Hama DVD Recorder RDR HX900 User Manual

2-103-583-E1(3)

DVD Recorder

Operating Instructions

RDR-HX900/HX1000

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• Do not place heavy objects on the

recorder.

Copyrights

About this manual

• Television programmes, films,

video tapes, discs, and other

materials may be copyrighted.

Unauthorized recording of such

material may be contrary to the

provisions of the copyright laws.

Also, use of this recorder with

cable television transmission may

require authorization from the

cable television transmitter and/or

programme owner.

• This product incorporates

that is protected by U.S. patents

and other intellectual property

rights. Use of this copyright

protection technology must be

authorized by Macrovision, and is

intended for home and other

limited viewing uses only unless

otherwise authorized by

Check your model name

On recording

The instructions in this manual

are for 2 models: RDR-HX900

and RDR-HX1000. Check your

model name by looking at the

front panel of the recorder.

• Note that the contents of the

recording cannot be compensated

for under any and all conditions,

including conditions that may

arise due to a malfunction of this

unit.

• In this manual, the internal hard

disk drive is written as “HDD,”

and “disc” is used as a general

reference for the HDD, DVDs, or

CDs unless otherwise specified by

the text or illustrations.

• Instructions in this manual

describe the controls on the

remote. You can also use the

controls on the recorder if they

have the same or similar names as

those on the remote.

• The on-screen display illustrations

used in this manual may not match

the graphics displayed on your TV

screen.

• The explanations regarding DVDs

in this manual refer to DVDs

created on this recorder. The

explanations do not apply to

DVDs that are created on other

recorders and played back on this

recorder.

• Make trial recordings before

making the actual recording.

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.

Macrovision. Reverse engineering

or disassembly is prohibited.

Copy guard function

Since the recorder has a copy guard

function, programmes received

through an external tuner (not

supplied) may contain copy

protection signals (copy guard

function) and as such may not be

recordable, depending on the type of

signal.

• Do not move the recorder with its

mains lead connected.

• Do not move the recorder for one

minute after you have unplugged

the mains lead.

• Do not disconnect the mains lead

while the power is on.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

• Do not use the recorder in a place

subject to extreme changes in

temperature (temperature gradient

less than 10 °C/hour).

• Do not attempt to change the hard

disk. This may result in a

malfunction. Should the hard disk

be damaged, you cannot recover

lost data. The hard disk is only a

temporary storage space.

• The recorded contents of the hard

disk drive may be erased or

destroyed if the unit should

malfunction for whatever reason,

or if the hard disk drive is repaired,

modified or replaced. Note that the

contents of the recording cannot

be compensated for under any and

all conditions.

Caution: This recorder is capable

of holding a still video image or

on-screen display image on your

television screen indefinitely. If

you leave the still video image or

on-screen display image

displayed on your TV for an

extended period of time you risk

permanent damage to your

television screen. Plasma display

panels and projection televisions

are especially susceptible to this.

If you have any questions or

problems concerning your recorder,

please consult your nearest Sony

dealer.

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Table of Contents

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

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

Ways to Use Your DVD Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Quick Guide to Disc Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Hookups and Sett i n gs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Hooking Up the Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Step 1: Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Step 2: Connecting the Aerial Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Step 3: Connecting the Video Cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Step 4: Connecting the Audio Cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Step 5: Connecting the Mains Lead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 9

Step 6: Preparing the Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Step 7: Easy Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Connecting a VCR or Similar Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Connecting to a Satellite or Digital Tuner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Connecting a PAY-TV/Canal Plus Decoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

G u i d e to D i s p l a ys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Using the On-Screen Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Using the Title List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 3

Using the “Disc Info” Screen (disc settings) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Checking the Play Information and Playing Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

How to Enter Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Record i n g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Before Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Timer Recording (Standard/ShowView) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Checking/Changing/Cancelling Timer Settings (Timer List) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Recording Without the Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Recording From Connected Equipment With a Timer (Synchro Rec) . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Recording From Connected Equipment Without a Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

P l a yback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Playing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Chasing Playback/Simultaneous Rec and Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Searching for a Title/Chapter/Track, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Playing MP3 Audio Tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

E d i ting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Before Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Editing a Title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Creating and Editing a Playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

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Dubb i n g (HDD y D VD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Before Dubbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Dubbing a Single Title (Title Dub) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Dubbing Multiple Titles (Dub Selected Titles) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

DV Dubb i n g (DV t H DD /D VD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Before DV Dubbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Recording an Entire DV Format Tape (One Touch Dubbing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Program Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Sett i n gs and Ad j u stments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Using the Setup Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Aerial Reception and Language Settings (Settings) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Video Settings (Video) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Audio Settings (Audio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Recording and Parental Control Settings (Features) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Disc and Remote Control Settings/Factory Settings (Options) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Easy Setup (Resetting the Recorder) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Add i ti o nal Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Self-diagnosis Function (When letters/numbers appear in the display) . . . . . . . . . . 104

Notes About This Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

About i.LINK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Guide to Parts and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Language Code List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

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Ways to Use Your DVD Recorder

Quick access to recorded titles – Title List

, Display the Title List to see all of the titles

on the disc, including recording date,

channel, recording mode and thumbnail

image (page 33).

Title List

My Movies

1.5/4.7GB

AAB

TITLE LIST ORIGINAL

AAB 13:00-14:00

Sort

Date

Wed 5. 9 13:00 (1H00M) SP

DEF 20:00-21:00

Fri 17. 9 20:00 (1H00M) SLP

Title

DEF

Number

AAB

Sat 25. 9 9:00 (0H30M)

GHI 20:00-20:30

9:00-9:30

AAB

GHI

Sat 25. 9 20:00 (0H30M) SLP

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

, If you are using a DVD-RW (VR mode) or

Recording

the HDD, you can watch a programme from

the beginning while it is being recorded

(page 60).

The match isn’t over yet,

but I’ll start watching it

from the beginning now.

Watching one title while recording another – Simultaneous Rec and Play

, If you are using a DVD-RW (VR mode) or

Recording

the HDD, you can watch a previously

recorded programme while recording

another programme on the same disc

(page 60).

I think I’ll watch yesterday’s

golf match now, even though

I am recording a movie.

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Creating your own programme – Playlist

, Record a programme on a DVD-RW (VR

mode), then delete, move and add scenes at

will to create your own, original

Original

programme (page 68).

Playlist

Copying a recorded title to and from the HDD – Dubbing (HDD y DVD)

, Create copies of your favourite titles for

safekeeping by dubbing them to a DVD, or

make a copy of your friend’s recordings by

dubbing them to the HDD (page 72).

Dubbing

Automatic dubbing of DV tapes – DV Dubbing (DV t HDD/DVD)

, Connect your digital video camera to the

Control

DV IN jack and automatically dub the

entire contents or just selected scenes to a

DVD disc (page 77).

Dubbing

A list of recordable and playable discs is on page 8.

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Quick Guide to Disc Types

Recordable and playable discs

Icon

Compatibility with

other DVD players

(finalizing)

Disc

Logo

used in Formatting

this

manual

Type

(new discs)

Hard disk

drive

(internal)

(Formatting

unnecessary)

—

HDD

Playable on DVD+RW

compatible players

(automatically finalized)

Automatically

formatted

DVD+RW

Format in VR

mode

(page 36)

Playable only on VR mode

compatible players

(finalization unnecessary)

mode

RWVR

DVD-

Playable on most DVD

players (finalization

necessary) (page 37)

Format in

Video mode

(page 36)

Video

mode

RWVideo

Playable on most DVD+R

compatible players (finalization

necessary) (page 37)

Automatically

formatted

DVD+R

DVD-R

Playable on most DVD

players (finalization

necessary) (page 37)

Automatically

formatted

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

are trademarks.

CPRM (Content Protection for Recordable Media) is

Usable disc versions (as of May 2004)

• 4x-speed or slower DVD+RWs

• 2x-speed or slower DVD-RWs (Ver.1.1, Ver.1.1

a coding technology that protects copyrights for

images.

Only if the recording mode is SP, HSP, or HQ, and

with CPRM* )

• 8x-speed or slower DVD+Rs

• 8x-speed or slower DVD-Rs (Ver.2.0)

“DVD Rec Picture Size” is set to “16:9.”

Erasing titles does not free up disc space.

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Recording Features

Editing Features

Auto

Chapter

Manual

Chapter

Record

16:9 sizes title name

Change

Rewrite

(page 41)

Delete title A-B Erase Playlist

(page 66) (page 66) (page 68)

(page 93) (page 68) (page 49) (page 65)

Yes

Yes *²

Yes

Yes *³

Yes *²

Discs that cannot be recorded on

• 4x-speed compatible DVD-RWs (Ver. 1.2/4x)

• DVD-RWs (Ver.1.0)

• DVD+RWs that are not 2.4x-speed compatible

• Dual layer discs

• 8 cm discs

,continued

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Playable discs

Icon

Disc

Logo

used in

this

Type

Characteristics

manual

Discs such as movies that can be purchased or rented

DVD

VCD

DVD VIDEO

VIDEO CDs or CD-Rs/CD-RWs in

VIDEO CD/Super VIDEO CD format

VIDEO CD

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

that can be purchased

CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs created on a PC or

similar device in music format containing MP3

audio tracks

DATA CD

z Hint

Discs that cannot be played

• All CD-ROMs (including PHOTO CDs)

• CD-Rs/CD-RWs, other than those recorded in

music CD format, MP3 format, or Video CD

format

This DVD recorder can play 8 cm CDs and 8 cm DVDs

as well.

• Data part of CD-Extras

• DVD-ROMs

• DVD Audio discs

• DVD-RAMs

• HD layer on Super Audio CDs

• DVD VIDEOs with a different region code

(page 11)

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Note on playback operations of DVD VIDEOs/

VIDEO CDs

Notes

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

CD-RWs/CD-Rs cannot be played on this recorder due

to the recording quality or physical condition of the

disc, or the characteristics of the recording device and

authoring software. The disc will not play if it has not

been correctly finalized. For more information, see the

operating instructions for the recording device.

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

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

disc (page 36). Note that the disc’s contents will be

erased after reformatting.

• You cannot shorten the time required for recording

even with high-speed discs. Also, you cannot record on

the disc if the disc is not 1x speed compatible.

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

printed on their packaging.

Some playback operations of DVD VIDEOs/

VIDEO CDs may be intentionally set by software

producers. Since this recorder plays DVD

VIDEOs/VIDEO CDs according to the disc

contents the software producers designed, some

playback features may not be available. Also, see

the instructions supplied with the DVD VIDEOs/

VIDEO CDs.

Region code (DVD VIDEO only)

Your recorder has a region code printed on the rear

of the unit and will only play DVD VIDEOs

(playback only) labelled with identical region

codes. This system is used to protect copyrights.

• You cannot add new recordings to DVD-Rs or DVD-

RWs (Video mode) that contain recordings made on

other DVD equipment.

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

recordings to DVD+RWs that contain recordings made

on other DVD equipment. If you do add a new

recording, note that this recorder will rewrite the DVD

menu.

DVD VIDEOs labelled

recorder.

will also play on this

ALL

If you try to play any other DVD VIDEO, the

message “Playback prohibited by region code.”

will appear on the TV screen. Depending on the

DVD VIDEO, no region code indication may be

labelled even though playing the DVD VIDEO is

prohibited by area restrictions.

• If the disc contains PC data unrecognizable by this

recorder, the data may be erased.

Region code

RDR–XXXX

00V 00Hz

NO.

00W

0-000-000-00

Music discs encoded with copyright protection

technologies

This product is designed to play back discs that

conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard.

Recently, various music discs encoded with

marketed by some record companies. Please be

aware that among those discs, there are some that

do not conform to the CD standard and may not be

playable by this product.

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Hookups and Settings

Hooking Up the Recorder

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

Notes

• Plug cords securely to prevent unwanted noise.

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

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

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

Step 1: Unpacking

Check that you have the following items:

• Audio/video cord (pinplug × 3 y pinplug × 3) (1)

• Mains lead (1)

• Aerial cable (1)

• Remote commander (remote) (1)

• R6 (size AA) batteries (2)

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Step 2: Connecting the Aerial Cable

Connect the aerial cable by following the steps below. Do not connect the mains lead until you reach “Step

5: Connecting the Mains Lead” (page 19).

to AERIAL IN

DVD recorder

AERIAL

LINE

DECODER

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

LINE

DIGITAL OUT

COAXIAL

LINE

OUT

AUDIO

VIDEO

AUDIO

VIDEO

PCM/DTS/MPEG/

DOLBY DIGITAL

OPTICAL

AC IN

OUT

AERIAL

OUT

to AERIAL OUT

Aerial cable (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 the supplied aerial

cable.

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Step 3: Connecting the Video Cords

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

projector, or AV amplifier (receiver). This will enable you to view pictures. Audio connections are

explained in “Step 4: Connecting the Audio Cords” (page 17).

S-video cord

(not supplied)

INPUT

VIDEO

Audio/video

cord (supplied)

S VIDEO

TV, projector, or AV

amplifier (receiver)

AUDIO

(yellow)

TV, projector, or AV

amplifier (receiver)

to LINE 2 OUT (VIDEO)

to LINE 2 OUT (S VIDEO)

AERIAL

LINE

DECODER

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

DVD recorder

LINE

DIGITAL OUT

COAXIAL

LINE

OUT

AUDIO

VIDEO

AUDIO

VIDEO

PCM/DTS/MPEG/

DOLBY DIGITAL

OPTICAL

AC IN

OUT

to COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

To LINE 1 – TV

(green)

(red)

(blue)

SCART cord (not

supplied)

COMPONENT

VIDEO IN

(green)

(blue)

(red)

B/CB

R/CR

Component video

cord (not supplied)

TV, projector, or AV

amplifier (receiver)

: Signal flow

Note

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

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If your TV accepts progressive 525p/625p format

signals, you must use this connection and set

“Component Out” in Video Setup to “On”

(page 89). Then press PROGRESSIVE on the

remote to send progressive video signals. For

details, see “Using the PROGRESSIVE button”

(page 16).

A Connecting to a SCART input jack

Connect using a SCART cord (not supplied) to the

LINE 1-TV jack and your TV. Be sure to make the

connections firmly to avoid hum and noise.

See the operating instructions supplied with the

TV to be connected. Also, when you set “Line1

Output” to “S Video” or “RGB” in step 15 of Easy

Setup (page 22), use a SCART cord that conforms

to the selected signal.

Green

Blue

Green

Blue

Red

When playing “ wide screen” images

Some recorded images may not fit your TV

screen. To change the aspect ratio, see page 89.

B Connecting to a video input jack

If you are connecting to a VCR

Connect your VCR to the LINE 3/DECODER

jack on the recorder (page 26).

Connect the yellow plug of the audio/video cord

(supplied) to the yellow (video) jack. You will

enjoy standard quality images.

Note that you cannot use the PROGRESSIVE

button with this connection.

Notes

• 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 start playback. If

necessary, press TV/DVD on the remote to return the

input to the TV.

• For correct SMARTLINK connection, you will need a

SCART cord that has the full 21 pins. Refer to your

TV’s instruction manual as well for this connection.

• If you connect this recorder to a TV with

SMARTLINK, set “Line1 Output” to “Video” in step

15 of Easy Setup.

Yellow

White (L)

Red (R)

C Connecting to an S VIDEO input

jack

Connect using an S-video cord (not supplied).

You will enjoy high quality images.

Note that you cannot use the PROGRESSIVE

button with this connection.

About the SMARTLINK features

(for SCART connections only)

If the connected TV (or other connected

equipment such as a set top box) complies with

SMARTLINK, NexTView Link,

MEGALOGIC* , EASYLINK* ,

CINEMALINK* , Q-Link* , EURO VIEW

D Connecting to component video

LINK* , or T-V LINK* , this recorder

automatically runs the SMARTLINK function

after you complete the connection pattern A on

page 14 (the SMARTLINK indicator lights up

when you turn on your TV). You can enjoy the

following SMARTLINK features.

input jacks (Y, P^B/CB, PR/C

Connect the component via the COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT jacks using a component video cord

(not supplied) or three video cords (not supplied)

of the same kind and length. You will enjoy

accurate colour reproduction and high quality

images.

• Preset Download

You can download the tuner preset data from

your TV to this recorder, and tune the recorder

according to that data in Easy Setup. This

greatly simplifies the Easy Setup procedure. Be

careful not to disconnect the cables or exit the

Easy Setup function during this procedure

(page 22).

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• TV Direct Rec

You can easily record what you are watching on

your TV (page 48).

Using the PROGRESSIVE button

By using the PROGRESSIVE button on the

remote, you can select the signal format in which

the recorder outputs video signals: interlace or

progressive. Connect the recorder using the

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks (pattern D on

page 15), and set “Component Out” in Video

Setup to “On” (page 89). Then press the

PROGRESSIVE button. “PROGRESSIVE”

appears in the front panel display when the

recorder outputs progressive signals.

• One Touch Play

You can turn on the recorder and TV, set the

TV’s input to the recorder, and start playback

with one touch of the H (play) button

(page 55).

• One Touch Menu

You can turn on the recorder and TV, set the TV

to the recorder’s channel, and display the Title

List menu with one touch of the TITLE LIST

button (page 55).

◆Progressive

Select this when:

• One Touch Timer

You can turn on the recorder and TV, set the TV

to the recorder’s channel, and display the timer

programming menu with one touch of the

TIMER button on the remote (page 44).

• Automatic Power Off

The recorder will turn off automatically if the

recorder is not used after you turn off the TV.

• NexTView Download

– your TV accepts progressive signals, and,

– the TV is connected to the COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT jacks.

Note that the pictures will not be clear or no

picture will appear if you select progressive signal

output when either of the above conditions is not

met.

You can easily set the timer by using the

NexTView Download function on your TV.

See your TV’s instruction manual.

◆Interlace

Set to this position when:

– your TV does not accept progressive signals, or,

– your TV is connected to jacks other than the

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks (LINE OUT

(VIDEO) or S VIDEO).

“MEGALOGIC” is a registered trademark of Grundig

Corporation.

“EASYLINK” and “CINEMALINK” are trademarks

of Philips Corporation.

“Q-Link” is a trademark of Panasonic Corporation.

“EURO VIEW LINK” is a trademark of Toshiba

Corporation.

z Hint

When you select progressive signal output, you can fine-

tune the signal according to the type of software you are

watching (page 90).

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

Note

z Hint

Consumers should note that not all high definition

television sets are fully compatible with this product and

may cause artifacts to be displayed in the picture. In the

case of 525/625 progressive scan picture problems, it is

recommended that the user switch the connection to the

‘standard definition’ output. If there are questions

regarding our TV set compatibility with this model 525p/

625p DVD recorder, please contact our customer service

centre.

SMARTLINK also works with TVs or other equipment

having EPG Timer Control, EPG Title Download, and

Now Recording functions. For details, refer to the

operating instructions supplied with your TV or other

equipment.

Notes

• The SMARTLINK features are available only when

“Video” is selected in “Line1 Output.”

• The SMARTLINK features are not available for

devices connected via the DVD recorder’s LINE 3/

DECODER jack.

• Not all TVs respond to the functions above.

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Step 4: Connecting the Audio Cords

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

or AV amplifier (receiver).

This will enable you to listen to sound.

INPUT

VIDEO

(red)

(yellow)

Audio/video

cord (supplied)

(white)

(red)

(white)

AUDIO

(yellow)*

TV, projector, or AV

amplifier (receiver)

LINE 2 OUT

AUDIO

VIDEO

S VIDEO

to LINE 2 OUT (R-AUDIO-L)

AERIAL

LINE

DECODER

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

LINE

DIGITAL OUT

COAXIAL

LINE

OUT

AUDIO

VIDEO

AUDIO

VIDEO

PCM/DTS/MPEG/

DOLBY DIGITAL

OPTICAL

AC IN

OUT

to DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL or

OPTICAL)

DVD recorder

DIGITAL OUT

COAXIAL

PCM/DTS/MPEG/

DOLBY DIGITAL

OPTICAL

Coaxial digital cord

(not supplied)

Optical digital cord (not supplied)

to optical

digital input

to coaxial

digital input

[Speakers]

Rear (L)

[Speakers]

Rear (R)

Front (L)

Front (R)

AV amplifier (receiver)

with a decoder

Centre

Subwoofer

: Signal flow

* The yellow plug is used for video signals (page 14).

z Hint

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

Note

Do not connect your TV’s audio output jacks to the LINE IN (AUDIO L/R) jacks at the same time. This will cause

unwanted noise to come from your TV’s speakers.

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A Connecting to audio L/R input

B Connecting to a digital audio

jacks

input jack

This connection will use your TV’s or stereo

amplifier’s (receiver’s) two speakers for sound.

Connect using the audio/video cord (supplied).

If your AV amplifier (receiver) has a Dolby*

Digital, DTS* , or MPEG audio decoder and a

digital input jack, use this connection.

Connect using a coaxial or optical digital cord (not

supplied).

Yellow

White (L)

Coaxial cord

Optical cord

Red (R)

• Surround effect (page 56)

TV: Dynamic, Wide, Night

• Surround effect

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

(5.1ch)

Stereo amplifier (receiver): Standard, Night

Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.

“Dolby,” “Pro Logic,” and the double-D symbol are

trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

“DTS” and “DTS Digital Out” are trademarks of

Digital Theater Systems, Inc.

Notes

Note

• After you have completed connection B, make the

appropriate settings under “Audio Connection” in Easy

Setup (page 22). If your AV amplifier (receiver) has an

MPEG audio decoder function, set “MPEG” to

“MPEG” in Audio Setup (page 92). Otherwise, no

sound or a loud noise will come from your speakers.

• The surround sound effects of this recorder cannot be

used with connection B.

Do not connect the LINE 4 IN (R-AUDIO-L) and LINE

2 OUT (R-AUDIO-L) jacks to your TV’s audio output

jacks at the same time. This will cause unwanted noise to

come from your TV’s speakers.

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Step 5: Connecting the

Mains Lead

Step 6: Preparing the

Remote

Connect the supplied mains lead to the AC IN

terminal of the recorder. Then plug the recorder

and TV mains leads (power cords) into the mains.

After you connect the mains lead, you must wait

for a short while before operating the recorder.

You can operate the recorder once the front panel

display lights up and the recorder enters standby

mode.

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.

If you connect additional equipment to this

recorder (page 26), be sure to connect the mains

lead after all connections are complete.

AC IN

to AC IN

to mains

Notes

• If the supplied remote interferes your other Sony DVD

recorder or player, change the command mode number

for this recorder (page 21).

• Use the batteries correctly to avoid possible leakage

and corrosion. Do not touch the liquid with bare hands

should leakage occur. Observe the following:

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

batteries of different manufacturers.

– Do not attempt to recharge the batteries.

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

period of time, remove the batteries.

– If battery leakage occurs, wipe out any liquid inside

the battery compartment, and insert new batteries.

• Do not expose the remote sensor (marked

on the

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

lighting apparatus. The recorder may not respond to the

remote.

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Number buttons and

SET, -/--*

Selects the programme

position on your TV

Controlling TVs with the remote

You can adjust the remote’s signal to control your

TV.

If you connected the recorder to an AV amplifier

(receiver), you can use the supplied remote to

control the AV amplifier’s (receiver’s) volume.

* If you use the number buttons to select the TV’s

programme position, press -/-- followed by the number

buttons for two-digit numbers.

To operate the TV/DVD button

(for SCART connections only)

Notes

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

to control your TV or AV amplifier (receiver) 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.

The TV/DVD button switches between the

recorder and the last input source selected on the

TV. Point your remote at the recorder when using

this button. The button works even if the TV/DVD

switch is set to DVD.

When you connect the recorder to the TV via the

SCART jacks, the input source for the TV is set to

the recorder automatically when you start

playback. To watch another source, press the TV/

DVD button to switch the TV’s input source.

TV/DVD

switch

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Code numbers of controllable TVs

If more than one code number is listed, try

entering them one at a time until you find the one

that works with your TV.

PROG +/–

Number buttons,

SET/-/--

2 +/–

t, TV/DVD

Manufacturer

Sony

Code number

01 (default)

Aiwa

01 (default)

1 Slide the TV/DVD switch to TV.

2 Hold down [/1.

3 Enter your TV’s manufacturer code (see

“Code numbers of controllable TVs”

below) using the number buttons.

Grundig

Hitachi

Loewe

23, 24, 72

06, 45

Nokia

15, 16, 69, 73

Panasonic

Philips

Saba

17, 49

4 Release [/1.

06, 07, 08, 23, 45, 72

When the TV/DVD switch is set to TV, the

remote performs the following:

12, 13, 36, 43, 74, 75

Samsung

Sanyo

06, 22, 23, 71, 72

[/1

Turns your TV on or off

2 (volume) +/–

Adjusts the volume of your

Sharp

PROG +/–

Selects the programme

position on your TV

Telefunken

Thomson

Toshiba

12, 13, 36, 43, 74, 75

12, 13, 43, 74, 75

(wide mode)

Switches to or from the

wide mode of a Sony wide-

screen TV

t (TV/video)

Switches your TV’s input

source

JVC

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Controlling the volume of your AV

If you have a Sony DVD player or

amplifier (receiver) with the remote more than one Sony DVD recorder

If the supplied remote interferes with your other

Sony DVD recorder or player, set the command

mode number for this recorder and the supplied

remote to one that differs from the other Sony

DVD recorder or player.

TV/DVD

switch

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The default command mode setting for this

recorder and the supplied remote is DVD3.

Number

buttons

2 +/–

1 Slide the TV/DVD switch to DVD.

2 Hold down [/1, and enter the

manufacturer code (see the table below)

for your AV amplifier (receiver) using the

number buttons.

SYSTEM

M/m,

ENTER

O RETURN

3 Release [/1.

The 2 (volume) +/– buttons control the AV

amplifier’s volume.

If you want to control the TV’s volume, slide

the TV/DVD switch to TV.

z Hint

COMMAND

MODE

switch

If you want to control the TV’s volume even when the

TV/DVD switch is set to DVD, repeat the steps above

and enter the code number 90 (default).

1 Press SYSTEM MENU.

Code numbers of controllable AV amplifiers

(receivers)

If more than one code number is listed, try

entering them one at a time until you find the one

that works with your AV amplifier (receiver).

The System Menu appears.

2 Select “SETUP,” and press ENTER.

SETUP

Settings

Video

Channel Setting

Channel List

Clock

Manufacturer

Sony

Code number

78, 79, 80, 91

84, 85, 86

92, 93

Audio

Features

Options

Language

Denon

Easy Setup

Kenwood

Onkyo

81, 82, 83

Pioneer

Sansui

Technics

Yamaha

97, 98

94, 95, 96

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3 Select “ Options,” and press ENTER.

Step 7: Easy Setup

SETUP

Follow the steps below to make the minimum

number of basic adjustments for using the

recorder. If you do not complete Easy Setup, it

will appear each time you turn on your recorder.

Settings are made in the following order.

Settings

Video

Format DVD :

HDD Bilingual Rec. :

DVD Bilingual Rec. :

Dimmer :

Main

Normal

Audio

Features

Options

Auto Display :

Command Mode :

Factory Setup

DVD3

Easy Setup

OSD Language Setup

4 Select “ Command Mode,” and press

ENTER.

Tuner and Channel Setup

SETUP

Clock Setup

Settings

Video

Format DVD :

Main

HDD Bilingual Rec. :

DVD Bilingual Rec. :

Dimmer :

Audio

Main

Features

Options

Normal

Auto Display :

TV Type Setup

Command Mode :

Factory Setup

DVDDV1D3

DVD2

DVD3

Easy Setup

Video Connection Setup

5 Select the Command mode (DVD1, DVD2,

or DVD3), and press ENTER.

Audio Connection Setup

6 Slide the COMMAND MODE switch on the

remote so it matches the mode you

selected above.

Finished!

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To return to the previous step

Press O RETURN.

PROG +/–

</M/m/,,

ENTER

O RETURN

1 Turn on the TV.

2 Press [/1.

The recorder turns on.

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3 Switchtheinput selector on your TV so that 8 Press ENTER.

• If you made connection A (page 14) and the

the signal from the recorder appears on

your TV screen.

“Initial settings necessary to operate the DVD

recorder will be made. You can change them

later using Setup. Before you start, check that

you have made all necessary connections.”

appears.

• If this message does not appear, select “Easy

Setup” from “SETUP” in the System Menu

to run Easy Setup. For details, see “Settings

and Adjustments” (page 83).

connected TV complies with

SMARTLINK, the Preset Download

function automatically starts.

EASY SETUP

Preset Download

3/9

Loading data from TV.

Please wait.

Prog. 1

4 Press ENTER.

The Setup Display for selecting the language

used in the on-screen display appears.

• If the Preset Download function does not

work or if you made a connection other than

A, the Auto Tuner Preset function

automatically starts searching for all of the

receivable channels and presets them.

5 Select a language.

EASY SETUP

OSD

1/9

Select the screen Language.

English

EASY SETUP

Auto Tuner Preset

3/9

Français

Deutsch

Searching for receivable channels.

Please wait.

Prog. 1

Italiano

Español

Nederlands

Dansk

6 Press ENTER.

The Setup Display for selecting your country

and language for the tuner system appears.

The channel order will be set according to the

country or language you select.

To set the channels manually, see page 84.

9 After the download or search is complete,

the Clock function automatically starts.

7 Select your country or language.

• If you live in a French speaking country that

is not listed on the display, select “ELSE.”

EASY SETUP

Clock

4/9

Searching for clock data.

Please wait.

EASY SETUP

Tuner System

2/9

–

Français

Select a country and

language.

Dansk/Norsk

Nederlands

Português

Svenska

Suomi

English

Once the clock signal is received, the Setup

Display for selecting the aspect ratio of the

connected TV appears.

ELSE – English

• If the current time or date is not set, the

display for setting the clock manually

appears. Set the clock manually using </

M/m/,, and press ENTER.

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10Select the setting that matches your TV

type.

16Select the type of signal you want to output

from the LINE1-TV jack.

“Video”: Outputs video signals.

“S Video”: Outputs S video signals.

“RGB”: Outputs RGB signals.

EASY SETUP

TV Type

5/9

Note that if you select “On” in step 12, you

cannot select “RGB,” and that if you select

“Yes” in step 14, you cannot select “S Video.”

• If you select “S Video” or “RGB,”

SMARTLINK will be deactivated.

Select your TV screen type.

16 : 9

4 : 3 Letter Box

4 : 3 Pan Scan

17Press ENTER.

“16:9”: For wide-screen TVs or standard TVs

with a wide screen mode.

The Setup Display for selecting the type of

jack used to connect to your amplifier

(receiver) appears.

“4:3 Letter Box”: For standard TVs.

Displays “wide screen” pictures with bands

on the upper and lower sections of the screen.

“4:3 Pan Scan”: For standard TVs.

Automatically displays “wide screen”

pictures on the entire screen and cuts off the

sections that do not fit.

EASY SETUP

Audio Connection

9/9

Is this recorder connected to an amplifier (receiver)?

Select the type of jack you are using.

Yes : LINE OUT(R-AUDIO-L)

Yes : DIGITAL OUT

For details, see “TV Type” on page 89.

11Press ENTER.

The Setup Display for the component out

jacks appears.

18Select the type of jack (if any) you are

using to connect to an amplifier (receiver),

and press ENTER.

12Select an option.

Select “On” if you are using the

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks.

Otherwise, select “Off.”

If you did not connect an AV amplifier

(receiver), select “No,” then go to step 22.

If you connected an AV amplifier (receiver)

using just an audio cord, select “Yes: LINE

OUT (R-AUDIO-L),” then go to step 22.

If you connected an AV amplifier (receiver)

using either a digital optical or coaxial cord,

select “Yes: DIGITAL OUT.”

13Press ENTER.

The Setup Display for the LINE 3/DECODER

jack appears.

14Select an option.

Select “Yes” if you will connect a decoder to

the LINE 3/DECODER jack. Otherwise,

select “No.”

19Select the type of Dolby Digital signal you

wish to send to your amplifier (receiver).

15Press ENTER.

EASY SETUP

Audio Connection

9/9

The Setup Display for selecting the type of

video signal output from the LINE 1-TV jack

appears.

Dolby Digital

D-PCM

Dolby Digital

EASY SETUP

Line1 Output

8/9

Select the Line1 output signal.

Video

S Video

RGB

If your AV amplifier (receiver) has a Dolby

Digital decoder, select “Dolby Digital.”

Otherwise, select “D-PCM.”

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20Press ENTER.

The Setup Display for the DTS signal appears.

EASY SETUP

Audio Connection

9/9

DTS

Off

21Select whether or not you wish to send a

DTS signal to your amplifier (receiver),

and press ENTER.

If your AV amplifier (receiver) has a DTS

decoder, select “On.” Otherwise, select “Off.”

22Press ENTER when “Finish” appears.

Easy Setup is finished. All connections and

setup operations are complete.

EASY SETUP

Easy Setup is finished.

Finish

To return to the previous step

Press O RETURN.

z Hints

• If your AV amplifier (receiver) has an MPEG audio

decoder, set “MPEG” to “MPEG” (page 92).

• If you want to run Easy Setup again, select “Easy

Setup” in the Setup Display (page 98).

Note

To record TV programmes using the timer, you must set

the clock accurately.

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Connecting a VCR or Similar Device

After disconnecting the recorder’s mains lead from the mains, connect a VCR or similar recording device

to the LINE IN jacks of this recorder.

Use the DV IN jack on the front panel if the equipment has a DV output jack (i.LINK jack) (page 77).

See also the instruction manual supplied with the connected equipment.

To record on this recorder, see “Recording From Connected Equipment Without a Timer” (page 52).

Connecting to the LINE 3 jack

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

VCR

SCART cord

(not supplied)

to SCART input

to i

LINE1-TV

to i LINE

3/DECODER

DVD recorder

AERIAL

LINE

DECODER

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

LINE

DIGITAL OUT

COAXIAL

LINE

OUT

AUDIO

VIDEO

AUDIO

VIDEO

PCM/DTS/MPEG/

DOLBY DIGITAL

OPTICAL

AC IN

OUT

Notes

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

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

DVD recorder

VCR

Be sure to connect your VCR to the DVD recorder and your TV in the order shown below. To watch video tapes,

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

Line input 1

VCR

DVD recorder

Line input 2

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

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

button on the remote.

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

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Connecting to the LINE 2 IN or LINE 4 IN jacks

Connect a VCR or similar recording device to the LINE 2 IN or LINE 4 IN jacks of this recorder. If the

equipment has an S-video jack, you can use an S-video cord instead of an audio/video cord.

VCR, etc.

OUTPUT

VIDEO

AUDIO

S VIDEO

Audio/video cord

(supplied)

S-video

cord (not

supplied)

to LINE 2 IN

DVD recorder (front)

(rear)

AERIAL

LINE

DECODER

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

LINE

DIGITAL OUT

COAXIAL

LINE

OUT

AUDIO

VIDEO

AUDIO

VIDEO

PCM/DTS/MPEG/

DOLBY DIGITAL

OPTICAL

AC IN

OUT

to LINE 4 IN

VCR, etc.

: Signal flow

z Hint

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

right channels (not supplied).

Notes

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

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

jack connected to the input jack of this recorder. Noise (feedback) may result.

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

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Connecting to a Satellite or Digital Tuner

Connect a satellite or digital tuner to this recorder using the LINE 3/DECODER jack. Disconnect the

recorder’s mains lead from the mains when connecting the tuner.

To use the Synchro-Rec function, see below.

to SCART input

SCART cord

(not supplied)

Satellite tuner, etc.

to i

LINE1-TV

to i LINE

3/DECODER

DVD recorder

AERIAL

LINE

DECODER

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

LINE

DIGITAL OUT

COAXIAL

LINE

OUT

AUDIO

VIDEO

AUDIO

VIDEO

PCM/DTS/MPEG/

DOLBY DIGITAL

OPTICAL

AC IN

OUT

Set “Line3 Input” of “Scart Setting” in Video

Setup (page 90) according to the specifications of

your satellite tuner. See your satellite tuner’s

instructions for more information.

If you are using a B Sky B tuner, be sure to

connect the tuner’s VCR SCART jack to the LINE

3/DECODER jack. Then set “Line3 Input” of

“Scart Setting” according to the specifications of

the VCR SCART jack on your satellite tuner.

If the satellite tuner can output RGB signals

This recorder accepts RGB signals. If the satellite

tuner can output RGB signals, connect the TV

SCART connector on the satellite tuner to the

LINE 3/DECODER jack, and set “Line3 Input” of

“Scart Setting” to “Video/RGB” in Video Setup

(page 90). Note that this connection and setup

disable the SMARTLINK function. If you want to

use the SMARTLINK function with a compatible

set top box, see the instructions supplied with the

set top box.

Notes

• Do not set “Line3 Input” of “Scart Setting” in Video

Setup to “Decoder.”

• Synchronized Recording does not work with some

tuners. For details, see the tuner’s operating

instructions.

• If you disconnect the recorder’s mains lead, you will

not be able to view the signals from the connected

tuner.

If you want to use the Synchro Rec function

This connection is necessary to use the

Synchronized Recording function. See

“Recording From Connected Equipment With a

Timer (Synchro Rec)” (page 51).

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Connecting a PAY-TV/Canal Plus Decoder

You can watch or record PAY-TV/Canal Plus programmes if you connect a decoder (not supplied) to the

recorder. Disconnect the recorder’s mains lead from the mains when connecting the decoder.

Connecting a decoder

Aerial cable

(supplied)

to AERIAL IN

to SCART input

PAY-TV/Canal

Plus decoder

SCART cord

(not supplied)

to AERIAL

OUT

to i

LINE1-TV

SCART cord (not

supplied)

to i LINE 3/DECODER

DVD recorder

AERIAL

LINE

DECODER

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

LINE

DIGITAL OUT

COAXIAL

LINE

OUT

AUDIO

VIDEO

AUDIO

VIDEO

PCM/DTS/MPEG/

DOLBY DIGITAL

OPTICAL

AC IN

OUT

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4 Select “Scart Setting,” and press ENTER.

Setting PAY-TV/Canal Plus channels

Video - Scart Setting

To watch or record PAY-TV/Canal Plus

programmes, set your recorder to receive the

channels using the on-screen display.

In order to set the channels correctly, be sure to

follow all of the steps below.

Line1 Output

Video

Line3 Input

Video/RGB

Decoder

Line3 Output

Video

S Video

Video

S Video

RGB

S Video

Video

S Video

Video

Video/RGB

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

“ Line1 Output,” “Decoder” for “ Line3

Input,” and “Video” for “Line3 Output,”

and press ENTER.

PROG +/–

The Video Setup display appears again.

6 Press O RETURN to return the cursor to

SYSTEM

the left column.

7 Select “Settings,” and press ENTER.

</M/m/,,

ENTER

O RETURN

SETUP

Settings

Video

Channel Setting

Channel List

Clock

Audio

Features

Options

Language

1 Press SYSTEM MENU.

The System Menu appears.

Easy Setup

2 Select “ SETUP,” and press ENTER.

8 Select “Channel Setting,” and press

ENTER.

SETUP

Settings

Video

Channel Setting

Channel List

Clock

Audio

Settings - Channel Setting

Prog. 8

Features

Options

Language

System :

Normal / CATV :

Channel Set :

Station Name :

PAY - TV / CANAL+ :

Audio :

Normal

Easy Setup

CDE

Off

NICAM

3 Select “ Video,” and press ENTER.

9 Press PROG +/– to select the desired

programme position.

SETUP

Settings

Video

TV Type :

16 : 9

Auto

Off

Selected programme position

Pause Mode :

Component Out :

Progressive Mode :

Screen Saver :

Scart Setting

Line4 Input :

Audio

Features

Options

Auto

Settings - Channel Setting

Prog. 6

System :

Normal / CATV :

Channel Set :

Station Name :

PAY - TV / CANAL+ :

Audio :

Normal

C24

Easy Setup

Video

PQR

Off

NICAM

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10Select “ System,” and press ENTER.

To return to the previous step

Press O RETURN.

Settings - Channel Setting

Prog. 6

System :

Notes

Normal / CATV

Channel Set :

Station Name :

PAY - TV / CANAL+ :

Audio :

Normal

• When you set “Line3 Input” to “Decoder” in step 5

above, you will not be able to select “L3” because Line

3 will become a dedicated line for the decoder.

• If you disconnect the recorder’s mains lead, you will

not be able to view the signals from the connected

decoder.

ARD

NICAM

11Press M/m to select an available TV

system, BG, DK, I, or L, and press ENTER.

To receive broadcasts in France, select “L.”

12Select “ Normal/CATV,” and press ENTER.

Settings - Channel Setting

Prog. 6

System :

Normal

Normal / CATV :

Channel Set :

Station Name :

PAY - TV / CANAL+ :

Audio :

Normal

CATV

PQR

Off

NICAM

13Select “ Normal,” and press ENTER.

To preset CATV (Cable Television) channels,

select “CATV.”

14Select “ Channel Set,” and press ENTER.

Settings - Channel Setting

Prog. 6

System :

Normal

Normal / CATV :

Channel Set :

Station Name :

PAY - TV / CANAL+ :

Audio :

C24

PQR

Off

NICAM

15Select the PAY-TV/Canal Plus channel,

and press ENTER.

16Select “ PAY-TV/CANAL+,” and press

ENTER.

Settings - Channel Setting

Prog. 6

System :

Normal / CATV :

Channel Set :

Station Name :

PAY - TV / CANAL+ :

Audio :

Normal

C24

PQR

NICAM

Off

17Select “ On,” and press ENTER.

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B TIMER (page 42):

Allows you to set a new timer recording

setting.

Guide to Displays

C TIMER LIST (page 46):

Using the On-Screen Menus

Turns on the Timer List menu, which allows

you to check, change, or cancel timer settings.

HDD

RWVR RWVideo

D DV EDIT (page 77):

DVD VCD

CD DATA CD

Activates the DV Edit function, which allows

you to record and edit the contents of a DV

format tape.

This section introduces the System Menu, TOOLS

menu, and sub-menu. By using these displays, you

can perform most of the recorder’s operations.

E DUBBING (page 72):

Dubs titles from the HDD to a DVD and vice

versa. Select the dubbing direction before

dubbing.

F SETUP (page 83):

Number

buttons, SET

Turns on the Setup Display, which allows you

to set up the recorder to suit your preferences.

Sub-menu

SYSTEM

TOOLS

The sub-menu appears when you select an item

from a list menu (e.g. a title from the Title List

menu), and press ENTER. The sub-menu displays

options applicable only to the selected item. The

displayed options differ depending on the

situation and disc type.

</M/m/,,

ENTER

O RETURN

Select an option by pressing M/m and ENTER.

System Menu

Example: The Title List menu

The System Menu appears when you press

SYSTEM MENU, and provides entries to all of

the recorder’s main functions, such as timer

recording and setup.

My Movies 1.5/4.7GB

TITLE LIST ORIGINAL

AAB 13:00-14:00

Wed 15. 9

Play

Sort

Date

DEF

AAB

GHI

DEF

20:00-21:00

9:00- 9:30

Fri 17. 9

Play Beginning

Title

Sat 25. 9

Erase

Number

Dubbing

Sat 25. 9

Select an option by pressing M/m and ENTER.

20:00-20:30

21:00-21:30

10:00-10:30

Protect

Fri 15.10

Title Name

Tue 19.10

Set Thumbnail

Tue 26.10

A-B Erase

GHI

Thu 28.10

SYSTEM MENU

TITLE LIST

Options for

the selected

item

TIMER

TIMER LIST

DV EDIT

DUBBING

SETUP

A TITLE LIST (page 33):

Turns on the Title List menu, which shows

recorded titles on the disc.

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TOOLS

Using the Title List

The TOOLS menu appears when you press

TOOLS, and displays options applicable to the

entire disc (e.g. disc protection), recorder (e.g.

audio settings during recording), or multiple items

on a list menu (e.g. erasing multiple titles). The

displayed options differ depending on the

situation and disc type.

RWVR RWVideo

HDD

The title of programmes recorded on a disc is

displayed in the Title List.

Select the option by pressing M/m and ENTER.

HDD

DVD

Example 1: When you press TOOLS while the

Title List menu is turned on.

My Movies 1.5/4.7GB

TITLE LIST ORIGINAL

TITLE LIST

TOOLS

Date

AAB 13:00-14:00

Wed 15. 9

Fri 17. 9

Sat 25. 9

Fri 15.10

Tue 19.10

Tue 26.10

Thu 28.10

Sort

Disc Info

DEF

AAB

20:00-21:00

9:00- 9:30

</M/m/,,

ENTER

ZOOM +/–

Title

Erase Titles3

Number

Dub Selecte4d TitleGsHI

CURSOR

MODE

20:00-20:30

21:00-21:30

10:00-10:30

Playlist

TOOLS

DEF

GHI

Options for the disc or menu

1 Press HDD or DVD.

If you select DVD, press Z (open/close) and

place a DVD on the disc tray. Press Z again

to close the disc tray.

Example 2: When you press TOOLS while a

DVD-RW (VR mode) is playing.

Stop

Disc Info

Erase

Protect

TOOLS

With the recording side facing down

Options for the disc or picture

Wait until “LOAD” disappears from the front

panel display.

To return to the previous display

Press O RETURN.

2 Press TITLE LIST.

To show the list in greater detail (zoom), press

ZOOM+.

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Standard Title List (Example: DVD-RW in VR

mode)

G Scroll bar:

Appears when all of the titles do not fit on the

list. To view the hidden titles, press M/m.

H Title’s thumbnail picture

My Movies 1.5/4.7GB

TITLE LIST ORIGINAL

AAB 13:00-14:00

Wed 15. 9

Fri 17. 9

Sat 25. 9

Fri 15.10

Tue 19.10

Tue 26.10

Thu 28.10

Sort

Date

DEF

AAB

GHI

DEF

20:00-21:00

9:00- 9:30

To scroll the list display by page (Page mode)

Press CURSOR MODE while the list display is

turned on. The display enters Page mode. Each

time you press M/m, the entire Title List changes

to the next/previous page of titles.

Title

Number

20:00-20:30

21:00-21:30

10:00-10:30

GHI

To return to the Cursor mode, press CURSOR

MODE again.

“Zoomed” Title List

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

You can switch the Title List to show Original or

Playlist.

While the Title List menu is turned on, press

TOOLS and select either “Original” or “Playlist,”

and press ENTER. “PLAYLIST” appears on the

front panel display when “Playlist” is selected.

For details, see “Edit options for DVD-RWs (VR

mode)” (page 64).

My Movies 1.5/4.7GB

TITLE LIST ORIGINAL

AAB 13:00-14:00

Sort

Date

AAB

Wed 5. 9 13:00 (1H00M) SP

Title

DEF

20:00-21:00

DEF

Number

Fri 17. 9 20:00 (1H00M) SLP

AAB

Sat 25. 9 9:00 (0H30M)

GHI 20:00-20:30

9:00-9:30

AAB

GHI

Sat 25. 9 20:00 (0H30M) SLP

To change the title order (Sort)

Press < while the Title List menu is turned on to

move the cursor to the Sort column. Press M/m to

select the item, and press ENTER.

A Disc type:

Displays a media type, HDD or DVD.

Also displays the title type (Original or

Playlist) for DVD-RWs (VR mode).

Order

Sorted

New

in order of when the titles were

(HDD only) recorded. The title that is recorded

most recently and not played back is

listed at the top.

B Sort buttons:

Sorts the title order (see below).

Date

in order of when the titles were

recorded. The title that is recorded

most recently is listed at the top.

C Zooming indicator:

Shows the current zoom status.

D Disc name (DVD only) (page 36)

E Disc space (remainder/total)

Title

in alphabetical order.

Number

in order of recorded title number.

F Title information:

To change a title thumbnail picture

Displays the title number, title name, and

recording date.

z (red): Indicates that the title is currently

being recorded.

(Thumbnail) (HDD/DVD-RW in VR mode only)

You can select a favourite scene for the thumbnail

picture shown in the Title List menu.

: Indicates that the title is currently being

dubbed.

Press TITLE LIST while a disc is in the

recorder and press ZOOM+.

: Indicates the protected title.

“NEW” (or N): Indicates that the title is newly

recorded (not played back) (HDD only).

: Indicates that the Update function is set

(HDD only) (page 42).

Select a title whose thumbnail picture you

want to change, and press ENTER.

Select “Set Thumbnail” from the sub-menu,

and press ENTER.

The selected title starts to play in the

background.

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While watching the playback picture, press

H, X, or m/M to select the scene you

want to set for a thumbnail picture, and press

ENTER.

Using the “ Disc Info”

Screen (disc settings)

The scene is set for the title’s thumbnail

picture.

RWVR RWVideo

HDD

To turn off the Title List

Press TITLE LIST.

With the Disc Information display, you can check

the disc type and remaining disc space. Also, you

can perform operations such as formatting and

finalizing (page 36).

z Hint

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

is automatically set as the thumbnail picture.

HDD

DVD

Notes

• The Title List may not appear for DVDs created on

other DVD recorders.

• The letters that cannot be displayed are replaced with

“ .”

• Title thumbnail pictures are displayed only on this

recorder.

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

be displayed.

• After editing, the title thumbnail picture may change to

the first scene of the recording (title).

• After dubbing, the title thumbnail picture set on the

source recording is cancelled.

TOOLS

</M/m/,,

ENTER

1 Press HDD or DVD.

If you select a DVD, press Z (open/close) and

place a DVD on the disc tray. Press Z again

to close the disc tray.

With the recording side facing down

Wait until “LOAD” disappears from the front

panel display.

2 Press TOOLS.

The TOOLS menu appears.

3 Select “Disc Info,” and press ENTER.

Items in the display differ depending on the

disc type or recording format.

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Example: DVD-RW (VR mode)

Labelling, protecting, or formatting

a disc

Disc Information

DiscName Movie

RWVR RWVideo

HDD

Disc Name

Protect Disc

Finalize

Media

DVD-RW Format

Original 3 / Playlist 2

Title no.

You can execute options effective for the entire

disc using the Disc Information display.

Protected Not Protected

Date 15.9.2003 ~ 28.10.2003

Erase All

HQ : 0H30M

Remainder LP : 1H30M

HSP : 0H45M

EP : 2H00M

SP : 1H00M

SLP : 3H00M

2. 3 / 4. 7GB

1 Press TOOLS while the disc is in the

recorder.

Format

The TOOLS menu appears.

2 Select “Disc Info,” and press ENTER.

Example: When the inserted disc is a DVD-

RW (VR mode).

A “Disc Name” (DVD only)

B “Media”: Disc type

C “Format”: Recording format type (DVD-

Disc Information

RW only)

DiscName

Disc Name

D “Title no.”: Total number of titles

Media

DVD-RW Format

Original 3 / Playlist 2

Protect Disc

Finalize

Title no.

E “Protected”: Indicates whether protection is

Protected Not Protected

Date 15. 9. 2003 ~ 28. 10. 2003

Erase All

set (DVD-RW in VR mode only)

HQ : 0H30M

Remainder LP : 1H30M

HSP : 0H45M

EP : 2H00M

SP : 1H00M

SLP : 3H00M

Format

2. 3 4. 7GB

F “Date”: Dates of when the oldest and the

most recent titles were recorded (DVD

only)

3 Select an option, and press ENTER.

“Disc Name” (DVD only): Labels a DVD.

Enter the disc name in the “Input Disc Name”

display (page 40).

G “Continuous Rem. Time”/“Remainder”

(approximate)

• The longest continuous recording time in

each of the recording modes

• Disc space bar

“Protect Disc” (DVD-RW in VR mode only):

Protects all titles on the disc. To cancel the

protection, select “Don’t Protect.”

“Erase All” (HDD/DVD+RW/DVD-RW

only): Erases all titles on the disc (except the

protected titles).

“Format” (HDD/DVD+RW/DVD-RW only):

Erases all contents of the disc to make a blank

disc. For DVD-RWs, select a recording

format (VR or Video) according to your

needs.

• Remaining disc space/total disc space

H Disc setting buttons (page 36)

“Disc Name”

“Protect Disc”

“Finalize”/“Unfinalize”

“Erase All”

“Format”

Available settings differ depending on the

disc type.

z Hints

• You can set protection for individual titles (page 65).

• By reformatting, you can change the recording format

on DVD-RWs, or record again on DVD-RWs (Video

mode) that have been finalized.

z Hint

For DVD+RWs and DVD-RWs (Video mode), you can

check free space and title location on the disc using the

Disc Map display (page 67).

Note

You can enter up to 64 characters for a DVD’s disc name.

The disc name may not appear when the disc is played on

other DVD equipment.

On this model, 1 GB (read “gigabyte”) is equivalent to 1

billion bytes. The larger the number, the larger the disc

space.

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1 Press TOOLS while the disc is in the

recorder.

Finalizing a DVD (preparing a disc

for playback on other equipment)

The TOOLS menu appears.

RWVR RWVideo

2 Select “Disc Info,” and press ENTER.

The Disc Information display appears.

Finalizing is necessary when you play discs

recorded with this recorder on other DVD

equipment.

When you finalize a DVD+RW, DVD-RW

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

will be automatically created, which can be

displayed on other DVD equipment.

Before finalizing, check the differences between

the disc types in the table below.

3 Select “Finalize,” and press ENTER.

The display shows the approximate time

required for finalizing and asks for

confirmation.

Finalize

About xx min is needed for finalizing this disc.

Cannot cancel finalizing during transaction.

Do you want to finalize?

Differences between the disc types

Cancel

Discs are automatically finalized when

removed from the recorder. However,

you may need to finalize the disc for

certain DVD equipment, or if the

4 Select “OK,” and press ENTER.

The recorder starts finalizing the disc.

recording time is short. You can edit or

record on the disc even after finalizing.

To unfinalize a DVD-RW (VR mode)

Finalizing is unnecessary when playing

a disc on VR format compatible

equipment.

Even if your other DVD equipment is

VR format compatible, you may need to

finalize the disc, especially if the

recording time is short. You can edit or

record on the disc even after finalizing.

RWVR

If you cannot record or edit on a DVD-RW (VR

mode) that has been finalized with other DVD

equipment (a message appears), unfinalize the

disc by selecting “Unfinalize” in step 3 above.

z Hint

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

If you cannot select “Finalize” in step 3 above, the disc

has already been finalized.

Finalizing is necessary when playing on

any equipment other than this recorder.

After finalizing, you cannot edit or

record on the disc. If you want to record

on it again, reformat the disc (page 36).

However, all recorded contents will be

erased.

RWVideo

Notes

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

the DVD equipment, discs may not play even if the

discs are finalized.

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

was recorded on another recorder.

Finalizing is necessary when playing on

any equipment other than this recorder.

After finalizing, you cannot edit or

record on the disc.

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B Available functions for DVD VIDEOs

angle/ audio/ subtitle, etc.)

(

Checking the Play

Information and Playing

Time

C The current selected function or audio

setting (appears only temporarily)

D The current selected angle

HDD

RWVR RWVideo

Example: Dolby Digital 5.1 ch

DVD VCD

CD DATA CD

Rear (L/R)

You can check the playing time and remaining

time of the current title, chapter, or track. Also,

you can check the disc name recorded on the

DVD/CD.

1 : English DolbyDigital 3/2.1

Front (L/R) + Centre

LFE (Low Frequency

Effect)

◆ Display 2

Example: When playing a DVD-RW (VR mode)

DISPLAY

TIME/TEXT

Original

Movies

0:00:45

DVD-RW

A Disc type* /format (page 8)

B Title type (Original or Playlist) (page 64)

C Play mode

Press DISPLAY repeatedly.

Each time you press the button, the display

changes as follows:

D Recording mode (page 41)

Title/track information (Display 1)

Play mode/time information (Display 2)

E Playing status bar*

F Title number (chapter number* ) (page 61)

(Track number for CDs/VIDEO CDs without

PBC, scene number for VIDEO CDs with

PBC, track number (album number* ) for

(Display off)

DATA CDs)

The displays differ depending on the disc type or

playing status.

G CD text (album name) appears when text is

recorded on a CD.

◆ Display 1

Example: When playing a DVD VIDEO

H Playing time (remaining time* )

* Displayed when you press TIME/TEXT repeatedly.

* Displays Super VCDs as “SVCD,” DATA CDs as

“CD.”

Title 1

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

Angle3(5)

1 : English DolbyDigital 2/0

A Title number/name

(Track number for CDs/VIDEO CDs without

PBC, scene number for VIDEO CDs with

PBC, track number/name for DATA CDs)

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z Hints

Example: When playing a CD

• If “DTS” is set to “Off” in Audio Setup, the DTS track

selection option will not appear on the screen even if

the disc contains DTS tracks (page 92).

• When “Auto Display” is set to “On” (default) in

Options Setup (page 97), playback information

automatically appears when the recorder is turned on,

etc.

Track playing time and the current track/index

number

Remaining time of the current track

Playing time of the disc

Remaining time of the disc

Notes

• The recorder can only display the first level of a CD’s

text, such as the disc name.

CD text (when available)

• The letters or symbols that cannot be displayed are

replaced with “*.”

Notes

• The recorder can only display the first level of a CD’s

text, such as the disc name.

• The letters or symbols that cannot be displayed are

replaced with “*.”

Checking the playing/remaining

time

You can view the playing or time information

displayed on the TV screen and the front panel

display.

• Playing time of MP3 audio tracks may not be displayed

correctly.

Press TIME/TEXT repeatedly.

The displays differ depending on the disc type or

playing status.

◆Front panel display

Example: When playing a DVD

Playing time and number of the current title

Remaining time of the current title

Playing time and number of the current chapter

Remaining time of the current chapter

Example: When dubbing a DVD

Remaining time of dubbing in progress

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To enter a letter with an accent mark, select an

accent followed by the letter.

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

To insert a space, select “Space.”

How to Enter Characters

You can label a DVD, title, or program by entering

characters. You can enter up to 64 characters for a

title or disc name, but the actual number of

characters displayed in the menus such as the Title

List will vary. When the display for entering

characters appears, follow the steps below.

3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 to enter the

remaining characters.

Input row

Input Title Name

Kids

"A"

"a"

Back

Clear All

Space

Symbol

Number

buttons, SET

Cancel

Finish

To erase a character, move the cursor to the

right of the character at the input row. Select

“Back” and press ENTER.

TOOLS

To insert a character, move the cursor to the

right of the point where you want to insert the

character. Select the character and press

ENTER.

</M/m/,,

ENTER

To erase all of the characters, select “Clear

All” and press ENTER.

4 Select “Finish,” and press ENTER.

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

the right of the screen and select “ A”

(upper-case), “a” (lower-case), or

“Symbol,” and press ENTER.

The characters of the selected type are

displayed.

To cancel the setting, select “Cancel.”

To use the number buttons

You can also use the number buttons to enter

characters.

2 Press </M/m/, to select the character

you want to enter, and press ENTER.

The selected character appears at the top of

the display.

In step 2 above, press a number button

repeatedly to select a character.

Example:

Press the number 3 button once to enter “D.”

Press the number 3 button three times to enter

“F.”

Example: Input Title Name

Input Title Name

Press SET and select the next character.

Select “Finish” and press ENTER.

"A"

"a"

Back

Clear All

Space

Symbol

Cancel

Finish

The type of characters will change according

to the language you select in Easy Setup.

Some languages allow you to enter an accent

mark.

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Recording

mode

Recording time (hour)

Recording

HDD

DVD

(HX1000) (HX900)

Before Recording

(High quality)

Before you start recording…

• This recorder can record on various discs. Select

the disc type according to your needs (page 8).

• Check that the disc has enough available space

for the recording (page 35). For HDD,

DVD+RWs, and DVD-RWs, you can free up

disc space by erasing titles (page 65).

HSP

1.5

107

(Standard mode)

164

217

325

103

137

204

• Adjust the recording picture quality and picture

size if necessary (page 49).

SLP

(Long duration)

z Hint

“ HQ+” recording mode

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.

“HQ+” records pictures in higher quality than HQ

on the HDD. Set “HQ Setting” in Features Setup

to “HQ+” (page 96). Maximum recording time is

34 hours for RDR-HX1000 or 21 hours for RDR-

HX900. “HQ” appears in the display.

Recording mode

Like the SP or LP recording mode of VCRs, this

recorder has six different recording modes.

Select a recording mode according to the time and

picture quality you need. For example, if picture

quality is your top priority, select the High Quality

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

Super Long Play mode (SLP) can be a possible

choice. Note that recording times in the following

table are approximate and the actual times may

differ. Note also that the maximum continuous

recording time for a single title is eight hours

(HDD), or six hours (DVD). Contents beyond this

time will not be recorded.

Note

Situations below may cause slight inaccuracies with the

recording time.

– Recording a programme with poor reception, or a

programme or video source of low picture quality

– Recording on a disc that has already been edited

– Recording only a still picture or just sound

Recording stereo and bilingual

programmes

The recorder automatically receives and records

stereo and bilingual programmes based on the

ZWEITON system or the NICAM system.

The HDD and a DVD-RW (VR mode) can record

both main and sub sounds. You can switch

between main and sub when playing the disc. For

the HDD, you can select the sound track before

recording. Select “Main,” “Sub,” or “Main+Sub”

in “HDD Bilingual Rec.” of Options Setup

(page 97).

Press REC MODE repeatedly to switch the

recording modes.

I want to record with the

best possible picture

quality, so I’ll select HQ.

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

or DVD-R can record only one sound track (main

or sub) at a time. Select the sound track using the

Setup Display before recording starts. Set “DVD

Bilingual Rec.” to “Main” (default) or “Sub” in

Options Setup (page 97).

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ZWEITON (German stereo) system

When a stereo or bilingual ZWEITON based

programme is received, “STEREO” or

“BILINGUAL” appears in the front panel display.

Timer Recording (Standard/

ShowView)

NICAM system

RWVR RWVideo

HDD

When a stereo or bilingual NICAM based

programme is received, “NICAM” appears in the

front panel display.

To record a NICAM programme, be sure to set

“Audio” of “Channel Setting” in Settings Setup to

“NICAM” (default). If the sound is not clear when

listening to NICAM broadcasts, set “Audio” to

“Standard” (see “Channel Setting” on page 84).

You can set the timer for a total of eight

programmes, up to one month in advance.

There are two methods to set the timer: the

standard method and ShowView method.

• Standard: Set the date, time, and programme

position of the programme manually.

• ShowView: Enter the ShowView number

designated for each TV programme (page 44).

z Hint

You can select the audio (main or sub) while recording

Setting the timer manually

(Standard)

bilingual programmes using the

(audio) button.

This does not affect the recorded sound.

Unrecordable pictures

DVD

HDD

Pictures with copy protection cannot be recorded

on this recorder.

When the recorder receives a copy guard signal,

the recorder continues to record but only a blank,

grey coloured screen will be recorded.

[TIMER]

Copy control

signals

Recordable discs

TOOLS

</M/m/,,

ENTER

Copy-Free

RWVR

HDD

RWVideo

Copy-Once

Copy-Never

HDD

(Ver.1.1 with CPRM*)

RWVR

x REC

STOP

None (a blank screen is

recorded)

* The recorded disc can be played only on CPRM

compatible equipment (page 8).

1 Press HDD or DVD.

If you select DVD, press Z (open/close) and

place a DVD on the disc tray. Press Z again

to close the disc tray.

With the recording side facing down

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Wait until “LOAD” disappears from the front

panel display.

Unused DVDs are formatted automatically.

4 Select “OK,” and press ENTER.

The Timer List menu (page 46) appears. The

TIMER REC indicator lights up on the front

panel and the recorder is ready to start

recording.

2 Press [TIMER].

Timer - Standard

Unlike a VCR, there is no need to turn off the

recorder before the timer recording starts.

Set the timer manually.

Cancel

Date

Start Stop

Prog.

Media Mode

Details

Today

To stop recording during timer recording

Open the remote’s cover and press x REC STOP.

Note that it may take a few seconds for the

recorder to stop recording.

PDC/VPS: On Update: --

VIDEO Plus+

• If the Timer programming (ShowView)

menu appears, press < to switch the

display to “Standard.”

About the PDC/VPS function

PDC/VPS signals are transmitted with TV

programmes in some broadcast systems. These

signals ensure that timer recordings are made

regardless of any broadcast delays, early starts, or

broadcast interruptions.

3 Select an item using </, and adjust

using M/m.

“Date”: Sets the date.

The item changes as follows:

◆To use the PDC/VPS function

Set “PDC/VPS” to “On” in step 3 above.

Today y Tomorrow y …… y Thu

28.10 (1 month later) y Sun (every Sunday)

y …… y Sat (every Saturday) y

Mon-Fri (Monday to Friday) y Mon-Sat

(Monday to Saturday) ySun-Sat (Sunday to

Saturday) y Today

When you turn on this function, the recorder starts

scanning the channel before the timer recording

starts. If you are watching TV when scanning

starts, a message will appear on the TV screen. If

you want to watch TV, switch to your TV’s tuner

or turn off the PDC/VPS channel scan function.

“Start”: Sets the start time.

“Stop”: Sets the stop time.

“Prog.”: Selects the programme position or

input source.

“Media”: Selects the media, HDD or DVD.

“Mode”: Selects the recording mode

(page 41).

• If you want to change the setting for the

PDC/VPS or Update functions, select

“Details” and press ENTER. Select an item

using </, and set using M/m.

“PDC/VPS”: Sets the PDC/VPS function. See

“About the PDC/VPS function” below.

“Update” (HDD only): Automatically records

over a previously recorded programme that is

set to be recorded daily or weekly.

To return to the Timer programming menu,

select “Previous” and ENTER.

◆To turn off the PDC/VPS channel scan

Press TOOLS and select “PDC/VPS Scan Off.”

To ensure that the PDC/VPS function works

properly, turn off the recorder before the timer

recording starts. This will automatically turn on

the PDC/VPS channel scan function while the

recorder remains off.

Rec Mode Adjust

If there is not enough available disc space for the

recording, the recorder automatically adjusts the

recording mode to enable the entire programme to

be recorded. This function is normally set to “On.”

To cancel this function, press TOOLS while the

Timer List is displayed. Select “Rec Mode

Adjust” and press ENTER. Select “Off” and press

ENTER.

• If you make a mistake, select the item and

change the setting.

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If the timer settings overlap

Overlapped timer settings are shown as follows.

Notes

• If “The disc is full or nearly full” appears on the screen,

change the disc, or make available space for the

recording (HDD/DVD+RW/DVD-RW only)

(page 66).

Timer

These timer settings overlap. Do you want to continue?

Fri 29.10 21:00-22:00 AAB

Fri 29.10 20:30-21:00 DEF

DVD SP PDC/VPS

• Check that the clock is correctly set before setting the

timer recording. If not, the timer recording cannot be

made.

To record a satellite programme, turn on the satellite

tuner and select the satellite programme you want to

record. Leave the satellite tuner turned on until the

recorder finishes recording. If you connect equipment

with a timer function, you can use the Synchro Rec

function (page 51).

Cancel

To store the setting as shown, select “OK.” The

programme that starts first has priority and the

second programme starts recording only after the

first programme has finished.

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

programme, the timer recording cannot be made if it

To cancel the overlapped setting, select “Cancel.”

overlaps with a programme that has priority. “

” will

appear next to the overlapped setting in the Timer List.

Check the priority order of the settings.

To confirm, change, or cancel timer recording

See “Checking/Changing/Cancelling Timer

Settings (Timer List)” (page 46).

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

made while recording a programme that has priority.

• The Rec Mode Adjust function only works with a timer

recording and the PDC/VPS function set to off. It does

not function with Quick Timer or Synchro Rec.

• The beginning of some recordings may not be made

when using the PDC/VPS function.

To extend the recording duration time while

recording

Press TOOLS during recording.

The TOOLS menu appears.

• You cannot extend the recording duration time when

“PDC/VPS” is set to “On.”

Select “Extend Rec” and press ENTER.

Extend Rec. Time

Recording TV programmes using the

ShowView system

Set the timer extend function.

Cancel

Tue 28.9 10:00-11:30 AAB

DVD SP

Extend Time

Off

The ShowView system is a feature that simplifies

setting the timer. Just enter the ShowView number

listed in the TV programme guide. The date, time,

and channel of that programme are set

automatically.

Press M/m to select the duration time.

You can set the duration in increments of 10

minutes, for a maximum of 60 minutes.

Check that the channels are correctly set in

“Channel Setting” in Settings Setup (page 84).

Select “OK” and press ENTER.

One Touch Timer

If you use the SMARTLINK connection, you can

easily display the timer programming menu.

When the TV is turned on or in standby mode,

press [TIMER]. The recorder automatically turns

on and the TV’s input is switched to the recorder.

The Timer programming menu appears.

z Hint

You can play the recorded programme by selecting the

programme title in the Title List menu.

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• If you want to change the setting, press </

, to select the item and press M/m to

change the setting. For the PDC/VPS or

Update functions, select “Details” and

change the settings (page 43).

HDD

DVD

Number

buttons, SET

CLEAR

To re-enter the ShowView number, select

“Change.”

[TIMER]

5 Select “OK,” and press ENTER.

The TIMER REC indicator lights up on the

front panel, and the recorder is ready to start

recording.

</M/m/,,

ENTER

To stop recording during timer recording

Open the remote’s cover and press x REC STOP.

Note that it may take a few seconds for the

recorder to stop recording.

x REC

STOP

If the timer settings overlap

See page 44.

1 Press HDD or DVD.

To extend the recording duration time while

recording

If you select DVD, insert a recordable DVD.

2 Press [TIMER].

See page 44.

Timer - VIDEO Plus+

To confirm, change, or cancel timer recording

See “Checking/Changing/Cancelling Timer

Settings (Timer List)” (page 46).

Set the timer by entering the timer code.

PlusCode No.

Cancel

Standard

z Hint

The Rec Mode Adjust function also works with this timer

method (page 43).

• If the Timer programming (Standard) menu

appears, press < to switch the display to

“ShowView.”

3 Press the number buttons to enter the

ShowView number, and press SET.

• If you make a mistake, press CLEAR and re-

enter the correct number.

4 Select “ OK,” and press ENTER.

The date, start and stop times, programme

position, recording mode, etc. setting

(page 43) appear.

Timer - VIDEO Plus+

Is the following timer setting correct? To modify,

adjust each item or re-enter the timer code.

Cancel

Date

Start Stop

Prog.

AAB

Media Mode

DVD SP

Mon 28.6 10:00 11:30

Details

Change

PDC/VPS: On Update: --

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3 Select the timer setting you want to check/

change/cancel, and press ENTER.

The sub-menu appears.

Checking/Changing/

Cancelling Timer Settings

(Timer List)

4 Select one of the options, and press

ENTER.

“Modify”: Changes the timer setting.

Select an item using </, and adjust using

M/m. For the PDC/VPS or Update functions,

select “Details” and change the settings

(page 43). Select “OK” and press ENTER.

ideo RWVideo

HDD

You can check, change, or cancel timer settings

using the Timer List menu.

Modify

HDD

DVD

Modify the timer setting.

Cancel

Date

Start Stop

Prog.

AAB

Media Mode

HDD SP

Details

Mon-Sat 22:00 22:15

PDC/VPS: Off Update: On

“Erase”: Erases the timer setting. Select “OK”

and press ENTER.

SYSTEM

</M/m/,,

ENTER

Erase

O RETURN

Are you sure you want to erase this timer setting?

Mon-Sat 22:00-22:15 AAB

Media: HDD Rec Mode: SP

1 Press SYSTEM MENU.

Cancel

The System Menu appears.

“Check Overlap”: Checks for overlapped

settings.

2 Select “ TIMER LIST,” and press ENTER.

10:30

TIMER LIST

Check Overlap

These timer settings overlap.

Mon-Sat

22:00-22:15 AAB

PDC

VPS

PDC

VPS

Fri 29.10 20:30-21:30 DEF

Fri 29.10 21:00-22:00 GHI

Sat 30.10 16:00-17:00 DEF

Fri 29.10 20:30-21:30 DEF DVD SP PDC/VPS

Fri 29.10 21:00-22:00 GHI DVD SLP PDC/VPS

SLP

Timer information displays the recording

date, time, recording mode, etc.

: Indicates that the setting is overlapped by

another setting.

(green): Indicates the setting can be

recorded

Select “Close” to return to the Timer List.

To change or cancel the setting, repeat steps 3

and 4 above.

(red): Indicates the setting currently being

recorded.

(grey): Indicates that the setting cannot be

recorded in the selected recording mode.

: Indicates the setting being recorded on

the HDD.

: Indicates the setting being recorded on a

DVD.

: Indicates the setting that the Update

function is set for.

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When the timer settings overlap

Automatically erasing old titles

(Auto Title Erase)

The programme that starts first has priority and the

second programme starts recording only after the

first programme has finished.

HDD

7:00

8:00

9:00

10:00

If there is not enough space for a timer recording,

the recorder automatically erases old titles

recorded on the HDD. The oldest, played title is

erased. The protected titles are not erased.

will be cut off

◆When the recordings start at the same time

The programme that is set last has priority. In this

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

part of timer setting A will not be recorded.

1 Display the Timer List menu and press

TOOLS.

2 Select “Auto Title Erase,” and press

ENTER.

7:00

8:00

9:00

10:00

3 Select “On,” and press ENTER.

The default setting is “Off.”

◆When the end time of one recording and the

start time of another are the same

After finishing the previous recording, the other

recording may be delayed.

7:00

9:00

10:00

To turn off the Timer List

Press O RETURN.

z Hint

While recording, you cannot modify the timer setting for

the current recording, but you can extend the recording

duration of the recording time (page 44).

Notes

• When “PDC/VPS” is set to “On” for one or more timer

recordings, the start times may change in the event of a

broadcast delay or early start.

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

made while recording a programme that has priority.

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

programme, the timer recording cannot be made if it

overlaps with a programme that has priority. “

” will

appear next to the overlapped setting in the Timer List.

Check the priority order of the settings.

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To stop recording

Press x REC STOP located beneath the remote

control cover. Note that it may take a few seconds

for recording to stop.

Recording Without the

Timer

To pause recording

RWVR RWVideo

HDD

Press X REC PAUSE located beneath the remote

control cover. To restart recording, press the

button again.

HDD

DVD

To watch another TV programme while

recording

PROG +/–

If your TV is connected to the LINE 1-TV jack, set

your TV to the TV input using the TV/DVD

button and select the programme you want to

watch. If your TV is connected to the LINE 2 OUT

or COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks, set the TV

to TV input using the t (TV/video) button

(page 20).

t (TV/video),

TV/DVD

</M/m/,,

ENTER

TV Direct Rec

If you use the SMARTLINK connection, you can

easily record what you are watching on your TV.

When the TV is turned on or in standby mode,

press z REC. The recorder automatically turns on

and starts recording what you are watching on the

TV. “TV” appears in the front panel display. You

cannot turn off the TV or change the programme

position during TV Direct Rec. To turn off the

function, set “TV Direct Rec” to “Off” in Features

Setup (page 93).

X REC

PAUSE

x REC

STOP

z REC

REC MODE

1 Press HDD or DVD to select a media.

When you selected DVD, insert a recordable

DVD.

About the Teletext function

2 Press PROG +/– to select the programme

position or input source you want to

record.

Some broadcasts systems ensure a Teletext

service* in which the complete programmes and

their data (title, date, channel, recording start time

etc.) are stored day by day. When recording a

programme, the recorder automatically takes the

programme name from the Teletext pages and

stores it as the title name. For details, see “TV

Guide Page” (page 93).

3 Press REC MODE repeatedly to select the

recording mode.

Each time you press the button, the display

changes on the TV screen as follows:

Note that the Teletext information will not appear

on your TV screen. To view the Teletext

information on your TV screen, press TV/DVD on

the remote to switch the input source to your TV.

* not available in some areas

HSP

SLP

For more details about the recording mode,

see page 41.

4 Press z REC.

Recording starts.

Recording continues until you stop the

recording or the disc is full.

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z Hint

Adjusting the recording picture

quality and size

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

turn off the TV. When using a decoder, make sure to

leave it on.

You can adjust the recording picture quality and

picture size.

Notes

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

recording.

• You cannot change the recording mode while

recording or during recording pause.

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

recording may be erased.

• You cannot watch a PAY-TV/Canal Plus programme

while recording another PAY-TV/Canal Plus

programme.

DISPLAY

• To use the TV Direct Rec function, you must first set

the recorder’s clock correctly.

TOOLS

</M/m/,,

ENTER

Using the Quick Timer function

You can set the recorder to record in 30-minute

increments.

Press z REC repeatedly to set the duration.

Each press advances the time in 30-minute

increments. The maximum duration is six hours.

1 Before recording starts, press TOOLS and

select “ Rec Settings.” Then press ENTER.

(normal

recording)

Rec. Settings

0:30

1:00

5:30

6:00

Select the item you want to change.

Rec Mode :

HDD Rec. Picture Size :

DVD Rec. Picture Size :

Rec NR :

4 : 3

Off

The time counter decreases minute by minute to

0:00, then the recorder stops recording (power

does not turn off). Even if you turn off the recorder

during recording, the recorder continues to record

until the time counter runs out.

Note that the Quick Timer function does not work

if “TV Direct Rec” is set to “On” in Features Setup

(page 93).

Rec Video Equalizer

2 Select the item you want to adjust, and

press ENTER.

The adjustment display appears.

Example: Rec NR

To cancel the Quick Timer

Press z REC repeatedly until the counter appears

in the front panel display. The recorder returns to

normal recording mode.

Rec NR

Off

“Rec Mode”: Selects the recording mode for

the desired recording time and picture quality.

For more information, see “Recording mode”

(page 41).

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“HDD Rec. Picture Size”/“DVD Rec. Picture

Size”: Sets the picture size of the programme

to be recorded.

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

• 16:9: Sets the picture size to 16:9 (wide

mode).

Checking the disc status while

recording

You can check the recording information such as

recording time or disc type.

• Auto (HDD only): Automatically selects the

actual picture size.

Press DISPLAY twice during recording.

The recording information appears.

“DVD Rec. Picture Size” works with DVD-

Rs and DVD-RWs (Video mode) when the

recording mode is set to HQ, HSP, or SP. For

all other recording modes, the screen size is

fixed at “4:3.”

DVD-RW

1:23:45

VIDEO

For DVD-RWs (VR mode), the actual picture

size is recorded regardless of the setting. For

example, if a 16:9 size picture is received, the

disc records the picture as 16:9 even if “DVD

Rec. Picture Size” is set to “4:3.”

For DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs, the screen size is

fixed at “4:3.”

A Disc type/format

B Recording status

C Recording mode

D Recording time

Press DISPLAY to turn off the display.

“Rec NR” (noise reduction): Reduces noise

contained in the video signal.

Creating chapters in a title

“Rec Video Equalizer”: Adjusts the picture in

greater detail.

Press M/m to select the item you want to

adjust, then press ENTER.

• Contrast: Changes the contrast.

• Brightness: Changes the overall brightness.

• Colour: Makes the colours deeper or lighter.

The recorder will automatically divide a recording

(a title) into chapters by inserting chapter marks at

6 or 15-minute intervals during recording. Select

the interval, “6Min” (default) or “15Min” in

“Auto Chapter” of Features Setup (page 93).

z Hint

You can create chapters manually when playing the HDD

or DVD-RWs (VR mode). For details, see page 68.

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

and press ENTER.

The default setting is underlined.

“Rec NR”: (weak) Off 1 ~ 3 (strong)

“Rec Video Equalizer”:

• Contrast: (weak) –3 ~ 0 ~ 3 (strong)

• Brightness: (dark) –3 ~ 0 ~ 3 (bright)

• Colour: (light) –3 ~ 0 ~ 3 (deep)

Repeat steps 2 and 3 to adjust any other items.

Notes

• If one programme contains two picture sizes, the

selected size is recorded. However, if the 16:9 signal

cannot be recorded as 16:9, it is recorded as 4:3.

• When playing a 16:9 size picture recorded as 4:3, The

image is fixed to 4:3 letter box regardless of the setting

in “TV Type” of Video Setup (page 89).

• Remnants of images may appear on your screen when

using “Rec NR.”

• “Rec Video Equalizer” does not affect the input of the

DV IN jack and does not work with RGB signals.

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4 Press REC MODE repeatedly to select the

recording mode, HQ, HSP, SP, LP, EP, or

SLP.

Recording From Connected

Equipment With a Timer

(Synchro Rec)

5 Set the timer on the connected equipment

to the time of the programme you want to

record, and turn it off.

RWVR RWVideo

HDD

6 Press SYNCHRO REC.

You can set the recorder to automatically record

programmes from connected equipment that has a

timer function (such as a satellite tuner). Connect

the equipment to the LINE 3/DECODER jack of

the recorder (page 28).

When the connected equipment turns on, the

recorder starts recording a programme from the

LINE 3/DECODER jack.

The SYNCHRO REC indicator lights up on

the front panel. The recorder is ready to start

Synchro-Recording.

The recorder automatically starts recording

when it receives an input signal from the

connected equipment. The recorder stops

recording when the connected equipment

turns off.

To stop recording

Press x REC STOP or SYNCHRO REC.

HDD

DVD

To cancel Synchro Rec

Press SYNCHRO REC. The SYNCHRO REC

indicator on the recorder turns off.

TOOLS

Notes

• The recorder starts recording only after detecting the

video signal from the connected equipment. The

beginning of the programme may not be recorded

regardless of whether or not the recorder’s power is on

or off.

</M/m/,,

ENTER

• During Synchro-Recording, other operations such as

normal recording cannot be done.

x REC STOP

• To use the connected equipment while the recorder is

standing by for Synchro-Recording, cancel Synchro-

Recording by pressing SYNCHRO REC. Be sure to

turn off the connected equipment and press

SYNCHRO REC to reset Synchro-Recording before

the timer recording starts.

• The Synchro Rec function does not work when “Line3

Input” of Video Setup is set to “Decoder” (page 90).

• The Synchro Rec function does not work with some

tuners. For details, see the tuner’s operating

instructions.

REC MODE

SYNCHRO

REC

1 Before recording, select HDD or DVD. Set

“ Synchro Rec” in Features Setup to

“ Record to HDD” or “ Record to DVD”

(page 96).

If you select DVD, insert a recordable DVD.

• While the recorder is standing by for Synchro-

Recording, the Auto Clock Set function (page 88) does

not work.

2 Press INPUT SELECT repeatedly to select

“ L3.”

• To use the Synchro Rec function, you must first set the

recorder’s clock correctly.

3 Select the line input audio when recording

a bilingual programme on the HDD or DVD-

RWs (VR mode).

Press TOOLS to display the TOOLS menu.

Select “Line Audio Input” and press ENTER.

Select “Bilingual” and press ENTER.

For details about bilingual recording, see

page 41.

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If the timer settings of a Synchro-Recording

and another timer recording overlap

Regardless of whether or not the programme is a

Synchro Rec programme, the programme that

starts first has priority and the second programme

starts recording only after the first programme has

finished.

Recording From Connected

Equipment Without a Timer

RWVR RWVideo

HDD

You can record from a connected VCR or similar

device. To connect a VCR or similar device, see

“Connecting a VCR or Similar Device” (page 26).

Use the DV IN jack on the front panel if the

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

7:00

8:00

9:00

10:00

First programme

Second programme

will be cut off

HDD

DVD

TOOLS

M/m, ENTER

X REC

PAUSE

x REC

STOP

REC MODE

INPUT

SELECT

1 Press HDD or DVD.

If you select DVD, insert a recordable DVD.

2 Press INPUT SELECT to select an input

source according to the connection you

made.

The front panel display changes as follows:

programme

position

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3 Select the line input audio when recording

a bilingual programme on the HDD or DVD-

RWs (VR mode).

Press TOOLS to display the TOOLS menu.

Select “Line Audio Input” and press ENTER.

Select “Bilingual” and press ENTER.

For details about bilingual recording, see

page 41.

4 Press REC MODE repeatedly to select the

recording mode, HQ, HSP, SP, LP, EP, or

SLP.

5 Press X REC PAUSE to set this recorder to

record pause.

6 Insert the source tape into the connected

equipment and set to playback pause.

7 At the same time, press X REC PAUSE on

this recorder and the pause or play button

on the connected equipment.

Recording starts.

To stop recording, press x REC STOP on this

recorder.

If you connect a digital video camera with a DV

IN jack

See “DV Dubbing (DV t HDD/DVD)”

(page 77) for an explanation of how to record from

the DV IN jack.

z Hint

You can adjust the settings for the recording picture

before recording. See “Adjusting the recording picture

quality and size” (page 49).

Notes

• When recording a video game image, the screen may

not be clear.

• Any programme that contains a Copy-Never copy

guard signal cannot be recorded. The recorder

continues to record, but a blank screen will be recorded.

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Example: DVD-RW (VR mode)

Playback

My Movies 1.5/4.7GB

TITLE LIST ORIGINAL

AAB 13:00-14:00

Wed 15. 9

Fri 17. 9

Sat 25. 9

Fri 15.10

Tue 19.10

Tue 26.10

Thu 28.10

Sort

Date

DEF

AAB

GHI

DEF

20:00-21:00

9:00- 9:30

Playing

Title

Number

20:00-20:30

21:00-21:30

10:00-10:30

HDD

RWVR RWVideo

DVD VCD

CD DATA CD

GHI

3 Select the title, and press ENTER.

"/1

The sub-menu appears.

HDD

DVD

Number

buttons, SET

4 Select “Play,” and press ENTER.

Playback starts from the selected title.

To use the DVD’s Menu

TITLE LIST

TOOLS

When you play a DVD VIDEO, or a finalized

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

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

pressing TOP MENU or MENU.

O RETURN

</M/m/,,

ENTER

TOP MENU

To play VIDEO CDs with PBC functions

PBC (Playback Control) allows you to play

VIDEO CDs interactively using the menu on your

TV screen.

When you start playing a VIDEO CD with PBC

functions, the menu appears.

1 ^{Press HDD or DVD.}

• If you select DVD, press Z (open/close) and

place a DVD or CD on the disc tray. Then

press the button again to close the disc tray.

• If you insert a DVD VIDEO, VIDEO CD,

CD, or DATA CD, press H. Playback

starts.

Select an item using the number buttons and press

ENTER. Then, follow the instructions in the menu

(press H when “Press SELECT” appears).

The PBC function of Super VCDs does not work

with this recorder. Super VCDs are played in

continuous play mode only.

To stop playback

Press x.

To resume playback from the point where you

stopped (Resume Play)

When you press H again after you stop

playback, the recorder resumes playback from the

point where you pressed x.

To start from the beginning, press TOOLS, select

“Play Beginning” and press ENTER. Playback

starts from the beginning of the title/track/scene.

With the playback side facing down

2 Press TITLE LIST.

For details about the Title List, see “Using the

Title List” (page 33).

The point where you stopped playing is cleared

when:

– you open the disc tray (except for HDD).

– you play another title (except for HDD).

– you switch the Title List menu to Original or

Playlist (DVD-RW in VR mode only).

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– you edit the title after stopping playback.

– you change the settings on the recorder.

– you turn off the recorder (VIDEO CD/CD/

DATA CD only).

– you make a recording (except for HDD/DVD-

RWs in VR mode).

One Touch Menu

If you use the SMARTLINK connection, you can

easily display the Title List.

When the TV is turned on or in standby mode,

press TITLE LIST. The recorder automatically

turns on and the TV’s input is switched to the

recorder. The Title List menu appears.

To play restricted DVDs (Parental Control)

If you play a restricted DVD, the message “Do

you want temporarily change parental control to

*?” appears on your TV screen.

z Hints

• You can also use the H button in step 3 (page 54) to

start playback.

• Even if a timer recording starts during playback,

neither the recording nor playback will stop (page 60).

• Even if you select “Factory Setup” in Options Setup

(page 97), the Child Lock remains set.

Select “OK” and press ENTER.

The display for entering your password

appears.

Enter your four-digit password using the

number buttons.

Press ENTER to select “OK.”

The recorder starts playback.

To register or change the password, see “Parental

Control (DVD VIDEO only)” (page 94).

To lock the disc tray (Child Lock)

You can lock the disc tray to prevent children from

ejecting the disc.

When the recorder is in standby mode, press

O RETURN, ENTER, and then {/1 on the

remote.

“LOCKED” appears in the front panel display.

The Z (open/close) button does not work while

the Child Lock is set.

To unlock the disc tray, press O RETURN,

ENTER, and then {/1 on the remote again when

the recorder is in standby mode.

One Touch Play

If you use the SMARTLINK connection, you can

easily start playing.

When the TV is turned on or in standby mode,

press H. The recorder automatically turns on and

the TV’s input is switched to the recorder.

Playback starts automatically.

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Playback options

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SUR

PROGRESSIVE

Buttons

Operations

Discs

Z (open/close)

(audio)

Stops play and opens the disc tray.

All discs

Selects one of the audio tracks recorded on the disc

when pressed repeatedly.

: Selects the language.

DVD

HDD

RWVR

DVD

HDD

RW^VR: Selects the main or sub sound.

VCD CD

DATA CD

: Selects stereo or monaural

DATA CD

VCD CD

audio tracks.

(subtitle)

(angle)

Selects a subtitle language when pressed repeatedly.

DVD

Selects an angle when pressed repeatedly.

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

recorded on the disc, “

display.

” appears in the front panel

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Buttons

Operations

Discs

DVD

SUR (surround)

Selects one of the TVS effects when pressed

repeatedly.

TVS* (TV Virtual Surround) lets you enjoy virtual

surround sound effects created from the front left and

right speakers. The selected setting is displayed in the

front panel display for a few seconds.

“TVS OFF”: No surround effect

“TVS DYNAMIC”: Creates one set of virtual rear

speakers.

“TVS WIDE”: Creates five sets of virtual rear

speakers.

“TVS NIGHT”: Creates five sets of virtual rear

speakers. Effective at low volume.

“TVS STANDARD”: Creates three sets of virtual rear

speakers. Effective when you use two separate front

speakers.

* TVS was developed

by Sony to produce

home surround sound

with just a stereo TV.

This works with

multichannel Dolby

Digital and MPEG

soundtracks.

PROGRESSIVE

Switches the type of video output signal to interlace or

progressive format (page 16).

RWVR

HDD

RWVideo

DVD

VCD

(instant

Replays the scene/briefly fast forwards the scene.

RWVR

HDD

replay/instant

advance)

RWVideo

DVD

. (previous)/

> (next)

Goes to the beginning of the previous/next title/

chapter/scene/track.

All discs

Fast reverses/fast forwards the disc when pressed

during playback.

Search speed changes as follows:

(fast reverse/fast

forward)

* FR3 and FF3 are only

available for the HDD

and DVDs.

fast reverse fast forward

FR1 T t FF1

FR2 T T t t FF2

FR3* T T T t t t FF3*

When you press and hold the button, fast forward/fast

reverse continues at the selected speed until you

release the button.

Plays in slow motion when pressed for more than one

second in pause mode.

RWVR

HDD

(slow, freeze frame)

Plays one frame at a time when pressed briefly in

pause mode.

RWVideo

DVD

VCD

* Playback direction

only

X (pause)

Pauses playback.

All discs

To resume normal playback, press H.

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Notes

Adjusting the picture quality

• To enjoy the TVS function, set “Digital Output” to

“On” and “Dolby Digital” to “D-PCM” in Audio

Setup.

HDD

RWVR RWVideo

DVD VCD

• When the playback signal does not contain a signal for

the rear speakers, the surround effects will be difficult

to hear.

1 Press TOOLS during playback.

The TOOLS menu appears.

• When you select one of the surround modes, turn off

the surround settings of the connected TV or amplifier

(receiver).

2 Select “Video Settings,” and press

ENTER.

• Make sure that your listening position is between and

at an equal distance from your speakers, and that the

speakers are located in similar surroundings.

• The TVS function cannot be used with titles recorded

on this recorder. Angles and subtitles also cannot be

changed.

• When you use the DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack to

listen to MPEG audio signals and set “MPEG” to

“MPEG” in Audio Setup, no sound will come from

your speakers if you select one of the TVS modes.

Video Settings

Select the item you want to change.

Y NR :

C NR :

BNR :

DVE :

Off

PB Video Equalizer

3 Select an item, and press ENTER.

The adjustment display appears.

Notes on playing DTS sound tracks on a CD

• When playing DTS-encoded CDs, excessive noise will

be heard from the analogue stereo jacks. To avoid

possible damage to the audio system, the consumer

should take proper precautions when the analogue

stereo jacks of the recorder are connected to an

amplification system. To enjoy DTS Digital

Surround™ playback, an external 5.1-channel decoder

system must be connected to the digital jack of the

recorder.

“Y NR” (luminance noise reduction):

Reduces noise contained in the luminance

element of the video signal.

“C NR” (chroma noise reduction): Reduces

noise contained in the colour element of the

video signal.

“BNR” (block noise reduction): Reduces

“block noise” or mosaic like patterns in the

picture.

• Set the sound to “Stereo” using the

(audio)

button when you play DTS sound tracks on a CD

(page 56).

“DVE” (digital video enhancer): Sharpens the

outlines of the images.

“PB Video Equalizer” (Playback video

equalizer): Adjusts the picture in greater

detail.

Notes on playing DVDs with a DTS sound track

DTS audio signals are output only through the DIGITAL

OUT (COAXIAL or OPTICAL) jack.

Select an item and press ENTER.

• Contrast: changes the contrast.

• Brightness: changes the overall brightness.

• Colour: makes the colours deeper or lighter.

• Hue: changes the colour balance.

When you play a DVD with DTS sound tracks, set

“DTS” to “On” in Audio Setup (page 92).

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4 Press </, to adjust the setting, and

press ENTER.

Adjusting the sound quality

The default settings are underlined.

HDD

RWVR RWVideo

“Y NR”: (weak) Off

“C NR”: (weak) Off

“BNR”: (weak) Off

“DVE”*: (weak) Off

“PB Video Equalizer”:

• Contrast: (weak) –3 ~ 0 ~ 3 (strong)

• Brightness: (dark) –3 ~ 0 ~ 3 (bright)

• Colour: (light) –3 ~ 0 ~ 3 (deep)

• Hue: (red) –3 ~ 0 ~ 3 (green)

3 (strong)

DVD VCD CD

1 Press TOOLS during playback.

The TOOLS menu appears.

2 Select “Audio Settings,” and press

ENTER.

3 Select an item, and press ENTER.

“Surround (TVS)” (DVD VIDEO only):

Selects one of the surround modes. For more

information, see “Playback options”

(page 56).

Repeat steps 3 and 4 to adjust any other items.

* “1” softens the outlines of the images. “2”

enhances the outlines and “3” enhances them more

than “2.”

“Audio Filter” (all discs): Selects the digital

filter to reduce noise above 22.05 kHz (Fs* is

44.1 kHz), 24 kHz (Fs is 48 kHz), or 48 kHz

(Fs is above 96 kHz).

• Sharp (default): Provides a wide frequency

range and spatial feeling.

• Slow: Provides smooth and warm sound.

* Sampling frequency of audio source. This

function only adjusts the output signals from the

LINE 1 – TV, LINE 3/DECODER, or LINE 2

OUT (AUDIO L/R).

Notes

• If the outlines of the images on your screen become

blurred, set “BNR” to “Off.”

• Depending on the disc or the scene being played, the

above BNR, Y NR, or C NR effects may be hard to

discern. And, these functions may not work with some

screen sizes.

• When playing a title recorded in SLP recording mode,

the BNR setting may have little effect.

• When using the DVE function, noise found in the title

may become more apparent. In this case, it is

recommended that you use the BNR function with the

DVE function. If the condition still does not improve,

set the DVE level to “1” or “Off.”

4 Press </M/m/, to select the option,

and press ENTER.

Note

There may be little effect by changing the Audio Filter

depending on the disc or playback environment.

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• The DVD’s picture on your TV screen freezes for a few

seconds when you fast forward/fast reverse or instant

replay/advance the recording.

Chasing Playback/

Simultaneous Rec and Play

Playing a previous recording while

making another (Simultaneous Rec

and Play)

You can view the beginning of a programme while

it is being recorded. You can also play a title or

previously recorded programme while recording.

HDD

RWVR RWVideo

DVD VCD CD DATA CD

“Simultaneous Rec and Play” allows you to view

a previously recorded programme while recording

programmes. Playback continues even if a timer

recording starts. Use this function as follows:

• While recording to the HDD:

HDD

DVD

Play another title on the HDD.

Play a previously recorded programme on a

DVD by pressing DVD.

TITLE LIST

TOOLS

• While recording to a DVD:

Play a previously recorded programme on the

HDD by pressing HDD.

M/m,

ENTER

• While recording to a DVD-RW (VR mode)* :

Play another title on the same DVD-RW (VR

mode) disc.*

* Simultaneous Rec and Play function does not work

when you record:

– on a 1x-speed DVD-RW.

– in the HQ or HSP recording mode.

* Picture noise may appear depending upon the

condition of the recording, or when playing a title

recorded in the HQ or HSP recording mode.

Playing from the beginning of the

programme you are recording

(Chasing Playback)

RWVR

HDD

“Chasing Playback” allows you to view the

recorded part of a programme while the recording

is being made. You do not need to wait until the

recording finishes.

You can also play a DVD VIDEO, VIDEO CD,

Super VCD, CD, or DATA CD while recording on

the HDD.

Example: Play another title on the HDD while

recording to the HDD.

1 Press TOOLS while recording.

The TOOLS menu appears.

While recording, press TITLE LIST to

display the HDD Title List.

2 Select “ Chasing Playback,” and press

ENTER.

Select the title you want to play, and press

ENTER.

Playback starts from the beginning of the

programme you are recording.

When you fast forward to the point that you

are recording, Chasing Playback returns to

normal playback.

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

ENTER.

Playback starts from the selected title.

Example: Play a DVD while recording to the

HDD.

Notes

• For DVD-RWs (VR mode), this function does not

work when recording:

– on a 1x-speed DVD-RW.

While recording, press DVD and insert the

DVD into the recorder.

– in the HQ or HSP recording mode.

Press TITLE LIST to display the DVD Title

List.

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Select the title you want to play, and press

ENTER.

Searching for a Title/

Chapter/Track, etc.

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

ENTER.

Playback starts from the selected title.

HDD

RWVR RWVideo

DVD VCD

CD DATA CD

Notes

• The DVD’s playback picture on your TV screen

freezes for a few seconds when you fast forward/fast

reverse or instant replay/advance during Simultaneous

Rec and Play.

• You cannot play a DVD recorded in NTSC colour

system while recording on the HDD.

You can search a disc by title, chapter, scene or

track. As titles and tracks are assigned individual

numbers, select the title or track by entering its

number. You can also search for a scene using the

time code.

Number

buttons,

SET

TOOLS

M/m,

ENTER

1 Press TOOLS during playback.

The TOOLS menu appears.

2 Select a search method, and press ENTER.

“Title Search” (for DVDs)

“Chapter Search” (for HDD/DVDs)

“Track Search” (for CDs/DATA CDs)

“Search” (for VIDEO CDs)

“Album Search” (for DATA CDs)

“Time Search” (for HDD/DVDs): Searches

for a starting point by entering the time code.

The display for entering the number appears.

Example: Title Search

Title : -- (21)

The number in parentheses indicates the total

number of titles, tracks, etc.

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3 Press the number buttons to select the

number of the title, chapter, track, time

code, etc., you want.

Playing MP3 Audio Tracks

For example: Time Search

DATA CD

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

seconds, enter “21020.”

If you make a mistake, press CLEAR to

cancel the number, then select another

number.

You can play MP3 audio tracks on DATA CDs

(CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs).

4 Press SET.

The recorder starts playback from the selected

number.

Note

“Title Search” is not applicable to the HDD.

1 Insert a DATA CD on the disc tray.

2 Press H.

Playback starts from the first MP3 audio

tracks on the disc. Note that the playback

order may be different from the edited order.

See “Playback order of MP3 audio tracks”

below.

About MP3 audio tracks

MP3 is audio compression technology that

satisfies certain ISO/MPEG regulations.

You can play back DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-

Rs/CD-RWs) recorded in MP3 (MPEG1 Audio

Layer 3) format. However, the discs must be

recorded according to ISO9660 Level 1, Level 2

or Joliet format for the recorder to recognize the

tracks. You can also play discs recorded in Multi

Session.

See the instructions supplied with the CD-R/CD-

RW drives and the recording software (not

supplied) for details on the recording format.

Note on Multi Session discs

If MP3 audio tracks are recorded in the first

session, the recorder will also play MP3 audio

tracks in other sessions. If audio tracks in Music

CD format are recorded in the first session, only

the first session will be played back.

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Playback order of MP3 audio tracks

Albums containing MP3 audio tracks play in the

following order.

A t B t C t D t F t G. Albums that

do not contain tracks (such as album E) are

skipped.

Notes

• Depending on the software you use to create the DATA

CD, the playback order may differ from the above

illustration.

• Proceeding to the next or another album may take some

time.

• The recorder may not be able to play some DATA CDs

created in the Packet Write format.

• The recorder will play any data with the extension

“.MP3,” even if they are not in MP3 format. Playing

this data may generate a loud noise which could

damage your speaker system.

Tree 1 Tree 2 Tree 3 Tree 4 Tree 5

ROOT

• The recorder does not conform to audio tracks in

MP3PRO format.

• The playback order above may not be applicable if

there are more than a total of 999 albums and tracks in

the DATA CD.

• The recorder can recognize up to 499 albums (the

recorder will count just albums, including albums that

do not contain MP3 audio tracks). The recorder will not

play any albums beyond the first 499 albums. Of the

first 499 albums, the recorder will play no more than a

combined total of 999 albums and tracks.

• The recorder can play MP3 audio tracks recorded in the

following sampling frequencies: 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz,

48 kHz.

• Only the letters in the alphabet and numbers can be

used for album or track names. Anything else is

displayed as “ .”

• ID3 tags cannot be displayed.

Album MP3 audio track

When you insert a DATA CD and press

H, the numbered tracks are played sequentially,

from 1 through 7. Any sub-albums/tracks

contained within a currently selected album take

priority over the next album in the same tree.

(Example: C contains D so 4 is played before

5.)

z Hints

• You can view the disc information while playing MP3

audio tracks (page 39).

• If you add numbers (01, 02, 03, etc.) to the front of the

track names when you store the tracks in a disc, the

tracks will be played in that order.

• Since a disc with many trees takes longer to start

playback, it is recommended that you create albums

with no more than two trees.

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Edit options for DVD-RWs (VR mode)

Editing

RWVR

You can enjoy advanced edit functions. First you

have two options for a DVD-RW (VR mode):

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.

Before Editing

This recorder offers various edit options for

various disc types. Before you edit, check the disc

type in the front panel display, and select the

option available for your disc (page 8).

Note

To edit original titles

You may lose the edited contents if you remove the disc

or a timer recording starts while editing.

Edits made to the original titles are final. If you

plan to retain an unaltered original recording,

create and edit a Playlist (see below). The edit

functions available for original titles are:

– Labelling a title (page 65).

– Setting protection against erasure (page 65).

– Erasing a title (page 65).

– Erasing multiple titles (page 66).

Edit options for the HDD and

DVD+RWs/DVD-RWs (Video mode)/

DVD+Rs/DVD-Rs

RWVideo

HDD

– Erasing a section of a title (A-B Erase) (page 66).

You can perform simple edits. Since Video mode

titles are actual recordings on the disc, you cannot

undo any edits you make. The edit functions

available for Video mode titles are:

– Setting protection against erasure (page 65).

– Labelling a title (page 65).

– Erasing a title (page 65).

– Erasing multiple titles (page 66).

– Erasing a section of a title (A-B Erase) (HDD

and DVD+RWs only) (page 66).

To create and edit Playlist titles

A Playlist is a group of Playlist titles created from

the original title for editing purposes. When you

create a Playlist, only the control information

necessary for playback, such as the playback

order, is stored on the disc. Since the original titles

are left unaltered, Playlist titles can be re-edited.

Example: You have recorded the final few

matches of a football tournament on a DVD-RW

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

goal scenes and other highlights, but you also want

to keep the original recording.

– Erasing titles to open up disc space (Disc Map)

(DVD+RWs and DVD-RWs (Video mode)

only) (page 67).

Notes

• Once the DVD is finalized, you cannot edit or record on

the disc (except for DVD+RWs and DVD-RWs (VR

mode)).

• You cannot create a Playlist (see below).

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

control information is full, erase unnecessary titles.

In this case, you can compile highlight scenes as a

Playlist title. You can even rearrange the scene

order within the Playlist title (“Creating and

Editing a Playlist” on page 68).

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The advanced edit functions available for Playlist

titles are:

– Labelling a title (page 65).

Editing a Title

– Erasing a title (page 65).

RWVR RWVideo

HDD

– Erasing multiple titles (page 66).

– Erasing a section of a title (A-B Erase) (page 66).

– Rearranging the title order (page 70).

– Dividing a title into multiple titles (page 70).

– Combining multiple titles into one title

(page 71).

This section explains the basic edit functions. Note

that editing is irreversible. To edit a DVD-RW

(VR mode) without changing the original

recordings, create a Playlist title (page 68).

Note

z Hint

When editing a DVD+R, DVD-R, or DVD-RW (Video

mode), finish all editing before finalizing the disc. You

cannot edit a finalized disc.

You can display the disc’s Playlist titles in the Title List

(Playlist), or the original titles in the Title List (Original).

To switch the two Title Lists, press TOOLS while a Title

List is displayed, and select “Original” or “Playlist.”

Notes

• The Playlist title calls up data from the original titles for

playback. When an original title is used for a Playlist

title, the original title cannot be erased.

• You cannot protect Playlist titles.

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

control information is full, erase unnecessary titles.

TITLE LIST

TOOLS

</M/m/,,

ENTER

m/M

CHAPTER

MARK

CHAPTER

ERASE

1 Press TITLE LIST.

When editing a DVD-RW in VR mode, press

TOOLS and select “Original” or “Playlist”

from the TOOLS menu to switch the Title

Lists, if necessary.

2 Select a title, and press ENTER.

The sub-menu appears.

3 Select an option, and press ENTER.

You can make the following edits to the title.

“Erase”: Erases the selected title. Select “OK”

when asked for confirmation. When the title is

protected, the display asks for confirmation.

To erase, select “Change,” and when the

Protection display appears, select “Off.”

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“Protect”: Protects the title. Select “On” when

the Protection display appears. “ ” appears

next to the protected title. To cancel the

protection, select “Off.”

2 Select point A by pressing m/M, and

press ENTER.

The display for setting point B appears.

“Title Name”: Allows you to enter or re-enter

a title name (page 40).

A-B Erase (Set point B)

2 DEF 20:00-21:00

“Set Thumbnail”: Changes the title’s

thumbnail picture that appears in the Title List

(page 33).

“A-B Erase”: Erases a section of the title (see

below).

A 0:12:34

B 0:23:45

3 Select point B by pressing m/M, and

press ENTER.

z Hints

• You can erase multiple titles at one time (page 66), or

erase all of the titles on the disc at once (page 36).

• You can label or re-label DVDs (page 36).

The display asks for confirmation. To reset

either point A or B, select “Change A” or

“Change B,” and go to step 2 or 3.

Note

4 Select “OK,” and press ENTER.

The scene is erased, and the display asks

whether to erase another scene. To continue,

select “Yes,” and repeat from step 2. To finish,

select “No.”

You cannot protect Playlist titles.

Erasing a section of a title

(A-B Erase)

RWVR

HDD

z Hint

You can select a section (scene) in a title and erase

it. Note that erasing scenes in a title cannot be

undone.

A chapter mark is inserted after the scene was erased. The

chapter mark divides the title into separate chapters on

either side of the mark.

1 After step 2 of “ Editing a Title,” select

“A-B Erase” and press ENTER.

Notes

• Images or sound may be momentarily interrupted at the

point where you erase a section of a title.

The display for setting point A appears.

• Sections shorter than five seconds may not be erased.

• For DVD+RWs, the erased section may be slightly

different from the points you selected.

A-B Erase (Set point A)

2 DEF 20:00-21:00

Erasing multiple titles (Erase Titles)

RWVR RWVideo

HDD

A 0:12:34

–

You can select and erase more than one title at one

time using the TOOLS menu.

Playback point

1 Press TITLE LIST to turn on the Title List

menu, and press TOOLS.

• When the title is protected, the display asks

for confirmation. To continue, select

“Change,” and when the protection display

appears, select “Off.”

The TOOLS menu appears.

2 Select “Erase Titles,” and press ENTER.

The display for selecting titles to be erased

appears.

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3 Select a title, and press ENTER.

A check mark appears in the check box next to

the selected title. To clear the check mark,

press ENTER again. To clear all of check

marks, select “Reset All.”

2 Press TOOLS and select “ Disc Map,” and

press ENTER.

The Disc Map appears. To check the open

space, select the space by pressing </,.

Disc Map

Erase Titles

Select the titles to erase.

Empty Title

HQ: 0H30M

LP : 1H30M

HSP: 0H45M

EP: 2H00M

SP: 1H00M

SLP: 3H00M

AAB 13:00-14:00

15. 9

17. 9

25. 9

15.10

2.3GB

Cancel

DEF

AAB

GHI

DEF

20:00-21:00

9:00- 9:30

20:00-20:30

Reset All

Erase

Cancel

• When the title is protected, the display asks

for confirmation. To continue, select

“Change,” and when the protection display

appears, select “Off.” To cancel, select

“Close.”

Selected open space

• When b or B appears on either side of the

screen, you can scroll sideways by pressing

</,.

4 Repeat step 3 to select all of the titles you

want to erase.

3 Select a title by pressing </,, and

press ENTER.

5 When you finish selecting titles, select

“ OK,” and press ENTER.

The display for selecting titles to be erased

appears. To cancel the selection, press

ENTER again.

The list of the titles to be erased appears for

confirmation. To change the selection, select

“Change,” and repeat from step 3.

Disc Map

2 DEF 20:00- 21:00

6 Select “ OK” and press ENTER.

Fri 17.9 20:00( 1H00M)

SP 0.6GB

The titles are erased.

Erasing titles to open up disc space

(Disc Map)

Erase

Cancel

Selected title

RWVideo

When recording on a DVD+RW or DVD-RW

(Video mode), the recorder searches for the largest

open space and records there. Before you start,

check the disc status by using Disc Map, and erase

titles to create a space large enough for the

recording.

• When the title is protected, the display asks

for confirmation. To continue, select

“Change,” and when the protection display

appears, select “Off.” To cancel, select

“Close.”

4 Repeat step 3 when erasing more titles.

5 Select “Erase,” and press ENTER.

The display asks for confirmation. To change

the selection, select “Change.”

1 Insert a disc and press TITLE LIST.

6 Select “OK,” and press ENTER.

The selected titles are erased, freeing up disc

space.

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Creating chapters manually

Creating and Editing a

Playlist

RWVR

HDD

You can manually insert a chapter mark at any

point you like during playback or recording.

RWVR

Playlist edit allows you to edit or re-edit without

changing the actual recordings. A Playlist title can

contain up to 50 scenes.

For details, see “Edit options for DVD-RWs (VR

mode)” (page 64).

Press CHAPTER MARK at the point where you

want to divide the title into chapters.

Each time you press the button, “Marking...”

appears on the screen and the scenes to the left and

right of the mark become separate chapters.

Note

Once you create a Playlist title from original titles, you

will be unable to erase or edit the original titles.

Marking...

To erase chapter marks

You can combine two chapters by erasing the

chapter mark during playback.

Press ./> to search for a chapter number, and

while displaying the chapter containing the

chapter mark you want to erase, press CHAPTER

ERASE.

The current chapter combines with the previous

chapter.

TITLE LIST

TOOLS

</M/m/,,

ENTER

m/M

Notes

• If a message appears and indicates that no more chapter

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

edit.

• When dubbing, any chapter marks you enter will be

erased.

1 Press TITLE LIST to turn on the Title List

menu, and press TOOLS.

The TOOLS menu appears.

2 Select “ Create Playlist,” and press ENTER.

The display for selecting titles appears.

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3 Select the title you want to include in the

Playlist title, and press ENTER.

8 Select the IN point by pressing m/M,

and press ENTER.

A check mark appears in the check box next to

the selected title. To clear the check mark,

press ENTER again. To select all of the titles,

select “Select All.”

The display for setting the end point (OUT)

appears, and the title continues to play in the

background.

Capture (Set OUT point)

2 DEF 20:00-21:00

Create Playlist

Select the titles you want to capture.

Original

Cancel

AAB 13:00-14:00

15. 9

17. 9

25. 9

15.10

19.10

DEF

AAB

GHI

DEF

20:00-21:00

9:00- 9:30

Select All

Reset All

0:00-20:30

20:00-20:30

21:00-21:30

IN 0:10:26

OUT 0:23:45

9 Select the OUT point by pressing m/M,

and press ENTER.

4 Repeat step 3 to add more titles.

To go to the next page of titles, press m. To

clear all of the check marks, select “Reset

All.”

The display asks for confirmation. To reset the

IN or OUT point, select “Change IN” or

“Change OUT” and repeat step 8 or 9. To view

the selected scene, select “Preview.”

5 Select “ OK,” and press ENTER.

The list of selected titles appears. To add

another title, select “Add Title.”

10Select “OK,” and ENTER.

The selected section is captured as a scene,

and the display asks whether you want to

continue. To continue, select “More,” and

repeat the steps above. To capture a scene

from another title, select “New Title.”

Create Playlist - Selected Titles

Select a title to start capturing.

Scene List

AAB 13:00-14:00

DEF 20:00-21:00

15. 9

17. 9

Cancel

Add Title

11When you finish capturing scenes, select

“No More” and press ENTER.

The Scene List menu appears with all of the

selected scenes.

6 Select one of the titles, and press ENTER.

The sub-menu appears.

“Capture”: Adds a section of the title to the

Playlist title as one scene.

Total duration of

the selected scene

Total number of scenes

“Capture All”: Adds the entire title to the

Playlist title as one scene. After capturing the

title, select “Scene List” and go to step 12.

“Check Scenes”: Allows you to check the

captured scene.

Scene List

Total 0:33:28

DEF 20:00-21:00

Scenes 2

0:10:26 - 0:23:45

DEF 20:00-21:00

0:25:00 - 0:45:08

Quit

Add

7 Select “ Capture,” and press ENTER.

The display for setting the start point (IN)

appears. The title starts to play in the

background.

Preview

Capture (Set IN point)

2 DEF 20:00-21:00

IN 0:10:26

OUT -:- -:- -

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12Select the scene you want to edit, and

press ENTER.

3 Select a title, and press ENTER.

The sub-menu appears.

4 Select “Move,” and press ENTER.

“Move”: Changes the scene order.

“Erase”: Erases the scene. The selection is

cancelled.

“Preview”: Displays thumbnail pictures of the

scenes.

Move

AAB

Where do you want to move this title?

DEF 8:00 - 9:00

Fri

13:00 - 14:00

Wed 15.9

Cancel

17.9

“Change IN”: Allows you to change the IN

point, and repeat from step 8.

“Change OUT”: Allows you to change the

OUT point, and repeat from step 9.

5 Select a new location for the title by

pressing M/m, and press ENTER.

The title moves to the new location.

To add more scenes, select “Add” and go to

step 6. To preview all of the captured scenes in

the listed order, select “Preview.”

Dividing a Playlist title (Divide)

13When you finish editing the Scene List,

select “OK,” and press ENTER.

The display for entering the title name

appears. To enter a new name, select “Enter”

(see page 40).

RWVR

1 Press TITLE LIST to turn on the Title List

(Playlist) menu.

If the Title List (Original) menu appears, press

TOOLS and select “Playlist.”

14Select “OK” to use the default name, and

press ENTER.

2 Select a title, and press ENTER.

The sub-menu appears.

3 Select “Divide,” and press ENTER.

The display for setting the dividing point

appears. The title starts to play in the

background.

To play the Playlist title

Press TOOLS while the Title List menu is turned

on. Then, select “Playlist” and press ENTER.

When the Title List (Playlist) menu appears, select

a title and press H.

Divide

ABC 13:00-14:00

z Hint

When a Playlist title is created, the IN and OUT points

will become chapter marks, and each scene will become

a chapter.

0:12:34

Note

The picture may pause when the edited scene is played.

4 Select the dividing point by pressing

m/M, and press ENTER.

Moving a Playlist title (Move)

The display asks for confirmation. To change

the dividing point, select “Change.”

RWVR

You can change the Playlist title order within the

Title List (Playlist).

5 Select “OK,” and press ENTER.

The display for entering the title name

appears. To use the same title name as before,

select “No.”

1 Press TITLE LIST to turn on the Title List

(Playlist) menu.

If the Title List (Original) menu appears, press

TOOLS and select “Playlist.”

6 Select “Yes,” and press ENTER to enter a

new name.

2 Select “ Number” in the “Sort” column,

and press ENTER.

Follow the explanations on page 40. After you

enter a new name, the title is divided in two.

The titles are sorted in order of title number.

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Combining multiple Playlist titles

(Combine)

RWVR

1 Press TITLE LIST to turn on the Title List

(Playlist) menu.

If the Title List (Original) menu appears, press

TOOLS and select “Playlist.”

2 Press TOOLS to select “Combine,” and

press ENTER.

The display for selecting titles appears.

3 Select a title, and press ENTER.

A number indicating the order in which you

selected the title appears. To cancel the

selection, press ENTER again.

Combine

Select the titles to combine.

AAB 13:00-14:00

DEF 20:00-21:00

15. 9

17. 9

28. 9

5. 10

Cancel

AAB 13:00-14:00

Reset All

4 Repeat step 3 to select all of the titles you

want to combine.

To cancel all of the selections, select “Reset

All.”

5 Select “ OK,” and press ENTER.

The list of titles to be combined appears. To

change the selection, select “Change” and go

to step 3.

Combine

Combine the titles in the following order.

AAB 13:00-14:00

15. 9

28. 9

5.10

Change

Cancel

6 Select “ OK,” and press ENTER.

The display for selecting a title name from

among the selected titles appears. To enter a

new name, select “Enter Text,” and follow the

explanations on page 40.

7 Select a name, and press ENTER.

The titles are combined.

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z Hints

• You can dub a Playlist title on a DVD-RW (VR mode)

as an original title on the HDD.

• When dubbed from a DVD to the HDD, the picture size

and the sound types originally recorded are retained.

Dubbing (HDD y DVD)

Before Dubbing

Notes

RWVR RWVideo

HDD

• The recorder may not function as described depending

on the disc status. Follow the instructions that appear on

the screen.

• When a message appears and indicates that the control

information is full, erase unnecessary titles (page 65).

• You cannot dub from DVD VIDEOs or a DVD

recorded on other DVD equipment to the HDD.

• Thumbnails that you have set for the originally

recorded title (page 34) will not be retained in the

dubbed title.

In this section, “dubbing” refers to “copying a

recorded title on the internal hard disk drive

(HDD) to another disc, or vice versa.” You can

select to dub one title at a time (Title Dubbing –

see “Dubbing a Single Title (Title Dub)” on

page 74), or multiple titles all at once (Multiple

Title Dubbing – see “Dubbing Multiple Titles

(Dub Selected Titles)” on page 75).

Before you start, read the following precautions,

which are common to both dubbing methods.

About “ Dub Mode”

With this recorder, the recording mode for

dubbing is displayed as “Dub Mode.” Two

dubbing method are available: High-speed

Dubbing and Rec Mode Conversion Dubbing.

Read the following and select according to the

required time, disc space, and picture quality.

z Hint

This section deals with dubbing to and from the internal

HDD. If you want to record from a digital video camera

connected to the DV IN jack, see “DV Dubbing”

(page 77). To record from equipment connected to the

LINE IN jacks, see “Recording From Connected

Equipment Without a Timer” (page 52).

Dubbing at high-speed (High-speed Dubbing)

Before you start…

RW^VR/ ^RWVideo

HDD

• Select the disc type according to your needs

(page 8). This recorder can record on various

discs.

Allows you to dub what you have stored in the

HDD to a high-speed DVD (4x-speed

• You cannot record both the main and sub sound

on a DVD+RW, DVD-RW (Video mode),

DVD+R, or DVD-R. For bilingual programs, set

“DVD Bilingual Rec.” to either “Main” (default)

or “Sub” in Options Setup (page 97).

• Timer recordings and Synchronized recordings

do not start during dubbing. Before you start,

check the Timer List menu to see if there is any

timer recording due to start during dubbing.

• Chapter marks in the original recording do not

remain in the dubbed title. Chapter marks are

entered according to the “Auto Chapter” setting

in Features Setup (page 93).

• For a title whose aspect ratio (16:9 or 4:3) is

mixed:

– When dubbed from the HDD to DVD-RW

(Video mode) or DVD-R, the picture size is

determined by the setting in “DVD Rec.

Picture Size” (page 49).

DVD+RWs/2x-speed DVD-RWs/8x-speed

DVD+Rs/8x-speed DVD-Rs, or slower versions

of each disc type), without changing the recording

mode. Dubbing speed is increased when the

recording mode of the original title is of a longer

recording mode (such as SLP).

Select “Fast” when selecting the “Dub Mode” in

“Dubbing a Single Title (Title Dub)” (page 74) or

“Dubbing Multiple Titles (Dub Selected Titles)”

(page 75). The minimum required time is as

follows (approximate).

Example: When a 120 minute-title is dubbed to a

high-speed DVD-R in LP mode, dubbing becomes

12 times faster, and takes a minimum of 10

minutes. (120 minutes ÷ 12 = 10 minutes).

– When dubbed from HDD to DVD+RW or

DVD+R, the picture size is always 4:3.

– When dubbed from HDD to DVD-RW (VR

mode), the originally recorded picture size is

retained.

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Note that speeds shown in the table are an

approximate of the maximum dubbing speed.

◆About “ VBR”

VBR (Variable Bit Rate) is an effective method of

allocating a suitable bit amount per second. Fine

detail pictures or dynamically moving pictures are

assigned a larger amount, while static pictures are

assigned less, for optimum picture quality.

Speed

x2.4-speed x2-speed x4-speed

High-

Rec

mode

speed

DVD+R/

DVD-R

DVD+RW

DVD-RW

• Variable bit rate (adopted

for this recorder)

• Fixed bit rate

HSP

x2.4

x3.6

x4.8

x7.2

x9.6

x12

Average distribution rate

x12

x16

More bits

Wasted bits

SLP

x24

are required

Maximum recording speed of this recorder.

When dubbing to DVD+Rs, the dubbing speed is

x1-speed.

z Hint

When you dub an edited title using the Rec Mode

Conversion Dubbing method, pauses between scenes are

smoothed out.

Notes

• High-speed Dubbing is not available for the following

titles:

– Titles recorded in HQ+.

– Titles that contain both main and sub sounds (except

DVD-RWs (VR mode)).

– Titles recorded in mixed picture size (4:3 and 16:9

etc.), (except DVD-RWs (VR mode)).

– Titles recorded in SLP (DVD+RW/DVD+R only).

• When dubbed to a DVD-RW (Video mode)/

DVD+RW/DVD+R/DVD-R, erased pictures may

remain on the disc.

Note

The picture quality will not improve even if a title is

converted to a recording mode of better picture quality.

Dubbing restriction

Some DVD VIDEOs or TV programmes contain

copy protection signals such as “Copy-Never” or

“Copy-Once.” You cannot record such contents on

this recorder (only a grey, blank screen will be

recorded). Be especially careful when dubbing on

a non-rewritable DVD such as a DVD-R.

Rec Mode Conversion Dubbing

Copy

protection

signals

Original

recording

Dubbing

RW^VR/ ^RWVideo

HDD

Allows you to dub from the HDD to a DVD or vice

versa, in a dubbing mode that differs from the

original recordings. For example, when you dub

an HQ title (data size is large) in SP mode, you can

reduce the data size, saving more titles using less

space.

Copy-Free

RWVR

HDD

RWVideo

Select a mode different from the original recording

in “Dub Mode” in the steps of “Dubbing a Single

Title (Title Dub)” (page 74) or “Dubbing Multiple

Titles (Dub Selected Titles)” (page 75).

When an HQ or HQ+ title is converted to another

mode, the recorder automatically assigns an

appropriate bit rate, thus retaining the original

picture quality as much as possible (“Dynamic

VBR Dubbing”).

RWVR

HDD

RWVideo

Copy-Once

Copy-Never

recorded in grey.

HDD

RWVR

recorded in grey.

* Version 1.1 CPRM-compatible DVD-RW (VR mode)

only (page 8).

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E Dubbing mode and the space that

remains after dubbing (approximate).

Dubbing a Single Title (Title

Dub)

6 Select “Dub Mode.”

7 Select a dubbing mode by pressing M/m.

RWVR RWVideo

HDD

tFast* t HQ t HSP t SP

SLP T EP T LP T

* Appears when High-speed Dubbing is available

for the title (page 72).

HDD

DVD

8 Select “Start,” and press ENTER.

To automatically adjust the dubbing mode

(Auto Dub Mode)

The recorder adjusts the dubbing mode in order to

fit a title on the disc. If there is insufficient disc

space in the selected dubbing mode, the following

display appears after step 8.

TITLE LIST

TOOLS

M/m, ENTER

Title Dub

There is not enough memory for the dubbing,

Select "Auto Dub Mode" or adjust the mode.

1 Insert the DVD that you are going to dub to

or from.

Auto Dub mode

Reset

Cancel

2 Select the source by pressing HDD or DVD.

Select “Auto Dub mode” and press ENTER to start

dubbing. To manually select another dubbing

mode, select “Reset,” and go to step 7.

3 Press TITLE LIST to turn on the Title List

menu.

4 Select a title and press ENTER.

To stop dubbing

The sub-menu appears.

Press TOOLS to turn on the TOOLS menu. Or,

while the Title List menu is displayed, press

ENTER to display the sub-menu. Select “Stop

Dubbing,” and press ENTER. When asked for

confirmation, select “Yes,” and press ENTER.

5 Select “ Dubbing” and press ENTER.

The display for selecting the dubbing mode

appears.

z Hints

Title Dub

2.0GB

2.6GB

• If disc space is still insufficient for the selected dubbing

mode, erase unnecessary parts of the title, or free up

disc space by erasing titles on the disc (page 67).

• You can turn off the recorder without affecting the

dubbing. Press "/1 during dubbing.

This title will be dubbed. Set the dub mode.

1 World Cup Final

Rec Mode : SP

Dub Mode

SP 2.0GB

• You can start Title Dubbing by selecting “DUBBING”

from the System Menu.

Start

Cancel

A Size of the title (approximate)

B Direction of dubbing.

C Available space on the disc to be

dubbed (approximate).

D Information about the title to be

dubbed.

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7 Repeat step 6 to select all of the titles you

want to dub.

Dubbing Multiple Titles

(Dub Selected Titles)

To make adjustments for each of the titles,

select “Settings” (see “Making settings for

each title” below). To cancel all of the

selections, select “Reset,” and go to step 6.

RWVR RWVideo

HDD

8 Select “Start,” and press ENTER.

Adjusting the settings for each title

HDD

DVD

You can make detailed settings for each of the

selected titles during Multiple Title Dubbing.

1 In step 7 of “ Dubb i n g Mu l ti p l e T i tl e s (Dub

Se l e cted T i tl e s)” (page 75), select

“Settings” and press ENTER.

TITLE LIST

TOOLS

The following display for making the

adjustments appears. To re-select titles, select

“Change,” and go to step 6 of “Dubbing

Multiple Titles (Dub Selected Titles)” above.

To have the recorder adjust the dubbing mode

so all of the selected titles fit in, select “Auto

Mode.”

M/m, ENTER

1 Insert the DVD that you are going to dub to

or from.

Dub Selected Titles 2.1GB

Adjust the settings for the dubbing here.

4.6GB

2 Select the source by pressing HDD or DVD.

Start

World Tour – Asia 1

Rec Mode: SP

11.6

Cancel

Dub Mode: Fast 0.3GB

3 Press TITLE LIST to turn on the Title List

World Tour – Asia 2

Rec Mode: SP

18.6

Auto mode

Change

menu.

Dub Mode: Fast 0.3GB

World Tour – Asia 3

Rec Mode: SP

25.6

Dub Mode: Fast 0.3GB

4 Press TOOLS.

World Cup Final

Rec Mode: SP

20.6

The TOOLS menu appears.

Dub Mode: Fast 1.2GB

5 Select “ Dub Selected Titles,” and press

ENTER.

A Total size of the selected titles.

B Direction of dubbing.

The display for selecting titles appears.

Dub Selected Titles 0.0GB

4.6GB

C Available space on the disc to be

Select title(s) in the order you want to dub them.

Start

dubbed (approximate).

World Tour – Asia 1

World Tour – Asia 2

World Cup Final

11.6

18.6

20.6

25.6

Cancel

D Information about the title to be dubbed

(title name, original recording mode,

dubbing mode, and data size after

dubbing).

Settings

Reset

World Tour – Asia 3

E Order of dubbing.

6 Select titles in the order you want to dub,

and press ENTER.

2 Select the title which you want to adjust,

and press ENTER.

The titles are numbered in the selected order.

To cancel the selection, press ENTER again.

The sub-menu appears.

“Dub Mode”: Selects the dubbing mode for

each title (see page 72).

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“Change Order”: Moves the title to change the

dubbing order. Press M/m to select a new

location, and press ENTER.

“Cancel”: Cancels the title selection. The title

is excluded from dubbing.

3 Select an option, and press ENTER.

4 When you finish making adjustments,

select “Start,” and press ENTER.

To automatically adjust the dubbing mode

(Auto Dub Mode)

The recorder adjusts the dubbing mode so all of

the titles fit in. The same dubbing mode is set for

all of the titles. If disc space is insufficient for the

selected dubbing mode, the following display

appears after step 8 of “Dubbing Maltiple Titles”

(page 75).

Dub Selected Titles

There is not enough memory. Select

"Auto Dub Mode" or change the selection.

Auto Dub mode

Change

Cancel

Select “Auto Dub mode” and press ENTER. If you

have selected only one title, select “OK.”

To stop dubbing

Press TOOLS to turn on the TOOLS menu. Select

“Stop Dubbing” and press ENTER. When asked

for confirmation, select “Yes,” and press ENTER.

z Hints

• You can turn off the recorder without affecting the

dubbing. Press "/1 during dubbing.

• You can start Multiple Title Dubbing by selecting

“DUBBING” from the System Menu.

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

finalize the disc (page 37).

DV Dubbing (DV t HDD/DVD)

Hookups

DVD recorder

Before DV Dubbing

This section explains dubbing with a digital video

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

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

“Recording From Connected Equipment Without

a Timer” on page 52.

To DV IN

To record from the DV IN jack

i.LINK cable

(not supplied)

The DV IN jack on this recorder conforms to the

i.LINK standard. You can connect any other

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

record digital signals.

Follow the instructions in “Preparing for

recording using the DV IN jack,” and then move

on to the section on dubbing. For more

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

(page 106).

DV output

Digital video camera

z Hint

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

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

(VR mode) or HDD.

: Signal flow

Preparingforrecordingusing the DV

IN jack

HDD

DVD

You can connect a digital video camera to the DV

IN jack on the recorder to record or edit from a DV

format tape. Operation is straightforward because

the recorder will fast forward and rewind the tape

for you – you do not need to operate your digital

video camera. Do the following to start using the

“DV Edit” functions of this recorder.

TOOLS

M/m, ENTER

See the instruction manual supplied with the

digital video camera as well before connecting.

Notes

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

signals.

REC MODE

• You cannot use the DV IN jack when:

– your digital video camera does not work with this

recorder. Connect the camera to the LINE IN jack

and follow the instructions of “Recording From

Connected Equipment Without a Timer” (page 52).

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

connect a MICRO MV format digital video camera

even if it has an i.LINK jack.

INPUT

SELECT

– the images on the tape contain copy protection

signals, which limit recording.

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z Hints

1 Press HDD or DVD.

• You can turn off the recorder during dubbing. The

recorder completes dubbing even after being turned

off.

• You can adjust the settings for the recording picture

before recording. See “Adjusting the recording picture

quality and size” (page 49).

If you select DVD, press Z (open/close) and

place a DVD on the disc tray. Press Z again

to close the disc tray.

Notes

• You cannot connect more than one piece of digital

video equipment to the recorder.

• You cannot control the recorder using another device

or another recorder of the same model.

With the recording side facing down

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

cassette memory onto the disc.

Wait until “LOAD” disappears from the front

panel display.

If you use an unused DVD, formatting starts

automatically.

• If you record from a DV format tape with a sound track

that is recorded in multiple sampling frequencies (48

kHz, 44.1 kHz, or 32 kHz), no sound or an unnatural

sound will be output when playing back the sampling

frequency switch point on the disc.

• In order to use this recorder’s Auto Scene Chaptering

function (pages 79, 80), be sure to correctly set the

clock on your digital video camera before shooting.

• The recorded picture may be momentarily affected if

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

is nothing recorded on the tape.

2 Insert the source DV format tape into your

digital video camera.

For the recorder to record or edit, your digital

video camera must be set to video playback

mode.

3 Press INPUT SELECT on the remote

repeatedly to select “DV.”

The front panel display changes as follows:

Programme

position

4 Press REC MODE on the remote repeatedly

to select the recording mode.

The recording mode changes as follows:

HSP

SLP

For details about the recording mode, see

page 41.

5 Press TOOLS on the remote to select “DV

Audio Input,” and press ENTER. Then,

select the setting for the audio input.

“Stereo1” (default): Records original sound

only. Normally select this when dubbing a DV

format tape.

“Mix”: Records both stereo 1 and 2.

“Stereo2”: Records additional audio only.

Select “Mix” or “Stereo2” only if you have

added a second audio channel when recording

with your digital video camera.

You are ready to start dubbing. Select one of

the dubbing methods on the following pages.

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To stop during recording

Open the remote’s cover and press x REC STOP.

Note that it may take a few seconds for the

recorder to stop recording.

Recording an Entire DV

Format Tape (One Touch

Dubbing)

z Hints

• If you set “Finalize Disc” to “Auto” in Features Setup

(page 96), the recorded disc (except DVD-RW(VR

mode)) will automatically be finalized after recording

is finished.

• You can play back a previously recorded title on the

HDD while One Touch Dubbing is in progress.

RWVR RWVideo

HDD

You can record the entire contents of a DV format

tape onto a disc with a single press of the ONE

TOUCH DUBBING button. The recorder controls

the digital video camera for the whole process, and

completes the recording.

Notes

• When a blank space between the recordings on the tape

continues for more than five minutes, One Touch

Dubbing ends automatically.

• The recorder records a blank for five minutes before it

stops dubbing. To stop the blank recording, press x

REC STOP.

◆How chapters are created

The dubbed contents on the disc become one title,

and the title is divided into chapters. For the HDD

and a DVD-RW (VR mode), every shooting on the

tape becomes a chapter on the disc (Auto Scene

Chaptering function). For other discs, the recorder

divides the title in either 6 or 15-minute intervals,

according to the setting in “Auto Chapter” in

Features Setup.

x REC STOP

ONETOUCH

DUBBING

Follow steps 1 to 5 of “P r epar i n g for record i n g

us i n g the DV IN j a ck” (page 77), and press

ONE TOUCH DUBBING on the remote.

The recorder rewinds the tape and then starts

recording the tape contents.

When the recording is finished, the recorder

rewinds the tape in the digital video camera.

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Program Edit

RWVR RWVideo

HDD

You can select scenes from a DV format tape, and

then automatically record selected scenes to a disc

of your choice.

To use this function, you will do the following:

SYSTEM

Connect your digital video camera and

prepare for recording

</M/m/,,

ENTER

m/M

Select and edit the scenes you want to dub

x REC

STOP

Using the recorder’s remote control, fast forward

or rewind the tape to select the scenes. At this

point, the selected scenes are not copied to the

disc. The recorder only remembers the IN and

OUT points of the scenes that you selected for

dubbing. You can also reset, erase, or change the

order of the scenes.

1 Follow steps 1 to 5 of “ P r eparing for

record i n g us i n g the DV IN j a ck” (page 77),

and press SYSTEM MENU.

2 Select “DV EDIT,” and press ENTER.

The display asks if you want to start selecting

scenes.

Dub the selected scenes to a disc

Scenes Selection

After you have selected the scenes, the recorder

will fast forward and rewind the tape

automatically and record the scenes to a disc of

your choice.

Do you want to select a scene?

Start

Cancel

◆How chapters are created

• If you have previously saved a program, the

display asks if you want to edit an existing

program or to create a new program. To

resume editing the existing program, select

“Saved Data,” and go to step 6.

The dubbed contents on the disc become one title,

and the title is divided into chapters. For a DVD-

RW (VR mode) and the HDD, every shooting on

the tape and each selected scene becomes a

chapter on the disc (Auto Scene Chaptering

function). For other discs, the recorder divides the

title in either 6 or 15-minute intervals, according

to the setting in “Auto Chapter” in Features Setup.

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3 Select “ Start,” and press ENTER.

The display for setting the IN point (start of

the scene) appears.

6 Select “OK,” and press ENTER.

A new Scene List menu appears with the

selected scene.

The scene starts to play in the background.

Select scene (Set IN point)

Total 0:00:22 Scenes 1

SCENE LIST

0:00:30-0:00:52

Duration 0:00:22

Quit

Add

Controlling...

IN 0:00:30

OUT -:- -:- -

A Thumbnail picture

4 Select the IN point by pressing m/M,

and press ENTER.

B Time information

The display for setting the OUT point (end of

the scene) appears. The scene starts to play in

the background from the IN point.

C Total duration of the program

D Total number of scenes

7 When you finish adding scenes, select the

scene you want to edit, and press ENTER.

The sub-menu appears.

Select scene (Set OUT point)

“Move”: Changes the scene order. Follow the

explanations on the screen to change the order

by pressing M/m and ENTER.

“Erase”: Erases the scene. When asked for

confirmation, select “OK.”

Controlling...

IN 0:00:30

OUT 0:00:52

“Preview”: Plays the selected scene.

“Change IN”: Changes the start of the scene.

Repeat from step 4.

“Change OUT”: Changes the end of the scene.

Repeat from step 5.

5 SelecttheOUTpoint bypressingm/M,

and press ENTER.

The display asks if you want to add the

selected scene to the Scene List menu. To

preview the scene, select “Preview.” To reset

either the IN or OUT point, select “Change

IN” or “Change OUT,” and repeat from step

8 When you finish editing the Scene List,

select “ OK,” and press ENTER.

The display for entering the title name

appears. To enter a new name, select “Enter,”

and follow the explanations on page 40.

Scenes Selection

Do you want to capture the scene

between IN 0:00:30 and OUT 0:00:52?

Title Name

Cancel

Enter the title name.

Preview

Change IN

Change OUT

DV 11.10.2003 13:30 - 12.11.2003 16:46

Enter

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9 Select “ OK,” and press ENTER.

The default title name is fixed, and the display

asks if you want to start recording. To change

the disc media, select “Media” and press M/m.

To change the dubbing mode, select “Dub

Mode” and press M/m.

DV Dubbing

2.6GB

Change the dubbing mode if necessary.

Select "Start" to start dubbing.

Media

DVD

Dub Mode

SP 0.8GB

Start

Cancel

Data capacity required for the dubbing.

10Select “Start,” and press ENTER.

The recorder starts recording the tape contents

as programmed.

• If the recording does not fit due to the

dubbing mode you selected, the display asks

if you want to continue. To change the

dubbing mode, select “Reset” and repeat

from step 9. To have the recorder adjust the

dubbing mode, select “Auto Dub Mode.”

• If there is not enough disc space even after

changing the dubbing mode, the display

asks if you want to record halfway. To

continue, select “OK.”

To stop during recording

Open the remote’s cover and press x REC STOP.

Note that it may take a few seconds for the

recorder to stop recording.

Notes

• The disc may not be recorded as programmed if the

tape’s time code is not sequential or there are blanks

between the recordings on the tape. In this case, see

“Recording From Connected Equipment Without a

Timer” (page 52).

• The start and end points of a program may be different

from what you have set if the source DV format tape is

in any of the following conditions:

– Recording mode was changed during the recording.

– There is a blank space in the recorded portion of the

tape.

• If you set the beginning of the tape as the IN point and

the end point as the OUT point, the IN and OUT points

may change slightly during dubbing.

• You cannot set a scene to be shorter than one second.

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2 Select “SETUP,” and press ENTER.

The Setup Display appears.

Settings and Adjustments

SETUP

Using the Setup Displays

Settings

Video

Channel Setting

Channel List

Clock

Audio

Features

Options

Language

By using the Setup Displays, you can make

various adjustments to items such as picture and

sound, as well as select a language for the

subtitles.

Easy Setup

The Setup Displays are used in the following way.

3 Select “Settings,” “Video,” “ Audio,”

“ Features,” “ Options,” or “Easy Setup,”

and press ENTER.

Note

Playback settings stored in some titles take priority over

the Setup Display settings, and not all of the functions

described may work.

The selected Setup Display appears.

Example: “Video” setup

SETUP

Settings

Video

TV Type :

16 : 9

Auto

Off

Pause Mode :

Component Out :

Progressive Mode :

Screen Saver :

Scart Setting

Line4 Input :

Audio

Features

Options

Auto

Easy Setup

Video

SYSTEM

4 Select the item you want to set up, and

press ENTER.

</M/m/,,

ENTER

Available options for the item appear.

Example: “TV Type”

SETUP

Settings

Video

TV Type :

16 : 9

16 :

Pause Mode :

Component Out :

Progressive Mode :

Screen Saver :

Scart Setting

Line4 Input :

Auto

4 : 3 Letter Box

1 Press SYSTEM MENU while the recorder is

in stop mode.

Audio

Off

4 : 3 Pan Scan

Features

Options

Auto

The System Menu appears.

Easy Setup

Video

SYSTEM MENU

TITLE LIST

Some items display a dialogue box that

provides further detailed settings.

Example: The following dialogue box appears

when “Parental Control” in Features Setup is

selected.

TIMER

TIMER LIST

DV EDIT

DUBBING

SETUP

Features - Parental Control

Enter your password.

Cancel

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In this case, see “Parental Control” in

“Recording and Parental Control Settings

(Features)” (page 93).

Aerial Reception and

Language Settings

(Settings)

5 Select an option, and press ENTER.

The currently selected option is displayed

next to the setup item.

Example: when “4:3 Letter Box” is set.

The Settings Setup helps you to make tuner, clock,

and channel settings for the recorder.

SETUP

Select “Settings” in the Setup Display. To use the

display, see “Using the Setup Displays” (page 83).

Settings

Video

TV Type :

4 : 3 Letter Box

Pause Mode :

Component Out :

Progressive Mode :

Screen Saver :

Scart Setting

Line4 Input :

Auto

Off

Audio

Features

Options

Auto

SETUP

Easy Setup

Video

Settings

Video

Channel Setting

Channel List

Clock

Audio

Features

Options

Language

Easy Setup

To turn off the display

Press SYSTEM MENU repeatedly.

Channel Setting

Presets channels manually.

If some channels could not be set using the Easy

Setup function, you can set them manually.

If there is no sound or if the picture is distorted, the

wrong tuner system may have been preset during

Easy Setup. Set the correct tuner system manually

in the steps below.

Follow steps 1 to 3 of “Using the Setup

Displays” (page 83) to select “Settings” in the

Setup Display.

Select “Channel Setting,” and press ENTER.

Settings - Channel Setting

Prog. 1

System :

Normal / CATV :

Channel Set :

Station Name :

PAY - TV / CANAL+ :

Audio :

Normal

AAB

Off

NICAM

Press PROG +/– to select the programme

position.

Selected programme position

Settings - Channel Setting

Prog. 8

System :

Normal / CATV :

Channel Set :

Station Name :

PAY - TV / CANAL+ :

Audio :

Normal

CDE

Off

NICAM

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Select “System,” and press ENTER.

10 Select “Audio,” and press ENTER.

Settings - Channel Setting

Prog. 8

Settings - Channel Setting

Prog. 8

System :

Normal / CATV :

Channel Set :

Station Name :

PAY - TV / CANAL+ :

Audio :

Normal

Normal / CATV :

Channel Set :

Station Name :

PAY - TV / CANAL+ :

Audio :

Normal

ARD

CDE

ONfIfCAM

NSItCanAdMard

NICAM

Select an available TV system, BG, DK, I, or

L, and press ENTER (page 86).

NICAM

Normally, select this.

Select this when in West European

countries, except those listed in

“Receivable channels” (page 86).

Standard

Select this if the sound from

NICAM broadcasts is not

clear.

Select this when in East European

countries.

11 Select “NICAM,” and press ENTER.

12 Select “AFT” and press ENTER.

Select this when in Great Britain/

Ireland.

Settings - Channel Setting

Prog. 8

Select this when in France.

Normal / CATV :

Channel Set :

Station Name :

PAY - TV / CANAL+ :

Audio :

Normal

CDE

Off

Select “Normal/CATV,” and press ENTER.

NICAM

AFT :

Off

Settings - Channel Setting

Prog. 8

System :

Normal

Normal / CATV :

Channel Set :

Station Name :

PAY - TV / CANAL+ :

Audio :

Normal

CATV

Turns on the Auto Fine

Tuning function. Normally,

select this.

CDE

Off

NICAM

Off

Allows you to adjust the

pictures manually.

Select “Normal,” and press ENTER.

To set CATV (Cable Television) channels,

select “CATV.”

13 Select “On” to turn on AFT, and press

ENTER.

Select “Channel Set,” and press ENTER.

• If the Auto Fine Tuning function does not

work effectively, select “Off” and press

ENTER. When the fine tuning bar appears,

press </, to obtain a clearer picture, and

press ENTER.

Settings - Channel Setting

Prog. 8

System :

Normal / CATV :

Channel Set :

Station Name :

PAY - TV / CANAL+ :

Audio :

Normal

CDE

Off

NICAM

Prog. 8

Fine Tuning

Press M/m repeatedly until the channel you

want is displayed, then press ENTER.

The channels are scanned in the order shown

in the table below.

To preset another channel, repeat from step 3.

• If you know the number of the channel you

want, press the number buttons. For

example, for channel 5, first press “0” and

then press “5.” Then press ENTER.

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◆Receivable channels

Corresp-

onding

channel

Channel

Set

number

Receivable

Frequency range

(MHz)

TV system

Channel coverage

BG (West European E2 - E12 VHF

Countries, except

Italia A – H VHF

those listed below)

S06

S07

S08

S09

S10

S11

S12

S13

S14

S15

S16

S17

S18

S19

S20

S21

S22

S23

S24

S25

S26

S27

S28

S29

S30

S31

S32

S33

S34

S35

S36

S37

S38

S39

S40

S41

156.75–164.75

164.75–172.75

172.75–180.75

180.75–188.75

188.75–196.75

196.75–204.75

204.75–212.75

212.75–220.75

220.75–228.75

228.75–236.75

236.75–244.75

244.75–252.75

252.75–260.75

260.75–268.75

268.75–276.75

276.75–284.75

284.75–292.75

292.75–300.75

299.25–307.25

307.25–315.25

315.25–323.25

323.25–331.25

331.25–339.25

339.25–347.25

347.25–355.25

355.25–363.25

363.25–371.25

371.25–379.25

379.25–387.25

387.25–395.25

395.25–403.25

403.25–411.25

411.25–419.25

419.25–427.25

427.25–435.25

435.25–443.25

E21 – E69 UHF

S1 – S20 CATV

S21 – S41 HYPER

S01 – S05 CATV

DK (East European R1 – R12 VHF

Countries)

R21 – R69 UHF

S1 – S20 CATV

S21 – S41 HYPER

S01 – S05 CATV

I (Great Britain/

Ireland)

Ireland A – J VHF

South Africa 4 – 13 VHF

B21 – B69 UHF

S1 – S20 CATV

S21 – S41 HYPER

S01 – S05 CATV

F2 – F10 VHF

L (France)

F21 – F69 UHF

S21

S22

S23

S24

S25

S26

S27

S28

S29

S30

S31

S32

S33

S34

S35

S36

S37

S38

B – Q CATV

S21 – S41 HYPER

◆Tuning the French CATV channels

This recorder can scan the CATV channels B to Q

and the HYPER frequency channels S21 to S41.

On the Channel Set menu, the channels are

indicated as S01 to S44. For example, channel B is

indicated by Channel Set number S01, and

channel Q is indicated by Channel Set number S23

(see the table below). If the CATV channel you

want to preset is indicated by its frequency (for

example, 152.75 MHz), refer to the table below to

find the corresponding channel number.

Corresp-

onding

Channel

Set

Receivable

Frequency range

(MHz)

channel

number

S01

S02

S03

S04

S05

116.75–124.75

124.75–132.75

132.75–140.75

140.75–148.75

148.75–156.75

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Corresp-

onding

channel

Channel

Set

number

Receivable

Frequency range

(MHz)

Channel List (Changing/Disabling

the channels)

S39

S40

S41

S42

S43

S44

443.25–451.25

451.25–459.25

459.25–467.25

Changes or disables the programme positions after

setting the channels. If any programme positions

are unused or contain unwanted channels, you can

disable them.

You can also change station names. If the station

names are not displayed, you can enter them

manually.

Station Name

Changes or enters a new station name (up to 5

characters). The recorder must receive channel

information (for instance, SMARTLINK

information) for station names to appear

automatically.

Follow steps 1 to 3 of “Using the Setup

Displays” (page 83) to select “Settings” in the

Setup Display.

Select “Channel List,” and press ENTER.

Follow steps 1 to 3 of “Using the Setup

Displays” (page 83) to select “Settings” in the

Setup Display.

Settings - Channel List

Prog

Channel

Name

AAB

Select “Channel Setting,” and press ENTER.

FGH

C12

C21

C23

C24

Settings - Channel Setting

Prog. 1

PQR

System :

Normal / CATV :

Channel Set :

Station Name :

PAY - TV / CANAL+ :

Audio :

Normal

AAB

Press M/m to select the row containing the

programme position you want to change or

disable.

To change, press ENTER and go to step 4.

To disable, press CLEAR and go to step 6.

The disabled positions will be skipped when

you press PROG +/–.

Off

NICAM

Press PROG +/– to select the programme

position for which you want to change or enter

a station name.

Select “Station Name,” and press ENTER.

The display for entering characters appears.

To display other pages for programme

positions 7 to 99, press M/m repeatedly.

Input Station Name

AAB

Press M/m until the selected channel row

moves to the desired programme position.

The selected channel is inserted at the new

programme position.

"A"

"a"

Back

Clear All

Space

Symbol

Settings - Channel List

Cancel

Finish

Prog

Channel

Name

AAB

C12

C21

FGH

PQR

To enter characters, see page 40.

Select “Finish,” and press ENTER.

C23

C24

Press ENTER to confirm the setting.

PAY-TV/CANAL+

Sets the PAY-TV/Canal Plus channels.

For details, see page 30.

To change or disable the programme position

of another station, repeat from step 3.

Note

Be sure to correctly select the programme position you

want to disable. If you disable the wrong programme

position by mistake, you need to reset that channel

manually.

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Settings - Clock

Clock

Auto Adjust :

ffff

ARD

Present Time :

Thu 1. 1. 2004. 21:39

Auto Adjust

Turns on the Auto Clock Set function when a channel

in your local area broadcasts a time signal.

Select “Off,” and press ENTER.

Follow steps 1 to 3 of “Using the Setup

Displays” (page 83) to select “Settings” in the

Setup Display.

Select “Present Time,” and press ENTER.

Clock - Present Time

Set the time and date manually.

Select “Clock,” and press ENTER.

2004 0:00

Thu 1

Settings - Clock

Auto Adjust :

Off

Present Time :

Thu 1. 1. 2004. 21:39

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

Set the month, year, hour, and minutes in

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

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

day of the week is set automatically.

Select “Auto Adjust,” and press ENTER.

Settings - Clock

Auto Adjust :

ffff

ARD

Present Time :

Thu 1. 1. 2004. 21:39

To change the numbers, press < to return to

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

Select “On,” and press ,.

Press ENTER to start the clock.

Press M/m repeatedly until the programme

position of the station that carries a time signal

appears, and press ENTER.

Language

OSD (On-Screen Display)

Settings - Clock

Switches the display language on the screen.

Auto Adjust :

ARD

Present Time :

Thu 1. 1. 2004. 21:39

DVD Menu (DVD VIDEO only)

Switches the language for the DVD menu.

• If the recorder does not receive a time signal

from any station, “Auto Adjust” returns to

“Off” automatically and the menu for setting

the clock manually appears on the screen.

Audio (DVD VIDEO only)

Switches the language of the sound track.

When you select “Original,” the language given

priority in the disc is selected.

z Hint

If you set “Auto Adjust” to “On,” the Auto Clock Set

function is activated whenever the recorder is turned off.

Subtitle (DVD VIDEO only)

Switches the language of the subtitles recorded on

the disc.

When you select “Audio Follow,” the subtitle

language changes according to the language you

selected for the sound track.

Note

The Auto Clock Set function does not work while the

recorder is standing by for Synchro-Recording.

◆To set the clock manually

If the Auto Clock Set function did not set the clock

correctly for your local area, try another station for

the Auto Clock Set function or set the clock

manually.

z Hint

If you select “Others” in “DVD Menu,” “Subtitle,” or

“Audio,” select and enter a language code from

“Language Code List” (page 114) using the number

buttons.

Follow steps 1 to 3 of “Using the Setup

Displays” (page 83) to select “Settings” in the

Setup Display.

Note

If you select a language in “DVD Menu,” “Subtitle,” or

“Audio” that is not recorded on the DVD VIDEO, one of

the recorded languages will be automatically selected.

Select “Clock,” and press ENTER.

Select “Auto Adjust,” and press ENTER.

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Video Settings (Video)

Video settings will adjust items related to the

image, such as size and colour.

Choose the settings according to the type of TV,

tuner, or decoder connected to the DVD recorder.

4:3 Letter Box

4:3 Pan Scan

1 Press SYSTEM MENU while the recorder is

in stop mode.

2 Select “ SETUP,” and press ENTER.

3 Select “ Video,” and press ENTER.

The Video Setup appears with the following

options. The default settings are underlined.

Note

Depending on the disc, “4:3 Letter Box” may be selected

automatically instead of “4:3 Pan Scan” or vice versa.

SETUP

Settings

Video

TV Type :

16 : 9

Auto

Off

Pause Mode (HDD/DVDs only)

Selects the picture quality in pause mode.

Pause Mode :

Component Out :

Progressive Mode :

Screen Saver :

Scart Setting

Line4 Input :

Audio

Features

Options

Auto

The picture, including subjects

that move dynamically, is output

with no jitter. Normally select this

position.

Easy Setup

Video

Frame

The picture, including subjects

that do not move dynamically, is

output in high resolution.

TV Type

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

standard or wide).

Component Out

Selects whether or not to output video signals

from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks.

16:9

Select this when connecting

to a wide-screen TV or TV

with a wide mode function.

Outputs the component video

signals. Select this when you want

to view progressive 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.

Off

Outputs no signals.

Notes

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.

• When you set “Line1 Output” to “RGB,” you cannot

set “Component Out” to “On.”

• When you connect the recorder to a monitor or

projector via only the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

jacks, do not select “Off.” If you select “Off” in this

case, the picture may not appear.

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◆Line1 Output

Progressive Mode

Selects a method of outputting video signals for

the LINE 1-TV jack.

DVD software can be divided into two types: film

based software and video based software. Video

based software is derived from TV, such as

dramas and sit-coms, and displays images at 30

frames/60 fields (25 frames/50 fields) per second.

Film based software is derived from film and

displays images at 24 frames per second. Some

DVD software contains both Video and Film.

In order for these images to appear natural on your

screen when output in PROGRESSIVE mode (50

or 60 frames per second), the progressive video

signal needs to be converted to match the type of

DVD software that you are watching.

You can fine-tune the progressive 525p/625p

video signal that is output when you press

PROGRESSIVE (“PROGRESSIVE” lights up).

Note that you must connect to a progressive

format TV using the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

jacks (page 15).

RGB

Outputs RGB signals.

Outputs video signals.

Outputs S-video signals.

Video

S Video

Notes

• If your TV does not accept S-video or RGB signals, no

picture appears on the TV screen even if you select “S

Video” or “RGB.” See the instructions supplied with

your TV.

• You cannot select ”RGB” when “Component Out”

above is set to “On.”

• SMARTLINK is available only when “Video” is

selected.

◆Line3 Input

Selects a method of inputting video signals for the

LINE 3/DECODER jack. The picture will not be

clear if this setting does not match the type of

video input signal.

Auto

Automatically detects the

software type (Film-based or

Video-based) and selects the

appropriate conversion mode.

Normally select this position.

Video/RGB

Decoder

Inputs video signals or RGB

signals.

Video

Fixes the conversion mode to the

mode for Video-based software.

Select this when connecting to a

PAY-TV/Canal Plus decoder.

Screen Saver

The screen saver image appears when you do not

use the recorder for more than 10 minutes while an

on-screen display, such as the System Menu, is

displayed on your TV screen. The screen saver

image helps prevent your display device from

becoming damaged (ghosting).

S Video

Inputs S-video signals.

◆Line3 Output

Selects a method of outputting video signals for

the LINE 3/DECODER jack.

Video

Outputs video signals.

Turns on the screen saver

function.

S Video

Outputs S-video signals.

Off

Turns off the function.

Line4 Input

Selects a method of inputting video signals for the

LINE 4 IN jack on the rear panel of the recorder.

Scart Setting

Sets the method of inputting/outputting signals

from the SCART jacks on the rear panel of the

recorder. Select an option for each of the items

below according to the combination of jacks and

methods that you are going to use.

Video

Inputs video signals.

S Video

Inputs S-video signals.

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Audio DRC (Dynamic Range Control) (DVDs

only)

Makes the sound clear when the volume is turned

down when playing a DVD that conforms to

“Audio DRC.” This affects the output from the

following jacks:

Audio Settings (Audio)

The Audio Setup allows you to adjust the sound

according to the playback and connection

conditions.

– LINE 2 OUT AUDIO L/R jacks

– LINE 1-TV jack

– LINE 3/DECODER jack

1 Press SYSTEM MENU while the recorder is

in stop mode.

– DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL or COAXIAL) jack

only when “Dolby Digital” is set to “D-PCM”

(page 92).

2 Select “ SETUP,” and press ENTER.

3 Select “ Audio,” and press ENTER.

The Audio Setup appears with the following

options. The default settings are underlined.

Standard

TV Mode

Normally select this

position.

Makes low sounds clear

even if you turn the volume

down.

SETUP

Settings

Video

Audio ATT :

Audio DRC :

Downmix :

Digital Out :

Dolby Digital :

MPEG :

Off

Standard

Dolby Surround

Audio

Wide

Range

Gives you the feeling of

being at a live performance.

Features

Options

D-PCM

PCM

Easy Setup

DTS :

Off

Downmix (DVDs only)

Switches the method for mixing down to two

channels when you play a DVD which has rear

sound elements (channels) or is recorded in Dolby

Digital format. For details on the rear signal

components, see “Checking the Play Information

and Playing Time” (page 38). This function

affects the output of the following jacks:

– LINE 2 OUT AUDIO L/R jacks

– LINE 1-TV jack

Audio ATT (attenuation)

If the playback sound is distorted, set this item to

“On.” The recorder reduces the audio output level.

This function affects the output of the following

jacks:

– LINE 2 OUT AUDIO L/R jacks

– LINE 1-TV jack

– LINE 3/DECODER jack

– DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL or COAXIAL) jack

when “Dolby Digital” is set to “D-PCM”

(page 92).

– LINE 3/DECODER jack

Off

Select this when the

playback sound from the

speakers is distorted.

Dolby

Surround

Normally select this

position.

Multi-channel audio signals

are output to two channels

for enjoying surround

sounds.

Normally select this

position.

Normal

Multi-channel audio signals

are downmixed to two

channels for use with your

stereo.

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• MPEG (DVD VIDEO only)

Digital Out

Selects the type of MPEG audio signal.

Selects if audio signals are output via the

DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL or COAXIAL) jacks.

PCM

Select this when the recorder

is connected to an audio

componentwithout a built-in

MPEG decoder. If you play

MPEG audio sound tracks,

the recorder outputs stereo

signals via the DIGITAL

OUT (COAXIAL) jack.

Normally select this

position. When you select

“On,” see “To set the digital

output signal” for further

settings.

Off

The influence of the digital

circuit upon the analogue

circuit is minimal.

MPEG

Select this when the recorder

is connected to an audio

component with a built-in

MPEG decoder.

◆To set the digital output signal

The following setup items switch the method of

outputting audio signals when you connect a

component such as an amplifier (receiver) with a

digital input jack.

• DTS (DVD VIDEO only)

Selects whether or not to output DTS signals.

For connection details, see “Connecting the Audio

Cords” (page 17).

Select “Dolby Digital,” “MPEG,” and “DTS”

after setting “Digital Out” to “On.”

Select this when the recorder

is connected to an audio

component with a built-in

DTS decoder.

Off

Select this when the recorder

is connected to an audio

component without a built-in

DTS decoder.

SETUP

Settings

Video

Audio ATT :

Audio DRC :

Downmix :

Digital Out :

Dolby Digital :

MPEG :

Off

Standard

Dolby Surround

Audio

Features

Options

D-PCM

PCM

Note

Easy Setup

DTS :

Off

When you use the DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack to

listen to MPEG audio signals and set “MPEG” to

“MPEG” in Audio Setup, no sound will come from your

speakers if you select one of the TVS modes.

If you connect a component that does not accept

the selected audio signal, a loud noise (or no

sound) will come out from the speakers, and may

affect your ears or cause speaker damage.

• Dolby Digital (HDD/DVDs only)

Selects the type of Dolby Digital signal.

D-PCM

Select this when the recorder

is connected to an audio

component lacking a built-in

Dolby Digital decoder. You

can select whether the

signals conform to Dolby

Surround (Pro Logic) or not

by making adjustments to

the “Downmix” item in

Audio Setup (page 91).

Dolby

Digital

Select this when the recorder

is connected to an audio

component with a built-in

Dolby Digital decoder.

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Notes

Recording and Parental

Control Settings (Features)

• Depending upon the size of the recording being made,

the actual interval may vary from the interval selected

in “Auto Chapter.” The selected interval should only be

used as an approximation to create chapters.

• This function is not available when dubbing DV tapes

to HDD and DVD-RWs (VR mode). Chapter marks are

automatically entered where the recordings start on the

tape (pages 79, 80).

The Features Setup allows you to adjust recording

and parental control settings.

1 Press SYSTEM MENU while the recorder is

in stop mode.

TV Guide Page

Some broadcast systems ensure a Teletext

service* in which the complete programmes and

their data (title, date, channel, recording start time,

etc.) are stored day by day. A TV guide page

corresponds to each day of the week. When

recording a programme, the recorder

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.

automatically takes the programme name from the

Teletext pages and stores it as the title name. The

TV guide page numbers depend entirely on the

broadcast itself and may be subject to change. If

so, you may have to set those TV guide page

numbers manually in the TV Guide Page menu.

* Not available in some areas.

SETUP

Settings

Video

TV Direct Rec :

Auto Chapter :

TV Guide Page

Parental Control

One Touch Dubbing

Sychro Rec:

6 Min

Audio

Features

Options

Record to HDD

Easy Setup

HQ Setting:

After step 3 above, select “TV Guide Page”

and press , or ENTER.

The TV Guide Page menu appears.

Colour System :

PAL

Select the programme position for which you

want to set or change the TV guide page by

pressing PROG +/–.

TV Direct Rec (HDD/DVD+RW/DVD-RW/

DVD+R/DVD-R only)

• The TV guide page numbers (Example:

P301) appear automatically when the

recorder detects them.

Allows you to easily record

what you are watching on the

TV using SMARTLINK.

Features-TV Guide Page

Prog. 4

Off

Turns off the TV Direct Rec

function.

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

P 301

P 302

P 303

P 304

P 305

P 306

P 307

Auto Chapter

Sat

Automatically divides a recording (a title) into

chapters by inserting chapter markings at a

specified interval. The markings are inserted while

the recording is being made.

• If no page numbers are detected (P000), you

have to set the appropriate TV guide page

number manually.

Features-TV Guide Page

Prog. 4

Off

No chapter mark is inserted.

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

P 000

6Min

Inserts chapter marks at

approximately 6-minute

intervals.

Sat

15Min

Inserts chapter marks at

approximately 15-minute

intervals.

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Select the TV guide page number you want to

modify, and press ENTER.

Parental Control (DVD VIDEO only)

Playback of some DVD VIDEOs can be limited

according to a predetermined level, such as the age

of the users. Scenes may be blocked or replaced

with different scenes.

Features-TV Guide Page

Prog. 4

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

PP 000

P 000

After step 3 above, select “Parental Control,”

and press ENTER.

• If you have not entered a password, the

display for registering a new password

appears.

Sat

Press the number buttons or </M/m/, to

enter the TV guide page number, and press

ENTER to confirm the setting.

Features - Parental Control

Enter a new password.

• If you make a mistake, press CLEAR to re-

enter the correct number.

Cancel

To set or change another TV guide page

number, repeat steps 3 and 4 above.

z Hint

• When you have already registered a

password, the display for entering the

password appears.

To view Teletext information on your TV screen during

a broadcast, switch to your TV’s tuner by pressing t

(TV/video).

Features - Parental Control

Enter your password.

Notes

• In step 4 above, enter “000” if you do not want to use

the TV guide page number for automatic labelling. The

recorder will instead store a default title name

(programme position, start time - stop time).

• Refer to the Teletext information on your TV screen to

obtain the TV guide page number with programme

titles and their start times.

• If the Teletext TV guide has a page which always

shows the programmes for the current day, this page

should be input for all days.

• If you start recording more than three minutes before

the programme is scheduled to start, the correct label

information may not be transferred.

• Note that this function may not work correctly with

programmes broadcast from some stations.

• If the broadcast system updates the Teletext

information at the moment recording starts, the title

label may not correspond to the recorded programme.

In this case, you may have to manually enter the correct

title (page 65).

Cancel

Enter your four-digit password using the

number buttons, then select “OK” and press

ENTER.

Features - Parental Control

Level :

Off

Standard :

Password

USA

Select “Standard,” and press , or ENTER.

The selection items for “Standard” are

displayed.

Features - Parental Control

Level :

Off

Standard :

Password

Others

USA

Others

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Select a geographic area as the playback

limitation level, and press ENTER.

The area is selected.

• When you select “Others,” press the number

buttons to select and enter an area code in

the table (see below). Then select “OK” and

press ENTER.

◆Area code

Standard

Argentina

Australia

Austria

Code number

2044

2047

2046

2057

2070

2079

2090

2092

2115

2165

2174

2109

2248

2238

2254

2276

2304

2363

2362

2376

2390

2379

2427

2424

2436

2489

2501

2149

2499

2086

2528

2184

Belgium

Brazil

Select “Level,” and press ENTER.

The selection items for “Level” are displayed.

Canada

Features - Parental Control

Level :

Off

Chile

Standard :

Password

Others

China

Denmark

Finland

France

The lower the value, the stricter the limitation.

Germany

India

Select the level, and press ENTER.

The Parental Control setting is complete.

Indonesia

Italy

To cancel the Parental Control setting for the

disc, set “Level” to “Off” in step 6.

To change the password, select “Password” in

step 3, and press ENTER. When the display

for registering a password appears, enter a

new four-digit password using the number

buttons, then select “OK” and press ENTER.

Japan

Korea

Malaysia

Mexico

Netherlands

New Zealand

Norway

Pakistan

Philippines

Portugal

Russia

Notes

• If you forget your password, you will have to reset it by

selecting “Parental Control” under “Factory Setup” in

Options Setup (page 97).

• When you play discs which do not have the Parental

Control function, playback cannot be limited on this

recorder.

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

Parental Control level while playing the disc. In this

case, enter your password, then change the level.

Singapore

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Thailand

United Kingdom

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One Touch Dubbing

Displays the following options for the One Touch

Dub function.

Disc and Remote Control

Settings/Factory Settings

(Options)

◆Finalize Disc (for all recordable discs except

DVD-RW in VR mode)

Selects whether or not to finalize the disc

automatically following One Touch Dubbing

(page 79).

The Options Setup allows you to set up other

operational settings.

Auto

Automatically finalizes the

disc following One Touch

Dubbing.

1 Press SYSTEM MENU while the recorder is

in stop mode.

Manual

Allows you to finalize the

disc manually.

2 Select “SETUP,” and press ENTER.

3 Select “Options,” and press ENTER.

The Options Setup appears with the following

options. The default settings are underlined.

Colour System

Selects the colour system when playing VIDEO

CDs (including Super VCDs).

SETUP

PAL

Plays a disc in PAL colour

system.

Settings

Video

Format DVD :

HDD Bilingual Rec. :

DVD Bilingual Rec. :

Dimmer :

Main

Normal

Audio

Features

Options

NTSC

Plays a disc in NTSC colour

system.

Auto Display :

Command Mode :

Factory Setup

DVD3

Easy Setup

Synchro Rec

Selects the recording destination used for

Synchro-Recording (page 51).

Format DVD (DVD-RW only)

Record to

HDD

Records to the HDD.

Records to DVDs.

The recorder automatically starts formatting in

VR mode or Video mode, whichever is selected

below, when a new, unformatted DVD-RW is

inserted.

Record to

DVD

Automatically formats the

disc in VR mode.

HQ Setting (HDD only)

Selects the HQ mode used for recording on the

HDD (page 41).

Video

Automatically formats the

disc in Video mode.

HQ+

Records in higher quality

(approximate 15 Mbps).

Records in the standard HQ

mode.

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HDD Bilingual Rec. (HDD only)

Command Mode

Selects the sound to be recorded on the HDD.

Changes the Command Mode of the recorder if

other DVD equipment is assigned the same

Command Mode. Be sure to match the Command

Mode switch on the remote to the setting made

here. For details, see “If you have a Sony DVD

player or more than one Sony DVD recorder” on

page 21.

Main

Records the main sound for

the bilingual programme.

Sub

Records the sub sound for

the bilingual programme.

Main+Sub

Records the main and sub

sounds for the bilingual

programme.

DVD1

Select this if the default

Command Mode conflicts

with other DVD equipment.

Note

DVD2

Select this if the default

Command Mode conflicts

with other DVD equipment.

If you set the recording mode to be changed while

dubbing from a DVD to the HDD, the sound recorded in

the source (DVD) is applied regardless of this setting.

DVD3

The default Command Mode

of the recorder.

DVD Bilingual Rec. (for all recordable discs

except DVD-RW in VR mode)

Selects the sound to be recorded on the recordable

disc. This setting is not necessary when recording

on DVD-RWs (VR mode) that record both the

main and sub sounds.

Factory Setup

Allows you to select the setup settings by group,

and return them to their default settings. Note that

all of your previous settings will be lost.

After step 3 above, select “Factory Setup,”

and press , or ENTER.

The display for selecting a group of settings

appears.

Main

Sub

Records the main sound for

the bilingual programme.

Records the sub sound for

the bilingual programme.

Select the group of settings you want to return

to default from “Settings,” “Video,” “Audio,”

“Features,” “Options,” “Parental Control,”

and “All,” and press , or ENTER.

Dimmer

Adjusts the lighting of the front panel display.

Select “Start,” and press ENTER.

The selected settings return to their default

settings.

Normal

Bright lighting.

Power

Save

Low lighting. Turns off the

lighting when the power is

off.

Press ENTER when “Finish” appears.

Auto Display

Automatically displays

information on the screen

when the recorder is turned

on, etc.

Off

Displays information only

when DISPLAY is pressed.

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Easy Setup

(Resetting the Recorder)

Select this to run the Easy Setup programme.

1 Press SYSTEM MENU while the recorder is

in stop mode.

2 Select “ SETUP,” and press ENTER.

3 Select “ Easy Setup,” and press ENTER.

SETUP

Settings

Video

Easy Setup

Audio

Features

Options

Easy Setup

4 Press ENTER.

5 Select “ Start,” and press ENTER.

6 Follow the instructions for Easy Setup

(page 22) from step 5.

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, Even if your TV is compatible with progressive

format (525p/625p) signals, the image may be

affected when you set the recorder to progressive

format. In this case, press PROGRESSIVE so

that the PROGRESSIVE indicator turns off and

the recorder is set to normal (interlace) format.

, You are playing a DVD recorded in a colour

system that is different from your TV.

Additional Information

Troubleshooting

If you experience any of the following difficulties

while using the recorder, use this troubleshooting

guide to help remedy the problem before

requesting repairs. Should any problem persist,

consult your nearest Sony dealer.

, Noises may appear in the pictures recorded on

the HDD, which is due to the characteristics of

HDD, and is not a malfunction.

TV programme reception does not fill the

screen.

Power

The power does not turn on.

, Check that the mains lead is connected securely.

, Set the channel manually in “Channel Setting” in

Settings Setup (page 84).

, Select the correct source using the INPUT

SELECT button, or select a channel of any TV

programme using the PROG +/– buttons.

Picture

There is no picture.

, Re-connect all connecting cords securely.

, The connecting cords are damaged.

, Check the connection to your TV (page 13).

, 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 Setup is set

to the appropriate item that conforms to your

system (page 90).

, If you connect the recorder to your TV via only

the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks, set

“Component Out” in Video Setup to “On”

(page 89).

TV programme pictures are distorted.

, Reorient the TV aerial.

, Adjust the picture (see the TV’s instruction

manual).

, Place the recorder and TV farther apart.

, Place the TV and any bunched aerial cables

farther apart.

, The RF cable is connected to the AERIAL OUT

jack on the recorder. Connect the cable to the

AERIAL IN jack.

TV channels cannot be changed.

, The channel is disabled (page 87).

, A timer recording started, which changed the

channels.

, This recorder cannot record NTSC signals.

Picture noise appears.

, If the picture output signal from your recorder

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

you are connected to a combination TV/VIDEO

player, the copy-protection signal applied to

some DVD programmes could affect picture

quality. If you still experience this problem even

when you connect your recorder directly to your

TV, try connecting your recorder to your TV’s S

VIDEO input.

, You have set the recorder to progressive format

(the PROGRESSIVE indicator lights up) even

though your TV cannot accept the progressive

signal. In this case, press PROGRESSIVE until

the progressive indicator turns off.

The picture from equipment connected to the

recorder’s input jack does not appear on the

screen.

, If the equipment is connected to the LINE 1-TV

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

pressing PROG +/– or INPUT SELECT.

If the equipment is connected to the LINE 2 IN

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

pressing PROG +/– or INPUT SELECT.

If the equipment is connected to the LINE 4 IN

jacks, select “L4” in the front panel display by

pressing PROG +/– or INPUT SELECT.

If the equipment is connected to the LINE 3/

DECODER jack, select “L3” in the front panel

display by pressing PROG +/– or INPUT

SELECT.

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If the equipment is connected to the DV IN jack,

(this is usually for a digital video camera

connection), select “DV” in the front panel

display by pressing PROG +/– or INPUT

SELECT.

Sound is noisy.

, When playing a CD with DTS sound tracks,

noise will come from the LINE 2 OUT AUDIO

L/R jacks, LINE 1-TV jack, or LINE 3/

DECODER jack (page 58).

, When an S video cable is connected to the

recorder’s LINE 4 IN jack, set “Line4 Input” in

Video Setup to “S Video” (page 90).

The sound volume is low.

, The sound volume is low on some DVDs.

The sound volume may improve if you set

“Audio DRC” in Audio Setup to “TV Mode”

(page 91).

, Set “Audio ATT” in Audio Setup to “Off”

(page 91).

The playback picture or TV programme from

the equipment connected through the recorder

is distorted.

, If the playback picture output from a DVD

player, VCR, or tuner goes through your recorder

before reaching your TV, the copy-protection

signal applied to some programmes could affect

picture quality. Disconnect the playback

equipment in question and connect it directly to

your TV.

An alternate audio track cannot be recorded.

, When recording from connected equipment, set

“Line Audio Input” in TOOLS menu to

“Bilingual” (page 52).

, Multilingual tracks (main and sub) cannot be

recorded on DVD+RWs, DVD-RWs (Video

mode), DVD+Rs, or DVD-Rs. To record the

language, select “Main” or “Sub” of “DVD

Bilingual Rec.” in Options Setup before

The picture does not fill the screen.

, Set “TV Type” in Video Setup in accordance

with the aspect ratio of your TV (page 89).

recording (page 97). To record both the main and

sub sounds, record on a DVD-RW (VR mode).

, Any discs other than the HDD or DVD-RWs

(VR mode) cannot be used for recording both

main and both sounds. To record on the HDD, set

“HDD Bilingual Rec.” in Options Setup to

“Main+Sub” (page 97).

, If you have connected an AV amplifier to the

DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL or COAXIAL) jacks

and want to change the audio track for a DVD-

RW (VR mode) during playback, set “Dolby

Digital” in Audio Setup to “D-PCM” (page 92).

The picture does not fill the screen, even

though the aspect ratio is set in “TV Type” in

Video Setup.

, The aspect ratio of the title is fixed.

The picture is black and white.

, Check that “Line1 Output” of “Scart Setting” in

Video Setup is set to the appropriate item that

conforms to your system (page 90).

, If you are using a SCART cord, be sure to use

one that is fully wired (21 pins).

Playback

Sound

The recorder does not play any type of disc

(except HDD).

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

labelled side facing up.

, The disc is not correctly inserted.

, Moisture has condensed inside the recorder.

Remove the disc and leave the recorder turned on

for about half an hour until the moisture

evaporates.

, If the disc was recorded on another recorder, the

recorder cannot play the disc if it was not

finalized (page 37).

There is no sound.

, Re-connect all connections securely.

, The connecting cord is damaged.

, The input source setting on the amplifier or the

connection to the amplifier is incorrect.

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

slow motion, or pause mode.

, If the audio signal does not come through the

DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL or COAXIAL)

jacks, check the Audio Setup settings (page 91).

Sound distortion occurs.

, Set “Audio ATT” in Audio Setup to “On”

(page 91).

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, The angles cannot be changed for the titles

The recorder does not start playback from the

beginning.

recorded on this recorder.

, Resume play was activated (page 54).

, You have inserted a DVD whose Title menu or

DVD menu automatically appears on the TV

screen when it is first inserted. Use the menu to

start playback.

The MP3 audio tracks do not play.

, The MP3 audio tracks are not recorded in a

format that the recorder can play (page 62).

Recording/Timer recording/Editing

The recorder starts playing automatically.

, The DVD VIDEO features an auto playback

function.

The programme position cannot be changed

from the channel you are recording.

, Set the TV’s input source to “TV.”

Playback stops automatically.

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

stops playback at the auto pause signal.

Recording does not start immediately afteryou

press z REC.

, Operate the recorder only after “LOAD,”

“FORMAT,” or “INFOWRITE” disappears

from the front panel display.

Some functions such as Stop, Search, or Slow-

motion Play cannot be performed.

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

do some of the operations above. See the

Nothing was recorded even though you set the

timer setting correctly.

, There was a power failure during recording.

, The recorder’s internal clock stopped due to a

power failure that lasted for more than 1 hour.

Reset the clock (page 88).

instruction manual supplied with the disc.

The language for the sound track cannot be

changed.

, The channel was disabled after the timer

recording was set. See “Channel Setting” on

page 84.

, Disconnect the mains lead from the mains, and

connect it again.

, Multilingual tracks are not recorded on the DVD

being played.

, The DVD VIDEO prohibits the changing of the

language for the sound track.

, Try changing the language using the DVD

VIDEO’s menu.

, “PDC/VPS Scan Off” was selected in the

TOOLS menu (page 43).

, The programme contains copy protection signals

that restrict copying.

, Other timer setting overlapped the timer setting

(page 47).

, There is no DVD inside the recorder.

, There is not enough disc space for the recording.

, The recorder was in the process of DV Dubbing.

The subtitle language cannot be changed or

turned off.

, Multilingual subtitles are not recorded on the

DVD VIDEO.

, The DVD VIDEO prohibits changing of the

subtitles.

, Try changing the subtitle using the DVD

VIDEO’s menu.

Recording does not stop immediately after you

press x REC STOP.

, The subtitles cannot be changed for the titles

recorded on this recorder.

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

disc data before recording can stop.

The angles cannot be changed.

, Multi-angles are not recorded on the DVD

VIDEO being played.

Recording does not stop after you press x

, You are trying to change the angles when “

does not appear on the TV screen (page 56).

, The DVD VIDEO prohibits changing angles.

”

STOP.

, Open the remote’s cover and press x REC

STOP.

, Try changing the angle using the DVD VIDEO’s

menu.

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Timer recordingisnot complete or didnot start

from the beginning.

, There was a power failure during recording. If

the power recovers when there is a timer

recording, the recorder resumes recording.

Should the power failure continue for more than

1 hour, reset the clock (page 88).

, Other timer setting overlapped the timer setting

(page 47).

, Disc space was not enough.

Synchro-Recording does not complete.

, The timer setting for the connected equipment

overlapped the recorder’s timer setting

(page 52).

, There was a power failure during the recording.

The recorder automatically starts recording

when the satellite receiver is turned on.

, The Synchro-Rec function was activated. Turn

off the satellite receiver and cancel the Synchro-

Rec function (page 51).

, The PDC/VPS function is working.

Contents previously recorded were erased.

, Data that has been recorded on a DVD with a PC

will be erased from the disc when the disc is

inserted.

, “Auto Title Erase” in the TOOLS menu (appears

when you press TOOLS while the Timer List

menu is turned on) is set to “On” (page 47).

, The title was updated and recorded over

(page 42).

Display

The clock has stopped.

, Set the clock again (page 88).

, The clock stopped due to a power failure that

lasted for more than 1 hour. Reset the clock

(page 88).

The TIMER REC indicator is flashing.

, The disc does not have enough space.

, Insert a recordable disc inside the recorder.

The PDC/VPS function does not operate.

, Check that the clock and date are set correctly.

, Check that the PDC/VPS time you set is the

correct one (there might be a mistake in the TV

programme guide). If the broadcast you wanted

to record did not send the good PDC/VPS

information, the recorder will not start recording.

, If the reception is poor, the PDC/VPS signal

might be altered and the recorder might not start

recording.

The recording mode indication is incorrect.

, When the recording or dubbing is less than three

minutes, the recording mode indication may be

displayed incorrectly. The actual recording itself

is correctly made in the selected recording mode.

The clock does not appear in the front panel

display.

, “Dimmer” in Options Setup is set to “Power

Save” (page 97).

, “PDC/VPS Scan Off” is selected (page 43).

Recording from the equipment with

a timer

Remote control

Nothing was recorded even though you set the

Synchro-Rec setting correctly.

The remote does not function.

, Batteries are weak.

, You forgot to turn off the connected equipment.

Turn off the connected equipment and set the

recorder to Synchro-Rec standby mode

(page 51).

, 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 20).

, The recorder was not set to the Synchro-

Recording standby mode. Press SYNCHRO

REC to have the recorder stand by for recording.

Make sure the SYNCHRO REC indicator lights

up on the front panel (page 51).

, 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 21).

, The recorder is connected to the TV output jack

of the connected equipment.

, Set the TV/DVD switch to DVD (page 21).

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Other Sony equipment responds to the remote.

, The same command mode is set for both the

equipment and recorder. Set a different

“ HDD ERROR” appears in the front panel

display.

, The hard disk error occurred. Press down @/1 on

the recorder for ten seconds to restart the

recorder. If this does not resolve the problem,

format the recorder’s HDD by pressing down the

HDD button on the recorder for more than ten

seconds until “WELCOME” appears in the front

panel display. Note that all the contents recorded

on the HDD will be erased.

command mode for the recorder (page 21).

Others

The recorder does not operate properly.

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

recorder for more than ten seconds until

“WELCOME” appears in the front panel display.

, When static electricity, etc., causes the recorder

to operate abnormally, turn off the recorder and

wait until the clock appears in the front panel

display. Then, unplug the recorder and after

leaving it off for a while, plug it in again.

“ FAN ERROR” appears in the front panel

display.

, Check that the vent on the rear of the recorder is

not blocked. Then, turn off the recorder, wait

until the clock appears in the front panel display,

and disconnect the mains lead. Leave the

recorder off for a while, then re-connect the

mains lead, and press [/1 on the recorder.

Five numbers or letters are displayed in the

front panel display.

, The self-diagnosis function was activated (see

the table on page 104).

Mechanical sound is heard when the recorder

is off.

The disc tray does not open after you press Z

(open/close).

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

open after you have recorded or edited a DVD.

This is because the recorder is adding disc data to

the disc.

, While the recorder is adjusting the clock for the

Auto Clock Set function or scanning the

channels for the PDC/VPS function, operational

noises (such as the internal fan) may be heard,

even when the power is off. This is not a

malfunction.

The disc tray does not open and you cannot

remove the disc after you press Z (open/

close).

, Turn off the recorder. Once the clock appears in

the front panel display, disconnect the mains

lead. Connect it again while pressing down A on

the recorder, and release the button when the disc

tray opens. Then, keep [/1 on the recorder

pressed for about ten seconds until

The disc tray does not open and “ TRAY

LOCKED” appears in the front panel display.

, Contact your Sony dealer or local authorized

Sony service facility.

“RECOVERY” appears in the front panel

display.

, The recorder’s recovery function was activated

when the recorder was turned on because the

power was turned off or failed during recording.

Leave the recorder on until “RECOVERY”

disappears from the front panel display.

“WELCOME” appears in the front panel display.

“ LOCKED” appears in the front panel display.

, The disc tray is locked. Cancel the Child Lock

(page 55).

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Self-diagnosis Function

(When letters/numbers

appear in the display)

Notes About This Recorder

On operation

• If the recorder is brought directly from a cold to

a warm location, or is placed in a very damp

room, moisture may condense on the lenses

inside the recorder. Should this occur, the

recorder may not operate properly. In this case,

remove the disc and leave the recorder turned on

for about half an hour until the moisture

evaporates.

When the self-diagnosis function is activated to

prevent the recorder from malfunctioning, a five-

character service number (e.g., C 13 50) with a

combination of a letter and four numbers appears

in the front panel display. In this case, check the

following table.

• When you move the recorder, take out any discs.

If you don’t, the disc may be damaged.

First three

Cause and/or

characters of the corrective action

service number

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.

C 13

The DVD is dirty.

, Clean the disc with a

soft cloth.

C 31

The DVD/CD is not

inserted correctly.

, Re-insert the disc

correctly.

On cleaning

Clean the cabinet, panel, and controls with a soft

cloth slightly moistened with a mild detergent

solution. Do not use any type of abrasive pad,

scouring powder or solvent such as alcohol or

benzine.

E XX

(xx is a number)

To prevent a malfunction,

the recorder has

performed the self-

diagnosis function.

, Contact your nearest

Sony dealer or local

authorized Sony

About repairing the hard disk drive

• It may be necessary to access data stored on the

hard disk for testing purposes; there is no

intention to copy or store the data, titles or any

other information.

• If replacement or initialization (format) is

required, the hard disk will be formatted at our

discretion. In this case, please note that all of the

contents recorded there will be erased (including

any data found to violate copyright law).

service facility and

give the five-

character service

number.

Example: E 61 10

On cleaning discs

Do not use a commercially available cleaning

disc. It may cause a malfunction.

Notes about the discs

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

edge. Do not touch the surface. Dust,

fingerprints, or scratches on the disc may cause

it to malfunction.

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• Do not expose the disc to direct sunlight or heat

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

parked in direct sunlight as the temperature may

rise considerably inside the car.

• After playing, store the disc in its case.

• Clean the disc with a cleaning cloth. Wipe the

disc from the centre out.

Specifications

System

Laser: Semiconductor laser

Channel coverage:

PAL/SECAM (B/G, D/K, I, L)

VHF: E2 to E12, R1 to R12, F1 to F10, Italian

A to H, Ireland A to J, South Africa 4 to 13/

UHF: E21 to E69, R21 to R69, B21 to B69,

F21 to F69/CATV: S01 to S05, S1 to S20,

France B to Q/HYPER: S21 to S41

• Do not use solvents such as benzine, thinner,

commercially available cleaners, or anti-static

spray intended for vinyl LPs.

• Do not use the following discs.

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

card, heart).

– A disc with a label or sticker on it.

– A disc that has cellophane tape or sticker

adhesive on it.

The above channel coverage merely ensures the

channel reception within these ranges. It does not

guarantee the ability to receive signals in all

circumstances.

Video reception: Frequency synthesizer system

Audio reception: Split carrier system

Aerial out: 75-ohm asymmetrical aerial socket

Timer: Clock: Quartz locked/Timer indication:

24-hour cycle (digital)/Power back-up

duration: 1 hour

Video recording format: MPEG Video

Audio recording format/applicable bit rate:

Dolby Digital/2 ch, 256 kbps

When you play PCM sound tracks with a 96 kHz

sampling frequency, the output signals from the

DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL or COAXIAL) jack

are converted to 48 kHz sampling frequency.

Inputs and outputs

LINE 2 OUT

(AUDIO): Phono jack/2 Vrms/10 kilohms

(VIDEO): Phono jack/1.0 Vp-p

(S VIDEO): 4-pin mini DIN/Y:1.0 Vp-p, C: 0.3

Vp-p (PAL)

LINE 2 IN/LINE 4 IN

(AUDIO): Phono jack/2 Vrms/more than 22

kilohms

(VIDEO): Phono jack/1.0 Vp-p

(S VIDEO): 4-pin mini DIN/Y:1.0 Vp-p, C: 0.3

Vp-p (PAL)

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LINE 1 -TV: 21-pin

CVBS IN/OUT

About i.LINK

S-Video/RGB OUT (upstream)

LINE 3/DECODER: 21-pin

CVBS IN/OUT

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

compliant DV IN jack. This section describes the

i.LINK standard and its features.

S-Video/RGB IN

S-Video OUT (downstream)

Decoder

What is i.LINK?

DV IN: 4-pin/i.LINK S100

DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL): Optical output

jack/–18 dBm (wave length: 660 nm)

DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL): Phono jack/0.5

Vp-p/75 ohms

i.LINK is a digital serial interface for handling

digital video, digital audio and other data in two

directions between equipment having the i.LINK

jack, and for controlling other equipment.

i.LINK-compatible equipment can be connected

by a single i.LINK cable. Possible applications are

operations and data transactions with various

digital AV equipment. When two or more i.LINK-

compatible equipment are connected to this

recorder in a daisy chain, operations and data

transactions are possible with not only the

equipment that this recorder is connected to but

also with other devices via the directly connected

equipment.

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

(Y, P^B/CB, PR/CR):

Phono jack/Y: 1.0 Vp-p, P^B/CB: 0.7 Vp-p,

R/CR: 0.7 Vp-p

General

Power requirements: 220-240 V AC, 50/60 Hz

Power consumption:

RDR-HX900: 54 W

RDR-HX1000: 55 W

Note, however, that the method of operation

sometimes varies according to the characteristics

and specifications of the equipment to be

connected, and that operations and data

transactions are sometimes not possible on some

connected equipment.

Dimensions (approx.): 430 × 89 × 346 mm

(width/height/depth) incl. projecting parts

Hard disk drive capacity:

RDR-HX900: 160 GB

RDR-HX1000: 250 GB

Mass (approx.): 5.9 kg

Operating temperature: 5 ºC to 35 ºC

Operating humidity: 25 % to 80 %

Supplied accessories:

Note

Normally, only one piece of equipment can be connected

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

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

compatible equipment having two or more i.LINK jacks

(DV jacks), see the instruction manual of the equipment

to be connected.

Audio/video cord (1)

Mains lead (1)

Aerial cable (1)

Remote commander (remote) (1)

R6 (size AA) batteries (2)

About the name “ i.LINK”

Specifications and design are subject to change

without notice.

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

transport bus proposed by SONY, and is a

trademark approved by many corporations.

IEEE 1394 is an international standard

standardized by the Institute of Electrical and

Electronics Engineers.

Compatible colour systems

This recorder is designed to record using the PAL

colour system and play back using the PAL or

NTSC colour systems.

The signals of the SECAM colour system can be

received or recorded but played back in the PAL

colour system only. Recording of video sources

based on other colour systems cannot be

guaranteed.

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i.LINK baud rate

i.LINK’s maximum baud rate varies according to

the equipment. Three maximum baud rates are

defined:

S100 (approx. 100 Mbps*)

S200 (approx. 200 Mbps)

S400 (approx. 400 Mbps)

The baud rate is listed under “Specifications” in

the instruction manual of each equipment. It is

also indicated near the i.LINK jack on some

equipment.

The maximum baud rate of equipment on which it

is not indicated such as this unit is “S100.”

When units are connected to equipment having a

different maximum baud rate, the baud rate

sometimes differs from the indicated baud rate.

* What is Mbps?

Mbps stands for megabits per second, or the amount of

data that can be sent or received in one second. For

example, a baud rate of 100 Mbps means that 100

megabits of data can be sent in one second.

i.LINK functions on this recorder

For details on how to dub when this recorder is

connected to other video equipment having DV

jacks, see page 77.

The DV jack on this recorder can only input DVC-

SD signals. It cannot output signals. The DV jack

will not accept MICRO MV signals from

equipment such as a MICRO MV digital video

camera with an i.LINK jack.

For further precautions, see the notes on page 77.

For details on precautions when connecting this

recorder, also see the instruction manuals for the

equipment to be connected.

Required i.LINK cable

Use the Sony i.LINK 4-pin-to-4-pin cable (during

DV dubbing).

i.LINK and are trademarks.

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Guide to Parts and Controls

For more information, see the pages in parentheses.

Front panel

Buttons on the recorder have the same function as the buttons on the remote if they have the same or

similar names.

A @/1 (on/standby) button (22)

B Front panel display (39, 110)

C Disc tray (42)

I </M/m/,/ENTER button (22)

J SYSTEM MENU button (32)

TOOLS button (33)

D TIMER REC indicator (42)

K O RETURN button (33)

L ./> (previous/next) buttons (56)

M PROGRAM +/– buttons (48)

N REC MODE button (41)

SYNCHRO REC indicator (51)

(remote sensor) (19)

F A (open/close) button (42)

G H (play) button (54)

X (pause) button (56)

O INPUT SELECT button (52, 77)

P DVD button/indicator (33)

x (stop) button (54)

HDD button/indicator (33)

H z REC button (48)

X REC PAUSE button (48)

x REC STOP button (48)

Q LINE 2 IN (S VIDEO/VIDEO/AUDIO L/

R) jacks (27)

qk DV IN jack (77)

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Remote

Buttons on the remote have the same function as

the buttons on the recorder if they have the same

or similar names. Buttons with an orange dot next

to them can be used with your TV when the TV/

DVD switch is set to TV.

A TV/DVD switch (20)

B Z (open/close) button (42, 56)

C HDD button (33)

DVD button (33)

D Number buttons (44, 61)

SET button (44)

The number 5 button has a tactile dot*.

E CLEAR/-/-- (ten digit) button (44)

(audio) button (56)

(subtitle) button (56)

(angle) button (56)

G [TIMER] button (42, 44)

H SYSTEM MENU button (32)

TITLE LIST button (33, 54, 65)

TOOLS button (33)

I CURSOR MODE button (33)

J O RETURN button (33)

K TOP MENU button (54)

L . (previous)/> (next)

buttons (56)

M z REC button (48)

X REC PAUSE button (48)

x REC STOP button (48)

N REC MODE button (41)

O SYNCHRO REC button (51)

P PROGRESSIVE button (16)

Q ONE TOUCH DUBBING button (79)

R [/1 (on/standby) button (22)

S PROG (programme) +/– buttons (48)

The + button has a tactile dot*.

T 2(volume) +/– buttons (20)

U t (TV/video), TV/DVD button (20)

V DISPLAY button (38)

TIME/TEXT button (38)

(wide mode) button (20)

X </M/m/,/ENTER button (22)

Y ZOOM +/– buttons (33)

(instant replay)/

buttons (56)

(instant advance)

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wj MENU button (54)

wk m M (search) buttons (56)

ea INPUT SELECT button (52, 77)

es SUR (surround) button (56)

wl H (play) button (54)

The button has a tactile dot*.

X (pause) button (56)

ed COMMAND MODE switch (DVD 1,2,3)

(21)

x (stop) button (54)

* Use the tactile dot as a reference when operating the

recorder.

e; CHAPTER MARK/ERASE buttons (68)

Front panel display

DVD RW

V CD VR

PLAYLIST

STEREO NICAM

BILINGUAL

HDD

DVD

PROGRESSIVE

SMARTLINK

A HDD/DVD indicators

H TV indicator (48)

Displays the selected media and the

playing/recording/dubbing status.

I Displays the following (39):

• Playing time/remaining time

• Current title/chapter/track/index number

• Recording time/recording mode

• Clock

B Disc type*/recording format

(angle) indicator (56)

• Programme position

• TV Direct Rec indication (48): “TV”

appears in the right most two digits.

D PLAYLIST indicator (34)

E Audio signal indicators (38)

F STEREO/BILINGUAL indicators (41)

G NICAM indicator (41)

J SMARTLINK indicator (15)

K PROGRESSIVE indicator (16)

* Displays DATA CDs as “CD.”

z Hint

You can turn off the front panel display when the recorder is turned off by setting “Dimmer” to “Power Save” in Options

Setup (page 97).

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Rear panel

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

AERIAL

LINE

- TV

LINE

DECODER

LINE

DIGITAL OUT

COAXIAL

LINE

OUT

AUDIO

VIDEO

AUDIO

VIDEO

PCM/DTS/MPEG/

DOLBY DIGITAL

OPTICAL

~ AC IN

OUT

A AERIAL IN/OUT jacks (13)

B LINE 1 – TV jack (14)

G LINE 2 OUT (AUDIO L/R/VIDEO) jacks

(14, 17)

H DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL/OPTICAL)

C LINE 3/DECODER jack (26)

jacks (17)

D COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (Y, P^B/CB,

I LINE 4 IN (S VIDEO) jack (27)

P^R/CR) jacks (14)

J LINE 4 IN (AUDIO L/R/VIDEO) jacks

E AC IN terminal (19)

(27)

F LINE 2 OUT (S VIDEO) jack (14)

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DVD+R (page 8)

Glossary

A DVD+R (read “plus R”) is a recordable disc that

is the same size as a DVD VIDEO. Contents can

be recorded only once to a DVD+R, and will have

the same format as a DVD VIDEO.

Chapter (page 61)

Sections of a picture or a music feature that are

smaller than titles. A title is composed of several

chapters. Depending on the disc, no chapters may

be recorded.

DVD+RW (page 8)

A DVD+RW (read “plus RW”) is a recordable and

rewritable disc. DVD+RWs use a recording

format that is comparable to the DVD VIDEO

format.

Copy protection signals (page 42)

Copy restriction set by copyright owners, etc.

These signals are included in some software or TV

programmes and restrict recording on this

recorder.

DVD-R (page 8)

A DVD-R is a recordable disc that is the same size

as a DVD VIDEO. Contents can be recorded only

once to a DVD-R, and will have the same format

as a DVD VIDEO.

Dolby Digital (page 92)

Digital audio compression technology developed

by Dolby Laboratories. This technology conforms

to multi-channel surround sound. The rear channel

is stereo and there is a discrete subwoofer channel

in this format. Dolby Digital provides the same

discrete channels of high quality digital audio

found in “Dolby Digital” theater surround sound

systems.

Good channel separation is realized because all of

the channel data is recorded discretely, and little

deterioration occurs because all channel data

processing is digital.

DVD-R W (page 8)

A DVD-RW is a recordable and rewritable disc

that is the same size as a DVD VIDEO. The DVD-

RW has two different modes: VR mode and Video

mode. DVDs created in Video mode have the

same format as a DVD VIDEO, while discs

created in VR (Video Recording) mode allow the

contents to be programmed or edited.

DVD VIDEO (page 8)

A disc that contains up to eight hours of moving

pictures on a disc the same diameter as a CD.

The data capacity of a single-layer and single-

sided DVD is 4.7 GB (Giga Byte), which is 7

times that of a CD. The data capacity of a double-

layer and single-sided DVD is 8.5 GB, a single-

layer and double-sided DVD is 9.4 GB, and

double-layer and double-sided DVD is 17 GB.

The picture data uses the MPEG 2 format, which

is a worldwide standard of digital compression

technology. The picture data is compressed to

about 1/40 (average) of its original size. The DVD

also uses a variable rate coding technology that

changes the data to be allocated according to the

status of the picture. Audio information is

recorded in a multi-channel format, such as Dolby

Digital, allowing you to enjoy a more real audio

presence.

DTS (page 92)

Digital audio compression technology by Digital

Theater Systems, Inc. This technology conforms

to multi-channel surround sound. The rear channel

is stereo and there is a discrete subwoofer channel

in this format. DTS provides the same discrete

channels of high quality digital audio.

Good channel separation is realized because all of

the channel data is recorded discretely, and little

deterioration occurs because all channel data

processing is digital.

Furthermore, various advanced functions such as

the multi-angle, multilingual, and Parental

Control functions are provided on the DVD.

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Hard disk drive (page 3)

Track (page 61)

A hard disk drive is a whole mechanical system

that consists of disks and drive. Disks are flat,

circular, rigid plates coated with a thin magnetic

media. Magnetic heads record data on the rapidly

spinning disks, and this enables the speedy and

efficient reading and writing of data.

Sections of a music feature on a CD (the length of

a song).

Interlace format (page 16)

Interlace format shows every other line of an

image as a single “field” and is the standard

method for displaying images on television. The

even number field shows the even numbered lines

of an image, and the odd numbered field shows the

odd numbered lines of an image.

MPEG Audio (page 92)

International standard coding system used to

compress audio digital signals authorized by ISO/

IEC. MPEG 2, used on DVDs, conforms to up to

7.1-channel surround.

Original (page 64)

Titles actually recorded on a DVD-RW (VR

mode). Erasing original titles frees up disc space.

Playlist (page 64)

Playback information created from the actual

recordings on a DVD-RW (VR mode). A Playlist

leaves the original titles as they are, and contains

only the information needed to control playback.

A Playlist title takes up very little disc space.

Progressive format (page 16)

Compared to the Interlace format that alternately

shows every other line of an image (field) to create

one frame, the Progressive format shows the entire

image at once as a single frame. This means that

while the Interlace format can show 25-30 frames/

50-60 fields in one second, the Progressive format

can show 50/60 frames in one second. The overall

picture quality increases and still images, text, and

horizontal lines appear sharper.

Title (page 61)

The longest section of a picture or music feature

on a DVD, movie, etc., in video software, or the

entire album in audio software.

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Language Code List

For details, see page 88.

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

Code Language

1027 Afar

1183 Irish

1347 Maori

1507 Samoan

1508 Shona

1509 Somali

1511 Albanian

1512 Serbian

1513 Siswati

1514 Sesotho

1515 Sundanese

1516 Swedish

1517 Swahili

1521 Tamil

1028 Abkhazian

1032 Afrikaans

1039 Amharic

1044 Arabic

1045 Assamese

1051 Aymara

1052 Azerbaijani

1053 Bashkir

1057 Byelorussian

1059 Bulgarian

1060 Bihari

1061 Bislama

1066 Bengali;

Bangla

1067 Tibetan

1070 Breton

1079 Catalan

1093 Corsican

1097 Czech

1103 Welsh

1105 Danish

1109 German

1130 Bhutani

1142 Greek

1144 English

1145 Esperanto

1149 Spanish

1150 Estonian

1151 Basque

1157 Persian

1165 Finnish

1166 Fiji

1186 Scots Gaelic

1194 Galician

1196 Guarani

1203 Gujarati

1209 Hausa

1349 Macedonian

1350 Malayalam

1352 Mongolian

1353 Moldavian

1356 Marathi

1357 Malay

1358 Maltese

1363 Burmese

1365 Nauru

1217 Hindi

1226 Croatian

1229 Hungarian

1233 Armenian

1235 Interlingua

1239 Interlingue

1245 Inupiak

1248 Indonesian

1253 Icelandic

1254 Italian

1257 Hebrew

1261 Japanese

1269 Yiddish

1283 Javanese

1287 Georgian

1297 Kazakh

1298 Greenlandic

1299 Cambodian

1300 Kannada

1301 Korean

1305 Kashmiri

1307 Kurdish

1311 Kirghiz

1369 Nepali

1376 Dutch

1525 Telugu

1527 Tajik

1528 Thai

1379 Norwegian

1393 Occitan

1403 (Afan)Oromo

1408 Oriya

1417 Punjabi

1428 Polish

1435 Pashto;

Pushto

1436 Portuguese

1463 Quechua

1481 Rhaeto-

Romance

1482 Kirundi

1483 Romanian

1489 Russian

1491 Kinyarwanda

1495 Sanskrit

1498 Sindhi

1501 Sangho

1502 Serbo-

Croatian

1529 Tigrinya

1531 Turkmen

1532 Tagalog

1534 Setswana

1535 Tonga

1538 Turkish

1539 Tsonga

1540 Tatar

1543 Twi

1557 Ukrainian

1564 Urdu

1572 Uzbek

1581 Vietnamese

1587 Volapük

1613 Wolof

1632 Xhosa

1665 Yoruba

1684 Chinese

1697 Zulu

1313 Latin

1326 Lingala

1327 Laothian

1332 Lithuanian

1334 Latvian;

Lettish

1171 Faroese

1174 French

1181 Frisian

1503 Singhalese

1505 Slovak

1506 Slovenian

1345 Malagasy

1703 Not specified

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Creating chapters 68

Cursor mode 34

Index

“C NR” 58

Canal Plus 29

“Capture” 69

“Capture All” 69

“CATV” 85

Words in quotations appear in

the on-screen displays.

DATA CD 10

“Decoder” 30

“Digital Out” 92

Digital video camera 77

“Dimmer” 97

“Disc Info” 35

Disc Map 67

“Disc Name” 36

Disc settings 35, 96

Disc space 36

Disc types 8

Display

CD 10

Numerics

“Change IN” 70, 81

“Change OUT” 70, 81

“Channel List” 87

“Channel Setting” 84

Chapter 38, 50, 68, 112

CHAPTER ERASE 68

CHAPTER MARK 68

Chapter number 38

“Chapter Search” 61

“Chasing Playback” 60

Chasing Playback 60

“Check Overlap” 46

“Check Scenes” 69

Checking/changing/

cancelling timer settings

(Timer List) 46

Child Lock 55

Cleaning discs 104

Clock 23, 88

“Colour” 50, 58

“Colour System” 96

Colour systems 106

“Combine” 71

16:9 24, 89

4:3 Letter Box 24, 89

4:3 Pan Scan 24, 89

“A-B Erase” 66

Adjusting

playback picture 58

playback sound 59

recording picture 49

Aerial 13

front panel display 39,

110

On-screen display 32

Setup Display 83

“Divide” 70

Dolby Digital 18, 24, 92, 112

“Downmix” 91

DTS 25, 92, 112

“Dub Mode” 72, 82

Dubbing 72

“AFT” 85

Album 38, 63

Album number 38

“Album Search” 61

Angle 56

Area code 95

“Audio” 88

Audio 56, 91

“Audio ATT” 91

“Audio Connection” 24

Audio cord 17

“Audio DRC” 91

“Audio Filter” 59

“Audio Settings” 59

“Auto Adjust” 88

“Auto Chapter” 93

Auto Clock Set 88

“Auto Display” 97

“Auto Title Erase” 47

Auto Tuner Preset 23

“Dub Mode” 72

High-speed Dubbing 72

Rec Mode Conversion

Dubbing 73

“Settings” 75

“Command Mode” 22, 97

“Component Out” 89

Component video input 15

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

“DV Audio Input” 78

DV Dubbing 77

One Touch Dubbing 79,

Program Edit 80

“DV EDIT” 80

DV IN 77

“DVD Bilingual Rec.” 97

“DVD Menu” 88

“DVD Rec. Picture Size” 50

DVD VIDEO 10, 112

DVD+R 8, 112

DVD+RW 8, 112

DVD-R 8, 112

DVD-RW 8, 112

DVD-RWs (Video mode) 64

“DVE” 58

Connecting 14

the aerial cable 13

the audio cords 17

the video cords 14

“Contrast” 50, 58

Controlling TVs with the

remote 20

Copy control signals 42

Copy protection 112

Copy-Free 42

Batteries 19

“Bilingual” 51, 53

Bilingual recording 41

“BNR” 58

“Brightness” 50, 58

Copy-Never 42

Copy-Once 42

CPRM 8

“Create Playlist” 68

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Playback 10, 38, 54, 57

fast forward 57

Easy Setup 22, 98

Editing 64, 68

DV Edit 77

Mains Lead 19

Manual Clock Set 88

MENU 54

fast reverse 57

Freeze Frame 56

instant advance 57

instant replay 57

Resume Play 54

Slow-motion play 56

Playing status bar 38

Playlist 34, 64, 68, 113

“Present Time” 88

“Preset Download” 23

“Preview” 70, 81

Program Edit 80

Progressive 16, 113

“Progressive Mode” 90

“Protect” 66

Enter characters 40

“Erase” 46, 65, 70, 81

“Erase All” 36

“Erase Titles” 66

“Extend Rec” 44

DVD’s Menu 54

Top menu 54

“Mix” 78

“Modify” 46

“Move” 70, 81

MP3 audio tracks 62

MPEG 92, 113

“Factory Setup” 97

“Features” 93

“Finalize” 37

“Finalize Disc” 96

Finalizing 37

NICAM 42, 85

“Normal” 85

Number buttons 40, 45

“Format” 36

“Protect Disc” 36

Protection

“Format DVD” 96

Formatting 36

Freeze Frame 57

Front panel 108

Front panel display 39, 110

disc 36

title 65

One Touch Dubbing 79, 96

One Touch Menu 55

One Touch Play 55

One Touch Timer 44

On-screen display

“OSD” language 23, 88

Setup Display 83

Sub-menu 32

Quick guide to disc types 8

Quick Timer 49

GB 36

Rear panel 111

System Menu 32

TOOLS menu 33

“Options” 96

Original 34, 64, 113

Handling discs 104

“HDD Bilingual Rec.” 97

“Hue” 58

REC 48

“Rec Mode” 49

Rec Mode Adjust 43

“Rec NR” 50

REC PAUSE 48

“Rec Settings” 49

REC STOP 48, 79

“Rec Video Equalizer” 50

Recordable discs 8

Recording 41, 51, 93

picture adjustment 49

recording format 8

Recording mode 41, 50

Recording time 50

“Update” 43

while watching another

programme 48

Recording time 41

RECOVERY 103

Region code 11

i.LINK 106

Page mode 34

INPUT SELECT 52, 78

Interlace 113

Interlace format 113

Parental Control 55, 94

Parts and controls 108

“Pause Mode” 89

PAY-TV 29

“PAY-TV/CANAL +” 87

“PB Video Equalizer” 58

PBC 54

PDC 43

Picture quality 49, 58

Picture size 49

Labelling 36

Language 88

LINE 2 IN 27

LINE 3/DECODER 26

LINE 4 IN 27

“Line Audio Input” 51, 53

“Line1 Output” 24, 90

“Line3 Input” 90

“Line3 Output” 90

“Line4 Input” 90

“Play Beginning” 54

Play mode 38

Playable discs 10

Remaining time 38

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Remote 19, 109

Timer recording

check/change/cancel 46

Resetting the recorder 98

Resume Play 54

Zoom 33

ZWEITON 42

manual setting 42

Rec Mode Adjust 43

ShowView 44

“RGB” 24, 90

Synchro Rec 51

Title 38, 113

TITLE LIST 54

Title List 33, 54

Sort 34

S VIDEO 15

“S Video” 24, 90

“Scart Setting” 90

Scene List 69

Screen Saver 90

“Search” 61

Thumbnail 34

Zoom 33

“Title Name” 66

Title number 38

“Title Search” 61

TOOLS menu 33

TOP MENU 54

Track 113

Searching

fast reverse/fast forward

locating the beginning of

the title/chapter/

track 57

“Track Search” 61

Troubleshooting 99

Tuner System 23

“TV Direct Rec” 48, 93

“TV Guide Page” 93

TV system 85

“TV Type” 24, 89

TV/DVD 48

TV/DVD switch 20

TVS (TV Virtual Surround)

Search mode 61

SET 20, 40

“Set Thumbnail” 66

“Settings” 84

Setup Display 83

ShowView 44

Simultaneous Rec and Play 60

Slow-motion play 57

SMARTLINK 15

Sort 34

Sound quality 59

“Station Name” 87

“Stereo1” 78

“Stereo2” 78

Sub-menu 32

“Unfinalize” 37

Usable discs 8, 10

Subtitle 56, 88

Super VIDEO CD 10

Surround 57

Synchro Rec 51

“System” 85

“Video” 24, 89, 90

VIDEO CD 10

Video cord 14

Video input 15

Video mode 8

“Video Settings” 58

VPS 43

System Menu 32, 83

Teletext 48, 93

Thumbnail picture 34

“Time Search” 61

TIME/TEXT 39

TIMER 43

VR mode 8, 64

“Y NR” 58

Timer List 46

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