Sony RDR-GXD455 manual

US ES 3-096-488- 11 (1) © 2007 Sony Corporation D VD Recorder Operatin g Instructi ons RDR-GXD455 Opera ting Ins tructions Manual de i nstrucciones[...]

2 WARNIN G To redu ce the ris k of fi re or electric shock, do n ot expo se this ap para tus t o rain o r moistur e. To avoid elect rical s hock, do not open th e cabi net. Ref er se rvicing to qua lifi ed pe rs onnel onl y. The A C powe r co rd m ust b e change d only a t a qua lified service shop . Batterie s or batte ries insta lled app aratus s[...]

3 • Do n ot place t he reco rder in a locati on near heat so urces, or in a place subj ect to direct su nlight, excessiv e dust , or me chanic al shock. • Do n ot place t he reco rder in a n inclined position . It is desi gned to be operate d in a horizonta l position on ly. • Keep t he record er and di scs away from e quipment w ith st rong [...]

4 About thi s manual • Instruction s in th is manua l desc ribe th e controls on the remote . You can a lso use t he contr ols on th e recorder if they have the sa me or simi lar nam es as those on t he remote. • The on-scre en displa y illustrati ons used in thi s manual may not matc h the graphic s displaye d on your TV screen . • The expla[...]

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6 Table of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Ways to Use Your DVD Record er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

7 DV/D8 Dubbin g (DV/D8 t DVD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Before DV/D8 Dubbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1 Connecting a Dig ital Video Camera to the DV IN Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Dubbing From a DV/D8 Format Tape [...]

8 Ways t o Use Y our DVD Re cord er Recording and timer re cording , Record TV programs o n a DVD, either manu ally or usin g the ti mer. Quick access to recorded titles – T itle Lis t , Display the Titl e List to view al l titles on a disc and selec t a title for pla yback or editin g (page 40). Creating your own p rogram – Playlist , Record a[...]

9 One Touch Dubbing – DV/D8 Dubbing , Connect your digit al vide o camera to the DV IN jack and press the ONE TOUC H DUBBING button to dub a DV/D8 format tape ov er to a disc (page 7 1). Playing JPEG image fi les or MP3 audio file s , You can enjoy viewing JPEG images on your TV screen. First, take pictur es with a digit al came ra and save them [...]

10 How to Use the O n-Scr een Menus The followi ng three disp lays are mai nly used to operate th is record er. Once yo u become familia r with th e basic op erati ons, you will fi nd the reco rder eas y to us e. System Menu The Syst em Men u appe ars wh en you pres s SYSTEM MENU, and prov ides entries t o all of the reco rder’s ma in functi ons,[...]

11 Sub-menu The su b-men u appear s when you sel ect an item from a l ist menu (e.g ., a tit le from the Title List menu), and pres s ENTER. The sub- menu d isplays opti on s ap pli cab le o nly to th e se lect ed item . Th e disp laye d opti ons dif fer de pend ing on th e situati on an d disc type. Select an opti on by pres sing M / m a nd ENTER.[...]

12 Quic k Guid e to D isc Ty pes Recor dable and Play able Di scs Usable disc vers ions (a s of March 20 07) • 8 ×-spee d or slow er DV D+RW s • 6×-speed or slowe r DVD-RWs (Ver.1.1, Ver .1.2 with CPRM *1 ) • 16×-speed or slower DVD+Rs • 16×-speed or slower DVD-Rs (Ver. 2.0, Ver.2.1 with CPRM) • 8 ×-s peed or slo wer DV D+R DL (Doub [...]

13 Quick Gu ide to Disc Type s *1 CPRM ( Content P rotec tion for Re corda ble Medi a) is a coding technol ogy that protects copyright s for imag es. *2 Unused DVD-RWs are automa tically formatted according to the s etting of “Format DVD-RW” in “Featu res” setup (page 8 4). *3 Erasing title s only frees up disc spac e if you erase the last [...]

14 12 cm/8 cm discs Discs tha t cannot be reco rded 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 — —[...]

15 Quick Gu ide to Disc Type s Playa ble Disc s “DVD VIDEO” and “CD” logos a re trademarks. * A logical form at of files and folders on DATA-C Ds, defined by ISO ( Internati onal Or ganizatio n for Standardi zation). Discs that cannot be play ed • CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs that are not reco rded in m usic C D or Vid eo C D forma t, or do not c[...]

16 Note o n playba ck oper atio ns of DVD V IDEOs / VIDE O CDs Some playback operations of DVD VIDEOs/ VIDE O CDs ma y be inte ntiona lly set by so ftwa re producers. S ince thi s recorder pl ays DVD VIDEOs/VIDEO CDs a ccording to t he disc cont ents the s oftw are produc ers desig ned, s ome playba ck fe atures may no t be availa ble. Al so, se e [...]

17 Hookup s and Setti ngs Hookups and Settings Hookin g Up the Re cord er Follo w steps 1 t o 7 to hook up and adj ust th e settin gs of the recorder. Notes • Plug cords s ecurely t o prevent unwante d noise. • See the instruct ions sup plied wi th the componen ts to be connecte d. • You cannot c onnect this record er to a TV that does n ot h[...]

18 A: Cable box or s atellite receiv er with a video/ audio output With this hookup, y ou can recor d any channel on the cable box or sate llite rec eiver. Be s ure that the cable box or sat ellite rec eiver is turned on. This connectio n is necess ary to use the Synchro-Rec function (pag e 53). To watch cable or satellit e programs, you need to ma[...]

19 Hookup s and Setti ngs B: Cable box with a n antenna output only With this hookup, you can record any channe l on the sa tellite receiver or cable box . Be sure t hat the cab le box or sat ellite rec eiver is turned on. To recor d cab le progr ams, you need to mat ch the ch annel on the r ecord er (2ch , 3ch or 4ch) to t he ante nna output chann[...]

20 C: Cable without cabl e box, or ant enna only (no cabl e TV) Use this hookup i f you wat ch cabl e chan nels witho ut a ca ble box. Also use t his hook up if you are usin g a VHF /UHF an tenna or separ ate VHF and UH F antenn as. With this hoo kup, you c an rec ord any ch annel by selec ting th e chan nel on th e record er. L R VIDEO AUDIO LINE [...]

21 Hookup s and Setti ngs Step 3 : Co nnecti ng t o Your TV Connect the supp lied audio/ video co rd to the LIN E OUT (V IDE O/A UDIO L/ R) jack s of the r ecord er. To enjoy highe r quality image s, conne ct an S vid eo cord (not sup plied) instea d of the ye llow (video) pl ug. When u sing thi s con nect ion, be s ure t o co nnect th e audio cor [...]

22 If your TV has an HDMI input jack Connect the HDMI* OUT jack usin g a certified HDMI cor d (not supplied ). You will enjoy high-qua lity pictu re and sou nd. The H DMI ind icator lights up on the fro nt panel when the r ecor der outp uts signa ls through th e HDMI OUT jack. Be sur e to tu rn of f the r ecor der be fore con nect ing an HDM I cord[...]

23 Hookup s and Setti ngs If your T V has component video i nput jacks Connect the COMP ONEN T VIDE O OU T jacks us ing a comp onent video co rd (not supplied) or three video cord s (not su pplied) of the same k ind and le ngth. You will enjoy accu rate color reproducti on and high qua lity imag es. If your TV accep ts prog ress ive 480p format sig[...]

24 Step 4: Conne cting to Your AV Am plifi er (Recei ver) Select one of th e follo wing pa tterns A or B , accor ding to the in put jack on y our AV amplifie r (receiv er). This will enable you to l isten to DVD a udio tracks t hrough your AV amplifier (re ceiver). L R VIDEO AUDIO LINE OUT VHF/UHF VIDEO Y L P B R P R AUDIO LINE 1 IN AUDIO OUT S VID[...]

25 Hookup s and Setti ngs A Connec ting to audi o L/R ja cks This conn ectio n uses a st ereo ampl ifier ’s (rece iver’ s) two fr ont sp eakers for so und. You ca n enjoy th e sur round fu nction that cre ates virtu al speak ers f rom two stereo speak ers. Sel ect “Surro und1, ” “Su rrou nd2,” or “ Surrou nd3” in “Surro und” of [...]

26 Step 5 : Co nnec ting t he Power Co rd Plug th e reco rder and TV pow er cord s int o an AC outle t. After yo u conne ct the po wer co rd, yo u must wait for a short wh ile before operati ng the reco rder . You ca n opera te the recorder o nly after the front panel d isplay lights up and the r ecor der ente rs stan dby m ode. If you co nnect add[...]

27 Hookup s and Setti ngs Controlling TVs wi th the remote You ca n adju st the re mote contro l’s sign al to cont rol your TV. Notes • Depending on the TV, some or all of th e buttons be low ma y not wor k fo r th e TV. • If you enter a new code num ber, the code numbe r previousl y entered will be erased . • When you replace the batter ie[...]

28 If you have a Sony DVD player or more than one Sony DVD recorde r If the supplied r emote inte rferes with your othe r Sony DVD recor der or pl ayer, s et the com mand mode number for this recorder and the supplied remote to one that d iffers f rom the ot her Sony DVD recorder or p layer after y ou have completed “Step 7: Eas y Set up.” The [...]

29 Hookup s and Setti ngs B While holdin g down ENTER, enter the comm and mod e code n umber using the number button s. C Hold dow n both th e numbe r butto ns and ENTER at the same ti me for more th an three se cond s. To retu rn to the previo us displ ay Press O RETURN. To check t he comm and mode f or the re corder Press x (stop) on the recorde [...]

30 3 Switch th e input sele ctor o n you r TV s o that the s ignal from th e rec ord er appea rs on your TV screen. “Initia l settin g nece ssary t o operat e the DV D record er wil l be ma de. You can cha nge them later us ing se tup.” a ppears. • If this message d oes no t appea r, sel ect “E asy Setup ” in the “S etup ” displ ay to[...]

31 Hookup s and Setti ngs 10 Selec t “Manua l,” an d pre ss ENTER . Press M / m to set th e month and pres s , . Set the da y, yea r, hour , minu tes, an d AM/PM in the sam e w ay, then press ENTE R. The day of the week is set automatical ly. • I f you u sed ante nna hooku p C (pag e 20), you can se lect “Auto .” The reco rder will autom [...]

32 Connec tin g a V CR or S imi lar De vice After d isconnecting the record er’s power c ord from a n AC outlet, connect a VCR or similar re cording device to the LI NE IN jacks of this recor der. See also the instruction manu al supplied with th e connected equipm ent. If yo u co nnect equi pment that has a tim er func tion, y ou c an u se th e [...]

33 Hookup s and Setti ngs Connecting to the LINE 1 IN jacks You can connect a VCR or similar device. z Hin ts • When the connected equipment outputs only monaural sound, connect an audio cord to the white LINE IN AUDIO L (mono) ja ck. • To record from connected equi pment, sele ct an input source (L INE1 or LINE2) to m atch the jack you conne c[...]

34 Watchi ng T V By conn ectin g yo ur TV to t his rec order, you can watch di gital and analog ch anne ls on your TV . 1 Turn on this recorder. 2 Turn on the TV and swi tch the TV's inpu t select or so that t he signa l from the reco rder a ppe ars on your TV s creen. 3 Press DIGI TAL/ANALOG to se lect the broad cast, dig ital or anal og. 4 P[...]

35 Hookup s and Setti ngs Enjoying Digi tal Broadcasts You ca n enjoy di gital br oadca sts. Digi tal broadc asts ar e bette r quality , more varied, and more contro llable th an analog broa dcasts. By using d igital func tions such as ra ting, clo sed capti on, or aud io setti ng, you ca n make v ario us adjust ment s to enjo y a digit al broa dca[...]

36 Playback Play ing Disc s 1 Press Z OPEN/ CLOSE , and pla ce a disc on the disc tray . 2 Press Z OPEN/C LOSE to close the disc tray. Wait until “ LOAD” disappears from the front panel d isplay. 3 Press H PL AY. Playba ck s tarts. To stop playba ck Press x STOP . z Hints • You can play DATA CDs or DATA DVDs with MP3 audio tra cks or JPEG ima[...]

37 Playba ck Play back Op tions Button Operation Disc Z OPEN/ CLOSE Stops playing a nd opens the di sc tray. All discs AUDIO Selects o ne of the aud io tracks recorde d on the disc when pressed re peate dly. : Selects t he main or sub sound. : Selects th e audio source. : Selects stereo or monaura l audio track s. SUBTITL E Selec ts a su btitle l a[...]

38 To resum e norm al play back aft er play ing at va rious s peeds, press H PLAY . z Hints • You can change playback options, such as subtit le, audio tr ack, etc., us ing th e OPTIONS m enu (page 11). • During playbac k or pause mode, th e recorder’s m / M buttons and th e remote’s . PREV/ > NEXT buttons wor k the same way (page 37). H[...]

39 Playba ck Playing quickl y with sound ( Scan Audio) (DVDs with Dolby Digita l soundtrac ks only) You can play qui ckly wit h dialog or sound du ring FF1 fast-f orward of a DVD wi th Dolby Digital soundt rack s. Sim ply pre ss M duri ng playb ack. z Hin t To turn off the Scan Audio funct ion, set “Scan Audio” of “Audio” to “Of f” in t[...]

40 To stop timer record ing while the recorder is locked , press x twi ce. T he re cord ing st ops and the reco rder is u nlo cke d. Note The recorder will be unlocked whe n you stop timer recording by pres sing x . Playi ng a Titl e From the Titl e List The Title List menu d isplays the p rogram titles on the di sc. 1 Plac e a disc on t he disc t [...]

41 Playba ck 3 Select the title , and pres s ENTE R. The su b-men u appear s. 4 Select “Play, ” and press ENTER. Playback starts fro m the sele cted title on the disc . About t he Title L ist for DVD-RW s (VR mode ) and DVD-Rs (VR mode) You ca n switch the Title Li st to sh ow an or iginal or Play list. While the Titl e List menu i s turned on,[...]

42 Notes • Depending o n the disc, yo u may not be able t o use the OPTIONS menu to sear ch for a t itle/chap ter/track , or enter the tim e code for a playba ck point. • When playi ng a Playlist ti tle, you may not be able to search fo r a scene using t he time c ode. Play ing MP3 A udio T racks and JPE G Image F iles You can play DATA CDs (C [...]

43 Playba ck If you inse rt a DATA CD/DATA DVD conta ining on ly MP3 au dio tra cks, the “Musi c” disp lay a ppears. Go to st ep 3. 2 Selec t “Mus ic,” an d press EN TER. The “Mu sic” di splay ap pear s. 3 Select an al bum, a nd pr ess EN TER. 4 Selec t a track, an d pre ss ENTER. Playb ack start s fro m the select ed tr ack. When a tra[...]

44 Press OPTIONS to t urn on/off the menu icons. To play t he slide sh ow 1 Press < / , to s elec t “ ,” an d pr ess ENTER. The “S lideshow Speed” menu appears . “” : S l o w “” : N o r m a l “” : F a s t 2 Press < / , to sele ct th e des ired p lay spee d, and pres s ENTER. The slid e show st arts fr om the se lected imag[...]

45 Playba ck About MP3 audio tracks and JP EG image files MP3 is au dio co mpres sion te chnology that satisf ies the IS O/IEC MPEG regulatio ns. JPEG is image compressio 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) record ed in MP3 (MP EG1 A udio La yer 3) and JPEG forma [...]

46 Displ aying the Pl aying Time and Play Informa tio n You c an ch eck di sc i nforma tion, such as play ing time, re cording mode, and re maining disc space. Pres s DISP LAY . The info rmat ion dis play appe ars . Each time you p ress the butt on, the disp lay chan ges as foll ows: Disc infor mation/ date an d time m Disc infor mation only m No d[...]

47 Reco rdin g Recording Before Recordi ng Before you start recording… • This re cord er can recor d on va rious di sc type s. Selec t the disc typ e acco rdin g to your n eeds (page 1 2). • C hec k that t he disc ha s enou gh ava ilable sp ace for the r ecording ( page 46). For DVD+RWs or DVD-R Ws, you can fr ee up dis c space by erasing tit[...]

48 Recording a stereo/ SAP program The re cord er can rec eive and re cord ste reo/SA P progra ms. When recordi ng a digital c hannel, only the select ed audi o can be recorde d. Wh en recor ding with the t imer, “Stre am 1” is u sually record ed (pag e 35). Stere o programs When a ster eo pr ogram is receiv ed, t he “STEREO” indicator l ig[...]

49 Reco rdin g Record ing Withou t the Timer 1 Press Z OPEN/C LOSE, and plac e a recor dable disc on the dis c tra y. 2 Press Z OPEN/C LOSE t o close the d isc tray. Wait until “ LOAD” disappears from the fro nt panel disp lay. Unused discs ar e automatica lly formatted . For the DVD-RW/DVD-R’s re cording fo rmat (VR mod e or Vide o mode), se[...]

50 Notes • Recording may not start i mmedia tely af ter z REC is pressed. • You cannot change the recording m ode during recording or recordin g pause. • If there is a power fa ilure, the pro gram you are recording m ay be erased. • You cannot c hange the channel or input sou rce during recording. • You cannot recor d digita l closed capt[...]

51 Reco rdin g Timer Reco rding You can se t the t imer for a total of 12 progra ms, up to o ne mo nth i n adva nce. Note that the maximu m continuous recording time for a s ingle t itle is 12 hour s. Cont ents b eyond this time will n ot be re corded. Foll ow the ste ps b elo w to set e ach tim er r ec ordi ng item. Note Do not operate your cable [...]

52 5 Pres s ENTER. The Tim er List m enu (p age 54) ap pear s. The c indic ator ligh ts up i n the fron t pa nel display, and the recorder is ready to s tart record ing. •I f t h e c indica tor flash es in the fr ont panel display, a record able disc is not inserted . Insert a recordab le dis c and chec k that there is enou gh dis c space for th [...]

53 Reco rdin g Record ing Fr om Conn ected Equip ment With a Timer (Synch ro R ec) You can set the reco rder to aut omatically record pro grams from c onnec ted equi pment that has a timer funct ion (such as a satelli te tuner). Connect the equ ipmen t to the LI NE 1 IN jacks on the re ar of the r ecord er (page 18). When the conn ected eq uipme nt[...]

54 If the t im er settin gs of a Synchro -Recordi ng and anot her ti mer recordi ng ove rlap Regardl ess of w hethe r or not t he progr am is a Synchro-Rec progra m, the program that starts first has pri ority. Th e reco rder starts recordi ng the secon d prog ram about t en se conds afte r the fi rst program ha s finish ed. If th e end time o f on[...]

55 Reco rdin g 5 Select on e of the opt ions, and press ENTE R. “Edit”: Changes the timer setting. Select an item using < / , and ad just us ing M / m . Press ENTER. “Erase”: Era ses the time r setting. Selec t “OK” an d press EN TER w hen a sked for confirma tion. 6 Press SYST EM MENU to t u rn off the Timer List . To retu rn to the[...]

56 3 Press RE C MODE re peated ly to sele ct the recording mode. The disp lay ch anges on the TV sc reen as follows : For det ails ab out the r ecordi ng mode , see page 47. 4 Select the line input a udio. Set “Li ne Audio I nput” of “Audio ” setup to “St ereo” or “Ma in/S ub” in the “S etup ” display (pa ge 83) . 5 Inser t th e[...]

57 Editing Editing Before Editing This rec o rder offers variou s edit op tions for vario us dis c ty pes. Be fore you edit, c heck the di sc type in the front panel disp lay, and select the optio n availa ble for your dis c (pag e 12). Notes • You may l ose the e dited cont ents if y ou remov e the disc or a ti mer reco rding start s while editi[...]

58 In this case, you can compile high light scene s as a Pla ylist titl e. Yo u can even r earrange th e sc ene order within the Playli st tit le. See “Edit ing a Playlis t” on page 64. The ad vanced e dit fu nction s ava ilable f or Play list titles ar e: – Renam ing a tit le (pag e 6 1). – Erasi ng a title (page 5 8). – Erasi ng a chapt[...]

59 Editing 3 Select an opti on, and pr ess EN TER. You ca n select from t he foll owing : “Title Era se”: Erases t he selected ti tle. Select “OK” when asked for confirma tion. “Chap ter Er ase” *1 : Allo ws you to select a chapter in the title and erase it (see belo w). “Prote ct” *2 : Pro tects the ti tle. Sele ct “On” when th[...]

60 1 Press TITLE LI ST. When edi ting a DVD-RW (VR mode ) or DVD-R (VR mode), p ress ORIGINAL/ PLAYLIST to switch to the “Title List (Origi nal), ” if nece ssary. 2 Select a title, a nd press ENTER. The su b-men u appear s. 3 Selec t “A-B Er ase,” a nd pr ess ENTER . The disp lay fo r settin g point A and B appe ars. “Start ” is selecte[...]

61 Editing 4 Press ENTER at the poin t whe re you w ant t o divide the t itle. You ca n use H PLAY, , . / > , x STOP, a nd X PAUS E to find the point. “Div ide” i s sel ected . 5 Press ENTER . The display asks for confirmation . To rese t the divid ing poi nt, selec t “No” and pres s ENTE R, th en rep eat from s tep 4. 6 Select “Y es,?[...]

62 4 Selec t the cha racte r you wa nt to enter usin g M / m / < / , , and pre ss ENT ER. The sel ected ch aract er appe ars in th e input row. You ca n only en ter cha racte rs and symbol s that are disp laye d. • To chan ge th e curs or p ositi on, sel ect t he input row us ing M , and pr ess < / , . • To eras e a char acter, select eit[...]

63 Editing 2 Select “E dit,” an d press ENT E R. 3 Selec t “Cr eat e Play lis t,” a nd pre ss EN TER. The dis play for creatin g a Play list ap pears. “Start ” is selected. 4 Press ENT ER at the st art point . You ca n use H PLAY, , . / > and X PAUSE to find t he point. At the po int you want t o selec t, press H PLAY or X PAUSE, and[...]

64 Editin g a Playlis t You can edit Playlis t titles or scenes within them, withou t chan ging the actual re cording s. 1 Press SYSTE M MENU w hile t he rec order is in sto p mode. 2 Select “Edit,” an d press ENT ER. 3 Sele ct “Edit Play list ,” a nd p res s ENTE R. The “Playlist” Title List appears . 4 Select a Playlist title, and pre[...]

65 Editing “Move ”: Allo ws you t o chang e scen e order (page 6 6). “Add ”: All ows yo u to add ot her scen es bef ore a sel ected scene (page 66). “Cop y”: Allo ws you t o copy a sc ene (page 6 7). To retu rn to the previo us displ ay Press O RETURN. To turn o ff the dis play Press S YSTE M MEN U. z Hin t The Resume Play function will[...]

66 1 Follow ste ps 1 to 6 of “Editin g a P laylist” (page 64). The “E dit Scene” displa y appea rs. 2 Select the scene y ou wa nt to mo dify, and press ENT ER. 3 Selec t “Modi fy,” an d press EN TER. “Start ” is selected . 4 Press EN TER at the start poin t. You ca n use H PLAY, , . / > and X PAU SE to find the p oint. At the po [...]

67 Editing 3 Select “A dd,” and press ENT E R. “Start ” is selected. 4 Press ENT ER at the st art point . You ca n use H PLAY, , . / > and X PAUSE to find t he point. At the po int you want t o selec t, press H PLAY or X PAUSE, and pr ess ENTER. “End ” is sele cted. 5 Press ENT ER at the en d point . “Add ” is sele cted. To reset[...]

68 Forma tting/R enaming/ Prote ctin g a Disc The “Disc Setting” display all ows you to check the disc in forma tion or chang e the d isc name. Depe ndin g on t he di sc t ype, you ca n als o for mat or set pr otectio n. 1 Press SYSTE M MENU w hile t he rec order is in sto p mode. 2 Select “Disc Se tting,” a nd pres s ENTE R. The “Di sc S[...]

69 Editing To retu rn to the previo us displ ay Press O RETURN. z Hin ts • You can set pr otectio n for indivi dual titles (p age 58). • B y reforma tting, yo u can chan ge the re cording format on DVD-RWs, or rec ord again on DVD-RWs (Video mode) t hat ha ve been finalized. Notes • You can labe l a disc using up to 32 characters; however, th[...]

70 1 Insert a disc. 2 Press SYSTE M MENU w hile t he rec order is in sto p mode. The Sy stem Me nu appe ars. 3 Select “Disc Se tting,” a nd pres s ENTE R. The “Di sc Setti ng” disp lay ap pears. 4 Select “Disc Final ize,” and p ress EN TER. The disp lay a sks for c onfirm atio n. 5 Select “Finalize,” and press ENTE R. The disp lay a[...]

71 DV/D8 Du bbing (DV/D8 t DVD) DV/D8 Dubbing (DV/D8 t DVD) Before DV/D8 Du bbing Thi s sec tion expl ains dubbi ng w ith a digi tal vide o camer a via the DV IN jack on the fr ont pa nel. If you wan t to dub by w ay of the LIN E IN jacks , see “Rec ording From Conn ected Eq uipme nt With a Timer (S ynchr o Rec)” on page 53 . To record fro m th[...]

72 Dubbi ng Fr om a DV/D 8 Form at Tap e to a DVD You can re cord a DV/D 8 fo rma t tape onto a disc . The rec orde r cont rols th e digit al video cam era. You ca n fas t forw ard, rewi nd, p lay in slow moti on, and stop the tape to sele ct the sce nes using th e on- scre en m enu. To simpl y dub the en tire co ntent s of a DV/D 8 form at tape ( [...]

73 DV/D8 Du bbing (DV/D8 t DVD) 9 Selec t “DV/ D8 Audi o Inpu t,” and pres s ENTE R. “Ste reo 1”: Record s orig inal so und onl y. Normally select th is when dubbing a DV format t ape. “Ste reo 2”: Record s addi tion al audi o only . “Mix” : Record s orig inal an d addit ional sounds . Selec t “Stereo 2” or “Mix ” if yo u ha[...]

74 Dubbing an entire DV/D8 format tape to a DVD (One Touch Dubbing) You c an rec ord the en tire cont ents of a DV/D8 form at tape o nto a di sc wi th a sing le press of the ONE-TOUCH DUBBING button on the recorder. The rec orde r cont rols t he d igital video c ame ra for the wh ole proc ess, an d com pletes th e reco rding. 1 Foll ow steps 1 t o [...]

75 Settings and Adjustment s Settings and Ad justments Using the Setu p Disp lay s By usi ng the set up displa ys, yo u can make va rious adjust ment s to items such as pictur e and sound , as well as sele ct a langu age fo r the subtitl es. The set up displ ays are u sed in the follo wing w ay. Note Playbac k setting s stored on t he dis c take pr[...]

76 Some i tems dis play a dialog bo x that re quires additional settin gs. Examp le: Whe n “Paren tal” in “Option s” setup is select ed. 5 Selec t an op tion, and pre ss ENTER . The cu rrently selecte d optio n is disp layed next to the setu p item. Exampl e: When “ 4:3 Le tter B ox” i s set. To return to the previous dis play Press O R[...]

77 Settings and Adjustment s 3 Selec t “Auto Pr eset, ” and pres s ENTER . All rec eivabl e chan nels ar e preset in numer ical s equence . After sear ching for ana log ch annel s is complete, rec eivable digital cha nnels are then searche d for automatic ally. Search ing for channel s may take 40 minut es or more to complete. If you pres s ENT[...]

78 Clock Sett ing (Clo ck Se t) The “Clock Set” s etup allows y ou to make cloc k settin gs for th e recorder . 1 Press SYSTEM MENU while the recorder is in sto p mode. 2 Selec t “Setu p,” and press EN TER. 3 Selec t “Cloc k Set ,” and pre ss ENT ER. The “C lock Set ” setup a ppear s with th e foll owing opti ons. Auto ( Auto Clo ck[...]

79 Settings and Adjustment s Video S ettings (Video ) The “Video” s etup allows you to adjust items related to the image, such as size and color. Choose t he settings accordi ng to the type of TV, tuner, or dec oder c onnecte d to th e reco rder. 1 Pres s SYSTE M MENU while the reco rder i s in stop mo de. 2 Selec t “Set up,” an d press EN [...]

80 Black Leve l Sel ects t he bl ack l evel (set up le vel) for the video sign als output from the L INE OU T jack s (pag e 21). This settin g is not effective when the “PROGR ESSI VE” i ndicator lights up on the front panel displ ay and t he reco rder ou tputs progress ive signal s. Pictu re Cont rol Select s the pict ure co ntrol for the vide[...]

81 Settings and Adjustment s Audio Set ting s (Aud io) The “Audio” se tup allows y ou to adjust the sound accord ing t o the pla yback an d con nectio n conditions. 1 Pres s SYSTE M MENU while the reco rder i s in stop mo de. 2 Selec t “Set up,” an d press EN TER. 3 Selec t “Audi o,” an d press EN TER. The “A udio” se tup a ppears w[...]

82 Note If the HDMI OUT jack i s connected to equi pment not compatibl e with DTS signals , no signal will be output, regardless o f the “DTS” setting. Downmix (DV Ds only) Switches the method f or mixing down t o two chan nels w hen you p lay a DV D w hich h as rea r soun d element s (chann els ) or is recor ded in D olby Digital format. F or [...]

83 Settings and Adjustment s DV/D8 A udio I nput Note Select “Ste reo 2” or “Mix” if you hav e added a second audio channe l when recordi ng with your digi tal video camera. Line A udio In put When re cord ing fr om equi pment conn ecte d to th e LINE 1 IN or LINE 2 IN jacks to a DVD disc in this recorde r, select line input audio . z Hin t[...]

84 Format DV D-RW (DVD-RW s only) Selec ts the record ing format for an unused DVD- RW, when first inserted. Langua ge, P arental , Digit al broadc ast settings /Fact ory Setting s (Option s) The “ Options ” setup allow s you to se t up othe r operational s ettings. 1 Pres s SYSTEM MENU wh ile the r ecord er is in stop mod e. 2 Sele ct “Setup[...]

85 Settings and Adjustment s Parenta l Digital progra ms with a digital rating or some DVD VIDEOs can be restric ted according to a predet ermin ed leve l. 1 After step 3 abov e, se lect “P arenta l,” and press EN TER. • I f you h ave not en tere d a pas sword , the displ ay fo r regis tering a new p assw ord appear s. Enter a 4-digit pas swo[...]

86 ◆ DVD VI DEO Playback of s ome DVD VIDEOs can be limit ed acco rding t o a pre deter mined level, such as the a ge of the us ers. Sc enes ma y be block ed, o r replac ed with d iff eren t sce nes. 1 Sel ect “DVD VI DEO,” an d pres s ENTER. 2 Press EN TER. The selection items for “R ating Level” are display ed. The lower the value, the [...]

87 Settings and Adjustment s z Hin ts • When recor ding a digi tal prog ram with wid e signals on digital b roadcasts, refer to the table be low. • This setting is linked with the setting of “TV typ e” in the “Ea sy Setup” displa y. When you selec t “4:3 Letter Box” or “4:3 Pan Scan” of “TV typ e” in the “E asy Setup ” d[...]

88 Front D isplay Adjusts th e lighting of the fro nt panel d isplay. Command Mode Chang es th e comm and mo de of th is reco rder if other D VD equipm ent is as sig ned the sa me command mode. Be sure to matc h the command mode of t he supplied r emote to the setting made here. For details, s ee “If you h ave a Sony DVD player or more than one S[...]

89 Additi onal In formatio n Additional Inform ation Troubl eshooting If yo u expe rienc e any o f the f ollow ing di ffi culti es while u sing t he recor der, us e this tr oubles hooti ng guide t o help remed y the prob lem befo re reque sti ng rep airs . Sho uld an y proble m pers ist, consul t your ne arest S ony dea ler. Power The po wer does n[...]

90 The pict ure f rom equip ment connec ted to t he recorde r’s in put jack does n ot appea r on the scr een. , If the equi pment is connecte d to the LIN E 1 IN jack, selec t “LINE1” in th e fron t pane l disp lay by pressing INPUT. If the equi pment is connecte d to the LIN E 2 IN jacks , se lect “LIN E2” i n th e fro nt p anel d ispl a[...]

91 Additi onal In formatio n The rec order starts pl aying the disc automatica lly. , The DVD VIDE O features an auto play back function. Playba ck stop s automatica lly. , If the disc h as an auto pause signal, the r ecorder stops playb ack at the au to pause signal . Some fu nction s such as S top, Sear ch, or Slow- motion Play c annot be perf or[...]

92 Nothi ng was re cord ed even thou gh the t imer setting i s set co rrectly. , There was a powe r failure duri ng reco rding. , Discon nect the A C power co rd from the AC outlet , and connec t it again. , The p rogram conta ins cop y prot ection si gnals that rest rict copy ing. , The progra m that starts fi rst has prior ity and the second p ro[...]

93 Additi onal In formatio n Other Son y equip ment res ponds to the rem ote. , The same comman d mode is set for both the Sony DV D equi pmen t. Set a differ ent com mand mode fo r the recor der (pag e 28). Others The rec order does not operat e prope rly. , When st atic electr icity, etc., caus es the recor der to ope rate a bnormal ly, t urn of [...]

94 – A di sc that has a non -stan dard s hape (e. g., card, heart). – A di sc with a l abel or s ticke r on it . – A di sc that has cell ophane t ape or stic ker adhesi ve on it. Specifi c ations System [DVD recorder se ction] Lase r Sem icon duc tor la ser Audio recording forma t Dolby Digi tal Video recording for mat MPEG V ideo [Tun er sec[...]

95 Additi onal In formatio n Input s and ou tputs LINE 1 IN and LINE 2 IN VIDEO IN, phono jack (1 eac h) Input sign al: 1 Vp-p, 75 o hms, unba lance d, sync ne gativ e AUDIO IN, phono ja cks (2 each) Input lev el: 327 m Vrms Input im pedance : more tha n 47 kilo hms LINE 2 IN S VIDE O, 4-pin , mini -DIN jack Y: 1.0 Vp- p, unbalan ced, sy nc negati [...]

96 Abou t i.LIN K The DV IN jack o n this re corder is a n i.LINK- compliant DV IN jack. This section describ es the i.LINK stand ard and its featur es. What is i.LINK? i.LINK is a digital s erial inte rface for handling dig ital vi deo, digit al audio and ot her data in two dire ctio ns b etwee n eq uipmen t ha ving the i.LI NK jac k, and for co n[...]

97 Additi onal In formatio n Guide to Parts an d Cont rols For m ore in format ion, see t he pa ges i n pare nthe ses. Front panel Buttons on t he recorde r have the same functio n as the butt o ns on th e remote i f they have th e same or similar names . A "/1 (on/ standb y) switch (29 ) B Disc tray (36, 49, 72 ) C (remote sensor) (26) D Fron[...]

98 Remote A Z OPEN/CL OSE butto n (36, 49, 72) B Numb er butto ns* ( 34, 37 ) SET butt on (34) · (dot) but ton (34) C TOP MENU butto n (36) MENU button (36) D DISPLAY button (46) E M / m / < / , /ENTER bu tton (29) F O RETU RN butt on (29) G . PREV (previous)/ > N EXT buttons (37) H REPLAY/ ADVANCE buttons (37) I CLEAR but ton (85) J X PAUSE[...]

99 Additi onal In formatio n Front panel dis play A Playin g/recording status B Timer indi cator C Disc type/rec ording forma t D (angle) indicator (39) E Audio sign al indi cators F STEREO indi c ator (48) G SAP ( Second Audi o Prog ram) indic ator (48) H Displays the fo llowing (34 , 55): • Playing time/remain ing time • Current title /chapte[...]

100 Glos sary Chapter (page 41) Secti ons of a pi cture or a m usic fe ature t hat are smaller than titles. A title is compose d of severa l chapt ers. Depe nding on the disc , no cha pters may be reco rded. Copy prot ectio n sig nals (pag e 48 ) Copy res trictio n set by co pyrigh t owne rs, etc . These si gnals ar e inclu ded in some sof tware or[...]

101 Additi onal In formatio n HDMI (High-D efinition Mult imedia Interfa ce) (page 22) HDMI is an interf ace that suppor ts both video and audio on a singl e digital conne ction. The HDM I connec tion car ries sta ndard to high def inition video s ignals and mul ti-chann el au dio sign als to AV com ponen ts su ch as HD MI equi pped TVs, in digital[...]

102 DVD Audi o/S ubtit le Langua ge When yo u play a DVD VIDE O, the languag e of the sele cted audio track or subtitle is abbrevia ted as follow s. See pag e 84 to chang e the aud io track or subt itle. Abbrevia tion Languag e ARA Ara bic BUL Bul garian CHI Chi nese CRO Cr oatian CZE Cze ch DAN Danish DEU German ENG Engli sh ESP Spani sh FIN Finni[...]

103 Index Words in quotations a ppear in the on -sc reen displa ys. Numerics 16:9 31 , 79 4:3 Letter Box 31 , 79 4:3 Pan Sc an 31 , 79 A “A-B Erase” 59 “Add” 65 , 66 ADVANCE 37 Angle 39 Ante nna 19 , 20 AUDIO 37 “Audio” 84 “Audio (HDMI)” 82 Audio co rds 24 “Audio DRC” 82 Audio settin gs 81 Auto Clock S et 78 “Auto Pre set” 7[...]

104 Menu Top menu 36 “Modify ” 65 “Move” 66 MP3 a udio trac ks 42 N NEXT 37 Number bu ttons 27 , 41 O One To uch D ubbing 74 On-screen d isplay OPTIONS menu 11 Setup Di splay 75 Sub-m enu 11 Syst em Menu 10 OPTIONS 11 Options settin gs 84 Original 41 , 101 ORIGINAL/PLAYLIST 41 , 58 “OSD” lang uage 30 , 84 P Pare ntal 85 Parental Control[...]

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2 ES Índice Este manu al mue stra la config uració n básica y el funci onami ento de l a grabad ora de DVD. Para obte ner más in formación, c onsulte el ma nual de ins trucciones en inglés. Conexi ones y ajus tes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Conexión de la grabadora . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

3 ES Conexio nes y ajustes Conexion es y ajuste s Cone xión de la grab ador a Siga lo s paso s del 1 al 6 para co nectar y reali zar los ajustes de la grabadora. Notas • Enchufe los cables firmemen te para preven ir per tur baci ones no de seadas . • Consulte la s instrucc iones sumin istradas con los component es que va a conectar. • No es [...]

4 ES A: Decodificador de c able o receptor vía saté lite con salida de video/audio Con esta conex ión, pue de graba r cual quier canal del decod ificado r de cab le o re ceptor vía saté lite. Asegú rese de q ue el rece ptor ví a satélite o decod ificad or de cabl e está e ncendid o. Para ver progr amas po r cable o ví a satél ite, debe h[...]

5 ES Conexio nes y ajustes B: Decodificador de ca ble con sal ida de antena únicament e Con esta conex ión, pu ede graba r cualq uier canal del de codi ficado r de cab le o rece ptor ví a satél ite. Asegú rese de qu e el recep tor v ía sa télit e o decodi ficador d e ca ble es tá encen dido. Para gr abar program as p or cab le debe ha cer c[...]

6 ES C: Cable sin decod ificador de c able o sólo antena (sin cable de tel evisión) Utilice esta cone xión si ve cana les de tel evisió n por c able sin dec odifi cador de cable . Asimis mo, uti lice esta co nexión s i utiliz a una ante na de VH F/UH F o ante nas de V HF y UHF indep endien tes. Con esta conexió n, puede graba r cualqu ier can[...]

7 ES Conexio nes y ajustes Paso 3 : Co nexión al telev isor Conect e el cabl e de aud io/vi deo sum inistra do a la s tomas LINE OU T (VID EO/A UDIO L/R) de la grabad ora. Para d isfru tar de una cal idad de imag en supe rior, cone cte u n cable de S vi deo (no sumin istr ado) e n lugar de la clav ija am arilla ( video) . Si util iza esta c onexi [...]

8 ES Si el telev isor dispone de una toma de entrada de HDMI Conect e la tom a de salida de HDM I* OUT medi ante un c able HD MI ce rtifica do (no suminis trado) . Disfru tará de imágen es y so nido de al ta calida d. El in dicador de HDMI se ilum ina en e l panel f rontal cuando la g rabadora emite señales a través de l as tomas de sal ida de [...]

9 ES Conexio nes y ajustes Si el televi sor tiene t omas de entrada de vi deo componente Conecte las to mas COMPONENT VIDEO OUT mediante un cable d e video componente (no sumin istra do) o tre s ca bles de vid eo (no su mini strado s) de l mism o ti po y lo ngitud. D isf rutar á de u na f iel reprod ucción del co lor y de imá gene s de alta cali[...]

10 ES Paso 4: Conexión del cable de alim entació n Enchufe los cabl es de ali mentac ión de la grabad ora y de l televis or a una t oma de ca . A conti nuación , debe espe rar unos inst antes antes de utilizar la grabadora . Podr á utiliza rla sólo d espué s de que l a pantal la del p anel frontal s e ilumine y la grabadora pase al modo de e[...]

11 ES Conexio nes y ajustes Paso 6: C onfigur ación fácil Siga l os paso s que se i ndi can a con tinu ación pa ra realizar el mínimo n úmero de aju stes bási cos necesa rios para uti lizar la graba dora. Si no comp leta la Configu ració n fáci l, apar ecer á cada vez que en cien da la gra badora. Los ajus tes se rea lizan en el orden sigu[...]

12 ES 7 Selecc ione si di spone o n o de cone xión de cable. Si sólo uti liza una an tena (sin cab le de telev isión), sele ccione “Ant ena” . Para el res to de con exio nes, s elecci one “Cab le”. 8 Presio ne ENT ER. La función Preajuste de sintonizador inicia la búsq ueda de to dos los ca nales an alóg icos que se puede n recib ir a[...]

13 ES Conexio nes y ajustes 12 Presio ne E NTER. Apar ece la pan talla de c onfigur ación p ara selec cionar el tipo de se ñal Do lby Di gital. 13 Seleccio ne el tipo de se ñal Dolby Digital que de sea envi ar al a mplificado r (receptor). Si el amp lificad or (rece ptor) de AV cu enta con un dec odifi cador D olby D igital, seleccione “Dolby [...]

14 ES Ver la televi sión Mediante la conexión d el televisor a la grabad ora, es posi ble ver cana les d igitale s y ana lógico s en e l televi sor. 1 Encien da l a gr abad ora. 2 Encien da e l te leviso r y a juste el s elec tor de entr ada de éste de modo que la señ al proce dente d e la graba dora ap arez ca en l a pantal la del televiso r.[...]

15 ES Reprod ucci ón Reproducción Repr oducci ón de d iscos 1 Presio ne Z OPEN /CLO SE y col oque un disco en la ba ndej a de disco s. 2 Presio ne Z OP EN/C LOSE pa ra cerr ar la bandej a d e disc os. Espere hasta qu e “LO AD” desa pare zca de la panta lla del pan el front al. 3 Presio ne H PLAY. Se in ic ia la rep rod ucc ió n. Para detene[...]

16 ES Opcio nes d e re produc ció n Botón Operación Disco Z OPEN/CL OSE Detiene la reproduc ción y abre la bande ja de di scos. Todos l os discos AUDIO Selecciona u na de las pist as de audio gr abadas en el disco cuan do se presiona varias vec es. : seleccion a el sonido pr incipal o secundari o. : se leccio na la f uente de au dio. : seleccio[...]

17 ES Reprod ucci ón Para re anuda r la repr oduc ción no rmal des pués de repro duci r a diferen tes vel ocid ades, pr esione H PLAY. (retroceso rá pido/ avan ce ráp ido) Avanza o retroc ede rá pida mente el d isco cuando s e presiona du rante la reprodu cción. La vel ocida d de bús queda ca mbia cada vez que presiona e l botón: retroces [...]

18 ES Reprod ucci ón de un t ítulo de la List a títul os El menú Lista tí tulos muestra los tít ulos de los progra mas del disc o. 1 Coloq ue un dis co en la bande ja de discos. 2 Presion e TITLE LIS T. Ejempl o: D VD-RW (mod o VR) A Tipo de disco: Muest ra el tipo de di sco. También muestra l os tipos de título (origi nal o Playli st) par [...]

19 ES Grabaci ón Graba ción Antes d e grab ar Modo de grabació n Esta grab adora dispone de ocho modos d e grabac ión dis tinto s, al igual que los m odos de grabac ión SP o EP de las vide ogra bador as. Selecc ione el modo de gr abac ión en fu nció n del tiem po y la cal idad de image n desead a. Por ejemp lo, si la cal ida d de la i mage n[...]

20 ES Imágenes que no pu eden grabarse En esta g rabador a no pue den grab arse imágenes con prot ección contra copias. La gr abac ión se det iene cuando se de tecta una señ al de prot ección contra copi as. * El disco graba do sólo pue de reproduc irse en u n equipo compati ble con CPRM. Grab ación de disco s sin tem poriz ador 1 Pres ione[...]

21 ES Grabaci ón 5 Presio ne REC MOD E varias vec es para selecc iona r el mod o de grab ación. La pantalla cambiará en la pantalla del televi sor del modo siguient e: Para obt ener m ás deta lles so bre el mod o de grabac ión, co nsulte la página 19 . 6 Presio ne z REC. Comi enza la gr abac ión. La gra bación c ont inúa ha sta que usted l[...]

22 ES Grabac ión de dis cos con tempo rizador Pued e ajustar e l temp orizad or para un total d e 12 progra mas con un má ximo de un mes de ant icipa ción . Tenga en c uent a que el tiemp o de gr abación continua máximo de un único título es de 12 horas. El cont enido que supere este t iemp o no se gra bará. Siga lo s paso s indic ados a co[...]

23 ES Grabaci ón E “Modo” : Sel ecciona el modo de grab ación (pá gina 19) . Para util izar la fu nción Ajustar mo do grab. (pági na 23) , sele ccio ne “A UTO” . Si se equ ivoca, selecc ione el elemen to y cambi e el ajus te. 5 Presio ne E NTER. Apar ecerá el menú Li sta de te mporiza dor. Se il um in a el in di cado r c en la pantal[...]

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