Sony RDRGX-7 Service manual

RDR-GX7

RMT-D203A

SERVICE MANUAL

SPECIFICATIONS

System

Laser

Semiconductor laser

Format

NTSC

Channel coverage

VHF: 2 to 13 UHF: 14 to 69 CATV: A-8 to A-1, A to W, W+1 to W+84

Video reception

Frequency synthesizer system

Audio reception

Split carrier system

Antenna

75-ohm antenna terminal for VHF/ UHF

Timer

Clock: Quartz locked Timer indication: 12-hour cycle (digital) Power back-up duration: 1 hour

Video recording format

MPEG Video Audio recording format/applicable bit rate

Dolby Digital/2 ch, 256 kbps

Audio characteristics (Playback)

Frequency response

DVD (PCM 96 kHz): 4 Hz to 44 kHz

(±1.0 dB)/DVD (PCM 48 kHz): 4 Hz

to 22 kHz (±0.5 dB)/CD: 4 Hz to 20

kHz (±0.5 dB) Signal-to-noise ratio (S/N ratio)

DVD: 115 dB (LINE OUT (AUDIO

L/R) 2 jacks only) Harmonic distortion

DVD: 0.002 % Dynamic range

DVD: 110 dB/CD: 100 dB Wow and flutter

DVD: Less than detected value

(0.001% W PEAK)

Audio characteristics (Recording/ Playback)

Frequency response

DVD (Dolby Digital 48 kHz): 10 Hz-20 kHz (±1.0 dB)

Signal-to-noise ratio

DVD: 96 dB

Harmonic distortion

DVD: 0.004 %

Dynamic range

DVD: 96 dB The signals from LINE OUT (AUDIO L/R) jack are measured. When you play PCM sound tracks with a 96 kHz sampling frequency, the output signals from the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL or COAXIAL) jack are converted to 48 kHz sampling frequency.

Inputs and outputs

LINE OUT 1/2 (AUDIO)

Phono jack

Output level: 2 Vrms

Load impedance: 10 kilohm s (VIDEO)

Phono jack

Output level: 1.0 Vp-p (S VIDEO)

4-pin mini DIN

Output level: Y:1.0 Vp-p, C: 0.286

Vp-p (NTSC) LINE IN 1/2/3 (AUDIO)

Phono jack

Input level: 2 Vrms

Input impedance:

more than 22 kilohms (VIDEO)

Phono jack

Input level: 1.0 Vp-p

(S VIDEO)

4-pin mini DIN Input level: Y:1.0 Vp-p, C: 0.286 Vp-p (NTSC)

DV IN

4-pin i.LINK S100

DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL)

Optical output jack Output level: –18 dBm (wave length: 660 nm)

DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL)

Phono jack Output level: 0.5 Vp-p Load impedance: 75 ohms

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT(Y, P

Phono jack/Y: 1.0 Vp-p/P interlace*=0.648 Vp-p, progressive

or interlace**=0.7 Vp-p * Component Black Level is On ** Component Black Level is Of f CONTROL S IN

Mini jack

General

Power requirements

120 V AC, 60 Hz Power consumption

43 W Dimensions (approx.)

430 × 89 × 381 mm

(17 × 3

/8 × 15 in.) (width/height/

depth) incl. projecti ng parts Mass (approx.)

5.6 kg (11.16 lb)

Operating temperature

5 ºC to 35 ºC (41 ºF to 95 ºF) Operating humidity

25 % to 80 %

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US Model

Canadian Model

Supplied accessories

Audio/video cord (1) Power cord (1) Antenna cable (1) Remote commander (remote) (1) Size AA(R6) batteries (2)

Specifications and design are subject to change without notice.

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DVD RECORDER

SAFETY CHECK-OUT

After correcting the original service problem, perform the following

safety checks before releasing the set to the customer.

1. Check the area of your repair for unsoldered or poorly-soldered connections. Check the entire board surface for solder splashes and bridges.

2. Check the interboard wiring to ensure that no wires are "pinched" or contact high-wattage resistors.

3. Look for unauthorized replacement parts, particularly transistors, that were installed during a previous repair . Point them out to the customer and recommend their replacement.

4. Look for parts which, though functioning, show obvious signs of deterioration. Point them out to the customer and recommend their replacement.

5. Check the line cord for cracks and abrasion. Recommend the replacement of any such line cord to the customer.

6. Check the B+ voltage to see it is at the values specified.

7. Check the antenna terminals, metal trim, "metallized" knobs, screws, and all other exposed metal parts for AC leakage. Check leakage as described below.

To Exposed Metal

Parts on Set

0.15 µF

Fig. A. Using an AC voltmeter to check AC leakage.

WHEN SERVICING, DO NOT APPROACH THE LASER EXIT WITH THE EYE TOO CLOSELY. IN CASE IT IS NECESSARY TO CONFIRM LASER BEAM EMISSION, BE SURE TO OBSERVE FROM A DISTANCE OF MORE THAN 25 cm FROM THE SURFACE OF THE OBJECTIVE LENS ON THE OPTICAL PICK-UP BLOCK.

1.5 kΩ

Earth Ground

WARNING!!

Voltmeter (0.75 V)

CAUTION:

The use of optical instrument with this product will increase eye hazard.

LEAKAGE TEST

The AC leakage from any exposed metal part to earth ground and from all exposed metal parts to any exposed metal part having a return to chassis, must not exceed 0.5mA (500 microampers). Leakage current can be measured by any one of three methods.

1. A commercial leakage tester, such as the Simpson 229 or RCA TW-540A. Follo w the manufacturers' instructions to use these instruments.

2. A battery-operated A C milliammeter. The Data Precision 245 digital multimeter is suitable for this job.

3. Measuring the voltage drop across a resistor by means of a VOM or battery-operated AC v oltmeter. The "limit" indication is 0.75V, so analog meters must hav e an accurate lo w v oltage scale. The Simpson 250 and Sanwa SH-63Trd are examples of a passive VOM that is suitable. Nearly all battery operated digital multimeters that have a 2V A C range are suitable. (See Fig. A)

Unleaded solder

Boards requiring use of unleaded solder are printed with the leadfree mark (LF) indicating the solder contains no lead. (Caution: Some printed circuit boards may not come printed with the lead free mark due to their particular size.)

: LEAD FREE MARK

Unleaded solder has the following characteristics.

• Unleaded solder melts at a temperature about 40°C higher than

ordinary solder. Ordinary soldering irons can be used but the iron tip has to be applied to the solder joint for a slightly longer time. Soldering irons using a temperature regulator should be set to about 350°C. Caution: The printed pattern (copper foil) may peel away if the heated tip is applied for too long, so be careful!

• Strong viscosity

Unleaded solder is more viscous (sticky, less prone to flow) than ordinary solder so use caution not to let solder bridges occur such as on IC pins, etc.

• Usable with ordinary solder

It is best to use only unleaded solder but unleaded solder may also be added to ordinary solder.

CAUTION

Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure.

SAFETY-RELATED COMPONENT WARNING!!

COMPONENTS IDENTIFIED BY MARK 0 OR DOTTED LINE WITH MARK 0 ON THE SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS AND IN THE PARTS LIST ARE CRITICAL TO SAFE OPERATION. REPLACE THESE COMPONENTS WITH SONY PARTS WHOSE PART NUMBERS APPEAR AS SHOWN IN THIS MANUAL OR IN SUPPLEMENTS PUBLISHED BY SONY.

ATTENTION AU COMPOSANT AYANT RAPPORT

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SERVICE NOTE

1. DISK REMOVAL PROCEDURE IF THE TRAY CANNOT BE EJECTED (FORCED EJECTION) ············ 5

1. GENERAL

Features··················································································1-1 About This Manual ································································1-1 DVD Recorder Basics····························································1-1 Guide to Parts and Controls ···················································1-2

Basic Hookups and Settings ······················································1-3

Quick Overview·····································································1-3 Step 1: Unpacking ································································· 1-3 Step 2: Connecting the Antenna Cable ··································1-3 Step 3: Connecting the Video Cords ······································1-4 Step 4: Connecting the Audio Cords ·····································1-4 Step 5: Connecting the Power Cord·······································1-5 Step 6: Preparing the Remote ················································1-5 Step 7: Easy Setup ·································································1-5 Setting Up the VCR Plus ® System ······································1-5 Setting Up the Remote···························································1-6 Connecting a VCR or Similar Recording Device to the LINE Jacks·······················································································1-6 Connecting to a Satellite Receiver or a Cable Box················1-7

Operating the Recorder······························································1-7

Guide to Displays ··································································1-7 How to Use the Displays ·······················································1-7 How to Enter Characters························································1-8

Recording/Timer Recording ······················································1-8

Before Recording···································································1-8 Recording TV programs ························································1-9 Timer Recording ····································································1-9 Adjusting the Recording Picture Quality and Size ··············1-11 Recording from External Equipment with a Timer (Synchro Rec) ······································································1-11

Playback ··················································································1-11

Before Playing ·····································································1-11 Playing Discs ·······································································1-12 Selecting a Recorded Title on a Disc··································· 1-12 Searching for a Title/Chapter/Track ····································1-13 Checking the Play Information and Playing Time···············1-13 Selecting the Sound ·····························································1-13 TV Virtual Surround Settings (TVS) ···································1-14 Changing the Angles····························································1-14 Displaying the Subtitles ·······················································1-14 Adjusting the Playback Picture and Sound·························· 1-14

Editing a DVD ·········································································1-15

Before Editing······································································ 1-15 Basic Editing········································································ 1-15 Advanced Editing (Playlist Edit) ·········································1-16 Labeling, Protecting, or Finalizing the Disc ························1-17

Connecting a Digital Video Camera or Other Equipment ·······1-18

Before Recording/Editing ····················································1-18 Available DV Dubbing Functions········································1-18 Recording an Entire DV/Digital8 Format Tape (ONE TOUCH DUB) ··························································1-19 Program Edit ········································································1-19 Advanced Program Edit······················································· 1-19 Re-editing the “program” in the DV/D8 Edit List··············· 1-20 Creating a Copy of the Edited Contents (Copy Dubbing) ···1-21 Recording From Equipment Connected to the LINE IN Jacks····················································································· 1-21

Settings and Adjustments ························································1-22

About the Setup Display Structure ······································1-22 Using the Setup Displays·····················································1-22 Settings (Basic Settings) ······················································1-22 Video Settings······································································ 1-23 Audio Settings ·····································································1-23

Features Settings ··································································1-23 Options Settings···································································1-24 Easy Setup (Resetting the Recorder) ···································1-24

Additional Information ····························································1-24

Troubleshooting ···································································1-24 Self-diagnosis Function (When letters/numbers appear in the display) ················································································1-25 About i.LINK······································································· 1-26 Glossary ···············································································1-26 Language Code List ·····························································1-26

2. DISASSEMBLY

2-1. TOP CASE ······································································2-1 2-2. POWER BLOCK·····························································2-1 2-3. D. C. FAN········································································2-3 2-4. REAR PANEL ·································································2-3 2-5. TRAY COVER ASSEMBLY ··········································2-4 2-6. FRONT PANEL SECTION ·············································2-4 2-7. ALUMINUM DOOR, DOOR BASE······························2-5 2-8. SHAFT (R) ······································································2-5 2-9. RD-045 BOARD ·····························································2-6 2-10. FL-130 BOARD ······························································2-7 2-11. FR-195 BOARD······························································2-7 2-12. DVD DRIVE ···································································2-8 2-13. AV-071 BOARD ······························································2-9 2-14. CIRCUIT BOARDS LOCATION ································· 2-10

3. BLOCK DIAGRAMS

3-1. OVERALL BLOCK DIAGRAM (1/2) ···························3-1 3-2. OVERALL BLOCK DIAGRAM (2/2) ···························3-3

4. PRINTED WIRING BOARDS AND SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS

4-1. FRAME SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM································ 4-1 4-2. PRINTED WIRING BOARDS AND

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS ············································4-3 WAVEFORMS ································································4-4

• AV-071 (VHF/UHF TUNER)(1/9) SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ······························4-5

• AV-071 (VIDEO IN PROCESS)(2/9) SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ······························4-7

• AV-071 (RD I/F)(3/9) SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ······························4-9

• AV-071 (A/V IN/OUT TERMINAL)(4/9) SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ····························4-11

• AV-071 (AUDIO IN)(5/9) SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ····························4-13

• AV-071 (AUDIO OUT)(6/9) SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ····························4-15

• AV-071 (UV IC)(7/9) SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ····························4-17

• AV-071 (SYSTEM CONTROL)(8/9) SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ····························4-19

• AV-071 (POWER)(9/9) SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ····························4-21

• AV-071 (TUNER, VIDEO IN PROCESS, RD I/F, AV IN/

OUT, UV IC, SYSTEM CONTROL, PDC, POWER)

PRINTED WIRING BOARD ·······················4-23

• FL-130 (FL DRIVER) PRINTED WIRING BOARD ·······················4-27

• FL-130 (FL DRIVER) SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ····························4-29

• FR-195 (SWITCH, LED) PRINTED WIRING BOARD ·······················4-31

• FR-195 (SWITCH, LED) SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ····························4-33

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• CN-177 (CONNECTOR) PRINTED WIRING BOARD ·······················4-35

• CN-177 (CONNECTOR) SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ····························4-36

5. IC PIN FUNCTION DESCRIPTION

5-1. IT CONTROL IC (IC605: µPD703033BYGF-M29-3BA-A

(AV-071 BOARD)) ·························································· 5-1

6. SERVICE MODE

6-1. Device relation diagram.

Display data (for your reference to check the signal path) ··

6-2. Block diagram

(for your reference to check the devices)·······················6-2 6-3. Screen Transition in the Service Mode···························· 6-2 6-4. Service Mode. Menu Items and Description ···················6-3 6-5. Device Check Menu (1/2) ···············································6-3 6-6. Device Check Menu (2/2) ···············································6-3 6-7. Path Check Menu (1/2)····················································6-4 6-8. Path Check Menu (2/2)····················································6-4 6-9. Device All Check. Screen Transition······························· 6-5 6-10. Device Individual Check. Screen Transition ··················· 6-5 6-11. Path Individual Check (Pasted Screen Check).

Screen Transition·····························································6-6 6-12. Path Individual Check (Data Check Confirmation).

Screen Transition·····························································6-6

6-1

7. ADJUSTMENT

7-1. VIDEO SYSTEM ADJUSTMENT·································7-1

1. Video Level Adjustment (RD-045 Board)·······················7-1

2. Component Video Output Level Adjustment

(RD-045 board) ·······························································7-1

3. S-Video Output S-Y Level Check ···································7-1

4. S-Video Output S-C Check ·············································7-1

5. Component Video Output Y Check ································· 7-2

6. Component Video Output B-Y Check ····························· 7-2

7. Component Video Output R-Y Check ····························· 7-2

8. REPAIR PARTS LIST

8-1. EXPLODED VIEWS 8-1-1.OVERALL ······································································8-1 8-1-2.FRONT PANEL SECTION ·············································8-2 8-1-3.CHASSIS SECTION·······················································8-3 8-2. ELECTRICAL PARTS LIST ··········································8-4

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SERVICE NOTE

1. DISK REMOVAL PROCEDURE IF THE TRAY CANNOT BE EJECTED (FORCED EJECTION)

1. Pull out the power cord.

2. Remove the top case.

3. Prepare a hexagonal wrench or L-shaped stiff wire. (See Fig.1.1)

4. Insert a hexagonal wrench (or hard wire) into a hole on the side of the DVD drive in the right angle. (See Fig. 1-1. and 1-2.) Note: If a hexagonal wrench (or hard wire) is not inserted in at the right angle, belt may be damaged.

5. Press the rack to open the tray a little.

6. Pull out the tray slowly and gently.

Right way of pushing the wrench

Tr ay

Wrong way of pushing the wrench

Fig. 1-1 Fig. 1-2

NOTES DURING THE FORCED EJECTION

1. If the forced ejection is executed while a blank disc media (DVD±RW, ±R) exists on the tray

• Insert a DVD-ROM (DVD test disc, DVD software available on the market, or the like) in the tray and then close the tray.

Note1: If you close the tray while it is empty, ejection of the tray becomes impossible. Note2: If you close the tray with a CD disc inserted in it, the CD can be ejected. However, if you close the tray while it is empty, there can be a case that

ejection of the tray becomes impossible.

Note3: Even if you replace the DVD drive unit while the tray remains under the state as described above, the situation cannot be improved.

2. If the tray cannot be ejected while the disc is not inserted

• Execute the forced ejection.

• Insert a DVD-ROM (DVD test disc, DVD software available on the market, or the like) on the tray and try to close the tray.

(There are cases that it recovers the trouble.)

3. Contents of forcedly ejected blank disc media (DVD±R W, ±R) can be damaged. (There can be a case that initialization is also impossible.)

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MEMO

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SECTION 1

About This Manual

DV Edit

Only one i.LINK cable is required to transfer co ntents from a digital video camera to the DVD recorder. Since the recorder controls the digital video camera, dubbing and editing are easy to perform.

One Touch Dubbing function

(page 78)

One press on the ONE TOUCH DUB button is enough to complete the procedure. The recorder controls the digital video camera from start to finish — from playing the DV/Digital8 format tape to stop and rewind. The entire tape contents are dubbed to a DVD in the process.

Program Edit

(page 79)

This function allows you to select scenes on a DV/Digital8 format tape and save them on recordable DVDs, including nonrewritable DVD-Rs. The recorder controls the digital video camera to record the contents of a DV/Digital8 format tape to the disc as programmed. The recorder will remember which scenes you selected and saves this information as a program. You can call up a program at any time and make add itio na l copies of the program to DVDs.

Advanced Program Edit

(page 81)

This function takes advantage of a DVD’s random access capabilities to enable fast and flexible editing. The recorder copies the entire contents of a DV/Digital8 format tape to a DVD-RW in VR mode, whereupon the contents are automatically divided into chapters. The c hapters are displayed as scenes in a scene list where you can instantly delete or rearrange the scenes at will. The recorder remembers which scenes you selected, and saves this informati on as a program. You can call up a program at any time and make additional copies of the program to a DVD.

Auto Scene Chaptering (DVD-RW in VR mode only)

(page 78, 79, 81)

While copying a DV/Digital8 format tape to a DVD-RW, the recorder automatically inserts chapter marks at each point where you started recording on your digita l video camera. This enables you to quickly find the scenes you want during playback and editing.

About This Manual

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 meanings of the icons used in this manual are described below:

Notes

• The on-screen displa y illustrations used in this manual may not match the graphics displayed on your TV sc reen.

• The explanations reg ard ing discs in this manual refer to discs created on this recorder. The explanations do not ap ply to discs that are created on other recorders and played back on this recorder.

Control

Dubbing

Icon Meaning

Functions available for DVD VIDEOs or DVD+Rs

Functions available for DVD-RWs formatted in VR mode on this recorder

Functions available for DVD-RWs formatted in Video mode on this recorder

Functions available for DVD+RWs Functions available for DVD-Rs Functions available for music CDs or CD-

Rs/CD-RWs in music CD format

DVD Recorder Basics

Step 3: Digital Recording

Record a program. When using the timer, you’ll find familiar, convenient features as found on conventional VCRs, such as VCR Plus+. You can also dub and edit the contents of connected video equipment such as a digital video camera.

Step 4: Playing the recorded contents

You can select the title you want to play from a displayed menu, and immediately start playback. Recorded contents are more accessible on a disc than on a tape, the procedure is simple, and unlike conventional VCRs, no rewinding is necessary!

What are titles and chapters?

DVD contents consist of sections, called titles, and smaller sub-sections called chapters. On this recorder, a title is created between the points where you start and stop a recording. Chapters are created automatically at specified intervals, or can be created manually (DVD-RWs in VR mode only).

A recorded disc contains title(s), and each title contains chapter(s)

Title 1

Chapters

Go to the next page.

Title 2

Start Rec. Stop/Start

Chapters

Chapter marksChapter marks

Stop Rec.

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GENERAL

RDR-GX7

This section is extracted from instruction manual. (RDR-GX7 : 3-081-195-71)

Features

This recorder can play DVDs or CDs, record on DVD-Rs, DVDRWs or DVD+RWs, and by using a variety of editing functions, you can enjoy editing recorded programs and othe r ima ge s.

Recording

Dual RW compatible

The recorder is compatible with rewritable disc types, DVD-RW and DVD+RW, and the write-once type, DVD-R. These available disc types accommodate a wide range of uses, such as recording programs and creating personal video libraries. These discs can be played back on a wide variety of other DVD equipment.

Various recording/timer recording functions

(page 35)

In addition to the usual recording functions, such as Timer Recording and VCR Plus+, Synchro Rec allows sync hronized recording with a set top box or similar device.

Automatic searching for recording space

(page 37)

The recorder automatically searches for available blank space on the disc after you press the Rec button. No searching is required on your part – a feature possible only with a DVD recorder.

Adjustments for both recording and playback picture

The recorder allows you to adjust the picture quality of input sources, such as a VCR, which can then be recorded on a DVD. For instance, if you want to create an archive of your VHS tapes, you can adjust the recording picture quality to compensate for the quality of the tapes. Various picture quality adjustments are also available for DVD-Video software playback.

DVD- RW DVD+ RW

(page 46, 60)

(page 35)

DVD- R

Playback

Easy playback with the Title List menu

(page 53)

The recorder will display all of the titles you recorded on a disc in a list display, called the “Title List.” By selecting a title from the Title List menu, you can easily start playing or editing the disc. Moreover, you can have the recorder show the title’s contents using thumbnail images. The recorder also automatically takes program label information from the XDS (Extended Data Service)* and displays it as the title name.

* n o t available in some areas

TV Virtual Surround Settings, “TVS”

Using only your TV’s stereo speakers, the recorder is capable of reproducing dynamic surround sound from DVD-Video software’s multi-channel audio signals. There are four surround modes to choose from.

Title List

-RW.VR

Sort

Date

Number

Title

TITLE LIST

ORIGINAL

1 2ch 1:00PM - 2:00PM

Mon 9/15 1:00PM( 1H00M) SP

2 5ch 8:00PM - 9:00PM

Wed 9/17 8:00PM( 1H00M) SLP

3 12ch 9:00AM - 9:30AM

Thu 9/25 9:00AM( 0H30M)

4 3ch 8:00PM - 8:30PM

Thu 9/25 8:00PM( 0H30M) SLP

My Movies

(page 58)

1.5/4.7GB

2ch

5ch

12ch

3ch

Editing a disc

Playlist edit (DVD-RW in VR mode only)

(page 67)

You can edit not only the recorded original title, but also perform advanced edit functions by creating a Playlist on the same disc. Since a Playlist does not require much disc space, you can create numerous Playlist titles. A Playlist edit can be redone as many times as you like, as the original title remains unchanged.

Chapter Marking function

On DVD-RWs in VR mode, you can manually insert chapter marks to divide a title into chapters which will enable you to quickly find specific scenes for playback or editing. For other disc types and recording formats, the recorder automatically creates chapter marks at specified intervals while recording.

Quick Search function

The remote has a Jog Stick for the recorder’s main operations. You can search forward or backwards, or play a t various speeds by using just your thumb. The feature helps you find sce nes easily, which is especially useful for both p layback and editing.

Jog Stick

(page 67)

(page 52)

Slow motion

Features

DVD Recorder Basics

Step 1: Select the disc type

Unlike a video tape which is sold by length, such as 60 min. or 120 min., recordable DVDs are sold by type. Select the disc type by following the chart on the back cover, as each type has different features. This recorder can record on the following type of discs.

When you want to record repeatedly on the same disc, or when you want to edit the disc after recording, select either the rewritable DVD-RW or DVD+RW type disc.

When you want to save recordings without any alteration, a non-rewritable DVD-R can be your choice.

Step 2: Format the disc to start recording

Insert the disc in the recorder. Unlike a VCR, the recorder automatically starts formatting when an unused disc is inserted. This is necessary to prepare the disc for recording.

When using a DVD-RW

This type of disc can be formatted in either DVD Video format (Video mode) or DVD Video Recording format (VR mode). Video mode discs can be played back on a variety of other DVD equipment.VR mode discs allow for more varied editing.

When using a DVD+RW

These discs will be formatted in DVD+RW Video format. This type of disc can be played back on a variety of other DVD equipment.

“What can I expect from DVD recording?” is a natural question for anyone new to the experience. This section explains the basic steps involved with DVD recording.

Note

There are other differences besides just being rewritable/non-rewritable.

See “Quick Guide to DVD Disc Types” on the back cover to select a disc most suitable for your needs.

When using a DVD-R

These discs will be formatted in DVD-Video format. This type of disc can be played back on a variety of other DVD equipment.

Notes

• You cannot mix two formats in one DVD-RW.

• You can change a DVD-RW’s format to the other format. However, the disc’s contents will be lost when reformatting.

• Not all discs can be played on other DVD equipment.

When formatting is complete, you are ready to record on the disc.

DVD Recorder Basics

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Step 5: Editing the recorded disc

You will find editing discs a lot easier than a conventional tape, and the recorder offers numerous edit functions, possible only with DVDs.

Quick and easy edits on the displayed menu

Editing is performed by simply selecting titles and scenes from the displayed menus.

Protection of individual titles

With conventional VCRs, you had to protect an entire tape to save the recordings from erasure or alteration. This recorder allows you to individually protect recorded titles (except for Playlist titles).

Edit and save on a single disc – Playlist edit (DVD-RWs in VR mode only)

To edit a conventional tape without affecting the original recording, you had to connect another VCR, copy the master tape using the two VCRs and one more tape, and start editing the copied tape.

Playing on other DVD equipment

For your DVD to play on other equipment, finalizing may be necessary in some cases. If so, finish up all your editing and recording first, and then finalize the disc.

When using a DVD-RW in VR mode

Although finalizing is generally unnecessary when playing the disc on VR mode compatible equipment, playback on some equipment requires a finalized disc. You can still edit and record on the disc even after finalizing.

When using a DVD+RW

The recorder automatically finalizes a disc before ejecting it. Finalizing in this case still allows you to further edit or record on the disc.

DVD Recorder Basics

With this recorder, you can create a Playlist (playback information) on the same disc, and edit the Playlist without changing the original recording(s). A Playlist does not take up much disc space, and all you need is one recorder and one disc.

Example: You have recorded a few football games on a DVD-RW in VR mode. You want to save the original recording, but you also want to create a digest by putting the goal scenes together. In this case, you can create a Playlist by selecting just the goal scenes, leaving the original recording as it is.

Original

Playlist

You’ve got your own DVD!

When using a DVD-RW in Video mode

The disc needs to be finalized first to enable playback on anything other than this recorder. No more editing or recording can be made on the disc once it has been finalized. To enable recording on the disc again, you will need to format it again. (Reformatting will erase all previous contents.)

When using a DVD-R

You will need to finalize the disc to play it on equipment other than this recorder. You cannot edit or record on the disc once it has been finalized.

Guide to Parts and Controls

For more information, see the pages in parentheses.

Front panel

Buttons on the recorder have the same function as the buttons on the remote if they have the same or similar names.

Open the panel.

(14, 57)

(22)

(38)

(50)

(38)

L x REC ST OP button

Stops recording.

M SYNCHRO REC indicator

Lights up when the Synchro Rec function is set to on.

TIMER REC indicator

Lights up when a timer recording is set.

FINALIZED indicator

Lights up if an inserted disc has been finalized.

PROGRESSIVE indicator

Lights up when outputting progressive signals.

N ZOOM +/– buttons

Switches the information displayed in the Title List menu.

O CURSOR MODE button

Switches the cursor/page mode in the Title List, etc.

P TOOLS button

Displays the TOOLS menu.

Q </M/m/,/ENTER button

(33)

Selects items or settings.

R RETURN button

Returns to the previously selected display, etc.

A @/1 (o n/standby) button/

indicator

(22, 38)

Turns the recorder on and off. Lights up in green when the power is on.

B Front panel display

Displays the playing status, title/chapter/time, etc.

C Disc tray

(38)

Opens to accept a disc.

D (remote sensor)

Accepts the remote control signal.

E Disc type indicators

Lights up to indicate the disc/ format type of the current disc.

F A (open/close) button

Opens or closes the disc tray.

G H (play) button/indicator

Plays a disc.

H X (pause) button/indicator

(52)

Pauses playing a disc.

I x (stop) button

J z REC button/indicator

K X REC PAUSE button/indicator

Stops playing a disc.

Starts recording.

(39)

Pauses recording.

(51)

(39)

S SYSTEM ME NU button

Displays the System Menu on the TV screen.

(47)

T ONE TOUCH DUB button

Records the contents of a DV/

(51)

(32)

Digital8 format tape with a single touch of the button.

U REC MODE button

Selects the recording mode.

V ./> (previous/next)

buttons

Goes to the next title/chapter/ track, or goes back to the previous title/chapter/track.

W CHANNEL +/– buttons

Selects the channel or input line.

X PROGRESSIVE button

Switches the output signal, progressive or interlace.

Y INPUT SELECT button

(38, 75, 88)

Selects equipment connected to the line inputs.

Z LINE 2 IN (S VIDEO/VIDEO/

AUDIO L/R) jacks

Connects external equipment.

wj DV IN jack

Connects digital equipment with a DV jack.

Guide to Parts and Controls

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Remote

Buttons on the remote have the same function as the buttons on the recorder if they have the same or similar names. Buttons with an orange dot next to them can be used with your TV when th e TV/DVD switch is set to TV.

Slide the cover.

A TV/DVD switch

B Z OPEN/CLOSE button

C Number buttons

D CLEAR button

E SUBTITLE button

F AUDIO button

G [TIMER] button

H TOP MENU button

I DISPLAY button

J TIME/TEXT button

K SYSTEM MEN U button

L TITLE LIST button

M CURSOR MODE button

N RETURN button

O . PREV (previous) button

P m / M (search) Jog Stick

Q H PLAY button

R X PAUSE b utton

(26)

Switches the remote control to TV or DVD.

Opens or closes the disc tray. Note that it may take a few seconds for the disc tray to open after you have recorded or edited a disc.

Select a number such as a channel or a title number. The number 5 button has a tactile dot.*

Cancels an entered number when used with this recorder.

Changes the subtitles while playing a disc.

Changes the sound while playing a disc. The button has a tactile dot.*

Displays the Timer progr amming menu on the TV screen.

Displays the disc’s menu on the TV screen.

Displays disc information or playing/recording status on the TV screen.

Displays the time information of the disc.

Displays the System Menu on the TV screen.

Displays the Title List menu on the TV screen.

Switches the cursor/page mode in the Title List, etc.

Returns to the previously selected display, etc.

Goes back to the previous title/chapter/track.

Searches fast-forward or reverses a scene (while playing a disc), or plays a disc in slow motion or frame by frame (in the pause mode).

Plays a disc. The button has a tactile dot.*

Pauses playing a disc.

(38)

(38, 44)

(44)

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(57)

(40, 44)

(51)

(40, 56)

(56)

(31)

(32, 53, 64)

(32)

(33)

(52)

(50)

(52)

S z REC button

T REC MODE button

U INPUT SELECT button

V SYNCHRO REC button

X CH (channel) +/– buttons

Y VOL ( volume) +/– buttons

Z SET button

wj TV/VIDEO button

wk ANGLE button

wl WIDE MODE button

e; MENU button

es INSTANT REPLAY b utton

ed TOOLS button

ef ZOOM +/– buttons

eg </M/m/,/(ENTER) button

eh > NEXT button

ej x STOP button

ek x REC STOP button

el X REC PAUS E button

(38)

Starts recording.

(38)

Selects the recording mode.

Selects equipment connected to the line inputs.

Synchronizes the recorder and the timer recording set on the connected external equipment.

[/1

(on/standby) button

Turns the recorder on and off.

Selects the channel or input line.

Adjusts the volume of your TV or AV amplifier (receiver).

Use to enter the number selected with the number buttons 3.

Switches your TV’s input source.

Changes the angles when playing a DVD VIDEO.

Changes the wide mode settings of your TV.

Displays the disc’s menu on the TV screen.

Briefly fast forwards the current scene.

Replays the current scene.

Displays the TOOLS menu.

Switches the information displayed in the Title List menu.

Selects items or settings.

Goes to the next title/chapter/track.

Stops playing a disc.

Stops recording.

Pauses recording.

(38, 75, 88)

(47)

(38)

(34)

(26)

(59)

(26)

(51)

INSTANT SEARCH button

(32)

(52)

(51)

(39)

(38)

(26)

(52)

(33)

r; CHAPTE R MARK/ERASE buttons

Inserts/erases a chapter mark in the recorded title.

ra SUR (surround) button

Selects the surround mode.

rs COMMAND MODE switch (DVD 1,2,3)

Switches the command mode for this recorder. Match the switch to the same command mode set in the Options Setup (page 99).

*Use the tactile dot as a reference when operating the recorder.

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Guide to Parts and Controls

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Guide to Parts and Controls

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Front panel display

Quick Overview

Basic Hookups and Settings

Quick Overview

A quick overview presented in this guide will give you enough information to start using the recorder.

Notes

• You cannot connect thi s rec orde r to a TV that does not have a video input jack.

• Be sure to disconnect the pow e r cor d of each component before connecting.

Step 1: Unpacking

Step 2: Connecting the Antenna Cable

Step 3: Connecting the Video Cords

Step 4: Connecting the Audio Cords

Step 5: Connecting the Power Cord

Step 6: Preparing the Remote

Step 7: Easy Setup

•

Quick Overview

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

page 15

•

Step 1: Unpacking

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

page 16

•

Step 2: Connecting the Antenna Cable

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

page 16

•

Step 3: Connecting the Video Cords

. . .

page 18

•

Step 4: Connecting the Audio Cords

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

page 19

•

Step 5: Connecting the Power Cord

. . .

page 22

•

Step 6: Preparing the Remote

. . . . . . .

page 22

•

Step 7: Easy Setup

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

page 22

•

Setting up the VCR Plus

System

. . . .

page 25

•

Setting Up the Remote

. . . . . . . . . . . . .

page 26

•

Connecting a VCR or Similar Recording Device to

the LINE Jacks

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

page 29

•

Connecting to a Satellite Receiver or a Cable Box

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

page 30

Step 2: Connecting the Antenna Cable

Basic Hookups and Settings

Hookup 2: Connecting a cable box with many scrambled channels

Use this hookup if your cable system scrambles all or most channels. With this hookup: –You can record any un scrambled channel by selecting the

channel on the cable box. Be sure that the cable box is turned on.

–You canno t record one channel while watching another

channel.

Hint

If the cable box has the audio/video output jacks, connect them to the LINE IN 1 or 3 jacks of this recorder. You can record unscram ble d channels by setting the recorder’s input to “L1” or “L3.”

Note

When connecting the cable box with the antenna ho oku p only, set the recorder to the channel where the signal from the cabl e bo x appears on the TV screen.

Hookup 3: Connecting a cable box with only a few scrambled channels

Use this hookup if your cable system scrambles only a few channels. With this hookup: –You can record any n on-scrambled channel by selecting the

channel on the recorder.

–You cannot rec ord scrambled channels that require a cabl e box.

OUT

AC IN

S VIDEO

VIDEO

R-AUDIO-L

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

S VIDEO

VIDEOR-AUDIO-L

131

VHF/UHF

OUT

DIGITAL OUT

PCM/DTS/DOLBY DIGITAL

COAXIAL

OPTICAL

CONTROL S IN

VHF/UHF

OUT

LINE IN LINE OUT

to VHF/UHF IN

Wall

DVD recorder

to VHF/UHF OUT

Cable box

to antenna input

Antenna cable (supplied)

: Signal flow

OUT

AC IN

S VIDEO

VIDEO

R-AUDIO-L

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

LINE IN LINE OUT

S VIDEO

VIDEOR-AUDIO-L

131

VHF/UHF

OUT

DIGITAL OUT

PCM/DTS/DOLBY DIGITAL

COAXIAL

OPTICAL

CONTROL S IN

VHF/UHF

OUT

to VHF/UHF IN

Wall

DVD recorder

to VHF/UHF OUT

Cable box

to antenna input

Antenna cable (supplied)

: Signal flow

A Command mode indicator

99)

Indicates the selected remote command mode.

B ANGLE indicator

C PLAYLIST indicator

D STEREO indicators

Hint

You can turn off the front panel display by setting “Dimmer” to “Display Off” in Options Setu p (page 99).

(59)

Lights up when you can change the angle.

Lights up when the Playlist is selected.

Lights up when receiving a stereo program.

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(39)

E SAP (Second Audio Program)

(39)

indicator

Lights up when receiving a SAP signal.

F CATV indicator

Lights up when receiving a Cable TV programs.

Rear panel

VHF/UHF

DIGITAL OUT

PCM/DTS/DOLBY DIGITAL

LINE IN LINE OUT

S VIDEO

VIDEOR-AUDIO-L

COAXIAL

OUT

CONTROL S IN

OPTICAL

S VIDEO

R-AUDIO-L

VIDEO

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

G Displays the following

• Playing time/remaining time

• Current title/chapter/track/ index number

• Recording time

• Clock

• Channel

H Audio signal indicators

Lights up when playing Dolby Digital or DTS sound tracks.

AC IN

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(58)

A VHF/UHF IN/OUT jacks

B COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (Y,

C AC IN terminal

D LINE OUT (S VIDEO/VIDEO/

Guide to Parts and Controls

Step 1: Unpacking

Check that you have the following items:

• Audio/video cord (pinplug u 3 y pinplug u 3) (1)

• Power cord (1)

• Antenna cable (1)

• Remote commander (remote) (1)

• Size AA (R6) batteries (2)

Step 2: Connecting the Antenna Cable

Select one of the following antenna hookups that best suits you below. Do not connect the power cord until you reach “Step 5:

Connecting the Power Cord” (page 22).

If you have Use

Antenna only (no cable TV), or cable without cable box

Cable box with many scrambled channels Hookup 2

Cable box with a few scrambled channels Hookup 3

Note to CATV system installer (in USA)

This reminder is provided to call the CATV system installer’s attention to Article 820- 40 of the NEC that provides guidelines for proper grounding and, in particular, specifies t hat the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building, as close to the point of cable entry as practical.

Notes

• If your antenna is a flat cable (300-ohm twin lead cable), use an external antenna connector (not sup plied) to connec t the antenn a to the recorder.

• If you have separate cabl es for VHF and UHF antennas, use a UHF/ VHF band mixer (not supplied) to connect the antenna to the recorder.

Step 1: Unpacking

E LINE IN (S VIDEO/VIDEO/AUDIO

Connects antenna cables.

, PR) jacks

Connects equipment having component video input jacks.

Connects the power cord.

AUDIO L/R) 1/2 jacks

Connects the input of external equipment using an audio/ video or S VIDEO cord.

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(18, 20)

L/R) 1/3 jacks

Connects the output of external equipment using an audio/ video or S VIDEO cord.

F DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL/

OPTICAL) jacks

Connects an amplifier (receiver) having a digital input jack.

G CONTROL S IN jack

Connects equipment having a CONTROL S jack.

Hookup 1

(page 16)

(page 17)

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(18)

Hookup 1: Antenna only (no cable TV), or cable without cable box

Use this hookup if you are using a VHF/UHF ant enna or separate VHF and UHF antennas. Also use this hookup if you watch ca ble channels without cable box. With this hookup , you can record any non-scrambled channel by selecting the channel on the recorder.

to VHF/UHF IN

VHF/UHF

DIGITAL OUT

PCM/DTS/DOLBY DIGITAL

LINE IN LINE OUT

S VIDEO

VIDEOR-AUDIO-L

COAXIAL

131

OUT

CONTROL S IN

OPTICAL

VHF/UHF

OUT

to VHF/UHF OUT

to antenna input

Antenna cable (supplied)

: Signal flow

DVD recorder

AC IN

S VIDEO

R-AUDIO-L

VIDEO

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

1-3

Step 3: Connecting the Video Cords

Connect this recorder to your TV monitor, projector, or AV amplifier (receiver) using a video cord. Select one of the following patterns A through C, according to the input jack on your TV monitor, projector, or AV amplifier (receiver). This will enable you to view pictures. Audio connections are e xplained in “Step 4: Connecting the Audio Cords” (page19).

If you are connecting to a VCR

Connect your VCR to the LINE IN (VIDEO) jack on the recorder (page 29).

A Connecting to a video input jack

Connect the yellow plug of the audio/video co rd (supplied) to the yellow (video) jacks. You will enjoy standard quality images. Use the red and white plugs to connect to the audio input jacks (page 20).

VHF/UHF

DIGITAL OUT

PCM/DTS/DOLBY DIGITAL

LINE IN LINE OUT

VIDEOR-AUDIO-L

COAXIAL

131

OUT

CONTROL S IN

OPTICAL

LINE OUT

S VIDEO

VIDEO

R-AUDIO-L

(yellow)

Audio/video cord (supplied)

: Signal flow

B Connecting to an S VIDEO input jack

Connect using an S VIDEO cord (not supplied). You will enjoy high quality images.

VHF/UHF

DIGITAL OUT

PCM/DTS/DOLBY DIGITAL

LINE IN LINE OUT

VIDEOR-AUDIO-L

COAXIAL

131

OUT

CONTROL S IN

OPTICAL

LINE OUT

S VIDEO

R-AUDIO-L

VIDEO

S VIDEO cord (not supplied)

: Signal flow

Step 3: Connecting the Video Cords

DVD recorder

S VIDEO

R-AUDIO-L

VIDEO

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

to LINE OUT (VIDEO) 1 or 2

(yellow)

DVD recorder

S VIDEO

R-AUDIO-L

VIDEO

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

to LINE OUT (S VIDEO) 1 or 2

AC IN

INPUT

VIDEO

AUDIO

TV, projector, or AV amplifier (receiver)

AC IN

INPUT

S VIDEO

TV, projector, or AV amplifier (receiver)

C Connecting to component video input jacks (Y, P

Connect the component via the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks using a component video cord (not supplied) or thr ee video cords (not supplied) of the same kind an d le ngth . Yo u wil l en jo y acc ur at e color reproduction and high quality images. If your TV accepts progressive (480p) format signals, yo u must use this connection and then press PROGRESSIVE on the front panel t o accept progressive video signals. See “Using the PROGRESSIVE button” (page 51) for more information.

VHF/UHF

OUT

CONTROL S IN

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

PCM/DTS/DOLBY DIGITAL

COAXIAL

OPTICAL

DIGITAL OUT

LINE IN LINE OUT

131

(green)

(blue)

(red)

VIDEOR-AUDIO-L

, PR)

S VIDEO

R-AUDIO-L

VIDEO

to COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

Component video cord (not supplied)

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

DVD recorder

(green)

(blue)

(red)

TV, projector, or AV amplifier (receiver)

AC IN

COMPONENT

VIDEO IN

: Signal flow

When connecting to a standard 4:3 screen TV

Depending on the disc, the image may not fit yo ur TV screen. To change the aspect ration, see page 94.

If your TV has a CONTROL S jack

You can control the recorder by operating the remote toward the TV. This feature is convenient when you placed the rec order and the TV away from each other. After connecting the recorder to other equipment in pattern A, B, or C above, connect the CONTROL S IN jack to your TV’s CONTROL S (OUT) jack using a control S cord (not supplied). Refer to the instructions supplied with the TV to be connected.

LINE IN LINE OUT

S VIDEO

R-AUDIO-L

VIDEOR-AUDIO-L

to CONTROL S IN

DVD recorder

AC IN

S VIDEO

VIDEO

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

VHF/UHF

OUT

CONTROL S IN

DIGITAL OUT

PCM/DTS/DOLBY DIGITAL

COAXIAL

131

CONTROL S IN

OPTICAL

CONTROL S

Control S cord (not supplied)

: Signal flow

Note

Consumers should note that not all high definition television sets are fully compatible with this pr o d uct and may cause artifacts to b e displayed in the picture. In the case of 480 progressive scan picture problems, it is recommended that the user switch the connection to the ‘standard definition’ output. If there are quest ions regarding our TV set compatibility with this model 480p DVD recorder, please contact our customer service center.

Step 4: Connecting the Audio Cords

Select the connection that best suits your system. Be sure to read the instructions for the components you wish to connect.

Connection Your setup

• Surround effects: Dynamic, Wide

Stereo amplifier (receiver) two speakers

• Surround effects: Standard

MD deck/DAT deck

• Surround effects: N one

AV amplifier (receiver) having a Dolby Surround (Pro Logic) decoder*1 and 3 to 6 speakers

• Surround effects: Dolby Surround (Pro Logic)

AV amplifier (receiver) with a digital input jack having a Dolby Digital or DTS*2 decoder and 6 speakers

• Surround effects: Dolby Digital (5.1ch), DTS (5.1ch)

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

“DTS” and “DTS Digital Out” are trademarks of Digit al Theater Systems, Inc.

and

Step 4: Connecting the Audio Cords

Basic Hookups and Settings

continued

Connecting to your TV

This connection will use your TV’s speakers for sound.

VHF/UHF

DIGITAL OUT

PCM/DTS/DOLBY DIGITAL

LINE IN LINE OUT

VIDEOR-AUDIO-L

COAXIAL

131

OUT

CONTROL S IN

OPTICAL

LINE OUT

S VIDEO

VIDEO

R-AUDIO-L

(yellow)*

(white)

(red)

Audio/video cord (supplied)

: Signal flow

* Th e yellow pl ug i s used for video signals (page18).

Hint

When connecting to a monaural TV, use a stereo-mon o conversion cord (not supplied). Connect the LINE OUT (R-AUDIO-L) 1/2 j acks to the TV’s audio input jack.

Note

Do not connect the LINE IN (AUDIO L/R) jacks to your TV’s audio output jacks at the same time.

DVD recorder

S VIDEO

VIDEO

R-AUDIO-L

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

to LINE OUT (R-AUDIO-L) 1 or 2

(yellow)

(white)

(red)

AC IN

INPUT

VIDEO

AUDIO

Connecting to a stereo amplifier (receiver) and 2 speakers/Connecting to an MD deck or DAT deck

If your stereo amplifier (receiver) only has audio input jacks L

B-1

and R, use . If your amplifier (receiver) has a digital input jack, or when connecting to an MD deck or DAT deck, use . In this case, you can also connect the recorder directly t o the MD deck or DAT deck without using your stereo amplifie r (receiver).

VHF/UHF

DIGITAL OUT

PCM/DTS/DOLBY DIGITAL

LINE IN LINE OUT

VIDEOR-AUDIO-L

COAXIAL

131

OUT

CONTROL S IN

OPTICAL

Coaxial digital cord

B-2 B-1

(not supplied)

DIGITAL OUT

PCM/DTS/DOLBY DIGITAL

COAXIAL

OPTICAL

to DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL or OPTICAL)

Optical digital cord (not supplied)

to coaxial or optical digital input

[Speakers]

Front (L)

S VIDEO

VIDEO

R-AUDIO-L

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

Stereo amplifier (receiver)

MD deck/DAT deck

DVD recorder

R-AUDIO-L

LINE OUT

VIDEO

to LINE OUT (R-AUDIO-L) 1 or 2

(white)(red)

Stereo audio cord (not supplied)

(white)(red)

to audio input

AC IN

S VIDEO

Front (R)

: Signal flow

Hint

B-1

For connection , you can use the supplied audio/video cord instead of using a separate stereo audio cord.

Connecting to an AV amplifier (receiver) having a Dolby Surround (Pro Logic) decoder and 3 to 6 speakers

If your AV amplifier (receiver) only has L and R audio in put

C-1

jacks, use . If your amplifier (receiver) has a digital input

B-2

jack, use .

C-2

You can enjoy Dolby Surround effects only wh en playing Dolby Surround audio or multi-channel audio (Dolby Di gital) discs.

VHF/UHF

DIGITAL OUT

PCM/DTS/DOLBY DIGITAL

LINE IN LINE OUT

VIDEOR-AUDIO-L

COAXIAL

131

OUT

CONTROL S IN

OPTICAL

Coaxial digital cord

C-2 C-1

(not supplied)

DIGITAL OUT

PCM/DTS/DOLBY DIGITAL

COAXIAL

OPTICAL

to DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL or OPTICAL)

Optical digital cord

(not supplied)

DVD recorder

AC IN

S VIDEO

R-AUDIO-L

VIDEO

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

LINE OUT

VIDEO

R-AUDIO-L

to LINE OUT (R-AUDIO-L) 1 or 2

(white)

(red)

Stereo audio cord (not supplied)

(white)(red)

to coaxial or optical

digital input

[Speakers] [Speakers]

Amplifier (receiver) with Dolby Surround decoder

Rear (L) Rear (R)

Subwoofer

Center

to audio input

Front (R)

Front (L)

Rear (mono)

: Signal flow

Hint

For correct speaker location, see the operating instructions of the connected components.

Note

When connecting 6 speakers, replace the monaural rear speaker with a center speaker, 2 rear speakers, and a su bwoofer.

Connecting to an AV amplifier (receiver) with a digital input jack and 6 speakers

If your AV amplifier (receiver) has a Dolby Digital or DTS decoder and a digital input jack, use this connection. Note that the surround sound effects of this recorder cannot be used with this connection.

VHF/UHF

DIGITAL OUT

PCM/DTS/DOLBY DIGITAL

LINE IN LINE OUT

S VIDEO

VIDEOR-AUDIO-L

COAXIAL

131

OUT

CONTROL S IN

OPTICAL

to DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL or OPTICAL)

DIGITAL OUT

S VIDEO

PCM/DTS/DOLBY DIGITAL

COAXIAL

OPTICAL

Optical digital cord

(not supplied)

[Speakers] [Speakers]

AV amplifier (receiver) having a decoder

Rear (L)

Rear (R)

Subwoofer Front (L)

: Signal flow

Hint

For correct speaker location, see the operating instructions of the connected components.

Note

After you have completed the connection, be sure to set “Dolby Digital” to “Dolby Digital” and “DTS” to “On” under “Audio” in Easy Setup (page 24). Otherwise, no sound or a loud noise will com e from your speakers.

DVD recorder

S VIDEO

R-AUDIO-L

VIDEO

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

Basic Hookups and Settings

AC IN

Coaxial digital cord (not supplied)

to coaxial digital inputto optical digital input

Center

Front (R)

Step 4: Connecting the Audio Cords

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Step 4: Connecting the Audio Cords

Step 5: Connecting the

Step 7: Easy Setup

Basic Hookups and Settings

Press ENTER.

The Setup Display for selecting the language used in the on-screen display appears.

Press M/m to select a language, then press ENTER.

The Setup Display for clock setting appears.

Press M/m to select the item that matches the antenna connection you selected on page 16 (Hookup 1, 2, or 3).

◆ Hookup 1 and 3

Select “Auto,” then press ENTER. The recorder automatically sets the clock by searching for a channel that carries a time signal and sets your time zone and Daylight Saving Time (if applicable).

To activate the Auto Clock function, turn off the recorder after finishing Easy Setup. If your clock is set to the wrong time zone or Daylight Saving Time, you can adjust these settings (page 93). If your clock cannot be set automatically, set the clock manually (page 93).

◆ Hookup 2

Select “Manual,” then press ENTER. Set the clock manually using </M/m/,, and press ENTER.

Once the clock is set, the Tuner Preset display appears.

Press M/m to select the item that matches the antenna connection you selected on page 16 (Hookup 1, 2, or 3).

◆ Hookup 1 and 2

• Antenna

◆ Hookup 3

• Cable

Press ENTER.

The Tuner Preset function automatically starts searching for all of the receivable channels and presets them.

To set the channels manually, see page 92.

After the Tuner Preset is finished, the Setup Display for selecting the aspect ratio of the connected TV appears.

Press M/m to select the setting that matches your TV type.

◆ If you have a 4:3 standard TV

• 4:3 Letter Box Displays a wide picture with bands on the upper and lower sections of the screen.

• 4:3 Pan Scan Automatically displays a wide picture on the en tire screen and cuts off the sections that do not fit.

◆ If you have a wide-screen TV or a 4:3 standard TV with a wide-screen mode

• 16:9

For details, see “TV type” on page 94.

Language 1/5

Select the screen Language.

English

Français

EASY SETUP

Clock 2/5

Select a method for setting the clock. If you select "Auto", this recorder will look for a time signal when you turn it off.

Auto

Manual

EASY SETUP

Clock 2/5

Set the time and date manually.

9Sun / /14 9 00 AM:2003

Tuner Preset 3/5

Select the way in which you will receive channels.

Antenna

Cable

EASY SETUP

Tuner Preset 3/5

Searching for receivable channels. Please wait.

Ch45

EASY SETUP

TV Type 4/5

Select your TV screen type.

16 : 9

4 : 3 Letter Box

4 : 3 Pan Scan

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Setting Up the VCR Plus® System

Basic Hookups and Settings

Setting Up the VCR Plus® System

Setting up your recorder involves coordina ting the TV channel number (the number you turn to on your TV or recorder to watch a program) with the guide channel (the number that’s assigned to that channel in your TV program guide). To find the guide channel numbers, look at the “Channel Lineup Chart” in the program gu i d e f o r your area that features VCR PlusCode numbers. Use the Channel Line-up Chart to check that the guide channel numbers match the TV channel your recorder receives. If not, you need to coordinate these numbers using the following procedure. If the guide and TV channel numbers are the same, you can skip this procedure.

Press SYSTEM MENU while the recorder is stopped.

The System Menu appears.

Press M/m to select “SETUP,” then press ENTER.

The Setup Display appears.

Press M/m to select “Settings,” then press ENTER.

Press M/m to select “Set VCR Plus+ Channels,” then press ENTER.

The display for setting VCR Plus+ channels appears.

Press M/m to select “Guide CH – TV CH,” then press ENTER.

Enter the guide channel number assigned in the program guide using the number buttons, then press SET.

Enter the TV channel number.

◆ For Hookup 1 or 3

(page 16)

Enter the actual number on your TV (and recorder) using the number buttons, then press SET.

◆ For Hookup 2

(page 17)

Enter the cable box output channel (usually 2, 3, or

4) using the number buttons, then press SET.

Repeat steps 5 to 7 for each channel number that does not match.

Press SYSTEM MENU repeatedly to exit the menu.

To return to the previous step

Press RETURN.

</M/m/,, ENTER

RETURN

SYSTEM MENU

Number buttons, SET

TITLE LIST

TIMER

TIMER LIST

DV/D8 EDIT

SETUP

Plays/erases/edits recorded titles.

SYSTEM MENU

DVD Recorder

Dual RW

Compatible

SETUP

Settings

Video

Audio

Features

Options

Easy Setup

Tuner Preset

Set VCR Plus+ Channels

Clock

Language

Settings - Set VCR Plus+ Channels

----

Channel list

Guide CH TV CH

- -

Settings - Set VCR Plus+ Channels

Guide CH TV CH

- - ----

- -

Settings - Set VCR Plus+ Channels

Guide CH TV CH

- - ----

- -

Settings - Set VCR Plus+ Channels

Guide CH TV CH

- - ----

- -

continued

Power Cord

Connect the supplied power cord to the AC IN terminal of the recorder. Then plug the recorder and TV power cords into an AC outlet. After you connect the power cord, 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 recorde r (pages 29 to

30), be sure to connect the power cord after all connections are complete.

AC IN

to AC IN

to AC outlet

Step 6: Preparing the Remote

You can control the recorder using the supplied remote. Insert two Size AA (R6) 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.

Notes

• If the supplied remote interferes your other Sony DVD recorder or player, change the command mode number for this recorder. For details, see page 28.

• Do not leave the remo te in an extremely hot or humid place.

• Do not drop any foreign objec t into the remote casing, particularly when replacing the batteries.

• Do not expose the remote sensor to direct sunlig ht or a light in g apparatus. Doing so may cause a malfunction.

• If you do not use the remote for an extended period of time, remove the batteries to avoid possible damag e from bat ter y leakag e and co rrosi on.

Step 7: Easy Setup

Follow the steps below to make the minimum number of basic adjustments for using the recorder. If you do not complete Easy Setup, it will appear each time you turn on your recorder. Make the settings below in the following order.

OSD Language Setup

Clock Setup

Tuner and Channel Setup

TV Type Setup

Audio Connection Setup

"/1

RETURN

Turn on the TV.

Press [/1.

The recorder turns on and the power indicator on the front panel lights up in green.

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

“Initial settings necessary to operate the DVD recorder will be made. You can change them later using Setup.” appears. If this message does not appear, select “Easy Setup” from “SETUP” in the System Menu to run Easy Setup. For details, see

“Settings and Adjustments” on page90.

</M/m/,, ENTER

Step 5: Connecting the Power Cord

Step 7: Easy Setup

Press ENTER.

The Setup Display for selecting the type of jack used to connect to your amplifier (receiver) appears.

EASY SETUP

Audio Connection 5/5

Is this recorder connected to an amplifier (receiver)? Select the type of jack you are using.

Yes :

LINE OUT(R-AUDIO-L)

Yes :

DIGITAL OUT

Press M/m to select the type of jack (if any) you are using to connect to an amplifier (receiver), then press ENTER.

Choose the item that matches the audio connection you selected on pages 20 to 21 ( through ).

• If you connect just a TV and nothing else, select “No,” then go to step 15.

B-1 C-1

• Select “Yes: LINE OUT (R-AUDIO-L),” then go to step 15.

B-2 C-2

• Select “Yes: DIGITAL OUT.” The Setup Display for “Dolby Digital” appears.

Press M/m to select the type of Dolby Digital signal you wish to send to your amplifier (receiver).

Choose the signal that matches the audio connection you selected on pages 20 to 21 ( through ).

EASY SETUP

Dolby Digital

D-PCM

Dolby Digital

B-2 C-2

• D-PCM

• Dolby Digital (only if the amplifier (receiv er) has a Dolby Digital decoder)

Press ENTER.

The Setup Display for selecting the type of DTS signal appears.

EASY SETUP

DTS

Off

A D

Audio Connection 5/5

Press M/m to select whether or not you wish to send a DTS signal to your amplifier (receiver) and press ENTER.

Choose the item that matches the audio connection you selected on pages 20 to 21 ( through ).

B-2 C-2

• Off

• On (only if the amplifier (receiver) ha s a DTS decoder)

Press ENTER when “Finish” appears.

Easy Setup is finished. All connections and setup operations are complete.

EASY SETUP

Easy Setup is finished

Finish

To return to the previous step

Press RETURN.

Hint

If you want to run Easy Setup again, select “Easy Setup” in the Setup Display (page 100).

Notes

• If there are only a few channels in your area that carry time signals , setting the clock automatically may take up to about 20 minutes after

the recorder turns off. If nothing happens even after you wait about 20 minutes, set the clock manually in “Clock” of “Settings” (page9 3).

• If you use the antenn a connection Hookup 2 (page 17), make sure you leave the cable box on.

• To record TV programs using the time r, you m ust set the clock accurately.

1-5

To check the channel settings

When displaying the “Set VCR Plus+ Channels” menu, press M/m to select “Channel List,” then press ENTER. The display lists the channels whose guide channel number is not as same as the TV channel number.

Settings - VCR Plus+ Channel List

Guide CH TV CH

121

To go to the next page, press m. To return to the previous page, press M.

Guide CH TV CH

Page2

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Setting Up the Remote

You can control your TV with the supplied remote by adjusting the remote control’s signal. If you connected the recorder to an AV amplifier (receiver), you can also control the volume with the supplied remote.

Notes

• Depending on the connec ted unit, you may not be able to control your TV or AV amplifier (receiver) with some or all of the bu tt on s below.

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

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

Controlling TVs with the remote

TV/DVD switch

"/1

Number buttons, SET

a Slide the TV/DVD switch to TV.

b Hold down [/1.

c Enter your TV’s manufacturer code (see

“Code numbers of controllable TVs” below) using the number buttons.

d Release [/1.

When the TV/DVD switch is set to TV, the remote performs the following:

[/1 Turns your TV on or off VOL +/– Adjusts the volume of your TV CH +/– Selects the channel on your TV WIDE MODE Switches to or from the wide mode of a

TV/VIDEO Switches your TV’s input source Number buttons and

SET

Sony wide-screen TV

Selects the channel on your TV

CH +/–

VOL +/–

TV/VIDEO

WIDE MODE

Code numbers of controllable TVs

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

Manufacturer Code number

Sony 01 (default) Akai 04 AOC 04 Centurion 12 Coronado 03 Curtis-Mathes 12 Daytron 12 Emerson 03, 04, 14 Fisher 11 General Electric 06, 10 Gold Star 03, 04, 17 Hitachi 02, 03 J.C.Penney 04, 12 JVC 09 KMC 03 Magnavox 03, 08, 12 Marantz 04, 13 MGA/Mitsubishi 04, 12, 13, 17 NEC 04, 12 Panasonic 06, 19 Philco 03, 04 Philips 08, 21 Pioneer 16 Portland 03 Proscan 10 Quasar 06, 18 Radio Shack 05, 14 RCA 04, 10 Sampo 12 Samsung 03, 12, 20 Sanyo 11, 14 Scott 12 Sears 07, 10, 11 Sharp 03, 05, 18 Sylvania 08, 12 Teknika 03, 08, 14 Toshiba 07 Wards 03, 04, 12 Yorx 12 Zenith 15

Controlling the volume of your AV amplifier (receiver) with the remote

TV/DVD switch

"/1

Number buttons, SET

VOL +/–

a Slide the TV/DVD switch to DVD.

b Hold down [/1, and enter the manufacturer

code (see the table below) for your AV amplifier (receiver) using the number buttons.

c Release [/1.

The VOL +/– buttons control the AV amplifier’s volume.

◆ If you want to control the TV’s volume

Slide the TV/DVD switch to TV.

Hint

If you want to control the TV’s volume even when the TV/DVD switch is set to DVD, repeat the steps above and enter the code number 90 (default).

Code numbers of controllable AV amplifiers (receivers)

If more than one code number is listed, try entering th e m on e at a time until you find the one that works with your AV amplifier (receiver).

Manufacturer Code number

Sony 80, 88, 89, 91 Denon 84, 85, 86 Kenwood 92, 93 Onkyo 81, 82, 83 Pioneer 99 Sansui 87 Technics 97, 98 Yamaha 94, 95, 96

Basic Hookups and Settings

Setting Up the Remote

If you have a Sony DVD player or more than one Sony DVD recorder

If the supplied remote interferes with your other Sony DVD recorder or player, set the command mode number for this recorder and the supplied remote to one that differs from the other Sony DVD recorder or player. The default command mode setting for this recorder and the supplied remote is DVD3.

SYSTEM MENU

RETURN

a Press SYSTEM MENU.

The System Menu appears.

b Press M/m to select “SETUP,” then press

ENTER.

SETUP

Settings

Tuner Preset

Video

Set VCR Plus+ Channels

Audio

Clock

Features

Language

Options

Easy Setup

c Press M/m to select “Options,” then press

ENTER.

SETUP

Settings

Selectable

Format Disc :

Video

Bright

Dimmer :

Audio

Auto Display :

Features

DVD3

Command Mode :

Options

Factory Setup

Easy Setup

M/m, ENTER

COMMAND MODE

d Press M/m to select “Command Mode,” then

press ENTER.

SETUP

Settings

Selectable

Format Disc :

Video

Bright

Dimmer :

Audio

Auto Display :

Features

DVD3

Command Mode :

Factory Setup

DVD1

DVD2

DVD3

Options

Easy Setup

e Press M/m to select the Command mode

(DVD1, DVD2, or DVD3), then press ENTER.

f Slide the COMMAND MODE switch on the

remote so it matches the mode you selected above.

To return to the previous step

Press RETURN.

Connecting a VCR or Similar Recording Device to the LINE Jacks

You can use this recorder as the source player or as the recording deck. After disconnecting the recorder’s power cord from an AC outlet, connect a VCR or similar recording device to the LINE jacks of this recorder. Use the DV IN jack on the front panel if the equipment has a DV output jack (i.LINK jack) (page 75). See also the instruction manual supplied with the connected equipment.

How to connect to record on this recorder

Connect a VCR or similar recording device to the LINE IN jacks of this recorder. See “Recording from connected equipment” on

page 88.

VCR, etc.

OUTPUT

AUDIO

VIDEO

131

LINE IN

LINE IN LINE OUT

S VIDEO

VIDEOR-AUDIO-L

Audio/video cord (not supplied)

S VIDEO

VIDEOR-AUDIO-L

R-AUDIO-L

VIDEO

S Video

S VIDEO cord (not supplied)

DVD recorder

AC IN

S VIDEO

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

to LINE IN 1 or 3

VHF/UHF

DIGITAL OUT

PCM/DTS/DOLBY DIGITAL

COAXIAL

OUT

CONTROL S IN

OPTICAL

: Signal flow

Hint

You can also use the LINE 2 IN jacks on the front panel of the recorder (page 88).

Notes

• Do not connect the yellow LINE IN (VIDE O) ja c k whe n usin g an S VIDEO cord (not supplied).

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

Setting Up the Remote

How to connect to record on other equipment

Connect a VCR or similar recording device to the LINE OUT jacks of this recorder.

VCR, etc.

INPUT

AUDIO

VIDEO

LINE IN LINE OUT

131

LINE OUT

VIDEOR-AUDIO-L

S VIDEO

Audio/video cord (not supplied)

S VIDEO

R-AUDIO-L

VIDEO

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

S Video

S VIDEO cord (not supplied)

DVD recorder

AC IN

to LINE OUT 1 or 2

VHF/UHF

OUT

CONTROL S IN

DIGITAL OUT

PCM/DTS/DOLBY DIGITAL

COAXIAL

OPTICAL

: Signal flow

Notes

• If you pass the recorder sign als via the VCR, you may not receive a clear image on the TV screen.

VCRDVD recorder TV

• Do not connect the ye ll ow LINE IN (VIDEO) jack when using an S VIDEO cord (not supplied).

continued

Basic Hookups and Settings

Setting Up the Remote

1-6

Connecting a VCR or Similar Recording Device to the LINE Jacks

Connecting to a Satellite

Guide to Displays

Operating the Recorder

The recorder’s overall operati on is simple. Generally, most operations can be performed by pressing only </M/m/,, and ENTER. Once you know the common procedure, you will find the recorder easy to operate.

Guide to Displays

The recorder uses the following four types of displays for most operations: System Menu, Title List, TOOLS, and Sub-menu. It also has a Disc Information displa y f o r ch ec k i ng the s t at us of the inserted disc, and an on-screen keyboard that enables yo u to label a title or disc.

System Menu

The System Menu appears when you press SYSTEM MENU, and provides entries to all of the recorder’s main functions.

1 TITLE LIST (page 53, 64):

Turns on the Title List menu, which shows recorded titles on the disc.

2 TIMER (page 40):

Allows you to set a new timer recording setting.

3 TIMER LIST (page 42):

Turns on the Timer List menu, which allows you to check, change, or cancel timer settings.

4 DV/D8 EDIT (page 79):

Activates the DV Edit function, which allows you to record and edit the contents of a DV/Digital8 format tape.

5 SETUP (page 91):

Turns on the Setup Display, which allows you to set up the recorder to suit your preferences.

Number buttons, SET

TITLE LIST

TOOLS

ZOOM +/–

</M/m/,, ENTER

SYSTEM MENU

CURSOR MODE

RETURN

TITLE LIST

TIMER

TIMER LIST

DV/D8 EDIT

SETUP

Plays/erases/edits recorded titles.

SYSTEM MENU

DVD Recorder

Dual RW

Compatible

•

Guide to Displays

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

page 31

•

How to Use the Displays

. . . . . . . . . . .

page 33

•

How to Enter Characters

. . . . . . . . . . .

page 34

continued

How to Use the Displays

Operating the Recorder

Sub-menu

The sub-menu appears when you select an item from the displayed list menu and press ENTER. The sub-menu displays options applicable only to the selected item.

Example: The Title List menu

How to Use the Displays

Use the displays in the following way. The procedure is common to many of the operations.

Press SYSTEM MENU.

The System Menu appears with entries to the main functions.

Press M/m to select a function, then press ENTER.

The display for the selected function appears.

Example: When “TITLE LIST” is selected.

◆ Using the TOOLS menu

Use the TOOLS menu to display options for the entire disc.

A Press TOOLS.

The TOOLS menu appears.

B Press M/m to select the option, then press

ENTER.

◆ Using the sub-menu

The sub-menu displays options for a specific title.

A Press M/m to select the title on the list, then

press ENTER.

The sub-menu appears.

B Press M/m to select the option, then press

ENTER.

Press RETURN repeatedly to turn off the list display.

To return to the previous display

Press RETURN.

Sort

Date

Number

Title

My Movies

TITLE LIST

ORIGINAL

-RW.VR

1.5/4.7GB

1 2ch 1:00PM - 2:00PM

2 5ch 8:00PM - 9:00PM

3 12ch 9:00AM - 9:30AM

4 3ch 8:00PM - 8:30PM

5 25ch 8:00PM - 8:30PM

6 L2 9:00PM - 9:30PM

7 8ch 9:00PM - 9:30PM

8 125ch 10:00AM - 10:30AM

9/15

9/17

9/25

10/15

10/19

10/26

10/28

Play

Play From Start

Erase

Protect Title

Title Name

Set Thumbnail

A-B Erase

Options for the selected item

Sort

Date

Number

Title

My Movies

TITLE LIST

ORIGINAL

-RW.VR

1.5/4.7GB

1 2ch 1:00PM - 2:00PM

2 5ch 8:00PM - 9:00PM

3 12ch 9:00AM - 9:30AM

4 3ch 8:00PM - 8:30PM

5 25ch 8:00PM - 8:30PM

6 L2 9:00PM - 9:30PM

7 8ch 9:00PM - 9:30PM

8 125ch 10:00AM - 10:30AM

9/15

9/17

9/25

10/15

10/19

10/26

10/28

Receiver or a Cable Box

Connect a satellite receiver, digital cable box, or a cable box to this recorder using the LINE IN 1/3 jacks. Disconnect the recorder’s AC power cord from an AC outlet when connecting the box. To record on this recorder, see page 88. To use the Synchro Rec function, see below.

Satellite receiver, etc.

OUTPUT

VIDEO

AUDIO

Audio/video cord (not supplied)

LINE IN

S VIDEO

VIDEOR-AUDIO-L

to LINE IN 1 or 3 DVD recorder

VHF/UHF

DIGITAL OUT

PCM/DTS/DOLBY DIGITAL

LINE IN LINE OUT

S VIDEO

R-AUDIO-L

VIDEO

VIDEOR-AUDIO-L

COAXIAL

131

OUT

CONTROL S IN

OPTICAL

: Signal flow

If you want to use the Synchro Rec function

Connect a satellite receiver to LINE IN 1 jacks of this recorder.

See “Recording from External Equipme nt with a Timer (Synchro Rec)” on page 47.

Refer to your satellite receiver’s instructions for more information.

Notes

• Synchro-Recording doe s not work with some boxes. For details, refer to the box’s operating instructions.

• When connecting the LINE IN jacks to the cable box, be sure to also connect the recorder’s antenna to the cable box.

AC IN

S VIDEO

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

Connecting to a Satellite Receiver or a Cable Box

Title List

The recorder uses list displays for some operations. The most frequently used is the Title List menu. The Title List menu appears when you press TITLE LIST or when you select “TITLE LIST” from the System Menu, and displays all of the titles on the disc. To show the list in greater details (zoom), press ZOOM+. To return to the previous display, press ZOOM–.

Standard Title List

“Zoomed” Title List

Notes

• The letters that c ann ot be displayed are replaced with “*”.

• The Title List does not appear when you play DVD VIDEOs, CDs, CD-Rs, or CD-RWs.

• The Title List may not appear for discs created on other DVD recorders.

• On this model, 1 GB is eq ui val e nt to 1 billion bytes.

Guide to Displays

-RW.VR

Sort

Date

Number

Title

-RW.VR

Sort

Date

Number

Title

1 Sort buttons (page 54):

Sorts the title order.

2 Zooming indicator (page54):

Shows the current zoom status.

3 Disc name (page 72) 4 Disc space (remainder/total) 5 Title information (page 54):

Displays the title number, title name, and recording date.

6 Scroll bar:

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

7 Title’s thumbnail picture (page 54)

My Movies

TITLE LIST

1 2ch 1:00PM - 2:00PM

2 5ch 8:00PM - 9:00PM

3 12ch 9:00AM - 9:30AM

4 3ch 8:00PM - 8:30PM

5 25ch 8:00PM - 8:30PM

6 L2 9:00PM - 9:30PM

7 8ch 9:00PM - 9:30PM

8 125ch 10:00AM - 10:30AM

TITLE LIST

1.5/4.7GB

ORIGINAL

9/15

9/17

9/25

10/15

10/19

10/26

10/28

My Movies

1.5/4.7GB

ORIGINAL

1 2ch 1:00PM - 2:00PM

2ch

Mon 9/15 1:00PM( 1H00M) SP

2 5ch 8:00PM - 9:00PM

5ch

Wed 9/17 8:00PM( 1H00M) SLP

3 12ch 9:00AM - 9:30AM

12ch

Thu 9/25 9:00AM( 0H30M)

4 3ch 8:00PM - 8:30PM

3ch

Thu 9/25 8:00PM( 0H30M) SLP

About the types of Title List menus

The appearance of the Title List menu differs according to the disc type and recording format.

◆For DVD+RWs, DVD-Rs, DVD-RWs (Video mode):

The Title List menu appears and displays the titles on the disc.

◆For DVD-RWs (VR mode):

The Title List (Original) or Title List (Playlist) menu appears and displays the Original or Playlist titles on the disc. The “PLAYLIST” indicator lights up on the front p anel display wh en the Title List (Playlist) menu is selected.

To switch the Title List menu for a DVD-RW (VR mode)

The recorder displays either the Original or Playlist Title List. Follow the steps below.

Press TITLE LIST.

The Title List menu appears.

Press TOOLS.

The TOOLS menu appears.

Press M/m to select either “Original” or “Playlist,” whichever is not displayed, then press

ENTER.

The display switches to the selected Title List menu.

To scroll the list display by page (Page mode)

Press CURSOR MODE while the list display is turned on. The display enters Page mode. Each time you press M/ m, the entire Title List changes to the next/previous page of titles. To return to the Cursor mode, press CURSOR MODE again.

Notes

• When you turn off the list displ ay, th e Page mode is canceled.

• When all the ti tles on the disc fit on a single page, you cannot sele ct the Page mode.

TOOLS

The TOOLS menu appears when you press TOOLS, and displays options applicable to the entire disc or recorder.

Example 1: When you press TOOLS while the Title List menu is turned on.

Options for the disc or menu

-RW.VR

Sort

Date

Playlist

Number

Erase Titles

Title

Create Playlist

Disc Info.

TOOLS

Example 2: When you press TOOLS while a DVD is playing.

Stop

Title Search

Chapter Search

Time Search

TOOLS

Options for the disc or picture

TITLE LIST

ORIGINAL

1 2ch 1:00PM- 2:00PM

2 5ch 8:00PM- 9:00PM

3 12ch 9:00AM- 9:30AM

4 3ch 8:00PM- 8:30PM

5 25ch 8:00PM- 8:30PM

6 L2 9:00PM- 9:30PM

7 8ch 9:00PM- 9:30PM

8 125ch 10:00AM-10:30AM

My Movies

1.5/4.7GB

9/15

9/17

9/25

10/15

10/19

10/26

10/28

1-7

How to Enter Characters

You can label a title, disc, or program by ente r ing characters. You can enter up to 64 characters for a title/disc/program name, but the actual number of characters displayed in the menus such as the Title List will vary. When the display for entering characters appears, follow the steps below.

Press </M/m/, to move the cursor to the right of the screen and select “A” (uppercase), “a” (lower-case), or “Symbol,” then press ENTER.

The characters of the selected type are displayed.

Example: Input Title Name

Input Title Name

25ch 1:00PM - 2:00PM

,. - 1

BA C 2

ED F 3

HG I 4

KJ L5

Press </M/m/, to select a character you want to enter, then press ENTER.

The selected character appears at the top of the display.

Input Title Name

,. - 1

BA C 2

ED F 3

HG I 4

KJ L5

To enter a letter with an accent mark, select an accent followed by the letter. Example: Select “ ` ” and then “a” to enter “à.”

To insert a space between the characters, select “Space.”

Repeat steps 1 and 2 to enter all the characters for the name.

Input Title Name

Kids

,. - 1

BA C 2

ED F 3

HG I 4

KJ L5

How to Enter Characters

"A"

NM O 6

"a"

Back

QP R S

Symbol

Clear All

UT V 8

XW Y Z79

Space

Cancel

Finish

"A"

NM O 6

"a"

Back

QP R S

Symbol

Clear All

UT V 8

XW Y Z79

Space

Cancel

Finish

"A"

NM O 6

"a"

Back

QP R S

Symbol

Clear All

UT V 8

XW Y Z79

Space

Cancel

Finish

◆ To erase a character

A Press </M/m/, to move the cursor to the

input row.

B Press </, to move the cursor to the right of

the character you want to erase.

C Press </M/m/, to select “Back,” then press

ENTER.

◆ To insert a character

A Press </M/m/, to move the cursor to the

input row.

B Press </, to move the cursor to the right of

the point where you want to insert a character.

C Press </M/m/, to select the character you

want to insert, then press ENTER.

◆ To erase all the characters

Press </M/m/, to select “Clear All,” then press ENTER.

Press </M/m/, to select “Finish,” then press ENTER.

To cancel the setting, select “Cancel.”

To use the number buttons

You can also use the number buttons to enter characters.

In step 2 above, press the number buttons repeatedly to select the character you want to enter.

Example: Press the number 3 button once to enter “D.” Press the number 3 button three times to enter “F.”

Select the next character, or press SET.

Repeat steps 1 and 2 to enter all of the characters for the name.

Press </M/m/, to select “Finish,” then press ENTER.

Recording/ Timer Recording

This section covers the basics of DVD recording, and the available methods for setting the timer.

•

Before Recording

•

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Recording TV programs

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Timer Recording

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Adjusting the Recording Picture Quality and Size

. . .

Recording from External Equipment with a Timer

(Synchro Rec)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

page 35

page 38

page 40

page 46

page 47

Before Recording

This recorder can record on various discs. Before you record, read the following and select the disc type according to your needs.

Recordable discs

This recorder can record on the following discs.

◆Disc type

DVD-RW*

Ver. 1.1 Ver. 1.1 with CPRM*

DVD+RW*

DVD-R*

Ver. 2.0

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

CPRM (Content Protection for Recordable Media) is a coding technology that protects copyrights fo r im ag es .

DVD-RWs and DVD+RWs are rewritable. DVD-Rs are nonrewritable. The recorder cannot record on the following discs:

• 8 cm discs

• DVD+R

• DVD-RW (Ver 1.0)

• DVD-RAM

• CD-R/CD-RW

Notes

• The following type of high-speed discs can be used for recording: up to 2×-speed DVD-RWs (Revision 1.0), up to 4×-speed DVD-Rs (Revision 1.0), or up to 4×-speed DVD+RWs. Note that high-speed discs will not record at higher speed. You cannot re cord on the disc if it is not 1×-speed compatible.

• Use a disc with CPRM to record Copy-Once TV programs (page 36).

• It is recommen ded that you use discs with “For Video” printed on their packing.

• You cannot add new recordings to DVD-Rs and DVD-RWs (Video mode) that contain recordings made on other DVD recorders.

• In some cases, you may not be able to add ne w recordi ng s to DVD+RWs that contain recordings made on other DVD recorders. If you do add a new recording, note that this recorder wil l re w ri te the DVD menu. If the disc contains PC data unrecognizable by this recorder, the data will be erased.

Before Recording

Recording/Timer Recording

continued

About recording formats

When you insert an unused disc, the recorder automatically starts formatting. Since available functions differ depending on the disc type, select the disc that best suits your needs using the chart below. You can preset the format for unused DVD-RWs in Options Setup. When “Format Disc” is set to either “VR” or “Video” (page 99), the recorder starts formatting in the selected mode without asking for confirmation. Select “Selectable” if yo u want to select the mode each time you insert an unused DVD-RW.

Differences between the disc types

See pages in parentheses for details.

Disc type Characteristics

– Automatically creates chapters at specified

intervals (page 97)

– Simple editing (erasing titles/changing

title name) (page 64)

– Creates chapters manually or

automatically (page 67 )

– Various editing options using a create d

Playlist (page 67)

– Records Copy-Once programs provided

that the disc has CPRM

Notes

• To play a recorded disc on other DVD equipment, you need to finalize the disc. For details on finalizing, see page 73.

• You cannot mix the two formats on one DVD-RW. To change the disc’s format, reformat the disc (page 74). Note that the disc’s contents will be erased after reformatting.

Recording mode

While the recorder is stopped, you can select one of six recording modes by pressing REC MODE repeatedly for the desired recording time and picture quality. The picture quality generally improves as the recording time decreases.

Recording mode Recording time (minute)

HQ 60 HSP 90 SP (Standard mode) 120 LP 180 EP 240 SLP 360

Notes

• The recording times are an estimate and actual times may differ.

• Situations below ma y cause slight inaccuracies with the recording time.

– Recording a program with poor reception, or a program or video source

of low picture quality

– Recording on a disc that has already been edited – Recording only a still picture or just sound

Before Recording

Unrecordable pictures

Pictures with copy protection cannot be recorded on this recorder. When the recorder receives a copy guard signal while recording, the recorder stops recording and a message appears on your TV screen.

About pictures with Copy Control Signals

Broadcasts that contain Copy Control Signals m ay h ave one of the following three signal types, Copy-Free, Copy-Once, and Copy-Never. This recorder limits the recording according to copy protection signal as shown below. If you want to record a Copy-Once program, use a DVD-RW with CPRM in VR mode.

◆Available recording options

Copy-

CopyOnce

a*——

CopyNever

—

DVD-RW (Ver.1.1) a —— DVD-RW (Ver.1.1

with CPRM

DVD+RW a —— DVD-R (Ver.2.0) a ——

*The recorded disc can be played only on CPRM compatible

equipment.

Free

VR mode Video modeaa

Checking the available disc space (Disc Info.)

When recording on a used disc, make sure that there is enough disc space for recording. With DVD-RWs or DVD+RWs, you can free up disc space by erasing titles.

a Press TOOLS while the disc is in the

recorder.

The TOOLS menu appears.

b Press M/m to select “Disc Info.,” then press

ENTER.

The Disc Information display appears. Items in the display differ depending on the disc type or recording format. Note that the remaining disc space indicator is an estimate and actual available space may differ.

Example: DVD-RW (VR mode)

Disc Information

DiscName Movie

Media DVD-RW Format VR

Title no. Original 3 / Playlist 2

Protected Not Protected

Date 9/15/2003 ~ 10/28/2003

HQ : 0H30M LP : 1H30M

Remainder

1 Disc Name 2 Media:

Disc type

3 Format:

Recording format type (DVD-RW only)

4 Title no.:

Total number of titles

5 Protected:

Indicates whether protection is set (DVD-RW in VR mode only)

6 Date:

Dates when the oldest and the most recent titles are recorded

7 Continuous Rem. Time/Remainder:

• The longest continuous recording time in each of the recording modes (approximate)

• D isc space bar (approximate)

• Re maining disc space/total disc space (approximate)

8 Disc setting buttons

• Disc Name: Labels the disc (page 72)

• Prote ct Disc: Protects the disc (DVD-RW in VR mode only) (page72)

• Fina lize: Finalizes the disc/Creates a DVD menu

(page 73)

• Unfinalize: Unfinalizes the disc if it has already been finalized (DVD-RW in VR mode only) (page 73)

• Eras e All: Erases all titles on the disc (page 73)

• Format: Reformats the disc (page 74)

HSP : 0H45M EP : 2H00M

SP : 1H00M

SLP : 3H00M

2. 3 / 4. 7GB

Disc Name

Protect Disc

Finalize

Erase All

Format

◆How programs are recorded on a DVD-R

A new program is recorded on the last space [a] only. Check that the remaining disc space is large enough for the recording.

Erasing “B” does not free up any space

A CB

You cannot free up disc space on a DVD-R. Erasing a title will only hide the title name in the Title List menu. The erased titles will still take up space on the disc.

◆How programs are recorded on a DVD-RW (VR mode)

A program is recorded on the free disc space [a]. Check that the total remaining disc space is large enough for recording.

Erasing “B” frees up more space

A CB

A C

New recording New recording

◆To free up disc space

You can free up disc space by erasing titles. The original title used for a Playlist cannot be erased. To erase a title, see page 65. To erase multiple titles, see page 65.

◆How programs are recorded on a DVD-RW (Video mode) or DVD+RW

The recorder searches for the largest block of space [a] and records there. Check that there is a continuous free block large enough for the recording. If not, the recording will stop.

Erasing “B” and “C” creates a block of free space

A D

B C

New recording

◆To check or free up disc space

For DVD-RWs (Video mode) and DVD+RWs only, you can check free disc space and title location, and also erase titles using the Disc Map display (see below).

Hint

You can erase all of the disc’s titles (other than protected titles) at once (page 73).

Notes

• When you er ase titles, the title order may change d epending on the disc type or format.

• After finalizing, you cannot record further on a DVD-RW (Vid eo mode) or DVD-R.

New recording

(continued)

Before Recording

Recording/Timer Recording

continued

1-8

To free up disc space using the Disc Map

Recording TV programs

Recording/Timer Recording

Press Z OPEN/CLOSE, and place a recordable disc on the disc tray.

Press Z OPEN/CLOSE to close the disc tray.

Wait until “LOAD” disappears from the front panel display. If you use an unused DVD, formatting starts automatically. When using an unused DVD-RW, select the recording format, VR or Video.

Press CH +/– to select the channel or input source you want to record.

Press REC MODE repeatedly to select the recording mode.

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

For more details of the recording mode, see page 36.

Press z REC.

Recording starts. Recording continues until you stop the recording or the disc is full.

To stop recording

Press x REC STOP. Note that it may take a few seconds for recording to stop.

To pause recording

Press X REC PAUSE. To restart recording, press the button again.

To watch another TV program while recording

Set the TV to TV input using the TV/VIDEO button.

Hints

• You can also start and stop reco rding using the TOOLS menu. Press TOOLS and select “Record” or “Rec Stop,” then press ENTER.

• You can stop re cording from the Title List menu as well. Select the title you are currently recording and pr ess EN TER. Th en se lect “Rec Stop” from the sub-menu.

• If you do not want to w at c h TV w hi l e recording, you can turn off the TV. When using a cable box, make sure to leave it on.

• To select a chann el, you can also use the number buttons and SET button in step 5 above.

• If you record fro m e quipment connected to the recorder’s input jack , you can also use the INPUT SELECT button to select “L1,” “L2,” “L3,” or “DV” in step 5. For details, see “Recording from connected equipment” (page 88).

• You can also sele c t the rec ord ing mode using the TOOLS menu (page 46).

Notes

• After pressing z REC, it may take a short while to start recording.

• While recording or during re cording pause, you cannot change the recording mode.

• If there is a power fail ur e, the program you are recording may be erased.

• When you use Hookup 2 (page 17), you cannot watch a cable TV program while recording another cable TV program .

Using the Quick Timer function

You can set the recorder to record in 30 minute increments by pressing just the z REC button.

Press z REC repeatedly to set the duration time.

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

The time counter decreases minute by minute to 0:00, then the recorder stops recording (power does not turn off). Even if you turn off the recorder during recording, the recorder continues to record until the time counter runs out.

To cancel the Quick Timer

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

Recording a stereo program and SAP

The recorder automatically receives and records a stereo program and SAP.

◆Stereo programs

When a stereo program is received, the “STEREO” indicator lights up on the front panel display. If there is noise in the stereo program, set “Auto Stereo” in Audio Setup to “Off” (p age 95). The sound will be recorded in monaural but with less noise.

◆SAP (Second Audio Program)

When a SAP (Second Audio Program) is received, the “SAP” indicator lights up on the front pan el display. To record only SAP sound, set “Tuner Audio” in Audio Setup to “SAP” (page 95).

With the recording side facing down

HQ SP LP EPHSP SLP

0:30 1:00

5:30

6:00

(normal recording)

continued

Timer Recording

Recording/Timer Recording

d Press Z OPEN/CLOSE to close the disc tray.

Wait until “LOAD” disappears from the front panel display. If you use an unused DVD, formatting starts automatically. When using an unused DVD-RW, select the recording format, VR or Video.

e Press [TIMER].

The Timer programming (Standard) menu appears.

If the Timer programming (VCR Plus+) menu appears, press < to switch the display.

f Set the following items using

</M/m/,

A Press M/m to set the date, then press ,.

Each time you press M/m, the item changes as follows.

Today y Tomorrow y …… y Tue 10/28 (1 month later) y Sun (every S unday) y …… y Sat (every Saturday) y Mon-Fri (Monday to Friday) y Mon-Sat (Monday to Saturday) y Sun-Sat (Sunday to Saturday) y Today

B Press M/m to set the start time, then press ,. C Press M/m to set the stop time, then press ,. D Press M/m to set the channel, then press ,.

When you set the timer for recording from connected equipment, select “Line1,” “Line2,” or “Line3.”

E Press M/m to select the recording mode (HQ,

HSP, SP, LP, EP, or SLP), then press ,.

◆ If you make a mistake

Press </, to select the item you want to change.

◆ To exit without saving the current setting

Press </M/m/, to select “Cancel,” then press ENTER.

g Press </M/m/, to select “OK,” then press

ENTER.

The Timer List menu appears. The TIMER REC indicator lights up on the front panel and the recorder is ready to start recording.

h Press RETURN to turn off the Timer List, or

press [TIMER] and repeat from step 5 to enter additional timer settings.

Unlike a VCR, there is no need to turn off the recorder before the timer recording starts.

To stop recording during timer recording

Press x REC STOP.

If the timer settings overlap

Overlapped timer settings are shown as follows.

To store the setting, press </, to select “OK,” then press ENTER. The programs are recorded in order of priority (page 43). To cancel or chan ge t he setting, select “Cancel.”

To confirm, change, or cancel timer recording

See “Checking/changing/canceling timer settings (Timer List) ” (page 42).

Hints

• For recording over the next day, leave the starting date setting as it is, and enter the ending time in the se tting. The date will automatica lly change to the next day.

• You can also displa y the timer programming menu by: – selecting “TIMER” from the System Menu. – selecting “Set Timer” from the TOOLS menu while the Timer List

menu is displayed.

• You can also use th e re corder even when the recorder stands by for recording. To remind you of the timer setting, a message appears on your TV screen five minutes before the timer recording starts.

Notes

• If “The disc is full or nearly full” appears on the screen, change the disc, or make available space for the recording (DVD-RW/DVD+RW only).

• Check that the cloc k is correctly set before setting the timer recording. If not, the timer recording cannot be made. To record a satellite program , turn on the satellite receiv er a nd select the satellite program you want to record. Leave the satellite receiver turned on until the recorder finishes recording. If yo u co nnect equipment with a timer function, you can use the Synchro Rec function (page47).

Rec Mode Adjust

If there is not enough available disc space for the recording, the recorder automatically selects the recording mode to enable the program to be recorded. This function is normally set to on.

◆To cancel the function

A Press TOOLS while the Timer List is displayed. B Press M/m to select “Rec Mode Adjust,” then press

ENTER.

C Press </, to select “Off,” then press ENTER.

Note

This function only works with a timer recording. It does not function with Quick Timer or Synchro Rec.

Timer - Standard

Set the timer manually.

Date

VCR Plus+

Today

Start CH

ModeStop

Cancel

Timer - Standard

VCR Plus+

Cancel

Set the timer manually.

Date

Tomorrow PM PM

Start CH Mode

Stop

800 830

107 SP

Timer

These timer settings overlap. Do you want to save this setting?

Cancel

Mon-Sat 10:00AM - 10:30AM 25ch SP

Wed 10/29 9:00AM - 10:15AM 3ch SLP

continued

display (DVD-RWs in Video mode, DVD+RWs only)

The Disc Map display in the TOOLS menu allows you to check the disc status and erase titles on the disc.

Press TITLE LIST while the disc is in the recorder.

Press TOOLS.

Press M/m to select “Disc Map” from the TOOLS menu, then press ENTER.

The Disc Map display appears.

◆ To check free disc space

Press </, to select an open space. The remaining space and the longest recording time in each of the recording modes appears.

Disc Map

Empty

HQ[ 0H30M]

HSP[ 0H45M]

SP[ 1H00M]

EP[ 2H00M]

2.3GB

SLP[ 3H00M]

Cancel

Selected open space

◆ To free up disc space by erasing a title using the Disc Map

A Press </, to select the title you want to

Selected title

B Press m to select “Erase,” then press ENTER.

C Press </, to select “OK.”

D Press RETURN repeatedly to turn off the Title

Note

You cannot erase a title during playback or reco rdi ng.

LP [ 1H30M]

Erase

erase, then press ENTER.

The title is selected.

Disc Map

2 5ch 8:00PM - 9:00PM

Wed 9/17 8:00PM( 1H00M) SP 0.6GB

To cancel the selection, press ENTER again. Repeat step 1 to erase multiple titles.

Erase Cancel

The display asks for confirmation.

All of the selected titles are erased, freeing up disc space. If you want to change your selection, select “Change.”

List menu.

Recording TV programs

Before you start…

• Check that the disc has enough available spa ce for the recording (page 37).

• Adjust the recording picture quality and picture size if necessary (page 46).

}/1Z OPEN/CLOSE

Number buttons, SET

DISPLAY

z REC

REC MODE

INPUT SELECT

Press }/1.

The recorder turns on and the power indicator on the front panel lights up in green.

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

◆ When using an amplifier (receiver)

Turn on the amplifier (receiver) and select the appropriate channel so that you can hear sound from the recorder.

CH +/–

TV/VIDEO

TIME/TEXT

TOOLS

</M/m/,, ENTER

X REC PAUSE

x REC STOP

Recording TV programs

Checking the disc status while recording

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

a Press DISPLAY twice during recording.

b Press DISPLAY to turn off the display.

Creating chapters in a title

The recorder can automatically divide a recording (a title) into chapters by inserting chapter marks at 6 or 15 mi nute intervals during recording. Select the interval, “6Min” (default) or “15Min” in “Auto Chapter” of Features Setup (page 97) .

You can make chapters manually when playing DV D-RWs (VR mode). For details, see page 67.

Notes

• If “Auto Chap te r” is set to “Off” in Features Setup, no chapters are automatically created.

• When no more chapter mar ks can be added, you may not be able to make additional recordings or edit the disc.

Timer Recording

The recording information appears.

DVD-RW VIDEO

1 Disc type/format 2 Recording status 3 Recording mode 4 Recording time

Hint

1:23:45SP

Timer Recording

You can set the timer for a total of 30 programs up to one month in advance. There are two setting methods: the manual setting and VCR Plus+ setting.

• Standard: Set the date, time, and channel of the program manually.

• VCR Plus+: Enter the PlusCode number designated for each TV program (page 44).

Before you start…

• Check that the disc has enough available spa ce for the recording (page 37).

• Adjust the recording picture quality and picture size if necessary (page 46).

Setting the timer manually (Standard)

[TIMER]

SYSTEM MENU

RETURN

a Press }/1.

b Turn on the TV, and switch the input selector

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

◆ When using an amplifier (receiver)

Turn on the amplifier (receiver) and select the appropriate channel so that you can hear sound from the recorder.

c Press Z OPEN/CLOSE, and place a

recordable disc on the disc tray.

"/1Z OPEN/CLOSE

TOOLS

</M/m/,, ENTER

x REC STOP

1-9

To extend the recording duration time

You can extend the recording duration while recording.

Press TOOLS during recording.

Press M/m to select “Extend Rec. Time,” then press ENTER.

The following display appears.

Extend Rec. Time

Set the timer extend function.

Sun 9/28 10:00AM - 11:30AM 3ch SP

Extend Time

Off

Press M/m to select the duration time, then press ENTER.

You can set the duration in increments of 10 minutes, up to 60 minutes.

Press </M/m/, to select “OK,” then press ENTER.

Hint

You can also extend the recording duration tim e using “Extend Rec” in the sub-menu of the Timer List.

Timer Recording

Cancel

Checking/changing/canceling timer settings (Timer List)

You can check, change, or cancel timer settings using the Timer List menu.

a Press SYSTEM MENU.

The System Menu appears.

b Press M/m to select “TIMER LIST,” then

press ENTER.

The Timer List menu appears.

Start CH ModeStop

10 00 10 15

Sports

-RW VR

SLP

Cancel

25 SP

TIMER LIST

Sat 10/25 8:30PM - 9:30PM 4ch

Mon-Sat 10:00AM - 10:30AM 25ch

Wed 10/29 9:00AM - 10:15AM 3ch

Thu 10/30 4:00PM - 5:00PM 125ch

1 Disc name

To enter a disc name, see “Labeling a disc (Disc Name)” (page 72).

2 Timer information:

Displays the recording date, time, recording mode, etc.

•❐ indicates the overlapped setting. (red) indicates the setting currently being

•

recorded.

(grey) indicates that the setting cannot be recorded

•

in the selected recording mode.

c Press M/m to select the setting you want to

check/change/cancel, then press ENTER.

The sub-menu appears.

d Press M/m to select one of the following ite ms.

• Modify

• Erase

• Check Overlap

◆ To modify the setting

A Select “Modify,” then press ENTER.

The display for modifying appears.

Modify

Modify the timer setting.

Date

Mon-Sat PM PM

B Press </M/m/, to select the item and

change the setting.

To undo the change, press </M/m/, to select “Cancel,” then press ENTER or RETURN. To change another setting, repeat step 2.

C Press </M/m/, to select “OK,” then press

ENTER.

◆ To erase the setting

A Select “Erase,” then press ENTER.

The display asks for confirmation.

Erase

Are you sure you want to erase this timer setting?

Mon-Sat 10:00AM - 10:30AM 25ch SP

OK Cancel

If you do not want to erase the setting, select “Cancel,” then press ENTER or RETURN.

B Press </, to select “OK,” then press

ENTER.

◆ To check for overlapped settings

A Select “Check Overlap,” then press ENTER.

The display for confirming overlapped settings appears. The timer setting set most recently is listed at the top and has priority. You may not be able to record the program that has low priority.

Check Overlap

These timer settings overlap.

Mon-Sat 10:00AM - 10:30AM 25ch SP

Wed 10/29 9:00AM - 10:15AM 3ch SLP

Change priority Close

To change a priority, press </, to select “Change priority.” For details, see “Changing the priority of overlapped settings” below.

B Press </, to select “Close.”

To change or cancel the setting, press RETURN to return to the Timer List menu, and repeat steps

3 and d above.

e Press RETURN to turn off the Timer List.

Hint

While recording, you cannot modify the timer setting for the current recording, but you can extend the recording duration of the rec ording time (page 42).

Note

Even if the timer is set for the same program daily or weekly, the timer recording cannot be made if it overlaps with the program that has priority. A mark will appear ne xt to th e overlapped setting in the Timer List. Check the priority order of the settings.

Changing the priority of overlapped settings

The recorder records the programs according to priority if the timer settings overlap. The timer setting set last has priority. If the timer settings overlap, the program that has priority will be recorded. A timer recording of lower priority will be canceled, start from the middle, or stop on the way. Check the overlapped timer settings and change the priority if necessary.

When the timer settings overlap

If the timer is set using the manual or VCR Plus+ setting, the program set last has priority.

Example: you set the timer in order of A, B, and C (setting C has first priority)

7:00

Actual recording

7:00 9:00 10:30

If you give priority to setting B over setting C, program B will be entirely recorded and program C is recorded only after program B has finished.

7:00 9:00 11:00

Hint

You can change the priority of a timer setting during recording.

Note

If the end time of one recording an d the start time of another are th e same, the beginning or end of a program of lower priority may be c ut. Example: you made the timer setting A after B

7:00 9:00 10:00

a Press SYSTEM MENU.

The System Menu appears.

b Press M/m to select “TIMER LIST,” then

press ENTER.

The Timer List menu appears.

TIMER LIST

Sat 10/25 8:30PM - 9:30PM 4ch

Mon-Sat 10:00AM - 10:30AM 25ch

Wed 10/29 9:00AM - 10:15AM 3ch

Thu 10/30 4:00PM - 5:00PM 125ch

will be cut off

9:00 11:00

10:30

ABC

Sports

-RW VR

SLP

Timer Recording

Recording/Timer Recording

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c Press M/m to select the setting for which you

want to change a priority order, then press ENTER.

The sub-menu appears.

d Press M/m to select “Check Overlap,” then

press ENTER.

The display for confirming overlapped settings appears.

Check Overlap

These timer settings overlap.

Mon-Sat 10:00AM - 10:30AM 25ch SP

Wed 10/29 9:00AM - 10:15AM 3ch SLP

Change priority Close

e Press </, to select “Change priority,”

then press ENTER.

The display for changing priority appears.

Change priority

3ch Wed 10/29 9:00AM

Where do you want to move this timer setting?

25ch Mon-Sat 10:00AM

f Press M/m to move the timer setting where

you want, then press ENTER.

The program moves to its new location in the list. A program higher up in the list has higher priority. To return to the Timer List, select “Cancel.”

Cancel

g Press RETURN to turn off the Timer List.

Recording TV programs using the VCR Plus+ system

The VCR Plus+ system is a feature that simplifies setting timer recordings. Just enter the PlusCode number listed in the TV program guide. The date, time, and channel of that program are set automatically. Check that the TV and guide channels are correctly set in “Set VCR Plus+ Channels” in “Settings” (page 93).

"/1Z OPEN/CLOSE

Number buttons

CLEAR

[TIMER]

RETURN

SET

</M/m/,, ENTER

x REC STOP

a Press }/1.

b Turn on the TV, and switch the input selector

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

◆ When using an amplifier (receiver)

Turn on the amplifier (receiver) and select the appropriate channel so that you can hear sound from the recorder.

c Press Z OPEN/CLOSE, and place a

recordable disc on the disc tray.

d Press Z OPEN/CLOSE to close the disc tray.

Wait until “LOAD” disappears from the front panel display. If you use an unused DVD, formatting starts automatically. When using an unused DVD-RW, select the recording format, VR or Video.

e Press [TIMER].

The Timer programming (VCR Plus+) menu appears.

Timer - VCR Plus+

Set the timer by entering the PlusCode.

PlusCode

Standard

If the Timer programming (Standard) menu appears, press < to switch the display.

f Press the number buttons to enter the

PlusCode number, then press SET.

◆ If you make a mistake

Press CLEAR and re-enter the correct number.

◆ To cancel the setting

Press </M/m/, to select “Cancel,” then press ENTER.

g Press </M/m/, to select “OK,” then press

ENTER.

The date, start and stop times, channel, and recording mode appears.

Timer - VCR Plus+

Is the follwing timer setting correct? To modify, adjust each item or re-enter the PlusCode.

Date

Start CH ModeStop

Mon 6/28 AM AM

10 00 11 30

◆ If you want to change the setting

A Press </, to select the item you want to

change.

B Press M/m to change the setting.

To cancel the setting, select “Cancel.” To re-enter the PlusCode number, select “Change.”

h Press </M/m/, to select “OK,” then press

ENTER.

The TIMER REC indicator lights up on the front panel, and the recorder is ready to start recording.

i Press RETURN to turn off the display.

To record from a decoder or other source, leave the connected equipment turned on.

To stop recording during timer recording

Press x REC STOP.

If the timer settings overlap

See page 41.

To confirm, change, or cancel timer recording

See “Checking/changing/canceling timer settings (Timer List)” (page 42).

107 HQ

Cancel

Change

Hints

• The Rec Mode Adjust function also works with this timer setting method (page 41).

• You can extend the recording duration time during recording (page42).

• You can also displa y the timer programming menu by: – selecting “TIMER” from the System Menu. – selecting “Set Timer” from the TOOLS menu while the Timer List

menu is displayed.

Notes

• Check the clock set before setting the timer recording. If not, the timer recording cannot be made.

Recording/Timer Recording

Timer Recording

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Timer Recording

Adjusting the Recording

Recording from External Eq uipment with a Timer (Synchro Rec)

Recording/Timer Recording

Recording from External Equipment with a Timer (Synchro Rec)

You can set the recorder to automatically record programs from connected equipment that has a timer function (such as a satellite receiver). Connect the equipment to the LINE IN 1 jacks of the recorder (page 30). When the connected equipment turns on, the recorder starts recording a programme from the LINE IN 1 jacks.

Press }/1.

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

◆ When using an amplifier (receiver)

Turn on the amplifier (receiver) and select the appropriate channel so that you can hear the sound from the recorder.

Press Z OPEN/CLOSE, and place a recordable disc on the disc tray.

Press Z OPEN/CLOSE to close the disc tray.

Wait until “LOAD” disappears from the front panel display. If you use an unused DVD, formatting starts automatically. When using an unused DVD-RW, select the recording format, VR or Video.

Select the line input audio when recording a program having two types of sound.

A Press INPUT SELECT to select “L1.” B Press TOOLS. C Press M/m to select “Line Audio Input,” then

press ENTER.

D Press M/m to select “Main/Sub*,” then press

ENTER.

* W he n re cording a program having two types of sound, select

“Main/Sub.” Both sounds can be recorded. You can select e ither sound when playing a disc. Select “Main/Sub” only when using a DVD-RW (VR mode). For other discs, select “Stereo.” Only stereo sound is recorded.

Press REC MODE repeatedly to select the recording mode, HQ, HSP, SP, LP, EP, or SLP.

Set the timer on the connected equipment to the time of the program you want to record, and turn it off.

Press SYNCHRO REC.

The SYNCHRO REC indicator lights up on the front panel. The recorder automatically turns off and stands by for Synchro-Recording. The recorder automatically starts recording when it receives an input signal from the connected equipment. The recorder stops recording when the connected equipment turns off.

To stop recording

Press x REC STOP.

To cancel Synchro Rec

Press SYNCHRO REC or turn on the recorder before the Synchro-Recording Starts. The SYNCHRO REC indicator turns off.

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

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

Before you start…

• Check that the disc has enough availabl e space for the recording (page 37).

• Adjust the recording pictu re quality and picture size if necessary (page 46).

REC MODE

</M/m/,, ENTER

"/1

Z OPEN/CLOSE

x REC STOP

SYNCHRO REC

TOOLS

INPUT SELECT

7:00 8:00 9:00 10:00

First program

Second program

will be cut off

continued

Before Playing

Playback

This section explains the basics of playback, such as playable disc types, and describes the settings necessary for playback in general.

Before Playing

Read the following information before playing a disc.

Playable discs

This recorder can play the following discs in both the 12 cm and 8 cm sizes.

◆Disc types

* “DVD VIDEO,” “DVD-RW,” “DVD+R,” “DVD+RW,” and “DVD-

R” are trademarks.

Region code (DVD VIDEO only)

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

DVD VIDEOs labeled will also play on this recorder.

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

DVD VIDEO*

DVD-RW*

Ver. 1.0 Ver. 1.1 Ver. 1.1 with CPRM

DVD+RW*

DVD-R*

DVD+R*

Music CD

CD-R/CD-RW

(Music CD format only)

ALL

RDR–XXXX

00V 00Hz

00W

NO.

0-000-000-00

Region code

•

Before Playing

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page 49

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Playing Discs

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

page 50

•

Selecting a Recorded Title on a Disc

. . . . . . . . .

page 53

•

Searching for a Title/Chapter/Track

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

page 55

•

Checking the Play Information and Playing Time

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

page 56

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Selecting the Sound

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

page 57

•

TV Virtual Surround Settings (TVS)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

page 58

•

Changing the Angles

. . . . . . . .

page 59

•

Displaying the Subtitles

. . . . . .

page 60

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Adjusting the Playback Picture and Sound

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page 60

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Picture Quality and Size

You can adjust the recording picture quality and picture size.

TOOLS

RETURN

Press TOOLS before recording starts.

The TOOLS menu appears.

Press M/m to select “Rec Settings,” then press ENTER.

The following display appears.

Rec. Settings

Select the item you want to change.

Rec Mode :

Rec Screen Size :

Rec NR :

Rec Video Equalizer

Press M/m to select the item you want to adjust, then press ENTER.

The adjustment display appears.

Example: Rec NR

Rec NR

Off 1 2 3

</M/m/,, ENTER

4 : 3

◆ Rec Mode

Selects the recording mode for the desired recording time and picture quality. For more information, see “Recording mode” (page 36).

• HQ

• HSP

• SP (default)

• LP

• EP

• SLP

◆ Rec Screen Size

Sets the picture size of the program to be recorded

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

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

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

◆ Rec NR (noise reduction)

Reduces noise contained in the video signal.

◆ Rec Video Equalizer

Adjusts the picture in greater detail. Press M/m to select the item you want to adjust, then press ENTER.

• Contrast: Changes the contrast .

• Brightness: Changes the overall brightness.

• Color: Makes the colors deep er or lighter.

• Hue: Changes the color balance.

Adjust the setting using < /M/m/,, then press ENTER.

The larger the number, the greater the effect. The default setting is underlined.

Items Settings

Rec NR Off Rec Video Equalizer

Contrast –3 ~ 0 Brightness –3 ~ 0 Color –3 ~ 0 Hue –3 ~ 0

Repeat steps 3 and 4 to adjust any other items.

Press RETURN to turn off the display.

Note

The adjustments made here are for the recorder and ca nnot be saved for individual titles.

1 ~ 3

~ 3 ~ 3 ~ 3 ~ 3

Adjusting the Recording Picture Quality and Size

Notes

• The recorder starts record ing only after detecting the video signal from the connected equipment. The beginning of the pro gram may not be recorded.

• You cannot set Synchro-Recording only by pre ssin g the SYNCH RO REC button when the recorder is turned off. Be sure to turn on the recorder first to set Synchro-Recording.

• While Synchro-Re cording, other operations such as normal recording cannot be done.

• Do not turn on the recorder wh ile it stands by for Synchro-Recording. Synchro-Recording will be canceled.

• Any program that contains a Copy-Never copy guard signal cannot be recorded. When you record a program that contains a Copy-Once signal, use a DVD-RW (Ver. 1.1 with CPRM) in VR mode for recording. For details, see “Unrecordable pictures” (pag e 36).

• When using the Synchro Rec function, do not use the VCR control function on connected equipment.

• To use the connected equipment while the recorder is standing by for Synchro-Recording, cancel Synchro-Recording by pressing SYNCHRO REC. Before timer recording starts, be sure to turn off the connected equipment, then turn on the recorder and press SYNCHRO REC to reset Synchro-Recording.

• The Synchro Rec function does not work with some satellite receivers. For details, refer to the satellit e receiver’s operating inst ructions.

Recording from External Equipment with a Timer (Synchro Rec)

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Discs that cannot be played on this recorder

The recorder cannot play the following discs:

• All CD-ROMs (including PHOTO CDs)

• CD-Rs/CD-RWs, other than those recorded in the music CD format

• Data part of CD-Extras

• VIDEO CDs

• Super VCDs

• DVD-ROMs

• DVD Audio discs

• DVD-RAMs

• HD layer on Super Audio CDs

• DVD VIDEOs with a different region code (page 49)

• A disc recorded in a color system other than NTSC, such as PAL or SECAM

Notes on playing DTS sound tracks on a CD

• When playing DTS-encoded CDs, excessive noise will be heard from the analog stereo jacks. To av oid possible damage to the audio system, the consumer should take proper precautions when the analog stereo jacks of the recorder are connected to an amplification system. To enjoy DTS Digital Surround™ playback, an external 5.1-channel decode r system must be connected to the digital jack of the recorder.

• Set the sound to “Stereo” using the AUDIO button when you play DTS sound tracks on a CD (page 57).

• Do not play DTS sound tracks without fi rst connecting the recorder to an audio component having a built-in DT S decoder. The recorder outputs the DTS signal via the DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL or OPTICAL) jack even if “DTS” is set to “Off” in the Audio Setup (page 96), and m ay affect your ears or cause your speakers to be damaged.

Notes on playing DVDs with a DTS sound track

• DTS audio signals are out put only through the DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL or OPTICAL) jack.

• When you play a DVD with DTS sound tracks, set “DTS” to “On” in the Audio Setup (page 96).

• If you connect the recorder to audio equipment without a builtin DTS decoder, do not set “DTS” to “On” in the Audi o Setup (page 96). A loud noise may come out from the speakers, affecting your ears or causing th e speakers to be damaged.

Notes

• The following type of high -speed discs can be played back on this recorder: up to 2u-speed DVD-RWs (Revision 1.0), up to 4u-speed DVD-Rs (Revision 1.0), or up to 4u-speed DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs.

• DVD-RW/-Rs, DVD+RWs/+Rs, or CD-RW/-Rs recorded on another recording device cannot be played on this recorder i f they have not been correctly finalized. Some discs cannot be p layed due to the recording quality or physical condition of the disc, or th e characteristics of the recording device and authoring software.

Playing Discs

Depending on the disc, some operations may differ, or certain restrictions may apply. Refer to the operating i nstructions supplied with your disc.

"/1Z OPEN/CLOSE

Number buttons, SET

TOP MENU

H PLAY

Press }/1.

The recorder turns on and the power indicator lights up in green.

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

◆ When using an amplifier

Turn on the amplifier (receiver) and select the appropriate channel so that you can hear sound from the recorder.

Press Z OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray.

Place a disc on the disc tray.

With the playing side facing down

Press Z OPEN/CLOSE to close the disc tray.

Wait until “LOAD” disappears in the front panel display.

</M/m/,, ENTER

x STOP

◆ When playing a DVD-RW/DVD+RW/DVD-R

You can select the title from the Title List menu. See “Selecting a Recorded Title on a Disc” (page 53).

◆ If a menu appears on the TV screen

See “Using the DVD’s Menu” below.

Press H PLAY.

The recorder starts playback.

To adjust the volume

Adjust the volume of your TV or amplifier (receiver).

To stop playback

Press x STOP.

To turn off the recorder

Press @/1.

Hint

You can also start or stop playback using the TOOLS menu.

To play a DVD VIDEO for which Parental Control is set

When the message “Do you want temporarily change parental control to *?” appears on the TV screen, follow the steps below.

Press </, to select “OK,” then press ENTER.

The display for entering your password appears.

Parental Control

Enter your password.

Password

Enter your four digit password using the number buttons.

The cursor moves to “OK.”

Press ENTER to select “OK.”

The recorder starts playback.

To register or change the password, see “Parental Control (DVD VIDEO only)” (page 97).

Cancel

Using the DVD’s Menu

When you play a DVD VIDEO which contains several titles, you can select the title you want using the TOP MENU or MENU button. When you play DVD VIDEOs that allow you to select items such as the language for the subtitles and the language for the sound, select these items using the MENU button.

a Press TOP MENU or MENU.

The disc’s menu appears on the TV screen. The contents of the menu vary from disc to disc.

b Press </M/m/, or the number buttons to

select the item you want t o play or change.

c Press ENTER.

Hint

If you are playing a finalized DVD-R, DVD+RW, or DVD-RW (Video mode), you can display the menu with the TOP MENU or MENU button. See “Finalizing a disc (Finalize)” (page 73) for more informat ion about finalizing and DVD menus.

Using the PROGRESSIVE button

You can fine-tune the Progressive 480p video signal ou t put when you press PROGRESSIVE on the front panel (the PROGRESSIVE indicator lights up) and connect the recorder using the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks to a TV that is able to accept the video signal in progressive format. Press PROGRESSIVE repeatedly to toggle the displays as follows:

INTERLACE (the PROGRESSIVE indicator turns off)

PROGRESSIVE (the PROGRESSIVE indicator lights up)

• INTERLACE Select this when you are connected to a standard (Interlace format) TV.

• PROGRESSIVE Select this when you are connected to a TV compatible with progressive signals. The recorder outputs video sig nals in progressive format.

◆Conve rsion modes

DVD software can be divided into two types: film based software and video based software. Video based software is derived from the TV, such as dramas and sit- coms, and displays images at 30 frames/60 fields per second. Film based software is derived from film and displays images at 24 frames per second. Some DVD software contains both Video and Film. In order for these images to appear natural on your screen w hen output in PROGRESSIVE mode (60 frames per second), the progressive video signal needs to be converted to match the type of DVD software that you are watching. The title recorded on this recorder is Video based software. If you want to set the conversion mode for Video based software regardless of the software type, set “Progressive Mode” in Video Setup to “Video” (page 95).

Notes

• When you play video ba sed software with progressive signals, sections of some types of images may appear unnatural due to the conve rsio n process when output through the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks. Images from the LINE OUT (S VIDEO) 1/2 and LINE OUT (VIDEO) 1/2 jacks are unaffected as they are output in the normal (interlace) format.

• If you have set th e recorder to progressive format even though your TV is not compatible with progressive format (480p) signals, you cannot view pictures. Some video signals recorded on the disc may not be converted in progressive format. In either of thes e ca ses, set the recorder to interlace format.

Playing Discs

Playback

continued

Basic operations/Changing the playback speed

Z OPEN/CLOSE

INSTANT REPLAY

INSTANT SEARCH

m / M (Search)

Jog Stick

To: Operations Discs

Pause Press X PAUSE. To resume playback, press X PAUSE or H PLAY. All discs Locate the beginning of

the title/chapter/track

Stop play and remove the disc

Replay the previous scene

Briefly fast forward the current scene

Fast forward/fast reverse (search)

Frame by frame (Slowmotion play)

Watch one frame at a time (Freeze Frame)

Playing Discs

During playback, press > NEXT or . PREV.

• > NEXT : Goes to the next title/chapter/track.

• . PREV : Goes back to the beginning of the previous title/c ha p ter / track.

For DVD-RWs (VR mode), you can manually add chapter marks

(page 67).

Press Z OPEN/CLOSE. All discs

INSTANT REPLAY.

Press This function is useful when you want to review a scene or dialogue you missed.

Press INSTANT SEARCH. This function is useful for skipping a scene you do not want to watch.

During playback, briefly push the Jog Stick to the left or right. Ea ch time you push the Jog Stick, the search speed changes as follows:

fast reverse m fast forward M

FR1 T t FF1

FR2 T T t t FF2

FR3* T T T t t t FF3*

To resume to the normal speed, press H PLAY. When you push and hold the Jog Stick down to the lef t or right, fast forward/fast reverse continues at the selected speed until yo u release the Jog Stick. Actual speeds may differ with some discs or reco rding modes.

* Music CDs cannot be played at FR3/FF3.

Push m / M Jog Stick for more than one second when the recorder is in pause mode. To return to the normal speed, press H PLAY.

Push m / M Jog Stick briefly when the recorder is in pause mode. To return to the normal speed, press H PLAY.

TOOLS

</M/m/,, ENTER

./> PREV/NEXT

x STOP X PAUSE

H PLAY

All discs

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

When you stop the disc, the recorder remembers the point where you pressed x STOP.

• For DVDs: Resume Play works as long as you do not open the disc tray (you may turn off the recorder).

• For CDs: Resume Play works as long as you do not turn off the recorder or open the disc tray.

While playing a disc, press x STOP to stop playback.

“RESUME” appears on the front panel display. If “RESUME” does not appear, Resume Play is not available.

Press H PLAY.

The recorder starts playback from the point where you stopped the disc in step 1.

◆To play from the beginning o f the disc

Reset the resume point using the TOOLS menu. Press TOOLS and press M/m to select “Reset Resume,” then press ENTER.

◆To play from the beginning o f the title

You can locate the beginning of the title/trac k using the TOOLS menu. Press TOOLS and press M/m to select “Play From Start,” then press ENTER. Playback automatically starts from the beginning of the title.

Notes

• Depending on the disc, the recorder may not resume playback from where you stopped the disc.

• Depending on w he r e yo u stopped the disc, the recorder may not resume playback from exactly the same point.

• The point where you stopped playing is cleared when: – you open the disc tray. – you play another title. – you switch the Title List menu (Original or Playlist). – you edit the disc, such as erasing a title. – you change the settings on the recorder. – you turn off the recorder (CD only). – you make a recording (except for DVD-RWs in VR mode).

Selecting a Recorded Title on a Disc

The Title List menu displays all the titles recorded on the disc and you can select the one you want to pl ay. For details, see also page 32.

My Movies

1.5/4.7GB

10/15

10/19

10/26

10/28

9/15

9/17

9/25

TITLE LIST </M/m/,,

ENTER ZOOM +/–

m/M

X PAUSE

SYSTEM MENU

CURSOR MODE

RETURN

H PLAY

Insert a disc and press TITLE LIST.

The Title List menu appears. For a DVD-RW (VR mode), select “Original” or “Playlist” using the TOOLS menu (page 32).

TITLE LIST

ORIGINAL

-RW.VR

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Date

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Number

3 12ch 9:00AM - 9:30AM

Title

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5 25ch 8:00PM - 8:30PM

6 L2 9:00PM - 9:30PM

7 8ch 9:00PM - 9:30PM

8 125ch 10:00AM - 10:30AM

Press M/m to select the title, then press ENTER.

The sub-menu appears.

Press M/m to select “Play,” then press ENTER.

Playback starts from the selected title on the disc.

Hints

• You can also display the Title List menu using th e System Menu. Press SYSTEM MENU and select “TITLE LIST,” then press ENTER (page32).

• You can select Page m ode by pressing CURSOR MODE (page 32). In Page mode, you can change the page of the Title List using M/m.

• You can also use the H PLAY button to start playback.

• To change th e title name, see “Labeling a title (Title Name)”

(page64).

Selecting a Recorded Title on a Disc

Playback

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To change the title order (Sort)

Searching for a Title/Chapter/Track

Playback

Searching for a Title/ Chapter/Track

You can search a DVD by title or chapter, and a CD by track. Since titles and tracks are assigned unique numbers on the disc, you can select the desired title/chapter/track by entering its number. Or, you can search for a scene using the time code.

Press TOOLS during playback.

The TOOLS menu appears.

Press M/m to select the search method, then press ENTER.

• Title Search (for DVDs)

• Chapter Search (for DVDs)

• Track Search (for CDs)

• Time Search (for DVDs): Searches for a starting point by entering the time code.

The display for entering the number appears. Example: Title Search

The number in parentheses indicates the total number of titles, tracks, etc.

Press the number buttons to select the number of the title, chapter, track, time code, etc., you want.

For example: Time Search To find a scene at 2 hours, 10 minutes, and 20 seconds, enter “21020.”

◆ If you make a mistake

Press CLEAR to cancel the number, then select another number.

Press SET.

The recorder starts playback from the selected title/ chapter/track/scene.

To cancel searching

Press RETURN.

Notes

• You cannot search for a still picture on a DVD-RW (VR mode) using Time Search.

• If you enter a number that does not exist, the current selection does not change.

TOOLS

M/m, ENTER

Number buttons, SET

CLEAR

RETURN

Title : -- (21)

Selecting the Sound

Playback

Checking the playing time on the front panel display

You can view the playing or time information and text displayed on the TV screen also on the front panel display. Press TIME/TEXT repeatedly. Each press of the button changes the information as follows:

◆When playing a DVD

◆When playing a CD

Hint

Long text that does not fit in a single line will scroll across the front panel display.

Notes

• Depending on th e type of disc being played, the disc’s text may not be displayed.

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

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

Selecting the Sound

When playing a DVD VIDEO recorded in multiple audio formats (PCM, Dolby Digital, or DTS), you can select the audio format. If a DVD VIDEO is recorded with multilingual tracks, you can also change the language. With CDs, you can select the sound from the right or left channel and listen to the sound of the selected channel through both the right and left speakers. For example, when playing a disc containing a song with the vocals on the right channel and the instruments on the left channel, you can listen to the instruments only from both speakers, by selecting the lef t channel.

Press AUDIO repeatedly during playback to select one of the audio options.

The following display appears.

Example: DVD VIDEO

◆When playing a DVD VIDEO

Depending on the DVD VIDEO, the choice of language varies. When four numbers are displayed, they indic ate a language code. To see which language the code represents, see “Language Code List” (page 108). When the same language is displayed two or more times, the DVD VIDEO is recorded in multiple audio formats.

◆When playing a DVD-RW in VR mode

The types of sound tracks recorded on a disc are displayed. The default setting is underlined. For a disc recorded on this recorder, the sound can be selected only if recorded from equipment connected to the LINE IN jacks. Example:

• 1: Main

(main sound)

• 1: Sub (sub sound)

• 1: Main/Sub (main and sub sound)

Title playing time and the current title/chapter number

Remaining time of the current title

Playing time and number of the current chapter

Remaining time of the current chapter

Disc name

Track playing time and the current track/index number

Remaining time of the current track

Remaining time of the disc

Disc name

Playing time of the disc

DISPLAY

AUDIO

1 : English DolbyDigital 2/0

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You can sort the titles according to date, number, or title.

Press < while the Title List menu is turned on.

The Sort buttons are selected.

My Movies

TITLE LIST

-RW.VR

1 2ch 1:00PM - 2:00PM

Sort

Date

Sort buttons

Press M/m to select date, number, or title, then press ENTER.

The titles are sorted in selected order.

Order Sorted

Date in order of date (when the titles were

Number in order of recorded title number. Title in alphabetical order.

To show the list in greater detail (Zoom)

Press ZOOM+ while the Title List menu is turned on to view detailed information about the title. To return to the normal Title List menu, press ZOOM–.

2 5ch 8:00PM - 9:00PM

Number

3 12ch 9:00AM - 9:30AM

Title

4 3ch 8:00PM - 8:30PM

5 25ch 8:00PM - 8:30PM

6 L2 9:00PM - 9:30PM

7 8ch 9:00PM - 9:30PM

8 125ch 10:00AM - 10:30AM

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

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Example: DVD-RW (VR mode)

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Wed 9/17 8:00PM( 1H00M) SLP

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Thu 9/25 9:00AM( 0H30M)

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Thu 9/25 8:00PM( 0H30M) SLP

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TITLE LIST

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Sort

Date

Number

Title

1 Title’s thumbnail picture 2 Title information:

Displays the title number, title name, date/time of recording, channel, and recording mode*.

• indicates that the title is protected.

• a (red) indicates that the title is being recorded.

* Th e di spla ye d re co rding mode refers to the mode selected when the

program was recorded on this recorder.

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

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

Press TITLE LIST while a disc is in the recorder.

The Title List menu appears.

Press M/m to select a title whose thumbnail picture you want to change, then press ENTER.

The sub-menu appears.

Press M/m to select “Set Thumbnail,” then press ENTER.

The display for setting a thumbnail picture appears. The selected title starts to play in the background.

Set Thumbnail 1 2ch 1:00PM - 2:00PM

0:00:45

While watching the playback picture, press H PLAY, X PAUSE, or m/M to select the scene you want to set for a thumbnail picture, then press ENTER.

Playback pauses at the selected scene, and the display asks for confirmation.

Set Thumbnail

Do you want to set this point as a Thumbnail?

OK Change

Cancel

To change the selection, select “Change.”

Press </, to select “OK,” then press ENTER.

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

Press RETURN to turn off the display.

Hint

After recording, the first scene of the recording (the tit le) is automatically set for th e thumbnail picture.

Notes

• Title thu m bnail pictures are displayed on ly on this recorder.

• It may take a few seconds for the thumbnail pictures to be displayed.

Selecting a Recorded Title on a Disc

Checking the Play Information and Playing Time

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

Press DISPLAY repeatedly.

Each time you press the button, the display ch anges as follows: Title/track information (Display 1)

Play mode/time information (Display 2)

(Display off) The displays differ depending on the d isc type or playing status.

◆Displa y 1

Example: When playing a DVD VIDEO

Checking the Play Information and Playing Time

DISPLAY

Title 1

1 Title/track number/name 2 Available disc functions (angle/audio/subtitle,

etc.)

3 The current selected function or audio setting

(appears only temporarily)

1 : English DolbyDigital 2/0

TIME/TEXT

◆Display 2

Example: When playing a DVD-RW (VR mode)

Original

DVD-RW

1 Disc type/format (page 35) 2 Title type (Original or Playlist) (page 32) 3 Play mode 4 Recording mode* (page 36) 5 Playing status bar 6 Title number (page 53) 7 Playing time

*The displayed recording mode refers to the mode selected when the

program was recorded on this recorder.

To check the remaining time

Press TIME/TEXT repeatedly while the Display 2 is displayed above. Each time you press the button, the display changes in the following order.

◆When playing a DVD

• Playing time of the current title (hours: minutes: seconds)

• Remaining time of the current title

• Playing time of the cu rrent chapter

• Remaining time of the current chapter

• Disc name (DVD-RW/DVD+RW/DVD-R only)

◆When playing a CD

• Playing time of the cur rent track (minutes: seconds)

• Remaining time of the curre nt track

• Playing time of the cu rrent disc

• Remaining time of the curre nt disc

• Disc name

To check the disc name (except DVD VIDEO)

Press TIME/TEXT repeatedly while the Display 2 is displayed. The text appears only when text is recorded on a CD, or if you input the disc’s name. To label a DVD-RW/DVD+RW/DVD-R, see “Labeling a disc (Disc Name)” (page 72).

DVD-RW

Hint

When “Auto Display” is set to “On” (default) in Options Setup (page99), playback information automatically appears for several seconds after starting playback.

0:00:45

T1SP

Movies

Text, Disc

0:00:45T2

name

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◆When playing a CD

The default setting is underlined.

The standard stereo sound

• Stereo:

• 1/L: The sound of the left channel (monaural)

• 2/R: The sound of the right channel (monaural)

Notes

• Depending on th e disc, you may not be able to change the audio format.

• When playing a DVD-RW in VR mode: If you connected to an AV amplifier (receiver) using the DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL or OPTICAL) jack and want to switch between the sound tracks, set “Dolby Digital” in Audio Set up to “D-PCM.”

Checking the audio signal format

When playing a DVD, you can check the format of the current audio signal (Dolby Digital, DTS, PCM, etc.).

Press DISPLAY.

The following display appears.

Example: Dolby Digital 5.1 ch

Front (L/R) + Center

◆About audio signals

Audio signals recorded in a disc contain the sound elements (channels) shown below. Each channel is output from a separate speaker.

• Front (L)

• Front (R)

• Center

• Rear (L)

• Rear (R)

• Rear (Monaural): This signal can be either Dolby Surround Sound processed signals or Dolby Digital sound’s monaural rear audio signals.

• LFE (Low Frequency Effect) signal

Note

If “DTS” is set to “Off” in Audio Setup, the DTS tra ck selection option will not appear on the screen even if the disc contains DTS trac ks (page 96).

Rear (L/R)

1 : English DolbyDigital 3/2.1

LFE (Low Frequency Effect)

TV Virtual Surround Settings (TVS)

When you connect a stereo TV or two front speakers, TVS (TV Virtual Surround) lets you enjoy surroun d sound effects by using sound imaging to create virtual rear speakers from the sound of the front speakers (L: left, R: right) without using actual rear speakers. If the recorder is set up to output the signal from the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL or COAXIAL) jack, the surround effect will only be heard when “Dolby Digital” in Audio Setup is set to “DPCM” (page 96). TVS was developed by Sony to produce surround sound for home use using just a stereo T V.

SUR

Press SUR repeatedly during playback to select one of the TVS sounds.

Refer to the following explanations given for each item.

• Off

• Dynamic

• Wide

• Night

• Standard

TV Virtual Surround modes

◆Dynamic

Creates one set of virtual rear speakers from the sound of the actual front speakers (L, R) as shown below. This mode is effective when the distance between the front L and R speakers is short, such as with built-in speakers on a stereo TV.

◆Wide

Creates five sets of virtual rear speakers from the sound of the actual front speakers (L, R) as shown below. This mode is effective when the distance between the front L and R speakers is short, such as with built-in speakers on a stereo TV.

◆Night

Large sounds, such as explosions, are suppressed, but quieter sounds are unaffected. This feature is useful when you want to hear the dialogue and enjoy the surround sound effects of “Wide” at low volume.

◆Standard

Creates three sets of virtual rear speakers from the sound of the actual front speakers (L, R) as shown below. This mode is effective when you use two separate front speakers.

L R

L: Front speaker (left) R: Front speaker (right)

: Virtual speaker

To cancel the setting

Select “Off”.

Hint

You can select the TVS mode from the TOOLS menu (page 61).

Notes

• When the playing signal does not contain a signal fo r the re ar spea kers, the surround effects will be difficult to hear.

• When you selec t on e of t he surround modes, turn off the surround setting of the connected TV or amplifier (receive r).

• Make sure that your liste ni ng po sition is between and at an equal distance from your speakers, and that the speakers are loca ted in similar surroundings.

• Not all discs will respond to the “Night” function in the same way.

• The TVS functio n cannot be used with discs recorded on this recorder.

Changing the Angles

If various angles (multi-angles) for a scene are recorded on a DVD VIDEO, “ANGLE” appears in the front panel display, indicating that you can change the viewing angle.

ANGLE

Press ANGLE repeatedly during playback to select an angle.

The scene changes to the selected angle.

Angle 1(3)

Notes

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

• You cannot change th e angles when playing a disc recorded on this recorder.

Playback

TV Virtual Surround Settings (TVS)

Displaying the Subtitles

If subtitles are recorded on a disc you can change the subtitle language or turn the subtitles on and off whenever you want during playback.

SUBTITLE

Press SUBTITLE repeatedly during playback to select a setting.

1 : English

To turn off the subtitles

Select “Off”.

Notes

• Depending on the DVD VIDEO, you may not be able to change the subtitle language even if multilingual subt itles are recorded on it. You also may not be able to turn them off.

• You cannot change the subtitles when playing a disc rec orde d on this recorder.

Adjusting the Playback Picture and Sound

You can adjust the video/audio signal from the recorder to obtain the picture or sound quality you want.

TOOLS

RETURN

Adjusting the picture quality

a Press TOOLS during playback.

The TOOLS menu appears.

b Press M/m to select “Video Settings,” then

press ENTER.

The following display appears.

Video Settings

Select the item you want to change.

Y NR :

C NR :

BNR :

DVE :

PB Video Equalizer

c Press M/m to select the item you want to

adjust, then press ENTER.

The adjustment display appears.

Example: Y NR

Y NR

Off 1 2 3

◆ Y NR (luminance noise reduction)

Reduces noise contained in the luminance element of the video signal.

</M/m/,, ENTER

Off

◆ C NR (chroma noise reduction)

Reduces noise contained in the color element of the video signal.

◆ BNR (block noise reduction)

Reduces “block noise” or mosaic like patterns in the picture.

◆ DVE (digital video enhancer)

Sharpens the outlines of the images.

◆ PB Video Equalizer (Playback video equalizer)

Adjusts the picture in greater detail. Press M/m to select the item you want to adjust, then press ENTER.

• Contrast: changes the cont rast.

• Brightness: changes the overall brightness.

• Color: makes the colors deeper or lighter.

• Hue: changes the color balance.

d Press </, to adjust the setting, then press

ENTER.

The larger the number, the greater the effect. The default settings are underlined.

Items Settings

Y NR Off 1 2 C NR Off 1 2 BNR Off 1 2 DVE Off PB Video Equalizer

Contrast –3 ~ 0 Brightness –3 ~ 0 Color –3 ~ 0 Hue –3 ~ 0

e Repeat steps 3 and 4 to adjust any other

items.

1 2 3

~ 3 ~ 3 ~ 3 ~ 3

3 3 3

f Press RETURN to turn off the display.

Notes

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

• Depending on the disc or the scene being played, the BNR effect may be hard to discern. The BNR function may no t work with some screen sizes.

• When playing a disc recorded in SLP recording mode, the BNR setting may have little effect.

Changing the Angles

Adjusting the sound quality

a Press TOOLS.

The TOOLS menu appears.

b Press M/m to select “Audio Settings,” then

press ENTER.

The following display appears.

Audio Settings

Select the item you want to change.

Surround :

Off

Audio Filter :

Sharp

c Press M/m to select the item, then pr ess

ENTER.

Example: Surround (TVS)

)

Surround (TVS

Select a surround effect.

Off

Dynamic

Wide

Night

Standard

◆ Surround (DVD VIDEO only)

Selects one of the surround modes. For more information, see “TV Virtual Surround Settings (TVS)” (page 58).

• Off (default)

• Dynamic

• Wide

• Night

• Standard

◆ Audio Filter (all discs)

Selects the digital filter to reduce noise above 22.05 kHz (Fs* is 44.1 kHz), 24 kHz (Fs is 48 kHz), or 48 kHz (Fs is above 96 kHz).

• Sharp (default): Prov ides a wide frequency range and spatial feeling.

• Slow: Provides smooth and warm soun d.

*Sampling frequency of audio source

This function affects output signals from the LINE OUT (AUDIO L/R) 1/2 jacks.

d Press </M/m/, to select the option, then

press ENTER.

e Press RETURN to turn off the display.

Note

There may be little effect by changing the Audio Filt er depending on the disc or playback environment.

Playback

Displaying the Subtitles

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Adjusting the Playback Pic ture and Sound

Before Editing

Editing a DVD

Edit options for DVD-RWs (VR mode)

You have two options for a DVD-RW (VR mode): editing either the original recording (called the “Original”), or the playback information created from the Original (called a “Playlist”). Since each is different in nature and offers different merits, read the following and select the one that better suits your needs.

Editing the “Original”

Basic edit functions available with Originals: –Labeling a title (page 64). –Setting protection against erasure (page 64). –Erasing a title (page 65) . –Erasing multiple titles (page 65). –Erasing a section of a title (A-B Erase) (page 66). All edits made to the original title are final. If you plan to retain an unaltered original recording, create and edit a Playlist (see below).

Note

Original titles provide a source for the created Playlist. If you use an original title for a Playlist, you will be unable to erase the original title.

Editing the “Playlist”

A Playlist is a group of Playlist titles created from the original title for editing purposes. When you create a Playlist, only the control information necessary for playback, such as the pl ayback order, is stored on the disc.

Example: You have recorded the final few matches of a football tournament on a DVD-RW (VR mode). You want to create a digest with the goal scenes and other highlights, but yo u also want to keep the original recording. In this case, you can collect the scenes of the highlights, and create playback information (a Playlist title). You can even rearrange the scene order within the Playlist title.

The above is only an example. Try using the Playl ist’s various edit functions, or use them in conjunction with an Original ed it. Devise your own ways of editing with Playlists and Originals.

Advanced edit functions available with the Playlist: –Labeling a title (page 64). –Erasing a title (page 65). –Erasing multiple titles (page 6 5). –Erasing a section of a title (A-B Erase) (pag e 66). –Creating a Playlist title from selected titles and scenes

(page 67). –Rearranging the title order (page 70). –Dividing a title into multiple titles (page 70). –Combining multiple titles into one title (page 71).

Sort

Date

Number

Title

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The Title List (Original) menu displays all the original titles on the disc.

Disc type/ Recording format

Title type

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Title

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The Title List (Playlist) menu displays the Playlist titles on the disc.

Disc type/ Recording format

Title type

Basic Editing

Editing a DVD

To cancel the protection

Select the protected title in step 2.

Press M/m to select “Protect Title,” then press ENTER.

Press </, to select “Off,” then press ENTER.

To protect the entire disc

See page 72.

Note

You cannot protect Playlist titles.

Erasing a title (Erase)

You can erase titles individually using the sub-menu.

◆For DVD-Rs:

Note that erasing titles on a DVD-R does not increase available disc space.

◆For DVD-RWs (VR mode):

Note that you are unable to erase the original title if there is a Playlist title derived from the original title.

a Press TITLE LIST.

The Title List menu appears. If you are using a DVDRW (VR mode), press TOOLS and select either “Original” or “Playlist” from the TOOLS menu to change the Title List, if necessary.

b Press M/m to select the title you want to erase,

then press ENTER.

The sub-menu appears.

c Press M/m to select “Erase,” then press

ENTER.

The display asks for confirmation .

d Press </, to select “OK,” then press

ENTER.

The title is erased.

◆ When the selected title is protected

• To continue the procedure, press , to select “Change.” The protection display appears. Select “Off” by pressing </,, then press ENTER.

• To cancel the procedure, select “Close” by pressing </,, then press ENTER.

◆ When the selected title is referred to by a Playlist

Select “Close” as you are unable to delete an original title that is referred to by a Playlist. If you want to delete the original title, first delete the Playlist title. Then, delete the original title.

Hint

If you are using a DVD-RW (Video mode) or DVD+RW, you can erase a title using the Disc Map (page 38).

Erasing multiple titles (Erase Titles)

You can erase more than two titles at one time using the TOOLS menu.

◆For DVD-Rs:

Note that erasing titles on a DVD-R does not increase available disc space.

◆For DVD-RWs (VR mode):

Note that you are unable to erase the original title if there is a Playlist title derived from the original title.

a Press TITLE LIST.

The Title List menu appears. If you are using a DVDRW (VR mode), press TOOLS and select either “Original” or “Playlist” from the TOOLS menu to change the Title List, if necessary.

b Press TOOLS.

The TOOLS menu appears.

c Press M/m to select “Erase Titles,” then press

ENTER.

The display for selecting titles to be erased appears.

d Press M/m to select the title, then press

ENTER.

A check mark appears in the check box next to the selected title. To clear the check mark, press ENTER again.

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Title

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Erase Titles

Select the titles to erase.

Cancel

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Erase Titles

Select the titles to erase.

Cancel

List

Reset All

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Editing a DVD

This section introduces the basics of DVD editing, and explains both edit functions for the recording on a disc and the edit functions for the entire disc .

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Before Editing

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Basic Editing

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Advanced Editing (Playlist Edit)

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Labeling, Protecting, or Finalizing the Disc

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Before Editing

page 62

page 64

page 67

page 72

This recorder offers various edit options. Before you edit, read the following to see what is available for your disc. Note that you may lose the edited contents if you remove the disc or a timer recording starts while editing.

Checking the disc type, recording format, and title type

Press TITLE LIST, and check the disc type and recording format indicated at the top of the Title List menu. If the disc is a VR mode disc, check also the title type, Original or Playlist. If you edit an original title instead of a Playlist title by mistake, it is irreversible. You will be unable to recover the erased title, or revert the edited title to the previous status.

Edit options for DVD-RWs (Video mode)/DVD+RWs/DVD-Rs

You can perform simple edits. Since Video mode titles are actual recordings on the disc, you cannot undo the edits you have done.

Title List menu for DVD-RWs (Video mode)/DVD+RWs/DVD-Rs

-RW.VIDEO

Disc type/ Recording

Sort

format

Date

Number

Title

Basic edit functions available with Video mode titles: –Setting protection against erasure (page 64). –Labeling a title (page 64). –Erasing a title (page 65). –Erasing multiple titles (page 65).

Notes

• Once the disc is finalized, you cannot edit or record on t he disc (except for DVD-RWs in VR mode and DVD+RWs).

• You cannot create a Playlist (see below) on a DVD-RWs (Video mode), DVD+RW, or DVD-Rs.

TITLE LIST

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3 12ch 9:00AM - 9:30AM

4 3ch 8:00PM - 8:30PM

5 25ch 8:00PM - 8:30PM

6 L2 9:00PM - 9:30PM

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Basic Editing

This section explains the basic edit functions. Note that these edits are irreversible to the original status. If you want to edit a DVD-RW (VR mode) without changing the original recordings, create a Playlist (page67).

Notes

• If “No new data can be a dded to this disc” appears on the screen, erase any unwanted titles before editing.

• For DVD-Rs/DVD-RWs (Video mode): Finish all the editing before finalizing the disc. You cannot edit a finalized disc.

• For original titles in DVD-RWs (VR mode): Original titles provide a source for derived Playlist. W he n you use an original title for a Playlist, yo u will be unable to erase or edit the original title.

CHAPTER MARK

Labeling a title (Title Name)

You can enter up to 64 characters for a name. The title name will be displayed in the Title Li st menu.

a Press TITLE LIST.

Basic Editing

My Movies

TITLE LIST

TOOLS

</M/m/,, ENTER

m/M

X PAUSE

CHAPTER ERASE

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./> PREV/NEXT

H PLAY

The Title List menu appears. If you are using a DVDRW (VR mode), press TOOLS and select either “Original” or “Playlist” from the TOOLS menu to change the Title List, if necessary.

TITLE LIST

ORIGINAL

-RW.VR

1 2ch 1:00PM - 2:00PM

Sort

Date

2 5ch 8:00PM - 9:00PM

Number

3 12ch 9:00AM - 9:30AM

Title

4 3ch 8:00PM - 8:30PM

5 25ch 8:00PM - 8:30PM

6 L2 9:00PM - 9:30PM

7 8ch 9:00PM - 9:30PM

8 125ch 10:00AM - 10:30AM

b Press M/m to select the title, then press

ENTER.

The sub-menu appears.

c Press M/m to select “Title Name,” then press

ENTER.

The display for entering a title name appears. To enter character, see page 34.

Input Title Name

25ch 1:00PM - 2:00PM

,. - 1

BA C 2

ED F 3

HG I 4

KJ L5

d When you finish entering the title name,

press </M/m/, to select “Finish.”

A new Title List menu appears with the title of the entered name.

"A"

NM O 6

"a"

Back

QP R S

Symbol

Clear All

UT V 8

XW Y Z79

Space

Cancel

Finish

Protecting a title (Protect Title)

You can set protection for a title so that the title cannot be erased.

a Press TITLE LIST.

The Title List menu appears. If you are using a DVDRW (VR mode), press TOOLS and select “Original” from the TOOLS menu.

My Movies

TITLE LIST

-RW.VR

1 2ch 1:00PM - 2:00PM

Sort

Date

2 5ch 8:00PM - 9:00PM

Number

3 12ch 9:00AM - 9:30AM

Title

4 3ch 8:00PM - 8:30PM

5 25ch 8:00PM - 8:30PM

6 L2 9:00PM - 9:30PM

7 8ch 9:00PM - 9:30PM

8 125ch 10:00AM - 10:30AM

b Press M/m to select the title, then press

ENTER.

The sub-menu appears.

c Press M/m to select “Protect Title,” then

press ENTER.

The following display appears.

Protect

Select the protection status for this title.

1 2ch 1:00PM - 2:00PM Mon 9/15

On Off

d Press </, to select “On,” then press

ENTER.

The protection is set.

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ORIGINAL

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To list all of the titles to be erased, select “List.” To clear all the check marks, select “Reset All.”

e Repeat step 4 to select all the titles you want

to erase.

◆ When the selected title is protected

The display asks for confirmation.

• To continue the procedure, press , to select “Change.” The protection display appears. Select “Off” by pressing </,, then press ENTER.

• To cancel the procedure, se le ct “Close” by pressing </,, then press ENTER.

◆ When the selected title is referred to by a Playlist

f Press </, to select “OK,” then press

ENTER.

The display asks for confirmation. To return to the display for selecting titles, select “View All.”

g Press </, to select “OK,” then press

ENTER.

Hint

If you are using a DVD-RW (Video mode) or DVD+RW, you can erase a title using the Disc Map (page 38).

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

You can erase a section of a title using the sub-menu.

◆For original titles in a DVD-RW (VR mode):

Note that you are unable to erase the original title if there is a Playlist title derived from the original title.

a Press TITLE LIST.

The Title List menu appears. If you are using a DVDRW (VR mode), press TOOLS and select either “Original” or “Playlist” from the TOOLS menu to change the Title List, if necessary.

My Movies

TITLE LIST

-RW.VR

1 2ch 1:00PM - 2:00PM

Sort

Date

2 5ch 8:00PM - 9:00PM

Number

3 12ch 9:00AM - 9:30AM

Title

4 3ch 8:00PM - 8:30PM

5 25ch 8:00PM - 8:30PM

6 L2 9:00PM - 9:30PM

7 8ch 9:00PM - 9:30PM

8 125ch 10:00AM - 10:30AM

b Press M/m to select the title, then press

ENTER.

The sub-menu appears.

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c Press M/m to select “A-B Erase,” then press

ENTER.

The display for setting point A appears. The selected title plays in the background. The slider indicates the current playback point.

A-B Erase (Set point A)

2 5ch 8:00PM - 9:00PM

A 0:12:34

–– –– –

B : :

2 5ch 8:00PM - 9:00PM

A 0:12:34 B 0:23:45

Playback point

◆ When the selected title is protected

The display asks for confirmation.

• To continue the proc edure, press </, to select “Change.” The protection display appears. Select “Off” by pressing </,, then press ENTER.

• To cancel the procedure, select “Close” by pressing </,, then press ENTER.

◆ When the selected title is referred to by a Playlist

Select “Close” as you are unable to delete an original title that is referred to by a Playlist. If you want to delete a section of the original title, first delete the Playlist title. Then, delete the section.

d While watching the playback picture, set

point A using H PLAY, X PAUSE, and m/M, then press ENTER.

The display for setting point B appears, and the title continues to play in the background.

A-B Erase (Set point B)

e While watching the playback picture, set

point B using H PLAY, X PAUSE, and m/M, then press ENTER.

The display asks for confirmation.

A-B Erase

Erase the scene between A 0:12:34 and B 0:23:45?

OK Cancel

Preview Change A Change B

To preview, select “Preview.” To reset either point A or B, select “Change A” or “Change B.”

f Press </M/m/, to select “OK,” then press

ENTER.

The scene is erased, and the display asks whether to erase another scene.

g To exit, press </, to select “No,” then

press ENTER.

The display returns to the Title List menu. To continue, select “Yes” and repeat the steps above.

Notes

• Images or sound may be momentarily interrupted at the point where you erase a section of a title.

• Sections shorter than five seco nds m ay not be era sed .

Creating chapters manually

You can manually insert a chapter mark at any point you like.

Press CHAPTER MARK during playback at the point where you want to divide the title into chapters.

Each time you press the button, “Marking…” appears on the screen and the scene to the left and right of the mark becomes a chapter.

Marking...

To erase chapter marks

You can combine two chapters by erasing a chapter mark during playback.

Press . PREV or > NEXT to search for a chapter number.

Press CHAPTER ERASE while displaying the chapter you want to erase.

The current playing chapter combines with the previous chapter.

Notes

• Playback may momentarily stop when inserting a chapter mark.

• A message wil l ap pear when no more chapter marks can be added. In this case, you may not be able to record or edit the disc.

Advanced Editing (Playlist Edit)

This section explains how to create a Playlist, and then covers available edit functions for the created Playlist. Playlist titles can be created from scenes that are selected original titles or other Playlist titles. Since edits to the Playlist does not affect the original title, you can redo editing as many times as you like. To create a Playlist title, you will do the following.

1.Select a title or titles for editing

2.“Capture” multiple scenes from the selected title(s)

3.Confirm the scenes on the Scene List

4.If necessary, edit the scenes on the S cene List

5.Connect scenes to create a “Play list” title

TITLE LIST

TOOLS

</M/m/,, ENTER

m/M

H PLAY

Creating a Playlist title from other titles

Collect your favourite scenes from original t itles or other Playlist titles to create a new Playlist title. You can rearrange the order of the scenes, delete scenes, or edit the scenes as well.

a Press TITLE LIST.

The Title List (Original) menu or the Title List (Playlist) menu appears. Example: The Title List (Original) menu.

X PAUSE

Advanced Editing (Playlist Edit)

Editing a DVD

continued

My Movies

TITLE LIST

-RW.VR

1 2ch 1:00PM - 2:00PM

Sort

Date

2 5ch 8:00PM - 9:00PM

Number

3 12ch 9:00AM - 9:30AM

Title

4 3ch 8:00PM - 8:30PM

5 25ch 8:00PM - 8:30PM

6 L2 9:00PM - 9:30PM

7 8ch 9:00PM - 9:30PM

8 125ch 10:00AM - 10:30AM

b Press TOOLS.

The TOOLS menu appears.

c Press M/m to select “Create Playlist,” then

press ENTER.

The display for selecting titles appears.

Create Playlist

Select the titles you want to capture.

Original

1 2ch 1:00PM - 2:00PM

2 5ch 8:00PM - 9:00PM

3 12ch 9:00AM - 9:30AM

4 3ch 8:00PM - 8:30PM

5 25ch 8:00PM - 8:30PM

6 L2 9:00PM - 9:30PM

d Press M/m to select the title you want to

include in the Playlist title, then press ENTER.

A check mark appears in the check box next to the selected title. To clear the check mark, press ENTER again.

Create Playlist

Select the titles you want to capture.

Original

1 2ch 1:00PM - 2:00PM

2 5ch 8:00PM - 9:00PM

3 12ch 9:00AM - 9:30AM

4 3ch 8:00PM - 8:30PM

5 25ch 8:00PM - 8:30PM

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To select all of the titles, select “Select All.”

e Repeat step 4 when adding more titles.

To go to the next page, press m. To clear all the check marks, select “Reset All.”

f Press </, to select “OK,” then press

ENTER.

The list of selected titles appears.

Create Playlist - Selected Titles

Select a title to start capturing.

1 2ch 1:00PM - 2:00PM

2 5ch 8:00PM - 9:00PM

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To add another title, select “Add Title.”

Advanced Editing (Playlist Edit)

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Select All

Reset All

Add Title

g Press M/m to select one of the titles, then press

ENTER.

The sub-menu appears.

◆ To add the entire title as one scene to the Playlist title

Select “Capture All” and go to step 14.

h Press M/m to select “Capture,” then press

ENTER.

The display for setting the start point (IN) appears. The selected title starts to play in the background.

Capture (Set IN point)

2 5ch 8:00PM - 9:00PM

Cancel

i While watching the playback picture, select

the start of the scene using H PLAY, X PAUSE, and m/M, then press ENTER.

The display for setting the end point (OUT) appears, and the title continues to play in the background.

Capture (Set OUT point)

Cancel

j While watching the playback picture, select

the end point of the scene using H PLAY, X PAUSE, and m/M, then press ENTER.

The display asks for confirmation.

Capture

Do you want to capture the scene between IN 0:10:26 and OUT 0:23:45?

OK Cancel

Preview Change IN Change OUT

To view the selected scene, select “Preview.” To reset either the IN or OUT point, select “Change IN” or “Change OUT.”

k Press </, to select “OK,” then press

ENTER.

The selected portion is captured as a scene, and the display asks whether to continue scene capture.

Capture

Do you want to select another scene?

More No More New Title

2 5ch 8:00PM - 9:00PM

0:10:26

OUT

- : - - : - -

0:10:26

OUT

0:23:45

l Press </, to select an option on the screen,

then press ENTER.

To capture a scene from the same title, select “More,” and repeat the steps above. To capture a scene from another title, select “New Title,” and repeat the steps above.

m To end scene capture, press </, to select

“No More” and press ENTER.

The display returns to the list of selected titles.

◆ To check the captured scenes in a single title

A Press M/m to select a title from the list of

selected titles, then press ENTER.

The sub-menu appears.

B Press M/m to select “Check Scenes,” then press

ENTER.

The thumbnail pictures of the captured scenes within the title appear.

Check Scenes

1 2

n Press </M/m/, to select “Scene List,” then

press ENTER.

The Scene List menu appears with all of the selected scenes.

Total duration of the selected scene

Scene List

◆ To change the scene order (Move)

A Press M/m to select the scene you want to

move, then press ENTER.

The sub-menu appears.

B Press M/m to select “Move,” then press

ENTER.

The display for selecting the insertion point appears.

Move

Where do you want to move this scene to?

C Press M/m to select the insertion point, then

press ENTER.

The scene moves to its new position, and the display returns to the Scene List menu.

Total 0:33:28 Scenes 2

5ch 8:00PM - 9:00PM -1

0:10:26 - 0:23:45

5ch 8:00PM - 9:00PM -2

0:25:00 - 0:45:08

5ch 8:00PM - 9:00PM -1

0:10:26 - 0:23:45

5ch 8:00PM - 9:00PM -2

0:25:00 - 0:45:08

2 5ch 8:00PM - 9:00PM

Total number of scenes

Quit

Add

Preview

Cancel

◆ To erase the scene (Erase)

A Press M/m to select the scene you want to

erase, then press ENTER.

The sub-menu appears.

B Press M/m to select “Erase,” then press

ENTER.

C When the display asks for confirmation, press

</, to select “OK,” then press ENTER.

◆ To change the scene contents (Change IN/ Change OUT)

A Press M/m to select the scene you want to

change, then press ENTER.

The sub-menu appears.

B Press M/m to select “Change IN,” then press

ENTER.

The display for setting the IN point appears.

Capture (Set IN point)

2 5ch 8:00PM - 9:00PM

0:10:26

OUT

0:23:45

C Repeat steps 9 to 14.

To reset the OUT point, select “Change OUT,” then repeat steps 10 to 14. The display returns to the Scene List menu.

◆ To add another scene

Press </M/m/, to select “Add,” then press ENTER. Repeat steps above.

◆ To preview the entire Playlist title

Press </M/m/, to select “Preview,” then press ENTER. The captured scenes start to play in the listed order. When the playback is finished, the display returns to the Scene List menu.

o Press </, to select “OK,” then press

ENTER.

The scenes are connected to create a new Playlist title, and the display for entering the title name appears.

◆ To enter a new name

Select “Enter” and follow the explanations on page 34.

◆ To use the default name

Press </, to select “OK,” then press ENTER. A new Title List menu appears with the title of the entered name.

Hint

When a Playlist title is created, the “IN” point and “OUT” point will become chapter marks, and each scene will become a chapter.

Notes

• You can capture, m ove , or change the IN and OUT points for a maximum of 50 scenes per title.

• The picture may pa us e when the edited scene is played.

Advanced Editing (Playlist Edit)

Editing a DVD

continued

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Moving a Playlist title (Move Title)

Advanced Editing (Playlist Edit)

Editing a DVD

Combining multiple Playlist titles (Combine Titles)

You can add new contents to an existing Playlist title by combining the title with other Playlist titles.

a Press TITLE LIST.

The Title List menu appears. If the Title List (Original) menu appears, press TOOLS, and select “Playlist” from the TOOLS menu.

b Press TOOLS.

The TOOLS menu appears.

c Press M/m to select “Combine Titles,” then

press ENTER.

The display for selecting titles appears.

d Press M/m to select the title, then press

ENTER.

A number appears next to the selected title, indicating the order in which you selected the title.

To cancel the selection, move the cursor to the selected title by pressing M/m, then press ENTER again.

e Repeat step 4 to select all the titles you want

to combine.

To list the titles to be combined, select “List.” To cancel all of the selections, select “Reset All.”

f Press , to select “OK,” then press ENTER.

The display asks for confirmation.

To change the selection, select “Change.”

g Press

</,

to select “OK,” then press

ENTER.

The display for selecting a title name from among the selected titles appears. To enter a new name, select “Enter Text,” and follow the explanations on page34.

h Press M/m to select a name, then press

ENTER.

The titles are combined, and the display returns to the Title List menu.

Additional Playlist edit functions

You can also do the following edits for Playlists. –Label a Playlist title (page 64). –Erase a Playlist title (page 65). –Erase multiple Playlist titles (page 65). –Erase a section of a Playlist title (A-B Erase) (page 66). –Create chapters in a title (page 67).

To perform these edits, press TITLE LIST * and then follow the same steps for these functions explained in “Basic Editing” (page 64).

*If the Title List (Original) menu appears, press TOOLS and select

“Playlist” from the TOOLS menu.

Note

Erasing Playlist titles will not free up disc space.

Sort

Date

Number

Title

1.5 / 4.7GB

My Movies

TITLE LIST

PLAYLIST

-RW.VR

1 2ch 1:00PM - 2:00PM

2 5ch 8:00PM - 9:00PM

3 2ch 1:00PM - 2:00PM

4 2ch 1:00PM - 2:00PM

9/15

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9/28

10/ 5

Combine

Select the titles to combine.

Cancel

1 2ch 1:00PM - 2:00PM

2 5ch 8:00PM - 9:00PM

3 2ch 1:00PM - 2:00PM

4 2ch 1:00PM - 2:00PM

9/15

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9/28

10/ 5

Combine

Select the titles to combine.

Cancel

Reset All

1 2ch 1:00PM - 2:00PM

2 5ch 8:00PM - 9:00PM

3 2ch 1:00PM - 2:00PM

4 2ch 1:00PM - 2:00PM

9/15

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9/28

10/ 5

Combine

Combine the titles in the following order.

OK Change

1 2ch 1:00PM - 2:00PM

2 2ch 1:00PM - 2:00PM

3 2ch 1:00PM - 2:00PM

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10/ 5

Labeling, Protecting, or Finalizing the Disc

Editing a DVD

c Press M/m to select “Protect Disc,” then press

ENTER.

The display for setting disc protection appears.

d Press </, to select “Protect,” then press

ENTER.

The display returns to the Disc Information display.

e Press RETURN to turn off the display.

To cancel the disc protection

Repeat steps 1 to 3 above.

The display for setting disc protection appears.

Press </, to select “Don’t Protect.”

The display returns to the Disc Information display.

Press RETURN to turn off the display.

Finalizing a disc (Finalize)

Finalizing is necessary when you play discs recorded with this recorder on other DVD equipment. Before finalizing, check the differences between the disc types on the table below. When you finalize a DVD-RW (Video mode), DVD+RW, or DVD-R, a DVD menu will be automatically created, which can be displayed on other DVD equipment. When a finalized disc is in the recorder, the FINALIZED indicator lights up on the front panel.

Differences between the disc types

a Press TOOLS while the disc is in the

recorder.

The TOOLS menu appears.

b Press M/m to select “Disc Info.,” then press

ENTER.

The Disc Information display appears.

c Press M/m to select “Finalize,” then press

ENTER.

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

d Press </, to select “OK,” then press

ENTER.

The recorder starts finalizing the disc.

To unfinalize a disc

If you cannot record or edit on the DVD-RW (VR mode) that has been finalized with other DVD equipment (a message appears), unfinalize the disc. Select “Unfinalize” in step 3 above.

Hint

You do not need to finalize a disc again once t he disc has been finalized with this recorder.

Notes

• Depending on the cond ition of the disc, recording, or the DVD equipment, discs may not play even when the discs are finalized.

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

Erasing all the titles on the disc (Erase All)

You can erase all the titles on the disc except the titles you have set protection. The disc name and recording format remain the same.

a Press TOOLS while the disc is in the

recorder.

The TOOLS menu appears.

Finalizing is unnecessary when playing a disc on VR format compatible equipment. You may need to finalize the disc depending on the DVD equipment, or if the recording time is short. You can edit or record on the disc even after finalizing.

Finalizing is unnecessary, since DVD+RWs are automatically finalized when removed from the recorder. However, you may need to finalize the disc by following the steps below for certain DVD equipment, or if the recording time is short. You can edit or record on the disc even after finalizing.

Finalizing is necessary when playing on equipment other than this recorder. After finalizing, you cannot edit or record on the disc. If you want to record on it again, reformat the disc (page 74). However, all contents recor de d on the disc will be erased.

Finalizing is necessary when playing on equipment other than this recorder. After finalizing, you cannot edit or record on the disc.

Protect Disc

Select the protection status for this disc.

Protect Don't Protect

Disc Information

DiscName Movie

Media DVD-RW Format VR

Title no. Original 3 / Playlist 2

Protected Not Protected

Date 9/15/2003 ~ 10/28/2003

HQ : 0H30M LP : 1H30M

HSP : 0H45M

EP : 2H00M

SP : 1H00M

2. 3 / 4. 7GB

SLP : 3H00M

Remainder

Disc Name

Format

Erase All

Finalize

Protect Disc

Finalize

About xx min is needed for finalizing this disc. Cannot cancel finalizing during transaction. Do you want to finalize?

OK Cancel

continued

You can change the Playlist title order within the Title List (Playlist).

a Press TITLE LIST.

The Title List menu appears. If the Title List (Original) menu appears, press TOOLS, and select “Playlist” from the TOOLS menu.

My Movies

-RW.VR

Sort

Date

Number

Title

TITLE LIST

1 2ch 1:00PM - 2:00PM

2 5ch 8:00PM - 9:00PM

1.5/4.7GB

PLAYLIST

9/15

9/17

b Press < to select the sort buttons.

c Press M/m to select “Number,” then press

ENTER.

d Press M/m to select the title you want to move,

then press ENTER.

The sub-menu appears.

e Press M/m to select “Move Title,” then press

ENTER.

The display for moving titles appears.

f Press M/m to select the new location, then

press ENTER.

The title moves to its new location, and the display returns to the new Title List (Playlist) menu.

Dividing a Playlist title (Divide Title)

You can divide a Playlist title into two Playlist titles. For example, if a Playlist title contains two football matches, you can divide the title where the first match ends.

a Press TITLE LIST.

The Title List menu appears. If the Title List (Original) menu appears, press TOOLS, and select “Playlist” from the TOOLS menu.

My Movies

PLAYLIST

1 2ch 1:00PM - 2:00PM

1.5/4.7GB

9/15

9/17

0:12:34

TITLE LIST

-RW.VR

1 2ch 1:00PM - 2:00PM

Sort

Date

2 5ch 8:00PM - 9:00PM

Number

Title

b Press M/m to select the title, then press

ENTER.

The sub-menu appears.

c Press M/m to select “Divide Title” then press

ENTER.

The display setting the dividing point appears. The selected title starts to play in the background.

Divide

d While watching the picture on the screen,

move the playback point using H PLAY, X PAUSE, and m/M.

e Press ENTER at the point where you want to

divide the title.

The display asks for confirmation.

Divide

Do you want to divide this title at this point?

OK Change Cancel

To change the dividing point, select “Change.”

f Press </, to select “OK,” then press

ENTER.

The display asks if you want to enter a new name.

◆ To enter a new name

Select “Yes” and follow the explanations on page34.

◆ To use the same name as before

Select “No.” The title is divided and the Title List menu appears with the two divided titles.

Advanced Editing (Playlist Edit)

Labeling, Protecting, or Finalizing the Disc

Using the Disc Information display, you can label, protect, or finalize your disc. You can even eras e the entire disc except for the protected titles. This section explains settings effective for the entire disc.

Labeling a disc (Disc Name)

You can enter up to 64 characters for a disc name (the actual number of displayed characters will vary). The disc name will be displayed in the Title List, etc.

a Press TOOLS while the disc is in the

b Press M/m to select “Disc Info.,” then press

Labeling, Protecting, or Finalizing the Disc

RETURN

recorder.

The TOOLS menu appears.

ENTER.

The Disc Information display appears. Example: When the inserted disc is a DVD-RW (VR mode).

Disc Information

DiscName

Media DVD-RW Format VR

Title no. Original 3 / Playlist 2

Protected Not Protected

Date 9/15/2003 ~ 10/28/2003

HQ : 0H30M LP : 1H30M

Remainder

HSP : 0H45M

SP : 1H00M

SLP : 3H00M

EP : 2H00M

2. 3 / 4. 7GB

TOOLS

</M/m/,, ENTER

Disc Name

Protect Disc

Finalize

Erase All

Format

c Press M/m to select “Disc Name,” then press

ENTER.

The display for entering a disc name appears.

Input Disc Name

,. - 1

BA C 2

ED F 3

HG I 4

KJ L5

d Enter a name by following the explanation on

page 34.

The Disc Information display appears with the new disc name.

Disc Information

DiscName Movie

Media DVD-RW Format VR

Title no.

Original 3 / Playlist 2

"A"

NM O 6

"a"

Back

QP R S

Symbol

Clear All

UT V 8

XW Y Z79

Space

Cancel

Finish

Disc Name

Protect Disc

e Press RETURN to turn off the display.

Note

The disc name will not appear when the disc is played on a differ ent recorder.

Protecting a disc (Protect Disc)

You can protect an entire disc. To protect individ ual titles, see page 64.

Note that this protection is effective only for inadvertent edit commands and erasure.

a Press TOOLS while the disc is in the

recorder.

The TOOLS menu appears.

b Press M/m to select “Disc Info.,” then press

ENTER.

The Disc Information display appears.

Disc Information

DiscName Movie

Media DVD-RW Format VR

Title no. Original 3 / Playlist 2

Protected Not Protected

Date 9/15/2003 ~ 10/28/2003

HQ : 0H30M LP : 1H30M

Remainder

HSP : 0H45M EP : 2H00M

SP : 1H00M

SLP : 3H00M

2. 3 / 4. 7GB

Disc Name

Protect Disc

Finalize

Erase All

Format

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b Press M/m to select “Disc info.,” then press

ENTER.

The Disc Information display appears.

Disc Information

DiscName Movie

Media DVD-RW Format VR

Title no. Original 3 / Playlist 2

Protected Not Protected

Date 9/15/2003 ~ 10/28/2003

HQ : 0H30M LP : 1H30M

Remainder

c Press M/m to select “Erase All,” then press

ENTER.

The display asks for confirmation. When there is a protected title on the disc, a list of protected titles appears.

Erase All Titles

Do you want to erase all the titles?

OK Cancel

d Press </, to select “OK,” then press

ENTER.

The titles are erased.

HSP : 0H45M

EP : 2H00M

SP : 1H00M

SLP : 3H00M

2. 3 / 4. 7GB

Disc Name

Protect Disc

Finalize

Erase All

Format

Reformatting a disc (Format)

By reformatting, you can change the recording format of DVDRWs, or record again on DVD-RWs (Video mode) that have been finalized. Make sure nothing important is left on the disc, as all the disc contents will be erased. For DVD+RWs, reformat the disc if you want to create a blank disc.

a Press TOOLS while the disc is in the

recorder.

The TOOLS menu appears.

b Press M/m to select “Disc Info.,” then press

ENTER.

The Disc Information display appears.

Disc Information

DiscName Movie

Media DVD-RW Format VR

Title no. Original 3 / Playlist 2

Protected Not Protected

Date 9/15/2003 ~ 10/28/2003

HQ : 0H30M LP : 1H30M

Remainder

c Press M/m to select “Format,” then press

ENTER.

The display asks for confirmation.

d Press </, to select “OK,” then press

ENTER.

Labeling, Protecting, or Finalizing the Disc

HSP : 0H45M

EP : 2H00M

SP : 1H00M

SLP : 3H00M

2. 3 / 4. 7GB

Disc Name

Protect Disc

Finalize

Erase All

Format

◆ When you place a DVD-RW and set “Format Disc” to “Selectable” in Options Setup

The display asks you to select the recording format.

Format

Select the recording format.

VR Video

Press </, to select “VR” or “Video,” then press ENTER.

The recorder starts formatting the disc.

Notes

• Even when you have set protection for the title, all the c ontents will be erased after formatting the disc.

• A protected disc cannot be reformatted (DVD-RW in VR mode only ).

Connecting a Digital Video Camera or Other Equipment

You can record from connected equipment, such as a digital video camera.

•

Before Recording/Editing

•

Available DV Dubbing Functions

•

Recording an Entire DV/Digital8 Format Tape

(ONE TOUCH DUB)

•

Program Edit

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

•

Advanced Program Edit

•

Re-editing the “program” in the DV/D8 Edit List

•

Creating a Copy of the Edited Contents (Copy

Dubbing)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

•

Recording From Equipment Connected to the

LINE IN Jacks

. . . . . . . . . .

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page 77

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page 78

page 79

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page 81

page 84

page 86

Before Recording/Editing

The recorder has a DV IN jack that inputs digital signals, and LINE jacks that input/output analogue signals. The DV IN jack on this recorder conforms to the i.LINK standard. You can connect other equipme nt tha t ha s an i.LIN K (DV) jack. For more information, see “About i.LINK” (page 106). If you plan to do additional editing on a disc afte r the initia l dub, use the DV IN jack and record on a DVD-RW in VR mode.

◆When recording from the DV IN jack

See “Preparing for recording using the DV IN jack” below.

◆When recording from the LINE IN jacks

See “Recording From Equipment Connected to the LINE IN Jacks” (page 88).

Preparing for recording using the DV IN jack

You can connect a digital video camera to the DV IN jack on the recorder to record or edit from a DV/Digital8 format tape. Operation is smooth because the recorder will fast forward and rewind the tape for you – you do not need to operate your di gital video camera. Do the following to start using the DV Edit functions of this recorder. See also the instruction manual supplied with the digital video camera before connecting.

◆If you connect a digital video camera but cannot use the DV Edit functions

See “Recording from connected equipment” (page 88).

Notes

• The DV IN jack on this recorder is for input only. If you want to have the recorder output signals, for example, w hen you use this r ecorder as source player, connect other equipment to this recorde r’s LINE OUT jacks.

• Only DVC-SD form at signals can be input to the DV IN jac k on this recorder. Do not connect a MICRO MV format digital video camera even if it has an i.LIN K jack.

• Recording may be l imited if the images on the tape contain copyrig ht protection signals.

Before Recording/Editing

Connecting a Digital Video Camera or Other Equipment

continued

Hookups

Digital video camera

: Signal flow

Z OPEN/CLOSE

REC MODE

INPUT SELECT

a Turn on your TV and this recorder, then set

the TV to the connected channel (“VIDEO” etc.).

b Press Z OPEN/CLOSE, and place a

recordable disc on the tray.

Make sure that the disc has enough free space to record the contents of your tape.

To DV IN

i.LINK cable (not supplied)

DV output

DVD recorder

TOOLS

M/m, ENTER

c Press Z OPEN/CLOSE to close the disc tray.

Wait until “LOAD” disappears from the front panel display. If you use an unused DVD, formatting starts automatically. When using an unused DVD-RW, select the recording format, VR or Video.

d Insert the source DV/Digital8 format tape

into the digital video camera.

For the recorder to record or edit, the digital video camera must be set to video playback mode.

e Press INPUT SELECT on the remote

repeatedly to select “DV.”

The front panel display changes as follows.

Channel number

f Press REC MODE on the remote repeatedly

to select the recording mode.

The recording mode changes as follows:

L2L1 L3 DV

HQ SP LP EPHSP SLP

g Select the audio input for the digital video

camera using the TOOLS menu.

A Press TOOLS. B Press M/m to select “DV/D8 Audio Input,”

then press ENTER.

C Press M/m to select the item, then press

ENTER.

• Stereo1 (default)

• Mix (both stereo 1 and stereo 2)

• Stereo2

You are ready to start recording.

Hints

• You can adjust the set tings for the recording picture before recording. See “Adjusting the Recording Picture Quality and Si ze” (page46).

• If you plan to re-e dit the “program” (page 77), insert a DVD-RW and format it in VR mode.

Notes

• You cannot conne ct more than two pieces of digital video equipment to the recorder.

• Depending on the digital vid eo e qui pment, you may not be able to control the equipment.

• You cannot control the rec orde r using another device or another recorder of the same model.

• You cannot record date , time or the contents of the cassette memory onto the disc.

• If you record from a DV / D ig ital8 format tape with a sound track that is recorded in multiple sampling frequen cies (48 kHz, 44.1 kHz, or 32 kHz), no sound will be output when playing b ack the switched point on the disc.

• In order to use this recorder’s Auto Scene Chaptering feature, be sure to correctly set the clock on your digital video camera be fore shooting.

• The recorded picture m ay be m omentarily affected if the picture size of the source image changes, or if the re is nothing recorded on the tape.

Available DV Dubbing Functions

◆One Touch Dub

(page 78)

Records the entire contents of a DV/Digital8 format tape to a disc of your choice with a single touch of the ONE TOUCH DUB button.

(page 79)

◆Program Edit

Allows you to select scenes from a DV/Digital8 format tape, and then record the selected scenes to a disc of your choice. As you select the scenes, you will create a “program” (see below), which will then be used to dub the selected scenes to a disc. Before you dub the scenes, you can rearrange the order and make other changes using the “Scene List” (see below).

◆Advanced Program Edit

Allows you to select scenes from a DV/Digital8 format tape by first recording the entire contents of the tape to a DVD-RW (VR mode), whereupon you can easily create a “program” (see below). By first copying the entire contents of the tape to a disc, the start and stop points on the tape automatically beco me scenes (you can also select scenes manually). These scenes are displayed in a “scene list” (see below). You can then delete, rearrange, or select new scenes to create a “program.” Once the “program” is complete, you will use it to copy the scenes to a disc of your choice from the “DV/D8 Edit List” (see below). Furthermore, you can also automatically create a Playlist of the edited scenes and save it on the DVD-RW (VR mode) you used to originally record the entire contents of the tape.

◆Re-editing the “program” in the DV/D8 Edit List (DVD-RW in VR mode only)

Allows you to select the “program” (see below) created during One Touch Dub or Advanced Program Edit from the “DV/D8 Edit List” (see below), and make further edits before coping the contents to a disc. You can delete or create new scenes, or rearrange the order of existing scenes.

◆Copy Dubbing

Allows you to make duplicate copies of the “programs” (see below) in the “DV/D8 Edit List” (see below) to a disc of your choice. When making copies, you will need the original DV/ Digital8 format tapes used to create the “program.”

About “programs”

“Programs” are automatically created whenever you make a On e Touch Dub, Program Edit, or Advanced Program Edit . These programs are stored in the “DV/D8 Edit List” (see below) and contain editing information such as which scenes have been selected, moved, or deleted. Programs are useful when you want to make duplicates of the edited contents because you do not have to select the same scenes again from the tape – just select the program. You can also re-edit the program to create different variations of the original program. Note that programs contain onl y th e start and stop points of the scenes; they do not contain the actual scenes themselves so you need to use the original DV/Digital8 format tapes to copy a program to a disc.

(page 81)

(page 84)

(page 86)

◆About the “DV/D8 Edit List”

The “DV/D8 Edit List” contains the “programs.” If you re-edit the program, the re-edited program is stored in the DV/D8 Edit List, but the original program is lost. You can st ore up to 20 programs in the DV/D8 Edit List.

DV/D8 EDIT LIST

DV10/11/02 1:30PM - 11/12/02 4:46PM

DV12/11/02 1:00PM - 12/11/02 7:05PM

DV12/24/02 11:34AM - 12/25/02 1:24PM

1 Disc mark 2 Program name 3 Total playing time 4 Date of editing or recording

◆About the “Scene List”

The contents of the programs are contained in the “Scene Li st.” A thumbnail of each scene, as well as the length of the scene is displayed in the list. You can add or delete scene s, or chan ge the order of the scenes. 50 scenes can be made for each program.

SCENE LIST

1 Thumbnail picture 2 Time information 3 Total duration of the program 4 Total number of scenes

Note

After you make a dubbing, do not throw away or record over y our tapes. You will need them later to make additional edits or c opi es.

0:00:30-0:00:52 Duration 0:00:22

0:01:40-0:06:23 Duration 0:06:43

0:07:07-0:10:51 Duration 0:03:44

0:11:40-0:16:19 Duration 0:04:39

1H12M 6/ 5

1H16M 6/10

1H24M 6/18

Total 1:23:30 Scenes 20

Quit

Add

Connecting a Digital Video Camera or Other Equipment

Before Recording/Editing

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Available DV Dubbing Functions

Recording an Entire DV/

Program Edit

Connecting a Digital Video Camera or Other Equipment

Program Edit

You can select scenes from a DV/Digital8 format tape, and then automatically record selected scenes to a disc of your choice.

Example for DVD-RWs (VR mode)

When using a DVD-RW (VR mode), chapter marks [b] are marked where the recordings start on the tape [a] (Auto Scene Chaptering). Chapter marks are also inserted at the IN points of the selected scenes [c]. For other discs, the recorder marks chapters either in 6 or 15 minute intervals depending on the setting in “Auto Cha pt er” in Features Setup (page 97).

To use this function, you will do the fol l owing:

Using the recorder’s remote control, you will fast forward or rewind the tape to select the scenes. At this point, the selected scenes are not copied to the disc. The recorder only remembers the IN and OUT points of the scenes that you selected for dubbing. You can also reset, erase, or change the order of the scenes.

After you have selected the scenes, the recorder will fast forward and rewind the tape automatically and record the scenes to a disc of your choice.

a Follow steps 1 to 7 of “Preparing for recording

using the DV IN jack” (page 75), then press

SYSTEM MENU.

b Press M/m to select “DV/D8 EDIT,” then

press ENTER.

The DV/D8 Edit menu appears.

c Press M/m to select “Program Edit,” then

press ENTER.

The display asks whether to start selecting scenes.

◆ If you have previously saved a program

The display asks whether to edit an existing program or to create a new program. To resume editing the existing program, select “Saved Data.”

d Press

</,

to select “Start,” then press

ENTER.

The display for setting the IN point (start of the scene on the tape) appears.

e Press H PLAY to start playback of the tape

in your digital video camera.

The scene starts to play in the background.

Connect your digital video camera and prepa re for recording

Select and edit the scenes you want to dub

Dub the selected scenes to a disc

bbb

</M/m/,, ENTER

RETURN

m/M

SYSTEM MENU

x REC STOP

H PLAY

DV/D8 EDIT

Select only the scenes you want to copy from the DV/D8 tape.

Program Edit

Advanced Program Edit

DV/D8 Edit List

Scenes Selection

Do you want to select a scene?

Start Cancel

continued

Advanced Program Edit

Connecting a Digital Video Camera or Other Equipment

l Press </, to select “Start,” then press

ENTER.

The recorder starts recording the tape contents as programmed. To quit recording, press x REC STOP.

m When the recording is finished, press

ENTER to select “Close.”

The display returns to the DV/D8 Edit menu.

n Press RETURN repeatedly to turn off the

display.

Notes

• The disc may not be recorded as programmed if the tape’s time code is not sequential or there are blanks between the rec ord ings on the tape. In this case, follow the instructions of “Recording From Equi pment Connected to the LINE IN Jacks” (page 88).

• The start a nd end points of a program may be different f rom what you have set if the source DV/Digital8 format ta pe is in an y of the following conditions:

– Recording mode was changed during the recording. – There is a blank space in the recorded portion of the ta pe .

• If you set the be ginning of the tape as the IN point and the end point as the OUT point, the IN and OUT points may change slightly during dubbing.

• You cannot set a sce ne short er than one second.

• This function ma y not work with certain digital video cameras. In this case, follow the instructions of “Recording From Equipment Connected to the LINE IN Jacks” (page 88).

Advanced Program Edit

You can quickly edit a DV/Digital8 format tape by first copying the entire contents of the tape to a DVD-RW (VR mode) and then select the scenes you want from the disc. After you select the scenes, you can change discs and record the scen es to another disc of your choice. If necessary, you can also create a Pla ylist title of the selected scenes in the DVD-RW (VR mode).

When dubbing to a DVD-RW (VR mode), chapter marks [b] are marked where the recordings start on the tape [a] (Auto Scene Chaptering). Chapter marks are also inserted at the I N p oints of the selected scenes [c].

To use this function, you will do the following:

Taking advantage of the disc’s quick accessibility, you will select the scenes you want from the recorded DVD-RW. You do not have to fast forward or rewind the tape as exp lained in “Program Edit” (page 79). You can also reset, erase, or change the order of the scenes.

After you have selected the scenes, you can dub the selected scenes to another disc of your choice. Or, you can create a Playlist of the selected scenes.

Connect your digital video camera and prepare for recording

Record the entire contents of the DV/Digital8 tape to a DVD-RW (VR mode)

Select and edit the scenes you want to dub

Dub the scenes to another disc

bbb

DVD-RW

(VR)

New disc

continued

Digital8 Format Tape (ONE TOUCH DUB)

You can record the entire contents of a DV/Digital8 format tape onto a disc with a single press of the ONE TOUCH DUB button. The recorder controls the digital video camera for the whole process, and completes the recording.

Example for all disc types

When using a DVD-RW (VR mode), chapter marks [b] are marked where the recordings start on the tape [a] (Auto Scene Chaptering). For other discs, the recorder marks chapters either in 6 or 15 minute intervals depending on the setting in “Auto Chapter” in Features Setup (page 97).

Follow steps 1 to 7 of “Preparing for recording using the DV IN jack” (page 75), then press ONE

TOUCH DUB on the front panel of the recorder.

The recorder rewinds the tape and then starts recording the tape contents. When the recording is finished, the recorder rewinds the tape in the digital video camera, and turns off.

To stop during recording

Press x REC STOP.

Hints

• The date and time of th e recording made with your digital video camera is assigned as the program name in the DV/D8 Edit Li st (page 84) (example: DV 10/25/03 10:00PM – 10/31/03 11:30PM) .

• If you set “Finalize Disc” to “Auto” in Features Setup (page 98), the recorded disc will automatically be finalized after rec ordi ng is finished.

Notes

• The recorder does not start One Touch Dub when you set “Add to Edit List” to “On” (default) in Features Setup (page 98) and there are already twenty programs on the recorder. In th is cas e, the recorder beeps and the front panel display lights up. Delete unnecessary programs from the DV/D8 Edit List menu (page84) and repeat the steps above.

• When a blank space on the tape continues for more than five minutes, One Touch Dub ends automatically.

• This function may not wo rk with certain digital video cameras. In this case, follow the instructions of “Recording From Eq uipment Connected to the LINE IN Jacks” (page88).

• In order for a On e Touch Dub recording to be added to the D V/D8 Edit List, “Add to Edit List” in Features Setup must be set to “On” (def ault) (page 98).

• The recorder au tomatically records a blank for five minutes before it stops dubbing. When you press recording, rewinds the tape, and turns off.

REC STOP, the recorder stops

Recording an Entire DV/Digital8 Format Tape (ONE TOUCH DUB)

f While watching the playback picture, search

g While watching the playback picture, search

h Press </M/m/, to select “OK,” then press

i Press </M/m/, to select “Add” and press

Program Edit

Select scene(Set IN point)

IN 0:00:30

OUT : :

–– – – –

for the IN point by pressing m or M, then press ENTER.

The display for setting the OUT point (end of the scene on the tape) appears. The scene starts to play in the background from the IN point.

Select scene(Set OUT point)

IN 0:00:30

OUT 0:00:52

for the OUT point by pressing m or M, then press ENTER.

The display asks whether to add the selected scene to the Scene List menu.

Scenes Selection

Do you want to capture the scene between IN 0:00:30 and OUT 0:00:52?

OK Cancel

Preview Change IN Change OUT

To preview the scene, select “Preview.” To reset either the IN or OUT point, select “Change IN” or “Change OUT.” Repeat from step 5.

ENTER.

A new Scene List menu appears with the selected scene.

SCENE LIST

ENTER. Then repeat steps 5 to 9 to select all the scenes you want to include.

You can add up to 50 scenes to a title.

Total 0:00:22 Scenes 1

0:00:30-0:00:52 Duration 0:00:22

Quit

Add

Total 1:23:30 Scenes 20

SCENE LIST

0:00:30-0:00:52

Duration 0:00:22

0:01:40-0:06:23

Duration 0:06:43

0:07:07-0:10:51

Duration 0:03:44

0:11:40-0:16:19

Duration 0:04:39

To edit the Scene List, select a scene by pressing </ M/m/,, and then press ENTER. When the sub-

menu appears, select an edit option you want to apply to the scene.

◆ To erase the scene

A Press M/m to select “Erase,” then press

ENTER.

B When the display asks for confirmation, press

</, to select “OK,” then press ENTER.

◆ To move the scene

A Press M/m to select “Move,” then press

ENTER.

The display for selecting the scene insertion point appears.

B Press M/m to select the point, then press

ENTER.

The scene moves to the selected location.

◆ To reset the start or end of the scene

Press M/m to select “Change IN” or “Change OUT,” then press ENTER.

◆ To preview the scene

Press M/m to select “Preview,” then press ENTER.

To cancel, press </M/m/, to select “Quit” in the Scene List menu, then press ENTER.

j When you finish editing the Scene List, press

/M/m/, to select “OK,” then press

ENTER.

The display for entering a title name appears.

Title Name

Enter the title name.

DV10/11/02 1:30PM - 11/12/02 4:46PM

OK Enter

To enter a new name, select “Enter,” and follow the explanations on page 34.

k To use the default name, press </, to select

“OK,” then press ENTER.

The default title name is fixed, and the display asks whether to start recording. If you want to change the recording mode, press </, to move the cursor, then press M/m to select the mode.

DV/D8 Dubbing

Change the recording mode if necessary. Select "Start" to start dubbing.

Start Cancel

Quit

Add

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SYSTEM MENU

RETURN

a Follow steps 1 to 7 of “Preparing for recording

using the DV IN jack” (page75), then press

SYSTEM MENU.

Insert a DVD-RW (VR mode) into the recorder. Make sure that the disc has enough free space to record the contents of your tape.

b Press M/m to select “DV/D8 EDIT,” then

press ENTER.

The DV/D8 Edit menu appears.

DV/D8 EDIT

Select only the scenes you want to copy

Program Edit

from the DV/D8 tape.

Advanced Program Edit

DV/D8 Edit List

c Press M/m to select “Advanced Program

Edit,” then press ENTER.

The display asks whether to start recording.

DV/D8 Dubbing

Change the recording mode if necessary. Select "Start" to start dubbing.

Start Cancel

If you want to change the recording mode, press </, to move the cursor, then press M/m to select the mode.

d Press </, to select “Start,” then press

ENTER.

The recorder starts recording the tape contents. To quit recording, press x REC STOP.

When recording is finished, the display asks if you want to create scenes within the generated program automatically or manually, or quit editing.

</M/m/,, ENTER

m/M

x REC STOP

Edit

Select the method for dividing scenes.

DV10/11/02 1:30PM - 11/12/02 Chapter 2

Auto Manual Cancel

◆ To create scenes automatically

Press </, to select “Auto,” then press ENTER. The recorder divides the generated program into scenes, and the Scene List menu appears.

◆ To create scenes manually

A Press </, to select “Manual,” then press

ENTER.

The display for setting the IN point appears. The scene starts to play in the background.

B While watching the playback picture, press

m or M to search for the IN point, then press ENTER.

The IN point is set, and the display for setting the OUT point (end of the scene) appears.

C While watching the playback picture, press

m or M to search for the OUT point, then press ENTER.

The OUT point is set, and the display asks whether to add the selected scene to the Scene List menu.

Scenes Selection

Do you want to capture the scene between IN 0:00:30 and OUT 0:00:52?

OK Cancel

Preview Change IN Change OUT

• To preview the scene, select “Preview.”

• To reset either the IN or OUT point, select “Change IN” or “Change OUT.”

D Press </M/m/, to select “OK,” then press

ENTER.

A new Scene List menu appears with the selected scene.

E Press </M/m/, to select “Add,” then press

ENTER.

The display for selecting the scene insertion point appears.

F Press M/m to select the insertion point in the

Scene List, then press ENTER.

The display for setting the IN point (start of the scene) appears.

G Repeat steps 2 to 6 to create all the scenes

you want to add to the Scene List.

You can add up to 50 scenes.

◆ To quit editing

Press </, to select “Cancel,” then press ENTER.

e To edit the Scene List, press </M/m/, to

select a scene in the Scene List menu and press ENTER.

When the sub-menu appears, select an edit option you want to apply to the scene.

◆ To erase the scene

A Press M/m to select “Erase,” then press

ENTER.

B When the display asks for confirmation, press

</, to select “OK,” then press ENTER.

◆ To move the scene

A Press M/m to select “Move,” then press

ENTER.

The display for selecting the scene insertion point appears.

B Press M/m to select the point, then press

ENTER.

The scene moves to the selected location.

◆ To reset the start or end of the scene

Press M/m to select “Change IN” or “Change OUT,” then press ENTER.

◆ To preview the scene

Press M/m to select “Preview,” then press ENTER.

To cancel, press </M/m/, to select “Quit” in the Scene List menu, then press ENTER.

f When you finish creating the Scene List,

press </M/m/, to select “OK,” then press ENTER.

The edited program is saved, and the display asks if you want to create a Playlist title. If you select “No,” the display returns to the DV/D8 Edit menu. Go to step 9.

g Press </, to select “Yes,” then press

ENTER.

The display for entering a Playlist title name appears. To enter a new name, select “Enter,” and follow the explanations on page 34.

h To use the default name, press </, to

select “OK,” then press ENTER.

A Playlist title of the default title name is created on the same disc, and the display returns to the DV/D8 Edit menu. You now have a disc containing both the entire contents of the DV/Digital8 format tape and a Playlist of the selected scenes. To edit the Playlist title, see “Advanced Editing (Playlist Edit)” (page 67).

i Dub the selected scenes to a disc.

Make copies of the selected scenes to a disc of your choice. Go to step 3 of “Creating a Copy of the Edited Contents (Copy Dubbing)” (page86).

Notes

• The disc may not be rec orded as programmed if the tape’s time code is not sequential or there are blanks between the reco rdings on the tape. In this case, follow the instru c tions of “Recording From Equipment Connected to the LINE IN Jacks” (page 88).

• You cannot set a scene to be shorter than one seco nd.

• The start and end poin t of a program may be different from what you have set if the source DV/Digital8 format tape is in any of the following conditions:

– Recording mode was changed during the recording. – There is a blank space in the recorded portion.

• This function may no t work with certain digital video cameras. In this case, follow the instructions of “Recording From Equipment Connected to the LINE IN Jacks” (page 88) .

• In step 4, the recorder automatically records a blank for five minutes before it stops dubbing. When you press x REC STOP, the recorder stops recording.

Connecting a Digital Video Camera or Other Equipment

Advanced Program Edit

Re-editing the “program” in the DV/D8 Edit List

Each time you dub a DV/Digital8 format tape, the sta rt and stop points of the selected scenes (called a “program”) are saved in a DV/D8 Edit List. You can make additional changes to these “programs” if they were created by One Touch Dub or Advanced Program Edit on a DVD-RW (VR mode). You can reset, erase, or change the order of the scenes and then d ub the re-edited program to a disc of your choice.

To use this function, you will do the following:

Connect your digital video camera and prepare for editing

Be sure to use the original DV/Digital8 format tape and the DVD-RW (VR mode) that corresponds to the program in the DV/D8 Edit List.

Select a program from the DV/D8 Edit List

Edit the program in the DV/D8 Edit List

Dub the selected scenes to a disc

The recorder will fast forward and rewind the tape automatically and record the scenes to a disc of your choice.

SYSTEM MENU

a Follow steps 1 to 4 of “Preparing for recording

using the DV IN jack” (page 75), then press

SYSTEM MENU.

Be sure to use the original DV/Digital8 format tape and the DVD-RW (VR mode) that corresponds to the program in the DV/D8 Edit List.

Re-editing the “program” in the DV/D8 Edit List

</M/m/,, ENTER m/M

b Press M/m to select “DV/D8 EDIT,” then

press ENTER.

The DV/D8 Edit menu appears.

DV/D8 EDIT

Select only the scenes you want to copy

Program Edit

from the DV/D8 tape.

Advanced Program Edit

DV/D8 Edit List

c Press M/m to select “DV/D8 Edit List,” then

press ENTER.

The DV/D8 Edit List menu appears. A disc mark will appear next to the program that corresponds to the inserted disc. You can only edit the programs that display a disc mark (

DV/D8 EDIT LIST

DV10/11/02 1:30PM - 11/12/02 4:46PM

DV12/11/02 1:00PM - 12/11/02 7:05PM

DV12/24/02 11:34AM - 12/25/02 1:24PM

1 Disc mark 2 Program name 3 Total playing time 4 Date of editing or recording

d Press M/m to select the program you want to

edit, then press ENTER.

The sub-menu appears.

e Press M/m to select “Edit,” then press

ENTER.

The Scene List menu appears with all the scenes the program contains.

Total duration of the program

SCENE LIST

0:00:30-0:00:52

Duration 0:00:22

0:01:40-0:06:23

Duration 0:06:43

0:07:07-0:10:51

Duration 0:03:44

0:11:40-0:16:19

Duration 0:04:39

◆ To add a new scene to the Scene List

A Press </M/m/, to select “Add,” then press

ENTER.

The display for selecting the scene insertion point appears.

B Press M/m to select the insertion point in the

Scene List, then press ENTER.

The display for setting the IN point (start of the scene) appears.

1H12M 6/ 5

1H16M 6/10

1H24M 6/18

Total number of scenes

Total 1:23:30 Scenes 20

Quit

Add

C While watching the playback picture, press

m or M to search for the IN point, then press ENTER.

The IN point is set, and the display for setting the OUT point (end of the scene) appears.

D While watching the playback picture, press

m or M to search for the OUT point, then press ENTER.

The OUT point is set, and the display asks whether to add the selected scene to the Scene List menu.

Scenes Selection

Do you want to capture the scene between IN 0:00:30 and OUT 0:00:52?

OK Cancel

Preview Change IN Change OUT

• To preview the scene, select “Preview.”

• To reset either the IN or OUT point, select “Change IN” or “Change OUT.”

E Press </M/m/, to select “OK,” then press

ENTER.

A new Scene List menu appears with the selected scene. To add another scene, repeat from step 1.

◆ If you select a program that contains no scenes

The display asks whether to generate scenes within the selected program. To generate scenes automatically, press </, to select “Auto,” then press ENTER. Scenes are generated and a new Scene List menu appears. To capture scenes manually, select “Manual,” then press ENTER. The display for adding a scene appears. Follow steps 3 to 5 above. You can add a maximum of 50 scenes.

f Press M/m to select the scene you want to edit,

then press ENTER.

The sub-menu appears.

g Press M/m to select the edit option you want

to apply to the scene, then press ENTER.

◆ To erase the scene

A Press M/m to select “Erase,” then press

ENTER.

B When the display asks for confirmation, press

</, to select “OK,” then press ENTER.

◆ To move the scene

A Press M/m to select “Move,” then press

ENTER.

The display for selecting the scene insertion point appears.

B Press M/m to select the point, then press

ENTER.

The scene moves to the selected location.

Advanced Program Edit

◆ To reset the start or end of the scene

Press M/m to select “Change IN” or “Change OUT,” then press ENTER.

◆ To preview the scene

Press M/m to select “Preview,” then press ENTER.

To cancel, press </M/m/, to select “Quit” in the Scene List menu, then press ENTER.

h When you finish editing the Scene List, press

</M/m/, to select “OK,” then press ENTER.

The display asks if you want to make a Playlist title. If you select “No,” the edited program is saved, and the display returns to the DV/D8 Edit List. Note that the original program will be rewritten. To dub the selected scenes to a disc, go to step 4 of

“Creating a Copy of the Edited Contents (Copy Dubbing)” (page 86).

i Press </, to select “Yes,” then press

ENTER.

The display for entering a Playlist title name appears. To enter a new name, select “Enter,” and follow the explanations on page 34.

j To use the default name, press </, to

select “OK,” then press ENTER.

A Playlist title of the default title name is created on the same disc, and the display returns to the DV/D8 Edit List. You now have a disc containing both the entire contents of the DV/Digital8 format tape and a Playlist of the selected scenes. To edit the Playlist title, see “Advanced Editing

(Playlist Edit)” (page 67).

k Dub the selected scenes to a disc.

Make copies of the selected scenes to a disc of your choice. Go to step 4 of

Edited Contents (Copy Dubbing)” (page86).

To preview a program

After you edit a program, you can preview the changes you made.

While the DV/D8 Edit List is displayed, press M/ m to select the program, then press ENTER.

Press M/m to select “Preview,” from the submenu, then press ENTER.

To create a Playlist title of the program

After you edit a program, you can create a Playlist title of the edited program. The Playlist will be created on the inserted DVD-RWs (VR mode).

While the DV/D8 Edit List is displayed, press M/ m to select the program, then press ENTER.

Press M/m to select “Make a Playlist,” from the sub-menu, then press ENTER.

The display for entering a Playlist title name appears. To enter a new name, select “Enter,” and follow the explanations on page 34.

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