Sony RDR-VX515 manual

2-636-467- 12 (1) © 2005 Sony Corporation Video Cassette Recorder/ D VD Recorder Operatin g Instructi ons RDR-VX515 For cu stomer s in the U.S. A Owner ’s R ecor d The model and serial numbers are located at the rear of the unit. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding[...]

2 WARNIN G To redu ce the ris k of fi re or electric shock, do n ot expo se this ap para tus t o rain o r moistur e. To avoid elect rical s hock, do not open th e cabi net. Ref er se rvicing to qua lifi ed pe rson nel onl y. The A C powe r co rd m ust b e change d only a t a qua lified service shop o nly. This a ppl ianc e is cla ss ified as a CLAS[...]

3 be operate d in a horizonta l position on ly. • Keep t he record er, disc s, and cassette s away f rom equipment with stro ng magnets, suc h as microwave o vens, or large loudspeake rs. • Do not place heavy objects on the reco rd er. • To preven t fire or shock hazar d, do not plac e objects fille d with liquids, suc h as vases, on the appa[...]

4 About thi s manual • Instruction s in th is manua l desc ribe the controls on the remote . You can a lso use t he contr ols on the record er if they have the sa me or simila r nam es as those on t he remote. • The on-scre en display ill ustrati ons used in thi s manual may not matc h the graphic s displaye d on your TV screen . • The explan[...]

5 Table of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 What is a Video Ca ssette Recorder/DVD Recorder ? . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

6 VCR Op eratio n VCR Playbac k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Playing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 7 Playback Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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8 What i s a V ideo C asse tte Re cord er/DV D Re cord er? This is a DVD r ecorder with b uilt-in VHS vid eo deck, and a llows record ing/playback o f DVD discs and VHS tapes. DVD editing is also possibl e. Recording and timer rec ording Record TV programs on a DV D or VHS tape, either manu ally or u sing the time r. Easy selec tion between DVD and[...]

9 Creating your own program - Playlist Record a progra m on a DVD-RW (VR mode), then eras e, move or add scen es as y ou like with out chan ging the or iginal content s. One Touch Dubbing - DV/D8 Dubb ing Conn ect your digital video camer a to the DV IN jack and press the ONE TOUCH DUBBING butt on to dub a D V/D8 format ta pe ove r to a disc. Opera[...]

10 How to Use the O n-Scr een Menus The followi ng three disp lays are mai nly used to operate th is record er. Once yo u become familia r with th e basic op erati ons, you will find t he reco rder eas y to us e. System Menu The Syst em Men u appe ars wh en you pres s SYSTEM MENU, and prov ides ent ries to al l of the reco rder’s ma in functi ons[...]

11 TOOLS The TOOL S men u appe ars whe n you pres s TOOLS. You can se arch for a tit le/ch apte r/tra ck, check the playing and remainin g time, or change audio a nd repeat setti ngs. The displa yed option s differ de pendin g on the m edia type. Press M / m to sele ct an opt ion, pr ess < / , to select th e desire d item, and p ress ENTER. Exam[...]

12 Hookups and Settings Hooki ng Up the Re cor der Follow steps 1 to 7 to hook up and adjust the settin gs of th e reco rder. Notes • Plu g cords s ecurely t o prevent unwante d noise. • See the inst ructions supp lied wi th the compone nts to be connect ed. • You cannot conne ct this recorder to a TV t hat does not have a video input jack. ?[...]

13 Hookups and Settings A: Cable box or sa tellite receiv er with a video/a udio output With this hookup , you can recor d any ch annel on the cabl e box or sat ellite receiv er. Be sure t hat the satell ite receiver or cable b ox is tur ned on. To watch cable or satellit e programs, you need to match the channel on the record er (L1) to the input [...]

14 B: Cable box with an antenna output only With this hookup , you c an recor d any ch annel on the sate llite re ceiver or cable b ox. Be sure t hat the satellite receiver o r cable bo x is turned on. To wa tch ca ble pr ogram s, you need to m atch t he ch annel on the recor der (2ch, 3ch or 4ch) to t he ant enna output channel on the cab le box ([...]

15 Hookups and Settings Step 3 : Co nnecti ng t o Your TV Connect the supp lied au dio/vi deo cord to the LIN E OU T (AU DIO L /R/VIDE O) jack s of the r ecord er. To enjoy highe r quality image s, conne ct an S vid eo cord (not sup plied) instea d of the ye llow (vid eo) pl ug. When u sing thi s con nect ion, be s ure t o co nnec t th e audi o cor[...]

16 If your TV has co mponent video input j acks Connect the COMP ONEN T VIDE O OU T jacks us ing a com ponent video co rd (not s upplied) or three video co rds ( not supp lied) of the sam e kind a nd lengt h. You will enj oy acc urate co lor rep roduc tion an d high quality images. If your TV acc epts pr ogress ive 480p f ormat signal s, you m ust [...]

17 Hookups and Settings Step 4: Con nect ing to You r AV Ampl ifier (R eceive r) Select one of th e follo wing pat terns A or B , accor ding to the input jack on your AV amplif ier (rece iver). This will en able you to li sten to DVD a udio tracks th rough your AV amp lifier (rece iver). IN L R VIDEO AUDIO OUT VHF/UHF LINE OUT VIDEO Y L P B R P R A[...]

18 A Connec tin g to au dio L /R jac ks Thi s conn ecti on u ses a ster eo a mplif ier ’s (recei ver ’s) two fr ont spe aker s for s ound. You can enjo y the surr ound functi on that c reates virt ual spea kers from two ste reo spea kers . Select fro m “Surro und1, ” “S urro und2,” or “ Surro und3 ” of the su rrou nd effe cts (p age[...]

19 Hookups and Settings Step 5 : Co nnecti ng t he Power Co rd Plug th e reco rder and TV power co rds i nto an AC outle t. Afte r you co nnect t he pow er cord , you must wait for a short wh ile before oper ati ng the re cor der . You can op erate t he recorder o nly after the f ront panel di splay lights up and the recor der ente rs stan dby m od[...]

20 Controlling TVs w ith the remote You can ad just the r emote control’ s signal t o contro l your TV. If you co nnect the reco rder to an AV am plif ier (recei ver), you can also use th e sup plied r emot e to control the AV amplif ier’s (receiver’ s) volume. Notes • Depending on the conn ected unit , you ma y not be able to control your [...]

21 Hookups and Settings Controlling the v olume of your AV amplifier (rece iver) wi th the remote 1 Slide th e TV/DVD· VIDEO sw itch to DV D·VI DEO . 2 Hold down "/ 1 , and en ter the manufac turer c ode (s ee the table b elow) for yo ur AV am plifie r (recei ver) using t he number butto ns. 3 Releas e "/1 . The VOL +/– buttons contro[...]

22 Step 7 : Ea sy Set up Follow the s teps below t o make the minimu m numbe r of basi c adju stme nts for using th e recorder. If you do no t complete Easy Se tup, it will appe ar each tim e you turn on yo ur reco rder . Settings a re made in the followin g order. m m m m m 1 Turn on the TV. 2 Press "/1 . The reco rder turns on. 3 Swit ch the[...]

23 Hookups and Settings 7 Selec t whet her or not you ha ve a cab le connect ion. If you us e an ante nna only (no cable TV), sele ct “An tenna .” For a ll other co nnec tions, select “Cable. ” 8 Press ENTER . The Tuner Preset function a utoma tically st arts searc hing for all of the r eceiva ble ch annels and pre sets them . To set the ch[...]

24 14 Press ENTER whe n “Fini sh” appe ars. Easy Setup is finished. All connections and setup o peratio ns are c omple te. To return to the previous dis play Press O RETURN. z Hint If you want to run Easy Setup again, select “Easy Setup” in the “Setup” displa y (page 102). Note To record TV pr ograms us ing the timer, yo u must se t the[...]

25 Hookups and Settings 4 Select “C ommand Mode ,” and press ENTE R. 5 Selec t the com mand mo de (“D VD 1,” “DVD 2,” or “DVD 3” ), and pres s ENTE R. 6 Slide the COM MAND MODE switc h on the remot e so it ma tche s the mo de you selecte d above. To retu rn to the previo us displ ay Press O RETURN. Note If the comma nd mode does not[...]

26 Connec tin g Ano ther V CR o r Simi lar De vic e After d isconnecting the record er’s power c ord from a n AC outlet, connect th e other VCR or s imilar recording device to the LINE IN jacks of this recorder . See also the instru ction manual supp lied with the conn ected eq uipme nt. To recor d on t his re cord er, see “Reco rding F rom Con[...]

27 Hookups and Settings Connecting to the LINE 1 IN jacks You ca n conne ct a seco nd VCR or similar device . z Hin t When the connected equipm ent outputs only monaural so und, connect an audio cord to the LINE 2 IN AUDIO L (MONO) jack. Notes • Do not connect the ou tput ja ck of thi s reco rder to another equipment ’s input jack with the othe[...]

28 Quic k Guid e to Di sc Ty pes Recor dable and Play able D iscs Usabl e disc ver sions (as of M ay 20 05) • 4 ×-spee d or slow er DV D+RW s • 2×-speed or slowe r DVD-RWs (Ver.1.1, Ver .1.1 with CPRM *1 ) • 4×-speed or slowe r DVD-RWs (Ver.1.2, Ver .1.2 with CPRM) • 8 ×-spee d or slow er DV D+Rs • 8×-s peed or sl ower DVD -Rs (V er.[...]

29 Quick Guide to D isc Types Discs tha t cannot be reco rded on • DV D-RWs (Ver.1.0) • DV D+RWs that are not 2.4×-spee d compatible • 8 c m di scs • DV D-R DL (D ual L ayer) disc s • DV D-Rs in VR mode (Video Reco rding format) •D V D - R s w i t h C P R M *1 *1 CPRM (Conten t Prot ection f or Reco rdable M edia) is a co ding tec hnol[...]

30 12 cm/8 cm Discs Playa ble Disc s “DVD VIDEO” and “CD” logos are trademarks. * A logical format of files and folders on DATA-CDs, defined by ISO (International Stand ard Organization ). Operation DVD+RW DVD-RW DVD+R DVD-R VR mode Video mode 12 cm 8 cm 12 cm 8 cm 12 cm 8 cm 12 cm 8 cm 12 cm 8 cm Playback Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes — Ye[...]

31 Quick Guide to D isc Types Discs tha t cann ot be pl ayed • CD-Rs /CD- RWs, ot her tha n those re cord ed in musi c CD for mat, MP 3 or JP EG forma t, or Video CD format • Dat a part of CD-E xtra s • DVD- ROMs •C D - R O M s • D VD Audio discs • DV D-R DL (D ual L ayer) disc s • DV D-Rs record ed in V R mo de (Vi deo Recordi ng for[...]

32 DVD Playback Playi ng 1 Press DVD to o pera te the DVD re corder . 2 Press Z OPEN/ CLOSE , and pla ce a disc on the disc tray . 3 Press Z OPEN/C LOSE to close the disc tray. Wait until “ LOAD” disappears from the front panel d isplay. 4 Press H PL AY. Playba ck st arts. To stop playbac k Pres s x STOP. z Hints • You can play DATA CDs or DA[...]

33 DVD Pla yback Play back Op tions Button Operation Disc Z OPEN/ CLOSE Stops playing a nd opens the di sc tray. All discs AUDIO Selects one of the audio t racks recorded on the disc when pressed re peate dly. : Selects th e audio source. : Selects stereo or monaura l audio track s. SUBTITL E Selec ts a su btitle l anguage w hen pressed repeat edly[...]

34 SUR (surround) Surround l ets you enjoy surround sound e ffects b y using sound imag ing to crea te virtual rea r speakers fro m a st ereo T V or tw o fron t sp eakers (page 18). Selects on e of the e ffect s when pressed re peat edly. “Off”: No surrou nd effe ct. “Surround1” : Crea tes one set o f virtua l surroun d speakers. “Surroun[...]

35 DVD Pla yback To resume norma l playback , press H PLAY. z Hin ts • You can ch ang e play back opt ions , such as sub title , audio track, angle, etc., using the TOOLS menu (page 11). • During playbac k or pause mode, th e recorder’s m / M butto ns an d the re mote ’s . PREV/ > NEXT buttons wor k the same wa y (page 34). Hold the butt[...]

36 Playing quickl y with sound ( Scan Audio) (DVD s with Dolby Digi tal soundt racks only) You can play quic kly wit h dialog or soun d during FF1 fast-f orward of a DVD with Dolby Digital soun dtrack s. Sim ply pres s M duri ng pla yback . z Hint To turn off the Scan Audio function, set “Scan Audio ” of “Audio” t o “Off” i n the “S e[...]

37 DVD Pla yback Locking the recor der (Child Lock) You ca n lock a ll of th e but tons on the rec orde r so that the settings are not c anceled by mis take. With the r ecorde r tu rned o n , ho ld dow n "/1 on the reco rder . The re corder turns off a nd “CHIL D LOCK” appears in the fr ont panel d isplay. The indicator re mains lit if the[...]

38 4 Select the title , and pr ess ENTE R. The su b-men u appear s. 5 Selec t “Play ,” and pre ss ENT ER. Playback starts fro m the sele cted title on the disc. About the Title Lis t for DVD-RW s (VR mode) You can switc h the Title Lis t to show orig inal or Playlis t. While the Title List menu is turn ed on, press ORIGINAL/PLAYLIST repeatedly [...]

39 DVD Pla yback Note Depending on the disc, you may not be able to use the TOOLS menu to sea rch for a title/ch ap ter/tra ck, or ente r the time code for a playba ck point. Bookmarking a favori te scene (Bookmark) You ca n have the recorde r store spe cific portions of a disc in memory an d play the m immediately whene ver you w ant (Bo okmar k).[...]

40 Playi ng MP3 Audi o Trac ks You can play MP 3 audio tr acks on DA TA CD s (CD-Rs/CD-RWs) or DATA DVDs (DVD+RWs/ DVD-RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD-Rs). 1 Press DVD to o pera te the DVD re corder . 2 Place a DATA CD/DA TA DVD o n the disc tray. When you insert a DATA CD/DATA DVD cont ain ing MP3 au dio trac ks and JP EG ima ge files, the disp lay for selectin g [...]

41 DVD Pla yback See the instructi ons supplied with the CD-R/CD- RW/DVD-R/DVD-RW drives and the recording softw are (n ot sup plie d) for de tails on the recordi ng format. z Hin ts • Since a disc wi th many tree s takes longer to start playback , it is recomme nded that you creat e albums with no mo re than two trees. • When playbac k of all [...]

42 3 Selec t “Phot o,” and press EN TER. The “P hoto” disp lay a ppears. 4 Selec t a fold er, an d press EN TER. To displa y the prev ious or next page , press . / > . 5 Selec t an imag e file , and pr ess ENTE R. The s elec ted i mage is di spl ayed o ver the entire s creen . To displa y the prev ious or next im age, pres s . / > . T[...]

43 DVD Pla yback • Progressi ve and lossless compr ession J PEG i mage fi les are not suppo rted. • The ima ge size tha t the record er can displa y is limited to width 32 - 7680 pixels by height 32 - 81 92 pixels. Display ing t he Play ing Time and Pl ay Inform ation You c an chec k disc in form ation, such as pl aying time, recor ding mode, a[...]

44 D Remaining disc spa ce (in stop mode) Remaining tim e of the curren t title (during playba ck) E Chan nel or input source * F Date and time * Title type (original or Playlist) for DVD-RWs (VR mode). Viewing informati on on the front panel displ ay You can vie w the informa tion on the front pa nel display. Pres s TIME /TEX T repea tedly . The d[...]

45 DVD Re cor ding DVD Recording Before Recordi ng Before you start recording… • This r ecor der can r ecord on var ious di scs typ es. Selec t the disc typ e acco rdin g to your n eeds (page 2 8). • Chec k that t he disc ha s enou gh ava ilable sp ace for the r ecording ( page 43). For DVD+RWs or DVD-R Ws, you can fr ee up dis c space by era[...]

46 Unrecordable pictur es Picture s with copy pr otectio n canno t be reco rded on th is re corder . Recordin g sto ps when a co py guard si gnal is detect ed. * The recorded dis c can be played onl y on CPRM compatibl e equi pment (pa ge 29) . DVD Rec ording W ithou t the Time r 1 Pres s DVD to oper ate the DVD recor der. 2 Press Z OPEN/CLOS E, an[...]

47 DVD Re cor ding 5 Press REC MODE re peated ly to s elect the recording mode. The dis play cha nges on th e TV scree n as follows: For details about th e recordin g mode, se e page 45. 6 Press z REC. Record ing st arts. Record ing co ntinue s until yo u stop the recordin g or the di sc is fu ll. To stop record ing Press x STOP. Note that it may t[...]

48 A Disc type B Recordin g status C Recording ti me D Recordin g mode E Remaining disc space F Chan nel or input source z Hint You can view the informati on also in the front pa nel displ ay. Press TIME/T EXT repe atedly t o cha nge the display. N ote tha t TIME/ TEXT does not work during One-touch Ti mer Recording. Creating chapters i n a title T[...]

49 DVD Re cor ding 3 Press Z OPEN/C LOSE t o close the dis c tray. Wait until “ LOAD” disappears from the fro nt panel disp lay. Unused DVD-RWs are formatted in VR mode automaticall y. To format in Video mode, se e page 100. 4 Press TIMER. 5 Select an item u sing < / , and adjus t using M / m . A “RecTo”: Select “DVD.” B “Date”: [...]

50 adjusts the record ing mode. Sele ct “AUTO” for “Mode” when sett ing the t imer. z Hints • You can play t he reco rded prog ram by s electin g the progra m title in the Ti tle List me nu. • When the start tim e and the channel o r inpu t source t o be reco rded are the same but t he “Rec To” sett ing differs, t he prog ram is rec[...]

51 DVD Re cor ding 4 Press REC MODE re peated ly to s elect the recording mode. The dis play cha nges on th e TV scree n as follows: For details about th e recordin g mode, se e page 45. 5 Pres s SYSTE M ME NU whi le the reco rder i s in stop mo de. 6 Selec t “Set up,” an d press EN TER. 7 Select “Fea tures,” and press ENTE R. The “ Featu[...]

52 Chang ing or Ca ncel ing DVD Timer Sett ings ( Tim er L ist) You ca n cha nge or ca ncel t imer settings using the Timer List menu. 1 Press SYSTE M MENU. The Sy stem Me nu appe ars. 2 Selec t “Time r,” and pr ess ENTE R. 3 Select “Timer List,” and p ress E NTER. Timer inf ormation disp lays the recording date, time , recording mo de, etc[...]

53 DVD Re cor ding • You cannot change the tim er setting s for a recor ding curren tly un derway. • The Timer List di splays both the DVD recorder and VCR t imer settings. Reco rdin g From Co nnec ted Equipm ent Wi thout a Ti mer You can record from a connecte d VCR or similar devi ce. F or con nec tion deta ils, see “ Connect ing Another VC[...]

54 4 Press RE C MODE re peated ly to sele ct the recording mode. The disp lay chan ges on the TV sc reen as follows : For det ails ab out the rec ordi ng mode , see page 45. 5 Select the line input a udio. Set “Li ne Audio I nput” of “Audio ” to “St ereo” or “Ma in/S ub” in the “S etup ” display (pa ge 99) . 6 Inser t th e sour [...]

55 DVD Ed itin g DVD Editing Before Editing This rec o rder offers variou s edit op tions for vario us dis c ty pes. Be fore you ed it, c heck the di sc type in the front panel disp lay, and select the optio n availa ble for your dis c (pag e 28). Note You may lose the edited conten ts if you remov e the disc or a time r recor ding start s while e [...]

56 z Hint You can sw itch the T itle List to show orig inal or Pl aylis t. While th e Title Li st menu is turned on , press ORIGINAL / PLAYLIST repeatedly. Notes • You cannot pro tect Playl ist titl es. • If a message ap pears and ind icates that the disc’s contro l inform ation is full, eras e unnec essar y titles. • Once the dis c is fi n[...]

57 DVD Ed itin g 4 Select an opti on, and pr ess EN TER. You ca n select from t he foll owing : “Title Era se”: Erases t he selected title. Se lect “OK” when asked for confirma tion. “Chap ter Er ase” *1 : Allo ws you to select a chapter in the title and erase it (see belo w). “Prote ct” *2 : Pro tects the ti tle. Select “On” wh[...]

58 “Start ” is selected . 4 Press ENTE R at the start point of the secti on to be era sed (poi nt A). You ca n use H PLAY, , . / > , x STOP, a nd X PAUSE to find the point. “End” is selected. 5 Press E NTER at th e end point of th e section (point B). “Era se” is se lect ed. To reset the start or end point, se lect “Start ” or ?[...]

59 DVD Ed itin g 6 Select “Y es,” and pres s ENTER. The display ask s whether to us e the same tit le nam e a s be fore . To us e the same name , sel ect “Yes” and pres s ENTER to finish. 7 Select “No,” and pr ess ENTER. The display asks whether t o rename the ti tle. 8 Select “Y es,” and pres s ENTER. The “T itle Nam e” displ a[...]

60 Chang ing the Name of a Title You can enter a t itle na me of up to 32 char acters . Sin ce the displaye d num ber of char acters is limited, their ap pearance i n menus such as Title Lis t may be di ffer ent. When t he dis play for enteri ng ch aracte rs app ears, f ollow th e ste ps below. 1 Press DVD to o pera te the DVD re corder . 2 Press T[...]

61 DVD Ed itin g Creati ng a Pla ylist Playlist titles a llow you t o edit without c hanging the or iginal record ings (s ee “E dit opt ions for DVD-RWs (VR mode)” on p age 55). Yo u can create a P laylist title by co mbining up to 9 9 sections (scenes) f rom original titles. Notes • If you erase a n ori ginal tit le used in a Pl aylis t, tha[...]

62 Playing a Play list title 1 Press TITLE LI ST. 2 Press ORIGIN AL/PLAYL IST to swi tch to the “Playl ist” Title List. 3 Select a Playlist title, and pre ss ENTER. The su b-men u appear s. 4 Selec t “Play ,” and pre ss ENT ER. z Hint When a Pl aylist titl e is cr eated, th e star t and end point s will be come chapter marks, an d each s ce[...]

63 DVD Ed itin g 4 Select “Edi t Playlis t,” and press ENTER. The “Playlist” Title List appear s. 5 Select a Pla ylist title, an d press ENTER . The su b-men u appear s. 6 Select an opti on, and pr ess EN TER. Select from th e following options. For detai ls, see th e pages in pa rent heses. “Title Erase ”: Erases the ti tle. Select “[...]

64 4 Pres s ENTER. The disp lay a sks for c onfirm atio n. 5 Select “Yes,” and pres s ENTE R. The display asks whether to us e the same tit le name a s befo re. To us e th e same name, sel ect “Yes” and p ress ENTER t o finish. 6 Selec t “No,” an d press EN TER. The display as ks whether t o rename the ti tle. 7 Select “Yes,” and pr[...]

65 DVD Ed itin g Moving a scene (Mov e) You can ch ange the sc ene order within the Playlist title. 1 Follow s teps 1 to 7 of “E diting a Play list” (page 62). 2 Selec t a scene in th e “Edit Scene ” disp lay and pr ess ENTE R. 3 Select “M ove, ” and pres s ENTER . 4 Select a ne w locatio n using < / , , and pres s ENTE R. The sel ec[...]

66 Forma tting/R enaming/ Prote ctin g a Disc The “Disc Setting” display all ows you to check the disc in forma tion or chang e the dis c name. Depe ndin g on t he di sc t ype, you ca n als o format or set pr otectio n. 1 Press DVD to o pera te the DVD re corder . 2 Press SYSTE M MENU w hile t he rec order is in sto p mode. 3 Select “Disc Set[...]

67 VCR Playback VCR Playback Playi ng 1 Press VIDEO to ope rate the VC R. 2 Inser t a tape . Playback starts aut omatically if you insert a tape with its safe ty tab re moved. 3 Press H PLAY. The fr ont panel dis play s hows the p layi ng time. When t he tape reaches t he end, i t will rewi nd automaticall y. To sto p playba ck Pres s x STOP. To ej[...]

68 Adjusting the pi cture (tracking) You can manually adjust tra cking if the recordin g quality is too poor to be remedied by the VCR’s automatic tracking (a tracking meter appe ars during the automatic t r acking). Press TRACK ING +/–. The trac king met er appea rs. Press TRACKING +/– re peatedly unti l the dist ortio n di sappe ars. To res[...]

69 VCR Playback Play back Op tions *1 Can be pres sed up to four times to forwa rd about two mi nutes. *2 For 10 s econds in SP or LP mode/fo r 15 s econds in EP mode. To resume norma l playback , press H PLAY. Notes • The sound is muted duri ng playba ck at various speeds. • The picture ma y show no ise during hi gh-speed re verse play. Button[...]

70 Search ing Using Var ious Functi ons The VCR automatically marks the tape with an index si gnal at the poin t wher e each re cordi ng begins . You can easi ly f ind a sp ecif ic p oin t usi ng vari ou s search fun ction s. Note During DVD recording, you cannot use VCR sea rch functions. 1 Press VI DEO t o o perat e t he VCR. 2 Press TO OLS. 3 Se[...]

71 VCR Playback Displ aying the Play ing Time and Play Info rmatio n You ca n check playbac k infor mati on, such as elapsed or remaining time, re cording mode, etc., on the TV screen . Press DISPL AY durin g play back. The inf ormatio n display appear s. Each time you p ress the butto n, the di splay chan ges as fo llows : Tape an d disc info rmat[...]

72 Select ing th e Sound D uring Play back Press A UDIO r epeate dly du ring p layback . * No indica tor appears in th e front pane l display when you p lay a ta pe witho ut Hi- fi recor ding. How s ound i s reco rded on a v ideo tape The VCR r ecords sound onto two sepa rate trac ks. Hi-fi audio is record ed onto the main track along with th e pic[...]

73 VCR Recording VCR Recording Before Recordi ng Before you start recording… • T his VCR record s in VHS for mat, not S-VHS format. • Check that the ta pe is longer than the recording time (page 7 1). Notes • Timer r ecordings will s tart with or wit hout the re corder turned on. Once started, t he record er cannot b e turne d off. The re c[...]

74 VCR Reco rdin g With out th e Timer 1 Press VI DEO t o o perat e t he VCR. 2 Insert a tape with its safety tab in place. 3 Press CH +/– or INP UT SEL ECT repeat edl y to select the chan nel or in put source you want to record. 4 Press RE C MODE re peated ly to sele ct the reco rding m ode, “SP” or “EP.” For det ails ab out the rec ordi[...]

75 VCR Recording When t he cou nter reach es “0: 00,” t he rec order stop s reco rding a nd t urns o ff. To canc el the Quick Ti mer Press z REC repeat edly unti l the count er appear s in the front panel displa y. The recorder returns to norma l rec ordi ng m ode. To stop record ing Press x STOP twic e. Checking the remaini ng tape length You [...]

76 VCR Time r Recor din g You can set the timer for a tota l of 12 p rograms together wi th DVD and VCR timer rec ording, up to one mon th in adva nce. Follow the steps belo w to set each timer recording items. Note Do not operate your cable box or s atellite receiver just before or durin g a timer recor ding. This may prevent t he accurat e record[...]

77 VCR Recording 6 Press SYST EM MENU to turn off the menu. To stop record ing Press x STOP twice. If timer setting s overlap The prog ram that star ts first has prio rity an d the second pro gram star ts recordi ng only after the first progra m ha s finis hed. If the progr ams st art at the same ti me, the pr ogram list e d fir st in t he menu ha [...]

78 Recor d ing Fr om Conn ected Equip ment With a Time r (Synch ro Re c) You can set th e recor der t o autom atical ly reco rd pro grams from connec ted equi pment that has a timer functi on (such as a satelli te tuner). Connect the equip ment to the LINE 1 IN jacks on the rear of the re cord er (pag e 27). When the conn ected eq uipme nt tu rns o[...]

79 VCR Recording Notes • The re corder st arts re cording o nly after d etect ing the video signal fr om the connected equip ment. The beginning of the program may n ot be re corded regardless of whether or not the r ecorder’s power is on or off. • To use the connec ted equipm ent durin g Synchro-Re c standby, canc el the standb y mode by pre[...]

80 4 Selec t the ti mer set ting you w ant t o change or ca ncel, and p res s ENTE R. The su b-men u appear s. 5 Select one of the o ption s, a nd pres s ENTER . “Edit”: Chang es the timer setting. Select an item using < / , and adjust us ing M / m . Press ENTER. “Del”: Erases the timer s etting. Select “O K” an d press EN TER w hen [...]

81 VCR Recording Record ing Fr om Conn ected Equip ment Withou t a Timer You can record from a connect ed VCR or similar device . For con nection deta ils, s ee “Con nect ing Another VCR or Simil ar Device” on page 26. 1 Press VIDEO to ope rate the VC R. 2 Insert a ta pe with its safety ta b in place. 3 Press INPUT SELE CT repe ated ly to sel e[...]

82 Dubbing (TAPE y DVD) Dubbi ng Fr om a VHS T ape t o a DVD You ca n eas ily re cord (dub) a VH S tape to a d isc. Before dubbi ng, m ake th e nec essary audio setti ngs on the VCR. ◆ How title s and chapters ar e created The re corde r tak es each reco rding on th e VHS ta pe and automa tically di vides them in to titles a s they are d u bbed t[...]

83 Dubbing (T APE y DV D) z Hin ts • A black (no signa l) screen at the end of the dubbed di sc is n ot a malf unction. This scree n is reco rded if a tim e discrep ancy exists betwe en the disc and tape when the record ing is stopped . • When dubbing a VHS tape t o a DVD, the VHS tape counter value may differ slightly from the DVD reco rding t[...]

84 2 Insert a sour ce disc. 3 Press DVD to o pera te the DVD re corder . 4 Press TOP MENU or TITL E LIST to selec t a title. 5 Start playing the DVD , and then p ress x STOP or X PAUS E a t th e po int wher e y ou want to st art dubb ing. To select DVD sound, language, or subtitle, press AUDIO or SUBTITLE during pl ayback (see pa ge 33). 6 Press DV[...]

85 Dubbing (T APE y DV D) 5 Selec t “Pro gram Du bbi ng,” and pres s ENTE R. 6 Select “Crea te Du bbing L ist,” and pr ess ENTE R. If you ha ve perfo rmed Pr ogram Dubbi ng befor e, the di splay as ks fo r conf irmati on. To continu e, sel ect “ Yes” and p ress E NTER . The displa y for sel ecting ti tles appe ars. 7 Select t he title y[...]

86 To s top d ubbi ng Press x STOP . Note that it may take a few seconds f or the reco rder t o st op du bbing. z Hints • The brigh tness of t he pla yback pictur e may di ffer from normal DVD playback picture. • The DVD playback ti me may differ slightly f rom the VHS tape coun ter value. • The sound being pla yed back (ma in, sub, etc.) is [...]

87 Dubbing (T APE y DV D) 1 Press DVD to opera te the DVD recorde r. 2 Insert a disc. 3 Press SYS TEM M ENU while th e reco rder is in stop mo de. The Syst em Me nu appe ars. 4 Selec t “Dis c Sett ing, ” and pr ess ENT ER. The “D isc Setti ng” disp lay appe ars. 5 Selec t “Disc Fi nalize, ” and pr ess ENTER. The display asks for confirm[...]

88 DV/D8 Dubbing (DV/D8 t DVD ) Before DV/D8 Dubbing This se ction expl ains du bbing w ith a d igital vid eo camer a via the DV IN j ack on the front pa nel. If you wan t to dub by way of the LI NE IN jacks, see “Reco rding Fr om Conn ecte d Equipme nt Wit h a Timer (S ynchr o Rec)” on page 50 . To record from the DV IN jack The DV IN jack o n[...]

89 DV/D8 Du bbing (DV/D8 t DVD) Dubbi ng Fr om a DV /D8 Format Tap e to a DVD You ca n reco rd a D V/D8 fo rma t tape on to a disc . The recorder controls th e digital video camera. You c an fa st for ward, r ewind , play in slo w mot ion, and stop th e tape to sele ct the sce nes using th e on- screen men u. To simply dub the entire contents of a [...]

90 10 Select “DV Au dio Inpu t,” and p ress ENT ER. “Stereo 1”: Records original sound only. Normally se lect this when dubbing a DV format t ape. “Ster eo 2”: R ecord s addit ional audi o onl y. “Mix”: Recor ds original and addition al sounds . Select “ Stereo 2” or “Mix ” if you have ad ded a second audio chann el whe n re[...]

91 DV/D8 Du bbing (DV/D8 t DVD) • Noise may occu r when you switch the audio samplin g mode (48 kHz/ 16 bits t 32 kHz/1 2 bits). Dubbing an en tire DV/D8 f ormat tape to a DVD (One Touch Dubbin g) You ca n reco rd the entire con tent s of a DV/ D8 form at tape onto a dis c with a si ngle pr ess of th e ONE TOUCH DUBBING button. The recorder contr[...]

92 Settings and Adjustmen ts Using the Setu p Disp lays By using the setu p displays , you can m ake v arious adjust ment s to i tems such as p ictur e and sound , as well as select a language for the subtitles. The setu p displ ays are us ed in the follow ing way . Note Playbac k settings stored on the disc take p riority over the setup di splay s[...]

93 Settings and Adjustment s Some i tems dis play a dia log box th at requ ires additional setting s. Examp le: Wh en “Paren tal” i n “Option s” setup is sele cted. 5 Select an opti on, and pr ess EN TER. The currentl y selected option is d isplayed next to the set up item. Exam ple: When “1 6:9” is s et. To retu rn to the previo us dis[...]

94 All rec eivabl e chan nels are pr eset in numer ical se quen ce. Manual Set Preset s or disabl es chan nels ma nuall y. If so me ch annels could not be se t usin g the “Auto Preset ” or “Eas y Setup ” func tion, yo u can s et them manually. 1 Select “A ntenn a/Cabl e,” and pres s ENTER. “Anten na”: Presets V HF and U HF cha nnels[...]

95 Settings and Adjustment s autom atica lly se arch for a c hann el that carri es a time signal. ◆ Time Zo ne Select th e time zone for your area, or se lect “Auto” to have the r ecorder automatic ally set your tim e zone. The o ption s ar e: Auto y Atlantic y Ea ster n y Central y Mountain y Pa cif ic y Alaska y Hawaii y Auto ◆ Daylight S[...]

96 Note Dependin g on the disc, “4:3 Let ter Box” may be select ed automat ically inste ad of “4:3 P an Scan” o r vic e versa. Black Leve l Sel ects the bl ack l evel (set up level) for the vide o sign als output from the L INE OU T jack s (page 15) . This settin g is not effective wh en the PROGRESSIVE indicator lights up in the fr ont pan[...]

97 Settings and Adjustment s z Hin t The “Pro gressive” settin g can be canceled by press ing X PAUSE on the r ecorder continuously fo r five seco nds or more , or selec ting “Of f” in step 2 . Note If you select prog ressive sig nals when you connec t the recorder to a TV that cannot accept the signal in progress ive format , the ima ge qu[...]

98 If you co nnect a compo nent that doe s not acce pt the sel ected au dio sig nal, a l oud nois e (or no soun d) will c ome out fr om the speake rs, an d ma y affect your ear s or caus e spea ker da mage. • Dolb y Digita l Output (DV Ds only ) Selects the type of Dolby Digit al signal . • DT S (DVD VIDEOs only) Selects whethe r or not t o out[...]

99 Settings and Adjustment s Note Sound will be inte rrupted during Sca n Audio. DV Audi o Input Note Select “Ste reo 2” or “Mix” if you have adde d a second audio channe l when recordi ng with your digita l video camera. Line A udio In put When re cord ing f rom equi pment conn ected to th e LINE 1 IN or LINE 2 IN jac k to a DVD disc in th[...]

100 Format DVD (DV D-RWs only) Select s the form at f or an unu sed DV D-R W, when first inse rted . VCR Fu nction Press ENT ER an d selec t “Tape Len gth,” “Auto Play,” or “Auto Repe at.” ◆ Tape Lengt h ◆ Auto Pla y ◆ Auto Repeat Sync hro Rec ording Langua ge, Pa rental Co ntrol Setting s/Fa ctory Se ttings (Option s) The “ Opt[...]

101 Settings and Adjustment s Parental (D VD VIDEOs only) Playback of some DVD VIDEOs can be l imited accord ing t o a prede term ined le vel, s uch as th e age of the us ers. Scen es may be blocked or rep laced with di fferen t sce nes. 1 After step 3 abov e, se lect “P arenta l,” and press EN TER. • If you h ave not en tere d a pas sword , [...]

102 Command Mode Chang es th e comm and mod e of th is reco rder if other D VD equipm ent is as sign ed the sa me command mode. Be sure to matc h the COMMAND MODE switch on t he remote to the setting made here. Fo r detai ls, see “I f you ha ve a Sony DVD player o r more than on e Sony DVD reco rder” on page 24 . Factory Setting Allows you to r[...]

103 Additi onal In formatio n Additional Inform ation Troubl eshooting If yo u expe rienc e any o f the f ollow ing di ffi culti es while u sing t he recor der, us e this tr oubles hooti ng guide t o help remed y the prob lem before reque sti ng rep airs . Should any pr oblem pers ist , consul t your ne arest S ony dea ler. Power The po wer does no[...]

104 Sound Ther e is no soun d. , Re-conn ect all c onnec tions s ecu rely. , The c onnecti ng cord is d amage d. , The input sour ce setting on t he amplifier or the conne cti on t o the am plif ier is inco rrec t. , The reco rder i s in rever se play , fast- forwa rd, slow motion, or pa use mode. , If the audio sig nal does not come through the DI[...]

105 Additi onal In formatio n The s ubtitle l anguag e cann ot be c hange d or turned off . , Mult ilin gua l sub titl es are n ot rec ord ed on the DVD VIDEO. , The D VD V IDEO prohi bits chan ging of the subtitle s. , Try changing the subtit le using t he DVD VIDEO’s menu. , The subtitle s cannot be change d for the titles recorde d on this rec[...]

106 The c indicator fl ashes a fter timer re cording i s set. , Insert a record able d isc ( page 28 ). , Insert a disc wi th enough space for the record ing. , The di sc has 9 9 or more tit les, wh ich preve nts further re cording. , The d isc is p rotected (page 66). The SYNCH RO REC indicator flashes a fter Synch ro-Rec ord ing i s set. , Insert[...]

107 Additi onal In formatio n , Turn the power off an d unplug the A C power cord. , The p rogram that st arts firs t has pr iorit y and the second pro gram starts recordin g only afte r the first program has finished . If the progra ms start at th e same time , the prog ram li ste d fir st in th e menu has prio rity (page 77). The c indicator fla [...]

108 Note s About Th is Rec orde r On adjus ting volu me Do not tu rn up the vol ume while liste ning to a section with very low level inputs or no audio signal s. If you do , the spe aker s may be d amaged when a p eak leve l secti on is pla yed. On clea ning Clean th e cabine t, pane l, and co ntrol s with a so ft cloth slightl y moistened with a [...]

109 Additi onal In formatio n Spec ific ations System [DVD recorder section] Laser Semico nducto r las er Audi o recor ding forma t Dolby Digital Video recording forma t MPEG Vid eo [VCR section] Format VHS NTSC standard Video recording sy stem Rota ry head he lical scanning F M system Video heads Double a zimuth four he ads Video signal NTSC color[...]

110 Genera l Power requireme nts 120 V AC, 60 Hz Power consu mption 40 W Power back-up Back- up du ration : 0 min Oper atin g te mperat ure 5°C to 35 °C (41° F to 95 °F) Stor age te mper atur e –20°C to 60° C (–4°F to 14 0°F) Operating humidity 25% to 80 % Dimensions includ ing projecting parts and controls (w/h/d) Appro x. 430 × 85 ×[...]

111 Additi onal In formatio n i.LINK baud rate i.LINK’s maximum bau d rate varies acc ording to the equipme nt. Three maxi mum baud rates a re defin ed: S100 (ap prox. 10 0 Mbps* ) S200 (ap prox. 20 0 Mbps) S400 (ap prox. 40 0 Mbps) The baud rate is list ed unde r “Specif ications ” in the ins truct ion ma nual o f each equ ipm ent. It is als[...]

112 Guide t o Part s and Con trols For more informa tion, see the pa ges in pare nthe ses. Front panel Butt ons o n the recor der have the sa me fu nctio n as the butt ons on the remot e if t hey have t h e sa me or similar names . A "/1 (on/standb y) bu tton (2 2) B Disc tra y (32, 46, 89) C A (open /close) button (3 2, 46, 89 ) D DVD t butto[...]

113 Additi onal In formatio n Remote For DV D funct ions Butt ons wi th an or ange dot next to th em can be used with your TV when th e TV/DVD·VIDEO switch is se t to TV. A TV/DVD·VIDEO switch (20) B Z OPEN/C LOSE bu tton (3 2, 46, 89) C DVD button (32, 46) D Numb er butto ns* (2 0, 33) SET button (20 ) E CLEAR but ton (39) F AUDIO bu tton* (33) [...]

114 V ?/1 (on/st andb y) butto n (22 ) W CH (ch annel) +/ – butto ns* (20, 46) X VOL (vo lume ) +/– butt ons (20 ) Y TV/VIDEO button (2 0) Z INPUT SELEC T button (46, 53, 89) wj SUR ( surro und) butto n (33) wk SYSTEM M ENU butt on (1 0) TITLE LIST button ( 37, 56) TIMER bu tton (48) wl MENU butt on (32) e; TOOLS butto n (38 ) ea REPLAY/ ADVANC[...]

115 Additi onal In formatio n For VCR functions A TV/DVD·VIDEO switch (20) B Z OPEN/C LOSE (ej ect) bu tton ( 67) C Numb er butto ns* (2 0) SET button (20 ) D CLEAR but ton (67) E AUDIO bu tton* (72) F DISPLA Y butto n (71) TIME/TEXT butto n (71) G SYSTEM M ENU butt on (1 0) H O RETURN button (2 2) I . PREV (previous)/ > NEXT buttons (69) J (se[...]

116 Front panel dis play A DVD Playing/recording status B Disc type/rec ording form at C Audio si gnal in dicato rs D STERE O indi cator (45, 73 ) E SAP (S econd Audi o Prog ram) ind icator (45, 73 ) F VIDEO Playing/recording statu s G Tape i ndicat or H Timer indi cator I Displays th e foll owing (4 4, 71): • Playing time/re maining time • Cur[...]

117 Additi onal In formatio n Glos sary Chapter (p age 38) Secti ons of a pict ure or a m usic fe ature t hat are smaller than title s. A title is compos ed of seve ral chapt ers. Depe ndin g on the disc , no ch apte rs may be recor ded. Copy p rotec tion s ignal s (pa ge 46) Copy res tricti on set by co pyrigh t owne rs, etc . These si gnals ar e [...]

118 Interlace format Inter lace for mat sh ows eve ry othe r line of an image as a single “field” and is the st andard method for d isplayin g images on televisio n. The even number field sh ows the eve n num bered l ines of an i mage, and t he od d numb ered field show s the odd n umber ed l ines of an i mage. Origin al (pag e 55) Titles act u[...]

119 Additi onal In formatio n TUR Turkish VIE Vietnam ese ZAF Afri kaans Abbrevia tion Language[...]

120 Index Words in quotatio ns appear in the on-scre en disp lays. Numerics 16:9 23 , 95 4:3 Letter Box 23 , 95 4:3 Pan Sc an 23 , 95 A “A-B Erase” 57 “Add” 63 , 65 ADVANCE 34 , 69 ANGLE 33 Antenna 14 AUDIO 33 , 72 “Audio” 100 Audio co rds 17 “Audio DRC” 98 Audio settin gs 97 Auto Clock Set 94 “Aut o Pla y” 100 “Auto Preset ?[...]

121 “Manual Se t” 94 MARKER 39 MENU 32 Menu Top menu 32 “Modi fy” 63 “Move” 63 MP3 au dio trac ks 40 N NEXT 34 , 69 Numbe r buttons 20 , 38 O One Touch Dubbing 91 On-screen d isplay Setup Display 92 Sub- menu 10 Syste m Menu 10 TOOLS menu 11 Options se ttings 100 Original 38 , 118 ORIGINAL/PLAYLIST 38 , 56 “OSD” lan guage 22 , 10 0 [...]

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