Sony RDR-VX500 manual

2-186-506- 12 (1) © 2004 Sony Corporation Video Cassette Recorder/ D VD Recorder Operatin g Instructi ons RDR-VX500 For cu stomer s in the U.S. A Owner ’s R ecor d The model and serial numbers are located at the rear of the unit. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding[...]

2 WARNIN G To pre vent fire or sho ck haz ard, do not ex pose th e unit to rain o r moistur e. To avoid elect rical s hock, do not open th e cabi net. Ref er se rvicing to qua lifi ed pe rson nel onl y. The A C powe r co rd m ust b e change d only a t a qua lified service shop o nly. This a ppl ia nce is cla s sifi ed as a CLASS 1 LASER product. Th[...]

3 Precau tion s On safety Should any sol id object or liqui d fall into th e cabin et, un plug the record er and have it checke d by qua li fi ed personnel before o perating it any further. On power so urces • Operate the re corder onl y on 120 V AC, 60 Hz. • The re corder is n ot discon nected from the AC p ower source a s long as it is co nne[...]

4 Copy gu ard functi on Since th e recorde r has a copy guar d function, programs received th rough an ex tern al t uner (no t sup pli ed) m ay contain c opy prot ection si gnals (copy guard funct ion ) and as such may not be recorda bl e, dependin g on the type of sign al. If you have any questi ons or problems conc erning your recorde r, please c[...]

5 About t his ma nual • Instruc tions in thi s ma nua l describ e the c ontr ol s on the remote. You can al so use th e controls on the re corder if they have th e same or sim ilar nam es as those on the rem ote. • The on- screen display illu stratio ns use d in thi s manua l may not mat ch the graphics displayed on your TV scre en. • The exp[...]

6 Table of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Ways to Use Your Vi deo Cassette Recorder/DVD Recorde r . . . . . . . . [...]

7 VCR Record ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Before Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 VCR Recording without the Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 VCR Timer[...]

8 Ways to Use Your Video Cassett e Rec order/D VD Rec or der What is a Video Casse tte Recorder/DVD Recorder? , This is a DVD recorder with built-in VHS vi de o deck. It allows recording to DVD+RWs, DVD+Rs, DVD-RWs, DVD-Rs, an d VHS tapes. In a ddition, yo u can also enjo y playback and editing of DVD discs and VHS tape s. Operation restric tions *[...]

9 Quick access to r ecorded title s – Title List , Display the Titl e List to see all of the title s on the d isc, includ ing the re cording d ate, channel , record ing mo de , rec ordin g time and movi e t humbnai l image (page 42). Creating your own pr ogram – Playli st , Record a program on a DVD-RW (VR mode), t hen erase, move an d add scen[...]

10 Quick G uide t o DV D Disc Types Recordable and play able discs Usabl e disc ver sions (as of Ju ne 2004) • 4x-speed or slower DVD+RWs • 2x-speed or slower DVD-RWs (Ver.1.1, Ver .1.1 with CPRM *1 ) • 4x-speed or slower DVD-RWs (Ver.1.2, Ver .1.2 with CPRM) • 8x-speed or slower DVD+Rs • 8x-speed or sl ower DVD-Rs (Ver.2.0 ) “DVD+RW,?[...]

11 Discs tha t cannot be reco rded on • DV D-RWs (Ver.1.0) • DVD+RW s that are not 2.4x-speed compat ible • D oub le la yer di scs • 8 cm disc s Recording Fea t ures Editing Feature s Rewrite (page 48) Auto Chapter (page 104) Manu al Chapter (page 84) Change title name (page 82) Erase title (page 82) A-B Erase (page 83) Playlist (page 84) Y[...]

12 12 cm/8 cm discs Playable dis cs * A logical format of fi les and fo lders on DATA-CDs , defined by ISO (Inte r na ti ona l Stan da rd Organi zati on). Discs tha t cannot be playe d • C D - Rs/ C D - RWs, other t han th os e reco rded in music CD forma t, MP3 or JP EG format, or Video CD f or m at • Data pa rt of C D-Ext ras • DVD-ROMs •[...]

13 Note o n play ba ck oper a tions o f DVD V IDE O s/ VIDEO CDs Some playback operations of DVD VIDEOs/ VIDEO CDs may be intenti onally set by softwa re producers. S ince this recorder plays DVD VIDEOs/VIDEO CDs acc ording to the disc conten ts the s o f tw a re pr odu cers des igned, some playba ck fe atures may n ot be av ailabl e. Als o, see th[...]

14 Recor dable an d play able VHS tape s This VCR us es the VHS s ystem. Recording This V CR re co rds us ing th e VHS sy stem . z Hint If you do not wa nt recorded c ontents to be erased, break off the er asure p rev en t io n ta b. To record ag ai n on a ta pe that has had the era sur e preve nt ion tab remov ed, cover the hole with cell ophane t[...]

15 Hookup s and Settings Hookups and Settings Hookin g Up the Re cord er Follo w st ep s 1 to 7 to hoo k up and adj ust th e settin gs of the recorder. Notes • Plug cords secu rely to prevent unwante d noise. • Refer t o the instruct ions suppl ied with the component s to be connect ed . • Be sure to disco nnect t he power cord of each compon[...]

16 A: Cable box or s atellite receiv er with a video/ audio output With this hookup, you can record any chan nel on the ca ble box or satellit e receiv er. Be sure th at the satellite receive r or cable bo x is turned on. To watch ca ble or sat ellite programs , you need to matc h the chan nel on the recorde r (L1) to th e input jac k conn ect e d [...]

17 Hookup s and Settings B: Cable box with a n antenna output only With this hookup, you can record any channe l on the satel lite rec ei ver or cable box. Be sure that the satell ite receiver or cable b ox is tur ned on. To wa tch ca ble pr ogram s, you need to m atch t he cha nnel on th e re corder (2ch, 3ch or 4ch) to t he ant enna output ch ann[...]

18 Step 3 : Co nnecti ng t o Your TV Select one of the fo llow in g pa tterns A or B , a c cor di n g to the in pu t jac k on you r TV . Note Do not connect m or e than one type of video c or d bet w een th e recorder and your TV at the sa me tim e. VHF/UHF LINE 1 IN LINE OUT AUDIO OUT IN DIGITAL AUDIO OUT COAXIAL OPTICAL PCM/DTS/ DOLBY DIGITAL COM[...]

19 Hookup s and Settings A Connecting to audio/ video inpu t jacks If your TV, mon itor, projec tor, o r other equ ipmen t has aud i o /vi de o (A/V) input j ac ks, yo u will ge t bett er pict ure an d soun d i f yo u con ne ct the record er us in g t h i s co nnecti on. B Connecting to an antenna input jack If you r TV do es no t have audio/ video[...]

20 If your TV has an S video i nput jack Conn ect a n S vi deo cord (not suppl ie d). Yo u wi ll en joy high qual ity i mages . Make au dio conn ection s us ing the A U D IO OUT L/ R ja cks w he n you co nne ct the r ec order us in g t his conn ection. Notes • Do not conne ct more th an one type of video c or d be twe en the reco rd er a nd your [...]

21 Hookup s and Settings If your T V has component video i nput jacks Connect th e CO M PON E N T VIDE O O U T ja ck s using a compone nt vide o co rd (no t sup plied) or three video cord s (not su pplied) of the sa me kind and length. You will enjoy accurate c olor reprod uction and high qua l ity i mages . If your T V acc epts pr og ress ive 480p[...]

22 Notes • Consume rs should no te that not all high de finition television se ts are fully c ompatib le with this product a nd may cause artifac ts to be disp layed in the pic tur e . In the case of 4 80 progr e ssi ve scan pictu re problem s, it is rec om mended th at the user swit ch the conn ec ti on to th e ‘standar d de f init ion ’ out[...]

23 Hookup s and Settings Step 4 : Co nnecti ng t o Your AV/Am pli fier ( Recei ver ) Sel ect one of the f ollowi ng pat terns A or B , according to the input jack on your AV amplif ier (receiver) . This will en able you to li sten to DVD a udio tracks th rough your AV amp lifier ( receiver). * The yellow p lug is u sed for video signals (page 18). [...]

24 Notes • Do not connect your TV’s audio output j acks to the LINE IN (AUDIO L/R) jacks at the same time. This will caus e unwanted noise to come fr om your TV’s speakers. • When rec ording a D VD, the D VD audio s ignal is output to the DI GITAL AUDIO OUT even if you switch th e output to VIDEO.[...]

25 Hookup s and Settings A Connecting to audio L /R input jacks This con ne ction wi l l us e y our TV’ s or st er eo ampli fier’s (receiv er’s ) two s peake rs for sound. Connect us ing the audi o /video cor d ( su ppl i ed ). • S urro und ef fe ct (page 60) Surrou nd1 Surrou nd2 Surrou nd3 Note Do not co nnect your TV’s audio output jac[...]

26 Step 5 : Co nnecti ng t he Power Co rd Plug th e reco rder and TV powe r cord s into an AC outle t. A ft er yo u conne ct the po wer co rd, you must wait for a short wh ile before operati ng the reco rder . You can ope rat e th e recorder o nly after th e front panel d isplay ligh ts up and the r ecor der en ters st an dby m od e. If you co nnec[...]

27 Hookup s and Settings Controlling TVs wi th the remote You ca n adju st th e remot e con trol’s si gn al to cont ro l yo ur TV. If you co nnecte d the r eco rder to an AV amp lifi er (receiv er), yo u can also us e the s upplie d rem ote to control the AV amplifi er’s (r eceiver’ s) volume. Notes • Dependi ng on the c onnected unit, you [...]

28 Controlling the v olume of your AV amplifier (rec eiver) with the r emote 1 Slide th e TV /DVD·VIDEO s witch to DVD·VIDEO. 2 Hold do wn "/1 , an d enter the manu fa cture r cod e (see the tab le be low) for your A V amplif ier (rece iver) usin g the number butto ns. 3 Releas e "/1 . The VOL + / – bu ttons c ontrol th e A V amplifie[...]

29 Hookup s and Settings If you have a Sony DVD Player/Vid eo Cassette Recorder or Vi deo Cassette Recorder/DVD Recorder If the supplied r emote interfe res with y our other Sony DVD Pla yer /Video Cas sette Reco rder or Video Cassett e Recorder/DVD Recor der, set the command mode numb er for t his record er and th e suppli ed rem ote t o one that [...]

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

31 Hookup s and Settings 6 Select “A uto,” and pres s ENT E R . The reco rder w il l aut omat icall y se arch for a channel that carr ie s a time sign al when you turn o ff th e reco rder af ter finish ing E asy Setup. • If broa dcast ers i n you r area are not yet sending time signal s, sele ct “Manual,” and press ENTER. Press M / m to s[...]

32 13 Selec t whethe r or not yo u want t o se nd a DTS signal t o your amp lifier (receive r), and pre ss ENTER. If your A V ampli fi er (r ecei ve r) ha s a D T S decod er, s elec t “On. ” Othe rwise, sele ct “O ff.” 14 Press ENTER whe n “Fini s h ” appe ars. Easy Setup is finished. All connect ions an d setup o per ation s are com p [...]

33 Hookup s and Settings 2 Selec t “Set up ,” an d pr ess ENTE R. 3 Select “Tuner Preset,” a nd pres s ENTE R. 4 Select “Guid e Chan nel Setu p,” and pres s ENTE R. The uppe r row sh ows VCR Pl us + guid e chan ne ls as sign ed in the pro g r am gu ide a nd the lower row show s TV ch annel s or cabl e box or sa tellit e re ceiv er out p[...]

34 Connec tin g Ano ther V CR o r Simi lar De vic e After disco nnecting the re corder’s power c ord from an AC outlet, conne c t other VCR or similar re cording device to the L INE IN jacks of this record er. See also the inst ruction ma nual suppl ied with th e connected equipment. To rec ord on this r eco rd er, see “Recor ding from C o nnec[...]

35 Hookup s and Settings Connecting to the LINE 1 IN jacks You ca n co nnect a se cond VC R or simil ar de vice. z Hin t When the con ne ct ed equi pm ent outputs onl y mona ur a l sou nd, use audio cable s th at distri bute mon aural sounds to left/ right chann els (not sup plied). VHF/UHF LINE 1 IN LINE OUT AUDIO OUT IN DIGITAL AUDIO OUT COAXIAL [...]

36 Notes • Do not connect the yell ow LI NE IN (VID EO) jack when usi ng an S video c ord. • Do not connect the ou tput jack of this rec order to another equipmen t’s input jack with the other e quipmen t’s outp ut jack c onnected to the in put jac k of this record er. Noise (feedback ) may resul t. • Pictures c onta ining copy prot ectio[...]

37 Basi c O perati on Basic O peration Playi ng a DVD Di sc o r VHS Tape Playing a DVD disc 1 Turn on the TV. 2 Press "/1 . The reco rder turn s on . 3 Switch the input se lector on your TV so tha t the si gnal from the rec orde r app ears on the TV sc reen. When connecting the recorder to the TV using only th e an tenn a ca ble, se e “S ett[...]

38 1 Turn on the TV . 2 Press "/ 1 . The re co rder tu rns on . 3 Switch th e input sele ctor o n your TV so t hat the sig nal from th e recor der appe ars on the TV sc reen. When connectin g the rec order to th e TV using only th e an tenn a ca ble, se e “Set t in g th e RF Output chann el” on pag e 19. 4 Slide th e TV /DVD·VIDEO s witch[...]

39 Basi c O perati on 5 Press Z OPEN/C LOSE, and plac e a recor dable disc on the dis c tra y. 6 Press Z OPEN/C LOSE t o close th e dis c tray. Wait until “ LOAD” disappears from the fro nt panel di splay. Unused DVD-RWs are formatted in VR mode automaticall y. To forma t in Video m od e, see pag e 43 . 7 Press CH +/– o r INP UT SELE CT to se[...]

40 7 Press RE C MODE re peated ly to sele ct the tape sp eed, “S P” or “EP .” “EP” (Exte nded Play) provi des record ing time three times as l ong as “SP” (S tandard Play). Howeve r, “SP ” produc es bette r pictu re and audi o quali ty . 8 Press z RE C. “REC” appears in th e fr ont p anel disp la y a nd record ing s ta rt s [...]

41 Basi c O perati on B “Timer” (page s 50, 69): Allows you to set a n ew timer rec ording setting. You ca n al so disp lay the Ti m er Lis t menu, whic h allow s yo u to chec k, cha nge, o r ca ncel timer setti ngs. C “Edit” (page 81): Allows you to create a nd edit a P laylist (DVD-RW in VR m ode only), record a DV format tape onto a disc[...]

42 Using t he Titl e List The t itl es of progr ams re corde d on a disc are display ed in the Titl e List. 1 Press DVD to contro l the DVD recorder. 2 Press Z OPEN/ CLOSE , and pla ce a disc on the disc tray . 3 Press Z OPEN/C LO SE to close th e disc tray. Wait until “ LOAD” disappears from the front panel d is pl ay . 4 Press TITLE LI ST. Ex[...]

43 Basi c O perati on Using the DVD Di sc S ettin g Displa ys With the “ D i s c Sett ing” disp l a y, yo u can perform operat i ons su ch as for m at t ing an d fi na lizin g (page 4 4). 1 Press DV D to cont rol the DVD reco rder. 2 Press Z OPEN/ CLOSE , and plac e a di sc o n the dis c tray. 3 Press Z OPEN/C LOSE t o close th e dis c tray. Wa[...]

44 z Hints • You ca n set p rotection for individ ual tit les (pag e 82). • By reformatt ing , you can change the recor din g format on DVD-RWs, or record again on DVD-RW s (Video mode) that ha ve been fin al i zed. Note You can enter up to 32 characters for a disc na me. The disc nam e may not app ear when t he disc is pla yed on other DVD equ[...]

45 Basi c O perati on Checki ng t he Pl ay Inform ation an d Playing Time You ca n ch eck th e pl aying t ime an d remai ni ng time of th e curren t title, ch apter, or track. Press DISPLA Y. The inf or m at io n displ ay appears . The display disappears after a short ti me. ◆ DVD A Play mod e B Playing ti m e C Recor di ng mode D Remaining t ime[...]

46 Chang ing the Name of a Reco rded P rogr am ( Title Input) You can label a titl e, disc , or prog ram by ente ring charac ters . You ca n enter up to 32 ch aract ers for a title or disc name, but the actual number of charac ters di splay ed in th e menu s such as the Title List wi ll va ry. Wh e n the dis p l ay for en te ri ng charac ters app e[...]

47 DVD Reco rding DVD Recording Before Recording Before you start recording… • T his r ecorder can r ecord on vari ous d iscs. Sel ect the d isc type acco rding to your n eeds (page 10). • C h eck t hat t h e d isc has en ough availab le sp ac e for the r ecording (page 50). For DVD-RWs, y ou can fr ee up disc s pace by eras ing ti tles (pa g[...]

48 Unrecordable pictur es Picture s with cop y prot ec tion ca nnot be re cord ed on this record er. * The recorde d dis c can be played onl y on CP R M compati ble equ ip m en t. Recordi ng sto ps when a copy guard sig nal is detect e d. DVD Rec ording w ithou t the Time r 1 Press DVD t o cont rol the DV D recorder. 2 Press Z OPEN/CLOS E, and pl a[...]

49 DVD Reco rding 5 Press REC MODE re peated ly to s elect the recording mode. Each time you press th e button, th e displa y chan ge s on th e TV sc reen as f ollow s : For more de tails about the reco rding mode, see page 47. 6 Press z REC. Record ing sta rts. Record ing co nt i nues un t il yo u stop th e recordin g or the di sc is fu ll. To sto[...]

50 Checking the dis c status whi le recording You can check the re co rdin g info rm atio n such as recordi ng time or di sc type. Press DISPL AY during recording. The re co rdin g i nf ormat io n appe ar s. A Disc type B Recordin g st at us C Recording ti me D Recordin g mod e E Remaining reco rdin g time F Current chan ne l Press DISPLAY repeated[...]

51 DVD Reco rding 1 Press DVD to contr ol the DVD reco rder. 2 Press Z OPEN/C LOSE, and plac e a recor dable disc on the dis c tra y. 3 Press Z OPEN/C LOSE t o close th e dis c tray. Wait until “ LOAD” disappears from the fro nt panel di splay. Unused DVD-RWs are formatted in VR mode automaticall y. To forma t in Video m od e, see pag e 43 . 4 [...]

52 To co nfir m, ch a nge, o r ca ncel timer rec or ding See “Checking/ Changing/Canceling DVD Timer Set tings (Ti mer Li st)” on page 5 5. To use the Rec Mod e Ad just fun c tion When yo u are re co rdin g a p rogr am in the Aut o mode a nd t here is n ot en ough availa ble di sc spac e for the re co rd ing, the rec o rd er automat ically adju[...]

53 DVD Reco rding 5 Press ENTER . The date , start an d s top time s, ch ann el, and record ing mode ap pear . The c indicator lig hts up in th e front panel displa y, and th e reco rder is ready to start record ing. If the c indicator fl as hes in th e front panel disp la y, ch eck that a reco rdabl e disc is insert ed. 6 Select “R ecTo” using[...]

54 4 Press RE C MODE re peated ly to sele ct the recording mode. Each time you p ress the button, the display chan ge s on the TV sc reen as follo w s : For more details a bout the record ing mode, see page 47. 5 Press SYSTEM M ENU while the recor der is in sto p mode. 6 Selec t “Setu p, ” and pr ess ENTE R. 7 Selec t “ Featur e s,” an d pr[...]

55 DVD Reco rding Checki ng/ Changi ng/ Cancel ing D VD Ti mer Setti ng s (Ti mer L i st ) You ca n check , ch a nge, or ca ncel ti m e r setti ng s using the T imer L ist m enu. 1 Press SYSTE M MENU . The Syst em Me nu a ppear s . 2 Selec t “Time r,” an d pr ess ENT ER. 3 Select “Timer List,” and p ress E NTER. Timer informa tion disp lays[...]

56 Recor ding fr om Conn ected Equip m en t wi th ou t a Time r You can record f rom a connected VCR or s imil a r device. To co nnect other VCR or s imilar devi ce, see “Connectin g Another VCR or Similar Device” on pag e 34. Use the DV IN jack on t he front panel if the equipm e nt has a D V ou tput ja ck (i.LIN K j ac k). 1 Press DVD to cont[...]

57 Playing Discs Playing Discs Playi ng 1 Press DVD to contr ol the DVD reco rder. 2 Press Z OPEN/ CLOSE , and plac e a di sc o n the dis c tray. 3 Press Z OPEN/CLOSE to clos e the d isc tray. If you inserted a DVD VIDEO, VIDEO CD, CD, or DATA CD, press H PLAY. Playback starts. Play back s tarts au tom atic all y depe ndin g on the di sc . 4 Pre ss[...]

58 To re sume playba ck f rom t he po int where you stoppe d the disc ( Resume P lay) When yo u press H PL AY ag ain aft er you stop the dis c, the re cord er re sum es playb ack fr om th e point wh ere yo u pr es sed x STOP. To start from the beginn ing, press x ST OP tw ic e, and pres s H PLAY. The poin t where yo u stop pe d playin g is cle ar e[...]

59 Playing Discs Playback options Buttons Operations Discs Z OPEN/ CLOSE Stops play and ope ns the disc tr ay . All discs AUDIO Selects one of the audio tracks recorded on the disc when pressed re pe atedly . Selects the audi o source. Selects stereo or m onaural audio tracks. SUBTITL E Selects a subtitle langua ge when pre ssed repe atedly. . ANGL[...]

60 SURROUND Se lects one of th e effects when pressed repe atedly. “Off”: No surrou nd effe ct “Surround1” : Crea tes one set o f virtua l surroun d speakers. “Surround2” : Creat es two sets of virt ua l surround speakers. “Surround3” : Crea tes th ree set s of v irtual surr ound spea ke rs . Effective when you use two se parate fro[...]

61 Playing Discs To resume norma l pla yback , p re ss H P LAY. To play back qu ickl y w ith sou nd (Sca n Audi o ) (DVD with Dolby Digit al sou nd tracks only) Set “Sca n A u dio” of “A udio” to “O n” in the “Setup ” displ ay (pa ge 1 03). You ca n th en play qu i ckl y with dial o g or sou nd during FF1 fast -f or wa rd of a DV D [...]

62 Search ing for a Title / Chapte r/T rack, etc. You can sear ch a DVD by t itl e or chapt er, and VIDEO CD by track or scene. As titl es and tracks are as signed ind ividua l nu mbers on th e dis c, se lect the title or track b y entering its number. You ca n also s earch for a scene u sing the time code. 1 Press TOOL S du ring playb ack. The TOO[...]

63 Playing Discs Playi ng MP3 Au di o Tr acks You ca n pl ay MP3 au di o t ra cks on DATA CD s (CD-Rs/CD-RWs). 1 Press DVD to contr ol the DVD reco rder. 2 Place a DATA CD on th e dis c tra y. When yo u load a D A T A CD which co ntain s MP3 aud io tr ac k s and JPE G im a ge file s, th e display fo r sel ec tin g a media type appea rs . If you loa[...]

64 Notes • The recor der may not be able to play some DATA C Ds created i n the Pa cket Wri te format . • The r ecorder wi ll play any data with the exte nsion “.MP3, ” even if they are no t in MP3 format . Play ing this data ma y ge ne rate a lo ud noi se which could damage your s peaker sy stem. • The recorde r do e s not c onf or m to [...]

65 Playing Discs 3 Selec t “Ph oto,” then press EN TER. 4 Press . / > to sele ct the next/ prev ious alb um p age, then pres s M / m / < / , to sel ect an im age. To dis play the s elect ed imag e 1 Press EN TER. The sel ec ted im ag e is di sp laye d ov er the entire screen . 2 To disp lay the next/p reviou s ima ge, pres s . / > . To[...]

66 About JPEG image files You can play JPEG image f iles on CD-R s or CD - RWs. Howev er, the discs mu st be r ecorded according to ISO9660 level 1 or le vel 2 for th e playe r to re co gn iz e the files. You can a lso pla y discs re corded in Multi Session. See the i ns truct io ns of the C D -R /RW de vi ce or reco rdin g sof tware (not suppl ied[...]

67 VCR Recordin g VCR Recording Before Recording Before you start recording… Ch ec k th at th e t a p e is lo nge r th a n t h e r ec or di n g time. z Hin t Timer r ecordings will st art rega rdless of whether or not the recorder is turn e d on. You cann ot turn off the recorder d uring a t imer re cording. The recor der automatic ally turns off[...]

68 To s top r ecord ing Press x STOP . To paus e r eco rding Press X PAUSE. To rest ar t r eco rdi ng, pr ess X PAUSE again. If you pa use re cord ing fo r mo re than 5 m inu te s, recordi ng stops automatica lly. To wat ch a noth er TV pro gram wh ile reco rding 1 Slide the TV/DVD·VIDEO switch to TV. 2 Pres s TV /VI DE O to s wit c h to the T V ?[...]

69 VCR Recordin g Checking the remaini ng time Press DISPLA Y. A Play mod e B Time count er C Recor di ng mode D Remaining t ime E Cur rent ch ann el To check the r emaining time of a tape, set “VCR Function ” – “Tap e Length ” of “Fe at ur es ” i n th e “Setup ” disp l ay corre ct l y (p age 10 4). Maximu m recordin g tim e Notes[...]

70 1 Press VIDEO to cont rol the VCR. 2 Insert a tape with its safety tab in place. 3 Press [T IMER] . If the Time r prog rammi ng (VCR Plus +) menu appear s, pres s < to sw it ch t he d i spla y to “Stand ard.” 4 Select an item using < / , and ad jus t usin g M / m . A “RecTo”: Select “V C R.” B “Dat e”: Sets the da te using [...]

71 VCR Recordin g To use th e Auto Ta pe Sp eed f unc tio n When yo u are reco rdi ng a progr am i n th e Auto mode and the re maining tape become s shor ter tha n the re cording time, the tape s peed is automa tically changed to EP mo de. Note that so me noise will appea r on the pict ure when t he tape s peed is chan ged. I f you w ant t o keep t[...]

72 5 Pres s EN TE R. The date , start an d stop ti m e s, chann el, and record ing mo de appe ar . The c indic ator ligh ts up i n t he fron t pa nel displa y, and the recorder is r eady to s tart record ing. If the c in di c a to r flas hes in th e front panel dis pl ay, check that a tap e with its safety ta b in p lace is in serted . 6 Select “[...]

73 VCR Recordin g 4 Pres s SYSTEM MENU whi le the r ecorder is in stop mo de. 5 Selec t “Set up,” an d press EN TER. 6 Select “Fea tures,” and press ENTE R. The “ F eatu re s” se tup ap pea rs. 7 Select “Sync hro Rec ording,” a nd pr ess ENTE R. 8 Selec t “to Vi deo ,” and pre ss ENTE R . 9 Press SYSTEM MENU to exit th e menu . [...]

74 Checki ng/ Changi ng/ Cancel ing V CR Ti mer Settin gs ( Timer List) You can chec k, change, or cancel time r settings using the Timer Li s t menu. 1 Press SYSTE M MENU . The Sy st em M e nu appe ars. 2 Selec t “Time r ,” and pr e ss ENTE R . 3 Select “Timer List,” and p ress E NTER. Timer inf ormation disp lays the recording date, time [...]

75 VCR Recordin g Record ing fr om Connec ted Equip ment witho ut a Ti mer You can record fr om a connected VCR or s imil ar device. To c onnect other VCR or similar device, see “C onnect ing Another VC R or S imilar Device ” on page 34. 1 Press VIDE O to co ntrol the VCR. 2 Insert a ta pe with its safety tab in place. 3 Press INPUT S E LECT to[...]

76 Playing VHS Tapes Playi ng 1 Press VIDEO to cont rol the VCR. 2 Insert a tape. The VCR starts playing automati cally if y ou insert a tape wit h its sa fety tab removed. 3 Press H PL AY. The disp lay wind ow sh ows the pl ayback ti me. When t h e t a pe re ac hes t he end, it wi ll rewind automatical ly. To stop playbac k Pres s x STOP. To ejec [...]

77 Playing VHS Tapes Adjusting the pi cture (tracking) Although th e VCR automatically adjusts t he trac king when play ing a tape , dis tort ion may oc cur if the recordin g is in poor conditi o n. In this case, manually adjust th e tra ckin g. Press TRACK ING +/– to adjus t the pic ture. The tracking me ter appear s. Press TRACKING +/– repe a[...]

78 Playback option *1 You ca n pr ess INSTANT ADVANCE up to 4 time . This a llows you to fast forwar d up to 2 minu tes in t otal. *2 For 10 seconds in SP or LP mod e/ f or 15 second s in EP mode To resume normal pl ay back , pres s H PLAY. Notes • The sound is mu ted during play ba ck at var ious speeds . • The pictu re ma y sho w noise when p[...]

79 Playing VHS Tapes Search ing Us in g Vari ous Funct ions The VCR automaticall y marks the t ape with an index s ig nal at t he p oint w her e eac h re cord in g begins . You ca n easil y find a specif ic poi nt usin g vario us search funct i on s. Note You cannot use these search functi ons duri ng DVD recording . Searching f or the counter 0:00[...]

80 Searching usi ng the index functi on (Scan and Pl ay) The VCR automatically marks the tape with an index si g nal at th e po int wh ere ea ch recor di n g begins . U s e t hese si gna ls as re fe rence s to fin d a spec if i c re cord ing. 1 Press VIDEO to cont rol the VCR. 2 Press TO OLS . The TOOL S men u ap pear s. 3 Selec t “Forwa rd Intr [...]

81 DVD Edit in g DVD Editing Before Ed iting This rec o rde r of fers variou s ed i t op t i o n s for vario us dis c ty pes. Be fore y ou ed it, c heck t he disc type in the front panel disp lay, and select the optio n av ailabl e f or you r disc (p age 10 ). Note You may lose the edi te d cont en ts if you remov e the disc or a time r rec ording [...]

82 The ad vanced e dit fu nction s avail able f or Play list titles ar e: – Labeling a t itle (page 82). – Eras ing a title (page 8 2). – Editing a Pla ylist scene (page 86). z Hint You can disp la y the disc’s Pl ay list ti t les in th e Ti t le List (Play list), or the origi nal titl es i n the Title List (Origina l). To switch the two Ti[...]

83 DVD Edit in g 4 Select an opti on, and pr ess EN TER. You can make th e following edits to t he title. “Era se”: E rase s th e sele cted title. Sel ect “O K” when asked for confirma tio n . “Protect”: Protects the ti tle. Select “On” when the Pr ot ection di sp lay appear s. “ ” appear s next to th e pr ot ec ted titl e. To c[...]

84 Creating chapters man ually You can manu ally inse rt a ch apter mar k at any point y ou l i ke du rin g pl ay back. Press CHAP TER MARK at the poin t wh ere you want to divide the title into chap ters. Each time you press th e button , “Markin g mark.. .” appe ar s on the sc reen an d the sc ene s bef ore an d after of the mark be come sepa[...]

85 DVD Edit in g 3 Select “E di t,” and press ENT ER . 4 Selec t “Cr eate P lay list, ” and pre ss ENTE R. “Start ” is selec te d. 5 Press ENTER at t he sta r ting p oi nt. You ca n us e H PLAY, , . / > , x STOP an d X PAUSE to find the point. “End ” is se lected . 6 Press ENTER at t he end i ng point . “Make” is s elected. T[...]

86 Editin g a Playlis t You can edit a sc en e of the Pl ay list titl es. 1 Press DVD to contro l the DVD recorder. 2 Press SYSTE M MENU w hile t he recor der is stoppe d. 3 Select “Edit,” an d pr e s s ENT E R . 4 Sele ct “Edit Play list, ” a nd p ress E NTE R. The display f or select ing Playlis t titl es appear s. 5 Select a Playlist tit[...]

87 DVD Edit in g Modifying a scene (Modify) You ca n ch ange t he start an d en d poin t o f th e sele cted s cene. 1 After step 7 of “Edit ing a Playlis t” on page 86, sele ct a scene, and pre ss ENTER. 2 Selec t “Modi fy,” an d press EN TER. “Start ” is selec te d. 3 Press ENTER at t he sta r ting p oi nt. You ca n us e H PLAY, , . / [...]

88 Adding a scene (Add) You can add a sc ene be fore the sele ct ed scene . 1 After step 7 of “E ditin g a Play list” o n page 86, sele ct a scen e, and pr ess ENTE R. 2 Select “Add, ” an d pre ss ENT E R. “Start ” is se le cte d. 3 Press ENTE R at the starting p oint. You ca n us e H PLAY, , . / > , x STOP an d X PA USE to find the [...]

89 Dubbing (T APE y DV D) Dubbing (TAP E y DVD) Dubbin g from a V ideo to a DVD You ca n recor d (dub) VHS tape vide o and audio t o a di sc. T he au dio s witc hing and audio settin gs must be made for both the VHS tape and the disc. Using the T VIDEO button on the recorder 1 Insert a recordab le disc. 2 Inser t a sourc e tape. 3 Press T VIDEO on [...]

90 7 Selec t “Vid eo t DVD,” an d pr ess ENT ER . The disp lay for con firm at i on ap pear s. 8 Select “OK,” and pres s ENTE R. Dubbi ng start s. To select the rec ordin g mo de Press DVD to c ontrol the DVD r ecorder, then press R E C MO D E repe ated ly . Each time you p ress the butt o n, the display chan ges on the TV scre en a s f oll[...]

91 Dubbing (T APE y DV D) Dubbi ng f rom a DV D to a Video You ca n reco rd (dub) D V D video and audi o to a VHS tape. Howe ver, note that when you recor d copy -p rote ct ed softw ar e to a tap e, the vi deo may appear disrup ted whe n you play back t he tape. Using the DVD t button on the recorder 1 Insert a tape with its safe ty tab in p lace. [...]

92 8 Selec t “Dubb ing,” and pres s EN TER. 9 Select “ D V D t Vid eo, ” an d pres s ENT ER. The disp lay for con firm at i on ap pear s. 10 Select “OK,” and pres s ENTE R. Dubbi ng start s. The dis c’s menu may app ear depe nding on the disc whe n play ba ck of a d isc fin is he s. In th is case , pre ss x STO P to stop d ubbi ng, ot[...]

93 DV D ubbin g (D V t DVD) DV Dubbing (DV t DV D) Befor e DV Dubb ing Thi s s ect io n ex pl ai ns dub bin g w ith a di gi tal vi de o camer a via th e DV IN j ack on the fr on t pane l. If you wan t to dub by w ay of the LIN E IN jacks , see “R ecordi ng fro m Con nected Equipm ent with a Timer (S ynchr o Re c)” on pag e 53. To record fro m t[...]

94 Dubbin g from a D V Forma t Tape t o a DVD You ca n reco rd a D V form at tape onto a disc. The reco rder c ontrol s th e di gital v ideo cam era. Y ou can fas t forward, re wind, play in slo w motion, and stop the tape to select th e scenes usin g the reco rd er’s re mot e co ntr o l . ◆ How ch ap ters ar e crea te d The reco rder divides t[...]

95 DV D ubbin g (D V t DVD) 9 Selec t “Audi o,” an d press EN TER. 10 Selec t “DV A udi o Inpu t,” an d pr ess ENTE R. “Ste re o 1”: Re cords or iginal so un d only . Normally select th is when dubbin g a DV format t ape. “Ste re o 2”: Re cord s ad diti o nal au dio on l y . Selec t “S tereo 2” if you hav e adde d a seco nd audi[...]

96 Settings and Adjustmen ts Using the Setu p Di sp lay s By using the setu p displays , you can m ake var ious adjust ment s to i tems such as p ictur e and s ound , as well as select a language for the subt itl e s. The setu p displ ay s are used in the fo llow in g w ay . Note Playbac k settings store d in the disc ta ke priority over the setup [...]

97 Settings and Adju st m ent s Some items display a d ialog box that pr ovides furthe r detai led settings. Examp le: The f ol l o w i ng dialog bo x ap pear s when “Parental” in “Options” setup is sele cted. In t his cas e, see “P arent al” i n “La nguag e, Parental Contr ol Settin gs/Factory Settings (Opti ons ) ” on pag e 10 5. [...]

98 4 Select “A u to Pres et ,” and pr es s ENTER . All rec ei va ble ch an nels ar e preset in numer i cal sequ ence . Manual Set Preset s or di s abl es chan nels ma nu ally. If som e ch anne ls could not be set us ing the Auto Preset or E asy Setup func tion, y ou c an set them manually. 1 Follo w st ep s 1 to 3 of “U s ing the S etup Disp [...]

99 Settings and Adju st m ent s Clock Set ting ( Clock Set) The “ Cloc k Set ” s etup help s you to mak e clock settin g for the recorde r. Select “ Clock Set” i n the “ Setup” disp lay. To us e the di splay, see “Using t h e Setup Displa ys” on page 96. Auto (A uto Cl ock Set) Turns on the Auto Cl ock Set func tion wh en a chann el[...]

100 Video S ettings (Video ) Video settin gs will adj ust items r elated to th e image , such as si z e and co lo r. Choose the settings ac cord in g to the type of TV, tun er, or deco der co nnec ted t o the recorder. 1 Press SYSTEM M ENU while the rec order is in sto p mode. 2 Selec t “Setu p, ” and pr ess ENTE R. 3 Selec t “Vide o ,” and[...]

101 Settings and Adju st m ent s Pict ur e co ntrol You can adjust t he video signa l of the DVD or VIDEO CD (with PBC function off ) from the player to obt ai n the pict ur e quali ty you w ant . Select t he sett ing that be st suits the prog ram you are wa tc hi ng . z Hin t When you wa tch a movie, “Cinema 1 ” o r “C in em a 2” is reco m[...]

102 Audio Sett ings (Aud io) The Audio setup allows you to ad just th e sound accord ing to th e pl ay back and con n ec tion cond itions. 1 Press SYSTEM M ENU while the recor der is in sto p mode. 2 Selec t “Setu p, ” and pr ess ENTE R. 3 Selec t “Audi o, ” and pr ess ENTE R. The “Au dio” se tup ap pears w ith the f ollow ing optio ns [...]

103 Settings and Adju st m ent s Downmix (DVDs on ly) Switches the method f or mixing down t o two chan ne ls w he n you pl ay a DVD w hi ch has re ar sound el ement s (chan nels) or is recor ded in D olby Digital format. F or det ails on the rear si gnal compo nent s, se e “Chec king th e Pl ay Infor m a tion and Play i ng Time ” on page 45 . [...]

104 Record ing and VC R Setti ngs (Featu res) The “F eat u res” set up allows y ou to ch an ge the tape lengt h, auto pla y and auto re peat set tings. 1 Press SYSTEM M ENU while the rec order is in sto p mode. 2 Selec t “Setu p, ” and pr ess ENTE R. 3 Selec t “Feat ur e s,” and pr ess E NT ER. The “F ea ture s” setup app ears w it [...]

105 Settings and Adju st m ent s Langu age, Pare ntal Co ntrol Settin gs/Fact ory Sett ings (Option s) The “Op t ions” se tup allow s you to set up other operatio nal se ttings. 1 Pres s SYSTEM MENU whi le the re corder is in stop mo de. 2 Selec t “Set up ,” an d pr ess ENTE R. 3 Selec t “Opt i ons,” an d press EN TER. The “O ptio ns?[...]

106 2 Select “P asswo rd,” and press EN TER . The se l ect i on item s for “P assw o rd” ar e display ed. 3 Select “O n ,” an d pr es s ENT ER . 4 Select “Ra ting Le vel , ” an d press ENTER. The selection items for “R ating Level” are display ed. The lower the value, the stri cter the limitation. 5 Sele ct th e l e v el , a nd [...]

107 Settings and Adju st m ent s Easy S etup (Rese tting the Reco rder) Select t his to run t he Easy Setup progra m. 1 Pres s SYSTEM MENU whi le the re corder is in stop mo de. 2 Selec t “Set up ,” an d pr ess ENTE R. 3 Selec t “Easy Se tup, ” and pre ss ENTER . 4 Selec t “Sta rt,” and pres s EN TER. 5 Follow th e instructio ns for Eas[...]

108 Additional Info rmation Troubl esh ootin g If you exper ience a ny of the fo llow ing dif ficul ties while u sing th e recor der, use t his trou blesho oting guide t o he lp rem edy the prob lem befor e requ es ti n g repa irs. Sh oul d any p ro blem pe rsi st , consul t y our neares t Sony dea ler. Power The po w er does n ot tu r n on. , Chec[...]

109 Additi onal In formatio n The pic ture do es not f ill the sc ree n, even though the asp ect ratio is set in “TV Typ e” in “Video ” setu p. , The aspe ct ratio of the disc is fixed on your D VD. Sound There is n o so und. , Re-co nnect al l connection s s ecu rel y . , The c onnect ing cord is dama ged. , The input sourc e setting on th[...]

110 The sub title l anguage cannot b e chang ed or turned off. , Mult ilin g ual s ubt it les ar e not r ec ord ed on th e DVD VIDEO. , The DVD VIDEO pr ohibi ts ch angin g of the subtitle s. , Try changi ng the subti tle using t he DVD VIDEO’s menu. , The su btitles ca nnot be changed f or t he titles recorde d on this reco rder. The a ngles can[...]

111 Additiona l Infor mation The c indicator fla shes after timer recording is set. , Insert a rec or dable disc (pa ge 10). , Insert a di sc with en ough space for the rec ording. , You canno t record on a disc that alre ad y has 99 or mo r e titl es c r ea ted . , You can not re cord on a prot ec te d dis c (p age 43). The SYN CHRO R EC indi cato[...]

112 , The ti mer re cording wi ll not be ac tivate d if the reco r de r is on a t th e pres et time . , The progra m th at sta rts fir st ha s pr io r it y and the second p rogram sta rts re cordin g only af ter the first program has fi nish ed . If the progra m s star t at the same ti me, the progra m listed f irst i n the menu has prio rity (pa g[...]

113 Additi onal In formatio n Notes Abou t Th is R ecorde r On oper a tion • If the recor de r is brought d irectly from a c o ld to a warm loca tion, or i s placed in a very damp room, moistu re may co ndense on the lenses inside th e record er. Should this occur, the recor de r may not op erate pr oper ly . In t hi s c as e, remo ve the di sc a[...]

114 Spec ifica tio ns Syst em DVD record er section Laser Semicond uctor lase r Audio recor d ing forma t Dolby Digita l Video recor ding format MPEG Vid eo VCR s e c tio n Format VHS NTSC standard Video rec ording sy stem Rot ary h ead hel ical scan ning FM syste m Vid eo he a ds Double az imuth fo ur heads Vid e o signal NTSC color, EIA standards[...]

115 Additi onal In formatio n Genera l Power req ui rements 120 V AC, 60 Hz Power c onsumptio n 42 W Power b ack-u p Back- up dura ti o n: 0 min Oper ati n g t e mperatur e 5°C to 35°C (4 1°F to 95°F) Storage t emper ature –20°C t o 60°C ( –4°F t o 14 0°F) Oper ati n g h umidi ty 25% to 80% Dimensions includin g pro jecting par t s and [...]

116 i.LINK baud rate i.LINK’s maximum baud r at e var i e s a ccor di ng to the equip ment. Three maximum baud rates are define d: S100 (app rox. 10 0 Mbps *) S200 (app rox. 20 0 Mbps ) S400 (app rox. 40 0 Mbps ) The baud r ate is lis t ed u nder “ Spe cific at io ns ” in the ins tr uc tion m an ual of ea ch equ ipmen t. It is also indi cated[...]

117 Additi onal In formatio n Guide to Parts an d Cont rols For m ore in format ion, see the pa ges i n pare nthe ses. Front panel Buttons on t he recorde r have the same functio n as the buttons on the remote i f they ha ve the same or similar names . A "/1 (on/ standb y) butt on (30 ) B Disc tray (37, 48, 57 ) C A (open/ cl ose) but ton (3 7[...]

118 Remote for DVD Buttons on t he remote have t he same functi on as the butt ons on th e record er if th ey have the same or sim ilar n ames. B uttons with an or ange dot ne xt to them ca n be used w i t h yo ur TV w hen the TV/ DVD·VIDEO switch is s et to TV. A TV/DVD·VIDEO switch (27) B Z OPEN/CLO SE butt on (37, 48, 57, 94) C DVD button (3 7[...]

119 Additi onal In formatio n T ?/1 (o n/stan dby) bu tton ( 30) U CH +/– (channe l) but t ons* (38 , 48) V VOL ( volum e) +/– bu tto ns (27) W TV/VIDEO button (2 7) X INPUT SELECT button (38, 4 8, 94) Y SURROUND button (59) Z SYSTEM M ENU butt on (40) TITL E LIS T bu tton ( 4 2, 57, 82 ) TOOLS but t on (41) wj ZOOM but ton (59) wk ANGLE bu tto[...]

120 Remote for VIDEO Buttons on t he remote have t he same functi on as the butt ons on the recorder if they ha ve the sa me or sim ilar n ames. B utt ons wit h an or ange dot ne xt to them ca n be used w i t h your T V w hen the TV/ DVD·VIDEO switch is s et to TV. A TV/DVD·VIDEO switch (27) B Z OPEN/CLOSE (eject) butt on (76) C Number but tons ([...]

121 Additi onal In formatio n Front panel dis play A DVD Playing/ reco rding status B Disc type*/recording format C Audio sign al indi c ators D TV indicator E STEREO in dica tor (4 7, 67) F SAP ( Second Audio Prog ram) indic ator (47) G VIDEO Playing/recording statu s H Tape indi cator I Timer i ndicato r J Displays the following (45 ): • Playin[...]

122 Glos sary Chapter (page 62) Secti ons of a pictur e or a music fe ature t ha t are smaller than title s. A title is compo sed of severa l chapt er s. D epe nd ing on the di sc , no ch apte rs may be reco rd ed. Copy prot ectio n sig nals (pag e 48 ) Copy res tr i ct io n set by co pyri gh t owne rs , etc. These si gnals ar e inclu ded in som e [...]

123 Additi onal In formatio n Inte rl a ce form at (pag e 1 01) Inter la ce forma t show s ev ery othe r line of an imag e as a single “field ” an d is the s tand ar d meth od for disp laying ima ges on tele vision . The even number field sh ows the ev en num bered l ines of an i mage , and t he odd numb ered f ield sho ws the odd n umber ed li[...]

124 Index Words in quotatio ns appear in the on-screen di sp lays. Numerics 16:9 31 , 100 “3, 4 Ch Out” 19 , 98 4:3 Letter Box 31 , 100 4:3 Pan Sc an 31 , 100 A “A-B Erase” 83 “Add” 86 , 88 ANGLE 59 Antenna 17 AUDIO 59 , 80 “Audio” 105 Audio co rd s 23 “Audio DRC” 103 Audio settin gs 102 Auto Clock Set 99 “Aut o Pla y” 104 ?[...]

125 M Manual Clock Set 99 “Manual Se t” 98 MARKER 62 MENU 57 Menu Top men u 57 “Modi fy” 86 “Move” 86 MP3 au di o trac k s 63 N NEXT 60 , 78 Numbe r buttons 27 , 52 , 62 , 71 O On-screen d isplay Setup Display 96 Sub- menu 4 1 Syste m Menu 40 TOOLS menu 41 On-Scre en Menus 40 Options se ttings 10 5 Original 42 , 123 ORIGINAL/PLAYLIST 42[...]

126 U “Unfinali ze” 44 Unrecordable p ictures 48 V “VCR Function” 104 VCR Plus+ 32 , 52 , 71 Vide o mo de 10 Vide o setti ngs 100 VR mode 10 Z ZOOM 59 Zoom 65[...]

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