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A

Displays the following:

• Playing time
• Current title/chapter/track/index 

number

• Recording time/recording mode
• Clock
• Programme position

B

NTSC indicator (113, 121)

C

Timer indicator (45, 55)

D

Disc type

Lights when a recordable DVD-R or 
DVD-RW disc is loaded.

E

Command Mode indicator (134)

Displays the Command Mode of the 
remote. 
When the Command Mode for the 
recorder is set to DVD3 (default), either 
“1” or “2” does not appear.

F

Recording status 

G

Dubbing direction indicator

H

Playing status

A

ANALOG AERIAL IN/OUT jacks 
(14)

B

LINE 2 OUT (R-AUDIO-L/VIDEO) 
jacks (17, 20)

C

LINE 1 jack (26)

To connect the EURO AV adapter, see 
page 18.

D

DIGITAL AERIAL IN/OUT jacks 
(14)

E

HDMI OUT (high-definition 
multimedia interface out) jack (17, 20)

F

DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack (20)

G

AC IN terminal (22)

H

LINE 3 – TV jack (17)

To connect the EURO AV adapter, see 
page 18.

I

LINE 2 OUT (S VIDEO) jack (17)

J

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT 
(Y, P

B

/C

B

, P

R

/C

R

) jacks (17)

Front panel display

Rear panel

Summary of Contents for RDR-HXD870

Page 1: ...3 275 466 11 1 2007 Sony Corporation RDR HXD870 HXD970 DVD Recorder Operating Instructions ...

Page 2: ...ent This symbol is applicable only in the European Union and other European countries with separate 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 personn...

Page 3: ... place subject to direct sunlight excessive dust or mechanical shock Do not place the recorder in an inclined position It is designed to be operated in a horizontal position only Keep the recorder and discs away from equipment with strong magnets such as microwave ovens or large loudspeakers Do not place heavy objects on the recorder On recording Make trial recordings before making the actual reco...

Page 4: ...he 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 created on this recorder The explanations do not apply to DVDs that are created on other recorders and played back on this recorder IMPORT...

Page 5: ...ontrolling TVs with the remote 23 If you have a Sony DVD player or more than one Sony DVD recorder 24 Changing programme positions of the recorder using the remote 24 Step 6 Easy Setup 24 Connecting a VCR or Similar Device 26 Connecting to the LINE 1 jack 26 Connecting to the LINE 2 IN jacks on the front panel 27 1 Inserting a Disc 28 2 Recording a Programme 28 Checking the disc status while recor...

Page 6: ...ording 53 Recording mode 53 Recording stereo and bilingual programmes 54 Unrecordable pictures 54 Timer Recording Standard G Code 55 Setting the timer manually Standard 55 Recording TV programmes using the G Code system 57 Using the Quick Timer function 58 Adjusting the recording picture quality 58 Creating chapters in a title 59 Checking Changing Cancelling Timer Settings Timer List 60 Recording ...

Page 7: ... Backup 86 DV Camcorder Dubbing 87 Before DV Camcorder Dubbing 87 Preparing for DV camcorder dubbing 87 Dubbing an Entire DV Format Tape DV One Touch Dubbing 89 Dubbing Selected Scenes Manual Dubbing 89 Playing from a DV Camcorder 90 Audio Tracks 91 Playing Audio Tracks from CD DVD 91 Playback options 91 Playing a specific portion repeatedly A B Repeat 92 Playing repeatedly Repeat 92 Creating your...

Page 8: ...Files on the HDD 108 Printing JPEG Image Files 109 Settings and Adjustments 111 Disc Settings Disc Setup 111 Recorder Settings Basic 112 Aerial Reception Settings Digital Tuner 113 Replace Channels 114 Add New Channels 114 Channel Sort 114 Channel Options 115 Auto Skip 115 Signal Check 115 Aerial Power 115 Aerial Reception Settings Analog Tuner 116 Auto Channel Setting 116 Manual CH Setting 116 Ch...

Page 9: ...6 Resetting the Recorder 142 Notes About This Recorder 142 Specifications 143 Notes on MP3 Audio Tracks JPEG Image Files and DivX Video Files 144 About i LINK 146 Guide to Parts and Controls 148 Language Code List 151 Country Area Code 152 Index 153 ...

Page 10: ...able on DVD RW compatible players automatically finalised DVD RW VR mode Format in VR mode page 28 Playable only on VR mode compatible players finalisation unnecessary Video mode Format in Video mode page 28 Playable on most DVD players finalisation necessary page 37 DVD R Automatically formatted in VR mode DVD R VIDEO Playable on most DVD players finalisation necessary page 37 DVD R DL DVD R VR m...

Page 11: ...x speed or slower DVD R DL Dual Layer discs Ver 3 0 with CPRM 2 DVD RW DVD RW DVD R DVD R DL DVD R and DVD R DL are trademarks 1 When an unformatted DVD R is inserted into this recorder it is automatically formatted in Video mode To format a new DVD R in VR mode format in the Format setup page 40 2 CPRM Content Protection for Recordable Media is a coding technology that protects copyrights for ima...

Page 12: ... VIDEOs with a different region code page 13 DVDs that were recorded on a different recorder and not correctly finalised Maximum recordable number of titles The maximum length for one title is 12 hours Playable discs Type Disc Logo Icon used in this manual Characteristics DVD VIDEO Discs such as movies that can be purchased or rented This recorder also recognises DVD RAMs as DVD Video compatible d...

Page 13: ...dio material on the other side However since the audio material side does not conform to the Compact Disc CD standard playback on this product is not guaranteed b Notes Some DVD RWs DVD Rs DVD RWs DVD Rs DVD RAMs or CD RWs CD Rs cannot be played on this recorder due to the recording quality or physical condition of the disc or the characteristics of the recording device and authoring software The ...

Page 14: ...der to a TV that does not have a video input jack Be sure to disconnect the AC power cord mains lead of each component before connecting Step 1 Connecting the Aerial Cable This recorder has separate built in TV tuners for terrestrial digital and terrestrial analogue TV broadcasts Select one of the following hookups b Note Analogue broadcasts are scheduled to end at different times depending on the...

Page 15: ...erial use one with a signal amplifier rated at 5 V 30 mA Then set Aerial Power to On in the Digital Tuner setup page 115 A Receiving digital terrestrial broadcasting For digital broadcasting DVD recorder TV to aerial input to DIGITAL AERIAL IN to DIGITAL AERIAL OUT Signal flow Wall Aerial cable supplied DVD recorder TV to aerial input to DIGITAL AERIAL IN to DIGITAL AERIAL OUT Aerial cable supplie...

Page 16: ...connecting an aerial antenna With this hookup you can record any programme position by selecting the programme position on the recorder B Receiving terrestrial For analogue broadcasting DVD recorder TV to aerial input to ANALOG AERIAL IN to ANALOG AERIAL OUT Aerial cable supplied Signal flow Wall ...

Page 17: ...n D A E C B Audio videocord supplied Component video cord not supplied yellow TV projector or audio component TV projector or audio component green S video cord not supplied TV projector or audio component red blue Signal flow to COMPONENT VIDEO OUT to LINE 2 OUT S VIDEO to LINE 2 OUT VIDEO Audio video cord not supplied to T LINE 3 TV DVD recorder TV projector or audio component HDMI cord not supp...

Page 18: ...E HDMI input jack Use a certified HDMI cord not supplied to enjoy high quality digital picture and sound through the HDMI OUT jack When connecting a Sony TV that is compatible with the HDMI control function see page 19 When connecting to the HDMI jack Follow the steps below Improper handling may damage the HDMI jack and the connector 1 Carefully align the HDMI jack on the rear of the recorder and ...

Page 19: ...demarks of HDMI Licensing LLC By connecting Sony components that are compatible with the HDMI Control function with an HDMI cord not supplied operation is simplified as below One Touch Play page 64 System Power Off When you turn the TV off by using the power button on the TV s remote the components compatible with the HDMI Control function turn off automatically To prepare for the BRAVIA Theatre S...

Page 20: ...A Audio component with a decoder white TV projector or audio component Audio video cord supplied Signal flow Coaxial digital cord not supplied to DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL to LINE 2 OUT R AUDIO L Rear L DVD recorder red yellow Speakers Front L Speakers to coaxial HDMI digital input Rear R Front R Subwoofer Centre HDMI cord not supplied to HDMI OUT or white red yellow TV projector or audio component to T...

Page 21: ... connection C set the selector on the EURO AV adapter to the OUTPUT position to listen to sound Do not connect your TV s audio output jacks to the LINE IN R AUDIO L jacks at the same time This will cause unwanted noise to come from your TV s speakers With connections B and C do not connect the LINE IN R AUDIO L and LINE 2 OUT R AUDIO L jacks to your TV s audio output jacks at the same time This wi...

Page 22: ...t the remote sensor on the recorder b Notes If the supplied remote interferes with your other Sony DVD recorder or player change the command mode number for this recorder page 24 Use the batteries correctly to avoid possible leakage and corrosion Should leakage occur do not touch the liquid with bare hands Observe the following Do not use a new battery with an old battery or batteries of different...

Page 23: ...e last number release the TV 1 button Code numbers of controllable TVs If more than one code number is listed try entering them one at a time until you find the one that works with your TV The remote performs the following Controlling TVs with the remote TV 2 Number buttons TV t TV PROG TV 1 Manufacturer Code number Sony 01 default Grundig 11 Hitachi 24 ITT Nokia 15 16 JVC 33 Loewe 45 Nokia 69 73 ...

Page 24: ...n instructions in Easy Setup Be careful not to disconnect the cables or exit the Easy Setup function during this procedure 1 Turn on the recorder and your TV Then switch the input selector on your TV so that the signal from the recorder appears on your TV screen The Language display appears If the Language display does not appear select Easy Setup in the Basic setup from Initial Setup in the Syste...

Page 25: ...sing and press ENTER To set the programme positions manually see page 113 Clock Setting The recorder will automatically set the clock when any digital channels have been scanned and stored Go to the TV Screen Size setting Select Auto when a programme position in your local area broadcasts a time signal The Auto Clock Setting display appears 1 Select the programme position of the station that carri...

Page 26: ...y 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 To watch the connected VCR or similar device s pictures through the recorder while the recorder is in standby mode set Power Save to Off default in the Basic setup page 113 If you disconnect...

Page 27: ...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 jacks ...

Page 28: ...at setup page 40 before you make a recording If the disc is recordable on this recorder you can manually re format the disc to make a blank disc page 40 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 Digital broadcasting or page 53 Analogue broa...

Page 29: ...e button again To watch another TV programme while recording Set your TV to the TV input using the TV t button page 23 z Hint If the aerial cables are connected to both DIGITAL AERIAL IN and ANALOG AERIAL IN jacks you can switch between digital broadcasting and analogue broadcasting using the INPUT button b Notes If you press the 1 button while recording the recorder stops recording and turns off ...

Page 30: ... 8 Titles using M m and press ENTER 4 Title List Example HDD 8 Title List A Disc type Displays the media type HDD or DVD B Total number of titles C Sub menu Press to display the sub menu The sub menu displays options applicable only to the selected item The displayed options differ depending upon the model situation and disc type D Scroll bar Appears when all of the titles do not fit on the list T...

Page 31: ...ack Press x stop To scroll the list display by page Page mode Press while the Title List is displayed Each time you press the entire Title List changes to the previous next page of titles About the Title List for DVD RWs DVD Rs VR mode You can switch the Title List to show Original or Playlist titles 1 Press while the Title List is displayed 2 Select Play List using M m and press ENTER 3 Select Or...

Page 32: ...l picture and press X Playback pauses You can also select a scene using the PLAY MODE button page 72 6 Select OK using M m and press ENTER The scene is set for the title s thumbnail picture To return to the Title List press O RETURN To change the thumbnail preview mode Set Preview HDD only You can select Quick Preview or Normal for the thumbnail preview mode in the Title List Set Set Preview in th...

Page 33: ...ording mode maximum DVD recording time page 53 D Remaining time E Station name and programme position number F Audio setting for the current programme G Recording restrictions for the current programme H TV mode or DVD mode These modes are not available when connecting your TV using the EURO AV adapter page 17 I Disc information J Title type Original or Playlist for DVD RW DVD R in VR mode K Disc ...

Page 34: ...le or programme by entering characters You can enter up to 64 characters for a title recorded in the HDD DVD RW DVD R VR mode 40 characters for a title recorded in the DVD RW DVD RW Video mode DVD R DVD R Video mode but the actual number of characters displayed in the menus such as the Title List will vary The steps below explain how to change the name of the recorded programme 1 Press TITLE LIST ...

Page 35: ...nguage you select in Easy Setup 7 Press M m to select the character you want to enter and press ENTER The selected character appears at the input row To insert a space press X or select Space and press ENTER 8 Repeat steps 6 and 7 to enter the remaining characters To erase a character move the cursor to the character at the input row and press CLEAR or select Clear and press ENTER To insert a char...

Page 36: ...elect Next Screen and press ENTER Enter the disc name page 34 b Note You can enter up to 64 characters for a DVD RW DVD R VR mode disc name and 40 characters for a DVD RW DVD RW Video mode DVD R DVD R Video mode disc name The disc name may not appear when the disc is played on other DVD equipment 1 Insert a disc See 1 Inserting a Disc on page 28 2 Press SYSTEM MENU The System Menu appears 3 Select...

Page 37: ...e 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 finalising Finalising is unnecessary when playing a disc on VR format compatible equipment Even if your other DVD equipment is VR format compatible you may need to finalise the disc especially if the recording time is short You can edit or r...

Page 38: ...TER The recorder starts finalising the disc 9 Press SYSTEM MENU to exit z Hint You can check whether the disc has been finalised or not Press DISPLAY after step 1 page 33 b Notes Depending on the condition of the disc recording or the DVD equipment discs may not play even if the discs are finalised The recorder may not be able to finalise the disc if it was recorded on another recorder Inserting a...

Page 39: ...n finalised with other DVD equipment unfinalise the disc b Note The recorder is not able to unfinalise DVD RWs Video mode that have been finalised on another recorder 1 Insert a disc See 1 Inserting a Disc on page 28 2 Press SYSTEM MENU The System Menu appears 3 Select Disc Setup and press ENTER 4 Select Finalise and press ENTER 5 Select Unfinalise and press ENTER 6 Select Start and press ENTER Th...

Page 40: ...stem Menu appears 3 Select Disc Setup and press ENTER 4 Select Format and press ENTER 5 Select an item and press ENTER VR Mode Formats DVD RWs DVD Rs VR mode or unrecorded discs in VR mode Video Mode Formats DVD RWs DVD Rs in Video mode Format DVD RW Formats DVD RWs 6 Select Start and press ENTER All contents on the disc are erased z Hint By reformatting you can change the recording format on DVD ...

Page 41: ... 30 minute period Example of EPG Display A Indicates the currently selected channel number and station name with the programme title and genre B Indicates the currently selected programme and allows you to move around the list C Indicates if a timer recording is associated with the programme page 47 D Channel name E Colour buttons Press the same colour button on the remote Timer Jump and Search F ...

Page 42: ...re list is displayed 5 Select a genre using M m and press ENTER 6 Select OK and press ENTER 7 Select Search and press ENTER The programme list for the specified genre is displayed Programme Information The programme information display provides a quick and easy way to View descriptions of the programmes being broadcast now and next on the current channel View descriptions of the programmes being b...

Page 43: ...s Press text The Teletext screen appears You can also use any of colour buttons To exit the Teletext service Press text again Buttons Operations M m Toggle the display between description of the current next programme Display programme information for other channels ENTER View the selected channel INFO Display the detailed programme information Viewing Teletext not available in some areas ...

Page 44: ...o switch the recording modes To select further options for recording mode manual recording mode set Manual Rec Mode to On go to setup in the Recording setup page 125 To record pictures in higher quality than HQ mode on the HDD set Manual Rec Mode to On go to setup and then select HQ For details about manual recording mode see page 125 For timer recording you can also select AUTO as recording mode ...

Page 45: ...recording to the HDD when HDD Recording Format is set to Video Mode Off in the Recording setup page 128 DVD RWs DVD Rs VR mode In 4 3 when recording to DVD RWs DVD Rs When recording to DVD R DLs Video mode the title is divided when the layer switches Pictures with copy protection cannot be recorded on this recorder The recorded disc can be played only on CPRM compatible equipment page 10 Timer Rec...

Page 46: ... a title name select Set Title Name and press ENTER page 34 If you make a mistake select the item and change the setting 4 Select OK and press ENTER The Timer List display page 50 appears The timer recording indicator lights up on the front panel display 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 rec...

Page 47: ...ding Even if the timer is set for the same daily or weekly programme the timer recording cannot be made if it overlaps with a programme that has priority Overlap will appear next to the overlapped setting in the Timer List Check the priority order of the settings page 50 Even if the timer is set timer recordings cannot be made while recording a programme that has priority The Rec Mode Adjust funct...

Page 48: ... settings overlap See page 46 To extend the recording duration time while recording See page 46 To confirm change or cancel timer recording See Checking Changing Cancelling Timer Settings Timer List page 50 z Hint The Rec Mode Adjust function also works with this timer method page 46 b Note This recorder is featured with an EPG timer auto extend functionality that allows EPG timer recordings to be...

Page 49: ... display Prog Motion Adjusts the progressive video signal when Component Video Out is set to Progressive page 120 or when using the HDMI connection Select Motion for a picture including subjects that move dynamically Select Still for a picture with little movement Cinema Converts the progressive video signal to match the type of DVD software that you are watching when Component Video Out is set to...

Page 50: ...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 entire programme is recorded After finishing the previous recording the other recording starts with several tens of second s delay when the end time of one recording and the start time of another are the same When the recordings start at the same time only on...

Page 51: ...rity order of the settings Recording from Connected Equipment You can record from a connected VCR or similar device To connect a VCR or similar device see Connecting a VCR or Similar Device on page 26 Use the DV IN jack on the front panel if the equipment has a DV output jack i LINK jack 1 Press HDD or DVD If you select DVD insert a recordable DVD see 1 Inserting a Disc on page 28 2 Press INPUT to...

Page 52: ...cording press x REC STOP on this recorder If you connect a digital video camera with a DV IN jack See DV Camcorder Dubbing on page 87 for an explanation of how to record from the DV IN jack z Hint You can adjust the settings for the recording picture before recording See Adjusting the recording picture quality on page 49 b Notes When recording a video game image the screen may not be clear Any pro...

Page 53: ...n the HDD set Manual Rec Mode to On go to setup and then select HQ For details about manual recording mode see page 125 For timer recording you can also select AUTO as recording mode which maximizes the recording quality for the space available on the disc if recording to DVD or to fit onto a blank disk if recording to HDD 1 The approximate recording time is for 12 cm DVD discs The approximate rec...

Page 54: ... sub when playing the disc The HDD when HDD Recording Format is set to Video Mode On in the Recording setup page 128 and a DVD RW DVD R DVD RW Video mode or DVD R Video mode can record only one sound track main or sub at a time Select the sound track in the Audio In setup before recording starts Set Bilingual Recording to A L default or B R in the Audio In setup page 122 About HDD Recording format...

Page 55: ...lect a recording pattern by pressing M repeatedly to set the timer for the same daily or weekly programmes Start Sets the start time Stop Sets the stop time Extend Sets duration when a timer recording is in progress If the programme set to be recorded daily or weekly is extended the manually extended time set here will be added to the subsequent timer recording times If you want to make the detail...

Page 56: ...ng Cancelling Timer Settings Timer List on page 60 z Hints You can also display the Timer display by selecting Timer Recording from the System Menu If you are recording to the HDD you can play the title as it is being recorded by selecting the programme title on the Title List page 71 b Notes If a message indicating that the HDD is full appears on the screen change the recording destination to DVD...

Page 57: ...start and stop times programme position recording mode etc settings appear Press to select the item and press M m to change the setting page 55 Then select OK 5 Press ENTER The timer recording indicator lights up on the front panel display and the recorder is ready to start recording To stop recording during timer recording Press x REC STOP Note that it may take a few seconds for the recorder to s...

Page 58: ... recording is stopped You can adjust the picture quality by selecting a preset setting You can also adjust the picture quality by changing detailed settings and store up to three settings in the memory 1 Press SYSTEM MENU in stop mode The System Menu appears 2 Select Picture Adjustment and press ENTER 3 Select a preset setting and press ENTER Tuner TV broadcasts VCR Video cassettes DTV Digital bro...

Page 59: ...the video signals Select Motion for a picture including subjects that move dynamically Select Still for a picture with little movement YNR luminance noise reduction Reduces noise contained in the luminance element of the video signal CNR chroma noise reduction Reduces noise contained in the chroma element of the video signal Detail Adjusts the sharpness of images outlines White AGC Turn on for aut...

Page 60: ...s and press ENTER Skip Once Cancels the daily or weekly recordings only once After cancelling the timer setting Skip Once appears next to the timer setting in 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 entire programme is recorded After finishing the previous recording the other reco...

Page 61: ...order of the settings Recording from Connected Equipment You can record from a connected VCR or similar device To connect a VCR or similar device see Connecting a VCR or Similar Device on page 26 Use the DV IN jack on the front panel if the equipment has a DV output jack i LINK jack 1 Press HDD or DVD If you select DVD insert a recordable DVD see 1 Inserting a Disc on page 28 2 Press INPUT to sele...

Page 62: ...cording press x REC STOP on this recorder If you connect a digital video camera with a DV IN jack See DV Camcorder Dubbing on page 87 for an explanation of how to record from the DV IN jack z Hint You can adjust the settings for the recording picture before recording See Adjusting the recording picture quality on page 58 b Notes When recording a video game image the screen may not be clear Any pro...

Page 63: ... b Note The H button is not available in the disc s menu To play VIDEO CDs Super VIDEO CDs with PBC functions PBC Playback Control allows you to play VIDEO CDs Super VIDEO CDs interactively using the menu on your TV screen When you start playing a VIDEO CD Super VIDEO CD with PBC functions the menu appears Select an item using the number buttons and press ENTER Then follow the instructions in the ...

Page 64: ... power cord mains lead b Notes You cannot resume playback during TV Pause Resume Play is not available for Super VIDEO CDs To play restricted DVDs Parental Lock If you play a restricted DVD the display for entering your password appears on your TV screen Enter your four digit password using the number buttons and press ENTER The recorder starts playback To register or change the password see Limit...

Page 65: ... t 20 minutes t advances the time in 10 minute increments t 2 hours previous next Goes to the beginning of the previous next title chapter scene track when pressed during playback Goes to the beginning of the first title track when pressed in stop mode fast reverse fast forward Fast reverses fast forwards the disc when pressed during playback Search speed changes as follows fast reverse fast forwa...

Page 66: ...re output only through the DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL jack When you play a DVD with DTS sound tracks set DTS Output to On in the Audio Out setup page 123 slow freeze frame 1 Playback direction only 2 DivX video file only Plays in slow motion when pressed for more than one second in pause mode Plays one frame at a time when pressed briefly in pause mode To resume normal playback press H X pause Pauses pla...

Page 67: ...ter track on the HDD or a disc 1 Press PLAY MODE during playback The Play Mode menu appears 2 Select Repeat and press ENTER 3 Select an item to be repeated using M m Repeat Title for HDD DVDs DATA DVDs 1 DATA CDs 1 repeats the current title Repeat Chapter for HDD DVDs repeats the current chapter Repeat Track for VIDEO CDs 2 repeats the current track Repeat Programme repeats the current programme p...

Page 68: ...EAR during playback Or set Programme to Cancel Programme Play in the Play Mode menu To erase the programme Press CLEAR in stop mode Or set Programme to Erase Programme List in the Play Mode menu z Hints The program you made remains after Programme play finishes To play the same program again set Programme to Start Programme Play in the Play Mode menu However the programme is cleared after you remo...

Page 69: ...120 or when Screen Resolution is set to other than 720 x 576i or 720 x 480i page 132 Select Auto1 to automatically detect the software type Film based or Video based and select the appropriate conversion mode Normally select this position If the picture appears unnatural select Auto2 On or Off YNR luminance noise reduction Reduces noise contained in the luminance element of the video signal BNR bl...

Page 70: ...er s tuner and record it on the HDD then continue watching the programme at a later time This is useful when you receive an unexpected phone call or visitor while watching TV To use the TV Pause function set TV Pause to Recorder s Tuner default in the Options 2 setup page 135 1 While viewing a TV broadcast tuned in by the recorder s tuner press TV PAUSE The picture pauses and the recorder starts r...

Page 71: ...ded programme while recording programmes Playback continues even if a timer recording starts Use this function as follows While recording to the HDD Play another title on the HDD Play a previously recorded programme on a DVD by pressing the DVD button While recording to a DVD Play a previously recorded programme on the HDD by pressing the HDD button You can also play a DVD VIDEO VIDEO CD Super VID...

Page 72: ...our system while recording on the HDD in the PAL SECAM colour system Searching for a Time Title Chapter Track etc DivX video file only You can search a disc by title chapter scene or track As titles and tracks are assigned individual numbers select the title or track by entering its number You can also search for a scene using the time code 1 Press PLAY MODE during playback The Play Mode menu appe...

Page 73: ...DEO CDs 3 1 DivX video file only 2 Except Super VIDEO CDs 3 Available only when playing without PBC functions The display for entering the number appears Example Chapter Search 4 Press the number buttons to select the number of the title chapter time code etc you want For example Time Search To find a scene at 2 hours 10 minutes and 20 seconds enter 21020 If you make a mistake select another numbe...

Page 74: ...all editing before finalising the disc You cannot edit a finalised disc Edit features Original title Playlist title Title edit Erase page 75 Yes Yes Yes Yes Title Name page 75 Yes Yes Yes Yes Set Thumbnail page 75 Yes Yes Yes Yes A B Erase page 76 Yes No Yes Yes Divide page 77 Yes No No Yes Set Genre page 75 Yes No No No Protect page 75 Yes Yes Yes No Move page 80 No No No Yes Combine page 80 No N...

Page 75: ...erward by High speed dubbing The editing points and chapter marks may be slightly different from those you selected Frame Accurate Editing Recommended when you want to edit titles precisely However the editing points may be slightly different from the point you selected when you dub the titles by High speed dubbing Erasing and Editing a Title This section explains the basic edit functions Note tha...

Page 76: ...s 4 Select a title and press ENTER A check mark appears in the check box To clear the check mark press ENTER again 5 Repeat step 4 to select all of the titles you want to edit 6 When you finish selecting titles press The sub menu appears 7 Select an option and press ENTER Erase Erases the selected titles Protect Protects the titles appears next to the protected title Unprotected Unprotects the tit...

Page 77: ...a section of a title Sections shorter than five seconds may not be erased If you want to dub a long title to a disc but do not want to reduce the picture quality divide the title into two shorter titles Note that dividing a title cannot be undone Only playlist titles can be divided for DVD RWs DVD Rs in VR mode 1 After step 2 of Erasing and Editing a Title select Edit and press ENTER 2 Select Divi...

Page 78: ...ENTER For details see page 75 5 Select an option and press ENTER You can make the following edits to the chapter Divide Divides a chapter into two page 78 Erase Move Erase Erases the selected chapter page 79 Move for Playlist titles on DVD RWs DVD Rs in VR mode Changes the chapter s playing order page 80 Combine Combines two chapters into one page 79 1 After step 4 of Erasing and Editing a Chapter...

Page 79: ...t allows you to edit or re edit without changing the actual recordings You can create up to 99 Playlist titles b Note Playlist titles containing titles recorded with the Copy Once copy protection signal cannot be dubbed or moved page 82 1 Press TITLE LIST Switch to the Playlist page 75 2 Press The sub menu appears 3 Select Create and press ENTER The original titles in the Title List appear 4 Selec...

Page 80: ...a title you want to combine and press ENTER 6 Select Yes and press ENTER The titles are combined You can divide a Playlist title For instructions see page 77 1 Press TITLE LIST Switch to the Playlist page 75 2 Select a Playlist title containing the chapter you want to edit and press The sub menu appears 3 Select Edit and press ENTER 4 Select Chapter Edit and press ENTER 5 Select Erase Move 6 Selec...

Page 81: ...VD RW DVD RW Video mode DVD R DVD R Video mode The chapter marks in the dubbing source are dubbed The position of chapter marks may be slightly changed from the original However the chapter marks in the dubbing source are not retained in the dubbed title when dubbing to a DVD RW DVD R Video mode DVD RW or DVD R at normal speed The chapter marks are automatically inserted according to the Auto Chap...

Page 82: ...ck of a title For playing a title see Playing the Recorded Programme DVD on page 63 2 Press HDD DVD DUB The recorder starts dubbing the current playing title from the beginning The recorder turns off automatically when you do not use the recorder for more than 20 minutes after the dubbing has finished To cancel the dubbing Press and hold HDD DVD DUB for more than one second When dubbing is stopped...

Page 83: ...g the Start Dubbing display D Total size of the selected titles and available space on the disc to be dubbed approximate E Selected title s thumbnail picture 5 Select a title and press ENTER The selected title changes colour When you select HDD DVD in step 3 you can change the title order or search for a title by genre see 3 Playing the Recorded Programme Title List on page 30 6 Repeat step 5 to s...

Page 84: ...to DVD for 60 minute programme 1 1 The values in the above table are for reference only Actual times for dubbing also require time for creating disc s control information and other data 2 This is the maximum recording speed of this recorder The recording speed cannot exceed the value indicated in the above table even when using discs that support higher recording speeds In addition depending on th...

Page 85: ...picture quality of the dubbing Bilingual Sets how a bilingual audio programme is dubbed Cancel Exits the sub menu 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to edit all of the titles 5 Go to step 8 of Dubbing Using Dubbing List on page 83 to dub edited titles b Notes The Dubbing List you created remains after dubbing To edit the existing Dubbing List select Use Previous Dubbing List in step 4 The Dubbing List is clea...

Page 86: ...Start and press ENTER The recorder starts High Speed dubbing the contents that were dubbed to the HDD in step 6 9 Select Cancel and press ENTER The disc is automatically finalised To make another backup disc replace discs select Start and press ENTER 10Select Yes or No and press ENTER To erase the backup data on the HDD select Yes To make another backup disc later select No The recorder turns off ...

Page 87: ...he recorder will fast forward and rewind the tape for you you do not need to operate your digital video camera Do the following to start using the Manual Dubbing functions of this recorder See the instruction manual supplied with the digital video camera as well before connecting z Hint If you plan to do additional editing on a disc after the initial dub use the DV IN jack and record on a DVD RW D...

Page 88: ...e or another recorder of the same model You cannot record date time or the contents of the cassette memory onto the disc If you record from a DV Digital8 format tape that is recorded in multiple sound tracks such as a tape with multiple sampling frequencies 48 kHz 44 1 kHz or 32 kHz no sound or an unnatural sound will be output when playing back the sampling frequency switch point on the disc In o...

Page 89: ...ere is a blank space or an image containing copy protection signals on the tape The recorder will resume recording automatically when receiving a recordable signal Finalisation is cancelled if a timer recording starts except for DVD RW DVD R VR mode DV One Touch Dubbing ends automatically when there are images containing copy protection signals at the beginning of the tape Dubbing Selected Scenes ...

Page 90: ...your DV camcorder to the DV IN jack on the front panel 2 Press SYSTEM MENU The System Menu appears 3 Select DV and press ENTER 4 Select Playback and press ENTER 5 Start playback on the DV camcorder Images from the DV camcorder appear on your TV screen To cancel playback Press SYSTEM MENU z Hint You can dub the playing tape contents During playback press HDD or DVD to select the dubbing destination...

Page 91: ...not work except for timer recordings while the Child Lock is set To unlock the recorder hold down x on the recorder until UNLOCKED appears in the front panel display DATA CD DATADVD CD M m ENTER x m H X AUDIO CLEAR PLAY MODE M TITLE LIST Playback options Buttons Operations AUDIO Selects stereo or monaural audio tracks recorded on the disc when pressed repeatedly in normal playback mode previous ne...

Page 92: ...ue playing to locate the ending point point B and press ENTER A B Repeat starts To cancel A B Repeat Press CLEAR Or set A B Repeat to Off in the Play Mode menu z Hint You can select A B Repeat from Play Mode in the System Menu b Note A B Repeat is not available for MP3 audio tracks You can play repeatedly all the tracks or a single track on an album or disc 1 Press PLAY MODE during playback The Pl...

Page 93: ...er example 01 001 using M m and press CLEAR 6 To programme other tracks press M m to select a step number and repeat steps 4 and 5 7 Press H Programme play starts To cancel Programme play Press CLEAR during playback Or set Programme to Cancel Programme Play in the Play Mode menu To erase the programme Press CLEAR in stop mode Or set Programme to Erase Programme List in the Play Mode menu z Hints T...

Page 94: ...press ENTER 3 Select a search method and press ENTER Album Search except for CD Track Search The display for entering the number appears Example Album Search 4 Press the number buttons to select the number of the album or track you want If you make a mistake select another number 5 Press ENTER The recorder starts playback from the selected number z Hint You can select an album or track using M m i...

Page 95: ... List to check which albums have been copied page 97 When copying audio tracks from a CD the album name is labelled as F_ and the audio track names are labelled as T_ automatically During copying other operations cannot be performed While copying timer recordings are unavailable If the timer is set during copying the recorder starts the timer recording after copying is finished Copy protected CDs ...

Page 96: ...the USB device to the USB jack on the recorder page 95 2 Press SYSTEM MENU The System Menu appears 3 Select Music Jukebox and press ENTER 4 Select Listen to Music from USB Device and press ENTER The Album List appears 5 Select an album and press The Track List appears 6 Select ALL or a track using M m and press 7 Select Edit using M m and press ENTER The sub menu appears 8 Select Copy Album and pr...

Page 97: ...hile the Album List is displayed Each time you press SUBTITLE previous ANGLE next the entire Album List changes to the next previous page of the album To change the album order Sort Titles HDD only 1 Press while the Album List is displayed 2 Select Sort Titles using M m and press ENTER 3 Select the item using M m and press ENTER To search for the album by genre Genre HDD only 1 Press while the Alb...

Page 98: ...the current track Repeat Programme repeats the current programme page 99 5 Press ENTER Repeat play starts To cancel Repeat play Set Repeat to Repeat Off in the Play Mode menu b Notes You can select Repeat Programme only during Programme play A B Repeat is not available when using Music Jukebox Playback options Buttons Operations previous next Goes to the next or previous track when pressed during ...

Page 99: ...f you make a mistake select the step number example 01 using M m and press CLEAR 7 To programme other tracks press M m to select a step number and repeat steps 5 and 6 8 Press H Programme play starts To cancel Programme play Set Programme to Cancel Programme Play in the Play Mode menu during playback To erase the programme Set Programme to Erase Programme List in the Play Mode menu z Hints You can...

Page 100: ... and press ENTER Erase Erases the selected album track Select Yes when asked for confirmation Edit Allows you to make the following edits Album Name Allows you to enter or re enter an album name page 34 Track Name Allows you to enter or re enter a track name page 34 Set Genre Assigns an album a genre Set Skip Sets a track to be skipped page 98 Play Mode Selects play modes page 98 Genre Name Allows...

Page 101: ...e HDD You can connect a USB device digital still camera Memory card reader and USB memory to the USB jack on the recorder to view JPEG image files or copy to the HDD Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the USB device before connecting b Note Some USB devices may not work with this recorder 1 Insert a disc that you are going to copy to the HDD or connect the USB device to the USB jack...

Page 102: ... appears 10Select Copy to HDD and press ENTER The display asks for confirmation 11Select Yes and press ENTER To cancel select No 1 Connect the USB device to the USB jack on the recorder 2 Insert a blank DVD RW DVD R Video mode 3 Press SYSTEM MENU The System Menu appears 4 Select Photo Album and press ENTER The Photo Album menu appears 5 Select Copy Photos from a Digital Camera and press ENTER The ...

Page 103: ...following cases when the HDD disc space is insufficient for copying when there are already the maximum number of files and or albums on the HDD You can copy the edited JPEG image albums to a DVD RW DVD R Video mode A slideshow is also recorded to the disc as a video file You can play the slideshow on other DVD equipment that may not be compatible with the playback of JPEG image files 1 Insert a DV...

Page 104: ... to the disc as a video file You can play the slideshow on other DVD equipment that may not be compatible with the playback of JPEG image files 1 Insert a DVD RW DVD R in Video mode 2 Press SYSTEM MENU The System Menu appears 3 Select Photo Album and press ENTER The Photo Album menu appears 4 Select View Edit Photos on the HDD and press ENTER The Photo Album list appears 5 Select an album using M ...

Page 105: ...rder may not be able to play on other equipment page 37 No more than 99 slideshows can be recorded to a disc For DVD Rs the available disc space does not increase even if you erase slideshows Using the Photo Album List You can play JPEG image files on the HDD DATA DVDs DATA CDs or connected USB device using the Photo Album list 1 Press SYSTEM MENU The System Menu appears 2 Select Photo Album and p...

Page 106: ...on Displays the image JPEG image file number recording date and time JPEG image file name and JPEG image file size F Disc type and remaining space of current disc To scroll the list display by page Page mode Press while the Photo Album list is displayed Each time you press the entire Photo Album list changes to the previous next page of albums JPEG image files To switch between the album list and ...

Page 107: ...y You can enjoy a slideshow while listening to the sound stored in the HDD 1 Select View Edit Photos on the HDD in step 3 of Using the Photo Album List on page 105 The Photo Album list appears Switch between the album list and JPEG image file list if necessary 2 Select an album or JPEG image file using M m and press 3 Select Start Audio Slideshow and press ENTER 4 Select a genre using For details ...

Page 108: ...elect View Edit Photos on the HDD and press ENTER The Photo Album list appears 4 Select an album or JPEG image file and press The sub menu appears 5 Select an option and press ENTER You can make the following edits to the album JPEG image file Start Slideshow Starts a slideshow page 107 Start Audio Slideshow HDD only Starts a slideshow with the sound page 107 New Album Creates a new album Album Op...

Page 109: ...le Copy Copies the selected JPEG image file page 102 Rename File Changes the selected JPEG image file name page 34 Protect Protects the selected JPEG image file Select again to cancel the protection Print Prints the selected JPEG image file page 109 Detailed Information Displays the detailed information for the selected JPEG image file page 107 Single Mode Cancels Multi Mode Printing JPEG Image Fi...

Page 110: ...lti Mode To print the file selected in step 7 only go to step 12 9 Select a file and press ENTER A check mark appears in the check box by the selected item To clear the check mark press ENTER again To clear all check marks select Single Mode 10Repeat step 9 to select all files you want to print 11Press The sub menu appears 12Select Print and press ENTER The display asks for confirmation 13Select S...

Page 111: ...the HDD file system gradually becomes fragmented To clean up all the fragmented files optimise the HDD periodically When the HDD needs optimising a message recommending optimisation will appear automatically 1 Select Optimise HDD in Disc Setup and press ENTER 2 Select Start and press ENTER A progress bar appears and the optimisation starts To cancel optimisation press ENTER The HDD will be partly ...

Page 112: ...e signal appears 4 Press m to select Start and press ENTER If the recorder does not receive a time signal from any station press O RETURN and set the clock manually If the Auto Clock Set function did not set the clock correctly for your local area try another station for the Auto Clock Set function or set the clock manually Manual Manual Clock Set Set the clock manually 1 Select Clock Setting in B...

Page 113: ...w the instructions for Easy Setup page 24 from step 2 Aerial Reception Settings Digital Tuner The Digital Tuner setup helps you to make digital tuner and programme position settings for the recorder 1 Press SYSTEM MENU while the recorder is in stop mode 2 Select Initial Setup and press ENTER 3 Select Digital Tuner and press ENTER The Digital Tuner setup display appears with the following options T...

Page 114: ...Next Screen and press ENTER The recorder scans channels and stores them To cancel the scan press SYSTEM MENU or EXIT After the programme positions have been set you can change the order of each programme position in the displayed list 1 Select Channel Sort in Digital Tuner and press ENTER 2 Select Next Screen and press ENTER 3 Press M m to select a programme position you want to move and press ENT...

Page 115: ... Tuner and press ENTER 2 Select Next Screen and press ENTER To check the signal strength and quality of other channels select a channel using Selects whether to supply the power to the aerial connected to the DIGITAL AERIAL IN jack b Note When the aerial is not connected properly or is shorted Aerial Power cannot be set to On or Auto In this case check the aerial connection page 15 Channel Options...

Page 116: ...ed or contain unwanted channels you can disable them page 117 Download from TV You cannot use the Download from TV function when connecting your TV using the EURO AV adapter page 17 For details refer to the operating instructions supplied with your TV Presets programme positions manually If some programme positions could not be set using the Easy Setup function you can set them manually If there i...

Page 117: ...ct a cable or satellite programme position press until the programme position you want is displayed Receivable channels On Select this when the programme position is unused or contains unwanted channels The selected position will be skipped when you press PROG Off Does not skip the selected programme position Western Euro Australia New Zealand ID NZ New Zealand AU Australia Eastern Euro Do not sel...

Page 118: ...AS33 C34 AS34 C35 AS35 C36 AS36 C37 AS37 C38 AS38 C39 AS39 C40 AS40 C41 AS41 C42 AS42 C43 AS43 C44 AS44 C45 AS45 C46 AS46 C47 AS47 C48 AS48 C49 AS49 C50 AS50 C51 AS51 C52 AS52 C53 AS53 C54 AS54 C55 AS55 C56 AS56 C57 AS57 C58 AS58 C59 AS59 C60 AS60 C61 AS61 C62 AS62 C63 AS63 C64 AS64 C65 AS65 C66 AS66 C67 AS67 C68 AS68 C69 AS69 Channel Set number Channel C1 NZ1 C2 NZ2 C3 NZ3 C4 NZ4 C5 NZ5 C6 NZ6 C7...

Page 119: ...nating the TV programme position the number you turn to on your TV or recorder to watch a programme with the guide channel the number that s assigned to that channel in your TV programme guide To find the guide channel numbers look at the Channel Line up Chart in the programme guide for your area that features G Code numbers Use the Channel Line up Chart to coordinate the guide channel number with...

Page 120: ...3 Out to RGB you cannot set Component Video Out When you connect the recorder to a monitor or projector via only the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks do not set LINE 3 Out to RGB If you set LINE 3 Out to RGB in this case the picture may not appear When picture noise appears after you set the recorder to progressive format hold down x stop on the recorder and press Z open close on the recorder No video si...

Page 121: ... Audio In and press ENTER The Audio In setup appears with the following options The default settings are underlined NICAM Select page 54 Analog Tuner Level If the playback sound is distorted set this item to Compression The recorder reduces the audio output level This function affects the output of the following jacks LINE 2 OUT R AUDIO L jacks LINE 3 TV jack LINE 1 jack Video Inputs video signals...

Page 122: ...kers and may affect your ears or cause speaker damage 1 Press SYSTEM MENU while the recorder is in stop mode 2 Select Initial Setup and press ENTER 3 Select Audio Out and press ENTER The Audio Out setup appears with the following options The default settings are underlined Dolby Digital Output HDD DVDs only Selects the type of Dolby Digital signal b Note If the HDMI OUT jack is connected to equipm...

Page 123: ... Control DVDs only Selects the dynamic range difference between soft and loud sounds setting when playing a DVD that conforms to Audio DRC This affects the output from the following jacks LINE 2 OUT R AUDIO L jacks LINE 3 TV jack LINE 1 jack DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL HDMI OUT jack only when Dolby Digital Output is set to Dolby Digital PCM page 122 On Select this when the recorder is connected to an audi...

Page 124: ...enu Select w Subtitle Language to set the same language as the language you set in Subtitle Language Subtitle Display z Hint If you select Others in Audio Language Subtitle Language or DVD Menu Language press m and enter a language code from Language Code List on page 151 b Note If you select a language in DVD Menu Language Subtitle Language or Audio Language that is not recorded on the DVD VIDEO ...

Page 125: ...the standard recording mode equivalents The recording time for the HDD On go to setup Allows you to select all recording modes Select this and press ENTER Then select a recording mode using and press ENTER Off Allows you to select standard recording modes only Recording mode Approx recording time hours RDR HXD870 RDR HXD970 HQ 1 23 36 PCM 2 34 53 MN32 HQ 34 53 MN31 36 57 MN30 39 61 MN29 42 66 MN28...

Page 126: ...44 576 MN8 and MN7 352 480 352 576 MN6 to MN1 352 240 352 288 MN4 SLP 270 425 MN3 SEP 340 530 MN2 405 635 MN1 455 710 Recording mode Approx recording time hours DVD RW DVD RW DVD R DVD R DVD R DL DVD R DL PCM 2 1 hr 1 min 1 hr 51 min MN32 HQ 1 hr 1 min 1 hr 51 min MN31 1 hr 5 min 1 hr 57 min MN30 1 hr 10 min 2 hr 6 min MN29 1 hr 15 min 2 hr 15 min MN28 1 hr 20 min 2 hr 24 min MN27 1 hr 25 min 2 hr...

Page 127: ...lly adjusts the recording mode to enable the entire programme to be recorded page 56 Off Turns off the function On Records digital broadcast subtitles English only Off No digital broadcast subtitles are recorded 0 seconds The first frame of the title is set for the thumbnail picture 30 seconds The frame at 30 seconds from the first frame is set for the thumbnail picture 3 minutes The frame at 3 mi...

Page 128: ...onventional 4 3 screen TV Video Mode Off Records to the HDD in VR mode When recording stereo and bilingual programmes both main and sub sounds can be recorded Video Mode On Records to the HDD in Video mode When recording stereo and bilingual programmes only one sound track main or sub can be recorded Set Bilingual Recording to A L default or B R in the Audio In setup page 122 4 3 Letter Box Select...

Page 129: ...hange Password You can set or change password that gives access to the Channel Options settings in the Digital Tuner setup and the Parental Lock settings 1 Select Set Password or Change Password in Parental Lock and press ENTER 2 Select Next Screen and press ENTER The display for registering a password appears Example when you select Set Password in step 1 Field Outputs a stable generally shake fr...

Page 130: ...yback limitation level and press ENTER The area is selected When you select Number press the number buttons to select and enter a country area code in the table page 152 and press ENTER 5 Select Change Level and press ENTER 6 Enter your four digit password using the number buttons and press ENTER 7 Select the level The lower the value the stricter the limitation Discs rated higher than the selecte...

Page 131: ...8 t Off HDMI Settings HDMI Output The HDMI Output setup allows you to adjust items related to the HDMI connection You can select HDMI Output only when connecting equipment to the HDMI OUT jack 1 Press SYSTEM MENU while the recorder is in stop mode 2 Select Initial Setup and press ENTER 3 Select HDMI Output and press ENTER The HDMI Output setup appears with the following options The default setting...

Page 132: ...tting is effective only for HDMI connection Colour Selects the method of outputting video signals for the HDMI jack b Notes Some settings may not be available depending on the connected device When a DVI device is connected you cannot select YCbCr 4 2 2 or YCbCr 4 4 4 When Screen Resolution is set to 720 x 576i or 720 x 480i in the HDMI Output setup you cannot select YCbCr 4 2 2 1920 x 1080p Sends...

Page 133: ...ess ENTER The Options or Options 2 setup appears with the following options The default settings are underlined Example Options setup On Screen Display Front Panel Display Adjusts the lighting of the front panel display Auto Outputs Dolby Digital MPEG and DTS audio signals as a bitstream signal Normally select this position PCM Converts all audio signals except for DTS signals to PCM Bitstream Pri...

Page 134: ...set SMARTLINK to Pass Through DivX Registration Code Displays the registration code of DivX video files for this recorder For more information go to http www divx com vod on the Internet Set Preview HDD only Selects the thumbnail type shown in the Title List b Note The default command mode setting for this recorder and the supplied remote is DVD3 The remote does not function if different command m...

Page 135: ...connect and then connect the USB cable Confirm Printer Displays the manufacturer and model name of the printer connected to the recorder Note that this function may not work depending on the printer TV Pause Selects the tuner for the TV Pause page 70 Options 2 TV s Tuner Selects this when connecting the recorder to your TV using a EURO AV SCART cord Recorder s Tuner Selects this when connecting th...

Page 136: ...t the point where the layers switch A radio channel is selected Picture noise appears If the picture output signal from 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 directl...

Page 137: ...ect a channel of any TV programme using the PROG buttons The picture is breaking up The signal strength is low Check aerial installation TV programme pictures are distorted Reorient the TV aerial 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 ...

Page 138: ...ut setup page 133 Sound distortion occurs Set Analog Tuner Level in the Audio In setup to Compression page 121 Sound is noisy When playing a CD with DTS sound tracks noise will come from the LINE 2 OUT R AUDIO L jacks LINE 3 TV jack or LINE 1 jack page 92 Audio signals from the LINE 1 jack are output in standby mode when connecting your TV to the LINE 3 TV jack This is not a malfunction In this ca...

Page 139: ...sound track Try changing the language using the DVD VIDEO s menu The subtitle language cannot be changed or turned off Multilingual subtitles are not recorded on the DVD VIDEO The DVD VIDEO prohibits changing of the subtitles Try changing the subtitle using the DVD VIDEO s menu The subtitles cannot be changed for the titles recorded on this recorder The angles cannot be changed Multi angles are no...

Page 140: ... channel is selected Recording does not stop immediately after you press x REC STOP It will take a few seconds for the recorder to input disc data before recording can stop On screen instructions may appear after pressing x REC STOP In this case follow the on screen instructions Recording does not stop after you press x Press x REC STOP Timer recording is not complete or did not start from the beg...

Page 141: ...he screen switches automatically When HDMI Control is set to On in the HDMI Output setup page 133 the display language on the screen automatically switches according to the language setting of the connected TV if you change the language settings on your TV etc The recorder does not operate properly Press down 1 on the recorder for more than five seconds until the recorder turns off Then press 1 ag...

Page 142: ...s off This is not a malfunction Resetting the Recorder You can reset the recorder to all its factory settings 1 Make sure that the recorder is turned on and remove the disc 2 Hold down x stop on the recorder and press 1 on the recorder All settings are reset and the recorder turns off Notes About This Recorder On operation If the recorder is brought directly from a cold to a warm location or is pl...

Page 143: ...VB T Channel coverage Digital broadcasting VHF AS6 to AS12 UHF AS27 to AS69 Channel coverage Analogue broadcasting PAL B G VHF E2 to E12 Italian A to H AS0 to AS12 NZ1 to NZ11 UHF E21 to E69 AS28 to AS69 CATV S01 to S05 S1 to S20 HYPER S21 to S41 The above channel coverage merely ensures the channel reception within these ranges It does not guarantee the ability to receive signals in all circumsta...

Page 144: ...sfies 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 the HDD or DATA CDs CD ROMs CD Rs CD RWs or JPEG image files on the HDD or DATA DVDs DVD ROMs DVD RWs DVD Rs DivX is a video file compression technology developed by DivX Inc This product is an official DivX Certified product You can play DATA ...

Page 145: ...may be unclear playback may 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 For MP3 audio tracks and DivX video files the recorder can play up to 99 albums each on a DATA CD or DATA DVD Up to 99 tracks and files under an album can be played For JPEG image files the recorder can load up to 99 albums and or up to 9...

Page 146: ...tal video digital audio and other data in two directions between equipment having the i LINK jack and for controlling other equipment i LINK compatible equipment can be connected by a single i LINK cable Possible applications are operations and data transactions with various digital AV equipment When two or more i LINK compatible equipment are connected to this recorder in a daisy chain operations...

Page 147: ...m baud rate the baud rate sometimes differs from the indicated baud rate What is Mbps Mbps stands for megabits per second or the amount of data that can be sent or received in one second For example a baud rate of 100 Mbps means that 100 megabits of data can be sent in one second For details on how to dub when this recorder is connected to other video equipment having DV jacks see page 87 The DV j...

Page 148: ... using the EURO AV adapter page 17 K SUBTITLE button 65 L text button 43 M MENU button 63 N Green button 41 O Yellow button 41 P Red button 41 Q Blue button 41 R SYSTEM MENU button 58 68 83 89 95 101 111 TITLE LIST button 30 63 75 TOP MENU button 63 GUIDE button 41 S TIMER button 45 50 55 60 T INFO information button 41 U M m ENTER button 24 V O RETURN button 24 EXIT button 113 W DISPLAY button 33...

Page 149: ...ton 24 B remote sensor 22 C Disc tray 28 D Front panel display 150 E Z open close button 28 F N play button 63 91 107 The N button has a tactile dot G x stop button 63 91 97 107 H z REC button 28 I x REC STOP button 28 J HDD button indicator 28 DVD button indicator 28 K PROGRAM buttons 28 The button has a tactile dot L INPUT input select button 51 61 M LINE 2 IN S VIDEO VIDEO L MONO AUDIO R jacks ...

Page 150: ...is set to DVD3 default either 1 or 2 does not appear F Recording status G Dubbing direction indicator H Playing status A ANALOG AERIAL IN OUT jacks 14 B LINE 2 OUT R AUDIO L VIDEO jacks 17 20 C LINE 1 jack 26 To connect the EURO AV adapter see page 18 D DIGITAL AERIAL IN OUT jacks 14 E HDMI OUT high definition multimedia interface out jack 17 20 F DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL jack 20 G AC IN terminal 22 H ...

Page 151: ...151 Additional Information Language Code List For details see page 124 The language spellings conform to the ISO 639 1988 E F standard Number Language code Number Language code Number Language code ...

Page 152: ... br Canada ca Chile cl China cn Denmark dk Finland fi France fr Germany de Hong Kong hk India in Indonesia id Italy it Japan jp Korea kr 1325 1324 1412 1426 1415 1611 1608 1620 1821 1907 0519 1905 0308 2023 2008 0702 2119 Malaysia my Mexico mx Netherlands nl New Zealand nz Norway no Pakistan pk Philippines ph Portugal pt Russia ru Singapore sg Spain es Sweden se Switzerland ch Taiwan tw Thailand t...

Page 153: ... Change Password 129 Channel 117 Channel Options 115 Channel Sort 114 Channel Swapping 119 Chapter 33 49 59 Chapter number 33 Chapter Search 73 Chase Play 71 Checking changing cancelling timer settings 50 Checking changing cancelling timer settings Timer List 60 Child Lock 64 91 Clock Setting 25 112 Combine 79 80 Command Mode 24 134 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT 18 Component Video Out 120 Confirm Printer 13...

Page 154: ...ng 75 Freeze Frame 66 Front panel 149 Front Panel Display 133 Front panel display 150 G G Code 57 119 G Code CH Setting 119 Genre Name 76 100 H Handling discs 143 HDD Recording Format 128 HDMI 4 3 Video Output 132 Audio Output 133 Colour 132 HDMI Control 133 Screen Resolution 132 HDMI cord 17 20 HDMI OUT 18 21 HDMI Output 131 HELP Setting 113 I i LINK 146 INPUT 51 61 Input Colour System 120 Input ...

Page 155: ...ukebox 97 MP3 audio tracks 91 Programme 68 93 99 Repeat 67 92 98 resume play 64 rotate 108 scan audio 64 slow motion play 66 zoom 107 Playlist 31 74 Power Save 113 Printing JPEG image files 109 Programme 68 93 99 Programme information 42 Progressive 25 Protect 76 109 Protect Album Contents 109 Protect Disc 36 Protection album 109 disc 36 JPEG image file 109 title 76 Q Quick guide to disc types 10 ...

Page 156: ...stem 117 Standard 4 3 25 Stereo 1 122 Stereo 2 122 Sub sound 54 122 SUBTITLE 65 Subtitle Display 124 Subtitle Language 124 Subtitle Recording 127 Super VIDEO CD 12 S Video 120 121 T Thumbnail picture 32 preview mode 32 134 Time Search 73 TIMER 46 55 Timer List 50 60 Timer recording check change cancel 50 60 EPG timer setting 47 G Code 57 manual setting 45 55 Rec Mode Adjust 46 56 Title 33 Title Li...

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