Sony RDR-HXD1065 manual

2-895-172- 11 (1) © 2006 Sony Corporation RDR-HXD1065 D VD Recorder Operatin g Instructi ons To find out usef ul hint s, tips and infor mation abo ut Sony p roducts and services please visit: www.sony-europe.com/myproduct[...]

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

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

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

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

6 1. Insertin g a Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 2. Recording a Prog ramme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Checking the d isc status wh ile recordi ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 3. Playing the Recorded Programme (Ti [...]

7 GUIDE Plus+ ( For satel lite, c able, ter restria l users onl y) . . . . . 70 Introduction to the GUIDE Plus+ Syst em . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Learning the c ommon elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Troubleshooting g uide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

8 Managing MP3 Audio Tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Erasing al bums on the HDD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 8 Editing an album title o n the HDD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Playing MP3 Audio Tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

9 Sett ings an d Adju stmen ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 30 Clock and Language Setti ngs (Basic) (Digital Mode o nly) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Language. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

10 Quick Gu ide to Disc Type s Recordable and play able discs for v ideo Typ e Disc Logo Icon used in this man ual Format ting (new di scs) Compat ibilit y with other DVD players (finalis ing) Hard d isk driv e (intern al) Format ting unnece ssary Dub HDD contents t o a DVD to play on other DVD players DVD+RW Auto mati cally format ted in +VR mo de[...]

11 Usabl e disc versi ons (as of N ovember 2006) • 8x-speed or slower DVD+RWs • 6x-speed or slower DVD-RWs (Ver.1.1, Ver. 1.2 wi th CPRM *2 ) • 1 6x-spee d or slow er DVD+ Rs • 1 6x-spee d or slow er DV D-Rs (V er.2.0, Ver. 2.1 wi th CPRM *2 ) • 8x-speed or slower DVD+R DL (Do uble Laye r) disc s “DVD+RW,” “DVD-RW,” “DVD+R,” ?[...]

12 “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 pression technolo gy, develope d by DivX, Inc. Discs tha t ca nnot be playe d • PHOTO CD s • CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs tha t are recor ded in a form at differ ent fro [...]

13 Maximum recordable n umber of t itles * The maxi mum lengt h for one title is eight hours. Note o n playba ck operati ons of DV D VIDEO s/VIDEO C Ds Some playback operations of DVD VIDEOs/ VIDEO CDs may be inte ntionally s et by softwa re prod ucers. Since thi s record er plays DVD VIDEOs/VIDEO CDs accor ding to the disc co ntents the soft ware [...]

14 Hookups and Se ttings Hookin g Up the Record er Follo w steps 1 throu gh 6 to hook up and adjust t he sett ings of t he rec order. Do not c onnect the mains lead u ntil you reach “Step 4: Connecting t he Mains Le ad” on page 23. b Notes • See “Specific ations” (page 161) for a list of supplied a ccessories . • Plug in cor ds securely[...]

15 Hookup s and Settings Step 1: Conn ectin g the A erial Cable and Se t Top Box Contro ller If th e set top bo x receiv er can outp ut RGB si gnals This record er ac cepts R GB sig nals . If the set to p box re ceiv er can o utpu t RGB sig nals , con nect the TV SCART connector o n the se t top box rec eiver to the LINE 3 /DECODER jack, and set ?[...]

16 Use thi s hooku p if you ca n rece ive Fr eevi ew. With this hookup , you can rec ord any pro gramm e position by selecti ng the prog ramme po sition on the record er. A: Receiving Freeview ( For Digital Mode) DVD recorder TV to ae rial inpu t to DIGITA L AERIAL IN to DIGITAL AERIAL OU T Aerial ca ble (su pplied) : Signa l flow Wall[...]

17 Hookup s and Settings With this hookup , you can record an y progra mme p osition on the set top box recei ver. To watch cable pr ogrammes, you need to match the programme position on th e recorder to the aeria l output pr ogram me posi tion on th e set top box recei ver. *1 If your set top box r eceiver does not ha ve an aerial o utput ja ck, c[...]

18 Use thi s hooku p if you w atch cab le prog ramm e posit ion wi thout a set top bo x rece iver . Also use thi s hookup if you are co nnecti ng just an ae rial an tenna. With this hookup , you can rec ord any pro gramm e position by selecti ng the prog ramme po sition on the record er. C: Receiving terrestrial (For Analogue Mode) DVD recorder TV [...]

19 Hookup s and Settings Step 2: Connect ing the Vide o Cord s/HDMI Cor d Selec t one of the f ollowing p atterns, A throug h E , acc ording to the input jack 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 IO INPUT L R P R /C R P B /C B Y COMPONENT VIDEO IN INPUT S VIDEO IN HDMI D[...]

20 A SCART input ja ck When you set “Easy S etup - Line1 O utput” to “S Vi deo” or “RG B” (pag e 27), use a SCAR T cord th at confor ms to the s elected sign al. B Video i nput ja ck You w ill enjoy st andard quality i mages . C S VIDE O input j ack You wi ll enjoy high quality i mages. D Component vi deo input ja cks (Y, P B /C B , P R[...]

21 Hookup s and Settings • One Tou ch EP G – in An alogue Mo de You c an turn on the recorde r and TV , set the TV to the recorder’s programme position, and di spla y the GUIDE Plus+ syste m “Home Scre en” wi th o ne touc h o f the GU IDE butto n. – in Digital Mode You c an turn on the recorde r and TV , set the TV to the recorder’s p[...]

22 Step 3: Connec ting the Audio Cor ds Selec t one of the f ollowing p atterns, A or B , acco rding to the i nput jack o n your TV monitor, projector, or AV amplifie r (receiv er). This wil l enable you to liste n to sou nd. * T he yellow plug is used for vide o signals (page 19). A Digital audio inp ut jack If you r AV a mplifi er (r ecei ver) ha[...]

23 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 TV’s a udio outp ut jacks to the LINE IN (R-AUDIO-L) jacks at t he same time. This will c ause unwan ted noise to c ome from your TV’s speakers. • With connecti on B , d[...]

24 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 su pplied remote interferes y[...]

25 Hookup s and Settings Code n umbers of co ntrollable TVs If more than one code number is listed, try entering them one at a time until you find the on e th at wor ks wi th yo ur T V. The remote pe rforms t he following : To op erate the TV/ DVD bu tton (for SCART conn ecti ons only ) The TV/DVD button switch es between the reco rder an d the las[...]

26 3 Sele ct “SETUP ,” and pre ss ENTER. Exam ple: Dig ital Mod e 4 Sele ct “Others ,” and pre ss ENTER . 5 Sele ct “Command Mode,” and press ENTER . 6 Sele ct a Comma nd Mode (DV D1, 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 Command Mo de for the recorde r you set above. Follow the [...]

27 Hookup s and Settings Step 6 : Easy Setup Make the ba sic adjus tments by foll owing the on-scr een ins tructions in “Easy Se tup.” Be caref ul not to disc onnect the cables or ex it the “Easy Setup” functio n during th is proced ure. 1 Turn o n the record er and yo ur TV. Then switc h th e inp ut sel ector on yo ur TV so t hat the signa[...]

28 Eas y Setup - L ine3 Input (Analog ue Mode only) If you p lan to co nnect a deco der su ch as a PAY-T V/Can al Pl us an alog ue dec oder to the LINE 3/DECODER jack, se lect “Yes.” Easy Se tup - Lin e1 Output To ou tput video signal s, select “Vide o.” To ou tput S vide o signal s, select “S Video. ” To ou tput RGB sign als, sel ect ?[...]

29 Hookup s and Settings 9 Select the connectio n you used for your se t top bo x receiv er using M / m , and pr ess ENTE R. When the set to p box rece iver is connec ted to the r ecorder using ho okup B with bot h an aeri al cable an d a SCAR T cord, select ei ther “ Line3” o r “Anten na.” The display asks for confirmati on. 10 Press ENTER[...]

30 Connec ting a VCR or Sim ilar Devi ce After di sconnecting t he recorder’ s mains l ead from the mains, connec t a VCR or simil ar recording device to t he LINE IN jack s of th is recorder . Use the DV IN ja ck on the front panel if the equi pment ha s a DV out put jack (i .LINK jack) (page 1 15). For details , refer to the inst ruction ma nua[...]

31 Hookup s and Settings Connect a VCR or si milar recording de vice to the LINE 2 IN jacks o f this recor der. If th e equipm ent has an S-video jack, you ca n use an S-video cor d instead of an audi o/video co rd. z Hin t When the connected equi pment outputs only monau ral sound, con nect to just the L(MONO) and VIDEO input j acks on t he front [...]

32 Conne cting a PAY- TV/Can al Pl us Anal ogue D ecoder (Analog ue Mo de only) You ca n watc h or r ecor d PAY- TV/Can al Pl us an alog ue d ecoder prog rammes if y ou con nect a decod er (not sup plied ) to t he re corder . Dis conne ct the reco rder’s mains lead from the m ains when connec ting t he deco der. No te th at when you set “Line 3[...]

33 Hookup s and Settings To watch or record PAY-TV/ Canal Plus anal ogue pr ogra mmes, set your recor der to receive the programme p ositions us ing the on-scr een dis play. In order to set th e programme po sitions correctl y, be sure to follow a ll of the steps below. 1 Press SYSTE M MENU. The Syst em Menu a ppears . 2 Selec t “SETUP ,” and p[...]

34 10 Sele ct “System ” usin g < / , . 11 Press M / m to sele ct an availab le TV system, BG, DK, I, or L . To re ce ive br oadc asts in F ranc e, se lect “L.” 12 Sele ct “Chan nel” us ing < / , . 13 Select t he PAY-T V/Canal Plus anal ogue pro gramme pos ition usi ng M / m or number but tons. 14 Select “ PAY-T V/CANAL+ ” usin[...]

35 Eight Bas ic Operati ons — Gettin g to Know Your DVD Recorder Eight Basi c Operat ions — Getting to Know Your DVD Re corder 1. In serti ng a Di sc 1 Press DVD. 2 Press Z (open/clo se), and p lace a disc on t he disc tr ay. 3 Press Z (ope n/close) to clo se the disc tray. Wait until “LOAD” disappears from the fron t panel displ ay. Unus e[...]

36 4 Press z REC. Reco rding s tarts. Recording st ops automatically after 8 hou rs of conti nuous re cordin g or whe n the HDD or DVD is ful l. To stop re cording Pres s x REC STOP. No te th at it m ay tak e a f ew se cond s for record er to s top re cordin g. To rec o rd th e entire prog ramme (Rec. Even t) (Ana logue mode only) Press O PTIONS to[...]

37 Eight Bas ic Operati ons — Gettin g to Know Your DVD Recorder 3. Pl aying the R ecord ed Progr amme (T itle List) To play a record ed titl e, select th e title fro m the Title List. 1 Press HDD or DVD. If you s elect DVD, insert a DVD (see “1 . Insert ing a Dis c” on page 3 5). Playback sta rts automatic ally depending on the di sc. 2 Pres[...]

38 : In dica tes t itl es con taini ng “Copy- Once ” copy pro tection signa ls (HD D only ) (page 111). : Ind icates that th e t itle is cre ated by the Photomovie f u nctio n (HDD only) (page 12 7). : Indicates that the title is newly creat ed by the Photom ovie fun ction (not playe d back ) (HD D only) (p age 12 7). : Indicat es that the titl[...]

39 Eight Bas ic Operati ons — Gettin g to Know Your DVD Recorder 5 Pres s ENTER if th e scene is corr ect. If the scene i s incorrect , pres s c / C to sele ct th e scen e you want to set for a thumbn ail picture , and press E NTER. The display asks for confirmati on. • To change th e thumbnail, press M . 6 Sele ct “OK, ” and pres s ENTER .[...]

40 B Available functions for DVD VIDEOs ( angle/ audi o/ subtitl e, etc.), or playba ck data fo r DATA DVDs and DATA CDs C The cu rrent selected function or audio setting (ap pears only te mporarily) Exampl e: Dolby Dig ital 5.1 ch D The current sel ected angl e E Disc type *1 /form at (p age 10) F Title type ( only appe ars for Playlists) G Play m[...]

41 Eight Bas ic Operati ons — Gettin g to Know Your DVD Recorder Exampl e: When p laying a C D Track pl aying ti me and th e current track/index number m Remain ing time of the cur rent track m Playing tim e of the disc m Remain ing time of the disc m CD text ( when avai lable) Exampl e: When p laying an MP3 audi o tra ck Playin g time and number[...]

42 5. Ch anging the N ame o f a Record ed Programm e You can label a DVD, titl e , or p rogramme by enter ing charac ters. You c an enter up to 64 characters for a title or disc name, b u t the actua l numbe r of charac ters di splaye d in the menus such as th e Title List wil l vary. The steps below ex plain how to chan ge the nam e of the rec ord[...]

43 Eight Bas ic Operati ons — Gettin g to Know Your DVD Recorder To use th e number butto ns You can also use the numbe r buttons to enter charac ters. R efer to the numb er ne xt to e ach row of letters o n your TV screen. 1 In step 5 above, press a num ber button repeat edly to select a charac ter. Example: Press the number 3 button onc e to en[...]

44 3 Select “Disc Name ,” and press ENTER . Enter the disc name in th e “Input D isc Nam e” displa y (page 42 ). b Note You can enter up to 64 cha racters for a DVD’s disc name. The disc name may not appea r when the disc is played on other DVD equipment. 1 Inser t a disc. See “1. In serting a Di sc” o n page 35. 2 Pres s OPTIONS to s[...]

45 Eight Bas ic Operati ons — Gettin g to Know Your DVD Recorder 1 Make a recording. See “2. Record ing a Prog ramme ” on page 35. 2 Press Z (open/clo se). The display shows the a pproximate time requi red f or finali sing and asks for confirmation . For D VD+ RWs, the reco rder automatic ally start s fin alising th e disc. After finalis ing,[...]

46 For DVD-RW s (Video m ode) DVD -RWs (Vi deo mo de) that hav e been finali sed to pr ohibit ad ditional record ing or editi ng can be unfinal ised to al low fu rther recordin g or editing. For DVD-RW s (VR mod e) If you can not record or edit on a DVD-RW (VR mode) that has b een finali sed with other DVD eq uipme nt, u nfin alise the disc . b Not[...]

47 Eight Bas ic Operati ons — Gettin g to Know Your DVD Recorder 5 Selec t “Vid eo” or “Pho to,” a nd pr ess ENTE R. If yo u sele ct “Vid eo,” and want to for mat DVD-RWs and unrecorded DVD-Rs (Vid eo mode), select “VR” or “Video, ” and pre ss ENTER. Selec t “Photo” if you w ant to copy JP EG image file s. All con tents o [...]

48 Guide to Digita l Services (For Freevie w users on ly) EPG (Ele ctronic Prog ramme Gu ide) The Electronic P rogramme Guide is a guide showing the televis ion programme schedu le for a day or mor e at a t ime on your televisi on (via the Digital Terrest rial Televi sion tuner inc lude d in this reco rder ). The EPG pr ovi des a quic k and easy wa[...]

49 Guide to Di gital Services (For Freevie w users only) K Icon tray Depen ding on the channel an d programme se ttings, some icons may appear in the disp lay: : Either the ch annel or the programme is lock ed (page 136). : Timer event icons (page 59 ) : Series Recordin g icon (page 60) L Indicates the current time and dat e. 2 Press < / M / m /[...]

50 1 Pres s GUIDE . 2 Pres s the red butto n. The c ategory po p-up list app ears. 3 Press M / m to sel ect a catego ry, an d pres s ENTER . The s elected ca tegory is disp layed in a title bar at the top of the EPG display and only programmes r elated to that category will be shown in the list. Some e xampl es of cat egor y typ es are as follows: [...]

51 Guide to Di gital Services (For Freevie w users only) Available button s in the Information displ ay Viewi ng a Di gital T ext Serv ice Many digita l TV channels b roadca st informati on via their tex t servic e. This digital service in cludes hig h quality dig ital text a nd graphi cs along w ith advanc ed navig ation options . Additionally, th[...]

52 2 Once the text page is disp layed (thi s may take so m e time ), follow the on- screen ins truction s to obtain your required selection. On some pages the TV programme may also b e displa yed on th e text scre en. On - screen in struct ions will in form you ho w to chan ge the di splaye d progra mme. If you are i nstr ucted to pr ess “OK” o[...]

53 Guide to Di gital Services (For Freevie w users only) 4 Select “F avourites ,” and pre ss ENTE R. “Fav ourites List 1” di splay appear s. Pres s repeat edly to swi tch to a diff eren t Favo urites List. This disp lay show s all the TV or Radio channe ls availa ble to you. 5 Press TV/R ADIO to dis play eithe r your favour ite TV or fa vou[...]

54 Index The I ndex appli cation is an easy w ay to display a scrollable list of all th e tuned channe ls, in cluding your f avourit es channe l lists, and allows one of these to be selected. 1 Whil e in norm al opera tion mo de, pres s ENTER . The In dex displ ay for t he last di splay you view ed appea rs. For instance , if the las t displa y you[...]

55 Timer Recording (For F reeview us ers only) Timer Recording (For Freev iew users o nly) Before Recording Before you start recording… • C heck t hat the dis c has enou gh avail able spac e for the re cord ing (pag e 41). Fo r the HDD, DVD+RW s, and DVD-RWs, you can fr ee up dis c spac e by erasi ng ti tle s (page 1 02). • Adjus t the record[...]

56 Pictu res with co py protect ion cannot be record ed on this reco rder. When t he recor der rece ives a copy guard signa l, the rec order continue s to reco rd but only a bl ank, grey coloure d screen will be record ed. * T he reco rded disc c an be pl ayed only on CPRM compatib le eq uipment (p age 1 0). Timer Record ing (Stand ard/EPG) You can[...]

57 Timer Recording (For F reeview us ers only) 1 Press [TI MER] . 2 Press M / m to select th e “Day an d Time ” or “Mode ” row. Then press ENTE R. 3 Select an item u sing < / , an d adjus t using M / m . The n press ENTE R. To make additional changes to items in dif feren t row s, retu rn to step 2. The adjustable items are liste d below[...]

58 To ex tend th e recor ding du ration time while recording 1 Press OPTIONS duri n g rec ording to select “Extend Rec. ,” and pres s ENTER. 2 Pres s M / m to select the duratio n time. You can set th e duration in increments of 10 minutes, f or a maximum of 6 0 minutes. 3 Selec t “OK” and pres s ENTER. One Tou ch Tim er If you us e the SMA[...]

59 Timer Recording (For F reeview us ers only) The EPG function is a feature th at simplifie s settin g the timer. J u st s elect the p rogramme you wa nt to record in the EPG displ ay. The date, ti me, and c hannel of that pr ogram me are set automaica lly. 1 Press HDD or DVD. When you record to a DVD, insert a recordable DVD (see “1. I nserting[...]

60 To sc roll th e EPG displa y by page (Page mode) Press PAGE / while the EPG display is turned on to disp lay the p revious/next ten channe ls. To stop recording during ti m er recording Pres s x REC STOP. Note that it may take a few seco nds for the recorder to stop record ing. If the tim er setting s overla p See p age 57. To ex tend th e recor[...]

61 Timer Recording (For F reeview us ers only) 2 Selec t a pro gramme co ntaini ng ser ies informatio n using < / M / m / , or the number buttons . The “Se ries I nfo” a ppears un der th e blue bar at th e bottom of the EPG screen when the pr ogramm e contai ns serie s informatio n. 3 Press the blu e butto n (“Ser ies In fo” ). The Se ri[...]

62 You can set the record er to reco rd in 30 minu te incr ements. Press z REC repea tedly to set the durat ion. Each press a dvances the time in 30 minute increments. The maximu m duration is six hours . The time counte r decreases minute by minute to 0: 00, then t he rec order s tops r ecordi ng (the power does n o t t urn of f). Even if you turn[...]

63 Timer Recording (For F reeview us ers only) “HDD Rec. Picture Size”/“DVD Rec. Pict ure Size”: Sets the picture si ze of the pr ogramme to be re corded. • 4 : 3 (d efault) : Sets the picture si ze to 4:3. • 16 : 9: S ets the pict ure size to 16:9 (wide mode). • Auto (HDD only): Automatically sele cts th e act ual p icture si ze. “[...]

64 Checki ng/Changi ng/ Cancel ling Timer Setting s Ther e ar e two ways t o check , change or cancel th e timer settings. • Usi ng the EPG • Using the Timer List 1 Pres s GUIDE . A timer se tting can b e identifi ed using the event b ar and the timer event icon displayed in the EPG display. For det ails, see page 5 9. 2 Press < / M / m / , [...]

65 Timer Recording (For F reeview us ers only) b Not e If you s et “Repeat Rec.” t o any op tion other than “Off” in step 3, your EPG timer recor ding will be converted into a standard ti mer recording . The timer even t icon disapp ears from the EPG displ ay. 1 Press SYSTE M MENU. The Syst em Menu a ppears . 2 Select “TIMER LIST, ” and[...]

66 “Inf o”: Displays the timer se tting informatio n box along wi th the dis c space r equired t o record the wh ole progra mme (acc ording to the selected reco rding mode). Pres s O RETURN to return to the Tim er L ist. To ch ange or ca ncel the se tting, r epeat steps 3 and 4 abov e. When th e time r setting s ove rlap The progr amme set las [...]

67 Timer Recording (For F reeview us ers only) Recor ding f rom Connec ted Equipm ent You can set the record er to aut omatically record program mes fr om conne cted equipm ent that has a time r funct ion (su ch as a satelli te tuner). Connect t he equipment t o the LINE 3/DECODER jack o f the recorder (page 3 0). Whe n the conn ected eq uipment tu[...]

68 b Notes • The record er starts recording onl y after detect ing a special control signal from t he connect ed equipm ent. The begi nning of the pr ogramme m ay not be recorde d regardle ss of whe ther or no t the recorder’s power is on or off. • During Sync hro-Recordi ng, other operatio ns, such as normal recording, cannot be performed. ?[...]

69 Timer Recording (For F reeview us ers only) b Not es • When recordi ng a vide o game i mage, the screen may not be clear. • Any programme that co ntains a Copy-Nev er copy guard signa l cannot be recorde d. The recorder continu es to rec ord, but a blank sc reen will be reco rd ed.[...]

70 GUIDE Plus+ (For s a tellite, cable, terrestria l users only ) Introdu ction to the GUIDE Pl us+ System The GUIDE Plus+ ® system is a free interacti v e progr amme guide. It displays up to seven d ays of prog ramme listin gs, including programme titl e s, pro motions, and broa dcast info rmation. GUIDE Plus+ data for the televisio n programme l[...]

71 GUIDE Plu s+ (For sate llite, cable, te rrestr ial users only) “My TV”: Sets the profil e for your favo urit e pro gram mes (page 74 ). “Schedu le”: Displays th e list of timer settings (page 8 7). “Info”: Shows inf ormation whe n availabl e. “Editor”: Allows you to edit t he channe l lineup and c hann el displa y (page 77). “S[...]

72 Watchi ng TV Using the GUIDE Pl us+ System 1 Pres s GUIDE . The GUIDE Plus + sys tem “Hom e Screen ” appears. 2 Sele ct a program me usi ng < / M / m / , , and pr ess ENT ER. The GUI DE Pl us+ sy stem di sappears and the pr ogramm e positio n changes to the selected programme. To sele ct a program me posit ion quickl y using t he TV broa [...]

73 GUIDE Plu s+ (For sate llite, cable, te rrestr ial users only) z Hin ts • Press the PAGE / buttons to cha nge the program me list by page. • P ress the DAY + /– buttons to change th e program me list by day. b Not es • The Video Window is lo cked during recordi ng and the loc k indica tor appea rs in the Vid eo Window. Y ou cannot unlock[...]

74 4 Sele ct a program me usi ng M / m , and pres s ENTER . To ent er a new keywo rd 1 Sele ct “Se arch” in the Men u Bar, and press ENTER. 2 Sele ct “My Choi ce” using < / , . 3 Press the yellow button ( “Add”). The d isplay for en tering characte rs appear s. 4 Selec t a char acter o n the ke yboard u sing < / M / m / , , and pr[...]

75 GUIDE Plu s+ (For sate llite, cable, te rrestr ial users only) 3 Selec t “Chan nels,” “C ategori es,” o r “Keyw ords,” and pr ess th e yellow button (“A dd”). “Channels”: Select the programme posit ion using < / M / m / , , and pres s ENTER. To add mo re programme pos ition s, pres s the y ellow bu tton (“Add ”). You c[...]

76 3 Select “Basic Setup” using M / m , and pres s ENTER . 4 Select a n item using M / m , and pre ss ENTER . 5 Select a se tting using M / m , and pre ss ENTER . “La nguage” : Select a lang uage for the on-scr een displ ays usi ng M / m . “Coun try” : Sel ect “ Unit ed Ki ngdom ” usin g M / m . When yo u exit th e GUIDE Plus + syst[...]

77 GUIDE Plu s+ (For sate llite, cable, te rrestr ial users only) If you ar e using conn ection B (page 17) an d you wa nt to receive the program me gu ide data fr om your set top box r eceive r, search for the h ost channe l on the foll o wing web site and set it for your area, follow ing the s teps below: www.europe.guid eplus.com 1 Press GUIDE .[...]

78 b Note To receiv e from t he recorde r a program me posit ion that can be rece ived by eith er the set top box rece iver o r the rec order , chan ge the inp ut sour ce in step 4. If an y prog ramme positions are unu sed or conta in unwant ed chann els, you ca n hide them. 1 Select “ Editor” in the Menu Bar, a nd pres s ENTER . 2 In the le ft[...]

79 Timer R e cord ing (For sate llite, c a bl e, terre stria l users only) Timer Recording (For satellite, cable, terrest r ial user s only) Before Recording Before you start recording… • C heck t hat the dis c has enou gh avail able spac e for the re cord ing (pag e 41). Fo r the HDD, DVD+RW s, and DVD-RWs, you can fr ee up dis c spac e by era[...]

80 The r ecorder au tomat ically rece ives an d record s stere o and bil ingua l progr ammes based on the ZWE ITON sy stem or the NICAM syst em. The HDD and a DVD-RW (VR mode) o r DVD -R (VR m ode) can rec ord bo th main a nd sub sou nds. You c an switc h between main and sub when pl aying the disc . For the HDD, you c an select t he sound track be[...]

81 Timer R e cord ing (For sate llite, c a bl e, terre stria l users only) Timer Record ing ( GUIDE Plus+ /VIDE O Plus +/ Manual ) There are th ree methods to set the t imer within the GUIDE Plus+ sy stem: One Button Record ing, V IDEO Plus+, and setting the timer manuall y . b Not es • When the recorde r is connected to a set top box receiver an[...]

82 To adju st the recordin g qual ity See s tep 3 of “Adjus ting the re cor ding pictu re qua lity and size ” on pag e 85. Rec. Mode Adju st If ther e is not enou gh avail able dis c space fo r the recordin g, the recorder automat ically adjus ts the reco rding m ode to en able th e entire progra mme to be recorded. Set “Rec. Mode Adjust” o[...]

83 Timer R e cord ing (For sate llite, c a bl e, terre stria l users only) 2 Press the red b utton (“ VIDEO Pl us+” ). 3 Press th e number butto ns to ente r the PlusCod e progra mming nu mber. • If yo u mak e a mi stake, press < and re- enter the corr ect num ber. 4 Press ENTER. The date , start and s top time s, programme po sition, etc.[...]

84 2 Pres s the gre en butto n (“Manu al”). 3 Set the date using th e number b utton s and < / M / m / , . Then pres s the gree n button ( “Next”) . 4 Set the start tim e usin g the nu mber buttons and < / M / m / , . Then press the green bu tton (“Next”) . 5 Set the stop time using the n umber buttons and < / M / m / , . Then [...]

85 Timer R e cord ing (For sate llite, c a bl e, terre stria l users only) You can set the record er to r ecord in 30 minute in crements. Press z RE C repeated ly to set the duration. Each press ad vances the ti me in 3 0 min ute increments. The maximum duration is six hours. The time counter dec reases minute by minu te to 0 :00, th en the reco rd[...]

86 “HDD Rec. Picture Size”/“DVD Rec. Pict ure Size”: Sets the picture s ize of the programm e to be re corded . • 4 : 3 (default): Sets the picture size to 4:3. • 16 : 9: Sets the picture s ize to 16:9 (wide mode ). • Auto (HDD only): Auto matically sel ects the ac tual pi cture siz e. “DVD Rec. Picture Size” works wit h DVD-RWs/D[...]

87 Timer R e cord ing (For sate llite, c a bl e, terre stria l users only) Checki ng/Ch angin g/ Cancellin g Timer Setti ngs You can change or c ancel time r settings us ing the SCHEDULE list . 1 With the GUIDE Plus+ syste m turned off, p ress [TIMER] . The SC HEDUL E list appe ars. 2 Select the timer s etting yo u want to change using M / m . 3 Pr[...]

88 z Hint You can a lso extend the reco rding ti me while recording by pressing OPTIONS and sele cting “Extend Rec. .” b Note The new setti ngs become effe ctive when you exit the GUIDE Plus+ system. About th e PDC/VP S function PDC/VPS signals a re transmi tted with TV programmes in some bro adcast sy stems. Thes e signa ls ensu re that t imer[...]

89 Timer R e cord ing (For sate llite, c a bl e, terre stria l users only) Recor ding f rom Connec ted Equipm ent You can set the record er to aut omatically record program mes fr om conne cted equipm ent that has a time r funct ion (su ch as a satelli te tuner). Connect t he equipment t o the LINE 3/DECODER jack o f the recorder (page 3 0). Whe n [...]

90 Playback Play ing 1 Press HDD o r DVD. • If you sel ect DVD, insert a disc (see “1. Inse rting a Disc ” on page 3 5). • If you insert a DVD VIDEO, VIDEO CD, DATA DVD*, or DATA CD*, press H . Pla yback st arts. * DivX video file only 2 Pres s TITLE LIS T. For details about the Title List, s ee “3. Playing the Re corded Programme (Tit le[...]

91 Playback To fast forward or fast reverse a DivX video file Press m / M during playba ck. To go to t he ne xt or prev ious DivX v ideo file Press . or > dur ing pl ayba ck. If you repeat edly p ress . or > , you will go to the nex t or previo us album. To pla y DivX v ideo file in slow motion/ one frame a t a time (Playbac k direc tion on l[...]

92 To che ck the po sition of the button s below, see the ill ustrati on on page 90. For D ivX o peratio n, see “ Playing ” on page 90. For MP 3 operat ion, see “ Playing MP3 Au dio Track s” on page 99. For J PEG o peration , see “ JPEG Imag e Files ” on page 120. To r esume nor mal pl ayback, pres s H . Playback options But tons Operat[...]

93 Playback b Not es • Angles and su btitles cannot be changed wi th titles reco rd ed on this re cord er. • S lideshows made with a DVD camcorder can only be play ed. Other play func tions, such as fas t forward, can not be used. Notes on playing DTS sound tra cks o n a CD • When playing DTS-encod ed CDs, excessive noise wil l be heard from [...]

94 b Notes • If the outline s of the images on your scr een become blurre d, set “BNR” and/or “MNR” to “Off.” • Depen ding on the disc or the s cene bein g played, the above BNR, MNR, or F N R ef fects may be hard to discern . And, the se functions may not work with some screen si zes. • When using th e “Sharpnes s” function, [...]

95 Playback “Cha sing Playb ack” a llows you to view the record ed p art o f a p rogram me w hile th e record ing is being made. You do not ne ed to wait until the recording fin ishes. Press OPTIONS while rec ord ing to sele ct “Cha sing Pl aybac k,” and pr ess ENT ER. Pla yback st art s from th e begi nning of the progra mme you a re rec o[...]

96 Search ing for a Title / Chapte r/Track, et c. You ca n search a disc by tit le, chapter , scene or tra ck. As title s and tra cks are as signed individual n umbers, se lect the titl e or trac k by enter ing its nu mber. Y ou can also search fo r a scene us ing the tim e code. 1 Pres s OPTIO NS duri ng playb ack to select a sea rch met hod, and [...]

97 Playback Copyi ng MP3 A udio Trac ks You ca n copy MP3 audio trac ks on a dis c (DATA DVD/DATA CD) to the HDD. After c opying t he MP3 au dio tracks to the HDD, the Music Jukebox func tion allows you to pl ay MP3 aud io tracks on the HDD by selectin g a track fr o m the “ Music” Title List withou t exchan ging discs . 1 Ins ert the di sc th [...]

98 b Notes • You cannot copy MP3 audio tracks on the HDD to discs or USB devic es. • The recor der copies on ly MP3 a udio tracks stored direct ly under the album you sel ect. If there is a sub-albu m under t he select ed album, the MP 3 audio tracks under the su b-album a re not copied. • If you want to copy t he files directly stor ed under[...]

99 Playback 6 When yo u finish sel ecting alb ums, sele ct “OK, ” and pres s ENTER. The co nfirmati on scre en appear s. • To ch ange the selectio n, select “Cha nge,” an d repeat fr om step 4. 7 Sele ct “OK, ” and pres s ENTER . The alb ums are eras ed. You ca n edit the albu m title on the HDD . 1 Press HDD. 2 Press TITL E LIST. Pre[...]

100 3 Select an albu m, and pre ss ENTER. The s ub-menu appears . 4 Select “ View Alb um,” and pr ess ENTER. The track lis t appears. To cha nge the page, pr ess / . 5 Select a track, and p ress ENTER. The s ub-menu appears . 6 Select “P lay,” an d press ENTE R. You can also se t to repeat mo de. To set to repea t mode, se e page 1 00. To s[...]

101 Erasin g and Editing Erasing and Ed iting Before Editing This rec order offe rs vari ous edit op tions for vari ous di sc types. b Not es • You may l ose the edited c ontents if you rem ove the dis c or a timer record ing st arts whil e edit ing. • DVD discs created by DVD v ideo cameras cannot be e dited on this recor der. • If a messa g[...]

102 To op en up dis c space To open up dis c space on a DVD+RW or DVD-RW (Video mode), erase the title with the largest number in th e title li st. For the HDD and DVD-RWs (VR mo de), you ca n erase any t itle. For DV D-Rs and DVD +Rs, the av ailable disc space does not incr ease e ven if yo u eras e titles. See “E rasing an d Editing a Tit le”[...]

103 Erasin g and Editing “Divide”: Divides a title into two titles (page 1 04). “Set Thumbnail”: Changes the tit le ’s thumb n ail pict ure that ap pear s in the Title Li st (page 38) . “Make a P layli st”: Adds th e entire titl e to the Pl aylis t tit le as on e scene (p age 107) . z Hin ts • You ca n era se mul tiple titles at one[...]

104 3 Pres s ENTER i f poin t A is cor rect . If point A is incorrect, se lect point A usin g c / C , and pr ess ENTE R. The displ ay for s etting poi nt B appear s. 4 Sele ct point B usi ng m / M , and pres s ENTER . Playb ack paus es. 5 Pres s ENTER i f poin t B is cor rect . If poi nt B is incor rect, se lect poin t B usin g c / C , and pr ess E[...]

105 Erasin g and Editing You can manually insert a chapte r mark a t any po int you like d uring pl ayback . Press CHAP TER M ARK a t the point where you want to divid e the title into chapte rs. Each time you pr ess the butt on, “Marking ...” appe ars on the sc reen and the sc enes to t he left and right of the mark become separ ate chap ters.[...]

106 1 Pres s TITLE LIS T. Pres s < / , to swit ch to the “PLAYLIST” Title List, i f necessary. 2 Pres s OPTION S to select “Creat e a Playli st,” and pr ess ENTER . 3 Sele ct “Selec t,” and press EN TER. 4 Select t he title you wan t to inclu de in the Play list title, a n d p ress ENTE R. The display for setti ng the start poin t (I[...]

107 Erasin g and Editing b Not e The pi cture may pause when the edited s cene is played. To add t h e en tire title to the P laylist title as o ne scen e (Ma ke a Playli st) 1 Press T ITLE LIST. Press < / , to s witch to the “ORIGINAL” Title List, if necessary . 2 Select the title and p ress ENTER. The su b-menu ap pears. 3 Selec t “Make [...]

108 z Hint After titles ar e combi ned, th e title na me is the tit le name of the first title pr ior to combi nation. b Note When th e number of chapte rs in the tit le to be combine d exceeds the li mit, the chapters at th e end are combi ned into a sin gle cha pter. You can divide a Pla ylist ti tle. For operatio ns, see page 1 04. Dividing a Pl[...]

109 Dubbing (H DD y DVD) Dubbing (HDD y DVD) Before Dubbing In this section, “dubbi ng” refe rs to “co pying a record ed titl e on the in ternal ha rd disk drive (HDD) to another disc , or vice versa.” You can select to dub one title a t a time (Titl e Dubbing – see “Dubbing a single title (Ti tle Dubbi ng)” on page 112), o r multipl [...]

110 Required times for Hig h-speed Dubbing f rom HDD to DVD (for 60-mi n ute p rogramme) *1 *1 The values in the above table are for reference only. Actu al times for dubbi ng also requi re time for creating disc’s control informati on and other data. *2 This is th e maximu m recordi ng speed of th is recorde r. The r ecording speed cannot exceed[...]

111 Dubbing (H DD y DVD) Rec Mode Conver sion Dubb ing n /// // Allows you to dub from the HDD to a DVD or vice versa, in a dubb ing mo de that diffe rs from the origin al reco rdings . For exam ple, when you d ub an HQ tit le (data size is la rge) in SP mo de, you can r educe th e data size , saving mo re title s using l ess spac e. Select a mo de[...]

112 Dubbin g 1 Insert th e DVD th at you are going to dub to or fr om. 2 Pres s HDD or DVD to sele ct the sourc e. 3 Pres s TITLE LIS T. Pres s < / , to swit ch th e Ti tle L ists, if necess ary. 4 Select a title, an d press ENTER. The s ub-menu appears . 5 Sele ct “Dubbi ng,” and pr ess ENT ER. The displa y for sele cting the d ubbing mode [...]

113 Dubbing (H DD y DVD) A maximum of 30 selected titles can be dubbed at on ce. 1 Inse rt the D VD that yo u are go ing to dub to o r from . 2 Press HDD or DVD to select the source. 3 Press TITL E LIST. Press < / , to s witch the Tit le Lists, if nece ssary. 4 Press OPTIONS t o select “Dub Selec ted Title s,” and pre ss ENTER . 5 Select tit[...]

114 To stop dubbin g Press OPTIONS to s elect “Stop D ubbin g,” and pr ess ENTE R. When ask ed for confirmation , select “OK,” and press ENTER. When du bbing ( Move) i s stopped p artway, no part of the title will be moved to the dubb ing targe t. Howeve r, note th at this w ill decrease t h e free disc spac e for DVD+Rs/ DVD-Rs. z Hint You[...]

115 DV Dubbi ng DV Dubbing Befor e DV Dubbin g This se ction expl ains dubbi ng with a digital video c amera via th e DV IN jack o n the fr ont panel. I f you wa nt to dub by wa y of the LI NE IN jacks , see “Reco rding fr om conn ected equipm ent with out a timer ” on page 68 . The DV IN jack on this recorder conforms to the i.LINK standard. F[...]

116 3 Pres s INPU T SELECT on the remo te repe atedl y to sele ct “DV.” The f ront panel displa y change s as follows: 4 Press R EC MODE on the remote repe atedly to select the recor ding mode . The reco rding mode ch anges as foll ows: For detail s about the recor ding mode, see page 79. 5 Press OPT IONS on the rem ote to select “DV Aud io I[...]

117 DV Dubbi ng Record ing an En tire DV Format Ta pe (One Touch Dubbi ng) You ca n record the enti re conte nts of a DV / Digital8 for mat tape onto a disc wit h a single press of the ONE-TOUCH DUB b utton on the re cord er. The r ecord er co ntrols t he dig ital video c amera for the who le process , and completes th e record ing. How cha pte rs [...]

118 Progra m Edit You can select scenes fro m a DV/Digital8 format t ape, and th en automatic ally record selected sc e nes t o the HDD or a DVD. To use this function, do the foll owing: m Using th e reco rder’s remote c ontrol , fast forward or rewind the tape to sele c t the scenes. At this point, the selected sc enes are not copied to the d is[...]

119 DV Dubbi ng 8 When you f inish addi ng scen es, press m . The scen e list is displayed . A Total duratio n of the scene B Total numb er of scenes C Scene inform ation block 9 Selec t th e scene info rmatio n bloc k you want to edit using < / , , and pres s ENTE R. The su b-menu ap pears. “Move ”: Chang es the scene order us ing < / , [...]

120 JPEG Image Files Before Using J PEG Imag e Files Variou s functi ons can be used wit h JPEG image file s: Copyin g JPEG image file s • You can copy JPEG image files to the H DD of the recorder from a DATA DVD, DATA CD, or a con nected digita l still c amera. • You c an copy JPEG ima ge files f rom the HDD to recordable DATA DVDs. Playi ng J[...]

121 JPEG I mage F iles 1 Connec t a dig ital still camera correctly to the USB jack of the recorder. Hookups 2 Press SYSTE M MENU. 3 Selec t “COP Y PHOT O,” and pr ess ENTE R. The “C opy Direc tion” scr een appe ars. 4 Select “U SB t HDD,” and pr ess ENTE R. The “A uto catego rise A lbums” s creen appear s. 5 Select “Y es” and p[...]

122 • You can copy up to 1,000 JPEG ima ge files from the conn ecte d digita l still came ra. • If you stop co pying data from th e digital still camera, t he digit al stil l camera may not s top cop ying right a way. How ever, thi s is not a malfunc tion. • Depend ing on the model, it m ay take time to c opy JPEG imag e files from a connect [...]

123 JPEG I mage F iles b Not es • Us e recordable DVDs (DVD-R/DVD+R/DVD- RW/DVD+RW) when copyin g images fr o m th e HDD (except DVD+R DL). • You cannot copy J PEG image files to a recordable DVD which ha s been recorded usin g other r ecorders/de vices. • If you want to play the disc on other DVD equipment , finalise the disc (page 44). Howe[...]

124 Notes on c opyin g JPEG image file s • Thi s functio n copies only JPEG files direc tly st ored un der the album yo u select. If the re is a sub- album under th e selected album , the JPEG files un der the sub -album are not copied . • If you wan t to c opy f iles sto red di rect ly und er a root folder , select “R OOT” from the album t[...]

125 JPEG I mage F iles 6 When yo u finish sel ecting alb ums, sele ct “OK, ” and pres s ENTER. The co nfirmati on scre en appear s. • To ch ange the selectio n, select “Cha nge,” an d repeat fr om step 4. 7 Selec t “OK” and pr ess ENT ER. The alb ums are eras ed. 1 Press HDD. 2 Press TITL E LIST. Press < / , to s witch to th e “P[...]

126 Playi ng JPEG Imag e Files You can play JPEG image files on t he HDD or DATA DV Ds/DATA CDs. 1 Press HDD o r DVD. If you select DVD , inse rt a disc (see “ 1. Inser ting a Di sc” on page 35 ). 2 Pres s TITLE LIS T. Pres s < / , to s w itch t o the “Photo s” Title List, if necessar y. A The album t itle list: Displays an a lbum title [...]

127 JPEG I mage F iles To start a slides how Press H to select an a lbum from th e list. If you pres s H while viewing an image, the slid eshow star ts fr om the sele cted i mage. To st op a s lid eshow Press x . To pause a slides how Press X . To view th e next/pre vious image Press . or > . To switch a n album Press AL BUM / . To ro tate the s[...]

128 4 Select “N ew Photomovie ,” and press ENTER . To mo dify the Ph otomovi e set ting s, select “Modif y ” using < / , , and pre ss ENTER . 5 Select a n item using M / m and configur e the se ttings using < / , , then press ENTER . •“ T h e m e ” : Select a theme for th e album . The rec order adds gr aphic eff ects and m usic[...]

129 JPEG I mage F iles b Not es • The recorder a ttempts t o creat e an Auto Photom ovie twice a day (AM 2:10 /5:10), and creates one Auto Photomovi e a day if it is succe ssful. I f the timer is set at those ti mes, the recor d er always gi ves pr iorit y to the ti mer recording. • Up to thr ee Auto P hotomovies can be saved on the HDD. The ne[...]

130 Settings and Adj ustments Cloc k and Lan guage Setting s (Basic ) (Digital Mode only) The “Basic” setup help s you to make clock and l angua ge s ettin gs f or th e reco rder. 1 Pres s SYS TEM M ENU wh ile the recorder is in stop mode. 2 Sele ct “SETUP ,” and pre ss ENTER. 3 Sele ct “Basic, ” and pres s ENTER . The “B asic ” set[...]

131 Settings an d Adjustments Aeria l Rece ption and Langua ge S ettings (Basic ) (Analo gue Mode only) The “Basic” s etup helps you to make tu ner, clock, and prog ramme po sition s ettings f or the reco rder. 1 Press SYS TEM MENU whi le the recor der is in s top mo de. 2 Selec t “SETUP ,” and pre ss ENTER. 3 Select “B asic,” and pre s[...]

132 Channe l Pres s M / m repeatedly until the programme positi on you wa nt is disp layed. The pr ogramm e positi ons are s canned i n the orde r show n in t he ta ble belo w . • If y ou k now the num ber of the progra mme posi tion you want, pres s the num ber butto ns. For ex ample, for prog ramme posit ion 5, fir st press “0 ” and then pr[...]

133 Settings an d Adjustments After th e progra mme pos itions ha ve been set , you can c hange t he order of each pro gramme position in the disp lay list. 1 Sele ct “Pro gramme Sor t” in “Bas ic,” and press EN TER. 2 Press M / m to select the row co ntainin g the progra mme position yo u want to move, an d press EN TER. • To di splay ot[...]

134 3 Selec t the TV guide page num ber you want to modify, and press ENT ER. 4 Pres s the nu mber bu tton s or < / M / m / , to enter the TV guid e page numb er, and pres s ENTER t o confi rm th e set ting . • If you m ake a mist ake, re- enter t he corre ct n umber. • To return to the origin al settings, p ress O RETURN. 5 To s et or cha n[...]

135 Settings an d Adjustments 4 Selec t “Prese nt Time,” an d press ENTER. 5 Press M / m to set the day, and press , . Set the month, year , hour, and minut es in sequen ce. Pre ss < / , to se lec t the ite m to be se t, then press M / m to set the numb ers. Th e day of the week is set automaticall y. To ch ange t he number s, press < to [...]

136 The “Paren tal L ock” di splay e nables you t o lock cert ain chann els you consi der u nsuitabl e and to set an age limit so that any progra mme clas sed abov e that age by the broa dcast er is rest ricted . 1 Select “Parenta l Lock” in “ DTV Setti ngs,” and pr ess ENTER. • When you ha ve al ready register ed a passw ord, the dis[...]

137 Settings an d Adjustments To set the Age Limit 1 Once the “ Paren tal L ock” m en u is displayed, select “Set Age Li mit,” and press EN TER. 2 Press M / m to set the desire d age l imit and press EN TER. b Not es • To operate correctl y, this feature relie s on the broa dcaste r sen ding th e correc t age cl assif icati on for each pr[...]

138 3 Sele ct a chan nel yo u want t o hide using M / m or the n umber buttons, then press ENTER . Pres s the g reen or red button to view th e prev ious or n ext page. 4 Once you h ave hi dden t he unw anted cha nnels as desi red, p ress O RETURN repeatedly to return t o the ma in menu. Res torat ion of hidd en program mes Hidd en chann els are id[...]

139 Settings an d Adjustments Select “T echnica l Inform ation” in “DTV Set tings ,” and pr ess ENTE R. Manufac turer Inform ation This info rma tion scree n sho ws yo u the curr ent ve rsion of soft ware i nstal led i n your record er. 1 Once the “T echnical Info rmation” menu is displa y ed, s elect “Manuf acturer Informa tion,” a[...]

140 Video Se ttings (Video ) “Video” sett ings will a d just it e ms rela ted to the ima ge, such as size and c olour. Choo se the sett ings acco rding t o the type of TV, tun er, or de coder (A nalogue Mode onl y) connected to the DVD record e r. 1 Pres s SYS TEM M ENU wh ile the recorder is in stop mode. 2 Sele ct “SETUP ,” and pre ss ENT[...]

141 Settings an d Adjustments 4:3 O utput This setting is effect ive only when you set “TV Typ e” of “V ideo Outp ut” to “16 : 9” in the “Video” setup . Ad just th is se ttin g to wa tch 4:3 a spect ratio signal s. If yo u can ch ange t he aspe ct ratio on your TV , change the setti ng on yo ur TV, no t this reco rder. Note that thi[...]

142 b Note When pict ure noise appears aft er you set the recorder to progr essive format, hold down x , and press PR OGRAM – (m inus) on t he unit. Scart Se tting Sets the method of inputting/out putting sign als f rom th e SCA RT ja cks on the rear panel of t he re corder. S elect an o p ti on for each of the item s below ac cordin g to the com[...]

143 Settings an d Adjustments Audio Set tings (Audi o) The “Audio” set up allows you to adjust the sound ac cord ing to the pla yback and conn ection c onditio ns. 1 Press SYS TEM MENU whi le the recor der is in s top mo de. 2 Selec t “SETUP ,” and pre ss ENTER. 3 Selec t “Audio ,” and pre ss ENTER . The “A udio” se tup appe ars wit[...]

144 b Note If the HDM I OUT j ack is conn ected to equipment not co mpatible with DOLB Y DIGIT AL signal s, the “D-P CM” signa ls will b e automati cally out put even when yo u select “ Dolby Digi tal.” • MPEG (DVD VIDEOs only) Selec ts the type of MPEG au dio signal . b Note If the HDM I OUT j ack is conn ected to equipment not co mpatib[...]

145 Settings an d Adjustments Aud io DRC (Dyn amic Range Cont rol) (DVDs only) Selects th e dynamic range (diff erence betw een soft an d loud sou nds) set ting whe n play ing a DVD tha t conform s to “Audi o DRC.” This affe cts the o utput fro m the followin g jacks: – L INE 2 OUT R-AUDIO-L jacks – LINE 1 – TV ja ck – L INE 3/DECODER j[...]

146 HQ Setting Selec ts the HQ mode us ed for re cordin g on the H DD (page 79). DVD Rec. Settings Biling ual Recor ding (for all recor dable discs exce pt DVD-RWs /DVD-Rs in VR mode) Selec ts the soun d to be rec orded on t he record able dis c. Whe n you are i n Dig ital Mode, this sett ing is applied when recordin g from external ly inpu t audio[...]

147 Settings an d Adjustments Auto Ph otomov ie Select s whethe r to aut omatica lly creat e Photomo vie. Disc Settin gs (DV D) The “DVD” setup allows you to adjust parental control and other DVD related s ettings. 1 Press SYSTEM MENU while the recorder is in s top mode. 2 Select “SETUP, ” and pres s ENTER . 3 Select “DVD,” an d press E[...]

148 • When you ha ve al ready register ed a passw ord, the disp lay for entering the passw ord appe ars. 2 Enter your four-digit p assword u sing the number button s, then sele ct “OK” and press ENTER. Exam ple: Dig ital Mod e When in An alogue M ode, “Passwo rd” is displaye d at the bo ttom of the list. 3 Sele ct “Sta ndard,” an d pr[...]

149 Settings an d Adjustments One Touc h Dubbing Disp lay s the follo win g opt ions for th e One Touch D ub function. Final ise Disc (for a ll reco rdab le discs except DVD-RW in VR mo de) Selects wh ether or not to fi nalise the dis c auto mati call y foll owing One Touc h Dubbing (page 1 17). Remo te Control Sett ings/ Factor y Setti ngs (O ther[...]

150 Password You ca n set or mo dify the passwor d that gives ac cess to th e “Parental C ontro l” and “Par ental Lock” setti ngs. 1 Sele ct “Pas sword” i n “Oth ers,” and pr ess ENTER . • If yo u have not yet se t a passwo rd, the displa y for reg ister ing a ne w passw ord appears . • When you ha ve al ready register ed a pass[...]

151 Settings an d Adjustments Easy S etup (Rese tting the Re corder ) Select this to run th e “Easy Se tup” progra mme . You can switc h between Digita l and Analog ue Mode us ing “Eas y Setup.” 1 Press SYS TEM MENU whi le the recor der is in s top mo de. 2 Selec t “SETUP ,” and pre ss ENTER. 3 Selec t “Easy Se tup,” an d press ENTE[...]

152 Additional Information Trouble shooting If you e xperie nce any of the followi ng difficult ie s whil e using the recorde r, use this troub leshoo ting guid e to help reme dy the problem bef ore requestin g repairs . Should any pr oble m persis t, consul t you r near est Sony dealer. The pow er does no t turn on . , Check that t he mains l ead [...]

153 Additional Info rmation , If the HDMI OUT jack is used for vi deo output, changin g the “HDM I Resolution” setti ng of “Video Output” in the “ Video” setup may sol ve the problem (page 140). Conn ect the TV and the recorder using a video jac k other than the HDMI OUT , and switc h the T V’s inp ut to the co nnected video input so [...]

154 The pic ture does n ot fil l the sc reen, even though the picture size is set in “TV Type” of the “ Video Output ” in the “Vid eo” setup. , The pict ure size of the titl e is fixed. The pi cture is bla ck and whit e. , Check that “Line1 Outpu t” of the “Sc art Sett ing” in the “ Video ” set up is se t to the appropr iate[...]

155 Additional Info rmation No sound is ou tput fr om the HDMI OUT jack. , Try the fo llowing: 1 Tu rn the reco rder off and on again . 2 Turn th e conne cted equipme nt off a nd on again. 3 D isconnec t and th en c onnec t the HDM I cord again. , The HDMI OUT jack i s connected to a DVI device (DVI jacks do not accept aud io signals). , The eq uip[...]

156 Som e functio ns such as Stop, Searc h, or Slow- motio n Play ca nnot be p erforme d. , Depending on the DVD, you may not be able to do some of t he operations a bove. See the in structio n manual supplied with t he disc . The la nguage f or the sou nd track can not be chang ed. , Multil ingual tra cks are not reco rded on the DVD being played [...]

157 Additional Info rmation , Other tim er setting o verlapped the t imer sett ing ( pages 6 6, 88 ). , There is no DVD inside the recorder. , There i s not enough disc spa ce for the recordi ng. , The set top box was tu rned off. , The set top bo x controll er was i ncorrectl y connec ted (page 15). , The sett ings in “ Setup ” in the Menu bar[...]

158 The rec order a utomatically starts recording when the satel lite receiv er is turn ed on. , The Synchro -Rec function w as activated. Tur n off th e sate llite receiv er an d canc el the Synchro- Rec functio n (page 67). You du bbed a title, but the title did not appea r in the H DD Title L ist. , The t itle conta ined a cop y prot ection sign[...]

159 Additional Info rmation Five nu mbers or l etters a re displa yed in the fron t panel display . , The self -diagnosis func tion was a ctivated (see the tab le on page 16 0). The dis c tray does not open af ter you pr ess Z (ope n/close) . , It may take a few seco nds for the disc t ray to open af ter you have rec o rded or edit ed a DVD. This i[...]

160 Self-di agnosis Func tion (When lette rs/numb ers appear in th e displa 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 service number (e.g., C 13 00) with a combination o f a lett er and four numb ers appe ars in th e front p anel disp lay. In this case , check the followi[...]

161 Additional Info rmation Notes ab out the discs • T o keep the disc clean, handle the disc by its edge. Do not touc h the surfa ce. Dust , finge rprint s, or scra tche s on the di sc may cause it to malfunction. • Do not expose th e disc to direct s u nlight or hea t sources s uch as hot air duct s, or leav e it in a car parked in direct s u[...]

162 (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 S-Vide o/RGB OUT (u pstream) LINE 3/DECODER: 21-pi n CVBS IN/OUT S-Vide o/RGB IN S-Vide o OUT (downstr eam) Decode r (Analogu e Mode onl y) DV IN: 4-pin/ i.LINK S1 00 DIGITAL OUT (OPTI CAL): Optical output jack /–18 dBm (wave length : 660 nm) DIGITA[...]

163 Additional Info rmation The re cord er can play the fol lowing trac ks and files : – MP3 au dio tracks with the ext ension “.mp3. ” – JPEG image fi les with the extensio n “.jpeg” or “ .jpg. ” – JPEG image files that conform to the DCF* image fi le forma t. – Div X video file with the extension “.avi” or “.di vx.” * [...]

164 About i. LINK The DV IN jack on thi s record er is i.LINK - compliant for digit al video cameras. This sectio n describe s the i .LINK standar d an d its feat ures . What is i.LINK? i.LINK is a digital serial int erface for handl ing digi tal video, digital a udio an d other data i n two dire ctions be tween equ ipmen t having the i. L INK jack[...]

165 Additional Info rmation Guide to Parts and Cont rols For m ore in formation, see the p ages i n parent heses. A HDD button (35) DVD button (35) B [ / 1 (on/st andby) butto n (27 ) C Z (open/c lose) button (35 ) D PROG (programme) +/– buttons (35) The + button has a tactil e dot * . E Numbe r buttons ( 59, 96) The number 5 butt on has a tact i[...]

166 A [ / 1 (on/stan dby) butt on (27 ) B Front pane l display (16 7) C Disc tray (35) D A (ope n/close) button (35) E USB indicator (120) TIMER REC indicator (56) SYNCHRO REC indicato r (67) F H (play) bu tton (9 0) G x (stop) bu tton (90) H (remote se nsor) (24) I z REC button (35) J x REC STOP butto n (35) K HDD button/indicator (35) DVD button/[...]

167 Additional Info rmation A HDD/DVD indicators Displays t he selected me dia and the play ing/rec ordin g status . B Dubb ing direc tion i ndica tor C SMARTLINK indicator (20) D Displa ys the foll owing: • Playi ng time/r emaini ng time • Current titl e/chapter/ track/index numbe r • Recording time /recording mo de •C l o c k • Programm[...]

168 Langua ge Code Lis t For det ails, se e page 130 o r 135. The lan guage spelling s confor m to the IS O 639: 1988 (E/F ) standa rd. Area Code For det ails, se e page 147. Code Area Code Area Code Area Code Area 2044 Argentina 2047 Australia 2046 Austria 2057 Belgium 2070 Brazil 2079 Canada 2090 Chile 2092 China 2115 Denmark 2165 Finland 2174 Fr[...]

169 Index Words in quota tions appe ar in the on -scre en display s. Numerics 16:9 27 , 140 4:3 Letter Box 27 , 140 4:3 Pan Sc an 27 , 140 “48kHz/96 kHz PCM” 144 A “A-B Erase” 103 Adjusting playba ck pictu re 93 playba ck sound 94 recordi ng pictu re 62 , 85 Aerial 15 “AFT” 132 Album 40 “Album Nam e” 99 , 125 Album nu mber 40 “Alb[...]

170 DV Dubbing 115 One Touc h Dubbin g 117 , 149 Program Edit 118 “DV EDIT” 118 DV IN 115 “DVD” 147 “DVD Men u” 130 , 135 “DVD Rec. Picture S ize” 63 , 86 “DVD Rec. Settings” 146 DVD VIDEO 12 DVD+R 10 , 101 DVD+RW 10 , 101 DVD-R 10 , 101 DVD-RAM 12 DVD-RW 10 , 10 1 E Easy Setup 27 , 151 Editing 101 , 105 DV Edit 115 “Editor”[...]

171 O One Touch Dubbing 117 , 149 One Touch EPG 21 One Tou ch Menu 21 , 91 One Touch Play 21 , 91 One Touch Tim er 20 , 58 , 82 , 83 , 84 Original 38 , 101 “Others” 149 P Page mode 38 , 66 Parental Control 91 , 147 Pare ntal Lo ck 136 Parts a nd cont rols 165 “Password” 150 Pause Live T V 94 “Pause Mo de” 142 PAY-TV 32 “PAY-TV/CANAL+?[...]

Sony Corporation Printed in Hungary T Technical Information 13 9 Teletext 36 , 133 Thumbn ail pict ure 38 “Time S earch” 96 TIME/TEXT 40 TIMER 57 , 82 , 83 , 87 , 88 Timer List 65 Timer recording “Auto T itle Erase” 57 , 82 , 83 , 84 check/ change/can cel 64 , 87 EPG timer setting 59 GUIDE Plus+ system 81 manual setting 56 , 83 “Rec. Mo d[...]