Sony 4-151-079-11(1) manual

4-151-079- 11 (1) © 2010 Sony Corporation RDR-HDC100/HDC300/HDC500 D VD Recorder Operatin g Instructi ons[...]

2 WARNING To red uce the ri sk of fi re or electric shock, do not expose th is apparatus to rain or moi sture. To avoid el ectrical shock, do no t open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. The power cord (mains lead) must be changed only at a qualified service s hop. Batterie s or batteries installed apparatus shall not be expo[...]

3 • Do not mo ve the r ecorde r for one m inute a fter y ou have unplugge d the AC power cord (mains l ead). • Do not atte mpt to rep lace or upgrade the hard disk by yourse lf, as th is ma y result in malfunc tion. If the hard dis k drive should malfunc tion, yo u canno t recover lost data. Th e hard di sk drive is only a tem porary storage sp[...]

4 Copy gu ard fun cti on Since th e recorder has a copy guard functi on, program mes received through an external tuner (not suppl ied) ma y contain co py protectio n signals (copy guard f unction) and as such may not be recordab le, depending on the type of signal. If you have any question s or problems conce rning yo ur recorder, please cons ult [...]

5 Table of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Guide to Parts a nd Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Hoo[...]

6 Playback Playing Discs and Recorded Progra mmes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Pausing a TV broadcast (TV Pause/Pause Live TV) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Playing from the beginn ing of the pr ogram me you ar e recording (Chase Play) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Playing a [...]

7 Settings and Adjustmen ts Using the Disc Setu p Menus (Disc Setup) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Disc Settings (Dis c Information) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Formatting t he HDD (HDD Formatting) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Using the Setup Me nus (Initi a[...]

8 Guide to Part s and Con tro ls For more in form atio n, see th e page s in pa renthe ses. A HDD (40) Switches to t he HDD. DVD (40) Switches to t he DVD. B [ / 1 (on/stand by) (21) Turns th e rec order on or off. C Z (open/ close) (40) Open s or clos es the di sc tray . D PROG (program me) +/– (27) The + butto n has a tac tile dot * . E Number [...]

9 U . / > (previous/ next) (41) PAGE +/– (33) Changes the programme list by page. / (instant repla y/instant advance) (4 1) mc / CM (s earch/ slow/freez e frame) (41) DAY +/– (33) Changes the programme list by day. N (play ) (40) X (paus e) (27, 41) x (stop) (40) The N bu tton ha s a tact ile do t*. V DISPLAY (31) Displays the playin g statu[...]

10 A [ / 1 (on/stand by) (21) Turns th e rec order on or off. B (remote sen sor) (19) C Disc tray (40) D Front panel dis play (11) E Z (open/ close) (40) Open s or clos es the di sc tray . F N (play ) (40) The N butt on h as a tacti le do t * . G x (stop) (40) H PROGRAM +/– (27) The + butto n has a tac tile dot * . I INPUT (input sele ct) (39) Se[...]

11 A Displays the followin g: • Playing/Reco rding time • Curre nt title number •C l o c k • Progr amme po sitio n • UP DAT E indi ca tio n “UPDA TE” appea rs when th e record er is u pdat ing in form atio n. B HDD Lights up when t he HDD is sele cted. DVD Lights up when t he DVD is sele cted. C Tim er i ndic at or (3 6) Lights up whe[...]

12 A AERIAL IN/OUT jacks (14) B LINE 2 OUT (R-AUDIO-L/VIDEO) jacks ( 16) C LIN E 1 ja ck (23 ) To co nnect the EU RO A V adapter , see page 17. D HDMI OUT jack (15) E DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) j ack (16) F AC IN terminal (19) G LINE 3 – TV jack (15) To co nnect t he EURO AV adapt er, see page 17. H COMPONEN T VIDEO OUT (Y, P B /C B , P R /C R ) jacks[...]

13 Hookup s and Settings Hookups and Se ttings Hookin g Up the Record er Follo w step s 1 throu gh 5 to h ook up and ad jus t the sett ings of the recor der. Do no t conn ect the AC power cord (mains lead) until you reach “Step 3: Connectin g the AC power cord (Mains Lead) ” on page 19 . b • See “Specifications” (page 96) for a list of su[...]

14 Step 1: Connec ting the A eria l Ca ble Conne ct the ae rial ca ble by followin g the ste ps bel ow. “Stan dby M ode” is set to “ Mod e 1” (d efault) in the “ Syst em 1” s etup an d the p ictur e does no t app ear on the TV whe n the reco rder is in stan dby m ode. To wat ch TV in standby mode, set “Standb y Mod e” to “Mode 2?[...]

15 Hookup s and Settings Step 2: Conne cting th e TV and Audi o Compo nent Select one of the followi ng patterns acco rding to the in put jack on yo ur TV monitor, p rojector, or audi o comp onen t such as an AV amplifi er (rec eive r). Connect the EURO AV adapter with selector to the LINE 3 – TV jack, and set t he select or to the “OU TPUT” [...]

16 To conne ct a TV t hrough an audio compon ent To conne ct to vide o jacks Connecting to video ja cks will enable you to view pictures . A Compone nt vi deo outp ut j acks (Y, P B / C B , P R /C R ) You wi ll en joy a ccur ate co lour repr oduc tion and hi gh-qua lit y image s. If your TV acce pts prog ressi ve 525p /625p form at sign als and if [...]

17 Hookup s and Settings D Audio L/R (l eft/righ t) ou tput jac ks This co nnec tion wi ll use your TV’s or au dio comp onent ’s two sp eake rs for so und. To conne ct the E URO AV adapte r Two ty pes of EURO AV adap ters ar e sup plied w ith th e reco rder ; with se lect or (big) an d without sel ector (small) . Conn ect the EURO AV ad apter w[...]

18 z For correct s peaker lo cation, refer t o the operat ing instruct ions s upplied w ith th e conne cted component s. b • D o not connec t more t han one type o f video cable betwe en the recorder and your TV at the same ti me. • Y ou cannot connect the HDMI OUT jack to DVI jacks that are not HDCP complian t (e.g. , DVI jack s on PC di sp la[...]

19 Hookup s and Settings Step 3 : Connec ting the AC powe r cord (Main s Lead) Connec t the supp lied AC power cord (m ains lead) to the AC IN termina l of the r ecorder. Then plug the record er a nd TV A C power cords (main s leads) into the mains. Afte r you conne ct the AC po wer cord (mains le ad), you must wait for a short while before operat [...]

20 You can adjust the remote’s s ignal to contr ol your TV. b • D epend ing on the connecte d unit, you may not be able to control yo ur TV with s ome or all of the buttons be low. • I f you enter a new code num ber, the code numb er pre viously e ntered wi ll be era sed. 1 Hold down TV [ / 1 located at the bottom of the rem ote. Do not p re [...]

21 Hookup s and Settings You ca n chan ge progr amme position s of the recor der using t he numb er butt ons. Examp le: for chann el 50 Press “5,” “0,” then p ress . Step 5 : Easy Se tup Make the basic adju stments by fo llowing the on-s creen i nstr uctio ns in “Eas y Setu p.” Be ca refu l not to dis conne ct the ca bles or exit the ?[...]

22 TV Type (page 7 5) • If yo u have a widescr een TV , sele ct “16:9. ” • If you have a stan dard TV, sel ect “4:3 Letter Box” or “4:3 Pan Scan. ” This will deter mine how “widesc reen” imag es a re di spla yed on you r TV . Prog ress ive When you c onnec t a pro gressi ve for mat TV to this recorder using the COMPONENT VIDEO O[...]

23 Hookup s and Settings Connec ting a VCR or Sim ilar Devi ce After disco nnec ting th e reco rder’s AC po wer cor d (m ains lead) from t he m ains, co nnec t a VCR or simila r recording dev ice to the LI NE IN jacks of th is recor der. To watch the c onnected VCR or a s imilar devi ce’s pictur e through the recorder whil e the recor der is in[...]

24 b • P ictures containin g cop y prote ction s ignals t hat prohib it a ny copyin g canno t be r ecorded. • I f you pass the recor der signals through a VCR, you may not receive a clear ima ge on your TV screen. Be sure to connect your VCR to the DVD recorder and to your TV in the order shown below. To watch video tape s, watch the tape s thr[...]

25 Hookup s and Settings Connect a VCR or similar r ecording devic e to the LINE 2 IN jacks of this re corder. If the equip ment h as an S- video j ack, y ou ca n use an S-vide o cable instea d of an audi o/vide o cable . z When the connected equipment outp uts only monaural sound, connect to only the L(MONO) and VIDEO input jacks on the front of t[...]

26 Basic Oper ations Using th e Syst em Men u The System Menu provides entry to the record er’s fu nction s. 1 Pres s SYSTEM MENU . The Syst em Men u appear s. 2 Select a menu icon u sing M / m , and pres s . 3 Select a n optio n usin g M / m , and pres s . If nec essary , selec t a sub-op tion us ing M / m , and pr ess . To exi t the System Menu[...]

27 Basic O perations 27 Record ing a TV Prog ramme to the HDD This sectio n introd uces the basi c operati on to record a current TV programme to th e hard disk (HDD). F or an explanat ion of how to make time r recordin gs, see p age 34. b The recording destination is HDD only. 1 Turn on the reco rder an d your TV . Then sw itch th e input s electo[...]

28 You can set the record er to reco rd in 30- minu te incr ement s. Press z REC rep eatedl y t o s et the durat ion. Each press a dvances the time in 30-minute increments. The maximum duratio n is 8 hours . The tim e co unter de crease s minu te by minu te to 0: 00, then the reco rder stops record ing. To cance l the Qu ick Tim er Pres s z REC rep[...]

29 Basic O perations 29 2 Pres s TITLE LI ST. • Options appl icable only to the selected medi a are dis play ed. • Only t he optio ns that are availa ble during recor ding a re displa yed. Exam ple: H DD A Media type: HDD or DVD B Preview of the se lected title: Displays th e select ed title’s preview with informa tion (t itle name, recording[...]

30 Visual Se arch Select a tit le in the Title List, and press t he yello w button “Go To” t o select “Visua l Sear ch.” Chapters in the selec ted title are displa yed in the “V isual Se arch” displa y. Sele ct a chap ter usin g < / M / m / , , an d pres s to pla y. To turn off th e Title L ist Press T ITLE LIST. z Each tim e you sor[...]

31 Basic O perations 31 To displa y the pr ogramme in formation (for digit al broad casting on ly) Whil e wa tching TV, press INF O. The i nforma tio n disp lay a ppe ars sho win g a descr iptio n of the cu rren t progra mme o n view. To swi tch the displa y betw een descr ipti ons of th e curr ent and next progra mme, pres s < / , . To vie w a [...]

32 3 Sele ct a chan nel yo u want to ad d to th e Favou rit es L ist usi ng M / m , and press t he gree n butto n (“Add”) . The s elected ch anne l is adde d to the Favour ites List. • To remo ve a cha nnel fro m the Favour ites List, pre ss the red button (“Remo ve”) after step 1. Then sel ect a channel yo u want to remove f rom the Favo[...]

33 Record ing to the HDD Recording to the HDD Using th e EPG (Ele ctroni c Pr ogramm e Guide) D isplay The Electronic Programme Guide i s a guide showing th e televisio n programme sche dule for a da y or more at a time on your tele vision . The EPG pr ovi des a quic k and ea sy way to: • View a complete li st of all a vailable channe ls. • Vie[...]

34 You can disp lay the favo urite channe ls set in the Favour ite s Li st on the EPG di spl ay. To se t your fa vouri te chan nels to the Favo urites Li st, see “U sing t he Favour ites List (f or digita l broadca sting on ly)” on p age 31. While d isplayi ng the EPG, pres s repe atedl y to selec t a Fav ourite s List . The s elected Fa vour i[...]

35 Record ing to the HDD 3 Pres s the r ed bu tton ( “REC”) . “ ” appe ars next to th e pr ogramm e which is se t for timer recording . Your recorder wil l automatic ally beg in recordin g when the p rogramme st arts. Unlike a VCR, ther e is no n eed to turn off the r ecorder be fore th e timer record ing start s. • To modify the timer s [...]

36 To se arch f or p rogr ammes by gen re (Genre) 1 Pres s the yell ow but ton (“ Genre ”) wh ile the progra mme list is displaye d. 2 Selec t a genre us ing M / m , and press . Programmes th at belong t o the selec ted gen re are disp laye d in the pr ogra mme list. To stop recording during ti mer recording Pres s x REC STOP. No te th at it ma[...]

37 Record ing to the HDD “Mod e”: Se ts the reco rdi ng mode ( for analo gue br oadcast ing onl y) (page 91). “Upda te”: Sets t he re corder automatically , replac ing the previ ous timer reco rding with the new one (only when “Date ” is se t daily or week ly). • If you make a mistake, sele ct the item and chang e the s etting. 5 Pres[...]

38 Checki ng/Ch angi ng/ Cancel ling Ti mer Setting s (Timer Lis t) You ca n chec k, chang e, or can cel the tim er settings using the Timer List. b When you change the E PG timer se ttings, the update funct ion turn s off automa ticall y. 1 Pres s TIMER. The “ Timer List” di splay a ppear s. When all of the timer s ettings are not visibl e on [...]

39 Record ing to the HDD Record ing from Connec ted Eq uipmen t You ca n reco rd from a conn ected VC R or similar dev ice. To connect a VCR or similar devi ce, s ee “ Conne ctin g a VC R or S imi lar Device ” on pag e 23. 1 Pres s INPUT t o sele ct an in put s ource (“LI NE 1” or “LINE 2”) ac cordi ng to the conn ection yo u mad e. 2 S[...]

40 Playback Play ing Discs and Record ed P rogr ammes 1 Press HDD o r DVD. When yo u pr ess HDD, go t o ste p 4. 2 Press Z (o pen/ clos e), and pla ce a disc on the disc tray. 3 Press Z (open/clo se) to clo se the disc tr ay. Wait until “LOADING” disappears from the fr ont panel d isplay. • If you i nsert a DVD VIDEO or VIDEO CD, press N . Pl[...]

41 Playba ck To play VIDEO CDs/S uper VIDEO CDs with PBC (Play back Co ntrol) functions 1 Press T OP MENU to open t he menu of the VIDEO CD/Super VIDEO CD. 2 Selec t an ite m us ing the n umb er butto ns. 3 Follow the in structi ons in the menu. Pres s N wh en “ Pres s SE LECT” appear s. To play rest ricted DVDs (P arent al Loc k) If you play a[...]

42 To re sume p layback from the point wher e you sto pped (R esume Pl ay) When yo u pres s N again afte r you s top play back, t he reco rder resu mes play back from the poin t where yo u pres sed x . To star t from the begi nning, press t he red button (“Edi t”) in the Titl e List to select “Res ume Off ,” and pr ess . Then, pre ss N to s[...]

43 Playba ck “Simultaneous Rec and Play” allo ws you to play a di sc or a pr evious ly record ed programme on the HDD while recording programmes. P layback con tinues even if a timer record ing starts. 1 Pres s TITLE LI ST dur ing re cordi ng. The Title List appear s. • To play a disc, pres s DVD and inser t the dis c befo rehan d. 2 Select a[...]

44 3 Select a n item to be re peated using < / , . “Title” (fo r HDD/DVDs): repeats the curren t ti tle. “Cha pter” (f or HDD /DVD s): re peats th e curren t ch apter. “Track” (f or VIDEO CDs): rep eats the curren t tra ck. “Disc” (fo r VIDEO CDs): repe ats t he entir e disc . 4 Press . Repe at play starts. To play a sp ecific po[...]

45 Playba ck Play ing DivX/ Music/ Photo Fi les 1 Connec t the US B device to the U SB jack on the record er. Refer to the operating instructio ns supplied with the USB device b efore conne cti ng. b • Som e US B dev ice s may not wor k wit h thi s recorder. • The recorde r can recognise Mass St orage Class (MSC) de vices that are F AT- compat [...]

46 Notes on copying file s • M usic files from a CD are converte d to MP3 format . Name s for music file s are a utoma ticall y labell ed as “T RACK01,” “T RACK02,” e tc. • W hile copyin g files, other opera tions inc luding timer record ings are u navailable. If the t imer is set d uring copyi ng, the recorde r starts the t imer recor [...]

47 Playba ck 5 Select a fil e using M / m , and press or N . Play back s ta rts. To stop playbac k Pres s x (stop) . To scro ll the list di splay by pa ge (Pag e mode) See “To scroll th e list displa y by page (Page mode )” o n pa ge 2 9. Variou s play back op tions * DivX files on ly To sear ch for a f ile/tim e (DivX f iles on ly) 1 Pres s IN[...]

48 To dis play play back in formatio n See “Di splay ing th e prog ramme/ pla yback info rmatio n” on page 3 1. To pl ay from t he US B de vice , see pag e 51 . 1 Press HDD o r DVD. When you sele ct DVD, inser t a disc ( see “Playin g Disc s and Re cord ed Progr amme s” on pa ge 40). 2 Pres s SYSTEM MENU . The Syst em Men u appear s. 3 Sele[...]

49 Playba ck 5 Select a track/file , and pr ess or N . Play back s ta rts. To stop playbac k Pres s x (stop) . To scro ll the list di splay by pa ge (Pag e mode) See “To scroll th e list displa y by page (Page mode )” o n pa ge 2 9. Variou s play back op tions See “ V arious playb ack o ptions” on p age 47 . To dis play ID3 ta g inform atio[...]

50 Exam ple: H DD A Media type : HDD, DVD, CD, or USB B Phot o fold er/fil e name C Dat e of phot o fold er/fil e D Phot o fold ers/file s “ ” : Select a folder /file, and pre ss MA RKER. A check mark ap pears by the sele cted fold er/file. Yo u can then e dit a ll the se lecte d fold ers/ file s at once . To di spla y a ph oto file l is t, sel[...]

51 Playba ck 3 Set the s creen reso lution of the TV to 1080p o r 1080i. When your TV is compat ible with [VIDEO-A] mod e, set the TV’s v ideo/ phot o set ting to [ VIDEO- A] mo de. For details , refer to the operat ing instructio ns supplied with the TV. To play a slide show with the sound (HDD only) You can enjoy a s lideshow while lis tening t[...]

52 7 Select a folder or file to copy, and press MARK ER. A che ck mar k appe ars by the sele cted item. • To cl ear the ch eck mark , pres s MARKE R again. • To sele ct/unsel ect all ite ms, pres s the yellow butt on (“Selec tion”) repea tedly . • To chan ge the item ord er, press the green bu tton (“So rt”) to se lect “Nam e,” ?[...]

53 Erasing an d Editing Erasing and Edit ing Before Edi ting You can edit ti tles on the HDD. b • T itles on DVDs cannot be edited. For DVD- RWs/DVD-Rs (VR mode), titles can be erased. • Y ou may lo se the edite d content s if you remo ve the d isc or a timer rec ording start s wh ile e diting . • If a message appears an d indica tes th at th[...]

54 6 Select “Ye s,” an d press . The s electe d titles are eras ed. b Titles on DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs or DVD-RWs/ DVD-Rs (Video mode) ca nnot be erased. You can select a sect ion (scene) in a title and erase it. Note that er asing sc enes in a title cannot be undone . 1 Pres s TITLE LI ST. 2 Select t he title you wan t to part ially erase using M / m [...]

55 Erasing an d Editing 1 Pres s TITLE LI ST. 2 Select t he title you wan t to rena me using M / m . 3 Pres s the r ed butto n (“Ed it”) to se lect “Rena me,” an d press . You ca n enter up to 31 cha racter s. 4 Move the cursor to the po int whe re you wa nt to i nsert the charac ter us in g < / M / m / , . • To e rase all o f th e cha[...]

56 Dubbing (HDD y DVD) Before Dub bing In this sectio n, “dubbi ng” re fers to “copying a reco rded t itle on t he int erna l har d disk drive (HDD) to anothe r disc, or vic e versa.” Bef ore you st art, r ead the fo llow ing prec auti ons, which are common to al l dubb ing meth ods. Before you start… • A fter you dub a ti tle on the HD[...]

57 Dubbi ng (HDD y DVD) 5 Select a title y ou want to du b, and press MARK ER. A che ck mar k appe ars next to th e selected title. • To canc el the se lecti on, pre ss MARKE R again. • To sele ct/unsel ect all ite ms, pres s the yellow butt on (“Sel ection”) to select “Select All” or “Unselec t All,” and press . • To cha nge th e[...]

58 Dubbin g from a Fina lised DVD to the HDD (DVD t HDD) You ca n dub tit les on a fina lised DVD to t he HDD. 1 Insert the fin alised DVD that you are goin g to dub f rom. See “Playing D iscs an d Reco rded Progr amme s” on pa ge 40. 2 Press DVD. 3 Pres s SYSTEM MENU . The Syst em Men u appear s. 4 Sele ct “Media, ” and pr ess . 5 Sele ct [...]

59 Dubbi ng (HDD y DVD) Playi ng th e Di sc on Other DV D Equ ipment (Finalis e) Final ising is necessar y when you play discs dubbed with this record er on ot her DVD equi pment . Bef ore fina lisin g, ch eck the di ffere nces between the disc types in the ta ble below. Differe nces betwee n disc types 1 Insert a disc. See “Playing Di scs and Re[...]

60 HDD/DV Camcorder Dubbing Dubbin g from HDD Camco rder You ca n dub the c ontent s of a Sony H DD camc orde r to the ha rd di sk drive of the record er vi a the US B jack o n the front pa nel. Meth ods t o dub from the HD D camc orde r incl ude: – One-Tou ch Du bbing – D ubbi ng using the on-s creen di splay Follow the in struct ions in “Pr[...]

61 HDD/DV Ca mcorder Dubbin g Connect an HDD camc order to t he USB jack on the record er. Ref er as we ll to the inst ruct ion m anua l supplied wit h the HDD c amcorder befo re conne cti ng. 1 Turn o n your HDD cam cor der and t he recorder. 2 Connec t your HDD camcord er to the USB jack o n the fr ont pan el. 3 Set your HD D camco rder to th e U[...]

62 You ca n dub the c onte nts of your H DD camcorder onto the HDD of the rec order using the on -scree n displa y. 1 Follow s teps 1 to 3 of “P reparing for HDD camcord er dubbing ” on page 61. 2 Pres s SYSTEM MENU . The Syst em Men u appear s. 3 Sele ct “HDD -Cam /DV, ” and pre ss . 4 Sele ct “HDD -Cam Dubbin g,” a nd pres s . 5 Sele [...]

63 HDD/DV Ca mcorder Dubbin g Dubbin g from DV Camco rder This sec tio n expl ains dub bing wit h a DV camcorder via the DV IN j ack on the fr ont panel . If you w ant to du b by wa y of the LINE IN jac ks, s ee “ Recor ding from Connec ted Equi pment” on page 39. The DV IN jack o n this re corder c onforms to the i.LINK standard. Follow the in[...]

64 2 Press R EC MODE on the remote repe atedl y to sel ect th e recordi ng mode . To chan ge the re cordi ng mode, pres s INPUT to switch th e input sourc e to anal ogue b road cast ing or the exte rnal inpu t befo rehan d. For details about th e recordin g mode, see page 91. 3 Set the “DV Inpu t” setti ng in th e “Audio In” se tup (pag e 7[...]

65 HDD/DV Ca mcorder Dubbin g You ca n select and du b scenes while playi ng a D V/D ig ita l8 for mat ta pe . 1 Follow s teps 1 to 3 of “P reparing for DV c amcor der dubbin g” on page 63. 2 Pres s SYSTEM MENU . The Syst em Men u appear s. 3 Sele ct “HDD -Cam /DV, ” and pre ss . 4 Sele ct “DV Dub bing, ” and p ress . 5 Find the point o[...]

66 Settings and Adj ustments Using th e Disc Setup Menus (D isc Setup ) You can adjus t HDD/DVD related settings. 1 Pres s SY STEM M ENU whi le th e record er is i n stop m ode or du ring playba ck. 2 Select “ Disc S etup” us ing M / m , and pres s . 3 Sele ct the de sired setup ite m using M / m , and press . See the explanations in the follo [...]

67 Settings a nd Adj ustments You ca n unfina lise a d isc whe n the dis c is finalised . For DVD-RW s (Video m ode) DVD -RWs (V ideo m ode) th at have be en finali sed to pr ohibit ad ditional dubbing can be unfi nalis ed to allow furth er dubbi ng. For DVD-RW s (VR mod e) If yo u cann ot ed it on a DVD- RW (VR mode) that has be en f inali sed wit[...]

68 Using th e Setu p Menus (Initial S etup) You c an ch ange th e sett ings of the re corder, such as ch anne l settin gs, au dio se tti ngs, et c. 1 Pres s SY STEM M ENU whi le th e record er is i n stop m ode or du ring playba ck. 2 Select “ Initial Setu p” using M / m , and pre ss . 3 Sele ct the de sired setup ite m using M / m , and press [...]

69 Settings a nd Adj ustments Aerial Re cept ion Setting s (Cha nnel) You c an make tune r and c hanne l settin gs fo r the reco rder. Pres ets c hanne ls au tomat ic ally. 1 Selec t your ar ea usi ng < / , , and pres s m . 2 Select the channel type y ou want to pres et us ing < / , , and pres s m . 3 Set th e start/e nd scan f reque ncy usi [...]

70 • Y ello w bu tton ( “Swap ”): C hange s t he chann el o rder. Sel ect t he chan nel you wa nt to move, and press the y ellow button (“Sw ap”). Then se lect ano ther ch annel to swap p osit ions with, and p ress the yell ow butto n (“Swa p”). • B lue button (“Si gnal”) : Disp lays t he si gnal stre ngth and t he signal qua li[...]

71 Settings a nd Adj ustments AFT • If the Aut o Fine Tun ing func tion do es not work ef fect ively , sel ect “ Off” and pres s m to s elec t “Leve l.” Pr ess < / , to obtain a cleare r pic ture. Sound S yst em Selec t an avai lable TV syste m (pag e 70). Name Pres s < / , to change or enter a new stat ion nam e. The re cord er mu [...]

72 Record er S ettings (System 1) The r ecorde r can au tomati cally d ivide a record ing (ti tle) i nto chap ters by inser ting cha pter m arks. Y ou can se lect chap ter ma rk intervals o r disable this functi on. b • The actual chapter mark int erval may var y depending on the amount of infor mation contained in the video to be record ed. • [...]

73 Settings a nd Adj ustments Displ ays t he r egis trat ion c ode of Di vX vi deo files f or this record er. ABOUT DIVX VIDEO-ON-DEMAND: This DivX Certif ied ® devi ce m ust b e regis tered in order t o play D ivX Vi deo-on- Demand (VOD) content. Go to vod. divx .com wit h this code to comple te the regis tration proce ss and le arn mor e abou t [...]

74 Adju sts the lightin g of th e front p anel disp lay. b When you select “Off,” Child Lo ck is n ot availa ble. To s et the C hild L ock, selec t “On.” Langua ge S ettings (Lan guag e) You ca n make l angu age setti ngs. Switches the language fo r the DVD menu. Switches the language of the soun d track. When y ou sel ect “Ori ginal ,”[...]

75 Settings a nd Adj ustments Video Se tting s (Video In/ Out) You can adjus t items rela ted to th e image, such a s size and co lour, acco rding t o the t ype of TV or tu ner tha t is conn ected to the record er. Selec t the pla yback picture si ze acc ording to the ty pe of connec ted T V (wid escr een/w ide mode TV or conv ention al 4:3 scr een[...]

76 Sele cts th e colo ur sys tem whe n pict ure noi se appea rs. T his s ettin g is effe ctiv e when y ou record an ana logue br oadc ast or an exter nal input. Selec ts the typ e of vide o sig nals ou tput from the HDMI OUT jack . If the p icture is not clear , natural or to your satisfa ction, tr y anoth er opti on that sui ts the dis c and your [...]

77 Settings a nd Adj ustments Audi o Input Se tting s (Audio In ) You ca n adju st the soun d acco rdin g to the play back a nd c onnec tio n con diti ons. For deta ils on NICAM syst em, see page 37. This sett ing is eff ective when you record an analo gue broad cast or an exter nal inpu t. Selec ts the so und to be recor ded. This sett ing is ef f[...]

78 Audi o Output Settin gs (Audio O ut) You ca n switch the met hod of output ting audio signal s when yo u conn ect a comp onent such as an ampl ifie r (recei ver ) with a digi tal input ja ck. b If you connec t a comp onent that do es not accept the selec ted audio signal, a loud nois e (or no sound) will come from t he speakers, and m ay affect [...]

79 Settings a nd Adj ustments Selec ts the dy nam ic range (diffe renc e betw een sof t and loud so unds) setting whe n play ing sounds that con form t o “DR C.” Th is affec ts the ou tput fr om the followi ng jack s: – L INE 2 OU T (R -AU DIO -L) jack s – L INE 3 – TV jack –L I N E 1 j a c k – DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL)/HDMI OUT jack only[...]

80 You ca n chan ge the pas swor d that gi ves acces s to the “P aren tal Lock ” setting s. Enter your f our-digit password usin g the number buttons, then enter a new password. b If you forgot you r passwor d, reset the recor der (page 87). Eas y Setup (R eset ting the Reco rder ) Select this to run the “Easy Setu p” prog ramme. Follow the[...]

81 Additional I nformation Additional Information Trouble shoo ting If you e xperie nce any of the fol lowin g difficult ies while using the re corder, use this troub leshoo ting gui de to help remedy the problem bef ore requestin g repairs . Should any pr oble m persis t, co nsul t your ne ares t Sony dealer . The pow er does no t turn on. , Check[...]

82 , When pl ayin g a double-l ayer DVD, the video and a udio may be momenta rily inter rupte d at the point where the lay ers switch. , Video si gnals fr om the LI NE 1 ja ck appea r in sta ndby mod e when connec ting you r TV to the LINE 3 – TV jac k. This is not a malfunct ion. In this case, r econnec t your TV to the LINE 2 OUT ja cks, or tur[...]

83 Additional I nformation The pic ture does n ot fil l the sc reen. , Set “TV Type ” in th e “Vide o In/Ou t” se tup in acc ordance with the s creen si ze of your TV (page 7 5). The pictu re does no t fill the scree n, even though the pic ture size is set in “TV Type” in the “Video In/Out” s etup. , The pict ure size of the ti tle [...]

84 Recording to a DVD is not po ssible. , The recording destination is HDD on ly. The pr ogramm e posi tion ca nnot be change d from t he prog ramme po siti on you ar e rec ording. , Set the TV’s input source to “TV.” Recor din g does not start immedi ately after yo u pres s z REC. , Oper ate th e reco rder only aft er “LOADING,” “FORMA[...]

85 Additional I nformation , Moist ure has cond ensed insid e the recor der. See “ Notes Abo ut This Record er” on page 94. , If th e disc wa s rec ord ed on a nothe r record er and was no t finalised (p age 59) , the re corde r cann ot pl ay t he dis c. The re corder does no t star t playbac k from the be ginni ng. , Resume p lay w as act ivat[...]

86 HDD camcord er dubbin g is not possibl e. , An HDD ca mcorder which is not suppo rted by this reco rder is co nnecte d (pa ge 60). , The HDD camcord er is not set to the USB conn ection mode (pag e 61) . , The HDD camcorder contains only the conte nts that hav e alread y been du bbed to the record er when yo u are dub bing using the ON E-TOU CH [...]

87 Additional I nformation The disc tray does not ope n after yo u pres s Z (open/clo se). , It may tak e a few second s for the di sc tray to open a fter you hav e dubbed or ed ited a DV D. Thi s is bec ause th e reco rder is addi ng di sc da ta t o th e di sc. , The reco rder is lock ed. Canc el the Child Lock (p age 40) . , Depend ing on the dis[...]

88 Disc s That Ca n Be Dub bed o n Typ e Disc Log o Icon used in th is manua l Format ting (new dis cs) Compat ibilit y with other DVD p layers (finalising) DVD+RW Format in VR mode (DVD+RW VIDEO) (p age 66) Playable on DVD+RW- compat ible pla yers (finalisat ion unnec essary) DVD-RW VR mode Format in VR mode (page 66) Play able only o n V R mode c[...]

89 Additional I nformation Usabl e dis c vers ions (as of Ap ril 20 09) • 8 x-sp eed or sl ower DV D+R Ws • 6 x-sp eed or sl ower DV D-RW s (Ve r.1.1, Ver.1. 2 wi th CPR M*) • 16x-speed or slower DVD+Rs • 16x-speed or slower DVD-Rs (Ver.2.0, Ver.2. 1 wi th CPR M*) • 8 x-sp eed or sl ower D VD +R DL (D oub le Lay er) discs • 8 x-sp eed o[...]

90 Disc s That Ca n Be Pla yed “DVD VIDEO” and “CD” ar e trademarks. *1 If the DVD-RAM has a removable cartridge, remove the cartridge before playback. *2 You can copy contents on CDs/DATA CDs to the HDD (page 45). *3 You can copy contents on D ATA DVDs to the HDD (page 45). Also, you can copy contents on the HDD to DATA DVDs (page 51). *4 [...]

91 Additional I nformation Regi on c ode (DVD VID EO only ) Your recorde r has a regi on code pr inted on the rear of the unit and will only p lay DVD VIDE Os (p layb ack only ) lab elled w ith identical r egion codes. This system is used to prot ect c opyrig hts. DVD VIDEOs labelled will also p lay on th is re cord er. If you t ry to play an y oth[...]

92 b • T he maxim um conti nuous recor ding tim e to the HDD is 8 h ours for a sing le titl e. A title longe r than 8 hours is di vided. • Situations b elow ma y cause slight i naccuraci es with th e recor ding ti me. – Recordin g a programme with poor r eception, or a programm e or video so urce of low pictu re quality. – Reco rding o nly [...]

93 Additional I nformation Langua ge Co de Lis t For details , see page 74. The lan guage spel lings co nform to the IS O 639: 1988 (E/F ) sta ndard . Code Langua ge Code L anguage C ode Lang uage Code La nguage not specified[...]

94 Notes Ab out T his Record er On oper ation • If the recorder is brought di rectly fro m a cold to a war m location, o r is plac ed in a very damp ro om, moisture may condens e on th e lens es in side the record er. S houl d this occur, the recor der ma y not oper ate properly. In this case, if the re corder is o n, leave it on (i f it is off ,[...]

95 Additional I nformation Notes on MP3 f iles, JPEG Im age Fi les, DivX Vide o Files, an d i.Li nk MP3 is an audio comp ressi on techno logy that satisf ies certai n ISO/MPEG regulatio ns. JPEG is an image compression tech nology. DivX ® is a reg ister ed tr adema rk o f Di vX, Inc., an d is us ed und er license . ABOUT DIVX VIDEO: DivX ® is a d[...]

96 • Note that th e size of JPEG im age fil es copi ed to the HDD may be automat ically in creased to fit the TV scr een. • Y ou canno t copy J PEG i mage file s onto a DATA DVD finalised on ot her recorders or dev ices. The DV IN jack on thi s record er is i.LI NK- compliant for digit al video cameras . i.LINK is a more familia r term fo r IEE[...]

97 Additional I nformation Inputs and o utputs LINE 2 OUT (AUDIO): Phono ja ck/2 Vrms/10 k ilohms (VIDEO): Phon o jack /1.0 Vp-p LINE 2 IN (AUDIO): Phon o jack/2 Vrms/more than 22 kilohm s (VIDEO): Phon o jack /1.0 Vp-p (S VIDEO): 4-p in mini D IN/Y: 1.0 Vp-p, C: 0.3 Vp -p (PAL) LINE 3 – TV: 21-pin CVBS OUT S-Vide o/RGB OUT ( upstream ) LINE 1: 2[...]

98 Index Wo rds in qu otati ons appe ar in the on -scr een di splays . Numerics “96kHz P CM” 78 A “A-B Erase ” 54 AC power cord (mains lead) 19 Aerial 14 “AFT” 71 “Analog M anual Setting” 70 “Area” 21 “Audio In” 77 “Audio Out ” 78 Audio o utput 17 “Auto Ch annel Se tting” 21 , 69 “Auto C hapter ” 72 “Auto C loc[...]

99 “HDD-Cam Dubbin g” 62 HDMI “4:3 Vide o Output ” 76 “Control for HDMI” 72 “HDMI Audio” 79 “HDMI Colo ur” 76 “HDMI Resolution ” 76 HDMI cable 15 I i.LINK 96 “Initial Setup” 68 “Input C olour Syste m” 76 L “Langu age” 74 “LINE 3 Out [LINE 1 In]” 75 M Main sou nd 37 , 77 “Manual Cloc k Setti ng” 22 , 68 Me[...]

Sony Corporation Printed in Malaysia U “Unfinalise” 67 “Unselec t All” 53 Usable discs 88 , 90 USB 61 V “Version ” 73 Video ca ble 15 VIDEO CD 90 “Video In/Out” 75 Video mo de 88 Video ou tput 16 “Visual Search” 30 VR mode 88 Z Zoom 50 ZWEITON 37[...]