Sony RDR-VX515 - Dvd Recorder/vcr Combo Service Manual Download

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Front panel display

DVD Playing/recording status

Disc type/recording format

Audio signal indicators

STEREO indicator (45, 73)

SAP (Second Audio Program) indicator
(45, 73)

VIDEO Playing/recording status

Tape indicator

Timer indicator

Displays the following (44, 71):

• Playing time/remaining time
• Current title/chapter/track/index number
• Recording time/recording mode
• Clock
• Channel

(angle) indicator (33)

Disc indicator

Rear panel

AUDIO OUT L/R jacks (17)

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT (COAXIAL/
OPTICAL) jacks (17)

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (Y, P

, P

)

jacks (16)

S VIDEO OUT jack (15)

LINE 1 IN (VIDEO/AUDIO L/R) jacks
(27)

LINE OUT (VIDEO/AUDIO L/R) jacks
(15, 16)

VHF/UHF IN/OUT jacks (14)

DVD

RW VR VCD

SAP

VIDEO

STEREO

VIDEO

AUDIO

OUT

VHF/UHF

LINE OUT

VIDEO

AUDIO

LINE 1 IN

AUDIO OUT

S VIDEO OUT

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

OPTICAL COAXIAL

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Glossary

Chapter (page 38)

Sections of a picture or a music feature that are
smaller than titles. A title is composed of several
chapters. Depending on the disc, no chapters may
be recorded.

Copy protection signals (page 46)

Copy restriction set by copyright owners, etc.
These signals are included in some software or TV
programs and restrict recording on this recorder.

Dolby Digital (page 97)

Digital audio compression technology developed
by Dolby Laboratories. This technology conforms
to multi-channel surround sound. The rear channel
is stereo and there is a discrete subwoofer channel
in this format. Dolby Digital provides the same
discrete channels of high quality digital audio
found in “Dolby Digital” theater surround sound
systems. Good channel separation is realized
because all of the channel data is recorded
discretely, and little deterioration occurs because
all channel data processing is digital.

DTS (page 97)

Digital audio compression technology by Digital
Theater Systems, Inc. This technology conforms
to multi-channel surround sound. The rear channel
is stereo and there is a discrete subwoofer channel
in this format. DTS provides the same discrete
channels of high quality digital audio.
Good channel separation is realized because all of
the channel data is recorded discretely, and little
deterioration occurs because all channel data
processing is digital.

DVD+RW (page 28)

A DVD+RW (read “plus RW”) is a recordable and
rewritable disc. DVD+RWs use a recording
format that is comparable to the DVD VIDEO
format.

DVD-RW (page 28)

A DVD-RW is a recordable and rewritable disc
that is the same size as a DVD VIDEO. The DVD-
RW has two different modes: VR mode and Video
mode. DVDs created in Video mode have the
same format as a DVD VIDEO, while discs
created in VR (Video Recording) mode allow the
contents to be programmed or edited.

DVD+R (page 28)

A DVD+R (read “plus R”) is a recordable disc that
is the same size as a DVD VIDEO. Contents can
be recorded only once to a DVD+R, and will have
the same format as a DVD VIDEO.

DVD-R (page 28)

A DVD-R is a recordable disc that is the same size
as a DVD VIDEO. Contents can be recorded only
once to a DVD-R, and will have the same format
as a DVD VIDEO.

DVD VIDEO (page 30)

A disc that contains up to eight hours of moving
pictures on a disc the same diameter as a CD.
The data capacity of a single-layer and single-
sided DVD is 4.7 GB (Giga Byte), which is 7
times that of a CD. The data capacity of a double-
layer and single-sided DVD is 8.5 GB, a single-
layer and double-sided DVD is 9.4 GB, and
double-layer and double-sided DVD is 17 GB.
The picture data uses the MPEG 2 format, which
is a worldwide standard of digital compression
technology. The picture data is compressed to
about 1/40 (average) of its original size. The DVD
also uses a variable rate coding technology that
changes the data to be allocated according to the
status of the picture. Audio information is
recorded in a multi-channel format, such as Dolby
Digital, allowing you to enjoy a more real audio
presence.
Furthermore, various advanced functions such as
the multi-angle, multilingual, and Parental
Control functions are provided on the DVD.

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Interlace format

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 image.

Original (page 55)

Titles actually recorded on a DVD-RW (VR
mode). Erasing original titles frees up disc space.

Playlist (page 55)

Playback information created from the actual
recordings on a DVD-RW (VR mode). A Playlist
leaves the original titles as they are, and contains
only the information needed to control playback.
A Playlist title takes up very little disc space.

Progressive format (page 96)

Compared to the Interlace format that alternately
shows every other line of an image (field) to create
one frame, the Progressive format shows the entire
image at once as a single frame. This means that
while the Interlace format can show 30 frames/60
fields in one second, the Progressive format can
show 60 frames in one second. The overall picture
quality increases and still images, text, and
horizontal lines appear sharper.

Title (page 38)

The longest section of a picture or music feature
on a DVD, movie, etc., in video software, or the
entire album in audio software.

Track (page 38)

Sections of a music feature on a CD (the length of
a song).

DVD Audio/Subtitle
Language

When you play a DVD VIDEO, the language of
the selected audio track or subtitle is abbreviated
as follows. See page 100 to change the audio track
or subtitle.

Abbreviation

Language

ARA

Arabic

BUL

Bulgarian

CHI

Chinese

CRO

Croatian

CZE

Czech