Sony RDR-GX700 manual

2-102-792- 61 (2) © 2004 Sony Corporation D VD Recorder Operatin g Instructi ons RDR-GX300/RDR-GX700[...]

2 WARNIN G To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabin et. Refer servi cing to qualif ied personnel only. The mains lead m ust only be changed at a qualified se rvice shop. This appliance i s classified a s a CLASS 1 L ASER product. The CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT MARKING i[...]

3 On recording • N ote th at the cont en t s of the recording c a nnot be compensated for under any and all conditio ns, including co nditions that ma y arise due to a m alfunctio n of this unit. • Make trial reco rdin gs b efore making the ac tual r ecord ing. Copyr ights • Telev is ion pr ogra mmes, films , video tape s, di sc s, and ot her[...]

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

5 DV Dubbing ( RDR-GX700 on ly) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Before DV Dubbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Available DV Dubbing Fu nctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Recording an En[...]

6 Ways t o Use Y our DVD Re cord er Quick access to recorded titles – T itle Lis t , Display the Title List to see all o f the titles on the disc, in cludin g recor ding date , channel , recording mode an d thumb nail image (page 33 ) . Play the beginni ng of a title whil e it is being re corded – Chasing Play back , If you are using a DVD-RW ([...]

7 Creating your own pr ogramme – Playlist , Record a programme o n a DVD-RW (VR mode), then del ete, mov e and add scenes at will to create your own, orig in al prog ramme (pag e 66). Automatic dubbing of DV tapes – DV Dubbing (RDR-GX700 only) , Connect your digital vi deo camera to t he DV IN jack and au t oma tically dub the entire cont ents [...]

8 Compatibility with other D VD play ers (finalizing) Playable only on VR mode compatible players (finalization unnecessary) Playable on most D VD players (finalization necessary) (page 37) Playable on D VD+R W compatible players (automatically finalized) Playable on most D VD players (finalization necessary) (page 37) Playable on D VD+R compatible[...]

9 Ye s Ye s Ye s No No Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s No No No No Ye s Y es * 2 No Y es * 2 No Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s Y es * 3 Y es * 3 Ye s No Ye s No No Ye s No No No No Recording Features Editing Features Rewrite (page 41) Aut o Chapter (page 91) Manual Chapter (page 66) Record 16:9 sizes (page 48) Change title name (page 63) Del[...]

10 Playable dis cs Discs tha t cannot be played • All CD-ROMs (inclu ding PHOTO CDs) • CD- R s /CD- R W s, othe r t han those re cord ed in musi c CD f or mat, MP 3 fo rmat , or V i deo CD format • Data p art of CD-Extras • DVD-ROMs • DVD Audio discs • DVD-RAMs • HD la yer on Sup er Au dio CD s • DVD VIDEOs with a dif ferent regi on[...]

11 Note o n playba ck opera tions of DV D VIDE Os/ VIDEO CDs Some playback operations of DVD VIDEOs/ VIDEO CDs may be in tentionally set by softwa re producers. S ince this r e corder plays DVD VIDEOs/VIDEO CDs acc ording to the disc conten ts the sof tware pr oducers design ed, so me playba ck feat ures ma y not be available. Also, see the instr u[...]

12 Hookups and Settings Hooki ng Up t he Reco rder Follow steps 1 to 7 to hoo k up and adj us t the sett i ngs of the reco rd er. Notes • Plug cord s securel y to prev ent unw anted n oise. • Refer to the i nstruction s supplied with the component s to be c onnected. • You cannot conn ect th is recorder to a TV that do es not hav e a SC ART o[...]

13 Hookup s and Settings Step 2 : Conn ectin g the A erial Cable Conne ct the aeri al cable by following the step s below. Do not conne ct the mai ns lead unt il you reac h “Step 5: Con ne cting the Ma ins Lead ” (p age 19). 1 Disco nnect the aeria l cable f rom you r TV and c onnec t it to A ERIAL I N on th e rear p anel of the recorder. 2 Con[...]

14 Ste p 3: Conne cting the Vi deo Cord s Select one of the fo llow ing patt er ns A through D , accor ding to the input jack on your TV monito r, projector, or AV amplifier (rec eiver). This will enable you to view pictures. Audi o connecti ons are explai ne d in “Step 4: Con necting t he Audio Cord s” (page 17). Note Do not connect m or e tha[...]

15 Hookup s and Settings A Connecting to a SCART input jack Conn ect usin g a SCART cord (not supp lied ) to the L I N E 1 - T V j a c k a n d y o u r T V . B e s u r e t o m a k e t h e connectio ns firmly to avoid hum and noise. See the operating instr uctio n s supplie d with the TV to be co nn ected. Als o, when you set “L ine1 Outpu t” t o[...]

16 •T V D i r e c t R e c You ca n easi ly re cord wha t you a re wat chi ng on your TV (p age 47). • One Touc h Pla y You ca n tu rn on the rec or der and TV , se t the TV’s inp ut to the re corder , and start pl ay back with on e touch of th e H (p lay) bu tton (page 5 3). • One T ouc h Menu You can turn o n the recorde r and TV, se t the[...]

17 Hookup s and Settings Step 4 : Conn ectin g the A udio C ords Select one of th e following p atterns A or B , according to the input jack on your TV monitor, projecto r, or AV a mplifier (rec eiver) . This will en able you to li sten to s ound. z Hin t For corr ect speaker location , see the operating instruction s supplie d with the connected c[...]

18 A Connecting to audio L /R input jacks This con nection wi ll use your TV ’s or stereo ampli fier’s (re ceive r’s) two spea kers for so und. Connect using the a udio/video cord (sup plied). • Sur round ef fect (p age 54) TV: D ynami c, Wi de, Nigh t Stereo amplifie r (recei ver): Stand ard, Ni ght Note Do not connec t the LINE 4 IN (R-AU[...]

19 Hookup s and Settings Step 5 : Conn ecting t he Mains Le ad Connect the su pplied main s lead to the AC IN termin al of the re corder . Then plu g t h e recorde r and TV mains leads (powe r cords) int o the mains. Afte r yo u co nnec t th e main s le ad, you mu st w ait for a short w hile b efore o perati ng the recorde r. You ca n oper at e th [...]

20 Controlling TVs w ith the remote You can ad just the r emote’s signal to contro l your TV. If you co nnected the reco rder to an A V am p lifier (recei ve r), you can use the su pplied re mote to control the AV amplif ier ’s (rec e ive r’ s) volume. Notes • Depe nding on the conn ected unit , you may not be able to control your TV or AV [...]

21 Hookup s and Settings Controlling the v olume of your AV amplifier (rece iver) with the remote 1 Slide th e TV/ DVD sw itch to D VD. 2 Hold down [ / 1 , an d enter the manufac turer c ode (s ee the table b elow) for yo ur AV ampl ifier (re ceiver) using the number buttons . 3 Releas e [ / 1 . The 2 (volume) +/– bu ttons contr ol the AV amplif [...]

22 3 Selec t “Optio ns,” an d press ENT ER. 4 Selec t “Command Mode,” and p ress ENTER . 5 Selec t the Com mand mo de (DVD1 , DVD2, or DVD3), and pres s ENTER . 6 Slide th e COMM AND MODE switch on the remot e so it matc hes th e mode you select ed above . To return to the previous ste p Press O RETURN. Step 7: Easy Se tup Follow the s teps[...]

23 Hookup s and Settings 3 Switch the input se lector on your TV so tha t the si gnal fro m the recor der appe ars on your TV scre en. “Initial s ettings necessary to operate the DVD recor der will be ma de . You can ch ange the m later us ing Setup. Before you start, chec k that you have made al l n ece ssary c onn ections .” appear s. • If [...]

24 10 Select the s ettin g that m atches your T V type. “16:9” : For wide -screen T Vs or standar d TVs with a wide screen mode . “4:3 Letter Box”: For standard TVs. Disp lays “w ide scr een” p ictures with bands on the upper and lower s ec tio ns of the scree n. “4:3 P an Scan”: For stan dard TV s. Automatically displays “wide sc[...]

25 Hookup s and Settings 20 Press EN TER. The Setu p Displa y for the DTS signal appears . 21 Sel ect whethe r or not yo u wish to send a DTS signa l to your amplifier (receiver) , and pr ess ENTE R. If your A V am plifie r (r ec eiver ) ha s a DTS deco der, sele ct “On. ” Otherw ise, sel ect “Of f.” 22 Pr ess ENTER whe n “Finish ” appe[...]

26 Connec ting a VCR or Simi lar De vice After disco nnecting the recorder ’s mains lead from th e ma ins , connect a VCR or similar recordi ng device to the LINE I N jacks of this re corder. For RDR- G X 7 00, use the DV IN jack on the fron t panel if the equ ipmen t ha s a D V out pu t jack (i.LIN K jack) ( page 70). See also the inst ruction m[...]

27 Hookup s and Settings Connecting to the LINE 2 IN or LINE 4 IN jacks Connect a VCR or similar recording de vice to the LINE 2 IN or LINE 4 IN jacks of this rec order. If the equipm e nt has an S-v ideo jack, yo u can use an S-video cor d i ns tead of an au dio/vide o co rd. z Hin t When the con ne ct ed equi pm ent outputs only mona ur a l sou n[...]

28 Connec ting t o a Sa telli te or Di gital Tuner Connect a sat ellite or d igital tu ner to this recorder u sing the LINE 3/DECODER jack. Disconnect t he reco rd er’s m ai n s le ad from th e main s w he n conn ec ting th e tu ne r. To us e the Sy nchro- Rec func tion , see bel ow. If the s atellite tuner can output RG B signals This recorder a[...]

29 Hookup s and Settings Connec ting a P AY-TV/C anal Plu s Decode r You c an watch or recor d PAY-T V/Can al Plus p rogramm es if yo u connec t a dec oder (n ot suppl ied) to the record er. Dis co nnect th e r ecorder ’s mains lead fr om th e mains w hen conn ecting th e de coder. Connecting a d ecoder AERIAL IN LINE 4 IN DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL OPT[...]

30 Setting PAY-TV/Canal Plus chan nels To watch o r record PAY-TV/ Canal Pl us programmes, set your record er to recei ve the chan nel s using the on -scree n display. In order to set the c hannels co rrectl y, be sure to fol lo w al l o f the s teps below . 1 Press SYSTE M MENU. The Sy st em M e nu appear s. 2 Selec t “SETUP,” and press EN TER[...]

31 Hookup s and Settings 10 Select “System, ” and press ENTER. 11 Press M / m to sele ct an avail able TV system, BG, DK, L, o r I, and pres s ENTER. To rece ive bro ad casts in Fr an ce, se l e ct “L.” 12 Sel ect “Nor mal/CAT V,” an d press ENTE R. 13 Select “Normal, ” and press ENTER . To pres et CATV (Cable Televi sion) ch annels[...]

32 Guide to Dis plays Using the On-S creen Me nus This se ction introd uces the System Me nu, TOO LS menu, a nd sub- menu. B y usin g these d isplays , you can perf orm mos t o f the recor d er ’ s operati ons . System Menu The Syst em M enu appe ars when y ou press SYSTEM M ENU, an d pr ov ides entr ies to all of the reco rder’s ma in functi o[...]

33 Guide t o Disp lays TOOLS The TOOL S menu ap pears whe n you pres s TOO LS, a n d disp lays opti ons a p plic able to th e entire d isc (e.g. d isc protection ), record er (e.g. audio s ettings during record ing), or multip le item s on a list menu (e.g. e rasing multip le title s). The disp l a yed option s diff e r depe nd ing on the situati o[...]

34 Standard Title List (Example: DVD-RW in VR mode) “Zoom ed” Title List A Title type (DVD-RW in VR mode only): Displays t he title t ype, Original or Playlis t. B Sort but t ons: Sorts the titl e or der (se e belo w). C Zoomin g ind ic a tor : Shows th e cu rrent z oom status . D Disc name (page 36) E Disc space (remai nder/total) F Title in f[...]

35 Guide t o Disp lays z Hin t After record ing, the fi rst scen e of the recording (t he title) is aut omatical ly set as the thum bnail pict ure. Notes • Th e Title List may no t appear for disc s created on othe r DVD recorders. • Letter s that cannot be displayed are replac ed with a n “ * .” • Title thumbnai l pic tu res are displa y[...]

36 Exampl e: DVD-RW (V R mode ) A “Disc Na me” B “Media”: Disc type C “Format”: Recording fo rmat type (DVD- RW only) D “Title no.”: Total n umber of titles E “Protecte d”: Indicates wheth er protection is set (DVD-RW in VR mode only) F “Date”: Dat es of when the oldest and the most recent titles were recorded G “Con tin u[...]

37 Guide t o Disp lays Finalizi ng a disc (prepari ng a disc for playback on o ther equipment) Final iz in g i s ne cessar y w he n you pla y discs recorded with this recorder o n other DVD equipm ent. When you finali ze a DVD+RW, DVD-RW (Video mode), DVD+R, or DVD-R, a DVD menu will be au tomatically cre ated, which can be displayed on other DVD e[...]

38 Check ing the Play Inform ation an d Playing Time You can chec k the playing ti me and remaining time of the current title, ch apte r, or track. Also, you can ch eck the d isc name r ecorded on the disc . Press D ISPLAY repeated ly. Each time you p ress the butt o n, the display chan ges as follows : The d ispl ays dif fer d epend ing on th e di[...]

39 Guide t o Disp lays z Hin ts • If “D TS” is set to “Off” in Au dio Setup, the DTS track selection option wil l not appe ar on the screen eve n if the di sc contains DTS tracks ( page 90). • Whe n “ A uto Display” is set to “On” (defa ult ) in Options Setup (pa ge 95), playba ck informati on automat ically a p pears when th e [...]

40 How to Enter Charac ters You can label a titl e, disc , or prog ram by ente ring charac ters. Yo u can ent er up to 64 c haracter s for a title or disc name, but the actual number of charac ters dis played in the me nus such as the Titl e List wi ll va ry. Whe n th e display for ente ri ng charac ters app e a rs, foll ow t he steps bel o w. 1 Pr[...]

41 Record ing Recording Before Recording Before you start recording… • Thi s recor der can rec ord on va rious d iscs. Sel ect the disc type accordi ng to your needs (p age 8 ). • Chec k that t he d isc has en ou gh ava ilab le spac e for the re cording (pa ge 35) . Fo r DV D+RWs and DVD-R Ws, yo u can free up dis c sp ace by erasing titl es [...]

42 z Hint You can select th e audio (main or sub) while rec or din g bilingua l programm es using the (aud io) button. This does not affect t he record ed sound. Unrecordable pictur es Picture s with cop y protec t io n cannot be re cord ed on this record er. Whe n th e r ecorder receiv es a copy gu ard sig nal, the reco rd er cont in ues to recor [...]

43 Record ing 2 Press Z (open/clo se) to close t he disc tray. Wait until “ LOAD” disappears from the fro nt panel di splay. Unus ed D V D s are fo r m at ted autom atical ly . 3 Press [TI MER] . • If the Timer programmin g (VIDEO Plus+) menu ap pe ars, pres s < to s w itc h th e disp lay t o “St andar d.” 4 Select an item u sing < [...]

44 To co nfirm, change, or canc el timer recording See “Checking/ Changing/Cancelling Timer Set tings (Tim er List )” (page 45). To ex tend the r ecording durati on time while recording 1 Press TO OLS dur in g re co rding. The TOOL S menu ap pears. 2 Select “E xtend Rec ” and pres s EN TER. 3 Press M / m to s elect the dur ation time. You c[...]

45 Record ing 3 Press the number buttons t o enter the PlusC ode number , and pre ss SET. • If yo u make a m istake, press C LEAR and r e- enter the corr ec t numb er. 4 Select “O K,” and press ENT ER. The date , start and s top time s, pr og ramm e posit i on, re cordin g m ode, an d PD C/ V P S settin g (page 43) ap pear. If you wa nt to ch[...]

46 4 Select one of th e option s, and pres s ENTER . “Modify”: Chan ges the timer setting. Select an item u sing < / , an d ad just usin g M / m . Select “O K ” and pr es s EN T ER. “Era se”: Era ses the tim er setti ng. Select “OK” and pres s EN TER. “Che ck O v erlap”: Ch ec ks for ove rl a pped settin gs. Select “C l ose[...]

47 Record ing Record ing Withou t the Timer 1 Insert a recordable disc. 2 Press PROG +/– to selec t th e progr amme positio n or inp ut sour ce you wa nt to record. 3 Press REC MODE repeat edly to s elect the recording mode. Each time you press th e button, th e display chan ge s on the TV sc reen as f ol l ows: For more de tails about the record[...]

48 Notes • After pressin g z REC, it may tak e a short whil e to star t recording. • You cannot change the rec ording mode while recording or dur ing recording pause. • If ther e is a power fail ure, t he progr amme you a re recording m ay be erased. • You c annot watch a PAY-TV/Canal Plus progra mme while recordi ng another PAY-TV/Can al P[...]

49 Record ing This function work s wit h DVD-Rs and DVD- RWs (V ideo m ode) w hen the re cordin g mode is set to HQ, HSP, or S P. For al l other recor ding m odes, the screen size is fi xed at “4:3 .” For D VD-RWs ( VR mod e), t he ac tual pict ure size is recorded regardle ss of the setting. F or exam ple, if a 16:9 siz e pictur e is rece ived[...]

50 Recor ding From Conn ecte d Equip ment Wi th a Ti mer (Synch ro Rec) You can set the r ec order t o au tomati cal ly reco rd progr ammes fro m connecte d equipme nt that has a timer functi o n (suc h as a sate lli te tuner ). Conn ect the equipm ent to the LI N E 3/ DE C ODER jac k of the rec order (p age 28). When th e co nnecte d equipme nt tu[...]

51 Record ing Record ing Fr om Conn ected Equip ment Wi thout a Timer You can record fr om a connected VCR or s imil a r device. To conn ect a VCR or simila r device, s ee “Connecting a VCR or Similar Device” (page 26) . For R DR-G X700, use the DV IN j ack on the fron t panel if the eq uipment has a DV ou tput jack (i.LINK jac k). 1 Insert a r[...]

52 Playback Playi ng 1 Press Z (open/clo se), an d place a disc on the disc tray . 2 Press Z (ope n/close) t o close the disc tray. If you i nserted a DVD VIDEO, VIDEO CD, CD, or DATA CD, press H . Pl ay ba ck st ar ts . 3 Pres s TITLE LIS T. For details a bout the Title List, see “Using the Titl e Lis t” (page 33). Example: DVD-RW (VR mode) 4 [...]

53 Playback The po in t wh ere you st o pped play i ng i s c le ar ed when: – y ou o pen the di sc tray. – y ou p lay anot he r title. – you switch the Titl e List menu to Original or Playlist (DVD-RW in VR mode only). – you edit the title afte r stopping playback. – y ou change the setti ngs on th e record er. – you turn off the record[...]

54 Playback options Buttons Operations Discs Z (open/close ) Stops play and ope ns the disc tray. All discs (audio) Selects on e of the audi o tr acks record ed on the disc when pre s sed re peated ly . : Selects th e languag e. : Selects t he main or sub sound . : Se lects ster eo or mona ural au di o tracks. (subtitle) Select s a subtitle languag[...]

55 Playback To resume normal pla yback, pre ss H . SUR (su rrou nd) Selects one of t he TVS effects when pre ssed repe atedly. TVS* (TV Virtual Surro und) lets you enjoy vi rtual surround so und effects cre ated from the front left and right spea kers. The sele cted setti ng is displaye d in the front panel di splay fo r a few seconds. “TVS OFF?[...]

56 Notes • To e njoy the TVS func tion, set “ Digital Output” to “On” and “Dolby Digital” t o “D-PCM” in Audio Setup. • When the playback sig nal does not contain a si gnal for the rea r speakers, the surroun d effects will be diff icult to hear. • When you se le c t one of the surrou nd modes, turn off the surround set tings [...]

57 Playback 4 Press < / , to adjust the set ting, an d pres s ENTE R. The defa ult settin gs are un der l ined. “ Y NR ” : (weak) O ff 1 2 3 (str ong) “ C NR ” : (weak) Of f 1 2 3 (strong ) “ BNR ” : (weak) Off 1 2 3 (strong) “ DVE ” *: (w eak) Off 1 2 3 (strong ) “ PB Video Eq ualizer ”: • C ont r ast: (w eak) – 3 ~ 0 ~ [...]

58 Chasin g Play back/ Simult aneous Rec an d Play “Chas i ng p layback ” al lows yo u to view the beginn ing of a prog ramme w h ile it is bei ng reco rded. “Simu l ta ne ous Rec and Pla y” al l ow s you to view a previous ly recorded p rogramme while recording anothe r on the sa m e disc. Playing from the be ginning of the programme you a[...]

59 Playback Search ing for a T itle/ Chapt er/Tr ack, etc . You ca n search a D V D by title or ch apter, and VIDEO CD/CD/DATA-CD by track or scene. As tit le s and tracks ar e assigned in di vidual num b ers on the dis c , select the title o r track by entering its numbe r. Yo u can also search for a scene u sing the time code. 1 Pres s TOOLS duri[...]

60 Playi ng MP3 Audio Tr acks You can pl ay MP3 audi o tr a cks on DAT A CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs). 1 Inser t a DATA CD on th e disc tr ay. 2 Press H . Playba ck starts fr om the firs t MP3 aud io track s on the disc. No te that th e pl ayback order may be di fferent from th e edite d order. See “Pla yback or de r of MP3 a udi o t ra cks” belo[...]

61 Playback Notes • Dependi ng on the sof tware you use t o create the DATA CD, the playba ck orde r ma y diff er f rom the ab ove illu stration. • Proc eeding to the next or anothe r album m ay take som e time . • The recorder may not be ab le to play some DATA C Ds crea ted in th e Pack et W rite forma t. • The recorder will p lay an y da[...]

62 Editing Befo re Edi ting This record er offe rs various edit option s for variou s disc types. Before you ed it, chec k the disc type in the fr on t panel d isp l ay , and selec t t he option ava ilable f o r yo u r disc (p ag e 8) . Note You may lose the edit e d contents if you remov e the disc or a timer r ecording start s whil e editi ng. Ed[...]

63 Edit ing z Hin t You can d ispl a y the disc’s Pl aylist tit les in the Tit le Li st (Playlis t), or t he origina l titles i n the Tit le List (Original ). To swit ch th e two T itle List s, press TOOLS w hile a Title List is displa ye d, and select “Origi na l” or “Pl ay lis t.” Notes • Th e Playlist title calls u p data fr om the o[...]

64 “Pr otect”: Protec ts the t itl e. Sele ct “On” w hen the Pr ot ection di sp l a y appears. “ ” appear s next to th e protecte d t itl e. To cancel th e protecti on, select “ Off.” “Title Name”: Allows y ou to e nter or re-ent er a title name (page 40). “Set Thumbnail”: C hanges th e title’s thum bnail picture th at app[...]

65 Edit ing 3 Select a title, a nd press ENTER. A chec k mark ap pears in t he ch eck box nex t to the sele cted title . To clear t he check mark , pres s ENT ER agai n. To cl ear a ll of ch eck marks, selec t “Reset All. ” • When the title is protecte d, the displ ay asks for confirma tion. To cont inue, selec t “Cha ng e,” and wh en the[...]

66 Creating chapters man ually You can manua lly insert a chapter ma rk at any point y ou l ike duri n g playba ck o r record ing. Press CHAP TER MA RK at the point where you want to divide the title into chap ters. Each time you p ress the butt on, “Marking...” appe ars on the sc reen a nd the sce nes to the l eft and right of the mark be come[...]

67 Edit ing 3 Select the title you want to include in the Playlist ti tle, and press EN TER. A chec k mark ap pears in t he ch eck box nex t to the sele cted title . To clear t he check mark , press ENTER again. To se lect all of t he ti tles, select “S elect All.” 4 Repeat step 3 to add more titles. To go to the next page of titles, press m . [...]

68 To add mor e sce nes , sel e ct “Add” and go to step 6. To prev iew al l of the captu red scen es in the listed order, se lect “Preview.” 13 When you fin ish ed iting the Sc ene Lis t, select “OK,” an d press ENT ER. The display for enterin g the titl e name appea rs. T o ente r a new na me, se lect “Ente r” (see pa ge 40). 14 Se[...]

69 Edit ing Combining multiple P layl ist titles (Combine) 1 Press TITLE LIST to turn on the Tit le List (Playlist) m enu. If the Title List (Original) m enu ap pears, pr ess TOOLS and select “ Playlist.” 2 Press TOOLS to se lect “Com bine, ” and pres s ENTE R. The displa y for sel ecting ti tles appe ars. 3 Select a title, a nd press ENTER[...]

70 DV Dubbing (RDR-GX7 00 only) Befo re DV Dubbin g This se ction ex plains du bbing wit h a digit al video camer a vi a the DV IN j ac k on the fr ont pa nel (RDR-G X700 onl y). If yo u want to du b by way o f the LINE I N jacks, see “R e cording Fr om Conne ct ed Equip m en t Withou t a Timer” (pa ge 51). To record from the DV IN jack The DV [...]

71 DV Dubbi ng (RDR-GX7 00 only) 1 Press Z (open/clo se), and p lace a recor dable di sc on the t ray. Make sure th at the disc has enou gh free sp ace to reco rd the co ntents of yo u r tape. 2 Press Z (open/clo se) to close t he disc tray. Wait until “ LOAD” disappears from the fro nt panel di splay. If you use an unused DVD, f ormatting star[...]

72 Avail able D V Dubb ing Functi ons ◆ One T ouch Dubb ing (page 73 ) Recor ds the en tire co ntents o f a DV f ormat ta pe to a disc of you r choice w ith a single tou ch of the ONE TOUCH DUBBING button. ◆ Program Edit (page 74) Allow s y ou to pre-s elect scen es from a c urrently pla ying DV format t ape and rearra nge t he sce ne order be [...]

73 DV Dubbi ng (RDR-GX7 00 only) Record ing an En tire DV Format Tape ( One To uch Dubbi ng) You can re cord the ent ire cont ents of a DV fo rmat tape onto a disc with a single p ress of th e ONE TOUCH DUBBING button. The record er controls the digit al vid eo c amera fo r the whole proces s, and completes th e record ing. ◆ How chapt ers are cr[...]

74 Progr am Edit You ca n select sc enes from a DV form at tape, an d then au tomatically rec ord selected scenes to a d isc of your c hoice. To use this f unction, you w ill do t he fo llowing: m Using t he record er’s r emote con trol, fa st forwa rd or rew in d the tap e t o select th e s cenes. At th i s point, t he s elected s cenes ar e no [...]

75 DV Dubbi ng (RDR-GX7 00 only) 5 Select the IN p oint by pre ssing m / M , and pr ess ENTE R. The dis play for setting th e OUT po int (end o f the sc ene) app ears. The s cene star ts to play in the bac kgr ound from the IN point . 6 Select the OUT poin t by pres sing m / M , and pr ess ENTE R. The dis pl ay asks if you wan t to a dd t he selec [...]

76 To s top dur ing re cording Open t he remo te’s c over and press x REC STOP . Note that it may take a f e w seconds f or the reco rder to stop record ing. Notes • The dis c may not be recorded a s programmed if the tape’s time cod e is no t sequenti al or th ere are blanks between t he reco rdings o n the tap e. In t his cas e, see “Reco[...]

77 DV Dubbi ng (RDR-GX7 00 only) ◆ How chapt ers are create d The dubb ed cont ents on th e disc beco me one title, and the tit le is divided into chapters. Fo r a DVD- RW (V R m ode ), ever y sh ooting on t he tape and each se lect ed scen e bec omes a ch apte r on the di sc (Auto Sc ene Chapt er i ng function) . Yo u ca n also choo se to m a nu[...]

78 Notes • The dis c m ay not be re co rd ed a s progr a mm ed if the tape’s time cod e is no t sequenti al or th ere are blanks between t he recordi ngs on the t ape. In t his case, follow the instr uc ti ons of “R e co rd ing F r om C onnected Equipme nt W ith out a Timer” (pag e 51) . • You cannot set a scen e to be shor te r tha n one[...]

79 DV Dubbi ng (RDR-GX7 00 only) 1 Foll ow steps 1 to 6 o f “Prepari ng for recor ding u sing t he DV I N jack” ( page 70), and pr ess SYSTEM ME NU. Be sure to insert the orig inal DV format tap e that co rr espond s to the pr og ram in th e D V Edit List. 2 Selec t “DV EDI T,” and press ENTE R. The DV Ed it menu ap pe ars. 3 Press M / m to[...]

80 1 Foll ow steps 1 to 4 of “Prepari ng for recording using the DV IN jack” (pag e 7 0), then p ress SY STEM ME NU. Be sure to use t he original DV format tape and the DV D-RW (VR mo de) that co rrespo nds to the program in the DV Edit List. 2 Select “DV EDIT ,” and pre ss ENTER . The DV Edit menu appear s. 3 Selec t “DV Ed it List,” a[...]

81 DV Dubbi ng (RDR-GX7 00 only) 7 When you finis h editi ng the Sce ne List , select “O K,” and pr ess ENTER . The program is save d in the DV Edit Li st. Once you edi t a progra m, the or igin al progra m will be er as ed. • If you select “Q uit” afte r makin g change s in step 6, th e displa y asks whether to save the prog ram. Notes ?[...]

82 Settings and Adjustmen ts Using the Setup Di splay s By using th e Set u p Disp lays , you can ma ke variou s adjus tm e nts to ite m s such as pi ct ur e and soun d, as w e ll as sele ct a la ng uage for the subtit les. The Setup Displays are used in the following way. Note Playbac k settings stored in the disc take prior ity over the Setup Dis[...]

83 Settings a nd Adjustm ents 5 Select an opti on, and pr ess EN TER. The currentl y selected option is d isplayed next to th e se tup item . Example: when “4:3 Lett er Box” is set. To turn o ff the dis play Press S YSTEM ME NU repea t edl y . Aerial Recept ion and Langua ge Settin gs (Sett ings) The Settings Setup he lps you to ma ke tuner, cl[...]

84 4 Select “S ystem, ” an d press ENT ER. 5 Select an available TV system, B G, DK, L, or I, and pres s EN TER ( see page 85). 6 Select “N o rmal/CA TV , ” an d press EN TER. 7 Sel ec t “Nor mal,” and pr ess ENTER . To set CATV (Cable Television ) chan ne ls, select “ CATV.” 8 Sel ect “ Chann el Set ,” and pr ess ENTER. 9 Press[...]

85 Settings a nd Adjustm ents ◆ Receiva ble channel s Stat ion Name Changes or enters a new s ta tio n name (u p t o 5 charac ters) . The record er must re ceive ch annel informatio n (for instan ce, SMARTLI NK infor m at ion) fo r s ta tion nam es to appe ar automatical ly. 1 Follow ste ps 1 to 3 o f “Using the Setup Disp lays” (pa ge 82 ) t[...]

86 4 Press M / m until the se lecte d cha nnel ro w moves to the de si re d progra mme p os ition. The se l ect e d chann el is in se rted at the ne w progra mme p os it i on. 5 Press ENTER to confirm th e setting. 6 To ch ange or di sable th e progr amme po sition of anot he r station , repeat fr om step 3. Note Be sure to corre c tly select the p[...]

87 Settings a nd Adjustm ents Language OSD (On-Sc reen Di splay) Switch es the disp la y l anguage on t he screen. DVD Menu (DVD VID EO only) Switches the language for the DVD me nu. Audio ( DVD VIDEO only ) Switch es the langua ge of the soun d track. When yo u select “O r i gi na l,” the la ngu age give n priori ty in the di sc is se lected. [...]

88 Note Depending on the disc, “4:3 Letter Box” may be selected automat ically inste ad of “4:3 P an Scan ” or vic e versa. Paus e Mode (DV Ds only) Selects the p icture qu ality i n paus e mode . Compon ent Out Select s wh et he r or not to ou tput vide o signals from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks. Notes • When you se t “ Line 1 Out pu[...]

89 Settings a nd Adjustm ents ◆ Line1 Outpu t Sel ec ts a method of ou tp utting vi de o signals for the LI NE 1-TV ja ck . Notes • If your TV does not a ccept S-vide o or RGB signals, n o picture a ppe ars on the TV scree n ev en if y ou s el ect “S Video” or “RGB.” S ee the inst ructions supplie d with your TV . • You c annot select[...]

90 Audio DRC (D ynamic Rang e Contro l) (DVDs only) Makes the soun d clear when the volu me is turne d down when playi ng a DVD t hat co nforms t o “Aud io DRC. ” This af fects t he output from the followi ng jacks: – LINE 2 OUT AUDIO L/R jacks – LINE 1- TV jac k – LINE 3/DECODER jack – DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL or CO AXIAL) jack only when ?[...]

91 Settings a nd Adjustm ents • MPEG (DVD V IDEO only) Sel ec ts the type of MPEG au dio si g nal. • DTS (D VD VI DEO on ly ) Selects whether o r not to outp ut DTS signa ls. Note When you use the DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack to listen to MPEG audio sign als and set “MPEG” to “MPEG” in Audio Setup, n o sound will com e from your speakers [...]

92 Notes • Depe nding upon the si ze of the recordin g being made , the ac tual in terval may va ry from the interval selec ted in “Auto Ch apter.” The selected interva l should only be used as an appro xima t ion t o crea te chapters. • This fu nc tio n is not available when dubbi ng DV ta pes to DVD-RWs (VR m ode) (RDR-GX700 onl y). Chapt[...]

93 Settings a nd Adjustm ents Parental C ontrol (DVD VI DEO only) Playback of some DVD VIDEOs can be l imited accord ing to a predeter mined le vel, such as the a ge of the us er s . Scenes ma y be blocked or rep laced with di fferen t s ce nes. 1 After step 3 abo ve, select “Paren tal Cont rol,” and pre ss EN TER . • If you h ave not en te r[...]

94 ◆ Area code One To uch Dubb ing (R DR-GX 700 only ) Displ ays the follow ing options for the One Touc h Dubb ing func ti o n. ◆ Finaliz e Disc ( for all rec ordable di s cs e xcept DVD-RW in VR mode ) Selects whether or not to finaliz e the disc autom a tically fo llowing O n e Touch Du bbi ng (page 7 3). ◆ Add to Edit L ist (D VD-RW (VR m[...]

95 Settings a nd Adjustm ents Disc and Rem ote Cont rol Settin gs/Fact ory Sett ings (Option s) The Options Set up allows yo u to set up other operatio nal se ttings. 1 Pres s SYSTE M MENU whi le the reco rder is in stop mo de. 2 Selec t “SETUP ,” and pre ss ENTER. 3 Selec t “Options ,” and pr ess ENTER . The Opt ions Setup appears wit h th[...]

96 Easy S etup (Rese tting the Re corder ) Sele ct th is to ru n th e E asy S e t up pro gra m me. 1 Press SYSTEM MENU while the re corder is in sto p mode. 2 Selec t “SETUP,” and press EN TER. 3 Selec t “Easy Se tup,” an d press ENTE R. 4 Pres s ENTER. 5 Select “Sta rt,” and pre s s ENT ER. 6 Foll ow the ins truct ions fo r Easy Se tup[...]

97 Additional I nformation Additional Inform ation Troubl eshooting If yo u expe rienc e any o f the f ollow ing diffi culti es while u sing the r ecorder, use this tr oublesho oting guide t o he lp remed y the prob lem be fo re reque sting rep airs. S hould any pr oblem pers ist, consul t you r neares t S ony dealer . Power The po wer does not tur[...]

98 If the eq uipment is connecte d to the DV IN jack, (this is usu al ly f or a di gi tal video cam era connec tion) , select “DV” in th e fro nt panel display by pre ssing PRO G +/ – or IN PUT SELECT. , When an S video cable is c onnected to the recorde r’s LI NE 4 IN jac k, set “Line 4 Inp ut” in Video Set up to “S V id eo” (page [...]

99 Additional I nformation The rec order star ts playi ng the disc automatica lly. , The DVD VIDE O feat ures an au to pla yback function. Playba ck stops auto matica lly. , If the di sc has an auto pa use s ig n al, th e r ecord er stops playb ac k a t th e au to pause signal . Some fu nctions suc h as Stop, S earch, or Slow- motion Play c annot b[...]

100 Timer rec ording is no t complet e or did no t start from th e beginni ng. , There was a powe r fai l ure during reco rding. If the p ower r ecovers when t here is a t imer recordi ng, the rec or der resume s rec ord ing. Should t he power fail ure continue for m ore than 1 hour, reset th e c loc k (pa ge 86). , Other time r set ti ng ov erlapp[...]

101 Additional I nformation Others The rec order do es not oper ate prope rly. , Resta rt the re corde r. Pr ess do wn [ / 1 on t h e recorde r for m ore than ten seco nds until “WELCO ME” appear s in the front pane l display. , When st atic electr icity, etc., caus es the recorder to ope rate abn ormally, turn of f the rec order a nd wait un t[...]

102 Self- diagn osis F unctio n (When let ters/ number s appear in the disp lay) When the se lf-diagnos is functi on is act ivated to prevent th e recorder from malfunc tioning, a f ive- charac ter s ervice n umber (e.g ., C 13 50) w ith a combinat ion of a lette r and four numbers appe ar s in the front panel displ ay . In this case , check the fo[...]

103 Additional I nformation • After playin g, store the d isc i n its ca se. • Cle an t he disc wit h a cl e aning clot h. Wipe t he disc from the cen tre out. • Do not u s e solv ents such as be nz ine, thin ner, commercially avai labl e clean er s, or anti -s tat ic spray in ten ded for vi ny l LPs. • Do no t use the foll owing disc s. ?[...]

104 LINE 1 -TV: 21-pi n CVBS IN/OUT S-Video/RGB OUT (upstre am) LINE 3/DECODER: 21-pin CVBS IN/OUT S-Video/ RG B I N S-Vide o OUT (dow nstream ) Decoder DV IN (RDR-GX700 only): 4- pi n/i.LINK S100 DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL): Optical output jack/–18 dBm (w ave le ngt h: 660 nm) DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL): Phono jack /0.5 Vp-p /75 ohm s COMPONENT VIDEO OUT ([...]

105 Additional I nformation i.LINK baud rate i.LINK’s maximum bau d rat e v ar ie s acc or di ng to the equipme nt. Three maxi mum baud rates a re defin ed: S100 (a pprox. 1 00 Mb ps *) S200 (a pprox. 2 00 Mb ps ) S400 (a pprox. 4 00 Mb ps ) The baud rate is listed under “Spe ci f ications” i n the ins t ructio n m a nual of ea ch equipm ent.[...]

106 Guide t o Part s and Controls For more inform a tion, see the pa ges in parent he ses. Front panel Butt ons o n the recor der have the sa me functio n as the butt ons on the remot e if they have the sa me or similar names . RDR-GX70 0 RDR-GX30 0 A @ / 1 (on/sta n db y) button (22) B Front pa nel disp l ay (39, 108 ) C Disc tray (42) D TIMER REC[...]

107 Additional I nformation Remote Butt ons on the remo te have the same function as the butt ons on the recorder if they ha ve the sa me or si milar nam es. But tons wit h an oran ge dot next to them c an b e used wit h yo ur TV whe n th e TV / DVD switch is s et to TV. A TV/DVD switch (20) B Z (ope n/cl ose) b utton (42, 54) C Numbe r but tons (4[...]

108 wj m / M (search) buttons (54) wk H (pla y) butto n* (52) The butt on has a tactile dot . X (pause ) bu tto n (54) x (sto p) but ton (52 ) wl CHAPTER MARK/ERASE buttons (66) e; INPUT SELEC T button (51, 70) ea SUR ( surro un d) butt on (54 ) es COMMAND MODE switch (DVD 1,2,3) (21) * Use the tactil e dot as a refere n ce whe n ope rating the rec[...]

109 Additional I nformation Rear panel A AERIAL IN/OUT jacks (13) B LINE 1 – TV jack (1 4) C LINE 3/DECODER jack (26) D COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (Y, P B /C B , P R /C R ) jacks (14) E AC IN terminal (19) F LINE 2 OUT (S VIDEO) jack (14) G LINE 2 OUT (AUDIO L/R/VIDEO) jacks (14, 17 ) H DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL/OPTICAL) jacks (17) I LINE 4 IN (S VIDEO) jack[...]

110 Glos sary Chapter (page 59) Secti ons of a picture or a m u s ic fe ature tha t are smaller than titles. A title is compo sed of severa l chapt er s. D epe nd ing on the di sc , no ch apte rs may be reco rd ed. Copy protec tion si gnals (pag e 42) Copy res tr i ct io n set by co py right ow ne rs, etc. These si gnals are i nclude d in some sof [...]

111 Additional Info rmation Inte rlace form at (pag e 16) Inter la ce format s how s ever y ot he r line of an imag e as a single “f ield” and i s t h e s ta nd ard meth od for d isplayi ng ima ges on t elevisi on. The even number fi eld shows the even num bered lin es of an i mage, and the od d numb ered fie ld show s the odd n umber ed li nes[...]

112 Langua ge Cod e List For de tails, see pag e 87 . The lang ua ge spelli ngs co nform to t he ISO 639: 1988 (E/F) stan dar d. Code Lan guage Cod e Languag e Code L anguage Code Language 1027 Afar 1028 Abkhazian 1032 Afrikaans 1039 Amharic 1044 Arabic 1045 Assamese 1051 Aymara 1052 Azerbaijani 1053 Bashkir 1057 Byelorussian 1059 Bulgarian 1060 Bi[...]

113 Index Words in quotations a ppear in the on - s c r ee n dis pl a y s. Numerics 16:9 24 , 87 4:3 Letter Box 24 , 87 4:3 Pan Sc an 24 , 87 A “A-B Erase” 64 “Add to Edit List” 94 Adjusting playba ck pictu re 56 playba ck sound 57 recordin g pi cture 48 Advanced Program Edit 76 Aerial 13 “AFT” 84 Album 38 , 60 Album nu mbe r 38 “Albu[...]

114 E Easy Setu p 22 , 96 “Edit” 80 Editing 62 , 66 DV Edit 70 Enter characters 40 “Erase” 46 , 63 , 67 , 75 , 80 “Erase All” 36 “Erase Titles” 64 “Extend Rec” 44 F “Factory Se tup” 95 “Feature s” 91 “Finalize” 37 “Finalize Disc” 94 Finaliz ing 37 “Format” 36 “Format DVD” 95 Formatting 36 Freeze frame 55 [...]

115 Remote 19 , 10 7 Resetting the reco rder 96 Resume Play 52 “RGB” 24 , 89 S S VIDEO 15 “S Video” 24 , 89 “Scart Se tting” 88 Scene List 67 , 72 Screen Saver 88 “Search” 59 Searching fast reverse/fast forward 55 locati ng the beginn ing of the title/chapte r/ track 55 Search mod e 59 SET 20 , 40 “Set Thum bnail” 64 “Setti ng[...]

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