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DVD Recorder
Operating Instructions
RDR-HX910
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Page 2: ...e limits set out in the EMC Directive using a connection cable shorter than 3 metres On safety Should any solid object or liquid fall into the cabinet unplug the recorder and have it checked by qualified personnel before operating it any further About the hard disk drive The hard disk has a high storage density which enables long recording durations and quick access to the written data However it ...
Page 3: ...re making the actual recording Copyrights Television programmes films video tapes discs and other materials may be copyrighted Unauthorized recording of such material may be contrary to the provisions of the copyright laws Also use of this recorder with cable television transmission may require authorization from the cable television transmitter and or programme owner This product incorporates cop...
Page 4: ...e Sony DVD recorder 20 Step 7 Easy Setup 21 Connecting a VCR or Similar Device 22 Connecting to the LINE IN 1 or 3 jacks 22 Connecting to the LINE 2 IN jacks on the front panel 23 Connecting to a Satellite or Digital Tuner 24 1 Inserting and Formatting a DVD Disc Disc Info 25 Inserting a Disc 25 Formatting a DVD disc Disc Info 25 2 Recording a Programme 27 Checking the disc status while recording ...
Page 5: ... beginning of the programme you are recording Chasing Playback 55 Playing a previous recording while making another Simultaneous Rec and Play 55 Searching for a Title Chapter Track etc 56 Searching by Thumbnail Visual Search 56 Searching by title number or time code 57 Playing MP3 Audio Tracks or JPEG Image Files 58 Selecting an MP3 album or track 58 Selecting a JPEG album or image 59 About MP3 au...
Page 6: ...tings and Adjustments 80 Aerial Reception and Language Settings Settings 80 Channel Setting 80 Channel List Changing Disabling the channels 82 TV Guide Page 82 Clock 83 Language 84 Video Settings Video 84 Audio Settings Audio 86 Recording and Parental Control Settings Features 88 Disc and Remote Control Settings Factory Settings Options 90 Easy Setup Resetting the Recorder 91 Additional Informatio...
Page 7: ...r Simultaneous Rec and Play Playing a previous recording while making another Simultaneous Rec and Play on page 55 HDD RW RWVR RWVideo R R HDD RWVR HDD RW RWVR RWVideo R R VCD CD DATA CD DATADVD Dubbing Editing Compatible media and reference pages Creating your own programme Playlist Creating and Editing a Playlist on page 67 Copying a recorded title to and from the HDD Dubbing HDD y DVD Dubbing H...
Page 8: ...used in this manual Formatting new discs Compatibility with other DVD players finalizing Hard disk drive internal Formatting unnecessary Dub HDD contents to a DVD to play on other DVD players DVD RW Automatically formatted in VR mode Playable on DVD RW compatible players automatically finalized DVD RW VR mode Format in VR mode page 25 Playable only on VR mode compatible players finalization unnece...
Page 9: ... disc space Recording Features Editing Features Rewrite page 37 Auto Chapter page 88 Manual Chapter page 67 Record 16 9 sizes page 42 Change title name page 63 Delete title page 65 A B Erase page 64 Playlist page 67 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 3 Yes Yes No No No Yes No No Yes Yes 4 No No No Yes No Yes 3 Yes Yes 4 No No...
Page 10: ...ording format Playable discs Type Disc Logo Icon used in this manual Characteristics DVD VIDEO Discs such as movies that can be purchased or rented 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 that can be purchased DATA DVD DVD RWs DVD Rs DVD RWs DVD Rs DVD ROMs containing JPEG image files DATA CD CD ROMs CD Rs CD RWs containi...
Page 11: ...ch 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 characteristics of...
Page 12: ... supplied with the components to be connected You cannot connect this recorder to a TV that does not have a video input jack Be sure to disconnect the power cord mains lead of each component before connecting Step 1 Unpacking Check that you have the following items Audio video cord phono plug 3 y phono plug 3 1 Power cord mains lead 1 Aerial cable 1 Remote commander remote 1 R6 size AA batteries 2...
Page 13: ... cable from your TV and connect it to AERIAL IN on the rear panel of the recorder 2 Connect AERIAL OUT of the recorder to the aerial input of your TV using the supplied aerial cable AC IN COMPONENT VIDEO OUT PB CB Y PR CR LINE OUT VIDEO S VIDEO R AUDIO L DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL OPTICAL PCM DTS MPEG DOLBY DIGITAL LINE IN 1 3 VIDEO S VIDEO R AUDIO L IN OUT AERIAL IN OUT AERIAL DVD recorder TV to AERIAL ...
Page 14: ...ls you must use this connection and press PROGRESSIVE on the remote to send progressive video signals For details see Using the PROGRESSIVE button on page 15 VIDEO AUDIO INPUT L R INPUT S VIDEO PR CR PB CB Y COMPONENT VIDEO IN AC IN COMPONENT VIDEO OUT PB CB Y PR CR DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL OPTICAL PCM DTS MPEG DOLBY DIGITAL LINE IN 1 3 VIDEO S VIDEO R AUDIO L LINE OUT VIDEO S VIDEO R AUDIO L IN OUT AE...
Page 15: ...T VIDEO OUT jacks pattern C on page 14 2 Press the PROGRESSIVE button PROGRESSIVE appears in the front panel display when the recorder outputs progressive signals Progressive Select this when your TV accepts progressive signals and the TV is connected to the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks Note that the pictures will not be clear or no picture will appear if you select progressive signal output when eit...
Page 16: ...can enjoy Dolby Digital 5 1ch DTS 5 1ch and MPEG audio 5 1ch surround effects The yellow plug is used for video signals page 14 AC IN COMPONENT VIDEO OUT PB CB Y PR CR DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL OPTICAL PCM DTS MPEG DOLBY DIGITAL LINE IN 1 3 VIDEO S VIDEO R AUDIO L LINE OUT VIDEO S VIDEO R AUDIO L VIDEO AUDIO INPUT L R IN OUT AERIAL B A LINE OUT VIDEO S VIDEO R AUDIO L DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL OPTICAL PCM DTS...
Page 17: ...ome from your speakers With the connection B the surround sound effects of this recorder cannot be used 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 5 Connecting the Power Cord Mains Lead Connect the supplied power cord mains lead to the AC IN term...
Page 18: ...uid 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 lighting apparatus The recorder may not respond to the remote You can adjust the remote s signal to control your TV If you connected the recorder to an AV amplifier receiver you can use the supplied remote to control the AV amplifier s rec...
Page 19: ...rollable AV amplifiers receivers If more than one code number is listed try entering them one at a time until you find the one that works with your AV amplifier receiver Buttons Operations 1 Turns your TV on or off 2 volume Adjusts the volume of your TV PROG Selects the programme position on your TV wide mode Switches to or from the wide mode of a Sony wide screen TV t TV VIDEO Switches your TV s ...
Page 20: ...more than one Sony DVD recorder 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 0 5 SYSTEM MENU M m ENTER COMMAND MODE switch O RETURN SETUP Settings Easy Setup Channel Setting Options Features Audio Video Language Clock TV Guide Page Channel List Check that the command mode switch on the remote is set to the default setting of DVD3 before you try to change the command mode for the recorder If the command mode for the remote is ...
Page 21: ...e position order will be set To set the programme positions manually see page 80 Clock Set the clock manually using M m and press ENTER TV Type 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 Audio Connection If you connected an AV amplifi...
Page 22: ... that prohibit any copying cannot be recorded If you pass the recorder signals via the VCR you may not receive a clear image on your TV screen Be sure to connect your VCR to the DVD recorder and your TV in the order shown below To watch video tapes watch the tapes through a second line input on your TV If you disconnect the recorder s power cord mains lead you will not be able to view the signals ...
Page 23: ...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 output jack connected to the input jack of this recorder Noise feedback may result Do not connect more than one type of video cord between the recorder and your TV at the same time Connecting to the L...
Page 24: ...Notes Synchro Recording does not work with some tuners For details see the tuner s operating instructions If you disconnect the recorder s power cord mains lead you will not be able to view the signals from the connected tuner AC IN COMPONENT VIDEO OUT PB CB Y PR CR DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL OPTICAL PCM DTS MPEG DOLBY DIGITAL LINE OUT VIDEO S VIDEO R AUDIO L LINE IN 1 3 VIDEO S VIDEO R AUDIO L IN OUT AE...
Page 25: ...you can select a recording format VR mode or Video mode according to your needs page 8 1 Insert a disc See Inserting a Disc on page 25 2 Press TOOLS The TOOLS menu appears The TOOLS menu displays options applicable to the entire disc e g disc protection recorder e g audio settings during recording or multiple items on a list menu e g erasing multiple titles The displayed options differ depending o...
Page 26: ... page 66 Format Available settings differ depending on the disc type 4 Select Format and press ENTER 5 Select OK and press ENTER For DVD RWs select VR or Video and press ENTER All contents on the disc are erased z Hints By reformatting you can change the recording format on DVD RWs or record again on DVD RWs that have been finalized For DVD RWs and DVD RWs Video mode you can check free space and t...
Page 27: ...e while recording Set your TV to the TV input using the t TV VIDEO button page 18 About the Teletext function Some broadcasts systems ensure a Teletext service in which the complete programmes and their data title date channel recording start time etc are stored day by day When recording a programme the recorder automatically takes the programme name from the Teletext pages and stores it as the ti...
Page 28: ...ying the Recorded Programme Title List To play a recorded title select the title from the Title List 1 Press HDD or DVD If you select DVD insert a DVD see Inserting a Disc on page 25 Playback starts automatically depending on the disc 2 Press TITLE LIST To show the extended Title List press TOOLS to select Display List and press ENTER Checking the disc status while recording RW RWVR RWVideo R R HD...
Page 29: ...ss ENTER Playback starts from the selected title To stop playback Press x To scroll the list display by page Page mode Press while the list display is turned on Each time you press the entire Title List changes to the previous next page of titles About the Title List for HDD DVD RWs VR mode You can switch the Title List to show Original or Playlist While the Title List menu is turned on press TOOL...
Page 30: ...icture 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 The letters that cannot be displayed are replaced with It may take a few seconds for the thumbnail pictures to...
Page 31: ...o setting appears only temporarily Example Dolby Digital 5 1 ch D The current selected angle Display 2 Example When playing a DVD RW VR mode A Disc type 1 format page 8 B Title type only appears for Playlists page 62 C Play mode D Recording mode page 37 E Playing status bar 2 F Title number chapter number 3 page 56 Shows either track number scene number album number 3 or file number for CDs VIDEO ...
Page 32: ... current track index number m Remaining time of the current track m Playing time of the disc m Remaining time of the disc m CD text when available Example When playing an MP3 audio track Playing time and number of the current track m Current album number Example When viewing a JPEG image Current file number and total number of files in the current album m Current album number and total number of a...
Page 33: ...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 6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 to enter the remaining characters To erase a cha...
Page 34: ...UT SELECT 6 Labelling and Protecting a Disc You can execute options effective for the entire disc using the Disc Information display 1 Insert a disc See Inserting a Disc on page 25 2 Press TOOLS to select Disc Info and press ENTER Example When the inserted disc is a DVD RW VR mode 3 Select Disc Name and press ENTER Enter the disc name in the Input Disc Name display page 33 Labelling a disc 1 2 3 4...
Page 35: ...ia DVD RW Format VR Title no Playlist 2 2 3 4 7 Close Erase All Finalize HQ 0H30M HSP 0H45M SP 1H00M LSP 1H15M LP 1H30M EP 2H00M SLP 3H00M SEP 4H00M Remainder Date 13 10 2005 28 10 2005 Original 3 GB Protect Disc 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 reco...
Page 36: ...r DVD RWs Video mode DVD RW 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 This disc was finalized Unfinalize it may appear b Note The recorder is not able to unfinalize DVD RWs Video mode tha...
Page 37: ...e Note that recording times in the following table are approximate and the actual times may differ Note also that the maximum continuous recording time for a single title is eight hours Contents beyond this time will not be recorded Press REC MODE repeatedly to switch the recording modes The recording time for DVD R DL Double Layer discs is as follows HQ 1 hour 48 minutes HSP 2 hours 42 minutes SP...
Page 38: ... or Main Sub appears NICAM system When a stereo or bilingual NICAM based programme is received NICAM appears in the front panel display To record a NICAM programme be sure to set Audio of Channel Setting in Settings setup to NICAM default If the sound is not clear when listening to NICAM broadcasts set Audio to Standard see Channel Setting on page 80 z Hint You can select the audio main or sub whi...
Page 39: ...aturday y Mon Fri Monday to Friday y Mon Sat Monday to Saturday y Sun Sat Sunday to Saturday y Today Start Sets the start time Stop Sets the stop time Prog Selects the programme position or input source Media Selects the media HDD or DVD Mode Selects the recording mode page 37 If you want to change the setting for the Update function select Details and press ENTER Select an item using and set usin...
Page 40: ...crements of 10 minutes for a maximum of 60 minutes 3 Select OK and press ENTER z Hint You can play the recorded programme by selecting the programme title in the Title List b Notes If a message indicating that the disc is full appears on the screen change the disc or make available space for the recording HDD DVD RW DVD RW only page 65 Check that the clock is correctly set before setting the timer...
Page 41: ...ttings page 39 To re enter the ShowView number select Change 4 Select OK and press ENTER The TIMER REC indicator lights up on the front panel and the recorder is ready to start recording To stop recording during timer recording Open the remote s cover and press x REC STOP Note that it may take a few seconds for the recorder to stop recording If the timer settings overlap See page 40 To extend the ...
Page 42: ...recorder returns to normal recording mode You can adjust the recording picture quality and picture size 1 Before recording starts press TOOLS to select Rec Settings and press ENTER 2 Select the item you want to adjust and press ENTER The adjustment display appears Example Rec NR Rec Mode Selects the recording mode for the desired recording time and picture quality For more information see Recordin...
Page 43: ...t 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 Colour light 3 0 3 deep Repeat steps 2 and 3 to adjust any other items b Notes If one programme contains two picture sizes the selected size is recorded However if the 16 9 signal cannot be recorded as 16 9 it is recorded...
Page 44: ... 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 setting Select an item using and adjust using M m Select OK and press ENTER For the Update function select Details and change the settings page 39 Erase Erases the timer s...
Page 45: ...Hint While recording you cannot modify the timer setting for the current recording but you can extend the recording duration of the recording time page 40 b Notes Even if the timer is set timer recordings cannot be made while recording a programme that has priority Even if the timer is set for the same daily or weekly programme the timer recording cannot be made if it overlaps with a programme tha...
Page 46: ...or Record to DVD page 89 3 Press INPUT SELECT repeatedly to select L1 4 Select the line input audio when recording a bilingual programme on the HDD or DVD RWs VR mode Press TOOLS to select Line Audio Input and press ENTER Then select Bilingual and press ENTER For details about bilingual recording see page 38 5 Press REC MODE repeatedly to select the recording mode For details about the recording m...
Page 47: ...e tuners For details see the tuner s operating instructions To use the Synchro Rec function you must first set the recorder s clock correctly If the timer settings of a Synchro Recording and another timer recording overlap Regardless of whether or not the programme is a Synchro Rec programme the programme that starts first has priority and the second programme starts recording only after the first...
Page 48: ...rding starts To stop recording press x REC STOP on this recorder If you connect a digital video camera with a DV IN jack See DV Dubbing on page 75 for an explanation of how to record from the DV IN jack z Hint You can adjust the settings for the recording picture before recording See Adjusting the recording picture quality and size on page 42 b Notes When recording a video game image the screen ma...
Page 49: ... 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 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...
Page 50: ... only you make a recording except for HDD DVD RWs in VR mode you switch between JPEG and MP3 b Note You cannot resume playback during TV Pause To play restricted DVDs Parental Control If you play a restricted DVD the message Do you want temporarily change parental control to appears on your TV screen 1 Select OK and press ENTER The display for entering your password appears 2 Enter your four digit...
Page 51: ...played in the front panel display for a few seconds TVS OFF No surround effect TVS DYNAMIC Creates one set of virtual rear speakers TVS WIDE Creates five sets of virtual rear speakers TVS NIGHT Creates five sets of virtual rear speakers Effective at low volume TVS STANDARD Creates three sets of virtual rear speakers Effective when you use two separate front speakers TVS was developed by Sony to pr...
Page 52: ...ded CDs excessive noise will be heard from the analogue stereo jacks To avoid possible damage to the audio system the consumer should take proper precautions when the analogue stereo jacks of the recorder are connected to an amplification system To enjoy DTS Digital Surround playback an external 5 1 channel decoder system must be connected to the digital jack of the recorder Set the sound to Stere...
Page 53: ... the colour balance 3 Press to adjust the setting and press ENTER The default settings are underlined Y NR weak Off 1 2 3 strong C NR weak Off 1 2 3 strong BNR weak Off 1 2 3 strong MNR weak Off 1 2 3 strong DVE weak Off 1 2 3 strong PB Video Equalizer Contrast weak 3 0 3 strong Brightness dark 3 0 3 bright Colour light 3 0 3 deep Hue red 3 0 3 green Repeat steps 2 and 3 to adjust any other items ...
Page 54: ...le effect by changing the Audio Filter depending on the disc or playback environment You can pause a current TV broadcast and then continue watching the programme at a later time This is useful when you receive an unexpected phone call or visitor while watching TV 1 While viewing a TV broadcast with this recorder press X The picture pauses You can pause the picture for up to three hours 2 Press X ...
Page 55: ... this function as follows While recording to the HDD Play another title on the HDD Play a previously recorded programme on a DVD by pressing DVD While recording to a DVD Play a previously recorded programme on the HDD by pressing HDD While recording to a DVD RW VR mode 1 Play another title on the same DVD RW VR mode disc 2 1 Simultaneous Rec and Play function does not work when you record on a 1x ...
Page 56: ... in the NTSC colour system while recording on the HDD When playing a VIDEO CD be sure to set Colour System to PAL page 89 Searching for a Title Chapter Track etc Each chapter is displayed as a thumbnail You can search for the desired scene visually 1 Press VISUAL SEARCH during playback 2 Select a scene using and press ENTER Playback of the selected scene is started Searching by Thumbnail Visual Se...
Page 57: ...t by entering the time code File Search for DATA DVDs DATA CDs The display for entering the number appears Example Title Search The number in parentheses indicates the total number of titles tracks etc 2 Press the number buttons to select the number of the title chapter track time code etc you want For example Time Search To find a scene at 2 hours 10 minutes and 20 seconds enter 21020 If you make...
Page 58: ...w Album and press ENTER The track list appears To change the page press 4 Select a track and press ENTER Play Plays the track Play Beginning Plays the beginning of the track Track Data Shows data about the track such as artist and album name To stop playback Press x To fast forward or review a track Press m M during playback To go to the previous or next MP3 audio track Press or during playback If...
Page 59: ...at has both MP3 and JPEG files you can switch between photo and music albums by using the buttons when the album list is displayed You can rotate a JPEG image by using the buttons when the image is displayed 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 b Notes I...
Page 60: ...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 b Note The recorder may not be able to play some DATA CDs DATA DVDs created in the Packet Write format The recorder can play the following tracks and files MP3 audio tracks with the extension MP3 mp3 or Mp3 JPEG image files with the extension JPEG jpg JPG Jpg jpeg...
Page 61: ... or files in a disc the tracks and files will be played in that order Since a disc with many trees takes longer to start playback it is recommended that you create albums with no more than two trees b Notes Depending on the software you use to create the DATA DVD DATA CD the playback order may differ from the above illustration No more than a total of 199 individual folders can be played Folders t...
Page 62: ...e 65 To create and edit Playlist titles A Playlist is a group of Playlist titles created from the original title for editing purposes When you create a Playlist only the control information necessary for playback such as the playback order is stored on the disc Since the original titles are left unaltered Playlist titles can be re edited Example You have recorded the final few matches of a footbal...
Page 63: ...e finalizing the disc You cannot edit a finalized disc The available disc space does not increase even when you erase titles for DVD Rs and DVD Rs If a message appears and indicates that the disc s control information is full erase or edit unnecessary titles Erasing and Editing a Title This section explains the basic edit functions Note that editing is irreversible To edit the HDD or DVD RWs VR mo...
Page 64: ...s repeat step 2 To reset all selections select Reset All 3 Select OK and press ENTER The display asks for confirmation 4 Select Yes and press ENTER 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 To return to the beginnin...
Page 65: ...nish selecting titles select OK and press ENTER The list of the titles to be erased appears for confirmation To change the selection select Change and repeat from step 3 6 Select OK and press ENTER The titles are erased If you want to dub a long title to a disc but do not want to reduce the picture quality divide the title into two shorter titles Note that dividing a title cannot be undone Only pl...
Page 66: ...gest open space and records there Before you start check the disc status by using Disc Map and erase titles to create a space large enough for the recording 1 Insert a disc and press TITLE LIST 2 Press TOOLS to select Disc Map and press ENTER The Disc Map display appears To check the open space select the space by pressing When b or B appears on either side of the screen you can scroll sideways by...
Page 67: ...set Auto Chapter in Features setup to Off 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 b Note Once you create a Playlist title from original titles you will be unable to erase or edit the original titles 1 Press TITLE LIST 2 Press TOOLS to select Create Playlist and press ENTER 3 Select th...
Page 68: ...he title name appears To enter a new name select Enter page 33 10Select OK to use the default name and press ENTER To play the Playlist title Press TOOLS while the Title List menu is turned on Then select Playlist and press ENTER When the Title List Playlist menu appears select a title and press H z Hint When a Playlist title is created the IN and OUT points will become chapter marks and each scen...
Page 69: ... to step 3 6 Select OK and press ENTER The display for selecting a title name from among the selected titles appears To enter a new name select Enter Text and follow the explanations on page 33 To change the selection select Change and go to step 3 7 Select a name and press ENTER The titles are combined b Note When the number of chapters in the title to be combined exceeds the limit the chapters a...
Page 70: ...and sound changes while dubbing from a DVD to the HDD The chapter marks in the dubbing source are not retained in the dubbed title For a title whose picture size 16 9 or 4 3 is mixed When dubbed from the HDD to DVD RW Video mode or DVD R the picture size is determined by the setting in DVD Rec Picture Size page 42 When dubbed from HDD to DVD RW or DVD R the picture size is always 4 3 When dubbed f...
Page 71: ... edit a title use the Rec Mode Conversion Dubbing method This will smooth out the pauses between the scenes When playing a dubbed DVD R DL disc the video and audio may be momentarily interrupted at the point where the layers switch Rec Mode Conversion Dubbing n Allows you to dub from the HDD to a DVD or vice versa in a dubbing mode that differs from the original recordings For example when you dub...
Page 72: ...ore completion the title in the HDD is not erased CPRM compatible DVD RWs VR mode only Dubbing 1 Insert the DVD that you are going to dub to or from 2 Press HDD or DVD to select the source 3 Press TITLE LIST to turn on the Title List menu 4 Select a title and press ENTER The sub menu appears 5 Select Dubbing and press ENTER The display for selecting the dubbing mode appears If a title with page 72...
Page 73: ...elected titles can be dubbed at once You can select the dubbing mode for each title 1 Insert the DVD that you are going to dub to or from 2 Press HDD or DVD to select the source 3 Press TITLE LIST to turn on the Title List menu 4 Press TOOLS to select Dub Selected Titles and press ENTER 5 Select titles in the order you want to dub and press ENTER The titles are numbered in the selected order To ca...
Page 74: ...adjustments select Start and press ENTER To automatically adjust the dubbing mode Auto Dub 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 app...
Page 75: ...igital video camera Do the following to start using the DV Edit functions of this recorder See the instruction manual supplied with the digital video camera as well before connecting b Notes The DV IN jack is for input only It will not output signals You cannot use the DV IN jack when your digital video camera does not work with this recorder Connect the camera to the LINE IN jack and follow the i...
Page 76: ...er being turned off You can adjust the settings for the recording picture before recording See Adjusting the recording picture quality and size on page 42 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 memo...
Page 77: ...dubbing on page 75 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 Open the remote s cover and press x REC STOP Note that it may take a few seconds for the recorder to stop recording z Hints If you set Finalize Disc of O...
Page 78: ...75 and press SYSTEM MENU 2 Select DV EDIT and press ENTER The display asks if you want to start selecting scenes If you have previously saved a programme the display asks if you want to edit an existing programme or to create a new programme To resume editing the existing programme select Saved Data and go to step 6 3 Select Start and press ENTER The display for setting the IN point start of the s...
Page 79: ...tinue To change the dubbing mode select Reset and repeat from step 9 To have the recorder adjust the dubbing mode select Auto Dub Mode If there is not enough disc space even after changing the dubbing mode the display asks if you want to record halfway To continue select OK To stop during recording Open the remote s cover and press x REC STOP Note that it may take a few seconds for the recorder to...
Page 80: ...able TV system BG DK I or L and press ENTER page 81 5 Select Normal CATV and press ENTER 6 Select Normal and press ENTER To set CATV Cable Television channels select CATV 7 Select Channel Set and press ENTER Channel Setting SETUP Settings Easy Setup Options Features Audio Video Channel Setting Language Clock TV Guide Page Channel List Settings Channel Setting 1 Prog System Audio Station Name Chann...
Page 81: ...Settings and press ENTER 2 Press PROG to select the programme position for which you want to change or enter a station name NICAM Normally select this Standard Select this if the sound from NICAM broadcasts is not clear On Turns on the Auto Fine Tuning function Normally select this Off Allows you to adjust the pictures manually Settings Channel Setting 8 Prog 5 System Audio Station Name Channel Se...
Page 82: ...m step 2 b Note Be sure to correctly select the programme position you want to disable If you disable the wrong programme position by mistake you need to reset that channel manually Some broadcast systems ensure a Teletext service in which the complete programmes and their data title date channel recording start time etc are stored day by day A TV guide page corresponds to each day of the week Whe...
Page 83: ...more than three minutes before the programme is scheduled to start the correct label information may not be transferred Note that this function may not work correctly with programmes broadcast from some stations If the broadcast system updates the Teletext information at the moment recording starts the title label may not correspond to the recorded programme In this case you may have to manually e...
Page 84: ...d colour Choose the settings according to the type of TV tuner or decoder connected to the DVD recorder 1 Press SYSTEM MENU while the recorder is in stop mode 2 Select SETUP and press ENTER 3 Select Video and press ENTER The Video setup appears with the following options The default settings are underlined TV Type Sets the picture size when playing back a title recorded from 16 9 size video page 4...
Page 85: ...e format TV using the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks page 14 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 IN 1 jack on the rear panel of the recorder...
Page 86: ... 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 Time and Play Information on page 31 This function affects the output of the following jacks LINE OUT R AUDIO L jacks DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL jack when Dolby Digital ...
Page 87: ...n to MPEG audio signals and set MPEG to MPEG in Audio setup no sound will come from your speakers if you select one of the TVS modes On Normally select this position Off The influence of the digital circuit upon the analogue circuit is minimal 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 d...
Page 88: ... predetermined level such as the age of the users Scenes may be blocked or replaced with different scenes 1 Select Parental Control in Features 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 s...
Page 89: ...ental Control level while playing the disc In this case enter your password then change the level 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 77 Synchro Rec Selects the recording destination used for Synchro R...
Page 90: ...ing of the front panel display b Note When Power Save in Options setup is set to On the front panel display is turned off during standby regardless of this setting Power Save Selects whether this recorder is in power save mode when the power is turned off standby b Note Power Save mode does not function while Synchro Recording is set even when Power Save is set to On VR Automatically formats the d...
Page 91: ...tures Options Parental Control and All and press or ENTER 3 Select Start and press ENTER The selected settings return to their default settings 4 Press ENTER when Finish appears Easy Setup Resetting the Recorder Select this to run the Easy Setup programme 1 Press SYSTEM MENU while the recorder is in stop mode 2 Select SETUP and press ENTER 3 Select Easy Setup and press ENTER 4 Press ENTER 5 Select...
Page 92: ...IVE indicator lights up even though your TV cannot accept the progressive signal In this case press PROGRESSIVE until the PROGRESSIVE indicator turns off Even if your TV is compatible with progressive format 525p 625p signals the image may be affected when you set the recorder to progressive format In this case press PROGRESSIVE so that the PROGRESSIVE indicator turns off and the recorder is set t...
Page 93: ...e picture does not fill the screen even though the picture size is set in TV Type in Video setup The picture size of the title is fixed There is no sound Re connect all connections 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 signa...
Page 94: ...ayback at the auto pause signal Some functions such as Stop Search or Slow motion Play cannot be performed Depending on the DVD you may not be able to do some of the operations above See the instruction manual supplied with the disc The language for the sound track cannot be changed Multilingual tracks are not recorded on the DVD being played The DVD VIDEO prohibits the changing of the language fo...
Page 95: ...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 83 Other timer setting overlapped the timer setting page 45 Disc space was not enough Contents previously recorded were erased Data that has been recorded on a DVD with a PC will be erased from the disc when the disc is inserted Auto Title Er...
Page 96: ... setting for this recorder and the supplied remote is DVD3 Set the TV DVD switch to DVD page 19 Other Sony equipment responds to the remote The same command mode is set for both the equipment and recorder Set a different command mode for the recorder page 20 The recorder does not operate properly Restart the recorder Press down 1 on the recorder for more than ten seconds until WELCOME appears in t...
Page 97: ...ront panel display disconnect the power cord mains lead anyway Connect the power cord mains lead again while pressing down A on the recorder and release the button when the disc tray opens Then keep 1 on the recorder pressed for about ten seconds until WELCOME appears in the front panel display LOCKED appears in the front panel display The disc tray is locked Cancel the Child Lock page 50 Self dia...
Page 98: ...s there is no intention to copy or store the data titles or any other information If replacement or initialization format is required the hard disk will be formatted at our discretion In this case please note that all of the contents recorded there will be erased including any data found to violate copyright law On cleaning discs Do not use a commercially available cleaning disc It may cause a mal...
Page 99: ...p C 0 3 Vp p PAL LINE IN 1 2 3 AUDIO Phono jack 2 Vrms more than 22 kilohms VIDEO Phono jack 1 0 Vp p S VIDEO 4 pin mini DIN Y 1 0 Vp p C 0 3 Vp p PAL DV IN 4 pin i LINK S100 DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL Optical output jack 18 dBm wave length 660 nm DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL Phono jack 0 5 Vp p 75 ohms COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y PB CB PR CR Phono jack Y 1 0 Vp p PB CB 0 7 Vp p PR CR 0 7 Vp p General Power requirement...
Page 100: ...nt 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 i LINK is a more familiar term for IEEE 1394 data transport bus proposed by SONY and is a trademark approved by many corporations IEEE 1394 is an international s...
Page 101: ...V 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 75 For details on precautions when connecting this recorder also see the instruction manuals for the equipment to be connected Use the Sony i LINK 4 pin to 4 pin cable during DV dubbing i LINK and are trademarks i LINK functions on this re...
Page 102: ... CLEAR ten digit button 41 I audio button 51 subtitle button 51 The audio button has a tactile dot J INPUT SELECT button 47 75 t TV VIDEO button 18 K DISPLAY button 31 TIME TEXT button 31 L TIMER button 39 41 M SUR surround button 51 N SYSTEM MENU button 78 80 TITLE LIST button 28 49 58 63 TIMER LIST button 44 O TOP MENU button 49 P MENU button 49 Q M m ENTER button 21 R O RETURN button 44 S TOOLS...
Page 103: ...e dot Y z REC button 27 X REC PAUSE button 27 x REC STOP button 27 Z REC MODE button 27 wj CHAPTER MARK CHAPTER MARK ERASE buttons 67 wk SYNCHRO REC button 46 wl wide mode button 18 e angle button 51 ea COMMAND MODE switch DVD 1 2 3 20 es PROGRESSIVE button 15 Use the tactile dot as a reference when operating the recorder continued ...
Page 104: ... stop button 49 I z REC button 27 X REC PAUSE button 27 x REC STOP button 27 J DV IN jack 75 K ONE TOUCH DUB button 77 L SYSTEM MENU button 78 80 M TOOLS button 25 N M m ENTER button 21 O O RETURN button 44 P previous next buttons 51 Q PROGRAM buttons 27 The button has a tactile dot R INPUT SELECT button 47 75 S REC MODE button 37 T LINE 2 IN S VIDEO VIDEO L MONO AUDIO R jacks 22 Use the tactile d...
Page 105: ... turn off the front panel display when the recorder is turned off by setting Dimmer to Power Save in Options setup page 90 A AERIAL IN OUT jacks 13 B COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y PB CB PR CR jacks 14 C AC IN terminal 17 D LINE OUT S VIDEO jack 14 E LINE OUT R AUDIO L VIDEO jacks 14 16 F LINE IN 1 3 S VIDEO jack 22 G LINE IN 1 3 R AUDIO L VIDEO jacks 22 H DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL OPTICAL jacks 16 Front panel d...
Page 106: ...table disc DVD RWs use a recording format that is comparable to the DVD VIDEO format DVD R page 8 A DVD R is a recordable disc that is the same size as a DVD VIDEO Contents can be recorded only once to a DVD R and will have the same format as a DVD VIDEO DVD RW page 8 A DVD RW is a recordable and rewritable disc that is the same size as a DVD VIDEO The DVD RW has two different modes VR mode and Vi...
Page 107: ...cordings on a HDD DVD RW VR mode A Playlist leaves the original titles as they are and contains only the information needed to control playback A Playlist title takes up very little disc space Progressive format page 15 Compared to the Interlace format that alternately shows every other line of an image field to create one frame the Progressive format shows the entire image at once as a single fra...
Page 108: ...usa 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 Latvian Lettish ...
Page 109: ...ing timer settings Timer List 44 Child Lock 50 Cleaning discs 98 Clock 21 83 Colour 43 53 Colour System 89 Colour systems 99 Combine 69 Command Mode 20 91 Component video input 14 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT 14 Connecting 14 the aerial cable 13 the audio cords 16 the video cords 14 Contrast 43 53 Controlling TVs with the remote 18 Copy control signals 38 Copy protection 106 Copy Free 38 Copy Never 38 Copy...
Page 110: ...een display OSD language 21 84 Options 90 Original 29 62 107 P Page mode 29 Parental Control 50 88 Parts and controls 102 Pause Mode 85 PB Video Equalizer 53 PBC 49 Picture quality 42 53 Picture size 42 Play Beginning 50 Play mode 31 Playable discs 10 Playback 10 31 49 51 52 fast forward 52 fast reverse 52 freeze frame 52 instant advance 51 instant replay 51 JPEG image files 58 MP3 audio tracks 58...
Page 111: ... CD 10 Surround 51 Synchro Rec 46 System 80 T Teletext 27 82 Thumbnail picture 30 Time Search 57 TIME TEXT 32 TIMER 39 Timer List 44 Timer recording check change cancel 44 manual setting 39 Rec Mode Adjust 40 ShowView 41 Synchro Rec 46 Title 31 107 TITLE LIST 49 Title List 28 49 Sort 30 Thumbnail 30 Title Name 64 Title number 31 Title Search 57 TOP MENU 49 Track 107 Track Search 57 Troubleshooting...
Page 112: ...Sony Corporation Printed in Malaysia Printed on 100 recycled paper using VOC Volatile Organic Compound free vegetable oil based ink ...
