Sony RDR-HX525 manual

2-672-838- 12 (1) © 2006 Sony Corporation RDR-HX525/HX725 D VD Recorder Operatin g Instructi ons To find out usef ul hint s, tips and infor mation abo ut Sony p roducts and services please visit: ww w.sony-europe.com/myproduct[...]

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

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

4 Copyrig hts • Television pr ogrammes, film s, video tapes, d iscs, and other mater ials may be copyr ighted. Unautho rized recording of such m aterial may be c ontrary to the provis ions of the copyright laws. Also, use of this reco rder w ith ca ble tele vision transm ission may requir e authoriza tion from th e cable television transmi tter a[...]

5 Table of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Quick Guide to Disc Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

6 GUI DE Plus + . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4 Introduction to the GUIDE Plus+ System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Learning th e common el ements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Troubleshooting guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

7 Erasing a nd Edit ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Before Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Erasing and Editing a Title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Erasing multiple titles (Erase Tit[...]

8 Quick Gu ide to Disc Ty pes Recordable and play able discs Typ e Disc Logo Icon used in this man ual Format ting (new di scs) Compat ibilit y wit h othe r DVD players (final ising) Hard d isk driv e (intern al) Format ting unnece ssary Dub HDD contents t o a DVD to play on othe r DVD players DVD+RW Auto mati cally format ted in +VR mo de (DVD+RW [...]

9 Usable disc vers ions (a s of March 20 06) • 8x-speed or slo wer DVD+RWs • 6x-speed or slower DVD-RWs (Ve r.1.1, Ver. 1.2 wi th CPRM *2 ) • 16x- speed or sl ower DV D+Rs • 16x- speed or slower DVD-R s (Ver.2 .0, Ver. 2.1 wi th CPRM *2 ) • 8x-speed or slo wer DVD+R DL (Double Laye r) disc s “DVD+RW,” “DVD-RW,” “DVD+R,” “DVD[...]

10 “DVD VIDEO” and “CD” ar e trademarks. Discs tha t cann ot be playe d • PHOTO CD s • CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs tha t are recor ded in a fo rm at differ ent fro m the formats me ntioned in the table abo ve. • D ata part of CD-E xtras • DVD-ROMs/DVD+RWs/DVD-RWs/ DV D+Rs/DV D-R s that do not cont ain DVD Vide o or JPEG ima ge file s. • [...]

11 Maximu m recorda ble numb er of title s * The maxi mum lengt h for one title is eight hours. Note o n playba ck opera tions of DV D VIDEO s/VIDEO C Ds Some playback operations of DVD VIDEOs/ VIDEO CDs may be inte ntionally s et by softwa re prod ucers. Since thi s recor der plays DVD VIDEOs/VIDEO CDs accor ding to the disc co nten ts the so ftwa[...]

12 Hookups a nd Settings Hookin g Up the Record er Follo w steps 1 throu gh 6 to hook up and adjust t he sett ings of t he rec order. Do not c onnec t the mains lead u ntil you reach “Step 4 : Connecting the Mains Le ad” on page 20. b Notes • See “Specific ations” (page 115) for a list of supplied acce ssories. • Plug in cords secu rely[...]

13 Hookup s and Settings Step 1: Conn ectin g the A erial Cable and Se t Top Bo x Contro ller Select one of the fo llowing aerial hookups. Do NOT set “Line3 Inpu t” of the “Scart Set ting” to “Dec oder” in the “Vide o” setu p (page 99 ) when ma king conn ectio n A or B. If th e set top bo x receiver can outp ut RGB si gnals This re [...]

14 With this hooku p, you can record a ny progr amme pos ition on t he set top bo x receiv er. To watch c able progra mmes, you ne ed to match the progr amme posit ion on the re corder to the aeri al ou tput progr amme posi tion on t he cab le bo x. * Connect only if your set top box receiver has a SCA RT connection. A: Set top box receiver wi th a[...]

15 Hookup s and Settings . With this hoo kup, you can rec ord any progr amme po sition on the set top b ox rece iver. Be sure that th e set t op box rec eiver is turned on. To watch cabl e or satelli te programmes , you need to match the programme posi tion on the record er to th e input jac k conne cted to the set top box recei ver ( i LINE 3/DECO[...]

16 Use this hookup if you watch cable programme position without a c able box. Also use this hook up if you are connect ing just a n aerial an tenna. With this hookup , you can rec ord any pro gramm e position by selecti ng the prog ramme po sition on the record er. C: No set top box recei ver DVD recorder TV to aeri al input to AER IAL IN to AERIA[...]

17 Hookup s and Settings Step 2 : Conn ectin g the V ideo C ords Select one of the fo llowin g pattern s, A th rough D , acco rding to th e input jac k on your TV moni tor, proj ector, or AV ampl ifier (r eceive r). This wi ll enabl e you to vi ew pictur es. A SCART input jac k When yo u set “Eas y Setu p - Li ne1 O utpu t” to “S Vid eo” or[...]

18 Whe n playin g “wid e screen” i mages Some recorded im ages ma y not fit your TV scree n. To chan ge the pict ure siz e, see page 97 . If you are conn ecting to a VCR Connec t your VCR to the LI NE 3/ DEC ODER jack on the reco rder (page 27) . b Notes • Do not conn ect more t han one type o f video co rd bet ween the r ecord er and y our T[...]

19 Hookup s and Settings Step 3 : Conn ectin g the A udio C ords Select one of the fo llowin g pattern s, A or B , accordin g to the input jack on your TV monitor, projector, or AV amplifi er (rec eiver). This will enable you to l isten to s ound. * Th e yellow p lug is u sed for video signa ls (page 17). A Digital a udio inpu t jack If your AV amp[...]

20 b Notes • Do not connect your TV’ s audio output jacks to the LINE IN (R-AUDIO-L) jacks at the same time. This will c ause u nwante d noise to com e from your TV’s speakers. • With connection B , do not connect the LINE IN (R-AUDIO-L) and LINE 2 OUT (R-AUDIO-L) jacks to your TV’s a udio output jacks at the same time. This will c ause u[...]

21 Hookup s and Settings Step 5 : Prep aring the Remote You ca n contro l the recor der using t he supplied r emote. Insert two R6 (size AA) batteri es by matc hing the 3 and # e nds on the batt eries to t he markings inside th e batte ry comp artment . Wh en using the remote, point it at th e remote se nsor on the record er. b Not es • If the su[...]

22 2 With the TV [ / 1 butto n pressed down, enter th e TV’s m anufact urer cod e using the numb er butt ons. For in stance , to enter “09,” p ress “0 ” then “9.” Aft er you en ter the last n umber, rele ase the TV [ / 1 butt on. Code n umbers of co ntrollab le TVs If mo re than o ne code num ber is lis ted, try ente ring the m one at[...]

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

24 Step 6 : Easy Se tup Make th e basic ad justmen ts by fo llowing the on-s creen i nstr ucti ons in “E asy Set up.” 1 Turn on the reco rder and yo ur TV. Then s witch the input s electo r on you r TV so tha t the signa l from the re corder appear s on your T V scr een. The initial se ttings messa ge appears. • If this m essage d oes not ap [...]

25 Hookup s and Settings 3 Press ENTER whe n “Finish ” appe ars. “Eas y Setup” is f inished . To return to the previo us step Press O RETURN. z Hin ts • If you r AV amplifie r (receiver) has an MPEG audio decoder, set “MPEG” to “MPEG” (page 100). • If you want to run “Easy Setup” aga in, select “Easy Set up” from “SE T[...]

26 If you cannot get t he reco rder to c ontrol your set top box receiver Check t he connec tion and pos ition of the set top box co ntrolle r (page 14 ). If your set top box receive r still does not operat e with this re corder, refer t o the instru ctions suppl ied wit h your set top box receiver a nd contact your cable o r satellite comp any to [...]

27 Hookup s and Settings Connec ting a VCR o r Simi lar De vice After disconnectin g the recorder ’s mains lead from the mains, conne ct a VCR or simi lar recording device to the LINE IN jacks of this recorder. Use the D V IN jack on the fro nt panel if the equi pment has a DV outp ut jack (i .LINK jac k) (page 8 8). For deta ils, re fer to t he [...]

28 Connect a VCR or si milar rec ording devic e to the LI NE 2 IN jacks of this rec order. If the equ ipment ha s an S-vide o jack, you c an use an S- video co rd instea d of an audi o/video cord. z Hint When the connected equipm ent outputs only monaural sound, conne ct to just the L(MONO) and VIDEO input jacks on the front of the recor der. Do no[...]

29 Hookup s and Settings Connec ting a PAY-T V/Can al Plu s Anal ogue D ecoder You ca n watch o r record P AY-TV /Canal Plus anal ogue de coder prog ramm es if you connect a decoder ( not supp lied) to th e reco rder. Di sconnect t he reco rder’s ma ins lea d from the mains when connect ing the deco der. No te that when you set “ Line 3 Input?[...]

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

31 Hookup s and Settings 10 Select “S ystem” using < / , . 11 Press M / m to select an a vailabl e TV system, BG, DK or I. 12 Select “C hann el” using < / , . 13 Selec t th e PAY-TV /Canal Plus analog ue p rogramm e pos ition using M / m or number bu ttons. 14 Select “PAY-TV/ CANAL +” using < / , . 15 Select “O n” using M /[...]

32 Eight Basic O perations — Getting to Kn ow Your DVD Recorder 1. Ins ertin g a Disc 1 Press DVD. 2 Press Z (ope n/cl ose), and plac e a disc on the disc tray. 3 Press Z (open/clos e) to cl ose th e disc tray. Wait unt il “LOAD” dis appears from the front pa nel displ ay. Unused DVDs are formatted automatically . • For DVD-RW discs DVD-RWs[...]

33 Eight Bas ic Operat ions — Ge tting to Kno w Your DVD Recorder 4 Press z REC . Record ing sta rts. Recording stops automatica lly after 8 hours o f continuo us recor ding or wh en the HDD or DVD is full. To reco rd the enti re progra mme (Programme Rec) Press OPTIONS to select “Rec P rogramme.” The cur rent p rogramm e that you ar e watch [...]

34 3. Play ing the Re corded Prog ramme (Tit le List ) To play a recorded ti tle, selec t the title from the Title List. 1 Press HDD o r DVD. If you select DVD, inse rt a DVD (see “1. Inser ting a Di sc” on pag e 32). Playback star ts automatica lly depending on th e di sc. 2 Pres s TITLE LIS T. To s how th e ext ended Tit le L ist, pre ss OPTI[...]

35 Eight Bas ic Operat ions — Ge tting to Kno w Your DVD Recorder 3 Select a title, a nd press ENTER. The su b-menu ap pears. The su b-menu di splays op tions applicable o nly to the sel ected item. Th e disp laye d opt ion s dif fer d epe nding upon the model, situ ation, an d disc type. 4 Select “Play,” and pr ess EN TER. Playbac k start s [...]

36 To turn off th e Title L ist Press T ITLE LIST. z Hints • Af ter recordin g, the firs t scene of the rec ording (the title) is au tomati cally set as th e thumb nail picture. • You can select “TI TLE LIST” from the Sy stem Menu. b Notes • The title names may not appear for DVDs created on other DVD recorders. • It may ta ke a few sec[...]

37 Eight Bas ic Operat ions — Ge tting to Kno w Your DVD Recorder B Available functio ns for DVD VIDEOs ( angle/ audio / sub title, etc.), or play back data for DATA DVDs and DATA CDs C The curre nt select ed functio n or audi o setting (ap pears only tempo rarily) Example: Dolby Digi tal 5.1 ch D The current se lected angle E Disc type *1 /forma[...]

38 5. Ch anging the N ame o f a Record ed Pr ogramm e You can lab el a DVD, titl e, or programme by enter ing charac ters. You c an enter up t o 64 charac ters fo r a titl e or disc name , but th e actua l numbe r of charac ters di splaye d in the menus such as th e Title List wil l vary. The steps below ex plain how to chan ge the nam e of the rec[...]

39 Eight Bas ic Operat ions — Ge tting to Kno w Your DVD Recorder To use the numb er butto ns You can al so use the numbe r buttons to enter charac ters. R efer to the numb er ne xt to each row of letters on your TV screen. 1 In step 5 above, press a num ber button rep eatedl y to sele ct a ch aracte r. Example: Press the number 3 button onc e to[...]

40 b Note You can enter up to 64 characters for a DVD’s disc name. The disc name may not appea r when the disc is played on other DVD equipment. 1 Inser t a disc. See “1. In serting a Di sc” on pa ge 3 2. 2 Pres s OPTIONS to se lect “Disc Inform ation ,” and pre ss ENTE R. The “D isc In form ation” displ ay app ears. Avail abl e set t[...]

41 Eight Bas ic Operat ions — Ge tting to Kno w Your DVD Recorder 1 Make a recording. See “2. Reco rding a Program me” on page 32. 2 Press Z (open/clo se). The display shows the a pproximate time requir ed f or fina lisin g and asks fo r confirmat ion. For DV D+R Ws, th e reco rder automat ically starts f inalisi ng the di sc. After finalis i[...]

42 For DVD-RW s (Vide o mode ) DVD -RWs (Vi deo mo de) that hav e been finali sed to pr ohibit ad ditional record ing or editi ng can be unfin alise d to allo w furt her record ing or editin g. For DVD-RW s (VR mod e) If you cannot r ecord or e dit on a DVD-RW (VR m ode) that has bee n finali sed with other DVD eq uipme nt, u nfin alise the disc . [...]

43 Eight Bas ic Operat ions — Ge tting to Kno w Your DVD Recorder z Hin t By reformatt ing, you can change the recording format on DVD-RWs, or re cord again on DVD- RWs th at have be en finali sed. b Not e On this mode l, 1 GB (read “ gigabyte”) is equivalent to 1 bill ion bytes. The larger the number, th e larger the dis c space .[...]

44 GUIDE Plus+ Introdu ction to the GUIDE Pl us+ Sy stem The GUIDE Plus+ ® system is a free interact ive pro gramme guide. It disp lays up to seven d ays of progra mme listin gs, including programme titl es, promot ions, and broa dcast info rmati on. GUIDE P lus+ data for the televisio n programme listings are carried by your loc al bro adcas t ho[...]

45 GUIDE P lus+ “Info”: Shows inf ormation whe n availabl e. “Editor” : Allows you t o edit t he channe l lineup and ch annel displa y (page 51). “Setup”: Allows you to ch ange the langu age, count ry/regi on, post al code, input sou rce, or ho st channe l. E “Home ” positi on: When you pr ess the blue butto n (“Home”), the curs[...]

46 Watchi ng TV u sing t he GUIDE Pl us+ Sy stem 1 Press TV GUIDE. The GUIDE Plus + sys tem “Hom e Screen ” app ears. 2 Sele ct a program me using < / M / m / , , and pr ess ENT ER. The GUI DE Pl us+ sy stem di sapp ears and the pr ogramm e positio n changes to the selecte d programme. To sele ct a program me posit ion quickl y using t he TV[...]

47 GUIDE P lus+ To set a program me for timer reco rding See “On e Button Record ing (GU IDE Plus+ )” (page 5 4). To close the GUIDE Plus+ system Press TV GUIDE . z Hin ts • Press the PAGE / butt ons to c hange the program me list by page. • Press the DAY +/– buttons to change the program me list by day. b Not es • The Vid eo Window is [...]

48 4 Sele ct a program me using M / m , and pres s ENTER . To ent er a new keywo rd 1 Select “Se arch” in the Me nu Bar, and press ENTER. 2 Sele ct “My Choi ce” u sing < / , . 3 Press the yellow button ( “Add”). The d isplay for en terin g char acters appear s. 4 Selec t a char acter o n the ke yboard u sing < / M / m / , , and pr[...]

49 GUIDE P lus+ 3 Selec t “Chan nels,” “C ategor ies,” o r “Keyw ords,” and pre ss the y ellow button (“A dd”). “Channels”: Select the programme posit ion using < / M / m / , , and pres s ENTER. To add mo re programme pos ition s, pres s the y ell ow bu tton (“Add”) . You can re giste r up to 16 prog ramme po sitio ns. To[...]

50 4 Select a n item using M / m , and press ENTER . 5 Select a settin g using M / m , and press ENTER . “La nguage” : Select a lang uage for the on-s creen di spl ays usi ng M / m . “Cou ntry”: Se lect your c ountry /region usin g M / m . When yo u exit the GUI DE Plus+ syste m afte r changi ng your co untry/re gion, the “Ea sy Setup” [...]

51 GUIDE P lus+ 10 Select “C onfirm” us ing < / , , and pres s ENTE R. The di spla y return s to th e GUIDE Plus+ setup menu. 11 Wait one da y until the pr ogramm e guide da ta can be receiv ed. To canc el the settings Press the red button (“Back” ). To return to t he “H ome” posit ion Pre ss th e blu e but ton (“Ho me”) . The cu[...]

52 Timer Reco rding Before Recording Before you start recording … • Check that the disc has enoug h avai labl e space for t he record ing (p age 37 ). For the HDD, DVD+RWs, and DVD-RWs, you can fre e up dis c spac e by er asing titles (page 75 ). • Adj ust the recordi ng pi cture qu ality a nd pict ure size if necess ary (pag e 58). z Hint Ti[...]

53 Timer Re cordi ng The re corder autom aticall y receiv es and record s stere o and bilin gual pr ogramm es based on the ZWEITO N system or the NIC AM sy stem . The HDD and a DVD-RW (VR mode) or DVD-R (VR mode) can record both main and sub soun ds. You ca n switch between main and sub when playing the disc. F or the HDD, you can s elect the s oun[...]

54 Time r Record ing (G UIDE Plus+ /VIDE O Plus+/ Manual ) There ar e thre e methods to setti ng the ti mer within the GUIDE Plus+ sy stem: One Button Record ing, VID EO Plus+ , and settin g the timer manually. b Notes • Wh en the recorder is c onnected to a set to p box receiver and you want to rec ord using the GUIDE Plus+ system, tu rn on the [...]

55 Timer Re cordi ng To adjus t the reco rding q uality See step 3 of “Adjust ing the re cordin g picture quali ty and size” on page 58 . Rec Mode Adjust If there i s not enoug h available di sc space for the reco rding, the re corder automatical ly adjusts the recordi ng mode to ena ble the entire pr ogram me to be recorde d. Set “Rec Mode A[...]

56 4 Pres s ENTER. The date, s tart an d stop ti mes, programme posit ion, etc. se tting appear. The reco rder is ready t o sta rt reco rding. • To reco rd on a DV D See “C heck ing/ Chang ing/ Cance lli ng Timer Settings” on page 59. • To make mor e detailed timer set tings See “C heck ing/ Chang ing/ Cance lli ng Timer Settings” on pa[...]

57 Timer Re cordi ng 6 Selec t th e inpu t s ource us ing M / m , and sel ect the prog ramme po sition using the number butto ns or M / m . You ca n also se lect the pr ogram me position u sing the yello w button (“Ch annels”) . 7 Press the green bu tton (“Ne xt”). The di splay for en tering charac ters appear s. To change the ti tle name, [...]

58 You can a djust the record ing pict ure qu ality and pi ctur e size. 1 Before recording starts, p ress OPTIONS to select “ Rec Settin gs,” and pre ss ENTER . 2 Select t he item y ou want to adju st, and pre ss ENTER . The a djustm ent displ ay appear s. Exam ple: Rec NR “Rec Mode”: Select s the rec ording mode for the desi red rec ording[...]

59 Timer Re cordi ng b Not es • If one programme contains tw o picture s izes, the select ed size i s reco rded. However , if the 16:9 signal ca nnot be recor ded as 16:9, it is record ed as 4:3. • When playin g a 16:9 size picture re corded as 4 :3, the im age is fixe d to 4:3 Le tter Box regardless o f the setti ng in “TV Type” of “Vide[...]

60 3 Pres s the gre en butt on (“Edi t”). 4 In the le ft column, s elect an item using the red button (“ Back”) or the gree n button ( “Next”) , and ad just using the numb er butt ons or < / M / m / , . You can change the date, st art time, stop time, programme p osition, or input sour ce. The curs or moves t o the r ight column. 5 P[...]

61 Timer Re cordi ng 1 With the GUIDE Plus+ syste m turned off, pr ess SCHE DULE. The SC HEDUL E list appe ars. 2 Select the timer s etting yo u want to canc el usi ng M / m . 3 Press the red bu tton (“Delete” ). To close the S CHEDULE lis t Press TV GU IDE or SC HEDULE. When th e timer se ttin gs overlap The programme th at star ts first has p[...]

62 3 Pres s INPU T SELECT repeat edly t o sele ct “L 3. ” 4 Sele ct the de sired aud io signal when recordin g a bilingua l programm e to the HDD o r DVD-RWs /DVD-Rs (VR mode ). Press OPTIONS to select “Line Audio Input ,” and pres s ENTER. The n select “Bil ingual ,” an d pres s ENTER. For detail s about bili ngual rec ording, se e pag[...]

63 Timer Re cordi ng You ca n record from a co nnecte d VCR or similar device. To con nect a VCR or simi lar device , see “ Connect ing a V CR or Similar Device” on page 27 . Use the DV I N jack o n the fro nt panel if th e equipme nt has a D V output jack (i.LIN K jac k). 1 Press HDD or DVD. If you s elect DVD, inser t a recor dable DVD (see ?[...]

64 Playback Play ing 1 Press HDD o r DVD. • If yo u select DVD, insert a disc (see “1. Inse rting a Disc ” o n page 32) . • If you insert a DVD VIDEO, VIDEO CD, or CD, press H . Playba ck star ts. 2 Pres s TITLE LIS T. For details about the Ti tle List, see “3. Playing the Re corded Programme (Tit le List )” on page 3 4. Example: DVD+RW[...]

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

66 To che ck the po sition of the button s below, see the ill ustrati on on page 64. For MP 3 or JPEG ope rations , see “Playin g MP3 Audi o Tracks or J PEG Imag e Files” on page 71 . To r esume nor mal pl ayba ck, pres s H . Playback options But to ns Operations AUDIO Selec ts one of the a udio tra cks r ecord ed on the d isc whe n presse d re[...]

67 Playback b Not es • An gles and subti tles cannot be changed with t itles reco rded on this re cord er. • Slideshows made with a DVD ca mcorder can only be play ed. Other play func tions, such as fast forward, can not be used. Notes on pl aying DTS sou nd trac ks on a CD • When pl aying DTS-encoded CDs, excessive noise will be heard from t[...]

68 b Notes • If the outlines of the image s on your screen become blurre d, set “BNR” and/or “MNR” to “Off.” • Depending on the dis c or the scene b eing play ed, the above BNR, MN R, or F NR effects may be hard to discern . And, the se functions may not work with some screen si zes. • Wh en using the “Sharpn ess” function, no[...]

69 Playback “Cha sing Playb ack” a llows you to view the record ed p art o f a p rogram me w hile t he record ing is being made. You do not ne ed to wait un til the r ecording f inishe s. Press OPTIONS while r ecord ing to se lect “Cha sing Pl aybac k,” and pr ess ENT ER. Pla yback st art s from the begi nnin g of the progra mme you a re re[...]

70 Sear ching fo r a Title / Chapte r/Tra ck, et c. You ca n search a disc by tit le, chapter , sc ene or tra ck. As title s and tra cks are as signed individu al numbers, select th e titl e or track b y enter ing its nu mber. Y ou can also s earch fo r a scene us ing t he time co de. 1 Pres s OPTIO NS duri ng playb ack to select a sear ch metho d,[...]

71 Playback Playi ng MP3 Audio Track s or JPEG Image Files You ca n play MP 3 audio tra cks and JP EG image file s on DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/ CD- Rs/CD-RWs) or JPEG image file s on DATA DVDs (DVD-ROMs/DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/ DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs). 1 Insert a disc. See “1. Ins erting a Di sc” on page 32. 2 Press H . For MP 3 discs, playba ck starts from the first [...]

72 MP3 i s an audio c ompre ssion techno logy tha t satisfi es ce rtai n ISO/ MPEG r egulati ons. JPEG is an image compress ion techno logy. You can play MP3 (M PEG1 Aud io Layer 3) format au dio tr acks an d JPEG image files on DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs) or JPEG image fil es on DATA DVDs (DVD- ROMs/DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD-RWs/ DVD-Rs). DATA CDs mu[...]

73 Playback Albu ms play in the follo wing orde r: Structure of disc conten ts When you insert a DATA CD/DATA DVD and pres s H , the numbere d tracks (or files) are pl ayed s equential ly, fr om 1 thro ugh 7 . For JPEG image files, press to go to the next albu m. (For i nstance, when you w ant to go from 1 to 2 .) A ny sub -album s/trac ks (or file[...]

74 Erasing and Edit ing Before Edi ting Thi s record er offe rs var ious edi t option s for vari ous disc ty pes. b Notes • Y ou may lose the edite d contents if you r emove the dis c or a t imer re cording s tarts while ed iting. • DVD discs created by DVD video ca meras canno t be edited on t his r ecord er. • If a message ap pears and indi[...]

75 Erasing and Edi ting To open u p disc s pace To open up disc space on a DVD+RW or DVD-RW (Video mode), erase the title with the la rgest numb er in t he title list. For the HDD and DVD-RWs (VR m ode), you can er ase any t itle. For DVD-Rs an d DVD+Rs, the a vailable d isc space do es not in crease even if you er ase titles. See “ Erasi ng and [...]

76 “Set Thumbn ail” : Ch anges the t itl e’s thum bnail pic ture that appears in the Title List ( page 35). “Make a Playlist”: Add s the entire title to the Pla ylis t title as on e scen e (pag e 80). z Hints • You can er ase m ultiple titl es at one tim e (page 76). • You can automat ically erase tit les that ha ve already p layed (p[...]

77 Erasing and Edi ting 3 Press ENTE R if point A is correct. If poi nt A is inco rrect, select point A usin g c / C , and pres s ENTER . The displa y fo r settin g poin t B ap pears. 4 Select po int B using m / M , an d pres s ENTE R. Play back pa uses . 5 Press ENTE R if point B is correct. If point B is incorrect, se lect point B usin g c / C , [...]

78 You can ma nually in sert a chapte r mark a t any poi nt you l ike duri ng pl aybac k or record ing. Pres s CHAPTER MARK at the poi nt wher e you want t o divi de the title int o chap ters. Each time you pre ss the button, “Marking ...” app ears on the s creen an d the scen es to the left and right of th e mark beco me separ ate chapte rs. T[...]

79 Erasing and Edi ting 1 Press TITL E LIS T. If the Title List (Origi nal) a ppear s, pr ess < . 2 Press OPTION S to select “Crea te a Playli st,” and p ress ENT ER. 3 Select “S elec t,” and pre ss ENTER . 4 Select the title you want to inclu de in the Pla ylist titl e, and pre ss ENTER. The displa y for setti ng the sta rt point ( IN) [...]

80 z Hint When a Pl aylis t title is cre ated, t he IN an d OUT points wil l become chapt er marks, an d each scene will beco me a chap ter. b Note The pictur e may pause when the ed ited scene is played. To add th e entire title to the Pl aylist t itle as on e scene (M ake a Play list) 1 Press TITLE LIST. If the Title List (Play list) ap pears, pr[...]

81 Erasing and Edi ting 1 Press TITL E LIS T. If the Title Lis t (Original) menu appears, pres s < . 2 Press OPTION S to select “Combi ne,” and pr ess ENTE R. The displa y for sel ecting ti tles a ppears. 3 Select a title, a nd press ENTER. A number indi cating the order in which you sele cted th e title appears . To ca ncel the sele ction ,[...]

82 Dubbing (HDD y DVD) Before Dub bing In thi s section , “dubbing ” refe rs to “co pying a reco rded t itle on the in ternal hard disk dri ve (HDD) to an other dis c, or v ice vers a.” You can sele ct to dub one title at a time (Titl e Dubb ing – see “Dub bing a singl e title (Ti tle Dubbing)” on page 85), or multiple titles all at o[...]

83 Dub bing (HDD y DVD) Requir ed times fo r High-sp eed Dubb ing from HDD to DVD (for 6 0-minute programme) *1 *1 The va lues in the abov e table are for re ference only. Actual times for dubbi ng also require time for creating dis c’s control infor mation and oth er data. *2 This is the maxi mum rec ording s peed of this recorder. The recording[...]

84 Rec Mode Conv ersion Dubbi ng n /// // Allows you to dub from the HDD to a DVD or vic e versa , in a du bbin g mode tha t dif fers from the origi nal record ings. For exampl e, when you dub an HQ title (d ata size is large) in S P mode, you can reduce the data siz e, saving more titles u sing l ess space. Selec t a mode different fr om the origi[...]

85 Dub bing (HDD y DVD) Dubbi ng 1 Inse rt the D VD that yo u are go ing to dub to o r from . 2 Press HDD or DVD to select the source. 3 Press TITL E LIS T. Press < / , to switch the Tit le Lists, if nece ssary. 4 Select a title, a nd press ENTER. The su b-menu ap pears. 5 Selec t “Dubb ing,” an d press ENTE R. The displa y for sel ecting th[...]

86 A maximum of 3 0 selecte d title s can be dubbe d at once . 1 Insert th e DVD th at you are going to dub to or fr om. 2 Pres s HDD or DVD to sele ct the sourc e. 3 Pres s TITLE LIS T. Pres s < / , to swit ch th e Title List s, if necess ary. 4 Pres s OPTIONS to se lect “Du b Selecte d Tit les,” an d pre ss EN TER. 5 Select t itles in th e[...]

87 Dub bing (HDD y DVD) To stop dubbing Press OPTIONS to s elect “Stop Dubbin g,” and pres s ENTER. W hen as ked for confi rmation , selec t “OK ,” an d press ENTER. When dubbing (Move ) is stoppe d partwa y, no part of the title will be moved to the dubb ing target. Howeve r, note tha t this wil l decreas e the free disc space fo r DVD+Rs/[...]

88 DV Dubbing Befor e DV Dubbing This section explains dubbi ng with a digita l vide o came ra vi a the DV I N jac k on t he fron t pan el. If yo u want t o dub b y way o f the L INE IN jac ks, s ee “ Recor ding from conn ecte d equipment wit hout a timer” on page 63. The DV IN jack on this reco rder conf orms to the i.LINK standard. Follow the[...]

89 DV Dubbi ng 3 Press INPU T SELECT on the remote repe atedl y to select “DV.” The fr ont panel dis play chang es as follows: 4 Press REC MOD E on the r emote repeate dly to select the recording mode. The reco rding m ode chan ges as follow s: For de tail s abou t the re cord ing m ode, see page 52. 5 Press OPTIO NS on th e remote to select ?[...]

90 Record ing an Entire DV Form at Tape (One To uch Dubbin g) You ca n record the entir e conten ts of a DV/ Digital8 format ta pe onto a disc with a single pres s of the ONE -TOUC H DUB butto n on the r ecorder . The record er cont rols th e digita l video came ra for th e whol e proces s, and complet es th e reco rding. How c hapt er s ar e cre a[...]

91 DV Dubbi ng Progr am Edit You ca n select sc enes from a DV/ Digital 8 format t ape, and the n automati cally recor d select ed scene s to the HDD or a DVD. To u se th is fu nctio n, do the fo llow ing: m Using th e reco rder’s remote contro l, fast forward o r rewind the tape to sel ect the scenes . At this po int, the s elected s cenes ar e [...]

92 8 When yo u finish ad ding scenes, pr ess m . The scen e list i s displ ayed. A Total du ration of the prog ramme B Total numb er of scenes C Scene in formation block 9 Sele ct the sce ne inf ormat ion blo ck you wa nt to edit us ing < / , , and pres s ENTER . The s ub-menu appears . “Mov e”: Ch anges the sc ene orde r using < / , and [...]

93 Settings a nd Adjustme nts Settings and Ad justment s Aeria l Rece ption and Langua ge S ettings (Basic ) The “Basic” s etup helps you to make tu ner, clock, and prog ramme po sition s ettings f or the reco rder. 1 Press SYS TEM M ENU whi le the recor der is in stop mode. 2 Selec t “SETUP ,” and pr ess ENTER . 3 Select “B asic, ” and[...]

94 Channe l Pres s M / m repe atedly unt il the progr amme positi on you wa nt is disp layed. The pr ogramm e positi ons are s canned i n the orde r show n in t he t able belo w. • If y ou k now the num ber of the progra mme posi tion you want, pres s the num ber buttons . Fo r examp le, fo r pr ogramme posit ion 5, fir st pres s “0” and th e[...]

95 Settings a nd Adjustme nts After th e progra mme pos itions ha ve been set , you can c hange t he order of each pro gramme position in the disp lay list. 1 Sele ct “Ch annel Sort ” in “Ba sic,” and press EN TER. 2 Press M / m to se lect the r ow contai ning the progra mme position yo u want to move, an d press EN TER. • To di splay oth[...]

96 3 Selec t the TV guide page num ber you want to modify, and press ENT ER. 4 Pres s the nu mber bu tton s or < / M / m / , to enter the TV guid e page numb er, and pres s ENTER to co nfi rm th e set ting . • If yo u make a mistake, re-e nter the corre ct numb er. • To return to the original settings, pres s O RETURN. 5 To s et or cha nge a[...]

97 Settings a nd Adjustme nts To set t he clock ma nually If the Auto Clock Set fu nction did not set the cloc k corr ectl y for you r lo cal a rea, try anot her stat ion for th e Auto Clock Set func tion or se t the clock manually. 1 Selec t “Clock ” in “Basic, ” and pre ss ENTER. 2 Select “ Auto Adju st,” and pre ss ENTER. 3 Select ?[...]

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

99 Settings a nd Adjustme nts b Not es • If your TV does not accept S-video or RGB signals, no pi cture appears on the TV scre en even if yo u sele ct “S Vide o” or “ RGB.” S ee the instruct ions suppl ied with your TV. • You c annot select “RGB” when “ Component Out” abov e is se t to “On. ” • SMA RTLINK is availabl e onl[...]

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

101 Settings a nd Adjustme nts • MPEG (DVD VIDEOs only) Sel ects th e type of MPEG audi o sig nal. • DTS ( DVD VI DEOs o nly ) Selects whether or not t o output D TS signa ls. • 48kH z/96kH z PCM (DVD VID EOs only) Selects the sampl ing freque ncy of the au dio sign al. b Not e “48kHz/96kHz PCM” setting has no e ffect when audio s ignals [...]

102 Record ing Se tting s (Record ing) The “ Recordi ng” setup al lows you to adjus t record ing setti ngs. 1 Pres s SYS TEM M ENU wh ile the recorder is in stop mode. 2 Sele ct “SETUP ,” and pre ss ENTER. 3 Sele ct “Recor ding,” a nd press ENTER . The “ Recordi ng” set up appear s with the following op tions. The defa ult settin gs[...]

103 Settings a nd Adjustme nts Sync hro Rec Selects the r ecording d estinatio n used f or Synchr o-Recordi ng (pa ge 61). Auto Ch apter Select s whethe r to auto matica lly divide a recordin g (a ti tle) into chapte rs durin g record ing or du bbing. b Not es • The ac tual c hapt er ma rk in terva l may vary depending on th e amount of infor mat[...]

104 • When yo u have alre ady re gist ered a passw ord, the disp lay for en tering the passw ord appe ars. 2 Enter your four-digit p assword usin g the number button s, then sele ct “OK” and press ENTER. 3 Sele ct “Sta nda rd,” an d pres s ENTER. The s electio n ite ms for “ Standar d” are disp laye d. 4 Selec t a geog raphic area as [...]

105 Settings a nd Adjustme nts z Hin t If you select “Ot hers” in “DVD Menu,” “Subtitle,” or “Audio,” select and enter a la nguage code from “Language Cod e List ” on p age 121 us ing the number b uttons. b Not e If you s elect a language in “DVD Me nu,” “Subti tle,” or “Au dio” that is not recorde d on the DVD VIDEO[...]

106 Comman d Mode Change s the Comm and Mo de of the rec order if othe r DVD equipmen t is assi gned th e same Comm and Mode. For detai ls, see “If you have a So ny DVD player or mor e than one Sony DVD recorder” on page 22. Fact ory S etup Allows you t o select the setup s ettings b y group, and r eturn t hem to their default setting s. Note t[...]

107 Additional Informatio n Additional Inform ation Trou blesho oting If you ex perien ce any of t he follow ing dif ficu ltie s wh ile usin g the r ecor de r, us e th is troublesho oting guide to help remedy the proble m befo re reque sting rep airs. Shou ld any prob lem pe rsist, cons ult you r nearest Sony de aler . The p ower does not tur n on.[...]

108 TV chan nels cannot be changed . , The channel is disabl ed (pag e 94) . , A t imer rec ording st arted, which chan ged the chan nels. The pic ture fro m equip ment co nnecte d to the rec order’s input ja ck do es not ap pear on the scre en. , If the equi pment is connec ted to the LINE 1 – TV jack, selec t “L1” in the front pane l di s[...]

109 Additional Informatio n Progra mme lis tings f or som e progra mme posit ions a re miss ing. , The p rogramm e guide da ta may no t be update d. Turn off th e reco rder and le t the recorde r receive the progrm me guid e data. , Some broadc ast stations support only two days of data. For det ails, see the following website: www.europe.gui deplu[...]

110 The re corder s tarts p laying a utomat ically . , The DVD VIDEO feat ures an a uto playbac k function. Playba ck sto ps automa tically. , If the DVD ha s an auto paus e signal , the recor der st ops pl ayba ck at t he aut o pau se signal. Som e functio ns such as Stop , Searc h, or Slow- motio n Play ca nnot be p erforme d. , Depending on the [...]

111 Additional Informatio n , There i s not enou gh disc space for th e recordi ng. , The set top box w as turned off. , The set top bo x controll er was i ncorrectl y connec ted (page 13). , The sett ings in “ Setu p” in the Men u b ar have bee n changed (pa ge 49). , The reco rder was in the process o f dubbing (HDD y DVD). , The reco rder wa[...]

112 The rec order auto matically starts recording when th e satel lite receiv er is turn ed on. , The Synchro -Rec function wa s activated. Tur n off the sate llite receiv er an d canc el the Synchro- Rec funct ion (page 61). You du bbed a title, but the title did not appea r in the H DD Title L ist. , The t itle cont ained a c opy pr otection sign[...]

113 Additional Informatio n The d isc tray does not open and “LOCK ED” a ppea rs in t he f ront panel displ ay. , The dis c tray is loc ked. Cance l the Chil d Lock (p age 65) . The d isc tray does not open and “ TRAY LOCKE D” appear s in the fr ont panel displ ay. , Contac t your Sony dea ler or local aut horized S ony serv ice fa cility .[...]

114 Self- diagno sis Fu nction (When lette rs/nu mbers appear in the d ispla y) When the self-d iagnosis functi on is a ctivat ed to preven t the recor der from mal function ing, a five -charac ter service number (e.g., C 13 00) with a combination o f a lett er and four numb ers ap pears in th e front p anel dis play. In this ca se, ch eck the f ol[...]

115 Additional Informatio n Notes ab out the discs • To ke ep the d isc cl ean, hand le the d isc by its edg e. Do not touc h the sur face. Du st, finge rprint s, or sc ratche s on th e disc may cause it to malfunction . • Do not expose th e disc to dire ct sun light or hea t source s such as hot air du cts, or le ave it in a car parked in dire[...]

116 LINE 3/DECODER : 21-pin CVBS IN/ OUT S-Video/RGB I N (RGB signals can not be recorded) S-Video OUT (down stream) Deco der DV IN : 4-pi n/i.LINK S100 DIGITAL OUT ( COAXIAL ): Phono jack / 0.5 Vp- p/75 o hms COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (Y, P B /C B , P R /C R ): Phono j ack/Y: 1.0 Vp-p, P B /C B : 0.7 V p-p, P R /C R : 0.7 Vp-p G-LINK: mi ni jac k Genera[...]

117 Additional Informatio n i.LINK’s maximum baud rate varie s according t o the e quipment. Thre e maximum baud rat es are de fined: S100 (approx . 100 Mbp s*) S200 (approx . 200 Mbp s) S400 (approx . 400 Mbp s) The baud r ate is liste d under “S pecifi cations ” in the ins tructio n manua l of each equi pmen t. It is als o indicat ed near t[...]

118 Guide to Parts an d Contro ls For more in forma tio n, see th e pages i n pare nthese s. A HDD button (32 ) DVD button (32 ) B [ / 1 (on/standb y) butt on (24) C Z (open/ close) but ton (32 ) D PROG (programme) +/– buttons (32) The + butto n has a tac tile dot * . E Number b uttons (5 5, 70 ) The num ber 5 bu tton has a tact ile do t * . F IN[...]

119 Additional Informatio n A [ / 1 (on/sta ndby) bu tton (24 ) B Fron t pane l displa y (120) C Disc tray (32) D A (open/c lose) button (32) E TIMER REC indicator (54) SYNCHRO REC indicator (61) F H (pla y) butt on (64 ) G x (stop) button ( 64) H (remote sensor) (21) I z REC button (32) J x REC STOP button (32) K HDD button/indicator (32) DVD butt[...]

120 A HDD/DVD indicato rs Displays t he selected medi a and the playin g/recording status. B Dubbi ng direct ion indicat or C SMARTLINK indicator (18) D Displays th e following: • Playing time • Current title/c hapter/t rack/index number • Recording time/recordin g mode •C l o c k • P rogramme posit ion • T V Di rect R ec indi cation (3[...]

121 Additional Informatio n Langua ge Cod e List For det ails, see pag e 104. The l anguage spelli ngs co nform to the ISO 639: 1988 ( E/F) standa rd. Area Code For det ails, see pag e 103. Code Area Code Area Code Area Code Area 2044 Argentina 2047 Australia 2046 Austria 2057 Belgium 2070 Brazil 2079 Canada 2090 Chile 2092 China 2115 Denmark 2165 [...]

122 Index Words in q uotat ion s appe ar in the on -scr een di splays . Numerics 16:9 24 , 97 4:3 L etter Box 24 , 97 4:3 P an Sca n 24 , 97 “48kHz/96 kHz PCM ” 101 A “A-B Erase ” 76 Adjusting playb ack picture 67 playb ack sound 6 8 recording picture 58 Aerial 13 “AFT” 94 Album 37 , 73 Album numb er 37 “Album Search” 70 Angle 64 Ar[...]

123 Erase all t itles 76 “Erase Titles” 76 “Exte nd Time” 6 0 F “Facto ry Setup” 106 “File Search” 70 “Finalise” 4 1 “Finalise Disc” 105 Finalisin g 40 “FNR” 67 “Format” 42 , 10 6 “Format DVD-RW” 105 Formattin g 42 Freeze Frame 66 Front pa nel 1 19 Front pa nel disp lay 120 G GB 43 “Grid” 44 GUIDE Plus+ syste[...]

Sony Corporation Printed in Hungary Printed on 100% r ecycled paper. Recor ding 52 picture ad justment 58 recording format 8 recordin g mode 33 , 52 recording time 3 3 , 52 while watching anoth er prog ramme 33 Recording time 5 2 Regi on code 11 Remote 21 , 118 Resetting th e recorder 106 Resume Play 65 “RGB” 24 , 98 S S VIDEO 17 “S Video” [...]