Sony RDR-HX820 manual

2-897-109- 11 (1) © 2006 Sony Corporation RDR-HX820 D VD Recorder Operatin g Instructi ons[...]

2 WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rai n or m oisture. 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 • Do not attempt to replace or upgrade th e hard disk by yourse lf, as thi s may result in malfunc tion. If the hard disk drive should malfunc tion, you cannot recover lost data . The ha rd disk driv e is only a tempor ary storage sp ace. About r epairing the ha rd disk dri ve • The contents of the hard dis k drive ma y be checked in case of [...]

4 About th is manu al • In this manu al, th e inte rnal hard di sk drive is writt en as “HDD,” and “disc” is used as a general refere nce for the HDD, DVD s, or CDs u nless otherw ise specifie d by the text or illus tration s. • I cons, su ch as , lis ted at the top of ea ch explanation indicate what kind of media can be used with the f[...]

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

6 Tim er Re cordi ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Before Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Recording mo de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Recording s tereo and bilin gual progra[...]

7 Dubbing (HDD y DVD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Before Dubbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 About “Dub Mode” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Dubbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

8 Quick Gu ide to Disc Type s Recordable and play able discs Typ e Disc Logo Icon used in this man ual Format ting (new di scs) Compat ibilit y with other DVD players (final ising) Hard d isk dr ive (intern al) Format ting unnece ssary Dub HDD contents t o a DVD to play on other DVD players DVD+RW Auto ma tical ly format ted in +VR mo de (DVD+RW VI[...]

9 Usabl e disc ver sio ns (as of A ugus t 2 006) • 8x-speed or slower DVD+RWs • 6x-speed or slower DVD-RWs (Ve r.1.1, Ver. 1.2 wi th CPRM *2 ) • 16x-s peed or sl ower DVD+ Rs • 16x- speed or slow er DV D-Rs (V er.2 .0, Ver. 2.1 wi th CPRM *2 ) • 8x-speed or slower DVD+R DL (Double Laye r) disc s “DVD+RW,” “DVD-RW,” “DVD+R,” ?[...]

10 “DVD VIDEO” and “CD” ar e trademarks. DivX, DivX Certifi ed, and associated logo s are tradema rks of Di vX, Inc. and are used und er licens e. DivX ® is a video f ile com pressio n te chnology, develope d by D ivX, Inc. Discs tha t ca nnot be playe d • PHOTO CD s • CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs tha t are recor ded i n a form at di fferen t [...]

11 Maximum recordable n umber of t itles * The maxi mum lengt h for one title is eight hours. Note o n playba ck oper atio ns of DVD VIDEO s/VIDEO C Ds Some playback operations of DVD VIDEOs/ VIDEO CDs may be inte ntionally s et by softwa re pr oduce rs. Sinc e this r ecord er pla ys DVD VIDEOs/VIDEO CDs accor ding to the disc co nten ts the so ftw[...]

12 Hookups and Se ttings Hookin g Up the Record er Follo w steps 1 t hrough 6 to hook up and adjust the s ettin gs of t he rec order. Do n ot conn ect the mains lead u ntil you reach “Step 4: Connecting t he Mains Le ad” on page 17. b Notes • See “Specific ations” (page 109) for a list of supplie d accesso ries. • Plug in cords secu rel[...]

13 Hookup s and Settings Step 2: Conne cting th e Video Co rds/ HDMI Cor d Selec t one of th e follow ing pat terns, A throug h D , according to the input j ack on your TV monitor, p rojector, o r AV amplifi er (receive r). This wi ll enable y ou to view p ictures. VIDEO AU D I O INPUT L R INPUT S VIDEO P R /C R P B /C B Y COMPONENT VIDEO IN IN HDM[...]

14 A Video inp ut ja ck You w ill enjo y standa rd qua lity im ages . B S V IDEO inpu t jack You wi ll enjoy hi gh qua lity imag es. C Component vide o input jacks (Y, P B /C B , P R /C R ) You w ill enjo y accu rate col our rep rodu ction and hi gh qual ity im ages. If your TV acce pts prog ress ive 525p /625 p form at sign als, use t his conn ect[...]

15 Hookup s and Settings For pl aybac k • One Touc h Pla y You c an tu rn on t he re corder and TV , set t he TV ’s input to th e reco rder , and start play back wi th one t ouch of the H (pla y) butt on (pa ge 5 6). • One Touc h Menu You c an tu rn on t he re corder and TV , set t he TV to the recorder’s programme position, and display the[...]

16 Step 3: Co nnecti ng t he A udio C ords Selec t one of th e follow ing pat terns, A or B , according t o the input ja ck on your TV mo nitor, projector, or AV amplifie r (receiv er). This wil l enable you to liste n to sou nd. * The yellow plu g is used for video signa ls (page 13). A Digital aud io input jack If you r AV a mplifi er (r ecei ver[...]

17 Hookup s and Settings z Hin t For correct spe aker locati on, see the operat ing instruct ions s upplied with th e connected compone nts. b Not es • Do not connect y our T V’s audi o output jacks to the LINE IN (R-AUDIO-L) jacks at t he same time. This will c ause un wanted noise to co me from your TV’s speakers. • With connecti on B , d[...]

18 Step 5: Prepar ing th e Remote You can contr ol the reco rder using the suppli ed remot e. Inse rt two R 6 (size AA) batt eries by matchi ng t he 3 and # ends on the batteri es to the markings ins ide the battery co mpartment. When usi ng the remote, point it at the remote sensor on the record er. b Notes • If the supplied remote int erferes y[...]

19 Hookup s and Settings 2 With the TV [ / 1 button pre sse d down, enter the TV’s man ufacture r code using the number bu ttons. For in stan ce, to e nter “0 9,” pres s “0” then “9.” A fter yo u enter the last number , rele ase the TV [ / 1 button. Code n umbers of co ntrollable TVs If more than one code number is listed, try enterin[...]

20 4 Sele ct “Other s,” an d press EN TER. 5 Sele ct “Comm and Mod e,” and press ENTER . 6 Sele ct a Comma nd Mod e (DVD1, DVD2, or DV D3), and p ress EN TER. 7 Set the Command M ode fo r the remo te so it mat ches the Comma nd Mode for the recor der y ou s et abo ve. Follow the st eps be low to set the Command Mode on t he remote. 1 Hold d[...]

21 Hookup s and Settings Step 6 : Easy Set up Make the ba sic adjus tments by foll owing the on-scr een ins tructio ns in “ Easy Se tup.” Be caref ul not to disc onnec t the cab les or exit the “Easy Setup” functio n during th is proced ure. 1 Turn o n the re corder an d your TV . Then swit ch the input sel ect or on your TV so t hat t he s[...]

22 To re turn to t he pr evious step Pres s O RETURN. z Hints • If your AV amplifier (receive r) has an MPEG audio deco der, set “MPEG” to “MPEG” (page 94) . • If you want to run “Easy Setu p” again, sele ct “Easy Set up” from “ SETUP” in the Syst em Menu (page 100) .[...]

23 Hookup s and Settings Connec tin g a VCR or S imila r De vice After disconn ecting the record er’s mains lead from the mains, conne ct a VCR or similar recording device to the LINE IN jacks of this re corder. Use the D V IN jack on th e front panel if the equi pment has a DV ou tput ja ck (i.L INK jac k) (page 80). For detail s, re fer to the [...]

24 Connect a VCR or similar r ecording devic e to the LINE 2 IN jacks of this re corder. If the equip ment ha s an S-vi deo jack , you c an use an S- video co rd in stead of an audio/ video cord. z Hint When the connected eq uipment outputs only monaural sound, connect to just the L(MONO) and VIDEO input jacks on the front of the recor der. Do not [...]

25 Hookup s and Settings Connec tin g to a Sate llit e or Digit al Tun er Connect a satell ite or dig ital tuner t o this record er using the LINE 3/DECODER jac k. Disconnect the recorder’s mains lea d from the mains when connecti ng the tuner. If the satellite tuner , etc. has c omposi te out, co nnect t he unit t o a TV using an audi o/video c [...]

26 b Notes • Synchro-Re cording does not work with some tuners. For details , see the tune r’s operatin g instr uc tions . • If you disconnect the recorder’s mains lead, you will not be able to vi ew th e signals f rom the connecte d tuner.[...]

27 Hookup s and Settings Connec tin g a PAY -TV/ Canal Plus Anal ogue Decod er (Availa ble in Eur ope Only ) You ca n wat ch or re cord PA Y-TV/ Canal Plus a nalogue decod er prog ramm es if y ou conne ct a decoder ( not supplie d) to the recorde r. Disconn ect the re corder’s mains l ead from the mains when conne cting the de coder . No te tha t[...]

28 To wa tch or reco rd P AY-TV/ Canal Plus analo gue pr ogram mes, set your rec order to receive the programme p ositions using the on-scr een di spla y. In orde r to se t the progr am me posi tions correctly, be sure t o follow al l of the ste ps belo w. 1 Pres s SYSTEM MENU . The Syst em Men u appear s. 2 Sele ct “SETUP ,” and p ress ENT ER.[...]

29 Hookup s and Settings 10 Select “S ystem” using < / , . 11 Press M / m to select an a vailab le TV system, BG, DK, I, or L. To re ceive broa dcasts i n F rance, select “L.” 12 Select “C hann el” using < / , . 13 Selec t th e PAY -TV/C anal P lus analog ue pr ogramme positio n usin g M / m or numb er buttons . 14 Select “P AY-[...]

30 Eight Basic O perations — Getting to Kn ow Your DVD Recorder 1. Ins erting a D isc 1 Press DVD. 2 Press Z (ope n/cl ose), an d plac e a disc on the disc tray. 3 Press Z (open/c los e) to cl ose th e disc tray. Wait until “LOAD” disappears from the front pa nel dis play. Unused DVDs are formatted automatically . • For DVD-RW discs DVD-RWs[...]

31 Eight Bas ic Operat ions — Ge tting to Kno w Your DVD Re corder 4 Press z REC. Record ing st arts. Recording stop s automatica lly after 8 hours o f conti nuous recording or when the HDD or DVD is full. To stop record ing Press x REC S TOP. Note that it may take a few seconds f or record er to st op r ecord ing. To wa tch an othe r TV p rogra [...]

32 3. Play ing the Reco rded Progra mme (Title 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, insert a DVD (see “1. Inser ting a D isc” on page 30 ). Playback star ts automatically depending on th e di sc. 2 Pres s TITLE LI ST. To s how th e ext ended Tit le L ist, pres s OPTI ON[...]

33 Eight Bas ic Operat ions — Ge tting to Kno w Your DVD Re corder 3 Select a title, a nd press ENTER. The su b-men u appe ars. The su b-men u display s optio ns applicable o nly to the sel ected item. Th e disp laye d opt ion s dif fer d epend ing upon the model, situat ion, and disc type. 4 Select “Play, ” and press ENTE R. Playback starts [...]

34 To turn off th e Title L ist Press T ITLE LIST. z Hints • Af ter recordin g, the firs t scene of the recor ding (the title) is a utoma ticall y 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 se[...]

35 Eight Bas ic Operat ions — Ge tting to Kno w Your DVD Re corder B Av ailable functions fo r DVD VIDEOs ( angle/ audio / subti tle, etc.), or playbac k data for DATA DVDs and DATA CDs C T he curre nt select ed func tion or au dio setting (appea rs only tempor arily) Exampl e: Dolby Di gital 5. 1 ch D T he current sele cted angle E Disc typ e *1[...]

36 Examp le: W hen pla ying a C D Track pla ying ti me and th e curr ent tra ck/index number m Remaining time of the curre nt track m Playin g time of the d isc m Remaining time of the disc m CD text (when av ailable) Exam ple: Whe n play ing an MP3 audi o track Play ing time and nu mber of the c urrent tra ck m Curre nt album num ber Examp le: W h[...]

37 Eight Bas ic Operat ions — Ge tting to Kno w Your DVD Re corder 5. Chan ging th e Name of a Record ed Pro gram me You can label a DVD, title, or programme by enter ing char acte rs. You ca n ent er up to 64 charac ters for a ti tle or di sc na me, but the actual numbe r of char acters displa yed in th e menus such as th e Title List wi ll vary[...]

38 To us e the numb er but tons You can also use th e number buttons to enter charac ters . Refe r to t he numb er n ext t o each row of le tters on y our TV screen . 1 In step 5 ab ove, pr ess a num ber bu tton repea tedl y to sel ect a char acter . Exam ple: Press the num ber 3 but ton once to enter “D.” Press the number 3 button three times [...]

39 Eight Bas ic Operat ions — Ge tting to Kno w Your DVD Re corder b Not e You can enter up to 64 characters for a DVD’s disc nam e. The dis c name ma y not appe ar wh en th e dis c is played on o ther DVD equipment. 1 Insert a disc . See “1. Ins erting a D isc ” on pag e 30. 2 Press OPTIONS to se lect “Di sc Info rmation ,” and pr ess [...]

40 1 Make a recordi ng. See “ 2. R ecord ing a Pro gram me” on page 30. 2 Press Z (o pen/ clos e). The disp lay shows the appro ximate time requir ed for finalis ing and a sks fo r confirmation . For DVD+RWs, th e record er automatically starts f inalising the disc. After fin alising, t he disc wi ll be ejec ted automatically . 3 Sele ct “OK,[...]

41 Eight Bas ic Operat ions — Ge tting to Kno w Your DVD Re corder For DV D-RW s (Vid eo mode ) DVD-RWs (Video mode) that have been finali sed to prohibit addi tional recordin g or edit ing ca n be unfi nali sed to al low furth er record ing o r editin g. For DV D-RW s (VR mo de) If you ca nnot rec ord or ed it on a DV D-RW (VR mo de) that h as b[...]

42 b Note On this m odel, 1 GB (read “gi gabyte”) is equ ivalent to 1 billio n bytes. The larger th e number, the larger the disc spac e.[...]

43 Timer Rec ording Timer Recording Before Recording Before you start recording… • Chec k that t he disc ha s enou gh ava ilabl e spac e for th e reco rding ( page 36 ). Fo r the HDD, DVD+RW s, and DVD-RWs, you can fr ee u p dis c spac e by e rasin g tit les (page 6 7). • Adjust th e re cordin g pi ctur e qu ality and pict ure siz e if nece s[...]

44 The r ecorder autom atica lly rece ives an d record s stere o and bil ingua l progr ammes based on t he ZWE ITON sy stem o r the NICAM syst em. The HDD and a DVD-RW (VR mode) o r DVD -R (V R mode ) ca n recor d both main and sub sou nds. Y ou can sw itch betw een m ain and sub when pl aying the disc . For the HDD, you c an selec t the sou nd tra[...]

45 Timer Rec ording Timer Reco rding (Stand ard/G -Code) You can set the timer f or a tota l of 40 pro grammes (8 prog rammes when us ing the PDC/V PS funct ion), up to 30 days in advanc e. There are two met hods to set the timer: the standard me thod and G-Code method. • Standard: Set the dat e, time, and prog ramme po sitio n of the pr ogra mme[...]

46 4 Sele ct “OK, ” and pr ess EN TER. The “TIM ER LIS T” di sp lay ( page 50) appear s. T he TIME R REC indicat or lights up on the f ront panel an d the record er is re ady to s tart recordin g. Unlike a VCR, there is no need to turn off the rec order before th e ti mer reco rding starts. To stop recording during ti mer recording Pres s x[...]

47 Timer Rec ording One Touc h Time r If you use t he SM ARTL INK c onnec tion, yo u can easily display the timer p rogramming menu. When the TV is turned on or in standby mode, press TI MER. The re cord er automatic ally turn s on and th e TV’s input is switch ed to the recorde r. The Ti mer programming menu appear s. z Hin t If you are recordin[...]

48 3 Pres s the n umber butt ons to ent er t he G-Code progr ammin g numb er, an d pres s ENTER . The date, s tart and stop times, programme positio n, recording mode, etc. setti ng (p age 4 5) ap pear. • If you make a m istak e befo re press ing ENTER, press < / , and re -ent er the corre ct n umber. • If you wa nt to chan ge the se tting, [...]

49 Timer Rec ording You ca n adju st the re cord ing pic ture qu ality and pic ture size . 1 Before recording starts, press OPTI ONS to select “Rec. Set tings ,” and pr ess ENTE R. 2 Select the item you want to adju st, and pr ess ENTE R. The ad justme nt disp lay appe ars. Examp le: R ec. N R “Rec. Mode ”: Selects the recor ding mode fo r [...]

50 b Notes • If on e programme contains t wo picture s izes, the sel ect ed siz e is re cord ed . Howe ver , if the 16:9 signal can not be record ed as 16:9, i t is recorded as 4:3 . • When playing a 1 6:9 size p icture rec orded as 4:3, the im age is fixed to 4 :3 Let ter Box re gardless of the settin g in “TV Type” of “Vide o” setup ([...]

51 Timer Rec ording : Indicate s the setti ng is bein g recorded t o the HDD. : Indicate s the setti ng is bein g recorded t o a DVD. When all of the timer s ettings do not fit on the li st, the scroll bar appe ars. To view the hidden t imer sett ings, press M / m . 2 Select the timer s etting yo u want to check /chan ge/can cel, an d press ENTE R.[...]

52 To tur n off th e Time r List Pres s TIMER L IST o r O RETURN. z Hint While r ecording , you cannot m odify t he time r settin g for the current recording, but yo u can ex tend the durat ion of the record ing time (page 46). b Notes • Wh en “PDC/ VPS” is se t to “On” for one or more timer recordi ngs, the sta rt time s may ch ange in t[...]

53 Timer Rec ording 3 Press INP UT SELE CT re peat edl y to select “L 3.” 4 Selec t the de sired audio sign al when recor din g a bilin gual progr amme to the HDD o r DVD-RWs/DV D-Rs (VR mode). Press OPTION S to sel ect “Lin e Audi o Input ,” an d press EN TER. Th en sel ect “Bil ingu al,” and press ENTE R. For de tail s ab ou t bi ling[...]

54 You ca n reco rd from a conn ected V CR or similar devic e. To connect a VCR or similar devi ce, s ee “ Conne ctin g a VC R or S imi lar Device ” on pag e 23. Us e the DV IN jack on the fr ont pane l if the equ ipmen t has a DV outp ut ja ck ( i.LINK jack) . 1 Press HDD o r DVD. If you select DVD, insert a re cordab le DVD (see “1. Inser t[...]

55 Playba ck Playback Playi ng 1 Press HDD or DVD. • If you select DVD, i nsert a disc (se e “1. Inser ting a D isc” on page 30 ). • If you insert a DVD VIDEO, VIDEO CD, CD, DATA DVD, or DATA CD, pres s H . Play back st arts . 2 Press TITL E LI ST. For details about the Title List, se e “3. Playing th e Recorded Progra mme (Title List)”[...]

56 To resum e playba ck fro m the point where you sto pped (R esume Pl ay) When yo u pres s H again after yo u sto p play back, t he reco rder resu mes play back from the poin t where yo u pres sed x . To s tart fr om t he be ginni ng, pres s OPTI ONS to selec t “Play Be ginning, ” and pre ss ENTER. Playba ck starts from the b eginning of the t[...]

57 Playba ck To check the position of the buttons below, see the illu stration on page 55. For MP3 , JPEG , or DivX operat ions, see “Play ing MP3 Audio Tracks, JPEG Im age F iles, or DivX ® Video Fi les” on pag e 62. To resume norma l playback , press H . Playback options Buttons Operations AUD IO Sele cts one o f th e aud io trac ks reco rde[...]

58 b Notes • A ngles and s ubtitles cannot be ch anged with titles recorded on this record er. • Slideshows mad e with a DVD camcorder can only be pla yed. Other play func tions, such as fast forward, cannot b e used. Note s on playi ng DT S sound t racks on a CD • Wh en playing DTS-e ncoded CDs, excess ive noise will be he ard from the L INE[...]

59 Playba ck b Not es • If t he outli nes of the i mages on your screen become blur red, set “BNR” and/o r “MNR” to “Off.” • Depe nding on th e disc or t he scen e being pla yed, the above BN R, MNR, or FNR eff ects may be hard to discern. And, t hese func tions m ay not work with some screen sizes. • When usi ng the “Sharpne ss[...]

60 “Cha sing Pl ayback” allow s you to view the record ed par t of a pr ogramm e while the recording is being made. You do not need to wai t unti l the re co rdin g fin ishes. Press OPT IONS while recording to select “Chas ing Pl aybac k,” a nd pres s ENT ER. Play back s ta rts f rom the be ginn ing o f th e prog ramme yo u are reco rding .[...]

61 Playba ck Search ing fo r a Title/ Chapt er/Tr ack, etc . You c an se arch a disc by t itle, chapter , scen e or track. As titl es and trac ks are assign ed individual numbers, sele ct the title o r track by enter ing its n umber . You ca n also se arch for a scene using the t ime code. 1 Press OPTION S duri ng playb ack to select a se arch met [...]

62 Play ing MP3 A udio Tracks , JPEG Image Files , or DivX ® Vide o Files You ca n play MP 3 audio tr acks, JPEG imag e files, an d DivX video f iles on DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/ CD-Rs/CD-R Ws) or JPEG imag e files an d DivX vi deo fil es on DAT A DVDs (DVD-ROMs/DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/ DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs). 1 Inser t a dis c. See “1. In sert ing a Dis c” on page [...]

63 Playba ck To rotate a pictu re Press OPTIONS while the JPEG image is display ed to selec t “Rot ate Right” or “Rotate Left,” and pr ess ENTER. z Hin ts • Press AUDIO to switch between stereo or monaura l audio tracks whe n playing MP 3 audio tracks . • You can c hange t he audio track when playi ng MP3 or MPEG audio of DivX video fil[...]

64 The r ecorder can play the fo llowin g tracks and fi les: – MP 3 au di o tra ck s wi th th e ex te nsio n “.mp3. ” – JPEG image files with the extension “.jp eg” or “. jpg. ” – JPE G image file s that co nform to the DCF* image file fo rmat. – DivX video file with the extens ion “.avi” or “.divx .” * “Design r ule f[...]

65 Playba ck b Not es • Dependi ng on the software you use to create the DATA DVD/DATA CD, the playback order may differ from the a bove illus tration . • No more th an a tot al of 999 i ndivi dual fold ers can be play ed. (Fol ders t hat do n ot conta in JPEG / MP3 /DivX file s are c ounte d as well .) • No more tha n a tota l of 99 9 folde [...]

66 Erasing and Edit ing Before Edi ting Thi s reco rder of fers vari ous edit option s for vari ous dis c types. b Notes • Y ou may lose the ed ited content s if you remove 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 edit ed o n t his r eco rder. • If a message ap pears and in [...]

67 Erasing an d Editing To open u p disc space To open up disc space on a DVD+RW or DVD-RW (Video mode), erase the ti tle with the larg est number in the title list . For the HDD and D VD-RWs (VR m ode), you can er ase a ny title. For DVD-Rs and DVD+Rs, the a vailable d isc space do es not increa se even i f you eras e titles. See “Erasi ng and E[...]

68 “Set Thumbn ail” : Chan ges the t itle’ s thum bnail picture th at appea rs in th e Title List ( page 33). “Make a Playlist”: Adds th e entire title to the Pl ayli st ti tle as on e scen e (p age 72 ). z Hints • You can er ase m ultiple titles at o ne time (page 68) . • You can automat ically erase title s that have already p layed[...]

69 Erasing an d Editing 3 Press ENTE R if point A is correct. If point A is incorr ect, sele ct point A usin g c / C , and pres s ENTER. Th e disp lay fo r set ting poin t B ap pear s. 4 Select po int B using m / M , and 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 , [...]

70 You can manual ly insert a chapte r mark at any poi nt you l ike duri ng pl aybac k or record ing. Pres s CHAPT ER MARK at the p oint where you want to divi de the tit le int o chap ters. Each time you pre ss the button, “Marking ...” app ears on th e scree n and th e scen es to the left and right of th e mark be come s eparat e chapte rs. T[...]

71 Erasing an d Editing 1 Press TITL E LI ST. If th e Ti tle L ist ( Origi nal) a ppe ars, pres s < . 2 Press OPTION S to sele ct “Cr eate a Playli st,” a nd press ENTER. 3 Select “S elect, ” and pre ss ENTER . 4 Select the title y ou want to include in the Pla ylist titl e, and pre ss ENTER. The display f or setting the start point (IN)[...]

72 b Note The pictur e may pause when the edited sce ne is played. To add the en tire title to the Pl aylist t itle as on e scene (M ake a Play lis t) 1 Press TITLE LIST. If the Title List (Play list) ap pear s, pres s , . 2 Select the title and press ENTER. The s ub-me nu app ears. 3 Sel ect “Make a Pla ylist ,” an d pres s ENTER . The selecte[...]

73 Erasing an d Editing z Hin t After titl es a re co mbin ed, the tit le n ame i s th e titl e name of the firs t tit le pri or to comb ination . b Not e When the num ber of chapte rs in the title to be combined exceeds t he limit, t he chapt ers at the end are com bined in to a s ingle c hapter. You can divide a Playlist ti tle. For o perations, [...]

74 Dubbing (HDD y DVD) Before Dub bing In thi s sectio n, “dub bing ” refers to “co pying a record ed title o n the in ternal ha rd disk d rive (HDD) to anot her disc, or vice versa.” You can select to dub one title at a time (Titl e Dubb ing – see “D ubbing a single ti tle (Title Dubbing)” on page 77), or multiple titles all at once [...]

75 Dubbi ng (HDD y DVD) Requir ed time s for Hig h-spee d Dubb ing from HDD to DVD (for 6 0-minute programme) *1 *1 The va lues in t he above table are for re ference only. Actual times for du bbing also re quire time for creating dis c’s contro l information a nd other data. *2 This i s the maximum reco rding s peed of this recorder. The recordi[...]

76 Rec M ode Co nversi on Du bbing 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 reco rdi ngs. For exampl e, when you dub an HQ title (data size is large) in S P mode, you can reduce the data siz e, saving mo re title s using l ess space. Selec t a mode differ ent from the or[...]

77 Dubbi ng (HDD y DVD) Dubbi ng 1 Inse rt th e DVD tha t you ar e go ing to dub to o r from . 2 Press HDD or DVD to select the source. 3 Press TITL E LI ST. Press < / , to switch the Tit le Lists, if nece ssary. 4 Select a title, a nd press ENTER. The su b-men u appe ars. 5 Selec t “Dubb ing,” and pre ss ENTER . The display for sel ecting t[...]

78 A maximum of 30 selected tit les can b e 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 sel ect the sourc e. 3 Pres s TITLE LI ST. Pres s < / , t o sw itch the T itl e Lis ts, if necess ary. 4 Pres s OPTIONS t o select “D ub Selecte d Tit les,” and pre ss ENTER. 5 Select t itles in th e [...]

79 Dubbi ng (HDD y DVD) To stop dubbing Press OPTIONS to s elect “Stop Dubbin g,” and pres s ENTER. Whe n asked fo r confi rmation , sel ect “ OK, ” and pres s ENTER. Whe n dubbin g (Mo ve) is st opped pa rtwa y, no part of the tit le will be move d to the dubb ing target . Howe ver, not e that t his will decrease the fre e disc space for D[...]

80 DV Dubbing Befor e DV Dubb ing This section explains d ubbing with a dig ital vide o came ra vi a the DV I N jac k on the fron t panel . If yo u want to dub by w ay o f the L INE IN jac ks, s ee “ Recor ding from connec ted equipment wit hout a timer” on page 5 4. The DV IN jack on this recorde r conforms to the i.LINK standard. Follow the i[...]

81 DV Du bbing 3 Press INPU T SELEC T on the remot e repe atedly to se lect “DV.” The fr ont panel dis play c hang es as follows: 4 Press REC MOD E on th e rem ote repeate dly to select the record ing mode. The reco rdi ng mode c hange s as fo llow s: For d eta ils abou t the reco rdin g m ode , see page 43. 5 Press OPTIO NS on th e rem ote to [...]

82 Record ing an Entire DV Forma t Tape (One Touc h Dubbin g) You ca n reco rd the en tire co ntents 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 ecord er. Th e reco rder cont rols the di gital video came ra fo r the wh ole proc ess, and compl etes the re cordi ng. How c hapt ers are c rea [...]

83 DV Du bbing Progr am Edit You ca n select scen es from a DV/D igital 8 format t ape, and the n automatica lly record sele cted s cenes to t he HDD or a DVD. To u se th is func tio n, do th e fol low ing : m Using th e reco rder’s remote contro l, fast forward or r ewind the tape to sel ect the scenes . At thi s point, t he selec ted s cenes ar[...]

84 8 When yo u finish ad ding sc enes, pr ess m . The scene list is displayed. A Total duration o f the scene B T otal number of sce nes C Scene information block 9 Sele ct the sce ne in forma tio n block you wa nt to edit usin g < / , , and pres s ENTER . The s ub-me nu app ears. “Mov e”: Ch anges the scen e orde r using < / , and ENT ER[...]

85 Settings a nd Adj ustments Settings and Ad justments Aeria l Rece pti on and Langua ge S ettin gs (Basic ) The “Basic” s etup helps you to make tu ner, clock, and prog ram me posi tion s ettings f or the reco rder . 1 Press SYS TEM M ENU whi le the recor der is in st op mo de. 2 Selec t “SETU P,” an d press ENT ER. 3 Select “B asic, ?[...]

86 Channe l Pres s M / m repeatedly u ntil the p rogramme positi on you wa nt is di splaye d. The pr ogram me pos ition s are scan ned i n the orde r show n in t he ta ble belo w. • If y ou k now the number of the progra mme posi tion you want, press th e numbe r butto ns. For ex ample, for progra mme posit ion 5, fir st press “0” an d then p[...]

87 Settings a nd Adj ustments For cust omers in Au stral ia and New Zea land •A u s t r a l i a • New Zeal and Channel Set number Channel C2 AS0 C3 AS1 C4 AS2 S44 AS3 S46 AS4 S1 AS5 S6 AS5A C5 AS6 C6 AS7 C7 AS8 C8 AS9 C9 AS9A C10 AS10 C11 AS11 C12 AS12 C28 AS28 C29 AS29 C30 AS30 C31 AS31 C31, C 32 AS32 C32 AS33 C33 AS34 C34 AS35 C35 AS36 C36 AS[...]

88 After the pr ogra mme posit ions ha ve be en set , you can chang e the or der of ea ch pro gramm e position in the display list. 1 Sel ect “Progr amme So rt” i n “Bas ic, ” and press ENTER. 2 Pr ess M / m to sele ct th e ro w cont aini ng the pr ogram me posi tion yo u want to move , and press E NTER. • To dis play oth er pag es fo r p[...]

89 Settings a nd Adj ustments 3 Select th e TV guide page n umber you want to modify, and press ENTER. 4 Pres s the nu mber b utton s or < / M / m / , to ente r the TV guide pa ge num ber, an d press ENTER to confirm the setting. • If you make a mistak e, re-e nter the corre ct num ber. • To return to the origina l settings, p ress O RETU RN[...]

90 4 Sele ct “Pre sen t Time ,” and pres s ENTER . 5 Pr ess M / m to set the d ay, and press , . Set the month, year , hour, and minutes i n seque nce. Press < / , to select the item to be set, th en press M / m to set the numbe rs. T he da y of the week i s set automatically . To ch ange th e numb ers, press < to return to the item to be[...]

91 Settings a nd Adj ustments b Not e Depending on the disc, “4:3 Lette r Box” may be selected automat ically in stead of “ 4:3 Pan Scan ” or vice versa. HDMI Resolut ion Sel ects the ty pe of vide o sig nals outp ut fr om the HDM I OUT jack. When you se lect “Aut o” (defa ult), th e reco rder outputs video sign als of th e high est r e[...]

92 Prog ressi ve Out put If your TV acce pts prog ress ive (52 5p/6 25p) format s ignals, set “Progr essive Output ” to “On. ” You wi ll enjo y accu rate col our repr oducti on a nd h igh qu ali ty ima ges. 1 Sel ect “Prog ressi ve Ou tput, ” an d pres s ENTER . 2 Select “On, ” and pres s ENTER. The displa y asks fo r confirma tion.[...]

93 Settings a nd Adj ustments Pause Mode (HDD/DVDs only ) Selects th e picture quality in pause mode. Colour Sy stem Selects the colo ur syste m when pl aying VIDEO CDs (including Super VIDEO CDs)/ DivX vi deo file s. Auto Disp lay Screen Saver The sc reen save r image appear s when yo u do not us e th e re corder for m ore tha n 10 m inut es while[...]

94 Audi o Conn ectio n The foll owing setup i tems switc h the meth od of ou tput ting a udio sign als wh en you conn ect a com ponen t such as an ampl ifier (rec eive r) with a digi tal input ja ck. For conne ction det ails, se e “Ste p 3: Connec ting th e Audio Cor ds” on pag e 16. Selec t “Dolby Digital ,” “MP EG,” “D TS,” “48 [...]

95 Settings a nd Adj ustments • 48kH z/96 kHz P CM (DVD VID EOs only) Selects the sam pling f requenc y of the au dio sign al. b Not es • “48k Hz/96kHz PCM” setti ng has no effect when audio sign als are output from the LINE 2 OUT (R-AUDIO-L ) jacks or LINE 1 – TV/LINE 3/ DECODER jack . If the sampli ng frequency is 96 kH z, signals a re [...]

96 Record ing Se ttings (Record ing) The “ Recor ding” se tup allo ws you to adjus t recordin g settings. 1 Pres s SY STEM MENU whi le the recorder is in stop mode. 2 Sele ct “SETUP ,” and p ress ENT ER. 3 Sele ct “Reco rding, ” and pr ess ENTER . The “ Recor ding” se tup appe ars wi th the following op tions. The defa ult settin gs[...]

97 Settings a nd Adj ustments TV Direc t Rec. (H DD/DVD+RW/ DVD-RW/ DVD+R/DVD -R only) Selects whether to directly start r ecording using the S MAR TLINK fea ture (page 31). This set ting is ef fect ive o nly when yo u conne ct th e reco rder to you r TV via t he SCART jac ks. Sync hro Rec . Selects the recordi ng destina tion used f or Synchr o-Re[...]

98 • When you have alre ady re gist ered a passw ord, the di splay f or enter ing the passw ord appe ars. 2 Enter y our four-d igit password using the number button s, then sele ct “OK” and press ENTER. 3 Sel ect “Standa rd, ” and pres s ENTE R. The s electi on ite ms for “ Stan dard” are disp laye d. 4 Select a geog raphic area as th[...]

99 Settings a nd Adj ustments z Hin t If you select “Ot hers” in “DVD Menu,” “Subtitle,” or “Audio,” select and enter a language code from “Language Cod e Lis t” o n page 115 using the number b uttons. b Not e If you s elect a language in “D VD Menu,” “Subti tle,” or “A udio” tha t is not rec orded on the DVD VIDEO, [...]

100 Fact ory S etup Allows you t o select the setup s ettings by group, and return t hem to their default settings. Note that all of y our previo us settings wi ll be lost. 1 Select “ Factor y Setup” i n “Oth ers,” a nd pres s , or ENTER. The di spl ay f or s elec ting a gr oup of setti ngs ap pears. 2 Sel ect the group of se tt ings you w [...]

101 Additional I nformation Additional Inform ation Troubl esho oting If you ex perien ce any of the followi ng dif ficu l ties wh ile us ing th e rec or de r, u se t hi s troubleshoo ting guide to help remedy the proble m befo re req uesti ng repai rs. Shou ld any prob lem pe rsist , consult your ne arest Sony de aler . The po wer does not t urn o[...]

102 , If the HDMI OUT jack is us ed for vi deo output , changi ng the “H DMI Resol ution” sett ing o f “V ideo O utpu t” in the “V ideo ” setup may solve the p roblem (page 91) . Conne ct the TV and the r ecor der us ing a video j ack other than the H DMI OUT , and switch th e TV’s i nput to the c onnected video i nput so that you ca [...]

103 Additional I nformation The pic ture i s black an d whit e. , Chec k that “Lin e1 Ou tput” of th e “S cart Sett ing ” in th e “Vid eo” setu p is set to th e approp riate it em that conf orms to your system (page 92). , If you are usi ng a SCART cord, be sure to use one that is fully wired (21 pin s). There is n o so und. , Re-co nne[...]

104 The re corder does no t start pl aybac k from the be ginni ng. , Resume p lay w as act ivated ( page 56). , You ha ve inserte d a DV D whose Tit le menu or DVD menu automati cally ap pears on the TV screen wh en it is first inserted . Use the menu t o start play back. The re corder s tarts p laying a utomat ically . , The DVD VIDEO feature s an[...]

105 Additional I nformation Nothin g was reco rded eve n though you set the timer settin g correctly. , There wa s a power fai lure durin g recordin g. , The recorde r’s internal cloc k stopped due to a power failu re that lasted for m ore than 1 hour . Res et the cl ock (p age 89) . , The chann el was disabled af ter the timer recordi ng was set[...]

106 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 copy p rotec tion sign al, so it was move d (pa ge 76) . High-sp eed dubb ing is not pos sible. , The titl e cannot be dubbed at high-spe ed (pag e 75). E ven if A -B erasu re is pe rforme d so that a title does not con tain m ixed pict ure siz[...]

107 Additional I nformation The dis c tra y does n ot open an d “TR AY LOCKE D” appe ars in the front panel displ ay. , Contac t your Sony dea ler or loc al aut hori zed So ny s ervic e faci lity . The dis c tra y does n ot open an d you cannot remov e th e disc aft er yo u pre ss Z (ope n/clos e). , Turn off t he re corde r. On ce the cloc k a[...]

108 Self-di agnosis Func tion (When lette rs/nu mber s appear in the d ispla y) When the se lf-dia gnosis func tion i s activat ed to prevent the re corder from mal functioning, a five -charac ter ser vice num ber (e .g., C 13 00) with a combination o f a lett er and four numb ers ap pear s in the fr ont pane l displ ay. In this case , check the fo[...]

109 Additional I nformation Notes ab out the discs • To ke ep the d isc clean, hand le the d isc by its edge. Do not touc h the s urface . Dust, finge rpri nts, o r scrat ches o n the dis c may cause it to malfunction. • Do not exp ose the di sc to di rect sunlig ht or hea t source s such as hot ai r ducts, or leav e it in a car parked in direc[...]

110 Inputs and ou tputs LINE 2 OUT (AUDIO): Phono jack/2 Vrms /10 kilo hms (VIDEO): Phono j ack/1.0 Vp- p (S VIDEO): 4-pin mi ni DIN/Y: 1.0 Vp-p, C: 0.3 Vp -p (PAL) LINE 2 IN (AUDIO): Phono jack/2 Vrms /more tha n 22 kiloh ms (VIDEO): Phono j ack/1.0 Vp- p (S VIDEO): 4-pin mi ni DIN/Y: 1.0 Vp-p, C: 0.3 Vp -p (PAL) LINE 1 – TV: 21-pi n CVBS IN/OUT[...]

111 Additional I nformation About i.L INK The DV IN jack on this re corder is i.LI NK- compliant fo r digital video camer as. This section desc ribes the i.LINK sta ndard and its featu res. What i s i.L INK ? i.LINK is a digital serial interface for handli ng dig ital vid eo, di gital au dio a nd othe r data in two dire ctions betwe en equi pmen t [...]

112 Guide to Part s and Con tro ls For more in form atio n, see th e page s in pa renthe ses. A HDD button (30) DVD butto n (30) B [ / 1 (on/stan dby) bu tton ( 21) C Z (open/ close) butto n (30) D PROG (program me) +/– buttons (30) The + butto n has a tac tile dot * . E Number butto ns (47, 61) The num ber 5 bu tton has a tact ile do t * . F INP[...]

113 Additional I nformation A [ / 1 (on/standb y) bu tton (2 1) B F ron t pane l displ ay (1 13) C Disc tray (30) D A (open/clo se) butto n (30) E TIMER REC indicator (45) SYNCHRO REC indicator (52) F H ( pla y) butt on ( 55) G x (stop) butto n (55 ) H (remote sensor) (18) I z REC butto n (30) J x REC STOP button (30) K HDD button/indi cator (30) D[...]

114 A AERIAL IN/O UT jacks (12) B HDMI OUT (high-definitio n multimedia i nterface out) jack (13, 16) C DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL/ OPTICAL) jack (16) D LINE 2 OUT (R-AUDIO-L/VIDEO) jacks (13, 16) E LINE 2 OUT (S VIDEO) jack (13) F COM PONENT VIDEO OUT (Y, P B /C B , P R /C R ) jacks (13) G LINE 3/DECO DER jack (23) H AC IN terminal (17) I LINE 1 – T V[...]

115 Additional I nformation Langua ge C ode L ist For det ails, see page 98 . The l angua ge spe lling s co nform to t he IS O 6 39: 19 88 ( E/F) stan dard . Area Code For det ails, see page 97 . 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[...]

116 Index Words in qu otat ions appe ar in the on -scr een di splays . Numerics 16:9 21 , 90 4:3 L etter Box 21 , 90 4:3 P an Sca n 21 , 90 “48kHz/96 kHz PCM ” 95 A “A-B Erase ” 68 Adjusting playback pict ure 58 playb ack soun d 59 recording picture 49 Aerial 12 “AFT” 86 Album 35 , 64 Album numb er 35 “Album Search” 61 Angle 55 Area[...]

117 E Easy Setup 21 , 100 Editing 66 , 70 DV Edit 80 Enter characters 37 “Erase” 51 , 67 , 71 , 84 Erase all t itles 68 “Erase Titles” 68 “Exte nd Rec.” 46 F “Facto ry Setup” 10 0 “File Sea rch” 61 “Finalise” 40 “Finalise Disc” 99 Finalisin g 39 “FNR” 58 “Format” 41 , 100 “Format DVD-RW” 99 Formattin g 41 Fre[...]

118 R Rear pa nel 114 REC 31 REC STOP 31 , 82 “Rec. Mode” 49 “Rec. Mo de Adjust” 46 , 96 “Rec. NR” 49 “Rec. Settings” 49 “Rec. Vid eo Equ alizer” 49 Recordable discs 8 “Recor ding ” 96 Recording 43 picture ad justment 49 recording format 8 recording mode 31 , 43 recording time 31 , 43 while watching anoth er programme 31 Rec[...]

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