Sony RDR-GX315 manual

2-637-174- 12 (1) © 2005 Sony Corporation D VD Recorder Operatin g Instructi ons RDR-GX315 For cu stomer s in the U.S. A Owner ’s R ecor d The model and serial numbers are located at the rear of the unit. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product. Model No. [...]

2 WARNIN G To redu ce the ris k of fi re or electric shock, do n ot expo se this ap para tus t o rain o r moistur e. To avoid elect rical s hock, do not open th e cabi net. Ref er se rvicing to qua lifi ed pe rson nel onl y. The A C powe r co rd m ust b e change d only a t a qua lified service shop o nly. This a ppl ianc e is cla ss ified as a CLAS[...]

3 • Keep t he record er and d iscs away from e quipment w ith st rong magnets , such a s micro wave ovens, or la rge loudspeake rs. • Do not place heavy objects on the reco rd er. • To preven t fire or shock hazar d, do not plac e objects fille d with liquids, suc h as vases, on the apparatus. • When you m ove the recor der, take out any di[...]

4 About thi s manual • Instruction s in th is manua l desc ribe the controls on the remote . You can a lso use t he contr ols on the record er if they have the sa me or simila r nam es as those on t he remote. • The on-scre en display ill ustrati ons used in thi s manual may not matc h the graphic s displaye d on your TV screen . • The explan[...]

5 Table of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Ways to Use Your DVD Record er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

6 DV/D8 Dubbi ng (DV/D8 t DVD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Before DV/D8 Dubbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Connecting a Dig ital Video Camera to the DV IN Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Dubbing From a DV/D8 Format Ta p[...]

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8 Ways to Use Your DVD Re corder Quick access to r ecorded title s – Title List , Display the Titl e List to v iew all titles on a disc an d select a title for playback or editin g (page 37). Creating your own pr ogram – Playli st , Record a program on a DVD-RW (VR mode), t hen erase, move or ad d scenes as you lik e without cha nging th e orig[...]

9 Progressive p layback , If your TV is compatible wi th progressive signals, yo u can enjoy accu rate color reproduc tion and high qu ality im ages in Prog ressive mode (p age 77) . Playing JPEG image fi les or MP3 audio file s , You can enjoy viewing JPEG images on your TV screen. First, take pictur es with a digit al cam era and save them in JPE[...]

10 How to Use the O n-Scr een Menus The followi ng three disp lays are mai nly used to operate th is record er. Once yo u become familia r with th e basic op erati ons, you will find t he reco rder eas y to us e. System Menu The Syst em Men u appe ars wh en you pres s SYSTEM MENU, and prov ides ent ries to al l of the reco rder’s ma in functi ons[...]

11 TOOLS The TOOL S men u appe ars whe n you pres s TOOLS. You can se arch for a tit le/ch apte r/tra ck, check the playing and remainin g time, or change audio a nd repeat setti ngs. The displa yed option s differ de pendin g on the m edia type. Press M / m to sele ct an opt ion, pr ess < / , to select th e desire d item, and p ress ENTER. Exam[...]

12 Hookups and Settings Hooki ng Up the Re cor der Follow steps 1 to 7 to hook up and adjust the settin gs of th e reco rder. Notes • Plu g cords s ecurely t o prevent unwante d noise. • See the inst ructions supp lied wi th the compone nts to be connect ed. • You cannot conne ct this recorder to a TV t hat does not have a video input jack. ?[...]

13 Hookups and Settings A: Cable box or sa tellite receiv er with a video/a udio output With this hookup , you can recor d any ch annel on the cabl e box or sat ellite receiv er. Be sure t hat the satell ite receiver or cable b ox is tur ned on. To watch cable or satellit e programs, you need to match the channel on the record er (L1) to the input [...]

14 B: Cable box with an antenna output only With this hookup , you c an recor d any ch annel on the sate llite re ceiver or cable b ox. Be sure t hat the satellite receiver o r cable bo x is turned on. To wa tch ca ble pr ogram s, you need to m atch t he ch annel on the recor der (2ch, 3ch or 4ch) to t he ant enna output channel on the cab le box ([...]

15 Hookups and Settings Step 3 : Co nnecti ng t o Your TV Connect the su pplied audio/v ideo cord to the LINE OUT 1 (AUDIO L/R/VIDEO) ja cks of the re corder. To enjoy highe r quality image s, conne ct an S vid eo cord (not sup plied) instea d of the ye llow (vid eo) pl ug. When u sing thi s con nect ion, be s ure t o co nnec t th e audi o cor d t [...]

16 If your TV has co mponent video input j acks Connect the COMP ONEN T VIDE O OU T jacks us ing a com ponent video co rd (not s upplied) or three video co rds ( not supp lied) of the sam e kind a nd lengt h. You will enj oy acc urate co lor rep roduc tion an d high quality images. If your TV acc epts pr ogress ive 480p f ormat signal s, you m ust [...]

17 Hookups and Settings Step 4: Con nect ing to You r AV Ampl ifier (R eceive r) Select one of th e follo wing pat terns A or B , accor ding to the input jack on your AV amplif ier (rece iver). This will en able you to li sten to DVD a udio tracks th rough your AV amp lifier (rece iver). AUDIO INPUT L R A B AV ampl ifier (r eceiver) with a decoder [...]

18 A Connec tin g to au dio L /R jac ks Thi s conn ecti on u ses a ster eo a mplif ier ’s (recei ver ’s) two fr ont spe aker s for s ound. You can enjo y the surr ound functi on that c reates virt ual spea kers from two ste reo spea kers . Select fro m “Surro und1, ” “S urro und2,” or “ Surro und3 ” of the su rrou nd effe cts (p age[...]

19 Hookups and Settings Step 5 : Co nnecti ng t he Power Co rd Plug th e reco rder and TV power co rds i nto an AC outle t. Afte r you co nnect t he pow er cord , you must wait for a short wh ile before oper ati ng the re cor der . You can op erate t he recorder o nly after the f ront panel di splay lights up and the recor der ente rs stan dby m od[...]

20 Controlling TVs w ith the remote You can ad just the r emote control’ s signal t o contro l your TV. If you co nnect the reco rder to an AV am plif ier (recei ver), you can also use th e sup plied r emot e to control the AV amplif ier’s (receiver’ s) volume. Notes • Depending on the conn ected unit , you ma y not be able to control your [...]

21 Hookups and Settings Controlling the v olume of your AV amplifier (rece iver) wi th the remote 1 Slide th e TV/ DVD sw itch to D VD. 2 Hold down "/ 1 , and en ter the manufac turer c ode (s ee the table b elow) for yo ur AV am plifie r (recei ver) using t he number butto ns. 3 Releas e "/1 . The VOL +/– buttons control the AV amplif [...]

22 Step 7 : Ea sy Set up Follow the s teps below t o make the minimu m numbe r of basi c adju stme nts for using th e recorder. If you do no t complete Easy Se tup, it will appe ar each tim e you turn on yo ur reco rder . Settings a re made in the followin g order. m m m m m 1 Turn on the TV. 2 Press "/1 . The reco rder turns on. 3 Swit ch the[...]

23 Hookups and Settings 7 Selec t whet her or not you ha ve a cab le connect ion. If you us e an ante nna only (no cable TV), sele ct “An tenna .” For a ll other co nnec tions, select “Cable. ” 8 Press ENTER . The Tuner Preset function a utoma tically st arts searc hing for all of the r eceiva ble ch annels and pre sets them . To set the ch[...]

24 14 Press ENTER whe n “Fini sh” appe ars. Easy Setup is finished. All connections and setup o peratio ns are c omple te. To return to the previous dis play Press O RETURN. z Hint If you want to run Easy Setup again, select “Easy Setup” in the “Setup” displa y (page 83). Note To record TV pr ograms us ing the timer, yo u must se t the [...]

25 Hookups and Settings 4 Select “C ommand Mode ,” and press ENTE R. 5 Selec t the com mand mo de (“D VD 1,” “DVD 2,” or “DVD 3” ), and pres s ENTE R. 6 Slide the COM MAND MODE switc h on the remot e so it ma tche s the mo de you selecte d above. To retu rn to the previo us displ ay Press O RETURN. Note If the comma nd mode does not[...]

26 Connec tin g a V CR or S imila r De vice After d isconnecting the reco rder’s power cord from a n AC outlet, connect a VCR or similar recording device to the LI NE IN jacks of this recor der. See also the instruction manu al supplied with th e connected equipm ent. To recor d on t his re cord er, see “Reco rding F rom Conne cted Eq uipme nt [...]

27 Hookups and Settings Connecting to the LINE 1 IN jacks You can connect a VCR or similar device. z Hin t When the connected equipm ent outputs only monaural so und, connect an audio cord to the LINE 2 IN AUDIO L (MONO) jack. Notes • Do not connect the ou tput ja ck of thi s reco rder to another equipment ’s input jack with the other equipm en[...]

28 Quic k Guid e to Di sc Ty pes Recor dable and Play able D iscs Usabl e disc ver sions (as of M ay 20 05) • 4 ×-spee d or slow er DV D+RWs • 2×-speed or sl ower DVD-RWs (Ver.1.1 , Ver.1.1 with CPRM *1 ) • 4×-speed or sl ower DVD-RWs (Ver.1.2 , Ver.1.2 with CPRM) • 8 ×-spee d or slow er DV D+Rs • 8 ×-spee d or sl ower DVD-R s (Ver .[...]

29 Quick Guide to D isc Types Discs tha t cannot be reco rded on • DV D-RWs (Ver.1 .0) • DVD+RW s that a re not 2.4×- speed compatible • 8 cm disc s • D VD -R DL (Dua l L ayer) disc s • DVD-Rs in VR mode (Video Recording forma t) •D V D - R s w i t h C P R M *1 *1 CPRM (Conten t Prot ection f or Reco rdable M edia) is a co ding tec hno[...]

30 12 cm/8 cm Discs Playa ble Disc s “DVD VIDEO” and “CD” logos are trademarks. * A logical format of files and folders on DATA-CDs, defined by ISO (International Stand ard Organization ). Operation DVD+RW DVD-RW DVD+R DVD-R VR mode Video mode 12 cm 8 cm 12 cm 8 cm 12 cm 8 cm 12 cm 8 cm 12 cm 8 cm Playback Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes — Ye[...]

31 Quick Guide to D isc Types Discs tha t cann ot be pl ayed • C D-Rs/ CD-RW s, othe r tha n those re cord ed in musi c CD for mat, MP 3 or JP EG forma t, or Video CD format • D at a part of CD-Ex tra s • DVD- ROMs •C D - R O M s • D VD A udio discs • D VD -R DL (Dua l L ayer) disc s • D VD -Rs re cord ed in VR mode ( Vid eo Recordi n[...]

32 Playback Play ing Disc s 1 Press Z OPEN/ CLOSE , and pla ce a disc on the disc tray . 2 Press Z OPEN/C LOSE to close the disc tray. Wait until “ LOAD” disappears from the front panel d isplay. 3 Press H PL AY. Playba ck st arts. To stop playba ck Press x STOP . z Hints • You can play DATA CDs or DATA DVDs with MP3 tracks or JPEG files (pag[...]

33 Playba ck Play back Op tions Button Operation Disc Z OPEN/ CLOSE Stops playing a nd opens the di sc tray. All discs AUDIO Selects one of the audio t racks recorded on the disc when pressed re peate dly. : Selects th e audio source. : Selects stereo or monaura l audio track s. SUBTITL E Select s a subti tle lan guage w hen p ressed re peated ly. [...]

34 SUR (surround) Surround l ets you enjoy surround sound e ffects b y using sound imag ing to crea te virtual rea r speakers fro m a st ereo T V or tw o fron t sp eakers (page 18). Selects on e of the e ffect s when pressed re peat edly. “Off”: No surrou nd effe ct. “Surround1” : Crea tes one set o f virtua l surroun d speakers. “Surroun[...]

35 Playba ck To resume norma l playback , press H PLAY. z Hin ts • You can ch ang e play back opt ions , such as sub title , audio track, angle, etc., using the TOOLS menu (page 11). • During playbac k or pause mode, th e recorder’s m / M butto ns an d the re mote ’s . PREV/ > NEXT buttons wor k the same wa y (page 34). Hold the buttons [...]

36 Playing quickl y with sound ( Scan Audio) (DVD s with Dolby Digi tal soundt racks only) You can play quic kly wit h dialog or soun d during FF1 fast-f orward of a DVD with Dolby Digital soun dtrack s. Sim ply pres s M duri ng pla yback . z Hint To turn off the Scan Audio function, set “Scan Audio ” of “Audio” t o “Off” i n the “S e[...]

37 Playba ck Locking the recor der (Child Lock) You ca n lock a ll of th e but tons on the rec orde r so that the settings are not c anceled by mis take. With the r ecorde r tu rned o n , ho ld dow n "/1 on the reco rder . The re corder turns off a nd “CHIL D LOCK” appears in the fr ont panel d isplay. The indicator re mains lit if there i[...]

38 3 Select the title , and pr ess ENTE R. The su b-men u appear s. 4 Selec t “Play ,” and pre ss ENT ER. Playback starts fro m the sele cted title on the disc. About the Title Lis t for DVD-RW s (VR mode) You can switc h the Title Lis t to show orig inal or Playlis t. While the Title List menu is turn ed on, press ORIGINAL/PLAYLIST repeatedly [...]

39 Playba ck Note Depending on the disc, you may not be able to use the TOOLS menu to sea rch for a title/ch ap ter/tra ck, or ente r the time code for a playba ck point. Bookmarking a favori te scene (Bookmark) You ca n have the recorde r store spe cific portions of a disc in memory an d play the m immediately whene ver you w ant (Bo okmar k). Up [...]

40 Playi ng MP3 Audi o Trac ks You can play MP 3 audio tr acks on DA TA CD s (CD-Rs/CD-RWs) or DATA DVDs (DVD+RWs/ DVD-RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD-Rs). 1 Place a DATA CD/DA TA DVD o n the disc tray. When you insert a DATA CD/DATA DVD cont ain ing MP3 au dio trac ks and JP EG ima ge files, the disp lay for selectin g a medi a type appe ars. If you i nsert a DATA[...]

41 Playba ck See the instructi ons supplied with the CD-R/CD- RW/DVD-R/DVD-RW drives and the recording softw are (n ot sup plie d) for de tails on the recordi ng format. z Hin ts • Since a disc wi th many tree s takes longer to start playback , it is recomme nded that you creat e albums with no mo re than two trees. • When playbac k of all the [...]

42 2 Selec t “Phot o,” and press EN TER. The “P hoto” disp lay a ppears. 3 Selec t a fold er, an d press EN TER. To displa y the prev ious or next page , press . / > . 4 Selec t an imag e file , and pr ess ENTE R. The s elec ted i mage is di spl ayed o ver the entire s creen . To displa y the prev ious or next im age, pres s . / > . T[...]

43 Playba ck • Progressi ve and lossless compr ession J PEG i mage fi les are not suppo rted. • The image size tha t the record er can displa y is limited to width 32 - 7680 pixels by height 32 - 81 92 pixels. Display ing t he Play ing Time and Pl ay Inform ation You c an chec k disc in form ation, such as pl aying time, recor ding mode, and r [...]

44 D Remaining disc spa ce (in stop mode) Remaining tim e of the curren t title (during playba ck) E Chan nel or input source * F Date and time * Title type (original or Playlist) for DVD-RWs (VR mode). Viewing informati on on the front panel displ ay You can vie w the informa tion on the front pa nel display. Pres s TIME /TEX T repea tedly . The d[...]

45 Reco rdin g Recording Before Recordi ng Before you start recording… • T his r ecorder can r ecord on vari ous disc s typ es. Selec t the disc typ e acco rdin g to your n eeds (page 2 8). • C heck t hat the d isc ha s enough avail able sp ace for the r ecording ( page 43). For DVD+RWs or DVD-R Ws, you can fr ee up dis c space by erasing tit[...]

46 Unrecordable pictur es Picture s with copy pr otectio n canno t be reco rded on th is re corder . Recordin g sto ps when a co py guard si gnal is detect ed. * The recorded dis c can be played onl y on CPRM compatibl e equi pment (pa ge 29) . Record ing Wi thout th e Time r 1 Press Z OPEN/CLOS E, and pl ace a recordab le disc on the disc tray. 2 [...]

47 Reco rdin g 4 Press REC MODE re peated ly to s elect the recording mode. The dis play cha nges on th e TV scree n as follows: For details about th e recordin g mode, se e page 45. 5 Press z REC. Record ing st arts. Record ing co ntinue s until yo u stop the recordin g or the di sc is fu ll. To stop record ing Press x STOP. Note that it may take [...]

48 C Recording ti me D Recordin g mode E Remaining disc space F Chan nel or input source z Hint You can view the informati on also in the front pa nel displ ay. Press TIME/T EXT repe atedly t o cha nge the display. N ote tha t TIME/ TEXT does not work during One-touch Ti mer Recording. Creating chapters i n a title The recorder wi ll automati cally[...]

49 Reco rdin g 2 Press Z OPEN/C LOSE t o close the dis c tray. Wait until “ LOAD” disappears from the fro nt panel disp lay. Unused DVD-RWs are formatted in VR mode automaticall y. To format in Video mode, se e page 81. 3 Press TIMER. 4 Select an item u sing < / , and adjus t using M / m . A “Date”: Sets the dat e using M . To recor d th[...]

50 adjusts the record ing mode. Sele ct “AUTO” for “Mode” when sett ing the t imer. z Hints • You can play t he record ed prog ram by s electin g the progra m title in the Ti tle List me nu. • You can also turn on the timer prog ramming me nu from th e System Me nu. Press SY STEM MENU to select “T imer,” and select “Timer-S tandar[...]

51 Reco rdin g 3 Press REC MODE re peated ly to s elect the recording mode. The dis play cha nges on th e TV scree n as follows: For details about th e recordin g mode, se e page 45. 4 Set t he ti mer on the connec ted equi pment to the t ime you w ant to reco rd, and tu rn it off. 5 Press SYNCHRO REC. The SYN CHRO RE C indica tor lights u p on the[...]

52 Changi ng o r Canc eling Timer Sett ings ( Tim er L ist) You ca n cha nge or ca ncel t imer settings using the Timer List menu. 1 Press SYSTE M MENU. The Sy stem Me nu appe ars. 2 Selec t “Time r,” and pr ess ENTE R. 3 Select “Timer List,” and p ress E NTER. Timer inf ormation disp lays the recording date, time , recording mo de, etc. If[...]

53 Reco rdin g • You cannot change the tim er setting s for a recor ding curren tly un derway. Reco rdin g From Co nnec ted Equipm ent Wi thout a Ti mer You can record from a connecte d VCR or similar devi ce. F or con nect ion deta ils, see “ Connect ing a VCR or Sim ilar Devic e” on page 26. Use the DV IN j ack on the front pa nel if the eq[...]

54 3 Press RE C MODE re peated ly to sele ct the recording mode. The disp lay chan ges on the TV sc reen as follows : For det ails ab out the rec ordi ng mode , see page 45. 4 Select the line input a udio. Set “Li ne Audio I nput” of “Audio ” to “St ereo” or “Ma in/S ub” in the “S etup ” display (pa ge 80) . 5 Inser t th e sour [...]

55 Editing Editing Before Editing This rec o rder offers variou s edit op tions for vario us dis c ty pes. Be fore you ed it, c heck the di sc type in the front panel disp lay, and select the optio n availa ble for your dis c (pag e 28). Note You may lose the edited conten ts if you remov e the disc or a time r recor ding start s while e diting. Ed[...]

56 z Hint You can sw itch the T itle List to show orig inal or Pl aylis t. While th e Title Li st menu is turned on , press ORIGINAL / PLAYLIST repeatedly. Notes • You cannot pro tect Playl ist titl es. • If a message ap pears and ind icates that the disc’s contro l inform ation is full, eras e unnec essar y titles. • Once the dis c is fin [...]

57 Editing 3 Select an opti on, and pr ess EN TER. You ca n select from t he foll owing : “Title Era se”: Erases t he selected title. Se lect “OK” when asked for confirma tion. “Chap ter Er ase” *1 : Allo ws you to select a chapter in the title and erase it (see belo w). “Prote ct” *2 : Pro tects the ti tle. Select “On” when the[...]

58 “Start ” is selected . 4 Press ENTE R at the start point of the secti on to be era sed (poi nt A). You ca n use H PLAY, , . / > , x STOP, a nd X PAUSE to find the point. “End” is selected. 5 Press E NTER at th e end point of th e section (point B). “Era se” is se lect ed. To reset the start or end point, se lect “Start ” or ?[...]

59 Editing 6 Select “Y es,” and pres s ENTER. The display ask s whether to us e the same tit le nam e a s be fore . To us e the same name , sel ect “Yes” and pres s ENTER to finish. 7 Select “No,” and pr ess ENTER. The display asks whether t o rename the ti tle. 8 Select “Y es,” and pres s ENTER. The “T itle Nam e” displ ay appe[...]

60 Chang ing the Name of a Title You can enter a t itle na me of up to 32 char acters . Sin ce the displaye d num ber of char acters is limited, their ap pearance i n menus such as Title Lis t may be di ffer ent. When t he dis play for enteri ng ch aracte rs app ears, f ollow th e ste ps below. 1 Press TITLE LI ST. When edi ting a DVD-RW (VR mode )[...]

61 Editing Creati ng a Pla ylist Playlist titles a llow you t o edit without c hanging the or iginal record ings (s ee “E dit opt ions for DVD-RWs (VR mode)” on p age 55). Yo u can create a P laylist title by co mbining up to 9 9 sections (scenes) f rom original titles. Notes • If you erase a n origi nal tit le used in a Pl aylist, that Playl[...]

62 Playing a Play list title 1 Press TITLE LI ST. 2 Press ORIGIN AL/PLAYL IST to swi tch to the “Playl ist” Title List. 3 Select a Playlist title, and pre ss ENTER. The su b-men u appear s. 4 Selec t “Play ,” and pre ss ENT ER. z Hint When a Pl aylist titl e is cr eated, th e star t and end point s will be come chapter marks, an d each s ce[...]

63 Editing 3 Select “Edi t Playlis t,” and press ENTER. The “Playlist” Title List appear s. 4 Select a Pla ylist title, an d press ENTER . The su b-men u appear s. 5 Select an opti on, and pr ess EN TER. Select from th e following options. For detai ls, see th e pages in pa rent heses. “Title Erase ”: Erases the ti tle. Select “OK” [...]

64 4 Pres s ENTER. The disp lay a sks for c onfirm atio n. 5 Select “Yes,” and pres s ENTE R. The display asks whether to us e the same tit le name a s befo re. To us e th e same name, sel ect “Yes” and p ress ENTER t o finish. 6 Selec t “No,” an d press EN TER. The display as ks whether t o rename the ti tle. 7 Select “Yes,” and pr[...]

65 Editing Moving a scene (Mov e) You can ch ange the sc ene order within the Playlist title. 1 Follow s teps 1 to 6 of “E diting a Play list” (page 62). 2 Selec t a scene in th e “Edit Scene ” disp lay and pr ess ENTE R. 3 Select “M ove, ” and pres s ENTER . 4 Select a ne w locatio n using < / , , and pres s ENTE R. The sel ected sc[...]

66 Forma tting/R enaming/ Prote ctin g a Disc The “Disc Setting” display all ows you to check the disc in forma tion or chang e the dis c name. Depe ndin g on t he di sc t ype, you ca n als o format or set pr otectio n. 1 Press SYSTE M MENU w hile t he rec order is in sto p mode. 2 Select “Disc Setting,” a nd pres s ENTE R. The “Di sc Set[...]

67 Editing Final izin g a D isc ( Pre paring a Dis c for Play back on Other Equi pmen t) Final izing is ne cess ary in or der to pl ay disc s recorded with this recorder o n other DVD equipm ent. When you finaliz e a DVD+RW/DVD-RW (Video mode)/DVD+R/DVD-R, a DVD menu wil l be autom aticall y creat ed, whic h can be displaye d on other DVD equ ipmen[...]

68 6 Select “OK,” and pres s ENTE R. The re corder starts final izing t he disc. To turn off the di s play Press SY STEM M ENU . To unfi nali ze a DVD -RW (V R mode ) If you ca nnot rec ord or edi t on a DVD -RW ( VR mode ) that ha s been fina lize d , unfi naliz e the disc by sel ectin g “Un final ize” in st ep 5 a bove. z Hints • You ca[...]

69 DV/D8 Dubb ing (DV/D 8 t DVD) DV/D8 Dubbing (DV/D8 t DVD) Before DV/D8 Du bbing Thi s sec tion expl ains dubbi ng w ith a digi tal vide o camer a via the DV IN jack on the fr ont pane l. If you wan t to dub by w ay of the LIN E IN jacks , see “R ecordi ng From Connecte d Equipm ent Wit h a Timer (S ynchr o Rec)” on page 50 . To record fro m [...]

70 Dubbi ng Fr om a DV/D 8 Form at Tap e to a DVD You can re cord a DV/D 8 fo rma t tape on to a disc. The rec orde r cont rols th e digit al video ca mera. You ca n fas t forw ard, rewi nd, pla y in slow motion, and stop the tape to sele ct the sce nes using th e on- scre en m enu. To simpl y dub the en tire co ntent s of a DV/D 8 form at tape ( O[...]

71 DV/D8 Dubb ing (DV/D 8 t DVD) 8 Selec t “Audi o,” an d press EN TER. 9 Selec t “DV A udi o Inpu t,” and pr ess ENTE R. “Ste reo 1”: Record s orig inal so und onl y. Normally select th is when dubbing a DV format t ape. “Ste reo 2”: Record s addi tion al audi o only . “Mix” : Record s orig inal an d addi tion al sounds . Selec[...]

72 Dubbing an entire DV/D8 format tape to a DVD (One Touch Dubbing) You c an rec ord the entir e cont ents of a DV/D8 form at tape o nto a di sc wi th a sing le press of the ONE TOUCH DUBBING button. The recorder contro ls the di gital vi deo cam era for the who le proces s, an d compl etes th e reco rding. Follow steps 1 to 10 of “Dubbin g From [...]

73 Settings an d Adjustmen ts Settings and Ad justments Using the Setu p Disp lay s By usi ng the se tup di spla ys, yo u can make va rious adjust ment s to items such as picture an d sound , as well as sele ct a langu age fo r the sub titl es. The set up displ ays are u sed in th e follo wing w ay. Note Playbac k setting s stored on t he dis c tak[...]

74 Some i tems dis play a dia log bo x that re quires additional settin gs. Examp le: Whe n “Paren tal” in “Option s” setup is select ed. 5 Selec t an op tion, an d pre ss ENTER . The cu rrently selecte d optio n is disp layed next to the setu p item. Exampl e: When “ 16:9” i s set. To return to the previous dis play Press O RETURN. To [...]

75 Settings an d Adjustmen ts All rec eivabl e chan nels are pr eset in numer ical s equence . Manual Set Preset s or disab les chan nels m anuall y. If some cha nnels co uld not be se t using the “Au to Pre set” or “Eas y Se tup” functi on, you c an set the m manually. 1 Sele ct “ Anten na/C able ,” an d pres s ENTER. “Ante nna” : [...]

76 automatic ally search for a chann el that car ries a time si gnal. ◆ Time Zone Select the tim e zone for your area , or sel ect “Auto” to hav e the recorder a utomatically set your tim e zone. The opti ons are : Auto y Atlantic y East ern y Central y Moun tain y Pacif ic y Alaska y Hawaii y Auto ◆ Daylight Saving Select “On” or “Of[...]

77 Settings an d Adjustmen ts Note Depending on the disc, “4:3 Lette r Box” may be se lected automati cally inst ead of “4:3 Pan Scan ” or vic e versa. Black Leve l Selects the blac k level (se tup leve l) for the video sign als ou tput from the L INE OU T 1 ja cks (page 15) . This setting is not ef fective when the PROGRESSIVE indicator li[...]

78 z Hint The “Progressi ve” setting c an be canceled by pr essing X PAUSE on the r ecorder co ntinuous ly for fiv e secon ds or more, or select ing “Of f” in step 2. Note If you select prog ressive sign als when you connec t the record er to a TV that cannot accept the sig nal in progres sive format, the image qual ity will det eriorate. I[...]

79 Settings an d Adjustmen ts Press E NTER , and se lect “D olby D igital Ou tput” or “DTS.” If you co nnect a co mpo nent th at does no t accept the sel ected a udio sig nal, a loud nois e (or no sound) will c ome out fr om th e speake rs, an d ma y affect your ear s or caus e spea ker da mage. • Dolby Digital Output (DVDs only) Sele ct [...]

80 DV Audi o Input Note Select “Stereo 2” or “Mix” if you have added a seco nd audio channe l when recordi ng with your digi tal video camer a. Line Au dio Input When re cordi ng fr om equi pment conn ecte d to t he LINE 1 IN or LINE 2 IN j ack to a DVD disc in th is recorder, select line input audio. z Hint Audio sele cted with t he connec[...]

81 Settings an d Adjustmen ts Format DVD (DV D-RWs only) Selec ts the forma t for an un used DVD-RW, when firs t inser ted. Langua ge, Parental Control Sett ings /Fact ory Se tting s (Options ) The “Options” s etup al lows yo u to set u p other operational s ettings. 1 Press SYST EM ME NU while the recorde r is in s top mode. 2 Sele ct “Set u[...]

82 Parental (DVD VIDEOs only) Playback of s ome DVD VIDEOs can be limit ed acco rding t o a pred eter mined level, such as the a ge of the us ers. Sc enes ma y be block ed or rep laced with d iff eren t sce nes. 1 After s tep 3 a bove, se lect “Pa rental ,” and press ENTE R. • I f you ha ve not entere d a pass word , the disp lay f or r egist[...]

83 Settings an d Adjustmen ts Factory Settin g Allows you to return the setu p setti ngs to th eir default settings. Note that a ll of your previous settin gs will be l ost. 1 After step 3 abov e, se lect “F actory Setting, ” and pre ss ENTER . 2 Selec t “Start, ” and pres s ENTER. The setup se ttings return to their de fault settings. 3 Pr[...]

84 Additional Info rmation Troubl esh ootin g If you exper ience a ny of the follow ing d ifficul ties while u sing th e recor der, us e this tr oubles hootin g guide t o help rem edy the pr oblem before requ esting repair s. Shoul d any p roblem persi st, consul t your ne arest Sony deale r. Power The po wer does n ot tu rn on. , Check th at the A[...]

85 Additional Info rmation Sound There is n o so und. , Re-co nnect al l connec tions secur ely. , The c onnect ing co rd is dama ged. , The input source setting on the amplifie r or the conn ecti on t o the am pli fier is incor rec t. , The record er is in rev erse play, fast-fo rward, slow motion, or pa use mode. , If the audio signa l does not c[...]

86 The sub title l anguage cannot b e chang ed or turned off. , Mult ilin gua l subt itl es are not r ecord ed on the DVD VIDEO. , The DVD VIDEO pr ohibi ts chan ging of the subtitle s. , Try changi ng the subti tle using t he DVD VIDEO’s menu. , The su btitles ca nnot be changed f or the titles recorde d on this reco rder. The a ngles cann ot be[...]

87 Additional Info rmation The c indicator fla shes after timer recording is set. , Insert a recor dable disc (page 28). , Insert a di sc with en ough space for the record ing. , The di sc has 9 9 or more tit les, whic h pre vents further re cording. , The d isc is p rotect ed (page 66) . The SYN CHRO R EC indi cato r fla shes af ter Sync hro-Re co[...]

88 Note s About Th is Rec orde r On adjus ting volu me Do not tu rn up the vol ume while liste ning to a section with very low level inputs or no audio signal s. If you do , the spe aker s may be d amaged when a p eak leve l secti on is pla yed. On clea ning Clean th e cabine t, pane l, and co ntrol s with a so ft cloth slightl y moistened with a m[...]

89 Additional Info rmation Spec ific ations System [DVD recorder section] Laser Semico nducto r las er Audi o recor ding forma t Dolby Digital Video recording forma t MPEG Vid eo [Tun er sectio n] Channe l coverag e VHF 2 to 13 UHF 14 to 69 CATV A- 8 to A-1, A to W, W+ 1 to W+84 Antenna 75-ohm antenna terminal for VHF/UHF [Timer se ction] Clock Qua[...]

90 Abou t i.LIN K The DV IN jack o n this re corder is a n i.LINK- compliant DV IN jack. This section describ es the i.LINK sta ndard an d its fea tures. What is i.LIN K? i.LINK is a di gital seri al interf ace for han dling dig ital vi deo, digit al audio and ot her data in two dire ctio ns b etwee n equipmen t ha ving the i.LI NK jac k, and for c[...]

91 Additional Info rmation Guide to Parts an d Cont rols For m ore in format ion, see the pa ges i n pare nthe ses. Front panel Buttons on t he recorde r have the same functio n as the bu ttons on th e remote i f they have the same or similar names . A "/1 (on/ standb y) bu tton (22 ) B Fron t pane l disp lay (4 4) C Disc tray (32, 46, 70 ) D [...]

92 Remote Butt ons wi th a n ora nge d ot ne xt to them can be used with your TV whe n the TV/DVD switch is set to TV. A TV/DVD switch (20) B Z OPEN/C LOSE butt on (3 2, 46, 7 0) C Number buttons* (20, 33) SET button (20 ) D CLEAR but ton (39) E AUDIO button* (33) SUBTITLE button (33) F ORIGINAL/PLAYLIST bu tton (37, 5 6) G DISPL AY butto n (43) TI[...]

93 Additional Info rmation U ?/1 (o n/stan dby) bu tto n (22) V CH (ch annel) +/– but tons* (20 , 46) W VOL ( volum e) +/– butto ns (20 ) X TV/VIDEO button (2 0) Y INPUT SELECT button (46, 53 , 70) Z SUR ( surro und) butto n (33 ) wj SYSTEM M ENU butt on (10) TITLE LIST button (37 , 56) TIMER butto n (48) wk MENU but ton (32) wl TOOLS but ton ([...]

94 Front panel dis play A Play ing/rec ordin g stat us B Timer i ndicat or C Disc type/rec ording form at D (angle) indicator (33) E Audio si gnal in dicato rs F STERE O indi cator (45) G SAP (S econd Audi o Prog ram) ind icator (45) H Displays the followin g (44): • Playing time/re maining time • Current titl e/chapter/t rack/index nu mber •[...]

95 Additional Info rmation Glos sary Chapter (p age 38) Secti ons of a pict ure or a m usic fe ature t hat are smaller than title s. A title is compos ed of seve ral chapt ers. Depe ndin g on the disc , no ch apte rs may be recor ded. Copy p rotec tion s ignal s (pa ge 46) Copy res tricti on set by co pyrigh t owne rs, etc . These si gnals ar e inc[...]

96 Interlace format Inter lace for mat sh ows eve ry othe r line of an image as a single “field” and is the st andard method for d isplayin g images on televisio n. The even number field sh ows the eve n num bered l ines of an i mage, and t he od d numb ered field show s the odd n umber ed l ines of an i mage. Origin al (pag e 55) Titles act ua[...]

97 Additional Info rmation TUR Turkish VIE Vietnam ese ZAF Afri kaans Abbrevia tion Language[...]

98 Index Words in quotatio ns appear in the on-scre en disp lays. Numerics 16:9 23 , 76 4:3 Letter Box 23 , 76 4:3 Pan Sc an 23 , 76 A “A-B Erase” 57 “Add” 63 , 65 ADVANCE 34 ANGLE 33 Antenna 14 AUDIO 33 “Audio” 81 Audio co rds 17 “Audio DRC” 79 Audio settin gs 78 Auto Clock Set 75 “Auto Preset ” 74 B Batteries 19 “Black Level[...]

99 N NEXT 34 Numbe r buttons 20 , 38 O One Touch Dubbing 72 On-screen d isplay Setup Display 73 Sub- menu 10 Syste m Menu 10 TOOLS menu 11 Options se ttings 81 Original 38 , 96 ORIGINAL/PLAYLIST 38 , 56 “OSD” lan guage 22 , 81 P “Parental” 82 Parental Control 36 Parts a nd contr ols 91 PAUSE 34 , 47 PBC 36 “Picture c ontrol” 77 PLAY 32 [...]

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