Sony RDR-VX521 manual

2-672-430- 11 (1) US © 2006 Sony C orporation Video Ca ssette Re corder/ D VD Recorder Oper ating Inst ruction s RDR-VX521 For cu stomers i n the U. S.A Owner’s Record 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 regar[...]

2 WARNIN G To redu ce the ri sk of f ire or electric shock, do not ex pose this ap paratu s to rai n or moistur e. To avoid electri cal shock , do not open th e cabine t. Refer servicing to qua lifi ed pers onne l onl y. The A C powe r cord must b e change d only at a qualified service shop only . This a pplia nce is c lass ified as a CLASS 1 LASER[...]

3 be operate d in a horizontal position on ly. • Keep t he reco rder, di scs, a nd cassette s away f rom equip ment with stro ng magnets, such a s microwave o vens, or large loudspeake rs. • Do not place heavy objects on the reco rd er. • To preven t fire or shock h azard, do not plac e objects filled wit h liquids, suc h as vases, on the app[...]

4 About thi s manual • Instruction s in this manual describe th e controls on the remote . You can a lso use the co ntrols on the recorder if they have the same or simi lar nam es as th ose on the remote. • The on-scre en display ill ustrations us ed in this manual may not matc h the graphics dis played on your TV screen . • The explana tions[...]

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6 Table of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 What is a Video Ca ssette Recorder /DVD Recorder? . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

7 VCR Operat ion VCR Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Playing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 2 Playback Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

8 What is a Vide o Cass ette Recorde r/DVD Reco rder? This is a DVD recorder with built- in VHS video deck, and all ows recordin g/playback o f DVD discs a nd VHS tapes. DVD editing i s also poss ible. Recording and timer re cording Reco rd TV prog rams on a DVD or VHS tape , either ma nually or u sing the timer. Easy sele ction between DVD and VCR[...]

9 Quick access to r ecorded title s - Title Lis t Display the Title List t o view all titles o n a disc and sele ct a ti tle for playback o r editi ng. Creating your own program - Playlist Record a progra m on a DVD-RW (VR mode) or DVD-R (VR mode), th en erase, mov e or add scenes as you like without chang ing the o riginal conten ts. One Touch Dub[...]

10 How to Use th e On-S creen Menus The followi ng three di splays are mainly used to operate th is record er. Onc e you become f amiliar with th e basic op eration s, you will find the reco rder eas y to use. System Menu The Syst em Menu ap pears w hen you pres s SYSTEM MENU, an d provid es entries t o all of the reco rder’s main func tions, suc[...]

11 Sub-menu The su b-menu ap pears whe n you sel ect an item from a l ist menu (e .g., a title fr om the Titl e List menu), and press EN TER. The s ub-menu d isplays opti ons app licab le o nly to the se lect ed it em. T he disp laye d options di ffe r dependin g on the situati on and disc type. Select an option b y pressing M / m and ENTER. Exampl[...]

12 Hookups and Settings Hooki ng Up t he Reco rder Follow steps 1 to 7 to hoo k up and adj ust the settin gs of the r ecorder . Notes • Plu g cords s ecurely to preven t unwanted n oise. • See the inst ructions supp lied with the co mponents to be connect ed. • You cannot connect this reco rder to a TV tha t does not have a video input jack. [...]

13 Hookups and Settings A: Cable box or sa tellite receiver with a vi deo/audio o utput With this h ookup, y ou can record a ny channel o n the ca ble box or satelli te receiver. Be s ure that the cable box or satellite rec eiver is turned on. This connect ion is n ecess a ry to use the Synchro-Rec function (pages 53 and 83). To watch cable or sate[...]

14 B: Cable box with an antenna output only With this h ooku p, you can record an y channe l on the satelli te re ceiver o r cable box . Be sur e that th e cable box or sa tellite re ceiver is turned on . To wat ch cabl e pr ogram s, yo u need t o matc h the chan nel on th e record er ( 3ch or 4ch) t o the ant enna output channel on t he cable box [...]

15 Hookups and Settings C: Cable without cabl e box, or antenna only (no cabl e TV) Use thi s hookup if yo u watch ca ble chan nels witho ut a cable bo x. Also u se this hoo kup if you ar e using a VHF /UHF ante nna or se parate VH F and UHF antennas . With this hookup , you can record an y channel by select ing the chan nel on th e record er. IN L[...]

16 Step 3 : Conn ectin g to Yo ur TV Conne ct the supp lied aud io/vide o cord to the LINE OUT (VID EO/AU DIO L/R) jacks of th e record er. To enj oy hig her qu ality im ages, c onnect an S video co rd (no t sup plied) instead of th e yellow (vide o) plug. When using th is connect ion, be sur e to conne ct the audi o cord to th e LINE OUT (AUDIO L/[...]

17 Hookups and Settings If your T V has component video i nput jacks Connect the COMP ONENT VIDEO O UT jacks usi ng a compone nt video co rd (not supplied) or three video cord s (not supplied) of the same kind and length . You will enjoy accura te color reproducti on and high qua lity imag es. If your TV accep ts progre ssive 48 0p format signals ,[...]

18 Step 4: Conne cting to You r AV Ampl ifier (Recei ver) Select one of the fo llowin g pattern s A or B , acc ording to th e input jack on your AV amplifier ( receiver). This will enable you to l isten to DVD audio tr acks through y our AV amplif ier (receiv e r). IN L R VIDEO AUDIO OUT VHF/UHF LINE OUT VIDEO Y L P B R P R AUDIO LINE 1 IN AUDIO OU[...]

19 Hookups and Settings A Connec ting to aud io L/R jack s This conn ection us es a ster eo ampli fier ’s (rece iver’s) two front speakers fo r soun d. You ca n enjoy the s urround functio n that cre ates virtu al speak ers from two ster eo speak ers. Sele ct from “Surround1 ,” “Sur round2, ” or “Surro und3” of t he surr ound effec [...]

20 Step 5 : Conn ectin g the Power Co rd Plug th e record er and TV power co rds into an AC outle t. After yo u connect th e power co rd, you must wait for a short wh ile before operati ng the record er . You ca n operat e the recorder o n ly afte r the front panel displa y lights u p and the r ecorder enters standby m ode. If you co nnect ad ditio[...]

21 Hookups and Settings Controlling a Sony TV with the remote You ca n use this re mote to op erate your Sony TV. Use the butt ons marked with an o range dot (•). Slide th e TV/DVD·VIDEO s witch to TV. The remote perf o rms t he following : Note Depending on the connected uni t, you may not be abl e to control y our TV wi th some o r any of the [...]

22 Notes • Depending on the connecte d unit, you m ay not be a ble to control your AV amplifier (receive r) with some or any of t he butt ons. • If you enter a new code numb er, the code number previous ly entered will be erased . • When you r eplace the ba tteries of the remote , the code number may be reset to the de fault setting. Set the [...]

23 Hookups and Settings Step 7 : Easy Setup Follow the s teps below to make the min imum numbe r of basic ad justme nts for using the recorder. If you do not comple te Easy Setup, it wil l appear each ti me you turn on you r reco rder. Settings a re made in the follo wing order. m m m m m m 1 Turn on the TV . 2 Press "/1 . The reco rder turns [...]

24 7 Selec t whethe r or not you us e the cabl e box/sa tellit e receiv er contr ol, and pres s ENTER . If y ou wa nt to use the cabl e box/sa tell ite recei ver contro l (page 1 2), selec t “Yes.” If you do not have a c able box, s elect “No, ” then go to s tep 11. 8 Press the numbe r button s to ent er the brand code of yo ur cable box/sa[...]

25 Hookups and Settings “4:3 Letter Bo x”: For sta ndard TVs. Disp lays “wi de scre en” pictur es with b ands on the upper and lower se ctions of the screen. “4:3 Pa n Scan”: For st andard TVs. Automatically d ispla y s “wide screen” pict ures on t he entire screen and cu ts off t he sections that do no t fit. “16:9” : For wide [...]

26 If your cable box or sate llite recei ver still doe s not operat e with th is record er, contac t your ca ble or satell ite company to see if they can provide y ou with a compa tible cab le box or s atellite re ceiver. To fix th e set top box controller to y our cabl e box/sat e llite rec eiver Once yo u have con firmed tha t the set top box con[...]

27 Hookups and Settings 4 Select “C ommand Mode ,” and press ENTE R. 5 Selec t the com mand mode (“DVD 1,” “DVD 2,” o r “DVD 3”), and p ress EN TER. 6 Slide the COM MAND MODE sw itch on the remot e so it ma tches th e mode you selecte d above. To retu rn to the previous dis p lay Press O RETURN. Note If the comma nd mode does not ma[...]

28 Connec ting A nothe r VCR o r Simi lar De vice After d isconnectin g the re corder’s power cord from an AC ou tlet, co nnect the o ther VCR or s imilar recording device to the LINE IN jacks of this record er. See also the i nstructio n manual supplied wit h the conn ected equi pment. To recor d on thi s reco rder, see “Reco rding F rom Co nn[...]

29 Hookups and Settings Connecting to the LINE 1 IN jacks You ca n connect a second VCR or similar device . z Hin ts • When the connected equipment outputs only monaural soun d, connect an audio cord to the whi te LINE IN AUDIO L (mono) ja ck. • To record from connected equipme nt, select an input source (LINE1 or LINE2) to m atch the jack you [...]

30 Quic k Guide t o Disc Types Recor dable and Pl ayable D iscs Usable disc ve rsions (as of Febr ua ry 2006 ) • 4×-s peed or slow er DV D+RWs • 2×-speed or slower DVD-RWs (Ver .1.1, Ver.1 .1 with CPRM *1 ) • 4×-speed or slower DVD-RWs (Ver .1.2, Ver.1 .2 with CPRM) • 16×-speed or sl o wer DVD+Rs • 16×-speed or sl o wer DVD-Rs (Ver. [...]

31 Quick Guide to Dis c Types *1 CPRM ( Content Pr otectio n for Recorda ble Media) is a coding technol ogy that protects copyrights for imag es. *2 Unused DVD-RWs are automa tically formatted according to the s etting of “Format DVD-RW” in “Featur es” setup (page 1 05). *3 Erasing title s only frees up disc space if you eras e the last t i[...]

32 12 cm/8 cm discs Discs tha t cannot be recorded on • DVD-RWs (V er.1 .0) • DVD +RW s that are no t 2.4×-s peed com patibl e •8 c m d i s c s • DVD-RAMs • DVD-R DL (Dual Layer) discs in VR mod e Disc Ty pe 12 cm 8 cm Playback Recording Playback Recording DVD+RW Yes Yes Yes No DVD-RW VR mode Yes Y es Yes No Video mode Yes Y es Yes No DV[...]

33 Quick Guide to Dis c Types Playa ble Disc s “DVD VIDEO” and “CD” logos a re trademarks. * A logical form at of files and folders on DATA-CD s, defined by ISO (I nternational Organizatio n for Standardi zation). Discs that cannot be played • CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RW s, other than those reco rded in m usic CD form at, MP 3 or JPE G forma t, o[...]

34 Note o n playba ck operati ons of DVD V IDEOs / VIDE O CDs Some playback operations of DVD VIDEOs/ VIDE O CDs may be intentio nally set by so ftwa re producers. S ince thi s recor der plays DVD VIDEOs/VIDEO CDs a ccording to t he disc cont ent s the softwar e pr oduc ers desig ned, some playba ck feat ures may not be availabl e. Als o, see the i[...]

35 DVD Pla yback DVD Playback Playi ng 1 Press DVD to opera te the DVD reco rder. 2 Press Z O PEN/CL OSE, a nd pla ce a di sc on the dis c tray. 3 Press Z OPEN/C LOSE to close the d isc tray. Wait until “ LOAD” disappears from the front panel disp lay. 4 Press H PLA Y. Playba ck star ts. To sto p playback Pres s x STOP. z Hints • You can play[...]

36 Play back Op tions Button Operation Disc Z OPEN/ CLOSE Stops playing an d opens the disc tr ay. All discs AUDIO Selects one of th e audio tracks re corded on the disc when pre ssed repeat edly. : Select s the audio source. : Se lects ster eo or monau ral audio t rack s. SUBTITLE Sele cts a subtitle language whe n pressed repe atedly. . ANGLE Sel[...]

37 DVD Pla yback SUR (surround) Surround l ets you enjoy surro und sound effects b y using sound ima ging to create virtual rea r speakers from a st ereo TV or tw o front sp eakers (pag e 19). Select s one of the effe cts when pressed re peated ly. “Off”: No surround effe ct. “Surround1 ”: Creates one set of virtual surroun d speakers. “S[...]

38 To resum e normal playback after play ing at vari ous spee ds, press H PLAY. z Hints • You can chan ge play back op tions, s u ch as subti tle, audio tr ack, angle, etc., using t he TOOLS m enu (page 11) . • During playbac k or pause mode, the recor der’s m / M buttons and th e remote’s . PREV/ > NEXT buttons wor k the same way (page [...]

39 DVD Pla yback Playing quickl y with sound (Scan Audio) (DVDs with Dolby Dig ital soundtra cks only) You can play quickl y with dial og or soun d during FF1 fast-f orward of a DVD with Dolby Digita l soundt racks. Simply p ress M dur ing playb ack. z Hin t To turn off the Scan Audio funct ion, set “Scan Audio” of “Audio” to “Off” in t[...]

40 Locking the reco rder (Child Lock) You c an lo ck al l of th e buttons o n the re corder so that the s ettings are not cance led by m istake. With th e recorder turn ed on and stoppe d , hold down x on th e record er for m ore t han ten s econd s. The reco rder tur ns off an d “CHIL D LOCK” appear s in the front pane l display. The indicator[...]

41 DVD Pla yback 4 Select the title , and press EN TER. The su b-menu ap pears. 5 Select “Play,” a nd pres s ENTER. Playback starts f rom the se lected tit le on the disc . About t he Title L is t fo r DVD-RWs (VR mode) and DVD-Rs (VR mode) You ca n switch the Title List to sh ow an or iginal or Play list. While the Titl e List menu is turned o[...]

42 Note Depending o n the d isc, you ma y not be able to u se the TOOLS menu to searc h for a titl e/chapt er/tra ck, or enter the ti m e code for a pl ayback point. Bookmarking a favori te scene (Bookmark) You c an ha ve the re corder store speci fic portions of a dis c in memory an d play t hem immediately whene ver you wan t (Bookma rk). Up to t[...]

43 DVD Pla yback Playi ng MP3 Audi o Tracks and JPEG Image Fil es You ca n play DATA CD s (CD-ROMs /CD-Rs/ CD-RWs)/DATA DVDs (DVD-ROMs/ DVD+RWs/DVD-RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD-Rs) that contai n MP3 au dio tracks or JPEG ima ge files. Playing MP3 audio tracks You c an play M P3 audi o tracks on DAT A CDs o r DATA DVDs. 1 Press DVD to opera te the DVD reco rder. [...]

44 To switch between MP3 audi o tracks a nd JPEG image fil es Press x STOP, and press TOP MENU. z Hint When playb ack of al l the MP3 audio tracks wit hin the album f inishes, the reco rder stops. Playing JPEG image f iles You can play JPEG image f iles on DATA CDs or DATA DVDs. 1 Press DVD to o perate t he DVD re corder . 2 Place a DATA CD/DA TA D[...]

45 DVD Pla yback Enjoying a s lide show with sound When a di sc contai ns both MP 3 audio tra cks and JPEG image f iles, you can en joy a slide s how wi th sound. 1 Press DVD to opera te the DVD reco rder. 2 Inse rt a DAT A CD/DA TA DVD cont aini ng both the MP3 aud io tracks and JPEG i mage files. The display for selecting a media type appear s. 3[...]

46 Notes • Some DATA C Ds or DATA DVDs cannot be played on this recorder depe nding on file format. • Only one session of a multi-session DATA DVD can be played ba ck. • Only alpha bet and n umbers c an be use d for alb um or track name s. Anything else is dis played as an aste risk. • The recor der will pl ay any data with the extens ion ?[...]

47 DVD Pla yback D Remaining disc space (in stop mode) Remaining tim e of the curre nt title (du ring play back *1 ) E Channe l or inp ut source *2 F Date and time *1 Also app ears in stop mode wit h Resume Play activated ( page 39). *2 Title type (original or Playlist) for DVD-RWs (VR mode)/DVD-Rs (VR mode)/DVD-RAMs. Viewing informatio n on the fr[...]

48 DVD Recording Before Recording Before you start recording … • Th is record er can record on variou s disc type s. Select the d isc type acco rding to y our n eeds (page 3 0). • Chec k that th e disc has en ough av ailable space for th e recording ( p age 4 6). For DVD+RWs or DVD-RWs, you can free up di sc space by erasing titles (page 59).[...]

49 DVD Re cordi ng SAP (S econd Audi o Progra m) When a SAP is re ceived, t he “SAP” indicato r lights up in the front pa nel disp lay. To r ecord onl y SAP s ound, se t “T uner Audio ” of “A udio ” to “SAP” in the “Se tup” disp lay (pag e 102). Unrecordable picture s Pictu res with cop y protec tion cann ot be reco rded on this[...]

50 5 Press RE C MODE repeat edly to s e lect the recording mode. The disp lay chan ges on th e TV screen as follows : For det ails about the recor ding mode , see page 48. 6 Press z RE C. Reco rding st arts. Record ing cont inues unti l you stop the record ing or th e disc is fu ll. To s top re cordin g Press x STO P. Note that it may take a few se[...]

51 DVD Re cordi ng A Disc type B Recordi ng status C Recording ti m e D Recor ding mode E Remaining d isc space F Channe l or inp ut source z Hin t You can view the information also in th e front panel display. Pre ss TIME/TEXT repe atedly to change the display. Note that TIME/TEXT does not work during One-tou ch Ti mer Re cording. Creating chapter[...]

52 3 Press Z OPEN/C LOSE to close the di sc tray. Wait until “ LOAD” disappears from the front panel d isplay. Unused disc s are automatically fo rmatted. For the DVD-RW/DVD-R’s recording forma t (VR mode or Video mode), see “Formatti n g a new disc ” on pag e 49. 4 Press TIMER. 5 Select an it em usi ng < / , an d adjust usin g M / m .[...]

53 DVD Re cordi ng To use the Rec Mode Adjust functi on If the rem aining di sc spac e is not enou gh for the current reco rding, the reco rder automatic a lly adjusts the recordi ng mode. Selec t “AUTO” for “Mode” when se tting t he timer. z Hin ts • You can play the r ecorded p rogram b y sel ecting the program title in the Title List m[...]

54 4 Press RE C MODE repeat edly to s e lect the recording mode. The disp lay chan ges on th e TV screen as follows : For det ails about the recor ding mode , see page 48. 5 Press SYSTEM MENU while the recor der is in sto p mode . 6 Selec t “Setup,” and pres s ENTER . 7 Selec t “Feature s,” and pre ss ENTER. The “F eatures” setup app ea[...]

55 DVD Re cordi ng Changi ng or Can celin g DVD Timer Setti ngs (T imer L ist) You can change or can c el timer s e ttin gs using the Timer List menu. 1 Press SYSTE M MENU . The Syst em Menu a ppears . 2 Selec t “Timer ,” and pre ss ENTER. 3 Select “Timer List, ” and press ENTE R. Timer informa tion disp lays the recordin g date, time , rec[...]

56 • You cannot cha nge the timer sett ings for a record ing currently underway. • The Timer List displays both th e DVD recorder and VCR ti mer setti ngs. Recor ding F rom Co nnecte d Equi pment W ithou t a Timer You can record from a connected VCR or simila r devi ce. F or connec tion det ails , see “C onne ctin g Another VCR or Simila r De[...]

57 DVD Re cordi ng 4 Press REC MODE repeat edly to select th e recording mode. The dis play change s on the TV s creen as follows: For details about the record ing mode, see page 48. 5 Select the line input audio. Set “Line Audio Input” of “Audio” to “Ste reo” or “Ma in/Sub” in t he “Set up” disp lay (p age 104) . 6 Inser t the [...]

58 DVD Editing Befo re Edi ting This recorder of fers variou s edit options for variou s disc types . Before you edit, c heck th e disc type in the front pa nel display , and selec t the option availabl e for you r disc (pag e 30). Notes • You may l ose the edite d contents if yo u remove t he disc or a time r record ing starts while edit ing. ?[...]

59 DVD Ed itin g In this cas e, you can compile highligh t scenes as a Playl ist title. You can even r earran ge the scene order within the Playli st title. See “Editi ng a Playl ist” on pag e 66. The adva nced edi t func tions ava ilable f or Playlis t titles ar e: – Renaming a tit le (page 63). – Erasing a title (page 59). – Erasi ng a [...]

60 4 Selec t an opti on, and pr ess ENT ER. You ca n select fr om the following : “Title Erase ”: Erases t he selected t itle. Select “OK” when asked for conf irmation. “Cha pter Era se” *1 : Allows you to select a chapter in the tit le and erase it (se e below). “Pro tect” *2 : Protects the t itle. Select “On” when the Prot ect[...]

61 DVD Ed itin g 1 Press TITL E LIST. When editing a DVD-RW (VR mode) or DVD-R (VR mode), pr ess ORIGINAL/ PL AYLI ST to swit ch to the “T itl e List (Origi nal),” if neces sary. 2 Select a title, a n d p ress ENTE R. The su b-menu ap pears. 3 Select “A -B Erase,” an d pres s ENTER . The disp lay for sett ing point A an d B appears. “Star[...]

62 4 Press ENTER a t the poi nt whe re you wa nt to divide the title . You ca n use H PLAY, , . / > , x STOP, a nd X PAUSE to find the point. “Div ide” is select ed. 5 Pres s ENTE R. The disp lay ask s for conf irmatio n. To reset th e dividin g point, se lect “No” a nd press ENTER, then repeat from step 4. 6 Select “Yes,” a n d pre [...]

63 DVD Ed itin g Notes • If a me ssage appears an d indicat es that no more chapter marks can be added, you may not be able to record or edit. • You cannot add or erase ch apter marks on protect ed titles or discs . Changin g the Name of a Title You ca n ente r a titl e name of up to 32 ch aracters . Since the disp layed nu mber of ch aracte rs[...]

64 5 Selec t the cha racter you want to enter usin g M / m / < / , , and pre ss ENTER. The sel ected ch aracter ap pears i n the input row. You ca n only ent er charact ers and symbols that are disp layed. • To c hange the curs or posit ion , sel ect the input row us ing M , and pr ess < / , . • To er ase a char acter, se lect eit her of [...]

65 DVD Ed itin g 3 Select “E dit,” and press ENTER . 4 Selec t “Crea te Pl aylis t,” and press ENTER. The dis play for cr eating a Pl aylist ap pears. “Start ” is selected. 5 Press ENT ER at the start po int. You ca n use H PLAY, , . / > , x STOP, a nd X PA USE to find the point. “End ” is select ed. 6 Press ENT ER at the end poi[...]

66 Editin g a Playlist You can edit Playlis t titles or scenes with in them, withou t changi ng the actu al recordi ngs. 1 Press DVD to o perate t he DVD re corder . 2 Press SYSTEM ME NU whil e the rec order is in sto p mode . 3 Select “Ed it,” and pre ss ENTER. 4 Sele ct “E dit P laylist ,” a nd pr ess EN TER. The “Playlist” Title List[...]

67 DVD Ed itin g “Move ”: Allo ws you to ch ange scen e order (page 6 8). “Add ”: Allow s you to add other sc enes be fore a sel ecte d scen e (page 68 ). “Cop y”: Allow s you to copy a scene (page 6 9). To retu rn to the previous dis p lay Press O RETURN. To turn o ff the display Press S YSTEM MENU. z Hin t The Resume Play fun ction wi[...]

68 1 Follow ste p s 1 to 7 of “Editing a Playlist” (page 66). The “E dit Scene” display ap pears. 2 Select the scene you wa nt to modi fy, and press ENT ER. 3 Selec t “Modify ,” and pre ss ENTER. “Start ” is selected . 4 Press EN TER at the start poin t. You ca n use H PLAY, , . / > , x STOP, a nd X PAUSE to find the point. “En[...]

69 DVD Ed itin g 3 Select “A dd,” and press ENTER . “Start ” is selected. 4 Press ENT ER at the start po int. You ca n use H PLAY, , . / > , x STOP, a nd X PA USE to find the point. “End ” is select ed. 5 Press ENT ER at the end point . “Add ” is select ed. To reset the start or end point, se le ct “Sta rt” or “End ” and [...]

70 Forma tting /Renam ing/ Prote cting a Di sc The “Disc Setting” display all ows you to check the disc in format ion or cha nge the d isc name. Depe nding on the d isc type , yo u ca n als o format or set pr otectio n. 1 Press DVD to o perate t he DVD re corder . 2 Press SYSTEM ME NU whil e the rec order is in sto p mode . 3 Select “Disc Set[...]

71 DVD Ed itin g To retu rn to the previous dis p lay Press O RETURN. z Hin ts • You can set pr otection for ind ividual tit les (page 59). • By r eformatting, you can change t he record ing format on DVD-RWs, or rec ord again on DVD-RWs (Video mode) t hat have be en finaliz ed. Notes • You can labe l a disc using up to 32 charac ters; howeve[...]

72 VCR Playback Playi ng 1 Press VIDE O to oper ate th e VC R. 2 Insert a tape. Playback sta r ts a utomatically if you insert a tape with its safety tab re mo ved. 3 Press H PL AY. The fr ont p anel d isplay shows t he play ing time. When t he ta pe reac hes the en d, it will rewind automatical ly . To stop playbac k Pres s x STOP. To ejec t the t[...]

73 VCR Playback Adjusting the pi cture (tracking) You can man ually adj ust track ing if the record ing quality is too poor to be remedi ed by the VCR’s automatic tracking (a tra cking meter a ppear s during t he automatic tracking). Press TRACK ING +/–. The tracking me ter appear s. Press TRACKING +/– repe atedly until th e dist ortion di sa[...]

74 Play back Op tions *1 Can be pressed up t o four times to forward about two mi nutes. *2 For 10 seconds in S P or LP mode/for 15 seconds in EP mode. To resume normal pl ayback , press H PLAY. Notes • The sound is mu ted during pl ayback at va rious speeds. • The pic ture may sh ow noise duri ng high-speed re verse play . Button Operation (fa[...]

75 VCR Playback Search ing Using Vari ous Funct ions The VCR automaticall y marks th e tape with a n index s ignal at t he point where eac h record ing begins . You ca n easily f ind a sp ecific po int usin g various search functi ons. Note During DVD recording , you cannot use VCR search functions. 1 Press VIDEO to oper ate the VC R. 2 Press TOOLS[...]

76 Displ aying the P layin g Time and Play Informa tion You can check pl ayback i nformat ion, such as elapsed o r remaining t ime, rec ording mode, e tc., on the TV screen . Press D ISPLAY during play back. The info rmatio n display a ppears . Each time you p ress the button, the display chan ges as follow s: Tape an d disc i nformatio n/date and [...]

77 VCR Playback Select ing the Soun d Duri ng Play back Press AUDIO rep eatedl y during playback . * No indic ator appears in the front panel displa y when you play a tape without Hi-fi recordi ng. How so und is re corded on a video tape The VCR records sound on to two se parate tracks. Hi-fi audi o is recorded onto the ma in track along with th e [...]

78 VCR Recording Before Recording Before you start recording … • This VCR record s in VHS format, n ot S-VHS format. • Ch ec k that the t ape is lon ger than t he re cor ding time (page 7 6). Notes • Timer recordings will s tart wi th or without t he recorder turned on. Once s tarted, the recorder cannot b e turned off. Th e record er autom[...]

79 VCR Recording VCR Reco rding Without th e Timer 1 Press VIDEO to oper ate the VC R. 2 Insert a ta pe with its safety tab in place. 3 Press CH +/– or IN PUT SEL ECT r epeate dly to selec t the channel or input source you want to record. 4 Press REC MODE repeat edly to select th e recording mode, “SP” or “EP.” For details about the recor[...]

80 When th e counte r reach es “0:00, ” the reco rder stop s record ing and turns off. To c ancel the Qu ick Ti mer Press z REC repeat edly un til the co unter appe ars in the fr ont panel di splay. Th e record er return s to norma l rec ording mode . To s top re cordin g Press x STOP twice. Checking the remaini ng tape length You c an ch eck r[...]

81 VCR Recording VCR Time r Record ing You can set the timer f o r a total of 12 programs together wit h DVD and VCR timer recording, up to o ne mo nth in ad vance. Foll ow the s teps belo w to se t eac h tim er re cor ding items. Note Do not operate your cable box or satell ite receiver just before o r during a timer r ecord ing. This m ay preven [...]

82 6 Press S YSTEM MENU to turn off the menu. To s top re cordin g Press x STOP twice. If timer setti ngs overlap The program that starts fir st has priority and the second progr am starts recording only after the fi rst program ha s finished. If the programs sta rt at th e same time, the progr am listed first in the menu has priori ty. If the end [...]

83 VCR Recording Record ing From Conn ected Equip ment Wi th a Time r (Synch ro Rec) You can set the recorder to a u tomatic ally re cord pro grams from conn ected eq uipme nt that has a timer funct ion (such as a satelli te tuner). Connect the equ ipmen t to the LINE 1 I N jacks on the rear of the r ecorder (page 13) . When the connec ted equi pme[...]

84 Notes • The re corder starts re cording only aft er detecting the video s ignal from t he connecte d equipme nt. The beginnin g of th e program m ay not be record ed regardle ss of whe ther or not the recor der’s power is on or off. • To use the connec ted equipment durin g Synchro-Re c standby, canc el the standby mode by pressing SYNCHRO[...]

85 VCR Recording 4 Select the timer setting y o u wan t to chang e or canc el, and pr ess ENTER . The su b-menu ap pears. 5 Select on e of the options , and pres s ENTE R. “Edit”: Changes the timer setting. Select an item using < / , and adju st using M / m . Press ENTER. “Delete”: E rases the ti mer setti ng. Selec t “OK” and pr ess[...]

86 Recor ding From Conn ected Equip ment With out a Timer You can record from a connect e d VCR or simil a r device . For connec tion deta ils, see “Con nectin g Another VCR or Simil a r Device” o n page 28. 1 Press VIDE O to oper ate th e VC R. 2 Insert a tape with its s afety t ab in pl ace. 3 Press INPU T SELECT repeatedl y to select an in p[...]

87 Dubbing (T APE y DVD) Dubbing (TAP E y DVD) Dubbi ng From a VHS Tap e to a DVD You ca n eas ily re cord (dub ) a VHS tape to a d isc. Before dubb ing, make the nec essary audio se ttings on the VCR. ◆ How titles and chapters are created The re corde r takes ea ch reco rding on t he VHS tape and automa tically di vides t hem into ti tles as the[...]

88 5 Sel ect “Y es,” an d press ENTE R . Dubbi ng start s. z Hints • A black (no si gnal) screen at the end of the dubbed dis c is not a m alfunctio n. This sc reen is re corded if a ti me discrepanc y exists between the dis c and tape when the record ing is stopped. • When dubbing a VHS tape to a DVD, the VHS tape counter value may differ [...]

89 Dubbing (T APE y DVD) 2 Insert a sou rce disc. 3 Press DVD to opera te the DVD reco rder. 4 Press TOP MENU or TI TLE LIST t o select a title. 5 Start playin g the DVD, a nd th en pr ess x STOP or X PAUS E at the poin t wher e you want to s tart dubbin g. To select DVD sound, language, or subtitle, press AUDIO or SUBTITLE during pla yback (see pa[...]

90 5 Select “Prog ram Dubbing ,” and press ENTER . 6 Selec t “Create D ubbing Li st,” and p ress ENTER . If you ha ve perform ed Progra m Dubbi ng befo re, the di splay asks for co nfirmati on. To continue , selec t “Yes ” and press E NTER. The display for selecting ti tles appears. 7 Select the title you want to d ub, and p ress ENTER [...]

91 Dubbing (T APE y DVD) To stop dubbing Press x STO P. Note that it may take a few seconds for the record er to stop d ubbing. z Hin ts • The brigh tness of the playbac k picture m ay differ fr om normal DVD playback picture. • The DVD playback ti m e may differ s lightly from the VHS ta pe counter value. • The sound being pl ayed back (main[...]

92 1 Press DVD to o perate t he DVD re corder . 2 Insert a disc. 3 Press SYSTEM ME NU whil e the rec order is in sto p mode . The Sy stem Me nu appears. 4 Select “Disc Setting,” and press EN TER. The “Di sc Setting ” display ap pears. 5 Select “Disc Fin alize, ” and press ENTE R. The disp lay ask s for conf irmatio n. 6 Select “Finali[...]

93 DV/D8 Du bbing (DV/ D8 t DVD) DV/D8 Dubbing (DV/D8 t DVD) Before DV/D8 Dubbing Thi s sec tion expl ains du bbin g wi th a digi tal vide o camer a via th e DV IN jac k on the fr ont pane l. If you wan t to dub by way o f the LINE IN jacks, see “R ecording From Conn ected Equi pment Wit h a Timer (S ynchro Re c)” on pag e 53. To record fro m t[...]

94 Dubbi ng From a DV /D8 Form at Tape t o a DVD You can recor d a DV /D8 fo rmat t ape on to a disc . The rec order cont rols the dig ital vide o camera. You ca n fast forwar d, rew ind, pla y in sl ow mot ion, and stop the tape to se lect th e scenes usi ng the on- scre en m enu. To simpl y dub the en tire conten ts of a DV/ D8 form at tape (O ne[...]

95 DV/D8 Du bbing (DV/ D8 t DVD) 10 Selec t “DV/D 8 Audio Input,” and pres s ENTE R. “Ste reo 1”: Reco rds or igina l sound only . Normally select th is when dubbing a DV format t a pe. “Ste reo 2” : Reco rds addi tional au dio only. “Mix” : Record s original and addi tional sounds . Selec t “Stereo 2” or “M ix” if yo u have[...]

96 Dubbing an entire DV/D8 format tape to a DVD (One Touch Dubbing) You c an r ecord the enti re cont ents of a DV/D 8 form at tape o nto a disc w ith a sing le press of the ONE TOUCH DUBBING button. The recorder contro ls the dig ital video ca mera f or the who le proces s, and co mpletes the reco rding. 1 Follow steps 1 to 11 of “ Dubbing F rom[...]

Settings and Adjustments 97 Settings and Ad justments Using the Se tup Di splay s By usi ng the setup dis play s, you ca n make variou s adjust ments t o items su ch as pictur e and sound , as well as select a languag e for the subtitl es. The set up display s are use d in the follo wing way . Note Playbac k settings st ored on the disc take pr ior[...]

98 Some i tems displ ay a dialog box that re quires additional settings. Examp le: When “P arenta l” in “Optio ns” setup is selected. 5 Selec t an opti on, and pr ess ENT ER. The cu rrently selected op tion is disp layed next to the setup i tem. Exampl e: When “ 16:9” is set. To return to the previous display Press O RETURN. To turn off[...]

Settings and Adjustments 99 2 Selec t an option, an d press EN TER. 3 Selec t “Auto Pres et,” and pr ess ENTE R. All rec eivable c hannels are preset in numer ical sequ ence. Manual Set Preset s or disab les channe ls manual ly. If some cha nnels co uld not be set using t h e “Auto Pre set” or “Easy Se tup” func tion, y ou can set the m[...]

100 automatic ally searc h for a ch annel that c a rri es a time si gnal. ◆ Time Zone Select the time zo ne for you r area, or s elect “Auto” to hav e the record er automatica lly set your tim e zone. The opti ons are: Auto y Atlantic y Easter n y Central y Moun tain y P acific y Alaska y Hawaii y Auto ◆ Daylight Saving Select “On” or ?[...]

Settings and Adjustments 101 Note Depending on the disc, “4:3 Letter Box” may be select ed automati cally instead of “4:3 Pan Scan” or vic e versa. Black Leve l Selects the black le vel (setup l evel) for the video sign als outp ut fr om the LINE OUT ja cks (page 1 6). This setting is not effective when th e PROGRESSIVE indicator lights up [...]

102 z Hint To can cel th e “Progres s ive” setting, sel ect “Off” in s tep 2 above. Or, press DVD to operate the DVD recorde r, and then hold down X PAUSE on the re corder for five seconds or more. Note If you select prog ressive signals whe n you connect the record er to a TV th at canno t accep t the signal in progres sive format, the im [...]

Settings and Adjustments 103 If you co nnect a co mponen t that does no t accept the sel ected audi o signa l, a loud nois e (or no sound) will c ome out from th e speake rs, an d may affect your ears o r cause sp eaker da mage. ◆ Dol by Dig ita l (DV Ds on ly) Sele cts the ty pe of Do lby D igi tal sig na l. ◆ DTS (DVD VI DE Os o nly) Selects [...]

104 Scan Audio (D VDs only ) Note Sound will be inter rupted during Sca n Audio. DV/D8 Au dio Input Note Select “Stereo 2” or “Mix” if you have added a second audio channe l when recording with your digital vide o camer a. Line Au dio In put When re cording from eq uipment co nnected to the LINE 1 IN or LINE 2 IN j ack to a DVD disc in this[...]

Settings and Adjustments 105 Format DV D-RW (DVD-RWs only ) Sele cts the record ing fo rmat for an unus ed DV D- RW, whe n firs t in serted . VCR Funct ion Press EN TER and selec t “Tape Le ngth,” “Auto Play,” or “A uto R epeat.” ◆ Tape Leng th ◆ Auto Play ◆ Auto Repe at Sync hro Recor ding Set Top Box Contr ol You c an control yo[...]

106 ◆ Mode for SET bu tton Select “ Mode 1” or “M ode 2” i f your ca ble box or satellite receiver r equires pressin g an ENTER button or a SET butto n etc., afte r enterin g the chan nel numbe r. If “Mod e 1” doe s not work , try “Mod e 2.” If you r cable b ox or sate llite rece iver does no t respond to eith er setting, contac t[...]

Settings and Adjustments 107 Parental (D VD VIDEOs o nly) Playback of some DVD VIDEOs can b e limited accord ing to a predet ermined level, s uch as the a ge of the us ers. Scen es may be bloc ked or rep laced with di fferen t scene s. 1 After step 3 abov e, select “P arenta l,” and press EN TER. • If you have not en tered a p asswo rd, the d[...]

108 Command Mode Chang es the co mman d mode of this reco rder if other D VD equ ipmen t is assig ned the sa me command mode. Be sure to ma tch the COMMAND MODE switch on t h e remot e to the setting made her e. For de tails, see “If you ha ve a Sony DVD player o r more th an one Sony DVD reco rder” on page 26. Factory Setting Allows you to ret[...]

109 Additi o nal I nformation Additional Inform ation Troubl eshooting If yo u expe rience an y of th e followi ng diffi culti es while u sing the r ecorde r, use this troubles hooting guide t o help re medy th e problem before reque sting r epai rs. S hould an y pr oble m pers ist, consul t your near est Sony dealer. Power The po wer does not turn[...]

110 The pic ture does not f ill the s creen, even though the a spect rat io is set in “TV Ty pe” in “Video ” setup. , The aspe ct ratio of the disc is fi xed on your DV D. Sound Ther e is no sound. , Re-conn ect a ll con nections secure ly. , The c onnecting cord i s damage d. , The input sour ce setting on the amplifier or the conne cti on[...]

111 Additi o nal I nformation The s ubtitle l anguage ca nnot b e changed or turned off . , Mult ilin gual su btitl es are n ot rec orded on the DVD VIDEO. , The D VD VI DEO p rohibits chan ging of the subtitle s. , Try changing the subtit le using the DVD VIDEO’s menu. , The subtitle s cannot be changed for t he titles recorde d on this reco rde[...]

112 Timer rec ording is no t complete or did not star t from th e begin ning . , There was a powe r failure during re cording. , The reco rder ’s inter nal clock sto pped due to a power fail ure. The cloc k is automatic ally set by EDS, but it is re set during a pow er failure whe n the EDS signa l cannot be received (p age 99) . Reset th e clock[...]

113 Additi o nal I nformation The tap e is ejec ted when z R EC is pres sed. , Check t hat the safety tab has not been removed. Nothin g happen s when z RE C is presse d. , Make sure the tape is not at its end. VCR Timer recording The ti mer does not opera te. , Chec k that the cl ock is set . , Make sure a tape has been inserted. , Check t hat the[...]

114 “CHI LD LOCK ” appe ars i n th e front pane l display. , The r ecord er is locke d . C ancel t he Child Lock (page 40). Control by AV mouse is not possible . , Some satell ite receivers may not support AV mouse. The Set Top Box Co ntrol f uncti on does not work. , Turn on the recorder. Notes Ab out This Reco rder On adju sting v olume Do no[...]

115 Additi o nal I nformation – A disc t hat has cell ophane t ape or st icker adhesi ve on it . Sympto ms caus ed by contami nated video heads When t he video h eads are dirty, clea n the video heads us ing a Son y video he ad clean ing casset te. If a Son y cleaning casset te is not a vailable in your area, have the h eads clean ed at your near[...]

116 Input s and out puts LINE 1 IN and LINE 2 IN VIDEO IN, phono jack (1 each) Input si gnal: 1 Vp-p, 75 ohms, unbal anced, sync negat ive AUDIO IN, phono jacks (2 each) Input level: 327 mVrms Input im pedanc e: mor e than 47 kilohms LINE 2 IN S VIDEO, 4-p in, mini-DIN jack Y: 1.0 Vp-p , unbalanc ed, sync ne gative C: 0.28 6 Vp-p, loa d impe dance [...]

117 Additi o nal I nformation About i.LIN K The DV IN jack on this record er is an i .LINK- compliant DV IN jack. This s ection descr ibes the i.LINK stand ard and its features . What i s i.L INK? i.LINK is a digital serial interfa c e f or handlin g digital video, digital audio a nd oth er data in tw o directi ons betwee n equipme nt having t he i[...]

118 Guide t o Parts and Con trols For more info rmatio n, see the page s in parenthe ses. Front panel Butt ons o n the rec order ha ve th e sa me fu nctio n as the buttons on th e re mote i f they ha ve the sa me or similar names . A "/1 (on/standb y) button (2 3) B Disc tra y (35, 49, 94) C A (open /close) bu tton (35, 49, 94) D DVD t button [...]

119 Additi o nal I nformation Remote For DV D functi ons Butt ons with an orang e dot ne xt to th em ca n be used with your TV when th e TV/DVD·VIDEO switch is se t to TV. A TV/DVD·VIDEO switch (21) B Z OPEN/C LOSE but ton (35, 49, 94) C DVD button (35, 49) D Numb er butto ns* (21, 36 ) SET button (21 ) E CLEAR but ton (42) F AUDIO bu tton* (36) [...]

120 V ?/1 (on/st andb y) bu tton (2 3) W CH (ch annel) +/– bu ttons* ( 21, 49) X VOL (vo lume) +/– butto ns (21) Y TV/VIDEO button (2 1) Z INPUT SELEC T button (49 , 56, 9 4) wj SUR ( surro und) bu tton (36 ) wk SYSTEM M ENU button (10) TITLE LIST button (4 0, 59) TIMER bu tton (51) wl MENU butt on (35) e; TOOLS butto n (41) ea REPLAY/ ADVANCE [...]

121 Additi o nal I nformation For VCR functions A TV/DVD·VIDEO switch (21) B Z OPEN/C LOSE (eje ct) but ton (72) C Numb er butto ns* (21) SET button (21 ) D CLEAR but ton (72) E AUDIO bu tton* (77) F DISPLA Y butto n (76 ) TIME/TEXT butto n (76) G SYSTEM M ENU butt on (10) H O RETURN button (2 3 ) I . PREV (previous)/ > NEXT buttons (74) J (sea[...]

122 Front panel dis play A DVD playing/record ing status B Disc type/rec ording f ormat C Audio si gnal indi cator s D STERE O indica tor (48, 78) E SAP (S econd Audio P rogram) i ndicator (48, 78 ) F VIDEO play ing/rec ording status G Tape i ndicato r H Timer indi cator I Displays the f ollowing (47, 76): • Playing t ime /remain ing time • Cur[...]

123 Additi o nal I nformation Glos sary Chapter (p age 41) Secti ons of a pictur e or a musi c feature t hat are smaller than title s. A title is c omposed of several chapt ers. Depe nding on t he disc, no chapters may be recor ded. Copy p rotection sign als (page 49) Copy res triction s et by copy right ow ners, etc . These si gnals are include d [...]

124 Interlace format Inter lace form at shows every ot her line of an image as a single “ fiel d” and is th e standard method for displaying images o n television. The even number fi eld shows the even nu mbered l ines of an i mage, a nd the odd num bered field s hows th e odd n umbered l ines of a n image. Origin al (p age 58 ) Titles act uall[...]

125 Additi o nal I nformation Cable Bo x/Satellite Receive r Brand Cod e If mo re than one c ode num ber is liste d, try entering the m one at a time until y ou fin d the one that works with your cable box/sa tellite rece iv er. TUR Turkish VIE Vietnam ese ZAF Afri kaans Abbrevia tion Langua ge Cable box brand Code number 3M 0033 ABC 0003, 0 007, 0[...]

126 BVS 0641 Cable He althca re 0769, 005 8 Cable St ar 0056 Cablet enna 0022, 0039 Cablev iew 0022 Century 0153, 061 8, 0008, 0315 Citation 00 17 Citizen 0153, 031 5, 0078, 0242 Clearm aster 08 83 ClearMa x 0883, 124 7 Colour Voi ce 0031, 002 5 Comban d 0233, 0232 Comtec 02 74 Comtron ics 0060, 004 0 Comtron ics Eagl e 0040, 0060 Contec 00 19 Cool[...]

127 Additi o nal I nformation Magnavo x 0797, 0027, 0032 , 0334, 0069 Millenni um 0 618, 0153 Memorex 0 000 Mit subi shi 0003 Motorola 0476, 02 76, 1476, 0810, 1376, 12 54, 0400, 1106 Movie Tim e 0156, 00 78, 0063, 0203 MS 0069, 0015, 1018 , 0303 Mult iVis ion 0012 Myrio 1117 NET 0274 Next L evel 0764, 13 16, 1315 , 1314 Nexus 0770 Northcoa st 0671[...]

128 Spectradyn e 07 69, 0058 Spectr avision 0058 Sprucer 0021, 0307, 0010, 0144 Standard C omponents 0203, 0096, 0 155 Starcom 0003, 0015, 0047, 0014, 0098, 030 5 Stargate 0015, 0040, 0770, 0865, 0797, 030 5, 0014 Star quest 001 5 StarSight 0542, 0422 Stealth 0274 Stellar One 0807 Storm 1018, 0637 Suena M adritel 12 30 Supercab le 0276 Supermax 08 [...]

129 Additi o nal I nformation Satellite receiver brand Code number AlphaStar 0 772 Atlantic Telepho ne 1333 Bell Expre ssVu 0775 Century 0 856 Chap arral 0216 Crossdigita l 1109 DirecT V 0 749, 0566, 0392 , 1749, 0099, 11 09, 1076, 1442, 1856, 02 47, 1142, 1639, 0724, 06 39, 0819 Dish Network System 0775 , 1005, 1170 Dishpro 0775, 1005 Echostar 077[...]

130 Index Words in quotatio ns a ppear in the on-scre en displa ys. Numerics 16:9 25 , 100 4:3 Letter Box 25 , 100 4:3 Pan Sc an 25 , 10 0 A “A-B Erase” 60 “Add” 67 , 68 ADVANCE 37 , 74 ANGLE 36 Antenna 14 , 15 AUDIO 36 , 77 “Audio” 106 Audio co rds 18 “Audio DRC” 10 3 Audio settin gs 102 Auto Clock Set 99 “Aut o Play” 105 “Au[...]

131 L “Langu age” 106 Langua ge abbrev iation 124 LINE 1 IN 29 LINE 2 IN 28 “Line Audio I nput” 53 , 57 , 104 M Manual Clock Set 10 0 “Manual Se t” 99 MARKER 42 MENU 35 Menu Top menu 35 “Mode for SET bu tton” 106 “Modi fy” 67 “Move” 68 MP3 au dio tr acks 43 N NEXT 37 , 74 Numbe r buttons 21 , 41 O One Touch Dubbing 96 On-scr[...]

Sony Corporation Printed in China AK68-00989A “TV Type” 10 0 TV/DVD·VIDEO 21 TV/VIDEO 50 , 79 U “Unfinali ze” 92 Unrecordable p ictures 49 V “VCR Function” 105 VIDEO CD 33 Vide o mode 30 Vide o setti ngs 100 VR mode 30 Z ZOOM 36 Zoom 44[...]