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Erasing and Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Before Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Erasing and Editing a Title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Editing multiple titles (Multi-Mode). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Erasing a section of a title (A-B Erase) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Dividing a title (Divide). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Erasing and Editing a Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Dividing a chapter (Divide) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Erasing a chapter (Erase) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Combining multiple chapters (Combine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Creating and Editing a Playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Moving a Playlist title (Move). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Combining multiple Playlist titles (Combine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Dividing a Playlist title (Divide) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Moving a chapter (Move). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Dubbing (HDD

DVD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Before Dubbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
HDD/DVD Dubbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Dubbing Using Dubbing List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Making a Backup Disc (DVD Backup) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

DV Camcorder Dubbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Before DV Camcorder Dubbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Preparing for DV camcorder dubbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Dubbing an Entire DV Format Tape (DV One Touch Dubbing) . . . . . . . . . . 86
Dubbing Selected Scenes (Manual Dubbing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Playing from a DV Camcorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Audio Tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Playing Audio Tracks from CD/DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Playback options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Playing a specific portion repeatedly (A-B Repeat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Playing repeatedly (Repeat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Creating your own programme (Programme) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Searching for an Audio Track  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
About Jukebox  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Preparing for Using Jukebox   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Connecting the USB device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Copying audio tracks (DISC

HDD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Copying an album (USB

HDD). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Playing Audio Tracks Using Jukebox/USB Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Playback options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Playing repeatedly (Repeat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Creating your own programme (Programme) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Managing Audio Tracks on the Music Jukebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

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Summary of Contents for RDR-HX750

Page 1: ... 899 893 13 1 2007 Sony Corporation RDR HX750 DVD Recorder Operating Instructions To find out useful hints tips and information about Sony products and services please visit www sony europe com myproduct ...

Page 2: ... this equipment has a detachable fuse cover be sure to attach the fuse cover after you change the fuse Never use the plug without the fuse cover If you should lose the fuse cover please contact your nearest Sony service station Precautions This unit operates on 220 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Check that the unit s operating voltage is identical with your local power supply To prevent fire or shock hazard do...

Page 3: ...g of waste batteries For more detailed information about recycling of this product or battery please contact your local Civic Office your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product Precautions This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits set out in the EMC Directive using a connection cable shorter than 3 metres On safety Should any solid obj...

Page 4: ...zed recording of such material may be contrary to the provisions of the copyright laws Also use of this recorder with cable television transmission may require authorization from the cable television transmitter and or programme owner This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by U S patents and other intellectual property rights Use of this copyright protection te...

Page 5: ... player or more than one Sony DVD recorder 22 Changing programme positions of the recorder using the remote 22 Step 6 Easy Setup 23 Setting up the GUIDE Plus system set top box controller 24 Connecting a VCR or Similar Device 26 Connecting to the LINE 1 DECODER jack 26 Connecting to the LINE 2 IN jacks on the front panel 27 Connecting an External Decoder 28 Connecting a decoder 28 Setting external...

Page 6: ...ecordable pictures 52 Timer Recording GUIDE Plus Manual 53 One Button Recording GUIDE Plus in the UK only 53 Setting the timer manually 54 Using the Quick Timer function 55 Adjusting the recording picture quality 56 Creating chapters in a title 57 Checking Changing Cancelling Timer Settings 57 Changing timer settings 57 Cancelling timer settings 58 Recording from Connected Equipment 59 Playback 60...

Page 7: ... Backup 83 DV Camcorder Dubbing 84 Before DV Camcorder Dubbing 84 Preparing for DV camcorder dubbing 84 Dubbing an Entire DV Format Tape DV One Touch Dubbing 86 Dubbing Selected Scenes Manual Dubbing 86 Playing from a DV Camcorder 87 Audio Tracks 88 Playing Audio Tracks from CD DVD 88 Playback options 88 Playing a specific portion repeatedly A B Repeat 89 Playing repeatedly Repeat 89 Creating your...

Page 8: ...EG Image Files 106 Settings and Adjustments 108 Disc Settings Disc Setup 108 Recorder Settings Basic 109 Aerial Reception Settings Tuner 111 Auto Channel Setting 111 Manual CH Setting 111 Channel Swapping 113 Video Settings Video In Out 113 Audio Input Settings Audio In 115 Audio Output Settings Audio Out 116 Language Settings Language 117 Recording Settings Recording 118 Playback Settings Playbac...

Page 9: ...on DVD RW compatible players automatically finalised DVD RW VR mode Format in VR mode page 31 Playable only on VR mode compatible players finalisation unnecessary Video mode Format in Video mode page 31 Playable on most DVD players finalisation necessary page 40 DVD R Automatically formatted in VR mode DVD R VIDEO Playable on most DVD players finalisation necessary page 40 DVD R DL DVD R VR mode F...

Page 10: ...scs 8x speed or slower DVD R DL Dual Layer discs Ver 3 0 with CPRM 2 DVD RW DVD RW DVD R DVD R DL DVD R and DVD R DL 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 in the Format setup page 42 2 CPRM Content Protection for Recordable Media is a coding technology that protects copyrights fo...

Page 11: ...Os with a different region code page 12 DVDs that were recorded on a different recorder and not correctly finalised Maximum recordable number of titles The maximum length for one title is 12 hours 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 recognises DVD RAMs as DVD Video compatible discs ...

Page 12: ...dio 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 DVD RAMs or CD RWs CD Rs cannot be played on this recorder due to the recording quality or physical condition of the disc or the characteristics of the recording device and authoring software The ...

Page 13: ...114 See the instructions supplied with the set top box receiver The set top box receiver control function can be used with hookup A It allows the recorder to control a set top box receiver via the supplied set top box controller The recorder controls programme positions on the set top box receiver for timer recording You can also use the recorder s remote control to change programme positions on t...

Page 14: ...erial output jack connect the aerial cable to the recorder s AERIAL IN jack 2 Connect only if your set top box receiver has a SCART connector A Connecting a set top box receiver ANT IN TO TV DVD recorder Signal flow Set top box receiver to AERIAL OUT to aerial input SCART cord 2 not supplied Wall TV Set top box controller page 13 Place the set top box controller near the remote sensor on the set t...

Page 15: ...this hookup if you are connecting only an aerial antenna With this hookup you can record any programme position by selecting the programme position on the recorder B Connecting the aerial cable only no set top box receiver DVD recorder TV to aerial input to AERIAL IN to AERIAL OUT Aerial cable supplied Signal flow Wall ...

Page 16: ...ctures D B E C A Audio video cord not supplied Component video cord not supplied yellow TV projector or audio component TV projector or audio component green S video cord not supplied TV projector or audio component red blue Signal flow to COMPONENT VIDEO OUT to LINE 2 OUT S VIDEO to LINE 2 OUT VIDEO SCART cord not supplied to T LINE 3 TV DVD recorder TV HDMI cord not supplied TV projector or audi...

Page 17: ...t into the HDMI jack Do not bend or apply pressure to the HDMI connector b Notes Be sure to disconnect the HDMI cord when moving the recorder Do not apply too much pressure to the cabinet wall if you place the recorder on the cabinet with the HDMI cord connected It may damage the HDMI jack or the HDMI cord Do not twist the HDMI connector while connecting to or disconnecting from the HDMI jack to a...

Page 18: ...and CINEMALINK are trademarks of Philips Corporation 3 Q Link and NexTView Link are trademarks of Panasonic Corporation 4 EURO VIEW LINK is a trademark of Toshiba Corporation 5 T V LINK is a trademark of JVC Corporation By connecting Sony components that are compatible with the HDMI Control function with an HDMI cord not supplied operation is simplified as below One Touch Play page 61 System Power...

Page 19: ...nnection You can enjoy Dolby Digital 5 1ch DTS 5 1ch and MPEG audio 5 1ch surround effects If you connect a Sony audio component that is compatible with the HDMI control function refer to the operating instructions supplied with the audio component VIDEO AUDIO INPUT L R A B Audio component with a decoder white TV projector or audio component Audio video cord not supplied Signal flow Coaxial digita...

Page 20: ...he recorder to an audio component using an HDMI cord you will need to do one of the following Connect the audio component to the TV with the HDMI cord or Connect the recorder to the TV with a video cord other than HDMI cord component video cord S video cord or audio video cord 1 Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories 2 ...

Page 21: ...pe out any liquid inside the battery compartment and insert new batteries Do not expose the remote sensor marked on the front panel to strong light such as direct sunlight or a lighting apparatus The recorder may not respond to the remote When you replace the batteries of the remote the code number and Command Mode may be reset to the default setting Set the appropriate code number and Command Mod...

Page 22: ...fers 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 You can check the current Command Mode in the front panel display For details see page 126 You can change programme positions of the recorder using the number buttons Example for channel 50 Press 5 0 then press ENTER Manufactu...

Page 23: ... to this recorder with SMARTLINK select Download from TV Then select your country region using and press ENTER The tuner preset data will be downloaded from your TV to this recorder For details refer to the operating instructions supplied with your TV To skip this setting select Do not set To set the programme positions manually see page 111 Clock Setting Select Auto when a programme position in y...

Page 24: ...lect External Receiver 1 and press ENTER You can also select External Receiver 2 or External Receiver 3 if you have connected additional set top box receivers 5 Press ENTER to select Continue 6 Select the set top box receiver type using M m and press ENTER 7 Select the provider using M m and press ENTER 8 Select the receiver brand using M m and press ENTER If you select Other providers you can sel...

Page 25: ...your recorder for the first time new external receiver codes might have been added If the external receiver is still not on the list or is not controlled properly by the recorder please call Customer Support to report the brand and model of your external receiver To fix the set top box controller to your set top box receiver Once you have confirmed that the set top box controller controls your set...

Page 26: ...ecorded If you pass the recorder signals through a VCR you may not receive a clear image on your TV screen 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 The SMARTLINK features are not available for devices connected via the DVD recorder s LINE 1 DECODER jack When you record to a VC...

Page 27: ...put 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 This may cause noise feedback Do not connect more than one type of video cord between the recorder and your TV at the same time Connecting to the...

Page 28: ... when you set LINE 1 In to Decoder in step 7 of Setting external decoder PAY TV Canal Plus analogue decoder programme positions page 29 you will not be able to select L1 because Line 1 will become a dedicated line for the decoder Connecting a decoder TV Aerial cable supplied SCART cord not supplied External decoder PAY TV Canal Plus analogue decoder to AERIAL OUT to i LINE 1 DECODER DVD recorder t...

Page 29: ...d press ENTER 3 Select Video In Out and press ENTER 4 Select LINE 3 Out and press ENTER 5 Press M m to select Video or RGB and press ENTER 6 Select LINE 1 In and press ENTER 7 Press M m to select Decoder and press ENTER 8 Press O RETURN to return the cursor to the left column 9 Select Tuner and press ENTER 10Select Manual CH Setting and press ENTER 11Select Next Screen and press ENTER Setting exte...

Page 30: ...tion using 16Select Sound System using M m 17Press to select an available TV system B G D K I or L To receive broadcasts in France select L 18Select Decoder using M m 19Select On using and press ENTER To return to the previous step Press O RETURN b Note If you disconnect the recorder s mains lead you will not be able to view the signals from the connected decoder Programme position ...

Page 31: ...ed DVD R in VR mode format the disc in the Format setup page 42 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 42 2 Recording a Programme This section introduces the basic operation to record a current TV programme to the hard disk HDD or to a disc DVD For an explanation of how to make timer recordings see page 5...

Page 32: ...NK connections only When the TV is turned on and the recorder is turned off press TV PAUSE The recorder automatically turns on and starts recording what you are watching on the TV to the HDD Set TV Pause to TV s Tuner in the Options 2 setup page 127 b Notes To turn off the TV Direct Rec function set SMARTLINK to Pass Through in the Options setup page 126 If you press the 1 button while recording t...

Page 33: ...nd press ENTER then select 8 Titles using M m and press ENTER 4 Title List Example HDD 8 Title List A Disc type Displays the media type HDD or DVD B Total number of titles C Sub menu Press to display the sub menu The sub menu displays options applicable only to the selected item The displayed options differ depending upon the model situation and disc type D Scroll bar Appears when all of the title...

Page 34: ... mode You can switch the Title List to show Original or Playlist titles 1 Press while the Title List is displayed 2 Select Play List using M m and press ENTER 3 Select Original or Play List using M m and press ENTER To change the title order for HDD Sort Titles 1 Press while the Title List is displayed 2 Select Sort Titles using M m and press ENTER 3 Select the item using M m and press ENTER To se...

Page 35: ...Title List Set Set Preview in the Options setup page 126 To turn off the Title List Press TITLE LIST z Hint 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 After editing the title thumbnail picture may change to the first scene of the recording title Af...

Page 36: ...formation J Title type Original or Playlist for DVD RW DVD R in VR mode K Disc type format page 9 Displays the finalised disc in Video mode as DVD Video L Title number Chapter number page 69 M Playing time N Multi angles indicator page 60 O Copy protected indicator page 79 P Data transfer bar and rate z Hints When On Screen Display is set to On default in the Options setup page 125 information aut...

Page 37: ... want to insert the character using m M To erase all of the characters press and hold CLEAR for 2 seconds or more 6 Select Upper case or Lower case using The characters for the selected type are displayed The type of characters will change according to the language you select in Easy Setup 7 Press M m to select the character you want to enter and press ENTER The selected character appears at the i...

Page 38: ...cter Example Press the number 3 button once to enter D Press the number 3 button three times to enter F 2 Press ENTER and select the next character 3 Press x or select OK and press ENTER 6 Labelling and Protecting a Disc You can execute options effective for the entire disc in the Disc Setup setup 1 Insert a disc See 1 Inserting a Disc on page 31 2 Press SYSTEM MENU The System Menu appears 3 Selec...

Page 39: ... RW Video mode DVD R DVD R Video mode disc name The disc name may not appear when the disc is played on other DVD equipment 1 Insert a disc See 1 Inserting a Disc on page 31 2 Press SYSTEM MENU The System Menu appears 3 Select Disc Setup and press ENTER 4 Select Basic and press ENTER 5 Select Protect Disc and press ENTER 6 Select On and press ENTER 7 Press SYSTEM MENU to exit To cancel the protect...

Page 40: ...dit or record on the disc even after finalising Finalising is unnecessary when playing a disc on VR format compatible equipment Even if your other DVD equipment is VR format compatible you may need to finalise the disc especially if the recording time is short You can edit or record on the disc even after finalising Finalising is necessary when playing on any equipment other than this recorder Aft...

Page 41: ...rded on another recorder Inserting an unfinalised disc into other DVD equipment may damage the recorded contents When using a DVD RW you can edit or record on the disc even after finalising However the title menu will not be displayed Finalise the disc again to display the title menu For DVD RWs Video mode DVD RWs Video mode that have been finalised to prohibit additional recording or editing can ...

Page 42: ...ess SYSTEM MENU The System Menu appears 3 Select Disc Setup and press ENTER 4 Select Format and press ENTER 5 Select an item and press ENTER VR Mode Formats DVD RWs DVD Rs VR mode or unrecorded discs in VR mode Video Mode Formats DVD RWs DVD Rs in Video mode Format DVD RW Formats DVD RWs 6 Select Start and press ENTER All contents on the disc are erased z Hint By reformatting you can change the re...

Page 43: ...at you set such as category and keyword page 47 For more information see Watching TV Using the GUIDE Plus System page 45 Press GUIDE The GUIDE Plus system Home Screen appears A Video Window This shows the programme you were watching when you pressed GUIDE B Action Bar When the same colour button on the remote is pressed the Action Bar functions The Action Bar function differs according to the scre...

Page 44: ...completed The host channel is not disabled see Disabling programme positions on page 50 The timer is not set If the programme guide data still cannot be received after checking the above search for the host channel at the following website and set the host channel manually page 49 www europe guideplus com If the host channel has changed or moved the programme guide data cannot be received In this ...

Page 45: ...he TV broadcast station logo using M m and press ENTER The display returns to Grid and the programme currently being broadcast by the selected TV station is selected 4 Select a programme using and press ENTER To return to the Home position Press the blue button Home The cursor returns to the home position on the Grid To set a programme for timer recording See One Button Recording GUIDE Plus in the...

Page 46: ... while recording If you are watching programmes through a set top box receiver the Video Window may not change as fast as you move the cursor In this case lock the Video Window page 46 Searching for a Programme Using the GUIDE Plus System 1 Select Search in the Menu Bar and press ENTER 2 Select a category using To search for a programme by keyword select My Choice You can search for all programmes...

Page 47: ...nter the keyword 6 Press the green button Save The entered keyword is registered To delete the keyword select the keyword you want to delete and press the red button Delete To change the keyword select the keyword you want to change and press the green button Edit To set a programme for timer recording See One Button Recording GUIDE Plus in the UK only page 53 z Hint When two or more keywords are ...

Page 48: ...the profile settings Repeat from step 1 above 1 Select My TV in the Menu Bar and press ENTER The programmes that match the profile conditions are displayed 2 Select a programme using M m and press ENTER To set a programme for timer recording See One Button Recording GUIDE Plus in the UK only page 53 Making Changes to the GUIDE Plus System The default host channel setting is set to Automatic so you...

Page 49: ...dly to select the input source 6 Select Prog No using 7 Enter the programme position number using the number buttons 8 Press the green button Save The display asks for confirmation 9 Select Confirm using and press ENTER The display returns to the GUIDE Plus setup menu 10Wait one day until the programme guide data can be received To cancel the settings Press the red button Back To return to the Hom...

Page 50: ...column select the programme position you want to hide or display using M m 3 Press the red button On Off The disabled positions will turn grey To show the disabled positions press the red button On Off again b Notes You cannot record a programme position if it is not set in Aerial Reception Settings Tuner page 111 even if it is set to On in the Editor in the Menu Bar If you are using your set top ...

Page 51: ...he HDD set Manual Rec Mode to On go to setup and then select HQ For details about manual recording mode see page 118 For timer recording you can also select AUTO as recording mode which maximizes the recording quality for the space available on the disc if recording to DVD or to fit onto a blank disc if recording to HDD 1 The approximate recording time is for 12 cm DVD discs The approximate record...

Page 52: ...d sub when playing the disc The HDD when HDD Recording Format is set to Video Mode On in the Recording setup page 120 and a DVD RW DVD R DVD RW Video mode or DVD R Video mode can record only one sound track main or sub at a time Select the sound track in the Audio In setup before recording starts Set Bilingual Recording to A L default or B R in the Audio In setup page 115 About HDD Recording forma...

Page 53: ...amme Using the GUIDE Plus System on page 46 for more information about searching for a programme You can select a programme from My TV page 47 3 Press the red button Record or z REC The set programme and Time Slot change colour and the recorder is ready to start recording When recording from a set top box receiver be sure to turn it on Unlike a VCR there is no need to turn off the recorder before ...

Page 54: ...the HDD even if you select DVD Recovery Recording The last recording mode you selected manually becomes the default recording mode for timer recordings made from the GUIDE Plus system You cannot adjust the recording quality HDD or DVD once the recording starts The beginning of some recordings may not be made when using the VPS PDC function You cannot extend the recording duration time when VPS PDC...

Page 55: ...onds for the recorder to stop recording On screen instructions may appear after pressing x REC STOP In this case follow the on screen instructions Rec Mode Adjust If there is not enough available disc space for the recording the recorder automatically adjusts the recording mode to enable the entire programme to be recorded Set Rec Mode Adjust to On in the Recording setup page 120 You can set the r...

Page 56: ...onent Video Out is set to Progressive page 114 Select Motion for a picture including subjects that move dynamically Select Still for a picture with little movement Cinema Converts the progressive video signal to match the type of DVD software that you are watching when Component Video Out is set to Progressive page 114 Select Auto to detect the software type Film based or Video based automatically...

Page 57: ...1 The recorder can automatically divide a recording a title into chapters by inserting chapter marks To select chapter mark intervals or disable this function see Auto Chapter HDD VR Auto Chapter Video or Auto Chapter DVD R RW in the Recording setup page 120 When recording to the HDD a DVD R VR mode or a DVD RW VR mode you can edit chapter marks page 75 Checking Changing Cancelling Timer Settings ...

Page 58: ... set the recording destination to HDDr the previous timer recording will be replaced with the new one even if you have not watched it About the VPS PDC function VPS PDC signals are transmitted with TV programmes in some broadcast systems These signals ensure that timer recordings are made regardless of any broadcast delays early starts or broadcast interruptions To use the VPS PDC function Select ...

Page 59: ...e into the connected equipment and set to playback pause 6 Press z REC This recorder starts recording 7 Press the pause or play button on the connected equipment to cancel the playback pause status The connected equipment starts playback and the playback image is recorded by this recorder To stop recording press x REC STOP on this recorder If you connect a digital video camera with a DV IN jack Se...

Page 60: ...VIDEO CD Super 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 b Note Some playback options such as search repeat play or programme play cannot be played with PBC function To play with playback options start playback without PBC functions using the Title List To change th...

Page 61: ...ed DVD the display for entering your password appears on your TV screen Enter your four digit password using the number buttons and press ENTER The recorder starts playback To register or change the password see Parental Control DVD VIDEO only on page 122 To lock the recorder Child Lock You can lock all of the buttons on the recorder so that the settings are not cancelled by mistake When the recor...

Page 62: ... 10 minutes t 20 minutes t advances the time in 10 minute increments t 2 hours previous next Goes to the beginning of the previous next title chapter scene track when pressed during playback Goes to the beginning of the first title track when pressed in stop mode fast reverse fast forward Fast reverses fast forwards the disc when pressed during playback Search speed changes as follows fast reverse...

Page 63: ... output only through the DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL jack When you play a DVD with DTS sound tracks set DTS Output to On in the Audio Out setup page 116 slow freeze frame 1 Playback direction only 2 DivX video file 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 To resume normal playback press H X pause Pauses playb...

Page 64: ...pter track on the HDD or a disc 1 Press PLAY MODE during playback The Play Mode menu appears 2 Select Repeat and press ENTER 3 Select an item to be repeated using M m Repeat Title for HDD DVDs DATA DVDs 1 DATA CDs 1 repeats the current title Repeat Chapter for HDD DVDs repeats the current chapter Repeat Track for VIDEO CDs 2 repeats the current track Repeat Programme repeats the current programme ...

Page 65: ...List in the Play Mode menu z Hints The program you made remains after Programme play finishes To play the same program again set Programme to Start Programme Play in the Play Mode menu However the programme is cleared after you remove the disc or press 1 You can repeat Programme play Set Repeat to Repeat Programme in the Play Mode menu page 64 You can select Programme from Play Mode in the System ...

Page 66: ...s 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 Detail Adjusts the sharpness of images outlines White Enhancer Adjusts the intensity of white Black Enhancer ...

Page 67: ...op the programme using m M X and x without affecting the recording 3 Press x REC STOP to stop recording b Notes The picture does not pause and the recorder starts only recording in the following cases when the programme positions are preset differently between the recorder and the connected TV when watching the programme from the external equipment connected to your TV The picture tuned by the rec...

Page 68: ...rded programme while recording programmes Playback continues even if a timer recording starts Use 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 the DVD button While recording to a DVD Play a previously recorded programme on the HDD by pressing the HDD button You can also play a DVD VIDEO VIDEO CD Super VI...

Page 69: ... 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 Press PLAY MODE during playback The Play Mode menu appears 2 Select Search Mode and press ENTER 3 Select a search method and press ENTER Time Search for HDD DVDs DATA DVDs 1 DATA CDs 1 VIDEO CDs 2 Searches for a starting point by enterin...

Page 70: ...e number buttons to select the number of the title chapter 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 5 Press ENTER The recorder starts playback from the selected number ...

Page 71: ...nish all editing before finalising the disc You cannot edit a finalised disc Edit features Original title Playlist title Title edit Erase page 72 Yes Yes Yes Yes Title Name page 72 Yes Yes Yes Yes Set Thumbnail page 72 Yes Yes Yes Yes A B Erase page 73 Yes No Yes Yes Divide page 74 Yes No No Yes Set Genre page 72 Yes No No No Protect page 72 Yes Yes Yes No Move page 77 No No No Yes Combine page 77...

Page 72: ...ward by High speed dubbing The editing points and chapter marks may be slightly different from those you selected Frame Accurate Editing Recommended when you want to edit titles precisely However the editing points may be slightly different from the point you selected when you dub the titles by High speed dubbing Erasing and Editing a Title This section explains the basic edit functions Note that ...

Page 73: ...ppears 4 Select a title and press ENTER A check mark appears in the check box To clear the check mark press ENTER again 5 Repeat step 4 to select all of the titles you want to edit 6 When you finish selecting titles press The sub menu appears 7 Select an option and press ENTER Erase Erases the selected titles Protect Protects the titles appears next to the protected title Unprotected Unprotects th...

Page 74: ...ou erase a section of a title Sections shorter than five seconds may not be 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 playlist titles can be divided for DVD RWs DVD Rs in VR mode 1 After step 2 of Erasing and Editing a Title select Edit and press ENTER 2 Se...

Page 75: ... For details see page 72 5 Select an option and press ENTER You can make the following edits to the chapter Divide Divides a chapter into two page 75 Erase Move Erase Erases the selected chapter page 76 Move for Playlist titles on DVD RWs DVD Rs in VR mode Changes the chapter s playing order page 77 Combine Combines two chapters into one page 76 1 After step 4 of Erasing and Editing a Chapter sele...

Page 76: ...dit or re edit without changing the actual recordings You can create up to 99 Playlist titles b Note Playlist titles containing titles recorded with the Copy Once copy protection signal cannot be dubbed or moved page 79 1 Press TITLE LIST Switch to the Playlist page 72 2 Press The sub menu appears 3 Select Create and press ENTER The original titles in the Title List appear 4 Select an original tit...

Page 77: ...ss ENTER 5 Select a title you want to combine 6 Select Yes and press ENTER The titles are combined You can divide a Playlist title For instructions see page 74 1 Press TITLE LIST Switch to the Playlist page 72 2 Select a Playlist title containing the chapter you want to edit and press The sub menu appears 3 Select Edit and press ENTER 4 Select Chapter Edit and press ENTER 5 Select Erase Move 6 Sel...

Page 78: ... RW Video mode DVD R DVD R Video mode The chapter marks in the dubbing source are dubbed The position of chapter marks may be slightly changed from the original However the chapter marks in the dubbing source are not retained in the dubbed title when dubbing to a DVD RW DVD R Video mode DVD RW or DVD R at normal speed The chapter marks are automatically inserted according to the Auto Chapter Video...

Page 79: ... title see Playing the Recorded Programme DVD on page 60 2 Press HDD DVD DUB The recorder starts dubbing the current playing title from the beginning The recorder turns off automatically when you do not use the recorder for more than 20 minutes after the dubbing has finished To cancel the dubbing Press and hold HDD DVD DUB for more than one second When dubbing Move is stopped partway no part of th...

Page 80: ...e Start Dubbing display D Total size of the selected titles and available space on the disc to be dubbed approximate E Selected title s thumbnail picture 5 Select a title and press ENTER The selected title changes colour When you select HDD DVD in step 3 you can change the title order or search for a title by genre see 3 Playing the Recorded Programme Title List on page 33 6 Repeat step 5 to selec...

Page 81: ...h speed Dubbing from HDD to DVD for 60 minute programme 1 1 The values in the above table are for reference only Actual times for dubbing also require time for creating disc s control information and other data 2 This is the maximum recording speed of this recorder The recording speed cannot exceed the value indicated in the above table even when using discs that support higher recording speeds In...

Page 82: ...uality of the dubbing Bilingual Sets how a bilingual audio programme is dubbed Cancel Exits the sub menu 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to edit all of the titles 5 Go to step 8 of Dubbing Using Dubbing List on page 80 to dub edited titles b Notes The Dubbing List you created remains after dubbing To edit the existing Dubbing List select Use Previous Dubbing List in step 4 The Dubbing List is cleared when ...

Page 83: ...8 Select Start and press ENTER The recorder starts High speed dubbing the contents that were dubbed to the HDD in step 6 9 Select Cancel and press ENTER The disc is automatically finalised To make another backup disc replace discs select Start and press ENTER 10Select Yes or No and press ENTER To erase the backup data on the HDD select Yes To make another backup disc later select No The recorder t...

Page 84: ...order 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 Manual Dubbing functions of this recorder See the instruction manual supplied with the digital video camera as well before connecting z 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 V...

Page 85: ...other device or another recorder of the same model You cannot record date time or the contents of the cassette memory onto the disc If you record from a DV Digital8 format tape that is recorded in multiple sound tracks such as a tape with multiple sampling frequencies 48 kHz 44 1 kHz or 32 kHz no sound or an unnatural sound will be output when playing back the sampling frequency switch point on th...

Page 86: ...blank space or an image containing copy protection signals on the tape The recorder will resume recording automatically when receiving a recordable signal Finalisation is cancelled if a timer recording starts except for DVD RW DVD R VR mode DV One Touch Dubbing ends automatically when there are images containing copy protection signals at the beginning of the tape Dubbing Selected Scenes Manual Du...

Page 87: ...1 Connect your DV camcorder to the DV IN jack on the front panel 2 Press SYSTEM MENU The System Menu appears 3 Select DV and press ENTER 4 Select Playback and press ENTER 5 Start playback on the DV camcorder Images from the DV camcorder appear on your TV screen To cancel playback Press SYSTEM MENU z Hint You can dub the playing tape contents During playback press HDD or DVD to select the dubbing d...

Page 88: ...es not work except for timer recordings while the Child Lock is set To unlock the recorder hold down x on the recorder until UNLOCKED appears in the front panel display DATA CD DATADVD CD M m ENTER H x m AUDIO PLAY MODE X M 1 CLEAR Playback options Buttons Operations AUDIO Selects stereo or monaural audio tracks recorded on the disc when pressed repeatedly in normal playback mode previous next Goe...

Page 89: ... 4 Continue playing to locate the ending point point B and press ENTER A B Repeat starts To cancel A B Repeat Press CLEAR Or set A B Repeat to Off in the Play Mode menu z Hint You can select A B Repeat from Play Mode in the System Menu b Note A B Repeat is not available for MP3 audio tracks You can play repeatedly all the tracks or a single track on an album or disc 1 Press PLAY MODE during playba...

Page 90: ...ple 01 001 using M m and press CLEAR 6 To programme other tracks press M m to select a step number and repeat steps 4 and 5 7 Press H Programme play starts To cancel Programme play Press CLEAR during playback Or set Programme to Cancel Programme Play in the Play Mode menu To erase the programme Press CLEAR in stop mode Or set Programme to Erase Programme List in the Play Mode menu z Hints The prog...

Page 91: ...e and press ENTER 3 Select a search method and press ENTER Album Search except for CD Track Search The display for entering the number appears Example Album Search 4 Press the number buttons to select the number of the album or track you want If you make a mistake select another number 5 Press ENTER The recorder starts playback from the selected number z Hint You can select an album or track using...

Page 92: ...ist to check which albums have been copied page 94 When copying audio tracks from a CD the album name is labelled as F_ and the audio track names are labelled as T_ automatically During copying other operations cannot be performed While copying timer recordings are unavailable If the timer is set during copying the recorder starts the timer recording after copying is finished Copy protected CDs ca...

Page 93: ... on the USB device to the HDD 1 Connect the USB device to the USB jack on the recorder page 92 2 Press SYSTEM MENU The System Menu appears 3 Select Music Jukebox and press ENTER 4 Select Listen to Music from USB Device and press ENTER The Album List appears 5 Select an album and press 6 Select Edit using M m and press ENTER The sub menu appears 7 Select Copy Album and press ENTER The display asks ...

Page 94: ...ile the Album List is displayed Each time you press SUBTITLE previous ANGLE next the entire Album List changes to the next previous page of the album To change the album order Sort Titles HDD only 1 Press while the Album List is displayed 2 Select Sort Titles using M m and press ENTER 3 Select the item using M m and press ENTER To search for the album by genre Genre HDD only 1 Press while the Albu...

Page 95: ...epeats the current track Repeat Programme repeats the current programme page 96 5 Press ENTER Repeat play starts To cancel Repeat play Set Repeat to Repeat Off in the Play Mode menu b Notes You can select Repeat Programme only during Programme play A B Repeat is not available when using Music Jukebox Playback options Buttons Operations previous next Goes to the next or previous track when pressed ...

Page 96: ...ake a mistake select the step number example 01 using M m and press CLEAR 7 To programme other tracks press M m to select a step number and repeat steps 5 and 6 8 Press H Programme play starts To cancel Programme play Set Programme to Cancel Programme Play in the Play Mode menu during playback To erase the programme Set Programme to Erase Programme List in the Play Mode menu z Hints You can select...

Page 97: ...option and press ENTER Erase Erases the selected album track Select Yes when asked for confirmation Edit Allows you to make the following edits Album Name Allows you to enter or re enter an album name page 37 Track Name Allows you to enter or re enter a track name page 37 Set Genre Assigns an album a genre Set Skip Sets a track to be skipped page 95 Play Mode Selects play modes page 95 Genre Name ...

Page 98: ...D You can connect a USB device digital still camera Memory card reader and USB memory to the USB jack on the recorder to view JPEG image files or copy to the HDD Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the USB device before connecting b Note Some USB devices may not work with this recorder 1 Insert a disc that you are going to copy to the HDD or connect the USB device to the USB jack on ...

Page 99: ...enu appears 10Select Copy to HDD and press ENTER The display asks for confirmation 11Select Yes and press ENTER To cancel select No 1 Connect the USB device to the USB jack on the recorder 2 Insert a blank DVD RW DVD R Video mode 3 Press SYSTEM MENU The System Menu appears 4 Select Photo Album and press ENTER The Photo Album menu appears 5 Select Copy Photos from a Digital Camera and press ENTER T...

Page 100: ...en the HDD disc space is insufficient for copying when there are already the maximum number of files and or albums on the HDD You can copy the edited JPEG image albums to a DVD RW DVD R Video mode A slideshow is also recorded to the disc as a video file You can play the slideshow on other DVD equipment that may not be compatible with the playback of JPEG image files 1 Insert a DVD RW DVD R in Vide...

Page 101: ...ded to the disc as a video file You can play the slideshow on other DVD equipment that may not be compatible with the playback of JPEG image files 1 Insert a DVD RW DVD R in Video mode 2 Press SYSTEM MENU The System Menu appears 3 Select Photo Album and press ENTER The Photo Album menu appears 4 Select View Edit Photos on the HDD and press ENTER The Photo Album list appears 5 Select an album using...

Page 102: ...corder may not be able to play on other equipment page 40 No more than 99 slideshows can be recorded to a disc For DVD Rs the available disc space does not increase even if you erase slideshows Using the Photo Album List You can play JPEG image files on the HDD DATA DVDs DATA CDs or connected USB device using the Photo Album list 1 Press SYSTEM MENU The System Menu appears 2 Select Photo Album and...

Page 103: ...mation Displays the image JPEG image file number recording date and time JPEG image file name and JPEG image file size F Disc type and remaining space of current disc To scroll the list display by page Page mode Press while the Photo Album list is displayed Each time you press the entire Photo Album list changes to the next previous page of albums JPEG image files To switch between the album list ...

Page 104: ...u can enjoy a slideshow while listening to the sound stored in the HDD 1 Select View Edit Photos on the HDD in step 3 of Using the Photo Album List on page 102 The Photo Album list appears Switch between the album list and JPEG image file list if necessary 2 Select an album or JPEG image file using M m and press 3 Select Start Audio Slideshow and press ENTER 4 Select a genre using For details abou...

Page 105: ... 3 Select View Edit Photos on the HDD and press ENTER The Photo Album list appears 4 Select an album or JPEG image file and press The sub menu appears 5 Select an option and press ENTER You can make the following edits to the album JPEG image file Start Slideshow Starts a slideshow page 104 Start Audio Slideshow HDD only Starts a slideshow with the sound page 104 New Album Creates a new album Albu...

Page 106: ...opy Copies the selected JPEG image file page 99 Rename File Changes the selected JPEG image file name page 37 Protect Protects the selected JPEG image file Select again to cancel the protection Print Prints the selected JPEG image file page 106 Detailed Information Displays the detailed information for the selected JPEG image file page 104 Single Mode Cancels Multi Mode Printing JPEG Image Files Y...

Page 107: ...elect Multi Mode To print the file selected in step 7 only go to step 12 9 Select a file and press ENTER A check mark appears in the check box by the selected item To clear the check mark press ENTER again To clear all check marks select Single Mode 10Repeat step 9 to select all files you want to print 11Press The sub menu appears 12Select Print and press ENTER The display asks for confirmation 13...

Page 108: ... system gradually becomes fragmented To clean up all the fragmented files optimise the HDD periodically When the HDD needs optimising a message recommending optimisation will appear automatically 1 Select Optimise HDD in Disc Setup and press ENTER 2 Select Start and press ENTER A progress bar appears and the optimisation starts To cancel optimisation press ENTER The HDD will be partly optimised b ...

Page 109: ... a time signal appears 4 Press m to select Start and press ENTER If the recorder does not receive a time signal from any station press O RETURN and set the clock manually If the Auto Clock Set function did not set the clock correctly for your local area try another station for the Auto Clock Set function or set the clock manually Manual Manual Clock Set Set the clock manually 1 Select Clock Settin...

Page 110: ...e 1 or Mode 2 There is a timer setting with VPS PDC in the SCHEDULE list The SMARTLINK features are not available when Power Save is set to Mode 1 or Mode 2 HELP Setting Easy Setup Resetting the Recorder Select this to run the Easy Setup programme 1 Select Easy Setup in Basic and press ENTER 2 Select Start and press ENTER 3 Follow the instructions for Easy Setup page 23 from step 2 NTSC Records in...

Page 111: ...th SMARTLINK you can preset programme positions by downloading from your TV For details refer to the operating instructions supplied with your TV 1 Select Download from TV in Tuner and press ENTER 2 Select your country region using and press ENTER The tuner preset data will be downloaded from your TV to this recorder If any programme positions are unused or contain unwanted channels you can disabl...

Page 112: ... this when the programme position is unused or contains unwanted channels The selected position will be skipped when you press PROG Off Does not skip the selected programme position FR Select this when in France Western Euro Select this when in West European countries UK IE Select this when in Great Britain Ireland Eastern Euro Select this when in East European countries On Turns on the Auto Fine ...

Page 113: ... adjust items related to the image such as size and colour Select 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 Initial Setup and press ENTER 3 Select Video In Out and press ENTER The Video In Out setup appears with the following options The default settings are underlined Input Colour System ...

Page 114: ... RGB See the instructions supplied with your TV SMARTLINK is available only when Video is selected RGB signals are not output when using the HDMI connection LINE 1 In Selects a method of inputting video signals for the LINE 1 DECODER jack The picture will not be clear if this setting does not match the type of video input signal NTSC on PAL TV Sets the recorder to convert signals of the NTSC colou...

Page 115: ...the HDD when HDD Recording Format is set to Video Mode Off except in PCM mode or a DVD RW DVD R in VR mode except in PCM mode both audio channels are recorded and you can select the sound when playing DV Input Select the setting for the audio input when DV camcorder dubbing Select Mix Stereo 1 75 Mix Stereo 1 50 Mix Stereo 1 25 or Stereo 2 only if you have added a second audio when recording with ...

Page 116: ...gnals will not be output regardless of the DTS Output setting 96 kHz PCM Output DVD VIDEOs only Selects the sampling frequency of the audio signal b Notes 96 kHz PCM Output setting has no effect when audio signals are output from the LINE 2 OUT R AUDIO L jacks or LINE 3 TV LINE 1 DECODER jack If the sampling frequency is 96 kHz signals are simply converted to analogue signals and output If the HDM...

Page 117: ...ws you to adjust language settings 1 Press SYSTEM MENU while the recorder is in stop mode 2 Select Initial Setup and press ENTER 3 Select Language and press ENTER The Language setup appears with the following options The default settings are underlined OSD Language Switches the display language on the screen Audio Language DVD VIDEO only Switches the language of the sound track Subtitle Language D...

Page 118: ... to adjust recording settings 1 Press SYSTEM MENU while the recorder is in stop mode 2 Select Initial Setup and press ENTER 3 Select Recording and press ENTER The Recording setup appears with the following options The default settings are underlined Manual Rec Mode On For DVD VIDEOs whose main audio track is the language you set in Audio Language and Subtitle Language the recorder plays the main a...

Page 119: ... DVD R VR mode HQ PCM MN32 to MN16 720 480 720 576 MN15 to MN12 544 480 544 576 MN11 to MN9 480 480 544 576 MN8 and MN7 352 480 352 576 MN6 to MN1 352 240 352 288 Recording mode Approx recording time hours HDD DVD RW DVD RW DVD R DVD R DVD R DL DVD R DL HQ 1 23 PCM 2 34 1 hr 1 min 1 hr 51 min MN32 HQ 34 1 hr 1 min 1 hr 51 min MN31 36 1 hr 5 min 1 hr 57 min MN30 39 1 hr 10 min 2 hr 6 min MN29 42 1 ...

Page 120: ...corded page 54 Off Turns off the function 0 seconds The first frame of the title is set for the thumbnail picture 30 seconds The frame at 30 seconds from the first frame is set for the thumbnail picture 3 minutes The frame at 3 minutes from the first frame is set for the thumbnail picture On The recorder detects changes in the picture and sound and automatically inserts chapter marks up to 99 chap...

Page 121: ...de Seamless Playback HDD DVD RW DVD R in VR mode only 4 3 Letter Box Select this when connecting to a 4 3 screen TV Displays a wide picture with bands on the upper and lower portions of the screen 4 3 Pan Scan Select this when connecting to a 4 3 screen TV Automatically displays a wide picture on the entire screen and cuts off the portions that do not fit 16 9 Select this when connecting to a wide...

Page 122: ...vel and press ENTER The area is selected When you select Number press the number buttons to select and enter a country area code in the table page 144 and press ENTER 7 Select Change Level and press ENTER The Parental Control Change Level display appears 8 Enter your four digit password using the number buttons and press ENTER 9 Select the level The lower the value the stricter the limitation Disc...

Page 123: ...ws you to adjust items related to the HDMI connection You can select HDMI Output only when connecting equipment to the HDMI OUT jack 1 Press SYSTEM MENU while the recorder is in stop mode 2 Select Initial Setup and press ENTER 3 Select HDMI Output and press ENTER The HDMI Output setup appears with the following options The default settings are underlined After connecting equipment to the HDMI OUT ...

Page 124: ...tting is effective only for HDMI connection Colour Selects the method of outputting video signals for the HDMI jack b Notes Some settings may not be available depending on the connected device When a DVI device is connected you cannot select YCbCr 4 2 2 or YCbCr 4 4 4 When Screen Resolution is set to 720 x 576i or 720 x 480i in the HDMI Output setup you cannot select YCbCr 4 2 2 1920 x 1080p Sends...

Page 125: ...ess ENTER The Options or Options 2 setup appears with the following options The default settings are underlined Example Options setup On Screen Display Front Panel Display Adjusts the lighting of the front panel display Auto Outputs Dolby Digital MPEG and DTS audio signals as a bitstream signal Normally select this position PCM Converts all audio signals except for DTS signals to PCM Bitstream Pri...

Page 126: ...itle List USB Restart USB Device Restarts the connected USB device if it does not respond to the recorder If the connected USB device still does not work properly try following Turn the connected USB device off and on again Disconnect and then connect the USB cable Confirm Printer Displays the manufacturer and model name of the printer connected to the recorder Note that this function may not work...

Page 127: ...TV Pause Selects the tuner for the TV Pause page 67 TV s Tuner Selects this when connecting the recorder to your TV using the SCART jack Recorder s Tuner Selects this when connecting the recorder to your TV not using the SCART jack ...

Page 128: ...d to a combination TV VIDEO player the copy protection signal applied to some DVD programmes could affect picture quality If you still experience this problem even when you connect your recorder directly to your TV try connecting your recorder to your TV s S VIDEO input You have set the recorder to progressive format even though your TV cannot accept the progressive signal In this case hold down x...

Page 129: ...s farther apart The aerial cable is connected to the AERIAL OUT jack on the recorder Connect the cable to the AERIAL IN jack The recorder s colour system is different from your TV Hold down x stop on the recorder and press INPUT on the recorder to change the recorder s colour system TV channels cannot be changed The channel is skipped page 112 A timer recording started which changed the channels T...

Page 130: ...rea To change the channel lineup select Editor in the Menu Bar of the GUIDE Plus system page 49 Programme listings for some programme positions are missing The programme guide data may not be updated Turn off the recorder and let the recorder receive the programme guide data Some broadcast stations support only two days of data For details see the following website www europe guideplus com All of ...

Page 131: ...DVD RWs DVD Rs VR mode during playback set Dolby Digital Output in the Audio Out setup to Dolby Digital PCM page 116 The recorder does not play any type of disc except HDD The disc is upside down Insert the disc with the labelled side facing up The disc is not correctly inserted 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 ...

Page 132: ...at the recorder can play page 137 The JPEG image files do not play The JPEG image files are not recorded in a format that the recorder can play page 137 Progressive JPEG images cannot be played TV Pause does not work You are recording to the HDD or the HDD is full The programme position cannot be changed from the programme position you are recording Set the TV s input source to TV Recording does n...

Page 133: ...ered and the recorder might not start recording The VPS PDC function may not work if the GUIDE Plus host channel setup is not complete The VPS PDC function does not work when the GUIDE Plus data is being downloaded You dubbed a title but the title did not appear in the HDD Title List The title contained a copy protection signal so it was moved page 79 High speed dubbing is not possible The title c...

Page 134: ...ck page 61 88 The disc tray does not open and TRAYLOCKED appears in the front panel display Contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility REPAIR appears in the front panel display The recorder s repair function is activated to repair the hard disk drive or disc when the recorder is turned on after a power failure has occurred during recorder operation such as while recording o...

Page 135: ...abinet panel and controls with a soft cloth slightly moistened with a mild detergent solution Do not use any type of abrasive pad scouring powder or solvent such as alcohol or benzine On cleaning discs disc lens cleaners Do not use cleaning discs or disc lens cleaners including wet or spray types These may cause the recorder to malfunction Notes about the discs To keep the disc clean handle the di...

Page 136: ...ion 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 SLP and SEP mode PCM Inputs and outputs LINE 2 OUT AUDIO Phono jack 2 Vrms 10 kilohms VIDEO Phono jack 1 0 Vp p S VIDEO 4 pin mini DIN Y 1 0 Vp p C 0 3 Vp p PAL LINE 2 IN AUDIO Phono jack 2 Vrms more than 22 kilohms VIDEO Phono jack 1 0 Vp p S VIDEO 4 pin mini DIN Y...

Page 137: ...ion technology developed by DivX Inc This product is an official DivX Certified product You can play DATA CDs CD ROMs CD Rs CD RWs and DATA DVDs DVD ROMs DVD RWs DVD Rs DVD RWs DVD Rs that contain DivX video files DATA DVDs must be recorded according to ISO9660 Level 1 Level 2 Romeo Joliet or UDF Universal Disk Format 1 02 1 50 2 00 or 2 01 format for the recorder to recognise the MP3 tracks JPEG ...

Page 138: ...TA CD DATA DVD or the connected USB device at a time To view unloaded albums reload them Proceeding to the next or another album may take some time The image size that can be displayed is limited The following image sizes can be displayed width 160 5 120 pixels by height 120 3 840 pixels This recorder supports MP3 audio tracks recorded with a sampling frequency of 32 kHz 44 1 kHz and 48 kHz No mor...

Page 139: ... transport bus proposed by SONY and is a trademark approved by many corporations IEEE 1394 is an international standard standardized by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers i LINK s maximum baud rate varies according to the equipment Three maximum baud rates are defined S100 approx 100 Mbps S200 approx 200 Mbps S400 approx 400 Mbps The baud rate is listed under Specifications in t...

Page 140: ...ODE blue button 45 64 69 89 91 K SYSTEM MENU button 56 65 80 86 92 98 108 TITLE LIST button 33 60 72 TOP MENU button 60 GUIDE button 43 L MENU button 60 M INFO information button 43 N O RETURN button 23 O M m ENTER button 23 P instant replay instant advance buttons 62 Q DISPLAY button 35 R previous next buttons 62 88 95 PAGE buttons 45 S mc CM search slow freeze frame buttons 62 88 95 DAY buttons ...

Page 141: ...F N play button 60 88 104 The N button has a tactile dot G x stop button 60 88 94 104 H z REC button 31 I x REC STOP button 31 J HDD button indicator 31 DVD button indicator 31 K PROGRAM buttons 31 The button has a tactile dot L INPUT input select button 59 M LINE 2 IN S VIDEO VIDEO L MONO AUDIO R jacks 27 N ONE TOUCH DUB button 86 O DV IN jack 84 P USB jack type A 92 98 Q PictBridge USB jack type...

Page 142: ... RW disc is loaded F Command Mode indicator 126 Displays the Command Mode of the remote When the Command Mode for the recorder is set to DVD3 default either 1 or 2 does not appear G Recording status H Dubbing direction indicator I Playing status A AERIAL IN OUT jacks 13 B LINE 2 OUT R AUDIO L VIDEO jacks 16 19 C LINE 1 DECODER jack 26 D G LINK jack 14 E HDMI OUT high definition multimedia interfac...

Page 143: ...143 Additional Information Language Code List For details see page 117 The language spellings conform to the ISO 639 1988 E F standard Number Language code Number Language code Number Language code ...

Page 144: ... br Canada ca Chile cl China cn Denmark dk Finland fi France fr Germany de Hong Kong hk India in Indonesia id Italy it Japan jp Korea kr 1325 1324 1412 1426 1415 1611 1608 1620 1821 1907 0519 1905 0308 2023 2008 0702 2119 Malaysia my Mexico mx Netherlands nl New Zealand nz Norway no Pakistan pk Philippines ph Portugal pt Russia ru Singapore sg Spain es Sweden se Switzerland ch Taiwan tw Thailand t...

Page 145: ...69 Chase Play 68 Checking changing cancelling timer settings 57 Child Lock 61 88 Clock Setting 23 109 Combine 76 77 Command Mode 22 126 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT 17 Component Video Out 114 Confirm Printer 126 Connecting a printer 106 the aerial cable 13 the audio cords 19 the HDMI cord 16 19 the set top box controller 13 the USB device 92 98 the video cords 16 Controlling TVs with the remote 21 Copy 99 ...

Page 146: ...125 Screen Resolution 124 HDMI cord 16 19 HDMI OUT 17 19 HDMI Output 123 HELP Setting 110 I i LINK 139 Info 44 INPUT 59 Input Colour System 113 Input Line System 110 J JPEG image files 98 Jukebox 92 L Labelling 38 Language 117 LINE 1 In 114 LINE 1 DECODER 26 LINE 2 IN 27 LINE 3 Out 114 M Main sound 52 115 Mains lead 20 Making a backup disc 83 Managing audio tracks on the Music Jukebox 97 JPEG imag...

Page 147: ...sume play 61 rotate 105 scan audio 60 slow motion play 63 zoom 104 Playlist 34 71 Power Save 110 Printing JPEG image files 106 Programme 65 90 96 Progressive 24 Protect 73 106 Protect Album Contents 106 Protect Disc 39 Protection album 106 disc 39 JPEG image file 106 title 73 Q Quick guide to disc types 9 Quick Timer 55 R Rear panel 142 REC 31 REC MODE 51 REC STOP 31 86 Rec Mode Adjust 54 55 120 R...

Page 148: ...d 52 115 SUBTITLE 62 Subtitle Display 118 Subtitle Language 117 Super VIDEO CD 11 S Video 114 T Thumbnail picture 34 preview mode 35 126 Time Search 69 Timer recording check change cancel 57 GUIDE Plus system 53 manual setting 54 Rec Mode Adjust 54 55 Timing 58 Title 36 Title List 33 Genre 34 Sort Titles 34 Thumbnail 34 Title Name 72 Title number 36 Title Search 69 TOP MENU 60 Track Name 97 Track ...

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