Sony RDR-HXD970 manual

3-113-760- 12 (1) © 2007 Sony Corporation RDR-HXD770/HXD870/HXD970/HXD1070 D VD Recorder Operatin g Instructi ons To find out usef ul hint s, tips and infor mation abo ut So ny products and services please visit: www.sony-europe.com/myproduct[...]

2 WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or el ectric 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 s ervicing to qualified personnel only. The mains lead m ust be changed only at a qu alified service shop. Batterie s or batteries installed apparatus shall not be exposed to exces[...]

3 By ensuring thes e batteries are disposed of corr ectly, you will help prevent potentially negative consequences for the environment and human health which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of the battery. The recyc ling of the materials will help to conserve natural resources. In case of products that for safety, performa[...]

4 • Do not pl ace the r ecorder in an incli ned posi tion . It is designed to be operated in a horizont al position only. • Keep th e recorder and discs away from eq uipment wi th stro ng ma gnets , suc h as microwave oven s, or large loudspe akers. • Do not plac e heavy objects on the recorder . On recording Make trial recor dings before mak[...]

5 Table of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Quick Guide to Disc Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

6 1. Insertin g a Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 2. Recording a Pro gramme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Checking the d isc status wh ile recordi ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7 3. Playing the Recorded Programme (Ti[...]

7 GUIDE Plus+ ( For analogu e broadc asting onl y) . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Introduction to the GUIDE Plus+ System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Learning the c ommon elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Troubleshooti ng guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

8 Erasing and Editin g a Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 5 Dividing a chapter (Divid e) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Erasing a chapter (Erase) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Combining mu ltiple chapte rs (Combine) [...]

9 Using the “Ph oto Album” List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Viewing a JPEG image file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 24 Playing a sl ideshow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Managing JPEG Image Files on the HDD[...]

10 Quick Gu ide to Disc Ty pes Recordable and play able discs Typ e Disc Log o Ico n used in th is manual Forma ttin g (new disc s) Com patib ility wi th oth er DVD play ers (fin alis ing) Hard di sk dri ve (intern al) VR mode Sele ct “Video Mo de Off” in “HDD Recor ding Form at” (page 144) Dub HDD contents to a DVD (V R mode) to play on ot[...]

11 Usabl e disc versi ons ( as of April 2007 ) • 8x-speed or slower DVD+RWs • 6x-speed or slower DVD-RWs (Ver.1.1, Ver. 1.2 wi th CPRM *2 ) • 1 6x-spee d or slow er DVD+ Rs • 1 6x-spee d or slow er DV D-Rs (V er.2.0, Ver. 2.1 wi th CPRM *2 ) • 8x-speed or slower DVD+R DL (Double Laye r) disc s • 8x-speed or slower DVD-R DL (Dual Layer) [...]

12 “DVD VIDEO” and “CD” ar e trademarks. DivX, DivX Certifi ed, and associated logos are tradema rks of Di vX, Inc. and are used und er licens e. DivX ® is a video f ile com pression technolo gy, develope d by DivX, Inc. * If the DVD-RAM has a r emovable cartri dge, remove the cartr idge before playback. Discs tha t ca nnot be playe d • [...]

13 Note o n playba ck opera tions 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 recor der plays DVD VIDEOs/VIDEO CDs accor ding to the disc co ntents the soft ware produce rs design ed, some playba ck feat ures may n ot be available. See the instruction s[...]

14 Hookups a nd Settings Hookin g Up the Record er Follo w steps 1 throu gh 6 to hook up and adjust t he sett ings of th e recor der. Do not c onnect the mains lead u ntil you reach “Step 4: Connecting t he Mains Le ad” on page 23. b Notes • See “Specific ations” (page 160) for a list of supplied a ccessories . • Plug in cor ds securely[...]

15 Hookup s and Settings Step 1: C onnect ing th e Aeri al Cable a nd Se t Top Box Contr oller If the s et top box rece iver ca n outpu t RGB sig nals This rec order acce pts RGB s ignals. I f the set t op box re ceiver ca n outpu t RGB signa ls, conn ect the TV SCART connector on the set t op box recei ver to the LI NE 1/DECODER jack, and set “L[...]

16 Use th is hoo kup if yo u can rece ive Fr eevi ew. With this hookup , you can rec ord any pro gramm e position by selecti ng the prog ramme po sition on the record er. If you want to view both an alogue and digit al bro adcast s This recor der has separate b uilt-in TV tu ners for terrestr ial digita l and te rrestria l analogue TV broa dcas ts.[...]

17 Hookup s and Settings With this hookup , you can record an y progra mme p osition on the set top box recei ver. To watch cable pr ogrammes, you need to match the progr amme position on th e recorder t o the aeria l output pr ogram me posi tion on th e set top box recei ver. *1 If yo ur set t op box re ceiver does not h ave an ae rial o utput ja [...]

18 Use thi s hookup if you wat ch cable pro gramme position s withou t a set top box r eceiver . Also use this hooku p if y ou ar e onl y co nnect ing a n ae rial ante nna. With this hookup , you can rec ord any pro gramm e position by selecti ng the prog ramme po sition on the record er. C: Receiving terrestrial (For analo gue broadcasting) DVD re[...]

19 Hookup s and Settings Step 2 : Conn ectin g the V ideo C ords/ HDMI Co rd Select one of the fo llowin g pattern s, A throug h E , ac cordin g to the inpu t jack on you r TV moni tor, projec tor, or audio com ponent s uch as an A V amplif ier (rece iver). Th is will ena ble you to vi ew picture s. D B E C A Audio/vi deo cord (not supp lie d) Comp[...]

20 A SCART input ja ck Wh en setting “LINE 3 Out ” to “S-Vid eo” or “RGB” in th e “Vid eo I n/Out” setu p (page 136), us e a SCA RT cord that c onforms to the se lected si gnal. B Video i nput ja ck You w ill enjoy st andard quality i mages . C S VIDE O input j ack You wi ll enjoy high quality i mages. D Component vi deo input ja ck[...]

21 Hookup s and Settings If the conn ected TV ( or other co nnected equipm ent such as a set to p box) comp lies with SMARTLINK, NexTView Link *3 , MEGALOGIC *1 , EAS YLINK *2 , CINEMALINK *2 , Q-Link *3 , EURO VIEW LINK *4 , or T-V LINK *5 , yo u can en joy the foll owing SMART LINK fe atur es. • T V Dire ct Rec. (page 37 ) • One-Touc h Play ([...]

22 Step 3: Connect ing the Au dio Cord s/HDMI Cord Selec t one of the f ollowing p atterns, A or B , acco rding to the i nput jack o n your TV monitor, projector, or audio c omponent su ch as an AV ampli fier (r eceiver). This will enable you t o listen to soun d. * T he yellow plug is used for vide o signals (page 19). A Digital audio inp ut jack [...]

23 Hookup s and Settings B Audio L /R (lef t/right) in put jac ks This con nection wi ll use your TV ’s or audi o comp onent’ s tw o spea kers for so und. z Hin t For correct spe aker locati on, see the ope rating instru ctions s upplied with th e connected compone nts. b Not es • Do not connect y our TV’s a udio outp ut jacks to the LINE I[...]

24 Step 5 : Prepar ing th e Remote You can contr ol the reco rder using the suppli ed remot e. Inse rt two R 6 (size AA) batt eries by matchi ng t he 3 and # ends on the batteri es to the markings ins ide the battery co mpartment. When usi ng the remote, poi nt it at the remote sensor on the record er. b Notes • If the supp lied remote int erfere[...]

25 Hookup s and Settings Code n umbers of contr ollable TVs If more than one code number is listed, try entering them one at a time until you find the on e th at wor ks wi th yo ur T V. The remote pe rforms t he following : To op erate the TV/ DVD bu tton (for SCART conn ecti ons only ) The TV/DVD button switch es between TV mode and DVD mode. Pre [...]

26 You ca n change program me posi tions of th e recor der using the number buttons. Examp le: for ch annel 50 Press “5,” “0,” then press ENTER. z Hint If the aeria l cables are con nected to both DIGITAL AERIAL IN and ANALOG AERIAL IN jacks, you can s witch betw een dig ital m ode and a nalogue mode using the I NPUT but ton. Step 6 : Easy [...]

27 Hookup s and Settings D.TV Aut o Channe l Setting If the ae rial ca ble is co nne cted to the DIGITAL AERIAL IN jack (hookup A), sele ct “Aut o Scan. ” Then , selec t your countr y/region us ing < / , , and pres s ENTER. The r ecorder will automatically capt ure an d stor e the ava ilab le TV and Radio ch annels. If the ae rial ca ble is [...]

28 Sele ct “ Guide (Digi tal)” to use the di git al elect ronic pr ogram me guide (see “Gui de to Digital S ervices (For F reeview us ers only)” on page 48 ). Select “Guide (Digita l)” if you receive only di gital broa dcasts. Select “GUIDE Plus+” t o use the Gemstar GUIDE Plus+ e lectronic prog ramme g uide (see “GU IDE Pl us+ (F[...]

29 Hookup s and Settings 8 Select the rec eiver br and usin g M / m , and pr ess ENTE R. If you se lect “Oth er provi ders,” yo u can sele ct a re ceiv er bra nd fr om a l ist o f all avai labl e bran ds. If your receiver br and is not on the list, sele ct “?? ?.” The rece iver bran d list is aut omatica lly updat ed, so your re ceiv er ma [...]

30 To ch ange the basic GU IDE Plu s+ settin gs 1 Press GUIDE. The GUIDE Plus + sys tem “Home Screen ” app ears. 2 Selec t “Setup ” in the Menu Ba r using M / , , and pr ess ENTER. The GU IDE P lus+ set up menu a ppears. 3 Select “Basic Setup” using M / m , and press ENTER. 4 Repe at from s tep 2 of “Settin g up your set to p box rece[...]

31 Hookup s and Settings Connec ting a VCR o r Simi lar De vice After disconn ecting the recorder ’s mains lead from the mains, connect a VCR or similar recording device to the LINE IN jacks of this re corder. Use the D V IN jack on the fro nt panel if the equi pment has a DV outp ut jack (i .LINK jac k) (page 1 04). For detail s, refe r to the i[...]

32 Connect a VCR or similar r ecording devic e to the LINE 2 IN jacks of this re corder. If the equ ipment ha s an 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 equipm ent outputs only monaural sound, conne ct to only the L(MONO) and VIDEO input jacks on the front of the recorde r. Do not [...]

33 Hookup s and Settings Connec ting an Externa l Decode r You ca n watch or record ex ternal decoder (PAY-T V/Can al Plus a nalogue decoder ) progra mme s if you connect a decod er (not supp lied) to the rec order. D iscon nect th e record er’s main s lead f rom t he main s when connec ting t he dec oder. N ote th at when you se t “LINE 1 In ?[...]

34 To wa tch or reco rd PA Y-TV/ Canal Plus analo gue progr ammes , set your r ecorder to receive the programme pos itions using the on-scr een di spla y. In orde r to set the program me po sitions correctly, be sure t o follow al l of the ste ps belo w. 1 Pres s SYSTEM MENU. The Syst em Menu ap pear s. 2 Select “ Initial S etup,” and press ENT[...]

35 Hookup s and Settings 11 Selec t “Next Screen ,” and pre ss ENTE R. 12 Selec t your co untry/r egion, and pres s ENTE R. 13 Selec t the desired prog ramme positio n using . / > or num ber buttons . 14 Select “C hann el” using M / m . 15 Select the extern al dec oder prog ramme po sition using < / , . 16 Selec t “Sound S ystem” [...]

36 Eight Basic Operations — 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/clos e) 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 a[...]

37 Eight Bas ic Operati ons — Gettin g to Know Your DVD Recorder 3 Press REC MOD E repe atedl y to sel ect the r ecordin g mode . Each time you p ress the b utton, the disp lay on th e TV scre en chang es as follows: * Availabl e when “Ma nual Rec. Mode” i s set to “On (go to setup)” in the “ Recording” setup (page 141 ). For more det[...]

38 3. Play ing the Re corded Prog ramme (Tit le 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 36 ). Playback star ts automatica lly depending on th e disc . 2 Pres s TITLE LIS T. To show the 8- Title List, press < to select ?[...]

39 Eight Bas ic Operati ons — Gettin g to Know Your DVD Recorder E Title informa tion: Displays t he title number, title thumbnail pictu re (pla yback pic ture fo r the select ed title, s till imag es for the o ther title s), record ing da te, reco rded st ation n ame (or prog ramme po sitio n numbe r), r ecordi ng mode, title name, and t itle si[...]

40 3 Select “Edit” using M / m , and pres s ENTER . 4 Selec t “Set Thumbn ail” usi ng M / m , and press ENTER. The displa y for sett ing the t humbnail point appe ars and the ti tle star ts to pla y. 5 Whil e watching the play back pic ture, pres s H , X or cm / MC to se lect the sc ene you wan t to s et fo r a thumb nail pi ctu re, an d pr[...]

41 Eight Bas ic Operati ons — Gettin g to Know Your DVD Recorder During playbac k Example: DVD-R in Video mo de A Playin g status B Sho ws th at th e Res ume Pla y is availabl e (page 81). C Current selected recording mode (remaining DVD recordin g time/disc type) (page 71) D Remaining t ime E Statio n name an d programm e positi on numbe r F Aud[...]

42 5. Ch anging the N ame o f a Record ed Pr ogramm e You can lab el a DVD, titl e, or programme by enter ing charac ters. You c an enter up t o 64 characters for a title reco rded in the HDD/ DVD-RW/DVD-R (VR mode), 40 characters for a t itle record ed in the DVD+ RW/DVD- RW (Video mode)/DVD+R/DVD-R (Video mode ), but the a ctual nu mber of ch ara[...]

43 Eight Bas ic Operati ons — Gettin g to Know Your DVD Recorder 9 Press x (or select “OK,” an d press ENTE R). To canc el the se tti ng, pre ss O RETURN. To use the numb er butto ns You can also use the number bu ttons to enter charac ters. R efer to the numb er ne xt to each row of letters on your TV screen. 1 In step 7 above, press a num b[...]

44 4 Sele ct “Basic,” and pres s ENTER . 5 Sele ct “Input Disc Na me,” and press ENTER . 6 Select “ Nex t Screen ,” an d pres s ENTER . Ent er the disc name (p age 42 ). b Note You can enter up to 64 characters for a DVD-RW/ DVD-R (VR mode) disc nam e, and 40 charact ers for a DVD+RW/DVD-RW (Video mode)/ DVD+R/ DVD-R (Video mode) disc n[...]

45 Eight Bas ic Operati ons — Gettin g to Know Your DVD Recorder 7. Pl aying the Di sc on Other DVD Eq uipm ent (Finali se) Final ising is nece ssary wh en you p lay discs recorded with this re corder on other DVD equipm ent. When you finali se a DVD+RW, DVD-RW (Video mode), DVD+R, or DVD-R (Video mode), a DVD menu wil l be automat ically creat e[...]

46 6 Select “ Nex t Screen ,” an d pres s ENTER . For DVD-RW/DVD- R (VR mode), the recorder st arts fi nalisin g the disc. Go to step 9. 7 (DVD+RW/DV D-RW (Vide o mode)/ DVD+R/DVD-R (Video mo de) only) Sele ct a title me nu style, and press ENTER . The menu appears in the selecte d title menu style whe n the “to p menu” (or “menu” for a[...]

47 Eight Bas ic Operati ons — Gettin g to Know Your DVD Recorder 8. Re format ting a Di sc New discs are automati cally for matted when inse rted. If n ecess ary, you ca n man uall y re- format a DVD+RW, DVD-RW, o r DVD-R disc to make a blan k disc. F or DVD -RWs o r DVD-Rs, you ca n select a record ing format (VR mod e or Vide o mode) ac cordin [...]

48 Guide to Digita l Services (For F reevi ew user s onl y) EPG (Ele ctronic Progr amme Gu ide) The Electronic P rogramme Guide is a guide showing the televis ion programme schedule for a day or mor e at a t ime on your televis ion (via the Digital Terrest rial Televi sion tuner inc luded in this reco rder ). The EPG provi des a qui ck and ea sy wa[...]

49 Guide to Di gital Services (For Freevie w users only) z Hin t You can displa y the channel list by pre ssing the ENTER button whi le watching a programme. To watch another channel, selec t a channel using < / M / m / , , and press ENTER. Availa ble button s in the progra mme list To se arch fo r prog rammes by da te 1 Press the green button w[...]

50 Availab le butto ns in t he Infor mation disp lay View ing a Digi tal Text Servi ce Many digita l TV channels broadcast informatio n via t heir t ext serv ice. This digital service includ es high- quality d igital 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 ls[...]

51 Guide to Di gital Services (For Freevie w users only) 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[...]

52 Timer Reco rding (For F reevi ew user s onl y) Before Recording Before you start recording … • C hec k that the disc has enoug h avail able space for the record ing (p age 40). For the HDD, DVD+RWs, and DVD-RWs, you can free up disc spac e by erasing titles (page 9 2). • Adjust the record ing picture qualit y if necess ary (p age 59). b No[...]

53 Timer Recording (For F reeview us ers only) b Not es • The maximu m continuou s recording time to the HDD is 12 h ours for a single title. A title longer than 1 2 hours is divided. • Situations be low may cau se slight inac curacies with the r ecording tim e. – Recor ding a prog ramme w ith poor r eception, or a programm e or video source [...]

54 1 Pres s TIMER. The “ Timer L ist” disp lay appe ars. 2 Sele ct the “N ew Inpu t” row, and press ENTER . 3 Select a n item using < / , and adjust us ing M / m . Then press ENT ER. The adjust able items are listed below. “Pr/CH”: Set s the progr amme position and th e sourc e. “Date”: Sets the date (u p to 30 da ys later). Sele[...]

55 Timer Recording (For F reeview us ers only) Rec. Mode Ad just If there i s not enoug h available di sc space for the recordin g, the recorder automa tically adjusts the recordi ng mode to ena ble the entir e progra mme to be recorde d. Set “R ec. Mode A djust ” to “On” i n the “Rec ording ” setup (pa ge 143). If the ti mer settin gs [...]

56 3 Pres s the red butto n. The date, s tart and stop times, programme positio n, recording mode, etc., s ettings appe ar. • If you w ant to chan ge the setti ng, pres s < / , to sele ct the ite m an d pre ss M / m to change the sett ing ( page 5 4). “EPG Link” (page 58) “Serie s Recordi ng” (pa ge 57) 4 Sele ct “OK,” and pres s E[...]

57 Timer Recording (For F reeview us ers only) Serie s Recordi ng is a fe ature wh ich uses inform ation fro m the Electr onic Progr amme Guide. b Not es • This function canno t be used when the broadca ster does not incl ude series informa tion with the progra mme data. • Whether or not a programme is in a seri es is determine d by the broadca[...]

58 EPG Li nk Automatical ly update t he date, sta rt and st op times se ttings when c hanging th e Electr onic Programme Guide. Set “EPG Link” to “O n” i n st ep 5 o f “Se ries Record ing” o n page 57. Reco rding Sp lit Program mes Movi es and other progra mmes that a re sp lit into 2 or more part s are cal led Split Programmes. If you [...]

59 Timer Recording (For F reeview us ers only) You ca n adjus t the pictur e quality of digital ly broadc asts progr ammes by select ing a preset setting . You ca n also adju st the pic ture quality by changin g detailed setti ngs, and store up to three settings in the memory . b Not e Only progres sive video signals for recording can be adjusted .[...]

60 Checki ng/Ch angi ng/ Cancel ling Ti mer Setting s (Timer Lis t) You ca n check, change, or cancel t he timer settings using the Time r List. b Note You ca nnot chang e the tim er set tings with “EPG Link” s et to “On .” 1 Pres s TIMER. The “ Timer L ist” disp lay appe ars. Timer informat ion display s the record ing date, time, reco[...]

61 Timer Recording (For F reeview us ers only) z Hin ts • For manual tim er settings, you cannot modi fy the timer sett ing for the current r ecording, but you can exten d the duratio n of th e recordin g time while rec ording (page 56) . For timer se ttings u sing the EPG, yo u can modify the time r setting fo r the cur rent recor ding while rec[...]

62 3 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 (Vide o mode ). Set “ Exte rnal Audio” to “ Bili ngua l” an d “Bilingual Re cording” to “A/L” or “ B/R” in the “Au dio In” set up (page 138). 4 Pres s REC MODE r epeat edly to select the recording mode. For detail s[...]

63 GUIDE Plus + (For analog ue broadcasting on ly) GUIDE Plus+ (For anal ogue broadc astin g onl y) Introd uction to the GUIDE Plus+ Syste m The GUIDE Plus+ ® system is a free inter active pr ogramm e guide. It displa ys up to seve n days of pr ogramm e listings , including progra mme titles, promotio ns, and broadc ast inform ation. GU IDE Plus+ [...]

64 “Inf o”: S hows in form atio n whe n avai labl e. “Ed itor ”: Al lows yo u to ed it the channel lineup an d channel di splay (page 69). “Setup”: Allows you to ch ange the langu age, country /regi on, po stal c ode, inpu t source , or host cha nnel. E “Home ” positi on: Wh en you p ress the blue bu tton (“Ho me”), the cursor r[...]

65 GUIDE Plus + (For analog ue broadcasting on ly) Watchi ng TV Usin g the GUIDE Plus+ Syste m 1 Press GUIDE. The GUIDE Plus+ system “Home Screen ” appear s. 2 Selec t a p rogr amme us ing < / M / m / , , and press ENTE R. The G UIDE Pl us+ sy stem dis appears and the programme posit ion changes to the select ed programme. To selec t a progr[...]

66 To unlo ck the Vide o Wind ow The Vi deo Win dow is locke d so that it does not cha nge prog ramm e positio ns whe n you move the cursor acro ss other title s. Fro m “G rid ,” sele ct th e lo go of t he programme positi on that is lo cked, and press the red button (“Unlock” ). “ ” changes to “ ” and th e Video W indow i s unlock [...]

67 GUIDE Plus + (For analog ue broadcasting on ly) 4 Selec t a p rogr amme us ing M / m , and pres s ENTE R. To ente r a new ke yword 1 Select “Search ” in the Menu Bar, and press EN TER. 2 Sele ct “My Ch oice ” usin g < / , . 3 Press th e yellow butt on (“Add”). The d isplay for e nterin g char acte rs appear s. 4 Sele ct a c harac [...]

68 2 Select “ Chann els,” “ Categ ories, ” or “Keyw ords ,” and pre ss the yel low button ( “Add”) . “Channels”: Sele ct the programme posi tion us ing < / M / m / , , and pr ess ENTER . To a dd more progr amme positions , press the yellow butto n (“A dd”). You can regi ster up to 16 programme posit ions. To ca ncel the r[...]

69 GUIDE Plus + (For analog ue broadcasting on ly) 5 Wait for one da y unti l the pro gramme guide da ta can be re ceived. If the pr ogramm e guide d ata has not been recei ved afte r waiting for a day, search for th e host chan nel at t he foll owing webs ite and set th e host cha nnel manua lly (“C hangin g the GUID E Plus+ host channe l manual[...]

70 4 Select t he pr ogramme positio n you want to che ck using M / m . To c hange t he input s ource, pr ess th e red butt on (“Source ”). To c hange t he prog ramme posit ion, pres s the green butto n (“Prog. No.”), the n enter a progr amme po sition number us ing the numbe r butto ns, an d pres s ENT ER. b Note To receiv e from t he recor[...]

71 Timer Re cording (F or analogue br oadcast ing only) Timer Recording (F or ana logue broadc astin g onl y) Before Recording Before you start recording… • C heck t hat the dis c has enou gh avail able spa ce for the re cord ing (pag e 40). Fo r the HDD, DVD+RW s, and DVD-RWs, you can fr ee u p dis c spac e by e rasin g tit les (page 9 2). •[...]

72 b Notes • The max imum continuo us recordin g time to the HDD is 12 hours for a single title. A title longe r than 12 hours is divided. • Situ ations b elow may cause sl ight in accuraci es with th e recordi ng time. – Recor ding a p rogramme with poor reception, o r a programme or vi deo source of low pictur e quality. – Recording on a [...]

73 Timer Re cording (F or analogue br oadcast ing only) Timer Record ing ( GUIDE Plus +/Manu al) There are two methods to set the ti mer within the GUIDE Plus+ s ystem: One Button Recording and s etting the t imer manually. You can set the timer f or a tota l of 32 pro grammes (8 prog rammes w hen us ing the VPS/PD C function) , up to 30 days in ad[...]

74 Rec. Mode Adju st If there is not enou gh avail able dis c space fo r the recordin g, the recorder automatica lly adjus ts the reco rding m ode to en able the entire progra mme to be recorded. Set “Rec. Mode A djust” to “On” in t he “Rec ording” setup (p age 143). If the tim er setting s overla p If on e or mo re ti mer se tti ngs ov[...]

75 Timer Re cording (F or analogue br oadcast ing only) 7 Selec t th e inpu t sou rce us ing M / m , and sel ect the prog ramme po sition using the number bu ttons or M / m . You ca n also se lect the pr ogram me position u sing the ye llow button (“Ch annels”) . 8 Press the green bu tton (“Nex t”). The d isplay for e nterin g char acte rs [...]

76 You ca n adjust t he pictu re qualit y by selec ting a pr eset set ting. You can a lso adjus t the picture qualit y by changing detailed settings, and st ore up to three se ttings in the memory. 1 Pres s SYS TEM MEN U in stop mode. The Syst em Menu ap pear s. 2 Sele ct “Pic ture A djus tment,” and pres s ENTER . 3 Select a preset setting, a [...]

77 Timer Re cording (F or analogue br oadcast ing only) “Black Level”: Selects the black level (set up leve l) for t he NTSC v ideo si gnal s. Selec t “ON” to ra ise the standard bl ack level. Sele ct this when the picture appea rs to o da rk. Select “OFF” to set the bl ack level of the input signals to the s tandar d level. Normally, s[...]

78 3 Select t he timer s etting y ou want to chan ge using M / m , an d press the gree n button ( “Edit”) . 4 In the le ft column, s elect an item using the red button ( “Back” ) or th e gree n button ( “Next”) , and ad just using the numb er butt ons or < / M / m / , . You can change the date, st art time, stop time, programme posit[...]

79 Timer Re cording (F or analogue br oadcast ing only) Recor ding f rom Connec ted Equipm ent 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 31. 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[...]

80 Playback Play ing the Re cord ed Prog ramme /DVD * D ivX video file only 1 Press HDD o r DVD. • If you sel ect DVD, insert a disc (see “1 . Inse rting a Disc” on page 3 6). • If you insert a DVD VIDEO, VIDEO CD, DATA DVD or DATA CD, press H . Play back start s. 2 Pres s TITLE LIS T. For details about the Title List, s ee “3. Playing th[...]

81 Playback To displ ay the reg istratio n code fo r this recorder Select “Registr ation Code” of “Div X” in the “Opt ions” set up (page 1 50). To resu me playba ck from the point 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 . [...]

82 To che ck the po sition of the button s below, see the ill ustrati on on page 80. Playback options But to ns Operations AUDIO * DivX video file only Selects on e of the audio trac ks recorded on the disc when pressed repe atedly in n ormal pl ayba ck mode. : Sele cts the langu age. : Select s the mai n or su b sound. : Selects ste reo or mona ur[...]

83 Playback b Not es • Angles and su btitles cannot be changed wi th titles reco rded on this re cord er. • J PEG image files made with a DVD camcorder can only be played as a slid eshow. For vid eo files containin g JPEG image fi les an d movies, the recorder c an play movie parts only. Notes on pl aying DVDs with a DTS sound track DTS audio s[...]

84 1 Pres s PLAY MO DE durin g playback. The “ Play Mo de” men u appear s. 2 Select “ A-B Re peat, ” and press ENTER . “Set point A” i s sel ecte d. 3 Whil e monitor ing the so und, pr ess ENTER at the sta rting po int (p oint A) of the po rtion t o be playe d repea tedly . “Set point B” i s sel ecte d. 4 Cont inue pl aying t o loca[...]

85 Playback * final ised disc only You ca n play the con tents o f the HDD or a disc in th e order yo u want by ar rangin g the order of the title s/chapte rs/albums/t racks on the HDD or disc to c reat e your own progra mme . You can m ake a prog ramm e of up to 24 steps . 1 Press PLAY MODE durin g play back. The “Pla y Mode” menu appea rs. 2 [...]

86 To check the detailed s ettings fo r the sele cted pr eset , pr ess D ISPLAY . 4 Pres s SYS TEM MEN U to exit . To cre ate your o wn settin g 1 Sele ct “Me mory1 ,” “ Memory 2,” or “Memor y3” i n step 3. 2 Select “Detaile d Settings,” and press ENTER . The displa y for adjus ting detaile d setti ngs ap pears. 3 Sele ct an item us[...]

87 Playback Pausi ng a TV Broad cast (TV Pa use/P ause L ive T V) You ca n pause a cu rrent TV broadcas t, and record it on the HD D, then co ntinue watchin g the programme at a later time. This is useful when y ou receive an unex pected phon e call or visito r while watchi ng TV. When c onnec ting the r ecord er to your T V using the S CART j ack,[...]

88 Playing from the Begi nning of t he Progr amme Yo u Are Recor ding ( Chase Play) “Cha se Play ” allows yo u to vie w the rec orded part of a programme on the HDD whi le the recording is being made. You do not need to wai t until the reco rdin g fin ishes. Press H while recording. Play back s ta rts f rom t he be ginn ing o f th e prog ramme [...]

89 Playback Examp le: Pla y a DVD whil e recordi ng to the HDD. 1 While recor ding, press DVD and insert the DVD into the recorder. 2 Press TITLE LIST to disp lay the DVD Title List. 3 Select the title you want to play, an d press EN TER. Playback starts fro m the sele cted title . b Not e You cannot play a DVD, DivX video or VIDEO CD recorde d in [...]

90 The d isplay for en teri ng th e numbe r appear s. Examp le: C hapt er Se arch 4 Pres s the numb er but tons to sel ect th e number of the t itle, chapt er, time code , etc., you want. For exa mple: Tim e Search To find a scen e at 2 hour s, 10 minu tes, and 20 second s, ente r “21020. ” If you make a mi stake, select anothe r numbe r. 5 Pre[...]

91 Erasin g and Editing Erasing and Ed iting Before Editing This r ecorde r offers variou s edit op tion s for var ious di sc types. b Not es • You may l ose the edited c ontents if you rem ove the d isc or a timer r ecordin g start s while editi ng. • DVD discs created by DVD camcorders cannot be edited on th is recorder . • If a messa ge ap[...]

92 To op en up dis c space To open up dis c space on a DVD+RW or DVD-RW (Video mode), erase th e title with the largest number in th e title list. To open up disc space on th e HDD or a DVD- RW (VR mo de), you c an er ase an y tit le . See “Erasi ng and Editing a Title” on page 92. For DV D-Rs and DVD +Rs, the av ailable disc space does not i n[...]

93 Erasin g and Editing • “A-B Eras e”: E ras es a se cti on of the title (page 93). • “Di vide”: Di vides a ti tle into tw o titles (page 9 4). • “Chapter Edit”: Edits chapters in a title (page 9 5). • “Se t Genre”: A ssign s a genre to a t itle. • “Protect ”: Protects the title. “ ” appear s ne xt to the prot ect[...]

94 3 Sele ct point A usi ng m / M , and pres s X . • T o return to th e beginn ing of the tit le, press X and th en pre ss . . 4 Select “ From ,” an d pre ss ENT ER. The positio n of poin t A is di splayed, a nd the titl e re-star ts playin g. 5 Sele ct point B usi ng m / M , and pres s X . 6 Sele ct “To,” an d press ENT ER. The po sit io[...]

95 Erasin g and Editing Erasin g and Edit ing a Chapt er You ca n edit indivi dual cha pters wit hin a title. To e dit DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs (VR mode ) with ou t chan gin g th e orig inal reco rdin gs, creat e a Playlist ( page 96) . 1 Press TITL E LIST. For DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs in VR mode, switch t he Title List (Original or Playli st), i f nece ssary. 2 Selec[...]

96 1 Aft er step 4 of “Erasing and Edit ing a Chapter ,” se lect “Erase /Move.” 2 Select a chap ter us ing < / , , and pres s ENTER . 3 Sele ct “Erase, ” and pre ss ENTER . The displa y asks fo r confirma tion. 4 Sele ct “Y es,” and pres s ENTE R. The cha pter is erased . 1 Aft er step 4 of “Erasing and Edit ing a Chapter ,” [...]

97 Erasin g and Editing 1 Press TITL E LIST. Sw itch to the Play lis t (pag e 92 ). 2 Select a Pla ylist title, an d press , . The su b-menu ap pears. 3 Select “E dit,” an d press ENT ER. 4 Select “M ove, ” and pre ss ENTER . 5 Select a new locatio n for the title using M / m , and pres s ENTER . The title mo ves to the ne w location . • [...]

98 Dubbing (HDD y DVD) Before Dub bing In thi s section , “dubbing ” 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 ve rsa.” You can dub a pl aying title using the HDD/DVD DUB button (see “HDD/DVD Dubbing” on page 9 9) or you ca n sele ct to du b multi ple titles a ll at onc e [...]

99 Dubbing (H DD y DVD) Dubbin g restrictio n You cannot dub movies and oth er DVD VIDEOs to the HDD. Also, when dubb ing from a DVD t o the HDD, scenes t hat cont ain a copy pr otection signal can not be recor ded. Titles co ntainin g “Copy -Once” co py pro tecti on sign als ca n be move d only from the HDD to a DV D-RW/DVD-R (VR mode)* (after[...]

100 Dubbin g Usin g Dubbin g List You can select the tit les you want to dub using Dubbi ng List. You can also edit titles before dubb ing wit hout chan ging t he ori ginal titles. 1 Pres s SYSTEM MENU. The Syst em Menu ap pear s. 2 Sele ct “Dubbi ng,” and pr ess ENTER . 3 Sele ct a dub bing d irection , and p ress ENTER . To dub titl es from t[...]

101 Dubbing (H DD y DVD) 10 Select “Start Dubbin g,” and press ENTE R. When yo u set “Fi nalis e” to “ Yes” i n st ep 9, select the tit le menu style , and pres s ENTER. The reco rder turns off automa tically when yo u do n ot use the re corder for more than 2 0 minutes aft er the du bbing has fi nished . To canc el dubbi ng Press and h[...]

102 To edit titles o n the Du bbing List 1 Follo w s teps 1 to 7 of “Dub bing Usi ng Dubb ing List” on page 1 00. The “Title Edit” display appears. 2 Select a title you wan t to edit, and press ENTER . The s ub-menu appears . 3 Select a n option, and p ress ENTER . The op ti ons di ffe r de pendi ng on the dubbi ng di recti on or dis c type[...]

103 Dubbing (H DD y DVD) Making a Back up Disc (DVD Ba ckup ) You ca n dub al l of the c ontents o n a fina lised DVD+RW/DVD+R or finalised DVD-RW/ DVD-R (Video mode) to another rec ordable DVD+RW/DVD-RW or unused DVD+R/ DVD-R via the HDD as a backup copy. b Not e Backup d iscs of unfinalise d discs cannot be made. 1 Press SYSTE M MENU. The Syst em[...]

104 DV Camcorder Dubbing Befor e DV Camcor der Dubbin g This sec tio n expl ains dub bing wit h a DV camc order an d playing t he conte nts of a DV camcorder via the DV IN j ack on the fr ont pan el. If yo u want t o dub b y way o f the L INE IN jac ks, s ee “ Recor ding from Conne cted Equipm ent” o n pa ge 79. The DV IN jack on this record er[...]

105 DV Camcor der Dubb ing 1 Press HDD or DVD to select the recor din g destina tio n. If you s elect DVD, inser t a disc ( see “1. Insert ing a Disc” on pa ge 36) . 2 Insert the source DV/Di gital8 fo rmat tape in to your di gital video ca mera. For th e re corder to r ecord or edit , you r digi tal video camer a mu st be set to vi deo playba [...]

106 Dubbin g an En tire DV Format Ta pe (DV One Touch D ubbin 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 came ra for th e whole pr ocess, and compl etes the re cordi ng. Follow steps 1 to 5 o f [...]

107 DV Camcor der Dubb ing z Hin t You can tur n off the dubbing m enu by pre ssing the DISPLAY bu tton during dubbing. Press the DISPLAY bu tton again to disp lay the d ubbing menu. b Not e You cannot set a s cene to be shorter than one second. Playin g from a D V Camcor der 1 Conn ect your DV cam corder to th e DV IN jack o n the fr ont pan el. 2[...]

108 Audio Tracks Play ing Audio Track s from CD /DVD You ca n play audi o tracks on CDs , DATA DVDs (DVD-ROMs/DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/ DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs/DVD-RAMs), or DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs). 1 Inser t a disc. See “1. In serting a Di sc” o n page 36. 2 Press H . Play back s tar ts. To stop playbac k Pres s x (stop) . z Hint You can pla y audio trac[...]

109 Audi o Tra cks Notes on pl aying DTS sou nd trac ks on a CD • When playing DTS-encod ed CDs, excessive noise wil l be heard from the L INE 3-TV/LINE 1/ DECODER/LINE 2 OUT (R-AUDIO-L) jacks. To avoid poss ible damage to the audio system, the user should tak e proper precaut ions when the LINE 3-TV/LINE 1/DECODER/LINE 2 OUT (R-AUDIO-L) jacks of[...]

110 You ca n play the cont ents of an album or disc in the or der yo u want by ar rangi ng the or der of th e al bums/t rack s on a disc to cr eate your own pr ogram me. You can make a prog ramme of up t o 24 steps. 1 Pres s PLAY MO DE durin g playback. The “ Play Mo de” men u appear s. 2 Sele ct “Progra mme,” and pr ess ENTER . 3 Sele ct ?[...]

111 Audi o Tra cks Search ing for an Audio Track You can se arch a disc by al bum or track . As albu ms and tra cks are assig ned indivi dual numbers, sele ct the album or track by ente ring i ts nu mber. 1 Press PLAY MODE durin g play back. The “Pla y Mode” menu appea rs. 2 Select “S earc h Mode, ” and pre ss ENTE R. 3 Selec t a sear ch me[...]

112 About Ju kebo x Ther e are two methods t o use Juke box: connec ting the U SB de vice or cop ying aud io tracks to the HDD. When us ing J uke box, you ca n do follo wings : • Stor e audio tra cks on the H DD. • Pl ay audio tracks us ing vari ous pla y mode s. • Lab el trac ks or album s. • Ass ign al bums a gen re. • Cha nge the tra c[...]

113 Audi o Tra cks 1 Inser t a disc that you are goin g to copy to the H DD. 2 Press H to start pla yback. 3 Press HDD/DVD DUB. For CD s, all the tracks o n the dis c are copied to the HDD. For DATA CDs/ DATA DVDs, the current album is copied to the HDD. To cancel copyin g Press EN TER. z Hin t You can c opy all t he conte nts on th e disc by selec[...]

114 Play ing Audio Track s Using Ju kebo x/US B Devi ce 1 Pres s SYSTEM MENU. The Syst em Menu ap pear s. 2 Select “ Music Juke box,” and press ENTER . 3 Select “ Listen to Music / Edit” o r “Listen to Music from US B Devic e,” and pre ss ENTER . To lis te n to the audi o trac ks on the HDD , select “Lis ten to Mus ic / Edit.” To l [...]

115 Audi o Tra cks To skip a track (Se t Skip) If you wan t a track not to play , set the trac k to be sk ipped. 1 Sele ct a trac k you want to s kip. 2 Press , while the Album List is disp laye d. 3 Selec t “Edit” usin g M / m , and p ress ENTER. 4 Selec t “Set Skip” using M / m , and pr ess ENTER. “ ” appea rs ne xt to the se lect ed [...]

116 You can play t he contents of the HDD or connec ted USB devi ce in the order you w ant by ar rangi ng t he or der of th e tra cks on the HDD or co nnec ted USB device to cr eate your own pr ogram me. You can make a prog ramme of up t o 24 steps. 1 Press , wh ile the Album Lis t is displa yed. 2 Sele ct “Play Mo de,” usin g M / m , and pres [...]

117 Audi o Tra cks Manag ing Au dio Tr acks on the Music Ju kebox You ca n erase or label alb ums/track s on the HDD. You can als o assign an alb um a genre. 1 Press SYSTE M MENU. The Syst em Menu a ppears . 2 Select “M usic Ju kebox ,” and pre ss ENTE R. 3 Select “Listen to Music / Edit,” a nd pres s ENTE R. The Alb um List appear s. 4 Sel[...]

118 JPEG Image Files About th e “Ph oto Albu m” Func tion The “Ph oto Al bum” fu nctio n enab les yo u to do f ollow ing . • Store JPEG imag e files on t he HDD. • View JPEG image fil es on the HDD, DATA DVDs (DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs)/DATA CDs, or co nnect ed U SB de vice . • Edit JPEG image files. • Print JPEG image f iles. • Cop y JPEG i[...]

119 JPEG Imag e Files 4 Selec t the ite m, and pre ss ENTER . To copy from DATA CDs/DATA DVDs (DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs), sele ct “View Photos on a CD/D VD.” To copy f rom the co nnecte d USB dev ice, sele ct “Vi ew Ph otos on a U SB Dev ice.” The “Photo Album” list appears. Example: C D/DVD 5 Select an albu m or J PEG imag e file using M / m , a[...]

120 5 Pres s ENTER, a nd select a JP EG image f ile usin g M / m . 6 Press , . The s ub-menu appears . 7 Select a n item , and press ENTER . To copy two or more albums or files , select “Multi -Mode.” To copy the s elec ted al bum , sele ct “C opy Album Contents” in “Album Options,” and go to s tep 12. To copy th e select ed files, sele[...]

121 JPEG Imag e Files 11 Select “Y es,” and pres s ENTER. The sel ected JP EG imag e albums are copie d in t he “P ICTU RE” fo lder o n the disc . The JPEG image album na mes are automaticall y labelled as “***ALBUM.” If you wa nt to play t he disc on ot her DVD equipm ent, fina lise the d isc (page 4 5). • To ca ncel, sel ect “No.?[...]

122 3 Switch to t he JPEG image file list. For instru ctions, see “To swit ch between the album lis t and JPEG imag e file list ” on pag e 12 3. 4 Select a JPEG image file using M / m , a nd press ENTER. z Hints • See “ 8. Ref ormatting a Disc” (pa ge 47) to format DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs in V ideo mode. • See the “Pho to Album” list to chec[...]

123 JPEG Imag e Files 12-Phot o List (Exampl e: HDD) 4-Photo Li st 1-Photo Li st A Album na me B Album size C Sub-m enu: Press , to displa y the sub-m enu. The su b-menu di splays opt ions applicable only to th e selected item. The displaye d opt ions dif fer dep ending upon the model, s ituation, and disc ty pe. D Scroll bar: Appe ars when all o f[...]

124 To reloa d the f iles or f olders When a disc or the co nnec ted USB d evice conta ins 1,000 or more files an d/or 100 or more folders, selec t “Read next” in the “Phot o Album” lis t, and pres s ENTER to view unloaded f iles or folde rs. It may tak e a few minute s to load files or folder s. b Note The thum bnail for a file that cannot[...]

125 JPEG Imag e Files To rotate an ima ge Press AN GLE repe atedl y during a slidesho w. Each time you press ANGLE, the image tur ns cloc kwis e by 90°. z Hin t You can start a sl ideshow by se lecting “Start Slides how” from t he sub-me nu. Mana ging JPE G Image Files o n the HDD 1 Pres s SYST EM MEN U. The Syst em Menu ap pears. 2 Select “[...]

126 • “Rename Album”: Changes the select ed album nam e (pa ge 42) . • “Protect Album Contents”: Protects all JPEG image f iles in the se lected al bum. • “C ancel Protect ion”: Cancel s protec tion of all J PEG ima ge fil es in the select ed al bum. “Copy to DVD”: Copies the s elected album or JPEG image f ile to a DVD (page [...]

127 JPEG Imag e Files 2 Connec t the US B device to the USB jack on th e recorder. When printi ng JPEG image f iles on the HDD , sk ip this step . 3 Press SYSTE M MENU. The Syst em Menu a ppears . 4 Selec t “Ph oto Al bum,” an d p ress ENTE R. The “P hoto A lbum” menu a ppears . 5 Selec t the ite m, and pre ss ENTER . To print JPEG ima ge f[...]

128 Settings and Adj ustments Disc Settin gs (Disc Setup) The “Disc S etup” setup a llows you to adjust DVD related settings. 1 Pres s SYS TEM M ENU wh ile the recorder is in stop mode. 2 Sele ct “Disc Se tup,” an d press ENTER . The “Di sc Setu p” setup ap pears with t he following op tions. The defa ult settin gs are und erlined. Basi[...]

129 Settings a nd Adjustmen ts Record er Se tting s (Basic ) The “B asic” set up helps you to make c lock and oth er record er relate d setti ngs. 1 Press SYS TEM M ENU whi le the recor der i s in s top mo de. 2 Select “In itial Set up,” and pr ess ENTE R. 3 Select “B asic, ” and pres s ENTER . The “B asic” set up appear s with the [...]

130 5 Pres s M / m to set t he day, an d press , . Set the month, year , hour, and minutes i n seque nce. Pr ess < / , to sele ct the item to be set, th en press M / m to set the numbe rs. T he da y of the week i s set automatically . To ch ange the number s, press < to return to the item to be changed, a nd pres s M / m . 6 Pres s ENTER to s[...]

131 Settings a nd Adjustmen ts Aeria l Rece ption Settin gs (Dig ital Tuner) The “Digital Tuner” setup hel ps you to make digital tuner an d program me posi tion setti ngs for the rec order . 1 Press SYS TEM M ENU whi le the recor der i s in s top mo de. 2 Select “In itial Set up,” and pr ess ENTE R. 3 Select “D igital Tu ner,” an d pre[...]

132 You ca n skip or lock certa in chann els. 1 Select “Chan nel Options” in “Digita l Tuner ,” and pr ess EN TER. 2 Sele ct “Ne xt Sc reen ,” an d pres s ENTE R. 3 Enter your four-digit p assword usin g the numbe r butto ns, an d pres s ENTER. To set a passwor d, see pa ge 145 . 4 Selec t the progra mme position yo u want to skip o r l[...]

133 Settings a nd Adjustmen ts Aeria l Rece ption Setti ngs (Ana log Tune r) The “A nalog Tu ner” setup helps you t o make analog ue tuner and program me po sition settin gs for the recorder. 1 Press SYS TEM M ENU whi le the recor der i s in s top mo de. 2 Select “In itial Set up,” and pr ess ENTE R. 3 Selec t “Analo g Tuner, ” and pres[...]

134 Skip CH System Select the re gion to get th e best broad cast recepti on. AFT • If the Auto Fin e Tuni ng fun cti on doe s not work e ffect ivel y, se lect “Off” and pr ess m . Pres s < / , to obtain a clearer picture, an d press ENTER. Sound S ystem Selec t an avai lable TV sys tem (p age 135). Name Changes or enters a new statio n na[...]

135 Settings a nd Adjustmen ts Receiv able cha nnels * To receive broadcasts in France, selec t “L.” Aft er the progra mme posi tio ns ha ve been set, you can c hange the order o f each pr ogram me position i n the dis play list. 1 Sel ect “ Chann el S wappi ng” in “An alog Tuner,” an d press EN TER. 2 Select “N ext Scre en,” an d p[...]

136 Vide o Setting s (Vid eo In/ Out) The “Video In/Out” sett ings will adjust items relate d to t he im age, s uch as size and c olour. Select the setti ngs accordin g to the type of TV, tuner, or decoder conne cted to the DVD record er. 1 Pres s SYS TEM M ENU wh ile the recorder is in stop mode. 2 Select “ Initial S etup,” and press ENTER[...]

137 Settings a nd Adjustmen ts LINE 1 In Selects a method of inputting vi deo signa ls for th e LINE 1/ DECO DER ja ck. The picture will not be cl ear if this setti ng does not match the type of video inpu t signal. NTSC on PAL TV Sets the r eco rder to con ver t sign als of the NTSC colour sys tem to the PA L colou r syste m to play NT SC disc s o[...]

138 Ext ernal Au dio b Note When r eceiving audio input si gnals from the DV input j ack, the recorder automatic ally sel ects “Stereo ” or “Bilin gual” regard less of the “E xternal Audio” setti ng. Bilingua l Recordin g Selec ts the soun d to be rec orded. b Note When recor ding a bilin gual audio signa l to the HDD (when “HDD Recor[...]

139 Settings a nd Adjustmen ts DTS Outp ut (DVD VI DEOs on ly) Selects whether or not t o output DT S signa ls. b Not e When H DMI output is perfor med to equipment n ot compatibl e with D TS signa ls, the s ignals will not be output regard less of the “DTS Outp ut” setting. 96 kHz PCM Outp ut (DVD VID EOs on ly) Selects the sampl ing freque nc[...]

140 Langua ge Se tting s (Langu age) The “ Language ” setup a llows yo u to adjust lang uage s et tings . 1 Pres s SYS TEM M ENU wh ile the recorder is in stop mode. 2 Select “ Initial S etup,” and press ENTER . 3 Sele ct “Langua ge,” an d press ENT ER. The “ Language ” setup appears with the following op tions. The defa ult settin [...]

141 Settings a nd Adjustmen ts Recor ding S ettin gs (Recor ding) The “R ecordi ng” setu p allows you to adjus t record ing set tings. 1 Press SYS TEM M ENU whi le the recor der i s in s top mo de. 2 Select “In itial Set up,” and pr ess ENTE R. 3 Selec t “Reco rding,” an d press ENTE R. The “R ecording” setup ap pears w ith the foll[...]

142 The recordin g time for DVDs *1 Records in highe r qualit y (15 Mbps ). HQ+ mode is not ava ilable for DVDs. When recording to DVDs, th e recording mode automatic ally switche s to HQ mo de even i f you set to HQ+ m ode. *2 Audio signals are recorded in 48kHz PCM format, a nd video s ignals a re recorded in HQ mode. Wh en record ing a b ilingua[...]

143 Settings a nd Adjustmen ts Re solu tion The first figu re re fers to w hen “Inpu t Li ne System ” is se t to “NTSC ”; the sec ond whe n set to “PAL/SECAM” in the “Basic” setup (page 1 30). For the HDD (“HD D Recording Fo rmat” is set to “Video Mode Off”)/DVD -RW (VR mo de)/ DVD-R ( VR mode ) HQ+, PC M, MN32 to MN16: 720 [...]

144 HDD Recordi ng Format Selects t he HDD recor ding format. z Hint The HDD contents recorded in Vi deo mode can be dubbed to a disc at high speed (page 98). Play back Se tting s (Playb ack) The “P layback” s etup allo ws you to ad just the pl ayba ck set tings . 1 Press SYS TEM M ENU whi le the recor der i s in s top mo de. 2 Select “In iti[...]

145 Settings a nd Adjustmen ts b Not e Depending on the disc, “4:3 Letter Box” may be select ed automat ically i nstead of “ 4:3 Pan S can” or vice-ver sa. Pause Mo de Selects th e picture quality in pause mode. Seamle ss Playback (HDD/D VD-RW/DVD- R in VR mode only) Angle I ndicato r (DVD V IDEOs only ) Limitati on S ettings (Paren tal Loc[...]

146 3 Enter your four-digit p assword usin g the numbe r butto ns, an d pres s ENTER. • T o change the passw ord, enter yo ur four-d igit pa sswor d in the “ Current Passwor d” row using the number buttons, and pres s ENTER. T hen e nter a new pa ssword i n the “N ew Pass word” row usi ng the nu mber butto ns. The passwor d settin g/passw[...]

147 Settings a nd Adjustmen ts HDMI Sett ings (HDMI Outpu t) The “HD MI Out put” se tup allows you to adjust it ems relat ed to the HDMI connect ion. You ca n select “H DMI O utput” onl y when conn ecting e quipmen t to the HD MI OUT jack. 1 Press SYS TEM M ENU whi le the recor der i s in s top mo de. 2 Select “In itial Set up,” and pr [...]

148 Colour Selec ts the meth od of output ting vide o signal s for the HDMI j ack. b Notes • Some settin gs may not be ava ilable dependi ng on the con nected devi ce. • When a DVI device is c onnected, you canno t select “YC bCr 4:2:2” or “YCbC r 4:4:4.” • Whe n “ Scr een R eso lut ion” is s et to “ 720 x 576 i” (or “720 x [...]

149 Settings a nd Adjustmen ts Other Setti ngs (O ption s) The “O pti ons” an d “Opt io ns 2” se tups all ow you to se t up othe r operati onal sett ings. 1 Press SYS TEM M ENU whi le the recor der i s in s top mo de. 2 Select “In itial Set up,” and pr ess ENTE R. 3 Selec t “Opti ons” or “O ptions 2 ,” and pres s ENTE R. The “[...]

150 SMARTL INK b Note Set “Power Save” to “Off” in the “Basi c” setup (page 130) to set “SMART LINK” to “Pass Through.” DivX Regis tration C ode Displ ays t he re gistr ati on cod e of DivX v ideo files f or this record er. For more i nformation, go to http:/ / www. divx. com/v od on the Inter net. Set Prev iew (HDD on ly) Selec[...]

151 Additional Informatio n Additional Inform ation Trou blesho oting If you ex perien ce any of t he follow ing dif ficu ltie s wh ile usin g the r ecor de r, us e th is troublesho oting guide to help remedy the proble m befo re reque sting rep airs. Shou ld any prob lem pe rsist, cons ult you r nearest Sony de aler . The p ower does not turn o n.[...]

152 , If the HDMI OUT jack is used for vi deo output , changi ng the “Scre en Resolu tion” sett ing in t he “ HDM I Ou tpu t” se tup may solv e the p robl em (pag e 147 ). C onnec t the TV an d the recor der us ing a video jack othe r than HD MI OU T, and s witch the TV’s input to the connected vi deo input so that you ca n see the on-scr[...]

153 Additional Informatio n GUIDE Plus+ system does not app ear. , 1 Even if yo u complete “Ea sy Setu p,” TV progr amme listin gs do not appear un til the recor der re ceiv es the G UIDE Pl us+ d ata. 2 Turn off the recorder, but do not unplug it. 3 Wait for 24 hours. I t may take se veral days for t he recorde r to recei ve the GUIDE Plus+ da[...]

154 Sound dis tortio n occurs. , Set “ Analo g Tun er Leve l” in th e “Audi o In” setup to “Comp ression” (page 137). Sound is noisy. , When playing a CD with DTS soun d tracks, noise wi ll come from th e LINE 2 OUT R- AUDIO-L jacks, LINE 3 – TV jack, or LINE 1/DECODER jack (page 109). The sound volume is low. , The sound vol ume is l[...]

155 Additional Informatio n The s ubtitle l anguag e cann ot be c hange d or tur ned of f. , Mult ilin gual s ubtitl es ar e not rec orded on the DVD VIDEO. , The DVD VIDEO prohibits ch anging of the subtitle s. , Try changing the subtit le using t he DVD VIDEO’s menu. , The su btitles cannot be cha nged for the titles re corded on this recorder [...]

156 Recor ding do es not st op immed iately after yo u pres s x REC STOP. , It wil l tak e a few secon ds fo r the recor der to input disc da ta before rec ording ca n stop. On-s creen in struct ions may ap pear afte r pressing x REC S TOP. I n this case, follo w the on- screen instru ction s. Recor ding do es not st op after you pres s x . , Press[...]

157 Additional Informatio n , The rem ote’s man ufacturer c ode returne d to the de fault setti ng wh en you replaced the bat terie s. Rese t the c ode ( page 24 ). , The remote is not pointed at the remote sensor on the rec order. The re corder do es not de tect a USB d evice connect ed to the r ecorder . , Make sure t hat the USB devi ce is sec[...]

158 Mechan ical sou nds are h eard w hen the recorder is off. , Wh ile the r ecord er is up datin g the EP G inform ation, opera tional noises (su ch as the intern al fan) ma y be h eard, even when the pow er is of f. This is not a malfun ctio n. , While the recor der i s ad justi ng th e cloc k fo r the Aut o Clock Set function or upd ating the EP[...]

159 Additional Informatio n Notes Abou t This Recor der On oper ation • I f the rec order is br ought dir ectly fro m a cold to a wa rm location, or is placed in a very da mp ro om, mois ture m ay cond ense on the l ense s inside th e record er. Sh ould this occur, the record er ma y not opera te prop erly. In this cas e, if the r ecorder is on, [...]

160 Specifi cations System Laser: Semic onducto r lase r Transmissio n standa rds (Digital broadcasting): DVB-T Channel cove rage (Digital broadcasting): VHF: E5 to E12, F 5 to F10, Italian D to H2 UHF: E2 1 to E69, B21 to B68 , F21 to F69 Channel cove rage (Analogue broadcasting): PAL (B/G, D/K, I)/SE CAM (L) VHF: E2 to E12, R1 to R1 2, F2 to F10,[...]

161 Additional Informatio n Operat ing temper ature: 5º C to 3 5ºC Operating h umidity: 25 % to 80% Supplied accessorie s: Mains lead (1) Aerial cable (1) Remote commander (remote) (1) Set to p box co ntrolle r (1) R6 (size AA ) batteries (2) Specif ication s and desi gn are su bject to change without notice. Notes on MP 3 Audi o Tracks , JPEG Im[...]

162 The r ecorder ca n play th e follow ing tracks and fi les: – MP3 a udi o tra cks w ith the ex ten sio n “.mp3. ” – JPEG image files with the ex tension “.jpeg ” or “. jpg.” – Baseline JPEG image fi les tha t conform to the Exif 2.2* image files f ormat, and Y:C B :C R is 4:4:4, 4:2:2, or 4:2:0. – D ivX vid eo files with the [...]

163 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[...]

164 Guide to Parts an d Contro ls For more info rma tion, see the page s in pare nthese s. A HDD butto n (36) DVD butto n (36) B [ / 1 (on/stan dby) butt on (26 ) C Z (open/cl ose) butt on (36) D PROG (programme) +/– buttons (36) The + butto n has a tac tile dot * . E Number b uttons (42, 89 ) The num ber 5 bu tton has a tacti le do t * . F INPUT[...]

165 Additional Informatio n wl PLAY MO DE but ton (8 4, 89 , 109, 111) e; TV t (input select) button (2 4) ea TV 2 (volu me) +/– but tons (24) es TV PROG (pro gramme) +/ – buttons (24) The + button has a tactile dot * . * Use t he tacti le dot as a r eference when op erating the reco rder. A [ / 1 (on/st andby) butto n (26 ) B (remote sensor) ([...]

166 A Displays th e following: • Playing time • Current titl e/chapter/t rack/index number • Recording time/rec ording mode •C l o c k • P rogram me posit ion • EPG indication (63) “EPG” ap pears w hen rec eiving the GUIDE Plus+ data . • T V Dire ct Rec. indi cation ( 36): “TV” app ears in the right m ost two digits. B NTS C i[...]

167 Additional Informatio n Langua ge C ode Li st For det ails, see pag e 140. The l anguage spelli ngs co nform to the ISO 639: 1988 ( E/F) standa rd. Number La nguage (code) Number Language (code) Number Lang uage (code)[...]

168 Countr y/Are a Code For det ails, se e page 145. Number Area (Code) Number Area (Code) 0118 0121 0120 0205 0218 0301 0312 0314 0411 0609 0618 0405 0811 0914 0904 0920 1016 1118 Argentina (ar) Australia (au) Austria (a t) Belgium (be) Brazil (br) Canada (ca) Chile (cl) China (cn) Denmark (dk) Finland (fi) Fran ce (fr) Germany (de) Hong Kong (hk)[...]

169 Index Words in quota tions appe ar in the on -scre en display s. Numerics “16:9” 144 “4:3 Lett er Box” 144 “4: 3 Pan Sc an” 144 “96 kHz P CM Outp ut” 139 A “A-B Erase” 93 “A-B Repeat” 84 , 109 “Add New Channels” 131 Adjusting playba ck pictu re 85 recording pi cture 59 , 76 Aerial 15 “AFT” 134 Album List 114 “G[...]

170 DV camcorder 104 DV camcor der dubbi ng 104 “Manual Dubbing” 106 “One-Touch Dubb ing” 10 6 “Play back” 107 DV IN 104 “DV Inpu t” 105 , 138 “DVD Backu p” 103 “DVD Men u Lang uage” 140 “DVD Pl ayback” 146 DVD VIDEO 12 DVD+R 10 , 91 DVD+RW 10 , 91 DVD-R 10 , 91 DVD-RAM 12 DVD-RW 10 , 91 E Easy Setup 26 , 130 “Edit” [...]

171 P Page mode 39 , 114 , 12 3 Pare ntal Lo ck 81 , 145 Parts a nd contr ols 164 Pause Live T V 87 “Pause Mo de” 145 PAY-TV 33 PBC 80 PDC 54 , 78 “Photo Al bum” 118 “Photo Al bum” list 122 “Picture Adj ustment” 76 , 85 Picture q uality 59 , 76 , 85 PLAY MODE 84 , 85 , 109 , 110 , 115 , 116 “Play Mod e” 117 Play m ode “A-B Rep[...]

Sony Corporation Printed in Hungary Set to p box rec eiver 17 Setting up the GUIDE Plus+ sy stem 28 “Setup” 64 “Signal Ch eck” 132 Simulta neous R ec and Play 88 “Ski p” 134 “Ski p Onc e” 60 Slidesho w 124 Slow-mo tion p lay 83 SMARTLINK 21 , 150 “Softwa re Update” 150 “So rt T itle s” 39 , 114 “Sound System” 134 Split P[...]