Sony RDR-HX750 manual

2-899-893- 13 (1) © 2007 Sony Corporation RDR-HX750 D VD Recorder Operatin g Instructi ons To find out usef ul hint s, tips and infor mation abo ut So ny products and services please visit: www.sony-europe.com/myproduct[...]

2 WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or el ectric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rai n or mois ture. To avoid el ectrical shock, do no t open the ca binet. Refer s ervicing to qualified personnel only. The mains lead m ust be changed only at a qu alified service shop. Batterie s or batteries installed apparatus shall not be exposed to exces[...]

3 Disposal of Old Electrical & Electronic Equipment (Ap plica ble in the European Union a nd other E uropean count ries with separate collection systems) This symbol on the produ ct or on its packaging indica tes that this product shall not be treated as household waste. Instead it shall be handed over to the applicable collection point for the[...]

4 About re pairing the hard disk d rive • The cont ents of t he hard disk drive may be checked in case of repair or insp ection during a malfunc tion or modificat ion. Howe ver, the c ontents will not be bac ked up o r saved by Sony. • If the hard disk ne eds to be form atted or replac ed, it will be done at the discretio n of Sony. All content[...]

5 Table of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Quick Guide to Disc Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

6 GUI DE Plus + (in t he UK only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Introduction to the GUIDE Plus+ System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Learning th e common elemen ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Troubleshooting guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

7 Erasing a nd Edit ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Before Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Erasing and Editing a Title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Editing multip le titles (Mul ti-M[...]

8 JPE G Imag e File s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 About the “Photo Albu m” Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 8 Preparing for Usin g the “Photo Albu m” Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Connecting t he USB device . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

9 Quick Guide to Di sc Type s Recordable and play able discs Type Disc Logo Ico n used in this manual Formattin g (new discs) Comp atibi lity wi th othe r DVD play ers (fin alis ing) Hard di sk drive (interna l) VR mode Sele ct “Video Mode Off” in “HDD Recordi ng Format” (page 120) Dub HDD contents to a DVD (VR mode) to play on other DVD pl[...]

10 Usab le dis c versio ns (as of April 20 07) • 8x- speed or slowe r DVD+R Ws • 6x- speed or slowe r DVD-RW s (Ve r.1.1, Ver.1. 2 wi th CPRM *2 ) • 16x-speed or sl ower DVD+Rs • 16x-speed or sl ower DVD-Rs (Ver.2.0, Ver.2. 1 wi th CPRM *2 ) • 8x- spee d or slowe r DVD +R DL (Do uble Lay er) discs • 8x- speed or slowe r DVD-R DL (Dual L[...]

11 “DVD VIDEO” and “CD” a re trademar ks. DivX, Div X Certif ied, and associa ted logos ar e trademarks of DivX, Inc. and are used unde r licen se. DivX ® is a vi deo file comp ress io n te chnol ogy , developed by DivX, Inc . * If the DVD-RAM has a removable cartridge, remo ve the cartridge befor e playback. Discs tha t cannot be play ed [...]

12 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 ucers. Since thi s recor der plays DVD VIDEOs/VIDEO CDs according to the disc co ntent s the softwa re produ cers desig ned, so me playba ck fe atures m ay not b e avai labl e. Se e th e ins truct[...]

13 Hookup s and Settings Hookups and Settings Hookin g Up th e Record er Follo w steps 1 thr ough 6 to ho ok up and adjust th e setti ngs of the recorder. Do not connect th e mains lead until you reach “Ste p 4: Connect ing the Mai ns Lead” on page 20. b Not es • See “Speci fications” (pag e 136) for a list of supplied accessories. • Pl[...]

14 With this hooku p, you can record a ny progr amme pos ition on t he set top bo x receiv er. To watch cable programmes, you need to match the p rogramme positi on on the record er to the aerial output pro gramme positio n on the se t top bo x receiver. *1 If your set top b ox receiver does not have an aerial out put jack, connect the aerial cable[...]

15 Hookup s and Settings Use thi s hookup i f you watc h cable prog ramme position withou t a set top box r eceive r. Also use this hooku p if you ar e co nnect ing only a n ae rial ante nna. With t his ho okup, you can r ecord a ny pro gramme p osition by sel ecting the progr amme position on the re cord er. B: Connecting the aeri al cable onl y ([...]

16 Step 2 : Conn ectin g the V ideo C ords/ HDMI Co rd Select one of the fo llowin g pattern s, A throug h E , ac cordin g to the inpu t jack on you r TV moni tor, projec tor, or audio com ponent s uch as an A V amplif ier (rece iver). Th is will ena ble you to vi ew picture s. D B E C A Audio/vi deo cord (not supp lie d) Comp onent vid eo cord (no[...]

17 Hookup s and Settings A SCART in put jack When set ting “LINE 3 O ut” to “S-Vid eo” or “RGB” in th e “Vi deo I n/Out ” set up (page 114), us e a SC ART cord t hat conf orms to the se lected s ignal. B Video input jack You will enjoy s tandard qual ity images. C S VIDEO i nput jack You wil l enjoy high quality im ages. D Compon en[...]

18 If the co nnecte d TV (or other connec ted equ ipment such as a set to p box) com plies with SMARTLINK, NexTView Link *3 , MEGALOGIC *1 , EA SYLINK *2 , CINEMA LINK *2 , Q-Link *3 , EURO VIEW LIN K *4 , or T-V LINK *5 , yo u can enjoy t he following SMARTLINK features. • T V Direc t Rec. (p age 32 ) • One-Tou ch Pla y (pag e 61) • Preset D[...]

19 Hookup s and Settings Step 3 : Conn ectin g the A udio C ords/ HDMI Co rd Select one of the fo llowin g pattern s, A or B , according to the input jack on your TV monitor, projector, or audio c omponent su ch as an AV a mplifier (r eceiver) . This will enable you to listen to soun d. * Th e yellow p lug is u sed for video signa ls (page 16). A D[...]

20 B Audio L/R (l eft/righ t) input jacks This conne ctio n will us e your TV’s or aud io comp onent’ s two spea kers for sound. z Hint For correct spea ker locatio n, see t he oper ating instruct ions suppl ied with the c onnected component s. b Notes • Do not conne ct your TV’s audio output jac ks to the LINE IN (R-AUDIO-L) jacks at the s[...]

21 Hookup s and Settings Step 5 : Prep aring the Remote You ca n contro l the recor der using t he supplied r emote. Insert two R6 (size AA) batteri es by matc hing the 3 an d # ends on the batt eries to t he markings inside the batte ry comp artment . Wh en using the remote, point it at the remote sensor on the record er. b Not es • If the suppl[...]

22 Code n umbers of co ntrollab le TVs If mo re than o ne code num ber is lis ted, try ente ring the m one at a tim e until you find the o ne th at work s wi th yo ur TV . The remot e performs the fo llowing: To op erate th e TV/D VD but ton (for S CART conn ections on ly) The TV/ DVD but ton switches between TV mode and DVD m ode. Press the TV/DVD[...]

23 Hookup s and Settings Step 6 : Easy S etup Make the ba sic adjus tments by foll owing the on-scr een ins tructio ns in “Easy Se tup.” Be caref ul not to disc onnect the cables or ex it the “Easy Setup” func tion during th is proced ure. 1 Turn o n the record er and yo ur TV. Then switc h th e inp ut sel ector on yo ur TV so t hat the sig[...]

24 Prog ressi ve When yo u con nect a pr ogress ive f ormat TV to this recorder using the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks, select “Compatib le.” HDD ca ution mess ages Read the HDD caution messages, and press ENTER. 4 Select “ Finish S etup” usin g M / m , an d pres s ENTER . “Easy Setup” i s completed. To re turn to t he pr evious step Pres [...]

25 Hookup s and Settings 11 Select “Y ES” us ing M / m , and p ress ENTE R. The display asks for confirmation . If the Vide o Windo w does not switch to the specifie d programme position , select “NO” an d press EN TER until the Vi deo Window switc hes to th e specifi ed prog ramme po sitio n. b Note You cannot set tune r system or “OSD L[...]

26 Connec ting a VCR or Si milar De vice After di sconnecting t he recorder’ s mains l ead from the mains, connec t a VCR or simil ar recording device to t he LINE IN jack s of this recorder. Use the DV IN ja ck on the front panel if the equi pment ha s a DV out put jack (i .LINK jack) (page 8 4). For details , refer to the inst ruction ma nual s[...]

27 Hookup s and Settings Connect a VCR or similar recording de vice to the LINE 2 IN jacks o f this recor der. If th e equipm ent has an S-video jack, yo u can use an S-video cor d instead of an audi o/video co rd. z Hin t When the conne cted equipmen t outputs only mon aural sound, connect to only the L(MONO) and VIDEO input j acks on t he front o[...]

28 Connec ting an Ex ternal D ecoder You ca n watch or record e xternal de coder (P AY-TV/ Canal Pl us analog ue deco der) progr amme s if you co nnec t a decoder (not s upplied) to the recorde r. Discon nect t he recor der’s mains lead from the mai ns when connecting the decode r. Note that when you set “LINE 1 In” to “D ecoder” in step [...]

29 Hookup s and Settings To watch or record PAY-TV/ Canal Plus anal ogue pr ogra mmes, set your recor der to receive the programme p ositions us ing the on-scr een dis play. In order to set th e programme po sitions correctl y, be sure to follow a ll of the steps below. 1 Press SYSTE M MENU. The Syst em Menu a ppears . 2 Select “In itial Set up,?[...]

30 12 Select your countr y/region, and press ENTER . 13 Sele ct the de sired prog ramme positio n using . / > or number buttons . 14 Sele ct “Chan nel” us ing M / m . 15 Sele ct the ex terna l decode r prog ramme po sition us ing < / , . 16 Sele ct “Sound S ystem” us ing M / m . 17 Press < / , to selec t an availa ble TV system , B[...]

31 Eight Bas ic Operati ons — Gettin g to Know Your DVD Recorder Eight Basi c Operat ions — Getting to Know Your DVD Recorder 1. In serti ng a Di sc 1 Press DVD. 2 Press Z (open/clo se), and p lace a disc on t he disc tr ay. 3 Press Z (ope n/cl ose) to clo se the di sc tray. Wait until “LOAD” disappears from the fron t panel displ ay. Unus [...]

32 3 Pres s REC MODE r epeat edly to select the recording mode. Each time you press the button, the displ ay on the TV scre en cha nges as follows: * Avai lable wh en “Manu al Rec. Mode” is set to “On ( go to s etup)” in the “Recordi ng” setup (p age 118). For m ore deta ils a bo ut th e re cord ing mode , see page 51 . 4 Press z REC. R[...]

33 Eight Bas ic Operati ons — Gettin g to Know Your DVD Recorder 3. Pl aying the Rec ord ed Progr amme (T itle List) To play a recorded titl e, sele ct the tit le from the Title List. 1 Press HDD or DVD. If you s elect DVD, in sert a DVD (see “1. Insert ing a Disc” on pa ge 31) . Playback sta rts automatic ally dependin g on the di sc. 2 Pres[...]

34 E Title inform ation: Displays t he title n umber, tit le thumbnail pict ure (pla yback pi cture fo r the selec ted title, st ill ima ges for t he other titles), record ing dat e, reco rded st ation name (o r progr amme position number) , record ing mode, title name, and ti tle size. “Recording”: I ndicates th at the tit le is curre ntly be [...]

35 Eight Bas ic Operati ons — Gettin g to Know Your DVD Recorder 4 Selec t “Set Thum bnail” us ing M / m , and press EN TER. The display for settin g the thumb nail point appe ars and the t itle sta rts to pla y. 5 While w atching the playbac k pictu re, pres s H , X or cm / MC to sel ect the sce ne you w ant to set for a thum bnail pictu re,[...]

36 During playb ack Examp le: D VD-R i n Vide o mo de A Playin g status B Shows that the Resu me Play is avai labl e (page 6 1) . C Current selected recording mode (remaining DVD reco rding time/disc type) (page 51) D Remaining ti me E Station name and pr ogramm e positi on numb er F Audio setting for the current programme G Recording restrictions [...]

37 Eight Bas ic Operati ons — Gettin g to Know Your DVD Recorder 5. Ch anging th e Name of a Record ed Pro gramme You can label a DVD, title, or programme by enter ing char acters. You can en ter up to 64 character s for a tit le recorde d in the HDD/ DVD-RW/DVD-R (VR mode), 40 characters for a title record ed in the DVD+RW/DVD- RW (Video mode)/D[...]

38 9 Press x ( or select “O K,” and press ENTER ). To cancel th e setting, p ress O RETURN. To us e the number buttons You can also use the num ber but tons to ente r charac ters . Refe r to t he numb er n ext to each row of letters on y our TV scre en. 1 In ste p 7 above, press a num ber but ton repea tedly t o select a ch aracte r. Exam ple: [...]

39 Eight Bas ic Operati ons — Gettin g to Know Your DVD Recorder 4 Select “B asic, ” and pres s ENTER . 5 Select “In put Disc Na me,” and pre ss ENTE R. 6 Selec t “Next Screen ,” and pre ss ENTE R. Enter t he disc na me (pag e 37). b Not e You can enter up t o 64 chara cters for a DVD-RW/ DVD-R (VR mode) disc name, and 40 characters f[...]

40 7. Play ing the Di sc on Othe r DVD 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 automatica lly creat ed, which ca n be disp layed on other DVD equipment. Bef ore f[...]

41 Eight Bas ic Operati ons — Gettin g to Know Your DVD Recorder 6 Selec t “Next Screen ,” and pre ss ENTE R. For DVD-RW/DVD-R (VR mode), th e recorde r starts fi nalisin g the disc. Go to step 9 . 7 (DVD+RW/DVD-RW (V ideo mode)/ DVD+ R/D VD-R (Vid eo mod e) only ) Select a title menu s tyle, and press ENTE R. The menu appears in the se lecte[...]

42 8. Ref ormatt ing a Di sc New discs are au tomati cally fo rmatted w hen inser ted. If nece ssary, you can m anual ly re - format a DVD+RW, DVD-RW, or DVD-R disc to make a blank di sc. For DV D-RW s or DVD-R s, you can se lect a record ing for mat (VR mo de or Vide o mode ) accord ing to y our needs. 1 Inser t a disc. See “1. In serting a Di s[...]

43 GUIDE P lus+ (in the UK only ) GUIDE Plus+ (in the UK only) Introd uction to the GUIDE Plus+ Syste m The GUIDE Plus+ ® system is a free inter active pr ogramm e guide. It displa ys up to seve n days of pr ogramm e listings , including progra mme titles, promotio ns, and broadc ast inform ation. GU IDE Plus+ data for the televi sion programme li[...]

44 “Inf o”: S hows in form atio n whe n avai labl e. “Ed itor ”: Al lows yo u to ed it the channel lineup an d channel di splay (page 49). “Setup”: Allows you to ch ange the langu age, country /regi on, po stal c ode, inpu t source , or host cha nnel. E “Home ” positi on: Wh en you p ress the blue bu tton (“Ho me”), the cursor r[...]

45 GUIDE P lus+ (in the UK only ) Watchi ng TV Usin g the GUIDE Plus+ Syste m 1 Press GUIDE. The GUIDE Plus+ system “Home Screen ” appear s. 2 Selec t a p rogr amme us ing < / M / m / , , and press ENTE R. The G UIDE Pl us+ sy stem dis appears and the programme posit ion changes to the select ed programme. To selec t a progr amme posi tion q[...]

46 To unlo ck the Vide o Wind ow The Vi deo Win dow is locke d so that it does not cha nge prog ramm e positio ns whe n you move the cursor acro ss other title s. Fro m “G rid ,” sele ct th e lo go of t he programme positi on that is lo cked, and press the red button (“Unlock” ). “ ” changes to “ ” and th e Video W indow i s unlock [...]

47 GUIDE P lus+ (in the UK only ) 4 Selec t a p rogr amme us ing M / m , and pres s ENTE R. To ente r a new ke yword 1 Select “Search ” in the Menu Bar, and press EN TER. 2 Sele ct “My Ch oice ” usin g < / , . 3 Press th e yellow butt on (“Add”). The d isplay for e nterin g char acte rs appear s. 4 Sele ct a c harac ter on the k eyb [...]

48 2 Select “ Chann els,” “ Categ ories, ” or “Keyw ords ,” and pre ss the yel low button ( “Add”) . “Channels”: Sele ct the programme posi tion us ing < / M / m / , , and pr ess ENTER . To a dd more progr amme positions , press the yellow butto n (“A dd”). You can regi ster up to 16 programme posit ions. To ca ncel the r[...]

49 GUIDE P lus+ (in the UK only ) 5 Wait for one da y unti l the pro gramme guide da ta can be re ceived. If the pr ogramm e guide d ata has not been recei ved afte r waiting for a day, search for th e host chan nel at t he foll owing webs ite and set th e host cha nnel manua lly (“C hangin g the GUID E Plus+ host channe l manually” (page 49)).[...]

50 4 Select t he pr ogramme positio n you want to che ck using M / m . To c hange t he prog ramme posit ion, pres s the green butto n (“Prog. No.”), the n enter a progr amme po sition number us ing the numbe r butto ns, an d pres s ENT ER. b Note To receiv e from t he recorde r a program me positi on that can be rece ived by eit her the set top[...]

51 Time r Recor ding Timer Recording Before Recording Before you start recording… • Chec k that the d isc has en ough ava ilable spa ce for the re cord ing (pag e 35). Fo r the HDD, DVD+RW s, and DVD-RWs, you can fr ee u p dis c spac e by e rasin g tit les (page 7 2). • Ad just th e recordin g pictur e quality if necess ary (p age 56). b Not [...]

52 b Notes • The max imum continuo us recordin g time to the HDD is 12 hours for a single title. A title longe r than 12 hours is divided. • Situ ations b elow may cause sl ight in accuraci es with th e recordi ng time. – Recor ding a p rogramme with poor reception, o r a programme or vi deo source of low pictur e quality. – Recording o n a[...]

53 Time r Recor ding Timer Record ing ( GUIDE Plus +/Manu al) There are two methods to set the ti mer within the GUIDE Plus+ s ystem: One Button Recording and s etting the t imer manually. You can set the timer f or a tota l of 32 pro grammes (8 prog rammes w hen us ing the VPS/PD C function) , up to 30 days in advanc e. b Not es • When the recor[...]

54 Rec. Mode Adju st If there is not enou gh avail able dis c space fo r the recordin g, the recorder automatica lly adjus ts the reco rding m ode to en able the entire progra mme to be recorded. Set “Rec. Mode A djust” to “On” in t he “Rec ording” setup (p age 120). If the tim er setting s overla p If on e or mo re ti mer se tti ngs ov[...]

55 Time r Recor ding 7 Selec t th e inpu t sou rce us ing M / m , and sel ect the prog ramme po sition using the number bu ttons or M / m . You ca n also se lect the pr ogram me position u sing the ye llow button (“Ch annels”) . 8 Press the green bu tton (“Nex t”). The d isplay for e nterin g char acte rs appear s. To change the ti tle name[...]

56 You c an adj ust t he pi ctur e qu alit y from the connec ted equipm ent, suc h as a TV or VCR by sel ectin g a pres et sett ing. You can al so adjus t the pict ure quality by chan ging detailed settings, and st ore up to t hree set tings in the memory . 1 Pres s SYS TEM MEN U in stop mode. The Syst em Menu ap pear s. 2 Sele ct “Pic ture A dju[...]

57 Time r Recor ding “Black Level”: Selects the black level (set up leve l) for t he NTSC v ideo si gnal s. Selec t “ON” to ra ise the standard bl ack level. Sele ct this when the picture appea rs to o da rk. Select “OFF” to set the bl ack level of the input signals to the s tandar d level. Normally, se lect this position. “Hue ”: A[...]

58 3 Select t he timer s etting y ou want to chan ge using M / m , an d press the gree n button ( “Edit”) . 4 In the le ft column, s elect an item using the red button ( “Back” ) or th e gree n button ( “Next”) , and ad just using the numb er butt ons or < / M / m / , . You can change the date, st art time, stop time, programme posit[...]

59 Time r Recor ding Recor ding f rom Connec ted Equipm ent You ca n record from a co nnecte d VCR or similar device. To con nect a VCR or simi lar device , see “ Connect ing a V CR or Similar Device ” on pag e 26. Use the D V IN jack o n the fro nt panel if th e equipme nt has a D V output jack (i.LIN K jac k). 1 Press HDD or DVD. If you s ele[...]

60 Playback Play ing the Re cord ed Prog ramme /DVD * D ivX video file only 1 Press HDD o r DVD. • If you sele ct DVD, inse rt a disc (see “1. Inse rting a Disc” on page 3 1). • If you insert a DVD VIDEO, VIDEO CD, DATA DVD or DATA CD, press H . Play back start s. 2 Pres s TITLE LIS T. For details about the Title List, s ee “3. Playing th[...]

61 Playback To displ ay the reg istratio n code fo r this recorder Select “Registr ation Code” of “Div X” in the “Opt ions” set up (page 1 26). To resu me playba ck from the point wher e you stop ped (Resu me Play) When you press H a gain aft er you stop playba ck, the rec order r esumes pl ayback from the point wh ere you pr essed x . [...]

62 To che ck the po sition of the button s below, see the ill ustrati on on page 60. Playback options But to ns Operations AUDIO * DivX video file only Selects on e of the audio trac ks recorded on the disc when pressed repe atedly in n ormal pl ayba ck mode. : Sele cts the langu age. : Select s the mai n or su b sound. : Selects ste reo or mona ur[...]

63 Playback b Not es • Angles and su btitles cannot be changed wi th titles reco rded on this re cord er. • JPE G image files made with a DVD camcorder can only be played as a slid eshow. For vid eo files containin g JPEG image fi les an d movies, the recorder c an play movie parts only. Notes on pl aying DVDs with a DTS sound track DTS audio s[...]

64 1 Pres s PLAY MO DE durin g playback. The “ Play Mo de” men u appear s. 2 Select “ A-B Re peat, ” and press ENTER . “Set point A” i s sel ecte d. 3 Whil e monitor ing the so und, pr ess ENTER at the sta rting po int (p oint A) of the po rtion t o be playe d repea tedly . “Set point B” i s sel ecte d. 4 Cont inue pl aying t o loca[...]

65 Playback * final ised disc only You ca n play the con tents o f the HDD or a disc in th e order yo u want by ar rangin g the order of the title s/chapte rs/albums/t racks on the HDD or disc to c reat e your own progra mme . You can m ake a prog ramm e of up to 24 steps . 1 Press PLAY MODE durin g play back. The “Pla y Mode” menu appea rs. 2 [...]

66 To check the detailed s ettings fo r the sele cted pr eset , pr ess D ISPLAY . 4 Pres s SYS TEM MEN U to exit . To cre ate your o wn settin g 1 Sele ct “Me mory1 ,” “ Memory 2,” or “Memor y3” i n step 3. 2 Select “Detaile d Settings,” and press ENTER . The displa y for adjus ting detaile d setti ngs ap pears. 3 Sele ct an item us[...]

67 Playback Pausi ng a TV Broad cast (TV Pa use/P ause L ive T V) You ca n pause a cu rrent TV broadcas t, and record it on the HD D, then co ntinue watchin g the programme at a later time. This is useful when y ou receive an unex pected phon e call or visito r while watchi ng TV. When c onnec ting the r ecord er to your T V using the S CART j ack,[...]

68 Playing from the Begi nning of t he Progr amme Yo u Are Recor ding ( Chase Play) “Cha se Play ” allows yo u to vie w the rec orded part of a programme on the HDD whi le the recording is being made. You do not need to wai t until the reco rdin g fin ishes. Press H while recording. Play back s ta rts f rom t he be ginn ing o f th e prog ramme [...]

69 Playback Examp le: Pla y a DVD whil e recordi ng to the HDD. 1 While recor ding, press DVD and insert the DVD into the recorder. 2 Press TITLE LIST to disp lay the DVD Title List. 3 Select the title you want to play, an d press EN TER. Playback starts fro m the sele cted title . b Not e You cannot play a DVD, DivX video or VIDEO CD recorde d in [...]

70 The d isplay for en teri ng th e numbe r appear s. Examp le: C hapt er Se arch 4 Pres s the numb er but tons to sel ect th e number of the t itle, chapt er, time code , etc., you want. For exa mple: Tim e Search To find a scen e at 2 hour s, 10 minu tes, and 20 second s, ente r “21020. ” If you make a mi stake, select anothe r numbe r. 5 Pre[...]

71 Erasing and Edi ting Erasing and Ed iting Before Editing This r ecorde r offers variou s edit op tion s for var ious di sc types. b Not es • You may l ose the edited c ontents if you rem ove the d isc or a timer r ecordin g start s while editi ng. • DVD discs created by DVD camcorders cannot be edited on th is recorder . • If a messa ge ap[...]

72 To op en up dis c space To open up dis c space on a DVD+RW or DVD-RW (Video mode), erase th e title with the largest number in th e title list. To open up disc space on th e HDD or a DVD- RW (VR mo de), you c an er ase an y tit le . See “Erasi ng and Editing a Title” on page 72. For DV D-Rs and DVD +Rs, the av ailable disc space does not i n[...]

73 Erasing and Edi ting • “A-B Eras e”: Er ases a se ction of the title (page 73). • “D ivide”: D ivides a t itle into two titles (page 7 4). • “Chapter Edit”: Edits chapter s in a title (page 7 5). • “Se t Genre”: Assign s a genre t o a title. • “Protect”: Prot ects the title. “ ” appear s ne xt to the prot ecte d[...]

74 3 Sele ct point A usi ng m / M , and pres s X . • To return t o the beginn ing of th e title, press X and th en pre ss . . 4 Select “ From ,” an d pre ss ENT ER. The positio n of poin t A is di splayed, a nd the titl e re-star ts playin g. 5 Sele ct point B usi ng m / M , and pres s X . 6 Sele ct “To,” an d press ENT ER. The po sit ion[...]

75 Erasing and Edi ting Erasin g and Edit ing a Chapt er You ca n edit indivi dual cha pters wit hin a title. To e dit DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs (VR mode ) with ou t chan gin g th e orig inal reco rdin gs, creat e a Playlist ( page 76) . 1 Press TITL E LIST. For DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs in VR mode, switch t he Title List (Original or Playli st), i f nece ssary. 2 Selec[...]

76 1 Aft er step 4 of “Erasing and Edit ing a Chapter ,” se lect “Erase /Move.” 2 Select a chap ter us ing < / , , and pres s ENTER . 3 Sele ct “Erase, ” and pre ss ENTER . The displa y asks fo r confirma tion. 4 Sele ct “Y es,” and pres s ENTE R. The cha pter is erased . 1 Aft er step 4 of “Erasing and Edit ing a Chapter ,” [...]

77 Erasing and Edi ting 1 Press TITL E LIST. Sw itch to the Play lis t (pag e 72 ). 2 Select a Pla ylist title, an d press , . The su b-menu ap pears. 3 Select “E dit,” an d press ENT ER. 4 Select “M ove, ” and pre ss ENTER . 5 Select a new locatio n for the title using M / m , and pres s ENTER . The title mo ves to the ne w location . • [...]

78 Dubbing (HDD y DVD) Before Dub bing In thi s section , “dubbing ” refe rs to “co pying a record ed title o n the in ternal ha rd disk d rive (HDD) to anot her disc, or vice ve rsa.” You can dub a pl aying title using the HDD/DVD DUB button (see “HDD/DVD Dubbing” on page 7 9) or you ca n sele ct to du b multi ple titles a ll at onc e [...]

79 Dubbin g (HDD y DV D) Dubbin g restrictio n You cannot dub movies and oth er DVD VIDEOs to the HDD. Also, when dubb ing from a DVD t o the HDD, scenes t hat cont ain a copy pr otection signal can not be recor ded. Titles co ntainin g “Copy -Once” co py pro tecti on sign als ca n be move d only from the HDD to a DV D-RW/DVD-R (VR mode)* (afte[...]

80 Dubbin g Usin g Dubbin g List You can select the tit les you want to dub using Dubbi ng List. You can also edit titles before dubb ing wit hout chan ging t he ori ginal titles. 1 Pres s SYSTEM MENU. The Syst em Menu ap pear s. 2 Sele ct “Dubbi ng,” and pr ess ENTER . 3 Sele ct a dub bing d irection , and p ress ENTER . To dub titl es from th[...]

81 Dubbin g (HDD y DV D) 10 Select “Start Dubbin g,” and press ENTE R. When yo u set “Fi nalis e” to “ Yes” i n st ep 9, select the tit le menu style , and pres s ENTER. The reco rder turns off automa tically when yo u do n ot use the re corder for more than 2 0 minutes aft er the du bbing has fi nished . To canc el dubbi ng Press and h[...]

82 To edit titles o n the Du bbing List 1 Follo w s teps 1 to 7 of “Dub bing Usi ng Dubb ing List” on page 8 0. The “Title Edit” display appears. 2 Select a title you wan t to edit, and press ENTER . The s ub-menu appears . 3 Select a n option, and p ress ENTER . The op ti ons di ffe r de pendi ng on the dubbi ng di recti on or dis c type .[...]

83 Dubbin g (HDD y DV D) Making a Back up Disc (DVD Ba ckup ) You ca n dub al l of the c ontents o n a fina lised DVD+RW/DVD+R or finalised DVD-RW/ DVD-R (Video mode) to another rec ordable DVD+RW/DVD-RW or unused DVD+R/ DVD-R via the HDD as a backup copy. b Not e Backup d iscs of unfinalise d discs cannot be made. 1 Press SYSTE M MENU. The Syst em[...]

84 DV Camcorder Dubbing Befor e DV Camcor der Dubbin g This sec tio n expl ains dub bing wit h a DV camc order an d playing t he conte nts of a DV camcorder via the DV IN j ack on the fr ont pan el. If yo u want t o dub b y way o f the L INE IN jac ks, s ee “ Recor ding from Conne cted Equipm ent” o n pa ge 59. The DV IN jack on this record er [...]

85 DV Camc order Dubbi ng 1 Press HDD or DVD to select the recor din g destina tio n. If you s elect DVD, inser t a disc ( see “1. Insert ing a Disc” on pa ge 31) . 2 Insert the source DV/Di gital8 fo rmat tape in to your di gital video ca mera. For th e re corder to r ecord or edit , you r digi tal video camer a mu st be set to vi deo playba c[...]

86 Dubbin g an En tire DV Format Ta pe (DV One Touch D ubbin g) You ca n record the entir e conten ts of a DV/ Digital8 format ta pe onto a disc with a single pres s of the ONE -TOUC H DUB butto n on the r ecorder . The record er cont rols th e digita l video came ra for th e whole pr ocess, and compl etes the re cordi ng. Follow steps 1 to 5 o f ?[...]

87 DV Camc order Dubbi ng z Hin t You can tur n off the dubbing m enu by pre ssing the DISPLAY bu tton during dubbing. Press the DISPLAY bu tton again to disp lay the d ubbing menu. b Not e You cannot set a s cene to be shorter than one second. Playin g from a D V Camcor der 1 Conn ect your DV cam corder to th e DV IN jack o n the fr ont pan el. 2 [...]

88 Audio Tracks Play ing Audio Track s from CD /DVD You ca n play audi o tracks on CDs , DATA DVDs (DVD-ROMs/DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/ DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs/DVD-RAMs), or DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs). 1 Inser t a disc. See “1. In serting a Di sc” o n page 31. 2 Press H . Play back s tar ts. To stop playbac k Pres s x (stop) . z Hint You can pla y audio track[...]

89 Audio Tracks Notes on pl aying DTS sou nd trac ks on a CD • When playing DTS-encod ed CDs, excessive noise wil l be heard from the L INE 3-TV/LINE 1/ DECODER/LINE 2 OUT (R-AUDIO-L) jacks. To avoid poss ible damage to the audio system, the user should tak e proper precaut ions when the LINE 3-TV/LINE 1/DECODER/LINE 2 OUT (R-AUDIO-L) jacks of t [...]

90 You ca n play the cont ents of an album or disc in the or der yo u want by ar rangi ng the or der of th e al bums/t rack s on a disc to cr eate your own pr ogram me. You can make a prog ramme of up t o 24 steps. 1 Pres s PLAY MO DE durin g playback. The “ Play Mo de” men u appear s. 2 Sele ct “Progra mme,” and pr ess ENTER . 3 Sele ct ?[...]

91 Audio Tracks Search ing for an Audio Track You can se arch a disc by al bum or track . As albu ms and tra cks are assig ned indivi dual numbers, sele ct the album or track by ente ring i ts nu mber. 1 Press PLAY MODE durin g play back. The “Pla y Mode” menu appea rs. 2 Select “S earc h Mode, ” and pre ss ENTE R. 3 Selec t a sear ch metho[...]

92 About Ju kebo x Ther e are two methods t o use Juke box: connec ting the U SB de vice or cop ying aud io tracks to the HDD. When us ing J uke box, you ca n do follo wings : • St ore audio tr acks on the HDD. • P lay audio tracks using vari ous pla y mode s. • L abel tr acks o r alb ums. • A ssign albums a gen re. • C hange the t rack o[...]

93 Audio Tracks 1 Inser t a disc that you are goin g to copy to the H DD. 2 Press H to start pla yback. 3 Press HDD/DVD DUB. For CD s, all the tracks o n the dis c are copied to the HDD. For DATA CDs/ DATA DVDs, the current album is copied to the HDD. To cancel copyin g Press EN TER. z Hin t You can c opy all t he conte nts on th e disc by selectin[...]

94 Play ing Audio Track s Using Ju kebo x/US B Devi ce 1 Pres s SYSTEM MENU. The Syst em Menu ap pear s. 2 Select “ Music Juke box,” and press ENTER . 3 Select “ Listen to Music / Edit” o r “Listen to Music from US B Devic e,” and pre ss ENTER . To lis te n to the audi o trac ks on the HDD , select “Lis ten to Mus ic / Edit.” To l i[...]

95 Audio Tracks To skip a track (Se t Skip) If you wan t a track not to play , set the trac k to be sk ipped. 1 Sele ct a trac k you want to s kip. 2 Press , while the Album List is disp laye d. 3 Selec t “Edit” usin g M / m , and p ress ENTER. 4 Selec t “Set Skip” using M / m , and pr ess ENTER. “ ” appea rs ne xt to the se lect ed tr [...]

96 You can play t he contents of the HDD or connec ted USB devi ce in the order you w ant by ar rangi ng t he or der of th e tra cks on the HDD or co nnec ted USB device to cr eate your own pr ogram me. You can make a prog ramme of up t o 24 steps. 1 Press , wh ile the Album Lis t is displa yed. 2 Sele ct “Play Mo de,” usin g M / m , and pres s[...]

97 Audio Tracks Manag ing Au dio Tr acks on the Music Ju kebox You ca n erase or label alb ums/track s on the HDD. You can als o assign an alb um a genre. 1 Press SYSTE M MENU. The Syst em Menu a ppears . 2 Select “M usic Ju kebox ,” and pre ss ENTE R. 3 Select “Listen to Music / Edit,” a nd pres s ENTE R. The Alb um List appear s. 4 Selec [...]

98 JPEG Image Files About th e “Ph oto Albu m” Func tion The “Ph oto Al bum” fu nctio n enab les yo u to do f ollow ing . • Store JPEG image f iles on t he HDD. • View JPEG image files on the HDD, DATA DVDs (DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs)/DATA CDs, or co nnect ed U SB de vice . • Edit JPEG image files. • Print JPEG image f iles. • C opy JPEG im [...]

99 JPEG I mage Fil es 4 Selec t the ite m, and pre ss ENTER . To copy from DATA CDs/DATA DVDs (DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs), sele ct “View Photos on a CD/D VD.” To copy f rom the co nnecte d USB dev ice, sele ct “Vi ew Ph otos on a U SB Dev ice.” The “Photo Album” list appears. Example: C D/DVD 5 Select an albu m or J PEG imag e file using M / m , a[...]

100 4 Select a n al bum us ing M / m . To copy the se lect ed alb um, go to step 6. To co py a JPEG im age file, go to step 5. 5 Pres s ENTER, a nd select a JP EG image f ile usin g M / m . 6 Press , . The s ub-menu appears . 7 Select a n item , and press ENTER . To copy two or more albums or files , select “Multi -Mode.” To copy the s elec ted[...]

101 JPEG I mage Fil es 11 Select “Y es,” and pres s ENTER. The sel ected JP EG imag e albums are copie d in t he “P ICTU RE” fo lder o n the disc . The JPEG image album na mes are automaticall y labelled as “***ALBUM.” If you wa nt to play t he disc on ot her DVD equipm ent, fina lise the d isc (page 4 0). • T o cancel, s elect “No.[...]

102 To se lect a JPEG image f ile fro m a diffe rent alb um 1 Switch to t he album list in ste p 8. For instru ctions, see “To swit ch between the album lis t and JPEG imag e file list ” on pag e 10 3. 2 Select an a lbum using M / m , and pre ss < . 3 Switch to t he JPEG image file list. For instru ctions, see “To swit ch between the album[...]

103 JPEG I mage Fil es 12-Phot o List (Exampl e: HDD) 4-Photo Li st 1-Photo Li st A Album na me B Album size C Sub-m enu: Press , to displa y the sub-m enu. The su b-menu di splays opt ions applicable only to th e selected item. The displaye d opt ions dif fer dep ending upon the model, s ituation, and disc ty pe. D Scroll bar: Appe ars when all o [...]

104 To reloa d the f iles or f olders When a disc or the co nnec ted USB d evice conta ins 1,000 or more files an d/or 100 or more folders, selec t “Read next” in the “Phot o Album” lis t, and pres s ENTER to view unloaded f iles or folde rs. It may tak e a few minute s to load files or folder s. b Note The thum bnail for a file that cannot[...]

105 JPEG I mage Fil es To rotate an ima ge Press AN GLE repe atedl y during a slidesho w. Each time you press ANGLE, the image tur ns cloc kwis e by 90°. z Hin t You can start a sl ideshow by se lecting “Start Slides how” from t he sub-me nu. Mana ging JPE G Image Files o n the HDD 1 Pres s SYST EM MEN U. The Syst em Menu ap pears. 2 Select ?[...]

106 • “Rename Album”: Changes the select ed album nam e (pa ge 37) . • “Protect Al bum Contents”: P rotects all JPEG image f iles in the se lected al bum. • “Canc el Prot ection ”: Can cels protec tion of all J PEG ima ge fil es in the select ed al bum. “Copy to DVD”: Copies the s elected album or JPEG image f ile to a DVD (pa[...]

107 JPEG I mage Fil es 2 Connec t the US B device to the USB jack on th e recorder. When printi ng JPEG image f iles on the HDD , sk ip this step . 3 Press SYSTE M MENU. The Syst em Menu a ppears . 4 Selec t “Ph oto Al bum,” an d p ress ENTE R. The “P hoto A lbum” menu a ppears . 5 Selec t the ite m, and pre ss ENTER . To print JPEG ima ge [...]

108 Settings and Adj ustments Disc Settin gs (Disc Setup) The “Disc S etup” setup a llows you to adjust DVD related settings. 1 Pres s SYS TEM M ENU wh ile the recorder is in stop mode. 2 Sele ct “Disc Se tup,” an d press ENTER . The “Di sc Setu p” setup ap pears with t he following op tions. The defa ult settin gs are und erlined. Basi[...]

109 Settings an d Adjustments Record er Se tting s (Basic ) The “B asic” set up helps you to make c lock and oth er record er relate d setti ngs. 1 Press SYS TEM M ENU whi le the recor der i s in s top mo de. 2 Select “In itial Set up,” and pr ess ENTE R. 3 Select “B asic, ” and pres s ENTER . The “B asic” set up appear s with the f[...]

110 Input L ine Sys tem Selec ts the colo ur syst em when r ecordin g from the connect ed equi pment. b Notes • When pic ture nois e appears afte r you cha nge the “Inpu t Line System” se tting, chang e the “Input Colour Sys tem” setting ( page 113). If pictur e noise still a ppears, ho ld down x (stop ) on the recorder, a nd pres s INPUT[...]

111 Settings an d Adjustments Aeria l Rece ption Setti ngs (Tun er) The “T uner” se tup helps yo u to mak e tuner and prog ramm e positi on settin gs for the record er. 1 Press SYS TEM M ENU whi le the recor der i s in s top mo de. 2 Select “In itial Set up,” and pr ess ENTE R. 3 Selec t “Tune r,” and pr ess ENTE R. The “T uner” se [...]

112 Skip CH System Select the re gion to get th e best broad cast recepti on. AFT • If th e Auto Fine T uni ng fun ction does not work e ffect ivel y, se lect “Off” and pr ess m . Pres s < / , to obt ain a clear er pictur e, and press ENTER. Sound Sy stem Selec t an avai lable TV sys tem (p age 112). Name Changes or enters a new statio n n[...]

113 Settings an d Adjustments * To receive broadcasts in France, selec t “L.” After th e progra mme pos itions ha ve been set , you can c hange t he order of each pro gramme position in the disp lay list. 1 Selec t “Channe l Swappi ng” in “Tu ner,” and pre ss ENTER. 2 Sele ct “Ne xt Sc reen,” and press E NTER. 3 Press M / m to sele [...]

114 z Hint When “Input Li ne System” is set to “N TSC,” you can select “Auto, ” “3.58NTSC,” or “PAL- 60.” Compon ent V ideo Out Selects t he signal f ormat in whi ch the record er o utput s vide o si gnal s: int erla ce or prog ressiv e, fr om the COMPON ENT VIDEO OUT jacks. b Notes • When you set “LINE 3 Out” to “RGB,?[...]

115 Settings an d Adjustments Audio In put Sett ings (Audio In) The “Audio In” setup allows you to adjust the sound ac cord ing to the pla yback and conn ection c onditio ns. 1 Press SYS TEM M ENU whi le the recor der i s in s top mo de. 2 Select “In itial Set up,” and pr ess ENTE R. 3 Selec t “Audio In,” an d press ENTE R. The “A udi[...]

116 Audi o Output Settin gs (Audio O ut) The “Audio Out” setup allows you to switch the me thod of ou tput ting audi o sig nals when you conn ect a com ponent such as an amplifier ( receiver) wi th a digit al input jack. If you c onnect a c ompone nt that doe s not acce pt th e sele cted audi o sig nal, a loud nois e (or no s ound) wil l come f[...]

117 Settings an d Adjustments MPEG O utput (DVD VIDE Os only ) Sel ects th e type of MPEG audi o sig nal. b Not e If the HDMI OUT jack i s connect ed to equ ipment not co mpat ible wit h MPEG audio s ignal s, the PC M signal s will b e auto matical ly outp ut even wh en you select “ MPEG.” Aud io DRC (Dyn amic Range Cont rol) (DVDs only) Select[...]

118 Auto Lang uage The “ Auto Langu age” fun ction is avai lable when “Audio Lan guage” an d “Sub title Lang uage” a re set to the same langua ge, and “Subtitle Displ ay” is set to “On.” DVD Men u Lang uage (D VD VIDE O only) Switches t he language for the DVD menu . Select “w/Subt itle Language” to s et the same language as[...]

119 Settings an d Adjustments Manual re cording mode The tabl e below show s the a pproxim ate recording times for th e HDD and the differ ent DVD types in each manual r ecording mode, as well as the stan dard recor ding mode equiva lents. The reco rding t ime for DV Ds *1 Records in hi gher quality (15 M bps). HQ+ mode is not a vailable for DVDs. [...]

120 For the HD D (“HDD R ecording Forma t” is set to “Video Mode On” )/DVD+R W/DVD-RW (Video mode)/ DVD+R/DVD-R (Video mode) HQ+, P CM, M N32 to M N9: 720 × 480 / 720 × 576 MN8 and MN7: 352 × 480 / 35 2 × 576 MN6 to MN1: 352 × 240 / 352 × 28 8 Rec. Mode Adju st Set Th umbnail Selects a scene for the thumbnail picture shown in t he Tit[...]

121 Settings an d Adjustments Play back Se tting s (Playb ack) The “P layback” s etup allo ws you to ad just the pl ayba ck set tings . 1 Press SYS TEM M ENU whi le the recor der i s in s top mo de. 2 Select “In itial Set up,” and pr ess ENTE R. 3 Select “P laybac k,” an d press ENT ER. The “Pla yback” s etup appea rs with the follo[...]

122 Parenta l Control (DVD VID EO only ) Playback of some DVD VIDEOs can be limited acc ording to a predetermi ned level, such as the age of the users. Scenes ma y be bloc ked or rep lace d wi th di ffer ent s cenes. 1 Selec t “Par ental C ontro l” in “ Playbac k,” and pr ess ENTER. Wh en you have alread y registe red a pass word, go to ste[...]

123 Settings an d Adjustments b Not es • If you for get your password, reset the reco rder (page 135). • When you play discs which do not have the Parental C ontrol function, pl ayback ca nnot be limite d on this recorder . • Depending on the dis c, you may be asked to change the Parental Contr ol level while playin g the dis c. In thi s case[...]

124 Screen Re solution Selec ts the typ e of vide o signals output fr om the HDMI OUT ja ck. If the p icture is no t clear , natural or to your sati sfaction, try anoth er option t hat suits th e disc and yo ur TV /proje ctor, etc. F or deta ils, refer also to the instructi on manual su pplied with t he TV/ proj ecto r, etc. *1 Can be se lected onl[...]

125 Settings an d Adjustments Audi o Outpu t Select s the type of audio sig nal output from the HDMI OUT jack. b Not es • The PCM signals may not be output even when you select “Auto” depending on the “Aud io Out” settin gs, number of audi o channel s, and th e HDMI-connected de vice. • The “Audio Output” function is not avai lable [...]

126 Comman d Mode Change s the Comm and Mo de of the rec order to avoi d interfer ence wit h your other Sony DVD recorder o r player. 1 Select “Comman d Mode” in “Opt ions,” and pr ess ENTER. 2 Select a Command Mode (DVD1, DVD2, or DVD3), and pr ess ENTER. 3 Set th e Comm and Mode for th e remote so it matche s the Command Mode for the reco[...]

127 Settings an d Adjustments TV Paus e Sel ects t he t uner f or t he TV P aus e (pag e 67) . TV’s Tuner Selects this when connect ing the re corder to your TV using t he SCART jack . Recorder’s Tuner Selects th is when connect ing the re corder to your TV no t using the SCART jack.[...]

128 Additional Information Trou bleshoo ting If you e xperie nce any of the followi ng difficult ies while usin g the recorder, use this troub leshoo ting guid e to help 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. , Check that t he mains l ead i[...]

129 Add ition al Info rma tion There is no picture or picture no ise appears when connected to the HDMI OU T jack. , Try the fo llowing: 1 Tu rn the reco rder off and on again . 2 Turn th e conne cted equipme nt off a nd on again. 3 D isconnec t and th en c onnec t the HDM I cord again. , If the HDMI OUT jack is used for vide o outpu t, cha nging t[...]

130 GUIDE Plus + system do es not ap pear. , 1 Eve n if you comp lete “E asy Se tup, ” TV program me listings do not appear until the rec order rece ives th e GUIDE Plus+ da ta. 2 Turn off the recorder , but do not unplu g it. 3 Wait for 24 hours. It may tak e several days for the reco rder to re ceive th e GUIDE Plus+ data for al l programme p[...]

131 Add ition al Info rma tion Sound d istorti on occurs . , Set “Tu ner Level” in the “Audi o In” setup to “Com pression” (p age 115). Sound i s noisy. , When pl aying a CD with DTS soun d tracks , nois e will co me fro m the L INE 2 OUT R- AUDIO-L jacks, L INE 3 – TV ja ck, or LINE 1/DECODER jack (page 89). The soun d volu me is low[...]

132 The su btitle la nguag e cann ot be change d or turned off. , Multili ngual subtitles a re not recorde d on the DVD VIDEO. , The DVD VIDEO prohibits ch anging of the subtitles . , Try changin g the subtit le using the DVD VIDEO’s menu. , The subtitle s cannot be changed for the titles recorded on this rec order . The angl es cann ot be chang [...]

133 Add ition al Info rma tion Recordi ng does n ot stop imm ediatel y after yo u press x REC STOP. , It will take a few seconds for th e recorde r to input disc data b efore rec ording can stop. On-sc reen i nstru ctions may a ppear after pressing x REC ST OP. In this cas e, foll ow the on -screen in structions. Recordi ng does n ot stop afte r yo[...]

134 , The re mote’s manufa cturer c ode returne d to the d efault se tting w hen you replac ed the batt eries. Re set the co de (page 21 ). , The remo te is no t poin ted at the rem ote sensor on the rec order. The r ecorde r doe s not detect a USB devi ce connec ted to t he reco rder. , Make sure that th e USB de vice i s secure ly conne cted to[...]

135 Add ition al Info rma tion Resett ing the Re corder You can res et the re corder to a ll its fac tory settin gs. 1 Make sure that the record er is turned on and r emove the di sc. 2 Hold down x (stop) on the reco rder and pr ess [ / 1 on the recor der. All se tti ngs are reset and the re corder turns of f. Notes Abou t This Recor der On oper at[...]

136 Specifi cations System Laser: Semic onducto r lase r Channel c overage: PAL/SECAM (B/G, D/K, I, L) VHF: E2 to E12, R1 to R1 2, F2 to F10, Italian A to H, Ireland A to J, South Africa 4 to 11, 13 UHF: E2 1 to E69, R 21 to R69, B21 to B69, F21 to F 69 CATV: S01 to S05, S1 to S20, France B to Q HYPER: S21 to S41 The a bove chan nel cove rage me re[...]

137 Add ition al Info rma tion Genera l Power requirements: 220-24 0 V AC, 50/60 Hz Power consump tion: 44 W Dimensions (app rox.): 430 × 66.5 × 286 mm (wi dth/h eight/ depth) incl. projec ting pa rts Hard disk drive ca pacity: 160 G B Mass (ap prox.): 4. 4 kg Operat ing temper ature: 5º C to 3 5ºC Operating h umidity: 25 % to 80% Supplied acce[...]

138 The r ecorder ca n play th e follow ing tracks and fi les: – MP 3 au dio trac ks w ith th e ex tens ion “.mp3. ” – JPEG image files with the ex tension “.jpeg ” or “. jpg.” – B aseline JPEG image fi les that c onform to the Exif 2.2* image files f ormat, and Y:C B :C R is 4:4:4, 4:2:2, or 4:2:0. – D ivX video f iles with the[...]

139 Add ition al Info rma tion About i.LIN K The DV IN jack o n this re corder is i.LINK - compliant fo r digital video camer as. This section desc ribes the i.LINK sta ndard and its featu res. What i s i.L INK? i.LINK is a digital serial interface for handli ng digit al video , digital audio a nd othe r data in two dire ctions bet ween equipmen t [...]

140 Guide to Parts an d Contro ls For more info rma tion, see the page s in pare nthese s. A HDD butto n (31) DVD butto n (31) B [ / 1 (on/stan dby) butt on (23 ) C Z (open/cl ose) butt on (31) D PROG (programme) +/– buttons (31) The + butto n has a tac tile dot * . E Number b uttons (37, 69 ) The num ber 5 bu tton has a tacti le do t * . F INPUT[...]

141 Add ition al Info rma tion Y TV PRO G (prog ramm e) +/– buttons (21) The + button has a tactil e dot * . Z TV t (input select) button (2 1) * Use th e tactile dot as a refere nce when operating the re cord er. A [ / 1 (on/st andby) butto n (23 ) B (remote sensor) (21) C Disc tray (31) D Fron t pane l displa y (142) E Z (open/c lose) button (3[...]

142 A Displays th e following: • Playi ng time • Curr ent title/ch apter/tra ck/index number • Recording time/recording mode •C l o c k • Program me posi tion • EPG indication (43) “EPG” ap pears w hen rec eiving the GUIDE Plus+ data . • TV Dire ct Rec . indicatio n (31): “TV” app ears in the right m ost two digits. B NTS C in[...]

143 Add ition al Info rma tion Langua ge C ode Li st For det ails, see pag e 117. The l anguage spelli ngs co nform to the ISO 639: 1988 ( E/F) standa rd. Number La nguage (code) Number Language (code) Number Lang uage (code)[...]

144 Countr y/Are a Code For det ails, se e page 122. Number Area (C ode) Number Area (Cod e) 0118 0121 0120 0205 0218 0301 0312 0314 0411 0609 0618 0405 0811 0914 0904 0920 1016 1118 Argentina (ar) Australia (au) Austria (a t) Belgium (be) Brazil (br) Canada (ca) Chile (cl) China (cn) Denmark (dk) Finland (fi) Fran ce (fr) Germany (de) Hong Kong (h[...]

145 Index Words in quota tions appe ar in the on -scre en display s. Numerics “16:9” 121 “4:3 Lett er Box” 121 “4: 3 Pan Sc an” 121 “96 kHz P CM Outp ut” 116 A “A-B Erase” 73 “A-B Repeat” 64 , 89 Adjusting playba ck pictu re 65 recordin g picture 56 Aerial 13 “AFT” 112 Album List 94 “Genre” 94 “Set Skip” 95 “So[...]

146 DVD VIDEO 11 DVD+R 9 , 71 DVD+RW 9 , 71 DVD-R 9 , 71 DVD-RAM 11 DVD-RW 9 , 71 E Easy Setup 23 , 110 “Edit” 72 , 97 Editing 71 , 76 chapters 75 Playlist 76 titles 72 “Editor” 44 Enter characte rs 37 “Erase” 72 , 73 , 97 , 106 “Erase Album” 10 5 “External Audio” 115 F “Finalise” 40 Finalising 40 “Format ” 42 “Format [...]

147 O “On Scre en Displa y” 125 ONE-TOUCH DUB 86 One-To uch Dubbing 86 One-To uch Pla y 18 , 61 “Optimise HDD” 108 “Options” 125 Original 34 , 71 “OSD Lang uage” 117 P Page mode 34 , 94 , 103 Parental Control 61 , 122 Parts a nd contr ols 140 Pause Live T V 67 “Pause Mo de” 121 PAY-TV 28 PBC 60 PDC 58 “Photo Al bum” 98 “Ph[...]

Sony Corporation Printed in Hungary S S VIDEO 17 Scan Aud io 60 “Sched ule” 43 “Seamless P layback” 12 1 “Search” 43 Searching audio track 88 , 95 by ge nre 34 , 94 fast reverse/fast forward 62 , 88 , 95 JPEG image file 104 locatin g the beginn ing of the title/ cha pter/ tr ack 62 , 88 , 95 scan audi o 60 “Set Genr e” 73 , 97 “Se[...]