2-689-634-11(1)
Hard Disk Recorder
SVR-S500
Operating Instructions
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• If the hard disk needs to be formatted
or replaced, it will be done at the
discretion of Sony. All contents of
the hard disk drive will be erased,
including contents that violate
copyright laws.
Copyrights
• Television programmes, films, video
tapes, discs, and other materials may
be copyrighted. Unauthorized
recording of such material may be
contrary to the provisions of the
copyright laws. Also, use of this
recorder with cable television
transmission may require
Precautions
This equipment has been tested and
found to comply with the limits set out
in the EMC Directive using a
On power sources
connection cable shorter than 3 metres.
• The recorder is not disconnected
from the AC power source (mains) as
long as it is connected to the wall
outlet, even if the recorder itself has
been turned off.
• If you are not going to use the
recorder for a long time, be sure to
disconnect the recorder from the wall
outlet. To disconnect the AC power
cord (mains lead), grasp the plug
itself; never pull the cord.
• Before disconnecting the AC power
cord (mains lead), check that the
recorder’s hard disk is not operating
(recording or dubbing) on the front
panel display.
On safety
authorization from the cable
television transmitter and/or
programme owner.
Should any solid object or liquid fall
into the cabinet, unplug the recorder
and have it checked by qualified
personnel before operating it any
further.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Caution: This recorder is capable
of holding a still video image or
on-screen display image on your
television screen indefinitely. If
you leave the still video image or
on-screen display image displayed
on your TV for an extended period
of time you risk permanent damage
to your television screen. Plasma
display panels and projection
televisions are especially
About the hard disk drive
The hard disk has a high storage
density, which enables long recording
durations and quick access to the
written data. However, it can easily be
damaged by shock, vibration or dust,
and should be kept away from magnets.
To avoid losing important data,
observe the following precautions.
• Do not apply a strong shock to the
recorder.
• Do not place the recorder in a
location subject to mechanical
vibrations or in an unstable location.
• Do not place the recorder on top of a
hot surface, such as a VCR or
amplifier (receiver).
On placement
susceptible to this.
• Place the recorder in a location with
adequate ventilation to prevent heat
build-up in the recorder.
• Do not place the recorder on a soft
surface such as a rug that might block
the ventilation holes.
• Do not place the recorder in a
confined space such as a bookshelf or
similar unit.
• Do not place the recorder in a
location near heat sources, or in a
place subject to direct sunlight,
excessive dust, or mechanical shock.
• Do not place the recorder in an
inclined position. It is designed to be
operated in a horizontal position
only.
• Keep the recorder and discs away
from equipment with strong
magnets, such as microwave ovens,
or large loudspeakers.
If you have any questions or problems
concerning your recorder, please
consult your nearest Sony dealer.
About this manual
• In this manual, the internal hard disk
drive is written as “HDD,” unless
otherwise specified by the text or
illustrations.
• 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.
• All recording and storage times
referred to in this manual are
approximate and are dependent on
the channels and content recorded.
Any claims relating to storage
capacity assume a mix of
• Do not use the recorder in a place
subject to extreme changes in
temperature (temperature gradient
less than 10 °C/hour).
• Do not move the recorder with its
mains lead connected.
• Do not disconnect the mains lead
while the power is on.
• When disconnecting the mains lead,
turn off the power and make sure that
the hard disk drive is not operating
(the clock is displayed in the front
panel display and all recording or
dubbing has stopped).
• Do not move the recorder for one
minute after you have unplugged the
mains lead.
• Do not place heavy objects on the
recorder.
On recording
Make trial recordings before making
the actual recording.
• Do not attempt to replace or upgrade
the hard disk by yourself, as this may
result in malfunction.
programming is recorded ( ie. TV
and Radio).
On compensation for lost
recordings
If the hard disk drive should
malfunction, you cannot recover lost
data. The hard disk drive is only a
temporary storage space.
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.
About repairing the hard
disk drive
• The contents of the hard disk drive
may be checked in case of repair or
inspection during a malfunction or
modification. However, the contents
will not be backed up or saved by
Sony.
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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.
Notes About This
Recorder
On operation
On cleaning
• If the recorder is brought directly
from a cold to a warm location, or is
placed in a very damp room,
moisture may condense inside the
recorder. Should this occur, the
recorder may not operate properly.
In this case, if the recorder is on,
leave it on (if it is off, leave it off) for
about an hour until the moisture
evaporates.
Clean the cabinet, panel, and controls
with a soft cloth slightly moistened
with a mild detergent solution. Do not
use any type of abrasive pad, scouring
powder or solvent such as alcohol or
benzine.
About repairing the hard
disk drive
stored on the hard disk for testing
purposes; there is no intention to
copy or store the data, titles or any
other information.
• When you move the recorder, protect
it from any shock. If you don’t, the
hard disk drive may be damaged.
On the Hard Disk
• If replacement or initialization
(format) is required, the hard disk
will be formatted at our discretion. In
this case, please note that all of the
contents recorded there will be
erased (including any data found to
violate copyright law).
• A hard disk drive is built in to the
recorder to enable you to record and
store programming so you no longer
need to record to video tapes.
The hard disk drive in this recorder is
80GB, allowing you to store 80 hours
of programming depending on the
compression technology.
• The amount of hard disk space
available is displayed in the Hard
Disk Usage bar. See page 16. This
indicates the amount of free, used
and reserved space for scheduled
recordings currently available.
On the compression
technology
• You can increase the capacity of the
hard disk by compressing the
broadcast to maximise storage space.
When recording a programme on the
hard disk, you can select your
preferred recording mode, equivalent
to VCR recording modes. These
range from SP (Standard Play – the
normal recording speed) offering
highest quality recordings using
maximum hard disk capacity, LP
(Long Play), to EP (Extended Play),
creating lowest quality recording
using minimum hard disk capacity.
• Recorded programmes can be
compressed to create additional
storage space, either when the
recording is set (page 26) or once the
recording has been made (page 39).
When this occurs, additional disk
space is required to perform the
operation. It may be necessary to
delete existing recordings stored in
the Title List to allow for the
compression to take place.
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Important Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Notes About This Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Hooking Up the Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Step 1: Connecting the Aerial Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Step 2: Connecting the Video Cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Connecting a VCR or Similar Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Step 3: Connecting the Audio Cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Step 4: Connecting the Mains Lead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Step 5: Preparing the Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Controlling TVs with the remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Step 6: Auto Tuning (Full Channel Scan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
1. Changing Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Using the PROG +/– buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Using the Number buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Using the PROG LIST button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2. Pausing a TV Broadcast (TV Pause) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3. Recording a Programme (One Touch Recording) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Checking the hard disk status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
4. Playing the Recorded Programme (Title List) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Displaying the Playing Time and Play Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
TV GUIDE (Electronic Programme Guide) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Viewing the TV listing (GUIDE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Displaying the programme information box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Favourites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Setting a Favourite List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Ordering your favourite channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Watching or listening to a favourite channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Viewing a digital text service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Selecting digital text from dedicated digital teletext channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Selecting digital text from other channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Setting TV programme reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
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Timer Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Before Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Timer Recording (Standard/TV Guide) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Setting the timer manually (Standard) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Playing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Playing a paused TV Broadcast (TV Pause) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Playing titles from a programme category folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Adding new category folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Changing category folders name (Rename) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Moving recordings to a programme category folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Erasing and Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Before Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Erasing and Editing a Title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Erasing a Title/Scene. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Erasing sections of a title (Crop Editing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Copying Title/Section. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Creating and Editing a Playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Increasing recording capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Digital TV settings (DTV Settings) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Favourites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Parental Lock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Auto Tune . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Video and Audio Settings (Options) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Recording/Hard Disk Recorder and Remote Control Settings/Factory Settings
(Features) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Technical Information (Technical Info) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Manufacturer Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Signal Strength . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Guide to Parts and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
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Hookups and Settings
Hooking Up the Recorder
Follow steps 1 through 6 to hook up and adjust the settings of the recorder. Do not connect the mains lead
until you reach “Step 4: Connecting the Mains Lead” on page 10.
b Notes
• See “Specifications” (page 49) 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 SCART or video input jack.
• Be sure to disconnect the mains lead of each component before connecting.
Step 1: Connecting the Aerial Cable
Connect the aerial cable by following the steps below.
Hard disk recorder
to RF IN
TV
to RF OUT
Aerial cable (not supplied)
: Signal flow
1 Disconnect the aerial cable from your TV and connect it to AERIAL IN on the rear panel of the
recorder.
2 Connect AERIAL OUT of the recorder to the aerial input of your TV, using an optional aerial
cable.
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Step 2: Connecting the Video Cords
Connecting your TV
Connect LINE 1 - TV on the recorder and the Scart (EURO-AV) connector on the TV with the optional
SCART cord.
Hard disk
recorder
to LINE 1 - TV
SCART cord
(not supplied)
to SCART input
TV
: Signal flow
b Note
When playing “wide screen” images
Some recorded images may not fit your TV
screen. To change the picture size, see page 42.
When you connect the recorder to your TV via the
SCART jacks, the TV’s input source is set to the recorder
automatically when you turn on the recorder.
If necessary, press TV/VIDEO to switch the input source
of your TV to the recorder, see “Controlling TVs with the
remote” on page 11.
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Connecting a VCR or Similar Device
After disconnecting the mains lead from the mains, connect a VCR or similar recording device to the
LINE 2 - VCR / STB jack of this recorder.
TV
VCR
SCART cord (not supplied)
to SCART input
to LINE 1 - TV
to LINE 2 - VCR / STB
Hard disk recorder
b Notes
• Be sure to connect your VCR to the Hard disk 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
Hard disk recorder
TV
Line input 2
If your TV is not featured with a second line input, you can pass the VCR signal via the Hard Disk recorder to watch
video tapes on the TV. If necessary, press the INPUT SELECT button on your remote to switch the recorder’s input
to the LINE 2 - VCR / STB line to enable the VCR video signal to pass through the Hard Disk recorder.
• This recorder cannot record the contents from the connected VCR, STB or similar device.
• If you disconnect the recorder’s mains lead, you will not be able to view the signals from the connected VCR on the
TV.
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Step 3: Connecting the Audio Cords
You can improve sound quality by connecting a stereo system to the AUDIO OUT R-L jacks as shown
below.
Hard disk recorder
to AUDIO L-R
to Line IN
Audio cord (not supplied)
z Hint
For correct speaker location, see the operating instructions supplied with the connected components.
Step 4: Connecting the Mains Lead
Hard disk
recorder
2
AC Adapter
Power Cord
to DC IN 12V
to mains
3
1
1 Plug the cable attached to the AC adapter 1 into the DC In connector 2 on the recorder.
2 Plug one end of the power cord 3 into the AC adapter.
3 Plug the other end of the power cord into the mains.
Then plug the recorder and TV mains leads (power cords) into the mains.
After you connect the mains lead, you must wait for a short while before operating the
recorder. You can operate the recorder once the front panel display lights up and the recorder enters
standby mode.
If you connect additional equipment to this recorder (page 9), be sure to connect the mains lead after all
connections are complete.
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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 R6 (size AA) batteries by
matching the 3 and # ends on the batteries to the
markings inside the battery compartment. When
using the remote, point it at the remote sensor
on the recorder.
b Notes
• Depending on the connected unit, you may not be able
to control your TV with some or all of the buttons
below.
• If you enter a new code number, the code number
previously entered will be erased.
• When you replace the batteries of the remote, the code
number may be reset to the default setting. Set the
appropriate code number again.
Number
buttons
b Notes
• If the supplied remote interferes your other Sony Hard
Disk recorder, change the command mode number for
this recorder (page 12).
• Use the batteries correctly to avoid possible leakage
and corrosion. Do not touch the liquid with bare hands
should leakage occur. Observe the following:
– Do not use a new battery with an old battery, or
batteries of different manufacturers.
– Do not attempt to recharge the batteries.
– If you do not intend to use the remote for an extended
period of time, remove the batteries.
TV VOL
+/–
TV [/1
TV/VIDEO
TV PROG
+/–
– 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 the TV dedicated [/1 button
located at the bottom of the remote.
Do not press the [/1 button at the top of the
remote.
front panel) to strong light, such as direct sunlight or
lighting apparatus. The recorder may not respond to the
remote.
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2 With the TV [/1 button pressed down,
enter the TV’s manufacturer code using the
number buttons.
If you have more than one Sony
Hard Disk Recorder
For instance, to enter “09,” press “0” then “9.”
After you enter the last number, release the
TV [/1 button.
If the supplied remote interferes with your other
Sony Hard Disk recorder, set the command mode
number for this recorder and the supplied remote
to one that differs from the other Sony Hard Disk
recorder after you have completed “Step 6: Auto
Tuning (Full Channel Scan)” (page 13).
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.
The default command mode setting for this
recorder and the supplied remote is HDD 1.
Manufacturer
Sony
Code number
01 (default)
Hitachi
24
Number
buttons
JVC
33
Panasonic
Philips
17, 49
06, 08
71
SYSTEM
MENU
Samsung
Sanyo
25
</M/m/,,
ENTER
Thomson
Toshiba
43
RETURN
38
The remote performs the following:
Buttons
TV [/1
Operations
Turns your TV on or off
TV VOL +/–
Adjusts the volume of
your TV
TV PROG +/–
TV/VIDEO
Selects the programme
position on your TV
1 Check that “Step 6: Auto Tuning (Full
Channel Scan)” on page 13 has been
finished.
Switches your TV’s
input source
2 Press SYSTEM MENU.
To operate the TV/VIDEO button
The System Menu appears.
The TV/VIDEO button switches the input source
on your TV. Point your remote at the TV when
using this button.
3 Select “SETUP,” and press ENTER.
When you connect the recorder to the TV via the
SCART jacks, the input source for the TV is set to
the recorder automatically when you turn on the
recorder. To watch another source, press the TV/
VIDEO button to switch the TV’s input source.
SETUP
12:15
Setup Options
DTV Settings
Options
Features
Technical infos
4 Select “Features,” and press ENTER.
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5 Select “Command Mode.”
Step 6: Auto Tuning (Full
Channel Scan)
SETUP
12:15
Setting
Features
Record Subtitles
Subtitle Language
Interactivity
Off
English
On
Sleep Timer
0
Once the Sony Hard Disk recorder has been
connected to the mains for the first time, follow
the on-screen instructions to enable the recorder to
start searching for all of the receivable TV and
Radio channels in your local area.
Front Panel
On
Command Mode
Format HDD
Factory Setup
HDD 1
6 Press </, to select the desired mode
(HDD 1, HDD 2, or HDD 3).
[/1
A message appears and indicates that the
Command Mode has changed.
7 Set the Command Mode for the remote so
it matches the Command Mode for the
recorder you set above.
Follow the steps below to set the Command
Mode on the remote.
A Hold down ENTER.
ENTER
B While holding down ENTER, enter the
Command Mode code number using the
number buttons.
Command Mode
HDD 1
Code number
1
2
3
HDD 2
1 Turn on the recorder and switch the input
selector on your TV so that the signal from
the recorder appears on your TV screen.
The welcome message about the initial
settings appears.
HDD 3
C Hold down both the number and ENTER
buttons at the same time for more than
three seconds.
• If this message does not appear, select
“DTV Settings” from “SETUP” in the
System Menu to run “Auto Tune”. See
page 41.
If the Command Mode for the recorder has not
been changed, set the Command Mode for the
remote to the default setting of HDD 1. If the
Command Mode for the remote is changed to
HDD 2 or HDD 3, you will be unable to operate
this recorder.
2 Press ENTER.
The recorder will automatically capture and
store the available TV and Radio channels.
3 Press ENTER when “Scan Done” appears
on the front panel display.
Auto Tuning is finished.
z Hint
If a new channel is launched or your aerial is realigned
you may need to re-store channels. In this case repeat the
steps above.
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Using the PROG LIST button
Four Basic Operations
— Getting to Know Your Hard Disk Recorder
The programme list provides a quick and easy way
to:
• View the list of all available channels.
• Move to another channel.
1. Changing Channels
This section introduces the basic operation to view
all the current available programmes that have
been tuned to your Hard Disk Recorder.
Before starting, make sure that “Step 6: Auto
Tuning (Full Channel Scan)” on page 13 has been
completed.
1 Press PROG LIST to display the
programme list screen.
The Program List display appears.
PROGRAM LIST
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ProgID Channel Name
State
Turn on the recorder and switch the input selector
on your TV so that the signal from the recorder
appears on your TV screen.
3
4
DDE news
NCE
6
CMY
9
J9
14
29
34
44
55
58
300
AAC
EFF News
Channel J
NCE 5
HGF
HHT
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Record
PROG +/–
Number
buttons
A Indicates the Programme ID and Channel
Name
B State:
PROG LIST
z (green): Indicates the current viewed
programme.
z (red): Indicates that the programme is
currently being recorded or that at timer
recording has been set.
M/m,
ENTER
a (white): Indicates that the programme has
been paused.
C Indicates the current time and date.
D Allows you to set a timer recording for the
selected channel (page 26).
The recording option is not available when
you select a channel broadcasting only a
digital text service.
Using the PROG +/– buttons
2 Press the M/m buttons to move to other
Press PROG +/– on your remote control.
The Hard Disk Recorder tunes to the next channel,
and the programme ID and channel name appear
in the upper part of your TV screen.
channels.
3 Once highlighted, press the ENTER button
to exit the information display and view the
selected programme.
Using the Number buttons
You can also change channels by entering the
channel number using the 0–9 buttons.
The Hard Disk Recorder tunes to that channel, and
the programme ID and channel name appear in the
upper part of your TV screen.
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2 Press H to resume watching the
programme from the point at which you
pressed X.
2. Pausing a TV Broadcast
(TV Pause)
To fast rewind or fast forward TV pause
When the recorder is switched on, it automatically
stores in a buffer memory the last 30 minutes of
the channel it has been tuned to.
Press
/
while a broadcast is paused or after
you resumed playback. Pressing this buttons
repeatedly doubles the fast rewind and fast
forward speed as indicated on screen (up to x64
max).
You can pause a current TV broadcast, and then
continue watching the programme at a later time.
This is useful when you receive an unexpected
phone call or visitor while watching TV.
To skip directly to live TV
Press > while a broadcast is paused of after you
resumed playback to skip directly to live TV.
To record paused broadcasts
PROG +/–
Paused broadcasts are not saved to the HDD.
To record the paused programme, press z REC
while in TV pause mode, see “3. Recording a
Programme (One Touch Recording)” on page 16.
b Notes
• This function may be cancelled when:
– PROG +/– is pressed.
– TITLE LIST is pressed.
– GUIDE (Electronic Programme Guide) is pressed.
– the recorder is turned off.
– a timer recording is started.
/
>
H
X
z REC
1 While viewing a TV broadcast with this
recorder, press X.
The picture pauses. You can pause the picture
for up to 30 minutes.
0
00:13:51
00:13:51
LIVE
TV pause
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To record two programmes at the same time
Once you have set a recording, select another
channel and follow Step 1 above to
3. Recording a Programme
(One Touch Recording)
simultaneously record a second programme.
z Hint
This section introduces the basic operation to
record the current TV programme to the hard disk
(HDD). For an explanation of how to make timer
recordings, see page 26.
• If you do not want to watch TV while recording, you
can turn off the TV.
• If you have set two simultaneous recordings, you can
either watch one of these channels or playback a
previous recording from the Title List.
b Notes
PROG +/–
• One Touch Recording is not possible if no TV Guide
information is available for the particular programme.
In this case you can record the programme by setting
the timer manually, see page 26.
• One Touch Recording is not possible if the programme
overlaps with two other timer settings.
• After pressing z REC, it may take a short while to
start recording.
• If you press x REC STOP while two recordings are
running, you will have to select which recording to stop
in the TIMER LIST setup menu.
• If there is a power failure, the programme you are
recording may be erased.
DISPLAY
x REC STOP
z REC
Checking the hard disk status
You can check the remaining hard disk space
available for recording.
1 Press PROG +/– to select the programme
position you want to record.
Press DISPLAY.
The HDD Usage information box showing the
used and reserved space for scheduled recording/
total hard disk capacity appears on top of the live
TV picture displayed in the background.
2 Press z REC.
Recording starts.
Recording stops automatically when the
recorded programme ends or when the HDD
is full.
HDD Usage: 12.4/80 GB
To stop recording
Press x REC STOP.
HDD Usage information box
Note that it may take a few seconds for the
recorder to stop recording.
The information box disappears automatically
after a few seconds.
To watch another TV programme while
recording
Press PROG +/– to move to another channel.
b Note
The HDD Usage information does not appear when a
Playback or TV Pause progress bar is displayed.
To playback a previous recorded title while
recording
While recording, you can simultaneously play
another title already registered on your hard disk,
see “4. Playing the Recorded Programme (Title
List)” on page 17.
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B Scenes:
When recordings are stored to the hard disk,
4. Playing the Recorded
Programme (Title List)
thumbnail pictures are automatically
generated at 5 minute intervals throughout the
programme and displayed in the Title List
display for enhanced navigation. Each
snapshot displayed represents the beginning
of a 5 minute scene.
To play a recorded title, select the title from the
Title List.
C Indicates the current time
D Hard Disk usage
Indicates the used and reserved space for
scheduled recording/total hard disk capacity.
Coloured
control
buttons
E Scroll indicator:
Appears when all of the titles do not fit on the
list. To view the hidden titles, press M/m.
TITLE LIST
</M/m/,,
ENTER
F Erasing and editing options:
For details, see “Erasing and Editing” on
page 36.
RETURN
2 Select a title using the M/m buttons and
m
M
press ENTER.
H/X/x
Playback starts from the selected title.
To stop playback
Press x STOP.
1 Press TITLE LIST.
To start playback from a specific scene
The Title List display appears showing the
recordings stored on your Hard Disk recorder,
with the most recent recording appearing first.
Example of Title List:
1
2
After Step 1 above, select a title.
Once highlighted, press </, to select the
desired scene.
The selected scene is identified by a white
frame around the thumbnail picture, and the
scene number and duration into each
programme are indicated.
TITLE LIST
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Recordings List
Hobbies and Interests
Football Essentials
Date
Tue 07/02
Sun 05/02
Duration
115 min
28 min
EP
SP
Past and present of players and tournaments of every national team,
institutional and statistical information of all clubs, and categories,
scoreboards and fixtures of every lower category.
LP
73 min
3
Press ENTER to start playback from the
selected scene.
Family Studio
DVR:Scenes
Sat 04/02
[Scene(1)- 0:00]
To delete scenes
Delete
Mode
Rename
Advanced
For more accurate navigation, you can delete the
scenes snapshots from the Title List display.
Deleting scene does not delete any part of the
programme, only the thumbnail pictures will be
deleted.
A Title information:
Displays the title name, recording mode,
recording date, recording duration and a
detailed description of the recorded
programme.
1
After Step 2 above, press Red on your remote
control.
The “Delete” options menu appears.
2
Press YELLOW to delete the selected scene.
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2
3
Press YELLOW “Rename”.
The “Rename Recording” menu appears.
To add new scenes
You can add new scenes during the playback of a
recording to create further indexing for more
accurate navigation.
TITLE LIST
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Recordings List
Date
Duration
5 min
8 min
1
2
Press TITLE LIST in stop mode.
Hobbir
Footb
Rename Recording - ENTER to commit or RETURN to exit
Past Title:FootballEssentials
instit
score
Select a title to which you want to add a new
scene thumbnail picture, and press ENTER.
Playback starts.
Fami
3 min
DVR:
Delete
Insert
RETURN
ENTER
3
While watching the playback picture, press
H, X, or m/M to select the picture you
want to set for a scene thumbnail picture, and
press ENTER.
Delete
Mode
Rename
Advanced
Press </, to move the cursor to the left or
right of the title.
The “Add scene or mark” sub menu appears
asking for confirmation.
4
5
Press RED to delete characters.
Press GREEN to insert a character or to
extend the title name.
To insert a character, move the cursor to the
right of the point where you want to insert the
character and press GREEN.
4
Press GREEN “Scene” to confirm.
The new scene will be displayed the next time
you enter the Title List menu.
To turn off the Title List
6
7
Press M/m to select the characters.
The characters changes as follows:
9 y … y 0 y z y … y a y
Z y … yA y ! y ? y ; y : y
, y. y (blank space) y 9.
Press TITLE LIST or RETURN.
z Hints
You can select “TITLE LIST” from the System Menu.
Repeat steps 3 to 6 to enter the remaining
characters, then finally press ENTER to
confirm.
b Notes
• The title name and programme description may not
appear if no TV Guide information was available for
the particular recording.
• After recording, the first picture of the recording is
automatically set as the first scene thumbnail picture.
• It may take a few seconds for the thumbnail pictures to
be displayed.
To change the title order (Order)
This option allows you to change the title order in
the Title List menu.
• The maximum number of scenes automatically
generated within a single recording (title) cannot
exceed 44 thumbnail pictures.
• The maximum number of scenes to be manually
created within a single recording (title) cannot exceed
60 thumbnail pictures.
1
While the Title List menu is turned on, press
BLUE.
The “Advanced” menu appears.
2
Press M/m to select the title you want to move,
and press YELLOW.
• If a single recording (title) exceeds 22O minutes, the
scenes duration may vary according to the total
recording duration.
The title name and description characters
changes into red, indicating the title is ready to
be swapped.
3
4
Press M/m to select a new location within the
To change the title name (Rename)
You can label a title by entering up to 101
characters.
The steps below explain how to change the name
of the recorded programme.
Title List.
Press YELLOW to move the title to it’s new
position.
1
While the Title List menu is turned on, select
a title for which you want to change the name.
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Displaying the Playing Time and
Play Information
You can view the playing time and title
information of the current playback on the TV
screen.
DISPLAY
Press DISPLAY during playback.
The play time and title timeline appears on top of
the background pictures:
0
02:06:51
00:48:32
Channel 4
A Play mode
B Title name
C Total duration of the title
D Playing time
E Playing status bar
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1 Press the GUIDE button to display the TV
listing (Electronic Programme Guide).
This displays your custom list of channels and
shows programme information.
Guide to Digital Services
Example of TV Guide (GUIDE) display:
b Important Notice
• Digital Services availability depends on the
broadcaster.
SETUP
12:15
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• Digital Services are not instantly available when the
recorder is first turned on.
• Your Hard Disk Recorder needs to be in standby every
night for the latest TV listings to be downloaded. If the
recorder is disconnected from the mains over night, TV
listings will not be updated.
Time
Programme
Today
Sport
Hobbies and Interests
Tennis
DDE News
Weather
Cooking
Football Essentials
Family Studio
Kids
DDE news
12:05
12:45
13:00
13:05
13:30
14:00
14:05
15:05
16:07
• Channel “4TVInteractive” must appear in your channel
line-up in order for you to receive weekly TV listings.
Record
Select Date
Reminder
TV GUIDE (Electronic
Programme Guide)
A Channel name
B z (green): indicates the current viewed
The TV GUIDE provides a quick and easy way to:
• View the latest TV listings for all your preferred
digital channels.
channel.
C Programme title
For further explanation on how to select your
preferred channels, see “Favourites” on page 21.
• Set a programme to be recorded (page 28).
• Set a TV programme reminder (page 24).
D Indicates the programme broadcast start
time
E Indicates the current time
F Indicates the date corresponding to the
displayed TV programme
Viewing the TV listing (GUIDE)
G
Indicates if a TV programme reminder
is associated with the event (page 24)
H Coloured Control buttons for enhanced
navigation, recording options and TV
programme reminder setting.
PROG +/–
Coloured
control
buttons
2 Press the M/mbuttons to view the listing of
programme broadcast schedule on the
current channel.
GUIDE
</M/m/,,
ENTER
3 Press the </, buttons to view the TV
programme listing on other channels.
RETURN
4 Press the YELLOW button to view the next
or previous days programme schedule.
Once the “Set EPG Date” menu displayed,
press </, to select the date, then press
ENTER to view the corresponding
programme broadcast schedule.
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programme you wish to view, then press
the ENTER button to exit the TV GUIDE
display and view the programme.
Favourites
The Favourite application gives you the option to:
• Select and store your preferred channels to be
displayed in the GUIDE (Electronic Programme
Guide) TV listing.
• Add or delete channels to the Favourite List.
• Quickly display a favourite channel on screen
and avoid browsing channels that you don’t wish
to view.
To set a timer recording
See “Recording TV programmes using the TV
Guide application” on page 28.
To set a programme reminder
See “Setting TV programme reminders” on
page 24.
Setting a Favourite List
Displaying the programme
information box
Coloured
control
buttons
SYSTEM
MENU
M/m,
ENTER
RETURN
INFO
While watching a TV channel, press the INFO
button to display the programme information
box.
The Information box appears on top of live TV
showing the current programme ID and channel
name.
1 Press SYSTEM MENU.
The System Menu Display appears.
2 Select “SETUP,” and press ENTER.
The Setup Display appears.
Programme information box
3 Select “DTV Settings,” and press ENTER.
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SETUP
12:15
DTV Settings
Favourites
Parental Lock
Auto Tune
The information box disappears automatically
after a few seconds.
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4 Select “Favourites,” and press ENTER
The DTV Settings- Favourites setup display
appears.
Ordering your favourite channels
This option allows to change the channel order so
that your preferred channels appear first in the
Favourite List or when you move through the
channels in the TV listing GUIDE (Electronic
Programme Guide).
SETUP
12:15
Selected
ID
3
Channel Name
DDE news
NCE
4
6
CMY
9
J9
14
29
34
44
55
58
AAC
EFF News
Channel J
NCE 5
HGF
1 While the DTV Settings- Favourites setup
display is turned on, press M/m to select
the channel you want to move.
HHT
300 4TVinteractive
Select All
Clear All
Reorder
2 Press BLUE to “Reorder”.
The characters of the programme ID and
channel name lights up in green, indicating
the channel is ready to be swapped.
This display shows all the TV or Radio
channels available to you.
5 Press the M/m buttons to highlight a
channel you want to add as a favourite,
then press the ENTER button.
3 Press M/m to select a new location within
the list.
4 Press BLUE to move the channel to it’s new
position.
SETUP
12:15
Selected
ID
3
Channel Name
DDE news
NCE
4
6
CMY
9
J9
AAC
EFF News
Channel J
NCE 5
HGF
Watching or listening to a
favourite channel
14
29
34
44
55
58
HHT
300 4TVinteractive
Select All
Clear All
Reorder
A tick icon appears next to the channel
name indicating it has been selected as a
favourite.
• To clear the tick, press ENTER again.
• To “Select All” channels at once, press
GREEN.
Coloured
control
buttons
FAVOURITE
• To “Clear All” (clear all ticks) at once, press
YELLOW.
M/m,
ENTER
6 When you have stored all your favourite
channels, press the RETURN button
repeatedly to come back to normal
operation.
1 While in normal operation mode, press the
FAVOURITE button on the remote control.
The Favourite List display appears.
FAVOURITE LIST
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ProgID Channel Name
State
3
4
DDE news
NCE
6
CMY
9
J9
14
29
34
44
55
58
300
AAC
EFF News
Channel J
NCE 5
HGF
HHT
4TVinteractive
Record
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A Indicates the Programme ID and Channel
Name
Viewing a digital text
service
B State:
z (green): Indicates the current viewed
programme.
Many digital TV channels broadcast information
via their text service. This digital service includes
high quality digital text and graphics along with
advanced navigation options. Additionally, this
recorder has access to dedicated text channels
transmitted by the broadcasters.
z (red): Indicates that the programme is
currently being recorded or that at timer
recording has been set.
a (white): Indicates that the programme has
been paused.
C Indicates the current time and date.
Before starting, make sure that “Interactivity” is
set to “On” in “Recording/Hard Disk Recorder
and Remote Control Settings/Factory Settings
(Features)”, on page 44.
D Allows you to set a timer recording for the
selected channel.
The recording option is not available when
you select a channel broadcasting only a
digital text service.
b Note
• The appearance, content and navigation methods of all
digital text services are decided by the broadcaster.
• Digital text services cannot be recorded on this
recorder.
2 Press the M/m button to highlight the
channel you wish to view, then press
ENTER to view the programme.
Selecting digital text from
dedicated digital teletext
channels
PROG +/–
Coloured
control
TELETEXT
buttons
GUIDE
FAVOURITE
</M/m/,,
ENTER
RETURN
1 Select a dedicated channel that is
broadcasting digital text.
If you do not know the number of a dedicated
digital text channel, you can use the
‘Electronic Programme Guide’ by pressing
the GUIDE button to find one (page 20).
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2 Once the text page is displayed (this may
take some time), follow the on-screen
instructions to obtain your required
selection.
Setting TV programme
reminders
On some pages the TV programme may also
be displayed on the text screen. On-screen
instructions will inform you how to change
the displayed programme.
You can set TV reminders so you don’t miss your
preferred TV programmes.
3 If you are instructed to press ‘OK’ or
‘Select’ when viewing the text pages,
press the ENTER button.
Coloured
control
buttons
4 When you have finished viewing the text
service, follow the on screen instructions,
or press the PROG +/- button to exit.
GUIDE
</M/m/,,
ENTER
Selecting digital text from other
channels
RETURN
Digital text services may also be available on
other digital channels. This is sometimes indicated
by a small symbol on your TV screen,
superimposed on the programme you are
watching.
1 Press the GUIDE button to display the TV
Guide showing today’s programmes.
2 Press the </M/m/, buttons to highlight
the programme for which you wish to set a
reminder, then press BLUE.
1 Select a channel.
2 Press the TELETEXT (Text) button, RED
button or the button indicated on screen by
the broadcaster.
The “Programme Reminder” pop-up screen
appears.
GUIDE
09:36
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3 Once the text information is displayed, you
can access required information by using
the </M/m/, buttons, the coloured
control buttons and/or the numbered
buttons on the remote control.
Time
Programme
Today
DDE news
12:05
12:45
13:00
Programme Reminder
Please confirm reminder on 07/02/2006 at 18:00 for
13:05
Hobbies and Interests
13:30
14:00
14:05
15:00
15:05
Cancel
Confirm
If you are instructed to press ‘OK’ or ‘Select’
when viewing the text pages, press the
ENTER button on your remote control.
15:30
16:07
RETURN
ENTER
Kids
Record
Select Date
Reminder
4 When you have finished viewing the text
service displays, follow the on screen
instructions, or press the PROG +/- button
to exit.
3 Press GREEN to confirm.
A programme reminder icon appears in the
TV Guide display and a pop-up box will
appear with the TV reminder asking you to
change channels just before the programme is
scheduled to start
To delete a programme reminder
1
Select the programme having an associated
programme reminder in the TV Guide
display, then press BLUE.
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Once the “Programme Reminder” pop-up
screen appears, press YELLOW to delete the
programme reminder.
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Timer Recording (Standard/
TV Guide)
Timer Recording
Before Recording
Before you start recording…
• Check that the HDD has enough available space
for the recording (page 16). You can free up disk
space by erasing titles (page 37).
• Adjust the recording picture quality if necessary
(page 27).
There are two methods to set the timer: Standard
method and TV Guide method.
• Standard: Set the date, time, and programme
position of the programme manually.
Using this method, you can set the timer up to
• TV Guide: Set a programme to be recorded
based on the information provided by the TV
Listings GUIDE (Electronic Programme Guide)
(page 20).
z Hint
Timer recordings will be made regardless whether or not
the recorder is turned on. You can turn off the recorder
without affecting the recording even after recording
starts.
Setting the timer manually
(Standard)
b Notes
• Any recordings made with “Record subtitles” set to
“On” cannot be compressed, see page 43.
• Recordings made with “Record subtitles” set to “On”
will take more disk space than those made without, see
page 43.
• Digital text services cannot be recorded on this
recorder.
Coloured
control
buttons
</M/m/,,
ENTER
[TIMER]
TIMER LIST
1 Press [TIMER].
The New Timer setting display appears.
TIMER LIST
11:13
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Record List
Date
Start
End
Duration
New Timer
Channel Name : DDE News
Date
Frequency
Start
End
Mode
Reco
:
:
:
:
:
Today
Once
11:13
11:18
SP
Duration: 00:05
ENTER
ation
RETURN
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2 Select an item using M/mand adjust using
</, and the coloured control buttons
displayed on you remote control.
1
2
3
Press TIMER LIST on your remote.
The TIMER LIST display appears.
“Channel Name”: Sets the Channel Name
Press M/m to highlight the programme being
recorded you want to stop.
“Date”: Sets the date.
The item changes as follows:
Today y Tomorrow y …… y Thu
28.10 (1 month later) y Today.
Press GREEN to stop recording.
To simultaneously record two programmes
within the same time range
Once you have set a recording, proceed as of Step
1 of “Setting the timer manually (Standard)” on
page 26 to simultaneously record a second
programme.
“Frequency”: Sets the recording frequency.
The item changes as follows:
Once y Daily yWeekly y Once
“Start”: Sets the start time.
Press the coloured buttons on you remote
control to set the desired start time.
If the timer settings overlap
Only two programmes can be recorded
simultaneously.
“End”: Sets the stop time.
Press the coloured buttons on you remote
control to set the desired stop time.
Overlapped timer settings are highlighted in the
TIMER LIST display as follows.
TIMER LIST
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“Mode”: Selects the recording mode.
The item changes as follows:
Record List
DDE news
NCE
Start End
Duration
SP
EP
LP
Wed 08/02 11:20 13:25 125 min
Mon 13/02 10:17 12:22 125 min
Mon 13/02 11:39 14:20 161 min
w
d
CMY
SP y LP yEP
Select a recording mode according to the time
and picture quality you need. For example:
• If picture quality is your priority, select the
Standard Play mode (SP).
Add Timer
Freq
Mode Start End
Duration
DDE News
Once
SP
11:23 12:28
65 min
This programme overlaps another programme
• If recording time is your priority, Long Play
mode (LP) or Extended Play mode (EP) can
be a possible choice.
Please note that the recording compression
of the recording. The compression process
takes approximatley 4 hours for each hour of
programming when the hard disk recorder is
in standby mode.
To add the New Timer as shown in the TIMER
LIST, you will have first to change or cancel a
previous timer recording that has been set within
the same time range, see “Checking/Changing/
Cancelling Timer Settings (Timer List)” on
page 29.
To clear the New Timer that overlaps, press the
Blue button on your remote control.
The Timer List (page 29) appears showing the
settings to be added to the Timer List.
If insufficient disk space for the recording
You can free up disk space by erasing titles
(page 37).
4 Press GREEN to confirm
z Hint
The selected manual timer moves into the
Record List and the TIMER indicator
(page 51) lights up on the front panel
indicating that the recorder is ready to start
recording.
You can play the recorded programme by selecting the
programme title in the Title List.
b Notes
• Before you start recording, check that the HDD has
enough available space for the recording (page 16).
• Even if the timer is set for the same daily or weekly
programme, the timer recording cannot be confirmed if
it overlaps with two other timer recordings scheduled at
the same time.
To confirm, change, or cancel timer recording
See “Checking/Changing/Cancelling Timer
Settings (Timer List)” on page 29.
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3 Select a current time TV/radio broadcast or
a future programme you wish to record.
Once highlighted, press the GREEN button.
The Timer List appears showing the timer
settings corresponding to the programme you
have chosen.
Recording TV programmes using
the TV Guide application
The TV Guide (Electronic Programme Guide)
application is a feature that simplifies setting the
timer. Just select the programme you wish to
record in the TV Guide display. The date, time, and
channel of that programme are set automatically.
TIMER LIST
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Record List
DDE news
NCE
Date
Start
End
Duration
SP
EP
LP
Wed 08/02 11:20 13:25 125 min
Mon 13/02 10:17 12:22 125 min
Mon 13/02 11:39 14:20 161 min
w
d
CMY
Add Timer
Freq
Weekly
Mode Start
End
Duration
The Hits
SP
17:23 18:23
60 min
Coloured
control
Add
Edit
Clear
buttons
4 Press GREEN to confirm
GUIDE
and the TIMER indicator lights up on the front
panel indicating that the recorder is ready to
start recording.
</M/m/,,
ENTER
In case of a current broadcast timer setting,
your recorder will immediately start recording.
See page 27.
If the timer settings overlap
See page 27.
1 Press the GUIDE button on your remote
control to display the TV Guide listing.
To confirm, change, or cancel timer recording
See “Checking/Changing/Cancelling Timer
2 Press the </M/m/, buttons to move
around the listing.
SETUP
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If insufficient disk space for the recording
You can free up disk space by erasing titles
(page 37).
Time
Programme
Today
Sport
Hobbies and Interests
Tennis
DDE News
Weather
Cooking
News
Football Essentials
Family Studio
Kids
DDE news
12:05
12:45
13:00
13:05
13:30
14:00
14:05
15:00
15:05
15:30
16:07
To simultaneously record two programmes
within the same time range
Once you have set a recording, follow Step 1
above.
Record
Select Date
Reminder
b Notes
To know more about the navigation options in
the TV Guide application, see page 20.
• The TV Guide programme start and end time are
determined by the broadcaster. It is advisable to
slightly increase the duration of the recording to allow
for minor changes to the schedule.
• If the time of the broadcast changes, the recorder will
still record at the time and day originally specified. It
cannot automatically adjust the recording to the new
programme time.
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2 Press M/m to highlight the timer setting
you want to cancel/check/change.
Checking/Changing/
Cancelling Timer Settings
(Timer List)
TIMER LIST
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Record List
DDE news
NCE
Date
Start
End
Duration
SP
Wed 08/02 11:20 13:25 125 min
Mon 13/02 10:17 12:22 97 min
Mon 13/02 11:39 14:20 161 min
w
d
EP
LP
CMY
You can check, change, or cancel timer settings
using the Timer List.
Add Timer
Delete
Freq
Mode Start
End
Duration
Show Info
Edit
control to delete the timer.
Coloured
control
buttons
4 Press YELLOW to display the programme
information.
The programme description may not appear if
no TV Guide information was available for
the particular timer setting.
M/m,
ENTER
RETURN
5 Press BLUE to edit the timer, then press
YELLOW and change the settings in the
“New Timer” setting display.
See page 27 for detailed timer setting
information.
TIMER LIST
The Timer List appears showing the new
settings to be added to the Timer List.
1 Press TIMER LIST on your remote control.
The Timer List appears.
7 Press GREEN to confirm
TIMER LIST
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the Record List and the TIMER indicator
lights up on the front panel indicating that the
recorder is ready to start recording.
HDD Usage: 26.9/80 GB
Record List
DDE news
NCE
Date
Start
End
Duration
SP
EP
LP
Wed 08/02 11:20 13:25 125 min
Mon 13/02 10:17 12:22 125 min
Mon 13/02 11:39 14:20 161 min
w
d
CMY
Add Timer
Freq
Mode Start
End
Duration
When the timer settings overlap
See page 27.
Add
Edit
Clear
When there is not enough available disk space
for the recording
You can free up disk space by erasing titles
(page 37).
Timer information displays the channel name,
recording frequency, recording mode, date,
time, etc.
d : Indicates that the timer is set for daily
recording.
w : Indicates that the timer is set for weekly
recording.
To turn off the Timer List
Press TIMER LIST or RETURN.
SP , LP , EP :Indicates the recording mode
(page 27).
z Hint
If you have scheduled two recordings at the same time,
you can either watch one of these channels or playback a
previous recording from the Title List.
(red): Indicates the setting currently being
z
recorded.
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b Notes
• While recording, you cannot modify the timer setting
for the current recording.
• Even if the timer is set for the same daily or weekly
programme, the timer recording cannot be confirmed if
it overlaps with two other timer recordings scheduled at
the same time.
• Deleting any occurrence of a repeat recording from the
Timer List will cancel any future repeat recordings for
that programme.
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To stop playback
Press x.
Playback
To start playback from a specific scene
Playing
1
2
After Step 1 above, select a title.
Once highlighted, press </, to select the
desired scene.
The selected scene is identified by a white
frame around the thumbnail picture, and the
scene number and duration into each
programme are indicated.
3
Press ENTER to start playback from the
selected scene.
AUDIO
SUBTITLE
TITLE LIST
</M/m/,,
ENTER
>
.
H/X/x
1 Turn on the recorder and switch the input
selector on your TV so that the signal from
the recorder appears on your TV screen.
2 Press TITLE LIST.
For details about the Title List, see “4. Playing
the Recorded Programme (Title List)” on
page 17.
Example:
TITLE LIST
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Recordings List
Hobbies and Interests
Football Essentials
Date
Tue 07/02
Sun 05/02
Duration
115 min
28 min
EP
SP
Past and present of players and tournaments of every national team,
institutional and statistical information of all clubs, and categories,
scoreboards and fixtures of every lower category.
LP
73 min
Family Studio
DVR:Scenes
Sat 04/02
[Scene(1)- 0:00]
Delete
Mode
Rename
Advanced
3 Select a title using the M/m buttons and
press ENTER.
Playback starts from the selected title.
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Playback options
To check the position of the buttons below, see the illustration on page 31.
Buttons
Operations
AUDIO
The AUDIO button has a
Select your preferred audio language provided that optional languages were
broadcasted at the time of the recording, see “Audio Language” on page 43.
tactile dot*.
SUBTITLE
Displays the subtitles, provided that the subtitle recording option has been
enabled and that subtitles were broadcasted at the time of the recording, see
“Record Subtitles” on page 43 and “Subtitle Language” on page 44.
. (previous)/
Goes to the beginning of the previous / next scene (page 17).
> (next)
Fast reverses/fast forwards the HDD when pressed during playback.
Search speed changes as follows:
(fast reverse/fast forward)
fast reverse
m T
fast forward
t M
mx2 T T
t t x2M
mx4 T T T
t t t x4M
mx8 T T T T
mx16 T T T T T
mx32 T T T T T T
mx64 T T T T T T T
t t t t x8M
t t t t t x16M
t t t t t t x32M
t t t t t t t x64M
Plays in slow motion when pressed in pause mode.
Slow motion speed changes as follows:
(slow)
÷4 T
÷2 T T
t ÷4
t t ÷2
X (pause)
Pauses playback.
Plays one frame at a time when pressed briefly in pause mode.
To resume normal playback, press H.
The H button has a tactile dot*
* Use the tactile dot as a reference when operating the recorder.
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4
5
Press . to skip back to the beginning of the
recording.
Playing a paused TV Broadcast
(TV Pause)
Press
/
to fast rewind or fast forward
the recording. Pressing this buttons repeatedly
doubles the fast rewind and fast forward speed
as indicated on screen (up to x64 max).
You can pause a current TV broadcast, and then
continue watching the programme at a later time.
See page 15.
6
Press > to skip directly to live TV.
Playing from the beginning of the
programme you are recording
(Chasing Playback)
To switch to live TV programmes viewing
Press PROG +/–.
b Notes
• The picture on your TV screen holds for a few seconds
when you fast forward/fast reverse or instant replay/
advance the recording.
“Chasing Playback” allows you to view the
recorded part of a programme while the recording
is being made. You do not need to wait until the
recording finishes.
• Chasing Playback is possible from one minute or more
after recording starts.
• Even if you fast forward the recorded programme,
there will always be a time difference of about one
minute or more between the recorded programme and
the current TV broadcast.
PROG +/–
Playing a previous recording while
making another (Simultaneous Rec
and Play)
M/m,
“Simultaneous Rec and Play” allows you to view
a previously recorded programme while recording
programmes. Playback continues even if a timer
recording starts.
ENTER
/
.
>
H
1
2
While recording, press TITLE LIST to
display the Recordings List.
TIMER LIST
Select the title you want to play, and press
ENTER.
Playback starts from the selected title.
z Hint
If you have set two simultaneous recordings, you can
either watch one of these channels or playback a previous
recording from the Title List.
1
2
Press TIMER LIST on your remote control.
The Timer List appears.
Press M/m to highlight a current timer
recording in the “Record List”.
Programmes currently being recorded are
indicated by a
programme name.
(red) icon next to the
z
3
Press H PLAY to move to the selected
channel (live TV).
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Adding new category folders
Playing titles from a
programme category folder
You can create your own folders containing your
selection of recordings.
You can play titles stored in the Title List
programme category folders.
1 After Step 1 above, press GREEN to add a
new category folder.
A new folder appears in the Title List_Folders
menu.
Advanced
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Recordings List-All
Date
Duration Marked
Hobb
Foot
Coloured
control
buttons
Folders - Press ENTER to view or RETURN to exit
Past All ChildrenNot viewed
institMoviesArtsMyFolder0
scoreNewsSocial
FamiEntertainment
Educational
Sports
Leisure
DVR
Delete
New
Rename
TITLE LIST
RETURN
ENTER
Delete
Mark
Order
Folders
</M/m/,,
ENTER
RETURN
2 Press BLUE to rename the folder.
You can rename the category folder by
entering up to 16 characters. See below.
3 Press RETURN to come back to the Title
List_Recording List display.
Changing category folders name
(Rename)
1 Press TITLE LIST, then press BLUE twice.
The Title List_Folders menu appears
showing the list of pre-defined programme
type folders.
1 While Title List_Folders menu is
displayed, select a folder for which you
want to change the name.
Advanced
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2 Press BLUE.
Recordings List-All
Hobb
Footb
Date
Duration Marked
The “Renaming folder” menu appears.
Folders - Press ENTER to view or RETURN to exit
Past All ChildrenNot viewed
institMoviesArts
scoreNewsSocial
Advanced
12:15
FamiEntertainment
Educational
HDD Usage: 17.4/80GB
Sports
Leisure
DVR:
Recordings List-All
Date
Duration Marked
New
Hobb
Footb
Renaming folder - ENTER to commit or RETURN to exit
RETURN
ENTER
Folders
Past Foldername:MyFolder0
instit
score
Delete
Mark
Order
Fami
DVR:
Delete
Insert
2 Press </M/m/, to select the category
from which you want to play a title, and
press ENTER.
RETURN
ENTER
Folders
Delete
Mark
Order
The dedicated Recordings List appears.
3 Press </, to move the cursor to the left
3 Press M/m to highlight the desired title,
or right of the title.
then press ENTER to start playback.
4 Press RED to delete characters.
5 Press GREEN to insert a character or to
extend the title name.
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To insert a character, move the cursor to the
right of the point where you want to insert the
character and press GREEN.
3 Press GREEN to “Mark” the title.
A tick icon appears next to the selected title
indicating that the title is ready to be moved.
• To remove the mark, press GREEN again.
6 Press M/m to select the characters.
The characters changes as follows:
9 y … y 0 y z y … y a y
Z y … yA y ! y ? y ; y : y
, y. y (blank space) y 9.
Advanced
12:15
HDD Usage: 17.4/80GB
Recordings List-All
Hobbies and Interests
Football Essentials
Date
Tue 07/02
Sun 05/02
Duration Marked
115 min
28 min
EP
SP
Past and present of players and tournaments of every team,
institutional and statistical information of all clubs, and categories,
scoreboards and fixtures of every lower category.
LP
7 Repeat steps 3 to 6 to enter the remaining
characters, then finally press ENTER to
confirm.
Family Studio
DVR:Scenes
Sat 04/02
73 min
[Scene(1)- 0:00]
Delete
Mark
Order
Folders
4 Press BLUE to display the category folders.
b Notes
• Pre-defined programme type folders names cannot be
5 Press </M/m/, to select the category
to which you want to move the title, and
press YELLOW to “Place” the title.
The dedicated Recordings List appears
containing the title you just moved.
renamed.
• You can rename the category folder by entering up to
16 characters.
Moving recordings to a programme
category folder
6 Press RETURN to return to the Title
List_Recording List display.
For more accurate navigation, you can move
recordings to a category list containing your
selection of titles.
Coloured
control
buttons
TITLE LIST
</M/m/,,
ENTER
RETURN
1 Press TITLE LIST, then press BLUE.
The Title List_Advanced menu appears
showing the list of the titles recorded to the
HDD.
2 Press M/m to highlight the title you want
to move to a specific category folder.
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Erasing and Editing a Title
Erasing and Editing
This section explains the basic edit functions. Note
that editing is irreversible. To edit titles without
changing the original recordings, make a copy of
the title or a section of the title, see page 38.
Before Editing
This recorder offers various edit options for the
HDD: editing either the original recording (called
the “original”), or the playback information
created from the original (called a “Playlist”).
Since each is different in nature and offers
different merits, read the following and select the
one that better suits your needs.
Coloured
control
buttons
Editing original titles
Edits made to the original titles are final. If you
plan to retain an unaltered original recording,
make a copy of the title or a section of the title, see
“Copying Title/Section” on page 38 before
editing.
TITLE LIST
M/m,
ENTER
.
M
X
m
H
Creating and editing Playlist titles
Set-up a Playlist to play all the recordings in a
category folder for editing purposes. When you
create a Playlist, the original titles are left
unaltered.
b Notes
• The Playlist title calls up data from the original titles for
playback.
• If a message appears and indicates “Insufficient free
space”, erase unnecessary titles.
1 Press TITLE LIST.
using the M/m buttons.
3 Press the Coloured Button thatcorresponds
to the desired Erase or Editing option.
“Delete”(RED): Deletes Titles or Scenes
(page 37).
“Mode” (GREEN): Increases the recording
capacity by compressing titles recorded to the
HDD (page 39).
“Rename” (YELLOW): Changes the name of
the title (page 18).
“Advanced” (BLUE): Allows you to:
• change the title order (Order) (page 18).
• create and edit Playlists (page 38).
• make a copy of a title or section of a title
(page 38).
• crop a section of a title (page 37).
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4 Press YELLOW “Mark” to confirm the start
marker.
Erasing a Title/Scene
A time line appears with a marker showing the
start position of the crop.
You can permanently erase recordings stored to
the hard disk or the scene thumbnail pictures that
are displayed in the Title List display for enhanced
navigation.
Note that erasing a title cannot be undone.
1 After step 1 above, select a title within the
Recordings List using the M/m buttons
and press RED (Delete).
0
02:06:51
00:48:32
Channel 4
The “Delete” sub-menu appears with the
following options.
“Cancel”(RED): Returns to your Recordings
List.
“Recording” (GREEN): Erases the selected
title.
“Scene” (YELLOW): Deletes the selected
scene thumbnail pictures from the Title List
display, see page 17.
Marker
5 Press H, X, or m/M to select the
point (picture) at which you want to end the
crop, then press ENTER.
The display asks for confirmation.
• To reset either the start and end point, press
BLUE “Rst marks,” and go to step 2.
2 Press the Coloured Button that corresponds
to the desired “Delete” option.
6 Press YELLOW “Mark” to confirm the end
marker.
7 Press ENTER
Erasing sections of a title
(Crop Editing)
The “Edit” sub menu appears.
You can permanently delete the sections of a title
which are before the start and after the end crop
marks.
Edit
Choose one of the following options or press RETURN
to exit:
Crop: Permanently deletes sections outside of marks.
Copy: Copies marked section to a new recording.
Rst Marks: Resets edit marks.
1 Press TITLE LIST, then select a title within
the “Recordings List” using the M/m
buttons.
Cancel
RETURN
Crop
Copy
Rst marks
ENTER
2 Press ENTER to start playback.
8 Press GREEN to crop the title.
The cropped title will be displayed when you
next enter the Title List menu.
3 While watching the playback picture, press
H, X, or m/M to select the point
(picture) at which you want to start the crop
and press ENTER.
z Hint
To return to the beginning of the title, press X and then
press . repeatedly.
The “Add scene or mark” sub menu appears
asking for confirmation.
Add scene or mark
Add a scene or mark a section?
Cancel
RETURN
Scene
Mark
Rst marks
ENTER
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Copying Title/Section
Creating and Editing a
Playlist
You can copy a title or a section of a title for
further editing or playlist creation.
Playlist setup allows you to play all the titles from
a category folder once, or repeatedly play all the
recordings in a folder one after the other until
manually stopped.
1 Proceed as from Step 1 to Step 7 of
“Erasing sections of a title (Crop Editing)”
above, to set the start and end marks of the
whole title or the section you want to copy.
b Note
2 Once the “Edit” sub menu appears, press
YELLOW to “Copy” the marked section to a
new title.
Creating and editing a playlist does not delete any of the
titles from the TITLE LIST folders.
1 Press TITLE LIST, then press BLUE twice.
The Title List_Folders menu appears showing
the list of the programmes types folders.
Copying starts.
Copying
Advanced
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Copying recording section. Please wait.
15% completed
HDD Usage: 17.4/80GB
Recordings List-All
Date
Duration Marked
Foot
Folders - Press ENTER to view or RETURN to exit
Past All ChildrenNot viewed
institMoviesArts
scoreNewsSocial
RETURN
ENTER
FamiEntertainment
Educational
Sports
Leisure
DVR
New
RETURN
ENTER
Folders
Note that the copying process takes a while
depending on the section duration. The copied
title will be displayed the next time you enter
the Title List menu.
Delete
Mark
Order
2 Press </M/m/, to select the folder
from which you want to set a playlist, and
press ENTER.
The dedicated Recordings List appears.
z Hints
• You can rename the new created title. See page 18.
• You can add new thumbnail pictures. See page 18.
3 Press M/m to highlight a title, then press
ENTER to select the playback option.
The “Play” sub-menu appears with the
following options:
“Cancel”(RED): Returns to your folder list.
“Play one” (GREEN): Plays only the
highlighted title.
“Play all”(YELLOW): Plays all the titles
displayed in the folder.
“Repeat all”(BLUE): Plays repeatedly all the
titles displayed in the folder until x STOP is
pressed.
4 Press the Coloured Button thatcorresponds
to the desired “Play” option.
The title starts to play.
To stop playback, press x STOP.
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3 Press GREEN “Mode” repeatedly to set the
compression mode.
Increasing recording
capacity
Each time you press GREEN, the item
Select a compression mode according to the
time and picture quality you need (page 27).
You can change the compression mode either
from SP t LP, SP t EP or LP t EP.
Before you start recording a broadcast or editing a
title, check the remaining/total disk space using
the HDD Usage information display. See page 16.
To free up disk space you can either delete titles,
(see “Erasing a Title/Scene” on page 37) or
compress titles to maximise storage space.
4 Press ENTER to confirm the compression
mode.
The compression process takes approximately
4 hours for each hour of programming when
the hard disk recorder is in standby mode.
This recorder allows you to increase the capacity
of the hard disk by selecting the recording mode at
the time you set a timer recording. See “Timer
Recording (Standard/TV Guide)” on page 26 to
chose the compression mode according to the
required time, disk space and picture quality.
b Notes
• When compressing a previously recorded title,
additional disk space is required to perform the
operation. It may be necessary to delete existing
recordings stored in the TITLE LIST to allow for the
compression to take place.
This section explains how to compress titles once
the recording has been made.
• The quality of the recording will decrease after the
programme has been compressed.
• Audio programming (e.g. radio stations) can not be
compressed.
• Any recordings made with “Record subtitles” set to
“On” cannot be compressed. See page 43.
• Recordings made with “Record subtitles” set to “On”
will take more disk space than those made without. See
page 43.
Coloured
control
buttons
TITLE LIST
M/m,
ENTER
1 Press TITLE LIST.
2 Select a title within the Recordings List
using the M/m buttons.
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SETUP
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Settings and Adjustments
DTV Settings
Favourites
Enter Pin Number
Pare
Auto
Digital TV settings
(DTV Settings)
Please enter your pin number.
RETURN
ENTER
The DTV Settings Setup enables you to take full
advantage of Digital TV Broadcasting services,
such as favourites channels setting, or to prevent
children’s viewing unsuitable channels and
programmes.
2
Enter your four-digit password using the
number buttons and press ENTER.
The default PIN number for this recorder is
1111. You should change the default PIN to
an easily memorised 4 digit number of your
choice before setting the Child Lock.
• The Parental Lock menu appears
1 Press SYSTEM MENU while the recorder is
in stop mode.
2 Select “SETUP,” and press ENTER.
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12:15
Setting
3 Select “DTV Settings,” and press ENTER.
The DTV Settings Setup Display appears with
the following options.
Option
Child Lock
Off
21:00
06:00
Starting
Stopping
Change Pin
* * * *
SETUP
12:15
DTV Settings
Favourites
Parental Lock
Auto Tune
◆To change the password (Change Pin)
1
After Step 2 above, select “Change Pin,”
using the M/m buttons and press ENTER.
2
Once the Pin Number Change display
appears, enter the new PIN and press ENTER.
Then re-enter the new PIN again and press
ENTER to confirm.
Favourites
The Favourites Display allows you to store and
organize your favourite channels.
Please refer to page 21 for detailed Favourites
channel settings.
3
Press the RETURN button to return to the
Parental Lock menu.
b Note
If you forget your password, you will have to reset it by
entering the following PIN: 2580.
Parental Lock
◆To lock channels (Child Lock)
The Parental Lock Menu enables you to lock all
available channels for a specified time period (e.g.
from 9PM until 6AM).
1
Once the Parental Lock menu displayed, press
the M/m buttons to highlight “Child Lock.”
2
Press the </, buttons to select “On.”
1
After step 3 above, select “Parental Lock,”
and press ENTER.
The display for entering the Personal
Identification Number (PIN) appears.
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Auto Tune
SETUP
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Setting
Option
This option allows you to capture and store
automatically in numerical order all available TV
and Radio channels.
Child Lock
On
21:00
06:00
Starting
Stopping
Change Pin
* * * *
1
Follow steps 1 to 3 of “Digital TV settings
(DTV Settings)” on page 40, then select
“Auto Tune,” and press ENTER.
The Auto Tune Start Display appears.
3
Press the RETURN button to return to the
Parental Lock menu.
SETUP
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◆To unlock channels (release Child Lock)
DTV Settings
Favourites
Full Channel Scan
1
In Step 2 above, press the </, buttons to
select “Off.”
Pare
Your set top box is about to search for channels. Please
Auto
ensure the aerial is plugged into the receiver.
Please note: This operation will terminate any current
recordings.
2
Press the RETURN button to come back to the
Parental Lock menu.
RETURN
ENTER
◆ To set the Child Lock time period
2
Press ENTER to start Auto Tuning.
The Full Channel Scan display appears
showing a tuning progress bar.
1
Once the Parental Lock menu displayed,
select “Starting.”
2
Press the </, buttons to set the desired
starting time.
SETUP
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DTV Settings
Each press reduces or advances the time in
increments of 15 minutes.
Favourites
Full Channel Scan
Pare
Searching for frequencies
Auto
Found 1
3
4
Select “Stopping,” then set the stop time using
the </, buttons.
Press the RETURN button to come back to the
Parental Lock menu.
RETURN
ENTER
When Auto Tune has ended, a completion
display appears indicating the number of TV
and Radio channels that have been found and
stored.
b Notes
• Once the Child Lock is activated, a Personal
Identification Number (PIN) must be entered to view
the TV channels during the specified time period.
• Any recording made within a child lock period
(assuming Child Lock is turned on) will require PIN
entry in order to view the recording.
SETUP
12:15
DTV Settings
Favourites
Full Channel Scan
Pare
Searching for frequencies
Auto
Found 1
Searching for programmes
Found 17
Ok
RETURN
ENTER
3
Press the ENTER button to close the display.
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Video and Audio Settings
(Options)
4:3 Letter Box
4:3 Pan Scan
16:9
The “Options” setup allows you to adjust the items
related to the image size, colour and sound, such
as language and audio output level.
Choose the settings according to the type of TV,
VCR or similar device connected to the Hard Disk
Recorder.
1 Press SYSTEM MENU while the recorder is
in stop mode.
TV Scart
2 Select “SETUP,” and press ENTER.
Selects a method of outputting video signals for
the LINE 1 – TV scart.
3 Select “Options,” and press ENTER.
The “Options” setup appears with the
following options. The default settings are
underlined.
RGB
Outputs RGB signals.
Composite
Outputs composite video signals
(CVBS).
SETUP
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Setting
S Video
Outputs S-video signals.
Options
TV Type
4:3 Letter Box
Composite
Composite
English
TV Scart
VCR Scart
Audio Language
Audio Level
b Note
If your TV does not accept S-video or RGB signals, black
and white picture or no picture appears on the TV screen
even if you select “S Video” or “RGB.” See the
instructions supplied with your TV.
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VCR Scart
Selects a method of inputting / outputting video
signals for the LINE 2 - VCR / STB scart.
TV Type
Select the playback picture size according to the
type of connected TV (wide-screen/wide mode
TV or conventional 4:3 screen TV).
Composite
Outputs composite video signals
(CVBS).
S Video
Outputs S-video signals.
4:3 Letter
Box
Select this when connecting to a
4:3 screen TV. Displays a wide
picture with bands on the upper
and lower portions of the screen.
b Notes
• If your TV or VCR does not accept S-video, black and
white picture or no picture appears on the TV screen or
black and white picture or no picture will be recorded
on your VCR if you select “S Video”. See the
instructions supplied with your TV or VCR.
4:3 Pan
Scan
Select this when connecting to a
4:3 screen TV. Automatically
displays a wide picture on the
entire screen and cuts off the
portions that do not fit.
• The mute and volume control function do not operate
on LINE 2 - VCR / STB output.
• To be able to view the signals from the connected VCR
on the TV via the Hard disk recorder’s LINE 2 - VCR
/ STB (line through feature), you may press the INPUT
SELECT button on your remote to switch the
recorder’s input to enable the VCR video signal to pass
through the Hard Disk recorder.
16:9
Wide
Screen
Select this when connecting to a
wide-screen TV or TV with a wide
mode function.
• This recorder cannot record the contents from the
connected VCR, STB or similar device.
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Audio Language
You can set your Hard Disk Recorder to play the
audio track in the language you prefer if that
language is available.
Recording/Hard Disk
Recorder and Remote
Control Settings/Factory
Settings (Features)
1
Follow steps 1 to 3 of “Video and Audio
Settings (Options)” on page 42, then select
“Audio Language.”
2
Press the </, buttons to set the desired
language.
The “Features” setup allows you to set up
operational settings for the unit such as Subtitle
Language and Command Mode.
Each time you press the buttons, the setting on
the TV screen changes as follows.
English
Welsh
1 Press SYSTEM MENU while the recorder is
in stop mode.
Unknown
Gaelic
3
Press the RETURN button to return to the
Options menu.
2 Select “SETUP,” and press ENTER.
3 Select “Features,” and press ENTER.
The “Features” setup appears with the
following options. The default settings are
underlined.
b Note
If the programme broadcast carries the optional audio
language you have chosen, you will hear that language.
Otherwise, you will only be able to listen in the default
language.
SETUP
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Setting
Features
Audio Level
Record Subtitles
Subtitle Language
Interactivity
Off
English
On
The following setup adjusts the audio signal
output level when you connect a component such
as TV or an audio amplifier.
This function affects the output of the following
jacks:
Sleep Timer
0
Front Panel
On
Command Mode
Format HDD
Factory Setup
HDD 1
– AUDIO OUT L-R jacks
– LINE 1 – TV jack
1
2
Follow steps 1 to 3 of “Video and Audio
Settings (Options)” on page 42, then select
“Audio Level.”
Record Subtitles
Press the </, buttons to set the desired option.
On
Allows you to record the subtitles
broadcasted by a digital channel
(when available).
Press the </, buttons to set the desired
output level.
You can adjust from step 100 (full audio
output) to 0. Each press reduces or advances
the audio level in increments of 5 units.
Off
Turns off the subtitle recording
function.
3
Press the RETURN button to return to the
Options menu.
When you select “On,” a warning message
appears. Press ENTER to confirm subtitle
recording, otherwise press RETURN to escape.
b Notes
• Any recordings made with “Record subtitles” set to
“On” cannot be compressed.
• Recordings made with “Record subtitles” set to “On”
will take more disk space than those made without.
• When changing the “Record subtitles” setting, you will
clear the Pause/Rewind TV buffer.
• Not all programmes have subtitle information and
some interactive services may not operate while
displaying subtitles.
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here. For details, see “If you have more than one
Sony Hard Disk Recorder” on page 12.
Subtitle Language
Selects your preferred subtitle language.
Press the </, buttons to set the desired
language. Each time you press the buttons, the
setting on the TV screen changes as follows.
HDD 1
The default Command Mode of
the recorder.
English
Welsh
HDD 2
Select this if the default Command
Mode conflicts with other Sony
Hard Disk recorders.
Unknown
Gaelic
HDD 3
Select this if the default Command
Mode conflicts with other Sony
Hard Disk recorders.
b Note
• If the programme broadcast carries the optional subtitle
language you have chosen, subtitles will be viewed in
that language. Otherwise, you will only be able to view
in the default language.
Format HDD
Deletes all saved programming on your Hard Disk
recorder. Note that all of your previous channel
listing, favourite channels, recordings and timer
settings will be erased.
Interactivity
Interactive services are currently available on
some channels. See page 23.
If you do not wish to operate interactive services
through your receiver, press the </, buttons to
turn this function off.
1
Select “Format HDD” in “Features,” and
press ENTER
The display for entering the Personal
Identification Number (PIN) appears.
On
Allows you to operate interactive
services (when available).
2
3
4
Enter your four-digit password using the
number buttons and press ENTER.
Off
Turns off the access to interactive
services on a permanent basis.
Once the warning message display appears,
Sleep Timer
The recorder reboots automatically after a few
seconds to complete HDD format.
Sets the Hard Disk Recorder to turn itself off.
Press the </, buttons to adjust the settings in 5
minute periods (up to 2 hours).
Follow the on-screen instructions to enable
the recorder to start searching for all of the
receivable TV and Radio channels in your
local area. See “Step 6: Auto Tuning (Full
Channel Scan)” on page 13.
b Notes
• To cancel the Sleep Timer, reset the value to “0”.
• Once Sleep Timer is set, a warning message will be
displayed in the last 30 seconds before the Hard Disk
Recorder shuts down to allow you to cancel.
• The Sleep Timer may also turn off your TV if it is
directly connected to the Hard Disk Recorder via
SCART.
b Note
If you forget your password, you will have to reset it by
selecting “Parental Lock” in “DTV Settings” setup
(page 40).
Factory Setup
Front Panel
Allows you return all the settings to their default
position and to keep your channel listing,
favourite channels and all recordings stored on the
hard disk. Note that all of your previous settings
will be lost.
Adjusts the lighting of the front panel display.
On
Bright lighting.
Dimmed
Off
Low lighting.
1
Select “Factory Setup” in “Features,” and
press ENTER
Turns off the lighting.
The display for entering the Personal
Identification Number (PIN) appears.
Command Mode
Changes the Command Mode of the recorder if
another Sony Hard Disk recorder is assigned the
same Command Mode. Be sure to match the
Command Mode on the remote to the setting made
2
Enter your four-digit password using the
number buttons and press ENTER.
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3
Once the warning message display appears,
press ENTER again to confirm.
Technical Information
(Technical Info)
b Note
If you forget your password, you will have to reset it by
selecting “Parental Lock” in “DTV Settings” setup
(page 40).
Select this to check the technical settings.
1 Press SYSTEM MENU while the recorder is
in stop mode.
2 Select “SETUP,” and press ENTER.
3 Select “Technical Info,” and press ENTER.
The “Technical Info” display appears with the
following options.
SETUP
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Technical Info
Manufacturer Info
Signal Strength
Manufacturer Information
This information screen shows the current version
of software and hardware installed in your
recorder.
1
2
Select “Manufacturer Info,” in the Technical
Information display and press ENTER.
After viewing the information, press the
RETURN button to come back to the
Technical Information menu.
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Signal Strength
This information screen shows the signal strength
of the broadcasts you are watching.
1
Select “Signal Strength,” in the Technical
Information display and press ENTER.
The Signal Strength display appears showing
both Tuner 1 and Tuner 2 signal strengths
along with the name of your local transmitter
and the tuned UHF channel.
SETUP
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Signal Strength
For best picture quality your
aerial should be aligned to
provide the highest possible
signal strength.
Tuner 1: hannington - 29
61 %
Strength
Errors
Max
Max
Tuner 2: hannington -29
TO REALIGN : Slowly rotate the
aerial through 360 degrees
identifying the position that gives
greatest strength.
69 %
Strength
Errors
Highest: 89%
The received signal is acceptable
Freq-
Freq+
Refresh
The coloured bars indicates the signal quality.
2
3
Press the M/m buttons to toggle the position
of the green cursor between the description of
Tuner 1 and Tuner 2 signal strength.
If the signal strength is low you may need to
realign your aerial and / or to adjust the UHF
frequency.
We strongly recommend that you ask your
professional installer to arrange for the aerial
installation and frequency setting.
After viewing the information displayed,
press the RETURN button to come back to the
Technical Information menu.
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Picture breaks up
, Signal strength low.
, Check aerial installation.
Additional Information
Troubleshooting
TV programme pictures are distorted.
, Reorient or upgrade the TV aerial.
, Adjust the picture (see the TV’s instruction
manual).
, Place the recorder and TV farther apart.
, Place the TV and any bunched aerial cables
farther apart.
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,
contact the Sony Customer Information Centre at
, The RF cable is connected to the AERIAL OUT
jack on the recorder. Connect the cable to the
AERIAL IN jack.
08705 111 999
(Monday-Friday from 9:00am to 6:00pm)
Power
TV channels cannot be changed.
, A timer recording started, which changed the
channels.
The power does not turn on.
, Check that the mains lead is connected securely.
, The Parental Lock is activated (page 40).
The picture from equipment connected to the
recorder’s LINE 2 - VCR / STB input jack does
not appear on the TV screen.
remote to switch the recorder’s input to the LINE
2 - VCR / STB line to enable the VCR video
signal to pass through the Hard Disk recorder.
Tuner
The channel is not found or stored or missed.
, Make sure that your aerial is properly connected
to the recorder.
, Confirm with your dealer that you are in an area
that can receive a digital signal.
, Check your aerial installation.
The playback picture or TV programme from
is distorted.
Picture
, 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 programmes 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 7).
, Switch the input selector on your TV (such as to
“VCR”) so that the signal from the recorder
appears on the TV screen.
, Check that Scart Setting in “Video and Audio
Settings (Options)” setup is set to the appropriate
item that conforms to your system (page 42).
, This recorder cannot record NTSC signals.
, A scrambled channel is selected.
The picture does not fill the screen.
, Set “TV Type” in “Video and Audio Settings
(Options)” setup in accordance with the screen
size of your TV (page 42).
The picture is black and white.
Picture noise appears.
, Check that Scart Setting in “Video and Audio
Settings (Options)” setup is set to the appropriate
item that conforms to your system (page 42).
, If you are using a SCART cord, be sure to use
one that is fully wired (21 pins).
, Noise may appear in the pictures recorded on the
HDD, which is due to the characteristics of
HDD, and is not a malfunction.
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Nothing was recorded even though you set the
timer setting correctly.
Sound
, There was a power failure during recording.
least 10 seconds, and connect it again.
, There is not enough disk space for the recording.
, A scrambled or teletext channel was selected.
, Parental Lock has been activated (page 40).
There is no sound.
, The connecting cord is damaged.
, The input source setting on the amplifier or the
connection to the amplifier is incorrect.
, The recorder is in reverse play, fast-forward,
slow motion, or pause mode.
Recording does not stop after you press x.
, A scrambled channel is selected.
, The volume MUTING button has been pressed.
,
You may have to press
x
REC STOP.
Timer recording is not complete or did not start
from the beginning.
the power recovers when there is a timer
recording, the recorder resumes recording.
, Disk space was not enough.
The sound volume is low.
, Check and adjust the audio output level in
“Video and Audio Settings (Options)” setup
(page 43).
Sound break up
, Signal strength low.
, Check aerial installation.
, The broadcast schedule changed.
One Touch Recording does not start after you
press z REC
, One Touch Recording is not possible if no TV
Guide information is available for the particular
programme. In this case you can record the
programme by setting the timer manually
(page 26).
, There is not enough disk space for the recording.
, The programme overlaps with two other timer
settings.
Playback
The recorder does not play.
, Moisture has condensed inside the recorder.
Leave the recorder turned on for about half an
hour until the moisture evaporates.
The language for the sound track cannot be
changed.
, Not all broadcasts carry multilingual language
tracks. In that case you can only listen in the
default language.
Display
The TIMER REC indicator is flashing.
, The HDD does not have enough space.
TV Pause does not work.
, Two simultaneous programmes are currently
recording to the HDD or the HDD is full.
The clock does not appear in the front panel
display.
,
The front panel lighting has been set to “Off”
(page 44).
Recording/Timer recording/
Editing
Remote control
The programme position cannot be changed
from the programme position you are
recording.
, Set the TV’s input source to “TV.”
, When two simultaneous programmes are
currently recording to the HDD, you can only
watch one of these two channels or play a title
from the Title List.
The remote does not function.
, Batteries are weak.
, The remote is too far from the recorder.
, The remote’s manufacturer code returned to the
default setting when you replaced the batteries.
Reset the code (page 11).
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, Turn on the recorder.
, The remote is not pointed at the remote sensor on
the recorder.
, Different command modes are set for the
recorder and remote. Set the same command
mode (page 12). The default command mode
setting for this recorder and the supplied remote
is HDD 1.
System
Transmission standards: DVB-T
Other Sony equipment responds to the remote.
, The same command mode is set for both the
equipment and recorder. Set a different
Channel coverage: UHF channels B21 - B69
command mode for the recorder (page 12).
The above channel coverage merely ensures the
channel reception within these ranges. It does not
guarantee the ability to receive signals in all
circumstances.
Others
The recorder does not operate properly.
, Restart the recorder.
, When static electricity, etc., causes the recorder
to operate abnormally, turn off the recorder.
Then, unplug the recorder from the mains and
after leaving it off for a while (10 seconds
minimum), plug it in again.
, Check that the vent under the recorder is not
blocked. Then, immediately disconnect the
mains lead. Leave the recorder off for a while,
then re-connect the mains lead, and press [/1 on
the recorder.
Aerial out: 75-ohm asymmetrical aerial socket
Video recording format: MPEG Video
Inputs and outputs
LINE 1 - TV: 21-pin
CVBS/S-Video/RGB OUT
LINE 2 - VCR / STB: 21-pin
CVBS IN/OUT
S-Video IN/OUT
RGB IN
AUDIO OUT: Phono stereo jack L/R
General
Power requirements:
“OAD” or “EPG” appears in the front panel
display.
Mains adapter input: 110-240 V AC, 50/
60 Hz
, This happens at night time around 3:00.
If the recorder remains at this state for more than
two hours, the unit may have experienced a
problem in downloading a programme guide or
software update. Turn off the recorder, unplug
the recorder from the mains, and after leaving it
off for a while (10 seconds minimum), plug it in
again.
Recorder input: DC 12 V , 1,8A
Power consumption: 30 W (maximum)
Dimensions (approx.): 362 × 52 × 252 mm
(width/height/depth) incl. projecting parts
Hard disk drive capacity: 80 GB (approx.)
Mass (approx.): 2.5 Kg
Operating temperature: 5ºC to 35ºC
Operating humidity: 25% to 80%
Supplied accessories:
Mechanical sound is heard when the recorder
is off.
AC power adapter (1)
Power cord (1)
Remote commander (remote) (1)
R6 (size AA) batteries (2)
,
The unit contains both a Hard Disk Drive and a
cooling fan which runs continuously. Therefore,
operational noise may be heard, even when the
power is off. This is not a malfunction.
Specifications and design are subject to change
without notice.
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Guide to Parts and Controls
For more information, see the pages in parentheses.
Remote
G SUBTITLE button (32)
H TELETEXT button (24)
I Coloured multimedia applications &
1
4
7
2
5
8
0
3
6
9
J SYSTEM MENU button (12, 40)
TITLE LIST button (17, 31)
GUIDE (TV Guide) button (20)
K PROG LIST button (14)
L FAVOURITE button (22)
M RETURN button (29)
N </M/m/,/ENTER button (12)
O
(instant replay)/
buttons (15, 33)
(instant advance)
P INFO button (21)
Q . (previous) button (32)
R > (next) button (32)
S m
(search) buttons (32)
M (search) buttons (32)
U DISPLAY button (16, 19)
V H (play) button (31)
x (stop) button (31)
The H button has a tactile dot*.
W z REC button (16)
x REC STOP button (16)
[TIMER] button (26)
A MUTING button
Mutes the volume. Press again to restore
the volume. To operate your TV, you must
first setup the remote control (11)
TIMER LIST button (29)
X [/1 (TV on/standby) button (11)
Y VOL (TV volume) +/– buttons (11)
Z TV/VIDEO button (11)
B [/1 (on/standby) button (13)
C Number buttons (14)
The number 5 button has a tactile dot*.
D PROG (programme) +/– buttons (16)
wj PROG (TV programme) +/– buttons (11)
The + button has a tactile dot*.
The PROG button has a tactile dot*.
E AUDIO button (32)
* Use the tactile dot as a reference when operating the
recorder.
F INPUT SELECT button (9)
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Front panel
A [/1 (on/standby) button (13)
C
(remote sensor) (11)
B PROGRAM -/+ buttons (16)
D Front panel display (51).
Front panel display
REC
TIMER
SP
LP
EP
A Recording status segments:
Single rotating star = only one tuner is
recording.
D Indicates that the Hard Disk Recorder is
currently recording.
E Recording mode (27)
Dual rotating star = both tuners are
recording.
F TIMER indicator (27)
Indicates that Timer Recordings have been
set.
B TV Pause/Play indicators
C Displays the following:
• Clock/Channel number while watching live
TV
G Indicates that the Hard Disk Recorder is in
standby mode
H Indicates remote control activity.
• Playback mode/Channel name while in
playback mode
• Current menu option
z Hint
You can turn off the front panel display when the recorder is turned on by setting “Front Panel” to “Off” (page 44).
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I
Index
Increasing recording capacity
Digital Text viewing 23
“Interactivity” 44
Words in quotations appear in
the on-screen displays.
L
Numerics
16:9 42
4:3 Letter Box 42
4:3 Pan Scan 42
“LINE 1 - TV” 8, 42
Display
front panel display 51
M
Mains Lead 10
A
Moving recordings to a pro-
gramme category folder 35
E
“Advanced” 36
Aerial 7
Editing 36
Electronic Programme Guide
20
Erasing a Title/Scene 37
Erasing and Editing a Title 36
Erasing sections of a title
(Crop Editing) 37
AUDIO 32
Audio cord 10
“Audio Language” 43
“Audio Level” 43
Audio Settings 42
Auto Tune 13, 41
O
One Touch Recording 16
“Order” 18
Ordering your favourite chan-
nels 22
Original 36
F
C
Favourites
Category folders 34
“Change Pin” 40
Changing category folders
name 34
P
Parental Lock 40
Password 40
Reorder your favourite
channels 22
Chasing Playback 33
Checking the hard disk status
16
Checking/changing/cancel-
ling timer settings (Timer
List) 29
“Play one” 38
a favourite channel 22
“Front Panel” 44
Front panel 51
Playback 19, 31, 32
fast reverse 32
Playing status bar 19
Playing Time and Play Infor-
mation 19
“Child Lock” 40
“Command Mode” 13, 44
Front panel display 51
“Composite” 42
Compression mode 4, 39
Connecting 8
Playing titles from a program-
me category folder 34
Playlist 36, 38
G
GUIDE 20, 50
the aerial cable 7
the audio cords 10
the video cords 8
Controlling TVs with the re-
mote 11
PROG LIST 14, 50
Programme information box
21
H
HDD Usage 39
HDD Usage information box
16
Copying Title/Section 38
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R
favourite channels 22
titles 18
“Subtitle Language” 44
Subtitle recording 43
Rear panel 52
REC 16
“Record Subtitles” 43
“Recording” 37
Recording 43
HDD Usage 16
Increasing recording ca-
pacity 39
One Touch Recording 16
record paused TV broad-
casts 15
T
check/change/cancel 29
manual setting 26
TV Guide timer setting
Title List
record two programmes
simultaneously 16, 27,
28
recording mode 27
while playing a previous
recorded title 16
while watching another
programme 16
Recording capacity 39
Remote 50
Sort 18
Troubleshooting 47
TV Pause 15, 33
record paused TV broad-
skip to live TV 15
TV programme reminder 24
“Rename” 18, 34, 36
“Repeat all” 38
“RGB” 42
S
“S Video” 42
“Scart Setting” 42
“Scene” 37
Scenes 17
“TV Type” 42
add new scenes 18
delete scenes 17, 37
start playback from a
specific scene 17
Searching
V
“VCR Scart” 42
Video cord 8
Video Settings 42
fast reverse/fast forward
32
locating the beginning of
the previous/next scene
32
Setting TV programme remin-
ders 24
Signal Strength 46
Simultaneous Rec and Play 33
“Sleep Timer” 44
Slow-motion play 32
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