Sony RDR-GXD310 manual

2-636-510- 11 (3) © 2005 Sony Corporation D VD Recorder Operatin g Instructi ons RDR-GXD310[...]

2 Importan t Informat ion Should you experience a problem with this recorder, please refer to the trouble shooting section on page 88. If you are un able to rectify the problem , contact the Sony C ustomer Information Centre on 08705 111 999 (Monday-Friday from 8:30am to 6:00pm) Please en sure you have the followin g information avai lable before c[...]

3 Precau tion s This equipment has been tested and found to compl y with the limits set out in the EMC Directive using a connection cable shorter than 3 metres. On safety Should any solid obj ect or liquid fall into the cabinet, unplug the recorder and have it checked b y qualified personnel before operating it any furthe r. On power so urces • T[...]

4 Table of Contents Important In formation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

5 Guid e to Dig ital Se rvice s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 EPG (Electronic Prog ramme Guide) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Viewing a list of available channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 8 Viewing programmes re[...]

6 Erasing and Edit ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Before Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Edit options fo r DVD-RWs (VR mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Edit option[...]

7 Ways to Use Your DVD Re corder Recording/Playbac k Compa tible med ia and refe rence pa ges Quick a ccess to r ecorded titles – Title L ist , “3. Play ing the Rec orded Pro gramm e (Title List )” on page 29 Play t he b eginnin g of a t itle while it is being recorded – Chas ing Playb ack , “Playi ng from the be ginning of the progra mme[...]

8 Quick G uide t o Disc Typ es Usable disc vers ions (a s of March 20 05) • 8x-speed or sl ower DVD+RWs • 6x-speed or slower DVD-RWs (Ver. 1.1, Ver.1.2 with CPRM *1 ) • 16x- speed or slower DV D+Rs • 16x- speed or slower DVD-R s (Ver.2 .0, Ver.2 .1) • 2.4x-speed DVD+R DL (Double Layer) disc s “DVD+RW,” “DVD-RW,” “DVD+R,” “ D[...]

9 Discs tha t cannot be recorded on • 8 c m disc s • DVD-Rs in VR mode (Video Recordin g format) *3 Only if the recording mode is LSP, SP, HSP, or H Q. *4 Erasing t itles d oes not free up d isc sp ace. Reco rding Features Editing Fe atures Rewri te (page 45) Auto Chapter (page 83) Manua l Chapter (page 71) Record 16:9 si zes (pag e 50) Change [...]

10 “DVD VIDEO” and “CD” are trademarks. Discs tha t cannot be played •P H O T O C D s • CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs that are not recor ded in musi c CD or Vide o CD form at, or do not cont ain MP3 or J PEG f iles • Data p art of CD-E xtras • DVD-R OMs tha t do not contai n JPE G fil es or are no t in DVD Vide o format • DVD Audio discs ?[...]

11 Maximum recordable n umber of t itles * The maxi mum lengt h for each title is e ight hours. 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 r ecorder pla ys DVD VIDEOs/VIDEO CDs acc ording to the disc conten ts the sof tware[...]

12 Hookups and Settings Hooki ng Up t he Reco rder Follow steps 1 to 7 to hook up and adjust the settings of the reco rder. b Notes • Pl ug cords securely to preven t unwan ted nois e. • Refer to the instru ctions suppl ied with t he compone nts to be connected. • You cannot connect th is recorder to a TV that does not have a SCART or video i[...]

13 Hookup s and Settings Step 2 : Conn ectin g the Aer ial C able Conne ct the aer ial cable b y followin g the steps below. Do not conne ct the mains lead unt il you reac h “Ste p 5: Connecti ng the Mains Lead” on page 18 . 1 Disco nnect the aeria l cable f rom you r TV and c onnec t it to A ERIAL I N on th e rear p anel of the recorder. 2 Con[...]

14 Ste p 3: Conne cting the Vi deo Cord s Select one of the fo llowing pa tterns A thro ugh D , according to the input jack on your TV monitor, projector, or AV amplifi er (recei ver). This will enable y ou to view p ictures. A Connec ting t o a SCART i nput ja ck When yo u set “L ine1 Out put” to “ S Video” or “RGB ” in “Eas y Setup [...]

15 Hookup s and Settings When pl aying “wi de screen ” images Some recorde d images may no t fit your TV scree n. To cha nge t he pi ctur e si ze, see pa ge 7 9. If you are connectin g to a VCR Connect your VCR to th e LINE 3 jack on t he record er (page 23) . b Not es • Do not conn ect mo re tha n one type of vi deo co rd between t he record[...]

16 By using th e PROGRESS IVE button , you can selec t the si gnal format i n which the re corder output s video signals: interlac e or prog ressive. 1 Conne ct the reco rder us ing the COMPONENT V IDEO OUT jacks (pattern D on pa ge 1 4). 2 Set “Component Ou t” in “Video” s etup to “On” ( page 79). 3 Press the PROGRESSIVE b utton . “P[...]

17 Hookup s and Settings Step 4 : Conn ectin g the Aud io Cor ds Select one of th e following patter ns A or B , according to the input jack on your TV monitor, pr ojector, or AV amplifi er (recei ver). This will enable y ou to list en to soun d. A Connec ting to audio L/R in put jac ks This con nection w ill use y our TV’s or st ereo ampl ifier?[...]

18 z Hint For correct s peaker loca tion, see t he operating instructi ons supplied with the connected compone nts. b Notes • Do not con nect your TV’s audio outp ut jacks to the LINE IN (R-AUDIO-L) j acks at the s ame time. Thi s will cau se unwan ted noise to c ome from you r TV’s speakers. • In the co nnection A , do not connec t the LIN[...]

19 Hookup s and Settings Step 6 : Prep aring t he Remote You ca n contro l the recorde r using the supplied remote. Insert two R6 (size AA) batteri es by matchi ng the 3 and # ends on the batteries to the markings insid e the battery compartment. When using the remote, p oint i t at the remote se nsor on the re cord er. b Not es • If the supplied[...]

20 4 Releas e [ / 1 . When the TV/DVD swit ch is set to TV, the remote perf orms the followin g: * If y ou use the number buttons t o select t he TV’s program me position, press - /-- followed by the number butt ons for two-dig it numbers. To o perate the t TV/D VD button (for S CART c onnectio ns on ly) When the TV/DVD swit ch is set to DVD, the[...]

21 Hookup s and Settings Code n umbers of co ntrollabl e AV a mplifie rs (re ceiv ers) If more than one code number is listed, tr y entering th em one at a time u ntil you find the one that wo rks with your AV a mplifie r (rec eive r). If the supplied r emote interfe res with y our other Sony DV D recorde r or player , set the com mand mode number [...]

22 Step 7: Ea sy Setup Make the basic ad justments by foll owing the on - screen ins tructions i n “Easy Setup. ” 1 Turn on the rec order an d switch t he inpu t select or on y our T V so t hat the signal from the reco rder appe ars on your TV screen. The message about the initial s ettings appea rs. • If t his mess age doe s not ap pear, sel[...]

23 Hookup s and Settings Connec ting a VCR o r Simila r Devi ce After disco nnecting the re corder’s main s lead from the mai ns, connect a VCR or similar re cording device to the LINE IN jacks of this reco rder. See a lso t he in stru ction manual sup plied wit h the c onn ecte d equi pment. To recor d on this re corder , see “Recor ding from [...]

24 Connect a VCR or s imilar re cording device to the LINE 2 IN o r LINE 4 IN jac ks of this r ecorder. If the equipm ent has an S-video jack, you ca n use an S-vid eo cord ins tead of a n audio/vide o cord. z Hint When the connecte d equipment outputs only monaural so und, connect only the L (MONO) and VIDEO in put jacks on the fr ont of the reco [...]

25 Hookup s and Settings Connec ting to a Sa tellit e or Di gital T uner Connect a satel lite or dig ital tuner to this recor der using the LINE 3 j ack. Disconnec t the record er’s mains lead fro m the mains whe n connecting th e tuner. To us e the Syn chro- Rec func tion , see bel ow. If the s atellite tuner c an output RGB sign als This re cor[...]

26 Seven Basic Operati ons — Getting to Know Your DVD Recorder 1. Ins ertin g and Form atting a DVD D isc ( Disc Inf o) 1 Press Z (op en/clo se), an d place a disc on the disc tray . 2 Press Z (ope n/close) t o close the disc tray. Wait until “ LOAD” disappears from the front panel d isplay. Unused DVDs are formatted automatical ly. New di sc[...]

27 Seve n Basic O peration s — Getting to Know Yo ur DVD Recorder 3 Move th e cursor do wn the TOOL S menu unti l “Disc Inf o” is sele cted, and press ENTE R. Exampl e: Whe n a DVD-RW (V R mode ) is insert ed. 1 “Disc Na me” 2 “Media”: Disc type 3 “Format”: R ecording format typ e (DVD- RW only) 4 “On”/“Off”: Indica tes wh[...]

28 2. Re cording a Prog ramme This sec tion intro duces the ba sic operat ion to reco rd the cu rrent TV p rogram me to a dis c (DVD). For an explanation of how to make timer reco rdings, see p age 45. 1 Insert a recordable DV D. See “I nsertin g a Disc” on pag e 26. 2 Press PROG +/– t o sel ect the prog ramme posit ion or input source you wa[...]

29 Seve n Basic O peration s — Getting to Know Yo ur DVD Recorder You ca n check th e record ing infor mation s uch as record ing tim e or disc type. Press DISPLA Y twic e dur ing re cording . The reco rding i nformat ion appear s. A Disc type/fo rmat B Recordi ng status C Recor ding mode D Recording ti me Press DISPLAY to t urn off the display. [...]

30 Title List with Thumbnail Images (Example: DVD-RW in VR mode) Extended Title List A Disc type: Displays t he title t ype (Origin al or Play list) for DVD-RWs (VR mode). B Disc space (remai nder/total) C Title in formation: Displays t he title number , title name, and recording date. Title si ze is s hown in the Thumbnail titl e list. z (red ): I[...]

31 Seve n Basic O peration s — Getting to Know Yo ur DVD Recorder To ch ange a title thu mbnail pictu re (Thum bnail ) (DVD-RW i n VR mode onl y) You ca n select a favo urite scen e for the thumbn ail picture sh own in the Titl e List menu. 1 Press TITLE LI ST in stop mode. 2 Selec t a title whos e thumbna il picture yo u want t o chang e, and pr[...]

32 B Available functions for DVD VIDEOs ( angle/ audio/ subtitle, et c.), or playback data for DATA DVDs and DATA CDs C The c urrent selecte d func tion or audi o setting (appea rs only tempor arily) Example: Dolby Digit al 5.1 ch D The current selec ted angle Disp la y 2 Exampl e: When p layin g a D VD-RW (VR mode ) A Disc type *1 /format (page 8)[...]

33 Seve n Basic O peration s — Getting to Know Yo ur DVD Recorder Exampl e: When playi ng a VIDEO CD Exampl e: When p layin g a CD Track pl aying time and the cu rrent tra ck/index num ber m Remain ing time of t he curren t track m Playing tim e of the disc m Remain ing time of t he disc m CD text ( when avai lable) Exampl e: When p layin g an MP[...]

34 5 Press < / M / m / , to sele ct the cha racter you wa nt to enter, and pr ess EN TER. The sel ected ch aracter ap pears at th e top of the displa y. Example: Input Title Name 6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 to enter the remaining characters. To erase a charac ter, mov e the curs or to the righ t of the ch arac ter at the i nput row. S elec t “Bac k[...]

35 Seve n Basic O peration s — Getting to Know Yo ur DVD Recorder 6. Label ling an d Protect ing a Disc You ca n execut e options ef fective for the ent ire disc us ing the Di sc Info rmatio n display. 1 Insert a disc. See “I nser ti ng a D isc” on pag e 26 . 2 Press TOO LS to sele ct “Disc Info,” and pres s ENTE R. Exampl e: Whe n the in[...]

36 7. Pl aying the Di sc on O ther DVD Eq uipmen t (Finali se) Finalis ing is nece ssary whe n you pla y discs reco rded wit h this reco rder on o ther D VD equipm ent. When you finalis e a DVD+RW, DVD-RW (Video mode), DVD+R, or DVD-R, a DVD menu will b e automatical ly created, which can be displayed o n other D VD equ ipment. Befor e fina lis ing[...]

37 Seve n Basic O peration s — Getting to Know Yo ur DVD Recorder For DV D-RWs ( Video mode) DVD-RW (Video mode) th at have been f inalised to proh ibit additi onal reco rding or editing c an be unfina lised t o allo w fur ther re cordin g or editing. For DV D-RWs ( VR mode) If you ca nnot record or edit on a DV D-RW (VR mode) tha t has been fina[...]

38 Guide to Dig ital Services b Note Digital S ervices availa bility depends on the broadcaste r. Digital Servic es are n ot insta ntly av ailable when th e recorder is first turned on . EPG (El ectroni c Progra mme Guide ) The EPG p rovides a qui ck and easy w ay to: • View a compl ete list of all av ailable cha nnels. • View a chan nel list r[...]

39 Guide t o Digital Services 2 Press the < / M / m / , butt ons or ent er a channe l numb er usi ng the number button s to move around the list. If you pr ess the , button af ter hig hlig htin g the last programme on the right, the sc hedule for the nex t two hour s is display ed (depen ding on availab ility from the broadcas ter). 3 Press the [...]

40 ◆ Some ex amples of catego ry types are as follows: All Progra mmes: This gi ves a complete chan nel list. Favour ite List 1: Di splays th e favour ite chan nels you have stored i n the Favourite list 1 fold er (pa ge 42) . Films: Displa ys movies availa ble for viewin g. News: Displays all news c hannels. Ente rta inme nt: D ispla ys all ente[...]

41 Guide t o Digital Services 3 Press the M / m buttons or e nter a c hanne l numbe r using the numbe r buttons to displ ay progr amme infor mation o n other chan nels. 4 Press the TV/R ADIO button to swi tch betwee n the TV a nd Radio ch annels 5 When view ing informa tion for the c urrently highl ighted channe l, p ress th e ENTE R button to ex i[...]

42 3 If you a re instru cted to press ‘OK’ or ‘Selec t’ when vie wing th e text pa ges, press the ENT ER butto n. 4 When you ha ve f inished view ing the text service, follow the on screen instru ctions, or pr ess the P ROG +/- button to exit. Digital text serv ices may als o be availa ble on other di gital channels. Th is is sometime s ind[...]

43 Guide t o Digital Services 4 Select “F avour ites ,” and pre ss ENTE R The DTV Settings- Favourit es List 1 disp lay appear s. This disp lay show s all the TV or Radio channe ls availa ble to you. 5 Press the TV/R ADIO button to dis play eith er your fa vourite TV or favo urite Ra dio chann els at any tim e. The Radi o mode is indic ated by [...]

44 Each fav ourite lis t is represen ted by a colour ed button . 2 Press the TV/R ADIO button to di splay eith er your f avourit e TV o r favour ite Rad io chann els at any time. The Ra dio mode is in dicated b y the presen ce of a Radio icon in the Favou rite List pane l. 3 Press the colour ed butt on on th e remote control th at repre sents the d[...]

45 Time r Recor ding Timer Recording Before Recording Before you start recording… • Thi s recor der can rec ord on va rious d iscs. Sel ect the disc type accordi ng to your needs (page 8). • Chec k that t he disc has en ough ava ilable sp ace for the re cording (page 26). For DVD+RWs, and DVD-R Ws, you can fr ee up dis c spac e by erasing tit[...]

46 Timer Recor ding (Stand ard/ EPG) You can set the timer fo r a total o f 30 programmes up to one m onth in ad vance. There are two methods to set the ti mer: the standa rd metho d and EPG method. • Standard: Set the date, time, and pro gramme posit ion of the pr ogramm e manual ly. • EPG : Set a prog ramme t o be recor ded base d on the info[...]

47 Time r Recor ding If the ti mer settin gs overla p Overlapped timer settings are shown as follows. To stor e the settin g as shown, select “OK .” The programme th at star ts first has pr iority an d the second progr amme st arts reco rding on ly afte r the firs t programme has fi nished (page 5 3). To cance l the o verlappe d settin g, selec[...]

48 The EPG applicat ion is a fea ture that si mplifies setting the timer. J ust select t he programme y ou wish to r ecord in t he EPG display. The date, time , and ch annel of th at program me are se t automatical ly. 1 Insert a recordable disc. 2 Press the butt on to di splay the EPG. 3 Press the < / M / m / , butto ns or ent er a channel numb[...]

49 Time r Recor ding ◆ Some ex amples of timer even t icon type s are as foll ows: (red): Indica tes the program me is se t as timer an d whole progra mme can be recor ded. (grey): I ndicates the progra mme is set a s timer but only a pa rt of th e program me can be recorde d. (e.g. b ecause of timer settin g over lap) . (red ): Indica tes the pr[...]

50 You can adjust the reco rding pict ure qua lity and pic ture si ze. 1 Before recor ding starts, pre ss TOOLS to select “Rec Se ttings,” and pre ss ENTER . 2 Select the item you w ant to adju st, and press ENT ER. The adju stment display ap pears. Examp le: Rec NR “Rec Mode”: Sel ects the r ecordi ng mode for the des ired rec ording time [...]

51 Time r Recor ding The re corder can au tomati cally div ide a recor ding (a titl e) into ch apters by inserti ng chapter marks during reco rding. To di sable t his f unction, set “Aut o Chapter ” in “Fea tures” se tup to “O ff” (page 8 3). When rec ording on a DVD -RW (VR mode) The reco rder det ects ch anges in th e picture a nd sou[...]

52 3 Press the M / m buttons to select the option s. Once highlig hted , pres s the ENTER button. The su b menu appe ars: “Modify”: Chan ges the timer setting. Select an item u sing < / , an d adjust us ing M / m . Select “O K” and pr ess ENT ER. b Note If you set “Record e very” to an other opti on than “Off”, then your EPG tim [...]

53 Time r Recor ding 3 Select the tim er settin g you want to che ck/ change /can cel, and pre ss ENTER. The su b-menu ap pears. 4 Select on e of the opt ions, and press ENTE R. “Modify”: Cha nges the t imer sett ing. Select an item using < / , and ad just usin g M / m . “Erase”: Era ses the time r setting. Select “OK, ” and press EN[...]

54 Recor ding Fr om Conn ected Equip ment You can set the r ecorde r to autom aticall y record progr amme s from conn ecte d equipm ent t hat ha s a timer functi on (such as a satelli te tuner). Connect the equi pment to the LINE 3 jac k of the re corder (pag e 25). When the connec ted equi pment tu rns on, the reco rder star ts reco rding a pr ogr[...]

55 Time r Recor ding If the t imer sett ings of a S ynchro-R ecord ing and anot her tim er recordi ng overl ap Regard less of wh ether or not the pro gramme is a Synchr o Rec program me, th e program me that starts first has pr iority and th e second progr amme starts recording only after the fi rst progra mme has fini shed. You can record from a c[...]

67 Erasing and Editi ng Erasing and Ed iting Before Editing This rec orde r offers variou s edit op tion s 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 availabl e for you r disc (pag e 8). b Not es • Yo u may lose th e edited cont ents if you re move the dis c or a ti mer re[...]

68 You can pe rfor m si mple e dits . Sin ce Vi deo mode titles ar e actual recordin gs on the disc, you cannot undo a ny edi ts you make. T he edi t functi ons availabl e for Video mode titles are: – Setting pr otection aga inst eras ure (page 68 ). – Labelling a title (page 68). – Erasing a title ( page 6 8). – Erasing multiple ti tles ( [...]

69 Erasing and Editi ng “A-B Erase”: Erases a section of the titl e (page 6 9). “Del ete Chap ter”: Era ses chap ter units o f the title whi le viewing th umbnails (se e below). z Hin ts • You can erase mult iple tit les at one time (p age 70), or erase all of the titles on the dis c at once (page 70). • Yo u can au tomatic ally eras e [...]

70 b Notes • Image s or sound may be moment arily inte rrupted at th e point where you erase a sec tion of a title. • Sect ions shorter than five seconds m ay not be erased. • For DVD+RWs , the erased se ction may be slightly differen t from the points you sele cted. You ca n select and eras e more t han one ti tle at on e time using t he TOO[...]

71 Erasing and Editi ng 3 Select a title by pre ssing < / , , and pres s ENTE R. The displa y for sel ecting ti tles to be erased appear s. • To canc el the sele ction , pre ss ENTER ag ain. • To erase mo re title s, repeat step 3. 4 Select “E rase, ” and press ENTER. The display asks for confirmation . 5 Select “O K,” and pr ess ENT[...]

72 5 Select the IN p oint by p ressing m / M , and pre ss ENTER. The display for settin g the end point (OUT) appear s, and th e title cont inues to pl ay in the backgr ound. 6 Select the O UT po int by pressi ng m / M , and pre ss ENTER. The disp lay ask s for confi rmatio n. To reset the IN or OUT point, select “Change IN” o r “Chan ge OUT?[...]

73 Erasing and Editi ng 2 Press TOOL S to select “Combine ,” and pres s ENTE R. The displa y for sel ecting ti tles appe ars. 3 Select a title, a nd press ENTER. A number indi cating the order in which you selected the title appears. To ca ncel the sele ction , pre ss E NTER a gain . 4 Repeat step 3 to select al l of the titles you want to comb[...]

56 Playback Playi ng 1 Insert a disc. • See “Inser tin g a Di sc” (p age 26 ). • If you insert a DVD VIDEO, VIDEO CD, or CD, pre ss H . Playback star ts. 2 Press TITLE LIST. For details abou t the Title List, see “3. Playin g the Recorded Programme (Titl e List)” on page 29. Example: DVD-RW (VR mode) 3 Sele ct the title , and press EN T[...]

57 Playback To resu me playb ack from th e point wher e you stoppe d (Resume Play) When you press H a gain after you stop playb ack, the r ecord er re sumes pl ayba ck fr om the point where you pr essed x . To start fro m the beginn ing, press TO OLS to select “ Play Beginn ing,” and pr ess ENTER. Playback start s from the beginning of the titl[...]

58 To check the position of the buttons below, see the illustratio n on page 56. To resume normal play back, pres s H . Playback options Buttons Operations (aud io) Selec ts on e of the au dio track s rec orded o n the disc when p ressed repe ated ly. : Sele cts the langu age. : Select s the ma in or sub sound. : Sele cts ster eo or mon aural au di[...]

59 Playback b Not es • An gles and s ubtitles c annot b e changed with titl es reco rded on this reco rder . • 96 kH z PCM a udio and D TS audio d o not ha ve surround e ffects. • The surr ound effects do not work whi le performing playback quickly wi th sound. Notes on pl aying DTS sou nd trac ks on a CD • When playing DTS- encoded CDs, ex[...]

60 3 Press < / , to adjust th e settin g, and press ENT ER. The default setti ngs are underlined. “ Y NR ” : (weak) Off 1 2 3 (str ong) “ C NR ” : (weak) Off 1 2 3 (s trong) “ BNR ” : (weak) Of f 1 2 3 (stron g) “MNR”: (weak) Off 1 2 3 (strong) “ DVE ” *: (we ak) Off 1 2 3 (str ong) “ PB Video Eq ualizer ”: • Con trast [...]

61 Playback “Cha sing Playb ack” allow s you to vi ew the record ed pa rt of a progra mme w hile the reco rding is being made . You do not need to wait unti l the record ing fin ishes. Press TO OLS while recordin g to sele ct “Chasin g Playb ack,” an d press E NTER. Pla yback st art s from th e begi nning of the progra mme y ou are recor di[...]

62 Search ing f or a Ti tle/ Chapte r/Tra ck, et c. Each chapt er is displ ayed as a t humbnai l. Yo u can search for the de sired scene visuall y. 1 Press TOOLS duri ng playb ack to selec t “Visu al Search ,” and pre ss ENTER. 2 Selec t a scen e using < / , , and pre ss ENTER . Playba ck of the sel ected sce ne is starte d. You ca n search [...]

63 Playback Playi ng MP3 Audio Tr acks or JPE G Im age Fi les You ca n play MP3 au dio tracks and JPEG im age files o n DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD- RWs) or JPEG image fil es on DATA DVDs (DVD-ROMs/DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD-RWs/ DVD-Rs). 1 Insert a disc. See “I nser ti ng a D isc” on pag e 26 . 2 Press H . For MP 3 discs, playback s tarts fr om the fir[...]

64 1 Press TITLE LIST. The albu m list appe ars. To chang e the page, pre ss / . 2 Selec t an album, an d press ENT ER. The su b-menu ap pears. 3 Selec t “View Albu m,” and pre ss ENTER. The im age list appe ars. To chang e the page, pre ss / . 4 Selec t an image, and press EN TER. “Vie w Imag e”: Show s the im age on t he entir e screen . [...]

65 Playback MP3 is au dio co mpres sion te chno logy that satisf ies certai n ISO/MPEG reg ulations. J PEG is image compre ssion t echnology. You ca n play MP3 (M PEG1 Audio Laye r 3) form at audio tracks and J PEG i mage f iles on DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs) or JPEG image files on DATA DVDs (DVD-ROMs/ DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs). DAT A CDs [...]

66 Albu ms play in the follow ing order: Structure of disc content s When you insert a DATA CD/DATA DVD and press H , the numb ered track s (or file s) are played seque ntially, from 1 thro ugh 7 . For JPEG image f ile, press to go to the next album. (For i nstance, when you want to go from 1 to 2 .) Any sub-alb ums/tracks (o r files) contained wit[...]

74 Settings and Adjustmen ts Clock and La nguage Settin gs ( Setti ngs) The “Set tings” setu p helps yo u to make cl ock and langua ge set tings f or the record er. 1 Press SYSTE M MENU while the re corder is in sto p mode. 2 Selec t “SETUP,” and press EN TER. 3 Select “Setting s,” an d press ENT ER. The Settings dis play appears with t[...]

75 Settings an d Adjustments Digit al TV sett ings (DTV Se tting s) The DTV Settings S etup enables you to take ful l advant age of Dig ital TV Broa dcasting se rvices such as favouri tes channe ls setti ng or to prev ent child ren’s view ing unsu itable ch annels and progra mme s. 1 Pres s SYSTE M ME NU whi le the reco rder i s in stop mo de. 2 [...]

76 If you do not wish to l ock one of the five chan nels in the di splay, pres s the RED or GREE N button to view the prev ious or nex t five ch annels ava ilable. 3 Press t he O button to come b ack to the Parent al Lock me nu. ◆ To unloc k channels 1 In Step 2 ab ove pr ess the M / m buttons to highl ight the c hannel you want to unl ock, the n[...]

77 Settings an d Adjustments When A uto Tune h as end ed, a co mpleti on display appea rs indica ting th e numbe r of TV and Radi o channels that have bee n found and stor ed. 3 Press the ENTER butto n to remove the displ ay and view the first ch annel ca ptured. Progra mme Hid e This o ption allo ws you t o hide ( disable) u nused o r unwan ted ch[...]

78 GREE N button to view the prev ious or nex t five ch annels ava ilable. 3 Press t he M / m button s to high ligh t the progra mme n umber you w ish yo ur selec ted chan nel to appea r on. 4 Press the BLUE button to swap channel position . Your selected channe l appears on the programme number selected in step 3 . 5 Repeat this procedur e to move[...]

79 Settings an d Adjustments Video S ettin gs (Video ) Video set tings will adj ust items re lated to the imag e, such as si ze and col our. Choose the settin gs accordin g to the ty pe of TV o r tuner conn ected to th e DVD recorder . 1 Pres s SYSTE M ME NU whi le the reco rder i s in stop mo de. 2 Selec t “SETUP ,” and pre ss ENTER. 3 Selec t[...]

80 Progressive M ode DVD softwar e can be di vided into t wo types: film based softw are and vi deo ba sed so ftware . Video based softw are is deri ved fro m TV, such as drama s and sit-com s, and di splays im ages at 30 fram es/60 fi elds (25 fram es/50 f ields) per se cond. Film based softwa re is derived from fil m and displ ays image s at 24 f[...]

81 Settings an d Adjustments Audio Setti ngs (A udio) The “Audio” se tup allows y ou to adjust the sound accord ing to th e playback and conn ection conditions. 1 Pres s SYSTE M ME NU whi le the reco rder i s in stop mo de. 2 Selec t “SETUP ,” and pre ss ENTER. 3 Selec t “Audio ,” and pre ss ENTER. The “A udio” setu p appear s with [...]

82 2 Select “D igital O ut,” and pr ess ENTER . 3 Select “O n,” and pr ess ENT ER. 4 Set the digit al output s igna l. • Dolby Digit al (DVDs only) Selects the type of Dolby Digit al signal . • MPEG (DVD VIDEO only) Sel ects th e type of MPE G audio sig nal. • DTS (DVD VIDEO only) Sele cts whet her or not to out put DTS signa ls. • [...]

83 Settings an d Adjustments Recor ding a nd Pare ntal Contro l Setting s (Featu res) The “F eature s” set up allo ws y ou to ad just record ing and p arental co ntrol set tings. 1 Pres s SYSTEM MENU while t he r ecor der i s in stop mo de. 2 Selec t “SETUP ,” and pre ss ENTER. 3 Select “Fea tures,” and press ENTE R. The “F eatures”[...]

84 the t able (p age 10 2). Th en sele ct “OK ” and press ENTER. 5 Select “Level ,” and p ress ENTE R. The se lect ion i tems fo r “Lev el” a re di spla yed. The lower the value, the stri cter the limitatio n. Discs rated higher than th e selected le vel will be re stricte d. 6 Sele ct th e lev el, a nd p ress ENT ER. The Parental Cont [...]

85 Settings an d Adjustments Paren tal Cont rol (Passw ord) Th is “Pa sswo rd” S etu p allo w yo u to se t or to modif y the pass word th at gi ves a ccess to Pare ntal Contr ol setti ngs. 1 Pres s SYSTE M ME NU whi le the reco rder i s in stop mo de. 2 Selec t “SETUP ,” and pre ss ENTER. 3 Select “P assw ord,” and pres s ENTER. The Pas[...]

86 Power Save Select s whethe r this recor der is in pow er save mode when the power is turn ed off (s tandby). b Notes • Power Save mode does not functi on when a Synchro Recor ding is set, ev en when “ Power S ave” is set to “On . ” • The SMARTLINK f eatures ar e not av ailable when “Power Sa ve” is s et to “On . ” • The (E [...]

87 Settings an d Adjustments Easy S etup (Rese tting the Re corder) Select this to run th e “Easy Se tup” progr amme. 1 Pres s SYSTEM MENU while t he r ecor der i s in stop mo de. 2 Selec t “SETUP ,” and pre ss ENTER. 3 Selec t “Easy Set up,” and pr ess ENT ER. 4 Press ENTER. 5 Select “Start .” 6 Follow th e instructio ns for “Ea [...]

88 Additional Info rmation 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 help remedy the prob lem before requ esting re pairs. Sh ould any p roblem pe rsist, contac t the Sony Cu stomer Info rmation Cent re on 08705 111 999 (Mond ay-Fri day from 8: 30am to 6[...]

89 Add itiona l Info rmati on The pi ctur e from equi pment c onnec ted to the recor der’s in put jack do es not ap pear on the scr een. , If the e quipme nt is co nnecte d to the L INE 1 – T V jack, selec t “L1” in the fr ont panel d isplay by pressing PROG +/– o r INPUT SELECT. If the equip ment is connecte d to th e LINE 2 IN jacks, se[...]

90 The rec order doe s not play an y type of disc. , The disc is upside down. Insert the disc with the labelled side fac ing up. , The dis c is not cor rectly insert ed. , Moisture has condensed inside the rec order. Remove the disc and lea ve the record er turned on for about ha lf an ho ur unt il the moist ure evapor ates. , If the d isc was reco[...]

91 Add itiona l Info rmati on , Other ti mer setting over lapped the tim er setting (pag e 53). , There is no DVD inside the recorder. , There is no t eno ugh di sc sp ace fo r the recor ding. , A scrambled chan nel is select ed. , The Cha nnel activate d Pare ntal Lo ck is se lected . Recordi ng does n ot stop im mediatel y after you press x REC S[...]

92 , The remot e is not poin ted at the r emote sens or on the reco rder. , Differen t command modes are set for the record er and remote. S et th e same co mmand mode (pag e 21). The defau lt command m ode setting for this recorder and the supp lied remote is DVD3. , Set th e TV/D VD sw itch to DVD (page 20 ). Othe r Sony eq uipmen t resp onds to [...]

93 Add itiona l Info rmati on Self- diagn osis F uncti on (When letter s/numb ers appear in th e disp lay) When the se lf-diagn osis functi on is a ctivated to preve nt th e re corder from malf uncti oning , a f ive- charac ter ser vice numb er (e.g ., C 13 00) with a combinati on of a letter an d four n umbers appe ars in the fr ont panel d isplay[...]

94 • Clea n the disc wi th a cleani ng cloth. W ipe the disc f rom the centr e out. • Do not u se solv en ts such as be nzin e, thin ne r, commer cial ly avai labl e dis c/len s clea ners, or anti stat ic spray intended for vinyl LPs. • Do no t use the foll owing disc s. – A disc th at has a no n-st andard shape (e. g., card, heart). – A [...]

95 Add itiona l Info rmati on Spec ificat ions System Laser: Sem icon duct or lase r Transmission standards : DVB-T Channe l coverag e: UHF ch annels B 21 - B69 The ab ove chann el coverag e mere ly ensures the channel re ception with in these range s. It does not guarantee the abili ty to rec eive signal s in al l circu mstan ces. Aerial out: 75-o[...]

96 Guide t o Part s and Con trols For more informa tion, see the pa ges in pare nthe ses. Butto ns with an o range d ot next to them can be used w ith your TV when the TV/DVD switch i s set to TV. A TV/DVD switch (19) B Z (open/cl ose) butt on (26) C [ / 1 (on/stan dby) butt on (22) D t TV/VIDEO, TV/DVD button (19) E PROG (pro gramme) +/ – button[...]

97 Add itiona l Info rmati on Y H (pla y) bu tton (5 6) X (pause) button (58) x (stop) butto n (56) The H bu tton ha s a tactile d ot*. Z z REC button (28) X REC PAUSE button (2 8) x REC STOP button (28) wj CHAPTER MARK/CHAPTER M ARK ERASE bu ttons (71) wk REC MODE button (28) wl SYNCHRO REC button (54) e; (subtitle) bu tton (58 ) ea DISPLA Y butto[...]

98 A Play ing/rec ordin g stat us B Disc type*/recording format C Audio si gnal indi cator s (31) D TV in dica tor (2 8) E Displays the followin g (32): • Playing t ime/remaining time • Current t itle/chap ter/track/in dex number • Recordin g time/recording mode •C l o c k • Progr amme po sition • TV Direct Rec indication (28) : “TV?[...]

99 Add itiona l Info rmati on A AERIAL IN/OUT jacks (13) B LINE 1 – TV jack (1 4) C LINE 3 j ack ( 23) D COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (Y, P B /C B , P R /C R ) jacks (14) E AC IN terminal (18) F LINE 2 OUT (S VIDEO) jack (14) G LINE 2 OUT (R-AUDI O-L/VIDEO) jack s (14, 17 ) H LINE 4 IN (S VIDEO) jack (24) I LINE 4 IN (R-AUDIO-L/VIDEO) ja cks (24) J DIGITA[...]

100 Glos sary Chapter (page 62) Secti ons of a pictur e or a music feature t hat are smaller than titles. A title is compose d of severa l chapt ers. Depe nding on the disc , no cha pters may be reco rded. Copy protec tion si gnals (pag e 45) Copy res triction s et by copy right owne rs, etc. These si gnals are i nclude d in some sof tware or TV pr[...]

101 Add itiona l Info rmati on of an i mage, and the od d numb ered fie ld show s the odd n umber ed li nes of an i mage. MPEG Au dio (pag e 82) Inte rnati onal stand ard codi ng sys tem us ed to compr ess audio di gital si gnals auth orized b y ISO/ IEC. MPEG 2, used on DVDs, conforms to up to 7.1-c hannel sur round. Original (page 6 7) Titles ac [...]

102 Langua ge Cod e List For de tails, see pag e 74. The lang uage spe llings conf orm to the ISO 639: 1988 (E/F) standar d. Area C ode For de tails, see pag e 83. 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[...]

103 Add itiona l Info rmati on Digit al TV Channe l List London & South East Bluebell Hill 5 9 24 27 45 42 3 9 Crystal Palace 25 22 32 28 34 2 9 D o v e r 6 86 15 5 5 8 5 7 6 0 Heathfield 34 2 9 48 47 54 51 Oxford 34 68 51 52 48 2 9 South -West Beacon Hill 52 61 58 54 56 64 Caradon Hill 34 31 48 21 24 27 Huntshaw Cross 54 58 61 64 53 57 Redruth[...]

104 Index Words in quotatio ns appear in the on-scre en displays. Numerics 16:9 22 , 79 4:3 Letter Box 22 , 79 4:3 Pan Sc an 22 , 79 “48kH z/ 96kHz PCM” 82 A “A-B Erase” 69 Adjusting playba ck pictur e 59 playba ck sound 60 recording pi ct ure 50 Aerial 13 Album 32 , 66 Album nu mbe r 32 “Album Search” 62 Angle 58 Area code 102 Audio 58[...]

105 F “Facto r y Se tup” 86 Favour ites Deleting a channel fro m the Favourites List 43 Movin g t o a differen t favour ite list 43 Setting a f avour ite l ist 42 Watching or listen ing to a favourite ch ann el 43 “Features” 83 “File Sea rch” 62 “Finalise” 36 Finalisin g 36 “Format DVD-RW” 85 “Format” 26 Formattin g 26 Freez[...]

106 S S VIDEO 14 “S Vi de o” 22 , 80 “Scart Settin g” 80 Scene Li st 72 Screen Sav er 84 “Search” 62 Searching fast reverse/fast forward 58 locat ing the be ginnin g of the title/ chapter/track 58 search mode 62 visual search 62 SET 20 , 34 “Set Thumb na il” 68 Sign a l Stre ngth 78 Simultane ous Rec and P lay 61 Slow- motion pla y [...]

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