Sony DAR-X1R User Manual [en, es, pl]

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2-687-971-23(1)

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Sony Corporation Printed in Malaysia

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DVD Recorder Home Theatre System

Operating Instructions Manual de instrucciones Bruksanvisning Instrukcja obsługi

* available only in areas with GUIDE Plus+ service * disponible solamente en áreas con servicio GUIDE Plus+ * fungerar bara i områden med GUIDE Plus+-tjänster

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WARNING

To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture. To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servi cing to qualified personnel only. The mains lead must be changed only at a qualified service shop. Batteries or batteries installed apparatus shall not be exposed to excessive heat such as sunshine, fire or the like.

This appliance is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER product. The CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT MARKING is located on the laser protective housing inside the enclosure.

CAUTION

The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard. As the laser beam used in this DVD recorder is harmful to eyes, do not attempt to disassemble the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only.

This label is located on the laser protective housing inside the enclosure.

Precautions

• This unit operates on 230 V AC, 50/60 Hz. Check that the unit’s operating voltage is identical with your local power supply.

• To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not place objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on the apparatus.

• Install this system so that the mains lead can be unplugged from the wall socket immediately in the event of trouble.

• To prevent fire, do not cover the ventilation of the apparatus with newspapers, table-cloths, curtains, etc. And do not place lighted candles on the apparatus.

GUIDE Plus+, S are (1) registered trademarks or trademarks of, (2) manufactured under license from and (3) subject of various international patents and patent applications owned by, or licensed to, Gemstar-TV 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 OF THE PROGRAM SCHEDULE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE GUIDE PLUS+ SYSTEM. IN NO EVENT SHALL GEMSTAR-TV GUIDE INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND /OR ITS RELATED AFFILIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY AMOUNTS REPRESENTING LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS, OR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROVISION OR USE OF ANY INFORMATION, EQUIPMENT, OR SERVICES RELATING TO THE GUIDE PLUS+ SYSTEM.

HOWVIEW, G-LINK

Do not throw away the battery with general house waste, dispose of it correctly as chemical waste.

Disposal of Old Electrical & Electronic Equipment (Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems)

This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product shall not be treated as household waste. Instead it shall be

applicable collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment. By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly, you will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health, which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of this product. The recycling of materials will help to conserve natural resources. For more detailed information about recycling of this product, please contact your local Civic Office, your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product.

The manufacturer of this product is Sony Corporation, 1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku Tokyo, 108-0075 Japan. The Authorized Representative for EMC and product safety is Sony Deutschland GmbH, Hedelfinger Strasse 61, 70327 Stuttgart, Germany. For any service or guarantee matters please refer to the addresses given in separate service or guarantee documents.

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Precautions

On safety

Should any solid object or liquid fall into the cabinet, unplug the recorder and have it checked by qualified personnel before operating it any further. When disconnecting the mains leads, do not touch the metallic part of the jacks or plugs.

About the hard disk drive

The hard disk has a high storage density, which enables long recording durations and quick access to the written data. However, it can easily be damaged by shock, vibration or dust, and should be kept away from magnets. To avoid losing important data, observe the following precautions.

• Do not apply a strong shock to the recorder.

• Do not place the recorder in a location subject to mechanical vibrations or in an unstable location.

• Do not place the recorder on top of a hot surface, such as a VCR or amplifier (receiver).

• Do not use the recorder in a place subject to extreme changes in temperature (temperature gradient 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 after you have unplugged the mains lead.

• Do not attempt to replace or upgrade the hard disk by yourself, as this may result in malfunction.

If the hard disk drive should malfunction, you cannot recover lost data. The hard disk drive is only a temporary storage space.

About repairing the hard disk drive

• The contents of the hard disk drive may be checked in case of repair or inspection during a malfunction or modification. However, the contents will not be backed up or saved by Sony.

• If the hard disk needs to be formatted or replaced, it will be done at the discretion of Sony. All contents of the hard disk drive will be erased, including contents that violate copyright laws.

On power sources

• The system is not disconnected from the AC power source (mains) as long as it is connected to the wall outlet, even if the system itself has been turned off.

• If you are not going to use the system for a long time, be sure to disconnect the system from the wall outlet. To disconnect the AC power cord (mains lead), grasp the plug itself; never pull the cord.

• Before disconnecting the AC power cord (mains lead), check that the recorder’s hard disk is not operating (recording or dubbing) on the front panel display.

On placement

• Place the recorder in a location with adequate ventilation to prevent heat build-up in the system.

• At high volume, over long periods of time, the cabi net becomes hot to touch. This is not a malfunction. However, touching the cabinet should be avoided. Do not place the system in a confined space where ventilation is poor as this may cause overheating.

• Do not block the ventilation holes for the cooling fan by putting anything on the system. The system is equipped with a high power amplifier. If the ventilation holes are blocked, the system can overheat and malfunction.

• Do not place the system on a soft surface such as a rug that might block the ventilation holes.

• Do not place the system in a confined space such as a b ookshelf or similar unit.

• Do not place the system in a location near heat sources, or in a place subject to direct sunlight, excessive dust, or mechanical shock.

• Do not place the system in an inclined position. It is designed to be operated in a horizontal position only.

• Keep the recorder and discs away from equipment with strong magnets, such as microwave ovens, or large loudspeakers.

• Do not put any objects on the recorder as they may fall, damage the surface, or cause malfunction.

• If the system is brought directly from a cold to a warm location, moisture may condense inside the system and cause damage to the lenses. When you first install the system, or when you move it from a cold to a warm location, wait for about 30 minutes before operating the system.

On recording

Make trial record ings before making the actual recording.

On compensation for lost recordings

Sony is not liable and will not compensate for any lost recordings or relevant losses, including when recordings are not made due to reasons including recorder failure, or when the contents of a recording are lost or damaged as a result of recorder failure or repair undertaken to the recorder. Sony will not restore, recover, or replicate the recorded contents under any circumstances.

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Copyrights

• Television programmes, films, video tapes, discs, and other materials may be copyrighted. Unauthorized recording of such material may be contrary to the provisions of the copyright laws. Also, use of this recorder with cable television transmission may require authorization from the cable television transmitter and/or programme owner.

• This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights. Use of this copyright protection technology 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.

• This system incorporates with

Digital and Dolby Pro

Dolby Logic (II) adaptive matrix surround decoder and the DTS Digital Surround System.

Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby”, “Pro Logic”, and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems, Inc. “DTS” and “DTS Digital Surround” are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.

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.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Caution: This re corder is capable of holding a still video image or on-screen display image on your television screen indefinitely. If you leave the still video image or on-screen display image displayed on your TV for an extended period of time, you risk permanent damage to your television screen. Plasma display panels and projection televisions are especially susceptible to this.

If you have any questions or problems concerning your recorder, please consult your nearest Sony dealer.

About this manual

• In this manual, the internal hard disk drive is written as “HDD,” and “disc” is used as a general reference for the HDD, DVDs, or CDs unless otherwise specified by the text or illustrations.

• Icons, such as , listed at the top of each explanation indicate what kind of media c an be used with the function being explained.

• Instructions in this manual describe the controls on the remote. You can also use the controls on the recorder if they have the same or similar names as those on the remote.

• The on-screen display illustrati ons used in this manual may not match the graphics displayed on your TV screen.

• The explanations regarding DVDs in this manual refer to DVDs created on this recorder. The explanations do not apply to DVDs that are created on other recorders and played back on this recorder.

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Table of Contents

WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Quick Guide to Disc Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Recordable and playable discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Playable discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Hookups and Settings –BASIC–

Before Hooking Up the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Step 1: Connecting the System and TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

1 Assembling and connecting the front speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

2 Connecting the AM/FM aerials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

3 Connecting the subwoofer and recorder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

4 Connecting the aerial cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

5 Connecting the TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

6 Connecting the mains lead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Step 2: Installing the Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Positioning the speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Step 3: Preparing the Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Controlling TVs with the remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Changing programme positions of the recorder using the remote . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Step 4: Easy Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Step 5: Checking the Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Hookup and Settings –ADVANCED– . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Connecting a TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Connecting the Aerial Cable and Set Top Box Receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

A: Connecting a set top box receiver using an aerial cable or an aerial cable

and a SCART cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

B: Connecting a set top box receiver using a SCART cord only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Connecting the Set Top Box Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Setting Up Your Set Top Box Receiver for the GUIDE Plus+® System

(available only in areas with GUIDE Plus+ service) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Connecting to the LINE 3 DIGITAL IN (OPTICAL) Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Connecting a VCR or Similar Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Connecting a PAY-TV/Canal Plus Analogue Decoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Connecting a decoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Setting PAY-TV/Canal Plus analogue programme positions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

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Eight Basic Operations — Getting to Know Your DVD Recorder

1. Inserting a Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

2. Recording a Programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Checking the disc status while recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

3. Playing the Recorded Programme (Title List) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

4. Displaying the Playing/Remaining Time and Play Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Checking the playing/remaining time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Checking the remaining disc space. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

5. Changing the Name of a Recorded Programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

6. Labelling and Protecting a Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Labelling a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Protecting a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

7. Playing the Disc on Other DVD Equipment (Finalise) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Finalising the disc using Z (open/close) button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Finalising the disc using “Disc Information” display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Unfinalising a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

8. Reformatting a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

GUIDE Plus+ (available only in areas with GUIDE Plus+ service) . . . . . . . . 56

Introduction to the GUIDE Plus+ System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Learning the common elements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Troubleshooting guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Watching TV using the GUIDE Plus+ System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Searching for a Programme using the GUIDE Plus+ System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Listing Up Your Favourite Programme Information (My TV) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Setting a profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Selecting and watching a programme from My TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Making changes to the GUIDE Plus+ System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Changing the basic GUIDE Plus+ settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Changing the GUIDE Plus+ host channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Checking programme positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Disabling programme positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Timer Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Before Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Recording mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Recording stereo and bilingual programmes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Unrecordable pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Timer Recording (GUIDE Plus+/ShowView/Manual) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

One Button Recording (GUIDE Plus+)

(available only in areas with GUIDE Plus+ service). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Recording TV programmes using the ShowView system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Setting the timer manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Using the Quick Timer function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Adjusting the recording picture quality and size. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Creating chapters in a title. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Checking/Changing/Cancelling Timer Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Changing timer settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Cancelling timer settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

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Recording From Connected Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Recording from connected equipment with a timer (Synchro Rec) . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Recording from connected equipment without a timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Playing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76

Playback options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Adjusting the picture quality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Adjusting the delay between the picture and sound (A/V SYNC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Pausing a TV Broadcast (TV Pause). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Playing from the beginning of the programme you are recording

(Chasing Playback) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Playing a previous recording while making another

(Simultaneous Rec and Play) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Searching for a Title/Chapter/Track, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Playing MP3 Audio Tracks, JPEG Image Files, or DivX

About MP3 audio tracks, JPEG image files, and DivX video files . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

MP3 audio tracks, JPEG image files, or DivX video files that

the recorder can play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

About playback order of albums, tracks, and files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Video Files . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Enjoying the Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Enjoying TV, VCR Sound, or Set Top Box Multi Channel Sound from the Speaker

System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Selecting Movie or Music Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Enjoying Surround Sound Using Sound Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Automatic sound field selection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Enjoying the front surround sound system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

2 channel source output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Enjoying the portable audio source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Enjoying the sound at low volume. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Adjusting the Bass Level and Treble Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Enjoying Multiplex Sound (DUAL MONO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Erasing and Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Before Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Erasing and Editing a Title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Erasing multiple titles (Erase Titles) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Erasing a section of a title (A-B Erase) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Dividing a title (Divide). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Creating chapters manually. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Creating and Editing a Playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Moving a Playlist title (Change Order). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Combining multiple Playlist titles (Combine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Dividing a Playlist title (Divide) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

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Dubbing (HDD y DVD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Before Dubbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

About “Dub Mode” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Dubbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102

Dubbing a single title (Title Dubbing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Dubbing multiple titles (Dub Selected Titles) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103

DV Dubbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Before DV Dubbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104

Preparing for DV dubbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Recording an Entire DV Format Tape (One Touch Dubbing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106

Program Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

FM/AM Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Presetting Radio Stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109

Listening to the Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110

Using the Radio Data System (RDS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111

What is the Radio Data System?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Receiving RDS broadcasts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Settings and Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Aerial Reception and Language Settings (Basic) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Channel Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112

Channel Sort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114

Auto Programme Title Labelling (TV Guide Page). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115

Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

OSD (On-Screen Display) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116

Video Settings (Video) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Audio Settings (Audio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Audio (Auto Calibration) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120

Recording Settings (Recording) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Disc Settings (DVD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124

Factory Settings (Others) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126

Easy Setup (Resetting the Recorder) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127

Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128

Self-diagnosis Function (When letters/numbers appear in the display) . . . . . . . . . .135

Notes About This System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

About i.LINK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Guide to Parts and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143

Language Code List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148

Area Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

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Quick Guide to Disc Types

Recordable and playable discs

Type Disc Logo

Hard disk drive (internal)

DVD+RW

VR mode

DVD-RW

Video mode

DVD+R

DVD+R DL

Icon used in this manual

HDD

RWVR

Video

Formatting (new discs)

Formatting unnecessary

Automatically formatted in +VR mode (DVD+RW VIDEO)

Format in VR mode (page 43)

Format in Video mode (page 43)

Automatically formatted in +VR mode (DVD+R VIDEO)

Compatibility with other DVD players (finalising)

Dub HDD contents to a DVD to play on other DVD players

Playable on DVD+RW compatible players (automatically finalised)

Playable only on VR mode compatible players (finalisation unnecessary)

Playable on most DVD players (finalisation necessary) (page 52)

DVD-R

VR mode

Video mode

RVR

Video

Format in VR mode

(page 43) Formatting is performed using the “Disc Information” display.

Automatically formatted in Video mode

Playable only on DVD-R in VR mode compatible players (finalisation necessary) (page 52)

Playable on most DVD players (finalisation necessary) (page 52)

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Usable disc versions (as of August 2006)

• 8x-speed or slower DVD+RWs

• 6x-speed or slower DVD-RWs (Ver.1.1, Ver.1.2 with CPRM

)

• 16x-speed or slower DVD+Rs

• 16x-speed or slower DVD-Rs (Ver.2.0, Ver.2.1 with CPRM

)

• 8x-speed or slower DVD+R DL (Double Layer) discs

“DVD+RW,” “DVD-RW,” “DVD+R,” “DVD+R DL,” and “DVD-R” are trademarks.

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 using the “Disc Information” display (page 43).

CPRM (Content Protection for Recordable Media) is a coding technology that protects copyrights for images.

Discs that cannot be recorded on

•8 cm discs

• DVD-R DL (Dual Layer) discs

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Playable discs

Type Disc Logo

DVD VIDEO

VIDEO CD

DATA DVD —

DATA CD —

8 cm DVD+RW/ DVD-RW/DVD-R

——

Icon used in this manual

DVD

VCD

DATA DVD

DATA CD

Characteristics

Discs such as movies that can be purchased or rented This recorder also recognizes DVD-R Dual Layer (Video mode) discs as DVD Video compatible discs.

VIDEO CDs or CD-Rs/CD-RWs in VIDEO CD/Super VIDEO CD format

Music CDs or CD-Rs/CD-RWs in music CD format

DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD-RWs/DVDRs/DVD-ROMs containing either JPEG image files or DivX video files

CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs containing either MP3 audio tracks, JPEG image files or DivX video files

8 cm DVD+RW, DVD-RW, and DVD-R recorded with a DVD video camera (Still images recorded with a DVD video camera cannot be played.)

“DVD VIDEO” and “CD” are trademarks. DivX, DivX Certified, and associated logos are trademarks of DivX, Inc. and are used under license.

is a video file compression technology,

DivX developed by DivX, Inc.

Discs that cannot be played

• PHOTO CDs

• CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs that are recorded in a format different from the formats mentioned in the table above.

• Data part of CD-Extras

• DVD-ROMs/DVD+RWs/DVD-RWs/ DVD+Rs/DVD-Rs that do not contain DVD Video, DivX video or JPEG image files.

• DVD Audio discs

• Super Audio CDs

• DVD VIDEOs with a different region code (page 12).

• DVDs that were recorded on a different recorder and not correctly finalised.

• DVD-RAMs

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Maximum recordable number of titles

Disc Number of titles*

HDD 300 DVD-RW/DVD-R 99 DVD+RW/DVD+R 49 DVD+R DL 49

* The maximum length for one title is eight hours.

Note on playback operations of DVD VIDEOs/ VIDEO CDs

Some playback operations of DVD VIDEOs/ VIDEO CDs may be intentionally set by software producers. Since this recorder plays DVD VIDEOs/VIDEO CDs according to the disc contents the software producers designed, some playback features may not be available. See the instructions supplied with the DVD VIDEOs/ VIDEO CDs.

Region code (DVD VIDEO only)

Your recorder has a region code printed on the rear of the unit and will only play DVD VIDEOs (playback only) labelled with identical region codes. This system is used to protect copyrights. DVD VIDEOs labelled will also play on this

ALL

recorder. If you try to play any other DVD VIDEO, the message “Playback prohibited by region code.” will appear on the TV screen. Depending on the DVD VIDEO, no region code indication may be labelled even though playing the DVD VIDEO is prohibited by area restrictions.

Note on DualDiscs

A DualDisc is a two sided disc product which mates DVD recorded material on one side with digital audio material on the other side. However, since the audio material side does not conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard, playback on this product is not guaranteed.

b Notes

• Some DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs, DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs, 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 disc will not play if it has not been correctly finalised. For more information, see the operating instructions for the recording device.

• You cannot mix VR mode and Video mod e on the same DVD-RW. To change the disc’s format, reformat the disc (page 54). Note that the disc’s contents will be erased after reformatting.

• You cannot shorten the time required for recording even with high-speed discs.

• It is recommended that you use discs with “For Video” printed on their packaging.

• You cannot add new recordings to DVD+Rs, DVD-Rs, or DVD-RWs (Video mode) that contain recordings made on other DVD equipment.

• In some cases, you may not be able to add new recordings to DVD+RWs that contain recordings made on other DVD equipment. If you do add a new recording, note that this recorder will rewrite the DVD menu.

• You cannot edit recordings on DVD+RWs , DVD-RWs (Video mode), DVD+Rs, or DVD-Rs that are made on other DVD equipment.

• If the disc contains PC data unrecognizable by this recorder, the data may be erased.

• You may not be able to record on some recordable discs, depending on the disc.

Region code

Music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies

This product is designed to play back discs that conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard. Recently, various music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies are being marketed by some record companies. Please be aware that among those discs, there are some that do not conform to the CD standard and may not be playable by this product.

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Hookups and Settings –BASIC–

Before Hooking Up the System

Follow steps 1 through 5 to hook up and adjust the settings of the system. Be sure to connect the mains lead after all connections are complete.

Unpacking

Check that you have the following items.

• DVD recorder (1)

• Subwoofer (1)

• Speakers (2)

• Speaker stands (2)

• Screws (2)

• Speaker cord (1)

• System cord (1)

• Mains lead (1)

• Aerial cable (1)

• Set top box controller (1)

• Calibration mic (1)

• Remote commander (remote) (1)

• R6 (size AA) batteries (2)

• Setup disc (1)

• AM loop aerial (1)

• FM wire aerial (1)

b Notes

• Plug in cords securely to prevent unwanted noise.

• Refer to the instructions supplied with the components to be connected.

• You cannot connect this recorder to a TV that does not have a SCART or video input jack.

• Be sure to disconnect the mains lead of each component before connecting.

Hookups and Settings –BASIC–

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Step 1: Connecting the System and TV

This hookup is the basic connections of the system to the speakers and TV. For other TV connections, see page 30. For other component connections, see page 38.

4 Connecting the aerial cable (page 20)

5 Connecting the TV (page 21)

DVD recorder

to AC IN

6 Connecting the mains lead (page 22)

to mains

3 Connecting the subwoofer and recorder (page 19)

AM loop aerial

FM wire aerial

Subwoofer

6 Connecting the mains lead (page 22)

to mains

2 Connecting the AM/FM aerials (page 18)

1 Assembling and connecting the front speakers (page 15)

Front speakers

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1 Assembling and connecting the front speakers

Connect the subwoofer and speakers with the supplied speaker cord.

Subwoofer

DVD recorder

Hookups and Settings –BASIC–

Speaker cord

Front speakerFront speaker

z Hint

By connecting an extension cord (not supplied) to the respective jack(s) of the speaker cord, you can extend the length of the cord.

RK-SX1 (not supplied)

b Notes

• Spread a cloth on the floor to avoid damaging the floor and the speakers.

• Do not connect any speakers other than those supplied with this system.

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1 Connect the speaker cord to the subwoofer.

Secure the jack by tightening the two screws.

2 Assemble and connect the front speakers.

1 Draw the speaker jack through the hole of the speaker stand.

The speaker stands are identical, and either can be used for the left or right speaker.

Speaker stand

Speaker jack

LEFT: For the left speaker RIGHT: For the right speaker

2 Turn the speaker upside down, and connect the speaker jack to the front speaker.

Connect the LEFT jack to the left speaker and the RIGHT jack to the right speaker.

Label FRONT L (white): Left speaker FRONT R (red): Right speaker

Bottom of the speaker

b Note

Exercise care to avoid scratching on the top of the speaker.

Speaker jack LEFT: For the left speaker RIGHT: For the right speaker

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Turn the speaker stand upside down, and secure the speaker stand to the speaker with the screw.

Screw

b Notes

• When cleaning, use a soft cloth such as a cleaning cloth for glasses.

• Do not use any type of abrasive pad, scouring powder, or solvent such as alcohol or benzene.

Hookups and Settings –BASIC–

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2 Connecting the AM/FM aerials

Connect the AM/FM aerials to the subwoofer.

To connect the AM aerial

Plastic stand

Aerial

The shape and length of the aerial are designed to receive AM signals. Do not dismantle or roll up the aerial.

1 Remove only the loop part from the plastic

stand.

2 Set up the AM loop aerial.

3 Connect the cords to the AM aerial terminals

on the subwoofer. Cord (A) or cord (B) can be connected to either terminal.

Subwoofer

Insert to this part.

To connect the FM wire aerial

Connect the FM wire aerial to the COAXIAL FM 75 Ω jack on the subwoofer.

FM wire aerial

Subwoofer

z Hint

If you have poor FM reception, use a 75-ohm coaxial cable (not supplied) to connect the system to an outdoor FM aerial, as shown below.

Outdoor FM aerial

Subwoofer

b Notes

• Be sure to fully extend the FM wire aerial.

• After connecting the FM wire aerial, keep it as horizontal as possible.

Push down the terminal clamp and insert the cords.

4 Make sure the AM loop aerial is connected

firmly by pulling softly.

z Hint

Adjust the direction of the AM loop aerial for best AM broadcast sound.

b Note

Do not place the AM loop aerial near the system or other AV equipment, as noise may result.

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3 Connecting the subwoofer and recorder

Connect the subwoofer and recorder using the supplied system cord.

DVD recorder

to SYSTEM CONTROL

Hookups and Settings –BASIC–

to SYSTEM CONTROL

System cord

Squeeze both sides of the plug and insert it fully until it clicks.

Subwoofer

DVD recorder

Subwoofer

: Signal flow

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4 Connecting the aerial cable

Use this hookup if you are connecting just an aerial antenna. Also use this hookup if you watch cable programme without a cable box. With this hookup, you can record any programme position by selecting the programme position on the recorder.

Wall

to AERIAL IN

DVD recorder

to AERIAL OUT

Aerial cable

to aerial input

: Signal flow

1 Disconnect the TV aerial cable from your TV and connect it to AERIAL IN on the rear panel of

the recorder.

2 Connect AERIAL OUT of the recorder to the aerial input of your TV, using the supplied TV aerial

cable.

z Hint

To connect the set top box receiver, see “Connecting the Aerial Cable and Set Top Box Receiver” (page 31).

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5 Connecting the TV

Connect the TV and recorder using a SCART cord (not supplied) to the LINE 1 – TV jack and your TV. Be sure of a firm connection to avoid hum and noise. See the operating instructions supplied with the TV to be connected. When you set “Easy Setup - Line1 Output” to “S Video” or “RGB” (page 27), use a SCART cord that conforms to the selected signal.

SCART cord (not supplied)

Hookups and Settings –BASIC–

to LINE 1 – TV

: Signal flow

b Notes

• When you connect the recorder to your TV via the SCART jacks, the TV’s input source is set to the recorder automatically when you start playback. If necessary, press TV/DVD to return the input to the TV.

• For correct SMARTLINK connection, you will need a SCART cord that has the full 21 pins. Refer to your TV’s instruction manual as well for this connection.

• If you connect this recorder to a TV with SMARTLINK, set “Easy Setup - Line1 Output” to “Video.”

DVD recorder

About the SMARTLINK features (for SCART connections only)

If the connected TV (or other connected equipment such as a set top box) complies with SMARTLINK, NexTView Link MEGALOGIC CINEMALINK

, EASYLINK*2,

, Q-Link*3, EURO VIEW

LINK*4, or T-V LINK*5, you can enjoy the following SMARTLINK features.

• Preset Download You can download the tuner preset data from your TV to this recorder, and tune the recorder according to that data in “Easy Setup.” This greatly simplifies the “Easy Setup” procedure. Be careful not to disconnect the cables or exit the “Easy Setup” function during this procedure (page 27).

• TV Direct Rec You can easily record what you are watching on your TV (page 44).

• One Touch Play You can turn on the recorder and TV, set the TV’s input to the recorder, and start playback with one touch of the H (play) button (page 77).

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• One Touch Menu You can turn on the recorder and TV, set the TV to the recorder’s programme position, and display the Title List menu with one touch of the TITLE LIST button (page 77).

• One Touch EPG You can turn on the recorder and TV, set the TV to the recorder’s programme position, and display the GUIDE Plus+ system “Home Screen” with one touch of the TV GUIDE button on the remote.

• Automatic Power Off The recorder will turn off automatically if the recorder is not used after you turn off the TV.

• NexTView Download You can easily set the timer by using the NexTView Download function on your TV. See your TV’s instruction manual.

“MEGALOGIC” is a registered trademark of Grundig Corporation.

“EASYLINK” and “CINEMALINK” are trademarks of Philips Corporation.

“Q-Link” and “NexTView Link” are trademarks of Panasonic Corporation.

“EURO VIEW LINK” is a trademark of Toshiba Corporation.

“T-V LINK” is a trademark of JVC Corporation.

z Hint

SMARTLINK also works with TVs or other equipment having EPG Timer Control, EPG Title Download, and Now Recording functions. For details, refer to the operating instructions supplied with your TV or other equipment.

Step 2: Installing the Speakers

For the best possible front surround sound, position the speakers as illustrated below.

Side view

at least 0.6 m

Top view

Front speaker (L)TVSubwoofer

Front speaker (R)

b Notes

• The SMARTLINK features are available only when “Video” is selected in “Easy Setup - Line1 Output.”

• The power must be turned on to use all SMARTLINK features except One Touch Play, One Touch Menu and One Touch EPG.

• Not all TVs respond to the functions above.

6 Connecting the mains lead

Connect the supplied mains lead to the AC IN terminal of the recorder. Then plug the recorder, subwoofer and TV mains leads (power cords) into the mains. After you connect the mains lead, you

must wait for a short while before operating the recorder. You can operate the

recorder once the front panel display lights up and the recorder enters standby mode. If you connect additional equipment to this recorder (page 38), be sure to connect the mains lead after all connections are complete.

FOCUS SURROUND area

WIDE STAGE area

* Position the speakers so that the distance between

each speaker and the listening position (A and B) is the same (from 0.0 to 7.0 m).

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Positioning the speakers

The effective area of surround sound will vary depending on the sound field selection (FOCUS SURROUND or WIDE STAGE). You can change the sound field setting for optimal front surround sound effect. For details, see “Enjoying Surround Sound Using Sound Fields” (page 87).

Notes about positioning the front speakers

For best results, observe the following: – Place both front speakers the same distance apart

as they are from the listening position (to form an equilateral triangle).

– The front speakers should be placed at least

0.6 m apart.

– The front speakers should be placed at ear level

in the listening position.

– Place the front speakers forward of the TV.

Make sure there are no reflecting obstacles in front of the speakers.

– Both front speakers should be pointed straight

forward. Do not place the speakers at an angle.

Correct Incorrect

z Hints

• When checking the front surround sound effect, make sure the SOUND FIELD setting is set to “FOCUS SUR,” and that one or two people are in the listening position.

• You can attach the front speaker to the speaker stand (not supplied).

WS-FVX1 (not supplied)

Notes about obtaining the appropriate surround sound

By using D.C.A.C. (Digital Cinema Auto Calibration), you can adjust the distance and the level of the front speakers and subwoofer to the appropriate level automatically. For operations, see page 120.

Hookups and Settings –BASIC–

– Do not leave a space in front of the front speakers

when placed on a table or rack, etc., as reflection may occur.

Side view

Correct Incorrect

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Step 3: Preparing the Remote

You can control the recorder using the supplied remote. Insert two R6 (size AA) batteries by matching the 3 and # ends on the batteries to the markings inside the battery compartment. When using the remote, point it at the remote sensor on the recorder.

Controlling TVs with the remote

You can adjust the remote’s signal to control your TV.

b Notes

• Depending on the connected unit, you may not be able to control your TV with some or all of the buttons below.

• If you enter a new code number, the code number previously entered will be erased.

• When you replace the batteries of the remote, the code number may be reset to the default setting. Set the appropriate code number again.

b Notes

• Use the batteries correctly to avoid possible leakage and corrosion. Should leakage occur, do not touch the liquid with bare hands. Observe the following: – Do not use a new battery with an old battery, or

batteries of different manufacturers. – Do not attempt to recharge the batteries. – If you do not intend to use the remote for an extended

period of time, remove the batteries. – If battery leakage occurs, wipe out any liquid inside

the battery compartment, and insert new batteries.

• Do not expose the remote sensor (marked on the front panel) to strong light, such as direct sunlight or a lighting apparatus. The recorder may not respond to the remote.

TV/DVD

SYSTEM

O RETURN

2 +/–

[/1

Number buttons,

-/--

</M/m/,,

TOOLS

PROG +/–

1 Press the TV button to set the remote to the

TV mode.

2 Hold down [/1. 3 With [/1 pressed down, enter the TV’s

manufacturer code using the number buttons.

For instance, to enter “09,” press “0” then “9.” After you enter the last number, release [/1.

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Code numbers of controllable TVs

If more than one code number is listed, try entering them one at a time until you find the one that works with your TV.

Manufacturer Code number

SONY 501 (default), 502 ADMIRAL 510, 535, 542 AIWA 501, 536, 539 AKAI 503 AOC 503 BCLL&HOWELL 535, 542 BROKSONIC 503 CROSLEX 518 CURTIS-

MATHES DAEWOO 503, 504, 505, 506, 507,

DAYTRON 517 EMERSON 503, 517 FISHER 508, 545 FUJITSU 528 FUNAI 548 GENERAL

ELECTRIC GOLDSTAR/LG 503, 512, 515, 517, 568,

GRUNDIG 511, 533 HITACHI 503, 514, 515, 517, 557 ITT/NOKIA 521, 522 J.C.PENNY 503, 510, 566 JVC 516 KTV 503, 517 LOEWE 515, 556 LXI (Sears) 503, 508, 510, 517, 518,

MAGNAVOX 503, 515, 517, 518, 566 MITSUBISHI/

MGA NEC 503, 520, 554 PANASONIC 509, 553, 572

503, 551, 566, 567

515

503, 509, 510

576

551

503, 519, 566, 568

Manufacturer Code number

PHILCO 503, 504, 514, 517, 518 PHILIPS 515, 518, 557 PIONEER 509, 525, 526, 551, 555 PORTLAND 503 QUASAR 509, 535 RADIO SHACK 503, 510, 527, 565, 567 RCA/PROSCAN 503, 510, 523, 529 SAMSUNG 503, 515, 517, 531, 532,

SANYO 508, 545, 546, 567 SCOTT 503, 566 SHARP 517, 535, 565 SIGNATURE 535, 542 SYLVANIA 503, 518, 566 TELEFUNKEN/

SABA THOMSON 530, 537, 547, 549 TOSHIBA 535, 539, 541, 551 VIDECH 503, 514 WARDS 503, 517, 566 ZENITH 542, 543, 567

534, 556, 557, 566, 574

530, 537, 538, 547, 549, 558

CATV

Manufacturer Code number

SONY 802, 821, 822, 823, 824,

AMSTRAD 845, 846 BSKYB 862 GRUNDIG 859, 860 HAMLIN/REGAL 836, 837, 838, 839, 840 HUMAX 846, 847 JERROLD 830, 831 JERROLD/GI 806, 807, 808, 809, 810,

MOTOROLA 807, 819 NOKIA 851, 853, 854, 864 OAK 841, 842, 843 PACE 848, 849, 850, 852, 862,

825, 865

811, 812, 813, 814

863, 864

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Manufacturer Code number

PANASONIC 816, 826, 833, 834, 835,

PHILIPS 830, 831, 856, 857, 858,

PIONEER 828, 829 SCIENTIFIC

ATLANTA THOMSON 830, 831, 857, 861, 864,

ZENITH 826, 827

855

859, 860, 864

815, 816, 817, 844

876

When you set the remote to TV mode by pressing the TV button (the TV indicator on the remote lights up), the remote can be used to do the following:

Buttons Operations

[/1 Turns your TV on or off. TV Sets the remote to TV

TV/DVD Switches your TV’s

2 (volume) +/– Adjusts the volume of

PROG +/– Selects the programme

Number buttons and

-/--

TOOLS

O RETURN

SYSTEM MENU

</M/m/, and

If you use the number buttons to select the TV’s programme position, press -/-- followed by the number buttons for two-digit numbers.

with a Sony TV only

mode. Press again to cancel TV mode.

input source.

your TV.

position on your TV. Selects the programme

position on your TV. Displays the operation

menu for the current display.

Returns to the previous mode (menu).

Displays the Sony TV menu.

Selects a menu or item, and enters the setting.

b Notes

• Depending on the TV, you may not be able to control your TV or to use some of the buttons above.

• TV mode turns off when you do not operate the remote for 30 seconds.

To operate the TV/DVD button (for SCART connections only)

The TV/DVD button switches between the recorder and the last input source selected on the TV. Point your remote at the recorder when using this button. When you connect the recorder to the TV via the SCART jacks, the input source for the TV is set to the recorder automatically when you start playback. To watch another source, press the TV/ DVD button to switch the TV’s input source.

Changing programme positions of the recorder using the remote

You can change programme positions of the recorder using the number buttons.

Number buttons

Example: for channel 50 Press “5,” “0,” then press .

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Step 4: Easy Setup

Make the basic adjustments by following the onscreen instructions in “Easy Setup.”

[/1

TV GUIDE

</M/m/,,

RETURN

1 Turn on the system and your TV. Then

switch the input selector on your TV so that the signal from the recorder appears on your TV screen.

The initial settings message appears.

• If this message does not appear, select “Easy Setup” from “SETUP” in the System Menu (“Settings and Adjustments” on page 112).

2 Press .

Follow the on-screen instructions to make the following settings.

Easy Setup - OSD

Select a language for the on-screen displays.

Easy Setup - Tuner System

Select your country/region or language. The programme position order will be set according to the country/region you set. To set the programme positions manually, see page 112.

• If you live in a French speaking country that is not listed on the display, select “ELSE English.”

Easy Setup - Postal Code (areas with GUIDE

Plus+ service only)

Enter your postal code using the number buttons or </M/m/,, and press . To erase a number, move the cursor to the number. Note that the option for entering your Postal Code only appears if you select one of the following tuner systems in the step above: UK, B, NL, D, E, I, CH, A. For details on the tuner system, see page 112.

Easy Setup - Clock

The recorder will automatically search for a clock signal. If a clock signal cannot be found, set the clock manually using </M/m/,, and press .

Easy Setup - TV Type (page 117)

If you have a wide-screen TV, select “16:9.” If you have a standard TV, select either “4:3 Letter Box” (shrink to fit) or “4:3 Pan Scan” (stretch to fit). This will determine how “widescreen” images are displayed on your TV.

Easy Setup - Component Out

If you are using the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jack, select “On.”

Easy Setup - Line3 Input

If you plan to connect a decoder such as a PAY-TV/Canal Plus analogue decoder to the LINE 3/DECODER jack, select “Yes.”

Easy Setup - Line1 Output

To output video signals, select “Video.” To output S video signals, select “S Video.” To output RGB signals, select “RGB.” Select “Video” to enjoy the SMARTLINK features.

• If you set “Easy Setup - Component Out” to “On,” you cannot select “RGB.”

• If you set “Easy Setup - Line3 Input” to “Yes,” you cannot select “S Video.”

3 Press when “Finish” appears.

“Easy Setup” is finished.

(Areas with GUIDE Plus+ service only) To receive GUIDE Plus+ system data your recorder must be turned off when not in use. If your recorder is connected to a set top box receiver, be sure to leave the set top box receiver turned on. After initial setup, it may take up to 24 hours to begin receiving TV programme listings.

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To return to the previous step

Press O RETURN.

z Hint

If you want to run “Easy Setup” again, select “Easy Setup” from “SETUP” in the System Menu (page 127).

Step 5: Checking the Sound

You can check the front surround sound effect by using the supplied Setup Disc.

VOLUME +/–

[/1

Disc tray

Z (open/close)

DVD

[/1

</,,

H x

VOLUME +/–

1 Press [/1.

The system turns on.

2 Press DVD. 3 Press Z (open/close) on the recorder, and

place the Setup Disc on the disc tray.

4 Press Z (open/close) on the recorder to

close the disc tray.

The Setup Disc menu appears.

DAV-X1 / DAR-X1 Series

This setup disc is common for DAV-X1/DAR-X1 series.

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5 Sit in the listening position, then select

one of the three options on the screen

</,, and press H or .

using

The selected option starts.

FL FR

RL RR

6 Listen carefully to how the option sounds to

determine the optimal surround sound effect.

If a satisfactory surround sound effect cannot be achieved, adjust the speaker positions.

7 Press x to stop the disc. 8 Press Z (open/close) on the recorder to

eject the disc.

To adjust the volume

Press VOLUME +/– on the recorder, or press 2 on the remote.

b Notes

• Even if an option is selected, the sound volume of the subwoofer may be l ow. This is by default setting, and is not a malfunction.

• If there is no sound from the speakers, check the speaker connection.

To calibrate the appropriate settings automatically

To obtain the appropriate surround sound, you can adjust the distance and the level of the front speakers and subwoofer to the appropriate level automatically. For operations, see page 120.

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Hookup and Settings –ADVANCED–

Connecting a TV

Connect the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks using a component video cord (not supplied). You will enjoy accurate colour reproduction and high quality images. If your TV accepts progressive 525p/625p format signals, you must use this connection and set “Component Out” of the “Video Output” to “On” in the “Video” setup (page 117). Then set “Progressive Output” of the “Video Output” to “On” in the “Video” setup to send progressive video signals. For details, see “Progressive Output” on page 117.

DVD recorder

to COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

Component video cord (not supplied)

: Signal flow

(green) (blue)

(red)

TV, projector, or AV amplifier (receiver)

(green)

(blue)

(red)

When playing “wide screen” images

Some recorded images may not fit your TV screen. To change the picture size, see page 117.

If you are connecting to a VCR

Connect your VCR to the LINE 3/DECODER jack on the recorder (page 38).

b Notes

• Do not connect more than one type of video cord between the recorder and your TV at the same time.

• Do not connect your TV’s audio output jacks to the LINE IN (R-AUDIO-L) jacks at the same time. This will cause unwanted noise to come from your TV’s speakers.

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Connecting the Aerial Cable and Set Top Box Receiver

Select one of the following hookups. Do NOT set “Line3 Input” of the “Scart Setting” to “Decoder” in the “Video” setup (page 118).

To connect Hookup

a set top box receiver using an aerial cable or an aerial cable and a SCART cord

a set top box receiver using a SCART cord only

If the set top box receiver can output RGB signals

This recorder accepts RGB signals. If the set top box receiver can output RGB signals, connect the TV SCART connector on the set top box receiver to the LINE 3/DECODER jack, and set “Line3 Input” of “Scart Setting” to “Video/RGB” in the “Video” setup (page 118). Note that this connection and setup disable the SMARTLINK function. If you want to use the SMARTLINK function with a compatible set top box receiver, see the instructions supplied with the set top box receiver.

A (page 32)

B (page 33)

b Notes

• If your aerial is a flat cable (300-ohm twin lead cable), use an external aerial connector (not supplied) to connect the aerial to the recorder.

• If you have separate cables for AERIAL antennas, use an AERIAL UHF/VHF band mixer (not supplied) to connect the aerial to the recorder.

• Synchro-Recording does not work with some tuners. For details, see the tuner’s operating instructions.

• If you disconnect the recorder’s mains lead, you will not be able to view the signals from the connected set top box receiver.

Hookup and Settings –ADVANCED–

If you want to use the Synchro Rec function

A SCART connection between the set top box receiver and the recorder is necessary to use the Synchro-Recording function. See “Recording from connected equipment with a timer (Synchro Rec)” on page 73. Set “Line3 Input” of “Scart Setting” in the “Video” setup (page 118) according to the specifications of your set top box receiver. See your set top box receiver’s instructions for more information. If you are using a B Sky B tuner, be sure to connect the tuner’s VCR SCART jack to the LINE 3/DECODER jack. Then set “Line3 Input” of “Scart Setting” according to the specifications of the VCR SCART jack on your set top box receiver.

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A: Connecting a set top box receiver using an aerial cable or an aerial cable and a SCART cord

With this hookup, you can record any programme position on the set top box receiver. To watch cable programmes, you need to match the programme position on the recorder to the aerial output programme position on the cable box.

Wall

Set top box receiver

Aerial cable

to AERIAL IN

to AERIAL OUT

to aerial input

: Signal flow

* Connect only if your set top box receiver has a SCART connection.

SCART cord* (not supplied)

DVD recorder

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B: Connecting a set top box receiver using a SCART cord only

With this hookup, you can record any programme position on the set top box receiver. Be sure that the set top box receiver is turned on. To watch cable or satellite programmes, you need to match the programme position on the recorder to the input jack connected to the set top box receiver (i LINE 3/DECODER).

Wall

Set top box receiver

Hookup and Settings –ADVANCED–

Aerial cable

to aerial input

: Signal flow

to SCART output

SCART cord (not supplied)

to i LINE 3/DECODER

DVD recorder

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Connecting the Set Top Box Controller

The set top box receiver control function can be used with the hookups on page 31. It allows the recorder to control a set top box receiver via the supplied set top box controller. The recorder controls programme positions on the set top box receiver for timer 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. After setting up the set top box receiver control, check that the recorder can correctly control the set top box receiver (page 35).

Place the set top box controller near the remote sensor on the set top box receiver.

Set top box receiver

Set top box controller

to G-LINK

DVD recorder

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Setting Up Your Set Top Box Receiver for the GUIDE Plus+® System (available only in areas with GUIDE Plus+ service)

Follow the steps below to set up your set top box receiver for the GUIDE Plus+ system. Note that the OSD language, Clock, Country and Postal Code are all set for the GUIDE Plus+ system when Easy Setup is completed.

TV GUIDE

</M/m/,,

1 Press TV GUIDE.

The GUIDE Plus+ system “Home Screen” appears.

2 Select “Setup” in the Menu Bar using M/

,, and press .

The GUIDE Plus+ setup menu appears.

3 Select “Basic Setup” using M/m, and

press .

4 Select “External Receiver 1,” and press

You can also select “External Receiver 2” or “External Receiver 3” if you have connected additional set top box receivers.

5 Press to select “Continue.” 6 Select the set top box receiver type using

M/m, and press .

7 Select the provider using M/m, and press

If you select “None,” you can select a receiver brand from a list of all available brands.

8 Select the receiver brand using M/m, and

press .

If your receiver brand is not on the list, select “???.” The receiver brand list is automatically updated, so your receiver may be available at a later date. Select your brand when it becomes available. Until then, use “???.”

9 Select the connection you used for your set

top box receiver using M/m, and press .

When the set top box receiver is connected to the recorder using hookup A, select “Antenna.” When the set top box receiver is connected to the recorder using hookup B, select “Line3.” The display asks for confirmation.

Press to select “Continue.”

The Video Window switches to the specified programme position.

Select “YES” using M/m, and press .

The display asks for confirmation. If the Video Window does not switch to the specified programme position, select “NO” and press until the Video Window switches to the specified programme position.

If you cannot get the recorder to control your set top box receiver

Check the connection and position of the set top box controller (page 34). 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.

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b Notes

• The list of external receivers controllable by the GUIDE Plus+ system is updated constantly and is distributed through GUIDE Plus+ system data signals. Since the time your recorder has been produced and the time you installed your recorder for the first time, new external receiver codes might have been added.

• If the external receiver is still not on the list or is not controlled properly by the recorder, please call Customer Support to report the brand and model of your external receiver.

To fix the set top box controller to your set top box receiver

Once you have confirmed that the set top box controller controls your set top box receiver, fix it in place.

1 Remove the backing on the double-sided tape.

2 Attach it so that the set top box controller is

directly above the remote control sensor on your set top box receiver.

Place the set top box controller near the remote sensor on the set top box receiver.

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Connecting to the LINE 3 DIGITAL IN (OPTICAL) Jack

Connect a digital satellite receiver or similar device to the LINE 3 DIGITAL IN jack and i LINE 3/ DECODER jack of this recorder, and set “Line 3 Input” to “Optical In” in the “Audio” setup (page 120). You can enjoy digital sound from the connected speakers.

Digital satellite receiver, etc.

Hookup and Settings –ADVANCED–

Optical digital cord

(not supplied)

to LINE 3 DIGITAL IN (OPTICAL)

: Signal flow

SCART cord (not supplied)

i LINE 3/DECODER

DVD recorder

b Notes

• Audio signals from the i LINE 3/DECODER jack are recorded even when “Line 3 Input” is set to “Optical In” in the “Audio” setup.

• The “A/V SYNC” does not effect when connecting to the LINE 3 DIGITAL IN (OPTICAL) jack. Set the “A/V SYNC” or corresponding function of your set top box receiver. Refer to the instruction manual supplied with the set top box receiver.

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Connecting a VCR or Similar Device

After disconnecting the recorder’s mains lead from the mains, connect a VCR or similar recording device to the LINE 2 IN jacks or LINE 3/DECODER jack of this recorder. Use the DV IN jack on the front panel if the equipment has a DV output jack (i.LINK jack) (page 104). For details, refer to the instruction manual supplied with the connected equipment. To record on this recorder, see “Recording from connected equipment without a timer” on page 74.

VCR

SCART cord (not supplied)

i LINE 3/DECODER

to LINE 2 IN

Audio/video cord (not supplied)

: Signal flow

DVD recorder

VCR, etc.

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b Notes

• When connecting a VCR or similar recording device to the LINE 3/DECODER jack, set “Line Out” to “On” in the “Audio” setup (page 120).

• Pictures containing copy protection signals that prohibit any copying cannot be recorded.

• If you pass the recorder signals through a VCR, you may not receive a clear image on your TV screen.

VCRDVD recorder TV

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.

Line input 1

VCR TV

• The SMARTLINK features are not available for devices connected via the DVD recorder’s LINE 3/DECODER jack.

• When you record to a VCR from this DVD recorder, do not switch the input source to TV by pressing the TV/DVD button on the remote.

• If you disconnect the recorder’s mains lead, you will not be able to view the signals from the connected VCR.

DVD recorder

Line input 2

Hookup and Settings –ADVANCED–

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Connecting a PAY-TV/Canal Plus Analogue Decoder

You can watch or record PAY-TV/Canal Plus analogue decoder programmes if you connect a decoder (not supplied) to the recorder. Disconnect the recorder’s mains lead from the mains when connecting the decoder. Note that when you set “Line3 Input” to “Decoder” in step 5 of “Setting PAY-TV/Canal Plus analogue programme positions” (page 41), you will not be able to select “L3” because Line 3 will become a dedicated line for the decoder.

Connecting a decoder

to AERIAL OUT

to AERIAL IN

to SCART input

Aerial cable SCART cord

(not supplied)

to i LINE 1 – TV

PAY-TV/Canal Plus analogue decoder

SCART cord (not supplied)

to i LINE 3/DECODER

DVD recorder

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Setting PAY-TV/Canal Plus analogue programme positions

To watch or record PAY-TV/Canal Plus analogue programmes, set your recorder to receive the programme positions using the on-screen display. In order to set the programme positions correctly, be sure to follow all of the steps below.

Number buttons

SYSTEM MENU

</M/m/,,

RETURN

1 Press SYSTEM MENU.

The System Menu appears.

2 Select “SETUP,” and press .

4 Select “Scart Setting,” and press .

Hookup and Settings –ADVANCED–

5 Press M/m to select “Video” or “RGB” for

“Line1 Output,” “Decoder” for “Line3 Input,” and “Video” for “Line3 Output,” and press .

The “Video” setup display appears again.

6 Press O RETURN to return the cursor to

the left column.

7 Select “Basic,” and press .

8 Select “Channel Setting,” and press .

3 Select “Video,” and press .

9 Press M/m to select the desired

programme position, and press .

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Select “System” using </,.

Press M/m to select an available TV system, BG, DK, I, or L.

Select “Channel” using </,.

Select the PAY-TV/Canal Plus analogue programme position using M/m or number buttons.

Select “PAY-TV/ CANAL+” using </,.

Select “On” using M/m, and press .

To return to the previous step

Press O RETURN.

b Note

If you disconnect the recorder’s mains lead, you will not be able to view the signals from the connected decoder.

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Eight Basic Operations

— Getting to Know Your DVD Recorder

1. Inserting a Disc

DVD

RWVR-RW

VCD CD

DVD

Video

DATA DVD

Z (open/close)

RVR

DATA CD

Video

1 Press DVD. 2 Press Z (open/close) on the recorder, and

place a disc on the disc tray.

3 Press Z (open/close) on the recorder to

close the disc tray.

Wait until “LOAD” disappears from the front panel display. Unused DVDs are formatted automatically.

• For DVD-RW discs DVD-RWs are formatted in the recording format (VR mode or Video mode) set by “Format DVD-RW” in the “DVD” setup.

• For DVD-R discs DVD-Rs are automatically formatted in Video mode. To format an unused DVD-R in VR mode, format the disc using the “Disc Information” display (page 54) before you make a recording.

If the disc is rewritable on this recorder, you can manually re-format the disc to make a blank disc (page 54).

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Recording/playing side facing down

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2. Recording a Programme

HDD

Video

RWVR-RW

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 64.

HDD

DVD

Video

TV/DVD

RVR

4 Press z REC.

Recording starts. Recording stops automatically after 8 hours of continuous recording or when the HDD or DVD is full.

To stop recording

Press x REC STOP located beneath the remote control cover. Note that it may take a few seconds for recorder to stop recording.

To record the entire programme (Programme Rec) (available only in areas with GUIDE Plus+ service)

Press OPTIONS to select “Rec Programme.” The current programme that you are watching will be recorded. Recording automatically stops when the programme ends.

OPTIONS

DISPLAY

PROG +/–

z REC

REC MODE

x REC STOP

1 Press HDD or DVD.

If you want to record to a DVD, insert a recordable DVD.

2 Press PROG +/– to select the programme

position or input source you want to record.

3 Press REC MODE repeatedly to select the

recording mode.

Each time you press the button, the display on the TV screen changes as follows:

For more details about the recording mode, see page 64.

To watch another TV programme while recording

If your TV is connected to the i LINE 1 – TV jack, set your TV to the TV input using the TV/ DVD button and select the programme you want to watch. If your TV is connected to the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks, set the TV to TV input using the TV button (page 24).

TV Direct Rec

If you are using the SMARTLINK connection and the “TV Direct Rec” is set to “On” (page 123), you can easily record what you are watching on your TV. When the TV and the recorder are turned on, press z REC. The recorder starts recording what you are watching on the TV.

b Notes

• If “TV” appears in the front panel display, you cannot turn off the TV or change the programme position during TV Direct Rec. To turn off the function, set “TV Direct Rec” to “Off” in the “Recording” setup (page 123).

• Audio signals from the i LINE 3/DECODER jack are recorded even when “Line 3 Input” is set to “Optical In” in the “Audio” setup (page 120).

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About the Teletext function

Some broadcast systems ensure a Teletext service* in which the complete programmes and their data (title, date, programme position, recording start time etc.) are stored day by day. When recording a programme, the recorder automatically takes the programme name from the Teletext pages and stores it as the title name. For details, see “Auto Programme Title Labelling (TV Guide Page)” on page 115. Note that the Teletext information will not appear on your TV screen. To view the Teletext information on your TV screen, press TV/DVD on the remote to switch the input source to your TV (page 24).

* not available in some areas

b Notes

• Af ter pressing z REC, it may take a short while to sta rt

recording.

• You cannot change the recording mode while recording.

• If there is a power failure, the programme you are recording may be erased.

• You cannot watch a PAY-TV/Canal Plus programme while recording another PAY-TV/Canal Plus programme.

• To use the TV Direct Rec function, you must first correctly set the recorder’s clock.

3. Playing the Recorded Programme (Title List)

HDD

Video

RWVR-RW

To play a recorded title, select the title from the Title List.

HDD DVD

Video

TITLE LIST </M/m/,,

OPTIONS

CMmc x

RVR

Eight Basic Operations — Getting to Know Your DVD Recorder

Checking the disc status while recording

You can check the recording information such as recording time or disc type.

Press DISPLAY during recording.

The recording information appears.

A Disc type/format B Recording status C Recording mode D Recording time

Press DISPLAY to turn off the display.

1 Press HDD or DVD.

If you select DVD, insert a DVD (see “1. Inserting a Disc” on page 43). Playback starts automatically depending on the disc.

2 Press TITLE LIST.

To show the extended Title List, press OPTIONS to select “Display List,” and press

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Title List with Thumbnail Images (Example: DVD+RW)

Extended Title List

3 Select a title, and press .

The sub-menu appears. The sub-menu displays options applicable only to the selected item. The displayed options differ depending upon the situation and disc type.

Sub-menu

4 Select “Play,” and press .

Playback starts from the selected title.

To stop playback

Press x (stop).

A Disc type:

Displays the media type, HDD or DVD. Also displays the title type (Original or Playlist) for HDD or DVD-RW/DVD-R (VR mode) disc titles.

B Disc space (remainder/total) C Title information:

Displays the title number, title name, and recording date. Title size is shown in the Thumbnail title list. z (red): Indicates that the title is currently being recorded.

: Indicates that the title is currently being

dubbed.

: Indicates the protected title. “NEW”: Indicates that the title is newly recorded (not played back) (HDD only).

: Indicates titles containing “CopyOnce” copy protection signals (HDD only) (page 101).

D Scroll bar:

Appears when all of the titles do not fit on the list. To view the hidden titles, press M/m.

E Title’s thumbnail picture:

The still images for each title are displayed.

To scroll the list display by page (Page mode)

Press / while the list display is turned on. Each time you press changes to the next/previous page of titles.

/ , the entire Title List

About the Title List for HDD/DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs (VR mode)

You can switch the Title List to show Original or Playlist titles. While the Title List menu is turned on, press </ ,.

To change the title order (Sort)

While the Title List menu is turned on, press OPTIONS to select “Sort Titles.” Press M/m to select the item, and press .

Order Sorted

By Date In order of when the titles were

By Title In alphabetical order. By Number In order of recorded title number. Unseen Title

(HDD only)

recorded. The title that is recorded most recently is listed at the top.

In order of when the titles were recorded. The title that is recorded most recently and has not been played is listed at the top. Playlist titles are not displayed.

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To change a title thumbnail picture (Thumbnail) (HDD/DVD-RW/DVD-R in VR mode only)

You can select a favourite scene for the thumbnail picture shown in the Title List menu.

1 Press TITLE LIST.

Press </, to switch the Title Lists, if necessary.

2 Select a title, and press .

The sub-menu appears.

3 Select “Set Thumbnail,” and press .

The display for setting the thumbnail point appears and the title starts to play.

4 While watching the playback picture, press

m/M to select the scene you want to set for a thumbnail picture, and press . Playback pauses.

5 Press if the scene is correct.

If the scene is incorrect, press c/C to select the scene you want to set for a thumbnail picture, and press . The display asks for confirmation.

• To change the thumbnail, press M.

6 Select “OK,” and press .

The scene is set for the title’s thumbnail picture.

4. Displaying the Playing/ Remaining Time and Play Information

HDD

Video

DVD

RWVR-RW

VCD

You can check the playing time and remaining time of the current title, chapter, track, or disc. Also, you can check the disc name recorded on the DVD/CD.

DISPLAY

Video

DATA DVD

M/m,

OPTIONS

RVR

DATA CD

Eight Basic Operations — Getting to Know Your DVD Recorder

To turn off the Title List

Press TITLE LIST.

z Hints

• After recording, the first scene of the recording (the title) is automatically set as the thumbnail picture.

• You can select “TITLE LIST” from the System Menu.

b Notes

• The title names may not appear for DVDs 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 dubbing, the title thumbnail picture set on the source recording is cancelled.

TIME/TEXT

Press DISPLAY.

The displays differ depending on the disc type or playing status.

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A Title number/name

(Shows either track number, track name, scene number, or file name for CDs, VIDEO CDs, DATA DVDs, or DATA CDs.)

B Available functions for DVD VIDEOs

( angle/ audio/ subtitle, etc.), or playback data for DATA DVDs and DATA CDs

C The current selected function or audio

setting (appears only temporarily) Example: Dolby Digital 5.1 ch

Rear (L/R)

Front (L/R) + Centre

LFE (Low Frequency Effect)

D The current selected angle

E Disc type F Title type (

/format (page 9)

only appears for Playlists)

G Play mode H Recording mode (page 64) I Playing status bar

J Title number (chapter number*3) (page 82)

(Shows either track number, scene number, album number*3, or file number for CDs, VIDEO CDs, DATA DVDs, or DATA CDs.)

K Album name appears for DATA DVDs or

DATA CDs. For CDs with CD text, press TIME/TEXT.

L Playing time (remaining time

)

z Hint

When “Auto Display” is set to “On” (default) in the “Video” setup (page 119), information automatically appears on the screen when the recorder is operated.

b Note

Playing time of MP3 audio tracks may not be displayed correctly.

Checking the playing/remaining time

You can view the playing or time information displayed on the front panel display.

Press TIME/TEXT repeatedly.

The displays differ depending on the disc type or playing status.

Example: When playing a DVD

Playing time and number of the current title

Remaining time of the current title

Playing time and number of the current chapter

Remaining time of the current chapter

Example: When playing a VIDEO CD

Playing time and number of the current scene or track

Displays Super VIDEO CDs as “SVCD,” DATA CDs as “CD” and DATA DVDs as “DVD.”

Does not appear with VIDEO CDs, DATA DVDs, and DATA CDs.

Displayed when you press TIME/TEXT repeatedly.

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Example: When playing a CD

Track playing time and the current track/index number

Remaining time of the current track

Playing time of the disc

Remaining time of the disc

CD text (when available)

Example: When playing an MP3 audio track

Playing time and number of the current track

Current album number

Example: When viewing a JPEG image

Current file number and total number of files in the current album

Current album number and total number of albums

Example: When playing a DivX video file

Current file number and playing time of the current file

Current album number

b Notes

• The recorder can only display the first level of a CD’s text, such as the disc name.

• The letters or symbols that cannot be displayed are replaced with “*.”

• Playing time of MP3 audio tracks may not be displayed correctly.

Checking the remaining disc space

You can check the remaining disc space using the “Disc Information” display.

1 Insert a disc.

See “1. Inserting a Disc” on page 43.

2 Press OPTIONS to select “Disc

Information,” and press .

The “Disc Information” display appears. Available settings differ depending on the disc type. Example: When a DVD+RW is inserted.

“Remainder” (approximate)

• The remaining recording time in each of the recording modes

• Disc space bar

• Remaining disc space/total disc space

z Hint

To increase disc space, see “To open up disc space” (page 92).

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5. Changing the Name of a Recorded Programme

HDD

Video

You can label a DVD, title, or programme by entering characters. You can enter up to 64 characters for a title or disc name, but the actual number of characters displayed in the menus such as the Title List will vary. The steps below explain how to change the name of the recorded programme.

RWVR-RW

Video

RVR

INPUT SELECT

Number buttons

TITLE LIST

</M/m/,,

5 Press </M/m/, to select the character

you want to enter, and press .

The selected character appears at the top of the display. Example: Input Title Name

The type of characters will change according to the language you select in “Easy Setup.” Some languages allow you to enter an accent mark. To enter a letter with an accent mark, select an accent followed by the letter. Example: Select “ ` ” and then “a” to enter “à.” To insert a space, select “Space.”

6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 to enter the

remaining characters.

Input row

1 Press TITLE LIST. 2 Select a title, and press .

The sub-menu appears.

3 Select “Title Name,” and press .

The display for entering characters appears.

4 Press INPUT SELECT to switch between

“A” (upper-case), “a” (lower-case), or “Symbol.”

The characters for the selected type are displayed.

To erase a character, move the cursor to the right of the character at the input row. Select “Back” and press . To insert a character, move the cursor to the right of the point where you want to insert the character. Select the character and press . To erase all of the characters, select “Clear All” and press .

7 Select “Finish,” and press .

To cancel the setting, select “Cancel.”

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To use the number buttons

You can also use the number buttons to enter characters. Refer to the number next to each row of letters on your TV screen.

1 In step 5 above, press a number button

repeatedly 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 and select the next character. 3 Select “Finish” and press .

z Hint

You can switch between “A” (upper-case), “a” (lowercase), or “Symbol” by moving the cursor to the right of the display and selecting the corresponding case or symbol using </M/m/,.

6. Labelling and Protecting a Disc

You can execute options effective for the entire disc using the “Disc Information” display.

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</M/m/,,

OPTIONS

Labelling a disc

RWVR-RW

Video

RVR

1 Insert a disc.

See “1. Inserting a Disc” on page 43.

2 Press OPTIONS to select “Disc

Information,” and press .

The “Disc Information” display appears. Available settings differ depending on the disc type. Example: When the inserted disc is a DVD+RW.

3 Select “Disc Name,” and press .

Enter the disc name in the “Input Disc Name” display (page 50).

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b Note

You can enter up to 64 characters for a DVD’s disc name. The disc name may not appear when the disc is played on other DVD equipment.

7. Playing the Disc on Other DVD Equipment (Finalise)

Protecting a disc

RWVR

RVR

1 Insert a disc.

See “1. Inserting a Disc” on page 43.

2 Press OPTIONS to select “Disc

Information,” and press .

The “Disc Information” display appears. Available settings differ depending on the disc type. Example: When the inserted disc is a DVDRW (VR mode).

A “On”/“Off”: Indicates whether

protection is set (DVD-RW/DVD-R in VR mode only)

B “Protect Disc”

3 Select “Protect Disc,” and press . 4 Select “Protect,” and press .

To cancel the protection

Select “Unprotected” in step 4.

z Hint

You can set protection for individual titles (page 92).

RWVR-RW

Video

RVR

Video

Finalising is necessary when you play discs recorded with this recorder on other DVD equipment. When you finalise a DVD+RW, DVD-RW (Video mode), DVD+R, or DVD-R (Video mode), a DVD menu will be automatically created, which can be displayed on other DVD equipment. Before finalising, check the differences between the disc types in the table below.

Differences between the disc types

Discs are automatically finalised when

removed from the recorder. However, you may need to finalise the disc for certain DVD equipment, or if the recording time is short. You can edit or record on the disc even after finalising.

Finalising is unnecessary when playing

RWVR

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

Video

any equipment other than this recorder. After finalising, you cannot edit or record on the disc. If you want to record on it again, unfinalise (page 54) or reformat the disc (page 54). However, if you reformat the disc, all recorded contents will be erased.

Finalising is necessary. The disc can be

RVR

played only on equipment that supports DVD-R in VR mode. After finalising you canno t edit or record on the disc using this recorder.

Finalising is necessary when playing on

any equipment other than this recorder.

Video

After finalising, you cannot edit or record on the disc.

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Finalising the disc using “Disc Information” display

Z (open/close)

</M/m/,,

OPTIONS

Finalising the disc using Z (open/ close) button

1 Make a recording.

See “2. Recording a Programme” on page 44.

2 Press Z (open/close) on the recorder.

The display shows the approximate time required for finalising and asks for confirmation. For DVD+RWs, the recorder automatically starts finalising the disc. After finalising, the disc will be ejected automatically.

3 Select “OK,” and press .

The recorder starts finalising the disc. After finalising, the disc will be ejected automatically.

1 Insert a disc.

See “1. Inserting a Disc” on page 43.

2 Press OPTIONS to select “Disc

Information,” and press .

The “Disc Information” display appears.

3 Select “Finalise,” and press .

The display shows the approximate time required for finalising and asks for confirmation.

4 Select “OK,” and press .

The recorder starts finalising the disc.

z Hint

You can check whether the disc has been finalised or not. If you cannot select “Finalise” in step 3 above, the disc has already been finalised.

b Notes

• Depending on the condition of the disc, recording, or the DVD equipment, discs may not play even if the discs are finalised.

• The recorder may not be able to finalise the disc if it was recorded on another recorder.

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Unfinalising a disc

RWVR-RW

For DVD-RWs (Video mode)

DVD-RWs (Video mode) that have been finalised to prohibit additional recording or editing can be unfinalised to allow further recording or editing.

For DVD-RWs (VR mode)

If you cannot record or edit on a DVD-RW (VR mode) that has been finalised with other DVD equipment, unfinalise the disc.

b Note

The recorder is not able to unfinalise DVD-RWs (Video mode) that have been finalised on another recorder.

Video

1 Insert a disc.

See “1. Inserting a Disc” on page 43.

2 Press OPTIONS to select “Disc

Information,” and press .

The “Disc Information” display appears.

3 Select “Unfinalise,” and press .

The recorder starts unfinalising the disc. Unfinalising may take several minutes.

8. Reformatting a disc

RWVR-RW

New discs are automatically formatted when inserted. If necessary, you can manually re-format a DVD+RW or DVD-RW disc to make a blank disc. For DVD-RWs, you can select a recording format (VR mode or Video mode) according to your needs (page 91).

Video

</M/m/,,

OPTIONS

1 Insert a disc.

See “1. Inserting a Disc” on page 43.

2 Press OPTIONS to select “Disc

Information,” and press .

Example: When a DVD+RW is inserted.

3 Select “Format,” and press . 4 Select “OK,” and press .

For DVD-RWs and unrecorded DVD-Rs (Video mode), select “VR” or “Video,” and press . All contents on the disc are erased.

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z Hint

By reformatting, you can change the recording format on DVD-RWs, or record again on DVD-RWs that have been finalised.

b Note

On this model, 1 GB (read “gigabyte”) is equivalent to 1 billion bytes. The larger the number, the larger the disc space.

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GUIDE Plus+ (available only in areas with GUIDE Plus+ service)

Introduction to the GUIDE Plus+ System

The GUIDE Plus+® system is a free interactive programme guide. It displays up to seven days of programme listings, including programme titles, promotions, and broadcast information. GUIDE Plus+ data for the television programme listings are carried by your local broadcast host channel and are received through your aerial, set top box receiver, or direct cable connection from the wall. Visit www.europe.guideplus.com European host channels.

These are just a few of the ways to use the GUIDE Plus+ system. – Search for a programme by listing them

according to category (such as Movies or Sports) or by using the Keyword Search function (page 59).

– Once you have found the programme you are

looking for, use the GUIDE Plus+ system to set the timer for recording (page 66).

– You can set the system to display your favourite

programmes according to conditions that you

set, such as category and keyword (page 60). For more information, see “Watching TV using the GUIDE Plus+ System” (page 57).

Learning the common elements

Press TV GUIDE.

The GUIDE Plus+ system “Home Screen” appears.

for a list of all

A Video Window: This shows the programme

you were watching when you pressed TV GUIDE.

B Action Bar: When the same colour button

on the remote is pressed, the Action Bar functions. The Action Bar function differs according to the screen.

C Information Box: Shows information about

the selected programme when the “Home Screen” is displayed. Contents will differ according to the displayed screen.

D Menu Bar: Press the blue button (“Home”),

and press M to move the cursor to the Menu Bar. Then, select one of the following features using </,, and press . “Grid”: Shows the programmes for the current time slot and next 7 days. “Search”: Allows you to search for titles by category or by keyword (page 59). The displayed category depends upon the programme data received by this recorder. Movies, Sports, and Children are examples of possible categories. “My TV”: Sets the profile for your favourite programmes (page 60). “Schedule”: Displays the list of timer settings (page 71). “Info”: Shows information when available. “Editor”: Allows you to edit the channel lineup and channel display (page 62). “Setup”: Allows you to change the language, country/region, postal code, input source, or host channel.

E “Home” position: When you press the blue

button (“Home”), the cursor returns to the last programme position on the “Grid.”

F Tiles: Shows the programme titles and

category; green (sports), purple (movies), blue (children’s), teal (others).

G Broadcast station Logo: Shows the

broadcast station logo.

H Time Slot: Indicates the currently selected

time slot. Use </, to select a different time slot.

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Troubleshooting guide

If you are having trouble displaying the television programme list, please check the following:

• Your postal code must be set correctly (page 27).

• The clock must be set correctly. If the clock is not set, set it manually (page 116).

• This recorder downloads the GUIDE Plus+ data several times a day when the recorder is turned off (standby mode). Turn off the recorder when you are not using it (for example, at night). After initial setup (page 27), it may take up to 24 hours for your recorder to start receiving programme listings. It may take up to one day to receive all seven days of TV programme listings.

• Check the following if the programme guide data has not been received after waiting for a day: – “Easy Setup” (page 27) is finished. – The host channel is not disabled (see

“Disabling programme positions” on page 63). – 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 62): www.europe.guideplus.com

• If you made connection “B: Connecting a set top box receiver using a SCART cord only” (page 33) and did not connect an aerial cable from your set top box receiver to the recorder, do the following: – Turn on your set top box receiver. – Connect the set top box controller. – Follow the steps in “Changing the GUIDE

Plus+ host channel” (page 62). Be sure to set your set top box receiver (tuner) as the source.

b Notes

• Your set top box receiver’s programme position may suddenly change even if the recorder is turned off. This is because the set top box controller has changed the programme position to receive the GUIDE Plus+ data.

• When you set “Factory Setup” to “All,” the recorder is initialized. When you chang e the following settings, the GUIDE Plus+ system is reset: – Country/region setting in “Easy Setup” – “Country” of “Setup” - “Basic Setup” in the Menu

Bar – Postal code setting in “Easy Setup” – “Postal Code” of “Setup” - “Basic Setup” in the Menu

Bar Note that the GUIDE Plus+ system is also reset when you make changes to the host channel settings or if you set “Factory Setup” to “Basic.”

Watching TV using the GUIDE Plus+ System

Colour buttons TV GUIDE

</M/m/,,

PAGE

DAYS –

DAYS +

1 Press TV GUIDE.

The GUIDE Plus+ system “Home Screen” appears.

2 Select a programme using </M/m/,,

and press .

The GUIDE Plus+ system disappears and the programme position changes to the selected programme.

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To select a programme position quickly using the TV broadcast station logo

1 Press TV GUIDE.

The GUIDE Plus+ system “Home Screen” appears.

2 Press the yellow button (“Channels”).

3 Select the TV broadcast station logo using

</M/m/,, then press . 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

To unlock the Video Window

The Video Window is locked so that it does not change programme positions when you move the cursor across other titles. From “Grid,” select the logo of the programme position that is locked, and press the red button (“Unlock”). “ ” changes to “ ” and the Video Window is unlocked. To lock the Video Window, select the logo of the programme position you want to lock and press the red button (“Lock”).

z Hints

• Press the PAGE programme list by page.

• Press the DAYS +/– buttons to change the programme list by day.

/ buttons to change the

b Notes

• The Video Window is locked during recording and the lock indicator appears in the Video Window. You cannot unlock the Video Window while recording.

• If you are watching programmes through a set top box, the Video Window may not change as fast as you move the cursor. In this case, lock the Video Window (page 58).

• The screen saver will appear if no buttons are pressed for more than ten minutes.

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 Plus+) (available only in areas with GUIDE Plus+ service)” (page 66).

To close the GUIDE Plus+ system

Press TV GUIDE.

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Searching for a Programme using the GUIDE Plus+ System

Colour buttons

</M/m/,,

4 Select a programme using M/m, and press

To enter a new keyword

1 Select “Search” in the Menu Bar, and press

2 Select “My Choice” using </,. 3 Press the yellow button (“Add”).

The display for entering characters appears.

GUIDE Plus+ (available only in areas with GUIDE Plus+ service)

1 Select “Search” in the Menu Bar, and

press .

2 Select a category using </,, and press

To search for a programme by keyword, select “My Choice.” You can search for all programmes that contain the keyword in the programme’s title and in the programme’s Information Box. If no keywords are displayed, enter the keyword. See “To enter a new keyword” below.

3 Select a sub-category using M/m, and

press .

Programmes that meet the conditions are listed up. The sub-categories differ according to country/region.

4 Select a character on the keyboard using </

M/m/,, and press .

To switch between upper-case, lower-case, or characters with accents, press the yellow button (“Keyboard”) repeatedly. To cancel entering a new keyword, press the red button (“Back”).

5 Repeat step 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+) (available only in areas with GUIDE Plus+ service)” (page 66).

z Hint

When two or more keywords are set for “My Choice,” you can select “All.”

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Listing Up Your Favourite Programme Information (My TV)

You can set a profile and list up only your favourite programme information.

Colour buttons

</M/m/,,

3 Select “Channels,” “Categories,” or

“Keywords,” and press the yellow button (“Add”).

“Channels”: Select the programme position using </M/m/,, and press . To add more programme positions, press the yellow button (“Add”). You can register up to 16 programme positions. To cancel the registration, select a programme position, and press the red button (“Delete”). “Categories”: Select the category using </ M/m/,, and press . To add more categories, press the yellow button (“Add”). You can register up to 4 categories. To cancel the registration, select a category, and press the red button (“Delete”). “Keywords”: Enter a keyword. See “To enter a new keyword” on page 59. To add more keywords, press the yellow button (“Add”). You can register up to 16 keywords. To cancel the registration, select a keyword, and press the red button (“Delete”).

4 Press .

Setting a profile

1 Select “My TV” in the Menu Bar. 2 Press the yellow button (“Profile”).

To change the profile settings

1 Select “My TV” in the Menu Bar. 2 Press the yellow button (“Profile”). 3 Repeat from step 3 above.

Selecting and watching a programme from My TV

1 Select “My TV” in the Menu Bar, and press

The programmes that match the profile conditions are displayed.

2 Select a programme using </M/m/,,

and press .

To set a programme for timer recording

See “One Button Recording (GUIDE Plus+) (available only in areas with GUIDE Plus+ service)” (page 66).

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Making changes to the GUIDE Plus+ System

Number buttons

Colour buttons TV GUIDE

</M/m/,,

Changing the basic GUIDE Plus+ settings

All necessary settings are made when you complete Easy Setup (page 27). Follow the steps below only if you want to make changes to the current settings. Note that if you change the country/region setting, Easy Setup will begin again when you close the GUIDE Plus+ system.

1 Press TV GUIDE.

The GUIDE Plus+ system appears.

2 Select “Setup” in the Menu Bar.

The GUIDE Plus+ setup menu appears.

3 Select “Basic Setup” using M/m, and

press .

4 Select an item using M/m, and press . 5 Select a setting using M/m, and press .

“Language”: Select a language for the onscreen displays using M/m. “Country”: Select your country/region using M/m. When you exit the GUIDE Plus+ system after changing your country/region, the “Easy Setup” display appears. Follow the instructions for “Step 4: Easy Setup” (page 27) from step 2. “Postal Code”: Enter your postal code using </M/m/,. If “Country” is set to “Others,” you cannot enter a postal code and the GUIDE Plus+ system will not search for a host channel. “External Receiver 1”/“External Receiver 2”/ “External Receiver 3”: When a set top box receiver is connected to the recorder, set it up for the GUIDE Plus+ system. See “Setting Up Your Set Top Box Receiver for the GUIDE

Plus+

System (available only in areas with

GUIDE Plus+ service)” on page 35.

6 Press TV GUIDE to exit the GUIDE Plus+

system.

To cancel GUIDE Plus+ settings

Press the red button (“Back”).

To return to the “Home” position

Press the blue button (“Home”). The cursor returns to the home position on the “Grid.”

b Note

You cannot set “Easy Setup - Tuner System” in the “ Easy Setup” or “OSD” in the “Basic” setup to a country/region or language that is not supported by the GUIDE Plus+ system.

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Changing the GUIDE Plus+ host channel

The default host channel setting is set to “Automatic,” so you should not have to change the host channel setting. However, if you are using connection B (page 33) and you want to receive the programme guide data from your set top box receiver, or if there is no sound or if the picture is distorted, search for the host channel on the following website and set it for your area, following the steps below: www.europe.guideplus.com

1 Press TV GUIDE.

The GUIDE Plus+ system appears.

2 Select “Setup” in the Menu Bar.

The GUIDE Plus+ setup menu appears.

3 Select “Host Channel Setup” using M/m,

and press .

4 Press the yellow button (“Change”) twice.

“Manual” appears.

Select “Confirm” using </,, and press

The display returns to the GUIDE Plus+ setup menu.

Wait one day until the programme guide data can be received.

To cancel the settings

Press the red button (“Back”).

To return to the “Home” position

Press the blue button (“Home”). The cursor returns to the home position on the “Grid.”

To check the GUIDE Plus+ system information

1 Press TV GUIDE. 2 Select “Setup” in the Menu Bar, and press . 3 Select “GUIDE Plus+ system Information”

using M/m, and press .

Checking programme positions

Check whether programme position numbers are the same as the programme position numbers set in the “Channel Setting.” If you want to make adjustments to the channel settings or change the channel name, see “Channel Setting” in “Settings and Adjustments” (page 112).

5 Select “Source” using ,. 6 Press the yellow button (“Source”)

repeatedly to select the input source.

7 Select “Prog. No.” using ,. 8 Enter the programme position number

using the number buttons.

9 Press the green button (“Save”).

The display asks for confirmation.

1 Select “Editor” in the Menu Bar, and press

2 Press , to move the cursor to the right

column.

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3 Select the programme position you want to

check using M/m.

To change the input source, press the red button (“Source”). To change the programme position, see “Channel Setting” on page 112.

b Note

To receive from the recorder a programme position that can be received by either the set top box receiver or the recorder, change the input source in step 3.

Disabling programme positions

If any programme positions are unused or contain unwanted channels, you can hide them. For instance, if you are using your set top box receiver to receive programm e data (connection B, page 33), all receivable programme positions are displayed. Use this function to hide any unwanted programme positions.

1 Select “Editor” in the Menu Bar, and press

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.

GUIDE Plus+ (available only in areas with GUIDE Plus+ service)

b Notes

• You cannot record a programme position, if it is not set in “Channel Setting” of “Settings and Adjustments,” even if it is set to “On” in the “Editor” in the Menu Bar.

• If you are using your set top box receiver to receive programmes (connection B, page 33) and are able to receive the same programme with both the set top box and the recorder, change the “Source” to receive the programme with the recorder’s tuner.

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Timer Recording

Before Recording

Before you start recording…

• Check that the disc has enough available space for the recording (page 49). For the HDD, DVD+RWs, and DVD-RWs, you can free up disc space by erasing titles (page 92).

• Adjust the recording picture quality and picture size if necessary (page 69).

z Hint

Timer recordings will be made regardless whether or not the recorder is turned on. You can turn off the recorder without affecting the recording even after recording starts.

b Notes

• To play a recorded disc on other DVD equipment, finalise the disc (page 52).

• Audio signals from the i LINE 3/DECODER jack are recorded even when “Line 3 Input” is set to “Optical In” in the “Audio” setup.

Recording mode

Like the standard ×3 recording modes of video tapes, you can select the desired recording mode using the REC MODE button. Recording modes with higher quality provide a more beautiful recording, but the large data volume also results in a shorter recording time. Conversely, a longer duration provides a longer recording time, but the lower data volume results in a coarser picture quality.

Approx. recording time

Recording mode

HQ+ (High quality) 33 – HQ R 53 1 HSP R 77 1 hr. 30 min. SP (Standard mode) 102 2 LSP r 127 2 hr. 30 min. ESP r 153 3 LP r 205 4 EP r 308 6 SLP (Long duration) 410 8

* The recording time for DVD+R DL (Double Layer)

discs is as follows: HQ: 1 hour 48 minutes HSP: 2 hours 42 minutes SP: 3 hours 37 minutes LSP: 4 hours 31 minutes ESP: 5 hours 25 minutes LP: 7 hours 14 minutes EP: 10 hours 51 minutes

: 14 hours 28 minutes

SLP

(hours) HDD DVD*

b Notes

• The maximum continuous recording time for a single title is eight hours.

• Situations below may cause slight inaccuracies with the recording time. – Recording a programme with poor reception, or a

programme or video source of low picture quality – Recording on a disc that has already been edited – Recording only a still picture or just sound

Press REC MODE repeatedly to switch the recording modes.

To select the HQ+ mode, set “HQ Setting” of the “HDD Rec. Settings” to “HQ+” in the “Recording” setup (page 123). “HQ+” records pictures in higher quality than HQ on the HDD. Note that HQ+ plus appears as HQ in the front panel display and the on-screen displays.

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Recording stereo and bilingual programmes

The recorder automatically receives and records stereo and bilingual programmes based on the ZWEITON system or the NICAM system. The HDD and a DVD-RW (VR mode) or DVD-R (VR mode) can record both main and sub sounds. You can switch between main and sub when playing the disc. For the HDD, you can select the sound track before recording. Select “Main,” “Sub,” or “Main+Sub” in “Bilingual Recording” of the “HDD Rec. Settings” in the “Recording” setup (page 123). A DVD+RW, DVD-RW (Video mode), DVD+R, or DVD-R (Video mode) can record only one sound track (main or sub) at a time. Select the sound track using the Setup Display before recording starts. Set “Bilingual Recording” of the “DVD Rec. Settings” to “Main” (default) or “Su b” in the “Recording” setup (page 123).

ZWEITON (German stereo) system

When a stereo based programme is received, “Stereo” appears. When a bilingual ZWEITON based programme is received, “Main,” “Sub,” or “Main/Sub” appears.

NICAM system

When a stereo or bilingual NICAM based programme is received, “NICAM” appears in the front panel display. To record a NICAM programme, be sure to set “Audio” of “Channel Setting” in the “Basic” setup to “NICAM” (default). If the sound is not clear when listening to NICAM broadcasts, set “Audio” to “Standard” (see “Channel Setting” on page 112).

Unrecordable pictures

Pictures with copy protection cannot be recorded on this recorder. When the recorder receives a copy guard signal, the recorder continues to record but only a blank, grey coloured screen will be recorded.

Copy control signals

Copy-Free

Copy-Once

Copy-Never None (a blank screen is recorded)

* The recorded disc can be played only on CPRM

compatible equipment (page 9).

Recordable discs

RWVR-RW

RWVR

RVR

(CPRM*) (CPRM*)

HDD

Video

Timer Recording

z Hint

You can select the audio (main or sub) while recording bilingual programmes using the (audio) button. This does not affect the recorded sound.

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Timer Recording (GUIDE Plus+/ShowView/Manual)

1 Press TV GUIDE.

HDD

Video

There are three methods to set the timer: One Button Recording (available only in areas with GUIDE Plus+ service), ShowView, and setting the timer manually.

RWVR-RW

Video

RVR

b Notes

• (Areas with GUIDE Plus+ service only) When the recorder is connected to a set top box receiver and you want to record using the GUIDE Plus+ system, turn on the set top box receiver and connect the set top box controller.

• Do not operate your set top box receiver just before or during a timer recording. This may pr event the accurat e recording of a programme.

One Button Recording (GUIDE Plus+) (available only in areas with GUIDE Plus+ service)

You can use the GUIDE Plus+ system to set the timer to record a programme up to seven days in advance.

2 Select a programme using </M/m/,.

To search for a programme by category or by keyword, select “Search” in the Menu Bar. See “Searching for a Programme using the GUIDE Plus+ System” on page 59 for more information about searching for a programme. You can select a programme from “My TV.”

3 Press the red button (“Record”).

The TIMER REC indicator lights up on the front panel. 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 recorder before the timer recording starts.

• To record on a DVD See “Checking/Changing/Cancelling Timer Settings” on page 71.

• To make more detailed timer settings See “Checking/Changing/Cancelling Timer Settings” on page 71.

x REC STOP

Colour buttons

TV GUIDE

</M/m/,

To confirm, change, or cancel a timer recording

See “Checking/Changing/Cancelling Timer Settings” on page 71.

To stop recording during timer recording

Press x REC STOP located beneath the remote control cover. Note that it may take a few seconds for the recorder to stop recording, and that the recording cannot be stopped within the first minute of recording.

To adjust the recording quality

See step 3 of “Adjusting the recording picture quality and size” on page 69.

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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” of the “Timer Settings” to “On” in the “Recording” setup (page 123).

Auto Title Erase (HDD only)

If there is not enough space for a timer recording, the recorder automatically erases old titles recorded on the HDD. The oldest played title is erased. Set “Auto Title Erase” of the “Timer Settings” to “On” in the “Recording” setup (page 123). Protected titles are not erased.

If the timer settings overlap

If one or more timer settings overlap, a message appears. To change the timer settings, see “Checking/Changing/Cancelling Timer Settings” on page 71.

z Hint

If you are recording to the HDD or a DVD-RW (VR mode) at a recording mode that is SP or lower and is a 2x speed or higher disc, you can play the title as it is being recorded by selecting the programme title on the Title List (page 80).

Recording TV programmes using the ShowView system

The ShowView system is a feature that simplifies setting the timer. Just enter the ShowView programming number listed in the TV programme guide. The date, time, and programme position of that programme are set automatically. Check that the programme positions are correctly set in “Channel Setting” in the “Basic” setup (page 112).

Number buttons

Colour buttons

SCHEDULE

</M/m/,,

Timer Recording

b Notes

• If a message indicating that the disc is full appears on the screen, change the disc, or make available space for the recording (HDD/DVD+RW/DVD-RW only) (page 93).

• 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 PDC/VPS function.

• You cannot extend the recording duration time when “PDC/VPS” is set to “On” (page 72).

x REC STOP

1 With the GUIDE Plus+ system turned off,

press SCHEDULE.

2 Press the red button (“ShowView”).

3 Press the number buttons to enter the

ShowView programming number.

• If you make a mistake, press < and re-enter

the correct number.

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4 Press .

The TIMER REC indicator lights up on the front panel. The date, start and stop times, programme position, etc. setting appear. When the message to enter the programme position appears, select the programme position using </M/m/,, and press The recorder is ready to start recording.

• To record on a DVD See “Checking/Changing/Cancelling Timer Settings” on page 71.

• To make more detailed timer settings See “Checking/Changing/Cancelling Timer Settings” on page 71.

To confirm, change, or cancel a timer recording

See “Checking/Changing/Cancelling Timer Settings” on page 71.

To stop recording during timer recording

Press x REC STOP located beneath the remote control cover. Note that it may take a few seconds for the recorder to stop recording.

Rec Mode Adjust

Setting the timer manually

Number buttons

Colour buttons

SCHEDULE

z REC

</M/m/,,

x REC STOP

1 With the GUIDE Plus+ system turned off,

press SCHEDULE.

2 Press the green button (“Manual”).

Auto Title Erase (HDD only)

3 Set the date using the number buttons and

</M/m/,. Then press the green button (“Next”).

4 Set the start time using the number buttons

and </M/m/,. Then press the green button (“Next”).

5 Set the stop time using the number buttons

and </M/m/,. Then press the green button (“Next”).

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6 Select the input source using M/m, and

select the programme position using the number buttons or M/m.

You can also select the programme position using the yellow button (“Channels”).

7 Press the green button (“Next”).

The display for entering characters appears. To change the title name, select a character on the keyboard using </M/m/,, and press

. To switch between upper-case, lower-case, or characters with accents, press the yellow button (“Keyboard”).

8 Press the green button (“Save”).

The TIMER REC indicator lights up on the front panel. The date, start and stop times, programme position etc. setting appear. The recorder is ready to start recording.

Using the Quick Timer function

You can set the recorder to record in 30 minute increments.

Press z REC repeatedly to set the duration.

Each press advances the time in 30 minute increments. The maximum duration is six hours.

(normal recording)

The time counter decreases minute by minute to 0:00, then the recorder stops recording (the power does not turn off). Even if you turn off the recorder during recording, the recorder continues to record until the time counter runs out. Note that the Quick Timer function does not work if “TV Direct Rec” is set to “On” in the “Recording” setup (page 123).

Timer Recording

To confirm, change, or cancel a timer recording

See “Checking/Changing/Cancelling Timer Settings” on page 71.

To stop recording during timer recording

Press x REC STOP located beneath the remote control cover. Note that it may take a few seconds for the recorder to stop recording.

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” in the “Recording” setup to “On” (page 123).

Auto Title Erase (HDD only)

If there is not enough space for a timer recording, the recorder automatically erases old titles recorded on the HDD. Set “Auto Title Erase” in the “Recording” setup to “On” (page 123). The oldest played title is erased. Protected titles are not erased.

If the timer settings overlap

If one or more timer settings overlap, a message appears. To change the timer settings, see “Checking/Changing/Cancelling Timer Settings” on page 71.

To cancel the Quick Timer

Press z REC repeatedly until the counter appears in the front panel display. The recorder returns to normal recording mode.

Adjusting the recording picture quality and size

You can adjust the recording picture quality and picture size.

</M/m/,,

OPTIONS

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1 Before recording starts, press OPTIONS to

select “Rec Settings,” and press .

2 Select the item you want to adjust, and

press .

The adjustment display appears.

Example: Rec NR

“Rec Mode”: Selects the recording mode for the desired recording time and picture quality. For more information, see “Recording mode” on page 64.

“HDD Rec. Picture Size”/“DVD Rec. Picture Size”: Sets the picture size of the programme to be recorded.

• 4:3 (default): Sets the picture size to 4:3.

• 16:9: Sets the picture size to 16:9 (wide mode).

• Auto (HDD only): Automatically selects the actual picture size.

“DVD Rec. Picture Size” works with DVDRWs/DVD-Rs (Video mode) when the recording mode is set to HQ, HSP, SP, LSP, or ESP. For all other recording modes, the screen size is fixed at “4:3.” For DVD-Rs/DVD-RWs (VR mode), the actual picture size is recorded regardless of the setting. For example, if a 16:9 size picture is received, the disc records the picture as 16:9 even if “DVD Rec. Picture Size” is set to “4:3.” For DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs, the screen size is fixed at “4:3.”

“Rec NR” (noise reduction): Reduces noise contained in the video signal.

“Rec Video Equalizer”: Adjusts the picture in greater detail. Press M/m to select the item you want to adjust, then press .

• Contrast: Changes the contrast.

• Brightness: Changes the overall brightness.

• Colour: Makes the colours deeper or lighter.

3 Adjust the setting using </M/m/,, and

press .

The default setting is underlined. “Rec NR”: (weak) Off 1 ~ 2 “Rec Video Equalizer”:

• Contrast: (weak) –3 ~ 0

• Brightness: (dark) –3 ~ 0

• Colour: (light) –3 ~ 0 ~ 3 (deep) Repeat steps 2 and 3 to adjust any other items.

b Notes

• If one programme contains two picture sizes, the selected size is recorded. However, if the 16:9 signal cannot be recorded as 16:9, it is recorded as 4:3.

• When playing a 16:9 size picture recorded as 4:3, the image is fixed to 4:3 Letter Box regardless of the setting in “TV Type” of “Video” setup (page 117).

• Remnants of images may appear on your screen when using “Rec NR.”

• “Rec Video Equalizer” does not affect the input of the DV IN jack and does not work with RGB signals.

Creating chapters in a title

The recorder can automatically divide a recording (a title) into chapters by inserting chapter marks at approximately 6 minute intervals during recording. To disable this function, set “Auto Chapter” in the “Recording” setup to “Off” (page 124). When recording to the HDD, a DVD-R (VR mode) or a DVD-RW (VR mode), you can insert and erase chapter marks manually (page 95).

b Note

When dubbing (page 99), the chapter marks in the dubbing source are not retained in the dubbed title.

~ 3 (strong)

~ 3 (bright)

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Checking/Changing/ Cancelling Timer Settings

3 Press the green button (“Edit”).

HDD

Video

You can change or cancel timer settings using the SCHEDULE list.

SCHEDULE

RWVR-RW

Video

Number buttons

Colour buttons

TV GUIDE

</M/m/, OPTIONS

RVR

Changing timer settings

1 With the GUIDE Plus+ system turned off,

press SCHEDULE.

The SCHEDULE list appears.

2 Select the timer setting you want to change

using M/m.

4 In the left column, select an item using the

red button (“Back”) or the green button (“Next”), and adjust using the number buttons or </M/m/,.

You can change the date, start time, stop time, programme position, or input source. The cursor moves to the right column.

5 Press the corresponding colour button

repeatedly to change settings.

• Red button (“Media”): Sets the recording

destination to either HDD or DVD.

• Green button (“Frequency”): Selects the

recording pattern. The item changes as follows: Once t Daily t Mon-Fri (Monday to Friday) t Mon-Sat (Monday to Saturday)

t Sun (every Sunday) t ...... t Sat

(every Saturday) t Once

• Yellow button (“Rec Mode”): Selects the

recording mode (page 64).

6 Press , to display “Extend Time.” 7 Press the yellow button (“Extend Time”)

repeatedly to select the duration time or to set the PDC/VPS function.

The item changes as follows: +0 Minutes t +10 Minutes t +30 Minutes t +60 Minutes t VPS / PDC t +0 Minutes See “About the PDC/VPS function” below.

z Hint

You can also extend the recording time while recording by pressing OPTIONS and selecting “Extend Rec.”

Timer Recording

b Note

The new settings become effective when you exit the GUIDE Plus+ system.

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About the PDC/VPS function

PDC/VPS 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 interruptions.

To use the PDC/VPS function

Select “VPS / PDC” in step 7 above. When you turn on this function, the recorder starts scanning the channels before the timer recording starts. If you are watching TV when scanning starts, a message will appear on the TV screen. If you want to watch TV, switch to your TV’s tuner or turn off the PDC/VPS channel scan function. Note that if you turn off the PDC/VPS channel scan function, the timer recording will not start.

To temporarily turn off PDC/VPS channel scan

Press OPTIONS and select “PDC/VPS Scan Off.” To ensure that the PDC/VPS function works properly, turn off the recorder before the timer recording starts. This will automatically turn on the PDC/VPS channel scan function while the recorder remains off.

Cancelling timer settings

1 With the GUIDE Plus+ system turned off,

press SCHEDULE.

The SCHEDULE list appears.

2 Select the timer setting you want to cancel

using M/m.

3 Press the red button (“Delete”).

To close the SCHEDULE list

Press TV GUIDE or SCHEDULE.

When the timer settings overlap

The programme that starts first has priority and the second programme starts recording only after the first programme has finished.

will be cut off

When the recordings start at the same time

The programme that is set last has priority. In this example, timer setting B is set after A, so the first part of timer setting A will not be recorded.

When the end time of one recording and the

start time of another are the same

After finishing the previous recording, the other recording may be delayed.

b Note

When “PDC/VPS” is set to “On” for one or more timer recordings, the start times may change in the event of a broadcast delay or early start.

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Recording From Connected Equipment

HDD

Video

z REC

x REC STOP

REC MODE

HDD DVD

RWVR-RW

Recording from connected equipment with a timer (Synchro Rec)

You can set the recorder to automatically record programmes from connected equipment that has a timer function (such as a satellite tuner). Connect the equipment to the LINE 3/DECODER jack of the recorder (page 38). When the connected equipment turns on, the recorder starts recording a programme from the LINE 3/DECODER jack.

Video

RVR

INPUT SELECT

</M/m/,,

OPTIONS

c z SYNCHRO

REC

2 Set “Synchro Rec” to “Record to HDD” or

“Record to DVD” in the “Recording” setup (page 124).

3 Press INPUT SELECT repeatedly to select

“L3.”

4 Select the desired audio signal when

recording a bilingual programme to the HDD or DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs (VR mode).

Press OPTIONS to select “Line Audio Input,” and press . Then select “Bilingual,” and press . For details about bilingual recording, see page 65.

5 Press REC MODE repeatedly to select the

recording mode.

For details about the recording mode, see page 64.

6 Set the timer on the connected equipment

to the time of the programme you want to record, and turn it off.

7 Press c z SYNCHRO REC.

The SYNC REC indicator lights up on the front panel. The recorder is ready to start Synchro-Recording. The recorder automatically starts recording when it receives an input signal from the connected equipment. The recorder stops recording when the connected equipment turns off.

To stop recording

Press x REC STOP or c z SYNCHRO REC, located beneath the remote control cover.

To cancel Synchro Rec

Press c z SYNCHRO REC. The SYNC REC indicator on the front panel turns off.

Timer Recording

1 Before recording, select HDD or DVD.

If you select DVD, insert a recordable DVD (see “1. Inserting a Disc” on page 43).

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b Notes

• The recorder starts recording only after detecting a video signal from the connected equipment. The beginning of the programme may not be recorded regardless of whether or not the recorder’s power is on or off.

• During Synchro-Recording, other operations, such as normal recording, cannot be performed.

• To use the connected equipment while the recorder is standing by for Synchro-Recording, cancel SynchroRecording by pressing c z SYNCHRO REC. Be sure to turn off the connected equipment and press c z SYNCHRO REC to reset Synchro-Recording before the timer recording starts.

• The Synchro Rec function does not work when “Line3 Input” of “Scart Setting” is set to “Decoder” in the “Video” setup (page 118).

• The Synchro Rec function does not work with some tuners. For details, see the tuner’s operating instructions.

• While the recorder is standing by for SynchroRecording, the Auto Clock Set function (page 116) does not work.

• To use the Synchro Rec function, you must first set the recorder’s clock correctly.

• Audio signals from the i LINE 3/DECODER jack are recorded even when “Line 3 Input” is set to “Optical In” in the “Audio” setup.

If the timer settings of a Synchro-Recording and another timer recording overlap

Regardless of whether or not the programme is a Synchro Rec programme, the programme that starts first has priority and the second programme starts recording only after the first programme has finished.

First programme

Second programme

will be cut off

Recording from connected equipment without a timer

You can record from a connected VCR or similar device. To connect a VCR or similar device, see “Connecting a VCR or Similar Device” on page 38. Use the DV IN jack on the front panel if the equipment has a DV output jack (i.LINK jack).

1 Press HDD or DVD.

If you select DVD, insert a recordable DVD (see “1. Inserting a Disc” on page 43).

2 Press INPUT SELECT to select an input

source according to the connection you made.

The front panel display changes as follows:

programme position

3 Select the desired audio signal when

recording a bilingual programme to the HDD or DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs (VR mode).

Press OPTIONS to select “Line Audio Input,” and press . Then select “Bilingual,” and press . For details about bilingual recording, see page 65.

4 Press REC MODE repeatedly to select the

recording mode.

For details about the recording mode, see page 64.

5 Insert the source tape into the connected

equipment and set to playback pause.

6 Press z REC.

This recorder starts 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.

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If you connect a digital video camera with a DV IN jack

See “DV 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 and size” on page 69.

b Notes

• When recording a video game image, the screen may not be clear.

• Any programme that contains a Copy-Never copy guard signal cannot be recorded. The recorder continues to record, but a blank screen will be recorded.

• Audio signals from the i LINE 3/DECODER jack are recorded even when “Line 3 Input” is set to “Optical In” in the “Audio” setup.

Timer Recording

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Playback

Playing

3 Select the title, and press .

The sub-menu appears.

4 Select “Play,” and press .

Playback starts from the selected title.

HDD

Video

DVD TOP

DVD MENU

MUTING

DVD

HDD

DVD

RWVR-RW

VCD

Video

DATA DVD

INPUT SELECT

Number buttons

TITLE LIST </M/m/,,

OPTIONS

H/X/x

PROG +/–

2 +/–

1 Press HDD or DVD.

• If you select DVD, insert a disc (see “1. Inserting a Disc” on page 43).

• If you insert a DVD VIDEO, VIDEO CD, or CD, press H. Playback starts.

2 Press TITLE LIST.

For details about the Title List, see “3. Playing the Recorded Programme (Title List)” on page 45. Example: DVD+RW

RVR

DATA CD

To use the DVD’s Menu

When you play a DVD VIDEO, or a finalised DVD+RW, DVD-RW (Video mode), DVD+R, or DVD-R (Video mode), you can display the disc’s menu by pressing DVD TOP MENU or DVD MENU.

To play VIDEO CDs with PBC functions

PBC (Playback Control) allows you to play VIDEO CDs interactively using the menu on your TV screen. When you start playing a VIDEO CD with PBC functions, the menu appears. Select an item using the number buttons and press

. Then, follow the instructions in the menu

(press H when “Press SELECT” appears). The PBC function of Super VIDEO CDs does not work with this recorder. Super VIDEO CDs are played in continuous play mode only.

To change the angles

If various angles (multi-angles) for a scene are recorded on the disc, you can change the viewing angle. Press OPTIONS during playback to select “Change Angle,” and press .

b Note

Depending on the disc, you may not be able to change the angle even if multi-angles are recorded.

To stop playback

Press x.

To playback quickly with sound (Scan Audio)

When you press M during playback of a title recorded in the HDD, you can play quickly with dialogue or sound (“x1.3” appears). No sound is output when you press M two or more times to change search speed.

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To resume playback from the point where you stopped (Resume Play)

When you press H again after you stop playback, the recorder resumes playback from the point where you pressed x. To start from the beginning, press OPTIONS to select “Play Beginning,” and press . Playback starts from the beginning of the title/track/scene.

The point where you stopped playing is cleared when: – you open the disc tray (except for HDD). – you play another title (except for HDD). – you switch the Title List menu to Original or

Playlist (HDD/DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs in VR mode

only). – you edit the title after stopping playback. – you change the settings on the recorder. – you turn off the recorder (VIDEO CD/CD/

DATA DVD/DATA CD only). – you make a recording (except for HDD/DVD-

RWs/DVD-Rs in VR mode). – you disconnect the mains lead.

b Note

You cannot resume playback during TV Pause.

To lock the disc tray (Child Lock)

You can lock the disc tray to prevent children from ejecting the disc. When the recorder is turned on, hold down x until “LOCKED” appears in the front panel display. The Z (open/close) button does not work while the Child Lock is set.

To unlock the disc tray, hold down x until “UNLOCKED” appears in the front panel display when the recorder is turned on.

One Touch Play

If you use the SMARTLINK connection, you can easily start playing. Press H. The recorder and your TV automatically turn on and the TV’s input is switched to the recorder. Playback starts automatically.

One Touch Menu

If you use the SMARTLINK connection, you can easily display the Title List. Press TITLE LIST. The recorder and your TV automatically turn on and the TV’s input is switched to the recorder. The Title List appears.

Playback

To play restricted DVDs (Parental Control)

If you play a restricted DVD, the message “Do you want to temporarily change the Parental Control level to *?” appears on your TV screen.

1 Select “OK” and press .

The display for entering your password appears.

2 Enter your four-digit password using the

number buttons.

3 Press to select “OK.”

The recorder starts playback.

To register or change the password, see “Parental Control (DVD VIDEO only)” on page 124.

z Hints

• You can also use the H button in step 3 (page 76) to

start playback.

• Even if you select “Factory Setup” in the “Others” setup (page 127), the Child Lock remains set.

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Playback options

To check the position of the buttons below, see the illustration on page 76. For MP3, JPEG, or DivX operations, see “Playing MP3 Audio Tracks, JPEG Image Files, or DivX® Video Files” on page 83.

Buttons

Operations

(audio) Selects one of the audio tracks recorded on the disc when pressed re peatedly

HDD

DVD

RWVR

VCD

RVR

in normal playback mode.

: Selects the language.

DVD

HDD

VCD

RWVR

RVR

: Selects stereo or monaural audio tracks.

: Selects the main or sub sound.

(subtitle) Selects a subtitle language when pressed repeatedly.

DVD

/ (instant replay/

Replays the scene/briefly fast forwards the scene.

instant advance)

RWVR

HDD

Video

DVD

RVR

. (previous)/> (next) Goes to the beginning of the previous/next title/chapter/scene/track.

For the HDD, you cannot go to the beginning of the previous/next title.

(fast reverse/fast forward)

Fast reverses/fast forwards the disc when pressed during playback. Search speed changes as follows:

fast reverse fast forward

m1 T t 1M

m2 T T t t 2M

T T T t t t 3M

When you press and hold the button, fast forward/fast reverse continues at the selected speed until you release the button.

When you press M once during playback of a title recorded in the HDD, you can play quickly with sound (“x1.3” appears).

m3 and 3M are only available for the HDD and DVDs.

(slow, freeze frame)

HDD

Video

DVD

RWVR

RVR

VCD

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.

* Playback direction only

MUTING Mutes the sound.

To cancel muting, press MUTING again, or press the volume.

X (pause) Pauses playback.

To resume normal playback, press H.

2 (volume) + to adjust

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b Notes

• Angles and subtitles cannot be changed with titles recorded on this recorder.

• Slideshows made with a DVD camcorder can only be played. Other play functions, such as fast forward, cannot be used.

Notes on playing DTS soundtracks on a CD

• You can hear the DTS sound from this speaker system only. The LINE jacks on the recorder do not output the audio signals.

• Set the sound to “Stereo” using the (audio) button (page 78).

• To enjoy DTS surround sound with a CD, press SOUND FIELD repeatedly to switch the sound field to “FOCUS SUR” (page 87).

Note on playing DVDs with a DTS soundtrack

DTS audio signals are output only through the speaker system.

Adjusting the picture quality

HDD

Video

* DivX video file only

DVD

RWVR-RW

VCD

DATA DVD

Video

DATA CD

RVR

1 Press OPTIONS during playback to select

“Video Settings,” and press .

“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. “PB Video Equalizer” (Playback video equalizer): Adjusts the picture in greater detail. Select an item and press .

• Contrast: changes the contrast.

• Brightness: changes the overall brightness.

• Colour: makes the colours deeper or lighter.

• Hue: changes the colour balance.

3 Press </, to adjust the setting, and

press .

The default settings are underlined. “FNR”: (weak) Off 1 2 “BNR”: (weak) Off 1 2 3 (strong) “MNR”: (weak) Off 1 2 “Sharpness”*: (weak) Off “PB Video Equalizer”:

• Contrast: (weak) –3 ~ 0

• Brightness: (dark) –3 ~ 0

• Colour: (light) –3 ~ 0 ~ 3 (deep)

• Hue: (red) –3 ~ 0 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to adjust any other items.

* “1” softens the outlines of the images. “2”

enhances the outlines and “3” enhance s them more than “2.”

3 (strong)

1 2 3 (st rong)

~ 3 (strong)

~ 3 (bright)

~ 3 (green)

Playback

2 Select an item, and press .

The adjustment display appears. “FNR” (frame noise reduction): Reduces noise contained in the luminance element of the video signal. “BNR” (block noise reduction): Reduces “block noise” or mosaic like patterns in the picture.

b Notes

• If the outlines of the images on your screen become blurred, set “BNR” and/or “MNR” to “Off.”

• Depending on the disc or the scene being played, the above BNR, MNR, or FNR effects may be hard to discern. And, these functions may not work with some screen sizes.

• When using the “Sharpness” function, noise found in the title may become more apparent. In this case, it is recommended that you use the BNR function with the “Sharpness” function. If the condition still does not improve, set the “Sharpness” level to “Off.”

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Adjusting the delay between the picture and sound (A/V SYNC)

HDD

Video

DVD

RWVR-RW

DATA DVD

VCD

When the sound does not match the pictures on the screen, you can adjust the delay between the picture and sound.

Video

DATA CD

RVR

1 Press OPTIONS during playback to select

“Audio Settings,” and press .

2 Select “A/V SYNC,” and press . 3 Select “On,” and press .

b Notes

• When dubbing to a VCR or other video recording equipment, be sure to set “A/V SYNC” to “Off.”

• The “A/V SYNC” does not effect when playing sound from the LINE 3 DIGITAL IN (OPTICAL) jack.

Pausing a TV Broadcast (TV Pause)

You can pause a current TV broadcast, and then continue watching the programme at a later time. This is useful when you receive an unexpected phone call or visitor while watching TV.

1 While viewing a TV broadcast with this

recorder, press X.

The picture pauses. You can pause the picture for up to three hours.

b Notes

• Paused titles are not saved to the HDD.

• This function is cancelled when:

– x (stop) is pressed. – PROG +/– is pressed. – DVD is pressed. – FM/AM is pressed. – Z (open/close) on the recorder is pressed. – TITLE LIST is pressed. – INPUT SELECT is pressed. – the recorder is turned off. – a timer recording or Synchro-Recording is started. – the PDC/VPS function is “On” and channel scan is

started.

– DV dubbing or regular dubbing is started.

• It may take one minute or more to resume playback of the paused programme.

• Even if you fast forward the recorded programme, there will always be a time difference of about one minute or more between the recorded programme and the current TV broadcast.

Playing from the beginning of the programme you are recording (Chasing Playback)

HDD

“Chasing Playback” allows you to view the recorded part of a programme while the recording is being made. You do not need to wait until the recording finishes.

Press OPTIONS while recording to select “Chasing Playback,” and press .

Playback starts from the beginning of the programme you are recording. When you fast forward to the point that you are recording, Chasing Playback returns to normal playback.

RWVR

TV pause

2 Press X or H again to resume watching

the programme.

b Notes

• For DVD-RWs (VR mode), this function does not work when recording: – on a 1x-speed DVD-RW. – in the HQ or HSP recording mode.

• The DVD’s picture on your TV screen freezes for a few seconds when you fast forward/fast reverse or instant replay/advance the recording.

• Chasing Playback is possible from one minute or more after recording starts.

• Even if you fast forward the recorded programme, there will always be a time difference of about one minute or more between the recorded programme and the current TV broadcast.

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Playing a previous recording while making another (Simultaneous Rec and Play)

DVD

RWVR-RW

VCD

HDD

Video

“Simultaneous Rec and Play” allows you to view a previously recorded 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 DVD.

• While recording to a DVD: Play a previously recorded programme on the HDD by pressing HDD.

• While recording to a DVD-RW (VR mode) Play another title on the same DVD-RW (VR mode) disc.

Simultaneous Rec and Play function does not work when you record: – on a 1x-speed DVD-RW. – in the HQ or HSP recording mode.

Picture noise may appear depending upon the condition of the recording, or when playing a title recorded in the HQ or HSP recording mode. The picture freezes for a few seconds when you use fast forward/fast reverse or instant replay/advance.

Video

DATA DVD

RVR

DATA CD

Example: Play a DVD while recording to the HDD.

1 While recording, press DVD and insert the

DVD into the recorder.

2 Press TITLE LIST to display the DVD Title

List.

3 Select the title you want to play, and press . 4 Select “Play” from the sub-menu, and press

Playback starts from the selected title.

b Note

You cannot play a DVD, DivX video or VIDEO CD recorded in the NTSC colour system while recording on the HDD. When playing a DivX video or VIDEO CD, be sure to set “Colour System” to “PAL” in the “Video” setup (page 119).

Playback

You can also play a DVD VIDEO, VIDEO CD, Super VIDEO CD, CD, DATA DVD, or DATA CD while recording on the HDD.

Example: Play another title on the HDD while recording to the HDD.

1 While recording, press TITLE LIST to

display the HDD Title List.

2 Select the title you want to play, and press . 3 Select “Play” from the sub-menu, and press

Playback starts from the selected title.

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Searching for a Title/ Chapter/Track, etc.

HDD

Video

DVD

RWVR-RW

VCD

You can search a disc by title, chapter, scene or 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.

Video

DATA DVD

Number buttons

OPTIONS

RVR

DATA CD

2 Press the number buttons to select the

number of the title, chapter, track, 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.

3 Press .

The recorder starts playback from the selected number.

b Note

“Title Search” is not applicable to the HDD.

1 Press OPTIONS during playback to select a

search method, and press .

“Title Search” (for DVDs) “Chapter Search” (for HDD/DVDs) “Track Search” (for CDs/DATA CDs) “Search” (for VIDEO CDs) “Album Search” (for DATA DVDs/DATA CDs) “Time Search” (for HDD/DVDs/DATA DVDs*/DATA CDs*): Searches for a starting point by entering the time code.

* DivX video file only

“File Search” (for DATA DVDs/DATA CDs)

The display for entering the number appears. Example: Title Search

The number in parentheses indicates the total number of titles, tracks, etc.

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Playing MP3 Audio Tracks, JPEG Image Files, or DivX® Video Files

DATA CD

DATA DVD

You can play MP3 audio tracks, JPEG image files, and DivX video files on DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/ CD-Rs/CD-RWs) or JPEG image files and DivX video files on DATA DVDs (DVD-ROMs/ DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs).

</M/m/,,

OPTIONS

H/X/x

To stop playback or slideshow

Press x.

To pause playback or slideshow

Press X.

To play the beginning of the MP3 audio track or DivX video file

Press OPTIONS to select “Play Beginning,” and press .

To fast forward or fast reverse an MP3 audio track or DivX video file

Press m/M during playback.

To go to the next or previous MP3 audio track, JPEG image file or DivX video file

Press . or > during playback. If you repeatedly press . or >, you will go to the next or previous album. (Except JPEG image file)

To play DivX video file in slow motion/one frame at a time (Playback direction only)

Press y/C in pause mode.

To go to the next or previous album (Except for DivX video files)

Press / during playback or slideshow.

To display the registration code for this recorder

Select “Registration Code” in the “Others” setup (page 126).

Playback

1 Insert a disc.

See “1. Inserting a Disc” on page 43.

2 Press H.

For MP3 discs, playback starts from the first MP3 audio track on the disc. For JPEG files, a slideshow of the pictures on the disc begins. For DivX video files, playback starts from the first DivX video file on the disc. If the disc contains MP3 audio tracks, JPEG image files, and DivX video files, only the DivX video files are played back when H is pressed. If the disc contains MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files, only the JPEG image files are played back when H is pressed.

To rotate a picture

Press OPTIONS while the JPEG image is displayed to select “Rotate Right” or “Rotate Left,” and press .

z Hints

• Press (audio) to switch between stereo or monaural audio tracks when playing MP3 audio tracks.

• You can change the audio track when playing MP3 or MPEG audio of DivX video files using the (audio) button.

• You can display subtitles when playing DivX video files using the (subtitle) button.

• You can rotate a JPEG image using the </, buttons when the image is displayed.

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b Notes

• Some JPEG files, especially files of three million pixels or more, may lengthen the slideshow interval.

• Rotated JPEG images will not be saved when you switch to another folder.

• Images larger than 720 × 480 will be reduced to 720 × 480 when displayed.

• The following images are not displayed: – progressive JPEG image files – greyscale JPEG image files – 4:1:1 JPEG image files

• When you attempt to play a broken file or a file that does not satisfy the play conditions, appears but the recorder cannot play the file.

• The recorder cannot play a DivX video file of size more than 720 (width) × 576 (height)/4 GB.

About MP3 audio tracks, JPEG image files, and DivX video files

MP3 is an audio compression technology that satisfies certain ISO/MPEG regulations. JPEG is an image compression technology. You can play MP3 (MPEG1 Audio Layer 3) format audio tracks and JPEG image files on DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs) or JPEG image files on DATA DVDs (DVD-ROMs/ DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs). DATA CDs must be recorded according to ISO9660 Level 1, Level 2 or Joliet format for the recorder to recognize the MP3 tracks. DivX video file compression technology, developed by DivX, Inc. This product is an official DivX Certified product. You can play DATA CDs and DATA DVDs that contain DivX video files. You can also play discs recorded in MultiSession/ Border. See the instructions supplied with the disc drives and the recording software (not supplied) for details on the recording format.

is a

MP3 audio tracks, JPEG image files, or DivX video files that the recorder can play

The recorder can play the following tracks and files: – MP3 audio tracks with the extension “.mp3.” – JPEG image files with the extension “.jpeg” or

“.jpg.”

– JPEG image files that conform to the DCF*

image file format.

– DivX video file with the extension “.avi” or

“.divx.”

* “Design rule for Camera File system”: Image standards

for digital cameras regulated by JEITA (Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association).

b Notes

• The recorder will play any data with the extension “.mp3,” “.jpeg,” “.jpg,” “.avi,” or “.divx” even if they are not in MP3, JPEG, or DivX format. Playing these data may generate a loud noise which could damage your speaker system.

• The recorder does not conform to audio tracks in mp3PRO format.

• The recorder may not play a DivX video file when the file has been combined from two or more DivX video files.

• Depending on the disc, normal playback may not be possible. For example, the picture may be unclear, playback may not appear smooth, the sound may skip, and so on.

• Depending on the disc, playback may take some time to start.

• Some files cannot be played.

• The letters that cannot be displayed are replaced with “*.”

• The recorder may not display JPEG images edited by PC software, etc., if the software does not conform to DCF.

Note on MultiSession/Border discs

If audio tracks and images in Music CD format or Video CD format are recorded in the first session/ border, only the first session/border will be played back.

b Note

The recorder may not be able to play some DATA CDs/ DATA DVDs created in the Packet Write format.

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About playback order of albums, tracks, and files

Albums play in the following order:

Structure of disc contents

Tree 1 Tree 2 Tree 3 Tree 4 Tree 5

ROOT

z Hints

• If you add numbers (01, 02, 03, etc.) to the front of the track/file names when you store the tracks (or files) in a disc, the tracks and files will be played in that order.

• Since a disc with many trees takes longer to start playback, it is recommended that you create albums with no more than two trees.

b Notes

• Dep ending on the software you use to create the DATA DVD/DATA CD, the playback order may differ from the above illustration.

• No more than a total of 999 individual folders can be played. (Folders that do not contain JPEG/MP3/DivX files are counted as well.)

• No more than a total of 999 folders and 9999 files can be played. (Files other than JPEG/MP3/DivX files, and folders that do not contain JPEG/MP3/DivX files are counted as well.)

• No more than 999 folders and files can be recognized in a single folder. (Folders that do not contain JPEG/ MP3/DivX files are counted as well.)

• Proceeding to the next or another album may take some time.

• This recorder supports MP3 audio bit rates up to 320 kbps.

Playback

Album MP3 audio track/

JPEG image file/ DivX video file

When you insert a DATA CD/DATA DVD and press H, the numbered tracks (or files) are played sequentially, from 1 through 7. For JPEG image files, press to go to the next album. (For instance, when you want to go from 1 to 2.) Any sub-albums/tracks (or files) contained within a currently selected album take priority over the next album in the same tree. (Example: C contains D so 4 is played before

5.)

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Enjoying the Sound

Enjoying TV, VCR Sound, or Set Top Box Multi Channel Sound from the Speaker System

You can enjoy the sound from connected equipment through the speakers of this system. Be sure to connect your TV or other equipment correctly.

TV/DVD

HDD DVD

[/1

INPUT SELECT

SOUND FIELD

1 Press [/1 to turn on the system.

•If “FM” or “AM” is selected, press HDD or

DVD.

• If you are using the SCART connection, press

TV/DVD repeatedly to turn on the

indicator in the front panel display, and select the desired sound on the TV or equipment.

“TV”

2 Press INPUT SELECT repeatedly to select

an input source according to the connection you made.

The front panel display changes as follows:

Programme position

z Hint

When you use LINE 3 DIGITAL IN (OPTICAL) and the selected sound field is AUTO, you can enjoy multichannel signals with front surround sound. Even when you use LINE 3 DIGITAL IN (OPTICAL) and the selected sound field is AUTO, if the system receives a 2-channel signal, the system will still only output a 2-channel sound. For details on the sound field, see page 87.

b Notes

• When using the SCART connection, be sure to follow the procedures in step 1 or noise may result. If noise continues after turning on the “TV” indicator, check the output setting of the connected TV or equipment. See the instructions supplied with the TV/equipment for details.

• If “D.IN” blinks on the front panel display when “Line 3 Input” is set to “Optical In” in the “Audio” setup, check the connection to the LINE 3 DIGITAL IN (OPTICAL) jack.

• The “A/V SYNC” does not effect when connecting to the LINE 3 DIGITAL IN (OPTICAL) jack.

• To play set top box multi channel sound Connect the set top box receiver to the LINE 3 DIGITAL IN (OPTICAL) jack using the optical digital cord (not supplied) (page 37), and set “Line 3 Input” to “Optical In” in the “Audio” setup (page 120).

3 Press SOUND FIELD to select the sound

field you want.

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Selecting Movie or Music

Enjoying Surround Sound

Mode

DVD

RWVR-RW

VCD

HDD

Video

You can choose a suitable sound mode for movies or music.

Press MOVIE/MUSIC repeatedly during playback until the mode you want appears in the front panel display.

The default setting is underlined. “AUTO”: Selects a mode automatically to produce the best sound effect depending on the disc. “MOVIE”: Provides sound for movies. “MUSIC”: Provides sound for music.

z Hint

When movie or music mode is selected, “MOVIE” or “MUSIC” is displayed on the front panel display.

Video

DATA DVD

MOVIE/ MUSIC

RVR

DATA CD

Using Sound Fields

HDD

Video

DVD

RWVR-RW

VCD

This system can create 5.1 channel surround sound from two front speakers and a subwoofer. You can take advantage of this front surround sound simply by selecting one of the system’s preprogrammed sound fields. They bring the exciting and powerful sound of movie theatres into your home.

Video

DATA DVD

SOUND FIELD

M/m

RVR

DATA CD

1 Press SOUND FIELD.

The current sound field appears in the front panel display.

2 Press M/m or SOUND FIELD repeatedly to

switch the sound field.

The front surround indicator indicates the current surround status.

All sound fields

Sound field Display

AUTO AUTO FOCUS SURROUND FOCUS SUR WIDE STAGE WIDE STAGE 2CH STEREO 2CH STEREO PORTABLE AUDIO

ENHANCER NIGHT NIGHT

Using S-Force PRO Front Surround technology.

The surround effect does not work when you play a CD or DATA CD or listen to the radio (FM/AM).

P AUDIO

*1*2

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z Hints

• The system memorizes the last sound field selected for each function mode (FM/AM, DVD, HDD, TV, LINE1, LINE2, LINE3 (ANALOG), LINE3 (DIGITAL), DV).

• If the mains lead is disconnected for a long period of time, the system may return to its default settings.

About S-Force PRO Front Surround

Sony’s long-term involvement in surround technology (and the vast amounts of acoustic data accumulated as a result) has led to the development of all-new processing method and advanced DSP to handle this task effectively, which we call S-Force PRO Front Surround. Compared with previous front surround technologies, S-Force PRO Front Surround reproduces a more convincing sense of distance and space, resulting in a true surround sound experience without the need for rear speakers.

Automatic sound field selection

AUTO

This mode selects the sound field (Surround mode (FOCUS SURROUND or WIDE STAGE) or 2CH STEREO) automatically, according to the type of audio signal being input. The default AUTO setting is FOCUS SURROUND.

Enjoying the front surround sound system

You can enjoy two types of front surround sound, FOCUS SURROUND or WIDE STAGE, depending on the listening area.

FOCUS SURROUND

This mode is ideal for delivering a realistic surround effect to a small group of listeners within a defined area.

WIDE STAGE

This mode will deliver a wide and impressive sound stage. As the sound catchment area is increased, a greater number of listeners can be accommodated.

Top view

Subwoofer

Front speaker (R)

Front speaker (L)

You can change the sound field for AUTO setting. Set “Auto Mode Setting” to “Focus Surround” or “Wide Stage” in the “Audio” setup (page 120).

FOCUS SURROUND area

WIDE STAGE area

2 channel source output

2CH STEREO

This mode outputs 2 channel sound regardless of the audio signal type being input.

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Enjoying the portable audio source

PORTABLE AUDIO ENHANCER

This mode produces a clear enhanced sound image from your portable audio device. This mode is ideal for MP3 and other compressed music.

Enjoying the sound at low volume

NIGHT

You can enjoy sound effects or dialogue, as you would in a movie theatre, even at low volume. Useful for watching movies at night.

b Notes

• When the system receives DVD multi-channel signals or Dolby Digital multiplex broadcast signals, the default AUTO setting is FOCUS SURROUND. To change the AUTO setting, set “Auto Mode Setting” in the “Audio” setup (page 120).

• When the system receives CDs or DATA CDs, the AUTO setting is 2CH STEREO.

• The surround effect might be difficult to hear depending on the type of source signals (e.g., digital stereo signals, digital multi signals, etc.) except for DVD multi-channel signals.

• Even if you select “WIDE STAGE,” the surround effect does not work when you play a CD or DATA CD or listen to the radio (FM/AM).

Adjusting the Bass Level and Treble Level

You can adjust the bass level and treble level easily.

BASS/

TREBLE

M/m,

Enjoying the Sound

1 Press BASS/TREBLE repeatedly until

“BASS” or “TREBLE” appears in the front panel display.

“BASS”: adjusts the bass level (–15 dB to +10 dB, 1 dB increments). “TREBLE”: adjusts the treble level (–6 dB to +6 dB, 1 dB increments).

2 Press M/m to adjust.

The adjusted value appears in the front panel display.

3 Press .

b Note

When you perform the auto calibration (page 120), the bass level setting is readjusted.

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Enjoying Multiplex Sound (DUAL MONO)

You can enjoy multiplex sound when the system receives the multiplex broadcast signal.

Press (audio) repeatedly until the signal you want appears in the front panel display.

The default setting is underlined.

”: Sound of the main language will be

“MAIN output. “SUB”: Sound of the sub language will be output. “MAIN/SUB”: Main sound is output from the left speaker and sub sound is output from the right speaker.

b Note

To receive multi channel signal (Dolby Digital signals), you need to connect a digital satellite tuner to the LINE 3 jacks on the recorder using a digital cord (page 37) and set “Line 3 Input” to “Optical In” in the “Audio” setup (page 120). And then set the digital output mode of the digital satellite tuner to Dolby Digital.

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Erasing and Editing

Before Editing

This recorder offers various edit options for various disc types.

b Notes

• You may lose the edited contents if you remove the disc or a timer recording starts while editing.

• DVD discs created by DVD video cameras cannot be edited on this recorder.

• If a message appears and indicates that the disc’s control information is full, erase or edit unnecessary titles.

• When editing a DVD+R or DVD-R, finish all editing before finalising the disc. You cannot edit a finalised disc.

RWVR

RVR

Original title

Playlist title

Edit features

HDD

Original title

Playlist title

Erase (page 92) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Protect (page 92) Yes Yes Yes No Yes Title Name (page 92) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A-B Erase (page 93) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Erase Titles (page 93) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Divide (page 94) Yes Yes No Yes No Set Thumbnail (page 92) Yes Yes Yes Yes No Chapter mark (page 95) Yes Yes Yes Yes No Creating and Editing a Playlist

Yes Yes Yes Yes No

(page 95) Change Order (page 97) No No No Yes No Combine (page 97) No Yes No Yes No

* DVD+RW only

Video

Erasing and Editing

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To open up disc space

To open up disc space on a DVD+RW or DVDRW (Video mode), erase the title with the largest number in the title list.

Largest title number

For the HDD and DVD-RWs (VR mode), you can erase any title. For DVD-Rs and DVD+Rs, the available disc space does not increase even if you erase titles. See “Erasing and Editing a Title” on page 92 or “Erasing multiple titles (Erase Titles)” on page 93.

To switch between the Playlist and Original Title List

You can display the Playlist titles in the Title List (Playlist), or the original titles in the Title List (Original). To switch the two Title Lists, press

</, while a Title List is displayed. To create

and edit a Playlist, see page 95.

Erasing and Editing a Title

HDD

Video

RWVR-RW

This section explains the basic edit functions. Note that editing is irreversible. To edit the HDD or DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs (VR mode) without changing the original recordings, create a Playlist title (page 95).

CHAPTER MARK

RETURN

Video

RVR

MARK ERASE TITLE LIST

</M/m/,,

OPTIONS

1 Press TITLE LIST.

For HDD titles or DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs in VR mode, press

</, to switch the Title Lists,

if necessary.

2 Select a title, and press .

The sub-menu appears.

3 Select an option, and press .

You can make the following edits to the title. “Erase”: Erases the selected title. Select “OK” when asked for confirmation. “Protect”: Protects the title. “ ” appears next to the protected title. “Title Name”: Allows you to enter or re-enter a title name (page 50). “A-B Erase”: Erases a section of the title (page 93). “Divide”: Divides a title into two titles (page 94).

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“Set Thumbnail”: Changes the title’s thumbnail picture that appears in the Title List (page 47). “Make a Playlist”: Adds the entire title to the Playlist title as one scene (page 97).

z Hints

• You can erase multiple titles at one time (page 93).

• You can label or re-label DVDs (page 51).

5 When you finish selecting titles, select

“OK,” and press .

The list of the titles to be erased appears for confirmation.

• To change the selection, select “Change,” and repeat from step 3.

6 Select “OK” and press .

The titles are erased.

b Note

DVD-RW/DVD-R (VR mode) playlist titles cannot be protected.

Erasing multiple titles (Erase Titles)

HDD

Video

You can select and erase more than one title at one time using the OPTIONS menu.

RWVR-RW

Video

RVR

1 Press TITLE LIST.

For HDD titles or DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs in VR mode, press if necessary.

</, to switch the Title Lists,

2 Press OPTIONS to select “Erase Titles,”

and press .

The display for selecting titles to be erased appears.

To erase all titles on the disc

You can reformat the HDD, DVD+RW, or DVDRW to make the disc or drive blank. To format the HDD, see “Format” on page 127. To format a DVD+RW or DVD-RW disc, see “8. Reformatting a disc” on page 54.

Erasing a section of a title (A-B Erase)

HDD

You can select a section (scene) in a title and erase it. Note that erasing scenes in a title cannot be undone.

RWVR

RVR

1 After step 2 of “Erasing and Editing a

Title,” select “A-B Erase” and press .

The display for setting point A appears. The title starts to play.

• To return to the beginning of the title, press X and then press ..

Erasing and Editing

3 Select a title, and press .

A check mark appears in the check box next to the selected title.

• To clear the check mark, press again.

• To clear all of check marks, select “Reset.”

4 Repeat step 3 to select all of the titles you

want to erase.

Playback point

2 Select point A using m/M, and press

Playback pauses.

3 Press if point A is correct.

If point A is incorrect, select point A using c/C, and press . The display for setting point B appears.

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4 Select point B using m/M, and press

Playback pauses.

5 Press if point B is correct.

If point B is incorrect, select point B using c/C, and press . The display asks for confirmation.

• To reset point A, press M and O RETURN,

and go to step 2.

• To reset point B, press M and repeat step 4.

• To preview the title without scenes to be erased, select “Preview” (except for DVD+RWs).

6 Select “OK,” and press .

The scene is erased. The display for setting point A appears.

• To continue, go to step 2.

• To finish, select “Quit.”

z Hint

A chapter mark is inserted after the scene was erased. The chapter mark divides the title into separate chapters on either side of the mark.

b Notes

• I mages or sound may be momentarily in terrupted at the point where you erase a section of a title.

• Sections shorter than five seconds may not be erased.

• For DVD+RWs, the erased section may be slightly different from the points you selected.

Dividing a title (Divide)

RWVR

HDD

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 (VR mode).

RVR

1 Press TITLE LIST.

Press </, to switch the Title Lists, if necessary.

2 Select a title, and press .

The sub-menu appears.

3 Select “Divide,” and press .

The display for setting the dividing point appears, and the title starts to play.

• To return to the beginning of the title, press

X and then press ..

4 Select the dividing point by pressing m/

M, and press .

Playback pauses.

5 Press if the dividing point is correct.

If the dividing point is incorrect, select the dividing point using c/C, and press . The display asks for confirmation.

• To change the dividing point, press

6 Select “OK,” and press .

The title is divided in two.

z Hint

After a title is divided, the title name prior to division is assigned to both the first and second parts.

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Creating chapters manually

HDD

You can manually insert a chapter mark at any point you like during playback or recording.

Press CHAPTER MARK at the point where you want to divide the title into chapters.

Each time you press the button, “Marking ...” appears on the screen and the scenes to the left and right of the mark become separate chapters.

To erase chapter marks

You can combine two chapters by erasing the chapter mark during playback. Press ./> to search for a chapter number, and while displaying the chapter containing the chapter mark you want to erase, press MARK ERASE. The current chapter combines with the previous chapter.

b Notes

• When dubbing, any chapter marks you enter will be erased.

• To insert a chapt er mark manually during recording, set “Auto Chapter” to “Off” in the “Recording” setup.

RWVR

RVR

Creating and Editing a Playlist

HDD

Playlist edit allows you to edit or re-edit without changing the actual recordings. You can create up to 97 Playlist titles.

Example: You have recorded the final few matches of a football tournament on a DVD-RW/ DVD-R (VR mode). You want to create a digest with the goal scenes and other highlights, but you also want to keep the original recording.

Original

Playlist

In this case, you can compile highlight scenes as a Playlist title. You can even rearrange the scene order within the Playlist title. The Playlist title calls up data from the original titles for playback. When an original title is used for a Playlist title, the original title cannot be edited and erased.

RWVR

RVR

Erasing and Editing

b Note

Playlist titles containing titles recorded with the “CopyOnce” copy protection signal cann ot be dubbed or moved (page 101).

1 Press TITLE LIST.

If the Title List (Original) appears, press <.

2 Press OPTIONS to select “Create a

Playlist,” and press .

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3 Select “Select,” and press .

4 Select the title you want to include in the

Playlist title, and press .

The display for setting the start point (IN) appears. The title starts to play.

• To return to the beginning of the title, press

X and then press ..

5 Select the IN point using m/M, and

press .

Playback pauses.

6 Press if the IN point is correct.

If the IN point is incorrect, select the IN point using c/C, and press . The display for setting the end point (OUT) appears.

7 Select the OUT point using m/M, and

press .

Playback pauses.

8 Press if the OUT point is correct.

If the OUT point is incorrect, select the OUT point using c/C, and press . The selected scene is added to the scene list.

• To add more scenes, go to step 5.

9 When you finish adding scenes, press m.

A Total duration of the selected scene B Total number of scenes C Selected scene

Select the scene you want to re-edit, and press .

The sub-menu appears. “Move”: Changes the scene order using </ , and press . “Erase”: Erases the scene. When asked for confirmation, select “OK.”

• To add more scenes, press M and go to step

• To add more scenes from another title, select “Select” and go to step 4.

• To preview all of the captured scenes in the listed order, select “Preview.”

When you finish editing the scene list, select “OK,” and press .

The title of the created Playlist is added to the Title List (Playlist). The title name is the title name of the first scene.

z Hint

When a Playlist title is created, the IN and OUT points will become chapter marks, and each scene will become a chapter.

b Note

The picture may pause when the edited scene is played.

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To add the entire title to the Playlist title as one scene (Make a Playlist)

1 Press TITLE LIST. If the Title List (Playlist)

appears, press ,.

2 Select the title and press .

The sub-menu appears.

3 Select “Make a Playlist,” and press .

The selected title is added to the Title List (Playlist). The title name is the same as the Original title name.

To play the Playlist title

1 Press TITLE LIST. If the Title List (Original)

appears, press <.

2 Select a title, and press .

The sub-menu appears.

3 Select “Play,” and press .

Combining multiple Playlist titles (Combine)

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1 Press TITLE LIST.

If the Title List (Original) menu appears, press

2 Press OPTIONS to select “Combine,” and

press .

The display for selecting titles appears.

3 Select a title, and press .

A number indicating the order in which you selected the title appears. To cancel the selection, press again.

Moving a Playlist title (Change Order)

RWVR-RVR

You can change the Playlist title order within the Title List (Playlist).

1 Press TITLE LIST.

If the Title List (Original) appears, press <.

2 Press OPTIONS to select “Change Order,”

and press .

3 Select the title you want to move, and

press .

4 Select a new location for the title using M/

m, and press .

The title moves to the new location.

• To move more titles, go to step 3.

• To finish, select “Quit,” and press .

4 Repeat step 3 to select all of the titles you

want to combine.

To cancel all of the selections, select “Reset.”

5 Select “OK,” and press .

The list of titles to be combined appears. To change the selection, select “Change” and go to step 3.

6 Select “OK,” and press .

The titles are combined.

z Hint

After titles are combined, the title name is the title name of the first title prior to combination.

b Note

When the number of chapters in the title to be combined exceeds the limit, the chapters at the end are combined into a single chapter.

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Dividing a Playlist title (Divide)

HDD

You can divide a Playlist title. For operations, see page 94.

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Dubbing (HDD y DVD)

Before Dubbing

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In this section, “dubbing” refers to “copying a recorded title on the internal hard disk drive (HDD) to another disc, or vice versa.” You can select to dub one title at a time (Title Dubbing – see “Dubbing a single title (Title Dubbing)” on page 102), or multiple titles all at once (Multiple Title Dubbing – see “Dubbing multiple titles (Dub Selected Titles)” on page 103). Before you start, read the following precautions, which are common to both dubbing methods.

If you want to record from a digital video camera connected to the DV IN jack, see “DV Dubbing” on page 104. To record from equipment connected to the LINE IN jacks, see “Recording from connected equipment without a timer” on page 74.

Before you start…

• You cannot record both the main and sub sound on DVD+RWs, DVD-RWs (Video mode), DVD+Rs, or DVD-Rs (Video mode). For bilingual programmes, set “Bilingual Recording” of “DVD Rec. Settings” to either “Main” (default) or “Sub” in the “Recording” setup (page 123).

• The chapter marks in the dubbing source are not retained in the dubbed title. When “Auto Chapter” is set to “On” in the “Recording” setup, chapter marks are automatically inserted at approximately 6 minute intervals.

z Hints

• When you dub a Playlist title, it is recorded as an Original title.

• When dubbed from a DVD to the HDD, the picture size and the sound types originally recorded are retained.

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b Notes

• You cannot make a recording while dubbing.

• To play a dubbed disc on other DVD equipment, finalise the disc (page 52).

• You cannot dub from DVD VIDEOs to the HDD.

• Thumbnails that you have set for the originally recorded title (page 47) will not be retained in the dubbed title.

• When dubbing to a DVD+R DL disc, the video may be momentarily interrupted at the point where the layers switch.

About “Dub Mode”

With this recorder, the recording mode for dubbing is displayed as “Dub Mode.” Three dubbing methods are available: High-speed Dubbing, Original Dubbing, and Rec Mode Conversion Dubbing. Read the following and select according to the required time, disc space, and picture quality.

Dubbing at high-speed (High-speed Dubbing)

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Allows you to dub what you have stored in the HDD to a high-speed DVD (8x-speed DVD+RWs/6x-speed DVD-RWs/16x-speed DVD+Rs/16x-speed DVD-Rs, or slower versions of each disc type), without changing the recording mode. Set “Dub Mode” to “Fast” in the steps of “Dubbing a single title (Title Dubbing)” (page 102) or “Dubbing multiple titles (Dub Selected Titles)” (page 103). When dubbing multiple titles, you can select “Fast” if there are one or more titles that can be dubbed at high speed in the selected titles. However, titles that cannot be dubbed at high speed are dubbed in the Original Dubbing mode. The minimum required time is as follows (approximate).

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Required times for High-speed Dubbing from HDD to DVD (for 60-minute programme)

Speed*26x 6x 8x 8x 2.4x

High-

Rec.

speed

mode

DVD-RW

HQ Approx.

10 min.

HSP Approx.

6 min. 40 sec.

SP Approx.

5 min.

LSP Approx.

4 min.

ESP Approx.

3 min. 20 sec.

LP Approx.

2 min. 30 sec.

EP Approx.

1 min. 40 sec.

SLP Approx.

1 min. 15 sec.

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.

This is the maximum recording speed of this recorder. The recording speed cannot exceed the value indicated in the above tab le even when using discs that support higher recording speeds. In addition, depending on the disc condition, the recorder may be unable to record at the maximum recording speed indicated in the table.

High-speed dubbing is not available when dubbing titles recorded in EP and SLP mode to DVD+RWs and DVD+Rs.

speed DVD+ RW

Approx. 10 min.

Approx. 6 min. 40 sec.

Approx. 5 min.

Approx. 4 min.

Approx. 3 min. 20 sec.

Approx. 2 min. 30 sec.

Approx. 60

min. Approx.

min.

Highspeed DVD-R

Approx. 8 min.

Approx. 5 min.

Approx. 3 min. 45 sec.

Approx. 3 min.

Approx. 2 min. 30 sec.

Approx. 2 min.

Approx. 1 min. 15 sec.

Approx. 56 sec.

Highspeed DVD+R

Approx. 8 min.

Approx. 5 min.

Approx. 3 min. 45 sec.

Approx. 3 min.

Approx. 2 min. 30 sec.

Approx. 2 min.

Approx. 60

min. Approx.

min.

DVD+R (Double Layer)

Approx. 25 min.

Approx. 16 min. 40 sec.

Approx. 12 min. 30 sec.

Approx. 10 min.

Approx. 8 min. 20 sec.

Approx. 6 min. 15 sec.

Approx. 60 min.

b Notes

• High-speed Dubbing is not available for the following titles: – Titles recorded in HQ+. – Titles that contain both main and sub sounds (except

DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs (VR mode)).

– Titles recorded in mixed picture size (4:3 and 16:9

etc.) (except DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs (VR mode)). – Dubbing from DVD to HDD – Dubbing 16:9 size title from HDD to DVD+RW/

DVD+R – When dubbing a title with a picture size of 16:9

recorded in LP, EP, or SLP mode to a DVD-RW or

DVD-R in Video mode.

• When dubbed to a DVD-RW (Video mode)/ DVD+RW/DVD+R/DVD-R (Video mode), the “seams” that are left over from editing may remain on the disc. If you edit a title, use the Original Dubbing or Rec Mode Conversion Dubbing method. This will smooth out the “seams.”

Original Dubbing

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Original Dubbing allows you to make smooth dubbings by de-emphasizing the “seams” that are left over from editing. In this case, the recording mode is set to the same recording mode that the source title was recorded in.

To set the “Dub Mode” to “Original,” you must make your selection from the “Dub Selected Titles” display (page 103).

Note that you cannot select “Original” when using the Dubbing method explained in “Dubbing a single title (Title Dubbing)” (page 102).

b Note

If the recording mode of the dubbing source title is unknown when dubbing from a DVD to the HDD, “Dub Mode” is automatically set to “SP” in the “Dub Selected Titles” display (page 103).

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