Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto RDR-VX500 del fabbricante Sony
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2-186-506- 12 (1) © 2004 Sony Corporation Video Cassette Recorder/ D VD Recorder Operatin g Instructi ons RDR-VX500 For cu stomer s in the U.S. A Owner ’s R ecor d The model and serial numbers are located at the rear of the unit. Record the serial number in the space provided below.
2 WARNIN G To pre vent fire or sho ck haz ard, do not ex pose th e unit to rain o r moistur e. To avoid elect rical s hock, do not open th e cabi net. Ref er se rvicing to qua lifi ed pe rson nel onl y. The A C powe r co rd m ust b e change d only a t a qua lified service shop o nly.
3 Precau tion s On safety Should any sol id object or liqui d fall into th e cabin et, un plug the record er and have it checke d by qua li fi ed personnel before o perating it any further. On power so urces • Operate the re corder onl y on 120 V AC, 60 Hz.
4 Copy gu ard functi on Since th e recorde r has a copy guar d function, programs received th rough an ex tern al t uner (no t sup pli ed) m ay contain c opy prot ection si gnals (copy guard funct ion ) and as such may not be recorda bl e, dependin g on the type of sign al.
5 About t his ma nual • Instruc tions in thi s ma nua l describ e the c ontr ol s on the remote. You can al so use th e controls on the re corder if they have th e same or sim ilar nam es as those on the rem ote. • The on- screen display illu stratio ns use d in thi s manua l may not mat ch the graphics displayed on your TV scre en.
6 Table of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7 VCR Record ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Before Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 VCR Recording without the Timer .
8 Ways to Use Your Video Cassett e Rec order/D VD Rec or der What is a Video Casse tte Recorder/DVD Recorder? , This is a DVD recorder with built-in VHS vi de o deck. It allows recording to DVD+RWs, DVD+Rs, DVD-RWs, DVD-Rs, an d VHS tapes. In a ddition, yo u can also enjo y playback and editing of DVD discs and VHS tape s.
9 Quick access to r ecorded title s – Title List , Display the Titl e List to see all of the title s on the d isc, includ ing the re cording d ate, channel , record ing mo de , rec ordin g time and movi e t humbnai l image (page 42).
10 Quick G uide t o DV D Disc Types Recordable and play able discs Usabl e disc ver sions (as of Ju ne 2004) • 4x-speed or slower DVD+RWs • 2x-speed or slower DVD-RWs (Ver.1.1, Ver .1.1 with CPRM *1 ) • 4x-speed or slower DVD-RWs (Ver.1.2, Ver .
11 Discs tha t cannot be reco rded on • DV D-RWs (Ver.1.0) • DVD+RW s that are not 2.4x-speed compat ible • D oub le la yer di scs • 8 cm disc s Recording Fea t ures Editing Feature s Rewrite .
12 12 cm/8 cm discs Playable dis cs * A logical format of fi les and fo lders on DATA-CDs , defined by ISO (Inte r na ti ona l Stan da rd Organi zati on).
13 Note o n play ba ck oper a tions o f DVD V IDE O s/ VIDEO CDs Some playback operations of DVD VIDEOs/ VIDEO CDs may be intenti onally set by softwa re producers. S ince this recorder plays DVD VIDEOs/VIDEO CDs acc ording to the disc conten ts the s o f tw a re pr odu cers des igned, some playba ck fe atures may n ot be av ailabl e.
14 Recor dable an d play able VHS tape s This VCR us es the VHS s ystem. Recording This V CR re co rds us ing th e VHS sy stem . z Hint If you do not wa nt recorded c ontents to be erased, break off the er asure p rev en t io n ta b.
15 Hookup s and Settings Hookups and Settings Hookin g Up the Re cord er Follo w st ep s 1 to 7 to hoo k up and adj ust th e settin gs of the recorder. Notes • Plug cords secu rely to prevent unwante d noise. • Refer t o the instruct ions suppl ied with the component s to be connect ed .
16 A: Cable box or s atellite receiv er with a video/ audio output With this hookup, you can record any chan nel on the ca ble box or satellit e receiv er.
17 Hookup s and Settings B: Cable box with a n antenna output only With this hookup, you can record any channe l on the satel lite rec ei ver or cable box.
18 Step 3 : Co nnecti ng t o Your TV Select one of the fo llow in g pa tterns A or B , a c cor di n g to the in pu t jac k on you r TV . Note Do not connect m or e than one type of video c or d bet w een th e recorder and your TV at the sa me tim e.
19 Hookup s and Settings A Connecting to audio/ video inpu t jacks If your TV, mon itor, projec tor, o r other equ ipmen t has aud i o /vi de o (A/V) input j ac ks, yo u will ge t bett er pict ure an d soun d i f yo u con ne ct the record er us in g t h i s co nnecti on.
20 If your TV has an S video i nput jack Conn ect a n S vi deo cord (not suppl ie d). Yo u wi ll en joy high qual ity i mages . Make au dio conn ection s us ing the A U D IO OUT L/ R ja cks w he n you co nne ct the r ec order us in g t his conn ection.
21 Hookup s and Settings If your T V has component video i nput jacks Connect th e CO M PON E N T VIDE O O U T ja ck s using a compone nt vide o co rd (no t sup plied) or three video cord s (not su pplied) of the sa me kind and length. You will enjoy accurate c olor reprod uction and high qua l ity i mages .
22 Notes • Consume rs should no te that not all high de finition television se ts are fully c ompatib le with this product a nd may cause artifac ts to be disp layed in the pic tur e .
23 Hookup s and Settings Step 4 : Co nnecti ng t o Your AV/Am pli fier ( Recei ver ) Sel ect one of the f ollowi ng pat terns A or B , according to the input jack on your AV amplif ier (receiver) . This will en able you to li sten to DVD a udio tracks th rough your AV amp lifier ( receiver).
24 Notes • Do not connect your TV’s audio output j acks to the LINE IN (AUDIO L/R) jacks at the same time. This will caus e unwanted noise to come fr om your TV’s speakers. • When rec ording a D VD, the D VD audio s ignal is output to the DI GITAL AUDIO OUT even if you switch th e output to VIDEO.
25 Hookup s and Settings A Connecting to audio L /R input jacks This con ne ction wi l l us e y our TV’ s or st er eo ampli fier’s (receiv er’s ) two s peake rs for sound.
26 Step 5 : Co nnecti ng t he Power Co rd Plug th e reco rder and TV powe r cord s into an AC outle t. A ft er yo u conne ct the po wer co rd, you must wait for a short wh ile before operati ng the reco rder . You can ope rat e th e recorder o nly after th e front panel d isplay ligh ts up and the r ecor der en ters st an dby m od e.
27 Hookup s and Settings Controlling TVs wi th the remote You ca n adju st th e remot e con trol’s si gn al to cont ro l yo ur TV. If you co nnecte d the r eco rder to an AV amp lifi er (receiv er), yo u can also us e the s upplie d rem ote to control the AV amplifi er’s (r eceiver’ s) volume.
28 Controlling the v olume of your AV amplifier (rec eiver) with the r emote 1 Slide th e TV /DVD·VIDEO s witch to DVD·VIDEO. 2 Hold do wn "/1 , an d enter the manu fa cture r cod e (see the tab le be low) for your A V amplif ier (rece iver) usin g the number butto ns.
29 Hookup s and Settings If you have a Sony DVD Player/Vid eo Cassette Recorder or Vi deo Cassette Recorder/DVD Recorder If the supplied r emote interfe res with y our other Sony DVD Pla yer /Video Ca.
30 Step 7 : Ea sy Set up Follow the s teps below t o make the minimu m numbe r of basi c adju st m e nts for using th e recorder. If you do no t complete Easy Se tup, it will appe ar each tim e you turn on yo ur reco rder . Settings a re made in the followin g order.
31 Hookup s and Settings 6 Select “A uto,” and pres s ENT E R . The reco rder w il l aut omat icall y se arch for a channel that carr ie s a time sign al when you turn o ff th e reco rder af ter finish ing E asy Setup. • If broa dcast ers i n you r area are not yet sending time signal s, sele ct “Manual,” and press ENTER.
32 13 Selec t whethe r or not yo u want t o se nd a DTS signal t o your amp lifier (receive r), and pre ss ENTER. If your A V ampli fi er (r ecei ve r) ha s a D T S decod er, s elec t “On. ” Othe rwise, sele ct “O ff.” 14 Press ENTER whe n “Fini s h ” appe ars.
33 Hookup s and Settings 2 Selec t “Set up ,” an d pr ess ENTE R. 3 Select “Tuner Preset,” a nd pres s ENTE R. 4 Select “Guid e Chan nel Setu p,” and pres s ENTE R.
34 Connec tin g Ano ther V CR o r Simi lar De vic e After disco nnecting the re corder’s power c ord from an AC outlet, conne c t other VCR or similar re cording device to the L INE IN jacks of this record er. See also the inst ruction ma nual suppl ied with th e connected equipment.
35 Hookup s and Settings Connecting to the LINE 1 IN jacks You ca n co nnect a se cond VC R or simil ar de vice. z Hin t When the con ne ct ed equi pm ent outputs onl y mona ur a l sou nd, use audio cable s th at distri bute mon aural sounds to left/ right chann els (not sup plied).
36 Notes • Do not connect the yell ow LI NE IN (VID EO) jack when usi ng an S video c ord. • Do not connect the ou tput jack of this rec order to another equipmen t’s input jack with the other e quipmen t’s outp ut jack c onnected to the in put jac k of this record er.
37 Basi c O perati on Basic O peration Playi ng a DVD Di sc o r VHS Tape Playing a DVD disc 1 Turn on the TV. 2 Press "/1 . The reco rder turn s on . 3 Switch the input se lector on your TV so tha t the si gnal from the rec orde r app ears on the TV sc reen.
38 1 Turn on the TV . 2 Press "/ 1 . The re co rder tu rns on . 3 Switch th e input sele ctor o n your TV so t hat the sig nal from th e recor der appe ars on the TV sc reen. When connectin g the rec order to th e TV using only th e an tenn a ca ble, se e “Set t in g th e RF Output chann el” on pag e 19.
39 Basi c O perati on 5 Press Z OPEN/C LOSE, and plac e a recor dable disc on the dis c tra y. 6 Press Z OPEN/C LOSE t o close th e dis c tray. Wait until “ LOAD” disappears from the fro nt panel di splay. Unused DVD-RWs are formatted in VR mode automaticall y.
40 7 Press RE C MODE re peated ly to sele ct the tape sp eed, “S P” or “EP .” “EP” (Exte nded Play) provi des record ing time three times as l ong as “SP” (S tandard Play). Howeve r, “SP ” produc es bette r pictu re and audi o quali ty .
41 Basi c O perati on B “Timer” (page s 50, 69): Allows you to set a n ew timer rec ording setting. You ca n al so disp lay the Ti m er Lis t menu, whic h allow s yo u to chec k, cha nge, o r ca ncel timer setti ngs.
42 Using t he Titl e List The t itl es of progr ams re corde d on a disc are display ed in the Titl e List. 1 Press DVD to contro l the DVD recorder. 2 Press Z OPEN/ CLOSE , and pla ce a disc on the disc tray . 3 Press Z OPEN/C LO SE to close th e disc tray.
43 Basi c O perati on Using the DVD Di sc S ettin g Displa ys With the “ D i s c Sett ing” disp l a y, yo u can perform operat i ons su ch as for m at t ing an d fi na lizin g (page 4 4). 1 Press DV D to cont rol the DVD reco rder. 2 Press Z OPEN/ CLOSE , and plac e a di sc o n the dis c tray.
44 z Hints • You ca n set p rotection for individ ual tit les (pag e 82). • By reformatt ing , you can change the recor din g format on DVD-RWs, or record again on DVD-RW s (Video mode) that ha ve been fin al i zed. Note You can enter up to 32 characters for a disc na me.
45 Basi c O perati on Checki ng t he Pl ay Inform ation an d Playing Time You ca n ch eck th e pl aying t ime an d remai ni ng time of th e curren t title, ch apter, or track. Press DISPLA Y. The inf or m at io n displ ay appears . The display disappears after a short ti me.
46 Chang ing the Name of a Reco rded P rogr am ( Title Input) You can label a titl e, disc , or prog ram by ente ring charac ters . You ca n enter up to 32 ch aract ers for a title or disc name, but the actual number of charac ters di splay ed in th e menu s such as the Title List wi ll va ry.
47 DVD Reco rding DVD Recording Before Recording Before you start recording… • T his r ecorder can r ecord on vari ous d iscs. Sel ect the d isc type acco rding to your n eeds (page 10). • C h eck t hat t h e d isc has en ough availab le sp ac e for the r ecording (page 50).
48 Unrecordable pictur es Picture s with cop y prot ec tion ca nnot be re cord ed on this record er. * The recorde d dis c can be played onl y on CP R M compati ble equ ip m en t. Recordi ng sto ps when a copy guard sig nal is detect e d. DVD Rec ording w ithou t the Time r 1 Press DVD t o cont rol the DV D recorder.
49 DVD Reco rding 5 Press REC MODE re peated ly to s elect the recording mode. Each time you press th e button, th e displa y chan ge s on th e TV sc reen as f ollow s : For more de tails about the reco rding mode, see page 47. 6 Press z REC. Record ing sta rts.
50 Checking the dis c status whi le recording You can check the re co rdin g info rm atio n such as recordi ng time or di sc type. Press DISPL AY during recording.
51 DVD Reco rding 1 Press DVD to contr ol the DVD reco rder. 2 Press Z OPEN/C LOSE, and plac e a recor dable disc on the dis c tra y. 3 Press Z OPEN/C LOSE t o close th e dis c tray. Wait until “ LOAD” disappears from the fro nt panel di splay. Unused DVD-RWs are formatted in VR mode automaticall y.
52 To co nfir m, ch a nge, o r ca ncel timer rec or ding See “Checking/ Changing/Canceling DVD Timer Set tings (Ti mer Li st)” on page 5 5. To use the Rec Mod e Ad just fun c tion When yo u are re.
53 DVD Reco rding 5 Press ENTER . The date , start an d s top time s, ch ann el, and record ing mode ap pear . The c indicator lig hts up in th e front panel displa y, and th e reco rder is ready to start record ing. If the c indicator fl as hes in th e front panel disp la y, ch eck that a reco rdabl e disc is insert ed.
54 4 Press RE C MODE re peated ly to sele ct the recording mode. Each time you p ress the button, the display chan ge s on the TV sc reen as follo w s : For more details a bout the record ing mode, see page 47. 5 Press SYSTEM M ENU while the recor der is in sto p mode.
55 DVD Reco rding Checki ng/ Changi ng/ Cancel ing D VD Ti mer Setti ng s (Ti mer L i st ) You ca n check , ch a nge, or ca ncel ti m e r setti ng s using the T imer L ist m enu. 1 Press SYSTE M MENU . The Syst em Me nu a ppear s . 2 Selec t “Time r,” an d pr ess ENT ER.
56 Recor ding fr om Conn ected Equip m en t wi th ou t a Time r You can record f rom a connected VCR or s imil a r device. To co nnect other VCR or s imilar devi ce, see “Connectin g Another VCR or Similar Device” on pag e 34. Use the DV IN jack on t he front panel if the equipm e nt has a D V ou tput ja ck (i.
57 Playing Discs Playing Discs Playi ng 1 Press DVD to contr ol the DVD reco rder. 2 Press Z OPEN/ CLOSE , and plac e a di sc o n the dis c tray. 3 Press Z OPEN/CLOSE to clos e the d isc tray. If you inserted a DVD VIDEO, VIDEO CD, CD, or DATA CD, press H PLAY.
58 To re sume playba ck f rom t he po int where you stoppe d the disc ( Resume P lay) When yo u press H PL AY ag ain aft er you stop the dis c, the re cord er re sum es playb ack fr om th e point wh ere yo u pr es sed x STOP. To start from the beginn ing, press x ST OP tw ic e, and pres s H PLAY.
59 Playing Discs Playback options Buttons Operations Discs Z OPEN/ CLOSE Stops play and ope ns the disc tr ay . All discs AUDIO Selects one of the audio tracks recorded on the disc when pressed re pe atedly . Selects the audi o source. Selects stereo or m onaural audio tracks.
60 SURROUND Se lects one of th e effects when pressed repe atedly. “Off”: No surrou nd effe ct “Surround1” : Crea tes one set o f virtua l surroun d speakers. “Surround2” : Creat es two sets of virt ua l surround speakers. “Surround3” : Crea tes th ree set s of v irtual surr ound spea ke rs .
61 Playing Discs To resume norma l pla yback , p re ss H P LAY. To play back qu ickl y w ith sou nd (Sca n Audi o ) (DVD with Dolby Digit al sou nd tracks only) Set “Sca n A u dio” of “A udio” to “O n” in the “Setup ” displ ay (pa ge 1 03).
62 Search ing for a Title / Chapte r/T rack, etc. You can sear ch a DVD by t itl e or chapt er, and VIDEO CD by track or scene. As titl es and tracks are as signed ind ividua l nu mbers on th e dis c, se lect the title or track b y entering its number.
63 Playing Discs Playi ng MP3 Au di o Tr acks You ca n pl ay MP3 au di o t ra cks on DATA CD s (CD-Rs/CD-RWs). 1 Press DVD to contr ol the DVD reco rder. 2 Place a DATA CD on th e dis c tra y. When yo u load a D A T A CD which co ntain s MP3 aud io tr ac k s and JPE G im a ge file s, th e display fo r sel ec tin g a media type appea rs .
64 Notes • The recor der may not be able to play some DATA C Ds created i n the Pa cket Wri te format . • The r ecorder wi ll play any data with the exte nsion “.MP3, ” even if they are no t in MP3 format . Play ing this data ma y ge ne rate a lo ud noi se which could damage your s peaker sy stem.
65 Playing Discs 3 Selec t “Ph oto,” then press EN TER. 4 Press . / > to sele ct the next/ prev ious alb um p age, then pres s M / m / < / , to sel ect an im age. To dis play the s elect ed imag e 1 Press EN TER. The sel ec ted im ag e is di sp laye d ov er the entire screen .
66 About JPEG image files You can play JPEG image f iles on CD-R s or CD - RWs. Howev er, the discs mu st be r ecorded according to ISO9660 level 1 or le vel 2 for th e playe r to re co gn iz e the files. You can a lso pla y discs re corded in Multi Session.
67 VCR Recordin g VCR Recording Before Recording Before you start recording… Ch ec k th at th e t a p e is lo nge r th a n t h e r ec or di n g time. z Hin t Timer r ecordings will st art rega rdless of whether or not the recorder is turn e d on. You cann ot turn off the recorder d uring a t imer re cording.
68 To s top r ecord ing Press x STOP . To paus e r eco rding Press X PAUSE. To rest ar t r eco rdi ng, pr ess X PAUSE again. If you pa use re cord ing fo r mo re than 5 m inu te s, recordi ng stops automatica lly. To wat ch a noth er TV pro gram wh ile reco rding 1 Slide the TV/DVD·VIDEO switch to TV.
69 VCR Recordin g Checking the remaini ng time Press DISPLA Y. A Play mod e B Time count er C Recor di ng mode D Remaining t ime E Cur rent ch ann el To check the r emaining time of a tape, set “VCR Function ” – “Tap e Length ” of “Fe at ur es ” i n th e “Setup ” disp l ay corre ct l y (p age 10 4).
70 1 Press VIDEO to cont rol the VCR. 2 Insert a tape with its safety tab in place. 3 Press [T IMER] . If the Time r prog rammi ng (VCR Plus +) menu appear s, pres s < to sw it ch t he d i spla y to “Stand ard.” 4 Select an item using < / , and ad jus t usin g M / m .
71 VCR Recordin g To use th e Auto Ta pe Sp eed f unc tio n When yo u are reco rdi ng a progr am i n th e Auto mode and the re maining tape become s shor ter tha n the re cording time, the tape s peed is automa tically changed to EP mo de. Note that so me noise will appea r on the pict ure when t he tape s peed is chan ged.
72 5 Pres s EN TE R. The date , start an d stop ti m e s, chann el, and record ing mo de appe ar . The c indic ator ligh ts up i n t he fron t pa nel displa y, and the recorder is r eady to s tart record ing. If the c in di c a to r flas hes in th e front panel dis pl ay, check that a tap e with its safety ta b in p lace is in serted .
73 VCR Recordin g 4 Pres s SYSTEM MENU whi le the r ecorder is in stop mo de. 5 Selec t “Set up,” an d press EN TER. 6 Select “Fea tures,” and press ENTE R. The “ F eatu re s” se tup ap pea rs. 7 Select “Sync hro Rec ording,” a nd pr ess ENTE R.
74 Checki ng/ Changi ng/ Cancel ing V CR Ti mer Settin gs ( Timer List) You can chec k, change, or cancel time r settings using the Timer Li s t menu. 1 Press SYSTE M MENU . The Sy st em M e nu appe ars. 2 Selec t “Time r ,” and pr e ss ENTE R . 3 Select “Timer List,” and p ress E NTER.
75 VCR Recordin g Record ing fr om Connec ted Equip ment witho ut a Ti mer You can record fr om a connected VCR or s imil ar device. To c onnect other VCR or similar device, see “C onnect ing Another VC R or S imilar Device ” on page 34. 1 Press VIDE O to co ntrol the VCR.
76 Playing VHS Tapes Playi ng 1 Press VIDEO to cont rol the VCR. 2 Insert a tape. The VCR starts playing automati cally if y ou insert a tape wit h its sa fety tab removed. 3 Press H PL AY. The disp lay wind ow sh ows the pl ayback ti me. When t h e t a pe re ac hes t he end, it wi ll rewind automatical ly.
77 Playing VHS Tapes Adjusting the pi cture (tracking) Although th e VCR automatically adjusts t he trac king when play ing a tape , dis tort ion may oc cur if the recordin g is in poor conditi o n. In this case, manually adjust th e tra ckin g. Press TRACK ING +/– to adjus t the pic ture.
78 Playback option *1 You ca n pr ess INSTANT ADVANCE up to 4 time . This a llows you to fast forwar d up to 2 minu tes in t otal. *2 For 10 seconds in SP or LP mod e/ f or 15 second s in EP mode To resume normal pl ay back , pres s H PLAY. Notes • The sound is mu ted during play ba ck at var ious speeds .
79 Playing VHS Tapes Search ing Us in g Vari ous Funct ions The VCR automaticall y marks the t ape with an index s ig nal at t he p oint w her e eac h re cord in g begins . You ca n easil y find a specif ic poi nt usin g vario us search funct i on s. Note You cannot use these search functi ons duri ng DVD recording .
80 Searching usi ng the index functi on (Scan and Pl ay) The VCR automatically marks the tape with an index si g nal at th e po int wh ere ea ch recor di n g begins . U s e t hese si gna ls as re fe rence s to fin d a spec if i c re cord ing. 1 Press VIDEO to cont rol the VCR.
81 DVD Edit in g DVD Editing Before Ed iting This rec o rde r of fers variou s ed i t op t i o n s for vario us dis c ty pes. Be fore y ou ed it, c heck t he disc type in the front panel disp lay, and select the optio n av ailabl e f or you r disc (p age 10 ).
82 The ad vanced e dit fu nction s avail able f or Play list titles ar e: – Labeling a t itle (page 82). – Eras ing a title (page 8 2). – Editing a Pla ylist scene (page 86). z Hint You can disp la y the disc’s Pl ay list ti t les in th e Ti t le List (Play list), or the origi nal titl es i n the Title List (Origina l).
83 DVD Edit in g 4 Select an opti on, and pr ess EN TER. You can make th e following edits to t he title. “Era se”: E rase s th e sele cted title. Sel ect “O K” when asked for confirma tio n . “Protect”: Protects the ti tle. Select “On” when the Pr ot ection di sp lay appear s.
84 Creating chapters man ually You can manu ally inse rt a ch apter mar k at any point y ou l i ke du rin g pl ay back. Press CHAP TER MARK at the poin t wh ere you want to divide the title into chap ters. Each time you press th e button , “Markin g mark.
85 DVD Edit in g 3 Select “E di t,” and press ENT ER . 4 Selec t “Cr eate P lay list, ” and pre ss ENTE R. “Start ” is selec te d. 5 Press ENTER at t he sta r ting p oi nt. You ca n us e H PLAY, , . / > , x STOP an d X PAUSE to find the point.
86 Editin g a Playlis t You can edit a sc en e of the Pl ay list titl es. 1 Press DVD to contro l the DVD recorder. 2 Press SYSTE M MENU w hile t he recor der is stoppe d. 3 Select “Edit,” an d pr e s s ENT E R . 4 Sele ct “Edit Play list, ” a nd p ress E NTE R.
87 DVD Edit in g Modifying a scene (Modify) You ca n ch ange t he start an d en d poin t o f th e sele cted s cene. 1 After step 7 of “Edit ing a Playlis t” on page 86, sele ct a scene, and pre ss ENTER. 2 Selec t “Modi fy,” an d press EN TER.
88 Adding a scene (Add) You can add a sc ene be fore the sele ct ed scene . 1 After step 7 of “E ditin g a Play list” o n page 86, sele ct a scen e, and pr ess ENTE R. 2 Select “Add, ” an d pre ss ENT E R. “Start ” is se le cte d. 3 Press ENTE R at the starting p oint.
89 Dubbing (T APE y DV D) Dubbing (TAP E y DVD) Dubbin g from a V ideo to a DVD You ca n recor d (dub) VHS tape vide o and audio t o a di sc. T he au dio s witc hing and audio settin gs must be made for both the VHS tape and the disc. Using the T VIDEO button on the recorder 1 Insert a recordab le disc.
90 7 Selec t “Vid eo t DVD,” an d pr ess ENT ER . The disp lay for con firm at i on ap pear s. 8 Select “OK,” and pres s ENTE R. Dubbi ng start s. To select the rec ordin g mo de Press DVD to c ontrol the DVD r ecorder, then press R E C MO D E repe ated ly .
91 Dubbing (T APE y DV D) Dubbi ng f rom a DV D to a Video You ca n reco rd (dub) D V D video and audi o to a VHS tape. Howe ver, note that when you recor d copy -p rote ct ed softw ar e to a tap e, the vi deo may appear disrup ted whe n you play back t he tape.
92 8 Selec t “Dubb ing,” and pres s EN TER. 9 Select “ D V D t Vid eo, ” an d pres s ENT ER. The disp lay for con firm at i on ap pear s. 10 Select “OK,” and pres s ENTE R. Dubbi ng start s. The dis c’s menu may app ear depe nding on the disc whe n play ba ck of a d isc fin is he s.
93 DV D ubbin g (D V t DVD) DV Dubbing (DV t DV D) Befor e DV Dubb ing Thi s s ect io n ex pl ai ns dub bin g w ith a di gi tal vi de o camer a via th e DV IN j ack on the fr on t pane l. If you wan t to dub by w ay of the LIN E IN jacks , see “R ecordi ng fro m Con nected Equipm ent with a Timer (S ynchr o Re c)” on pag e 53.
94 Dubbin g from a D V Forma t Tape t o a DVD You ca n reco rd a D V form at tape onto a disc. The reco rder c ontrol s th e di gital v ideo cam era. Y ou can fas t forward, re wind, play in slo w motion, and stop the tape to select th e scenes usin g the reco rd er’s re mot e co ntr o l .
95 DV D ubbin g (D V t DVD) 9 Selec t “Audi o,” an d press EN TER. 10 Selec t “DV A udi o Inpu t,” an d pr ess ENTE R. “Ste re o 1”: Re cords or iginal so un d only . Normally select th is when dubbin g a DV format t ape. “Ste re o 2”: Re cord s ad diti o nal au dio on l y .
96 Settings and Adjustmen ts Using the Setu p Di sp lay s By using the setu p displays , you can m ake var ious adjust ment s to i tems such as p ictur e and s ound , as well as select a language for the subt itl e s. The setu p displ ay s are used in the fo llow in g w ay .
97 Settings and Adju st m ent s Some items display a d ialog box that pr ovides furthe r detai led settings. Examp le: The f ol l o w i ng dialog bo x ap pear s when “Parental” in “Options” setup is sele cted. In t his cas e, see “P arent al” i n “La nguag e, Parental Contr ol Settin gs/Factory Settings (Opti ons ) ” on pag e 10 5.
98 4 Select “A u to Pres et ,” and pr es s ENTER . All rec ei va ble ch an nels ar e preset in numer i cal sequ ence . Manual Set Preset s or di s abl es chan nels ma nu ally. If som e ch anne ls could not be set us ing the Auto Preset or E asy Setup func tion, y ou c an set them manually.
99 Settings and Adju st m ent s Clock Set ting ( Clock Set) The “ Cloc k Set ” s etup help s you to mak e clock settin g for the recorde r. Select “ Clock Set” i n the “ Setup” disp lay. To us e the di splay, see “Using t h e Setup Displa ys” on page 96.
100 Video S ettings (Video ) Video settin gs will adj ust items r elated to th e image , such as si z e and co lo r. Choose the settings ac cord in g to the type of TV, tun er, or deco der co nnec ted t o the recorder. 1 Press SYSTEM M ENU while the rec order is in sto p mode.
101 Settings and Adju st m ent s Pict ur e co ntrol You can adjust t he video signa l of the DVD or VIDEO CD (with PBC function off ) from the player to obt ai n the pict ur e quali ty you w ant . Select t he sett ing that be st suits the prog ram you are wa tc hi ng .
102 Audio Sett ings (Aud io) The Audio setup allows you to ad just th e sound accord ing to th e pl ay back and con n ec tion cond itions. 1 Press SYSTEM M ENU while the recor der is in sto p mode. 2 Selec t “Setu p, ” and pr ess ENTE R. 3 Selec t “Audi o, ” and pr ess ENTE R.
103 Settings and Adju st m ent s Downmix (DVDs on ly) Switches the method f or mixing down t o two chan ne ls w he n you pl ay a DVD w hi ch has re ar sound el ement s (chan nels) or is recor ded in D olby Digital format. F or det ails on the rear si gnal compo nent s, se e “Chec king th e Pl ay Infor m a tion and Play i ng Time ” on page 45 .
104 Record ing and VC R Setti ngs (Featu res) The “F eat u res” set up allows y ou to ch an ge the tape lengt h, auto pla y and auto re peat set tings. 1 Press SYSTEM M ENU while the rec order is in sto p mode. 2 Selec t “Setu p, ” and pr ess ENTE R.
105 Settings and Adju st m ent s Langu age, Pare ntal Co ntrol Settin gs/Fact ory Sett ings (Option s) The “Op t ions” se tup allow s you to set up other operatio nal se ttings. 1 Pres s SYSTEM MENU whi le the re corder is in stop mo de. 2 Selec t “Set up ,” an d pr ess ENTE R.
106 2 Select “P asswo rd,” and press EN TER . The se l ect i on item s for “P assw o rd” ar e display ed. 3 Select “O n ,” an d pr es s ENT ER . 4 Select “Ra ting Le vel , ” an d press ENTER. The selection items for “R ating Level” are display ed.
107 Settings and Adju st m ent s Easy S etup (Rese tting the Reco rder) Select t his to run t he Easy Setup progra m. 1 Pres s SYSTEM MENU whi le the re corder is in stop mo de. 2 Selec t “Set up ,” an d pr ess ENTE R. 3 Selec t “Easy Se tup, ” and pre ss ENTER .
108 Additional Info rmation Troubl esh ootin g If you exper ience a ny of the fo llow ing dif ficul ties while u sing th e recor der, use t his trou blesho oting guide t o he lp rem edy the prob lem befor e requ es ti n g repa irs. Sh oul d any p ro blem pe rsi st , consul t y our neares t Sony dea ler.
109 Additi onal In formatio n The pic ture do es not f ill the sc ree n, even though the asp ect ratio is set in “TV Typ e” in “Video ” setu p. , The aspe ct ratio of the disc is fixed on your D VD. Sound There is n o so und. , Re-co nnect al l connection s s ecu rel y .
110 The sub title l anguage cannot b e chang ed or turned off. , Mult ilin g ual s ubt it les ar e not r ec ord ed on th e DVD VIDEO. , The DVD VIDEO pr ohibi ts ch angin g of the subtitle s. , Try changi ng the subti tle using t he DVD VIDEO’s menu.
111 Additiona l Infor mation The c indicator fla shes after timer recording is set. , Insert a rec or dable disc (pa ge 10). , Insert a di sc with en ough space for the rec ording. , You canno t record on a disc that alre ad y has 99 or mo r e titl es c r ea ted .
112 , The ti mer re cording wi ll not be ac tivate d if the reco r de r is on a t th e pres et time . , The progra m th at sta rts fir st ha s pr io r it y and the second p rogram sta rts re cordin g only af ter the first program has fi nish ed .
113 Additi onal In formatio n Notes Abou t Th is R ecorde r On oper a tion • If the recor de r is brought d irectly from a c o ld to a warm loca tion, or i s placed in a very damp room, moistu re may co ndense on the lenses inside th e record er. Should this occur, the recor de r may not op erate pr oper ly .
114 Spec ifica tio ns Syst em DVD record er section Laser Semicond uctor lase r Audio recor d ing forma t Dolby Digita l Video recor ding format MPEG Vid eo VCR s e c tio n Format VHS NTSC standard Vi.
115 Additi onal In formatio n Genera l Power req ui rements 120 V AC, 60 Hz Power c onsumptio n 42 W Power b ack-u p Back- up dura ti o n: 0 min Oper ati n g t e mperatur e 5°C to 35°C (4 1°F to 95.
116 i.LINK baud rate i.LINK’s maximum baud r at e var i e s a ccor di ng to the equip ment. Three maximum baud rates are define d: S100 (app rox. 10 0 Mbps *) S200 (app rox. 20 0 Mbps ) S400 (app rox. 40 0 Mbps ) The baud r ate is lis t ed u nder “ Spe cific at io ns ” in the ins tr uc tion m an ual of ea ch equ ipmen t.
117 Additi onal In formatio n Guide to Parts an d Cont rols For m ore in format ion, see the pa ges i n pare nthe ses. Front panel Buttons on t he recorde r have the same functio n as the buttons on the remote i f they ha ve the same or similar names .
118 Remote for DVD Buttons on t he remote have t he same functi on as the butt ons on th e record er if th ey have the same or sim ilar n ames. B uttons with an or ange dot ne xt to them ca n be used w i t h yo ur TV w hen the TV/ DVD·VIDEO switch is s et to TV.
119 Additi onal In formatio n T ?/1 (o n/stan dby) bu tton ( 30) U CH +/– (channe l) but t ons* (38 , 48) V VOL ( volum e) +/– bu tto ns (27) W TV/VIDEO button (2 7) X INPUT SELECT button (38, 4 8.
120 Remote for VIDEO Buttons on t he remote have t he same functi on as the butt ons on the recorder if they ha ve the sa me or sim ilar n ames. B utt ons wit h an or ange dot ne xt to them ca n be used w i t h your T V w hen the TV/ DVD·VIDEO switch is s et to TV.
121 Additi onal In formatio n Front panel dis play A DVD Playing/ reco rding status B Disc type*/recording format C Audio sign al indi c ators D TV indicator E STEREO in dica tor (4 7, 67) F SAP ( Sec.
122 Glos sary Chapter (page 62) Secti ons of a pictur e or a music fe ature t ha t are smaller than title s. A title is compo sed of severa l chapt er s. D epe nd ing on the di sc , no ch apte rs may be reco rd ed. Copy prot ectio n sig nals (pag e 48 ) Copy res tr i ct io n set by co pyri gh t owne rs , etc.
123 Additi onal In formatio n Inte rl a ce form at (pag e 1 01) Inter la ce forma t show s ev ery othe r line of an imag e as a single “field ” an d is the s tand ar d meth od for disp laying ima ges on tele vision .
124 Index Words in quotatio ns appear in the on-screen di sp lays. Numerics 16:9 31 , 100 “3, 4 Ch Out” 19 , 98 4:3 Letter Box 31 , 100 4:3 Pan Sc an 31 , 100 A “A-B Erase” 83 “Add” 86 , 8.
125 M Manual Clock Set 99 “Manual Se t” 98 MARKER 62 MENU 57 Menu Top men u 57 “Modi fy” 86 “Move” 86 MP3 au di o trac k s 63 N NEXT 60 , 78 Numbe r buttons 27 , 52 , 62 , 71 O On-screen d.
126 U “Unfinali ze” 44 Unrecordable p ictures 48 V “VCR Function” 104 VCR Plus+ 32 , 52 , 71 Vide o mo de 10 Vide o setti ngs 100 VR mode 10 Z ZOOM 59 Zoom 65.
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