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    3-081-195- 11 (2) Operat ing I nstructi ons © 2003 Sony Corporation RDR-GX7 DVD Recorder[...]

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    2 WARNING WARN ING To pr eve nt fire or shoc k ha zard, do not expose the un it to rain o r moisture. To a void e lectri cal sho ck, do not open the cabine t. Refer servic ing to quali fied person n el on ly . The mai ns lead must only be chan ged at a qualified service shop. This appli an ce is classified as a CLASS 1 LASE R product . The CL ASS 1[...]

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    3 Preca utions On recording • Contents of the recordin g can not be compens ated if the reco rding or playba ck is no t made d ue to a malfun ction of the record er, disc, e tc. • Mak e trial recordings befo re taking the actual reco rdi ng. On adjusting volume Do not tu rn up the volume while listening to a section with ve ry low level inputs [...]

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    4 Table of Contents Table of Contents WARNING .. ................... ............. ................. 2 Precautions ..... .................... ................... .... 2 Notes ab out the disc s....................... .............. 3 Features ..... ................... ............. ................. 6 Recordin g ............. ........... ...........[...]

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    5 Table of Contents Settings and Ad justment s About the Setup Display S tructure ... .... 73 Using the Set up Displays ................... .... 74 Settings (Bas ic Settings) . ................... .... 75 Video Settings .................. ............. .......... 76 Audio Settings ........... .................... .......... 78 Features Se ttings ..[...]

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    6 Feat ures Featu res This recorder can play DVDs o r CDs, record on DVD-Rs, DVD- RWs or DVD+RWs, and by using a variety of editin g functions, you can en j oy editing recorde d programmes an d ot her images. Recording Dual RW compatible (page 20) The recorder is comp atible with rewritable disc typ es, DVD-RW and DVD+RW, and the write-once type, D[...]

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    7 About Thi s Manua l DV Edit Only one i.LI NK cable is required to tran sfer contents from a digital vi deo camera to the DVD recorder. Sinc e the reco rder controls th e digital v ideo cam era, dubb ing and e diting ar e easy to perform. One Touch Dubbing function (page 61) One press on the ONE TOUCH DUB button is enough to comple te the procedur[...]

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    8 DVD Recorder Basi cs DVD Recorder Basics “What can I expect f rom DVD recording? ” is a natural questio n for a nyone new to t he experi ence. This sec tion expl ains the b asic steps i nvolved wi th DVD recordi ng. There are other differences besides just being rewritable/non-re writable. See “Quick Guide to D VD Disc T ypes” on the bac [...]

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    9 DVD Recorder Basics Step 3: Digital Recording Record a programme. When using the timer , you’ll f ind familiar , con venient features as found on con ventional VCRs, such as Sho wV iew/VIDEO Plus+ and PDC/VPS. Y ou can also dub and edit the contents of connected video equipment such as a digital video camera. Step 4: Playing the recorded conten[...]

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    10 DVD Recorder Basi cs Step 5: Editing the recorded disc Playing on other DVD equipment Y ou can play your D VD on other equipment. In order to do this, you need to finalize the disc. Mak e sure that you hav e finished all your editing and recording on the disc before finalizing. Y ou will f ind editing discs a lot easier than a con ventional tape[...]

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    11 Guide to Parts and Controls Guide to Par ts and Contr ols For more information, see the pages in p arentheses. Front panel Buttons on th e reco rder have the same function as the butt ons on the remote if they have the same or simila r names. A @ / 1 (on/ s tan db y) bu tton / indi cat or (23) Turns the recor der on and off. Lights up in green w[...]

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    12 Guide to Parts and Co ntrols Rem ote Buttons on the rem ote ha v e the sam e functio n a s the button s on the recorde r if they h ave the same or sim ilar names. A TV/DVD switch Switches the remote control to TV or DVD. B Z (open/ close) button (23) Opens or closes the disc tr ay. Note that it may take a few seconds for the disc tray to open af[...]

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    13 Guide to Parts and Controls S z REC bu tton (23) Starts recording. T REC MODE bu tton (23) Selects the recording mo de. U INPUT S ELECT bu tton (23, 59, 71) Selects equipment connected to the line inputs. V SYNCHRO REC button (31) Synchronizes the r ecorder an d the timer recording set on the connected external eq uipment. W [ / 1 (on/st andby) [...]

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    14 Guide to Parts and Co ntrols Front panel di splay A Command mode indi cator (82) Indicates the selected rem ote command mo de ( see “Preparing the Remote” in the separate boo klet, “Hookup s and Settin gs ” ). B NTSC indicator Lights up when the recorder outputs the signal in NTSC for mat. C ANGLE indicator (46) Lights up when you can ch[...]

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    15 Guide to Displays Guide to Di splays The recorder uses the following fo ur types of disp l ays for most operati ons: Syst em Menu, T i tle List, Tool, and S ub -menu. It also h as a Disc Inform ation di splay for ch ecking the status of the inserted disc, and an on-scree n keyboa rd that ena bles you to label a title or disc. System Me nu The Sy[...]

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    16 Guide to Displa ys About the types of Title List me nus The appe arance of the Title L ist menu d iffers acco rding to the disc type a nd recording format. ◆ For D VD+RWs, DVD -Rs, DVD-RW s (Video mode ): The Title L ist menu appears a nd displa ys the titles on the disc. ◆ For DVD -RWs (VR mo de): The Title List (Original) or Title List (Pl[...]

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    17 Guide to Displays To return to the previous display Press RETURN. List of th e Tool/sub-me nu options The op tions v ary depe nding on the d isc type or sta tus of th e recorder. Only the optio ns available in the situatio n appear in the menus. For de ta ils, see the pages in parenthe ses. ◆ Tool ◆ Sub-m enu A-B Erase Erases a portion i n t[...]

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    18 Guide to Displa ys Disc in format ion dis play (D isc Info ) You can che ck the sta tus of the inse rted disc . a Press TOOL while t he disc is in the recorde r. The Tool menu appears. b Press M / m to select “Disc In fo,” then pre ss ENTER. The Disc Information display appears. Items in t he display differ dependi ng on the disc t ype or re[...]

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    19 Guide to Displays ◆ To era se a c harac t e r A Press < / M / m / , to move the cursor to the input row. B Press < / , to move the cursor to the right of the character you want to erase. C Press < / M / m / , to select “Ba ck,” then press ENTER . ◆ To insert a character A Press < / M / m / , to move the cursor to the input ro[...]

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    20 Before Record ing Recording/ Timer Recording This sect ion covers t he basics of DVD recordi ng, and the availabl e methods for setti ng the timer. Before Recording This recorder can record on various discs. Before you record, read the followi ng and select t he di sc type accord ing to your needs. Recordable d iscs This recorder can record on t[...]

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    21 Before Reco rding Recording/Timer Recording About recording forma ts When you i nsert an unused disc, the recorder automatic ally starts formatti ng. Sinc e availab le func tions dif fer depe nding on the disc type , select the d isc that be st suits your ne eds using the chart below. You can prese t the format for un used DVD-RWs in Options Set[...]

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    22 Before Record ing ◆ How progra mmes are re corded on t he disc A new program me is recorded on th e last space [a] onl y. Check that the remai n ing disc spac e is larg e enough for the recordi n g. You cannot free up disc space on a DVD-R. Erasing a title will only hide t he titl e n ame in the Ti tle List m enu . Th e era sed titl es will st[...]

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    23 Recording TV progr ammes Recording/Timer Recording Recording TV programm es a Press } / 1 . The recorder turns on and the power indicator o n the front pan el lights up i n green. b Turn on the TV, and switch the input se lector on your TV so that the signa l from the recorder appe ars on the TV s creen. ◆ When using an amplifier (re c ei ver)[...]

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    24 Recording TV progra mm es z Hints • You can also start and stop recording usi ng the Tool menu. Press TOOL a nd sele ct “Rec ord” or “Rec Stop,” t hen p ress ENTER . • You can stop recordin g from the T itle List menu as well. Se lect the titl e you ar e cur rently recor ding a nd press ENTER. Then s elect “Rec S top” from the su[...]

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    25 Timer Reco rding Recording/Timer Recording Creating chapters in a title The recorder can automati call y divide a recording (a title) into chapters by inse rting chapter ma rks at 6 or 15 minu te intervals during record ing. Select the i nt erv al, “6Min” (defa ult) or “15Mi n” i n “Auto Cha pter” of Feat ures Setu p ( page 7 9) . z [...]

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    26 Timer Recordin g c Press Z , and pl ace a reco rdable disc on t he disc tr ay. d Press Z to close the disc tray. Wait until “LOAD” disappears from the front panel disp lay. If you use an unused DVD, formatting starts automatically. When using an unused DVD-RW, select the recording f ormat, VR or Video. e Press [T IMER] . The Timer pro grammi[...]

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    27 Timer Reco rding Recording/Timer Recording To display the timer programming menu automatically with one button (One Touch Timer) If you use the SMART LI NK connect ion, yo u can eas ily di splay the timer programmin g menu by pressing just th e [TIME R] button. Press [TIMER] while a disc is in the recorder. The TV and recorder t urn on an d the [...]

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    28 Timer Recordin g Check ing /chang ing /ca nce lli ng timer settings (Tim er List) You can check, change, or cancel timer settings usin g the Timer List menu. a Press SYSTEM MENU. The System Menu appears. b Press M / m to select “TIMER LIST,” then press ENTER. The Timer List men u appears. 1 Disc name To enter a disc name, see “Labelling a [...]

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    29 Timer Reco rding Recording/Timer Recording Recording T V programmes using the VIDEO Plus+ system The VIDEO Plus+ system i s a feature that simplifies setting timer record ings. Just enter the PlusCod e number listed in the TV program me guide. T he date, time , and pro gramme po sition of that programm e are set automa tica lly . Check th at the[...]

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    30 Adjusting the Rec ording Picture Quality and Size z Hints • The Rec Mode Adjust function al so works with this timer setti ng method ( p age 27) . • You c an extend the rec ording d uration t ime duri ng reco rding ( page 27) . • You can also displ ay the time r pro gramming m e nu by: – sel ecting “TIME R” from th e System Menu. –[...]

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    31 Recor ding from Extern al Eq uipm en t wit h a Ti mer (Sy nchro Rec) Recording/Timer Recording ◆ Rec M ode Selects the recording mode for the desired reco rding time and picture quality. Fo r more information, see “Recordi ng mode” ( page 21) . •H Q •H S P • SP (default) •L P •E P •S L P ◆ Rec Screen Siz e Sets the picture si[...]

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    32 Recording from Externa l Equipment with a Ti mer (Synchro Re c) d Press Z to close the disc tray. Wait until “LOAD” disappears from the front panel disp lay. If you use an unused DVD, formatting starts automatically. When using an unused DVD-RW, select the recording f ormat, VR or Video. e Select the line input audio when rec ording a biling[...]

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    33 Labelli ng , Protecting , or Finali zi ng the D isc Recording/Timer Recording Labellin g, Protec ting, or Finali zi ng the Disc Using the Disc Information d isplay, yo u can labe l, protec t, or finalize your disc. You can e ven erase the entire disc e xcept for the prote cted titles. This se ction expla ins settings effe ctive for the entire di[...]

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    34 Labe lli ng , Pr otect ing, or Fin alizi ng th e Disc c Press M / m to select “Protect Disc,” then p ress ENTER. The display for sett i ng disc pro tecti o n appears . d Press < / , to select “Protect,” t hen press ENTER. The display returns to the Dis c Inform ation display. e Press RETURN to t urn off the display. To cancel the disc[...]

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    35 Labelli ng , Protecting , or Finali zi ng the D isc Recording/Timer Recording b Press M / m to select “Disc info ,” then press ENTER. The Disc Information dis play appears. c Press M / m to se lect “ Eras e All ,” th en pr ess ENTER. The displ ay as ks for co nfi rm atio n . When there is a protected title on the disc, a list of protecte[...]

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    36 Before Play ing Playback This sect ion expla ins the b asics of playback , such as pl ayable disc t ypes, and desc ribes the se ttings nece ssary for playback in genera l. Before Playing Read the following information before pl aying a disc. Play able d iscs This recorde r can play the fo llowing discs in bo th the 12 cm and 8 cm sizes. ◆ Disc[...]

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    37 Play ing Discs Playback Discs that cannot be played on this recorder The rec or d er cannot pl ay the f ol lowing disc s: • All C D-ROMs (inc ludin g P HOTO CDs) • CD-Rs/CD-RWs, other th an those recorded in the music CD format • Data part of CD-Extras •V I D E O C D s • Super VCDs • DVD-ROMs • DVD Au dio discs • DVD-RAMs • HD [...]

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    38 Playing D iscs ◆ When playing a DVD-RW/DVD+RW/DVD- R You can select the title from the Title List menu. See “Selecting a Recorded Title on a Disc” ( p age 4 0) . ◆ If a men u appears o n the TV scre en See “Using the DVD’s Menu” b elow. f Press H . The recorder starts playback. To adjust the volume Adjust the vo lume of yo ur TV or[...]

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    39 Play ing Discs Playback Basic operatio ns/Changing th e playback sp eed To: Operations Discs Pause Press X . To resume p layback, press X or H . All discs Locate the beg inn ing of the title/chapte r/trac k During pl ay back, press > or . . • > : Goes to th e next tit le/chapter/t rack. • . : Goes bac k to th e beginn ing of th e previ[...]

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    40 Select ing a Reco rded Title on a Dis c To resume playback from the point where you stopped the disc (Resume Play) When you s top the disc, the recorder reme mbers the po int where you pre s s ed x . • For DVDs: Resu me P lay wor ks as long as yo u do no t open the di sc tr ay (you may turn off the recorder). •F o r C D s : Resume Play works[...]

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    41 Selecti ng a Record ed Title o n a Disc Playback To change the title order (Sort) You can sort the title s according to date, number, o r title. 1 Press < while the Title List menu is turned on. The Sort buttons ar e selected. 2 Press M / m to select date, number, or title, then press EN TE R. The titles are sorted in selected order. To show [...]

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    42 Searching for a Title/ Chapter/Tr ack Sear chin g for a Tit le/ Chapter/Track You can search a DVD by title or chapter, and a CD by track. Since titles and t racks are assigned uniq ue number s on the disc, you can select the d esired title/c hapter/track b y entering its number. Or, y ou can search for a sce ne using the time co de. a Press TOO[...]

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    43 Chec king the Play Informati on and Pla ying Tim e Playback Checking the Pl ay Information and Playing Time You can check the playing t ime and remaining ti me of the current title, cha pter, or track. Also, y ou can check the disc nam e recorded on the disc. Press DISPLAY repeatedly. Each tim e you press th e button, the display c hanges as fol[...]

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    44 Sel ectin g th e S ound Checking the playin g time on the front panel displ ay You ca n view the pl aying or t ime inform ation an d text di splaye d on the TV screen also on the fr ont pane l displa y. Press TIME / TEXT repeated l y. Each pres s of the bu tton changes t he i nfo rmation as follows: ◆ When playi n g a DVD ◆ When playi n g a [...]

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    45 TV Virt ual Surround Set tings (TVS) Playback ◆ When pl aying a C D The defaul t setting is unde rli ned. •S t e r e o : The st anda r d st e r e o so un d • 1/ L: The soun d of t he left cha nnel (mona ural) • 2 / R: The soun d of the right chan nel (mo naura l ) Notes • De pending on the disc, you may not be able to change the au dio[...]

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    46 Changin g the Angle s ◆ Night Large so un ds , suc h a s ex pl os io ns , are suppr e ss ed , bu t quie te r sounds ar e unaffect ed. This feat ur e is usef ul when you wan t to hear the dia logue and enj o y the surround so und effects o f “Wide” at lo w vo lume. ◆ Standard Creates three sets o f virtual rear speakers from the sound of [...]

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    47 Disp laying the Su btitles Playback Displayi ng the Sub titles If subtitles are recorded on a disc yo u can chang e the subtitle languag e or turn th e subtitles on and off wh enever you want durin g pla y ba c k. Press (subtitle) repe atedly duri ng playback to select a sett ing. Depend ing on the D VD V ID EO , the choi c e of lang ua g e va r[...]

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    48 Adj ustin g th e P lay ba ck P ictur e and Sound ◆ C NR (chro ma noise reduction) Reduces noise contained in the colour element of the video si gnal. ◆ BNR (block n oise reduct ion) Reduces “block n oise” or mosaic like patterns in the pict ure. ◆ DVE (digital video enh ancer) Sharpens the outlines of the images. ◆ PB Vid eo Equali z[...]

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    49 Before Edi ting Editing a DVD Editing a DVD This sec tion introd uces the ba sics of DVD editi ng, and expla ins edit function s for the recordi ng on a disc. Befo re Ed iting This recorder offers various edit options. Before you edit, read the following to see wh at is available for your disc. Note that if you remove the disc while editing, you[...]

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    50 Before Editi ng Edit options for DVD-RWs (VR mode) You have two options for a DVD-RW (VR mode): ed iting either the origin al recording (called the “Original”), or the playback information created from the Original (ca lled a “Playl ist”). Since each is different in nature and offers different merits, read the follo wing and se lect th e[...]

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    51 Basi c Editi ng Editing a DVD Basic Editi ng This section explains the b asic edit fun ctions. Note that these edits are irreversible to the orig in al status. If you want to edit a DVD-RW (V R mod e) without changing the original reco rdings, creat e a P laylist ( page 54) . Notes • I f “No new data ca n be ad ded to t his disc” appear s [...]

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    52 Basi c E ditin g To cancel the protection 1 Select the protected title in step 2. 2 Press M / m to select “P rotect,” then press ENTER. 3 Press < / , to select “Off,” then press ENTER. To protect the entire disc See page 3 3 . Note You cannot protect Playlist t itles. Erasing a title (Erase) You can e rase titles i ndividu ally using [...]

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    53 Basi c Editi ng Editing a DVD e Repeat step 4 to selec t all the ti tles you wa nt to erase. ◆ When the selected title is prote c ted The displ ay as ks for co nfi rm atio n . • To conti nu e the procedure, press , to select “Change. ” The protect ion displa y appears. Sel ect “Off” by pressing < / , , then press EN TER. • To ca[...]

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    54 Advanced Editing (Pla ylist Edi t) g To exit, press < / , to sel ect “No,” th en press ENTER. The display returns to the Title List menu. Notes • Images or soun d m ay be mo mentaril y in te rrup ted at the poi nt w her e you erase a secti on of a tit le. • Sections sho rte r th an fi ve seconds may not be er ased. Creating cha pters [...]

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    55 Advanced Editing (Pla ylist Edi t) Editing a DVD b Press TOOL. The Tool menu appears . c Press M / m to select “Create Pla ylist,” t hen press ENTER. The display for se lectin g titles appears. d Press M / m to select the titl e you want to include in t he Playli st titl e, then pres s ENTER. A check mark appears in th e check bo x next to t[...]

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    56 Advanced Editing (Pla ylist Edi t) l Press < / , to select an option on the screen, then pres s ENTER. To capture a scene from the same title, select “More,” and repeat the s teps above. To capture a scene from another title, select “New Title,” and repeat the steps above. m To end scene capture, pr ess < / , to se l ect “No More[...]

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    57 Advanced Editing (Pla ylist Edi t) Editing a DVD Moving a Playl ist title (Move) You can change the Playli st title orde r within the Title List (Playlist). a Press TITLE LIST. The Title List menu appears. If the Title List (Orig inal) menu appears, p ress TOOL, and select “Playlist” from the Tool menu. b Press < to sele ct the sort bu tt[...]

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    58 Advanced Editing (Pla ylist Edi t) Combi ning mult iple Pl aylist t itles (Combine) You can ad d new conte nts to an exi sting Playlist title by combining the title with other Playli st titles. a Press TITLE LIS T. The Title List menu appears. If the Title List (Origin al) menu appears, pr ess TOOL, and select “Playlist” from the Tool menu. [...]

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    59 Before Record ing/Editing Connecting a Digital Video Camera or Ot her Equipment Connecting a Digital Video Camera or Other Equipment You can r ecord from conne cted equi pment, such as a digital video camer a. Before Record ing/Editin g The recorder ha s a DV IN jack th at inputs digi tal signal s, and LINE jac ks that inp ut/output analogue sig[...]

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    60 Before Record ing/Editing Hookups a Turn on your TV and this recorder, then set the T V to the conn ected cha nn el (“ VIDE O” etc.) . b Press Z , and pl ace a reco rdable disc on t he tray. If you plan to do additional editing, us e a DVD-RW. c Press Z to close the disc tray. Wait until “LOAD” disappears from the front panel disp lay. I[...]

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    61 Recording an Entire DV/Digital8 Format Tape (ONE TOUCH DUB) Connecting a Digital Video Camera or Ot her Equipment ◆ Advance d Progra m Edit (pa ge 64) The recorder copies the entire cont ents of a DV/Digita l8 format tape to a DVD-RW in VR mode, where up on the contents are automa tica lly divid ed into chap ters. The chapt ers are di splaye d[...]

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    62 Program Edit Program Edit You can select scenes from a DV/Digital8 forma t tape, and then auto mati cally rec ord s elect ed s cene s to a dis c of yo ur ch oice . Exampl e for DVD-RWs (VR mod e) When using a DVD-RW (VR mode), chapter ma rks [b] are marked where the recordings sto p an d start on the tape [a]. Chapte r marks are also in serted a[...]

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    63 Program Edi t Connecting a Digital Video Camera or Ot her Equipment f While watchi ng the playbac k pict ure, s earch for the IN p oint by pressi ng m or M , then press ENTER. The display for setting the OUT poin t (end of the scene on the tape) app ears. The scene starts to play in the background from the IN point. g While watchi ng the playbac[...]

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    64 Advanced Program Edit l Press < / , to select “ Start, ” then press ENTER. The recorder starts record ing the tape contents as progr amm ed. To stop duri n g rec or ding, pres s x REC STOP. m When the re co rdin g is fin ished , pres s ENTER to selec t “Close.” The display returns to the DV Edit menu. n Press RETURN repe atedly to tur[...]

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    65 Advanced Prog ram Edit Connecting a Digital Video Camera or Ot her Equipment a Follow ste ps 1 to 7 of “Pre paring for reco rding using the DV IN j ack” (page 59) , then press SYSTEM MENU. Insert a blank DVD-RW into the recorder and format it in VR mode. b Press M / m to select “DV EDIT,” then pres s ENTER. The DV Edit menu appears. c Pr[...]

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    66 Advanced Program Edit ◆ To erase the scene A Press M / m to select “Erase,” then press ENTER . B When the display asks fo r confirmation, press < / , to select “ OK,” then press ENTER. ◆ To mov e th e s cene A Press M / m to select “Mov e,” then press ENTER . The display for selecting the scene inser tion point appears. B Pres[...]

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    67 Re-ed iting the pr ograms in th e DV Edit Lis t Connecting a Digital Video Camera or Ot her Equipment Re-editi ng the program s in the DV Edi t List Each ti me you make a O ne T ouch Dub or Adv anced Pr og ram Edit using a DVD-RW (VR mode), the start and stop points of the selected scenes (call ed a “program ”) are saved in a D V Edit List. [...]

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    68 Re-editing the program s in the DV Edit Lis t C While watching the playback picture, press m or M to search for the IN point, then press ENTER. The IN point is set, and the display for setting the OUT point (end of the scene) appears. D While watching the playback picture, press m or M to search for the OUT point, then press ENTER. The OUT point[...]

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    69 Crea t ing a C opy of the E dite d Conte nts ( Copy Du bbi ng) Connecting a Digital Video Camera or Ot her Equipment 3 To use the default nam e, press < / , to select “OK,” then press ENTER. Notes • Yo u ca nnot set a scene to be short e r than one second . • I n orde r for a One Touch D ub recording to be add ed to the DV Ed it List,[...]

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    70 Creating a Copy of t he Edite d Contents (Copy Dubbi ng) c Press M / m to select “DV Edit List,” then press ENTER. The DV Edit List menu appears. 1 Disc mark 1 Program na me 2 Total play ing time 3 Date of editing or recording d Press M / m to sel ec t t he pro gra m you want to record on a disc, then press ENTER. The sub- menu appears. e Pr[...]

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    71 Recor ding From Equipment Connected to the LINE IN Jacks Connecting a Digital Video Camera or Ot her Equipment Recording From Eq uipment Conne cte d to the LINE IN Jacks You ca n conne ct othe r equip ment (e .g. a VC R or vide o camera ), and outpu t the audio/vi deo signals t o the recorder for reco rding. Use the DV IN jack on the front pa ne[...]

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    72 Recording From Equipm ent Connec ted to the LINE IN Ja cks f Select the audio input u sing the Tool menu. A Press T OOL. B Press M / m to select “Line Audio Input,” then press ENTER. C Press M / m to select the item, then press ENTER . • Stereo (default) • Bilingual* * When recording a bilingual programme on a DVD-RW (Video mode), DVD+RW[...]

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    73 About the Setup Display Structure Settings and Adjustment s Settings and Adjustments The Setup Di splays allow yo u to adju st the recor der to sui t y our pr efe rence s. This s ectio n firs t lists the t y pes of Setup Displays , and then explains ho w to use t he Setup Dis plays (“Using t he Setup Displays ”) . About the Setup Di splay St[...]

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    74 Using t he Setup D isplays Using the Setup Displays The Setup Displays are u sed in the fol lowing way. Note Playba ck settings store d in the d isc take priority over the Set up Display settings, and no t a ll the func tions described m ay work. a Press SYSTEM MENU whil e the recor der is stopped. The System Menu appears. b Press M / m to selec[...]

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    75 Settings (B asic Setti ngs) Settings and Adjustment s Settings (Basic Setting s ) The Settin gs Setup h elps you to ma ke fundam ental settings for the record er. Since you wi ll have alre ady made the se ttings here when settin g up the reco rder, see “A dvanced Hookup s and Setting s” in t he sepa rate bo oklet, “H ookups and Setti ngs?[...]

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    76 Video Settin gs ◆ Subt itle Switches the lan guage of th e subtitles record ed on the disc. When you select “Audio Follow,” the su btitle lang uage chang es accord ing to th e la nguag e yo u selecte d for the so un d track. z Hint If you select “Others” in “DVD Menu,” “Subtitle,” or “Audio,” select and en ter a langu age c[...]

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    77 Video Settings Settings and Adjustment s Pause Mode (DVDs only) Selects t he picture in pa use mode . Component Out Selects i f the video si gn als are out put from the C OMP ONENT VIDEO OUT jacks. Notes • Wh en you set “L ine 1 Outpu t” to “RGB ,” you cannot se t “Compone nt Out” to “O n . ” • Wh en you co nne ct the recor d[...]

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    78 Audio Settin gs Audio Settin gs The Audi o Setup al l ows you to se t the soun d accord ing to the playbac k an d con ne c tion cond itio ns. Select “ Audio” in t he Setup Displ ay. To us e the displa y, see “Using the Setu p Displa ys” (pag e 74) . The defau lt setti n gs are unde rlined. Audio ATT (attenuation) If the pl ayback sound i[...]

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    79 Featur es Setti ngs Settings and Adjustment s MPEG (DVD VIDEO only) Selects t he type of MPEG au dio signal . DTS (DVD VIDEO only) Selects wh ether or n ot to output DT S signals. Note When you use t he DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL or COAXIAL) jack to listen to MPE G aud io si gna ls an d set “MPEG” to “M PEG ” in Audio Setup, no sound will come[...]

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    80 Feat ures Sett ings • If the re corder do es not de tect them (P 000), yo u have to set the app ropriate TV guid e pa ge number man ually. 4 Press M / m to select the TV guide page number you want to modif y , then press ENTER. 5 Press the number buttons to enter the TV guide page number, then press ENTER to confirm the setting. If you make a [...]

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    81 Featur es Setti ngs Settings and Adjustment s ◆ To cha nge the p asswor d A In step 4, select “Pas sword,” then press ENTER. The displ ay for regis teri ng a pas swo r d appe a rs. B Enter a new four-digit password using the number buttons, then select “OK” and press ENTER. Notes • If you for get your passwo rd, you will hav e to res[...]

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    82 Options Sett ings Options Settings The Options Setup allo ws you to set up other op erational settings. Selec t “Options ” in th e Setup Di sp lay. To use the di splay, see “Using the Setu p Displa ys” (pag e 74) . The defau lt setti n gs are unde rlined. Format Disc (DVD-RW only) Selects the recording format when formatting a DVD-RW. Bi[...]

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    83 Easy Setup (Resetting the Recorder) Settings and Adjustment s Easy Setup (Resetting the Record er) Select this to restart Easy Se tup mode f or basic setup. Select “E asy Setup” in th e Setup Display . To use the displa y, see “Using the Setup Displ ays” (p age 74) . Easy Setup 1 Foll ow ste ps 1 to 3 of “ Using the S etup Displays ”[...]

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    84 Troublesh ooting Additional Information Trouble shooting If you experience a ny of t he following d ifficulties whi le using the rec order, use t his troubl eshooting guide to h elp remed y the proble m befo re requ esting r epairs. Should any pr oblem pe rsist, consult yo ur nearest Sony dealer. Power The power does not turn on. , Check tha t t[...]

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    85 Troubles hooting Additional Informat ion TV channels cannot be changed. , Switch the input selector t o TV. , Connect t he aerial cabl e correctly. (See the separate bo oklet, “Hooku ps and Se ttings. ”) The picture from equipment connected to the recorder’s input jack does not fill the screen. , If the equipm ent is connected t o the LINE[...]

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    86 Troublesh ooting Some functions such as Stop, Search, or Slow- motion Play cannot be performed. , Depen ding on th e disc, you may not be a bl e to do some of the op erat ions above. Se e the instruct ion manua l supplied with the disc. The language for the sound track cannot be changed. , Multilingual tracks are not recorded on the DVD VIDEO, D[...]

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    87 Troubles hooting Additional Informat ion Displa y The clock has stopped. , Set th e clock again. (See “Setting the Cloc k” in the separate bookle t “Hook ups and Settings .”) . , The clock stopped due to a power failure that lasted fo r more than 1 hou r. Reset t he clock. (See “Setting the Clock ” in the separ ate bookle t “Hoo ku[...]

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    88 Self-dia gnosis F unction (W hen letter s/numbers ap pear in th e display ) Self-diagno sis Func tion (When l etters/numbers appear in the displ ay) When th e self-d iagnosis fu nction i s activat ed to preven t the record er from m alfunct ioning, a five-charac ter servi ce number (e.g., C 13 50) with a co mbina tion of a le tter and fo ur numb[...]

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    89 Specific ations Additional Informat ion Specificatio ns System Laser Semico nducto r la ser Chan ne l co ve r a ge PAL/SECAM (B/G, D/K, I, L) VHF: E2 to E12, R1 to R1 2, F1 to F10, Ita lian A to H, Ir eland A to J, South Af rica 4 to 13 UHF: E21 to E69, R21 to R6 9, B21 to B6 9, F21 t o F69 CATV : S01 to S 05, S1 t o S2 0, France B to Q HYPER: S[...]

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    90 About i.LIN K About i.LINK The DV IN jack on this recorder is an i. LINK-compliant DV IN jack. This section desc ribes the i.LINK standard and its features. What is i.LINK? i.LINK is a di gital serial interface for h andling digi tal video , digital audio and other data in two d irections between e quipment having the i.L INK jack , and for co n[...]

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    91 Glossa ry Additional Informat ion Glossary Chapter (page 42) Section s of a pi cture or a music fea ture that are smaller than titles. A title is composed of several chap ters. Depend ing on the d i s c, n o chap te rs m a y be recorded . CPRM ( page 20) CPRM (Content Protection for Recordabl e Media) is a cod ing techno logy th at prote cts cop[...]

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    92 Language Code Li st Language Co de List For details, se e pa ges 44 , 47 , 75 . The lang uage spellings co nform to th e ISO 639: 1988 (E/ F) st andard. Code Languag e 1027 Afar 1028 Abkh azian 1032 Afri kaans 1039 Amha ric 1044 Arabic 1045 Assamese 1051 Ayma ra 1052 Azerba ijani 1053 Bashki r 1057 Byel orussian 1059 Bu lgarian 1060 Biha ri 1061[...]

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    93 Index Additional Informat ion Index Word s in q uotati ons a ppear in th e on- screen dis plays . Numerics 16:9 76 4:3 L etter Box 76 4:3 P an Sca n 76 A “Add to Edit List” 81 Adjusting play back picture /sound 47 recording picture 30 Advanced Progr am Edit 64 “AFT” 75 Angle 46 Area c ode 81 “Audio” 75 Audio 44 “Audio ATT” 78 “[...]

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    94 Index T Timer List 28 Timer recording check/ change/can cel 28 manual setti ng 25 Rec Mode Adjust 27 ShowView system 29 Synchr o Rec 31 Title 91 Title List 15 , 40 , 54 Tool me nu 16 Track 91 Troubl eshoo ting 84 TV Direct Rec 24 , 79 “TV Guide Page ” 79 “TV Type” 76 TV Virtual Surround (TVS) 45 U Usable discs 20 , 36 V Video mo de 49 VI[...]

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    Sony Corporat ion Printed in Japan Printed on 100% re cycled p aper using VOC (Vola tile Organic Co mpound)- free vege ta ble oil based ink. Quick Guide to DV D Disc Types Refer to the following when selecting a disc (DVD-R, DVD+RW, or DVD-RW) and a recording forma t (VR mode or Video mode for DVD-RW discs). Each disc can reco rd for up to six hour[...]