Sony VRD-VC20, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...Operating Instructions 2004 Sony Corporation 2 514 544 12 1 7819900878 IT JP FR DE ES IT CS Video Recordable DVD Drive VRD VC20 ...

Page 2: ...harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate ...

Page 3: ... mains power Please ensure that the socket outlet is installed near the equipment and shall be easily Accessible Achtung Zur Trennung vom Netz ist der Netzsecker aus der Steckdose zu ziehen welche sich in der Nähe des Gerätes befinden muß und leicht zugänglich sein soll ...

Page 4: ...e 25 Selecting a chapter interval 25 Creating titles manually 25 Selecting automatic playback mode 26 Finalizing a Disc 27 Erasing a Disc 28 Stop timer recording 29 Auto source selection 30 Using the Drive as an External DVD Drive Connecting the drive to a computer 31 Procedure for using the drive as an external drive 31 Connecting the drive to a computer 32 Installing the USB driver 33 Disconnect...

Page 5: ...5 Additional Information Precautions 49 Support overview 50 User support web site 50 Update the drive firmware 50 Technical support 50 Specifications 51 Troubleshooting 53 ...

Page 6: ...ogy must be authorized by Macrovision and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited Our product warranty is valid only when the supplied accessories including software are used in the specified or recommended system environment in accordance with the documentation and applies only to this dri...

Page 7: ...matically synchronized with the operations carried out on the connected video device You can create titles or chapters either automatically or manually A video recordable DVD drive with Hi Speed USB USB 2 0 compliant interfaces for computers DV and analog audio video input terminals for video devices The drive can write to seven types of disc including a DVD R Double Layer disc The drive can write...

Page 8: ...maged please contact your dealer Drive Hi Speed USB cable 1 Power cord AC adaptor MPA AC1 Quick Start Guide Operating instructions this document Nero Quick Start Guide Software disc Warranty card Note Make sure that you back up the supplied software disc on another disc because the software disc is not distributed separately ...

Page 9: ...s on again when any key is pressed in stand alone operation however it remains off in the computer controlled operation The LCD backlight turns on when the USB cable is disconnected stand alone operation mode D TIME button Displays time passed or time remaining E SYNC synchronize button Activates the synchronized recording F INPUT SELECT button Selects an input signal to be recorded G REC MODE but...

Page 10: ...nect a USB cable when connecting the drive to a computer C DV IN connector 4 pin Connect an i LINK cable not supplied when connecting a digital video camera to the drive For DV Digital8 camcorder input only D S VIDEO IN connector Connect an S VIDEO cable not supplied when connecting the drive to a video device such as a video camera or VCR E VIDEO IN connector Connect a video plug of AV cable not ...

Page 11: ...that are compatible with the write speed you have selected Writing speed may automatically be adjusted depending on the disc specified disc speed or disc conditions such as weight imbalance and eccentricity System should meet following requirements in order to use USB 2 0 operation with this device Hi Speed USB USB 2 0 compliant interface cable included System equipped with a Hi Speed USB USB 2 0 ...

Page 12: ...computer is turned on In stand alone operation you can use only DVD R single layer disc DVD R DL double layer disc DVD R single layer disc DVD RW and DVD RW discs Note You cannot make additional recording on discs that have been created using computers or other DVD recorders by the stand alone operation You can record videos from video cameras or VCRs to a DVD using the following procedure Connect...

Page 13: ...ll start stop playback automatically synchronized with the operations carried out on the drive Synchronized recording AV cable connection page 18 The drive will start stop recording automatically when it detects signals from the connected playback device Manual recording page 22 You can start pause stop recording manually by operating the drive and the connected device respectively Recording mode ...

Page 14: ...pters are created automatically at specified intervals default 5 minutes or they can be created manually page 25 Maximum number of titles on a disc No additional titles can be created after title 49 Recording will not be initiated on a disc on which 49 titles have already been recorded About titles and chapters on a disc Title 1 Chapters Title 2 Start Rec Stop Start Chapters Chapter marks Chapter ...

Page 15: ...plied and the digital video camera will play pause stop automatically following operations carried out with the REC PAUSE STOP buttons on the drive DV Digital8 camcorder input only MICROMV camcorder not supported 1 Connect the digital video camera Refer also to the manual supplied with the device to be connected 2 Turn on and set up the digital video camera 3 Turn on the drive The busy indicator l...

Page 16: ...nsert a disc A new blank disc is formatted automatically Wait until Format on the display window changes to Ready 5 Press REC to start recording The drive starts recording at the same time the video camera starts playback Recording appears on the display window and the REC button lights up during recording SIG on the display window indicates that the drive is receiving signals from the digital vid...

Page 17: ...dow The digital video camera pauses playback automatically To resume recording press REC or PAUSE again To check the time passed or remaining Press TIME Each time you press TIME the time passed within the current title or the time remaining within the disc appears in turn Note Recording will pause if you press the following buttons on the digital video camera Fast forward Rewind Pause Stop If you ...

Page 18: ...rd VCRs output signals from the built in tuner after they stop playback of tapes therefore the drive keeps detecting signals and does not stop recording To avoid this set the VCR so that it does not output signals when it is not playing back tape by switching the input selection to line in etc This symptom will occur with some video cameras that output a video signal to make blue or plain back scr...

Page 19: ...the video on the connected video device video signal is output for example to search a scene to be recorded the drive switches the input to VIDEO automatically Make sure VIDEO is displayed on the display window before recording or display VIDEO by pressing INPUT SELECT manually S VIDEO when S Video cable used 3 Press the eject button and insert a disc A new blank disc is formatted automatically Wa...

Page 20: ... the video device When the video signal is interrupted the drive pauses If the drive detects no video signals after 2 minutes it stops 6 Press STOP to stop recording STOP appears on the display window Wait for a moment until Ready appears 7 Press the eject button to eject the disc Note When using DVD R DVD R or DVD RW disc and ejecting the disc the following message appears To play these discs on ...

Page 21: ...indow To resume recording press REC or PAUSE again Recording pauses also when you stop playback on the video device To resume recording restart playback To check the time passed or remaining Press TIME Each time you press TIME the time passed within the current title or the time remaining within the disc appears in turn ...

Page 22: ...chronized recording i LINK DV cable connection on page 15 or Synchronized recording AV cable connection on page 18 2 Turn on the drive The busy indicator lights up in green 3 Press the eject button and insert a disc A new blank disc is formatted automatically Wait until Format on the display window changes to Ready Busy indicator Eject button Recording side ...

Page 23: ...d and set it in the playback pause mode 6 Press REC on the drive and start playback on the connected device Recording appears on the display window and the REC button lights up during recording SIG on the display window indicates that the drive is receiving signals from the connected device Display a desired signal by pressing INPUT SELECT Each time you press the button VIDEO S VIDEO or DV appears...

Page 24: ... disc and ejecting the disc the following message appears To play these discs on DVD devices you need to finalize the disc after recording page 27 To pause recording Press PAUSE Pause appears on the display window To resume recording press REC or PAUSE again To check the time passed or remaining Press TIME Each time you press TIME the time passed within the current title or the time remaining with...

Page 25: ...Play Auto Chp or Stop Timer appears in sequence 2 Press SELECT to select the interval and press FUNCTION ENTER to preset Each time you press the button 5 minutes 10 minutes 15 minutes or None appears in sequence Note You cannot do this operation during recording To create chapters manually Select None for Auto Chp The videos are recorded as one chapter until you pause recording Pressing REC during...

Page 26: ... Finalize Erase All Auto Play Auto Chp or Stop Timer appears in sequence 2 Press SELECT to select Yes or No and press FUNCTION ENTER When you select Yes automatic playback mode is on the disc starts playback on a DVD player with the first title recorded When you select No automatic playback mode is off the disc starts playback on a DVD player with displaying the menu screen of the titles recorded ...

Page 27: ... after recording You can record videos incrementally on the disc even after finalizing 1 Turn on the drive and insert the non finalized disc 2 Press FUNCTION ENTER to display Finalize on the display window Each time you press the button Finalize Erase All Auto Play Auto Chp or Stop Timer appears in sequence Hint When you eject the DVD R DVD R or DVD RW disc after recording Finalize is displayed as...

Page 28: ...s or more to finalize a disc Please wait until Finalize Complete is displayed You can erase the contents of DVD RW and DVD RW disc recorded on this drive This operation erases all of the contents in the disc at once 1 Turn on the drive and insert the disc 2 Press FUNCTION ENTER repeatedly to display Erase All on the display window Each time you press the button Finalize Erase All Auto Play Auto Ch...

Page 29: ...c Note You cannot erase title by title or chapter by chapter Recording will stop automatically after the preset time 1 Display Stop Timer by pressing FUNCTION ENTER Each time you press the button Finalize Erase All Auto Play Auto Chp or Stop Timer appears in sequence 2 Press SELECT repeatedly to display the desired time 30m 1h 1h30m 2h 3h 4h 6h and 8h are available 3 Press ENTER to set the desired...

Page 30: ...rive selects the type of input signal DV S VIDEO or VIDEO automatically by detecting the video signal from the connected device Auto Source Selection function Once you play back the video on the connected video device video signal is output for example to search a scene to be recorded the drive automatically selects the input connector connected to the video device However this function may not wo...

Page 31: ...ive as a DVD recorder in stand alone operation The buttons and display window of the drive do not function In order to use this unit as a DVD drive you need to install the supplied driver and software When you install the supplied driver and software in various driver and software follow the above procedure Procedure for using the drive as an external drive m Turn on the computer page 32 m Turn on...

Page 32: ... 1 Connect the supplied USB cable the power cord and the AC adaptor to the drive 2 Turn on the drive 3 Turn on your computer Connecting the drive to a computer USB Cable AC adaptor Power cord Power switch ...

Page 33: ...ctly to a USB connector on the computer 5 Install the drive on the computer On Windows XP see below On Windows 2000 see page 35 On Windows XP 1 Insert the supplied software disc into a drive on the computer When connecting the USB cable to the computer the following screen is displayed Installing the USB driver Computer Continued ...

Page 34: ...rowse for the drive you insert the software disc then click Next 4 The following screen will appear If The software you are installing for this hardware Sony VRD VC20 Video Capture has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP is displayed click Continue Anyway 4 Click Finish and continue to install the writing software in the supplied software disc following the ...

Page 35: ... disc into a drive on the computer When connecting the USB cable to the computer the following screen is displayed 2 Click Next The following screen will appear 3 Check Search for a suitable driver for my device recommended 1 then click Next 2 The following screen will appear Continued ...

Page 36: ...e disc 2 then click OK 3 The following screen will appear 6 Make sure that VRD VC20 Video Capture is displayed then click Next The following screen will appear If Digital Signature Not Found is displayed click Yes 7 Click Finish and continue to install the writing software in the supplied software disc following the instructions on the screen ...

Page 37: ...ndows task bar When you want to disconnect the drive you must first stop it using this icon 1 Click on the task bar and click the drive to be disconnected on the shortcut menu 2 Operate following the message displayed if any 3 Disconnect the USB cable Note If you disconnect the USB cable without performing the procedure above your computer may operate erratically or data may be damaged Be sure to ...

Page 38: ...ate DVD Videos and video CDs Nero Recode Compresses your videos to burn and fit them all onto one disc Nero ShowTime Plays back DVD Videos and video CDs Nero BackItUp Allows to back up the data from a hard disk to DVDs and CDs InCD Packet writing software that supports DVD RW and CD RW Nero MediaHome Share media files on a Local Area Network LAN Nero PhotoSnap Nero PhotoSnap Viewer Allows photo ed...

Page 39: ...e and other writing software do not coexist on your computer Especially if other packet writing software 1 exists in your computer the software and or computer may operate erratically If the commercially available software you are using does not detect the drive correctly visit the web site of the software manufacturer and update the software as this may solve the problem 1 Such as Drag to Disc RO...

Page 40: ...s drive is 40 speed With a single touch you can make the read write speed 48 speed Notes On rare occasions some discs may not be able to tolerate 48 speed causing them to break We recommend that you do not use deeply scratched brittle or other discs that may break at 48 speed This function does not guarantee a 48 write speed Depending on the condition of the disc you are using the speed may be low...

Page 41: ...rive DVD Maximum speed when using a disc for the specified writing speed Depending on your system and disc this speed may vary Disc types Logo Read Write Write Stand alone Write speed DVD R Max 16 DVD R DL Double layer Max 4 DVD RW Max 8 DVD R Max 16 DVD RW Max 6 DVD ROM DVD Video ...

Page 42: ...discs stars hearts card shape etc otherwise the drive may be damaged It is not guaranteed to write to or play back 99 minute discs With 8 cm discs you must place the drive horizontally Disc types Logo Read Write Write speed CD R Max 48 CD RW Max 4 CD RW High Speed Max 10 CD RW Ultra Speed Max 24 CD ROM CD DA audio only CD Extra Video CD CD TEXT Disc diameters Read Write DVD 12 cm 8 cm CD 12 cm 8 c...

Page 43: ...fely use most disc formats that comply with the appropriate standards with this drive However bear in mind that some commercially available discs do not comply with the quality or performance standards that are necessary to use with this drive If you use such discs the drive may automatically adjust the writing speed may not be able to write at all etc Even if the discs are successfully written th...

Page 44: ...tails refer to your drive player documentation To DVD R DVD R DL DVD RW DVD R DVD RW CD R CD RW create DVD Video that can be played back by most drives and or players create DVDs that you can edit create DVDs to which you can add to later create video CDs that can be played back with most computers use DVDs like video tapes allowing multiple rewrites distribute 700 MB of data or more create DVD RO...

Page 45: ...to that specified for the particular High Speed CD RW disc media being used Ultra speed CD RW discs The drive can write to High Speed CD RW and Ultra Speed CD RW disc media Data written to these discs can be read by standard CD ROM drives Note Drives that do not have the Ultra Speed CD RW logo cannot be used to write to Ultra Speed CD RW discs When writing or adding to such discs with a drive othe...

Page 46: ...ten about 1 000 times Playback read compatibility of DVD RW and DVD RW discs depends on the capability of the DVD ROM drive and the DVD player and on the logical format selected when it is recorded written About playback reading compatibility in DVDs DVD R DL DVD R DVD R discs as well as DVD RW and DVD RW discs created and finalized with the drive can be played back on almost all DVD ROM drives Ho...

Page 47: ...e five times the setting becomes permanent and can no longer be changed From this point on you are only able to play back DVD Video whose region code matches the one set at the fifth time Do not attempt to make unauthorized changes to the region code Any problems resulting from doing so are not covered by the warranty Hint You can change the region code of the drive on it s properties dialog box t...

Page 48: ... the drive as an audio CD player only use audio CDs with the following mark Some of these discs are encoded in such a way as to prevent sampling and or copy while others can only be played back under certain conditions For details refer to the documentation of your audio CD Note on DualDiscs A DualDisc is a two sided disc product which mates DVD recorded material on one side with digital audio mat...

Page 49: ...d to a warm location or raising the room temperature suddenly as condensation may form within the drive If the temperature changes suddenly while using the drive stop using it but keep the power on for at least an hour Handling discs Handle discs only by the edges Never touch the recording surface Do not affix labels on discs Do not store discs in dusty dirty or humid locations in direct sunlight ...

Page 50: ...ser support Web site Access the site make sure that there is an update for your firmware and follow the instructions on the screen to proceed with download and installation Please visit the above web sites that provide technical support and other information on the drive and the supplied software When asking questions using telephone or e mail please have the following information available Model ...

Page 51: ...CW DVD Type M L 101 J 25 23 Wavelength 658 nm Output power 250 mW pulse 100 mW CW Compatible discs Read Write max max DVD R 8 CAV 2 4 DVD R 4 8 CAV 4 DVD R 8 8 CAV 8 PCAV DVD R 16 8 CAV 16 CAV DVD R Double Layer 6 CAV 2 4 DVD R Double Layer 4 6 CAV 4 DVD RW 8 CAV 2 4 DVD RW 4 8 CAV 4 DVD RW High Speed 8 CAV 8 ZCLV DVD R 8 CAV 1 DVD R 4 8 CAV 4 DVD R 8 8 CAV 8 PCAV DVD R 16 8 CAV 16 CAV DVD RW 8 CA...

Page 52: ...mcorder and other digital video devices having the i LINK connector You cannot use the drive as an DVD drive by connecting it to a computer with an i LINK connector General Power DC 12 V supplied from the DC IN jack Consumption Max 3 0 A AC adaptor AC 100 240 V Use a power cord appropriate to the region or country of use Size Approx 66 164 234 mm W H D excluding the projecting parts Weight Approx ...

Page 53: ...or this operation c Auto source selection function did not detect a input signal correctly Select the input manually p 12 p 18 p 22 No additional recording can be made c There are 49 titles in the disc c You cannot add anything to a finalized DVD R disc p 14 p 27 Display Cause remedy See Disc Error c The drive cannot read or write the disc due to an issue related to the disc such as scratches bein...

Page 54: ...ze Error c The disc may have been recorded on other recordable device Try with other disc c The disc may not be a DVD R or DVD RW disc c The disc may be damaged for any reason No Signal c Video input signal is not detected Check if the AV cable is properly connected with the output terminal on the playback device or check if the connectors are firmly mated c When connecting a digital video camera ...

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