Sony 3-213-480-12(1) manual

3-213-480- 12 (1)GB © 2007 Sony C orporation Video Ca ssette Re corder/ D VD Recorder Oper ating Inst ruction s RDR-VX450 To find out usefu l hints, tips and in formati on about Sony prod ucts and services please visit: www.sony-eu rope.com/myproduct PAL[...]

2 WARNIN G To redu ce the ri sk of f ire or electric shock, do not ex pose this ap paratu s to rai n or moistur e. To avoid electri cal shock , do not open th e cabine t. Refer servicing to qua lifi ed pers onne l only . The main s lead m ust only be change d at a q ualified service shop. Batterie s or batteri es installed app aratu s shal l no t b[...]

3 Precau tion s On safety Should any sol id object or liquid fall into the cabinet, unpl ug the recor der and have it checke d by qualified personnel before o perating it any further. On power sources • T he record er is no t discon nected from the AC power source (mains) as long as i t is c onnec ted to t he wall outlet , even if the rec orde r [...]

4 About thi s manual • Instructions i n this manual desc ribe the controls on the remote . You can a lso use the co ntrols on the recorder if they have the same or simi lar nam es as th ose on the remote. • The on-screen display illustra tions used in thi s manual may not matc h the graphics dis played on your TV screen . • The explanations r[...]

5 Table of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 What is a Video Ca ssette Recorder/DVD Recor der? . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

6 DVD Edit ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Before Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Editing a Ti tle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

7 Addi tiona l Inform atio n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Notes About This Reco rder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Spec[...]

8 What is a Vide o Cass ette Recorde r/DVD Reco rder? This is a DVD recorder with built- in VHS video deck, and all ows recordin g/playback o f DVD discs a nd VHS tapes. DVD editing i s also poss ible. Recording and timer re cording Record TV programmes on a DVD or VHS tap e, either ma nually or u sing the timer. Easy sele ction between DVD and VCR[...]

9 Creating your own pr ogramme - Playlist Recor d a prog ramme o n a DVD-RW (VR m ode) or DVD-R (VR mode), t hen erase, move, or add scenes as you like without chang ing the o riginal conten ts. One Touch Dubbing - DV Dubbing Conn ect your di gital vi deo camer a to the DV IN jack and press the ONE-TOUCH DUBBING butt on to dub a DV f ormat ta pe ov[...]

10 How to Use th e On-S creen Menus The followi ng three di splays are mainly used to operate th is record er. Onc e you become f amiliar with th e basic op eration s, you will find the reco rder eas y to use. System Menu The Syst em Menu ap pears w hen you pres s SYSTEM MENU, an d provid es entries t o all of the reco rder’s main func tions, suc[...]

11 Sub-menu The su b-menu ap pears whe n you sel ect an item from a l ist menu (e .g., a title fr om the Titl e List menu), and press EN TER. The s ub-menu d isplays opti ons app licab le o nly to the se lect ed it em. T he disp laye d options di ffe r dependin g on the situati on and disc type. Select an option b y pressing M / m and ENTER. Exampl[...]

12 Hookups and Settings Hooki ng Up t he Reco rder Follow steps 1 to 7 to hoo k up and adj ust the settin gs of the r ecorder . Notes • Plug cords securely to prev ent un wanted noise. • S ee the instru ctions supplie d with the com ponents to be connect ed. • You cannot c onnect t his record er to a T V that does not have a SCART or video in[...]

13 Hookups and Settings ONE-TOUCH DUBBING Step 2 : Conn ectin g the Aer ial C able Conne ct the aeri al cable by followi ng the step s below . Do not co nnect the m ains lead until you re ach “Ste p 5: Con necting th e Mains Le ad” (pag e 20). 1 Disco nnect th e aeria l cabl e from you r TV an d connec t it t o AERIA L IN on the re ar panel of [...]

14 Step 3 : Conn ectin g to Yo ur TV Connecting to the L INE 2 OUT jacks Conne ct the supp lied aud io/vide o cord to t he LINE 2 OUT (V IDEO /AUDIO L/R) jack s of the reco rder. To enj oy hig her qu ality im ages, c onnect an S video co rd (no t sup plied) instead of th e yellow (vide o) plug. When using this connection, be sure to connect the aud[...]

15 Hookups and Settings Connecting to the SCART jack Connect to the LINE 1-TV jack us ing a SCA RT cord (n ot suppli ed). Be sure to make th e connect ions firml y t o avoi d hu m an d noi se. See the operating instr uctions supplied with the TV to be connected. When yo u use this co nnection , select “Video ” or “RGB” for t he Li ne 1 out [...]

16 If your TV has an H DMI input ja ck Connect the HDM I* OUT ja ck using a cer tified HD MI cord (n ot suppli ed). You wi ll enjoy hi gh qualit y pictu re and sound. The HDM I indicator lights up on the front pa nel when t he recorder output s signals through th e HDMI OUT jack. Be sur e to tu rn off t he recor der be fore co nnect ing an HDMI co [...]

17 Hookups and Settings If your T V has component video i nput jacks Connect to the COMPONENT VIDEO O UT jacks using a component vi deo cord (not supplied) or three video cords (not s upplie d) of th e sam e kind and leng th. Yo u will enjoy accura te col our re producti on and high qua lity imag es. When you use th is connection, se lect “On” [...]

18 Step 4: Con nect ing to Your AV Am plifier (Rec eive r) Select one of the fo llowin g pattern s A or B , acc ording to th e input jack on your AV amplifier ( receiver). This wil l enable yo u to listen to sound th rough yo ur AV am plifier (r eceive r). When yo u use thi s connecti on, selec t the type of ja ck you are using in step 16 of Easy S[...]

19 Hookups and Settings A Connec ting to aud io L/R jacks This conn ection us es a ster eo ampli fier ’s (rece iver’s) two fr ont speake rs for soun d. You ca n enjoy the s urround functio n that cre ates virtu al speak ers from two ster eo speak ers. Sele ct “Sur round1, ” “Su rround2 ,” or “ Surrou nd3” i n “Surro und” of “A[...]

20 Step 5 : Conn ectin g the Mains Le ad Plug t he re corder and T V m ains le ads in to th e mains. After you co n nect t he mains l e ad, you must wait for a short wh ile before operati ng the record er . You ca n operat e the recorder o n ly afte r the front panel displa y lights u p and the r ecorder enters standby m ode. If you co nnect ad dit[...]

21 Hookups and Settings Controlling TVs wi th the remote You ca n adjust the remot e contr ol’s sign al to cont rol your TV. Notes • De pending on the TV, some or all of the buttons be low ma y not w ork fo r th e TV. • If you enter a new code number, the code number previousl y entered will be erased. • When you replace the batter i es of [...]

22 If you have a Sony DVD player or more than one Sony DVD recorde r If the supplied remote in terfere s with y our other Sony DVD recorde r or player , set the co mmand mode number for th is reco rder and th e su pplied remote to one that differ s from th e other Sony DVD recorder or p layer after y o u have comp leted “Step 7: Eas y Setup.” T[...]

23 Hookups and Settings To check t he comman d mode for the recorder Press x (stop ) on the record er wh en the recorder is turn ed off. The comman d mod e for the r ecorder appears in the fr ont panel dis p lay. Changing programme posi tions of the recorder usin g the remote You ca n change pr ogram me positi ons of the record er usin g the numbe [...]

24 3 Switch the i nput sel ector o n your TV so th at the s ignal fr om the r ecord er appea rs on your TV screen. “Initial s ettings neces sary to opera te the DVD record er will be made. Y ou can cha nge them later us ing setu p.” appear s. • If this me ssage d oes not app ear, se lect “Eas y Setup ” in the “S etup” disp lay to ru n[...]

25 Hookups and Settings 9 Press ENTER. The setup d isplay for the c omponent out jacks appear s. 10 Selec t whet her or no t to use t he COMPONE NT VIDEO OUT jacks. Select “On” if you are using the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks. Othe rwise, select “O ff.” 11 Press ENTER. The setup disp lay for selecting th e type of vide o si gnal outp ut from [...]

26 19 Press ENTER when “F inish ” appears. Easy Setup is finished. All connections and setup o peration s are comp lete. To return to the previous display Press O RETURN. z Hints • If your AV amplifier (rec eiver) has an MPEG audi o decoder, set “Dig ital Out ” – “MPEG” to “MPE G” in the “Audi o” setup (page 105). • If you[...]

27 Hookups and Settings Connec ting An other VC R or Similar Device When you conne ct addition a l equi pment to th is record er, be sur e to connect th e mains lead onl y after al l conn ections ar e comp lete (page 20). See a lso the in structi on ma nual suppl ied wit h th e conn ected eq uipme nt. To record on this recorder , select an input so[...]

28 Connecting to the L INE 3/DECODER jack Connect anothe r VCR or similar recording device to t he LINE 3/DECODER jack using a SCART cord (not su pplied ). When you t urn on the connected equ ipm ent, t h e r ecorder auto matically s e nds the signal from the equipment t o the TV without turning itself o n. Notes • Do not connect more th an one t[...]

29 Hookups and Settings Connec ting to a Sa telli te or Di gital Tuner Connect a satell ite or digital tune r to this r e corder using the LINE 3/DECODER jac k. Disconnect t h e record er’s m ains lead from th e mains w hen conn ecting the tuner. When you turn on the t uner, the recorder a utomatica lly sends th e sig nal from t h e tuner to the [...]

30 Quic k Guide t o Disc Types Recor dable and Pl ayable D iscs Usabl e disc versi ons ( as of April 2007) • 8×-speed or slower DVD+RW s • 6 ×-sp eed or sl ower DVD-RWs (Ver.1.1 , Ver.1.2 with CPRM *1 ) • 1 6×-sp eed or slower DVD+Rs • 1 6×- speed or slower DVD-Rs (Ve r.2.0, Ver.2 .1 with CPRM) • 8×-spee d or slo wer DV D+R D L (D ou[...]

31 Quick Guide to Dis c Types *1 CPRM ( Content Pr otectio n for Recorda ble Media) is a coding technol ogy that protects copyrights for imag es. *2 Unused DVD-RWs are automa tically formatted according to the s etting of “Format DVD-RW” in “Featur es” setup (page 1 07). *3 Erasing title s only frees up disc space if you eras e the last t i[...]

32 12 cm/8 cm discs Discs tha t cannot be recorded on •8 c m d i s c s • DVD-RAMs Disc Ty pe 12 cm 8 cm Playback Recording Playback Recording DVD+RW Yes Yes Yes No DVD-RW VR mode Yes Y es Yes No Video mode Yes Y es Yes No DVD-R VR mode Yes Yes — — Video mode Yes Y es Yes No DVD+R Yes Yes — —[...]

33 Quick Guide to Dis c Types Playa ble Disc s “DVD VIDEO” and “CD” logos a re trademarks. * A logical form at of files and folders on DATA-CD s, defined by ISO (I nternational Organizatio n for Standardi zation). z Hin t This recorder plays 12 cm/8 cm DVD-R AMs that contai n DVD Video, MP3, JPEG, or DivX files. Only discs without (or remov[...]

34 Note o n playba ck operati ons of DVD V IDEOs / VIDE O CDs Some playback operations of DVD VIDEOs/ VIDE O CDs may be intentio nally set by so ftwa re producers. S ince thi s recor der plays DVD VIDEOs/VIDEO CDs a ccording to t he disc cont ent s the softwar e pr oduc ers desig ned, some playba ck feat ures may not be availabl e. Als o, see the i[...]

35 DVD Pla yback DVD Playback Play ing Disc s 1 Press DVD to opera te the DVD reco rder. 2 Press Z (o pen/close ), and place a disc o n the dis c tray. 3 Press Z to close th e disc tray. Wait until “ LOAD” disappears from the front panel disp lay. 4 Press H (play). Playba ck star ts. To stop playback Press x (stop). z Hints • When playing a D[...]

36 Play back Op tions 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 0 0 9 9 Z X . x H M / m / < / , , ENTER Numb er button s > / ANGLE MENU SUBTITLE AUDIO Button Operation Disc Z (open/cl ose) Stops play ing and opens the disc tray. All discs AUDIO Selects one of the audio tracks rec orded on the disc when pressed rep eatedly. : Selects t he main o r sub s[...]

37 DVD Pla yback To resum e norma l playback after play ing at vari ous spe eds, press H . z Hin ts • Y ou ca n chan ge play back o ption s, su ch as sub title , audio track, angle, etc., using the OPTIONS menu (page 11). • Du ring playback or pause mode, the recorde r’s m / M buttons and the remo te’s . / > buttons wor k the same way (p[...]

38 Notes on playin g DVDs with a DTS sound track DTS aud io sign als are ou tput only through the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT (COAXIAL or OPTICAL)/HDMI OUT jack. When you play a DVD with DTS soundtrack s, set “Dig ital Out” – “D TS” to “On ” in the “Au dio” setup ( page 105) . If you co nnect th e record er to aud io equipm ent withou t a D[...]

39 DVD Pla yback Locking the recor der (Child Lock) You ca n lock a ll of the b uttons on the rec order so that the s ettings are not canc elled by m istake. With th e rec orde r turn ed on and st oppe d, hold down x (st op) on th e record er for more th an ten second s. The recor der turns off and “CH ILD LOCK” appears in the fr o nt pa nel di[...]

40 C Title informa tion: Displays t he title n umber, titl e name, record ing da te, and rec ording mode. “ ” indicate s a protected tit le, while “ ” indicat es unprot ected. D Clock 4 Select the title , and press EN TER. The su b-menu ap pears. 5 Selec t “Play,” an d press EN TER. Playback starts f rom the se lected ti tle on the disc[...]

41 DVD Pla yback 4 Press ENTER. The rec order st arts pla yback fr om the sel ected point. To turn off the dis play, press O PTION S. Notes • De pending on t he disc, yo u may not be a ble to use the OPTIO NS menu to sea rch for a title /chapter /track, or enter t he ti me code f or a playback p oin t. • W hen playing a Playl ist title, you may[...]

42 If you i nsert a DATA CD/DATA DVD contai ning only MP3 audi o tracks, th e “Musi c” disp lay appe ars. Go to st ep 4. 3 Selec t “Music ,” and pr ess ENTER . The “Mu sic” di splay appe ars. 4 Selec t an album, an d press EN TER. 5 Selec t a track, an d press ENTE R. Pla yback starts f rom th e select ed track. When a t rack or alb um [...]

43 DVD Pla yback : Rotates the image (page 43). : Zoom s th e imag e (page 43 ). Press OPTIONS to turn on/ off the menu icons. To play the slide show 1 Press < / , to se lect “ ,” and press ENTER. The “S lideshow Speed” menu appears . “” : S l o w “” : N o r m a l “” : F a s t 2 Press < / , to select the desire d play spee[...]

44 About MP3 audio tracks and JP EG imag e fi les MP3 is au dio co mpressio n tech nolo gy tha t satisf ies the IS O/IEC MPEG regula tions. JPEG is image c ompressio n technolo gy. You can play back DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD- Rs/CD-RWs) or DATA DVDs (DVD-ROMs/ DVD+RWs/DVD-RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD-Rs) reco rded in MP 3 (MP EG1 Audi o Layer 3) and JPEG form at. How[...]

45 DVD Pla yback Play ing DivX ® Video Files You can play DivX vide o files on DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs) or DATA DVDs (DVD-ROMs/DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD-RWs/ DVD-Rs). z Hin t To play a disc conta ining MP3 audio trac ks or JPEG image file s , see “Play ing MP3 Audio Tracks and JPEG Image Fil es” (pag e 41). 1 Press DVD to opera te the DVD reco[...]

46 About DivX video fi les DivX ® is a video f ile comp ression t echnol ogy, develo ped by DivX Networks , Inc. This pr oduct is a n offici al D ivX ® Cert ifi ed produc t. You can play DAT A CDs (CD-ROMs/ CD-Rs/ CD-RWs) or DATA DVDs (DVD-ROMs/ DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs) that contai n DivX video files. H owever, the disc s must be recor ded [...]

47 DVD Pla yback Displ aying the P layin g Time and Play Informa tion You ca n check di sc inform ation, such as playi ng time, record ing mode, and remaining disc space. Press DISPLA Y. The inf ormation di splay app ears. Each time you p ress the button, the display chan ges as fo llows: Disc and tape infor mation/date and time m Disc infor mation[...]

48 DVD Recording Before Recording Before you start recording … • This reco rder can reco rd on va rious di scs typ es. Select the d isc type acco rding to y our nee ds (page 3 0). • Check that the disc ha s enou gh availab le space for th e recording ( p age 4 7). For DVD+RWs or DVD-RWs, you can free up di sc space by erasing titles (page 61)[...]

DVD Re cordi ng 49 Recording stereo and bilingual programmes The re corder automat ically re ceives and recor ds ster eo and bil ing ual prog rammes based on the NIC AM sy stem. A DVD-RW (VR mode) and DVD-R (VR mode) can reco rd both main and sub sound s. Press t he AUDIO button t o switch b etween main and sub when play ing the d isc. A DVD+RW , D[...]

50 DVD Reco rdin g Withou t the Timer 1 Press DVD to o perate t he DVD re corder . 2 Press Z (open/cl ose), an d place a recor dable d isc on the disc tr ay. 3 Press Z to close the disc t ray. Wait until “ LOAD” disappears from the front panel d isplay. Unused disc s are automatically fo rmatted. For the DVD-RW/DVD-R’s recording forma t (VR m[...]

DVD Re cordi ng 51 Notes • R ecording m ay not start imme diately afte r z REC is pressed. • Yo u cannot change the r ecording mode duri ng recording or recording pause. • If there is a power failu re, the programme you are recording m ay be erased. • Yo u cannot chang e the programme posit ion or input source durin g recording. Recording u[...]

52 DVD Time r Record ing (Stan dard/ VIDEO Plus +) You can set the timer fo r a total of 12 progra mme s together wi th DVD and VCR timer re cording, up to one mon th in adva nce. Note that the maximu m continuous reco rding time for a s ingle title is 12 hours. Conten ts beyond this time will not be recorded. There are two methods to set the timer[...]

DVD Re cordi ng 53 F “Mode”: S elects the recordi ng mode (page 48). To use th e Rec Mod e Adjust fun ction (page 53), se lect “AUTO .” G “PDC/VPS ”: Sets th e PDC/VP S function. Se e “About the PDC/VPS function” (page 53). • If y ou make a mistak e, select the item and change the s etting. 6 Press ENTER. The Tim er List men u (pa[...]

54 Notes • T o reco rd a s atellite progr amme, t urn on the sa tellite tuner and se lect the satelli te programme you want to reco rd. Leav e the satell ite tuner tur ned on until the recorder fi nishes recordin g. If you connect equipm ent with a timer fun ction, you can use the Synchr o Rec function ( page 55). • Eve n when correctly set , t[...]

DVD Re cordi ng 55 The c indicator lig hts up in the front panel display, a nd th e record er is re ady to s tart record ing. If the c indicator flashes in the fr o nt panel disp lay, check that a record able d isc is inse rted and tha t there is enough disc space for the reco rding. To stop recordi ng Press x twice. Note that it may take a few sec[...]

56 4 Press RE C MODE repeat edly to s e lect th e recording mode. The disp lay chan ges on th e TV screen as follows : For det ails about the recor ding mode , see page 48. 5 Press SYSTEM MENU while the recor der is in sto p mode . 6 Selec t “Setup,” and pres s ENTER . 7 Selec t “Feature s,” and pre ss ENTER. The “F eatures” setup app e[...]

DVD Re cordi ng 57 Chang ing or Cance lling DVD Timer Setti ngs (T imer L ist) You can change or can c el timer s e ttin gs using the Timer List menu. 1 Press SYSTE M MENU . The Syst em Menu a ppears . 2 Selec t “Timer ,” and pre ss ENTER. 3 Select “Timer List,” and press ENTER. Timer informa tion disp lays the recordin g date, time , recor[...]

58 Notes • Eve n when correctly set , the programme may not be record ed if another recordi ng is underway, or other priori tized timer s etting o verlap s. For prior ity, se e page 53. • You cannot change the timer setting s for a recording currently underway. • The Timer List displays both the DVD recorder and VCR ti mer setti ngs. Recor di[...]

DVD Re cordi ng 59 4 Press REC MODE repeat edly to select th e recording mode. The dis play change s on the TV s creen as follows: For details about the record ing mode, see page 48. 5 Select the line input audio. Set “Line Audio Input” t o “Ster eo” or “Bil ingu al” in the “Au d io” setu p (page 106). 6 Inser t the so urce tape int[...]

60 DVD Editing Befo re Edi ting This recorder of fers variou s edit opti ons for variou s disc types . Before you edit, c heck th e disc type in the front pa nel display , and selec t the option availabl e for you r disc (pag e 30). Notes • You may lose the edited c ontents if yo u remove the disc or a time r record ing starts while edit ing. •[...]

DVD Ed itin g 61 z Hin t You can sw itch the Ti tle List to show original or Playlis t. While th e Title L ist menu i s turned on, pres s ORIGINAL/ PLAYLIST repeated ly. Notes • Yo u cannot protect P laylist t itles. • If a message appears and indi cates t hat th e disc’s contr ol inform ation i s full, erase unnecess ary ti tles. • Yo u ca[...]

62 4 Selec t an opti on, and pr ess ENT ER. You ca n select fr om the following : “Title Erase ”: Erases t he selected t itle. Select “OK” when asked for conf irmation. “Cha pter Era se” *1 : Allows you to select a chapter in the tit le and erase it (se e below). “Pro tect” *2 : Protects the t itle. Select “On” when the Prot ect[...]

DVD Ed itin g 63 Erasing a sect ion of a title (A-B Erase) You can se lect a section (scene) wit h in a title and erase i t. Note tha t erasing scenes f rom orig inal titles can not be und one. 1 Press TITL E LIST. When editing a DVD-RW (VR mode) or DVD-R (VR mode), pr ess ORIGINAL/ PL AYLI ST to swit ch to the “T itl e List (Origi nal),” if ne[...]

64 4 Press ENTER a t the poi nt whe re you wa nt to divide the title . You ca n use H , , . / > and X to find the point. At the point you want to se lect, pre s s H or X , and press ENTER. “Div ide” is select ed. 5 Pres s ENTE R. The disp lay ask s for conf irmatio n. To reset th e dividin g point, se lect “No” a nd press ENTER, then rep[...]

DVD Ed itin g 65 5 Selec t th e char acte r you want to en ter using M / m / < / , and pr ess EN TER. The se lected ch aracte r appear s in the inp ut row. You ca n only enter charac ters and symbols that are disp layed. • To chang e the curso r posit ion, sele ct the input row us ing M , and pr ess < / , . • To erase a c haract er, selec[...]

66 3 Select “Ed it,” and pre ss ENTER. 4 Selec t “Crea te Pl aylist, ” and press E NTER. The display for creatin g a Playlist appears. “Start ” is selected . 5 Press EN TER at the start poin t. You ca n use H , , . / > and X to find the point. At the point you want to se lect, pre s s H or X , and press ENTER. “End ” is select ed[...]

DVD Ed itin g 67 Editing a Playlist You c an edi t Playlist titles or scen es wit hin them , withou t changi ng the ac tual reco rdings . 1 Press DVD to opera te the DVD reco rder. 2 Press SYS TEM MENU while the rec order is in stop mo de. 3 Select “E dit,” and press ENTER . 4 Select “Edit Pl aylis t,” and press ENTE R. The “Play lis t”[...]

68 “Mod ify” : Allows you to ch ange the start and end po int of a scene ( page 68) . “Move ”: Allow s you to cha nge sc ene orde r (page 6 9). “Add” : Allo ws you to add other scenes before a selec ted scen e (page 69 ). “Copy ”: Allow s you to copy a scene (page 7 0). To return to the previous display Press O RETURN. To turn off t[...]

DVD Ed itin g 69 The “E dit Scene” displa y appears. 2 Selec t the sce ne you wa nt to mod ify, and pres s ENTE R. 3 Selec t “Modif y,” and pre ss ENTER . “Start ” is selected. 4 Press ENT ER at the start point . You ca n use H , , . / > and X to find the point. At the point you want to sele ct, press H or X , and pr ess ENTER. “En[...]

70 3 Select “Add ,” and press ENT ER. “Start ” is selected . 4 Press EN TER at the start poin t. You ca n use H , , . / > and X to find the point. At the point you want to se lect, pre s s H or X , and press ENTER. “End ” is select ed. 5 Press EN TER at the end point . “Add” is selected . To reset the start or end point, se lect [...]

DVD Ed itin g 71 Format ting/ Renamin g/ Prote cting a Disc The “ Disc Se tting” display allows you to ch eck th e disc in format ion or ch ange the disc name. Depen ding on t he disc type, you can also forma t or set pr otectio n. 1 Press DVD to opera te the DVD reco rder. 2 Press SYS TEM MENU while the rec order is in stop mo de. 3 Selec t ?[...]

72 z Hints • You can s et protect ion for individual titles (page 61). • By reformatt ing, yo u can change th e record ing for m at on DVD-RWs, or record again on DVD-RW s (Video mode) t hat have been fina lised. Notes • You can l abel a dis c using up to 32 characte rs; however, the name may not dis play on other DVD equipment . • You cann[...]

73 VCR Playback VCR Playback Playi ng a VH S Tape 1 Press VIDEO to oper ate the VC R. 2 Inser t a tape. Playback starts a utomatica lly if you insert a tape with its safety tab re mo ved. 3 Press H (play). The fr ont pane l dis play sho ws the pl ayi ng time. When t he ta pe reac hes the en d, it will rewi nd automaticall y . To stop playback Press[...]

74 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 ap pears during the automatic tracking). Press TRACKING +/–. The trac king meter appears. Press TRACKING +/– re peatedly unti l the dist ortion di sappears . To res ume a[...]

75 VCR Playback Play back Op tions *1 Can be pressed up t o four times to forward about two mi nutes. *2 For 10 seconds in SP or LP mod e/for 15 seconds in EP mode. To resume normal pla yback, p ress H . Notes • The sound is mu ted during pl ayback at var ious speeds. • The picture may sh ow noise du ring high-speed r everse play. Button Ope ra[...]

76 Search ing Us ing Va rious Functi ons The VCR automatically marks the tape with an index si gnal at th e point wh ere each recordin g begins . You can ea sil y fin d a sp ecif ic po int u sing v ario us search fun ctions. Note During DVD recording, you cannot use VCR search functions. 1 Press VIDE O to oper ate th e VC R. 2 Press OPTIONS . 3 Sel[...]

77 VCR Playback Displ aying the P layin g Time and Play Informa tion You ca n check pl ayback i nformati on, such as elapsed or remaini ng time, recording mo de, e tc ., on the TV screen . Press DISPLAY during pla yback. The inf ormation di splay app ears. Each time you p ress the button, the display chan ges as fo llows: Tape an d disc info rmatio[...]

78 How s ound i s recorde d on a video tap e The VCR r ecords so und onto two sepa rate trac ks. Hi-fi audio is record e d onto the main track along with th e pictu re. Mona ural so und is reco rded onto the nor mal audio track alon g the edge of the tape. Notes • To pl ay a tape in stereo, you mu st use the A/V connections. • Whe n you play a [...]

79 VCR Recording VCR Recording Before Recordi ng Before you start recording… • T his VCR reco rds in VHS format . • Check that the tape is longer th an th e re cording time (page 7 7). Notes • Timer record ings c annot be made if th e record er is turned on (page 81). T he recorder au tomati call y turns off after a recording has f inished.[...]

80 VCR Reco rdin g Withou t the Timer 1 Press VIDE O to oper ate th e VC R. 2 Insert a tape with its s afety t ab in pl ace. 3 Press PROG +/– or I NPUT repeat edly to select the progr amme pos ition or i nput source y ou want to record. 4 Press RE C MODE repeat edly to s e lect th e reco rding mode, “SP” or “L P.” For det ails about the r[...]

81 VCR Recording “ c ” and “O TR” light up, a nd the remai ning recording time appears in t he front panel disp lay. When the time counter re aches “0:00 ,” th e record er sto p s re cording and turns o ff. To canc el the Qu ick Timer Press z REC repeated ly unt il t he count er appe ars in the front panel displa y . The recorder retur [...]

82 3 Press TIMER. • If the Timer programmin g (VIDEO Plus +) menu appear s, pres s < to sw itch the disp lay t o “Stand ard.” 4 Select an it em usi ng < / , an d adjust usin g M / m . A “Media”: S elect “VCR.” B “Date”: S ets the da te using M . To reco rd the s ame pro gramm e every d ay or the same day ev ery week, pr ess [...]

83 VCR Recording About t he PDC/VPS fun ction PDC/VPS sign als are t ransmitted with TV progra mme s in some br oadcas t syste ms. These signal s ensure that timer reco rdings a re made regar dless of any broadcas t delays , early starts , or broadc ast interr uptions. ◆ To us e the PD C/VP S func tion Set “PD C/VPS” t o “On” in st ep 4 a[...]

84 5 Pres s ENTE R. The date , start and st op time s, program me position, r e cording mo de, PDC/VPS settin g (page 83 ), etc. ap pear. • If you wa nt to change the setti ng, pre ss < / , to sele ct the ite m and pres s M / m to chang e the set ting. To re-en ter the Plus Code numbe r, press CLEAR. 6 Selec t “VCR” for “Media,” an d p[...]

85 VCR Recording Record ing From Conn ected Equip ment Wi th a Time r (Synch ro Rec) You can set the recorder to a u tomatic ally re cord progra mme s from conne cted equ ipmen t that has a timer funct ion (such as a satelli te tuner). Connect the equipment to the LINE 3/DECODER jack on the rea r of the reco rder (p age 29). When the connec ted equ[...]

86 • The Synchro-Rec fun ction does not work with so me tuners. F or details, see the tun er’s operating instruc tions. • Dur ing Synchro-Rec standby, the Auto Clock S et function (page 10 2) does no t work. • After a reco rding has fini shed, t he record er ente rs the Synchro-R ec standby mode until the SYNCHR O REC indica tor turns off. [...]

87 VCR Recording 4 Select the timer setting y o u wan t to chang e or canc el, and pr ess ENTER . The su b-menu ap pears. 5 Select on e of the options , and pres s ENTE R. “Edit”: Changes the timer setting. Select an item using < / , and adju st using M / m . Press ENTER. “Erase”: Era ses the t imer settin g . Selec t “OK” and pr ess[...]

88 Recor ding From Conn ected Equip ment With out a Timer You can record from a connect e d VCR or simil a r device . For connec tion deta ils, see “Con nectin g Another VCR or Simil a r Device” o n page 27. 1 Press VIDE O to oper ate th e VC R. 2 Insert a tape with its s afety t ab in pl ace. 3 Press INPUT rep eatedly to select an inpu t sourc[...]

89 Dubbing (T APE y DVD) Dubbing (TAP E y DVD) Dubbi ng From a VHS Tap e to a DVD You ca n eas ily re cord (dub ) a VHS tape to a d isc. Before dubb ing, make the nec essary audio se ttings on the VCR. ◆ How titles and chapters are created The re corde r takes ea ch reco rding on t he VHS tape and automa tically di vides t hem into ti tles as the[...]

90 Notes • Dub bing cannot be made when: – using a non-recordable DVD. – using VHS softwar e with copy guard functio ns. • Dub bing stops when: – the VHS tape rea ches the end and stops. – the VHS video deck or the DVD deck is stopped. – the disc rem aining tim e runs out . • The System M enu, OPTIONS menu, and informatio n display [...]

91 Dubbing (T APE y DVD) 4 Press TOP MENU or TI TLE LIST t o select a title. 5 Start playin g the DVD, a nd th en pr ess x (stop) or X (paus e) at th e poin t where you want to s tart dubbin g. To select DVD sound, language, or subtitle, press AUDIO or SUBTITLE during pla yback (see pa ge 36). 6 Press DVD t on th e recorder. Dubbi ng start s. To st[...]

92 6 Selec t “Create D ubbing Li st,” and p ress ENTER . If you ha ve perform ed Progra mme Du bbing befo re, the di splay asks for co nfirmati on. To continue , selec t “Yes ” and press E NTER. The display for selecting ti tles appears. 7 Select the title you want to d ub, and p ress ENTER . The su b-menu ap pears. To dub the entire title,[...]

93 Dubbing (T APE y DVD) z Hin ts • Th e brightness of the playback vid eo may differ from that during normal DVD playback. • The DVD playback time may differ sl ightly from the VHS ta pe counter value. • Th e sound being play ed back (main, sub, etc.) is the dubbed soun d. Notes • Du bbing stops when: – the DVD is played back to the end [...]

94 1 Press DVD to o perate t he DVD re corder . 2 Insert a disc. 3 Press SYSTEM ME NU whil e the rec order is in sto p mode . The Sy stem Me nu appears. 4 Select “Disc Setting,” and press EN TER. The “Di sc Setting ” display ap pears. 5 Select “Disc Fin alis e,” and press EN TER. The disp lay ask s for conf irmatio n. 6 Select “Finali[...]

95 DV D ubbin g (DV t DVD ) DV Dubbing (DV t DV D) Befor e DV Du bbin g Thi s sec tion expl ains du bbin g wi th a digi tal vide o camer a via th e DV IN jac k on the fr ont pane l. If you wa nt to dub by w ay of the L INE 2 IN jack s, see “Rec ording From Connec ted Equipm ent With out a Timer” on page 58 . To record fro m the DV IN jac k The [...]

96 Dubbi ng From a DV Fo rmat Tape t o a DVD You ca n recor d a DV fo rmat ta pe onto a disc. Th e reco rder co ntrols the digital v ideo camer a. You can fas t forward , rewind, p lay in slow motion, and stop the tape to select the scenes using the o n- scre en m enu. To simp ly dub the en tire cont ents of a DV f ormat tape (On e Touch D ubbing),[...]

97 DV D ubbin g (DV t DVD ) “Mix” : Record s original and addi tional sounds . Selec t “Stereo 2” or “M ix” if yo u have ad ded a secon d audio ch annel w hen reco rding w ith your digita l video ca mera. For the de tails, see page 106. 11 Select an option, and pr ess ENTER. 12 Press O RETURN twice. 13 Selec t “Dubbi ng,” and pr ess[...]

98 Dubbing an entire D V format tape t o a DVD (One Touch Dubbing) You c an reco rd the enti re cont ents of a D V forma t tape ont o a disc wit h a single pr ess of the O NE- TOUCH DUBBING button. The recorder c ontrols the dig ital video cam era fo r the whol e proces s, and completes t he recording. 1 Foll ow steps 1 to 11 of “Dubbin g From a [...]

99 Settings and Adjustments Settings and Ad justments Using the Se tup Di splay s By usi ng the setup displ ays, you can make va riou s adjust ments t o items su ch as pictur e and sound , as well as select a languag e for the subtitl es. The set up display s are use d in the follo wing way . Note Playbac k settings st ored on the disc take pr iori[...]

100 Some item s di spla y a d ialo gue box t hat requires a d dit ional sett ings. Examp le: When “P arenta l” in “Optio ns” setup is selected. 5 Selec t an opti on, and pr ess ENT ER. The cu rrently selected op tion is disp layed next to the setup i tem. Exampl e: When “ 16:9” is set. To return to the previous display Press O RETURN. T[...]

101 Settings and Adjustments Example 2 Sele ct an op tion and pr ess ENT ER. “Prog ram”: Press M / m repe atedly to s elect the progra mme position (1 to 99 ) for the ch annel and pre ss ENTER. “Cha nnel”: P ress M / m repe atedly to select th e channe l numbe r you want to pr eset and pre ss ENTER. “AFT”: Fine tu nes the chan nel to ob[...]

102 Clock Setti ng (Cl ock Se t) The “Clock Set” s e tup a llows you to ma ke cloc k settin gs for th e reco rder. Select “C lock Se t” in the “S etup” disp lay. Auto Adju s t Turns on the Auto Clock Set function when a c hannel in yo ur local area b roadc asts a ti me sig nal. The Au to Clock Set funct ion is activate d wheneve r the r[...]

103 Settings and Adjustments Note Depending on the disc, “4:3 Letter Box” may be select ed automati cally instead of “4:3 Pan Scan” or vic e versa. HDMI Resolut ion Selects the type of vid eo signa ls output fro m the HDMI OUT jack . When you s elect “A uto” (defau lt), th e record er outp uts vid eo sign als of the highest reso lution [...]

104 Compon ent Out Select s whethe r or not to ou tput vide o signals from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks. Notes • W hen you set “Line 1 Outp ut” to “RGB,” you cannot set “Compo nent Out” to “On. ” • W hen you connect the reco rder to a monitor or projector via only the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks, do not select “Off, ” as the [...]

105 Settings and Adjustments Note If you connec t a compone nt that does not accept the selected audio signal, a lou d noise (or no sound) wil l come out from t he speakers, and ma y affect y our ears or cause s peaker damage . ◆ Dolby Digital (DVDs only) Sele cts the ty pe of Do lby D igi tal sig na l. Note If the HDMI OUT jack is conn ected to [...]

106 Audio DRC (D ynamic Range Contro l) (DVDs only) Makes the soun d clear when the volume is turned down when playing a DVD that conf orms to “Aud io DR C.” Th is af fects the output f rom the followi ng jacks: – LINE 2 OUT (A UDIO L/R), AUDIO OUT L/R jacks – LIN E 1-TV jack – DIGITAL AUDIO OUT (OPTICAL or COAXIAL)/HDMI OUT jack only whe[...]

107 Settings and Adjustments z Hin t When recording on a disc other than DVD-RWs ( VR mode)/DVD-Rs (VR mode), s elect ei ther sound track with th e connec ted equipmen t befo re record ing. Recordi ng and VC R Set tings (Fea ture s) The “Fe atures” s e tup a llows you to make various sett ings fo r record ing and pl ayback . Selec t “Feat ure[...]

108 VCR Fu nction Press ENT ER and s elect “Tap e Length, ” “Auto Play,” “Auto Rep eat” or “C olour Sy stem .” ◆ Tape Leng th ◆ Auto P lay ◆ Auto R epeat ◆ Colour System Synch ro Recor ding DVD Bilingu al Rec. (for all recordab le discs except D VD-RWs/DV D-Rs in VR m o de) Selects th e sound to b e recorded on the disc. Th [...]

109 Settings and Adjustments Langu a ge, Pa rental Contro l Settin gs/Factory Sett ings (Option s) The “Op tions” se tup allows you to set up other operatio nal setting s. Select “Options ” in the “S etup” disp lay. The default setti ngs are underlined. Langua ge ◆ OSD (On- S cre en Disp lay) Switch es the disp lay langua ge on the sc[...]

110 The lower the value, the stri c ter the li mitation. 3 Sele ct th e le vel, a nd p ress ENT ER. The Parental set ting is compl ete. • To canc el th e Parent al setti ng for th e disc, s et “Rati ng L evel ” to “O ff” in st ep 3. • To chang e the pass word, s elect “C hange Pas sword” in ste p 2, and pres s ENT ER. When the dis p[...]

111 Settings and Adjustments Easy S etup (Reset ting the Recor der) Select t his to run t h e Easy Setu p programme. 1 Select “Easy Setup” in the “Setu p ” disp lay. 2 Selec t “Star t,” and pr ess ENTER . 3 Follow th e instruc tions for E a sy S etup (page 23) f rom ste p 4. Easy Setup Follow the guide to mak e initial settings. Before [...]

112 Additional Info r matio n Troubl eshoo ting If you experi ence any of the follow ing diff icultie s while u sing the r ecorde r, use this troublesho oting guide t o help remedy the prob lem before requ esting re pairs. Sh ould any p roblem persist , consul t your near est Sony dea ler. Power The po wer does n ot turn on . , Check t hat th e mai[...]

113 Additi o nal I nformation TV prog ramme positio ns cannot be changed. , The pro gramme posi tion is dis abled (p age 101 ). , A timer record ing started, which cau se the program me posit ion to change . The pi cture fro m equi pment conn ected to the recor der’s in put jack do es not ap pear on the scr een. , If th e equi pment is co nnected[...]

114 DVD Playback The disc does no t play. , The disc is upside down. Insert the disc with the labelled side fac ing up. , The dis c is not correct ly ins erted. , Moisture has condensed inside the recorder. Remove the disc and lea ve the reco rder turned on for about ha lf an ho ur unt il the moist ure evapor ates. , If the d isc was record ed on a[...]

115 Additi o nal I nformation , The Di vX vide o file is larger tha n 720 ( width) × 576 (heig ht)/2 GB. , The Di vX vide o file is longer than te n hours. , The da ta is not form atted in Di vX fo rmat even though it has the extension “.AVI” or “.DIVX,” or is in DivX form at but does not conform to a DivX Cert if ied prof ile. , When pl a[...]

116 , The video he ads are dirty (see pa ge 118). Clean the vi deo heads usi ng a Sony video hea d cleaning cassette. If a Sony cleaning ca ssette is not availa ble in your are a, have the hea ds cleaned at your neare st Sony dealer (a standard service fee will be char ged). Do not use a comme rciall y avail able liqu id ty pe cleani ng cas sette, [...]

117 Additi o nal I nformation tab in pl ace in side the re corde r. The rec ordin g mode in dicati on is in correc t. , Since th e recording m ode for reco rded titles is calc ulat ed aft er sampli ng th e recorde d data duri ng pla ybac k, i t may be dis pla yed dif fer entl y from the mode you selec ted when reco rding. How ever, the actu al r ec[...]

118 Note s About Th is Recor der On adjus ting vo lume Do not tu rn up the v olume while lis tening to a section with very low level inputs or no audio signal s. If you do , the speak ers may be d amaged when a p eak leve l section is played. On clea ning Clean th e cabinet , panel, an d control s with a so ft cloth slightl y m oistened with a mild[...]

119 Additi o nal I nformation Spec ificat ions System [DVD recorder section] Laser Semico nductor l aser Audi o recor ding for mat Dolby Digital Video recording forma t MPEG Vid eo [VCR section] Format VHS PAL standard Video recording sy stem Rota ry head heli cal scann ing FM system Video heads Double azi muth fo ur he ads Tape speed SP: PAL 23.39[...]

120 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (Y, P B /C B , P R / C R ) Phono jack Y: 1.0 Vp-p , P B /C B , P R /C R : 0.7 Vp-p, 75 ohms S VIDEO OUT 4-pi n, mini-D IN jack Y: 1.0 Vp-p , unbalanc ed, sync ne gative C: 0.3 Vp-p (PAL), load impedance 75 ohms HDMI HDMI 19 pin -Standa rd Connecto r Genera l Power requireme nts 220-2 40 V AC, 50 Hz Power consu mption 33 W Po[...]

121 Additi o nal I nformation i.LINK baud rate i.LINK’s maximum bau d rate varies a ccording to the equipme nt. Three ma ximum baud rate s are defin ed: S100 (ap prox. 100 M bps*) S200 (ap prox. 200 M bps) S400 (ap prox. 400 M bps) The baud rate is listed under “Spe cificati ons” in the ins tructio n manua l of each equipm ent. It is also in [...]

122 Guide t o Parts and Con trols For more info rmatio n, see the page s in parenthe ses. Front panel Butt ons o n the rec order ha ve th e sa me fu nctio n as the butt ons on th e re mote i f they ha ve the sa me or similar names . A A (open /close) bu tton (3 6, 50) B "/1 (on/standb y) button (2 3) C Disc tray (35, 50) D DVD t button (90) T [...]

123 Additi o nal I nformation Remote For DV D functi ons A Z (open /close) button (35, 50) B DVD button (35, 50) C Numb er butto ns * (23, 54) SET bu tton (2 3) D ANGLE butto n (36) E TOP MENU but ton (35) MENU bu tton (35) F DISPLAY but ton (47) G M / m / < / , /ENTER bu tton (2 3) H O RETU RN butto n (23) I . (pr evi ous)/ > (next) buttons [...]

124 For VCR functio ns A Z (eject) button (73) B Number but tons (23, 8 3) * SET button (23 ) C SYSTEM M ENU button (1 0) D DISPL AY butto n (77) E O RETURN b utton ( 23) F . (previous)/ > (next) buttons (75) G (sea rch) buttons (75) H CLEAR but ton (73) I X (pause) button (75, 80) J z REC (record) button (80) K ?/1 (on/st andb y) bu tton (2 3) [...]

125 Additi o nal I nformation Front panel dis p lay A DVD playing/record ing status B Disc type/rec ording form at C Audio sign al indic ators D TV in dicator (21) E STEREO indi cator (49) F NICAM indicator (49) G VIDEO play ing/recor ding stat us H Tap e indi cato r I Time r indi cator (5 2, 81) J Displays the fo llowing (58, 88): • Playing time[...]

126 Glos sary Chapter (page 40) Secti ons of a pictur e or a mus ic featur e that are smaller than title s. A t itle is c omposed of several chapt ers. Depe nding on the di sc, no cha pters may be reco rded. Copy protec tion signals (pag e 49) Copy res triction s et by copy right ow ners, etc . These si gnals are i nclude d in some sof tware or TV [...]

127 Additi o nal I nformation HDMI (High-D efinition Multimedia Inte rface) (page 16) HDMI is an interf ace that suppor ts both video and audio on a single di gital con nection. The HDMI connec tion carr ies standa rd to high def inition video s ignals and multi-ch annel au dio signal s to AV com ponen ts such a s HDMI equi pped T Vs, in digital f [...]

128 DVD Audi o/Sub title Langua ge When yo u play a DV D VIDEO , the languag e of the sele c ted a udio trac k or sub title is a bbrevia ted as follows. S ee page 109 to change the audi o track or subt itle. ARA A rabic ITA Italia n BUL B ulgarian IWR Hebre w CHI Chi nese JPN Ja panese CRO Croatian KOR Korean CZE Czech MAL Mal ay DAN Danish NLD Dut[...]

129 Index Words in quotatio ns appear in the on -screen dis play s. Numerics 16:9 24 , 102 4:3 Letter Box 24 , 102 4:3 Pan Sc an 24 , 102 A “A-B Erase” 63 “Add” 69 Aerial 13 Album 42 , 45 ANGLE 36 AUDIO 36 , 77 “Audio” 10 9 “Audio (HDMI)” 106 “Audio DRC” 106 “Audio ” setup 104 “Auto Adju st” 102 Auto Clock S et 102 “Au[...]

130 LINE 2 IN 27 LINE 3/DECODER 29 “Line Audi o Input” 55 , 59 , 106 LP mode 79 M Mains lead 20 Man ual cl ock set 102 “Manual Set” 100 MENU 35 Menu Top menu 35 “Modify ” 68 “Move” 69 MP3 a udio t racks 41 MPEG 105 N NICAM 49 , 79 Number bu ttons 21 , 40 , 54 , 83 O One To uch Dubb ing 98 On-screen d isplay OPTIONS menu 11 Setup Di [...]

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