Sony RDR-GX355 manual

US ES 3-096-489- 11 (1) © 2007 Sony Corporation D VD Recorder Operatin g Instructi ons RDR-GX355 Oper ating Ins tructions Manual de i nstruccion es[...]

2 WARNIN G To redu ce the ris k of fi re or electric shock, do not expose this ap para tus to r ain or moistur e. To avoid elect rical sho ck, do n ot open th e cabi net. Ref er serv icing to qua lifi ed pe rson nel o nly. The A C powe r co rd mus t be change d only at a qualifi ed service shop. CAUTION The use of optical ins truments with this pro[...]

3 • Do n ot place t he reco rder in a n inclined position . It is desi gned to be operate d in a horizontal position on ly. • Keep t he record er and di scs 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 [...]

4 About thi s manual • Instruction s in th is manual describe the con trols on the remote . You can a lso use t he contr ols on th e recorder if they have the same or si milar names a s th ose on t he remote. • The on-scre en display ill ustrations us ed in this ma nual may not matc h the graphic s displayed on you r TV screen . • The explana[...]

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

7 DV/D8 Dubbin g (DV/D8 t DVD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Before DV/D8 Dubbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1 Connecting a Dig ital Video Camera to the DV IN Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Dubbing From a DV/D8 Format Tape [...]

8 Ways t o Use Y our DVD Re cord er Recording and timer re cording , Record TV programs o n a DVD, either manual ly or us ing the timer. You need to connect a tuner such as a cabl e box to this recorder. Control your cabl e box or satell ite receiver – Set t op box control , Connect the suppli ed set top box controller to have the recorder change[...]

9 Creating your own pr ogram – Playlist , Record a program on a DVD-RW (VR mode) or DVD-R (VR mo de), then erase, move or a dd sc enes a s you lik e with out changi ng the original content s (page 61). One Touch Dubbing – DV/D8 Dubbing , Connect your digit al video cam era to the DV IN jack and press the ONE TOUC H DUBBING button to dub a DV/D8[...]

10 How to Use the On- Scree n 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 eration s, you w ill find the reco rder eas y to use. System Menu The Syst em Men u appear s when y ou press SYSTEM MENU, and prov ides entr ies to all of the reco rder’s ma in functi ons, s[...]

11 Sub-menu The su b-menu ap pear s when yo u select an item from a l ist menu (e.g ., a tit le from the Title List menu), and pres s ENTER. Th e sub-me nu displ ays opti on s app lica ble onl y to th e se lect ed it em . Th e disp laye d opti ons dif fer de pend ing on th e situati on and di sc type. Select an option b y pressi ng M / m and EN TER[...]

12 Hookups and Settings Hooki ng Up t he Re corde r Follow steps 1 to 7 to hoo k up and adjust the settin gs of th e record er. Notes • Plu g cords s ecurely t o prevent unwante d noise. • See the inst ructions supp lied with th e component s to be connect ed. • You cannot conne ct this r ecorder to a T V that does not have a video input jack[...]

13 Hookups and Settings Connecting a c able box/satel lite receiver a nd set top box contro ller Connect the LINE I N jacks us ing an audio /video cor d. With this hookup, you can record any channel o n the ca ble box or sa tellite receiver. Be sure that the cable box or satellite rec eiver is turned on. This connect ion is necessary to use the Syn[...]

14 Notes • Synchro-Recor ding does not work wi th some tuners. For details, see the tuner’ s operating instruc tions. • AV path through func tion does not work f or: – Input si gnals from t he LINE 2 IN jacks. – Output s ignals to S VIDEO OUT, C OMPONENT VIDEO OUT, or HDMI OUT j acks.[...]

15 Hookups and Settings Step 3 : Conn ectin g to Your T V Connect the supp lied au dio/vide o cord to the LIN E OUT (V IDE O/AU DIO L/R ) jacks of the reco rder . To enjoy higher qu ality im ages, con nect an S video co rd (not supplied) instea d of the ye llow (vide o) plug. When u sing thi s con nect ion, be s ure t o co nnect th e audio cor d to[...]

16 If your TV has an HDMI input jack Connect the HDM I* OUT jack using a certifi ed HDMI cord (not suppli ed). You wi ll enjoy hi gh quali ty pictu re and sou nd. The HD MI indic ator lig hts up on the front panel when t he recorder output s signa ls through th e HDMI OUT jack. Be sur e to tu rn of f the rec order befo re con nect ing an HDMI co rd[...]

17 Hookups and Settings If your T V has component video i nput jacks Connect the COMP ONENT VIDE O OUT jack s using a compone nt video co rd (not supplied) or three video cord s (not su pplied) of the same k ind and le ngth. You will enjoy accu rate color reproducti on and high qua lity imag es. If your TV accep ts prog ressiv e 480p for mat sign a[...]

18 Step 4: Conne cting to Your AV Am plifi er (Recei ver) Select one of the fo llow ing patte rns A or B , according to the input jack on your AV amplifier ( receiver). This will enable you to l isten to DVD a udio tracks t hrough your AV amplifier (re ceiver). L R VIDEO AUDIO LINE OUT VIDEO Y L P B R P R AUDIO LINE 1 IN AUDIO OUT S VIDEO OUT COMPO[...]

19 Hookups and Settings A Connec ting to audi o L/R ja cks This conn ectio n uses a st ereo ampl ifier ’s (rece iver’ s) two fr ont sp eakers for so und. You ca n enjoy th e surro und funct ion tha t creates virtu al speak ers fro m two st ereo spe aker s. Select “Surro und1,” “Su rround2 ,” or “Surr ound3” in “Surro und” of “[...]

20 Step 5 : Conn ecti ng the Power Co rd Plug th e record er and TV powe r cords i nto an AC outle t. After yo u connect the pow er cord , you must wait for a short wh ile before operati ng the record er . You can ope rate the recorder o nly after the front panel d isplay lights up and the r ecorder enters standb y mod e. If you co nnect ad dition [...]

21 Hookups and Settings Controlling TVs wi th the remote You ca n adjust the rem ote con trol’s signal to cont rol your TV. Notes • Depending on the TV, some or all of the bu ttons below ma y not work for th e TV . • If you enter a new code num ber, the code number previousl y entered will be erased . • When you replace the batter ies of th[...]

22 If you have a Sony DVD player or more than one Sony DVD recorde r If the supplied r emote inte rferes with your othe r Sony DVD recor der or play er, set th e comman d mode number for this recorder and the supplied remote to one that d iffers f rom the ot her Sony DVD recorder or p layer after y ou have completed “Step 7: Eas y Setup. ” The [...]

23 Hookups and Settings 7 Set th e comm and m ode for the r emote s o it matche s the comma nd mode for the record er you set above. Follow the s teps below to s et the command mode on the remote. A Hold down ENTER. B While holdin g down ENTER, enter the comm and mod e code num ber usi ng the number buttons. C Hold dow n both th e numbe r buttons a[...]

24 3 Switch the i nput select or on your TV s o th at the s ignal from th e recor der ap pears on your TV screen. “Initia l settin g necess ary to op erate t he DVD record er will be made . You can chang e them later us ing setu p.” appe ars. • If this me ssage d oes not appea r, sele ct “E asy Setup ” in the “S etup” di splay t o run[...]

25 Hookups and Settings 11 Select the se tting that match es your TV type. “16:9” : For wide -scree n TVs or stan dard TVs with a wide screen mode . “4:3 Letter Bo x”: For sta ndard TVs. Disp lays “wi de sc reen” pi ctures w ith band s on the upper and lower se ctions of the scree n. “4:3 Pa n Scan”: For standard TVs . Automatically[...]

26 Checking the cable b ox/satel lite receiver contro l setting 1 Turn on the rec order and the ca ble box/ satellite rec eiver. 2 Point the recorder’s re mote at th e record er (not at the cable box/satellite rec eiver). 3 Press CH +/– and ch eck th at the ch annel change s on the cabl e box/sa tellite rec eiver wind ow. 4 Press the numbe r bu[...]

27 Hookups and Settings Connec ting a VCR or Si milar Devic e After disc onnecting the recorder ’s power cor d from an AC outle t, connect a VCR or similar recording device to the LI NE IN jacks of this recor der. See also the i nstruction manu al supplied with the conn ected equipm ent. If y ou con nect e quip ment t hat has a t imer funct ion, [...]

28 Notes • Do not connect more than one type of video cord between the recorder and your TV at the same time. • Pictures containing copy protection signals that p rohibit any c opying canno t be recorded. You cannot dub from DVD VIDEOs to this recorder. • Do not c onnect t he output jack of this r ecorder to anothe r equipme nt’s input jack[...]

29 Hookups and Settings[...]

30 Quic k Guid e to Di sc Typ es Recor dable and Play able Di scs Usabl e disc versi ons (as o f Dec ember 2006) • 8×-spee d or slow er DV D+RWs • 6 ×-spe ed or slower DVD-RWs (Ver.1.1, Ver.1 .2 with CPRM *1 ) • 1 6×-speed or slower DVD+Rs • 1 6×-sp eed or slower DVD-Rs (Ver. 2.0, Ver.2.1 with CPRM) • 8×-s peed or slow er DVD +R D L [...]

31 Quick Guide to D isc Types *1 CPRM ( Content P rotectio n for Reco rdable Me dia) is a coding technol ogy that protects copyrights fo r imag es. *2 Unused DVD-RWs are automa tically formatted according to the s etting of “Format DVD-RW” in “Featu res” setup (page 8 2). *3 Erasing title s only frees up disc spac e if you erase the last t [...]

32 12 cm/8 cm discs Discs tha t cannot be record ed on •8 c m d i s c s • DVD-RAMs Disc Ty pe 12 cm 8 cm Playback Recording Playback Recording DVD+RW Yes Yes Yes No DVD-RW VR mode Yes Y es Yes No Video mode Yes Y es Yes No DVD-R VR mode Yes Yes — — Video mode Yes Y es Yes No DVD+R Yes Yes — —[...]

33 Quick Guide to D isc Types Playa ble Disc s “DVD VIDEO” and “CD” logos a re trademarks. * A logical form at of files and folders on DATA-C Ds, defined by ISO (I nternationa l Organiz ation for Standardi zation). Discs that cannot be play ed • CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs that are not reco rded in m usic CD or Video CD for mat, or do not cont a[...]

34 Note o n playba ck opera tions of D VD VIDE Os/ VIDE O CDs Some playback operations of DVD VIDEOs/ VIDE O CDs may be intent ionally s et by soft ware producers. S ince thi s recorder pl ays DVD VIDEOs/VIDEO CDs a ccording to t he disc cont ents the s oftw are produc ers desig ned, s ome playba ck fe atures m ay not be avai lable. A lso, se e the[...]

35 Playba ck Playback Play ing Disc s 1 Press Z OPEN /CLOSE , and place a di sc on the dis c tray. 2 Press Z OPEN/C LOSE t o close th e dis c tray. Wait until “ LOAD” disappears from the fro nt panel disp lay. 3 Press H PLA Y. Playba ck st arts. To stop playback Press x STOP. z Hints • You can play DATA CDs or DA TA DVDs with M P3 audio tra c[...]

36 Play back Op tions Button Operation Disc Z OPEN/ CLOSE Stops playing an d opens the disc tr ay. All discs AUDIO Selects one of th e audio tracks recorded on t he disc when pre ssed repeat edly. : Select s the mai n or sub sound. : Select s the audi o source . : Se lects ster eo o r mo naur al au dio t rack s. SUBTITLE Select s a subtitle languag[...]

37 Playba ck To resum e norma l playba ck afte r playing a t variou s speeds , press H PLAY. z Hin ts • You can ch ange p lay back op tion s, su ch as sub title , audio track, angle, etc., using the OPTIONS menu (page 11). • During playbac k or pause mode, yo u can also use the . / > button s on the r ecorder as the re mote’s m / M butto n[...]

38 Playing quickl y with sound ( Scan Audio) (DVDs with Do lby Digita l soundtrac ks only) You can play quic kly with di alog or so und du ring FF1 fast-f orward of a DVD with Dolby Digital soun dtrack s. Simpl y press M during playba ck. z Hint To turn off the Scan Audio function, set “Scan Audio ” of “Audio” t o “Off” i n the “S etu[...]

39 Playba ck Playin g a Title From the Titl e List The Title List menu displays the program titles on the disc. 1 Place a disc on the disc tray. 2 Press TITL E LIS T. Example: DVD-RW (VR mode) A Disc type: Displ ays a disc ty pe. Also di splays the title ty pe (origi nal or Playlist) for DVD-RWs ( VR mode), DVD-Rs (VR mode) , and DVD-RAMs. B Movie [...]

40 Search ing f or a Title / Chapte r/Tra ck, etc. You can search a DVD b y title or cha pter, and VIDEO CD by track or scene. As titl es and tra cks are as signed ind ividua l numbe rs o n the d isc, select the ti tle or track b y entering its number. You can also s earch for a scene u sing the time code. 1 Press OPTION S duri ng pl aybac k. The O[...]

41 Playba ck Playi ng MP3 Audi o Tracks and JPEG Image Fi les You ca n play DATA CDs (CD-ROM s/CD- Rs/ CD-RWs)/DATA DVDs (DVD-ROMs/ DVD+RWs/DVD-RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD-Rs) that contai n MP3 au dio tracks or JPE G image f iles. Playing MP3 audio tracks You c an play MP3 au dio trac ks on D ATA CD s or DATA DVDs. 1 Place a DATA C D/DATA DVD on th e disc tray.[...]

42 Playing JPEG image f iles You can play JPEG image f iles on DATA CDs or DATA DVDs. 1 Place a DAT A CD/DA TA DVD o n the disc tray. When you insert a DATA CD/DATA DVD cont ain ing MP3 au dio t racks and JP EG image files, the displa y for selec ting a m edia type appe ars. When you sele ct “Mix, ” you can enjoy a slid e show with soun d (pa g[...]

43 Playba ck Enjoying a s lide show with s ound When a di sc cont ains both MP3 au dio tracks and JPEG image f iles, you c an enj oy a sl ide show wit h sound. 1 Inse rt a DAT A CD/D ATA DVD conta ining both the MP3 aud io tracks and JP EG image files. The display for selec ting a media type appear s. 2 Select “M ix,” and pr ess ENT ER. The “[...]

44 Notes • Some DATA C Ds or DATA DVDs cannot b e played on this recorder depe nding on file format. • Only one session of a multi-session DATA DVD can be played ba ck. • Only alpha bet and n umbers can b e used f or album or track name s. Anything else is displayed as an asterisk. • The recor der will play any data with the extension “.M[...]

45 Playba ck *1 Also app ears in stop mod e with Resume Play activated ( page 38). *2 Title type (original or Playlist) for DVD-RWs (VR mode)/DVD-Rs (VR mode)/DVD-RAMs. Viewing informatio n on the front panel displa y You can vie w the informat ion on the front pane l display . Press TIM E/TEX T repeat edly . The disp lays diff er depen ding on the[...]

46 Recording Before Record ing Before you start recording … • This record er can record on variou s disc types. Select the disc type according t o your n eeds (page 3 0). • Chec k that the di sc has en ough a vailab le space for th e recording ( page 44). Fo r DVD+RWs or DVD-RWs, you can fr ee up disc spac e by erasing titles (page 57). • C[...]

47 Reco rding Recording main and s ub sounds You ca n reco rd the di fferen t soundt racks o n a DVD-RW (VR mode) or DVD-R (VR mode) fr om equipm ent connect ed to the L INE 1 IN or LINE 2 IN jacks. When playing the dis c, you can select main or sub soun d by pressi ng the AU DIO but ton. Set “Li ne Audio I nput” in “A udio” set up to “Ma[...]

48 4 Press CH +/– or INPU T repe atedl y to sel ect the cha nnel or inpu t sourc e you wan t to record. • W hen using the cable bo x/satellite r eceiver contr ol, select the chann el by press ing CH +/– on th is re cord er’s rem ot e. The recor der’s input is switch ed to t he co nnecte d inpu t (L INE1 or LIN E2). You c an al so us e the[...]

49 Reco rding Checking the disc status while recording You ca n check the reco rding i nform ation suc h as record ing tim e or di sc type. Press DISPL AY durin g recor ding. The inf ormation di splay appears . Press th e button re peatedly to c hange the display (page 4 4). A Disc type B Recordi ng status C Recording ti me D Recor ding mode E Rema[...]

50 2 Press Z OPEN/C LOSE to close th e disc tray. Wait until “ LOAD” disappears from the front panel d isplay. Unused disc s are auto matically forma tted. F or the DVD-RW/DVD-R’s recording forma t (VR mode or Video mode), see “Formatti ng a new disc ” on pag e 47. 3 Press TIMER. 4 Select an item using < / , and ad just usin g M / m . [...]

51 Reco rding To use the Rec Mo de Adju st func tio n If the rem aini ng disc spac e is not en ough for the current reco rding, the record er automatical ly adjusts the recording mo de. Select “AUTO” for “Mode” when se tting the ti mer. z Hin ts • You can play t he reco rded prog ram by s electing the program title in t he Title List menu[...]

52 3 Press RE C MODE re peated ly to sele ct the recording mode. The disp lay chan ges on the TV scre en as follows : For det ails about the rec ording mo de, see page 46. 4 Set the tim er on the con nected eq uipmen t to the time you want to re cord, and tu rn it off. 5 Press SYNCHR O REC. The “SYNCHRO REC” indicator lights up on the fro nt pa[...]

53 Reco rding Changi ng or Canc eling Timer Setti ngs (Timer List ) You can change or can cel timer set tings using the Timer List menu. 1 Press SYSTE M MENU. The Syst em Me nu appear s. 2 Selec t “Time r,” and pr ess ENT ER. 3 Select “Timer List,” and p ress E NTER. Timer informa tion disp lays the re cording date, time , recording mode , [...]

54 • You cannot cha nge the timer sett ings for a reco rding currently underway. Record ing Fr om a VCR o r Sim ilar De vice You can record from a conne cted VCR or similar devi ce. F or con nect ion detai ls, s ee “ Conne ctin g a VCR or Similar Devi ce” on page 27. Use the DV IN j ack on the front pane l if the equ ipment ha s a DV/D8 outpu[...]

55 Reco rding 3 Press REC MODE re peated ly to sele ct the recording mode. The dis play change s on the TV scree n as follows: For details about th e recordin g mode, se e page 46. 4 Select the line input a udio. Set “Line Audio Input” of “Audio” setu p to “Ste reo” or “Ma in/S ub” in th e “Setup ” disp lay (pag e 81). 5 Inser t[...]

56 Editing Befo re Edi ting This record er offe rs var ious edit op tion s for variou s disc type s. Befo re y ou ed it, chec k the disc type in the front pa nel displ ay, and s elect the option availabl e for you r disc (p age 30). Notes • You may l ose the edi ted content s if you rem ove the disc or a time r recor ding start s while e diting .[...]

57 Editing In this cas e, you can compile highlight sc enes as a Playl ist title. Yo u can eve n rearr ange the scene order within the Playli st tit le. See “Editing a Playl ist” on pag e 63. The adva nced edit func tions a vaila ble for Pl aylist titles ar e: – Renaming a tit le (page 60). – Erasing a title (pag e 57). – Eras ing a chap [...]

58 3 Selec t an opti on, an d press EN TER. You ca n select from the followi ng: “Title Erase ”: Erases the selected t itle. Select “OK” when asked for confir mation. “Cha pter E rase” *1 : Allows you to se lect a chapter in the tit le and erase it (see below). “Pro tect” *2 : Protec ts the t itle. Sele ct “On” when the Prot ect[...]

59 Editing 1 Press TITL E LIS T. When editing a DVD-RW (VR mode) or DVD-R (VR mode), pr ess ORIGINAL/ PL AYLI ST to sw itc h to th e “T itl e List (Origi nal ),” if ne cessa ry. 2 Select a title, a nd press ENTER. The su b-menu ap pear s. 3 Select “A -B Eras e,” and pr ess ENT ER. The disp lay for sett ing point A an d B appears . “Start [...]

60 4 Press ENTER a t the point where yo u want to divide the title . You ca n use H PLAY, , . / > , x STOP, a nd X PAUSE to find the point. “Div ide” is selec ted. 5 Pres s ENTER. The disp lay ask s for c onfirma tion. To reset th e divid ing point , select “N o” and press ENTER, t hen repea t from st ep 4. 6 Select “Yes ,” and pres [...]

61 Editing 4 Selec t t he cha rac ter y ou wa nt to en ter using M / m / < / , , and press E NTER. The se lected ch arac ter appe ars in th e input row. You ca n only ent er char acters and sym bols that are disp laye d. • To ch ange the cursor po sitio n, select the input row us ing M , and pr ess < / , . • To er ase a char acter, s elec[...]

62 2 Select “Edit,” an d pres s ENTER. 3 Selec t “Cr eate P layli st,” an d pre ss ENTE R. The display for creatin g a Playlist appears. “Start ” is selected . 4 Press EN TER at the st art poin t. You ca n use H PLAY, , . / > , x STOP, a nd X PAUSE to find the point. “End ” is select ed. 5 Press EN TER at the en d point . “Make[...]

63 Editing Editing a Play list You c an ed it Play list tit les or scenes withi n them, withou t chan ging th e actual re cord ings. 1 Press SYS TEM M ENU while th e reco rder is in stop mo de. 2 Select “E dit,” an d press ENT ER. 3 Select “Edit Playli st,” and pres s ENTER. The “Play lis t” T itle L is t appe ars. 4 Select a Playlis t [...]

64 “Move ”: Allow s you to chang e scene or der (page 6 5). “Add” : Allo ws yo u to a dd othe r sc enes be fore a selec ted scen e (page 65 ). “Copy ”: Allow s you to co py a scene (page 6 6). To return to the previous dis play Press O RETURN. To turn off the di splay Press SY STEM M ENU. z Hint The Resum e Play functi on will work for [...]

65 Editing 1 Follow s teps 1 to 6 of “E diting a Playli st” (page 63). The “E dit Scen e” disp lay appe ars. 2 Selec t the sce ne you w ant to modify , and pres s ENTE R. 3 Selec t “Modi fy,” and pr ess ENT ER. “Start ” is selected. 4 Press ENT ER at the st art point . You ca n use H PLAY, , . / > , x STOP, a nd X PAUSE t o find [...]

66 3 Select “Add, ” and pres s ENTE R. “Start ” is selected . 4 Press EN TER at the st art poin t. You ca n use H PLAY, , . / > , x STOP, a nd X PAUSE to find the point. “End ” is select ed. 5 Press EN TER at the en d point . “Add” is select ed. To reset the start or end point, se lect “Start ” or “End ” and repe at step [...]

67 Editing Format ting/ Renami ng/ Prote cting a Disc The “D isc Se tting” display allows you to chec k the disc in form ation or ch ange t he disc na me. Depen ding on the disc type , you can also fo rma t or set pr otec tion. 1 Press SYS TEM M ENU while th e reco rder is in stop mo de. 2 Selec t “Dis c Setti ng,” a nd press ENTER. The “[...]

68 To return to the previous dis play Press O RETURN. z Hints • You can set p rotection f or indi vidual titles (page 57). • By r eformatti ng, you can change the reco rding f ormat on DVD-RWs, or record again on DVD-RW s (Video mode) that have been final ized. Notes • You can label a disc us ing up to 32 c haracter s; however, the name may n[...]

69 Final izin g a Di sc (Pr epa ring a Dis c for Play back on Other Equip ment ) Final izing is ne cessar y in orde r to play discs 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 (Video mode) , a DVD menu will be automa tically created , which can be displayed on other DVD equ ipmen[...]

70 6 Select “OK, ” and press ENTE R. The re corder starts fi naliz ing the d isc. To turn off the di splay Press SY STEM M ENU. To unfi nali ze a DVD- RW (VR mo de) If you ca nnot rec ord or edit on a DVD -RW (VR mode ) that ha s been fina lize d, unfi naliz e the dis c by sel ecting “Unfi nalize” in s tep 5 abov e. z Hints • You can chec[...]

71 DV/D8 Du bbing (DV/D8 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 th e DV IN j ack on the fron t panel. If you wan t to dub by w ay of the LINE I N jacks, see “R ecording From a VCR or Simila r Device” on page 54. To record fro m the DV IN jack The DV IN jack [...]

72 Dubbi ng Fr om a DV /D8 Form at Tap e to a D VD You can recor d a DV /D8 form at tap e onto a disc . The rec orde r cont rols th e digit al vi deo cam era. You ca n fast forw ard, re wind , play i n slow moti on, 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 cont ents of a D V/D8 form at tape ([...]

73 DV/D8 Du bbing (DV/D8 t DVD) 9 Selec t “DV/ D8 Audio Inpu t,” and press 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 addit ional sounds . Selec t “Stereo 2” or “ Mix” if you have [...]

74 Dubbing an entire DV/D8 format tape to a DVD (One Touch Dubbing) You c an rec ord the en tir e cont ents of a DV/D8 form at tape o nto a dis c with a single p ress of the ONE-TOUCH DUBBING button. The record er contro ls the dig ital vide o camer a for the whole proces s, and co mplet es the re cord ing. 1 Foll ow steps 1 t o 10 of “Dubb ing F[...]

75 Settings and Adjustments Settings and Ad justments Using the Setup Displ ays By usi ng the set u p dis play s, you ca n make va riou s adjust ment s to items su ch as pi cture and sou nd, as well as select a languag e for t he sub titles . The set up displ ays are u sed in the fo llow ing way. Note Playbac k setting s stored on t he disc tak e p[...]

76 Some i tems dis play a dia log box that requir es additional settin gs. Examp le: When “Paren tal” in “Op tions” setup is select ed. 5 Selec t an opti on, an d press EN TER. The cu rrently selected op tion is displaye d next to the setup i tem. Exampl e: When “ 16:9” i s se t. To return to the previous dis play Press O RETURN. To tur[...]

77 Settings and Adjustments Video S ettin gs (Video ) The “Video” s etup allows you to adjust items related to the image, such as size and color. Choose t he settings according to the type of TV, tuner, or dec oder c onnecte d to th e reco rder. 1 Pres s SYSTE M MENU whi le the reco rder i s in stop mo de. 2 Selec t “Setup ,” and pr ess ENT[...]

78 This settin g is not effective when the “PROGR ESSIV E” indica tor ligh ts up on t he fron t panel displ ay an d the reco rder output s prog ress ive signal s. Pictu re Cont rol Select s the pict ure cont rol for th e video si gnals output from the LINE OUT jack s (pag e 15). You can adjust the vide o signal of DVD or VIDEO CD (with P BC fun[...]

79 Settings and Adjustments Audio Set tings (Aud io) The “Audio” se tup allows y ou to adjust the sound accord ing to th e playba ck and connect ion conditions. 1 Pres s SYSTE M MENU whi le the reco rder i s in stop mo de. 2 Selec t “Setup ,” and pr ess ENTE R. 3 Selec t “Audio ,” and pr ess ENTE R. The “A udio” se tup appe ars wit [...]

80 Downmix (DV Ds only) Switches the method f or mixing down t o two chan nels w hen you pl ay a DV D w hich has r ear soun d element s (chann els) or is recorde d in Dolby Digital format. F or det ails on the rear sign al components, s ee “ A Connecting to audio L/R jacks ” on pa ge 19. This fun ction a ffect s the o utput of th e fo llow ing [...]

81 Settings and Adjustments DV/D8 A udio I nput Note Select “Ste reo 2” or “Mix” if you have adde d a second audio channe l when recording wit h your digital vide o camera. Line A udio In put When re cord ing fr om equi pme nt conn ecte d to th e LINE 1 IN or LINE 2 IN jacks to a DVD disc in this recorde r, select line input audio . z Hin t[...]

82 Format DV D-RW (DVD-RW s only) Selec ts the record ing format for an unused DVD- RW, when first inserted. Set T op Box Contr ol You c an co ntrol you r ca ble b ox/s atel lit e recei ver using the supplie d set to p box cont roller. See “Step 7: Easy Setup” for de tails. Pre ss ENTER, and sel ect “On ” or “Off. ” When “S et Top Bo [...]

83 Settings and Adjustments Langu age, Pare ntal Cont rol Settin gs/Fact ory Sett ings (Option s) The “Op tions” se tup allo ws you to set up other operatio nal settings. 1 Pres s SYSTE M MENU whi le the reco rder i s in stop mo de. 2 Selec t “Setup ,” and pr ess ENTE R. 3 Selec t “Opti ons,” an d press EN TER. The “O ptions” se tup[...]

84 2 Select “Ra ting Le vel,” and pr ess ENTER. The selection items for “R ating Level” are display ed. The lower the value, the stri cter the limitatio n. 3 Sele ct the l eve l, an d pre ss ENTE R. The Parental set ting is complet e. • To canc el th e Pare ntal sett ing for t he di sc, s et “Rati ng Lev el” t o “Off ” in step 3 .[...]

85 Settings and Adjustments Easy S etup (Rese tting the Re cord er) Select t his to run t he Easy Setup progra m. 1 Pres s SYSTE M MENU whi le the reco rder i s in stop mo de. 2 Selec t “Setup ,” and pr ess ENTE R. 3 Selec t “Easy Se tup,” an d press EN TER. 4 Selec t “Sta rt,” and press EN TER. 5 Follow th e instructio ns for Easy Setu[...]

86 Additional Info rmation Troubl eshoo tin g If you exper ience a ny of t he fo llowin g diffic ulties while u sing th e recorde r, use thi s trou bleshoot ing guide t o help rem edy the pr oblem bef ore requ esting re pairs. Should any pro blem pers ist, consul t your near est Sony dealer. Power The po wer does n ot tur n on. , Check th at the AC[...]

87 Additi onal In formatio n , If the playback picture output from a DVD player , VCR, or tuner goes through you r recorder before re aching yo ur TV, the c opy-prote ction signal appl ied to some prog rams coul d affect pictur e quality. Disconnect the playb ack equipme nt in question and c onnect it directl y to your TV. The pic ture do es not f [...]

88 The lan guage for th e soun dtrac k canno t be changed . , Mult iling ua l track s are n ot rec ord ed on th e disc being pl ayed. , The DVD VIDEO pr ohibi ts the chan ging of th e language for the soundtrac k. , Try chan ging th e languag e using the DVD VIDEO’s menu. The sub title l anguage cannot b e chang ed or turned off. , Mult iling ual[...]

89 Additi onal In formatio n Timer record ing is not c omplete or d id not start from the beginn ing. , There wa s a power failure during reco rding. , The r ecord er’s i ntern al clo ck st opped due to a power failure that lasted for more than 30 minu tes. Reset the cloc k (pa ge 76). Reset the clock (p age 76). , The channe l or input c hanged [...]

90 “Cann ot rec ord be cause o f high temper atur e.” appear s on the T V screen . , Check that the ve nt o n the rear of th e reco rder is not bloc ked. Then, turn off the recor der, wait until the clock ap pears in t he front pa nel display , and disco nnect the AC power c ord. Leave t he recorde r off for a while, th en re-conn ect the power[...]

91 Additi onal In formatio n – A disc that has a non- standa rd s hape ( e.g., card, heart). – A disc with a la bel or st icker on it. – A disc that has ce llop hane tap e or st icke r adhesi ve o n it. Specific ations System [DVD recorder section] Lase r Semico nducto r las er Audio recording f ormat Dolb y Digi tal Vid eo reco rding form at[...]

92 Input s and out puts LINE 1 IN and LINE 2 IN VIDEO IN, phono jack (1 each) Input si gnal: 1 Vp- p, 75 ohms, un balanced , sync negat ive AUDIO IN, phono jacks (2 each) Input level: 327 mVrm s Input im pedance : more than 47 k ilohms LINE 2 IN S VIDEO, 4-p in, mini-DIN jack Y: 1.0 Vp-p , unbala nced, syn c negative C: 0.28 6 Vp-p, l oad impe danc[...]

93 Additi onal In formatio n About i.LIN K The DV IN jack on this recorder is an i.LINK- compliant DV IN jack. This secti on describes the i.LINK stand ard and i ts feat ures. What i s i.L INK? i.LINK is a digital serial interface f or handl ing digital video, digita l aud io and other data i n two directi ons betw een equi pment hav ing the i.LI N[...]

94 Guide t o Part s and Con trols For more informa tion, see the pa ges in pare nthe ses. Front panel Butt ons o n the recor der have t he sa me fu nctio n as t he bu tton s on t he re mote i f t hey ha ve t he same or similar names . A "/1 (on/stan dby) switch (23) B Disc tra y (35, 47, 72) C (remote sensor) (20) D Front pa nel disp lay (45) [...]

95 Additi onal In formatio n Remote A Z OPEN/CL OSE but ton (3 5, 47, 72) B Numb er buttons * (21, 36 ) SET bu tton ( 82) C ANGLE butto n (36) D TOP MENU but ton (35) MENU bu tton (35 ) E DISPLAY but ton (44) F M / m / < / , /ENTER bu tton (2 3) G O RETU RN butto n (23) H . PREV (previous)/ > NEXT buttons (36) I REPLAY/ ADVANCE butto ns (36) [...]

96 Front panel dis play A Play ing/rec ordin g stat us B Timer i ndicat or C Disc type/rec ording forma t D (angle) indicator (36) E Audio si gnal in dicato rs F Displays the followin g (45): • Playing time/remainin g time • Current title/c hapter/tra ck/index number • Recording time/recor ding mode •C l o c k • Chann el G PROGRESS IVE in[...]

97 Additi onal In formatio n Glos sary Chapter (p age 40) Secti ons of a pict ure or a mus ic feat ure that ar e smaller than title s. A title is composed of seve ral chapt ers. Depe ndin g on the disc , no ch apters may be recor ded. Copy p rotec tion s ignal s (pa ge 47) Copy res triction s et by copy righ t owners , etc. These si gnals ar e incl[...]

98 HDMI (Hig h-Definiti on Mul timedia Interface) (page 16) HDMI is an interf ace that supp orts both video and audio on a single digital con nectio n. The HD MI conn ection carrie s st andard to h igh defin ition video si gnals and mul ti-chann el audi o signal s to AV com ponen ts su ch as H DMI eq uipped TVs, in digital f orm without deg radatio[...]

99 Additi onal In formatio n DVD Audi o/S ubtit le Langua ge When you play a DVD VI DEO, the language o f the selected audio track or subtitl e is abbreviated as follow s. See page 83 to chang e the audio tr ack or subt itle. Abbrevia tion Language ARA Ara bic BUL Bul gar ian CHI Chi nes e CRO Cro at ian CZE Czec h DAN Danish DEU German ENG Engl is[...]

100 Cable Box/S atell ite Recei ver Br and C ode When yo u want t o use the set top box co ntrol functi on, find the bra nd cod e numbe r of your cable box/satell ite recei ver from the lis t and en ter it in step 7 of Easy Setu p (page 23 ). If more th an one code n umber is liste d, try entering th em one at a time unt il you find th e one that w[...]

101 Additi onal In formatio n Garrard 0 153 Gateway 0764 GC Ele ctronics 0207, 0056, 0 330, 00 16, 0040, 00 77, 0030 GE 0232, 02 33, 0144, 0021 Gemini 0015, 0070, 0057 , 0242, 0014, 07 97, 0013, 0400 General Instrument 0476, 00 11, 0014, 0098, 0810, 00 24, 0003, 0015, 0276 GHZ 0078 Gibraltar 0 003 Global 1 327 GMI 0069, 00 57, 0015, 0797 GoldStar 0[...]

102 Popu lar Mech anic s 04 00 Prel ude 077 0 Prism 0012, 001 3, 0059 Prot elcon 0 786 Pulsar 0000, 0040 Quasar 00 00 Quest 0144, 002 0 R Line 0040 RadioShac k 0883, 001 5, 0315, 03 03, 0797 Rampa ge 0255 Ranger 12 47 RCA 0021, 006 0, 0797, 00 47, 1256, 084 3 Reali stic 0207, 0153 Recoto n 0153, 0400 Regal 0259, 002 0, 0273, 02 79, 0276 Regency 000[...]

103 Additi onal In formatio n Tusa 0015 TV COMM 0035 , 0019 TV G uide 1476 TV86 0063 , 0040 Uniden 0022, 02 25 Unika 0 207, 0153, 0022 United Arti sts 0007 United Cabl e 0003, 00 14, 0011, 0276 Universa l 0 191, 0078, 0207, 0056, 0022, 00 39, 0153, 0077, 0322, 03 15 US Electron ics 0276, 00 08, 0003, 0017 V2 0883 Verizon 0 246 Videowa y 0 250, 0000[...]

104 Paysat 07 24 Philips 1076, 009 9, 1142, 07 24, 0722, 074 9, 1442, 1749, 0856, 077 5 Primestar 0361, 062 7, 0869 Proscan 0392, 056 6 QNS 1367 RadioShac k 0869 RCA 0566, 039 2, 0143, 08 55 Samsung 1109, 127 6 Sky 0856, 0099, 1856 Sony 0639, 163 9 Star Choice 0869 Star Trak 0869, 077 2 Thomson 0566, 0392 Tivo 1142, 144 2 Toshiba 07 90, 0749, 1749 [...]

105 Index Words in quotations a ppear in the on -sc reen displa ys. Numerics 16:9 25 , 77 4:3 Letter Box 25 , 77 4:3 Pan Sc an 25 , 77 A “A-B Erase” 58 “Add” 64 , 65 ADVANCE 36 ANGLE 36 AUDIO 36 “Audio” 83 “Audio (HDMI)” 80 Audio co rds 18 “Audio DRC” 80 Audio settin gs 79 B Batteries 20 “Black L evel” 77 “Bra nd Co de” [...]

106 “Move” 65 MP3 a udio t racks 41 N NEXT 36 Number bu ttons 21 , 40 O One To uch D ubbing 74 On-screen d isplay OPTIONS menu 11 Setup Di splay 75 Sub-m enu 11 Syst em Menu 10 OPTIONS 11 Options settin gs 83 Original 39 , 98 ORIGINAL/PLAYLIST 39 , 57 “OSD” lang uage 24 , 83 P “Parental” 83 Parental Control 38 Parts and controls 94 PAU [...]

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2 ES Índice Este manu al mue stra la con figur ación bá sica y el fun cionam iento de l a grabad ora de D VD. Para obte ner más in formación, c onsulte el ma nual de ins trucciones en inglés. Conexi ones y ajus tes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Conexión de la grabadora . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Cone xione s y ajus tes 3 ES Conexion es y ajuste s Cone xión de la grab ador a Siga lo s pasos de l 1 al 6 par a cone ctar y re alizar los ajustes de la grabadora. Notas • Enchufe los cables firmemen te para preven ir per tur baci ones no de sea das . • Consulte la s instruccione s suminist radas con los component es que va a conectar. • No[...]

4 ES Conexión del decodif icador de cable/r eceptor vía satélit e y del controlador del decodifica dor Conect e las toma s LINE IN mediant e un cable de audio/v ideo. Con esta conex ión, puede graba r cualqui er canal del decod ifica dor de cab le o rece ptor ví a satélite. Asegú rese de q ue el recept or vía sat élite o dec odificad or de[...]

Cone xione s y ajus tes 5 ES Paso 3 : Co nexión al te levis or Conect e el cabl e de audio /video suminis trado a las tomas LINE O UT (VID EO/A UDIO L /R) de la grabad ora. Para d isfru tar de una cal idad de imag en supe rior , cone cte u n cable de S vi deo (no sumin istra do) e n lugar de la clav ija am arilla (vi deo). S i utiliza e sta cone x[...]

6 ES Si el telev isor dispone de una toma de entrada de HDMI Conecte la t oma de salid a HDMI* OUT mediante u n cable HDMI cert ificado ( no suministra do). Disfru tará de imágen es y soni do de alta ca lidad. El indica dor de HDM I se ilum ina en e l panel fro ntal cuando la g rabadora emite señales a través de l a toma de sal ida HDMI OUT. As[...]

Cone xione s y ajus tes 7 ES Si el televi sor tiene t omas de entrada de vi deo componente Conecte las to mas COMPONENT VIDEO OUT mediante un cable d e video componente (no sumin istra do) o tre s cabl es de vid eo (n o sumi nistr ado s) del mismo tipo y lo ngit ud. Di sfru tará de una fie l reprod ucción del colo r y de imáge nes de alta calida[...]

8 ES Paso 4: Cone xión del c able de alim entació n Enchufe los cabl es de alim entació n de la grabad ora y del t elevisor a una toma de ca. A conti nuación , debe espe rar unos instant es antes de utilizar la grabadora . Podr á utiliza rla sólo d espués d e que la pa ntalla de l panel frontal s e ilumine y la grabadora pase al modo de espe[...]

Cone xione s y ajus tes 9 ES Paso 6: C onfigur ació n fácil Siga l os paso s que se i ndi can a con tinu ación pa ra realizar el mínimo n úmero de aju stes bási cos necesa rios pa ra util izar la gr abado ra. Si no comp leta la Configu ració n fáci l, apar ecer á cada vez que en cien da la graba dora. Los ajus tes se rea lizan en el orden [...]

10 ES 7 Presio ne los boto nes n umérico s para introd ucir el códi go de mar ca del decodi ficad or de cable /recept or vía satélit e. Consu lte “ Cable Box/ Satel lit e Rece iver Brand Code” en el ma nual de in struc ciones en inglé s (págin a 100) . • Para vo lver a in troducir el número del códig o, sele ccione “ Cance lar” y [...]

Cone xione s y ajus tes 11 ES 14 Presio ne E NTER. Apar ece la pan talla de c onfigura ción par a seleccio nar el tipo de señal DTS. 15 Selec cione si desea o no en viar una seña l DTS al a mplificador (re ceptor ), y presione ENTE R. Si el amp lificad or (rece ptor) de A V cuen ta con un dec odifi cador DTS , selec cione “Sí” . En ca so co[...]

12 ES 2 Colóqu elo de mane ra que el control ador del deco dificado r esté ce rca de l sensor de co ntrol remot o del deco dific ador d e ca ble/ recept or vía satélit e.[...]

13 ES Reprod ucción Reproducción Repr oducci ón d e di scos 1 Presio ne Z OPEN /CLO SE y colo que un disco en la ba ndeja de discos. 2 Presio ne Z OPEN /CLO SE para cerra r la bandej a de discos. Espere hasta qu e “LOA D” desapa rezc a de la panta lla del panel fronta l. 3 Presio ne H PLAY. Se in ic ia la repr odu cció n. Para detene r la r[...]

14 ES Opcio nes d e repr oducci ón Botón Operación Disco Z OPEN/CL OSE Detiene la re producc ión y abre la ban deja de di scos. Todos l os discos AUDIO Selecciona u na de las p istas de audio gr abadas en el disco cuan do se presiona varias veces. : selecc iona e l sonido princi pal o secundari o. : se leccio na la f uente de au dio. : seleccio[...]

15 ES Reprod ucción Para re anuda r la repr oducci ón norm al despu és de rep roduci r a diferen tes vel ocidade s, presio ne H PLAY. . PREV/ NEXT > • Se desplaza al principi o del títu lo/capít ulo/e scena/ pista ac tual o si guiente e inicia l a repro ducción cuando se presiona durant e la reproduc ción. • Se desplaza al principi o [...]

16 ES Reprod ucció n de un títul o de la List a títul os El menú Lista tí tulos muestra los tít ulos de los progra mas del disco. 1 Coloq ue un dis co en la bandej a de disco s. 2 Presion e TI TLE LIS T. Ejempl o: DV D-RW ( modo VR) A Tipo de di sco: Muest ra el tipo de di sco. También muestra l os tipos de título (origi nal o P laylist ) p[...]

17 ES Grabaci ón Graba ción Antes d e grab ar Antes de emp ezar la grabac ión… Compr uebe q ue la grab adora es tá conec tada a un sint oniz ador como, p or eje mplo, un dec odif icad or de cab le o rece ptor vía sa télite ( página 3 ). Consulte t ambién el manua l de inst rucciones d el sint oniz ador . Modo de grabació n Esta grab ador[...]

18 ES Imágenes que no pu eden grabarse En esta g rabador a no puede n grabar se imágen es con prot ección contra copi as. La grab ación s e det iene cuando se de tecta una señ al de prot ecci ón contra copias . * El dis co grabado s ólo puede reproducirse en un equi po compati ble con CPRM. Grabac ión de sde un eq uipo conect ado si n tem p[...]

19 ES Grabaci ón 4 Presio ne CH +/– o IN PUT var ias vec es para selecc iona r el cana l o l a fuente de ent rada que dese e graba r. • Cuan do util ice el cont rol de de codifi cador de cable/re ceptor v ía satélit e, sele ccione el cana l pres iona ndo CH +/ – en el ma ndo a distan cia de est a grabador a. La entrad a de la grab adora se[...]

20 ES Grabac ión co n tempor izado r desde un equi po cone ctad o Pued e ajustar e l tempor izador para un to tal de 12 progra mas con un máxi mo de un me s de ant icipa ción . Tenga en c uenta qu e el tiemp o de graba ción continua máximo de un único título es de 12 horas. El cont enido que su pere es te tiem po no se g rabará . Nota No op[...]

21 ES Grabaci ón E “Modo” : seleccion a el modo de grab ación (pá gina 17) . Para util izar la fu nción Ajustar modo grab. (pági na 21) , sele ccione “AU TO”. Si se equ ivoca, selecc ione el ele mento y cambi e el ajus te. 5 Presio ne E NTER. Apar ecerá el m enú List a de tempo rizado r. Se il um ina e l ind ica dor c en la pantalla [...]

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