Sony RDR-HX715 manual

2-635-892- 11 (1) © 2005 Sony Corporation D VD Recorder Operatin g Instructi ons RDR-HX715[...]

2 WARNIN G To reduce t he risk of f ire or elect ric 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. The AC power cord must be changed only at a qualified service shop. CAUTION The use of optical instruments with this product will increas e[...]

3 Prec aution s This equipm ent has been tes ted and found t o compl y with th e limits set out in the EMC Dire ctive us ing a connecti on cable shorter than 3 meters. On safety Should any sol id object or liquid fall into the cabinet, unpl ug the recor der and have it checke d by qualified personnel before o perating it a ny further. Abo ut the ha[...]

4 Copy gu ard functi on Since th e recorder ha s a copy guard function, programs recei ved through an ex tern al tune r (n ot sup plied ) may contain copy prote ction signals (copy guard funct ion) and as such may not be recorda ble, dependin g on the type of sign al. If you have any questi ons or problems conc erning your recorder, please c onsult[...]

5 Table of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Ways to Use Your DVD Re corder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

6 TV GUI DE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2 Introducti on to the TV Guide On Scre en System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Troubleshooting g uide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Watching TV with [...]

7 Erasing a nd Edit ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Before Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Edit options for the HDD and DVD-RWs ( VR mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Edit options fo r DV[...]

8 Addi tiona l Inform atio n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 00 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Self-diagnosi s Function (When letters /numbers appear in the display ) . . . . . . . . . . 106 Notes About This Record [...]

9 Ways to Use Yo ur DVD Re cord er Recording/Playbac k Compa tible medi a and refere nce pages Quick a ccess to r ecorded t itles – Title L ist , “3. Pl aying the Recorde d Program (Tit le List )” on pag e 34 Easily search for programs with the T V Guide On Screen system – TV Gui de , The TV Guide On Sc reen sy stem di splays a free in tera[...]

10 Quick G uide t o Disc Types Usable disc vers ions (a s of March 20 05) • 8x-speed or slower DVD+RWs • 6x-speed or slower DVD-RWs ( Ver.1.1, Ver.1. 2 with CPRM *1 ) • 1 6x-spee d or slowe r DVD +Rs • 1 6x-spee d or slow er DVD -Rs (Ver .2.0, Ve r.2.1) • 2.4x-speed DVD+R DL (Double Layer) discs “DVD+RW,” “DVD-RW,” “DVD+R,” ?[...]

11 Discs tha t cannot be recorded on • 8 cm discs • DVD-Rs in VR mode (Video Recording fo rmat) *3 Only if the record ing mode is LS P, SP, HSP , or HQ, and “DVD Rec. Picture Si ze” is set to “16:9.” *4 Erasing titles does no t free up disc s pace. Reco rding Featu res Editing Fe atures Rewrite (page 49) Auto Chapter (page 96) Manua l C[...]

12 “DVD VIDEO” and “CD” are trademarks. Discs tha t cannot be played •P H O T O C D s • CD-ROMs/ CD-Rs/CD-RWs that are not recor ded in musi c CD or Vide o CD form at, or do not cont ain MP3 or J PEG f iles • Data pa rt of C D-Extra s • DVD-ROMs t hat d o not cont ain J PEG f iles or are not i n DVD Video forma t • D VD Au dio dis[...]

13 Maximu m recorda ble numb er of title s * The maxi mum lengt h for each title is e ight hours. Note o n playba ck operati ons of DV D VIDE Os/ VIDEO CDs Some playback operations of DVD VIDEOs/ VIDEO CDs may be in tentionally set by softwa re producers. S ince this recorder plays DVD VIDEOs/VIDEO CDs acc ording to the di sc conten ts the sof twar[...]

14 Hookups and Settings Hooki ng Up t he Reco rder Follow steps 1 to 7 to hoo k up and adjus t the setti ngs of th e record er. b Notes • Plug cords secu rely to prevent unwante d noise. • Refer t o the in structions s upplied with the c omponents to be connected . • You ca nnot conne ct this re corder to a TV tha t does not have a video inpu[...]

15 Hookup s and Settings With this hookup , you can record any ch annel on the cable bo x or satelli te receiv er. Be sure tha t the satell ite receiv er or c able box i s turned on. To watch cable or sate llite progra ms, you need to match the chan nel on the recorde r (L1 or L3) to the input jack connected to t he cable box o r satellite r eceive[...]

16 With this hookup , you can rec ord any ch annel on the satellite receiv er or cable box. Be sure tha t the satellite receive r or cable bo x is turned on. To watc h cable prog rams, yo u need to mat ch the cha nnel on the re corder (2ch, 3ch , or 4ch) to the an tenna output cha nnel on the cable box (2ch, 3ch, or 4 ch). B: Cable box with an ante[...]

17 Hookup s and Settings . Use thi s hookup if yo u watch ca ble channe ls without a cable box. Also use this hookup if you are us ing a VHF /UHF ante nna or se parate VH F and UHF an tennas . With this hookup , you can record an y channel by selectin g the chan nel on the r ecorder . C: Cable without cabl e box, or antenna onl y (no cable TV) COMP[...]

18 Ste p 3: Conne cting the Vi deo Co rds/HDM I Cords Select one of the fo llowing pa tterns A th rough D , according to the input jack on your TV mon itor, projector, or AV amplifi er (recei ver). This will enable you to vie w pictures. A Connec ting to a vi deo in put jack You will enjo y standard qua lity images . B Conne cting to an S VI DEO in[...]

19 Hookup s and Settings When pl aying “wi de screen ” images Some recorde d images may not f it your TV scre en. To cha nge t he pi ct ure s ize, see page 9 1. If you are connectin g to a VCR Connect your VCR to the LINE IN jac k on the record er (page 28). b Not es • Do not co nnec t more than on e typ e of vide o cord between t he record e[...]

20 Ste p 4: Conne cting the Au dio Co rds Sel ect one o f the fo ll owing p atter ns A or B , according to th e input jack on your TV monitor, p rojector, or AV amplif ier (receiver) . This will enable you t o listen t o sound. A Conne cting to audio L/R (left/ri ght) inpu t jack s This con nection w ill use yo ur TV’s or st ereo ampl ifier’ s [...]

21 Hookup s and Settings z Hin t For correct sp eaker locat ion, see the o perating instru ctions s upplie d with t he connect ed comp onents. b Not es • Do not con nect your TV’s audi o output jacks to th e LINE IN (R-AUDIO-L) ja cks at the sam e time. This will cause unwanted noise to com e from your TV’s speakers. • In the conne ction A [...]

22 Step 6: Pr epari ng the Remote You ca n contr ol th e reco rder u sing th e supp lied remote. Insert two size AA (R6) batte ries b y matchi ng the 3 and # ends on the bat teries to the markings inside th e batte ry compar tment. When using t he remote, point it at the r emote sensor on th e re corder . b Notes • If the supplied remote in terfe[...]

23 Hookup s and Settings 4 Releas e [ / 1 . When the TV/DVD switc h is set to TV, the remote performs the fo llowing: Code n umbers o f contro llabl e TVs If more than one c ode number is listed, try enteri ng them one at a time unti l you find the one that work s with your TV. Buttons Operatio ns [ / 1 Turns your T V on or off VOL +/– Adjus ts t[...]

24 1 Slide the TV /DVD switch to DVD. 2 Hold do wn [ / 1 , and en ter the manu facture r code ( see the t able be low) for your A V amplif ier (rece iver) usin g the number butto ns. 3 Releas e [ / 1 . The VOL +/– button s control the AV amplifie r’s volume. If you wa nt to contro l the TV’s v olume, slide the TV/DVD switch to TV. z Hint If y[...]

25 Hookup s and Settings 3 Selec t “Opti ons,” an d press ENT ER. 4 Select “C omm and Mode ,” and press ENTE R. 5 Select the Com mand mode (DVD 1, DVD2, or DV D3), and press EN TER. 6 Slide the COM MAND MODE sw itch on the remot e so it ma tches th e mode you selecte d above. To return to the previo us step Press O RETURN. Step 7: Ea sy Set[...]

26 Set Top B ox Control If y ou want to u se th e ca ble b ox/s atel lite recei ver contro l (page 1 5), selec t “Yes,” and set the b ran d code and the cabl e box outp ut chan nel (page 90 ). If you do not have a c able box/sat ellite recei ver, sel ect “N o.” Tune r Preset “Tune r Pr eset ” appe ars o nly when you se t “Set T op Bo [...]

27 Hookup s and Settings To fix th e set top box c ontrol ler to your cable box/sat ellite receive r Once y ou have con firmed that the se t top box controll er con trols y our cable b ox or sa tellite recei ver, fix it in pl ace. 1 Remov e the backin g on the double- sided tape . 2 Attach i t so th at the s et top box contro ller is direc tly abov[...]

28 Connec ting a VCR or Simi lar De vice After disconnec ting the record er’s po wer cor d from an AC outlet, connect a VCR or simil ar rec ording device to t he LINE IN jacks of thi s reco rder. Use the DV IN jack on t he front pane l if th e equipment ha s a DV output jack (i.LINK ja ck) (page 84). See al so the in struct ion manua l suppl ied [...]

29 Hookup s and Settings Connect a VCR or similar recor ding device to the LINE 2 IN jacks of thi s recorder. If the equipment has an S-vi deo jack, yo u can use an S- video co rd instea d of an audio/vi deo cor d. z Hin t When the conne cted equipment outp uts only monaural sound, connect to just the L (MONO) and VIDEO input jacks on the front of [...]

30 Connec ting t o a Sa telli te or Di gital T uner Connect a s atellite o r digital tuner to this record er using th e LINE IN 1 jack s. Disconnec t the recor der’s power c ord fr om an AC outl et when connec ting th e tune r. To us e th e Sy nchr o-Rec func tion , se e bel ow. If you want to use the Synchro Rec fu nction This con nection is ne [...]

31 Seve n Basic O peration s — Getting t o Know Your DVD Recorder Seven Ba sic Oper ations — Getting to Know Your DVD Recorder 1. Ins ertin g and Form atting a DVD D isc ( Disc Inf o) 1 Press DVD. 2 Press Z OPEN/ CLOSE , and pl ace a disc o n the dis c tray. 3 Press Z OPEN/C LOSE to cl ose the d isc tray. Wait unt il “LOAD” disa ppears fro [...]

32 3 Move the cursor down the TOO LS menu unti l “Disc In fo” is se lected, and pres s ENTER . Exampl e: Wh en a D VD-RW (VR mo de) is insert ed. 1 “Disc Name” (DVD only) 2 “Media”: Disc type 3 “Format”: Recording fo rmat type (DVD- RW only) 4 “On”/“O ff”: Indicates whethe r protection is set (DVD-RW in VR mode only) 5 “Ti[...]

33 Seve n Basic O peration s — Getting t o Know Your DVD Recorder 2. Re cording a Prog ram This sect ion intr oduc es t he b asic operat ion to record the curr ent TV p rogram t o the hard disk (HDD) or to a disc ( DVD). For an expl anatio n of how to make ti mer re cord ings, se e page 49 . 1 Press HDD or DVD. When you rec ord to a DVD, inse rt [...]

34 You can check the reco rdin g inform atio n such as recordi ng time or disc type . Press DISPLAY twice during recording. The reco rding i nformat ion appe ars. A Disc type/fo rmat B Recordin g status C Recordin g mode D Recording ti me Press DISPLAY to turn off t he displa y. 3. Play ing the Re corded Prog ram (Titl e List ) To play a recorded t[...]

35 Seve n Basic O peration s — Getting t o Know Your DVD Recorder Title List with Thumbnail I mages (Example: DVD-RW in VR mode) Extended Title List A Disc type: Displays a media type, HDD or DVD. Also displ ays the title type (Ori ginal or Playl ist) for DVD-RW s (VR mode). B Disc space (remaind er/total) C Title informa tion: Displays t he titl[...]

36 To ch ange a title thumbn ail p icture (Thumb nail) ( HDD/DV D-RW in VR mode only ) You ca n sel ect a fa vourit e scene for the thu mbnai l pictur e shown in the Titl e List menu. 1 Press TITL E LIST in stop mode. 2 Select a t itle whose thumbnai l picture yo u want to chan ge, and pre ss ENTER. The su b-menu ap pears. 3 Select “S et Thumbna [...]

37 Seve n Basic O peration s — Getting t o Know Your DVD Recorder A Title numbe r/name (Show s eith er track number , trac k name, scene number , or file name f or CDs, VIDEO CDs, DATA DVDs, o r DATA CDs.) B Available functions for DVD VIDEOs ( angle/ audio / subtitle, etc.), or playback data for DATA DVDs and DATA CDs C The cu rrent sel ected f [...]

38 Exam ple: When d ubbi ng a D VD Exampl e: When p layin g a V IDEO C D Exampl e: When p layin g a C D Track pl aying time and the cu rrent trac k/index num ber m Remainin g time of t he curren t track m Playing tim e of the dis c m Remainin g time of t he disc m CD text (when available) Exampl e: When p layin g an MP 3 aud io tr ack Playing ti me[...]

39 Seve n Basic O peration s — Getting t o Know Your DVD Recorder 5 Press < / M / m / , to select th e char acter you wan t to ente r, and pr ess ENTER . The se lected ch aracter ap pears at the top of the disp lay. Example: Input Ti tle Name The typ e of ch arac ters will chang e acco rding to the la nguage you select i n “Easy Setu p.” S[...]

40 1 Insert a disc. See “I nsertin g a Disc” on pag e 31. 2 Press TO OLS to s elect “Dis c Info,” a nd press ENT ER. 3 Selec t “Prote ct Dis c,” and pre ss ENTER . 4 Select “Pr otect,” and press ENTER. To c ancel the p rotect ion Select “Don’t Prot ect” in step 4. z Hint You can s et protect ion for indi vidual titl es (page 7[...]

41 Seve n Basic O peration s — Getting t o Know Your DVD Recorder 1 Insert a disc. See “I nserti ng a D isc” on pag e 31 . 2 Press TOO LS to s elect “Dis c Info,” a nd pres s ENTE R. The “D isc Infor mation” display ap pears. 3 Select “F inalize ,” and pre ss ENTE R. The display shows the approximate ti me requir ed f or fina lizi[...]

42 TV GUIDE Introd uction to the TV Guide O n Scre en Syste m The TV Gu ide On Sc reen syst em is a fre e interact ive pro gram guid e. It displays up to ei ght days of pr ogram listin gs, includi ng program ti tles, promo tions, and b roadca st inform ation. TV Guide On Screen data for th e televisi on program listi ngs is carr ied by loca l broad[...]

43 TV GUIDE Watch ing TV with th e TV Guide On Scr een Sy stem 1 Press TV GUID E. TV Guide On S creen appear s. Example: LISTIN GS A Video Window : This shows t he prog ram you were watching whe n you pres sed TV GUIDE. See “To lock t he Video Window” (page 47) t o prevent the picture from changi ng when y ou move the curs or. B Title: Shows th[...]

44 2 Selec t a progr am using M / m , and press MENU. The Pane l Menu ap pears. The Pa nel Me nu co ntai ns all func tions that are avail able for the curren t selec tion. T he availabl e selecti ons will chan ge accord ing to the sele cted item. You can tune t o a channe l, set a r ecord ing or ed it the r ecord ing list from the Panel Menu when ?[...]

45 TV GUIDE Setti ng the “Remin d” Time r If you wa nt the recorder to remin d you in the futur e when a sel ected prog ram beg ins broadcast ing, set t he Remind ti mer. 1 Sear ch for a progr am alp habetica lly, by categ ory or by k eyword. 2 If you per forme d a cate gory sea rch go to step 3 . If you p erformed a n alph abetical o r keyword[...]

46 Search ing f or a Pr ogram with the TV Gu ide On Scr een Syst em 1 Select “SEA RCH” i n the Se rvice B ar, and press ENT ER. 2 Selec t a searc h option us ing < / , , and press ENT ER. To sort al phabet icall y, select “ALPHAB ETICAL.” If you se lect “KE YWORD” prior to ent ering any keyw ords y ou will be prom pted to en ter a ne[...]

47 TV GUIDE Custom izing th e TV Guide On Scr een Sy stem To lo ck the Vide o Windo w You c an lock the Vid eo Windo w so that it d oes not chan ge chann els whe n you mov e the c ursor acr oss other title s. From LISTINGS , sele ct the log o of the ch annel that you w ant to lo ck, an d pr ess MEN U. Se lect “video ” from th e Panel Men u, and[...]

48 Remind defaults • “auto tune ”: se ts the record er to c hange channels automa tically when th e Remind timer is activ ated. • “when”: s ets the re corde r to dis play a notific atio n messag e at a desi gnat ed time before or aft er th e sele cted pr ogram i s scheduled to star t. 4 Select one of the av ailable o ptions from the Pan[...]

49 Timer Re cordi ng Timer Recording Before Recording Before you start recording… • T his rec order ca n record on variou s discs . Select the d isc typ e acco rding to yo ur nee ds (pa ge 10). • C heck t hat the dis c has enou gh availab le spac e for the r ecording ( page 31). F or HDD, DVD+RWs, and DVD-RWs, you can free up disc s pace by e[...]

50 The re corder can receive and recor d stereo/ SAP progra ms. Stere o progr ams If ther e is noise in the stereo p rogram , set “Au to Stereo ” in “Optio ns” setu p to “Off” (page 98) . The soun d will be reco rded in m onaural bu t with less noise. SAP (Se cond A udio Prog ram) When a SA P (Sec ond Aud io Prog ram) is rece ived, the [...]

51 Timer Re cordi ng 1 Press TV GUID E. 2 Select a pro gram using < / M / m / , . To searc h for a progr am alphab etic ally, by cate gory o r by keyw ord, sele ct “ SEARC H” i n the Ser vice Bar. See “Se archin g for a Progr am with the TV Guide On Screen Sy stem” on page 46 for mor e informa tion about se arching for a program . 3 Pres[...]

52 If the t imer settin gs ov erlap If one o r more t imer sett ings ove rlap, appea rs next to the program and the re cording is suspended . The timer record ing resumes its original s tatus when the overlap conditi on no longer exist s. To change the timer se ttings, see “Ch angi ng/ Canc eli ng Ti mer Rec ordi ng o r Remi nder Set tings ” on[...]

53 Timer Re cordi ng Rec Mode Adjust If ther e is not eno ugh avai lable dis c space fo r the recordin g, the re corde r automatic ally adju sts the recor ding mode to enable th e enti re progra m to be recor ded. Se t “Rec Mode Ad just” i n “Fea tures” setup to “O n” (page 9 7). Auto Ti tle Eras e (HDD on ly) If ther e is not enou gh s[...]

54 “HDD Rec. Picture Size”/“DVD Rec. Picture Size”: Sets the pict ure size of th e progra m to be recor ded. • 4:3 (defau lt): Set s the p icture size to 4:3. • 1 6:9: Sets the picture s ize to 16:9 (wide mode). • Auto (HDD only): Automa tically select s the actu al pi ctur e siz e. “DVD Rec. Picture Size ” works with DVD- Rs and [...]

55 Timer Re cordi ng Chang ing/C ance ling Time r Record ing or Remi nder Setti ngs You can cha nge or c ancel time r and remi nder settings using the SCHEDULE list. 1 With the TV Gui de On Scree n system turned off, pres s SCHED ULE. The SC HEDUL E list appear s. 2 Select t he Record o r Remind ti mer setting you w ant to cha nge usin g M / m . 3 [...]

56 4 Select “s ort by.” 5 Select an option, an d press ENT ER. The cu rsor move s to “done. ” Press ENTER again to e xit the Panel Menu. If two or more time r setting s overlap The timer re cording se t last ha s priority over the other settin gs and is rec orded. All ot her overla pped set tings are suspend ed, even if the setting only par[...]

57 Timer Re cordi ng 3 Press INPUT SE LECT re peated ly to sele ct “L1.” 4 Press REC M ODE re peated ly to s elect the recording mode. For deta ils about the reco rding mod e, see page 49. 5 Set t he time r on t he conn ected equipme nt to the t ime of t he pr ogram yo u want to record, and turn it off. 6 Press SYNCHRO REC . The SYN CHRO RE C i[...]

58 If you c onnect a di gital vide o camera wi th a DV IN jack See “DV /Digit al8 Dubb ing” on pa ge 84 for an explan ation o f how to reco rd from the DV IN jack . z Hint You can adjust t he setti ngs for t he record ing pictu re before recordi ng. See “Adjusting the recording picture quality and siz e” on page 53. b Notes • When recordi[...]

59 Playback Playback Playi ng 1 Press HDD or DVD. • If you sele ct DVD, in sert a disc (see “Ins ertin g a Disc ” on page 31 ). • If you insert a DVD VIDEO, VIDEO CD, or CD, pres s H PLAY. Play back star ts. 2 Pre ss TITLE L IST. For details about th e Title Li st, see “ 3 . P laying the Recorded Progr am (Title List) ” on page 34. Exam[...]

60 5 Press < / , to make a se lection , and press ENTER. The cu rsor move s to “don e.” 6 Press ENTER again to e xit the Panel Menu. To play a title List View Select a program using M / m , and press ENTER. Playba ck start s. To make adjustments, press MENU while the progr am is selecte d and select one of the follo wing. • “ play f rom [...]

61 Playback To check the position of the buttons below, see the illu stratio n on page 59. Playback options Buttons Operations AUDIO Selec ts one of the audi o track s recor ded on the di sc when p ressed repeat edly . : Sel ects t he lan guage. : Selects the main or sub soun d. : Se lects s tereo or m onau ral au dio tr acks . SUBTIT LE Selects a [...]

62 To resume normal pl ayback, pr ess H PLAY. b Notes • To enjo y the TV S func tion, set “Digita l Out” to “On” and “ Dolby Digit al” to “D- PCM” in “Audio” s etup. • The volum e may be reduced when su rround effects a re set. • When the pla yback signal doe s not contain a signal f or the r ear speakers, the surroun d ef[...]

63 Playback To use th e DVD’s Me nu When you play a DVD VIDEO, or a fina lized DVD+RW, DVD-RW (Video mode), DVD+R, or DVD-R, you can d isplay the disc’s menu by pressi ng TOP MENU or MENU. To play VIDEO CDs with PB C functi ons PBC (P layback Con trol) allow s you to play VIDE O CDs i nteract ively us ing the m enu on y our TV screen. When you [...]

64 “PB Vid eo Eq uali zer” (Playb ack video equal izer) : Adjust s the pictur e in greate r detail. Select an item and pres s ENTER . • C ontr ast: chang es the co ntrast . • B rightn ess: chang es the ov erall brigh tness. • Col or: ma kes th e colo rs deep er or l ighter . • H ue: cha nges the co lor balanc e. 3 Press < / , to adju[...]

65 Playback You ca n pause a cu rrent TV broadcast , and then continue wa tching the pr ogram at a la ter time . This is us eful when you receive an unexpe cted phone call or visit or while watchin g TV. 1 Whil e viewing a TV broadcast with thi s recorder, press X PAUS E. The pict ure pauses . You can pause th e picture for up to thr ee hours. 2 Pr[...]

66 “Simu ltaneous Rec and Play” all ows you to vie w a previ ously re corded program while reco rding programs. P layback con tinues even i f a timer recordi ng star ts. Use t his funct ion as follo ws: • While recording to the HDD: Play another ti tle on th e HDD. Play a pr eviousl y record ed progr am on a DV D by pres sing D VD. • While [...]

67 Playback Search ing for a T itle/ Chapt er/Tr ack, et c. Each ch apter i s displa yed as a t humbnail . You ca n search for the d esired scene vi sually . 1 Press VIS UAL SEARC H during playb ack. 2 Selec t a s cene using < / , , an d press ENTE R. Playb ack of the se lecte d scene is st arted . You c an searc h a disc by titl e, chapte r, sc[...]

68 Playi ng MP3 Audi o Tracks or JP EG Imag e Files You can play MP 3 audio tracks and JPEG image files on DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD- RWs) or JPEG i mage files o n DATA DVDs (DVD-ROMs/DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD-RWs/ DVD-Rs). 1 Insert a disc. See “I nsertin g a Disc” on pag e 31. 2 Press H PL AY. For MP 3 disc s, playbac k starts from th e first MP3 au[...]

69 Playback To go to the pre vious or next album Press RE PLAY / ADVANCE during playba ck. z Hin t Press the AUDI O button to switch between stere o or monaur al audio tracks. 1 Press TITLE LI ST. The albu m list appe ars. To ch ange t h e p age, pres s R EP LAY / ADVANCE . 2 Select an a lbum, a nd pr ess EN TER. The su b-menu ap pears. 3 Select ?[...]

70 MP3 is au dio co mpres sion techno logy t hat satisf ies cer tain ISO/MP EG regula tions. JPEG i s image compre ssion tec hnology. You can play MP 3 (MPEG1 A udio La yer 3) format audio track s and JPEG image files on DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/ CD-RWs) or JPEG image files on DATA DV Ds (DVD-ROMs/ DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs). DATA CDs must be re[...]

71 Playback Albu ms play in the follo wing orde r: Structure of disc content s When you insert a DATA CD/DATA DVD and press H PLAY, the number ed tr acks (or file s) are played sequentially , from 1 through 7 . F or JPEG image fil es, press ADVANCE to go to the next album . (For inst ance, when you w ant to go from 1 to 2 .) Any sub- albums/t rack [...]

72 Erasing and Ed iting Befor e Edit ing This record er offe rs var ious edit op tion s for variou s disc types. Before you ed it, chec k the disc type in the front pa nel display , and selec t the option availabl e for your di sc (pag e 10). b Notes • You may l ose the edi ted contents if you remove t he disc or a time r record ing starts w hile[...]

73 Erasing and Edi ting b Not es • The Pla ylist tit le calls u p data from t he origina l titles fo r playba ck. Whe n an original ti tle is used for a Playlist title, the origin al titl e cannot be erased. • If a m essage app ears and indicates that t he disc’s control in formatio n is full, erase o r edit unneces sary titl es. • Playl is[...]

74 “A-B Erase ”: Erases a se ction of the title (page 7 4). “Del ete Chap ter”: Erases chapte r units of th e title wh ile viewing thumbnails (see belo w). “Divide Titl e”: Divides a title i nto two titl es (page 7 5). z Hints • You can erase mu ltiple t itles at one ti me (page 75), or eras e all of the tit les on the disc at once (p[...]

75 Erasing and Edi ting b Not es • Images or sound may be momentari ly interru pted at the point where you erase a sectio n of a title. • Section s shorter than five seconds may not be erase d. • For DVD+RWs, the era sed section may be slig htly different from th e points you sele cted. You ca n select and era se more tha n one title at one t[...]

76 1 Press TO OLS to s elect “Dis c Info,” a nd press ENT ER. The “Di sc Info rmatio n” displa y appea rs. 2 Select “Era se A ll,” an d pres s ENTER . 3 Select “OK, ” and press ENTE R. All title s on the disc ar e er ased (exce pt t he protecte d titles). When recording on a DVD+RW or DVD-RW (Vid eo mode ), the re cord er sear ches [...]

77 Erasing and Edi ting Crea ting and Editin g a Playlis t Playlist edit allows you to edit o r re-e dit without chang ing th e actu al reco rdings . You ca n creat e up to 97 Play list titl es. b Not e Once y ou create a Playlis t title from o riginal t itles, you will be unab le t o erase or e dit th e origina l title s. 1 Press TITLE LI ST. 2 Pr[...]

78 To pla y the P laylist title Press TOOLS while the Title List menu is turned on. Then, se lect “Playlis t” and press ENTER. When the Title Lis t (Playlist ) menu appears, s elect a title an d press H PLA Y. z Hint When a Pl aylist titl e is cr eated, th e IN and OUT points will be come ch apter marks, an d each s cene wi ll beco me a chapter[...]

79 Dub bing (HDD y DVD) Dubbing (HDD y DVD) Before Dubbing In this section, “dubbing” refe rs to “copyi ng a recorde d title on the inte rnal ha rd disk dri ve (HDD) to another di sc, or vice vers a.” You can select to dub one t itle at a time (Title Dubbing – see “D ubbing a singl e title (Ti tle Dub)” on page 81), or multiple titles[...]

80 Required times fo r High-spe ed Dubbing f rom HDD to DVD (for 60- minute program) *1 *1 The values in the above tabl e are for reference onl y. Actual t imes for d ubbing also re quire time for crea ting disc’s cont rol information a nd other data. *2 This is th e maximum recording sp eed of t his recorde r. The value may vary de pending on th[...]

81 Dub bing (HDD y DVD) Move , Titl es c onta ini ng “C opy- Once” copy prot ect ion signals can be mov ed only fr om HDD to DVD- RW (VR mode)* (after t he title i s moved, the original ti tle in t he HDD is erased). The “Move” functi on is perf ormed usin g the s ame procedu re as dubbin g (page 81 ). Titles cont aining “Co py- Once” c[...]

82 7 Select a du bbing m ode b y pre ssing M / m . * Appears when High-speed Dubbing is a vailable for the tit le (page 79). 8 Select “Start,” an d press ENTER. The du bbing indica tion ap pears in th e front panel d isplay (pa ge 38). To a utomati cally adj ust th e du bbing mode (Auto D ub Mode) If th ere i s not e nough avai labl e space on [...]

83 Dub bing (HDD y DVD) To adjust t he sett ings for e ach title You ca n make detail ed sett ings fo r eac h of the select ed title s duri ng Multipl e Title Dub bing. 1 In step 6 of “Dubbi ng multi ple title s (Dub Select ed Titles) ” on pag e 82, sele ct “Setti ngs” and pre ss ENTER. The foll owing disp lay fo r making the adjust ments a[...]

84 DV/Digital8 Dubbi ng Before DV/Digit al8 Du bbing This se ction ex plains du bbing wit h a digital video camer a via the D V IN jack on the front pa nel. If you wa nt to dub by way of the LINE IN jacks , see “Rec ordin g from co nnec ted eq uipme nt with out a timer ” on page 57. To record from the DV IN jack The DV IN jack on th is record e[...]

85 DV/Digit al8 Du bbing 5 Press TOO LS on the rem ote to select “DV/ D8 Aud io Inpu t,” and pr ess ENTER . Then, select th e setti ng for th e audio input. “Stere o1” (def ault): Recor ds origin al sound only. Normally select th is when dubb ing a DV format t ape. “Mix” : Record s bo th ster eo 1 and 2. “Stereo2” : Records ad ditio[...]

86 Progr am Edit You can se lect scen es f rom a DV/Dig ital 8 for mat tape, and then automatic ally record selec ted scenes to the HDD or a D VD. To use this f unction, you w ill do t he fo llowing: m Using t he reco rder’s r emote co ntrol, fast fo rward or rew ind the tape to select the scen es. At th is point, t he selecte d scenes are not co[...]

87 DV/Digit al8 Du bbing 6 Select “O K,” and pr ess ENT ER. A new S cen e List men u appe ars wi th the select ed s cene. To add a sce ne, se lect “A dd.” A Thumbn ail pict ure B Time inform ation C Total dura tion of t he progra m D Total numb er of scenes 7 When yo u finish ad ding sc enes, se lect the scen e you want to ed it, and press [...]

88 Settings and Adjustmen ts Antenn a Recept ion and Langua ge Set tings (Sett ings) The “S ettings” se tup help s you to mak e tuner, clock, and languag e settin gs for the re corder . 1 Press SYSTE M MENU while the re cord er is in sto p mode. 2 Selec t “SETUP,” and press EN TER. 3 Select “Setting s,” an d press ENT ER. The o ption s [...]

89 Settings a nd Adjustme nts 3 Sele ct th e ch annel you want t o pr eset usi ng the number button s and the SET button. To disab le a chan nel, selec t the chann el using C H +/–. 4 Sele ct “Man ual Set, ” and pre ss E NTER. 5 Selec t “Add” to pre set the chann el, and press ENTER. 6 Sele ct “AFT ” and pr ess ENTER . 7 Select “O n[...]

90 You c an co ntr ol y our ca ble b ox/s atel lit e rec eive r using the supplie d set top bo x controll er. See “Step 7: Ea sy Setup” on pag e 25 for details. Set Top Box Co ntrol When “S et Top Box Co ntrol” is se t to “On,” you can make th e following settings. Note that wh en you chan ge “Set Top Box Control ” to “On” or ?[...]

91 Settings a nd Adjustme nts Vide o Settin gs (Vid eo) Video set tings will a djust items re lated to the imag e, such as si ze and col or. Choose t he settings acc ording to the type of TV, tuner , or decoder connected to the DV D recorde r. 1 Pres s SYSTE M ME NU whi le the reco rder is in stop mo de. 2 Selec t “SETUP ,” and pre ss ENTER. 3 [...]

92 4:3 O utput This settin g is effe ctive on ly when you se t “TV Type ” in “Video ” to “16:9 .” Adjust thi s to watch 4:3 aspect ra tio prog ressive signal s. If you can cha nge the as pect ra tio on you r progre ssive forma t (480 p) com patible TV, c hange the setti ng on you r TV, not t he record er. Note that this sett ing is effe[...]

93 Settings a nd Adjustme nts Line In put Set s the metho d of inp utti ng vid eo s igna ls fr om the LINE IN jacks on the rear panel of the record er. Selec t an option for each of the item s below accord ing to the co mbinatio n of jacks an d meth ods that yo u are going to us e. Line1 I nput Select s a method of in putting video signal s for the[...]

94 Audio DRC (Dyna mic Range Con trol) (DVDs only) Makes the so und clear whe n the volume is turned down when play ing a DVD t hat conf orms t o “Audio DRC.” T his af fect s the o utput f rom th e followi ng jack s: – LINE OUT (R-AUDIO-L) 1/2 jacks – DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL or COAXIA L)/ HDMI OUT jack only when “Dolby Digital” is set to ?[...]

95 Settings a nd Adjustme nts • DTS ( DVD VI DEO onl y) Select s whether o r not to outp ut DTS sig nals. b Not e When HDMI out put is performed to equi pment not compat ible with DTS signals , the signals will not be output re gardless of the “DTS” setting. • 4 8kHz/ 96kHz P CM (D VD VI DEO o nly) Selects the sampl ing frequenc y of the au[...]

96 Record ing an d Pare ntal Contro l Setting s (Featu res) The “F eatures” setup allow s you to adju st reco rding an d parent al cont rol sett ings. 1 Press SYSTE M MENU while the re cord er is in sto p mode. 2 Selec t “SETUP,” and press EN TER. 3 Selec t “Feature s,” and pre ss ENTER. The “F eature s” setup app ears w ith the fol[...]

97 Settings a nd Adjustme nts 5 Sele ct “Lev el,” an d pres s ENTER. The se lection items for “L evel” a re di splaye d. The lower the value, the st ricter the limi tation. Discs rated hi gher than the se lected leve l will be r estri cted . 6 Select the level, and pr ess ENTER. The Parental Control setting is complete. To cancel the Parent[...]

98 Disc and Rem ote Co ntrol Setti ngs/F actory Settin gs (Optio ns) The “ Opti ons” s et up all ows you t o set u p ot her operatio nal setting s. 1 Press SYSTE M MENU while the re cord er is in sto p mode. 2 Selec t “SETUP,” and press EN TER. 3 Selec t “Optio ns,” an d press ENT ER. The “Op tions” se tup appe ars with th e followi[...]

99 Settings a nd Adjustme nts Factory Setu p Allows you to sele ct the setup set tings by group, and retur n them to their def ault settings. Note that all of your previ ous setti ngs will be lost. 1 Select “Factory Setup” in “ Options,” and pres s , or E NTER . The di splay for sel ecting a grou p of settin gs appear s. 2 Select the grou p[...]

100 Additional Info rmation Troubl eshoo ting If you experi ence any of the fo llowin g diffic ulties while u sing the r ecorder, us e this trou blesho oting guide t o help remedy the prob lem before requ esting re pairs. Sh ould any p roblem pe rsist, consul t your near est Sony dea ler. The po wer does n ot turn on . , Check th at the AC power co[...]

101 Additional Informatio n The chan nel on th e cable b ox/satell ite receiv er has been change d. , The set top box control ler is co nnected a nd “Set Top Box C ontrol” i s set to “On.” Check th e “Set Top Box Co ntrol” settings in “Se ttings” setup (pag e 90). TV chann els cann ot be change d. , The c hannel is disabled (page 88[...]

102 Progra m listin gs for some ch annels ar e missing. , It may take seve ral days for the reco rder to recei ve all of th e TV Guide On Screen data. , Some chan nels, such as satell ite chann els, are n ot displayed by the TV Guide On S creen syste m. , All of th e TV Guid e On Scree n data cou ld not be receiv ed becau se the re ceptio n is poor[...]

103 Additional Informatio n Playba ck st ops auto matica lly. , If the DVD has an auto pause signal, the recorder stops playb ack at the auto pause signal. Some fu nctions suc h as Stop, S earch, or Slow- motion Play c annot be perfor med. , Dependi ng on the DVD, you ma y not be able to do some of th e operati ons abov e. See the instruc tion manu[...]

104 Recordi ng does not stop afte r you press x STOP. , Open the rem ote’s cover and press x REC STOP. Timer rec ording is no t complet e or did not star t from th e begin ning. , There was a powe r failure during re cording. Should t he power fail ure conti nue for m ore than 1 hour, reset th e clock (page 89). , Disc space was not enough . Cont[...]

105 Additional Informatio n Other Son y equip ment res ponds to the remo te. , The same comman d mode is set for both the equipme nt and recorde r. Set a different comm and mode for the recor der (page 24 ). The rec order do es not ope rate prope rly. , Resta rt t he re corde r. Pr ess do wn ? / 1 on the recorde r for more than ten seco nds until ?[...]

106 Self- diagn osis F unction (When let ters/ numb ers appear in the disp lay) When t he self-d iagnosis fu nction is activate d to prevent the re corder from malf unctio ning, a f ive- charac ter s ervice n umber (e.g., C 13 00) w ith a combinat ion of a lette r and four number s appear s in the front panel dis play. In this ca se, check the foll[...]

107 Additional Informatio n Notes ab out the discs • T o keep the disc clean , handle th e disc by its edg e. Do not touc h the surfa ce. Dust, finge rprint s, or scra tches o n the dis c may cau se it to malfunction. • D o not ex pose the di sc to dire ct sunl ight or hea t source s such as hot air duc ts, or le ave it in a car parked in direc[...]

108 Genera l Power requireme nts: 120 V AC, 60 Hz Power consu mption: 57 W Dimensions (app rox.): 430 × 75 × 328 mm (17 × 3 × 1 3 in.) (wid th/height/d epth) in cl. proje cting part s Hard disk dr ive ca paci ty: 160 GB Mass (approx.): 5.3 kg (1 1.68 lb ) Oper atin g temper atu re: 5ºC to 35ºC (4 1ºF to 95ºF) Operating humidity: 25% to 80% [...]

109 Additional Informatio n i.LINK’s maximum bau d rate varies acc ording to the equipme nt. Three maxi mum baud rate s are defin ed: S100 (approx. 100 Mbps *) S200 (approx. 200 Mbps ) S400 (approx. 400 Mbps ) The baud rate is listed under “Spe cifications ” in the instruct ion ma nual o f each equ ipmen t. It is also in dicated n ear the i.L[...]

110 Guide t o Parts an d Contro ls For more information, see the pa ges in pare nthese s. A TV/DVD switch (22) B Z OPEN/CLOSE b utton (31) C ? / 1 (on/stan dby) button (25 ) D HDD button (3 3) DVD button (3 1) E CH (chann el) +/– butto ns (33) PAGE +/– bu ttons (44) The + but ton has a ta ctile d ot * . F Number but tons (52, 67) SET button (67[...]

111 Additional Informatio n V mc / CM (search) buttons (61) W VISUAL SEARCH button (67) X H PLAY butto n (59) X PAUSE bu tton (61) x STOP b utton (5 9) The H PL AY button has a tactile dot *. Y z REC button (33) X REC PAUSE button (33) x REC STOP button (33) Z REC MODE button (33) wj CHAPTER MARK/CHAPTER M ARK ERASE bu ttons (76) wk SYNCHRO REC but[...]

112 A ? / 1 (on/stan dby) butto n (25) B Front pa nel disp lay (37, 113) C Disc tray (31) D TIMER REC indicator (5 0) SYNCHRO REC indicator (56) E A (open /close) but ton (31) F HDD button/indicator (33) DVD button/indicator (31) G (remote sensor) (22) H H (pla y) butto n (59) X (pause) button (61) x (stop) button (59) I z REC button (33) X REC PAU[...]

113 Additional Informatio n A HDD/DVD indicators Displays t he selected medi a and the play ing/rec ording/ dubb ing sta tus. B Disc type*/recording format C SAP ( Second Audio P rogram) indic ator (50) D Audio sign al indic ators (36) E Displays the following (3 7): • Playing time/remain ing time • Current title /chapter/tr ack/index number ?[...]

114 Glos sary Chapter (page 67) Secti ons of a pictur e or a music feature t hat are smaller than title s. A t itle is c omposed of se veral chapt ers. Depe ndin g on the disc , no ch apte rs may be reco rded. Copy protec tion signals (pag e 50) Copy res triction s et by copy right owne rs, etc. These si gnals are i nclude d in some sof tware or T [...]

115 Additional Informatio n Hard disk driv e (page 3) A ha rd di sk dri ve is a who le me chan ical sy stem that co nsists of di scs and dr ive. Disc s are fl at, circ ular , rig id pl at es coa ted wi th a thi n mag netic medi a. Magneti c heads r ecord dat a on the rapi dly spinni ng discs, and this en ables th e speedy and effic ient read ing an[...]

116 Langua ge Cod e List For de tails, see pag e 90. The lang uage spelli ngs confor m to the ISO 639: 1988 (E/F) standar d. Area C ode For de tails, see pag e 96. Code Area Cod e Area Code Area Code Area 2044 Argentina 2047 Australia 2046 Austria 2057 Belgium 2070 Brazil 2079 Canada 2090 Chile 2092 China 2115 Denmark 2165 Finland 2174 F rance 2109[...]

117 Additional Informatio n Cable B ox/Sate llite Recei ver Bran d Code If more than one c ode number is listed, try enteri ng them one at a time unti l you find the one that wo rks with your cable box/sate llite re ceiver . Note t hat TV Gui de On Sc reen data cann ot be recei ved th rough a sa tellit e rece iver. Cable box bran d Code number 3M 0[...]

118 GC Electron ics 0207, 0056, 0330, 0016, 0040, 007 7, 0030 GE 0232, 023 3, 0144, 0021 Gemini 0015, 0070, 0057, 02 42, 0014, 079 7, 0013, 0400 General Instrumen t 0476, 0011, 0014, 00 98, 0810, 002 4, 0003, 0015, 0276 GHZ 0078 Gibr alta r 0003 Global 13 27 GMI 0069, 005 7, 0015, 0797 GoldStar 0144, 004 0 Goodmin d 0770, 079 7 Gradiente 11 36 Haml[...]

119 Additional Informatio n Prot elcon 07 86 Pulsar 0000 , 0040 Quasar 0 000 Quest 0144, 00 20 R Li ne 0040 RadioSh ack 0883 , 0015, 0315, 0303, 0797 Rampage 0 255 Ranger 1 247 RCA 0021, 0060, 0797, 0047, 1256, 08 43 Realisti c 0207 , 0153 Recoton 0153 , 0400 Regal 0259, 00 20, 0273, 0279, 0276 Regency 0002 , 0020, 0682 Rembrand t 0070, 01 53, 0040[...]

120 Uniden 00 22 Unika 0207, 015 3, 0022 United Cabl e 0003, 001 4, 0011, 0276 Universal 0191, 007 8, 0207, 0056, 0022, 003 9, 0153, 0077, 0322, 031 5 US Elec tronics 0276, 0008, 0003 , 0017 V2 0883 Videow ay 0250, 000 0 VideoW orks 0124 Vidt ech 0 244 Viewmaster 08 83, 0770 Viewstar 0258, 028 9, 0060, 0063, 0211, 002 7, 0111, 0030, 0121 Vision 088[...]

121 Additional Informatio n Paysat 0724 Philips 1076 , 0099, 1142, 0724, 0722, 07 49, 1442, 1749, 0856, 07 75 Primestar 0361, 0627, 0869 Proscan 0392, 05 66 QNS 1367 RadioSh ack 0869 RCA 0566, 0392, 0143, 0855 Samsung 1109, 1276 Sky 0 856, 0099, 1856 Sony 0639, 1639 Star Choi ce 0869 Star Trak 0 869, 0772 Thomson 0566, 0392 Tivo 1142, 1442 Toshiba [...]

122 Index Words in quotatio ns appear in the on-screen di splays. Numerics 16:9 26 , 91 4:3 Letter Box 26 , 91 4:3 Pan Sc an 26 , 91 “48kH z/96kHz PCM” 95 A “A-B Erase” 74 Adjusting playba ck pictur e 63 playba ck sound 64 recording picture 53 ADVANCE 35 , 68 “AFT” 89 Album 37 , 71 Album nu mber 37 “Album Search ” 67 ANGLE 61 Antenn[...]

123 E Easy Setup 25 , 99 Editing 72 DV Edit 84 Enter characters 38 “Erase” 73 , 77 , 87 “Erase All” 76 “Erase Titles” 75 F “Facto ry Setup” 99 Fast forward 62 Fast reverse 62 “Featur es” 96 “File Search” 67 “Finalize” 41 “Finalize Disc” 97 Finaliz ing 40 “Format” 31 “Format DVD-RW” 98 Formattin g 31 Freeze Fr[...]

Sony Corporation Printed in Malaysia Printed on 100% recycled paper using VOC (Volatile Organic Compound)-free vegetable oil based ink. Remaining tim e 37 Remote 22 , 110 REPLAY 35 , 68 Resetting 99 Resume Play 6 2 S S VIDEO 18 SAP (S econd Aud io Prog ram) 50 Satellite receiver 15 Scan Au dio 62 Scene List 77 “SCHEDULE” 43 SCHEDULE 55 “Scree[...]