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Viewing a digital text service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Selecting digital text from dedicated digital teletext channels . . . . . . . . . 40
Selecting digital text from other channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Favourites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Setting the Favourites List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Watching or listening to a favourite channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Timer Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Before Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Recording mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Unrecordable pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Timer Recording (Standard/EPG) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Checking/Changing/Cancelling Timer Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Checking/Changing/Cancelling using the EPG. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Checking/Changing/Cancelling using the Timer List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Recording From Connected Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Recording from connected equipment with a timer (Synchro Rec). . . . . 55
Recording from connected equipment without a timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Playing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Playback options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Adjusting the picture quality  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Adjusting the delay between the picture and sound (AV SYNC)  . . . . . . 62
Pausing a TV Broadcast (TV Pause)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Playing from the beginning of the programme you are recording

(Chasing Playback) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Playing a previous recording while making another

(Simultaneous Rec and Play) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Searching for a Title/Chapter/Track, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Playing MP3 Audio Tracks or JPEG Image Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

About MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files that the recorder can play . . . . . 66
About playback order of albums, tracks, and files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Erasing and Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Before Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Erasing and Editing a Title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Erasing multiple titles (Erase Titles) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Erasing a section of a title (A-B Erase) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Dividing a title (Divide) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Creating chapters manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Summary of Contents for RDR-HXD560

Page 1: ... 265 11 1 2006 Sony Corporation RDR HXD560 HXD562 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: ...the product or on its packaging indicates that this product shall not be treated as household waste Instead it shall be handed over to the applicable collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly you will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health which could otherwise be caused by ...

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

Page 4: ... 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 explanations do not apply to DVDs that are created on other recorders and played back...

Page 5: ...ing to a Satellite or Digital Tuner 23 1 Inserting a Disc 24 2 Recording a Programme 24 Checking the disc status while recording 25 3 Playing the Recorded Programme Title List 26 4 Displaying the Playing Remaining Time and Play Information 28 Checking the playing remaining time 29 Checking the remaining disc space 30 5 Changing the Name of a Recorded Programme 31 6 Labelling and Protecting a Disc ...

Page 6: ...3 Recording From Connected Equipment 55 Recording from connected equipment with a timer Synchro Rec 55 Recording from connected equipment without a timer 57 Playback 58 Playing 58 Playback options 60 Adjusting the picture quality 61 Adjusting the delay between the picture and sound AV SYNC 62 Pausing a TV Broadcast TV Pause 62 Playing from the beginning of the programme you are recording Chasing P...

Page 7: ...t 85 Settings and Adjustments 87 Clock and Language Settings Basic 87 Clock 87 Language 87 Digital TV settings DTV Settings 88 Favourites 88 Parental Lock 88 Tuning 90 Technical Information 91 Video Settings Video 92 Audio Settings Audio 95 Recording Settings Recording 97 Disc Settings DVD 98 Remote Control Settings Factory Settings Others 100 Easy Setup Resetting the Recorder 101 Additional Infor...

Page 8: ...ge 24 Playable only on VR mode compatible players finalisation unnecessary Video mode Format in Video mode page 24 Playable on most DVD players finalisation necessary page 33 DVD R Automatically formatted in VR mode DVD R VIDEO Playable on most DVD players finalisation necessary page 33 DVD R DL DVD R VR mode Format in VR mode page 24 1 Formatting is performed using the Disc Information display Pl...

Page 9: ...er 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 24 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 D...

Page 10: ...e 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 in VIDEO CD Super VIDEO CD format CD Music CDs or CD Rs CD RWs i...

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: ...roduction and high quality images If your TV accepts progressive 525p 625p format signals use this connection and set Component Out in the Video setup to On page 93 Then set Progressive Output to On in the Video setup to send progressive video signals For details see Progressive Output on page 93 VIDEO AUDIO INPUT L R PR CR PB CB Y COMPONENT VIDEO IN INPUT S VIDEO B D C A Audio video cord not supp...

Page 14: ...the recorder and TV set the TV to the recorder s programme position and display the Title List menu with one touch of the TITLE LIST button page 59 One Touch Timer You can turn on the recorder and TV set the TV to the recorder s programme position and display the timer programming menu with one touch of the TIMER button page 47 One Touch EPG You can turn on the recorder and TV set the TV to the re...

Page 15: ...jack use this connection You can enjoy Dolby Digital 5 1ch 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 A B AV amplifier receiver with a decoder white TV projector or AV amplifier receiver Audio video cord not supplied Signal flow Coaxial digital co...

Page 16: ...page 20 Otherwise no sound or a loud noise will come from your speakers 1 Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories 2 DTS and DTS Digital Out are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems Inc Step 4 Connecting the Mains Lead Connect the supplied mains lead to the AC IN terminal of the recorder Then plug the recorder and TV mai...

Page 17: ...tend to use the remote for an extended period of time remove the batteries If battery leakage occurs wipe out any liquid inside the battery compartment and insert new batteries Do not expose the remote sensor marked on the front panel to strong light such as direct sunlight or a lighting apparatus The recorder may not respond to the remote You can adjust the remote s signal to control your TV b No...

Page 18: ...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 Check that Easy Setup page 20 has been finished If Eas...

Page 19: ...ore than three seconds To 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 butt...

Page 20: ...de 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 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jack select On Easy Setup Line1 Output To output video signals select Video To output S video signals select S Video To output RGB signals se...

Page 21: ...y copying cannot be 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 jack When you r...

Page 22: ... 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 23: ... 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 on page 55 Set Line3 Input of Scart Setting in the Video setup page 93 according to the specifications of your satellite tuner See your satellite tuner s instructions for more information If you are using a B Sky...

Page 24: ...n this recorder you can manually re format the disc to make a blank disc page 35 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 44 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 25: ... set to On page 98 you can easily record what you are watching on your TV When the TV and the recorder are turned on press z REC The recorder starts recording what you are watching on your TV b Notes If TV appears in the front panel display you cannot turn off the TV or change the programme position during TV Direct Rec To turn off the function set TV Direct Rec to Off in the Recording setup page ...

Page 26: ...e media type HDD or DVD Also displays the title type Original or Playlist for HDD or DVD 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 prote...

Page 27: ... a title thumbnail picture Thumbnail HDD DVD RW DVD R in VR mode only You can select a favourite 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 Wh...

Page 28: ...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 29: ...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 95 When Auto Display is set to On default in the Video setup page 94 information automatically appears on the screen when the recorder is operated b Note Playing ti...

Page 30: ...rder 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 24 2 Press OPTIONS to select Disc Information and press ENTER The Disc Information display appears Available settings differ depending on th...

Page 31: ...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 32: ...haracter 3 Select Finish and press ENTER z Hint 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 24 2 Press OPTIONS to select Disc Information and press ENTER The Disc Information display appears...

Page 33: ...DVD menu will be automatically created which can 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 ...

Page 34: ...TER The display shows the approximate time required for finalising and asks for confirmation 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 may not p...

Page 35: ...nformation display appears 3 Select Unfinalise and press ENTER 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 6...

Page 36: ...ing you can change the recording format on DVD RWs or record again on DVD RWs that have been finalised 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 37: ...s This display consists of an information box and a ten channel programme list covering a two hour period Example of EPG Display A Indicates the TV or Radio mode The Radio mode is indicated by a Radio icon B Indicates the Local Channel Number and the Channel name of the programme that is currently selected in the list C Indicates the currently selected programme and allows you to move around the l...

Page 38: ...mme and press ENTER Available buttons in the EPG display This feature allows you to search for programmes related to a particular topic For example if you select News from the category pop up list then only programmes related to News will be shown in the EPG b Note The category of each programme is determined by the broadcaster Buttons Operations PAGE Display the previous next ten channels View th...

Page 39: ...appears with the description of the programme displayed in the information box 5 Select View Programme and press ENTER To scroll the Category display by page Page mode Press PAGE while the Category display is turned on to change to the previous next Category page z Hint In step 4 above the EPG application also allows you to set a timer recording For more details see Recording TV programmes using t...

Page 40: ... digital text services are decided by the broadcaster 1 Select a dedicated channel that is broadcasting digital text You can search for a dedicated digital text channel using the Electronic Programme Guide page 37 The text page is displayed Buttons Operations PAGE Scroll the information display by page Toggle the display between discription of the current next programme M m or the number buttons D...

Page 41: ... button indicated on screen by the broadcaster The text information appears 3 Access required information using M m the colour buttons and or the number buttons If you are instructed to press OK or Select when viewing the text pages press ENTER To exit the text service Follow the on screen instructions or press PROG Favourites The Favourite application gives you the option to Store your favourite ...

Page 42: ...vailable channels z Hints Press the blue button to view the list showing only your favourite channels Press the blue button once again when you wish to return to the previous favourite channel setting display 1 While in normal operation mode press repeatedly to select a list Then press ENTER The selected Favourites List display appears 2 Press TV RADIO to display either your favourite TV or favour...

Page 43: ...play you viewed was the Favourites List then the Favourites List appears 2 Press to switch between the Programme List 3 Press TV RADIO to display either the TV or the Radio channels at any time The Radio mode is indicated by the presence of a Radio icon in the Index panel 4 Press M m to select the desired channel then press ENTER to exit the index menu and view the selected channel To scroll the I...

Page 44: ...er duration provides a longer recording time but the lower data volume results in a coarser picture quality Press REC MODE repeatedly to switch the recording modes To select the HQ mode set HQ Setting of the HDD Rec Settings to HQ in the Recording setup page 97 HQ records pictures in higher quality than HQ on the HDD Note that HQ plus appears as HQ in the front panel display and the on screen disp...

Page 45: ...mer the standard method EPG method and Series Recording method Standard Set the date time and programme position of the programme manually EPG Set a programme to be recorded based on the information provided by the EPG Electronic Programme Guide page 48 Series Recording Automatically sets the recorder to record programmes in a series page 49 Unrecordable pictures Copy control signals Recordable di...

Page 46: ...take select the item and change the setting 4 Select OK and press ENTER The TIMER LIST display page 53 appears The TIMER REC indicator lights up on the front panel and the recorder is ready to start recording Unlike a VCR there is no need to turn off the recorder before the timer recording starts To stop recording during timer recording Press x REC STOP Note that it may take a few seconds for the ...

Page 47: ...c is full appears on the screen change the disc or make available space for the recording HDD DVD RW DVD RW only page 70 Check that the clock is correctly set before setting the timer recording If not the timer recording cannot be made To record a satellite programme turn on the satellite tuner and select the satellite programme you want to record Leave the satellite tuner turned on until the reco...

Page 48: ... 5 Select Timer and press ENTER In case of a current TV radio broadcast timer setting your recorder will immediately start recording In case of a future programme timer setting an event bar and a new icon appear in the EPG display indicating that a timer event is associated with that programme Your recorder will automatically begin recording when the programme starts To modify the timer setting se...

Page 49: ...y start before the scheduled start time or late finish after the scheduled end time The EPG programme start and end time are determined by the broadcaster Series Recording is a feature which uses information from the Electronic Programme Guide to provide the following features Automatically record programmes in a series Record the subsequent parts of events which are split Provide links to recomme...

Page 50: ...e Series Information display Series Indicates that the programme is a candidate for Series Recording Link Indicates that the series has been set for Series Recording b Notes If a program is not completely recorded then the repeat will be recorded Series Recordings may overlap with EPG or manual timer settings Check timer settings using the Timer List page 52 Recording Split Programmes Movies and o...

Page 51: ... only default Automatically selects the actual picture size 4 3 Sets the picture size to 4 3 16 9 Sets the picture size to 16 9 wide mode DVD Rec Picture Size works with DVD RWs DVD Rs Video mode when the recording mode is set to HQ HSP SP LSP or ESP For all other recording modes the screen size is fixed at 4 3 For DVD Rs DVD RWs VR mode the actual picture size is recorded regardless of the settin...

Page 52: ...res and does not work with RGB signals The recorder can automatically divide a recording a title into chapters by inserting chapter marks at approximately 6 minute intervals during recording To disable this function set Auto Chapter in the Recording setup to Off page 98 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 72 b Note When...

Page 53: ...ding The timer event icon disappears from the EPG display 1 Press SYSTEM MENU The System Menu appears 2 Select TIMER LIST and press ENTER The Timer List appears Timer information displays the recording date time recording mode etc Indicates that the setting is overlapped by another setting z red Indicates the setting currently being recorded Indicates that the timer recording cannot be recorded as...

Page 54: ...n to the Timer List Info Displays the timer setting information box along with the disc space required to record the whole programme according to the selected recording mode Press O RETURN to return to the Timer List To change or cancel the setting repeat steps 3 and 4 above When the timer settings overlap The programme set last has priority Example You set the timer in order of A B and C setting ...

Page 55: ...the overlapped setting in the Timer List Check the priority order of the settings Auto Title Erase HDD only If there is not enough space for a timer recording the recorder automatically erases old titles recorded on the HDD The oldest played title is erased Set Auto Title Erase of the Timer Settings to On in the Recording setup page 97 Protected titles are not erased Recording From Connected Equip...

Page 56: ... The SYNCHRO REC indicator on the recorder turns off b Notes The recorder starts recording only after detecting a video signal from the connected equipment The beginning of the 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 re...

Page 57: ...ording mode see page 44 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 recorder If you conn...

Page 58: ...V screen When you start playing a VIDEO CD with PBC functions the menu appears Select an item using the number buttons and press ENTER Then follow the instructions in the menu press H when Press SELECT appears The PBC function of Super VIDEO CDs does not work with this recorder Super VIDEO CDs are played in continuous play mode only To change the angles If various angles multi angles for a scene a...

Page 59: ...TER 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 98 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 L...

Page 60: ... 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 press M once d...

Page 61: ...TER The adjustment display appears FNR frame noise reduction Reduces noise contained in the luminance element of the video signal BNR block noise reduction Reduces block noise or mosaic like patterns in the picture MNR mosquito noise reduction Reduces the faint noise appearing around the outlines of the images The noise reduction effects are automatically adjusted within each setting range accordi...

Page 62: ...lt 3 Press to adjust the setting and press 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 pr...

Page 63: ...cordingtoaDVD RW VRmode 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...

Page 64: ...r HDD DVDs Searches for a starting point by entering the time code File Search for DATA DVDs DATA CDs The display for entering the number appears Example Title Search The number in parentheses indicates the total number of titles tracks etc 2 Press the number buttons to select the number of the title chapter track time code etc you want For example Time Search To find a scene at 2 hours 10 minutes...

Page 65: ...rack only To go to the next or previous album Press during playback or slideshow To rotate a picture Press OPTIONS while the JPEG image is displayed to select Rotate Right or Rotate Left and press ENTER z Hints Press the AUDIO button to switch between stereo or monaural audio tracks You can rotate a JPEG image by using the buttons when the image is displayed Press DISPLAY repeatedly to show inform...

Page 66: ... in the first session border only the first session border will be played back b Note The recorder may not be able to play some DATA CDs created in the Packet Write format The recorder can play the following tracks and files MP3 audio tracks with the extension mp3 JPEG image files with the extension jpeg or jpg JPEG image files that conform to the DCF image file format Design rule for Camera File ...

Page 67: ...art playback it is recommended that you create albums with no more than two trees b Notes Depending on the software you use to create the DATA DVD DATA CD the playback order may differ from the above illustration No more than a total of 999 individual folders can be played Folders that do not contain JPEG MP3 files are counted as well No more than a total of 999 folders and 9999 files can be playe...

Page 68: ...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 69 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Protect page 69 Yes Yes Yes No Yes Title Name page 69 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A B Erase page 70 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Erase Titles page 70 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Divide page 71 Yes Yes No Yes No Set Thumbnail pa...

Page 69: ...see page 72 Erasing and 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 72 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 ...

Page 70: ...NTER again To clear all of check marks select Reset 4 Repeat step 3 to select all of the titles you want to erase 5 When you finish selecting titles select OK and press ENTER The list of the titles to be erased appears for confirmation 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 ...

Page 71: ...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 72: ...e edit without changing the actual recordings You can create up to 97 Playlist titles Example You have recorded the final few matches of a football tournament on a DVD RW DVD R VR mode You want to create a digest with the goal scenes and other highlights but you also want to keep the original recording In this case you can compile highlight scenes as a Playlist title You can even rearrange the sce...

Page 73: ...scene list To add more scenes go to step 5 9 When you finish adding scenes press m A Total duration of the selected scene B Total number of scenes C Selected scene 10Select the scene you want to re edit and press ENTER The sub menu appears Move Changes the scene order using and press ENTER Erase Erases the scene When asked for confirmation select OK To add more scenes press M and go to step 5 To a...

Page 74: ...ect 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 appears 3 Select a title and press ENTER A number indicating the order in which you se...

Page 75: ...n 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 71 Dividing a Playlist title Divide RWVR HDD RVR ...

Page 76: ...icture 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 33 You cannot dub from DVD VIDEOs to the HDD Thumbnails that you have set for the originally recorded title page 27 will not be retained in the dubbed title When dubbing to a DVD R DL disc the video may be momentarily...

Page 77: ...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 80 Note that you cannot sele...

Page 78: ... 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 79: ...speed Dubbing is available for the title page 76 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 80: ...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 76 9 Select Start and press ENTER The remaining time of dubbing appears in...

Page 81: ...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 82: ...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 83: ...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 84: ...ng for DV dubbing on page 82 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 85: ...pproximately 6 minute intervals 1 Follow steps 1 to 6 of Preparing for DV dubbing on page 82 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 86: ...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 87: ...es in sequence Press to select the item to be set then press M m to set the numbers The day of the week is set automatically To change the numbers press to return to the item to be changed and press M m 4 Press ENTER to start the clock DVD Menu DVD VIDEO only Switches the language for the DVD menu Audio Switches the language of the sound track When you select Original the language given priority i...

Page 88: ...four Radio lists For details see page 41 The Parental Lock display enables you to lock certain channels you consider unsuitable and to set an age limit so that any programme classed above that age by the broadcaster is restricted 1 Select Parental Lock in DTV Settings and press ENTER When you have already registered a password the display for entering the password appears If you have not yet regis...

Page 89: ... ENTER The icon next to the programme number disappears 2 Press O RETURN to come back to the Parental Lock menu z Hints Press the blue button to view the list showing only the locked channels Press the blue button once again when you wish to return to the previous channel list display Press while the Lock Programmes display is turned on to change to the previous next page b Note If you select a ch...

Page 90: ...ored 3 Press ENTER to remove the display and view the first channel captured Programme Hide This option allows you to hide disable unused or unwanted channels The hidden programmes will be skipped when you press PROG and will not appear in the EPG applications 1 Once the Tuning menu is displayed select Programme Hide and press ENTER The Programme Hide display appears showing all the TV or Radio ch...

Page 91: ...ttons then press ENTER A tick icon appears next to the selected programme number and a Swap option appears in the display Press the green or red button to view the previous or next page 3 Press M m to select the programme number you want your selected channel to appear on 4 Press the blue button to swap channel position Your selected channel appears on the programme number selected in step 3 5 Rep...

Page 92: ...wered on It will take up to 30 minutes to upgrade the unit The new software will be available once the unit has been placed into standby and then back to normal operating mode Video Settings Video Video settings will adjust items related to the image such as size and colour Choose the settings according to the type of TV or tuner connected to the DVD recorder 1 Press SYSTEM MENU while the recorder...

Page 93: ...splays images at 24 frames per second Some DVD software contains both Video and Film In order for these images to appear natural on your screen when output in progressive mode 50 or 60 frames per second the progressive video signal needs to be converted to match the type of DVD software that you are watching You can fine tune the progressive 525p 625p video signal that is output when you set Progr...

Page 94: ...ncluding Super VIDEO CDs Auto Display Screen Saver The screen saver image appears when you do not use the recorder for more than 10 minutes while an on screen display such as the System Menu is displayed on your TV screen The screen saver image helps prevent your display device from becoming damaged ghosting Video RGB Inputs video signals or RGB signals S Video Inputs S video signals Video Outputs...

Page 95: ...elect Dolby Digital MPEG DTS and 48kHz 96kHz PCM after setting Digital Out to On If you connect a component that does not accept the selected audio signal a loud noise or no sound will come out from the speakers and may affect your ears or cause speaker damage 1 Select Audio Connection in Audio and press ENTER 2 Select Digital Out and press ENTER 3 Select On and press ENTER 4 Set the digital outpu...

Page 96: ...tput of the following jacks LINE 2 OUT R AUDIO L jacks LINE 1 TV jack LINE 3 jack DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL jack when Dolby Digital is set to D PCM page 95 PCM Select this when the recorder is connected to an audio component without a built in MPEG decoder If you play MPEG audio sound tracks the recorder outputs stereo signals via the DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL jack MPEG Select this when the recorder is connec...

Page 97: ...elects the sound to be recorded on the recordable disc when recording from externally input audio signals such as audio signals from connected equipment This setting is not necessary when recording on DVD RWs DVD Rs VR mode that record both the main and sub sounds Timer Settings Guide Timer Extend Sets the time to extend timer recording length Off default t 1Min t 2Min t 5Min t 10Min Rec Mode Adju...

Page 98: ...e 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 according to a predetermined level such as the age of the users Scenes may be blocked or replaced with different scenes 1 Select Parental Control in DVD ...

Page 99: ...etup page 100 b Notes If you forget your password you will have to reset it by selecting Password of Factory Setup in the Others setup page 101 When you play discs which do not have the Parental Control function playback cannot be limited on this recorder Depending on the disc you may be asked to change the Parental Control level while playing the disc In this case enter your password then change ...

Page 100: ... or modify the password that gives access to the Parental Control and Parental Lock settings 1 Select Password in Others and press ENTER If you have not yet set a password the display for registering a new password appears When you have already registered a password the display for entering the password appears If you wish to change your password first enter your current password using the number ...

Page 101: ...default from Basic DTV Settings Video Audio Recording DVD Others Password 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...

Page 102: ...your recorder passes through your VCR to get to your TV or if you are connected to a combination TV VIDEO player the copy protection signal applied to some DVD 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 eve...

Page 103: ...our recorder before reaching your TV the copy protection signal applied to some programmes could affect picture quality Disconnect the playback equipment in question and connect it directly to your TV The picture does not fill the screen Set TV Type of the Video Output in the Video setup in accordance with the screen size of your TV page 92 The picture does not fill the screen even though the pict...

Page 104: ... this case if the recorder is on leave it on if it is off leave it off for about an hour until the moisture evaporates If the disc was recorded on another recorder and was not finalised page 33 the recorder cannot play the disc The recorder does not start playback from the beginning Resume play was activated page 59 You have inserted a DVD whose Title menu or DVD menu automatically appears on the ...

Page 105: ... stopped due to a power failure that lasted for more than 1 hour Reset the clock page 87 Disconnect the mains lead from the mains and connect it again The programme contains copy protection signals that restrict copying Other timer setting overlapped the timer setting page 54 There is no DVD inside the recorder There is not enough disc space for the recording The recorder was in the process of dub...

Page 106: ...ble The title cannot be dubbed at high speed page 77 Even if A B erasure is performed so that a title does not contain mixed picture sizes it is still treated as a title with mixed picture sizes The clock has stopped Set the clock again page 87 The clock stopped due to a power failure that lasted for more than 1 hour Reset the clock page 87 The clock is wrong Set the clock again page 87 If you can...

Page 107: ... appears in the front panel display The disc tray is locked Cancel the Child Lock page 59 The disc tray does not open and TRAY LOCKED appears in the front panel display Contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility The disc tray does not open and you cannot remove the disc after you press Z open close Turn off the recorder Once the clock appears in the front panel display disc...

Page 108: ...ppear in the display When the self diagnosis function is activated to prevent the recorder from malfunctioning a five character service number e g C 13 00 with a combination of a letter and four numbers appears in the front panel display In this case check the following table First three characters of the service number Cause and or corrective action C 13 There is a problem in the HDD Contact your...

Page 109: ...ive 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 disc by its edge Do not touch the surface Dust fingerprints or scratches on the disc may cause it to malfunction Do not expo...

Page 110: ... than 22 kilohms VIDEO Phono jack 1 0 Vp p S VIDEO 4 pin mini DIN Y 1 0 Vp p C 0 3 Vp p PAL LINE 1 TV 21 pin CVBS IN OUT S Video RGB OUT upstream LINE 3 21 pin CVBS IN OUT S Video RGB IN S Video OUT downstream DV IN 4 pin i LINK S100 DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL Phono jack 0 5 Vp p 75 ohms COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y PB CB PR CR Phono jack Y 1 0 Vp p PB CB 0 7 Vp p PR CR 0 7 Vp p General Power requirements 220 2...

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: ...utton 72 CHAPTER MARK ERASE button 72 N SYSTEM MENU button 85 87 TITLE LIST button 26 58 69 GUIDE Electronic Programme Guide button 37 48 O INFO button 39 P Favourite button 42 Q O RETURN button 52 R M m ENTER button 20 S PAGE ALBUM buttons 26 65 T OPTIONS button 35 U previous next buttons 60 V mc CM search slow freeze frame buttons 60 W TIMER button 45 X H play button 58 X pause button 60 x stop ...

Page 113: ... button 58 H remote sensor 17 I z REC button 24 J x REC STOP button 24 K HDD button indicator 24 DVD button indicator 24 L DV IN jack 82 M ONE TOUCH DUB button 84 N PROGRAM buttons 24 The button has a tactile dot O INPUT SELECT button 55 82 P REC MODE button 24 Q LINE 2 IN S VIDEO VIDEO L MONO AUDIO R jacks 22 Use the tactile dot as a reference when operating the recorder Front panel continued ...

Page 114: ...in the right most two digits E TV indicator 24 F Disc type G angle indicator 58 Displays DATA CDs as CD z Hint You can turn off the front panel display when the recorder is turned off by setting Dimmer to Save Power in the Others setup page 100 A AERIAL IN OUT jacks 12 B DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL jack 15 C LINE 2 OUT R AUDIO L VIDEO jacks 13 15 D LINE 2 OUT S VIDEO jack 13 E COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y PB CB ...

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: ...2 Child Lock 59 Clock 20 87 Colour 51 61 Colour System 94 Colour systems 110 Combine 74 Command Mode 19 100 Component Out 20 93 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT 13 Connecting the aerial cable 12 the audio cords 15 the video cords 13 Contrast 51 61 Controlling TVs with the remote 17 Copy control signals 45 Copy Free 45 Copy Never 45 Copy Once 45 CPRM 9 Create a Playlist 72 Creating chapters 72 D DATA CD 10 Digi...

Page 117: ...Line1 Output 93 Line3 Input 94 Line3 Output 94 M Main sound 60 97 Mains Lead 16 Make a Playlist 74 Manual Clock Set 87 Manufacturer Information 91 MENU 58 Menu DVD s Menu 58 Top menu 58 Mix 83 MNR 61 Modify 53 Move 73 86 MP3 audio tracks 65 MPEG 96 N Number buttons 32 O One Touch Dubbing 84 99 One Touch EPG 14 One Touch Menu 59 One Touch Play 59 One Touch Timer 47 Original 27 68 Others 100 P Page ...

Page 118: ...ter track 60 scan audio 58 search mode 64 Set Thumbnail 70 Sharpness 61 Signal Strength 92 SimultaneousRecandPlay 63 Slow motion play 60 SMARTLINK 14 Sort 27 Stereo1 83 Stereo2 83 Sub sound 60 97 SUBTITLE 60 Subtitle 87 Super VIDEO CD 10 Synchro Rec 55 T Technical Information 91 Thumbnail picture 27 Time Search 64 TIME TEXT 29 TIMER 46 Timer List 53 Timer recording Auto Title Erase 46 55 check cha...

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