Sony SLV-D930 manual

2-109-225- 13 (2) GB D VD Pla yer/ Video Cassette Recor der Oper ating Instructions SL V - D930 GI © 2004 Sony Cor poration PA L[...]

2 W ARNING WARNIN G T o prevent f ire or shock haza rd, do not exp ose the unit to rain or moisture . T o av oid elec trical shock , do no t open the ca binet. Refe r servi c ing to qual if ie d pers onnel only . Mains lead must onl y be chang ed at a q ual ifie d ser vice shop . This applia nc e is cla ssified as a CLASS 1 LASE R produ ct . The CL[...]

3 Caution Caution For use of the VCR Television progr ammes, films, video tape s an d other materi als ma y be c opyright ed. Unau thorize d recor din g of such mat erial m ay be co ntrar y to t he provi sions of the copyright laws. Also, use of this r ecorder wit h cable televi sion transmission ma y require auth orizati on from th e ca ble tele v[...]

4 T able of contents T ab le of contents 2 WA R N I N G 2 We l c o m e ! 3 Caution 6 About this manual 6 This pla yer ca n pla y the f ollowing dis c s 7 Notes ab out discs Getting Started 8 Step 1 : Unpacking 9 Step 2 : Setting up the re mote commander 11 Step 3 : Connecting the D V D- VCR 14 Step 4 : Setting up the D VD-VCR with the A uto Set Up [...]

5 T abl e of co ntents D VD Additi onal Operati ons 66 Using the DVD’ s menu 68 Zooming into a scene 69 Cha nging the angl es 70 Displaying the subtitle 71 V arious pl ay mo de functi ons (Programme play , Shuffle play , Repeat play) 76 Chan gin g t he so und 77 V irtu al surround setting 79 Playing an MP3 audio track 84 Playing JPEG image files [...]

6 About this manua l About th is manual • T his manua l mainly e xplains operatio ns using the r emote, b ut the sa me operations can also be pe rformed using th e butt ons on th e D VD -VCR having the s ame or similar names . • “D V D ” m a y be use d as a gene ral ter m for D VD VIDEOs, DVD-R Ws/D VD-Rs, and DV D +RW s / DV D + R s . • [...]

7 Notes about discs Example of discs that the player cannot play The pla yer ca nnot pla y t he foll owing disc s: • A ll CD-ROM s (inclu di ng P HOTO CD s )/C D - Rs/C D- R Ws ot her than th os e recorded in t he fol l o w in g form ats : – music CD forma t – v ideo C D fo rma t – MP 3 or JPE G fo rm at tha t conf or ms to ISO9 660* Level [...]

8 Unpacking Getting Started Step 1 : Unpac king Check that you have recei ved the foll owing items with the D VD-VCR: Note • The suppli ed remote commander is fo r the e x cl usive use of this D VD-VCR. • Remote com mander • Aerial cabl e • R6 (size AA) batte ries • Audio co rd (pinpl ug ×2 y pi np lug ×2) •V i d e o c o r d (pinpl ug[...]

Getting Started 9 Setting up the remot e commander Step 2 : Setting up the remote co mmander Notes • W i th normal use, the ba t te ries sh oul d last a bou t three to six mont hs. • If you do not use the re mote c omman der for a n extended peri od of time , remove the batte ries to avoid possible dam age from ba tter y le ak age. • Do not u[...]

10 Setting up the remot e commander Contr olling other TVs with the remote commander The re mote comma nder is prepr o gram med to cont r ol n on- Sony TV s. If your T V is listed in t he following table, set th e ap propriat e manufacturer’ s code numb er . Now you can use the ? / 1 , VOL +/–, PROG +/–, MUTING*, TV/ V IDEO , 0-9 and -/--* bu[...]

Getting Started 11 Connecting the DV D-VCR Step 3 : Conn ecting the D VD-VCR Note t hat “ Adv anced Ho okups ” (page 52) ex plains a dditional hookup me thods that will optimiz e the pic ture and sound fo r a true “homethe atre” ex perience. If your TV has a Scart (EURO-A V) connecto r, see page 12. If y our TV does not have a Scart (EUR O-[...]

12 Connecting the D VD-VCR If y our TV has a Scar t (EURO-A V) connector 1 Disconne ct the aerial cable from your TV and conn ect it to on the rear panel of the DVD-VCR. 2 Connect of the D VD-VCR and the aerial in put of yo ur TV using the supp lied a erial ca ble. 3 Connect LINE-1 (EUR O A V) on the D VD-VCR and the S cart (EUR O-A V) connecto r o[...]

Getting Started 13 Connecting the DV D-VCR Additional connecti ons T o a satelli te or digital tuner with Line Th rou gh Usin g the Li ne Th roug h funct ion, you can watch programmes from a satellite or digital tune r connec te d to this D VD- VCR on the TV e v en when the D VD-VCR is turned off. When you tur n on th e satellite or digital tune r [...]

14 Setting up the D VD-VCR with the A ut o Set Up function Step 4 : Setting up the D VD-VCR with the A uto Set Up function Before using the D VD-VCR for the first time, set up the DVD-VCR using the Auto Set Up func tio n. With thi s fu nctio n, yo u c an set TV channels, guide cha nnels for the VIDEO Plus+ system, and DVD-VCR clock automa tically .[...]

Getting Started 15 Setting up the D VD-VCR with the A ut o Set Up function T o cancel the A uto Set Up fun ction Press SET UP. T o change th e RF c hannel If the picture do es not app ear cl earl y on the TV , change the RF ch an nel on the DVD- VCR and TV . Select “In stall” in th e “OP TION” menu, th en p ress V/v to select “V ideo Outp[...]

16 Selecting a language Step 5 : Selecting a language Y ou can c hange the on-scr een disp lay langua ge. Bef ore y ou star t… • T u r n on th e DVD-VCR and you r TV . • T o control the D VD-VCR, set TV / D VD·VIDEO to DVD·VIDEO on th e remote (page 9). • Set yo ur TV to the vid e o ch a nn e l so that the signal from t he player appe ars[...]

Getting Started 17 Setting the clock Step 6 : Setting th e c lock Y ou mu s t set the tim e and date on the D VD- VCR to use the timer feat ure s properly . The Auto Clock Set functio n wo rks on ly if a station in y our area is broa dcasting a time signal. Bef ore you st ar t… • T u r n on the DVD-VCR and yo ur TV . • T o control the D VD-VC[...]

18 Setting the cloc k Tips • If you set “A uto Clo ck” to “On ,” the A uto Cloc k Set funct ion is act iv ated when e ver the DVD- VCR is turn ed of f. The t ime is ad juste d aut omati call y b y maki ng ref ere nce to th e time si gnal from the sta ti on. • T o cha n g e th e d i gits whi le se tt ing , press B to retu rn to th e item[...]

Getting Started 19 Presetting channels Step 7 : Presetting c hannels If so me channe ls coul d not be preset usi ng the Auto Set Up fu nction, you c an preset them manu ally . Bef ore you st ar t… • T u r n on the DVD-VCR and yo ur TV . • T o control the D VD-VCR, set TV / D VD·VIDEO to DVD·VIDEO on the remote (page 9). • Set your TV t o [...]

20 Presetting channels 4 Press V/v to sel ec t th e row w hic h yo u wan t to pre set, t hen pres s b . T o displ ay othe r pag es f or progr a mm e positions 6 to 80, press V/v repeated ly . 5 Press B/b repeatedly un til the ch an nel yo u want is disp laye d. 6 Press V/v to select “NAME,” then press b . 7 Enter t h e station name. 1 Press V/v[...]

Getting Started 21 Presetting channels If the picture i s not clear If the p ic ture i s not clear, you may use th e Manua l Fine T u nin g ( MFT) fu nct ion. After step 5 , press V/v to se le ct “MFT.” Press B/b to get a clea r pict ure. T hen press ENTER. Tip • The D VD-VCR must receiv e channel information f or station n ames to appea r au[...]

22 Presetting channels 2 Press V/v to select “In stall,” the n press ENTE R. The “INST ALL” me nu appears. 3 Press V/v to select “Manual Setu p,” then press ENTE R. 4 Press V/v to select t he row contai ning the progra mm e posi tion yo u want to change . T o displ ay othe r pag es f or progr a mm e positions 6 to 80, press V/v repeated[...]

Getting Started 23 Presetting channels Disablin g unwanted programme positions After pre settin g channel s, you can disable unused pro gramme positions. The disabled positions w ill be skip ped later wh e n you press the PROG +/– buttons. Bef ore you st ar t… • T u r n on the DVD-VCR and yo ur TV . • T o control the D VD-VCR, set TV / D VD[...]

24 Presetting channels Note • Be sure to select the p rogram me p osition you wan t to d isable correct ly . If you disable a program m e po sition by mistake, you ne e d to reset that cha nne l manua lly . 3 Press V/v to select “Manual Setu p,” then press ENTE R. 4 Press V/v to sel ec t th e row w hic h yo u wan t to disable. T o displ ay ot[...]

Getting Started 25 Presetting channels Changing the st ation names Y ou can change or ent er t he station name s (up to 4 characters ). The D VD-VCR must recei ve channel in formation for stat ion names to app ear au tom a tica lly . Bef ore you st ar t… • T u r n on the DVD-VCR and yo ur TV . • T o control the D VD-VCR, set TV / D VD·VIDEO [...]

26 Presetting channels 4 Press V/v to sel ec t th e row w hic h yo u wan t to change o r enter the station name, then press b . T o displ ay othe r pag es f or progr a mm e positions 6 to 80, press v/V repeated ly . 5 Press V/v to select “NAME,” then press b . 6 Enter t h e station name. 1 Press V/v to sel ect a charac ter . Each ti m e you pr [...]

27 Playing discs Basic Oper ations Basic O perations Playing disc s Dependi ng on th e disc, some op erati ons may be different or restricted. Refer to th e opera ting i nst ruct ions su pp lied with you r disc . Bef ore you st ar t... • T u r n on the DVD-VCR and yo ur TV . • Set your TV t o t he video chan nel so th at the signal from the pla[...]

28 Play ing discs Additio nal task s * 1 If you pause the DVD player for more t han 5 minut es, the D VD pla yer wil l automati cally stop. * 2 For D VD VIDEOs and the DVD-R Ws/D VD-Rs or D VD+R Ws/DVD+Rs only * 3 Y ou can press SKIP up to 4 times. This allows you to fast forward up to 2 minutes in total. Tips • The Instant Rep la y fun ction is [...]

29 Playing discs Basic Oper ations Notes • Y ou may not be able to use t he Insta nt Repl ay or Instant Advance func tion w ith some scenes . • Switch ing betwe en original ( ORG) and play l ist (PL) with in a disc recorded in VR mode is possible only while the d isc is stopped. Press TOP MENU to switch between ORG a nd PL. T o Resume pl ayback[...]

30 Play ing discs Notes • Y ou can ch ange the scree n type using t he “SC REEN SET UP” m enu. (See “Screen Setup” on page 58.) • Do not perfo rm VID EO pl ayba ck while play ing ba ck a disc. • If you play a DVD or VIDEO CD th at has sc ratches, the pla ye r m ay stop play ba ck at the poin t of th e scr atch . • Excep t for du rin[...]

31 Guide to the on-screen displa y Basic Oper ations Guide to the on-scree n displa y Press DISPLA Y during pl ayback. The following informa tion appears ; type of disc , current titl e/track, chap ter , counte r position , voice la nguage, subtitl e language and Custom A V Mode s etting . Refer to “D V D Audio /Subtitle Langu age” on pa ge 119[...]

32 Guide to the on-screen display T o pla ybac k the desired title/trac k or chap ter Y ou can playback th e des ired titl e/ track or cha pter usin g this menu. The title/trac k or cha pter icon will a ppear on the D VD playback scre e n follo wed by the current title/track or c h apter number and the counter po sition. T o playba ck fro m the des[...]

33 Guide to the on-screen displa y Basic Oper ations Notes • The disp la y ma y no t chan ge as ope rated dep endin g on t he disc. • The displ ay windo w continue in di ca ting the playing ti me e ven when the cou nt er po sit ion inform at ion on the on- scree n disp la y is be ing chang ed. • The re maining time of the c urren t track a nd[...]

34 Locking t he disc tray (Chil d Lock) Locking the di sc tr ay (Child Lock ) Y o u can lock the di sc tray so that th e disc tray is not open ed by mistake. T o loc k the disc tr ay When the D VD-VC R is tur ned on, press x , X and SELE CT DVD on the unit at the same time. “LOCK” appears i n t he di sp lay wind ow . The disc tray is locked. T [...]

35 Play ing a tape Basic Oper ations Playing a tape Bef ore you st ar t... • T u r n on the DVD-VCR and yo ur TV . • Set your TV t o t he video chan nel so th at the signal from the player app ears on the TV screen. •S e t T V / D VD·VIDEO to DVD·VIDEO , then press SELECT VIDEO to control the VCR (page 9). 1 Insert a tape. The VCR starts pl[...]

36 Play ing a tape Additio nal task s * If you pa use the VC R for more th an 5 minutes, the V CR will autom atica ll y re sum e play . T o turn off the po wer while rewind ing (Rewind Shut Off) Press ? / 1 while the tape is re wind ing. The po wer will turn of f, b ut the tape will k eep rewi nding until it re a ches the e nd. T o pla y/searc h at[...]

37 Play ing a tape Basic Oper ations T o pla y a recently watched scene Y ou can immedia tely rewind and playb ack the scen e you want to watch again. During pl ayb ack, press REPLA Y (see “T o play/searc h at various speeds” above). T o skip pla yback Y ou can skip a scene t ha t you do no t want to watch and restart playback . During playb ac[...]

38 Play ing a tape Notes • T apes re corded in t he LP mode on other V CRs can be played ba ck on this VCR b ut the pictur e qual it y ca nnot be gu a r an teed . • The count er resets to “0: 0 0: 00” whe n e ver a tape is reinse r ted . • The counter sto ps cou nt ing wh en it comes to a portion w ith no recording . • Dependi ng on you[...]

39 Recording TV programmes Basic Oper ations Recor ding TV pr ogrammes Bef ore you st ar t... • T u r n on the DVD-VCR and yo ur TV . • Switch the input selector on yo ur TV so that the sig na l from the play er appears on the T V sc r e en . •S e t T V / D VD·VIDEO to DVD·VIDEO , then press SELECT VIDEO to control the VCR (page 9). • T o[...]

40 Recording TV programmes T o stop recor ding Press x . 2 • T o record a normal channel, pres s PROG +/– until the programme positi on numbe r you want ap pears in the displa y window . • T o recor d from othe r equipm ent conne cted to o ne or mor e of t he LINE inputs, pre ss INPUT SELECT until the connected lin e appears i n the display w[...]

41 Recording TV programmes Basic Oper ations T o chec k the remaining t ime Press DISPL A Y three times. With the display o n, press DIS PLA Y again to ch eck the remaining ti me. In order to get an accura te remaining tim e indication, be sure “T ape Select” in the “VIDE O SETUP” men u is set acco rding to th e tape t ype you us e (see pag[...]

42 Recording TV programmes T o save a re cordi ng T o pr event accidental erasu re, break of f the safe ty tab as illust rated. T o record on the tape aga in, cover the tab hole with a dhesive tape. Tips • T o selec t a program m e position , yo u ca n use the num be r buttons on the rem ot e c om m an der . For two-digit numbe rs, press -/ -- (t[...]

43 Recording TV programmes using the VIDEO Plus+ ® sy ste m Basic Oper ations Recor ding TV pr ogrammes usi ng the VIDEO Pl us+ ® system The VIDEO Plus+ sy st em is the feature th at simplif ies prog ra mming the VCR to make timer record ings. Just enter th e PlusCode number lis ted in the TV prog ramme gu id e. The date, times, and pro gra m me [...]

44 Recording TV programmes using the VIDEO Plus+ ® system 2 Press V/v to select “VideoPlus,” then press ENTE R. The “V ideoPlu s” menu ap pea rs. 3 Press the number b uttons to e nter the PlusCode numbe r . If you make a mistake, press CLEAR and re-enter the correct number . Y ou can also press B to delete the l ast entered numbe r . 4 Pre[...]

45 Recording TV programmes using the VIDEO Plus+ ® sy ste m Basic Oper ations T o stop recor ding T o stop the DVD-VCR while recording, press SELE CT VIDEO and the n press x . Daily /w eek l y recor ding In s te p 5 ab ove , p re s s v to select t he rec ording pa ttern. Each time you press v , the indicat ion c hanges as shown below . Press V to [...]

46 Recording TV programmes using the VIDEO Plus+ ® system T o recor d satellite br oadcasts If you connect t he satellite tuner and th e VCR, you ca n record sate llite progr a mmes. T o watch an other TV program me after setting the tim er Tips • T o set the chan nel, you can also use the V/v or number buttons. • If th e indicato r appears, t[...]

47 Recording TV programmes using the timer Basic Oper ations Recor ding TV pr ogrammes us ing the timer Y ou can preset up to si x programmes at a time. Bef ore you st ar t… • Check that the D VD-VCR clock is set to the correct time. • T u r n on the DVD-VCR and yo ur TV . • Switch the input selector on yo ur TV so that the sig na l from th[...]

48 Recording TV programmes using the timer T o stop recor ding T o stop the D VD-VCR while record ing, press SELECT VIDEO and then press x . 2 Press V/v to select “S tandard, ” t hen press ENTE R. The ti mer progr amm ing me nu appe ars. 3 Set the program m e positio n, date , start and stop time s , tape sp eed and PDC func tion: 1 Press b to [...]

49 Recording TV programmes using the timer Basic Oper ations Daily /w eek l y recor ding In s te p 3 ab ove , p re s s v to select t he rec ording pa ttern. Each time you press v , the indicat ion c hanges as shown below . Press V to change the indica tion in re v erse order . today t DL Y (Mon day to Sunda y) t W -SA (every Satur day) ..... t W -S[...]

50 Checking/changing/cancelling timer settings Checking/cha nging/ can celli ng ti mer settings Bef ore y ou star t… • Check th at the D VD-VCR clock is se t to the correct time. • T u r n on th e D VD- VCR and you r TV . • Switch the input selector on your TV so that the signal from the playe r appears on the TV screen. •S e t T V / D VD[...]

51 Checking/changing/cancelling timer settings Basic Oper ations When the time r settings overla p The prog ramm e th at star t s first has prio rity and t he seco nd progr a mme start s recording only after the fi rst progra mme ha s finished. If the programmes start at the same time, t he programme listed first in the menu has prio rity . 3 Press[...]

52 A/V Receiver hookup Adv anced Hookups A/V Receiver hookup A Use this hook up if your A/ V receiver has a Dolb y* Surround (Pr o Logic) decod er and 3 to 6 spe akers Y ou can enjoy t he Do lby Surr ound e ffects on ly when pl ay ing Do lby Surr ou nd aud io or mu lti-channel audio (D olby Dig ital) discs. * Manu factured un der lice nse fro m Dol[...]

53 A/V Receiver hookup Adv anced Hookups B Use this hookup if y our A/V receiver has a Dolb y Digital, MPEG audio or DTS* decod er , a digital inpu t jack and 6 speaker s This connection will allow you to use the Do lby Digital, MPEG audio o r DTS decoder function of your A V amplifier (recei ver). Y ou are not able to enjoy the surround sound effe[...]

54 S-Video hookup S-Vi de o ho o ku p Make audio connectio ns usin g the OUT A UDIO L/R jacks or DIGIT AL A UDIO OUT (OPTICAL or CO AXIAL) jacks when you use S-VIDEO hoo kup. Use this hook up if your TV has an S-VIDEO input ja ck Conne ct an S-VI DEO cord ( not supp lied) . Y ou will enj oy hi gh qua lit y ima ges. Notes • Set “D VD S-V ideo O [...]

55 A u dio Setup D VD Settings and Adjus tments D VD Settings and Adjustments A udi o Se tu p “ Audio Setup” allo ws you t o set the so und accordi ng to the playb ack and con nectio n condition s. 1 Press SET UP when the D VD player is in stop mode, then press V/v to select (D VD) and press ENTER. 2 Press V/v to select “Au dio Setup, ” th [...]

56 A udio Set up Men u ch oices • Dolby Digit al Selects the type of Dolb y Digital sig n al. The def a ult setting is ind icated in bold prin t. •M P E G Selects t he type of MPEG au dio sig nal. The def a ult setting is ind ica ted in bold prin t. •D T S Selects wh ether o r not to ou tput DT S signal s. The def a ult setting is ind ica ted[...]

57 A u dio Setup D VD Settings and Adjus tments • Audio DRC (Dynamic Range Control) Makes the soun d clear when the volume is turned down when playin g a D VD th at conforms to “Audio DRC.” This affec ts the output from the follo wing jacks: – OUT A UDIO L/R jacks – DIGIT AL A UDIO OUT (OPTICAL or COAXIAL) jack only when “Dolby Digital?[...]

58 Screen Setup Screen Setup “Screen S etup” al lows you to set t he screen accordi ng to the p layback and connect ion condition s. 1 Press SET UP when the D VD pla yer is in stop mode , then pres s V/v to select (D VD) and press ENTER. 2 Press V/v to select “Sc reen Setu p,” then pres s ENTE R. 3 Press V/v to select the setup item fro m t[...]

59 Screen Setup D VD Settings and Adjus tments Menu choic es • TV T ype Selects the aspect ratio of the connect ed T V (4:3 standard or wide). The def ault setting is i n dicated in bold p rint. • D VD LINE1 RGB Out Selects the metho d of outp utti ng vid eo signals from the LINE-1 (EUR O A V) jack on the rear panel of the player. The def ault [...]

60 Screen Setup Notes • Playba ck settings stored i n the disc take p riority o ver the “D VD SETUP” menu s ettings and not all the func ti ons de scr ibed may work . • Depend ing on the DVD, “4:3 Letter Box” may be selecte d automati cally i nstead of “4 :3 Pa n Scan ” or vi ce vers a. • The connectio n using S-VIDEO OUT jack is [...]

61 Setting the display or sound t rac k language D VD Settings and Adjus tments Setting th e displa y or sound trac k lang ua g e You ca n se t var io us lang uag es for th e disc’ s menu, sound tr ack or subtitle. 1 Press SET UP when the D VD player is in stop mode , then pres s V/v to select (D VD) and press ENTER . 2 Press V/v to select “L a[...]

62 Setting the displa y or sound track language Tip • If you selec t “O th ers” in step 4, an addit ional la ngua ge menu appears. Press V/v/B/b to select the de sir e d langua ge , th en press ENTE R . Notes • When you sele c t a l ang ua ge that is no t re cor ded on the DVD in step 4, one of the rec ord ed languag e s will be au tomatica[...]

63 P arental Control (limiting play back by children) D VD Settings and Adjus tments P arental Contr ol (l imitin g p laybac k b y chi ldre n) Playback of some DVDs can be limited accordi ng to a prede termined level such as the age of th e users. The pare nt al control functi on allows you t o set a playba ck limitation le vel. 1 Press SET UP when[...]

64 P arental Control (limiting pla yback b y children) 3 Press b to s elect “Y es.” • If you have not ent ered a pa sswor d The displ a y for r egis te ring a new pa ss word appears . Enter a 4-di gi t pas sword us i ng t he numb er but to ns . The disp la y for conf irming the passwo rd appears . Re-e nter the password . • When you h ave a[...]

65 P arental Control (limiting play back by children) D VD Settings and Adjus tments T o change th e pass word T o turn off the P arental Contr ol function Set “Use Password” to “No” i n st ep 3 on page 64. T o play a disc for whic h Paren tal Contr ol is set If yo u forget y our pass word Notes • When yo u pla y DVDs whic h do no t have [...]

66 Using the D VD’s menu D VD Additional Operati ons Using the D V D’ s menu A D VD i s divid ed i nto lo ng secti ons of a picture o r a music feature called “titl es.” When you play a DVD which cont ains sev eral titles, you can select th e title yo u want usin g the TOP MENU button. When yo u play DVDs that allow you to select items s uc[...]

67 Using the D VD’s m enu D VD Additional Op erations T o turn off the D VD’ s menu Press x . Note • Dependi ng on the DVD, you may not be able to use the TOP MENU button o r search a point by setting the tim e. 3 Press ENTER. ENTER[...]

68 Zooming into a sc ene Zooming into a scene Notes • Y ou cannot use 4 × magn ification when you pla y V IDE O CD s. • The zoo m fu nct i on may not work de pending on the DVD. Y ou can zoom into a scen e during pl a yback or still mode. T o zoom i nto a JPEG i mage, see “P la ying JPEG image file s” on page 8 4. 1 Press ZOOM. “ ” app[...]

69 Changing the angles D VD Additional Op erations Changi ng the a ngles Note • Check t he user’s manual of the purcha sed di sc to dete rm in e w he ther it supp ort s angl e ope rati on. Ho wev er , note tha t angle operati on may n ot b e po ssi ble for s ome dis cs. If various angles (multi-angles) fo r a scen e are recorded o n the DVD, ?[...]

70 Display ing the subtitle Displa ying the subti t le T o turn off the subtit les Select “Off” in step 3. Note • Dependi ng on the DVD, you may not b e ab le to change the su btitles even if m ultilin gual subtitles ar e reco rde d on the DVD. Y ou also may no t be abl e t o tur n them off. If subtitles are recorded on th e di sc , you ca n [...]

71 V arious play mode functions (Programme pla y , Shuffle pla y , Repeat play) D VD Additional Op erations V arious pla y mode functions (Programme pla y , Shuffle play , Repeat pla y) Y ou c an set the follo wing play modes: • Programme play (page 71), Programme pl ay MP3 audio t racks (page 8 1) • Shuffle play (page 73), Shuffle play MP3 au [...]

72 V ar ious play mode functions (Programme play , Shuffle play , Repeat pla y ) T o stop pr ogramme pla y Press CLEAR un til “Of f” appears a t the uppe r left top of t h e TV screen during prog ramme pl ay . T o change o r cancel a pr ogramme T o cancel all th e programme d numbers Notes • Up to 99 trac ks can be displ a ye d. • Up to 20 [...]

73 V arious play mode functions (Programme pla y , Shuffle pla y , Repeat play) D VD Additional Op erations Play i ng in random or der (Shuf fle play) T o return to normal pla y Press CLEAR un til “Off” appears at the up per left top of t he TV screen during shuffle play . Tips • Shu ffle pla y wil l s t op whe n al l the tracks a re play ed [...]

74 V ar ious play mode functions (Programme play , Shuffle play , Repeat pla y ) Play i ng repeatedly (Repeat pla y) T o return to normal pl ay Select “Off” in step 2 or pre ss C LE A R du ring re p eat play . Y ou can play all of the t itles or trac ks on a disc or a single title, c h apter, or track repeatedl y . 1 Press REP EA T during p lay[...]

75 V arious play mode functions (Programme pla y , Shuffle pla y , Repeat play) D VD Additional Op erations Tip • When pl ay ing a DA T A CD, press RE PEA T again to cancel rep eat pla y. Notes • Y ou can not rep eat play with DVD-R W in VR mode. • Y ou cannot rep eat play V ID E O CDs w ith PBC fu nction on . See “Playing VIDEO CD s with ?[...]

76 Changing the sound Changing the sound When playi ng a D VD recorded in mu ltiple audio formats (PCM, Dolb y Digital, MPEG or DTS ), yo u can chan ge the audi o fo rmat. If the D VD is recorded wit h multilingual tracks, you c an al so cha nge t he languag e. W ith CDs, D A T A CDs, or VIDEO CDs, you can select th e sound from the r ight or left [...]

77 Vir tual surround setting D VD Additional Op erations Virtual surr ound sett ing When yo u conne ct a ster eo TV or 2 f r ont speakers, SURR O UND lets you enjoy surrou nd soun d effects by using sound imaging t o cr eate virt ual rea r speakers from the soun d of the f ront spe akers with out usin g actual rear sp eakers. 1 Press SURROUND durin[...]

78 Vir tual surround setting T o cancel the s etting Select “Off” in step 2. Notes • When th e pl ay ing signal does not cont ain a signa l for the rear spea kers, the surro und effects will be dif ficul t to hea r . • When you activate the surroun d effect , tu rn off the surro und setting of th e co nnec te d TV or amplifier (re ce iver).[...]

79 Playi ng an MP3 audio trac k D VD Additional Op erations Pla ying an MP3 audi o track Y ou can play back DA T A CDs (CD -R OM s / CD-Rs/CD-R Ws) recorded in MP3 (MPEG1 Audio La y er 3) f or ma t. 1 Press Z and place a DA T A CD on t he dis c tray , then press Z to close the tray . When you load a DA T A CD whi ch co ntain s MP3 audio tracks an d[...]

80 Play ing an MP3 audio track T o stop pla y Press x . T o repeat pla y Press REPEA T re pea tedly duri ng pl ayback to c hange th e repea t m ode. • FILE: repeats the current f ile (track). • DIR: repeats the current directory (alb um). • DISC: repeats the c urrent disc. T o go to the ne xt or previou s page Press b or B . T o return to the[...]

81 Playi ng an MP3 audio trac k D VD Additional Op erations Notes • Only the letters in th e alpha bet and n umbers c an be used for album or t rack name s. Anything else is displaye d as an aste ri sk. • Up to 12 alph an umer ic cha ra ct er s c an be di splaye d for album or track names. • ID3 ta gs canno t be d isplayed . T o progra mme MP[...]

82 Play ing an MP3 audio track T o return to normal pl ay Press CLE AR during progra mm e play . Tip • Y ou c annot r epeat play whil e in p rog ramme play. T o shuffle MP3 audio trac ks T o return to normal pl ay Press CLEAR during shuf fle play . Tips • Shuffle pla y wil l s to p whe n al l the t racks ar e play ed bac k . • Y ou cannot rep[...]

83 Playi ng an MP3 audio trac k D VD Additional Op erations The Pla yback or der of MP3 audio tra cks The playb ack order of al bums and tracks recorded on a D A T A CD is as follows. • Struct ure of disc cont ents When yo u i nsert a DA T A C D a nd p ress H , the nu mbered t r acks are play ed sequentially , from 1 throug h 7 . Any sub-albums/t[...]

84 Play ing JPEG image files Playing JPEG im ag e fil es Y ou can play JPEG ima ge files on DA T A CDs (CD-R OMs/CD-Rs/CD-R Ws). 1 Press Z and place a DA T A CD on th e disc tr ay , then press Z to cl ose the tr ay . When you load a DA T A CD which contai ns MP3 audio t racks an d JPEG imag e files, “Select a Me dia T ype” menu ap pears. If you[...]

85 Playing JPEG image files D VD Additional Op erations T o r o ta te the selected image T o zoom in an ima ge 3 Press ./> to select the ne xt/prev ious alb um page, then p re ss V/v/ B/b to select an image in the “A lbum” displa y . T o displa y the selected image 1 Press ENTER. The select ed i mage numbe r appears i n t he display wi ndow.[...]

86 Play ing JPEG image files T o enjo y t he Slide sho w T o turn on/off th e menu in the sing le image displa y Press CLEAR to turn off the menu. Press B or b to turn on the m enu. T o return to the “Alb um” display Press MENU to return to th e “Albu m” display . Press . repeated ly to return t o the first “Album” page. T o return to t[...]

87 Playing JPEG image files D VD Additional Op erations Tip • If you ad d num b ers (01, 02 , 03 , et c .) t o the fron t of the file name s, th e files will be pl ay ed in that o rder . Notes • The s yst em can play the e xtension “. JP G ” or “.JPEG . ” • Some CD-R s or CD-RWs cannot be played on t his system de pe ndi ng on file fo[...]

88 Pla ying VIDEO CDs with “PBC On/Off” functions Playing VIDEO CDs w ith “PBC O n/Off” functions The PBC (Pla yback control) func tion allo w s you to se arch and p erform ot h er oper ation s interactively . PBC playback follows a select ion me nu displ ayed on your TV screen . 1 Press MENU to select “PBC On.” The menu f or your sel e[...]

89 Pla ying VIDEO CDs with “PBC On/Off” functions D VD Additional Op erations T o return to the men u Press O RETURN. T o play us ing “PBC Off” Press MENU to select “P BC Of f. ” When “PBC Off” is selected, t he DVD player starts cont i nu ous play . Y ou cannot play still pictures such a s a menu. T o ret urn to “PBC On, ” pres[...]

90 Quick Timer Record ing VCR Additional O perations Quic k Timer Recor ding After yo u have starte d reco rding , you c an have the VCR stop re c ordin g auto matica lly after a specified durat io n. 1 While recor ding, pre ss z REC. 2 Press z REC repeatedly to set the duration time. In SP mode Each press advances the time in incremen t s of 30 mi[...]

91 Quick Timer R ecordi ng VCR Additional Operation s 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 stop while re cording Press x . Notes • Y ou cannot disp la y th e curre nt tap e tim [...]

92 Recording stereo and bilingual progr ammes Recor ding stereo and bil ingual pr ogrammes In the NICAM system This VCR receives and records stereo and bilingual prog rammes base d on the NICAM system (NICAM appears o n the TV screen). When a ster eo o r bilingua l programme is receiv ed, the STEREO indi cator appears in the display windo w . T o r[...]

93 Recording stereo and bilingual programmes VCR Additional Operation s Selecting t he sound during Hi-Fi playbac k Press A UDIO to select the sound you want. * The mi xed soun d of le ft and right cha nn els, and th e norm al mo no audi o tra ck How sound i s recorded on a video tape The VCR record s sound on to two separ ate tracks. Hi-fi audio i[...]

94 Searching using inde x func tion Sear ching us ing inde x funct ion T o find a specific recor ding b y scannin g (Inde x scan) The VCR automatically mark s the tape with an index signa l at the point where each recording begi ns. Use these signal s as references to find a specific recording. 1 Insert an indexed ta pe into the tape compartment. 2[...]

95 Searching using inde x func tion VCR Additional Operation s T o sear c h a specific recordi ng (Index sear ch) T o stop sea rching Press x . Note • No index signa l wil l be ad de d when record ing starts fro m reco rdi ng pa use . Howe ver, an index signal wil l be ma rke d if you chang e th e pro gramme posi ti on du ring recor ding pause . [...]

96 Adjusting the picture (t rac king) Adjusting the p icture (trac king) Adjusting t he trac king Although th e VCR automatically adjusts the trackin g when pl aying a tape, dis tortion may occur if th e recording is in poor condi tion. In this case, manuall y ad just the tr ack ing. During pla yback, pr es s TRACKING +/– to display the tracking [...]

97 Adjusting the picture (tracking) VCR Additional Operation s 2 Press V/v to select “Use r Set,” then press ENTER. 3 Press V/v to select “Sm art T rilogic,” then press b . 4 Press V/v to set “SMAR T TRILOGIC” to “ON” or “OFF.” • ON: Picture sharpness is au tomatica lly adjusted. • OFF: Adjust the picture sharpn ess manua ll[...]

98 Changing menu options Changing menu options 1 Press SET UP when the D VD pla yer is in stop mode , then pres s V/v to select (OPTION) or (VIDEO) and press ENTE R. 2 Press V/v to select th e option to ch ange. V/v/B/b ENTER SET UP SET UP ENTER Language Install Auto Power Off Screen Messages Power Save User Set Clock :English [ Off ] [ Off ] [ On [...]

99 Changing menu options VCR Additional Operation s Menu choic es The def ault settings a re indic ated in b old print. OPT ION VIDEO SETUP Notes • When the V C R stands by for record in g, the indicat or in the disp lay window remains lit ev en when “Po wer Sav e” is set to “On.” • The Line Thro ugh func ti on w i ll not op era te prop[...]

100 Editing Editi ng How to connect to recor d on this VCR Connect the line o utputs of the oth er VCR to the input co nnector of this VCR. Re fer to the exam ples A thro ugh C and choose the connection that best s uits your VCR. Example A Example B TV LINE-1 (EURO A V) Scart cable (not supplied) Scart (EURO-A V) : Signal flow Y our VCR (Recorder) [...]

101 Editing VCR Additional Operation s Example C How to connect to a stereo system Connect the L INE-2 IN t / o L/R jacks on this DVD-VCR t o the audio output jacks on the stereo sys te m, using an aud i o cab le (not su pp lied). Notes • Make sure you connec t t he pl ug s to jacks of the sam e c ol our . • If th e othe r VCR is a m onaural ty[...]

102 Editing Operation (when recor ding on this VCR) T o stop editi ng Press the x (stop) b uttons on both VCRs. Tip • T o cut out unwant ed scen es whi le ed iting , press X on thi s V CR when an unw an ted scene begins. When it ends, press X again to re sume reco r ding. Bef ore you start editi ng • T u r n on you r TV and set i t to the vi de[...]

103 General setup information Additiona l Information Additio nal Inf o r mati on General setu p inf ormation Changing setup options 1 Press SET UP when the D VD player is in stop mode, then press V / v to select (OPTION) an d pre ss ENT ER. 2 Press V / v to select “Use r Set, ” t hen press ENTER. The “USER SET” men u app ears. 3 Press V / [...]

104 General setup inf orm ation Men u ch oices Initial settin gs are indicated in b old print. 4 Press B / b to cha nge th e set ting. When ch anging t he “RF Output Cha nnel,” conf irmation messag es will appear . Press E NTER to confirm th e mess ages . 5 Press SET UP to exit the menu . Menu opt ion Set thi s option to Colour Sy stem • “ [...]

105 T r oubleshooting Additiona l Information T r oubl eshooting If you hav e any qu estions o r prob lems not c overe d below , pl ease con sult your ne arest Son y service facilit y . General T r oubleshooting Symptom Remedy Po w e r The ? / 1 (on/standby) switch do es not func tion. • Con nect the ma in s lea d to t he main s se cu rely . The [...]

106 T r oubleshooting D VD T rouble shooting Symptom Remedy Picture Ther e is no p ictur e/pictur e noi se appears . • Re- conne ct the co nnect ing co rd secu re ly. • The co nnect in g co rds are da maged. • Chec k th e co nnection to your TV (pa ge 11) and swit ch the input select or on your TV so that the signal fro m the player appears o[...]

107 T r oubleshooting Additiona l Information Operation The disc do es not play. • The disc is tu rne d over . • Insert the disc w i th the playba ck side facing down on the disc tray . • The disc i s skewed. • The play er c annot pla y ce rtain di scs (page 7). • The region co de on the DVD does not ma tc h t he pla yer. • Moisture has[...]

108 T r oubleshooting VCR T roub leshooting Operation The subtit le langu ag e cann ot be ch an ged or tur ned of f . • T ry using the DVD’ s menu instead o f the direct se lection button on the r emote (pag e 66) . • Mul tilingual subtitl es are no t recor ded on the D VD being played . • The DVD prohibi ts the ch angin g of the subti tles[...]

109 T r oubleshooting Additiona l Information Recording No TV progr amm e a ppe ars on the TV sc r ee n. • Make sure th e T V is s et to th e vide o chann el. If you are using a monito r , set it to video inpu t. • Exis ting br oadc ast s ma y inte rfer e wi th t he VCR. R ese t the RF chan nel output of you r VCR (pag e 15 ). • Sele ct the c[...]

110 T r oubleshooting Symptoms caused by contaminated video heads • Normal picture • Unclear picture • Rough pic t ur e init ial contamination terminal • No pic ture (o r black & white screen appears)[...]

111 Glossar y Additiona l Information Glossary Chapter (pa ge 31) Section s of a pi cture or a musi c feature t hat are smaller than titles. A title is composed of several chapters . Depend ing on the disc , no chapters may b e recorded . Dolb y Digital (pages 53 and 56) Digital au dio co mpr ession technol ogy developed by Dol by Laborat ories . T[...]

112 Glossa r y Title (page 31) The lo ngest section o f a picture or m usic feat ur e on a D VD, mo v ie, etc., in vi de o software , or the e n tire album in audio software. T rack (pa ge 31) Section s of a pi cture or a mus ic feature on a CD or VIDEO CD (the length of a song).[...]

113 Specifications Additiona l Information Specification s System Laser Semiconduc tor la s e r Signa l form at sys t e m PA L / ( N T S C ) Channel cover age PA L ( I ) VHF IA to IJ, SA10 to SA13 UHF E21 to E69 CA TV S01 to S05 , S1 to S20 HYPER S21 to S41 RF output signal UHF channels 21 to 69 Aerial out 75-ohm asymmetrical aerial socket T ape sp[...]

114 Inde x to par ts and controls Inde x to parts and contr ols Refer to the pages indicated in paren theses ( ) for details. Front panel A ? / 1 (on/s tandby ) switch (10 ) (29) (36) B Disc tray (27) C A (ope n/close ) button (27 ) (28) D T ape com partment (35) E A (eject) button (36) F z REC (record) butto n (40) G m (rewind ) /M (fast-forward) [...]

115 Index t o par ts and controls Additiona l Information Displa y window A D VD ind icator ( 2 8) B Record indicator (4 0) C VIDEO indicator (35) D T ap e indi cat o r (35) E T imer indicator (45) F STEREO indi cator (92) G Playin g time/cl oc k/cu rrent status indi cator ( 28) (35 ) H SURR (surround) indicator (77) I DTS indicator (56) J Disc i n[...]

116 Inde x to par ts and controls Rear panel D VD player and VCR A Mains lead (11) B OUT A UDIO L/R/VIDEO jacks (52) C (in from aerial) connector (11) D (out to tv) con nector (11) E LINE-3 conn ector (13) F LINE-1 (EUR O A V) connector (12) D VD playe r only G LINE OUT A UDIO L/R jacks (54) H S-VIDEO OUT jack (54) I DIGIT AL A UDIO OUT jack (OPTIC[...]

117 Index t o par ts and controls Additiona l Information Remote commander for D VD A Z (open/ cl ose) butto n ( 2 7) (28) B TV / D VD·VIDEO switch (9) C SELECT D VD button (9) D Number butt ons* ( 10) (64) E CLEA R button (2 4) (72) F SURR OUND button (77) G SET UP b utton (15) H SUBTITLE b utton (70) I A UDIO button* (76) J SKIP b utt on (28) K [...]

118 Inde x to par ts and controls Remote commander for VCR A Z (eject) button (36) B TV / D VD· VIDEO switc h (9) C SELECT VIDEO b utton (9) D Number b uttons* (10) E CLEAR bu tton (24) (37) F SET UP butto n (15 ) G TIMER b utton (4 7) H A UDIO b u t ton* (92 ) I SKIP b utton (36) J REPLA Y bu tton (36) K SP (Standar d Play) /LP (Long Play) butt o[...]

119 D VD A udio/Subtitle Language Additiona l Information D VD A udi o/Subtitl e Langua g e 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 Ja[...]

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