Sony VRD-VC20 User Manual

Introducing DVDirect™ (DVD Direct), the world’s ﬁ rst hybrid DVD recorder capable of burning DVDs

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with or without a Computer. Quickly and easily preserve home movies from tapes directly onto

DVD in DVD Direct’s stand-alone operation mode. DVD Direct can record on standard 4.7GB

or Double Layer 8.5GB discs for up to 12 hours of video storage on a single disc. DVDirect can

also be connected to a computer equipped with USB 2.0 for high speed 16X maximum burning,

allowing you to create copies of your home movie DVDs for friends and family. As well as create

advanced DVD projects, and so much more – the possibilities are like no other!

VRD-VC20/DVDirect

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Record DVDs Directly from Camcorder/

VCR - No Computer Required

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Real time Recording, High Quality

Hardware MPEG2 Encoding

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DV and Analog (Composite + S-Video)

Inputs

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Record on DVD±R/±RW Discs, Even

DVD+R Double Layer Discs

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Automatic Menu and Chapter Creation

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Can Be Connected to Computer

Via USB 2.0 For for 16X max. DVD Burning

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Includes Award Winning Nero™

Software Suite For PC Burning

VRD-VC20/DVDirect

Requires DVD+R DL media.

High-speed DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW,

CD-R, CD-RW discs required.

Sony Electronics Inc.

Information Technology Products Division

3300 Zanker Road

San Jose, CA 95134

Sony and DVDirect are trademarks of Sony. Microsoft and Windows

are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks are

property of their respective owners. Non-metric weights and

measurements are approximate. Features and speciﬁ cations

subject to change without notice.

Printed USA 4/05

VRD-VC20 Speciﬁ cations:

External Hybrid Standalone or Computer Attached DVD Recorder

STAND-ALONE OPERATION

Rear Panel

USB 2.0 Port

(Computer

Attachment Only)

DV Input

S-Video Input

Composite Video Input

Left/Right Stereo

Sound Inputs

of DVDirect

Features and Beneﬁ ts:

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Direct, real-time recording from virtually any camcorder/VCR to DVD – no computer required!

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Preserve precious home movies quickly and easily onto DVD and share with friends and family.

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Real Time Recording With High Quality Hardware MPEG2 Encoding.

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DV and Analog (Composite + S-Video) Inputs.

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Compatible with standard 4.7GB DVD±R/±RW Discs and DVD+R DL Double Layer Discs.

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3 recording quality modes, automatic menu and chapter creation, plus easy “start/stop/pause” recording make DVDirect easy to set up and use.

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Can also be connected to computer via USB 2.0 for 16X max. dual format, double layer DVD and CD burning.

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Includes award winning Nero™ Software suite for computer attached DVD/CD burning.

SUPPORTED MEDIA DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW

DVD RECORDING MODE DVD±VR

SUPPORTED VIDEO FORMAT

AUTOMATIC CHAPTERING

MPEG2

5, 10 or 15 minutes

RECORDING TIMES HQ (single layer: 1 hour, double layer: 2 hours)

SP (single layer: 2 hours, double layer: 4 hours) SLP (single layer: 6 hours, double layer: 12 hours)

SUPPORTED SOUND FORMAT

Dolby® Digital (AC3)

INPUTS DV (i.LINK/FireWire Compatible) x 1, Composite

Video (Yellow RCA jack) x 1, S-Video x 1, Analog Audio 2ch (Red/White RCA jacks)

COMPUTER-ATTACHED OPERATION

SUPPORTED MEDIA TYPES & SPEEDS: DVD+R DL: 4X CLV (max.) writing*

DVD+R: 16X CAV (max.) writing** DVD+RW: 8X Z-CLV (max.) rewriting** DVD-R: 16X CAV (max.) writing** DVD-RW: 6X CLV (max.) rewriting** DVD-ROM reading (single layer): 16X CAV (max.) DVD-ROM reading (dual layer): 8X CAV (max.) CD-R: 48X P-CAV (max.) writing** CD-RW: 24X Z-CLV (max.) rewriting** CD-ROM: 48X CAV (max) reading

INTERFACE

Hi-Speed USB 2.0 (USB 1.1 compatible at slower speeds)

OS SUPPORT Compatible with Microsoft Windows

2000 /

Windows XP.

BURST DATA TRANSFER RATE

Hi-Speed USB 2.0: 480 Mbit/s max

RANDOM ACCESS TIME 140 ms (CD-ROM), 135 ms (DVD-ROM)

BUFFER MEMORY

BUFFER UNDER-RUN ERROR

8 MB

Sony Power-Burn conformed

PROTECTION TECHNOLOGY

OTHER SPECIFICATIONS

DIMENSIONS (W x H x D) 6.46” x 2.6” x 9.21”

WEIGHT 1.2Lb

POWER CONSUMPTION 3.0A, +12V DC

PACKAGE CONTENTS External VRD-VC20 DVD Recorder

NeroVision Express

™

DVD video editing & authoring software Nero™ Burning ROM SE CD/DVD mastering software Nero™ InCD™ drive letter recording software Nero™ Showtime™ soft DVD player software Nero™ BackitUp™ backup software AC Adapter & USB cable User’s Manual & Quick Start Guide

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Pentium® III 800 MHz or faster (or equivalent)

CPU minimum. Pentium IV 1.6GHz or faster (or equivalent) CPU is recommended for real time video authoring/editing 256 MB of RAM 10GB of hard disk space. Windows® 2000 or Windows® XP Home or Professional

WARRANTY One Year Limited

B156 - 1.0

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