Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto VRD-VC10 del fabbricante Sony
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Operating I nstructions © 2004 Sony C orporation 2-514-544- 11 (1) 7819900949 IT JP FR DE ES IT CS Video Recordable DVD Drive VRD-VC10.
2 Safety Regul ations WARNING You ar e cauti oned tha t any ch ange s or modificati ons not ex pressly appro ved in this manua l could void yo ur auth ority to op erate this equipme nt. To prev ent f ire or shoc k haza rd, do not e xpose the unit to rain or mo isture.
3 CAUTION The ma ins plu g on th is eq uipment m ust be use d to di sconne ct ma ins po wer. Pleas e ensure that t he socket o utlet is ins talled nea r the equ ipment and shall be ea sily Access ible.
4 Table of Contents Safety Regulations ....................... ... 2 Introduction Features ...... ................. ............ ........ 6 Stand-alone operation ....... ........ 6 Computer-controlled operation . 6 Others ......... ................. .
5 • is a tradem ark of Sony C orpora tion. • Pentium is a re gister ed tr adem ark of I ntel Cor porati on. • Microso ft and Window s are r egis tered t radem arks of M icros oft Co rporat ion.
6 B Intro ducti on Features This drive offers the fol lowing features. You can use this drive as a stand-alon e DVD recorder to record vi deos on DVD+R o r DVD+RW discs directly from conn ected vide o came ras an d AV devi ces.
7 Introducti on Unpack ing Pleas e confir m that the pack age con tains the following item s. If any of these items appear to be missi ng and /or dama ged, pl ease cont act y our d ea ler.
8 Parts and controls Front Pa nel A Disc tray Insert discs h ere, label sid e to the left. Hin t When yo u insert a disc into the dri ve, make sure that you set t he disc insi de the two lower pins . Whe n usi ng th e driv e h orizo ntal ly, make sure that it is und er the four pins .
9 Introducti on Display Window The disp lay wi ndow work s only w hen the drive is used as the stan d-alone DVD recorder (p. 11), and indicates the following: A Input signal ( p. 14, 18) B Video signal indicato r ( p. 14, 18) C Recording mode ( p. 21) D Status and warning messages ( p.
10 System requirem ents When conne cted to a co mputer, the drive should be used wit h a system th at meets th e following requiremen ts 1) . ❑ CPU: Pentium III, 800 MHz o r higher (with NeroVision Express: Pentiu m 4, 1.
11 Stand-al one Ope ration - Usi ng the Drive as a DVD Record er B Sta nd-al one O per ation - Us ing t he Dr ive as a DV D Reco rde r Creati ng DVDs You can use this drive as a stand-alone DVD recorder to record videos on DVD+R or DVD+RW discs directly from a connected video cameras or video devices such as VCRs.
12 In stand-alone operation, you can use only DVD+RW or DVD+R discs. Note You cann ot make a ddition al recordi ng on discs that ha ve been c reated using c ompu ters or other DVD recorders by the stand-alon e operation. Three record ing modes are available.
13 Stand-al one Ope ration - Usi ng the Drive as a DVD Record er What are titles and chapters? DVD contents consist of sections, called titles, and smaller sub-sections, called chapters. On this drive, a title is created between the points where you start and sto p a recording.
14 Synchronized reco rding You can record videos on DVD+RW or DVD+R discs while playing them back on your video d evice. Connect the video device to the drive using an AV cable, and the drive will start/stop recording automatically when you start/stop playback on the video device.
15 Stand-al one Ope ration - Usi ng the Drive as a DVD Record er 2 Turn on th e drive. The bu sy indic ator lig hts up in gree n. 3 Pres s EJECT, a nd insert a disc. A new blank di sc is formatted aut omatically. Wait until [For mat] on the display window chang es to [Ready].
16 4 Sele ct the re cording condi tions. To select a reco rding mode, see “Selecti ng a recording mo de” on p age 21. To select a cha pter interval, se e “Selecti ng a chapter inte rval” on pa ge 21. To se lec t how to st art play back, see “S elec ting auto mati c play back mo de” on page 22.
17 Stand-al one Ope ration - Usi ng the Drive as a DVD Record er 6 Start pl ayback on the video dev ice. [Recor ding] app ears on th e displ ay window an d the RE C butto n lights up duri ng rec ord ing. [SIG] on the disp lay windo w indicat es that t he driv e is receivi ng sig nals from the vi deo device .
18 Manual recording You can start/pause/stop recording manually by operatin g the drive and the connected device re spectively. 1 Connect a v ideo dev ice. See “ Synch roni zed rec ord ing” on page 14 . 2 Turn on the driv e. The busy i ndica tor li ghts up i n green.
19 Stand-al one Ope ration - Usi ng the Drive as a DVD Record er 4 Sele ct the re cord ing co nditions . To select a rec ording mo de, see “Selec ting a reco rding mode” on page 21 . To select a chap ter interval, see “Selecti ng a chapter i nterval” on p age 21.
20 7 Press STO P to stop reco rdin g. [STOP] app ears on the d isplay wind ow, and st op pla yback on the vi deo de vice. Wait fo r a moment until [Ready] appears. Note on using a DVD+R disc To play a recorde d DVD+R on DVD devices, you need to finalize the disc after recordin g ( p.
21 Stand-al one Ope ration - Usi ng the Drive as a DVD Record er Addition al op erations Pres s RE C MO DE. Each time you press the button, [HQ], [SP], or [SLP] appears in sequence. See page 12 for details on the recording mode. Note You cannot do this opera tion durin g recordin g.
22 You can set automatic playback mo de on the disc before recording. In the default setting ([No]), the disc is to start playback with displaying the menu screen of the title recorded.
23 Stand-al one Ope ration - Usi ng the Drive as a DVD Record er 2 Pres s EJECT, a nd insert a disc. Wait until [Ready] appears on the displ ay window.
24 Notes • Dep endin g on the disc c ondition , recordi ng condit ion, or DV D device, disc s may not play even if th e discs ar e final ized. • The drive can fi nalize only the di scs r ecorded on this dri ve. • It may take about five m inutes or more to finalize a disc.
25 Stand-al one Ope ration - Usi ng the Drive as a DVD Record er 7 Press FUNCTION/ENTER. Erasing of the di sc starts. When erasing is complete, [Ready] appears. 8 Eject th e disc. Note You can not era se tit le by ti tle, or ch ap ter by ch apte r. Double layer discs may encounter a compatibility problem with some DVD players.
26 B Using the Drive as an E xternal DV D Drive Connecting the drive to a computer Connect the drive to a computer using the supplied USB cable to us e the drive as an external DVD drive. When connecting the drive to your computer for the first time, you need to install the driver software.
27 Using the D rive as an External DV D 3 Turn on y our com puter. 4 Connect th e other en d of the USB c able to y our com puter. Note Pleas e conn ect t he driv e dir ectly t o a U SB conn ector on th e comput er. 5 Install the dr ive on the comp uter.
28 2 Check [Ins tall fr om a li st or s pecific loca tion (Ad vance d)] ( 1 ), then click [Next] ( 2 ). The following screen will appear. 3 Check [Se arch for th e best driver i n thes e locatio ns.
29 Using the D rive as an External DV D 4 Make sure that “Son y VR D-VC10 [ Video Captur e]” is di splayed , then cli ck [Conti nue An yway] . The followin g screen will appear. 5 Click [ Finish ], and c ontin ue to in stall the writi ng so ftware in the supplie d soft ware dis c followi ng the instruc tions on the screen .
30 On Windows 2000 1 Insert the suppli ed softwar e disc into a driv e on the compu ter. The following screen will appear. 2 Click [Next]. The following screen will appear. 3 Che ck [Sea rch f or a s uitab le dr ive r for my devic e (recommen ded)] ( 1 ), then clic k [Next] ( 2 ).
31 Using the D rive as an External DV D 4 Check [Spec ify a l ocation] ( 1 ), then c lick [Nex t] ( 2 ). The followin g screen will appear. 5 Click [Browse] ( 1 ), br owse for th e drive y ou inser t the softwa re disc ( 2 ), then cli ck [OK] ( 3 ). The followin g screen will appear.
32 7 Click [Yes ]. The following screen will appear. 8 Click [Fi nish], and continue to ins tall the writi ng softwar e in the supplied software disc fo llowin g the i nstruction s on th e scre en. The disc onne ction procedu re var ies dep ending on yo ur OS.
33 Using the D rive as an External DV D About software Use the supplied software to create discs and play back DVDs. The supplied software disc contains the following software. (Refer to the PDF or online documentation of each software for details about their operation.
34 • Using software other than the supplied software (such as commercially available software, share ware, or freewar e) to write data to disc with this drive i s not un der w arranty and So ny pr ovides no custo mer ser vice. • Make sure that the supplied writing software and other writing software do not coexist on your compu ter.
35 Using the D rive as an External DV D Maximizing performance Make s ure t hat yo u use h igh-s peed certif ied di scs fo r whic h this opera tion h as been guaranteed by Sony. For the latest information about these discs, visit the user support web site.
36 B Disc s Compatible discs The following discs are compatible with the drive. DVD 1) Supporte d by the drive. Dependin g on your soft ware and disc, this speed may va ry. Disc types Logo Read Wri te Writ e (Stand - alone) Write s peed 1) DV D + R 1 × to 16 × D VD+R DL (Dou ble laye r) 1 × to 2.
37 Dis cs CD Notes • Only round disc s should be used with th is drive. N ever use odd -shaped d iscs (stars, h earts, card shape , etc.), othe rwise th e drive ma y be dama ged. • It is not guaranteed to write to or play back 99-minut e discs. • With 8 cm di scs, you must pla ce the drive horizontall y.
38 We rec omme nd th at yo u only use di scs for whi ch op erat ion h as bee n guaranteed. You can obtain the latest list of writable discs for which operation with this drive has been guaranteed at the user support web site (see page 45 for details).
39 Dis cs Features of writable discs You can use various discs with the drive to write data. Refer to the table b elow to fi nd the ty pe of disc tha t match es what you want to do. Note You can acce ss/play back th e data writ ten to the discs ab ove wit h most drives /players that support their formats.
40 Writable CDs and compatibility The drive can write to CD-R and CD-RW discs, wh en used with writing software. To play back (read ) these CD-R and CD-RW discs on oth er CD-ROM drives, make settings on the writing software according to the purpose of the data.
41 Dis cs Further, because of the differences in quality and characteristics betwee n vari ous CD-RO M driv e, CD pl ayer , CD- R di sc, an d CD -RW di sc manuf acture rs, pla yback may not b e possibl e depe nding o n the c ombina tion.
42 Precautions on writ ing/playin g discs Write speed and compatible discs • When writing data to disc at high speeds, you m ust use the appropriate type of dis c. • Set the writing speed on your writing softwar e. For details about the setting procedures, refer to your writing software documenta tion.
43 Dis cs About cop y controlled CDs This pr oduct i s desig ned to play bac k discs conform ing to th e compa ct disc (CD) standard. Audio CDs encoded with copyright p rotection technology are now marketed by various record compan ies.
44 B Addi tional Informat ion Precautions Operation and storage con ditions Avoid u sing o r stor ing the driv e in a ho t or humid location, or whe re it mig ht be subje ct to seve re vi bration or dire ct sunli ght. Transportat ion • Please repack the drive in its origina l carton when sh ipping by itself.
45 Add iti on al In fo rma tio n Support o verview You can find the f oll owing i nfor matio n on this web site. The info rmation is per iodically updat ed, so we re commen d that yo u visit regularly.
46 Specification s Recording (s tand-alone) Video sign al forma t NTSC color Video enco ding for mat MEPG-2 Aud io enco ding form at Dolby Digi tal 2 ch Recordable d isc DVD+R, DVD+R (DL), DVD+RW Disc.
47 Add iti on al In fo rma tio n General Power DC 12 V (supplied from the DC IN jack) Con sum ptio n Max. 3. 0 A AC adapt or AC 10 0 - 240 V Use a power co rd approp riate to the regi on or c ountr y of us e. Size Approx. 66 × 164 × 234 mm (W × H × D) (exclu ding th e proj ecting parts) Weight Approx.
48 Troubleshooting If you experience any of the following difficu lties while using the drive, use this troubleshooting guide to held remedy the problem before requesting repa irs . Shou ld an y pro blem persi st, cons ult yo ur dea ler . Symptom Cause /r eme d y See A recor ded dis c cann ot be played bac k.
49 Add iti on al In fo rma tio n Rec ord in g Pr oh ibit ed c Copyrig ht prot ection signal (CGMS or Macr ovision) was de tected . Y ou cann ot re cord the so urce. p. 5 Insert Blank Disc c The di sc may ha ve bee n al ready record ed on othe r recor dable de vice that is n ot co mpati b le with this driv e.
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