Sony RDR-GX380 manual

3-876-078- 11 (3) © 2008 Sony Corporation D VD Recorder Operatin g Instructi ons RDR-GX380 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 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 installe d apparatus shall not be exposed to excessive heat such as sunshine, fire or the like. This appliance i s c[...]

3 Disposal of wa ste batteries (applicable in the European Union and othe r Europea n countries with separate collection systems) This symbol on the battery or on the packaging indicates that the battery provided wi th this prod uct shall not be treated as household waste. By ensuring thes e batteries are disposed o f correctly, you will help preve[...]

4 On comp ensation for lost recordings Sony is not liab le and will not compensate fo r any lost recordings or releva nt losses, including when recordings a re not made due to rea sons in clud in g rec or der f ail ure , or when the conten ts of a recording are lo st or d amaged as a resu lt of recorder f ailure or repair un dertaken to the reco rd[...]

5 Table of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Guide to Parts a nd Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

6 DV D ubbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Before DV Dubbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Connecting a Dig ital Video Camera to the DV IN Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Dubbing From a DV/[...]

7 Guide to Parts an d Cont rols For m ore in format ion, see the pa ges i n pare nthe ses. A [ / 1 (on/stan dby) (20) Turns the record er on or of f. B PROG (programme) +/– (29) The + button has a tactil e dot * . C INPUT (input sele ct) (43) Selects an input so urce. D CLEAR (40) E TV/DVD (18) Swit che s betwee n TV mod e and DVD mo de. F SYSTEM[...]

8 M SUBTITLE (47) Selects a sub title la nguage. ANGLE (47) Chang es the an gles or rot ates an im age duri ng slides how. PLAY MODE (49, 51) ZOOM (48 ) Zooms an image du ring playb ack or pau se mode. N AUDIO (47) The AUDIO button has a tactil e dot * . O Number buttons (49) The num ber 5 butto n has a tac tile dot * . P Z (open/close) (28 ) Open [...]

9 A [ / 1 (on/stan dby) (20) Turns the record er on or of f. B Disc tray (28) C Front pan el display Shows the curr ent stat us of the rec order. REC: In dicates when re cordin g is i n progr ess. TV: Indicat es wh en th e reco rder i s in TV tuner mode. PM: Indic ates afte rnoon. : Indicates when the r ecorder is in timer recordin g or a timer rec[...]

10 A AC IN terminal (1 7) B COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (Y, P B /C B , P R /C R ) jacks (13) C LINE 3/DECODER jack (22, 24) D AERIAL IN/OUT jacks (12) E HDMI OUT (high- definition multimed ia interfa ce out) jack (13) F LINE 1-TV ja ck (13) G AUDIO OUT (L/R) ja cks (16) H DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack (16) Rear panel[...]

11 Hookup s and Settings Hookups and Settings Hookin g Up the Re cord er Follow ste ps 1 to 5 to hook u p the recor der, and step 6 to make the in itial se ttings for the re corder (page 20). Do not conn ect the ma ins lead (t he powe r cord) un til you rea ch “Step 4 : Connect ing the Ma ins Lead (P ower Cord )” (pa ge 17). b Not es • See ?[...]

12 Step 1 : Conn ectin g the A erial C able Conne ct the aeri al cable by follow ing the s teps belo w. 1 Disco nnect the aeria l cabl e from you r TV an d connect it to A ERIAL I N on th e rear p anel of the recorder. 2 Connec t AER IAL OUT of the r ecorde r to the ae rial input of your T V, usin g the sup plied aerial cable. DVD rec order TV to A[...]

13 Hookup s and Settings Step 2 : Conn ectin g the V ideo C ords/HD MI Cor d Select one of the fo llowin g pattern s, A throug h C , according to t he input ja ck on your TV monito r, proje ctor, or au dio com ponen t such as an AV amplifi er (rece iver). T his will enable y ou to vi ew pict ures. C B A Comp onent vide o cord (not su pplied) TV, pr[...]

14 A SCART input j ack When s etting [Video out put fo rmat] t o [RGB] in the [ General ] setu p (pa ge 68), u se a SCAR T cord that con forms to the select ed signal. B Compon ent video i nput jack s (Y, P B /C B , P R / C R ) You w ill enjoy acc urate c olour re produc tion and high quality images. If your TV accep ts progres sive 576p f ormat si[...]

15 Hookup s and Settings b Not es • Do not conn ect mo re tha n one type of vi deo co rd between t he record er and y our TV at t he same t ime. • Do not ma ke connect ions A and C at the same tim e. • Cons umers should not e that not all High Definition telev ision sets are f ully compa tible with th is produ ct and may cause artifacts to be[...]

16 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 inp ut jack on your TV monitor, pro jector, or audi o compon ent such as an AV amp lifier (rece iver). Th is will enabl e you to lis ten to soun d. A Digital a udio inpu t jack If your audio com ponent has a Do lby *1 Digi tal , DT[...]

17 Hookup s and Settings b Not es • Do not connect your TV’s audio output ja cks to the LINE 2 IN (R-AUDIO-L) jacks at the same time. This will cause unwanted noise to com e from your TV’s speakers. • Wi th connection B , do not connect the LINE 2 IN (R- AUDIO-L) and AUDIO OUT (L/R) jacks t o your TV’s audio outp ut jacks at the sam e tim[...]

18 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 R6 (size AA) batteries by matchi ng the 3 and # ends on the batte ries 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 supplied remote interfe re[...]

19 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 : To oper ate the TV /DVD but ton (for S CART conne ction s only) The TV/DVD button switches between TV mode and DVD mode. Press[...]

20 You can change pr ogram me posi tions of the reco rder usin g the num ber but tons. Exampl e: for ch annel 50 Press “ 5,” “0,” then p ress ENTER . Step 6: In itial Setu p Make the basi c adjustm ents by following the 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 Set[...]

21 Hookup s and Settings 5 Select [ Auto] an d press ENT ER. The Auto Clock Set function is not available for Russia n model. To set th e cloc k manual ly, se e page 67. 6 When the Ini tial Setup is com pleted, selec t [Exit ] and press ENTER. To retu rn to the previo us step Press O RETURN or < accordin g to the display . z Hin t If you w ant t[...]

22 Connec ting a VCR or Simi lar De vice After d isconnectin g the re corder’s ma ins lea d (the p ower cord) f rom the mai ns, conn ect a VCR or similar recordi ng device to the LINE IN jacks of this recorder. Use the DV IN jack on t he front pane l if th e equipment has a DV output jack (i.LINK ja ck) (page 62 ). See als o the operat ing instru[...]

23 Hookup s and Settings Connect a VCR or si milar recording devic e to the LINE 2 IN jacks of t his recorde r. z Hin t When the co nnected equipm ent outputs only mon aural sound, use audio cords that dis tribute monaur al sounds to left/ right chann els (not sup plied). b Not es • Do not con nect the ou tput ja ck of thi s recorder to anot her [...]

24 Connec ting t o a Satell ite or Digit al Tun er Connect a sat ellite or d igital tu ner to this recorder u sing the LINE 3/DECODER jack. Disconnect t he recorder’ s mains l ead (the power cord) fr om the mains wh en connectin g the tune r. z Hint You do not need to turn on the recorder to view th e signals from th e connected tune r on your TV[...]

25 Hookup s and Settings Connec ting a PAY-T V/Can al Plu s Deco der You c an watch or rec ord PA Y-TV/C anal Plus progr ammes i f you c onnect a decod er (not s upplie d) to the record er. Dis conne ct the reco rder’s mains lead (t he powe r cord) f rom th e mains w hen conne cting the deco der. To wat ch o r reco rd PA Y-TV/C anal P lus progra [...]

26 Conne cting the US B Device You can connect a USB me mory to th e USB ja ck on the r ecorder to play the MP3 audi o track s, JPEG image file s, or DivX video f iles. Refer to the operati ng instructio ns supplied with the USB memory befor e conn ecting. For detail s about pla ying the in serted USB memor y, see “Pla ying from th e USB memory?[...]

27 Basic O peration Basic O peration Using the Sy stem Me nu The Syst em Me nu appears w hen you p ress SYSTEM MENU, and provide s entries to the record er’s functi ons. Select a n opti on by pr essing M / m and ENTER. If necess ary, se lect a sub op tion an d press ENT ER. [Media] (page 45) Displays th e contents of a disc o r USB memory. [Video[...]

28 Insert ing an d Forma tting a Disc Whe n you fi rst inse rt a new disc , the rec order will ask you t o format th e disc. F ollow the steps be low to fo rmat the disc . You ca n also re form at 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 selector on you r TV so t h[...]

29 Basic O peration Recor ding a Progr amme to a Disc Thi s sect ion intr oduc es t he bas ic op erat ion t o record the curr ent TV progr amme to a disc . For de tails ab out reco rding, se e page 3 7. 1 Insert a disc. For detai ls on h ow to in sert a nd form at a new disc, see “Inser ting an d Forma tting a D isc” (page 28). 2 Press PROG +/?[...]

30 Viewi ng the Reco rded Progr amme (T itle L ist) The title s of prog rammes reco rded on a di sc are displaye d in the Title List, which a lso displ ays disc in forma tion, suc h as disc name, remaini ng time, et c. Follow t he steps belo w to play t he reco rded p rogr amme . You can als o edit individ ual titles from the Ti tle List (page 55).[...]

31 Basic O peration To searc h for a specific po int of th e title Select [ Search ] and pr ess ENTER in step 4. Selec t [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 on e minute (o r five m inute if you hold ). Then, pr ess ENTER. To stop playback[...]

32 Check ing th e Play back Inform ation an d Play ing Time You can check th e playba ck inform ation 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 pendin g on the disc type or playi ng status. Press DISPLA Y to show variou s play back informa tion on the TV screen. Exampl e: W[...]

33 Basic O peration Changi ng th e Name o f a Recor ded Prog ramme ( Title 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 a lso appe ars for renam ing a di sc or stat ion. Up to 21 ch arac ters can be ente red fo r [...]

34 • To insert a character, move the cursor 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. • I f you wan t to return to the Title Lis t without renam ing th e title, se lect [C ancel] an d [...]

35 Basic O peration 6 While [Edi t] is selec ted, pre ss ENTER. The dis play for ent ering character s appear s. To ent er ch aracte rs, see page 33 . b Not e Label the dis c before you finalise it. Once a disc is finalise d, you cannot chang e the disc name. You ca n protect a ll titles on th e disc to pr event accide ntal reco rdin g, editing, or[...]

36 1 Insert a disc. 2 Press SYSTE M MENU t o turn on the S yste m Menu. 3 Selec t [Setup ] and pres s ENTER . The Setu p display a ppears 4 Selec t [Disc] an d press , . 5 Selec t [Fin alize] and press , . 6 Selec t [Fin alize] and press ENTER . The disp lay ask s for conf irmatio n. 7 Select [OK ] and press ENTE R. The re corder starts fi nalisin [...]

37 Record ing Recording Before Recording Before you start recording… • This recor der can r ecord on variou s discs . Selec t the d isc t ype ac cordin g to your n eeds ( page 7 9). • Use the Title Li st to check the avai lable recordin g time for the disc (page 30). For DVD+RWs and DVD-RWs, you can e rase title s to fr ee up disc sp ace (p a[...]

38 Picture s with cop y protec tion ca nnot be re corded on this record er. Whe n the reco rder re ceives a copy guar d signal , the re corder s tops re cordin g. * The recorded dis c can be played only on CP RM compati ble equ ipment. b Note Even if you era se a scene that contains a copy prote ction signal , the record ing restr ictions on th at [...]

39 Record ing 4 Selec t [NEW ] and pres s ENTE R. The Timer Record me nu appear s. 5 Press < / , t o select an ite m and pre ss M / m to adjust the setting. [PR]: Selects th e programme posit ion or input sourc e. [Date]: Sets the date up to one month in advanc e. [Start ]: Sets the start time. [Stop]: Se ts the s top time. [Mode]: Selec ts the [...]

40 Checki ng/Ch angin g/ Cancellin g Timer Settings (Timer Lis t) You can chec k, change, or cancel time r settings using the Timer Lis t menu. The Timer List ca n contain up to 16 time r settings. You can select a ti mer setting a nd modify it before the re cordin g start s. 1 Press TIMER to tur n on the Tim er List. All the ti mer setting s are l[...]

41 Record ing ◆ When t he e nd ti me of one re cord ing an d th e start ti me of anot her are the same After f inishin g the prev ious re cord ing, the ot her record ing ma y be delay ed. b Not es • Whi le recording , you cannot change the timer setting for the c urrent re cording. • Ev en if the time r is set, time r recordin gs cann ot be m[...]

42 To s top re cordin g Press x REC STOP. Note t hat it may take a few seco nds for r ecor ding to s top. To paus e recor ding Press X PAUSE. To r estart re cording, pr ess the button again. To wat ch anoth er TV pro gramme w hile recording If your TV is connected to th e LINE 1-TV jack, set your TV to th e TV input using the TV/DVD button and sele[...]

43 Record ing The recorder a utomatically divides a recordin g (a title) in to chapters by insert ing chapt er marks at 5 or 10-m inute i nterva ls during reco rding. Se lect th e inter val, [5 m inu tes] o r [10 mi nutes] for [A uto Chapter] in the [Video] s etup (page 72) . z Hin ts • You can c reate ch apters m anually wh en playin g a DVD+RW,[...]

44 5 Press z REC on this reco rder and t he paus e or play but ton on the conne cted equip ment a t th e same time. Reco rding st arts. To stop reco rding, press x REC STOP on this record er. If you con nect a di gital video camera with a DV IN jack See “DV Dub bing” (p age 62) fo r an expl anati on of how to record fr om the DV IN jack . b Not[...]

45 Playback Playback Playi ng To play f rom the co nnected USB me mory, se e page 4 6. To play MP 3 audio trac ks or JPEG im age file s, see pa ge 50 and 52 . 1 Press Z (open/clos e), and pl ace a disc on the dis c tray. 2 Press Z (open/clo se) to clos e the disc tray. The dis c’s menu ma y appear w hen a DV D VIDEO or VIDEO CD was inser ted. Sel[...]

46 To play VIDEO CDs with PBC functions PBC (Pla yback Cont rol) allow s you to play VIDEO CDs interactively using the menu on your TV screen . When y ou s tart play ing a VI DEO CD wi th PBC func tions, t he menu appears . Select an item usi ng the numb er button s and press ENTER. Then, follow the instructi ons in the menu (pre ss H w hen [P ress[...]

47 Playback Playback options Buttons Operations Discs Z (open/close ) Stops playing a nd opens the disc t ray. All discs X (pause) Pauses playback. All discs . (previo us)/ > (nex t) Goes to the be ginning of the current or ne xt title/ chapt er/scen e/tr ack. All discs (fast reverse/fa st forwar d) Fast rev erses/ fast f orward s th e disc w he[...]

48 To resume normal pl ayback , press H . b Notes • If “ ” appears, the operation is not available on the disc. • When pla ying the discs r ecorded on this r ecorder, angles and su btitles cann ot be changed. • For a Sup er VCD, you cannot s elect audio track 2 if one is recorded on th e disc. • The angle func tion is not available for [...]

49 Playback To play repeat edly Press PLAY MODE repeatedly to select an item to be repea ted. [Chap ter]: repeat s the cu rrent chapte r. (DV D only) [Title]: repeats t he current title. ( DVD only) [Tra ck]: re peats t he cur rent tr ack. (VI DEO C D only) [All]: repeats all the tr acks on th e disc. (DVD-RW (VR mode)/VIDE O CD only) [Off ]: does [...]

50 If you en ter the wrong num ber, pres s < / , to select t he number you want to canc el, then ente r anothe r numbe r. The reco rder st arts pla yback fr om the sel ected numbe r or scen e. z Hint You can search for a specific point of the title using th e Title Lis t (page 31). You c an ha ve th e reco rder s tor e spec ific port ions of the[...]

51 Playback 3 Selec t [Open] an d press E NTER. The track lis t appears. To return to the album list, select [ ] and press EN TER. 4 Selec t a track and pr ess ENT ER. The su b-menu ap pears. 5 Select [Play] and pr ess EN TER. Playb ack start s fro m the sele cted t rack. • If you select [ Random ], you can pl ay the trac ks on the di sc rand oml[...]

52 To pl ay re peated ly Press PLAY MODE repeatedly to select an item to be repe ated . [Tra ck]: re peats t he curre nt trac k. [Folde r]: rep eats the cu rrent f older ( DATA CD/ DATA DVD o nly). [All]: repeats all the tr acks on the disc (CD on ly). [Off ]: do es no t pl ay rep eatedl y. To repea t a specific portion (A -B Repeat) You can play a[...]

53 Playback 4 Selec t the fil e you wa nt to view and press ENTE R. The su b-menu ap pears. To start a s lide show, select [S lide Show] and press EN TER. 5 Select [ Full Scree n] and pres s ENTER. The selec ted im age is di spla yed fu ll sc reen . To rotate a image Press M / m while v iewing the ima ge. Each press rotates t he imag e clockwise o [...]

54 Erasing and Ed iting Befo re Edi ting This record er offe rs v arious edit op tion s for variou s disc and titl e types. Before you edit, check these types and sele ct an available opti on. b Notes • You may lose edited co ntents if you rem ove the disc while edit ing. • Fini sh editing an d recording bef ore finalising. No more editing or r[...]

55 Erasing and Edi ting In this ca se, you ca n selec t a title or ch apter an d creat e a Playlis t title. You can even r earrang e the scene ord er within th e Playli st title (page 61). z Hin t For DVD-RW (VR mode), y ou can displa y the disc’s Playlist titles i n Title List (Play list), o r the original titl es in Title List (Origin al). Pres[...]

56 2 Select a title, a nd press ENTER. The sub-menu appears with options availa ble for the selecte d title. [Search ]: Displays the sear ch optio ns. [Chapt er]: Displays the Chapter List for playba ck and edi ting (page 58). [Era se]: E rases the ti tle (p age 56 ). Fo r effe cts on d isc cap acity, see page 5 4. [Protect ]: Protec ts the tit le [...]

57 Erasing and Edi ting 4 Press ENTER at the star t of th e scene to be eras ed (poi nt A). 5 Press H , an d search for the sce ne you want to er ase by press ing x , X , and m / M . 6 Press ENTER at t he end of th e scene (point B). To reset eith er point A or B, select [Cancel] and rep eat from step 3. 7 Select [ OK], and pre ss ENTE R. The displ[...]

58 7 Selec t [OK] f rom the su b-menu , and pre ss ENTER . The titl e is divided in tw o. If you wa nt to rename th e title, se e page 56 . If you do not want to d ivide the t itle, select [Can cel] from the sub -menu, an d press ENTER. You can skip playing titl es without deleting them from the disc. 1 Selec t [Edi t] in ste p 3 of “Eras ing a n[...]

59 Erasing and Edi ting 5 Select a ch apter, and p ress EN TER. The sub -menu appear s with options a vailabl e for the sel ecte d chapte r. [Title]: Returns t o the Title List menu (s ee “Eras ing a nd E diti ng Ti tles ” on page 55). [Eras e]: Erases the chap ter (pag e 59). [Combine]: Combines two chapte rs into one (page 5 9). [Hide/Sho w]:[...]

60 b Note If a mess age appe ars and in dicate s tha t no more ch apter marks ca n be added, you ma y not be able to recor d or edit. Edit ing a Pl aylis t Playlist ed it allows you to edit or r e-edit with out cha nging the ac tual re cord ings. This sectio n explai ns edit opti ons availab le only for Playl ist ti tles. Edit s explaine d in the p[...]

61 Erasing and Edi ting 3 Select [Pla ylist], and press E NTER. 4 Selec t [New Pl aylist], and pre ss ENTER. The titl e or chapter is added to the Playli st as a new Playlist title. To create more Pla ylist t itles, pre ss TITLE LIST an d repeat the step s above. 1 Select a title o r chapter i n step 2 of “Creatin g a Playlist title” (page 60) [...]

62 DV Dubbing Befo re DV Dubbin g This se ction ex plains du bbing wi th a digi tal vide o camer a via the D V IN jac k on the fr ont panel. If you wa nt to dub by way of the LI NE IN jac ks, se e “Reco rding From Connec ted Equi pment” ( page 43). To record from the DV IN jack The DV IN jack o n this re corder confo rms to the i.LINK s tandar [...]

63 DV Du bbing Dubbin g From a DV/D igital 8 Format Tape t o a DV D You ca n record a DV/D igital8 format tape onto a disc. Th e recorde r control s the digita l video came ra. Yo u can f ast f orwar d, rewin d, and stop the tape to select a scene u sing the re corder’s remote co ntro l. ◆ How chapt ers are cre ated The dubbed contents become o[...]

64 audio c hannel wh en recor ding with yo ur digital video cam era. 10 Selec t an opti on, and pr ess ENT ER. 11 Press O RET URN to turn off the Setup Displa y. 12 Press H to start pl aying t he DV/Dig ital8 format tape. The p laybac k pi ctur e ap pears o n th e scre en. 13 While w atchi ng the scre en, sea rch for the point you want to st art re[...]

65 Settings a nd Adjus tments Settings and Ad justments Using the Se tup Display s By using the Setup Di splays, y ou can make vario us adjus tments to items suc h as pictur e and sound, as well as se lect a lang uage for the subtit les. The Setup Display co nsists of sev eral levels to set up o ptions. T o se lect th e next level, p ress , . To se[...]

66 Channe l and C lock Se tting s (Gener al) The [Ge neral] se tup hel ps you to ma ke chan nel, clock, and othe r setting s for the record er. Select [G eneral] i n the S etup Di splay. To use the dis play, see “Using the Setup D isplays ” (page 65). The defa ult settin gs are und erlined. [Auto Ch annel Se tting] Preset s all receiv able c ha[...]

67 Settings a nd Adjus tments ◆ To set th e channels m anual ly When y ou s elect [Manua l CH S etti ng] i n ste p 4 abov e, the disp lay for sett ing chan nels app ears. 1 Press < / , t o select the item and press M / m to change the settin g. [PR] indic ates the selected programme position. [Seek]: Searches for a channel a utomatically . Sea[...]

68 2 Select [M anual ] and press ENTER. 3 Press M / m to set the day, and pre ss , . Set the mont h, year , hour, and m inutes i n sequen ce. Pres s < / , to select the item to be set, th en press M / m to set the num bers. To chan ge th e number s, pre ss < to re turn t o the item to be change d, and pr ess M / m . 4 Press EN TER to sta rt t[...]

69 Settings a nd Adjus tments Langua ge S ettings The [L anguage ] setup allows yo u to select a langua ge for th e record er’s disp lay and di scs. Select [Lan guage] i n the Setup D isplay . To use the disp lay, see “Usi ng the Setu p Displays” (page 6 5). The default setti ngs are underlined. [Dis play M enu] Switch es the disp lay langua [...]

70 b Note This affe cts the outp ut from the DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL)/HDMI OUT jacks. If the HDMI OUT jack i s connect ed to equi pment not compatible with DTS sign als, select [Off]. [MPEG Output ] (DVD VIDEO only) Sel ects th e type of MPE G audio sig nal. b Note This affe cts the outp ut from the DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL)/HDMI OUT jacks. If the HDMI OU[...]

71 Settings a nd Adjus tments Paren tal Cont rol Set tings (Lock) Playback of some DVD VIDEOs can be l imited accord ing to a predet ermined level, s uch as th e age of the us ers. Scen es may be bl ocked or replaced with di fferen t scene s. Select [Lock] in the Setup Display. To use the displ ay, see “U sing the Set up Displ ays” (p age 65). [...]

72 Reco rding Setti ngs (V ide o) The [Video] setu p allows you to adjust the setti ngs related to record ing. Select [Video] in the Setup Display. To use the dis play, see “Using the Setup D isplays ” (page 65). The d efaul t s ettin gs ar e unde rlin ed. [Disc Record Mod e] Selects one of th e followin g recordin g modes: HQ, S P, LP , EP and[...]

73 Settings a nd Adjus tments Disc Setting s The [D isc] se tup contai ns disc -relate d items su ch as disc protecti on and label ing. Select [Disc] i n the Setup Dis play. To u se the displ ay, see “U sing the Set up Displ ays” (p age 65). The default setti ngs are underlined. [Format DV D] You can manually re-format a DVD+RW or DVD-RW disc t[...]

74 Resett ing t he Re corde r (Facto ry Set ) Select t his to res et the reco rder to all its def ault settings . Note that Parental Contro l settings in the [Loc k] setup remain un affe cted. 1 Press SYSTE M MENU t o turn on the S yste m Menu. 2 Selec t [Setup ] and pres s ENTER . 3 Select [Gen eral] and pr ess , . 4 Selec t [Factor y Set] and pre[...]

75 Additional I nformation Additional Inform ation Troubl esho oting If yo u expe rienc e any o f the f ollow ing di ffi culti es while u sing the r ecorde r, use th is troubles hooting guide t o help re medy th e proble m befo re reque sti ng rep airs . Sho uld any pr oble m pers ist, consul t your near est Sony dealer. The po wer does not turn o [...]

76 The pict ure from eq uipmen t connec ted to t he recorde r’s in put jack do es not app ear on the scr een. , If th e equi pment i s conn ected t o the L INE 1-T V jack , sel ec t “L1 ” in the fron t pa nel disp lay by pressing INPUT. If the equi pment is conn ected to the LINE 2 IN jack s, sel ect “ L2” in the fron t pan el dis pla y b[...]

77 Additional I nformation The rec order does not s tart playb ack fr om the begin ning. , Resu me pl ay wa s ac tiva ted (pa ge 46) . , You hav e inserted a di sc whose Titl e menu or DVD menu automat ically app ears on th e TV scr een wh en it is firs t inse rted . Use the me nu to star t play back. The re corder sta rts play ing au tomatical ly.[...]

78 Timer rec ording is no t complet e or did no t start from th e beginni ng. , There was a powe r failure before or during recordi ng. Re set the c lock ( page 67 ). , Another timer setting overlappe d the timer settin g (page 40). , Disc space was not sufficie nt. Conten ts pr eviously record ed we re era sed. , Data that is not play able o n thi[...]

79 Additional I nformation Recor dable and P layab le Dis cs Type Di sc Logo Ic on u sed in th is manual Formattin g (new di scs) Compat ibilit y with oth er DVD play ers (finalisi ng) DVD+ RW Automatic ally forma tted in + VR mode (DVD+RW VIDEO) Play able on DVD+RW compat ible pl ayers (finalisat ion necessary ) (page 35) DVD- RW VR mode Format in[...]

80 Usabl e disc versi ons (as of M ay 20 08) • 8x-speed or sl ower DVD+RWs • 6 x-speed or slower DVD-RWs ( Ver.1.1, Ver.1. 2 with CPRM*) • 16x- speed or slower DV D+R s • 16x- speed or slower D VD-Rs (Ver.2 .0, Ver. 2.1 with CPRM*) “DVD+RW,” “DVD-RW,” “DVD+R,” a nd “DVD-R” are trad emarks. * CPRM (Conten t Prot ection f or R[...]

81 Additional I nformation Playa ble Disc s “DVD VIDEO” and “CD” a re trademarks. DivX, Div X Certif ied, and associate d logos ar e trademar ks of DivX, Inc. and are used under license. DivX ® is a vi deo file comp re ssio n te chno logy , developed by DivX, Inc . * If t he DVD-RAM has a remo vable cartridge, remove the cartridge before p[...]

82 (playback o nly) labell ed with ident ical regi on codes. This syste m is used to pr otect cop yrights. DVD VIDEOs labelled will a lso play on th is reco rder. If you try to play any oth er DVD VIDEO, the messa ge “Pl aybac k proh ibit ed by reg ion co de.” will ap pear on the TV s creen. D epending on the DVD VIDEO, no regi on code indicati[...]

83 Additional I nformation Langua ge Cod e List For det ails, see page 69. The l anguage spell ings co nform to the ISO 639: 1988 ( E/F) standa rd. Area Code Li st For det ails, see page 71. Langua ge Code Language C ode L anguag e Code Langu age Cod e Abkhazian 6566 Afar 6565 Afrikaans 6570 Albanian 8381 Amharic 6577 Arabic 6582 Armenian 7289 Assa[...]

84 Note s About Th is Recor der On oper ation • If th e record er is brou ght direct ly from a co ld to a warm location, or is plac ed in a ver y damp room, moist ure may conde nse on the lenses inside th e recorder . Should th is occur, the recorder ma y not oper ate properl y. In this case, if the recorder is on, leave it on (if it is off, leav[...]

85 Additional I nformation Notes on MP3 Audio Tracks , JPEG Im age File s, DivX Video F iles, and i.Li nk MP3 is an audio com press ion techno logy that satisf ies certai n ISO/MPEG reg ulations. J PEG is an i mage compr essio n tech nolo gy. You ca n play MP 3 (MPEG 1 Audio La yer 3) format au dio tracks on DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/ CD-Rs/CD-RWs) or DATA[...]

86 The DV IN jack on this r ecorder is i.LINK- complian t for digi tal video c ameras. i.LINK is a more fa miliar term fo r IEEE 1394 data transpo rt bus proposed by SONY, and is a tradem ark appr oved by m any corpo rations. IEEE 1394 is an internatio nal standard standa rdized by the Inst itute of Elec trical an d Electron ics Engi neers. For de [...]

87 Additional I nformation DV IN: 4-pin/ i.LINK S10 0 DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL): Phono jack / 0.5 Vp- p/75 oh ms COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (Y, P B /C B , P R /C R ): Phono jack /Y: 1.0 Vp-p, P B /C B : 0.7 Vp-p , P R /C R : 0.7 Vp-p HDMI OUT: HDMI™ Con nector USB: USB jack Type A Genera l Power requirements: 220-24 0 V AC, 50/ 60 Hz Power consump tion: 20 [...]

88 Index Words i n bra ckets appe ar in t he on-scr een dis plays. Numerics [16:9] 68 [4:3 Letter Box] 68 [4:3 Pan Sca n] 68 [96kHz] 70 [96kHz PCM Output] 70 [96kHz t 48kHz ] 70 A [A-B Erase] 56 A-B Repeat 49 Aerial 12 Album 50 Angle 48 Area Code 71 , 83 Audio 48 , 69 Audio co rd 16 [Audio DRC] 70 Audio input 16 [Auto C hannel Set ting] 66 [Auto Ch[...]

89 O On-screen d isplay Setup Display 65 Sub- menu 30 Original 30 , 54 OSD languag e 69 P Parental Control 46 , 71 Parts a nd contr ols 7 PAY-TV 25 PBC ( Playb ack Cont rol) 46 Playable discs 79 , 81 Playback 45 , 47 , 50 , 79 , 81 A-B Repeat 49 fast forward 47 , 51 fast reverse 47 , 51 instant advan ce 48 instant replay 48 Repeat Play 49 , 52 Resu[...]

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