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2 WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rai n or mois ture. To avoid el ectrical shock, do no t open the ca binet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. The mains lead m ust be changed only at a qu alified service shop.
3 Precau tion s This equipm ent has been tes ted and found to com ply with the limits set out in t he EMC Directiv e using a connecti on cable short er than 3 metres. On safety Should any so lid objec t or liquid fall int o the cabin et, unplug th e recorder and have it checked by qualifie d personnel befor e operatin g it any further.
4 Copyrig hts • Televisi on programm es, films, video tapes, d iscs, and other mater ials may be copyr ighted. Unautho rized recording of such m aterial may be c ontrary to the provis ions of the copyright laws.
5 Table of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Quick Guide to Disc Types .
6 Tim er Reco rding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Before Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 0 Recording mo de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7 DV Dubbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Before DV Dubbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Preparing for DV dubbing . . . . . . . . . . . .
8 Quick Gu ide to Disc Type s Recordable and play able discs Typ e Disc Logo Icon used in this man ual Format ting (new di scs) Compat ibilit y with other DVD players (finalis ing) Hard d isk driv e (.
9 Usable disc vers ions (a s of March 20 06) • 8x-speed or slo wer DVD+RWs • 6x-speed or slower DVD-RWs (Ve r.1.1, Ver. 1.2 wi th CPRM *2 ) • 16x- speed or sl ower DV D+Rs • 16x- speed or slower DVD-R s (Ver.
10 “DVD VIDEO” and “CD” ar e trademarks. Discs tha t ca nnot be playe d • PHOTO CDs • CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs that are recor ded in a form at differ ent fro m the formats ment ioned in the table a bove. • D ata pa rt of CD-E xtra s • DVD-ROMs/DVD+RWs/DVD-RWs/ DV D+Rs/DV D-R s that do not cont ain DVD Vide o or JPEG image file s.
11 Maximum recordable n umber of t itles * The maxi mum lengt h for one title is eight hours. Note o n playba ck operati ons of DV D VIDEO s/VIDEO C Ds Some playback operations of DVD VIDEOs/ VIDEO CDs may be inte ntionally s et by softwa re prod ucers.
12 Hookups and Se ttings Hookin g Up the Record er Follo w steps 1 throu gh 6 to hook up and adjust t he sett ings of t he rec order. Do not c onnect the mains lead u ntil you reach “Step 4: Connecting t he Mains Le ad” on page 16. b Notes • See “Specific ations” (page 105) for a list of supplied a ccessories .
13 Hookup s and Settings Step 2 : Conn ectin g the V ideo C ords Select one of the fo llowin g pattern s, A throug h D , acco rding t o the inpu t jack on you r TV moni tor, proj ector, or AV ampl ifier (r eceiver ). This wil l enabl e you to view picture s.
14 Whe n playin g “wid e screen” images Some recorded im ages ma y not fit your TV scree n. To chan ge the pict ure size, see page 87 . If you are conn ecting to a VCR Connec t your VCR to the LI NE 3/ DEC ODER jack on th e record er (p age 21).
15 Hookup s and Settings Step 3 : Conn ectin g the A udio C ords Select one of the fo llowin g pattern s, A or B , according to the input jack on your TV monitor, projector, or AV amplifi er (rec eiver). This will enable you to l isten to s ound. * Th e yellow p lug is u sed for video si gnals (page 13).
16 z Hint For correct spea ker locatio n, see t he oper ating instruct ions suppl ied with the c onnected component s. b Notes • Do not connec t your TV’s audio output ja cks to the LINE IN (R-AUDIO-L) jacks at the same time. This will c ause u nwanted noise to com e from your TV’s speakers.
17 Hookup s and Settings Step 5 : Prep aring the Remote You ca n contro l the recor der using t he supplied r emote. Inser t two R6 (size AA) batteri es by matc hing the 3 an d # ends on the batt eries to t he markings in side the batte ry comp artment .
18 2 With the TV [ / 1 button pr essed dow n, enter the TV’s m anufa cturer c ode using the numb er butt ons. For in stance , to enter “09,” p ress “0 ” then “9.
19 Hookup s and Settings 4 Selec t “Others, ” and pr ess ENTE R. 5 Select “C omm and Mode ,” and press ENTE R. 6 Selec t a C ommand Mode ( DVD1, DVD2 , or DVD 3), and pre ss ENTER . 7 Set th e Command Mode fo r the remo te so it matches the Command Mode for the reco rder you se t above.
20 Step 6: Easy Se tup Make the bas ic adjust ments by fo llowing the on-scr een i nstr ucti ons in “Ea sy Setu p.” 1 Turn on the reco rder and yo ur TV. Then s witch th e inpu t select or on your TV so tha t the sig nal from the rec order appear s on your TV sc reen.
21 Hookup s and Settings Connec ting a VCR o r Simi lar De vice After disconn ecting the record er’s mains lead from the mains, conne ct a VCR or similar recording device to the LINE IN jacks of this re corder. Use the D V IN ja ck on the fro nt panel if the equi pment has a DV outp ut jack (i .
22 Connect a VCR or similar r ecording devic e to the LINE 2 IN jacks of this re corder. If the equip ment has a n S-vide o jack, you c an use an S- video co rd instea d of an audi o/video cord. z Hint When the connected eq uipment outputs only monaural sound, conne ct to just the L(MONO) and VIDEO input jacks on the front of the recorde r.
23 Hookup s and Settings Connec ting to a Sa telli te or Digital Tuner Connect a satell ite or dig ital tuner t o this record er using the LINE 3/DECODER jac k. Disconnect th e recorder’s mains lead from the mains when connec ting the tuner. To u se the Sync hro -Rec func tio n, s ee be low .
24 Conne cting a PAY- TV/Can al Pl us Anal ogue D ecoder You ca n watc h or r ecor d PAY- TV/Can al Pl us an alog ue d ecoder prog rammes if y ou con nect a decod er (not sup plied ) to t he re corder . Dis conne ct the reco rder’s mains lead from the m ains when connec ting t he deco der.
25 Hookup s and Settings To watch or record PAY-TV/ Canal Plus anal ogue pr ogra mmes, set your recor der to receive the programme p ositions us ing the on-scr een dis play. In order to set th e programme po sitions correctl y, be sure to follow a ll of the steps below.
26 10 Sele ct “System ” usin g < / , . 11 Press M / m to sele ct an availab le TV system, BG, DK, I, or L . “L” is only availa ble with Fre nch RDR- HX520 and RDR-HX 920 models . To recei ve bro adcas ts in Fra nce, sele ct “L.” 12 Sele ct “Chan nel” us ing < / , .
27 Eight Bas ic Operati ons — Gettin g to Know Your DVD Recorder Eight Basi c Operat ions — Getting to Know Your DVD Re corder 1. In serti ng a Di sc 1 Press DVD. 2 Press Z (open/clo se), and p lace a disc on t he disc tr ay. 3 Press Z (ope n/close) to clo se the disc tray.
28 4 Press z REC. Reco rding s tarts. Recording st ops automatically after 8 hou rs of conti nuous re cordin g or whe n the HDD or DVD is ful l. To stop re cording Pres s x REC STOP. No te th at it m ay tak e a f ew se cond s for record er to s top re cordin g.
29 Eight Bas ic Operati ons — Gettin g to Know Your DVD Recorder 3. Pl aying the R ecord ed Progr amme (T itle List) To play a record ed titl e, select th e title fro m the Title List. 1 Press HDD or DVD. If you s elect DVD, insert a DVD (see “1 .
30 3 Select a title, an d press ENTER. The s ub-menu appears . The su b-menu di splays op tions appl icab le onl y t o the sele cted item. The displa yed opti ons diffe r dependi ng upon the model, si tuation, and disc type. 4 Select “P lay,” an d press ENTE R.
31 Eight Bas ic Operati ons — Gettin g to Know Your DVD Recorder To turn off the Title List Press TITL E LIST. z Hin ts • Aft er recording, t he first scene of the re cording (the ti tle) is au tomatic ally set as the thumbn ail picture. • Y ou can select “TIT LE LIST” from the Sys t em Menu .
32 B Available functions for DVD VIDEOs ( angle/ audi o/ subtitl e, etc.), or playba ck data fo r DATA DVDs and DATA CDs C The cu rrent selected function or audio setting (ap pears only te mporarily) Exampl e: Dolby Dig ital 5.
33 Eight Bas ic Operati ons — Gettin g to Know Your DVD Recorder Exampl e: When p laying a C D Track pl aying ti me and th e current track/index number m Remain ing time of the cur rent track m Play.
34 5. Ch anging the N ame o f a Record ed Programm e You can label a DVD, titl e , or p rogramme by enter ing charac ters. You c an enter up to 64 characters for a title or disc name, b u t the actua l numbe r of charac ters di splaye d in the menus such as th e Title List wil l vary.
35 Eight Bas ic Operati ons — Gettin g to Know Your DVD Recorder To use th e number butto ns You can also use the numbe r buttons to enter charac ters. R efer to the numb er ne xt to e ach row of letters o n your TV screen. 1 In step 5 above, press a num ber button repeat edly to select a charac ter.
36 b Note You can enter up to 64 cha racters for a DVD’s disc name. The disc name may not appea r when the disc is played on other DVD equipment. 1 Inser t a disc. See “1. In serting a Di sc” o n page 27. 2 Pres s OPTIONS to se lect “Disc Inform ation ,” and pre ss ENTE R.
37 Eight Bas ic Operati ons — Gettin g to Know Your DVD Recorder 1 Make a recording. See “2. Record ing a Prog ramme ” on page 27. 2 Press Z (open/clo se). The display shows the a pproximate time requi red f or finali sing and asks for confirmation .
38 For DVD-RW s (Video m ode) DVD -RWs (Vi deo mo de) that hav e been finali sed to pr ohibit ad ditional record ing or editi ng can be unfinal ised to al low fu rther recordin g or editing. For DVD-RW s (VR mod e) If you can not record or edit on a DVD-RW (VR mode) that has b een finali sed with other DVD eq uipme nt, u nfin alise the disc .
39 Eight Bas ic Operati ons — Gettin g to Know Your DVD Recorder z Hin t By reformatt ing, you can change the recording format on DVD-RWs, or re cord again on DVD- RWs th at have be en finali sed. b Not e On this mode l, 1 GB (read “ gigabyte”) is equivalent to 1 bill ion bytes.
40 Timer Reco r ding Before Recording Before you start recording … • Check t hat t he di sc has en ough a vail able space for t he record ing (p age 33) . For the HDD, DVD+RWs, and DVD-RWs, you can free up disc spac e by erasin g titles (page 6 3).
41 Timer Rec ording The re corder autom atically receiv es and record s stere o and bilin gual pr ogram mes based on the ZWEITO N system or the NIC AM sy stem . The HDD and a DVD-RW (VR mode) or DVD-R (VR mode) can record both main and sub soun ds. You ca n switch between main and sub when p laying the disc .
42 Time r Record ing (Sta ndard/ VIDEO Plus+ ) You can set the timer for a total o f 40 progr amme s (8 prog rammes when us ing the PDC/V PS func tion ), up to 30 days in advan ce. There are two methods to s et the time r: the standard me thod and VIDEO Plus + (RDR- HX520 /HX72 0 only) meth od.
43 Timer Rec ording 4 Select “O K,” and press ENT ER. The “T IMER LIS T” display (page 47) appears. The TI MER REC indicator lights up on the fr ont pane l and the record er is r e ady t o start re cording. Unlike a VCR, there is no need to turn off the record er bef ore t he tim er reco rding star ts.
44 One Tou ch Tim er If you us e the SMARTL INK conn ection, you can easi ly displa y the timer programming menu . When the TV is turned on or in standby mode , press T IMER. Th e record er automaticall y turns on and the TV’s in put is swi tched to th e record er.
45 Timer Rec ording 3 Press th e number butto ns to ente r the PlusCo de pr ogramm ing num ber, and pres s ENTE R. The date , start and s top time s, programme position, recording mode, etc. s etting (p age 43) ap pear. • If you make a mist ake before pres sing ENTER , press < / , and re-e nter th e corre ct number .
46 You can adj ust the reco rding pict ure quality and pi ctur e size. 1 Before recording starts, press OPTIONS to select “ Rec Settin gs,” and pre ss ENTER . 2 Select t he item y ou want to adju st, and pre ss ENTER . The a djustm ent displ ay appear s.
47 Timer Rec ording b Not es • If one program me contains tw o picture s izes, the select ed size i s record ed. However , if th e 16:9 signal ca nnot be recor ded as 16:9, it is record ed as 4:3.
48 : Indicate s the settin g is being recorde d to the HDD. : Indicate s the settin g is being recorde d to a DVD. When all of the timer s ettings do no t fit on the lis t, the scroll ba r appears. To view th e hidden ti me r setti ngs, press M / m . 2 Select t he timer setting y ou want to chec k/change/ cancel , and press ENTER .
49 Timer Rec ording To scrol l the list dis play by page (Pa ge mode) Press / wh ile the list d isplay is t urned on. Each time you pre ss / , th e entire Timer Li st chan ges to the ne xt/previ ous page of timer s ettings. To turn o ff the Tim er List Press TIMER LIST or O RETU RN.
50 3 Pres s INPU T SELECT repeat edly t o sele ct “L3. ” 4 Sele ct the de sired aud io signal when recor ding a biling ual progr amme to the HDD o r DVD-RWs /DVD-Rs (VR mode ). Press OPTIONS to select “Line Au dio Input ,” and pres s ENTER . Then se lect “Bil ingual ,” and pres s ENTER.
51 Timer Rec ording You ca n record from a co nnecte d VCR or similar device. To con nect a VCR or simi lar device , see “ Connect ing a V CR or Similar Device ” on pag e 21. Use the D V IN jack o n the fro nt panel if th e equipme nt has a D V output jack (i.
52 Playback Play ing 1 Press HDD o r DVD. • If you sele ct DVD, inse rt a disc (see “1. Inse rting a Disc ” on page 2 7). • If you insert a DVD VIDEO, VIDEO CD, CD, DATA DVD, or DATA CD, press H . Pla yback st arts. 2 Pres s TITLE LIS T. For details about the Title List, s ee “3.
53 Playba ck To resu me playba ck from the poi nt wher e you stop ped (Resu me Play) When you press H a gain aft er you stop playba ck, the rec order r esumes pl ayback from the point wh ere you pr essed x . To star t from the beginn ing, pres s OPTION S to sele ct “Play Be ginning, ” and pres s ENTER.
54 To che ck the po sition of the button s below, see the ill ustrati on on page 52. For MP 3 or JPEG operatio ns, see “Pl aying MP3 Audio Trac ks or JPEG Image Fil es” on page 59 .
55 Playba ck b Not es • An gles and subti tles cannot be changed with t itles reco rd ed on this re cord er. • Slideshows made with a DVD ca mcorder can only be play ed.
56 b Notes • I f the outlines of the images on your scre en become blurre d, set “BNR” and/or “MNR” to “Off.” • Depending on the disc or the scene bei ng played, the above BNR, MNR, or F N R ef fects may be hard to discern . And, the se functions may not work with some screen si zes.
57 Playba ck “Cha sing Playb ack” a llows you to view the record ed p art o f a p rogram me w hile th e record ing is being made. You do not ne ed to wait until the recording fin ishes. Press OPTIONS while rec ord ing to sele ct “Cha sing Pl aybac k,” and pr ess ENT ER.
58 Exam ple: Pla y a DVD w hile rec ordin g to the HDD. 1 While recordin g, press DVD and in sert the DVD into the r e corder. 2 Press TITLE LIST to d isplay the DVD Title List. 3 Select the title you want to play, and press ENTER. 4 Select “Pla y” from the sub-menu, and press ENTER.
59 Playba ck Examp le: Titl e Sear ch The nu mber in pa renthe ses indic ates the total number of titles , tracks, etc. 2 Press the numb er butto ns to sel ect the number of the title, chap ter, tra ck, time co de, etc., you want. For exam ple: Ti me Search To find a sc ene at 2 hours, 10 minu tes, and 2 0 sec onds, ent er “2 1020.
60 To pla y the be ginni ng of the t rack Press O PTIONS to s elect “Play Be ginning,” and pr ess ENT ER. To fas t forwar d or review a t rack Pres s m / M du ring play back. To go to the next or previ ous MP3 au dio trac k or JPEG im age file Pres s .
61 Playba ck b Not es • The r ecor der w ill p lay an y data w ith th e exte nsion “.mp3,” “. jpeg,” or “.jp g,” even if they are not in MP3 or JPEG for mat. Playing these da ta may generate a loud noise which could damage your speaker syst em.
62 Erasing and Edit ing Before Editing Thi s record er offe rs var ious edit option s for vari ous dis c types. b Notes • Y ou may lose the e dited content s if you remove the dis c or a t imer re cording s tarts while ed iting. • D VD discs cr eated by DVD video cameras canno t be edited on t his r ecord er.
63 Erasing an d Editing To open u p disc s pace To open up disc space on a DVD+RW or DVD-RW (Video mode), erase the ti tle with the larg est number in the title list . For the HDD and D VD-RWs (VR m ode), you can er ase any t itle. For DVD-Rs and DVD+Rs, the a vailable d isc space do es not in crease even if you er ase titles.
64 “Set Thumbn ail” : Chan ges the t itle’s thum bnail pic ture that appears in the Title List ( page 30). “Make a Playlist”: Adds th e entire title to the Pl ayli st ti tle as on e scene (p age 68). z Hints • You can er ase mult iple ti tles a t one time (page 64).
65 Erasing an d Editing 3 Press ENTE R if point A is correct. If point A is incorr ect, sele ct point A usin g c / C , and pr ess ENTER. The disp lay fo r settin g poin t B appear s. 4 Select po int B using m / M , and pres s ENTE R. Play back pa uses.
66 You can manual ly inse rt a chap ter mark a t any poi nt you l ike duri ng pl aybac k or record ing. Pres s CHAPTER MARK at the poi nt wher e you want to divi de the tit le into chap ters. Each time you pre ss the button, “Marking ...” app ears on the s creen an d the scen es to the left and right of th e mark beco me separ ate chapte rs.
67 Erasing an d Editing 1 Press TITL E LIST. If th e Ti tle L ist ( Origi nal) a ppears, press < . 2 Press OPTIONS t o select “Create a Playli st,” and p ress ENT ER. 3 Select “S elect,” and pre ss ENTER . 4 Select the title you want to inclu de in the Pla ylist titl e, and pre ss ENTER.
68 z Hint When a Pl aylist tit le is cre ated, the IN and OUT points wil l become chapter mar k s, and each scene will beco me a chap ter. b Note The pictur e may pause when the ed ited scene is played. To add the en tire title to the Pl aylist title as on e scene (Make a Play list) 1 Press TITLE LIST.
69 Erasing an d Editing 1 Press TITL E LIST. If the Title Lis t (Original) menu appears, pres s < . 2 Press OPTION S to select “Combi ne,” and pr ess ENTER. The displa y for sel ecting ti tles appe ars. 3 Select a title, a nd press ENTER. A number indi cating the order in which you select e d the title app ears.
70 Dubbing (HDD y DVD) Before Dubbing In thi s section , “dubbi ng” refe rs to “co pying a record ed title o n the in ternal ha rd disk d rive (HDD) to anot her disc, or vice versa.
71 Dubbi ng (HDD y DVD) Requir ed times fo r High-sp eed Dubb ing from HDD to DVD (for 6 0-minute programme) *1 *1 The va lues in t he above table are for referen ce only. Actual times for dubbi ng also require time for creating dis c’s control infor mation and oth er data.
72 Rec M ode Conv ersion Dubbi ng n /// // Allows you to dub from the HDD to a DVD or vic e ver sa, in a du bbing mod e that dif fers from the origi nal record ings. For exampl e, when you dub an HQ title (data size is large) in S P mode, you can reduce the data siz e, saving mo re title s using l ess space.
73 Dubbi ng (HDD y DVD) Dubbi ng 1 Inse rt the D VD that yo u are go ing to dub to o r from . 2 Press HDD or DVD to select the source. 3 Press TITL E LIST. Press < / , to s witch the Tit le Lists, if nece ssary. 4 Select a title, a nd press ENTER. The su b-menu ap pears.
74 A maximum of 30 selected tit les can be dubbe d at once. 1 Insert th e DVD th at you are going to dub to or fr om. 2 Pres s HDD or DVD to sele ct the sourc e. 3 Pres s TITLE LIS T. Pres s < / , to swit ch th e Ti tle L ists, if necess ary. 4 Pres s OPTIONS to se lect “Du b Selecte d Titles,” and pr ess ENTE R.
75 Dubbi ng (HDD y DVD) To stop dubbing Press OPTIONS to s elect “Stop Dubbin g,” and pres s ENTER. W hen aske d for confi rmation , selec t “OK ,” and press ENTER. Whe n dubbin g (Move ) is stoppe d partwa y, no part of the tit le will be move d to the dubb ing target.
76 DV Dubbing Befor e DV Dubbi ng This section explains d ubbing with a dig ital vide o came ra vi a the DV I N jac k on the fr ont panel . If yo u want to dub b y way o f the LIN E IN jac ks, see “ Recordi ng from conn ected equipment wit hout a timer” on page 5 1.
77 DV Du bbing 3 Press INPU T SELEC T on the remote repe atedly to se lect “DV.” The fr ont pane l dis p lay changes a s follows: 4 Press REC MOD E on the r emote repeate dly to select the record ing mode. The reco rding m ode chan ges as follow s: For d etail s abo ut th e reco rdin g mod e, see page 40.
78 Record ing an Entire DV Forma t Tape (One To uch Dubbin g) You ca n record the entir e conten ts of a DV / Digital8 format ta pe onto a disc with a single pres s of the ONE -TOUC H DUB butto n on the r ecorder . The record er cont rols th e digita l video camera for th e whole pr ocess, and compl etes the re cording.
79 DV Du bbing Progr am Edit You ca n select scenes from a DV/ Digital 8 format t ape, and the n automatica lly record sele cted s cenes to t he HDD or a DVD. To u se th is fu ncti on, do the follo win g: m Using th e reco rder’s remote contro l, fast forward or r e wind the tape to select the scenes .
80 7 Pres s ENTER i f the O UT poin t is corr ect . If the OUT point is inco rrect, se lect the OUT poi nt using c / C , and pre ss ENTER . The s elected s cene is ad ded to the sc ene informat ion block. • To add m ore sce nes, go to ste p 4. 8 When yo u finish ad ding sc enes, pr ess m .
81 DV Du bbing To autom atically ad just the dubbin g mode If there i s not eno ugh availa ble spac e on the target d isc, t h e recorder a utomatica lly selec ts a dubbin g mode wi th lower picture q uality accord ing to th e availab le space . The same dubbing mode i s set for a ll of the titles.
82 Settings and Adj ustments Aerial Recept ion and Langua ge Setting s (Basic) The “Basic” setup help s you to make tuner, cloc k, and pro gramme posit ion set ting s for the reco rder. 1 Pres s SYS TEM M ENU wh ile the recorder is in stop mode. 2 Sele ct “SETUP ,” and pre ss ENTER.
83 Settings a nd Adjus tments Channe l Press M / m repeat edly until the progra mme posit ion you wa nt is display ed. The prog ramm e positi ons are scan ned in th e order s hown in the table below. • If you k now th e num ber of th e prog ramme positi on you wa nt, press th e number butto ns.
84 Tunin g the Fren ch CATV ch annels This re corder ca n scan the CA TV chan nels B to Q a nd the HYPER frequen cy ch annels S 21 to S41. On the Channel Set menu, th e chann els are indi cate d as S1 to S44.
85 Settings a nd Adjus tments 3 Press M / m until the selecte d programme position row moves t o the desir ed prog ramme po sitio n. The selected pro gramme position is insert ed at the new p rogramme pos ition. 4 Press ENTER to confirm the setting. 5 To chan ge the progr amme posi tion of anothe r sta tion, repeat f rom step 2 .
86 b Notes • I n step 4 above, enter “000 ” if you do not want to use t he TV guide p age numbe r for autom atic labell ing. T he record er will instead store a default title name (prog ramme posi tion, start time - sto p time ).
87 Settings a nd Adjus tments Video S ettings (Vid eo) Video sett ings will adju st items r elated to th e imag e, such as si ze and col our. Choose t he settings according to the type of TV, tune r, or deco der conn ected t o the DVD record er. 1 Press SYS TEM MENU whi le the recor der is in s top mo de.
88 Prog ressiv e Mode DVD soft ware can be di vided int o two ty pes: film ba sed sof tware and video bas ed soft ware. Vi deo based software is deri ved from TV and dis plays im ages at 25 frame s/50 fields (30 frames/ 60 fie lds) per second . Film based softw are is deri ved from film and disp lays images at 24 fra mes per seco nd.
89 Settings a nd Adjus tments Colour Sy stem Selects the colour system whe n playi ng VIDEO CDs (including Supe r VIDEO CDs). Auto Disp lay Screen Saver The sc reen save r image appe ars whe n you do not us e the re corder for more t han 10 minu tes while a n on-scr een disp lay, su ch as the System Menu , is display ed on your TV screen .
90 Audi o Connect ion The foll owing setup i tems switc h the meth od of ou tput ting a udio sign als wh en you conn ect a com ponen t such as an ampl ifier (r ecei ver) with a digi tal input ja ck. For conne ction det ails, se e “Step 3: Connec ting the Aud io Cords” on page 15.
91 Settings a nd Adjus tments Aud io DRC (Dyn amic Range Cont rol) (DVDs only) Selects th e dynamic range (diff erence betw een soft an d loud sou nds) set ting whe n playing a DVD that conf orms to Au dio DRC.
92 HQ Setting Selec ts the HQ mode us ed for re cordin g on the H DD (page 40). DVD Rec. Settings Biling ual Recor ding (for all recor dable discs exce pt DVD-RWs /DVD-Rs in VR mode) Selec ts the soun d to be rec orded on t he recor dable disc .
93 Settings a nd Adjus tments Disc Se ttings (DVD ) The “DV D” set up allows yo u to adjust parental c ontrol, lan guage and other DVD relate d settings. 1 Press SYS TEM MENU whi le the recor der is in s top mo de. 2 Selec t “SETUP ,” and pre ss ENTER.
94 5 Selec t “Level ,” and pres s ENTER . The se lection items for “Le vel” are disp laye d. The lower the value, the s tricter the limitatio n. Discs rated high er than t he select ed level will be restricted . 6 Select the leve l, and press ENTER.
95 Settings a nd Adjus tments Remote Cont rol Sett ings/ Factor y Settings (Oth ers) The “Others” setup allows you to s e t u p other operatio nal settings. 1 Press SYS TEM MENU whi le the recor der is in s top mo de. 2 Selec t “SETUP ,” and pre ss ENTER.
96 Easy Se tup (Resett ing the Reco rder) Select this to run the “Easy Setup” prog ramme. 1 Pres s SYS TEM M ENU wh ile the recorder is in stop mode. 2 Sele ct “SETUP ,” and pre ss ENTER. 3 Select “Easy Setup ,” and p ress ENTER . 4 Select “Start.
97 Additional I nformation Additional Inform ation Troubl eshooting If you ex perien ce any of t he follow ing dif ficu lti es wh ile usin g th e r ecor der , use thi s troubleshoo ting guide to help remedy the proble m befo re reque sting rep airs. Shou ld any prob lem pe rsist, cons ult your ne arest Sony de aler.
98 TV pr ogramm e pictu res are di storted. , Reori ent the TV aerial . , Adju st the picture (see the TV’s instr uction manual). , Place th e recor der and TV fa rther apa rt. , Place the TV and a ny bunched ae rial ca bles farthe r apart. , The aerial cable is connect ed to th e AERIAL OUT jack on t h e recorder.
99 Additional I nformation An alter nate a udio tra ck cannot be reco rded or pl ayed. , When re cording fro m connecte d equipm ent, set “Lin e Audio Input ” in OPTIO NS menu to “Biling ual” (pag e 51). , Multilin gual tracks (m ain and sub) can not be recorded on DVD+RWs, DVD-RWs (Video mode), DVD+Rs, o r DVD-Rs (Video m ode).
100 The MP3 au dio tracks do not pla y. , The MP3 a udio tra cks are not r ecorded in a forma t that the recor der can pl ay (pag e 59). The JP EG imag e files do n ot play . , The JPEG i mage file s are no t recorded i n a forma t that the recor der can pl ay (pag e 59).
101 Additional I nformation Nothin g was recor ded even th ough you set the Sy nchro-Re c setting correctly . , You forg ot to turn off the c onnected equipm ent. Turn off the connec ted equipme nt and set the rec order to Syn chro- Rec stan dby mod e (page 49).
102 The re corder do es not op erate pr operly. , Rest art the r ecord er. Pre ss down [ / 1 on the reco rder for mo re than te n sec onds unt il “WE LCOME ” appears in the front pane l disp lay.
103 Additional I nformation “FAN E RROR” appe ars in the front panel displ ay. , Check t hat the ve nt on the rear of th e record er is not bl ocked. Th en, immed iately discon nect the ma ins lea d. Leave th e recorde r off for a while, then re -connec t the mains lead, and press [ / 1 on the re corder .
104 Notes Ab out This Record er On oper ation • If the recorder is broug ht directl y from 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 insi de the recorder. Shou ld this occur, the recorde r may not op erate properly.
105 Additional I nformation Spec ificat ions System Laser: Se micond uctor laser Channel cov erage: PAL (B/G, D/K, I) VHF: E2 to E12, R1 to R12, Itali an A to H, Irela nd A to J, Sou th Afric a 4 to 1.
106 Supplied access ories: Mains lead (1) Aerial cable (1) Remote commander (remote) (1) R6 (size AA) batteries (2) Specificat io ns and design are subject to change without notice. Compati ble colo ur systems This record er is desi gned to re cord usin g the PAL co lour syst em and play back using t he PAL or NTSC c olou r syste ms.
107 Additional I nformation i.LINK’s maximum baud rate varies according t o the equipment. Th ree maximum baud rates are de fined: S100 (approx . 100 Mbp s*) S200 (approx . 200 Mbp s) S400 (approx . 400 Mbp s) The baud r ate is liste d under “S pecifi cations ” in the ins tructio n manual of each equip ment.
108 Guide to Part s and Contr ols For more in forma tion, see the page s in pare nthese s. A HDD butto n (27) DVD butto n (27) B [ / 1 (on/stan dby) butt on (20 ) C Z (open/cl ose) butt on (27) D PROG (programme) +/– buttons (27) The + butto n has a tac tile dot * .
109 Additional I nformation A [ / 1 (on/st andby) butto n (20 ) B Fron t pane l displa y (110) C Disc tray (27) D A (open/c lose) button ( 27) E TIMER REC indicator (42) SYNCHRO REC indicator (49) F H.
110 A HDD/DVD indicato rs Displays t he selected media and the playin g/recording st atus. B Dubbi ng directi on indicat or C SMARTLINK indicator (14) D Displays th e following: • Playing t ime /rem.
111 Additional I nformation Langua ge Cod e List For det ails, see page 94. The l anguage spell ings co nform to the ISO 639: 1988 ( E/F) standa rd. Area Code For det ails, see page 93.
112 Index Words in qu otation s appe ar in the on -scr een di splays . Numerics 16:9 20 , 87 4:3 L etter Box 20 , 87 4:3 P an Sca n 20 , 87 “48kHz/96 kHz PCM” 90 A “A-B Erase ” 64 Adjusting pl.
113 “Erase Titles” 64 “Exte nd Rec” 43 F “Facto ry Setup” 95 “File Sea rch” 58 “Finalise Disc” 94 “Finalise” 37 Finalisin g 36 “FNR” 55 “Format DVD-RW” 94 “Format” 38 , 95 Formattin g 38 Freeze F rame 54 Front pa nel 109 Front pa nel disp lay 32 , 110 G GB 39 H Handlin g discs 104 “HDD Rec.
114 Recording 40 picture ad justment 46 recording format 8 recording mode 28 , 40 recording time 28 , 40 while watching anoth er programme 28 “Recor ding” 91 Recording tim e 40 Regi on code 11 Rem.
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