quality images Pr You will enjoy accurate color reproduction S VIDEO input jack and high quality images You will enjoy high quality images If your TV accepts progressive 480p f
12. weak Off 1 2 3 strong PB Video Equalizer e Contrast weak 3 0 3 strong e Brightness dark 3 0 3 bright e Color 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 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 1 Press OPTIONS during playback to select Audio Settings and press ENTER 2 Select AV SYNC and press ENTER AV 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 P
13. 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 5 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 Mon 9 25 Mon 9 25 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 Title You can divide a Playlist title 1 Press TITLE LIST If the Title List Original appears press 2 Selecta title and press ENTER The sub menu appears 3 Select Divide Title 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 PAUSE and then press Hea PREV Divide Title 1 World Sports Sh gt Select a point Cancel 4 Select the dividing point by pressing lt P gt and press ENTE
14. DATA DVD or DATA CD press gt PLAY Playback starts 2 Press TITLE LIST For details about the Title List see 3 Playing the Recorded Program Title List on page 28 Example DVD RW MMe List 1 1 4 7GB 12 Tennis Thu 4 20 2006 1 00AM 0H30M LSP 0 9GB 11 Travel Mon 4 10 2006 9 00PM 0H30M ESP 03GB 10 Mystery Sun 4 2 2006 9 00AM 1H00M SLP 0 8GB 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 finalized DVD RW DVD RW Video mode DVD R or DVD R Video mode you can display the disc s menu by pressing TOP MENU or MENU yoeqheld 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 PLAY 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 Chang
15. Discs are automatically finalized when removed from the recorder However you may need to finalize the disc for certain DVD equipment or if the recording time is short You can edit or record on the disc even after finalizing Finalizing 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 finalize the disc especially if the recording time is short You can edit or record on the disc even after finalizing Finalizing is necessary when playing on any equipment other than this recorder After finalizing you cannot edit or record on the disc If you want to record on it again unfinalize page 37 or reformat the disc page 37 However if you reformat the disc all recorded contents will be erased Finalizing is necessary The disc can be played only on equipment that supports DVD R in VR mode After finalizing you cannot edit or record on the disc using this recorder m iv 2 a o i s i N 77 D z 5 a zJ A lt o i lt i wav oO a gt continued 5 Finalizing is necessary when playing on any equipment other than this recorder After finalizing you cannot edit or record on the disc 4 OPEN CLOSE t4 ENTER OPTIONS Finalizing the disc using amp OPEN CLOSE button 1 Make a
16. W 1 to W 84 Video reception Frequency synthesizer system Audio reception Inter carrier system Antenna 75 ohm antenna terminal for VHF UHF Timer Clock Quartz locked Timer indication 12 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 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 0 286 Vp p LINE 1 IN 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 0 286 Vp p DV IN 4 pin i LINK S100 DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL Phono jack 0 5 Vp p 75 ohms COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y Ps Pr Phono jack Y 1 0 Vp p Ps Pr 0 7 Vp p uoewoju jeuo ppy gt continued 89 90 General Power requirements 120 V AC 60 Hz Power consumption 22 W Dimensions approx 430 x 58 x 291 mm 17 x2 3 x11 in width height depth incl projecting parts Mass approx 3 1 kg 6 83 Ib Operating temperature 5 C to 35 C 41 F to 95 F Operating humidity 25 to 80 Supplied accessories Audio video cord 1 Power cord 1 Antenna cable 1 Remote commander remote 1 Size AA R6 batteries 2 Specifications and design are subject to change without notice About i LINK The DV IN jack on
17. i lt i Ps GJ a To change a title thumbnail picture Thumbnail DVD RW DVD R in VR mode only You can select a favorite scene for the thumbnail picture shown in the Title List menu T Press TITLE LIST Press lt 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 4II IIP 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 t 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 e After editing the title thumbnail picture may change to the first scene of the recording tit
18. lt lt lt 0 0 gt 11 search slow freeze frame buttons 51 TIME TEXT button 30 C PLAY button 49 IE PAUSE button 51 E STOP button 49 The gt PLAY button has a tactile dot 23 REC button 27 E REC STOP button 27 gt SYNCHRO REC button 47 REC MODE button 27 TV TV on standby button 20 25 TV VOL TV volume buttons 20 TV VIDEO button 20 TV CH TV channel buttons 20 The button has a tactile dot Use the tactile dot as a reference when operating the recorder Front panel 1 VC on standby button 23 a oo N NI le l Disc tray 27 Front panel display 31 94 TIMER REC indicator 40 SYNCHRO REC indicator 47 amp open close button 27 E gt play button 49 E stop button 49 remote sensor 20 9 H 13 14 U the recorder REC button 27 E REC STOP button 27 LINE 2 IN S VIDEO VIDEO L MONO AUDIO R jacks 25 CHANNEL buttons 27 The button has a tactile dot ONE TOUCH DUB button 68 i DV IN jack 66 se the tactile dot as a reference when operating uoewoju jeuo ppy gt continued 93 94 Front panel display p 1 Playing recording status e Clock 2 Displays the following 31 _ EES e Playing time remaining time 3 SAP indicator 40 e Curre
19. DISC enc vache Pays Pe E os ale as 27 2 Recording a Program 1 a an i E E E E aa e E 27 Checking the disc status while recording 28 3 Playing the Recorded Program Title List 00005 28 4 Displaying the Playing Remaining Time and Play Information 30 Checking the playing remaining time 31 Checking the remaining disc space 0 0 000000 32 5 Changing the Name of a Recorded Program 0 0 000 33 6 Labeling and Protecting a Disc 0 0 0 0 eee eee 34 Labeling a diS lt 2 2 6 cea ee ee eka eee eek ee ee eel 34 PYOteCting 7a CISC a n a Cea eial tee a a eE a tian Salen ES 35 7 Playing the Disc on Other DVD Equipment Finalize 35 Finalizing the disc using amp OPEN CLOSE button 36 Finalizing the disc using Disc Information display 36 UnifinaliZing aise s ee mth ein eee Se eee aaa op eae de 37 8 Reformatting adisc 0 0 00 ccs 37 gt continued 5 Timer Recording 23 cine eee eh ioe cee ewiew ee de es 39 Before RECOrdiNG ssf en tere Pee a Daria hale eb edna ee eee a 39 RECOrdING MODE eis A i hier E E ea Pace A harap Ae 39 Recording a stereo SAP program 0 00 2 ee eee eee 40 Unrecordable pictures s a suana cece eee 40 Timer Recordings sxc ce Soscted das ates Saat a Greate eaters E Sete ath 40 Using the Quick Timer func
20. Playlist 1 World Sports Scene List Total 0 13 19 Scenes 1 IN 0 10 26 OUT 0 23 45 OK _ Cancel Select Preview 1 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 e To add more scenes press t 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 unpa pue Gursely 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 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 gt continued 63 64 To add the entire title to the Playlist title as one scene Make a Playlist Press TITLE LIST If the Title List Playlist appears press 2 Select the title and press ENTER The sub menu appears 3 Select Make a Playlist and press ENTER The selected tit
21. 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 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 72 does not work To use the Synchro Rec function you must first set the recorder s clock correctly Buipsooay JUN gt continued 47 48 If the timer settings of a Synchro Recording and another timer recording overlap Regardless of whether or not the program is a Synchro Rec program the program that starts first has priority and the second program starts recording only after the first program has finished 7 00 8 00 9 00 10 00 First programi 7 Second program 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 Connecting a VCR or Similar Device on page 24 Use the DV IN jack on the front panel if the equipment has a DV output jack i LINK jack 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 channel gt L1 L2 DV 3 Press REC MO
22. and Play Information on page 30 This function affects the output of the following jacks LINE OUT R AUDIO L jacks DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL jack when Dolby Digital is set to D PCM page 76 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 48kHz The audio signals of DVD 16bit VIDEOs are converted to 48 kHz 16 bit and output 96kHz All signals containing 24bit 96 kHz 24 bit are output without conversion However the signals are output at 48 kHz 16 bit if copyright protected signals are contained Note 48kHz 96kHz PCM setting has no effect when audio signals are output from the LINE OUT R AUDIO L jacks If the sampling frequency is 96kHz signals are simply converted to analog signals and output sjuawysnipy pue shuas 7 Recording Settings Recording The Recording setup allows you to adjust 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 Timer Settings Video Auto Chapter Audio Recording DVD Others
23. etc VIDEO AUDIO 5 S VIDEO L R me i Audio video cord Ji S video cord not supplied Pe i not supplied R AUDIO L VIDEO SVIDEO v to LINE 1 IN DVD recorder DIGITAL OUT _ LINE OUT pO OO Signal flow O 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 gt VCR gt lt TV Be sure to connect your VCR to the DVD recorder and to your 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 p gt DVD recorder gt TV Loo A Line input 2 e If you disconnect the recorder s AC power cord you will not be able to view the signals from the connected VCR 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 VCR ete S VIDEO VIDEO r AUDIO 5 Audio video cord S video cord f not supplied not supplied i to LINE 2 IN DVD recorder EN Signal flow Hint When the connected equip
24. for selecting titles to be erased appears Erase Titles Select the titles to erase oe Cancel 4 Tennis 3 Travel 2 Mystery 1 World Sports Reset 3 Selecta 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 a DVD RW or DVD RW to make the disc blank See 8 Reformatting a disc on page 37 Erasing a section of a title A B Erase ELS Gi Eas 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 e To return to the beginning of the title press I PAUSE and then press Hea PREV A B Erase Set point A 1 World Sports hs gt 0 00 02 B m Select a point
25. not enough memory The dubbing mode will be adjusted Do you want to continue Cx 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 program 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 Settings and Adjustments Antenna Reception and Language Settings Basic The Basic setup helps you to make tuner clock and channel 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 default settings are underlined To turn off the display press SYSTEM MENU repeatedly amp SETUP Basic Tuner Preset Video Clock Audio OSD English Recording DVD Others Easy Setup Tuner Preset Note You cannot preset channels for the connected cable box or satellite receiver Auto Preset Automatically presets the receivable channels The recorder can receive VHF channels 2 to 13 UHF channels 14 to 69 and unscrambled CATV channels 1 to 125 First we recommend that you preset the receivable channels in your area using automatic pre
26. recording See 2 Recording a Program on page 27 2 Press amp OPEN CLOSE The display shows the approximate time required for finalizing and asks for confirmation For DVD RWs the recorder automatically starts finalizing the disc After finalizing the disc will be ejected automatically 3 Select OK and press ENTER The recorder starts finalizing the disc After finalizing the disc will be ejected automatically 36 Finalizing 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 Finalize and press ENTER The display shows the approximate time required for finalizing and asks for confirmation Finalize About XX min is needed to finalize this disc Finalization cannot be stopped Do you want to continue OK q Cancel Select OK and press ENTER The recorder starts finalizing the disc Hint You can check whether the disc has been finalized or not If you cannot select Finalize in step 3 above the disc has already been finalized Notes e Depending on the condition of the disc recording or the DVD equipment discs may not play even if the discs are finalized The recorder may not be able to finalize the disc if it was recorded on another recorder Unfinalizing
27. 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 71 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 Clock Select Manual and set the clock using 4 4 then press ENTER The day of the week is set automatically If you used antenna hookup C page 15 you can select Auto The recorder will automatically search for a channel that carries a time signal when you turn off the recorder after finishing Easy Setup Easy Setup Tuner Preset Select whether or not you have a cable connection The Tuner Preset function automatically searches for all of the receivable channels and presets them To set the channels manually see page 71 Easy Setup TV Type page 74 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 Audio Connection If you connected an AV amplifier receiver using a coaxial cord select Yes DIGITAL OUT and set the digital output signal page 76 3 Press ENTER when Finish
28. 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 only 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 cor
29. turned on gt The Synchro Rec function was activated Turn off the satellite receiver and cancel the Synchro Rec function page 47 Display The clock has stopped gt Set the clock again page 72 gt The clock stopped due to a power failure that lasted for more than 1 hour Reset the clock page 72 The TIMER REC indicator is flashing gt The disc does not have enough space gt Insert a recordable disc inside the recorder gt The inserted DVD is protected page 35 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 program The clock does not appear in the front panel display when the recorder is turned off gt Power Save Standby in the Others setup is set to On page 81 and the recorder is in standby mode Remote control The remote does not function gt Batteries are weak gt 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 20
30. 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 24 be sure to connect the AC power cord after all connections are complete T to AC IN to AC outlet sumag pue sdnyooH 19 Step 5 Preparing the Remote You can control the recorder using the supplied remote Insert two Size AA R6 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 21 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 batteries 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 app
31. your TV TV CH Selects the channel on your TV TV VIDEO Switches your 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 sumag pue sdnyooH 0o00 Number 0 buttons SYSTEM E MENU KO O 44 a ENTER 1 Check that Easy Setup page 23 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 gt Tuner Preset Video Clock Audio OSD English Recording DVD Others Easy Setup gt continued 21 A Select Others and press ENTER SETUP Basic Power Save Standby Off Video Command Mode DVDS Audio Factory Setup Recording DvD Others Easy Setup 5 Select Command Mode and press ENTER SETUP Basic Power Save Standby Video Command Mode Audio Factory Setup Recording DVD Others Easy Setup 6 Select a Comma
32. 34 Language 80 LINE 1 IN 24 LINE 2 IN 25 Line Input 75 Linel Input 75 Main sound 51 Make a Playlist 64 Manual Channel Setup 71 Manual Clock Set 73 MENU 49 Menu DVD s Menu 49 Top menu 49 Mix 67 MNR 52 Modify 44 Move 63 69 MP3 audio tracks 55 N Number buttons 34 O One Touch Dubbing 68 80 Original 29 59 OSD 23 73 Others 81 gt P Page mode 29 45 Parental Control 50 79 Parts and controls 92 Pause Mode 75 PB Video Equalizer 52 PBC 49 Picture quality 42 52 Picture size 42 Play Beginning 50 56 Play mode 31 Playable discs 10 Playback 10 49 fast forward 51 fast reverse 51 freeze frame 51 instant advance 51 instant replay 51 JPEG image files 55 MP3 audio tracks 55 resume play 50 slow motion play 51 Playing status bar 31 Playlist 29 59 62 Power Save Standby 81 Preview 63 69 Program Edit 68 Progressive Mode 75 Progressive Output 74 Protect Disc 35 Protect Title 60 Protection disc 35 title 60 gt continued 97 98 Q Quick guide to disc types 8 Quick Timer 42 R Rear panel 94 REC 27 Rec Mode 42 Rec Mode Adjust 41 78 Rec NR 43 Rec Settings 42 REC STOP 28 68 Rec Video Equalizer 43 Recordable discs 8 Recording 78 Recording 39 picture adjustment 42 recording format 8 recording mode 28 39 recording time 28 39 whil
33. 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 Brightness Changes the overall brightness e Color Makes the colors deeper or lighter e Hue Changes the color balance Adjust the setting using 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 Color light 3 0 3 deep e Hue red 3 0 3 green Repeat steps 2 and 3 to adjust any other items Notes e 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 74 e Remnants of images may appear on your screen when using Rec NR e Rec Video Equalizer does not affect the input of the DV IN jack 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
34. DE repeatedly to select the recording mode For details about the recording mode see page 39 4 Insert the source tape into the connected equipment and set to playback pause 5 Press REC This recorder starts recording 6 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 W REC STOP on this recorder If you connect a digital video camera with a DV IN jack See DV Digital8 Dubbing on page 66 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 Adjusting the recording picture quality and size on page 42 Notes e When recording a video game image the screen may not be clear e Any program that contains a Copy Never copy guard signal cannot be recorded The recorder continues to record but a blank screen will be recorded Playback Playing cwm OYE M KI OD DATA CD OPEN CLOSE Number buttons 000 TOP MENU T SUBTITLE MENU TITLE LIST ey ett W ENTER eines OS e OPTIONS I lt PREV _ acsy _ NEXT PPI aaa 6 p gt gt PLAY mpause MSTOP inserta disc e See 1 Inserting a Disc on page 27 If you insert a DVD VIDEO VIDEO CD CD
35. E MARK a TITLE LIST bod t4 ENTER 2 gt RETURN e S gt 4 OPTIONS a PREV _ NEXT gt gt I aai o i gt pcl H PAUSE 1 Press TITLE LIST For 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 appears 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 Title Protects the title Q appears next to the protected title Title Name Allows you to enter or re enter a title name page 33 A B Erase Erases a section of the title page 61 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 64 Hints e You can erase multiple titles at one time page 60 e You can label or re label DVDs page 34 Note DVD RW DVD R VR mode playlist titles cannot be protected Erasing multiple titles Erase Titles EGS am GS EB Ee You can select and erase more than one title at one time using the OPTIONS menu Press TITLE LIST For 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
36. ER VAROL _AVATIAESSA OLET ALTINA NAKWALLE JA N KYM TT M LLE LUOKAN 38 LASERSATELYLLE ALA KATSO SATEESEEN FER TEMLE BOM YR URL HMBEF CLR RY Mhi Y LEVEE This label is located on the laser protective housing inside the enclosure RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK 1 DO NOT OPEN H CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance For customers in the U S A Owner s Record The model and serial numbers are located at the rear of the unit Record the serial number in the space provided below Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product Model No RDR GX330 Serial No CAUTION You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limi
37. Even if the timer is set timer recordings cannot be made while recording a program that has priority e Even if the timer is set for the same daily or weekly program the timer recording cannot be made if it overlaps with a program that has priority J will appear next to the overlapped setting in the Timer List Check the priority order of the settings Changing the priority of overlapped settings If the timer settings overlap the program that was set last has priority and will be recorded A timer recording of lower priority may be canceled start from the middle or stop midway through the program You can change the priority of a program if necessary When the timer settings overlap The program set last has priority Bulpsooay JUN Example You set the timer in order of A B and C setting C has first priority 7 00 Es will be cut off i 11 00 10 30 e Actual recording e 7 00 9 00 10 30 If you give setting B priority over setting C all of program B will be recorded and program C is recorded only after program B has ended If the end time of one recording and the start time of another are the same If program B has priority the end of program A will be cut off 7 00 9 00 10 00 gt continued 45 46 If program A has priority recording of program B may be delayed 7 00 9 00 10 00 1 Press TIMER LIST The Timer List appears 10 30AM TIMER LIST M
38. IAL jack When you play a DVD with DTS sound tracks set DTS to On in the Audio setup page 76 Adjusting the picture quality RWvR 1 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 Color makes the colors deeper or lighter e Hue changes the color balance 3 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
39. OM EP 3HOOM SLP 4HOOM Format Remainder 2 3 4 7GB Select Format and press ENTER Select 0K 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 gt continued suoljeiadg aiseg yyblz D 5 a A gt lt o i lt i wav a 38 Hint By reformatting you can change the recording format on DVD RWs or record again on DVD RWs that have been finalized Note On this model 1 GB read gigabyte is equivalent to 1 billion bytes The larger the number the larger the disc space Timer Recording Before Recording Before you start recording e Check that the disc has enough available space for the recording page 32 For DVD RWs and DVD RWs you can free up disc space by erasing titles page 59 e Adjust the recording picture quality and picture size if necessary page 42 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 finalize the disc page 35 Like the standard x3 recording modes of video tapes you can select the desired recording mode using the REC MODE button Recording
40. P 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 72 gt Disc space was not enough 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 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 47 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 47 gt The equipment is not connected to the LINE 1 IN jacks 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 48 gt There was a power failure during the recording The recorder automatically starts recording when the satellite receiver is
41. R OPTIONS PEA e lt lt l gt E STOP inserta 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 TITLELIsT 12 Tennis Thu 4 20 2006 1 00AM 0H30M LSP 0 9GB 11 Travel Mon 4 10 2006 9 00PM 0H30M ESP 0 3GB 10 Mystery Sun 4 2 2006 9 00AM 1H00M SLP 0 8GB 4 Extended Title List TITLE LIST 2 11 Travel Mon 4 10 E 3 10 Mystery Sun 4 2 4 9 World Sports Thu 3 30 8 Family Tue 3 28 7 Nature Sat 3 25 6 News Mon_ 3 20 5 Weather Wed 3 15 4 World Sports Sun 3 12 1 Title type Displays the title type Original or Playlist for DVD RWs DVD Rs VR mode 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 Q Indicates the protected title 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 3 Select a title and press ENTER The sub men
42. R Playback pauses 5 Press ENTER if the dividing point is correct If the dividing point is incorrect select the dividing point using lt II IIP and press ENTER The display asks for confirmation e To change the dividing point press 6 Select OK and press ENTER The title is divided in two unpa pue Gursesy Hint After a title is divided the title name prior to division is assigned to both the first and second parts 66 DV Digital8 Dubbing Before DV Digital8 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 48 The DV IN jack on this recorder conforms to the i LINK standard Follow the instructions in Preparing for DV Digital8 dubbing and then move on to the section on dubbing For more information about i LINK see About i LINK on page 90 Preparing for DV Digital8 dubbing You can connect 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 D8 Edit functions of this recorder See the instruction manual supplied with the digital video camera as well
43. S 5 c2 2se0deneene bo ede ee ies Lee ene Seka dee ee aad 3 Quick Guide to Disc Types 0 00 02 8 Recordable and playable discs 0 0 eee eee eee 8 Playable discs scesi eaae atte eset r eaa ale SY eee alae 10 Hookups and Settings 0 cee eee 12 Hooking Up the Recorder 0 0 0 0 cee 12 Step 1 Connecting the Antenna Cable 0 12 A Cable box or satellite receiver with a video audio output 13 B Cable box with an antenna output only nassaan ussen erneer 14 C Cable without cable box or antenna only no cable TV 15 Step 2 Connecting the Video Cords 0 0 0 cece eee 16 Step 3 Connecting the Audio Cords 0 0000 eee eee 18 Step 4 Connecting the AC Power Cord 000 cee eee eee 19 Step 5 Preparing the Remote 0 00 c cece e eee eee 20 Controlling TVs with the remote 0 000 000 eee eee 20 If you have a Sony DVD player or more than one Sony DVD recorder 0 0c eee eee eee 21 Changing channels of the recorder using the remote 22 Step 6 Easy Setup 2 cea cakes dee eB Ce ok ae ew ee 23 Connecting a VCR or Similar Device 0 00 24 Connecting to the LINE 1 IN jacks 0 2 0 0000 24 Connecting to the LINE 2 IN jacks on the front panel 25 Connecting to a Satellite or Digital Tuner 26 Inserting a
44. TV page 74 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 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 76 Sound distortion occurs gt Set Audio ATT in the Audio setup to On page 76 Sound is noisy gt When playing a CD with DTS sound tracks noise will come from the LINE OUT R AUDIO L jacks page 52 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 77 gt Set Audio ATT in the Audio setup to Off page 76 An alternate audio track cannot be recorded or played gt Second Audio Program SAP is not available for all programs The program you are recording does not have a second audio program gt You have set Tuner Audio in the Audio setup to Main page 76 Select SAP t
45. The surround effects of output signals are determined by the Downmix setting item in the Audio setup Dolby Digital Select this when the recorder is connected to an audio component with a built in Dolby Digital decoder DTS DVD VIDEOs only Selects whether or not to output DTS signals 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 Selects the sampling frequency of the audio signal 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 OUT R AUDIO L jacks DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL jack only when Dolby Digital is set to D PCM page 76 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
46. a disc For DVD RWs Video mode DVD RWs Video mode that have been finalized to prohibit additional recording or editing can be unfinalized 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 finalized with other DVD equipment unfinalize the disc Note The recorder is not able to unfinalize DVD RWs Video mode that have been finalized 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 Unfinalize and press ENTER The recorder starts unfinalizing the disc Unfinalizing 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 59 AODA 6 t4 ENTER OY e OPTIONS Insert a disc See 1 Inserting a Disc on page 27 2 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 10 13 2006 10 28 2006 Finalize Title no 3 HQ 0H30M HSP 0H45M SP 1HOOM LSP 1H15M ESP 1H30M LP 2HO
47. annot be changed gt The channel is disabled page 71 gt A timer recording started which changed the channels uoewoju eUOHIppy gt continued 83 84 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 IN jack select L1 in the front panel display by pressing CH or INPUT SELECT If the equipment is connected to the LINE 2 IN jacks select L2 in the front panel display by pressing CH or INPUT SELECT If the equipment is connected to the DV IN jack this is usually for a digital video camera connection select DV in the front panel display by pressing INPUT SELECT gt When an S video cable is connected to the recorder s LINE 1 IN jack set Linel Input of the Line Input to S Video in the Video setup page 75 The playback picture or TV program from the equipment connected through the recorder is distorted gt If the 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 programs 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
48. aratus The recorder may not respond to the remote 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 e When you replace the batteries of the remote the code number may be reset to the default setting Set the appropriate code number again Number buttons 0009 e VI TV VIDEO TV VOL TV CH 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 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 VQ button Code numbers of 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 02 MGA Mitsubishi 13 NEC 04 Panasonic 19 Philips 21 Pioneer 16 RCA 10 Samsung 20 Sharp 18 Toshiba 07 The remote performs the following Buttons Operations TV Turns your TV on or off TV VOL Adjusts the volume of
49. ast 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 kK PREV or NEXT PP during playback If you repeatedly press Kk PREV or NEXT PP you will go to the next or previous album MP3 audio track only To go to the next or previous album Press e REPLAY ADVANCE e gt during playback or slideshow To rotate a picture Press OPTIONS while the JPEG image is displayed to select Rotate Right or Rotate Left and press ENTER Hints e Press the AUDIO button to switch between stereo or monaural audio tracks e 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 The following images are not displayed progressive JPEG image files grayscale JPEG image files 4 1 1 JPEG image files 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 a
50. back 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 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 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 If a message appears and indicates that the disc s control information is full erase or edit unnecessary titles When editing a DVD R or DVD R finish all editing before finalizing the disc You cannot edit a finalized disc Edit features Original Playlist title title Erase Yes Yes Yes page 60 Protect Title Yes No Yes page 60 Title Name Yes Yes Yes page 60 A B Erase Yes Yes Yes page 61 Erase Titles Yes Yes Yes page 60 Divide Title No Yes No page 65 Set Yes Y
51. before connecting amp 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 Notes e You cannot make a recording while DV dubbing 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 90 Connect the camera to the LINE IN jack and follow the instructions of Recording from connected equipment without a timer on page 48 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 finalize the disc page 35 Hookups DVD recorder E a o 5000 c wmn B to DV IN i LINK cable not supplied c Signal flow inserta dise 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 chan
52. cal authorized Sony service facility The disc tray does not open and you cannot remove the disc after you press OPEN CLOSE gt Turn off the recorder Once the clock appears in the front panel display disconnect the AC power cord If the recorder does not turn off or if the clock does not appear in the front panel display disconnect the AC power cord anyway Connect the AC power cord again while pressing down amp on the recorder and release the button when the disc tray opens Then keep VQ 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 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 AC power cord Leave the recorder off for a while then re connect the AC power cord and press VQ 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 during a timer recording operational noises such as the internal fan may be heard even when the power is off This is not a malfu
53. dify Modify the timer setting Cancel Day and Time Wed 12 6 10 00AM 11 30AM Mode SP Erase Erases the timer setting Select OK and press ENTER Erase Are you sure you want to erase this timer setting Mon Sat 10 00PM 10 15PM 2ch 4 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 11 25 8 30PM 9 30PM _ _4ch E Sat 11 25 9 00PM 10 00PM__25ch To change the priority of a program press 4m gt to select Change For details see Changing the priority of overlapped settings on page 45 Select Close to return to the Timer List To change or cancel the setting repeat steps 2 and 3 above To scroll the list display by page Page mode Press lt e REPLAY ADVANCE e while the list display is turned on Each time you press e REPLAY ADVANCE e 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 41 Notes e
54. ding 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 59 5 Changing the Name of a Recorded Program You can label a DVD title or program 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 program Number buttons SET INPUT SELECT t4 ENTER 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 t 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 4 4 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 k UWLWEN Wmiiniiolis je a falfel el 2 sak P a R s 7 o a eplEIFI Clear All T U V 8 O symbol fel A f 4 space JOW EIME L cancer eb KEE co Finish The type
55. e The disc will not play if it has not been correctly finalized 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 37 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 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 AC power cord until you reach Step 4 Connecting the AC Power Cord on page 19 Notes e See Specifications page 89 for a list of supplied accessories e Plug in cords secu
56. e remaining time gt 1 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 Displayed when you press TIME TEXT repeatedly 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 76 e When Auto Display is set to On default in the Video setup page 75 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 v Remaining time of the current title Playing time and number of the current chapter v Remaining time of the current chapter Example When playing a VIDEO CD Playing time and number of the current scene or track m i 2 a o i k N 77 D z 5 Z A 5 lt o i lt i es G ix a D gt continued ki
57. e Angle and press ENTER To stop playback Press W STOP gt continued 49 50 To resume playback from the point where you stopped Resume Play When you press C gt PLAY again after you stop playback the recorder resumes playback from the point where you pressed li STOP 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 you play another title you switch the Title List menu to Original or Playlist 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 DVD RWs DVD Rs in VR mode you disconnect the AC power cord 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 T 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 79 To lock the disc tray Child Lock You can lock
58. e 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 Copyrights e Television programs 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 program 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 programs received through an external tuner not supplied may contain copy protection signals copy guard function and as such may not be recordable depending on the type of signal 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
59. e 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 a DVD How chapters are created The contents dubbed to 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 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 Digital8 dubbing on page 66 and press SYSTEM MENU Select DV D8 EDIT and press ENTER The display asks if you want to start selecting scenes Scene Selection Do you want to select a scene Start gt Cancel e If you have previously saved a program the display asks if you want to edit an existing program or to create a new program To resume editing the existing program select Saved Data and go to step 9 Select Start and press ENTER The display for setting the IN point start of the scene appears The scene starts to play DV D8 EDIT Set IN point Total eresi Scenes IN 0 00 15 OUT vi
60. e watching another program 28 Recording time 39 Region code 11 Remaining time 31 Remote 20 92 Resetting the recorder 82 Resume Play 50 S S VIDEO 16 SAP Second Audio Program 40 Satellite receiver 13 26 Scene List 63 Screen Saver 75 Search 54 Searching fast reverse fast forward 51 locating the beginning of the title chapter track 51 search mode 54 SET 22 34 54 Set Thumbnail 60 Sharpness 52 Simultaneous Rec and Play 54 Slow motion play 51 Sort 29 Stereo 40 Stereo programs 40 Stereol 67 Stereo2 67 Sub sound 51 SUBTITLE 51 Subtitle 80 Super VIDEO CD 10 Synchro Rec 47 T Thumbnail picture 30 Time Search 54 TIME TEXT 31 TIMER 40 Timer List 44 Timer recording 40 check change cancel 44 Rec Mode Adjust 41 Synchro Rec 47 Timer Settings 78 Title 31 TITLE LIST 49 Title List 28 49 Sort 29 Thumbnail 30 Title Name 60 Title number 31 Title Search 54 TOP MENU 49 Track Search 54 Troubleshooting 83 Tuner Audio 76 Tuner Preset 71 Tuner Preset 23 TV Type 23 74 TV VIDEO 20 28 U Unfinalize 37 Unfinalizing 37 Usable discs 8 10 V Video 74 VIDEO CD 10 Video cord 16 Video input 16 Video mode 8 Video Output 74 Video Settings 52 VR mode 8 Y Y Pb Pr Out Black Level 74 99 vegetable oil based ink 2672839117 2 672 839 11 1 Printed on 100 recycled pap
61. ecorder is in power save mode and adjusts the lighting of the front panel display On Sets to power save mode to make the lighting dark Turn off the lighting when the power is off Off Does not set to power save mode and make the lighting bright 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 21 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 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 gt or ENTER 3 Select Start and press ENTER The selected settings return to their default settings 4 Press ENTER when Finish appears sjuawysnipy pue shuas I 81 82 Easy Setup Resetting the Recorder Select this to run the Easy Setup program 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
62. ecorder reduces the audio output level This function affects the output of the following jacks LINE OUT R AUDIO L jacks On Select this when the playback sound from the speakers is distorted Off Normally select this position 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 18 Select Dolby Digital 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 Select Audio Connection in Audio and press ENTER Audio Audio Connection Digital Out On Dolby Digital D PCM DTS Off 48kHz 96kHz PCM 48kHz 16bit 2 Select Digital Out and press ENTER On Normally select this position Off The influence of the digital circuit upon the analog circuit is minimal 3 Select On and press ENTER 4 Set the digital output signal e Dolby Digital DVDs only Selects the type of Dolby Digital signal D PCM Select this when the recorder is connected to an audio component lacking a built in Dolby Digital decoder
63. ed timer settings are shown as follows Timer Timer settings with an overlap indicator will not be entirely recorded Do you want to continue Sat 11 25 9 00PM 10 00PM 2ch Gl Sat 11 25 8 30PM 10 00PM 5ch OK _ gt _ Cancel To store the setting as shown select OK The program that does not have a yl mark next to it has priority and the overlapped programs start recording only after the first program has finished To cancel the overlapped setting select Cancel To confirm change or cancel a timer recording See Checking Changing Canceling Timer Settings Timer List on page 44 To extend the recording duration time while recording 1 Press OPTIONS during recording to select Extend Rec Time and press ENTER Extend Rec Time Set the timer extend function OK Cancel Day and Time Wed 12 6 10 00AM 11 30AM Sch Extend ime SP Off Mode 2 Press ait 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 Hint If you are recording toa 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 it is being recorded by selecting the program title on the Title List page 53 Buipsooay JOU gt continued 4 42 Notes e Ifa message indicati
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65. ers 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 oo e When you have already registered a password the display for entering the password appears DVD Parental Control Enter your password OK Cancel Enter your four digit password using the number buttons then select OK and press ENTER DVD Parental Control Level Standard Password Select Standard and press ENTER The selection items for Standard are displayed DVD Parental Control Level Standard Password SE sjuawysnipy pue shuas I Select a geographic area as the playback limitation level and press ENTER The area is selected When you select Others press the number buttons to select and enter an area code in the table page 95 Then select OK and press ENTER gt continued 79 80 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 res
66. es No Thumbnail page 60 Chapter mark Yes Yes No page 62 Playlist Yes Yes No creation page 62 Change Order No Yes No page 64 Combine No Yes No Titles page 64 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 number in the title list Largest title number 1 1 4 7GB Thu 4 20 2006 1 00AM 0H30M LSP 0 968 11 Travel N Mon 4 10 2008 3 00PM 0H30M ESP 0 3GB 10 Mystery Sun 4 2 2006 9 00AM 1H00M SLP 0 8GB For the 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 60 or Erasing multiple titles Erase Titles on page 60 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 lt gt while a Title List is displayed To create and edit a Playlist see page 62 unpa pue Gursely 59 60 Erasing and Editing a Title EGU GD CI EE This section explains the basic edit functions Note that editing is irreversible To edit DVD RWs DVD Rs VR mode without changing the original recordings create a Playlist title page 62 CHAPTER oe MARK om ESEA CHAPTER ERAS
67. ese 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 Turkmen 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 79 Code Area Code Area Code Area Code Area 2044 Argen
68. espi gt Controlling OK Quit 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 II IIB and press ENTER The display for setting the OUT point end of the scene appears 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 4II IP and press ENTER The selected scene is added to the scene information block e To add more scenes go to step 4 8 When you finish adding scenes press 4 The scene list is displayed DV D8 EDIT Scene List Total 0 00 22 Scenes 1 E 0 00 30 0 00 52 OHOOM22S ox oat 3 1 Total duration of the program 2 Total number of scenes 3 Scene information block 9 Select the scene information block you want to edit using lt 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
69. f the recorder during recording the recorder continues to record until the time counter runs out To cancel the Quick Timer Press REC repeatedly until the counter appears in the front panel display The recorder returns to normal recording mode Adjusting the recording picture quality and size You can adjust the recording picture quality and picture size ENTER o OPTIONS ey t4 6 ey 1 Before recording starts press OPTIONS to select Rec Settings and press ENTER Rec Settings Select the item you want to change Rec Mode 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 p Rec Mode Selects the recording mode for the desired recording time and picture quality For more information see Recording mode on page 39 DVD Rec Picture Size Sets the picture size of the program 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 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
70. g 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 become separate chapters To erase chapter marks You can combine two chapters by erasing the chapter mark during playback Press k PREV NEXT PPI 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 Note To insert a chapter mark manually during recording set Auto Chapter to Off in the Recording setup Creating and Editing a Playlist Emm Emm 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 Press TITLE LIST If the Title Lis
71. he 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 gt You are trying to change the angles when does not appear on the TV screen page 49 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 recorder The angles cannot be changed during slow motion playback or when playback is paused SSS ZES Ze i The MP3 audio tracks do not play gt The MP3 audio tracks are not recorded in a format that the recorder can play page 55 The JPEG image files do not play gt The JPEG image files are not recorded in a format that the recorder can play page 55 gt Progressive JPEG images cannot be played Recording Timer reco
72. ht input jacks If your AV amplifier receiver has a Dolby This connection will use your TV s or stereo Digital or DTS decoder and a digital input amplifier s receiver s two speakers for jack use this connection You can enjoy sound Dolby Digital 5 1ch and DTS 5 1ch surround effects 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 With connection do not connect the LINE IN R AUDIO L and LINE 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 after you have completed the connection make the appropriate settings under Easy Setup Audio Connection page 23 Otherwise no sound or a loud noise will come from your speakers 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 AC Power Cord Connect the supplied AC power cord to the ACIN terminal of the recorder Then plug the recorder and TV power cords into the AC outlet After you connect the AC power cord you must
73. ia 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 10 13 2006 10 28 2006 Off Protect Disch 2 Title no Original 3 Playlist 5 Finalize HQ 0H30M HSP 0H45M SP 1HOOM LSP 1H15M ESP 1H30M LP 2HOOM Remainder EP 3H00M SLP 4HOOM Format 2 3 4 7GB 1 2 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 60 7 Playing the Disc on Other DVD Equipment Finalize Finalizing is necessary when you play discs recorded with this recorder on other DVD equipment When you finalize 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 finalizing check the differences between the disc types in the table below Differences between the disc types
74. image helps prevent your display device from becoming damaged ghosting On Turns on the screen saver function Off Turns off the function Video Inputs video signals S Video Inputs S video signals sjuawysnipy pue shuas 75 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 Auto Stereo On Video Tuner Audio Main Audio Audio ATT Off Recording Audio Connection DVD Audio DRC Others Downmix Standard Dolby Surround Easy Setup Auto Stereo This function is effective only when Tuner Audio is set to Main On Receives stereo programs Normally select this Off Select this to reduce noise The sound changes to monaural Tuner Audio Selects the sound to be recorded Main Records only the main sound SAP Records only the SAP Second Audio Program sound Note If no SAP sound is received the main sound is recorded regardless of the setting Audio ATT attenuation If the playback sound is distorted set this item to On The r
75. isconnected from the AC power source as long as it is connected to the wall outlet even if the recorder itself has been turned off 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 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 e To prevent fire or shock hazard do not place objects filled with liquids such as vases on the apparatus On recording 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 th
76. iscs the recorder divides the title into chapters at approximately 6 minute intervals Follow steps 1 to 6 of Preparing for DV Digital8 dubbing on page 66 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 Hint If you set Finalize Disc of One Touch Dubbing to Auto in the DVD setup page 80 the recorded disc except DVD RW VR mode will automatically be finalized after recording is finished Notes e When a blank space between the recordings on the tape continues for more than five minutes One Touch Dubbing ends automatically The recorder records a blank for five minutes before it stops dubbing To stop the blank recording press W REC STOP Program Edit EGE amn Ss EE You can select scenes from a DV Digital8 format tape and then automatically record selected scenes to 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 Th
77. l 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 e The recorder does not conform to audio tracks in mp3PRO format e Some files cannot be played The letters that cannot be displayed are replaced with About playback order of albums tracks and files Albums play in the following order Structure of disc contents Tree 1 Tree2 Tree3 Tree4 Tree5 a m O MP3 audio track JPEG image file Album When you insert a DATA CD DATA DVD and press C gt PLAY the numbered tracks or files are played sequentially from through For JPEG image files press ADVANCE e 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 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 yoeqhe d gt continued 57 58 Notes e Depending on the software you use to create the DATA DVD DATA CD the play
78. le 30 4 Displaying the Playing Remaining Time and Play Information cm on T _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 ENTER OPTIONS TIME TEXT Press DISPLAY The displays differ depending on the disc type or playing status O Title 1 oe 23 Angle3 5 D 1 English Dolby Digital 2 0 4 of i ft DVD RW gt SP mmm 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 2 Available functions for DVD VIDEOs PQ angle C audio E 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 gt 1 English Dolby Digital 3 2 1 Front L R Center LFE Low Frequency Effect 4 The current selected angle 5 Disc type format page 8 6 Title type only appears for Playlists Play mode Recording mode page 39 9 Playing status bar Title number chapter number page 54 Shows either track number scene number album number gt 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 tim
79. le is added to the Title List Playlist The title name is the same as the Original title name To play the Playlist title Press TITLE LIST If the Title List Original appears press 2 Selecta 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 1 Vacation Fri 9 5 gt 2 Journey Sun 9 17 3 Cruising Mon 9 25 4 Yacht Mon 9 25 3 Select the title you want to move and press ENTER 4 Select a new location for the title using 4 and press ENTER The title moves to the new location e To move more titles go to step 3 e To finish select Quit and press ENTER Combining multiple Playlist titles Combine Titles 1 Press TITLE LIST If the Title List Original menu appears press lt 2 Press OPTIONS to select Combine Titles 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 selection press ENTER again Combine Select the titles to combine ok Cancel i 4 Yacht
80. llite channel you need to match the channel on the recorder L1 to the input jack connected to the cable box or satellite receiver LINE 1 IN o x N v 53 a 0 4 K a Cable box satellite receiver D Antenna cable AUDIO VIDEO supplied OUT SVIDEO Audio video cord S video cord to antenna input not supplied not supplied TV R AUDIO L VIDEO SVIDEO to LINE 1 IN DVD recorder J ae our RU c Signal flow Hints e If your cable box or satellite receiver has an S video jack you can use an S video cord not supplied instead of the audio video cord e If you connect an S video cord to the LINE 1 IN jack set Line1 Input of the Line Input to S Video in the Video setup page 75 gt continued 4 3 B Cable box with an antenna output only With this hookup you can record any channel on the satellite receiver or cable box Be sure that the satellite receiver or cable box is turned on To watch cable programs you need to match the channel on the recorder 2ch 3ch or 4ch to the antenna output channel on the cable box 2ch 3ch or 4ch A Cable box ANT IN Bien Antenna cable supplied to VHF UHF IN S DVD recorder VHF JHF to VHF UHF OUT 1y to antenna input Signal flow O Note When using this connection set Antenna Cable of the Tuner Preset to Antenna
81. ly sets your time zone and Daylight Saving Time if applicable No Allows you to adjust your time zone and Daylight Saving Time manually without turning off the Auto Clock Set function 4 Select Yes and press ENTER The recorder automatically sets the clock by searching for a channel that carries a time signal and sets your time zone and Daylight Saving Time if applicable e If the clock does not activate your clock setting is incorrect After repeating steps to 3 above select No in step 4 and press ENTER Then select Clock Set CH Time Zone or Daylight Saving and press ENTER Adjust these settings by pressing 4 and ENTER Clock Set CH Select a channel that carries a time signal using the number buttons Use this option if you know of a channel that carries a time signal Most PBS member stations broadcast a time signal For the fastest response select your local PBS station Leave the setting at to have the recorder automatically search for a channel that carries a time signal To return to enter 0 Basic Clock Auto Clock Set Full Auto Clock Set CH Time Zone Daylight Saving Time Zone Select the time zone for your area or select Auto to have the recorder automatically set your time zone The options are Auto gt Atlantic lt gt Eastern lt gt Central Mountain gt Pacific g
82. ment outputs only monaural sound connect to just the LIMONO 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 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 sumag pue sdnyooy 25 26 Connecting to a Satellite or Digital Tuner Connect a satellite or digital tuner to this recorder using the LINE 1 IN jacks Disconnect the recorder s AC power cord from the AC outlet when connecting the tuner To use the Synchro Rec function see below Audio video cord supplied to LINE OUT DVD recorder R AUDIO L VIDEO S VIDEO v not supplied c Signal flow If you want to use the Synchro Rec function This connection is necessary to use the Synchro Recording function See Recording from connected equipment with a timer Synchro Rec on page 47 Audio video cord to LINE 1 Satellite tuner etc 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 AC power cord you will not be able t
83. 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 Approx recording time hours Recording mode DVD DVD R DL HQ High quality 1 1 hr 48 min HSP t 1 hr 2 hr 30 min 42 min SP Standard mode 2 3 hr 37 min LSP J 2 hr 4 hr 30 min 31 min ESP J 3 5 hr 25 min LP J 4 7 hr 14 min EP J 6 10 hr 51 min SLP Long duration 8 14 hr 28 min Notes The maximum continuous recording time for a single title is eight hours e Situations below may cause slight inaccuracies with the recording time Recording a program with poor reception or a program or video source of low picture quality Recording on a disc that has already been edited Recording only a still picture or just sound Bulpsooay JUN gt continued 39 Recording a stereo SAP program The recorder can receive and record stereo SAP programs Recording stereo programs If there is noise in the stereo program set Auto Stereo in the Audio setup to Off page 76 The sound will be recorded in monaural but with less noise SAP Second Audio Program When a SAP Second Audio Program is received the SAP indicator ligh
84. 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 68 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 program 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 48 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 furggng giewbig ag I 67 68 Recording an Entire DV Format Tape One Touch Dubbing RvR You can record the entire contents of a DV Digital8 format tape onto a disc with a single 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 DVD become a single title When Auto Chapter is set to On in the Recording setup this title is divided into chapters When dubbing a DVD RW DVD R VR mode each shooting session on the tape becomes a chapter on the disc For other d
85. n VR mode 7 page 27 1 Playable only on DVD R in VR Formatting is VR mode compatible mode performed players finalization using the Disc necessary page 35 DVD R Lye Information R4 7 display Video Automatically Playable on most DVD mente formatted in players finalization Video mode necessary page 35 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 with 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 I 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 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 oise VIDEO CDs or CD Rs CD RWs in VIDEO CD Super VIDEO CD format entra Music CDs or CD Rs CD RWs in music CD format DIGITAL AUDIO DVD RWs DVD R
86. nction uoewoju eUOHIppy 87 88 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 The DVD is dirty gt Clean the disc with a soft cloth C31 The DVD CD is not inserted correctly gt Re insert the disc correctly 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 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 e When you move the recorder take out any discs If you don t the disc may be damaged On adjusting volume Do not turn up the volume while listening to a section with very low level inpu
87. nd 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 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 e The recorder wil
88. nd 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 Mode on the remote Hold down ENTER While holding down ENTER enter the Command Mode code number using the number buttons 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 Ml STOP on the recorder when the recorder is turned off The Command Mode for the recorder appears in the front panel display If the Command Mode for the recorder has not been changed set the Command Mode for the remote to the default setting of DVD3 If the Command Mode for the remote is changed to DVD1 or DVD2 you will be unable to operate this recorder Changing channels of the recorder using the remote You can change channels of the recorder using the number buttons Number buttons 000 SET 0000 oD Example for channel 50 Press 5 0 then press SET Step 6 Easy Setup Make the basic adjustments by following the on screen instructions in Easy Setup e Vo t4 ENTER d gt RETURN e et TIO 1 Turn on the recorder and your TV Then switch the input selector on your TV
89. nel L1 gt L2 gt DV 4 Press REC MODE on the remote repeatedly to select the recording mode The recording mode changes as follows ss HSP SP gt zal SLP lt EP lt LP lt ESP For details about the recording mode see page 39 5 Press OPTIONS on the remote to select DV D8 Audio Input and press ENTER Then select the setting for the audio input Stereo 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 42 Hint You can turn off the recorder during dubbing The recorder completes dubbing even after being turned off Notes e You cannot connect more than one piece of digital video equipment to the recorder 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
90. ng that the disc is full appears on the screen change the disc or make available space for the recording DVD RW DVD RW only page 60 Check that the clock is correctly set before setting the timer recording If not the timer recording cannot be made To record a satellite program turn on the satellite tuner and select the satellite program you want to record Leave the satellite tuner turned on until the recorder finishes recording If you connect equipment with a timer function you can use the Synchro Rec function page 47 Even if the timer is set for the same daily or weekly program the timer recording cannot be made if it overlaps with a program 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 program that has priority The Rec Mode Adjust function only works with a timer recording It does not function with Quick Timer or Synchro Rec 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 of
91. nges as follows fast reverse fast forward 441 lt gt gt 440 2P 43 eH OC 3 When you press and hold the button fast forward fast reverse continues at the selected speed until you release the button 443 and 3P are only available for DVDs lt All d a 1 slow freeze frame 0n ma 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 C gt PLAY gt continued 51 52 Notes e Angles and subtitles cannot be changed with titles recorded on this recorder e 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 ona cD e When playing DTS encoded CDs excessive noise will be heard from the analog stereo jacks To avoid possible damage to the audio system the consumer should take proper precautions when the analog stereo jacks of the recorder are connected to an amplification system To enjoy DTS Digital Surround playback an external DTS decoder must be connected to the DIGITAL OUT jack of the recorder e Set the sound to Stereo using the AUDIO button when you play DTS sound tracks on aCD page 51 Notes on playing DVDs with a DTS sound track DTS audio signals are output only through the DIGITAL OUT COAX
92. ngs Timer List 44 Child Lock 50 Clock 72 Clock 23 Color 43 52 Combine Titles 64 Command Mode 22 81 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT 16 Connecting the antenna cable 12 the audio cords 18 the video cords 16 Contrast 43 52 Controlling TVs with the remote 20 Copy control signals 40 Copy Free 40 Copy Never 40 Copy Once 40 CPRM 9 Create a Playlist 62 Creating chapters 62 D DATA CD 10 Digital Out 76 Digital video camera 66 Disc Information 32 34 37 Disc Settings 34 37 79 Disc space 32 59 Disc types 8 59 Divide Title 65 Dolby Digital 77 Downmix 77 DTS 77 DV D8 Audio Input 67 DV D8 EDIT 69 DV IN 66 DV Digital8 Dubbing 66 One Touch Dubbing 68 80 Program Edit 68 DVD 79 DVD Menu 80 DVD Rec Picture Size 43 DVD VIDEO 10 DVD R 8 59 DVD RW 8 59 DVD R 8 59 DVD RW 8 59 E Easy Setup 23 82 Editing 59 62 DV D8 Edit 66 Enter characters 33 Erase 44 60 63 69 Erase all titles 61 Erase Titles 60 Extend Rec Time 41 F Factory Setup 81 File Search 54 Finalize 36 Finalize Disc 80 Finalizing 35 FNR 52 Format 37 Format DVD RW 80 Formatting 37 Freeze Frame 51 Front panel 93 Front panel display 31 94 G GB 38 H Handling discs 89 Hue 43 52 l i LINK 90 INPUT SELECT 48 67 J JPEG image files 55 L Labeling
93. nt title chapter track index 4 Disc type 5 number Np e Recording time recording mode haaa angle indicator 49 Displays DATA CDs as CD Hint You can turn off the front panel display when the recorder is turned off by setting Power Save Standby to On in the Others setup page 81 Rear panel 1 VHF UHF IN OUT jacks 12 6 AC IN terminal 19 2 LINE 1 IN R AUDIO L VIDEO LINE OUT S VIDEO jack 16 jacks 16 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y Ps 3 LINE 1 IN S VIDEO jack 24 Pr jacks 16 4 DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL jack 18 5 LINE OUT R AUDIO L VIDEO jacks 16 18 Language Code List For details see page 80 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 Burm
94. o record alternate audio programs gt If you have connected an AV amplifier to the DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL jack and want to change the audio track for DVD RWs DVD Rs VR mode during playback set Dolby Digital of the Audio Connection in the Audio setup to D PCM page 76 Playback The recorder does not play any type of disc gt The disc is upside down Insert the disc with the labeled 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 finalized page 35 the recorder cannot play the disc The recorder does not start playback from the beginning gt Resume play was activated page 50 gt You have inserted a DVD whose Title menu or DVD menu automatically appears on the TV screen when it is first 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 t
95. o view the signals from the connected tuner Eight Basic Operations 2 Recording a Program Getting to Know Your DVD Recorder 1 Inserting a Disc 7 This section introduces the basic operation to record a current TV program to a disc DVD Pe Lup For an explanation of how to make timer DATA CD recordings see page 39 amp OPEN CLOSE 1 Press amp OPEN CLOSE and place a disc on the disc tray Recording playing side facing down Press amp OPEN CLOSE to close the disc tray Wait until LOAD disappears from the front panel display Unused DVDs are formatted automatically e For DVD RW discs DVD RWs are formatted in the recording format VR mode or Video mode set by Format DVD RW in the DVD setup e For DVD R discs DVD Rs are automatically formatted in Video mode To format an unused DVD R in VR mode format the disc using the Disc Information display page 37 before you make a recording If the disc is recordable on this recorder you can manually re format the disc to make a blank disc page 37 A CH suoljeiadg aiseg 4 17 DISPLAY o REC E REC STOP amp REC MODE TV VIDEO D z 5 zJ A lt o i lt i av GJ ix a D Insert a recordable DVD N Press CH to select the channel or input source you want to record 3 Press REC MODE repeatedly to
96. 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 a To insert a space select Space 6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 to enter the remaining characters Input row nput Title oAHAn ohik for BIEIEIE Back JOP E e e OE IE Gear ai J L u v s 0 symbot olh space J w x Y E e _ cancer eHhNOE okil 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 m Ey i 2 n o oS k 2 5 77 D z 5 z A lt o i lt i av a gt continued 3 34 To use the number buttons You can also use the number buttons to enter characters Refer to the number next to each row of letters on your TV screen 1 2 3 In step 5 above p
97. on Sat _ 10 00PM 10 15PM SP Sat 11 25 8 30PM 9 30PM SP Sat 11 25 _ 9 00PM 10 00PM SLP Sun 11 26 4 00PM 5 00PM SLP 2 Select an overlapped timer setting and press ENTER CH indicates that the timer setting is overlapped by another timer setting 3 Select Check Overlap and press ENTER Check Overlap The following timer settings overlap Timer settings with an overlap indicator next to them will not be entirely recorded Sat 11 25 8 30PM 9 30PM 4ch CH Sat 11 25 9 00PM 10 00PM__25ch Change gt 4 Select Change and press ENTER Cancel Where do you want to move this timer setting Sat 11 25 8 30PM 9 30PM __4ch Sat 11 25 9 00PM 10 00PM_25ch 5 Press 4 4 to change the timer setting s priority and press ENTER The setting moves to its new location in the list A timer setting higher up in the list has higher priority To return to the Timer List select Cancel Hint You can change the priority of a timer setting while recording Recording From Connected Equipment ELS Gl Gi El Ee amp INPUT SELECT REC REC MODE E REC ae Re gt 00 STOP SYNCHRO REC Recording from connected equipment with a timer Synchro Rec You can set the recorder to automatically record programs from connected equipment that has a timer func
98. onnected Required i LINK cable Use the Sony i LINK 4 pin to 4 pin cable during DV Digital8 dubbing e i LINK and are trademarks uoewoju eUOHIPpYy 91 92 Guide to Parts and Controls For more information see the pages in parentheses SUBTITLE button 51 11 SYSTEM MENU button 68 71 TITLE LIST button 28 49 60 TIMER button 40 2 CHAPTER MARK button 62 CHAPTER MARK ERASE button 62 13 DISPLAY button 30 Remote E a vo 7 000 ri 3 Olle 7 9 3 5 6 7 10 9 22 12 11 13 A 14 14 O A 16 B 17 18 16 19 oE 19 17 20 D 20 21 22 Hal 23 OOOO vO 19 75 mie 24 0 JG 26 27 Z 22 Seea 1 amp OPEN CLOSE button 27 2 1 on standby button 23 3 Number buttons 54 4 oj co N lo The number 5 button has a tactile dot CH channel buttons 27 The button has a tactile dot AUDIO button 51 The AUDIO button has a tactile dot INPUT SELECT button 48 66 MENU button 49 SET button 22 TOP MENU button 49 TIMER LIST button 44 g gt RETURN button 44 lt 4 4 gt ENTER button 23 lt e REPLAY ADVANCE e gt buttons 28 55 OPTIONS button 37 K lt PREV NEXT PPI buttons 51
99. ormat signals you must use this connection Then set Progressive Output of Video Output to On in the Video setup to send progressive video signals For details see Progressive Output on page 74 16 When playing wide screen images Some recorded images may not fit your TV screen To change the picture size see page 74 If you are connecting to a VCR Connect your VCR to the LINE IN jack on the recorder page 24 Note Do not connect more than one type of video cord between the recorder and your TV at the same time sHuias pue sdnyooy 17 18 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 Speakers O Rear L 1 ol Rear R AV amplifier receiver Front L fe with a decoder ol Front R O Subwoofer to coaxial digital input Center DIGITAL OUT 4 Coaxial digital cord not supplied ems BOLET Bierma COAXIAL O to DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL DVD recorder BTT fam ae e OOOO 000 Ok0 0O INPUT Audio video cord supplied amt de O AUDIO O R yellow red TV projector or AV amplifier receiver co Signal flow The yellow plug is used for video signals page 16 Digital audio input jack Audio L R left rig
100. ormat even though your TV cannot accept the progressive signal In this case hold down W STOP and press CHANNEL minus on the unit gt Even if your TV is compatible with progressive format 480p signals the image may be affected when you set the recorder to progressive format In this case hold down W STOP and press CHANNEL minus on the unit and the recorder is set to normal interlace format 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 program reception does not fill the screen gt Set the channel manually in Tuner Preset in the Basic setup page 71 gt Select the correct source using the INPUT SELECT button or select a channel of any TV program using the CH buttons TV program pictures are distorted gt Reorient the TV antenna 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 antenna cables farther apart gt The antenna cable is connected to the VHF UHF OUT jack on the recorder Connect the cable to the VHF UHF IN jack TV channels c
101. oy attencees bad a Pachter eee abe 59 Erasing and Editing a Title 0 0 eee eee 60 Erasing multiple titles Erase Titles 0 000000 eee aes 60 Erasing a section of a title A B Erase 00 00000 ee 61 Creating chapters manually 0 0 0 0 00 00 eee ee 62 Creating and Editing a Playlist 0 0 0 0 0 0 000 62 Moving a Playlist title Change Order 000 e eee eee 64 Combining multiple Playlist titles Combine Titles 64 Dividing a Playlist title Divide Title 0 000000 000 ee 65 DV Digital8 Dubbing 0 02 00 e eee eee 66 Before DV Digital8 Dubbing 0 0 0 eee eee eee 66 Preparing for DV Digital8 dubbing 00000 66 Recording an Entire DV Format Tape One Touch Dubbing 68 Progra Edit 525s see Ye wae Dace ais etn RA OS arene a Ae ree ht 68 Settings and Adjustments 0 00 00 c eee eee eee 71 Antenna Reception and Language Settings Basic 71 TUNGEPIOSCE tice erag fh dei E geo CAS Gaetan A EAN E E 71 Cloke ieeti dei er eg Be ae Ge oe See ae es Pees 72 OSD On Screen Display 0 000 cece eee eee 73 Video Settings Video 0 0 cece eee 74 Audio Settings Audio asau anaa cette 76 Recording Settings Recording 0 00000 eee eee 78 Disc Settings DVD re wote raring gmas d hited aieee
102. p time and selects the channel or input source The date item changes as follows Today 4 gt gt Sat 12 2 30 days later lt gt 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 39 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 program set to be recorded daily or weekly is extended the manually extended time set here will be added to the subsequent timer recording times If you make a mistake select the item and change the setting A Select OK and press ENTER The TIMER LIST display page 44 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 Hi REC STOP Note that it may take a few seconds for the recorder to stop recording 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 program to be recorded Set Rec Mode Adjust of the Timer Settings to On in the Recording setup page 78 If the timer settings overlap Overlapp
103. ple Title Search Title 21 The number in parentheses indicates the total number of titles tracks etc 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 Press ENTER or SET The recorder starts playback from the selected number 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 yoeqheld AUDIO DISPLAY 2 eti 9 ENTER PEE OY e OPTIONS I lt PREV O iS O NEXT PPI lt lt O gt gt PLAY Te P E STOP TIME TEXT H PAUSE inserta disc See 1 Inserting a Disc on page 27 2 Press gt PLAY 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 C gt PLAY is pressed To stop playback or slideshow Press W STOP To pause playback or slideshow Press Il PAUSE gt continued 55 56 To play the beginning of the track Press OPTIONS to select Play Beginning and press ENTER To f
104. porations 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 100 approx 100 Mbps 200 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 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 66 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 66 For details on precautions when connecting this recorder also see the instruction manuals for the equipment to be c
105. r recorder has a region code printed on the rear of the unit and will only play DVD VIDEOs playback only labeled with identical region codes This system is used to protect copyrights DVD VIDEOs labeled 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 labeled even though playing the DVD VIDEO is prohibited by area restrictions will also play on Region code 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 softwar
106. r sold with the apparatus When a cart is used use caution when moving the cart apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip over Ws 13 Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time 14 Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way such as power supply cord or plug is damaged liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture does not operate normally or has been dropped About this manual In this manual disc is used as a general reference for the DVDs or CDs unless otherwise specified by the text or illustrations Icons such as J 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 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 rei eciet cbr Rha ed et eye i a ia ere eo a it 2 Precaution
107. rd black level Select this when the picture appears too dark Off Sets the black level of the output signal to the standard level Normally select this Progressive Output If your TV accepts progressive 480p format signals set Progressive Output to On You will enjoy accurate color reproduction and high quality images 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 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 30 frames 60 fields per second Film based software is derived from film and displays images at 24 frames per second Some DVD software contains both Video and Film In order for these images to appear natural on your screen when output in progressive mode 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 480p 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 jack
108. rding Editing The channel cannot be changed from the channel 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 72 The channel was disabled after the timer recording was set See Tuner Preset on page 71 Disconnect the AC power cord from the AC outlet and connect it again The program contains copy protection 4 signals that restrict copying The timer setting overlapped another setting that was set later There is no DVD inside the recorder ZES ZES ZES i uoewoju jeuo ppy gt continued 85 86 gt There is not enough disc space for the recording gt A separate recording was in the process of being made without the use of the timer page 47 gt The recorder was in the process of DV Digital8 Dubbing 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 STOP gt Press W REC STO
109. rely 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 video input jack e Be sure to disconnect the AC power cord of each component before connecting Step 1 Connecting the Antenna Cable Select one of the following antenna hookups If you have Hookup A Cable box or satellite receiver with a video audio output A page 13 B Cable box with an antenna output only B page 14 C Cable without cable box or antenna only no cable TV C page 15 NOTE TO CATV SYSTEM INSTALLER IN USA This reminder is provided to call the CATV system installer s attention to Article 820 40 of the NEC that provides guidelines for proper grounding and in particular specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building as close to the point of cable entry as practical Notes e If your antenna is a flat cable 300 ohm twin lead cable use an external antenna connector not supplied to connect the antenna to the recorder e If you have separate cables for VHF and UHF antennas use a UHF VHF band mixer not supplied to connect the antenna to the recorder A Cable box or satellite receiver with a video audio output With this hookup you can record any channel on the cable box or satellite receiver Be sure that the satellite receiver or cable box is turned on To watch cable or sate
110. ress lt gt to adjust the setting and press ENTER Playing from the beginning of the program you are recording Chasing Playback Chasing Playback allows you to view the recorded part of a program 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 program you are recording When you fast forward to the point that you are recording Chasing Playback returns to normal playback yoeqheld 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 program there will always be a time difference of about one minute or more between the recorded program and the current TV broadcast gt continued 53 54 Playing a previous recording while making another Simultaneous Rec and Play You can play a previously recorded program while recording another on the same disc Playback continues even if the recording is a timer recording 1 While recording press TITLE LIST The Title List appears 2 Select the title yo
111. ress a number button repeatedly to select a character Example Press the number 3 button once to enter D Press the number 3 button three times to enter F Press ENTER or SET and select the next character Select Finish and press ENTER Hint You can switch between A upper case a lower case or Symbol by pressing INPUT SELECT 6 Labeling and Protecting a Disc You can execute options effective for the entire disc using the Disc Information display t4 ENTER OPTIONS Labeling a disc Emm um un EB Em 1 2 Insert a disc See 1 Inserting a Disc on page 27 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 Disc Information Media DVD RW Close Disc Name Disc Name Date 10 13 2006 10 28 2006 Title no 3 HQ 0H30M HSP 0H45M SP 1H00M LSP 1H15M ESP 1H30M LP 2HOOM EP 3HOOM SLP 4HOOM 2 3 4 7GB Finalize Format Remainder Select Disc Name and press ENTER Enter the disc name in the Input Disc Name display page 33 Note You can enter up to 64 characters for a DVD s disc name The disc name may not appear when the disc is played on other DVD equipment Protecting a disc Gi G
112. s page 16 Automatically detects the software type Film based or Video based and selects the appropriate conversion mode Normally select this position Auto Video Fixes the conversion mode to the mode for Video based software O Note When picture noise appears after you set the recorder to progressive format hold down E STOP and press CHANNEL minus on the unit Line Input Sets the method of inputting video signals from the LINE IN 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 Input Selects a method of inputting video signals for the LINE 1 IN jack on the rear panel of the recorder Pause Mode 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 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
113. s 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 DVDs that were recorded on a different recorder and not correctly finalized Discs that cannot be played A disc recorded in a color system other than PHOTO CDs NTSC such as PAL e CD ROMs CD Rs CD RWs that are recorded in a format different from the 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 DVD Audio discs e DVD RAMs e HD layer on Super Audio CDs e DVD VIDEOs with a different region code page 11 10 Maximum recordable number of titles Disc Number of titles 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 You
114. select the recording mode Each time you press the button the display on the TV screen changes as follows one HSP gt SP gt SLP lt EP lt LP lt ESP For more details about the recording mode see page 39 4 Press REC Recording starts Recording stops automatically after 8 hours of continuous recording or when the DVD is full gt continued yA To stop recording Press Hl REC STOP Note that it may take a few seconds for recorder to stop recording To watch another TV program while recording Set your TV to the TV input using the TV VIDEO button page 20 Hint If you do not want to watch TV while recording you can turn off the TV When using a decoder make sure to leave it on Notes 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 program you are recording may be erased 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 if i Disc type format Recording status Recording mode A l N H Recording time Press DISPLAY to turn off the display 3 Playing the Recorded Program Title List To play a recorded title select the title from the Title List TITLE LIST _ o 4 t4 ENTE
115. setting methods 1 Select Tuner Preset in Basic and press ENTER Basic Tuner Preset Antenna Cable Cable Auto Preset Manual Channel Setup 2 Select Antenna Cable and press ENTER Antenna Cable Basic Tuner Preset Antenna Cable Auto Preset Manual Channel Setup Antenna Presets VHF and UHF channels Cable Presets cable TV channels 3 Select an option and press ENTER 4 Select Auto Preset and press ENTER All receivable channels are preset in numerical sequence Manual Channel Setup Presets or disables channels manually If some channels could not be set using the Auto Preset or Easy Setup function you can set them manually 1 Select Tuner Preset in Basic and press ENTER Basic Tuner Preset Antenna Cable Auto Preset Manual Channel Setup sjuawysnipy pue shuas gt continued 71 2 ow 72 Select Antenna Cable and press ENTER Basic Tuner Preset Antenna Cable i Auto Preset Cable Manual Channel Setup Antenna Presets VHF and UHF channels Cable Presets cable TV channels Select an option and press ENTER Select Manual Channel Setup and press ENTER Basic Tuner Preset Manual Channel Setup hes Activate Channel Yes Yes No
116. t Alaska Hawaii lt gt Auto Daylight Saving Select On or Off standard time or select Auto to have the recorder automatically set the daylight saving time Hint If you set Full Auto to Yes the Auto Clock Set function is activated whenever the recorder is turned off Manual Manual Clock Set If the Auto Clock Set function did not set the clock correctly for your local area set the clock manually T Select Clock in Basic and press ENTER 2 Select Manual and press ENTER Basic Clock Present Time Set the time and date manually Sun 1 2006 12 00AM 3 Press t4 to set the month and press gt Set the day year hour and minutes in sequence Press gt to select the item to be set then press tit to set the numbers The day of the week is set automatically 4 Press ENTER to start the clock sjuawysnipy pue shuas I Hint To change the numbers in step 3 press to return to the item to be changed and select the numbers by pressing OSD On Screen Display Switches the display language on the screen 73 74 Video Settings Video Video settings will adjust items related to the image such as size and color 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
117. t Original appears press lt 2 Press OPTIONS to select Create a Playlist and press ENTER Create a Playlist Select a title OK Cancel_ _ Select Preview 3 Select Select and press ENTER Title selection Cancel Select a title 4 Tennis 3 Travel 2 Mystery 1 World Sports 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 Il PAUSE and then press Hea PREV Create a Playlist 1 World Sports Set IN point T i JH 0 10 26 gt OUT OK Cancel Select Preview 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 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 4II IP and press ENTER The selected scene is added to the scene list e To add more scenes go to step 5 9 When you finish adding scenes press 4 Create a
118. te 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 Finalize Disc for all recordable discs except DVD RW in VR mode Selects whether or not to finalize the disc automatically following One Touch Dubbing page 68 Auto Automatically finalizes the disc following One Touch Dubbing Manual Allows you to finalize 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 amp SETUP Basic Power Save Standby Off Video Command Mode DVD3 Audio Factory Setup Recording DvD Others Easy Setup Power Save Standby Selects whether this r
119. the disc tray to prevent children from ejecting the disc When the recorder is turned on hold down E STOP 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 ll STOP until UNLOCKED appears in the front panel display when the recorder is turned on Hints e You can also use the C gt PLAY button in step 3 page 49 to start playback e Even if you select Factory Setup in the Others setup page 81 the Child Lock remains set Playback options To check the position of the buttons below see the illustration on page 49 For MP3 or JPEG operations see Playing MP3 Audio Tracks or JPEG Image Files on yoeqheld page 55 Buttons Operations AUDIO Selects one of the audio tracks recorded on the disc when pressed repeatedly in normal playback mode mm Exe CON TET umn Selects the language j Selects the main or sub sound MAJ Selects stereo or monaural audio tracks SUBTITLE Selects a subtitle language when pressed repeatedly DVD e REPLAY Replays the scene briefly fast forwards the scene ADVANCE e gt instant replay instant advance DVD lt q PREV NEXT PPI Goes to the beginning of the previous next title chapter scene track lt lt gt gt fast reverse fast forward Fast reverses fast forwards the disc when pressed during playback Search speed cha
120. this function set Auto Chapter in the Recording setup to Off page 78 When recording to a DVD R VR mode or DVD RW VR mode you can insert and erase chapter marks manually page 62 Buipsooay JUN 43 Checking Changing Canceling Timer Settings Timer List Els GD Ge i Ee Rvs You can check change or cancel timer settings using the Timer List TIMER LIST QD 6 t4 ENTER d gt RETURN e wO lt e e gt 1 Press TIMER LIST The Timer List appears TIMER LIST 10 30AM Mon Sat 10 00PM 10 15PM Sat 11 25 8 30PM 9 30PM CF Sat 11 25 9 00PM 10 00PM Sun 11 26 4 00PM 5 00PM Timer information displays the recording date time recording mode etc cH Indicates that the setting is overlapped by another setting red Indicates the setting is currently being recorded QO 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 When all of the timer settings do not fit on the list the scroll bar appears To view the hidden timer settings press t4 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 gt and adjust using Select OK and press ENTER Mo
121. tiasatatad ene 79 Remote Control Settings Factory Settings Others 81 Easy Setup Resetting the Recorder 0 0c cece eee eee 82 Additional Information 00002 eee eee 83 Troubleshooting ic c 00 cetacean eee ee ee ee eee eee 83 Self diagnosis Function When letters numbers appear in the display 88 Notes About This Recorder 0 0 00 e eee eee 88 Specifications me ete ee eS eee ek aks ate ees 89 About MUNK cco Meek Ok Sauda BUR Soe ea ee Saude halen let aeaa case in a aaea 90 Guide to Parts and Controls 0 0 00 e cette 92 Language Code List 0 eee eee eee 95 Area Code se ase cendee ss hehe e deed eth a a e a E ol wed Ey 95 IND OX inte te satee eee ay ees ani A PAS a E ve intake Binet e N A 96 Quick Guide to Disc Types Recordable and playable discs Em Automatically Hugs RENEE formatted in Playable on DVD RW DVD RW RW VR mode compatible players 3 DVD RW automatically finalized DVD ReWritable VR DVD Formatin VR Playable only on VR mode gt mode compatible players DVD mode RW page 27 finalization unnecessary RW DVD Video Format in Playable on most DVD mente nw Video mode players finalization RWA page 27 necessary page 35 DVD R Em Automatically formatted in Playable on most DVD PNRI VR mode players finalization DVD R necessary page 35 DVD R DL cm VIDEO DVD R DL Format i
122. 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 gt continued 3 Important Safety Instructions 8 9 Read these instructions Keep these instructions Heed all warnings Follow all instructions Do not use this apparatus near water Clean only with dry cloth Do not block any ventilation openings Install in accordance with the manufacturer s instructions Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or other apparatus including amplifiers that produce heat Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding type plug A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet 10 Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus 11 Only use attachments accessories specified by the manufacturer 12 Use only with the cart stand tripod bracket or table specified by the manufacturer o
123. tina 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 Denmark 2363 Malaysia 2501 Singapore uoewoju jeuo ppy 95 96 Index Words in quotations appear in the on screen displays Numerics 16 9 23 74 4 3 Letter Box 23 74 4 3 Pan Scan 23 74 48kHz 96kHz PCM 77 A A B Erase 61 AC Power Cord 19 Adjusting playback picture 52 playback sound 53 recording picture 42 AFT 72 Album 31 57 Album number 31 Album Search 54 Angle 49 Antenna 12 Area code 95 AUDIO 51 Audio 76 80 Audio ATT 76 Audio Connection 23 76 Audio cord 18 Audio DRC 77 Audio Settings 53 Auto 72 Auto Chapter 78 Auto Clock Set 72 Auto Display 75 Auto Preset 71 Auto Stereo 76 AV SYNC 53 B Basic 71 Batteries 20 BNR 52 Brightness 43 52 C Cable box 13 14 CD 10 Change 45 Change Angle 49 Change Order 64 Chapter 31 43 62 CHAPTER MARK 62 CHAPTER MARK ERASE 62 Chapter number 31 Chapter Search 54 Chasing Playback 53 Check Overlap 45 46 Checking changing canceling timer setti
124. tion 00 000000000 42 Adjusting the recording picture quality and size 42 Creating chapters in a title 0 0 00000000 43 Checking Changing Canceling Timer Settings Timer List 44 Changing the priority of overlapped settings 45 Recording From Connected Equipment 00 0 eee eee 47 Recording from connected equipment with a timer Synchro Rec 47 Recording from connected equipment without a timer 48 Playback 222 2 c2i0 Sec wht eh eh Sane E 49 Playing purse mees Keria r Run esd aE ule EAE a fie AR eau 49 Eor eooo o E E EA A E EEE E E 51 Adjusting the picture quality 0 2 0 2 cee eee eee 52 Adjusting the delay between the picture and sound AV SYNC 53 Playing from the beginning of the program you are recording Chasing Playback riar ete a 00 0 c cece eee eee 53 Playing a previous recording while making another Simultaneous Rec and Play 0 0 0 e eee eee eee 54 Searching for a Title Chapter Track etc 0 0 00 cee ee 54 Playing MP3 Audio Tracks or JPEG Image Files 55 About MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files 56 MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files that the recorder can play 57 About playback order of albums tracks and files 57 Erasing and Editing 3 c 2 c 56 2242 oe haa sche se eG Seects 59 Before Editing ss Shen
125. tion such as a satellite tuner Connect the equipment to the LINE 1 IN jacks of the recorder page 26 When the connected equipment turns on the recorder starts recording a program from the LINE 1 IN jacks 1 Insert a recordable DVD See 1 Inserting a Disc on page 27 2 Press INPUT SELECT repeatedly to select L1 3 Press REC MODE repeatedly to select the recording mode For details about the recording mode see page 39 4 Set the timer on the connected equipment to the time of the program you want to record and turn it off 9 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 beginning of the program 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
126. tricted 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 81 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 change 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 95 using the number buttons No
127. ts are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Precaution Install this system so that the AC power cord can be unplugged from the wall socket immediately in the event of trouble 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 meters 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 any further On power sources The recorder is not d
128. ts 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 a commercially available cleaning disc or disc lens cleaner wet or spray type These may cause the recorder to malfunction 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 e 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 e After playing store the disc in its case e Clean the disc with a cleaning cloth Wipe the disc from the center out i Se Do not use solvents such as benzine thinner commercially available cleaners or anti static spray intended for vinyl LPs e 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 Specifications System Laser Semiconductor laser Channel coverage NTSC VHF 2 to 13 UHF 14 to 69 CATV A 8 to A 1 A to W
129. ts up on the front panel display To record only SAP sound set Tuner Audio in the Audio setup to SAP page 76 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 colored screen will be recorded Copy control Recordable discs signals a as Gopy Onee CPRM CPRM Copy Never None a blank screen is recorded The recorded disc can be played only on CPRM compatible equipment page 8 Timer Recording ELS GD GS Le Ee You can set the timer for a total of 40 programs up to 30 days in advance Set the date time and channel of the program manually O Note Do not operate your cable box or satellite receiver just before or during a timer recording This may prevent the accurate recording of a program t4 ENTER REC E REC STOP T Press TIMER Timer Set the timer manually OK Cancel Day and Time Today 7 52PM 8 52PM 2ch Extend Mode Tine SP 2 Press 4 to select the Day and Time or Mode row Then press ENTER 3 Select an item using 4 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 sto
130. u appears The sub menu displays options applicable only to the selected item The displayed options differ depending upon the model situation and disc type 1 1 4 7GB TITLeELIsT Close 12 Tennis Play Play Beginning Erase Protect Title Title Name A B Erase Thu 4 20 2006 1 00AM O 11 Travel Mon 4 10 2006 9 00PM 0 10 Mystery Sun 4 2 2006 9 00AM 1H00M SLP 0 848 Sub menu 4 Select Play and press ENTER Playback starts from the selected title To stop playback Press W STOP To scroll the list display by page Page mode Press e REPLAY ADVANCE e while the list display is turned on Each time you press e REPLAY ADVANCE e the entire Title List changes to the next previous page of titles About the Title List for 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 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 gt continued suoljeiadg aiseg 4 13 D z 5 z A lt o
131. u want to play and press ENTER The sub menu appears 3 Select Play and press ENTER Playback starts from the selected title Notes This function does not work when recording on a 1x speed DVD RW in the HQ or HSP recording mode When playing a title recorded in the HQ or HSP recording mode picture noise may appear depending upon the condition of the recording e 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 Searching for a Title Chapter Track etc Em amn Ss EL Ei j D i DATA CD 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 000 bima OS SET oD ENTER OPTIONS 1 Press OPTIONS during playback to select a search method and press ENTER Title Search for DVDs Chapter Search for DVDs Track Search for CDs DATA CDs Search for VIDEO CDs Album Search for DATA DVDs DATA CDs Time Search for 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 Exam

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