Sony SLV-D281P manual

3-093-965- 11 (1) D VD Pla yer/ Video Cassette Recor der Oper ating Instructions Manual de inst r ucci ones For custom ers in the USA If you have any questions about your S ony D VD- VCR, you m ay call Sony Customer Information Center at 1-800-VHS-SONY (847 -7669). For all other Sony product que stions , please call Sony Customer Information Center[...]

2 US W ARNING WARNIN G To reduc e the risk of fire or elect ric shoc k, do not exp ose this ap paratu s to rain or moistu re. To avo id electr ical s hock, do not open the cabin et. Refe r servic ing to qu alified personn el only. CAUTION The use of optical instrument s wit h this product will increa se eye hazard. As the l aser beam used in this D[...]

3 US Precautions Precau tions On safety • T o pr ev ent fir e or shoc k haza rd, do not pl ace objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on the apparatu s. • Sho uld any so lid object or l iquid fall int o the cabine t, unplu g the player and have it checked by qua lified per sonnel befo re op eratin g it any further. On po wer source s • O[...]

4 US Precautions Copyright • T elevision progra ms, films, video tapes an d other mat erials may be copyrighted. Unaut horized rec ording of such m ateri al ma y be contrar y to the provisions of t he copyrigh t laws. Als o, use of th is re cor der wi th ca ble televis ion transmi ssion may require autho rization fr om the cable tel evision trans[...]

5 US T ab l e of contents T ab le of co ntents 2 WA R N I N G 2 Notes about discs 3 Precautions 7 About this manual 7 This player can play the follo wing discs Getting Started 10 Step 1 : Unpac k ing 11 Step 2 : Setting up the remote commander 14 Step 3 : Basic hook ups 18 Step 4 : Sele c ting a language 19 Step 5 : Setting the cloc k Adv anced Hoo[...]

6 US T able of contents D VD Additional Oper ations 55 Using the D VD’ s menu 56 Zooming into a scene 57 Changing the angles 59 Displaying the subtitle 61 V arious play mode functi ons (Program play , Shuf fle play , Repe a t play) 65 Changing the sound 67 V irtual surround setting 69 Playing an MP3 audio track 75 Playing JPEG image files 79 Play[...]

7 US About this manual About th is manual • T his ma nual mai nly expl ains op eratio ns using the remote, but the s a me operatio ns can also be p erformed u sing th e buttons on the DVD-VC R havi ng the same or simila r names . • “D VD” may be used as a ge neral t erm for D VD VIDEOs, D VD-RWs/D VD-Rs, and D VD+RWs/ DVD+ R s. • The mean[...]

8 US This play er can play the follo wing disc s Your pl ayer has a reg ion code pri nted on th e back of the unit and only w ill play DVD VIDE O disc s (playba ck only) lab eled w ith identi cal region c odes. This system i s used to protec t copyrig hts. DVDs labeled will al so play on this pla y er. If you try to play a ny other DVD VIDEO, a mes[...]

9 US This pla yer can play the follo wing discs A DualDi sc is a two side d disc prod uct which mates DVD record ed material on o n e side wit h digita l audi o mate rial on the othe r side . Howeve r, since th e audio mate rial side doe s not conform to t h e Compact Disc (CD) standard, play back on this product is not guaran teed . Note on DualDi[...]

10 US Unpac king Getting Started Step 1 : Unpac king Check that you have recei ved the following items with the D VD-VCR: Note • The supplied remote comman der is for the excl u si ve use of this D VD-VCR. • Remote commander • Audio/video cord • Si ze AA (R6) batteri es[...]

Getting Started 11 US Setting up the remote commander Step 2 : Setting up the remote command er Inserting the batteries Insert two size AA (R6) ba tte ries by matchi ng the + and – on the batterie s to the diagram inside th e battery comp artment. Insert the neg a ti ve (–) end f irst, then push in and do wn until the positi ve (+) end clicks i[...]

12 US Sett ing u p the rem ote commander Notes • With normal use, the batte ries should last about th ree to six months. • If you do not us e the rem ote com mander for an exte nded perio d of time , remove the batter ies to avoid possible damage from battery le akage. • Do no t use a new battery wit h an old one. • Do not use different typ[...]

Getting Started 13 US Setting up the remote commander Y ou can use thi s remot e to ope rate yo ur So ny TV . Use the butt ons marked with an orange dot (•). When the TV / DVD·VIDEO switch is set to TV , the re m ote performs th e follo wing: T o control the D VD-VCR, reset TV / D VD·VIDEO switch to D VD· VIDEO . Contr olling TVs with the remo[...]

14 US Basic hookups Step 3 : Basic hookup s This section explains th e basic h ookups for connecti ng to the TV and the connection to re cord from a connec ted equipme nt. Be sure to con nect the power cord only after all conne ctions are com ple te . Bef ore y ou get star ted This D VD-VC R does no t hav e a TV tune r . T o record TV program s, c [...]

Getting Started 15 US Basic hookups Conn ect the T V and DVD-VCR usi ng the suppli ed audi o/vi deo cord. See “ A dvanced Hookups for the D V D Player” (page 21, 2 2) for hookup me thods that wi ll optimize t he picture an d sound for a tru e “hometheat er” experience s. If you want to record cable TV program s, complete these connect ions [...]

16 US Basic hookups With this hook up, you can reco rd a ny ch annel on t he cabl e bo x or satel lite re ceiv er. B e sur e that th e cable box or satelli te receiver is turned on. To watch cable or sate llite channel, you need to match the DVD-VCR’s input source (L1) to the i nput jack connected to the cable box o r satell ite receiver (LINE IN[...]

Getting Started 17 US Basic hookups After yo u have com pleted hookup… After yo u hav e comple ted ho okup, plug the D VD-VCR into an A C outlet. If yo u connect addition al equi pment to this DVD-VCR (page 21, 22), be sure to co nnect the po we r cord on ly after all conn ections are complete . DVD-VCR AC pow er cord to AC outle t[...]

18 US Selecti n g a language Step 4 : Selecting a langua g e Y ou can c hange th e on-scr een disp lay langua ge. Bef ore y ou star t… • T u rn on th e D VD- VCR and you r TV . • Set the TV to video input so that the signal from the play er appears on the TV screen . •S e t T V / D VD·VI DEO switch to D VD·VIDEO on the remote. • If the [...]

Getting Started 19 US Setting the cloc k Step 5 : Setting the cloc k Y o u must se t the clock on th e D VD-VCR to use the timer feat ures properl y . Bef ore you st ar t… • T u rn on th e D VD-VCR an d your TV . • Set the TV to vid eo input so that the si gnal from the play er appears on the T V screen. •S e t T V / D VD·VIDEO switch to D[...]

20 US Sett ing t he clock Note • The clock d isplay a ppear s in the d isplay wi ndow when VIDEO mode i s select ed with n o tap e inse rted or wh en the D VD-VCR is t urned of f. 4 Press ENTER t o confirm th e setting. 5 Press SET UP to exit the menu .[...]

Adv anced Hookups f or the D VD Player 21 US Component V ideo hookup Adv anced Hooku ps for the D VD Playe r Com ponen t Vide o hook up Connec t a componen t video cord (not sup plied) or three video c ords (not suppl ied) of the sam e kind and l ength if you r TV has com ponent v ideo input j acks. Y ou will enjoy accu rate color reprod uctio n an[...]

22 US A/ V Receiver hookup A/V Receiver hookup Select o ne of the follo wing patterns A or B , accordiing to th e input jack on you r A V amplif ier (recei ver). This will e nable you to listen to DVD a u dio tracks th rough your A V a mplif ier (receiver). F or correct speaker location , see the operating instructio ns supplied with the connect ed[...]

Adv anced Hookups f or the D VD Player 23 US A/V Receiver hookup A Connecting to audio L/R jac ks This connect ion uses a stereo amplifier’ s (receiver’ s) two front sp eakers for sound. Y ou can enjoy the surround fun ction th at creates virtu al speakers from two stereo speakers. Sel ect from “Surroun d1”, “Su rro und2” or “Sur roun[...]

24 US Pla ying discs Basi c Oper ati ons Pla ying d iscs Depend ing on the d isc, some operations m ay be different o r restricted. Refer to t he operating instructions sup plied with yo ur disc . Bef ore y ou star t ... • T u rn on th e DVD-VCR and your TV . • Set the TV to video input so that the signal from the play er appears on the TV scre[...]

Basic Operations 25 US Playing discs Tip • T o make a vi deo timer re servation duri ng D V D playba ck, we recomm end per forming t he oper ations unde r “Q uick Timer Recording” (pa ge 81). Notes • Y ou can change the scre en type u sing the “S CREEN SETUP” menu (se e “Screen Setu p” on page 46). • St op VIDEO play back wh ile p[...]

26 US Pla ying discs * 1 Playback quick l y or slow ly with sound (See “T o playback quickly or slo wly with sound (D VD only)” on page 27.) * 2 For D VD V IDEOs and DVD-R Ws/DVD-Rs or DVD+ RWs/D VD+Rs only Notes • No sou nd is output except for: – d uring no rmal play – d uring play back quic kly or slowly with soun d • Y ou c annot p [...]

Basic Operations 27 US Playing discs T o playback q uickly or sl owly wit h so und ( DVD only) Y o u can listen to dialo g or sound while play ing the current scene quick ly or s lo wly . T o playba ck quic kly , press M during play back. T o p layback slowly , press X P A US E, then pre ss y d uring pl ayback. Press H PLA Y t o return to nor mal p[...]

28 US G uide to the on-screen display Guide to the on-screen di spla y Press DISPLA Y during playback. The following inform ation appe a rs; type of disc, c u rrent titl e / track, cha pter, counter positio n, voice la nguage, subtitle language and Cu stom A V Mode setting. Re fer to “ D VD Audio/Subtitl e Language” o n page 100 for t he abbre [...]

Basic Operations 29 US Guide to the on-screen displa y T o playback t he d esir ed titl e/tr ack or chap ter Y ou can playback the desired t itle/track or chapter us ing this m enu . The title/tra ck or chapter icon will a ppear on the D VD playback scre e n follo wed by the curre nt title/track or c hapter number a nd the c ounter po s ition. T o [...]

30 US G uide to the on-screen display Notes • The display ma y not ch ange as operat ed dep ending on th e disc. • The display wind ow continue indic ating the playi ng time even when the coun ter positi on informa tion on the on- screen display is being changed. • The remaini ng tim e of the curren t track and the disc m ay n ot be i ndicate[...]

Basic Operations 31 US Playi ng a tape Playing a tape Bef ore you st ar t ... • T u rn on th e D VD-VCR an d your TV . • Set the TV to vid eo input so that the si gnal from the play er appears on the T V screen. •S e t T V / D VD·VIDEO switch to D VD·VIDEO on the remo te. 1 Press SELECT VIDEO t o control t he VCR player . 2 Insert a tape. T[...]

32 US Pla ying a tape * For 10 second s in SP or LP mode/for 15 seco nds in EP mode T o resume normal pla yback Press H PLA Y. T o turn off the p ower while rewind ing (Rewind Shut O ff) Press ? / 1 while the tape is rewind ing. The po wer will turn of f but the tape will k ee p rewi nding until it re a ches the e nd. Addition al operations T o P r[...]

Basic Operations 33 US Playi ng a tape T o use the ti me counter Press CLEAR at th e point on th e tape that you w ant to f ind later . The counte r in the display windo w resets to “00:00. ” T o searc h for the coun ter 00:00 point automati c ally , see “Sear c hing us ing va rious functio ns” on page 82. T o disp lay the coun ter on the T[...]

34 US Pla ying a tape Although th e VCR automatically adjusts the tracking when playing a tape, distortio n may occur if th e recording is i n poor condition . In this case, m anually adjust the tracking. Press TRA CKING +/– to displ ay the tracking meter . The disto rtion sh ould d isapp ear as you pre ss one of the two t rackin g bu ttons. T o [...]

Basic Operations 35 US Recording from a connected equipment Recor ding fr om a connected equipment Y ou can record from a conne cted cabl e box or satellite receive r. T o connect cable box or satellite rece iver , see “Connecti ng a cable box or sa tellite recei ve r” on page 16. Bef ore you st ar t ... • T ur n on the D VD-VCR, TV and you r[...]

36 US Recording from a connected equipm ent T o stop recor ding Press x STOP . T o chec k the remai ning tape length Press DISPLA Y to display the time counter . W ith the display on, press DISPLA Y again to check th e remain ing time. The white bar indicates the current location in relation to the entire tape length. The re maining time a lso appe[...]

Basic Operations 37 US Recording from a connected equipment T o watch a D VD while recor ding T o save a r eco rding T o prevent accidental erasure, brea k of f the safe ty tab as illustrated. T o record o n the tape ag ain, c ov e r the tab hole with a d hesi ve tape. Tips • The display ap pears on the T V screen indicatin g informa tion about t[...]

38 US Recording from a connected equipm ent using the timer Recor ding fr om a connected equipmen t usin g the timer Y ou can set the DVD-VCR to auto m atically record progra ms from a connect ed cable box or satel lite receiv er . T o connect a cable bo x or satel lite receiv er , see “Connectin g a cable box or satel lite receiver” (page 16).[...]

Basic Operations 39 US Recording from a connected equipment using the timer T o stop recor ding T o stop the D VD-VCR wh ile recording, pr ess SELE CT VIDEO and the n press x ST OP. Daily /weekly recor ding In ste p 3, pres s v to se lect the recording pattern . Each t ime y ou press v , the indicat ion cha nges as shown below . P ress V to cha nge[...]

40 US Recording from a connected equipm ent using the timer T o use the A uto T ape Speed function When you are reco rding a program in the Auto mode an d the remaining ta pe becom es shorter than the record ing time, the tape speed is automatic a lly change d to EP mode. Note that so me noise will appe ar on the pictur e when the t ape speed is ch[...]

Basic Operations 41 US Checking/changing/canceling timer settings Chec king/c hanging/can celing timer settings Bef ore you st ar t… • Check th a t the D VD-VCR clock is set to the correct time. • T u rn on th e D VD-VCR an d your TV . • Set the TV to vid eo input so that the si gnal from the play er appears on the T V screen. •S e t T V [...]

42 US Chec king/changing/canceling timer settings When the tim e r settings o verlap The pr ogram tha t star ts f irst has pr iority a nd the seco nd program starts re cording on ly after the f irst program has finish e d. If the programs start at the same time, the progra m list ed first in th e menu ha s priori ty . Tips • If the indicat or app[...]

Basic Operations 43 US Locking the D VD-VCR (Child Lock) Loc king the D VD-VCR (Child Lock) After you ha ve set t he timer , you can lo c k all of the butto ns on the DVD-VCR so that the settin gs are not canc eled by mistake. T o lock the DVD-VCR When the D VD-VCR is turned on, hold down ? / 1 PO WER on the u n it until “LOC” appears in the di[...]

44 US A udio Setup D VD Settings and Adjustments A udi o Setup “ Audio Setu p” allows you to set the sound accordi ng to the p layback and connect ion condition s. Bef ore y ou star t… •S e t T V / D VD·VI DEO switch to D VD·VIDEO on the remote. 1 Press SET UP when the D VD pla yer is in stop mode , then pre ss V/v to se lec t (D VD), the[...]

D VD Settings and Adjus tments 45 US Audi o Setup Menu choic es • Dolby Digital Selects the type of Dolby Digital signal. The def ault setting is i n dicated in bold print. •D T S Selects whe ther or not to output DTS signals. The def ault setting is i n dicated in bold print. • Audio DRC (Dynamic Range Control) Makes the soun d clear when th[...]

46 US Screen Setup Screen Setup “Screen S etup” al lows you to set the screen accordi ng to the p layback and connect ion condition s. Bef ore y ou star t… •S e t T V / D VD·VI DEO switch to D VD·VIDEO on the remote. 1 Press SET UP when the D VD pla yer is in stop mode , then pre ss V/v to se lec t (D VD), then press ENTER. 2 Press V/v to[...]

D VD Settings and Adjus tments 47 US Scre en Setup Menu choic es • TV T ype Selects the aspect ratio of the connect ed TV (4:3 standard or wide). The def ault setting is i n dicated in bold print. • Y/P b/Pr Blac k Level Selects the black le vel (setup l eve l) for the vi deo signals ou tput from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks. The def ault sett[...]

48 US Screen Setup If your TV accept s progressive (480p) format signals, yo u will enjoy accu rate color reproduc tion and high quality image . T o set the “Progress ive” setting 1 Follow step 1 and 2 on page 46, t hen press V/v to select “Progressive. ” 2 Press B/b t o select “On, ” then press ENTER. 3 Follo w the instructio ns appear[...]

D VD Settings and Adjus tments 49 US Scre en Setup T o cance l t he “Progr es sive ” set tin g Select “ Of f ” in st ep 2. Y o u can also c ancel by pressing S ELECT D VD and then press X on the unit conti nuousl y for 5 secon ds or mor e when the DVD-VCR is in stop mode. Note • If yo u select prog ressive signal when you co nnect the DVD[...]

50 US Sett ing t he display or sound track language Setting the displa y or sound trac k lang uage You ca n set var ious languag es for th e disc’ s menu, soun d track o r subti tle. Bef ore y ou star t… •S e t T V / D VD·VI DEO switch to D VD·VIDEO on the remote. 1 Press SET UP when the DVD player is in stop mode, then press V/v to select [...]

D VD Settings and Adjus tments 51 US Setting the display or sound track language Tip • If you sele ct “O thers” in ste p 4, an additio nal la nguage m enu appears. Press V/v/B /b t o select t he desired languag e, then press ENTE R. Notes • Whe n you selec t a language that is not reco rded on the DVD VIDEO in step 4, one of the recor ded l[...]

52 US P arental Control (limiting play back by children) P arental Contr ol (limit ing p layback b y childr en) Playback of some DVD VIDEOs can be limited a c cording to a predeter m ined level such as the age o f the users. The “Parental Control” fu nction allo ws you to set a playbac k limitation le vel. Bef ore y ou star t… •S e t T V / [...]

D VD Settings and Adjus tments 53 US P arental Control (limiting play back b y children) 3 Press b to set the pare ntal con trol. • If you ha ve not enter ed a passwo rd The disp lay fo r registe ring a new pa ssword appears . Enter a 4-di git pass word usi ng the numb er but to ns . The disp lay fo r confirm ing the passwor d appears . Re-e nter[...]

54 US P arental Control (limiting play back by children) T o change th e passw ord T o turn off the P arental Control function Set “Use Password” to “No” i n step 3 on p age 53. T o pla y a disc f or which P arental Contr ol is set If yo u forget y our pass wor d Notes • Whe n you play DVD VIDEOs w hich do not hav e the Paren tal Control [...]

D VD Additional Op erations 55 US Using the D VD’ s menu D VD Additio nal Operations Using the D VD’ s menu Note • Depe nding on the DVD VIDEO, you may not be able to use t he TOP MENU butto n or search a poi nt by se ttin g th e time. A D VD is divi ded into lon g sections of a picture o r a music feature call ed “titles. ” When you play[...]

56 US Z oom ing into a scene Zooming into a scene Notes • Y ou can not use 4 × magnificatio n when you pla y VIDEO CDs. • The zoom funct ion may not work dependi ng on the DVD. Y ou can zoom into a scen e during pla yback or still m ode. T o zoom i nto a JPEG i mage, see “P laying JPEG image file s” on page 75. Bef ore y ou star t… •S [...]

D VD Additional Op erations 57 US Changing the angles Changi ng the a ngles If various angles (multi-angles) fo r a scen e are recorded on the DVD VIDEO, “ ” appears on the screen for few seconds. This means that y ou c an ch ange t he v iewing angle. Bef ore you st ar t… •S e t T V / D VD·VIDEO switch to D VD·VIDEO on the remo te. 1 Pres[...]

58 US Changing the angles Tip • T o conf irm whet her the an gles of the curren t scene ca n be cha nged, pre ss DISPLA Y twice when playing D VDs. Note • De pending on t he DVD VID EO, y ou m ay n ot be able to ch ange the angle s even if mu lti- angles a re reco rded on t he DVD VIDEO .[...]

D VD Additional Op erations 59 US Displayi ng th e subtitle Displa ying the subtitl e If subtitles are recorded o n the disc, you ca n change th e subtitles o r turn them on and off whenever you want while playing a D VD . 1 Press SELECT D VD to control the D VD player . 2 Press SUBTITLE duri ng playback . 3 Press B/b repeat edly to s elect the l a[...]

60 US Di splaying the subtitle T o turn off the s ubtitles Select “Off” in step 4. Note • Depe nding on the DVD, you m ay not be able to chan ge the subtit les even if mult ilingual subtitle s are recorded on it. Y ou also may no t be able t o turn them off . 4 Press V/v repe atedly to se lect “On. ”[...]

D VD Additional Op erations 61 US V ar ious play mode functions (Program play , Shuffle play , Repeat play) V arious pla y mode fun ctions (Pr o gram play , Shuffle play , Repeat pla y) Y ou can pl ay the content s of a dis c in the orde r yo u want by ar rangin g th e order of th e track s on the di sc to crea te you r own progra m. Y ou can prog [...]

62 US V arious pla y m ode functions (Program pla y , Shuffle play , Repeat pla y) T o stop pr ogram pla y Press CLEAR un til “Off” ap pears at the uppe r left top of t he TV screen during prog ramme pl ay . T o change o r cancel a pr ogram T o cancel a ll the pr ogrammed num bers Notes • Up to 99 tr acks can be displaye d. • Y ou can not r[...]

D VD Additional Op erations 63 US V ar ious play mode functions (Program play , Shuffle play , Repeat play) Y ou can s huffle the playb ack order of t racks. Su bsequent “sh uffling” may pr oduce a di fferent play ing order . T o shu ffle MP3 audi o track s, se e pag e 72. T o return to normal pla y Press CLEAR un til “Off” appears at t he [...]

64 US V arious pla y m ode functions (Program pla y , Shuffle play , Repeat pla y) Y ou can play all of the ti tles or trac ks on a disc or a sin gle title, cha pter, or track repeatedl y . T o return to normal pl ay Select “Off” in step 3 or pre ss CLEAR dur ing repeat play . Tip • When you press x STO P during repeat play , rep eat play is [...]

D VD Additional Op erations 65 US Changing the sound Changi ng the s ound When playin g a D VD recorded in multipl e audio formats (PCM, Dolby Digital, or DTS), you ca n chang e the audio form at. If the D VD is recorded with mu ltilingual tracks, you can also sel ect the lan guage. W ith CDs o r VIDEO CDs, you can select the sound from th e right [...]

66 US Changing the sound Notes • T o enjoy Dolby Dig ital or DTS effect from a Lin earPCM forma t disc, you have to make the connec tion using DIG IT AL A UDI O OUT (C OAXIAL) (page 22 ). • Whe n you play a DVD with DTS sound tr acks, set “DTS” to “On” in “A U DIO SETU P” menu (page 4 4). • If you set DTS audio out put, you cann o[...]

D VD Additional Op erations 67 US Vir tual surround setting Virtual surr ound sett ing When yo u conn ect a ste reo TV o r 2 front speakers, SURROUND lets you enjoy surr o und sound e ffects by using sound imaging t o creat e virt ual rea r speake rs fr om the sound of th e front speak ers wi thou t using a ctual r ear spea kers . 1 Press SURROUND [...]

68 US Virtual surround setting T o cancel t he setting Select “Off” in step 2. Notes • Whe n the play ing signal does not cont ain a signa l for the rear spea kers, the surround effects will be dif ficul t to hear . • Whe n you activate the surroun d effect, turn off the surro und settin g of the conne cted TV or amplifier (re ceiver). • [...]

D VD Additional Op erations 69 US Pla y ing an MP 3 audio track Pla ying an MP3 audi o track You can play ba c k DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/ CD-Rs/CD-RWs) or DATA DVDs (DVD- ROMs/DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD-RWs/ DVD-Rs) re corded in MP3 (MPEG1 Audio Lay er III ) forma t. Bef ore you st ar t… •S e t T V / D VD·VIDEO switch to D VD·VIDEO on the remo te. 1 Press [...]

70 US Pla ying an MP3 audio tr ack T o stop pla y Press x STOP . T o repeat pla y Press REPEA T re peate dly d uring playb ack t o c hange the repea t mode . • FILE: repeats the current track (f ile). • DIR: repeats the current album (directory). • DISC: repeats the c urrent disc. For details, see “P laying repeat edly (Repeat play)” (pag[...]

D VD Additional Op erations 71 US Pla y ing an MP 3 audio track T o turn off the di splay Press x STOP twic e , then pre ss O RETURN repeatedly . Notes • On ly the lette rs in the al phabet and num bers can be used for album or tr ack nam es. Anything else is displaye d as an asterisk. • Up to 12 alphan umeric cha racter s can be displaye d for[...]

72 US Pla ying an MP3 audio tr ack T o stop pr ogram pla y Press x STOP dur ing pr ogram p lay . T o return to normal pl ay Press CLE AR during progr am play . Notes • Up t o 20 tracks ca n be prog ramme d at one time . • Y ou can not rep eat play while in p rogram pl ay . T o return to normal pl ay Press CLEAR durin g shuf fle play . Tip • S[...]

D VD Additional Op erations 73 US Pla y ing an MP 3 audio track Notes • If y ou put the extension “. MP3” to dat a not in MP3 form at, the pl ayer ca nnot reco gnize th e data prope rly and will generate a l oud noise whic h could da mage you r speaker system. • The player ca nnot play audio trac ks in MP3PRO format. • The pl ayer may not[...]

74 US Pla ying an MP3 audio tr ack Tips • If you ad d numbe rs (01, 02, 03, et c.) to the fron t of the trac k file names, the trac ks will be play ed i n th at o rder . • A disc w ith many trees takes long er to star t playback. Some discs wi th many trees canno t be play ed b ack. Notes • Depend ing on the software you use t o create the DA[...]

D VD Additional Op erations 75 US Playing JP EG image files Playing JP EG imag e fil es You can play JPEG i mage files on DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs) o r DATA DVDs (DVD-ROMs/DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD- RWs/DVD-Rs). Bef ore you st ar t… •S e t T V / D VD·VIDEO switch to D VD·VIDEO on the remo te. 1 Press SELECT D VD to control the D VD player . 2 [...]

76 US Pla ying JPEG image files T o rotat e the selected i mage 3 Press V/v t o select “JPEG ”, then press ENTE R. The “Album” displa y will appea rs. If yo u do not pre ss ENTER a fter se lecting a media type, the select ed media wi ll be automa tically playe d. 4 Press ./> to select the ne xt/previo us album pag e , then pre s s V/v/ B[...]

D VD Additional Op erations 77 US Playing JP EG image files T o zoom in an image Note • Y ou c annot use ZOO M on the rem ote in JPE G ima ge files on D A T A CD /D A T A DVD. T o enjo y the Slide sho w T o turn on/off the menu in the single image displa y Press CLEAR to turn off the me nu. Press B or b to turn on the menu. T o return to the “A[...]

78 US Pla ying JPEG image files Y ou can play back D A T A CDs (CD-R OMs/CD-Rs/CD-R Ws) or D A T A D VDs (D VD-ROMs/ D VD+R Ws/DVD+Rs/D VD-R Ws/D VD-Rs) rec orded in JPEG format. Howe ver , the discs must be reco rded according to ISO9660 Le vel 1/Le vel 2 or Joliet format fo r the player to recognize the tracks (or fi les). Y ou can also play D A [...]

D VD Additional Op erations 79 US Pla y ing VIDEO CDs with “PBC ON/OFF” Functions Pla y ing VIDEO CDs with “PBC ON/OFF” Functi ons The PB C (P layback cont rol) functi on allo ws you to s earch and perf orm ot her oper ations interacti v ely. PBC pla yback follows a selection menu displa yed on yo ur TV sc reen . Bef ore you st ar t… •S[...]

80 US P laying VIDE O C Ds with “PBC ON/OFF” Function s T o return to the menu Press O RETURN. T o play u sin g “P BC OF F” Press MENU to select “PBC OFF . ” When “PB C OFF” is se lected, th e DVD player sta rts contin uous play . Y ou cannot pla y still pictur es s uch as a m enu. T o return to “PBC ON, ” press MENU to sel e ct[...]

VCR Additional Operation s 81 US Quick T imer Recording VCR Ad ditional Operatio ns Quick Timer Recording T o extend th e duration Press z REC repeatedly to set a new durati on time. T o cancel the du ration Press z REC repeatedly until the indicator disappe ars and the VCR returns to normal rec ording mode. T o st op while reco rding Press x STOP.[...]

82 US Searching using various functions Sear ching us ing v arious functi ons The VCR automatically mark s the tape with an index signa l at the point where each recor ding begi ns. Y ou can easily find a specific poin t using various search fu nctions. 1 Press SELECT VIDEO to control the VCR. 2 Insert an ind exed tap e into the VCR. 3 Pre ss SEA R[...]

VCR Additional Operation s 83 US Searching using various functions T o stop sea rching Press x STOP. Note • Once in record ing mode, if the VCR is put in pause and then rele ased to start the recordi ng, no inde x mark will be inserted. An index ma rk will be in serted if th e channel is changed while V CR is put in pa use. 4 • Scan an d Play ([...]

84 US Edit ing with another VCR Editin g with anoth er VCR Notes • Make sure you conn ect the plugs t o jacks of the same color . • If the other VCR is a monaura l type and connec ted to th is VCR’s LINE-2 IN jack s, conne ct the audi o plug to the AUDIO L (white) jack . The sound i s recorded on both righ t and left channe ls. If you conn ec[...]

VCR Additional Operation s 85 US Editing with another VCR T o stop editin g Press the x (stop) butto ns on both VCRs. Tip • T o cut out unwanted sce nes whil e editin g, press X on thi s VCR whe n an u nwanted s cene begins. Wh en it ends, pre ss X again to resume re cording. Operation (when recor ding on this VCR) Bef ore you st ar t editing •[...]

86 US Changing men u options Additional Inf ormation Changing menu options Y ou can set the a uto po wer of f func tion or change t he tape le ngth, aut o play and auto repeat settin gs. Normally the de fault settings are used. Chang e these settings if necessary . Bef ore y ou star t… •S e t T V / D VD·VI DEO switch to D VD·VIDEO on the remo[...]

Additiona l Information 87 US Changing menu options Menu choic es The def ault settings a re indic ated in bold print. OPTION SETUP For deta ils about me nu opti on “Lang uage” and “Clo ck Set /Adjus t” , see “Se lecti ng a langua ge” on pag e 18 or “Settin g the cloc k” on page 19. VIDEO FUNCTION SETUP 3 Press V/v to sel ect the it[...]

88 US T roubleshooting T r oublesh ooting If you have any questi ons or pr oblems not covered bel ow , plea se consul t your n earest S ony dealer . (see “For customers in USA” on th e front cover) General T r oubleshooting Symptom Remedy Pow e r The ? / 1 switc h does not func tion. • Connect th e AC po wer co rd securel y . The po wer is tu[...]

Additiona l Information 89 US T r oubleshooting D VD T roubles hooting Symptom Remedy Pictu re There is no pictur e/pict ure noi se appea rs. • Re- connect the co nnect ing co rd secure ly . • The co nnec ting cords ar e damag ed. • Check the c onnecti on to your TV (page 14) and switch the input selector on your TV so th at the si gnal fr om[...]

90 US T roubleshooting Operation The disc doe s not play . • The disc is turne d over . • Inser t the di sc with the pl ayback side facing down on the disc t ray . • The di sc is ske we d. • The player ca nnot play certain discs (pa ge 7). • The region co de on the DVD does not matc h the play er . • M oisture ha s condensed i nside the[...]

Additiona l Information 91 US T r oubleshooting VCR T roub leshooting Operation The sub title lang uage can not be cha nged or tu rned of f. • T ry using the D VD’ s menu instea d of the direct selectio n button on the remo te (page 55 ). • Multi lingual sub titles are not recorde d on t he DVD being play ed. • The DVD prohibi ts the chan g[...]

92 US T roubleshooting Recording The pict ure from a connec ted ca ble box or satellite receiver does not appear on t he TV s creen. • M ake sure th e TV or mo nitor is se t to v ideo inpu t. • Se lect the c orrect line input (L 1 or L2) whi ch the ca ble box or satellite recei ver is connect ed with the INPUT SELECT b utton. The ta pe st arts [...]

Additiona l Information 93 US Glossary Glossary Chapter (pa ge 28) Section s of a picture or a music feature t hat are smaller than titles. A title is composed of se veral c h apte rs. Depe nding on th e disc, no chapters may b e recorded . Dolb y Digital (pages 22 and 45) Digital audio co mpressi on techn ology developed by Dolby Labo rator ies . [...]

94 US Glossar y DV D - RW ( p a g e 7 ) A D VD-R W is a recorda ble and rewritable disc that is the same size as a DVD V IDEO. The DVD-R W ha s two different modes: VR mode and Vi d eo mode . D VD- R Ws creat ed in V ideo mode have the same form at as a DVD VIDEO, whil e discs creat ed in VR (V ideo Recordi ng) mode allow the content s to be prog r[...]

Additiona l Information 95 US Specifications Specification s System Laser Semiconductor laser Format VHS NTSC standard V ideo recordin g system Rotary head helical s canning FM system V ideo heads Double azimuth f our heads V ideo sign al NTSC color, E IA standards T ape speed SP: 33. 35 mm/s ( 1 inches/s) EP: 11.12 mm/s ( in ch es/ s) LP: 16.67 mm[...]

96 US I ndex to par ts an d controls Inde x to parts and contr ols Refer to the pages indicated in parentheses ( ) fo r details. Front panel A ? / 1 PO W ER (on/ standby) switch (27) (32) B Disc tray (24) C A (ope n/close ) button (24 ) (26) D T ape com partment (31 ) E A (eject) button (32) F z REC (record) butto n (36) G m (rewind )/ M (fast-forw[...]

Additiona l Information 97 US Index t o par ts and controls Displa y window A D VD ind icator ( 25) B Playing ti me/clock/current sta tus indica tor (25 ) (31) C Record indicator (3 6) D VIDEO indicator (31) E T ape indicator (31) F T im er indicator (39) G Disc i ndicato r (2 5) Rear panel D V D pl ayer an d VCR A A C power cord (14) (17) B LINE I[...]

98 US I ndex to par ts an d controls Remote commander for D VD A Z (open/ close) button (24) (26) B TV / D VD·VIDEO switch (12 ) C SELECT D VD bu tton (12) D Number buttons* (29 ) (52) E CLEAR bu tton (62) F ANGLE button (57) G SET UP butto n (18) H SUBTITLE b utton (59) I A UDIO b utton * (65) J SKIP button (2 5) K REP LA Y button (2 5) L X PA U [...]

Additiona l Information 99 US Index t o par ts and controls Remote commander for VIDEO A Z (eject) button (32) B TV / D VD ·VIDEO switch (12) C SELECT VIDEO but ton (12) D Number buttons* (13) E CLEA R button (3 3) (39) F SET UP button (18) G TIMER b utton (38) H A UDIO button* (35) I SKIP butt o n (32) J REPLA Y button ( 32) K SP ( Stand ard P la[...]

100 US D VD Audio/Subtitle Language D VD A udio/Su btitle Lan guage Abbre viation Langua g e ARA Arabic BUL Bulgarian CHI Chin ese CRO Croatian CZE Cze ch DA N D a n i s h DEU German ENG Eng lish ESP Spanish FIN Finis h FRA French GRE Greek HUN Hungarian IDN Indon esian IND Hindi ISL Icelandic IT A Ita lian IWR Hebrew JPN Japan ese K OR Kor ean MAL[...]

101 US Index Inde x Numerics 16: 9 47 4:3 Lette r Box 47 4:3 Pan Scan 47 A Adju stin g pict ure 34 tracki ng 34 Angle 57 C Clea ning the vi deo heads 3 Clo ck se tting 19 Conn ecting cable b ox 16 satel lite recei ver 16 TV 15 Counte r 33 Custom A V Mode 30 D DA T A C D 7 , 69 , 75 DA T A DVD 7 , 69 , 75 DOLBY DIGIT AL 65 DTS 65 Dubbing. see Ed iti[...]

2 ES Índice Índice Este manual mu estra la con figuración básica para utiliza r la V ideograbado ra-D VD. Para ver detalles, cons ulte el manu al de ins trucciones en inglés. Procedi mientos inicial es 3 Cone x iones básicas 7 Selección del idioma 8 Ajuste del reloj Operaciones básicas 9 Reprod ucción de discos 11 Reprod ucción de ci ntas[...]

Pr ocedimientos 3 ES Conexi ones básicas Proc edimientos iniciales Cone xiones bás icas Esta secció n explica las conexiones básicas pa ra conectar al tel evisor y la conexión para grabar de un equi po conec tado. Asegúrese de enchufar el cabl e de ali mentación únicament e después de ha ber comple tado to das las co nex iones. Antes de co[...]

4 ES Conexiones básicas Conecte el televisor y la V ideograbadora-D VD utilizando el c able de audio/víd eo sumini strado. Si qu iere gr abar p rogra mas de ca ble, en prime r lugar co mple te estas conexio nes, y des pués vaya a las pági nas sigui entes pa ra ver las con exiones de TV por cabl e. Nota • Cuan do el televisor cone ctado solam [...]

Pr ocedimientos 5 ES Conexi ones básicas Con est a cone xión, pu ede grab ar cua lquier canal de l deco dific ador d e cable o r eceptor satel ital. Aseg úrese de que el decodif icado r de cabl e o recep tor s atelita l está en cend ido. Par a ver ca nales po r cab le o sat élite, debe hace r coin cidi r la fu ente de en trada d e la Video gra[...]

6 ES Conexiones básicas Después de haber completado la conexión… Despué s de habe r comple tado la conexión , enchu fe la V id eograba dora -DVD en una toma de CA. Cable d e alime ntaci ón de c a a la toma d e ca Vide ogra bad ora- D V D[...]

Pr ocedimientos 7 ES Selección del idioma Selec ción del idi oma Es posibl e cambiar el idioma de l as indicaci ones en pan talla. Antes de com enzar… • Enc iend a la V ide ogra badora-DVD y s u t elevisor . • Ajuste el televisor a entrada d e vídeo para que aparez ca en la pantal la de televisor la señal proc edente de l rep roduct or . [...]

8 ES Ajuste del reloj Ajuste del r eloj Antes de com enzar… • Enci e nda la V ideog rabadora -D VD y su tele visor . • Ajus te el televisor a entrada d e vídeo para que aparezca en la pantall a de televisor la señal proc edente de l rep roduct or . • Si el rep roduct or de DVD está en el modo de r eprodu cción, no po drá vi sualiza r e[...]

Operaci ones básicas 9 ES Reproducción de discos Operacione s básicas Repr oducción de discos Depend iendo del d isco, al gunas operacion es podrán vari ar o estar r estring idas. Consu lte el manual de instruc ciones su mi nistrado con su disco . Antes de com enzar ... • Enc iend a la V ide ogra badora-DVD y s u t elevisor . • Ajuste el t[...]

10 ES Reproducción de discos * 1 Para DVD VIDEO y DVD-R W/DVD-R o DVD+R W/ D VD+ R sola ment e Notas • No saldr á sonido excepto : – d urante la reprodu cción nor mal – d urante la rep roducc ión rápid a o lenta c on sonido • De pendien do del mé todo empl eado para la gra bación es po sible que no pueda re aliza rse la operac ión d[...]

Operaci ones básicas 11 ES Reproducción de cintas Repr oducción de cinta s Antes de com enzar ... • Enc iend a la V ide ogra badora-DVD y s u t elevisor . • Ajuste el televisor a entrada d e vídeo para que aparez ca en la pantal la de televisor la señal proc edente de l rep roduct or . • Utilice el m ando a distan cia para re alizar las [...]

12 ES Reproducción de cintas * 10 s (segundo) e n el modo SP o en el modo LP/15 s (segundo ) en el modo EP P a ra rean udar la repr oducción no r mal Pulse H PLA Y. P a ra descon ectar la alimentación durante el rebobina do (Parad a del rebobinado) Pulse ? / 1 mientras la cinta se est á rebobin ando. La al imentac ión se desac tiv ará p ero l[...]

Operaci ones básicas 13 ES Grabación de un equipo conectado Grabació n de un equipo conecta do Puede gra bar de un decodi ficador de cable o receptor sateli tal conect ado. Para conecta r decodificador de cable o receptor satelital, consulte “Conexió n a su televi s or” en la página 4. Antes de com enzar ... • Enc iend a la V ide ogra ba[...]

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