Sony SLV-D910N/R manual

3-084-917- 11 (1) GB D VD Pla yer/ Video Cassette Recor der Oper ating Instructions SL V - D 910N/R © 2003 Sony Cor poration PA L[...]

2 W ARNING WARNIN G T o prevent fire or shock hazar d, do not expose the u nit to rain or moi sture. T o av oid electrical shock, do not open the cab inet. Refer servicing to qualifi ed per sonnel on ly . Mains lead must only be changed at a qualified service sho p. This applia nc e is cla ssified as a CLASS 1 LASE R product . The CLASS 1 LASER PRO[...]

3 Caution Caution For use of the VCR Television program mes, films, video tape s an d other materi als may be copy righted. Unau thorized rec ordin g of such materi al may be contrar y to t he prov isi ons of the copyright laws. Also, use of this r ecorder wit h cable televi sion transmission ma y require authori zation from the ca ble tele v i sio[...]

4 T able of contents T ab le of contents 2 WA R N I N G 2 We l c o m e ! 3 Caution 6 About this manual 6 This playe r can pla y the f ollowing discs 7 Notes ab out discs Getting Started 8 Step 1 : Unpacking 9 Step 2 : Setting up the re mote commander 11 Step 3 : Connecting the D V D-VCR 14 Step 4 : Setting up the D VD-VCR with the A uto Set Up func[...]

5 T abl e of contents D VD Additi onal Operations 66 Using the DVD’ s menu 68 Zooming into a scene 69 Cha nging the angles 70 Displaying the subtitle 71 V arious pl ay mode functions (Programme play , Shuffle play , Repeat play) 75 Chan ging t he soun d 76 V irtu al surround setting 78 Playing an MP3 audio track 82 Playing JPEG image files 86 Pla[...]

6 About th is manual • The mean in g of th e ic ons use d in thi s man ua l is described be low: * MP3 (MPE G 1 Audio Laye r 3) is a sta ndard form at defi ned by ISO /MPEG w hich compre sses audio data. This player can pl ay th e foll ow in g di sc s The “DVD VIDEO” lo g o is a trademark. Region code Your pl aye r has a regi on c ode prin te[...]

7 Note Some DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs, DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs or CD-Rs/C D-RWs cannot be played on this pla yer due to the recor ding qua lity or physi cal conditio n of the disc, or the c haracteristi cs of the recording device. Furth er m ore, the disc w ill not play if it ha s not been correctly final iz ed . For more inform at ion, see the operati ng ins truction[...]

8 Unpacking Getting Started Step 1 : Unpac king Check that you have recei ved the foll owing items with the DVD-VCR: Note • The supplie d re mote comm a nde r is for the exclusive use of this DVD-VCR. • Remote com mander • Aerial cabl e • R6 (size AA) batter ies • Audio co rd (pinpl ug ×2 y pinp lug ×2) •V i d e o c o r d (pinpl ug ×[...]

Getting Started 9 Setting up the remot e commander Step 2 : Setting up the remote commander Notes • W i th norm a l use, the batteries shoul d la st abou t three to six mont hs. • If you do not use the rem ote comm ander for a n extended peri od of time, rem ov e the batteries to avoid possible dam age from ba ttery leak age. • Do not use a n[...]

10 Setting up the remot e commander Contr olling other TVs with the remote commander The re mote comma nder is pre program med to cont r ol non-S ony TVs. If yo ur TV is listed in t he following table, set the ap propriate man ufacturer’ s code nu mber . Now you can use the ?/1 , V OL +/–, PR OG +/–, MUTING*, TV/VIDEO, 0-9 and -/--* buttons t[...]

Getting Started 11 Connecting the DV D-VCR Step 3 : Conn ecting the D VD-VCR Note t hat “ Adv anced Ho okups” (p age 52) e xplains addition al hookup m ethods th at will optimiz e the p icture and sou n d for a true “hometh eatre” expe rience. If your TV has a Scart (EURO-A V) connector, see page 12. If y our TV does not have a Scart (EUR O[...]

12 Connecting the D VD-VCR If y our TV has a Scar t (EUR O -A V) connector 1 Disconne ct the aerial cable from yo ur TV and conn ect it to on the rear panel of the DVD-VCR. 2 Connect of the DVD-VCR and the aerial in put of your TV usin g the supp lied a erial ca ble. 3 Connect LINE-1 (EUR O A V) on the D VD-VCR and the S cart (EUR O-A V) connecto r[...]

Getting Started 13 Connecting the DV D-VCR Additional connecti on T o a satelli te or digital tuner with Line Th rough Usin g the Line Throug h funct ion, y ou c an watc h programmes from a satellite or digital tune r connec te d to this D VD- VCR on t he TV e ven when the D VD-VCR is turned off. When you turn on the satellite or digital tune r, th[...]

14 Setting up the D VD-VCR with the A ut o Set Up function Step 4 : Setting up the D VD-VCR with the A uto S et Up fu nction Before using the D VD-VCR for the first time, set up the DVD-VCR using the Auto Set Up functi on. With t his fu nctio n, you c an set TV cha nnels, an d D VD-VCR clock automa tically . 1 T urn on your TV and set it to th e vi[...]

Getting Started 15 Setting up the D VD-VCR with the A ut o Set Up function 3 Press V/v to select th e desire d language, th en press ENTER repeatedly . The “COUNTR Y S ELECTION” menu appears. The abbrevia tions of the countries are as follows: 4 Press V/v/B/b t o se lect the abbr eviation of your co untry fr om the ta ble in step 3, t hen press[...]

16 Setting up the D VD-VCR with the A ut o Set Up function T o cancel the A uto Set Up fun ction Press SE T UP. T o change th e RF channel If the pictur e do es not appe ar cl early on the TV , cha nge the RF chann el on the DVD- VCR and TV . Select “In stall” in the “OPTION” menu , then press V/v to select “V ideo Outp ut CH”. Select t[...]

Getting Started 17 Selecting the TV system Step 5 : S electing the TV sys tem Y ou must select th e app ropriate TV sy stem for your area. Bef ore you st ar t… • T ur n on the DVD-VCR and yo ur TV . • T o control the D VD-VCR, set TV / D VD·VIDEO to DVD·VIDEO on the remote (page 9). • Set your TV t o t he video channe l so that the signal[...]

18 Selecting the TV system 4 Press SET UP to exit the menu . SET UP[...]

Getting Started 19 Selecting a language Step 6 : Selecting a l anguage Y ou can c hange the on-screen display langua ge. Bef ore you st ar t… • T ur n on the DVD-VCR and yo ur TV . • T o control the D VD-VCR, set TV / D VD·VIDEO to DVD·VIDEO on the remote (page 9). • Set your TV t o t he video channe l so that the signal from the player a[...]

20 Setting the cloc k Step 7 : Se tting th e c l oc k Y ou must set the tim e and dat e on the D VD- VCR to use the timer features properly . The Auto Cloc k Set function* wo rks only if a station in your ar ea is broadca sting a t i me signal. * SL V -D910N o nly Bef ore y ou star t… • T ur n on the DVD-VCR and you r TV . • T o control the D[...]

Getting Started 21 Setting the clock Tips • If you set “ Autoc lock” to “On” , the Auto Cl oc k Se t fun ction is activated whenever the D VD- VCR is turned of f. The time is adjusted a utomaticall y b y making r ef er e nce to the ti me signal fro m the st ation (SL V -D910N only). • T o change th e di gi ts w hi le set ting, pre ss B [...]

22 Presetting channels Step 8 : Presetting c hannels If som e chan nels could not be preset us ing the Auto S et Up functi on, yo u can preset them manu ally . Bef ore y ou star t… • T ur n on the DVD-VCR and you r TV . • T o control the D VD-VCR, set TV / D VD·VIDEO to DVD·VIDEO on th e remote (page 9). • Set yo ur TV to the vid e o ch a[...]

Getting Started 23 Presetting channels 3 Pre ss V/v to select “Manual Setu p”, then press ENTER. 4 Press V/v to select the row whic h yo u w ant to preset, the n pres s b . T o disp lay oth er pages f or pr ogram m e positions 6 to 80, press V/v repeat edly . 5 Press B/b repeated ly until the ch annel you want is dis play ed . 6 Press V/v to se[...]

24 Presetting channels If the picture is not clea r If the pic ture is not cl ear , yo u may use the Manual Fine Tuning (MFT ) function. After step 5 , press V/v to selec t “MFT”. Press B/b to get a clea r picture. Then press ENTER. Tips • T o set th e pr ogr am me posi ti on f or t he de code r , see “ Sett ing th e P A Y -TV/Cana l Pl us [...]

Getting Started 25 Presetting channels 1 Press SET UP, then press V/v to select (OPTION), then pre ss ENTER. 2 Press V/v to sel ect “Install” , then press ENTER. The “INST AL L” menu a ppears. 3 Press V/v to select “Manual Setup”, then pre ss ENTER. 4 Press V/v to select t he row containing the progr am me posi ti on you wa nt to cha ng[...]

26 Presetting channels Disabli ng unwanted programme posi tions 7 Press O RETURN, then press SET UP to exit the menu. After presett in g ch annels, you can disable unus ed pr ogram me positi ons. The di sabled positions will be skipped later whe n you press the PR OG +/– buttons. Bef ore y ou star t… • T ur n on the DVD-VCR and you r TV . •[...]

Getting Started 27 Presetting channels Note • Be sure to se lect the programm e position you want to disable co rre ctly . If you disab le a program me position by mistake, you need to reset that channe l manually . 2 Press V/v to sel ect “Install” , then press ENTER. The “INST AL L” menu a ppears. 3 Press V/v to select “Manual Setup”[...]

28 Presetting channels Changing the s t ation names Y ou can change or enter the st ation names (up to 4 characters). The D VD-VCR must receiv e chann el information for station names to appear auto matically . Bef ore y ou star t… • T ur n on the DVD-VCR and you r TV . • T o control the D VD-VCR, set TV / D VD·VIDEO to DVD·VIDEO on th e re[...]

Getting Started 29 Presetting channels 4 Press V/v to select the row whic h yo u w ant to change or ent e r the statio n name, then press b . T o disp lay oth er pages f or pr ogram m e positions 6 to 80, press v/V repeat edly . 5 Press V/v to select “NAME”, then press b . 6 Enter the station name. 1 Press V/v t o select a chara cter . Each t i[...]

30 Setting the P A Y -TV/Canal Plus decoder (SL V -D910N only) Setting th e P A Y-TV/Canal Pl us decod e r (SL V -D910N only) Y ou can w atch or re cord P A Y -TV /Canal Pl us progra mmes if yo u connect a decode r (not supp lied ) to th e DVD-VCR . Connecting a decoder LINE-3 AERIAL IN LINE-1 (EURO A V) Aerial c able (supplied) Sc art cabl e (not [...]

Getting Started 31 Setting the P A Y -TV/Canal Plus decoder (SL V -D910N only) Setting P A Y-TV/Canal Plus c hannels T o wa t ch or rec ord P A Y -TV/Ca nal Plu s progra mmes, set yo ur DVD-VCR to receive the channels using the on- scree n displa y . In order to set the channels c orrectly , be sure to follo w all of the steps belo w . Bef ore you [...]

32 Setting the P A Y -TV/Canal Plus decoder (SL V -D910N only) Notes • T o supe rim po s e subt i tl es whi le watc hin g Ca na l Plu s progr ammes, make bo th decoder-VCR and VCR -TV co nnectio ns usin g 21-p in Scar t cables t hat are co mpatib le wit h the RGB signals. Y ou cannot record su btitles on t he VCR . • When you watch P A Y -TV/Ca[...]

33 Playing discs Basic Oper ations Basic O perations Playing disc s Dependi ng on the disc, some operat ions may be different or restricted. Refer to th e opera ting inst r uctio ns su pplied with you r disc . Bef ore you st ar t... • T ur n on the DVD-VCR and yo ur TV . • Set your TV t o t he video channe l so that the signal from the player a[...]

34 Play ing discs Additio nal task s * If you p ause the DVD play er for more than 5 minut es, the DVD play er will automa tically stop . T o Resume p layback for the cur rent disc (Resume Play) The D VD player re me m be r s the poin t wh e r e yo u st opped the disc e ven if the D VD player en ters stand by mode by pressing ?/1 . Tip • T o begi[...]

35 Playing discs Basic Oper ations T o locate a point quic kl y b y pla yi ng a disc in fast f orward or fa st reve rse in continu ous play mode (DVD , VIDEO CD and CD onl y) Press m or M . For D VD or VIDEO CD, each time you press the button, the playb ack speed ch anges as fol l ows . × 2 t FF1/FR1 t FF2 /FR2 t FF3/FR3 t FF4/FR4 (D VD only) t FF[...]

36 Play ing discs Notes on pla ying DVDs wi th a DTS sound trac k • DTS aud io signals are ou tp ut on ly through th e DI G IT AL A UD I O OUT (COAXIAL or OPTICAL) jack. • When you play a DVD with DTS sou nd tr ac ks, set “D TS” to “On” in “ A U D IO SE TUP” menu (page 56). • If you co nne ct the pl ayer to aud io e qui pm e nt wi[...]

37 Guide to the on-screen displa y Basic Oper ations Guide to the on-scree n displa y Press DISPLA Y. The foll o wing inform ation a ppears; type of disc, curren t title/trac k, chapter , counter p osition, v oice language, su btitle language and surround se tting. Refer to “ D VD Audio/S ubtitle Lang uage” on page 11 9 for the a b breviatio n [...]

38 Guide to the on-screen display T o playba ck fro m the desired title/trac k counter position Tip • Y ou can change the counter position inform a ti on (pl a ying time or rem aining time) usi ng B/b (D VD and CD on ly). DVD CD Notes • The displ a y may not ch an ge as oper ated dep ending on th e disc. • The displa y w ind ow contin ue indi[...]

39 Play ing a tape Basic Oper ations Playing a tape Bef ore you st ar t... • T ur n on the DVD-VCR and yo ur TV . • Set your TV t o t he video channe l so that the signal from the player appears on the TV screen. •S e t T V / D VD·VIDEO to DVD·VIDEO , then press SELECT VIDEO to control the VCR (page 9). 1 Insert a tape. The VCR starts pla y[...]

40 Play ing a tape Additio nal task s * If you pa use the VCR for more than 5 mi nut es, the VCR will aut omatica ll y re sume play . T o pla y a recently w atched scene Y ou can imm ediate ly rewind and playback the scene yo u want to watch ag ain. T o skip pla yback Y ou can skip a scene that you d o not want to watch (suc h as a commercial) a nd[...]

41 Play ing a tape Basic Oper ations T o resume normal playbac k Press H . T o set the co lour syst em If the playback picture has no co l ou r , or strea ks ap pear during playb ack, set “Colou r System” i n the “US ER SET” menu to conform to the system that th e ta pe was recorde d in (see pa ge 103). ( Normally set th e option to “ Aut[...]

42 Recording TV programmes Recor ding TV pr ogrammes Bef ore y ou star t... • T u r n on the DVD-VCR and you r TV . • Switch the input selector on your TV so that the signal from the player app ears on the TV screen. •S e t T V / D VD·VI DEO to D VD· VIDEO , then press SELECT VIDEO to control the VCR (page 9). • T o record from a decoder [...]

43 Recording TV programmes Basic Oper ations T o stop recor ding Press x . T o chec k the remaining t ime Press DISPLA Y twice. With the display on, pre ss DISPLA Y again to check the remaining ti me. 2 • T o recor d a normal channel , press PR OG +/– until the p rogramme positi on nu mber you want ap pears in the displa y wind o w . • T o re[...]

44 Recording TV programmes In orde r to get an accura te remaining tim e indi cation, be sure “T ape Selec t” in the “VIDEO SETUP” menu is set accord ing to the ta pe type yo u use (see page 98). Maxim um Record ing Time T o watch an other TV program me while recor ding T o watch a DVD while r ecording T o save a re cording T o pr event acc[...]

45 Recording TV programmes Basic Oper ations Notes • If a tape has port io ns rec or ded in both P AL (MESEC AM) and NT SC syst em s, the time counte r rea ding will not be correct . This di screpancy is du e to the differen ce between t he count ing cycl es of the tw o vi deo syst e ms. • Y ou cannot wa tc h a P A Y -TV/C an al Plus progra m m[...]

46 Recording TV programmes using the timer Recor ding TV pr ogrammes using the ti mer Y ou can preset up to s ix prog rammes at a time. Bef ore y ou star t… • Check th at the D VD-VCR clock is se t to the correct time. • T u r n on the DVD-VCR and you r TV . • Switch the input selector on your TV so that the signal from the player app ears [...]

47 Recording TV programmes using the timer Basic Oper ations 2 Set the date, start and stop time s, pro gram me posit ion, tape speed and VPS/PD C function* : 1 Press b to select each ite m in turn. 2 Press V/v to se t each item. T o corre ct a s etting, press B to return to that setting and reset. • T o record the sam e programme every day or th[...]

48 Recording TV programmes using the timer T o stop recor ding T o stop the D VD-VCR while record ing, press SELECT VI DEO an d t he n press x . Dail y/weekly reco rding In step 2 above, press v to s elect th e recording pa ttern. Eac h time you pre ss v , the indica tion ch ang es as sho wn be lo w . Press V to chang e the indica tion in re v erse[...]

49 Recording TV programmes using the timer Basic Oper ations T o watch an other TV programme after setting the tim er Tips • T o set the channe l , you can also use t he V/v or number buttons. • If the ind icator appea rs, this m eans that the VCR is curren tly recor ding this programme. • Y ou can also do t he fo llowin g tasks w hile the V [...]

50 Checking/changing/cancelling timer settings Checking/cha nging/ cancel ling ti mer settings Bef ore y ou star t… • Check th at the D VD-VCR clock is se t to the correct time. • T u r n on the DVD-VCR and you r TV . • Switch the input selector on your TV so that the signal from the player app ears on the TV screen. •S e t T V / D VD·VI[...]

51 Checking/changing/cancelling timer settings Basic Oper ations When the time r settings overla p The prog ramme th at starts first has pr iority and the seco nd progra mme starts recording only after the fi rst progra mme ha s finished. If the programmes start at the same time, t h e prog ram me listed f irst in the menu has p riority . 2 Press V[...]

52 A/V Receiver hookup Adv anced Hookups A/V Receiver hookup A Use this hook up if your A/ V receiver has a Dolb y* Surround (Pr o Logic) decod er and 3 to 6 spe akers Y ou can enjoy t he Do lby Surrou nd effects only when playin g Dolby Surr ou nd audio or mu lti-channel audio (D olby Dig ital) discs. ∗ Manufact ured under license from Dolby Lab[...]

53 A/V Receiver hookup Adv anced Hookups B Use this hookup i f yo ur A/V r eceiver h as a Dolb y D igital, MPEG audio or D T S* d ecode r , a d igit al in put j ack and 6 spe akers This connectio n will allo w you to use the Do lby Digita l, MPEG audio or DTS decoder fun ct i on of your A V amplifier (receiver). Y ou are not able to enjoy the surro[...]

54 S-Video hookup S-Vi de o ho o ku p Make audio conn ections us ing the OUT A UDIO L/R jacks or DIGIT AL A UDIO OUT (OPTICAL or CO AXIAL) jacks when you use S-VIDEO hooku p. Use this hook up if your TV has an S-VIDEO input ja ck • Connect an S-VIDEO cord (n ot suppli e d). Y o u will enjoy high quality im ages. Notes • Set “D VD S-V ideo O u[...]

55 A u dio Setup D VD Settings and Adjus tments D VD Settings and Adjustments A udi o Se tu p “ Audio Setup” allo ws you t o set the so und accordi ng to the playb ack and connec tion condition s. 1 Press SET UP when the D VD player is in stop mode, then press V/v to select (D VD) and press ENTER. 2 Press V/v to select “ Aud io Setu p”, the[...]

56 A udio Set up Men u ch oices • Dolby Digit al Selects the type of Dolb y Digital signal. The def ault setting is ind icated in bold prin t. •M P E G Selects t he type of MPEG au di o signal. The def ault setting is ind icated in b o ld print. •D T S Selects wh ether or n ot to outp ut DTS sign al s. The def ault setting is ind icated in b [...]

57 A u dio Setup D VD Settings and Adjus tments • Audio DRC (Dynamic Range Control) Makes the soun d clear when the volume is turn ed down when pl ayi ng a D VD that conforms to “ Audio DRC” . This affec ts the output from th e following jacks: – OUT A UDIO L/R jack s – DIGIT AL A UDIO OUT (OPTICAL or COAXIAL) jack only when “D ol by Di[...]

58 Screen Setup Screen Setup “Screen S etup” allows you to set t he sc reen accordi ng to t he playb ack and connecti on condition s. 1 Press SET UP when the D VD pla yer is in stop mode , then pre ss V/v to se lect (D VD) and press ENTER. 2 Press V/v to select “Sc reen Setup”, then press ENTE R. 3 Press V/v to select the setup item fro m t[...]

59 Screen Setup D VD Settings and Adjus tments Menu choic es • TV T ype Selects the aspect ratio of the con nected TV (4:3 st an dard or wide). The def ault setting is i n dicated in bold p rint. • D VD LINE1 RGB Out Selects the metho d of outp utti ng vid eo signals from the LINE-1 (EUR O A V) jack on the rear panel of the player . The def aul[...]

60 Screen Setup Notes • Playba ck settings stored in the disc take p riority o ver the “DVD SET U P” menu sett ings and not all the func ti ons de scr ibed may work . • Depend ing on the DVD, “4 :3 Lett er Box” may be selec ted automati cally inste ad of “4:3 P an Scan ” or vi ce versa. • The connecti on using S-VIDEO OUT ja c k i[...]

61 Setting the display or sound t rac k language D VD Settings and Adjus tments Setting th e displa y or sound track lang uage You ca n se t vario us languag es for the di s c’s menu, sound tr ack or subtitle. 1 Press SET UP when the D VD player is in stop mode , then p ress V/v to select (D VD) and press ENTER . 2 Press V/v to select “L anguag[...]

62 Setting the displa y or sound track language Tip • If you selec t “O th ers” in step 4, an addit ion al language menu appears. Press V/v/B/b to select th e de sir e d langua ge , th en press ENTER . Notes • When you sele c t a l ang ua ge that is not recor ded on the DVD in step 4, one of the rec ord ed languag es will be auto matically [...]

63 P arental Control (limiting pla yback b y children) D VD Settings and Adjus tments P arental Contr ol (l imitin g playback b y childre n) Playback of some DVDs can b e limited accordi ng to a predeter mined level such as the age of th e users. The parental control functi on allows you to set a pl ayback limitation le vel. 1 Press SET UP wh en th[...]

64 P arental Control (limiting pla yback by children) 3 Press b to s elect “Y es”. • If you have not ent ered a passwor d The displ a y for regis te ri n g a new password appears . Enter a 4-di gi t pas sword usi ng t he number but to ns . The disp la y for conf irming the passwo rd appears . Re-e nter the password . • When you h a ve al re[...]

65 P arental Control (limiting pla yback b y children) D VD Settings and Adjus tments T o change th e passw ord T o turn off the P arental Contr ol function Set “Use Password” to “No” in step 3 on page 6 4. T o play a disc for whic h Paren tal Control is s et If yo u forget y our pass wor d Notes • When yo u pla y DVDs whic h do no t have[...]

66 Using the D VD’s menu D VD Additional Op erations Using the D V D’ s menu A D VD i s divide d i nto long sections of a picture o r a music feature called “titles”. When you play a DVD which co ntains sev eral titles, you can select the title yo u want usin g the TOP MENU button. When yo u play DVDs that allow you to select items s uch as[...]

67 Using the D VD’s m enu D VD Additional Op erations T o turn off the D VD’ s menu Press x . Note • Depending on the D VD, you may not be able to use the TOP MENU button. 3 Press ENTER. ENTER[...]

68 Zooming into a sc ene Zooming into a scene Notes • Y ou cannot use 4 × magnification whe n you play VIDE O CD s. • The zoo m fu nct i on may not work depe nding on the DVD. Y ou can zoom into a scen e during pla yback or still m ode. T o zoom i nto a JPEG imag e, see “Playi ng JPEG image file s” on page 82. 1 Press ZOOM. “ ” a ppear[...]

69 Changing the angles D VD Additional Op erations Changi ng the a ngles Note • Depen ding on t he D VD, yo u may not be able t o change th e angles eve n if m u lti-angl es are record ed on the DVD. If various angles (multi-angles) fo r a scene are recorded o n the DVD, “ ” appears in the displ ay when you pr ess ANGLE during playb ack . Thi[...]

70 Display ing the subtitle Displa ying the subti t le T o turn off the subtit les Select “Off” in step 3. Note • Dependi ng on t he DVD, you m ay not b e able to chan ge the subtitles even if m ultilingua l subtitles ar e recorde d on th e D V D. Y ou also may no t be able to tur n the m off. If subtitles are recorded on the disc , you can c[...]

71 V arious play m ode func tions (Programme play , Shuffle pla y , Repeat play ) D VD Additional Op erations V arious pla y mode functions (Programme pla y , Shuffle play , Repeat pla y) Y o u can set the f ollowing p lay modes: • Pro gra m me play (pag e 71) • Shuffle pl ay (page 7 3) • Repeat pl ay (page 74) Note • The pla y m ode is can[...]

72 V ar ious play mode functions ( Programme play , S huffle pla y , Repeat play) T o stop pr ogramme pla y Press CLE AR during pr og ramme pl ay . T o change o r cancel a pr ogramme 2 Press B / b to select “PROGRAM”, then press ENTE R. 3 Press V/v/B/ b to select t he track numb er you want to pro gr amm e, then press ENTER. 4 T o prog ramme ot[...]

73 V arious play m ode func tions (Programme play , Shuffle pla y , Repeat play ) D VD Additional Op erations Play i ng in random or der (Shuffle pla y) T o return to normal pla y Press CLEAR during shuf fle pl ay . Tip • When “S HUFFLE” is se lected, sh uffl e play will cont inue until cancelled. Y ou can shu f fle th e playback ord er of tr[...]

74 V ar ious play mode functions ( Programme play , S huffle pla y , Repeat play) Playi ng repeatedly (Repeat pla y) T o return to normal pl ay Select “Off” in step 2 or press CLEA R during rep eat play . Tip • When pl ay ing a DA T A CD, press RE PEA T again to ca nc el repea t pl ay . Y ou can play all of the t itles or trac ks on a disc or[...]

75 Changing the sound D VD Additional Op erations Changi ng the s ound When playin g a D VD rec orded in multipl e audio formats (PCM, Dolb y Digital, MPEG or DTS) , you can change the aud io format. If the D VD is recorded with mu ltilingual tracks, you can also cha nge the lang uag e. W ith CDs, DA T A CDs, or VIDEO CDs, you can select th e sound[...]

76 Vir tual surround setting Virtual surr ound sett in g T o cancel the s etting Select “Off” in step 2. When you co nnect a stere o TV or 2 front speakers, SURROUND lets you enjoy surroun d sound effects by usin g sound imaging t o create virtual rear speakers from the sound of the fron t speakers withou t using actual rear spe akers. This fun[...]

77 Vir tual surround set ting D VD Additional Op erations Notes • Surrou nd effects ca nnot be o btained for DTS o r linea r PCM. • When th e pl ay ing signal doe s not c ont ai n a signal for the rea r spea kers, the surro und ef f ects will be di fficult to he ar. • When yo u activa t e the surroun d effect , t urn off the surro und setting[...]

78 Play ing an MP3 audio track Pla ying a n MP3 audi o trac k Y ou can play back DA T A CDs (CD-R OM s/ CD-Rs/CD-R Ws) recorded in MP3 (MP EG1 Audio Layer 3) format. 1 Press Z and place a DA T A CD on th e disc tray , then press Z to clo se the tray . When you load a DA T A CD whi ch co ntains MP3 audio t racks and JPEG i mage files, “Select a Me[...]

79 Playi ng an MP3 audio trac k D VD Additional Op erations T o go to the n ext or pre vious page Press b or B . T o return to the pr evious displa y Press O RETURN. T o turn off the d isplay Press x , then press O RETURN repeatedl y . Notes • Only the letters in the a lphabet a nd numbers c an be used for album or track names. Anything else is d[...]

80 Play ing an MP3 audio track T o play a Multi Session CD This playe r can play Multi Se s sion CDs whe n an MP3 audio tra ck is located in th e first sess i on. Any subsequ e nt MP3 audio tracks, r eco rded in th e later s essi ons, can also be play ed back. When aud io tracks and images in music CD format or vid eo CD format are recorded in the [...]

81 Playi ng an MP3 audio trac k D VD Additional Op erations Tips • If you ad d num b ers (01, 02, 03 , etc .) t o the fron t of the track file nam es, th e tra c k s wil l be played in that o rder . • A d isc w ith m any tree s take s long er to start p layb ack . Some discs with many trees c anno t be played back. Notes • Dependi ng on the s[...]

82 Play ing JPEG image files Playing JPEG im ag e files Y ou can play JPEG ima ge files on DA T A CDs (CD-R OMs/CD-Rs/CD-R Ws). 1 Press Z and place a DA T A CD on th e disc tray , then press Z to clo se the tray . When you load a DA T A CD whi ch co ntains MP3 audio t racks and JPEG i mage files, “Select a Me dia T ype ” menu appears . If you l[...]

83 Playing JPEG image files D VD Additional Op erations T o r o ta te the selected image T o zoom in an ima ge 3 Press ./> to select the ne xt/prev ious album pa ge, then press V/v/ B/b to select an image in the “ Album ” displa y . T o displa y the selected image 1 Press ENTER. The select ed i mage numbe r app ears in the display wi ndow. 2[...]

84 Play ing JPEG image files T o enjo y t he Slide sho w T o turn on/off th e menu in the sing le image displa y Press DISPLA Y in the single im age display . T o return to the “Alb um” displa y Press DISPLA Y to turn on the menu and press B/b to s e lect “ ”, then press ENTER. You c an also use MENU button to return to the “Album” disp[...]

85 Playing JPEG image files D VD Additional Op erations Tip • If you ad d num b ers (01, 02, 03 , etc .) to the front of t he file nam e s, the files will be play ed in that o rder . Notes • The s yst em can play the e xtension “. J P G ” or “. J P EG ” . • Some CD-R s or CD-R W s ca nno t be played on this syst em depending on file f[...]

86 Pla ying VIDEO CDs with “MENU ON/OFF” f u nctions Playing VIDEO CDs with “MENU O N/OFF” functions The PBC (Pla yback control) func tion allo ws you to se arch and per form other op eration s interactively . PBC playback follows a select ion menu display ed on your TV screen . The “MENU ON” fu nction is the PBC functio n. 1 Start play[...]

87 Pla y ing VIDEO CDs with “MENU ON/OFF” functions D VD Additional Op erations T o return to the men u Press O RETURN. T o play us ing “MENU OFF” Press MENU to select “MENU OFF”. When “MENU OFF” is se lected, th e D VD player star ts continu o us play . Y ou cannot play still pictures such a s a menu. T o return to “MEN U ON”, [...]

88 Play ing a tape with SQPB function VCR Additional O perations Playing a tape with SQPB functio n Notes • Y ou cannot use th e SQPB functi on fo r recording. • The playba c k disp la y wil l be dist ort ed if you us e th e SQPB function with a norm a l VH S format tape. • When y ou eject t h e tape, th e VCR au tomaticall y returns to norma[...]

89 Quick Timer R ecordi ng VCR Additional Operation s Quick Timer Recording After yo u h ave started recordin g, you can have the VCR stop recordin g automa ticall y after a specified duration. 1 While reco rding, press z REC. 2 Press z REC repeatedly to set the duration time. In SP mode Each p ress advances th e time in increme nts of 30 minute s.[...]

90 Quick Timer Record ing T o extend th e duration Press z RE C re peatedl y t o set a new duratio n t ime. T o cancel th e duration Press z REC repeatedly until the indicator disappe ar s and the VCR returns to normal recording mode. T o stop whi le recor ding Press x . Note • Y ou cannot disp la y the cu rrent tape tim e in the displa y w in do[...]

91 Recording stereo and bilingual programmes VCR Additional Operation s Recor din g stereo and bi l ingual pr ogrammes In the ZWEIT ON (German stereo) system This VCR aut omatically rec eiv es and records stere o and bilin gual programm es based on the ZWEITON system . When a stereo or b ili ngual prog ramme is received, the STERE O indicat or appe[...]

92 Recording stereo and bilingual progr ammes T o select the so und while recor ding Press A UDIO t o sel ect the soun d you want. * Usual ly the mixed sound of left and right cha nne ls * Usually th e main sound ( monaural) Selecting t he sound during Hi-f i playbac k Press A UDIO t o sel ect the soun d you want. * The mi xed sound of left and rig[...]

93 Recording stereo and bilingual programmes VCR Additional Operation s How sound i s recorded on a video tape The VCR records s oun d onto t wo se par ate trac ks. Hi-fi audi o is recorde d onto th e main tra ck along wit h the picture. Monaural soun d is recorded on to the normal aud io track al ong the edge of the tape. Notes • T o listen to p[...]

94 Searching using inde x function Sear ching us ing inde x fu nction T o find a specific recor ding b y scannin g (Index scan) The VCR automatically mark s the tape with an index signa l at the point whe re each recording begi ns. Use these signals as references to find a specific recording. 1 Insert an indexed ta pe into the tape compartm ent. 2 [...]

95 Searching using inde x function VCR Additional Operation s T o sear c h a specific recordi ng (Inde x search) T o stop se arching Press x . Note • No index signa l wil l be ad de d when record in g sta rts fro m recordi ng pa use . However , an index signal wil l be ma rke d if you change th e pro gramme posi tion du ring recor din g pause. 1 [...]

96 Adjusting the picture (t rac king) Adjusting the p icture (trac king) Adjusting t he trac king Although th e VCR automatically adjusts the trackin g when pl aying a tap e, distortion may occur if th e recording is in poor condi tion. In this case, manually ad ju st the tracking. During pla yback, pres s TRA CKING +/ – to display the tracking m[...]

97 Adjusting the picture (tracking) VCR Additional Operation s 2 Press V/v to select “Use r Set”, then press ENTER. 3 Press V/v to select “Sm art Trilo gic”, then press b . 4 Press V/v to set “SMAR T TRILOGIC” to “ON” or “OFF”. • ON: Picture sharpness i s automati cally adjusted. • OFF: Adjust the picture sharpness manua lly[...]

98 Changing menu options Changing menu options 1 Press SET UP when the D VD pla yer is in stop mode , then pre ss V/v to se lec t (OPTION) or (VIDEO) and press ENTE R. 2 Press V/v to select th e option to change. V/v/B/b ENTER SET UP SET UP ENTER Language Install Auto Power Off Screen Messages User Set Clock :English [ Off ] [ On ] RETURN OPTION SE[...]

99 Changing menu options VCR Additional Operation s Menu choic es The def ault settings a re indicated i n bold print. OPT ION VIDEO SETUP 3 Press B/b to change t he setting. 4 Press SET UP to exit the menu. Menu opt ion Se t t his opt ion to Auto Po wer Off • “ Off ” to de a ctivate the A u t o Power O ff fu n c tion . • “1Hour ”/ “2[...]

100 Editing Editi ng How to connect to recor d on this VCR Connect the line outputs of the other VCR to the input connector o f this VCR. Refer to th e exam ples A through C and choose the conn ection that best suits your VCR. Example A Example B TV LINE-1 (EURO A V) Scart cable (not supplied) Scart (EURO-A V) : Signal flow Y our VCR (Recorder) Oth[...]

101 Editing VCR Additional Operation s Example C How to connect to a stereo system Connect the L INE-2 IN t / o L/R jacks on this DVD-VCR t o the audio output jacks on the stereo sys te m, using an audio cab le (not supp lied ). Notes • Make sure you connect the pl ugs to jacks of the sa m e c ol our. • If th e other VCR is a m onaural type, l [...]

102 Editing Operation (when recor ding on this VCR) T o stop editi ng Press the x (stop) b uttons on both VCRs. Tip • T o cut out un wa nt ed scen es w hi le edit ing, pr es s X on thi s VCR wh en an unwante d sce ne begins. When it ends, press X again to re sume reco r ding. Bef ore you st art editing • T ur n on your TV an d set it to the vid[...]

103 General setup information Additiona l Information Additio nal Inf o r mati on General setu p inf ormation Changing setup options 1 Press SET UP when the D VD player is in stop mode, then press V / v to select (OPTION) an d press ENT E R. 2 Press V / v to select “User Set”, t hen press ENTER. The “USER SET” men u app ears. 3 Press V / v [...]

104 General setup inf orm ation Men u ch oices Initial settin gs are indicated in bold prin t. 4 Press B / b to cha nge the set t ing. 5 Press SET UP to exit the menu . Menu opt ion Se t t hi s option to Colour Sy stem • “ Aut o ” to set the colo ur syst em au to matically . • “P AL ” to play back a ta pe record ed in the P AL co l our [...]

105 T r oub lesh ooting Additiona l Information T ro ubl eshooting If you hav e any ques tions or prob lems not c over ed belo w , plea se consult your nea rest Son y service facilit y . General T r oubleshooting D VD T roubles hooting Symptom Remedy Pow e r The ?/1 (on /stan dby) switch does not func tion. • Con nect t he m ain s lea d to the ma[...]

106 T r oub les hooting Pict ure Even though yo u set the aspe ct ratio in “T V T ype” o f the “SCREEN SETUP” menu t he picture do es not f ill the sc reen. • The asp ec t ra ti o of th e di sc is fixed on your DVD. There is no pi cture from yo ur VCR connec ted to the LINE IN jacks. • T he D VD pl ay er must be i n sta ndby mo de to vi[...]

107 T r oub lesh ooting Additiona l Information VCR T roub l eshooting Operation The t itle of the MP 3 audio alb um or track is not cor rectly displ aye d. • The playe r can onl y displa y numb ers and al phabe t. Othe r char ac ters are dis p lay e d as asterisk s. The disc do es not start pl ay ing from the beginni ng. • Program m e pl a y, [...]

108 T r oub les hooting Playback The pict ure is not clear. • E xi sting broa dc asts may inte rfere with t he V C R. Reset the RF ch ann el output of you r VCR (pag e 16). • Adju s t th e tr acking wi th the TRACKING +/– buttons. • The vi deo heads are dirty (see the last pag e of Troubleshooting ). Clean the vi de o heads using a Sony vid[...]

109 T r oub lesh ooting Additiona l Information Timer recording The t imer doe s not oper ate. • Check that the clock is set. • Ma k e s ur e a tape has be en inserte d. • Check that the safet y tab ha s not been removed. • Make sure the t ape is not at its end. • Mak e sure a prog r amme has been set for time r recording. • Ma k e s ur[...]

110 Glossa r y Glossary Chapter (pa ge 37) Section s of a pi cture or a music fea ture that are smaller than titles. A title is composed of several chapters . Dependin g on th e di sc, no chapters may b e recorded. Dolb y Digital (pages 53 and 56) Digital au dio compre ssion tec hnology developed by Dol by Laborato r ies. Th is techno logy conf o r[...]

111 Glossar y Additiona l Information Title (page 37) The lo ngest sect ion of a pict ure or m usic feat ur e on a D VD, mo v ie , etc ., in vi de o software , or the entire alb um in audio software. T rack (pa ge 37) Section s of a pi cture or a mus ic feature on a CD or VIDEO CD (the length of a song).[...]

112 Specifications Specification s System Laser Semiconductor lase r Signal f ormat system PA L / ( N T S C ) MESECAM Channel coverage P AL (B/G, D/K) VHF E2 to E12, R1–R 12 UHF E21 to E69, R21–R69 CA TV S01 to S05, S1 to S41 RF output signal UHF channels 21 to 69 Aerial out 75-ohm a symmetrical a erial socket T ape speed SP: P AL/M ESECAM 23.3[...]

113 Specifications Additiona l Information General Po wer requi r ements 220 – 240 V AC, 50 Hz Power consumption 25 W Operating temperature 5 ° C to 40 ° C Storage temperature –20 ° C to 60 ° C Dimensions including projecti ng parts and controls (w/h/d) Approx. 430 × 95 × 325 mm Mass Approx. 4 .2 kg Supplied access ories Remote comm ander[...]

114 Inde x to par ts and controls Inde x to parts and contr ols Refer to th e page s indicated in parenthe ses ( ) for details. Front panel A ?/1 (on/sta ndby) switch (10) (40) B Disc tray (33) C A (open/c l o s e) b utton (33) (34 ) D T ap e com partment (39) E A (eject) button (40) F LINE-2 IN t / o L/R jacks* 1 (100) G SELECT D VD/VIDEO (9) H PR[...]

115 Index t o par ts and controls Additiona l Information Displa y window A D VD indicat or (3 4) B Disc i ndicato r (34) C T ape indi cator (39) D VCR indic ator (39) E Ti m e r i n d i c a t o r F Record ing ind i cator (4 3) G STEREO in dicator (91) H Playin g t ime/clock/ current status indi cator (3 4) I SURR ( surro un d) indi cator ( 76) J D[...]

116 Inde x to par ts and controls Rear panel D V D pl ayer a nd VC R A (out to tv) connector (1 1 ) B (in from aerial) connector (11) C OUT VIDEO/A UDIO L/R jacks (52) D LINE-3 co nnector ( 13 ) E LINE-1 (EUR O A V) connector (12) D VD playe r only F Mains lead (11) G DIGIT AL A UDIO OUT jack (COAXIAL) (53) H S-VIDEO OUT jack (54) I DIGIT AL A UDIO[...]

117 Index t o par ts and controls Additiona l Information Remote commander for D VD A TV / D VD•VIDEO switch (9) B Z (open/cl o se) button (33) (34) C SELECT D VD bu tton (9) D Number b uttons* (10) (64) E CLEAR bu tton (72) F SURR OUND button (76) G SET UP butto n (16 ) H SUBTITLE b utton (70) I A UDIO b u t ton* (75 ) J REPEA T/PR OGRAM butto n[...]

118 Inde x to par ts and controls Remote commander for VCR A TV / D VD•VIDEO switch (9) B Z (eject) b utton (40) C SELECT VIDEO b utton (9) D Number b uttons* (10) E CLEAR bu tton (27) F SET UP butto n (16 ) G TIMER b utton (4 6) H A UDIO b u t ton* (91 ) I INDEX button (94) J C STEP b utton (40) K z REC (record) butto n (43) L X (pause) bu tton [...]

119 D VD A u dio/Subtitle Language Additiona l Information D VD A udio/ Subtitle La ngua g e Abbrev iation Langua g e ARA Ara bic CHI Chi nese CR O Croatia n CZK Czech DAN D a n is h DEU G erma n ENG Engl ish ESP Spani sh FIN Finish FRA Frenc h GRE G reek HUN H ungaria n IDN Indone sian IND Hi ndi ISL Icela ndic IT A Itali an IWR Hebre w JPN Ja pan[...]

Sony Corporation Prin ted in Indo nesia AK68-00187H Inde x Numerics 16:9 59 4:3 Letter Box 59 4:3 Pan Scan 59 A Adju stin g picture 96 tracking 96 Aerial hookup 11 Angle 69 Audio t rack 93 Auto Cloc k Set 14 Auto S e t Up 14 C Canal Pl us 30 Chan gi ng th e program me position 24 Chan gi ng th e station nam e 28 Clock setti ng 20 Colour system sett[...]