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Operating Instructions

RDR-HX1010

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Page 1: ...2 635 893 E1 3 2005 Sony Corporation DVD Recorder Operating Instructions RDR HX1010 ...

Page 2: ...priate waste handling of this product The recycling of materials will help to conserve natural resources For more detailed information about recycling of this product please contact your local Civic Office your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product Precautions This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits set out in the EMC Directive usin...

Page 3: ... films video tapes discs and other materials may be copyrighted Unauthorized recording of such material may be contrary to the provisions of the copyright laws Also use of this recorder with cable television transmission may require authorization from the cable television transmitter and or programme owner This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by U S patents a...

Page 4: ... 21 Step 7 Easy Setup 22 Connecting a VCR or Similar Device 23 Connecting to the LINE 3 DECODER jack 23 Connecting to the LINE 2 IN or LINE 4 IN jacks 24 Connecting to a Satellite or Digital Tuner 25 Connecting a PAY TV Canal Plus Decoder 26 Connecting a decoder 26 Setting PAY TV Canal Plus channels 27 1 Inserting and Formatting a DVD Disc Disc Info 29 Inserting a Disc 29 Formatting a DVD disc Dis...

Page 5: ... beginning of the programme you are recording Chasing Playback 58 Playing a previous recording while making another Simultaneous Rec and Play 59 Searching for a Title Chapter Track etc 60 Searching by Thumbnail Visual Search 60 Searching by title number or time code 60 Playing MP3 Audio Tracks or JPEG Image Files 61 Selecting an MP3 album or track 61 Selecting a JPEG album or image 62 About MP3 au...

Page 6: ...ings and Adjustments 82 Aerial Reception and Language Settings Settings 82 Channel Setting 82 Channel List Changing Disabling the channels 85 TV Guide Page 85 Clock 86 Language 87 Video Settings Video 87 Audio Settings Audio 90 Recording and Parental Control Settings Features 92 Disc and Remote Control Settings Factory Settings Options 94 Easy Setup Resetting the Recorder 96 Additional Information...

Page 7: ...r Simultaneous Rec and Play Playing a previous recording while making another Simultaneous Rec and Play on page 59 HDD RW RWVR RWVideo R R HDD RWVR HDD RW RWVR RWVideo R R VCD CD DATA CD DATADVD Dubbing Editing Compatible media and reference pages Creating your own programme Playlist Creating and Editing a Playlist on page 70 Copying a recorded title to and from the HDD Dubbing HDD y DVD Dubbing H...

Page 8: ...used in this manual Formatting new discs Compatibility with other DVD players finalising Hard disk drive internal Formatting unnecessary Dub HDD contents to a DVD to play on other DVD players DVD RW Automatically formatted in VR mode Playable on DVD RW compatible players automatically finalised DVD RW VR mode Format in VR mode page 29 Playable only on VR mode compatible players finalisation unnece...

Page 9: ... disc space Recording Features Editing Features Rewrite page 41 Auto Chapter page 92 Manual Chapter page 69 Record 16 9 sizes page 47 Change title name page 66 Delete title page 68 A B Erase page 67 Playlist page 70 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 3 Yes Yes No No No Yes No No Yes Yes 4 No No No Yes No Yes 3 Yes Yes 4 No No...

Page 10: ...ording format Playable discs Type Disc Logo Icon used in this manual Characteristics DVD VIDEO Discs such as movies that can be purchased or rented VIDEO CD VIDEO CDs or CD Rs CD RWs in VIDEO CD Super VIDEO CD format CD Music CDs or CD Rs CD RWs in music CD format that can be purchased DATA DVD DVD RWs DVD Rs DVD RWs DVD Rs DVD ROMs containing JPEG image files DATA CD CD ROMs CD Rs CD RWs containi...

Page 11: ...ch mates DVD recorded material on one side with digital audio material on the other side However since the audio material side does not conform to the Compact Disc CD standard playback on this product is not guaranteed b Notes Some DVD RWs DVD Rs DVD RWs DVD Rs or CD RWs CD Rs cannot be played on this recorder due to the recording quality or physical condition of the disc or the characteristics of...

Page 12: ...oise Refer to the instructions supplied 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 Unpacking Check that you have the following items Mains lead 1 Aerial cable 1 Remote commander remote 1 R6 size AA batteries 2 ...

Page 13: ...ect it to AERIAL IN on the rear panel of the recorder 2 Connect AERIAL OUT of the recorder to the aerial input of your TV using the supplied aerial cable AERIAL AC IN IN OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT PB CB Y PR CR LINE 2 OUT LINE 4 IN LINE 1 TV LINE 3 DECODER VIDEO AUDIO S VIDEO R L VIDEO AUDIO S VIDEO R L DIGITAL OUT HDMI OUT COAXIAL OPTICAL PCM DTS MPEG DOLBY DIGITAL AERIAL IN OUT DVD recorder TV to A...

Page 14: ...ard quality images C Connecting to an S VIDEO input jack You will enjoy high quality images D Connecting to component video input jacks Y PB CB PR CR You will enjoy accurate colour reproduction and high quality images If your TV accepts progressive 525p 625p format signals you must use this connection and set Component Out in Video setup to On page 88 Then press PROGRESSIVE on the remote to send p...

Page 15: ...VI jacks that are not HDCP compliant e g DVI jacks on PC displays This DVD recorder is based on version 1 1 of High Definition Multimedia Interface Specifications This DVD recorder incorporates High Definition Multimedia Interface HDMI technology HDMI the HDMI logo and High Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC AERIAL AC IN IN OUT COMPONENT V...

Page 16: ...ual 1 MEGALOGIC is a registered trademark of Grundig Corporation 2 EASYLINK and CINEMALINK are trademarks of Philips Corporation 3 Q Link and NexTView Link are trademarks of Panasonic Corporation 4 EURO VIEW LINK is a trademark of Toshiba Corporation 5 T V LINK is a trademark of JVC Corporation z Hint SMARTLINK also works with TVs or other equipment having EPG Timer Control EPG Title Download and ...

Page 17: ...h DTS 5 1ch and MPEG audio 5 1ch surround effects The yellow plug is used for video signals page 14 AERIAL AC IN IN OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT PB CB Y PR CR LINE 2 OUT LINE 4 IN LINE 1 TV LINE 3 DECODER VIDEO AUDIO S VIDEO R L VIDEO AUDIO S VIDEO R L DIGITAL OUT HDMI OUT COAXIAL OPTICAL PCM DTS MPEG DOLBY DIGITAL VIDEO AUDIO INPUT L R LINE 2 OUT VIDEO AUDIO S VIDEO R L B A DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL OPTICAL...

Page 18: ...AV amplifer receiver using an HDMI cord you will need to do one of the following Connect the AV amplifier receiver to the TV with the HDMI cord Connect the recorder to the TV with a video cord other than HDMI cord component video cord S VIDEO cord or audio video cord 1 Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories 2 DTS and DT...

Page 19: ...y 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 lighting apparatus The recorder may not respond to the remote You can adjust the remote s signal to control your TV If you connected the recorder to an AV amplifier receiver you can use the supplied remote to control the AV amplifier ...

Page 20: ...er code see the table below for your AV amplifier receiver using the number buttons 3 Release 1 The 2 volume buttons control the AV amplifier s volume If you want to control the TV s volume slide the TV DVD switch to TV z Hint If you want to control the TV s volume even when the TV DVD switch is set to DVD repeat the steps above and enter the code number 90 default Buttons Operations 1 Turns your ...

Page 21: ...URN Manufacturer Code number Sony 78 79 80 91 Denon 84 85 86 Kenwood 92 93 Onkyo 81 82 83 Pioneer 99 Sansui 87 Technics 97 98 Yamaha 94 95 96 If you have a Sony DVD player or more than one Sony DVD recorder 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 0 5 SYSTEM MENU M m ENTER COMMAND MODE switch O RETURN Check that the command mode switch on the remote is set to the default setting of DVD3 before you try to change the comman...

Page 22: ...NTER TV Type If you have a wide screen TV select 16 9 If you have a standard TV select either 4 3 Letter Box shrink to fit or 4 3 Pan Scan stretch to fit This will determine how wide screen images are displayed on your TV Component Out If you are using the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jack select On Line3 Input If you will connect a decoder to the LINE 3 DECODER jack select Yes Line1 Output To output video...

Page 23: ...screen Be sure to connect your VCR to the DVD recorder and your TV in the order shown below To watch video tapes watch the tapes through a second line input on your TV The SMARTLINK features are not available for devices connected via the DVD recorder s LINE 3 DECODER jack When you record to a VCR from this DVD recorder do not switch the input source to TV by pressing the t TV VIDEO button on the ...

Page 24: ...f this recorder to another equipment s input jack with the other equipment s output jack connected to the input jack of this recorder Noise feedback may result Do not connect more than one type of video cord between the recorder and your TV at the same time Connecting to the LINE 2 IN or LINE 4 IN jacks AERIAL AC IN IN OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT PB CB Y PR CR LINE 2 OUT LINE 4 IN LINE 1 TV LINE 3 DEC...

Page 25: ...ng from connected equipment with a timer Synchro Rec on page 50 Set Line3 Input of Scart Setting in Video setup page 89 according to the specifications of your satellite tuner See your satellite tuner s instructions for more information If you are using a B Sky B tuner be sure to connect the tuner s VCR SCART jack to the LINE 3 DECODER jack Then set Line3 Input of Scart Setting according to the sp...

Page 26: ...oder Connecting a decoder AERIAL AC IN IN OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT PB CB Y PR CR LINE 2 OUT LINE 4 IN LINE 1 TV LINE 3 DECODER VIDEO AUDIO S VIDEO R L VIDEO AUDIO S VIDEO R L DIGITAL OUT HDMI OUT COAXIAL OPTICAL PCM DTS MPEG DOLBY DIGITAL TV Aerial cable supplied SCART cord not supplied PAY TV Canal Plus decoder to AERIAL OUT to i LINE 3 DECODER DVD recorder to AERIAL IN to SCART input SCART cord n...

Page 27: ...al Plus channels 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 0 5 SYSTEM MENU O RETURN PROG M m ENTER SETUP Settings Easy Setup Channel Setting Options Features Audio Video Language Clock TV Guide Page Channel List SETUP TV Type 16 9 Video Settings Easy Setup Options Features Audio Video Line4 Input Scart Setting Progressive Mode Component Out Pause Mode Auto Off Auto Video Scart Setting Line1 Output Line3 Input Line3 Output ...

Page 28: ...ve you will not be able to select L3 because Line 3 will become a dedicated line for the decoder If you disconnect the recorder s mains lead you will not be able to view the signals from the connected decoder Settings Channel Setting Prog 6 System Audio PAY TV CANAL Station Name Channel Set Normal CATV BG 2 NICAM Off CDE C Normal BG L I DK Settings Channel Setting Prog 6 System Audio PAY TV CANAL ...

Page 29: ...you can select a recording format VR mode or Video mode according to your needs page 8 1 Insert a disc See Inserting a Disc on page 29 2 Press TOOLS The TOOLS menu appears The TOOLS menu displays options applicable to the entire disc e g disc protection recorder e g audio settings during recording or multiple items on a list menu e g erasing multiple titles The displayed options differ depending o...

Page 30: ... page 69 Format Available settings differ depending on the disc type 4 Select Format and press ENTER 5 Select OK and press ENTER For DVD RWs select VR or Video and press ENTER All contents on the disc are erased z Hints By reformatting you can change the recording format on DVD RWs or record again on DVD RWs that have been finalised For DVD RWs and DVD RWs Video mode you can check free space and t...

Page 31: ...for recorder to stop recording To pause recording Press X REC PAUSE located beneath the remote control cover To restart recording press the button again To watch another TV programme while recording If your TV is connected to the LINE 1 TV jack set your TV to the TV input using the t TV VIDEO button and select the programme you want to watch If your TV is connected to the LINE OUT or COMPONENT VID...

Page 32: ...ile recording or during recording pause If there is a power failure the programme you are recording may be erased You cannot watch a PAY TV Canal Plus programme while recording another PAY TV Canal Plus programme To use the TV Direct Rec function you must first set the recorder s clock correctly You can check the recording information such as recording time or disc type Press DISPLAY twice during ...

Page 33: ...press the entire Title List changes to the previous next page of titles About the Title List for HDD DVD RWs VR mode You can switch the Title List to show Original or Playlist While the Title List menu is turned on press TOOLS to select either Original or Playlist and press ENTER For details see Edit options for the HDD and DVD RWs VR mode on page 65 To change the title order Sort While the Title ...

Page 34: ...the thumbnail pictures to be displayed After editing the title thumbnail picture may change to the first scene of the recording title After dubbing the title thumbnail picture set on the source recording is cancelled 4 Displaying the Playing Time and Play Information You can check the playing time and remaining time of the current title chapter or track Also you can check the disc name recorded on...

Page 35: ... when you press TIME TEXT repeatedly z Hints If DTS is set to Off in Audio setup the DTS track selection option will not appear on the screen even if the disc contains DTS tracks page 91 When Auto Display is set to On default in Options setup page 95 playback information automatically appears when the recorder is turned on etc b Note The letters or symbols that cannot be displayed are replaced wit...

Page 36: ...aced with Playing time of MP3 audio tracks may not be displayed correctly 5 Changing the Name of a Recorded Programme You can label a DVD title or programme by entering characters You can enter up to 64 characters for a title or disc name 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 progra...

Page 37: ...f the point where you want to insert the character Select the character and press ENTER To erase all of the characters select Clear All and press ENTER 7 Select Finish and press ENTER To cancel the setting select Cancel To use the number buttons You can also use the number buttons to enter characters 1 In step 5 above press a number button repeatedly to select a character Example Press the number ...

Page 38: ...3 Select Protect Disc and press ENTER 4 Select Protect and press ENTER To cancel the protection Select Don t Protect in step 4 z Hint You can set protection for individual titles page 66 Labelling a disc 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 0 5 TOOLS M m ENTER RW RWVR RWVideo R R Off Format Disc Name Disc Information DiscName Media DVD RW Format VR Title no Playlist 2 2 3 4 7 Close Erase All Finalise HQ 0H30M HSP 0H45...

Page 39: ...n if the discs are finalised The recorder may not be able to finalise the disc if it was recorded on another recorder Discs are automatically finalised when removed from the recorder However you may need to finalise the disc for certain DVD equipment or if the recording time is short You can edit or record on the disc even after finalising Finalising is unnecessary when playing a disc on VR format...

Page 40: ...ith other DVD equipment This disc was finalised Unfinalise it may appear 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 Inserting a Disc on page 29 2 Press TOOLS to select Disc Info and press ENTER The Disc Information display appears 3 Select Unfinalise and press ENTER The recorder starts unfinalising the disc Unfi...

Page 41: ...e Note that recording times in the following table are approximate and the actual times may differ Note also that the maximum continuous recording time for a single title is eight hours Contents beyond this time will not be recorded Press REC MODE repeatedly to switch the recording modes The recording time for DVD R DL Double Layer discs is as follows HQ 1 hour 48 minutes HSP 2 hours 42 minutes SP...

Page 42: ... or Main Sub appears NICAM system When a stereo or bilingual NICAM based programme is received NICAM appears in the front panel display To record a NICAM programme be sure to set Audio of Channel Setting in Settings setup to NICAM default If the sound is not clear when listening to NICAM broadcasts set Audio to Standard see Channel Setting on page 82 z Hint You can select the audio main or sub whi...

Page 43: ...osition or input source Media Selects the media HDD or DVD Mode Selects the recording mode page 41 If you want to change the setting for the PDC VPS or Update functions select Details and press ENTER Select an item using and set using M m PDC VPS Sets the PDC VPS function See About the PDC VPS function below Update HDD only Automatically records over a previously recorded programme that is set to ...

Page 44: ...ding mode to enable the entire programme to be recorded This function is normally set to On To cancel this function press TOOLS while the Timer List is displayed Select Rec Mode Adjust and press ENTER Select Off and press ENTER If the timer settings overlap Overlapped timer settings are shown as follows To store the setting as shown select OK The programme that starts first has priority and the se...

Page 45: ...amme that has priority The Rec Mode Adjust function only works with a timer recording and the PDC VPS function set to off It does not function with Quick Timer or Synchro Rec In addition the Rec Mode Adjust function does not work when recording to the HDD while Auto Title Erase is set to On The beginning of some recordings may not be made when using the PDC VPS function You cannot extend the recor...

Page 46: ... page 48 z Hint The Rec Mode Adjust function also works with this timer method page 44 You can set the recorder to record in 30 minute increments Press z REC repeatedly to set the duration Each press advances the time in 30 minute increments The maximum duration is six hours The time counter decreases minute by minute to 0 00 then the recorder stops recording power does not turn off Even if you tu...

Page 47: ...l picture size is recorded regardless of the setting For example if a 16 9 size picture is received the disc records the picture as 16 9 even if DVD Rec Picture Size is set to 4 3 For DVD RWs DVD Rs the screen size is fixed at 4 3 Rec NR noise reduction Reduces noise contained in the video signal Rec Video Equalizer Adjusts the picture in greater detail Press M m to select the item you want to adj...

Page 48: ...t approximately 6 minute intervals during recording b Note When dubbing page 72 the chapter marks in the dubbing source are not retained in the dubbed title Checking Changing Cancelling Timer Settings Timer List You can check change or cancel timer settings using the Timer List 1 Press TIMER LIST The Timer List appears Timer information displays the recording date time recording mode etc Indicates...

Page 49: ...other recording may be delayed To scroll the list display by page Page mode Press while the list display is turned on Each time you press the entire Timer List changes to the previous next page of timer settings To turn off the Timer List Press TIMER LIST or O RETURN z Hint While recording you cannot modify the timer setting for the current recording but you can extend the recording duration of th...

Page 50: ...at has a timer function such as a satellite tuner Connect the equipment to the LINE 3 DECODER jack of the recorder page 25 When the connected equipment turns on the recorder starts recording a programme from the LINE 3 DECODER jack 1 Before recording select HDD or DVD If you select DVD insert a recordable DVD see Inserting a Disc on page 29 2 Set Synchro Rec in Features setup to Record to HDD or R...

Page 51: ...nected 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 done To use the connected equipment while the recorder is standing by for Synchro Recording cancel Synchro Recording by pressing SYNCHRO REC Be sure to turn off the connected equipment and pre...

Page 52: ... For details about the recording mode see page 41 5 Press X REC PAUSE to set this recorder to record pause 6 Insert the source tape into the connected equipment and set to playback pause 7 At the same time press X REC PAUSE on this recorder and the pause or play button on the connected equipment Recording starts To stop recording press x REC STOP on this recorder If you connect a digital video cam...

Page 53: ...ith 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 stop playback Press x To playback quickly with sound Scan Audio When you press M during playback of a titl...

Page 54: ...play 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 93 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 LOCKED appea...

Page 55: ...played in the front panel display for a few seconds TVS OFF No surround effect TVS DYNAMIC Creates one set of virtual rear speakers TVS WIDE Creates five sets of virtual rear speakers TVS NIGHT Creates five sets of virtual rear speakers Effective at low volume TVS STANDARD Creates three sets of virtual rear speakers Effective when you use two separate front speakers TVS was developed by Sony to pr...

Page 56: ...ded CDs excessive noise will be heard from the analogue stereo jacks To avoid possible damage to the audio system the consumer should take proper precautions when the analogue stereo jacks of the recorder are connected to an amplification system To enjoy DTS Digital Surround playback an external 5 1 channel decoder system must be connected to the digital jack of the recorder Set the sound to Stere...

Page 57: ...rast weak 3 0 3 strong Brightness dark 3 0 3 bright Colour light 3 0 3 deep Hue red 3 0 3 green Repeat steps 2 and 3 to adjust any other items 1 softens the outlines of the images 2 enhances the outlines and 3 enhances them more than 2 b Notes If the outlines of the images on your screen become blurred set BNR and or MNR to Off Depending on the disc or the scene being played the above BNR MNR Y NR...

Page 58: ... Recording is started the PDC VPS function is On and channel scan is started DV dubbing or regular dubbing is started It may take a few seconds to resume playback of the paused programme Even if you fast forward the recorded programme there will always be a time difference of about one minute or more between the recorded programme and the current TV broadcast Chasing Playback allows you to view th...

Page 59: ...ward fast reverse or instant replay advance You can also play a DVD VIDEO VIDEO CD Super VIDEO CD CD DATA DVD or DATA CD while recording on the HDD Example Play another title on the HDD while recording to the HDD 1 While recording press TITLE LIST to display the HDD Title List 2 Select the title you want to play and press ENTER 3 Select Play from the sub menu and press ENTER Playback starts from t...

Page 60: ...rches 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 and 20 second...

Page 61: ...ss 4 Select a track and press ENTER Play Plays the track Play Beginning Plays the beginning of the track Track Data Shows data about the track such as artist and album name To stop playback Press x To fast review or forward a track Press m M during playback To go to the previous or next MP3 audio track Press or during playback If you repeatedly press or you will go to the previous or next album To...

Page 62: ...c albums by using the buttons when the album list is displayed You can rotate a JPEG image by using the buttons when the image is displayed Press DISPLAY repeatedly to show information about the JPEG album or image on your TV screen Then press TIME TEXT to toggle between the current selected image number and album number b Notes If the DVD disc such as a disc from a DVD video camera contains both ...

Page 63: ...mages in Music CD format or Video CD format are recorded in the first session border only the first session border will be played back b Note The recorder may not be able to play some DATA CDs DATA DVDs created in the Packet Write format The recorder can play the following tracks and files MP3 audio tracks with the extension MP3 mp3 or Mp3 JPEG image files with the extension JPEG jpg JPG Jpg jpeg ...

Page 64: ...files in a disc the tracks and files will be played in that order Since a disc with many trees takes longer to start playback it is recommended that you create albums with no more than two trees b Notes Depending on the software you use to create the DATA DVD DATA CD the playback order may differ from the above illustration No more than a total of 199 individual folders can be played Folders that ...

Page 65: ...y page 68 To create and edit Playlist titles A Playlist is a group of Playlist titles created from the original title for editing purposes When you create a Playlist only the control information necessary for playback such as the playback order is stored on the disc Since the original titles are left unaltered Playlist titles can be re edited Example You have recorded the final few matches of a fo...

Page 66: ...s not increase even when you erase titles for DVD Rs and DVD Rs If a message appears and indicates that the disc s control information is full erase or edit unnecessary titles Erasing and Editing a Title This section explains the basic edit functions Note that editing is irreversible To edit the HDD or DVD RWs VR mode without changing the original recordings create a Playlist title page 70 1 Press...

Page 67: ...R You can select a section scene in a title and erase it Note that erasing scenes in a title cannot be undone 1 After step 2 of Erasing and Editing a Title select A B Erase and press ENTER The display for setting point A appears To return to the beginning of the title press X and then press 2 Select point A by pressing m M and press ENTER The display for setting point B appears 3 Select point B by...

Page 68: ... 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 RW VR mode 1 Press TITLE LIST Press TOOLS and select Original or Playlist from the TOOLS menu to switch the Title Lists if necessary 2 Select a title and press ENTER The sub menu appears 3 Select Divide and press ENTER The display for setti...

Page 69: ...R The selected titles are erased freeing up disc space To change the selection select Change You can manually insert a chapter mark at any point you like during playback or recording Press CHAPTER MARK at the point where you want to divide the title into chapters Each time you press the button Marking appears on the screen and the scenes to the left and right of the mark become separate chapters T...

Page 70: ...mation To reset the IN or OUT point select Change IN or Change OUT and repeat step 5 or 6 To view the selected scene select Preview 7 Select OK and press ENTER The Scene List menu appears with all of the selected scenes To add more scenes select Add and go to step 3 To preview all of the captured scenes in the listed order select Preview 8 Select the scene you want to re edit and press ENTER The s...

Page 71: ...indicating the order in which you selected the title appears To cancel the selection press ENTER again 4 Repeat step 3 to select all of the titles you want to combine To cancel all of the selections select Reset All 5 Select OK and press ENTER The list of titles to be combined appears To change the selection select Change and go to step 3 6 Select OK and press ENTER The display for selecting a tit...

Page 72: ...tle For a title whose picture size 16 9 or 4 3 is mixed When dubbed from the HDD to DVD RW Video mode or DVD R the picture size is determined by the setting in DVD Rec Picture Size page 47 When dubbed from HDD to DVD RW or DVD R the picture size is always 4 3 When dubbed from HDD to DVD RW VR mode the originally recorded picture size is retained z Hints When you dub a Playlist title it is recorded...

Page 73: ...the original recordings For example when you dub an HQ title data size is large in SP mode you can reduce the data size saving more titles using less space Select a mode different from the original recording in Dub Mode in the steps of Dubbing a single title Title Dub on page 74 or Dubbing multiple titles Dub Selected Titles on page 75 When a title recorded to HDD in HQ or HQ mode is converted to ...

Page 74: ...t you are going to dub to or from 2 Press HDD or DVD to select the source 3 Press TITLE LIST to turn on the Title List menu 4 Select a title and press ENTER The sub menu appears 5 Select Dubbing and press ENTER The display for selecting the dubbing mode appears If a title with page 74 is selected in the title list a confirmation screen is displayed To Move select Yes A Size of the title approximat...

Page 75: ...elected titles can be dubbed at once You can select the dubbing mode for each title 1 Insert the DVD that you are going to dub to or from 2 Press HDD or DVD to select the source 3 Press TITLE LIST to turn on the Title List menu 4 Press TOOLS to select Dub Selected Titles and press ENTER 5 Select titles in the order you want to dub and press ENTER The titles are numbered in the selected order To ca...

Page 76: ...adjustments select Start and press ENTER To automatically adjust the dubbing mode Auto Dub Mode If there is not enough available space on the target disc the recorder automatically selects a dubbing mode with lower picture quality according to the available space The same dubbing mode is set for all of the titles If disc space is insufficient for the selected dubbing mode the following display app...

Page 77: ...igital video camera Do the following to start using the DV Edit functions of this recorder See the instruction manual supplied with the digital video camera as well before connecting b Notes The DV IN jack is for input only It will not output signals You cannot use the DV IN jack when your digital video camera does not work with this recorder Connect the camera to the LINE IN jack and follow the i...

Page 78: ...ter being turned off You can adjust the settings for the recording picture before recording See Adjusting the recording picture quality and size on page 47 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 mem...

Page 79: ...Dubbing is in progress b Notes When a blank space between the recordings on the tape continues for more than five minutes One Touch Dubbing ends automatically The recorder records a blank for five minutes before it stops dubbing To stop the blank recording press x REC STOP Program Edit You can select scenes from a DV Digital8 format tape and then automatically record selected scenes to the HDD or ...

Page 80: ... the selected scene To add a scene select Add A Thumbnail picture B Time information C Total duration of the program D Total number of scenes 7 When you finish adding scenes select the scene you want to edit and press ENTER The sub menu appears Move Changes the scene order Follow the explanations on the screen to change the order by pressing M m and ENTER Erase Erases the scene When asked for conf...

Page 81: ...s x REC STOP Note that it may take a few seconds for the recorder to stop recording b Notes Contents recorded to the HDD or a DVD may not be recorded as programmed if the tape s time code is not sequential or there are blanks between the recordings on the tape In this case see Recording from connected equipment without a timer on page 52 The start and end points of a programme may be different fro...

Page 82: ... press ENTER 6 Select Normal and press ENTER To set CATV Cable Television channels select CATV 7 Select Channel Set and press ENTER Channel Setting SETUP Settings Easy Setup Options Features Audio Video Channel Setting Language Clock TV Guide Page Channel List Settings Channel Setting 1 Prog System Audio PAY TV CANAL Station Name Channel Set Normal CATV BG 3 NICAM Off AAB C Normal BG Select this w...

Page 83: ...e CATV channel you want to preset is indicated by its frequency for example 152 75 MHz refer to the table below to find the corresponding channel number NICAM Normally select this Standard Select this if the sound from NICAM broadcasts is not clear On Turns on the Auto Fine Tuning function Normally select this Off Allows you to adjust the pictures manually Settings Channel Setting 8 Prog 5 System ...

Page 84: ...236 75 244 75 M S17 244 75 252 75 N S18 252 75 260 75 N S19 260 75 268 75 O S20 268 75 276 75 P S21 276 75 284 75 P S22 284 75 292 75 Q S23 292 75 300 75 S21 S24 299 25 307 25 S22 S25 307 25 315 25 S23 S26 315 25 323 25 S24 S27 323 25 331 25 S25 S28 331 25 339 25 S26 S29 339 25 347 25 S27 S30 347 25 355 25 S28 S31 355 25 363 25 S29 S32 363 25 371 25 S30 S33 371 25 379 25 S31 S34 379 25 387 25 S32 ...

Page 85: ...e etc are stored day by day A TV guide page corresponds to each day of the week When recording a programme the recorder automatically takes the programme name from the Teletext pages and stores it as the title name The TV guide page numbers depend entirely on the broadcast itself and may be subject to change If so you may have to set those TV guide page numbers manually in the TV Guide Page menu N...

Page 86: ...our local area broadcasts a time signal 1 Select Clock in Settings and press ENTER 2 Select Auto Adjust and press ENTER 3 Select On and press 4 Press M m repeatedly until the programme position of the station that carries a time signal appears and press ENTER If the recorder does not receive a time signal from any station Auto Adjust returns to Off automatically and the menu for setting the clock ...

Page 87: ...cording to the type of TV tuner or decoder connected to the DVD recorder 1 Press SYSTEM MENU while the recorder is in stop mode 2 Select SETUP and press ENTER 3 Select Video and press ENTER The Video setup appears with the following options The default settings are underlined TV Type Sets the picture size when playing back a title recorded from 16 9 size video page 47 or a 16 9 size commercial DVD...

Page 88: ...utput from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks Component Out Selects whether or not to output video signals from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks b Notes When you set Line1 Output to RGB you cannot set Component Out to On When you connect the recorder to a monitor or projector via only the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks do not select Off If you select Off in this case the picture may not appear Auto Normally se...

Page 89: ...ne1 Output Selects a method of outputting video signals for the LINE 1 TV jack b Notes If your TV does not accept S video or RGB signals no picture appears on the TV screen even if you select S Video or RGB See the instructions supplied with your TV You cannot select RGB when Component Out above is set to On SMARTLINK is available only when Video is selected Line3 Input Selects a method of inputti...

Page 90: ...Information on page 34 This function affects the output of the following jacks LINE 2 OUT R AUDIO L jacks LINE 1 TV jack LINE 3 DECODER jack DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL HDMI OUT jack when Dolby Digital is set to D PCM page 91 Audio Connection The following setup items switch the method of outputting audio signals when you connect a component such as an amplifier receiver with a digital input ja...

Page 91: ... you select one of the TVS modes If the HDMI OUT jack is connected to equipment not compatible with 96 kHz signals 48 kHz PCM will be automatically output even when you select 96kHz 24bit On Normally select this position Off The influence of the digital circuit upon the analogue circuit is minimal D PCM Select this when the recorder is connected to an audio component lacking a built in Dolby Digit...

Page 92: ...W DVD R DVD R only Auto Chapter Selects whether to automatically divide a recording a title into chapters during recording or dubbing Auto Normally select this position Outputs the optimum audio signal that can be received by the TV based on the Digital Out setting page 91 PCM Converts Dolby Digital or 96 kHz PCM signals to 48 kHz 16 bit PCM On Allows you to easily record what you are watching on ...

Page 93: ...ble page 113 Then select OK and press ENTER 5 Select Level and press ENTER The selection items for Level are displayed The lower the value the stricter the limitation Discs rated higher than the selected level will be restricted 6 Select the level and press ENTER The Parental Control setting is complete To cancel the Parental Control setting for the disc set Level to Off in step 6 To change the pa...

Page 94: ...TER The Options setup appears with the following options The default settings are underlined Format DVD RW DVD RW only The recorder automatically starts formatting in VR mode or Video mode whichever is selected below when a new unformatted DVD RW is inserted HDD Bilingual Rec HDD only Selects the sound to be recorded on the HDD Auto Automatically finalises the disc following One Touch Dubbing Manu...

Page 95: ... to the setting made here For details see If you have a Sony DVD player or more than one Sony DVD recorder on page 21 Factory Setup Allows you to select the setup settings by group and return them to their default settings Note that all of your previous settings will be lost 1 Select Factory Setup in Options and press or ENTER The display for selecting a group of settings appears 2 Select the grou...

Page 96: ...me 1 Press SYSTEM MENU while the recorder is in stop mode 2 Select SETUP and press ENTER 3 Select Easy Setup and press ENTER 4 Press ENTER 5 Select Start 6 Follow the instructions for Easy Setup page 22 from step 2 SETUP Easy Setup Easy Setup Settings Options Features Audio Video ...

Page 97: ...ffected when you set the recorder to progressive format In this case disconnect the HDMI cord fromtherecorder andthenpressPROGRESSIVE sothat thePROGRESSIVE indicator turns off and the recorder is set to normal interlace format You are playing a DVD recorded in a colour system that is different from your TV Noise may appear in the pictures recorded on the HDD which is due to the characteristics of ...

Page 98: ...ur TV page 87 The picture does not fill the screen even though the picture size is set in TV Type in Video setup The picture size of the title is fixed The picture is black and white Check that Line1 Output of Scart Setting in Video setup is set to the appropriate item that conforms to your system page 89 If you are using a SCART cord be sure to use one that is fully wired 21 pins There is no soun...

Page 99: ...he TV screen when it is first inserted Use the menu to start playback The recorder starts playing automatically The DVD VIDEO features an auto playback function Playback stops automatically If the DVD has an auto pause signal the recorder stops playback at the auto pause signal Some functions such as Stop Search or Slow motion Play cannot be performed Depending on the DVD you may not be able to do...

Page 100: ...he power recovers when there is a timer recording the recorder resumes recording Should the power failure continue for more than 1 hour reset the clock page 86 Other timer setting overlapped the timer setting page 49 Disc space was not enough The PDC VPS function is working Contents previously recorded were erased Data that has been recorded on a DVD with a PC will be erased from the disc when the...

Page 101: ... the recorder The remote is not pointed at the remote sensor on the recorder Different command modes are set for the recorder and remote Set the same command mode page 21 The default command mode setting for this recorder and the supplied remote is DVD3 Set the TV DVD switch to DVD page 20 Other Sony equipment responds to the remote The same command mode is set for both the equipment and recorder ...

Page 102: ...the front panel display disconnect the mains lead If the recorder does not turn off or if the clock does not appear in the front panel display disconnect the mains lead anyway Connect the mains lead again while pressing down A on the recorder and release the button when the disc tray opens Then keep 1 on the recorder pressed for about ten seconds until WELCOME appears in the front panel display LO...

Page 103: ...ting purposes there is no intention to copy or store the data titles or any other information If replacement or initialization format is required the hard disk will be formatted at our discretion In this case please note that all of the contents recorded there will be erased including any data found to violate copyright law On cleaning discs Do not use a commercially available cleaning disc It may...

Page 104: ...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 DECODER 21 pin CVBS IN OUT S Video RGB IN S Video OUT downstream Decoder DV IN 4 pin i LINK S100 DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL Optical output jack 18 dBm wave length 660 nm DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL Phono jack 0 5 Vp p 75 ohms COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y PB CB PR CR Phono jack Y 1 0 Vp p PB CB 0 7 Vp p...

Page 105: ...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 instruction ...

Page 106: ... CLEAR ten digit button 45 I audio button 55 subtitle button 55 The audio button has a tactile dot J INPUT SELECT button 52 77 t TV VIDEO button 19 K DISPLAY button 34 TIME TEXT button 34 L TIMER button 43 45 M SUR surround button 55 N SYSTEM MENU button 79 82 TITLE LIST button 32 53 61 66 TIMER LIST button 48 O TOP MENU button 53 P MENU button 53 Q M m ENTER button 22 R O RETURN button 48 S TOOLS...

Page 107: ...e dot Y z REC button 31 X REC PAUSE button 31 x REC STOP button 31 Z REC MODE button 31 wj CHAPTER MARK CHAPTER MARK ERASE buttons 69 wk SYNCHRO REC buttons 50 wl wide mode button 19 e angle button 55 ea COMMAND MODE switch DVD 1 2 3 21 es PROGRESSIVE button 16 Use the tactile dot as a reference when operating the recorder continued ...

Page 108: ... stop button 53 I z REC button 31 X REC PAUSE button 31 x REC STOP button 31 J DV IN jack 77 K ONE TOUCH DUB button 79 L SYSTEM MENU button 79 82 M TOOLS button 29 N M m ENTER button 22 O O RETURN button 48 P previous next buttons 55 Q PROGRAM buttons 31 The button has a tactile dot R INPUT SELECT button 52 77 S REC MODE button 41 T LINE 2 IN S VIDEO VIDEO L MONO AUDIO R jacks 24 Use the tactile d...

Page 109: ... title chapter track index number Recording time recording mode Clock Programme position TV Direct Rec indication 31 TV appears in the right most two digits G angle indicator 55 H SMARTLINK indicator 14 I PROGRESSIVE indicator 16 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 Power Save in Options setup page 95 Front pan...

Page 110: ...8 G LINE 2 OUT S VIDEO jack 14 H LINE 2 OUT R AUDIO L VIDEO jacks 14 17 I LINE 4 IN S VIDEO jack 24 J LINE 4 IN R AUDIO L VIDEO jacks 24 K DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL OPTICAL jacks 17 Rear panel AERIAL AC IN IN OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT PB CB Y PR CR LINE 2 OUT LINE 4 IN LINE 1 TV LINE 3 DECODER VIDEO AUDIO S VIDEO R L VIDEO AUDIO S VIDEO R L DIGITAL OUT HDMI OUT COAXIAL OPTICAL PCM DTS MPEG DOLBY DIGITAL ...

Page 111: ... rewritable disc DVD RWs use a recording format that is comparable to the DVD VIDEO format DVD R page 8 A DVD R is a recordable disc that is the same size as a DVD VIDEO Contents can be recorded only once to a DVD R and will have the same format as a DVD VIDEO DVD RW page 8 A DVD RW is a recordable and rewritable disc that is the same size as a DVD VIDEO The DVD RW has two different modes VR mode ...

Page 112: ... 2 used on DVDs conforms to up to 7 1 channel surround Original page 65 Titles actually recorded on a HDD DVD RW VR mode Erasing original titles frees up disc space Playlist page 65 Playback information created from the actual recordings on a HDD DVD RW VR mode A Playlist leaves the original titles as they are and contains only the information needed to control playback A Playlist title takes up v...

Page 113: ...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 114: ...ld Lock 54 Cleaning discs 103 Clock 22 86 Colour 47 57 Colour System 94 Colour systems 104 Combine 71 Command Mode 21 95 Component Out 88 Component video input 14 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT 15 Connecting 14 the aerial cable 13 the audio cords 17 the video cords 14 Contrast 47 57 Controlling TVs with the remote 19 Copy control signals 42 Copy protection 111 Copy Free 42 Copy Never 42 Copy Once 42 CPRM 8 C...

Page 115: ... Timer 44 On screen display OSD language 22 87 Options 94 Original 33 65 112 P Page mode 33 Parental Control 54 93 Parts and controls 106 Pause Mode 88 PAY TV 26 PAY TV CANAL 84 PB Video Equalizer 57 PBC 53 PDC 44 Picture quality 47 57 Picture size 47 Play Beginning 54 61 Play mode 35 Playable discs 10 Playback 10 35 53 55 56 fast forward 56 fast reverse 56 freeze frame 56 instant advance 55 insta...

Page 116: ...quality 57 Station Name 84 Stereo1 78 Stereo2 78 Subtitle 55 87 Super VIDEO CD 10 Surround 55 Synchro Rec 50 System 82 T Teletext 32 85 Thumbnail picture 34 Time Search 60 TIME TEXT 35 TIMER 43 Timer List 48 Timer recording check change cancel 48 manual setting 43 Rec Mode Adjust 44 ShowView 45 Synchro Rec 50 Title 35 112 TITLE LIST 53 Title List 32 53 Sort 33 Thumbnail 34 Title Name 66 Title numb...

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