Sony SLV-D900G manual

3-079-775- 11 (1) GB D VD Pla yer/ Video Cassette Recor der Oper ating Instructions SL V - D 900G © 2002 Sony Cor poration PA L[...]

2 W ARNING WARNIN G T o prevent fire or shock hazar d, do not expose the u nit to rain or moi sture. T o av oid electrical shock, do not open the cab inet. Refer servicing to qualifi ed per sonnel on ly . Mains lead must only be changed at a qualified service sho p. This applia nc e is cla ssified as a CLASS 1 LASER produ ct. The CLASS 1 LASER PR O[...]

3 Caution Caution For use of the VCR T elevision programme s, films, video tape s an d other materi als may be copyright ed. Unau thorized rec ordin g of such materi al may be contrar y to the provision s of the copyright laws. Also, use of this r ecorder wit h cable tele vision transmissio n may require authori zation from the ca ble televis io n [...]

4 T able of contents T ab le of contents 2 WA R N I N G 2 We l c o m e ! 3 Caution 6 About this manual 6 This playe r can pla y the f ollowing discs 7 Notes ab out discs Getting Started 8 Step 1 : Unpacking 9 Step 2 : Setting up the re mote commander 11 Step 3 : Connecting the D V D-VCR 14 Step 4 : Setting up the D VD-VCR with the A uto Set Up func[...]

5 T abl e of contents D VD Additi onal Operations 63 Using the DVD’ s menu 65 Zooming into a scene 66 Cha nging the angles 67 Displaying the subtitle 68 Pictur e naviga tion 69 V arious pl ay mode functions (Prog r amme play , Rand om play , Repeat play) 73 Chan ging t he soun d 74 V irtu al surround setting 76 Playing an MP3 audio track 79 Playi[...]

6 About th is manual • The mean in g of th e ic ons use d in thi s man ua l is described be low: * MP3 (MPE G 1 Audio Laye r 3) is a sta ndard form at defi ned by ISO /MPEG whic h compre sses aud io data. This player can pl ay th e foll ow in g di sc s The “D V D V ID E O” logo is a tr ad emark . Region code Your pl aye r has a regi on c ode [...]

7 Note Some CD-Rs, CD-RWs, DVD -Rs, or DVD-RWs (in video m ode) cannot b e played on thi s player du e to the record ing qu ality or physic a l con d it ion of the disc , o r the charact eristics of the recordi ng device. Furth er m ore, the disc w ill not play if it ha s not been correctly final iz ed . For more inform at ion, see the operati ng i[...]

8 Unpacking Getting Started Step 1 : Unpac king Check that you have recei ved the fol l owing items with the DVD-VCR: • Remote com mander • R6 (Size AA) batteri es • Aerial c able •A u d i o c o r d (pin pl ug ×2 y pinp l ug ×2) •V i d e o c o r d (pin pl ug ×1 y pinp l ug ×1)[...]

Getting Started 9 Setting up the remot e commander Step 2 : Setting up the remote commander Notes • W i th norm a l use, the batteries shoul d la st abou t three to six mont hs. • If you do not use the rem ote comm ander for a n extended peri od of time, rem ov e the batteries to avoid possible dam age from ba ttery leak age. • Do not use a n[...]

10 Setting up the remot e commander Contr olling other TVs with the remote commander The re mote comma nder is pre program med to cont r ol non-S ony TVs. If yo ur TV is listed in t he following table, set the ap propriate man ufacturer’ s code nu mber . Now you can use the ? / 1 , VOL +/ –, PR OG +/–, MUTING*, TV/ VIDEO , 0-9 and -/--* butto[...]

Getting Started 11 Connecting the DV D-VCR Step 3 : Connectin g the D VD-VCR Note t hat “ Adv anced Ho okups” (p age 49) e xplai ns addition al hooku p methods th at will optimiz e the picture a nd sound for a tru e “hometheater” e xperience. If your TV has a Scart (EURO-A V) connector, see page 12. If y our TV does not have a Scart (EUR O-[...]

12 Connecting the D VD-VCR If y our TV has a Scar t (EUR O -A V) connector 1 Disconne ct the aerial cable from yo ur TV and conn ect it to on the rear panel of the DVD-VCR. 2 Connect of the DVD-VCR and the aerial in put of your TV usin g the supp lied a erial ca ble. 3 Connect LINE-1 (EUR O A V) on the D VD-VCR and the S cart (EUR O-A V) connecto r[...]

Getting Started 13 Connecting the DV D-VCR Additional connecti ons T o a satelli te or digital tuner with Line Th rough Usin g the Line Throug h funct ion, y ou c an watc h programmes from a satellite or digital tune r connec te d to this D VD- VCR on t he TV e ven when the D VD-VCR is turned off. When you turn on the satellite or digital tune r, t[...]

14 Setting up the D VD-VCR with the A ut o Set Up function Step 4 : Setting u p th e D VD-VCR with the A uto S et Up fu nction Before using the D VD-VCR for the first time, set up the DVD-VCR using the Auto Set Up functi on. With t his fu nctio n, you c an set TV channels, guide channels for the VIDEO Plus+ system, and DVD-VCR clock automa tically [...]

Getting Started 15 Setting up the D VD-VCR with the A ut o Set Up function T o cancel the A uto Set Up fun ction Press O RETURN. T o change th e RF channel If the picture do es not appear clearl y o n the TV , cha ng e the RF channel on the DVD- VCR and TV . Select (INST ALLA TION) from the menu, then press V/v to select VIDEO OUTPUT CH. Sele ct th[...]

16 Selecting a language Step 5 : Selecting a langua g e Y ou can c hange th e on-scr een disp lay langua ge. Bef ore y ou star t… • T ur n on the DVD-VCR and you r TV . • Set yo ur TV to the vid e o ch a nn e l so that the signal from t he player appe ars on the TV screen. • If the D VD play er is in play mode, you cannot display th e “SE[...]

Getting Started 17 Setting the clock Step 6 : Setting the cl oc k Y o u must se t the time and date on th e DVD- VCR to use the timer feat ure s properly . The Auto Clock Set functio n wo rks on ly if a station in y our area is broa dcasting a time signal. Bef ore you st ar t… • T ur n on the DVD-VCR and yo ur TV . • Set your TV t o t he vide[...]

18 Setting the cloc k Tips • If you set “ A UTO CL OCK” to “O N ”, th e Auto Cloc k Set function is activated whenever the D VD- VC R i s turned of f. The time is adjusted aut o matically b y making refere nce to the ti me sign a l fro m t he stat ion. • T o cha n g e the d i gits w h i le sett ing, press B to return t o the item to be [...]

Getting Started 19 Presetting channels Step 7 : Presetting c hannels If so me channe ls coul d not be preset us ing the Auto Set Up fu nction, you c an preset them manu ally . Bef ore you st ar t… • T ur n on the DVD-VCR and yo ur TV . • Set your TV t o t he video channe l so that the signal from the player appears on the TV screen. • If th[...]

20 Presetting channels 3 Pre ss V/v to select “M ANU AL SET UP , ” then press ENTER. 4 Press V/v to sele ct th e row w hic h you want to pre set, t hen pr ess b . T o displ ay othe r pages for pr o gramme positions 6 to 80, press V/v repeatedl y . 5 Press B/b repeatedly un til the ch an nel yo u want is displ ayed. 6 Press V/v to select “NAME[...]

Getting Started 21 Presetting channels If the picture i s not clear If the p ic ture is not clear, you may use the Man ual Fi ne Tuning (MFT ) functio n. After step 5, press V/v to select “M FT . ” Press B/b to ge t a clear pict ure, then press O RETURN to e xit the menu . Tip • The D VD-VCR must receiv e channel information f or station n am[...]

22 Presetting channels 1 Press SET UP. The “SETUP MENU” ap pears. 2 Press V/v/B/b to select (INST ALLA TION), then press ENTE R. The “INST ALLA TION” menu appea r s. 3 Press V/v to select “MANUAL SET UP , ” then press ENTER. 4 Press V/v to select t he row c ontaining th e progra mm e positi on you want to change . T o displ ay othe r pa[...]

Getting Started 23 Presetting channels Disablin g unwanted programme positions After pre setting ch annels, yo u can disable unused pro gramme positions. The disabled positions w ill be skipped later when you press the PROG +/– buttons. Bef ore you st ar t… • T ur n on the DVD-VCR and yo ur TV . • Set your TV t o t he video channe l so that[...]

24 Presetting channels Note • Be sure to sel ect the program me posit ion you want to d isable co rrectly . If yo u disable a program m e po sition by mistake, you nee d to reset that cha nne l m an ua ll y . 3 Press V/v to select “MANUAL SET UP , ” then press ENTER. 4 Press V/v to sele ct th e row w hic h you want to disable. T o displ ay ot[...]

Getting Started 25 Presetting channels Changing the st ation names Y ou can change or ent er t he station names (up to 4 characters ). The D VD-VCR mus t recei ve channel in formation for station names to app ear au tom a tica lly . Bef ore you st ar t… • T ur n on the DVD-VCR and yo ur TV . • Set your TV t o t he video channe l so that the s[...]

26 Presetting channels 3 Press V/v to select “MANUAL SET UP , ” then press ENTER. 4 Press V/v to sele ct th e row w hic h you want to change o r enter the station name, then press b . T o displ ay othe r pages for pr o gramme positions 6 to 80, press v/V repeatedl y . 5 Press V/v to select “NAME, ” then press b . 6 Enter t h e station name.[...]

27 Playing discs Basic Oper ations Basic O perations Playing disc s Dependi ng on the disc, some operat ions may be different or restricted. Refer to th e opera ting inst r uctio ns su pplied with you r disc . Bef ore you st ar t... • T ur n on the DVD-VCR and yo ur TV . • Set your TV t o t he video channe l so that the signal from the player a[...]

28 Play ing discs Additio nal task s T o Resume p layback for the cur rent disc (Resume Play) The D VD player re me m be r s the poin t wh e r e yo u st opped the disc e ven if the D VD player en ters stand by mode by pressing ?/1 . T o locate a point quic kl y by pla yi ng a disc in fast f orwar d or fa st rever se in continu ous play mode Press m[...]

29 Playing discs Basic Oper ations Tip • Y ou can listen t o the sound du ring × 2 fast forward playback . However , you ca nn ot listen to DTS (Only D ig it al O ut ), MPEG au dio and LPC M so und . • T o make a video ti m er reservation duri ng D VD pl a yback, we r ec om m end perform ing the oper at io ns under “Se tting the re cording d[...]

30 Guide to the on-screen display Guide to the on-screen di spla y Press DISPLA Y. The followin g informa tion app ears; type of di sc, current title /track , chapter , counter position, v oice langua ge and subtitle lang uage. Refer to “D VD A UDIO/SUB TITLE LANGUA GE” on page 109 for t he abbreviati on of t he langua ge. Y ou can playba ck th[...]

31 Play ing a tape Basic Oper ations Playing a tape Bef ore you st ar t... • T ur n on the DVD-VCR and yo ur TV . • Set your TV t o t he video channe l so that the signal from the player appears on the TV screen. • Press SELECT VIDEO to control the VCR. 1 Insert a tape. The VCR starts pla y ing automatically if you insert a tape with its safe[...]

32 Play ing a tape Additio nal task s T o turn off the po wer while rewind ing (Rewind Shut Off) Press ? / 1 while th e tape i s re winding. Th e power wil l turn of f but the tap e will keep rewi nding until it re a ches the end. T o pla y/searc h at variou s speeds T o resume normal pla yback Press H . T o use the ti me counter Press CLEAR at th [...]

33 Play ing a tape Basic Oper ations Tip • Adjust the picture using t he TRACKING +/ – buttons if: – S tr ea ks appear whi le playing in slo w motion . – Bands ap pea r at the to p or bot tom whil e pa using. – The picture shakes du ring pause. Notes • T apes rec or ded in the L P mode on oth er VCRs ca n be pla yed back on this VCR but[...]

34 Recording TV programmes Recor ding TV pr ogrammes Bef ore y ou star t... • T u r n on the DVD-VCR and you r TV . • Switch the input selector on your TV so that the signal from the player app ears on the TV screen. • Press SELECT VIDEO to control the VCR. • T o record fro m a sat e llite o r digital tuner , turn it on. • Make sure th e [...]

35 Recording TV programmes Basic Oper ations T o stop recor ding Press x . T o chec k the remaining t ime Press DISPLA Y twice. With the display on , press DISPLA Y again to chec k t he remaining ti me. 2 • T o recor d a normal chann el, press PR OG +/– until the p rogramme positi on nu mber you want ap pears in the displa y wind o w . • T o [...]

36 Recording TV programmes In orde r to get an accura te remaining tim e indi cation, be sure “T ape Selec t” in the “VIDEO FUNCTION SETUP” menu is set accordin g to the tape type you use (see page 90 ). Maxim um Record ing Time T o watch an other TV program me while recor ding T o watch a DVD while r ecording T o save a re cording T o pr e[...]

37 Recording TV programmes Basic Oper ations Notes • The DISPLA Y informatio n doe s not app ea r duri ng still (pause ) mode or slow-motion playba ck. • If a tape has po rtions recorde d in both P AL a nd NTSC system s, the time coun ter reading wi ll not be cor rect. Th is disc re pancy is due to t he di fferenc e betwee n th e counti ng cycl[...]

38 Recording TV programmes using the VIDEO Plus+ ® system Recor ding TV pr ogrammes usin g the VIDEO Pl us+ ® system The VIDEO Plus+ syst em i s th e feat ure that simplif ie s prog ra mmin g the VCR to mak e timer record ings. Just enter the PlusCode number listed in the TV programme guide. The date , times, and pro gramme position of that prog [...]

39 Recording TV programmes using the VIDEO Plus+ ® sy ste m Basic Oper ations 1 Press TIMER. • Whe n yo u set “TIMER MET H OD ” to “V ARIABLE”: The “TIMER METHOD” menu appears on the TV screen. Press V/v to select “VIDEOPLUS, ” then press ENTER. • Whe n yo u set “TIMER MET H OD ” to “VIDEOPLUS”: The “VIDEOPLU S” me [...]

40 Recording TV programmes using the VIDEO Plus+ ® system T o stop recor ding T o stop the D VD-VCR while record ing, press SELECT VI DEO and t hen press x . Dail y/weekly reco rding In step 4 above, press v to s elect th e recording pa ttern. Each time you press v , the indica tion ch ange s as sho wn be lo w . Press V to chang e the indica tion [...]

41 Recording TV programmes using the VIDEO Plus+ ® sy ste m Basic Oper ations T o record satellite br oadcasts If you connect t h e satellite tuner and th e VCR, you c an record satellite programm e s. T o watch an other TV programme after setting the tim er T o watch a D VD after settin g the timer Tips • T o set the channe l , you can also use[...]

42 Recording TV programmes using the VIDEO Plus+ ® system Tips • T o set the line input video so urce, yo u can al so use t he IN PUT SE LECT but ton. • Y ou ca n set t he ext ended time fo r the V IDEO Plus+ s ettin g by 10, 20, 30, 40 , 50 , or 60 minutes. Set “VIDEOPLUS EXTEND” in the “USER SET” me n u to the d e sired exte n ded ti[...]

43 Recording TV programmes using the timer Basic Oper ations Recor ding TV pr ogrammes us ing the ti mer Y ou can preset up to eight progra mmes at a time. Bef ore you st ar t… • Check that the D VD-VCR clock is set to the correct time. • T ur n on the DVD-VCR and yo ur TV . • Switch the input selector on yo ur TV so that the sig na l from [...]

44 Recording TV programmes using the timer 1 Pre ss TIMER. • When you set “TIMER METHOD” to “V ARIABLE”: The “TIMER METHOD” menu appears on the TV screen. Press V/v to select “ST AND ARD”, then pre ss ENTER. • When you set “TIMER METHOD” to “ST AND AR D”: The “TIMER PR OGRAMMING” menu appears on the T V screen . 2 Se[...]

45 Recording TV programmes using the timer Basic Oper ations T o stop recor ding T o stop the DVD-VCR while recording, press SELE CT VIDEO and then pres s x . Daily /w eek l y recor ding In st e p 2 a bove , p re s s v to select the rec ording pattern . Each time you press v , the indicat ion chan ges as sh o wn below . Press V to change th e indic[...]

46 Recording TV programmes using the timer T o watch a D VD after setti ng the timer Tips • T o set the chan n el, you can also us e the V/v or number buttons. • If th e indicator appear s, this means that the VCR i s currently recording thi s programme. • Y ou can also do the fo llo wing tas ks while the VCR is recording: – Reset the count[...]

47 Checking/changing/cancelling timer settings Basic Oper ations Chec king/ changin g/ cancellin g timer settings Bef ore you st ar t… • Check that the D VD-VCR clock is set to the correct time. • T ur n on the DVD-VCR and yo ur TV . • Switch the input selector on yo ur TV so that the sig na l from the player app ears on the T V sc r e en .[...]

48 Checking/changing/cancelling timer settings When the tim e r settings overl ap The program me that starts f irst has priority and the seco nd programme starts recording only after the f irst program me has finished. If the programmes start at the same time, the programme listed f irst in the m enu has prio rity . 2 Press V/v/B/b to sele ct (TIME[...]

49 A/V Receiver hookup Adv anced Hookups Adv anced Hookups A/V Receiv er hookup A Use this h ookup if your A/V receiver has a Dolby* Surrou nd (Pro Logic) decode r and 3 to 6 spea kers Y ou can enjoy the Do lby Surrou nd effects only when pl aying Do l by Surround aud io or multi-ch a nnel a u dio (Dolby Digi tal) discs. ∗ Manufact ured unde r li[...]

50 A/V Receiver hookup B Use this hookup i f yo ur A/V r eceiver h as a Dolb y D igital, MPEG audio or D T S* d ecode r , a d igit al in put j ack and 6 spe akers This connectio n will allo w you to use the Do lby Digita l, MPEG audio or DTS decoder fun ct i on of your A V amplifier (receiver). Y ou are not able to enjoy the surro und sound effe ct[...]

51 S-Video hookup Adv anced Hookups S-Vid eo hookup Make audio connections using the L INE OUT A UDIO L/R jacks or DIGIT AL A UDIO OUT (OPTICAL or CO AXIAL) jacks on the right si de of the D VD-VCR when you use S-VIDEO hooku p. Use this hook up if your T V has an S VIDEO input ja ck • Conn ect an S VIDEO cord (not suppli e d). Y ou will e n joy h[...]

52 A udio Set up D VD Settings and Adjustments A udi o Se tu p “ Audio Setu p” allo ws you to set the sound accordi ng to t he playb ack and connecti on condition s. 1 Press SET UP when the D VD pla yer is in stop mode. The “SETUP MENU” ap pears. 2 Press V/v/B/b to select (D VD Setup), then press ENTER. The “D VD S ETUP ” menu appear s.[...]

53 A u dio Setup D VD Settings and Adjus tments Menu choic es • Dolb y Digital Selects the type of Dolb y Digital signal. The def ault setting is i n dicated in bold p rint. •D T S Selects whe ther or not to output DTS signals. The def ault setting is i n dicated in bold p rint. • Audio DRC (Dynamic Range Control) Makes the soun d clear when [...]

54 A udio Set up •M P E G Selects t he type of MPEG au di o signal. The def ault setting is ind icated in b o ld print. Notes • If you select t he surroun d setting whil e playing a DVD, the player does not output the foll owing si g na ls fro m the DIGI T AL A UDIO OUT (OPTICAL or C O AXIAL) jack. – Dolby Digital signals (when you set “Dol[...]

55 Screen Setup D VD Settings and Adjus tments Scre en Setup “Screen S et up” allows you to set the screen accordi ng to the playb ack and connec tion condition s. 1 Press SET UP when the D VD player is in stop mode. The “SETUP MENU” appears. 2 Press V/v/B/b to select (D VD SETUP), then press ENTER. The “D VD S E TUP” menu appe ars. 3 P[...]

56 Screen Setup Men u ch oices •T V T y p e Selects th e aspect ra tio of the conn ected TV (4:3 standa rd or wide). The def ault setting is ind icated in b o ld print. • D VD V ideo Out Selects the m e thod of o u tpu ttin g vid e o sig nals fro m th e L INE (RGB)-TV j ack on th e rear p anel of the pl ayer . The def ault setting is ind icated[...]

57 Screen Setup D VD Settings and Adjus tments Notes • Playback sett in gs stored in the disc ta ke priori ty over the “DVD SETUP” menu settings a nd not all the func ti ons de scr ibed may work. • Depen ding on t he D VD, “4:3 Lett er Box” may b e selected automatical ly instead o f “4:3 Pa n Scan ” or vi ce versa. • The connecti[...]

58 Setting the displa y or sound track language Setting the displ a y or sound trac k lang uage You ca n se t vario us languag es for the di s c’s menu, so und tra ck o r subti tle. 1 Press SET UP when the D VD pla yer is in stop mode . The “SETUP MENU” ap pears. 2 Press V/v/B/b to se lect (DVD SET UP), then press ENTER. The “D VD S ETUP ?[...]

59 Setting the display or sound t rac k language D VD Settings and Adjus tments Tip • If y ou sel ect “ Other s” in step 4, an ad dition al la nguag e menu ap pe ars. Press V/v/B/b to selec t the desired language , then press EN T ER . Notes • When you select a language that is not recorde d on the DVD in step 4, one o f the r ecorded l ang[...]

60 P arental Control (limiting pla yback by children) P arental Contr ol (lim iting p la y back by children) Playba c k of so m e D V Ds ca n be lim ite d accordi ng t o a predete rm i ned level such as the age of the users. The “P ARENT AL CONTR OL” function allows you to se t a playbac k limitation le vel. 1 Press SET UP when the DVD player i[...]

61 P arental Control (limiting pla yback b y children) D VD Settings and Adjus tments 2 Press V/v/B/b to select (D VD Setup) , then press ENTER. The “D VD S E TUP” menu appe ars. 3 Press V/v to select “Paren t al , ” then pres s ENTER. 4 Press b to select “Y es. ” • If yo u ha ve not en tered a pass w o r d The disp lay for r egisteri[...]

62 P arental Control (limiting pla yback by children) T o change th e passw ord T o turn off the P arental Contr ol function Set “Use P assword” to “No” in St e p 4. T o play a disc for whic h Parental Co ntrol is set If yo u forget y our pass wor d Notes • When you p lay DVDs whic h do no t have the Parental Cont rol fu nc ti on, pla yb [...]

63 Using the D VD’s m enu D VD Additional Op erations D VD Additio nal Operations Using the D VD’ s menu A D VD is divi ded into lon g sections of a picture o r a music feature call ed “titles. ” When yo u pl ay a DVD which contains sev eral titles, you can select the title you want usin g t he TOP MENU button. When yo u play DVDs that allo[...]

64 Using the D VD’s menu T o turn off the D VD’ s menu Press x . Note • Dependi ng on the D VD , you m ay not be ab le to use the TOP MENU button. 3 Press ENTER. ENTER[...]

65 Zooming into a scene D VD Additional Op erations Zooming into a sc ene Notes • Y ou cannot use 4 × magnif icati on when you pl a y VIDEO CDs. • The zoo m func ti on m ay not work de pending on the DVD. • Y ou cannot use t he z oom functio n on sti ll ima ges. Y ou can zoom into a scen e during playb ack or still mode. 1 Press ZOOM. “ ?[...]

66 Changing the angles Changing the angles Note • Depen d ing on the D VD, you may not be abl e to cha nge the angles e ven if mul t i -angles ar e recorde d on t he DVD. If v a rious angles (multi-angles) for a scene are recorded on th e DVD, “ ” appears in the disp la y wh e n yo u pr e ss ANG LE du r ing playb ack. This means that you can [...]

67 Display ing the subtitle D VD Additional Op erations Displa ying the subtitle T o turn off the subtitl es Select “Of f” in step 3 , then press ENTER. Note • Dependi ng on the D V D , you may not be able to c ha nge the subt it le s even if multilingua l subtitles are re corded on i t. Y ou also ma y not be able to turn t he m off. If subti[...]

68 Picture navigation Pict ur e navig at ion Notes • If the DVD has more than 9 chapters, press . / > to view the following subscre ens. • The p icture naviga tion f unction m ay not w ork depe nding o n the D VD . • The pictu re navigation func tion does no t work w it h DVD-R W . • When DTS is se lected, you cannot listen to the a udio[...]

69 V ar ious play mode functions ( Programme play , Ra ndom play , Rep eat play) D VD Additional Op erations V arious pla y mode functions (Programme pla y , Random play , Repeat pla y) Y o u can set the f ollowing p lay modes: • Pro gr a m m e play (pag e 69) • Random pl ay (page 71) • Repeat pl ay (page 72) Note • The pla y m ode is canc [...]

70 V ar ious play mode functions (Programme play , R andom play , Repeat play) T o stop pr ogramme pla y Press CLE AR during pr og ramme pl ay . T o change o r cancel a pr ogramme 1 Press PR OGRAM when the D VD player is in stop m ode. 2 Press B / b to select “PROGRAM, ” then press ENTE R. 3 Press V/v/B/b to select the chapter/tra ck numb er yo[...]

71 V ar ious play mode functions ( Programme play , Ra ndom play , Rep eat play) D VD Additional Op erations Playi ng in random or der (Random play) T o return to normal pla y Press CLEAR during random play . Y o u can shuf fle the playback order of titles, chapte rs, or trac ks. S ubsequent “shuffling” may pro duce a different pl aying or d er[...]

72 V ar ious play mode functions (Programme play , R andom play , Repeat play) Playi ng repeatedly (Repeat pla y) T o return to normal pl ay Select “Off” or press CLEAR during repea t play in step 2. Tip • When pl ay ing a DA T A CD, press RE PEA T again to ca nc el repea t pl ay . Y ou can play all of the t itles or trac ks on a disc or a si[...]

73 Changing the sound D VD Additional Op erations Changi ng the s ound When playin g a D VD rec orded in multipl e audio formats (PCM, Dolb y Digital, MPEG or DTS) , you can change the aud io format. If the D VD is recorded with mu ltilingual tracks, you can also cha nge the lang uag e. W ith CDs, DA T A CDs, or VIDEO CDs, you can select th e sound[...]

74 Vir tual surround setting Virtual surr ound sett ing T o cancel the s etting Select “Off” in step 2. When you c onn ect a st ereo T V or 2 f ront speakers, SURROUND lets you enjoy surroun d sound effects by usin g sound imaging t o create virtual rear speakers from the sound of the fron t speakers withou t using actual rear spe akers. This f[...]

75 Vir tual surround set ting D VD Additional Op erations Notes • Surrou nd effects ca nno t be obtained for D T S, line a r PCM or MP3 a udi o. • When th e pl ay ing signal doe s not c ont ai n a signal for the rea r spea kers, the surro und ef f ects will be di fficult to he ar. • When yo u activa t e the surroun d effect , t urn off the su[...]

76 Play ing an MP3 audio track Pla ying a n MP3 audi o trac k Y ou can play back DA T A CDs (CD-R OM s/ CD-Rs/CD-R Ws) recorded in MP3 (MP EG1 Audio Layer 3) format. 1 Press Z and place a DA T A CD on th e disc tray , then press Z to clo se the tray . 2 Press V / v to select the d esired track, th en press ENTER. The select e d track starts playin [...]

77 Playi ng an MP3 audio trac k D VD Additional Op erations T o go to the n ext or pre vious page Press b or B . T o return to the pr evious displa y Press O RETURN. T o turn off the d isplay Press x , then press O RETURN. Notes • Only the letters in the a lphabet a nd numbers c an be used for album or track names. Anything else is displaye d as [...]

78 Play ing an MP3 audio track The Pla yback or der of MP3 audio tracks The playback order of albums and track s record ed on a D A T A CD is as follows. • Struc tu r e of disc cont ent s When yo u i nsert a D A T A CD and p ress H , the nu mbe red track s are pl ayed sequentially , from 1 thro ugh 7 . An y sub-al bums /trac ks contai ned wit hin[...]

79 Pla y ing VIDEO CDs with “MENU ON/OFF” Functions D VD Additional Op erations Pla y ing VIDEO CDs wi th “MENU ON/O FF” Functi ons The PBC (Pla yback control) functio n allows you to sear c h an d perf o r m othe r oper a tio ns interactively . PBC playb ack follows a sele ct ion menu display e d o n your T V s c r een. The “MENU ON” f[...]

80 Pla ying VIDEO CDs with “MENU ON/OFF” Func tions T o return to the men u Press O RETURN. T o play us ing “MENU OFF” Press MENU to select “MENU OFF . ” When “MENU OFF ” is selected, the DVD player starts continuou s play . Y ou cannot play still p icture s such a s a men u. T o return to “MENU ON, ” press MENU to select “M E[...]

81 Playing a tape with SQPB function VCR Additional Operation s VCR Ad ditional Operatio ns Playing a tape w ith S QPB functi on Notes • Y ou cannot use t he SQ PB function for rec ord ing. • The playb ack display wil l be di stor ted if you use the SQPB function with a normal VHS format tape. • When y o u eject th e tape, the VC R automati c[...]

82 Setting the recording duration time Setting the recording duration ti me After yo u have starte d recordi ng , you c a n have the VCR stop re c ordin g au tomati c a lly after a specified durat io n. 1 While record ing, press z REC. 2 Press z REC repeatedly to set the duration time. In SP mode Each press advances the time in increment s of 30 mi[...]

83 Setting the recording duration time VCR Additional Operation s T o extend th e duration Press z REC repeatedly to set a new durati on time. T o cancel the du ration Press z REC repeatedly until the indicator disappears and the VCR returns to normal rec ording mode. T o stop wh ile r ecordin g Press x . Note • Y ou cannot disp la y th e current[...]

84 Recording stereo and bilingual progr ams Recording s tereo and bi lingua l programs In the NICAM system This VCR receives and records stereo and bilingual prog ramme s based on the NICAM system (NICAM appears o n the TV screen). When a stereo o r bilingual programme is receiv ed, the STEREO indi cator appears in the display windo w . T o record [...]

85 Recording stereo and bilingual programs VCR Additional Operation s How sound i s recorded on a video tape The VCR records s oun d onto t wo se par ate trac ks. Hi-fi audi o is recorde d onto th e main tra ck along wit h the picture. Monaural soun d is recorded on to the normal aud io track al ong the edge of the tape. Notes • T o listen to pla[...]

86 Searching using inde x function Sear ching us ing inde x fu nction T o find a specific recor ding b y scannin g (Index scan) The VCR automatically mark s the tape with an index signa l at the point whe re each recording begi ns. Use these signals as references to find a specific recording. 1 Insert an indexed ta pe into the tape compartm ent. 2 [...]

87 Searching using inde x function VCR Additional Operation s T o sear c h a specific recordi ng (Inde x search) T o stop se arching Press x . Note • No index signa l wil l be ad de d when record in g sta rts fro m recordi ng pa use . However , an index signal wil l be ma rke d if you change th e pro gramme posi tion du ring recor din g pause. 1 [...]

88 Adjusting the picture (t rac king) Adjusting the p icture (trac king) Adjusting t he trac king Although th e VCR automatically adjusts the trackin g when pl aying a tap e, distortion may occur if th e recording is in poor condi tion. In this case, manually ad ju st the tracking. During pla yback, pres s TRA CKING +/ – to display the tracking m[...]

89 Adjusting the picture (tracking) VCR Additional Operation s 2 Press V/v to select “SM AR T TRILOGIC, ” then press b . 3 Press V/v to set “SMAR T TRILOGIC” to “ON” or “OFF . ” • ON: Picture sharpness i s automati cally adjusted. • OFF: Adjust the picture sharpness manua lly . T o soften the pi cture, press B . T o sharpen the [...]

90 Changing menu options Changing menu options 1 Press SET UP when the D VD player is in stop mode. 2 Press V / v / B / b t o select (V ideo F unction Setu p), th en pr ess E NTER. The “V IDEO FUNC TION S ETUP ” menu appears. 3 Press V / v to select th e option to ch ange. V/v/B/b ENTER SET UP O RETURN SET UP DVD SETUP RETURN SETUP MENU Vv b B [...]

91 Changing menu options VCR Additional Operation s Menu choic es The def ault settings a re indicated i n bold print. 4 Press B / b to change the setting. 5 Press O RET URN repe atedly to exit the men u. Menu opt ion Se t this opt i on to T ape Select • E180 to use an E- 180 or shorter type ta pe. • E240 to use a n E- 240 type ta pe . • E260[...]

92 Editing Editi ng How to connect to recor d on this VCR Connect the line outputs of the other VCR to the input connector o f this VCR. Refer to th e exam ples A through C and choose the conn ection that best suits your VCR. Example A Example B TV LINE-1 (EURO A V) VMC-2121HG S cart cable (no t supplied) Scart (EUR O-A V) : Signal flow Y our VCR ([...]

93 Editing VCR Additional Operation s Example C How to connect to a stereo system Connect the L INE-2 IN t / o L/R jacks on th is DVD-VCR to the audi o ou tput j ack s on the stereo sys te m, using the RK-C510HG aud io cable (not su pp lied). Notes • Make sure you connect the pl ugs to jacks of the sa m e c ol our. • If th e other VCR is a m on[...]

94 Editing T o stop editi ng Press the x button s on both VCRs. Tip • T o cut out un wa nt ed scen es w hi le edit ing, pr es s X on thi s VCR wh en an unwante d sce ne begins. When it ends, press X again to re sume reco r ding. 1 Insert a source tape with its safety tab remov ed into the other (playback) VCR. Search for the point to sta rt playb[...]

95 General setup information Additiona l Information Additio nal Inf o r mati on General setu p inf ormation Changing setup options 1 Press SET UP when the D VD player is in stop mode. 2 Press V / v / B / b to select (USE R SET), then press ENTER. The “USER SET” men u app ears. 3 Press V / v to select th e option to c hange. V/v/B/b ENTER SET U[...]

96 General setup inf orm ation Men u ch oices Initial settin gs are indicated in bold prin t. 4 Press B / b to cha nge the set t ing. 5 Press O RETURN repeated ly to ex it the menu . Menu opt ion Se t thi s op ti on to COLOUR SYSTEM • AU T O to select the colour syste m automaticall y . • P AL to us e the tape r ecorded in th e P AL colo ur sys[...]

97 T r oub lesh ooting Additiona l Information T roub leshooting If you hav e any ques tions or prob lems not c over ed belo w , plea se consult your nea rest Son y service facilit y . General T r oubleshooting D VD T roubles hooting Symptom Remedy Pow e r The ? / 1 (on/standby) switch does not func tion. • Con nect t he m ain s lea d to the main[...]

98 T r oub les hooting Pict ure Even though yo u set the aspe ct ratio in “T V T ype” o f the “SCREEN SETUP” menu t he picture do es not f ill the sc reen. • The asp ec t ra ti o of th e di sc is fixed on your DVD. There is no pi cture from yo ur VCR connec ted to the LINE IN jacks. • T he D VD pl ay er must be i n sta ndby mo de to vie[...]

99 T r oub lesh ooting Additiona l Information VCR T roub l eshooting Operation Playb ack stops automatical ly . • While play ing di scs with a n auto pause signal, t he player stops pla yback at the aut o pause signal. Y ou cannot perfo rm some funct ion s such as stop, search, s low-motion play , repe a t play , ran dom play , or programme play[...]

100 T r oub les hooting Play ba ck The pict ure has no sound. • The tape is def ec tive. • If you ma de A / V con ne ct io ns, che ck t he audi o c ord connec tion. The sou nd from a ta pe record ed wit h the VCR is no t in stereo or th e STEREO i ndicator in th e display window is f lashing. • Adju s t th e tr acking. • The video heads are[...]

101 T r oub lesh ooting Additiona l Information Other s A tape cannot be insert ed. • Ch eck th at a tape is not alr eady in th e tape comp artment. The sel ected input li ne co n nect or number do es not app ear in the display win dow . • Press INP U T SE LEC T to di s p lay the conn ec ted line . The VCR mechanism n eeds to be cleane d. • C[...]

102 Specifications Specification s System Laser Semiconduc tor la s e r Signa l form at syste m PA L / ( N T S C ) Channel cover age PA L ( I ) UHF B21 to B69 RF output signal UHF channels 21 to 69 Aerial out 75-ohm asymmetrical aerial socket T ape speed SP: P AL 23.39 mm/s ( recording/playback) NTSC 33.35 mm/s (playback o nly) LP: P AL 11.7 0 mm/s[...]

103 Specifications Additiona l Information General Po wer requi r ements 220 – 240 V AC, 50 Hz Power consumption 29 W Operating temperature 5 ° C to 40 ° C Storage temperature –20 ° C to 60 ° C Dimensions including projecti ng parts and controls (w/h/d) Approx. 430 × 100 × 330 mm Mass Approx. 4 .5 kg Supplied access ories Remote comm ande[...]

104 Inde x to par ts and controls Inde x to parts and contr ols Refer to the pages indicated in parentheses ( ) fo r details. Front panel A ? / 1 (on/s tandby ) switch (10 ) (32) B Disc tray (27) C A (ope n/close ) b u tton (27 ) (28) D T ape com partment (31 ) E A (eject) button (32) F LINE-2 IN t / o L/R jacks (92) G SELECT D VD/VIDEO (9) H z REC[...]

105 Index t o par ts and controls Additiona l Information Displa y window A D VD indicat or (2 8) B Disc i ndicato r (28) C Playin g t ime/cloc k/ current status indi cator (2 8) D T ape indi cator (31) E VCR indic ator (31) F RECORD indicator (35) G TIMER i nd icator ( 4 0) H STEREO in dicator (84) I CHAPTER indicator J TITLE indic ator K DTS in d[...]

106 Inde x to par ts and controls Rear panel D V D pl ayer a nd VC R A (out to tv) connector (11) B (in from aer ial ) connector (11) C LINE-1 (EUR O A V) connector (12) D LINE-3 connector (13) E LINE OUT VIDEO/A UDIO L/R jacks (49) D VD playe r only F Mains lead (11) G LINE OUT A UDIO L/R jacks (51) H S VIDEO OUT jacks (51) I DIGIT AL A UDIO OUT j[...]

107 Index t o par ts and controls Additiona l Information Remote commander for D VD A TV / DVD•VIDEO swit c h (9) B Z (open/cl o se) button (27) (28) C SELECT D VD bu tton (9) D Number b uttons* (10) (61 ) E CLEA R button (70) F SURR OUND button (74) G SET UP butto n (15 ) H SUBTITLE b utton (67) I A UDIO b u t ton* (73 ) J PR OGRAM b utton (70) [...]

108 Inde x to par ts and controls Remote commander for VCR A TV / D VD•VIDEO swit ch (9) B Z (eject) button ( 32) C SELECT VIDEO b u tton (9) D Number buttons* 1 (10) E CLEA R b u tton (2 4) F SET UP b utton (15) G TIMER b utton (44) H A UDIO* 1 bu tton (84) I INDEX button (86) J C STEP b utton (32) K z REC ( re cord) butt on ( 35) L X (pause) bu[...]

109 D VD AUDIO/ SUBTITLE LANGU AGE Additiona l Information D VD A U DI O/SUBT ITLE LA NG U A GE Language Abbreviation Ko r e a n KO R Engli sh ENG Chinese CHI Japanese JPN Russian R US Fren ch FRA Spanish ESP German DEU Dutch NLD Italian IT A Hindi IND Arabic ARA Danish D AN Finish FIN Icel andic ISL Hebrew IWR Norwegia n NOR Portuguese PO R Swedis[...]

110 Inde x Inde x Numerics 16:9 56 4:3 Letter Box 56 4:3 Pan Scan 56 A Adju stin g picture 88 tracking 88 Aerial hookup 11 Angle 66 Audio t rack 85 Auto Cloc k Set 14 Auto S e t Up 14 C Chan gi ng m en u option 90 Chan gi ng th e program me position 21 Chan gi ng th e station nam e 25 Clock setti ng 17 Connec ting the D VD-VCR and your TV 11 to a T[...]

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