Sony RDR-HXD1065 User Manual

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2-895-172-11(1)

DVD Recorder

Operating Instructions

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RDR-HXD1065

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WARNING

To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture. To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer serv icing to qualified personnel only. The mains lead must be changed only at a qualified service shop.

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

CAUTION

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

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

Notice for customers in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland

A molded plug complying with BS1363 is fitted to this equipment for your safety and convenience. Should the fuse in the plug supplied need to be replaced, a 5 AMP fuse approved by ASTA or BSI to BS1362, (i.e., marked with

or mark) must be used. If the plug supplied with this equipment has a detachable fuse cover, be sure to attach the fuse cover after you change the fuse. Never use the plug without the fuse cover. If you should lose the fuse cover, please contact your nearest Sony service station.

Precautions

• This unit operates on 220 – 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz. Check that the unit’s operating voltage is identical with your local power supply.

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

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

GUIDE Plus+, VIDEO Plus+, GLINK are (1) registered trademarks or trademarks of, (2) manufactured under license from and (3) subject of various international patents and patent applications owned by, or licensed to, Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. and/or its relate d affiliates.

GEMSTAR-TV GUIDE INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND/ OR ITS RELATED AFFILIATES ARE NOT IN ANY WAY LIABLE FOR THE ACCURACY OF THE PROGRAM SCHEDULE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE GUIDE PLUS+ SYSTEM. IN NO EVENT SHALL GEMSTAR-TV GUIDE INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND / OR ITS RELATED AFFILIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY AMOUNTS REPRESENTING LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS, OR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROVISION OR USE OF ANY INFORMATION, EQUIPMENT, OR SERVICES RELATING TO THE GUIDE PLUS+ SYSTEM.

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

This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product shall not be treated as household waste. Instead it shall be handed over to the applicable collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment. By ensuring th is product is disposed of correctly, you will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health, which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of this product. The recycling of materials will help to conserve natural resources. For more detailed information about recycling of this product, please contact your local Civic Office, your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product.

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Precautions

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits set out in the EMC Directive using a connection cable shorter than 3 metres.

On safety

Should any solid object or liquid fall into the cabinet, unplug the recorder and have it checked by qualified personnel before operating it any further.

About the hard disk drive

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

• Do not apply a strong shock to the recorder.

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

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

• Do not use the recorder in a place subject to extreme changes in temperature (temperature gradient less than 10 °C/hour).

• Do not move the recorder with its mains lead connected.

• Do not disconnect the mains lead while the power is on.

• When disconnecting the mains lead, turn off the power and make sure that the hard disk drive is not operating (the clock is displayed in the front panel display for at least 30 seconds and all recording or dubbing has stopped).

• Do not move the recorder for one minute after you have unplugged the mains lead.

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

If the hard disk drive should malfunction, you ca nnot recover lost data. The hard disk drive is only a temporary storage space.

About repairing the hard disk drive

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

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

On power sources

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

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

On placement

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

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

• Do not place the recorder in a confined space such as a bookshelf or similar unit.

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

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

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

• Do not place heavy objects on the recorder.

On recording

Make trial recordings before making the actual recording.

On compensation for lost recordings

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

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Copyrights

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

• This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is pr otected by U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.

Copy guard function

Since the recorder has a copy guard function, programmes received through an external tuner (not supplied) may contain copy protection signals (copy guard function) and as such may not be recordable, depending on the type of signal.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

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

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

About this manual

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

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

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

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

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

DVD

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Table of Contents

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

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

Quick Guide to Disc Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Recordable and playable discs for video. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Recordable and playable discs for JPEG image files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Playable discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Hookups and Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Hooking Up the Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Checking hookup and setting methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Step 1: Connecting the Aerial Cable and Set Top Box Controller . . . . . . . . 15

Using the set top box receiver control function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

A: Receiving Freeview (For Digital Mode). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

B: Receiving cable or satellite (For Analogue Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

C: Receiving terrestrial (For Analogue Mode). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Step 2: Connecting the Video Cords/HDMI Cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

About the SMARTLINK features (for SCART connections only). . . . . . . 20

Step 3: Connecting the Audio Cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Step 4: Connecting the Mains Lead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Step 5: Preparing the Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

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

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

recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

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

Step 6: Easy Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Setting up your set top box receiver for the GUIDE Plus+

(Analogue Mode only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Connecting a VCR or Similar Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Connecting to the LINE 3/DECODER jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Connecting to the LINE 2 IN jacks on the front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Connecting a PAY-TV/Canal Plus Analogue Decoder

(Analogue Mode only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Connecting a decoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Setting PAY-TV/Canal Plus analogue programme positions

(Analogue Mode only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

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Eight Basic Operations — Getting to Know Your DVD Recorder

1. Inserting a Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

2. Recording a Programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Checking the disc status while recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

3. Playing the Recorded Programme (Title List) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

4. Displaying the Playing/Remaining Time and Play Information . . . . . . . . . 39

Checking the playing/remaining time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Checking the remaining disc space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

5. Changing the Name of a Recorded Programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

6. Labelling and Protecting a Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Labelling a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Protecting a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

7. Playing the Disc on Other DVD Equipment (Finalise) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Finalising the disc using Z (open/close) button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Finalising the disc using “Disc Information” display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Unfinalising a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

8. Reformatting a Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Guide to Digital Services (For Freeview users only) . . . . . . . . .48

EPG (Electronic Programme Guide) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Viewing a list of available channels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Viewing programmes related to a specific category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Programme Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Displaying the programme information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Viewing a Digital Text Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Selecting digital text from dedicated digital teletext channels. . . . . . . . . 51

Selecting digital text from other channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Favourites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Setting the Favourites List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Watching or listening to a favourite channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Timer Recording (For Freeview users only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Before Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Recording mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Unrecordable pictures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Timer Recording (Standard/EPG) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

For Freeview users only

Setting the timer manually (Standard). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Recording TV programmes using the EPG. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Recording programmes using Series Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Using the Quick Timer function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Adjusting the recording picture quality and size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Creating chapters in a title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Checking/Changing/Cancelling Timer Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Checking/changing/cancelling using the EPG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Checking/changing/cancelling using the Timer List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Recording from Connected Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Recording from connected equipment with a timer (Synchro Rec) . . . . . 67

Recording from connected equipment without a timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

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GUIDE Plus+ (For satellite, cable, terrestrial users only) . . . . .70

Introduction to the GUIDE Plus+ System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Learning the common elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Troubleshooting guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Watching TV Using the GUIDE Plus+ System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

Searching for a Programme Using the GUIDE Plus+ System . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Listing Up Your Favourite Programme Information (My TV) . . . . . . . . . . . .74

Setting a profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Selecting and watching a programme from My TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

Making Changes to the GUIDE Plus+ System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Changing the basic GUIDE Plus+ settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Searching for the GUIDE Plus+ host channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Changing the GUIDE Plus+ host channel manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77

Checking programme positions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77

Disabling programme positions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Timer Recording (For satellite, cable, terrestrial users only)

Before Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

Recording mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

Recording stereo and bilingual programmes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80

Unrecordable pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Timer Recording (GUIDE Plus+/VIDEO Plus+/Manual) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

One Button Recording (GUIDE Plus+) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

For satellite, cable, terrestrial users only

Recording TV programmes using the VIDEO Plus+ system. . . . . . . . . . 82

Setting the timer manually. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Using the Quick Timer function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

Adjusting the recording picture quality and size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

Creating chapters in a title. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

Checking/Changing/Cancelling Timer Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

Changing timer settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Cancelling timer settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Recording from Connected Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

Recording from connected equipment with a timer (Synchro Rec) . . . . .89

Recording from connected equipment without a timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

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Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90

Playing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Playback options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92

Adjusting the picture quality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93

Adjusting the delay between the picture and sound (AV SYNC). . . . . . . 94

Pausing a TV Broadcast (TV Pause/Pause Live TV) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Playing from the beginning of the programme you are recording

(Chasing Playback) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

Playing a previous recording while making another

(Simultaneous Rec and Play) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Searching for a Title/Chapter/Track, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Copying MP3 Audio Tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97

Copying an MP3 audio album on a disc to the HDD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97

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Managing MP3 Audio Tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Erasing albums on the HDD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Editing an album title on the HDD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Playing MP3 Audio Tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Erasing and Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

Before Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Erasing and Editing a Title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Erasing multiple titles (Erase Titles) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Erasing a section of a title (A-B Erase) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Dividing a title (Divide) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Creating chapters manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Creating and Editing a Playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Moving a Playlist title (Change Order) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Combining multiple Playlist titles (Combine). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Dividing a Playlist title (Divide) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Dubbing (HDD y DVD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Before Dubbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

About “Dub Mode”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Dubbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Dubbing a single title (Title Dubbing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Dubbing multiple titles (Dub Selected Titles) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

DV Dubbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115

Before DV Dubbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Preparing for DV dubbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Recording an Entire DV Format Tape (One Touch Dubbing) . . . . . . . . . . 117

Program Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

JPEG Image Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120

Before Using JPEG Image Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Copying JPEG Image Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Copying JPEG image files from a connected digital still camera . . . . . 120

Copying JPEG image albums

(HDD y DATA DVDs/HDD T DATA CDs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Copying JPEG image files (HDD y HDD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Managing JPEG Image Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Erasing an album on the HDD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Erasing a JPEG image file on the HDD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Editing album titles on the HDD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Playing JPEG Image Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Creating a Photomovie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

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Settings and Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Clock and Language Settings (Basic) (Digital Mode only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130

Language. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Aerial Reception and Language Settings (Basic)

(Analogue Mode only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Programme Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131

Programme Sort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133

Auto Programme Title Labelling (TV Guide Page) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134

Language. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Digital TV settings (DTV Settings) (Digital Mode only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Favourites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135

Parental Lock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137

Technical Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139

Video Settings (Video) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Audio Settings (Audio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Recording Settings (Recording) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145

Disc Settings (DVD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147

Remote Control Settings/Factory Settings (Others) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149

Easy Setup (Resetting the Recorder) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152

Self-diagnosis Function (When letters/numbers appear in the display) . . . 160

Notes About This Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161

Notes on MP3 Audio Tracks, JPEG Image Files, and DivX Video Files

About MP3 audio tracks, JPEG image files, and DivX video files . . . . . 162

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

can play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

About i.LINK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Guide to Parts and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165

Language Code List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Area Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

. . . 162

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Quick Guide to Disc Types

Recordable and playable discs for video

Type Disc Logo

Hard disk drive (internal)

DVD+RW

VR mode

DVDRW

Video mode

DVD+R

DVD+R DL

Icon used in this manual

HDD

RWVR

Video

Formatting (new discs)

Formatting unnecessary

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

Format in VR mode (page 35)

Format in Video mode (page 35)

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

Compatibility with other DVD players (finalising)

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

Playable on DVD+RW compatible players (automatically finalised)

Playable only on VR mode compatible players (finalisation unnecessary)

Playable on most DVD players (finalisation necessary) (page 44)

DVD-R

VR mode

Video mode

RVR

Video

Format in VR mode (page 35)

Formatting is performed using the “Disc Information” display.

Automatically formatted in Video mode

Playable only on DVD-R in VR mode compatible players (finalisation necessary) (page 44)

Playable on most DVD players (finalisation necessary) (page 44)

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Recordable and playable discs for JPEG image files

Type Disc Logo

Hard disk drive (internal)

DATA DVD

—

Icon used in this manual

HDD

DATA DVD

Usable disc versions (as of November

2006)

• 8x-speed or slower DVD+RWs

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

)

• 16x-speed or slower DVD+Rs

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

)

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

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

When an unformatted DVD-R is inserted into this recorder, it is automatically formatted in Video mode. To format a new DVD-R in VR mode, format using the “Disc Information” display (page 35).

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

Formatting (new discs)

Formatting unnecessary

Format in DATA DVD (page 35)

Compatibility with other DVD players (finalising)

Copying JPEG image files to a DATA DVD to view or copy on other DVD players that JPEG image files can be played

Playable JP EG image files on DVD players that JPEG image files can be played (finalisation necessary depending on a disc) (page 44)

Discs that cannot be recorded on

•8 cm discs

• DVD-R DL (Dual Layer) discs

• DVD-RAMs

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Playable discs

Type Disc Logo

DVD VIDEO

VIDEO CD

DATA DVD —

DATA CD —

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

——

Icon used in this manual

DVD

VCD

DATA DVD

DATA CD

Characteristics

Discs such as movies that can be purchased or rented This recorder also recognises DVDRAMs and DVD-R Dual Layer (Video mode) discs as DVD Video compatible discs. If the DVD-RAM has a removable cartridge, remove the cartridge before playback.

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

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

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

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

8 cm DVD+RW, DVD-RW, and DVD-R recorded with a DVD video camera

“DVD VIDEO” and “CD” are trademarks.

DivX, DivX Certified, and associated logos are trademarks of DivX, Inc. and are used under license.

is a video file compression technology,

DivX developed by DivX, Inc.

Discs that cannot be played

• PHOTO CDs

• CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs that are

recorded in a format different from the formats mentioned in the table above.

• Data part of CD-Extras

•BDs

• HD DVDs

• Discs recorded with an AVCHD-

compatible DVD video camera

• DVD-ROMs/DVD+RWs/DVD-RWs/ DVD+Rs/DVD-Rs that do not contain DVD Video, DivX video, JPEG image files, or MP3 audio tracks.

• DVD Audio discs

• Cartridge-only type DVD-RAMs and/or DVD-RAMs that do not contain DVD Video.

• HD layer on Super Audio CDs

• DVD VIDEOs with a different region code (page 13).

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

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Maximum recordable number of titles

Disc Number of titles*

HDD 300

DVD-RW/DVD-R 99

DVD+RW/DVD+R 49

DVD+R DL 49

* The maximum length for one title is eight hours.

Note on playback operations of DVD VIDEOs/VIDEO CDs

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

Region code (DVD VIDEO only)

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

ALL

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 labelled even though playing the DVD VIDEO is prohibited by area restrictions.

Region code

Music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies

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

Note on DualDiscs

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

b Notes

• Some DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs, DVD-RWs/DVDRs, DVD-RAMs, or CD-RWs/CD-Rs cannot be played on this recorder due to the recording quality or physical condition of the disc, or the characteristics of the recording device and authoring software. The disc will not play if it has not been correctly finalised. For more information, see the operating instructions for the recording device.

• You cannot mix VR mode and Video m ode on the same DVD-RW. To change the disc’s format, reformat the disc (page 46). Note that the disc’s contents will be erased after reformatting.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• Do not insert any discs that cannot be recorded or played on this recorder. This may cause the recorder to malfunction.

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Hookups and Settings

Hooking Up the Recorder

Follow steps 1 through 6 to hook up and adjust the settings of the recorder. Do not connect the mains lead until you reach “Step 4: Connecting the Mains Lead” on page 23.

b Notes

• See “Specifications” (page 161) for a list of supplied accessories.

• Plug in cords securely to prevent unwanted noise.

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

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

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

Checking hookup and setting methods

The recorder incorporates both analogue and digital tuners. You must select one. The programme guide and timer recording method differ depending on which one you select. Depending on the broadcasts you are receiving and your equipment, select one of the following aerial hookups. Do NOT set “Line3 Input” of the “Scart Setting” to “Decoder” in the “Video” setup (page 142) when making connection B.

When you receive

Freeview A (page 16) “Digital” Digital Service

Satellite, Cable B (page 17) “Analogue”

Terrestrial C (page 18) “Analogue”

Hookup Settings for

“Easy Setup” (page 27)

(default)

Programme guide

(page 48)

GUIDE Plus+ (page 70)

Timer recording using programme guide

See page 56.

See page 81.

b Note

Beginning in 2008, analogue broadcasts in the UK will end area by area, with all analogue broadcasts scheduled to end by 2012. After analogue broadcasts end in your area, you will not be able to use hookup C to view TV broadcasts. At that time, change to hookup A to view digital broadcasts.

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Step 1: Connecting the Aerial Cable and Set Top Box Controller

If the set top box receiver can output RGB signals

This recorder accepts RGB signals. If the set top box receiver can output RGB signals, connect the TV SCART connector on the set top box receiver to the LINE 3/DECODER jack, and set “Line3 Input” of “Scart Setting” to “Video/RGB” in the “Video” setup (page 142). Note that this connection and setup disable the SMARTLINK function. If you want to use the SMARTLINK function with a compatible set top box receiver, see the instructions supplied with the set top box receiver.

If you want to use the Synchro Rec function

A SCART connection between the set top box receiver and the recorder is necessary to use the Synchro-Recording function. See “Recording from connected equipment with a timer (Synchro Rec)” on page 67. Set “Line3 Input” of “Scart Setting” in the “Video” setup (page 142) according to the specifications of your set top box receiver. See your set top box receiver’s instructions for more information. If you are using a SKY tuner, be sure to connect the tuner’s VCR SCART jack to the LINE 3/ DECODER jack. Then set “Line3 Input” of “Scart Setting” according to the specifications of the VCR SCART jack on your satellite tuner.

Using the set top box receiver control function

The set top box receiver control function can be used with hookup B. It allows the recorder to control a set top box receiver via the supplied set top box controller. The recorder controls programme positions on the set top box receiver for timer recording. You can also use the recorder’s remote control to change programme positions on the set top box receiver whenever the set top box receiver and recorder are turned on. To use the set top box receiver control function, you need to connect the set top box controller (page 27). After setting up the set top box receiver control, check that the recorder can correctly control the set top box receiver (page 28).

Hookups and Settings

b Notes

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

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

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

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

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A: Receiving Freeview (For Digital Mode)

Use this hookup if you can receive Freeview. With this hookup, you can record any programme position by selecting the programme position on the recorder.

Wall

to aerial input

Aerial cable (supplied)

to DIGITAL AERIAL IN to DIGITAL AERIAL OUT

DVD recorder

: Signal flow

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B: Receiving cable or satellite (For Analogue Mode)

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

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

Wall

Set top box controller (page 15)

to G-LINK

SCART cord (not supplied)

Aerial cable (supplied)

to ANALOG AERIAL IN

Set top box receiver

ANT IN

TO TV

Hookups and Settings

to ANALOG AERIAL OUT

to aerial input

: Signal flow

If your set top box receiver does not have an aerial output jack, connect the aerial to the recorder’s ANALOG AERIAL IN jack.

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

DVD recorder

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C: Receiving terrestrial (For Analogue Mode)

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

Wall

to ANALOG AERIAL IN

to ANALOG AERIAL OUT

Aerial cable (supplied)

: Signal flow

DVD recorder

to aerial input

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Step 2: Connecting the Video Cords/HDMI Cord

Select one of the following patterns, A through E, according to the input jack on your TV monitor, projector, or AV amplifier (receiver). This will enable you to view pictures.

INPUT

VIDEO

AUDI O

TV, projector, or AV amplifier (receiver)

to LINE 2 OUT (VIDEO)

Audio/video cord (not supplied)

(yellow)

Component video cord (not supplied)

(green)

COMPONENT

VIDEO IN

B/CB

R/CR

TV, projector, or AV amplifier (receiver)

to COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

(red)(blue)

(green)

(blue)

(red)

Hookups and Settings

to HDMI OUT

HDMI cord (not supplied)

to LINE 2 OUT (S VIDEO)

S-video cord (not supplied)

to i LINE 1 – TV

SCART cord (not supplied)

DVD recorder

E C A

INHDMI

TV, projector, or AV amplifier (receiver)

: Signal flow

S VIDEO

INPUT

TV, projector, or AV amplifier (receiver)

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A SCART input jack

When you set “Easy Setup - Line1 Output” to “S Video” or “RGB” (page 27), use a SCART cord that conforms to the selected signal.

B Video input jack

About the SMARTLINK features (for SCART connections only)

If the connected TV (or other connected equipment such as a set top box) complies with SMARTLINK, NexTView Link MEGALOGIC CINEMALINK*2, Q-Link*3, EURO VIEW

LINK

, EASYLINK*2,

, or T-V LINK*5, you can enjoy the

following SMARTLINK features.

For recording

• TV Direct Rec. You can easily record what you are watching on your TV (page 36).

• One Touch Timer You can turn on the recorder and TV, set the TV to the recorder’s programme position, and display the timer programming menu (in Digital Mode) or the GUIDE Plus+ system “Schedule” (in Analogue Mode) with one touch of the [TIMER] button (pages 58, 82).

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• One Touch EPG – in Analogue Mode

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

– in Digital Mode

You can turn on the recorder and TV, set the TV to the recorder’s programme position, and display the Electronic Programme Guide screen with one touch of the GUIDE

button (page 48).

For playback

• One Touch Play You can turn on the recorder and TV, set the TV’s input to the recorder, and start playback with one touch of the H (play) button (page 91).

• One Touch Menu You can turn on the recorder and TV, set the TV to the recorder’s programme position, and display the Title List menu with one touch of the TITLE LIST button (page 91).

For settings

• Preset Download (Analogue Mode only) You can download the tuner preset data from your TV to this recorder, and tune the recorder according to that data in “Easy Setup.” This greatly simplifies the “Easy Setup” procedure.

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

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

“MEGALOGIC” is a registered trademark of Grundig Corporation.

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

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

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

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

z Hint

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

b Notes

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

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

• Not all TVs respond to the functions above.

Hookups and Settings

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Step 3: Connecting the Audio Cords

Select one of the following patterns, A or B, according to the input jack on your TV monitor, projector, or AV amplifier (receiver). This will enable you to listen to sound.

[Speakers]

Rear (L)

Front (L)

AV amplifier (receiver) with a decoder

[Speakers]

Rear (R)

Front (R)

Centre

HDMI cord (not supplied)

to HDMI OUT

: Signal flow

* The yellow plug is used for video signals (page 19).

Coaxial digital cord (not supplied)

to DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL or OPTICAL)

to LINE 2 OUT (R-AUDIO-L)

Audio/video cord (not supplied)

(white)

(red)

(yellow)*

to coaxial or optical/

HDMI digital input

Optical digital cord (not supplied)

DVD recorder

(yellow)

(white)

(red)

Subwoofer

INPUT

VIDEO

AUDIO

TV, projector, or AV amplifier (receiver)

A Digital audio input jack

If your AV amplifier (receiver) has a Dolby*1 Digital, DTS*2, or MPEG audio decoder and a digital input jack, use this connection. You can enjoy Dolby Digital (5.1ch), DTS (5.1ch), and MPEG audio (5.1ch) surround effects.

B Audio L/R (left/right) input jacks

This connection will use your TV’s or stereo amplifier’s (receiver’s) two speakers for sound.

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z Hint

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

b Notes

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

• With connection B, do not connect the LINE IN (R-AUDIO-L) and LINE 2 OUT (R-AUDIO-L) jacks to your TV’s audio output jacks at the same time. This will cause unwanted noise to come from your TV’s speakers.

• W ith connection A, after you have completed the connection, make the appropriate settings under “Easy Setup - Audio Connection” (page 27). Otherwise, no sound or a loud noise will come from your speakers.

• When you connect the recorder to an AV amplifier (receiver) using an HDMI cord, you will need to do one of the following: – Connect the AV amplifier (receiver) to the TV

with the HDMI cord.

– Connect the recorder to the TV with a video

cord other than HDMI cord (component video cord, S VIDEO cord, or audio/video cord).

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

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

Step 4: Connecting the Mains Lead

Connect the supplied mains lead to the AC IN terminal of the recorder. Then plug the recorder and TV mains leads (power cords) into the mains. After you connect the mains lead, you must wait for a short while before operating the recorder. You can operate the recorder once the front panel display lights up and the recorder enters standby mode. If you connect additional equipment to this recorder (page 30), be sure to connect the mains lead after all connections are complete.

to AC IN

to mains

Hookups and Settings

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Step 5: Preparing the Remote

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

b Notes

• If the supplied remote interferes your other Sony

DVD recorder or player, change the command mode number for this recorder (page 25).

• Use the batteries correctly to avoid possible

leakage and corrosion. Should leakage occur, do not touch the liquid with bare hands. Observe the following: – Do not use a new battery with an old battery, or

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

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

inside the battery compartment, and insert new

batteries.

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

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

Controlling TVs with the remote

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

b Notes

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

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

Number buttons

TV 2 +/–

TV [/1

TV/DVD

TV PROG

+/–

TV t

1 Hold down the TV [/1 button located

at the bottom of the remote.

Do not press the [/1 button at the top of the remote.

2 With the TV [/1 button pressed down,

enter the TV’s manufacturer code using the number buttons.

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

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Code numbers of controllable TVs

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

Manufacturer Code number

Sony 01 (default)

Grundig 11

Hitachi 24

ITT/Nokia 15, 16

JVC 33

Loewe 45

Nokia 69, 73

Panasonic 17, 49

Philips 06, 07, 08, 72

Saba 12, 13, 74

Samsung 22, 23, 71

Sanyo 25

Sharp 29

Telefunken 36

Thomson 43, 75

Toshiba 38

The remote performs the following:

Buttons Operations

TV [/1 Turns your TV on or

TV 2 (volume) +/–

TV PROG +/– Selects the

TV t Switches your TV’s

off

Adjusts the volume of your TV

programme position on your TV

input source

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

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

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 after you have completed “Step 6: Easy Setup.” The default command mode setting for this recorder and the supplied remote is DVD3.

Number buttons

SYSTEM MENU

M/m, ENTER

Hookups and Settings

1 Check that “Easy Setup” (page 27)

has been finished. If “Easy Setup” has not been finished, first perform “Easy Setup.”

2 Press SYSTEM MENU.

The System Menu appears.

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3 Select “SETUP,” and press ENTER.

Example: Digital Mode

4 Select “Others,” and press ENTER.

5 Select “Command Mode,” and press

ENTER.

To check the Command Mode for the recorder

Press x on the recorder when the recorder is turned off. The Command Mode for the recorder appears in the front panel display.

If the Command Mode for the recorder has not been changed, set the Command Mode for the remote to the default setting of DVD3. If the Command Mode for the remote is changed to DVD1 or DVD2, you will be unable to operate this recorder.

Changing programme positions of the recorder using the remote

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

Number buttons

6 Select a Command Mode (DVD1,

DVD2, or DVD3), and press ENTER.

7 Set the Command Mode for the remote

so it matches the Command Mode for the recorder you set above.

Follow the steps below to set the Command Mode on the remote.

1 Hold down ENTER. 2 While holding down ENTER, enter

the Command Mode code number using the number buttons.

Command Mode Code number

DVD1 number button 1

DVD2 number button 2

DVD3 number button 3

3 Hold down both the number and

ENTER buttons at the same time for more than three seconds.

ENTER

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

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Step 6: Easy Setup

Make the basic adjustments by following the on-screen instructions in “Easy Setup.” Be careful not to disconnect the cables or exit the “Easy Setup” function during this procedure.

[/1

Number buttons

GUIDE

</M/m/,,

RETURN

ENTER

TV [/1

1 Turn on the recorder and your TV.

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

The initial settings message appears.

• If this message does not appear, select “Easy Setup” from “SETUP” in the System Menu (page 151).

2 Press ENTER.

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

Easy Setup - Analogue or Digital Mode

Select either “Digital” or “Analogue” Mode.

• Select “Digital” if the aerial cable is connected to DIGITAL AERIAL IN (hookup A).

• Select “Analogue” if the aerial cable is connected to ANALOG AERIAL IN (hookup B or C).

• You can select either Mode if the aerial cable is connected to both DIGITAL AERIAL IN and ANALOG AERIAL IN.

For details, see page 14. The recorder turns off and then turns on automatically if you change Mode.

Easy Setup - Postal Code (Analogue

Mode only)

Enter your postal code using the number buttons or </M/m/,, and press ENTER. To erase a number, move the cursor to the number, and press O RETURN.

Easy Setup - Auto Tune (Digital Mode

only)

The recorder will automatically capture and store the available TV and Radio channels.

Easy Setup - Auto Tuner Preset

(Analogue Mode only)

The programme position order will be set. To set the programme positions manually, see page 131.

Easy Setup - Clock

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

Easy Setup - TV Type (page 140)

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

Easy Setup - Component Out

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

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Easy Setup - Line3 Input (Analogue

Mode only)

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

Easy Setup - Line1 Output

To output video signals, select “Video.” To output S video signals, select “S Video.” To output RGB signals, select “RGB.” Select “Video” to enjoy the SMARTLINK features (page 20).

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

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

Easy Setup - Audio Connection

If you connected an AV amplifier (receiver) using either a digital optical or coaxial cord, select “Yes : DIGITAL OUT” and set the digital output signal (page 143).

3 Press ENTER when “Finish” appears.

“Easy Setup” is finished.

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

To return to the previous step

Press O RETURN.

z Hints

• If your AV amplifier (receiver) has an MPEG audio decoder, set “MPEG” to “MPEG” (page 143).

• If you want to run “Easy Setup” again, select “Easy Setup” from “SETUP” in the System Menu (page 151).

Setting up your set top box receiver for the GUIDE Plus+

system (Analogue Mode only)

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

1 Press GUIDE .

The GUIDE Plus+ system “Home Screen” appears.

2 Select “Setup” in the Menu Bar using

M/,, and press ENTER.

The GUIDE Plus+ setup menu appears.

3 Select “Basic Setup” using M/m, and

press ENTER.

4 Select “External Receiver 1,” and

press ENTER.

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

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

using M/m, and press ENTER.

7 Select the provider using M/m, and

press ENTER.

8 Select the receiver brand using M/m,

and press ENTER.

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

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9 Select the connection you used for

your set top box receiver using M/m, and press ENTER.

When the set top box receiver is connected to the recorder using hookup B with both an aerial cable and a SCART cord, select either “Line3” or “Antenna.” The display asks for confirmation.

Press ENTER to select “Continue.”

The Video Window switches to the specified programme position.

Select “YES” using M/m, and press ENTER.

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

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

Check the connection and position of the set top box controller (page 16). If your set top box receiver still does not operate with this recorder, refer to the instructions supplied with your set top box receiver and contact your cable or satellite company to see if they can provide you with a compatible set top box receiver.

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

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

1 Remove the backing on the double-sided

tape.

2 Attach it so that the set top box controller

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

Hookups and Settings

b Notes

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

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

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Connecting a VCR or Similar Device

After disconnecting the recorder’s mains lead from the mains, connect a VCR or similar recording device to the LINE IN jacks of this recorder. Use the DV IN jack on the front panel if the equipment has a DV output jack (i.LINK jack) (page 115). For details, refer to the instruction manual supplied with the connected equipment. To record on this recorder, see “Recording from connected equipment without a timer” on page 68.

Connecting to the LINE 3/DECODER jack

Connect a VCR or similar recording device to the LINE 3/DECODER jack of this recorder.

VCR

to i LINE 3/DECODER

SCART cord (not supplied)

to i LINE 1 – TV

to SCART input

DVD recorder

b Notes

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

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

VCRDVD recorder TV

Be sure to connect your VCR to the DVD recorder and to your TV in the order shown below. To watch video tapes, watch the tapes through a second line input on your TV.

Line input 1

VCR TV

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

DECODER jack.

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

TV/DVD button on the remote.

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

VCR.

DVD recorder

Line input 2

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Connecting to the LINE 2 IN jacks on the front panel

Connect a VCR or similar recording device to the LINE 2 IN jacks of this recorder. If the equipment has an S-video jack, you can use an S-video cord instead of an audio/video cord.

VCR, etc.

S VIDEO

OUTPUT

VIDEO

AUDI O

Hookups and Settings

S-video cord

(not supplied)

to LINE 2 IN

Audio/video cord (not supplied)

DVD recorder

: Signal flow

z Hint

When the connected equipment outputs only monaural sound, connect to just the L(MONO) and VIDEO input jacks on the front of the recorder. Do not connect the R input jack.

b Notes

• Do not connect the yellow LINE IN (VIDEO) jack when using an S-video cord.

• Do not connect the output jack of this recorder to another equipment’s input jack with the other equipment’s output jack connected to the input jack of this recorder. This may cause noise (feedback).

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

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Connecting a PAY-TV/Canal Plus Analogue Decoder (Analogue Mode only)

You can watch or record PAY-TV/Canal Plus analogue decoder programmes if you connect a decoder (not supplied) to the recorder. Disconnect the recorder’s mains lead from the mains when connecting the decoder. Note that when you set “Line3 Input” to “Decoder” in step 5 of “Setting PAY-TV/Canal Plus analogue programme positions (Analogue Mode only)” (page 33), you will not be able to select “L3” because Line 3 will become a dedicated line for the decoder.

Connecting a decoder

Aerial cable (supplied)

to AERIAL IN

to ANALOG AERIAL OUT

to i LINE 1 – TV

SCART cord (not supplied)

to SCART input

PAY-TV/Canal Plus analogue decoder

SCART cord (not supplied)

to i LINE 3/DECODER

DVD recorder

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Setting PAY-TV/Canal Plus analogue programme positions (Analogue Mode only)

4 Select “Scart Setting,” and press

ENTER.

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

Number buttons

SYSTEM MENU

</M/m/,,

RETURN

ENTER

1 Press SYSTEM MENU.

The System Menu appears.

2 Select “SETUP,” and press ENTER.

Hookups and Settings

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

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

The “Video” setup display appears again.

6 Press O RETURN to return the cursor

to the left column.

7 Select “Basic,” and press ENTER.

8 Select “Programme Setting,” and

press ENTER.

3 Select “Video,” and press ENTER.

9 Press M/m to select the desired

programme position, and press ENTER.

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Select “System” using </,.

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

To receive broadcasts in France, select “L.”

Select “Channel” using </,.

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

Select “PAY-TV/CANAL+” using </ ,.

Select “On” using M/m, and press ENTER.

To return to the previous step

Press O RETURN.

b Note

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

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Eight Basic Operations

— Getting to Know Your DVD Recorder

1. Inserting a Disc

Video

DATA CD

Z (open/ close)

RWVR-RW

DVD

VCD CD

Video

RVR

DATA DVD

DVD

1 Press DVD. 2 Press Z (open/close), and place a

disc on the disc tray.

2. Recording a Programme

HDD

RVR-R

Video

RWVR-RW

This section introduces the basic operation to record a current TV programme to the hard disk (HDD) or to a disc (DVD). For an explanation of how to make timer recordings, see page 55 (Digital Mode) or page 79 (Analogue Mode).

HDD DVD

Video

PROG +/–

DISPLAY

OPTIONS

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Recording/playing side facing down

3 Press Z (open/close) to close the disc

tray.

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

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

• For DVD-R discs DVD-Rs are automatically formatted in Video mode. To format an unused DVD-R in VR mode, format the disc using the “Disc Information” display (page 46) before you make a recording.

If the disc is recordable on this recorder, you can manually re-format the disc to make a blank disc (page 46).

z REC x REC

STOP

TV/DVD

REC MODE

TV t

1 Press HDD or DVD.

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

2 Press PROG +/– to select the

programme position or input source you want to record.

3 Press REC MODE repeatedly to select

the recording mode.

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

For more details about the recording mode, see page 79.

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4 Press z REC.

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

To stop recording

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

To record the entire programme (Rec. Event) (Analogue mode only)

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

To watch another TV programme while recording

If your TV is connected to the i LINE 1 – TV jack, set your TV to the TV input using the TV/DVD button and select the programme you want to watch. If your TV is connected to the LINE 2 OUT or COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks, set the TV to TV input using the TV t button (page 24).

TV Direct Rec.

If you are using the SMARTLINK connection and the “TV Direct Rec.” is set to “On” (page 146), you can easily record what you are watching on your TV. When the TV and the recorder are turned on, press z REC. The recorder starts recording what you are watching on your TV.

About the Teletext function

Some broadcast systems ensure a Teletext service* in which the complete programmes and their data (title, date, programme position, recording start time etc.) are stored day by day. When recording a programme, the recorder automatically takes the programme name from the Teletext pages and stores it as the title name. For details, see “Auto Programme Title Labelling (TV Guide Page)” on page 133. Note that the Teletext information will not appear on your TV screen. To view the Teletext information on your TV screen, press TV/DVD on the remote to switch the input source to your TV (page 24).

* not available in some areas

b Notes

• After pressing z REC, it may take a short while

to start recording.

• You cannot change the recording mode while recording.

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

Checking the disc status while recording

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

Press DISPLAY during recording.

The recording information appears.

b Note

If “TV” appears in the front panel display, you cannot turn off the TV or change the programme position during TV Direct Rec. To turn off the function, set “TV Direct Rec.” to “Off” in the “Recording” setup (page 146).

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

Press DISPLAY to turn off the display.

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3. Playing the Recorded Programme (Title List)

HDD

RVR

RWVR-RW

Video

2 Press TITLE LIST.

To show the extended Title List, press OPTIONS to select “Display List,” and press ENTER. Title List with Thumbnail Images (Example: DVD+RW)

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

HDD DVD

TITLE LIST

</M/m/,, ENTER

OPTIONS

CM x

1 Press HDD or DVD.

If you select DVD, insert a DVD (see “1. Inserting a Disc” on page 35). Playback starts automatically depending on the disc.

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Extended Title List

A Disc type:

Displays the media type, HDD or DVD. Also displays the title type.

• “ORIGINAL,” “PLAYLIST,” “Music,” and “Photos” for HDD titles

• “ORIGINAL,” “PLAYLIST” for DVD-RW/DVD-R (VR mode) titles

• “Music,” “Photos” for DATA DVD/ DATA CD titles

B Disc space (remainder/total (237 GB

for Video data, 13 GB for MP3/JPEG data for HDD))

C Title information:

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

: Indicates that the title is currently

being dubbed.

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

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: Indicates titles containing “CopyOnce” copy protection signals (HDD only) (page 111).

: Indicates that the title is created by the Photomovie function (HDD only) (page 127).

: Indicates that the title is newly created by the Photomovie function (not played back) (HDD only) (page 127).

: Indicates that the title is created by the Auto Photomovie function (HDD only) (page 128).

D Scroll bar:

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

E Title’s thumbnail picture:

The still images for each title are displayed.

3 Select a title, and press ENTER.

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

Sub-menu

4 Select “Play,” and press ENTER.

Playback starts from the selected title.

To stop playback

Press x (stop).

To scroll the list display by page (Page mode)

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

/ , the entire

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

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

To change the title order (Sort)

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

Order Sorted

By Date In order of when the titles

By Title In alphabetical order.

By Number In order of recorded title

Unseen Title (HDD only)

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

number.

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

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

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

1 Press TITLE LIST.

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

2 Select a title, and press ENTER.

The sub-menu appears.

3 Select “Set Thumbnail,” and press

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

4 While watching the playback picture,

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

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5 Press ENTER if the scene is correct.

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

• To change the thumbnail, press M.

6 Select “OK,” and press ENTER.

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

To turn off the Title List

Press TITLE LIST.

z Hints

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

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

b Notes

• The title names may not appear for DVDs created on other DVD recorders.

• It may take a few seconds for the thumbnail pictures to be displayed.

• After editing, the title thumbnail picture may change to the first scene of the recording (title).

• After dubbing, the title thumbnail picture set on the source recording is cancelled.

4. Displaying the Playing/Remaining Time and Play Information

Video

RWVR-RW

DVD

VCD

HDD

RVR

DATA DVD

DATA CD

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

Video

DISPLAY

TIME/TEXT

ENTER

OPTIONS

Eight Basic Operations — Getting to Know Your DVD Recorder

Press DISPLAY.

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

A Title number/name

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

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B Available functions for DVD VIDEOs

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

C The current selected function or audio

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

Rear (L/R)

Front (L/R) + Centre

LFE (Low Frequency Effect)

D The current selected angle

E Disc type F Title type (

/format (page 10)

only appears for Playlists)

G Play mode H Recording mode (page 79) I Playing status bar

J Title number (chapter number*3)

(page 96) (Shows either track number, scene number, album number

, or file number for CDs, VIDEO CDs, DATA DVDs, or DATA CDs.)

K Album name appears for DATA DVDs

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

L Playing time (remaining time

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

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

Displayed when you press TIME/TEXT repeatedly.

)

z Hints

• I f “DTS” of “Audio Connection” is set to “Off” in the “Audio” setup, the DTS track selection option will not appear on the screen even if the disc contains DTS tracks (page 143).

• When “Auto Display” is set to “On” (default) in the “Video” setup (page 142), information automatically appears on the screen when the recorder is operated.

b Note

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

Checking the playing/ remaining time

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

Press TIME/TEXT repeatedly.

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

Example: When playing a DVD

Playing time and number of the current title

Remaining time of the current title

Playing time and number of the current chapter

Remaining time of the current chapter

Example: When playing a VIDEO CD

Playing time and number of the current scene or track

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Example: When playing a CD

Track playing time and the current track/index number

Remaining time of the current track

Playing time of the disc

Remaining time of the disc

CD text (when available)

Example: When playing an MP3 audio track

Playing time and number of the current track

Current album number

Example: When viewing a JPEG image

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

Current album number and total number of albums

Example: When playing a DivX video file

Current file number and playing time of the current file

Current album number

b Notes

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

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

Checking the remaining disc space

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

1 Insert a disc.

See “1. Inserting a Disc” on page 35.

2 Press OPTIONS to select “Disc

Information,” and press ENTER.

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

“Remainder” (approximate)

• The remaining recording time in each of the recording modes

• Disc space bar

• Remaining disc space/total disc space

z Hints

• To increase disc space, see “To open up disc space” (page 102).

• You can check the total number and size of JPEG image files/MP3 audio tracks on the HDD on the “Disc Information” display.

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5. Changing the Name of a Recorded Programme

Video

RWVR-RW

HDD

RVR

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

Number buttons

TITLE LIST

Video

INPUT SELECT

</M/m/,, ENTER

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

character you want to enter, and press ENTER.

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

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

6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 to enter the

remaining characters.

Input row

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

The sub-menu appears.

3 Select “Title Name,” and press

ENTER.

The display for entering characters appears.

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

to the right of the display and select “A” (upper-case), “a” (lower-case), or “Symbol,” and press ENTER.

The characters for the selected type are displayed.

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

7 Select “Finish,” and press ENTER.

To cancel the setting, select “Cancel.”

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To use the number buttons

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

1 In step 5 above, press a number button

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

2 Press ENTER and select the next

character.

3 Select “Finish” and press ENTER.

z Hint

You can switch between “A” (upper-case), “a” (lower-case), or “Symbol” by pressing INPUT SELECT.

6. Labelling and

Protecting a Disc

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

Eight Basic Operations — Getting to Know Your DVD Recorder

</M/m/,, ENTER OPTIONS

Labelling a disc

Video

RWVR-RW

Video

RVR

1 Insert a disc.

See “1. Inserting a Disc” on page 35.

2 Press OPTIONS to select “Disc

Information,” and press ENTER.

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

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3 Select “Disc Name,” and press

ENTER.

Enter the disc name in the “Input Disc Name” display (page 42).

b Note

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

Protecting a disc

RWVR

RVR

1 Insert a disc.

See “1. Inserting a Disc” on page 35.

2 Press OPTIONS to select “Disc

Information,” and press ENTER.

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

A “On”/“Off”: Indicates whether

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

B “Protect Disc”

3 Select “Protect Disc,” and press

ENTER.

4 Select “Protect,” and press ENTER.

To cancel the protection

Select “Unprotected” in step 4.

z Hint

You can set protection for individual titles (page 102).

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

RWVR-RW

Video

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

Differences between the disc types

RWVR

Discs are automatically finalised

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

Finalising is unnecessary when playing a disc on VR format compatible equipment. Even if your other DVD equipment is VR format compatible, you may need to finalise the disc, especially if the recording time is short. You can edit or record on the disc even after finalising.

Finalising is necessary when

Video

playing on any equipment other than this recorder. After finalising, you cannot edit or record on the disc. If you want to record on it again, unfinalise (page 46) or reformat the disc (page 46). However, if you reformat the disc, all recorded contents will be erased.

Finalising is necessary. The disc

RVR

can be played only on equipment that supports DVD-R in VR mode. After finalising you cannot edit or record on the disc using this recorder.

Video

RVR

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Finalising is necessary when

playing on any equipment other

Video

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

Z (open/ close)

</M/m/,, ENTER

OPTIONS

Finalising the disc using Z (open/close) button

1 Make a recording.

See “2. Recording a Programme” on page 35.

2 Press Z (open/close).

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

3 Select “OK,” and press ENTER.

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

Finalising the disc using “Disc Information” display

1 Insert a disc.

See “1. Inserting a Disc” on page 35.

2 Press OPTIONS to select “Disc

Information,” and press ENTER.

The “Disc Information” display appears.

3 Select “Finalise,” and press ENTER.

The display shows the approximate time required for finalising and asks for confirmation. (Example: DVD+RW)

4 Select “OK,” and press ENTER.

The recorder starts finalising the disc.

z Hint

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

b Notes

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

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

• Inserting an unfinalised disc into other DVD equipment may damage the recorded contents.

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Unfinalising a disc

RWVR-RW

For DVD-RWs (Video mode)

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

For DVD-RWs (VR mode)

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

b Note

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

Video

1 Insert a disc.

See “1. Inserting a Disc” on page 35.

2 Press OPTIONS to select “Disc

Information,” and press ENTER.

The “Disc Information” display appears.

3 Select “Unfinalise,” and press

ENTER.

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

8. Reformatting a Disc

RWVR-RW

New discs are automatically formatted when inserted. If necessary, you can manually reformat a DVD+RW or DVD-RW disc to make a blank disc. For DVD-RWs, you can select a recording format (VR mode or Video mode) according to your needs (page 101).

Video

</M/m/,, ENTER

OPTIONS

1 Insert a disc.

See “1. Inserting a Disc” on page 35.

2 Press OPTIONS to select “Disc

Information,” and press ENTER.

Example: When a DVD+RW is inserted.

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

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5 Select “Video” or “Photo,” and press

ENTER.

If you select “Video,” and want to format DVD-RWs and unrecorded DVD-Rs (Video mode), select “VR” or “Video,” and press ENTER. Select “Photo” if you want to copy JPEG image files. All contents on the disc are erased.

z Hints

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

• You can format DATA DVDs to copy JPEG image files from the HDD.

b Note

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

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Guide to Digital Services (For Freeview users only)

1 Press GUIDE .

This display consists of an information box and a ten channel programme list covering a two hour period.

EPG (Electronic Programme Guide)

The Electronic Programme Guide is a guide showing the television programme schedule for a day or more at a time on your television (via the Digital Terrestrial Television tuner included in this recorder).

The EPG provides a quick and easy way to:

• View a complete list of all available

channels.

• View a channel list related to a chosen

category.

• Set a programme to be recorded (page 59).

b Note

Digital Services availability and content depend on the broadcaster. Digital Services are not instantly available when the recorder is first turned on.

Viewing a list of available channels

Number buttons

Colour buttons GUIDE

</M/m/,,

RETURN

PAGE

ENTER

Example of EPG Display:

A Indicates the TV or Radio mode.

The Radio mode is indicated by a Radio icon .

B Indicates the Local Channel.

Number and the Channel name of the programme that is currently selected in the list.

C Indicates the currently selected

programme and allows you to move around the list.

D Channel name E Indicates the currently viewed

programme.

F Indicates if a timer recording is

associated with the event (page 59).

G Colour buttons H Truncated programme title in case

the name is too long to be displayed in the cell.

I Event bar (e.g. Indicates a timer

recording has been set during this time)

J Time slot

TV/RADIO

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K Icon tray

Depending on the channel and programme settings, some icons may appear in the display:

: Either the channel or the

programme is locked (page 136).

: Timer event icons

(page 59)

: Series Recording icon (page 60)

L Indicates the current time and date.

2 Press </M/m/, or enter a channel

number using the number buttons to move around the list.

If you press , after selecting the last programme on the right, the schedule for the next two hours is displayed (depending on availability from the broadcaster).

3 Select a programme, and press

ENTER.

The full screen dialogue appears with the description of the programme displayed in the information box.

4 Select “View Programme,”and press

ENTER.

Available buttons in the EPG display

Buttons Operations

PAGE / Display the previous/next

./> View the next or previous

The green button Toggle the display as

The yellow button

The red button (Category)

TV/RADIO Switch between TV and

RETURN Close the EPG display.

ten channels.

24-hour programme schedule.

follows: 2-hour schedule (half hour time shots) y 30-minute schedule (15 minutes time shots).

Display the channel for the selected programme

Search for programmes by category

Radio channels.

Viewing programmes related to a specific category

This feature allows you to search for programmes related to a particular topic. For example, if you select “News” from the category pop-up list, then only programmes related to News will be shown in the EPG.

b Note

The category of each programme is determined by the broadcaster.

Guide to Digital Services (For Freeview users only)

PAGE

Colour buttons

GUIDE

M/m, ENTER

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1 Press GUIDE . 2 Press the red button.

The category pop-up list appears.

3 Press M/m to select a category, and

press ENTER.

The selected category is displayed in a title bar at the top of the EPG display and only programmes related to that category will be shown in the list.

Some examples of category types are

as follows:

All Programmes: This gives a complete channel list. Films: Displays movies available for viewing. News: Displays all news channels. Entertainment: Displays all entertainment channels. Sports: Displays all sports channels. Kids: Displays all children’s channels. Music: Displays all music channels.

4 Press M/m to select a programme,

and press ENTER.

The sub menu appears with the description of the programme displayed in the information box.

5 Select “View Programme,” and press

ENTER.

Programme Information

The programme information display provides a quick and easy way to:

• View descriptions of the programmes being broadcast now and next on the current channel.

• View descriptions of the programmes being broadcast now and next on the other channels.

• Switch between TV and RADIO channels.

Number buttons

INFO/

</M/m/,, ENTER

PAGE

Displaying the programme information

Press INFO/ .

The Information display appears showing a description of the current programme on view.

To scroll the Category display by page (Page mode)

Press PAGE / while the Category display is turned on to change to the previous/ next Category page.

z Hint

In step 4 above, the EPG application also allows you to set a timer recording. For more details, see “Recording TV programmes using the EPG” on page 59.

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Available buttons in the Information display

Buttons Operations

PAGE / Scroll the information

</, Toggle the display between

M/m or

the number buttons

ENTER View the selected channel

display by page

description of the current/ next programme

Display programme information for other channels

Toggle the Favourites List

Viewing a Digital Text Service

Many digital TV channels broadcast information via their text service. This digital service includes high quality digital text and graphics along with advanced navigation options. Additionally, this recorder has access to dedicated text channels transmitted by the broadcasters.

b Note

The appearance, con tent and navigation methods of all digital text services are decided by the broadcaster.

Guide to Digital Services (For Freeview users only)

Number buttons

PROG +/–

Colour buttons

</M/m/,, ENTER

Selecting digital text from dedicated digital teletext channels

1 Select a dedicated channel that is

broadcasting digital text.

You can search for a dedicated digital text channel using the “Electronic Programme Guide” (page 48). The text page is displayed.

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2 Once the text page is displayed (this

may take some time), follow the onscreen instructions to obtain your required selection.

On some pages the TV programme may also be displayed on the text screen. Onscreen instructions will inform you how to change the displayed programme. If you are instructed to press “OK” or “Select” when viewing the text pages, press ENTER.

To exit the text service

Follow the on screen instructions, or press PROG +/–.

Selecting digital text from other channels

Digital text services may also be available on other digital channels. This is sometimes indicated by a small symbol on your TV screen, superimposed on the programme you are watching.

1 Select a channel. 2 Press (Text) or the button

indicated on screen by the broadcaster.

The text information appears.

3 Access required information using

</M/m/,, the colour buttons and/ or the number buttons.

If you are instructed to press “OK” or “Select” when viewing the text pages, press ENTER.

To exit the text service

Follow the on screen instructions, or press PROG +/–.

Favourites

The Favourite application gives you the option to:

• Store your favourite channels into one of four TV or four Radio lists.

• Add or delete channels to the Favourites List.

• Quickly display a favourite channel.

• All receivable channels are automatically stored in the Favourites List.

Colour

SYSTEM MENU

PAGE

TV/RADIO

buttons

</M/m/,, ENTER

Setting the Favourites List

1 Press SYSTEM MENU.

The System Menu Display appears.

2 Select “SETUP,” and press ENTER.

The Setup Display appears.

3 Select “DTV Settings,” and press

ENTER.

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4 Select “Favourites,” and press

ENTER.

“Favourites List 1” display appears. Press repeatedly to switch to a different Favourites List.

This display shows all the TV or Radio channels available to you.

5 Press TV/RADIO to display either your

favourite TV or favourite Radio channels at any time.

The Radio mode is indicated by the presence of a Radio icon in the Favourites List panel.

6 Press M/m or enter a channel number

to select a channel you want to delete as a favourite, and press ENTER.

Press ENTER again to add the channel back to the Favourites List.

Watching or listening to a favourite channel

1 While in normal operation mode,

press repeatedly to select a list. Then press ENTER.

The selected Favourites List display appears.

Indicates the currently viewed channel

2 Press TV/RADIO to display either your

favourite TV or favourite Radio channels at any time.

The Radio mode is indicated by the presence of a Radio icon in the Favourites List panel.

3 Press to switch to a different

Favourites List.

4 Press M/m to select the channel you

want to view or listen to, and press ENTER.

Guide to Digital Services (For Freeview users only)

If you do not want to choose from one of the channels in the display, press the red or green button to view the previous or next available channels.

z Hints

• P ress the blue button to view the list showing only your favourite channels.

• Press the blue button once again when you wish to return to the previous favourite channel setting display.

To scroll the Favourites List display by page (Page mode)

Press PAGE / while the Favourites List display is turned on to change to the previous/next page.

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Index

The Index application is an easy way to display a scrollable list of all the tuned channels, including your favourites channel lists, and allows one of these to be selected.

M/m, ENTER

PAGE

TV/RADIO

4 Press M/m to select the desired

channel, then press ENTER to exit the index menu and view the selected channel.

To scroll the Index display by page (Page mode)

Press PAGE / while the Index display is turned on to change to the previous/next page.

1 While in normal operation mode,

press ENTER.

The Index display for the last display you viewed appears. For instance, if the last display you viewed was the Favourites List, then the Favourites List appears.

2 Press to switch between the

Programme List.

Press TV/RADIO to display either the TV or the Radio channels at any time.

The Radio mode is indicated by the presence of a Radio icon in the Index panel.

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Timer Recording (For Freeview users only)

Before Recording

Before you start recording…

• Check that the disc has enough available space for the recording (page 41). For the HDD, DVD+RWs, and DVD-RWs, you can free up disc space by erasing titles (page 102).

• Adjust the recording picture quality and picture size if necessary (page 62).

z Hint

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

b Notes

• To play a recorded disc on other DVD equipment, finalise the disc (page 44).

• If digital teletext is operated while recording, its contents will be recorded on the disc.

• If the subtitles are displayed while recording, they will be recorded on the disc.

Recording mode

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

Press REC MODE repeatedly to switch the recording modes.

To select the HQ+ mode, set “HQ Setting” of the “HDD Rec. Settings” to “HQ+” in the “Recording” setup (page 146). “HQ+” records pictures in higher quality than HQ on the HDD. Note that HQ+ appears as HQ in the front panel display and the on-screen displays.

Approx. recording

Recording mode

HQ+ (High quality) 32 – HQ R 50 1 HSP R 72 1 hr.

SP (Standard mode) 96 2 LSP r 120 2 hr.

ESP r 144 3 LP r 193 4 EP r 291 6

SLP (Long duration) 387 8

* The recording time for DVD+R DL (Double

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

: 14 hours 28 minutes

SLP

time (hours)

HDD DVD*

30 min.

b Notes

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

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

a programme or video source of low picture

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

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Unrecordable pictures

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

Copy control signals

Copy-Free

Copy-Once

Copy-Never None (a blank screen is

Recordable discs

RWVR

Video

RWVR

RVR

(CPRM*)

HDD

recorded)

RVR

Timer Recording (Standard/EPG)

RWVR-RW

Video

HDD

RVR

You can set the timer for a total of 40 programmes, up to 30 days in advance. There are three methods to set the timer: the standard method, EPG method and Series Recording method.

• Standard: Set the date, time, and

programme position of the programme

manually.

• EPG: Set a programme to be recorded based

on the information provided by the EPG

(Electronic Programme Guide) (page 59).

• Series Recording: Automatically sets the

recorder to record programmes in a series

(page 60).

Video

* The recorded disc can be played only on CPRM

compatible equipment (page 10).

Setting the timer manually (Standard)

</M/m/,, ENTER

OPTIONS

[TIMER]

x REC

STOP

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1 Press [TIMER].

4 Select “OK,” and press ENTER.

The “TIMER LIST” display (page 64) appears. The TIMER REC indicator lights up on the front panel and the recorder is ready to start recording. Unlike a VCR, there is no need to turn off the recorder before the timer recording starts.

2 Press M/m to select the “Day and

Time” or “Mode” row. Then press ENTER.

3 Select an item using </, and

adjust using M/m. Then press ENTER.

To make additional changes to items in different rows, return to step 2. The adjustable items are listed below. “Day and Time”: Sets the date, start time, and stop time, and selects the programme position or input source. The date item changes as follows: Today y …… y Sat 28.10 (30 days later) y Sun (every Sunday) y …… y Sat (every Saturday) y Mon - Fri (Monday to Friday) y Mon - Sat (Monday to Saturday) y Daily y Today “Mode”: Selects the recording mode (page 55). “Media”: Selects the media, HDD or DVD. “Update” (HDD only): Automatically records over a previously recorded programme that is set to be recorded, daily or weekly. “Extend Time”: Sets the duration in increments of 10 minutes, for a maximum of 60 minutes when a timer recording is in progress. If the programme set to be recorded daily or weekly is extended, the manually extended time set here will be added to the subsequent timer recording times.

• If you make a mistake, select the item and change the setting.

To stop recording during timer recording

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

Rec. Mode Adjust

If there is not enough available disc space for the recording, the recorder automatically adjusts the recording mode to enable the entire programme to be recorded. Set “Rec. Mode Adjust” of the “Timer Settings” to “On” in the “Recording” setup (page 146).

Auto Title Erase (HDD only)

If there is not enough space for a timer recording, the recorder automatically erases old titles recorded on the HDD. The oldest played title is erased. Set “Auto Title Erase” of the “Timer Settings” to “On” in the “Recording” setup (page 146). Protected titles are not erased.

If the timer settings overlap

Overlapped timer settings are shown as follows.

To store the setting as shown, select “OK.” The programme that has a mark next to it has lower priority and will not be entirely recorded. To cancel the overlapped setting, select “Cancel.”

Timer Recording (For Freeview users only)

To confirm, change, or cancel a timer recording

See “Checking/Changing/Cancelling Timer Settings” on page 64.

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To extend the recording duration time while recording

1 Press OPTIONS during recording to

select “Extend Rec.,” and press ENTER.

2 Press M/m to select the duration time.

You can set the duration in increments of 10 minutes, for a maximum of 60 minutes.

3 Select “OK” and press ENTER.

One Touch Timer

If you use the SMARTLINK connection, you can easily display the timer programming menu. When the TV is turned on or in standby mode, press [TIMER]. The recorder automatically turns on and the TV’s input is switched to the recorder. The Timer programming menu appears.

b Notes

• If a message indicati ng that the disc is full appears on the screen, change the disc, or make available space for the recording (HDD/DVD+RW/DVDRW only) (page 103).

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

• To record a satellite programme, turn on the satellite tuner and select the satellite programme you want to record. Leave the satellite tuner turned on until the recorder finishes recording. If you connect equipment wit h a timer function, you can use the Synchro Rec function (page 67).

• Even if the timer is set for the same daily or weekly programme, the timer recording cannot be made if it overlaps with a programme that has priority. “ ” will appear next to the overlapped setting in the Timer List. Check the priority order of the settings.

• Even if the timer is set, timer recordings cannot be made while recording a programme that has priority.

• Th e Rec Mode Adjust function only works with a timer recording. It does not function with Quick Timer or Synchro Rec. In addition, the Rec Mode Adjust function does not work when recording to the HDD while “Auto Title Erase” of the “Timer Settings” is set to “On” in the “Recording” setup (page 146).

z Hint

If you are recording to the HDD or a DVD-RW (VR mode) at a recording mode that is SP or lower and is a 2x-speed or higher disc, you can play the title as it is being recorded by sele cting the programme title on the Title List (page 95).

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Recording TV programmes using the EPG

The EPG function is a feature that simplifies setting the timer. Just select the programme you want to record in the EPG display. The date, time, and channel of that programme are set automaically.

4 Press ENTER.

The sub menu appears with the description of the programme displayed in the information box.

DVDHDD

Number buttons

GUIDE

</M/m/,, ENTER

PAGE

x REC

STOP

1 Press HDD or DVD.

When you record to a DVD, insert a recordable DVD (see “1. Inserting a Disc” on page 35).

2 Press GUIDE .

3 Select a programme using </M/m/

, or the number buttons.

To know more about the navigation options in the EPG application, see page 48.

Timer Recording (For Freeview users only)

indicates that the programme is age

limited (page 136).

5 Select “Timer,” and press ENTER.

• In case of a current TV/radio broadcast timer setting, your recorder will immediately start recording.

• In case of a future programme timer setting, an event bar and a new icon appear in the EPG display indicating that a timer event is associated with that programme.

Your recorder will automatically begin recording when the programme starts. To modify the timer setting, see page 64.

Some examples of timer event icon

types are:

(red): Indicates that the whole

programme is set to be recorded.

(grey): Indicates that the programme is set to be recorded, but only a part or none of the programme can be recorded (e.g. because of timer setting overlap).

(red): Indicates the programme is now recording.

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To scroll the EPG display by page (Page mode)

Press PAGE / while the EPG display is turned on to display the previous/next ten channels.

To stop recording during timer recording

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

If the timer settings overlap

See page 57.

Recording programmes using Series Recording

Series Recording is a feature which uses information from the Electronic Programme Guide to provide the following features:

• Automatically record programmes in a series.

• Record the subsequent parts of events which are split.

• Provide links to recommended programmes.

To extend the recording duration time while recording (Guide Timer Extend)

See page 58.

To confirm, change, or cancel timer recording

See “Checking/Changing/Cancelling Timer Settings” (page 64).

z Hint

The Rec Mode Adjust function also works with this timer method (page 57).

b Notes

• This recorder is featured with an EPG timer auto extend functionality that allows EPG timer recordings to be made in case of an early start (before the scheduled start time) or late finish (after the scheduled end time).

• The EPG programme start and end time are determined by the broadcaster.

b Notes

• This function cannot be used when the broadcaster does not include series information with the programme data.

• Whether or not a programme is in a series is determined by the broadcaster.

Number buttons

Colour buttons

GUIDE

</M/m/,, ENTER

RETURN

z REC

1 Press GUIDE .

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2 Select a programme containing series

information using </M/m/, or the number buttons.

The “Series Info” appears under the blue bar at the bottom of the EPG screen when the programme contains series information.

3 Press the blue button (“Series Info”).

The Series Information display appears. Press the red button to display the Programme Guide and see more information about the selected programme. Press O RETURN to return.

(repeat):

Indicates a repeat programme.

(Recommended):

The event is recommended by broadcaster as a link for current series. Note that recommended programmes will not be automatically set for recording with Series Recording.

4 Press ENTER.

5 Select “Series Timer.”

The selected programme is set for recording and appears in the Timer List (page 65). The other programmes in the series will be set for recording (appear in the Timer List) as each previous recording is completed. For example, if there are three programmes in a series, the second programme will be set for recording only after the first recording is finished. The third programme will be set for recording only after the second recording is finished.

Confirming Series Recording settings

After you have set a programme for Series Recording, the following icons appear in the Series Information display.

(Series):

Indicates that the programme is a candidate for Series Recording recording.

(Link):

Indicates that the series has been set for Series Recording.

b Notes

• If a program is not completely recorded then the repeat will be recorded.

• Series Recordings may overlap with EPG or manual timer settings. Check timer settings using the Timer List (page 64).

Recording Split Programmes

Movies and other programmes that are split into 2 or more parts are called Split Programmes. If you set the timer for one part of a Split Programme, the other parts are automatically recorded. For example, if the first half is set to be recorded, the last half will be recorded automatically.

Timer Recording (For Freeview users only)

b Note

Only the earliest part of the Split Programme is displayed on the Timer List.

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Using the Quick Timer function

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

Press z REC repeatedly to set the duration.

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

(normal recording)

The time counter decreases minute by minute to 0:00, then the recorder stops recording (the power does not turn off). Even if you turn off the recorder during recording, the recorder continues to record until the time counter runs out. Note that the Quick Timer function does not work if “TV Direct Rec.” is set to “On” in the “Recording” setup (page 146).

To cancel the Quick Timer

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

Adjusting the recording picture quality and size

You can adjust the recording picture quality and picture size.

</M/m/,, ENTER

OPTIONS

1 Before recording starts, press

OPTIONS to select “Rec. Settings,” and press ENTER.

2 Select the item you want to adjust,

and press ENTER.

The adjustment display appears.

Example: Rec. NR

“Rec. Mode”: Selects the recording mode for the desired recording time and picture quality. For more information, see “Recording mode” on page 55.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• Contrast: Changes the contrast.

• Brightness: Changes the overall brightness.

• Colour: Makes the colours deeper or lighter.

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

and press ENTER.

The default setting is underlined. “Rec. NR”: (weak) Off 1 ~ 2 ~ 3 (strong) “Rec. Video Equalizer”:

• Contrast: (weak) –3 ~ 0

• Brightness: (dark) –3 ~ 0

• Colour: (light) –3 ~ 0

Repeat steps 2 and 3 to adjust any other items.

~ 3 (strong)

~ 3 (bright)

~ 3 (deep)

b Notes

• For HDD/DVD-RWs (VR mode), if “TV Type” of “Video Output” is set to “16:9” in the “Video” setup (page 140), the picture is recorded as 16:9 regardless of the setting for “HDD Rec. Picture Size” or “DVD Rec. Picture Size.”

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

• When playing a 16:9 size picture recorded as 4:3, the image is fixed to 4:3 Letter Box regardless of the setting in “TV Type” of “Video” setup (page 140).

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

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

Creating chapters in a title

The recorder can automatically divide a recording (a title) into chapters by inserting chapter marks at approximately 6 minute intervals during recording. To disable this function, set “Auto Chapter” in the “Recording” setup to “Off” (page 146). When recording to the HDD, a DVD-R (VR mode) or a DVD-RW (VR mode), you can insert and erase chapter marks manually (page 105).

b Note

When dubbing (page 109), the chapter marks in the dubbing source are not retained in the dubbed title.

Timer Recording (For Freeview users only)

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Checking/Changing/ Cancelling Timer Settings

2 Press </M/m/, to select a future

timer event you want to check/change/ cancel. Then press ENTER.

The Event Action menu appears.

Video

RWVR-RW

HDD

RVR

There are two ways to check, change or cancel the timer settings.

• Using the EPG

• Using the Timer List

SYSTEM MENU

RETURN

Video

GUIDE

</M/m/,, ENTER

Checking/changing/cancelling using the EPG

1 Press GUIDE .

A timer setting can be identified using the event bar and the timer event icon displayed in the EPG display. For details, see page 59.

3 Press M/m to select an option. Then

press ENTER.

The sub menu appears:

“Modify”: Changes the timer setting. Select an item using </, and adjust using M/m. Select “OK” and press ENTER.

“Erase”: Erases the timer setting.

“Check Overlap”: Checks for overlapped settings.

Select “Close” to return to the EPG display. To change or cancel the setting, repeat steps 2 and 3 above.

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b Note

If you set “Repeat Rec.” to any option other than “Off” in step 3, your EPG timer recording will be converted into a standard timer recording. The timer event icon disappears from the EPG display.

Checking/changing/cancelling using the Timer List

1 Press SYSTEM MENU.

The System Menu appears.

2 Select “TIMER LIST,” and press

ENTER.

The Timer List appears.

Timer information displays the recording date, time, recording mode, etc.

: Indicates that the setting is overlapped by another setting.

(red):

Indicates the setting currently being recorded.

: Indicates that the timer recording cannot be recorded as set, such as for a timer recording that cannot be recorded in the selected recording mode.

: Indicates the setting is being recorded to the HDD.

: Indicates the setting is being recorded to a DVD.

: Indicates the setting that the Update function is set for.

3 Select the timer setting you want to

check/change/cancel, and press ENTER.

The sub-menu appears.

4 Select one of the options, and press

ENTER.

“Modify”: Changes the timer setting. Select an item using </, and adjust using M/m. Select “OK” and press ENTER.

“Erase”: Erases the timer setting. Select “OK” and press ENTER.

“Check Overlap”: Checks for overlapped settings.

Select “Close” to return to the Timer List.

Timer Recording (For Freeview users only)

When all of the timer settings do not fit on the list, the scroll bar appears. To view the hidden timer settings, press

M/m.

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“Info”: Displays the timer setting information box along with the disc space required to record the whole programme (according to the selected recording mode).

Press O RETURN to return to the Timer List. To change or cancel the setting, repeat steps 3 and 4 above.

When the timer settings overlap

The programme set last has priority.

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

will be cut off

To scroll the list display by page (Page mode)

Press / while the list display is turned on. Each time you press

/ , the entire

Timer List changes to the next/previous page of timer settings.

To turn off the Timer List

Press O RETURN.

z Hint

For manual timer settings, you cannot modify the timer setting for the current recording, but you can extend the duration of the recording time while recording (page 58). For timer settings using the EPG, you can modify the timer setting for the current recording while recording, but you cannot extend the duration of the recording (even when recording is stopped).

b Notes

• Even if the timer is set, timer recordings cannot be made while recording a programme that has priority.

Actual recording

If the end time of one recording and the start time of another are the same

The end of programme A will be cut off.

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Recording from Connected Equipment

HDD

RVR

z REC x REC

STOP

Video

RWVR-RW

Video

DVDHDD

INPUT SELECT

</M/m/,, ENTER

OPTIONS

REC MODE c z SYNCHRO REC

3 Press INPUT SELECT repeatedly to

select “L3.”

4 Select the desired audio signal when

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

Press OPTIONS to select “Line Audio Input,” and press ENTER. Then select “Bilingual,” and press ENTER.

5 Press REC MODE repeatedly to select

the recording mode.

For details about the recording mode, see page 55.

6 Set the timer on the connected

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

7 Press c z SYNCHRO REC.

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

Timer Recording (For Freeview users only)

Recording from connected equipment with a timer (Synchro Rec)

You can set the recorder to automatically record programmes from connected equipment that has a timer function (such as a satellite tuner). Connect the equipment to the LINE 3/DECODER jack of the recorder (page 30). When the connected equipment turns on, the recorder starts recording a programme from the LINE 3/DECODER jack.

1 Before recording, select HDD or DVD.

If you select DVD, insert a recordable DVD (see “1. Inserting a Disc” on page 35).

2 Set “Synchro Rec.” to “Record to

HDD” or “Record to DVD” in the “Recording” setup (page 146).

To stop recording

Press x REC STOP or c z SYNCHRO REC.

To cancel Synchro Rec

Press c z SYNCHRO REC. The SYNCHRO REC indicator on the recorder turns off.

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b Notes

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

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

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

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

If the timer settings of a SynchroRecording and another timer recording overlap

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

First programme

Second programme

will be cut off

Recording from connected equipment without a timer

2 Press INPUT SELECT to select an input

source according to the connection you made.

The front panel display changes as follows:

programme position

3 Select the desired audio signal when

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

Press OPTIONS to select “Line Audio Input,” and press ENTER. Then select “Bilingual,” and press ENTER.

4 Press REC MODE repeatedly to select

the recording mode.

For details about the recording mode, see page 55.

5 Insert the source tape into the

connected equipment and set to playback pause.

6 Press z REC.

This recorder starts recording.

7 Press the pause (or play) button on the

connected equipment to cancel the playback pause status.

The connected eq uipment starts playback and the playback image is recorded by this recorder. To stop recording, press x REC STOP on this recorder.

You can record from a connected VCR or similar device. To connect a VCR or similar device, see “Connecting a VCR or Similar Device” on page 30. Use the DV IN jack on the front panel if the equipment has a DV output jack (i.LINK jack).

1 Press HDD or DVD.

If you select DVD, insert a recordable DVD (see “1. Inserting a Disc” on page 35).

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

See “DV Dubbing” on page 115 for an explanation of how to record from the DV IN jack.

z Hint

You can adjust the settings for the recording picture before recording. See “Adjusting the recording picture quality and size” on page 62.

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b Notes

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

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

Timer Recording (For Freeview users only)

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GUIDE Plus+ (For satellite, cable, terrestrial users only)

Introduction to the GUIDE Plus+ System

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

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

according to category (such as Movies or Sports) or by using the Keyword Search function (page 74).

– Once you have found the programme you

are looking for, use the GUIDE Plus+ system to set the timer for recording (page 81).

– You can set the system to display your

favourite programmes according to conditions that you set, such as category

and keyword (page 74). For more information, see “Watching TV Using the GUIDE Plus+ System” (page 72).

for a list of

Learning the common elements

Press GUIDE .

The GUIDE Plus+ system “Home Screen” appears.

A Video Window: This shows the

programme you were watching when you pressed GUIDE .

B Action Bar: When the same colour

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

C Information Box: Shows information

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

D Menu Bar: Press the blue button

(“Home”), and press M to move the cursor to the Menu Bar. Then, select one of the following features using </ ,, and press ENTER. “Grid”: Shows the programmes for the current time slot and next 7 days. “Search”: Allows you to search for titles by category or by keyword (page 73). The displayed category depends upon the programme data received by this recorder. Movies, Sports, and Children are examples of possible categories.

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“My TV”: Sets the profile for your favourite programmes (page 74). “Schedule”: Displays the list of timer settings (page 87). “Info”: Shows information when available. “Editor”: Allows you to edit the channel lineup and channel display (page 77). “Setup”: Allows you to change the language, country/region, postal code, input source, or host channel.

E “Home” position: When you press the

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

F Tiles: Shows the programme titles and

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

G Broadcast station Logo: Shows the

broadcast station logo.

H Time Slot: Indicates the currently

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

Troubleshooting guide

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

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

• The clock must be set correctly. If the clock is not set, set it manually (page 134).

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

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

“Disabling programme positions” on

page 78). – The timer is not set. If the programme guide data still cannot be received after checking the above, search for the host channel at the following website and set the host channel manually (page 77): www.europe.guideplus.com

• If the host channel has changed or moved, the programme guide data cannot be received. In this case, follow the steps in “Searching for the GUIDE Plus+ host channel” (page 76) to update the host channel setting.

b Notes

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

• When you set “Factory Setup” to “All,” the recorder is initialized. When you change the following settings, the GUIDE Plus+ system is reset: – Postal code setting in “Easy Setup” – “Postal Code” of “Setup” - “Basic Setup” in the

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

GUIDE Plus+ (For satellite, cable, terrestrial users only)

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Watching TV Using the GUIDE Plus+ System

Colour buttons GUIDE

</M/m/,, ENTER

DAY –

PAGE

DAY +

1 Press GUIDE .

The GUIDE Plus+ system “Home Screen” appears.

2 Select a programme using </M/m/

,, and press ENTER.

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

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

1 Press GUIDE .

The GUIDE Plus+ system “Home Screen” appears.

2 Press the yellow button (“Channels”).

3 Select the TV broadcast station logo

using </M/m/,, then press ENTER. The display returns to “Grid” and the programme currently being broadcast by the selected TV station is selected.

4 Select a programme using </,, and

press ENTER.

To unlock the Video Window

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

To return to the “Home” position

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

To set a programme for timer recording

See “One Button Recording (GUIDE Plus+)” (page 81).

To close the GUIDE Plus+ system

Press GUIDE .

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z Hints

• Press the PAGE programme list by page.

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

/ buttons to change the

b Notes

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

• I f you are watching programmes through a set top box, the Video Window may not change as fast as you move the cursor. In this case, lock the Video Window (page 72).

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

Searching for a Programme Using the GUIDE Plus+ System

Colour buttons

</M/m/,, ENTER

1 Select “Search” in the Menu Bar, and

press ENTER.

GUIDE Plus+ (For satellite, cable, terrestrial users only)

2 Select a category using </,, and

press ENTER.

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

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

press ENTER.

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

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4 Select a programme using M/m, and

press ENTER.

To enter a new keyword

1 Select “Search” in the Menu Bar, and

press ENTER.

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

The display for entering characters appears.

4 Select a character on the keyboard using

</M/m/,, and press ENTER. To switch between upper-case, lowercase, or characters with accents, press the yellow button (“Keyboard”) repeatedly. To cancel entering a new keyword, press the red button (“Back”).

5 Repeat step 4 to enter the keyword. 6 Press the green button (“Save”).

The entered keyword is registered. To delete the keyword, select the keyword you want to delete, and press the red button (“Delete”). To change the keyword, select the keyword you want to change, and press the green button (“Edit”).

Listing Up Your Favourite Programme Information (My TV)

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

Colour buttons

</M/m/,, ENTER

Setting a profile

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

To set a programme for timer recording

See “One Button Recording (GUIDE Plus+)” (page 81).

z Hint

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

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3 Select “Channels,” “Categories,” or

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

“Channels”: Select the programme position using </M/m/,, and press ENTER. To add more programme positions, press the yellow button (“Add”). You can register up to 16 programme positions. To cancel the registration, select a programme position, and press the red button (“Delete”). “Categories”: Select the category using </M/m/,, and press ENTER. To add more categories, press the yellow button (“Add”). You can register up to 4 categories. To cancel the registration, select a category, and press the red button (“Delete”). “Keywords”: Enter a keyword. See “To enter a new keyword” on page 74. To add more keywords, press the yellow button (“Add”). You can register up to 16 keywords. To cancel the registration, select a keyword, and press the red button (“Delete”).

4 Press ENTER.

To change the profile settings

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

Selecting and watching a programme from My TV

Making Changes to the GUIDE Plus+ System

[/1

Number buttons

Colour buttons GUIDE

</M/m/,, ENTER

Changing the basic GUIDE Plus+ settings

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

1 Press GUIDE .

The GUIDE Plus+ system appears.

2 Select “Setup” in the Menu Bar.

The GUIDE Plus+ setup menu appears.

GUIDE Plus+ (For satellite, cable, terrestrial users only)

1 Select “My TV” in the Menu Bar, and

press ENTER.

The programmes that match the profile conditions are displayed.

2 Select a programme using </M/m/

,, and press ENTER.

To set a programme for timer recording

See “One Button Recording (GUIDE Plus+)” (page 81).

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3 Select “Basic Setup” using M/m, and

press ENTER.

4 Select an item using M/m, and press

ENTER.

5 Select a setting using M/m, and press

ENTER.

“Language”: Select a language for the on-screen displays using M/m. “Country”: Select “United Kingdom” using M/m. When you exit the GUIDE Plus+ system after changing your country/region, the “Easy Setup” display appears. Follow the instructions for “Step 6: Easy Setup” (page 27) from step 2. “Postal Code”: Enter your postal code using </M/m/,. If “Country” is set to “Other,” you cannot enter a postal code and the GUIDE Plus+ system will not search for a host channel. “External Receiver 1”/“External Receiver 2”/“External Receiver 3”: When a set top box receiver is connected to the recorder, set it up for the GUIDE Plus+ system. See “Setting up your set top box receiver for the GUIDE Plus+ system (Analogue Mode only)” on page 28.

6 Press GUIDE to exit the GUIDE

Plus+ system.

Searching for the GUIDE Plus+ host channel

The default host channel setting is set to “Automatic,” so you should not have to change the host channel setting. However, if the host channel has changed or moved, update the host channel setting.

1 Press GUIDE .

The GUIDE Plus+ system appears.

2 Select “Setup” in the Menu Bar.

The GUIDE Plus+ setup menu appears.

3 Select “Host Channel Setup” using M/

m, and press ENTER.

4 Press the yellow button (“Reset”). 5 Press [/1 to turn off the recorder. 6 Wait for a day until the programme

guide data can be received.

If the programme guide data has not been received after waiting for a day, search for the host channel at the following website and set the host channel manually (“Changing the GUIDE Plus+ host channel manually” (page 77)). www.europe.guideplus.com

To cancel GUIDE Plus+ settings

Press the red button (“Back”).

To return to the “Home” position

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

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Changing the GUIDE Plus+ host channel manually

If you are using connection B (page 17) and you want to receive the programme guide data from your set top box receiver, search for the host channel on the following website and set it for your area, following the steps below: www.europe.guideplus.com

1 Press GUIDE .

The GUIDE Plus+ system appears.

2 Select “Setup” in the Menu Bar.

The GUIDE Plus+ setup menu appears.

3 Select “Host Channel Setup” using M/

m, and press ENTER.

4 Press the yellow button (“Change”)

twice.

“Manual” appears.

To cancel the settings

Press the red button (“Back”).

To return to the “Home” position

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

To check the GUIDE Plus+ system information

1 Press GUIDE . 2 Select “Setup” in the Menu Bar, and

press ENTER.

3 Select “GUIDE Plus+ system

Information” using M/m, and press ENTER.

Checking programme positions

Check whether programme position numbers are the same as the programme position numbers set in the “Programme Setting.” If you want to make adjustments to the channel settings or change the channel name, see “Programme Setting” in “Settings and Adjustments” (page 130).

GUIDE Plus+ (For satellite, cable, terrestrial users only)

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

repeatedly to select the input source.

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

using the number buttons.

9 Press the green button (“Save”).

The display asks for confirmation.

Select “Confirm” using </,, and press ENTER.

The display returns to the GUIDE Plus+ setup menu.

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

1 Select “Editor” in the Menu Bar.

2 Press ENTER. 3 Press , to move the cursor to the

right column.

4 Select the programme position you

want to check using M/m.

To change the input source, press the red button (“Source”). To change the programme position, see “Programme Setting” on page 131.

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b Note

To receive from the recorder a programme position that can be received by either the set top box receiver or the recorder, change the input source in step 4.

Disabling programme positions

If any programme positions are unused or contain unwanted channels, you can hide them.

1 Select “Editor” in the Menu Bar, and

press ENTER.

2 In the left column, select the

programme position you want to hide or display using M/m.

3 Press the red button (“On/Off”).

The disabled positions will turn grey. To show the disabled positions, press the red button (“On/Off”) again.

b Notes

• You cannot record a programme position, if it is

not set in “Programme Setting” of “Settings and Adjustments,” even if it is set to “On” in the “Editor” in the Menu Bar.

• If you are using your set top box receiver to

receive programmes (connection B, page 17) and are able to receive the same programme with both the set top box and the recorder, change the “Source” to receive the programme with the recorder’s tuner.

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Timer Recording (For satellite, cable, terrestrial users only)

Before Recording

Before you start recording…

• Check that the disc has enough available space for the recording (page 41). For the HDD, DVD+RWs, and DVD-RWs, you can free up disc space by erasing titles (page 102).

• Adjust the recording picture quality and picture size if necessary (page 85).

z Hint

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

b Note

To play a recorded disc on other DVD equipment, finalise the disc (page 44).

Recording mode

Press REC MODE repeatedly to switch the recording modes.

Approx. recording

Recording mode

HQ+ (High quality) 32 – HQ R 50 1 HSP R 72 1 hr.

SP (Standard mode) 96 2 LSP r 120 2 hr.

ESP r 144 3 LP r 193 4 EP r 291 6

SLP (Long duration) 387 8

* The recording time for DVD+R DL (Double

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

: 14 hours 28 minutes

SLP

time (hours)

HDD DVD*

30 min.

b Notes

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

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

a programme or video source of low picture

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

Timer Recording (For satellite, cable, terrestrial users only)

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Recording stereo and bilingual programmes

The recorder automatically receives and records stereo and bilingual programmes based on the ZWEITON system or the NICAM system. The HDD and a DVD-RW (VR mode) or DVD-R (VR mode) can record both main and sub sounds. You can switch between main and sub when playing the disc. For the HDD, you can select the sound track before recording. Select “Main,” “Sub,” or “Main+Sub” in “Bilingual Recording” of the “HDD Rec. Settings” in the “Recording” setup (page 145). A DVD+RW, DVD-RW (Video mode), DVD+R, or DVD-R (Video mode) can record only one sound track (main or sub) at a time. Select the sound track using the Setup Display before recording starts. Set “Bilingual Recording” of the “DVD Rec. Settings” to “Main” (default) or “Sub” in the “Recording” setup (page 146).

ZWEITON (German stereo) system

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

Unrecordable pictures

Copy control signals

Copy-Free

Copy-Once

Copy-Never None (a blank screen is

* The recorded disc can be played only on CPRM

compatible equipment (page 10).

Recordable discs

RWVR

Video

RWVR

RVR

(CPRM*)

HDD

recorded)

RVR

NICAM system

When a stereo or bilingual NICAM based programme is received, “NICAM” appears in the front panel display. To record a NICAM programme, be sure to set “Audio” of “Programme Setting” in the “Basic” setup to “NICAM” (default). If the sound is not clear when listening to NICAM broadcasts, set “Audio” to “Standard” (see “Programme Setting” on page 131).

z Hint

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

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Timer Recording (GUIDE Plus+/VIDEO Plus+/ Manual)

1 Press GUIDE .

Video

RWVR-RW

HDD

RVR

There are three methods to set the timer within the GUIDE Plus+ system: One Button Recording, VIDEO Plus+, and setting the timer manually.

Video

b Notes

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

• Do not operate your set top box receiver just before or during a timer recording. This may prevent the accurate recording of a programme.

One Button Recording (GUIDE Plus+)

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

Colour buttons

GUIDE

2 Select a programme using </M/m/

To search for a programme by category or by keyword, select “Search” in the Menu Bar. See “Searching for a Programme Using the GUIDE Plus+ System” on page 73 for more information about searching for a programme. You can select a programme from “My TV.”

3 Press the red button (“Record”).

The set programme and Time Slot change colour and the recorder is ready to start recording. When recording from a set top box receiver, be sure to turn it on. Unlike a VCR, there is no need to turn off the recorder before the timer recording starts.

• To record on a DVD See “Checking/Changing/Cancelling Timer Settings” on page 87.

• To make more detailed timer settings See “Checking/Changing/Cancelling Timer Settings” on page 87.

Timer Recording (For satellite, cable, terrestrial users only)

[TIMER]

x REC

STOP

</M/m/,

To confirm, change, or cancel a timer recording

See “Checking/Changing/Cancelling Timer Settings” on page 87.

To stop recording during timer recording

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

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To adjust the recording quality

See step 3 of “Adjusting the recording picture quality and size” on page 85.

Rec. Mode Adjust

Auto Title Erase (HDD only)

One Touch Timer

If you use the SMARTLINK connection, you can easily display the GUIDE Plus+ system “Schedule”. When the TV is turned on or in standby mode, press [TIMER]. The recorder automatically turns on and the TV’s input is switched to the recorder. The SCHEDULE list appears.

If the timer settings overlap

If one or more timer settings overlap, a message appears. To change the timer settings, see “Checking/Changing/ Cancelling Timer Settings” on page 87.

b Notes

• If a message indicati ng that the disc is full appears on the screen, change the disc, or make available space for the recording (HDD/DVD+RW/DVDRW only) (page 103).

• The last recording mode you selected manually becomes the default recording mode for timer recordings made from the GUIDE Plus+ system.

• You cannot adjust the recording quality (HDD or DVD) once the recording starts.

• The beginning of some recordings may not be made when using the PDC/VPS function.

• You cannot extend the recording duration time when “PDC/VPS” is set to “On” (page 88).

Recording TV programmes using the VIDEO Plus+ system

The VIDEO Plus+ system is a feature that simplifies setting the timer. Just enter the PlusCode programming number listed in the TV programme guide. The date, time, and programme position of that programme are set automatically. Check that the programme positions are correctly set in “Programme Setting” in the “Basic” setup (page 131).

Number buttons

Colour buttons

z Hint

</,, ENTER

[TIMER]

x REC

STOP

1 With the GUIDE Plus+ system turned

off, press [TIMER].

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2 Press the red button (“VIDEO Plus+”).

3 Press the number buttons to enter the

PlusCode programming number.

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

enter the correct number.

4 Press ENTER.

The date, start and stop times, programme position, etc. setting appear. The recorder is ready to start recording.

• To record on a DVD See “Checking/Changing/Cancelling Timer Settings” on page 87.

• To make more detailed timer settings See “Checking/Changing/Cancelling Timer Settings” on page 87.

Auto Title Erase (HDD only)

One Touch Timer

Setting the timer manually

Number buttons

Timer Recording (For satellite, cable, terrestrial users only)

To confirm, change, or cancel a timer recording

See “Checking/Changing/Cancelling Timer Settings” on page 87.

To stop recording during timer recording

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

Rec. Mode Adjust

Colour buttons

</M/m/,, ENTER

[TIMER]

z REC x REC

STOP

1 With the GUIDE Plus+ system turned

off, press [TIMER].

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2 Press the green button (“Manual”).

3 Set the date using the number buttons

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

4 Set the start time using the number

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

5 Set the stop time using the number

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

6 Select the input source using M/m,

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

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

7 Press the green button (“Next”).

The display for entering characters appears. To change the title name, select a character on the keyboard using </M/ m/,, and press ENTER. To switch between upper-case, lowercase, or characters with accents, press the yellow button (“Keyboard”).

8 Press the green button (“Save”).

The date, start and stop times, programme position, etc. setting appear. The recorder is ready to start recording.

To confirm, change, or cancel a timer recording

See “Checking/Changing/Cancelling Timer Settings” on page 87.

To stop recording during timer recording

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

Rec. Mode Adjust

If there is not enough available disc space for the recording, the recorder automatically adjusts the recording mode to enable the entire programme to be recorded. Set “Rec. Mode Adjust” in the “Recording” setup to “On” (page 146).

Auto Title Erase (HDD only)

If there is not enough space for a timer recording, the recorder automatically erases old titles recorded on the HDD. Set “Auto Title Erase” in the “Recording” setup to “On” (page 146). The oldest played title is erased. Protected titles are not erased.

If the timer settings overlap

If one or more timer settings overlap, a message appears. To change the timer settings, see “Checking/Changing/ Cancelling Timer Settings” on page 87.

One Touch Timer

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Using the Quick Timer function

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

Press z REC repeatedly to set the duration.

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

(normal recording)

To cancel the Quick Timer

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

Adjusting the recording picture quality and size

You can adjust the recording picture quality and picture size.

</M/m/,, ENTER

OPTIONS

1 Before recording starts, press

OPTIONS to select “Rec. Settings,” and press ENTER.

Timer Recording (For satellite, cable, terrestrial users only)

2 Select the item you want to adjust,

and press ENTER.

The adjustment display appears.

Example: Rec. NR

“Rec. Mode”: Selects the recording mode for the desired recording time and picture quality. For more information, see “Recording mode” on page 79.

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

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

4:3.

• 16 : 9: Sets the picture size to 16:9

(wide mode).

• Auto (HDD only): Automatically

selects the actual picture size.

“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.

• Colour: Makes the colours deeper or

lighter.

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

and press ENTER.

The default setting is underlined. “Rec. NR”: (weak) Off 1 ~ 2 ~ 3 (strong) “Rec. Video Equalizer”:

• Contrast: (weak) –3 ~ 0

• Brightness: (dark) –3 ~ 0

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

~ 3 (strong)

~ 3 (bright)

~ 3 (deep)

b Notes

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

• When playing a 16:9 size picture recorded as 4:3, the image is fixed to 4:3 Letter Box regardless of the setting in “TV Type” of “Video” setup (page 140).

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

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

Creating chapters in a title

b Note

When dubbing (page 109), the chapter marks in the dubbing source are not retained in the dubbed title.

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Checking/Changing/ Cancelling Timer Settings

3 Press the green button (“Edit”).

Video

RWVR-RW

HDD

RVR

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

Number buttons

[TIMER]

Video

Colour buttons GUIDE

</M/m/,

OPTIONS

Changing timer settings

1 With the GUIDE Plus+ system turned

off, press [TIMER].

The SCHEDULE list appears.

2 Select the timer setting you want to

change using M/m.

4 In the left column, select an item

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

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

5 Press the corresponding colour button

repeatedly to change settings.

• Red button (“Media”): Sets the recording destination to either HDD or DVD.

• Green button (“Frequency”): Selects the recording pattern. The item changes as follows: Once t Daily t Mon-Fri (Monday to Friday) t Mon-Sat (Monday to Saturday) t Sun (every Sunday) t

...... t Sat (every Saturday) t Once

• Yellow button (“Rec Mode”): Selects the recording mode (page 79).

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

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

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

Timer Recording (For satellite, cable, terrestrial users only)

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z Hint

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

b Note

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

About the PDC/VPS function

PDC/VPS signals are transmitted with TV programmes in some broadcast systems. These signals ensure that tim er recordings are made regardless of any broadcast delays, early starts, or broadcast interruptions.

To use the PDC/VPS function

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

To temporarily turn off PDC/VPS channel

scan

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

When the timer settings overlap

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

will be cut off

When the recordings start at the same

time

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

When the end time of one recording and

the start time of another are the same

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

b Note

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

Cancelling timer settings

1 With the GUIDE Plus+ system turned

off, press [TIMER].

The SCHEDULE list appears.

2 Select the timer setting you want to

cancel using M/m.

3 Press the red button (“Delete”).

To close the SCHEDULE list

Press GUIDE or [TIMER].

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Recording from Connected Equipment

HDD

RVR

Video

RWVR-RW

Video

Recording from connected equipment with a timer (Synchro Rec)

b Notes

• The Synchro Rec function does not work when “Line3 Input” of “Scart Setting” is set to “Decoder” in the “Video” setup (page 142).

• While the recorder is standing by for SynchroRecording, the Auto Clock Set function (page 134) does not work.

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

Timer Recording (For satellite, cable, terrestrial users only)

Recording from connected equipment without a timer

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Playback

Playing

3 Select the title, and press ENTER.

The sub-menu appears.

4 Select “Play,” and press ENTER.

Playback starts from the selected title.

HDD

RVR

DATA CD

DATA DVD

HDD DVD

Z (open/

close)

Number buttons

AUDIO

TOP MENU

TITLE LIST

RWVR-RW

Video

DVD

VCD

Video

SUBTITLE

</M/m/,, ENTER OPTIONS

1 Press HDD or DVD.

• If you select DVD, insert a disc (see “1. Inserting a Disc” on page 35).

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

* DivX video file only

2 Press TITLE LIST.

For details about the Title List, see “3. Playing the Recorded Programme (Title List)” on page 37. Example: DVD+RW

To use the DVD’s Menu

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

To play VIDEO CDs with PBC functions

PBC (Playback Control) allows you to play VIDEO CDs interactively using the menu on your TV screen. When you start playing a VIDEO CD with PBC functions, the menu appears. Select an item using the number buttons and press ENTER. Then, follow the instructions in the menu (press H when “Press SELECT” appears). The PBC function of Super VIDEO CDs does not work with this recorder. Super VIDEO CDs are played in continuous play mode only.

To change the angles

If various angles (multi-angles) for a scene are recorded on the disc, “ ” appears in the front panel display. Press OPTIONS during playback to select “Change Angle,” and press ENTER.

To stop playback

Press x.

To playback quickly with sound (Scan Audio)

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

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To fast forward or fast reverse a DivX video file

Press m/M during playback.

To go to the next or previous DivX video file

Press . or > during playback. If you repeatedly press . or >, you will go to the next or previous album.

To play DivX video file in slow motion/one frame at a time (Playback direction only)

Press y/C in the pause mode.

To display the registration code for this recorder

Select “Registration Code” in the “Others” setup (page 150).

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

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

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

or Playlist (HDD/DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs in

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

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

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

b Note

You cannot resume playback during TV Pause.

To play restricted DVDs (Parental Control)

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

1 Select “OK” and press ENTER.

The display for entering your password appears.

2 Enter your four-digit password using the

number buttons.

3 Press ENTER to select “OK.”

The recorder starts playback.

To register or change the password, see “Parental Control (DVD VIDEO only)” on page 147.

To lock the disc tray (Child Lock)

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

Playback

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

One Touch Play

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

One Touch Menu

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

z Hints

• You can also use the H button in step 3

(page 90) to start playback.

• Even if you select “Factory Setup” in the “Others” setup (page 150), the Child Lock remains set.

• For DivX video files, playback starts from the first DivX video file on the disc.

• You can change the audio track when playing MP3 or MPEG audio of DivX video files using the AUDIO button.

• You can display subtitles when playing DivX video files using the SUBTITLE button.

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Playback options

To check the position of the buttons below, see the illustration on page 90. For DivX operation, see “Playing” on page 90. For MP3 operation, see “Playing MP3 Audio Tracks” on page 99. For JPEG operation, see “JPEG Image Files” on page 120.

Buttons

Operations

AUDIO Selects one of the audio tracks recorded on the disc when pressed

HDD

DVD

RWVR

VCD

RVR

repeatedly in normal playback mode.

: Selects the language.

DVD

HDD

VCD

RWVR

: Selects the main or sub sound.

RVR

: Selects stereo or monaural audio tracks.

SUBTITLE Selects a subtitle language when pressed repeatedly.

DVD

/ (instant replay/

Replays the scene/briefly fast forwards the scene.

instant advance)

RWVR

HDD

Video

DVD

RVR

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

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

(fast reverse/fast forward)

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

fast reverse fast forward

m1 T t 1M

m2 T T t t 2M

T T T t t t 3M

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

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

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

(slow, freeze frame)

HDD

Video

DVD

RWVR

RVR

VCD

Plays in slow motion when pressed for more than one second in pause mode. Plays one frame at a time when pressed briefly in pause mode.

* Playback direction only

X (pause) Pauses playback.

To resume normal playback, press H.

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b Notes

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

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

Notes on playing DTS sound tracks on a CD

• When playing DTS-encoded CDs, excessive noise will be heard from the LINE 1-TV/LINE 3/ DECODER/LINE 2 OUT (R-AUDIO-L) jacks. To avoid possible damage to the audio system, the consumer should take proper precautions when the LINE 1-TV/LINE 3/DECODER/LINE 2 OUT (R-AUDIO-L) jacks of the recorder are connected to an amplification system. To enjoy DTS Digital Surround™ playback, an external DTS decoder must be connected to the DIGITAL OUT jack of the recorder.

• Set the sound to “Stereo” using the AUDIO button when you play DTS sound tracks on a CD (page 92).

Notes on playing DVDs with a DTS sound track

DTS audio signals are output 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 143).

Adjusting the picture quality

Video

RWVR-RW

DVD

HDD

RVR

DATA CD

* DivX video file only

VCD

Video

DATA DVD

1 Press OPTIONS during playback to

select “Video Settings,” and press ENTER.

2 Select an item, and press ENTER.

The adjustment display appears. “FNR” (frame noise reduction): Reduces noise contained in the luminance element of the video signal. “BNR” (block noise reduction): Reduces “block noise” or mosaic like patterns in the picture. “MNR” (mosquito noise reduction): Reduces the faint noise appearing around the outlines of the images. The noise reduction effects are automatically adjusted within each setting range according to the video bit rate and other factors. “Sharpness”: Sharpens the outlines of the images. “PB Video Equalizer” (Playback video equalizer): Adjusts the picture in greater detail. Select an item and press ENTER.

• Contrast: changes the contrast.

• Brightness: changes the overall brightness.

• Colour: makes the colours deeper or lighter.

• Hue: changes the colour balance.

3 Press </, to adjust the setting, and

press ENTER.

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

• Contrast: (weak) –3 ~ 0

• Brightness: (dark) –3 ~ 0 ~ 3 (bright)

• Colour: (light) –3 ~ 0

• Hue: (red) –3 ~ 0

Repeat steps 2 and 3 to adjust any other items.

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

enhances the outlines a nd “3” enhances them more than “2.”

3 (strong)

1 2 3

~ 3 (strong)

~ 3 (deep)

~ 3 (green)

Playback

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b Notes

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

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

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

Adjusting the delay between the picture and sound (AV SYNC)

Pausing a TV Broadcast (TV Pause/Pause Live TV)

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

1 While viewing a TV broadcast with

this recorder, press X.

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

HDD

RVR-R

DATA CD

RWVR-RW

Video

DVD

VCD

Video

DATA DVD

1 Press OPTIONS during playback to

select “Audio Settings,” and press ENTER.

2 Select “AV SYNC,” and press ENTER.

“AV SYNC”: When the video is delayed, this function delays the audio for synchronization with the video (0 to 120 milliseconds). Larger numbers indicate a longer audio delay for synchronization with the video. When dubbing to a VCR or other video recording equipment, be sure to return this setting to 0 ms (default).

3 Press </, to adjust the setting, and

press ENTER.

TV pause

2 Press X or H again to resume

watching the programme.

b Notes

• Paused titles are not saved to the HDD.

• This function is cancelled when:

– x (stop) is pressed. – PROG +/– is pressed. – DVD is pressed. – Z (open/close) is pressed. – TITLE LIST is pressed. – INPUT SELECT is pressed. – the recorder is turned off. – a timer recording or Synchro-Recording is

started.

– the PDC/VPS function is “On” and channel

scan is started.

– DV dubbing or regular dubbing is started.

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

• E ven if you fast forward the recorded programme, there will always be a time difference of about one minute or more between the recorded programme and the current TV broadcast.

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Playing from the beginning of the programme you are recording (Chasing Playback)

RWVR

HDD

“Chasing Playback” allows you to view the recorded part of a programme while the recording is being made. You do not need to wait until the recording finishes.

Press OPTIONS while recording to select “Chasing Playback,” and press ENTER.

Playback starts from the beginning of the programme you are recording. When you fast forward to the point that you are recording, Chasing Playback returns to normal playback.

b Notes

• For DVD-RWs (VR mode), this function does not work when recording: – on a 1x-speed DVD-RW. – in the HQ or HSP recording mode.

• The DVD’s picture on your TV screen freezes for a few seconds when you fast forward/fast reverse or instant replay/advance the recording.

• Chasing Playback is possible from one minute or more after recording starts.

• E ven if you fast forward the recorded programme, there will always be a time difference of about one minute or more between the recorded programme and the current TV broadcast.

Playing a previous recording while making another (Simultaneous Rec and Play)

Video

RWVR-RW

DVD

VCD

HDD

RVR-R

DATA DVD

DATA CD

“Simultaneous Rec and Play” allows you to view a previously recorded programme while recording programmes. Playback continues even if a timer recording starts. Use this function as follows:

• While recording to the HDD: Play another title on the HDD. Play a previously recorded programme on a DVD by pressing DVD.

Video

• While recording to a DVD: Play a previously recorded programme on the HDD by pressing HDD.

• While recording to a DVD-RW (VR

mode)

: Play another title on the same DVD-RW (VR mode) disc.

Simultaneous Rec and Play function does not work when you record: – on a 1x-speed DVD-RW. – in the HQ or HSP recording mode.

Picture noise may appear depending upon the condition of the recording, or when playing a title recorded in the HQ or HSP recording mode. The picture freezes for a few seconds when you use fast forward/fast reverse or instant replay/ advance.

You can also play a DVD VIDEO, VIDEO CD, Super VIDEO CD, CD, DATA DVD, or DATA CD while recording on the HDD.

Example: Play another title on the HDD while recording to the HDD.

1 While recording, press TITLE LIST to

display the HDD Title List.

2 Select the title you want to play, and

press ENTER.

3 Select “Play” from the sub-menu, and

press ENTER. Playback starts from the selected title.

Example: Play a DVD while recording to the HDD.

1 While recording, press DVD and insert

the DVD into the recorder.

2 Press TITLE LIST to display the DVD

Title List.

3 Select the title you want to play, and

press ENTER.

4 Select “Play” from the sub-menu, and

press ENTER. Playback starts from the selected title.

b Note

You cannot play a DVD, DivX video or VIDEO CD recorded in the NTSC colour system while recording on the HDD. When playing a DivX video or VIDEO CD, be sure to set “Colour System” to “PAL” in the “Video” setup (page 142).

Playback

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Searching for a Title/ Chapter/Track, etc.

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

Video

RWVR-RW

DVD

VCD

HDD

RVR

DATA CD

DATA DVD

You can search a disc by title, chapter, scene or track. As titles and tracks are assigned individual numbers, select the title or track by entering its number. You can also search for a scene using the time code.

Number buttons

Video

ENTER

OPTIONS

1 Press OPTIONS during playback to

select a search method, and press ENTER.

“Title Search” (for DVDs) “Chapter Search” (for HDD/DVDs) “Track Search” (for CDs) “Search” (for VIDEO CDs) “Album Search” (for DATA DVDs*/ DATA CDs*) “Time Search” (for HDD/DVDs/DATA DVDs*/DATA CDs*): Searches for a starting point by entering the time code. “File Search” (for DATA DVDs*/DATA CDs*)

* DivX video file only

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

2 Press the number buttons to select the

number of the title, chapter, track, time code, etc., you want.

For example: Time Search To find a scene at 2 hours, 10 minutes, and 20 seconds, enter “21020.” If you make a mistake, select another number.

3 Press ENTER.

The recorder starts playback from the selected number.

b Note

“Title Search” is not applicable to the HDD.

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Copying MP3 Audio Tracks

DATA DVD

HDD

You can copy MP3 audio tracks on a disc (DATA DVD/DATA CD) to the HDD. After copying the MP3 audio tracks to the HDD, the Music Jukebox function allows you to play MP3 audio tracks on the HDD by selecting a track from the “Music” Title List without exchanging discs.

DATA CD

Copying an MP3 audio album on a disc to the HDD

DVD

TITLE LIST

</M/m/,, ENTER OPTIONS

1 Insert the disc that you are going to

copy to the HDD.

2 Press DVD. 3 Press TITLE LIST.

Press </, to switch to the “Music” Title List, if necessary.

4 Select a title, and press ENTER.

The sub-menu appears.

5 Select “Copy Album,” and press

ENTER.

The confirmation screen appears.

6 Select “Start,” and press ENTER.

The remaining copy time appears on the front panel display. To cancel copying, select “Cancel,” and press ENTER.

To copy multiple albums

1 Insert the disc that you are going to copy

to the HDD.

2 Press DVD. 3 Press TITLE LIST.

Press </, to switch to the “Music” Title List, if necessary.

4 Press OPTIONS to select “Copy

Albums,” and press ENTER.

5 Select the albums you want to copy, and

press ENTER. A check mark appears in the check box next to the selected album.

• To clear the check mark, press ENTER again.

• To clear all of check marks, select “Reset.”

6 Repeat step 5 to select all of the albums

you want to copy. You can select up to 5 albums to copy.

7 When you finish selecting albums, select

“OK,” and press ENTER. The confirmation screen appears.

• To change the selection, select “Change,” and repeat from step 5.

8 Select “Start,” and press ENTER.

The remaining copy time appears in the front panel display.

z Hint

You can also start the operation by selecting “COPY MUSIC” from the System Menu.

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b Notes

• You cannot copy MP3 audio tracks on the HDD to discs or USB devices.

• The recorder copies on ly MP3 audio tracks stored directly under the album you select. If there is a sub-album under the selected album, the MP3 audio tracks under the sub-album are not copied.

• If you want to copy the files directly stored under a root folder, select “ROOT” from the music album list.

• You cannot play or record while copying MP3 audio tracks. “ ” appears on the “Music” Title List during copying.

• Some MP3 audio tracks may not be copied depending on the file size.

• You cannot copy MP3 audio tracks if the HDD is full or almost full.

• If the title of the album being copied is the same as an album already copied onto the HDD, an incremental number is automatically added after the title.

• If an MP3 audio track you want to copy has ID3 tag information (album, track, or artist), the information is also copied. However, there may be some information that cannot be copied.

• For details about file/album number limitations when copying, See “Notes on M P3 Audio Tracks, JPEG Image Files, and DivX Video Files” on page 162.

To stop copying

Press OPTIONS to select “Stop Copying,” and press ENTER. When asked for confirmation, select “OK,” and press ENTER. When copying is stopped partway, no MP3 audio track in the selected album is copied to the HDD. However, if an album (from a multiple set of albums that are to be copied) has finished copying before you stop, that album will remain copied onto the HDD. See the “Music” Title List of the HDD to check which albums have been copied.

Managing MP3 Audio Tracks

HDD

b Note

You cannot erase MP3 audio tracks or edit album titles on a disc.

Erasing albums on the HDD

1 Press HDD. 2 Press TITLE LIST.

Press </, to switch to the “Music” Title List, if necessary.

3 Select the album title, and press

ENTER.

The sub-menu appears.

4 Select “Erase Album” and press

ENTER.

The confirmation screen appears.

5 Select “OK,” and press ENTER.

The album is erased. To cancel, select “Cancel,” and press ENTER.

To erase multiple albums on the HDD

1 Press HDD. 2 Press TITLE LIST.

Press </, to switch to the “Music” Title List, if necessary.

3 Press OPTIONS to select “Erase

Albums,” and press ENTER.

4 Select the albums you want to erase, and

press ENTER. A check mark appears in the check box next to the selected album.

• To clear the check mark, press ENTER again.

• To clear all of check marks, select “Reset.”

5 Repeat step 4 to select all of the albums

you want to erase.

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6 When you finish selecting albums, select

“OK,” and press ENTER. The confirmation screen appears.

• To change the selection, select “Change,” and repeat from step 4.

7 Select “OK,” and press ENTER.

The albums are erased.

Editing an album title on the HDD

You can edit the album title on the HDD.

Playing MP3 Audio Tracks

DATA DVD

HDD

You can play MP3 audio tracks on HDD/ DATA DVDs/DATA CDs.

HDD DVD

DATA CD

1 Press HDD. 2 Press TITLE LIST.

Press </, to switch to the “Music” Title List, if necessary.

3 Select the album title, and press

ENTER.

The sub-menu appears.

4 Select “Album Name,” and press

ENTER.

The display for entering characters appears.

5 Select a character on the keyboard

using </M/m/,, and press ENTER.

6 Select “Finish,” and press ENTER.

b Notes

• If you enter a character that is not allowed, a warning message appears. Select another character.

• An album title can be set up to 32 characters.

AUDIO

TITLE LIST

</M/m/,,

ALBUM

ENTER OPTIONS

> M

1 Press HDD or DVD.

If you select DVD, insert a disc (see “1. Inserting a Disc” on page 35). To play MP3 audio tracks on the HDD, MP3 audio tracks on DATA CDs/DATA DVDs must be copied to the HDD first (page 97).

2 Press TITLE LIST.

Press </, to switch to the “Music” Title List, if necessary. For details about the Title List, see “3. Playing the Recorded Programme (Title List)” on page 37.

Playback

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3 Select an album, and press ENTER.

The sub-menu appears.

4 Select “View Album,” and press

ENTER.

The track list appears. To change the page, press / .

5 Select a track, and press ENTER.

The sub-menu appears.

6 Select “Play,” and press ENTER.

You can also set to repeat mode. To set to repeat mode, see page 100.

To stop playback

Press x.

To fast forward or fast reverse an MP3 audio track

Press m/M during playback.

To go to the next or previous MP3 audio track

Press . or > during playback. If you repeatedly press . or >, you will go to the next or previous album.

To go to the next or previous album

Press ALBUM / during playback.

z Hint

You can switch between stereo or monaural audio tracks by pressing AUDIO button when playing MP3 audio tracks.

b Notes

• If the disc contains MP3 audio tracks, JPEG image files, and DivX video files, only the DivX video files are played back when H is pressed.

• If the disc contains MP3 audio tracks and DVD Videos, only DVD Videos will be played back when H is pressed.

To select the repeat mode

1 Follow steps 1 to 5 of “Playing MP3

Audio Tracks” on page 99, and press OPTIONS to select “Repeat Mode (Music).”

2 Select repeat mode from the followings,

and press ENTER. “All Repeat”: Repeats all tracks. “Album Repeat”: Repeats the album. For details about playable MP3 audio tracks, see page 162.

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Sony RDR-HXD1065 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

WARNING

Precautions

Quick Guide to Disc Types

Recordable and playable discs for video

Recordable and playable discs for JPEG image files

Playable discs

Hookups and Settings

Hooking Up the Recorder

Checking hookup and setting methods

Step 1: Connecting the Aerial Cable and Set Top Box Controller

Using the set top box receiver control function

A: Receiving Freeview (For Digital Mode)

B: Receiving cable or satellite (For Analogue Mode)

C: Receiving terrestrial (For Analogue Mode)

Step 2: Connecting the Video Cords/HDMI Cord

About the SMARTLINK features (for SCART connections only)

Step 3: Connecting the Audio Cords

Step 4: Connecting the Mains Lead

Step 5: Preparing the Remote

Controlling TVs with the remote

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

Changing programme positions of the recorder using the remote

Step 6: Easy Setup

Connecting a VCR or Similar Device

Connecting to the LINE 3/DECODER jack

Connecting to the LINE 2 IN jacks on the front panel

Connecting a PAY-TV/Canal Plus Analogue Decoder (Analogue Mode only)

Connecting a decoder

Setting PAY-TV/Canal Plus analogue programme positions (Analogue Mode only)

1. Inserting a Disc

2. Recording a Programme

Eight Basic Operations — Getting to Know Your DVD Recorder

Checking the disc status while recording

3. Playing the Recorded Programme (Title List)

4. Displaying the Playing/Remaining Time and Play Information

Checking the playing/ remaining time

Checking the remaining disc space

5. Changing the Name of a Recorded Programme

Labelling a disc

Protecting a disc

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

Finalising the disc using Z (open/close) button

Finalising the disc using “Disc Information” display

Unfinalising a disc

8. Reformatting a Disc

Guide to Digital Services (For Freeview users only)

EPG (Electronic Programme Guide)

Viewing a list of available channels

Viewing programmes related to a specific category

Programme Information

Displaying the programme information

Viewing a Digital Text Service

Selecting digital text from dedicated digital teletext channels

Selecting digital text from other channels

Favourites

Setting the Favourites List

Watching or listening to a favourite channel

Index

Timer Recording (For Freeview users only)

Before Recording

Recording mode

Unrecordable pictures

Timer Recording (Standard/EPG)

Setting the timer manually (Standard)

Recording TV programmes using the EPG

Recording programmes using Series Recording

Using the Quick Timer function

Adjusting the recording picture quality and size

Creating chapters in a title

Checking/Changing/ Cancelling Timer Settings

Checking/changing/cancelling using the EPG

Checking/changing/cancelling using the Timer List

Recording from Connected Equipment

Recording from connected equipment with a timer (Synchro Rec)

Recording from connected equipment without a timer

GUIDE Plus+ (For satellite, cable, terrestrial users only)