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 servicing
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 rear
of the unit.
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.
Notice for customers in the
United Kingdom and
Republic of Ireland
A molded plug complying with
BS1363 is fitted to this equi pment
for your safety and convenience.
Should the fuse in the plug
supplied need to be replaced, a
fuse of the same rating as the
supplied one and approved by
ASTA or BSI to BS1362, (i.e.,
marked with or mark)
must be used.
If the plug supplied with this
equipment has a detachable fuse
cover, be sure to attach the fuse
cover after you change the fuse.
Never use the plug without the
fuse cover. If you should lose the
fuse cover, please contact your
nearest Sony service station.
Precautions
• This unit operates on 220 –
240 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.
GUIDE Plus+ is (1) a registered
trademark or trademark 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.
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 handed over to the 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.
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Disposal of waste
batteries (applicable in
the European Union and
other European
countries with separate
collection systems)
This symbol on the battery or on
the packaging indicates that the
battery provided with this product
shall not be treated as household
waste.
On certain batteries this symbol
might be used in combination with
a chemical symbol. The chemical
symbols for mercury (Hg) or lead
(Pb) are added if the battery
contains more than 0.0005%
mercury or 0.004% lead.
By ensuring these batteries are
disposed of correctly, you will
help prevent potentially negative
consequences for the environment
and human health which could
otherwise be caused by
inappropriate waste handling of
the battery. The recycling of the
materials will help to conserve
natural resources.
In case of products that for safety,
performance or data integrity
reasons require a permanent
connection with an incorporated
battery, this battery should be
replaced by qualified service staff
only.
To ensure that the battery will be
treated properly, hand over the
product at end-of-life to the
applicable collection point for the
recycling of electrical and
electronic equipment.
For all other batteries, please view
the section on how to remove the
battery from the product safely.
Hand the battery over to the
applicable collection point for the
recycling of waste batteries.
For more detailed information
about recycling of this product or
battery, 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 C orporation,
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.
Precautions
This equipment has been tested
and found to comply with the
limits set out in the EMC
Directive using a connection
cable shorter than 3 metres.
On safety
Should any solid object or
liquid fall into the cabinet,
unplug the recorder and have it
checked by qualified personnel
before operating it any further.
About the hard 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 opera ting (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.
,continued
3
• 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 n ot 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 recorder is not
disconnected from the AC
power source (mains) as long
as it is connected to the wall
outlet, even if the record er
itself has been turned off.
• If you are not going to use the
recorder for a long time, be
sure to disconnect the
recorder from the wall outlet.
To disconnect the AC power
cord (mains lead), grasp the
plug itself; never pull the
cord.
On placement
• Place the recorder in a location
with adequate ventilation to
prevent heat build-up in the
recorder.
• Do not place the recorder on a
soft surface such as a rug that
might block the ventilation
holes.
• Do not place the recorder in a
confined space such as a
bookshelf or similar unit.
• Do not place the recorder in a
location near heat sources, or
in a place subject to direct
sunlight, excessive dust, or
mechanical shock.
• Do not place the recorder 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 place heavy objects on
the recorder.
On recording
Make trial recordings 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.
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 mus t 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.
• ANY USE OF THIS
PRODUCT OTHER THAN
CONSUMER PERSONAL
USE IN ANY MANNER
THAT COMPLIES WITH
THE MPEG-2 STANDARD
FOR ENCODING VIDEO
INFORMATION FOR
PACKAGED MEDIA IS
EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED
WITHOUT A LICENSE
UNDER APPLICABLE
PATENTS IN THE MPEG-2
PATENT PORTFOLIO,
WHICH LICENSE IS
AVAILABLE FROM MPEG
LA, L.L.C., 250 STEELE
STREET, SUITE 300,
DENVER, COLORADO
80206.
• “PhotoTV HD” and the
“PhotoTV HD” logo are
trademarks of Sony
Corporation.
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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 recorder 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 onscreen 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
Check your model name
The instructions in this
manual are for 8 models:
RDR-DC90, RDR-DC100,
RDR-DC105, RDR-DC200,
RDR-DC205, RDR-DC305,
RDR-DC500, and RDRDC505. Check your model
name by looking at the front
panel of the recorder.
• 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 specifi ed by the text
or illustrations.
• Icons, such as , listed
at the top of each explanation
indicate what kind of media
can be used with the function
being explained. For details,
see “Discs That Can Be
Dubbed on” on page 106 and
“Discs That Can Be Played”
on page 108.
• 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
illustrations used in this
manual may not match the
graphics displayed on your
TV screen.
• NEED-to-know information
(to prevent incorrect
operation) is listed under the
b icon. NICE-to-know
information (tips and other
useful information) is listed
under the z icon.
• RDR-DC105/DC205/DC305/
DC505 is used for illustration
purposes.
• 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.
Insert or remove a CAM when the
recorder is turned off.
J PROGRAM +/– (30)
The + button has a tactile dot*.
K INPUT (input select) (45)
Selects an input source.
L x REC STOP (30)
M z REC (30)
N RESET
When the recorder does not operate
properly, press the RESET button.
O LINE 2 IN (S VIDEO/VIDEO/
L(MONO) AUDIO R) jacks (26)
Connect a VCR or similar recording
device to these jacks.
P ONE-TOUCH DUB (76, 79)
Starts dubbing from a connected digital
video camera.
Q DV IN jack (78)
Connect a DV camcorder to this jack.
R USB jack (58, 75)
Connect a USB device to this jack.
* Use the tactile dot as a reference when operating
the recorder.
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Front panel display
A Displays the following:
• Playing/Recording time
• Current title number
•Clock
• Programme position
• UPDATE indication
“UPDATE” appears when the
recorder is updating information.
B HDD
Lights up when the HDD is selected.
DVD
Lights up when the DVD is selected.
C Timer indicator (50)
Lights up when the timer for recording
is set.
D NTSC indicator (92)
Lights up when playing an NTSC disc.
E Disc type
“RW” lights up when a DVD+RW/
DVD-RW disc is loaded.
“R” lights up when a DVD+R/DVD-R
disc is loaded.
F Command Mode indicator (88)
Displays the current command mode
number for the recorder.
G Recording status
H Dubbing direction indicator
I Playing status
,continued
13
Rear panel
A AERIAL IN/OUT jacks (16)
B LINE 2 OUT (R-AUDIO-L/VIDEO)
jacks (18)
C LINE 1/DECODER jack (25)
D HDMI OUT jack (17)
E DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack
(18)
F AC IN terminal (21)
G LINE 3 – TV jack (17)
H COMPONENT VIDEO OUT
B/CB, PR/CR) jacks (18)
(Y, P
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Hookups and Settings
Hooking Up the Recorder
Follow steps 1 through 6 to hook up and adjust the settings of the recorder. Do not connect
the mains lead until you reach “Step 4: Connecting the Mains Lead” on page 21.
b
• See “Specifications” (page 114) for a list of supplied accessories.
• Plug in cables 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
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Step 1: Connecting the Aerial Cable
Connect the aerial cable by following the steps below.
“Standby Mode” is set to “Mode 1” (default) in the “System 1” setup and the picture does not
appear on the TV when the recorder is in standby mode.
To watch TV in standby mode, set “Standby Mode” to “Mode 2” in “Step 6: Easy Setup”
(page 23) or use a splitter to divide aerial input signals between the TV and the recorder.
z
You can also set “Standby Mode” to “Mode 2” in the “System 1” setup (page 87).
b
• 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.
Wall
to AERIAL IN
DVD recorder
to AERIAL OUT
to aerial input
Aerial cable (supplied)
: Signal flow
1 Disconnect the 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
aerial cable.
16
TV
Step 2: Connecting the TV and Audio Component
Select one of the following patterns according to the input jack on your TV monitor, projector,
or audio component such as an AV amplifier (receiver).
Connecting a SCART cable
When setting “LINE 3 Out [LINE 1 In]” to “S-Video [S-Video],” “RGB [Video/RGB]” or
“RGB [Decoder]” in the “Video In/Out” setup (page 91), use a SCART cable that conforms
to the selected signal.
Connecting an HDMI cable
Use a certified HDMI cable to enjoy high quality digital picture and sound through the HDMI
OUT jack.
When connecting a Sony TV/audio component that is compatible with the “Control for
HDMI” function, see page 20.
DVD recorder
SCART cable (not supplied)
TV
Hookups and Settings
To connect a TV
DVD recorder
HDMI cable (not supplied)
To connect a TV through an audio component
DVD recorder
HDMI cable
(not supplied)
Audio component
HDMI cable
(not supplied)
TV
TV
,continued
17
Connecting other cables
To connect to video jacks
Connecting to video jacks will enable you to
view pictures.
A Component video output jacks (Y, PB/
B, PR/CR)
C
Red
Blue
Green
Red
Blue
Green
You will enjoy accurate colour reproduction
and high-quality images.
If your TV accepts progressive 525p/625p
format signals and if you do not use the
HDMI connection, use this connection and
set “Progressive” to “Compatible” in the
“Easy Setup” setup (page 23). Or, set
“Component Video Out” to “Progressive” in
the “Video In/Out” setup to send progressive
video signals. For details, see “Component
Video Out” on page 91.
B Video output jack
Yellow
Yellow
You will enjoy standard quality images.
To connect to audio jacks
Connecting to audio jacks will enable you to
listen to sound.
C Digital audio output jack (COAXIAL)
If your audio component has a Dolby*1
Digital, DTS*2, or MPEG audio decoder and
a digital input jack, use this connection. You
can enjoy Dolby Digital (5.1ch), DTS
(5.1ch), and MPEG audio (5.1ch) surround
effects.
*1
*2
D Audio L/R (left/right) output jacks
White
(L)
Red (R)
White
(L)
Red (R)
This connection will use your TV’s or audio
component’s two speakers for sound.
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When connecting to the HDMI jack
Follow the steps below. Improper handling
may damage the HDMI jack and the
connector.
1 Carefully align the HDMI jack on the
rear of the recorder and the HDMI
connector by checking their shapes.
Make sure the connector is not upside
down or tilted.
Not straightConnector is upside
down
2 Insert the HDMI connector straight into
the HDMI jack.
Do not bend or apply pressure to the
HDMI connector.
b
• Be sure to disconnect the HDMI cable when
moving the recorder.
• Do not press the recorder against the cabinet wall
when you place the recorder in a cabinet with the
HDMI cable connected. It may damage the
HDMI jack or the HDMI cable.
• Do not twist the HDMI connector while
connecting to or disconnecting from the HDMI
jack to avoid damaging the HDMI jack and
connector.
z
For correct speaker location, refer to the operating
instructions supplied with the connected
components.
b
• Do not connect the recorder to your TV using
both a SCART cable and an HDMI cable.
• Do not connect more than one type of video
cable between the recorder and your TV at the
same time.
• 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 the TV t button
on the remote to return the input to the TV.
• You cannot connect the HDMI OUT jack to DVI
jacks that are not HDCP compliant (e.g., DVI
jacks on PC displays).
• Component progressive signals are not output
when using the HDMI connection.
• Do not connect your TV’s audio output jacks to
the LINE 2 IN (R-AUDIO-L) jacks at the same
time. This will cause unwanted noise to come
from your TV’s speakers.
• When connecting to the audio L/R input jacks,
do not connect the LINE 2 IN (R-AUDIO-L) and
LINE 2 OUT (R-AUDIO-L) jacks to your TV’s
audio output jacks at the same time. This will
cause unwanted noise to come from your TV’s
speakers.
• When connecting to the HDMI OUT jack or
DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack, after you
have completed the connection, make the
appropriate settings in the “Audio Out” setup
(page 95). Otherwise, no sound or a loud noise
will come from your speakers.
HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Definition
Multimedia Interface are trademarks or
registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC.
Hookups and Settings
When playing “wide screen” images
Some recorded images may not fit your TV
screen. To change the picture size, see page
91.
If you are connecting to a VCR
Connect your VCR to the LINE 1/
DECODER jack on the recorder (page 25).
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19
About the “Control for HDMI”
functions for BRAVIA Sync (for
HDMI connections only)
By connecting Sony components that are
compatible with the “Control for HDMI”
function with an HDMI cable (not supplied),
operation is simplified as below:
• One-Touch Play (page 55)
• System Power-Off
When you turn the TV off using the power
button on the TV’s remote, the recorder
and components compatible with the
“Control for HDMI” function turn off
automatically. However, the recorder does
not turn off while recording or dubbing
even if you turn off the TV.
• BRAVIA Sync display
You can control the recorder by pressing
the SYNC MENU button on the TV’s
remote.
b
• Depending on the connected component, the
“Control for HDMI” function may not work.
Refer to the operating instructions supplied with
the component.
• You can use the BRAVIA Sync display feature
only when the connected TV has the SYNC
MENU button. For details on BRAVIA Sync,
refer to the operating instructions supplied with
the TV.
• To use the BRAVIA Sync features, set “Control
for HDMI” to “On” (default) in the “System 1”
setup (page 87).
Insert a conditional access module (CAM)
provided by your service provider to receive
scrambled digital broadcasting. This
recorder is designed to work with modules
that support the DVB standard. Contact your
service provider to obtain the right kind of
CAM.
Insert the CAM into the CAM slot as far as
it will go.
To remove the CAM
Press Z located on the right side of the CAM
slot.
b
• The CAM slot accepts only Type I and Type II
PC cards. Do not insert other cards or
unacceptable objects into the CAM slot.
• Do not remove or insert the CAM while
receiving broadcasts. This will cause the picture
not to be displayed.
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Step 4: Connecting the
Step 5: Preparing the
Mains Lead
Connect the supplied mains lead to the AC
IN terminal of the recorder. Then plug the
recorder and TV mains leads 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 25), be sure to connect the
mains lead after all connections are
complete.
to AC IN
1
2
to mains
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.
b
• If the supplied remote interferes with your other
Sony DVD recorder or player, change the
command mode number for this recorder
(page 88).
• 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 no t 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.
• When you replace the batter ies of the remote, the
code number and Command Mode may be reset
to the default setting. Set the appropriate code
number and Command Mode again.
Hookups and Settings
,continued
21
Controlling TVs with the
remote
You can adjust the remote’s signal to control
your TV.
b
• Depending on the connected unit, you may not
be able to control your TV wi th some or all of the
buttons below.
• If you enter a new code number, the code
number previously entered will be erased.
Number
buttons
TV [/1
TV/DVD
TV 2 +/–
TV t
TV PROG
+/–
1 Hold down TV [/1 located at the
bottom of the remote.
Do not press the [/1 button at the top of
the remote.
2 With TV [/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 the TV [/1 button.
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.
ManufacturerCode number
Sony01 (default)
Grundig11
Hitachi24
ITT15, 16
JVC33
LG/Goldstar76
Loewe45
Nokia15, 16, 69, 73
Panasonic17, 49
Philips06, 07, 08, 72
Saba12, 13, 74
Samsung22, 23, 71
Sanyo25
Sharp29
Telefunken36
Thomson43, 75
Toshiba38
The remote performs the following:
ButtonsOperations
TV [/1Turns your TV on or
TV 2 (volume)
+/–
TV PROG +/–Selects the
TV t (input
select)
off.
Adjusts the volume
of your TV.
programme position
on your TV.
Switches your TV’s
input source.
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To operate the TV/DVD button
(for SCART connections only)
The TV/DVD button switches between TV
mode and DVD mode. Press the TV/DVD
button when in stop mode or no menu
appears on the TV screen. Point your remote
at the recorder when using this button.
TV mode: switch to this when you use the
TV’s tuner mainly. When you start
playback, the input source for the TV is set
to the recorder automatically.
DVD mode: switch to this when you use the
recorder’s tuner mainly.
Changing programme
positions of the recorder using
the remote
You can change programme positions of the
recorder using the number buttons.
Example: for channel 50
Press “5,” “0,” then press .
Step 6: Easy Setup
Make the basic adjustments by following the
on-screen instructions in “Easy Setup.”
Be careful not to disconnect the cables or
exit the “Easy Setup” function during this
procedure.
[/1
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O
RETURN
TV [/1
Hookups and Settings
1 Turn on the recorder and your TV.
Then switch the input selector on your
TV so that the signal from the
recorder appears on your TV screen.
2 Follow the on-screen instructions to
make each setting, and press or
, to proceed.
Language (language)
Select a language for the on-screen
displays using M/m.
Country
Select your country/region using M/m.
,continued
23
EPG Type Select (models for the UK
only)
Select the EPG (Electronic Programme
Guide) type to use.
“GUIDE Plus+”: Select this to use the
Gemstar GUIDE Plus+ electronic
programme guide (page 36).
“Freeview+”: Select this to use the
digital electronic programme guide
(page 46).
Postal Code
Enter your postal code from the left
using </M/m/,, and press .
Auto Channel Setting (page 84)
1 Select a channel type to scan using
</,, and press m.
“All”: Scans both digital and
analogue channels.
“Digital”: Scans only digital
channels.
“Analog”: Scans only analogue
channels.
When you select “Analog,” go to
step 3.
2 Select a service type to scan, “All
Services” or “Free Services” using
</,, and press m.
3 Select “Start,” and press .
The recorder starts scanning the
programme positions.
TV Type (page 91)
• If you have a widescreen TV, select
“16:9.”
• If you have a standard TV, select “4:3
Letter Box” or “4:3 Pan Scan.” This
will determine how “widescreen”
images are displayed on your TV.
Progressive
When you connect a progressive format
TV to this recorder using the
COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks,
select “Compatible.”
When using the HDMI connection
(page 17), the recorder skips the
“Progressive” setting.
Standby Mode (page 87)
Select the mode for when the recorder is
turned off.
• “Yes (Mode 2)”: Input signals are
output when the recorder is in standby
mode.
• “No (Mode 1)”: No input signals are
output when the recorder is in standby
mode.
Manual Clock Setting
The recorder sets the clock
automatically. When the signal cannot
be found, set the clock manually.
Set the day, month, year, hour, and
minutes using </M/m/,, and press
to start the clock.
3 Press when “Finish” appears.
“Easy Setup” is completed.
To receive GUIDE Plus+ system
data your recorder must be turned off
when not in use. After initial setup, it
may take up to 24 hours to begin
receiving TV programme listings.
To return to the previous step
Press O RETURN.
z
If you want to run “Easy Setup” again, press
SYSTEM MENU and select “Easy Setup” in
“Initial Setup” (page 97).
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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 IN jacks of this recorder.
To watch the connected VCR or a similar device’s picture through the recorder while the
recorder is in standby mode, set “Standby Mode” to “Mode 2” in the “System 1” setup
(page 87). If not, the picture will not appear.
Use the DV IN jack on the front panel if the equipment has a DV output jack (i.LINK jack)
(page 78).
For details, refer to the instruction manual supplied with the connected equipment.
To record on this recorder, see “Recording from Connected Equipment” on page 45.
Connecting to the LINE 1/DECODER jack
Connect a VCR or similar recording device to the LINE 1/DECODER jack of this recorder.
TV
VCR
Hookups and Settings
to i LINE 1/DECODER
SCART cable (not supplied)
to T LINE 3 – TV
to SCART input
DVD recorder
b
• 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 recorderTV
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
VCRTV
• 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
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Connecting to the LINE 2 IN jacks on the front panel
Connect a VCR or similar recording device to the LINE 2 IN jacks of this recorder. If the
equipment has an S-video jack, you can use an S-video cable instead of an audio/video cable.
VCR, etc.
S VIDEO
OUTPUT
VIDEO
AUDIO
LR
S-video cable
(not supplied)
to LINE 2 IN
: Signal flow
Audio/video cable
(not supplied)
DVD recorder
z
When the connected equipment outputs only monaural sound, connect to only the L(MONO) and VIDEO
input jacks on the front of the recorder. Do not connect the R input jack.
b
• Do not connect the yellow LINE IN (VIDEO) jack when using an S-video cable.
• Do not connect the output jack of this recorder to another equipment’s input jack with the other
equipment’s output jack connected to the input jack of this recorder. This may cause noise (feedback).
• Do not connect more than one type of video cable between the recorder and your TV at the same time.
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Connecting an External Decoder
You can watch or record external decoder (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.
To watch the connected external decoder (PAY-TV/Canal Plus analogue decoder)
programmes while the recorder is in standby mode, set “Standby Mode” to “Mode 2” in the
“System 1” setup (page 87). If not, the picture will not appear.
Note that when you set “LINE 3 Out [LINE 1 In]” to “Video [Decoder]” or “RGB [Decoder]”
in step 5 of “Setting external decoder (PAY-TV/Canal Plus analogue decoder) programme
positions” (page 28), you will not be able to select “L1” because Line 1 will become a
dedicated line for the decoder.
Connecting a decoder
Hookups and Settings
TV
to AERIAL IN
Aerial cable
(supplied)
to T LINE 3 – TV
to AERIAL OUTto i LINE 1/DECODER
to SCART input
SCART cable
(not supplied)
External decoder (PAY-TV/
Canal Plus analogue decoder)
SCART cable
(not supplied)
DVD recorder
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Setting external decoder (PAYTV/Canal Plus analogue
decoder) 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.
1 Press SYSTEM MENU.
The System Menu appears.
2 Select “Initial Setup” using M/m,
and press .
3 Select “Video In/Out” using M/m,
and press .
4 Select “LINE 3 Out [LINE 1 In]” using
M/m, and press .
5 Press M/m to select “Video
[Decoder]” or “RGB [Decoder],” and
press .
6 Press O RETURN to return to
“Initial Setup.”
7 Select “Channel” using M/m, and
press .
8 Select “Analog Manual Setting”
using M/m, and press .
9 Select the desired programme
position using M/m, and press the
red button (“Edit”).
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Select “Sound System” using M/m,
and select an available TV system, B/
G, D/K, I, or L using </,.
To receive broadcasts in France, select
“L.”
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Select “Decoder” using M/m, and
select “On” using </,.
13
Press the red button (“Save”).
To return to the previous step
Press O RETURN.
b
• If you disconnect the recorder’s mains lead, you
will not be able to view the signals from the
connected decoder.
• To watch the connected external decoder (PAYTV/Canal Plus analogue decoder) programmes
while the recorder is in standby mode, set
“Standby Mode” to “Mode 2” in the “System 1”
setup (page 87).
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10
Select “Channel” using M/m, and
select the external decoder
programme position using </,.
Basic Operations
Using the System Menu
The System Menu provides entry to the
recorder’s functions.
SYSTEM
MENU
</M/m/,,
1 Press SYSTEM MENU.
The System Menu appears.
Media
Displays the contents of the HDD, a disc, or
the connected USB device.
“Video (Title)”: Displays the Title List on
the HDD or a DVD (page 31).
“Video (DivX)”: Displays the DivX List on
the HDD, DATA DVD, or DATA CD
(page 59).
“Music”: Displays the Music List on the
HDD, CD, DATA DVD, or DATA CD
(page 61).
“Photo”: Displays the Photo List on the
HDD, DATA DVD, or DATA CD
(page 63).
“USB”: Displays the DivX List/Music List/
Photo List on the connected USB device
(page 65).
Timer Recording
Displays a menu for timer recording.
“Programme Guide”: Allows you to set a
programme to be recorded based on the
information provided by the EPG
(Electronic Programme Guide) (page 38,
47).
“Timer List”: Allows you to set the date,
time, and programme position of the
programme manually (page 50).
Basic Operations
2 Select a menu icon using M/m, and
press .
3 Select an option using M/m, and
press .
If necessary, select a sub-option using
M/m, and press .
To exit the System Menu
Press SYSTEM MENU.
HDD-Cam/DV
Displays the Dubbing List.
“HDD-Cam Dubbing”: Allows you to dub
the contents of a Sony HDD camcorder to
the hard disk drive of the recorder via the
USB jack on the front panel (page 75).
“DV Dubbing”: Allows you to dub the
contents of a DV camcorder to the hard disk
drive of the recorder via the DV IN jack on
the front panel (page 78).
Disc Setup (page 81)
Displays the Disc Setup menu for adjusting
HDD/DVD related settings.
Initial Setup (page 83)
Displays the Initial Setup menu for setting
up the recorder to suit your preferences.
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Recording a TV
Programme to the HDD
HDD
This section introduces the basic operation
to record a current TV programme to the
hard disk (HDD). For an explanation of how
to make timer recordings, see page 38 or
page 47.
b
The recording destination is HDD only.
[/1
PROG +/–
INPUT
X
z REC
x REC
STOP
REC MODE
TV [/1
1 Turn on the recorder and your TV.
Then switch the input selector on your
TV so that the signal from the
recorder appears on your TV screen.
2 Press PROG +/– to select the
programme position or input source
you want to record.
3 Press z REC.
The recording mode is automatically set
to DR mode, and recording starts.
To pause recording
Press X (pause).
To resume recording, press z REC.
To change the recording mode (for
analogue broadcasting only)
Press REC MODE repeatedly to select the
recording mode before recording starts.
Each time you press the button, the display
on the TV screen changes as follows:
For more details about the recording mode,
see page 109.
To watch another TV programme while
recording
If your TV is connected to the T LINE 3 –
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 LINE 2 OUT or
COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks, set the
TV to TV input using the TV
(page 22).
t button
b
• After pressing the z REC button, it may take a
short while to start recording.
• It may take a short while for recorder to stop or
pause 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 stop recording
Press x REC STOP.
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Using the Quick Timer function
You can set the recorder to record in 30minute increments.
Press z REC repeatedly to set the
duration.
Each press advances the time in 30-minute
increments. The maximum duration is 8
hours.
(normal recording)
The time counter decreases minute by
minute to 0:00, then the recorder stops
recording.
To cancel the Quick Timer
Press z REC repeatedly until the time
counter disappears. The recorder returns to
normal recording mode.
To stop recording, press x REC STOP.
Playing the Recorded
Programme (Title List)
+
-
HDD
-
RVR-R
RW
Video
RWVR-RW
To play a recorded title, select the title from
the Title List.
b
The recorder records TV programmes only to the
HDD. To keep and enjoy programmes as a single
DVD, record the programmes to the HDD, then
dub them to a DVD (page 71).
HDD
Red button
Green button
MARKER
Video
+
R
DVD
Blue button
Yellow button
TITLE LIST
</M/m/,,
Basic Operations
1 Press HDD or DVD.
If you select DVD, insert a DVD (see
“Playing Discs and Recorded
Programmes” on page 54).
Playback starts automatically depending
on the disc.
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2 Press TITLE LIST.
• Options applicable only to the selected
media are displayed.
• Only the options that are available
during recording are displayed.
Example: HDD
A Media type: HDD or DVD
B Preview of the selected title:
Displays the selected title’s preview
with information (title name, recording
date and time, station name or
programme number, recording mode,
title size, and icons). For details on
icons, see “Icons/Title name/Recording
Date:” below.
C Colour buttons:
Press the same colour button on the
remote.
Red button (“Edit”): Allows you to
erase/dub titles, etc.
Green button (“Sort”): Sorts titles by
various options.
Yellow button (“Go To”): Switches the
Title List to show Playlists (page 69) or
“Visual Search.”
Blue button (“Media”): Switches the list
to the DivX List, Music List, or Photo
List.
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 number/Total number of titles
F Remaining capacity/Total capacity
(approx.)
G Icons/Title name/Recording Date:
: Indicates a protected title.
“NEW”: Indicates that the title is newly
recorded (not played back).
: Indicates that the title is recorded
using the Update function.
Genre icons: Indicates the title’s genre
only when the title has genre
information.
You can check each genre icon name.
See “To search for programmes by
genre (Genre)” on page 49.
: Select a title, and press MARKER.
A check mark appears next to the
selected title. You can then edit all the
selected titles at once.
3 Select a title using M/m, and press
.
Playback starts from the selected title.
To stop playback
Press x (stop).
To scroll the list display by page (Page
mode)
Press ./> while the Title List is
displayed. Each time you press ./>,
the Title List changes to the previous/next
page of titles.
To change the title order
1 Press the green button (“Sort”) while the
Title List is displayed.
2 Select an item using M/m, and press .
OrderSorted
By DateIn order of when the titles
were recorded.
New*In order of when unseen
titles were recorded.
By Genre*In order of genre.
By NameIn alphabetical order.
By LengthIn order of recording
length.
* HDD only
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Visual Search
Select a title in the Title List, and press the
yellow button “Go To” to select “Visual
Search.”
Chapters in the selected title are displayed in
the “Visual Search” display. Select a chapter
using </M/m/,, and press to play.
To turn off the Title List
Press TITLE LIST.
z
Each time you sort titles by the same sort method,
the titles are sorted in ascending/descending order.
Watching TV
programmes
[/1
PROG +/–
INPUT
Basic Operations
b
• The title names do not appear for DVDs created
on other DVD recorders.
• It may take a few seconds for the thumbnail
pictures to be displayed.
• Depending on the DVD, some functions are not
available.
INFO
DISPLAY
TV [/1
1 Turn on the recorder and your TV.
Then switch the input selector on your
TV so that the signal from the
recorder appears on your TV screen.
2 Press PROG +/– to select the
programme position or input source
you want to watch.
To select a programme position using the
Channel List (for digital broadcasting
only)
1 While watching TV, press .
The Channel List appears.
2 Select a programme position using M/m,
and press .
The selected programme is displayed.
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To display the programme information
(for digital broadcasting only)
While watching TV, press INFO.
The information display appears showing a
description of the current programme on
view.
To switch the display between descriptions
of the current and next programme, press
</,.
To view a Digital Text Service (for digital
broadcasting only (not available in some
areas))
Press (text) or the button indicated on
screen by the broadcaster.
You can view the Teletext that comes
simultaneously with certain programmes.
To exit the Teletext service, press or
follow the on-screen instructions.
Displaying the programme/
playback information
+
-
-
RW
R
Video
RWVR-RW
DVD
VCD
HDD
-
RVR
DATA CD
You can check various information on the
current programme, title, chapter, track, file,
or disc.
Press DISPLAY.
The displays differ depending on the
situation.
Example: when playing a title on the HDD
Video
+
R
DATA DVD
D The currently selected function or
audio setting (appears only
temporarily)
Example: Dolby Digital 5.1ch
Audio description
(narration) of visual
information*
Front (L/R) + Centre
* Only when audio descriptions are provided.
To select the audio description in the
language you want, press AUDIO
repeatedly.
“On” appears when the audio description is
output.
Rear (L/R)
LFE (Low Frequency
Effect)
E Channel number
Using the Favourites List (for
digital broadcasting only)
The Favourite application gives you the
option to:
• Store your favourite channels in one of
four TV or four Radio lists.
• Add or delete channels to or from the
Favourites List.
• Quickly display a favourite channel.
To set the Favourites List
1 Press (favourites) repeatedly to
select a Favourites List.
To switch the Favourites List to show
TV or radio list, press TV/RADIO.
2 Press the green button (“Add”).
All the TV or radio channels that are not
in the Favourites List are displayed.
A Programme Name/Title name
B Status information
Displays media type/status bar/elapsed
time
C Various information (depends on the
situation)
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Select a channel you want to add to the
3
Favourites List using M/m, and press the
green button (“Add”).
The selected channel is added to the
Favourites List.
• To remove a channel from the
Favourites List, press the red button
(“Remove”) after step 1. Then select a
channel you want to remove from the
Favourites List using M/m, and press
the red button (“Remove”) again.
• To scroll the list display by page, press
./>.
• To go back to the Favourites List,
press O RETURN.
To watch or listen to a favourite channel
1 While watching TV, press
repeatedly to select a Favourites List.
To switch the Favourites List to show
TV or radio list, press TV/RADIO.
2 Select a channel using M/m, and press
.
• To scroll the Favourites List display
by page, press ./>.
• To exit the Favourites List, press
O RETURN.
Basic Operations
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Recording to the HDD (“GUIDE
n
Plus+”)
Using the GUIDE Plus+
Display
Press GUIDE.
The GUIDE Plus+ system “Home Screen”
appears.
The GUIDE Plus+® system is a free
interactive programme guide (for digital
broadcasting only). It displays up to 8 days
of programme listings, including
programme titles , promotions, and broadcast
information. GUIDE Plus+ works with full
functionality only if GUIDE Plus+ data is
available by a digital feed. Please check the
GUIDE Plus+ website to determine whether
or not GUIDE Plus+ (for digital
broadcasting) is already available in your
country.
Visit www.europe.guideplus.com
of all European host channels.
These are just a few of the ways to use the
GUIDE Plus+ system.
– Search for programmes by listing them
according to category (such as Movies or
Sport) or by using the Keyword Search
function (page 39).
– Once you have found the programme you
are looking for, use the GUIDE Plus+
system to set the timer for recording
(page 38).
– You can set the system to display your
favourite programmes according to
conditions that you set, such as category
and keyword (page 37).
Green button
PAGE –
DAY –DAY +
for a list
Blue button
Yellow butto
GUIDE
INFO
</M/m/,,
(enter)
PAGE +
1
itv
A Video Window: This shows the
programme you were watching when
you pressed GUIDE.
B Action Bar: When the same colour
button on the remote is pressed, the
Action Bar functions. The Action Bar
function differs 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 or m.
“Grid”: Shows the programmes for
the current time slot and next 8 days.
“Search”: Allows you to search for
titles by category or by keyword
(page 39). The displayed category
depends upon the programme data
received by this recorder. Movies,
Sport, and Children are examples of
possible categories.
“My TV”: Sets the profile for your
favourite programmes (page 37).
“Schedule”: Displays the list of timer
settings (page 42).
“Setup”: Allows you to change the
language, coun try/region, postal code,
or recording timing (page 43).
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E “Home” position: When you press the
blue button (“Home”), the cursor
returns to the first page of the “Grid.”
F Tiles: Shows the programme titles.
Select a programme using </M/m/
,, and press to watch the
programme.
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.
Available buttons in the GUIDE Plus+
system “Home Screen”
ButtonsOperations
Blue button
(“Home”)
GUIDECloses the GUIDE Plus+
PAGE +/–Changes the programme list
DAY +/–Changes the programme list
INFOShows inform ation about the
To change the GUIDE Plus+ settings
See “Changing the GUIDE Plus+ System
Settings (Setup)” on page 43.
Returns to the “Home”
position on the “Grid.”
system.
by page.
by day.
selected programme.
Listing up your favourite
programme information (My
TV)
You can set a profile and list up only your
favourite programme information.
1 Press GUIDE.
2 Press M to move the cursor to the
Menu Bar.
3 Select “My TV” using </,.
“My TV”
4 Press the green button (“Profile”).
5 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.
“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.
“Keywords”: Enter a keyword. See “To
enter a new keyword” on page 39. To
add more keywords, press the yellow
button (“Add”). You can register up to
16 keywords.
To cancel the registration, select an
item, and press the red button
(“Delete”).
6 Press .
To change the profile settings
Repeat from step 3 above.
Recording to the HDD (“GUIDE Plus+”)
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37
To select and watch a programme from
,
“My TV”
1 After step 3 above, press .
The programmes that match the profile
conditions are displayed.
2 Select a programme using </M/m/,,
and press .
One Button Recording
(GUIDE Plus+)
HDD
You can use the GUIDE Plus+ system to set
the timer to record a programme up to 8 days
in advance.
You can set the timer for a total of 32
programmes using the GUIDE Plus+ system
and the Timer List (page 50).
Before you start recording…
• Check that the HDD has enough available
space for the recording (page 82). You can
open up disc space by erasing titles
(page 67).
b
The recording destination is HDD only.
Red button
GUIDE
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</M/m/,
1 Press GUIDE.
1
itv
2 Select a programme using </M/m/
,.
3 Press the red button (“Record”).
The set programme and Time Slot
change colour and the recorder is ready
to start recording.
Unlike a VCR, there is no need to turn
off the recorder before the timer
recording starts.
z
To cancel the timer recording, select the
programme set for timer recording, and press the
red button (“Cancel”).
To search for a programme
1 Press M to move the cursor to the Menu
Bar while the GUIDE Plus+ system
“Home Screen” is displayed.
2 Select “Search” using </,.
“Search”
3 Press m.
4 Select a category or “My Choice” using
</,.
When you select “My Choice,” you can
search for a programme by keyword. To
enter a new keyword, see page 39.
5 Select a sub-category or keyword using
M/m, and press .
Programmes that meet the conditions
are listed.
When searching by keyword,
programmes that contain the keyword in
the programme’s title and in the
programme’s Information Box are
listed.
6 Select a programme using M/m, and
press .
To enter a new keyword
1 After step 3 of “To search for a
programme,” select “My Choice” using
</,.
2 Press the yellow button (“Add”).
The display for entering characters
appears.
Recording to the HDD (“GUIDE Plus+”)
3 Select a character on the keyboard using
</M/m/,, and press .
To switch between upper-case, lowercase, or characters with accents, press
the yellow button (“Keyboard”)
repeatedly.
To cancel e ntering a new keyword, p ress
the red button (“Back”).
4 Repeat step 3 to enter the keyword.
5 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”).
6 Go to step 5 of “To search for a
programme” on page 39.
z
When two or more keywords are set for “My
Choice,” you can select “All” for sub-category.
To confirm, change, or cancel a timer
recording
See “Checking/Changing/Cancelling Timer
Settings (Schedule)” on page 42.
To stop recording during timer recording
Press x REC STOP.
Note that it may take a few seconds for the
recorder to stop recording.
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Recording Programmes
Using Series Recording
HDD
Series Recording is a feature that allows you
to search programmes in a series, using the
information from the GUIDE Plus+ system.
b
This function cannot be used when the GUIDE
Plus+ system does not include series information
with the programme data.
1 Press GUIDE.
2 Select a programme using </M/m/
,, and press INFO.
Detailed programme information is
displayed. You can check whether the
selected programme has series
information or not.
3 Press the yellow button (“More”).
Further information is available.
The “More” button in the on-screen
display may not be activated depending
on the programme.
4 Press the red button (“Record”).
To modify the timer setting, see page 42.
5 Press GUIDE to exit the GUIDE Plus+
system.
The recorder is ready to start recording.
To search for programmes related to the
timer settings
When you set timer recording for a
programme that has series information, you
can search for related programmes such as
listed below.
To use this function, press the yellow button
(“More”) in step 3 above.
• Repeat programmes: You can search for
repeat broadcasts of the programme which
is set for timer recording (Alternative
Times).
• Programmes in a series: You can search for
the next programme in the series of a
programme which is set for timer
recording (Upcoming Episodes).
• Recommended programmes: You can
search for recommended programmes
linked to the programme which is set for
timer recording (Recommendations).
• Split programmes: You can search for
other parts of the split programme which is
set for timer recording (Parts).
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Setting the Timer
Manually (Schedule)
HDD
You can set the timer for a total of 32
programmes using the GUIDE Plus+ system
and the Timer List (page 50), up to 30 days
in advance.
Before you start recording…
• Check that the HDD has enough available
space for the recording (page 82). You can
open up disc space by erasing titles
(page 67).
b
The recording destination is HDD only.
1 Press TIMER.
The schedule list appears.
2 Press the green button (“Manual”).
6 Confirm the input source and press
,, then select the programme
position using the number buttons or
M/m.
7 Press the green button (“Next”).
The display for entering characters
appears. You can change the title name,
if necessary.
8 Press the green button (“Save”).
The date, start and stop times,
programme position, etc. settings
appear.
9 Press the green button(“Frequency”)
repeatedly to set the recording
frequency.
10
Press , to display “Timing,” then
press the yellow button (“Timing”)
repeatedly to adjust the recording
start/end time.
When “Timing” is set to “<5/20>,” the
recording starts 5 minutes before the
scheduled recording start time, and ends
20 minutes after the scheduled recording
end time.
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Press GUIDE to exit the GUIDE Plus+
system.
The recorder is ready to start recording.
• To modify the timer setting, see page
42.
Recording to the HDD (“GUIDE Plus+”)
3 Set the blue-highlighted date using
the number buttons and </M/m/,.
Then press the green button
(“Next”).
Date
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”).
To stop recording during timer recording
Press x REC STOP.
Note that it may take a few seconds for the
recorder to stop recording.
b
The title name may be displayed differently in the
Title List from the one displayed when you set the
timer.
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Setting the timer manually
(Timer List)
You can also use the Timer List to set the
timer manually.
1 Press INPUT to switch between
digital or analogue broadcasting.
2 Press SYSTEM MENU.
The System Menu appears.
3 Select “Timer Recording” using M/
m, and press .
4 Select “Timer List” using M/m, and
press .
The “Timer List” display appears.
5 Follow steps 3 to 5 of “Setting the
Timer Manually (Manual)” on page
50.
b
When a timer setting in the Timer List overlaps
another timer setting, check the timer setting on
the schedule list (page 42).
You can change or cancel timer settings
using the schedule list.
Checking/changing timer
settings
1 Press TIMER.
The schedule list appears.
To check/change/cancel timer settings
(Timer List)
1 Press SYSTEM MENU.
The System Menu appears.
2 Select “Timer Recording” using M/m,
and press .
3 Select “Timer List” using M/m, and
press .
The “Timer List” display appears.
4 Follow steps 2 to 4 of “Checking/
changing timer settings” on page 52 to
check/change a timer setting.
Follow steps 2 and 3 of “Cancelling
timer settings” on page 52 to cancel a
timer setting.
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2 Select the timer setting you want to
change using m.
The selected timer setting is highlighted.
To change the setting, go to step 3.
If not changing the setting, go to step 6.
3 Press the green button (“Edit”).
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/
,.
5 Press the corresponding colour
button repeatedly to change settings.
To set the recording pattern, press the
green button (“Frequency”).
6 Press , to display “Timing.”
7 Press the yellow button (“Timing”)
repeatedly to change the duration
time.
8 Press GUIDE to exit the GUIDE Plus+
system.
The new settings become effective.
Cancelling timer settings
In step 2 of “Checking/changing timer
settings,” select the timer setting you
want to cancel using M/m, and press the
red button (“Delete”).
To close the schedule list
Press GUIDE.
When the timer settings overlap
• The programme that starts first has priority
and the entire programme is recorded.
• After finishing the previous recording, the
other recording starts with several tens-ofsecond’s delay (when the end-time of one
recording and the start-time of another are
the same).
• When the recordings start at the same time,
only one of them will be recorded. Cancel
the timer setting for the programme that
you are not going to record.
Changing the GUIDE
Plus+ System Settings
(Setup)
You can change or reset the GUIDE Plus+
system settings.
1 Press GUIDE.
2 Press M to move the cursor to the
Menu Bar.
3 Select “Setup” using </,.
The GUIDE Plus+ setup menu appears.
“Setup”
4 Press m.
5 Select an item using M/m, and press
.
“Personal Preferences”:
See “Language/Recording timing/
Overnight Download settings (Personal
Preferences)” on page 44.
“Start Installation Sequence”:
See “Resettin g the GUIDE Plus+ system
settings (Start Installation Sequence)”
on page 44.
“Manual Data Download”:
Use this function to download the
GUIDE Plus+ data manually when the
GUIDE Plus+ data is not displayed.
“GUIDE Plus+ System Information”:
You can check the GUIDE Plus+ system
information.
You can select the language for the onscreen displays, set the recording timing to
prevent the programmes being cut off at the
start/end of the recording, or select whether
to download the GUIDE Plus+ data at night.
1 In step 5 of “Changing the GUIDE
Plus+ System Settings (Setup)” on
page 43, select “Personal
Preferences,” and press .
2 Select an item using M/m, and press
. Then set each item.
“Language”: Select a language for the
on-screen display using M/m, and press
.
“Recording Timing”: Set the additional
recording time before/after the
scheduled recording start/end time using
M/m, and press .
“Overnight Download”: Select whether
to download the GUIDE Plus+ data at
night using M/m, and press .
4 Enter your postal code using </M/
m/,, and press .
The recorder starts downloading the
GUIDE Plus+ data.
A message appears when the download
is finished.
5 Press .
Resetting the GUIDE Plus+
system settings (Start
Installation Sequence)
To reset the GUIDE Plus+ system settings,
we recommend that you run “Easy Setup”
again in “Initial Setup” (page 97).You can
also reset country/region and postal code
using the following procedure.
www.europe.guideplus.com
1 In step 5 of “Changing the GUIDE
Plus+ System Settings (Setup)” on
page 43, select “Start Installation
Sequence,” and press .
The display asks for confirmation.
2 Select “Yes” using M/m, and press
.
3 Select a country/region using M/m,
and press .
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Recording from
Connected Equipment
HDD
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 25.
1 Press INPUT to select an input source
(“L1” or “L2”) according to the
connection you made.
2 Select the desired audio signal when
recording a bilingual programme.
Set “External Audio” to “Bilingual” and
“Bilingual Recording” to “A/L” or “B/
R” in the “Audio In” setup (page 93).
3 Press REC MODE repeatedly to select
the recording mode.
For details about the recording mode,
see page 109.
4 Insert the source tape into the
connected equipment and set to
playback pause.
5 Press z REC.
This recorder starts recording.
6 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.
b
• 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.
• When “Bilingual Rec. Mode (HDD)” is set to
“Off” in the “Audio In” setup (page 93), only the
audio signal selected in step 2 (“A/L” or “B/R”)
will be recorded. You will not be able to select
the other audio signal during playback.
• You cannot select “L1” in step 1 if “LINE 3 Out
[LINE 1 In]” is set to “Video [Decoder]” or
“RGB [Decoder]” in the “Video In/Out” setup
(page 91).
Recording to the HDD (“GUIDE Plus+”)
If you connect a DV camcorder with a DV
IN jack
See “Dubbing from DV Camcorder” on
page 78.
If you connect an HDD camcorder with a
USB jack
See “Dubbing from HDD Camcorder” on
page 75.
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Recording to the HDD
(“Freeview+”)
Press GUIDE.
This display consists of an information box
and a 9-channel programme list covering a
30-minute period.
Using the EPG
(Electronic Programme
Guide) Display
The Electronic Programme Guide is a guide
showing the television programme schedule
for a day or more at a time on your
television.
The EPG provides a quick and easy way to:
• View a complete list of all available
channels.
• View a channel list related to a chosen date
or genre.
• Set a programme to be recorded (page 47).
b
• Digital Services availability and content depend
on the broadcaster.
• Digital Services are not instantly available when
the recorder is first turned on.
TIMER
Red button
Green button
SYSTEM
MENU
O
RETURN
PAGE –
DAY –
TV/RADIO
Blue button
Yellow button
GUIDE
INFO
</M/m/,,
PAGE +
DAY +
Example of EPG Display:
A Current Genre/Favourites List/TV/
Radio mode
B Indicates the currently selected
channel number and station name.
C Indicates the currently selected
programme and allows you to move
around the list.
Press the green button (“Watch”) to
watch the selected programme.
D Station name
E Colour buttons
Press the same colour button on the
remote (“REC,” “Watch,” and
“Genre”).
F Indicates if a timer recording is
associated with the programme
(page 47).
G Time slot
H Indicates the current time and date.
Available buttons in the programme list
ButtonsOperations
</M/m/,Selects the desired item.
PAGE +/–Displays the previous/next
9 channels.
DAY +/–Displays the previous/next
day’s programme list.
TV/RADIOSwitches between TV and
radio channels.
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ButtonsOperations
Displays the Favourites
List.
INFODisplays the detailed
Colour buttons
(red, yellow,
green, blue)
TIMERDisplays the Timer List to
O
RETURNCloses the E PG display and
GUIDE/
SYSTEM
MENU
information of the selected
programme.
: Indicates that the
programme has parental
control information
(page 96).
: Indicates that the
programme is pay-perview.
Activates the same colour
function on the screen.
Displays the selected
programme recording
information to be recorded.
change timer settings.
goes back to the previous
display.
Closes the EPG display.
One Button Recording
Using the EPG
HDD
The EPG function is a feature that simplifies
setting the timer. Just select the programme
you want to record in the EPG display. The
date, time, and channel of that programme
are set automatically.
You can set the timer for a total of 32
programmes, up to 8 days in advance.
Before you start recording…
• Check that the HDD has enough available
space for the recording (page 82). You can
open up disc space by erasing titles
(page 67).
b
The recording destination is HDD only.
Recording to the HDD (“Freeview+”)
Using the Digital Favourites
List
You can display the favourite channels set in
the Favourites List on the EPG display.
To set your favourite channels to the
Favourites List, see “Using the Favourites
List (for digital broadcasting only)” on page
34.
While displaying the EPG, press
repeatedly to select a Favourites List.
The selected Favourites List display
appears.
To switch the Favourites List to show TV o r
radio list, press TV/RADIO.
Red button
GUIDE
</M/m/,,
1 Press GUIDE.
2 Select a programme using </M/m/
,.
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3 Press the red button (“REC”).
“” appears next to the programme
which is set for timer recording. Your
recorder will automatically begin
recording when the programme starts.
Unlike a VCR, there is no need to turn
off the recorder before the timer
recording starts.
• To modify the timer setting, see page
52.
To stop recording during timer recording
Press x REC STOP.
Note that it may take a few seconds for the
recorder to stop recording.
z
• To cancel the timer recording, select the
programme set for timer recording, and press the
red button (“Cancel”).
• You can display the favourite channels set in the
Favourites List on the EPG display (page 47).
• This recorder automatically adjusts the start/end
recording time for the programme set for EPG
timer recording even if the start/end time of the
programme has changed.
Recording TV
Programme Using the
EPG
HDD
After selecting the programme you want to
record in the EPG display, you can check the
detailed settings for the timer.
You can set the timer for a total of 32
programmes, up to 8 days in advance.
Before you start recording…
• Check that the HDD has enough available
space for the recording (page 82). You can
open up disc space by erasing titles
(page 67).
b
The recording destination is HDD only.
1 Press GUIDE.
2 Select a programme using </M/m/
,.
3 Press .
The recording information appears.
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You can check the date, start and stop
times, programme position, etc.,
settings.
4 Press .
“” appears next to the programme
which is set for timer recording. Your
recorder will automatically begin
recording when the programme starts.
Unlike a VCR, there is no need to turn
off the recorder before the timer
recording starts.
• To modify the timer setting, see page
52.
To search for programmes by genre
(Genre)
1 Press the yellow button (“Genre”) while
the programme list is displayed.
2 Select a genre using M/m, and press .
Programmes that belong to the selected
genre are displayed in the programme
list.
To stop recording during timer recording
Press x REC STOP.
Note that it may take a few seconds for the
recorder to stop recording.
z
• To cancel the timer recording, select the
programme set for timer recording, and press the
red button (“Cancel”).
• You can display the favourite channels set in the
Favourites List on the EPG display (page 47).
• This recorder automatically adjusts the start/end
recording time for the programme set for EPG
timer recording even if the start/end time of the
programme has changed.
Recording Programmes
Using Series Recording
(Models for the UK Only)
HDD
Series Recording is a feature which allows
you to automatically record programmes in a
series, using the information from the EPG.
You can also search for programmes related
to the timer settings.
b
This function cannot be used when the broadcaster
does not include series information with the
programme data.
1 Press GUIDE.
2 Select a programme containing
series information using </M/m/
,.
The blue button (“Series Info.”) in the
on-screen display is activated when the
selected programme has series
information.
3 Press the blue button (“Series
Info.”).
The Series Information display appears.
Recording to the HDD (“Freeview+”)
“Recommended list”:
Press the yellow bu tton (“Recommend”)
when the “Recommend” button in the
on-screen display is activated.
The event is recommended by
broadcaster as a link for current series.
Note that recommended programmes
will not be automatically set for
recording with Series Recording.
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4 Press the blue button (“Series
Rec.”).
The selected programme is set for
recording and appears in the Timer List.
The other programmes in the series will
be set for recording (appear in the Timer
List) as each previous recording is
completed.
: Indicates that the programme is set
to be recorded.
: Indicates that the programme is set
to be recorded using Series Recording.
• To modify the timer setting, see page
52.
About Split Programmes
Movies and other programmes that are split
into 2 or more parts are called Split
Programmes. If one part of a Split
Programme is set to be recorded, the other
parts will be recorded automatically.
b
Only the earliest part of the Split Programme is
displayed on the Timer List.
Setting the Timer
Manually (Manual)
HDD
You can set the timer for a total of 32
programmes, up to 30 days in advance.
Set the date, time, and programme position
of the programme manually.
1 Press INPUT to switch between
digital or analogue broadcasting.
2 Press TIMER.
The “Timer List” display appears.
About Alternate Programmes
When you try to set a timer recording for a
programme that has series information and if
the timer overlaps another timer setting, the
recorder asks whether to search an alternate
programme. Select “Yes” to set an alternate
timer recording in the “Alternate
Programme List.”
b
The message “Now searching...” appears on the
Timer List when updating series information. The
message disappears when no series information
can be received.
z
To cancel the timer recording, select the
programme set for timer recording, and press the
red button (“Cancel”).
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3 Select “Add New Timer,” and press
the red button (“Add”).
4 Select an item using </, and
adjust using M/m.
The adjustable items are listed below.
“Source”: Sets the programme position.
To switch between digital TV and radio
channels, press TV/RADIO.
To switch the input source, press INPUT
repeatedly.
“Date”: Sets the date (up to 30 days
later). Select a recording pattern by
pressing
for the same daily or weekly
programmes.
“Start”: Sets the start time.
“End”: Sets the stop time.
M repeatedly to set the timer
“Mode”: Sets the recording mode (for
analogue broadcasting only) (page 109).
“Update”: Sets the recorder
automatically, replacing the previous
timer recording with the new one (only
when “Date” is set daily or weekly).
• If you make a mistake, select the item
and change the setting.
5 Press .
The “Timer List” display appears.
The timer recording indicator lights up
on the front panel display and the
recorder is ready to start recording.
• To record a satellite programme, turn
on the satellite tuner and select the
satellite programme you want to
record. Leave the satellite tuner turned
on until the recorder finishes
recording.
• To modify the timer setting, see page
52.
To stop recording during timer recording
Press x REC STOP.
Note that it may take a few seconds for the
recorder to stop recording.
To make the detailed settings
Press the corresponding colour button in
step 4 above.
• Red button (“Rename”): The display for
entering characters appears. To enter a
character, see “Labelling a title (Rename)”
on page 68.
z
You can display the detailed programme
information on the “Timer List” using the INFO
button.
Recording stereo and bilingual
programmes
The recorder automatically receives and
records stereo and bilingual programmes
based on the ZWEITON system or the
NICAM system.
When “Bilingual Rec. Mode (HDD)” is set
to “On” in the “Audio In” setup (page 93),
the HDD can record both main and sub
sounds. You can switch between main and
sub when playing the title.
When “Bilingual Rec. Mode (HDD)” is set
to “Off” in the “Audio In” setup (page 93),
the HDD can record only one sound track
(main or sub) at a time.
Before recording starts, set “Bilingual
Recording” to “A/L” (default) or “B/R” in
the “Audio In” setup (page 94).
About HDD Recording format, see page 93.
ZWEITON (German stereo) system
When a stereo-based programme is
received, “Stereo” appears.
When a bilingual ZWEITON-based
programme is received, “A,” “B,” or “A+B”
appears.
NICAM system
To record a NICAM programme, be sure to
set “NICAM Select” to “NICAM” (default)
in the “Audio In” setup. If the sound is not
clear when listening to NICAM broadcasts,
set “NICAM Select” to “Standard”
(page 93).
Recording to the HDD (“Freeview+”)
b
• Check that the clock is correctly set before
setting the timer recording. If not, the timer
recording cannot be made.
• Even if the timer is set for the same daily or
weekly programme, the timer recording cannot
be made if it overlaps with a programme that has
priority. “” will appea r next to the overlapped
setting in the Timer List. Check the priority
order of the settings (page 52).
• Even if the timer is set, timer recordings cannot
be made while recording a programme that has
priority.
You can check, change, or cancel the timer
settings using the Timer List.
Checking/changing timer
settings
b
When you change the EPG timer settings, the
update function turns off automatically.
1 Press TIMER.
The “Timer List” display appears.
When all of the timer settings are not
visible on the display, press M/m to view
the hidden timer settings.
2 Select the timer setting you want to
check/change, and press .
3 Select an item using </, and
modify using M/m.
When you do not modify the timer
setting, press O RETURN to go back
to the Timer List.
• (Models for the UK only) To change
the Series Recording setting, press the
blue button (“Series”) when the
“Series” button in the on-screen
display is activated. If you change the
date or start and stop times, the Series
Recording function will be cancelled.
4 Press .
Cancelling timer settings
1 Press TIMER.
The “Timer List” display appears.
When all of the timer settings are not
visible on the display, press M/m to view
the hidden timer settings.
2 Select the timer setting you want to
cancel, and press the green button
(“Erase”).
3 Select “OK,” and press .
To turn off the Timer List
Press SYSTEM MENU.
When the timer settings overlap
• The programme that starts first has priority
and the entire programme is recorded.
• After finishing the previous recording, the
other recording starts with several tens-ofsecond’s delay (when the end-time of one
recording and the start-time of another are
the same).
• When the recordings start at the same time,
only one of them will be recorded. Cancel
the timer setting for the programme that
you are not going to record.
z
• You cannot modify the timer setting for the
current recording, but you can extend the
duration of the recording time on the “Timer
List” while recording (page 52).
• You can move to the previous/next page of the
Timer List using ./> while the list is
displayed.
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Recording from
Connected Equipment
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 25.
For details, see page 45.
Recording to the HDD (“Freeview+”)
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Playback
Playing Discs and
Recorded Programmes
3 Press Z (open/close) to close the
disc tray.
Wait until “LOADING” disappears
from the front panel display.
• If you insert a DVD VIDEO or
VIDEO CD, press N. Playback
starts.
HDD
-
RVR
Z (open/
close)
HDD
AUDIO
SUBTITLE
/
.
+
-
RW
R
Video
-
RWVR-RW
DVD
VCD
Video
+
R
DVD
TITLE LIST
INFO
</M/m/,,
>
N/X/x
1 Press HDD or DVD.
When you press HDD, go to step 4.
2 Press Z (open/close), and place a
disc on the disc tray.
4 Press TITLE LIST.
Example: HDD
5 Select a title using M/m, and press
or N.
Playback starts from the selected title.
To stop playback
Press x (stop).
To lock the disc tray (Child Lock)
You can lock the disc tray to prevent it being
opened by mistake.
When the recorder is turned off, hold down
x (stop) on the recorder until “LOCKED”
appears in the front panel display. The disc
tray is locked.
To unlock the disc tray, hold down x (stop)
on the recorder until “UNLOCKED”
appears in the front panel display.
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Playing side facing down
b
When the Child Lock cannot be set, check that
“Front Panel Display” is set to “On” (default) in
the “System 2” setup (page 89).
To use the DVD’s Menu
When you play a DVD VIDEO, DVD+RW,
DVD+R, or a finalised DVD-RW (Video
mode) or DVD-R (Video mode), you can
display the disc’s menu by pressing TOP
MENU or MENU.
To play VIDEO CDs/Super VIDEO CDs with
PBC (Playback Control) functions
1 Press TOP MENU to open the menu of
the VIDEO CD/Super VIDEO CD.
2 Select an item using the number buttons.
3 Follow the instructions in the menu.
Press N when “Press SELECT”
appears.
To play restricted DVDs (Parental Lock)
If you play a restricted DVD, the display for
entering your password appears on your TV
screen.
Enter your four-digit password using the
number buttons.
The recorder starts playback.
Various video playback options
To register or change the password, see
“Limitation Settings (Parental Lock)” on
page 96.
One-Touch Play (for HDMI connection
only)
Press N. With one touch of the N button,
the recorder and your TV automatically turn
on and the TV’s input is switched to the
recorder. Playback starts automatically.
b
• When using the HDMI connection, there may be
a delay, before the playback picture appears on
the TV screen, and the beginning portion of the
playback picture may not be displayed.
• To use the One-Touch Play function, set
“Control for HDMI” to “On” (default) in the
“System 1” setup (page 87).
Playback
Buttons
AUDIOSelects one of the audio tracks recorded on the disc when pressed
SUBTITLESelects a subtitle language when pressed repeatedly.
/ (instant
replay/instant
advance)
./>
(previous/next)
m/M
(fast reverse/fast
forward)
Operations
repeatedly.
For DVD VIDEOs or digital TV programmes recorded on the HDD, selects
the language.
For DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs (VR mode) or analogue TV programmes recorded
on the HDD, selects the main or sub sound.
For digital TV programmes recorded with audio descriptions, selects the
audio description in the language you want. “On” appears when the audio
description is output.
When a four-digit language code is displayed, see “Language Code List” on
page 111.
Replays the scene/briefly fast forwards the scene.
Goes to the beginning of the previous/current/next title/chapter/track.
Fast reverses/fast forwards the disc.
Search speed changes as follows:
Fast forward
*1
M×1.5
Fast reverse
m 1 t m 2 t m 3
When you press and hold the button, fast forward/fast reverse continues at
the selected speed until you release the button.
*1
*2
tM 1 tM 2 tM 3*2 tM 4
*2
tm 4
When you press M once during playback, you can play quickly with sound
(Scan Audio) (not available for VIDEO CDs/Super VIDEO CDs).
Not available for VIDEO CDs/Super VIDEO CDs.
*2
*2
To resume normal playback, press N.
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Buttons
c/C*
(slow, freeze frame)
X (pause)Pauses playback.
Operations
Plays in slow motion when pressed for more than one second in pause
mode.
Plays one frame at a time when pressed briefly in pause mode.
To resume normal playback, press N.
* For VIDEO CDs/Super VIDEO CDs, playback direction only.
To resume normal playback, press N.
To resume playback from the point where
you stopped (Resume Play)
When you press N again after you stop
playback, the recorder resumes playback
from the point where you pressed x.
To start from the beginning, press the red
button (“Edit”) in the Title List to select
“Resume Off,” and press . Then, press
N to start playback from the beginning of
the title/track/chapter.
b
The point where you stopped playing is cleared
from memory when:
– you open the disc tray (except HDD).
– you turn off the recorder.
– you play another title (except HDD).
– you play a title other than that currently recorded
during recording.
Pausing a TV broadcast (TV
Pause/Pause Live TV)
You can pause a current TV broadcast that is
tuned by the recorder and continue watching
the programme at a later time. This is useful
when you receive an unexpected phone call
or visitor while watching TV.
b
• Paused titles are not saved to the HDD.
• This function is cancelled when:
– x (stop) is pressed.
– PROG +/– is pressed.
– DVD is pressed.
– SYSTEM MENU is pressed.
– TITLE LIST is pressed.
– INPUT is pressed.
– the recorder is turned off.
– a timer recording is started.
– Z (open/close) is pressed.
Playing from the beginning of
the programme you are
recording (Chase Play)
HDD
Chase Play allows you to view the recorded
part of a programme on the HDD while the
recording is being made. You do not need to
wait until the recording finishes.
Press N while recording.
Playback starts from the beginning of the
programme you are recording.
When you fast forward to the point that you
are recording, Chase Play returns to normal
playback.
1 While viewing a TV broadcast tuned
by the recorder, press X.
The picture pauses.
2 Press N to resume watching the
programme.
It may take a short while to start
playback.
z
You can record the programme for up to 3 hours.
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Playing a previous recording
while making another
(Simultaneous Rec and Play)
+
-
HDD
-
RVR-R
“Simultaneous Rec and Play” allows you to
play a disc or a previously recorded
programme on the HDD while recording
programmes. Playback continues even if a
timer recording starts.
RW
Video
RWVR-RW
DVD
VCD
Video
+
R
1 Press TITLE LIST during recording.
The Title List appears.
• To play a disc, press DVD and insert
the disc beforehand.
2 Select a title to play, and press .
Playback starts from the selected title.
Searching for a time/title/
chapter/track, etc.
+
-
-
RW
R
Video
RWVR-RW
DVD
VCD
HDD
-
RVR
You can search a disc by title, chapter, or
track. As titles and tracks are assigned
individual numbers, select them by entering
the appropriate number. You can also search
for a scene using the time code.
Video
+
R
1 Press INFO during playback.
2 Select a search method, using M/m.
“Title Search” (for HDD/DVDs)
“Chap.Search” (for HDD/DVDs)
“Track Search” (for VIDEO CDs*)
“Time Search” (for HDD/DVDs/
VIDEO CDs*): Searches for a starting
point by entering the time code.
* When playing with PBC functions, cancel
the functions by pressing TITLE LIST
before step 1.
3 Select the number of the title,
chapter, time code, etc., you want
using the number buttons or </,.
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.
4 Press .
Playback starts from the selected
number.
To close the “Play Mode” menu
Press INFO, O RETURN, or SYSTEM
MENU.
To make a favourite scene (HDD only)
You can have the recorder store specific
portions of the title in memory and play
immediately whenever you want. Up to 99
markings can be set.
1 Press MARKER during playback.
The marker menu appears at the bottom
of the screen.
2 Select a scene you want to mark using
N, X, or m/M.
3 Press the red button (“Add”) at the scene
you want to mark.
The marker is added.
To search for the marked scene, press
</, or ./>.
To delete a marker, select the marker
using </, or ./>, and press
the green button (“Delete”).
To exit the marker menu, press
MARKER again.
Playing repeatedly (Repeat)
You can repeatedly play all the tracks or a
single title/chapter/track on the HDD or a
disc.
Playback
1 Press INFO during normal playback.
2 Select “Repeat” using M/m.
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3 Select an item to be repeated using
</,.
“Title” (for HDD/DVDs): repeats the
current title.
“Chapter” (for HDD/DVDs): repeats the
current chapter.
“Track” (for VIDEO CDs): repeats the
current track.
“Disc” (for VIDEO CDs): repeats the
entire disc.
4 Press .
Repeat play starts.
To play a specific portion repeatedly
(Repeat A-B)
1 Select “A-B” in step 3.
2 Press .
The “Repeat A-B” display appears.
3 Press again to set the starting point
(point A).
4 Press again to set the ending point
(point B).
Repeat-A-B play starts.
To cancel Repeat play
Press CLEAR, or set “Repeat” to “Off” in
the “Play Mode” menu.
To close the “Play Mode” menu
Press INFO, O RETURN, or SYSTEM
MENU.
z
To play VIDEO CDs repeatedly, cancel the PBC
functions by pressing TITLE LIST before step 1.
b
• Set the start and stop points for “Repeat A-B”
within the same title.
• Sections shorter than 7 seconds cannot be set for
“Repeat A-B.”
To change the angles
1 Press INFO during playback to select
“Angle.”
2 Change the angles using </,, and
press .
b
You can change the angles only whe n multi-angles
are recorded on the DVD.
Playing DivX/Music/
Photo Files
Copying DivX/music/photo
files to the HDD
1 Connect the USB device to the USB
jack on the recorder.
Refer to the operating instructions
supplied with the USB device before
connecting.
DVD recorder
to USB jack
USB device
b
• Some USB devices may not work with this
recorder.
• The recorder can recognise Mass Storage
Class (MSC) devices that are FATcompatible.
2 Press HDD.
3 Press SYSTEM MENU.
The System Menu appears.
4 Select “Media,” and press .
5 Select “USB,” and press .
6 Select a file type (“Video (DivX),”
“Photo,” or “Music”), and press .
Select a USB partition, if necessary.
The DivX List, Photo List, or Music List
appears.
7 Press the red button (“Edit”) to select
“Copy,” and press .
The Copy List appears.
When copying photo files from a USB
device, the display asks whether to
categorise the data by date. Select “Yes”
or “No.”
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8 Select a folder or file/track to copy,
and press MARKER.
A check mark appears by the selected
item.
• To clear the check mark, press
MARKER again.
• To select/unselect all items, press the
yellow button (“Selection”)
repeatedly.
• To change the item order, press the
green button (“Sort”) to select
“Name,” “Size,” or “Date” (for photo
files only), and press .
9 Repeat step 8 to select all the folders
or files/tracks you want to copy.
When you do not select a destination
folder, skip steps 10 and 11.
10
Press ,.
11
Select a copy destination (a folder)
using M/m, and press .
To create a new folder, press the green
button (“New Folder”).
To change the folder name, press the
yellow button (“Rename”) (page 68).
12
Press the red button (“Start Copy”).
The items are copied to the HDD.
Notes on copying files
• Music files from a CD are converted to MP3
format. Names for music files are automatically
labelled as “TRACK01,” “TRACK02,” etc.
• While copying files, other operations including
timer recordings are unavailable. If the timer is
set during copying, the recorder starts the timer
recording after copying is finished.
• Some discs cannot be copied to the HDD.
• If the HDD becomes full during copying, a
warning message appears. To erase unnecessary
items on the DivX/Photo/Music List, select the
item, and press the red button (“Edit”) to select
“Erase,” then press .
• Copying music files from a CD will take more
time than the actual playing time because the
files are converted to MP3 format. For ex ample,
copying a 60-minute music CD will take
approximately 70 minutes.
Playing DivX video files
DATA CD
DATA DVD
HDD
To play from the USB device, see page 65.
DVDHDD
Playback
To copy DivX/music/photo files to the
HDD (DISC t HDD)
1 Press DVD, and insert a disc.
2 Press SYSTEM MENU.
The system menu appears.
3 Select “Media,” and press .
4 Follow steps 6 to 12 of “Copying DivX/
music/photo files to the HDD” on page
58.
Red button
Green button
SYSTEM
MENU
MARKER
N
Blue button
Yellow button
</M/m/,,
1 Press HDD or DVD.
When you select DVD, insert a disc (see
“Playing Discs and Recorded
Programmes” on page 54).
2 Press SYSTEM MENU.
The System Menu appears.
3 Select “Media,” and press .
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4 Select “Video (DivX),” and press .
The DivX List appears.
Options applicable only to the selected
media are displayed.
Example: HDD
5 Select a file using M/m, and press
or N.
Playback starts.
To stop playback
Press x (stop).
To scroll the list display by page (Page
mode)
See “To scroll the list display by page (Page
mode)” on page 32.
Various playback options
A Media type: HDD, DVD, CD, or
USB
B Current folder/file name and file
size
C Colour buttons:
Press the same colour button on the
remote.
Red button (“Edit”): Allows you to
erase/copy folders/files, etc.
Green button (“Sort”): Sorts
folders/files by name or size.
Yellow button (“Subtitle”): Allows
you to select subtitle font. For
example, select “Cyrillic (CP1251)”
for Eastern European language
when the text is garbled.
Blue button (“Media”): Switches
the list to the Title List, Music List,
or Photo List.
D Scroll bar:
Appears when all of the folders/files
do not fit on the list. To view the
hidden items, press M/m.
E File number/Total number of files
F Folder name/File name/File size:
Select a folder/file and press
MARKER. A check mark appears
next to the selected folder/file. You
can then edit all the selected folders/
files at once.
To display a file list, select a folder,
and press .
Buttons
AUDIO*Selects one of the audio
SUBTITLE*Selects a subtitle
/*
(instant replay/
instant advance)
./>*
(previous/next)
m/M
(fast reverse/fast
forward)
Operations
tracks recorded on the
disc when pressed
repeatedly.
language when pressed
repeatedly. When a DivX
file contains subtitles, you
cannot select subtitles in
other files.
Replays the scene/briefly
fast forwards the scene.
Goes to the beginning of
the previous/current/next
file.
Fast reverses/fast
forwards the disc when
pressed during playback.
Search speed changes as
follows:
Fast forward
M 1 t M 2
Fast reverse
m 1 t m 2
When you press and hold
the button, fast forward/
fast reverse continues at
the selected speed until
you release the button.
To resume normal
playback, press N.
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Buttons
C*
(slow, freeze
frame)
X (pause)Pauses playback.
* DivX files only
Operations
Plays in slow motion
when pressed for more
than one second in pause
mode.
Plays one frame at a time
when pressed briefly in
pause mode.
To resume normal
playback, press N.
To resume normal
playback, press N.
To search for a file/time (DivX files only)
1 Press INFO during playback.
2 Select a search method using M/m.
“File Search”
“Time Search”: Searches for a starting
point by entering the time code.
3 Select the number of the file or time
code you want using the number buttons
or </,.
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.
4 Press .
Playback starts from the selected
number.
To play a folder/file repeatedly (DivX files
only)
1 Press INFO during playback.
2 Select “Repeat” using M/m.
3 Select an item to be repeated using </
,.
“Folder”: repeats the current folder.
“Title”: repeats the current file.
4 Press .
Repeat play starts.
To cancel repeat play, select “Off” in
step 3 or press CLEAR.
To display playback information
See “Displaying the programme/playback
information” on page 34.
Playing music CDs and MP3
HDD
SYSTEM
MENU
MARKER
N
DISPLAY
CD
HDD
To play from the USB device, see page 65.
Red button
Green button
DATA DVD
DATA CD
DVD
Blue button
Yellow button
</M/m/,,
1 Press HDD or DVD.
When you select DVD, insert a disc (see
“Playing Discs and Recorded
Programmes” on page 54).
2 Press SYSTEM MENU.
The System Menu appears.
3 Select “Media,” and press .
4 Select “Music,” and press .
The Music List appears.
Options applicable only to the selected
media are displayed.
Playback
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Example: HDD
A Media type: HDD, DVD, CD, or
USB
B Current folder/track/file name and
playback information
C Colour buttons:
Press the same colour button on the
remote.
Red button (“Edit”): Allows you to
erase/copy folders/tracks/files,
switch to the Playlist (page 62), etc.
Green button (“Sort”): Sorts files by
name or size.
Yellow button (“Play Mode”):
Allows you to set play mode
(Repeat Play or Shuffle Play).
Blue button (“Media”): Switches
the list to the Title List, DivX List,
or Photo List.
D Scroll bar:
Appears when all of the folders/
tracks/files do not fit on the list. To
view the hidden folders/tracks/files,
press M/m.
E Track/file number/Total number
of tracks/files
F Folder name/Track/file name/
Playing time or file size:
“9”: Indicates the currently playing
track/file.
“ ”: Select a folder/track/file, and
press MARKER. A check mark
appears next to the selected folder/
track/file. You can then edit all the
selected folders/tracks/files at once.
To display a track/file list, select a
folder using M/m, and press .
5 Select a track/file, and press or
N.
Playback starts.
To stop playback
Press x (stop).
To scroll the list display by page (Page
mode)
See “To scroll the list display by page (Page
mode)” on page 32.
Various playback options
See “Various playback options” on page 60.
To display ID3 tag information
Select an MP3 file on the Music List, and
press DISPLAY.
Press DISPLAY again to exit.
To create a Playlist
You can create Playlists on the HDD.
1 Press the red button (“Edit”) in the
Music List to select “New Playlist,” and
press .
The “New Playlist” display appears.
2 Select a file in the Music List (left) to
add to the Playlist, and press .
To remove a file from the Playlist, press
, to select the file in the Playlist
(right), and press .
To move the cursor back to the Music
List (left), press <.
3 Repeat step 2 to select all of the files you
want to add to the Playlist.
4 Press the red button (“Save”).
The Playlist is saved and the display
switches to the Playlist.
To go back to the Music List, press the
blue button (“Music List”).
Notes on playing discs with a DTS sound
track
DTS audio signals are output only through the
DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack or HDMI OUT
jack.
When you play a disc with DTS sound tracks, set
“DTS” to “On” in the “Audio Out” setup
(page 95).
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Playing photo files
DATA CD
DATA DVD
HDD
To view photo files from the USB device,
see page 65.
If you have a Sony TV compatible with
“PhotoTV HD,” you can enjoy best quality
images.
Example: HDD
DVDHDD
Red button
reen button
SYSTEM
MENU
MARKER
Blue button
Yellow button
</M/m/,,
1 Press HDD or DVD.
When you select DVD, insert a disc (see
“Playing Discs and Recorded
Programmes” on page 54).
2 Press SYSTEM MENU.
The System Menu appears.
3 Select “Media,” and press .
4 Select “Photo,” and press .
The Photo List appears.
Options applicable only to the selected
media are displayed.
A Media type: HDD, DVD, CD, or
USB
B Photo folder/file name
C Date of photo folder/file
D Photo folders/files
“ ”: Select a folder/file, and press
MARKER. A check mark appears
by the selected folder/file. You can
then edit all the selected folders/
files at once.
To display a photo file list, select a
folder, and press .
E Colour buttons:
Press the same colour button on the
remote.
Red button (“Edit”): Allows you to
erase/copy folders/files, etc.
Green button (“Sort”): Sorts files by
name, date, or size.
Yellow button (“Slideshow”):
Allows you to start a slideshow.
You can also play the slideshow
with the sound (page 64).
Blue button (“Media”): Switches
the list to the Title List, Music List,
or DivX List.
F Scroll bar:
Appears when all of the folders/files
do not fit on the list. To view the
hidden items, press M/m.
G Photo file number/Total number
of photo files
Playback
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5 Select a photo file, and press .
The photo file is displayed in full view.
• To view the previous/next image,
press ./>.
• To rotate the image, press the green
button (“Rotate”).
• To start a slideshow from the current
image, press N.
• To go back to the Photo List, press
O RETURN.
z
When you select photo files using the MARKER
button, only the selected photo files are played in
full view or slideshow.
b
• Thumbnail images of some photo files may not
be displayed.
• For DVD camcorder video files containing
JPEG image files and movies, the recorder can
play only the movie sections.
To scroll the list display by page (Page
mode)
See “To scroll the list display by page (Page
mode)” on page 32.
To zoom an image
1 Press ZOOM in full view.
2 Press ZOOM or repeatedly to change
the magnification.
Each time you press ZOOM or , the
magnification changes as shown below.
2× t 4× t normal magnification
About “PhotoTV HD”
“PhotoTV HD” allows for a highly-detailed
pictures, and photo-like expression of subtle
textures and colours. By connecting Sony
“PhotoTV HD” compatible devices using an
HDMI cable, whole new world of pho tos can
be enjoyed in breathtaking Full HD quality.
For instance, the delicate texture of the
human skin, flowers, sand and waves can
now be displayed on a large screen in
beautiful photo-like quality.
1 Connect the recorder to the TV using an
HDMI cable (not supplied).
2 Set “HDMI Resolution” to “Auto
(1080p)” or “1080i” in the “Video In/
Out” setup (page 92).
3 Set the screen resolution of the TV to
1080p or 1080i.
When your TV is compatible with
[VIDEO-A] mode, set the TV’s video/
photo setting to [VIDEO-A] mode.
For details, refer to the operating
instructions supplied with the TV.
To play a slideshow with the sound (HDD
only)
You can enjoy a slideshow while listening to
the sound stored in the HDD. First prepare
Music Playlists by adding audio tracks (see
“To create a Playlist” on page 62).
1 After step 4 of “Playing photo files” on
page 63, press the yellow button
(“Slideshow”) while a file is highlighted
and select “Effect Setting,” then press
.
The “Effect Setting” display appears.
2 Select “BGM” or “Speed.”
3 Select the desired Music Playlist or
speed using </M/m/,.
When there is no Music Playlist on the
HDD, a Music Playlist cannot be
selected. Select “Repeat All” to play all
the files.
4 Select “Start,” and press .
The slideshow starts with the sound.
To stop the slideshow, press
O RETURN or x (stop).
b
• If there is no music file in the selected Music
Playlist, the slideshow is played back with no
sound.
• The “Effect Setting” setting will also be applied
next time you play a slideshow. To play a
slideshow without the sound, set “BGM” to
“Off.”
To display the photo information
1 Press DISPLAY in full view or
slideshow.
Photo file name and number are
displayed.
The colour buttons are also displayed.
2 Press the corresponding colour button to
rotate the photo, adjust the speed of the
slideshow, etc.
3 Press DISPLAY again to turn off the
information display.
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Playing from the USB device
You can play DivX/music/photo files in the
connected USB device.
1 Follow steps 1 to 6 of “Copying DivX/
music/photo files to the HDD” on
page 58.
2 Select a file, and press .
• For details on playing DivX video
files, see page 59.
• For details on playing music files, see
page 61.
• For details on playing photo files, see
page 63.
b
Do not remove the USB device during operation.
Stop playback and turn off the list menu
beforehand.
Copying DivX/music/photo
files to a disc
You can copy the edited DivX/music/photo
files to a disc.
1 Insert a DVD-RW/DVD-R (Video
mode).
2 Press HDD.
3 Press SYSTEM MENU.
The System Menu appears.
4 Select “Media,” and press .
5 Select a file type (“Video (DivX),”
“Photo,” or “Music”), and press .
The DivX List, Photo List, or Music List
appears.
6 Press the red button (“Edit”) to select
“Copy,” and press .
The Copy List appears.
7 Select a folder or file to copy, and
press MARKER.
A check mark appears by the selected
item.
• To clear the check mark, press
MARKER again.
• To select/unselect all items, press the
yellow button (“Selection”)
repeatedly.
• To change the item order, press the
green button (“Sort”) to select
“Name,” “Size,” or “Date” (for photo
files only), and press .
8 Repeat step 7 to select all the folders
or files you want to copy.
9 Press the red button (“Start Copy”).
The items are copied to the disc.
• To play the disc on other DVD
equipment, finalise the disc. For
details, see steps 2 to 7 of “Playing the
Disc on Other DVD Equipment
(Finalise)” on page 74.
z
To format DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs, see page 81.
b
• You cannot copy files on the HDD to USB
devices.
• You cannot copy files to a recordable DVD that
has been recorded using other recorders/devices.
• DATA DVDs finalised on this recorder may not
be able to play on other equipment.
• You cannot copy a slideshow to a disc.
• W hen copying more than 2 folder layers, only up
to 2 folder layers can be copied on to the disc.
Playback
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Erasing and Editing
Before Editing
You can edit titles on the HDD.
b
• Titles on DVDs cannot be edited. For DVDRWs/DVD-Rs (VR mode), titles can be erased.
• You may lose the edited contents if you remove
the disc or a timer recording starts while editing.
• If a message appears and indicates that the disc’s
control information is full, erase or edit
unnecessary titles.
• The remaining disc space displayed on the
screen may differ from the actual remaining disc
space.
• You cannot erase or edit titles during recording.
Erasing and Editing a
Title
This section explains the basic edit
functions. Note that editing is irreversible.
To edit titles without changing the original
recordings, create a Playlist title (page 69).
1 Press TITLE LIST.
2 Select a title, and press the red
button (“Edit”).
The sub-menu appears.
3 Select an option, and press .
You can make the following edits to the
title.
“Erase”: Erases the selected titles
(page 67).
“Dubbing”: Displays the Dubbing List
(page 71).
“Rename”: Allows you to change the
title name (page 68).
“Protection”: Protects the selected titles.
“ ” appears next to the protected titles.
“A-B Erase”: Erases a section of the title
(page 67).
“Divide”: Divides a title into two titles
(page 68).
“New Playlist”: Creates a playlist
(page 69).
“Select All”: Selects all titles.
“Unselect All”: Clears all check marks.
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Erasing a title (Erase)
HDD
-
RWVR
-
RVR
1 Press TITLE LIST.
2 Select the title you want to erase
using M/m.
To erase the selected title only, go to
step 5.
3 Press MARKER.
A check mark appears next to the
selected title.
• To clear the check mark, press
MARKER again.
4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to select all of
the titles you want to erase.
5 Press the red button (“Edit”) to select
“Erase,” and press .
The display asks for confirmation.
6 Select “Yes,” and press .
The selected titles are erased.
b
Titles on DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs or DVD-RWs/
DVD-Rs (Video mode) cannot be erased.
3 Press the red button (“Edit”) to select
“A-B Erase,” and press .
The “A-B Erase” display appears.
4 Press N to start playback.
5 Select point A using m/M, etc.,
and press (“Start”).
The start point (point A) is set.
6 Select point B, and press (“End”).
The end point (point B) is set.
• To reset either point A or B, select
“Start” or “End” using </,, and
repeat from step 5 or 6.
7 Select “Erase,” and press .
The display asks for confirmation.
8 Select “Yes,” and press .
The scene is erased.
9 Select “Finish,” and press to exit.
Erasing and Editing
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.
1 Press TITLE LIST.
2 Select the title you want to partially
erase using M/m.
To cancel “A-B Erase”
Press O RETURN. The Title List appears.
b
• Images or sound may be momentarily
interrupted at the point where you erase a section
of a title.
• Se ctions shorter than about 3 seconds may not be
erased.
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Dividing a title (Divide)
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.
1 Press TITLE LIST.
2 Select the title you want to divide into
two titles using M/m.
3 Press the red button (“Edit”) to select
“Divide,” and press .
The “Divide” display appears.
4 Press N to start playback.
5 Select the dividing point using m/
M, etc., and press (“Select”).
The dividing point is set.
• To reset the dividing point, select
“Select” using <, and repeat this
step.
6 Select “Divide,” and press .
The display asks for confirmation.
7 Select “Yes,” and press .
The title is divided into two.
To cancel “Divide”
Press O RETURN. The Title List appears.
Labelling a title (Rename)
HDD
1 Press TITLE LIST.
2 Select the title you want to rename
using M/m.
3 Press the red button (“Edit”) to select
“Rename,” and press .
You can enter up to 31 characters.
Input row: the current name
4 Move the cursor to the point where
you want to insert the character using
</M/m/,.
• To erase all of the characters, press the
yellow button (“Clear All”).
5 Press </M/m/, to select the
character you want to enter, and
press .
The selected character appears at the
input row.
• To insert a space, select the empty key
and press .
• To switch between alphabets and
symbols, press the green button
(“ABCabc”/“Symbols”).
• To erase a character, move the cursor
to the right of the character at the input
row, and press the red button (“Back
Space”).
• To insert a character, move the cursor
to the right of the point where you
want to insert the character. Then
select the character, and press .
6 Press the blue button (“Save”).
To cancel the setting, press
O RETURN.
b
Only the characters displayed on the on-screen
keyboard can be input with this recorder.
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Creating and Editing a
8 Select “Finish,” and press .
A Playlist title is added to the Playlist.
Playlist
Playlist edit allows you to edit or re-edit
without changing the actual recordings. You
can create up to 99 Playlist titles.
b
Playlist titles containing titles recorded with the
“Copy-Once” copy protection signal cannot be
dubbed or moved (page 110).
Creating a Playlist title
HDD
1 Press TITLE LIST.
2 Select the title you want to include in
the Playlist title.
3 Press the red button (“Edit”) to select
“New Playlist,” and press .
The “New Playlist” display appears.
To cancel “New Playlist”
Press O RETURN. The Title List appears.
To play a Playlist title
You can play a Playlist title on the HDD or a
DVD-RW/DVD-R (VR mode).
1 Press the yellow button (“Go To”) while
the Title List is displayed.
2 Select “Playlist” using M/m, and press
.
To go back to the Title List, press the
yellow button (“Title List”) again.
3 Select a Playlist title using M/m, and
press .
Playback starts from the selected title.
z
You can search for a Playlist title using the INFO
button during playback (“Playlist Search”).
To change the Playlist title order
1 Press the green button (“Sort”) while the
Playlist is displayed.
2 Select “By Date” or “By Name” using
M/m, and press .
b
You cannot make a Playlist title that contains
scenes from both the titles in DR mode and the
titles in other recording modes.
Erasing and Editing
4 Press N to start playback.
5 Select the start point using m/M,
etc., and press (“Start”).
The start point is set.
6 Select the end point, and press
(“End”).
The end point is set.
• To reset either start or end point, select
“Start” or “End” using </,, and
repeat from step 5 or 6.
7 Select “Add,” and press .
A scene for a Playlist title is created.
• To add more scenes, repeat steps 5 to
7.
• To add more scenes from another title,
switch titles using ./>.
Erasing a Playlist title
HDD
1 Press TITLE LIST, and switch to the
Playlist.
For details on switching to the Playlist,
see “To play a Playlist title” on page 69.
2 Follow steps 2 to 6 of “Erasing a title
(Erase)” on page 67.
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Editing a Playlist title
HDD
1 Press TITLE LIST, and switch to the
Playlist.
For details on switching to the Playlist,
see “To play a Playlist title” on page 69.
2 Select the Playlist title you want to
edit using M/m.
3 Press the red button (“Edit”) to select
“Edit Playlist,” and press .
The Edit Playlist menu appears.
4 Select a scene you want to edit, using
</M/m/,.
To preview a scene, press .
5 Press the corresponding colour
button.
• Green button (“Move”): Changes the
scene order. Select a new location for
the scene using </M/m/,, and press
.
• Yellow button (“Add”): Adds a scene.
Select the location into which you
want to insert the scene using </M/m/,, then follow steps 5 to 7 of
“Creating a Playlist title” on page 69.
• Blue button (“Erase”): Erases the
scene.
To cancel “Edit Playlist”
Press O RETURN. The Playlist appears.
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Dubbing (HDD y DVD)
Before Dubbing
In this section, “dubbing” refers to “copying
a recorded title on the internal hard disk
drive (HDD) to another disc, or vice versa.”
Before you start, read the following
precautions, which are common to all
dubbing methods.
Before you start…
• After you dub a title on the HDD to a
DVD, the title cannot be edited on the
DVD. Edit the title on the HDD
beforehand.
• When you dub a Playlist title containing
scenes in various recording modes and
select “Original” for the dubbing mode, the
selected title will be dubbed in the current
recording mode for analogue broadcasting
(the default setting is SP). To change the
recording mode, select a dubbing mode
other than “Original.”
• For titles containing scenes with various
aspect ratios, dub on to DVD-RWs/DVDRs (VR mode) when dubbing from the
HDD to DVDs.
Dubbing from the HDD to
a DVD (HDD t DVD)
+
-
-
RW
R
RWVR-RW
Video
HDD
-
RVR
You can select the titles you want to dub at
1× speed using Dubbing List.
Video
+
R
1 Insert the DVD that you are going to
dub to.
See “Playing Discs and Recorded
Programmes” on page 54.
2 Press HDD.
3 Press TITLE LIST.
4 Press the red button (“Edit”) to select
“Dubbing,” and press .
The Dubbing List appears.
Dubbing (HDD y DVD)
z
When you dub a Playlist title, it is recorded as an
Original title.
b
• Titles containing copy protection signals are
moved. For details on “Move” function, see
“Dubbing restriction” on page 110.
• No other operations are available during
dubbing.
• Timer recordings do not start while dubbing.
Before you start dubbing, check the Timer List
for any timer recordings that are due to start
during a dubbing.
• Depending on the DVD, the aspect ratio may
change when the title is dubbed.
A Direction of dubbing
B Total size (number) of the
selected titles
C Detailed information of the
selected title
D Check mark
E Available space on the disc to be
dubbed (approximate)
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5 Select a title you want to dub, and
press MARKER.
A check mark appears next to the
selected title.
• To cancel the selection, press
MARKER again.
• To select/unselect all items, press the
yellow button (“Selection”) to select
“Select All” or “Unselect All,” and
press .
• To switch between the Title List and
the Playlist, press the blue button
(“Switch List”).
• To change the title order, press the
green button (“Sort”) to select “By
Name,” “By Length,” etc., and press
.
6 Repeat step 5 to select all of the titles
you want to dub.
7 Press the red button (“Start Dub”).
The dubbing mode list appears.
8 Select a dubbing mode using M/m,
and press .
Dubbing starts.
For DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs (Video Mode)/
DVD+Rs, the display asks for
confirmation of finalisation after
dubbing. If you select “Yes,” the disc
will be finalised when the dubbing is
finished.
z
To format a new DVD, see “Differences between
disc types” on page 74.
About dubbing mode
• When you select “Original” in step 8,
– Titles recorded in DR mode or Playlist
titles containing scenes only in DR mode
are all converted to 6 Mbps and dubbed.
– Titles recorded in a recording mode other
than DR mode are dubbed in the same
mode as the recorded mode.
– Playlist titles containing scenes in
various recording modes are dubbed in
the current recording mode for analogue
broadcasting (the default setting is SP).
• When you select a dubbing mode other
than “Original” in step 8, all the selected
titles are dubbed in the selected dubbing
mode. When you want to select a different
dubbing mode for each title, dub titles one
by one.
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• The dubbing speed does not exceed the
maximum dubbing speed of this recorder
even when using discs that support higher
dubbing speeds. In addition, depending on
the disc condition, the recorder may be
unable to dub at the maximum dubbing
speed.
To display dubbing information
While dubbing at 1× speed, you can preview
the title and check the dubbing information
all the time. Press DISPLAY to hide the
dubbing information.
While dubbing at high-speed, or when
dubbing information is not displayed, press
DISPLAY to check the dubbing
information.
z
While dubbing at high-speed, you can watch TV
programmes using the recorder’s tuner.
To cancel dubbing
1 Press x REC STOP.
The display asks for confirmation.
2 Select “Yes,” and press .
When dubbing is stopped partway, no
part of the title will be dubbed to the
DVD. However, note that this will
decrease the free space for DVD+Rs/
DVD-Rs.
b
• Bilingual titles are dubbed in stereo. Only the
audio signal that is selected in “Bilingual
Recording” in the “Audio In” setup (page 94)
(“A/L” (default) or “B/R”) is dubbed to the
DVD. To dub a bilingual title in a recording
mode other than DR with both main and sub
sounds, dub each title to a DVD-VR in
“Original” mode one by one.
• You cannot dub titles to finalised DVD-RWs/
DVD-Rs/DVD+Rs. However, DVD-RWs
finalised on this recorder can be dubbed again if
you unfinalise the discs (page 82).
• Audio descriptions and subtitles are not dubbed
on DVDs.
• Radio titles recorded on this recorder cannot be
dubbed to a DVD.
• The chapter marks in the dubbing source are
dubbed. The position of chapter marks may be
slightly changed from the original.
Dubbing from a
Finalised DVD to the
HDD (DVD t HDD)
+
-
-
RW
R
RWVR-RW
Video
HDD
-
RVR
You can dub titles on a finalised DVD to the
HDD.
Video
+
R
1 Insert the finalised DVD that you are
going to dub from.
See “Playing Discs and Recorded
Programmes” on page 54.
2 Press DVD.
3 Press SYSTEM MENU.
The System Menu appears.
4 Select “Media,” and press .
5 Select “Video (Title),” and press .
6 Press the red button (“Edit”) to select
“Dubbing,” and press .
The Dubbing List appears.
7 Select a title you want to dub, and
press MARKER.
A check mark appears next to the
selected title.
• To cancel the selection, press
MARKER again.
• To select/unselect all items, press the
yellow button (“Selection”) to select
“Select All” or “Unselect All,” and
press .
8 Repeat step 7 to select all of the titles
you want to dub.
9 Press the red button (“Start Dub”).
The dubbing mode list appears.
10
Select a dubbing mode using M/m,
and press .
Dubbing starts.
To cancel dubbing
1 Press x REC STOP.
The display asks for confirmation.
2 Select “Yes,” and press .
When dubbing is stopped partway, no
part of the title will be dubbed to the
HDD.
b
• You cannot dub from DVD VIDEOs to the
HDD.
• Bilingual titles are dubbed in stereo. Only the
audio signal that is selected in “Bilingual
Recording” in the “Audio In” setup (page 94)
(“A/L” (default) or “B/R”) is dubbed to the
HDD.
Dubbing (HDD y DVD)
z
When you select “Original” in step 10, titles are
dubbed in the same mode as the recorded mode.
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Playing the Disc on
Other DVD Equipment
(Finalise)
+
-
-
RWVR-RW
Video
R
Finalising is necessary when you play discs
dubbed with this recorder on other DVD
equipment.
Before finalising, check the differences
between the disc types in the table below.
Differences between disc types
Finalising is unnecessary.
+
RW
-
-
Finalising is unnecessary when
RWVR
playing a disc on VR format
compatible equipment.
After finalising, you cannot edit or
dub on the disc. However, a disc
finalised on this recorder can be
edited again if you unfinalise
(page 82) or reformat (page 81) the
disc. Note that if you reformat the
disc, all dubbed contents will be
erased.
Even if your other DVD equipment
is VR format compatible, you may
need to finalise the disc, especially
if the recording time is short.
Finalising is necessary when
RW
Video
playing on any equipment other
than this recorder.
After finalising, you cannot dub on
the disc. However, a disc finalised
on this recorder can be dubbed
again if you unfinalise (page 82) or
reformat (page 81) the disc. Note
that if you reformat the disc, all
dubbed contents will be erased.
Finalising is necessary. The disc
-
RVR
can be played only on equipment
that supports DVD-R in VR mode.
You cannot edit or dub on the disc
after finalising.
Finalising is necessary when
+
R
playing on any equipment other
-
R
Video
than this recorder.
After finalising, you cannot dub on
the disc.
RVR
-
R
Video
1 Insert a disc.
See “Playing Discs and Recorded
Programmes” on page 54.
2 Press SYSTEM MENU.
The System Menu appears.
3 Select “Disc Setup,” and press .
4 Select “Disc Information,” and press
.
The Disc Information display appears.
5 Select “Finalise,” and press .
6 Select “Yes,” and press .
The recorder starts finalising the disc.
7 Press SYSTEM MENU to exit.
z
For DVD+RWs/DVD+R or DVD-RW/DVD-R
(Video mode), DVD menus are created.
b
• Depending on the condition of the disc 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.
• Inserting an unfinalised disc into other DVD
equipment may damage the dubbed contents.
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HDD/DV Camcorder Dubbing
Dubbing from HDD
Camcorder
You can dub the contents of a Sony HDD
camcorder to the hard disk drive of the
recorder via the USB jack on the front panel.
Methods to dub from the HDD camcorder
include:
– One-Touch Dubbing
– Dubbing using the on-screen display
Follow the instructions in “Preparing for
HDD camcorder dubbing,” and then move
on to the section on dubbing.
Before you start HDD camcorder
dubbing…
• Check that the HDD of the recorder has
enough available space for the dubbing
(page 82). You can open up disc space by
erasing titles (page 67).
• The contents are dubbed in the current
recording mode for analogue broadcasting
and external input (the default setting is
SP). To check or change the recording
mode, press INPUT to switch the input
source to analogue broadcasting or the
external input, and press REC MODE
repeatedly.
z
• If you want to dub by way of the LINE IN jacks,
see “Recording from Connected Equipment” on
page 45.
• If you want to dub the contents of the HDD
camcorder on a DVD, dub them to the HDD of
the recorder first, and then edit the title on the
HDD and dub it to a DVD.
• Parts that have finished dubbing remain on the
recorder when the disc space of the recorder
becomes full or you stop dubbing partway.
• Dolby Digital 5.1ch audio recorded in the HDD
camcorder is down-conv erted to 2ch audio when
dubbed to the recorder.
b
• No timer recordings or other operations are
available when dubbing from the HDD
camcorder.
• The supported device is Sony HDD SD
(standard definition) camcorder released in or
before April 2009.
• The recorder does not support the AVCHD
format (HD (high definition) image quality).
You can dub MPEG-2 format images (SD
(standard definition) images) only.
• When the HDD camcorder contains still images
and moving images, only moving images can be
dubbed to the recorder.
• Playlist made with the HDD camcorder cannot
be dubbed to the recorder.
• When dubbing from the HDD camcorder, the
recorder recognises and uses the shooting date
and time information of the HDD camcorder. If
the HDD camcorder’s clock is incorrect, the
recorder may not dub the contents properly. Set
the HDD camcorder’s clock correctly before
shooting.
• You cannot record date, time, or the contents of
the HDD camcorder memory onto the recorder.
• If you dub the contents recorded in high quality
mode in the HDD camcorder to the recorder, it
may take longer to finish dubbing than the
recording.
• Set the recorder and HDD camcorder to the same
colour system.
• When the total number of titles on the HDD of
the recorder exceeds 999, you cannot dub the
contents on the HDD camcorder to the recorder.
How titles and chapters are created
In each dubbing operation, the contents
dubbed to the recorder are divided into titles
by the shooting date. If the date has been
changed to the next day during one shooting
session, the shot image is included in the title
of the date when the shooting session started.
The title is divided into chapters. Each
shooting session on the HDD camcorder
becomes a chapter.
z
The title n ames are automatically l abelled as “USB
*** (start time of the first shooting session).”
b
Even if the scenes are recorded on the same day,
they are dubbed and divided into two or more titles
when the total recording time exceeds 8 hours or
the total number of scenes exceeds 99.
HDD/DV Camcorder Dubbing
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Preparing for HDD camcorder
dubbing
Connect an HDD camcorder to the USB jack
on the recorder.
Refer as well to the instruction manual
supplied with the HDD camcorder before
connecting.
b
• Connect the HDD camcorder directly to the
recorder.
• Do not disconnect the USB cable while dubbing.
• When signal input to the USB jack on the front
panel or recorder operation cannot be performed
correctly when using an HDD camcorder,
connect the HDD camcorder to the LINE IN jack
and follow the instructions of “Recording from
Connected Equipment” on page 45.
1 Turn on your HDD camcorder and the
recorder.
2 Connect your HDD camcorder to the
USB jack on the front panel.
DVD recorder
to USB jack
USB cable
(not supplied)
USB output
HDD camcorder
: Signal flow
3 Set your HDD camcorder to the USB
connection mode (example:
“COMPUTER” or “USB
CONNECT”).
For details, refer to the operating
instructions supplied with the HDD
camcorder.
One-Touch Dubbing from HDD
camcorder (ONE-TOUCH DUB)
HDD
You can dub contents of your HDD
camcorder onto the HDD of the recorder
with a single press of the ONE-TOUCH
DUB button on the recorder.
When dubbing from the HDD camcorder for
the first time, all of the contents are dubbed
to the recorder. The next time, only newly
shot sessions that have not been dubbed yet
are dubbed to the recorder.
Follow steps 1 to 3 of “Preparing for HDD
camcorder dubbing” on page 76, and
press ONE-TOUCH DUB on the recorder.
The recorder starts dubbing the contents on
the HDD camcorder to the HDD Title List of
the recorder.
To stop during dubbing
Press x REC STOP.
Note that it may take a few seconds for the
recorder to stop dubbing.
b
• The one-touch dubbing button on the HDD
camcorder does not function with the recorder.
• In One-Touch Dubbing, the contents that have
already been dubbed to the recorder are not
dubbed again even after you erase them from the
recorder. To dub the same contents to the
recorder again, reset the date and time for OneTouch Dubbing by performing “One-Touch
Dubbing reset” in the “System 2” setup
(page 89), then perform One-Touch Dubbing
again.
• Data about the dubbed contents are all cleared
when you reset the recorder (page 105).
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Dubbing from HDD camcorder
using the on-screen display
(HDD-Cam Dubbing)
8 Press the red button (“Start Dub”).
The recorder starts dubbing the contents
on the HDD camcorder to the HDD Title
List of the recorder.
HDD
You can dub the contents of your HDD
camcorder onto the HDD of the recorder
using the on-screen display.
1 Follow steps 1 to 3 of “Preparing for
HDD camcorder dubbing” on page
76.
2 Press SYSTEM MENU.
The System Menu appears.
3 Select “HDD-Cam/DV,” and press
.
4 Select “HDD-Cam Dubbing,” and
press .
5 Select “Yes” or “No” using </,,
and press .
When you select “Yes,” all the scenes on
the HDD camcorder are sorted by date
and put into a folder named with the
date.
When you select “No,” a list of all the
scenes on the HDD camcorder is
displayed.
6 Select a scene/folder you want to dub
to the recorder using </M/m/,,
and press MARKER.
A check mark appears next to the
selected item.
• To clear the check mark, press
MARKER again.
• To select/unselect all items, press the
yellow button (“Selection”) to select
“Select All” or “Unselect All,” and
press .
• To preview a scene without sound,
press . To exit the preview, press
x (stop).
7 Repeat step 6 to select all of the
scenes/folders you want to dub.
To stop dubbing
Press x REC STOP. Or, select “Cancel,”
and press .
z
You can select up to 999 scenes to dub to the
recorder at one time.
HDD/DV Camcorder Dubbing
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Dubbing from DV
Camcorder
This section explains dubbing with a DV
camcorder via the DV IN jack on the front
panel. If you want to dub by way of the
LINE IN jacks, see “Recording from
Connected Equipment” on page 45.
The DV IN jack on this recorder conforms to
the i.LINK standard.
Follow the instructions in “Preparing for DV
camcorder dubbing,” and then move on to
the section on dubbing. For more
information about i.LINK, see “About
i.LINK” on page 114.
Before you start DV camcorder dubbing…
• Check that the HDD of the recorder has
enough available space for the dubbing
(page 82). You can open up disc space by
erasing titles (page 67).
How chapters are created
The contents dubbed to the HDD become a
single title. This title is divided into chapters.
Chapters are created for each shooting
session on the tape and each pause during
dubbing.
To use this recorder’s auto chapter setting,
be sure to correctly set the clock on your DV
camcorder before shooting.
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• You cannot make a recording while DV
camcorder dubbing.
• The DV IN jack is for input only. It will not
output signals.
• You cannot use the DV IN jack when:
– signal input to the DV IN jack on the front
panel or recorder operation cannot be
performed correctly when using a digital video
camera (see “About i.LINK” on page 114).
Connect the camera to the LINE IN jack and
follow the instructions of “Recording from
Connected Equipment” on page 45.
– the input signal is not in DVC-SD format. Do
not connect a MICRO MV format digi tal video
camera even if it has an i.LINK jack.
– the images on the tape contain copy protection
signals, which limit recording.
• Set the recorder and DV camcorder to the same
colour system (page 92).
• When the total number of titles on the HDD
exceeds 999, you cannot dub the contents on the
DV camcorder to the recorder.
Hookups
DVD recorder
to DV IN
Preparing for DV camcorder
dubbing
You can connect a DV camcorder to the DV
IN jack on the recorder to dub or edit from a
DV/Digital8 format tape. Operation is
straightforward because the recorder will
fast forward and rewind the tape for you –
you do not need to operate your DV
camcorder.
Refer as well to the instruction manual
supplied with the DV camcorder before
connecting.
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i.LINK cable
(not supplied)
DV output
: Signal flow
DV camcorder
1 Insert the source DV/Digital8 format
tape into your DV camcorder, and set
the DV camcorder to video playback
mode.
2 Press REC MODE on the remote
repeatedly to select the recording
mode.
To change the recording mode, press
INPUT to switch the input source to
analogue broadcasting or the external
input beforehand.
For details about the recording mode,
see page 109.
3 Set the “DV Input” setting in the
“Audio In” setup (page 94).
You are ready to start dubbing. Select
one of the dubbing methods on the
following pages.
b
• You cannot connect more than one piece of
digital video equipment to the recorder.
• You cannot control the recorder using another
device or another recorder of the same model.
• You cannot dub date, time, or the contents of the
cassette memory onto the HDD.
• If you dub from a DV/Digital8 format tape that
is recorded in multiple sound tracks, such as a
tape with multiple sampling frequencies
(48 kHz, 44.1 kHz, or 32 kHz), no sound or an
unnatural sound will be output when playing
back the sampling frequency switch point on the
disc.
• The recorded picture may be momentarily
affected or the start and end points of a title may
be different from what you have set if the source
DV/Digital8 format tape is in any of the
following conditions. In this case, connect your
DV camcorder to the LINE IN jack and follow
the instructions of “Recording from Connected
Equipment” (page 45):
– There is a blank space in the recorded portion
of the tape.
– The tape’s time code is not sequential.
– If the picture size or the recording mode on the
tape being dubbed changes.
• A blank or black coloured screen will be dubbed
when the recorder is set to a different colour
system from the DV tape contents’ system. Set
“Input Colour System” in the “Video In/Out”
setup to the same colour system as the DV tape
contents’ system (page 92).
• When dubbing bilingual titles on the DV/
Digital8 format tape, set “Bilingual Recording”
to either “A/L” (default) or “B/R” in the “Audio
In” setup (page 94).
One-Touch dubbing from DV
camcorder (ONE-TOUCH DUB)
HDD
You can dub the entire contents of a DV/
Digital8 format tape to the HDD with a
single press of the ONE-TOUCH DUB
button on the recorder. The recorder controls
the DV camcorder for the whole process,
and completes the dubbing.
Follow steps 1 to 3 of “Preparing for DV
camcorder dubbing” on page 78, and
press ONE-TOUCH DUB on the recorder.
The recorder rewinds the tape and then starts
dubbing the tape contents.
After the dubbing is finished, the recorder
rewinds the tape to the beginning.
To stop during dubbing
Press SYSTEM MENU.
Note that it may take a few seconds for the
recorder to stop dubbing.
b
• The recorder will pause dubbing when there is a
blank space or an image containing copy
protection signals or signals in a different colour
system from that of the recorder on the tape. The
recorder will resume dubbing automatically
when receiving a recordable signal within
5 minutes. Otherwise, DV One-Touch Dubbing
ends automatically.
• DV One-Touch Dubbing ends automatically
when the recorder cannot receive a recordable
signal for 12 seconds at the beginning of the
tape.
• If the HDD camcorder is also connected to the
USB jack, dubbing from the HDD camcorder
starts when you press the ONE-TOUCH DUB
button. Disconnect the HDD camcorder from the
USB jack to dub from the DV camcorder.
• When Timer recording is about to start during
DV One-Touch Dubbing, a message appears.
Follow the on-screen instructions.
HDD/DV Camcorder Dubbing
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Dubbing from DV camcorder
using the on-screen display
(DV Dubbing)
HDD
You can select and dub scenes while playing
a DV/Digital8 format tape.
1 Follow steps 1 to 3 of “Preparing for
DV camcorder dubbing” on page 78.
2 Press SYSTEM MENU.
The System Menu appears.
3 Select “HDD-Cam/DV,” and press
.
4 Select “DV Dubbing,” and press .
b
• You cannot set a scene to be shorter than one
second.
• The recorder will pause recording when there is
a blank space or an image containing copy
protection signals or signals in a different colour
system from that of the recorder on the tape. The
recorder will resume recording automatically
when receiving a recordable signal within
5 minutes. Otherwise, the recorder stops DV
dubbing and exits to the System Menu.
5 Find the point on the DV/Digital8
format tape that you want to start
dubbing from using m/M, etc.,
and press X.
6 Select “REC Start,” and press .
The recorder starts dubbing.
7 Select “REC Pause,” and press .
The recorder pauses dubbing.
8 Press N and repeat steps 5 to 7 to
dub more scenes.
9 Select “REC Stop,” and press .
The selected scenes are dubbed as a
single title.
To exit “DV Dubbing”
Press SYSTEM MENU.
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Settings and Adjustments
Using the Disc Setup
Menus (Disc Setup)
Disc Settings (Disc
Information)
You can check the disc information and use
the following functions.
You can adjust HDD/DVD related settings.
1 Press SYSTEM MENU while the
recorder is in stop mode or during
playback.
2 Select “Disc Setup” using M/m, and
press .
3 Select the desired setup item using
M/m, and press .
See the explanations in the following
sections.
Example: When a DVD-RW (VR mode) is
inserted.
1 “Disc Name”
2 “Used Space”/“Remain”
(approximate): Displays used/
remaining time of the disc in current
recording mode (example: SP mode).
3 “Disc Protection”: Displays whether
protection is set.
4 “Disc Type”
5 “Format Type”: Displays the
recording format.
6 Disc setting buttons
Available settings differ depending on
the disc type.
“Finalise” (page 74)/“Unfinalise”
(page 82)
“Format”: Formats a disc. For DVDRWs, select a recording format (VR
mode or Video mode) (page 74).
Settings and Adjustments
b
For DVDs created on other DVD equipment, the
“Disc Information” function may not be available.
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Unfinalise
You can unfinalise a disc when the disc is
finalised.
For DVD-RWs (Video mode)
DVD-RWs (Video mode) that have been
finalised to prohibit additional dubbing can
be unfinalised to allow further dubbing.
For DVD-RWs (VR mode)
If you cannot edit on a DVD-RW (VR mode)
that has been finalised with other DVD
equipment, unfinalise the disc.
b
The recorder may not unfinalise DVD-RWs
(Video mode) that have been finalised on another
recorder.
1 Select “Unfinalise,” and press .
2 Select “Yes,” and press .
The recorder starts unfinalising the disc.
Unfinalising may take several minutes.
3 Press SYSTEM MENU to exit.
Formatting the HDD (HDD
Formatting)
You can check used/remaining space of the
HDD and use the following functions.
A “Used Space”/“Remain”
(approximate): Displays used/
remaining time in current recording
mode (example: DR mode) and used/
remaining space on the HDD.
B HDD setting buttons
“Erase”: Erases all titles (except
protected titles) on the HDD.
“Format”: Formats the HDD to resolve
the problem when the hard disk error
occurred. All of the recorded content on
the HDD will be erased.
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Using the Setup Menus
Clock Setting
(Initial Setup)
You can change the settings of the recorder,
such as channel settings, audio settings, etc.
1 Press SYSTEM MENU while the
recorder is in stop mode or during
playback.
2 Select “Initial Setup” using M/m,
and press .
3 Select the desired setup item using
M/m, and press .
See the explanations in the following
sections.
The default settings are underlined.
The recorder will automatically set the clock
when any digital channels have been
scanned and stored.
Auto Clock Setting
Turns on the Auto Clock Set function when
a programme position in your local area
broadcasts a time signal.
Select “On,” and press .
• If the recorder does not receive a time
signal from any station, select “Off,” and
set the clock manually.
Manual Clock Setting
Set the day, month, year, hour, and minutes
using </M/m/,, and press to start the
clock.
Settings and Adjustments
Summer Time
Select “On” when you are now on summer
time, and press .
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Aerial Reception
Settings (Channel)
You can make tuner and channel settings for
the recorder.
To cancel scanning
Press O RETURN. When a result display
appears, select “Yes” to save the result.
b
When you set channels using “Auto Channel
Setting,” the timer settings in the Timer List will
be erased.
Auto Channel Setting
Presets channels automatically.
1 Set each item using </,, and press m
to proceed.
Channel Type
AllScans both digital and
DigitalScans only digital
AnalogScans only analogue
Service Type
All
Services
Free
Services
analogue channels.
channels.
channels.
Scans all channels
including pay-per-view
digital channels.
Scans only free channels.
2 Select “Start” using M/m, and press .
The recorder starts scanning the
channels. Scanning may take time
depending on your country/region or
settings.
3 Select “Yes,” and press .
When you set “Channel Type” to “All”
in step 1, the recorder proceeds to scan
analogue channels.
Digital Manual Setting
Presets digital channels on a specific
frequency.
When some digital terrestrial channels
cannot be set using “Auto Channel Setting,”
use this function to set them manually.
1 Select “Service Type” using </,,
and press m (page 84).
2 Set “Channel Number” using </,.
The “Frequency” and “Band width” will
be adjusted accordingly. When you
want to set “Frequency” and “Band
width” manually, select the item using
M/m, and change the settings using </
, or number buttons.
3 Select “Start” using M/m, and press .
The recorder starts scanning the digital
channels.
4 Select “Yes,” and press .
To cancel scanning
Press O RETURN. When a result display
appears, select “Yes” to save the result.
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Digital Channel List
Allows you to disable/enable or arrange the
digital channels.
Select a channel using M/m, and press the
corresponding colour button.
• Green button (“Disable”): Disables the
selected channel. The disabled channel
will not appear on the EPG display and will
be skipped when you press PROG +/–.
Press the red button (“Enable”) to enable
the channel again.
• Yellow button (“Swap”): Changes the
channel order. Select the channel you want
to move, and press the yellow button
(“Swap”). Then select another channel to
swap positions with, and press the yellow
button (“Swap”).
• Blue button (“Signal”): Displays the signal
strength and the signal quality.
b
To retain the current channel list setting at “Swap,”
etc., set “Auto Service Update” to “Off” (page 87).
Analog Manual Setting
Allows you to edit, erase, or arrange the
analogue channels.
1 Select a channel using M/m, and press
the red button (“Edit”).
2 Select the item you want to change using
M/m, and change the settings using </
,.
3 Press the red button (“Save”).
• To preset another channel, repeat from
step 1.
• To erase a channel, select the channel,
and press the green button (“Erase”).
• To change the channel order, see
“Digital Channel List” on page 85.
CH System
Select the region to get the best broadcast
reception.
FRSelect this when in France.
Western
Euro
UKSelect this when in Great
Select this when in West
European countries.
Britain.
Eastern
Euro
Select this when in East
European countries.
Channel
Press </, repeatedly until the channel
you want is displayed.
• To select a cable or satellite channel, press
</, until the channel you want is
displayed.
Receivable channels
TV systemChannel coverage
BG (West European
Countries, except
those listed below)
DK (East European
Countries)
I (Great Britain)B21 – B69 UHF
L* (France)F2 – F10 VHF
* To receive broadcasts in France, select “L.”
E2 – E12 VHF
Italian A – H VHF
E21 – E69 UHF
S1 – S20 CATV
S21 – S41 HYPER
S01 – S05 CATV
R1 – R12 VHF
R21 – R69 UHF
S1 – S20 CATV
S21 – S41 HYPER
S01 – S05 CATV
S1 – S20 CATV
S21 – S41 HYPER
S01 – S05 CATV
F21 – F69 UHF
B – Q CATV
S21 – S41 HYPER
Tuning the French CATV channels
This recorder can scan the CATV channels
B to Q and the HYPER frequency channels
S21 to S41. On the Channel Set menu, the
channels are indicated as CC1 to CC44. For
example, channel B is indicated by Channel
Set number CC1, and channel Q is indicated
by Channel Set number CC23 (see the table
below). If the CATV channel you want to
preset is indicated by its frequency (for
example, 152.75 MHz), refer to the table
below to find the corresponding channel
number.
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86
Corre-
sponding
channel
BCC1116.75–124.75
CCC2124.75–132.75
DCC3132.75–140.75
DCC4140.75–148.75
ECC5148.75–156.75
FCC6156.75–164.75
FCC7164.75–172.75
GCC8172.75–180.75
HCC9180.75–188.75
HCC10188.75–196.75
ICC11196.75–204.75
JCC12204.75–212.75
JCC13212.75–220.75
KCC14220.75–228.75
LCC15228.75–236.75
LCC16236.75–244.75
MCC17244.75–252.75
NCC18252.75–260.75
NCC19260.75–268.75
OCC20268.75–276.75
PCC21276.75–284.75
PCC22284.75–292.75
QCC23292.75–300.75
S21CC24299.25–307.25
S22CC25307.25–315.25
S23CC26315.25–323.25
S24CC27323.25–331.25
S25CC28331.25–339.25
S26CC29339.25–347.25
S27CC30347.25–355.25
S28CC31355.25–363.25
S29CC32363.25–371.25
S30CC33371.25–379.25
S31CC34379.25–387.25
S32CC35387.25–395.25
S33CC36395.25–403.25
Channel
Set
number
Receivable
Frequency
range (MHz)
Corre-
sponding
channel
S34CC37403.25–411.25
S35CC38411.25–419.25
S36CC39419.25–427.25
S37CC40427.25–435.25
S38CC41435.25–443.25
S39CC42443.25–451.25
S40CC43451.25–459.25
S41CC44459.25–467.25
Channel
Set
number
Receivable
Frequency
range (MHz)
AFT
On
OffAllows you to adjust the
Turns on the Auto Fine
Tuning function.
Normally select this position.
picture manually.
• If the Auto Fine Tuning function does not
work effectively, select “Off” and press m
to select “Level.” Press </, to obtain a
clearer picture.
Sound System
Select an available TV system (page 85).
B/GSelect this when in West
D/KSelect this when in East
ISelect this when in Great
LSelect this when in France.
European countries, except
those listed in “Receivable
channels” on page 85.
European countries.
Britain.
Name
Press </, to change or enter a new
station name. The recorder must receive
channel information for station names to
appear automatically.
To enter characters, see page 68.
Decoder
Sets the external decoder (PAY-TV/Canal
Plus analogue decoder) channels.
For details, see page 28.
Auto Service Update
Allows you to select whether or not to
update the channel list automatically to the
latest.
OnUpdates the channel list
automatically.
OffDoes not update the channel
list automatically.
OffTurns off the function.
Auto Chapter
The recorder can automatically divide a
recording (title) into chapters by inserting
chapter marks. You can select chapter mark
intervals or disable this function.
OffNo chapter mark is inserted.
Recorder Settings
(System 1)
Standby Mode
Mode 1When the recorder is turned
off,
– Input signals from the LINE
1/DECODER jack are not
output from the LINE 3 –
TV jack (page 25) and the
connected external decoder
cannot be used (page 27).
– Aerial input signals are not
output to the connected TV.
To watch TV, use a splitter to
divide aerial input signals
between the TV and the
recorder (page 16).
Mode 2When the recorder is turned
off, input signals from the
LINE 1/DECODER jack are
output from the LINE 3 – TV
jack and aerial input signals
are output to the connected
TV. The standby power
consumption is higher than
that of “Mode 1.”
10 minutes Inserts chapter marks at
approximately 10-minute
intervals.
15 minutes Inserts chapter marks at
approximately 15-minute
intervals.
b
• The actual chapter mark interval may vary
depending on the amount of information
contained in the video to be recorded.
• The “Auto Chapter” function is not available
during dubbing.
Settings and Adjustments
EP Mode Time
Sets the maximum continuous recording
time for recording in EP mode (only for
analogue broadcasts or an external input).
6 hoursAllows you to record
continuously for 6 hours.
8 hoursAllows you to record
continuously for 8 hours with
lower picture quality.
Control for HDMI
Auto Power off
OnThe recorder automatically
turns off when you do not
press any buttons for 6 hours
in stop mode. The display asks
for confirmation about one
minute before the recorder
turns off. If you want to keep
the recorder on, select
“Cancel,” and press .
OnAllows you to use the
“Control for HDMI” function
(page 20).
OffTurns off the function.
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EPG Type Select
Command Mode
Selects the EPG (Electronic Programme
Guide) type to use.
The default setting varies depending on the
country/region.
GUIDE
Plus+
Freeview+Select this to use the digital
Select this to use the Gemstar
GUIDE Plus+ electronic
programme guide (page 36).
electronic programme guide
(page 46).
b
When you switch the EPG type, the timer settings
that have been set will be erased.
DivX® Registration
Displays the registration code of DivX video
files for this recorder.
ABOUT DIVX VIDEO-ON-DEMAND:
This DivX Certified
registered in order to play DivX Video-onDemand (VOD) content. Go to
vod.divx.com
registration process and learn more about
DivX VOD.
®
device must be
with this code to complete the
Changes the Command Mode of the
recorder to avoid interference with your
other Sony DVD recorder or player.
1 Select a Command Mode (“1,” “2,” or
“3 (Default setting)”), and press .
b
The default command mode setting for this
recorder and the supplied remote is “3.”
The remote does not function if different
command modes are set for the recorder and
remote. Set the same command mode.
You can check the Command Mode for the
recorder in the front panel display (page 13).
2 Set the Command Mode for the remote
so it matches the Command Mode for
the recorder you set above.
Follow the steps below to set the
Command Mode on the remote.
1 Hold down .
2 While holding down , enter the
Command Mode code number using
the number buttons.
3 Hold down both the number and
buttons at the same time for more
than three seconds.
Version
You can check the software version.
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Recorder Settings
Auto Finalisation
(System 2)
Software Update
You can check the current software version
of the built-in digital tuner and keep it up to
date with the latest software.
AutoUpdates the software
automatically. Normally,
select this position.
OffDoes not update the
software automatically.
StartUpdates the software
manually.
b
Do not turn off the recorder during updating the
software.
CI Information (RDR-DC105/
DC205/DC305/DC505 only)
You can see the CI information. The
displayed information differs depending on
the CI module.
OnWhen you remove a disc
from the recorder, the
recorder automatically
finalises the disc.
OffTurns off the function.
Front Panel Display
Adjusts the lighting of the front panel
display.
OnBright lighting.
OffTurns off the lighting and
saves power consumption
when the power is off.
b
When you select “Off,” Child Lock is not
available. To set the Child Lock, select “On.”
Settings and Adjustments
One-Touch Dubbing reset
Resets the date and time for One-Touch
Dubbing from HDD camcorder. The
recorder will dub all of the contents on the
HDD camcorder next time you press the
ONE-TOUCH DUB button. The display
asks for confirmation.
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Language Settings
(Language)
You can make language settings.
D.TV Audio(Primary)/
D.TV Audio(Secondary)
D.TV Subtitle(Primary)/
D.TV Subtitle(Secondary)
OSD Language
Switches the display language on the screen.
DVD Menu (DVD VIDEO only)
Switches the language for the DVD menu.
DVD Audio (DVD VIDEO only)
Switches the language of the sound track.
When you select “Original,” the language
given priority in the disc is selected.
DVD Subtitle (DVD VIDEO only)
Switches the language of the subtitles
recorded on the disc.
When you select “Audio Follow,” the
subtitle language changes according to the
language you selected for the sound track.
D.TV Teletext(Primary)/
D.TV Teletext(Secondary)
Selects main and sub audio, subtitle, or
teletext language for multilingual
programmes.
When the language set in “D.TV
Audio(Primary)”/“D.TV
Subtitle(Primary)”/“D.TV
Teletext(Primary)” is not available, the
language that is set in “D.TV
Audio(Secondary)”/“D.TV
Subtitle(Secondary)”/“D.TV
Teletext(Secondary)” will be selected.
• When you select “OSD Follow,” the
language that is set in “OSD Language”
will be selected.
• When you select “Audio Follow,” the
subtitle language changes according to the
language you selected for the sound track.
z
If you select “Others” in “DVD Menu,” “DVD
Audio,” or “DVD Subtitle,” press , and enter a
language code from “Language Code List” on
page 111.
b
If you select a language that is not recorded on the
DVD VIDEO, one of the recorded languages will
be automatically selected.
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Video Settings (Video In/
Out)
You can adjust items related to the image,
such as size and colour, according to the type
of TV, tuner, or decoder connected to the
recorder.
Component Video Out
Selects the signal format in which the
recorder outputs video signals: interlace or
progressive, from the COMPONENT
VIDEO OUT jacks.
Normal (Interlace)
Outputs signals in the
interlace format.
TV Type
Select the playback picture size according to
the type of connected TV (widescreen/wide
mode TV or conventional 4:3 screen TV).
16:9Select this when
connecting to a widescreen
TV or TV with a wide
mode function.
4:3 Letter Box Select this when
connecting to a 4:3 screen
TV. Displays a wide
picture with bands on the
upper and lower portions
of the screen.
4:3 Pan Scan Select this when
connecting to a 4:3 screen
TV. Automatically
displays a wide picture on
the entire screen and cuts
off the portions that do not
fit.
16:9
4:3 Letter Box
ProgressiveOutputs signals in the
progressive format. Select
this when you want to view
progressive signals.
b
• When using the HDMI connection (page 17),
“Progressive” cannot be selected.
• When you set “LINE 3 Out [LINE 1 In]” to
“RGB [Video/RGB]” or “RGB [Decoder],” you
cannot set “Component Video Out.”
• When you connect the recorder to a monitor or
projector via only the COMPONENT VIDEO
OUT jacks, do not set “LINE 3 Out [LINE 1 In]”
to “RGB [Video/RGB]” or “RGB [Decoder].” If
you set “LINE 3 Out [LINE 1 In]” to “RGB
[Video/RGB]” or “RGB [Decoder],” in this case,
the picture may not appear.
• When picture noise appears after you set the
recorder to progressive format, hold down x
(stop) on the recorder, and press Z (open/close)
on the recorder.
LINE 3 Out [LINE 1 In]
Selects a method of outputting video signals
for the LINE 3 – TV jack and a method of
inputting video signals for the LINE 1/
DECODER jack. The picture will not be
clear if this setting does not match the type
of video input signal.
Video [Video/
RGB]
Outputs video signals/
inputs video signals or
RGB signals.
Settings and Adjustments
4:3 Pan Scan
b
Depending on the disc, “4:3 Letter Box” may be
selected automatically instead of “4:3 Pan Scan”
or vice-versa.
Video
[Decoder]
Outputs video signals.
Select this when
connecting to an external
decoder (PAY-TV/Canal
Plus analogue decoder). If
you connect to a cable box/
satellite receiver such as
CanalSat, do not select this
option.
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S-Video
[S-Video]
RGB [Video/
RGB]
RGB
[Decoder]
Outputs/inputs S-video
signals.
Outputs RGB signals/
inputs video signals or
RGB signals.
Outputs RGB signals.
Select this when
connecting to an external
decoder (PAY-TV/Canal
Plus analogue decoder). If
you connect to a cable box/
satellite receiver such as
CanalSat, do not select this
option.
b
If your TV does not accept S-video or RGB
signals, the image will not be displayed in the
selected method on the TV screen even if you
select “S-Video [S-Video],” “RGB [Video/
RGB],” or “RGB [Decoder].” Refer to the
instructions supplied with your TV.
Input Colour System
Selects the colour system when picture noise
appears. This setting is effective when you
record an analogue broadcast or an external
input.
AutoRecorder automatically
detects signals of colour
systems and selects the
appropriate colour system.
HDMI Resolution
Selects the type of video signals output from
the HDMI OUT jack. If the picture is not
clear, natural or to your satisfaction, try
another option that suits the disc and your
TV/projector, etc. For details, refer also to
the instruction manual supplied with the TV/
projector, etc.
Auto (1080p)Normally select this.
The recorder outputs
signals starting from the
highest resolution
acceptable to the TV:
1080p > 1080i > 720p >
576p(480p)
If the resulting image
format is undesirable, try
another setting that suits
your TV.
1080iOutputs 1080i video
signals.
720pOutputs 720p video signals.
576pOutputs 576p(480p) video
signals.
b
When picture noise appears after you change the
“HDMI Resolution” setting, hold down x (stop)
on the recorder, and press Z (open/close) on the
recorder.
PALSelects the PAL colour
SECAMSelects the SECAM colour
system.
system.
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4:3 Video Output
This setting is effective only when you set
“TV Type” to “16:9” in the “Video In/Out”
setup.
Adjust this setting to watch 4:3 aspect ratio
signals. If you can change the aspect ratio on
your TV, change the setting on your TV, not
this recorder.
Note that this setting is effective only for
HDMI connection.
FullSelect this when you can
change the aspect ratio on
your TV.
NormalSelect this when you
cannot change the aspect
ratio on your TV. Shows a
4:3 size video with the
aspect ratio as it is.
Audio Input Settings
(Audio In)
You can adjust the sound according to the
playback and connection conditions.
NICAM Select
For details on NICAM system, see page 51.
NICAMNormally select this
position.
StandardSelect this if the sound
from NICAM broadcasts is
not clear.
Bilingual Rec. Mode (HDD)
This setting is effective when you record an
analogue broadcast or an external input.
16:9 aspect ratio TV
b
This setting is not effective when “HDMI
Resolution” is set to “576p.”
HDMI Colour
Selects the method of outputting video
signals for the HDMI jack.
AutoAutomatically detects the
connected TV type, and
switches to the matching
colour setting.
RGBSelect this when connecting
to an RGB device.
b
Some settings may not be available depending on
the connected device.
OnWhen recording bilingual
programmes, both main
and sub sounds can be
recorded.
OffWhen recording bilingual
programmes, only one
sound track (main or sub)
can be recorded.
Set “Bilingual Recording”
to “A/L” (default) or “B/R”
in the “Audio In” setup
(page 94).
Settings and Adjustments
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Bilingual Recording
Selects the sound to be recorded.
This setting is effective for recording of an
analogue broadcast or an external input, or
dubbing.
A/LRecords the main sound for
the bilingual programme.
B/RRecords the sub sound for
the bilingual programme.
b
When recording a bilingual audio signal to the
HDD (when “Bilingual Rec. Mode (HDD)” is set
to “On” (page 93)), both audio channels are
recorded and you can select the sound when
playing.
External Audio
StereoSelect this when receiving
stereo programmes from
connected equipment.
BilingualSelect this when receiving
bilingual programmes
from connected
equipment.
b
When receiving audio input signals from the DV
input jack, the recorder automatically selects
“Stereo” or “Bilingua l” regardless of the “External
Audio” setting.
AD Mixing Level
DV Input
Select the setting for the audio input when
DV camcorder dubbing.
Select “Mix” or “Stereo 2” only if you have
added a second audio when recording with
your digital video camera.
Stereo 1Records original sound
only. Normally select this
when dubbing a DV format
tape.
Stereo 2Records additional audio
only.
MixRecords both stereo 1 and
2.
Adjusts the mixing level of the main sound
and the audio description. To increase the
audio description volume, select a higher
numeric value. The default setting is
“Middle.”
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Audio Output Settings
(Audio Out)
b
When HDMI output is performed to equipment not
compatible with DTS signals, the signals will not
be output regardless of the “DTS” setting.
You can switch the method of outputting
audio signals when you connect a
component such as an amplifier (receiver)
with a digital input jack.
b
If you connect a component that does not accept
the selected audio signal, a loud noise (or no
sound) will come from the speakers, and may
affect your ears or cause speaker damage.
Dolby Digital (HDD/DVDs only)
Selects the type of Dolby Digital signal.
Dolby DigitalSelect this when the
recorder is connected to an
audio component with a
built-in Dolby Digital
decoder.
PCMSelect this when the
recorder is connected to an
audio component wi thout a
built-in Dolby Digital
decoder.
b
If the HDMI OUT jack is connected to equipment
not compatible with Dolby Digital signals, the
PCM signals will be automatically output even
when you select “Dolby Digital.”
DTS (DVD VIDEOs only)
Selects whether or not to output DTS
signals.
OffSelect this when the
recorder is connected to an
audio component wi thout a
built-in DTS decoder.
OnSelect this when the
recorder is connected to an
audio component with a
built-in DTS decoder.
96kHz PCM (DVD VIDEOs only)
Selects the sampling frequency of the audio
signal.
96kHz >
48kHz
96kHzAll signals containing
The audio signals of DVD
VIDEOs are converted to
48 kHz and output.
96 kHz are output without
conversion. However, the
signals are output at
48 kHz if copyrightprotected signals are
contained.
b
If the HDMI OUT jack is connected to equipment
not compatible with 96 kHz signals, 48 kHz PCM
will be automatically output even when you select
“96kHz.”
MPEG (DVD VIDEOs only)
Selects the type of MPEG audio signal.
PCMSelect this when the
MPEGSelect this when the
b
If the HDMI OUT jack is connected to equipment
not compatible with MPEG audio signals, the
PCM signals will be automatically output even
when you select “MPEG.”
recorder is connected to an
audio componen t without a
built-in MPEG decoder. If
you play MPEG audio
sound tracks, the recorder
outputs stereo signals via
the DIGITAL OUT
(COAXIAL) jack.
recorder is connected to an
audio component with a
built-in MPEG decoder.
Settings and Adjustments
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DRC (Dynamic Range Control)
(DVDs only)
Selects the dynamic range (difference
between soft and loud sounds) setting when
playing a DVD that conforms to “DRC.”
This affects the output from the following
jacks:
– LINE 2 OUT (R-AUDIO-L) jacks
– LINE 3 – TV jack
– LINE 1/DECODER jack
– DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL)/HDMI OUT
jack only when “Dolby Digital” is set to
“PCM” (page 95).
OffNormally select this
position.
OnMakes low sounds clear
even if you turn the volume
down.
HDMI Audio
Selects the type of audio signal output from
the HDMI OUT jack.
Limitation Settings
(Parental Lock)
You can set the password and limit the
operations.
When you have not set the password, the
display for entering a four-digit password
appears. Enter your new password using the
number buttons.
D.TV Age Limit
Viewing of some digital TV programmes
can be limited according to the age limit you
set. To watch or record programmes with an
age limit that exceeds the age limit you set,
your password is required.
1 Select an age as limitation level, and
press .
2 E nter your four-digit password using the
number buttons.
To cancel the setting, select “Off”
(default) in step 1.
AutoOutputs Dolby Digital,
MPEG and DTS audio
signals as a bitstream
signal. Normally select
this position.
PCMConverts all audio
signals except for DTS
signals to PCM.
b
• The PCM signals may not be output even when
you select “Auto” depending on th e “Audio Out”
settings, number of audio channels, and the
HDMI-connected device.
• The “HDMI Audio” function is not available
when a DVI device is connected.
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DVD Playback (DVD VIDEO
only)
Playback of some DVD VIDEOs can be
limited according to a predetermined level,
such as the age of the users. Scenes may be
blocked or replaced with different scenes.
1 Select the level, and press .
The lower the value, the stricter the
limitation.
Discs rated higher than the selected
level will be restricted.
2 E nter your four-digit password using the
number buttons.
To cancel the DVD Playback setting for
the disc, select “Off” (default) in step 1.
Change Password
You can change the password that gives
access to the “Parental Lock” settings.
Enter your four-digit password using the
number buttons, then enter a new password.
b
If you forgot your password, reset the recorder
(page 105).
Easy Setup (Resetting
the Recorder)
Select this to run the “Easy Setup”
programme.
Follow the instructions for “Easy Setup”
(page 23).
Settings and Adjustments
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Additional Information
Troubleshooting
If you experience any of the following
difficulties while using the recorder, use this
troubleshooting guide to help remedy the
problem before requesting repairs. Should
any problem persist, consult your nearest
Sony dealer.
Power
The power does not turn on.
, Check that the mains lead is connected
securely.
The power of the recorder turns off at the
same time as the TV is turned off.
, This is caused by the BRAVIA Sync
features. Set “Control for HDMI” to “Off”
in the “System 1” setup to cancel this
function (page 87).
, Switch the input selector on your TV (such
as to “VCR” and “AV 1”) so that the signal
from the recorder appears on the TV
screen.
, Check that the “Video In/Out” setup is set
to the appropriate item that conforms to
your system (page 91).
, If you connect the recorder to your TV via
only the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT
jacks, set “Component Video Out” in the
“Video In/Out” setup to “Progressive”
(page 91).
, Set “Standby Mode” to “Mode 2” in the
“System 1” setup (page 87).
, (For RDR-DC90/DC100/DC200/DC500)
A scrambled channel is selected.
, (For RDR-DC105/DC205/DC305/
DC505) A scrambled channel is selected.
Insert the proper CAM (page 20).
, A HD (High Definition) programme is
selected.
, A radio channel is selected.
“No signal” appears on the TV screen.
, Check that the video signal format is PAL/
SECAM. The recorder cannot play or
record any other video signal formats.
Tuner
The channel is not found or stored or
missed.
, Make sure that your aerial is properly
connected to the recorder.
, Confirm with your dealer that you are in an
area that can receive a digital signal.
, Check your aerial installation.
, When you have changed the channel
settings, turn the recorder off and wait for
a while to let the recorder save the settings,
then turn it on again. Do not disconnect the
mains lead during this procedure.
, When the channel list you have set is not
stored, set “Auto Service Update” to “Off”
in the “Channel” setup (page 87).
Picture
There is no picture.
, Re-connect all connecting cables securely.
, The connecting cables are damaged.
, Check the connection to your TV
(page 16).
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Picture noise appears.
, If the picture output signal from your
recorder passes thro ugh your VCR to get to
your TV, or if you are connected to a
combination TV/VIDEO player, the copyprotection signal applied to some DVD
programmes coul d affect picture quality. If
you still experience this problem even
when you connect your recorder directly to
your TV, try connecting your recorder to
your TV’s S VIDEO input.
, When you set the recorder to progressive
format, hold down x (stop) on the
recorder, and press Z (open/close) on the
recorder. The recorder is set to normal
(interlace) format.
, You are playing a title recorded in a colour
system that is different from your TV.
, Noise may appear in the pictures recorded
on the HDD, which is due to the
characteristics of HDD, and is not a
malfunction.
, When playing a double-layer DVD, the
video and audio may be momentarily
interrupted at the point where the layers
switch.
There is no picture or picture noise
appears when connected to the DV IN
jack.
, Try the following: 1Turn the recorder off
and on again. 2Turn the connected
equipment off and on again. 3Disconnect
and then connect the i.LINK cable again.
There is no picture or picture noise appears
when connected to the HDMI OUT jack.
, Try the following: 1Turn the recorder off
and on again. 2Turn the connected
equipment off and on again. 3Disconnect
and then connect the HDMI cable again.
, The recorder is connected to an input
device that is not HDCP compliant.
, When picture noise appears after you
change the “HDMI Resolution” setting,
hold down x (stop) on the recorder, and
press Z (open/close) on the recorder.
There is no TV programme reception.
, Set the channel manually in “Digital
Manual Setting” (page 84) or “Analog
Manual Setting” (page 85) in the
“Channel” setup.
, Select the correct source using the INPUT
button, or select a channel of any TV
programme using the PROG +/– buttons.
You can check the currently selected input
source in the front panel display.
The picture is breaking up.
, The signal strength is low. For digital
broadcasting, you can check the signal
strength using the blue button (“Signal”) in
“Digital Channel List” in the “Channel”
setup (page 85).
, Check aerial installation.
, Set “HDMI Resolution” to “576p” in the
“Video In/Out” setup (page 92).
TV channels cannot be changed.
, A timer recording started, which changed
the channels.
The picture from equipment connected to
the recorder’s input jack does not appear
on the screen.
, Press INPUT to switch the input source.
Select “L1” in the front panel display when
the equipment is connected to the LINE 1/
DECODER jack, or “L2” when the
equipment is connected to the LINE 2 IN
jack.
, When “Standby Mode” is set to “Mode 1”
in the “System 1” setup, input signals from
the LINE 1/DECODER jack are not output
from the LINE 3 – TV jack. Set “Standby
Mode” to “Mode 2” in the “System 1”
setup (page 87).
The playback picture or TV programme
from the equipment connected through
the recorder is distorted.
, If the playback picture output from a DVD
player, VCR, or tuner goes through your
recorder before reaching your TV, the
copy-protection signal applied to some
programmes could affect picture quality.
Disconnect the playback equipment in
question and connect it directly to your TV
(page 25).
The picture does not fill the screen.
, Set “TV Type” in the “Video In/Out” setup
in accordance with the screen size of your
TV (page 91).
Additional Information
TV programme pictures are distorted.
, Reorient the TV aerial.
, Adjust the picture (refer to the TV’s
instruction manual).
, Place the recorder and TV farther apart.
, Place the TV and any bunched aerial
cablesfarther apart.
, The aerial cable is connected to the
AERIAL OUT jack on the recorder.
Connect the cable to the AERIAL IN jack.
, Change the screen mode of your TV to suit
the image.
The picture does not fill the screen, even
though the picture size is set in “TV
Type” in the “Video In/Out” setup.
, The picture size of the title is fixed.
The picture is black and white.
, Check that “LINE 3 Out [LINE 1 In]” in
the “Video In/Out” setup is set to the
appropriate item that conforms to your
system (page 91).
, If you are using a SCART cable, be sure to
use one that is fully wired (21 pins).
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GUIDE Plus+ system
GUIDE Plus+ system does not appear.
, Perform “Manual Data Download” to
download the GUIDE Plus+ data manually
(page 43).
, The timer is set. Cancel the timer setting.
, The clock is incorrect. Set the clock
manually (page 83).
, If the host channel has changed or moved,
the programme guide data cannot be
received. Select “Easy Setup” in “Initial
Setup” in the System Menu, and follow the
on-screen instructions to make the settings
again (page 23). If the problem persists
after waiting for one day, search for the
host channel at the following website.
www.europe.guideplus.com
Programme listings for some programme
positions are missing.
, The programme guide data may not be
updated. Turn off the recorder and let the
recorder receive the programme guide
data.
, Some broadcast stations support only two
days of data. For details, refer to the
following website:
www.europe.guideplus.com
The programme listing is not up to date.
, The recorder was in use during the time
that the GUIDE Plus+ data was scheduled
to be downloaded.
Sound
There is no sound.
, Re-connect all connections securely.
, The connecting cable is damaged.
, The input source setting on the audio
component or the connection to the audio
component is incorrect.
, The recorder is in reverse play, fast-
forward, slow motion, or pause mode.
, If the audio signal does not come through
the DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL)/HDMI
OUT jacks, check the “Audio Out” setup
(page 95).
, The recorder supports only MP3 audio,
Dolby Digital and MPEG audio for DivX
video files. Press AUDIO to select a
supported audio signal format.
, When the audio description is not output
from the DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL)
jack, set “MPEG” to “PCM” in the “Audio
Out” setup (page 95).
No sound is output from the HDMI OUT
jack.
, Try the following: 1Turn the recorder off
and on again.
equipment off and on again.
and then connect the HDMI cable again.
, The HDMI OUT jack is connected to a
DVI device (DVI jacks do not accept audio
signals).
, The equipment connected to the HDMI
OUT jack does not conform to the audio
signal format. In this case, set “HDMI
Audio” to “PCM” in the “Audio Out”
setup (page 96).
2Turn the connected
3Disconnect
The sound volume is low.
, The sound volume is low on some DVDs.
The sound volume may improve if you set
“DRC” in the “Audio Out” setup to “On”
(page 96).
An alternate audio track cannot be
recorded or played.
, When recording from connected
equipment, set “External Audio” to
“Bilingual” in the “Audio In” setup
(page 94).
, When recording or playing multilingual
tracks (main or sub), set the appropriate
settings in the “Audio In” setup (page 93).
, I f you have connected an audio component
to the DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack
and want to change the audio track for the
HDD (when “Bilingual Rec. Mode
(HDD)” is set to “On” in the “Audio In”
setup (page 93)) during playback, set
“Dolby Digital” in the “Audio Out” setup
to “PCM” (page 95).
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