Sony RDR-GX120 manual

2-672-061- 11 (3) © 2006 Sony Corporation RDR-GX120 D VD Recorder Operatin g Instructi ons To find out usef ul hint s, tips and infor mation abo ut Sony p roducts and services please visit: www.sony-europe.com/myproduct[...]

2 WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rai n or mois ture. To avoid el ectrical shock, do no t open the ca binet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. The mains lead m ust be changed only at a qu alified service shop. This appliance is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER product . The CLASS 1 LASER[...]

3 Precau tion s This equipm ent has been tes ted and found to com ply with the limits set out in t he EMC Directiv e using a connecti on cable short er than 3 metres. On safety Should any so lid objec t or liquid fall int o the cabin et, unplug th e recorder and have it checked by qualifie d personnel befor e operatin g it any further. On power sou[...]

4 Table of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Quick Guide to Di sc Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

5 Time r Reco rding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Before Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Recording mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Recording stere o and bilingual p rogramm[...]

6 Additiona l Inf ormatio n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Self-di agnosis Function (When letters/ numbe rs appear in the display ) . . . . 76 Notes About This Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

7 Quick Guide to Di sc Type s Usable disc vers ions (a s of March 20 06) • 8x-speed or slo wer DVD+RWs • 16x- speed or sl ower DV D+Rs • 8x-speed or slo wer DVD+R DL (Double Laye r) disc s “DVD+RW,” “DVD+R,” and “DVD+R DL” are trademark s. Discs tha t cannot be recorded on • 8 c m di scs • DV D-R DL (Dua l Laye r) di scs • D[...]

8 “DVD VIDEO,” “CD,” “DVD-RW,” and “DVD-R” are t rademarks. Discs tha t ca nnot be playe d • PHOTO CDs • CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs that are recor ded in a form at differ ent fro m the formats ment ioned in the table a bove. • D ata pa rt of CD-E xtra s • DVD-ROMs/DVD+RWs/DVD-RWs/ DV D+Rs/DV D-R s that do not cont ain DVD Video. ?[...]

9 Maximum recordable n umber of t itles * The maxi mum lengt h for one title is eight hours. Note o n playba ck operati ons of DV D VIDEO s/VIDEO C Ds Some playback operations of DVD VIDEOs/ VIDEO CDs may be inte ntionally s et by softwa re prod ucers. Since thi s record er plays DVD VIDEOs/VIDEO CDs accor ding to the disc co ntents the soft ware p[...]

10 Hookups and Se ttings Hookin g Up the Record er Follo w steps 1 throu gh 6 to hook up and adjust t he sett ings of t he rec order. Do not c onnect the mains lead u ntil you reach “Step 4: Connecting t he Mains Le ad” on page 14. b Notes • See “ Specifications” (page 78) for a list of supplied acces sories. • Plug in cor ds securely t[...]

11 Hookup s and Settings Step 2 : Conn ectin g the V ideo C ords Select one of the fo llowin g pattern s, A throug h D , acco rding t o the inpu t jack on you r TV moni tor, proj ector, or AV ampl ifier (r eceiver ). This wil l enabl e you to view picture s. A SCART in put jack When yo u set “Eas y Setu p - Li ne1 O utpu t” to “S Vid eo” or[...]

12 Whe n playin g “wid e screen” images Some recorded im ages ma y not fit your TV scree n. To chan ge the pict ure size, see page 61 . If you are conn ecting to a VCR Connec t your VCR to the LI NE 3/ DEC ODER jack on th e record er (p age 19). b Notes • Do not c onnect more than one t ype of video cord bet ween the recor der and y our T V a[...]

13 Hookup s and Settings Step 3 : Conn ectin g the A udio C ords Select one of the fo llowin g pattern s, A or B , according to the input jack on your TV monitor, projector, or AV amplifi er (rec eiver). This will enable you to l isten to s ound. * Th e yellow p lug is u sed for video si gnals (page 11). A Digital a udio inpu t jack If your AV ampl[...]

14 b Notes • Do not connec t your TV’s audio output ja cks to the LINE IN (R-AUDIO-L) jacks at the same time. This will c ause u nwanted noise to com e from your TV’s speakers. • With conne ction B , do not connect t he LINE IN (R-AUDIO-L) and LINE 2 OUT (R-AUDIO-L) jacks to your TV’s a udio output jacks at the same time. This will c ause[...]

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

16 2 With the TV [ / 1 button pr essed dow n, enter the TV’s m anufa cturer c ode using the numb er butt ons. For in stance , to enter “09,” p ress “0 ” then “9.” After you enter the last n umber, releas e the TV [ / 1 button . Code n umbers of co ntrollab le TVs If mo re than o ne code num ber is lis ted, try ente ring the m one at a[...]

17 Hookup s and Settings 4 Selec t “Others, ” and pr ess ENTE R. 5 Select “C omm and Mode ,” and press ENTE R. 6 Selec t a C ommand Mode ( DVD1, DVD2 , or DVD 3), and pre ss ENTER . 7 Set th e Command Mode fo r the remo te so it matches the Command Mode for the reco rder you se t above. Follow the s teps below to s et the Command Mode on th[...]

18 Step 6: Easy Se tup Make the bas ic adjust ments by fo llowing the on-scr een i nstr ucti ons in “Ea sy Setu p.” 1 Turn on the reco rder and yo ur TV. Then s witch th e inpu t select or on your TV so tha t the sig nal from the rec order appear s on your TV sc reen. The initial setti ngs message appears . • If this m essage d oes not ap pea[...]

19 Hookup s and Settings Connec ting a VCR o r Simi lar De vice After disconn ecting the record er’s mains lead from the mains, conne ct a VCR or similar recording device to the LINE IN jacks of this re corder. For detail s, re fer to the instruct ion manual s upplied wi th the conn ected equipme nt. To recor d on this re corder , see “Rec ordi[...]

20 Connect a VCR or similar r ecording devic e to the LINE 2 IN jacks of this re corder. If the equip ment has a n S-vide o jack, you c an use an S- video co rd instea d of an audi o/video cord. z Hint When the connected eq uipment outputs only monaural sound, conne ct to just the L(MONO) and VIDEO input jacks on the front of the recorde r. Do not [...]

21 Hookup s and Settings Connec ting to a Sa telli te or Digital Tuner Connect a satell ite or dig ital tuner t o this record er using the LINE 3/DECODER jac k. Disconnect th e recorder’s mains lead from the mains when connec ting the tuner. To u se the Sync hro -Rec func tio n, s ee be low . Do NO T se t “L ine3 Inp ut” of th e “ Scar t Se[...]

22 b Notes • Synchro -Recording do es not work with some tuners. For details , see the tuner’s op erating instr uc tions . • If you disconne ct the recorder’s mains lead, you will not be able to vi ew the signa ls from th e connecte d tuner.[...]

23 Hookup s and Settings Connec ting a PAY-T V/Can al Plu s Analog ue D ecoder You ca n watch o r record P AY-TV /Canal Plus anal ogue de coder pr ogramm es if you connect a decoder ( not supplie d) to the recorde r. Disconn ect the re corder’s mains l ead from the mains when connect ing the deco der. No te that when you set “ Line 3 Input” t[...]

24 To wa tch or reco rd P AY-TV/ Canal Plus analo gue progr ammes , set your r ecorder to receive the programme p ositions using the on-scr een di spla y. In orde r to set the program me po sitions correctly, be sure t o follow al l of the ste ps belo w. 1 Pres s SYSTEM MENU. The Syst em Men u appear s. 2 Sele ct “SETUP ,” and pre ss ENTER. 3 S[...]

25 Hookup s and Settings 10 Select “S ystem” using < / , . 11 Press M / m to select an a vailabl e TV system, BG, DK or I. 12 Select “C hann el” using < / , . 13 Selec t the PA Y-TV /Canal Plus analog ue pr ogramme positio n usin g M / m or number bu ttons. 14 Select “PAY-TV/ CANAL +” using < / , . 15 Select “O n” using M /[...]

26 Eight Basic O perations — Getting to Kn ow Your DVD Recorder 1. Ins erting a D isc 1 Press Z (open/ close) , and pla ce a disc on the disc tray. 2 Press Z (open/c lose) to clo se the disc tray. Wait until “LOAD” disappears from the front pa nel displ ay. Unused DVDs are formatted automatically . If the d isc i s re cord able on th is r eco[...]

27 Eight Bas ic Operati ons — Gettin g to Know Your DVD Recorder To stop recordi ng Press x REC STO P. Note that it may take a few seconds f or record er to stop recor ding. To wa tch an othe r TV p rogra mme w hile recording If your TV is connected to the i LINE 1 – TV j ack, set yo ur T V to the TV inpu t usi ng the TV/DVD button and select t[...]

28 3. Play ing the Re cord ed Progra mme (Title List ) To play a recorded ti tle, selec t the title from the Title List. 1 Insert a DV D. See “1. In serting a Di sc” o n page 26. Playback star ts automatically depending on th e di sc. 2 Pres s TITLE LIS T. To s how th e ext ended Tit le L ist, pres s OPTI ONS to se lect “Dis play List ,” an[...]

29 Eight Bas ic Operati ons — Gettin g to Know Your DVD Recorder 3 Select a title, a nd press ENTER. The su b-menu ap pears. The su b-menu di splays op tions applicable o nly to the sel ected item. Th e disp laye d opt ion s dif fer d epend ing upon the model, situat ion, and disc type. 4 Select “Play, ” and press ENTE R. Playback starts fro [...]

30 4. D isplayi ng t he Play ing/Rem aining T ime and Play Infor mation You can check t he playing time and remaining time of the c urrent ti tle, chapter, track , or disc. A lso, you ca n check th e disc name recorded on the DVD/CD. Press DISPLA Y. The dis plays dif fer depend ing on the disc type or playing st atus. A Title numb er/name (Shows ei[...]

31 Eight Bas ic Operati ons — Gettin g to Know Your DVD Recorder b Not e Playin g time of MP3 audio tra cks may not be displayed c orrectly. You can view the playing or time inf ormation disp laye d on t he fr ont panel dis play. Press TIM E/TE XT repeat edly . The disp lays diff er depen ding on the disc type or playing st atus. Exampl e: When p[...]

32 5. Ch anging the N ame o f a Record ed Pr ogramm e You can label a DVD, titl e, or programme by enter ing charac ters. You c an enter up to 64 characters for a title or d isc name, b ut the actua l numbe r of charac ters di splaye d in the menus such as th e Title List wil l vary. The steps below ex plain how to chan ge the nam e of the rec orde[...]

33 Eight Bas ic Operati ons — Gettin g to Know Your DVD Recorder To use th e number butto ns You can also use the numbe r buttons to enter charac ters. R efer to the numb er ne xt to e ach row of letters o n your TV screen. 1 In step 5 above, press a num ber button repeat edly to select a charac ter. Example: Press the number 3 button onc e to en[...]

34 7. Play ing the Di sc on Other DV D Equ ipment (Finalis e) Fina lisi ng is ne cessar y whe n you play discs recorded wit h this recorder o n other DVD equi pment . When you finalise a DVD+RW or DVD+R, a DVD menu w ill be automatic ally created, which can be dis played on ot her DVD equi pment . Bef ore fina lising, check th e diffe rences betwee[...]

35 Eight Bas ic Operati ons — Gettin g to Know Your DVD Recorder z Hin t You can check whether th e disc has been final ised or not. If you cannot select “Finalis e” in step 3 above, t he disc h as already been final ised. b Not es • Depending on the condit ion of the disc, recording, or the DVD equipment, discs may not play even if the d i[...]

36 Timer Reco rding Before Recording Before you start recording … • Check t hat t he di sc ha s enou gh a vail able space for t he record ing (p age 31 ). For DVD +RWs, yo u can free up disc s pace by erasi ng tit les (page 54). • A djust the rec ording pictur e quali ty and pict ure size if necess ary (pag e 41). z Hint Timer recordi ngs wil[...]

37 Timer Rec ording ZWEIT ON (Germa n stereo) system When a s tereo base d progr amme is rec eive d, “Ster eo” appea rs. When a bilingual ZWEITON based progr amme is receiv ed, “Mai n,” “Sub ,” or “Mai n/Sub” ap pears. NICAM sys tem When a s tereo or bi lingual NICA M base d programme is re ceived, “NICAM” appe ars in the fr ont[...]

38 1 Pres s TIMER. 2 Press M / m to select the “Day an d Time, ” “Mode, ” or Plus Cod e row. Then p ress E NTER. 3 Select a n item using < / , and adjust us ing M / m . Then press ENT ER. To mak e addit ional chan ges to item s in differe nt r ows, retu rn to st ep 2. Th e adjustab le items are listed below. “Day and T ime”: Sets the[...]

39 Timer Rec ording If the ti mer settin gs overla p Over lapped timer s ettings are shown as follows . To stor e the settin g as shown, select “O K.” The prog ramme t hat does not have a mark next to it has p riority and the overlappe d programmes start re cording only after the first programm e has fi nishe d. To ca ncel the overl apped set t[...]

40 The VI DEO Plu s+ syst em is a fea ture that simplifie s setti ng the time r. Just enter the PlusCode pr ogramming number li sted in the TV prog ramm e guide . The da te, time, and prog ramme po sitio n of that progra mme are set automatic ally. Check that th e programme po sitions a re correctly s et in “Cha nnel Settin g” in the “Basic ?[...]

41 Timer Rec ording You can set the record er to recor d in 30 minute increments . Press z RE C repeated ly to s et the duration. Each pres s adva nces the time in 30 min ute increments. The maximum duration is six hours. The time counter dec reases minute by minu te to 0 :00, th en the reco rder s tops re cord ing (t he power does not t urn off). [...]

42 “Rec NR” (no ise redu ction): Reduces noise containe d in the vide o signal . “Rec Video Equali zer”: Adju sts the pict ure in greate r detail. Pres s M / m to select the item yo u want to adjust, then p ress ENTER. • Con trast: Ch anges th e contra st. • Brig htness : Changes the over all brightne ss. • Colou r: Mak es the colo ur[...]

43 Timer Rec ording When all of the timer s ettings do not fit on the li st, the scroll bar appe ars. To view the hidden t imer sett ings, press M / m . 2 Select the timer s etting yo u want to check /chan ge/can cel, an d press ENTE R. The su b-menu ap pears. 3 Select on e of the opt ions, and press ENTE R. “Modi fy”: Changes t he timer se tti[...]

44 Record ing Fr om Connec ted Eq uipmen t You can set the record er to automatic ally recor d progra mmes from conn ected equipment th at has a timer fu nction (suc h as a satell ite tuner) . Connect the eq uipm ent to the LI NE 3/DEC ODER jac k of the re corder (page 2 1). When t he connec ted equi pment t urns on, th e record er s tarts record i[...]

45 Timer Rec ording If the t imer se ttings of a Synchr o- Recor ding and an other timer reco rding overl ap Regard less of whe ther or not th e program me is a Synchro Rec programme, the programme that s tarts fi rst has pr iority an d the seco nd progra mme starts recor ding only a fter the first pr ogram me has f inished . You ca n record from a[...]

46 Playback Play ing 1 Inser t a disc. • See “1. Ins ertin g a Di sc” on page 26. • If you insert a DVD VIDEO, VIDEO CD, or CD, press H . Playba ck starts. 2 Pres s TITLE LIS T. For details about the Title List, s ee “3. Playing the Re corded Programme (Tit le List)” o n page 28. Example: DVD+RW 3 Select the title , and pre ss ENTE R. T[...]

47 Playba ck To resu me playba ck from the poi nt wher e you stop ped (Resu me Play) When you press H a gain aft er you stop playba ck, the rec order r esumes pl ayback from the point wh ere you pr essed x . To star t from the beginn ing, pres s OPTION S to sele ct “Play Be ginning, ” and pres s ENTER. Playback s tarts from th e beginnin g of t[...]

48 To che ck the po sition of the button s below, see the ill ustrati on on page 46. For MP 3 operat ions, see “Pl aying M P3 Audio Tracks” o n page 51. To r esume nor mal pl ayba ck, pres s H . Playback options But to ns Operations AUDIO Selec ts one of the aud io tra cks r ecorded on the d isc whe n presse d repeat edly in normal playback mod[...]

49 Playba ck b Not es • Angles and su btitles cannot be changed wi th titles reco rd ed on this re cord er. • Slideshows made with a DVD camcorder ca n only be play ed. Other play func tions, such as fas t forward, can not be used. Notes on pl aying DTS sou nd trac ks on a CD • When playing DTS-encod ed CDs, excessive noise will be hear d fro[...]

50 b Notes • If the outline s of the images on your scr een become blurre d, set “BNR” and/or “MNR” to “Off.” • Depen ding on the disc or the s cene bein g played, the above BNR, MNR, or F N R ef fects may be hard to discern . And, the se functions may not work with some screen si zes. • When using th e “Sharpnes s” function, [...]

51 Playba ck 2 Press the numb er butto ns to sel ect the number of the title, chap ter, tra ck, time co de, etc., you want. For exam ple: Ti me Search To find a sc ene at 2 hours, 10 minu tes, and 2 0 sec onds, ent er “2 1020.” If you m ake a mis take, sel ect anothe r numb er. 3 Press ENTER or S ET. The reco rder st arts play back fro m the se[...]

52 To go to the next or previ ous MP3 au dio track Pres s . or > durin g playba ck. If you repeat edly pre ss . or > , you will go to the nex t or previo us album . To go to the next or previ ous albu m Pres s / du ring pl ayback. z Hint Pres s the A UD IO butt on to swit ch betwe en ster eo or mona ural audi o tracks. MP3 i s an audio c ompr[...]

53 Playba ck Albu ms play in the follo wing orde r: Structure of disc conten ts When yo u insert a DATA CD and pres s H , the num bered tracks ar e played sequent ially, from 1 th rough 7 . Any su b-al bums/t racks contai ned wit hin a curr ently sel ected album take priorit y over the next al bum in the same tree. (E xample: C conta ins D so 4 is [...]

54 Erasing and Edit ing Before Editing Thi s record er offe rs var ious edit option s for vari ous dis c types. b Notes • Y ou may lose the e dited content s if you remove the dis c or a t imer re cording s tarts while ed iting. • D VD discs cr eated by DVD video cameras canno t be edited on t his r ecord er. • If a message appears and indica[...]

55 Erasing an d Editing You can sel ect and erase more than one title at one ti me using the OPTI ONS menu. 1 Press TITL E LIST. 2 Press OPTIONS t o select “E rase Titles ,” and pre ss ENTER . The displa y for sel ecting ti tles to be eras ed app ear s. 3 Select a title, a nd press ENTER. A chec k mark a ppears in t he check bo x next to the se[...]

56 z Hint A chapt er mar k is insert ed afte r the scene was eras ed. The chapte r mark div ides the tit le into separate chapters on ei ther s ide of t he mark. b Notes • I mages or sound m ay be mo mentaril y interrupte d at the point where you erase a section of a tit le. • S ections shor ter than five se conds may not be erased. • T he er[...]

57 Settings and Adjustments Settings and Ad justments Aeria l Rece ption and Langua ge S ettings (Basic ) The “Basic” s etup helps you to make tu ner, clock, and prog ramme po sition s ettings f or the reco rder. 1 Press SYS TEM MENU whi le the recor der is in s top mo de. 2 Selec t “SETUP ,” and pre ss ENTER. 3 Select “B asic,” and pre[...]

58 Channe l Pres s M / m repeatedly until the programme positi on you wa nt is disp layed. The pr ogramm e positi ons are s canned i n the orde r show n in t he ta ble belo w . • I f you know the number of th e prog ramme posi tion you want, pres s the num ber butto ns. For ex ample, for prog ramme posit ion 5, fir st press “0 ” and then pres[...]

59 Settings and Adjustments After th e progra mme pos itions ha ve been set , you can c hange t he order of each pro gramme position in the disp lay list. 1 Sele ct “Ch annel Sort” i n “Ba sic,” and press EN TER. 2 Press M / m to select the row co ntainin g the progra mme position yo u want to move, an d press EN TER. • T o displ ay other[...]

60 3 Selec t the TV guide page num ber you want to modify, and press ENT ER. 4 Pres s the nu mber bu tton s or < / M / m / , to enter the TV guid e page numb er, and pres s ENTER t o confi rm th e set ting . • If yo u make a mistake, re-e nter the corre ct n umber. • To return to th e original set tings, press O RETURN. 5 To s et or cha nge [...]

61 Settings and Adjustments To set t he clock ma nually If the Auto Clock Set func tion did not s e t th e cloc k corr ectly f or you r lo cal a rea, try anot her statio n for the Auto Clock Set fu nction or se t the clock manually. 1 Selec t “Clock ” in “Basic, ” and pre ss ENTER. 2 Select “ Auto Adju st,” and pre ss ENTER. 3 Selec t ?[...]

62 b Note Depending on the disc, “4:3 Letter Box” may be select ed autom aticall y inst ead of “4: 3 Pan Scan ” or vice versa. Compo nent O ut Selec ts whet her or not t o outpu t video signals from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks. b Notes • When you set “Line1 Outp ut” to “RGB,” you canno t set “Com ponent Ou t” to “On. ” ?[...]

63 Settings and Adjustments b Not es • If your TV does not accept S-video or RGB signals, no pi cture appears on the TV scre en even if yo u sele ct “S Vide o ” o r “RGB.” S ee the instruct ions suppl ied with your TV. • You c annot select “RGB” when “ Component Out” a bove is se t to “O n.” • SMARTLINK is available only w[...]

64 Audio Se ttings (Audio ) The “ Audio” se tup allow s you to adj ust the sound a ccord ing to the p layback and conne ction con dition s. 1 Pres s SYS TEM M ENU wh ile the recorder is in stop mode. 2 Sele ct “SETUP ,” and pre ss ENTER. 3 Sele ct “Audio ,” and pre ss ENTER. The “ Audio” se tup appe ars wit h the following op tions.[...]

65 Settings and Adjustments • MPEG (DVD VIDEOs only) Sel ects th e type of MPEG au dio signal . • DTS ( DVD VIDEOs onl y) Selects whether or not t o output DT S signa ls. • 48kH z/96kH z PCM (DVD VID EOs only) Selects the sam pling freque ncy of th e audio sign al. b Not e “48kHz/96kHz PCM” setting ha s no effect when audio s ignals are o[...]

66 Record ing Setting s (Record ing) The “ Recordi ng” setup al lows you to adjus t recordin g settings. 1 Pres s SYS TEM M ENU wh ile the recorder is in stop mode. 2 Sele ct “SETUP ,” and pre ss ENTER. 3 Sele ct “Recordi ng,” a nd press ENTER . The “ Recordi ng” set up appears w ith the following op tions. The defa ult settin gs ar[...]

67 Settings and Adjustments Disc Se ttings (DVD ) The “DV D” set up allows yo u to adjust parent al cont rol and lan guage settings . 1 Press SYS TEM MENU whi le the recor der is in s top mo de. 2 Selec t “SETUP ,” and pre ss ENTER. 3 Select “DVD,” and pr ess ENTER. The “D VD” setup a ppears w ith the following opti o ns. The defau [...]

68 5 Selec t “Level ,” and pres s ENTER . The se lection items for “Le vel” are disp laye d. The lower the value, the s tricter the limitatio n. Discs rated high er than t he select ed level will be restricted . 6 Select the leve l, and press ENTER. The Parental Co ntrol setti ng is complete. To can cel the Pa renta l Contr ol setti ng for [...]

69 Settings and Adjustments Remote Cont rol Sett ings/ Factor y Settings (Oth ers) The “Others” setup allows you to s e t u p other operatio nal settings. 1 Press SYS TEM MENU whi le the recor der is in s top mo de. 2 Selec t “SETUP ,” and pre ss ENTER. 3 Selec t “Others, ” and pr ess ENTE R. The “O thers” set up appea rs with the f[...]

70 Easy Se tup (Resett ing the Reco rder) Select this to run the “Easy Setup” prog ramme. 1 Pres s SYS TEM M ENU wh ile the recorder is in stop mode. 2 Sele ct “SETUP ,” and pre ss ENTER. 3 Select “Easy Setup ,” and p ress ENTER . 4 Select “Start.” 5 Follow th e instruc tions for “ Easy Setu p” (p age 18 ) fro m step 2.[...]

71 Additi onal In formatio n Additional Inform ation Troubl eshooting If you ex perien ce any of t he follow ing dif ficu lti es wh ile usin g th e r ecor der , use thi s troubleshoo ting guide to help remedy the proble m befo re reque sting rep airs. Shou ld any prob lem pe rsist, cons ult your ne arest Sony de aler. The po wer does not turn o n. [...]

72 TV chan nels cannot be changed . , The ch annel is disabl ed (pag e 58). , A t imer reco rding star ted, wh ich ch anged the chan nels. The pic ture from eq uipment co nnected t o the re corder’ s input jack does not ap pear on the screen. , If th e equipme nt is conn ected t o the LI NE 1 – TV ja ck, se lect “L 1” in the fro nt pane l d[...]

73 Additi onal In formatio n The rec order do es not play a ny type of disc. , The disc is upside down. Insert the disc with the la belled si d e fac ing up. , The dis c is not co rrect ly inserte d. , Moisture ha s condense d inside the recorder. In this case, if th e record er is on, le ave it on (if it i s off, l eave it off) for about a n hour [...]

74 Noth ing was rec orded eve n though you set the time r setting c orrectl y . , There was a power failu re during reco rding. , The r ecorder’s internal clock sto pped due to a power failu re th at las ted for more than 1 hour. Re set the clock (pa ge 60). , The chan nel was d isabled a fter the ti mer rec ording was s et. Se e “Chan nel Se t[...]

75 Additi onal In formatio n The clo ck has stoppe d. , Set the cloc k again (page 60). , The cloc k stopped due to a power fai lure that l asted fo r more t han 1 hour . Reset the clock (p age 60). The TI MER REC in dicator is flashin g. , The d isc does no t have enough sp ace. , Inser t a record able d isc i nsid e the recor der. The rec ordin g[...]

76 The disc tray does no t open and yo u canno t rem ove the di sc after you p ress Z (ope n/close) . , Tur n off the reco rder. On ce the cloc k appears in the front panel disp lay, disconne ct the mains l ead. (If the recorde r does no t turn off or if the cloc k does not appear i n the fro nt panel d isplay, discon nect the main s lead an yway.)[...]

77 Additi onal In formatio n Notes Abou t This Recor der On oper ation • If the recorde r is brough t direc tly from a cold to a wa rm location, or is placed in a very da mp ro om, mois ture m ay conden se on the l ense s inside th e record er. Sho uld this occur, the reco rder m ay no t oper ate prop erly. In this cas e, if the r ecorder is on, [...]

78 Specifi cations System Laser: Semic onducto r laser Channel c overage: PAL (B/G, D/K, I) VHF: E2 to E 12, R1 to R12, Italian A to H, Ireland A to J, South Afri c a 4 to 13 UHF: E2 1 to E69, R 21 to R69, B21 to B69 CATV: S01 to S0 5, S1 to S20 HYPER: S21 to S41 The a bove chan nel cove rage me rely ens ures the c hann el recep tion within thes e [...]

79 Additi onal In formatio n Guide to Parts and Cont rols For m ore in formation, see the p ages i n parent heses. A Z (open/c lose) button (26 ) B [ / 1 (on/st andby) butto n (18 ) C Numbe r buttons ( 40, 50) The number 5 butt on has a tact ile dot * . D PROG (programme) +/– buttons (26) The + button has a tactil e dot * . E AUDIO button (48) Th[...]

80 A [ / 1 (on/stan dby) butt on (18 ) B Disc tray (26) C Front pane l display (31 , 80) D TIMER REC indicator (37) SYNCHRO REC indicato r (44) E A (ope n/close) button (26) F H (play) bu tton (4 6) G x (stop) butto n (46) H (remote sensor) (15) I z REC button (26) J x REC STOP button (26) K LINE 2 IN (S VIDEO/VIDEO/ L(MO NO ) AUD IO R) jack s (2 0[...]

81 Additi onal In formatio n A AERIAL IN/OUT jacks (10) B DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack (13) C LINE 2 OUT (R-AUDIO-L/VIDEO) jacks (11, 13 ) D LINE 1 – TV jack (1 1) E LINE 3/DECODER jack (19) F AC IN terminal (14) G LINE 2 OUT (S VIDEO) jack (11) H COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (Y, P B / C B , P R /C R ) jacks (11) Rear panel[...]

82 Langua ge Code Lis t For details , see page 68. The lan guage spelling s confor m to the IS O 639: 1988 (E/F ) standa rd. Area Code For details , see page 67. Code Area Code Area Code Area Code Area 2044 Argentina 2047 Australia 2046 Austria 2057 Belgium 2070 Brazil 2079 Canada 2090 Chile 2092 China 2115 Denmark 2165 Finland 2174 France 2109 Ger[...]

83 Index Words in quota tions appe ar in the on -scre en display s. Numerics 16:9 18 , 61 4:3 Letter Box 18 , 61 4:3 Pan Sc an 18 , 61 “48kHz/96 kHz PCM” 65 A “A-B Erase” 55 Adjusting playba ck pictu re 49 playba ck sound 50 recordin g picture 41 Aerial 10 “AFT” 58 Album 30 , 53 Album nu mber 30 “Album Search ” 50 ANGLE 48 Angle 46 [...]

84 G GB 35 H Handli ng discs 77 “Hue” 49 I INPUT SELECT 45 L Labelli ng 33 “Langu age” 68 LINE 2 IN 20 LINE 3/DECODER 19 “Line1 Out put” 62 “Line3 Inp ut” 63 “Line3 Out put” 63 M Main sou nd 36 , 48 , 66 Mains Lead 14 Manua l Cloc k Set 61 MENU 46 Menu DVD’s Menu 46 Top me nu 46 “MNR” 49 “Modi fy” 43 MP3 aud io tracks [...]

85 S S VIDEO 11 “S Video” 18 , 62 Satellite receiver 21 “Scart Se tting” 62 “Screen Saver” 63 “Search” 50 Searching fast reverse/fast forward 48 locat ing the begi nning of the title/ chapte r/track 48 search mo de 50 SET 17 , 33 , 50 “Shar pness” 49 Slow- motion play 48 SMARTLINK 12 Sort 29 Sound quality 50 Sub sou nd 36 , 48 ,[...]

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