Sony RDR-GX257 manual

3-876-081- 12 (1) © 2008 Sony Corporation D VD Recorder Operatin g Instructi ons RDR-GX257[...]

2 WARNIN G To reduce th e risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moist ure. To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabin et. Refer servi cing to qualif ied personnel only. Batteries o r batterie s installed apparatus shall not be exposed to excessive heat such as sunshine, fire or the like. CAUTION The use of op[...]

3 On comp ensation fo r lost recordings Sony is not lia ble and will not comp ensate for any lost rec ordings or relevant losses, including when recordings are not m ade due to reasons including recorder failu re, or when the cont ents of a record ing are lost or dama ged as a result of recorder f ailure or repair un dertaken to the recorder. S ony[...]

4 Table of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Guide to Part s and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

5 DV D ubbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Before DV Dubbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Connecting a Dig ital Video Camera to the DV IN Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Dubbing From a DV/Di[...]

6 Guide t o Part s and Con trols For more informa tion, see the pa ges in pare nthe ses. A [ / 1 (on/stan dby) (18) Turns th e reco rder o n or o ff. B CH (channel) + /– The bu ttons are not operabl e for this m odel. C INPUT (input select) (41) Selec ts an input so urce. D CLEAR (37) E THUMBNAIL (28) Selec ts a favor ite sc ene for the title’s[...]

7 M SUBTITLE (44) Selec ts a subtitle l anguage . ANGLE (44) Chan ges the an gles or rotat es an imag e during slides how. PLAY MODE (46, 49) ZOOM (45) Zooms an image du ring play back or pa use mode. N AUDIO (44) The AUDIO button ha s a tactil e dot * . O Number buttons (46) The number 5 butt on has a tact ile dot * . P Z OPEN/CLOSE (26) Open s or[...]

8 A [ / 1 (on/stan dby) (18) Turns th e reco rder o n or o ff. B Disc tray (26) C Front panel d isplay Shows the curren t status o f the rec order. REC: In dica tes wh en reco rdin g is i n prog ress. TV: Indicates when the record er is in TV tuner mode. PM: Indic ates aftern oon. : Indicat es when the rec order is in timer recording or a timer re [...]

9 A AC IN terminal (15) B COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (Y, P B , P R ) jacks (12) C LINE 1 IN (VIDEO/AUDIO L/R) jacks (11, 23) D SET TOP BOX CONTROL jack (11) E HDMI OUT (high-d efinition multimedia in terface o ut) jack ( 12) F LINE OUT (VIDEO/AUDIO L/R) jacks (12, 14) G AUDIO OUT (L /R) jacks (14 ) H DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) j ack (14 ) Rear panel YP B P R C[...]

10 Hookups and Settings Hooki ng Up t he Reco rder Follow steps 1 to 5 to hook up th e record er, and step 6 t o make the in itial se ttings fo r the rec order (pag e 18 ). Do no t connec t the m ains le ad (the AC power cord) until you reach “ Step 4 : Connec ting the Ma ins Lead (Po wer Cord) ” on page 15 . b Notes • See “Speci fications [...]

11 Hookup s and Settings Connect the LINE 1 I N jacks usin g an audi o/video co rd. With this hookup, you can record any channe l on the ca ble box or satellite receiver. Be sure t hat the cable box or sat ellite rec eiver is turned on. To record cable or sat ellite progra ms, you need to match the inpu t source on the recor der (L1) to the input j[...]

12 Step 2: Conne cting the Vide o Cord s/HDMI C ord Select one of the fo llowing pa tterns, A through C , acco rdin g to th e inp ut jac k on your T V mo nito r, projec tor, or au dio comp onent s uch as an AV a mplifier ( receiver ). This w ill enab le you to view pi ctures. VIDEO R L - AUDIO - LINE 1 IN ~ AC IN HDMI OUT YP B P R COAXIAL VIDEO R L[...]

13 Hookup s and Settings A Video input jack You will en joy standard qual ity images. B Compon ent vid eo input j acks (Y, P B , P R ) You wil l enjoy ac curate col or reprodu ction and high qua lity images . If your TV accep ts progre ssive 48 0p format signal , use this co nnection and set the RESO LUTI ON bu tton on t he f ront pane l t o “480[...]

14 Step 3: Conne cting the Audi o Cord s/HDMI C ord Select one of the fo llowing patterns , A or B , acc ording to the i nput jack on your TV monitor, pro jector, or audi o componen t such as an A V ampl ifier (receiv er). This w ill enable yo u to listen to so und. A Digital a udio inpu t jack If your audio com ponent ha s a Dolb y *1 Digi t al , [...]

15 Hookup s and Settings b Not es • Do not connect your TV’s audio outp ut jacks to the LINE 1 IN (AUDIO L/ R) jacks at the same time. This will cause unwanted noise to com e from your TV’s speakers. • With connection B , do not connect the LINE 1 IN (AUDIO L/R) and LINE OUT ja cks to your TV’s audi o output j acks at th e same tim e. Thi[...]

16 Step 5: Pr epari ng the Remote You c an co ntrol the record er u sing t he su ppli ed remote. In sert two size AA (R6) batteries by matchi ng the 3 and # ends on the bat teries to the markings inside the battery c ompartment. When using t he remote, point it at the r emote senso r on th e re corder . b Notes • If the supp lied remote interfe r[...]

17 Hookup s and Settings Code n umbers of co ntrollable TVs If more than one code number is listed, try entering the m one at a time until y ou find the one t hat works wit h yo ur TV . The remote pe rforms t he following : If th e supp lied remote int erfer es wi th yo ur o ther Sony DVD recorder or player, set the command mode number for thi s re[...]

18 You c an chan ge chan nels o f the record er using the numbe r buttons. Exampl e: for ch annel 50 Press “ 5,” “0,” then p ress ENTER . Step 6: In itial Setu p Make the basic ad justme nts by foll owing th e on- screen in struct ions in “In itial Setu p.” Be careful not t o disconnect th e cables or exit th e “Initi al Setup” f un[...]

19 Hookup s and Settings To retu rn to the previo us step Press O RETURN or < accordi ng to the display . z Hin t If you w ant to run “Initia l Setup” a gain, sele ct the relevant se tup items from th e Setup menu (pa ge 62). 1 Turn o n the recor der and t he cable box / satellit e receive r. 2 Press SYSTEM MENU to t urn on th e System Menu.[...]

20 If you ca nnot get t he recor der to contr ol your cable bo x/satellite receiver Check the sett ings at [Set- Top Box Control] in th e [Vid eo] se tup (pa ge 19). Chec k the con nect ion an d pl ace the s et to p bo x contro ller near the remot e sensor on the cable box/ satellite receiver ( page 11). If your cable box or sate llite recei ver st[...]

21 Hookup s and Settings Connec ting a VCR o r Simila r Devi ce After di sconnecting the record er’s mains lead (t he power cord ) from the AC outlet, connect a VCR or similar recordin g device to th e LINE IN jacks of this r ecorder. Use the DV IN jack on the front pan el if the equipment has a DV output ja ck (i.LINK j ack) (page 59). See als o[...]

22 b Notes • Do not con nect the output jack of this recorder to anothe r equipment ’s input j ack with the other e quipment’s output jack c onnected to the i nput ja ck of t his r ecorder. T his may cause n oise (fee dback). • Do not connect more th an one type of video cor d between the reco rder and your TV at the same ti me. • Picture[...]

23 Hookup s and Settings Connec ting to a Sa tellit e or Di gital T uner Connect a s atellite o r digital tuner to thi s recorder using the LINE 1 I N jacks. Disc onnect the recorder’s main s lead (the power c ord) fro m the AC ou tlet wh en con necting th e tuner . z Hin t You do not need to turn on the recorder to view the signals from th e con[...]

24 Conne cting the US B Device You can connect a USB memor y to the USB j ack on the re corder to play the MP 3 audio trac ks or JPEG image file s. Refer to the operatin g instruc tions supplie d with the USB memory before co nnecting. For detail s about pla ying the in serted USB memor y, see “Pla ying from th e USB memory” on page 4 3. b Note[...]

25 Basic O peration Basic O peration Using the Sy stem Menu The Syst em Menu a ppears w hen you p ress SYSTEM MENU, and provide s entries to the record er’s functi ons. Select a n opti on by pres sing M / m and ENTER . If necess ary, sele ct a sub op tion and pr ess ENTE R. Med ia (pag e 42) Displays th e contents of a disc o r USB memory. [Video[...]

26 Insert ing an d Forma tting a Disc Whe n you firs t inse rt a new disc, th e reco rder wi ll ask you t o format th e disc. F ollow the steps be low to fo rmat the disc . You ca n also re forma t a DVD+RW or DVD-RW to create a blank disc. 1 Turn on the TV. 2 Press & / 1 . The re corder turns on . 3 Switch the i nput sel ector o n your TV so t[...]

27 Basic O peration Recor ding a Program to a Disc Thi s sect ion intr oduc es t he bas ic op erat ion t o record the curr ent TV pro gram to a di sc. For de tails about record ing, se e page 35. 1 Turn o n the recor der and t he connec ted cable box /satellit e receiver. 2 Insert a disc. For detai ls on h ow t o inse rt and form at a ne w disc, se[...]

28 Viewi ng the Record ed Progr am (Titl e List) The t itl es of p rogr ams re corde d on a disc are displaye d in the Title List, which a lso displays disc in forma tion, suc h as disc name, rem aining time, et c. Follow t he steps belo w to play t he reco rded p rogr am. You can als o edit individ ual titles from the Ti tle List (page 52). 1 Inse[...]

29 Basic O peration To searc h for a specific po int of th e title Select [ Search ] and pres s ENTER in step 4. S elect [Time] an d press ENT ER. While watchin g the prev iew, press < / , to select th e start point. Each press moves the point forw ard or back ward one m inute (o r five min ute if you hold ). Then, pr ess ENTER. To stop playback[...]

30 Check ing th e Play back Inform ation an d Play ing Time You can check th e playback i nformat ion and remaining t ime displaye d on the TV scr een by pre ssing DISP LAY re peat edly . The i tems displaye d differ de pending on the disc ty pe or playi ng status. Press DISPLA Y to s how v arious playbac k informa tion on the TV screen. Exampl e: [...]

31 Basic O peration Changi ng th e Name o f a Record ed Prog ram (Titl e Input) The ti tles re corded on a disc ar e named sequential ly ([Title 1], [Tit le 2], …) by default. You can ren ame titles using the d isplay fo r enter ing char acters, which als o appear s for renam ing a di sc. Up to 21 ch arac ters can be ente red fo r a t itle or dis[...]

32 • To insert a chara cter, move the cu rsor to the righ t of th e pos ition where you wa nt to i nsert the ch aract er. Sel ect th e charac ter fr om the character palette and p ress ENTER. 7 Repeat steps 5 and 6 to enter the remaining characters. • If you want to r eturn to the Title List witho ut renam ing the t itle, se lect [Can cel] an d[...]

33 Basic O peration b Not e Label the dis c before you finaliz e it. Once a disc is finalized, you cannot change the disc name. You ca n protect a ll titles on the di sc to preve nt accide ntal reco rding, editing, or erasing. 1 Insert a disc. 2 Press SYSTEM MENU to t urn on th e System Menu. 3 Selec t [Setup] and press EN TER. The Setu p display a[...]

34 1 Insert a disc. 2 Press SYSTE M MENU t o tur n on th e Syste m Menu. 3 Selec t [Setup] and pres s ENTER. The Setu p display appe ars 4 Selec t [Disc] an d press , . 5 Selec t [Fin alize] a nd press , . 6 Selec t [Fin alize] a nd press ENTER. The disp lay ask s for confi rmatio n. 7 Select [OK ] and press ENTE R. The re corder starts fina lizing[...]

35 Record ing Recording Before Recording Before you start recording… • Thi s recor der can rec ord on va rious d iscs. Sel ect the d isc ty pe ac cordin g to yo ur nee ds (pa ge 74) . • Use t he Title List to check the availabl e recordin g time for the disc (page 28). For DVD+RWs and DVD-RWs, you can e rase title s to fr ee up disc sp ace (p[...]

36 Timer Re cordi ng From Connec ted Equi pmen t You can set the t imer for a total of 16 pr ograms, u p to one mon th in advanc e. b Note While re cording, you cann ot set additional timer recording s. 1 Press Z OPEN /CLOSE , and plac e a recor dable d isc on the di sc tra y. 2 Press Z OPEN /CLOSE to close the disc tray. Wait until “REAd” disa[...]

37 Record ing Leave the cab le box/sate llite re ceiver turn ed on. Do not c hange the c han nel se lect ed on t he cable box/sa tellite receiv er during recordi ng. To stop recording during timer r ecording Switch the i nput sele ctor on your TV so that th e confi rmation appears on t he TV sc reen. Press x REC STOP. Press ENTER before the confirm[...]

38 2 Select a tim er se tting an d pre ss EN TER. The Timer Record me nu in step 4 o f “Timer Reco rding From Connect ed Equipm ent” (page 36 ) appear s. The in put, dat e, start and stop times, r ecording mode, and c hannel for the sele cted timer settin g appear. 3 Press < / , t o se lect an ite m and press M / m to c hange the settin g. ?[...]

39 Record ing Record ing Withou t the Timer 1 Insert a recordable disc. 2 Press INPU T rep eatedly to select the connect ed input (L1). 3 Selec t the chann el on the ca ble box/ satellite r e ceive r’s side. 4 Press REC MODE re peated ly to s elect the recording mode. Each time you press th e button, th e displa y chan ges on the TV screen as fol[...]

40 To che ck the Q uick Ti mer Press z REC once while re cording. The remai nin g record ing time and other reco rding informa tion (chan nel, record ing mode, et c.) appear momenta rily on the TV screen. To can cel or stop t he Quick Timer To return the reco rder to n ormal reco rding mode , press z REC rep eated ly whil e record ing. [Con tinue] [...]

41 Record ing Recor ding F rom a VC R or Simila r Device You can record from a connect ed VCR or similar device. To conn ect a VCR or simila r device, s ee “Connecting a VCR or Similar Devi ce” (page 21). Use the D V IN jack on the fro nt panel if the equipm ent has a D V output jack (i.L INK jack) . 1 Insert a recordable disc. 2 Press INPU T r[...]

42 Playback Playi ng To play from the USB memory, see p age 43. 1 Press Z OPEN/ CLOSE, and pla ce a di sc on the disc tray . 2 Press Z OPEN /CLOSE to close the disc tray. The d isc’s menu may a ppear when a DVD VIDEO or VIDEO CD was ins erted. Select t he title or c hapter you want to play using < / M / m / , , etc, for DVDs ; numb er buttons [...]

43 Playback To play VIDEO CD s with PB C functi ons PBC (P layback Con trol) allow s you to play VIDE O CDs i nteract ively us ing the menu on y our TV screen. When you start playing a VIDEO CD with PBC function s, the menu appears. Select an item usi ng the num ber button s and press ENTER. Then, follow the instructions in the menu (press H PLAY w[...]

44 Playback options Buttons Operations Discs Z OPEN/C LOSE Stops playing an d opens the disc tr ay. All discs X PAUSE Pauses playback. All discs . PREV/ > NEXT Goes to the be ginning of the c urrent or next title / chapter /scen e/trac k. All discs (fast reverse/fa st forward ) Fast rever ses/f ast f orward s the d isc w hen re peat edly pressed[...]

45 Playback To resume normal pla yback, pre ss H PLAY. b Not es • If “ ” appears, the operation is not available on the disc. • When playi ng the dis cs record ed on this recorder, angles and subtitles can not be changed . • For a Super VCD, you c annot select au dio track 2 if one is recorded on th e disc. To en large a vi deo imag e (Zo[...]

46 To pl ay re peatedly Press PLAY MODE repeatedly to select an item to be repe ated . [Chapter] : repeats th e current cha pter. (DVD only) [Title]: repeat s the curre nt title . (DVD only) [Tra ck]: re peats t he curre nt trac k. (VIDE O CD only) [All]: r epeats all t he track s on the disc. (DVD-RW (VR mode)/VIDEO CD only) [Off ]: do es not play[...]

47 Playback 3 Press the number buttons t o select t he number of the title, chap ter, tim e code, etc. , you wa nt. For ex ample: Ti me search To find a scene a t 2 hours, 10 minut es, and 20 second s, enter “2 1020” an d press EN TER. If you en ter the wro ng numb er, press < / , to selec t the num ber yo u want to cancel, then ente r anoth[...]

48 Playi ng Music CDs and MP3 Audio Tracks The reco rder ca n play mu sic CD s and MP 3 audio tracks on DATA CDs/DATA DVDs and USB memo ry. For detai ls about MP 3 audio trac ks, see page 80. To play from the USB memory, see p age 43. 1 Insert a disc. The Mus ic Ju kebo x dis play ap pear s on th e TV screen . Example: DATA CDs • If t he Ph oto A[...]

49 Playback To resume normal pla yback, pre ss H PLAY. To play repe atedly Press PLAY M ODE repeated ly to sel ect an item to be repe ated. [Trac k]: rep eats the cu rrent t rack. [Folde r]: r epeats th e curr ent fol der (DATA CD/ DATA DVD only). [All]: rep eats all the tracks on the di sc (CD only). [Off] : does no t play repe atedly. To repeat a[...]

50 Playin g JPEG Image Fi les You can play JPEG ima ge files on DATA CDs/ DATA DVDs and USB me mory. For deta ils about JPEG image file s, see page 80. To play from the USB memory, see p age 43. 1 Insert a disc. The Phot o Album app ears on the TV screen. • If t he Music Juk ebox disp lay appe ars, press TITLE LIST to switch the lists. • To vie[...]

51 Erasing and Editi ng Erasing and Ed iting Before Editing This rec orde r offers variou s edit op tion s for vario us disc and title types. Be fore yo u edit, c heck these types and se lect an available option . b Not es • You may l ose edite d content s if y ou remove t he disc while editing. • Finish edit ing and recording befo re finalizin[...]

52 In this case, you ca n select a title or ch apter an d create a Playlis t title. You can eve n rearra nge the scene ord er within t he Playlist title (p age 58). z Hint For DVD-RW (VR mode), you c an display th e disc’s P laylist titles i n Title Lis t (Playlis t), or t he original tit les in Title Li st (Original ). Press TITLE LIST repeated [...]

53 Erasing and Editi ng 2 Select a title, a nd press ENTER. The sub -menu appears with opti ons ava ilable for the selecte d title. [Searc h]: Di splays the sear ch opti ons. [Cha pter]: Displays the Chapter L ist f or playba ck and editin g (pag e 55 ). [Erase]: Erases the t itle (pa ge 53). For effec ts on disc capacit y, see page 5 1. [Protect ][...]

54 4 Press ENTER at t he start of the scene to be erased (poi nt A). 5 Press H PL AY, and se arch for the sc ene you wa nt to erase b y pr essing x STOP , X PAUS E, and m / M . 6 Press EN TER at the en d of the scen e (point B). To reset e ither point A or B, sele ct [Cancel] and repe at from s tep 3. 7 Select [OK], and press ENTE R. The disp lay a[...]

55 Erasing and Editi ng If you do not want to di vide the t itle, sele ct [Can cel] from t he sub-me nu, and pr ess ENTER. You can skip playing titl es without deleting them from the disc. 1 Select [ Edit] in step 3 of “Erasin g and Edit ing Titles ,” and pre ss ENTER. 2 Select [ Hide], an d press ENT ER. The title is displayed sh aded in th e [...]

56 5 Selec t a chapter , and press EN TER. The sub-menu appears with options availa ble for the sel ecte d chapte r. [Title]: Returns to the Title List menu (s ee “Eras ing a nd Ed iti ng Ti tles ” on pag e 52 ). [Era se]: Eras es the ch apter (p age 56). [Combine]: Combines two chapte rs into o ne (page 5 6). [Hide /Show ]: Hides th e chapt er[...]

57 Erasing and Editi ng b Not e If a message ap pears and indicat es that no more chapt er marks can be added, you may not be able to reco rd or edit. Edit ing a Playl ist Playlist edi t allows you to edit o r re-edit without changi ng the ac tual recor ding s. This sectio n expl ains ed it opt ion s avail able only for Play list titles . Edits exp[...]

58 4 Selec t [New Pla ylist] , and pres s ENTER. The title o r chapter i s added to th e Playlist a s a new Playl ist title . To create more Pl aylist titl es, press TITLE LIST and re peat the st eps above. 1 Select a title o r chap ter in st ep 2 of “Crea ting a Pl aylist t itle” ( page 57). 2 Selec t [Playlis t], and pr ess ENTER . The disc?[...]

59 DV Du bbing DV Dubbing Befor e DV Du bbing This sect ion ex plains dubb ing wit h a digital video camer a via th e DV IN jac k on the fr ont pane l. If you w ant to dub by way o f the LIN E IN ja cks, see “Recording From a VCR or Similar De vice” (pa ge 41). To record fro m the DV IN jack The DV IN jack o n this record er conforms to the i.L[...]

60 Dubbin g Fr om a DV /Digita l8 Form at Tape t o a DVD You can record a DV/Dig ital8 for mat tape o nto a disc. T he recorde r contro ls the digital video camera . You ca n fast forward, rewind, and st op the tap e to select a scene us ing the rec order’ s remote contro l. ◆ How cha pters are crea ted The dubbed contents become one titl e, an[...]

61 DV Du bbing 9 Selec t [DV Input] , and press , . [Stere o 1] (d efault ): Rec ords or iginal sound only. Normally select th is when dubbing a DV format t ape. [Stere o 2] : Reco rds ad diti onal a udio only. Selec t this only if you have adde d a second audio c hannel wh en recordi ng with yo ur digital video cam era. 10 Select an opti on, a nd [...]

62 Settings and Adjustmen ts Using the Setup Di splay s By using the Setup Di splays, yo u can make variou s adjus tments to i tems suc h as pictur e and soun d, as well as select a lang uage for the subtit les. The Setup Display cons ists of sever al levels to se t up o ptions. T o sele ct the next lev el, pre ss , . T o select a previous level, p[...]

63 Settings a nd Adjustm ents Record er Sett ings (Gener al) The [ Gener al] setu p hel ps yo u to make cloc k and other se ttings fo r the recorde r. Select [Gen eral] in the Setup Displa y. To use the disp lay, see “Using the Setup Displa ys” (p age 62). The default setti ngs are underlined. [Clock Se tting] 1 Sele ct [Cl ock Sett ing ] and p[...]

64 [Factory Set] Returns the recorder ’s settin gs to the factory defaul ts. See page 69 for procedure s. Note that Parental Contr ol setti ngs in th e [Lock] setup remain unaf fected . Langua ge Se ttings The [ Languag e] setup al lows you t o select a lang uage f or th e reco rder’s display and di scs. Selec t [Lan guage] in the Setup Di spla[...]

65 Settings a nd Adjustm ents Audio Setti ngs The [Audio] setu p allows you to adjust the s ound accord ing to th e playback and con nection conditions. Sele ct [Au dio ] in the Setu p Di spla y. T o use the displ ay, see “U sing the Set up Displa ys” (pag e 62). The default setti ngs are underlined. [Dolby Digi tal O utput ] (DVD s only ) Sele[...]

66 – DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL)/HDMI OUT jacks only when [ Dolby Digital Outp ut] is set to [Dolby Digita l → PCM] (page 6 5). [Vocal] (Karaoke DVD only) Mixes karaoke cha nnels i nto norma l stereo. This function is effe ctive for multi-cha nnel karaoke DVDs only. Parent al Contro l Sett ings (Lock) Playback of some DVD VIDEOs can be limited accord[...]

67 Settings a nd Adjustm ents • If you make a mistake , press < repeated ly to del ete numbe rs one by o ne, then re -enter it. 2 To chang e the pass word, pres s ENTER wh ile [Chang e] is selected. [Erase]: Erases t he passwo rd. Enter the regis tered pa ssword . 3 Enter th e registe red pass word. 4 Enter a new fou r-digit pa ssword. 5 Enter[...]

68 b Note Depending on the s ize of the recordin g being ma de, the actual interv al may v ary from t he int erval sel ected in [Auto Ch apter]. Wh en record ing in UL P mode, the interv al is set to 10-mi nutes. T he sele cted int erval shou ld only be used as an approximation to create chapter s. [Set-Top Box Control] Turns on th e cable box/sat [...]

69 Settings a nd Adjustm ents Resett ing th e Record er (Facto ry Set ) Select t his to reset the reco rder to all its def ault settin gs. Note that Pa rental Contro l settings in the [Loc k] setup re main unaf fecte d. 1 Press SYSTEM MENU to t urn on th e System Menu. 2 Selec t [Setup] and press EN TER. 3 Selec t [Gener al] and pres s , . 4 Selec [...]

70 Additional Info rmation Troubl eshoo ting If you experi ence any of the follow ing diff iculties while u sing the r ecorder, use this tr oublesho oting guide t o help remedy the prob lem before requ esting re pairs. Sh ould any p roblem pe rsist, consul t your near est Sony dea ler. The po wer does n ot turn on . , Check th at the ma ins lead (t[...]

71 Additional I nformation There is n o sound . , Re-co nnect al l connec tion s secur ely. , The c onnecting cord i s dama ged. , The inpu t source setting on the a udio comp onent or the connec tion to the a udio co mponent i s incorre ct. , The record er is in reverse play, fast forward, slow motion, or pa use mode. , If the audio signa l does n[...]

72 , Try chan ging the a ngle using the DVD VIDEO ’s menu. , The an gles ca nnot be ch anged f or th e titl es recorde d on this reco rder. The MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image file s do not p lay. , The M P3 audi o trac ks or JPEG i mage f iles a re not rec orded in a forma t that the r ecorder can play ( page 76 ). The chan nel cann ot be change [...]

73 Additional I nformation , The remote is not poin ted at the re mote sensor on the recor der. , Differen t command modes a re set for the record er and re mote. S et the same co mmand mode (pa ge 17). The de fault comm and mode setting fo r this re corder and the supp lied rem ote is “3 (Def ault setting).” You ca n check th e current com man[...]

74 Recor dable and Play able D iscs Type Di sc Logo Ico n used in th is manual Forma ttin g (new di scs) Compat ibilit y with oth er DVD players (finalising) DVD+ RW Automa tically formatte d in +VR mode (DVD+RW VIDEO) Playable o n DVD+RW comp atible playe rs (finaliza tion necessary) (page 33) DVD- RW VR mode Format in VR mode ( page 26) Playable [...]

75 Additional I nformation Usabl e disc versio ns (as of May 2008) • 8x-speed or slo wer DVD+RWs • 6x-speed or slower DVD-RWs (Ver. 1.1, Ver. 1.2 with CPRM*) • 16x- speed or sl ower DV D+Rs • 16x- speed or slower DVD-R s (Ver.2 .0, Ver.2 .1 with CPRM*) “DVD+RW,” “DVD-RW,” “DVD+R,” a nd “DVD-R” are trad emarks. * CPRM (Conten[...]

76 Playa ble Disc s “DVD VIDEO” and “CD” are trademarks. * If the DVD-RAM has a remo vable cart ridge, remove the cartri dge before playbac k. Discs tha t cannot be played •P H O T O C D s • CD-ROMs/ CD-Rs /CD-RWs th at are re corded in a fo rmat di fferen t from the fo rmats ment ioned i n the table above. • Data p art of CD-Extras ?[...]

77 Additional I nformation Region code (DVD VIDEO on ly) Your record er has a region code pri nted on the rear of the uni t and will onl y play DVD VIDEOs (playback only) labele d with identi cal regio n codes. This syst em is used to pr otect cop yrights . DVD VIDEOs labeled will also pl ay on this record er. If you tr y to play any o ther DVD VID[...]

78 Langua ge Cod e List For de tails, see pag e 64. The lang uage spe llings conf orm to the ISO 639: 1988 (E/F) standar d. Area Co de Lis t For de tails, see pag e 67. Lang uage C ode Lang uage C ode Lang uage Code La nguage Code Abkhazian 6566 Afar 6565 Afrikaans 6570 Albanian 8381 Amharic 6577 Arabic 6582 Armenian 7289 Assamese 6583 Aymara 6588 [...]

79 Additional I nformation Notes Abou t This Recor der On oper ation • If the r ecorder is brought directly from a c old to a warm loca tion, or i s placed in a very damp room, moistu re may co ndense on th e lenses inside th e record er. Should this occur, the recor der may not operate pr operly. In this case, if t he reco rder is on, le ave it [...]

80 Notes on MP3 A udio Tracks , JPEG Image Files, and i.Li nk MP3 is an audio com pressio n technolo gy that satisf ies certa in ISO/MPEG reg ulations. J PEG is an im age c ompress ion t echnology . You can play MP 3 (MPEG1 A udio La yer 3) for mat au dio tr acks on DATA CDs (CD- ROMs / CD-Rs/CD-RWs) or DATA DVDs (DVD-ROMs/ DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs/DVD+RWs/D[...]

81 Additional I nformation The DV IN jack o n this re corder is i.LINK- comp liant for digit al v ideo camer as. i.LINK is a more fa miliar term for IEEE 1394 data transpor t bus prop osed by SONY, and i s a trade mark appr oved by m any corp orations . IEEE 1394 is an international stan dard standar dized by the Institute of Elec trical and Electr[...]

82 Supplied ac cessorie s: Power cord (1) Video cord (1) Audio cord (1) Remote commander (remote) (1) Size AA (R6) batteries (2 ) Set to p box contr oller (1) Specif ication s and design are subj ect to chan ge withou t notice.[...]

83 Index Words i n brackets a ppear in th e on-scr een dis plays. Numerics [16:9] 63 [4:3 Letter Box] 63 [4:3 Pan Scan ] 63 [96kHz PCM Output] 65 A [A-B Erase] 53 A-B Repeat 46 Album 48 Angle 45 Area Code 67 , 78 Audio 45 , 65 Audio co rd 14 [Audio DRC] 65 Audio inp ut 14 [Auto Chapter] 40 , 67 B Batteries 16 Bookmark 47 C Cabl e box 10 CD 76 Chapt[...]

Sony Corporat ion Printed in Indonesia Printed using VOC ( Volatile Organic Compound)-free vegetable oil based ink. P Parental Control 43 , 66 Parts and controls 6 PBC (Playback Control) 43 PCM 65 Play able di scs 74 , 76 Playba ck 42 , 44 , 48 , 74 , 76 A-B Repeat 46 fast forward 44 , 49 fast reverse 44 , 49 Repeat Play 46 , 49 Resume Play 43 Slow[...]