Sony SVR-HD700, SVR-HD900 Operating Instructions Manual

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2-684-488-11(1)

Hard Disk Recorder

SVR-HD700/HD900

Operating Instructions

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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 servicing to qual ified personnel only. The mains lead must only be changed at a qualified service shop.

Disposal of Old Electrical & Electronic Equipment

This symbol is applicable only in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems.

Precautions

• This unit operates on 220 – 240 V AC, 50 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.

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. If the hard disk drive should malfunction, you cannot recover lost data. 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 and all recording or playback 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.

About repairing the hard disk drive

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

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

On power sources

• The 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 the recorder from t he wall outlet. To disconnect the AC power cord (mains lead), grasp the plug itself; never pull the cord.

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

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 away from equipment with strong magnets, such as microwave ovens, or large loudspeakers.

• Do not place heavy objects on the recorder.

• Install this recorder so that the AC power cord can be unplugged from the wall socket immediately in the event of trouble.

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On recording

• Note that the contents of the recording cannot be compensated for under any and all conditions, including conditions that may arise due to a malfunction of this unit.

• Make trial recordings before making the actual recording.

Copyrights

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

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 on-screen display image displayed on your TV for an extended period of time you risk permanent damage to your television screen. Plasma display panels and projection televisions are especially susceptible to this.

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

About this manual

Check your model name

The instructions in this manual are for 2 models: SVR-HD700 and SVR-HD900. Check your model name by looking at the front panel of the recorder.

• In this manual, the internal hard disk drive is written as “HDD.”

• 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.

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Table of Contents

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

Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Ways to Use Your Hard Disk Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Guide to Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

System Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Sub-menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

OPTIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Options/sub-menu items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Hookups and Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Hooking Up the Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Step 1: Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Step 2: Connecting the Aerial Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Step 3: Connecting the Video Cords/HDMI Cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Step 4: Connecting the Audio Cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Step 5: Connecting the Mains Lead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Step 6: Preparing the Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Controlling TVs with the remote. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

If you have more than one Sony HDD recorder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Step 7: Initial Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Easy Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Watching TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Selecting a Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Selecting a channel from the Programme List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Selecting a channel from the Favourite List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Making your own Favourite List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Additional Viewing Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Checking programme information (i Plate) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Watching a programme with a digital text service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Pausing a TV broadcast (TV Pause) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Watching another programme in the sub-picture (Picture-in-Picture) . . . . . . . . . . 22

Other viewing options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

GUIDE (Electronic Programme Guide) Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Watching a programme from the GUIDE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Recording from the GUIDE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Checking/changing/cancelling the GUIDE timer settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Recording the Programme You are Watching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Extending the current recording (Quick Timer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Setting the Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Checking/changing/cancelling timer settings (Timer List) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

About simultaneous two-channel recording and priorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Recording Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

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Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Playing a Recorded Programme (Title List) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Playback options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Playing from the beginning of the programme you are recording

(Chasing Playback) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Playing a previous recording while making another

(Simultaneous Rec and Play) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Managing the HDD Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Labelling a Title (Entering Characters) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Protecting a Title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Freeing Up Space on the HDD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Erasing a title. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Erasing all titles (Format Hard Disk) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Settings and Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Operation Settings (Settings) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Digital TV Settings

(DTV Settings) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Video Settings (Video) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Audio Settings (Audio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Setting/changing the Password (Password) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

System Settings (Others) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Easy Setup (Resetting the Recorder) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Notes About This Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Guide to Parts and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Digital TV Channel List (as of April 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

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Ways to Use Your Hard Disk Recorder

Recording Reference pages

Record two programmes at the same time – Twin Tuner

Easy Recording from the channel guide – GUIDE

Playback Reference pages

“Recording the Programme You are Watching” on page 27

“Recording from the GUIDE” on page 24

Quick access to recorded titles – Title List

Play the beginning of a title while it is being recorded – Chasing Playback

Watching one title while recording another – Simultaneous Rec and Play

“Playing a Recorded Programme (Title List)” on page 32

“Playing from the beginning of the programme you are

recording (Chasing Playback)” on page 35

“Playing a previous recording while making another

(Simultaneous Rec and Play)” on page 35

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Guide to Displays

The following displays are used to operate this recorder. Once you become familiar with the basic operations, you will find the recorder easy to use.

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SYSTEM

</M/m/,, ENTER

OPTIONSRETURN

System Menu

The System Menu appears when you press SYSTEM MENU, and provides entries to all of the recorder’s main functions, such as timer recording and setup. Select an option by pressing M/m and ENTER.

B GUIDE (page 23)

Displays the GUIDE, which allows you to watch or record a programme.

C TIMER (page 29)

Displays the “Timer-Standard” display, which allows you to set the timer manually.

D PROGRAMME LIST (page 19)

Displays the scrollable list of all available TV and radio channels.

E FAVOURITE LIST (page 19)

Displays preset channels of the Favourite List.

F SETUP (page 39)

Displays the “Setup” display for setting up the recorder to suit your preferences.

SETUP

Settings

DTV Settings

Video

Audio

Password

Others

Easy Setup

Time Zone

i Plate timeout

FP Display

Power Save

Command Mode

NSW/ACT

60 Sec.

Normal

Off

HDD 1

Sub-menu

SYSTEM MENU

TITLE LIST

GUIDE

TIMER

PROGRAMME LIST

FAVOURITE LIST

SETUP

A TITLE LIST (page 32)

Displays the list of the recorded titles, including the recording information, which allows you to select a title to play.

TITLE LIST

NEW

Tennis

Tra ve l

Mystery

World Sports

Family

Nature

News

Weather

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27.10

Fri

Wed

25.10

Tue

24.10

Wed

18.10

Mon

16.10

Sat

14.10

Fri

13.10

Thu

12.10

ThuMusical History

12.10

The sub-menu appears when you select an item from a list menu (e.g., a title from the Title List menu), and press ENTER. The sub-menu displays options applicable only to the selected item. (The displayed options differ depending on the situation.) Select an option by pressing M/m and ENTER.

Example: The Title List menu

TITLE LIST

NEW

Tennis

Tra ve l

Mystery

World Sports

Family

Nature

News

Weather

Options for the selected item

Fri

Wed

Play

Play Beginning

Tue

Repeat Play

Wed

Erase

Mon

Protect

Sat

Rename

Fri

Thu

ThuMusical History

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27.10

25.10

24.10

18.10

16.10

14.10

13.10

12.10

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OPTIONS

The OPTIONS menu appears when you press OPTIONS, and displays options applicable to the operating status of the recorder. (The displayed options differ depending on the situation.) Press M/m to select an option and press ENTER.

Example: when watching TV.

Disk Info

REC

Play

Play Beginning

To return to the previous display

Press RETURN.

Options/sub-menu items

The displayed items differ depending on the status of the recorder.

Close Turns off the menu

Disk Info Displays disk information

REC/REC STOP

Play Starts playback (page 32)

Play Beginning Starts playback from the

Display 3 (or 9) titles

Sort Titles Changes the title order (page 33)

Timer Sets the timer for recording

Erase Erases a title or timer setting

Protect Protects a title (page 37)

Repeat Play Repeats playback (page 33)

Rename Changes the title name (page 36)

Modify Changes a timer setting (page 30)

(page 28)

Starts or stop recording (page 27)

beginning of the title (page 33)

Shows the extended Title List (page 32)

(page 29)

(page 37)

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Hookups and Settings

Hooking Up the Recorder

Follow steps 1 to 7 to hook up and adjust the settings of the recorder.

b Notes

• Plug 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 video input jack.

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

Step 1: Unpacking

Check that you have the following items:

• Audio/video cord (phono plug × 3 y phono plug × 3) (1)

• Component video cord (phono plug × 3 y phono plug × 3) (1)

•Mains lead (1)

• Aerial cable (2 : long × 1, short × 1)

• Remote commander (remote) (1)

• R6 (size AA) batteries (2)

Hookups and Settings

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Step 2: Connecting the Aerial Cables

Connect the aerial cables by following the steps below. Do not connect the mains lead until you reach “Step 5: Connecting the Mains Lead” on page 14.

HDD recorder

AERIAL INRF THROUGH

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

AC IN

to RF THROUGH IN

Short aerial cable (supplied)

AERIAL OUT

OUT

VIDEO OUT DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

VIDEO

S VIDEO

RF THROUGH

PCM / DOLBY DIGITAL

COAXIAL

HDMI

OUT

OPTICAL

AERIAL IN

LRL

AUDIO OUT FOR SERVICE USE

to AERIAL IN

PB/

R/ R

to AERIAL OUT

AERIAL OUT

OUT

to RF THROUGH OUT

Long aerial cable (supplied)

: Signal flow

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

of the recorder.

2 Connect the RF THROUGH IN jack and the RF THROUGH OUT jack using the short aerial cable

(supplied).

3 Connect the AERIAL OUT jack of the recorder to the aerial input of your TV using the long aerial

cable (supplied).

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Step 3: Connecting the Video Cords/HDMI Cord

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

A Connecting to a video input jack

Step 4: 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. When you connect to the TV using an HDMI cord and want to output only from the TV, the following connection is not necessary.

A Connecting to audio L/R input jacks

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

B Connecting to a digital audio input jack

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

Hookups and Settings

INPUT

VIDEO

AUDIO

TV, projector, or AV amplifier (receiver)

HDD recorder

Coaxial digital cord (not supplied)

[Speakers]

Rear (L)

Front (L)

Centre

(yellow)*

Audio/video cord (supplied)

(white)

(red)

to AUDIO OUT (L/R) 1 or 2

AERIAL INRF THROUGH

VIDEO OUT DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

AERIAL OUT

VIDEO

OUT

S VIDEO

AC IN

to DIGITAL AUDIO OUT (COAXIAL or OPTICAL)

Optical digital cord (not supplied)

to coaxial or optical input

AV amplifier (receiver) with a decoder

(yellow)

(white)

(red)

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

PB/ C

P C

HDMI OUT

[Speakers]

PCM / DOLBY DIGITAL

COAXIAL

LRL

OPTICAL

AUDIO OUT FOR SERVICE USE

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

PCM / DOLBY DIGITAL

COAXIAL

OPTICAL

Rear (R)

Front (R)

Subwoofer

LRL

AUDIO OUT

: Signal flow

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

The yellow plug is used for video signals (page 11).

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z Hint

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

b Notes

• In the connection B, after you have completed the

connection, make the appropriate settings under “Digital Output” in the “Audio” setup (page 43). 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, Dolby Digital and MPEG audio signals are converted to PCM signals when output through the HDMI OUT jack.

Step 5: Connecting the Mains Lead

Connect the supplied mains lead to the AC IN terminal of the recorder. Then plug the recorder 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.

~ AC IN

to AC IN

to mains

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Step 6: Preparing the Remote

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

Controlling TVs with the remote

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

b Notes

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

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

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

Hookups and Settings

b Notes

• If the supplied remote interferes your other Sony HDD recorder, change the command mode number for this recorder (page 16).

• Use the batteries correctly to avoid possible leakage and corrosion. Do not touch the liquid with bare hands should leakage occur. 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 lighting apparatus. The reco rder may not respond to the remote.

Number buttons

TV VOL +/–

TV PROG +/–

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TV [/1

TV/VIDEO

1 Hold down TV [/1. 2 Enter your TV’s manufacturer code (see

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

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3 Release TV [/1.

The following buttons are for TV.

Buttons Operations

TV [/1 Turns your TV on or off

TV VOL +/– Adjusts the volume of

your TV

TV PROG +/– Selects the programme

position on your TV

TV/VIDEO Switches your TV’s

input source

If you have more than one Sony HDD recorder

If the supplied remote interferes with your other Sony HDD recorder, set the command mode number for this recorder and the supplied remote to one that differs from the other Sony HDD recorder. The default command mode setting for this recorder and the supplied remote is HDD1.

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)

Hitachi 24

Panasonic 17, 49

Philips 06, 08

Samsung 71

Sanyo 25

Thomson 43

Toshiba 38

JVC 33

Number buttons

SYSTEM MENU

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1 Press SYSTEM MENU.

The System Menu appears.

2 Select “SETUP,” and press ENTER.

SETUP

Settings

DTV Settings

Video

Audio

Password

Others

Easy Setup

Time Zone

i Plate timeout

FP Display

Power Save

Command Mode

NSW/ACT

60 sec.

normal

off

HDD 1

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3 Select “Settings,” and press ENTER.

SETUP

Settings

DTV Settings

Video

Audio

Password

Others

Easy Setup

Time Zone

i Plate timeout

FP Display

Power Save

Command Mode

NSW/ACT

60 Sec.

Normal

Off

HDD 1

4 Select “Command Mode,” and press

ENTER.

SETUP

Settings

DTV Settings

Video

Audio

Password

Others

Easy Setup

Time Zone

i Plate timeout

FP Display

Power Save

Command Mode

NSW/ACT

60 Sec.

Normal

Off

HDD1

HDD 1

HDD2

HDD3

5 Select the command mode (HDD1, HDD2,

or HDD3), and press ENTER.

6 Press ENTER and the number button (1, 2,

or 3) at the same time for more than three seconds so it matches the mode you selected above.

Example: Command mode is HDD2. Press ENTER and 2 at the same time.

To return to the previous step

Press RETURN.

Check that the command mode of the remote is set to the default setting of HDD1 before you try to change the command mode for the recorder. If the command mode for the remote is changed to HDD2 or HDD3, you may be unable to operate this recorder.

b Note

In step 1, you can also use the SYSTEM MENU button on the recorder.

Step 7: Initial Setup

Make the basic adjustments to start using this hard disk recorder.

[/1

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Easy Setup

“Easy Setup” allows you to set the time zone and preset the channels automatically.

1 Press [/1 to turn on the recorder. 2 Turn on the TV and switch the input

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

A message about the initial settings appears.

• If the message does not appear, select “Easy Setup” from “SETUP” in the System Menu to run the Easy Setup function (page 46).

3 Select “Start,” and press ENTER.

The setup display for selecting the time zone appears.

Easy Setup

Select the time zone.

NSW/ACT

VIC

OLD

1/3

Hookups and Settings

The options are: NSW/ACT y VIC y QLD y SA y WA y TAS y NT

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4 Select the time zone for your area, and

press ENTER.

The setup display for tuner setting appears.

Easy Setup-Tuning

Select the tuning method.

Quick Tuning

Auto Tuning

2/3

5 Select the tuning method, and press

ENTER.

If you select “Quick Tuning,” select your city and press ENTER. The recorder automatically starts searching for all of the receivable channels and presets them.

z Hint

If you want to run “Easy Setup” again, select “Easy Setup” from “SETUP” in the System Menu (page 46).

Note about the clock setting

This recorder automatically adjusts its clock according to the time signals from the broadcaster in the area selected in step 4 above, or “Time Zone” in the “Settings” Setup. You do not need to, (and cannot manually) adjust the clock for Day Light Savings Time, and these are the ONLY settings that affect the clock. Since the clock entirely depends on the broadcaster sending the correct time signals, if “Time Zone” in “Settings” Setup (page 39) is correct and yet the clock is wrong, it is not a malfunction.

Easy Setup-Quick Tuning

Searching for receivable channels. Please wait.

Number of channels found: 16

3/3

Other option: “Auto Tuning”: Presets all receivable channels. For details, see page 41.

6 Press ENTER when “finish” appears.

“Easy Setup” is finished. If necessary, set up for your TV (see below).

To return to the previous step

Press RETURN.

To select the picture size according to your TV

Set “Aspect Ratio” in “Video” setup (page 42).

To select the type of video signals output from the HDMI OUT or COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks

Set “Video Format” in “Video” setup (page 43).

To select the audio output method from the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jack

Set “Digital Output” in “Audio” setup (page 43).

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Watching TV

)

Selecting a channel from the Favourite List

Selecting a Channel

You can select a channel using:

• the PROG +/– buttons

• a complete channel list (Programme List)

• a pre-selected channel list (Favourite List)

• the GUIDE (see page 23)

Selecting a channel from the Programme List

The Programme List display allows you to select a channel from a scrollable list of all available TV and radio channels.

(remote

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PROG LIST

</M/m/,, ENTER

1 Press PROG LIST.

The scrollable channel list appears.

Programme List

DDE News

AAC

NCE 5

Channel J

Digital Teletext

DAF 2

You can list up your favourite TV or radio channels, and select the channel from the list display. If you have not made a Favourite List, see “Making your own Favourite List” below first.

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SYSTEM MENU

Coloured control buttons

FAVOURITE

</M/m/,, ENTER

1 Press FAVOURITE.

A “Favourite List” display appears.

2 Press </, to select the Favourite List

you want to view.

Favourite List 2

FAV.1 FAV.2 FAV.3 FAV.4

NAC HDTV

CLST TV

DAF DIGITAL 1

NEU Digital

AD2 Digital

(red) indicates the channel you are recording.

185

202

Press M/m to scroll the list. Or press / to go to the previous/next page.

3 Select the channel you want to watch or

listen to, and press ENTER.

Watching TV

(red) indicates the channel you are recording.

Press M/m to scroll the list. Or press / to go to the previous/next page.

2 Select the channel you want to watch or

listen to, and press ENTER.

Notes

• To select a channel not on the Favourite Lists, press FAVOURITE to turn off the list, and press PROG LIST to select the channel from the Programme List (page 19).

• After step 3, the PROG +/– buttons select only the channels on the Favourite List. To return the button’s status, press PROG LIST to display the Programme List, then select a channel and press ENTER.

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Making your own Favourite List

You can create up to four Favourite Lists (e.g. each for four of your family members).

Additional Viewing Methods

1 Press SYSTEM MENU.

The System Menu appears.

2 Select “SETUP,” and press ENTER.

The Setup Display appears.

3 Select “DTV Settings,” and press ENTER.

SETUP

Settings

DTV Settings

Video

Audio

Password

Others

Easy Setup

Favourite

Parental Lock

Tuning

4 Select “Favourite,” and press ENTER.

A list of all receivable channels appears.

Favourite List 1

Programme

001

002

003

004

005

Page Up Page Down Show Fav. List

Service

DDE News

AAC

NCE 5

Channel J

Digital Teletext

Next List

• Press the red or green button to go to the previous or next page.

• Press the yellow button repeatedly to switch to other Favourite Lists.

5 Select the channel you want to add to your

Favourite List, and press ENTER.

Favourite List 1

Programme

001

002

003

004

005

006

007

“ ” appears next to the selected channel.

• To cancel the selection, select the channel and press ENTER so that “ ” disappears.

• To view the list of your selection, press the blue button. Press the button again to display all the channels.

Service

DDE News

AAC

NCE 5

Channel J

Digital Teletext

CH72

CH106

Next ListPage Up Page Down Show Fav. List

Checking programme information (i Plate)

The programme information display allows you to view information of the programmes being broadcast or recorded now.

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RETURN

Press INFO while watching TV or recording.

The programme information display (i Plate) appears.

Information-Current Mon 30.10 20:10

Hobbies and Interests TV 1 2 3 NCE 1 Mon 30.10 20:00 - 21:00

Today's Hint: How to make finger puppets.

Picture 1080i Audio Dolby Digital

A Programme name B TV or Radio C Date and time of the programme D Information of programme E Video format F Audio format G Parental, audio, and video information H Channel name I Channel number J Date and time

INFO

MPEG (Unknown) MPEG (Unknown)

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To turn off the display

Press INFO or RETURN.

Pausing a TV broadcast (TV Pause)

z Hint

The i Plate display will turn off after 60 seconds if no button is pressed. You can change the display duration in “i Plate timeout” of “Settings” setup (page 39).

Watching a programme with a digital text service

Many digital TV channels broadcast information via their text service. This recorder has access to dedicated text channels transmitted by the broadcasters.

b Note

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

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TELETEXT

</M/m/,, ENTER

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.

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./>

m/M x

1 While watching a TV programme by way of

this recorder, press X.

The picture pauses. If there is enough space on the HDD, you can pause the picture for up to three hours.

Watching TV

1 Select a dedicated channel broadcasting

digital text.

2 Press TELETEXT.

The digital teletext display appears.

3 Follow the on-screen instructions to obtain

your required selection.

On some pages the TV programme may also be displayed on the text screen. On-screen instructions will inform you how to change the displayed programme.

To turn off the text page display

Press TELETEXT again.

TV pause

To reverse or forward the picture, press

/ , ./>, or m/M

(see page 34).

2 Press H or X again to resume watching

the paused programme.

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b Notes

• Paused titles are not saved to the HDD, once TV Pause is cancelled.

• This function may be cancelled when: – any buttons other than X, / , ./>, or

m/M is pressed.

– the recorder is turned off. – a second recording is started.

• It may take a few seconds to resume playback of the paused programme.

• Even if you fast forward the paused programme, there will always be a time difference of about ten seconds or more between the paused programme and the current TV broadcast.

Watching another programme in the sub-picture (Picture-inPicture)

You can view a current TV broadcast in the subpicture while watching another TV programme.

PIP

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SWAP

</M/m/,, ENTER

To switch the main and sub-pictures, press SWAP. To move the sub-picture position, press </,.

To turn off the sub-picture

Press PIP again.

z Hints

• You can record a TV programme in the sub-picture. Press SWAP to switch the main and sub-pictures, and press z REC.

• You can also view a TV programme while playing back a recorded title (page 34).

b Notes

• You can only change programme position for the picture appearing in the sub-picture. For other operations, the picture has to be switched to the main picture.

• Only main picture audio is output.

Other viewing options

You can use the following buttons for TV viewing as well as for playback.

MUTING

AUDIO

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SUBTITLE

z REC

Press PIP during recording or while watching TV.

A sub-picture appears in the corner with another TV programme being broadcast.

To change the programme position for the subpicture, press M/m.

Buttons

Operations

AUDIO Selects the sound.

SUBTITLE Turns the subtitles on and off.

MUTING Mutes the sound.

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GUIDE (Electronic Programme Guide) Overview

The GUIDE provides a quick and easy way to:

• View a complete list of all available channels.

• View a channel list related to a chosen category.

• Select a programme to be recorded.

Example of GUIDE Display:

GUIDE (All Programmes)

040 DDE NEWS 15

Mon 30.10

DDE NEWS 15

NCE

CMY

AAC

NCE 1

EFF News

19:30 20:00 20:30 21:00

DDE News

DDE News DDE News

Live from Prague

No Event Information

Opening... Foreign Markets - Mor... No Event...

John's... Hobbies and Interests Fabulous...

EFF News

Category - 24 hour + 24 hour

1 hour. view

Mon 30.10 19:48

NCE News

EFF

News

Watching TV

b Note

Digital Services availability depends on the broadcaster. As of Spring 2006, only present and following programme information is available. If “No Event Information” is displayed frequently, it is not a malfunction of the recorder. Digital Services are not immediately available when the recorder is first turned on.

Watching a programme from the GUIDE

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RETURN

Coloured control buttons

GUIDE

</M/m/,, ENTER

1 Press GUIDE.

The GUIDE display shows a seven channel programme list covering a two hour period.

A Logical channel number and the

programme name that is currently highlighted in the list

B Programme name: The currently

viewed programme is highlighted. Note that long programme names may be cut.

C Channel name D Coloured control buttons E Icons: Appears depending on the

channel and programme settings

: Indicates the programme being

recorded (page 24)

: Indicates the programme the timer is

set for (page 24)

F Event bar (e.g. Indicates the period

when a timer recording is set)

G Time slot H Current time and date

• Press , to view the schedule for the next

two hours depending on availability from the broadcaster.

• Press the blue or yellow button to view the

next or previous 24 hours programme schedule.

• Press the green button to toggle the display

between the two hours schedule viewing (half hour time slots) and the one hour schedule viewing (30 minutes time slots).

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

and press ENTER.

The programme information of the selected programme appears.

Event Action

Select an action for this event

Hobbies and Interests

TV 123 NCE 1 Mon 30.10 20:00 - 21:00

Today's Hint: How to make finger puppets.

Picture 1080i

Audio Dolby Digital

MPEG (Unknown) MPEG (Unknown)

Timer

View Channel

Modify

Erase

3 Select “View Channel,” and press ENTER

to watch the programme.

To turn off the GUIDE display

Press GUIDE or RETURN.

To display channels by category

You can select a category* to display only the related channels. For example, if you select “News” from the submenu, only the channels related to “News” will be shown in the GUIDE.

* The category of each channel is determined by the

broadcaster.

1 Press GUIDE to display the GUIDE. 2 Press the red button.

The sub-menu appears.

GUIDE (All Programmes)

040 DDE NEWS 15

Mon 30.10

DDE NEWS 15

NCE

CMY

All Programmes

AAC

Favourite List 1

Favourite List 2

NCE 1

Favourite List 3

EFF News

19:30 20:00 20:30 21:00

DDE News

DDE News DDE News

Live from Prague

No Event Information

Opening... Foreign Markets - Mor... No Event...

John's... Hobbies and Interests Fabulous...

EFF News

Category - 24 hour + 24 hour

1 hour. view

Mon 30.10 19:48

NCE News

EFF

News

3 Select the category you want, and press

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

◆ Examples of categories

• All Programmes (a complete channel list)

• Favourite List 1 to 4 (the favourite channels you have stored in the Favourite List) (page 20)

• Films (movies available for viewing)

• News (all news channels)

• Entertainment (all entertainment channels)

• Sports (all sports channels)

• Kids (all children’s channels)

• Music (all music channels)

Recording from the GUIDE

The GUIDE feature simplifies recording or setting of the timer. Simply select the programme you want to record in the GUIDE display. The date, time, and channel of the programme are set automatically.

z Hints

• 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.

• You can record or set the timer for two TV prog rammes at the same time. Note that a third timer setting overlapping two other settings cannot be made.

• To record or set the timer for a programme tha t does not appear in the GUIDE, see “Recording” for details (page 27).

b Notes

• Check that recorder has enough a vailable disk space for the recording (page 28).

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

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3 Select “Timer,” and press ENTER.

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The display asks for confirmation.

Timer

Are you sure you want to record this title?

Hobbies and Interests Mon 30.10 20:00-21:00 NCE 1

</M/m/,, ENTER

z REC x REC

STOP

1 Press GUIDE to display the GUIDE.

GUIDE (All Programmes)

040 DDE NEWS 15

Mon 30.10

DDE NEWS 15

NCE

CMY

AAC

NCE 1

EFF News

19:30 20:00 20:30 21:00

DDE News

DDE News DDE News

Live from Prague

No Event Information

Opening... Foreign Markets - Mor... No Event...

John's... Hobbies and Interests Fabulous...

EFF News

Category 1 hour. view - 24 hour + 24 hour

Mon 30.10 19:48

NCE News

EFF

News

2 Select a current TV/radio broadcast or a

future programme you want to record, and press ENTER.

The programme information of the selected programme appears.

Event Action

Select an action for this event

Hobbies and Interests

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Today's Hint: How to make finger puppets.

Picture 1080i

Audio Dolby Digital

MPEG (Unknown) MPEG (Unknown)

Timer

View Channel

Modify

Erase

OK Cancel

4 Select “OK,” and press ENTER.

• When you select a programme currently

broadcast, recording starts. (red) appears on the GUIDE, indicating the programme is being recorded. The recording continues until the programme finishes.

• When you set a timer for a future

programme, appears on the GUIDE.

GUIDE (All Programmes)

040 DDE NEWS 15

Mon 30.10

DDE NEWS 15

NCE

CMY

AAC

NCE 1

EFF News

19:30 20:00 20:30 21:00

DDE News

DDE News DDE News

Live from Prague

No Event Information

Opening... Foreign Markets - Mor... No Event...

John's... Hobbies and Interests Fabulous...

EFF News

Category 1 hour. view - 24 hour + 24 hour

The recorder will automatically start recording when the programme starts.

To stop recording during timer recording

Select the channel being recorded, and press x REC STOP. Note that it may take a few seconds for the recorder to stop recording.

b Note

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

Mon 30.10 19:48

NCE News

EFF

News

Watching TV

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Checking/changing/cancelling the GUIDE timer settings

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

Erase

Are you sure you want to erase this timer setting?

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</M/m/,, ENTER

1 Press GUIDE to display the GUIDE.

GUIDE (All Programmes)

040 DDE NEWS 15

Mon 30.10

DDE NEWS 15

NCE

CMY

AAC

NCE 1

EFF News

19:30 20:00 20:30 21:00

DDE News

DDE News DDE News

Live from Prague

No Event Information

Opening... Foreign Markets - Mor... No Event...

John's... Hobbies and Interests Fabulous...

EFF News

Category - 24 hour + 24 hour

1 hour. view

indicates the programme

that the timer is set for.

Mon 30.10 19:48

NCE News

EFF

News

2 Select a programme, and press ENTER.

Event Action

Select an action for this event

Hobbies and Interests

TV 123 NCE 1 Mon 30.10 20:00 - 21:00

Today's Hint: How to make finger puppets.

Picture 1080i

Audio Dolby Digital

MPEG (Unknown) MPEG (Unknown)

Timer

View Channel

Modify

Erase

Today 20:00-21:00 NCE 1

OK Cancel

To change or cancel the other settings, repeat steps 2 and 3.

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

While recording two programmes (A, B), recording (C) may be delayed by the previous recording (B).

7:00 9:00 10:00

z Hint

You cannot modify the timer setting for the current recording. To change the recording duration, see page 28.

3 Press M/m to select one of the options, and

press ENTER.

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

Timer - Standard

Set the timer manually.

Day and Time

Today 20 : 00 - 21 : 00 NCE1

Cancel

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Recording

Recording the Programme You are Watching

You can also stop the recording from the Title List.

1 Press TITLE LIST to select the title, and press

ENTER.

2 Select “Stop Recording,” and press ENTER. 3 Select “OK,” and press ENTER.

This section introduces the basic operation to record the current TV programme to the hard disk (HDD). This recorder can record two TV programmes at the same time and up to 250 titles can be saved to the HDD, providing there is space. For an explanation of how to make timer recordings, see page 29.

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z REC

x REC STOP

PROG +/–

TITLE LIST

</M/m/,, ENTER

OPTIONS

1 Turn on the recorder and switch the input

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

2 Press PROG +/– to select the programme

position you want to record.

For details about selecting channels, see page 19.

3 Press z REC.

Recording starts. Recording stops automatically at the end of the programme.

To stop recording

Select the programme position being recorded, and press x REC STOP.

Note that it may take a few seconds for the recorder to stop recording.

To watch another TV programme while recording

Press PROG +/– to select the programme position you want to watch.

z Hints

• You can also record the current TV broadcast using the GUIDE display (page 24).

• While recording two programmes, two REC indicators are lit on the recorder.

• You can also record radio programmes.

b Notes

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

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

• While recording two programmes, you can select only the channels in same stream of recording channels.

To check recording information

Press DISPLAY during recording. Each time you press the button, the display changes as follows:

Display 1 t Display 2 t Display off

The displays differ depending on the recording status.

◆ Display 1

HDD 1:23:45

A Recording status B Recording time

Recording

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◆ Display 2

Hobbies and Interests

025NCE1

Dolby Digital

C Programme name D Channel name E Channel number F Audio signal information

Press DISPLAY to turn off the display.

To check the space on the HDD (Disk Info)

You can check remaining space on the HDD and the number of titles in the “Disk Info” display.

1 Press OPTIONS.

The OPTIONS menu appears.

Extending the current recording (Quick Timer)

You can extend the current recording 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.

End of programme

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

z Hint

You can set the Quick Timer for two programmes at the same time. After setting the Quick Timer for one programme, select another channel to record and press z REC repeatedly to set the duration in the same way.

0:30 1:00 5:30 6:00

Disk Info

REC

Play

Play Beginning

2 Select “Disk Info,” and press ENTER.

Disk Information

Media

HDD

Title no.

123

Remainder

z Hints

• The OPTIONS menu differs depending on the situation.

• You can also check the remaining disk space on the front panel display (page 54).

120/250GB

b Note

If the programme has no GUIDE information, the recorder automatically stops recording after six hours rather than until the end of the programme.

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Setting the Timer

You can set the date, time, and channel name of up to 40 programmes one month in advance.

z Hints

• 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.

• You can set the timer for two TV programmes overlapped at the same time. Note that a third timer setting overlapping two other settings cannot be made.

b Notes

• Check that recorder has enough av ailable disk space for the recording (page 28).

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

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Today y Tomorrow y Wed 1.11 y …… y Tue 28.11 y Sun (every Sunday) y …… y Sat (every Saturday) y Mon-Fri (Monday to Friday) y Mon-Sat (Monday to Saturday) y Sun-Sat (Sunday to Saturday) y Today

3 Press , to set the start time, the stop

time, and the programme position by pressing M/m.

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

4 Select “OK,” and press ENTER.

The Timer List (page 30) appears. The TIMER REC indicator lights up on the front panel and the recorder is ready to start recording.

To stop recording during timer recording

Select the programme position being recorded, and press x REC STOP. You can also stop recording from the Title List.

1 Press TITLE LIST to select the title currently

being recorded and press ENTER.

2 Select “Stop Recording” from the sub-menu

and press ENTER.

3 Select “OK,” and press ENTER.

Recording

TIMERx REC STOP

1 Press TIMER.

Timer - Standard

Set the timer manually.

Day and Time

Today 20 : 00 - 21 : 00 NCE1

Cancel

2 Press M/m to set the date and press ,.

The date changes as follows: Example: Today is 30.10 (Monday)

Note that it may take a few seconds for the recorder to stop recording.

b Note

If a message indicating that the HDD is full appears on the screen, make available space for the recording (page 37).

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Checking/changing/cancelling timer settings (Timer List)

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

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3 Select one of the options, and press

ENTER.

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

Timer - Standard

Set the timer manually.

Day and Time

Today 20 : 00 - 21 : 00 NCE1

Cancel

</M/m/,, ENTER

RETURN

TIMER LIST

1 Press TIMER LIST.

The Timer List appears.

TIMER LIST

Tod ay

20:30-21:30

Tod ay

20:30-21:30

Tod ay

22:00-23:00

22:30-23:30

Tomorrow

z (red): Indicates the setting currently being recorded.

10:30

AAB

DEF

GHI

DEF

Timer information displays the recording date, time, etc.

Press M/m to scroll the list. Or press

to go to the previous/next page.

2 Select the timer setting you want to change

or cancel, and press ENTER.

The sub-menu appears.

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

Erase

Are you sure you want to erase this timer setting?

Today 20:00-21:00 NCE 1

OK Cancel

To change or cancel the other settings, repeat steps 2 and 3.

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

While recording two programmes (A, B), the recording (C) may be delayed after finishing the previous recording (B).

7:00 9:00 10:00

To turn off the Timer List

Press TIMER LIST or RETURN.

z Hint

While recording, you cannot modify the timer setting for the current recording.

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About simultaneous two-channel recording and priorities

Notes about simultaneous recording

• You cannot use TV Pause function while recording two channels. The function is cancelled if you start recording a third channel.

• You cannot record a third channel while recording two channels. Recording does not start even if the timer is set.

When three recordings overlap

• The recording that starts earlier has priority.

• When the start time is the same, manual recording has priority over a timer recording.

Recording Time

Recording time differs depending on whether the recorded programme is HD (High Definition) or SD (Standard Definition) signal. Note that the recording times in the following table are approximate and that actual times may differ. Note also that the maximum continuous recording time for a single title is six hours. Contents beyond this time will not be recorded.

Recording time (hours)

HD900 HD700

HD only (15 Mbps)

SD only (8 Mbps)

The above recording time is approximate, and may be different depending on the amount of data of the programme.

36 hours (Approx.)

69 hours (Approx.)

23 hours (Approx.)

44 hours (Approx.)

Recording

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Playback

To show the extended Title List, press OPTIONS to select “Display 3 titles,” and press ENTER.

Playing a Recorded Programme (Title List)

You can play back the recorded programme by selecting the title from the Title List.

PIP

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OPTIONS

DISPLAY

> M H

X/x

1 Turn on the recorder and switch the input

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

2 Press TITLE LIST.

The Title List appears.

NEW

TITLE LIST

Tennis

Tra ve l

Mystery

World Sports

Family

Nature

News

Weather

148/250GB

27.10

Fri

Wed

25.10

Tue

24.10

Wed

18.10

Mon

16.10

Sat

14.10

Fri

13.10

Thu

12.10

ThuMusical History

12.10

TITLE LIST

Tennis

NEW AAB

Fri 27.10. 2006 13:00 - 14:00 (0H30M)

Tra ve l

Wed 25.10. 2006 20:00 - 20:30 (0H30M)

NEW

Mystery

Tue 24.10. 2006 9:00 - 10:00 (1H00M)

148/250GB

0.9GB

DEF

0.3GB

AAB

0.8GB

A Disk space (remainder/total) B Title information:

Displays the title name and recording date. Title size is shown in the 3 titles list. z (red): Indicates the title currently being recorded.

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

Press M/m to scroll the list. Or press

to go to the previous/next page.

3 Select the title you want to play, and press

ENTER.

The sub-menu appears.

TITLE LIST

NEW

Tennis

Tra ve l

Mystery

World Sports

Family

Nature

News

Weather

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27.10

Fri

Wed

25.10

Play

Play Beginning

Tue

24.10

Repeat play

Wed

18.10

Erase

Mon

16.10

Protect

Sat

14.10

Rename

Fri

13.10

Thu

12.10

ThuMusical History

12.10

Sub-menu

4 Select one of the options, and press

ENTER.

Playback starts. “Play”: plays the selected title. If you select after you stop playback, playback starts from the point where you stopped (Resume Play). “Play Beginning”: plays from the beginning of the title. “Repeat Play”: plays the selected title repeatedly.

To stop playback

Press x.

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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 were

By Title in alphabetical order.

Unseen Title in order of whether the title was

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

played back or not. The title that is not played back and recorded most recently is listed at the top.

To turn off the Title List

Press TITLE LIST.

To start from the beginning of a title

When you press H again after you stop playback, the recorder resumes playback from the point where you pressed

x (Resume Play).

To start from the beginning, select “Play Beginning” from the sub-menu in step 4 above, and press ENTER. Playback starts from the beginning of the title.

To play a title repeatedly

Select “Repeat Play” from the sub-menu in step 4 above, and press ENTER.

To check playback information

Press DISPLAY. Each time you press the button, the display changes as follows:

Display 1 t Display 2 t Display off

The displays differ depending on the playing status.

◆ Display 1

HDD 0:23:45

A Play mode B Playing status bar C Playing time

◆ Display 2

Hobbies and Interests

Dolby Digital

Playback

z Hints

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

• The sub-menu displays options applicable only to selected item. The displayed options differ depending on the situation.

b Notes

You can also select “Play Beginning” from the OPTIONS menu.

D Title name E Available functions (audio/subtitle) F Audio signal information

z Hint

You can also check playback information on the front panel display (page 54).

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Playback options

To check the position of the buttons below, see the illustration on page 32.

Buttons

/ (instant replay/

instant advance)

. (previous)/ > (next)

(fast reverse/fast forward)

(slow) Plays in slow motion when pressed in pause mode.

X (pause) Pauses playback.

Operations

Replays the scene/briefly fast forwards the scene.

Goes to the beginning of the previous/next chapter point. Chapter points are marked in about five minute intervals.

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

fast reverse fast forward

m1 T t 1M

m2 T T t t 2M

m3 T T T t t t 3M

The speed changes as follows:

slow reverse slow forward

2 T T t t 2

3 T T T t t t 3

To resume normal playback, press H.

To watch TV in the sub-picture (Picture-inPicture)

You can view a current TV broadcast in the subpicture during playback.

Press PIP during playback.

A sub-picture appears in the corner with a TV programme being broadcast.

1 T t 1

b Note

• You cannot switch the main and the sub-picture.

• You can only change channels for the picture appearing in the sub-picture.

To change the programme position for the subpicture, press M/m. To move the sub-picture position, press </,. To turn off the sub-picture, press PIP again.

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Playing from the beginning of the programme you are recording (Chasing Playback)

“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.

1 Press TITLE LIST while recording. 2 Select the title currently being recorded

(appears with “z”), and press ENTER.

3 Select “Play” from the sub-menu and

press ENTER.

Playback starts from the beginning of the programme you are recording. Chasing Playback pauses when you fast forward to the point that you are recording.

b Notes

• Chasing Playback does not start immediately after recording starts.

• Even if you fast forward the recorded programme, there will always be a time difference of about ten seconds or more between the recorded programme and the current TV broadcast.

Playback

Playing a previous recording while making another (Simultaneous Rec and Play)

“Simultaneous Rec and Play” allows you to view a previously recorded programme while recording programmes. Playback continues even if a timer recording starts.

1 Press TITLE LIST while recording. 2 Select the title you want to play, and press

ENTER.

3 Select “Play” from the sub-menu, and

press ENTER.

Playback starts.

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Managing the HDD Contents

Input Title Name

Labelling a Title (Entering Characters)

You can label a title by entering characters. You can enter up to 37 characters for a title, but the actual number of characters displayed in the menus such as the Title List will vary.

Number buttons

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1 Press TITLE LIST.

The Title List appears.

2 Select a title, and press ENTER.

The sub-menu appears.

3 Select “Rename,” and press ENTER.

The display for entering characters appears.

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

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

The characters of the selected type are displayed.

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.

Back

Clear All

Space

"A"

"a"

Symbol

Cancel

Finish

6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 to enter the

remaining characters.

Input row

Input Title Name

Back

Clear All

Space

"A"

"a"

Symbol

Cancel

Finish

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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Protecting a Title

Freeing Up Space on the

You can protect titles to prevent accidental erasure.

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</M/m/,, ENTER

1 Press TITLE LIST.

The Title List appears.

2 Select a title, and press ENTER.

The sub-menu appears.

3 Select “Protect,” and press ENTER. 4 Select “On” when the Protection display

appears.

“ ” appears next to the protected title. To cancel the protection, select “Off.”

HDD

You can erase recorded titles to create disk space.

Number buttons

SYSTEM MENU

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Erasing a title

1 Press TITLE LIST.

The Title List appears.

2 Select a title, and press ENTER.

The sub-menu appears.

3 Select “Erase,” and press ENTER. 4 Select “OK” when asked for confirmation.

The selected title is erased.

Managing the HDD Contents

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Erasing all titles (Format Hard Disk)

You can erase all the titles in the HDD at once. Note that any protected titles, including the timer settings, will also be erased.

1 Press SYSTEM MENU while the recorder is

in stop mode.

2 Select “SETUP,” and press ENTER. 3 Select “Others,” and press ENTER. 4 Select “Format Hard Disk,” and press

ENTER.

The display for entering the password appears.

5 Enter your four digit password using the

number buttons.

• If you have not yet set a password, enter “0000” (default). To set or change the password, see page 44.

The display asks for confirmation.

6 Select “OK” and press ENTER. 7 Select “Start” and press ENTER.

All titles in the HDD are erased. The recorder automatically turns off.

b Note

If you forget your password, you will have to reset it by selecting “Factory Setup” in “Others” setup (page 45).

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Settings and Adjustments

Operation Settings (Settings)

FP (front panel) Display

Adjusts the lighting of the front panel display.

Normal Brightens the lighting.

Dimmer Dims the lighting.

Off Turns off the lighting.

The “Settings” setup helps you to make clock and other settings for the recorder.

1 Press SYSTEM MENU while the recorder is

in stop mode.

2 Select “SETUP,” and press ENTER. 3 Select “Settings,” and press ENTER.

The “Settings” setup appears with the following options. The default settings are underlined.

SETUP

Settings

DTV Settings

Video

Audio

Password

Others

Easy Setup

Time Zone

i Plate timeout

FP Display

Power Save

Command Mode

b Note

In step 1, you can also use the SYSTEM MENU button on the recorder (page 53).

Time Zone

Selects the time zone of your area for clock setting. The options are: NSW/ACT y VIC y QLD y SA y WA y TAS y NT

i Plate timeout

Sets the display duration for a programme information box (i Plate). The time options are: 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 60 (seconds) See page 20 for details.

NSW/ACT

60 Sec.

Normal

Off

HDD 1

Sec.

b Note

When “Power Save” (below) is set to “On,” the front panel display is turned off during standby regardless of this setting.

Power Save

Selects whether this recorder is in power save mode when the power is turned off (standby).

On Sets to power save mode. The

front panel display is off when the recorder is in standby.

Off Does not set to power save mode.

Normally, select this.

Command Mode

Changes the Command Mode of the recorder if another HDD recorder is assigned the same Command Mode. Be sure to match the Command Mode of the supplied remote to the setting made here. For details, see “If you have more than one Sony HDD recorder” on page 16.

HDD1

The default Command Mode of this recorder.

HDD2 Select this if the default Command

Mode conflicts with other HDD recorder.

HDD3 Select this if the default Command

Mode conflicts with other HDD recorder.

Settings and Adjustments

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Digital TV Settings (DTV Settings)

The “DTV Settings” setup enables you to take full advantage of Digital TV Broadcasting services such as favourites channels setting or to prevent children’s viewing unsuitable channels and programmes.

1 Press SYSTEM MENU while the recorder is

in stop mode.

2 Select “SETUP,” and press ENTER. 3 Select “DTV Settings,” and press ENTER.

The “DTV Settings” setup appears with the following options.

SETUP

Settings

DTV Settings

Video

Audio

Password

Others

Easy Setup

Favourite

Sets the channels as a favourite in Favourite Lists. See “Making your own Favourite List” (page 20).

Parental Lock

You can lock certain unsuitable channels for children, or set an rate so that any programme classed above that rate by the broadcaster is restricted. When you select the locked channel or limited TV programme, you need to enter the password.

1 After step 3 above, select “Parental Lock” and

press ENTER. The display for entering the password appears.

Favourite

Parental Lock

Tuning

2 Enter your four-digit password using the

number buttons, then select “OK” and press ENTER.

• If you have not yet set a password, enter “0000” (default). To set or change the password, see page 44.

• If you forget your password, you will have to reset it by selecting “Factory Setup” in “Others” setup (page 45).

The Parental Lock menu appears.

DTV Settings - Parental Lock

Lock Channels

Set Parental Rating

Make the following settings.

◆Lock Channels

1 Select “Lock Channels,” and press ENTER.

All available TV channels are listed in the display.

Lock Channels

Programme

001

002

003

004

005

006

007

Page Up Page Down Show CH Lock

Service

DDE News

AAC

NCE 5

Channel J

Digital Teletext

CH72

CH106

Press the red or green button to go to the previous/next page.

2 Select the programme position you want to

lock, then press ENTER. “ ” appears next to the locked programme position.

Lock Channels

Programme

001

002

003

004

005

006

007

Page Up Page Down Show CH Lock

Service

DDE News

AAC

NCE 5

Channel J

Digital Teletext

CH72

CH106

Passwo rd

Enter password.

Cancel

• Press the blue button to view the list showing only the locked channels. Press the blue button again to display all the channels.

• To unlock the channels, select a locked channel and press ENTER so that “ ” disappears.

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◆ Set Parental Rating

1 Select “Set Parental Rating,” and press

ENTER.

Set Parental Rating

An event will be locked when it is rated at,or above

the following rating:

Rating:

---

All Requires password for all programmes.

G Locks ‘General’ and above

programmes.

PG Locks ‘Parental Guidance’ and above

programmes.

M Locks ‘Mature’ and above programmes.

MA Locks ‘Mature Adult’ and above

programmes.

AV Locks ‘Adult/Violence’ and above

programmes.

R Locks ‘Restricted’ and above

programmes.

---

No restriction.

(default)

2 Press M/m to set the desired rating limit and

press ENTER.

b Note

This function relies on the broadcaster sending the correct rate classification for each programme.

Tuning

Makes tuner settings for the recorder.

◆Quick Tuning

Quickly presets all receivable channels in your area.

1 Select “Quick Tuning,” and press ENTER. 2 Select the city you live in, and press ENTER.

See “Digital TV Channel List” (page 56) to check the channels available in your area. The display asks for confirmation.

3 Select “Start” and press ENTER.

All receivable channels are preset.

DTV Settings-Quick Tuning

Searching for receivable channels. Please wait.

Number of channels found: 32

4 Press ENTER when “Finish” appears.

◆Auto Tuning

Presets all receivable channels. If some channels cannot be preset after Quick Tuning, try this.

◆Manual Tuning

Presets channels manually. If some channels could not be set automatically, you can set them manually.

1 Select “Manual Tuning,” and press ENTER.

DTV Settings - Manual Tuning

Programme

Frequency

Bandwidth

Priority

627 . 500 MHz

7 MHz

High

Cancel

Settings and Adjustments

After step 3 of “Digital TV Settings (DTV Settings)” (page 40), select “Tuning” and press ENTER. The “DTV Settings - Tuning” menu appears.

DTV Settings-Tuning

Quick Tuning

Auto Tuning

Manual Tuning

Programme Hide

Signal Strength

Make the following settings.

2 Select the channel you want to preset. 3 Select “OK” and press ENTER. 4 Press ENTER when “OK” appears.

Repeat steps 2 to 4 to preset another channel.

◆Programme Hide

Disables unused or unwanted channels manually. The disabled programme positions will be skipped when you press PROG +/–, and will not appear in the Programme List or the GUIDE.

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Select “Programme Hide,” and press ENTER.

All receivable channels are listed in the display.

Programme Hide

Programme

001

002

003

004

005

006

007

Page Up Page Down Show CH Lock

Service

DDE News

AAC

NCE 5

Channel J

Digital Teletext

CH72

CH106

Press the red or green button to go to the previous/next page.

2 Select the programme position you want to

disable, then press ENTER. “ ” appears next to the disabled programme position.

Programme Hide

Programme

001

002

003

004

005

006

007

Page Up Page Down Show CH Lock

• Press the blue button to view the list showing only the disabled channels. Press the button again to display all the channels.

• To cancel the setting, select a disabled channel and press ENTER so that “ ” disappears.

◆ Signal Strength

Indicates the strength of the input signals from the AERIAL IN jack.

Service

DDE News

AAC

NCE 5

Channel J

Digital Teletext

CH72

CH106

Video Settings (Video)

The “Video” setup allows you to adjust items related to the image.

1 Press SYSTEM MENU while the recorder is

in stop mode.

2 Select “SETUP,” and press ENTER. 3 Select “Video,” and press ENTER.

The “Video” setup appears with the following options. The default settings are underlined.

SETUP

Settings

DTV Settings

Video

Audio

Password

Others

Easy Setup

Aspect Ratio(TV Type)

Video Format

Aspect Ratio (TV Type)

Selects the picture size according to the type of connected TV (wide-screen/wide mode TV or conventional 4:3 screen TV).

16:9 Select this when connecting to a

wide-screen TV or TV with a wide mode function.

4:3 Pan Scan

Select this when connecting to a 4:3 screen TV. Automatically displays a wide picture on the entire screen and cuts off the portions that do not fit.

16 : 9

1080i

4:3 Letter Box

Select this when connecting to a 4:3 screen TV. Displays a wide picture with bands on the upper and lower portions of the screen.

z Hint

You can also change this setting by pressing the blue button.

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16:9

4:3 Pan Scan

4:3 Letter Box

Video Format

Selects the type of video signals output from the HDMI OUT or COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks. If the picture is not clear, natural, or to your satisfaction, try another option that suits your TV/ projector, etc. For details, refer also to the instruction manual supplied with the TV/ projector, etc.

1080i Sends 1920x1080i video signals.

720p Sends 1280x720p video signals.

576p Sends 720x576p video signals.

Audio Settings (Audio)

The “Audio” setup allows you to adjust the sound according to the connection conditions. When outputting through the HDMI OUT jack, Dolby Digital signals and MPEG audio signals are converted to PCM signals regardless of the settings below.

1 Press SYSTEM MENU while the recorder is

in stop mode.

2 Select “SETUP,” and press ENTER. 3 Select “Audio,” and press ENTER.

The “Audio” setup appears with the following options. The default settings are underlined.

SETUP

Settings

DTV Settings

Video

Audio

Password

Others

Easy Setup

Digital Output

MPEG Volume Control

PCM

Settings and Adjustments

576i Sends 720x576i video signals.

b Notes

• When you connect the S VIDEO OUT jack or VIDEO OUT jacks to the TV, the recorder always outputs 576i video signals.

• If your TV accepts 720p/1080i format signals, this setting must be made.

z Hint

You can also change this setting by pressing the yellow button.

Digital Output

Switches the method for outputting audio signals when you connect the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jack to a component such as an AV amplifier (receiver). For connection details, see “Step 4: Connecting the Audio Cords” on page 13.

If you connect a component that does not accept the selected audio signal, a loud noise (or no sound) will come out from the speakers, and may affect your ears or cause speaker damage.

Dolby Digital

Select this when the recorder is connected to an audio component with a built-in Dolby Digital decoder.

PCM

Select this when the recorder is connected to an audio component without a built-in Dolby Digital decoder.

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MPEG Volume Control

Adjusts the MPEG audio level between –5 to +5. Note that this setting does not apply to Dolby Digital signals.

Setting/changing the Password (Password)

The “Password” setup allows you to set or change the password for certain operations.

1 Press SYSTEM MENU while the recorder is

in stop mode.

2 Select “SETUP,” and press ENTER. 3 Select “Password,” and press ENTER. 4 Select “Change Password,” and press

ENTER.

The display for entering the password appears.

Passwo rd

Enter password.

Cancel

5 Enter your current password using the

number buttons, then select “OK,” and press ENTER.

• If you have not yet set a password, enter “0000” (default).

The display for setting a new password appears.

6 Enter your new password using the number

buttons, then select “OK” and press ENTER.

b Note

If you forget your password, you will have to reset it by selecting “Factory Setup” in “Others” setup (page 45).

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System Settings (Others)

The “Others” setup allows you to set up other operational settings.

1 Press SYSTEM MENU while the recorder is

in stop mode.

2 Select “SETUP,” and press ENTER. 3 Select “Others,” and press ENTER.

The “Others” setup appears with the following options.

SETUP

Settings

DTV Settings

Video

Audio

Password

Others

Easy Setup

Factory Setup

Allows you to return the setup settings to their defaults without affecting the recorded titles in the HDD. Note that all of your previous settings, including the timer settings, will be lost.

1 Select “Factory Setup,” and press ENTER. 2 Select “Start,” and press ENTER.

The setup settings return to their defaults, and the recorder automatically turns off.

Factory Setup

Format Hard Disk

S/W Update

Manufacturer Information

Displays the current software version of your recorder.

1 Select “Manufacturer Information,” and press

ENTER.

2 Press ENTER to return to the previous menu.

Settings and Adjustments

Format Hard Disk

Erases all the recorded titles in the HDD at once. Note that protected titles are also erased. See “Erasing all titles (Format Hard Disk)” (page 38).

S/W Update

This is for possible future updates (currently not planned).

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Easy Setup (Resetting the Recorder)

Select this to run the “Easy Setup.”

1 Press SYSTEM MENU while the recorder is

in stop mode.

2 Select “SETUP,” and press ENTER. 3 Select “Easy Setup,” and press ENTER.

SETUP

Settings

DTV Settings

Video

Audio

Password

Others

Easy Setup

Begin Easy Setup

4 Press ENTER to select “Begin Easy Setup”. 5 Follow the instructions for “Easy Setup”

(page 17) from step 2.

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Additional Information

Troubleshooting

If you experience any of the following difficulties while using the recorder, use this troubleshooting guide to help remedy the problem before requesting repairs. Should any problem persist, consult your nearest Sony dealer.

Power

The power does not turn on.

, Check that the mains lead is connected securely.

Tuner

The channel is not found or stored or missed.

, Make sure that your aerial is properly connected

to the recorder.

, Confirm with your dealer that you are in an area

that can receive a digital terrestrial broadcasting signal.

, Check your aerial installation.

Picture

There is no picture.

, Re-connect all connecting cords securely. , The connecting cords are damaged. , Check the connection to your TV (page 10). , Switch the input selector on your TV (such as to

“VCR”) so that the signal from the recorder appears on the TV screen.

Picture noise appears.

, Noises may appear in the pictures recorded on

the HDD, which is due to the characteristics of HDD, and is not a malfunction.

There is no picture or the picture noise appears when connected to the HDMI OUT jack.

, Try the following: 1Turn the recorder off and

on again. and on again. then connect it again.

, If the HDMI OUT jack is used for video output,

changing the “Video Format” setting in the “Video” setup may solve the problem (page 43). Connect the TV and the recorder using a video jack other than the HDMI OUT, and switch the TV’s input to the connected video input so that you can see the on-screen displays. Change the “Video Format” setting in the “Video” setup, and switch the TV’s input back to HDMI. If the picture still does not appear, repeat the steps and try other options.

, The recorder is connected to an input device that

is not HDCP compliant (page 11).

2Turn the connected equipment off

3Disconnect the HDMI cord and

TV programme reception does not fill the screen.

, Select the correct source using the TV/VIDEO

button, or select a channel of any TV programme using the PROG +/– buttons.

Picture breaks up.

, Signal strength is low. , Check the aerial installation.

TV programme pictures are distorted.

, Reorient or upgrade the TV aerial. , Adjust the picture (see the TV’s instruction

manual).

, Place the recorder and TV farther apart. , Place the TV and any bunched aerial cables

farther apart.

, The RF cable is connected to the AERIAL OUT

jack on the recorder. Connect the cable to the AERIAL IN jack.

Additional Information

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TV channels cannot be changed.

, The channel is hidden (page 41). , A timer recording started, which changed the

channels.

, The Parental Lock is activated (page 40). , When the Favourite List is displayed, you can

select channels only from the Favourite List. Press FAVOURITE to turn off the list, then press PROG LIST and select the channel (page 19).

, You can select channels only from the Favourite

List by pressing PROG +/–, once you use Favourite List.

, Two recordings are in progress.

The picture does not fill the screen.

, Set “Aspect Ratio” in the “Video” setup to fit the

screen size of your TV (page 42).

Sound

There is no sound.

, Re-connect all connecting cords securely. , The connecting cord is damaged. , The input source setting on the amplifier or the

connection to the amplifier is incorrect.

, The recorder is in reverse play, fast-forward,

slow motion, or pause mode.

, If the audio signal does not come through the

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT (OPTICAL or COAXIAL) jacks, check the “ settings in “Audio” setup (page 43).

, A scrambled channel is selected. , The sound is muted. Press MUTING.

Digital Output”

Recording/Timer recording/ Erasing

The channel cannot be changed from the channel you are recording.

, Set the TV’s input source to “TV.”

Nothing was recorded even though you set the timer setting correctly.

, There was a power failure during recording. , The recorder’s internal clock stopped due to a

power failure. Wait for the recorder to adjust itself.

, The channel was disabled after the timer

recording was set. See “Programme Hide” on page 41.

, Disconnect the mains lead from the mains, and

connect it again.

, The programme contains copy protection signals

that restrict copying.

, There is not enough disk space for the recording. , A scrambled channel is selected. , Two other programmes were being recorded at

the start of the Timer Recording.

Recording does not stop immediately after you press x REC STOP.

, It will take a few seconds for the recorder to input

disk data before recording can stop.

, The recorder does not stop immediately if

REC STOP

started.

is pressed soon after a recording

Sound breaks up.

, Signal strength is low. , Check the aerial installation. , If the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jacks are used,

check “Digital Output” in Audio setup (page 43).

Playback

The recorder does not start playback from the beginning.

, Resume play was activated (page 33).

TV Pause does not work.

, You are recording to the disk or the disk is full.

Recording does not stop after you press x.

Press xREC STOP.

Timer recording is not complete or did not start from the beginning.

, There was a power failure during recording. If

the power recovers when there is a timer recording, the recorder resumes recording.

, If manual recording was under way, the

recording was given priority over the timer setting (see page 31).

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Clock

Others

The clock is stopped or incorrect.

, Check the time zone setting (page 39). , If your area is correctly selected and yet the clock

is wrong, it is not a malfunction. For details, see page 18.

, The clock stopped due to a power failure. Wait

for the recorder to adjust itself.

Display

The clock does not appear in the front panel display.

, “FP Display” in “Settings” setup is set to “Off”

(page 39).

, The “Power Save” in “Settings” setup is set to

“On,” and the recorder is in standby (page 39).

Remote control

The remote does not function.

, Batteries are weak. , The remote is too far from the recorder. , The remote’s manufacturer code returned to the

default setting when you replaced the batteries. Reset the code (page 15).

, Turn on the recorder. , The remote is not pointed at the remote sensor on

the recorder.

, Different command modes are set for the

recorder and remote. Set the same command mode (page 16). The default command mode setting for this recorder and the supplied remote is HDD1.

The recorder does not operate properly.

, Restart the recorder. Press down [/1 on the

recorder for more than ten seconds until “POWER OFF” appears in the front panel display.

, When static electricity, etc., causes the recorder

to operate abnormally, turn off the recorder and wait until the clock appears in the front panel display. Then, unplug the recorder and after leaving it off for a while, plug it in again.

The Parental Lock does not work.

, Check the Parental Lock options settings

(page 40).

Mechanical sound is heard when the recorder is off.

, While the recorder is updating the clock

information, operational noises (such as the internal fan) may be heard, even when the power is off. This is not a malfunction.

Additional Information

Other Sony equipment responds to the remote.

, The same command mode is set for both the

equipment and recorder. Set a different command mode for the recorder (page 16).

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Notes About This Recorder

Specifications

On operation

If the recorder is brought directly from a cold to a warm location, or is placed in a very damp room, moisture may condense inside the recorder. Should this occur, the recorder may not operate properly. In this case, leave the recorder turned on for about half an hour until the moisture evaporates.

On adjusting volume

Do not turn up the volume while listening to a section with very low level inputs or no audio signals. If you do, the speakers may be damaged when a peak level section is played.

On cleaning

Clean the cabinet, panel, and controls with a soft cloth slightly moistened with a mild detergent solution. Do not use any type of abrasive pad, scouring powder or solvent such as alcohol or benzine.

About repairing the hard disk drive

• It may be necessary to access data stored on the hard disk for testing purposes; there is no intention to copy or store the data, titles or any other information.

• If replacement or initialization (format) is required, the hard disk will be formatted at our discretion. In this case, please note that all of the contents recorded there will be erased (including any data found to violate copyright law).

System

Transmission standards: DVB-T

Channel coverage: 51 - 858 MHz

The above channel coverage merely ensures the channel reception within these ranges. It does not guarantee the ability to receive signals in all circumstances.

Aerial out: 75-ohm asymmetrical aerial socket Video format: MP@ML, MP@HL Audio format: Dolby Digital, MPEG (I and II)

Outputs

AUDIO OUT: Phono jacks (2 each)/2 Vrms/10

kilohms

VIDEO OUT: Phono jack/1.0 Vp-p/75 ohms S VIDEO OUT: 4-pin mini DIN/Y:1.0 Vp-p,

C: 0.3 Vp-p (PAL)/75 ohms

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT (OPTICAL): Optical

output jack/–18 dBm (wave length: 660 nm)

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT (COAXIAL): Phono

jack/0.5 Vp-p/75 ohms

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

(Y, P

B/CB, PR/CR):

Phono jack/Y: 1.0 Vp-p, P P

R/CR: 0.7 Vp-p/75 ohms

HDMI OUT:

Type A (19-pin)

B/CB: 0.7 Vp-p,

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General

Power requirements: 220-240 V AC, 50 Hz Power consumption:

SVR-HD700: 34 W SVR-HD900: 36 W

Dimensions (approx.): 430 × 80 × 306 mm

(width/height/depth) incl. projecting parts

Hard disk drive capacity:

SVR-HD700: 160 GB (approx.) SVR-HD900: 250 GB (approx.)

Mass (approx.): 4.0 kg Operating temperature: 5ºC to 35ºC Operating humidity: 25% to 80% Supplied accessories:

Audio/video cord (1) Component video cord (1) Mains lead (1) Aerial cable (2: long ×1, short ×1) Remote commander (remote) (1) R6 (size AA) batteries (2)

Specifications and design are subject to change without notice.

Additional Information

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Guide to Parts and Controls

For more information, see the pages in parentheses.

Remote

321

654

8 97

A PIP (Picture-in-Picture) button (22, 34)

SWAP button (22)

B MUTING button (22) C Number buttons (44)

The number 5 button has a tactile dot*.

D AUDIO button (22)

The AUDIO button has a tactile dot*.

E Coloured multimedia applications and

interactive services control buttons (23)

F SYSTEM MENU button (16, 39)

TITLE LIST button (32)

GUIDE (Electronic Programme Guide) button (23)

G PROG LIST button

(19)

H RETURN button (18) I ./> (previous/next) buttons (34) J (instant replay)/ (instant advance)

buttons (19, 34)

K DISPLAY button (27, 33) L z REC button (27)

x REC STOP button (27)

M [/1 (on/standby) button (17) N PROG (programme) +/– buttons (27)

The + button has a tactile dot*.

O INFO button (20) P TELETEXT

button (21)

Q SUBTITLE button (22) R FAVOURITE button (19) S </M/m/,/ENTER button (17) T OPTIONS button (8) U m / M (search) buttons (34) V H (play) button (32)

X (pause) button (34) x (stop) button (32)

The H button has a tactile dot*.

W TIMER LIST button (30) X TIMER button (29) Y TV [/1 button (15) Z TV/VIDEO button (15)

wj TV PROG +/– button (15)

The + button has a tactile dot*.

wk TV VOL (volume) +/– buttons (15)

* Use the tactile dot as a reference when operating the

recorder.

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Front panel

A [/1 (on/standby) button (17) B HIGH DEFINITION OUT indicator (11) C PROGRAM +/– buttons (27)

The + button has a tactile dot*.

D SYSTEM MENU button (16, 39) E </M/m/,/ENTER button (17) F RETURN button (18)

G z REC button (27)

x REC STOP button (27)

H H (play) button (32)

X (pause) button (34) x (stop) button (32)

The H button has a tactile dot*.

I (remote sensor) (15) J Front panel display (54) K REC indicators (27)

TIMER REC indicator (29)

* Use the tactile dot as a reference when operating the

recorder.

Additional Information

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Front panel display

GBCH

A Audio signal indicators B Displays the following:

• Playing time/remaining time

•Clock

C Programme position D Remaining disk space E Playing/recording status

z Hint

You can dim or turn off the front panel display by setting “FP Display” to “Dimmer” or “Off” in “Settings” setup (page 39).

Rear panel

~ AC IN

A AC IN terminal (14) B RF THROUGH IN/OUT jacks (10) C AERIAL IN jack (10) D VIDEO OUT jack (11) E COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (Y, P

R/CR) jacks (11)

F SERVICE USE terminal

For maintenance by qualified service personnel only.

B/CB,

AERIAL INRF THROUGH

OUT

AERIAL OUT

G AUDIO OUT 1/2 (L/R) jacks (13) H DIGITAL AUDIO OUT (COAXIAL/

OPTICAL) jacks (13)

I HDMI OUT (high-definition multimedia

interface out) jack (11)

J S VIDEO OUT jack (11) K AERIAL OUT jack (10)

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

VIDEO OUT DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

VIDEO

PB/

R/ R

S VIDEO

HDMI

OUT

PCM / DOLBY DIGITAL

COAXIAL

LRL

OPTICAL

AUDIO OUT FOR SERVICE USE

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Glossary

Dolby Digital (page 13, 43)

Digital audio compression technology developed by Dolby Laboratories. This technology conforms to multi-channel surround sound. The rear channel is stereo and there is a discrete subwoofer channel in this format. Dolby Digital provides the same discrete channels of high quality digital audio found in “Dolby Digital” theater surround sound systems. Good channel separation is realized because all of the channel data is recorded discretely, and little deterioration occurs because all channel data processing is digital.

GUIDE (page 23)

The GUIDE (electronic programme guide) is a guide showing programmes which can be displayed on a conventional television (via the Digital Terrestrial Television tuner included in this recorder) as the now and next programmes or the television schedule for a day or more at a time.

Hard disk drive (page 2)

A hard disk drive is a whole mechanical system that consists of disks and drive. Disks are flat, circular, rigid plates coated with a thin magnetic media. Magnetic heads record data on the rapidly spinning disks, and this enables the speedy and efficient reading and writing of data.

Additional Information

HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) (page 11)

HDMI is an interface that supports both video and audio on a single digital connection. The HDMI connection carries standard to high definition video signals and multi-channel audio signals to AV components such as HDMI equipped TVs, in digital form without degradation. The HDMI specification supports HDCP (Highbandwidth Digital Contents Protection), a copy protection technology that incorporates coding technology for digital video signals.

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Digital TV Channel List (as of April 2006)

Cities with an asterisk “*” are the default settings of Quick Tuning (page 41).

ACT

Canberra* ABC9ASBS30CTC6WIN11CBN

Tuggeranong ABC59SBS57CTC62WIN65CBN

Weston Creek/ Woden

NSW

Armidale ABUN32SBS29NBN38NEN35NRN

Batemans Bay/Moruya

Bega ABN35SBS32WIN29CTC33CBN

Bega/Cooma ABSN

Bombala ABSN62SBS66CBN63CTC59WIN

Bouddi ATN61TCN62TEN65NBN68NEN

Broken Hill ABLN10SBS12BKN9s38A

Central Tablelands

Central Western Slopes

Coffs Harbour

Cooma Town ABSN55SBS67CBN64CTC58WIN

Cooma/ Monaro

Dubbo ABQN58SBS55CBN61CTC67WIN

Eden ABSN55SBS68WIN61CTC64CBN

Gosford* ABHN37SBS34ATN61TCN62TEN

Grafton/ Kempsey

Illawarra* ABWN51SBS54WIN36CTC37CBN

Kings Cross ABN30SBS34ATN48TCN33TEN

Kotara ABHN37SBS38NBN36NEN53NRN

ABC59SBS57CTC62WIN65CBN

ABN9ASBS7WIN10CTC63CBN

NRN56ABHN37SBS

ABCN36SBS42CBN37CTC43WIN

ABQN12SBS44CBN41CTC46WIN

ABDN61SBS68NBN67NEN56NRN

ABSN29SBS35CBN43CTC32WIN

NBN68NRN56NEN

ABDN36SBS39NBN33NEN30NRN

Manly/ Mosman

Manning River

Merewether ABHN37SBS38NBN36NEN53NRN

Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area

Murwillumbah

Narooma ABN56SBS53WIN59CTC62CBN

Newcastle* ABHN37SBS38NBN36NEN53NRN

Nowra North ABWN66SBS63WIN34CTC40CBN

Richmond/

Tweed

Stanwell

Park

SW Slopes/E Riverina

Sydney* ABN12SBS34ATN6TCN8TEN

Tamworth ABUN54SBS51NBN60NEN57NRN

Ulladulla ABWN28SBS31WIN52CTC46CBN

Upper Namoi ABUN8SBS36NBN37NEN9ANRN

Wagga

Wollongong* ABWN52SBS54CBN46WIN40CTC

Wyong ABHN37SBS38ATN61TCN62TEN

VIC

Albury North ABAV31AMV58GLV64SBS29VTV

Apollo Bay ABV

Bairnsdale ABLV56SBS52AMV59GLV65VTV

Ballarat ABRV41SBS43AMV46BCV40VTV

Bendigo ABEV48SBS28VTV54AMV31BCV

Bright ABAV41AMV43GLV46SBS40VTV

ABN30SBS34ATN48TCN33TEN

ABTN7SBS9ANBN12NEN9NRN

ABGN11SBS33AMN30MTN

ABRN29SBS40NBN37NEN35NRN

ABWN52SBS49WIN40CTC43CBN

ABMN46SBS48CBN47CTC51WIN

D44

ABN55SBS54CBN58CTC64WIN

NBN68NEN59NRN

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Bruthen ABLV38SBS

Cann River ABLV12SBS48AMV53GLV9AVTV

Casterton ABWV54SBS54AMV63BCV60VTV

Churchill ABLV49SBS51AMV67GLV53VTV

Cobden ABRV

Colac ABRV52SBS

Coleraine ABWV

Corryong ABAV32AMV37GLV34VTV

Ferntree Gully

Foster ABLV56SBS59AMV62GLV53VTV

Genoa ABLV30SBS28AMV39GLV33VTV

Goulburn Valley

Halls Gap ABV54SBS51AMV63BCV60VTV

Horsham ABWV55SBS49AMV53BCV56VTV

Khancoban ABAV59AMV53GLV65VTV

Kiewa ABAV41AMV44GLV47SBS36VTV

Kiewa Valley AMV50GLV55VTV

Lakes Entrance

Latrobe Valley

Lorne ABV

Mallacoota ABLV56SBS53AMV62GLV59VTV

Marysville ABV60SBS57ATV54GTV51HSV

Melbourne* ABV12SBS29HSV6GTV8ATV

Mildura/ Sunraysia

Murray Valley

Mytleford ABAV53AMV54GLV64SBS58VTV

Nhill ABWV66SBS67AMV61BCV64VTV

Nowa Nowa ABLV

Orbost ABLV37SBS40AMV43GLV38VTV

Portland ABWV59SBS68AMV65BCV62VTV

ABV47SBS50ATV54GTV44HSV

ABGV37SBS36AMV45GLV42VTV

ABLV61SBS58AMV64GLV53VTV

ABLV42SBS30AMV33GLV39VTV

ABMV11SBS28PTV31STV7MDV

ABSV58SBS59AMV62BCV65VTV

Rosebud ABV60SBS57ATV54GTV51HSV

Safety Beach ABV60SBS57ATV54GTV51HSV

Selby ABV47SBS50ATV54GTV44HSV

South Yarra ABV60SBS57ATV54GTV51HSV

Tawonga South

Upper Murray

Upwey ABV47SBS50ATV54GTV44HSV

Warburton ABV60SBS57ATV54GTV51HSV

Warrnambool

City

Western

Victoria

QLD

Airlie Beach ABQ50SBS28TNQ41STQ47RTQ

Atherton ABNQ67SBS55TNQ64STQ61RTQ

Ayr ABTQ62SBS56TNQ53STQ59RTQ

Babinda ABNQ42SBS52TNQ46STQ43RTQ

Bell ABDQ55SBS52TNQ-STQ-RTQ

Boonah ABQ42SBS39BTQ51QTQ45TVQ

Bowen ABTQ11SBS12TNQ9STQ-RTQ

Bowen Town ABTQ-SBS34TNQ40STQ46RTQ

Brisbane* ABQ12SBS36BTQ6QTQ8TVQ

Cairns ABNQ8SBS29TNQ6STQ11RTQ

Cairns East ABNQ42SBS52TNQ46STQ43RTQ

Cairns North ABNQ42SBS52TNQ46STQ43RTQ

Cardwell ABNQ-SBS-TNQ-STQ43RTQ

Charters

Towers

Collinsville ABQ56SBS-TNQ62STQ59RTQ

Currumbin ABQ62SBS36TVQ56QTQ59BTQ

Darling

Downs

ABAV31AMV34GLV45SBS7VTV

ABAV9ASBS7AMV12GLV8VTV

ABWV50SBS53AMV51BCV48VTV

ABRV59SBS68AMV65BCV62VTV

ABWV6SBS7AMV12BCV9AVTV

ABQ54SBS51TNQ60STQ57RTQ

NRN43NEN65NBN

ABDQ37SBS49TNQ40STQ34RTQ

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Additional Information

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Eidsvold ABQ56SBS-TNQ-STQ-RTQ

Esk ABQ39SBS51TVQ48QTQ42BTQ

Gold Coast* ABQ62SBS36TVQ56BTQ53QTQ

NRN43NEN65NBN

Goondiwindi ABGQ56SBS60TNQ62STQ59RTQ

Gordonvale ABRQ42SBS52RTQ49STQ43TNQ

Gympie ABQ62SBS36TNQ47RTQ68STQ

Gympie Town

Herberton ABNQ67SBS55TNQ64STQ61RTQ

Hervey Bay ABWQ56SBS53TNQ68STQ59RTQ

Mackay ABMQ10SBS29RTQ35STQ9ATNQ

Mareeba ABNQ42SBS52TNQ46STQ43RTQ

Miles

Miriam Vale/ Bororen

Mission Beach

Monto ABWQ57SBS-TNQ63STQ60RTQ

Moura ABQ53SBS-TNQ-STQ-RTQ

Mossman ABNQ40SBS38TNQ48STQ45RTQ

Murgon ABDQ56SBS-TNQ62STQ59RTQ

Nambour ABQ62SBS36TNQ47RTQ68STQ

Noosa/ Tewantin

Port Douglas ABNQ54SBS66TNQ-STQ57RTQ

Proserpine ABMQ52SBS55TNQ61STQ58RTQ

Ravenshoe ABNQ42SBS52TNQ46STQ43RTQ

Redlynch ABNQ61SBS58TNQ-STQ-TNQ

Rockhampton

Rockhampton East

Shute Harbour

Southern Downs

Stuart ABTQ54SBS51TNQ60STQ57RTQ

ABQ62SBS36TNQ47RTQ68STQ

ABMSQ

ABWQ56SBS-TNQ-STQ-RTQ

ABNQ56SBS50TNQ68STQ53RTQ

ABRQ11SBS37RTQ12STQ38TNQ

ABRQ57SBS54TNQ63STQ60RTQ

ABSQ45SBS48RTQ43STQ51TNQ

SBS-TNQ60STQ57RTQ

ABQ62SBS36STQ65TNQ47RTQ

ABQ56SBS53TNQ62STQ59RTQ

Sunshine

Coast

Toowoomba ABDQ55SBS67RTQ64STQ58TNQ

Townsville ABTQ31SBS37RTQ41STQ38TNQ

Wide Bay ABWQ9ASBS28RTQ10STQ7TNQ

Adelaide* ABS12SBS33NWS8ADS11SAS

Adelaide

Foothills

Elizabeth

South

Renmark/

Loxton

South East ABGS39SBS40SES

Spencer Gulf

North

Victor

Harbour

Perth* ABW12SBS29NEW11STW8TVW

Roleystone ABW56SBS53NEW65STW62TVW

Toodyay ABW56SBS53NEW65STW62TVW

TAS

Hobart* ABC8SBS9ATVT7TNT10TasTV

North East ABNT41SBS44TVT50TNT38TasTV

Batchelor ABD56SBS53QQQ50NTD59TND

Darwin* ABD30SBS29TND32NTD

ABQ62SBS36QTQ59STQ65TNQ

RTQ68BTQ53TVQ

ABS64SBS61ADS54NWS66SAS

ABRS39SBS40RTS

ABNS38SBS41GTS

ABS56SBS53ADS65SAS59NWS

IMP

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Index

Words in quotations appear in the on-screen displays.

Numerics

16:9 42 4:3 Letter Box 4:3 Pan Scan 42

Aerial 10 “Aspect Ratio (TV Type)” Audio 22, 43 Audio cord 13 “Auto Tuning”

Batteries 15

Chasing Playback 35 Checking/changing/ cancelling timer settings (Timer List) “Command Mode” Component video input 11 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT 12 Connecting 11

the aerial cable 10 the audio cords the video cords 11

Controlling TVs with the remote

“Digital Output” 43 Digital Services

Digital Text viewing EPG 23 Favourites 19

“Disk Info” Display

front panel display

Dolby Digital 13, 55 “DTV Settings” 40

17, 39

Easy Setup 17, 46 Enter characters EPG

recording Viewing a list of

Viewing programmes

“Erase” 26, 30, 37

available channels 23

related to a specific category.

“Factory Setup” 45 “Favourite” Favourite List 19 “Format Hard Disk” 38, 45 Front panel Front panel display 54

GUIDE 23

HDMI 11 HDMI OUT 11, 12

i Plate 20, 39 “i Plate timeout”

“Lock Channels” 40

Mains Lead 14 “Manual Tuning” “Manufacturer Information” 45 “Modify” “MPEG Volume Control” 44

26, 30

On-screen display

Sub-menu System Menu

OPTIONS Options/sub-menu items 8 “Others” 45

“Parental Lock” 40 Parts and controls 52 “Password” 44 Picture-in-Picture “Play Beginning” 33 Playback 32, 33, 34

fast forward fast reverse 34 instant advance 34 instant replay resume play 33 slow-motion play 34

Playing status bar “Power Save” 39 “Programme Hide” 41 Programme List “Protect” 37

22, 34

Quick Timer 28 “Quick Tuning”

18, 41

Rear panel 54 REC 27 Recording

Remote 15, 52 “Rename” “Repeat Play” 33 Resetting the recorder 46 Resume Play

EPG 24 recording time 27 while watching another

programme

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S VIDEO 11 “S/W Update” Searching

fast reverse/fast forward

locating the beginning of

“Set Parental Rating” 41 Simultaneous Rec and Play 35 Slow-motion play Sort 33 Sub-menu 7 System Menu

the chapter

“Time Zone” 18, 39 TIMER 29 Timer recording

check/change/cancel

EPG timer setting manual setting 29

Title List 32

Sort

Troubleshooting 47 “Tuning” 41 TV Pause

26,

Video cord 11 “Video Format” 43

“Video” Video input 11

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