Sony AT100, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...1 2009 Sony Corporation RDR AT100 AT105 AT107 AT200 AT205 DVD Recorder Operating Instructions To find out useful hints tips and information about Sony products and services please visit www sony europe com myproduct ...

Page 2: ...led with liquids such as vases on the apparatus Install this system so that the mains lead can be unplugged from the wall socket immediately in the event of trouble RDR AT105 AT107 AT205 only GUIDE Plus and G LINK are 1 registered trademarks or trademarks of 2 manufactured under license from and 3 subject of various international patents and patent applications owned by or licensed to Gemstar TV G...

Page 3: ...t Precautions This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits set out in the EMC Directive using a connection cable shorter than 3 metres On safety Should any solid object or liquid fall into the cabinet unplug the recorder and have it checked by qualified personnel before operating it any further About the hard disk drive The hard disk has a high storage density which enables l...

Page 4: ...ts such as microwave ovens or large loudspeakers Do not place heavy objects on the recorder On recording Make trial recordings before making the actual recording On compensation for lost recordings Sony is not liable and will not compensate for any lost recordings or relevant losses including when recordings are not made due to reasons including recorder failure or when the contents of a recording...

Page 5: ...on the recorder if they have the same or similar names as those on the remote The on screen display illustrations used in this manual may not match the graphics displayed on your TV screen RDR AT105 AT107 AT205 is used for illustration purposes The explanations regarding DVDs in this manual refer to DVDs created on this recorder The explanations do not apply to DVDs that are created on other recor...

Page 6: ...sitions of the recorder using the remote 24 Step 6 Easy Setup 25 Setting up the GUIDE Plus system RDR AT105 AT107 AT205 only 26 Connecting a VCR or Similar Device 29 Connecting to the LINE 1 DECODER jack 29 Connecting to the LINE 2 IN jacks on the front panel 30 Connecting to a Satellite or Digital Tuner RDR AT100 AT200 only 31 Connecting an External Decoder 32 Connecting a decoder 32 Setting exte...

Page 7: ... Creating chapters in a title 60 Checking Changing Cancelling Timer Settings Schedule For RDR AT105 AT107 AT205 60 Checking changing timer settings 60 Cancelling timer settings 61 Checking Changing Cancelling Timer Settings Timer List For RDR AT100 AT200 62 Recording from Connected Equipment 63 Recording from connected equipment without a timer 63 Recording from connected equipment with a timer Sy...

Page 8: ...Preparing for HDD camcorder dubbing 88 One Touch Dubbing from HDD Camcorder ONE TOUCH DUB 89 Dubbing from HDD Camcorder Using the On Screen Display HDD Cam Dubbing 89 DV Camcorder Dubbing 91 Before DV Camcorder Dubbing 91 Preparing for DV camcorder dubbing 91 Dubbing an Entire DV Format Tape DV One Touch Dubbing 93 Dubbing Selected Scenes DV Manual Dubbing 93 Playing from a DV Camcorder 94 Music J...

Page 9: ...110 Printing JPEG Image Files 111 Settings and Adjustments 113 Adjusting Picture Quality 113 Using the Setup Menus 116 Disc Settings Disc Setup 116 Recorder Settings Basic 117 Aerial Reception Settings Tuner 119 Video Settings Video In Out 122 Audio Input Settings Audio In 123 Audio Output Settings Audio Out 124 Language Settings Language 126 Recording Settings Recording 127 Playback Settings Play...

Page 10: ...Opens or closes the disc tray D PROG programme 35 The button has a tactile dot E Number buttons 74 The number 5 button has a tactile dot F INPUT input select 63 Selects an input source G AUDIO 67 The AUDIO button has a tactile dot H CLEAR 40 69 70 I TV DVD 23 Switches between TV mode and DVD mode J SUBTITLE 67 Green RDR AT105 AT107 AT205 only 47 Remote RDR AT105 AT107 AT205 RDR AT100 AT200 1 2 3 4...

Page 11: ... or disc information U previous next 67 98 PAGE RDR AT105 AT107 AT205 only 48 Changes the programme list by page instant replay instant advance 67 mc CM search slow freeze frame 47 67 98 DAY RDR AT105 AT107 AT205 only 48 Changes the programme list by day H play 65 107 X pause 35 67 98 107 x stop 65 97 107 The H button has a tactile dot V TV PAUSE 72 W z REC 35 x REC STOP 35 HDD DVD DUB 83 Starts d...

Page 12: ...nnected digital video camera O DV IN jack 91 Connect a DV camcorder to this jack P USB jack type A 95 101 Connect a USB device to this jack Q PictBridge USB jack type B 111 Connect a PictBridge compatible printer to this jack Use the tactile dot as a reference when operating the recorder To lock the recorder Child Lock You can lock all of the buttons on the recorder so that the settings are not ca...

Page 13: ...ears in the right most two digits C NTSC indicator 118 123 Lights up when NTSC colour system is selected D VPS PDC indicator 55 59 Lights up when the VPS PDC function is turned on E Timer indicator 52 58 Lights up when the timer for recording is set F Disc type Lights up when a recordable DVD R or DVD RW disc is loaded G Command Mode indicator 132 Displays the Command Mode of the remote When the C...

Page 14: ...K jack RDR AT105 AT107 AT205 only 16 Connect the set top box controller to this jack E HDMI OUT high definition multimedia interface out jack 18 21 F DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL jack 21 G AC IN terminal 22 H LINE 3 TV jack 18 I LINE 2 OUT S VIDEO jack 18 J COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y PB CB PR CR jacks 18 Rear panel ...

Page 15: ...he Video In Out setup page 123 when making connection A Standby Mode is set to Mode 1 default in the Basic setup and the picture does not appear on the TV when the recorder is in standby mode To watch TV in standby mode set Standby Mode to Mode 2 in Step 6 Easy Setup page 25 or use a splitter to divide aerial input signals between the TV and the recorder z Hint You can also set Standby Mode to Mod...

Page 16: ...gnals This recorder accepts RGB signals If the set top box receiver can output RGB signals connect the TV SCART connector on the set top box receiver to the LINE 1 DECODER jack and set LINE 1 In to RGB in the Video In Out setup page 123 Refer to the instructions supplied with the set top box receiver A Connecting a set top box receiver RDR AT105 AT107 AT205 only ANT IN TO TV DVD recorder Signal fl...

Page 17: ... programme positions on the set top box receiver whenever the set top box receiver and recorder are turned on After making hookup A check that the recorder correctly controls the set top box receiver page 26 Use this hookup if you watch cable programme position without a set top box receiver Also use this hookup if you are connecting only an aerial antenna With this hookup you can record any progr...

Page 18: ...iew pictures D B E C A Audio video cord not supplied Component video cord not supplied yellow TV projector or audio component TV projector or audio component green S video cord not supplied TV projector or audio component red blue Signal flow to COMPONENT VIDEO OUT to LINE 2 OUT S VIDEO to LINE 2 OUT VIDEO SCART cord not supplied to T LINE 3 TV DVD recorder TV HDMI cord TV projector or audio compo...

Page 19: ...et top box receiver when the set top box receiver is connected to the recorder using a SCART cord only turn the recorder on When connecting to the HDMI jack Follow the steps below Improper handling may damage the HDMI jack and the connector 1 Carefully align the HDMI jack on the rear of the recorder and the HDMI connector by checking their shapes Make sure the connector is not upside down or tilte...

Page 20: ...deo In Out setup page 122 and SMARTLINK to This Recorder Only in the Options setup page 132 b Notes For correct SMARTLINK connection you will need a SCART cord that has the full 21 pins Refer as well to your TV s instruction manual for this connection Not all TVs respond to the functions above 1 MEGALOGIC is a registered trademark of Grundig Corporation 2 EASYLINK and CINEMALINK are trademarks of ...

Page 21: ...en to sound The yellow plug is used for video signals page 18 VIDEO AUDIO INPUT L R A B Audio component with a decoder white TV projector or audio component Audio video cord not supplied Signal flow Coaxial digital cord not supplied to DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL to LINE 2 OUT R AUDIO L Rear L DVD recorder red yellow yellow white red Speakers Front L Speakers to coaxial HDMI digital input Rear R Front R S...

Page 22: ...acks at the same time This will cause unwanted noise to come from your TV s speakers With connection A after you have completed the connection make the appropriate settings in the Audio Out setup page 124 Otherwise no sound or a loud noise will come from your speakers When you connect the recorder to an audio component using an HDMI cord you will need to do one of the following Connect the audio c...

Page 23: ...ipe out any liquid inside the battery compartment and insert new batteries Do not expose the remote sensor marked on the front panel to strong light such as direct sunlight or a lighting apparatus The recorder may not respond to the remote When you replace the batteries of the remote the code number and Command Mode may be reset to the default setting Set the appropriate code number and Command Mo...

Page 24: ...rom the other Sony DVD recorder or player after you have completed Step 6 Easy Setup The default command mode setting for this recorder and the supplied remote is 3 Default setting You can check the current Command Mode in the front panel display For details see page 132 You can change programme positions of the recorder using the number buttons Example for channel 50 Press 5 0 then press ENTER Ma...

Page 25: ...u connect a TV to this recorder with SMARTLINK select Download from TV Then select your country region using and press ENTER The tuner preset data will be downloaded from your TV to this recorder For details refer to the operating instructions supplied with your TV To skip this setting select Do not set To set the programme positions manually see page 119 Clock Setting Select Auto when a programme...

Page 26: ... z Hint If you want to run Easy Setup again select Easy Setup in the Basic setup from Initial Setup in the System Menu page 118 Follow the instructions below to set up the GUIDE Plus system and use the connected set top box receiver 1 Press GUIDE The GUIDE Plus system Basic Setup appears 2 Select an item using M m and press ENTER Then set each item Language Select a language for the on screen disp...

Page 27: ...hes to the specified programme position 3 Turn off the recorder to receive GUIDE Plus system data b Note You cannot set tuner system or OSD Language to a country region or language that is not supported by the GUIDE Plus system If you cannot get the recorder to control your set top box receiver Check the connection and position of the set top box controller page 16 If your set top box receiver sti...

Page 28: ...on the double sided tape 2 Attach it so that the set top box controller is directly above the remote control sensor on your set top box receiver To change the basic GUIDE Plus settings 1 Press GUIDE 2 Select Setup in the Menu Bar using M and press ENTER 3 Select Basic Setup using M m and press ENTER 4 Repeat from step 2 of Setting up the GUIDE Plus system RDR AT105 AT107 AT205 only on page 26 ...

Page 29: ...k of this recorder b Notes Pictures containing copy protection signals that prohibit any copying cannot be recorded If you pass the recorder signals through a VCR you may not receive a clear image on your TV screen Be sure to connect your VCR to the DVD recorder and to your TV in the order shown below To watch video tapes watch the tapes through a second line input on your TV The SMARTLINK feature...

Page 30: ... Notes Do not connect the yellow LINE IN VIDEO jack when using an S video cord Do not connect the output jack of this recorder to another equipment s input jack with the other equipment s output jack connected to the input jack of this recorder This may cause noise feedback Do not connect more than one type of video cord between the recorder and your TV at the same time Connecting to the LINE 2 IN...

Page 31: ... in the Video In Out setup page 123 Refer to the instructions supplied with the set top box receiver If you want to use the Synchro Rec function This connection is necessary to use the Synchro Recording function See Recording from connected equipment with a timer Synchro Rec RDR AT100 AT200 only on page 64 Set LINE 1 In in the Video In Out setup page 123 according to the specifications of your sat...

Page 32: ...by mode set Standby Mode to Mode 2 in the Basic setup page 118 If not the picture will not appear Note that when you set LINE 1 In to Decoder in step 7 of Setting external decoder PAY TV Canal Plus analogue decoder programme positions page 33 you will not be able to select L1 because Line 1 will become a dedicated line for the decoder Connecting a decoder TV Aerial cable supplied SCART cord not su...

Page 33: ...select the external decoder programme position using 15Select Sound System using M m and select an available TV system B G D K I or L using To receive broadcasts in France select L 16Select Decoder using M m and select On using 17Press SYSTEM MENU to exit the menu To return to the previous step Press O RETURN b Notes If you disconnect the recorder s mains lead you will not be able to view the sign...

Page 34: ...are formatted in the recording format VR mode or Video mode set by Format DVD RW of Basic in the Disc Setup setup page 116 For DVD R discs DVD Rs are automatically formatted in Video mode To format an unused DVD R in VR mode format the disc in the Format setup page 45 before you make a recording If the disc is recordable on this recorder you can manually re format the disc to make a blank disc pag...

Page 35: ...cording setup page 127 For more details about the recording mode see page 147 4 Press z REC Recording starts To stop recording Press x REC STOP To pause recording Press X To resume recording press X again To watch another TV programme while recording If your TV is connected to the T LINE 3 TV jack set your TV to the TV input using the TV DVD button and select the programme you want to watch If you...

Page 36: ...ding to the HDD when HDD Recording Format is set to Video Mode Off in the Recording setup page 128 DVD RWs DVD Rs VR mode When recording to DVD R DLs Video mode the title is divided when the layer switches If there is a power failure the programme you are recording may be erased You cannot watch a PAY TV Canal Plus programme while recording another PAY TV Canal Plus programme To use the TV Direct ...

Page 37: ...disc type D Scroll bar Appears when all of the titles do not fit on the list To view the hidden titles press M m E Title information Recording Indicates that the title is currently being recorded Indicates a protected title NEW Indicates that the title is newly recorded not played back HDD only Press DISPLAY to display indicates titles containing Copy Once copy protection signals HDD only page 150...

Page 38: ...il picture shown in the Title List 1 Press TITLE LIST For DVD RWs DVD Rs VR mode switch the Title List to show Original or Playlist titles if necessary 2 Select a title using M m and press The sub menu appears 3 Select Edit using M m and press ENTER 4 Select Set Thumbnail using M m and press ENTER The display for setting the thumbnail point appears and the title starts to play 5 While watching the...

Page 39: ...setting in the dubbing source does not retain in the dubbed title RDR AT100 AT200 only When the Title List does not appear by pressing the TITLE LIST button the DVD has no Title List In this case try pressing the TOP MENU button to display the DVD s menu You can check the playing time of the current title chapter track or disc Also you can check the disc name recorded on the DVD CD Press DISPLAY r...

Page 40: ...ation automatically appears on the screen when the recorder is operated To increase disc space see To open up disc space page 75 b Note Playing time of MP3 audio tracks may not be displayed correctly 4 Changing the Name of a Recorded Programme You can label a DVD title or programme by entering characters You can enter up to 64 characters for a title recorded in the HDD DVD RW DVD R VR mode 40 char...

Page 41: ...ess ENTER 8 Repeat steps 6 and 7 to enter the remaining characters To erase a character move the cursor to the character at the input row and press CLEAR or select Clear and press ENTER To insert a character move the cursor to the right of the point where you want to insert the character Then select the character and press ENTER To erase all of the characters press and hold CLEAR for 2 seconds or ...

Page 42: ...e disc name b Note The disc name may not appear when the disc is played on other DVD equipment 1 Insert a disc See 1 Inserting a Disc on page 34 2 Press SYSTEM MENU The System Menu appears 3 Select Disc Setup and press ENTER 4 Select Basic and press ENTER 5 Select Protect Disc and press ENTER 6 Select On and press ENTER 7 Press SYSTEM MENU to exit To cancel the protection Select Off in step 6 z Hi...

Page 43: ... can edit or record on the disc even after finalising Finalising is unnecessary when playing a disc on VR format compatible equipment Even if your other DVD equipment is VR format compatible you may need to finalise the disc especially if the recording time is short You can edit or record on the disc even after finalising Finalising is necessary when playing on any equipment other than this record...

Page 44: ...e recorder may not be able to finalise the disc if it was recorded on another recorder Inserting an unfinalised disc into other DVD equipment may damage the recorded contents When using a DVD RW you can edit or record on the disc even after finalising However the title menu will not be displayed Finalise the disc again to display the title menu For DVD RWs Video mode DVD RWs Video mode that have b...

Page 45: ...ew discs are automatically formatted when inserted If necessary you can manually re format a DVD RW DVD RW or DVD R disc to make a blank disc For DVD RWs or DVD Rs you can select a recording format VR mode or Video mode according to your needs 1 Insert a disc See 1 Inserting a Disc on page 34 2 Press SYSTEM MENU The System Menu appears 3 Select Disc Setup and press ENTER RW RWVR RWVideo RVR RVideo...

Page 46: ... Video Mode Formats DVD RWs DVD Rs in Video mode Format DVD RW Formats DVD RWs 6 Select Start and press ENTER All contents on the disc are erased z Hint By reformatting you can change the recording format on DVD RWs or record again on DVD RWs that have been finalised b Note You cannot reformat recorded DVD Rs ...

Page 47: ...word Search function page 53 Once you have found the programme you are looking for use the GUIDE Plus system to set the timer for recording page 52 You can set the system to display your favourite programmes according to conditions that you set such as category and keyword page 49 b Note The GUIDE Plus system cannot be used when Input Line System is set to NTSC in the Basic setup page 118 Press GU...

Page 48: ...nd press ENTER to watch the programme G Broadcast station Logo Shows the broadcast station logo H Time Slot Indicates the currently selected time slot Use to select a different time slot Available buttons in the GUIDE Plus system Home Screen To unlock the Video Window The Video Window is locked so that it does not change programme positions when you move the cursor across other titles From Grid se...

Page 49: ...ogramme position and press the red button Delete Categories Select the category using M m and press ENTER To add more categories press the yellow button Add You can register up to 4 categories To cancel the registration select a category and press the red button Delete Keywords Enter a keyword See To search for a programme by keyword on page 53 To add more keywords press the yellow button Add You ...

Page 50: ...the programme guide data can be received If the programme guide data has not been received after waiting for a day search for the host channel at the following website and set the host channel manually Changing the GUIDE Plus host channel manually Setup page 50 www europe guideplus com If the set top box receiver is connected to the recorder using a SCART cord only and you want to receive the prog...

Page 51: ...utton Prog No then enter a programme position number using the number buttons and press ENTER z Hint To receive from the recorder a programme position that can be received by either the set top box receiver or the recorder change the input source in step 6 If any programme positions are unused or contain unwanted channels you can hide them 1 After step 4 of Checking programme positions Editor in t...

Page 52: ...es page 75 Adjust the recording picture quality if necessary page 113 Turn on the set top box receiver and connect the set top box controller when the recorder is connected to a set top box receiver and you want to record using the GUIDE Plus system b Note Do not operate your set top box receiver just before or during a timer recording This may prevent the accurate recording of a programme You can...

Page 53: ...arch using and press ENTER 3 Select My Choice using When you have already entered keywords go to step 8 To enter a new keyword go to step 4 4 Press the yellow button Add The display for entering characters appears 5 Select a character on the keyboard using M m and press ENTER To switch between upper case lower case or characters with accents press the yellow button Keyboard repeatedly To cancel en...

Page 54: ...cording setup page 127 z Hint When you select AUTO for recording mode the recorder automatically maximises the recording quality for the space available on the inserted disc if recording to DVD or to fit on to a blank DVD disc if recording to HDD b Notes If a message indicating that the HDD is full appears on the screen change the recording destination to DVD or make available space for the record...

Page 55: ...he corresponding colour button repeatedly to set the duration or genre Green button Timing Selects the duration time or to set the VPS PDC function See About the VPS PDC function below Yellow button Genre Selects a particular HDD genre if necessary 13Press GUIDE to exit the GUIDE Plus system The recorder is ready to start recording To modify the timer setting such as the VPS PDC function see page ...

Page 56: ...d exit The timer setting is added to the schedule list of the GUIDE Plus system and the recorder is ready to start recording To modify the timer setting such as the VPS PDC function see page 60 To stop recording during timer recording Press x REC STOP Note that it may take a few seconds for the recorder to stop recording On screen instructions may appear after pressing x REC STOP In this case foll...

Page 57: ...ng to A L default or B R in the Audio In setup page 124 About HDD Recording format see page 128 ZWEITON German stereo system When a stereo based programme is received Stereo appears When a bilingual ZWEITON based programme is received L R or L R appears NICAM system To record a NICAM programme be sure to set NICAM Select to NICAM default in the Audio In setup If the sound is not clear when listeni...

Page 58: ... press ENTER 3 Select an item using and adjust using M m Then press ENTER The adjustable items are listed below Pr CH Sets the programme position Date Sets the date up to 30 days later Select a recording pattern by pressing M repeatedly to set the timer for the same daily or weekly programmes Start Sets the start time Stop Sets the stop time Extend Sets duration when a timer recording is in progre...

Page 59: ...re transmitted with TV programmes in some broadcast systems These signals ensure that timer recordings are made regardless of any broadcast delays early starts or broadcast interruptions To use the VPS PDC function Set VPS PDC to On see To make the detailed settings on page 59 When you turn on this function the recorder starts scanning the channels before the timer recording starts Rec Mode Adjust...

Page 60: ...RW VR mode you can edit chapter marks page 78 Checking Changing Cancelling Timer Settings Schedule For RDR AT105 AT107 AT205 You can change or cancel timer settings using the schedule list 1 Press SYSTEM MENU The System Menu appears 2 Select Timer Recording and press ENTER 3 Select Timer Recording and press ENTER The schedule list appears 4 Select the timer setting you want to change using m You c...

Page 61: ...ration time or to set the VPS PDC function See About the VPS PDC function on page 55 If you want to record to a particular HDD genre press the yellow button Genre repeatedly 10Press GUIDE to exit the GUIDE Plus system The new settings become effective In step 4 of Checking changing timer settings select the timer setting you want to cancel using M m and press the red button Delete To close the sch...

Page 62: ... setting in the Timer List To change or cancel the setting repeat steps 2 and 3 above When the timer settings overlap The programme that starts first has priority and the entire programme is recorded After finishing the previous recording the other recording starts with several tens of second s delay when the end time of one recording and the start time of another are the same When the recordings ...

Page 63: ...equipment to cancel the playback pause status The connected equipment starts playback and the playback image is recorded by this recorder To stop recording press x REC STOP on this recorder If you connect a DV camcorder with a DV IN jack See DV Camcorder Dubbing on page 91 If you connect an HDD camcorder with a USB jack See HDD Camcorder Dubbing on page 87 b Notes When recording a video game image...

Page 64: ...c of Timer Recording to Yes from the System Menu To cancel Synchro Rec before recording starts Press 1 The SYNCHRO REC indicator in the front panel display turns off To cancel Synchro Rec during recording Press down z REC for more than 3 seconds The Synchro Rec is cancelled and the recording continues To stop recording Press x REC STOP Then select Yes in the confirmation display and press ENTER b ...

Page 65: ...nt You can also use the H button in step 3 to start playback b Note When any video titles are recorded on a DATA DVD the MP3 audio tracks on that DATA DVD cannot be played To use the DVD s Menu When you play a DVD VIDEO or a finalised DVD RW DVD RW Video mode DVD R or DVD R Video mode you can display the disc s menu by pressing TOP MENU or MENU b Note The H button is not available in the disc s me...

Page 66: ... x again and press H Playback starts from the beginning of the title track scene b Notes You cannot resume playback during TV Pause Resume Play is not available for Super VIDEO CDs The point where you stopped playing is cleared from memory when you open the disc tray except HDD you play another title except HDD you start playback using the Title List except HDD you edit the title after stopping pl...

Page 67: ...uage only when is displayed on the screen instant replay instant advance DivX video file only Each time you press replays the scene for the following duration 5 seconds t 15 seconds t 30 seconds t 1 minute t 2 minutes t 3 minutes t 5 minutes t 10 minutes t 20 minutes t advances the time in 10 minute increments t 2 hours Each time you press briefly fast forwards the current scene for the following ...

Page 68: ... using the AUDIO button when you play DTS sound tracks on a CD page 67 fast reverse fast forward Fast reverses fast forwards the disc when pressed during playback Search speed changes as follows fast reverse fast forward mFR1 1 T t MFF1 2 mFR2 T T t t MFF2 mFR3 3 T T T t t t MFF3 3 mFR4 3 T T T T t t t t MFF4 3 When you press and hold the button fast forward fast reverse continues at the selected ...

Page 69: ...LAY MODE during playback For audio tracks on a DATA DVD DATA CD CD press while the Title List is displayed and select Play Mode The Play Mode menu appears 2 Select Repeat and press ENTER 3 Select an item to be repeated using M m Repeat Title for HDD DVDs DATA DVDs 1 DATA CDs 1 repeats the current title Repeat Chapter for HDD DVDs repeats the current chapter Repeat Track for VIDEO CDs 2 CDs DATA DV...

Page 70: ...R The chapter or track is programmed If you make a mistake select the step number example 01 using M m and press CLEAR 6 To programme other chapters or tracks press M m to select a step number and repeat steps 4 and 5 7 Press H Programme play starts To stop Programme play Press x stop To cancel Programme play Press CLEAR during playback Or set Programme to Cancel Programme Play in the Play Mode me...

Page 71: ...r see To switch between the album list and title list on page 71 To scroll the list display by page Page mode Press SUBTITLE previous ANGLE next while the album title list is displayed Each time you press SUBTITLE previous ANGLE next the album title list changes to the previous next page of the list To change the play information display HDD only Press DISPLAY repeatedly Each time you press the bu...

Page 72: ...ivX video files to the HDD and play them on the HDD Advanced Playback Functions You can pause a current TV broadcast and record it on the HDD then continue watching the programme at a later time This is useful when you receive an unexpected phone call or visitor while watching TV To prepare for the TV Pause function When using the SMARTLINK function page 20 Set SMARTLINK to This Recorder Only in t...

Page 73: ...se this function as follows While recording to the HDD Play another title on the HDD Play a previously recorded programme on a DVD by pressing the DVD button While recording to a DVD Play a previously recorded programme on the HDD by pressing the HDD button You can also play a DVD VIDEO VIDEO CD Super VIDEO CD DATA DVD or DATA CD while recording on the HDD Example Play another title on the HDD whi...

Page 74: ... code Title Search for HDD DVDs DATA DVDs 1 DATA CDs 1 Chapter Search for HDD DVDs Track Search for VIDEO CDs 3 1 DivX video file only 2 Except Super VIDEO CDs 3 Available only when playing without PBC functions The display for entering the number appears 4 Press the number buttons to select the number of the title chapter time code etc you want For example Time Search To find a scene at 2 hours 1...

Page 75: ...rasing and Editing a Title on page 76 For DVD Rs and DVD Rs the available disc space does not increase even if you erase titles To switch between the Playlist and Original Title List DVD RW DVD R in VR mode only You can display the Playlist titles in the Title List Playlist or the Original titles in the Title List Original 1 Press while the Title List is displayed 2 Select Play List using M m and ...

Page 76: ...cts the title appears next to the protected title Move Changes the title s playing order page 80 Combine Combines two titles into one page 80 Genre Name Allows you to enter a genre name up to 12 characters page 40 Multi Mode Allows you to select and edit multiple titles at one time page 76 Create Creates a Playlist page 80 Undo Undoes the last edit you made z Hint You can label or re label DVDs pa...

Page 77: ...ETURN The Title List appears z Hint A chapter mark is inserted after the scene is erased The chapter mark divides the title into separate chapters on either side of the mark b Notes Images or sound may be momentarily interrupted at the point where you erase a section of a title Sections shorter than five seconds may not be erased If you want to dub a long title to a disc but do not want to reduce ...

Page 78: ... Playlist if necessary 2 Select a title containing the chapter you want to edit and press The sub menu appears 3 Select Edit and press ENTER 4 Select Chapter Edit and press ENTER For the HDD select a type of editing and press ENTER For details see page 75 5 Select an option and press ENTER You can make the following edits to the chapter Divide Divides a chapter into two page 79 Erase Move Erase Er...

Page 79: ...2 Select a chapter using and press ENTER 3 For a Playlist chapter only Select Erase and press ENTER The display asks for confirmation 4 Select Yes and press ENTER The chapter is erased 1 After step 4 of Erasing and Editing a Chapter select Combine 2 Move the combining bar using and press ENTER The two adjacent chapters of the combining bar are combined b Note Chapters cannot be combined if they ar...

Page 80: ...o the Playlist 1 Press TITLE LIST and switch to the Playlist For details on switching to the Playlist see page 75 2 Select a Playlist title and press The sub menu appears 3 Select Edit and press ENTER 4 Select Move and press ENTER 5 Select a new location for the title using M m and press ENTER The title moves to the new location To move more titles repeat from step 2 1 Press TITLE LIST and switch ...

Page 81: ...ontaining the chapter you want to edit and press The sub menu appears 3 Select Edit and press ENTER 4 Select Chapter Edit and press ENTER 5 Select Erase Move 6 Select a chapter using and press ENTER 7 Select Move and press ENTER 8 Select a new location for the chapter using and press ENTER The chapter moves to the new location Moving a chapter Move ...

Page 82: ...on of chapter marks may be slightly changed from the original However the chapter marks in the dubbing source are not retained in the dubbed title when dubbing to a DVD RW DVD R Video mode DVD RW or DVD R at normal speed The chapter marks are automatically inserted according to the Auto Chapter Video and Auto Chapter DVD R RW settings in the Recording setup page 127 The Set Thumbnail setting in th...

Page 83: ... REC MODE to select the recording mode b Note You cannot use the HDD DVD DUB button in the following cases Dub the title using Dubbing List page 83 When dubbing the title recorded in MN6 mode or longer duration mode to a DVD RW DVD R When dubbing the title recorded in HQ mode to a DVD Dubbing Using Dubbing List You can select the titles you want to dub using Dubbing List You can also edit titles b...

Page 84: ...name page 40 Finalise Select Yes to finalise a disc automatically after dubbing DVD RW DVD R Video mode or DVD R 10Select Start Dubbing and press ENTER When you set Finalise to Yes in step 9 select the title menu style and press ENTER The recorder turns off automatically when you do not use the recorder for more than 20 minutes after the dubbing has finished To cancel dubbing Press and hold HDD DV...

Page 85: ...picture quality of the dubbing Bilingual Sets how a bilingual audio programme is dubbed Cancel Exits the sub menu 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to edit all of the titles 5 Go to step 8 of Dubbing Using Dubbing List on page 83 to dub edited titles b Notes The Dubbing List you created remains after dubbing To edit the existing Dubbing List select Use Previous Dubbing List in step 4 The Dubbing List is clea...

Page 86: ... starts High Speed dubbing of the contents that were dubbed to the HDD in step 6 9 Select Cancel and press ENTER The disc is automatically finalised To make another backup disc replace discs select Start and press ENTER 10Select Yes or No and press ENTER To erase the backup data on the HDD select Yes To make another backup disc later select No The recorder turns off automatically when you do not u...

Page 87: ...still images and moving images only moving images can be dubbed to the recorder Playlist made with the HDD camcorder cannot be dubbed to the recorder You cannot set the recording mode for HDD camcorder dubbing When dubbing from the HDD camcorder the recorder recognises and uses the shooting date and time information of the HDD camcorder If the HDD camcorder s clock is incorrect the recorder may no...

Page 88: ...etup page 133 b Notes Connect the HDD camcorder directly to the recorder Do not disconnect the USB cable while dubbing When signal input to the USB jack type A on the front panel or recorder operation cannot be performed correctly when using an HDD camcorder connect the HDD camcorder to the LINE IN jack and follow the instructions of Recording from Connected Equipment on page 63 The recorder can r...

Page 89: ...e contents of the HDD camcorder see Dubbing from HDD Camcorder Using the On Screen Display HDD Cam Dubbing on page 89 Data about the dubbed contents are all cleared when you reset the recorder page 142 Even if the DV camcorder is also connected to the DV IN jack dubbing from the HDD camcorder starts when you press the ONE TOUCH DUB button Dubbing from HDD Camcorder Using the On Screen Display HDD ...

Page 90: ...atically if you do not use the recorder for more than 20 minutes after the dubbing has finished To stop dubbing Press x REC STOP Or select Exit in step 6 and press ENTER b Note With Incremental Dubbing the contents that have already been dubbed to the recorder are not dubbed again even after you erase them from the recorder You can dub only newly shot contents ...

Page 91: ...e Operation is straightforward because the recorder will fast forward and rewind the tape for you you do not need to operate your DV camcorder Refer as well to the instruction manual supplied with the DV camcorder before connecting z Hint If you plan to do additional editing on a disc after the initial dub use the DV IN jack and record on a DVD RW DVD R VR mode or HDD b Notes You cannot make a rec...

Page 92: ...del You cannot record date time or the contents of the cassette memory onto the disc If you record from a DV Digital8 format tape that is recorded in multiple sound tracks such as a tape with multiple sampling frequencies 48 kHz 44 1 kHz or 32 kHz no sound or an unnatural sound will be output when playing back the sampling frequency switch point on the disc In order to use this recorder s Auto Cha...

Page 93: ...inalisation is cancelled if a timer recording starts except for DVD RW DVD R VR mode DV One Touch Dubbing ends automatically when there are images containing copy protection signals at the beginning of the tape If the HDD camcorder is also connected to the USB jack dubbing from the HDD camcorder starts when you press the ONE TOUCH DUB button Disconnect the HDD camcorder from the USB jack to dub fr...

Page 94: ...V camcorder to the DV IN jack on the front panel 2 Press SYSTEM MENU The System Menu appears 3 Select HDD Cam DV and press ENTER 4 Select DV Playback and press ENTER 5 Start playback on the DV camcorder Images from the DV camcorder appear on your TV screen To cancel playback Press SYSTEM MENU z Hint You can dub the playing tape contents During playback press HDD or DVD to select the dubbing destin...

Page 95: ...ile copying audio tracks timer recordings are unavailable If the timer is set during copying the recorder starts the timer recording after copying is finished Copy protected CDs cannot be copied to the HDD Preparing for Using Jukebox Connect a USB device to the USB jack on the recorder or copy audio tracks from the connected USB device or CDs DATA CDs DATA DVDs to the HDD You can connect a USB dev...

Page 96: ...ist DVD CD page 66 1 Press SYSTEM MENU The System Menu appears 2 Select Music Jukebox and press ENTER 3 Select Listen to Music Edit and press ENTER The Music Jukebox HDD appears 4 Select an artist using M m and press ENTER 5 Select an album using M m and press ENTER If you want to copy the album press instead of ENTER then go to step 7 6 Select a track to copy using M m and press The sub menu appe...

Page 97: ...GLE next while the Music Jukebox list is displayed Each time you press SUBTITLE previous ANGLE next the Music Jukebox list changes to the previous next page of the list To change the play information display HDD only Press DISPLAY repeatedly Each time you press the button information below the artist album track list is changed About the Playlist and Original list HDD only You can switch the Music...

Page 98: ...and press ENTER The Play Mode menu appears 3 Select Repeat using M m and press ENTER 4 Select an item using M m Repeat Artist HDD only repeats tracks of the current artist Repeat Album repeats the current album Repeat Track repeats the current track Repeat Play List HDD only repeats the current Playlist Repeat Programme USB device only repeats the current programme page 99 Adding audio tracks to a...

Page 99: ...mple Track 001 using M m and press ENTER The track is programmed If you make a mistake select the step number example 01 using M m and press CLEAR 7 To programme other tracks press M m to select a step number and repeat steps 5 and 6 8 Press H Programme play starts To stop Programme play Press x stop To cancel Programme play Set Programme to Cancel Programme Play in the Play Mode menu during playb...

Page 100: ...ase Erases the selected artist album track Select Yes when asked for confirmation Edit Allows you to make the following edits Artist Name Allows you to enter or re enter an artist name page 40 Album Name Allows you to enter or re enter an album name page 40 Track Name Allows you to enter or re enter a track name page 40 Copy Album Allows you to copy an album page 96 Copy Track Allows you to copy a...

Page 101: ...recorder or copy JPEG image files from DATA CDs DATA DVDs or the connected USB device to the HDD You can connect a USB device digital still camera Memory card reader and USB memory to the USB jack on the recorder to view JPEG image files or copy to the HDD Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the USB device before connecting b Notes Some USB devices may not work with this recorder The...

Page 102: ...e file and press ENTER A check mark appears in the check box by the selected item To clear the check mark press ENTER again To clear all check marks press to select Single Mode from the sub menu 8 Repeat step 7 to select all of the albums or JPEG image files you want to copy 9 Press The sub menu appears 10Select Copy to HDD and press ENTER The display asks for confirmation 11Select Yes and press E...

Page 103: ...e sub menu 9 Repeat step 8 to select all of the albums or JPEG image files you want to copy 10Press The sub menu appears 11Select Copy and press ENTER 12Select the destination album using M m and press ENTER The display asks for confirmation 13Select Yes and press ENTER To cancel select No b Note Albums or JPEG image files are not copied to the HDD in the following cases when the HDD disc space is...

Page 104: ...ows to a disc When copying an album containing more than 99 JPEG image files to a disc slideshows will be created with every 99 JPEG image files and recorded to a disc For DVDs the available disc space does not increase even if you erase slideshows You can copy the edited JPEG image files to a DVD RW DVD R Video mode A slideshow is also recorded to the disc as a video file You can play the slidesh...

Page 105: ...show depending on DVD equipment You cannot copy JPEG image files to a recordable DVD which has been recorded using other recorders devices DATA DVDs finalised on this recorder may not be able to play on other equipment You can record up to 99 slideshows to a disc For DVDs the available disc space does not increase even if you erase slideshows Using the Photo Album List You can play JPEG image file...

Page 106: ...ge 110 D Scroll bar Appears when all of the JPEG image files do not fit on the list To view the hidden JPEG image files press M m E Album and JPEG image file information Displays the image JPEG image file number recording date and time JPEG image file name and JPEG image file size appears for protected JPEG image files F Remaining space on the HDD To scroll the list display by page Page mode Press...

Page 107: ...rder is displayed as While using the Photo Album menu HDD on the front panel lights up even when you play JPEG image files on a disc or the USB device 1 Follow steps 1 to 4 of Using the Photo Album List The Photo Album list appears Switch between the album list and JPEG image file list if necessary 2 Select an album or JPEG image file using M m and press H The slideshow starts z Hint You can start...

Page 108: ...ing Zoom rotate skip or pause an image Display information on the screen by pressing DISPLAY If there is no audio track in the selected Music Playlist the slideshow is played back with no sound Creating a Slideshow with Your Favourite Music and Graphic Effects x Pict Story HDD only You can easily create and play your own slideshow with your favourite music in Music Playlist and graphic effects usi...

Page 109: ...e x Pict Story was created An x Pict Story is created in the HQ mode To edit x Pict Story titles see Erasing and Editing on page 75 b Notes You cannot make a recording while creating an x Pict Story If there is no JPEG image file in the selected folder you cannot create an x Pict Story If there is no audio track in the selected Music Playlist the x Pict Story is created with no sound The selected ...

Page 110: ...age 103 Rename Album Changes the selected album name page 40 Protect Album Contents Protects all JPEG image files in the selected album Cancel Protection Cancels protection of all JPEG image files in the selected album Copy to DVD Copies the selected album or JPEG image file to a DVD page 103 Multi Mode Selects multiple albums or JPEG image files to edit Copy all to HDD Copies all the albums and J...

Page 111: ...D select View Photos on a DVD CD To print JPEG image files from the connected USB device select View Photos on a USB Device The Photo Album list appears 6 Select an album and press ENTER 7 Select a file using M m and press The sub menu appears 8 Select the item and press ENTER To print two or more files select Multi Mode To print the file selected in step 7 only go to step 12 9 Select a file and p...

Page 112: ... Options 2 setup page 133 To restart the connected USB device Select Restart USB Device of USB in the Options 2 setup page 133 z Hint Printing options such as paper size or layout differ depending on the printer For details refer to the instructions supplied with the printer ...

Page 113: ... SYSTEM MENU to exit To create your own setting 1 Select Memory1 Memory2 or Memory3 in step 3 2 Select Detailed Settings and press ENTER The display for adjusting detailed settings appears 3 Select an item using M m and adjust settings using For explanation of each setting see the tables below 4 Press SYSTEM MENU to exit The setting is automatically stored as the setting you selected in step 1 Tun...

Page 114: ... in the luminance element of the video signal CNR chroma noise reduction Reduces noise contained in the chroma element of the video signal Detail Adjusts the sharpness of images outlines White AGC Turn on for automatic white level adjustment White Enhancer Adjusts the intensity of white Black Enhancer Adjusts the intensity of black Black Level Selects the black level setup level for the NTSC video...

Page 115: ...rns in the picture MNR mosquito noise reduction Reduces the faint noise appearing around the outlines of the images The noise reduction effects are automatically adjusted within each setting range according to the video bit rate and other factors Sharpness Sharpens the outlines of the images Detail Adjusts the sharpness of images outlines White Enhancer Adjusts the intensity of white Black Enhance...

Page 116: ...D related settings Input Disc Name You can label a disc For details see page 41 Protect Disc You can protect a disc against erasure For details see page 42 Format DVD RW DVD RW only The recorder automatically starts formatting in VR mode or Video mode whichever is selected below when a new unformatted DVD RW is inserted You can manually re format a DVD RW DVD RW or DVD R disc to make a blank disc ...

Page 117: ... and other recorder related settings Auto Auto Clock Set Turns on the Auto Clock Set function when a programme position in your local area broadcasts a time signal 1 Press repeatedly until the programme position of the station that carries a time signal appears 2 Press m to select Start and press ENTER If the recorder does not receive a time signal from any station press O RETURN and set the clock...

Page 118: ...r SECAM colour system Standby Mode Mode 1 When the recorder is turned off Input signals from the LINE 1 DECODER jack are not output from the LINE 3 TV jack page 29 and the connected external decoder cannot be used page 32 Aerial input signals are not output to the connected TV To watch TV use a splitter to divide aerial input signals between the TV and the recorder page 15 Mode 2 When the recorder...

Page 119: ...t using the Easy Setup function you can set them manually If there is no sound or if the picture is distorted the wrong tuner system may have been preset during Easy Setup Set the correct tuner system manually in the steps below 1 Select your country region using and press ENTER 2 Press PROG to select the programme position 3 Select the item you want to change using M m and change the settings usi...

Page 120: ...CATV DK East European Countries R1 R12 VHF R21 R69 UHF S1 S20 CATV S21 S41 HYPER S01 S05 CATV I Great Britain Ireland Ireland A J VHF South Africa 4 11 13 VHF B21 B69 UHF S1 S20 CATV S21 S41 HYPER S01 S05 CATV L France F2 F10 VHF F21 F69 UHF B Q CATV S21 S41 HYPER Corre sponding channel Channel Set number Receivable Frequency range MHz B CC1 116 75 124 75 C CC2 124 75 132 75 D CC3 132 75 140 75 D ...

Page 121: ... repeatedly 2 Press M m to select the programme position number to swap for the one selected in step 1 and press ENTER The programme position numbers are swapped To swap the programme position number of another station repeat from step 1 S25 CC28 331 25 339 25 S26 CC29 339 25 347 25 S27 CC30 347 25 355 25 S28 CC31 355 25 363 25 S29 CC32 363 25 371 25 S30 CC33 371 25 379 25 S31 CC34 379 25 387 25 S...

Page 122: ... recorder and press Z open close on the recorder No video signals are output when using the HDMI connection Selects a method of outputting video signals for the LINE 3 TV jack b Notes If your TV does not accept S video or RGB signals the image will not be displayed in the selected method on the TV screen even if you select S Video or RGB Refer to the instructions supplied with your TV SMARTLINK is...

Page 123: ...E 2 OUT R AUDIO L jacks LINE 3 TV jack LINE 1 DECODER jack LINE 1 In Video Inputs video signals S Video Inputs S video signals RGB Inputs RGB signals Decoder Select this when connecting to an external decoder PAY TV Canal Plus analogue decoder If you connect to a cable box satellite receiver such as CanalSat do not select this option NTSC on PAL TV On Plays NTSC discs on PAL only TVs Off Select th...

Page 124: ...m the speakers and may affect your ears or cause speaker damage Selects the type of Dolby Digital signal b Note If the HDMI OUT jack is connected to equipment not compatible with Dolby Digital signals the PCM signals will be automatically output even when you select Dolby Digital Selects whether or not to output DTS signals Bilingual Recording A L Records the main sound for the bilingual programme...

Page 125: ...ge difference between soft and loud sounds setting when playing a DVD that conforms to Audio DRC This affects the output from the following jacks LINE 2 OUT R AUDIO L jacks LINE 3 TV jack LINE 1 DECODER jack DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL HDMI OUT jack only when Dolby Digital Output is set to Dolby Digital PCM page 124 96 kHz PCM Output DVD VIDEOs only 96 kHz 48 kHz The audio signals of DVD VIDEOs are conver...

Page 126: ... page 151 b Note If you select a language in DVD Menu Language Subtitle Language or Audio Language that is not recorded on the DVD VIDEO one of the recorded languages will be automatically selected OSD Language Audio Language DVD VIDEO only Subtitle Language DVD VIDEO only Auto Language On For DVD VIDEOs whose main audio track is the language you set in Audio Language and Subtitle Language the rec...

Page 127: ...ormation changes on the tape when Auto Chapter HDD VR is set to On during DV dubbing to the HDD or a DVD RW DVD R VR mode Manual Rec Mode Rec Mode Adjust On Automatically adjusts the recording mode to enable the entire programme to be recorded page 54 Off Turns off the function Set Thumbnail 0 seconds The first frame of the title is set for the thumbnail picture 30 seconds The frame at 30 seconds ...

Page 128: ...ely 15 minute intervals HDD Recording Format Video Mode Off Records to the HDD in VR mode When recording stereo and bilingual programmes both main and sub sounds can be recorded Video Mode On Records to the HDD in Video mode When recording stereo and bilingual programmes only one sound track main or sub can be recorded Set Bilingual Recording to A L default or B R in the Audio In setup page 124 TV...

Page 129: ...tion level and press ENTER The area is selected When you select Number press the number buttons to select and enter a country area code in the table page 151 and press ENTER 7 Select Change Level and press ENTER The Parental Control Change Level display appears 8 Enter your four digit password using the number buttons and press ENTER 9 Select the level The lower the value the stricter the limitati...

Page 130: ...onnection b Note You can select HDMI Output only when connecting equipment to the HDMI OUT jack Selects the type of video signals output from the HDMI OUT jack If the picture is not clear natural or to your satisfaction try another option that suits the disc and your TV projector etc For details refer also to the instruction manual supplied with the TV projector etc 1 Can be selected only when Inp...

Page 131: ...I OUT jack b Notes The PCM signals may not be output even when you select Auto depending on the Audio Out settings number of audio channels and the HDMI connected device The Audio Output function is not available when a DVI device is connected 4 3 Video Output Full Select this when you can change the aspect ratio on your TV Normal Select this when you cannot change the aspect ratio on your TV Show...

Page 132: ... b Note Set Standby Mode to Mode 2 in the Basic setup page 118 to set SMARTLINK to Pass Through Registration Code Displays the registration code of DivX video files for this recorder For more information go to http www divx com vod on the Internet On Screen Display On Automatically displays information on the screen when the recorder is turned on etc Off Displays information only when DISPLAY is p...

Page 133: ...nd then connect the USB cable Confirm Printer Displays the manufacturer and model name of the printer connected to the recorder Note that this function may not work depending on the printer Selects the tuner for the TV Pause page 72 Set Preview HDD only Quick Preview Plays short excerpts from throughout the selected title Normal Plays the selected title from the beginning USB TV Pause TV s Tuner S...

Page 134: ...ecorder is connected to a combination TV VIDEO player the copy protection signal applied to some DVD programmes could affect picture quality If you still experience this problem even when you connect your recorder directly to your TV try connecting your recorder to your TV s S VIDEO input You have set the recorder to progressive format even though your TV cannot accept the progressive signal In th...

Page 135: ... and press INPUT on the recorder to change the recorder s colour system TV channels cannot be changed The channel is skipped page 119 A timer recording started which changed the channels The picture from equipment connected to the recorder s input jack does not appear on the screen If the equipment is connected to the LINE 1 DECODER jack select L1 in the front panel display by pressing INPUT If th...

Page 136: ... Lock function on your cable box is activated Set this function to off If the host channel has changed or moved the programme guide data cannot be received In this case follow the steps in Searching for the GUIDE Plus host channel Setup page 50 to update the host channel setting If the problem persists after waiting for one day search for the host channel at the following website and set the host ...

Page 137: ... 123 Multilingual tracks main and sub cannot be recorded on the HDD when Video Mode On DVD RWs DVD RWs Video mode DVD Rs or DVD Rs Video mode To record the language set Bilingual Recording in the Audio In setup to A L or B R before recording page 124 To record both the main and sub sounds on a disc record on DVD RWs DVD Rs VR mode To record on the HDD set HDD Recording Format to Video Mode Off in ...

Page 138: ...will be erased from the disc when the disc is inserted The VPS PDC function does not operate Check that the clock and date are set correctly Check that the VPS PDC time you set is correct there might be a mistake in the TV programme guide If the broadcast you wanted to record did not send the correct VPS PDC information the recorder will not start recording If the reception is poor the VPS PDC sig...

Page 139: ...ay The file is not created in DivX format The file has an extension other than avi or divx The DATA CD DivX video DATA DVD DivX video is not created in a DivX format that conforms to ISO9660 Level 1 Level 2 Romeo Joliet or UDF Universal Disk Format 1 02 1 50 2 00 or 2 01 The DivX video file format is larger than 720 width 576 height The MP3 audio tracks do not play The MP3 audio tracks are not rec...

Page 140: ...d to the recorder when you are dubbing using the ONE TOUCH DUB button or Incremental Dubbing The clock has stopped Set the clock again page 117 The clock is wrong Set the clock again page 117 If you cannot set the clock wait until the clock data is received and the clock is automatically adjusted The timer indicator is flashing The disc does not have enough space Insert a recordable disc into the ...

Page 141: ...o open after you have recorded or edited a DVD This is because the recorder is adding disc data to the disc Any buttons do not function and LOCKED appears in the front panel display The recorder is locked Cancel the Child Lock page 12 The disc tray does not open and TRAYLOCKED appears in the front panel display Contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility REPAIR appears in th...

Page 142: ...ou can reset the recorder to all its factory settings 1 Make sure that the recorder is turned on and remove the disc 2 Hold down x stop on the recorder and press 1 on the recorder All settings are reset and the recorder turns off ...

Page 143: ... DVD RW compatible players automatically finalised DVD RW VR mode Format in VR mode page 34 Playable only on VR mode compatible players finalisation unnecessary Video mode Format in Video mode page 34 Playable on most DVD players finalisation necessary page 43 DVD R Automatically formatted in VR mode DVD R VIDEO Playable on most DVD players finalisation necessary page 43 DVD R DL DVD R VR mode For...

Page 144: ...c s format reformat the disc page 45 Note that the disc s contents will be erased after reformatting You cannot shorten the time required for recording even with high speed discs It is recommended that you use discs with For Video printed on their packaging You cannot add new recordings to DVD Rs DVD Rs or DVD RWs Video mode that contain recordings made on other DVD equipment In some cases you may...

Page 145: ...on code page 146 DVDs that were recorded on a different recorder and not correctly finalised Note on playback operations of DVD VIDEOs VIDEO CDs Some playback operations of DVD VIDEOs VIDEO CDs may be intentionally set by software producers Since this recorder plays DVD VIDEOs VIDEO CDs according to the disc contents the software producers designed some playback features may not be available Refer...

Page 146: ...are that among those discs there are some that do not conform to the CD standard and may not be playable by this product Note on DualDiscs A DualDisc is a two sided disc product which mates DVD recorded material on one side with digital audio material on the other side However since the audio material side does not conform to the Compact Disc CD standard playback on this product is not guaranteed ...

Page 147: ... a coarser picture quality To select further options for recording mode manual recording mode set Manual Rec Mode to On go to setup in the Recording setup page 127 To record pictures in higher quality than HQ mode on the HDD set Manual Rec Mode to On go to setup and then select HQ The table on the following pages shows the approximate recording times for the HDD and the different DVD types in each...

Page 148: ...n 2 hr 41 min MN25 53 84 1 hr 35 min 2 hr 50 min MN24 56 88 1 hr 40 min 2 hr 59 min MN23 59 92 1 hr 45 min 3 hr 8 min MN22 62 97 1 hr 50 min 3 hr 17 min SP MN21 68 105 2 3 hr 35 min MN20 73 115 2 hr 10 min 3 hr 53 min MN19 79 120 2 hr 20 min 4 hr 11 min LSP MN18 84 130 2 hr 30 min 4 hr 29 min MN17 90 140 2 hr 40 min 4 hr 47 min MN16 96 150 2 hr 50 min 5 hr 5 min ESP MN15 100 155 3 5 hr 23 min MN14...

Page 149: ...ecording Format is set to Video Mode Off DVD RW VR mode DVD R VR mode HQ PCM MN32 to MN16 720 480 720 576 MN15 to MN12 544 480 544 576 MN11 to MN9 480 480 544 576 MN8 and MN7 352 480 352 576 MN6 to MN1 352 240 352 288 For the HDD HDD Recording Format is set to Video Mode On DVD RW DVD RW Video mode DVD R DVD R Video mode PCM MN32 to MN9 720 480 720 576 MN8 and MN7 352 480 352 576 MN6 to MN1 352 24...

Page 150: ...t Titles containing Copy Once copy protection signals are indicated with Discs that can be used for protected signals CPRM compatible DVD RWs DVD Rs VR mode only The recorded disc can be played only on CPRM compatible equipment page 144 CPRM Content Protection for Recordable Media is a coding technology that protects copyrights for images b Notes Protected titles in the HDD cannot be moved The Mov...

Page 151: ...zil br 0301 Canada ca 0312 Chile cl 0314 China cn 0411 Denmark dk 0609 Finland fi 0618 France fr 0405 Germany de 0811 Hong Kong hk 0914 India in 0904 Indonesia id 0920 Italy it 1016 Japan jp 1118 Korea kr 1325 Malaysia my 1324 Mexico mx 1412 Netherlands nl 1426 New Zealand nz 1415 Norway no 1611 Pakistan pk 1608 Philippines ph 1620 Portugal pt 1821 Russia ru 1907 Singapore sg 0519 Spain es 1905 Sw...

Page 152: ... powder or solvent such as alcohol or benzine On cleaning discs disc lens cleaners Do not use cleaning discs or disc lens cleaners including wet or spray types These may cause the recorder to malfunction Notes about the discs To keep the disc clean handle the disc by its edge Do not touch the surface Dust fingerprints or scratches on the disc may cause it to malfunction Do not expose the disc to d...

Page 153: ...racks and images in Music CD format or Video CD format are recorded in the first session border only the first session border will be played back The recorder can play the following tracks and files MP3 audio tracks with the extension mp3 JPEG image files with the extension jpeg or jpg Baseline JPEG image files that conform to the Exif 2 2 image files format and Y CB CR is 4 4 4 4 2 2 or 4 2 0 Div...

Page 154: ...devices If a warning message indicating that the HDD is full appears erase several albums or files to make space For details on erasing tracks or files see page 100 or 110 The DV IN jack on this recorder is i LINK compliant for digital video cameras i LINK is a more familiar term for IEEE 1394 data transport bus proposed by SONY and is a trademark approved by many corporations IEEE 1394 is an inte...

Page 155: ...t applicable bit rate Dolby Digital 2 ch 256 kbps 128 kbps in EP SLP and SEP mode PCM Inputs and outputs LINE 2 OUT AUDIO Phono jack 2 Vrms 10 kilohms VIDEO Phono jack 1 0 Vp p S VIDEO 4 pin mini DIN Y 1 0 Vp p C 0 3 Vp p PAL LINE 2 IN AUDIO Phono jack 2 Vrms more than 22 kilohms VIDEO Phono jack 1 0 Vp p S VIDEO 4 pin mini DIN Y 1 0 Vp p C 0 3 Vp p PAL LINE 3 TV 21 pin CVBS OUT S Video RGB OUT up...

Page 156: ...ating temperature 5ºC to 35ºC Operating humidity 25 to 80 Supplied accessories Mains lead 1 Aerial cable 1 Remote commander remote 1 Set top box controller 1 1 R6 size AA batteries 2 HDMI cord 1 2 1 RDR AT105 AT107 AT205 only 2 RDR AT107 only Specifications and design are subject to change without notice ...

Page 157: ...ng cancelling timer settings 60 Checking changing cancelling timer settings for RDR AT100 AT200 62 Child Lock 12 Clock Setting 25 117 Combine 79 80 Command Mode 24 132 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT 19 Component Video Out 122 Confirm Printer 133 Connecting a printer 111 the aerial cable 15 the audio cords 21 the HDMI cord 18 21 the set top box controller 15 the USB device 71 95 101 the video cords 18 Control...

Page 158: ...G Genre Name 76 Grid 48 GUIDE 47 52 GUIDE Plus system 47 52 H Handling discs 152 HDD camcorder 87 HDD camcorder dubbing 87 Full Dubbing 89 HDD Cam Dubbing 89 One Touch Dubbing 89 HDD Recording Format 128 HDD Cam Dubbing 89 HDMI 4 3 Video Output 131 Audio Output 131 Colour 131 Control for HDMI 131 Screen Resolution 130 HDMI cord 18 21 HDMI OUT 19 22 HDMI Output 130 HELP Setting 118 I i LINK 154 Inf...

Page 159: ...66 rotate 107 scan audio 68 slow motion play 68 zoom 107 Playlist 38 75 97 Printing JPEG image files 111 Programme 70 99 Progressive 26 Protect 76 110 Protect Album Contents 110 Protect Disc 42 Protection album 110 disc 42 JPEG image file 110 title 76 Q Quick Timer 56 60 R Rear panel 14 REC 35 REC MODE 147 REC STOP 35 89 93 Rec Mode Adjust 54 59 127 Recordable discs 143 Recording 127 Recording 52 ...

Page 160: ...133 Time Search 74 TIMER RDR AT100 AT200 only 58 Timer recording check change cancel 60 Easy Timer 56 GUIDEPlus system 52 manual setting 54 Rec Mode Adjust 54 59 Synchro Rec RDR AT100 AT200 only 64 Timer recording for RDR AT100 AT200 check change cancel 62 Timer List 62 Timing 61 Title 40 Title List 37 Genre 38 Sort Titles 38 thumbnail 38 Title Name 71 76 Title number 40 Title Search 74 TOP MENU 6...