Sony DVD Player RDR GX257 User Manual

3-876-081-12(1)

DVD Recorder

Operating Instructions

RDR-GX257

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11) Only use attachments/

accessories specified by the

manufacturer.

On compensation for lost

recordings

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Sony is not liable and will not

compensate for any lost recordings

or relevant losses, including when

recordings are not made due to

reasons including recorder failure,

or when the contents of a recording

are lost or damaged as a result of

recorder failure or repair undertaken

to the recorder. Sony will not

restore, recover, or replicate the

recorded contents under any

circumstances.

Caution: This recorder is

capable of holding a still

video image or on-screen

display image on your

12) Use only with the cart, stand,

tripod, bracket, or table specified

by the manufacturer, or sold

with the apparatus. When a cart

is used, use caution when

moving the cart/apparatus

combination to avoid injury

from tip-over.

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.

Copyrights

13) Unplug this apparatus during

lightning storms or when unused

for long periods of time.

• Television programs, films, video

tapes, discs, and other materials

maybe copyrighted. Unauthorized

recording of such material may be

contrary to the provisions of the

recorder with cable television

transmission may require

If you have any questions or

problems concerning your recorder,

please consult your nearest Sony

dealer.

14) Refer all servicing to qualified

service personnel. Servicing is

required when the apparatus has

been damaged in any way, such

as power-supply cord or plug is

damaged, liquid has been spilled

or objects have fallen into the

apparatus, the apparatus has

been exposed to rain or

Important Safety Instructions

1) Read these instructions.

2) Keep these instructions.

3) Heed all warnings.

4) Follow all instructions.

5) Do not use this apparatus near

water.

6) Clean only with dry cloth.

7) Do not block any ventilation

openings. Install in accordance

with the manufacturer’s

authorization from the cable

television transmitter and/or

program owner.

• Recording equipment should be

used only for lawful copying and

you are advised to check carefully

what is lawful copying in the area

in which you are making a copy.

Copying of copyright material

such as films or music is unlawful

unless permitted by a legal

moisture, does not operate

normally, or has been dropped.

About this manual

• In this manual, “disc” is used as a

general reference for DVDs or

CDs unless otherwise specified by

the text or illustrations.

instructions.

8) Do not install near any heat

sources such as radiators, heat

registers, stoves, or other

apparatus (including amplifiers)

that produce heat.

9) Do not defeat the safety purpose

of the polarized or grounding-

type plug. A polarized plug has

two blades with one wider than

the other. A grounding type plug

has two blades and a third

grounding prong. The wide

blade or the third prong are

provided for your safety. If the

provided plug does not fit into

your outlet, consult an

exception or consented to by the

rights owner.

• Icons, such as

, listed at

DVD

the top of each explanation

indicate what kind of media can be

used with the function being

explained. For details, see

“Recordable and Playable Discs”

on page 74.

• This product incorporates

that is protected by U.S. patents

and other intellectual property

rights. Use of this copyright

protection technology must be

authorized by Macrovision, and is

intended for home and other

limited viewing uses only unless

otherwise authorized by

• Instructions in this manual

describe the controls on the

remote. You can also use the

controls on the recorder if they

have the same or similar names as

those on the remote.

• The on-screen display illustrations

used in this manual may not match

the graphics displayed on your TV

screen.

• The explanations regarding DVDs

in this manual refer to DVDs

created on this recorder. The

explanations do not apply to

DVDs that are created on other

recorders and played back on this

recorder.

Macrovision. Reverse engineering

or disassembly is prohibited.

electrician for replacement of

the obsolete outlet.

10) Protect the power cord from

being walked on or pinched

particularly at plugs,

Copy guard function

Since the recorder has a copy guard

function, programs received through

an external tuner (not supplied) may

contain copy protection signals

(copy guard function) and as such

may not be recordable, depending

on the type of signal.

convenience receptacles, and the

point where they exit from the

apparatus.

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Table of Contents

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

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

Guide to Parts and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Hookups and Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Hooking Up the Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Step 1: Connecting the Cable Box/Satellite Receiver (Tuner) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Step 2: Connecting the Video Cords/HDMI Cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Step 3: Connecting the Audio Cords/HDMI Cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Step 4: Connecting the Mains Lead (Power Cord) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Step 5: Preparing the Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Step 6: Initial Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Connecting a VCR or Similar Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Connecting to a Satellite or Digital Tuner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Connecting the USB Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Basic Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Using the System Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Inserting and Formatting a Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Recording a Program to a Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Viewing the Recorded Program (Title List) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Checking the Playback Information and Playing Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Changing the Name of a Recorded Program (Title Input) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Labeling and Protecting a Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Playing a DVD on Other Equipment (Finalize) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 3

Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Before Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Timer Recording From Connected Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Checking/Changing/Canceling Timer Settings (Timer List) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Recording Without the Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Recording From a VCR or Similar Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Playing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Searching for a Title/Chapter/Track, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Playing Music CDs and MP3 Audio Tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Playing JPEG Image Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Erasing and Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Before Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Erasing and Editing Titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Editing a Title by Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 5

Editing a Playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

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DV Dubbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Before DV Dubbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Connecting a Digital Video Camera to the DV IN Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Dubbing From a DV/Digital8 Format Tape to a DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Settings and Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Using the Setup Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Recorder Settings (General) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Language Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Audio Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Parental Control Settings (Lock) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Recording Settings (Video) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Disc Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Resetting the Recorder (Factory Set) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Recordable and Playable Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Playable Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Language Code List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Area Code List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Notes About This Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Notes on MP3 Audio Tracks, JPEG Image Files, and i.Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

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Guide to Parts and Controls

For more information, see the pages in parentheses.

Remote

G DISPLAY (30)

Displays the playing status or disc

information.

H . PREV (previous)/> NEXT

(next) (44, 49)

REPLAY c/C

(44)

ADVANCE

M (search/slow) (44)

H PLAY (42, 48 , 50)

X PAUSE (44, 49, 50)

x STOP (42, 48 , 50)

The H PLAY button has a tactile dot*.

I z REC (39)

x REC STOP (36, 39)

CHAPTER MARK (56)

Creates chapters within a title.

REC MODE (27, 35 , 39)

Selects the recording mode.

J TV [/1 (on/standby) (16)

TV INPUT (input select) (16)

TV VOL (volume) +/– (16)

TV CH (channel) +/– (16)

The CH + button has a tactile dot*.

A [/1 (on/standby) (18)

Turns the recorder on or off.

K SEARCH (47)

Displays the Marker Search display.

B CH (channel) +/–

The buttons are not operable for this model.

L MARKER (47)

Marks the desired point during playback.

C INPUT (input select) (41)

Selects an input source.

MENU (42)

Displays the disc’s menu.

D CLEAR (37)

</M/m/,/ENTER (18)

E THUMBNAIL (28)

Selects a favorite scene for the title’s

thumbnail picture.

Selects a desired item.

O RETURN (18)

F SYSTEM MENU (25)

TOP MENU (42)/TITLE LIST (28)

TIMER (36)

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M SUBTITLE (44)

Selects a subtitle language.

ANGLE (44)

Changes the angles or rotates an image during

slideshow.

PLAY MODE (46, 49)

ZOOM (45)

Zooms an image during playback or pause

mode.

N AUDIO (44)

The AUDIO button has a tactile dot*.

O Number buttons (46)

The number 5 button has a tactile dot*.

P Z OPEN/CLOSE (26)

Opens or closes the disc tray.

* Use the tactile dot as a reference when operating the

recorder.

,continued

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Front panel

A [/1 (on/standby) (18)

G x (stop) (42, 48 , 50)

H z REC (39)

Turns the recorder on or off.

B Disc tray (26)

I ./> (previous/next) (44)

C Front panel display

J RESOLUTION button (13)

Shows the current status of the recorder.

REC: Indicates when recording is in progress.

TV: Indicates when the recorder is in TV

tuner mode.

Selects the resolution according to your TV.

DV IN jack (59)

Connect a DV camcorder to this jack.

PM: Indicates afternoon.

USB jack (type A) (24)

: Indicates when the recorder is in timer

recording or a timer recording is programmed.

: Shows the current status of the

recorder (clock, channel, etc.).

Connect a USB device to this jack.

M LINE 2 IN (VIDEO/L(MONO) AUDIO R)

jacks (21)

Connect a VCR or similar recording device to

these jacks.

(remote sensor) (16)

E Z (open/close) (26)

Opens or closes the disc tray.

* Use the tactile dot as a reference when operating the

recorder.

F N (play) (42, 4 8 , 50)

The N button has a tactile dot*.

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Rear panel

LINE

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

VIDEO

AUDIO - R

SET TOP

BOX

CONTROL

HDMI OUT

PCM/DTS/

MPEG/

DOLBY DIGITAL

~AC IN

COAXIAL

DIGITAL OUT

AUDIO

VIDEO

AUDIO - R

AUDIO OUT

LINE OUT

A AC IN terminal (15)

E HDMI OUT (high-definition

multimedia interface out) jack (12)

B COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

(Y, PB, PR) jacks (12)

F LINE OUT (VIDEO/AUDIO L/R) jacks

(12, 14)

C LINE 1 IN (VIDEO/AUDIO L/R) jacks

(11, 23)

G AUDIO OUT (L/R) jacks (14)

D SET TOP BOX CONTROL jack (11)

H DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack (14)

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Step 1: Connecting the

Cable Box/Satellite

Receiver (Tuner)

Hookups and Settings

Hooking Up the Recorder

Follow steps 1 to 5 to hook up the recorder, and

step 6 to make the initial settings for the recorder

(page 18). Do not connect the mains lead (the AC

power cord) until you reach “Step 4: Connecting

the Mains Lead (Power Cord)” on page 15.

This recorder does not include a TV tuner.

To record TV programs on this recorder, you need

to connect the recorder to a tuner that has audio/

video output jacks.

If you have been using your VCR connected to an

antenna, connect this recorder to your VCR using

an audio/video cord. In this way, you will be able

to record TV programs.

b Notes

• See “Specifications” (page 81) for a list of supplied

accessories.

• 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.

You cannot record on this recorder if you have:

– a cable box or satellite receiver without audio/

video outputs.

– cable with no cable box.

– antenna only (no cable TV).

In the cases above, contact your cable service or

satellite service company to see if they can

provide you with a compatible cable box or

satellite receiver.

• Be sure to disconnect the mains lead (the power cord)

of each component before connecting.

Using the cable box/satellite

receiver control function

This function allows the recorder to control a

cable box or satellite receiver via the supplied set

top box controller.

To use the cable box/satellite receiver control

function, you need to connect the set top box

controller (page 11).

After setting up the cable box/satellite receiver

control, check that the recorder can correctly

control the cable box or satellite receiver

(page 19).

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Connecting a cable box/satellite receiver and set top box controller

Connect the LINE 1 IN jacks using an audio/video cord.

With this hookup, you can record any channel on the cable box or satellite receiver. Be sure that the cable

box or satellite receiver is turned on.

To record cable or satellite programs, you need to match the input source on the recorder (L1) to the input

jack connected to the cable box or satellite receiver (LINE 1 IN).

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

Wall

Set top box

controller

(supplied)

Cable box/

satellite receiver

Antenna cable

(not supplied)

Audio/video cord

(not supplied)

to antenna input

to SET TOP BOX

CONTROL

LINE 1 IN

SET TOP

BOX

VIDEO

AUDIO

CONTROL

to LINE 1 IN

LINE

AUDIO - R

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

VIDEO

SET TOP

BOX

CONTROL

HDMI OUT

PCM/DTS/

MPEG/

DOLBY DIGITAL

~AC IN

COAXIAL

AUDIO

VIDEO

AUDIO - R

DIGITAL OUT

AUDIO OUT

LINE OUT

DVD recorder

: Signal flow

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Step 2: Connecting the Video Cords/HDMI Cord

Select one of the following patterns, A through C, according to the input jack on your TV monitor,

projector, or audio component such as an AV amplifier (receiver). This will enable you to view pictures.

TV, projector, or audio

component

Video cord

(supplied)

to LINE OUT (VIDEO)

DVD recorder

LINE

AUDIO - R

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

VIDEO

SET TOP

BOX

CONTROL

HDMI OUT

PCM/DTS/

MPEG/

DOLBY DIGITAL

~AC IN

COAXIAL

DIGITAL OUT

AUDIO

VIDEO

AUDIO - R

AUDIO OUT

LINE OUT

to COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

to HDMI OUT

(blue)

(red)

(green)

Component video

cord (not supplied)

HDMI cord

(not supplied)

(blue)

(red)

(green)

TV, projector, or audio

component

TV, projector, or audio

component

: Signal flow

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b Notes

A Video input jack

You will enjoy standard quality images.

• Be sure to disconnect the HDMI cord when moving the

recorder.

• Do not apply too much pressure to the cabinet wall, if

you place the recorder on the cabinet with the HDMI

cord connected. It may damage the HDMI OUT jack or

the HDMI cord.

• Do not twist the HDMI connector while connecting to

or disconnecting from the HDMI OUT jack to avoid

damaging the HDMI OUT jack and connector.

B Component video input jacks (Y, PB, PR)

You will enjoy accurate color reproduction and

high quality images.

If your TV accepts progressive 480p format

signal, use this connection and set the

RESOLUTION button on the front panel to

“480p” (page 8).

When playing “wide screen” images

Some recorded images may not fit your TV

screen. To change the picture size, see page 63.

C HDMI input jack

Use a certified HDMI cord (not supplied) to enjoy

high quality digital picture and sound through the

HDMI OUT jack. Then while watching the

pictures, adjust the video output resolution by

pressing the RESOLUTION button on the

recorder. The indicator on the front panel display

changes with each press:

If you are connecting to a VCR

Connect your VCR to the LINE 2 IN jacks on the

recorder (page 21).

b Notes

• Do not connect more than one type of video cord

between the recorder and your TV at the same time.

• Do not make connections A and C at the same time.

• Consumers should note that not all High Definition

television sets are fully compatible with this product

and may cause artifacts to be displayed in the picture.

In case of 525 progressive scan picture problems, it is

recommended that the user switch the connection to the

‘Standard Definition’ output. If there are questions

regarding our TV set compatibility with this model

525p DVD recorder, please contact our customer

service center.

480i t 480p t 720p

1080p T

1080i

When connecting to the HDMI OUT jack

Follow the steps below. Improper handling may

damage the HDMI OUT jack and the connector.

Carefully align the HDMI OUT jack on the

rear of the recorder and the HDMI connector

by checking their shapes.

Make sure the connector is not upside down or

tilted.

• You cannot connect the HDMI OUT jack (connection

C) to DVI jacks that are not HDCP compliant (e.g.,

DVI jacks on PC displays).

• When your TV accepts progressive video signals, the

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks output progressive

480p format signals, even if 720p, 1080i or 1080p is

selected by the RESOLUTION button.

HDMI O

• When connecting to the HDMI OUT jack with output

resolution 720p, 1080i, or 1080p, aspect ratio is

automatically set to 16:9. To watch the picture in 4:3,

set the output resolution to 480i or 480p by pressing the

RESOLUTION button on the recorder, and set the

aspect ratio of the connected TV to 4:3.

Connector is upside

down

Not straight

Insert the HDMI connector straight into the

HDMI OUT jack.

Do not bend or apply pressure to the HDMI

connector.

* This DVD recorder incorporates High-Definition

Multimedia Interface (HDMI™) technology.

HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Definition

Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered

trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC.

HDMI O

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Step 3: Connecting the Audio Cords/HDMI Cord

Select one of the following patterns, A or B, according to the input jack on your TV monitor, projector,

or audio component such as an AV amplifier (receiver). This will enable you to listen to sound.

[Speakers]

Rear (L)

[Speakers]

Rear (R)

Audio component with

a decoder

Front (L)

Front (R)

Center

Subwoofer

Coaxial digital cord

(not supplied)

HDMI cord (not

supplied)

to coaxial/HDMI digital input

to DIGITAL OUT

(COAXIAL)

to HDMI OUT

PCM/DTS/

MPEG/

DOLBY DIGITAL

COAXIAL

DIGITAL OUT

HDMI OUT

LINE

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

VIDEO

AUDIO - R

SET TOP

BOX

CONTROL

HDMI OUT

PCM/DTS/

MPEG/

DOLBY DIGITAL

~AC IN

COAXIAL

DIGITAL OUT

AUDIO

VIDEO

AUDIO - R

AUDIO OUT

LINE OUT

DVD recorder

to LINE OUT (AUDIO L/R)

VIDEO

AUDIO

LINE OUT

(red)

(white)

Audio cord

(white)

(red)

(supplied)

TV, projector, or

audio component

: Signal flow

A Digital audio input jack

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

This connection will use your TV’s or audio

component’s two speakers for sound.

If your audio component has a Dolby Digital,

DTS , or MPEG audio decoder and a digital

input jack, use this connection. You can enjoy

Dolby Digital (5.1ch), DTS (5.1ch), and MPEG

audio (5.1ch) surround effects.

z Hint

For correct speaker location, refer to the operating

instructions supplied with the connected components.

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b Notes

• Do not connect your TV’s audio output jacks to the

LINE 1 IN (AUDIO L/R) jacks at the same time. This

will cause unwanted noise to come from your TV’s

speakers.

• With connection B, do not connect the LINE 1 IN

(AUDIO L/R) and LINE OUT jacks to your TV’s audio

output jacks at the same time. This will cause unwanted

noise to come from your TV’s speakers.

• With connection A, after you have completed the

connection, make the appropriate settings in the

[Audio] setup (page 65). Otherwise, no sound or a loud

noise will come from your speakers.

Step 4: Connecting the

Mains Lead (Power Cord)

Connect the supplied mains lead (the power cord)

to the AC IN terminal of the recorder. Then plug

the recorder and TV mains leads (AC power

cords) into the AC outlet. After you connect the

mains lead (the power cord), you must wait for

a short while before operating the

recorder. You can operate the recorder once the

front panel display lights up and the recorder

enters standby mode.

• When you connect the recorder to an audio component

using an HDMI cord, you will need to do one of the

following:

– Connect the audio component to the TV with the

HDMI cord, or

– Connect the recorder to the TV with a component

video cord.

If you connect additional equipment to this

recorder (page 21), be sure to connect the mains

lead (the power cord) after all connections are

complete.

~AC IN

to AC IN

to AC outlet

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Controlling TVs with the remote

Step 5: Preparing the

Remote

You can adjust the remote’s signal to control your

TV.

You can control the recorder using the supplied

remote. Insert two size AA (R6) batteries by

matching the 3 and # ends on the batteries to the

markings inside the battery compartment. When

using the remote, point it at the remote sensor

on the recorder.

b Notes

• Depending on the connected unit, you may not be able

to control your TV with some or all of the buttons

below.

• If you enter a new code number, the code number

previously entered will be erased.

Number

buttons

b Notes

• If the supplied remote interferes with your other Sony

DVD recorder or player, change the command mode

number for this recorder (page 17).

• Use the batteries correctly to avoid possible leakage

and corrosion. Should leakage occur, do not touch the

liquid with bare hands. Observe the following:

– Do not use a new battery with an old battery, or

batteries of different manufacturers.

– Do not attempt to recharge the batteries.

– If you do not intend to use the remote for an extended

period of time, remove the batteries.

TV [/1

TV VOL

TV CH

TV INPUT

– 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

1 Hold down TV [/1 located at the bottom of

front panel) to strong light, such as direct sunlight or a

lighting apparatus. The recorder may not respond to the

remote.

• When you replace the batteries of the remote, the code

number and Command Mode may be reset to the

default setting. Set the appropriate code number and

Command Mode again.

the remote.

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

remote.

2 With TV [/1 pressed down, enter the TV’s

manufacturer code using the number

buttons.

For instance, to enter “09,” press “0” then “9.”

After you enter the last number, release the

TV [/1 button.

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Code numbers of controllable TVs

If more than one code number is listed, try

entering them one at a time until you find the

one that works with your TV.

If you have a Sony DVD player or

more than one Sony DVD recorder

If the supplied remote interferes with your other

Sony DVD recorder or player, set the command

mode number for this recorder and the supplied

remote to one that differs from the other Sony

DVD recorder or player after you have completed

“Step 6: Initial Setup.”

Manufacturer

Sony

Code number

01 (default)

Hitachi

LG/Goldstar/NEC

Mitsubishi/MGA

Panasonic

Philips

The default command mode setting for this

recorder and the supplied remote is “3.”

The remote does not function if different

command modes are set for the recorder

and remote. Set the same command mode.

Pioneer

RCA

Samsung

Sharp

Toshiba

./>

The remote performs the following:

Buttons

Operations

TV [/1

Turns your TV on or

off.

Number buttons

TV VOL +/–

TV CH +/–

TV INPUT

Adjusts the volume

of your TV.

Selects the channel

on your TV.

Switches your TV’s

input source.

</M/m/,,

ENTER

1 Turn off the recorder.

2 Hold down x (stop) on the recorder until

“codE” appears on the front panel display.

3 Press ./> on the recorder to select

the command mode (1, 2, or 3).

The selected command mode appears on the

front panel display.

4 Hold down the remote’s ENTER and 1, 2, or

3 of the number buttons corresponding to

the command mode selected in step 3, for

more than three seconds.

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Changing channels of the recorder

using the remote

Step 6: Initial Setup

Make the basic adjustments by following the on-

screen instructions in “Initial Setup.”

Be careful not to disconnect the cables or exit the

“Initial Setup” function during this procedure.

You can change channels of the recorder using the

number buttons.

Example: for channel 50

Press “5,” “0,” then press ENTER.

[/1

</M/m/,,

ENTER

RETURN

TV [/1

1 Turn on the recorder and your TV. Then

switch the input selector on your TV so that

the signal from the recorder appears on

your TV screen.

The [LANGUAGE] display appears.

2 Select a language for the on-screen

displays using M/m, and press ENTER.

The [Clock Setting] display appears.

3 Set the date, year, and time using </M/

m/,, and press ENTER to start the clock.

You can also use the number buttons.

4 When the Initial Setup is completed, select

[Exit] and press ENTER.

If you use the cable box/satellite receiver

control, make the necessary settings and

check that the control works correctly

(page 19).

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To return to the previous step

Press O RETURN or < according to the

display.

8 Select an option and press ENTER.

[Device Type]: Selects the type of cable box/

satellite receiver.

[Brand]: Selects the brand name of cable box/

satellite receiver. Press </, to select the

brand name initial and press ENTER. Then

select the brand and press ENTER.

[Number of Digits]: Selects the number of

digits for your cable box/satellite receiver’s

channel.

[ENTER key]: Selects whether you need to

press the ENTER button each time after

entering the channel number.

z Hint

If you want to run “Initial Setup” again, select the

relevant setup items from the Setup menu (page 62).

Setting up the cable box/satellite

receiver control

1 Turn on the recorder and the cable box/

satellite receiver.

[Key Speed]: Selects the speed to send

commands to the cable box/satellite receiver.

[Test]: Checks that the control works

correctly (see below).

2 Press SYSTEM MENU to turn on the System

Menu.

3 Select [Setup] and press ENTER.

The Setup display appears.

Checking the cable box/satellite

receiver control setting

4 Select

[Video] and press ,.

5 Select [Set-Top Box Control] and press

1 Select [Test] in step 8 above and press

ENTER.

Disc Record Mode

DV Input

2 Check the overall connection and press

ENTER.

Auto Chapter

Set-Top Box Control

Set-Top Box Edit

Off

3 Check that the cable box/satellite receiver

is turned on, and press ENTER.

4 Press </, to select a code for the

recorder’s remote and press ENTER.

5 Press </M/m/, to enter a channel (any

6 Select [On] and press ENTER.

The display shows the current setting for the

cable box/satellite receiver control.

channel), select [OK], and press ENTER.

6 Check if the same channel is selected on

the cable box/satellite receiver.

7 Select [Edit] and press ENTER.

The display for setting the cable box/satellite

receiver control appears.

• If the same channel is not selected, return to

step 4 by pressing O RETURN repeatedly

and try one of the other code(s) until you

find the one that works.

Set-Top Box Edit

7 Select [Yes] and press ENTER.

Device Type

Brand

Cable Box

Satellite Box

8 Select [Exit] and press ENTER to close the

Number of Digits

ENTER Key

Key Speed

Test

Digital Video Recorder

Other Set-Top Boxes

display.

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If you cannot get the recorder to control your

cable box/satellite receiver

Check the settings at [Set-Top Box Control] in the

[Video] setup (page 19).

Check the connection and place the set top box

controller near the remote sensor on the cable box/

satellite receiver (page 11).

If your cable box or satellite receiver still does not

operate with this recorder, contact your cable or

satellite company to see if they can provide you

with a compatible cable box or satellite receiver.

To fix the set top box controller to your cable

box/satellite receiver

Once you have confirmed that the set top box

controller controls your cable box or satellite

receiver, affix it in place.

Attach the supplied double-sided tape to the

set top box controller.

Remove the backings on the double-sided

tape.

Affix it so that the set top box controller is

near the remote control sensor on your cable

box/satellite receiver.

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Connecting a VCR or Similar Device

After disconnecting the recorder’s mains lead (the power cord) from the AC outlet, connect a VCR or

similar recording device to the LINE IN jacks of this recorder.

Use the DV IN jack on the front panel if the equipment has a DV output jack (i.LINK jack) (page 59).

See also the operating instructions supplied with the connected equipment.

Connecting to the LINE 2 IN jacks

Connect a VCR or similar recording device to the LINE 2 IN jacks of this recorder.

VCR, etc.

OUTPUT

VIDEO

AUDIO

Audio/videocord

(not supplied)

to LINE 2 IN

DVD recorder

: Signal flow

z Hint

When the connected equipment outputs only monaural sound, use audio cords that distribute monaural sounds to left/

right channels (not supplied).

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b Notes

• Do not connect the output jack of this recorder to another equipment’s input jack with the other equipment’s output

jack connected to the input jack of this recorder. This may cause noise (feedback).

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

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

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

DVD recorder

VCR

Be sure to connect your VCR to the DVD (digital video disc) recorder and your TV in the order shown below. To

watch video tapes, watch the tapes through a second line input on your TV.

Line input 1

VCR

DVD recorder

Line input 2

• To watch the connected VCR or similar device’s pictures through the recorder while the recorder is in standby mode,

set [Power Save] to [Off] (default) in the [General] setup (page 63).

• If you disconnect the recorder’s mains lead (the power cord), you will not be able to view the signals from the

connected VCR.

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Connecting to a Satellite or Digital Tuner

Connect a satellite or digital tuner to this recorder using the LINE 1 IN jacks. Disconnect the recorder’s

mains lead (the power cord) from the AC outlet when connecting the tuner.

Satellite tuner, etc.

OUTPUT

AUDIO

VIDEO

Audio/video cord

(not supplied)

LINE 1 IN

AUDIO

VIDEO

to LINE 1 IN

LINE

AUDIO - R

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

VIDEO

SET TOP

BOX

CONTROL

HDMI OUT

PCM/DTS/

MPEG/

DOLBY DIGITAL

~AC IN

COAXIAL

DIGITAL OUT

AUDIO

VIDEO

AUDIO - R

AUDIO OUT

LINE OUT

DVD recorder

to LINE OUT

(VIDEO/AUDIO)

VIDEO

AUDIO

LINE OUT

Audio cord

(supplied)

INPUT

AUDIO

VIDEO

Video cord

(supplied)

: Signal flow

z Hint

You do not need to turn on the recorder to view the signals from the connected tuner on your TV.

b Note

If you disconnect the recorder’s mains lead (the power cord), you will not be able to view the signals from the connected

tuner.

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Connecting the USB Device

You can connect a USB memory to the USB jack on the recorder to play the MP3 audio tracks or JPEG

image files. Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the USB memory before connecting.

For details about playing the inserted USB memory, see “Playing from the USB memory” on page 43.

DVD recorder

to USB jack

USB memory

b Notes

• This recorder supports only USB memory with FAT16

or FAT32 format.

• USB memory that requires additional program

installation when you have connected it to a PC is not

supported.

• This recorder is compatible with USB memory that

supports USB 1.1.

• Some USB memory may not work with this recorder.

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System Menu

Media

Video(Title)

Photo

Basic Operation

Timer Record

Setup

Music

Using the System Menu

The System Menu appears when you press

SYSTEM MENU, and provides entries to the

recorder’s functions.

Select an option by pressing M/m and ENTER. If

necessary, select a sub option and press ENTER.

Media (page 42)

Displays the contents of a disc or USB memory.

[Video (Title)]: Displays the Title List.

[Photo]: Displays the Photo Album on DATA

DVD, DATA CD, or USB memory.

[Music]: Displays the Music Jukebox on DATA

DVD, DATA CD, or USB memory.

You can select JPEG image files or MP3 audio

tracks on a DATA CD/DATA DVD or USB

memory.

SYSTEM

Select a file type and press ENTER. Then select a

media type, [Disc] or [USB].

</M/m/,,

ENTER

Timer Record (page 36)

Displays the Timer List.

Used to set a new timer recording for a disc, as

well as change or cancel timer recordings you set.

Setup (page 62)

Displays the Setup menu for setting up the

recorder to suit your preferences.

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6 Press ENTER while [OK] is selected.

The recorder starts formatting the disc.

The display shows the approximate time

required.

Inserting and Formatting a

Disc

• For a DVD-RW, the recorder automatically

formats in Video mode. To format in VR

mode, see “Reformatting a disc” below.

RWVR RWVideo

When you first insert a new disc, the recorder will

ask you to format the disc. Follow the steps below

to format the disc. You can also reformat a

DVD+RW or DVD-RW to create a blank disc.

z Hint

For a formatted disc, you can use the disc after “REAd”

disappears from the front panel display in step 5 above.

Z OPEN/

"/1

Reformatting a disc

RWVR RWVideo

You can erase all contents of a disc to create a

blank disc. To format a new DVD-RW in VR

mode, reformat the disc.

SYSTEM

</M/m/,,

ENTER

1 Insert a disc.

2 Press SYSTEM MENU to turn on the System

Menu.

1 Turn on the TV.

3 Select [Setup] and press ENTER.

2 Press &/1.

The Setup display appears.

The recorder turns on.

4 Select

[Disc] and press ENTER.

3 Switch the input selector on your TV so that

the signal from the recorder appears on the

TV screen.

5 Select [Format DVD] and press ENTER.

4 Press Z OPEN/CLOSE, and place a disc on

Format DVD

Finalize

Start

the disc tray.

Input Disc Name

Protect Disc

PBC

Labeled side facing up

6 While [Start] is selected, press ENTER.

The display asks for confirmation.

• For DVD-RWs, select a recording format

(VR mode or Video mode) and press

ENTER.

5 Press Z OPEN/CLOSE to close the disc

tray.

After “REAd” disappears from the front panel

display, the display asks for confirmation.

• For a DVD-R, the recorder automatically

formats.

7 Select [OK] and press ENTER.

Formatting starts.

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5 Press REC MODE repeatedly to select the

recording mode.

Recording a Program to a

Disc

Each time you press the button, the display

changes on the TV screen as follows:

ULP

RWVR RWVideo

This section introduces the basic operation to

record the current TV program to a disc.

For details about recording, see page 35.

For details about the recording mode, see

page 35.

6 Press z REC.

Recording starts and “REC” (red) appears in

the front panel display.

Recording continues until you stop the

recording or the disc is full.

Leave the cable box/satellite receiver turned

on and do not change the channel you are

recording.

INPUT

To stop recording

Press x REC STOP. Note that it may take a few

seconds for recording to stop.

z Hint

This recorder can record on various discs. Select the disc

type according to your needs (page 74).

z REC

REC MODE

x REC STOP

1 Turn on the recorder and the connected

cable box/satellite receiver.

2 Insert a disc.

For details on how to insert and format a new

disc, see “Inserting and Formatting a Disc”

(page 26).

3 Press INPUT repeatedly to select the

connected input (L1).

The front panel display changes as follows:

4 Select the channel on the cable box/

satellite receiver’s side.

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B Disc name (page 32):

Displays the disc type.

Viewing the Recorded

Program (Title List)

C Disc space bar/remaining time:

Press REC MODE repeatedly to show the

remaining time in each of the recording

modes.

RWVR RWVideo

The titles of programs recorded on a disc are

displayed in the Title List, which also displays

disc information, such as disc name, remaining

time, etc. Follow the steps below to play the

recorded program.

D Title’s thumbnail picture:

Press </, to select the previous/next title.

If more than six titles are listed, press M/m to

display titles on the previous/next pages row

by row.

You can also edit individual titles from the Title

List (page 52).

E Title information:

Displays the title name, recording date, and

recording time.

Press DISPLAY to show detailed information

for the selected title (not available for a

Playlist title).

3 Select a title and press ENTER.

The sub-menu appears with options

applicable to the selected title. The options

displayed differ depending on the situation

and disc type.

THUMBNAIL

TITLE LIST

</M/m/,,

ENTER

DISPLAY

x STOP

Title List Original

1/7

0:15:00

0:25:00

DVD-VR

2hour 45min

SP Remain

O RETURN

Title 1

12/07

Title 2

0:45:00 12/09

Title 3

1:00:00 12/10

Play

Erase

Title 4

12/13

Title 5

0:10:00 12/16

Title 6

0:10:00 12/19

Edit

REC MODE

Play List

Options for the selected title

1 Insert a disc.

• If you want to turn off the sub-menu and

re-select other title, press O RETURN.

2 Press TITLE LIST.

The Title List menu appears with the contents

of the disc.

4 Select [Play] and press ENTER.

Playback starts from the selected title on the

disc.

Example: Title List (Original) on a DVD-RW

(VR mode)

• To play a title including hidden chapters on

a DVD+RW/DVD+R, select [Full Play].

For details about hidden chapters, see

page 56.

Title List Original

1/7

0:15:00

0:25:00

DVD-VR

2hour 45min

SP Remain

Title 1

12/07

Title 2

Title 3

1:00:00 12/10

0:45:00 12/09

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

Each time you press TITLE LIST, you can switch

the Title List to show original or Playlist.

Title 4

12/13

Title 5

Title 6

0:10:00 12/19

0:10:00 12/16

For details, see “Edits for Playlist titles” (page 51).

A Title type (DVD-RW (VR mode) only):

Displays the title type, original or Playlist.

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To search for a specific point of the title

Select [Search] and press ENTER in step 4. Select

[Time] and press ENTER.

While watching the preview, press </, to

select the start point. Each press moves the point

forward or backward one minute (or five minute if

you hold). Then, press ENTER.

Chapter List

RWVR RWVideo

When you select [Chapter] in [Search] from the

sub-menu for a title, the Chapter List menu

appears with the title contents displayed as

chapters.

You can play or edit individual chapters from the

sub-menu, which appears when you select a

chapter and press ENTER.

To stop playback

Press x STOP.

To turn off the Title List

Press O RETURN.

Chapter List Original

1/5

To change a title thumbnail picture (DVD-RWs

in VR mode only)

Title 1

12/07/2008 Sun 0:45:00 AUTO

You can select a favorite scene for the thumbnail

picture shown in the Title List menu.

Play a title whose thumbnail picture you want

to change.

Press THUMBNAIL at the scene you want to

set for a thumbnail picture.

A Title information

A thumbnail mark appears on the screen and

the scene is set for the title’s thumbnail

picture.

B Chapter’s thumbnail picture

Press </, to select the previous/next

chapter. If more than six chapters are listed,

press M/m to display chapters on the previous/

next pages row by row.

To return to the Title List

Select a chapter and press ENTER. Select [Title

List] from the sub-menu and press ENTER.

z Hint

After recording, the first scene of the recording (the title)

is automatically set as the title thumbnail picture.

b Notes

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

DVD recorders.

• Letters that cannot be displayed appear as corrupt

characters.

• Title thumbnail pictures are displayed only on this

recorder.

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

be displayed.

• After editing, the title thumbnail picture may change to

the first scene of the recording (title).

• Title thumbnails are set at a point approximate to where

the THUMBNAIL button is pressed, and the result may

be slightly different from the intended one.

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To change or select the setting

Press DISPLAY twice.

For details about each item, see the pages in

parentheses.

Checking the Playback

Information and Playing

Time

Example: When playing a DVD

RWVR RWVideo

DVD

1/1

1/23

VCD

0:00:30

You can check the playback information and

remaining time displayed on the TV screen by

pressing DISPLAY repeatedly. The items

displayed differ depending on the disc type or

playing status.

D5.1CH

1.ENG

1 ENG

1/1

Normal

Titles

(Titles): Current title (or track) number/total

number of titles (or tracks) (page 46)

(Chapters): Current chapter number/total

number of chapters (page 46)

(Time): Elapsed playing time (page 46)

(Audio): Selected audio language (DVD

VIDEO only) or audio channel (page 44)

(Subtitle): Selected subtitle (page 44)

(Angle): Selected angle/total number of

angles (page 44)

</M/m/,,

ENTER

DISPLAY

(Sound): Selected sound mode. Select [3D

SUR.] to enjoy virtual surround sound effects

created from the front left and right speakers.

Press DISPLAY to show various playback

information on the TV screen.

b Notes

• If no button is pressed for ten seconds, the playback

information display will turn off.

• Playing time of MP3 audio tracks may not be displayed

correctly.

Example: When playing a DVD

• If you create a Playlist title longer than “19:59:59,” the

front panel counter is reset to “10:00:00” and restarts

counting.

Notes on Surround effect

• The function may not work with some discs.

• When you turn on this function, turn off the surround

settings of the connected TV or amplifier (receiver).

• Make sure that your listening position is between and

at an equal distance from your speakers, and that the

speakers are located in similar surroundings.

• The function does not work if you connect to an

amplifier using the DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL)/

HDMI OUT jack.

A Elapsed playing time/remaining time

B Current title and chapter number/total

number of titles and chapters

b Note

When playing a title recorded over 12 hours by other

DVD equipment, time display may not appear correctly.

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4 Select [Title Name] and press ENTER.

The display for entering characters appears.

Changing the Name of a

Recorded Program (Title

Input)

Input row

Character type box

Language

English/Latin Capital

RWVR RWVideo

The titles recorded on a disc are named

sequentially ([Title 1], [Title 2], …) by default.

You can rename titles using the display for

entering characters, which also appears for

renaming a disc.

Space

Erase

OK Cancel

Setting buttons

Character palette

Up to 21 characters can be entered for a title or

disc name, but the actual number of characters

displayed in menus such as the Title List will vary.

• Press </, to move between the setting

buttons. To move between the setting

buttons, character palette, and character type

box on the display, press M/m.

• To move the cursor to the left or right within

the input row, select [b] or [B] and press

ENTER.

• To erase a character, move the cursor to the

right of the character in the input row. Select

[Erase] and press ENTER.

Number

buttons

TITLE LIST

5 Move to the character type box and press

</M/m/,,

ENTER

</, to select a character type.

You can select [English/Latin Capital],

[English/Latin Lowercase], or [Symbol].

The character palette switches according to

the character type you select.

6 Move to the character palette, press </

M/m/, to select the character, and press

ENTER.

1 Press TITLE LIST to turn on the Title List.

For details about the Title List, see page 28.

2 Select a title and press ENTER.

The selected character appears in the input

row.

The sub-menu appears.

For DVD-RWs (Video mode)/DVD-Rs,

select [Title] and press ENTER. The display

for entering characters in step 4 appears.

Follow steps 4 to 8 below.

Language

English/Latin Capital

3 Select [Edit] and press ENTER.

Edit options for the selected title appear.

Space

Erase

OK Cancel

• To enter a letter with an accent mark, select

the letter followed by an accent.

Example: Select “a” and then “ ` ” to enter

“à.”

• To insert a space, select [Space] and press

ENTER.

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• To insert a character, move the cursor to the

right of the position where you want to insert

the character. Select the character from the

character palette and press ENTER.

Labeling and Protecting a

Disc

7 Repeat steps 5 and 6 to enter the

remaining characters.

ABC

Language

English/Latin Capital

SYSTEM

</M/m/,,

ENTER

Space

Erase

OK Cancel

• If you want to return to the Title List without

renaming the title, select [Cancel] and press

ENTER.

8 Select [OK] and press ENTER.

Labeling a disc

To use the number buttons

You can also use the number buttons to enter

characters.

RWVR RWVideo

A disc is automatically labeled as its disc type. You

can change the disc name (up to 21 characters).

Select the row containing the character to be

input and press a number button.

1 Insert a disc.

2 Press SYSTEM MENU to turn on the System

Example: To input “MT”

Menu.

Select the “K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T” row.

Press the number 3 button, followed by the

number 0 button.

3 Select [Setup] and press ENTER.

The Setup display appears.

Select [OK] and press ENTER.

4 Select

[Disc] and press ,.

5 Select [Input Disc Name] and press ,.

Format DVD

Finalize

Input Disc Name

Protect Disc

PBC

Edit

6 While [Edit] is selected, press ENTER.

The display for entering characters appears.

To enter characters, see page 31.

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b Note

Label the disc before you finalize it. Once a disc is

finalized, you cannot change the disc name.

Playing a DVD on Other

Equipment (Finalize)

Protecting a Disc

RWVR RWVideo

RWVR

Finalizing is necessary when you play discs

recorded with this recorder on other DVD

equipment.

You can protect all titles on the disc to prevent

accidental recording, editing, or erasing.

When you finalize a DVD+RW, DVD-RW

(Video mode), DVD+R, or DVD-R, a DVD menu

will be automatically created, which can be

displayed on other DVD equipment.

Before finalizing, check the differences between

the disc types in the table below.

1 Insert a disc.

2 Press SYSTEM MENU to turn on the System

Menu.

3 Select [Setup] and press ENTER.

The Setup display appears.

Differences between the disc types

4 Select

[Disc] and press ,.

Discs are automatically finalized when

removed from the recorder. However,

you may need to finalize the disc for

certain DVD equipment, or if the

5 Select [Protect Disc] and press ,.

Format DVD

Finalize

recording time is short. You can edit or

record on the disc even after finalizing.

Input Disc Name

Protect Disc

PBC

Off

Finalizing is necessary when playing on

any equipment other than this recorder.

Playable only on VR mode compatible

players. After finalizing, you cannot edit

or record on the disc. If you want to edit

or record on it again, unfinalize the disc.

RWVR

6 Select [On] and press ENTER.

Finalizing is necessary when playing on

any equipment other than this recorder.

After finalizing, you cannot edit or

record on the disc. If you want to edit or

record on it again, unfinalize the disc.

RWVideo

To cancel the protection

Repeat the steps above, and select [Off] and press

ENTER in step 6.

Finalizing is necessary when playing on

any equipment other than this recorder.

After finalizing, you cannot edit or

record on the disc.

z Hint

You can set protection for individual titles (page 54).

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z Hint

You can check whether the disc has been finalized or not.

If you cannot select [Finalize] in step 6 above, the disc

has already been finalized.

b Notes

• The time required for finalizing depends on the disc

type, recording time, or the number of titles recorded

on the disc.

SYSTEM

• Depending on the condition of the disc, recording, or

the DVD equipment, discs may not play even if the

discs are finalized.

• The recorder may not be able to finalize the disc if it

was recorded on another recorder.

</M/m/,,

ENTER

• If the recording time is short, the disc may not be

playable on some DVD players.

1 Insert a disc.

2 Press SYSTEM MENU to turn on the System

Menu.

3 Select [Setup] and press ENTER.

The Setup display appears

4 Select

[Disc] and press ,.

5 Select [Finalize] and press ,.

Format DVD

Finalize

Input Disc Name

Protect Disc

PBC

Unfinalize

6 Select [Finalize] and press ENTER.

The display asks for confirmation.

7 Select [OK] and press ENTER.

The recorder starts finalizing the disc.

Approximate remaining time for finalizing

appears on the screen. Some discs may require

more time than is indicated.

8 Press ENTER when [OK] appears.

To unfinalize a DVD-RW

If you cannot record or edit on a DVD-RW that

has been finalized (a message appears), unfinalize

the disc by selecting [Unfinalize] in step 6 above.

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b Notes

• Situations below may cause slight inaccuracies with

the recording time.

Recording

– Recording a program with poor reception, or a

program or video source of low picture quality.

– Recording on a disc that has already been edited.

– Recording only a still picture or just sound.

• The available remaining recording time displayed is an

estimate and the actual time may differ.

• When recording in ULP mode, the maximum

continuous recording time is 720 minutes.

Before Recording

Before you start recording…

• This recorder can record on various discs. Select

the disc type according to your needs (page 74).

• Use the Title List to check the available

recording time for the disc (page 28). For

DVD+RWs and DVD-RWs, you can erase titles

to free up disc space (page 51).

Unrecordable pictures

Pictures with copy protection cannot be recorded

on this recorder.

When the recorder receives a copy guard signal,

the recorder stops recording.

• Check that the recorder is connected to a tuner

such as a cable box or satellite receiver

(page 10). See also the tuner’s instruction

manual.

z Hints

Copy control

signals

Recordable discs

• Up to 49 titles can be recorded on a DVD+RW or

DVD+R. For other recordable discs, 99 titles.

• When using a DVD+RW, you can overwrite a

previously recorded title (page 40).

Copy-Free

RWVR RWVideo

Copy-Once

RWVR

Recording mode

Ver.1.1, Ver.1.2 with

CPRM*

Like the SP or LP recording mode of VCRs, this

recorder has five different recording modes.

Select a recording mode according to the time and

picture quality you need. For example, if picture

quality is your top priority, select the High Quality

mode (HQ). If recording time is your priority,

Ultra Long Play mode (ULP) can be a possible

choice.

Copy-Never

None

* The recorded disc can be played only on CPRM

compatible equipment.

b Note

Even if you erase a scene that contains a copy protection

signal, the recording restrictions on that title are retained.

Press REC MODE repeatedly to switch the

recording modes.

Note that the recording time in the following table

is an approximate guide.

Recording mode

Recording time

(minute)

HQ (High quality)

SP (Standard mode)

120

240

360

840

ULP (Long duration)

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4 Select [NEW] and press ENTER.

The Timer Record menu appears.

Timer Recording From

Connected Equipment

Timer Record

100 min Remain

Set-Top

Channel

Input

Date

Start

Stop

Mode

10/12 Sun

7:20 PM

7:50 PM

OFF

RWVR RWVideo

You can set the timer for a total of 16 programs, up

to one month in advance.

5 Press </, to select an item and press

M/m to adjust the setting.

[Input]: Select the input source, L1 or L2.

[Date]: Sets the date up to one month in

advance.

b Note

While recording, you cannot set additional timer

recordings.

[Start]: Sets the start time.

[Stop]: Sets the stop time.

Z OPEN/

'/1

[Mode]: Selects the recording mode

(page 35). If you select [AT], you can use the

Rec Mode Adjust function. See “Rec Mode

Adjust” on page 37.

[Set-Top Channel]: Selects the channel.

• When using the cable box/satellite receiver

control, select the channel using M/m or the

number buttons.

• When not using the cable box/satellite

receiver control, select [OFF] by pressing

CLEAR. Be sure to select the channel on the

connected cable box/satellite receiver’s side

before the timer recording starts.

If you make a mistake, select the item and

change the setting.

CLEAR

TIMER

</M/m/,,

ENTER

O RETURN

x REC STOP

6 Press ENTER.

The Timer List appears with the timer setting

you made.

1 Press Z OPEN/CLOSE, and place a

recordable disc on the disc tray.

Timer List

1/2

Set-Top

Channel

Input

Date

Start

Length Mode

NEW

Check

L1 10/12 Sun 7:20 PM 30min

OFF

Rec. OK

Labeled side facing up

To make another timer setting, select [NEW]

and press ENTER. Repeat steps 5 and 6.

2 Press Z OPEN/CLOSE to close the disc

tray.

7 Press O RETURN to turn off the Timer

Wait until “REAd” disappears from the front

panel display.

List.

“

” lights up on the front panel display and

For details on how to insert and format a new

disc, see “Inserting and Formatting a Disc”

(page 26).

the recorder is ready to start recording.

There is no need to turn off the recorder before

the timer recording starts.

3 Press TIMER.

The Timer List appears.

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Leave the cable box/satellite receiver turned

on. Do not change the channel selected on the

cable box/satellite receiver during recording.

Checking/Changing/

Canceling Timer Settings

(Timer List)

To stop recording during timer recording

Switch the input selector on your TV so that the

confirmation appears on the TV screen.

Press x REC STOP. Press ENTER before the

confirmation message turns off. Note that it may

take a few seconds for the recorder to stop

recording.

RWVR RWVideo

You can check, change, or cancel timer settings

using the Timer List menu.

Rec Mode Adjust

CLEAR

TIMER

If there is not enough available disc space for the

recording, the recorder automatically selects the

recording mode that will record the entire

program. To use this function, select [AT] (auto)

for the recording mode.

If the timer settings overlap

</M/m/,,

ENTER

If the timer settings overlap, [Duplicate Date] will

appear in the Timer List. For details, see “When

the timer settings overlap” (page 38).

O RETURN

To confirm, change, or cancel timer recording

See “Checking/Changing/Cancelling Timer

Settings (Timer List)” (page 37).

Changing the timer settings

z Hint

The Timer List can contain up to 16 timer settings.

You can select a timer setting and modify it before

the recording starts.

You can play the recorded program by selecting the

program title in the Title List menu.

b Notes

1 Press TIMER to turn on the Timer List.

All the timer settings are listed. You can check

information such as the recording date, time,

recording mode, etc.

• Check that the clock is correctly set before setting the

timer recording. If not, the timer recording cannot be

made.

• Even if the timer is set for the same daily or weekly

program, the timer recording cannot be made if it

overlaps with a program that has priority. [Duplicate

Date] will appear for the overlapped setting in the

Timer List. Check the priority order of the settings

(page 38).

• Even if the timer is set, timer recordings cannot be

made while recording a program that has priority.

• The Rec Mode Adjust function only works with a timer

recording. It does not function with Quick Timer

(page 39).

Timer List

1/2

Set-Top

Channel

Input

Date

Start

Length Mode

NEW

Check

L1 10/12 Sun 7:20 PM 30min

L1 10/13 Mon 8:00 PM 30min

L1 10/13 Mon 8:15 PM 15min

OFF

Rec. OK

OFF Duplicate Date

• If “

” flashes on the front panel display, check that

• [Rec. OK] indicates that the timer recording

will be made as you set. If the timer settings

overlap, [Duplicate Date] will appear.

a recordable disc is inserted correctly and available

recording time on the disc is enough.

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◆When the end time of one recording and the

start time of another are the same

After finishing the previous recording, the other

recording may be delayed.

2 Select a timer setting and press ENTER.

The Timer Record menu in step 4 of “Timer

Recording From Connected Equipment”

(page 36) appears.

The input, date, start and stop times, recording

mode, and channel for the selected timer

setting appear.

7:00

8:00

9:00

10:00

3 Press </, to select an item and press

M/m to change the setting.

• If you want to return to the Timer List

without changing, press TIMER.

b Notes

• While recording, you cannot change the timer setting

for the current recording.

4 Press ENTER.

• Even if the timer is set, timer recordings cannot be

made while recording a program that has priority.

• Even if the timer is set for the same daily or weekly

program, the timer recording cannot be made if it

overlaps with a program that has priority. [Duplicate

Date] will appear for the overlapped setting in the

Timer List. Check the priority order of the settings.

The information for the selected timer setting

is updated.

Cancelling the timer settings

1 After step 1 above, select a timer setting

and press CLEAR.

The display asks for confirmation.

2 Select [OK] and press ENTER.

The selected timer setting is deleted from the

Timer List.

• If you want to cancel the deletion, select

[Cancel] and press ENTER in step 2.

To turn off the Timer List

Press O RETURN.

When the timer settings overlap

If a timer setting overlaps with another timer

setting (i.e., [Duplicate Date] appears in the Timer

List), the program that starts first has priority and

the second program starts recording only after the

first program has finished.

7:00

8:00

9:00

10:00

will be cut off

◆When the recordings start at the same time

The program that is set first has priority. In this

example, timer setting A is set after B, so the first

part of timer setting A will not be recorded.

7:00

8:00

9:00

10:00

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Leave the cable box/satellite receiver turned

on and do not change the channel you are

recording.

Recording Without the

Timer

To stop recording

RWVR RWVideo

Press x REC STOP. Note that it may take a few

seconds for recording to stop.

To pause recording

Press X PAUSE. To restart recording, press the

button again.

TITLE LIST

INPUT

To watch another TV program while recording

Set your TV to the TV input using the TV INPUT

button (page 16) and select the program you want

to watch.

</M/m/,,

ENTER

z Hint

DISPLAY

If you do not want to watch TV while recording, you can

turn off the TV.

X PAUSE

b Notes

REC MODE

TV INPUT

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

recording.

z REC

• You cannot change the recording mode while

recording or during recording pause.

• If there is a power failure, the program you are

recording may be erased.

x REC STOP

• You cannot change the input source during recording.

1 Insert a recordable disc.

Using the Quick Timer function

2 Press INPUT repeatedly to select the

connected input (L1).

You can set the recorder to record in 10-minute

increments.

3 Select the channel on the cable box/

satellite receiver’s side.

Press z REC repeatedly to set the duration.

Recording starts after the first press. The Quick

Timer starts from the third press, and then each

additional press increases the recording time by 10

minutes within the available free space on the disc.

4 Press REC MODE repeatedly to select the

recording mode.

Each time you press the button, the display

changes on the TV screen as follows:

Continue

10M

20M

30M

ULP

The remaining recording time appears

momentarily on the TV screen.

The time counter in the front panel display

decreases to 0:00 (or when the disc is full), then

the recorder stops recording (power turns off).

For details about the recording mode, see

page 35.

5 Press z REC.

Recording starts and “REC” (red) appears in

the front panel display.

Recording continues until you stop the

recording or the disc is full.

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To check the Quick Timer

Creating chapters in a title

Press z REC once while recording. The

remaining recording time and other recording

information (channel, recording mode, etc.)

appear momentarily on the TV screen.

The recorder automatically divides a recording (a

title) into chapters by inserting chapter marks at 5

or 10-minute intervals during recording. Select the

interval, [5 minutes] or [10 minutes] for [Auto

Chapter] in the [Video] setup (page 67).

To cancel or stop the Quick Timer

To return the recorder to normal recording mode,

press z REC repeatedly while recording.

[Continue] appears momentarily on the TV

screen.

z Hints

• You can create chapters manually when playing a

DVD+RW, DVD-RW (VR mode), or DVD+R

(page 56).

• When recording in ULP mode, chapter marks are

inserted at 10-minute intervals.

To stop recording, press x REC STOP. Note that

it may take a few seconds for recording to stop.

To extend the Quick Timer

Press z REC repeatedly while recording. After

the recorder returns to normal recording mode, the

recording time extends by 10 minutes (up to the

capacity of the disc).

Overwriting a recorded title

You can use the Title List to make a new recording

over a title previously recorded on the disc. For

details about the Title List, see page 28.

Checking status while recording

You can check recording information such as

recording time or recording mode, etc.

1 Insert a DVD+RW.

2 Select the input source (L1) and select the

channel on the cable box/satellite

receiver’s side.

Press DISPLAY during recording.

Recording information appears on the TV screen.

3 Press TITLE LIST to turn on the Title List.

00:19:55

Continue

DVD

4 Press </M/m/, to select the title you

want to overwrite.

5 Press z REC.

Recording starts.

2008/10/12

7 : 20 PM

Input : LINE1

SP Remain 1H40M

To stop recording

Press x REC STOP. Note that it may take a few

seconds for recording to stop.

A Recording mode

z Hint

B Available recording time for the disc

C Recording status bar

D Input source

If you erase a title from a DVD+RW, it appears as [Erase]

in the Title List. This will not increase the remaining time

on the disc. However, the remaining time will be

increased when erasing the last title. You can select

[Erase] from the Title List and make a new recording on

top of it (page 53).

E Current date/time

F Elapsed recording time

b Notes

Press DISPLAY to turn off the display.

• A protected title cannot be overwritten (page 54).

• If the selected title is shorter than the new recording, or

less than ten seconds, the recorder automatically

overwrites the next title in the Title List. If you do not

want a title to be overwritten, protect the title (page 54).

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5 Press z REC on this recorder and the

pause or play button on the connected

equipment at the same time.

Recording starts.

Recording From a VCR or

Similar Device

To stop recording, press x REC STOP on this

recorder.

RWVR RWVideo

You can record from a connected VCR or similar

device. To connect a VCR or similar device, see

“Connecting a VCR or Similar Device” (page 21).

Use the DV IN jack on the front panel if the

equipment has a DV output jack (i.LINK jack).

If you connect a digital video camera with a DV

IN jack

See “DV Dubbing” (page 59) for an explanation

of how to record from the DV IN jack.

b Notes

• When recording a video game image, the screen may

not be clear.

• Any program that contains a Copy-Never copy guard

signal cannot be recorded. The recorder automatically

stops recording after a few seconds.

INPUT

z REC

REC MODE

x REC STOP

1 Insert a recordable disc.

2 Press INPUT repeatedly to select an input

source according to the connection you

made.

The front panel display changes as follows:

3 Press REC MODE repeatedly to select the

recording mode.

The recording mode changes as follows:

ULP

4 Insert the source tape into the connected

equipment and set to playback pause.

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3 Press TITLE LIST.

For details about the Title List, see “Viewing

the Recorded Program (Title List)” (page 28).

Playback

Example: DVD-RW (VR mode)

Playing

Title List Original

1/7

0:15:00

0:25:00

RWVR RWVideo

DVD

DVD-VR

VCD

2hour 45min

SP Remain

Title 1

12/07

Title 2

0:45:00 12/09

Title 3

1:00:00 12/10

To play from the USB memory, see page 43.

Z OPEN/

Title 4

12/13

Title 5

0:10:00 12/16

Title 6

0:10:00 12/19

Number

buttons

4 Select a title, and press ENTER.

The sub-menu appears.

TOP MENU/

TITLE LIST

SYSTEM

5 Select [Play], and press ENTER.

Playback starts from the selected title on the

disc.

</M/m/,,

ENTER

z Hints

• You can also use the H PLAY button to start

playback. Playback starts automatically depending on

the disc.

H PLAY

x STOP

• To play a title including hidden chapters on a

DVD+RW/DVD+R, select [Full Play] in step 5. For

details about hidden chapters, see page 56.

To select a chapter from the Chapter List

(DVD+RW, DVD-RW, DVD+R, and DVD-R only)

1 Press Z OPEN/CLOSE, and place a disc on

the disc tray.

Select [Search] from the sub-menu in step 5

above and press ,.

Select [Chapter] and press ENTER.

The Chapter List of the selected title appears.

For details about the Chapter List, see

page 29.

Playback side facing down

Select the chapter you want to play and press

ENTER.

The sub-menu appears.

2 Press Z OPEN/CLOSE to close the disc

tray.

Select [Play] and press ENTER.

Playback starts from the selected chapter.

The disc’s menu may appear when a DVD

VIDEO or VIDEO CD was inserted.

Select the title or chapter you want to play

using </M/m/,, etc, for DVDs; number

buttons for VIDEO CDs.

To use the DVD’s Menu

When you play a DVD VIDEO, or a finalized

DVD+RW, DVD-RW (Video mode), DVD+R, or

DVD-R, you can display the disc’s menu by

pressing TOP MENU or MENU.

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To play VIDEO CDs with PBC functions

PBC (Playback Control) allows you to play

VIDEO CDs interactively using the menu on your

TV screen.

When you start playing a VIDEO CD with PBC

functions, the menu appears.

To play restricted DVDs (Parental Control)

If you play a restricted DVD, the message

[Playback limited by Parental Control.] and the

display for entering your password appear on the

TV screen. Enter your four-digit password using

the number buttons. The recorder starts playback.

Select an item using the number buttons and press

ENTER. Then, follow the instructions in the menu

(press H PLAY when [Press SELECT] appears).

To register or change the password, see “Parental

Control Settings (Lock)” (page 66).

z Hint

Playing from the USB memory

To play without PBC functions, set [PBC] to [Off] in the

[Disc] setup (page 68). VIDEO CDs are played in

continuous play mode only.

You can play JPEG image files or MP3 audio

tracks in the inserted USB memory.

b Note

1 Insert an USB memory in the USB jack on

the front panel (page 24).

For a Super VCD, you cannot set [PBC] to [Off] in the

[Disc] setup (page 68).

2 Press SYSTEM MENU to turn on the System

Menu.

To stop playback

Press x STOP.

3 Select [Media] and press ENTER.

To resume playback from the point where you

stopped the disc (Resume Play)

The recorder stores the point where you stopped

the disc.

Press x STOP once to stop playback. When you

play the disc next time, the recorder resumes

playback from the point where you stopped the

disc.

4 Select [Photo] or [Music], and press

ENTER.

5 Select [USB] and press ENTER.

The Photo Album or Music Jukebox display

appears.

6 Select a track or file, and press ENTER.

To start from the beginning, press x STOP twice.

Playback starts from the beginning of the title/

track/scene.

7 Select [Play] for music; [Full Screen] for

photos, and press ENTER.

For details about the Music Jukebox or Photo

Album, see page 48 and 50.

The point where you stopped playing is cleared

when:

– you open the disc tray.

– you turn off the recorder.

b Note

Do not remove the USB memory during this operation.

Stop playback and turn off the list menu beforehand.

– you play another title.

– you switch the Title List to Original or Playlist.

– you edit the title after stopping playback.

– you change the settings on the recorder.

– you make a recording.

– you disconnect the mains lead (the power cord).

z Hint

For DVD VIDEOs, the recorder stores the stop point

even if you open the disc tray or turn off the recorder.

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Playback options

CLEAR

Z OPEN/CLOSE

AUDIO

ZOOM

SUBTITLE

PLAY MODE

ANGLE

</M/m/,,

ENTER

H PLAY

x STOP

X PAUSE

REPLAY c/C

ADVANCE

. PREV/> NEXT

Buttons

Operations

Discs

Z OPEN/CLOSE

X PAUSE

Stops playing and opens the disc tray.

Pauses playback.

All discs

. PREV/

> NEXT

Goes to the beginning of the current or next title/

chapter/scene/track.

Fast reverses/fast forwards the disc when repeatedly

pressed during playback.

Search speed changes as follows:

Fast forward

All discs

(fast reverse/fast

forward)

* not available for

VIDEO CDs.

M1 t M2 t M3 t M4* t M5*

Fast reverse

n (reverse play) t m1 t m2 t m3 t

m4* t m5*

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Buttons

Operations

Discs

Plays in slow motion when pressed repeatedly in

pause mode.

Playback speed changes as follows:

Forward slow

All discs

(slow)

**not available for

VIDEO CDs.

1 t

Reverse slow**

1 t 2 t

2 t

3 t

4**

3 t

Replays the scene/briefly fast forwards the scene when

pressed during playback.

RWVideo

RWVR

REPLAY/ADVANCE

DVD

Plays one frame at a time when pressed in pause mode

(not available for DVD+R DL discs).

RWVideo

RWVR

(freeze frame)

AUDIO

DVD

Selects one of the audio tracks recorded on the disc

when pressed repeatedly.

All discs

: Selects the language.

DVD

RWVR RWVideo

VCD

Selects one of the recorded audio tracks.

SUBTITLE

ANGLE

Selects a subtitle language when pressed.

DVD

Selects an angle when pressed repeatedly.

“

” appears briefly at the scene where the angle to

be changed.

If various angles (multi-angles) for a scene are

recorded on the disc, “

display.

” appears in the front panel

To resume normal playback, press H PLAY.

b Notes

• If “ ” appears, the operation is not available on the

disc.

• When playing the discs recorded on this recorder,

angles and subtitles cannot be changed.

• For a Super VCD, you cannot select audio track 2 if one

is recorded on the disc.

To enlarge a video image (Zoom)

Press ZOOM repeatedly during playback or pause

mode. Magnification changes as follows:

You can move the image using </M/m/,.

To resume normal playback, press CLEAR.

×1t ×2 t ×4

b Notes

• The zoom function may not work depending on the

disc.

• The zoom function is not available for VIDEO CDs.

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To play repeatedly

Press PLAY MODE repeatedly to select an item to

be repeated.

[Chapter]: repeats the current chapter. (DVD only)

[Title]: repeats the current title. (DVD only)

[Track]: repeats the current track. (VIDEO CD

only)

Searching for a Title/

Chapter/Track, etc.

RWVR RWVideo

DVD

VCD

[All]: repeats all the tracks on the disc. (DVD-RW

(VR mode)/VIDEO CD only)

[Off]: does not play repeatedly.

You can start playing from the exact title, chapter,

or the point you like.

b Notes

• For a VIDEO CD with PBC function, set [PBC] to

[Off] in the [Disc] setup (page 68).

Number buttons

• If you press x STOP, or

REPLAY during Repeat

Play, Repeat Play is canceled.

CLEAR

To repeat a specific portion (A-B Repeat)

You can play a specific portion of a title, chapter,

or track repeatedly.

MARKER

</M/m/,,

ENTER

During playback, when you find the starting

point (point A) of the portion to be repeated,

press PLAY MODE.

O RETURN

[A-] appears on the TV screen.

DISPLAY

When you reach the ending point (point B),

press ENTER.

[A-B] appears and the recorder starts

repeating this specific portion.

To return to normal playback, press PLAY

MODE repeatedly to select [Off].

1 Press DISPLAY twice during playback.

b Note

DVD

A-B Repeat Play may not work properly with some

Super VCDs.

DVD

1/1

1/23

0:00:30

D5.1CH

1.ENG

Note on playing DTS sound tracks on a CD

• When playing DTS-encoded CDs, excessive noise will

be heard from the LINE OUT (AUDIO L/R)/AUDIO

OUT (L/R) jacks. To avoid possible damage to the

audio system, the user should take proper precautions

when the LINE OUT (AUDIO L/R)/AUDIO OUT (L/

R) jacks of the recorder are connected to an

1 ENG

1/1

Normal

Titles

2 Select a search item, and press ENTER.

• Title (for DVDs)

amplification system. To enjoy DTS Digital

Surround™ playback, an external DTS decoder system

must be connected to the DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL)

jack of the recorder.

• Set the sound to “Stereo” using the AUDIO button

when you play DTS sound tracks on a CD (page 44).

• Chapter (for DVDs)

• Track (for VIDEO CDs with PBC function

off)

• Time: Searches for the starting point of

entered time code (not available for DVD+R

DL discs)

Notes on playing DVDs with a DTS sound track

DTS audio signals are output only through the DIGITAL

OUT (COAXIAL) jack.

When you play a DVD with DTS sound tracks, set [DTS

Output] to [On] in the [Audio] setup (page 65).

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3 Press the number buttons to select the

number of the title, chapter, time code,

etc., you want.

To erase the markings

Press SEARCH to turn on the marker search

display.

For example: Time search

Press </M/m/, to select the marked scene,

and press CLEAR.

To find a scene at 2 hours, 10 minutes, and 20

seconds, enter “21020” and press ENTER.

If you enter the wrong number, press </,

to select the number you want to cancel, then

enter another number.

The display asks for confirmation.

Select [OK], and press ENTER.

Press O RETURN to turn off the display.

The recorder starts playback from the selected

number or scene.

z Hint

You can search for a specific point of the title using the

Title List (page 29).

Marking a favorite scene

You can have the recorder store specific portions

of the disc in memory and play immediately

whenever you want. Up to six markings can be set.

To mark a scene

During playback, press MARKER when you find

a scene you want to mark.

The marker number appears on the TV screen.

To search for the marked scene

Press SEARCH.

The marker search display appears.

Marker Search

Press </M/m/, to select the desired scene,

and press ENTER.

Playback starts from the marked scene you

selected.

Press O RETURN to turn off the display.

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3 Select [Open] and press ENTER.

The track list appears.

Playing Music CDs and MP3

Audio Tracks

To return to the album list, select [

press ENTER.

] and

4 Select a track and press ENTER.

CD DATA DVD DATA CD

The sub-menu appears.

The recorder can play music CDs and MP3 audio

tracks on DATA CDs/DATA DVDs and USB

memory. For details about MP3 audio tracks, see

page 80.

5 Select [Play] and press ENTER.

Playback starts from the selected track.

• If you select [Random], you can play the

tracks on the disc randomly.

To play from the USB memory, see page 43.

To stop playback

Press x STOP.

When you start playback the next time, the

recorder resumes playback from the point where

you stopped the track.

TITLE LIST

Press x STOP twice to play from the beginning of

the disc/track.

z Hints

</M/m/,,

ENTER

O RETURN

• For CDs, you can also select the track number by

pressing the number buttons in step 4 above.

• Press M/m to go to the next/previous page of the list.

• If you press O RETURN, playback stops and the list

menu disappears. To turn on the list menu again, press

TITLE LIST.

H PLAY

x STOP

• Press DISPLAY to show detailed information for the

selected track.

1 Insert a disc.

Note on playing DTS sound tracks on a CD

• When playing DTS-encoded CDs, excessive noise will

be heard from the LINE OUT (AUDIO L/R)/AUDIO

OUT (L/R) jacks. To avoid possible damage to the

audio system, the user should take proper precautions

when the LINE OUT (AUDIO L/R)/AUDIO OUT (L/

R) jacks of the recorder are connected to an

The Music Jukebox display appears on the TV

screen.

Example: DATA CDs

Music Jukebox

ROOT

9 Total

ROCK BEST HIT

KARAOKE

MY FAVOURITE SONG

R&B

amplification system. To enjoy DTS Digital

00:00:00

STEREO

Surround™ playback, an external DTS decoder system

must be connected to the DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL)

jack of the recorder.

• Set the sound to “Stereo” using the AUDIO button

when you play DTS sound tracks on a CD (page 49).

JAZZ

CLASSIC

SALSA OF CUBA

BOSSA NOVA

0001.mps

Notes on playing DVDs with a DTS sound track

DTS audio signals are output only through the DIGITAL

OUT (COAXIAL) jack.

When you play a DVD with DTS sound tracks, set [DTS

Output] to [On] in the [Audio] setup (page 65).

• If the Photo Album appears, press TITLE

LIST to switch the lists.

• Some CDs automatically start playing from

the beginning. When selecting a track, go to

step 4.

• To play tracks listed on this layer, select the

track and press H PLAY.

2 Select an album and press ENTER.

The sub-menu appears.

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To play repeatedly

Press PLAY MODE repeatedly to select an item to

be repeated.

Playback options

[Track]: repeats the current track.

[Folder]: repeats the current folder (DATA CD/

DATA DVD only).

[All]: repeats all the tracks on the disc (CD only).

[Off]: does not play repeatedly.

Z OPEN/

AUDIO

PLAY MODE

To repeat a specific portion (A-B Repeat) (CD

only)

You can play a specific portion of a track

repeatedly.

. PREV/

> NEXT

During playback, when you find the starting

point (point A) of the portion to be repeated,

press PLAY MODE.

H PLAY

[A-] appears on the TV screen.

m/M

When you reach the ending point (point B),

press ENTER.

[A-B] appears and the recorder starts

repeating this specific portion.

X PAUSE

To return to normal playback, press PLAY

MODE repeatedly to select [Off].

Buttons

Operations

Z OPEN/

Stops playing and opens the

disc tray.

X PAUSE

Pauses playback.

. PREV/

> NEXT

Goes to the beginning of the

current or next track.

m/M

Fast reverses/fast forwards the

disc when repeatedly pressed

during playback.

Search speed changes as

follows:

Fast forward

M t M1 t M2

Fast reverse

(fast reverse/

fast forward)

(not available

for DATA

CDs/DATA

DVDs)

m t m1 t m2

AUDIO

Selects the audio track on the

disc when pressed repeatedly.

To resume normal playback, press H PLAY.

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4 Select the file you want to view and press

ENTER.

Playing JPEG Image Files

DATA DVD DATA CD

The sub-menu appears.

To start a slide show, select [Slide Show] and

press ENTER.

You can play JPEG image files on DATA CDs/

DATA DVDs and USB memory. For details about

JPEG image files, see page 80.

5 Select [Full Screen] and press ENTER.

The selected image is displayed full screen.

To play from the USB memory, see page 43.

To rotate a image

Press M/m while viewing the image. Each press

rotates the image clockwise or counterclockwise

by 90 degrees.

To view the previous or next image

TITLE LIST

Press . PREV/> NEXT or </,.

To return to the list menu

Press x STOP.

</M/m/,,

ENTER

O RETURN

z Hints

• Press M/m to go to the next/previous page of the list.

• Press O RETURN to turn off the list menu. To turn on

the list menu, press TITLE LIST.

. PREV/

> NEXT

H PLAY

• Press ENTER or DISPLAY to turn on/off the button

guide at the bottom of the screen.

x STOP

X PAUSE

Enjoying a slide show

1 After step 4 of “Playing JPEG Image Files”

(page 50), select [Slide Show] and press

ENTER.

1 Insert a disc.

The Photo Album appears on the TV screen.

Photo Album

A pop-up menu appears.

[Object] – [All] (fixed setting): Plays all photo

files on the folder.

[Speed]: Select from [Normal], [Fast], and

[Slow] by pressing </,.

Slide Show

Object

Speed

All

• If the Music Jukebox display appears, press

TITLE LIST to switch the lists.

Normal

• To view a photo listed on this layer, select

the file and press H PLAY.

Start

Cancel

2 Select a folder, and press ENTER.

2 Select [Start] and press ENTER.

Slide show starts from the selected image file.

• To pause playback, press X PAUSE.

• To stop the slide show and return to the list

menu, press x STOP or O RETURN.

The sub-menu appears.

3 Select [Open] and press ENTER.

The file list appears.

To return to the folder list, select [

press ENTER.

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To free up disc space (DVD+RW/DVD-RW (VR

mode)/DVD-RW (Video mode) only)

You can utilize disc capacity by erasing Video

mode or original titles. The effect differs

depending on the disc type and location of the title,

as follows.

Erasing and Editing

Before Editing

This recorder offers various edit options for

various disc and title types. Before you edit, check

these types and select an available option.

Disc type

To open up disc space

DVD+RW

Erase the last title on the disc. You

can erase and overwrite titles other

than the last one; however, the

display will not show the resulting

capacity increase. Erased titles are

shown as deleted in the Title List

menu.

b Notes

• You may lose edited contents if you remove the disc

while editing.

• Finish editing and recording before finalizing. No more

editing or recording can be made on a finalized disc.

• If a message appears and indicates that the disc’s

control information is full, erase unnecessary titles.

DVD-RW

(VR mode)

Erase original titles anywhere on

the disc.

DVD-RW

Erase the last title on the disc.

(Video mode)

Edits for Video mode titles/original

titles

DVD+R/

DVD-R

You cannot increase the disc

capacity, as they are non-

rewritable.

RWVR RWVideo

b Note

For DVD+RWs and DVD-RWs (VR mode), the disc’s

available capacity may not display correctly. The

recorder displays only the available capacity after the last

title on the disc.

For Video mode titles on DVD+RWs/DVD-RWs

(Video mode)/DVD+Rs/ DVD-Rs, and original

titles on DVD-RWs (VR mode), the recorder edits

actual recordings on the disc. You cannot undo

any edits you make, and the original contents will

be consequently lost.

Edits for Playlist titles

z Hint

RWVR

When using a DVD-RW (VR mode), you can keep the

original contents by editing a Playlist (see “Edits for

Playlist titles” below).

For DVD-RWs (VR mode), you can edit a Playlist

while retaining original titles (actual recordings on

the disc). A Playlist is a group of Playlist titles

created from the original title for editing purposes.

When you create a Playlist, only the control

information necessary for playback, such as the

playback order, is stored on the disc. Since the

original titles are left unaltered, Playlist titles can

be re-edited.

Example: You have recorded the final few

matches of a football tournament on a DVD-RW

(VR mode). You want to create a digest with the

goal scenes and other highlights, but you also want

to keep the original recording.

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In this case, you can select a title or chapter and

create a Playlist title. You can even rearrange the

scene order within the Playlist title (page 58).

Erasing and Editing Titles

This section explains the basic edit functions

common to Video mode titles, original titles, and

Playlist titles.

Note that editing on Video mode and original titles

is irreversible as they are the actual recordings on

the disc. If you want to edit a DVD-RW (VR

mode) while retaining the original contents, create

and edit a Playlist (page 57).

z Hint

For DVD-RW (VR mode), you can display the

disc’s Playlist titles in Title List (Playlist), or the

original titles in Title List (Original). Press TITLE

LIST repeatedly to switch the two Title List

menus.

List of edit options

Select from the following options and refer to the

pages in parentheses. Title type and disc type that

the option can be applied are indicated in each

section.

TITLE LIST

– Labeling a title (page 53).

– Erasing a title (page 53).

– Erasing a section of a title (A-B Erase) (page 53).

– Protecting a title (page 54).

– Dividing a title (page 54).

</M/m/,,

ENTER

– Hiding a title (page 55).

– Erasing a chapter (page 56).

– Combining chapters (page 56).

– Hiding a chapter (page 56).

H PLAY

m/M

– Creating chapters manually (page 56).

– Creating a Playlist title (page 57).

– Adding contents to an existing Playlist title

(page 58).

– Rearranging chapters within a Playlist title

(page 58).

x STOP

X PAUSE

b Note

If you edit an original title after creating a Playlist title,

When selecting a title for editing, always note the above

differences between the Video mode/original title edit

and Playlist title edit.

the edits may affect the derived Playlist title.

1 Press TITLE LIST to turn on the Title List.

The Title List menu appears and displays the

disc contents.

When editing a DVD-RW (VR mode), press

TITLE LIST repeatedly to switch the Title

List (Original) and Title List (Playlist), if

necessary.

Example: Title List (Original)

Title List Original

1/7

0:15:00

0:25:00

DVD-VR

2hour 45min

SP Remain

Title 1

12/07

Title 2

0:45:00 12/09

Title 3

1:00:00 12/10

Title 4

12/13

Title 5

0:10:00 12/16

Title 6

0:10:00 12/19

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2 Select a title, and press ENTER.

The sub-menu appears with options available

for the selected title.

Erasing a title

RWVR RWVideo

[Search]: Displays the search options.

[Chapter]: Displays the Chapter List for

playback and editing (page 55).

[Erase]: Erases the title (page 53). For effects

on disc capacity, see page 51.

1 Select [Erase] in step 3 of “Erasing and

Editing Titles,” and press ENTER.

The display asks for confirmation.

[Protect]: Protects the title from erasure or

alteration (page 54).

2 Select [OK], and press ENTER.

The title is erased.

[Edit]: Displays the following options.

[Title Name]: Allows you to label the

title (page 53).

z Hints

• When you want to erase all titles, reformat the disc

(page 26).

• After erasing a title on a DVD+RW, the title name is

displayed as erased in the Title List menu. You can

select it to record over (page 40).

[Divide]: Divides the title in two

(page 54).

[A-B Erase]: Erases a section of the title

(page 53).

[Hide/Show]: Hides the title/Shows the

hidden title (page 55).

Erasing a section of a title (A-B

Erase)

[Playlist]: Allows you to create a new Playlist

title, or add contents to an existing Playlist

title (see “Editing a Playlist” on page 57).

RWVR

3 Select an edit option, and press ENTER.

The selected option is applied to the title. See

the pages in parentheses for the procedure.

1 Select [Edit] in step 3 of “Erasing and

Editing Titles,” and press ENTER.

2 Select [A-B Erase], and press ENTER.

The following display appears.

Labeling a title

RWVR RWVideo

Edit

A-B Erase

1 Select [Edit] in step 3 of “Erasing and

Editing Titles,” and press ENTER.

For DVD-RWs (Video mode) and DVD-Rs,

select [Title] in step 1.

Title

12/07 0:45:00

Set Point A

Set Point B

Cancel

2 Select [Title Name], and press ENTER.

The display for entering characters appears.

Follow the explanations of “Changing the

Name of a Recorded Program (Title Input)”

(page 31).

00:00:00

Current playback point

3 Press H PLAY, and search for the scene

you want to erase by pressing x STOP, ^X

PAUSE, and m/M.

z Hint

You can label or re-label DVDs (page 32).

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4 Press ENTER at the start of the scene to be

erased (point A).

Protecting a title from erasure or

alteration

Thumbnail of point A

RWVR

Edit

A-B Erase

Title

Select [Protect] in step 3 of “Erasing and

Editing Titles,” and press ENTER.

The title is protected and [ ] (locked) appears in

the Title List menu.

To cancel the protection, repeat the steps above

and select [Unprotect].

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Point

00:15:00

Set Point A

Set Point B

Cancel

00:15:00

Dividing a title

5 Press H PLAY, and search for the scene

you want to erase by pressing x STOP, ^X

PAUSE, and m/M.

1 Select [Edit] in step 3 of “Erasing and

Editing Titles,” and press ENTER.

6 Press ENTER at the end of the scene

(point B).

2 Select [Divide], and press ENTER.

The display for setting the dividing point

appears.

Edit

A-B Erase

Title

12/07 0:45:00

Edit

Point

00:15:00

00:15:20

Divide

Title

12/07 0:45:00

Set Point A

Set Point B

Cancel

#01

00:00:04

00:15:20

Divide

Cancel

Thumbnail of point B

00:00:00

Current playback point

To reset either point A or B, select [Cancel]

and repeat from step 3.

3 Press H PLAY, and search for the point

you want to divide by pressing x STOP, ^X

PAUSE, and m/M.

7 Select [OK], and press ENTER.

The display asks for confirmation.

If you do not want to erase the scene, select

[Cancel] and press ENTER.

4 Press ENTER at the 1 dividing point.

The 1 point is set.

8 Select [OK], and press ENTER.

To reset the point, select [Cancel] and repeat

from step 3.

The scene is erased.

5 Press H PLAY, and search for the point

you want to divide by pressing x STOP, ^X

PAUSE, and m/M.

b Notes

• Images or sound may be momentarily interrupted at the

point where you erase the scene.

• Sections shorter than three seconds may not be erased.

• The erased section may be slightly different from the

points you selected.

6 Press ENTER at the 2 dividing point.

The 2 point is set.

• A chapter mark will not be made at the A–B erase point.

7 Select [OK] from the sub-menu, and press

ENTER.

The title is divided in two. If you want to

rename the title, see page 53.

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If you do not want to divide the title, select

[Cancel] from the sub-menu, and press

ENTER.

Editing a Title by Chapter

You can make detailed editing to a title by using

the Chapter List menu that displays title contents

by chapter.

Hiding a title

You can skip playing titles without deleting them

from the disc.

1 Select [Edit] in step 3 of “Erasing and

Editing Titles,” and press ENTER.

TITLE LIST

2 Select [Hide], and press ENTER.

The title is displayed shaded in the Title List

menu.

</M/m/,,

ENTER

To show the hidden title

Repeat the steps above and select [Show].

CHAPTER

MARK

1 Press TITLE LIST to turn on the Title List.

When editing a DVD-RW (VR mode), press

TITLE LIST repeatedly to switch the Title

List (Original) and Title List (Playlist), if

necessary.

2 Select a title, and press ENTER.

The sub-menu appears.

3 Select [Search], and press ENTER.

4 Select [Chapter], and press ENTER.

The Chapter List menu appears with contents

of the selected title (displayed as chapters).

Example: Chapter List (Original)

Chapter List Original

1/5

Title 1

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5 Select a chapter, and press ENTER.

The sub-menu appears with options available

for the selected chapter.

Hiding a chapter

[Title]: Returns to the Title List menu (see

“Erasing and Editing Titles” on page 52).

[Erase]: Erases the chapter (page 56).

[Combine]: Combines two chapters into one

(page 56).

[Hide/Show]: Hides the chapter/Shows the

hidden chapter (page 56).

[Move]: Allows you to change the chapter

order within the Playlist title (see

“Rearranging chapters within a Playlist title”

on page 58).

You can skip playing chapters without deleting

from the disc.

Select [Hide] in step 6 of “Editing a Title by

Chapter,” and press ENTER.

The chapter is displayed shaded in the Chapter List

menu.

To play the title without skipping hidden

chapters

Select a title in the Title List and press ENTER.

Select [Full Play] from the sub menu, and press

ENTER.

[Playlist]: Allows you to create a new Playlist

title, or add contents to an existing Playlist

title (see “Editing a Playlist” on page 57).

6 Select an edit option, and press ENTER.

The selected option is applied to the chapter.

See the pages in parentheses for the procedure.

To show the hidden chapter

Repeat the steps above and select [Show].

b Notes

• Images or sound may be momentarily interrupted at the

point where you hide the chapter.

• On other Sony DVD equipment, hidden chapters will

play without being skipped.

Erasing a chapter

RWVR

1 Select [Erase] in step 6 of “Editing a Title

by Chapter,” and press ENTER.

Creating chapters manually

The display asks for confirmation.

2 Select [OK], and press ENTER.

RWVR

The chapter is erased.

You can create chapters within a title by inserting

chapter marks at the desired points.

Combining chapters

During playback or recording, press CHAPTER

MARK where you want to divide the title into

chapters.

The following display appears at the dividing

point. Title contents before and after this scene

become separate chapters.

RWVR

Select [Combine] in step 6 of “Editing a Title by

Chapter,” and press ENTER.

The selected chapter is combined with the next

chapter in the Chapter List.

b Note

Chapter

If the next chapter on the DVD+RW/DVD+R is hidden,

show the chapter in the Title List before combining. See

“Hiding a chapter” (page 56).

z Hints

• You can combine two chapters into one (page 56).

• Titles are automatically divided into chapters during

recording if [Auto Chapter] in the [Video] setup is set

(page 67).

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b Note

If a message appears and indicates that no more chapter

marks can be added, you may not be able to record or edit.

Editing a Playlist

RWVR

Playlist edit allows you to edit or re-edit without

changing the actual recordings.

This section explains edit options available only

for Playlist titles. Edits explained in the previous

sections are also applicable if so indicated.

b Notes

• If you edit an original title after creating a Playlist title,

the results may affect the derived Playlist title.

• The picture may pause when an edited scene is played.

TITLE LIST

</M/m/,,

ENTER

Creating a Playlist title

1 Press TITLE LIST to turn on the Title List

(Original).

Press TITLE LIST again if the Title List

(Playlist) appears.

2 Select a title, and press ENTER.

The sub-menu appears.

[Search]: Displays the search options.

[Chapter]: Displays the Chapter List

(Original). When you want to add an

original chapter as a Playlist title, select

this and press ENTER. After the Chapter

List (Original) appears, select the chapter

and press ENTER, and then go to step 3.

[Playlist]: Allows you to create a new Playlist

title, or add contents to an existing Playlist

title.

3 Select [Playlist], and press ENTER.

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4 Select [New Playlist], and press ENTER.

The title or chapter is added to the Playlist as

a new Playlist title.

Rearranging chapters within a

Playlist title

To create more Playlist titles, press TITLE

LIST and repeat the steps above.

You can move chapters in a Playlist title to create

a different playback order.

1 Press TITLE LIST to turn on the Title List

Adding contents to an existing

Playlist title

(Playlist).

Press TITLE LIST again if the Title List

(Original) appears.

1 Select a title or chapter in step 2 of

“Creating a Playlist title” (page 57).

2 Select a title, and press ENTER.

The sub-menu appears.

2 Select [Playlist], and press ENTER.

3 Select [Search], and press ENTER.

The disc’s Playlist title names appear (if any).

4 Select [Chapter], and press ENTER.

The Chapter List menu appears with the title

contents.

Select a Playlist

New Playlist

Title 1

Chapter List Playlist

1/5

Title 2

Title 1

12/07/2008 Sun 0:45:00 AUTO

3 Select a Playlist title, and press ENTER.

The contents of original title or chapter

selected in step 1 are added to the Playlist title.

If you want to rename the title, see page 53.

5 Select a chapter, and press ENTER.

The sub-menu appears.

6 Select [Move], and press ENTER.

7 Select a new location in the Chapter List,

and press ENTER.

The chapter moves to the new location.

To change the scene order more, repeat the

steps above.

If you want to rename the title, see page 53.

b Note

Images or sound may be momentarily interrupted at the

point where the chapters change.

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Connecting a Digital Video

Camera to the DV IN Jack

You can connect a digital video camera to the DV

IN jack on the recorder to record or edit from a

DV/Digital8 format tape. Operation is

straightforward because the recorder will fast

forward and rewind the tape for you – you do not

need to operate your digital video camera. Do the

following to start using the “DV Edit” functions of

this recorder.

DV Dubbing

Before DV Dubbing

This section explains dubbing with a digital video

camera via the DV IN jack on the front panel. If

you want to dub by way of the LINE IN jacks, see

“Recording From a VCR or Similar Device” (page

41).

To record from the DV IN jack

See also the instruction manual supplied with the

digital video camera before connecting.

The DV IN jack on this recorder conforms to the

i.LINK standard. You can connect any other

equipment that has an i.LINK (DV) jack, and

record digital signals.

Hookups

DVD recorder

Follow the instructions in “Connecting a Digital

Video Camera to the DV IN Jack,” and then move

on to the section on dubbing. For more

information about i.LINK, see “About i.LINK”

(page 81).

to DV IN

z Hint

If you plan to do additional editing on a disc after the

initial dub, use the DV IN jack and record on a DVD-RW

(VR mode).

i.LINK cable

(not supplied)

b Notes

• The DV IN jack is for input only. It will not output

signals.

• You cannot use the DV IN jack when:

– your digital video camera does not work with this

recorder. Connect the camera to the LINE IN jack

and follow the instructions of “Recording From a

VCR or Similar Device” (page 41).

DV output

Digital video camera

– the input signal is not in DVC-SD format. Do not

connect a MICRO MV format digital video camera

even if it has an i.LINK jack.

– the images on the tape contain copy protection

signals, which limit recording.

: Signal flow

• If you want to play the disc on other DVD equipment,

finalize the disc (page 33).

• The recorder does not support HDV mode.

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2 Press Z OPEN/CLOSE to close the disc

tray.

Dubbing From a DV/Digital8

Format Tape to a DVD

Wait until “REAd” disappears from the front

panel display.

For details on how to insert and format a new

disc, see “Inserting and Formatting a Disc”

(page 26).

RWVR RWVideo

You can record a DV/Digital8 format tape onto a

disc. The recorder controls the digital video

camera. You can fast forward, rewind, and stop

the tape to select a scene using the recorder’s

remote control.

3 Insert the source DV/Digital8 format tape

into your digital video camera.

For the recorder to record or edit, your digital

video camera must be turned on and set to

video playback mode.

◆How chapters are created

The dubbed contents become one title, and the title

is divided into chapters. The recorder divides the

title into chapters according to the setting in

[Video] Setup (5 or 10-minute intervals, or does

not divide at all) (page 67).

4 Press INPUT on the remote repeatedly to

select “dV.”

The selected input changes as follows:

Z OPEN/

5 Press REC MODE on the remote repeatedly

INPUT

to select the recording mode.

The recording mode changes as follows:

SYSTEM MENU

ULP

</M/m/,,

ENTER

For details about the recording modes, see

page 35.

O RETURN

H PLAY

6 Press SYSTEM MENU to turn on the System

Menu.

m/M

7 Select [Setup] and press ENTER.

REC MODE

The Setup Display appears.

z REC

8 Select

[Video] Setup and press ,.

X PAUSE

x REC STOP

1 Press Z OPEN/CLOSE, and place a

recordable disc on the disc tray.

Make sure that the disc has enough free space

to record the contents of your tape.

Labeled side facing up

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b Notes

9 Select [DV Input], and press ,.

• If you want to play the disc on other DVD equipment,

finalize the disc (page 33).

Disc Record Mode

• You cannot connect more than one piece of digital

video equipment to the recorder.

DV Input

Stereo 1

Stereo 2

Auto Chapter

• You cannot control the recorder using another device

or another recorder of the same model.

Set-Top Box Control

Set-Top Box Edit

• You cannot record date, time, or the contents of the

cassette memory onto the disc.

• When dubbing from a DV/Digital8 format tape by way

of the DV IN jack, the recorder starts recording about

five seconds after the tape starts playing.

• If you dub a DV/Digital8 format tape that has been

edited on a PC using the DV IN jack, any audio

recorded on the Stereo 2 track may only be recorded as

noise.

• If you record from a DV/Digital8 format tape with a

sound track that is recorded in multiple sampling

frequencies (48 kHz, 44.1 kHz, or 32 kHz), no sound or

an unnatural sound will be output when playing back

the sampling frequency switch point on the disc.

• The recorded picture may be momentarily affected if

the picture size of the source image changes, or if there

is nothing recorded on the tape.

[Stereo 1] (default): Records original sound

only. Normally select this when dubbing a DV

format tape.

[Stereo 2]: Records additional audio only.

Select this only if you have added a second

audio channel when recording with your

digital video camera.

10 Select an option, and press ENTER.

11 Press O RETURN to turn off the Setup

Display.

• Noise may occur when you switch the audio sampling

mode (e.g.48 kHz/16 bits t 32 kHz/12 bits).

• The video or sound may drop out during the recording

of start/stop points on the tape.

12 Press H PLAY to start playing the DV/

Digital8 format tape.

The playback picture appears on the screen.

• If there is a blank space for one second or more on the

tape, DV dubbing ends automatically.

13 While watching the screen, search for the

point you want to start recording by

pressing m/M.

14 When you find the point you want, press X

PAUSE.

15 Press z REC.

Playback starts from the selected point, and

the recorder starts recording.

To stop recording

Press x REC STOP. Note that it may take a few

seconds for the recorder to stop recording.

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3 Press M/m to select the option you want to

set up, and press ,.

Settings and Adjustments

Date 12

Clock Setting

TV Type

Using the Setup Displays

Year 2008

Time 12

Power Save

Factory Set

00 AM

By using the Setup Displays, you can make

various adjustments to items such as picture and

sound, as well as select a language for the

subtitles.

The Setup Display consists of several levels to set

up options. To select the next level, press ,. To

select a previous level, press <.

4 Press M/m to select the item you want to

set up, and press ,.

b Note

Available options for the item appear.

Example: [TV Type]

Playback settings stored in the disc take priority over the

Setup Display settings, and not all of the functions

described may work.

Clock Setting

TV Type

4:3 Letter Box

4:3 Pan Scan

16:9

Power Save

Factory Set

SYSTEM MENU

5 Press M/m to select the item you want to

set up, and press ENTER to conform.

Some items require additional settings.

</M/m/,,

ENTER

O RETURN

Clock Setting

TV Type

4:3 Letter Box

4:3 Pan Scan

16:9

Power Save

Factory Set

1 Press SYSTEM MENU to turn on the System

Menu.

2 Select [Setup] and press ENTER.

The Setup Display appears.

Clock Setting

TV Type

To turn off the Setup Display

Press O RETURN.

Power Save

Factory Set

Setup options:

[General], [Language], [Audio], [Lock],

[Video], [Disc]

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[TV Type]

Selects the aspect ratio of the connected TV (4:3

standard or wide).

Recorder Settings (General)

The [General] setup helps you to make clock and

other settings for the recorder.

[ 4:3 Letter

Box ]

Select this when you connect a

4:3 screen TV. Displays a wide

picture with bands on the upper

and lower portions of the screen.

Select

[General] in the Setup Display. To use

the display, see “Using the Setup Displays” (page

62).

The default settings are underlined.

[ 4:3 Pan

Scan ]

Select this when you connect a

4:3 screen TV. Automatically

displays a wide picture on the

entire screen and cuts off the

portions that do not fit.

Date 12

Clock Setting

TV Type

[ 16:9 ]

Select this when you connect a

wide-screen TV or a TV with a

wide mode function.

Year 2008

Time 12

Power Save

Factory Set

00 AM

[4:3 Letter Box]

[4:3 Pan Scan]

[16:9]

[Clock Setting]

Select [Clock Setting] and press ,.

Date 12

Clock Setting

TV Type

Year 2008

Time 12

Power Save

Factory Set

00 AM

b Notes

• Depending on the disc, [4:3 Letter Box] may be

selected automatically instead of [4:3 Pan Scan] or vice

versa.

• When connecting to the HDMI OUT jack with output

resolution 720p, 1080i, or 1080p, the setting is fixed to

[16:9].

Press M/m to set the month, and press ,.

Set the day, year, hour, and minutes in

sequence. Press </, to select the item to be

set, then press M/m to set the numbers.

To change the numbers, press < to return to

the item to be changed, and press M/m.

[Power Save]

Selects whether to turn off the front panel display

when the power is off.

Press ENTER to start the clock.

[ Off ]

[ On ]

The front panel display remains

turned on.

Turns off the front panel display.

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[Factory Set]

Returns the recorder’s settings to the factory

defaults. See page 69 for procedures.

Note that Parental Control settings in the [Lock]

setup remain unaffected.

Language Settings

The [Language] setup allows you to select a

language for the recorder’s display and discs.

Select [Language] in the Setup Display. To use

the display, see “Using the Setup Displays”

(page 62).

The default settings are underlined.

Display Menu

Disc Menu

English

Français

Português

Español

Disc Audio

Disc Subtitle

[Display Menu]

Switches the display language on the screen.

[Disc Menu] (DVD VIDEO only)

Switches the language for the DVD menu.

[Disc Audio] (DVD VIDEO only)

Switches the language of the sound track.

[Disc Subtitle] (DVD VIDEO only)

Switches the language of the subtitles recorded on

the disc.

[ Original ]

[ Others ]

Selects the language given

priority in the disc.

The display for entering a

language code appears. Press the

number buttons to enter a four-

digit code number from

“Language Code List” (page 78)

and press ENTER.

[ Off ]

Turns off the subtitles.

b Note

If you select a language in [Disc Menu], [Disc Subtitle],

or [Disc Audio] that is not recorded on the DVD VIDEO,

one of the recorded languages will be automatically

selected.

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b Note

This affects the output from the DIGITAL OUT

(COAXIAL)/HDMI OUT jacks.

If the HDMI OUT jack is connected to equipment not

compatible with DTS signals, select [Off].

Audio Settings

The [Audio] setup allows you to adjust the sound

according to the playback and connection

conditions.

[MPEG Output] (DVD VIDEO only)

Selects the type of MPEG audio signal.

Select [Audio] in the Setup Display. To use the

display, see “Using the Setup Displays” (page 62).

The default settings are underlined.

[ MPEG →

PCM ]

Select this when the recorder is

connected to an audio component

without a built-in MPEG decoder.

If you play MPEG audio sound

tracks, the recorder outputs stereo

signals.

Dolby Digital Output

DTS Output

Dolby Digital -> PCM

Dolby Digital

MPEG Output

96kHz PCM Output

Audio DRC

[ MPEG ]

Select this when the recorder is

connected to an audio component

with a built-in MPEG decoder.

Vocal

b Note

This affects the output from the DIGITAL OUT

(COAXIAL)/HDMI OUT jacks.

If the HDMI OUT jack is connected to equipment not

compatible with MPEG audio signals, select [MPEG →

PCM].

[Dolby Digital Output] (DVDs only)

Selects the type of Dolby Digital signal.

[ Dolby

Digital →

PCM ]

Select this when the recorder is

connected to an audio

component without a built-in

Dolby Digital decoder.

[96kHz PCM Output] (DVD VIDEO only)

Selects the sampling frequency of the audio

signal.

[ Dolby

Digital ]

Select this when the recorder is

connected to an audio

component with a built-in

Dolby Digital decoder.

[ 96kHz →

48kHz ]

The audio signals of DVD

VIDEOs are always converted to

48 kHz/16 bit.

[ 96kHz ]

All types of signals, including

96 kHz/24 bit, are output in their

original format.

b Note

This affects the output from the DIGITAL OUT

(COAXIAL)/HDMI OUT jacks.

If the HDMI OUT jack is connected to equipment not

compatible with Dolby Digital signals, select [Dolby

Digital → PCM].

b Note

This affects the output from the DIGITAL OUT

(COAXIAL)/HDMI OUT jacks.

If the HDMI OUT jack is connected to equipment not

compatible with 96 kHz signals, select [96kHz →

48kHz].

[DTS Output] (DVD VIDEO only)

Selects whether or not to output DTS signals.

[ Off ]

Select this when the recorder is

connected to an audio

component without a built-in

DTS decoder.

[Audio DRC] (Dynamic Range Control) (Dolby

Digital DVDs only)

Makes the sound clear when the volume is turned

down when playing a DVD that conforms to

[Audio DRC]. This affects the output from the

following jacks:

[ On ]

Select this when the recorder is

connected to an audio

component with a built-in DTS

decoder.

– AUDIO OUT (L/R) jacks

– LINE OUT (VIDEO/AUDIO L/R) jacks

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– DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL)/HDMI OUT jacks

only when [Dolby Digital Output] is set to

[Dolby Digital → PCM] (page 65).

Parental Control Settings

(Lock)

[ Off ]

[ On ]

Normally select this.

Makes low sounds clear even if

you turn the volume down.

Playback of some DVD VIDEOs can be limited

according to a predetermined level, such as the age

of the users. Scenes may be blocked or replaced

with different scenes.

[Vocal] (Karaoke DVD only)

Mixes karaoke channels into normal stereo.

This function is effective for multi-channel

karaoke DVDs only.

Select

[Lock] in the Setup Display. To use the

display, see “Using the Setup Displays” (page 62).

[Parental Control]

[ Off ]

Does not mix karaoke channels

into normal stereo. You can turn

off the guide vocal on a multi-

channel DVD.

Selects the rating level.

Select [Parental Control] and press ,.

[ On ]

Normally select this.

Parental Control

Set Password

Area Code

Off

Level 8

Level 7

Level 6

Level 5

Level 4

Level 3

Level 2

Level 1

The display asks for the password.

Enter the four-digit password using the

number buttons.

Select the level and press ENTER.

The lower the level, the stricter the limitation.

If you select [Off], the Parental Control

function does not activate.

[Set Password]

Changes or deletes the password for the Parental

Control function.

Select [Set Password] and press ,.

If you have not entered a password, the

display for entering a new password appears.

Parental Control

Set Password

Area Code

Change

DNeelwete

Password

Enter a four-digit password using the number

buttons. Enter the password again to confirm.

The password is stored.

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• If you make a mistake, press < repeatedly

to delete numbers one by one, then re-enter

it.

Recording Settings (Video)

To change the password, press ENTER while

[Change] is selected.

[Erase]: Erases the password. Enter the

registered password.

The [Video] setup allows you to adjust recording

and set top box settings.

Select

[Video] in the Setup Display. To use

the display, see “Using the Setup Displays” (page

62). The default settings are underlined.

Enter the registered password.

Enter a new four-digit password.

Enter the password again to confirm.

Disc Record Mode

DV Input

z Hint

Auto Chapter

Set-Top Box Control

Set-Top Box Edit

If you forget your password, clear the password and

ULP

Press SYSTEM MENU and select [Setup] to turn on the

Setup Display. Enter the six-digit number 210499 using

the number buttons. Select [OK] and press ENTER. The

registered password is cleared.

[Disc Record Mode]

[Area Code]

Selects one of the following recording modes:

HQ, SP, LP, EP and ULP (in the order of picture

quality).

Selects a code for a geographic area as the

playback rating level. See “Area Code List” (page

78).

Select [Area Code] and press ,.

[DV Input]

Selects the stereo track when recording from a

digital video camera connected to the DV IN jack

on the front panel.

Enter the four-digit password using the

number buttons.

Press M/m to enter the first character of the

area and press ,.

[ Stereo 1 ]

Records original sound at the time

of shooting. Normally select this

when dubbing a DV/Digital8

format tape.

Press M/m to enter the second character and

press ENTER.

[ Stereo 2 ]

Records only additional sound

over-dubbed after shooting.

b Notes

• When you play discs which do not have the Parental

Control function, playback cannot be limited on this

recorder.

[Auto Chapter]

• Depending on the disc, you may be asked to change the

Parental Control level while playing the disc. In this

case, enter your password, then change the level.

Automatically divides a recording (a title) into

chapters by inserting chapter markings at a

specified interval. The markings are inserted while

the recording is being made.

[ No

Separation ]

No chapter mark is inserted.

Sets the interval to 5 minutes.

Sets the interval to 10 minutes.

[ 5

minutes ]

[ 10

minutes ]

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b Note

Depending on the size of the recording being made, the

actual interval may vary from the interval selected in

[Auto Chapter]. When recording in ULP mode, the

interval is set to 10-minutes. The selected interval should

only be used as an approximation to create chapters.

Disc Settings

The [Disc] setup contains disc-related items such

as disc protection and labeling.

[Set-Top Box Control]

Turns on the cable box/satellite receiver control

function.

Select

[Disc] in the Setup Display. To use the

display, see “Using the Setup Displays” (page 62).

The default settings are underlined.

[ Off ]

[ On ]

Select this if you do not use the

supplied set top box controller.

Format DVD

Finalize

Start

Input Disc Name

Protect Disc

PBC

Select this when you use the

supplied set top box controller.

Select [Edit] and make necessary

settings. For details, see “Setting

up the cable box/satellite receiver

control” (page 19).

[Format DVD]

[Set-Top Box Edit]

You can manually re-format a DVD+RW or

DVD-RW disc to make a blank disc. See page 26

for details.

When [Set-Top Box Control] is set to [On], you

can change the following settings. See page 19 for

details.

[Device Type]: Selects the type of cable box/

satellite receiver.

[Brand]: Selects the brand name of your cable

box/satellite receiver.

[Finalize]

“Finalizing” makes discs playable on other DVD

equipment. See page 33 for details.

[Number of Digits]: Selects the number of digits

for your cable box/satellite receiver’s channel.

[ENTER key]: Selects whether you need to press

the ENTER button after entering the channel

number.

[Key Speed]: Selects the key speed to send

commands to the cable box/satellite receiver.

[Test]: Checks that the control works correctly.

[Input Disc Name]

Name or rename the recorded discs to make them

discernible on the display (page 31).

[Protect Disc]

Protects disc recording against erasure and

alteration (page 33).

[PBC] (Playback Control)

Turns the PBC function on or off when playing

VIDEO CDs.

[ Off ]

The PBC function is not

activated. VIDEO CDs with

PBC will be played the same way

as audio CDs.

[ On ]

The PBC function is activated

when playing VIDEO CDs with

PBC.

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Resetting the Recorder

(Factory Set)

Select this to reset the recorder to all its default

settings. Note that Parental Control settings in the

[Lock] setup remain unaffected.

1 Press SYSTEM MENU to turn on the System

Menu.

2 Select [Setup] and press ENTER.

3 Select

[General] and press ,.

4 Select [Factory Set] and press ,.

Clock Setting

TV Type

Power Save

Factory Set

SET

5 Press ENTER while [SET] is selected.

The display asks for confirmation.

6 Select [OK] and press ENTER.

Initial Setup starts (see page 18).

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The channel on the cable box/satellite receiver

has been changed.

, The set top box controller is connected and [Set-

Top Box Control] is set to [On]. Check the [Set-

Top Box Control] settings in the [Video] setup

(page 19).

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.

The picture from equipment connected to the

recorder’s input jack does not appear on the

screen.

, If the equipment is connected to the LINE 1 IN

jack, select “L1” in the front panel display by

pressing INPUT.

Power

If the equipment is connected to the LINE 2 IN

jacks, select “L2” in the front panel display by

pressing INPUT.

If the equipment is connected to the DV IN jack,

(this is usually for a digital video camera

connection), select “dV” in the front panel

display by pressing INPUT.

The power does not turn on.

, Check that the mains lead (the power cord) is

connected securely.

Picture

The playback picture or TV program from the

equipment connected through the recorder is

distorted.

, If the playback picture output from a DVD

player, VCR, or tuner goes through your recorder

before reaching your TV, the copy-protection

signal applied to some programs could affect

picture quality. Disconnect the playback

equipment in question and connect it directly to

your TV.

There is no picture.

, Re-connect all connecting cords securely.

, The connecting cords are damaged.

, Check the connection to your TV (page 12).

, Switch the input selector on your TV (such as to

“VCR”) and “AV 1” so that the signal from the

recorder appears on the TV screen.

, This recorder cannot record PAL signals.

Picture noise appears.

, If the picture output signal from your recorder

passes through your VCR to get to your TV, or if

you are connected to a combination TV/VIDEO

player, the copy-protection signal applied to

some DVD programs could affect picture

quality.

The picture does not fill the screen.

, Set [TV Type] in the [General] setup in

accordance with the screen size of your TV

(page 63).

, You have set the recorder to progressive format

even though your TV cannot accept the

progressive signals. In this case, remove the disc

and close the disc tray. Then press the

RESOLUTION button on the recorder to switch

the signals.

The picture does not fill the screen, even

though the aspect ratio is set in [TV Type] in

the [General] setup.

, The screen size of the title is fixed.

, Even if your TV is compatible with progressive

format (480p) signals, the image may be affected

when you set the recorder to progressive format.

In this case, remove the disc and close the disc

tray. Then press the RESOLUTION button on

the recorder to switch the signals.

, You are playing a disc recorded in a color system

that is different from your TV.

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, Cancel the rating function or change the rating

level (page 66).

Sound

There is no sound.

The recorder does not start playback from the

beginning.

, Resume play was activated (page 43).

, You have inserted a disc whose Title menu or

DVD menu automatically appears on the TV

screen when it is first inserted. Use the menu to

start playback.

, Re-connect all connections securely.

, The connecting cord is damaged.

, The input source setting on the audio component

or the connection to the audio component is

incorrect.

, The recorder is in reverse play, fast forward,

slow motion, or pause mode.

, If the audio signal does not come through the

DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL)/HDMI OUT jacks,

check the [Audio] setup settings (page 65).

The recorder starts playing automatically.

, The DVD VIDEO features an auto playback

function.

Sound is noisy.

Playback stops automatically.

, If the DVD has an auto pause signal, the recorder

stops playback at the auto pause signal.

, When playing a CD with DTS sound tracks,

noise will come from LINE OUT (AUDIO L/R)/

AUDIO OUT L/R jacks (page 46).

Some functions such as Stop, Search, or Slow-

motion Play cannot be performed.

Recorded or played back audio is not stereo.

, The TV is not stereo-compatible.

, Depending on the DVD, you may not be able to

do some of the operations above. See the

instructions supplied with the disc.

, The input source is not in stereo format.

, The AV output jacks on the recorder are not

connected to TV AV input jacks.

The language for the sound track cannot be

changed.

, Multilingual tracks are not recorded on the DVD

being played.

, The DVD VIDEO prohibits the changing of the

language for the sound track.

The sound volume is low.

, The sound volume is low on some DVDs.

The sound volume may improve if you set

[Audio DRC] in the [Audio] setup to [On]

(page 65).

, Try changing the language using the DVD

VIDEO’s menu.

An alternate audio track cannot be played.

, If you have connected an AV amplifier to the

DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack and want to

change the audio track during playback, set

[Dolby Digital Output] in the [Audio] setup to

[Dolby Digital → PCM] (page 65).

The subtitle language cannot be changed or

turned off.

, Multilingual subtitles are not recorded on the

DVD VIDEO.

, The DVD VIDEO prohibits changing of the

subtitles.

, Try changing the subtitle using the DVD

VIDEO’s menu.

, The subtitles cannot be changed for the titles

recorded on this recorder.

Playback

The recorder does not play any type of disc.

, The disc is upside down. Insert the disc with the

playback side facing down.

, The disc is not correctly inserted.

, Moisture has condensed inside the recorder. In

this case, if the recorder is on, leave it on (if it is

off, leave it off) for about an hour until the

moisture evaporates.

, If the disc was recorded on another recorder and

was not finalized (page 33), the recorder cannot

play the disc.

The angles cannot be changed.

, Multi-angles are not recorded on the DVD

VIDEO being played.

, You are trying to change the angles when “

does not appear on the TV screen (page 44).

, The DVD VIDEO prohibits changing angles.

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, Try changing the angle using the DVD VIDEO’s

menu.

, The angles cannot be changed for the titles

recorded on this recorder.

Recording does not stop immediately after you

press x REC STOP.

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

disc data before recording can stop.

On-screen instructions may appear after pressing

x REC STOP. In the case, follow the on screen

instructions.

The MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files do

not play.

, The MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files are

not recorded in a format that the recorder can

play (page 76).

Timer recording is not complete or did not start

from the beginning.

, There was a power failure before or during

recording. Reset the clock (page 63).

, Another timer setting overlapped the timer

setting (page 38).

Recording/Timer recording/

Editing

, Disc space was not sufficient.

The channel cannot be changed from the

channel you are recording.

, Set the TV’s input source to “TV.”

Contents previously recorded were erased.

, Data that is not playable on this recorder but was

recorded on a DVD with a PC will be erased

from the disc when the disc is inserted.

Recording does not start immediately after you

press z REC.

, Operate the recorder only after “REAd”

disappears from the front panel display.

Display

The clock has stopped.

Nothing was recorded even though you set the

timer setting correctly.

, Set the clock again (page 63).

, The clock stopped due to a power failure. Reset

the clock (page 63).

, There was a power failure during recording.

, The recorder’s internal clock stopped due to a

power failure. Reset the clock (page 63).

, Disconnect the mains lead (the power cord) from

the AC outlet, and connect it again.

, The program contains copy protection signals

that restrict copying.

The “ ” indicator is flashing.

, The disc does not have enough space.

, Insert a recordable disc into the recorder.

, Another timer setting overlapped the timer

setting (page 38).

, There is no DVD inside the recorder.

, There is not enough disc space for the recording.

, The disc is protected (DVD-RW (VR mode))

(page 33).

The recording mode indication is incorrect.

, When the recording or dubbing is less than three

minutes, the recording mode indication may be

displayed incorrectly. The actual recording itself

is correctly made in the selected recording mode.

, The recorder was in the process of DV Dubbing

(page 59).

, The connected cable box/satellite receiver was

turned off.

, The set top box controller was incorrectly

connected (page 11).

, The settings in [Set-Top Box Control] of the

[Video] setup have been changed (page 19).

Remote control

The remote does not function.

, The batteries are weak.

, The remote is too far from the recorder.

, There is an obstacle in the path of the remote

control and the recorder.

, The remote’s manufacturer code returned to the

default setting when you replaced the batteries.

Reset the code (page 17).

, Turn on the recorder.

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, 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 17). The default command mode

setting for this recorder and the supplied remote

is “3 (Default setting).” You can check the

current command mode in the front panel display

(page 17).

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 17).

Others

The recorder does not detect USB memory

connected to the recorder.

, Make sure that the USB memory is securely

connected to the recorder (page 24).

, Check that the USB memory is not damaged.

The recorder does not operate properly.

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

recorder for more than five seconds until the

recorder turns off. If a disc is still in the recorder,

press Z OPEN/CLOSE and remove the disc.

, 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 disc tray does not open after you press Z

OPEN/CLOSE.

, It may take a few seconds for the disc tray to

open after you have recorded or edited a DVD.

This is because the recorder is adding disc data to

the disc.

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Recordable and Playable Discs

Type

Disc Logo

Icon used Formatting

Compatibility with other

DVD players (finalising)

in this

(new discs)

manual

DVD+RW

Automatically

formatted in +VR compatible players

Playable on DVD+RW

mode (DVD+RW (finalization necessary)

VIDEO)

(page 33)

DVD-RW VR

Format in VR

mode (page 26)

Playable only on VR

mode compatible players

(finalization necessary)

(page 33)

mode

RWVR

Video

mode

Format in Video

mode (page 26)

Playable on most DVD

players (finalization

necessary) (page 33)

RWVideo

DVD+R

DVD-R

Automatically

formatted in +VR players (finalization

mode (DVD+R

VIDEO)

Playable on most DVD

necessary) (page 33)

Automatically

formatted in Video players (finalization

mode (page 26). necessary) (page 33)

Playable on most DVD

Video

mode

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Usable disc versions (as of May 2008)

• 8x-speed or slower DVD+RWs

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

with CPRM*)

• 16x-speed or slower DVD+Rs

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

with CPRM*)

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

are trademarks.

* CPRM (Content Protection for Recordable Media) is a

coding technology that protects copyrights for images.

Discs that cannot be recorded on

• DVD-RAMs

• DVD-R DL (Dual Layer)/+R DL (Double

Layer) discs

• 8cm discs

Maximum recordable number of titles

Disc

Number of titles

DVD-RW/DVD-R

DVD+RW/DVD+R

b Notes

• You cannot mix VR mode and Video mode on the same

DVD-RW. To change the disc’s format, reformat the

disc (page 26). Note that the disc’s contents will be

erased after reformatting.

• You cannot shorten the time required for recording

even with high-speed discs.

• It is recommended that you use discs with “For Video”

printed on their packaging.

• You cannot add new recordings to DVD+Rs, DVD-Rs,

or DVD-RWs (Video mode) that contain recordings

made on other DVD equipment.

• In some cases, you may not be able to add new

recordings to DVD+RWs that contain recordings made

on other DVD equipment. If you do add a new

recording, note that this recorder will rewrite the DVD

menu.

• You cannot edit recordings on DVD+RWs, DVD-RWs

(Video mode), DVD+Rs, or DVD-Rs that are made on

other DVD equipment.

• If the disc contains PC data unrecognisable by this

recorder, the data may be erased.

• You may not be able to record, edit, or dub on some

recordable discs, depending on the disc.

• Do not insert any discs that cannot be recorded or

played on this recorder. This may cause the recorder to

malfunction.

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Playable Discs

Icon used in

this manual

Type

Disc Logo

Characteristics

Discs such as movies that can be

purchased or rented

DVD VIDEO

This recorder also recognises DVD-

RAMs* as DVD Video compatible

discs.

DVD

VIDEO CDs or CD-Rs/CD-RWs in

VIDEO CD/Super VIDEO CD format

VIDEO CD

VCD

Music CDs or CD-Rs/CD-RWs in

music CD format

DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD-RAMs*

containing MP3 audio tracks

DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs/DVD-ROMs

containing MP3 audio tracks or JPEG

image files

DATA DVD

DATA CD

—

DATA DVD

CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs

containing either MP3 audio tracks or

JPEG image files

DATA CD

“DVD VIDEO” and “CD” are trademarks.

Note on playback operations of DVD VIDEOs/

VIDEO CDs

* If the DVD-RAM has a removable cartridge, remove

the cartridge before playback.

Some playback operations of DVD VIDEOs/

VIDEO CDs may be intentionally set by software

producers. Since this recorder plays DVD

VIDEOs/VIDEO CDs according to the disc

contents the software producers designed, some

playback features may not be available. Refer to

the instructions supplied with the DVD VIDEOs/

VIDEO CDs.

Discs that cannot be played

• PHOTO CDs

• CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs that are recorded in

a format different from the formats mentioned in

the table above.

• Data part of CD-Extras

• BDs (Blu-ray Discs)

• HD DVDs

• Discs recorded with an AVCHD-compatible

DVD video camera

• DVD-ROMs/DVD+RWs/DVD-RWs/

DVD+Rs/DVD-Rs that do not contain DVD

Video, JPEG image files, or MP3 audio tracks.

• DVD Audio discs

• Cartridge-only type DVD-RAMs

• HD layer on Super Audio CDs

• DVD VIDEOs with a different region code

(page 77).

• DVDs that were recorded on a different recorder

and not correctly finalised.

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Region code (DVD VIDEO only)

About MPEG-2

Your recorder has a region code printed on the rear

of the unit and will only play DVD VIDEOs

(playback only) labeled with identical region

codes. This system is used to protect copyrights.

ANY USE OF THIS PRODUCT OTHER THAN

CONSUMER PERSONAL USE IN ANY

MANNER THAT COMPLIES WITH THE

MPEG-2 STANDARD FOR ENCODING

VIDEO INFORMATION FOR PACKAGED

MEDIA IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED

WITHOUT A LICENSE UNDER APPLICABLE

PATENTS IN THE MPEG-2 PATENT

PORTFOLIO, WHICH LICENSE IS

AVAILABLE FROM MPEG LA, L.L.C., 250

STEELE STREET, SUITE 300, DENVER,

COLORADO 80206.

DVD VIDEOs labeled

recorder.

will also play on this

ALL

If you try to play any other DVD VIDEO, the

message “Playback prohibited by region code.”

will appear on the TV screen. Depending on the

DVD VIDEO, no region code indication may be

labeled even though playing the DVD VIDEO is

prohibited by area restrictions.

Region code

Music discs encoded with copyright protection

technologies

This product is designed to play back discs that

conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard.

Various music discs encoded with copyright

protection technologies are being marketed by

some record companies. Please be aware that

among those discs, there are some that do not

conform to the CD standard and may not be

playable by this product.

Note on DualDiscs

A DualDisc is a two sided disc product which

mates DVD recorded material on one side with

digital audio material on the other side.

However, since the audio material side does not

conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard,

playback on this product is not guaranteed.

b Notes

• Some DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs, DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs,

DVD-RAMs, or CD-RWs/CD-Rs cannot be played on

this recorder due to the recording quality or physical

condition of the disc, or the characteristics of the

recording device and authoring software. The disc will

not play if it has not been correctly finalised. For more

information, refer to the operating instructions for the

recording device.

• If the disc contains PC data unrecognisable by this

recorder, the data may be erased.

• Do not insert any discs that cannot be recorded or

played on this recorder. This may cause the recorder to

malfunction.

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Language Code List

For details, see page 64.

The language spellings conform to the ISO 639: 1988 (E/F) standard.

Language

Code

Language

Code

Language

Code

Language

Code

Abkhazian

Afar

Afrikaans

Albanian

Amharic

Arabic

6566

6565

6570

8381

6577

6582

7289

6583

6588

6590

6665

6985

6678

6890

6672

6682

6671

7789

6669

9072

7282

6783

6865

7876

6978

6979

6984

7079

7074

7073

7082

7089

Galician

Georgian

German

Greek

Greenlandic

Guarani

Gujarati

Hausa

Hebrew

Hindi

7176

7565

6869

6976

7576

7178

7185

7265

7387

7273

7285

7383

7378

7365

7165

7384

7487

7578

7583

7575

7589

7579

7585

7679

7665

7686

7678

7684

7775

7771

7783

7776

7773

Marathi

7782

7779

7778

7865

7869

7879

7982

8065

8083

7065

8076

8084

8185

8277

8279

8285

8377

8365

7168

8382

8372

8378

8368

8373

8375

8376

6983

8385

8387

8386

8476

8471

8465

Telugu

Thai

Tonga

Turkish

Turkmen

Twi

Ukrainian

Urdu

Uzbek

Vietnamese

Volapük

Welsh

Wolof

Xhosa

Yiddish

Yoruba

Zulu

8469

8472

8479

8482

8475

8487

8575

8582

8590

8673

8679

6789

8779

8872

7473

8979

9085

Moldavian

Mongolian

Nauru

Nepali

Norwegian

Oriya

Armenian

Assamese

Aymara

Azerbaijani

Bashkir

Basque

Bengali; Bangla

Bhutani

Bihari

Punjabi

Pashto; Pushto

Persian

Hungarian

Icelandic

Indonesian

Interlingua

Irish

Polish

Portuguese

Quechua

Rhaeto-Romance

Romanian

Russian

Breton

Italian

Bulgarian

Burmese

Byelorussian

Chinese

Croatian

Czech

Javanese

Kannada

Kashmiri

Kazakh

Samoan

Sanskrit

Scots Gaelic

Serbian

Kirghiz

Serbo-Croatian

Shona

Korean

Danish

Kurdish

Sindhi

Dutch

Laothian

Latin

Singhalese

Slovak

English

Esperanto

Estonian

Faroese

Fiji

Latvian; Lettish

Lingala

Slovenian

Spanish

Lithuanian

Macedonian

Malagasy

Malay

Sundanese

Swahili

Finnish

Swedish

Tagalog

French

Frisian

Malayalam

Maori

Tajik

Tamil

Area Code List

For details, see page 67.

Code Area

Afghanistan

Netherlands

Antilles

Spain

Ethiopia

Finland

Fiji

Libya

Singapore

Slovenia

Morocco

Monaco

Mongolia

Maldives

Mexico

Slovak Republic

Senegal

Argentina

Austria

France

El Salvador

Thailand

Australia

Belgium

Bolivia

Great Britain

Greenland

Greece

Hong Kong

Croatia

Malaysia

Nigeria

Turkey

Taiwan

Brazil

Netherlands

Norway

Nepal

Ukraine

Bhutan

Uganda

Belarus

Hungary

Indonesia

Ireland

United States

Uruguay

Canada

Congo

New Zealand

Oman

Uzbekistan

Vietnam

Switzerland

Chile

Israel

Panama

India

Peru

South Africa

Zimbabwe

China

Italy

Philippines

Pakistan

Colombia

Costa Rica

Cyprus

Jamaica

Japan

Poland

Portugal

Kenya

Czech Republic

Germany

Denmark

Ecuador

Egypt

Cambodia

South Korea

Kuwait

Paraguay

Romania

Russian Federation

Saudi Arabia

Sweden

Sri Lanka

Luxembourg

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Notes about the discs

• To keep the disc clean, handle the disc by its

edge. Do not touch the surface. Dust,

fingerprints, or scratches on the disc may cause

it to malfunction.

Notes About This Recorder

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 on the lenses

inside the recorder. Should this occur, the

recorder may not operate properly. In this case,

if the recorder is on, leave it on (if it is off, leave

it off) for about an hour until the moisture

evaporates.

• Do not expose the disc to direct sunlight or heat

sources such as hot air ducts, or leave it in a car

parked in direct sunlight as the temperature may

rise considerably inside the car.

• After playing, store the disc in its case.

• Clean the disc with a cleaning cloth. Wipe the

disc from the centre out.

• When you move the recorder, take out any discs

to avoid damaging the disc.

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

• Do not use solvents such as benzine, thinner,

commercially available cleaners, or anti-static

spray intended for vinyl LPs.

• Do not use the following discs.

– A disc that has a non-standard shape (e.g.,

card, heart).

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.

– A disc with a label or sticker on it.

– A disc that has cellophane tape or sticker

adhesive on it.

On cleaning discs, disc/lens cleaners

Do not use cleaning discs or disc/lens cleaners

(including wet or spray types). These may

cause the recorder to malfunction.

On replacement of parts

In the event that this unit is repaired, repaired parts

may be collected for reuse or recycling purposes.

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MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image

files that the recorder can play

Notes on MP3 Audio

Tracks, JPEG Image Files,

and i.Link

The recorder can play the following tracks and

files:

– MP3 audio tracks with the extension “.mp3.”

– JPEG image files with the extension “.jpeg” or

“.jpg.”

About MP3 audio tracks and JPEG

image files

z Hint

Since a disc with many trees takes longer to start

playback, it is recommended that you create albums with

no more than two trees.

MP3 is an audio compression technology that

satisfies certain ISO/MPEG regulations. JPEG is

an image compression technology.

You can play MP3 (MPEG1 Audio Layer 3)

format audio tracks on DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/

CD-Rs/CD-RWs) or DATA DVDs (DVD-ROMs/

DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs/DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/

DVD-RAMs) or play JPEG image files on DATA

CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs) or DATA

DVDs (DVD-ROMs/DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs).

DATA DVDs must be recorded according to

ISO9660 Level 1 or Level 2 format for the

recorder to recognise the MP3 tracks and JPEG

image files.

b Notes

• The recorder will play any data with the extension

“.mp3,” “.jpeg,” or “.jpg,” even if they are not in MP3

or JPEG. Playing these data may generate a loud noise

which could damage your speaker system.

• Depending on the disc, normal playback may not be

possible. For example, the picture may be unclear,

playback may not appear smooth, the sound may skip,

and so on.

• Depending on the disc, playback may take some time

to start.

• Some files cannot be played.

DATA CDs must be recorded according to

ISO9660 Level 1, Level 2, or Joliet format for the

recorder to recognise the MP3 tracks and JPEG

image files.

You can also play discs recorded in MultiSession/

Border.

Refer to the instructions supplied with the disc

drives and the recording software (not supplied)

for details on the recording format.

• For MP3 audio tracks, the recorder can play up to a

total number of 650 albums and files.

• For JPEG image files, the recorder can load up to a total

number of 650 albums and files a DATA CD/DATA

DVD or the connected USB device at a time. To view

unloaded albums, reload them.

• Proceeding to the next or another album may take some

time.

• The image size that can be displayed is limited. The

following image sizes can be displayed: width 6000

pixels by height 4499 pixels (less than 4 MB).

• This recorder supports MP3 audio tracks recorded with

a sampling frequency of 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, and 48 kHz.

• No more than a 1 GB MP3 audio track can be played.

• The recorder does not conform to audio tracks in

mp3PRO format.

Note on MultiSession/Border discs

If audio tracks and images in Music CD format or

Video CD format are recorded in the first session/

border, only the first session/border will be played

back.

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About i.LINK

Specifications

The DV IN jack on this recorder is i.LINK-

compliant for digital video cameras.

System

Laser: Semiconductor laser

i.LINK is a more familiar term for IEEE 1394 data

transport bus proposed by SONY, and is a

trademark approved by many corporations.

IEEE 1394 is an international standard

standardized by the Institute of Electrical and

Electronics Engineers.

For details on how to dub when this recorder is

connected to other video equipment having DV

jacks, see page 59.

The DV jack on this recorder can only input DVC-

SD signals. It cannot output signals. The DV jack

will not accept MICRO MV signals from

equipment such as a MICRO MV digital video

camera with an i.LINK jack.

Timer: Clock: Quartz locked/Timer

indication: 12-hour cycle (digital)

Video recording format: MPEG-2

Audio recording format/applicable bit

rate: Dolby Digital 2 ch

256 kbps (in HQ and SP mode), 192 kbps

(in LP and EP mode), 96 kbps (in ULP

mode)

Inputs and outputs

LINE 1 IN

(VIDEO): Phono jack /1.0 Vp-p

(AUDIO): Phono jack/2 Vrms/47 kilohms

LINE 2 IN

(VIDEO): Phono jack/1.0 Vp-p

(AUDIO): Phono jack/2 Vrms/more than

47 kilohms

For further precautions, see the notes on page 59.

For details on precautions when connecting this

recorder, also refer to the instruction manuals for

the equipment to be connected.

b Note

Normally, only one piece of equipment can be connected

to this recorder by the i.LINK cable (DV connecting

cable). When connecting this recorder to i.LINK-

compatible equipment having two or more i.LINK jacks

(DV jacks), refer to the instruction manual of the

equipment to be connected.

LINE OUT

(VIDEO): Phono jack /1.0 Vp-p

(AUDIO): Phono jack/2 Vrms/600 ohms

AUDIO OUT: Phono jack/2 Vrms/600 ohms

DV IN: 4-pin/i.LINK S100

DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL): Phono jack/

0.5 Vp-p/75 ohms

i.LINK and are trademarks.

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (Y, P^B, PR):

Phono jack/Y: 1.0 Vp-p,

PB: 0.7 Vp-p, PR: 0.7 Vp-p

SET TOP BOX CONTROL: Mini jack

HDMI OUT: HDMI™ Connector

USB: USB jack Type A

General

Power requirements: 120 V AC, 60 Hz

Power consumption: 20 W

Dimensions (approx.):

430 × 53 × 258 mm (17 × 2 ¹/8 × 10 ¹/8 inch)

(width/height/depth) incl. projecting parts

Mass (approx.): 2.6 kg (5.73 lb)

Operating temperature: 5ºC to 35ºC (41ºF

to 95ºF)

Operating humidity: 25% to 80%

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Supplied accessories:

Power cord (1)

Video cord (1)

Audio cord (1)

Remote commander (remote) (1)

Size AA (R6) batteries (2)

Set top box controller (1)

Specifications and design are subject to change

without notice.

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Copy-Once 35

CPRM 35, 75

Index

Handling discs 79

HDMI cord 12

HDMI OUT 13, 14

[Hide] 55, 56

Creating chapters 56

Words in brackets appear in the

on-screen displays.

DATA CD 76

DATA DVD 76

DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL)

Numerics

[16:9] 63

[4:3 Letter Box] 63

[4:3 Pan Scan] 63

[96kHz PCM Output] 65

i.LINK 81

Initial Setup 18

INPUT 41, 60

[Input Disc Name] 32, 68

Digital video camera 59

[Disc Record Mode] 67

Disc space 51

Disc types 74, 76

DISPLAY 30

Display

[A-B Erase] 53

A-B Repeat 46

Album 48

JPEG image files 50

Setup Display 62

[Divide] 54

Angle 45

LINE 1 IN 11

LINE 2 IN 21

LINE OUT 12, 14

Dolby Digital 14, 65

Area Code 67, 78

Audio 45, 65

Audio cord 14

[Audio DRC] 65

Audio input 14

[Auto Chapter] 40, 67

DTS 14, 65

DV Dubbing 59

DV IN 59

MENU 42

[DV Input] 61, 67

DVD VIDEO 76

DVD+R 74

DVD’s Menu 42

Top menu 42

[Move] 58

MP3 audio tracks 48

MPEG 14, 65

DVD+RW 74

DVD-R 74

DVD-RAM 76

DVD-RW 51, 74

Batteries 16

Bookmark 47

Cable box 10

[Edit] 32, 53

CD 76

Number buttons 32

Editing 51

Chapter 40, 56

Chapter List 29, 42, 55, 58

[Clock Setting] 63

[Combine] 56

Command Mode 17

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

Enter characters 31

[Erase] 53, 56

On-screen display

Setup Display 62

Sub-menu 28

Original 28, 51

OSD language 64

[Factory Set] 69

File 50

[Finalize] 34, 68

Connecting

Folder 50

the audio cords 14

the HDMI cord 14

the USB device 24

the video cords 12

Controlling TVs with the

remote 16

[Format DVD] 26, 68

Front panel 8

[Full Play] 42, 56

Copy control signals 35

Copy-Free 35

Copy-Never 35

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Parental Control 43, 66

Parts and controls 6

PBC (Playback Control) 43

PCM 65

[Search] 29

Searching

VIDEO CD 43, 76

Video mode 74

[Vocal] 66

fast forward 44, 49

fast reverse 44, 49

locating the beginning of

the title/chapter/

track 44

VR mode 74

Playable discs 74, 76

Playback 42, 44, 48, 74, 76

A-B Repeat 46

ZOOM 45

fast forward 44, 49

fast reverse 44, 49

Repeat Play 46, 49

Resume Play 43

[Set Password] 66

Set top box controller 11, 20

[Set-Top Box Control] 19, 68

Setup Display 62

[Show] 55, 56

Slow-motion play 45

Playlist 28, 51, 57

Power cord 15

Slide show 50

[Stereo 1] 67

[Protect] 54

[Stereo 2] 67

[Protect Disc] 33, 68

Sub-menu 28

Subtitle 45, 64

Super VIDEO CD 76

Surround 30

Quick Timer 39

System Menu 25

Rear panel 9

Timer List 37

REC 27, 39

Timer recording

check/change/cancel 37

Rec Mode Adjust 37

Timer List 37

REC MODE 35

Rec Mode Adjust 37

Recordable discs 74

Recording 27, 35, 39, 41, 67

overwriting a recorded

title 40

Title 28, 42

Title List 28, 42, 52

[Title Name] 31, 53

Track 48

recording format 74

recording mode 35, 67

recording time 35

while watching another

program 39

Troubleshooting 70

TV INPUT 16

[TV Type] 63

Region code 77

Remote 6, 16

Repeat Play 46, 49

Resetting the recorder 69

Resume Play 43

[Unfinalize] 34

Usable discs 74, 76

Printed using VOC (Volatile Organic

Compound)-free vegetable oil based

ink.

Sony Corporation Printed in Indonesia

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