Sony RDR-HXD562 manual

2-686-265- 11 (1) © 2006 Sony Corporation RDR-HXD560/HXD562 D VD Recorder Operatin g Instructi ons To find out usef ul hint s, tips and infor mation abo ut Sony p roducts and services please visit: www.sony-europe.com/myproduct[...]

2 WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rai n or mois ture. To avoid el ectrical shock, do no t open the ca binet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. The mains lead m ust be changed only at a qu alified service shop. This appliance is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER product . The CLASS 1 LASER[...]

3 • Do not move t he recorder for one minute af ter you have unplug ged the ma ins lead. • Do not attempt to replace or upgrade th e hard disk by yourse lf, as this ma y result in malfunc tion. If the hard disk drive s hould malfunc tion, you c annot reco ver lost data . The hard disk drive is only a tempor ary storage space . About r epairing [...]

4 About th is manu al • In this ma nual, th e inte rnal hard di sk drive is writt en as “HDD,” and “disc” is used as a general refere nce for the HDD, DVD s, or CD s unle ss otherw ise specified by th e text or illus tration s. • Icons, such as , list ed at the top of ea ch explanation indicate what kind of media can be used with the fu[...]

5 Table of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Quick Guide to Disc Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

6 Viewing a digi tal text servi ce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Selecting digi tal text fr om dedicated digit al teletext channels . . . . . . . . . 40 Selecting dig ital text from other channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Favourites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

7 Creating and Editing a Playlis t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Moving a Playlis t title (Change Order) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Combining multip le Playlist tit les (Combine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Dividing a Playl ist title ( Divide) . . . . . . . [...]

8 Quick Gu ide to Disc Type s Recordable and play able discs Typ e Disc Logo Icon used in this man ual Format ting (new di scs) Compat ibilit y with other DVD players (finalis ing) Hard d isk driv e (intern al) Format ting unnece ssary Dub HDD contents t o a DVD to play on other DVD players DVD+RW Auto mati cally format ted in +VR mo de (DVD+RW VID[...]

9 Usable disc vers ions (a s of March 20 06) • 8x-speed or slo wer DVD+RWs • 6x-speed or slower DVD-RWs (Ve r.1.1, Ver. 1.2 wi th CPRM *2 ) • 16x- speed or sl ower DV D+Rs • 16x- speed or slower DVD-R s (Ver.2 .0, Ver. 2.1 wi th CPRM *2 ) • 8x-speed or slo wer DVD+R DL (Double Laye r) disc s “DVD+RW,” “DVD-RW,” “DVD+R,” “ DV[...]

10 “DVD VIDEO” and “CD” ar e trademarks. Discs tha t ca nnot be playe d • PHOTO CDs • CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs that are recor ded in a form at differ ent fro m the formats ment ioned in the table a bove. • D ata pa rt of CD-E xtra s • DVD-ROMs/DVD+RWs/DVD-RWs/ DV D+Rs/DV D-R s that do not cont ain DVD Vide o or JPEG image file s. • DV[...]

11 Maximum recordable n umber of t itles * The maxi mum lengt h for one title is eight hours. Note o n playba ck operati ons of DV D VIDEO s/VIDEO C Ds Some playback operations of DVD VIDEOs/ VIDEO CDs may be inte ntionally s et by softwa re prod ucers. Since thi s record er plays DVD VIDEOs/VIDEO CDs accor ding to the disc co ntents the soft ware [...]

12 Hookups and Se ttings Hookin g Up the Record er Follo w steps 1 throu gh 6 to hook up and adjust t he sett ings of t he rec order. Do not c onnect the mains lead u ntil you reach “Step 4: Connecting t he Mains Le ad” on page 16. b Notes • See “Specific ations” (page 110) for a list of supplied a ccessories . • Plug in cor ds securely[...]

13 Hookup s and Settings Step 2 : Conn ectin g the V ideo C ords Select one of the fo llowin g pattern s, A throug h D , acco rding t o the inpu t jack on you r TV moni tor, proj ector, or AV ampl ifier (r eceiver ). This wil l enabl e you to view picture s. A SCART in put jack When yo u set “Eas y Setu p - Li ne1 O utpu t” to “S Vid eo” or[...]

14 Whe n playin g “wid e screen” images Some recorded im ages ma y not fit your TV scree n. To chan ge the pict ure size, see page 92 . If you are conn ecting to a VCR Connect your VCR to the LINE 3 jack on the record er ( page 21) . b Notes • Do not c onnect more than one t ype of video cord bet ween the recor der and y our T V at the same t[...]

15 Hookup s and Settings Step 3 : Conn ectin g the A udio C ords Select one of the fo llowin g pattern s, A or B , according to the input jack on your TV monitor, projector, or AV amplifi er (rec eiver). This will enable you to l isten to s ound. * Th e yellow p lug is u sed for video si gnals (page 13). A Digital a udio inpu t jack If your AV ampl[...]

16 z Hint For correct spea ker locatio n, see t he oper ating instruct ions suppl ied with the c onnected component s. b Notes • Do not connec t your TV’s audio output ja cks to the LINE IN (R-AUDIO-L) jacks at the same time. This will c ause u nwanted noise to com e from your TV’s speakers. • With conne ction B , do not connect t he LINE I[...]

17 Hookup s and Settings Step 5 : Prep aring the Remote You ca n contro l the recor der using t he supplied r emote. Inser t two R6 (size AA) batteri es by matc hing the 3 an d # ends on the batt eries to t he markings in side the batte ry comp artment . Wh en usi ng th e remote, po int it at the remote sensor on the record er. b Not es • If the [...]

18 2 With the TV [ / 1 button pr essed dow n, enter the TV’s m anufa cturer c ode using the numb er butt ons. For in stance , to enter “09,” p ress “0 ” then “9.” After you enter the last n umber, releas e the TV [ / 1 button . Code n umbers of co ntrollab le TVs If mo re than o ne code num ber is lis ted, try ente ring the m one at a[...]

19 Hookup s and Settings 3 Selec t “SETUP ,” and pre ss ENTER. 4 Selec t “Others, ” and pr ess ENTE R. 5 Select “C omm and Mode ,” and press ENTE R. 6 Selec t a C ommand Mode ( DVD1, DVD2 , or DVD 3), and pre ss ENTER . 7 Set th e Command Mode fo r the remo te so it matches the Command Mode for the reco rder you se t above. Follow the s[...]

20 Step 6: Easy Se tup Make the bas ic adjust ments by fo llowing the on-scr een i nstr ucti ons in “Ea sy Setu p.” 1 Turn on the reco rder and yo ur TV. Then s witch th e inpu t select or on your TV so tha t the sig nal from the rec order appear s on your TV sc reen. The initial setti ngs message appears . • If this m essage d oes not ap pea[...]

21 Hookup s and Settings Connec ting a VCR o r Simi lar De vice After disconn ecting the record er’s mains lead from the mains, conne ct a VCR or similar recording device to the LINE IN jacks of this re corder. Use the D V IN ja ck on the fro nt panel if the equi pment has a DV outp ut jack (i .LINK j ack) (page 8 2). For detail s, re fer to the [...]

22 Connect a VCR or similar r ecording devic e to the LINE 2 IN jacks of this re corder. If the equip ment has a n S-vide o jack, you c an use an S- video co rd instea d of an audi o/video cord. z Hint When the connected eq uipment outputs only monaural sound, conne ct to just the L(MONO) and VIDEO input jacks on the front of the recorde r. Do not [...]

23 Hookup s and Settings Connec ting to a Sa telli te or Digital Tuner Connect a s atellite or d igital tune r to thi s recorder us ing the LINE 3 j ack. Disconnec t the record er’s m ains le ad from th e main s when c onnecting the tune r. To us e the Syn chro- Rec func tion , see bel ow. If the s atellite tuner c an output RGB signals This re c[...]

24 Eight Basic O perations — Getting to Kn ow Your DVD Recorder 1. Ins erting a D isc 1 Press DVD. 2 Press Z (open/ close) , and pla ce a disc on the disc tray. 3 Press Z (ope n/clo se) to c lose th e disc tray. Wait until “LOAD” disappears from the front pa nel displ ay. Unused DVDs are formatted automatically . • For DVD-RW discs DVD-RWs [...]

25 Eight Bas ic Operati ons — Gettin g to Know Your DVD Recorder 4 Press z REC. Record ing sta rts. Recording stop s automatica lly after 8 hours o f continuo us recor ding or when the HDD or DVD is full. To stop recordi ng Press x REC STO P. Note that it may take a few seconds f or record er to stop recor ding. To wa tch an othe r TV p rogra mme[...]

26 3. Play ing the Re cord ed Progra mme (Title List ) To play a recorded ti tle, selec t the title from the Title List. 1 Press HDD o r DVD. If you select DVD, insert a DVD (see “ 1. Inser ting a Di sc” on page 24 ). Playback star ts automatically depending on th e di sc. 2 Press TITL E LIST. To show the extend ed Title Li st, pres s OPTIO NS [...]

27 Eight Bas ic Operati ons — Gettin g to Know Your DVD Recorder D Scroll bar: Appears when all of the titl es do not f it on the list. To view the h idden titles , pres s M / m . E Title’s thumbn ail picture: The still ima ges for e ach title are disp laye d. 3 Select a title, a nd press ENTER. The su b-menu ap pears. The su b-menu di splays o[...]

28 To turn off th e Title L ist Press T ITLE LIST. z Hints • Afte r recording, th e first scen e of the recordin g (the title) is au tomati cally set as th e thumb nail picture. • You can sel ect “TITLE LIST ” from the System Menu. b Notes • The title names may not appear for DVDs created on other DVD recorders. • It may take a few seco[...]

29 Eight Bas ic Operati ons — Gettin g to Know Your DVD Recorder B Available func tions for DVD VIDEOs ( angle/ audio / subti tle, etc.), or playback dat a for DATA DVDs and DATA CDs C The curre nt select ed functio n or audi o setting (appea rs only tempor arily) Exampl e: Dolby Digi tal 5.1 ch D The current se lected angle E Disc type *1 /forma[...]

30 Examp le: W hen p laying a C D Track pla ying time and the c urrent tra ck/index number m Remaining time of the current tr ack m Playin g time of t he disc m Remaining time of the disc m CD text (when av ailable) Exam ple: Whe n play ing an MP3 audi o track Play ing time and numb er of the c urrent tra ck m Curre nt album number Examp le: W hen [...]

31 Eight Bas ic Operati ons — Gettin g to Know Your DVD Recorder 5. Chan ging th e Name of a Record ed Pro gramme You can label a DVD, title, or programme by enter ing char acters. You can en ter up to 64 charac ters fo r a title o r disc na me, but the actual numbe r of charact ers displ ayed in th e menus such as th e Title List wi ll vary. The[...]

32 To us e the number buttons You can also use the num ber but tons to ente r charac ters . Refe r to t he numb er n ext t o each row of le tters on y our TV scre en. 1 In ste p 5 above, press a num ber but ton repea tedly t o select a ch aracte r. Exam ple: Press the numbe r 3 button on ce to ent er “D.” Press the number 3 button three times t[...]

33 Eight Bas ic Operati ons — Gettin g to Know Your DVD Recorder 3 Selec t “Disc Na me,” and press ENTE R. Enter the disc name in the “Input Disc Name” display (page 31). b Not e You can enter up to 64 characters for a DVD’s disc nam e. The dis c name ma y not appe ar wh en th e dis c is played on o ther DVD equipment. 1 Insert a disc. [...]

34 1 Make a recording . See “2. Rec ording a Programm e” on page 24. 2 Press Z (ope n/cl ose). The disp lay shows the appro ximate time requir ed for finalis ing and a sks fo r confirmation . For DVD+RWs, th e record er automatically starts f inalising the disc. After fin alising, t he disc wi ll be ejec ted automatically . 3 Sele ct “OK,” [...]

35 Eight Bas ic Operati ons — Gettin g to Know Your DVD Recorder For DV D-RW s (Video mode) DVD-RWs (Video mode) that have been finali sed to prohibit addi tional recordin g or edit ing ca n be unfi nali sed to al low furth er record ing or ed iting . For DV D-RWs ( VR mode) If you ca nnot recor d or edit on a DVD-R W (VR mo de) th at has been f [...]

36 z Hint By re form attin g, you can ch ange th e reco rdin g format on DVD-RWs, or record again on DVD- RWs that ha ve been finalise d. b Note On this m odel, 1 GB (read “gi gabyte”) is equ ivalent to 1 billio n bytes. The la rger the numbe r, the larg er the disc spac e.[...]

37 Guide t o Digital Servic es Guide to Dig ital Services EPG (E lectr onic Progr amme Gui de) The Elec tronic Progr amme G uide is a gu ide showing t he televi sion progra mme schedule for a day or more at a time o n your televis ion (via the Digital Terr estrial Television tuner incl uded in t his reco rder ). The E PG pr ovid es a qu ick and eas[...]

38 K Icon tray Depen ding on th e channel and prog ramme set tings, som e icons may appear in th e disp lay: : Either the chan nel or the programme is locked ( page 88). : Timer event icons (pag e 48) : Series Recordin g icon (pag e 49) L Indica tes the current time and date. 2 Press < / M / m / , or ente r a channe l numbe r using the num ber b[...]

39 Guide t o Digital Servic es 1 Press . 2 Press the red butto n. The cat egory pop -up lis t appears . 3 Press M / m to select a catego ry, and pres s ENTE R. The selected c ategory is displaye d in a title bar at the top of the EPG display and only programmes related to that category will be shown in the lis t. Some example s of categ ory ty pes [...]

40 Availab le butto ns in t he Infor mation disp lay View ing a digi tal tex t servi ce Many digita l TV channels broadcast informatio n via t heir t ext serv ice. This digital servi ce include s high qu ality digit al text and graphi cs along w ith advan ced nav igation optio ns. Addi tionally, this recor der has access to dedi cated tex t channe [...]

41 Guide t o Digital Servic es 2 Once t he text page is disp layed ( this may take some ti me) , fol low th e on- screen i nstruction s to obta in your required selectio n. On some pages th e TV progra mme ma y also be di splayed on the text screen. On- screen instru ctions will info rm you how to chan ge the di splayed pr ogram me. If you ar e ins[...]

42 4 Select “F avourite s,” and pr ess ENTER . “Favo urite s Lis t 1” displ ay ap pear s. Press repeated ly to swi tch to a differe nt F avouri tes Lis t. This displa y shows all t he TV or Radio channe ls avail able to you. 5 Press TV/RA DIO to displa y either yo ur favourit e TV or favo urite Rad io chan nels at an y time. The Radio mode [...]

43 Guide t o Digital Servic es Index The In dex applic ation is an easy w ay to display a scrolla ble lis t of all the tune d chan nels, inclu ding you r favour ites chan nel lists, and allow s one of t hese to be selected . 1 Whil e in normal operati on mode, pres s ENTE R. The In dex di spla y for the l ast displ ay yo u viewe d appe ars. For ins[...]

44 Timer Reco rding Before Recording Before you start recording … • Check t hat t he di sc ha s enou gh a vail able space for t he record ing (p age 30) . For the HDD, DVD+RWs, and DVD-RWs, you can free up disc spac e by erasin g titles (page 6 9). • A djust the rec ording pictur e quali ty and pict ure size if necess ary (pag e 51). z Hint T[...]

45 Time r Recor ding Pictu res with cop y protect ion cann ot be record ed on t his rec order. Whe n the recor der rece ives a cop y guard signal , the re corder contin ues to re cord but only a bl ank, grey c olou red scre en will be record ed. * The recorded di sc can be played only on CPR M comp atible e quipmen t (page 8). Timer Re cord ing (St[...]

46 1 Press [TIMER] . 2 Press M / m to select the “Day an d Time” o r “M ode” r ow. T hen pr ess ENTER . 3 Select a n item using < / , and adjust us ing M / m . Then press ENT ER. To mak e addit ional chan ges to item s in differe nt r ows, retu rn to st ep 2. Th e adjustab le items are listed below. “Day and T ime”: Sets the date , s[...]

47 Time r Recor ding To conf irm, change, or cancel a t imer recording See “Checking/Changing/Cancel ling Timer Set tings ” on pag e 52. To exte nd the reco rding dur ation t ime while reco rding 1 Pre ss OPTI ONS du ring record ing t o selec t “Extend R ec.,” and press ENT ER. 2 Press M / m to sele ct the dura tion time. You can set t he d[...]

48 The EPG function i s a feature t hat simplif ies setting th e timer. Just s elect the programme you wa nt to record i n the EPG di splay. The date, time, and channel of tha t programme are set automa tically. 1 Press HDD o r DVD. When you record to a DVD, ins ert a recordable DVD (see “ 1. Inse rting a Disc” o n page 2 4). 2 Press . 3 Sele c[...]

49 Time r Recor ding To scr oll the EPG di splay by page (Page mode) Press PAGE / while the EPG display is turne d on to disp lay the pre vious/nex t ten chan nels. To stop recording during timer r ecording Press x REC STOP. Note tha t it may take a few sec onds for the re corder to stop record ing. If the ti mer settin gs overla p See page 4 6. To[...]

50 3 Press t he blue butt on (“Seri es In fo”). The Seri es In formation displa y appe ars. Press the red bu tton to di splay t he Prog ramme Guid e and se e more informatio n about the selected prog ramme. Pr ess O RETURN to return. (repea t): Indic ates a re peat progr amme. (Reco mmende d): The event is recommended by broadc aste r as a link[...]

51 Time r Recor ding Note that the Quick Timer function does not work if “TV Dire ct Rec.” is set to “On” in the “Rec ording ” setup (p age 98). To canc el the Qu ick Time r Press z REC repeate dly until th e counter appears in th e front panel display. Th e reco rder re turn s to norm al rec ording mode . You ca n adjust the reco rding[...]

52 3 Adju st the se tting usi ng < / M / m / , , and pre ss ENTER . The default s etting is underlined . “Rec. NR”: (weak) Off 1 ~ 2 ~ 3 (stron g) “Rec. Video Equaliz er”: • Contras t: (wea k) –3 ~ 0 ~ 3 (strong) • Brig htness : (dar k) –3 ~ 0 ~ 3 (bright) • Colou r: (li ght) –3 ~ 0 ~ 3 (dee p) Repea t s teps 2 and 3 to adju [...]

53 Time r Recor ding 2 Press < / M / m / , to select a fu ture timer ev ent yo u want t o check /chang e/ cancel . Then pre ss ENTER. The Event Action menu appears. 3 Press M / m to select an op tion. Th en pres s ENTE R. The su b menu appe ars: “Modi fy”: Changes t he timer se tting. Select an item using < / , and adjust usin g M / m . S[...]

54 3 Select t he timer setting y ou want to chec k/change/ cancel , and press ENTER . The s ub-menu appears . 4 Sele ct one of th e opti ons, and press ENTER. “Mod ify”: Changes the timer settin g. Sele ct an item usi ng < / , and adjust usin g M / m . Select “OK” an d press ENTER . “Erase ”: Erases the timer se tting. Selec t “OK?[...]

55 Time r Recor ding To scrol l the list displa y by page (Page mode) Press / while the list dis play is tur ned on. Each time you pre ss / , th e enti re Timer Li st chan ges to the ne xt/previ ous page of timer s ettings. To turn o ff the Tim er List Press O RETURN. z Hin t For ma nual tim er setting s, you c annot m odify th e timer se tting for[...]

56 3 Pres s INPU T SELECT repeat edly t o sele ct “L 3. ” 4 Sele ct the de sired aud io signal when recor ding a biling ual progr amme to the HDD o r DVD-RWs /DVD-Rs (VR mode ). Press OPTIONS to select “Line Audio Input ,” and pres s ENTER . Then se lect “Bil ingual ,” an d press EN TER. 5 Pres s REC MOD E repeat edly to select the reco[...]

57 Time r Recor ding You ca n record from a co nnecte d VCR or similar device. To con nect a VCR or simi lar device , see “ Connect ing a V CR or Similar Device ” on pag e 21. Use the D V IN jack o n the fro nt panel if th e equipme nt has a D V output jack (i.LIN K jac k). 1 Press HDD or DVD. If you s elect DVD, inser t a recorda ble DVD (see [...]

58 Playback Play ing 1 Press HDD o r DVD. • If yo u select DVD, inse rt a disc (see “1. Inse rting a Disc ” on page 2 4). • If you insert a DVD VIDEO, VIDEO CD, CD, DATA DVD, or DATA CD, press H . Pla yba ck star ts. 2 Pres s TITLE LIS T. For details about the Title List, s ee “3. Playing the Re corded Programme (Tit le List)” o n page [...]

59 Playback To resu me playba ck from the poi nt wher e you stop ped (Resu me Play) When you press H a gain aft er you stop playba ck, the rec order r esumes pl ayback from the point wh ere you pr essed x . To star t from the beginn ing, pres s OPTION S to sele ct “Play Be ginning, ” and pres s ENTER. Playback s tarts from th e beginnin g of th[...]

60 To che ck the po sition of the button s below, see the ill ustrati on on page 58. For MP 3 or JPEG operatio ns, see “Pl aying MP3 Audio Trac ks or JPEG Image Fil es” on page 65 . To r esume nor mal pl ayba ck, pres s H . Playback options But to ns Operations AUDIO Selec ts one of the aud io tra cks r ecorded on the d isc whe n presse d repea[...]

61 Playback b Not es • An gles and subti tles cannot be changed with t itles reco rd ed on this re cord er. • Slideshows made with a DVD camcorder can only be play ed. Other play func tions, such as fas t forward, can not be used. Notes on pl aying DTS sou nd trac ks on a CD • When pl aying DTS-encoded CDs, excessive noise will be hear d from[...]

62 b Notes • I f the outlines of the images on your scre en become blurre d, set “BNR” and/or “MNR” to “Off.” • D ep ending on the disc or the scene bei ng played, the above BNR, MN R, or F NR effects may be hard to discern . And, the se functions may not work with some screen si zes. • W hen using th e “Sharpness” function, n[...]

63 Playback “Cha sing Playb ack” a llows you to view the record ed p art o f a p rogram me w hile th e record ing is being made. You do not ne ed to wait until the reco rding fini shes. Press OPTIONS while rec ord ing to sele ct “Cha sing Pl aybac k,” and pr ess ENT ER. Pla yback st art s from th e begi nning of the progra mme you a re rec [...]

64 Search ing fo r a Title/ Chapte r/Tra ck, etc. You ca n search a disc by titl e, chapter , scen e or tra ck. As title s and tra cks are as signed individual n umbers, se lect the titl e or track by enter ing its nu mber. Y ou can also search fo r a scene us ing t he time co de. 1 Pres s OPTIO NS duri ng playb ack to select a sear ch met hod, an [...]

65 Playback Playi ng MP3 Audio Track s or JP EG Imag e Files You ca n play MP 3 audio tra cks and JP EG image file s on DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/ CD- Rs/CD-RWs) or JPEG image files on DATA DVDs (DVD-ROMs/DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/ DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs). 1 Insert a disc. See “1. Insertin g a Disc” on page 24. 2 Press H . For MP 3 discs, playba ck starts from the first [...]

66 MP3 i s an audio c ompre ssion techno logy tha t satis fies cert ain I SO/MPEG regul ation s. JPEG is an image compression tech nology. You can play MP3 (M PEG1 Aud io Layer 3) forma t audi o trac ks and JP EG image files on DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs) or JPEG image fil es on DATA DVDs (DVD- ROMs/DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD-RWs/ DVD-Rs). DATA CDs mus[...]

67 Playback Albu ms play in the follo wing orde r: Structure of disc conten ts When you insert a DATA CD/DATA DVD and pres s H , the numbered tracks (or files) are pl ayed s equential ly, fr om 1 thro ugh 7 . For JPEG imag e files, press to go to the next albu m. (Fo r instance, when you w ant to go from 1 to 2 .) A ny sub -album s/trac ks (or file[...]

68 Erasing and Edit ing Before Edi ting Thi s record er offe rs var ious edit option s for vari ous dis c types. b Notes • Y ou may lose the edited content s if you remove the dis c or a t imer re cording s tarts while ed iting. • D VD discs cr eated by DVD video cameras canno t be edited on t his r ecord er. • If a message appears and indica[...]

69 Erasing and Edi ting To open u p disc s pace To open up disc space on a DVD+RW or DVD-RW (Video mode), erase the ti tle with the larg est number in the title list . For the HDD and D VD-RWs (VR m ode), you can er ase any t itle. For DVD-Rs and DVD+Rs, the a vailable d isc space do es not in crease even if you er ase titles. See “Erasin g and E[...]

70 “Divide”: Divides a titl e into two titles (page 7 1). “Set Thumbn ail” : Chan ges the t itle’ s thum bnail pic ture that appears in the Title List ( page 27). “Make a Playlist”: Adds th e entire title to the Pl ayli st ti tle as on e scen e (p age 74 ). z Hints • You can eras e multip le ti tles a t one t ime (page 70). • You [...]

71 Erasing and Edi ting 3 Press ENTE R if point A is correct. If point A is incorr ect, sele ct point A usin g c / C , and pr ess ENTER . The disp lay fo r set ting poin t B ap pear s. 4 Select po int B using m / M , and pres s ENTE R. Play back pa uses . 5 Press ENTE R if point B is correct. If point B is incorrect, se lect point B usin g c / C , [...]

72 You can manual ly insert a chapte r mark at any p oint you like duri ng playba ck. Pres s CHAPTER MARK at the poi nt wher e you want to divi de the tit le int o chap ters. Each time you pre ss the button, “Marking ...” app ears on the s creen an d the scen es to the left and right of th e mark beco me separ ate chapte rs. To era se chapt er [...]

73 Erasing and Edi ting 3 Select “S elect, ” and pre ss ENTER . 4 Select the title y ou want to include in the Pla ylist titl e, and pre ss ENTER. The display f or setting the start point (IN) appear s. The tit le starts t o play. • T o return to the be ginning of the title , pres s X and then pr ess . . 5 Select the IN poin t using m / M , a[...]

74 To add the en tire title to the Pl aylist t itle as on e scene (Make a Play list) 1 Press TITLE LIST. If the Title List (Play list) ap pears, press , . 2 Select the title and press ENTER. The s ub-menu appears . 3 Sele ct “Ma ke a P layl ist,” and pres s ENTER . The selected title is a dded to the Titl e List (Pl ayl ist) . The title name is[...]

75 Erasing and Edi ting b Not e When the num ber of chapters in the title to be combined exceeds t he limit, t he chapt ers at the end are com bined in to a s ingle c hapter. You can divide a Playlist ti tle. For o perations, see page 71. Dividing a Play list title ( Divide) - RW VR HDD - R VR[...]

76 Dubbing (HDD y DVD) Before Dub bing In thi s section , “dubbi ng” refe rs to “co pying a record ed title o n the in ternal ha rd disk d rive (HDD) to anot her disc, or vice versa.” You can select to dub one title at a time (Titl e Dubb ing – see “D ubbing a single title (T itle Dubbing)” on page 79), or multiple title s all at once[...]

77 Dubbin g (HDD y DV D) Requir ed times fo r High-sp eed Dubb ing from HDD to DVD (for 6 0-minute programme) *1 *1 The va lues in t he above table are for re ference only. Actual times for dubbi ng also require time for creating dis c’s control infor mation and oth er data. *2 This i s the ma ximum re cordin g speed of this recorder. The recordi[...]

78 Rec M ode Conv ersion Dubbi ng n /// // Allows you to dub from the HDD to a DVD or vic e versa , in a du bbin g mode tha t dif fers from the origi nal record ings. For exampl e, when you dub an HQ title (data size is large) in S P mode, you can reduce the data siz e, saving mo re title s using l ess space. Selec t a mode different fr om the orig[...]

79 Dubbin g (HDD y DV D) Dubbi ng 1 Inse rt the D VD that yo u are go ing to dub to o r from . 2 Press HDD or DVD to select the source. 3 Press TITL E LIST. Press < / , to s witch the Tit le Lists, if nece ssary. 4 Select a title, a nd press ENTER. The su b-menu ap pears. 5 Selec t “Dubbi ng,” an d press ENTE R. The display for sel ecting th[...]

80 A maximum of 30 selected tit les can b e dubbe d at once . 1 Insert th e DVD th at you are going to dub to or fr om. 2 Pres s HDD or DVD to sele ct the sourc e. 3 Pres s TITLE LIS T. Pres s < / , to swit ch th e Ti tle L ists, if necess ary. 4 Pres s OPTIONS to se lect “Du b Selecte d Tit les,” and pre ss ENTER. 5 Select t itles in th e o[...]

81 Dubbin g (HDD y DV D) To stop dubbing Press OPTIONS to s elect “Stop Dubbin g,” and pres s ENTER. W hen aske d for confi rmation , selec t “OK ,” and press ENTER. Whe n dubbin g (Move ) is stoppe d partwa y, no part of the tit le will be move d to the dubb ing target. Howeve r, note tha t this wil l decrease the fre e disc space for DVD+[...]

82 DV Dubbing Befor e DV Dubbi ng This section explains d ubbing with a dig ital vide o came ra vi a the DV I N jac k on the fron t panel . If yo u want to dub b y way o f the LIN E IN jac ks, s ee “ Recor ding from connec ted equipment wit hout a timer” on page 5 7. The DV IN jack on this recorde r conforms to the i.LINK standard. Follow the i[...]

83 DV Dubbi ng 3 Press INPU T SELEC T on the remot e repe atedly to se lect “DV.” The fr ont panel dis play c hang es as follows: 4 Press REC MOD E on the r emote repeate dly to select the record ing mode. The reco rding m ode chan ges as follow s: For d etail s abo ut th e reco rdin g mod e, see page 44. 5 Press OPTION S on the r emote t o sel[...]

84 Record ing an Entire DV Forma t Tape (One To uch Dubbin g) You ca n record the entir e conten ts of a DV / Digital8 format ta pe onto a disc with a single pres s of the ONE -TOUC H DUB butto n on the r ecorder . The record er cont rols th e digita l video camera for th e whole pr ocess, and compl etes the re cordi ng. How c hapt ers are c rea te[...]

85 DV Dubbi ng Progr am Edit You ca n select scenes from a DV/ Digital 8 format t ape, and the n automatica lly record sele cted s cenes to t he HDD or a DVD. To u se th is fu ncti on, do the follo win g: m Using th e reco rder’s remote contro l, fast forward or r ewind the tape to sel ect the scenes . At this po int, the s elected s cenes ar e n[...]

86 8 When yo u finish ad ding sc enes, pr ess m . The scene list is displayed. A Total du ration of th e scene B Total numb er of scenes C Scene in formation block 9 Sele ct the sce ne inf ormat ion block you wa nt to edit us ing < / , , an d pres s ENTER . The s ub-menu appears . “Mov e”: Ch anges the sc ene orde r using < / , and ENT ER[...]

87 Settings a nd Adjustme nts Settings and Ad justments Clock and La ngua ge Setti ngs (B asic) The “B asic” set up helps yo u to make c lock and lan guage settings for the rec order. 1 Press SYS TEM M ENU whi le the recor der is in s top mo de. 2 Selec t “SETUP ,” and pre ss ENTER. 3 Select “B asic, ” and pres s ENTER . The o ption s f[...]

88 Digit al TV sett ings (DTV S ettin gs) The “D TV Set tin gs” setu p enab les y ou to take ful l advantag e of Digi tal TV Broadc astin g servic es such a s favour ites channels s etting or to prevent c hildren’s viewi ng unsui table chan nels and prog rammes . 1 Pres s SYS TEM M ENU wh ile the recorder is in stop mode. 2 Sele ct “SETUP ,[...]

89 Settings a nd Adjustme nts To lock channels 1 Once the “ Paren tal L ock” menu i s display ed, selec t “Lock Progr ammes ,” and pre ss ENTER. All avail able TV cha nne ls ar e dis play ed. 2 Pre ss T V/R ADI O to d ispl ay ei ther the TV or Radi o channels . The Radi o mode is indic ated by the pres enc e of a Radi o icon in the disp lay[...]

90 The “ Tuning” display a llows yo u to tune y our recorder a utomatical ly or to hid e unused or unwa nted pro gramme s and als o change t he orde r of t he pr ogra mmes on dis play . Select “Tuning” in “DTV Settings,” and press EN TER. Auto Tune This op tion ena bles you to captur e and store auto matica ll y all ava ilabl e ch annel[...]

91 Settings a nd Adjustme nts Restor ation of hid den program mes Hidd en channe ls are iden tified by an icon next to the progra mme nu mber. In step 3 above pre ss M / m to select the chan nel you wa nt to restore , then pres s ENTER. The ico n next to the prog ramme nu mber disapp ears. z Hin ts • Pres s the blue butto n to view the list showi[...]

92 Sign al Stren gth This i nformat ion scr een show s the sign al stren gth of th e broa dca st yo u are watc hing . 1 Select “Sig nal Strength ” in the “Tech nica l Infor mati on” and pr ess ENTER . The “Signal Strength” d isplay a ppears with the se lected chann el on view in the backgr ound. The “ Signal S trength” display co lo[...]

93 Settings a nd Adjustme nts b Not e Depending on the disc, “4:3 Letter Box” ma y be selected automat ically in stead of “ 4:3 Pan Scan ” or vice versa. Compon ent Out Select s whet her or not to o utput video si gnals from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks. b Not es • When you set “Line1 Out put” to “RGB,” yo u cannot s et “Comp o[...]

94 b Notes • I f your TV does not accept S -video or RGB signals, no pic ture appears on the TV screen even if you s elect “S Video” or “RGB.” See the instru ctions suppl ied with your T V. • Y ou cannot sele ct “RGB” when “Compon ent Out” ab ove is se t to “On. ” • SMARTLINK is available only when “Vi deo” is sel ect [...]

95 Settings a nd Adjustme nts Audio Set tings (Audi o) The “Audio” set up allows you to adjust the sound ac cord ing to the pla yback and conn ection c onditio ns. 1 Press SYS TEM M ENU whi le the recor der is in s top mo de. 2 Selec t “SETUP ,” and pre ss ENTER. 3 Selec t “Audio ,” and pre ss ENTER . The “A udio” se tup appe ars wi[...]

96 • MPEG (DVD VIDEOs only) Selec ts the type of MPEG au dio signal . • DTS (DVD VIDEOs only) Selects wheth er or not to outp ut DTS signals. • 48kHz/96kHz PCM (DVD VIDEOs only) Sele cts t he s amplin g fr equenc y of the audi o sign al. b Note “48kHz/96kHz PCM” setting has no effect when audio sign als are output from the LIN E 2 OUT (R-[...]

97 Settings a nd Adjustme nts Recor ding S ettin gs (Recor ding) The “R ecordi ng” setu p allows y ou to adjus t record ing set tings. 1 Press SYS TEM M ENU whi le the recor der is in s top mo de. 2 Selec t “SETUP ,” and pre ss ENTER. 3 Selec t “Reco rding,” an d press ENTE R. The “R ecording” setup ap pears w ith the following opti[...]

98 TV Direc t Rec. (HD D/DVD+RW/D VD-RW/ DVD+R/DVD-R only) Synch ro Rec. Selects t he recor ding destin ation use d for Synchr o-Recor ding (p age 55). Auto Chap ter Selects whether to auto matically divid e a record ing (a title) i nto ch apters during recor ding or dubbin g. b Notes • The actual chapter mar k interval may var y depe ndi ng on t[...]

99 Settings a nd Adjustme nts 2 Enter your fo ur-dig it pass word usi ng the number butt ons, then s elect “OK” and press EN TER. 3 Selec t “Standar d,” and pres s ENTER. The selection items for “ Standard” are disp laye d. 4 Sele ct a geo gra phic area as the p layb ack limitation level, and press ENTER. The area is select ed. • When[...]

100 Remote C ontrol S ettings / Factor y Setti ngs (O thers) The “O thers” setup al lows you t o set up othe r operational s ettings. 1 Pres s SYS TEM M ENU wh ile the recorder is in stop mode. 2 Sele ct “SETUP ,” and pre ss ENTER. 3 Sele ct “Others ,” and pre ss ENTER . The “ Others” setup ap pears w ith the following op tions. The[...]

101 Settings a nd Adjustme nts Factory Setu p Allows you to select the setu p setting s by group, and retu rn them to their d efault settin gs. Note that all of your previous settin gs will be l ost. 1 Selec t “Facto ry Setup ” in “Othe rs,” an d pres s , or E NTER . The dis play for se lecting a group of setting s appears. 2 Select the gro[...]

102 Additional Information Trouble shoo ting If you e xperie nce any of the followi ng difficult ies while usin g the recorder, use this troub leshoo ting guid e to help reme dy the problem bef ore requestin g repairs . Should any pr oble m persis t, co nsul t your ne ares t Sony dealer. The pow er does no t turn on. , Check that t he mains l ead i[...]

103 Additional Informatio n The pic ture is br eakin g up. , The signal strength is low. , Chec k aerial ins tallat ion. TV pro gramme p ictures are dist orte d. , Reorie nt the TV ae rial. , Adjust the pictur e (see the TV’ s instr uction manual). , Place the reco rder and TV farther apart. , Place t he TV and any bu nched ae rial cable s farthe[...]

104 An alte rnate audio track ca nnot be recor ded or pla yed. , When re cording fro m connec ted equip ment, se t “Li ne Au dio I nput” in OPTIONS menu to “Bi lingu al” (page 57). , Multili ngual tracks (main a nd sub) cannot be recorded on DVD+RWs, DVD-RWs (Video mode), DVD+Rs, or DVD-Rs (Vid eo mode ). To record the la nguag e, set “Bi[...]

105 Additional Informatio n The angl es canno t be chang ed. , Multi -angl es are not record ed on the DVD VIDEO be ing played. , You are tr ying to change the an gles whe n “ ” does not app ear in the front panel disp la y (page 58). , The DVD VIDEO p rohib its changing angles. , Try changing t he angle u sing the DVD VIDEO’s menu. , The ang[...]

106 Noth ing was rec orded eve n though you set the Sync hro-Rec s etting corre ctly. , You forg ot to turn off the connected equipm ent. Turn off the co nnected equip ment and set the rec order t o Sy nchro - Rec standb y mode (pag e 55). , The recor der was not set to the Synch ro- Recordin g standby mode. Press c z SYNCHRO REC to h ave the recor[...]

107 Additional Informatio n The re mote do es no t functio n. , Batt eries a re we ak. , The rem ote is too far from the recorde r. , The rem ote’s man ufacturer c ode returne d to the de fault set ting wh en you replaced the bat terie s. Rese t the c ode ( page 17 ). , The remote is not pointed at th e remote sensor on the rec order. , Differen [...]

108 “FAN ER ROR” app ears in the fr ont panel disp lay. , Check that t he v ent on the r ear o f the recorde r is not b locke d. The n, imme diat ely disc onnect t he mai ns lead . Leave th e record er off for a while, th en re-conn ect the mains lead, and press [ / 1 on th e record er. The Pa rental Loc k does not w ork. , Check th e “Pare n[...]

109 Additional Informatio n Notes Abou t This Recor der On oper ation • If the recorde r is brough t direc tly from a cold to a wa rm location, or is placed in a very da mp ro om, mois ture m ay conden se on the l ense s inside th e record er. Sho uld this occur, the reco rder ma y no t opera te prop erly. In this cas e, if the r ecorder is on, l[...]

110 Specifi catio ns System Laser: Semic onducto r lase r Transmissio n standa rds: DVB-T Channel c overage: UHF: B21 to B69 The a bove chan nel cove rage me rely ens ures the c hann el recep tion within thes e rang es. I t doe s not guaran tee the ability to re ceive signa ls in all ci rcum stance s. Aerial out: 75-ohm asymme trical aeri al socket[...]

111 Additional Informatio n About i.LIN K The DV IN jack o n this re corder is i.LINK - compliant fo r digital video camer as. This section desc ribes the i.LINK sta ndard and its featu res. What i s i.L INK? i.LINK is a digital serial interface for handli ng digit al video , digital audio a nd othe r data in two dire ctions bet ween equipmen t hav[...]

112 Guide to Part s and Contr ols For more in forma tion, see the page s in pare nthese s. A HDD butto n (24) DVD butto n (24) B [ / 1 (on/stan dby) butt on (20 ) C Z (open/cl ose) butt on (24) D PROG (programme) +/– buttons (24) The + butto n has a tac tile dot * . E Number butto ns (48 , 64) The num ber 5 bu tton has a tact ile do t * . F INPUT[...]

113 Additional Informatio n A [ / 1 (on/st andby) butto n (20 ) B Fron t pane l displa y (114) C Disc tray (24) D A (open/c lose) button (24 ) E TIMER REC indicator (45) SYNCHRO REC indicator (55) F H (pla y) bu tton ( 58) G x (stop) butto n (58) H (remote sensor) (17) I z REC button (24) J x REC STOP button (24) K HDD button/indicator (24) DVD but[...]

114 A HDD/DVD indicato rs Displays t he selected media and the playin g/recording st atus. B Dubbi ng directi on indicat or C SMARTLINK indicator (14) D Displa ys the foll owing: • P laying tim e/rema ining tim e • Current title/ch apter/tra ck/index numbe r • Recording time/rec ording mode •C l o c k • Programme position • TV Dire ct R[...]

115 Additional Informatio n Langua ge Cod e List For det ails, see page 87. The l anguage spell ings co nform to the ISO 639: 1988 ( E/F) standa rd. Area Code For det ails, see page 98. Code Area Code Area Code Area Code Area 2044 Argentina 2047 Australia 2046 Austria 2057 Belgium 2070 Brazil 2079 Canada 2090 Chile 2092 China 2115 Denmark 2165 Finl[...]

116 Index Words in qu otat ions appe ar in the on -scr een di splays . Numerics 16:9 20 , 92 4:3 L etter Box 20 , 92 4:3 P an Sca n 20 , 92 “48kHz/96 kHz PCM” 96 A “A-B Erase ” 70 Adjusting playback picture 61 playb ack sound 62 recording picture 51 Aerial 12 Album 29 , 67 Album numb er 29 “Album Search” 64 Angle 58 Area cod e 115 AUDIO[...]

117 DVD+R 8 , 68 DVD+RW 8 , 68 DVD-R 8 , 68 DVD-RAM 10 DVD-RW 8 , 68 E Easy Setup 20 , 101 Editing 68 , 72 DV Edit 82 Enter characters 31 EPG Viewing a list of availabl e channel s 37 Viewin g progra mmes related t o a specific catego ry 38 “Erase” 69 , 73 , 86 Erase all t itles 70 “Erase Titles” 70 “Exte nd Rec.” 47 F “Facto ry Setup[...]

118 “Protect Disc ” 33 Protect ion disc 33 title 69 Q Quick guide t o disc types 8 Quick Timer 50 R Rear pa nel 114 REC 25 REC STOP 25 , 84 “Rec. Mode” 51 “Rec. Mo de Adjust” 46 , 97 “Rec. NR” 51 “Rec. Settings” 51 “Rec. Vid eo Equali zer” 51 Recordable discs 8 “Recor ding” 97 Recording 44 picture ad justment 51 recordin[...]

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