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RDR-HX820

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Operating Instructions

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Page 1: ...2 897 109 11 1 2006 Sony Corporation RDR HX820 DVD Recorder Operating Instructions ...

Page 2: ...mbol is applicable only in the European Union and other European countries with seperate collection systems Precautions This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits set out in the EMC Directive using a connection cable shorter than 3 metres On safety Should any solid object or liquid fall into the cabinet unplug the recorder and have it checked by qualified personnel before o...

Page 3: ...l recordings before making the actual recording On compensation for lost recordings Sony is not liable and will not compensate for any lost recordings or relevant losses including when recordings are not made due to reasons including recorder failure or when the contents of a recording are lost or damaged as a result of recorder failure or repair undertaken to the recorder Sony will not restore re...

Page 4: ... function being explained Instructions in this manual describe the controls on the remote You can also use the controls on the recorder if they have the same or similar names as those on the remote The on screen display illustrations used in this manual may not match the graphics displayed on your TV screen The explanations regarding DVDs in this manual refer to DVDs createdonthis recorder The exp...

Page 5: ...3 Connecting to the LINE 2 IN jacks on the front panel 24 Connecting to a Satellite or Digital Tuner 25 Connecting a PAY TV Canal Plus Analogue Decoder Available in Europe Only 27 Connecting a decoder 27 Setting PAY TV Canal Plus analogue programme positions 28 1 Inserting a Disc 30 2 Recording a Programme 30 Checking the disc status while recording 31 3 Playing the Recorded Programme Title List 3...

Page 6: ...nd sound AV SYNC 59 Pausing a TV Broadcast TV Pause Pause Live TV 59 Playing from the beginning of the programme you are recording Chasing Playback 60 Playing a previous recording while making another Simultaneous Rec and Play 60 Searching for a Title Chapter Track etc 61 Playing MP3 Audio Tracks JPEG Image Files or DivX Video Files 62 About MP3 audio tracks JPEG image files and DivX video files 6...

Page 7: ...ogramme Setting 85 Programme Sort 88 Auto Programme Title Labelling TV Guide Page 88 Clock 89 OSD On Screen Display 90 Video Settings Video 90 Audio Settings Audio 93 Recording Settings Recording 96 Disc Settings DVD 97 Remote Control Settings Factory Settings Others 99 Easy Setup Resetting the Recorder 100 Additional Information 101 Troubleshooting 101 Self diagnosis Function When letters numbers...

Page 8: ...ge 30 Playable only on VR mode compatible players finalisation unnecessary Video mode Format in Video mode page 30 Playable on most DVD players finalisation necessary page 39 DVD R Automatically formatted in VR mode DVD R VIDEO Playable on most DVD players finalisation necessary page 39 DVD R DL DVD R VR mode Format in VR mode page 30 1 Formatting is performed using the Disc Information display Pl...

Page 9: ...yer discs DVD RW DVD RW DVD R DVD R DL and DVD R are trademarks 1 When an unformatted DVD R is inserted into this recorder it is automatically formatted in Video mode To format a new DVD R in VR mode format using the Disc Information display page 30 2 CPRM Content Protection for Recordable Media is a coding technology that protects copyrights for images Discs that cannot be recorded on 8 cm discs ...

Page 10: ...ifferent recorder and not correctly finalised Playable discs Type Disc Logo Icon used in this manual Characteristics DVD VIDEO Discs such as movies that can be purchased or rented This recorder also recognizes DVD RAMs and DVD R Dual Layer Video mode discs as DVD Video compatible discs If the DVD RAM has a removable cartridge remove the cartridge before playback VIDEO CD VIDEO CDs or CD Rs CD RWs ...

Page 11: ... product which mates DVD recorded material on one side with digital audio material on the other side However since the audio material side does not conform to the Compact Disc CD standard playback on this product is not guaranteed b Notes Some DVD RWs DVD Rs DVD RWs DVD Rs 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 t...

Page 12: ...d with the components to be connected You cannot connect this recorder to a TV that does not have a SCART or video input jack Be sure to disconnect the mains lead of each component before connecting Step 1 Connecting the Aerial Cable Connect the aerial cable by following the steps below 1 Disconnect the aerial cable from your TV and connect it to AERIAL IN on the rear panel of the recorder 2 Conne...

Page 13: ...VIDEO PR CR PB CB Y COMPONENT VIDEO IN IN HDMI C A D B Audio video cord not supplied Component video cord not supplied yellow TV projector or AV amplifier receiver TV projector or AV amplifier receiver green S video cord not supplied TV projector or AV amplifier receiver red blue green blue red Signal flow to COMPONENT VIDEO OUT to LINE 2 OUT S VIDEO to LINE 2 OUT VIDEO DVD recorder HDMI cord not ...

Page 14: ...rder automatically when you start playback If necessary press TV t to return the input to the TV For correct SMARTLINK connection you will need a SCART cord that has the full 21 pins Refer to your TV s instruction manual as well for this connection If you connect this recorder to a TV with SMARTLINK set Easy Setup Line1 Output to Video You cannot connect the HDMI OUT jack connection D to DVI jacks...

Page 15: ... NexTView Download You can easily set the timer by using the NexTView Download function on your TV See your TV s instruction manual 1 MEGALOGIC is a registered trademark of Grundig Corporation 2 EASYLINK 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 trade...

Page 16: ...h DTS 5 1ch and MPEG audio 5 1ch surround effects B Audio L R left right input jacks This connection will use your TV s or stereo amplifier s receiver s two speakers for sound VIDEO AUDIO INPUT L R B A AV amplifier receiver with a decoder white TV projector or AV amplifier receiver Audio video cord not supplied Signal flow Coaxial digital cord not supplied to DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL or OPTICAL to LINE...

Page 17: ...HDMI cord you will need to do one of the following Connect the AV amplifier receiver to the TV with the HDMI cord 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 DTS and DTS Digital Out are trademarks o...

Page 18: ... for an extended period of time remove the batteries If battery leakage occurs wipe out any liquid inside the battery compartment and insert new batteries Do not expose the remote sensor marked on the front panel to strong light such as direct sunlight or a lighting apparatus The recorder may not respond to the remote When you replace the batteries of the remote the code number and Command Mode ma...

Page 19: ...ce press the TV DVD button to switch the TV s input source If the supplied remote interferes with your other Sony DVD recorder or player set the command mode number for this recorder and the supplied remote to one that differs from the other Sony DVD recorder or player after you have completed Step 6 Easy Setup The default command mode setting for this recorder and the supplied remote is DVD3 1 Ch...

Page 20: ...check the Command Mode for the recorder Press x on the recorder when the recorder is turned off The Command Mode for the recorder appears in the front panel display You can change programme positions of the recorder using the number buttons Example for channel 50 Press 5 0 then press ENTER Command Mode Code number DVD1 number button 1 DVD2 number button 2 DVD3 number button 3 If the Command Mode f...

Page 21: ...ly search for a clock signal If a clock signal cannot be found set the clock manually using M m and press ENTER Easy Setup TV Type page 90 If you have a wide screen TV select 16 9 If you have a standard TV select either 4 3 Letter Box shrink to fit or 4 3 Pan Scan stretch to fit This will determine how wide screen images are displayed on your TV Easy Setup Component Out If you are using the COMPON...

Page 22: ...o the previous step Press O RETURN z Hints If your AV amplifier receiver has an MPEG audio decoder set MPEG to MPEG page 94 If you want to run Easy Setup again select Easy Setup from SETUP in the System Menu page 100 ...

Page 23: ...recorded 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 3 DECODER jack When you record to a V...

Page 24: ... 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 LINE 2 IN...

Page 25: ...eo RGB in the Video setup page 92 Note that this connection and setup disable the SMARTLINK function If you want to use the SMARTLINK function with a compatible set top box see the instructions supplied with the set top box If you want to use the Synchro Rec function This connection is necessary to use the Synchro Recording function See Recording from connected equipment with a timer Synchro Rec o...

Page 26: ...s Synchro Recording does not work with some tuners For details see the tuner s operating instructions If you disconnect the recorder s mains lead you will not be able to view the signals from the connected tuner ...

Page 27: ... when connecting the decoder Note that when you set Line3 Input to Decoder in step 5 of Setting PAY TV Canal Plus analogue programme positions page 28 you will not be able to select L3 because Line 3 will become a dedicated line for the decoder Connecting a decoder TV Aerial cable supplied SCART cord not supplied PAY TV Canal Plus analogue decoder to AERIAL OUT to i LINE 3 DECODER DVD recorder to ...

Page 28: ...Video and press ENTER 4 Select Scart Setting and press ENTER 5 Press M m to select Video or RGB for Line1 Output Decoder for Line3 Input and Video for Line3 Output and press ENTER The Video setup display appears again 6 Press O RETURN to return the cursor to the left column 7 Select Basic and press ENTER 8 Select Programme Setting and press ENTER 9 Press M m to select the desired programme positio...

Page 29: ... L 12Select Channel using 13Select the PAY TV Canal Plus analogue programme position using M m or number buttons 14Select PAY TV CANAL using 15Select On using M m 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 ...

Page 30: ...n this recorder you can manually re format the disc to make a blank disc page 41 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 43 1 Press HDD or DVD If you want to record to a DVD insert a recordable DVD 2 Press PROG to select the programme positi...

Page 31: ...e Teletext function Some broadcast systems ensure a Teletext service in which the complete programmes and their data title date programme position recording start time etc are stored day by day When recording a programme the recorder automatically takes the programme name from the Teletext pages and stores it as the title name For details see Auto Programme Title Labelling TV Guide Page on page 88...

Page 32: ... RW DVD R VR mode disc titles B Disc space remainder total C Title information Displays the title number title name and recording date Title size is shown in the Thumbnail title list z red Indicates that the title is currently being recorded Indicates that the title is currently being dubbed Indicates the protected title NEW Indicates that the title is newly recorded not played back HDD only Indic...

Page 33: ...avourite scene for the thumbnail picture shown in the Title List menu 1 Press TITLE LIST Press to switch the Title Lists if necessary 2 Select a title and press ENTER The sub menu appears 3 Select Set Thumbnail and press ENTER The display for setting the thumbnail point appears and the title starts to play 4 While watching the playback picture press m M to select the scene you want to set for a th...

Page 34: ...rst scene of the recording title After dubbing the title thumbnail picture set on the source recording is cancelled 4 Displaying the Playing Remaining Time and Play Information You can check the playing time and remaining time of the current title chapter track or disc Also you can check the disc name recorded on the DVD CD Press DISPLAY The displays differ depending on the disc type or playing st...

Page 35: ...VDs and DATA CDs 3 Displayed when you press TIME TEXT repeatedly z Hints If DTS of Audio Connection is set to Off in the Audio setup the DTS track selection option will not appear on the screen even if the disc contains DTS tracks page 94 When Auto Display is set to On default in the Video setup page 93 information automatically appears on the screen when the recorder is operated b Note Playing ti...

Page 36: ... of the current file m Current album number b Notes The recorder can only display the first level of a CD s text such as the disc name Playing time of MP3 audio tracks may not be displayed correctly You can check the remaining disc space using the Disc Information display 1 Insert a disc See 1 Inserting a Disc on page 30 2 Press OPTIONS to select Disc Information and press ENTER The Disc Informati...

Page 37: ...racter you want to enter and press ENTER The selected character appears at the top of the display Example Input Title Name The type of characters will change according to the language you select in Easy Setup Some languages allow you to enter an accent mark To enter a letter with an accent mark select an accent followed by the letter Example Select and then a to enter à To insert a space select Sp...

Page 38: ... You can switch between A upper case a lower case or Symbol by pressing INPUT 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 1 Inserting a Disc on page 30 2 Press OPTIONS to select Disc Information and press ENTER The Disc Information display appears Available settings differ depending on the dis...

Page 39: ...n be displayed on other DVD equipment Before finalising check the differences between the disc types in the table below Differences between the disc types Protecting a disc RWVR RVR Discs are automatically finalised when removed from the recorder However you may need to finalise the disc for certain DVD equipment or if the recording time is short You can edit or record on the disc even after final...

Page 40: ...display shows the approximate time required for finalising and asks for confirmation Example DVD RW 4 Select OK and press ENTER The recorder starts finalising the disc z Hint You can check whether the disc has been finalised or not If you cannot select Finalise in step 3 above the disc has already been finalised b Notes Depending on the condition of the disc recording or the DVD equipment discs ma...

Page 41: ...R The recorder starts unfinalising the disc Unfinalising may take several minutes 8 Reformatting a disc New discs are automatically formatted when inserted If necessary you can manually re format a DVD RW or DVD RW disc to make a blank disc For DVD RWs you can select a recording format VR mode or Video mode according to your needs page 66 1 Insert a disc See 1 Inserting a Disc on page 30 2 Press O...

Page 42: ...42 b Note On this model 1 GB read gigabyte is equivalent to 1 billion bytes The larger the number the larger the disc space ...

Page 43: ... coarser picture quality Press REC MODE repeatedly to switch the recording modes To select the HQ mode set HQ Setting of the HDD Rec Settings to HQ in the Recording setup page 96 HQ records pictures in higher quality than HQ on the HDD Note that HQ appears as HQ in the front panel display and the on screen displays The recording time for DVD R DL Double Layer discs is as follows HQ 1 hour 48 minut...

Page 44: ...ased programme is received Main Sub or Main Sub appears NICAM system When a stereo or bilingual NICAM based programme is received NICAM appears in the front panel display To record a NICAM programme be sure to set Audio of Programme Setting in the Basic setup to NICAM default If the sound is not clear when listening to NICAM broadcasts set Audio to Standard see Programme Setting on page 85 z Hint ...

Page 45: ...cts the programme position or input source The date item changes as follows Today y y Sat 28 10 30 days later y Sun every Sunday y y Sat every Saturday y Mon Fri Monday to Friday y Mon Sat Monday to Saturday y Daily y Today Mode Selects the recording mode page 43 Media Selects the media HDD or DVD PDC VPS Sets the PDC VPS function See About the PDC VPS function available in Europe only below Exten...

Page 46: ...hat the PDC VPS function works properly turn off the recorder before the timer recording starts This will automatically turn on the PDC VPS channel scan function while the recorder remains off Rec Mode Adjust If there is not enough available disc space for the recording the recorder automatically adjusts the recording mode to enable the entire programme to be recorded Set Rec Mode Adjust of the Ti...

Page 47: ...he timer is set for the same daily or weekly programme the timer recording cannot be made if it overlaps with a programme that has priority will appear next to the overlapped setting in the Timer List Check the priority order of the settings Even if the timer is set timer recordings cannot be made while recording a programme that has priority The Rec Mode Adjust function only works with a timer re...

Page 48: ...e page 46 To extend the recording duration time while recording See page 46 To confirm change or cancel a timer recording See Checking Changing Cancelling Timer Settings Timer List on page 50 z Hint The Rec Mode Adjust function also works with this timer method page 46 You can set the recorder to record in 30 minute increments Press z REC repeatedly to set the duration Each press advances the time...

Page 49: ... other recording modes the screen size is fixed at 4 3 For DVD Rs DVD RWs VR mode the actual picture size is recorded regardless of the setting For example if a 16 9 size picture is received the disc records the picture as 16 9 even if DVD Rec Picture Size is set to 4 3 For DVD RWs DVD Rs the screen size is fixed at 4 3 Rec NR noise reduction Reduces noise contained in the video signal Rec Video E...

Page 50: ...to Chapter in the Recording setup to Off page 97 When recording to the HDD a DVD R VR mode or a DVD RW VR mode you can insert and erase chapter marks manually page 70 b Note When dubbing page 74 the chapter marks in the dubbing source are not retained in the dubbed title Checking Changing Cancelling Timer Settings Timer List You can check change or cancel timer settings using the Timer List 1 Pres...

Page 51: ...er the other settings Select Close to return to the Timer List To change or cancel the setting repeat steps 2 and 3 above When the timer settings overlap The programme that starts first has priority and the second programme starts recording only after the first programme has finished When the recordings start at the same time The programme that is set last has priority In this example timer settin...

Page 52: ... next to the overlapped setting in the Timer List Check the priority order of the settings Recording From Connected Equipment You can set the recorder to automatically record programmes from connected equipment that has a timer function such as a satellite tuner Connect the equipment to the LINE 3 DECODER jack of the recorder page 25 When the connected equipment turns on the recorder starts record...

Page 53: ...signal from the connected equipment The beginning of the programme may not be recorded regardless of whether or not the recorder s power is on or off During Synchro Recording other operations such as normal recording cannot be performed To use the connected equipment while the recorder is standing by for Synchro Recording cancel Synchro Recording by pressing c z SYNCHRO REC Be sure to turn off the...

Page 54: ...ils about the recording mode see page 43 5 Insert the source tape 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 rec...

Page 55: ...en 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 mode only To change the angles If various angles multi angles for a scene are rec...

Page 56: ...NTER The display for entering your password appears 2 Enter your four digit password using the number buttons 3 Press ENTER to select OK The recorder starts playback To register or change the password see Parental Control DVD VIDEO only on page 97 To lock the disc tray Child Lock You can lock the disc tray to prevent children from ejecting the disc When the recorder is turned on hold down x until ...

Page 57: ...he HDD you cannot go to the beginning of the previous next title fast reverse fast forward Fast reverses fast forwards the disc when pressed during playback Search speed changes as follows fast reverse fast forward m1 T t 1M 1 m2 T T t t 2M m3 2 T T T t t t 3M 2 When you press and hold the button fast forward fast reverse continues at the selected speed until you release the button 1 When you pres...

Page 58: ...tem and press ENTER The adjustment display appears FNR frame noise reduction Reduces noise contained in the luminance element of the video signal BNR block noise reduction Reduces block noise or mosaic like patterns in the picture MNR mosquito noise reduction Reduces the faint noise appearing around the outlines of the images The noise reduction effects are automatically adjusted within each setti...

Page 59: ...ENTER 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 or H again to resume watching the programme b Notes Paused titles are not saved...

Page 60: ... 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 speed DVD RW in the HQ or HSP recording mode 2 Picture noise may appear depending upon the condition of the recording or when playing a title recorded in the HQ or HSP recording mode The picture freezes for a few seconds when you use fast forward fast reverse o...

Page 61: ... DVDs DATA CDs Searches for a starting point by entering the time code DivX video file only 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 sc...

Page 62: ...ly the JPEG image files are played back when H is pressed To stop playback or slideshow Press x To pause playback or slideshow Press X To play the beginning of the MP3 audio track or DivX video file Press OPTIONS to select Play Beginning and press ENTER To fast forward or fast reverse an MP3 audio track or DivX video file Press m M during playback To go to the next or previous MP3 audio track JPEG...

Page 63: ...annot play a DivX video file of size more than 720 width 576 height 4 GB MP3 is an audio compression technology that satisfies certain ISO MPEG regulations JPEG is an image compression technology You can play MP3 MPEG1 Audio Layer 3 format audio tracks and JPEG image files on DATA CDs CD ROMs CD Rs CD RWs or JPEG image files on DATA DVDs DVD ROMs DVD RWs DVD Rs DVD RWs DVD Rs DATA CDs and DATA DVD...

Page 64: ...ay not appear smooth the sound may skip and so on Depending on the disc playback may take some time to start Some files cannot be played Albums play in the following order Structure of disc contents When you insert a DATA CD DATA DVD and press H the numbered tracks or files are played sequentially from 1 through 7 For JPEG image files press to go to the next album For instance when you want to go ...

Page 65: ...s are counted as well No more than a total of 999 folders and 9999 files can be played Files other than JPEG MP3 DivX files and folders that do not contain JPEG MP3 DivX files are counted as well No more than 999 folders and files can be recognized in a single folder Folders that do not contain JPEG MP3 DivX files are counted as well Proceeding to the next or another album may take some time This ...

Page 66: ...inish all editing before finalising the disc You cannot edit a finalised disc DVD RW only Edit features Original title Playlist title Original title Playlist title Erase page 67 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Protect page 67 Yes Yes Yes No Yes Title Name page 67 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A B Erase page 68 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Erase Titles page 68 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Divide page 69 Yes Yes No Yes No Set Thumbnail pa...

Page 67: ... Editing a Title This section explains the basic edit functions Note that editing is irreversible To edit the HDD or DVD RWs DVD Rs VR mode without changing the original recordings create a Playlist title page 70 1 Press TITLE LIST For HDD titles or DVD RWs DVD Rs in VR mode press to switch the Title Lists if necessary 2 Select a title and press ENTER The sub menu appears 3 Select an option and pr...

Page 68: ... of check marks select Reset 4 Repeat step 3 to select all of the titles you want to erase 5 When you finish selecting titles select OK and press ENTER The list of the titles to be erased appears for confirmation To change the selection select Change and repeat from step 3 6 Select OK and press ENTER The titles are erased To erase all titles on the disc You can reformat the HDD DVD RW or DVD RW to...

Page 69: ...han five seconds may not be erased For DVD RWs the erased section may be slightly different from the points you selected 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 VR mode 1 Press TITLE LIST Press to switch the Titl...

Page 70: ...Auto Chapter to Off in the Recording setup page 97 Creating and Editing a Playlist Playlist edit allows you to edit or re edit without changing the actual recordings You can create up to 97 Playlist titles Example You have recorded the final few matches of a football tournament on a DVD RW DVD R VR mode You want to create a digest with the goal scenes and other highlights but you also want to keep...

Page 71: ...correct select the OUT point using c C and press ENTER The selected scene is added to the scene list To add more scenes go to step 5 9 When you finish adding scenes press m A Total duration of the selected scene B Total number of scenes C Selected scene 10Select the scene you want to re edit and press ENTER The sub menu appears Move Changes the scene order using and press ENTER Erase Erases the sc...

Page 72: ...nge Order and press ENTER 3 Select the title you want to move and press ENTER 4 Select a new location for the title using M m and press ENTER The title moves to the new location To move more titles go to step 3 To finish select Quit and press ENTER 1 Press TITLE LIST If the Title List Original menu appears press 2 Press OPTIONS to select Combine and press ENTER The display for selecting titles app...

Page 73: ...me of the first title prior to combination b Note When the number of chapters in the title to be combined exceeds the limit the chapters at the end are combined into a single chapter You can divide a Playlist title For operations see page 69 Dividing a Playlist title Divide RWVR HDD RVR ...

Page 74: ...he picture size and the sound types originally recorded are retained b Notes You cannot make a recording while dubbing To play a dubbed disc on other DVD equipment finalise the disc page 39 You cannot dub from DVD VIDEOs to the HDD Thumbnails that you have set for the originally recorded title page 33 will not be retained in the dubbed title When dubbing to a DVD R DL disc the video may be momenta...

Page 75: ...od This will smooth out the seams Original Dubbing n Original Dubbing allows you to make smooth dubbings by de emphasizing the seams that are left over from editing In this case the recording mode is set to the same recording mode that the source title was recorded in To set the Dub Mode to Original you must make your selection from the Dub Selected Titles display page 78 Note that you cannot sele...

Page 76: ... better picture quality Dubbing restriction You cannot dub movies and other DVD VIDEOs to the HDD Also when dubbing from a DVD to the HDD a grey blank screen will be recorded for scenes that contain a copy protection signal CPRM compatible DVD RWs DVD Rs VR mode only CPRM Content Protection for Recordable Media is a coding technology that protects copyrights for images Move Titles containing Copy ...

Page 77: ...speed Dubbing is available for the title page 74 8 Select Start and press ENTER The remaining time of dubbing appears in the front panel display To automatically adjust the dubbing mode If there is not enough available space on the target disc the recorder automatically selects a dubbing mode with lower picture quality according to the available space If there is insufficient disc space in the sel...

Page 78: ...a title with the display asks for confirmation To Move select OK F Order of dubbing 6 Repeat step 5 to select all of the titles you want to dub 7 Select OK and press ENTER The display for selecting the dubbing mode appears 8 Select a dubbing mode using M m From the HDD to a DVD only Appears when available for the title page 74 9 Select Start and press ENTER The remaining time of dubbing appears in...

Page 79: ...mation select OK and press ENTER When dubbing Move is stopped partway no part of the title will be moved to the dubbing target However note that this will decrease the free disc space for DVD Rs DVD Rs z Hint You can turn off the recorder during dubbing The recorder completes dubbing even after being turned off ...

Page 80: ...jack and record on a DVD RW DVD R VR mode or HDD b Notes You cannot make a recording while DV dubbing The DV IN jack is for input only It will not output signals You cannot use the DV IN jack when signal input to the DV IN jack on the front panel or recorder operation cannot be performed correctly when using a digital video camera see About i LINK on page 111 Connect the camera to the LINE IN jack...

Page 81: ...ing even after being turned off b Notes You cannot connect more than one piece of digital video equipment to the recorder You cannot control the recorder using another device or another recorder of the same model You cannot record date time or the contents of the cassette memory onto the disc If you record from a DV Digital8 format tape that is recorded in multiple sound tracks such as a tape with...

Page 82: ...ng for DV dubbing on page 80 and press ONE TOUCH DUB on the recorder The recorder rewinds the tape and then starts recording the tape contents When the recording is finished the recorder rewinds the tape in the digital video camera To stop during recording Press x REC STOP Note that it may take a few seconds for the recorder to stop recording z Hints If you set Finalise Disc of One Touch Dubbing t...

Page 83: ...pproximately 6 minute intervals 1 Follow steps 1 to 6 of Preparing for DV dubbing on page 80 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 program the display asks if you want to edit an existing program or to create a new program To resume editing the existing program select Saved Data and go to step 9 ...

Page 84: ...t and press ENTER The recorder starts recording the tape contents as programmed To stop during recording Press x REC STOP Note that it may take a few seconds for the recorder to stop recording To automatically adjust the dubbing mode If there is not enough available space on the target disc the recorder automatically selects a dubbing mode with lower picture quality according to the available spac...

Page 85: ...ally If there is no sound or if the picture is distorted the wrong tuner system may have been preset during Easy Setup Set the correct tuner system manually in the steps below 1 Select Programme Setting in Basic and press ENTER 2 Press M m to select the programme position and press ENTER 3 Select the item you want to change using and change the settings using M m and press ENTER 4 To preset anothe...

Page 86: ...the PAY TV Canal Plus channels For details see page 28 Audio Select NICAM or Standard AFT Select On to turn on AFT If the Auto Fine Tuning function does not work effectively select Off and press Press M m to obtain a clearer picture and press Receivable channels To receive broadcasts in France select L NICAM Normally select this Standard Select this if the sound from NICAM broadcasts is not clear ...

Page 87: ... C35 AS36 C36 AS37 C37 AS38 C38 AS39 C38 C39 AS40 C39 AS41 C40 AS42 C41 AS43 C42 AS44 C43 AS45 C44 AS46 C45 AS47 C45 C46 AS48 C46 AS49 C47 AS50 C48 AS51 C49 AS52 C50 AS53 C51 AS54 C52 AS55 C52 C53 AS56 C53 AS57 C54 AS58 C55 AS59 C56 AS60 C57 AS61 C58 AS62 C59 AS63 C59 C60 AS64 C60 AS65 C61 AS66 C62 AS67 C63 AS68 C64 AS69 S1 S20 S1 S20 Channel Set number Channel C2 NZ1 C3 NZ2 C4 NZ3 C5 NZ4 C6 NZ5 C...

Page 88: ...tle date programme position recording start time etc are stored day by day A TV guide page corresponds to each day of the week When recording a programme the recorder automatically takes the programme name from the Teletext pages and stores it as the title name The TV guide page numbers depend entirely on the broadcast itself and may be subject to change If so you may have to set those TV guide pa...

Page 89: ...not work correctly with programmes broadcast from some stations If the broadcast system updates the Teletext information at the moment recording starts the title label may not correspond to the recorded programme In this case you may have to manually enter the correct title page 37 Auto Adjust Auto Clock Set Turns on the Auto Clock Set function when a programme position in your local area broadcas...

Page 90: ...p 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 Video Output TV Type Sets the picture size when playing back a title recorded from 16 9 size video page 49 or a 16 9 size commercial DVD video Select the playback picture size according to the type of connected TV wide screen wide mode TV or co...

Page 91: ...h 4 3 aspect ratio signals If you can change the aspect ratio on your TV change the setting on your TV not this recorder Note that this setting is effective only for HDMI connection Component Out Selects whether or not to output video signals from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks b Notes When you set Line1 Output of Scart Setting to RGB you cannot set Component Out to On When you connect the recorder...

Page 92: ...ld down x and press PROGRAM minus on the unit Scart Setting Sets the method of inputting outputting signals from the SCART jacks on the rear panel of the recorder Select an option for each of the items below according to the combination of jacks and methods that you are going to use Line1 Output Selects a method of outputting video signals for the LINE 1 TV jack b Notes If your TV does not accept ...

Page 93: ... Audio setup appears with the following options The default settings are underlined Audio ATT attenuation If the playback sound is distorted set this item to On The recorder reduces the audio output level This function affects the output of the following jacks LINE 2 OUT R AUDIO L jacks LINE 1 TV jack LINE 3 DECODER jack Auto The picture including subjects that move dynamically is output with no j...

Page 94: ... MPEG audio signals the PCM signals will be automatically output even when you select MPEG DTS DVD VIDEOs only Selects whether or not to output DTS signals b Note When HDMI output is performed to equipment not compatible with DTS signals the signals will not be output regardless of the DTS setting On Normally select this position Off The influence of the digital circuit upon the analogue circuit i...

Page 95: ...Digital is set to D PCM page 94 Downmix DVDs only Switches the method for mixing down to two channels when you play a DVD which has rear sound elements channels or is recorded in Dolby Digital format For details on the rear signal components see 4 Displaying the Playing Remaining Time and Play Information on page 34 This function affects the output of the following jacks LINE 2 OUT R AUDIO L jacks...

Page 96: ...dable discs except DVD RWs DVD Rs in VR mode Selects the sound to be recorded on the recordable disc This setting is not necessary when recording on DVD RWs DVD Rs VR mode that record both the main and sub sounds Timer Settings Rec Mode Adjust Auto Title Erase HDD only Main Records the main sound for the bilingual programme Sub Records the sub sound for the bilingual programme Main Sub Records the...

Page 97: ...W DVD R VR mode Disc Settings DVD The DVD setup allows you to adjust parental control language and other DVD related settings 1 Press SYSTEM MENU while the recorder is in stop mode 2 Select SETUP and press ENTER 3 Select DVD and press ENTER The DVD setup appears with the following options The default settings are underlined Parental Control DVD VIDEO only Playback of some DVD VIDEOs can be limited...

Page 98: ...evel to Off in step 6 To change the password select Password in step 3 and press ENTER When the display for registering a password appears enter a new four digit password using the number buttons then select OK and press ENTER b Notes If you forget your password you will have to reset it by selecting Parental Control of Factory Setup in the Others setup page 100 When you play discs which do not ha...

Page 99: ... The Others setup allows you to set up other operational settings 1 Press SYSTEM MENU while the recorder is in stop mode 2 Select SETUP and press ENTER 3 Select Others and press ENTER The Others setup appears with the following options The default settings are underlined Dimmer Adjusts the lighting of the front panel display Command Mode Changes the Command Mode of the recorder if other DVD equipm...

Page 100: ...om Basic Video Audio Recording DVD Others 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 Format You can erase all titles recorded on the HDD 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 ...

Page 101: ...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 and press PROGRAM minus on the unit Even if your TV is compatible with p...

Page 102: ...ial Adjust the picture see the TV s instruction manual Place the recorder and TV farther apart Place the TV and any bunched aerial cables farther apart The aerial cable is connected to the AERIAL OUT jack on the recorder Connect the cable to the AERIAL IN jack TV channels cannot be changed The channel is disabled page 86 A timer recording started which changed the channels The picture from equipme...

Page 103: ... jack or LINE 3 DECODER jack page 58 The sound volume is low The sound volume is low on some DVDs The sound volume may improve if you set Audio DRC in the Audio setup to TV Mode page 95 Set Audio ATT in the Audio setup to Off page 93 An alternate audio track cannot be recorded or played When recording from connected equipment set Line Audio Input in OPTIONS menu to Bilingual page 54 Multilingual t...

Page 104: ...e angles cannot be changed Multi angles are not recorded on the DVD VIDEO being played You are trying to change the angles when does not appear in the front panel display page 55 The DVD VIDEO prohibits changing angles Try changing the angle using the DVD VIDEO s menu The angles cannot be changed for the titles recorded on this recorder The angles cannot be changed during slow motion playback or w...

Page 105: ...ayable on this recorder but was recorded on a DVD with a PC will be erased from the disc when the disc is inserted Auto Title Erase of the Timer Settings in the Recording setup is set to On page 96 The PDC VPS function does not operate Check that the clock and date are set correctly Check that the PDC VPS time you set is the correct one there might be a mistake in the TV programme guide If the bro...

Page 106: ...e Power page 99 The remote does not function Batteries are weak The remote is too far from the recorder The remote s manufacturer code returned to the default setting when you replaced the batteries Reset the code page 18 The remote is not pointed at the remote sensor on the recorder Different command modes are set for the recorder and remote Set the same command mode page 19 The default command m...

Page 107: ...ve the recorder on until RECOVERY disappears from the front panel display HDD ERROR appears in the front panel display The hard disk error occurred Press down 1 on the recorder for ten seconds until WELCOME appears in the front panel display If this does not resolve the problem format the recorder s HDD by pressing down the HDD button on the recorder for more than ten seconds until FORMAT appears ...

Page 108: ...olume Do not turn up the volume while listening to a section with very low level inputs or no audio signals If you do the speakers may be damaged when a peak level section is played On cleaning Clean the cabinet panel and controls with a soft cloth slightly moistened with a mild detergent solution Do not use any type of abrasive pad scouring powder or solvent such as alcohol or benzine On cleaning...

Page 109: ...e on it On replacement of parts In the event that this unit is repaired repaired parts may be collected for reuse or recycling purposes Specifications System Laser Semiconductor laser Channel coverage PAL SECAM B G D K I L VHF E2 to E12 R1 to R12 F2 to F10 Italian A to H Ireland A to J South Africa 4 to 13 UHF E21 to E69 R21 to R69 B21 to B69 F21 to F69 CATV S01 to S05 S1 to S20 France B to Q HYPE...

Page 110: ...7 Vp p PR CR 0 7 Vp p HDMI OUT HDMI 19pin Standard Connector General Power requirements 220 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Power consumption 46 W Dimensions approx 430 73 328 mm width height depth incl projecting parts Hard disk drive capacity 160 GB Mass approx 4 7 kg Operating temperature 5ºC to 35ºC Operating humidity 25 to 80 Supplied accessories Mains lead 1 Aerial cable 1 Remote commander remote 1 R6 siz...

Page 111: ...t 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 the instru...

Page 112: ...MENU button 83 85 TITLE LIST button 32 55 67 TIMER button 45 47 N TIMER LIST button 50 O DISPLAY button 34 P M m ENTER button 21 Q O RETURN button 50 R OPTIONS button 41 S instant replay instant advance buttons 32 62 T previous next buttons 57 U mc CM search slow freeze frame buttons 57 V H play button 55 X pause button 57 x stop button 55 The H button has a tactile dot W TIME TEXT button 34 X z R...

Page 113: ...button 30 Q LINE 2 IN S VIDEO VIDEO L MONO AUDIO R jacks 24 Use the tactile dot as a reference when operating the recorder A HDD DVD indicators Displays the selected media and the playing recording status B Dubbing direction indicator C SMARTLINK indicator 14 D Displays the following Playing time remaining time Current title chapter track index number Recording time recording mode Clock Programme ...

Page 114: ...timedia interface out jack 13 16 C DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL OPTICAL jack 16 D LINE 2 OUT R AUDIO L VIDEO jacks 13 16 E LINE 2 OUT S VIDEO jack 13 F COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y PB CB PR CR jacks 13 G LINE 3 DECODER jack 23 H AC IN terminal 17 I LINE 1 TV jack 13 Rear panel ...

Page 115: ...rati 1209 Hausa 1217 Hindi 1226 Croatian 1229 Hungarian 1233 Armenian 1235 Interlingua 1239 Interlingue 1245 Inupiak 1248 Indonesian 1253 Icelandic 1254 Italian 1257 Hebrew 1261 Japanese 1269 Yiddish 1283 Javanese 1287 Georgian 1297 Kazakh 1298 Greenlandic 1299 Cambodian 1300 Kannada 1301 Korean 1305 Kashmiri 1307 Kurdish 1311 Kirghiz 1313 Latin 1326 Lingala 1327 Laothian 1332 Lithuanian 1334 Latv...

Page 116: ...k Overlap 51 Checking changing cancelling timer settings Timer List 50 Child Lock 56 Clock 21 89 Colour 49 58 Colour System 93 Colour systems 110 Combine 72 Command Mode 20 99 Component Out 21 91 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT 14 Connecting the aerial cable 12 the audio cords 16 the video cords 13 Contrast 49 58 Controlling TVs with the remote 18 Copy control signals 44 Copy Free 44 Copy Never 44 Copy Once 4...

Page 117: ...enu 55 Mix 81 MNR 58 Modify 51 Move 71 84 MP3 audio tracks 62 MPEG 94 N Name 86 NICAM 44 86 Number buttons 38 48 O One Touch Dubbing 82 99 One Touch Menu 15 56 One Touch Play 15 56 One Touch Timer 14 47 Original 33 66 OSD 21 90 Others 99 P Page mode 33 51 Parental Control 56 97 Parts and controls 112 Pause Live TV 59 Pause Mode 93 PAY TV 27 PAY TV CANAL 86 PB Video Equalizer 58 PBC 55 PDC 46 Pictu...

Page 118: ...Sharpness 58 SimultaneousRecandPlay 60 Slow motion play 57 SMARTLINK 14 Sort 33 Stereo1 81 Stereo2 81 Sub sound 44 96 SUBTITLE 57 Subtitle 98 Super VIDEO CD 10 Synchro Rec 52 System 85 T Teletext 31 88 Thumbnail picture 33 Time Search 61 TIME TEXT 35 TIMER 45 Timer List 50 Timer recording Auto Title Erase 46 check change cancel 50 G Code 47 manual setting 45 Rec Mode Adjust 46 Synchro Rec 52 Timer...

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