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WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Quick Guide to Disc Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Recordable and playable discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Playable discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Hookups and Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Hooking Up the Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Step 1: Connecting the Antenna Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

A: Cable box or satellite receiver with a video/audio output . . . . . . . . . . 13
B: Cable box with an antenna output only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
C: Cable without cable box, or antenna only (no cable TV) . . . . . . . . . . 15

Step 2: Connecting the Video Cords   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Step 3: Connecting the Audio Cords   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Step 4: Connecting the AC Power Cord  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Step 5: Preparing the Remote   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Controlling TVs with the remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
If you have a Sony DVD player or more than one

Sony DVD recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Changing channels of the recorder using the remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Step 6: Easy Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Connecting a VCR or Similar Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Connecting to the LINE 1 IN jacks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Connecting to the LINE 2 IN jacks on the front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Connecting to a Satellite or Digital Tuner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

1. Inserting a Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
2. Recording a Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Checking the disc status while recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

3. Playing the Recorded Program (Title List) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
4. Displaying the Playing/Remaining Time and Play Information . . . . . . . . . 30

Checking the playing/remaining time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Checking the remaining disc space. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

5. Changing the Name of a Recorded Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
6. Labeling and Protecting a Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Labeling a disc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Protecting a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

7. Playing the Disc on Other DVD Equipment (Finalize) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Finalizing the disc using

OPEN/CLOSE button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Finalizing the disc using “Disc Information” display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Unfinalizing a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

8. Reformatting a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Eight Basic Operations

— Getting to Know Your DVD Recorder

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Summary of Contents for RDR-GX330 - DVD Recorder With TV Tuner

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Page 2: ...t 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 b 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 limits are designed to provide reasonable protection again...

Page 3: ...l not compensate for any lost recordings or relevant losses including when recordings are not made due to reasons including recorder failure or when the contents of a recording are lost or damaged as a result of recorder failure or repair undertaken to the recorder Sony will not restore recover or replicate the recorded contents under any circumstances Copyrights Television programs films video ta...

Page 4: ...facturer or sold with the apparatus When a cart is used use caution when moving the cart apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip over 13 Unplugthis apparatusduring 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 liqu...

Page 5: ...te 22 Step 6 Easy Setup 23 Connecting a VCR or Similar Device 24 Connecting to the LINE 1 IN jacks 24 Connecting to the LINE 2 IN jacks on the front panel 25 Connecting to a Satellite or Digital Tuner 26 1 Inserting a Disc 27 2 Recording a Program 27 Checking the disc status while recording 28 3 Playing the Recorded Program Title List 28 4 Displaying the Playing Remaining Time and Play Information...

Page 6: ...ram you are recording Chasing Playback 53 Playing a previous recording while making another Simultaneous Rec and Play 54 Searching for a Title Chapter Track etc 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 59 ...

Page 7: ...ng Settings Recording 78 Disc Settings DVD 79 Remote Control Settings Factory Settings Others 81 Easy Setup Resetting the Recorder 82 Additional Information 83 Troubleshooting 83 Self diagnosis Function When letters numbers appear in the display 88 Notes About This Recorder 88 Specifications 89 About i LINK 90 Guide to Parts and Controls 92 Language Code List 95 Area Code 95 Index 96 ...

Page 8: ... finalization unnecessary Video mode Format in Video mode page 27 Playable on most DVD players finalization necessary page 35 DVD R Automatically formatted in VR mode DVD R VIDEO Playable on most DVD players finalization necessary page 35 DVD R DL DVD R VR mode Format in VR mode page 27 1 Formatting is performed usingthe Disc Information display Playable only on DVD R in VR mode compatible players...

Page 9: ...e Layer discs DVD RW DVD RW DVD R DVD R DL and DVD R are trademarks 1 When an unformatted DVD R is inserted into this recorder it is automatically formatted in Video mode To format a new DVD R in VR mode format using the Disc Information display page 27 2 CPRM Content Protection for Recordable Media is a coding technology that protects copyrights for images Discs that cannot be recorded on 8 cm di...

Page 10: ...her than NTSC such as PAL Playable discs Type Disc Logo Icon used in this manual Characteristics DVD VIDEO 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 VIDEO CD VIDEO CDs or CD Rs CD RWs in VIDEO CD Super VIDEO CD format CD Music CDs or CD Rs CD RWs in music CD format DATA DVD DVD RWs DVD Rs DVD R...

Page 11: ...ed 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 b 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...

Page 12: ...na hookups 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 b Notes If your antenna is a flat cable 300 oh...

Page 13: ...f 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 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 A Cable box or satellite receiver with a video audio output ANT IN R L S VIDEO AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT TO TV to LINE 1 IN DVD recorder Audio video ...

Page 14: ...match the channel on the recorder 2ch 3ch or 4ch to the antenna output channel on the cable box 2ch 3ch or 4ch b Note When using this connection set Antenna Cable of the Tuner Preset to Antenna in the Basic setup page 71 B Cable box with an antenna output only ANT IN TO TV to VHF UHF IN Wall to VHF UHF OUT to antenna input Antenna cable supplied Signal flow TV Cable box DVD recorder ...

Page 15: ... 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 C Cable without cable box or antenna only no cable TV DVD recorder TV to antenna input to VHF UHF IN to VHF UHF OUT Antenna cable supplied Signal flow Wall ...

Page 16: ...es If your TV accepts progressive 480p format 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 VIDEO AUDIO INPUT L R INPUT S VIDEO PR PB Y COMPONENT VIDEO IN C B A Audio video cord supplied Component video cord not supplied yellow TV projector or AV amplifier rec...

Page 17: ... 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 b Note Do not connect more than one type of video cord between the recorder and your TV at the same time ...

Page 18: ...jack use this connection You can enjoy Dolby Digital 5 1ch and DTS 5 1ch surround effects B Audio L R left right input jacks This connection will use your TV s or stereo amplifier s receiver s two speakers for sound VIDEO AUDIO INPUT L R A B AV amplifier receiver with a decoder white TV projector or AV amplifier receiver Audio video cord supplied Signal flow Coaxial digital cord not supplied to DI...

Page 19: ...nnection page 23 Otherwise no sound or a loud noise will come from your speakers 1 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 AC IN terminal of the recorder Then plug the reco...

Page 20: ...s wipe out any liquid inside the battery compartment and insert new batteries Do not expose the remote sensor marked on the front panel to strong light such as direct sunlight or a lighting apparatus The recorder may not respond to the remote You can adjust the remote s signal to control your TV b Notes Depending on the connected unit you may not be able to control your TV with some or all of the ...

Page 21: ...mmand mode setting for this recorder and the supplied remote is DVD3 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 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 Toshib...

Page 22: ...seconds To check the Command Mode for the recorder Press x STOP on the recorder when the recorder is turned off The Command Mode for the recorder appears in the front panel display You can change channels of the recorder using the number buttons Example for channel 50 Press 5 0 then press SET Command Mode Code number DVD1 number button 1 DVD2 number button 2 DVD3 number button 3 If the Command Mod...

Page 23: ...tion 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 connecte...

Page 24: ...er 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 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 Connecting to the LINE 1 IN jacks OUTPUT S VIDEO AUDIO L R VIDEO VCR...

Page 25: ...o cord instead of an audio video cord z Hint When the connected equipment outputs only monaural sound connect to just the L MONO and VIDEO input jacks on the front of the recorder Do not connect the R input jack b Notes Do not connect the yellow LINE IN VIDEO jack when using an S video cord Do not connect the output jack of this recorder to another equipment s input jack with the other equipment s...

Page 26: ...necessary to use the Synchro Recording function See Recording from connected equipment with a timer Synchro Rec on page 47 b Notes Synchro Recording does not work with some tuners For details see the tuner s operating instructions If you disconnect the recorder s AC power cord you will not be able to view the signals from the connected tuner AUDIO OUTPUT L R VIDEO AUDIO INPUT L R VIDEO TV Satellit...

Page 27: ...ecordable on this recorder you can manually re format the disc to make a blank disc page 37 2 Recording a Program This section introduces the basic operation to record a current TV program to a disc DVD For an explanation of how to make timer recordings see page 39 1 Insert a recordable DVD 2 Press CH to select the channel or input source you want to record 3 Press REC MODE repeatedly to select th...

Page 28: ...e recording If there is a power failure the program you are recording may be erased You can check the recording information such as recording time or disc type Press DISPLAY during recording The recording information appears A Disc type format B Recording status C Recording mode D Recording time Press DISPLAY to turn off the display 3 Playing the Recorded Program Title List To play a recorded titl...

Page 29: ...ppears The sub menu displays options applicable only to the selected item The displayed options differ depending upon the model situation and disc type 4 Select Play and press ENTER Playback starts from the selected title To stop playback Press x STOP To scroll the list display by page Page mode Press REPLAY ADVANCE while the list display is turned on Each time you press REPLAY ADVANCE the entire ...

Page 30: ...scene is set for the title s thumbnail picture To turn off the Title List Press TITLE LIST z Hints After recording the first scene of the recording the title is automatically set as the thumbnail picture You can select TITLE LIST from the System Menu b Notes The title names may not appear for DVDs created on other DVD recorders It may take a few seconds for the thumbnail pictures to be displayed A...

Page 31: ...VDs and DATA CDs 3 Displayed when you press TIME TEXT repeatedly z Hints 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 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 b Note Playing ti...

Page 32: ...evel of a CD s text such as the disc name The letters or symbols that cannot be displayed are replaced with Playing time of MP3 audio tracks may not be displayed correctly 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 Availabl...

Page 33: ...ter you want to enter and press ENTER The selected character appears at the top of the display Example Input Title Name The type of characters will change according to the language you select in Easy Setup Some languages allow you to enter an accent mark To enter a letter with an accent mark select an accent followed by the letter Example Select and then a to enter à To insert a space select Space...

Page 34: ...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 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 ...

Page 35: ...n be displayed on other DVD equipment Before finalizing check the differences between the disc types in the table below Differences between the disc types Protecting a disc RWVR RVR 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 final...

Page 36: ...ER The display shows the approximate time required for finalizing and asks for confirmation 4 Select OK and press ENTER The recorder starts finalizing the disc z 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 b Notes Depending on the condition of the disc recording or the DVD equipment discs may not pl...

Page 37: ...nformation 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 5...

Page 38: ...ing you can change the recording format on DVD RWs or record again on DVD RWs that have been finalized b Note On this model 1 GB read gigabyte is equivalent to 1 billion bytes The larger the number the larger the disc space ...

Page 39: ...ty 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 b Notes The maximum continuous recording time for a single title is eight hours Situations below may cause slight ...

Page 40: ...d but only a blank grey colored screen will be recorded The recorded disc can be played only on CPRM compatible equipment page 8 Timer Recording 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 b Note Do not operate your cable box or satellite receiver just before or during a timer recording This may prevent the accurat...

Page 41: ...ng during timer recording Press x 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 O...

Page 42: ...orks with a timer recording It does not function with Quick Timer or Synchro Rec You can set the recorder to record in 30 minute increments Press z REC repeatedly to set the duration Each press advances the time in 30 minute increments The maximum duration is six hours 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...

Page 43: ...t Brightness Changes the overall brightness Color Makes the colors deeper or lighter Hue Changes the color balance 3 Adjust the setting using M m and press ENTER The default setting is underlined Rec NR weak Off 1 2 3 strong Rec Video Equalizer Contrast weak 3 0 3 strong Brightness dark 3 0 3 bright Color light 3 0 3 deep Hue red 3 0 3 green Repeat steps 2 and 3 to adjust any other items b Notes W...

Page 44: ...ng 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 M m 2 Select the timer setting you want to check change cancel and press ENTER The sub menu appears 3 Select one of the options and press ENTER Modify Changes the timer settin...

Page 45: ...le recording a program that has priority 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 will appear next to the overlapped setting in the Timer List Check the priority order of the settings If the timer settings overlap the program that was set last has priority and will be recorded A timer recording ...

Page 46: ...is overlapped by another timer setting 3 Select Check Overlap and press ENTER 4 Select Change and press ENTER 5 Press M m 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 z Hint You can change the priority of a timer setting while recording ...

Page 47: ... off To stop recording Press x REC STOP or c z SYNCHRO REC To cancel Synchro Rec Press c z SYNCHRO REC The SYNCHRO REC indicator on the recorder turns off b Notes 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...

Page 48: ...see page 39 4 Insert the source tape into the connected equipment and set to playback pause 5 Press z 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 x REC STOP on this recorder If you connect a digita...

Page 49: ...C 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 H PLAY when Press SELECT appears The PBC function of Super VIDEO CDs does not work with this recorder Super VIDEO CDs are played in ...

Page 50: ...s Parental Control If you play a restricted DVD the message Do you want to temporarily change the Parental Control level to appears on your TV screen 1 Select OK and press ENTER The display for entering your password appears 2 Enter your four digit password using the number buttons 3 Press ENTER to select OK The recorder starts playback To register or change the password see Parental Control DVD V...

Page 51: ...y fast forwards the scene PREV NEXT Goes to the beginning of the previous next title chapter scene track fast reverse fast forward Fast reverses fast forwards the disc when pressed during playback Search speed changes as follows fast reverse fast forward m1 T t 1M m2 T T t t 2M m3 T T T t t t 3M When you press and hold the button fast forward fast reverse continues at the selected speed until you ...

Page 52: ...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...

Page 53: ... to adjust the setting and press ENTER 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 ...

Page 54: ...e 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 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 1 Pres...

Page 55: ...PEG Image Files You can play MP3 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 1 Insert a disc See 1 Inserting a Disc on page 27 2 Press H 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 aud...

Page 56: ...er folder Images larger than 720 480 will be reduced to 720 480 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 appears but the recorder cannot play the file MP3 is an audio compression technology that satisfies certain ISO ...

Page 57: ...ollowing order Structure of disc contents When you insert a DATA CD DATA DVD and press H PLAY the numbered tracks or files are played sequentially from 1 through 7 For JPEG image files press ADVANCE to go to the next album For instance when you want to go from 1 to 2 Any sub albums tracks or files contained within a currently selected album take priority over the next album in the same tree Exampl...

Page 58: ...s are counted as well 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 This recorder suppor...

Page 59: ...y 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 whil...

Page 60: ...le List page 30 Make a Playlist Adds the entire title to the Playlist title as one scene page 64 z Hints You can erase multiple titles at one time page 60 You can label or re label DVDs page 34 b Note DVD RW DVD R VR mode playlist titles cannot be protected You can select and erase more than one title at one time using the OPTIONS menu 1 Press TITLE LIST For DVD RWs DVD Rs in VR mode press to swit...

Page 61: ...A using c C and press ENTER The display for setting point B appears 4 Select point B using m M and press ENTER Playback pauses 5 Press ENTER if point B is correct If point B is incorrect select point B using c C and press ENTER The display asks for confirmation To reset point A press M and O RETURN and go to step 2 To reset point B press M and repeat step 4 To preview the title without scenes to b...

Page 62: ... to Off in the Recording setup Creating and Editing a Playlist 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 record...

Page 63: ... the scene list To add more scenes go to step 5 9 When you finish adding scenes press m A Total duration of the selected scene B Total number of scenes C Selected scene 10Select the scene you want to re edit and press ENTER The sub menu appears Move Changes the scene order using and press ENTER Erase Erases the scene When asked for confirmation select OK To add more scenes press M and go to step 5...

Page 64: ...to the new location To move more titles go to step 3 To finish select Quit and press ENTER 1 Press TITLE LIST If the Title List Original menu appears press 2 Press OPTIONS to select Combine Titles and press ENTER The display for selecting titles appears 3 Select a title and press ENTER A number indicating the order in which you selected the title appears To cancel the selection press ENTER again 4...

Page 65: ...ress X PAUSE and then press PREV 4 Select the dividing point by pressing m M and press ENTER Playback pauses 5 Press ENTER if the dividing point is correct If the dividing point is incorrect select the dividing point using c C and press ENTER The display asks for confirmation To change the dividing point press M 6 Select OK and press ENTER The title is divided in two z Hint After a title is divide...

Page 66: ...ng on a disc after the initial dub use the DV IN jack and record on a DVD RW DVD R VR mode b Notes You cannot make a recording while DV dubbing The DV IN jack is for input only It will not output signals 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 ...

Page 67: ...mpletes dubbing even after being turned off b Notes 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...

Page 68: ...ecordings 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 x REC STOP Program Edit 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 m Using the recorder s remote ...

Page 69: ...OUT point using m M and press ENTER Playback pauses 7 Press ENTER if the OUT point is correct If the OUT point is incorrect select the OUT point using c C and press ENTER The selected scene is added to the scene information block To add more scenes go to step 4 8 When you finish adding scenes press m The scene list is displayed A Total duration of the program B Total number of scenes C Scene infor...

Page 70: ...g 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 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 b Notes If you set the b...

Page 71: ...vable 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 presetting methods 1 Select Tuner Preset in Basic and press ENTER 2 Select Antenna Cable and press ENTER 3 Select an option and press ENTER 4 Select Auto Preset and press ENTER All receivabl...

Page 72: ...he Auto Fine Tuning function does not work effectively select Off in step 8 and press Press M m to obtain a clearer picture and press ENTER 10 To preset or disable another channel repeat from step 5 Auto Auto Clock Set Turns on the Auto Clock Set function when a channel in your local area broadcasts a time signal 1 Select Clock in Basic and press ENTER 2 Select Auto and press ENTER Antenna Presets...

Page 73: ...ally set your time zone The options are Auto y Atlantic y Eastern y Central y Mountain y Pacific y Alaska y Hawaii y Auto Daylight Saving Select On or Off standard time or select Auto to have the recorder automatically set the daylight saving time z 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 Cloc...

Page 74: ...ing is not effective when the recorder outputs progressive signals 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 1 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 progre...

Page 75: ... 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 Display Screen Saver The screen saver image appears when you do not use the recorder for more than 10 minutes while an on scre...

Page 76: ...witch 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...

Page 77: ...he 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 D PCM Select this when the recorder is connected to an audio component lacking a built in Dolby Digital decoder 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 a...

Page 78: ...lly divide a recording a title into chapters during recording or dubbing b Notes The actual chapter mark interval may vary depending on the amount of information contained in the video to be recorded 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 On Automatically adjusts the recordi...

Page 79: ... may be blocked or replaced with different scenes 1 Select Parental Control in DVD and press ENTER If you have not entered a password the display for registering a new password appears When you have already registered a password the display for entering the password appears 2 Enter your four digit password using the number buttons then select OK and press ENTER 3 Select Standard and press ENTER Th...

Page 80: ...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 z Hint If you select Others in DVD Menu Subtitle or Audio select and enter a language code from...

Page 81: ...r 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 1 Select Factory Setup in Others and press or ENTER The display for selecting a group of settings appears 2 Select the group of settings you want to ret...

Page 82: ...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 4 Select Start 5 Follow the instructions for Easy Setup page 23 from step 2 ...

Page 83: ... cannot accept the progressive signal In this case hold down x STOP and press CHANNEL minus on the unit 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 x STOP and press CHANNEL minus on the unit and the recorder is set to normal interlace format When playing a double layer DVD the vi...

Page 84: ...ions securely The connecting cord is damaged The input source setting on the amplifier or the connection to the amplifier is incorrect The recorder is in reverse play fast forward slow motion or pause mode 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 Set Audio ATT in the Audio setup to ...

Page 85: ...ot be changed Multi angles are not recorded on the DVD VIDEO being played You are trying to change the angles when does not appear on the TV screen page 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 ...

Page 86: ... equipment is not connected to the LINE 1 IN jacks of the recorder The recorder is connected to the TV output jack of the connected equipment Synchro Recording does not complete The timer setting for the connected equipment overlapped the recorder s timer setting page 48 There was a power failure during the recording The recorder automatically starts recording when the satellite receiver is turned...

Page 87: ...ront panel display 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 Contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility The disc tray does not open and you cannot remove the disc after you press Z OPEN CLOSE Turn off the recorder Once the clock appears in the front panel display disconnect the AC pow...

Page 88: ...volume Do not turn up the volume while listening to a section with very low level inputs or no audio signals If you do the speakers may be damaged when a peak level section is played On cleaning Clean the cabinet panel and controls with a soft cloth slightly moistened with a mild detergent solution Do not use any type of abrasive pad scouring powder or solvent such as alcohol or benzine On cleanin...

Page 89: ...ellophane 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 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 re...

Page 90: ...a 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 characte...

Page 91: ...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 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 f...

Page 92: ...R MARK button 62 CHAPTER MARK ERASE button 62 M DISPLAY button 30 N TIMER LIST button 44 O O RETURN button 44 P M m ENTER button 23 Q REPLAY ADVANCE buttons 28 55 R OPTIONS button 37 S PREV NEXT buttons 51 T mc CM search slow freeze frame buttons 51 U TIME TEXT button 30 V H PLAY button 49 X PAUSE button 51 x STOP button 49 The H PLAY button has a tactile dot W z REC button 27 x REC STOP button 27...

Page 93: ...A open close button 27 F H play button 49 G x stop button 49 H remote sensor 20 I z REC button 27 J x REC STOP button 27 K LINE 2 IN S VIDEO VIDEO L MONO AUDIO R jacks 25 L CHANNEL buttons 27 The button has a tactile dot M ONE TOUCH DUB button 68 N DV IN jack 66 Use the tactile dot as a reference when operating the recorder Front panel continued ...

Page 94: ...s as CD z 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 A VHF UHF IN OUT jacks 12 B LINE 1 IN R AUDIO L VIDEO jacks 16 C LINE 1 IN S VIDEO jack 24 D DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL jack 18 E LINE OUT R AUDIO L VIDEO jacks 16 18 F AC IN terminal 19 G LINE OUT S VIDEO jack 16 H COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y PB PR jacks 16 Fr...

Page 95: ...ati 1209 Hausa 1217 Hindi 1226 Croatian 1229 Hungarian 1233 Armenian 1235 Interlingua 1239 Interlingue 1245 Inupiak 1248 Indonesian 1253 Icelandic 1254 Italian 1257 Hebrew 1261 Japanese 1269 Yiddish 1283 Javanese 1287 Georgian 1297 Kazakh 1298 Greenlandic 1299 Cambodian 1300 Kannada 1301 Korean 1305 Kashmiri 1307 Kurdish 1311 Kirghiz 1313 Latin 1326 Lingala 1327 Laothian 1332 Lithuanian 1334 Latvi...

Page 96: ...53 Check Overlap 45 46 Checking changing canceling timer settings 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 Crea...

Page 97: ...ify 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 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 ins...

Page 98: ...track 51 search mode 54 SET 22 34 54 Set Thumbnail 60 Sharpness 52 SimultaneousRecandPlay 54 Slow motion play 51 Sort 29 Stereo 40 Stereo programs 40 Stereo1 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 Se...

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