Sony RDR-GX300 Operating Instructions (RDR-GX300 DVD Recorder) manual

2-149-120- 11 (1) © 2004 Sony Corporation D VD Recorder Operatin g Instructi ons RDR-GX300[...]

2 WARNIN G To pre vent fir e or sh ock haz ard, do not ex pose th e unit to rain or moistur e. To avoid electri cal shock , do not open th e cabine t. Refer se rvicing to qua lifi ed pers onnel only. The A C powe r cord must b e change d only at a qualified service shop only . CAUTION The use of optical ins truments with this product will increas e[...]

3 On recording • Not e th at th e co ntents of the recording c a nnot be compensated for under any and all conditio ns, including co nditions that ma y arise due to a m alfunctio n of this unit. • Mak e tri al re cord ings b efore making the ac tual r ecord ing. Copyr ights • Televisio n programs, fi lms, video tapes , dis cs , and othe r mat[...]

4 Table of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Ways to Use Your DVD Record er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

5 Sett ings an d Adjus tment s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 9 Using the Setup Dis plays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Antenna Reception and Language Settings (Set tings) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Video Settings (V ide[...]

6 Ways t o Use Y ou r DVD Re corder Remote cable box or s atellite recei ver control – Set top box control , Connect the suppli ed set top box controller to have the recorder change the channel of your cab le box or satel lite receiver during a timer recording (pag e 14). Quick access to recorded titl es – Title Lis t , Display the Title List t[...]

7 Watching one title wh ile recordi ng another – Simultaneo us Rec and Play , If you are using a DVD-RW (V R mode), you ca n watch a previo usly record ed prog ram wh ile rec ordin g anot her p rogra m on the same disc (pa ge 57). Creating your own pr ogram – Playli st , Record a program on a DVD-RW (VR mode), then del ete, mov e and add scenes[...]

8 Quick G uide t o Di sc Typ es Recordable and play able discs Usabl e disc version s (as of M ay 2004 ) • 4x-speed or slowe r DVD+RWs • 2x-speed or slowe r DVD-RWs (Ver.1.1, Ver.1.1 with CPRM* 1 ) • 8x-speed or slowe r DVD+Rs • 8x-speed or sl ower DVD-Rs (Ver.2 .0) “DVD+RW,” “DVD-RW,” “DVD+R,” and “ DVD-R,” are trad emarks.[...]

9 Discs tha t cannot be recorded on • 4 x-spee d com patibl e D V D -RWs (V e r. 1.2/4x ) • D V D-RW s (Ver. 1. 0) • DVD+RW s that are not 2.4x-speed c ompatible • D u al laye r di s cs • 8 cm discs Ye s Ye s Ye s No No Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s No No No No Ye s Y es * 2 No Y es * 2 No Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s Y es * 3 [...]

10 Playable dis cs Discs tha t cannot be played • All CD-ROMs (including P HOTO CDs) • C D - R s /CD- R W s, othe r t han those re cord ed in musi c CD f or mat, MP 3 fo rmat , or V i deo CD format • Data pa rt of CD-Ext ras • DVD-ROMs • DV D Au dio dis cs • DVD-RAMs • HD laye r on Super Audio CD s • DVD VIDEOs with a differe nt reg[...]

11 Note o n playba ck opera ti o ns of DV D V IDEO s / VIDEO CDs Some playback operations of DVD VIDEOs/ VIDEO CDs may be in tentionally set by softwa re producers. S ince this r ecorder plays DVD VIDEOs/VIDEO CDs acc ording to the d isc conten ts the sof tware pr oducers design ed, so me playba ck feat ures ma y not be available. Also, see the ins[...]

12 Hookups and Settings Hooki ng Up t he Reco rder Follow st eps 1 to 7 to hook up and adjust the settin g s of the r eco rder. Notes • Pl ug cords securely t o prevent unw anted n oise. • Refer to t he instru ctions suppl ied with the com ponents to be connected . • You cannot connect t his record er to a T V that does not have a video input[...]

13 Hookup s and Settings A: Cable box or sa tellite receiver with a vi deo/audio output With this hookup, you can recor d an y channel on the cabl e bo x or satelli te re ceiver . Be sur e t ha t the satell ite receiver or cable b ox is tur ned on. To watch cable or satellite progra ms, you need to match the channel on the recorder (L1 or L3) to th[...]

14 B: Cable box with an antenna output only With this hookup, y ou c an recor d an y channel on the satelli te receiv er or cable box. Be sure t ha t the satellite receiver or cable b ox is tur ned on. To watc h cable prog rams, yo u need to mat ch the channe l on the re corder (2ch, 3ch, or 4ch ) to the an tenna output cha nn el on the cab le box [...]

15 Hookup s and Settings C: Cable without cabl e box, or antenna only (no cabl e TV) Use thi s ho okup if yo u w a tc h ca ble chan nels witho ut a cable bo x. Also u se this hookup if you are us in g a VHF /U HF antenn a or separ at e VHF an d U H F an tennas . With this hookup , you can recor d an y chan nel by selectin g t he channe l on the rec[...]

16 Ste p 3: Con necti ng the Video Co rds Select one of the fo llow ing patt er ns A through C , accor ding to the input jack on your TV monito r, projector, or AV amplifier (r eceiver). This will enable you to v iew pictures . Audio connecti o ns are explai ne d in “Step 4: Con necting t he Audio Cord s” (page 1 8). Note Do not connect m or e [...]

17 Hookup s and Settings A Connecting to a vide o input jack Connect th e ye llow plug o f the audio /v ideo cord (supplie d) to the y ellow (video ) jack. You will enjoy standard quali ty image s. Note that you cannot use the P ROGRESSIVE button with this connecti o n. B Connecting to an S VIDEO input jack Connect an S-vide o cord (no t supplied) [...]

18 Ste p 4: Con necti ng the Audio Co rds Sel ect one o f th e fol l owin g pat t er ns A or B , according to th e input jack on your TV monitor, p rojecto r, or AV am plifie r (recei v er). This will enable you to l isten to sound. z Hint For cor rect speake r location , see th e operatin g instruct ions suppl ied with t he connec ted comp onents.[...]

19 Hookup s and Settings A Connecting to audio L /R input jacks This con ne ction wil l use y our TV’s or st er eo ampli fier’s (receiver’s ) two spea kers fo r soun d. Connect us ing the audio /video cor d ( su ppl ied). • S urround effect (pa ge 53) TV: Dynamic, Wide, Nig ht Ster eo ampl ifier (r ecei ver): Stand ard, N ight Note Do not c[...]

20 Step 5 : Conn ectin g the Power Co rd Connect th e supplie d power cor d to the AC I N termin al of the recor der. Then p lug the r ec order and TV p ower co rds into an AC ou tlet. Af ter you conn ect t he powe r cord, yo u m ust wa it fo r a shor t while b efore op erating t he recor der. Y ou can op erate the re corder only after t he front p[...]

21 Hookup s and Settings Controlling TVs wi th the remote You ca n adjust th e re mote con trol’s si gnal to cont ro l yo ur TV. If you co nnecte d th e record er to an AV am p lifier (receiv er), yo u can als o use the s upplie d remot e to control the AV amplifi e r’s (receive r’s) volu me. Notes • Depending o n the conne cted unit, you m[...]

22 Controlling the v olume of your AV amplifier (rec eiver) with the remote 1 Slide the TV /DVD switch to DVD. 2 Hold do wn [ / 1 , and enter th e manu fa cture r code (s ee the tab le belo w) for your A V amplifier (rece iver) using the number butto ns. 3 Releas e [ / 1 . The VOL + / – bu ttons cont r ol the AV amplifie r’ s v olume. If you wa[...]

23 Hookup s and Settings 1 Press SYSTE M MENU . The Syst em Menu a ppears . 2 Selec t “SETUP , ” and press EN TER. 3 Selec t “Options ,” and pr e ss ENTER . 4 Select “C ommand Mode ,” and press ENTE R. 5 Select the Com m and mod e (DVD 1, DVD 2, or DV D3 ), and press ENTE R. 6 Slide the COM MAND MO DE sw itc h on the remot e so it ma t [...]

24 3 Switch the i nput sel ector o n your TV so th at the s ig nal fro m the rec order appear s on your TV scr ee n. “Initial s ettings necessary to operate the DVD record er will be m a de. You can chang e t hem later using Setu p. Before you start, check that you have made all ne cessar y co nnection s.” appe ars. • If this mess age doe s n[...]

25 Hookup s and Settings If you c onnect the satellite receiver or cable box to the reco rder’s antenn a input (page 14), sele ct “Ch 2,” ‘Ch3, ” or “ Ch4” and press ENTER, th en go to step 13. Se e the instru cti o ns supplie d with your cable box to confi rm t he cable box ’s ant e nna outpu t chann el. 11 Sel ect whet he r or not[...]

26 17 Press EN TER. The Setu p Displa y for the DTS signal appears. 18 Select wh ether or no t you wi sh to send a DTS signal t o your amplifier (rec eiver), and pre ss ENTER. If your A V amplifier (recei ve r) has a D T S decod er, s elec t “On. ” Othe rwise, sele ct “O ff.” 19 Pre ss ENTER w hen “Fin ish” ap pears. Easy Setup is finis[...]

27 Hookup s and Settings Settin g Up the VCR Plus ® Syste m Set ting up your r ecorder involv es coor dinati ng the TV chan ne l number (th e nu mber you t ur n t o on your T V or reco rd er t o wa tch a pr ogra m) w it h th e gui de cha nnel (t he number that’s as signed t o that chan ne l i n yo ur TV pro gr am g uide). To find the guide chann[...]

28 If you c onnected a c able box or s atellite recei v er to the r ecorder an d set “Set Top Box Co n t rol” to “On, ” ent er th e TV c h ann e l numbe r on your c abl e box. If you c onnected a cable bo x and set “Se t Top Box C ontr ol” to “Of f,” ent er th e cable box output channe l (Usuall y 2ch, 3ch, or 4ch). S ee the instruc[...]

29 Hookup s and Settings Connec ting a VCR o r Simila r Devi ce After disc o nnecting the reco rder’s power cord from a n AC outlet, connect a VCR or simil ar recording device to the LINE IN jacks of th is recorde r. See a lso the in structi on manu al suppl ied with the c onnec ted equipm ent. To record o n this record er, see “Recordin g From[...]

30 Connecting to the L INE 2 IN jacks on the fr ont panel Connect a VCR or similar rec ordin g device to the LINE 2 IN jacks of this record er. If the equipment has an S-vid eo jack, yo u ca n use an S- vi deo cord ins t ead of an audi o/ vi de o cord. z Hint When the con n e cted equipment outpu ts only monaural soun d, use audio cable s tha t di [...]

31 Guide t o Disp la ys Guid e to Disp lays Using the On-Scr een Me nus This section introduces the System Menu, TOOLS menu, and sub-menu . By using thes e displays , you can per form most of the record er’s ope rations. System Menu The Syst em Menu a ppears w h en you pre ss SYSTEM MENU, and provide s entries to all of the recorder ’s main fun[...]

32 TOOLS The TOOL S menu ap pears whe n yo u press TOOL S, and d isplays options appl icable to the entire d isc (e.g. disc p rotection), record e r (e.g. audio s ettings during record ing), or multip le item s on a lis t menu (e.g. e rasing multi p le titles). The disp layed options diffe r depe ndin g on t he situatio n and disc type. Sele ct th [...]

33 Guide t o Disp la ys Standard Ti tle List (Example : DVD-RW in VR mode) m A Title type (DVD-RW in V R mode only): Displays t he title ty pe, Original or Playlist . B Sort but tons: Sorts the title o rder (se e below). C Zoomin g ind ic at or: Shows th e curren t zoom stat us . D Disc name (page 35) E Disc space (remaind er/ tot al ) F Title info[...]

34 z Hint After rec ording, the fi rst scen e of the recording (t he title) is auto ma ti cally se t as the thumb n a il pi cture. Notes • The Title List ma y not appear for disc s created on othe r DVD recorders. • Letters that cannot be di spla ye d a re r epl a ced wit h an “ * ”. • Title thumbnai l pictures are disp layed only on this[...]

35 Guide t o Disp la ys Example: DVD-RW (VR mode) A “Disc Na me” B “Media”: Disc type C “Format”: R e cordin g format ty pe (DVD- RW only) D “Title no .”: Total num ber of title s E “Protect ed”: Indicates whe ther protection is set (DVD-RW in VR mode only) F “Date”: Dat es of whe n the oldest an d t he most recent titl es w[...]

36 Finalizi ng a disc (prepar ing a disc for playback on other equipment) Finaliz ing is nece ssary whe n you play discs reco rd ed with t hi s record er on oth er DVD equipm ent. When you final ize a DVD+RW, DVD-RW (Video mode), DVD+R, or DVD-R, a DVD menu will be au tomatically c reated, which can be display ed on other DVD e quipment. Before fin[...]

37 Guide t o Disp la ys Checki ng th e Play Inform ation an d Playing Time You ca n ch eck the pl ay ing time an d remai ni ng time of th e current title, c hapter, or track. Also, you can ch eck the d isc name recorde d on the disc . Press DISPL AY repe atedl y. Each time you p ress the butto n, the display chan ge s as follow s: The disp lays dif[...]

38 z Hints • If “ DTS” i s set to “Of f” i n Audio Setup , th e DTS trac k selecti on opti on will not appear on th e scr e en e ve n if the di sc contains DTS tracks ( page 7 7). • When “Auto Disp la y” is se t to “ O n” (def a ult ) in Options S etup (page 80), pl ayback in formation automatic ally appears when the r ecorder i[...]

39 Guide t o Disp la ys How to Enter Chara cters You can label a t itle, disc, or progra m by enterin g chara cter s. You can en ter up to 6 4 char acte rs for a title or di sc name, but th e actual num ber of charac ters dis played in the me nus suc h as the Ti tle List w i ll vary . Whe n the d is play fo r ente ri ng charac ters ap pea rs, foll [...]

40 Recording Before Recording Before you start recording … • Th is reco rder ca n record on variou s discs. S elect the dis c type ac cordin g to your n eeds (pa ge 8). • Ch eck that th e disc ha s en ough avai l ab le space for the re cording (pa ge 34). For DVD+RWs an d DVD-RWs, you can free up dis c space by erasing titles (page 64). • A[...]

41 Record ing * The recorde d di sc can be played only on CPRM compa tible e quipmen t. Timer Recor ding (S tandar d/ VCR Pl us +) You can se t the t imer f or a tot al of 3 0 prog rams, u p to one m o nth in advan ce. There are two methods to set the timer: the stand ard meth od and V CR Pl us+ met hod. • Standard: Set th e date, time, and chann[...]

42 1 Press Z OPEN / CLOSE , and plac e a recor dable d isc on the di sc tra y. 2 Press Z OPEN / CLOSE to close th e disc tray. Wait until “ LOAD” disappears from the front panel d is pl ay . Unused DVDs are formatted automatical ly. 3 Press [T IMER] . If the Time r progra mming (V CR Plus+) me nu appear s, press < to swi t c h t he di spla y[...]

43 Record ing To exte nd the reco rding dur ation t ime whil e recording 1 Pres s TO O L S du ring recor ding. The TOOL S menu ap pears. 2 Sele ct “Ext end Rec Ti me,” an d pres s ENTER. 3 Press M / m to select the duration ti me. You can set the duratio n in increment s of 10 minutes, f or a maximum of 60 minutes. 4 Sele ct “OK, ” and pres[...]

44 4 Select “OK,” and press EN TER. The date , start and st o p times, cha nnel, and record ing mo de a ppear. If you w an t to change the setti ng, pr ess < / , to select the item and press M / m to change the setting . To re-en t er the Pl us Code num be r, se lect “Cha nge.” 5 Select “OK,” and press EN TER. The TIMER REC indicator[...]

45 Record ing 4 Select on e of the opt ion s, and press ENTE R. “Modify”: Cha nges the t ime r setting. Select an i tem us ing < / , and adj us t us i ng M / m . Selec t “OK ” and pr es s EN T ER. “Erase”: Eras es the ti mer settin g. Select “ OK” and pre ss EN TER . “Che ck Over lap”: Ch ecks for over lapped settings. The ti[...]

46 Changing the pri ority of overl apped settings If the timer se ttings ove rlap, the program th at was set la st has pr iority and wi ll be recorded. A time r reco rding of lowe r priori ty may be canc eled, start from the middle or stop midway through the progra m. You c an ch ange the prio rity of a prog ram if necess ary. When the timer se tti[...]

47 Record ing Record in g Without the Timer 1 Insert a recordable disc. 2 Press CH +/ – to sel ect th e channe l or in put source you want to record. 3 Press REC MODE repeat edly to s elect the recording mode. Each time you press th e button, th e displa y chan ge s on the TV sc reen as f ol l ows: For more de tails about the recording mode, see [...]

48 Adjusting the rec ording picture quality and s ize You can adjust th e re cord in g pi cture qua lity an d pic t ur e size. 1 Before r ecor ding starts, pre ss TOOL S an d select “ Rec Settings.” Then press E NTER. 2 Select the item you w ant to adju st, and press ENT ER. The adju stment dis pl a y appears . Examp le : Re c N R “Rec Mo de?[...]

49 Record ing Checking the disc status while recording You ca n check th e re cord in g i n f or mation s uc h as record ing tim e or disc typ e. Press DISPLAY tw ice dur ing record ing. The reco rding i n f or mation a ppears. A Disc type/fo rmat B Recordi n g status C Recor di ng mode D Recording ti m e Press DISPLAY to t u rn off the displa y . [...]

50 4 Press TOOLS and se lect “Li ne Audio Input . ” Then pres s ENTER . “Main /Sub” : Reco rds the t wo diff eren t sound tracks on DVD-RWs (VR mode). You can sele ct e ither sound tr ack when play ing ba ck the disc. “Ster eo” (def ault): R ecord s stereo sound only. Sele ct th is fo r d iscs o t her th an D VD-R Ws (VR mode). 5 Press [...]

51 Playback Playback Playi ng 1 Press Z OPEN/ CLOSE, and place a disc on the dis c tray. 2 Press Z OPEN/CLO SE to cl ose the dis c tray. If you inse rted a DVD VIDEO, VIDEO CD, CD, or DATA CD, press H PLAY. Playba ck star ts. 3 Pre ss TI TLE LIST. For details a bout the Title List, s ee “Using the Titl e List ” (page 32). Example: DVD-RW (VR mo[...]

52 The poin t where yo u st op ped play in g is clear ed when: – y ou open th e disc tray . – y ou play an ot her title. – you switch the Title List menu to Original or Playlist (DVD-RW in VR mode only). – you edit the tit le after stopping p layback. – y ou change the setti ngs on the re corder. – you turn off the recorder (VIDEO CD/CD[...]

53 Playback Playback options Buttons Operations Discs Z OPEN/C LO SE Stops play and ope ns the disc tray . All discs AUDIO Selects one of the audio tracks recorded on the disc when pressed re pe atedly. Selec ts the la nguag e. Selec ts the main or second ary audi o program (SAP). Selects stere o or m onaural audi o tracks. SUBTITL E Selects a subt[...]

54 To resume normal play back, pres s H PLAY. SUR (surrou nd) Sel ec ts on e of t he T V S eff ects when pressed repe atedly. TVS* (TV Vi rtu al S urro und) lets you enj oy vi rtu al surround so und effects c reated from t he front left an d right speake rs. The select ed setting is disp layed in the front panel disp lay for a few seconds. “TVS O[...]

55 Playback Notes • To enjo y the T VS func tion, set “Digita l Output ” to “On” and “Dol by Digi tal” to “D-PC M” in Audi o Setup. • When the playb ack signal does not cont ain a signal for the rear spea kers, the surround effe cts will be difficult to h ear. • When you select one of the sur ro und mo des, turn off the surr o[...]

56 4 Press < / , to adjust th e settin g, and press ENT ER. The default setti ngs ar e underli n ed. “ Y NR ” : (weak) Off 1 2 3 (strong) “ C NR ” : (weak) O ff 1 2 3 (str ong) “ BNR ” : (weak) Of f 1 2 3 (stron g) “ DVE ”* : (weak) Off 1 2 3 (st rong) “ PB Video Eq ualizer ”: • Contrast: (weak) –3 ~ 0 ~ 3 (stron g) • B[...]

57 Playback Chasin g Playback / Simult aneous Rec and Pl ay “Cha si ng Playbac k” allow s yo u to view t he beginn ing of a program while it is being recorde d. “Si mu l t aneous Re c an d Play” all o w s you to vi ew a pr evious ly recor ded progra m while re cording anothe r on the sa me dis c. Playing from the beg inning of the program y[...]

58 Search ing f or a Ti tle/ Chapte r/Tra ck, et c. You can search a DV D by titl e or cha pter, and VIDEO CD/CD/DATA-CD by track or scene. As tit le s and tracks are as signed indi vidual numb ers on the disc, sele ct the ti tle or track by entering i ts numbe r. Yo u can also search for a scene u sing the time code. 1 Press TOOLS during playb ack[...]

59 Playback Playi ng MP3 Au di o Tr acks You ca n pl ay MP3 audi o t ra cks on DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs). 1 Inser t a D ATA CD on the disc tray. 2 Press H PLAY. Playba ck starts from the fir st MP3 audi o track on th e disc . N ot e that t he pl ay back or de r may be diff er ent fro m th e ed ited or de r. See “Playb ack orde r of MP3 aud [...]

60 Notes • Depending on th e software you use to create t he DATA CD, the playb ack orde r ma y diff er fro m the above illustr ation. • Proceeding t o the next o r another a lbum may ta ke some time. • The recorder m ay not be abl e to play some DATA CD s created i n the Packet Write format. • The recorde r will pl ay any data with t he ex[...]

61 Edit ing Editing Before Ed iting This rec order offe rs vari ous edit optio ns for vario us disc t ypes. Before you ed it, che ck the di sc type in the front panel disp lay, and select the optio n av ailable f or your di s c (p age 8) . Note You may lose the edi te d cont en ts if you remov e the disc or a time r rec ording sta rt s while ed it [...]

62 The ad vanced edi t func tions ava ilable for Playlis t titles ar e: – Labeling a title (page 62). – Er asing a title ( page 62) . – Erasing multip le title s (page 63). – Er asing a se ction of a title (A -B Erase) (page 63). – Rearran ging the title or der (p age 67). – Dividing a title into multi ple titl es (page 67). – Combini[...]

63 Edit ing “Protect Titl e ”: Pro te ct s th e t itle . S elect “On ” when the Protection disp la y appear s. “ ” appear s next to th e pr otected t i tle. To c ancel the prot ection, sele c t “Off.” “Title Name”: Allows y ou to e nter or re-e nter a title name (page 39). “Set Thumbnail”: C hanges the title’s thum bnail p[...]

64 3 Select a title, a nd press ENTER. A che ck mark a ppears in the che ck box ne xt to the sele cted title . To clear the check mark, press EN TER a gai n. To clear al l of ch ec k marks, select “Res et All.” • When the title is p rotected, the display asks for confirma tion. To continue, sel ect “Cha ng e,” and whe n the pro te ct i on[...]

65 Edit ing Creating chapters manu ally You can manually insert a chapter ma rk at a ny poi nt yo u like duri ng pla y bac k or recordin g. 1 Press CH APTER M ARK a t th e point where you want to divid e the title int o chap te rs. Each time you p ress the b utton, “Markin g...” appears on the screen and the scenes to the left and rig ht of the[...]

66 3 Select th e title you want to include in th e Playlis t title, a nd press ENTER. A che ck mark a ppears in the che ck box ne xt to the sele cted title . To clear the check mark, press ENTER agai n. To s elect a ll of t he title s, select “ S elect All.” 4 Repeat step 3 to add more ti tles. To go to t he next page o f titles, press m . To c[...]

67 Edit ing “Cha nge OUT”: Al l ow s you to chan ge the OUT poin t, and repeat from st e p 9. To add m ore scen es , select “A dd” and go to step 6. To pre view al l of the cap ture d scenes in the listed order, se le ct “Pre vi ew.” 13 When you fin i sh edit ing th e Scene L ist, select “O K,” and pr e ss ENTER. The display for ent[...]

68 Combining multipl e Playlist titles (Combine Titles) 1 Press TITLE LI ST to tu rn on th e Titl e List (Playlist) menu . If the Title List (Ori g ina l) menu appears, press TOOL S an d select “P laylist. ” 2 Press TOOLS to se l ect “Combi ne Title s,” and pre ss ENTER. The display for selecting ti tles appears. 3 Select a title, a nd pres[...]

69 Settings an d Adju st m ent s Settings and Ad justments Using the Se tup Di splay s By using th e Se tup Disp la ys , y ou c an make vario us adjus tm ents to it em s suc h as pictur e and sound, as well as se le ct a l ang uage for th e subtit les. The Se tup Di spla ys are us ed in th e foll owin g way. Note Playbac k settings sto red in the d[...]

70 5 Selec t an optio n, and pr e ss ENTER . The cu rr en tly selec te d option is di sp layed next to th e se tup item . Exam ple: when “16: 9” is set . To turn off the di s play Press SY STEM MEN U repea te dl y. Antenn a Receptio n an d Langua ge Setting s (Set tings) The Se ttings Setu p helps you to make tuner, cl ock, and l angua ge setti[...]

71 Settings an d Adju st m ent s 3 Sele ct “ Anten na/Cable ,” and pr ess ENTE R. “Cab le ”: Pr esets cabl e TV channe l s. “Ante nna”: Pr esets VHF and U HF chan nels. 4 Selec t an opt i on , and press EN TER. 5 Selec t “Au to Preset , ” and press EN T ER. All rec ei va ble chan nels are pr eset in numer i ca l sequen ce . Manual S[...]

72 Clock Auto ( A uto Clock S et) Turns on the Auto Clock Set function when a c hannel in yo ur lo cal ar ea br oadcas ts a time s ignal . 1 Follo w st ep s 1 to 3 of “Us in g the Setup Disp lays” (pag e 69) to se lect “Se ttings” in the Setup D i sp lay. 2 Select “Clock,” and p ress ENTE R. 3 Select “A u to,” an d pr es s ENTER. 4 [...]

73 Settings an d Adju st m ent s Set Top Box Control You can contr ol your cable b ox/satellite receiver using the supplied s et top box co ntrolle r. See “Step 7: Ea sy Setup ” for det ails. Set To p Box Cont rol When “S et Top Box Co ntrol ” is se t t o “O n ,” you can make the following settings. Note that when you chan ge “Set To [...]

74 Video S ettings (Vid eo) Video settin g s will adjust ite m s relate d to the image , such as size an d color. Choose the settings ac cord in g to the type of TV, tun er , or de co der connect e d to the DVD record er . 1 Press SYSTEM M ENU while the rec order is in sto p mode. 2 Selec t “SETUP,” and press EN TER. 3 Selec t “Video,” and [...]

75 Settings an d Adju st m ent s Progressi ve Mode DVD software can be div ided int o two types: f ilm based s oftware and video based so ftware. V ideo based s oftware is derived from TV , su ch as dram as and sit-co ms, and di sp lays ima ge s at 30 fram es /60 field s per sec ond. Film based so ftwa re is der i v ed from film and di splays ima g[...]

76 Audio Setti ngs (A udio) The Aud io Setup allo w s y ou to adjust the sound accord ing to th e pl ay back and connec t io n condit ions. 1 Press SYSTEM M ENU while the rec order is in sto p mode. 2 Selec t “SETUP,” and press EN TER. 3 Selec t “Audio,” and pres s ENTER. The Aud io Setup ap pea rs with the fo llowin g optio ns . Th e defau[...]

77 Settings an d Adju st m ent s Digital O ut Selects if audio signa ls are out put via the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL or COAXIAL) jacks. ◆ To set the di gi ta l out p u t signal The followi ng setup ite ms switch th e method of output t in g au dio signa ls when you connect a component such as an amp lifier ( receiver) wi th a digital i n put jack. Fo[...]

78 Record ing an d Pare ntal Contro l Setting s (Fea tures) The Features Setup a llows you to adjust recor ding and pa re ntal cont ro l settin gs . 1 Press SYSTEM M ENU while the rec order is in sto p mode. 2 Selec t “SETUP,” and press EN TER. 3 Selec t “Feature s,” and pre ss ENTER. The Feat ur es Setup app ears with t he following option[...]

79 Settings an d Adju st m ent s 4 Selec t a ge og raphic area as the pl a yback limitation level, and press ENTER. The area is select ed . When yo u select “O t hers,” pr ess the num b er butt ons t o sel ec t an d ent er an ar ea cod e in the tabl e (see below) . Then sel ect “OK ” and pr ess ENTER. 5 Sele ct “Le v el , ” and press EN[...]

80 Disc an d Remote Cont rol Setti ngs/F actory Setti ngs (Optio ns) The Options Set u p allows you to se t up other operatio n al se tti n gs. 1 Press SYSTEM M ENU while the rec order is in sto p mode. 2 Selec t “SETUP,” and press EN TER. 3 Selec t “Optio ns,” an d press ENT ER. The O ptions Se tup ap pears w ith the followin g optio ns . [...]

81 Settings an d Adju st m ent s Easy S etup (Rese tting the Re corder) Select t his to run t he Easy Setup progra m. 1 Pres s SYSTEM MENU whi le the re corder is in stop mo de. 2 Selec t “SETUP , ” and press EN TER. 3 Selec t “Easy Set up,” and pr ess ENT ER . 4 Press ENTER. 5 Selec t “Star t, ” and pres s ENTER. 6 Follow th e instruct[...]

82 Additional Info r matio n Troubl eshoo ting If you experi ence any of the follow ing diff iculties while u sing the r ecorder, use this tr oublesho oting guide t o he lp remedy th e pr oblem bef or e requ es ti n g repair s. Sh ould any p roblem pe rsist, consul t y our nearest So ny dealer. Power The po w er does not turn on . , Check th at the[...]

83 Add i tiona l Infor mati o n The pl ayback pi cture or TV program f rom the equip ment conn ecte d t hroug h t he record er is disto rted. , If the playback picture output from a DVD player , VCR, or tuner goes through you r recorder before re ac hing your T V , the c opy-prote ct ion signal appl ie d to some prog rams coul d aff ect pictur e qu[...]

84 Some fu nction s such as Stop, Searc h, or Slow- moti on Play cannot be performed . , Dependi ng on the disc, you may not be able to do some of the operati ons a bove. Se e the instru ction man ual s uppli ed wi th t he d isc. The lan guage fo r the so un d track ca nn ot be changed . , Mult iling ual tr acks ar e not rec orded on the d is c bei[...]

85 Add i tiona l Infor mati o n Timer record ing is not complete or d id not start from the beginn ing. , There wa s a powe r failure duri ng re co rding. If the p ower re covers when ther e is a timer recordi ng, th e recorde r resum e s rec ord ing. Should th e power f ailu re cont in ue for more than 1 hour, rese t t he c loc k (p age 72) . , Th[...]

86 “RECO V ERY” app ears in t he front panel display. , The recorde r’s re covery fun ct ion w as ac tiva ted when t h e recorder was t urned on because the power was turned of f or failed during re cording. Leave th e re corder on unti l “R ECOVERY” disa ppears from the fro nt pane l di splay . “FAN E RROR” ap pears in the front pane[...]

87 Add i tiona l Infor mati o n Notes Abou t This Recor der On oper a tion • If the rec or der is brought dir ectly from a cold to a warm loca tion, or i s placed in a v ery damp room, moistu re may co ndense on th e lenses inside th e record er. Should this occur, the recor de r may not op erate prop erly. In th i s c as e, remo ve the dis c and[...]

88 Spec ificat ions Syst em Laser: Semico nducto r laser Channe l coverag e: NTSC VHF: 2 to 13/UHF: 14 to 69/CATV: A-8 to A-1, A to W, W+1 to W+84 Video receptio n: Frequenc y synthes izer system Audio recep ti on: Split carrie r system Antenna: 75-ohm antenna terminal for VHF/ UHF Timer: Clock: Qu artz locked /Timer indic ation: 12-hour cy cl e (d[...]

89 Add i tiona l Infor mati o n Guide to Parts and Cont rols For m ore in formation, see the p ages in pa renthese s. Front panel Buttons on t h e recorder have th e same fu nction as th e buttons o n the re mote if they h ave the same or similar names . A @ / 1 (o n/stan dby) bu tton (23) B Fron t pane l d isplay ( 38, 92) C Disc tray (41) D (remo[...]

90 Remote Buttons on t he remote have t h e same function as the butt ons on the recorder if the y have the sa me or sim ilar name s. But tons wit h an or ange do t next to them ca n be used wi t h yo ur TV when the TV/ DVD switch is s et to TV. A TV/DVD switch (21) B Z OPEN/CLOS E button (4 1) C Number but tons (21, 4 3) * SET but ton (21, 43) The[...]

91 Add i tiona l Infor mati o n Z H PLAY bu tton* (51) The butt o n has a tac til e do t. X PAUSE butt on (5 1) x STO P but ton (51 ) wj CHAPTER MARK/ERASE b uttons (65) wk INPUT SEL ECT button (49) wl COMMAND MODE s witch (DVD 1,2, 3) (22) * Use the t actile dot as a referen ce when o perating the reco rder . , continued[...]

92 Front panel dis play A Play in g/r e c ord ing status B Disc type*/recording format C (angle) indicator (53) D PLAYLI ST ind ic a tor (32 ) E Audio si gn al indi ca tors ( 37) F STERE O indica tor (40) G SAP (Se c ond Audi o Prog ram) indicat or (40) H Displays the followin g (38): • Playing time/ remaining time • Current titl e /chapter/tra[...]

93 Add i tiona l Infor mati o n Glos sary Chapter (p age 58) Secti ons of a picture or a m us ic featur e that are smaller than title s. A title is composed of se veral chapt er s. D epe nd in g on t he di sc, no ch apt ers may be recor ded. Copy p rotection signal s (page 40) Copy res tr i ct i on set by co py right ow ne rs, etc. These si gnals a[...]

94 Interlace format (page 17) Inter la ce format shows eve ry other l ine of an image as a single “field” and is the st a ndard method for displaying images o n television. The even number fiel d shows th e even num bered lin es of an i mage, a nd the odd numb ered f ield show s the odd n umbered l ines of a n image. Origin al (pag e 61) Titles[...]

95 Add i tiona l Infor mati o n Langua ge Cod e List For det ails, see pag e 73. The l anguage spelli ngs co nform to the ISO 6 39: 19 88 (E/F) stan dard. Code Lang uage Code Lan guage Co de Language Co de Language 1027 Afar 1028 Abkhazian 1032 Afrikaans 1039 Amharic 1044 Arabic 1045 Assamese 1051 Aymara 1052 Azerbaijani 1053 Bashkir 1057 Byeloruss[...]

96 Cable Box/S atellit e Recei ver Br and Cod e If more th an one code n u mber is listed, tr y entering th em o ne at a ti me until y ou fi nd the one that work s with your c a ble box/satell ite receive r. Cable bo x brand Code number 3M 0033 ABC 0003, 001 1, 0017, 0008, 0014, 000 1, 0013 , 0206, 0047, 023 7, 0033 Accup ha s e 0003, 001 3, 0047, [...]

97 Add i tiona l Infor mati o n GE 0232 , 02 33, 0144 , 0021 Gemini 0015, 0070, 0057 , 0242, 0014, 07 97, 0013 , 0400 General Instr um ent 0476, 00 11, 0014 , 0098, 0810, 00 24, 0003 , 0015, 0276 GHZ 0078 Gibraltar 0 003 Global 1 327 GMI 0069, 00 57, 0015 , 0797 GoldStar 0144, 0040 Goodmin d 0770, 07 97 Gradien te 1136 Hamlin 0020, 0009, 0034 , 025[...]

98 Quest 0144, 002 0 R Line 0040 RadioShac k 0883, 0015, 0315 , 0303, 0797 Rampa ge 0255 Ranger 12 47 RCA 0021, 006 0, 0797, 0047, 1256, 084 3 Reali stic 0207, 015 3 Recoto n 0153, 0400 Regal 0259, 002 0, 0273 , 0279, 0276 Regency 0002, 002 0, 0682 Rembrandt 0070, 015 3, 0040, 0022, 0011 RK 0304, 0479 Runco 00 00 Samsung 0040, 014 4, 0023, 0003, 00[...]

99 Add i tiona l Infor mati o n United Cabl e 0003, 00 14, 0011 , 0276 Universa l 0 191 , 00 78, 0207 , 0056, 0022, 00 39, 0153 , 0077, 0322, 03 15 US Electron ics 0276 , 0008, 0003, 00 17 V2 0883 Videowa y 0250 , 0000 VideoW orks 0124 Vidtech 0 244 Viewma ster 0883, 0770 Viewst ar 0258, 0289, 0060 , 0063, 0211, 00 27, 0111 , 0030, 0121 Vision 0883[...]

100 Paysat 07 24 Philips 1076, 009 9, 1142, 0724, 0722, 074 9, 1442 , 1749, 0856, 077 5 Primestar 03 61, 062 7, 0869 Proscan 0392, 056 6 QNS 1367 RadioShac k 0869 RCA 0566, 039 2, 0143, 0855 Samsung 1109, 127 6 Sky 0856, 009 9, 1856 Sony 0639, 163 9 Star Choice 0869 Star Trak 0869, 077 2 Thomson 05 66, 0392 Tivo 1142, 144 2 Toshiba 0790, 074 9, 174[...]

101 Index Words in quotations a ppear in the on - s c r ee n dis pl a y s. Numerics 16:9 25 , 74 4:3 Letter Box 25 , 74 4:3 Pan Sc an 25 , 74 A “A-B Erase” 63 Adjusting recordin g pi cture 48 Album 59 Album nu mbe r 37 “Album Search ” 58 ANGLE 53 Ante nna 15 Area code 79 AUDIO 53 “Audio” 73 “Audio ATT” 76 Audio co r ds 18 “Audio D[...]

102 I INSTANT ADVANCE 54 INSTANT REPLAY 54 Interlace format 94 L Label ing 35 “Langua ge” 73 Languag e code 95 LINE 2 IN 30 “Line Audi o Inp ut” 50 LINE IN 1 29 LINE IN 3 29 “Line1 Inpu t” 75 “Line3 Inpu t” 75 M “Main/S ub” 50 Manu al Clo ck Set 72 MENU 51 Menu Top menu 51 “Mode f or SET butto n” 73 “Modify ” 45 “Move?[...]

103 Title List 32 Sort 33 Thumb nail 33 “Title Name” 63 Title numb er 37 “Tit l e Search ” 58 TOOLS 32 TOP MENU 51 Track 94 Track n umber 37 “Track Search” 58 Troubl eshootin g 82 “Tuner Aud i o” 76 Tuner Preset 25 , 70 “TV Type” 74 TV Vi rtual Sur round 54 TV/DVD 21 TV/VIDEO 47 TVS 54 U “Unfinali ze” 36 Unrecordabl e pictur[...]

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