Manuel d'utilisation / d'entretien du produit RDR-VX515 du fabricant Sony
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2-636-467- 12 (1) © 2005 Sony Corporation Video Cassette Recorder/ D VD Recorder Operatin g Instructi ons RDR-VX515 For cu stomer s in the U.S. A Owner ’s R ecor d The model and serial numbers are located at the rear of the unit. Record the serial number in the space provided below.
2 WARNIN G To redu ce the ris k of fi re or electric shock, do n ot expo se this ap para tus t o rain o r moistur e. To avoid elect rical s hock, do not open th e cabi net. Ref er se rvicing to qua lifi ed pe rson nel onl y. The A C powe r co rd m ust b e change d only a t a qua lified service shop o nly.
3 be operate d in a horizonta l position on ly. • Keep t he record er, disc s, and cassette s away f rom equipment with stro ng magnets, suc h as microwave o vens, or large loudspeake rs.
4 About thi s manual • Instruction s in th is manua l desc ribe the controls on the remote . You can a lso use t he contr ols on the record er if they have the sa me or simila r nam es as those on t he remote. • The on-scre en display ill ustrati ons used in thi s manual may not matc h the graphic s displaye d on your TV screen .
5 Table of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6 VCR Op eratio n VCR Playbac k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Playing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 7 Playback Options .
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8 What i s a V ideo C asse tte Re cord er/DV D Re cord er? This is a DVD r ecorder with b uilt-in VHS vid eo deck, and a llows record ing/playback o f DVD discs and VHS tapes. DVD editing is also possibl e. Recording and timer rec ording Record TV programs on a DV D or VHS tape, either manu ally or u sing the time r.
9 Creating your own program - Playlist Record a progra m on a DVD-RW (VR mode), then eras e, move or add scen es as y ou like with out chan ging the or iginal content s. One Touch Dubbing - DV/D8 Dubb ing Conn ect your digital video camer a to the DV IN jack and press the ONE TOUCH DUBBING butt on to dub a D V/D8 format ta pe ove r to a disc.
10 How to Use the O n-Scr een Menus The followi ng three disp lays are mai nly used to operate th is record er. Once yo u become familia r with th e basic op erati ons, you will find t he reco rder eas y to us e.
11 TOOLS The TOOL S men u appe ars whe n you pres s TOOLS. You can se arch for a tit le/ch apte r/tra ck, check the playing and remainin g time, or change audio a nd repeat setti ngs. The displa yed option s differ de pendin g on the m edia type. Press M / m to sele ct an opt ion, pr ess < / , to select th e desire d item, and p ress ENTER.
12 Hookups and Settings Hooki ng Up the Re cor der Follow steps 1 to 7 to hook up and adjust the settin gs of th e reco rder. Notes • Plu g cords s ecurely t o prevent unwante d noise. • See the inst ructions supp lied wi th the compone nts to be connect ed.
13 Hookups and Settings A: Cable box or sa tellite receiv er with a video/a udio output With this hookup , you can recor d any ch annel on the cabl e box or sat ellite receiv er.
14 B: Cable box with an antenna output only With this hookup , you c an recor d any ch annel on the sate llite re ceiver or cable b ox. Be sure t hat the satellite receiver o r cable bo x is turned on.
15 Hookups and Settings Step 3 : Co nnecti ng t o Your TV Connect the supp lied au dio/vi deo cord to the LIN E OU T (AU DIO L /R/VIDE O) jack s of the r ecord er. To enjoy highe r quality image s, conne ct an S vid eo cord (not sup plied) instea d of the ye llow (vid eo) pl ug.
16 If your TV has co mponent video input j acks Connect the COMP ONEN T VIDE O OU T jacks us ing a com ponent video co rd (not s upplied) or three video co rds ( not supp lied) of the sam e kind a nd lengt h. You will enj oy acc urate co lor rep roduc tion an d high quality images.
17 Hookups and Settings Step 4: Con nect ing to You r AV Ampl ifier (R eceive r) Select one of th e follo wing pat terns A or B , accor ding to the input jack on your AV amplif ier (rece iver). This will en able you to li sten to DVD a udio tracks th rough your AV amp lifier (rece iver).
18 A Connec tin g to au dio L /R jac ks Thi s conn ecti on u ses a ster eo a mplif ier ’s (recei ver ’s) two fr ont spe aker s for s ound. You can enjo y the surr ound functi on that c reates virt ual spea kers from two ste reo spea kers .
19 Hookups and Settings Step 5 : Co nnecti ng t he Power Co rd Plug th e reco rder and TV power co rds i nto an AC outle t. Afte r you co nnect t he pow er cord , you must wait for a short wh ile before oper ati ng the re cor der .
20 Controlling TVs w ith the remote You can ad just the r emote control’ s signal t o contro l your TV. If you co nnect the reco rder to an AV am plif ier (recei ver), you can also use th e sup plied r emot e to control the AV amplif ier’s (receiver’ s) volume.
21 Hookups and Settings Controlling the v olume of your AV amplifier (rece iver) wi th the remote 1 Slide th e TV/DVD· VIDEO sw itch to DV D·VI DEO . 2 Hold down "/ 1 , and en ter the manufac turer c ode (s ee the table b elow) for yo ur AV am plifie r (recei ver) using t he number butto ns.
22 Step 7 : Ea sy Set up Follow the s teps below t o make the minimu m numbe r of basi c adju stme nts for using th e recorder. If you do no t complete Easy Se tup, it will appe ar each tim e you turn on yo ur reco rder . Settings a re made in the followin g order.
23 Hookups and Settings 7 Selec t whet her or not you ha ve a cab le connect ion. If you us e an ante nna only (no cable TV), sele ct “An tenna .” For a ll other co nnec tions, select “Cable. ” 8 Press ENTER . The Tuner Preset function a utoma tically st arts searc hing for all of the r eceiva ble ch annels and pre sets them .
24 14 Press ENTER whe n “Fini sh” appe ars. Easy Setup is finished. All connections and setup o peratio ns are c omple te. To return to the previous dis play Press O RETURN. z Hint If you want to run Easy Setup again, select “Easy Setup” in the “Setup” displa y (page 102).
25 Hookups and Settings 4 Select “C ommand Mode ,” and press ENTE R. 5 Selec t the com mand mo de (“D VD 1,” “DVD 2,” or “DVD 3” ), and pres s ENTE R. 6 Slide the COM MAND MODE switc h on the remot e so it ma tche s the mo de you selecte d above.
26 Connec tin g Ano ther V CR o r Simi lar De vic e After d isconnecting the record er’s power c ord from a n AC outlet, connect th e other VCR or s imilar recording device to the LINE IN jacks of this recorder . See also the instru ction manual supp lied with the conn ected eq uipme nt.
27 Hookups and Settings Connecting to the LINE 1 IN jacks You ca n conne ct a seco nd VCR or similar device . z Hin t When the connected equipm ent outputs only monaural so und, connect an audio cord to the LINE 2 IN AUDIO L (MONO) jack.
28 Quic k Guid e to Di sc Ty pes Recor dable and Play able D iscs Usabl e disc ver sions (as of M ay 20 05) • 4 ×-spee d or slow er DV D+RW s • 2×-speed or slowe r DVD-RWs (Ver.1.1, Ver .1.1 with CPRM *1 ) • 4×-speed or slowe r DVD-RWs (Ver.1.
29 Quick Guide to D isc Types Discs tha t cannot be reco rded on • DV D-RWs (Ver.1.0) • DV D+RWs that are not 2.4×-spee d compatible • 8 c m di scs • DV D-R DL (D ual L ayer) disc s • DV D-.
30 12 cm/8 cm Discs Playa ble Disc s “DVD VIDEO” and “CD” logos are trademarks. * A logical format of files and folders on DATA-CDs, defined by ISO (International Stand ard Organization ).
31 Quick Guide to D isc Types Discs tha t cann ot be pl ayed • CD-Rs /CD- RWs, ot her tha n those re cord ed in musi c CD for mat, MP 3 or JP EG forma t, or Video CD format • Dat a part of CD-E xt.
32 DVD Playback Playi ng 1 Press DVD to o pera te the DVD re corder . 2 Press Z OPEN/ CLOSE , and pla ce a disc on the disc tray . 3 Press Z OPEN/C LOSE to close the disc tray. Wait until “ LOAD” disappears from the front panel d isplay. 4 Press H PL AY.
33 DVD Pla yback Play back Op tions Button Operation Disc Z OPEN/ CLOSE Stops playing a nd opens the di sc tray. All discs AUDIO Selects one of the audio t racks recorded on the disc when pressed re peate dly. : Selects th e audio source. : Selects stereo or monaura l audio track s.
34 SUR (surround) Surround l ets you enjoy surround sound e ffects b y using sound imag ing to crea te virtual rea r speakers fro m a st ereo T V or tw o fron t sp eakers (page 18). Selects on e of the e ffect s when pressed re peat edly. “Off”: No surrou nd effe ct.
35 DVD Pla yback To resume norma l playback , press H PLAY. z Hin ts • You can ch ang e play back opt ions , such as sub title , audio track, angle, etc., using the TOOLS menu (page 11). • During playbac k or pause mode, th e recorder’s m / M butto ns an d the re mote ’s .
36 Playing quickl y with sound ( Scan Audio) (DVD s with Dolby Digi tal soundt racks only) You can play quic kly wit h dialog or soun d during FF1 fast-f orward of a DVD with Dolby Digital soun dtrack s.
37 DVD Pla yback Locking the recor der (Child Lock) You ca n lock a ll of th e but tons on the rec orde r so that the settings are not c anceled by mis take. With the r ecorde r tu rned o n , ho ld dow n "/1 on the reco rder . The re corder turns off a nd “CHIL D LOCK” appears in the fr ont panel d isplay.
38 4 Select the title , and pr ess ENTE R. The su b-men u appear s. 5 Selec t “Play ,” and pre ss ENT ER. Playback starts fro m the sele cted title on the disc. About the Title Lis t for DVD-RW s (VR mode) You can switc h the Title Lis t to show orig inal or Playlis t.
39 DVD Pla yback Note Depending on the disc, you may not be able to use the TOOLS menu to sea rch for a title/ch ap ter/tra ck, or ente r the time code for a playba ck point. Bookmarking a favori te scene (Bookmark) You ca n have the recorde r store spe cific portions of a disc in memory an d play the m immediately whene ver you w ant (Bo okmar k).
40 Playi ng MP3 Audi o Trac ks You can play MP 3 audio tr acks on DA TA CD s (CD-Rs/CD-RWs) or DATA DVDs (DVD+RWs/ DVD-RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD-Rs). 1 Press DVD to o pera te the DVD re corder .
41 DVD Pla yback See the instructi ons supplied with the CD-R/CD- RW/DVD-R/DVD-RW drives and the recording softw are (n ot sup plie d) for de tails on the recordi ng format. z Hin ts • Since a disc wi th many tree s takes longer to start playback , it is recomme nded that you creat e albums with no mo re than two trees.
42 3 Selec t “Phot o,” and press EN TER. The “P hoto” disp lay a ppears. 4 Selec t a fold er, an d press EN TER. To displa y the prev ious or next page , press . / > . 5 Selec t an imag e file , and pr ess ENTE R. The s elec ted i mage is di spl ayed o ver the entire s creen .
43 DVD Pla yback • Progressi ve and lossless compr ession J PEG i mage fi les are not suppo rted. • The ima ge size tha t the record er can displa y is limited to width 32 - 7680 pixels by height 32 - 81 92 pixels.
44 D Remaining disc spa ce (in stop mode) Remaining tim e of the curren t title (during playba ck) E Chan nel or input source * F Date and time * Title type (original or Playlist) for DVD-RWs (VR mode). Viewing informati on on the front panel displ ay You can vie w the informa tion on the front pa nel display.
45 DVD Re cor ding DVD Recording Before Recordi ng Before you start recording… • This r ecor der can r ecord on var ious di scs typ es. Selec t the disc typ e acco rdin g to your n eeds (page 2 8). • Chec k that t he disc ha s enou gh ava ilable sp ace for the r ecording ( page 43).
46 Unrecordable pictur es Picture s with copy pr otectio n canno t be reco rded on th is re corder . Recordin g sto ps when a co py guard si gnal is detect ed. * The recorded dis c can be played onl y on CPRM compatibl e equi pment (pa ge 29) . DVD Rec ording W ithou t the Time r 1 Pres s DVD to oper ate the DVD recor der.
47 DVD Re cor ding 5 Press REC MODE re peated ly to s elect the recording mode. The dis play cha nges on th e TV scree n as follows: For details about th e recordin g mode, se e page 45. 6 Press z REC. Record ing st arts. Record ing co ntinue s until yo u stop the recordin g or the di sc is fu ll.
48 A Disc type B Recordin g status C Recording ti me D Recordin g mode E Remaining disc space F Chan nel or input source z Hint You can view the informati on also in the front pa nel displ ay. Press TIME/T EXT repe atedly t o cha nge the display. N ote tha t TIME/ TEXT does not work during One-touch Ti mer Recording.
49 DVD Re cor ding 3 Press Z OPEN/C LOSE t o close the dis c tray. Wait until “ LOAD” disappears from the fro nt panel disp lay. Unused DVD-RWs are formatted in VR mode automaticall y. To format in Video mode, se e page 100. 4 Press TIMER. 5 Select an item u sing < / , and adjus t using M / m .
50 adjusts the record ing mode. Sele ct “AUTO” for “Mode” when sett ing the t imer. z Hints • You can play t he reco rded prog ram by s electin g the progra m title in the Ti tle List me nu.
51 DVD Re cor ding 4 Press REC MODE re peated ly to s elect the recording mode. The dis play cha nges on th e TV scree n as follows: For details about th e recordin g mode, se e page 45. 5 Pres s SYSTE M ME NU whi le the reco rder i s in stop mo de. 6 Selec t “Set up,” an d press EN TER.
52 Chang ing or Ca ncel ing DVD Timer Sett ings ( Tim er L ist) You ca n cha nge or ca ncel t imer settings using the Timer List menu. 1 Press SYSTE M MENU. The Sy stem Me nu appe ars. 2 Selec t “Time r,” and pr ess ENTE R. 3 Select “Timer List,” and p ress E NTER.
53 DVD Re cor ding • You cannot change the tim er setting s for a recor ding curren tly un derway. • The Timer List di splays both the DVD recorder and VCR t imer settings. Reco rdin g From Co nnec ted Equipm ent Wi thout a Ti mer You can record from a connecte d VCR or similar devi ce.
54 4 Press RE C MODE re peated ly to sele ct the recording mode. The disp lay chan ges on the TV sc reen as follows : For det ails ab out the rec ordi ng mode , see page 45. 5 Select the line input a udio. Set “Li ne Audio I nput” of “Audio ” to “St ereo” or “Ma in/S ub” in the “S etup ” display (pa ge 99) .
55 DVD Ed itin g DVD Editing Before Editing This rec o rder offers variou s edit op tions for vario us dis c ty pes. Be fore you ed it, c heck the di sc type in the front panel disp lay, and select the optio n availa ble for your dis c (pag e 28).
56 z Hint You can sw itch the T itle List to show orig inal or Pl aylis t. While th e Title Li st menu is turned on , press ORIGINAL / PLAYLIST repeatedly. Notes • You cannot pro tect Playl ist titl es. • If a message ap pears and ind icates that the disc’s contro l inform ation is full, eras e unnec essar y titles.
57 DVD Ed itin g 4 Select an opti on, and pr ess EN TER. You ca n select from t he foll owing : “Title Era se”: Erases t he selected title. Se lect “OK” when asked for confirma tion. “Chap ter Er ase” *1 : Allo ws you to select a chapter in the title and erase it (see belo w).
58 “Start ” is selected . 4 Press ENTE R at the start point of the secti on to be era sed (poi nt A). You ca n use H PLAY, , . / > , x STOP, a nd X PAUSE to find the point. “End” is selected. 5 Press E NTER at th e end point of th e section (point B).
59 DVD Ed itin g 6 Select “Y es,” and pres s ENTER. The display ask s whether to us e the same tit le nam e a s be fore . To us e the same name , sel ect “Yes” and pres s ENTER to finish. 7 Select “No,” and pr ess ENTER. The display asks whether t o rename the ti tle.
60 Chang ing the Name of a Title You can enter a t itle na me of up to 32 char acters . Sin ce the displaye d num ber of char acters is limited, their ap pearance i n menus such as Title Lis t may be di ffer ent. When t he dis play for enteri ng ch aracte rs app ears, f ollow th e ste ps below.
61 DVD Ed itin g Creati ng a Pla ylist Playlist titles a llow you t o edit without c hanging the or iginal record ings (s ee “E dit opt ions for DVD-RWs (VR mode)” on p age 55). Yo u can create a P laylist title by co mbining up to 9 9 sections (scenes) f rom original titles.
62 Playing a Play list title 1 Press TITLE LI ST. 2 Press ORIGIN AL/PLAYL IST to swi tch to the “Playl ist” Title List. 3 Select a Playlist title, and pre ss ENTER.
63 DVD Ed itin g 4 Select “Edi t Playlis t,” and press ENTER. The “Playlist” Title List appear s. 5 Select a Pla ylist title, an d press ENTER . The su b-men u appear s. 6 Select an opti on, and pr ess EN TER. Select from th e following options.
64 4 Pres s ENTER. The disp lay a sks for c onfirm atio n. 5 Select “Yes,” and pres s ENTE R. The display asks whether to us e the same tit le name a s befo re. To us e th e same name, sel ect “Yes” and p ress ENTER t o finish. 6 Selec t “No,” an d press EN TER.
65 DVD Ed itin g Moving a scene (Mov e) You can ch ange the sc ene order within the Playlist title. 1 Follow s teps 1 to 7 of “E diting a Play list” (page 62). 2 Selec t a scene in th e “Edit Scene ” disp lay and pr ess ENTE R. 3 Select “M ove, ” and pres s ENTER .
66 Forma tting/R enaming/ Prote ctin g a Disc The “Disc Setting” display all ows you to check the disc in forma tion or chang e the dis c name. Depe ndin g on t he di sc t ype, you ca n als o format or set pr otectio n. 1 Press DVD to o pera te the DVD re corder .
67 VCR Playback VCR Playback Playi ng 1 Press VIDEO to ope rate the VC R. 2 Inser t a tape . Playback starts aut omatically if you insert a tape with its safe ty tab re moved. 3 Press H PLAY. The fr ont panel dis play s hows the p layi ng time. When t he tape reaches t he end, i t will rewi nd automaticall y.
68 Adjusting the pi cture (tracking) You can manually adjust tra cking if the recordin g quality is too poor to be remedied by the VCR’s automatic tracking (a tracking meter appe ars during the automatic t r acking). Press TRACK ING +/–. The trac king met er appea rs.
69 VCR Playback Play back Op tions *1 Can be pres sed up to four times to forwa rd about two mi nutes. *2 For 10 s econds in SP or LP mode/fo r 15 s econds in EP mode. To resume norma l playback , press H PLAY. Notes • The sound is muted duri ng playba ck at various speeds.
70 Search ing Using Var ious Functi ons The VCR automatically marks the tape with an index si gnal at the poin t wher e each re cordi ng begins . You can easi ly f ind a sp ecif ic p oin t usi ng vari ou s search fun ction s. Note During DVD recording, you cannot use VCR sea rch functions.
71 VCR Playback Displ aying the Play ing Time and Play Info rmatio n You ca n check playbac k infor mati on, such as elapsed or remaining time, re cording mode, etc., on the TV screen . Press DISPL AY durin g play back. The inf ormatio n display appear s.
72 Select ing th e Sound D uring Play back Press A UDIO r epeate dly du ring p layback . * No indica tor appears in th e front pane l display when you p lay a ta pe witho ut Hi- fi recor ding. How s ound i s reco rded on a v ideo tape The VCR r ecords sound onto two sepa rate trac ks.
73 VCR Recording VCR Recording Before Recordi ng Before you start recording… • T his VCR record s in VHS for mat, not S-VHS format. • Check that the ta pe is longer than the recording time (page 7 1). Notes • Timer r ecordings will s tart with or wit hout the re corder turned on.
74 VCR Reco rdin g With out th e Timer 1 Press VI DEO t o o perat e t he VCR. 2 Insert a tape with its safety tab in place. 3 Press CH +/– or INP UT SEL ECT repeat edl y to select the chan nel or in put source you want to record. 4 Press RE C MODE re peated ly to sele ct the reco rding m ode, “SP” or “EP.
75 VCR Recording When t he cou nter reach es “0: 00,” t he rec order stop s reco rding a nd t urns o ff. To canc el the Quick Ti mer Press z REC repeat edly unti l the count er appear s in the front panel displa y. The recorder returns to norma l rec ordi ng m ode.
76 VCR Time r Recor din g You can set the timer for a tota l of 12 p rograms together wi th DVD and VCR timer rec ording, up to one mon th in adva nce. Follow the steps belo w to set each timer recording items. Note Do not operate your cable box or s atellite receiver just before or durin g a timer recor ding.
77 VCR Recording 6 Press SYST EM MENU to turn off the menu. To stop record ing Press x STOP twice. If timer setting s overlap The prog ram that star ts first has prio rity an d the second pro gram star ts recordi ng only after the first progra m ha s finis hed.
78 Recor d ing Fr om Conn ected Equip ment With a Time r (Synch ro Re c) You can set th e recor der t o autom atical ly reco rd pro grams from connec ted equi pment that has a timer functi on (such as a satelli te tuner). Connect the equip ment to the LINE 1 IN jacks on the rear of the re cord er (pag e 27).
79 VCR Recording Notes • The re corder st arts re cording o nly after d etect ing the video signal fr om the connected equip ment. The beginning of the program may n ot be re corded regardless of whether or not the r ecorder’s power is on or off.
80 4 Selec t the ti mer set ting you w ant t o change or ca ncel, and p res s ENTE R. The su b-men u appear s. 5 Select one of the o ption s, a nd pres s ENTER . “Edit”: Chang es the timer setting. Select an item using < / , and adjust us ing M / m .
81 VCR Recording Record ing Fr om Conn ected Equip ment Withou t a Timer You can record from a connect ed VCR or similar device . For con nection deta ils, s ee “Con nect ing Another VCR or Simil ar Device” on page 26. 1 Press VIDEO to ope rate the VC R.
82 Dubbing (TAPE y DVD) Dubbi ng Fr om a VHS T ape t o a DVD You ca n eas ily re cord (dub) a VH S tape to a d isc. Before dubbi ng, m ake th e nec essary audio setti ngs on the VCR.
83 Dubbing (T APE y DV D) z Hin ts • A black (no signa l) screen at the end of the dubbed di sc is n ot a malf unction. This scree n is reco rded if a tim e discrep ancy exists betwe en the disc and tape when the record ing is stopped .
84 2 Insert a sour ce disc. 3 Press DVD to o pera te the DVD re corder . 4 Press TOP MENU or TITL E LIST to selec t a title. 5 Start playing the DVD , and then p ress x STOP or X PAUS E a t th e po int wher e y ou want to st art dubb ing. To select DVD sound, language, or subtitle, press AUDIO or SUBTITLE during pl ayback (see pa ge 33).
85 Dubbing (T APE y DV D) 5 Selec t “Pro gram Du bbi ng,” and pres s ENTE R. 6 Select “Crea te Du bbing L ist,” and pr ess ENTE R. If you ha ve perfo rmed Pr ogram Dubbi ng befor e, the di splay as ks fo r conf irmati on. To continu e, sel ect “ Yes” and p ress E NTER .
86 To s top d ubbi ng Press x STOP . Note that it may take a few seconds f or the reco rder t o st op du bbing. z Hints • The brigh tness of t he pla yback pictur e may di ffer from normal DVD playback picture. • The DVD playback ti me may differ slightly f rom the VHS tape coun ter value.
87 Dubbing (T APE y DV D) 1 Press DVD to opera te the DVD recorde r. 2 Insert a disc. 3 Press SYS TEM M ENU while th e reco rder is in stop mo de. The Syst em Me nu appe ars. 4 Selec t “Dis c Sett ing, ” and pr ess ENT ER. The “D isc Setti ng” disp lay appe ars.
88 DV/D8 Dubbing (DV/D8 t DVD ) Before DV/D8 Dubbing This se ction expl ains du bbing w ith a d igital vid eo camer a via the DV IN j ack on the front pa nel. If you wan t to dub by way of the LI NE IN jacks, see “Reco rding Fr om Conn ecte d Equipme nt Wit h a Timer (S ynchr o Rec)” on page 50 .
89 DV/D8 Du bbing (DV/D8 t DVD) Dubbi ng Fr om a DV /D8 Format Tap e to a DVD You ca n reco rd a D V/D8 fo rma t tape on to a disc . The recorder controls th e digital video camera. You c an fa st for ward, r ewind , play in slo w mot ion, and stop th e tape to sele ct the sce nes using th e on- screen men u.
90 10 Select “DV Au dio Inpu t,” and p ress ENT ER. “Stereo 1”: Records original sound only. Normally se lect this when dubbing a DV format t ape. “Ster eo 2”: R ecord s addit ional audi o onl y. “Mix”: Recor ds original and addition al sounds .
91 DV/D8 Du bbing (DV/D8 t DVD) • Noise may occu r when you switch the audio samplin g mode (48 kHz/ 16 bits t 32 kHz/1 2 bits). Dubbing an en tire DV/D8 f ormat tape to a DVD (One Touch Dubbin g) You ca n reco rd the entire con tent s of a DV/ D8 form at tape onto a dis c with a si ngle pr ess of th e ONE TOUCH DUBBING button.
92 Settings and Adjustmen ts Using the Setu p Disp lays By using the setu p displays , you can m ake v arious adjust ment s to i tems such as p ictur e and sound , as well as select a language for the subtitles. The setu p displ ays are us ed in the follow ing way .
93 Settings and Adjustment s Some i tems dis play a dia log box th at requ ires additional setting s. Examp le: Wh en “Paren tal” i n “Option s” setup is sele cted. 5 Select an opti on, and pr ess EN TER. The currentl y selected option is d isplayed next to the set up item.
94 All rec eivabl e chan nels are pr eset in numer ical se quen ce. Manual Set Preset s or disabl es chan nels ma nuall y. If so me ch annels could not be se t usin g the “Auto Preset ” or “Eas y Setup ” func tion, yo u can s et them manually.
95 Settings and Adjustment s autom atica lly se arch for a c hann el that carri es a time signal. ◆ Time Zo ne Select th e time zone for your area, or se lect “Auto” to have the r ecorder automatic ally set your tim e zone.
96 Note Dependin g on the disc, “4:3 Let ter Box” may be select ed automat ically inste ad of “4:3 P an Scan” o r vic e versa. Black Leve l Sel ects the bl ack l evel (set up level) for the vide o sign als output from the L INE OU T jack s (page 15) .
97 Settings and Adjustment s z Hin t The “Pro gressive” settin g can be canceled by press ing X PAUSE on the r ecorder continuously fo r five seco nds or more , or selec ting “Of f” in step 2 .
98 If you co nnect a compo nent that doe s not acce pt the sel ected au dio sig nal, a l oud nois e (or no soun d) will c ome out fr om the speake rs, an d ma y affect your ear s or caus e spea ker da mage. • Dolb y Digita l Output (DV Ds only ) Selects the type of Dolby Digit al signal .
99 Settings and Adjustment s Note Sound will be inte rrupted during Sca n Audio. DV Audi o Input Note Select “Ste reo 2” or “Mix” if you have adde d a second audio channe l when recordi ng with your digita l video camera.
100 Format DVD (DV D-RWs only) Select s the form at f or an unu sed DV D-R W, when first inse rted . VCR Fu nction Press ENT ER an d selec t “Tape Len gth,” “Auto Play,” or “Auto Repe at.
101 Settings and Adjustment s Parental (D VD VIDEOs only) Playback of some DVD VIDEOs can be l imited accord ing t o a prede term ined le vel, s uch as th e age of the us ers. Scen es may be blocked or rep laced with di fferen t sce nes. 1 After step 3 abov e, se lect “P arenta l,” and press EN TER.
102 Command Mode Chang es th e comm and mod e of th is reco rder if other D VD equipm ent is as sign ed the sa me command mode. Be sure to matc h the COMMAND MODE switch on t he remote to the setting made here. Fo r detai ls, see “I f you ha ve a Sony DVD player o r more than on e Sony DVD reco rder” on page 24 .
103 Additi onal In formatio n Additional Inform ation Troubl eshooting If yo u expe rienc e any o f the f ollow ing di ffi culti es while u sing t he recor der, us e this tr oubles hooti ng guide t o help remed y the prob lem before reque sti ng rep airs .
104 Sound Ther e is no soun d. , Re-conn ect all c onnec tions s ecu rely. , The c onnecti ng cord is d amage d. , The input sour ce setting on t he amplifier or the conne cti on t o the am plif ier is inco rrec t. , The reco rder i s in rever se play , fast- forwa rd, slow motion, or pa use mode.
105 Additi onal In formatio n The s ubtitle l anguag e cann ot be c hange d or turned off . , Mult ilin gua l sub titl es are n ot rec ord ed on the DVD VIDEO. , The D VD V IDEO prohi bits chan ging of the subtitle s. , Try changing the subtit le using t he DVD VIDEO’s menu.
106 The c indicator fl ashes a fter timer re cording i s set. , Insert a record able d isc ( page 28 ). , Insert a disc wi th enough space for the record ing. , The di sc has 9 9 or more tit les, wh ich preve nts further re cording. , The d isc is p rotected (page 66).
107 Additi onal In formatio n , Turn the power off an d unplug the A C power cord. , The p rogram that st arts firs t has pr iorit y and the second pro gram starts recordin g only afte r the first program has finished . If the progra ms start at th e same time , the prog ram li ste d fir st in th e menu has prio rity (page 77).
108 Note s About Th is Rec orde r On adjus ting volu me Do not tu rn up the vol ume while liste ning to a section with very low level inputs or no audio signal s.
109 Additi onal In formatio n Spec ific ations System [DVD recorder section] Laser Semico nducto r las er Audi o recor ding forma t Dolby Digital Video recording forma t MPEG Vid eo [VCR section] Form.
110 Genera l Power requireme nts 120 V AC, 60 Hz Power consu mption 40 W Power back-up Back- up du ration : 0 min Oper atin g te mperat ure 5°C to 35 °C (41° F to 95 °F) Stor age te mper atur e –20°C to 60° C (–4°F to 14 0°F) Operating humidity 25% to 80 % Dimensions includ ing projecting parts and controls (w/h/d) Appro x.
111 Additi onal In formatio n i.LINK baud rate i.LINK’s maximum bau d rate varies acc ording to the equipme nt. Three maxi mum baud rates a re defin ed: S100 (ap prox. 10 0 Mbps* ) S200 (ap prox. 20 0 Mbps) S400 (ap prox. 40 0 Mbps) The baud rate is list ed unde r “Specif ications ” in the ins truct ion ma nual o f each equ ipm ent.
112 Guide t o Part s and Con trols For more informa tion, see the pa ges in pare nthe ses. Front panel Butt ons o n the recor der have the sa me fu nctio n as the butt ons on the remot e if t hey have t h e sa me or similar names .
113 Additi onal In formatio n Remote For DV D funct ions Butt ons wi th an or ange dot next to th em can be used with your TV when th e TV/DVD·VIDEO switch is se t to TV.
114 V ?/1 (on/st andb y) butto n (22 ) W CH (ch annel) +/ – butto ns* (20, 46) X VOL (vo lume ) +/– butt ons (20 ) Y TV/VIDEO button (2 0) Z INPUT SELEC T button (46, 53, 89) wj SUR ( surro und) b.
115 Additi onal In formatio n For VCR functions A TV/DVD·VIDEO switch (20) B Z OPEN/C LOSE (ej ect) bu tton ( 67) C Numb er butto ns* (2 0) SET button (20 ) D CLEAR but ton (67) E AUDIO bu tton* (72) F DISPLA Y butto n (71) TIME/TEXT butto n (71) G SYSTEM M ENU butt on (1 0) H O RETURN button (2 2) I .
116 Front panel dis play A DVD Playing/recording status B Disc type/rec ording form at C Audio si gnal in dicato rs D STERE O indi cator (45, 73 ) E SAP (S econd Audi o Prog ram) ind icator (45, 73 ) .
117 Additi onal In formatio n Glos sary Chapter (p age 38) Secti ons of a pict ure or a m usic fe ature t hat are smaller than title s. A title is compos ed of seve ral chapt ers. Depe ndin g on the disc , no ch apte rs may be recor ded. Copy p rotec tion s ignal s (pa ge 46) Copy res tricti on set by co pyrigh t owne rs, etc .
118 Interlace format Inter lace for mat sh ows eve ry othe r line of an image as a single “field” and is the st andard method for d isplayin g images on televisio n. The even number field sh ows the eve n num bered l ines of an i mage, and t he od d numb ered field show s the odd n umber ed l ines of an i mage.
119 Additi onal In formatio n TUR Turkish VIE Vietnam ese ZAF Afri kaans Abbrevia tion Language.
120 Index Words in quotatio ns appear in the on-scre en disp lays. Numerics 16:9 23 , 95 4:3 Letter Box 23 , 95 4:3 Pan Sc an 23 , 95 A “A-B Erase” 57 “Add” 63 , 65 ADVANCE 34 , 69 ANGLE 33 An.
121 “Manual Se t” 94 MARKER 39 MENU 32 Menu Top menu 32 “Modi fy” 63 “Move” 63 MP3 au dio trac ks 40 N NEXT 34 , 69 Numbe r buttons 20 , 38 O One Touch Dubbing 91 On-screen d isplay Setup .
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Un point important après l'achat de l'appareil (ou même avant l'achat) est de lire le manuel d'utilisation. Nous devons le faire pour quelques raisons simples:
Si vous n'avez pas encore acheté Sony RDR-VX515 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-VX515 - de cette manière, vous pouvez vérifier si l'équipement répond à vos besoins. Explorant les pages suivantes du manuel d'utilisation Sony RDR-VX515, vous apprendrez toutes les caractéristiques du produit et des informations sur son fonctionnement. Les informations sur le Sony RDR-VX515 va certainement vous aider à prendre une décision concernant l'achat.
Dans une situation où vous avez déjà le Sony RDR-VX515, 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-VX515.
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-VX515. Presque toujours, vous y trouverez Troubleshooting, soit les pannes et les défaillances les plus fréquentes de l'apparei Sony RDR-VX515 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.
