Sony RDR-VX525 manual

3-096-487- 11 (1) © 2007 Sony Cor poration Video Cassette Recorder/ D VD Recorder RDR-VX525 Oper ating I nstructions Manu al de instr uccion es US ES[...]

2 WARNIN G To redu ce the risk o f fire or electric shock, do n ot expo se this ap para tus to r ain or moistur e. To avoid elect rical sho ck, do not open th e cabi net. Ref er serv icing to qua lifi ed pe rson nel o nly. The A C powe r co rd mus t be change d only at a qualifi ed service shop . CAUTION The use of optical ins truments with this pr[...]

3 • Do n ot place t he recorder in a locati on near h eat sources , or in a place subj ect to direct su nlight, excessiv e dust, or mechan ical shock. • Do n ot place t he recorder in an inclined position . It is desi gned to be operate d in a horizonta l position on ly. • Keep t he recorder , discs, a nd cassette s away from e quipment with [...]

4 About thi s manual • Instruction s in th is manua l descri be the con trols on the remote . You can also use the co ntrols on the recorder if they have the sa me or si milar names as th ose o n the remote. • The on-scre en display ill ustrations us ed in this ma nual may not matc h the graphic s displayed on you r TV screen . • The explana [...]

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6 Table of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 What is a Video Ca ssette Recorder/DVD Recorder ? . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

7 VCR Operat ion VCR Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Playing a VHS Tape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 9 Playback Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

8 What is a Video Ca ssette Recorder /DVD Reco rder? This is a DVD recorder with b uilt-in VHS video deck, and allows re cording/playback o f DVD discs and VHS tapes. DVD editing is als o possible. Recording and timer re cording Reco rd TV pr ograms on a DV D or VHS tape, either ma nually or using th e timer. You nee d to conn ect a tuner such as a[...]

9 Quick access to r ecorded titles - Title Lis t Display the Title List to vie w all titles o n a disc and sele ct a title fo r playback o r editing. Creating your own program - Playlist Record a progra m on a DVD-RW (VR mode) or DVD-R (VR mode), th en erase, move or add scenes as you like without changing the o riginal conten ts. One Touch Dubbing[...]

10 How to Use the On- Scr een Menus The followi ng three displa ys are mainly used to operate th is recorde r. Once you become f amiliar with th e basic op erati ons, you will find the reco rder eas y to us e. System Menu The Syst em Men u appear s when y ou press SYSTEM MENU, and prov ides entr ies to all of the reco rder’s main functions, such [...]

11 Sub-menu The su b-menu ap pear s when yo u selec t an item from a l ist menu (e.g., a title fr om the Title Li st menu), and pres s ENTER. Th e sub-m enu displ ays opti on s app lic abl e on ly to the se le cte d item . Th e disp layed option s differ dependi ng on the situati on and di sc type. Select an option b y pres sing M / m and EN TER. E[...]

12 Hookups and Settings Hooki ng Up the Re corde r Follow steps 1 to 7 to hook up and adjust the settin gs of th e record er. Notes • Plu g cords secu rely to prev ent unwante d noise. • See the inst ructions supp lied with th e component s to be connect ed. • You cannot conne ct this recorder to a T V that does not have a video input jack. ?[...]

13 Hookups and Settings Connecting a c able box/satellit e receiver and set top box controller Connect the LINE I N jacks us ing an aud io/vide o cord. With this hookup, you can record any c hannel on the cable box or sa tellite re ceiver. Be sur e that the cable box or satellite rec eiver is turned on. This connectio n is necessary to use the Sync[...]

14 Notes • Synchro-Recor ding does not work wi th some tuners. For details, see the tun er’s operating instructions. • AV path through func tion does not work f or: – Input si gnals from th e LINE 2 IN jack s. – Output s ignals to S VIDEO OUT, COMPONENT VIDEO OUT, or HDMI OUT j acks.[...]

15 Hookups and Settings Step 3 : Conn ecti ng to Your T V Connect the supp lied au dio/vi deo cord to the LIN E OU T (VID EO/A UDIO L /R) jack s of th e record er. To enjoy higher qu ality images, connect an S video co rd (n ot suppl ied) inst ead of th e yellow (video) plug. When u sing this connect ion, be sur e to connec t the a udio c ord to th[...]

16 If your TV has an HDMI input jack Connect the HDMI* OUT jack using a certified HDMI cord (supplied) . You will enjoy high quality pictu re and sou nd. The HD MI indic ator lig hts up on t he front pa nel whe n the rec order ou tputs sig nals through th e HDMI OUT jack. Be sur e to tu rn of f the rec ord er befo re con ne cting an HDM I cord . * [...]

17 Hookups and Settings If your T V has component video input j acks Connect the COMP ONENT VIDE O OUT ja cks using a compone nt vide o cord (no t supplie d) or three video cord s (not sup plied) of the same kind and length. You will enjoy accurate color repr oduction and high qua lity imag es. If your TV accep ts prog ressiv e 480p format si gnals[...]

18 Step 4: Con necting to Your AV Amplifi er (Receive r) Select one of th e follow ing patte rns A or B , according to th e input jack on your AV amplifie r (receiver). This will enable you to list en to DVD audio tr acks through your AV amplifier (re ceiver). L R VIDEO AUDIO LINE OUT VIDEO Y L P B R P R AUDIO LINE 1 IN AUDIO OUT S VIDEO OUT COMPON[...]

19 Hookups and Settings A Connec ting to audio L/R jacks This connec tion us es a st ereo ampli fier’s (rece iver’s) two front speake rs for so und. You ca n enjoy th e surro und fu nction that creat es virtu al speak ers fro m two stereo speaker s. Sele ct “Surro und1,” “Su rround2 ,” or “Su rround3 ” in “Surro und” of “Audi [...]

20 Step 5 : Co nnecti ng the Power Co rd Plug th e reco rder and TV powe r cord s into an AC outle t. After yo u conne ct the pow er cord , you must wait for a short wh ile before operati ng the reco rder . You can ope rate th e recorder o nly after the fro nt panel displa y lights up and the r ecord er ente rs stan dby mod e. If you co nnect ad di[...]

21 Hookups and Settings Step 6 : Prep ari ng the Remote You ca n contro l the rec order us ing the sup plied remote. Inser t two size A A (R6) ba tteries by matchi ng the 3 and # ends on the batteries to the markings inside th e battery co mpartment. Be sure to close the batte ry cover proper ly. When us ing the remote, po int it at the remote sens[...]

22 If you have a Sony DVD player or more than one Sony DVD recorde r If the supplied remo te interfere s with your other Sony DVD recor der or play er, set the comm and mode number for this recorder and the suppli ed remote to one that diff ers from th e other Sony DVD recorder or player, after you have completed “Step 7: Eas y Setup. ” The def[...]

23 Hookups and Settings To retu rn to the p revious d isplay Press O RETURN. To check t he comman d mode for the reco rder Press x (stop) on th e record er when th e reco rder is turn ed off. The com mand m ode fo r the reco rder appears in the front panel display. Step 7 : Ea sy Setup Follow the st eps below to make the minimum number of ba sic ad[...]

24 3 Switch the i nput select or on your TV so th at the s ignal from th e reco rder ap pear s on your TV screen. “Initia l settin g necess ary to op erate t he DVD record er will be made . You can chang e them later us ing setu p.” appe ars. • If this message d oes not ap pear, se lect “E asy Setup ” in the “S etup ” display t o run [...]

25 Hookups and Settings 11 Select the se tting that matche s your TV type. “16:9” : For wide -scree n TVs or stan dard TVs with a wide screen mode. “4:3 Letter Bo x”: For standard TVs. Disp lays “wi de sc reen” pi ctures with b ands on the upper and lower se ctions of the screen. “4:3 Pa n Scan”: For standard TV s. Automatically dis[...]

26 Checking the cable b ox/satelli te receiver contro l setting 1 Turn on the rec order and the ca ble box/ satellite rec eiver. 2 Point the recorder’s re mote at th e recor der (not at the cable box/satellite rece iver). 3 Press CH +/– an d check th at the ch annel change s on the cabl e box/satellite receiver wind ow. 4 Press the numbe r butt[...]

27 Hookups and Settings Connec tin g Anothe r VCR or Simi lar Dev ice After di sconnecting th e recorder’s power cord from a n AC outlet, conn ect the other VCR or similar recording device to the LINE IN jacks of th is recorder. See also the instruct ion manual supplie d with the connec ted eq uipment . If you co nnect eq uipme nt that has a time[...]

28 Notes • Do not connect more than one type of video cord betwe en the recorder a nd your TV at the same time . • Pictures containing copy protect ion signals tha t prohibit any c opying canno t be recorded. You cannot d ub from DVD VIDEOs to this recorder. • Do not c onnect t he output jack of this recorde r to anot her equi pment’s i npu[...]

29 Hookups and Settings[...]

30 Quic k Guid e to Di sc Typ es Recor dable an d Playab le Discs Usabl e disc vers ions (as o f Dec ember 2006 ) • 8 ×-spee d or slow er DVD +RWs • 6×-speed or slowe r DVD-RWs (Ver.1.1, Ver.1 .2 with CPRM *1 ) • 16×-speed or slower DVD+Rs • 16×-speed or slower DVD-Rs (Ver. 2.0, Ver.2.1 with CPRM) • 8 ×-spee d or slower DVD +R D L (D[...]

31 Quick Guide to D isc Types *1 CPRM ( Content P rotectio n for Rec ordable Media) is a coding technol ogy that protects copyrights fo r imag es. *2 Unused DVD-RWs are automa tically formatted according to the s etting of “Format DVD-RW” i n “Featur es” setup (page 101). *3 Erasing title s only frees up disc spac e if you erase the last t [...]

32 12 cm/8 cm discs Discs tha t cannot be reco rded on •8 c m d i s c s • DVD-RAMs Disc Ty pe 12 cm 8 cm Playback Recording Playback Recording DVD+RW Yes Yes Yes No DVD-RW VR mode Yes Y es Yes No Video mode Yes Y es Yes No DVD-R VR mode Yes Yes — — Video mode Yes Y es Yes No DVD+R Yes Yes — —[...]

33 Quick Guide to D isc Types Playa ble Disc s “DVD VIDEO” and “CD” logos a re trademarks. * A logical form at of files and folders on DATA-C Ds, defined by ISO ( Internati onal Orga nization f or Standardi zation). Discs that cann ot be played • CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs that are not reco rded in m usic CD or Vid eo CD for mat, or do not cont[...]

34 Note o n playba ck opera tions of DVD VIDE Os/ VIDE O CDs Some playback operations of DVD VIDEOs/ VIDE O CDs ma y be intent ionally s et by soft ware producers. S ince this r ecorder plays DVD VIDEOs/VIDEO CDs a ccording to the disc cont ents t he sof tware produc ers de signed , some playba ck fe atures m ay no t be ava ilable. Also, see the in[...]

35 DVD Pla yback DVD Playback Play ing Discs 1 Press DVD to opera te the DVD recorder . 2 Press Z OPEN /CLOSE , and pla ce a di sc o n the dis c tray. 3 Press Z OPEN/C LOSE t o close th e dis c tray. Wait until “ LOAD” disappears fro m the front panel displa y. 4 Press H PLA Y. Playba ck st arts. To stop playback Press x STOP. z Hints • You c[...]

36 Play back Optio ns Button Operation Disc Z OPEN/ CLOSE Stops playing an d opens the disc tr ay. All discs AUDIO Selects one of th e audio tracks recorded on the dis c when pre ssed repeat edly . : Select s the main or sub sound. : Select s the audi o source . : Se lect s ster eo o r m onau ral audio tra cks. SUBTITLE Sele cts a subtitle language[...]

37 DVD Pla yback To resum e norma l playba ck afte r playi ng at variou s spe eds, pre ss H PLAY. z Hin ts • You can ch ange p lay back o ption s, su ch as s ubtit le, audio track, angle, etc., using the OPTIONS menu (page 11). • During playbac k or pause mode, th e recorder’s m / M butto ns and th e remo te’s . PREV/ > NEXT buttons wor [...]

38 Playing quickl y with sound (Scan Audio) (DVDs with Do lby Digital soun dtracks only) You can play quic kly wit h dialog o r sound du ring FF1 fast-f orward of a DVD with Dol by Digital soun dtrack s. Simp ly press M during playba ck. z Hint To turn off the Scan Audio function, set “Scan Audio ” of “Audio” t o “Off” in t he “Setup?[...]

39 DVD Pla yback Playin g a Title Fr om the Titl e List The Title List menu displays the program titles on the disc. 1 Press DVD to opera te the DVD recorder . 2 Place a disc on the di sc tray . 3 Press TITL E LIS T. Example: DVD-RW (VR mode) A Disc type: Displ ays a dis c type. Also di splays the title ty pe (ori ginal or Playlist) for DVD-RWs (VR[...]

40 Search ing for a Title / Chapte r/T rack, etc. You can sear ch a DVD by title or chapter , and VIDEO CD by track or scene. As titl es and tracks are as signed ind ividua l num bers o n th e disc, sele ct the ti tle or track by en tering its number . You can also s earch for a s cene using th e time code. 1 Press OPTION S during playbac k. The OP[...]

41 DVD Pla yback Playi ng MP3 Audi o Tracks and JPEG Image Fi les You ca n play DATA CDs (CD-RO Ms/CD- Rs/ CD-RWs)/DATA DVDs (DVD-ROMs/ DVD+RWs/DVD-RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD-Rs) that contai n MP3 au dio trac ks or JPE G image f iles. Playing MP3 audio tracks You c an play MP3 au dio trac ks on DATA CDs o r DATA DVDs. 1 Press DVD to opera te the DVD recorder .[...]

42 Playing JPEG image f iles You can play JPEG image f iles on DATA CDs or DATA DVDs. 1 Press DVD to o perat e the DV D recor der. 2 Place a DATA C D/DATA DVD on the disc tray. When you insert a DATA CD/DATA DVD cont aining MP3 audi o trac ks and JP EG image files, the disp lay for sel ecting a m edia ty pe appe ars. When you sele ct “Mix, ” yo[...]

43 DVD Pla yback Enjoying a s lide show with sound When a di sc cont ains both MP3 au dio tracks and JPEG image f iles, you c an enj oy a slide s how w ith sound. 1 Press DVD to opera te the DVD recorder . 2 Inse rt a DAT A CD/D ATA DV D conta ining both the MP3 aud io tracks and JP EG ima ge files. The display for selectin g a media type appear s.[...]

44 Notes • S ome DATA C Ds or DATA DVDs cannot be played on this recorder depe nding on file format. • O nly one session of a multi-session DATA DVD can be played ba ck. • Only alpha bet an d numbers can b e used for album or track name s. Anything else is displayed as an asterisk. • The recor der will play any data with t he extens ion “[...]

45 DVD Pla yback *1 Also app ears in stop mod e with Resum e Play activated ( page 38). *2 Title type (original or Playlist) for DVD-RWs (VR mode)/DVD-Rs (VR mode)/DVD-RAMs. Viewing informatio n on the front panel displa y You can vie w the informatio n on the fr ont panel display . Press TIM E/TEXT repeated ly. The disp lays di ffer de pending on [...]

46 DVD Recording Before Record ing Before you start recording … • T his re cord er can rec ord on variou s disc types. Select the disc type a ccording to your needs (page 3 0). • C heck th at the di sc has en ough a vailab le space for th e recording (page 44). For DVD+RWs or DVD-RWs, you can fr ee up disc sp ace by erasing titles (page 57). [...]

47 DVD Re cor ding Recording main and s ub sounds You ca n reco rd the di fferen t soundt racks o n a DVD-RW (VR mode) or DVD-R (VR mode) fr om equipm ent connect ed to the L INE 1 IN or L INE 2 IN jacks. When playing the dis c, you can select main or sub soun d by press ing the AU DIO but ton. Set “Li ne Audio I nput” in “A udio” s etup to[...]

48 5 Press CH +/– or INPU T repe atedl y to s elect the cha nnel or inpu t sourc e you wan t to record. • When using the cable b ox/satellite r eceiver contr ol, select the chann el by pres sing CH +/ – on th is re cord er’s re mot e. The recor der’s input is switch ed t o the co nnec ted inpu t (LIN E1 or LI NE2). You c an als o use the [...]

49 DVD Re cor ding Checking the disc status while recording You ca n check the reco rding i nform ation s uch as record ing tim e or di sc type. Press DISPL AY durin g reco rding. The inf ormatio n display appears . Press th e button repeat edly to chan ge the display (page 4 4). A Disc type B Recordi ng status C Recording ti me D Recor ding mo de [...]

50 3 Press Z OPEN/C LOSE to close th e disc tray. Wait until “ LOAD” disappears fr om the front panel d isplay. Unused disc s are automati cally formatt ed. For the DVD-RW/DVD-R’s recording forma t (VR mode or Video mode), see “Formatti ng a new disc ” on pag e 47. 4 Press TIMER. 5 Select an item u sing < / , an d adjust usin g M / m .[...]

51 DVD Re cor ding To ch ange or c ancel tim er recor ding See “ Changin g or Canc elin g DVD Timer Settin gs (Tim er List )” on page 53 . To use the Rec Mo de Adju st fu nctio n If the rem aini ng disc sp ace is no t enough for the current reco rding, the recorder automatically adjusts the recording mode. S elect “AUTO” for “Mode” when[...]

52 4 Press RE C MODE repe atedly to select the recording mode. The disp lay chan ges on the TV sc reen as follows : For det ails ab out the rec ording m ode, s ee page 46. 5 Press SYSTEM MENU whi le the r ecorder is in sto p mode. 6 Selec t “Setup, ” and pr ess ENTE R. 7 Selec t “Featur es,” an d press E NTER. The “F eature s” setup app[...]

53 DVD Re cor ding Changi ng or Canceli ng DVD Timer Setti ngs (Timer Lis t) You can change or can cel timer settin gs using the Timer List menu. 1 Press SYSTE M MENU. The Syst em Me nu appear s. 2 Selec t “Time r,” and pr ess ENT ER. 3 Select “Timer List,” and press E NTER. Timer informa tion displa ys the record ing date, time , recording[...]

54 • You cannot cha nge the time r settings for a recording currently underway. • The Time r List displays both the DVD recorder and VCR ti mer setti ngs. Record ing From Another VCR or Si milar Device You can record from a connected VCR or similar devi ce. Fo r connec tion detail s, se e “Con nectin g Another VCR or Simila r Device” on pag[...]

55 DVD Re cor ding 4 Press REC MODE repe atedly to select the recording mode. The dis play cha nges on th e TV scree n as follows: For details about the recording mode, see page 46. 5 Select the line in put audio . Set “Line Audio Input” of “Audio” setu p to “Ste reo” or “Mai n/Sub” i n the “Set up” disp lay (page 10 0). 6 Inser[...]

56 DVD Editing Befo re Edi tin g This recorder offers various edit op tions for variou s disc typ es. Be fore y ou ed it, c heck th e disc type in the fron t panel dis play, and s elect the option availa ble for you r disc (p age 30) . Notes • You may l ose the edi ted content s if you rem ove the disc or a time r recor ding sta rts whil e editin[...]

57 DVD Ed itin g In this cas e, you can compile hi ghlight scenes as a Playl ist title. Y ou can eve n rearr ange the scene order within the Playlist title. See “E diting a Playl ist” on pag e 63. The adva nced edit fu nctions a vaila ble for Playlis t titles ar e: – Renaming a tit le (page 60). – Erasing a title (page 57). – Erasin g a c[...]

58 4 Selec t an opti on, an d press EN TER. You ca n select from th e follow ing: “Title Erase ”: Erases the s elected title. Select “OK” when asked for confirmati on. “Cha pter E rase” *1 : Allows you to select a chapter in the title and erase it (see below). “Pro tect” *2 : Protec ts the titl e. Select “On” when the Prot ectio[...]

59 DVD Ed itin g 1 Press TITL E LIS T. When editing a DVD-RW (VR mode) or DVD-R (VR mode), pr ess ORIGINAL/ PL AYL IST to sw itc h to the “T itl e Li st (Origi nal) ,” if neces sary. 2 Select a title, and p ress ENTE R. The su b-menu appear s. 3 Select “A -B Erase ,” and pres s ENTER. The disp lay for sett ing poin t A and B appea rs. “St[...]

60 4 Press ENTER a t the point where yo u wa nt to divide the title. You ca n use H PLAY, , . / > , x STOP, a nd X PAUSE to find the point. “Div ide” is selec ted. 5 Pres s ENTER. The disp lay ask s for c onfirma tion. To reset th e divid ing point , select “N o” and press ENTER, t hen repea t from step 4. 6 Select “Yes,” and pre ss [...]

61 DVD Ed itin g 5 Selec t t he cha rac ter y ou w ant to enter using M / m / < / , , and pre ss ENTER. The se lected ch arac ter appe ars in t he input row. You ca n only ent er char acters and sym bols that are di spla yed. • T o chang e the cursor po sition, select the input row us ing M , an d press < / , . • T o eras e a charac ter, [...]

62 3 Select “Edit,” and pr ess ENTE R. 4 Selec t “Cr eate P layli st,” and pr ess EN TER. The display for creatin g a P laylis t appears. “Start ” is selected. 5 Press EN TER at the star t point. You ca n use H PLAY, , . / > , x STOP, a nd X PAUSE to find the point. “End ” is sele cted. 6 Press EN TER at the end po int. “Make?[...]

63 DVD Ed itin g Editing a Playlis t You c an ed it Play list ti tles or scenes wit hin them , withou t chan ging th e actual record ings . 1 Press DVD to opera te the DVD recorder . 2 Press SYS TEM MEN U while the recorder is in stop mo de. 3 Select “E dit,” and pr ess ENTER . 4 Select “Edit Playli st,” and pres s ENTE R. The “Play lis t[...]

64 “Move ”: Allo ws yo u to chang e scen e order (page 6 5). “Add” : Allo ws yo u to a dd ot her sc enes before a selec ted scen e (pag e 65). “Copy ”: Allo ws you to co py a scene (page 6 6). To return to the previous disp lay Press O RETURN. To turn off the di splay Press SY STEM M ENU. z Hint The Resum e Play func tion will work for [...]

65 DVD Ed itin g 1 Follow s teps 1 to 7 of “Ed iting a Play list” (page 63). The “E dit Scen e” disp lay appe ars. 2 Selec t the sce ne you w ant to modi fy, and pres s ENTER. 3 Selec t “Modi fy,” an d press ENT ER. “Start ” is selected. 4 Press ENT ER at the st art point. You ca n use H PLAY, , . / > , x STOP, a nd X PAUSE t o f[...]

66 3 Select “Add,” an d press ENT ER. “Start ” is selected. 4 Press EN TER at the star t point. You ca n use H PLAY, , . / > , x STOP, a nd X PAUSE to find the point. “End ” is sele cted. 5 Press EN TER at the end po int. “Add” is select ed. To reset the start or end point, se lect “Start” or “End ” and repe at st ep 4 o [...]

67 DVD Ed itin g Format ting/ Ren aming/ Prote cting a Disc The “D isc Se tting” displa y allow s you t o chec k the disc in form ation or change t he disc na me. Depen ding on the di sc type , you can also forma t or set pr otect ion. 1 Press DVD to opera te the DVD recorder . 2 Press SYS TEM MEN U while the recorder is in stop mo de. 3 Selec [...]

68 To return to the previous disp lay Press O RETURN. z Hints • You can set p rotection for indi vidual titles (page 57) . • By reformatti ng, you can change the re cording f ormat on DVD-RWs, or record again on DVD-RW s (Video mode) that have been finali zed. Notes • You can label a disc using up to 32 characte rs; however, the name may not [...]

69 VCR Playback VCR Playback Playi ng a VH S Ta pe 1 Press VIDEO to ope rate the VCR . 2 Inser t a tape . Playback starts automatic ally if y ou insert a tape with its safety ta b removed. 3 Press H PLAY. The fr ont pa nel di splay shows t he pla ying time. When t he tape reaches t he end, it will rewi nd automaticall y. To sto p playba ck Pres s x[...]

70 Adjusting the pi cture (tracking) You can manually adjust tra cking if the recording quality is too poor to be remedied by the VCR’s automatic tracking (a tracking meter appears during the automatic t racking). Press TRACKING +/–. The trac king met er appears . Press TRACKING +/– re peatedly until t he dist ortion disapp ears. To res ume a[...]

71 VCR Playback Play back Optio ns *1 Can be pres sed up to four times to forwar d about two mi nutes. *2 For 10 s econds in SP or LP m ode/for 15 second s in EP mode. To resume norma l playback , press H P LAY. Notes • The sound is muted duri ng playback at various speeds. • The picture ma y show no ise during hi gh-speed reve rse play. Button[...]

72 Search ing Using Vario us Functi ons The VCR automatically marks the tape with a n index si gnal at the poin t where ea ch re cordin g begins . You can easi ly f ind a spec ific po int u sing va riou s search fun ction s. Note During DVD recording, you cannot use VCR search functions. 1 Press VIDE O t o ope rat e the VCR . 2 Press OPTIO NS. 3 Se[...]

73 VCR Playback Displ aying the Play ing Time and Play Informa tio n You ca n check playbac k infor mation, such as elapsed or remaining t ime, recordin g mode, etc., on the TV screen . Press DISPLAY durin g playba ck. The inf ormatio n display appears . Each time you p ress the button , the display chan ges as fo llows : Tape an d disc info rmatio[...]

74 Select ing the So und Dur ing Play back Press A UDIO r epeate dly dur ing pla yback . * No indica tor appears in th e front panel dis play when you p lay a ta pe witho ut Hi-f i recordi ng. How s ound is recorde d on a video tap e The VCR r ecords sound on to two se para te tracks . Hi-fi audio is record ed onto the main track along with th e pi[...]

75 VCR Recording VCR Recording Before Recordi ng Before you start recording… • This VCR records in VHS f ormat, not S-VHS format. • Check that the ta pe is longer than the record ing time (page 7 3). • C heck t hat the r ecorder is conne cted to a tuner such as a cable bo x or sate llite recei ver (page 12). See also the tuner’ s instruct[...]

76 VCR Reco rdin g From Connec ted Eq uipm ent Withou t the Time r You c an reco rd TV pr ograms on the recorder throug h the c onnec ted cab le box/s atellit e recei ver. 1 Turn on the rec order and the co nnecte d cable box/satellit e recei ver. 2 Press VIDE O t o ope rat e the VCR . 3 Insert a tape with its safety t ab in plac e. 4 Press CH +/?[...]

77 VCR Recording “ c ” and “OT R” light up, and t he rema ining recording time appears in the front panel disp lay. When the time counter reach es “0:00,” the record er stops recordin g and turn s off. To canc el the Qu ick Time r Press z REC repeat edly u ntil t he count er appe ars in the front panel displa y. The recorder returns to [...]

78 VCR Time r Recor ding Fr om Connec ted Eq uipm ent You can set the timer for a total of 12 programs together wi th DVD and VCR timer recording , up to one mon th in adva nce. If you record fr om conne cted equ ipmen t that has a timer f unction, you can use the Sy nchro Rec func tion (p age 80). Note Do not operate your cable box or s atellite r[...]

79 VCR Recording • If the c indicator flashes in the fron t panel display, c heck that a tape with its safety tab in place is inserte d. • If timer settin gs overlap, a message appear s. To cha nge or cancel a timer record ing, se lect “Edit” from the Timer List (page 81). 6 Press SYST EM MENU to turn off th e menu. There is n o need to t u[...]

80 Recor ding From Connec ted Equip ment With a Timer (Synch ro Rec) You can set the r ecor der to au tomat icall y record pro grams fr om conn ecte d equi pment t hat h as a timer functi on (such as a satellite tuner). Connect the equip ment to the LINE 1 IN jacks on the rea r of the re cord er (page 1 3). When the conn ected eq uipme nt turn s on[...]

81 VCR Recording Notes • The recorder st arts record ing only after detect ing the video signal fro m the c onnected equipment . The beginning of the program m ay not be rec orded regardless of whether or not the record er’s power i s on or off. • To use the connec ted equipm ent during Syn chro-Rec standby, canc el the standb y mode by press[...]

82 4 Selec t the ti mer settin g you wa nt to ch ange or ca ncel, and p ress ENTER. The su b-menu appear s. 5 Select one of the opt ions, a nd pres s ENTER . “Edit”: Chang es the timer setting. Select an item using < / , and adjust using M / m . Press ENTER. “Erase”: Eras es the timer set ting. Select “O K” an d press EN TER whe n as[...]

83 VCR Recording Record ing From Another VCR or Sim ilar D evice You can record from a connected VCR or s imilar device . For connec tion detai ls, see “Conne cting Another VCR or Simil ar Device” on page 27. 1 Press VIDEO to ope rate the VCR . 2 Insert a ta pe with its safety tab in place. 3 Press INPUT rep eatedly to s elect the input source [...]

84 Dubbing (TAPE y DVD) Dubbi ng From a VHS T ape to a DVD You ca n eas ily re cord (dub) a VHS t ape to a disc . Before dubbi ng, mak e th e neces sary au dio se ttings on the VCR. ◆ How title s and chapters are created The re corder takes each reco rding on the VHS tape and automa tically divide s them into t itles as the y are d ubbed to a di [...]

85 Dubbing (T APE y DV D) 5 Sele ct “Yes, ” and pres s ENTER. Dubbi ng star ts. z Hin ts • A black (no signa l) screen at the end of the dubbed di sc is n ot a m alfunc tion. T his screen is re cord ed i f a t ime discrep ancy exists betwe en the disc and tape when the record ing is stopped . • W hen dubbing a VHS tape to a DVD, the VHS tap[...]

86 2 Insert a sour ce disc. 3 Press DVD to o perat e the DV D recor der. 4 Press TOP MENU or TITL E LIST to select a title. 5 Start playing th e DVD, an d then p ress x STOP or X PA USE a t t he po int wher e y ou want to st art dubbin g. To select DVD sound, language, or subtitle, press AUDIO or SUBTITLE during pl ayback (see pa ge 36). 6 Press DV[...]

87 Dubbing (T APE y DV D) 5 Selec t “Pro gram Du bbing, ” and press ENTE R. 6 Select “Creat e Dubbing List,” and pre ss ENTE R. If you ha ve perfo rmed Prog ram D ubbing befor e, the di splay as ks for co nfi rmation . To continu e, sele ct “Y es” a nd p ress EN TER. The displa y for selec ting titles a ppears. 7 Select t he title you w[...]

88 To s top d ubbing Press x STOP . Note that it may take a f ew seconds for the reco rder t o st op dubb ing. z Hints • The brigh tness of t he playba ck picture may diffe r from normal DVD playback picture. • The DVD playback time may differ slightly f rom the VHS tape coun ter value. • The sound being pla yed back (ma in, sub, etc.) is the[...]

89 Dubbing (T APE y DV D) 1 Press DVD to opera te the DVD recorder . 2 Insert a disc. 3 Press SYS TEM MEN U while the recorder is in stop mo de. The Syst em Me nu appear s. 4 Selec t “Dis c Setti ng,” a nd press ENTER . The “D isc Setti ng” disp lay appe ars. 5 Selec t “Disc Fi nalize, ” and press E NTER. The display asks for conf irmat[...]

90 DV/D8 Dubbing (DV/D8 t DVD ) Before DV/D8 Du bbing This se ction expl ains du bbing wi th a dig ital video camer a via the DV IN j ack on the front pa nel. If you wan t to dub by way of the LI NE IN jac ks, see “Recording F rom Another VCR or Simila r Device ” on p age 54. To record from the DV IN jack The DV IN jack o n this record er confo[...]

91 DV/D8 Du bbing (DV/D8 t DVD) Dubbi ng Fro m a DV /D8 Format Tap e to a DVD You ca n reco rd a DV /D8 fo rmat ta pe onto a disc. The recorder controls th e digital video camera. You c an fa st forw ard, r ewind , play in slow motio n, and stop th e tape to select the scenes using the on- screen menu. To simply dub the entire con tents of a DV/D8 [...]

92 10 Select “DV/D8 Audio Inp ut,” and pr ess ENTER . “Stereo 1”: Records or iginal sound only. Normally se lect this when dubbing a DV format t ape. “Ster eo 2”: R ecords a dditi onal audio only. “Mix”: Recor ds original and additional sounds . Select “ Stereo 2” or “M ix” i f you ha ve ad ded a second audio chann el when r[...]

93 DV/D8 Du bbing (DV/D8 t DVD) Dubbing an en tire DV/D8 format tape to a DVD (One Touch Dubbin g) You ca n reco rd the ent ire con tents of a DV/D 8 form at tape on to a disc w ith a sing le pres s of the ONE-TOUCH DUBBING button. The record er controls the digital video camera fo r the whole proces s, and co mplet es the r ecordi ng. 1 Foll ow st[...]

94 Settings and Adjustmen ts Using the Setu p Displ ays By using the setup di splays , you can ma ke var ious adjust ment s to i tems s uch as pic ture and sou nd, as well as select a language for the subt itles. The setu p displ ays are us ed in the fo llow ing way . Note Playbac k settings stored on the disc t ake pri ority over the setup di spla[...]

95 Settings and Adjustment s Some i tems dis play a dial og box that requires additional settings. Examp le: Wh en “Paren tal” in “O ptions” setup is sele cted. 5 Select an opti on, and pr ess EN TER. The currentl y selected opti on is displaye d next to the set up item. Exam ple: Whe n “16 :9” i s set. To retu rn to the p revious d isp[...]

96 Video S ettings (Video) The “Video” setup allows you to adjust it ems related to the image, s uch as size a nd color. Choose the settings ac cording to the type of TV, tun er, or d ecoder connec ted to the re corder . 1 Press SYSTEM MENU whi le the r ecorder is in sto p mode. 2 Selec t “Setup, ” and pr ess ENTE R. 3 Selec t “Video, ”[...]

97 Settings and Adjustment s Black Leve l Selects the blac k level (se tup level ) for the vi deo sign als ou tput fr om the L INE OUT jacks (page 1 5). This s ettin g is no t effe ctive when th e record er output s pro gres sive signal s. Pict ure Con trol Selects the pictur e contr ol for the vi deo sig nals output from the LINE OUT jack s (pag e[...]

98 Audio Sett ings (Aud io) The “Audio” setup allows you to adjust th e sound accord ing to the playba ck and connec tion condit ions. 1 Press SYSTEM MENU whi le the r ecorder is in sto p mode. 2 Selec t “Setup, ” and pr ess ENTE R. 3 Selec t “Audio, ” and pr ess ENTE R. The “Au dio” se tup ap pears wi th the f ollowi ng optio ns. T[...]

99 Settings and Adjustment s Downmix (DVDs on ly) Switches the method for mix ing down to two chan nels whe n you play a DVD w hich has rear sound el ement s (chan nels) or is recorde d in Dol by Digital format. Fo r detail s on the rear si gnal components, s ee “ A Connecting to audio L/R jack s” on pa ge 19. This fu nctio n affec ts the outpu[...]

100 DV/D8 Au dio Inp ut Note Select “Stereo 2” or “Mix” if you have added a seco nd audio channe l when recordi ng with your digi tal video camer a. Line Au dio Input When re cordin g from eq uipme nt conn ected t o the LINE 1 IN or LINE 2 IN jacks to a DVD disc in this r ecorder, select line input au dio. z Hint When recording on a disc ot[...]

101 Settings and Adjustment s Format DV D-RW (DVD-RWs only) Sele cts the reco rdin g form at for an unus ed D VD- RW, whe n fi rst i nse rted . VCR Funct ion Press EN TER and sel ect “Tap e Length,” “Auto Play,” or “ Auto R epeat .” ◆ Tape Leng th ◆ Auto Play ◆ Auto Repe at Sync hro Rec ording Set Top Box Contr ol You c an contr o[...]

102 ◆ Mode for SET button Select “ Mod e 1” or “ Mode 2” if you r ca ble box or satellite receiver requires p ressing an ENTER button or a SET but ton etc., af ter ent ering the chan nel num ber. If “M ode 1” does no t work , try “Mod e 2.” If your cabl e box or sa telli te rece iver does no t resp ond to ei ther sett ing, co ntac[...]

103 Settings and Adjustment s Parental (D VD VIDEOs only) Playback of some DVD VIDEOs can be limit ed accord ing to a prede termin ed leve l, such as the a ge of the us ers. Scen es may be blocked or replace d with di fferen t sce nes. 1 After step 3 abov e, sele ct “Par ental,” a nd press EN TER. • I f you h ave not en tered a p asswo rd, th[...]

104 Command Mode Chang es the co mman d mod e of this reco rder if other D VD eq uipm ent is assi gned the sam e command mode. Be sure to match the command mode of t he supplied remote to the setti ng made here. For details, see “ If you have a So ny DVD player or more than one Sony DVD recorder” on page 22. Factory Setting Allows you to return[...]

105 Additi onal Info rmation Additional Inform ation Troubl eshoot ing If yo u experi ence an y of the f ollowi ng dif ficul ties while u sing t he recor der, use t his trou blesho oting guide t o help re med y the prob lem be fore reque sting repai rs. S hould an y prob lem pe rsist , consul t your ne arest S ony deale r. Power The po wer does not[...]

106 The pla yback pic ture or TV pro gram fro m the equipm ent co nnecte d thro ugh th e record er is disto rted. , If the pla yback pic ture outpu t from a DV D player, VCR, o r tuner goes throu gh you r recorde r before re aching yo ur TV, the co py-prot ection signal ap plied to some prog rams co uld affect picture quality. Di sconnect the playb[...]

107 Additi onal Info rmation Some fu nctions such as St op, Searc h, or Slo w- motion Play can not be pe rformed . , Dependi ng on the disc, you may not be able to do some of th e operati ons abo ve. See the instructi on manual supp lied with the disc. , While t he re corder is read ing disc info rmation, playba ck operat ions will no t work. The l[...]

108 , The sett ings in “Set Top Bo x C ontr ol” in “Featu res” setup ha ve been ch anged (page 10 1). Record ing does not stop immediat ely after x STOP i s pres sed. , It wi ll take a f ew s econ ds f or th e r ecor der t o in put disc data be fore recording can stop. Timer rec ording is not c omplete or did not start from th e beginni ng.[...]

109 Additi onal Info rmation The tap e is ejec ted wh en z REC i s pressed . , Check t hat the safe ty tab has not be en remov ed. Nothin g happ ens when z REC is pr essed. , Make sure the tape is not at its end. VCR Timer recording The ti mer does not op erate. , Chec k that the clock is corre ctly se t. , Make sure a tape has been inserted. , Che[...]

110 “Cann ot recor d becau se of hi gh temper ature. ” appear s on the T V screen . , Check that the vent on the rear of the r ecorde r is not bloc ked. Then, turn off the recor der, wait until the clock ap pears in t he front pa nel display , and disco nnect the AC power c ord. Lea ve the recorde r off for a while , then re-conn ect the power [...]

111 Additi onal Info rmation – A disc th at has a non- standa rd sha pe (e.g ., card, heart). – A disc with a label or sticker on it. – A disc th at has cell ophane t ape or stick er adhesi ve on i t. Sympto ms caus ed by con tamin ated vi deo heads When t he vi deo hea ds ar e dirty , the p ictu re is distorted or the ta pe cannot be played.[...]

112 Input s and out puts LINE 1 IN and LINE 2 IN VIDEO IN, phono jack (1 each) Input si gnal: 1 Vp-p, 75 ohms, un balanced , sync negat ive AUDIO IN, phono jacks (2 each) Input level: 327 mVrm s Input im pedance: m ore than 47 kilohm s LINE 2 IN S VIDEO, 4-p in, mini-DIN jack Y: 1.0 Vp-p , unbal anced, syn c negati ve C: 0.28 6 Vp-p, l oad impe dan[...]

113 Additi onal Info rmation About i.LIN K The DV IN jack on this recorder is an i.LINK- compliant DV IN jack. This section des cribes the i.LINK stand ard an d its feat ures. What i s i.L INK? i.LINK is a digital se rial inte rface for han dling digital vide o, digi tal aud io and other data in t wo directi ons betw een equi pment hav ing the i.LI[...]

114 Guide t o Parts an d Controls For more informat ion, see th e pages in pa renthe ses. Front panel Butt ons on t he rec order have t he sam e funct ion as the bu ttons on the remot e if the y have the sa me or similar names . A A (open /close) bu tton ( 35, 47, 91) B "/1 (on/stan dby) sw itch ( 23) C Disc tra y (35, 47 , 91) D DVD t button [...]

115 Additi onal Info rmation Remote For DV D funct ions A Z OPEN/CL OSE butt on (35, 47 , 91) B DVD button (35, 47) C Numb er buttons* 1 (36) SET bu tton ( 102) D ANGLE butto n (36) E TOP MENU but ton (35) MENU bu tton (35) F DISPLAY but ton (44) G M / m / < / , /ENTER bu tton (2 3) H O RETU RN butto n (23) I . PREV (previous)/ > NEXT buttons[...]

116 For VCR functio ns A Z OPEN/CLOSE (eject) butt on (69) B Number but tons* 1 (76) SET button (10 2) C SYSTEM M ENU button (10) D DISPL AY button (73 ) E O RETURN b utton (23) F . PREV ( previous )/ > NEXT buttons (71) G (sea rch) butto ns (71) H CLEAR but ton (6 9) I X PAUSE but ton (71, 76 ) J z REC (record) button (76) K ?/1 (on/s tandb y) [...]

117 Additi onal Info rmation Front panel dis play A DVD playing/record ing status B Disc type/rec ording format C Audio sign al indic ators D STEREO indi cator (74) E VIDEO play ing/rec ordin g status F Tap e indi ca tor G Timer indi cator H Displays the following (4 5, 73): • Playing time/remain ing time • Current title /chapter/trac k/index n[...]

118 Glos sary Chapter (page 40) Secti ons of a pict ure or a m usic fe ature tha t are smaller than titles. A title is c omposed of seve ral chapt ers. D ependi ng on the disc, no chapt ers may be reco rded. Copy protec tio n sig nals ( page 47) Copy res trictio n set by co pyrigh t owne rs, etc. These si gnals ar e inclu ded in som e softw are or [...]

119 Additi onal Info rmation HDMI (High-D efinition Multimed ia Interface) (page 16) HDMI is an interf ace that supports b oth video and audio on a singl e digital con nect ion. The H DMI connec tion car ries sta ndard to hi gh defin ition video s ignals and multi- chann el audio si gnals to AV com ponents such a s HDMI eq uipped TVs, in digital f [...]

120 DVD Audi o/S ubtit le Langua ge When yo u play a D VD VIDE O, the la nguage of the sele cted audio tr ack or subtitl e is abbr eviated as follows. S ee page 102 to change the audio trac k or subt itle. Abbrevia tion Languag e ARA Ara bic BUL Bul gari an CHI Chi nese CRO Cr oati an CZE Cze ch DAN Danish DEU German ENG Engli sh ESP Spani sh FIN F[...]

121 Additi onal Info rmation Cable B ox/Sate llite Recei ver Bran d Code When yo u want to us e the set top box co ntrol funct ion, f ind t he bran d code number of your cabl e box/satell ite receiver f rom the list a nd enter it in step 7 of Eas y Setup ( page 23) . If more than one code numbe r is liste d, try entering th em one at a time until y[...]

122 Garrard 01 53 Gateway 0764 GC Electron ics 0207, 005 6, 0330, 00 16, 0040, 007 7, 0030 GE 0232, 023 3, 0144, 0021 Gemini 00 15, 0070, 0057, 0242, 0014, 079 7, 0013, 0400 General Instrum ent 0476, 0011, 0 014, 00 98, 0810, 002 4, 0003, 0015, 0276 GHZ 0078 Gibr alta r 0003 Global 13 27 GMI 0069, 005 7, 0015 , 0797 GoldStar 0144, 004 0 Goodmin d 0[...]

123 Additi onal Info rmation Popul ar Mech anic s 0 400 Prelude 0770 Prism 0012, 00 13, 0059 Prot elcon 078 6 Pulsar 0000 , 0040 Quasar 0 000 Quest 0144 , 0020 R Li ne 0040 RadioSh ack 0883, 00 15, 0315, 0303, 0797 Rampage 0 255 Ranger 1 247 RCA 0021, 00 60, 0797, 00 47, 1256, 08 43 Realisti c 0 207, 0153 Recoton 0153, 04 00 Regal 0259 , 0020, 0273[...]

124 Tusa 0015 TV CO MM 0035, 0019 TV Guide 1476 TV86 0063, 004 0 Uniden 0022, 0225 Unika 0207, 015 3, 0022 United Arti sts 0007 United Cabl e 0003, 0014, 0011 , 0276 Universal 0191, 007 8, 0207, 0056, 0022, 003 9, 0153, 0077, 0322, 031 5 US Elec tronics 0276, 000 8, 0003, 00 17 V2 0883 Verizon 0246 Videow ay 0250, 0000 VideoW orks 0124 Vidt ech 024[...]

125 Additi onal Info rmation Paysat 0724 Philips 1076, 0099, 1142, 0724, 0722, 07 49, 1442, 1749, 0856, 07 75 Primestar 0361, 06 27, 0869 Proscan 0392, 05 66 QNS 1367 RadioSh ack 0869 RCA 0566, 03 92, 0143, 08 55 Samsung 1109, 12 76 Sky 0856 , 0099, 1856 Sony 0639, 1639 Star Choi ce 0 869 Star Trak 0869, 07 72 Thomson 0566, 03 92 Tivo 1142, 14 42 T[...]

126 Index Words in quotatio ns appear in the on-scre en displ ays. Numerics 16:9 25 , 96 4:3 Letter Box 25 , 96 4:3 Pan Sc an 25 , 96 A “A-B Erase” 58 “Add” 64 , 65 ADVANCE 36 , 71 ANGLE 36 AUDIO 36 , 74 “Audio” 102 “Audio (HDMI)” 99 Audio co rds 18 “Audio DRC” 99 Audio settin gs 98 “Aut o Play” 101 “Aut o Repea t” 101 B[...]

127 “Line Audio Inpu t” 51 , 55 , 100 M MENU 35 Menu Top menu 35 “Mode for SET bu tton” 102 “Modi fy” 64 “Move” 65 MP3 au dio trac ks 41 N NEXT 36 , 71 Numbe r buttons 40 O One Touch Dubbing 93 On-screen d isplay OPTIONS menu 11 Setup Display 94 Sub- menu 11 Syste m Menu 10 OPTIONS 11 Options se ttings 102 Original 39 , 119 ORIGINAL[...]

2 ES Índice Este manu al mue stra la config uració n básica y el funci onami ento de l a videog raba dora-g rabad ora de DVD. Para obte ner más info rmación, consulte el manual de instrucciones en inglés. Conexi ones y ajus tes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Conexión de la grabadora . . . . . [...]

Cone xiones y ajuste s 3 ES Conexion es y ajustes Cone xión de la grabad ora Siga lo s pasos de l 1 al 6 p ara cone ctar y re aliza r los ajustes de la g rabadora . Notas • Enchufe los cables firmemen te para prevenir per turba cion es no de seadas . • Consulte la s instruccione s suminist radas con los component es que va a conectar. • No e[...]

4 ES Conexión del decodif icador de cable/receptor v ía satélite y del contr olador del decodifica dor Conect e las toma s LINE I N media nte un cab le de audio/ video. Con esta conex ión, puede graba r cualqu ier can al del de codifica dor de cable o re ceptor vía saté lite. Asegú rese de q ue el rece ptor vía s atélite o decodifi cador d[...]

Cone xiones y ajuste s 5 ES Paso 3 : Co nexión al te lev isor Conect e el cabl e de audio /video sumin istrado a las tom as LIN E OUT (V IDEO /AUD IO L/R ) de la grabad ora. Para d isfrut ar de una c alid ad de imag en superi or, co necte u n cable de S vide o (no sum inistr ado) en lu gar de la clav ija am arilla ( video). S i utiliz a esta cone [...]

6 ES Si el telev isor dispone de una toma de entrada de HDMI Conecte la to ma de salida HDMI* OUT mediante un cable HDMI ce rtificado (s uministrado). Dis frutará de imá genes y so nido de al ta calid ad. El indi cador de HDM I se ilum ina en el pane l front al cuan do la grabadora e mite señales a través de l a toma de salid a HDMI OUT. Aseg ?[...]

Cone xiones y ajuste s 7 ES Si el televi sor tiene tomas de entrada de video compon ente Conecte las to mas COMPONEN T VIDEO OUT mediante un cable de video componente (no sumin istra do) o tres ca bles d e vide o (no s umini strado s) del m ismo ti po y l ongit ud. Di sfrutar á de u na fie l reprod ucción del colo r y de imá genes de alta cali d[...]

8 ES Paso 4: Co nexi ón del cab le de alim entación Enchufe los cabl es de alim entac ión de la grabad ora y del t elevisor a una tom a de ca. A conti nuación , debe espe rar unos instant es antes de utilizar la grabadora . Podrá utiliza rla sólo d espués d e que la pa ntall a del pane l frontal s e ilumine y la grabadora pase al modo de esp[...]

Cone xiones y ajuste s 9 ES Paso 6: C onfigur ación fácil Siga l os pasos qu e se indi can a con tinu ación para realizar el mínimo número de ajustes básicos necesa rios pa ra util izar la grabado ra. Si no comp leta la Con figura ción fáci l, apar ecerá ca da vez que en cien da la graba dora. Los ajus tes se rea lizan en el orden siguient[...]

10 ES 7 Presio ne los bot ones n uméri cos par a introd ucir el códi go de marca del decodi ficad or de cab le/rece ptor vía satélit e. Consu lte “C able B ox/Sat ellit e Rece iver Brand Code” en el manu al de in strucci ones en inglé s (págin a 121) . • P ara vo lver a intr oducir el número del códig o, sele ccione “ Cance lar” y[...]

Cone xiones y ajuste s 11 ES 14 Presio ne E NTER. Apar ece la pan talla de c onfigur ación p ara seleccio nar el tipo de señal DTS. 15 Selec cione si des ea o no en viar una seña l DTS al a mplificador (rec eptor), y pres ione ENTE R. Si el amp lificad or (rece ptor) de AV cuen ta con un dec odifi cador DT S, selec cione “Sí” . En ca so con[...]

12 ES 2 Colóqu elo de ma nera que el control ador del deco dificado r esté ce rca de l sensor de contr ol remot o del d ecodi ficado r de ca ble/re ceptor vía satélit e.[...]

13 ES Reprod ucción de DVD Reproducción d e DVD Repr oducci ón de discos 1 Presione DVD para utili zar la graba dora de DVD. 2 Presio ne Z OPEN /CLO SE y colo que un disco en la ba ndeja de discos. 3 Presio ne Z OPEN /CLO SE pa ra cerra r la bandej a de disc os. Espere hasta qu e “LOA D” desa parezc a de la panta lla del panel fronta l. 4 Pr[...]

14 ES Opcio nes d e repr oduc ción Botón Operación Disco Z OPEN/CL OSE Detiene la re producc ión y abre la b andeja de discos. Todos l os discos AUDIO Selecciona u na de las pistas de audio grabadas en e l disco cuan do se presiona varias veces. : selecc iona el s onido pr incipal o secundari o. : se lecciona la fuen te de au dio. : selecciona [...]

15 ES Reprod ucción de DVD Para re anuda r la repr oducci ón norm al despu és de rep roduc ir a difer entes ve locid ades, pr esione H PLAY. . PREV/ NEXT > • Se despla za al principi o del título/c apítulo /escena / pista ac tual o si guiente e inicia l a repro ducción cuando se presiona dura nte la reprod ucción. • Se despla za al pr[...]

16 ES Reprod ucció n de un tít ulo de la List a títul os El menú Lista tí tulos muestra l os títulos de l os progra mas del disco. 1 Presione DVD para utili zar la gra badora de DVD. 2 Coloq ue un dis co en la bande ja de di scos. 3 Presion e TITL E LIST. Ejempl o: DV D-RW (modo VR) A Tipo de di sco: Muest ra el t ipo d e disc o. También mue[...]

17 ES Grabaci ón de DVD Grabación de DVD Antes d e grabar Antes de empez ar la gr abación… Compr uebe q ue la grab adora es tá conec tada a un sint onizad or com o, por ej emplo, un deco dific ador de cab le o rece ptor vía sa télit e (pági na 3). Consulte t ambién el manual d e instruccio nes del sint onizad or. Modo de grabació n Esta [...]

18 ES Imágenes que no pu eden grabarse En esta g rabador a no puede n grab arse imá genes con prot ección contra copias. La gr abació n se det iene cu ando se detecta una señ al de protec ción contra copias . * El dis co grabado s ólo puede reproducir se en un equipo compati ble con CPRM . Graba ció n de DVD desd e un equip o cone ctado qu [...]

19 ES Grabaci ón de DVD 5 Presio ne CH +/– o I NPUT v arias veces par a selecc iona r el ca nal o l a fuent e de ent rada que dese e graba r. • C uand o utili ce el cont rol de de codifi cador de cable/re ceptor vía satélite, seleccione e l cana l presi onand o CH +/– en el ma ndo a distan cia de est a grabador a. La entr ada de la grab ad[...]

20 ES Grabac ión con tempo rizador de DVD desde un equ ipo conect ado Pue de aj us tar e l tem por iza dor par a un tota l de 12 prog ramas utiliz ando la grab ación d e DVD con temp orizad or y la grabac ión de vi deog rabador a con tempor izador con un máxi mo de un mes de ant icipaci ón. Tenga en c uenta qu e el tiemp o de graba ción conti[...]

21 ES Grabaci ón de DVD F “Modo” : seleccion a el modo de grab ación (pág ina 17). Para util izar la fun ción Ajustar modo grab. (pági na 21) , sel eccio ne “A UTO” . Si se equ ivoca, selecc ione el elemento y cambi e el ajus te. 6 Presio ne E NTER. Apar ecerá el menú List a de tem poriza dor. Se il um ina el in dica do r c en la pan[...]

22 ES Reproducción de la videog rabadora Reprod ucci ón de una c inta VHS 1 Presione VIDEO para utilizar la videog rabad ora. 2 Insert e una cint a. La re produc ción c omien za aut omátic amente si inser ta una c inta a l a que se le ha qu itado l a leng üeta d e prot ecci ón. 3 Presio ne H PLAY. La pantalla del panel frontal muestra el tiem[...]

23 ES Reprodu cción de la videograb adora Opcio nes d e repr oduc ción *1 Puede p resion arse hast a cuatro ve ces para avanzar aprox imadame nte dos mi nutos. *2 Durante 10 segundo s en modo SP o LP/ dura nte 15 segundos en modo EP. Para re anuda r la repr oduc ción nor mal, p resion e H PLAY. Notas • El sonido se en mudece durant e la reprod[...]

24 ES Grabación de la videog rabadora Antes de graba r Antes d e empez ar la gr abac ión… Compr uebe qu e la grab adora es tá conec tada a un sinto nizador com o, por ejem plo, un dec odifica dor de cab le o rece ptor ví a satél ite (pág ina 3). Consulte también el ma nual de instru cciones del sint oniz ador. Nota La grab adora dispon e d[...]

Grabac ión de la videog rabadora 25 ES Grabac ión de la vide ograbado ra des de un equi po conecta do que no tien e temporiz ador Es posible grabar progra mas de televisi ón en la grabad ora a tra vés del d ecodif icador de cable/ recept or vía sat élite con ectado. 1 Encien da la grabado ra y el decodific ador de ca ble/rece ptor vía satél[...]

26 ES Notas • No es posible cam biar el modo de graba ción, el canal ni la fuente de entrada du rante la grabació n. • Si inserta una cinta a la que se ha ya quitado l a lengüeta de seguridad, ésta se expulsa rá cuando pres ione z REC. Grabación mediante l a función Quick Timer (G rabación con temporizador pr esionando un solo botón) P[...]

Grabac ión de la videog rabadora 27 ES 3 Presio ne T IMER. 4 Seleccio ne un element o utilizando < / , y ajús telo uti lizando M / m . A “Sop.”: seleccione “V CR.” B “Fecha” : ajusta la fecha mediant e M . Para gra bar el mismo pro grama todos lo s días o e l mismo día toda s las sem anas, pres ione m . El elemento cambi a de la [...]

28 ES Copiado (CIN TA y DVD) Copi ado de un a cinta VHS a un DVD Pued e grabar (copiar) f ácilme nte una ci nta VHS en un di sco. An tes de ha cerlo, r ealic e los aju stes de audio ne cesa rios en la videog rabado ra. 1 Pres ione DV D e inse rte un disco graba ble . Para s eleccion ar el mo do de grab ación, presi one REC M ODE va rias ve ces (c[...]

29 ES Copiado ( CINTA y DVD) 4 Selec cione “VID EO t DVD” y pres ione ENTER. La pantalla solicita confi rmación. 5 Seleccione “Sí” y presione ENTER. Comi enza el co piado. z Observa ciones • Si aparece una pantal la negra (sin señal) al final del disco copia do, no se trata de un ma l funcionam iento. Esta pa ntalla se graba si exi ste[...]

30 ES 2 Inserte un disco de orige n. 3 Presion e DVD para utiliza r la grabadora de DVD. 4 Presio ne TOP MEN U o TIT LE LIST para selec cionar un tít ulo. 5 Inicie la rep roducción de l DVD y, a contin uación, p resione x STOP o X PAUSE en el pun to en el que desee inicia r el proce so d e copi ado. Para selecc ionar el sonido , idiom a o los su[...]

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