Sony SLV-D370P manuel d'utilisation

2-671-544- 11 (1) US/ES D VD Pla yer/ Video Cassette Recor der Oper ating Instructions Manual de ins tr uc ciones For custo mer s 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, ple ase call Sony Customer Information[...]

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 ra in 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 [...]

3 US Precautions Prec autions On safety • T o pr ev ent fir e or shock ha zard, do no t place objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on the apparatu s. • Sho uld any soli d objec t o r liqui d fall into the cabine t, unplu g the playe r and have it che cked by qua lified per sonn el befo re op erat ing i t any further. On po w er sour ces [...]

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 c able televis ion transmi ssion may require autho rization fr om the cable tel evision trans[...]

5 US T ab le 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 20 Step 4 : Sele cting a language 22 Step 5 : Setting the cloc k 26 Step 6 : Pre[...]

6 US T able of contents D VD Settings and Adjustments 54 Aud io Set up 56 Screen Se tup 60 Setting the display or sound track language 62 Parental Control (limiting playback by children) D VD Additional Oper ations 65 Using the D VD’ s menu 66 Zooming into a scene 67 Changing the angles 68 Displaying the subtitle 70 V arious play mode funct ions [...]

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 si m ila r names . • “D VD” may be used as a ge neral term fo r DVD VIDEOs, D VD-RWs/D VD-Rs, and D VD+RWs/ DVD+ R s. • The mea[...]

8 US This play er can play the f o llowing discs Your pl ayer has a reg ion code pri nted on th e back of the unit and only wil l play DVD VIDE O discs (playba ck only) lab eled wit h identi cal region c odes. This system i s used to protec t copyrig hts. DVDs labeled will al so play on this player. If you try to pla y any other DVD VIDEO, a messag[...]

9 US This pla yer can play the f ollowing discs This pr oduct i s design ed to pla yback discs t hat conform to th e Compact Disc (CD) standa rd. A DualD isc is a two sid ed disc pr oduct whic h mates DVD record ed material on one side with digit al audi o mate rial on the othe r side . Pleas e be awa re that the audi o side of a DualD isc m ay not[...]

10 US Unpac king Getting Started Step 1 : Unpac king Check that you hav e rece i ved th e 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 • 75-ohm coaxial cab le with F-typ e connect ors • Size AA (R6) batteries[...]

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 batteries to the diagram inside th e battery comp artment. Insert the neg a ti ve (–) end first, then push in and do wn until the positi ve (+) end clicks int[...]

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 extende d period of t ime, rem ove 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 Cod e num bers of c ont roll abl e TV s If more th an one code number is listed , try entering them one at a time until you find the one that works with your TV . Notes • If you enter a new code numbe r , the code nu mbe r previously en tered wil l be erased . • If the TV use s a diffe ren t[...]

14 US Basic hookups Step 3 : Basic hookup s Bef ore y ou get started • Be sure to disconnect the AC power cord of each component be fore conn ecting. • T urn of f the po wer to all equi pment. • Do not connec t the A C power cords un til all of the connections are completed. If you co nnect the AC p ower cord befor e the con nections ar e com[...]

Getting Started 15 US Basic hookups If your TV has au dio/v ideo (A/V ) inpu t jacks, yo u will ge t bett er pictur e and so und if y ou hook up your D VD-VC R using t hese con nectio ns. If you r TV does no t have A/V inputs, see the foll ow ing pages for ante nna or ca ble hook ups. Note that “ Advan ced Hook ups” (p age 30) expla ins additio[...]

16 US Basic hookups A Use this hookup if you are using : • VHF/UHF an tenn a (you ge t channel s 2–13 and channel s 14 and higher) • UHF-on ly anten na (y ou get cha nnel s 14 and hig her) • Sepa rate VHF and UHF ant ennas B Use this hook up if you are using a VHF-only antenna (y ou get channels 2–13 only ) If yo u cannot connec t your an[...]

Getting Started 17 US Basic hookups C Use this hookup if y ou have no cable box, or a cab le box with onl y a few scram bled chann els What y ou can do with this hookup • Rec ord any unscrambled channe l by selecting the ch annel on the VCR What you ca nno t do • Rec ord scr amble d chann els that requi re a cable b ox Rear of TV VHF/UHF VHF UH[...]

18 US Basic hookups Plug the D VD-VCR into a n A C outlet. The D V D-VCR automatically pres ets the DVD-VCR’ s clock and TV channels whe n the D VD-VCR is plugged into the A C outlet. The D VD-VCR starts presetting the clock an d channel s. When Auto preset is complete d, the current time a ppears in the display window . Y ou ha ve now co mpleted[...]

Getting Started 19 US Basic hookups Use this ho okup if y ou are conne cting a cable box w ith man y scramble d chann el s What y ou can do with this hookup • Rec ord any chann el by sele cting the channel on th e cable bo x What you ca nno t do • Rec ord with t he cable b ox turn ed off • Rec ord one chan nel while watchi ng anoth er channel[...]

20 US Selecti n g a language Step 4 : Selecting a langua g e Y ou can chang e the on -screen display langua ge. Bef ore y ou start… • T u rn on th e DVD-VCR and your TV . • Set the TV to vid eo 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 DVD p[...]

Getting Started 21 US Selecting a language 4 Press SET UP to exit the menu.[...]

22 US Sett ing t he clock Step 5 : Settin g the cl ock Y ou must set the clock on the DVD-VCR to use the timer features properly . Using the A uto Clock Set feature Some TV an d cable cha nnels transmit tim e signals with th eir broadcasts. Y our D VD- VCR can pick up this time signal to automa tically set the cloc k. The Auto Clock Set feat ure wo[...]

Getting Started 23 US Setting the clock 3 Press V/v to select “Au to”, then press ENTER. 4 Press V/v to select the item you want, t hen press B/b to mak e the setting. • F or “Cl ock data C H” Lea ve the settin g to “ Auto” t o ha ve the D VD-VCR auto matically sea rch for a channel that carries a time sign al. Press B/b to select a c[...]

24 US Sett ing t he clock Notes • The clock can not be set au tomatic ally if you do not receive a channe l that ca rries a tim e signal in your area. If so, set the cloc k manual ly (page 24 ). • If the re are on ly a few channels in your area that carry tim e signals, set ting the c lock automat ically m ay take u p to abou t 20 min utes. If [...]

Getting Started 25 US Setting the clock Note • The clo ck displ ay appear s when VIDEO mode is s elected wi th no tape inserte d or w hen t he DVD-VCR is t u rned off. 3 Press V/v to select “ Manual ” , then press ENTER. 4 Set the hour , minu tes, month, day a nd year in sequence by p ressing B/b to select the item to be set, an d pres s V/v [...]

26 US Presetti ng channels Step 6 : Presetting channel s This D VD-VCR i s capable of receiving VHF chan nels 2 to 13, UHF channels 1 4 to 69 and unscrambled CA T V chann els 1 to 125. Fi rst, we recommen d that you pre set the receivable channel s in your area usi ng automat ic presetti ng methods. T hen, if there are any unwanted channel s, disab[...]

Getting Started 27 US Presetting channels 2 Press V/v to select “Ch annel Se tup”, then press ENTER. The “CHANNEL SETUP” menu appears . 3 Press V/v to select “An t/Cable. ” 4 • T o prese t cable TV channels : Press B / b to select “Cab le TV. ” • T o prese t VHF and UHF channel s: Press B / b to select “An tenna. ” 5 Press V[...]

28 US Presetti ng channels Presetting/ disabling chann els manuall y Bef ore y ou start… • T u rn on the DVD-VCR and your TV . When using a cab le box, turn it on . • Set the TV to vid eo 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 DVD player [...]

Getting Started 29 US Presetting channels Note • If you have not preset cha nnels aut omati cally , yo u cann ot preset/dis able c hannels m anuall y . 3 Press V/v to select “Cha nnel Add/Delete, ” then press ENTER. 4 T o pres et/disab le a c hannel: 1 Press CH +/– o r number bu ttons to enter the ch annel nu mber . 2 Press B/b to select ?[...]

30 US S-Vi deo /Component Video hookup Adv anced Hookups S-Vid eo/Component Vide o hookup Select one of the following pa tterns A or B , according to the inpu t jack on your TV moni tor, projecto r , o r A V ampl ifier (receiv er). Y ou can enjoy h igher qua lity imag es when playing DVDs. Make audio conn ections us ing the LI NE OUT A UD IO L/R ja[...]

Adv anced Hookups 31 US S-Video/Component V ideo hookup A Use this hookup if your TV ha s an S-VIDEO input jac k Connect an S-VIDEO cord (not supplie d). Y ou will enjoy high q uality images. B Use this hookup if you r TV has componen t video input jac ks Conn ect a compo nent vid eo cord ( not sup plied) or thre e video cor ds (not su pplied ) of [...]

32 US A/ V Receiver hookup A/V Receiver hookup Select on e of the follo wing patterns A or B , accordiing to th e input jack on y o ur A V amplif ier (recei ver). This wi ll enable y o u to listen to D VD audio tracks through your A V amplif ier (receiv er). For correct speaker locat ion, see the operating inst ruction s supplied wit h the connect [...]

Adv anced Hookups 33 US A/V Receiver hookup A Connecting to audio L/R jac ks This conn ection 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”, “Surro und2” or “ Surroun d3” of the s urroun[...]

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

Basic Operations 35 US Playing discs Tip • T o make a vi deo timer re servation duri ng D V D playba ck, we recommen d perform ing the oper ations unde r “Quic k Timer Recording” (pag e 90). Notes • Y ou can change the scre en type u sing the “S CREEN SETUP” menu (se e “Screen Setu p” on page 56). • St op VIDEO playba ck wh ile pl[...]

36 US Pla ying discs * 1 Playback quick l y or slo wly with soun d (See “T o playback quickly or slo wly with sound (D VD only)” on page 37.) * 2 For D VD V IDEOs and DVD-R W s/D VD-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 sound • Y ou c annot [...]

Basic Operations 37 US Playing discs T o playback q uickly or sl owly wit h soun d ( D V D only ) Y o u can listen to dialo g or sound while play ing the current scene quickly or slo wly . T o playbac k quickly , 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[...]

38 US G uide to the on-screen display Guide to the on-screen di spla y Press DISPLA Y during playback. Th e follo wing information app ea rs; type of disc, current titl e/ track, cha pter, counter positio n, voice la nguage, subt itle language and Cu stom A V Mode setting. Re fer to “ D VD Audio/Subtitl e Language” o n page 113 for t he abbre v[...]

Basic Operations 39 US Guide to the on-screen display T o playback t he d esir ed titl e/tr ack o r 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 appear on the D VD playback screen follo wed by the curre nt title/track or c hapter number and the counter position. T o playback[...]

40 US G uide to the on-screen display Notes • The display ma y not chan ge as operat ed depend ing 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. T o adju st th e pl ayback pi ctur e ( Cust om A V Mo de) Y ou can ad just the vid[...]

Basic Operations 41 US Playi ng a tape Playing a tape Bef ore you st ar t ... • T u rn on th e DVD-VCR and 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 h e VCR player . 2 Insert a tape. Th[...]

42 US Pla ying a tape * For 10 second s in SP or LP mode/for 15 se conds 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 Off) Press ? / 1 while the tape is re winding. The power will tu rn off b ut the tap e will keep rewi nding until it reaches the e nd. Addition al operations T o P ress [...]

Basic Operations 43 US Playi ng a tape T o use the ti me counter Press CLEAR at th e point on the tape that you w ant to f ind later . The counter in the displa y wi ndow re sets to “0: 00:00. ” T o sea rch for the coun ter 0:00:00 point automati c ally , see “Sear c hing us ing variou s functions” on page 92. T o disp lay the counter o n t[...]

44 US Pla ying a tape Although th e VCR automatically adjusts the tracking whe n playin g a tape , distortion may occur if the reco rding is in poor condition . In this case, m anually adjust the tracking. Press TRA CKING +/– to displ a y the trac k ing meter . The disto rtion sh ould d isapp ear as you press on e of th e two tr acking bu ttons. [...]

Basic Operations 45 US Recording TV programs Recor ding TV pr ograms Bef ore you st ar t ... • T u rn on th e DVD-VCR and your TV . When usi ng a cab le box , turn it on. • 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. • Make sure the[...]

46 US Recording T V programs 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 the remain ing time. The white bar in dicates the current location in relation to the entire tape length. The re m aining tim e also appears. Press DIS[...]

Basic Operations 47 US Recording TV programs T o watch an other TV program while recordin g T o watch a D VD w hile recor ding T o save a r eco rding T o prevent accidental eras ure, brea k of f the safety tab as illustrated. T o record o n the tape ag ain, cover the t ab hole with a d hesi ve tape. Tips • T o selec t a channe l, you can u se the[...]

48 US Recording T V programs using the t imer Recor ding TV pr ograms using the timer Y ou can preset up to ei ght program s at a time. Bef ore y ou start… • Check that th e D VD-VCR clock is set to the correct time. • T u rn on the DVD-VCR and your TV . When using a cab le box, turn it on . • Set the TV to vid eo input so that the signal f[...]

Basic Operations 49 US Recording TV programs 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 sele ct the recording pattern . Each ti me you press v , the indicat ion cha nges as shown below . P ress V to cha nge th e indic atio[...]

50 US Recording T V programs using the t imer T o use the A uto T ape Speed function When you are recording a p rogram in the Auto mode and the re m aining ta pe becomes shorter than the reco rding time, th e tape speed is automa tically changed to EP mode. Note that so me noise will appe ar on the picture when the tape speed is changed. If you wa [...]

Basic Operations 51 US Checking/changing/canceling timer settings Chec king/ chang ing/canceli ng timer settings Bef ore you st ar t… • Check th at the D VD-VCR clock is set to the correct time. • T u rn on th e DVD-VCR and your TV . When usi ng a cable box or a decode r , t urn it on. • Set the TV to vid eo input so that the si gnal from t[...]

52 US Chec king/changing/canceling timer settings When the tim er settings overl ap The pr ogram that starts f irst has pr iority a nd the seco nd program starts re cording on ly after the f irst program has f inished. If the pro g rams start at t he same time, the progra m list ed first in the men u has pr iori ty . Tips • If the indicat or appe[...]

Basic Operations 53 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-VC R so that the settin gs are not canc eled by mist ake. T o lock the DVD-VCR When the D VD-VCR is turned on, hold do wn ? / 1 POWER on the unit until “LOCK” appears in the d[...]

54 US A udio Setup D VD Settings and Adjustmen ts A udi o Setup “ Audio Setu p” allows you to set the sound accordi ng to the p layback and c onnecti on condition s. Bef ore y ou start… •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 player is in stop mode , then pre ss V/v to se lec t (D VD), the[...]

D VD Settings and Adjus tments 55 US Audi o Setup Menu choic es • Dolby Digital Selects the typ e of Dolby Digita l signal. The def ault setting is i ndicated in bold p rint. •D T S Selects whe ther or not to output DTS signa ls. The def ault setting is i ndicated in bold p rint. • Audio DRC (Dynamic Range Control) Makes the soun d clear when[...]

56 US Screen Setup Screen Setup “Screen S etup” al lows you to set the scre en accordi ng to the p layback and c onnecti on condition s. Bef ore y ou start… •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 player 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 57 US Scre en Setup Menu choic es • TV T ype Selects the aspect ratio of the connected T V (4:3 standard or wide). The def ault setting is i ndicated in bold p rint. • Black Lev el Y ou can enhanc e the black l ev e l by increasing the brightness an d contrast whe n vie wing DVD VIDE Os with the PR OGRESSIVE indic[...]

58 US Screen Setup If your TV accept s progressive (480p) format signals, yo u will enjoy accurat e color reproduc tion and high quality ima g e. T o set the “Progress ive” setting 1 Follow step 1 and 2 on page 56, t hen press V/v to select “Progressive. ” 2 Press B/b t o select “On, ” then press ENTER. 3 Follo w the instruc tions appe [...]

D VD Settings and Adjus tments 59 US Scre en Setup T o cance l the “Progr essi ve ” sett in g Select “ Of f ” in st ep 2. Y o u can also ca n cel b y pressing S ELECT D VD and then press X on the unit conti nuousl y for 5 secon ds or more. Note • If yo u select prog ressiv e signal when you co nnect the DVD player t o a TV that c annot a [...]

60 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 la nguag es for th e disc’ s menu, sound tr ack o r subtitl e. Bef ore y ou start… •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 61 US Setting the display or sound track language Tip • If you sele ct “O thers” in ste p 4, an additio nal la nguage me nu 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[...]

62 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 mined lev el 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 start… •S e t T V / D[...]

D VD Settings and Adjus tments 63 US P arental Control (limiting play back by children) 3 Press b to set the pare ntal con trol. • If you ha ve not en tered a pass word The disp lay fo r registe ring a new pa ssword appears . Enter a 4-di git pas sword usi ng the numb er but to ns . The disp lay fo r confirm ing the passwor d appears . Re-e nter [...]

64 US P arental Control (limiting play back by children) T o change th e passw ord T o turn off the P a rental Con trol function Set “Use Password” to “No” i n step 3 on p age 63. 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 Parenta l Contro[...]

D VD Additional Operatio ns 65 US Using the D VD’ s menu D VD Additio nal Operations Using the D VD’ s men u Note • Depe nding on the D VD VIDE O, you may not be able to use t he TOP MENU button or sea rch a poi nt by se ttin g the ti me. A D VD is divi ded into long s ections of a picture o r a music feature c alled “titl es. ” When you [...]

66 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 de pending 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 84. Bef ore y ou start… •S e[...]

D VD Additional Operatio ns 67 US Changing the angles Changi ng the a ngles Note • Depend ing on the D VD VIDEO, you may no t be able to chang e the angl es eve n if mult i- angles are record ed on the D VD VID EO. If various angles (multi-angles) fo r a scen e are recorded on the DVD VIDEO, “ ” appear s in the disp lay window . This mea ns t[...]

68 US Di splaying the subtitle Displa ying the subtitle If subtitles are recorded on the di sc, you ca n change the subtitles or turn th em on and of f whenever you want while playing a DVD. 1 Press SELECT DVD to control the D VD play er . 2 Press SUBT ITLE du ring p layb ack. 3 Press B/b repeat edly to sel ect the lang uage. Depending on t h e DVD[...]

D VD Additional Operatio ns 69 US Displayi ng th e subtitle T o turn off the s ubtitles Select “Of f” in step 4. Note • Depe nding on the D VD , you may not be able to change the subtitles even if multilingua l subtitle s are record ed on it. Y ou also may not be able t o turn them off. 4 Press V/v repe atedly to s elect “On. ”[...]

70 US V arious pla y m ode functions (Program pla y , Shuffle play , Repeat pla y) V arious pla y mode fu nctions (Program play , Shuffle play , Repeat play) Y ou can play the conten ts of a disc in the order you wa nt by arra nging the or der of the trac k s on the dis c to crea te your o wn prog ram. Y ou can pr ogram up to 20 tracks. T o pro gra[...]

D VD Additional Operatio ns 71 US V ar ious play mode functions (Program play , Shuffle play , Repeat play) T o stop pr ogram play Press CLEAR un til “Of f” appears at th e upper l eft top of the TV sc reen during progra mme play . T o change o r cancel a program T o cancel a ll the pr ogrammed n umber s Notes • Up to 99 tracks can be display[...]

72 US V arious pla y m ode functions (Program pla y , Shuffle play , Repeat pla y) Y ou can shuffle the playb ack orde r of trac ks. Subse quent “shuffling” may p roduce a d ifferent play ing order . T o shuffle MP3 audio trac ks, see p age 81. T o return to normal pl ay Press CLEAR un til “Off” appears at the upper left top of the TV scree[...]

D VD Additional Operatio ns 73 US V ar ious play mode functions (Program play , Shuffle play , Repeat play) Y o u can play all of the titl es or tracks on a disc or a single title, chapter , or track repea te dly . T o return to normal pla y Selec t “Off” in step 3 or p ress CLEA R duri ng repeat play . Tip • When yo u press x STOP during r e[...]

74 US Changing the sound Changing the sound When playi ng a D VD recorded in mu ltiple audio formats (PCM, Dolb y Digital, or DTS), yo u can cha nge th e audi o form at. If the D V D is recorded wit h multilingual tracks, you can also sel ect the lan guage. W i th CDs or VI DEO CDs, y ou can s elect the sound f rom th e righ t or le ft chann el an [...]

D VD Additional Operatio ns 75 US Changing the sound Notes • T o enjoy Dol by Digital or DTS effect from a LinearPC M format di sc, you have to make the connection using DIGIT A L A UD IO OUT (C O A XIAL) (page 3 2). • Whe n you play a DVD with DTS sound t racks, set “DTS ” to “On” in “A U DIO SET UP” menu (page 54). • If you set [...]

76 US Virtual surround setting Virtual surr ound sett ing When yo u conn ect a ste reo TV or 2 fr ont speake rs, S URROU ND let s you enjoy sur round sound ef fects by using sound im aging t o create virt ual rea r speaker s from th e sound o f the f ront speake rs wit hout us ing ac tual re ar sp eakers . 1 Press SURR OUND d uring playback. 2 Pres[...]

D VD Additional Operatio ns 77 US Vir tual surround setting T o cancel the s etting Select “Of f” in step 2. Notes • Whe n the play ing signal does not cont ain a signa l for the rear spea kers, the surro und effects will be di ff i cult to he ar . • Whe n you activate the surroun d effect, turn off the surround setting of th e connec ted T[...]

78 US Pla ying an MP3 audio tr ack Pla ying a n MP3 audio track You can play b ack DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/ CD-Rs/CD-RWs) or DATA DVDs (DVD- ROMs/DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD-RWs/ DVD -Rs) rec orded in MP3 (MP EG1 A udio Laye r 3) fo rma t. Bef ore y ou start… •S e t T V / D VD·VI DEO switch to D VD·VIDEO on the remote. 1 Press SELECT DVD to control the D VD[...]

D VD Additional Operatio ns 79 US Pla y ing an MP 3 audio track T o stop pla y Press x STOP. T o repeat play Press REPEA T repeat edly during playback to change th e repeat mode. • FILE: repe ats the current tr ack (file). • DIR: repeats the current album (directory ). • DISC: repeats the current d isc. For details, see “Play ing repeated l[...]

80 US Pla ying an MP3 audio tr ack T o turn off the d isplay Press x STOP twic e, then pres s O RETURN r epeatedly . Notes • Only t he letter s in the al phabet and numbers c an be used f or album or trac k names. A nything else is di splayed as an as teris k. • Up to 12 a lphan umeric cha racters can be displaye d for album or track na mes. ?[...]

D VD Additional Operatio ns 81 US Pla y ing an MP 3 audio track T o stop pr ogram play Press x STOP during p rogram pl ay . T o return to normal pla y Press CLEAR duri ng pr ogram play . Notes • Up to 20 tracks ca n be program me d at one time . • Y ou can not rep eat play w hile in prog ram play . T o return to normal pla y Press CLEAR during [...]

82 US Pla ying an MP3 audio tr ack Notes • If you put the extension “. MP3” to data no t in MP3 form at, the playe r cannot re cognize the data pro perly and wi ll generate a lo ud noise which coul d damage your speaker system . • The player ca nnot play audio tracks in MP3PRO format. • The pl ayer may n o t be able to pl ay some D A T A [...]

D VD Additional Operatio ns 83 US Pla y ing an MP 3 audio track Tips • If y ou add numb ers (01, 02, 03 , etc.) to the fron t of the trac k file names, the tra cks will be played in that o rder . • A disc w ith many trees takes long er to start play back. Some discs with many trees ca nnot be played back. Notes • Depend ing on t he softw are [...]

84 US Pla ying JPEG image files Playing JPEG im age files You ca n play JPE G ima ge files on DATA CD s (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs) or DATA DVDs (DVD-ROMs/DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD- RWs/DVD-Rs). Bef ore y ou start… •S e t T V / D VD·VI DEO switch to D VD·VIDEO on the remote. 1 Press SELECT DVD to control the D VD play er . 2 Press Z and pl ace a DA T A C[...]

D VD Additional Operatio ns 85 US Playing JP EG image files T o rotate the selected im ag e 3 Press V/v to sel ect “JPEG”, then p ress ENTER. The “Album” display wi ll appears. If yo u do not pre ss ENTER after selecting a media t ype, the selected m e dia will be automatical ly p layed. 4 Press ./> to select the ne xt/prev ious album pa[...]

86 US Pla ying JPEG image files T o zoom in an i mage Note • Y ou cannot use ZOO M on the rem ote in JPEG image files on D A T A C D/DA T A D V D. T o enjo y the Slide sho w T o turn on/off th e 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 “Alb um” displa y Press MEN[...]

D VD Additional Operatio ns 87 US Playing JP EG 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 DVDs (D VD-R OM s/ D VD+RW s/DVD+Rs/D VD-R Ws/D VD-Rs) recorded in JP EG format. However , th e discs must be recor d ed accordin g to ISO9660 L ev el 1/Le vel 2 or Jolie t format and D A T A DVDs o f Univ ersa l Disk Forma[...]

88 US P laying VIDE O C Ds with “PBC ON/OF F” Functio ns Playing VIDEO CDs w ith “PBC ON/OF F” Functi ons The PBC (Playback c ontrol) function allows you to searc h and perfor m other op eration s interacti vely. PBC playba ck follows a selection menu displa yed on you r TV scr een. Bef ore y ou start… •S e t T V / D VD·VI DEO switch t[...]

D VD Additional Operatio ns 89 US Pla y ing VIDEO CDs with “PBC ON/OFF” Functions T o return to the men u Press O RETURN. T o pla y using “PBC O FF” Press MENU to select “ PBC OFF . ” When “ PBC OFF” is sel ected, th e D V D playe r starts co ntinuous pl ay . Y ou canno t play still pictu res s uch as a m enu. T o return to “PBC O[...]

90 US Q uick Timer Recording VCR Additional O perations Quic k Timer Recor ding T o extend th e duration Press z RE C repeate dly to set a new dura tion t ime. T o cancel t he duration Press z REC repeatedly until the indicat o r disappears and the VCR returns to normal recording mode. T o stop whi le recor ding Press x STOP . Note • Y ou cannot [...]

VCR Additional Operation s 91 US Recording stereo and bilingual progr ams Recor ding stereo and bil i ngual p rograms When you rece iv e a pro gram broadcast in stereo, press A UDIO to displ ay “Hi-Fi” on the TV screen. Y ou can also sel ect “Left, ” “Right, ” or “Mo no. ” If there is noise i n the stereo program, select “Mono. ?[...]

92 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 po int using various search fu nctions. 1 Press SELECT VIDEO t o control the VCR. 2 Insert an ind exed tap e into the VCR. 3 Pre ss SEA [...]

VCR Additional Operation s 93 US Searching using various functions Note • Once in record ing mode, if the VCR is put in pause and then rele ased to start th e r ecordi ng, no inde x mark will be inserte d. An ind ex mark will be insert ed if the ch annel is chan ged while V CR is put in pause . 4 • Scan an d Play (T o search usi ng the ind ex f[...]

94 US Changing men u options Changing menu options Y ou can chang e the tape le ngth, au to play and auto repe at settings. Normally the default settings are u se d. Change these settings if necessary . Bef ore y ou start… •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 player is in stop mode. 2 Press[...]

VCR Additional Operation s 95 US Changing menu options Menu choic es The def ault settings a re indic ated in bold print. 4 Press B/b to change t he setting. 5 Press SET UP to exit the menu. Menu opt ion Set this opt ion to T ape Lengt h • T -120 when using a T - 120 or shorter leng th tape. • T - 160 wh en u sing a T -1 60 leng th tap e. • T[...]

96 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 sam e color . • If the other VCR is a monaura l type and connec ted to th is VCR’ s LI NE- 2 IN jacks, co nnect the audio pl ug to the AUDIO L (white) jack . The sound i s recorded on both righ t and left channe ls. If you conn[...]

VCR Additional Operation s 97 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 editing, press X on t his VC R when 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 • [...]

98 US G ene ral setup inf or mation Additional Inf ormation General setup in f ormation Bef ore y ou start… •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 player is in stop mode , then pre ss V/v to selec t (OPTION), then pre ss ENTER. 2 Press V/v t o select the op tion to chang e. 3 Press B/b to cha[...]

Additiona l Information 99 US General setup inf or mation Menu choic es The def ault settings a re indic ated in bold print. 4 Press SET UP to exit the menu. Menu opt ion Set this opt ion to Auto Po wer Off • “ Off ” to deacti vate t h e Auto Po wer Of f fun ction. • “1 Hr” /“2Hr ” to t urn th e DVD-VC R off autom atica lly if no si[...]

100 US General setup information 5 T urn on y our TV an d set it to t he chan nel yo u selecte d in step 1 (3 CH or 4CH). The channe l you select ed in step 4 app ears on the TV screen . If the channels ch ange when you pre ss CH +/–, you have made the correct settin g. Whene ver you use the DVD-VCR, se t the TV to the channel selected in step 1.[...]

Additiona l Information 101 US T r oubleshooting T r oubl eshooting If you hav e any qu estions o r problems not c over ed belo w , plea se cons ult yo ur ne arest Son y dealer . (For customers in USA) General T r oubleshooting Symptom Remedy Pow e r The ? / 1 switch does not func tion. • Conne ct the AC po we r cord securely . The po wer is turn[...]

102 US T roub leshoo ting D VD T rouble shooting Symptom Remedy Pictu re Ther e is no p icture/pi cture no ise appears . • R e-co nnect the conne ctin g cord sec urely . • The conne cting co rds are da maged. • Check th e connec tion to your TV (page 14) and switch the input selector on your TV so that the signal from the player appears o n t[...]

Additiona l Information 103 US T r oubleshooting Operation The disc do es not play. • The di sc is turned over . • Insert th e disc with the playback side facing down on the disc tray . • The disc is ske wed. • The pl ayer can not play ce rtain di scs (page 7). • The regio n code on the DVD does not matc h the pla yer . • Moistur e ha s[...]

104 US T roub leshoo ting VCR T roub leshooting Operation The subtit le langu age ca nnot b e ch anged or tu rned of f. • Try using the D VD’ s menu in stead of the direct sele ction button on the r emote (pag e 65) . • M ultilingu al sub titles are not rec orded on the DVD being played . • The D V D prohi bits the chan ging of th e subtitl[...]

Additiona l Information 105 US T r oubleshooting Timer recordi n g The t imer doe s not oper ate. • Check th at the clock is set. • Make s u re a tape has be en inse rted. • Chec k that the safety tab has not been removed. • Make sure th e tape is not at its end. • Make sure a program has been set for timer reco rding. • Make s u re you[...]

106 US Glo ssa r y Glossary Chapter (page 3 8) Sections of a picture or a mus ic feature tha t are smaller than titles. A title is composed of se veral c hapters. D epending on the disc , no chapters may b e recorded. Dol by Digi ta l (pag es 32 and 55) Digital audio co mpression techn ology developed by Do lby Labor atori es. T his techno logy con[...]

Additiona l Information 107 US Glossary DV D - RW ( p a g e 7 ) A D VD-R W is a recordable and rewritable disc that is the same size as a D V D VIDEO. The DVD-R W has two di fferent modes: VR mode an d V i deo mode . DVD-R Ws create d in V ideo mod e hav e the sam e for mat as a DVD VIDEO, while discs created in VR (V ideo Recordin g) mode allow th[...]

108 US Specifications Specification s System Laser Semiconductor laser Format VHS NTSC standard V ideo recording system Rotary head helical scanning FM system V ideo heads Double azimuth four heads V ideo signal NTSC color , EIA standards T ape speed SP: 33. 35 mm/s ( 1 inches / s) EP: 11.12 mm/s ( inches/s) LP: 16.67 mm/s ( inches/s), playback onl[...]

Additiona l Information 109 US Index t o par ts and controls Inde x to parts and contr ols Refer to th e pages in dicated in parenthe ses ( ) for details. Front panel A ? / 1 PO WER (o n/stan dby) sw itch (37) (42) B Disc tray (34) C A (open/c lose) b utton (34) (36 ) D T ape com partment (41) E A (eject) button (42) F z REC ( record) button (46) G[...]

110 US Index to par ts and con trols Displa y window A D VD in dicato r (3 5) B Angle ind icator (67) C Record i ndicato r (46) D VIDEO indicator (41) E T ape indi cator (4 1) F T im er indicator (49) G STEREO in dicator (91) H Playin g time/clo ck/current status indi cator ( 35) (41) I SURR (surro und) indica tor (76) J DTS in dica tor ( 55) K Dis[...]

Additiona l Information 111 US Index t o par ts and controls Remote commander for D VD A Z (ope n/close ) butto n (34 ) ( 36) B TV / D VD ·VIDEO switch (11) C SELEC T DVD b utt on (11) D Number buttons* (29) E CLEAR butt on (71) F ANGLE button (6 7) G SET UP b utton (20) H SUBTITLE b utton (68) I A UDIO button* (74) J SKIP butt o n (35) K REPLA Y [...]

112 US Index to par ts and con trols * Remote commander for VIDEO A Z (eject) butto n (42) B TV / D VD·VIDEO switch (11 ) C SELECT VIDEO b utton (11) D Number b uttons * (29) E CLEAR bu tton (43) (49) F SET UP butto n (20) G TIMER b utton ( 48) H A UDIO b utton * (91) I SKIP button (4 2) J REPLA Y bu tton (42) K SP (Stand ard Play)/EP (Ext ended P[...]

Additiona l Information 113 US D V D Audi o /Subtitle Language D VD A udio/Su btitl e Langua ge Abbrev iation Langua g e ARA Ara bic BUL Bulgari an CHI Chi nese CR O Croatia n CZE Czech DAN D a n i s h DEU G erma n ENG Engl ish ESP Spani sh FIN Finish FRA Frenc h GRE G reek HUN H ungar ian IDN Indone sian IND Hi ndi ISL Icela ndic IT A Itali an IWR[...]

114 US Index Inde x Numerics 16:9 57 4:3 Letter Box 57 4:3 Pan Scan 57 A Adju stin g picture 44 tracking 44 Angle 67 Audio t rack 91 Audio/v ideo (A/V ) hookup 15 Auto Cloc k Set 22 C Cable h ookup 14 Clea ning the vi deo heads 3 Clock setti ng 22 Connec ting Cabl e TV 19 external ant enna c onn ector 100 VHF/U HF band m ixer 100 Counte r 43 Custom[...]

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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 9 Selección del idioma 10 Ajuste del reloj 11 Memorización de canales Operaciones básicas 12 Reprod ucción de disco[...]

Pr ocedimientos 3 ES Conexi ones básicas Proc edimientos iniciales Cone xiones bás icas Antes de com enzar • Asegúrese de d esconec tar el cable de alimentac ión de CA de cad a componen te antes de conectarl o. • Des activ e la alimen tació n de todo el eq uipo. • No con ecte los cabl es de aliment ación de CA hasta no realizar t odas l[...]

4 ES Conexiones básicas Si su televiso r tiene tomas de ent rada d e audi o/ví deo (A/ V), ob tend rá mejo r imag en y so nido si conecta su V ideograbad ora-DVD u tilizando estas cone xiones. Si su te levisor no t ie ne entrada A/V , co nsulte l as págin as sigu ientes pa ra la conexión de an tena o cable. Si no p iensa utilizar su V ideograb[...]

Pr ocedimientos 5 ES Conexi ones básicas A Utilice es ta conexión si e stá utilizando: • Ant ena VHF/UHF (obt endrá los canale s 2–13 y canales 1 4 y superio r) • Antena UHF sólo (obten drá los canales 14 y superio res) • An tenas VHF y UHF inde pendie ntes B Utilice es ta conexión si emplea una an tena sólo para VHF (obten drá só[...]

6 ES Conexiones básicas C Utilice esta cone xión si no tiene decodificador de cable, o si ti ene un decodificado r de cable co n sólo unos pocos canales codifi cados Uso recomendado Utilice esta conexión si no tien e un de codif icador . Utilice también e sta conexió n si su sistema de ca ble sólo codifica alguno s canales. Con esta con exi?[...]

Pr ocedimientos 7 ES Conexi ones básicas Enchufe la Videograbadora-D VD en la tom a de CA. Cuan do ench ufe la V ideograb adora-D VD en la toma de CA, la V ide ogra badora-D VD preajus tará auto máticament e el reloj y me morizará los can ales de TV de la V ideograbadora-D VD. La V ideograbadora-DVD empezará a preajustar el reloj y memorizar l[...]

8 ES Conexiones básicas Utilice esta conexión si va a conecta r un deco dificador de cab le con muc hos canales c odificados Con esta con exión podrá • Grabar cua lquier canal selecci onando el can al en el decod ificador Con esta con exión no pod rá • Grabar con el decodificador apaga do • Grabar un canal mientras ve otro canal Despué[...]

Pr ocedimientos 9 ES Selección del idioma Selec ción del idi oma Es posibl e cambiar el idioma de l as indicacion es en pan talla. Antes de com enzar… • Enc iend a la V ide ogra badora-DVD y s u t elevisor . • Aju ste el televisor a entrada d e víde o para que aparez ca en la pantal la de televisor la señal proc edente de l rep roduct or [...]

10 ES Ajuste del reloj Ajuste del r eloj Antes de com enzar… • Enci enda la V ideog rabadora- DV D 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 e l reprod uctor de DVD está en el modo de r eprodu cción, no po drá vi sualiza r e[...]

Pr ocedimientos 11 ES Memorizac ión de canales Memorizac ión de canales Esta V ideog rabadora-DVD puede recibir los can ales VHF 2 al 13, los can ales UHF 14 al 69 y los cana les CA TV no codificados 1 al 12 5. Se recomie nda que primero memori ce los can ales sintoniza bles en su área ut ilizando los mét odos de memo rización au tomática. An[...]

12 ES Reproducción de discos Operacione s básicas Repr oducció n de discos Dependi endo del disco, alg unas ope racion es podrá n v a riar o estar rest ringid as. Consul te el manual d e instruccion es sum inistrado c on su disco . Antes de com enzar ... • Enci enda la V ideog rabadora- DV D y su tele visor . • Ajus te el televisor a entrad[...]

Operaci ones básicas 13 ES Reproducción de discos * 1 Para DVD VIDEO y DVD-R W/DVD-R o DVD+R W /D VD+ R sol ament e Notas • No sal drá soni do exce pto: – durante la repr oducci ón norm al – durante la reprod ucción rá pida o lent a con sonid o • Depe ndiendo de l método em pleado par a la graba ción es posible que no pueda rea liza[...]

14 ES Reproducción de cintas Repr oducció n de cintas Antes de com enzar ... • Enci enda la V ideog rabadora- DV D 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 . • Utilice el man d o a distancia para realizar las siguiente s funciones. 1[...]

Operaci ones básicas 15 ES Reproducción de cintas * 10 s (segundo) e n el modo SP o en e l modo LP/15 s (segundo ) en el modo EP P ara reanu dar la reproduc ción normal Pulse H PLA Y. P a ra descon ectar la alimentación durante el rebobina do (Parada de l rebobinado) Pulse ? / 1 mientras la cinta se está reb obinan do. La alimen tación se des[...]

16 ES Grabación de programas de TV Grabación de pr ogramas de TV Antes de com enzar ... • Enci enda la V ideog rabadora- DV D y su tele visor . • Cambi e el selecto r de entrada de su televisor de forma que aparez ca la señal proce d ente de l reproductor e n la pan talla del tele visor . • Para grabar des de un decod ificador , enciénda [...]

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