Sony RDR-HX900 manual

2-103-583- 61 (3) © 2004 Sony Corporation D VD Recorder Operatin g Instructi ons RDR-HX900/HX1000[...]

2 WARNIN G To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabin et. Refer servi cing to qualif ied personnel only. The mains lead m ust only be changed at a qualified se rvice shop. This appliance i s classified a s a CLASS 1 L ASER product. The CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT MARKING i[...]

3 • Do not place heavy objects on the reco rder . On recording • N ote th at the cont en t s of the recording c a nnot be compensated for under any and all conditio ns, including co nditions that ma y arise due to a m alfunctio n of this unit. • Make trial reco rdin gs b efore making the ac tual r ecord ing. Abo ut the har d disk d r ive The [...]

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

5 Dubbing (HDD y DVD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Before Dubbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Dubbing a Single Title (Title Du b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Dubbing [...]

6 Ways t o Use Y ou r DVD Re corder Quick access to recorded titl es – Title Lis t , Display the Title List to see all o f the titles on the disc, in cludin g recor ding da te, channel , recording mode an d thumb nail image (page 33 ). Play the beginni ng of a title whil e it is being re corded – Chasing Play back , If you are usin g a DVD-RW ([...]

7 Creating your own pr ogramme – Playli st , Record a programme o n a DVD-RW (VR mode), then del ete, mov e and add scenes at will to create your own, orig in al prog ramm e (pag e 68). Copying a recorded t itle to and fr om the HDD – Dubbing (HDD y DVD) , Create copies of your favourite titles for safek eepin g by dubb ing them to a DVD, or ma[...]

8 Quick G uide t o Di sc Typ es Recordable and play able discs Usabl e disc version s (as of M ay 2004 ) • 4x-speed or slowe r DVD+RWs • 2x-speed or slowe r DVD-RWs (Ver.1.1, Ver.1.1 with CPRM* 1 ) • 8x-speed or slowe r DVD+Rs • 8x-speed or sl ower DVD-Rs (Ver.2 .0) “DVD+RW,” “DVD-RW,” “DVD+R,” and “ DVD-R,” are trad emarks.[...]

9 Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s No No Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s No No No No Ye s Y es * 2 No Y es * 2 No Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s Y es * 3 Y es * 3 Ye s No Ye s No No Ye s No No Y es Y es Y es Y es Y es Y es No No No Recording Features Editing Features Rewrite (page 41) Aut o Chapter (page 93) Manual Chapter (page 68) Record 16:9 sizes (pa[...]

10 Playable dis cs Discs tha t cannot be played • All CD-ROMs (including P HOTO CDs) • C D - R s /CD- R W s, othe r t han those re cord ed in musi c CD f or mat, MP 3 fo rmat , or V i deo CD format • Data pa rt of CD-Ext ras • DVD-ROMs • DV D Au dio dis cs • DVD-RAMs • HD laye r on Super Audio CD s • DVD VIDEOs with a differe nt reg[...]

11 Note o n playba ck opera ti o ns of DV D V IDEO s / VIDEO CDs Some playback operations of DVD VIDEOs/ VIDEO CDs may be in tentionally set by softwa re producers. S ince this r ecorder plays DVD VIDEOs/VIDEO CDs acc ording to the d isc conten ts the sof tware pr oducers design ed, so me playba ck feat ures ma y not be available. Also, see the ins[...]

12 Hookups and Settings Hooki ng Up t he Reco rder Follow steps 1 to 7 to hoo k up and adj us t the sett i ngs of the reco rd er. Notes • Pl ug cords securel y to prevent unwante d noise. • Refer to the instruct ions suppl ied with t he compone nts to be connected. • You cannot connect th is r ecor de r to a TV that do es not hav e a SCART or[...]

13 Hookup s and Settings Step 2 : Conn ecting t he Aer ial Cab le Conne ct the aeri al cable by following the step s below. Do not conne ct the mai ns lead unt il you reac h “Step 5: Con ne cting the Ma ins Lead ” (p age 19). 1 Disco nnect the aeria l cable f rom you r TV and c onnec t it to A ERIAL I N on th e rear p anel of the recorder. 2 Co[...]

14 Ste p 3: Con necti ng the Video Co rds Select one of the fo llow ing patt er ns A through D , accor ding to the input jack on your TV monito r, projector, or AV amplifier (r eceiver). This will enable you to v iew pictures . Audio connecti o ns are explai ne d in “Step 4: Con necting t he Audio Cord s” (page 17) . Note Do not connect m or e [...]

15 Hookup s and Settings A Connecting to a SCART input jack Conn ect usin g a SCART cord (not supp lied ) to the L I N E 1 - T V j a c k a n d y o u r T V . B e s u r e t o m a k e t h e connectio ns firmly to avoid hum and noise. See the operating instr uctio n s supplie d with the TV to be co nn ected. Als o, when you set “L i ne 1 Outpu t” t[...]

16 •T V D i r e c t R e c You ca n easi ly re cord wha t you a re wat chi ng on your TV (p age 48). • One To uch Play You ca n tu rn on the rec or der and TV , se t the TV’s inp ut to the re corder , and start pl ay back with on e touch of th e H (p lay) bu tton (page 5 5). • One To uch Menu You can turn o n the recorde r and TV, se t the T[...]

17 Hookup s and Settings Step 4 : Conn ectin g the Aud io Cor ds Select one of th e following p atterns A or B , according to the input jack on your TV monitor, projecto r, or AV a mplifier (receive r). This will en able you to li sten to sound. z Hin t For corr ect speaker location , see the operating instruction s supplie d with the connected com[...]

18 A Connecting to audio L /R input jacks This con ne ction wil l use yo ur TV’s or st er eo ampli fi er’s (receive r’s ) two speakers for soun d. Connect us ing the audi o/ v ideo cor d (s up plied). • Surro un d ef fect (page 5 6) TV: D ynam ic, Wi de, Nigh t Stereo am plifie r (r e ceiver ): St and ard, Ni ght Note Do not connec t the LI[...]

19 Hookup s and Settings Step 5 : Conn ecting t he Mains Le ad Connect the su pplied mains lead to the AC IN termin al of the re corder . Then plu g t h e recorde r and TV mains leads (powe r cords) int o the mains. Afte r yo u co nnec t th e main s le ad, you mu st w ait for a short w hile b efore o perati ng the recorde r. You ca n oper at e th e[...]

20 Controlling TVs w i th the remote You can ad just the r emote’s signal to contro l your TV. If you co nnected the reco rder to an A V am p lifier (recei ve r), you can use the su pplied re mote to control the AV amplif ier ’s (rec e ive r’ s) volume. Notes • De pending on the connected unit, you ma y not be able to control your TV or AV [...]

21 Hookup s and Settings Controlling the v olume of your AV amplifier (rece iver) with the remote 1 Slide th e TV/DVD sw itch to DVD. 2 Hold down [ / 1 , an d enter the manufac turer code ( see the table below) for yo ur AV ampli fier (re cei ver) usi ng the number bu ttons . 3 Releas e [ / 1 . The 2 (volume) +/– bu ttons contr ol the AV amplif i[...]

22 3 Selec t “Optio ns,” an d press ENT ER. 4 Selec t “Command Mode,” and p ress ENTER . 5 Selec t the Com mand mo de ( DVD1, DVD2, or DVD3), an d pre ss ENTER. 6 Slide th e COMMAND M ODE switch on the remot e so it matc hes th e mo de you select ed above . To return to the prev io us step Press O RETURN. Step 7: Ea sy Setup Follow the s te[...]

23 Hookup s and Settings 3 Switch the input se lector on your TV so tha t the si gn al fro m t he record er appe ar s on your TV scre en . “Initial s ettings necessary to operate the DVD recor der will be ma de . You can ch ange the m later us ing Setup. Before you start, chec k that you have made al l n ece ssary c onn ections .” appear s. •[...]

24 10 Select the setting that m atches your T V type. “16:9” : For wide -screen T Vs or standar d TVs with a wide screen mode . “4:3 Letter Box”: For standard TVs. Disp lays “w ide scr een” p ictures with bands on the upper and lower s ec tio ns of the scree n. “4:3 P an Scan”: For stan dard TVs. Automatically displays “wide scr e[...]

25 Hookup s and Settings 20 Press EN TE R. The Setu p Displa y for the DTS signal appears . 21 Sel ec t whethe r or not yo u w ish to send a DTS signa l to your amplifier (receiv er), and pr ess ENTER. If your A V am plifie r (r ec eiver ) ha s a DTS deco der, sele ct “On. ” Otherw ise, sel ect “Of f.” 22 Pr ess ENTER whe n “Finish ” ap[...]

26 Connec ting a VCR or Simi lar De vice After disco nnecting the recorder ’s mains lead from th e ma ins , connect a VCR or similar recordi ng device to the LINE I N jacks o f this record er. Use the DV IN ja ck on the fro nt panel if the equipment h as a DV output jack (i.LINK jack) (page 77). See also the inst ruction ma nual supplie d with th[...]

27 Hookup s and Settings Connecting to the LINE 2 IN or LINE 4 IN jacks Connect a VCR or similar recording de vice to the LINE 2 IN or LINE 4 IN jack s of this recorder. If the equipm e nt has an S-v ideo jack, yo u can use an S-video cor d i ns tead of an au dio/vide o co rd. z Hin t When the con ne ct ed equi pm ent outputs only mona ur a l sou n[...]

28 Connec ting t o a Sa telli te or Di gital Tuner Connect a sat e llite or digital tuner to this re corder using the LINE 3/DECODER jack. Disco nnect the reco rd er’s m ai n s le ad from th e main s w he n conn ec ting th e tu ne r. To us e the Sy nchr o-Re c func tion, s ee below. If the s atellite tuner can output RG B signals This recorder ac[...]

29 Hookup s and Settings Connec ting a PAY-T V/Canal Plus Decode r You c an watch or recor d PAY-T V/Can al Plus p rogramm es if yo u connec t a dec oder (n ot suppl ied) to the record er. Dis co nnect th e r ecorder ’s mains lead fr om th e mains w hen conn ecting th e de coder. Connecting a d ecoder AERIAL IN LINE 4 IN DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL OPTIC[...]

30 Setting PAY-TV/Canal Plus chan nels To watch o r record PAY-TV/ Canal Pl us programmes, set your record er to rec eive the chan nel s using the on -scree n display. In order to set the c hannels co rrectl y, be sure to fol lo w al l o f the s teps below . 1 Press SYSTE M MENU . The Sy st em M e nu appear s. 2 Selec t “SETUP,” and press EN TE[...]

31 Hookup s and Settings 10 Select “Sy stem , ” an d pr e ss ENT ER . 11 Press M / m to sele ct an avail ab le TV system, B G, DK, I, or L, and press EN TER. To rece ive broadc as ts in Franc e, se lect “L.” 12 Sel ect “Nor mal/CAT V,” an d pr ess ENTE R . 13 Select “Norm a l,” and press ENT ER . To pres et CATV (Cable Tel evisi on)[...]

32 Guide to Dis plays Using the On-S creen Me nus This se ction introd uces the System Me nu, TOO LS menu, a nd sub- menu. B y usin g these d isplays , you can perf orm mos t o f the recor d er ’ s operati ons . System Menu The Syst em M enu appe ars when y ou press SYSTEM M ENU, an d pr ov ides entr ies to all of the reco rder’s ma in function[...]

33 Guide t o Disp la ys TOOLS The TOOL S menu ap pears whe n you pres s TOO LS, a n d disp lays opti ons a p plic able to th e entire d isc (e.g. disc protection ), record er (e.g. audio s ettings during record ing), or multip le item s on a list me nu (e.g. erasi ng multiple t itles). The disp l a yed option s differ de pending on th e situati o n[...]

34 Standard Title List (Example: DVD-RW in VR mode) “Zoom ed” Title List A Disc type: Displays a medi a type, HDD or DVD. Also displ ays the titl e type (Original o r Play l ist) fo r D VD -R W s (VR m o de). B Sort but t ons: Sorts the titl e or der (se e belo w). C Zoomin g ind ic a tor : Shows th e cu rrent z oom status . D Disc name (DVD on[...]

35 Guide t o Disp la ys 4 Whil e wat c hing the pl ay back pictu re, press H , X , or m / M to se lect the s cene you want to set fo r a t hu m bn ail pictu re , and press ENTER. The scene is set for t h e title’s thu mbnail pict ure. To turn off the Title List Press TITL E LIS T. z Hin t After record ing, the fi rst scen e of the recording (t he[...]

36 Exampl e: DVD-R W (VR mode ) A “Disc Name” (DVD only) B “Media”: Disc type C “Format”: Recording fo rmat type (DVD- RW only) D “Title no.”: Total n u mber of titles E “Protecte d”: Indicates wheth er protection is set (DVD-RW in VR mode only) F “Date”: Dat es of when the oldest and the most recent titles were recorded (DV[...]

37 Guide t o Disp la ys Finalizi ng a DVD (preparing a d isc for playback on o ther equipment) Final iz in g i s ne cessar y w he n you pla y discs recorded w ith th is recorde r on other DVD equipm ent. When you finali ze a DVD+RW, DVD-RW (Video mode), DVD+R, or DVD-R, a DVD menu will be au tomatically cre ated, which can be displayed on other DVD[...]

38 Check ing the Play Inform ation an d Playing Time You can chec k the playing ti me and remaining time of the current title, ch apte r, or track. Also, you can ch eck the di s c name re co rded on t he DVD/CD. Press D I SPLAY re peated l y. Each time you p ress the butt o n, the display chan ges as follows : The d isplay s dif fer d epe nding on [...]

39 Guide t o Disp la ys z Hin ts • I f “DTS” is set to “Off” in Audio Se tup, the DTS tr ack selection option wil l not appe ar on the screen eve n if the di sc contains DTS tracks ( page 92). • W he n “Auto Displa y” is set to “On” (def a ult) in Options Setup (pa ge 97), playba ck informati on automat ically a p pears when t h[...]

40 How to Enter Charac ters You can label a DVD, ti tle, or program by ente ring charac ters. Yo u can ent er up to 64 c haracter s for a title or disc name, but the actual number of charac ters dis played in the me nus such as the Titl e List wi ll va ry. Whe n th e display for ente ri ng charac ters app e a rs, foll ow t he steps bel o w. 1 Press[...]

41 Record ing Recording Before Recording Before you start recording… • T his rec order ca n record on variou s discs . Select the disc type accordi ng to your needs (p age 8 ). • Ch eck that t he disc ha s en ough av a ilable sp ace for the r e cording (page 35). For HDD, DVD+RWs, and DVD-RWs, you can free up disc s pac e by eras in g t it l [...]

42 ZWEITON (Ge r man stereo) syste m When a stereo o r bilin gual ZWEIT ON based programme is re ceived, “STEREO” or “BILINGUAL” appears in the front panel d isplay. NICAM syste m When a st e reo or bili ng ual NICAM based progra mme is re ceived , “NICA M” app ea rs in the fro nt pa nel displ ay . To record a NICAM programme, be sure t[...]

43 Record ing Wait until “ LOAD” disappears from the fro nt panel di splay. Unus ed D V D s are fo r m at ted autom atical ly . 2 Press [TI MER] . • If the Timer programming (VIDEO Plus+) menu ap pe ars, pres s < to s witc h the disp lay t o “Stand ard.” 3 Select an item u s ing < / , and ad jus t using M / m . “Date” : Sets the[...]

44 If the t imer settings ov erlap Overlapped timer setti ngs are shown as f o llows. To store th e se tting as sho wn, sele ct “O K . ” Th e programme th at star ts first has priority and the seco nd p rogr amm e st arts reco rdin g on ly a fte r the first pr ogram m e ha s finishe d. To cance l the o verlapped setting , sele ct “Can cel.”[...]

45 Record ing 1 Press HDD or DVD. If you s elect DVD, insert a recordable DVD. 2 Press [TI MER] . • I f the Tim er prog rammi ng (Stand ard) men u appear s, press < to switch the dis play to “VID EO Pl us + .” 3 Press the number buttons t o en ter the PlusC od e number , and press SE T. • If you ma ke a mist ake, pr ess CLE AR and r e- e[...]

46 Checki ng/Ch angin g/ Cancellin g Timer Settings (Timer Lis t) You can chec k, change, or cancel time r settings using the Timer Lis t me nu. 1 Press SYSTE M MENU . The Sy st em M e nu appear s. 2 Selec t “TIMER L IST,” and pr ess ENTE R . Timer inf ormation disp lays the recording date, time , recording mo de, etc. : Indicat es that the set[...]

47 Record ing When th e timer se ttings ov erlap The programme tha t starts fi rst has pri o rity an d the second progr am m e star t s re cordin g only af ter the first pr ogram m e ha s fini she d. ◆ When th e re cord in gs start at th e sa me time The programme that is se t last has priorit y. In this example, ti mer settin g B is set after A,[...]

48 Recor ding Withou t the Timer 1 Press HDD or DVD to selec t a media. When you selec ted DVD, insert a r e cordable DVD. 2 Press PROG +/– t o sel ect the prog ramme posit i on or input so urce you wa nt to record. 3 Press RE C MODE repeated ly to select the recording mode. Each time you p ress the butto n, the display chan ge s on the TV sc ree[...]

49 Record ing z Hin t If you do no t want to watch TV while recordi ng, you can turn off the T V. Wh e n usi ng a de c ode r, ma ke sur e to leave it on. Notes • Af ter pressing z REC, it may take a short wh ile to start recording. • Yo u cannot change the r ecordi ng mode while recording or dur in g recording paus e. • I f the r e is a powe [...]

50 “HDD Rec. Picture S ize”/“DVD Rec. Pictur e Size”: Sets th e pict ur e s iz e of th e p rogr amme to be recorded . • 4:3 (default) : Sets the pictu re size to 4:3. • 1 6: 9: Sets the pi cture siz e t o 16: 9 (wide mode). • Auto (HDD only): Automati c ally se lects the actu al pi ctur e siz e. “DVD Rec. Pictur e Size” works with[...]

51 Record ing Record ing From Connected Equip ment Wi th a Time r (Synch ro Rec) You can set the recorder to a utomatical ly record progra mme s from conne cted equ ipment t hat has a timer funct ion (s uc h as a sate llite tuner). Connect the equipment to the LINE 3/DECODER jack of the re co rd er (page 28). When t he c onnecte d eq uipme nt tu rn[...]

52 If the t imer settings o f a Synch ro-Reco rding and anot her tim er reco r ding ove r lap Regardl e ss of whet he r or not the p rogramm e is a Synchr o Rec progr am m e, the pr og ramme t hat starts first has priorit y and th e second progr amme starts reco rding only after th e first programme has fin ished. Recor ding F rom Co nnecte d Equi [...]

53 Record ing 3 Select the line inp ut audio wh en recordin g a bili ngua l progr amme on th e HDD o r DVD- RWs (VR mode). Press TOOLS to display the TOOLS menu. Select “Line Audio Input” and press ENTER. Sele ct “ Bilin gual” an d pr ess EN TER. For details about bilingual re cording, se e page 41. 4 Press REC MODE repeat edly to s elect t[...]

54 Playback Playi ng 1 Press HDD or DVD. • I f you s elect D VD, pr ess Z ( open/clo se) and place a DVD or CD on the disc tr a y. Then press th e bu tton aga in to cl os e the disc tr ay . • If you insert a DVD VIDEO, VIDEO CD, CD, or DATA CD, press H . Playback star ts. 2 Press TITLE LIST. For details about the Title List, see “Using the Ti[...]

55 Playback – you edit the tit le after stoppin g playback. – y ou chan ge the setti ng s on the re corder . – you turn off the recorder (VIDEO CD/CD/ DATA CD only). – you make a record ing (except f or HDD/DVD- RWs in VR m ode). To pl ay re strict ed DVDs (Par enta l Con trol) If you pl ay a restri c ted DVD, the message “ Do you wa nt t[...]

56 Playback options Buttons Operations Discs Z (open/close ) Stops play and ope ns the disc tray. All discs (audio) Selects on e of the audi o tr acks record ed on the disc when pre s sed re peated ly . : Selects th e language. : Select s the main or su b sound. : Se lects ster eo or mona ural au di o tracks. (subtitle) Select s a subtit le languag[...]

57 Playback To resume normal pla yback, pre ss H . SUR (surrou nd) Selects one of t he TVS ef fects when pressed repe atedly. TVS* (TV Virtual Surro und) lets you enjoy vi rtual surround so und effects cre ated from the front left and right spea kers. The sele cted setti ng is displaye d in the front panel di splay fo r a few seconds. “TVS OFF”[...]

58 Notes • To enjoy t he TVS function, se t “Digita l Output” to “On” and “Dolby Digital” t o “D-PCM” in Audio Setup. • W hen the playback signal does not cont ain a signal for the rea r speakers, the surroun d effects will be diff icult to hear. • W he n you se le c t one of the surrou nd modes, turn off the surround set ting[...]

59 Playback 4 Press < / , to adjust the set ti ng, an d pres s ENTE R. The defa ult settin gs are un der l ined. “ Y NR ” : (weak) O ff 1 2 3 (str ong) “ C NR ” : (weak) Of f 1 2 3 ( st r ong ) “ BNR ” : (weak) Off 1 2 3 (str on g) “ DVE ” *: (w eak) Off 1 2 3 (strong) “ PB Video Eq ualizer ”: • C ontras t: (weak ) –3 ~ 0[...]

60 Chasin g Playback / Simult aneous Re c an d Play You ca n view t he beginn ing of a p rogramm e whil e it is b eing recor ded. You can a lso play a title or previo usly re cor de d progra mme wh i le recordi ng. Playing from the be ginning of the programme you are recor ding (Chasin g Playback) “Chas i ng P layback ” allows you to view th e [...]

61 Playback 3 Select the title you want to play, and press ENTER. 4 Selec t “P lay” from t he s ub-menu, an d press ENTER. Playback starts fro m the sele cted title . Notes • Th e DVD’s playback picture on your TV screen freezes for a few secon ds whe n you f as t forw ard/ fast reverse or instant re play/advance d uring Simul taneous Re c [...]

62 3 Press the numbe r button s to sele ct the number o f the titl e, chapte r, track, tim e code, etc., y ou want. For ex am p le: Time Search To find a scene a t 2 hours , 10 minut es, and 20 second s, ente r “2 1020.” If you make a mistake, press CLEAR to cancel th e numbe r, th en select ano ther numbe r. 4 Press SET. The reco rder st arts [...]

63 Playback Play ba c k ord er of MP3 audi o tr ac k s Album s con taining MP3 au dio tra cks pl ay in t he foll owing orde r. A t B t C t D t F t G . Al bums that do not co ntain tra ck s (such as al bu m E ) are skippe d. When y ou inser t a DATA CD a nd pres s H , the numbered t racks ar e played s equenti a lly, from 1 th rough 7 . Any su b-alb[...]

64 Editing Befo re Edi ting This recorder of fers v a rious ed it opti ons for variou s disc types. Before you ed it, chec k the disc type in the fr on t panel d isp l ay , and selec t t he option ava ilable f o r yo u r disc (p ag e 8) . Note You may lose the edit e d contents if you remov e the disc or a timer r ecording start s whil e editi ng. [...]

65 Edit ing The adva nced edi t func tions ava ilable for Playlis t titles ar e: – Labell i n g a t i tl e (page 65). – Erasing a title (page 65). – Erasing multiple titles ( page 66). – Erasing a section of a title (A-B Erase) (page 66). – Rearranging the title or de r (p age 7 0). – Dividing a title into multi ple titl es (page 70). ?[...]

66 “Pr otect”: Protec ts the t itl e. Sele ct “On” w hen the Pr ot ection di sp lay appear s. “ ” appear s next to th e protecte d t itl e. To cancel th e protecti on, select “ Off.” “Title Name”: Allows y ou to e nter or re-ent er a title name (page 40). “Set Thumbnail”: C hanges the title ’s thum bnail picture th at appe[...]

67 Edit ing 3 Select a title, a nd press ENTER. A chec k mark appea rs in the ch eck box nex t to the sele cted title . To clear t he check mark , pres s ENT ER agai n. To cl ear all of check marks, selec t “Reset All. ” • When the title is protected, the display asks for confirma tion. To continue, sel ect “Cha ng e,” and wh en the pro t[...]

68 Creating chapters man ually You can manua lly insert a chapter mark at a ny point y ou l ike duri n g playba ck o r record ing. Press CHAP TER MA RK at the point where you want to divide the title into chapters . Each time you p ress the butt on, “Marking...” appe ars on the sc reen a nd the sce nes to the l eft and right of the mark be come[...]

69 Edit ing 3 Select the title you want to inclu de in the Playlist ti tle, and press ENTER. A chec k mark appea rs in the ch eck box nex t to the sele cted title . To clear t he check mark , press ENTER again. To se lect all of t he ti tles, select “S elect All.” 4 Repeat step 3 to ad d more titles. To go to the next page of titles, press m . [...]

70 12 Select the s cene you want to edit, and press ENT ER. The su b- m en u appe ar s. “Move” : Changes the scen e order. “Eras e”: Eras es the sc ene. The se lect ion i s cancel led. “Pre view”: D isplays thumbn ail pict ures o f the scenes . “Cha nge IN”: Al l o w s y ou to change the IN point , an d r epeat from s tep 8. “Cha [...]

71 Edit ing Combining multiple P laylist titles (Combine) 1 Press TITLE LIST to turn on the Title List (Playlist) m enu. If the Title List (Original) m enu appears, pr ess TOOLS and select “ Playlist.” 2 Press TOOLS to se lect “Com bine, ” an d pres s ENTE R. The displa y for sel ecting ti tles appears. 3 Select a title, a nd press ENTER. A[...]

72 Dubbing (HDD y DVD) Before Dubbing In this se ction, “d ubbing” refers to “copyi ng a recorded title on t h e internal hard d isk drive (HD D ) to an other dis c, or vice ve rsa.” Yo u can select to d ub one title at a t ime (Title Dubbi ng – see “Dubbin g a Si ngle Tit le (Titl e Dub)” on page 74), o r m ul t ip l e ti t le s a ll[...]

73 Dubbin g (HDD y DV D) Note that spee ds shown i n the tab le are an approx imate of th e m ax imum du bbing sp eed. *1 Maximum r ecording spee d of th is record er. *2 When dubbing to DVD+Rs, the dubbi ng spe e d is x1-speed. Notes • Hi gh-speed Dubbi ng is not avail a ble for the following titl es: – T itles reco rded i n H Q+. – T itles [...]

74 Dubb ing a Singl e Title (Title Dub) 1 Insert th e DVD th at yo u are go ing to dub to or from . 2 Select the s our ce by pres sing HD D or DVD . 3 Press TITLE LI ST to tu rn on th e Titl e List menu. 4 Select a title a nd press ENTER. The su b- m en u appe ar s. 5 Selec t “Dubbi ng” and pres s ENTER . The disp lay for sele cting the d ubb i[...]

75 Dubbin g (HDD y DV D) Dubbing Mul tiple Titles (Dub Se lected Titles) 1 Insert the DV D that you are go ing to dub to or fro m. 2 Selec t the source by pressin g HDD or DV D. 3 Press TITLE LIST to turn on the Title List menu. 4 Press TOOLS . The TOOL S menu ap pears. 5 Selec t “Dub Selec ted Titl es,” and pr e ss ENTE R. The displa y for sel[...]

76 “Change Orde r”: Moves t h e ti tle to chang e the dubb in g or de r. Pres s M / m to se lec t a new location, an d press ENTER. “Cancel”: Cancels t he t itle s election . The tit le is exclud ed from du bbing. 3 Selec t an optio n, and pr e ss ENTER . 4 When yo u fin ish making adju stments, select “S t art,” and press E NTER. To a [...]

77 DV Dubbing (DV t HDD/DVD ) DV Dubbing (DV t HDD/DVD) Befor e DV Du bbing This sect ion ex plains dubb ing wit h a digital video camer a v ia the DV IN j ack on the front pa ne l. If you w ant to dub by way o f the LIN E IN ja cks, see “R ecording From Conn ected Equi pment Wi thout a Time r” on page 52. To record fro m the DV IN jack The DV [...]

78 1 Press HDD or DVD. If you s elect DVD, press Z (open/ close) and place a DV D on the d is c t ra y. Press Z again to close the disc tray. Wait until “ LOAD” disappears from the front panel d is pl ay . If you use an unused DVD, f o rmatting start s automatical ly . 2 Insert the sourc e DV forma t tap e int o your digit al vi deo camera . Fo[...]

79 DV Dubbing (DV t HDD/DVD ) Record ing an Entire DV Format Tape ( One To uch Dubbi ng) You can re cord the ent ire cont ents of a DV fo rmat tape onto a disc with a single press of the ONE TOUCH DUBBING button. The record er controls the digit al video c amera for t h e w hole pr ocess, an d completes th e recording. ◆ How chapt er s ar e cr ea[...]

80 Progr am Ed it You ca n select sc enes from a DV form at tape, an d then au tomatically rec ord selected scenes to a d isc of your c hoice. To use this f unction, you w ill do t he fo llowing: m Using t h e recorder’s remote control, fast forward or rew in d the tap e t o select th e s cenes. At th i s point, t he s elected s cenes ar e no t c[...]

81 DV Dubbing (DV t HDD/DVD ) 3 Selec t “Star t, ” and pres s ENTER. The disp lay fo r settin g the IN point (start of the sc en e) app ea rs. The scen e starts t o pl a y in the backg round. 4 Select the IN p oint by pre ssing m / M , and pr ess ENTER. The dis play for setting th e OUT po int (end o f the sc ene) app ears. The s cene star ts t[...]

82 9 Select “OK,” and press EN TER. The default tit le name is fixed, and the display asks i f you w ant to s tart re cordin g. To cha nge the d isc med ia, se lect “ Media” and pr ess M / m . To chang e the dubb ing mode, se lect “Du b Mode” an d press M / m . 10 Select “Sta r t, ” an d pre s s ENT ER. The reco rder start s recordi[...]

83 Settings a nd Adjustme nts Settings and Ad justments Using the Se tup Di splay s By using th e Se tup Disp la ys , y ou c an make vario us adjus tm ents to it em s suc h as pictur e and sound, as well as se le ct a l ang uage for th e subtit les. The Se tup Di spla ys are us ed in th e foll owin g way. Note Playbac k settings stored i n some tit[...]

84 In thi s case, see “ Parental Contro l” in “Rec or di ng a nd Parent a l Control S et ting s (Feature s)” (page 93). 5 Selec t an optio n, and pr e ss ENTER . The cu rr en tly selec te d option is di sp layed next to th e se tup item . Exampl e: when “4:3 Lett er Bo x” is set. To turn off the di s play Press SY STEM MEN U repea te dl[...]

85 Settings a nd Adjustme nts 4 Selec t “S ys tem,” an d pr ess ENT ER . 5 Sel ect a n ava ilabl e TV syst em, B G, DK , I, or L, and pr es s EN T ER (pag e 86). 6 Select “No rmal/CA TV, ” a nd press ENTER . 7 Selec t “No rmal,” and press ENT ER. To set CATV (Cable Te levis ion) chann els , sele ct “CAT V.” 8 Sele ct “ Chann el Se[...]

86 ◆ Rec ei vab le chann el s Stat ion Nam e Chan ges or enters a new stat ion name ( up to 5 charac ters) . The re corder m u st rece iv e channel informa tion (f or inst ance, SMARTLINK informati o n) for statio n names to app ear automatical ly. 1 Follo w st ep s 1 to 3 of “Us in g the Setup Disp lays” (pag e 83 ) to sele ct “Setting s?[...]

87 Settings a nd Adjustme nts 4 Press M / m until the select ed channel r ow moves to the desi r ed pr ogram m e position . The se l ec ted chan nel is inse rt ed at th e ne w prog ra mme positio n. 5 Press ENTER to confirm the setting. 6 To chan ge or di sable th e program me po sition of a nother statio n, re peat from step 3. Note Be sure to cor[...]

88 Language OSD (On-S c reen Di splay) Switch es the disp la y l ang uage on t he screen. DVD Me nu (DVD VI DEO only) Switches the langua ge for th e DVD menu. Audio (DVD VID EO only ) Switch es the languag e of the soun d track. When yo u select “O r ig inal,” the languag e given priority in the disc is s e lected. Subtitle (DV D VIDEO only) S[...]

89 Settings a nd Adjustme nts Note Depending on the disc, “4:3 Letter Box” may be selecte d automati cally instead of “4 :3 Pan Scan” or vice ve rsa . Pause Mode (HDD/ DVDs on ly) Selects th e pictu re qualit y in pause mode. Compon ent Out Select s wh et her or no t to ou tput vide o si gn als from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks. Notes • [...]

90 Scart S etting Sets the me th od of inputting/ outputting signals from the SCART jacks on the rear panel of the reco rd er. Selec t an opti on for each of th e i tems below acco rding to the combinatio n of jacks and meth ods th at you are go in g to us e. ◆ Line 1 Ou tput Sel ec ts a method of ou t p utting vi deo signals for the LINE 1-TV ja[...]

91 Settings a nd Adjustme nts Audio Setti ngs (A udio) The Au dio Setup allows you to ad just the so und accord ing to th e pl a yback and conne ct io n conditions. 1 Pres s SYSTEM MENU whi le the re corder is in stop mo de. 2 Selec t “SETUP , ” and press EN TER. 3 Selec t “Audio ,” and pre ss ENTER. The Aud io Setup ap pears wi th the foll[...]

92 Digital O u t Selects if audio signa ls are outp ut via the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL or COAXIAL) jacks. ◆ To set t he digital out put signal The fo llow ing set up i te ms switc h t he method of out pu tting aud io sign als when yo u co nn ect a compo nent suc h as an am pl ifier (r ec eiver) w it h a digital i n put jack. For co nnecti on detai l[...]

93 Settings a nd Adjustme nts Recor ding a nd Pare ntal Contro l Setting s (Fea tures) The Features Setup allo ws you to adjust recording and pa re ntal cont rol sett in gs. 1 Pres s SYSTEM MENU whi le the re corder is in stop mo de. 2 Selec t “SETUP , ” and press EN TER. 3 Select “Features, ” and press ENTER. The Feat ur es Setup ap pears [...]

94 3 Select t he TV guide page numbe r you want to modi fy , and press E N TER. 4 Press the n umber buttons or < / M / m / , to enter the TV gui d e page num b er, and pres s ENTER to confirm the s e tting. • I f y ou make a mis ta ke , press CLEA R to re- enter the corr ec t numbe r. To set or cha nge anot he r TV guide p age numbe r, repe at[...]

95 Settings a nd Adjustme nts 4 Selec t a ge og raphic area as the pl a yback limitation level, and press ENTER. The area is select ed . • W hen you select “ Others ,” press t he num ber butto n s to se lect and ente r an ar ea code in the t able (see be low) . Then sele ct “OK” and press ENTER. 5 Sele ct “Le v el , ” and press EN T E[...]

96 One Touc h Dubb in g Displays th e follo wing options for th e One Touch Dub f unctio n. ◆ Fina lize Disc (for all re cordab le d iscs ex cept DVD-RW in VR mode ) Select s whether or not to fin alize the d isc automatical ly following One Touch Dubbing (pag e 79). Colour Sy st em Sel ects t he co lour system when p laying VID EO CDs (i ncludin[...]

97 Settings a nd Adjustme nts HDD Bi lingual Rec . (HDD on ly) Select s the sound to be reco rded o n t he H DD. Note If you s et the rec ording mode to be c hanged while dubbing from a DVD to the HDD, the sound recorded in the source (DVD) is applied regardless of t his setting. DVD Bilingu al Rec . (for all reco rda bl e dis cs except DVD- RW in [...]

98 Easy S etup (Rese tting the Re corder ) Sele ct th is to ru n th e E asy S e t up pro gra m me. 1 Press SYSTEM M ENU while the rec order is in sto p mode. 2 Selec t “SETUP,” and press EN TER. 3 Selec t “Easy Se t up,” and pr ess ENTE R . 4 Pres s EN TE R. 5 Select “Sta r t,” an d pr e ss ENT ER . 6 Foll ow the ins truct i ons fo r Ea[...]

99 Additional Informatio n Additional Inform ation Troubl eshooting If yo u expe rienc e any o f the f ollow ing diffi culti es while u sing the r ecorder, use this tr oublesho oting guide t o he lp remed y the prob lem be fo re reque sting r epair s. S hould any prob lem pe rsis t, consul t you r neares t S ony dealer . Power The po w er does not [...]

100 If the eq uipment is connecte d to the DV IN jack, (this is usu al ly f or a di gi tal video cam era connec tion) , select “DV” in th e fro nt panel display by pre ssing PRO G +/ – or IN PUT SELECT. , When an S video cable is c onnected to the recorde r’s LI NE 4 IN jac k, set “Line 4 Inp ut” in Video Set up to “S V id eo” (page[...]

101 Additional Informatio n The rec order do es not sta rt playb ack fro m the begin ning. , Resu me play w as ac tivate d (page 54). , You have inserted a DVD who se Title menu or DVD menu automat i cally appears on t he TV scr ee n whe n it is f ir st in se rted . Use th e menu t o star t playback . The re corder sta rts playing automatic ally. ,[...]

102 Timer rec ording is no t complet e or did not star t from th e beginni ng. , There was a powe r fai l ure during reco rding. If the p ower r ecovers when t here is a timer recordi ng, the rec or der resume s rec ord ing. Should t he power fail ure continue for m ore than 1 hour, reset th e c loc k (pa ge 87). , Other time r set ti ng ov erlappe[...]

103 Additional Informatio n Other Son y equip ment resp onds to the remo te. , The same comman d mode is set for bot h the equipme nt and recorde r. Set a diffe re nt comm an d mode for the rec order (p ag e 21). Others The rec order do es not oper ate prope rly. , Resta rt the re corder. P ress down [ / 1 on th e recorde r for m ore than ten seco [...]

104 Self- diagn osis F unctio n (When letters/ numbers appear in the disp l ay ) When the se lf-diagn osis functi o n is activated to prevent th e recorder from malfunctioning, a five- charac ter s ervice n umber (e.g ., C 13 50) w ith a combinat ion of a lette r a nd four number s ap pear s in the front panel displ ay . In this case , check the fo[...]

105 Additional Informatio n • D o not expo se the di sc to dire ct sunlig ht or hea t source s such as hot air d u ct s, or le ave it in a car parked in di rect sunli ght as the temperat ure may rise con siderably in side t he car. • After pl aying, store the d isc in i ts case. • Cl e an the di sc with a cle ani n g cloth. W ipe the disc fro[...]

106 LINE 1 -TV: 21-pi n CVBS IN/OUT S-Video/RGB OUT (upstre am) LINE 3/DECODER: 21-pin CVBS IN/OUT S-Video/ RG B I N S-Vide o OUT (dow nstream ) Decoder DV IN: 4-pin/i.L IN K S100 DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL): Optical output jack/–18 dBm (w ave le ngt h: 660 nm) DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL): Phono jack/0 .5 Vp-p /75 ohm s COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (Y, P B /C B , P R[...]

107 Additional Informatio n i.LINK baud rate i.LINK’s maximum bau d rat e v ar ie s acc or di ng to the equipme nt. Three maxi mum baud rates are defin ed: S100 (a pprox. 1 00 Mb ps*) S200 (a pprox. 2 00 Mb ps) S400 (a pprox. 4 00 Mb ps) The baud rate is listed under “Spe ci f ications” i n the ins t ructio n m a nual of ea ch equipm ent. It [...]

108 Guide t o Parts and Con trols For more info rm a t i o n, see th e pages in pare nt heses. Front panel Butt ons o n the rec order ha ve th e same function as the bu ttons on the remot e if the y have the same or similar names . A @ / 1 (on/sta n db y) button (22) B Front pa nel disp l ay (39, 110 ) C Disc tray (42) D TIMER REC indicator (4 2) S[...]

109 Additional Informatio n Remote Butt ons on the remo te have t he same fu nctio n as the butt ons on the recorder if they h ave the same or si milar nam es. But tons wit h an oran ge dot next to them c an b e used wit h yo ur TV whe n th e TV / DVD switch is s et to TV. A TV/DVD switch (20) B Z (ope n/close) b utton (42, 56) C HDD butto n (33) D[...]

110 wj MENU button (54) wk m / M (search) buttons (56) wl H (pla y) butto n (54) The butt on has a tactile dot * . X (pause ) bu tto n (5 6) x (sto p) bu tton (54 ) e; CHAPTER MARK/ERASE b uttons (68) ea INPUT SELEC T button (52, 77) es SUR ( surro un d) butt on (56 ) ed COMMAND MODE switch (DVD 1,2,3) (21) * Use the tactil e d ot as a refer ence w[...]

111 Additional Informatio n Rear panel A AERIAL IN/OUT jacks (13) B LINE 1 – TV jack (1 4) C LINE 3/DECODER jack (26) D COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (Y, P B /C B , P R /C R ) jacks (14) E AC IN terminal (19) F LINE 2 OUT (S VIDEO) jack (14) G LINE 2 OUT (AUDIO L/R/VIDEO) jacks (14, 17 ) H DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL/OPTICAL) jacks (17) I LINE 4 IN (S VIDEO) jack[...]

112 Glos sary Chapter (page 61) Secti ons of a picture or a m u s ic fe ature tha t are smaller than titles. A title is compo sed of seve ral chapt er s. D epe nd ing on the di sc , no ch apte rs may be reco rd ed. Copy protec tion si gnals (pag e 42 ) Copy res tr i ct io n set by co py right ow ne rs, etc. These si gnals are i nclude d in some sof[...]

113 Additional Informatio n Hard dis k driv e (page 3) A ha rd di sk dri ve is a who le me chanic al sy stem that co ns ists of di sk s and dri ve . Disks ar e flat, circ ular , rig id plat es coa ted with a thin ma gneti c medi a. Magneti c heads r ecord dat a on the rapi dly spinni n g disks, an d this en abl e s the spe edy and effic ie nt re ad[...]

114 Langua ge Cod e List For de tails, see pag e 88 . The lang ua ge spelli ngs co nform to t he ISO 639: 1988 (E/F) stan dar d. Code Lan guage Code Langua ge Code L anguage Code Langu age 1027 Afar 1028 Abkhazian 1032 Afrikaans 1039 Amharic 1044 Arabic 1045 Assamese 1051 Aymara 1052 Azerbaijani 1053 Bashkir 1057 Byelorussian 1059 Bulgarian 1060 Bi[...]

115 Index Words in quotations a ppear in the on - s c r ee n dis pl a y s. Numerics 16:9 24 , 88 4:3 Letter Box 24 , 88 4:3 Pan Sc an 24 , 88 A “A-B Erase” 66 Adjusting playba ck pictu re 58 playba ck sound 59 recordin g pi cture 49 Aerial 13 “AFT” 85 Album 38 , 63 Album nu mbe r 38 “Album Search ” 61 Angle 56 Area code 95 “Audio” 8[...]

116 E Easy Setu p 22 , 98 Editing 64 , 68 DV Edit 77 Enter characters 40 “Erase” 46 , 65 , 70 , 81 “Erase All” 36 “Erase Titles” 66 “Extend Rec” 44 F “Factory Se tup” 97 “Feature s” 93 “Finalize” 37 “Finalize Disc” 96 Finaliz ing 37 “Format” 36 “Format DVD” 96 Formatting 36 Freeze Frame 57 Front pa nel 108 Fr[...]

117 Remote 19 , 10 9 Resetting the reco rder 98 Resume Play 54 “RGB” 24 , 90 S S VIDEO 15 “S Video” 24 , 90 “Scart Se tting” 90 Scene List 69 Screen Saver 89 “Search” 61 Searching fast reverse/fast forward 57 locati ng the beginn ing of the title/chapte r/ track 57 Search mod e 61 SET 20 , 40 “Set Thum bnail” 66 “Setti ngs” [...]

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