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2 WARNING To red uce the ri sk of fire o r electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moi sture. To avoid el ectrical shock, do no t open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. The mains lead m ust be changed only at a qu alified service shop.
3 Disposal of waste batteries (applicabl e in the European Union and other Eu ropean countries with separate collection systems) This symb ol on th e battery or on the packaging indicates that the battery provided wi th this product shall not be treated as househo ld waste.
4 • Do not atte mpt to rep lace or upgrade the hard disk by yourse lf, as th is may res ult in malfunc tion. If the hard dis k drive s hould malfunc tion, you c annot recover lost data.
5 Copy gu ard fun ction Since th e recorder has a copy guard functi on, programmes received through an exte rnal tuner (not supplie d) may contain co py protection sign als (copy guard f unction) and as such may not be recordab le, depending on the type of signal.
6 Table of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Guide to Parts a nd Controls .
7 Recording t o the HDD (“G UIDE Plus +”) Using the GUIDE Plus+ Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Listing up your favourit e programme information (My TV) . . . . . . . . . 37 One Button Recording (GUI DE Plus+) .
8 Erasing an d Editing Before Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Erasing and Editin g a Title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Erasing a t itle (Erase) .
9 Additiona l Informat ion Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Resetting the Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Discs That Can Be Dub bed on .
10 Guide to Part s and Contr ols For more in forma tion, see the page s in pare nthese s. A HDD (54) Switches to t he HDD. DVD (54) Switches to t he DVD. B [ / 1 (on/stand by) (23) Turns th e rec order on or off. C Z (open/ close) (54) Open s or clos es the disc tray.
11 U . / > (previous/ next) (55) PAGE +/– (36, 46) Changes the programme list by page. / (instant repla y/instant advance) (5 5) mc / CM (s earch/ slow/freez e frame) (55) DAY +/– (36, 46) Changes the programme list by day. N (play ) (54) X (paus e) (30, 55) x (stop) (54) The N bu tton ha s a tact ile do t*.
12 A [ / 1 (on/stand by) (23) Turns th e rec order on or off. B (remote sen sor) (21) C Disc tray (54) D Front panel dis play (13) E Z (open/ close) (54) Open s or clos es the disc tray.
13 A Displays the followin g: • Playing/Reco rding time • Curre nt title num ber •C l o c k • Progr amme po sition • UP DAT E in dica tio n “UPDA TE” appea rs when the record er is u pdatin g info rmat ion. B HDD Lights up when t he HDD is sele cted.
14 A AERIAL IN/OUT jacks (16) B LINE 2 OUT (R-AUDIO-L/VIDEO) jacks ( 18) C LINE 1/DECODER jack (25) D HDMI OUT jack (17) E DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) j ack (18) F AC IN terminal (21) G LINE 3 – TV jack (.
15 Hookup s and Settings Hookups and Se ttings Hookin g Up the Record er Follo w steps 1 t hrough 6 to hook up an d adjus t the settin gs of the rec order. D o not conn ect the mains lead until y ou reach “Step 4 : Connecting th e Mains Lead” o n page 21.
16 Step 1: Connec ting the A eria l Ca ble Conne ct the ae rial ca ble by followin g the ste ps bel ow. “Stan dby Mod e” is se t to “Mod e 1” (d efault) in the “Sy stem 1 ” setup and the p icture d oes not app ear on the T V when th e record er is in stan dby mode .
17 Hookup s and Settings Step 2: Connect ing the TV and Audio Co mponent Select one of the followi ng patterns acco rding to the in put jack on yo ur TV monitor, p rojector, or audi o compo nent suc h as an AV ampli fier (rec eiver).
18 To conne ct to vide o jacks Connecting to video ja cks will enable you to view pictures. A Compone nt video output jacks ( Y, P B / C B , P R /C R ) You wi ll en joy a ccur ate co lour repr oduc tion and hi gh-qua lit y image s.
19 Hookup s and Settings When c onnec ting to the H DMI jack Follo w the ste ps below . Im proper ha ndling may damage the HDMI jack an d the conne ctor. 1 Carefull y ali gn the HDMI j ack on the rear o f the recor der and th e HDMI con nector by ch ecking thei r shap es.
20 By conn ectin g Sony co mpone nts tha t are compatible wit h the “Con trol for HDMI ” funct ion w ith an HDMI c able (n ot su ppli ed), operation is simplif ied as below: • One-Touch Play (pa.
21 Hookup s and Settings Step 4 : Connec ting the Mains Lead Connect the su pplied mains le ad to the AC IN ter minal of th e re corder . Then plug the recorder and TV mai ns leads into the mai ns. After you connect the mains lead , yo u must wait for a short while before operat ing the recor der.
22 You can adjust the remote’s s ignal to contr ol your TV. b • D epending on th e connected unit, yo u may not be able to control yo ur TV with some or all of the buttons be low. • I f you enter a new code numbe r, the code numb er previou sly enter ed will be er ased.
23 Hookup s and Settings To op erate th e TV/D VD but ton (for S CART conn ections on ly) The TV/ DVD but ton switc hes between TV mode and DVD m ode. Press the TV/DVD butt on whe n in st op mo de or no men u app ears on the TV screen . Point y our remot e at the re corder when using this button.
24 EPG Type Select (mod els for th e UK only ) Select the EPG (Electron ic Programme Guide) type to use. “GUIDE Plus+”: Select this to use the Gemstar GUIDE Plus+ e lectronic prog ramme g uide (page 36). “Freeview+”: Select this to use the digital el ectronic pro gramme guide (page 4 6).
25 Hookup s and Settings Connec ting a VCR or Sim ilar Devi ce After di sconnecting t he recorder’ s mains l ead from the mains, connec t a VCR or simil ar recordin g device to t he LINE IN jac ks of th is record er.
26 Connect a VCR or similar r ecording devic e to the LINE 2 IN jacks of this re corder. If the equip ment has an S-vi deo jack, you ca n use an S-video c able in stead of an audi o/video c able. z When the connected equipment outp uts only monaural sound, connect to only the L(MONO) and VIDEO input jacks on the front of the recorde r.
27 Hookup s and Settings Connec ting an Ex tern al Decod er You ca n watch or record e xternal de coder (P AY-TV/ Canal Pl us analogu e deco der) prog ramme s if you co nnect a de coder (n ot suppl ied) to the reco rder. Di sconne ct the re corder ’s mains lead f rom the mains when connectin g the deco der.
28 To wa tch or reco rd P AY-TV/ Canal Plus analo gue progr ammes , set your r ecorder to receive the programme p ositions using the on-scr een di spla y. In orde r to set the program me po sitions correctly, be sure t o follow al l of the ste ps belo w.
29 Basic O perations 29 Basic Oper ations Using th e Syst em Men u The System Menu provides entry to the record er’s fu nction s. 1 Pres s SYSTEM MENU. The Syst em Men u appear s. 2 Select a menu icon u sing M / m , and pres s . 3 Select a n optio n usin g M / m , and pres s .
30 Record ing a TV Prog ramme to the HDD This sectio n introd uces the basi c operati on to record a current TV programme to th e hard disk (HDD). F or an explanat ion of how to make time r recordin gs, see p age 38 or page 47. b The recording destination is HDD only.
31 Basic O perations 31 You can set the record er to reco rd in 30- minu te increm ents. Press z REC repea tedly to set the durat ion. Each press a dvances the time in 30-minute increments. The maximum duratio n is 8 hours . The tim e count er decrea ses mi nute by minu te to 0:00, then th e record er stop s record ing.
32 2 Pres s TITLE LIS T. • Options appl icable only to the selected medi a are dis play ed. • Only t he options that are av ailable during record ing are disp layed.
33 Basic O perations 33 Visual Se arch Select a tit le in the Title List, and press t he yello w button “G o To” to se lect “Vis ual Sear ch.” Chapters in the selec ted title are displa yed in the “V isual Se arch” di splay. Se lect a chap ter usin g < / M / m / , , an d pres s to pla y.
34 To displa y the pr ogramme in formation (for digit al broad casting on ly) Whil e watc hing T V, pre ss INF O. The i nforma tio n disp lay a ppe ars sho win g a descr iption of the curr ent prog ramme o n view. To swi tch the di splay be tween des cripti ons of th e curr ent and next progra mme, pres s < / , .
35 Basic O perations 35 3 Sele ct a chan nel yo u want to ad d to th e Favou rit es L ist usi ng M / m , and press the gree n butto n (“Add”) . The s elected ch annel is ad ded to th e Favour ites List. • To remo ve a cha nnel from th e Favour ites List, pre ss the red button (“Remo ve”) af ter step 1.
36 Recording to the HDD (“GUIDE Plus+”) Using th e GUID E Plus+ Disp lay The GUIDE Plus+ ® system is a free interacti ve programme gu ide (for digital broad castin g only). It displ ays up to 8 d ays of programme lis tings, including progr amme t itles, prom otions, a nd broa dcast informatio n.
37 Recor ding to the HD D (“GUI DE Pl us+”) E “Home” positio n: When you pre ss the blue bu tton (“Ho me”), the cursor returns to the first p age of the “Grid.” F Tiles: Shows th e programme title s. Select a pr ogramm e using < / M / m / , , and press to watch t he programme .
38 To sele ct and w atch a prog ramme fr om “My T V” 1 After step 3 ab ove, pre ss . The programmes that match t he profil e condi tion s ar e di splaye d.
39 Recor ding to the HD D (“GUI DE Pl us+”) 3 Pres s the red butto n (“Rec ord” ). The set program me and Tim e Slot change colour an d the reco rder is ready to star t recordi ng. Unlike a VCR, ther e is no n eed to turn off the r ecorder be fore th e timer record ing start s.
40 Record ing Pr ogramm es Using Se ries Rec ording Seri es Rec ordi ng is a fea ture that allows you to search programme s in a series, using the informatio n from t he GUIDE Plus + syste m. b This functi on cannot be used when the GUIDE Plus+ syst em does not include se ries information with the progra mme data.
41 Recor ding to the HD D (“GUI DE Pl us+”) Setting the Timer Manual ly (Sch edule ) You can set the timer for a total o f 32 prog rammes using the GUI DE Pl us+ sy stem and t he Tim er Lis t (page 50), up to 3 0 days in adva nce.
42 You can also u se the Timer Lis t to set th e timer manually. 1 Pres s INPUT t o switch b etween digi tal or an alogue br oadcast ing. 2 Pres s SYSTEM MENU. The Syst em Men u appear s. 3 Sele ct “Time r Record ing” us ing M / m , and press . 4 Sele ct “Timer Li st” using M / m , and pres s .
43 Recor ding to the HD D (“GUI DE Pl us+”) 5 Pres s the cor respondi ng colo ur butt on repea tedly to chan ge set tings. To set the recordin g pattern, p ress the green butt on (“F requenc y”). 6 Press , to displ ay “Timing.” 7 Pres s the yel low butto n (“Tim ing”) repeate dly t o change the durati on time.
44 You can select the languag e for the on- screen d isplays, set the re cording timi ng to prevent the programmes b eing cut of f at the star t/end of th e record ing, or sel ect whet her to downl oad the GU IDE Plus + data at nigh t.
45 Recor ding to the HD D (“GUI DE Pl us+”) Record ing from Connec ted Eq uipmen t You ca n record from a c onnecte d VCR or similar dev ice. To connect a VCR or similar devi ce, s ee “ Conne ctin g a VC R or S imi lar Device ” on pag e 25.
46 Recording to the HDD (“Freevie w+”) Using th e EPG (Ele ctroni c Pro gramme Guide) D isplay The Electronic Programme Guide i s a guide showing th e televisio n programme sche dule for a da y or more at a time on yo ur tele vision. The EPG pr ovi des a quic k and ea sy way to: • View a complete li st of all a vailable channe ls.
47 Recor ding to the HDD (“Freeview+ ”) You can disp lay the favo urite channe ls set in the Favour ite s Li st on the EPG di spl ay. To se t your fa vourite ch anne ls to the Favo urites List , see “Us ing the Fav ourites List (for digital broad casti ng only)” on page 34.
48 3 Pres s the red butto n (“REC ”). “ ” appe ars next to th e prog ramm e which is se t for timer recording . Your recorder wil l automatic ally beg in recordin g when the p rogramme st arts. Unlike a VCR, ther e is no n eed to turn off the r ecorder be fore th e timer record ing start s.
49 Recor ding to the HDD (“Freeview+ ”) To se arch f or pr ogrammes by g enre (Genre) 1 Pres s the yell ow but ton (“ Genre ”) wh ile the progra mme list is displaye d. 2 Selec t a genre usin g M / m , and pres s . Programmes th at belong t o the selec ted gen re are disp layed in the progra mme list.
50 4 Press t he bl ue butt on (“S eries Rec.”) . The select ed progr amme is set f or recording and appears in the Timer List. The other p rogrammes i n the seri es will be se t for re cordin g (appe ar in the T imer List ) as each pr evious record ing is completed.
51 Recor ding to the HDD (“Freeview+ ”) “Mod e”: Sets the record ing mo de (for anal ogue b road cast ing on ly) ( page 109). “Upda te”: Sets t he re corder automatically , replac ing the previ ous timer reco rding with the new one (only when “Date ” is set da ily or we ekly).
52 Checki ng/Ch angi ng/ Cancel ling Ti mer Setting s (Timer Lis t) You ca n check, change, or cancel t he timer settings using the Timer List. b When you change the EPG ti mer setti ngs, the update function turns o ff autom aticall y. 1 Pres s TIMER.
53 Recor ding to the HDD (“Freeview+ ”) Record ing from Connec ted Eq uipmen t You ca n record from a c onnecte d VCR or similar dev ice. To connect a VCR or similar devi ce, s ee “ Conne ctin g a VC R or S imi lar Device ” on pag e 25. For details , see page 45.
54 Playback Play ing Discs and Record ed P rogr ammes 1 Press HDD o r DVD. When yo u pr ess HDD, go t o ste p 4. 2 Press Z (o pen/ clos e), and pla ce a disc on the disc tray. 3 Press Z (open/clo se) to clo se the disc tr ay. Wait until “LOADING” disappears from the fr ont panel d isplay.
55 Playback To play VIDEO CDs/S uper VIDEO CDs with PBC (Play back Co ntrol) functions 1 Press T OP MENU to open t he menu of the VIDEO CD/Super VIDEO CD. 2 Selec t an ite m using the num ber bu ttons. 3 Follow the in structi ons in the menu. Pres s N wh en “ Pres s SE LECT” appear s.
56 To re sume pl ayback f rom th e point where you sto pped (Res ume Play ) When yo u press N again after y ou stop play back, t he reco rder resu mes play back from the point where you pr essed x . To star t from th e beginn ing, pres s the red button (“Edi t”) in the Titl e List to select “Res ume Off, ” and pres s .
57 Playback “Simultaneous Rec and Play” allo ws you to play a di sc or a prev iously re corded programme on the HDD while recording programmes. P layback con tinues even if a timer record ing starts. 1 Pres s TITLE LIS T during record ing. The Title List a ppears.
58 3 Select a n item to be re peated using < / , . “Title” (fo r HDD/DVDs): repeats the curren t ti tle. “Cha pter” (for HDD/DV Ds) : repeats th e curren t ch apter. “Track” (f or VIDEO CDs): rep eats the curren t tra ck. “Disc” (fo r VIDEO CDs): repe ats t he entir e disc .
59 Playback 8 Select a fo lder or file/track t o copy, and pre ss MARKE R. A che ck mar k appe ars by the sele cted item. • To clear the ch eck mark , pres s MARKE R again. • To sele ct/unsel ect all ite ms, pres s the yellow butt on (“Selec tion”) repea tedly.
60 4 Sele ct “Vid eo (Di vX),” and pr ess . The Di vX List a ppears. Options appl icable only to the sele cted medi a are displa yed. Exam ple: HD D A Media type : HDD, DVD, CD, or USB B Current folde r/file nam e and file size C Colour bu ttons: Press the same colo ur button on the remote.
61 Playback * D ivX files only To search for a file/tim e (DivX files only ) 1 Press INFO dur ing pla yback. 2 Sele ct a search met hod us ing M / m . “Fil e Search” “Time Searc h”: Se arch es for a sta rting point by ente ring the time code. 3 Select the number of the file or time code yo u wa nt us ing t he nu mber b utto ns or < / , .
62 Exam ple: HD D A Media type : HDD, DVD, CD, or USB B Current folde r/track/file n ame and playback information C Colour bu ttons: Press the same colo ur button on the remote. Red button (“Edi t”): Allows you to eras e/copy fold ers/ track s/fil es, switch to th e Playli st (page 62), etc.
63 Playback To view photo files from the USB device , see page 65. If you ha ve a Sony TV c ompatible w ith “Phot oTV HD, ” you can en joy be st qua lity images. 1 Press HDD o r DVD. When you sele ct DVD, inser t a disc ( see “Playin g Disc s and Reco rded Progr ammes” on page 54) .
64 5 Sele ct a photo f ile, and pr ess . The pho to fil e is disp laye d in full view. • To vie w the prev ious/nex t image, press . / > . • To rota te the image , press the green button (“Rota te”). • To start a sl idesho w fro m the curre nt imag e, pr ess N .
65 Playback Yo u can pla y Div X/m us ic/p hoto fil es in the conn ected US B device. 1 Follow steps 1 to 6 of “C opyi ng DivX / music /phot o files to the HDD” on page 5 8. 2 Select a file, an d pres s . • For de tails on play ing DivX v ideo files, s ee page 59.
66 Erasing and Edit ing Before Edi ting You can edit ti tles on the HDD. b • T itles on DVDs cannot be edited. For DVD- RWs/DVD-Rs (VR mode), titles can be erased. • Y ou may lose the edited conte nts if you re move the d isc or a ti mer re cording start s whil e edit ing.
67 Erasing and Edi ting 1 Pres s TITLE LIS T. 2 Select t he title you wan t to eras e using M / m . To erase the selected title onl y, go to step 5. 3 Pres s MARKER. A che ck mar k appe ars next to th e selected title. • To clear the ch eck mark , pres s MARKE R again.
68 If you want to dub a lo ng title t o a disc but do not wa nt t o reduc e the pictu re qu ality , di vide the title into two shorte r titles. Note that dividi ng a title cann ot be und one. 1 Pres s TITLE LIS T. 2 Select t he title y ou wan t to div ide into two titles using M / m .
69 Erasing and Edi ting Creat ing an d Ed iting a Playlis t Playlist edit allows y ou to edit or r e-edit withou t ch angi ng t he act ual record ings . You can create up to 99 P laylist titles. b Playli st title s contain ing titles recorded with the “Copy-Once” copy protecti on signal cann ot be dubbed or moved ( page 110).
70 1 Pres s TITLE LIS T, and swi tch to th e Playlist. For details on switchi ng to the P laylist , see “To pla y a Playlist titl e” on page 69 . 2 Select t he Playlis t title y ou want to edit us ing M / m . 3 Pres s the re d bu tton (“ Edit” ) to se lect “Edi t Playli st,” a nd press .
71 Dubbin g (HDD y DV D) Dubbing (HDD y DVD) Before Dub bing In this section, “dubbin g” refer s to “copyi ng a reco rded t itle on t he int erna l har d disk drive (HDD) to anothe r disc, or vic e versa.” Bef ore you star t, read the follo wing prec auti ons, which are common to al l dubb ing meth ods.
72 5 Select a title y ou want to du b, and press MARKER . A che ck mar k appe ars next to th e selected title. • To canc el the se lection , press MARKE R again. • To sele ct/unsel ect all ite ms, pres s the yellow butt on (“Sel ection”) to select “Select All” or “U nselect All,” and press .
73 Dubbin g (HDD y DV D) Dubbin g from a Fina lised DVD to the HDD (DVD t HDD) You ca n dub title s on a finalis ed DV D to the HDD. 1 Insert the fin alised DVD that you are goin g to dub fr om. See “Playing Di scs and R ecord ed Progr ammes” on page 54.
74 Playi ng th e Disc on Other DV D Equ ipment (Finalis e) Final ising is nece ssary w hen you pl ay discs dubbed with this record er on ot her DVD equi pment . Bef ore fina lising, check th e diffe rences between the disc types in the ta ble below. Differe nces betwee n disc types 1 Insert a disc.
75 HDD/DV Camc orde r Dubbi ng HDD/DV Camcorder Dubbing Dubbin g from HDD Camco rder You ca n dub the c ontents of a So ny HDD camc order t o the hard disk dri ve of the record er vi a the US B jack o n the front pa nel.
76 Connect an HDD camc order to t he USB jack on the record er. Ref er a s well to th e inst ruct ion manu al supplied wit h the HDD c amcorder befo re conne cti ng. 1 Turn o n your HDD cam cor der and t he recorder. 2 Connec t your HDD camcord er to the USB jack o n the fr ont pan el.
77 HDD/DV Camc orde r Dubbi ng You ca n dub the c ontents of your HDD camcorder onto the HDD of the rec order using the on-s creen di splay. 1 Follow s teps 1 to 3 of “P reparing for HDD camcord er dubbing ” on page 76. 2 Pres s SYSTEM MENU. The Syst em Men u appear s.
78 Dubbin g from DV Camco rder This sec tio n expl ains dub bing wit h a DV camcorder via the DV IN j ack on the fr ont panel . If you w ant to du b by wa y of the LINE IN jac ks, s ee “ Recor ding from Connec ted Equipm ent” on pag e 45. The DV IN jack o n this re corder c onforms to the i.
79 HDD/DV Camc orde r Dubbi ng 2 Press R EC MODE on the remote repe atedly to select the recor ding mode . To chan ge the re cordi ng mode, pres s INPUT to switch th e input sourc e to anal ogue b road cast ing or the exte rnal inpu t befo rehand. For details about th e recordin g mode, see page 109.
80 You ca n select and du b scenes while playi ng a D V/D igit al8 for mat ta pe. 1 Follow s teps 1 to 3 of “P reparing for DV c amcord er du bbing” o n page 78. 2 Pres s SYSTEM MENU. The Syst em Men u appear s. 3 Sele ct “HDD- Cam/D V,” and pr ess .
81 Settings a nd Adjustme nts Settings and Adj ustments Using th e Disc Setup Menus (D isc Set up) You can adjus t HDD/DVD related settings. 1 Pres s SYS TEM M ENU wh ile the record er is i n stop mode or during playba ck. 2 Select “ Disc S etup” us ing M / m , and pres s .
82 You ca n unfina lise a dis c when the disc is finalised . For DVD-RW s (Video m ode) DVD -RWs (Vi deo mo de) that hav e been finali sed to proh ibit addi tional du bbing can be unfi nalised to allow f urther dub bing.
83 Settings a nd Adjustme nts Using th e Setu p Menus (Initial S etup) You c an chang e the s ettings of the re corder, such as ch anne l settin gs, au dio se tti ngs, et c. 1 Pres s SYS TEM M ENU wh ile the record er is i n stop mode or during playba ck.
84 Aerial Re cept ion Setting s (Cha nnel) You c an make tuner a nd channe l settin gs for the reco rder. Pres ets c hanne ls au tomat ic ally. 1 Set ea ch ite m usin g < / , , and pr ess m to pr oce ed. Channe l Type Servi ce Type 2 Sele ct “St art ” usi ng M / m , and p ress .
85 Settings a nd Adjustme nts Allow s you to disabl e/enab le or ar rang e the digi tal chann el s. Sele ct a chann el us ing M / m , and pr ess the corre sponding c olour bu tton. • G reen button ( “Disa ble”): D isabl es the sele cted channe l.
86 AFT • If the Aut o Fine Tuni ng functio n does not work ef fect ively , sel ect “ Off” and pres s m to s elec t “Leve l.” Pr ess < / , to obtain a cleare r pictu re. Sound S yst em Selec t an avai lable TV sys tem (p age 85). Name Pres s < / , to change or enter a new stat ion name.
87 Settings a nd Adjustme nts Allow s you to select whet her or no t to update the c hannel list automatica lly to the latest. Record er S ettings (System 1) The r ecorde r can autom atically d ivide a record ing (ti tle) i nto chap ters by inser ting cha pter mar ks.
88 Selects t he EPG (Electro nic Programme Gu ide) type to u se. The de fault setti ng varies de pendin g on the count ry/ regi on. b When you switch t he EPG type , the tim er setting s that have been set will b e erased. Displ ays t he r egis trat ion c ode of Di vX vi deo files f or this record er.
89 Settings a nd Adjustme nts Record er S ettings (System 2) You ca n check th e curre nt softwar e version of the built- in digital tuner and keep it up to date with t he latest softwar e. b Do not turn off the recorder during updating the soft war e.
90 Langua ge Se ttings (Langu age) You ca n make lan guage sett ings. Switc hes the di splay la nguage on the scre en. Switches t he language for the DVD menu . Swit ches t he l angu age of th e soun d tra ck. When yo u selec t “Origina l,” the la nguage give n prio rity in t he disc i s sele cted.
91 Settings a nd Adjustme nts Video Se tting s (Video In/ Out) You can adjus t items rela ted to th e image, such a s size and col our, acco rdin g to the t ype of TV , tun er, o r de coder conn ecte d to t he record er.
92 b If your TV does not accept S-video or RGB signals , the image will not be displayed in the selected m ethod on the TV screen even if you select “S-Video [S-Video],” “RGB [Vid eo/ RGB],” or “RGB [ Decoder].” R efer to the instruct ions suppl ied with your TV.
93 Settings a nd Adjustme nts This sett ing is ef fective onl y when you set “TV Ty pe” t o “16: 9” i n the “Vi deo In /Out ” setup. Adjust this setting to watch 4:3 as pect ratio sign als. If you can ch ang e the aspe ct rat io o n your TV, cha nge the s etting on your TV, not this record er.
94 Selec ts the so und to be rec orded. This sett ing is ef fective f or record ing of a n analo gue broad cast or an ex ternal inpu t, or dubbi ng. b When recor ding a bilin gual audio signal to th e HDD (when “Bilingual Rec.
95 Settings a nd Adjustme nts Audi o Output Settin gs (Audio O ut) You ca n switch the metho d of outp utting audio signals wh en you co nnect a comp onent su ch as an amplifie r (recei ver) with a digi tal input ja ck.
96 Selec ts the dy namic range (d ifferenc e betw een sof t and loud sound s) settin g whe n playing a DVD t hat conforms to “ DRC.” This aff ects the o utput from t he foll owing jacks: – LINE .
97 Settings a nd Adjustme nts You ca n change the passw ord that gives acces s to the “P arental Lo ck” set tings. Enter your f our-digit password usin g the number buttons, then enter a new password. b If you forgot you r password, res et the recorder (page 105).
98 Additional Information Trouble shoo ting If you e xperie nce any of the followi ng difficult ies while using the re corder, use this troub leshoo ting guid e to help reme dy the problem bef ore requestin g repairs . Should any pr oble m persis t, co nsul t your ne ares t Sony dealer.
99 Additional Informatio n There is no pict ure o r pict ure n oise app ears when connec ted to t he DV I N jack. , Try the foll owing: 1 Tu rn the recor der off and on ag ain. 2 Turn the c onnecte d equipm ent off a nd on a gain. 3 Di sconnect and then conne ct the i.
100 GUIDE Plus + system do es not ap pear. , Perform “M anual Dat a Download” to download th e GUIDE Plus + data manually (pa ge 43). , The time r is set . Ca ncel th e timer settin g. , The cl ock is in correct . Set the cl ock manua lly (page 83).
101 Additional Informatio n The soun d is bre aking up . , The signal strength is low. For digital broadc asting, yo u can check th e signal strength usi ng the blue but ton (“Signal ”) in “Digit al Chan nel List” in the “C hanne l” setup (page 8 5).
102 Editi ng was not saved on a disc. , After e ditin g a dis c, ther e was a power failur e or the mains lead was di sconnect ed before e diting wa s saved. , For DVDs r ecorded on oth er DVD equipme nt, editing m ay not be saved correct ly. Titles c annot be e dited.
103 Additional Informatio n You du bbed a title, but the title did not appea r in the H DD Title L ist. , The titl e containe d a copy prote ction signal, so it was move d (page 110). You du bbed a title f rom the HDD to a DVD, bu t the tit le did n ot appe ar in the DVD Ti tle List.
104 The BRA VIA Sy nc fea tures d o not opera te. , Your TV is n ot comp atible with the BRAVIA Sync f eatures. , “Control for HDMI” is set to “Off” in the “System 1” setup (page 87). , The rec order is c onnect ed to the TV via an amplif ier.
105 Additional Informatio n Resett ing the Record er You can rese t the r ecorder to all its factor y setting s. 1 Make sure that the recorder is turned on and r emove the dis c. 2 Hold down x (sto p) on the rec order and pre ss [ / 1 on the r ecorde r.
106 Disc s That Ca n Be Dub bed o n Typ e Disc Log o Icon used in th is manua l Format ting (new dis cs) Compat ibilit y with other DVD p layers (fi nalising) DVD+RW Format in VR mode (DVD+RW VIDEO) (.
107 Additional Informatio n Usabl e disc versio ns (as of April 20 09) • 8 x-spee d or slowe r DVD +RWs • 6 x-spee d or slowe r DVD -RWs (Ve r.1.1, Ver.1. 2 wi th CPR M*) • 16x-speed or slower DVD+Rs • 16x-speed or slower DVD-Rs (Ver.2.0, Ver.
108 Disc s That Ca n Be Pla yed “DVD VIDEO” and “CD” ar e trademarks. *1 If the DVD-RAM has a removable cartridge, remove the cartridge before playback. *2 You can copy contents on CDs/DATA CDs to the HDD (page 58). *3 You can copy contents on D ATA DVDs to the HDD (page 58).
109 Additional Informatio n Regi on c ode ( DVD VI DEO only ) Your recorder h as a region c ode printe d on the rear of the unit and will only p lay DVD VIDE Os (p laybac k only) lab elled w ith identical r egion codes. This system is used to prot ect c opyrig hts.
110 b • T he maxim um continuou s recording t ime to the HDD is 8 h ours fo r a sing le titl e. A t itle longer than 8 hours is di vided. • Situations b elow ma y cause slight i naccuraci es with th e recordi ng time. – Recordin g a programme with poor rece ption, or a programm e or video sour ce of low picture quality.
111 Additional Informatio n Langua ge Co de Lis t For details , see page 90. The lan guage spelling s confor m to the IS O 639: 1988 (E/F ) standa rd. Code Langua ge Code L anguage Code Langua ge Code.
112 Notes Ab out T his Record er On oper ation • If the recorder is brought di rectly fro m a cold to a war m location, o r is plac ed in a very damp ro om, moisture may condens e on th e lens es in side the record er. S houl d this occur, the recorde r may not op erate properly.
113 Additional Informatio n Notes on MP3 f iles, JPEG Im age Fi les, DivX Vide o Files, an d i.Li nk MP3 is an audio compre ssion tec hnology that satisf ies certai n ISO/MPEG regulatio ns. JPEG is an image compression tech nology. DivX ® is a regi stered trad emark o f Di vX, Inc.
114 • N o more than a 4 GB MP3 file c an be played. • T he recorde r does not c onform to aud io tracks in mp3 PR O fo rmat . • T he recorder cann ot play a DivX video file of a size larger th an 720 (width) × 576 ( height) /4 GB.
115 Additional Informatio n Inputs and o utputs LINE 2 OUT (AUDIO): Phono ja ck/2 Vrm s/10 kil ohms (VIDEO): Phon o jack /1.0 Vp-p LINE 2 IN (AUDIO): Phon o jack/2 Vrms/more than 22 kilohm s (VIDEO): Phon o jack /1.0 Vp-p (S VIDEO): 4-p in mini D IN/Y: 1.
116 Televisio n in the UK is going digital , bringing us al l more choic es and new servic es. Starting in late 2007 and ending in 2012 , television services in the UK will go co mpletely dig ital, TV region by TV regio n. Please see the ov erleaf t o find o ut when you r area s witches t o digit al.
117 Additional Informatio n If you are mis sing any channe ls, it may be that they are not avai lable in your area, or tha t your aerial needs upgradi ng. If you have any quest ions, please con tact Sony on 08705 111 999 or call Digi tal UK on 0845 6 50 50 50 or vis it www.
118 Index Wo rds in qu otations appear in the on -scr een di splays . Numerics “96kHz P CM” 95 A “A-B Erase ” 67 “AD Mi xing Level” 94 Aerial 16 “AFT” 86 Alternate Program mes 50 “An.
119 F “File Search ” 61 “Finalise” 74 Finalising 74 Freeze Fram e 56 , 61 Fron t pane l 12 “Front Pa nel Display” 89 Fron t pane l d ispla y 13 G “Grid” 36 GUIDE Plus+ system 36 , 38 H.
Sony Corporation Printed in Hungary S Scan Aud io 55 “Sched ule” 36 “Search” 36 Searching fast reverse/fast forward 55 , 60 locating the beginn ing of the title/chapte r/ track/file 55 , 60 sc.
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Si vous n'avez pas encore acheté Sony RDR-DC305 c'est un bon moment pour vous familiariser avec les données de base sur le produit. Consulter d'abord les pages initiales du manuel d'utilisation, que vous trouverez ci-dessus. Vous devriez y trouver les données techniques les plus importants du Sony RDR-DC305 - de cette manière, vous pouvez vérifier si l'équipement répond à vos besoins. Explorant les pages suivantes du manuel d'utilisation Sony RDR-DC305, vous apprendrez toutes les caractéristiques du produit et des informations sur son fonctionnement. Les informations sur le Sony RDR-DC305 va certainement vous aider à prendre une décision concernant l'achat.
Dans une situation où vous avez déjà le Sony RDR-DC305, mais vous avez pas encore lu le manuel d'utilisation, vous devez le faire pour les raisons décrites ci-dessus,. Vous saurez alors si vous avez correctement utilisé les fonctions disponibles, et si vous avez commis des erreurs qui peuvent réduire la durée de vie du Sony RDR-DC305.
Cependant, l'un des rôles les plus importants pour l'utilisateur joués par les manuels d'utilisateur est d'aider à résoudre les problèmes concernant le Sony RDR-DC305. Presque toujours, vous y trouverez Troubleshooting, soit les pannes et les défaillances les plus fréquentes de l'apparei Sony RDR-DC305 ainsi que les instructions sur la façon de les résoudre. Même si vous ne parvenez pas à résoudre le problème, le manuel d‘utilisation va vous montrer le chemin d'une nouvelle procédure – le contact avec le centre de service à la clientèle ou le service le plus proche.
