Sony DAR-RD100 manual

2-631-916- 12 (1) © 2005 Sony Corporation D VD Recorder Home Theatre System Operating Instructions DAR-RD100[...]

2 WARNIN G To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabin et. Refer servi cing to qualif ied personnel only. The mains lead m ust only be changed at a qualified se rvice shop. This appliance i s classifi ed as a CLASS 1 L ASER product. The CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT MARKING i[...]

3 • D o not pl ace th e system in a locati on near heat s ources , or i n a place subj ect to direct su nlight, excessiv e dust , or mechan ical shock. • D o not pl ace th e system in an inclined position . It is designed to be operate d in a horizontal position on ly. • Keep the system a nd discs away from e quipment w ith strong magnets , s[...]

4 Table of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Ways to Use Your DVD Recorde r/Home Theatre System . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

5 DV D ubbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Before DV Dubbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Connecting a Dig ital Video Camera to the DV IN Ja ck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Dubbing From a DV/D[...]

6 Ways t o Use Y our DV D Record er/Ho me Th eatr e Syst em Quick access to recorded titl es – Title List , Display the Title List to see all o f the titles on the d isc, inc luding re cording date, t itle length, a nd thu mbnail ima ge (page 3 3). Creating your own p rogramme – Playlist , Record a programme on a DVD-RW (VR mode), then delete, [...]

7 Progressive PAL p layback , If your TV is compatible wi th pro gressive signals, yo u can enjoy accu rate colour reproduc tion an d high quality images in Prog ressive m ode. Playing JPEG image fi les , You can enjoy viewing JPEG imag es on your TV screen. First, ta ke pic tures wi th a digit al cam era a nd sa ve the m in JPEG format to a CD-R/C[...]

8 Quick G uide t o Disc Types Recordable and play able discs Usable disc ver sions (as of Febr uar y 2005) • 4 x-sp eed or sl ower DVD+RWs • 4 x-sp eed or sl ower DVD-RWs (Ver.1. 1, Ver.1.2 with CPRM* 1 ) • 8 x-sp eed or sl ower DVD+Rs • 8x-speed or slowe r DVD-Rs (Ver.2.0 ) “DVD+RW,” “DVD-RW,” “DVD+R,” and “ DVD-R,” are tra[...]

9 Discs tha t cannot be recorded on • DV D-RWs (Ver.1 .0) • DV D+RWs that a re not 2. 4x-speed c ompatible • Double l ayer di scs • 8 cm di scs Recording Features Editing Features Rew ri te (page 41) Record 16:9 sizes (page 82) Auto chapter (page 82) Erase title (page 65) A-B Erase (page 65) Manu al chapter (page 68 ) Erase chapter/ Hide ch[...]

10 Playable dis cs Notes ab out CDs • The record er can pl ay CD-RO Ms/ CD-Rs /CD- RWs reco rded in the fo llowin g forma ts: – music CD format – video C D format – MP3 audio tracks and JPE G image files of format conform ing to ISO9660* Level 1/Le vel 2, or its extended format, Joliet * A logical forma t of files and folder s on CD-ROMs, d[...]

11 Note o n playba ck opera tions of DV D VIDE Os/ VIDEO CDs Some playback operations of DVD VIDEOs/ VIDEO CDs may be in tentionally set by softwa re producers. S ince this recorder plays DVD VIDEOs/VIDEO CDs acc ording to th e disc conten ts the sof tware pr oducers design ed, some playba ck feat ures ma y not be available. Also, see the instr uct[...]

12 Hookups and Settings Overvi ew Complete the followin g steps to start using this DVD recorde r/home the atre sy stem. Steps 1 t o 4 are for th e speaker system ; steps 5 and 6 for the rec order . After fini shin g all of the hookups, conne ct the mains leads in step 7, and start set ting up t he system in “Step 8: Init ial Setup.” Notes • [...]

13 Hookup s and Settings – D o not use a new battery with an old battery, or batteries of d ifferent manufact urers. – D o not attemp t to recharge the batteries. – If yo u do not i ntend to use the remote for a n extended perio d of time , remo ve the b atter ies. – If ba ttery leakag e occurs, wipe out any liqui d inside the battery compa[...]

14 Ste p 2: Conne cti ng the Sp eake r Syst em Conne ct the syst em comp onents using the su pplied cords as m arked A and B below . Notes • Do not set the spea kers in an i nclin ed pos itio n. • Do not plac e the speaker s in locati ons that are: – Extre mely hot or cold – Du sty or dirty – Very hum id – Subj ect to v ibrations – Su[...]

15 Hookup s and Settings A Wiring the sp eakers Connect the supplie d speakers to the SPEAK ER jacks on th e bot tom side of t he sub woofe r using the spea ker co rds. Use the sp eaker cord whose tube is th e same colour as t he jack la bel on th e connectin g speaker. Notes • Cover the floor wit h a cloth when connecti ng. • Be sure t o ma tc[...]

16 Positioning th e speakers For the best pos sible sur round so und, all t he spea kers o ther th an the subwo ofer s hould be th e same dist ance from the l ist enin g po sit ion ( A ). How ever, thi s system allows yo u to place t he centre unit up to 1.6 m closer ( B ) and the sur round sp eake rs up to 4. 6 m clos er ( C ) to the list ening po[...]

17 Hookup s and Settings Notes • Us e screws th at are suit able for the wall mater ial and stren gth. As a plas ter board wa ll is especia lly fragil e, attach the screws secu rely to a beam and fas ten the m to the wa ll. Inst all the spe akers on a ver tical , flat wall where reinfo rcement is ap plied. • Cont act a screw shop or installe r [...]

18 Ste p 4: Conne cti ng the Sp eake r Syst em an d Record er Connect the DVD (DI GITAL IN OPTICAL) jack of t he subwoofer t o the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) jack of the record er using the supplie d optica l digital c ord. AERIAL IN OUT LINE 3 / DECODER DIGITAL OUT LINE 1 - TV COAXIAL PCM/DTS/ MPEG/ DOLBY DIGITAL COMPONENT VIDEO OUT P B /C B P R /C R Y[...]

19 Hookup s and Settings Step 5 : Conn ectin g the TV Aerial Connect the TV ae rial cab le followin g the ste ps below. Do not connect th e mains le ad until yo u reach “Step 7: Connecti ng the Mains Leads” (p age 23). 1 Disco nnect the TV aerial cable fr om your TV an d connect it to AER IAL IN on the rear pan el of the reco rder. 2 Conne ct A[...]

20 Ste p 6: Conne cting the TV and Re cord er Conn ect th e video c ord to vie w pictur es. S elect one of fo llow ing p atte rns A thro ugh D acco rding t o the input jac k on your TV m onitor o r project or. Note Do not connect m ore than one type of vide o cord between th e recorder and your T V at the same time. INPUT S VIDEO P R P B Y COMPONEN[...]

21 Hookup s and Settings A Connecting to a SCART input jack Conn ect usi ng a S C ART co rd (not supp lied) to t he LINE 1-TV jack and yo ur TV. Be su re of a firm connec tion to avoid hum and no ise. See the operating instr uctions supplied with the TV to be connecte d. Set the VI DEO OUT SELECT switch on the rear pan el to “RGB .” B Connectin[...]

22 Connecting the audi o cords If you us e your TV ’s speak ers for list ening to s ound, conne ct the LIN E 2 OUT jac ks of the rec order to the audio i nput jack s of your TV. z Hint You can connect an AV amplifier to the DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL ) jack. Make the appr opriate settings under [Audio] se tup (page 79). All the surround effects of the [...]

23 Hookup s and Settings Step 7 : Conn ecting t he Mains Le ads Plug t he reco rder, subwoofe r, and TV mai ns leads (power co rds) into the mai ns. Chec k that the " / 1 in dica tor o n the c entr e un it lights up when the su bwoofer ma ins lead is conn ected. After you conne ct th e re corder mains lea d , you must w ait a short while bef o[...]

24 Conne cting the Re cord er to Ot her Equi pment Connect other equipment ( VCR, satelli te tuner, P AY-TV decoder, e tc.) to the LINE I N jacks of the reco rder. Disconnect th e recorder’s mai ns lead from the mains when connecting them. Use the DV IN ja ck o n the fro nt panel if the equipment has a DV o utput jack (i.LINK jack ) (page 71). Se[...]

25 Hookup s and Settings To conne ct to the LI NE 2 IN or LINE 4 IN ja cks Connect a VCR or simi la r re cording devi ce to the LINE 2 IN or LINE 4 IN ja cks of this recorder. If you are conn ecting to the LINE 2 IN jacks and the equipm ent has an S-video jack, you ca n use an S-v ideo cord instead of a video co rd. z Hin t When the co nnected equi[...]

26 Connecting to a sat ellite or digital tune r Connect a sat ellite o r digital tuner to this re corder using the LINE 3/DECODER jack. Disc onnect t he reco rder’s m ains le ad from th e main s when co nnecting the tune r. z Hint You do not need to turn on the recorder to view th e signals from t he connect ed tun er on you r TV. Notes • If yo[...]

27 Hookup s and Settings Connecting a PAY-TV/Canal Plus d ecoder You c an watch or recor d PAY-T V/Can al Plus p rogramm es if yo u connec t a dec oder (n ot suppl ied) to the record er. Dis connect the record er’s m ains lead from the m ains whe n connec ting the de coder. To wat ch or re cord P AY-TV /Canal Plus pr ogra mmes, s et your record e[...]

28 Step 8 : Initia l Setup Use the Se tup D ispla ys a nd AM P men u to m ake the initia l setting s for using the system. Complete the initi a l se tup in th e follo wing order. Fol low the s teps from “1. Tuner an d chan nel setup” to “5. Basi c speaker setup” b elow. 1. Tuner and channel setup 1 Turn on the TV. 2 Press DVD [ / 1 to tu rn[...]

29 Hookup s and Settings 2. OSD language setup 1 Press M / m to select [Langu age] (langu age), an d press , . [Lan guage] Se tup appe ars. 2 Press M / m to select [OSD] (on-screen disp lay), and pre ss , . 3 Press M / m to select a lan guage, and press ENTE R. The on-s creen l anguage cha nges to the selecte d language . 4 Press < to return to [...]

30 2 Set the AMP/DV D switch to AM P, point the remote a t the centre unit, an d press AMP MENU. The AM P menu appe ars. 3 Press M / m to select “ SP SETUP” (speak er setup ), and pres s ENTER or , . Example: 4 Press M / m to select “SU RR SP” (surround speaker), and press ENTER or , . 5 Press M / m t o select the s etting f o r the posit i[...]

31 DVD Recorde r Basi cs DVD Recorder Basics Insert ing and Format ting a Disc When yo u fir st i nsert a new di sc, the re corder will ask you t o forma t the disc. Fo llow the st eps below to fo rmat the disc. Y ou can al so refo rma t a DVD+RW or DVD-RW to create a blank disc. 1 Turn on the TV. 2 Press DVD & / 1 . The reco rder tu rns on. 3 [...]

32 5 While [S tart] is se lected, press ENT ER. The disp lay ask s for confi rmatio n. • For DV D-RWs , sel ect a recor ding forma t (VR mod e or Video mode) and p ress ENTER. 6 Select [OK] and pres s EN TER. Form atti ng st arts. Record ing a TV Prog ramme on a Di sc This sectio n introd uces the basic oper ation t o record the curr ent TV pro g[...]

33 DVD Recorde r Basi cs To stop recording Press x . Not e that it ma y take a few seconds for record ing to st op. z Hin t This rec order ca n record o n variou s discs . Select t he disc type accordi ng to your needs (page 8). View ing Reco rded TV Prog rammes ( Titl e List) The t itl es of programmes recorded o n a disc are disp laye d in the T [...]

34 Example: Title List (Origin al) on a DVD-RW (VR mode) A Title type (DVD-RW (VR mode) only): Displays t he title t y pe, or iginal or Playlist . B Disc name (page 38 ): Disp lays the d isc typ e. If it is a VR mode disc, “VR” ap pears i n the front panel disp lay. C Disc space ba r/remaining ti me: Press RE C MO DE repe atedly to show the rem[...]

35 DVD Recorde r Basi cs Press < / , to se lect the pr evious/ next chapter. If more than six chapters are li sted, pres s M / m to disp lay chapt ers on the previo us/ next pa ges row by r ow. To return to the Title Lis t Select a ch apter a nd press E NTER. Sele ct [Title List] from the sub-me nu and press ENTER. z Hin t After record ing, t he[...]

36 [Title]: Cur rent title (or track) numbe r/total numbe r of titles ( or tracks ) (56) [Chapter] : Current c hapter number /total nu mber of ch apters (56) [Tim e]: Elapse d playing t ime (56) (also disp lays remaining time when TIME is presse d) [Aud io]: Sele cted audi o lang uage (DVD VID EO only) or audio ch annel (5 3) [Subtitl e]: Selecte d[...]

37 DVD Recorde r Basi cs Changi ng th e Name o f a Recor ded Prog ramme ( Title Input) The ti tles re cord ed on a disc ar e named sequential ly ([Title 1], [Tit le 2], …) by default. You can ren ame titles u sin g the dis play for enter ing char acters, which als o appear s for renam ing a di sc or statio n. Up to 21 ch aracters can be ent ered [...]

38 • To insert a space, se lect [S pace] and press ENTER. • To insert a character, move the cursor to the righ t of t he pos ition whe re yo u want to i nsert the ch arac ter. Se lect the ch aract er fro m the character palette and p ress ENTER. 7 Repeat step s 5 and 6 to enter the remaining charact ers. • If you want to return to the Title L[...]

39 DVD Recorde r Basi cs 5 While [Edi t] is selected, pre ss ENTE R. The dis play for ent ering cha racters a ppears. To ent er ch aracters , see p age 37 . Note Label the dis c before you finaliz e it. Once a disc is finalized, you cannot change the disc name. Protecting a Disc You ca n protect a ll titles on the di sc to preve nt accide ntal reco[...]

40 1 Insert a disc. 2 Set the AMP/DVD s witch to DVD, and press SET UP to turn on the Setu p Display . 3 Select [Disc Info] and press , . 4 Selec t [Fin alize] a nd press , . 5 Selec t [Fin alize] a nd press ENTER. The disp lay ask s for confi rmatio n. 6 Select [OK] and pres s EN TER. The re corder starts fina lizing t he disc. Approximate re main[...]

41 Record ing Recording Before Recording Before you start recording… • This recor der can r ecord on variou s discs. Select the disc type accordi ng to your needs (page 8). • Use the Title Li st to check the availa ble recordin g time for the disc (page 33). For DVD+RWs and DVD-RWs, you can e rase ti tles to fr ee up disc spac e (pag e 63). z[...]

42 Unrecordable pictur es Picture s with cop y protec tion canno t be reco rded on this record er. Whe n the record er rece ives a cop y guard si gnal, the re corde r stops record ing. * The recorded dis c can be played only on CP RM compati ble equipment. Time r Record ing (Standard and VI DEO Pl us+) You can set the timer f or a total of seven pr[...]

43 Record ing 1 Press Z (open/clo se), and p lace a recor dable disc on th e disc tra y. 2 Press Z (open/clo se) to close t he disc tray. Wait until “LOADING” disappears from the fron t pane l displ ay. For detai ls on h ow t o inse rt and form at a ne w disc, see “Inser ting and Fo rmatti ng a Disc” (page 31). 3 Set the A MP/DVD s witch to[...]

44 Rec Mode Adjust If ther e is not enou gh ava ilable disc space fo r the reco rding, th e record er auto matical ly select s the reco rding mod e tha t will reco rd the en tire programme. To us e this function, s elect [AT] fo r the reco rding mode and set [ P DC/VPS] to [ Off]. If timer setti ngs overlap If timer settin gs overlap, [Dup. Date] w[...]

45 Record ing 4 Press , to move to [ Repeat] , and pres s M / m to s elec t a r epeat opti on. You ca n select [T oday] , [Mon-F ri], or [Weekly]. 5 Press ENTER. The prog ramme p osition, date, star t and stop times , recordi ng mode , repeat opti on, and PDC/ VPS settin g (page 43 ) appear . Press < / , to sele ct an item and press M / m to cha[...]

46 Checki ng/Ch angin g/ Cancellin g Timer Settings (Timer Lis t) You can chec k, change, or cancel timer set tings using the Timer Lis t menu. Changing the timer s ettings The Timer List c an cont ain up to se ven timer settings . You can select a timer settin g and modify it befo re th e record ing sta rts. 1 Set the AMP/DVD s witch to DVD, and p[...]

47 Record ing ◆ When th e end time of one record ing and the start ti me of anot her are the same After f inishin g the prev ious re cordin g, the othe r record ing ma y be delayed . Notes • Whi le recording, you cannot change the tim er setting for the c urrent re cording. • When [PDC/VPS] is set to [O n] for one or more timer recordi ngs, t[...]

48 To s top re cordin g Press x . Not e that it m ay take a few sec onds for reco rding to st op. To paus e reco rding Press X . To restart re cording, press the button again. To wat ch anoth er TV progr amme whi le recording If your TV is connected to th e LINE 1-TV jack, set your TV to the TV input usi ng the t TV/DVD button and select the progra[...]

49 Record ing number, etc., shown i n the front panel displ ay (page 111). Creating chapters i n a title The recorder a utomatica lly divides a recording (a title) in to chapte rs by inse rting chapte r marks at 5, 10, or 15- minute i nterv als duri ng r ecor ding. Sel ect the in terval, [5Min], [10M in], o r [15Mi n ] fo r [Auto Ch apter] in [Rec [...]

50 5 Press z REC on this record er and the paus e or play but ton on th e connect ed equip ment a t the same t ime. Reco rding st arts. To stop rec ording, pres s x on this reco rder. If you con nect a di gital vide o camera with a DV IN jack See “DV Dub bing ” (page 70 ) for an expl anation of how to record fr om the DV IN jack. Notes • When[...]

51 Playback Playback Play ing DVDs and VIDEO CDs 1 Turn on the TV and s et it to v ideo in put. 2 Press AMP ' / 1 to turn on the sp eaker system. If “FM ” or “AM” appears on t he centre un it display, press DVD on the re mote to dis play “DVD.” 3 Press Z (ope n/close) , and plac e a disc on the dis c tray. 4 Press Z (open/clo se) t[...]

52 To save the power i n standb y mode Press A MP "/1 and/or DVD "/1 while the syste m turns on . To cance l standby m ode, pres s the butt on once. To stop play back Press x . To re sume pl ayback from t he po int wh ere y ou stoppe d the disc (R esume Play) The reco rder st ores the poi nt where you stoppe d the disc e ven if the disc i[...]

53 Playback Playback options Buttons Operations Discs Z (open/close ) Stops playing a nd opens the disc tray . All discs X (pause) Pauses pla yback. All discs . (previo us)/ > (nex t) Goes to th e beginning of the previo us/next titl e/ chapt er/scen e/trac k. All discs (fast reverse/fa st forwar d) Fast reverses/ fast forwa r ds t he disc wh en[...]

54 To resume normal play back, pres s H . Notes • If appears , the operation is not available on the disc. • When pla ying the discs re corded on this re corder, angles and su btitles cannot be changed. • For a Sup er VCD, you cannot s elect audio track 2 if on e is recorded on th e disc. • When playing DVD-RWs (VR mode ), surround effect m[...]

55 Playback Note The zoom f unction may no t work depe nding on the di sc. To play repeat edly Press RE PEAT re peatedl y to selec t an item to be repeat ed. [Chapter]: Re peats t he current chapter. (DVD only) [Title]: Rep eats the current title . (DVD only) [Tra ck]: Rep eats the cu rrent track. (V IDEO CD only) [All] : Repeats all the tracks on [...]

56 DTS Di gital Surr ound™ playback, the supp lied spea ker sy stem must be c onne cted t o the dig ital opti cal jack o f the record er. Note o n play ing DVDs with a D TS sound track DTS aud io sign als are out put only th rough th e DIGITAL OUT jack. When you play a DVD with DTS sound tracks, set [DTS] t o [On] i n [Aud io] Setup (pa ge 79). S[...]

57 Playback 3 Press the number buttons t o select t he number of the title, ch apter , time c ode, etc. , you wa nt. For ex ample: Ti me search To find a scene a t 2 hours, 10 minut es, and 20 second s, enter “2 1020 ” and press SE T. If you e nter the wron g numbe r, press CLEA R to canc el the num ber, then select ano ther numb er. The rec or[...]

58 3 Set the AMP/DV D switch to DVD, select an albu m, and press EN TER. The list of tracks wit hin the a lbum appears. To return to the al bum list, select [ ] and press ENTE R. 4 Selec t a track and pre ss H or EN TER. Pla yback start s from th e se lect ed track. To stop play back Press x . When y ou start pl ayba ck t he nex t time, the rec ord[...]

59 Playback To resume normal pla yback, pre ss H . To cancel the Random, Repea t, or A-B Repeat funct ion , pr ess t he button agai n to tur n of f the indicat or. Creating your o wn programme (Programme Play) You c an play the co ntents of a disc in the order you want by arran ging the or der of the tr acks on the di sc. Up to 9 9 tracks fo r CDs [...]

60 5 Repeat steps 2 to 4 to add mo re tracks to the list. To add all th e tracks o n the dis c, select [ ] (program me all) an d press EN TER. 6 Selec t the track yo u want to start pl aying in [Program] li st. 7 Press H or ENT ER to s tart Pr ogram me Play. The tr acks in the list are play ed i n the progra mmed order. Playba ck stops af ter all t[...]

61 Playback Playin g JPEG Image Fi les You can play JPEG image files on DATA CDs (CD -Rs/ CD- RWs ). Fo r de tails abou t JPE G i mage files, see “About J PEG imag e files” (pa ge 62) . 1 Insert a D ATA CD. The list menu appears on the TV screen. When t he di sc co ntai ns both MP3 audio trac ks and JP EG im age fi les, yo u can switch between [...]

62 5 Select a file a nd pres s H or ENTE R. Slide sh ow starts from the se lected image file. To paus e playback , pres s X . To stop the slide show and retur n to the list menu, press x or O RETURN. About JPEG image files JPEG is image c ompressio n technolo gy. You can play back DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD- Rs/CD-RWs) re corded in JPEG format. Howev er,[...]

63 DVD Edi t DVD Edit Before Editing This rec order offe rs vari ous edi t optio ns for vario us disc and title types. Be fore yo u edit, c heck these types and se lect an available optio n. Notes • Yo u may lose edited contents if you rem ove the d isc while editing. • Fin ish editing and rec ording before fin alizing. No more editing or recor[...]

64 In this case, you ca n select a title or ch apter an d create a Playlis t title. You can eve n rearra nge the scene ord er within t h e Playli st title (page 69). z Hint For DVD-RW (VR mode), you can display the disc’s Playli st titles in Ti tle List (Pla ylist), or th e original ti tles in Title List (Original). Press TITLE LIST repeatedly to[...]

65 DVD Edi t 2 Select a title, a nd pres s ENTE R. The sub -menu appears with opti ons ava ilable for the selecte d title. [Chapt er List]: Displays the Chapter List menu, w hich disp lays the t itle conten ts by chapter (s ee “Editing a Titl e by Chap ter” on page 67). [Erase]: Erases th e title (pa g e 65). For e ffects on disc capacit y, see[...]

66 4 Press ENTER at t he start of the scene to be erased (point A) . 5 Press EN TER at the end of the scen e (point B). To reset e ither poi nt A or B, se lect [Canc el] and repe at from s tep 3. 6 Select [OK], and press EN TER. The disp lay ask s for confi rmatio n. If you d o not want to erase th e scene, select [Cance l] and pres s ENTER. 7 Sele[...]

67 DVD Edi t Editi ng a T itle by Chap ter You can make det ailed edi ting to a tit le by using the Chapter List menu th at displa ys title contents by chapt er. 1 Set the AMP/DVD s wi tch to D VD, and press TITLE LIST to turn o n the T itle List. When editing a DVD-RW (VR mode), pr ess TITLE LIST repeate dly to switch the Title List (Orig inal) an[...]

68 Hiding a chapter You can ski p playing ch apters without dele ting from the disc. 1 Select [Edit] in step 5 of “Editing a Title by Chapte r,” and press ENT ER. 2 Select [Hide], an d press ENT ER. The cha pter is display ed shad ed in th e Chapt er List menu. To play a title includ ing hidden chapters Select [F ull Play] in step 3 of “E dit[...]

69 DVD Edi t 4 Selec t [New Pl aylist], and press EN TER. The titl e or chapter is added to the Playlist as a new Playlist title. To create more Pla ylist t itles, p ress TITLE LIST an d repeat the ste ps above. Adding contents to a n existing Playlist ti tle 1 Set the AMP/DVD s wi tch to D VD, and press TITLE LIST to turn o n the T itle List (Orig[...]

70 DV Dubbing Befo re DV Dubbin g This se ction ex plains du bbing wit h a digit al video camer a via the DV IN jack on the front pa nel. Follow the i nstructio ns in “Connec ting a Digi tal Video Camera to the DV IN Jack,” and then move on to the sec tion on dubbi ng. If you pl an to do ad ditional ed iting on a di sc after the initial dub, us[...]

71 DV Du bbing Connec ting a Digi tal Vid eo Camer a to the DV IN Ja ck You ca n conn ect a digi tal vi deo came ra to th e DV IN jack o n the reco rder to record or edit from a DV/Digital8 f ormat tape. Op eration is straig htforward beca use the record er will fast forwar d and r ewind th e tape for you – you d o not need to operate you r digit[...]

72 2 Press Z (open/ close) t o close the disc tray. Wait until “LOADING” disappea rs fro m the fron t pane l dis play . For details o n how to ins ert and forma t a ne w disc, see “Inserting and Form atting a Dis c” (page 31 ). 3 Insert the source DV/Digi tal8 format tape into your digital vide o camera. For th e recorder to record or edit,[...]

73 DV Du bbing • If there is a blank sp ace for one s econd or mo re on the tape , DV dubbi ng ends a utoma ticall y.[...]

74 DVD Recorder Set-Up Menu Using the Setup Di splay s By using the Setup Di splays, yo u can make variou s adjus tments to i tems suc h as pictur e and soun d, as well as select a lang uage for the subtit les. The Setup Display cons ists of sev eral levels to set up o ptions. T o sele ct the next lev el, pre ss , . T o select a previous level, pr [...]

75 DVD Reco rder S et-Up Me nu 5 Press M / m to select t h e ite m you wa nt to set up , and press ENTE R to co nform. Some items require a dditional s e ttin gs. To turn o ff the Setup Di splay Press SET UP. Channe l and Clock Settings The [Settin gs] Set up hel ps you to m ake tu ner, clock , and cha nnel sett ings for th e record er. Select [Set[...]

76 2 Press EN TER while [ Setting ] is selected . The Channel List menu appears. 3 Press M / m to s elect the programme posi tion you w ant to s et, and press EN TER. 4 Select an option from the sub-m enu, and pr ess ENTER. [Channel Setti ngs]: Sets the channe l manually. See “ To set the chann els manually” below. [Stati on Name]: Change s the[...]

77 DVD Reco rder S et-Up Me nu [Clock] ◆ [Auto Adj ust] Turns on the Auto Clock Set function w hen a chann el in your loca l area broadcasts a time signal. 1 Selec t [Clock ] and pres s , . 2 Sele ct [Aut o Adjus t On] and pr ess ENTER. z Hin t If you s elect [Aut o Adjust On], the Auto Clock S et functi on is activa ted whene ver the rec order i[...]

78 Note Depe nd ing on the disc , [Le tte r Box] may be sel ected automat ically ins tead of [Pan Scan] or v ice ve rsa. [Lin e1 Decoder ] Sets the LINE 1-TV ja ck for inputt ing encoded video si gnals. [Progressive Mode] (Vie wing in Progressive format) Selects whether the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks o utput prog ressi ve signa ls. Notes • Y ou ca[...]

79 DVD Reco rder S et-Up Me nu Langua ge Set tings The [L anguage ] Setup allow s you to sel ect a langua ge for the r ecorder ’s disp lay and dis cs. Select [Lan guage] i n the Setup D isplay . To use the disp lay, se e “Using the Setup Display s” (page 7 4). The default setti ngs are underlined. [OSD] (On-S creen Display) Switch es the disp[...]

80 Note If [Off] is sel ected, no sound will be he ard from the supplied sp eakers when playin g a DTS soundtrack on a DVD. [MPEG] (D VD VIDEO o nly) Selects the typ e of M PEG aud io si gnal wh en using the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL or COAXIAL) jack. Note The supplied spe aker system do es not accept MPEG audio sig nals. If [Bi tstream] is se lected, n[...]

81 DVD Reco rder S et-Up Me nu [Vocal] (Karaoke D VD only ) Mixes karaoke channels i nto nor mal stereo . This functio n is ef fective f or multi-chann el karaoke DVDs on ly. Parenta l Control Se tting s Playback of some DVD VIDEOs can be li mited accord ing to a p rede termi ned l evel , su ch as the a ge of the users. Sce nes may b e blocked or r[...]

82 z Hint If you forget your pass word, clear the passw ord and registered a new passwor d. Pres s SET UP t o turn on th e Setup Display. E nter the si x- digit num ber 210499 using t he number buttons. S elect [ OK ] and press ENTER. T he registered password is cleared . [Parental C ontrol] Selects th e limitation level . 1 Set the AMP/DVD switch [...]

83 DVD Reco rder S et-Up Me nu Note Depending on the size of the recording be ing made, the actual inte rval ma y vary fr o m t he inte rval selected in [Auto Cha pter]. The sele cted interval shou ld only be used as an approx imation to create chapter s. [ 5Min ] Sets the in terval to 5 minutes. [ 10Min ] Sets the int erva l to 10 mi nute s. [ 15M[...]

84 Speaker Surround Options Check ing the Stat us Inform atio n on the Ce ntre Unit D ispla y You c an set up the speake r system whil e checki ng the st atus info rmation on the cen tre unit d isplay . The fo llowing in formatio n appear s. To turn down the brig htness of the centre unit display (DIMMER) Set the AMP/DVD switch to AMP, and press DI[...]

85 Speaker Su rround O ptions Select ing the Sound F ield You c an take ad vantage of surro und sound s imply by se lecting on e of system ’s prepr ogram med sound fi elds, whi ch brin g the excitin g and power ful soun d of mo vie thea tres in to your h ome. Press SOUND FIEL D +/– t o select one of the sound f ields. Example: The cent re unit [...]

86 “PLII MOVIE/PLII MUSIC” (Dolby Pro Logic II Movie/Mu sic) Produces five full-bandw idth output channels from 2 channel sources. This is do ne using an advanced, high-purity matrix surround decoder that extracts the spatial properties of the original recording without adding any new sounds or tonal colorations. z Hints • If you do not want [...]

87 Speaker Su rround O ptions Reinfo rcing Bass Freque ncies (DSGX) The DSG X (Exte nded Dynam ic Sound G enerato r) funct ion re inforc es bass frequ encies . Press DSGX. The DSG X function is activated , and the “DSGX ” indicato r light s up in th e centre unit d isplay. To ca ncel the func tion , press D SGX agai n. Enjoyi ng the So und at L[...]

88 4 Press M / m t o se lect a s etting. “DRC S TD”: Rep roduces t he soundt rack wit h the dynam ic ra nge t hat t he recordi ng en gineer intended. “DRC MAX”: Maximum compre ssion of dynam ic range . “DRC OFF” (d efault) : No comp ressi on of dynam ic range . 5 Press EN TER or AMP M ENU to tu rn off the menu. Adjusti ng the De lay Bet[...]

89 Speaker Su rround O ptions Note This function may not work dependin g on the input stream, or the se lected input source and the So und Field settin g. When active, “A/V S YNC” lights up on the centre unit dis play. Enjoyin g Stereo or Bilingu al Broadca sts (“DUAL MONO”) This r ecorder re ceives b ilingual NI CAM or ZW EITON br oadcasts[...]

90 Note If “CENTER SP ” is set to “CENTER NO” in the AM P menu (page 9 2), sound is output from the front left and right speake rs. Enjoyin g TV or VCR Soun d From th e Speaker Syst em You c an enj oy the so und from c onn ecte d equi pment thro ugh t he sp eakers o f thi s system. Be sure to connec t your TV or ot her equipm ent correc tly[...]

91 Speaker Sys tem Set-Up Menu Speaker System Set-Up M enu Using the AM P Men u ◆ AMP menu t ree Actua l displ ays are a bbr evia ted. *1 Setti ng item does not appear if “CE NTER SPEAK ER” setting is “ NO.” *2 Setting item does not appear if “SURROUND SPEAKER” setting is “NONE.” By us ing the AMP menu on the centre uni t disp lay[...]

92 4 Press M / m t o selec t the it em you want to set. Examp le: “FRON T DIST ” (front spea ker dist ance ) 5 Pres s ENTE R or , . 6 Press M / m to select a setting. The setting is applie d to the s peaker sys tem. To return to the previous layer Press < . To turn off the AMP me nu Press AMP MENU again. Basi c Speake r Settings (“SP SE TU[...]

93 Speaker System Set-Up Menu “FRONT DIST” (front speaker distance) Set the front speaker distance from your listening position between 1.0 to 7.0 m in 0.2 m increments. The default setting is “3.0 .” “CEN DIST” (centre speaker distance) Set the centre speaker distance between the “FRONT DIST” setting and -1.6 m of the “FRONT DIST[...]

94 Setting th e speaker level by using the test tone 1 Set the AMP/DVD s witch to AMP, and press AMP MENU . An AMP menu option appears in the centre unit dis play. 2 Press M / m repeatedl y to sele ct “LEVEL ” (lev el), an d pres s ENTER or , . Example: 3 Press M / m t o se lect “TEST T ONE” (test tone), and press EN TER or , . 4 Press M / [...]

95 Speaker Sys tem Set-Up Menu Addit ional S peaker Setti ngs (“ CUSTOM IZE”) You ca n make fu rther setting t o the spea ker syst em wi th ot her surr ound o ptio ns. For d etail ed explan ations ab out all opt ions, see al so “Speak er Surrou nd Op tions ” (pag e 84). Select “C USTOM IZE” in the AM P menu. To use the AMP me nu, se e ?[...]

96 Other Operations Enjoying the Radio Connect the FM/AM aerials to the subwoofer (page 17) and preset radio stations. Note You cannot r ecord FM/AM radio soun d using the recorder or connected equi pment. Presetting radio statio ns You can preset 20 FM stations, and 10 AM stations. Before tuning, make sure to turn down the volume to minimum. 1 Pre[...]

97 Other Op erations • T o tune in a sta tion manually, pres s TUNING +/ –. • To start aut o tuning , press a nd hold TU NING +/ –. If yo u want to sto p scanning , press T UNING +/– ag ain. If FM s ound i s noisy Press FM MOD E so th at “MON O” app ears in t he centr e unit displ ay. Ther e will be n o stereo e ffect, but rece ption [...]

98 To cance l the functio n Press SLEEP repeatedly until “SLEEP OFF” appear s in the ce ntre unit di splay. Operat ing Other Equipm ent With the Supplied Rem ote You can use the supplie d remot e to operat e your TV, or other Sony DVD playe r/recor der (page 9 9). Controlling TVs wi th the remote You can adjust the remote’s si gnal to con tro[...]

99 Other Op erations * When sele cting the TV ’s two-digit progr amme position, press -/-- and then the num ber buttons. Hold down the TV button fo r the whole time . To oper ate the TV /DVD but ton (for S CART conne ctions only) The t TV /DV D but ton switc he s betw een the record er and th e last inpu t source se lecte d on the TV. P oint your[...]

100 Retur ning t he Spea ker System and Re corder to Their D efault Setting s Resetting the sp eaker system The f ollow ing re turns the s peaker system sett ings (for sp eakers , radio, et c.) to the ir defaul ts. 1 Press " / 1 on the centre unit to turn on the speaker sys tem. 2 Hold d own FUN CTION, and th en pre ss " / 1 for about fiv[...]

101 Additi onal Info rmation Additional Inform ation Troubl eshooting If yo u expe rience an y of th e foll owing dif ficulti es while using the syste m, use this troubles hooting guide t o help re medy the pr oblem before reque sting r epai rs. S houl d an y pr oble m pers ist, consul t your near est Sony dea ler. When br inging th e system in fo [...]

102 TV chann els cann ot be change d. , The chan nel is di sabl ed (page 75 ). , A timer record ing star ted, wh ich ch anged th e chan nels. The pict ure from eq uipmen t connec ted to the recorde r’s in put jack do es not appea r on the scr een. , If th e equi pment is con nected to the LINE 1-TV jack, select “LINE 1” in th e front panel di[...]

103 Additi onal Info rmation , Clea n the di sc. The sou nd lose s stereo effect when you play a DVD+RW, DVD+ R, DVD-RW, DVD-R or VIDEO CD. , Selec t a ster eo a udio track by pres sing (audio) (page 53). , Make sure the system is connecte d properly. , Check the “DUAL MONO” setting (page 89). The sur round effe ct of the sp eaker sys tem is di[...]

104 , Mult iling ual su btitl es are n ot reco rded on the DVD VIDEO. , The DVD VIDEO pr ohibits ch anging of th e subtitle s. , Try changi ng the subti tle usin g the DVD VIDEO’s menu. , The su btitle s cannot be cha nged for the ti tles reco rded us ing th is reco rder . The a ngles cann ot be chan ged. , Multi-angles are not recorded on the DV[...]

105 Additi onal Info rmation , Insert a rec ordable disc into the reco rder. The rec ordin g mode in dicatio n is in correct . , When the re cording or dub bing is less than three minutes, the rec ording mo de indica tion may be displaye d inc orrectl y . Th e actu al rec ording itself is co rrectly made in the sele cted re cording mode. Remote con[...]

106 Note s About Th is Syste m On oper ation • If the syst em is brought direc tly from a cold to a warm location , or is pl aced in a very damp room, moisture ma y condense o n the lense s inside the syste m. Shoul d this occur , the syst em may no t operate properly. I n this case, r emove the di sc and le ave the sys tem tur ned on f or about [...]

107 Additi onal Info rmation Spec ificat ions Desi gn and spe cificatio ns are su bject to ch ange with ou t not ice. For supp lied ac cessorie s, see pa ge 12. DVD recorder specificati ons System Laser: Semic onduct or laser Chan nel c overage : PAL/SECA M (B/G, D /K, I, L) V H F : E 2 t o E 1 2 , R 1 t o R 1 2 , F 1 t o F 1 0 , I t a l i a n A to[...]

108 Speakers Front: Speaker system: Bass reflex/Speaker unit: 65 mm dia. cone type/Rated impedance: 2.7 ohms/Dimensions (approx.): 90 × 132 × 107 mm (w/h/d)/Mass (approx.): 0.6 kg Centre: Speaker system: Bass reflex/Speaker unit: 65 mm dia. cone type/Rated impedance: 2.7 ohms/Dimensions (approx.): 360 × 110 × 97 mm (w/h/d)/Mass (approx.): 1.5 k[...]

109 Additi onal Info rmation Guide to Parts and Cont rols For m ore i nformat ion, se e th e page s in pare nthe ses. Recorder and centre u nit buttons o f th e same/simi lar name h ave the same function a s the but tons on t he remote. Remote The su pplied re mot e oper ates both the rec orde r and spea ker sy stem. Point the re mote at (remote se[...]

110 T DVD [ / 1 (DVD recorder power on/ stand by) but ton (28, 31 , 42, 44) U TV/AMP [ / 1 (TV/speaker system power on/s tandby ) button (29, 96, 9 8) V PROG (programme) +/– buttons (32, 47) W INPU T SELEC T butto n (49 , 71) X t TV/DVD button (48, 98) Y BOOKMARK button (56) SEARCH MODE button (56) Z FM/AM PRE SET +/– but tons (96) wj TIMER b u[...]

111 Additi onal Info rmation Rear pa nel A AERIAL IN/OUT jacks (19) B LINE 3/DECODER jack (26, 27) C DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack (22) D COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (P B /C B , P R / C R , Y) jack s (20) E LINE 2 OUT (AUDIO L/R, VIDEO) jacks (20, 22 ) F LINE 4 IN (AUDIO L/R, VIDEO) jacks (25) G Mains lead (23) H DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) jack (18) I LINE 2 OUT ([...]

112 Centre unit A [ / 1 (Speaker system power on/standby) button (100) B [ / 1 indicator (23) C Centre unit display (see below) D (remote sensor) (for speaker system operation) (12) When adjusting the radio or the speaker system, point the remote at this sensor. E FUNCTION button (100) Switches the subwoofer input: “DVD” t “FM” t “AM” F[...]

113 Additi onal Info rmation Subwoofer (rear) A AER IA L (F M 75 Ω COAXIAL) ja ck (17) B AERIAL (AM) terminal (17) C SYSTEM CONTROL jack (14) D DVD (DIGITAL IN O PTICAL) jack (18) E SPEAKERS (FRONT R/FRONT L/SURR R/SURR L/CENTER) jacks (14) F Mains lead (23) AERIAL SYSTEM CONTROL DVD DIGITAL IN OPTICAL AM FM 75 COAXIAL SPEAKERS FRONT R FRONT L SU[...]

114 Glos sary Album ( page 57 ) A unit in which to sto re MP3 audi o tracks on a DATA CD. (“Album” is a n exclusive d efinition for t his rec orde r.) Chapter (page 56) Secti ons of a pictur e or a music feature t hat are smaller than title s. A t itle is c omposed of several chapt ers. Depe ndin g on the di sc, no chapters may be reco rded. Co[...]

115 Additi onal Info rmation DVD-RW (p age 8) A DVD-RW is a rec ordable and rewritable disc that is th e same siz e as a DVD VIDEO. Th e DVD- RW has t wo diffe rent m odes: VR mode a nd Vide o mode. DVDs created in Video mode have the same forma t as a DVD VI DEO, while discs created in VR (Video Recordi ng) mode allow the conten ts to be pro gramm[...]

116 Langua ge Cod e List For de tails, see pag e 79. The lang uage spe llings conf orm to the ISO 639: 1988 (E/F) standar d. Language Code Language Code Language Code Language Code Abkhazian 6566 Afar 6565 Afrikaans 6570 Albanian 8381 Amharic 6577 Arabic 6582 Armenian 7289 Assamese 6583 Aymara 6588 Azerbaijani 6590 Bashkir 6665 Basque 6985 Bengali;[...]

117 Additi onal Info rmation Area Code List For det ails, see pag e 82. Code Area Code Area Code Area Code Area AF Afghanistan AN Netherlands Antilles AR Argentina AT Austria AU Australia BE Belgium BO Bolivia BR Brazil BT Bhutan CA Canada CG Congo CH Switzerland CL Chile CN China CO Colombia CR Costa Rica CZ Czech Republic DE Germany DK Denmark EC[...]

118 Index Words in brackets appear in the on-scre en displays. Numerics [16:9] 29 , 77 , 82 [4:3] 29 , 77 , 82 [48kHz] 80 [96kHz] 80 A A/V SYNC 88 [A-B Erase] 65 A-B Repeat 55 , 59 Aerial 19 Album 57 , 11 4 AMP menu 91 AMP/DVD switch 31 , 96 Angle 54 Area Code 82 , 117 Audio 79 Audio co rd 22 AUDIO DRC 87 [Audio DRC] 80 [Auto Adjust] 77 [Auto Chapt[...]

119 M Mains lead 23 Manual Clock Set 77 MENU 51 Menu 79 DVD’s Menu 51 Top menu 51 [Move ] 69 , 76 MP3 au dio tr acks 57 MPEG 80 , 115 Muting 54 N NICAM 41 , 76 Numbe r butto ns 38 , 44 , 57 O On-screen d isplay 35 Setup Display 74 Sub- menu 34 Original 34 , 63 , 115 OSD languag e 28 , 79 P [Pan Scan] 77 Parental Control 52 , 81 , 82 PAY-TV 27 PBC[...]

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