Sony RDR-HX910, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ... fm master page right 2 629 955 E1 1 2005 Sony Corporation DVD Recorder Operating Instructions RDR HX910 2 629 955 E1 1 RDR HX910 IMPORTANTE POR FAVOR LEA DETALLADAMENTE ESTE MANUAL DE INSTRUCCIONES ANTES DE CONECTAR Y OPERAR ESTE EQUIPO ...

Page 2: ...ecautions This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits set out in the EMC Directive electromagnetic compatibility directive using a connection cable shorter than 3 meters 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 disc drive The hard disc has a ...

Page 3: ... that may arise due to a malfunction of this unit Make trial recordings before making the actual recording Copyrights Television programs films video tapes discs and other materials maybecopyrighted Unauthorized recording of such material may be contrary to the provisions of the copyright laws Also use of this recorder with cable television transmission may require authorization from the cable tel...

Page 4: ... a Sony DVD digital video disc player or more than one Sony DVD digital video disc recorder 24 Step 7 Easy Setup 25 Setting Up the VCR Plus video cassette recording plus System 26 Connecting a VCR video cassette recorder or Similar Device 28 Connecting to the LINE IN line in 1 or 3 jacks 28 Connecting to the LINE 2 IN line 2 in jacks on the front panel 29 Connecting to a Satellite or Digital Tuner...

Page 5: ...asing Playback 63 Playing a previous recording while making another Simultaneous Rec and Play 63 Searching for a Title Chapter Track etc 65 Searching by Thumbnail Visual Search 65 Searching by title number or time code 65 Playing MP3 audio layer 3 of moving picture experts group Audio Tracks or JPEG joint photographic coding experts group Image Files 66 Selecting an MP3 audio layer 3 of moving pic...

Page 6: ...e titles Dub Selected Titles 85 DV digital video Digital8 Dubbing 87 Before DV digital video Digital8 Dubbing 87 Preparing for DV digital video Digital8 dubbing 87 Recording an Entire DV digital video Digital8 Format Tape One Touch Dubbing 89 Program Edit 90 Settings and Adjustments 92 Antenna Reception and Language Settings Settings 92 Tuner Preset 92 Set VCR Plus Channels video cassette recordin...

Page 7: ...List on page 34 Play the beginning of a title while it is being recorded Chasing Playback 1 3 Playing from the beginning of the program you are recording Chasing Playback on page 63 Watching one title while recording another Simultaneous Rec and Play 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Playing a previous recording while making another Simultaneous Rec and Play on page 63 HDD RW RWVR RWVideo R R HDD RWVR HDD RW R...

Page 8: ...W digital video disc rewritable plus RW Automatically formatted in VR Video Recording mode Playable on DVD RW digital video disc rewritable plus RW compatible players automatically finalized DVD RW digital video disc re writa ble minus RW VR Video Recording mode Format in VR Video Recording mode page 31 Playable only on VR Video Recording mode compatible players finalization unnecessary Video mode...

Page 9: ...ity and DVD Rec Picture Size is set to 16 9 3 Erasing titles does not free up disc space Recording Features Editing Features Rewrite page 44 Auto Chapter page 98 Manual Chapter page 77 Record 16 9 sizes page 49 Change title name page 73 Delete title page 75 A B Erase page 74 Playlist page 78 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes...

Page 10: ...eed DVD R DL digital video disc recordable plus R double layer discs CPRM Content Protection for Recordable Media is a coding technology that protects copyrights for images Discs that cannot be recorded on 8 cm discs DVD Rs digital video disc recordable minus R in VR mode Video Recording format Maximum recordable number of titles The maximum length for each title is eight hours Disc Number of titl...

Page 11: ...s digital video disc rewritable plus RW digital video disc recordable plus R digital video disc rewritable minus RW digital video disc recordable minus R digital video disc read only memory containing JPEG joint photographic coding experts group image files DATA CD data compact disc CD ROMs CD Rs CD RWs compact disc read only memory compact disc recordable minus R compact disc rewritable minus RW ...

Page 12: ...cording to the disc contents the software producers designed some playback features may not be available Also see the instructions supplied with the DVD VIDEOs VIDEO CDs digital video disc video video compact disc Region code DVD VIDEO digital video disc video only Your recorder has a region code printed on the rear of the unit and will only play DVD VIDEOs digital video disc video playback only l...

Page 13: ...d 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 digital video disc recordable plus R DVD Rs digital video disc recordable minus R or DVD RWs Video mode digital video disc rewritable minus RW Video mode that contain recordings made on other DVD digital video disc equipment In some cases...

Page 14: ...tep 5 Connecting the Power Cord on page 21 Note to CATV cable television system installer in USA This reminder is provided to call the CATV cable television system installer s attention to Article 820 40 of the NEC national electrical code that provides guidelines for proper grounding and in particular specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building as cl...

Page 15: ...udio video cord If you connect an S video cord to the LINE IN line in 1 jack set Line1 Input in Video setup to S Video page 96 If you connect an S video cord to the LINE IN line in 3 jack set Line3 Input in Video setup to S Video page 96 A Cable box or satellite receiver with a video audio output ANT IN R L S VIDEO AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT TO TV VHF UHF AC IN COMPONENT VIDEO OUT PB Y PR LINE OUT 1 2 VI...

Page 16: ...hen using this connection set Antenna Cable under Tuner Preset in Settings setup to Antenna page 92 B Cable box with an antenna output only AC IN COMPONENT VIDEO OUT PB Y PR LINE OUT 1 2 VIDEO S VIDEO R AUDIO L IN OUT COMPONENT VIDEO IN PB Y PR DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL OPTICAL PCM DTS DOLBY DIGITAL LINE IN 1 3 VIDEO S VIDEO R AUDIO L VHF UHF IN OUT VHF UHF ANT IN TO TV to VHF UHF IN very high frequency...

Page 17: ...hookup you can record any channel by selecting the channel on the recorder C Cable without cable box or antenna only no cable TV AC IN COMPONENT VIDEO OUT PB Y PR LINE OUT 1 2 VIDEO S VIDEO R AUDIO L IN OUT COMPONENT VIDEO IN PB Y PR DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL OPTICAL PCM DTS DOLBY DIGITAL LINE IN 1 3 VIDEO S VIDEO R AUDIO L VHF UHF IN OUT VHF UHF DVD digital video disc recorder TV to antenna input to VH...

Page 18: ...en press PROGRESSIVE progressive on the remote to send progressive video signals For details see Using the PROGRESSIVE progressive button on page 19 VHF UHF AC IN COMPONENT VIDEO OUT PB Y PR IN OUT COMPONENT VIDEO IN PB Y PR DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL OPTICAL PCM DTS DOLBY DIGITAL LINE IN 1 3 VIDEO S VIDEO R AUDIO L VIDEO AUDIO INPUT L R INPUT S VIDEO PR PB Y COMPONENT VIDEO IN LINE OUT 1 2 VIDEO S VIDEO...

Page 19: ...ing the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT component video out jacks pattern C on page 18 2 Press the PROGRESSIVE progressive button repeatedly PROGRESSIVE progressive appears in the front panel display when the recorder outputs progressive signals Progressive Select this when your TV accepts progressive signals and the TV is connected to the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT component video out jacks Note that the pictures w...

Page 20: ...lby Digital 5 1ch and DTS 5 1ch surround effects The yellow plug is used for video signals page 18 VIDEO AUDIO INPUT L R VHF UHF AC IN COMPONENT VIDEO OUT PB Y PR IN OUT COMPONENT VIDEO IN PB Y PR DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL OPTICAL PCM DTS DOLBY DIGITAL LINE IN 1 3 VIDEO S VIDEO R AUDIO L LINE OUT 1 2 VIDEO S VIDEO R AUDIO L B A DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL OPTICAL PCM DTS DOLBY DIGITAL LINE OUT 1 2 VIDEO S VIDEO...

Page 21: ...settings under Audio Connection in Easy Setup page 25 Otherwise no sound or a loud noise will come from your speakers With the connection B the surround sound effects of this recorder cannot be used 1 Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories 2 DTS and DTS Digital Out are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems Inc Step 5 Co...

Page 22: ...ent and insert new batteries Do not expose the remote sensor marked on the front panel to strong light such as direct sunlight or lighting apparatus The recorder may not respond to the remote You can adjust the remote s signal to control your TV If you connected the recorder to an AV audiovisual amplifier receiver you can use the supplied remote to control the AV audiovisual amplifier s receiver s...

Page 23: ...ons and SET set Selects the channel on your TV Manufacturer Code number Sony 01 default Akai 04 AOC 04 Centurion 12 Coronado 03 Curtis Mathes 12 14 Daewoo 04 22 Daytron 03 12 Fisher 11 General Electric 04 06 10 Gold Star LG 03 04 17 Hitachi 02 03 04 J C Penney 04 10 12 JVC 09 KMC 03 Magnavox 03 04 08 12 21 Marantz 04 13 MGA Mitsubishi 04 12 13 17 NEC 04 12 Panasonic 06 19 Philco 02 03 04 08 Philip...

Page 24: ...ring them one at a time until you find the one that works with your AV audiovisual amplifier receiver If the supplied remote interferes with your other Sony DVD digital video disc recorder or player set the command mode number for this recorder and the supplied remote to one that differs from the other Sony DVD digital video disc recorder or player The default command mode setting for this recorde...

Page 25: ... settings Language Select the language for the on screen displays Clock Select Manual and set the clock using M m and press ENTER enter Do not select Auto This setting cannot be used in your area Tuner Preset Select whether or not you have a cable connection The Tuner Preset function automatically searches for all of the receivable channels and presets them To set the channels manually see page 92...

Page 26: ...eo page 96 Setting Up the VCR Plus video cassette recording plus System Setting up your recorder involves coordinating the TV channel number the number you turn to on your TV or recorder to watch a program with the guide channel the number that s assigned to that channel in your TV program guide To find the guide channel numbers look at the Channel Line up Chart in the program guide for your area ...

Page 27: ...irm the cable box s output channel 8 Repeat steps 5 to 7 for each guide channel number that does not match the TV channel number 9 Press SYSTEM MENU system menu repeatedly to exit the menu To return to the previous step Press O RETURN return To check the channel settings When displaying the Set VCR Plus Channels menu select Channel List then press ENTER enter The display lists the channels for whi...

Page 28: ...rded If you pass the recorder signals via the VCR video cassette recorder you may not receive a clear image on your TV screen Be sure to connect your VCR video cassette recorder to the DVD digital video disc recorder and your TV in the order shown below To watch video tapes watch the tapes through a second line input on your TV If you disconnect the recorder s power cord you will not be able to vi...

Page 29: ...order Do not connect the R right input jack b Notes Do not connect the yellow LINE IN line in VIDEO 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 Noise feedback may result Do not connect more than one type of video cord between the recorder a...

Page 30: ...c on page 55 b Notes Synchro Recording does not work with some tuners For details see the tuner s operating instructions If you disconnect the recorder s mains lead you will not be able to view the signals from the connected tuner VHF UHF AC IN COMPONENT VIDEO OUT PB Y PR LINE OUT 1 2 VIDEO S VIDEO R AUDIO L IN OUT COMPONENT VIDEO IN PB Y PR DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL OPTICAL PCM DTS DOLBY DIGITAL LINE I...

Page 31: ...EN CLOSE open close to close the disc tray Wait until LOAD load disappears from the front panel display Unused DVDs digital video disc are formatted automatically 1 2 3 New discs are automatically formatted when inserted If necessary you can manually re format a DVD RW digital video disc rewritable plus RW or DVD RW digital video disc rewritable minus RW disc to make a blank disc For DVD RWs digit...

Page 32: ...c space bar Remaining disc space total disc space 8 Disc setting buttons Disc Name page 40 Protect Disc page 41 Finalize Unfinalize page 41 Erase All page 76 Format Available settings differ depending on the disc type 4 Select Format and press ENTER enter 5 Select OK and press ENTER enter For DVD RWs digital video disc rewritable minus RW select VR or Video and press ENTER enter All contents on th...

Page 33: ...ecording mode Each time you press the button the display on the TV screen changes as follows For more details about the recording mode see page 44 4 Press z REC recording Recording starts Recording stops automatically after 8 hours of continuous recording or when the disc is full To stop recording Press x REC STOP recording stop located beneath the remote control cover Note that it may take a few ...

Page 34: ...Title List 1 HDD hard disc drive 2 DVD RW digital video disc rewritable plus RW 3 DVD RW VR mode digital video disc rewritable minus RW Video Recording mode 4 DVD RW Video mode digital video disc rewritable minus RW Video mode 5 DVD R digital video disc recordable plus R 6 DVD R digital video disc recordable minus R 1 Press HDD hard disc drive or DVD digital video disc If you select DVD digital vi...

Page 35: ...type 4 Select Play and press ENTER enter Playback starts from the selected title To stop playback Press x STOP stop To scroll the list display by page Page mode Press REPLAY replay ADVANCE advance while the list display is turned on Each time you press REPLAY replay ADVANCE advance the entire Title List changes to the next previous page of titles About the Title List for HDD DVD RWs VR mode hard d...

Page 36: ... 5 Select OK and press ENTER enter The scene is set for the title s thumbnail picture To turn off the Title List Press TITLE LIST title list z Hints After recording the first scene of the recording the title is automatically set as the thumbnail picture You can select TITLE LIST from the System Menu b Notes The title names may not appear for DVDs digital video disc created on other DVD digital vid...

Page 37: ...as follows Display 1 t Display 2 t Display off The displays differ depending on the disc type or playing status Display 1 Example When playing a DVD VIDEO digital video disc video A Title number name Shows either track number track name scene number or file name for CDs compact disc VIDEO CDs video compact disc DATA DVDs data digital video disc or DATA CDs data compact disc B Available functions f...

Page 38: ...s TIME TEXT time text repeatedly z Hints If DTS is set to Off in Audio setup the DTS digital theater system track selection option will not appear on the screen even if the disc contains DTS digital theater system tracks page 97 When Auto Display is set to On default in Options setup page 101 playback information automatically appears when the recorder is turned on etc b Note The letters or symbol...

Page 39: ...bols that cannot be displayed are replaced with Playing time of MP3 audio layer 3 of moving picture experts group audio tracks may not be displayed correctly 5 Changing the Name of a Recorded Program You can label a DVD digital video disc title or program by entering characters You can enter up to 64 characters for a title or disc name but the actual number of characters displayed in the menus suc...

Page 40: ...ymbol even if you press INPUT SELECT input select 6 Labeling and Protecting a Disc You can execute options effective for the entire disc using the Disc Information display 1 2 3 4 5 1 DVD RW digital video disc rewritable plus RW 2 DVD RW VR mode digital video disc rewritable minus RW Video Recording mode 3 DVD RW Video mode digital video disc rewritable minus RW Video mode 4 DVD R digital video di...

Page 41: ...le minus R a DVD digital video disc menu will be automatically created which can be displayed on other DVD digital video disc equipment Before finalizing check the differences between the disc types in the table below 1 DVD RW digital video disc rewritable plus RW 2 DVD RW VR mode digital video disc rewritable minus RW Video Recording mode 3 DVD RW Video mode digital video disc rewritable minus RW...

Page 42: ... has been finalized or not If you cannot select Finalize in step 3 above the disc has already been finalized b Notes Depending on the condition of the disc recording or the DVD digital video disc equipment discs may not play even if the discs are finalized The recorder may not be able to finalize the disc if it was recorded on another recorder 3 Finalizing is necessary when playing on any equipmen...

Page 43: ...eo disc rewritable minus RW Video Recording mode that has been finalized with other DVD digital video disc equipment This disc was finalized Unfinalize it may appear b Note The recorder is not able to unfinalize DVD RWs Video mode digital video disc rewritable minus RW Video mode that have been finalized on another recorder 1 DVD RW VR mode digital video disc rewritable minus RW Video Recording mo...

Page 44: ... approximate and the actual times may differ Note also that the maximum continuous recording time for a single title is eight hours Contents beyond this time will not be recorded Press REC MODE recording mode repeatedly to switch the recording modes The recording time for DVD R DL digital video disc recordable plus R double layer discs is as follows HQ high quality 1 hour 48 minutes HSP high stand...

Page 45: ... the AUDIO audio button This does not affect the recorded sound Pictures with copy protection cannot be recorded on this recorder When the recorder receives a copy guard signal the recorder continues to record but only a blank grey colored screen will be recorded 1 HDD hard disc drive 2 DVD RW digital video disc rewritable plus RW 3 DVD RW VR mode digital video disc rewritable minus RW Video Recor...

Page 46: ...itable plus RW 3 DVD RW VR mode digital video disc rewritable minus RW Video Recording mode 4 DVD RW Video mode digital video disc rewritable minus RW Video mode 5 DVD R digital video disc recordable plus R 6 DVD R digital video disc recordable minus R 1 Press TIMER timer If the Timer VCR Plus display appears press to switch the display to Standard 2 Select an item using and adjust using M m Date ...

Page 47: ...is not enough available disc space for the recording the recorder automatically adjusts the recording mode to enable the entire program to be recorded This function is normally set to On To cancel this function press TOOLS tools while the Timer List is displayed Select Rec Mode Adjust and press ENTER enter Select Off and press ENTER enter If the timer settings overlap Overlapped timer settings are...

Page 48: ...cordings cannot be made while recording a program that has priority The Rec Mode Adjust function only works with a timer recording It does not function with Quick Timer or Synchro Rec In addition the Rec Mode Adjust function does not work when recording to the HDD hard disc drive while Auto Title Erase is set to On The VCR Plus video cassette recording plus system is a feature that simplifies sett...

Page 49: ...r Settings Timer List on page 51 z Hint The Rec Mode Adjust function also works with this timer method page 47 You can set the recorder to record in 30 minute increments Press z REC recording repeatedly to set the duration Each press advances the time in 30 minute increments The maximum duration is six hours The time counter decreases minute by minute to 0 00 then the recorder stops recording powe...

Page 50: ...icture is received the disc records the picture as 16 9 even if DVD Rec Picture Size is set to 4 3 For DVD RWs DVD Rs digital video disc rewritable plus RW digital video disc recordable plus R the screen size is fixed at 4 3 Rec NR noise reduction Reduces noise contained in the video signal Rec Video Equalizer Adjusts the picture in greater detail Press M m to select the item you want to adjust th...

Page 51: ...scs Chapter marks are inserted at approximately 6 minute intervals during recording b Note When dubbing page 81 the chapter marks in the dubbing source are not retained in the dubbed title Checking Changing Canceling Timer Settings Timer List 1 2 3 4 5 6 You can check change or cancel timer settings using the Timer List 1 HDD hard disc drive 2 DVD RW digital video disc rewritable plus RW 3 DVD RW ...

Page 52: ...tings The timer setting set most recently is listed at the top and has priority over the other settings You may not be able to record a program of lower priority To change the priority of a program press to select Change For details see Changing the priority of overlapped settings on page 53 Select Close to return to the Timer List To change or cancel the setting repeat steps 2 and 3 above To scro...

Page 53: ...f the end time of one recording and the start time of another are the same The end of program A will be cut 1 Press TIMER LIST timer list The Timer List appears 2 Select an overlapped timer setting and press ENTER enter indicates that the timer setting is overlapped by another timer setting 3 Select Check Overlap and press ENTER enter 4 Select Change and press ENTER enter 5 Press M m to change the...

Page 54: ...Select On and press ENTER enter The default setting is Off Recording From Connected Equipment 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 HDD hard disc drive 2 DVD RW digital video disc rewritable plus RW 3 DVD RW VR mode digital video disc rewritable minus RW Video Recording mode 4 DVD RW Video mode digital video disc rewritable minus RW Video mode 5 DVD R digital video disc recordable plus R 6 DVD R digital video disc record...

Page 55: ...tops recording when the connected equipment turns off To stop recording Press x REC STOP recording stop or SYNCHRO REC synchro recording To cancel Synchro Rec Press SYNCHRO REC synchro recording The SYNCHRO REC synchro recording indicator on the recorder turns off b Notes The recorder starts recording only after detecting the video signal from the connected equipment The beginning of the program m...

Page 56: ...page 44 4 Press X REC PAUSE recording pause to set this recorder to record pause 5 Insert the source tape into the connected equipment and set to playback pause 6 At the same time press X REC PAUSE recording pause on this recorder and the pause or play button on the connected equipment Recording starts To stop recording press x REC STOP recording stop on this recorder If you connect a digital vide...

Page 57: ...RW Video Recording mode 3 Select the title and press ENTER enter The sub menu appears 4 Select Play and press ENTER enter Playback starts from the selected title To use the DVD digital video disc s Menu When you play a DVD VIDEO digital video disc video or a finalized DVD RW digital video disc rewritable plus RW DVD RW Video mode digital video disc rewritable minus RW Video mode DVD R digital vide...

Page 58: ...List menu to Original or Playlist HDD DVD RW hard disc drive digital video disc rewritable minus RW in VR Video Recording mode only you edit the title after stopping playback you change the settings on the recorder you turn off the recorder VIDEO CD CD DATA DVD DATA CD video compact disc compact disc data digital video disc data compact disc only you make a recording except for HDD DVD RWs hard di...

Page 59: ...enjoy virtual surround sound effects created from the front left and right speakers The selected setting is displayed in the front panel display for a few seconds TVS OFF No surround effect TVS DYNAMIC Creates one set of virtual rear speakers TVS WIDE Creates five sets of virtual rear speakers TVS NIGHT Creates five sets of virtual rear speakers Effective at low volume TVS STANDARD Creates three s...

Page 60: ...nce from your speakers and that the speakers are located in similar surroundings Angles and subtitles cannot be changed with titles recorded on this recorder 96 kHz PCM pulse code modulation audio and DTS digital theater system audio do not have surround effects The surround effects do not work while performing playback quickly with sound PREV previous NEXT next Goes to the beginning of the previo...

Page 61: ...EO CD video compact disc 1 Press TOOLS tools during playback to select Video Settings and press ENTER enter 2 Select an item and press ENTER enter The adjustment display appears Y NR luminance noise reduction Reduces noise contained in the luminance element of the video signal C NR chroma noise reduction Reduces noise contained in the color element of the video signal BNR block noise reduction Red...

Page 62: ...nter Surround TVS TV Virtual Surround Selects one of the surround modes For more information see Playback options on page 59 Audio Filter Selects the digital filter to reduce noise above 22 05 kHz Fs is 44 1 kHz 24 kHz Fs is 48 kHz or 48 kHz Fs is above 96 kHz Sharp default Provides a wide frequency range and spatial feeling Slow Provides smooth and warm sound AV SYNC When the video is delayed thi...

Page 63: ...ng mode this function does not work when recording on a 1x speed DVD RW digital video disc rewritable minus RW in the HQ high quality or HSP high standard play recording mode The DVD digital video disc s picture on your TV screen freezes for a few seconds when you fast forward fast reverse or instant replay advance the recording Chasing Playback is possible from one minute or more after recording ...

Page 64: ...icture freezes for a few seconds when you use fast forward fast reverse or instant replay advance You can also play a DVD VIDEO digital video disc video VIDEO CD video compact disc Super VIDEO CD super video compact disc CD compact disc DATA DVD data digital video disc or DATA CD data compact disc while recording on the HDD hard disc drive Example Play another title on the HDD hard disc drive whil...

Page 65: ... a scene using the time code 1 HDD hard disc drive 2 DVD RW digital video disc rewritable plus RW 3 DVD RW VR mode digital video disc rewritable minus RW Video Recording mode 4 DVD RW Video mode digital video disc rewritable minus RW Video mode 5 DVD R digital video disc recordable plus R 6 DVD R digital video disc recordable minus R 7 DVD digital video disc 8 VIDEO CD video compact disc 9 CD comp...

Page 66: ...applicable to the HDD hard disc drive Playing MP3 audio layer 3 of moving picture experts group Audio Tracks or JPEG joint photographic coding experts group Image Files 1 2 You can play MP3 audio layer 3 of moving picture experts group audio tracks and JPEG joint photographic coding experts group image files on DATA CDs data compact disc CD ROMs CD Rs CD RWs compact disc read only memory compact d...

Page 67: ...er The track list appears To change the page press REPLAY replay ADVANCE advance 4 Select a track and press ENTER enter Play Plays the track Play Beginning Plays the beginning of the track Track Data Shows data about the track such as artist and album name To stop playback Press x STOP stop To fast forward or review a track Press m M during playback To go to the next or previous MP3 audio layer 3 ...

Page 68: ...roup files you can switch between photo and music albums by using the buttons when the album list is displayed You can rotate a JPEG joint photographic coding experts group image by using the buttons when the image is displayed Press DISPLAY display repeatedly to show information about the JPEG joint photographic coding experts group album or image on your TV screen Then press TIME TEXT time text ...

Page 69: ...perts group audio tracks or JPEG joint photographic coding experts group image files are recorded in the first session border the recorder will also play MP3 audio layer 3 of moving picture experts group audio tracks or JPEG joint photographic coding experts group image files in other sessions borders If audio tracks and images in Music CD music compact disc format or VIDEO CD video compact disc f...

Page 70: ...ms with no more than two trees b Notes Depending on the software you use to create the DATA DVD DATA CD data digital video disc data compact disc the playback order may differ from the above illustration No more than a total of 199 individual folders can be played Folders that do not contain JPEG MP3 joint photographic coding experts group audio layer 3 of moving picture experts group files are co...

Page 71: ...edit original titles Edits made to the original titles are final If you plan to retain an unaltered original recording create and edit a Playlist see below The edit functions available for original titles are Labeling a title page 73 Setting protection against erasure page 73 Erasing a title page 73 Erasing multiple titles page 75 Erasing a section of a title A B Erase page 74 Erasing all titles o...

Page 72: ...be dubbed or moved page 83 1 2 3 4 You can perform simple edits Since Video mode titles are actual recordings on the disc you cannot undo any edits you make The edit functions available for Video mode titles are Setting protection against erasure page 73 Labeling a title page 73 Erasing a title page 73 Erasing multiple titles page 75 Erasing a section of a title A B Erase DVD RWs digital video dis...

Page 73: ...menu appears 3 Select an option and press ENTER enter You can make the following edits to the title Erase Erases the selected title Select OK when asked for confirmation Protect Title Protects the title Select On when the Protection display appears appears next to the protected title To cancel the protection select Off Title Name Allows you to enter or re enter a title name page 39 Set Thumbnail C...

Page 74: ...ritable plus RW 3 DVD RW VR mode digital video disc rewritable minus RW Video Recording mode 1 After step 2 of Erasing and Editing a Title select A B Erase and press ENTER enter The display for setting point A appears To return to the beginning of the title press X PAUSE pause and then press PREV previous 2 Select point A by pressing m M and press ENTER enter The display for setting point B appear...

Page 75: ...ar all of check marks select Reset All 4 Repeat step 3 to select all of the titles you want to erase 5 When you finish selecting titles select OK and press ENTER enter The list of the titles to be erased appears for confirmation To change the selection select Change and repeat from step 3 6 Select OK and press ENTER enter The titles are erased 1 2 3 If you want to dub a long title to a disc but do...

Page 76: ...display appears 2 Select Erase All and press ENTER enter 3 Select OK and press ENTER enter All titles on the disc are erased except the protected titles 1 2 When recording on a DVD RW digital video disc rewritable plus RW or DVD RW Video mode digital video disc rewritable minus RW Video mode the recorder searches for the largest open space and records there Before you start check the disc status b...

Page 77: ... Video Recording mode Press CHAPTER MARK chapter mark at the point where you want to divide the title into chapters Each time you press the button Marking appears on the screen and the scenes to the left and right of the mark become separate chapters To erase chapter marks You can combine two chapters by erasing the chapter mark during playback Press PREV previous NEXT next to search for a chapter...

Page 78: ...N in appears The title starts to play in the background To return to the beginning of the title press X PAUSE pause and then press PREV previous 5 Select the IN in point by pressing m M and press ENTER enter The display for setting the end point OUT out appears and the title continues to play in the background 6 Select the OUT out point by pressing m M and press ENTER enter The display asks for co...

Page 79: ...d each scene will become a chapter b Note The picture may pause when the edited scene is played You can change the Playlist title order within the Title List Playlist DVD RW VR mode digital video disc rewritable minus RW Video Recording mode 1 Press TITLE LIST title list to turn on the Title List Playlist menu If the Title List Original menu appears press TOOLS tools and select Playlist 2 Select t...

Page 80: ...ed titles appears To enter a new name select Enter Text and follow the explanations on page 39 To change the selection select Change and go to step 3 7 Select a name and press ENTER enter The titles are combined b Note When the number of chapters in the title to be combined exceeds the limit the chapters at the end are combined into a single chapter 1 2 You can divide a Playlist title For operatio...

Page 81: ...g due to start during dubbing When Auto Chapter of Features setup is set to On chapter marks are automatically inserted at approximately 6 minute intervals while dubbing from the HDD hard disc drive to a DVD digital video disc or when the recorder detects picture and sound changes while dubbing from a DVD digital video disc to the HDD hard disc drive The chapter marks in the dubbing source are not...

Page 82: ...ng on the disc condition Also this recorder may be unable to record at the maximum speed for discs that support recording speeds exceeding the maximum value 9 The maximum drive speed of this recorder is 6x when using 6x speed or faster DVD RWs digital video disc rewritable plus RW 10The maximum drive speed of this recorder is 8x when using 8x speed or faster DVD Rs DVD Rs digital video disc record...

Page 83: ...When a title recorded to HDD hard disc drive in HQ high quality or HQ high quality plus mode is converted to another mode the recorder automatically assigns an appropriate bit rate thus retaining the original picture quality as much as possible 1 HDD hard disc drive 2 DVD RW digital video disc rewritable plus RW 3 DVD RW VR mode digital video disc rewritable minus RW Video Recording mode 4 DVD RW ...

Page 84: ...s RW Video Recording mode only Dubbing 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 HDD hard disc drive 2 DVD RW digital video disc rewritable plus RW 3 DVD RW VR mode digital video disc rewritable minus RW Video Recording mode 4 DVD RW Video mode digital video disc rewritable minus RW Video mode 5 DVD R digital video disc recordable plus R 6 DVD R digital video disc recordable minus R 1 Insert the DVD digital video disc that y...

Page 85: ...tes dubbing even after being turned off A maximum of 30 selected titles can be dubbed at once You can select the dubbing mode for each title 1 Insert the DVD digital video disc that you are going to dub to or from 2 Press HDD hard disc drive or DVD digital video disc to select the source 3 Press TITLE LIST title list to turn on the Title List menu 4 Press TOOLS tools to select Dub Selected Titles ...

Page 86: ... excluded from dubbing 3 Select an option and press ENTER enter 4 When you finish making adjustments select Start and press ENTER enter To automatically adjust the dubbing mode Auto Dub Mode If there is not enough available space on the target disc the recorder automatically selects a dubbing mode with lower picture quality according to the available space The same dubbing mode is set for all of t...

Page 87: ...ewind the tape for you you do not need to operate your digital video camera Do the following to start using the DV digital video Edit functions of this recorder See the instruction manual supplied with the digital video camera as well before connecting b Notes The DV IN digital video in jack is for input only It will not output signals You cannot use the DV IN digital video in jack when your digit...

Page 88: ...off You can adjust the settings for the recording picture before recording See Adjusting the recording picture quality and size on page 49 b Notes You cannot connect more than one piece of digital video equipment to the recorder You cannot control the recorder using another device or another recorder of the same model You cannot record date time or the contents of the cassette memory onto the disc...

Page 89: ...ideo Recording mode 4 DVD RW Video mode digital video disc rewritable minus RW Video mode 5 DVD R digital video disc recordable plus R 6 DVD R digital video disc recordable minus R Follow steps 1 to 5 of Preparing for DV digital video Digital8 dubbing on page 87 and press ONE TOUCH DUB one touch dubbing on the recorder The recorder rewinds the tape and then starts recording the tape contents When ...

Page 90: ... rewritable minus RW Video Recording mode 4 DVD RW Video mode digital video disc rewritable minus RW Video mode 5 DVD R digital video disc recordable plus R 6 DVD R digital video disc recordable minus R 1 Follow steps 1 to 5 of Preparing for DV digital video Digital8 dubbing on page 87 and press SYSTEM MENU system menu 2 Select DV D8 EDIT and press ENTER enter The display asks if you want to start...

Page 91: ...splay asks if you want to continue To change the dubbing mode select Reset and repeat from step 9 To have the recorder adjust the dubbing mode select Auto Dub Mode If there is not enough disc space even after changing the dubbing mode the display asks if you want to record halfway To continue select OK To stop during recording Open the remote s cover and press x REC STOP recording stop Note that i...

Page 92: ...in Settings and press ENTER enter 2 Select Antenna Cable and press ENTER enter 3 Select an option and press ENTER enter 4 Select Auto Preset and press ENTER enter All receivable channels are preset in numerical sequence Manual Set Presets or disables channels manually If some channels could not be set using the Auto Preset or Easy Setup function you can set them manually 1 Select Tuner Preset in S...

Page 93: ...t the clock manually 1 Select Clock in Settings and press ENTER enter 2 Select Manual and press ENTER enter 3 Press M m to set the month and press Set the day year hour and minutes in sequence Press to select the item to be set then press M m to set the numbers The day of the week is set automatically 4 Press ENTER enter to start the clock z Hint To change the numbers in step 3 press to return to ...

Page 94: ...ess SYSTEM MENU system menu while the recorder is in stop mode 2 Select SETUP and press ENTER enter 3 Select Video and press ENTER enter The Video setup appears with the following options The default settings are underlined TV Type Sets the picture size when playing back a title recorded from 16 9 size video page 49 or a 16 9 size commercial DVD digital video disc video Select the playback picture...

Page 95: ... frames per second Some DVD digital video disc software contains both Video and Film In order for these images to appear natural on your screen when output in PROGRESSIVE progressive mode the progressive video signal needs to be converted to match the type of DVD digital video disc software that you are watching You can fine tune the progressive 480p video signals that are output when you press PR...

Page 96: ... adjust the sound according to the playback and connection conditions 1 Press SYSTEM MENU system menu while the recorder is in stop mode 2 Select SETUP and press ENTER enter 3 Select Audio and press ENTER enter The Audio setup appears with the following options The default settings are underlined Audio ATT attenuation If the playback sound is distorted set this item to On The recorder reduces the ...

Page 97: ...ords on page 20 Select Dolby Digital DTS and 48kHz 96kHz PCM after setting Digital Out to On If you connect a component that does not accept the selected audio signal a loud noise or no sound will come out from the speakers and may affect your ears or cause speaker damage 1 Select Audio Connection in Audio and press ENTER enter 2 Select Digital Out and press ENTER enter 3 Select On and press ENTER...

Page 98: ...apter Selects whether to automatically divide a recording a title into chapters during recording or dubbing On Select this when the recorder is connected to an audio component with a built in DTS digital theater system decoder Off Select this when the recorder is connected to an audio component without a built in DTS digital theater system decoder 48kHz 16bit The DVD digital video disc video audio...

Page 99: ...area is selected When you select Others press the number buttons to select and enter an area code in the table page 120 Then select OK and press ENTER enter 5 Select Level and press ENTER enter The selection items for Level are displayed The lower the value the stricter the limitation Discs rated higher than the selected level will be restricted 6 Select the level and press ENTER enter The Parenta...

Page 100: ...ode 2 Select SETUP and press ENTER enter 3 Select Options and press ENTER enter The Options setup appears with the following options The default settings are underlined Format DVD RW DVD RW digital video disc rewritable minus RW only The recorder automatically starts formatting in VR Video Recording mode or Video mode whichever is selected below when a new unformatted DVD RW digital video disc rew...

Page 101: ...elect the setup settings by group and return them to their default settings Note that all of your previous settings will be lost 1 Select Factory Setup in Options and press or ENTER enter The display for selecting a group of settings appears 2 Select the group of settings you want to return to default from Settings Video Audio Features Options Parental Control and All and press or ENTER enter 3 Se...

Page 102: ... run the Easy Setup program 1 Press SYSTEM MENU system menu while the recorder is in stop mode 2 Select SETUP and press ENTER enter 3 Select Easy Setup and press ENTER enter 4 Press ENTER enter 5 Select Start 6 Follow the instructions for Easy Setup page 25 from step 2 SETUP Easy Setup Easy Setup Settings Options Features Audio Video ...

Page 103: ...cannot accept the progressive signal In this case press PROGRESSIVE progressive until the PROGRESSIVE progressive indicator turns off Even if your TV is compatible with progressive format 480p signals the image may be affected when you set the recorder to progressive format In this case press PROGRESSIVE progressive so that the PROGRESSIVE progressive indicator turns off and the recorder is set to...

Page 104: ...r tuner goes through your recorder before reaching your TV the copy protection signal applied to some programs could affect picture quality Disconnect the playback equipment in question and connect it directly to your TV The picture does not fill the screen Set TV Type in Video setup in accordance with the screen size of your TV page 94 The picture does not fill the screen even though the picture ...

Page 105: ... about half an hour until the moisture evaporates If the disc was recorded on another recorder the recorder cannot play the disc if it was not finalized page 41 The recorder does not start playback from the beginning Resume play was activated page 58 You have inserted a DVD digital video disc whose Title menu or DVD digital video disc menu automatically appears on the TV screen when it is first in...

Page 106: ...that the recorder can play page 66 Progressive JPEG joint photographic coding experts group images cannot be played TV Pause does not work You are recording to the HDD hard disc drive or the HDD hard disc drive is full The channel cannot be changed from the channel you are recording Set the TV s input source to TV Recording does not start immediately after you press z REC recording Operate the rec...

Page 107: ...cording standby mode Press SYNCHRO REC synchro recording to have the recorder stand by for recording Make sure the SYNCHRO REC synchro recording indicator lights up on the front panel page 55 The recorder is connected to the TV output jack of the connected equipment Synchro Recording does not complete The timer setting for the connected equipment overlapped the recorder s timer setting page 55 The...

Page 108: ... the remote The same command mode is set for both the equipment and recorder Set a different command mode for the recorder page 24 The recorder does not operate properly Restart the recorder Press down 1 on the recorder for more than ten seconds until WELCOME welcome appears in the front panel display When static electricity etc causes the recorder to operate abnormally turn off the recorder and w...

Page 109: ...s not open and you cannot remove the disc after you press Z OPEN CLOSE open close Turn off the recorder Once the clock appears in the front panel display disconnect the AC power cord Connect it again while pressing down A on the recorder and release the button when the disc tray opens Then keep 1 on the recorder pressed for about ten seconds until WELCOME welcome appears in the front panel display...

Page 110: ...ored on the hard disc for testing purposes there is no intention to copy or store the data titles or any other information If replacement or initialization format is required the hard disc will be formatted at our discretion In this case please note that all of the contents recorded there will be erased including any data found to violate copyright law On cleaning discs Do not use a commercially a...

Page 111: ...no jack 2 Vrms more than 22 kilohms VIDEO video Phono jack 1 0 Vp p S VIDEO S video 4 pin mini DIN Y 1 0 Vp p C 0 286 Vp p DV IN digital video in 4 pin i LINK S100 DIGITAL OUT digital out OPTICAL optical Optical output jack 18 dBm wave length 660 nm DIGITAL OUT digital out COAXIAL coaxial Phono jack 0 5 Vp p 75 ohms COMPONENT VIDEO OUT component video out Y PB PR Phono jack Y 1 0 Vp p PB PR interl...

Page 112: ...uipment b Note Normally only one piece of equipment can be connected to this recorder by the i LINK cable DV digital video connecting cable When connecting this recorder to i LINK compatible equipment having two or more i LINK jacks DV digital video jacks see the instruction manual of the equipment to be connected i LINK is a more familiar term for IEEE 1394 data transport bus proposed by SONY and...

Page 113: ...ette Standard Definition signals It cannot output signals The DV digital video jack will not accept MICRO MV signals from equipment such as a MICRO MV digital video camera with an i LINK jack For further precautions see the notes on page 87 For details on precautions when connecting this recorder also see the instruction manuals for the equipment to be connected Use the Sony i LINK 4 pin to 4 pin ...

Page 114: ...a tactile dot G VOL volume buttons 22 H CLEAR clear button 48 I AUDIO audio button 59 SUBTITLE subtitle button 59 The AUDIO audio button has a tactile dot J INPUT SELECT input select button 56 87 TV VIDEO television video button 22 K DISPLAY display button 37 TIME TEXT time text button 37 L TIMER timer button 46 48 M SUR surround button 59 N SYSTEM MENU system menu button 90 92 TITLE LIST title li...

Page 115: ...s a tactile dot Y z REC recording button 33 X REC PAUSE recording pause button 33 x REC STOP recording stop button 33 Z REC MODE recording mode button 44 wj CHAPTER MARK CHAPTER MARK ERASE chapter mark chapter mark erase buttons 77 wk SYNCHRO REC synchro recording button 55 wl WIDE MODE wide mode button 22 e ANGLE angle button 59 ea COMMAND MODE command mode switch DVD digital video disc 1 2 3 24 ...

Page 116: ... PAUSE recording pause button 33 x REC STOP recording stop button 33 J DV IN digital video in jack 87 K ONE TOUCH DUB one touch dubbing button 89 L SYSTEM MENU system menu button 90 92 M TOOLS tools button 31 N M m ENTER enter button 25 O O RETURN return button 51 P PREV previous NEXT next buttons 59 Q CHANNEL channel buttons 33 The button has a tactile dot R INPUT SELECT input select button 56 87...

Page 117: ...f by setting Dimmer to Power Save in Options setup page 100 A VHF UHF IN OUT very high frequency ultra high frequency in out jacks 14 B DIGITAL OUT digital out COAXIAL coaxial OPTICAL optical jacks 20 C COMPONENT VIDEO IN component video in Y PB PR jacks 18 D COMPONENT VIDEO OUT component video out Y PB PR jacks 18 E AC IN AC in terminal 21 F LINE OUT 1 2 line out 1 2 S VIDEO S video jack 18 G LIN...

Page 118: ...l data is recorded discretely and little deterioration occurs because all channel data processing is digital DVD R digital video disc recordable plus R page 8 A DVD R digital video disc recordable plus R read plus R is a recordable disc that is the same size as a DVD VIDEO digital video disc video Contents can be recorded only once to a DVD R digital video disc recordable plus R and will have the ...

Page 119: ...record data on the rapidly spinning discs and this enables the speedy and efficient reading and writing of data Interlace format page 19 Interlace format shows every other line of an image as a single field and is the standard method for displaying images on television The even number field shows the even numbered lines of an image and the odd numbered field shows the odd numbered lines of an imag...

Page 120: ...86 Scots Gaelic 1194 Galician 1196 Guarani 1203 Gujarati 1209 Hausa 1217 Hindi 1226 Croatian 1229 Hungarian 1233 Armenian 1235 Interlingua 1239 Interlingue 1245 Inupiak 1248 Indonesian 1253 Icelandic 1254 Italian 1257 Hebrew 1261 Japanese 1269 Yiddish 1283 Javanese 1287 Georgian 1297 Kazakh 1298 Greenlandic 1299 Cambodian 1300 Kannada 1301 Korean 1305 Kashmiri 1307 Kurdish 1311 Kirghiz 1313 Latin ...

Page 121: ...mbine Titles 79 Command Mode 25 101 Component video input 18 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT component video out 18 Connecting 18 the antenna cable 14 the audio cords 20 the video cords 18 Contrast 50 61 Controlling TVs with the remote 22 Copy control signals 45 Copy protection 118 Copy Free copy free 45 Copy Never copy never 45 Copy Once copy once 45 CPRM Content Protection for Recordable Media 10 Create Pla...

Page 122: ...put 96 M Manual Clock Set 93 MENU 57 Menu DVD digital video disc s Menu 57 Top menu 57 Mix 88 MNR 61 Modify 52 Move 79 91 MP3 audio layer 3 of moving picture experts group audio tracks 66 N NEXT next 60 Number buttons 48 O One Touch Dubbing 89 100 On screen display OSD language 25 93 Options 100 Original 35 71 119 P Page mode 35 Parental Control 58 99 Parental control settings 99 Parts and control...

Page 123: ...Settings 92 Simultaneous Rec and Play 63 Slow motion play 60 Sort 36 Sound quality 62 Stereo 45 Stereo programs 45 Stereo1 88 Stereo2 88 STOP stop 57 Subtitle 59 94 SUBTITLE subtitle 59 Super VIDEO CD super video compact disc 11 SUR surround 59 Surround 59 Synchro Rec 55 T Thumbnail picture 36 Time Search 66 TIME TEXT time text 38 TIMER timer 46 Timer List 52 Timer recording check change cancel 51...

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