Sony RDR-GX220 manual

2-679-362- 11 (1) © 2006 Sony Corporation RDR-GX220 D VD Recorder Operatin g Instructi ons[...]

2 WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rai n or m oisture. To avoid el ectrical shock, do no t open the ca binet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. The power cord (mains lead) m ust be changed only at a qualified service s hop. This appliance is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER product . The [...]

3 On recording Make tri al recording s before making the ac tual r ecording. On comp ensation fo r lost recordings Sony is not lia ble and will not comp ensate for an y lost recording s or relevant losses, includi ng when recordings are not ma de due to reas ons includin g rec order f ailure , or when the c ontents of a r ecordin g are lost or dama[...]

4 Table of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Quick Guide to Di sc Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

5 Time r Rec ordin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Before Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Recording mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Recording stere o and bilingual p rogram[...]

6 Settings and Adjus tments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68 Aerial Recepti on and Language Sett ings (Basic) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Channel Settin g. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 8 Channel Sort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

7 Quick Guide to D isc Ty pes Recordable and play able discs Type Disc Logo Ico n used in this ma nual Format ting (new di scs) Compat ibilit y with oth er DVD play ers (final ising) DVD+RW Auto ma tical ly formatte d in +VR mo de (DVD+RW VIDEO) Playab le on DVD+RW compatib le pl ayers (autom atically final ised) DVD- RW VR mode Format in VR mode ([...]

8 Usabl e dis c versio ns (a s of Marc h 2006) • 8x-sp eed or slowe r DVD +RW s • 6x-sp eed or slowe r DVD -RWs (V er.1.1, Ver.1. 2 wi th CPR M *2 ) • 16x-speed or slower DVD+Rs • 16x-speed or slower DVD-Rs (Ve r.2.0, Ver.2. 1 wi th CPR M *2 ) • 8x-sp eed or slowe r DVD +R D L (Dou ble Lay er) discs “DVD+RW,” “DVD-RW,” “DVD+R,?[...]

9 “DVD VIDEO” and “CD” a re trademarks. DivX, Div X Ce rtified, a nd ass ociated l ogos ar e trademarks of DivX, Inc. and are used under lice nse. DivX ® is a vi deo file comp re ssio n te chno logy , developed by DivX, Inc. Discs tha t cann ot be pl ayed • PHOTO CDs • CD-RO Ms/CD-Rs/CD-RWs that are record ed i n a for mat di ffere nt [...]

10 Maximu m recordable n umber of titl es * T he maxim um leng th for one ti tle is eight h ours. Note on play back oper ation s of DVD VIDEOs/V IDEO CDs Some playback operations of DVD VIDEO s/ VIDEO CDs may be intent ionally set by softw are prod ucer s. Sinc e this recorde r plays DVD VIDEOs/VIDEO CDs according to the disc co nten ts the so ftwa[...]

11 Hookup s and Settings Hookups and Settings Hookin g Up the Re cord er Follo w steps 1 thr ough 6 to ho ok up and adjust the s ettings of t he rec order. Do no t conn ect th e AC po wer co rd (mai ns lead ) un til you re ach “S tep 4: Conne ctin g the AC Powe r Cord (Mai ns Lead)” on page 15. b Not es • See “Specifications” (page 89) fo[...]

12 Step 2: Connec ting the Video Cor ds Selec t one of th e follow ing pat terns, A th roug h C , accor ding to the in put jack on y our TV monitor, p rojector, o r AV amplifi er (receive r). This wi ll enable y ou to view p ictures. A Video i nput ja ck You w ill enjo y standa rd qua lity im ages . B S VIDE O input j ack You wi ll enjoy hi gh qua [...]

13 Hookup s and Settings When pl aying “w ide scr een” i mages Some recorde d images may no t fit your TV screen . To ch ange t he pictu re size , see page 73. If you are connectin g to a VCR Connect your VC R to the LIN E IN jack on the re corder (page 20) . b Not e Do not connect m ore than one typ e of video cord between th e recorder an d y[...]

14 Step 3: Connec ting the Audio Cor ds Selec t one of th e follow ing pat terns, A or B , acco rding to the i nput jack o n your TV monitor , projector, or AV amplifie r (receiv er). This wil l enable you to liste n to sou nd. * T he yellow plug is used fo r video signals (page 12) . A Digital audio inp ut jack If you r AV a mplifi er (r ecei ver)[...]

15 Hookup s and Settings b Not es • D o not conne ct your T V’s a udio outp ut ja cks to the LINE IN (R-AUDIO-L) jacks at t he same time. This will c ause un wanted noise to co me from your TV’s speakers. • W ith conn ection B , do not connect the LINE IN (R-AUDIO-L) and LINE OUT (R-AUDIO-L) jacks to your TV ’s audio output ja cks at the [...]

16 Step 5: Prepar ing th e Remote You can contr ol the reco rder using the suppli ed remot e. Inse rt two R 6 (size AA) batt eries by matchi ng t he 3 and # ends on the batteri es to the markings ins ide the battery co mpartment. When usi ng the remote, point it at the remote sensor on the record er. b Notes • If the su pplied rem ote interfe res[...]

17 Hookup s and Settings Code n umbers of co ntrollable TVs If more than one code number is listed, try entering them one at a time until you find the on e th at wor ks wi th yo ur T V. The remote pe rforms t he following : If the s upplied remote interfer es with your other So ny DV D recor der or play er, set the command mode number for this rec [...]

18 4 Sele ct “Other s,” an d press EN TER. 5 Sele ct “Comm and Mod e,” and press ENTER . 6 Sele ct a Comma nd Mod e (DVD1, DVD2, or DV D3), and p ress EN TER. 7 Set the Command M ode fo r the remo te so it mat ches the Comma nd Mode for the recor der y ou s et abo ve. Follow the st eps be low to set the Command Mode on t he remote. 1 Hold d[...]

19 Hookup s and Settings Step 6 : Easy Set up Make the ba sic adjus tments by foll owing the on-scr een ins tructio ns in “ Easy Se tup.” 1 Turn o n the re corder an d your TV . Then swit ch the input sel ect or on your TV so t hat t he sign al from the recorde r appear s on yo ur TV scree n. The initial settings message appears. • If t his m[...]

20 Connec ting a VCR or Sim ilar Devi ce After dis connecti ng the record er’s AC powe r cord (mains le ad) fro m the main s, connec t a VCR or similar recordin g device to th e LINE IN jacks o f this rec order. Use the DV IN jack on t he front panel if th e equipm ent ha s a DV ou tput ja ck (i.L INK jack) (page 6 3). For details , refer to the [...]

21 Hookup s and Settings b Not es • P ictures contai ning copy prote ction signa ls th at proh ibit an y copying cannot be r ecorded. • I f you pass the recorde r signals through a VCR, you m ay not receive a clear image on your TV scre en. Be sure to connect your VCR to the DVD recorder and to your TV in the order shown below. To watch video t[...]

22 Connec ting t o a Satelli te or Di gital Tun er Connect a sa tellite or digital t uner to this recorder using the LINE 1 IN jacks. Di sconnect the reco rder’ s AC p ower co rd (main s lead) f rom th e mai ns whe n conn ectin g the tu ner. To us e the Sync hro-Rec functi on, see b elow. If you want to us e the Syn chro Rec function This connect[...]

23 Eight Bas ic Operat ions — Ge tting to Kno w Your DVD Re corder Eight Basi c Operat ions — Getting to Know Your DVD Re corder 1. In sert ing a Disc 1 Press Z (open/clo se), an d place a disc on t he disc t ray. 2 Press Z (open/ cl ose) to clos e the disc tray. Wait until “LOAD” disappears from the fron t panel displ ay. Unus ed DVD s are[...]

24 4 Press z REC. Reco rding s tarts . Recording st ops au tomatically after 8 hou rs of cont inuous reco rding or whe n the DVD is full. To stop re cording Pres s x REC STOP. No te th at it may tak e a f ew s econ ds f or record er to s top re cordin g. To wa tch an other TV prog ramme while recording Set your T V to the TV inpu t using the TV t b[...]

25 Eight Bas ic Operat ions — Ge tting to Kno w Your DVD Re corder 3. Pl ayin g th e Rec orded Progr amme ( Tit le Li st) To play a recorded titl e, sele ct the tit le from the Title List. 1 Insert a D VD. See “1. Insert ing a Disc ” on pag e 23. Playback sta rts automatic ally depending on the di sc. 2 Press TITL E LI ST. To show the ext end[...]

26 3 Select a title, an d press ENTER. The s ub-me nu app ears. The su b-m enu di spla ys op tion s appl icab le onl y t o the sele cted item. The displa yed opt ions di ffer de pending upon the model, si tuation, a nd disc type. 4 Select “P lay,” an d pres s ENTER . Playback sta rts from the selecte d title. To stop playbac k Pres s x (stop) .[...]

27 Eight Bas ic Operat ions — Ge tting to Kno w Your DVD Re corder 4. Di spla ying t he Playi ng/Re main ing Time and Play Info rmatio n You ca n check the play ing time and remaining ti me of th e current t itle, ch apter, trac k, or di sc. Al so, you ca n chec k the dis c name r ecorded on the D VD/CD . Press DISPLA Y. The disp lays di ffer de [...]

28 z Hints • If “DTS ” of “Audi o Connec tion” is set to “ Off” in the “A udio” s etup, the DTS tra ck sel ection opt ion will not appear on the sc reen even if the disc contains DTS trac ks (page 75). • When “Auto Dis pla y” is set to “On” (de fault ) in the “Vide o” setup (page 74), in formatio n automa tica lly ap[...]

29 Eight Bas ic Operat ions — Ge tting to Kno w Your DVD Re corder You ca n check the re main ing disc space using the “Disc Info rmation” displa y. 1 Insert a disc . See “1. Insert ing a Disc ” on pag e 23. 2 Press OPTIONS to se lect “Di sc Info rmation ,” and pr ess ENT ER. The “Di sc Info rma tion” di splay appear s. Avail able[...]

30 5 Press < / M / m / , to select the chara cter yo u wa nt to en ter, and pre ss ENTER . The s elect ed c har acte r appe ars at th e to p of th e di splay . Exam ple: In put Title Name The type of ch aracters will change according to the lang uage you sel ect in “Ea sy Setup.” Some lan guage s allow yo u to enter an accent mark . To enter[...]

31 Eight Bas ic Operat ions — Ge tting to Kno w Your DVD Re corder 6. Labe lling and Prote cting a Di sc You ca n execu te option s eff ective for the entire d isc usi ng the “Dis c Informa tion” display . 1 Insert a disc . See “1. Insert ing a Disc ” on pag e 23. 2 Press OPTIONS to se lect “Di sc Info rmation ,” and pr ess ENT ER. Th[...]

32 7. Play ing the Disc on Other DV D Equ ipment (Finalis e) Fina lisi ng is ne cessar y whe n you play discs recorded wit h this recorder o n other DVD equi pment . When you finalise a DVD+RW, DV D-RW (Video mode), DVD+R, or DVD-R (Video mode), a DVD menu wil l be automati cally creat ed, whic h can be displaye d on oth er DVD equipment. Bef ore f[...]

33 Eight Bas ic Operat ions — Ge tting to Kno w Your DVD Re corder 1 Insert a disc . See “1. Insert ing a Disc ” on pag e 23. 2 Press OPTIONS to se lect “Di sc Info rmation ,” and pr ess ENT ER. The “D isc Inf ormat ion” di splay ap pear s. 3 Select “F inalise ,” and pre ss ENTER. The display shows the a pproximate time requi red [...]

34 8. Ref ormatt ing a di sc New discs ar e autom atica lly for matte d when inser ted. If ne cess ary, y ou c an m anu ally re- format a DVD+RW or DVD-RW dis c to make a bla nk di sc. For D VD-RWs, you can selec t a reco rdin g form at (V R mode or Vide o mode ) acco rdin g to your needs (page 56) . 1 Inser t a dis c. See “1. In sert ing a Dis c[...]

35 Timer Rec ording Timer Recording Before Recording Before you start recording… • Ch eck that the d isc has en ough availab le space for t he recor ding (p age 2 9). For DVD+RWs and DVD-RWs, you can fr ee up disc spac e by erasing titles (pa ge 56). • Adjus t the reco rdin g pict ure q uali ty an d pict ure siz e if nece ssar y (pag e 40). z[...]

36 The r ecorder autom atica lly rece ives an d record s stere o and bil ingua l progr ammes based on t he ZWE ITON sy stem o r the NICAM syst em. A DVD-RW (VR mode) or DVD-R (VR mode ) can re cord both ma in and su b soun ds. You can switch between main and sub when play ing the disc. A DVD+RW, DVD-RW (Video mode), DVD+R, or DVD-R (Video mode) c a[...]

37 Timer Rec ording Timer Reco rding (Stand ard/G -Code) You can set the timer f or a tota l of 40 progra mme s, up to 30 day s in advan ce. There are two met hods to set the timer: the standard me thod and G-Code method. • Standard: Set t he date, time , and prog ramme po sitio n of the pr ogra mme manually. • G-Code: Enter the G-Code programm[...]

38 To stop recording during ti mer recording Pres s x REC STOP. No te th at it may tak e a f ew s econ ds f or th e record er to s top re cordin g. Rec Mode Adjus t If ther e is not en ough av ailab le disc sp ace fo r the recordin g, the recorder automat ically adjus ts the r ecord ing mo de to enab le th e entire progra mme to be recorded. Set ?[...]

39 Timer Rec ording The G- Code sy stem is a feat ure that simplifi es sett ing the ti mer. Just e nter the G- Code programmin g number list ed in the TV programme guide. The date, time, a nd progra mme positi on of that progra mm e are set automati cally. Check that the programme positions are correc tly set in “Ch annel Se tting ” in th e “[...]

40 You can set the record er to reco rd in 30 minu te incr ement s. Press z REC rep eatedl y t o s et the durat ion. Each press a dvances the time in 30 minute increments. The maximu m duration is six hours . The time counte r decreases minute by minute to 0: 00, the n th e recor der sto ps r ecord ing (t he power does n ot tu rn of f). Eve n if yo[...]

41 Timer Rec ording “Rec NR” (noi se redu ction) : Reduce s nois e cont aine d in the vi deo si gnal . “Rec Video Equa lizer”: Adjus ts th e pict ure in gr eate r detai l. Press M / m to select the item you want to adju st, t hen pr ess E NTER. • Contr ast: Cha nges the cont rast. • Brigh tnes s: Chang es the ove ral l brig htne ss. •[...]

42 When all of the timer s ettings do no t fit on the lis t, the scroll ba r appears. To view th e hidden ti mer setti ngs, pre ss M / m . 2 Select t he timer setting y ou want to chec k/chang e/canc el, a nd press ENTER . The s ub-me nu app ears. 3 Sele ct one of the op tions , and pr ess ENTER . “Mod ify”: Changes the timer settin g. Sele ct [...]

43 Timer Rec ording Record ing Fr om Connec ted Equi pmen t You can set the record er to aut omatically record progr amm es from co nnect ed equipm ent th at has a t imer f unctio n (su ch as a satelli te tuner) . Connect the equipment to the L INE 1 IN jacks of the reco rder (page 2 2). Whe n the conn ecte d equipm ent tu rns o n, the record er st[...]

44 b Notes • The record er starts recording onl y after detect ing a vid eo signa l from the conn ected equipment . The beginning o f the prog ramme m ay not be r ecorded regardle ss of whethe r or not th e recor der’s power is on or off. • During Sync hro-Recordi ng, other opera tions, such as norma l recordin g, cannot be pe rformed. • To[...]

45 Timer Rec ording If you conn ect a digit al video c amera with a DV IN jack See “D V Dubb ing” on pa ge 63 for an explan ation of ho w to r ecord from the D V IN jack. z Hin t You can adjust t he sett ings for the re cording p icture before reco rding. See “Adj usting the record ing picture qualit y and si ze” on p age 40. b Not es • W[...]

46 Playback Play ing 1 Inser t a dis c. • See “ 1. I nser tin g a Di sc” on p age 23. • If you inser t a DVD VIDEO, VIDEO CD, CD, DATA DVD, or DATA CD, press H . Pla yback star ts. 2 Pres s TITLE LI ST. For details about the Title List, s ee “3. Playing the Re corded Programme (Tit le List)” o n pa ge 25. Example: DVD+RW 3 Select the ti[...]

47 Playba ck To resu me playba ck from t he point w here you stop ped (R esume Pl ay) When you pres s H again after yo u stop playba ck, the recorde r resum es play back from the poin t where yo u pres sed x . To star t from t he begi nning, press OPTION S to sele ct “Play Be ginnin g,” an d press ENTER. Playbac k starts fro m the begi nning of[...]

48 To che ck the po sitio n of the bu ttons be low, see the i llustra tion on page 46. For MP 3, JPE G, or Di vX oper ation s, see “P laying MP3 Au dio Tra cks, JP EG Ima ge Fi les, or DivX ® Video Fil es” on pag e 52. To r esume nor mal pl ayba ck, pres s H . b Notes • Angles a nd subtitle s canno t be chan ged with tit les recorded on this[...]

49 Playba ck Notes on pl aying DTS sou nd trac ks on a CD • W hen playing DTS- encoded CDs, excessive noise will be heard from th e LINE OUT (R- AUDIO-L) jacks. To avoi d possible damage to the audi o syst em, th e consume r shoul d take proper precaut ions when the LINE OUT (R- AUDIO-L) jacks of the recorder are c onnected to an ampl ific ation [...]

50 1 Pres s OPTIO NS d uring playb ack to select “A udio Se ttings,” and pr ess ENTER . 2 Sele ct “AV S YNC,” an d press EN TER. “AV SYNC”: When th e video is de layed, this functi on delays the a udio for sync hronizati on with the vide o (0 to 12 0 milliseconds) . Larger numb ers ind icate a long er audi o delay f or synchr oni zati o[...]

51 Playba ck Search ing fo r a Title/ Chapt er/Tr ack, etc . You c an se arch a disc by t itle, chapter , scen e or track. As titl es and trac ks are assign ed individual numbers, sele ct the title o r track by enter ing its n umber . You ca n also se arch for a scene using the t ime code. 1 Press OPTION S duri ng playb ack to select a se arch met [...]

52 Play ing MP3 A udio Tracks , JPEG Image Files , or DivX ® V ideo Files You ca n play MP 3 audio tr acks, JPEG imag e files, an d DivX video f iles on DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/ CD-Rs/CD-R Ws) or JPEG imag e files an d DivX vi deo fil es on DAT A DVDs (DVD-ROMs/DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/ DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs). 1 Inser t a dis c. See “1. In sert ing a Dis c” o n pa g[...]

53 Playba ck To rotate a pictu re Press OPTIONS while the JPEG image is display ed to selec t “Rot ate Right” or “Rotate Left,” and pr ess ENTER. z Hin ts • Press AUDIO to switch between st ereo or monaura l audio tracks whe n playing MP 3 audio tracks . • You can change the au dio tr ack when pl aying MP3 or MPEG audio of DivX video fi[...]

54 The r ecorder can play the fo llowin g tracks and fi les: – M P 3 au dio tra cks with th e ex ten sio n “.mp3. ” – JPEG image files with the exte nsion “.jpeg” or “. jpg. ” – JPEG imag e files that c onform to the DCF* image file fo rmat. – DivX video file with the extension “.avi” or “.divx .” * “Design rule for Ca[...]

55 Playba ck b Not es • De pending on the sof tware you use to create the DATA DVD/DATA CD, the playback order may differ from the a bove illus tration . • No more than a t otal of 999 in dividual fo lders can be play ed. (Fol ders t hat do n ot conta in JPEG / MP3 /DivX file s are c ounte d as well .) • N o more than a total of 999 fol ders [...]

56 Erasing and Edit ing Before Edi ting Thi s reco rder of fers vari ous edit option s for vari ous dis c types. b Notes • You may los e the edited c ontents if you r emove the dis c or a t imer re cording s tarts while ed iting. • DVD discs creat ed by DVD video cameras canno t be edit ed o n t his r eco rder. • If a mess age appears an d in[...]

57 Erasing an d Editing Erasin g and E diting a Titl e This se cti on expl ains the ba sic ed it fun ction s. Note that editing is i rreversib le. To edit DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs (VR mode) without chan ging the origin al reco rdin gs, cre ate a Playlist tit le (page 59). 1 Press TITL E LI ST. For DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs in VR mode, pres s < / , to switch the Titl[...]

58 5 When y ou finish selectin g titles, select “OK, ” and pres s EN TER. The lis t of the tit les to be er ased ap pears for conf irmation. • To ch ange the sele ction, se lect “Cha nge, ” and repe at from step 3. 6 Sele ct “OK” and pres s ENTE R. The ti tles ar e erased . To era se all t itles on the disc You can refor mat a DVD+RW [...]

59 Erasing an d Editing To eras e chapt er mark s You c an c ombin e two chap ters b y eras ing th e chap ter ma rk duri ng playba ck. Press . / > to sear ch fo r a chap ter numbe r, and w hile dis playin g the ch apter contai ning the chap ter ma rk yo u want to erase, pr ess CH APTE R MARK ERASE. The cu rrent c hapter combin es with t he previ[...]

60 3 Sele ct “Sel ect,” and pres s ENTE R . 4 Select t he title you wan t to inclu de in the Play list title, a nd pres s ENTER. The display for setti ng the sta rt point (IN) appears. The ti tle starts to play. • To ret urn to th e beginn ing of th e title, press X and th en press . . 5 Select t he IN po int using m / M , and pre ss ENTER . [...]

61 Erasing an d Editing To add t he entire title to the P laylist title as o ne s cene (Make a P layli st) 1 Press TITLE LI ST. If the Title List (Pla ylist ) ap pears, pres s , . 2 Select the title and p ress ENTER. The su b-men u appe ars. 3 Selec t “Make a Playli st,” an d press ENTER. The selected tit le is added to the Title List (Playlist[...]

62 b Note When th e numbe r of chap ters in the title to be combine d exceeds the li mit, the chapte rs at the e nd are combi ned int o a sing le cha pter. You ca n divid e a Playlis t title. 1 Pres s TITLE LI ST. If the Title Lis t (Ori ginal ) appear s, pres s < . 2 Select a title, an d press ENTER. The s ub-me nu app ears. 3 Sele ct “Divi d[...]

63 DV Dubbin g DV Dubbing Befor e DV Dubb ing This se ction ex plain s dubbin g with a di gital video c ame ra via the DV IN j ack o n the fr ont panel. I f you w ant to d ub by way o f the LIN E IN jacks , see “Re cord ing from c onnec ted equipm ent wi thout a tim er” on page 44 . The DV IN jack on this recorder conforms to the i.LINK standar[...]

64 3 Pres s INPU T SELE CT on the remo te repe ated ly to sel ect “DV.” The f ront pan el disp lay ch anges as follows: 4 Press R EC MODE on the remote repe atedl y to sel ect th e recordi ng mode . The reco rdin g mode chan ges as follows : For detail s about the recor ding mode, see page 35. 5 Press OPT IONS on the rem ote to select “DV Aud[...]

65 DV Dubbin g Record ing an En tire DV Format Ta pe ( One T ouch Dubbi ng) You ca n reco rd the entire con tent s of a DV/ Digital8 for mat tape onto a disc wit h a single press of the ONE-TOUCH DUB b utton on the re cord er. Th e rec orde r co ntrols the d igita l video c amera for the w hole pr ocess, and completes th e record ing. How cha pte r[...]

66 2 Sele ct “DV E DIT,” an d press EN TER. The d isplay asks if y ou want to start selec ting sc enes . • If you ha ve p revi ousl y save d a pro gram, the di spl ay ask s if you wa nt to edit an existing pr ogram or to create a new progra m. To resume editing the existing prog ram, sel ect “Sa ved D ata, ” and go to st ep 9. 3 Sele ct ?[...]

67 DV Dubbin g 11 Select “O K,” and pr ess ENT ER. The title n ame is fixed , and the di splay asks if you wan t to sta rt recor din g. To chang e the du bbing m ode, se lect “Dub Mode” and pres s M / m . 12 Selec t “Sta rt,” and pres s ENTER . The reco rder start s reco rding t he tap e conte nts as pr ogram med. To stop during recordi[...]

68 Settings and Adj ustments Aerial Recept ion and Langua ge Se ttings (Basic) The “Basic” setup help s you to make tuner, cloc k, and pro gramme po siti on sett ings fo r the reco rder. 1 Pres s SY STEM MENU whi le the recorder is in stop mode. 2 Sele ct “SETUP ,” and p ress ENT ER. 3 Sele ct “Basic ,” and press EN TER. The o ptions fo[...]

69 Settings an d Adjustment s Channe l Press M / m repeate dly until th e programme posit ion you wa nt is dis played . The prog ram me posi tions ar e scan ned in th e order s hown in the tabl e below . • If yo u kno w the numbe r of the prog ramme positi on you wa nt, pre ss the num ber butto ns. For exa mple, for prog ramm e position 5, firs t[...]

70 • New Ze alan d S6 AS5A C5 AS6 C6 AS7 C7 AS8 C8 AS9 C9 AS9 A C10 AS 10 C11 AS 11 C12 AS 12 C28 AS 28 C29 AS 29 C30 AS 30 C31 AS 31 C31, C32 AS32 C32 AS 33 C33 AS 34 C34 AS 35 C35 AS 36 C36 AS 37 C37 AS 38 C38 AS 39 C38, C39 AS40 C39 AS 41 C40 AS 42 C41 AS 43 C42 AS 44 C43 AS 45 C44 AS 46 C45 AS 47 C45, C46 AS48 C46 AS 49 C47 AS 50 C48 AS 51 C4[...]

71 Settings an d Adjustment s After th e prog ramm e position s have be en set , you can c hange the ord er of eac h pro gramme position in the disp lay list. 1 Sele ct “Ch annel Sort ” in “Bas ic,” and press EN TER. 2 Press M / m to sel ect the r ow cont ainin g the progra mme position yo u want to move, an d pres s ENTER. • To disp lay [...]

72 3 Selec t the TV gui de pag e numbe r you want to modify, and pres s ENTER. 4 Pres s the nu mber bu tton s or < / M / m / , to enter the TV gu ide page number , and pres s ENTER t o co nfir m th e set ting . • If y ou m ake a m istake, re-e nter t he corre ct n umber. • To return to the o riginal settin gs, press O RETURN. 5 To s et or ch[...]

73 Settings an d Adjustment s Video S ettin gs (Video ) Video sett ings will adju st items r elated to th e imag e, such as size and colo ur. Choose t he setti ngs accor ding to the type of TV, tune r, or de coder co nnec ted to t he DVD record er. 1 Press SYS TEM M ENU whi le the recor der is in st op mo de. 2 Selec t “SETU P,” an d press ENT [...]

74 Prog ressiv e Mode DVD soft ware ca n be di vide d into two ty pes: film ba sed s oftware and vi deo based soft ware. Vi deo based softwa re is d eriv ed from TV and d ispla ys images at 25 frame s/50 fields (30 frame s/60 fiel ds) per seco nd. Fi lm based softw are is de rive d from film and disp lays images at 24 frames pe r seco nd. Some DVD [...]

75 Settings an d Adjustment s Audio Set ting s (Aud io) The “Audio” set up allows you to adjust the sound ac cord ing to th e playba ck and conn ection c ondi tions . 1 Press SYS TEM M ENU whi le the recor der is in st op mo de. 2 Selec t “SETU P,” an d press ENT ER. 3 Selec t “Audi o,” an d press EN TER. The “A udio” se tup ap pear[...]

76 • MP EG (DVD VIDEOs only) Selec ts the type of MPEG audio si gnal. • D TS (DVD VIDEOs only) Selects wheth er or not to outp ut DTS signals. • 48kHz/96kHz PCM (DVD VIDEOs only) Sele cts t he s amplin g fr equenc y of the audi o sign al. b Note “48kHz/96kHz PCM” setting has no effect when audio sign als are output from the LINE OUT (R- A[...]

77 Settings an d Adjustment s Recor ding Setti ngs (Recor ding) The “R ecord ing” se tup all ows you to adjus t record ing s ettings . 1 Press SYS TEM M ENU whi le the recor der is in st op mo de. 2 Selec t “SETU P,” an d press ENT ER. 3 Selec t “Reco rding ,” and pr ess ENTE R. The “R ecordi ng” se tup appe ars wi th the following [...]

78 Disc Settin gs (DV D) The “DVD” setup allows you to a djust parental control, la nguage and o ther DVD related s ettings. 1 Pres s SY STEM MENU whi le the recorder is in stop mode. 2 Sele ct “SETUP ,” and p ress ENT ER. 3 Select “D VD,” an d press ENT ER. The “DVD” setu p appears with the following op tions. The defa ult settin g[...]

79 Settings an d Adjustment s 5 Sele ct “Lev el,” an d pres s ENTER. The se lection items for “L evel ” are disp laye d. The low er the v alue , the st ricter th e limitatio n. Discs rate d higher than the se lected le vel wil l be rest ric ted. 6 Select the level, and pres s ENTER. The Parental Control sett ing is complet e. To cance l the[...]

80 Remote C ontrol S ettings / Factor y Setti ngs (O thers) The “O ther s” setu p allow s you to se t up othe r operational s ettings. 1 Pres s SY STEM MENU whi le the recorder is in stop mode. 2 Sele ct “SETUP ,” and p ress ENT ER. 3 Sele ct “Other s,” an d press EN TER. The “ Other s” se tup appe ars wi th the following op tions. [...]

81 Settings an d Adjustment s Easy S etup (Rese tting the Reco rder) Select this to ru n the “E asy Setu p” progra mme . 1 Press SYS TEM M ENU whi le the recor der is in st op mo de. 2 Selec t “SETU P,” an d press ENT ER. 3 Selec t “Easy Se tup, ” and pre ss ENTE R. 4 Select “Start .” 5 Follow the instructio ns for “Eas y Setup ?[...]

82 Additional Information Trouble shoo ting If you e xperie nce any of the fol lowin g difficult ies while usin g the recorder, use this troub leshoo ting gui de to hel p reme dy the problem bef ore requestin g repairs . Should any pr oble m persis t, co nsul t your ne ares t Sony dealer . The pow er does no t turn on. , Che ck that the AC p ower c[...]

83 Add iti onal In for mati on The pi ctur e from equi pment c onnec ted to the rec order’s input ja ck does not ap pear on the sc reen . , If th e equipme nt is c onnect ed to the LINE 1 IN jack , sel ect “L 1” in th e fro nt pa nel display by pre ssing PROG +/ – or INPUT SELECT . If th e equipme nt is c onnect ed to the LINE 2 IN jac ks, [...]

84 The re corder does not play any type of disc . , The disc is upsi de down. Inser t the disc with the lab elled side fac ing up. , The disc is not correct ly inserte d. , Moi stur e has co nde nsed i nsi de the r ecor der. In t his ca se, if th e rec order is on, le ave it on (if it is off, le ave it off) for about an hour until the mo isture eva[...]

85 Add iti onal In for mati on The pr ogr amme position ca nnot be changed from the program me pos itio n you are r ecordin g. , Set th e TV ’s inp ut sourc e to “T V.” Recordi ng do es not st art im mediat ely after yo u press z REC. , Operat e the rec orde r only af ter “L OAD,” “FORMAT ,” or “INF OWRITE” d isapp ears from t he [...]

86 The cl ock has s topp ed. , Set the cl ock ag ain (pa ge 72). , The cl ock stopped due to a power failure that l asted for more th an 1 hou r. Reset t he cloc k (pa ge 72). The cl ock is wro ng. , Set the clock again (pa ge 72). If you cannot set the clo ck, wait un til the clo ck data is rec eive d and the cl ock is autom ati cal ly adjuste d. [...]

87 Add iti onal In for mati on The dis c tra y does n ot open an d you cannot remov e th e disc aft er yo u pre ss Z (ope n/clos e). , Turn off t he re corde r. On ce the cloc k appear s in the front pane l display, disconne ct the AC p ower cord (m ains lead). (If the record er does not turn off or if the clock do es not appea r in the fron t pane[...]

88 Notes Ab out T his Record er On oper ation • If the recorder is brought dire ctly from a cold to a war m location, o r is plac ed in a very damp ro om, moisture may condens e on th e lens es in side the record er. S houl d this occur, the recor der ma y not op erate properly. I n this case, if the recorder is on, leave it on (i f it is off , l[...]

89 Add iti onal In for mati on Spec ific atio ns System Laser: Se micond uctor laser Channel cov erage: PAL/SECAM* (B /G, D/K, I) VHF: E2 to E12, R1 to R12, Itali an A to H, Irela nd A to J, Sou th Afric a 4 to 13 UHF: E2 1 to E6 9, R21 to R 69, B21 to B69 CATV : S0 1 to S0 5, S1 to S20 HYPER: S21 to S41 * n ot available on Oc eanian models The ab [...]

90 About i. LINK The DV IN jack on thi s record er is i.LI NK- compliant for digit al video cameras. This sectio n de scribe s the i .LINK st andar d and its feat ures . What is i.LINK? i.LINK is a digital serial int erface for handl ing dig ital vi deo, digi tal a udio an d other data i n two dire ctions betwe en equ ipmen t having the i. LINK jac[...]

91 Add iti onal In for mati on Guide to Parts an d Cont rols For m ore in format ion, see the pa ges i n pare nthe ses. A Z (open/c lose) button (23 ) B [ / 1 (on/st andby) butto n (19 ) C Numbe r button s (39, 51 ) The number 5 butt on has a tact ile dot * . D PROG (programme) +/– buttons (23) The + button has a tactil e dot * . E AUDIO button ([...]

92 A [ / 1 (on/stan dby) bu tton ( 19) B Disc tray (23) C Front pane l display (28 , 93) D TIMER REC indicator (37) SYNCHRO REC indicato r (43) E A (ope n/close ) but ton (23) F H (play) bu tton ( 46) G x (stop) bu tton (46) H (remote se nsor) (16) I z REC button (23) J x REC STOP button (23) K LINE 2 IN (S VIDEO/VIDEO/ L(MO NO ) A UD IO R ) jack s[...]

93 Add iti onal In for mati on A Playin g/recording status B Displa ys the fo llow ing (28) : • P laying time/r emain ing tim e • C urrent titl e/chapte r/track/i ndex numbe r • R ecording time/recordi ng mode •C l o c k • Programme position C NICAM indica tor (36) D Disc type* E (angle) indicator (4 6) * D isp lays DA TA CD s a s “C D.[...]

94 Langua ge Co de Lis t For details , see page 79. The lan guage spel lings co nform to the IS O 639: 1988 (E/ F) sta ndard . Area Code For details , see page 78. Code Area Code Area Code Area Code Area 2044 Argentina 2047 Australia 2046 Austria 2057 Belgium 2070 Brazil 2079 Canada 2090 Chile 2092 China 2115 Denmark 2165 Finland 2174 France 2109 G[...]

95 Index Words in quo tations a ppear in the on -scre en disp lays. Numerics 16:9 19 , 73 4:3 Letter Box 19 , 73 4:3 Pan Sc an 19 , 73 “48kHz/96 kHz PCM” 76 A “A-B Erase” 58 AC power cord (mains lead) 15 Adjusting playba ck pic ture 49 playba ck soun d 50 recordin g picture 40 Aerial 11 “AFT” 69 Album 27 , 54 Album nu mber 27 “Album S[...]

96 F “Factory S etup” 80 “File Search ” 51 “Finalise” 33 “Finalise Disc” 79 Finalising 32 “FNR” 49 “Format ” 34 “Format DVD-RW” 79 Formatt ing 34 Freeze Fram e 48 Fron t pane l 92 Fron t p anel dis play 28 , 93 G GB 34 G-Code 39 H Handli ng discs 88 “Hue” 49 I i.LINK 90 INPUT SELECT 44 , 64 J JPEG image file s 52 L L[...]

97 Recording 35 pictur e adjustmen t 40 recording format 7 recordin g mode 24 , 35 recording tim e 24 , 35 while watching another prog ramme 24 Recording ti me 35 Regi on cod e 10 “Registration Code” 80 Remaining tim e 27 Remote 16 , 91 Resetting the reco rder 81 Resume Play 47 S S VIDEO 12 Satellite receiver 22 Scene List 60 “Screen Saver”[...]

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