Sony AT107 инструкция обслуживания

4-128-703- 12 (1) © 2009 Sony Corporation RDR-A T100/A T105/A T107/A T200/A T205 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 red uce the ri sk of fire o r electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moi sture. To avoid el ectrical shock, do no t open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. The mains lead m ust be changed only at a qu alified service shop. Batterie s or batteries installed apparatus shall not be exposed to excess[...]

3 Disposal of waste batteries (applicabl e in the European Union and other Eu ropean countries with separate collection systems) This symb ol on th e battery or on the packaging indicates that the battery provided wi th this product shall not be treated as househo ld waste. On certain batterie s this symbol might be used in combination with a chemi[...]

4 • Do not atte mpt to rep lace or upgrade the hard disk by yourse lf, as th is may res ult in malfunc tion. If the hard dis k drive s hould malfunc tion, you c annot recover lost data. Th e hard disk drive is only a temporar y storage spa ce. About re pairing the hard disk d rive • The cont ents of t he hard disk drive may be ch ecked in case [...]

5 Copy gu ard fun ction Since th e recorder has a copy guard functi on, programmes received through an exte rnal tuner (not supplie d) may contain co py protection sign als (copy guard f unction) and as such may not be recordab le, depending on the type of signal. If you have any questions o r problems concer ning your recorder, please consult you [...]

6 Table of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Guide to Parts a nd Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Hook[...]

7 GUIDE Plus+ ( RDR-AT105 /AT107/AT205 only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Viewing the GUIDE Pl us+ Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Listing Up Your Favourite Progr amme Information ( My TV) . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Making Changes to the GUIDE Plus+ Syste m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Se[...]

8 Erasing an d Editi ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Before Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Erasing and Editin g a Title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Editing multi ple titl es (Multi-Mode) [...]

9 Photo Album . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 About the “Photo Alb um” Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Preparing for Us ing the “Photo Alb um” Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Connecting t he USB device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

10 Guide to Part s and Contr ols For more in forma tion, see the page s in pare nthese s. A HDD (35) Records to o r plays title s on HDD. DVD (34) Records to o r plays title s on DVD. B [ / 1 (on/stand by) (25) Turns th e rec order on or off. C Z (open/ close) (34) Open s or clos es the disc tray. D PROG (program me) +/– (35) The + butto n has a [...]

11 K ANGLE (67, 107) Chang es th e angl es o r rot ates an i mage duri ng sli desho w. Yellow (RDR-AT105/AT10 7/ AT205 on ly) (47) L Red (RDR-AT105/AT107/AT205 onl y) (4 7) M PLAY MODE (69, 74) Blue (RDR-AT105/AT10 7/AT205 onl y) (4 7) N GUIDE (for RDR-AT105/AT107/ AT205) (4 7) Displays GUI DE Plus+ ® syst em scre en. TIMER (for RDR-AT100/AT200) ([...]

12 A [ / 1 (on/stand by) (25) Turns th e rec order on or off. B (remote sen sor) (23) C Disc tray (34) D Front panel dis play (13) E Z (open/ close) (34) Open s or clos es the disc tray. F N (play ) (65, 10 7) The N butt on h as a tacti le do t * . G x (stop) (65 , 97, 107) H HDD Lights up when t he HDD is sele cted. DVD Lights up when t he DVD is [...]

13 A SYNCHRO REC indicator (RDR- AT100/AT2 00 only) (64) Lig hts up wh en the r ecorder is set to stand by for Syn chro-Reco rding. B Displays the followin g: • Playing t ime • Current t itle/chap ter/track/in dex number • Recording time /recording mode •C l o c k • Progr amme po sition • EPG ind ication (RDR -AT105 /AT107/ AT205 on ly)[...]

14 A AERIAL IN/OUT jacks (15) B LINE 2 OUT (R-AUDIO-L/VIDEO) jacks ( 18, 21) C LINE 1/DECODER jack (29) D G-LINK jack (RDR-AT105/ AT107/AT2 05 only) (16) Connect the set top box contr oller to this jack. E HDMI OUT (high- definition multimed ia interface o ut) jack (18, 21) F DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) j ack (21) G AC IN terminal (22) H LINE 3 – TV ja[...]

15 Hookup s and Settings Hookups and Se ttings Hook ing Up the Reco rder Follo w steps 1 t hrough 6 to hook up an d adjust th e setti ngs of th e recorder . Do not connect the mains lead unti l you reach “Step 4: Connecting the Mains Lead ” on page 22 . b Notes • S ee “Specific ations” (pa ge 155) fo r a li st of supplied accessories. •[...]

16 With this hooku p, you can record a ny progr amme pos ition on t he set top bo x receiv er. To watch cabl e programmes, you need t o match the programme posit ion on the recorder to the a erial output program me p osition on t he set top bo x rece iver. *1 If your s et top box r eceiver does not have an aerial output j ack, conn ect the aeri al [...]

17 Hookup s and Settings About th e set top box receiv er contro l function You ca n use the set top box re ceiver contro l function w ith hoo kup A. When using th e set top box receiver control function: – T he recor der contr ols the set top box re ceiver via the supp lied se t top box con troller . – T he recor der cont rols prog ramme p osi[...]

18 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 moni tor, projec tor, or audio compo nent such as an AV amp lifier (r eceive r). This w ill enable you to vi ew pictur es. D B E C A Audio/vi deo cord (not supp lie d) Comp onent vid eo cord (no t suppl[...]

19 Hookup s and Settings A SCART input ja ck When setting “LINE 3 Out” to “S-Video” or “RGB” in th e “Vid eo I n/Out ” set up (page 122), use a SCART c ord that conforms to the selecte d signal. 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 Compone nt [...]

20 b Notes • D o not conne ct more than on e type of video cor d bet ween the recor der and y our T V at the same time . • D o not m ake connec tions A and E at the sa me time . • W hen you c onnect t he recorder to your TV via the SCAR T jacks, the TV’s input source is set to the recorder automati cally when you start playback. If necess a[...]

21 Hookup s and Settings Step 3: Connect ing the Au dio Cord s/HDMI Cor d Select one of the following patt erns, A or B , according to the in put jack on your TV monitor, proje ctor, or au dio com ponent such as an AV ampli fier (rec eiver) . This wil l enable you to listen to sound. * T he yellow plug is used for vide o signals (page 18). VIDEO A [...]

22 A Digital audio inp ut jack If your audio com ponent h as a Dolby *1 Digital, DTS *2 , or MP EG audio d ecoder a nd a digita l input j ack, use t his connec tion. Y ou can enjoy Dolby Digital (5.1c h), DTS (5.1c h), and MP EG audi o (5.1ch ) surround effect s. If you con nect a Sony au dio compon ent that is compati ble with th e “Control fo r[...]

23 Hookup s and Settings 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 mat chi ng the 3 and # ends o n the batteri es to the markings ins ide the battery co mpartment. When usi ng the remote, poin t it at t he remote sensor on the reco rder. b Notes • I f the sup[...]

24 Code n umbers of co ntrollab le TVs If mo re than o ne code num ber is lis ted, try enteri ng them one at a time until y ou find the o ne th at work s wi th yo ur TV . The remot e performs the fo llowing: To op erate th e TV/D VD but ton (for S CART conn ections on ly) The TV/ DVD but ton switc hes between TV mode and DVD m ode. Press the TV/DVD[...]

25 Hookup s and Settings Step 6: Easy Se tup Make the basic adjust ments by follo wing the on-scr een i nstr ucti ons in “Ea sy Setu p.” Be care ful not to di sconne ct the cabl es or exit the “Easy Setup” f unction durin g this proc edur e. * RDR -AT105/AT107/AT2 05 only 1 Turn on the reco rder and yo ur TV. Then sw itch th e input s elect[...]

26 Prog ress ive When you c onnect a p rogres sive for mat TV to this recorder using the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks, select “Compatib le.” Stan dby Mod e (page 11 8) Sele ct th e mode fo r when the re corder is turned o ff. • “Mode 1” ( default) : No input sig nals are outp ut whe n the reco rder is in standb y mode. • “Mod e 2”: Inp[...]

27 Hookup s and Settings Exter nal Rece iver 1/Exte rnal Rece iver 2/Ex ternal Rec eiver 3 (on ly when c onn ecti ng t he se t t op box receiv er) 1 Pres s ENTER t o se lect “Con tinu e.” 2 Selec t the set t op box recei ver type using M / m , and press ENTER. 3 Selec t the provi der usi ng M / m , and press ENTER. 4 Sele ct the rec eive r bran[...]

28 To fix the set top box controlle r to your set top bo x receiver Once you have c onfi rme d tha t the set to p box co ntro ller cont rols yo ur s et to p box receiver, f ix it in place. 1 Remove the backin g on the dou ble- sided tape. 2 Attach it so that t he set top box controlle r is directly abov e the remote contr ol sensor on your set t op[...]

29 Hookup s and Settings 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 . To watch the c onnected VCR or a s imilar devi ce’s pictur e through the recorder whil e the record er is in s tandby mode , set ?[...]

30 Connect a VCR or similar r ecording devic e to the LINE 2 IN jacks of this re corder. If the equip ment has a n S-vide o jack, you c an use an S- video co rd instea d of an audi o/video cord. z Hint When the connected equipment outp uts only monaural sound, connect to only the L(MONO) and VIDEO input jacks on the front of the recorde r. Do not c[...]

31 Hookup s and Settings Connec ting t o a Satelli te or Di gital Tun er (RDR- AT100/ AT20 0 only) Connect a sate llite or dig ital tuner to this recor der using the LINE 1 /DECODER jack. Dis connect the reco rder’s mains le ad from the main s when co nnec ting the tu ner. To us e the Synchr o Rec funct ion, see below. Do NOT set “LINE 1 I n”[...]

32 Connec ting an Ex tern al Decod er You ca n watch or record e xternal de coder (P AY-TV/ Canal Pl us analogu e deco der) prog ramme s if you co nnect a de coder (n ot suppl ied) to the reco rder. Di sconne ct the re corder ’s mains lead f rom the mains when connectin g the deco der. To wat ch the co nnected external decoder (PAY-TV /Cana l Plu[...]

33 Hookup s and Settings To wa tch or reco rd P AY-TV/ Canal Plus analo gue progr ammes , set your r ecorder to receive the programme p ositions using the on-scr een di spla y. In orde r to set the program me po sitions correctly, be sure t o follow al l of the ste ps belo w. 1 Pres s SYSTEM MENU. The Syst em Men u appear s. 2 Select “ Initial Se[...]

34 Seven Basi c Operation s — Getting to Kn ow Your DVD Recorder 1. Ins erting a D isc 1 Press DVD. 2 Press Z (o pen/ clos e), and pla ce a disc on the disc tray. 3 Press Z (open/clo se) to clo se the disc tr ay. Wait until “LOAD” dis appears from th e front pa nel displ ay. Unused DVDs are formatted automatically . • For DVD-RW discs DVD-R[...]

35 Seven B asic O peration s — Get ting to Know Your DVD Recorder 2. Reco rdin g a Prog ramme This sectio n introd uces the basi c operati on to record a current TV programme to th e hard disk (HDD) or to a disc (DVD). Fo r an expl anat ion of how to ma ke t imer recor dings, se e page 52 (for RDR-AT1 05/ AT107 /AT205) or page 58 (for RDR - AT100[...]

36 b Notes • T o turn off the TV Direct Rec. function, set “SMARTLINK” to “Pass Through” in the “Option s” setup (page 132). • S ome butto ns, such as the T ITLE LIST button or H button, do not w ork when “TV” app ears in the fro nt pa nel dis pla y. • I f you press the [ / 1 button while reco rding, t he recorder s tops reco [...]

37 Seven B asic O peration s — Get ting to Know Your DVD Recorder 3. Pl aying the Re cord ed Progra mme (Title List ) To play a recorded title , select the title from the Title List. 1 Press HDD o r DVD. If you sel ect DVD, insert a DVD (see “1. Inser ting a Di sc” on page 34 ). Playback st arts automati cally dep ending on th e di sc. 2 Pres[...]

38 To stop playbac k Pres s x (stop) . To scro ll the list dis play by pa ge (Pag e mode) Pres s . / > while the Title List is displayed. Each time y ou press . / > , the Titl e List chan ges to the pr evious/n ext page of tit les. About th e Title List fo r DVD-RWs/DV D-Rs (VR m ode) You ca n switch the Title Lis t to show Original o r Playl[...]

39 Seven B asic O peration s — Get ting to Know Your DVD Recorder To switc h to the 8 Title L ist 1 Pres s < while the Title List is disp laye d. 2 Select “Tit le View” using M / m , and press ENTER. 3 Sele ct “8 Tit les” usin g M / m , and pres s ENTER . Detailed info rmation, in cluding th e resumption time, fo r the sel ected tit le[...]

40 E Station n ame an d progra mme pos ition numb er F Audio setting for the current programme G Recording restrictions for the current programme H TV mode or DVD mode (page 24) I Disc information J Title type (Original or P laylist) for DVD-RW/DVD-R in VR mode K Disc type/format ( page 143) Displa ys th e fi nalis ed d isc i n Vide o mode as “DV[...]

41 Seven B asic O peration s — Get ting to Know Your DVD Recorder 4 Select “ Title Na me” usin g M / m , and pres s ENTER . The d isplay for en tering characte rs appear s. The c urrent nam e is disp layed at the input row. 5 Move the cursor to the po int whe re you wa nt to i nsert t he char acter using m / M . To er ase all of th e charac t[...]

42 4 Sele ct “Basic, ” and pres s ENTER . 5 Sele ct “Inpu t Disc N ame,” an d pres s ENTER . 6 Select “ Nex t Screen ,” an d pres s ENTER . Ent er the disc name (p age 40 ). You can e nter up to 64 charac ters fo r a DVD-RW/DVD-R (VR mode) disc name , and 40 ch aracters for a DVD+RW/DVD-RW (Video mode)/ DVD+R/DVD-R (Video mode) dis c na[...]

43 Seven B asic O peration s — Get ting to Know Your DVD Recorder 6. Play ing the Di sc on Other DV D Equ ipment (Finalis e) Final ising is nece ssary w hen you pl ay discs recorded wit h this recorder o n other DVD equi pment . When you finalise a DVD+RW, DV D-RW (Video mode), DVD+R, or DVD-R (Video mode), a DVD menu wil l be automati cally crea[...]

44 5 Sele ct “Final ise,” and press EN TER. 6 Select “ Nex t Screen ,” an d pres s ENTER . For DVD-RW/DVD-R (VR mode), the recorder sta rts finalis ing the disc. Go to step 9. 7 (DVD+RW/DV D-RW (Vide o mode)/ DVD+R/DVD-R (Video mo de) only) Sele ct a title me nu style, and press ENTER . The menu appears in the selecte d title menu style whe[...]

45 Seven B asic O peration s — Get ting to Know Your DVD Recorder 5 Sele ct “Unfi nalis e,” and press ENTER . 6 Sele ct “Star t,” and pr ess ENT ER. The record er sta rts un final ising th e disc . Unfi nalisi ng may take several minute s. 7. Ref ormatt ing a Di sc New discs are automaticall y formatte d when inser ted. If ne cessary, you[...]

46 4 Sele ct “Forma t,” and press EN TER. 5 Select a n item , and press ENTER . “VR Mode”: Formats DVD-RWs/DVD- Rs in VR mode. “ Video Mode”: Formats DVD-RWs/ DVD-Rs in Video mode. “Form at DVD+ RW”: Format s DVD+RWs. 6 Sele ct “Star t,” and pr ess ENT ER. All con tents o n the disc ar e erased . z Hint By re form attin g, you c[...]

47 GUIDE Plus+ (RDR -AT105/AT107/ AT205 only) GUIDE Plus+ (RDR-AT105/AT107/ AT20 5 only) Viewing the GU IDE Plus + Disp lay The GUIDE Plus+ ® system is a free interacti ve programme guide. It displa ys up to seven d ays of prog ramme listin gs, including pro gramme titles, p romotions, a nd broa dcast inform atio n. GUID E Plus+ data for the t ele[...]

48 D Menu Ba r: Pr ess the blu e butto n (“Home”), and p ress M to move the cursor to the Menu Bar. Then select one of the fo llowin g featu res using < / , , and press EN TER. “Grid”: Shows the programmes for the curr ent time slot and n ext 7 days. “Search” : Allows you to search fo r titles by cate gory or by keyword (page 5 3). T[...]

49 GUIDE Plus+ (RDR -AT105/AT107/ AT205 only) List ing Up Your Favour ite Pro gramm e Info rmat ion (My TV) You ca n set a pro file and l ist up only your favou rite progr amme in formatio n. 1 Pres s GUIDE. 2 Press M to mov e the cursor to the Menu Bar. 3 Select “ My TV ” usin g < / , . 4 Pres s the yel low butto n (“Prof ile”). 5 Selec[...]

50 Making Chan ges to t he GUIDE Pl us+ Sy stem You ca n custom ize the GU IDE Plu s+ syst em. If the ho st cha nnel has be en chan ged or mo ved, and t he pr ogra mme gu ide d ata can not be recei ved, you can reso lve the problem by f ollowing t he steps below. The defau lt host chan nel setti ng is set to “Autom atic,” so you sho uld not hav[...]

51 GUIDE Plus+ (RDR -AT105/AT107/ AT205 only) 7 Select “ Confirm” u sing < / , , and pres s ENTER . The display re turns to th e GUIDE Plus+ setup menu. 8 Wait on e day un til the p rogramm e guide d ata c an be rece ived. To can cel the s ettings Press the red bu tton (“ Back”). To check the GUI DE Plus+ system information 1 Selec t “[...]

52 Rec ord ing Time r Record ing (GUID E Plus +/Manu al/Easy Time r) (For RD R-AT105 / AT107/ AT20 5) You can set the timer for a total o f 32 prog ramme s (8 pr ogram mes wh en usin g the VPS/P DC func tio n), up to 30 days in advan ce. Methods to s et the timer inclu de: • One Butt on R ecord ing ( GUIDE Plus + system) • Setting the t imer ma[...]

53 Record ing 3 Pres s the red butto n (“Rec ord”) or z REC. The set program me and Tim e Slot change colour an d the reco rder is ready to start record ing. When re cording f rom a set top box receiv er, be su re to t urn it on. Unlike a VCR, ther e is no n eed to turn off the r ecorder be fore th e timer record ing start s. To se arch f or a [...]

54 To sel ect a p rogramme positio n quic kly using the TV br oadcast station logo 1 Press the yellow button (“Ch annels”) whi le the GUI DE Plus+ system “Ho me Screen ” is di spla yed. 2 Select the TV broadcast sta tion logo usin g < / M / m / , , and pres s ENT ER. The displa y returns to “Grid” an d the progr amme cur rently be in[...]

55 Record ing 5 Set the yellow-hi ghlighte d date using the n umber buttons a nd < / M / m / , . Then p ress th e gre en butt on (“Next”). 6 Set the start tim e usin g the nu mber buttons and < / M / m / , . Then press the green bu tton (“Ne xt”) . 7 Set the stop time using the num ber buttons and < / M / m / , . Then press the gre[...]

56 You can easily se t the timer re cording f or up to one m onth in adv ance. 1 Pres s SYSTEM MENU. The Syst em Men u appear s. 2 Select “T imer Rec ordi ng,” an d press ENTER . 3 Sele ct “Easy Tim er,” and pr ess ENTER . 4 Select t he pr ogramme positio n and the sourc e using PROG +/–. 5 Set the recordin g mode using RE C MODE (page 14[...]

57 Record ing b Note If you turn off the recorder duri ng recording, record ing is stopped. The r ecorder au tomat ically rece ives an d record s stere o and bil ingua l progr ammes based on t he ZWE ITON sy stem o r the NICAM syst em. The HDD (when “HDD Recording Format” is set t o “Video Mod e Off” in the “Rec ording” setup (page 128)[...]

58 Time r Record ing (For RDR-AT 100/A T200) You can set the timer for a total o f 32 prog ramme s (8 pr ogram mes wh en usin g the VPS/P DC func tio n), up to 30 days in advan ce. Set the date, time, and programme posit ion of the prog ramme manually. Before you start recording … • Check t hat t he di sc ha s enou gh a vail able space for t he[...]

59 Record ing 4 Sele ct “OK,” and pres s ENTER. The “ Timer L ist” disp lay appe ars. The timer recording i ndicator li ghts up on the f ront pan el displa y and the record er is re ady to s tart recordin g. Unlike a VCR, ther e is no n eed to turn off the r ecorder be fore th e timer record ing start s. • To rec ord a satell ite programm[...]

60 You can set the record er to reco rd in 30- minu te increm ents. For details , see page 56. The r ecorder au tomat ically rece ives an d record s stere o and bil ingua l progr ammes. For details , see page 57. The r ecorder ca n autom atically di vide a recordin g (a title ) into c hapters by insertin g chapte r marks . To select ch apte r mark [...]

61 Record ing 5 Pres s the gre en butto n (“Edi t”). 6 In the le ft column, s elect an item using the red butto n (“Bac k”) or th e gree n button ( “Next”) , and ad just using th e numbe r button s or < / M / m / , . 7 Pres s the cor respondi ng colo ur butt on repea tedly to chan ge set tings. • To chan ge the re cordin g destin a[...]

62 Checki ng/Ch angi ng/ Cancel ling Ti mer Setting s (Timer Lis t) (For RDR-AT 100/A T200) You ca n check, change, or cancel t imer settings using the Timer List. 1 Pres s TIMER. The “ Timer L ist” disp lay appe ars. When all of the timer s ettings are not visibl e on the di splay, pres s M / m to view the hidden timer se ttings. 2 Select t he[...]

63 Record ing Record ing from Connec ted Eq uipmen t You ca n record from a c onnecte d VCR or similar dev ice. To connect a VCR or similar devi ce, s ee “ Conne ctin g a VC R or S imi lar Device ” on pag e 29. 1 Press HDD o r DVD. If you select DVD, insert a re cordab le DVD (see “1. Inser ting a Dis c” on page 34) . 2 Pres s INPUT to sele[...]

64 You can set the record er to automatic ally recor d progra mmes from conn ected equi pment that ha s a tim er fun ctio n (such a s a satell ite tuner) . Connect the eq uipm ent to the LINE 1/DECODER jack of the recorder (page 3 1). Wh en the con nected equipm ent tu rns o n, the reco rder star ts reco rding a pr ogra mme fro m the LINE 1/DECOD E[...]

65 Playback Playback Play ing RDR-AT1 05/AT107 /AT205 RDR-AT1 00/AT200 1 Press HDD o r DVD. • If yo u select DVD, insert a d isc (see “1. Ins erting a Disc ” on p age 34). • If you i nsert a DVD VIDEO, VIDEO CD, DATA DVD or DATA CD, press H . Pla yba ck st arts . 2 Pre ss TITLE LIS T. If the Title List is al ready di splayed, skip this step[...]

66 To play VIDEO CDs/S uper VIDEO CDs with PBC func tions PBC (P layback Con trol) al lows you to pl ay VIDEO CDs/Super VIDEO CDs intera ctively us ing the menu on your TV screen . When you sta rt playin g a VID EO CD/ Super VIDEO CD with PBC functions, t he menu app ears. Select an item using the number buttons, and pres s ENTER. Then , fol lo w t[...]

67 Playback To che ck the po sition of the button s below, see the ill ustrati on on page 65. Playback options But to ns Operations ANG LE Change s the angles for a scene when pre ssed during play back. When the di sc has v ari ous a ngl es (mu lti -ang les ) rec ord ed, “ ” appear s on the scr een. To switch th e angle m ark indicator to off, [...]

68 b Notes • A ngles and subt itles cannot be changed with titles recorded on th is record er. • JPEG image files made with a DVD camcorder can only be playe d as a slideshow. For vide o files co ntaining JPEG im age files and mo vies, the re corder can play movi e parts onl y. Notes on playin g DVDs with a DTS sound track DTS audio signals are[...]

69 Playback 1 Pres s PLAY MO DE during pl ayback. For au dio t rack s on a CD , pre ss , while the Tit le List is displayed, and sele ct “Pla y Mode.” The “ Play Mo de” men u appear s. 2 Select “ A-B Re peat, ” and press ENTER . “Set point A” i s sel ecte d. 3 Whil e monitori ng the so und, pre ss ENTER a t the starti ng poin t (poi[...]

70 *1 finalised dis c only *2 MP3 audi o tracks only You can play the c ontents of th e HDD or a disc in th e or der yo u wan t by arrang ing the order of t he title s/chapte rs/albums/ tracks on the HD D or disc to cr eate yo ur own prog ramme. You c an ma ke a pr ogra mme of up t o 24 ch apters /trac ks, etc. 1 Pres s PLAY MO DE during pl ayback.[...]

71 Playback Playing DivX V ideo File s You can enjoy DivX video fil es on the HDD, disc s, or conne cted USB devi ces. You ca n connec t a USB dev ice to the U SB jack on the r ecorder to play the DivX video files or c opy to the HDD. Refer to the operating instr uctions supplied with the USB de vice befor e connecti ng. b Notes • S ome US B dev [...]

72 • “Copy all t o HDD” (DISC/USB t HDD only): Al lows you to copy al l album s when you s elect an al bum or all th e titles in a n album when you select a title. • “Copy to HDD” (DISC/USB t HD D only): All ows you to copy the sele cted album . b Notes • Y ou cannot copy DivX vi deo files on the HDD to discs or USB devic es. • S om[...]

73 Playback 2 Press H to resume watc hing the prog ramme. You ca n fast f orward/ fast re verse, pau se, or stop the progra mme usi ng m / M , X and x with ou t aff ecti ng the record ing. 3 Press x REC ST OP to stop recordi ng. b Notes • Y ou may not be able to u se the “TV Pause” function depending on some TV s. For details, refer to th e o[...]

74 Sear ching fo r a Time / Titl e/Cha pter/Tr ack, etc. * D ivX video file only You ca n search a disc by t itle, ch apter, or trac k. As t itl es an d tr acks are as sign ed individual numbers, selec t the title or track by en tering it s number. You can als o search for a sce ne using th e time code. 1 Pres s PLAY MO DE during pl ayback. The “[...]

75 Erasing and Edi ting Erasing and Edit ing Before Edi ting This re corder offers vari ous edi t opti ons for vari ous dis c types. b Notes • Y ou may lose the edited conte nts if you re move the d isc or a ti mer re cording start s whil e edit ing. • D VD discs cr eated by DVD camcorders cannot be edit ed on this reco rd er. • If a message [...]

76 Erasing and Ed iting a Title This sectio n explains the basi c edit functions. Note that e diting is irrevers ible. To edit DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs (VR mode) without changi ng the orig inal record ings, create a Playlist title (p age 80). 1 Pres s TITLE LIS T. For DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs in VR mode, switch the Title List ( Original or Playlist) , if necessary . 2[...]

77 Erasing and Edi ting z Hint You can exit “ Multi-Mode ” by press ing , an d selecti ng “Single-Mo de” while selecting ti tles. You can select a sect ion (scene) in a title and erase it. Note th at eras ing scen es in a title cannot be undone . 1 After step 2 o f “Erasi ng and Ed iting a Titl e,” sele ct “Edi t,” and pr ess ENTER [...]

78 4 Pres s ENTER. For the HDD, t he display asks for confirmation . 5 Select “ Yes,” an d pres s ENTER (H DD only). The title is divided in to two. Erasing and Ed iting a Chapte r You ca n edit ind ividua l chapte rs with in a title. To edit DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs (VR mode ) withou t changing the ori ginal recor dings, cr eate a Play list (pag e 80). [...]

79 Erasing and Edi ting 1 After step 4 o f “Erasi ng and Ed iting a Chapter ,” se lect “Di vide. ” 2 Select a chap ter usin g < / , . 3 Sele ct the di viding p oint us ing m / M or H , an d pres s X . • To retur n to the be ginning of the chap ter, pr ess X and the n press . . 4 Pres s ENTER. The chapter is divide d into two. 1 After s[...]

80 Creat ing an d Ed iting a Playlis t Playlist edit allows y ou to edit or r e-edit withou t ch angi ng t he act ual record ings . You can create up to 99 P laylist titles. b Note Playli st title s contain ing titles recorded with the “Copy-Once” copy protecti on signal cann ot be dubbed or moved ( page 150). 1 Pres s TITLE LIS T, and swi tch [...]

81 Erasing and Edi ting 1 Pres s TITLE LIS T, and swi tch to th e Playlist. For details on switchi ng to the P laylist , see page 7 5. 2 Select a Playli st title c ontain ing the chapte r you wa nt to edit, and pre ss , . The s ub-menu appears . 3 Sele ct “Edit,” and pre ss ENTER. 4 Sele ct “Chapt er Edit,” and pres s ENTER . 5 Sele ct “E[...]

82 Dubbing (HDD y DVD) Before Dub bing In this section, “dubbin g” refer s to “copyi ng a reco rded t itle on t he int erna l har d disk drive (HDD) to anothe r disc, or vic e versa.” You can dub a p laying title using the HDD/ DVD DUB button (see “HDD/DVD Dubb ing” on pa ge 83) or you ca n select to dub multiple tit les all at once (s [...]

83 Dubbin g (HDD y DV D) HDD/ DVD Dubb ing You ca n dub a singl e title by pre ssing the HDD /DVD D UB bu tton dur ing pla yback. You can also dub fro m finalised DVD-RWs/ DVD-Rs (Video mode) t o the HDD. 1 Start playba ck of a title . For playing a title, see “ Playing” on page 65. 2 Press HDD/D VD DUB. The re corder st arts dubbi ng the curr [...]

84 D Total size of the selected titles and availab le space on the disc to be dubbed (ap proxi mate) E Selected tit le’s thum bnail pi cture 5 Select a title, an d press ENTER. The s elected t itle chan ges colo ur. When you select “ HDD -> DVD” in step 3, you c an change the title or der or search for a tit le by genre (see “ 3 . Playin[...]

85 Dubbin g (HDD y DV D) To edit titles o n the Du bbing List 1 Follo w s teps 1 to 7 of “Dub bing Usi ng Dubb ing List” on pa ge 83. The “Title Edit” display appears. 2 Select a title you want to edit , and press ENTER . The s ub-menu appears . 3 Select a n option, and p ress ENTER . The op ti ons di ffe r de pendi ng on the dubbi ng di re[...]

86 Making a Back up Disc (DVD Ba ckup) You ca n dub all of t he conte nts on a fina lised DVD+RW/DVD+R or finalised DVD-RW/ DVD-R (Video mod e) to a nother re cordable DVD+RW/DVD-RW or unused DVD+R/ DVD-R via the HDD as a back up copy. b Note Backup di scs of unfi nalised dis cs cannot b e made. 1 Pres s SYSTEM MENU. The Syst em Men u appear s. 2 S[...]

87 HDD Camco rder Dub bing HDD Camcorder Dubbing Before HDD Camc orde r Dubbin g You ca n dub the c ontents of a So ny HDD camc order t o the hard disk dri ve of the record er vi a the US B jack o n the front pa nel. Meth ods to dub from th e HDD ca mcorde r incl ude: • One-Touch Dubb ing (Incre mental Dubb ing) • D ubbing us ing the on-screen [...]

88 Connect an HDD camc order to t he USB jack on the record er. Ref er a s well to th e inst ruct ion manu al supplied wit h the HDD c amcorder befo re conne cti ng. 1 Turn o n your HDD cam cor der and t he recorder. 2 Connec t your HDD camcord er to the USB jack o n the fr ont pan el. 3 Set your HD D camco rder to th e USB conn ectio n mode (e xam[...]

89 HDD Camco rder Dub bing One-To uch D ubbi ng from HDD Ca mcor der (O NE- TOUCH D UB) You can dub content s of your HDD camcorder onto the HDD of the rec order with a si ngle press of th e ONE-TOUCH DU B button o n the reco rder. Wh en dubbi ng from the H DD cam corde r for the first time, all of the con tents are dub bed to the re corder. The ne[...]

90 6 Sele ct “Yes, ” and pres s ENTE R. The re cord er st arts dub bin g the co nten ts on the HDD camcorder to t he HDD Title List of the reco rder . The record er turns off auto matically i f you do not u se the record er fo r more than 20 mi nutes aft er the dubbin g has fini shed. To stop dubbin g Pres s x REC STOP. Or, selec t “Exit” i[...]

91 DV Camcord er Dubbing DV Camcorder Dubbing Befor e DV Camcor der Dubbin g This sec tio n expl ains dub bing wit h a DV camco rder and pl ayin g the con tent s of a DV camcorder via the DV IN j ack on the fr ont panel . If you w ant to du b by wa y of the LINE IN jac ks, s ee “ Recor ding from Connec ted Equipm ent” on pag e 63. The DV IN jac[...]

92 1 Pres s HDD or DVD to sele ct the recordin g destinatio n. If you sele ct DVD, insert a disc (s ee “1. Inser ting a Di sc” on page 34 ). 2 Insert the source DV /Digital8 fo rmat tape into your DV ca mcorder. For the r ecorder to record or edit, you r DV camcorder must be set to video play back m ode. 3 Press R EC MODE on the remote repe ate[...]

93 DV Camcord er Dubbing Dubbin g an En tire DV Format Ta pe ( DV One - Touch D ubbin g) You ca n record the entir e conten ts of a DV / Digit al8 form at tape ont o a disc wit h a single pres s of the ONE -TOUC H DUB butto n on the r ecorde r. Th e reco rder c ontrol s the D V camc order fo r the w hole pro cess, an d compl etes the re cordi ng. F[...]

94 z Hint You can tu rn off the dubbing menu by pressing t he DISPLAY b utton during dubbin g. Press the DISPLAY butt on again to display the dubbi ng menu. b Note You cannot set a scen e to be shorter than one second. Play ing from a DV Camc order 1 Conne ct your DV camco rder to the DV IN jack on the fron t pane l. 2 Press S YSTEM ME NU. The Sy s[...]

95 Music Ju kebox Mu sic Juk ebox About Ju kebo x Ther e are two methods t o use Juke box: conne cti ng t he US B dev ice or c opyi ng au dio tracks to th e HDD. When us ing Juke box, you ca n do followi ng: • S tore audi o tracks on t he HDD. • Play au dio trac ks usi ng va riou s pla y mode s. • L abel tr acks, alb ums, or arti sts. • C r[...]

96 6 Sele ct “Edit” usi ng M / m , and p ress ENTER . 7 Select a n item us ing M / m , and pr ess ENTER . To co py all albu ms, sele ct “Copy all to HDD.” To copy the selected albu ms, select “Copy to HDD.” The displa y asks fo r confirma tion. 8 Select “ Yes” using < / , , and pres s ENTER . The a lbums ar e copied to the HDD . [...]

97 Music Ju kebox Play ing Audio Tracks Using Ju kebo x/USB Devi ce 1 Pres s SYSTEM MENU. The Syst em Men u appear s. 2 Select “ Music Juke box, ” and press ENTER . 3 Select “ Listen to Music / Edit” or “Listen to Music from US B Devic e,” and pre ss ENTER . To lis ten to the au dio track s on the HDD, select “Lis ten to Mus ic / Edit[...]

98 You can add audio track s on the HDD to the Playl ist. You ca n add up to 25 audio tra cks to each Play list. 1 After st ep 2 of “P laying Audio Trac ks Using Ju kebox/US B Device,” select “List en to Mus ic / Edit ,” and pre ss ENTER . Switch the display to the Origin al list (page 9 7). 2 Select a track to add to the P laylist, and pre[...]

99 Music Ju kebox 5 Pres s ENTER. Repe at play st arts. To cancel Re peat play Set “Repe at” t o “Rep eat Off” in ste p 4. b Note You can select “R epeat Progr amme” onl y during Programm e play. You ca n play the co ntents of the conne cted USB device i n the o rder y ou want by arran ging the or der of the trac ks on the connec ted US[...]

100 Managi ng Aud io Tr acks on the Mu sic Ju kebo x (HDD o nly) You can era se or label artists/al bums/tracks on the HDD. 1 Pres s SYSTEM MENU. The Syst em Men u appear s. 2 Select “ Music Juke box, ” and press ENTER . 3 Select “ Listen to Music / Edit,” and pres s ENTER . The “Music Jukebox (HDD)” appears. 4 Sele ct an arti st, albu [...]

101 Phot o Alb um Photo Album About th e “Ph oto Albu m” Func tion The “ Pho to Alb um” func tion en ables you to do f ollow ing . • Store JPEG image file s on the HDD. • View JPEG image files on t he HDD, DATA DVDs (DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs)/ DATA CD s, or con nect ed US B de vice . • Edit JPEG image files. • Print JPEG image file s. • C o[...]

102 1 Inser t a disc that you ar e going to copy to the HDD or connect the USB device to the USB jack on the recorder. 2 Pres s SYSTEM MENU. The Syst em Men u appear s. 3 Select “Ph oto Alb um,” an d press ENTER . The “Photo Al bum” menu appear s. 4 Sele ct the it em, and pre ss ENTER. To copy from DATA CDs/DATA DVDs (DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs), sel e[...]

103 Phot o Alb um b Notes • D uring copying, other operations can not be performed. • While cop ying JP EG imag e files , time r recordings are unav ailable . If th e timer is set during copying, t he recorde r starts t he timer recor ding afte r copying is fi nished. 1 Pres s SYSTEM MENU. The Syst em Men u appear s. 2 Select “Ph oto Alb um,?[...]

104 7 Select an album, and pre ss ENTE R. A check mark appe ars in the chec k box by the sele cted it em. • To cl ear th e check mar k, pr ess ENT ER again. • To cle ar all chec k marks, press , to select “Single- Mode” f rom the su b- menu. 8 Repeat step 7 to select all o f the albu ms you want to co py. 9 Press , . The s ub-menu appears .[...]

105 Phot o Alb um 9 Sele ct “Yes, ” and pres s ENTE R. The select ed JPEG image f iles are copi ed in the “ PICTU RE” f olde r on t he disc . The JPEG image fi le names a re automatically l abelled as “PHOT****.” If you wa nt to pla y the disc o n other DVD eq uipme nt, fi nali se th e dis c (page 4 3). • To ca ncel, s elect “ No.?[...]

106 12-Photo List ( Example: HDD) 4-Ph oto Li st 1-Ph oto Li st A Albu m name B Albu m siz e C Sub-m enu: Pres s , to disp lay the sub-menu. The sub- menu di spl ays opti ons applicable only to the selected item. The disp layed op tions di ffer de pending upon the model, si tuation, a nd disc type. For de tails abo ut the sub- menu opt ions, see ?[...]

107 Phot o Alb um To swi tch betw een the album list and JPEG im age file list 1 Pres s < while the “Pho to Album” list is displaye d. 2 Selec t “Display Mode ” using M / m , and press ENTER. 3 Select “Fil e” or “Album” u sing M / m , and pr ess ENTER. z Hints • Y ou can switch the t humbnail pi cture on t he album li st am ong[...]

108 To play a slide show with the sound (HDD only) You can enjoy a s lideshow while lis tening to the sound stored in the HDD. First prepare Musi c Playli sts by ad ding audi o trac ks using Jukeb ox (see “Addin g audi o track s to a Playlist (HDD only)” on page 98). 1 Select “View/Edit Photos on the HDD” in step 3 of “Usin g the “Pho t[...]

109 Phot o Alb um 6 Select a graphic e ffect and a Music Play list us ing < / M / m / , . • “Theme ”: Select a theme. The recorde r adds gr aphic ef fects accordi ng to the theme y ou set from the fo llo win g: “Happy moment s (1)”: with simple graphi c effect s “Happy moment s (2)”: with simple gra phic eff ects rapi dly c hangi n[...]

110 Managi ng JPE G Im age File s on the HDD 1 Pres s SYSTEM MENU. The Syst em Men u appear s. 2 Select “Ph oto Alb um,” an d press ENTER . The “Photo Al bum” menu appear s. 3 Sele ct “Vie w/Ed it Photo s on th e HDD,” and p ress E NTER. The “Photo Alb um (HD D)” list a ppears . 4 Select an album or JPEG imag e file, and pre ss , . [...]

111 Phot o Alb um Print ing JPEG Image Files You can pri nt JPEG image f iles o n the HDD, DATA DVDs/DATA CDs, or connecte d USB device b y co nnecting a Pict Bridge- compatible pri nter to th e USB jack on the record er. Refer to the instructi ons supplied with the printer. 1 Connec t a Pic tBridge-com patible printer to the USB jack on the record[...]

112 To dis play th e conn ected printer Select “Conf irm Printer” of “USB” in the “Opt ions 2” setup (page 133). To re start the conn ected USB de vice Selec t “Resta rt USB Device” of “USB” i n the “Optio ns 2” setup ( page 133). z Hint Printing options, such as paper si ze or la yout, differ de pending on the printe r. For[...]

113 Settings an d Adjustments Settings and Adj ustments Adjus tin g Picture Qual ity * D ivX video file only You c an adj ust t he pi ct ure qu ali ty fr om th e conn ected equ ipmen t, such as a TV or VCR , and als o the pict ure quality o f broadc asts that the record er can rece ive by sele ctin g a pres et se tting . You can al so a djus t the [...]

114 Settin g option s for recordi ng pictur e quality For details about eac h setting, s ee the expl anat ion of the disp lay. Sett ing option s for playb ack pictur e qual ity For details about each s etting, see the expl anat ion of the d ispl ay. Prog. Motion Adjusts the progressive video signal w hen “ Component Video Out” i s set to “Pro[...]

115 Settings an d Adjustments b Notes • If the outline s of the images on yo ur screen become blu rred, set “BNR” and/o r “MNR” to “Off.” • Depen ding on th e disc or the s cene being played, the above BNR or MNR effects may be hard to discern. Also, these fun ctions may no t work with some screen si zes. • The fol lowing se tting[...]

116 Using th e Setu p Menus You c an chang e the s ettings of the re corder, such as pi ctur e quali ty set ting s, aud io setti ngs, et c. 1 Pres s SYS TEM M ENU wh ile the recorder is in stop mode. 2 Select “ Disc S etup” or “Initial Setu p” usi ng M / m , and press E NTER. 3 Sele ct the de sired s etup ite m using M / m , then pr ess ENT[...]

117 Settings an d Adjustments As you record, erase and e dit reco rdings repeatedly , the HDD fi le syst em gradually becomes fragment ed. To ‘clean u p’ all the fragmented files, opt imise the HDD peri odic ally. When the H DD need s optim ising, a m essage recom mending optimisatio n will app ear automati cally. To cance l optim isation, pres[...]

118 Selec ts the colo ur syst em when r ecording from the connect ed equi pment. b Notes • W hen picture nois e appears after you chang e the “Inpu t Line System ” setting, chang e the “Input Colour Sys tem” setting ( page 122). If pictur e nois e still a ppears, ho ld down x (stop ) on the recorder, a nd pres s INPUT on th e recorder. ?[...]

119 Settings an d Adjustments Aerial Re cept ion Setting s (Tun er) You c an make tune r an d prog ramm e pos ition s ettings for the r ecord er. Auto Scan If you c onnect a TV to this recorde r not using SMARTL INK, yo u can pres et prog ramme po sitio ns auto mat ical ly usin g “Auto Sc an.” Selec t your cou ntry/re gion using < / , , and [...]

120 Rece ivable cha nnels * To receive broadcas ts in France, select “L .” Tuni ng th e Fr ench C ATV c han nels This r ecorder can scan the CATV channe ls B to Q an d the HYPER f requenc y channe ls S21 to S41. On th e Channel Set menu, the channe ls are indica ted as CC1 to CC44. For exam ple, chan nel B is indicat ed by C hanne l Set number [...]

121 Settings an d Adjustments AFT • If the Au to F ine Tu ning funct ion d oes not wor k effecti vely, select “O ff” an d press m to se lect “ Level. ” Press < / , to obta in a clea rer pictur e, and pres s ENTER. Sound S yst em Selec t an avai lable TV sys tem (p age 120) . Name Chan ges or enter s a new station name (up t o 5 char ac[...]

122 Video Se tting s (Video In/ Out) You can adjus t items rela ted to th e image, such a s size and col our, acco rdin g to the t ype of TV , tun er, o r de coder conn ecte d to t he record er. Sele cts th e colo ur sys tem whe n pict ure noi se appear s after yo u change the “Input Line System” sett ing (pa ge 11 8). z Hint When “I nput Lin[...]

123 Settings an d Adjustments Selec ts a method of inputti ng video si gnals for th e LINE 1 /DECO DER ja ck. The picture will not be clear if this setti ng does not match t he type of vi deo input s ignal. Sets the recorder to convert s ignals of the NTSC colour sy stem to t he PAL co lour system t o play NTSC disc s on PA L-only TVs. Refer to th [...]

124 b Note When r eceiving audio input si gnals from the DV input j ack, the recorde r automatic ally sel ects “Ster eo” or “Bilin gual” regardl ess of the “ External Audio” se tting. Selec ts the so und to be rec orded. b Note When recor ding a bilin gual audio signal to th e HDD (when “HDD Recording Format” i s set to “Video Mod[...]

125 Settings an d Adjustments b Note When HDMI outp ut is performed to equipment not compa tible wi th DTS sign als, the si gnals will not be out put regardl ess of t he “DTS O utput” s etting. Selects th e sampli ng frequen cy of the audio sign al. b Notes • “ 96 kHz PCM Output ” setting has no effect when audi o signals are outp ut from[...]

126 Langua ge Se ttings (Langu age) You ca n make lan guage sett ings. Switc hes the di splay la nguage on the scre en. Swit ches t he l angu age of th e soun d tra ck. Switches t he language of the su btitles record ed on the di sc. The “ Auto Langu age” fun ction is avai lable when “Audio Lan guage” an d “Sub title Lang uage” a re set[...]

127 Settings an d Adjustments Record ing Se ttings (Record ing) You ca n adjust record ing set tings. You can selec t furt her optio ns for re cording mode ( manual record ing mo de). The defaul t setting is “Off” ( standard re cording mode). You ca n check th e approx imate re cordin g times fo r the HDD and th e differe nt DVD type s in each [...]

128 Selects t he HDD recor ding format. z Hint The HDD con tents recorded in V ideo mode can b e dubbed to a disc at high speed (page 82). Play back Se tting s (Pla ybac k) You ca n adjus t playback settings. Sele ct th e pl ayback pic ture size acc ording to the ty pe of connec ted T V (wid escr een/ wide mode TV or conven tional 4: 3 screen TV) .[...]

129 Settings an d Adjustments Sele cts t he p ictur e qu ality in p aus e mode. Playback of some DVD VIDEOs can be limited acc ording to a predetermi ned level, such as the age of the users. Scenes ma y be bloc ked or rep lace d wi th di ffer ent s cenes. 1 Select “Parenta l Control” in “Playback,” and pr ess ENTER. Wh en you have alread y [...]

130 10 Press ENTER. The P arental Co ntrol sett ing is complete. To ca ncel the Par ental C ontrol se tting for the disc, select “Off” in step 9. Change Pass word 1 Select “Parenta l Control” in “Playback,” and pr ess ENTER. 2 Selec t “Chang e Passw ord,” and pr ess ENTER . 3 Enter your four-dig it password in the “Curren t Passwo[...]

131 Settings an d Adjustments b Notes • W hen picture nois e appears after you chang e the “Screen Re soluti on” sett ing, h old down x (st op) on the recorder, a nd press Z (op en/close) on the recorder. • W hen “Colou r” is set to “YC bCr 4:2:2” in the “HDMI Out put” setup, you canno t select “720 x 576i” (or “720 x 480i[...]

132 Other Se tting s (Option s) You ca n make oth er opera tion se ttings. Adju sts the ligh ting of the fron t panel disp lay. Chan ges the Co mman d Mode of the record er to avoid inte rfer ence w ith your other Sony DVD re corder or player. 1 Sele ct a Command Mode (“1, ” “2,” or “3 (D efault setting )”), and press ENTER . 2 Set the [...]

133 Settings an d Adjustments Selects t he thumbnail type shown in th e Title Lis t. Other Se tting s (Option s 2) You ca n make o ther opera tion se ttings. Restart USB Device Res tarts the conn ected U SB dev ice if it does not r espond to the rec order. I f the conn ected USB d evice sti ll does not work proper ly, try following: – Turn t he c[...]

134 Additional Information Trouble shoo ting If you e xperie nce any of the followi ng difficult ies while using the re corder, 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, co nsul t your ne ares t Sony dealer. The pow er does no t turn on. , Check that t he mains l ead i[...]

135 Additional Info rmation , If the HDMI OUT jack is us ed for vi deo output , changi ng the “Scre en Resolu tion” sett ing in t he “ HDMI Ou tput” se tup may solve th e problem (page 130). C onnect th e TV an d the recor der us ing a video jack othe r than HD MI OU T, and s witch the TV’s inpu t to the co nnected video in put so that yo[...]

136 GUIDE Plus + system do es not ap pear. , 1 Even if you com plete “Easy Se tup,” TV progr amme listi ngs do no t appea r until t he reco rder rece ives th e GUIDE Plus+ da ta. 2 Turn off the rec order, b ut do not un plug it. 3 Wait for 24 ho urs. It may take several days for the r ecord er to rece ive the G UIDE Plus+ data for all pro gramm[...]

137 Additional Info rmation , If the audio signal does not co me through the DIGITAL OUT (CO AXIAL)/HDMI OUT jacks, check the “A udio Out” setup (pa ge 124) . , The record er suppor ts only MP3 audio, Dolby D igital and MPEG audio for DivX video files. Press AUDIO and select MP3 audio or MPEG audio. No soun d is outp ut fr om the HDMI OUT jack.[...]

138 , Disconnect the ma ins lead from the ma ins, and connect i t again. , The programme contain s copy protecti on signals tha t restrict copyin g. , Anot her timer set ting overl apped th e timer setting (page 6 1). , There is no DVD inside the recorde r. , There is not enough disc spac e for the reco rdin g. , The set top bo x receiver wa s turn[...]

139 Additional Info rmation Some fu ncti ons su ch as Stop, Search , or Slow- motio n Play ca nnot be p erforme d. , Depending on the DVD, you may not be able to do som e of the operat ions above . Refer to the i nstru ction manual su pplied with the disc. The la nguage f or the sou nd track can not be chang ed. , Multil ingual t racks are not re c[...]

140 , The Sy nchro-Reco rding and anothe r timer recor din g overl ap (pag e 64). Synch ro-Rec ording does n ot com plete. , The time r sett ing for the c onnected equip ment ov erl apped the rec order ’s t imer setting (page 6 4). , There was a p ower f ailur e dur ing the reco rdin g. , The [ / 1 button wa s pressed before Synchro- Recording st[...]

141 Additional Info rmation , The USB devic e is c onnec ted via a U SB hub. Connec t the USB devi ce direc tly to the reco rder . Disp lay lang uage on t he screen switch es automatic ally. , When “C ontr ol fo r HDMI ” is set to “ On” (def ault) in th e “HD MI Output ” setup (pag e 131), the disp lay languag e on the screen auto matic[...]

142 Resett ing the Record er You can rese t the r ecorder to all its factor y setting s. 1 Make sure that the recorder is turned on and r emove the dis c. 2 Hold down x (sto p) on the rec order and pre ss [ / 1 on the r ecorde r. All settin gs are rese t and th e record er turns off .[...]

143 Additional Info rmation Recor dable and Pl ayabl e Discs Typ e Disc Log o Icon used in th is manua l Format ting (new dis cs) Compat ibilit y with other DVD p layers (fi nalising) Hard di sk dri ve (intern al) VR mode Sele ct “Vi deo Mode Of f” in “HDD Recording Form at” (pag e 128) Dub HDD contents to a DVD (VR mo de) to play on other [...]

144 Usabl e disc versio ns (as of April 20 09) • 8 x-spee d or slowe r DVD +RWs • 6 x-spee d or slowe r DVD -RWs (Ve r.1.1, Ver.1. 2 wi th CPR M *2 ) • 16x-speed or slower DVD+Rs • 16x-speed or slower DVD-Rs (Ver.2.0, Ver.2. 1 wi th CPR M *2 ) • 8 x-spee d or slow er DVD +R DL (D ouble Lay er) discs • 8 x-spee d or slowe r DVD -R DL (Du[...]

145 Additional Info rmation Play able Disc s “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. *1 If the DVD-RAM has a removable cartridge, remove the cartridge before play[...]

146 Regi on c ode ( DVD VI DEO only ) Your recorder h as a region c ode printe d on the rear of the unit and will only p lay DVD VIDE Os (p laybac k only) lab elled w ith identical r egion codes. This system is used to prot ect c opyrig hts. DVD VIDEOs labelled will al so play on th is reco rder . If you t ry to play an y other DV D VIDE O, the m e[...]

147 Additional Info rmation About Re cord ing/ Dubbin g Mode Like the standa rd ×3 rec ordi ng mode s of vide o tape s, you ca n select the de sired recording mode using the REC MODE butt on. Recording modes wi th higher q uality provide a more beautif ul recording, but the large da ta volume als o results in a sho rter recordin g time. Conv ersel[...]

148 Recordi ng time in each rec ording mode Bold lines indicate noti ceable leve l differe nces in rec ording pic ture qualit y. Recording mo de Approx. re cordi ng time (hours) HDD DVD+RW/ DVD-RW/ DVD+R/ DVD-R DVD+R DL/ DVD-R DL RDR- AT100/ AT105/ AT107 RDR- AT200/ AT205 HQ+ *1 23 36 – – PCM *2 34 53 1 hr. 1 min. 1 hr. 51 min. HQ MN32 34 53 1 [...]

149 Additional Info rmation *1 Records in higher quality (15 Mbps ). When recording to the HDD in HQ+ mode, recordings are made in “Video Mo de Off” format regardless of the “HDD Record ing Format” setti ng (page 128). HQ+ mode is not available for DVDs. When recording to DVDs, t h e recordi ng mode automatically switche s to HQ mode eve n [...]

150 Required times ( approximate) f or “High- Speed” dubbing from HDD to DVD (for 60- minute programme ) *1 *1 The values in the above table are for reference only. Actua l times for dubb ing also requ ire time for creating disc’s control info rmation and ot her data. *2 This is th e maximu m recordi ng speed of th is reco rd er. Th e reco rd[...]

151 Additional Info rmation Langua ge Co de Lis t For det ails, se e page 126. The lan guage spelling s confor m to the IS O 639: 1988 (E/F ) standa rd. Countr y/Are a Code For det ails, se e page 129. Num ber, Lang uage (Code) Number, Area (Code) 0118, Argentina (ar) 0121, Australia (au) 0120, Austria (at) 0205, Belgium (be) 0218, Brazil (br) 0301[...]

152 Notes Ab out T his Record er On oper ation • If the recorder is brought di rectly fro m a cold to a war m location, o r is plac ed in a very damp ro om, moisture may condens e on th e lens es in side the record er. S houl d this occur, the recorde r may not op erate properly. In this case, if the re corder is o n, leave it on (i f it is off ,[...]

153 Additional Info rmation Notes on MP3 A udio Tracks , JPEG Image File s, DivX Vide o Files , and i.Lin k MP3 is an audio compre ssion tec hnology that satisf ies certai n ISO/MPEG regulatio ns. JPEG is an image compression tech nology. You can play MP3 (M PEG1 A udio Laye r 3) format audio tra cks on the HD D, DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs), DA[...]

154 • P roceeding to the next or another album may take so me time . • T he ima ge size th at can be displ ayed is l imited. The fol lowing image size s can be displaye d: width 160–5,120 pixels by heig ht 120–3,840 pixels . • T his record er supports MP3 a udio tracks recorde d with a sampling freq uency of 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz , and 48 kHz [...]

155 Additional Info rmation Specifi catio ns System Laser: Semic onducto r lase r Channel c overage: PAL (B/G, D/K, I)/SE CAM (L) VHF: E2 t o E12, R1 to R12, F2 to F10, Ita lian A to H, Ire land A to J, South A frica 4 to 11, 13 UHF: E21 to E69, R21 to R69, B21 to B69, F21 to F 69 CATV: S01 to S0 5, S1 to S20, Fra nce B to Q HYPER: S21 to S41 The a[...]

156 Hard disk drive ca pacity: RDR-AT1 00/AT105/ AT107: 16 0 GB RDR-AT2 00/AT205: 250 GB Mass (appro x.): 4.4 kg Operating te mperature: 5ºC t o 35ºC Operating hu midity: 25% to 80% Supplied access ories: Mains lead (1) Aerial ca ble (1) Remote commander (remote) (1) Set top box co ntrol ler (1) *1 R6 (size AA) batteries (2) HDMI cord (1) *2 *1 R[...]

157 Index Wo rds in qu otations appear in the on -scr een di splays . Numerics “96 kHz PCM Output” 125 A “A-B Erase ” 77 “A-B Repeat” 69 “Add to P lay List” 98 Adjusting playback picture 113 recording picture 113 Aerial 15 “AFT” 121 “Album Name” 71 , 100 ANGLE 67 , 10 7 “Ang le In dica tor ” 67 , 130 “Artist Name” 10[...]

158 Dubbing Dubbin g List 83 HDD/DVD DUB 83 “Hig h-Spe ed” 150 Move 150 DV camcorder 91 DV c am cord er d ubb ing 91 “DV Man ual Dubbi ng” 93 “DV One-Tou ch Dubbi ng” 93 “DV Pl ayback” 94 DV IN 91 “DV Inpu t” 92 , 124 “DV Manu al Dubb ing” 93 “DV One-Tou ch Dubbin g” 93 “DV Pl ayback” 94 “DVD Backu p” 86 “DVD M[...]

159 N “Name” 121 “New Album ” 110 NICAM 57 “NICAM Se lect” 123 “NTSC on PAL TV” 123 Numb er buttons 74 O “On Screen Display” 132 ONE-TOUCH DUB 89 , 93 One-Touch P lay 20 , 66 “Optimise HDD” 117 “Options” 132 “Options 2” 133 “Origi nal” 38 , 75 , 97 “OSD Lang uage” 126 P Page m ode 38 , 71 , 97 , 106 “Parent[...]

Sony Corporation Printed in Hungary Searching audio track 98 by ge nre 38 fast reverse/fast forward 68 , 98 JPEG image file 107 locating the beginn ing of the title/chapte r/ track 67 , 98 scan audi o 68 “Set Genr e” 76 “Set Previ ew” 133 “Set Thu mbnail” 76 , 127 Set to p box co ntroll er 15 , 28 Set to p box rec eiver 16 Setting up th[...]