Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto RDR-VX420 del fabbricante Sony
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2 WARNIN G To redu ce the ri sk of f ire or electric shock, do not ex pose this ap paratu s to rai n or moistur e. To avoid electri cal shock , do not open th e cabine t. Refer servicing to qua lifi ed pers onne l onl y. The main s lead m ust only be change d at a q ualified service shop.
3 • Keep the recorder , discs, and cassette s away f rom equip ment with stro ng magnets, such a s microwave o vens, or large loudspeake rs. • Do not place heavy objects on the reco rd er. • When you move t he recorder, tak e out any discs. If you do not, the disc may be dam aged.
4 About thi s manual • Inst ructions in this manua l describe the con trols on the remote . You can a lso use the co ntrols on the recorder if they have the same or simi lar nam es as th ose on the remote. • The on-sc reen displ ay illustrati ons used in this ma nual may not matc h the graphics dis played on your TV screen .
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6 Table of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7 VCR Operat ion VCR Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Playing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 3 Playback Options .
8 What is a Vide o Cass ette Recorde r/DVD Reco rder? This is a DVD recorder with built- in VHS video deck, and all ows recordin g/playback o f DVD discs a nd VHS tapes. DVD editing i s also poss ible. Recording and timer re cording Record TV programmes on a DVD or VHS tap e, either ma nually or u sing the timer.
9 Creating your own pr ogramme - Playlist Recor d a prog ramme o n a DVD-RW (VR m ode) or DVD-R (VR mode), t hen erase, move, or add scenes as you like without chang ing the o riginal conten ts.
10 How to Use th e On-S creen Menus The followi ng three di splays are mainly used to operate th is record er. Onc e you become f amiliar with th e basic op eration s, you will find the reco rder eas y to use.
11 Sub-menu The su b-menu ap pears whe n you sel ect an item from a l ist menu (e .g., a title fr om the Titl e List menu), and press EN TER. The s ub-menu d isplays opti ons app licab le o nly to the se lect ed it em. T he disp laye d options di ffe r dependin g on the situati on and disc type.
12 Hookups and Settings Hooki ng Up t he Reco rder Follow steps 1 to 7 to hoo k up and adj ust the settin gs of the r ecorder . Notes • Plug cord s securel y to prevent u nwante d noise. • See t he instructions supplied wi th the component s to be connect ed.
13 Hookups and Settings ONE-TOUCH DUBBING Step 2 : Conn ectin g the Aer ial C able Conne ct the aeri al cable by followi ng the step s below . Do not co nnect the m ains lead until you re ach “Ste p 5: Con necting th e Mains Le ad” (pag e 19).
14 Step 3 : Conn ectin g to Yo ur TV Connecting to the L INE 2 OUT jacks Conne ct the supp lied aud io/vide o cord to t he LINE 2 OUT (V IDEO /AUDIO L/R) jack s of the reco rder. To enj oy hig her qu ality im ages, c onnect an S video co rd (no t sup plied) instead of th e yellow (vide o) plug.
15 Hookups and Settings Connecting to the SCART jack Connect to the LINE 1-TV jack us ing a SCA RT cord (n ot suppli ed). Be sure to make th e connect ions firml y t o avoi d hu m an d noi se. See the operating instr uctions supplied with the TV to be connected.
16 If your TV has co m ponent video input jacks Connect to the COMPONENT VIDEO O UT jacks usin g a component video cord (not supplie d) or three video cor ds (not supplied ) of t he same kin d and length. You will enjoy acc urate colo ur repro duction a nd high quality images.
17 Hookups and Settings Step 4: C onnecting to Y our AV Amplifie r (Receive r) Select one of the fo llowin g pattern s A or B , acc ording to th e input j ack on your A V amplif ier (rece iver). This wil l enable y ou to listen t o sound th rough yo ur AV am plifier (r eceive r).
18 A Connec ting to audio L/R jac ks Thi s conn ection use s a s tereo amplifi er’s (recei ver’s ) two fron t speak ers for s ound. You can enjoy th e surrou nd functi on that cre ates virt ual sp eakers from t wo stere o speakers. Select fro m “Su rround 1,” “Sur round2 ,” or “S urround3” of the su rround effect s (page 3 6).
19 Hookups and Settings Step 5 : Conn ectin g the Mains Le ad Plug th e record er and TV mains leads in to the main s. After yo u connect the main s lead, you must wait for a short wh ile before oper ating th e recor der . You ca n operat e the recorder o n ly afte r the front panel displa y lights u p and the recorde r enters standb y mode.
20 Controlling TVs w ith the remote You can ad just the r emote contro l’s signal to contro l your TV. If you co nnected the reco rder to an AV amp lifier (recei ver), yo u can al so use t he sup plied rem ote to control the AV amplif ier’s (recei ver’s) volume.
21 Hookups and Settings Controlling the v olume of your AV amplifier (rece iver) with the remote 1 Slide th e TV/ DVD·VIDEO switch to DV D·VI DEO. 2 Hold down "/ 1 , and en ter the manufac turer code ( see th e table below) for yo ur AV ampl ifier (re ceiver ) using the number buttons .
22 Step 7 : Easy Setup Follow the s teps bel ow to make the min imum numbe r of basic ad justm ents for using th e recorder. If you do no t complete Eas y Setup, it will appe ar each t ime yo u turn on y our record er. Settings a re made in the follo wing order.
23 Hookups and Settings If the current da te and time is n ot set, set the cloc k manua lly. Press M / m t o se t the day an d press , . S et the mont h, year, hour , minutes i n the same w ay. Set “Auto Adj ust” to “On” to activate the Auto Cl ock Set func tion.
24 16 Select the type of jack (if an y) you are using to c onne c t to an amplifier (receiv er). If you di d not connec t an AV am plifier (recei ver), se lect “No ,” then g o to step 21.
25 Hookups and Settings If you have a Sony DVD player or more than one Sony DVD recorder If the supplied r e mote in terferes w ith y our other Sony DV D recorde r or play er, set the co mmand mode number for thi s record er and th e supplie d remot e t o one that diff ers from the othe r Sony DVD recorder o r play e r.
26 Connec ting A nothe r VCR o r Simi lar De vice When you con nect additi o nal eq uipment to this re corder, be sure to connect th e mains lea d only after all conn ections are c omple te (page 1 9). See also the inst ruction manual sup plied with the connec ted equi pment.
27 Hookups and Settings Connecting to the LI NE 3/DECOD ER jack Connect another VCR or similar recording device to the LINE 3 /DECODER jack usin g a SCART cord (not su pplied ). When y ou turn o n th e co nnect ed eq uipment , the recorde r au tomat ica lly s ends the signal fr om the equipment t o the TV without turning itself o n.
28 Connec ting t o a Sa telli te or Digital Tuner Connect a sat e llite or digit al tuner t o this recorder u sing the LINE 3/DECODER jack. Disconnect the reco rder’s mains le ad from the main s when co nnecti ng the tu ner.
29 Hookups and Settings.
30 Quic k Guide t o Disc Types Recor dable and Pl ayable D iscs Usable disc ve rsio ns (as of Fe brua ry 2006 ) • 4×-s peed or slow er DV D+RWs • 2×-speed or slower DVD-RWs (Ver .1.1, Ver.1 .1 with CPRM *1 ) • 4×-speed or slower DVD-RWs (Ver .
31 Quick Guide to Dis c Types *1 CPRM ( Content Pr otectio n for Recorda ble Media) is a coding technol ogy that protects copyrights for imag es. *2 Unused DVD-RWs are automa tically formatted according to the s etting of “Format DVD-RW” in “Featur es” setup (page 1 07).
32 12 cm/8 cm discs Discs tha t cannot be recorded on •8 c m d i s c s • DVD-RAMs Disc Ty pe 12 cm 8 cm Playback Recording Playback Recording DVD+RW Yes Yes Yes No DVD-RW VR mode Yes Y es Yes No V.
33 Quick Guide to Dis c Types Playa ble Disc s “DVD VIDEO” and “CD” logos a re trademarks. * A logical form at of files and folders on DATA-CD s, defined by ISO (I nternational Organizatio n for Standardi zation). z Hin t This recorder plays 12 cm/8 cm DVD-R AMs that contai n DVD Video, MP3, or JPEG files.
34 Note o n playba ck operati ons of DVD V IDEOs / VIDE O CDs Some playback operations of DVD VIDEOs/ VIDE O CDs may be intentio nally set by so ftwa re producers. S ince thi s recor der plays DVD VIDEOs/VIDEO CDs a ccording to t he disc cont ent s the softwar e pr oduc ers desig ned, some playba ck feat ures may not be availabl e.
35 DVD Pla yback DVD Playback Playi ng 1 Press DVD to opera te the DVD reco rder. 2 Press Z (o pen/close ), and place a disc o n the dis c tray. 3 Press Z to close th e disc tray. Wait until “ LOAD” disappears from the front panel disp lay. 4 Press H (play).
36 Play back Op tions Z X . x SUR ZOOM REPEAT MENU H M / m / < / , , ENTER Numb er button s O RETURN > / Button Operation Disc Z (open/cl ose) Stops play ing and opens the disc tray. All discs (audio ) Selec ts one of the aud io trac ks recorded on the di sc when pressed rep eatedly.
37 DVD Pla yback SUR (surround) Surround le ts you enjoy surrou nd sound effec ts by using sound imaging t o creat e virtual r ear s peaker s from a st ereo TV or two fron t speakers (page 18). Select s one o f the effe cts when p ressed r epeatedly .
38 To resum e normal playback after play ing at vari ous spee ds, press H . z Hints • You can change p layback options, such as subti tle, audio tr ack, angle, etc., using t he TOOLS m enu (page 11) . • Duri ng playback or pause mode , the recorder’s m / M buttons and the r emote’s .
39 DVD Pla yback Playing quickl y with sound (Scan Audio) (DVD s with Dolby Dig ital soundtra cks only) You c an play quickly w it h di alog ue or sou nd during FF1 fa st-for ward of a DVD with Dol by Digital soundt racks. Simply press M durin g playba ck.
40 Locking the reco rder (Child Lock) You c an lo ck al l of th e buttons o n the re corder so that t he sett ings are not cancell ed by mist a ke. With th e recorder turn ed on and stoppe d , hol d down x on th e record er for m ore t han ten s econd s.
41 DVD Pla yback C Title informat ion: Displays the title number, title name, recording d ate, a n d rec ording mode. “ ” indicates a protecte d title, while “ ” ind icates unprotec ted. D Clock 4 Select the title , and press EN TER. The su b-menu ap pears.
42 Note Depending o n the d isc, you ma y not be able to u se the TOOLS menu to searc h for a titl e/chapt er/tra ck, or enter the ti me code fo r a pl ayback po int. Bookmarking a favouri te scene (Bookmark) You c an ha ve the re corder store speci fic portions of a dis c in memory an d play t hem immediately whene ver you wan t (Bookma rk).
43 DVD Pla yback Playi ng MP3 Audi o Tracks and JPEG Image Fil es You ca n play DATA CD s (CD-ROMs /CD-Rs/ CD-RWs)/DATA DVDs (DVD-ROMs/ DVD+RWs/DVD-RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD-Rs) that contai n MP3 au dio tracks or JPEG ima ge files. Playing MP3 audio tracks You c an play M P3 audi o tracks on DAT A CDs o r DATA DVDs.
44 To switch between MP3 audi o tracks a nd JPEG image fil es Press x , a n d pre ss TOP MENU. z Hint When playb ack of all th e M P3 aud io track s within th e album f inishes, the reco rder stops. Playing JPEG image f iles You can play JPEG image f iles on DATA CDs or DATA DVDs.
45 DVD Pla yback Enjoying a s lide show with sound When a di sc contai ns both MP 3 audio tra cks and JPEG image f iles, you can en joy a slide s how wi th sound. 1 Press DVD to opera te the DVD reco rder. 2 Inse rt a DAT A CD/DA TA DVD cont aini ng both the MP3 aud io tracks and JPEG i mage files.
46 Notes • Some DATA CDs or DATA DVDs cannot be played on this recorder depe nding on file format. • Only one session of a multi-session DATA DVD can be played ba ck. • Only alphabet and numb ers can b e used for album or track name s. Anything else is dis played as an aste risk.
47 DVD Pla yback E Programme po sition or input sourc e *2 F Date and time *1 Also appe ars in stop mode with Re sume Play activated (p age 39). *2 Title type (original or Playlist) for DVD-RWs (VR mode)/DVD-Rs (VR mode). Viewing informatio n on the front panel displa y You can vie w the info rmation on the fron t panel display .
48 DVD Recording Before Recording Before you start recording … • Th is reco rder ca n record on vario us disc s types . Select the d isc type acco rding to y our nee ds (page 3 0). • Chec k that th e disc has en ough av ailable space for th e recording ( p age 4 6).
DVD Re cordi ng 49 NICAM sys tem When a s tereo or biling ual NICA M based programme is received, “STEREO” and “NICA M” ap pear in the f ront pan el displa y. To record a NICAM programme, be sure to set “Man ual S et” – “Tu ner Audi o” to “NIC AM” (defau lt) in the “Tuner Pres et” set up (page 1 00).
50 DVD Reco rdin g Withou t the Timer 1 Press DVD to o perate t he DVD re corder . 2 Press Z (open/cl ose), an d place a recor dable d isc on the disc tr ay. 3 Press Z to close the disc t ray. Wait until “ LOAD” disappears from the front panel d isplay.
DVD Re cordi ng 51 Recording using th e Quick Timer (One-touch Timer Recordi ng) You can set the recorder to record i n 30-mi nute incr ements. 1 Press DVD to opera te the DVD reco rder. 2 Press z REC re peated ly to set the duratio n. Each press i ncreases the time by 30 minutes, up to ei ght hours* .
52 DVD Time r Record ing (Stan dard/ VIDEO Plus +) You can set the timer fo r a total of 12 progra mme s together wi th DVD and VCR timer re cording, up to one mon th in adva nce. Note that the maximu m continuous reco rding time for a s ingle title is 12 hours.
DVD Re cordi ng 53 F “Mode”: S elects the recordi ng mode (page 48). To use th e Rec Mod e Adjust fun ction (page 53), select “AUTO.” G “PDC”: Sets the PDC fu nction. See “About the PDC function” (p age 53). • If y ou make a mistake, se lect the item and change the s etting.
54 Notes • To record a sat ellite p rogram me, tur n on the sate llite tuner and se lect the satelli te programme you want to reco rd. Leav e the satell ite tuner tur ned on until the recorder fi nishes recordin g. If you connect equipm ent with a timer fun ction, you can use the Synchr o Rec function ( page 55).
DVD Re cordi ng 55 The c indicator lig hts up in the front panel display, a nd th e record er is re ady to s tart record ing. If the c indicator flashes in the fr o nt panel disp lay, check that a record able d isc is inse rted and tha t there is enough disc space for the reco rding.
56 4 Press RE C MODE repeat edly to s e lect th e recording mode. The disp lay chan ges on th e TV screen as follows : For det ails about the recor ding mode , see page 48. 5 Press SYSTEM MENU while the recor der is in sto p mode . 6 Selec t “Setup,” and pres s ENTER .
DVD Re cordi ng 57 Chang ing or Cance lling DVD Timer Setti ngs (T imer L ist) You can change or can c el timer s e ttin gs using the Timer List menu. 1 Press SYSTE M MENU . The Syst em Menu a ppears . 2 Selec t “Timer ,” and pre ss ENTER. 3 Select “Timer List,” and press ENTER.
58 Notes • Even when c orrectly set, the progr amme may not be record ed if another recordi ng is underway, or other priori tized timer s etting o verlap s. For prior ity, se e page 53. • You cannot change the tim er settings for a recording currently underway.
DVD Re cordi ng 59 4 Press REC MODE repeat edly to select th e recording mode. The dis play change s on the TV s creen as follows: For details about the record ing mode, see page 48. 5 Select the line input audio. Set “Line Audio Input” t o “Ster eo” or “Bil ingu al” in the “Au d io” setu p (page 106).
60 DVD Editing Befo re Edi ting This recorder of fers variou s edit opti ons for variou s disc types . Before you edit, c heck th e disc type and select th e option availabl e for your disc (pag e 30). Notes • You may lose the e dited conten ts if you rem ove the disc or a time r record ing starts while edit ing.
DVD Ed itin g 61 z Hin t You can sw itch the Ti tle List to show original or Playlis t. While th e Title L ist menu i s turned on, pres s ORIGINAL/ PLAYLIST repeated ly. Notes • Yo u cannot p rotect Pla ylist titl es. • If a messa ge appea rs and indicat es that the di sc’s contr ol inform ation i s full, erase unnecess ary ti tles.
62 4 Selec t an opti on, and pr ess ENT ER. You ca n select fr om the following : “Title Erase ”: Erases t he selected t itle. Select “OK” when asked for conf irmation. “Cha pter Era se” *1 : Allows you to select a chapter in the tit le and erase it (se e below).
DVD Ed itin g 63 Erasing a sect ion of a title (A-B Erase) You can se lect a section (scene) wit h in a title and erase i t. Note tha t erasing scenes f rom orig inal titles can not be und one.
64 4 Press ENTER a t the poi nt whe re you wa nt to divide the title . You ca n use H , , . / > , x , and X to find the point. “Div ide” is select ed. 5 Pres s ENTE R. The disp lay ask s for conf irmatio n. To reset th e dividin g point, se lect “No” a nd press ENTER, then repeat from step 4.
DVD Ed itin g 65 Changi ng th e Name o f a Titl e You ca n enter a t itle name o f up to 32 ch aracte rs. Since the displayed number of character s is limited, their app earance in menus su ch as Title Lis t may b e differ ent. When the dis play for enter ing char acters appears, follow t he steps below.
66 Creat ing a Play list Playlist titles allow you t o edit without ch anging the orig inal re cordings ( see “Edit options for DVD-RWs (VR mode)/DVD-Rs (VR mo de)” on page 60) . You can cr eate a Play list title by combining up to 99 se ctions (sc enes) from origi n al titles.
DVD Ed itin g 67 Playing a Playl ist title 1 Press TITL E LIST. 2 Press ORIGIN AL/PLAYLIST to swit c h to the “Playli st” Title L ist. 3 Select a Pla ylist title, an d press ENT ER.
68 4 Selec t “Edit Pl aylist ,” and pre ss ENTER. The “Playlist” Title List appears. 5 Select a Playlist title, and pre ss ENTER. The su b-menu ap pears. 6 Selec t an opti on, and pr ess ENT ER. Select fr om the following optio ns. For details, see th e pages i n paren theses.
DVD Ed itin g 69 3 Select a Playl is t titl e to be combi n ed. 4 Press ENTER. The display a sks fo r confir ma tion. 5 Select “Y es,” and pres s ENTER. The display asks whether t o rename t h e title . To us e the same name as b efore, se lect “No ” and pr ess EN TER to f inish.
70 Moving a scene ( M ove) You can change th e scene or der wit hin the Pla ylist title. 1 Follow ste p s 1 to 7 of “Editing a Playlist” (page 67). The “E dit Scene” display ap pears. 2 Selec t the scene yo u want to m ove, and press ENT ER. 3 Selec t “Move, ” and press ENTER.
DVD Ed itin g 71 Copying a scene ( Copy) You ca n copy and a dd a selecte d scene. 1 Follow s teps 1 to 7 of “Editing a P layli st” (page 67). The “E dit Scene” displa y appears. 2 Selec t the sce ne you want to copy, and pres s ENTE R. 3 Selec t “Copy ,” and pre ss ENTER.
72 C “Disc Format” (DVD+RWs/DVD- RWs/DVD-Rs only): Erases all conten ts of the di sc, inc luding pr otect ed titles, a nd makes a bl a nk disc (excep t DVD-Rs). For DVD-RWs, select a recording format (“VR Mode” or “Vide o Mode”) accordi ng to your needs.
73 VCR Playback VCR Playback Playi ng 1 Press VIDEO to oper ate the VC R. 2 Inser t a tape. Playback starts a utomatica lly if you insert a tape with its safety tab re mo ved. 3 Press H (play). The fr ont pane l dis play sho ws the pl ayi ng time. When t he ta pe reac hes the en d, it will rewi nd automaticall y .
74 Adjusting the pi cture (tracking) You can manually adjust tra cking if the recordin g quality is too poor to be remedied by the VCR’s automatic tracking (a tracking meter ap pears during the automatic tracking). Press TRACKING +/–. The trac king meter appears.
75 VCR Playback Play back Op tions *1 Can be pressed up t o four times to forward about two mi nutes. *2 For 10 seconds in SP or LP mod e/for 15 seconds in EP mode. To resume normal pla yback, p ress H . Notes • The sou nd is mute d during playba ck at various speeds.
76 Search ing Us ing Va rious Functi ons The VCR automatically marks the tape with an index si gnal at th e point wh ere each recordin g begins . You can ea sil y fin d a sp ecif ic po int u sing v ario us search fun ctions. Note During DVD recording, you cannot use VCR search functions.
77 VCR Playback Displ aying the P layin g Time and Play Informa tion You ca n check pl ayback i nformati on, such as elapsed or remaini ng time, recording mo de, e tc ., on the TV screen . Press DISPLAY during pla yback. The inf ormation di splay app ears.
78 Select ing the Sound D uring Play back Pres s (a udio) repe atedly dur ing playba ck. * No indica tor appears on the f ront panel displa y when you p lay a tape without Hi-fi r ecording. How soun d is reco rded on a vi deo tape The VCR records so und onto two se parate tr a cks.
79 VCR Recording VCR Recording Before Recordi ng Before you start recording… • T his VC R record s in VHS format. • Check that th e tape is longer than the recording time (page 7 7). Notes • Timer reco rdings cannot be ma d e i f the r ecorder is turned on (page 81).
80 VCR Reco rdin g Withou t the Timer 1 Press VIDE O to oper ate th e VC R. 2 Insert a tape with its s afety t ab in pl ace. 3 Press PRO G +/– or INPUT SELEC T repeate dly to selec t the program m e posit ion or input source you want to record. 4 Press RE C MODE repeat edly to s e lect th e reco rding mode, “SP” or “L P.
81 VCR Recording To canc el the Qu ick Timer Press z REC repeated ly unt il t he count er appe ars in the front panel displa y . The recorder retur ns to norma l rec ording mode.
82 3 Press TIMER. • If the Ti mer programmin g (VIDEO Plus+) menu appear s, pres s < to sw itch the disp lay t o “Stand ard.” 4 Select an it em usi ng < / , an d adjust usin g M / m . A “Media”: S elect “VCR.” B “Date”: S ets the da te using M .
83 VCR Recording About t he PDC functi on PDC signals ar e transmitted with TV programmes in som e broadc ast syste ms. Thes e signals e nsure that ti mer record ings are made regard less of any broadc ast delay s, early st arts, or bro adcast interr uptions.
84 5 Pres s ENTE R. The date , start and st op time s, program me position, r e cordi ng mode, PDC sett in g (page 83 ), etc. ap pear. • If y ou want to change th e setting , press < / , to sele ct the ite m and pres s M / m to chang e the set ting.
85 VCR Recording Record ing From Conn ected Equip ment Wi th a Time r (Synch ro Rec) You can set the recorder to a u tomatic ally re cord progra mme s from conne cted equ ipmen t that has a timer funct ion (such as a satelli te tuner). Connect the equipment to the LINE 3/DECODER jack on the rea r of the reco rder (p age 28).
86 Notes • The record er start s record ing on ly after detecting th e video s ignal from t he connecte d equipme nt. The beginnin g of the programme may not be recorded regardle ss of whe ther or not the recor der’s power is on or off.
87 VCR Recording 4 Select the timer setting y o u wan t to chang e or canc el, and pr ess ENTER . The su b-menu ap pears. 5 Select on e of the options , and pres s ENTE R. “Edit”: Changes the timer setting. Select an item using < / , and adju st using M / m .
88 Recor ding From Conn ected Equip ment With out a Timer You can record from a connect e d VCR or simil a r device . For connec tion deta ils, see “Con nectin g Another VCR or Simil a r Device” o n page 26. 1 Press VIDE O to oper ate th e VC R. 2 Insert a tape with its s afety t ab in pl ace.
89 Dubbing (T APE y DVD) Dubbing (TAP E y DVD) Dubbi ng From a VHS Tap e to a DVD You ca n eas ily re cord (dub ) a VHS tape to a d isc. Before dubb ing, make the nec essary audio se ttings on the VCR.
90 Notes • Dubbing cannot b e made when: – using a non-recordable DVD. – using VHS softwar e with copy guard functio ns. • Dubbing stops wh en: – the VHS tape rea ches the end and stops. – the VHS video deck or the DVD deck is stopped. – the disc rem aining tim e runs out .
91 Dubbing (T APE y DVD) 2 Insert a sou rce disc. 3 Press DVD to opera te the DVD reco rder. 4 Press TOP MENU or TI TLE LIST t o select a title. 5 Start playin g the DVD, a nd th en pr ess x (stop) or X (paus e) at th e poin t where you want to s tart dubbin g.
92 5 Select “Prog ram Dubbing ,” and pre ss ENTER . 6 Selec t “Create D ubbing Li st,” and p ress ENTER . If you ha ve perform ed Progra mme Du bbing befo re, the di splay asks for co nfirmati on. To continue , selec t “Yes ” and press E NTER.
93 Dubbing (T APE y DVD) To stop dubbing Press x . Note that it may take a few seconds for the record er to stop d ubbing. z Hin ts • The brig htness of the pla yback video may differ from that during normal DVD playback. • The DVD playback time may diffe r slightly from th e VHS ta pe counter value.
94 1 Press DVD to o perate t he DVD re corder . 2 Insert a disc. 3 Press SYSTEM ME NU whil e the rec order is in sto p mode . The Sy stem Me nu appears. 4 Select “Disc Setting,” and press EN TER. The “Di sc Setting ” display ap pears. 5 Select “Disc Fin alize, ” and press ENTE R.
95 DV D ubbin g (DV t DVD ) DV Dubbing (DV t DV D) Befor e DV Du bbin g Thi s sec tion expl ains du bbin g wi th a digi tal vide o camer a via th e DV IN jac k on the fr ont pane l. If you wa nt to dub by w ay of the L INE 2 IN jack s, see “Rec ording From Connec ted Equipm ent With out a Timer” on page 58 .
96 Dubbi ng From a DV Fo rmat Tape t o a DVD You ca n recor d a DV fo rmat ta pe onto a disc. Th e reco rder co ntrols the digital v ideo camer a. You can fas t forward , rewind, p lay in slow motion, and stop the tape to select the scenes using the o n- scre en m enu.
97 DV D ubbin g (DV t DVD ) 10 Selec t “DV A udio In put,” and pr ess ENTE R. “Ste reo 1”: Reco rds or igina l sound only . Normally select th is when dubbing a DV format t ape. “Ste reo 2” : Reco rds addi tional au dio only. “Mix” : Record s original and addi tional sounds .
98 Dubbing an entire D V format tape t o a DVD (One Touch Dubbing) You c an reco rd the enti re cont ents of a D V forma t tape ont o a disc wit h a single pr ess of the O NE TOUCH DUBBING button. The recorder c ontrols the dig ital video cam era fo r the whol e proces s, and completes t he recording.
99 Settings and Adjustments Settings and Ad justments Using the Se tup Di splay s By usi ng the setup displ ays, you can make va riou s adjust ments t o items su ch as pictur e and sound , as well as select a languag e for the subtitl es. The set up display s are use d in the follo wing way .
100 Some item s di spla y a d ialo gue box t hat requires a d dit ional sett ings. Examp le: When “P arenta l” in “Optio ns” setup is selected. 5 Selec t an opti on, and pr ess ENT ER. The cu rrently selected op tion is disp layed next to the setup i tem.
101 Settings and Adjustments Example 2 Sele ct an op tion and pr ess ENT ER. “Prog ram”: Press M / m repe atedly to s elect the progra mme position (1 to 80 ) for the ch annel and pre ss ENTER. “Cha nnel”: P ress M / m to select t he chan nel numbe r (002 to 255 ) and press ENTER.
102 Clock Setti ng (Cl ock Se t) The “Clock Set” s e tup a llows you to ma ke cloc k settin gs for th e reco rder. Select “C lock Se t” in the “S etup” disp lay. Auto Adju s t Turns on the Auto Clock Set function when a c hannel in yo ur local area b roadc asts a ti me sig nal.
103 Settings and Adjustments Video S ettings (Vid eo) The “Video” s etup allows y ou to adjust it ems related to the image, such as size and colour. Choose the settin gs accordi ng to the type of TV o r tuner co nnected to the re corder. Sel ect “ Video ” in the “ Setup” d ispl ay.
104 Compon ent Out Select s whethe r or not to ou tput vide o signals from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks. Notes • When you se t “Line 1 Output” to “RGB,” you cannot set “Compo nent Out” to “On.
105 Settings and Adjustments Audio Setti ngs (A udio) The “Audio” se tup allows you to adjus t the soun d accord ing to th e playback and con nection conditions. Select “Audio” in the “Setup” display . The default setti ngs are underlined.
106 Downmix (DV Ds only) Switches the method f o r mixin g down to two chan nels w hen you play a DV D which has r ear soun d elements (channel s) or is recor ded in Do lby Digital format. For det a ils on the rear signa l components, s ee “ A Connecting to audio L/R jacks ” on pa ge 18.
107 Settings and Adjustments Recor ding an d VCR Set tings (Featu res) The “F eature s” set up al lows y ou to change the tape lengt h , auto play and au to repeat settings . Sel ect “Fe atur es” in the “Set up” display . The default setti ngs are underlined.
108 Synch ro Recordi ng DVD Bilingu al Rec. (for al l recordable discs except DVD -RWs/DVD-Rs in VR mode ) Selects the soun d to be rec orded o n the di sc. This setting is not necessary when r ecording on DVD- RWs (VR mod e)/DVD-Rs (VR mod e) that reco rd both th e main and sub s ounds.
109 Settings and Adjustments Parental (D VD VIDEOs o nly) Playback of some DVD VIDEOs can b e limited accord ing to a predet ermined level, s uch as the a ge of the us ers. Scen es may be bloc ked or rep laced with di fferen t scene s. 1 Sele ct “Pa rent al,” and pres s ENT ER.
110 Factory Setting Allows you to return the setup setti ngs to their defaul t settings . Note th at all of your previou s settings will be los t. 1 Select “F actory Setting, ” and press EN TER. 2 Select “S tart,” an d press EN TER. The setup se ttings return to their d efaul t settin gs.
111 Additi o nal I nformation Additional Inform ation Troubl eshooting If yo u expe rience an y of th e followi ng diffi culti es while u sing the r ecorde r, use this troubles hooting guide t o help re medy th e problem before reque sting r epai rs. S hould an y pr oble m pers ist, consul t your near est Sony dealer.
112 The pla yback pic ture or T V programme from the eq uipmen t connect ed th rough t he rec order is distor ted. , If the pla yback pictu re output fro m a DVD player, VCR, o r tuner goe s through your reco rder before re aching your TV , the copy- protect ion signal appli ed to some progr ammes could affect picture quality.
113 Additi o nal I nformation , While t he record er is re ading disc informat ion, playba ck operatio ns will not work . The la nguage for th e soundtr ack c annot be changed . , Multilin gual tracks ar e not record ed on the di sc being pl ayed. , The DV D VIDEO prohibits th e changing of t he language for the soundtrack.
114 Timer rec ording is no t complete or did not star t from th e begin ning . , There was a powe r failure during re cording. , The reco rder ’s inter nal clock stop ped due to a power fail ure.
115 Additi o nal I nformation Nothin g happen s when z RE C is presse d. , Make sure the tape is not at its end. VCR Timer recording The ti mer does not opera te. , Chec k that the cl ock is set . , Make sure a tape has been inserted. , Check t hat the safety tab has not been removed.
116 “CAN NO T RECORD BE CAUSE OF HIGH TEMP.” appear s in the fro nt panel di splay . , Check tha t the v ent on th e rear of the r ecorder is not bloc ked. Then, turn off the recorde r, wait until the clock ap pears in the f ront panel d isplay, and dis conn e ct the mains lea d.
117 Additi o nal I nformation • Do not use the foll owing di scs. – A disc t hat has a non-stan dard sha pe (e. g., card, heart). – A di sc with a label or sticke r on it .
118 [Timer sectio n] Clock Quartz locked Timer indi cation 24-hour cycle Timer se tting 12 program mes in total (m ax.) Input s and out puts LINE 2 IN VIDEO IN, phono jack (1) Input si gnal: 1 Vp-p, 7.
119 Additi o nal I nformation About i.LIN K The DV IN jack on this record er is an i .LINK- compliant DV IN jack. This s ection descr ibes the i.LINK stand ard and its features .
120 Guide t o Parts and Con trols For more info rmatio n, see the page s in parenthe ses. Front panel Butt ons o n the rec order ha ve th e sa me fu nctio n as the butt ons on th e re mote i f they ha ve the sa me or similar names .
121 Additi o nal I nformation Remote For DV D functi ons Butt ons with an orang e dot ne xt to th em ca n be used with your TV when th e TV/DVD·VIDEO switch is se t to TV.
122 ws ?/1 (on/st andb y) bu tton (2 2) wd PROG (pro gramme) +/ – buttons * (20, 50) wf 2 (volu me) +/ – buttons (20) wg t TV/VIDEO b utton (20) wh INPUT SELEC T button (50 , 58, 9 6) wj SUR ( sur.
123 Additi o nal I nformation For VCR functions A TV/DVD·VIDEO switch (20) B Z (eject) button (73) C Numbe r button s (2 0, 83) *1 SET button *2 D CLEAR / -/-- (ten d igit) button (2 0 , 73) E (audio) button *1 (78) F DISPLA Y butto n (77 ) TIME/TEXT butto n (77) G SYSTEM M ENU butt on (10) H O RETURN button (2 2 ) I .
124 Front panel dis play A DVD playing/record ing status B Disc type/rec ording f ormat C Audio si gnal indi cator s D TV in dica tor (2 0) E STERE O indica tor (48) F NICAM i ndicato r (48) G VIDEO p.
125 Additi o nal I nformation Glos sary Chapter (p age 41) Secti ons of a pictur e or a musi c feature t hat are smaller than title s. A title is c omposed of several chapt ers. Depe nding on t he disc, no chapters may be recor ded. Copy p rotection sign als (page 49) Copy res triction s et by copy right ow ners, etc .
126 Interlace format Inter lace form at shows every ot her line of an image as a single “ fiel d” and is th e standard method for displaying images o n television. The even number fi eld shows the even nu mbered l ines of an i mage, a nd the odd num bered field s hows th e odd n umbered l ines of a n image.
127 Index Words in quotatio ns appear in the on -screen dis play s. Numerics 16:9 23 , 103 4:3 Letter Box 23 , 103 4:3 Pan Sc an 23 , 103 A “A-B Erase” 63 “Add” 70 Aerial 13 Album 43 Angle 36 .
128 LINE 3/DECODER 28 “Line Audi o Input” 55 , 59 , 106 LP mode 79 M Mains lead 19 Man ual cl ock set 102 “Manual Set” 100 MARK ER 42 MENU 35 Menu Top menu 35 “Modify ” 69 “Move” 70 MP.
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