Sony RDR-HXD1070, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...1 2007 Sony Corporation RDR HXD770 HXD870 HXD970 HXD1070 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: ...iately in the event of trouble GUIDE Plus and G LINK are 1 registered trademarks or trademarks of 2 manufactured under license from and 3 subject ofvarious international patents and patent applications owned by or licensed to Gemstar TV Guide International Inc and or its related affiliates GEMSTAR TV GUIDE INTERNATIONAL INC AND OR ITS RELATED AFFILIATES ARE NOT IN ANY WAY LIABLE FOR THE ACCURACY O...

Page 3: ...t less than 10 C hour Do not move the recorder with its mains lead connected Do not disconnect the mains lead while the power is on When disconnecting the mains lead turn off the power and make sure that the hard disk drive is not operating the clock is displayed in the front panel display for at least 30 seconds and all recording or dubbing has stopped Do not move the recorder for one minute afte...

Page 4: ...rk of NEC corporation Copy guard function Since the recorder has a copy guard function programmes received through an external tuner not supplied may contain copy protection signals copy guard function and as such may not be recordable depending on the type of signal If you have any questions or problems concerning your recorder please consult your nearest Sony dealer About this manual In this man...

Page 5: ...nections only 21 About the HDMI Control functions for BRAVIA Theatre Sync for HDMI connections only 21 Step 3 Connecting the Audio Cords HDMI Cord 22 Step 4 Connecting the Mains Lead 23 Step 5 Preparing the Remote 24 Controlling TVs with the remote 24 If you have a Sony DVD player or more than one Sony DVD recorder 25 Changing programme positions of the recorder using the remote 26 Step 6 Easy Set...

Page 6: ...amme Information 49 Displaying the programme information 49 Viewing a Digital Text Service 50 Selecting digital text from dedicated digital teletext channels 50 Selecting digital text from other channels 51 Timer Recording For Freeview users only 52 Before Recording 52 Recording mode 52 Unrecordable pictures 53 Timer Recording Standard EPG 53 Setting the timer manually Standard 53 Recording TV pro...

Page 7: ...lus in the UK only 73 Setting the timer manually 74 Using the Quick Timer function 75 Adjusting the recording picture quality 76 Creating chapters in a title 77 Checking Changing Cancelling Timer Settings 77 Changing timer settings 77 Cancelling timer settings 78 Recording from Connected Equipment 79 Playback 80 Playing the Recorded Programme DVD 80 Playback options 82 Playing a specific portion r...

Page 8: ...ing a specific portion repeatedly A B Repeat 109 Playing repeatedly Repeat 109 Creating your own programme Programme 110 Searching for an Audio Track 111 About Jukebox 112 Preparing for Using Jukebox 112 Connecting the USB device 112 Copying audio tracks DISC t HDD 113 Copying an album USB t HDD 113 Playing Audio Tracks Using Jukebox USB Device 114 Playback options 115 Playing repeatedly Repeat 11...

Page 9: ...el Setting 133 Manual CH Setting 133 Channel Swapping 135 Video Settings Video In Out 136 Audio Input Settings Audio In 137 Audio Output Settings Audio Out 138 Language Settings Language 140 Recording Settings Recording 141 Playback Settings Playback 144 Limitation Settings Parental Lock 145 HDMI Settings HDMI Output 147 Other Settings Options 149 Options 149 Options 2 150 Additional Information 1...

Page 10: ...able on DVD RW compatible players automatically finalised DVD RW VR mode Format in VR mode page 36 Playable only on VR mode compatible players finalisation unnecessary Video mode Format in Video mode page 36 Playable on most DVD players finalisation necessary page 45 DVD R Automatically formatted in VR mode DVD R VIDEO Playable on most DVD players finalisation necessary page 45 DVD R DL DVD R VR m...

Page 11: ...x speed or slower DVD R DL Dual Layer discs Ver 3 0 with CPRM 2 DVD RW DVD RW DVD R DVD R DL DVD R and DVD R DL are trademarks 1 When an unformatted DVD R is inserted into this recorder it is automatically formatted in Video mode To format a new DVD R in VR mode format in the Format setup page 47 2 CPRM Content Protection for Recordable Media is a coding technology that protects copyrights for ima...

Page 12: ... VIDEOs with a different region code page 13 DVDs that were recorded on a different recorder and not correctly finalised Maximum recordable number of titles The maximum length for one title is 12 hours Playable discs Type Disc Logo Icon used in this manual Characteristics DVD VIDEO Discs such as movies that can be purchased or rented This recorder also recognises DVD RAMs as DVD Video compatible d...

Page 13: ...dio 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 b Notes Some DVD RWs DVD Rs DVD RWs DVD Rs DVD RAMs or CD RWs CD Rs cannot be played on this recorder due to the recording quality or physical condition of the disc or the characteristics of the recording device and authoring software The ...

Page 14: ...ide and timer recording method differ depending on which one you select Depending on the broadcasts you are receiving and your equipment select one of the following aerial hookups Do NOT set LINE 1 In to Decoder in the Video In Out setup page 137 when making connection B b Note Beginning in 2008 analogue broadcasts in the UK will end area by area with all analogue broadcasts scheduled to end by 20...

Page 15: ...r recording You can also use the recorder s remote control to change programme positions on the set top box receiver whenever the set top box receiver and recorder are turned on To use the set top box receiver control function you need to connect the set top box controller page 17 After setting up the set top box receiver control check that the recorder can correctly control the set top box receiv...

Page 16: ...separate built in TV tuners for terrestrial digital and terrestrial analogue TV broadcasts A Receiving Freeview For digital broadcasting DVD recorder TV to aerial input to DIGITAL AERIAL IN to DIGITAL AERIAL OUT Aerial cable supplied Signal flow Wall DVD recorder TV to aerial input to DIGITAL AERIAL IN to DIGITAL AERIAL OUT Aerial cable supplied Signal flow Wall to ANALOG AERIAL IN Aerial cable no...

Page 17: ...jack connect the aerial to the recorder s ANALOG AERIAL IN jack 2 Connect only if your set top box receiver has a SCART connector B Receiving cable or satellite For analogue broadcasting ANT IN TO TV DVD recorder Signal flow Set top box receiver to ANALOG AERIAL OUT to aerial input SCART cord 2 not supplied Wall TV Set top box controller page 15 Place the set top box controller near the remote sen...

Page 18: ...f you are only connecting an aerial antenna With this hookup you can record any programme position by selecting the programme position on the recorder C Receiving terrestrial For analogue broadcasting DVD recorder TV to aerial input to ANALOG AERIAL IN to ANALOG AERIAL OUT Aerial cable supplied Signal flow Wall ...

Page 19: ...ew 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 not supplied TV projector or...

Page 20: ... the HDMI jack Do not bend or apply pressure to the HDMI connector b Notes Be sure to disconnect the HDMI cord when moving the recorder Do not apply too much pressure to the cabinet wall if you place the recorder on the cabinet with the HDMI cord connected It may damage the HDMI jack or the HDMI cord Do not twist the HDMI connector while connecting to or disconnecting from the HDMI jack to avoid d...

Page 21: ...2 EASYLINK and CINEMALINK are trademarks of Philips Corporation 3 Q Link and NexTView Link are trademarks of Panasonic Corporation 4 EURO VIEW LINK is a trademark of Toshiba Corporation 5 T V LINK is a trademark of JVC Corporation By connecting Sony components that are compatible with the HDMI Control function with an HDMI cord not supplied operation is simplified as below One Touch Play page 81 S...

Page 22: ...on You can enjoy Dolby Digital 5 1ch DTS 5 1ch and MPEG audio 5 1ch surround effects If you connect a Sony audio component that is compatible with the HDMI control function refer to the operating instructions supplied with the audio component 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...

Page 23: ...u connect the recorder to an audio component using an HDMI cord you will need to do one of the following Connect the audio component to the TV with the HDMI cord or Connect the recorder to the TV with a video cord other than HDMI cord component video cord S video cord or audio video cord 1 Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Labo...

Page 24: ... 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 Mode agai...

Page 25: ...er for this recorder and the supplied remote to one that differs from 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 DVD3 You can check the current Command Mode in the front panel display For details see page 149 Manufacturer Code number Sony 01 default Grundig 11 Hitachi 24 ITT Nokia 15...

Page 26: ...function during this procedure 1 Turn on the recorder and your TV Then switch the input selector on your TV so that the signal from the recorder appears on your TV screen The Language display appears If the Language display does not appear select Easy Setup in the Basic setup from Initial Setup in the System Menu page 130 2 Select a language for the on screen displaysusing M m and press ENTER The ...

Page 27: ...e page 15 If the aerial cable is connected to the DIGITAL AERIAL IN jack hookup A only or to skip this setting select Do not set Then select your country region using and press ENTER To set the programme positions manually see page 131 Clock Setting The recorder will automatically set the clock when any digital channels have been scanned and stored Go to the EPG Type Select setting Select Auto whe...

Page 28: ...previous step Press O RETURN 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 130 Follow the steps below to set up the GUIDE Plus system and set top box controller The GUIDE Plus system is available in the UK only 1 Press GUIDE The GUIDE Plus system Basic Setup appears For users other than in the UK go to step 4 2 Select Pos...

Page 29: ...sition of the set top box controller page 17 If your set top box receiver still does not operate with this recorder refer to the instructions supplied with your set top box receiver and contact your cable or satellite company to see if they can provide you with a compatible set top box receiver b Notes The list of external receivers controllable by the GUIDE Plus system is updated constantly and i...

Page 30: ... Home Screen appears 2 Select Setup in the Menu Bar using M and press ENTER The GUIDE Plus setup menu appears 3 Select Basic Setup using M m and press ENTER 4 Repeat from step 2 of Setting up your set top box receiver for the GUIDE Plus system For analogue broadcasting on page 28 ...

Page 31: ...r 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 features are not available for devices connected via the DVD recorder s LINE 1 DECODER jack To watch the connected VCR or similar device s pictures through the recorder while the recorder is in st...

Page 32: ... 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 33: ...e 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 34 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 supplied External decoder PAY TV Canal Plus analogue decoder to AERIAL OUT to i LINE 1 DECODER DVD reco...

Page 34: ...etup and press ENTER 3 Select Video In Out and press ENTER 4 Select LINE 3 Out and press ENTER 5 Press M m to select Video or RGB and press ENTER 6 Select LINE 1 In and press ENTER 7 Press M m to select Decoder and press ENTER 8 Press O RETURN to return the cursor to the left column 9 Select Analog Tuner and press ENTER 10Select Manual CH Setting and press ENTER Setting external decoder PAY TV Can...

Page 35: ... recorder s mains lead you will not be able to view the signals from the connected decoder To watch the connected external decoder PAY TV Canal Plus analogue decoder programmes during recording press the PROGRAM button on the recorder SCART THRU appears on the front panel display To return to the previous display press the PROGRAM button on the recorder SCART NORM appears on the front panel displa...

Page 36: ...mat setup page 47 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 page 47 2 Recording a Programme This section introduces the basic operation to record a current TV programme to the hard disk HDD or to a disc DVD For an explanation of how to make timer recordings see page 52 Digital Mode or page 71 Analogue Mode 1 Pres...

Page 37: ...ally turns on and starts recording what you are watching on the TV to the HDD Set TV Pause to TV s Tuner in the Options 2 setup page 150 z Hint If the aerial cables are connected to both DIGITAL AERIAL IN and ANALOG AERIAL IN jacks you can switch between digital mode and analogue mode using the INPUT button b Notes To turn off the TV Direct Rec function set SMARTLINK to Pass Through in the Options...

Page 38: ... 8 Titles using M m and press ENTER 4 Title List Example HDD 8 Title List A Disc type Displays the media type HDD or DVD B Total number of titles C Sub menu Press to display the sub menu The sub menu displays options applicable only to the selected item The displayed options differ depending upon the model situation and disc type D Scroll bar Appears when all of the titles do not fit on the list T...

Page 39: ... About the Title List for DVD RWs DVD Rs VR mode You can switch the Title List to show Original or Playlist titles 1 Press while the Title List is displayed 2 Select Play List using M m and press ENTER 3 Select Original or Play List using M m and press ENTER To change the title order for HDD Sort Titles 1 Press while the Title List is displayed 2 Select Sort Titles using M m and press ENTER 3 Sele...

Page 40: ...le List Set Set Preview in the Options setup page 150 To turn off the Title List Press TITLE LIST z Hint You can select Title List from the System Menu b Notes The title names may not appear for DVDs created on other DVD recorders It may take a few seconds for the thumbnail pictures to be displayed After editing the title thumbnail picture may change to the first scene of the recording title After...

Page 41: ...r DVD mode page 25 I Disc information J Title type Original or Playlist for DVD RW DVD R in VR mode K Disc type format page 10 Displays the finalised disc in Video mode as DVD Video L Title number Chapter number page 89 M Playing time N Multi angles indicator page 80 O Copy protected indicator page 99 P Data transfer bar and rate z Hints When On Screen Display is set to On default in the Options s...

Page 42: ...ter using m M To erase all of the characters press and hold CLEAR for 2 seconds or more 6 Select Upper case or Lower case using The characters for the selected type are displayed The type of characters will change according to the language you select in Easy Setup 7 Press M m to select the character you want to enter and press ENTER The selected character appears at the input row To insert a space...

Page 43: ...atedly to select a character Example Press the number 3 button once to enter D Press the number 3 button three times to enter F 2 Press ENTER and select the next character 3 Press x or select OK and press ENTER 6 Labelling and Protecting a Disc You can execute options effective for the entire disc in the Disc Setup setup 1 Insert a disc See 1 Inserting a Disc on page 36 2 Press SYSTEM MENU The Sys...

Page 44: ...deo mode disc name 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 36 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 45: ...time is short You 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...

Page 46: ...rting 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 been finalised to prohibit additional recording or editing can be unfinalised to allow furth...

Page 47: ...rting a Disc on page 36 2 Press SYSTEM MENU The System Menu appears 3 Select Disc Setup and press ENTER 4 Select Format and press ENTER 5 Select an item and press ENTER VR Mode Formats DVD RWs DVD Rs VR mode or unrecorded discs in VR mode 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 reform...

Page 48: ...covering a 30 minute period Example of EPG Display A Indicates the currently selected channel number and station name with the programme title and genre B Indicates the currently selected programme and allows you to move around the list C Channel name D Indicates if a timer recording is associated with the programme page 55 E Colour buttons F Indicates that short programmes that are not displayed ...

Page 49: ...a time in the Time row 4 Select the Genre row and press ENTER The genre list is displayed 5 Select a genre using M m and press ENTER 6 Select OK and press ENTER 7 Select Search and press ENTER The programme list for the specified genre is displayed Programme Information The programme information display provides a quick and easy way to View descriptions of the programmes being broadcast now and ne...

Page 50: ...vigation methods of all digital text services are decided by the broadcaster 1 Select a dedicated channel that is broadcasting digital text You can search for a dedicated digital text channel using the Electronic Programme Guide page 48 The text page is displayed Buttons Operations M m Toggle the display between description of the current next programme Display programme information for other chan...

Page 51: ...low the on screen instructions or press PROG Digital text services may also be available on other digital channels This is sometimes indicated by a small symbol on your TV screen superimposed on the programme you are watching 1 Select a channel 2 Press text or the button indicated on screen by the broadcaster The text information appears 3 Access required information using M m the colour buttons a...

Page 52: ...ty than HQ mode on the HDD set Manual Rec Mode to On go to setup and then select HQ For details about manual recording mode see page 141 For timer recording you can also select AUTO as recording mode which maximizes the recording quality for the space available on the disc if recording to DVD or to fit onto a blank disc if recording to HDD 1 The approximate recording time is for 12 cm DVD discs Th...

Page 53: ...the title is divided when the layer switches Pictures with copy protection cannot be recorded on this recorder The recorded disc can be played only on CPRM compatible equipment page 10 Timer Recording Standard EPG You can set the timer for a total of 32 programmes up to 30 days in advance There are three methods to set the timer the standard method EPG method and Series Recording method Standard S...

Page 54: ...PDC Sets the VPS PDC function See About the VPS PDC function For analogue broadcasting only below Update Sets the recorder automatically replacing the previous timer recording with the new one EPG Link page 58 Series Recording page 57 To enter a title name select Set Title Name and press ENTER page 42 If you make a mistake select the item and change the setting 4 Select OK and press ENTER The Time...

Page 55: ...uner and select the satellite programme you want to record Leave the satellite tuner turned on until the recorder finishes recording Even if the timer is set for the same daily or weekly programme the timer recording cannot be made if it overlaps with a programme that has priority Overlap will appear next to the overlapped setting in the Timer List Check the priority order of the settings page 60 ...

Page 56: ... be recorded using Series Recording page 57 To scroll the EPG display by page Page mode Press PAGE while the EPG display is turned on to display the previous next eight channels 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 follow the on screen...

Page 57: ...r 4 Select Set Details and press ENTER 5 Set Series Recording to On and press O RETURN 6 Select OK and press ENTER The selected programme is set for recording and appears in the Timer List page 60 The other programmes in the series will be set for recording appear in the Timer List as each previous recording is completed For example if there are three programmes in a series the second programme wi...

Page 58: ... EPG To set the programme for recording follow the instructions for Recording TV programmes using the EPG page 55 from step 2 b Notes Only the earliest part of the Split Programme is displayed on the Timer List Any next Split Programme part that starts 3 or more hours later cannot be recorded automatically This recorder is featured with an EPG timer auto extend functionality that allows EPG timer ...

Page 59: ...ee the explanation of the display Prog Motion Adjusts the progressive video signal when Component Video Out is set to Progressive page 136 Select Motion for a picture including subjects that move dynamically Select Still for a picture with little movement Cinema Converts the progressive video signal to match the type of DVD software that you are watching when Component Video Out is set to Progress...

Page 60: ...s ENTER Erase Erases the timer setting Select Yes and press ENTER Skip Once Cancels the daily or weekly recordings only once After cancelling the timer setting Skip Once appears next to the timer setting in the Timer List Alternate Search page 58 Series Search page 58 Recommendation Search page 58 To change or cancel the setting repeat steps 2 and 3 above When the timer settings overlap The progra...

Page 61: ...made while recording a programme that has priority Even if the timer is set for the same daily or weekly programme the timer recording cannot be made if it overlaps with a programme that has priority Overlap will appear next to the overlapped setting in the Timer List Check the priority order of the settings Recording from Connected Equipment You can record from a connected VCR or similar device T...

Page 62: ...ng press x REC STOP on this recorder If you connect a digital video camera with a DV IN jack See DV Camcorder Dubbing on page 104 for an explanation of how to record from the DV IN jack z Hint You can adjust the settings for the recording picture before recording See Adjusting the recording picture quality on page 59 b Notes When recording a video game image the screen may not be clear Any program...

Page 63: ...to conditions that you set such as category and keyword page 67 For more information see Watching TV Using the GUIDE Plus System page 65 Press GUIDE The GUIDE Plus system Home Screen appears A Video Window This shows the programme you were watching when you pressed GUIDE B Action Bar When the same colour button on the remote is pressed the Action Bar functions The Action Bar function differs accor...

Page 64: ...completed The host channel is not disabled see Disabling programme positions on page 70 The timer is not set If the programme guide data still cannot be received after checking the above search for the host channel at the following website and set the host channel manually page 69 www europe guideplus com If the host channel has changed or moved the programme guide data cannot be received In this ...

Page 65: ...Select the TV broadcast station logo using M m and press ENTER The display returns to Grid and the programme currently being broadcast by the selected TV station is selected 4 Select a programme using and press ENTER To return to the Home position Press the blue button Home The cursor returns to the home position on the Grid To set a programme for timer recording See One Button Recording GUIDE Plu...

Page 66: ... while recording If you are watching programmes through a set top box receiver the Video Window may not change as fast as you move the cursor In this case lock the Video Window page 66 Searching for a Programme Using the GUIDE Plus System 1 Select Search in the Menu Bar and press ENTER 2 Select a category using To search for a programme by keyword select My Choice You can search for all programmes...

Page 67: ...p 4 to enter the keyword 6 Press the green button Save The entered keyword is registered To delete the keyword select the keyword you want to delete and press the red button Delete To change the keyword select the keyword you want to change and press the green button Edit To set a programme for timer recording See One Button Recording GUIDE Plus in the UK only page 73 z Hint When two or more keywo...

Page 68: ...ge the profile settings Repeat from step 1 above 1 Select My TV in the Menu Bar and press ENTER The programmes that match the profile conditions are displayed 2 Select a programme using M m and press ENTER To set a programme for timer recording See One Button Recording GUIDE Plus in the UK only page 73 Making Changes to the GUIDE Plus System The default host channel setting is set to Automatic so ...

Page 69: ...edly to select the input source 6 Select Prog No using 7 Enter the programme position number using the number buttons 8 Press the green button Save The display asks for confirmation 9 Select Confirm using and press ENTER The display returns to the GUIDE Plus setup menu 10Wait one day until the programme guide data can be received To cancel the settings Press the red button Back To return to the Ho...

Page 70: ...ess ENTER 2 In the left column select the programme position you want to hide or display using M m 3 Press the red button On Off The disabled positions will turn grey To show the disabled positions press the red button On Off again b Notes You cannot record a programme position if it is not set in Aerial Reception Settings Analog Tuner page 133 even if it is set to On in the Editor in the Menu Bar...

Page 71: ... and then select HQ For details about manual recording mode see page 141 For timer recording you can also select AUTO as recording mode which maximizes the recording quality for the space available on the disc if recording to DVD or to fit onto a blank disc if recording to HDD 1 The approximate recording time is for 12 cm DVD discs The approximate recording times for DVD R DL Double Layer DVD R DL...

Page 72: ... sub when playing the disc The HDD when HDD Recording Format is set to Video Mode On in the Recording setup page 144 and a DVD RW DVD R DVD RW Video mode or DVD R Video mode can record only one sound track main or sub at a time Select the sound track in the Audio In setup before recording starts Set Bilingual Recording to A L default or B R in the Audio In setup page 138 About HDD Recording format...

Page 73: ...ing for a Programme Using the GUIDE Plus System on page 66 for more information about searching for a programme You can select a programme from My TV page 67 3 Press the red button Record or z REC The set programme and Time Slot change colour and the recorder is ready to start recording When recording from a set top box receiver be sure to turn it on Unlike a VCR there is no need to turn off the r...

Page 74: ...the HDD even if you select DVD Recovery Recording The last recording mode you selected manually becomes the default recording mode for timer recordings made from the GUIDE Plus system You cannot adjust the recording quality HDD or DVD once the recording starts The beginning of some recordings may not be made when using the VPS PDC function You cannot extend the recording duration time when VPS PDC...

Page 75: ...y take a few seconds for the recorder to stop recording On screen instructions may appear after pressing x REC STOP In this case follow the on screen instructions Rec Mode Adjust If there is not enough available disc space for the recording the recorder automatically adjusts the recording mode to enable the entire programme to be recorded Set Rec Mode Adjust to On in the Recording setup page 143 Y...

Page 76: ...o Progressive page 136 Select Motion for a picture including subjects that move dynamically Select Still for a picture with little movement Cinema Converts the progressive video signal to match the type of DVD software that you are watching when Component Video Out is set to Progressive page 136 Select Auto to detect the software type Film based or Video based automatically and select the appropri...

Page 77: ...lected in step 1 The recorder can automatically divide a recording a title into chapters by inserting chapter marks To select chapter mark intervals or disable this function see Auto Chapter HDD VR Auto Chapter Video or Auto Chapter DVD R RW in the Recording setup page 143 When recording to the HDD a DVD R VR mode or a DVD RW VR mode you can edit chapter marks page 95 Checking Changing Cancelling ...

Page 78: ...u exit the GUIDE Plus system When you set the recording destination to HDDr the previous timer recording will be replaced with the new one even if you have not watched it About the VPS PDC function VPS PDC signals are 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 interruption...

Page 79: ...ts recording 7 Press the pause or play button on the connected 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 digital video camera with a DV IN jack See DV Camcorder Dubbing on page 104 for an explanation of how to record from the DV IN jac...

Page 80: ...VIDEO CD Super VIDEO CD with PBC functions the menu appears Select an item using the number buttons and press ENTER Then follow the instructions in the menu press H when Press SELECT appears b Note Some playback options such as search repeat play or programme play cannot be played with PBC function To play with playback options start playback without PBC functions using the Title List To change th...

Page 81: ...DVD the display for entering your password appears on your TV screen Enter your four digit password using the number buttons and press ENTER The recorder starts playback To register or change the password see Limitation Settings Parental Lock on page 145 To lock the recorder Child Lock You can lock all of the buttons on the recorder so that the settings are not cancelled by mistake When the record...

Page 82: ... 10 minutes t 20 minutes t advances the time in 10 minute increments t 2 hours previous next Goes to the beginning of the previous next title chapter scene track when pressed during playback Goes to the beginning of the first title track when pressed in stop mode fast reverse fast forward Fast reverses fast forwards the disc when pressed during playback Search speed changes as follows fast reverse...

Page 83: ... output only through the DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL jack When you play a DVD with DTS sound tracks set DTS Output to On in the Audio Out setup page 139 slow freeze frame 1 Playback direction only 2 DivX video file only Plays in slow motion when pressed for more than one second in pause mode Plays one frame at a time when pressed briefly in pause mode To resume normal playback press H X pause Pauses playb...

Page 84: ...pter track on the HDD or a disc 1 Press PLAY MODE during playback 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 repeats the current track Repeat Programme repeats the current programme ...

Page 85: ...List in the Play Mode menu z Hints The program you made remains after Programme play finishes To play the same program again set Programme to Start Programme Play in the Play Mode menu However the programme is cleared after you remove the disc or press 1 You can repeat Programme play Set Repeat to Repeat Programme in the Play Mode menu page 84 You can select Programme from Play Mode in the System ...

Page 86: ...s 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 Enhancer ...

Page 87: ... stop the programme using m M X and x without affecting the recording 3 Press x REC STOP to stop recording b Notes The picture does not pause and the recorder starts only recording in the following cases when the programme positions are preset differently between the recorder and the connected TV when watching the programme from the external equipment connected to your TV The picture tuned by the ...

Page 88: ...rded programme while recording programmes Playback continues even if a timer recording starts Use 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 VI...

Page 89: ... track As titles and tracks are assigned individual numbers select the title or track by entering its number You can also search for a scene using the time code 1 Press PLAY MODE during playback The Play Mode menu appears 2 Select Search Mode and press ENTER 3 Select a search method and press ENTER Time Search for HDD DVDs DATA DVDs 1 DATA CDs 1 VIDEO CDs 2 Searches for a starting point by enterin...

Page 90: ...e 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 10 minutes and 20 seconds enter 21020 If you make a mistake select another number 5 Press ENTER The recorder starts playback from the selected number ...

Page 91: ...nish all editing before finalising the disc You cannot edit a finalised disc Edit features Original title Playlist title Title edit Erase page 92 Yes Yes Yes Yes Title Name page 92 Yes Yes Yes Yes Set Thumbnail page 92 Yes Yes Yes Yes A B Erase page 93 Yes No Yes Yes Divide page 94 Yes No No Yes Set Genre page 92 Yes No No No Protect page 92 Yes Yes Yes No Move page 97 No No No Yes Combine page 97...

Page 92: ...rd by High speed dubbing The editing points and chapter marks may be slightly different from those you selected Frame Accurate Editing Recommended when you want to edit titles precisely However the editing points may be slightly different from the point you selected when you dub the titles by High speed dubbing Erasing and Editing a Title This section explains the basic edit functions Note that ed...

Page 93: ...ppears 4 Select a title and press ENTER A check mark appears in the check box To clear the check mark press ENTER again 5 Repeat step 4 to select all of the titles you want to edit 6 When you finish selecting titles press The sub menu appears 7 Select an option and press ENTER Erase Erases the selected titles Protect Protects the titles appears next to the protected title Unprotected Unprotects th...

Page 94: ...ou 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 the picture quality divide the title into two shorter titles Note that dividing a title cannot be undone Only playlist titles can be divided for DVD RWs DVD Rs in VR mode 1 After step 2 of Erasing and Editing a Title select Edit and press ENTER 2 Se...

Page 95: ... For details see page 92 5 Select an option and press ENTER You can make the following edits to the chapter Divide Divides a chapter into two page 95 Erase Move Erase Erases the selected chapter page 96 Move for Playlist titles on DVD RWs DVD Rs in VR mode Changes the chapter s playing order page 97 Combine Combines two chapters into one page 96 1 After step 4 of Erasing and Editing a Chapter sele...

Page 96: ...dit or re edit without changing the actual recordings You can create up to 99 Playlist titles b Note Playlist titles containing titles recorded with the Copy Once copy protection signal cannot be dubbed or moved page 99 1 Press TITLE LIST Switch to the Playlist page 92 2 Press The sub menu appears 3 Select Create and press ENTER The original titles in the Title List appear 4 Select an original tit...

Page 97: ...ss ENTER 5 Select a title you want to combine 6 Select Yes and press ENTER The titles are combined You can divide a Playlist title For instructions see page 94 1 Press TITLE LIST Switch to the Playlist page 92 2 Select a Playlist 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 5 Select Erase Move 6 Sel...

Page 98: ...D RW Video mode DVD R DVD R Video mode The chapter marks in the dubbing source are dubbed The position 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 Vide...

Page 99: ...title see Playing the Recorded Programme DVD on page 80 2 Press HDD DVD DUB The recorder starts dubbing the current playing title from the beginning The recorder turns off automatically when you do not use the recorder for more than 20 minutes after the dubbing has finished To cancel the dubbing Press and hold HDD DVD DUB for more than one second When dubbing Move is stopped partway no part of the...

Page 100: ...e Start Dubbing display D Total size of the selected titles and available space on the disc to be dubbed approximate E Selected title s thumbnail picture 5 Select a title and press ENTER The selected title changes colour When you select HDD DVD in step 3 you can change the title order or search for a title by genre see 3 Playing the Recorded Programme Title List on page 38 6 Repeat step 5 to selec...

Page 101: ...h speed Dubbing from HDD to DVD for 60 minute programme 1 1 The values in the above table are for reference only Actual times for dubbing also require time for creating disc s control information and other data 2 This is the maximum recording speed of this recorder The recording speed cannot exceed the value indicated in the above table even when using discs that support higher recording speeds In...

Page 102: ...uality 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 100 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 cleared when...

Page 103: ... 8 Select Start and press ENTER The recorder starts High speed dubbing 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 ...

Page 104: ...corder will fast forward and rewind the tape for you you do not need to operate your digital video camera Do the following to start using the Manual Dubbing functions of this recorder See the instruction manual supplied with the digital video camera as well 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 ...

Page 105: ...other device or another recorder of the same model 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 th...

Page 106: ... blank space or an image containing copy protection signals on the tape The recorder will resume recording automatically when receiving a recordable signal Finalisation 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 Dubbing Selected Scenes Manual D...

Page 107: ... 1 Connect your DV camcorder to the DV IN jack on the front panel 2 Press SYSTEM MENU The System Menu appears 3 Select DV and press ENTER 4 Select 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 ...

Page 108: ...ot work except for timer recordings while the Child Lock is set To unlock the recorder hold down x on the recorder until UNLOCKED appears in the front panel display DATA CD DATADVD CD M m ENTER x m H X AUDIO CLEAR PLAY MODE M TITLE LIST Playback options Buttons Operations AUDIO Selects stereo or monaural audio tracks recorded on the disc when pressed repeatedly in normal playback mode previous nex...

Page 109: ...d 4 Continue playing to locate the ending point point B and press ENTER A B Repeat starts To cancel A B Repeat Press CLEAR Or set A B Repeat to Off in the Play Mode menu z Hint You can select A B Repeat from Play Mode in the System Menu b Note A B Repeat is not available for MP3 audio tracks You can play repeatedly all the tracks or a single track on an album or disc 1 Press PLAY MODE during playb...

Page 110: ...ple 01 001 using M m and press CLEAR 6 To programme other tracks press M m to select a step number and repeat steps 4 and 5 7 Press H Programme play starts To cancel Programme play Press CLEAR during playback Or set Programme to Cancel Programme Play in the Play Mode menu To erase the programme Press CLEAR in stop mode Or set Programme to Erase Programme List in the Play Mode menu z Hints The prog...

Page 111: ...de and press ENTER 3 Select a search method and press ENTER Album Search except for CD Track Search The display for entering the number appears Example Album Search 4 Press the number buttons to select the number of the album or track you want If you make a mistake select another number 5 Press ENTER The recorder starts playback from the selected number z Hint You can select an album or track usin...

Page 112: ...ist to check which albums have been copied page 114 When copying audio tracks from a CD the album name is labelled as F_ and the audio track names are labelled as T_ automatically During copying other operations cannot be performed While copying timer recordings are unavailable If the timer is set during copying the recorder starts the timer recording after copying is finished Copy protected CDs c...

Page 113: ... on the USB device to the HDD 1 Connect the USB device to the USB jack on the recorder page 112 2 Press SYSTEM MENU The System Menu appears 3 Select Music Jukebox and press ENTER 4 Select Listen to Music from USB Device and press ENTER The Album List appears 5 Select an album and press 6 Select Edit using M m and press ENTER The sub menu appears 7 Select Copy Album and press ENTER The display asks...

Page 114: ...ile the Album List is displayed Each time you press SUBTITLE previous ANGLE next the entire Album List changes to the next previous page of the album To change the album order Sort Titles HDD only 1 Press while the Album List is displayed 2 Select Sort Titles using M m and press ENTER 3 Select the item using M m and press ENTER To search for the album by genre Genre HDD only 1 Press while the Albu...

Page 115: ...epeats the current track Repeat Programme repeats the current programme page 116 5 Press ENTER Repeat play starts To cancel Repeat play Set Repeat to Repeat Off in the Play Mode menu b Notes You can select Repeat Programme only during Programme play A B Repeat is not available when using Music Jukebox Playback options Buttons Operations previous next Goes to the next or previous track when pressed...

Page 116: ...ake 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 cancel Programme play Set Programme to Cancel Programme Play in the Play Mode menu during playback To erase the programme Set Programme to Erase Programme List in the Play Mode menu z Hints You can select...

Page 117: ...option and press ENTER Erase Erases the selected album track Select Yes when asked for confirmation Edit Allows you to make the following edits Album Name Allows you to enter or re enter an album name page 42 Track Name Allows you to enter or re enter a track name page 42 Set Genre Assigns an album a genre Set Skip Sets a track to be skipped page 115 Play Mode Selects play modes page 115 Genre Nam...

Page 118: ...DD 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 Note Some USB devices may not work with this recorder 1 Insert a disc that you are going to copy to the HDD or connect the USB device to the USB jack on...

Page 119: ...display asks for confirmation 11Select Yes and press ENTER To cancel select No 1 Connect the USB device to the USB jack on the recorder 2 Insert a blank DVD RW DVD R Video mode 3 Press SYSTEM MENU The System Menu appears 4 Select Photo Album and press ENTER The Photo Album menu appears 5 Select Copy Photos from a Digital Camera and press ENTER The display asks for confirmation 6 Select Yes and pre...

Page 120: ... there are already the maximum number of files and or albums on the HDD You can copy the edited JPEG image albums to a DVD RW DVD R Video mode A slideshow is also recorded to the disc as a video file You can play the slideshow on other DVD equipment that may not be compatible with the playback of JPEG image files 1 Insert a DVD RW DVD R in Video mode 2 Press SYSTEM MENU The System Menu appears 3 S...

Page 121: ... with the playback of JPEG image files 1 Insert a DVD RW DVD R in Video mode 2 Press SYSTEM MENU The System Menu appears 3 Select Photo Album and press ENTER The Photo Album menu appears 4 Select View Edit Photos on the HDD and press ENTER The Photo Album list appears 5 Select an album using M m and press ENTER The photo list appears 6 Select a JPEG image file using M m and press The sub menu appe...

Page 122: ... DVD Rs the available disc space does not increase even if you erase slideshows Using the Photo Album List You can play JPEG image files on the HDD DATA DVDs DATA CDs or connected USB device using the Photo Album list 1 Press SYSTEM MENU The System Menu appears 2 Select Photo Album and press ENTER The Photo Album menu appears 3 Select the item and press ENTER To play JPEG image files on the HDD se...

Page 123: ...mation Displays the image JPEG image file number recording date and time JPEG image file name and JPEG image file size F Disc type and remaining space of current disc To scroll the list display by page Page mode Press while the Photo Album list is displayed Each time you press the entire Photo Album list changes to the next previous page of albums JPEG image files To switch between the album list ...

Page 124: ...u can enjoy a slideshow while listening to the sound stored in the HDD 1 Select View Edit Photos on the HDD in step 3 of Using the Photo Album List on page 122 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 3 Select Start Audio Slideshow and press ENTER 4 Select a genre using For details abou...

Page 125: ...3 Select View Edit Photos on the HDD and press ENTER The Photo Album list appears 4 Select an album or JPEG image file and press The sub menu appears 5 Select an option and press ENTER You can make the following edits to the album JPEG image file Start Slideshow Starts a slideshow page 124 Start Audio Slideshow HDD only Starts a slideshow with the sound page 124 New Album Creates a new album Album...

Page 126: ...Copy Copies the selected JPEG image file page 119 Rename File Changes the selected JPEG image file name page 42 Protect Protects the selected JPEG image file Select again to cancel the protection Print Prints the selected JPEG image file page 126 Detailed Information Displays the detailed information for the selected JPEG image file page 124 Single Mode Cancels Multi Mode Printing JPEG Image Files...

Page 127: ...elect Multi Mode To print the file selected in step 7 only go to step 12 9 Select a 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 select Single Mode 10Repeat step 9 to select all files you want to print 11Press The sub menu appears 12Select Print and press ENTER The display asks for confirmation 13...

Page 128: ... system gradually becomes fragmented To clean up all the fragmented files optimise the HDD periodically When the HDD needs optimising a message recommending optimisation will appear automatically 1 Select Optimise HDD in Disc Setup and press ENTER 2 Select Start and press ENTER A progress bar appears and the optimisation starts To cancel optimisation press ENTER The HDD will be partly optimised b ...

Page 129: ... in your local area broadcasts a time signal 1 Select Clock Setting in Basic and press ENTER 2 Select Auto and press ENTER 3 Press repeatedly until the programme position of the station that carries a time signal appears 4 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 manually If the Auto Clock Set function ...

Page 130: ...even when Power Save is set to Mode 1 or Mode 2 There is a timer setting with VPS PDC in the SCHEDULE list The SMARTLINK features are not available when Power Save is set to Mode 1 or Mode 2 HELP Setting EPG Type Select Selects the EPG Electronic Programme Guide type to use Easy Setup Resetting the Recorder Select this to run the Easy Setup programme 1 Select Easy Setup in Basic and press ENTER 2 ...

Page 131: ... MENU or EXIT If any programme positions are unused or contain unwanted channels you can disable them page 132 b Note The timer settings for the replaced channels are deleted Scans digital channels and adds found channels to the channel list 1 Select Add New Channels in Digital Tuner and press ENTER 2 Select Next Screen and press ENTER The recorder scans channels and stores them To cancel the scan...

Page 132: ...ether to skip radio or data channels You can check the signal strength and quality of the channel 1 Select Signal Check in Digital Tuner and press ENTER 2 Select Next Screen and press ENTER To check the signal strength and quality of other channels select a channel using Selects main and sub audio subtitle languages or teletext language for bilingual programmes 1 Select D TV Language in Digital Tu...

Page 133: ...o this recorder with SMARTLINK you can preset programme positions by downloading from your TV For details refer to the operating instructions supplied with your TV 1 Select Download from TV and press ENTER 2 Select your country region using and press ENTER The tuner preset data will be downloaded from your TV to this recorder If any programme positions are unused or contain unwanted channels you c...

Page 134: ...dly until the programme position you want is displayed To select a cable or satellite programme position press until the programme position you want is displayed On Select this when the programme position is unused or contains unwanted channels The selected position will be skipped when you press PROG Off Does not skip the selected programme position FR Select this when in France Western Euro Sele...

Page 135: ...ct the programme position number to swap for the one selected in step 3 and press ENTER The programme position numbers are swapped To swap the programme position number of another station repeat from step 3 TV system Channel coverage BG West European Countries except those listed below E2 E12 VHF Italia A H VHF E21 E69 UHF S1 S20 CATV S21 S41 HYPER S01 S05 CATV DK East European Countries R1 R12 VH...

Page 136: ...NT VIDEO OUT jacks do not set LINE 3 Out to RGB If you set LINE 3 Out to RGB in this case the picture may not appear When picture noise appears after you set the recorder to progressive format hold down x stop on the recorder and press Z open close on the recorder No video signals are output when using the HDMI connection LINE 3 Out Selects a method of outputting video signals for the LINE 3 TV ja...

Page 137: ...ns The default settings are underlined NICAM Select page 72 Analog Tuner Level If the playback sound is distorted set this item to Compression The recorder reduces the audio output level This function affects the output of the following jacks LINE 2 OUT R AUDIO L jacks LINE 3 TV jack LINE 1 DECODER jack Video Inputs video signals S Video Inputs S video signals RGB Inputs RGB signals Decoder Select...

Page 138: ...kers and may affect your ears or cause speaker damage 1 Press SYSTEM MENU while the recorder is in stop mode 2 Select Initial Setup and press ENTER 3 Select Audio Out and press ENTER The Audio Out setup appears with the following options The default settings are underlined Dolby Digital Output HDD DVDs only Selects the type of Dolby Digital signal b Note If the HDMI OUT jack is connected to equipm...

Page 139: ... Control DVDs only Selects the dynamic range 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 138 On Select this when the recorder is connected to...

Page 140: ...enu Select w Subtitle Language to set the same language as the language you set in Subtitle Language Subtitle Display z Hint If you select Others in Audio Language Subtitle Language or DVD Menu Language press m and enter a language code from Language Code List on page 167 b Note If you select a language in DVD Menu Language Subtitle Language or Audio Language that is not recorded on the DVD VIDEO ...

Page 141: ...llows you to select all recording modes Select this and press ENTER Then select a recording mode using and press ENTER Off Allows you to select standard recording modes only Recording mode Approx recording time hours RDR HXD770 RDR HXD870 RDR HXD970 RDR HXD1070 HQ 1 17 23 36 73 PCM 2 25 34 53 105 MN32 HQ 25 34 53 105 MN31 27 36 57 115 MN30 29 39 61 120 MN29 31 42 66 130 MN28 33 45 70 140 MN27 36 4...

Page 142: ... time hours DVD RW DVD RW DVD R DVD R DVD R DL DVD R DL PCM 2 1 hr 1 min 1 hr 51 min MN32 HQ 1 hr 1 min 1 hr 51 min MN31 1 hr 5 min 1 hr 57 min MN30 1 hr 10 min 2 hr 6 min MN29 1 hr 15 min 2 hr 15 min MN28 1 hr 20 min 2 hr 24 min MN27 1 hr 25 min 2 hr 33 min MN26 HSP 1 hr 30 min 2 hr 41 min MN25 1 hr 35 min 2 hr 50 min MN24 1 hr 40 min 2 hr 59 min MN23 1 hr 45 min 3 hr 8 min MN22 1 hr 50 min 3 hr ...

Page 143: ...Auto Chapter HDD VR is set to On during DV dubbing to the HDD or a DVD RW DVD R VR mode Auto Chapter Video DVD RW DVD R in Video mode only Auto Chapter DVD R RW DVD RW DVD R only On Automatically adjusts the recording mode to enable the entire programme to be recorded page 74 Off Turns off the function On Records digital broadcast subtitles Off No digital broadcast subtitles are recorded 0 seconds...

Page 144: ...onventional 4 3 screen TV 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 138 4 3 Letter Box Select...

Page 145: ...nge Password You can set or change the password that gives access to the Channel Options settings in the Digital Tuner setup and the Parental Lock settings 1 Select Set Password or Change Password in Parental Lock and press ENTER 2 Select Next Screen and press ENTER The display for registering a password appears Example when you select Set Password in step 1 Field Outputs a stable generally shake ...

Page 146: ... 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 168 and press ENTER 5 Select Change Level and press ENTER 6 Enter your four digit password using the number buttons and press ENTER 7 Select the level The lower the value the stricter the limitation Discs rated higher than the selected level will be ...

Page 147: ... Can be selected only when Input Line System is set to NTSC in the Basic setup page 130 b Notes When picture noise appears after you change the Screen Resolution setting hold down x stop on the recorder and press Z open close on the recorder When Colour is set to YCbCr 4 2 2 in the HDMI Output setup you cannot select 720 x 576i or 720 x 480i 4 3 Video Output This setting is effective only when you...

Page 148: ...DMI connected device The Audio Output function is not available when a DVI device is connected HDMI Control RGB 0 255 Outputs RGB 0 255 signals Select this when connecting to an RGB 0 255 device RGB 16 235 Outputs RGB 16 235 signals Select this if colours appear overly rich and the black appears too deep YCbCr 4 2 2 Outputs 10 bit YCbCr 4 2 2 component signals YCbCr 4 4 4 Outputs 8 bit YCbCr 4 4 4...

Page 149: ...ecorder you set above Follow the steps below to set the Command Mode on the remote 1 Hold down ENTER 2 While holding down ENTER enter the Command Mode code number using the number buttons 3 Hold down both the number and ENTER buttons at the same time for more than three seconds z Hint You can check the Command Mode for the recorder in the front panel display Options On Automatically displays infor...

Page 150: ...e Restarts the connected USB device if it does not respond to the recorder If the connected USB device still does not work properly try following Turn the connected USB device off and on again Disconnect and 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 TV Pa...

Page 151: ...you are 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 this ...

Page 152: ...able to the AERIAL IN jack The recorder s colour system is different from your TV Hold down x stop on the recorder and press INPUT on the recorder to change the recorder s colour system TV channels cannot be changed The channel is skipped page 134 A timer recording started which changed the channels The Parental Lock is activated page 145 The picture from equipment connected to the recorder s inpu...

Page 153: ...your area To change the channel lineup select Editor in the Menu Bar of the GUIDE Plus system page 69 Programme listings for some programme positions are missing The programme guide data may not be updated Turn off the recorder and let the recorder receive the programme guide data Some broadcast stations support only two days of data For details see the following website www europe guideplus com A...

Page 154: ... set Dolby Digital Output in the Audio Out setup to Dolby Digital PCM page 138 The sound is breaking up The signal strength is low Check aerial installation The recorder does not play any type of disc except HDD The disc is upside down Insert the disc with the labelled side facing up The disc is not correctly inserted Moisture has condensed inside the recorder In this case if the recorder is on le...

Page 155: ...EG image files do not play The JPEG image files are not recorded in a format that the recorder can play page 161 Progressive JPEG images cannot be played TV Pause does not work You are recording to the HDD or the HDD is full The programme position cannot be changed from the programme position you are recording Set the TV s input source to TV Recording does not start immediately after you press z R...

Page 156: ...nd the recorder might not start recording The VPS PDC function may not work if the GUIDE Plus host channel setup is not complete The VPS PDC function does not work when the GUIDE Plus data is being downloaded You dubbed a title but the title did not appear in the HDD Title List The title contained a copy protection signal so it was moved page 99 High speed dubbing is not possible The title cannot ...

Page 157: ... appears in the front panel display The recorder is locked Cancel the Child Lock page 81 108 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 the front panel display The recorder s repair function is activated to repair the hard disk drive or disc when the recorder is turned on after a...

Page 158: ...corder is adjusting the clock for the Auto Clock Set function or updating the EPG information operational noises may be heard even when the power is off This is not a malfunction Resetting the Recorder You 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 ...

Page 159: ...ad scouring 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 th...

Page 160: ... 2 MPEG 1 Audio recording format 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 ...

Page 161: ...y DATA CDs CD ROMs CD Rs CD RWs and DATA DVDs DVD ROMs DVD RWs DVD Rs DVD RWs DVD Rs that contain DivX video files DATA DVDs must be recorded according to ISO9660 Level 1 Level 2 Romeo Joliet or UDF Universal Disk Format 1 02 1 50 2 00 or 2 01 format for the recorder to recognise the MP3 tracks JPEG image files and DivX video files DATA CDs must be recorded according to ISO9660 Level 1 Level 2 Rom...

Page 162: ...TA CD DATA DVD or the connected USB device at a time To view unloaded albums reload them Proceeding to the next or another album may take some time The image size that can be displayed is limited The following image sizes can be displayed width 160 5 120 pixels by height 120 3 840 pixels This recorder supports MP3 audio tracks recorded with a sampling frequency of 32 kHz 44 1 kHz and 48 kHz No mor...

Page 163: ...transport bus proposed by SONY and is a trademark approved by many corporations IEEE 1394 is an international standard standardized by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers i LINK s maximum baud rate varies according to the equipment Three maximum baud rates are defined S100 approx 100 Mbps S200 approx 200 Mbps S400 approx 400 Mbps The baud rate is listed under Specifications in th...

Page 164: ...olour buttons 48 65 O SYSTEM MENU button 76 85 100 106 112 118 128 TITLE LIST button 38 80 92 TOP MENU button 80 GUIDE button 48 63 P TIMER button 53 60 Q INFO information button 48 63 R M m ENTER button 26 S O RETURN button 26 EXIT button 131 T DISPLAY button 40 U instant replay instant advance buttons 82 V previous next buttons 82 108 115 PAGE buttons 48 65 W mc CM search slow freeze frame butto...

Page 165: ... E Z open close button 36 F N play button 80 108 124 The N button has a tactile dot G x stop button 80 108 114 124 H z REC button 36 I x REC STOP button 36 J HDD button indicator 36 DVD button indicator 36 K PROGRAM buttons 36 The button has a tactile dot L INPUT input select button 61 79 M LINE 2 IN S VIDEO VIDEO L MONO AUDIO R jacks 32 N ONE TOUCH DUB button 106 O DV IN jack 104 P USB jack type ...

Page 166: ...Command Mode indicator 149 Displays the Command Mode of the remote When the Command Mode for the recorder is set to DVD3 default either 1 or 2 does not appear G Recording status H Dubbing direction indicator I Playing status A ANALOG AERIAL IN OUT jacks 15 B LINE 2 OUT R AUDIO L VIDEO jacks 19 22 C LINE 1 DECODER jack 31 D G LINK jack 17 E DIGITAL AERIAL IN OUT jacks 15 F HDMI OUT high definition ...

Page 167: ...167 Additional Information Language Code List For details see page 140 The language spellings conform to the ISO 639 1988 E F standard Number Language code Number Language code Number Language code ...

Page 168: ... br Canada ca Chile cl China cn Denmark dk Finland fi France fr Germany de Hong Kong hk India in Indonesia id Italy it Japan jp Korea kr 1325 1324 1412 1426 1415 1611 1608 1620 1821 1907 0519 1905 0308 2023 2008 0702 2119 Malaysia my Mexico mx Netherlands nl New Zealand nz Norway no Pakistan pk Philippines ph Portugal pt Russia ru Singapore sg Spain es Sweden se Switzerland ch Taiwan tw Thailand t...

Page 169: ...Sort 131 Channel Swapping 135 Chapter 41 59 77 Chapter number 41 Chapter Search 89 Chase Play 88 Checking changing cancelling timer settings 60 77 Child Lock 81 108 Clock Setting 27 129 Combine 96 97 Command Mode 25 149 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT 20 Component Video Out 136 Confirm Printer 150 Connecting a printer 126 the aerial cable 15 the audio cords 22 the HDMI cord 19 22 the set top box controller 15...

Page 170: ...ut 147 Audio Output 148 Colour 148 HDMI Control 148 Screen Resolution 147 HDMI cord 19 22 HDMI OUT 20 22 HDMI Output 147 HELP Setting 130 I i LINK 163 Info 64 INPUT 61 79 Input Colour System 136 Input Line System 130 J JPEG image files 118 Jukebox 112 L Labelling 43 Language 140 LINE 1 In 137 LINE 1 DECODER 31 LINE 2 IN 32 LINE 3 Out 136 M Main sound 72 138 Mains lead 23 Making a backup disc 103 M...

Page 171: ...types 10 Quick Timer 58 75 R Rear panel 166 REC 36 REC MODE 71 REC STOP 36 106 Rec Mode Adjust 55 74 75 143 Recommendation Search 58 Recordable discs 10 Recording 141 Recording 52 71 picture adjustment 59 76 recording format 10 recording mode 37 52 71 recording time 37 52 71 Series Recording 57 while watching another programme 37 Recording mode 37 52 71 Recording time 37 52 71 Recovery Recording 5...

Page 172: ...me Search 89 TIMER 54 Timer List 60 Timer recording check change cancel 60 77 EPG timer setting 55 GUIDE Plus system 73 manual setting 53 74 Rec Mode Adjust 55 74 75 Timing 78 Title 41 Title List 38 Genre 39 Sort Titles 39 Thumbnail 39 Title Name 92 Title number 41 Title Search 89 TOP MENU 80 Track Name 117 Track Search 89 111 Troubleshooting 151 TV Direct Rec 21 37 TV Pause 150 TV Pause 87 TV Scr...