Sony DVD Recorder RDR GXD310 User Manual

2-636-510-11(3)

DVD Recorder

Operating Instructions

RDR-GXD310

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On recording

About this manual

• Note that the contents of the

recording cannot be compensated for

under any and all conditions,

including conditions that may arise

due to a malfunction of this unit.

• Make trial recordings before making

the actual recording.

• In this manual “disc” is used as a

general reference for the 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.

Precautions

This equipment has been tested and

found to comply with the limits set out

in the EMC Directive using a

connection cable shorter than 3 metres.

On safety

Copyrights

Should any solid object or liquid fall

into the cabinet, unplug the recorder

and have it checked by qualified

personnel before operating it any

further.

• 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

recorder with cable television

transmission may require

authorization from the cable

television transmitter and/or

programme owner.

• This product incorporates copyright

protection technology 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

On power sources

• The recorder is not disconnected

from the AC power source (mains) as

long as it is connected to the wall

outlet, even if the recorder itself has

been turned off.

• If you are not going to use the

recorder for a long time, be sure to

disconnect the recorder from the wall

outlet. To disconnect the AC power

cord (mains lead), grasp the plug

itself; never pull the cord.

On placement

Macrovision. Reverse engineering or

disassembly is prohibited.

• Place the recorder in a location with

adequate ventilation to prevent heat

build-up in the recorder.

• Do not place the recorder on a soft

surface such as a rug that might block

the ventilation holes.

• Do not place the recorder in a

confined space such as a bookshelf or

similar unit.

• Do not place the recorder in a

location near heat sources, or in a

place subject to direct sunlight,

excessive dust, or mechanical shock.

• Do not place the recorder in an

inclined position. It is designed to be

operated in a horizontal position

only.

• Keep the recorder and discs away

from equipment with strong

magnets, such as microwave ovens,

or large loudspeakers.

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.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Caution: This recorder is capable

of holding a still video image or

on-screen display image on your

television screen indefinitely. If

you leave the still video image or

on-screen display image

displayed on your TV for an

extended period of time you risk

permanent damage to your

• Do not place heavy objects on the

recorder.

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

Important Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

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

Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Ways to Use Your DVD Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

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

Recordable and playable discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Playable discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Hookups and Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

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

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

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

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

About the SMARTLINK features (for SCART connections only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Using the PROGRESSIVE button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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

Step 5: Connecting the Mains Lead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 8

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

Controlling TVs with the remote. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Controlling the volume of your AV amplifier (receiver) with the remot e . . . . . . . . . 2 0

If you have a Sony DVD player or more than one Sony DVD recorder . . . . . . . . . 21

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

Connecting a VCR or Similar Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Connecting to the LINE 3 jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 3

Connecting to the LINE 2 IN or LINE 4 IN jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Connecting to a Satellite or Digital Tuner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Seven Basic Operations — Getting to Know Your DVD Recorder

1. Inserting and Formatting a DVD Disc (Disc Info) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Inserting a Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 6

Formatting a DVD disc (Disc Info) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

2. Recording a Programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 8

Checking the disc status while recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 9

3. Playing the Recorded Programme (Title List) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

4. Displaying the Playing Time and Play Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 1

Checking the playing/remaining tim e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2

5. Changing the Name of a Recorded Programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

6. Labelling and Protecting a Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Labelling a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 5

Protecting a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

7. Playing the Disc on Other DVD Equipment (Finalise) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Unfinalising a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

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Guide to Digital Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

EPG (Electronic Programme Guide) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Viewing a list of available channel s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 8

Viewing programmes related to a specific category .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 9

Programme information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Displaying the programme information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Viewing a digital text service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Selecting digital text from dedicated digital teletext channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Selecting digital text from other channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Favourites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Setting a favourite list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Moving to a different favourite list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Watching or listening to a favourite channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Timer Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Before Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Recording mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Unrecordable pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Timer Recording (Standard/EPG) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Setting the timer manually (Standard ). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 6

Recording TV programmes using the EPG applicatio n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 8

Using the Quick Timer function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Adjusting the recording picture quality and size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Creating chapters in a title. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Checking/Changing/Cancelling Timer Settings (EPG) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Checking/Changing/Cancelling Timer Settings (Timer List) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Recording From Connected Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Recording from connected equipment with a timer (Synchro Rec) . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Recording from connected equipment without a timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Playing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Playback options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Adjusting the picture quality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Adjusting the sound quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Playing from the beginning of the programme you are recording

(Chasing Playback) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Playing a previous recording while making another (Simultaneous Rec and Play)61

Searching for a Title/Chapter/Track, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Searching by Thumbnail (Visual Search) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Searching by title number or time cod e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2

Playing MP3 Audio Tracks or JPEG Image Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Selecting an MP3 album or track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Selecting a JPEG album or image. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

About MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files that the recorder can play . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

About playback order of albums, tracks, and file s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 6

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Erasing and Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Before Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Edit options for DVD-RWs (VR mode ). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 7

Edit options for DVD+RWs/DVD-RWs (Video mode)/DVD+Rs/DVD-R s . . . . . . . . 6 8

Erasing and Editing a Title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Erasing a chapter (Delete Chapter) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Erasing a section of a title (A-B Erase) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Erasing multiple titles (Erase Titles). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Erasing all titles on the disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Erasing titles to open up disc space (Disc Map) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Creating chapters manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Creating and Editing a Playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Moving a Playlist title (Change Order) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Combining multiple Playlist titles (Combine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Dividing a Playlist title (Divide). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 3

Settings and Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Clock and Language Settings (Settings) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 4

Languag e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4

Digital TV settings (DTV Settings) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Favourites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Parental Loc k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 5

Tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Technical Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Video Settings (Video) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Audio Settings (Audio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Recording and Parental Control Settings (Features) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 3

Parental Control (Password) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Disc and Remote Control Settings/Factory Settings (Options) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Easy Setup (Resetting the Recorder) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Self-diagnosis Function (When letters/numbers appear in the display) . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Notes About This Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 3

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Guide to Parts and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 00

Language Code List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Area Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Digital TV Channel List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

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Ways to Use Your DVD Recorder

Recording/Playback

Compatible media and reference pages

RWVR RWVideo

Quick access to recorded titles

– Title List

“3. Playing the Recorded Programme (Title List)” on

page 29

Play the beginning of a title

while it is being recorded

– Chasing Playback

RWVR

“Playing from the beginning of the programme you are

recording (Chasing Playback)” on page 61

RWVR RWVideo

Watching one title while

recording another

– Simultaneous Rec and Play

VCD

DATA DVD DATA CD

“Playing a previous recording while making another

(Simultaneous Rec and Play)” on page 61

Editing

Compatible media and reference pages

Creating your own programme

– Playlist

RWVR

“Creating and Editing a Playlist” on page 71

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 used in Formatting

this manual (new discs)

Compatibility with other DVD

players (finalising)

Type

Disc Logo

Automatically

formatted in +VR

mode

Playable on DVD+RW

compatible players

(automatically finalised)

DVD+RW

Playable only on VR mode

compatible players (finalisation

unnecessary)

Format in VR mode

(page 26)

RWVR

mode

DVD-

Playable on most DVD players

(finalisation necessary)

(page 36)

Video

mode

Format in Video mode

(page 26)

RWVideo

DVD+R

Playable on most DVD players

(finalisation necessary)

(page 36)

Automatically

formatted

DVD+R DL

DVD-R

Playable on most DVD players

(finalisation necessary)

(page 36)

Automatically

formatted

CPRM (Content Protection for Recordable Media) is

a coding technology that protects copyrights for

images.

Usable disc versions (as of March 2005)

• 8x-speed or slower DVD+RWs

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

This logo applies to 4x and 6x speed DVD-RW discs.

with CPRM

)

• 16x-speed or slower DVD+Rs

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

• 2.4x-speed DVD+R DL (Double Layer) discs

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

and “DVD-R” are trademarks.

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Recording Features

Editing Features

Change Delete

Auto

Rewrite

Manual

Chapter

(page 71)

Record

A-B Erase Playlist

Chapter

(page 83)

16:9 sizes title name title

Yes

Only if the recording mode is LSP, SP, HSP, or HQ.

Erasing titles does not free up disc space.

Discs that cannot be recorded on

• 8 cm discs

• DVD-Rs in VR mode (Video Recording format)

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Playable discs

Icon used

in this

Type

Disc Logo

Characteristics

manual

Discs such as movies that can be purchased or

rented

DVD VIDEO

VIDEO CD

DVD

VCD

VIDEO CDs or CD-Rs/CD-RWs in VIDEO

CD/Super VIDEO CD format

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

format that can be purchased

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

DVD-ROMs containing JPEG image files

DATA DVD

DATA CD

—

DATA DVD

DATA CD

CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs containing MP3

audio tracks or JPEG image files

8 cm DVD+RW, DVD-RW, and DVD-R

recorded with a DVD video camera.

(Still images recorded with a DVD video

camera cannot be played.)

8 cm DVD+RW/

DVD-RW/DVD-R

—

“DVD VIDEO” and “CD” are trademarks.

Discs that cannot be played

• PHOTO CDs

• CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs that are not

recorded in music CD or Video CD format, or do

not contain MP3 or JPEG files

• Data part of CD-Extras

• DVD-ROMs that do not contain JPEG files or

are not in DVD Video format

• DVD Audio discs

• DVD-RAMs

• HD layer on Super Audio CDs

• DVD VIDEOs with a different region code

(page 11)

• DVD-Rs recorded in VR mode (Video

Recording format)

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Maximum recordable number of titles

Music discs encoded with copyright protection

technologies

Disc

Number of titles*

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.

DVD-RW/DVD-R

DVD+RW/DVD+R

DVD+R DL

* The maximum length for each title is eight hours.

Note on playback operations of DVD VIDEOs/

VIDEO CDs

Note on DualDiscs

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.

A DualDisc is a two sided disc product which

mates DVD recorded material on one side with

digital audio material on the other side.

However, since the audio material side does not

conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard,

playback on this product is not guaranteed.

b Notes

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

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

to the recording quality or physical condition of the

disc, or the characteristics of the recording device and

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

been correctly finalised. For more information, 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 26). Note that the disc’s contents will be

erased after reformatting.

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.

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.

• You cannot shorten the time required for recording

even with high-speed discs.

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

printed on their packaging.

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

or DVD-RWs (Video mode) that contain recordings

made on other DVD equipment.

Region code

RDR–XXXX

00V 00Hz

NO.

00W

• 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.

0-000-000-00

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

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

other DVD equipment.

• If the disc contains PC data unrecognizable by this

recorder, the data may be erased.

• You may not be able to record on some recordable

discs, depending on the disc.

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Hookups and Settings

Hooking Up the Recorder

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

b Notes

• Plug cords securely to prevent unwanted noise.

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

• You cannot connect this recorder to a TV that does not have a 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 (phono plug × 3 y phono plug × 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” on page 18.

DVD recorder

to AERIAL IN

AERIAL

LINE 1-TV

LINE

DIGITAL OUT

PB/

COAXIAL

PCM/DTS/MPEG/DOLBY DIGITAL

OPTICAL

AUDIO VIDEO

VIDEO

AUDIO VIDEO

VIDEO

OUT

LINE

OUT

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

PR/

~AC IN

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.

A Connecting to a SCART input jack

When you set “Line1 Output” to “S Video” or “RGB” in “Easy Setup” (page 22), use a SCART cord that

conforms to the selected signal.

B Connecting to a video input jack

Category

City

Houses

No Event...

Tennis

30 min View

24H

EPG (Electronic Programme

Guide)

A Indicates the TV or Radio mode. The Radio

The EPG provides a quick and easy way to:

• View a complete list of all available channels.

• View a channel list related to a chosen category.

• Set a programme to be recorded (page 48).

mode is indicated by a Radio icon

B Indicates the Local Channel Number and

the Channel name of the programme that is

currently highlighted in the list

C Indicates the currently highlighted

programme and allows you to move around

the list

Viewing a list of available

channels

D Channel name

E Indicates the currently viewed programme

F Indicates if a timer recording is associated

Number

buttons, SET

with the event (page 48)

Coloured

control

G Coloured Control buttons

CLEAR

buttons

H Truncated programme title in case the name

is too long to be displayed in the cell

I Event bar (e.g. Indicates a timer recording

</M/m/,,

ENTER

O RETURN

has been set during this time)

J Time slot

K Icon tray. Depending on the channel and

programme settings some icons may appear

in the display:

: Either the channel or the programme is

locked (page 75)

: Timer event icons (page 49)

L Indicates the current time and date

1 Press the button to display the EPG.

This display consists of an information box

and a ten channel programme list covering a

two hour period.

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2 Press the </M/m/, buttons or enter a

channel number using the number buttons

to move around the list.

Viewing programmes related to a

specific category.

If you press the , button after highlighting

the last programme on the right, the schedule

for the next two hours is displayed (depending

on availability from the broadcaster).

This feature allows you to search for programmes

Category

City

Houses

No Event...

Tennis

30 min View

24H

3 Press the GREEN button to toggle the

display between the 2 hours schedule

viewing (half hour time slots) and the 30

minutes schedule viewing (15 minutes

time slots).

Coloured

control

buttons

4 Press the

buttons to display the

M/m,

ENTER

O RETURN

previous/next ten channels.

5 Press the BLUE/YELLOW buttons to view

the next or previous 24 hours programme

schedule.

6 Select a programme you wish to view.

Once highlighted, press the ENTER button.

The full screen dialog appears with the

description of the programme displayed in the

information box.

1 Press the

button to display the EPG.

2 Press the RED button. The category pop-up

list appears.

7 Select “View Channel,”and press ENTER

to view the programme.

Thu 27 Oct 10:32

All Programmes

040 DDE NEWS 15

Thu 27 Oct

10:30

11:00

11:30

12:00

DDE NEWS 15

DDE News

z Hint

NCE

Live from Prague

NCE News

No Event Information

The time range can be moved up to 8 days from the

current time.

CMY

All Programmes

AAC

Opening...

John's...

Foreign Markets - Mor...

Hobbies and Interests

No Event...

Fabulous...

EFF News

Favourite List 1

NCE 1

EFFFavNoeuwriste List 2 EFF News

Channel J

Weather

Family

Drive in ...

No Event...

Favourite List 3

HGF

No Event Information

Favourite List 4

NCE 5

Back

City

Houses

Tennis

3 Press the M/m buttons to highlight the

category you want, then press the ENTER

button.

The chosen category is displayed in a title bar

at the top of the EPG display and only

programmes related to that category will be

shown in the list.

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◆ Some examples of category types are as

follows:

All Programmes: This gives a complete

channel list.

Favourite List 1: Displays the favourite

channels you have stored in the Favourite list

1 folder (page 42).

Films: Displays movies available for viewing.

News: Displays all news channels.

Entertainment: Displays all entertainment

channels.

Programme information

The programme information display provides a

quick and easy way to:

• View descriptions of the programmes being

broadcast now and next on the current channel.

• View descriptions of the programmes being

broadcast now and next on the other channels.

• Switch between TV and RADIO channels.

Sports: Displays all sports channels.

Kids: Displays all children’s channels.

Music: Displays all music channels.

Displaying the programme

information

4 Press the M/m buttons to highlight a

current time broadcasted programme you

wish to view, then press the ENTER button.

The sub menu appears with the description of

the programme displayed in the information

box.

Number

buttons, SET

5 Select “View Channel,”and press ENTER

to view the programme.

CLEAR

TV/RADIO

To scroll the Category display by page (Page

mode)

O RETURN

</M/m/,,

ENTER

Press

while the Category display is

turned on to change to the previous/next Category

page.

z Hint

In Step 4 above, the EPG application also allows you to

set a timer recording, see page 48 for more details.

1 Press the

button to display the

programme information screen.

The Information display appears showing a

description of the current programme on view.

Thu 27 Oct 10:32

Information

040 J9

051 NCE

001 DDE NEWS 15

DDE News

Current Event

10:30-11:00

005 CMY

News with reports from Britain an arround the world.

007 AAC

012 NCE 1

023 EFF News

032 Channel J

2 Press the </, buttons to toggle the

display between a description of the

current programme and the next

programme on that channel.

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3 Press the M/m buttons or enter a channel

number using the number buttons to

display programme information on other

channels.

Viewing a digital text

service

4 Press the TV/RADIO button to switch

between the TV and Radio channels

Many digital TV channels broadcast information

via their text service. This digital service includes

high quality digital text and graphics along with

advanced navigation options. Additionally, this

recorder has access to dedicated text channels

transmitted by the broadcasters.

5 When viewing information for the currently

highlighted channel, press the ENTER

button to exit the information display and

view the programme.

b Note

The appearance, content and navigation methods of all

digital text services are decided by the broadcaster.

To scroll the Information display by page

(Page mode)

Press

while the Information display is

Selecting digital text from

dedicated digital teletext

channels

turned on to change to the previous/next page.

z Hint

Press

while the Information screen is turned on to

toggle only the channels registered in the latest displayed

Favourite List, see “Moving to a different favourite list”

on page 43.

Number

buttons, SET

PROG +/–

CLEAR

Coloured

control

buttons

</M/m/,,

ENTER

1 Select a dedicated channel that is

broadcasting digital text.

If you do not know the number of a dedicated

digital text channel, you can use the

‘Electronic Programme Guide’ by pressing

the

button to find one (page 38).

2 Once the text page is displayed (this may

take some time), follow the on-screen

instructions to obtain your required

selection.

On some pages the TV programme may also

be displayed on the text screen. On-screen

instructions will inform you how to change

the displayed programme.

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3 If you are instructed to press ‘OK’ or

‘Select’ when viewing the text pages,

press the ENTER button.

Favourites

The Favourite application gives you the option to:

• Store your favourite channels into one of four

TV or four Radio lists.

• Add or delete channels to the Favourites List.

• Quickly display a favourite channel on screen.

4 When you have finished viewing the text

service, follow the on screen instructions,

or press the PROG +/- button to exit.

Selecting digital text from other

channels

Setting a favourite list

Digital text services may also be available on

other digital channels. This is sometimes indicated

by a small symbol on your TV screen,

superimposed on the programme you are

watching.

Number

buttons, SET

1 Select a channel.

CLEAR

TV/RADIO

Coloured

control

2 Press the

(Text) button or RED button or

the button indicated on screen by the

broadcaster.

SYSTEM

buttons

</M/m/,,

ENTER

O RETURN

3 Once the text information is displayed, you

can access required information by using

the </M/m/, buttons, the coloured

buttons and/or the numbered buttons on

the remote control.

If you are instructed to press ‘OK’ or ‘Select’

when viewing the text pages, press the

ENTER button on your remote control.

4 When you have finished viewing the text

service displays, follow the on screen

instructions, or press the PROG +/- button

to exit.

1 Press SYSTEM MENU.

The System Menu Display appears.

2 Select “SETUP,” and press ENTER.

The Setup Display appears.

3 Select “DTV Settings,” and press ENTER.

SETUP

Settings

DTV Settings

Video

Favourites

Parental Lock

Tuning

Audio

Technical information

Features

Password

Options

Easy Setup

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4 Select “Favourites,” and press ENTER

The DTV Settings- Favourites List 1 display

appears.

Moving to a different favourite list

1 While a Favourite List is displayed, press

repeatedly the YELLOW button on the

remote control until the favourite list you

want to view is displayed.

Favourites List 1

Programme

001

Service

DDE News

AAC

002

003

NCE 5

004

Channel J

Digital Teletext

Favourites List 3

005

Programme Service

Page Up

Page Down

Next List

Show Fav

001

002

003

004

005

DDE News

AAC

NCE 5

This display shows all the TV or Radio

channels available to you.

Channel J

Digital Teletext

Page Up

Page Down

Next List

Show Fav

5 Press the TV/RADIO button to display

either your favourite TV or favourite Radio

channels at any time.

2 To add a channel to this new list, press the

M/m buttons to highlight the channel you

wish to add and press the ENTER button.

The Radio mode is indicated by the presence

of a Radio icon

in the Favourite List panel.

3 When you have stored all your favourite

channels, press the RETURN button

repeatedly to come back to normal

operation.

6 Press the M/m buttons or enter a channel

number to highlight a channel you want to

add as a favourite, then press the ENTER

button.

Favourites List 1

Watching or listening to a

favourite channel

Programme

001

Service

DDE News

AAC

002

003

NCE 5

004

Channel J

Digital Teletext

005

Page Up

Page Down

Next List

Show Fav

Number

buttons, SET

If you do not wish to choose from one of the

five channels in the display, press the RED or

GREEN button to view the previous or next

five channels available.

CLEAR

TV/RADIO

Coloured

control

buttons

Deleting a favourite channel

</M/m/,,

A channel selected as a favourite is identified by

an icon next to the programme number.

In Step 6 above press the M/m buttons to highlight

the channel you want to delete from your

Favourite List, then press ENTER: the icon

next to the programme number disappears.

ENTER

O RETURN

1 While in normal operation mode, press

the button on the remote control.

A Favourite List display appears.

z Hints

•

Press the BLUE button to view the list showing only

your favourite channels.

• Press the BLUE button once again when you wish to

return to the previous favourite channel setting display.

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Indicates the currently viewed channel

Index

Thu 27 Oct 10:32

Favourite List 1

040 DDE NEWS 15

The Index application is an easy way to display a

scrollable list of all the tuned channels, including

your favourites channel lists, and allows one of

these to be selected.

001

003

010

022

025

NCE

Live from Prague

10:12 - 12:00

09:35 - 10:45

10:00 - 11:00

10:10 - 10:50

10:30 - 10:37

No Event Information

CMY

Opening

AAC

News

NCE 1

Weather

Add to List

List

Number

buttons, SET

Each favourite list is represented by a

coloured button.

CLEAR

TV/RADIO

Coloured

control

2 Press the TV/RADIO button to display

either your favourite TV or favourite Radio

channels at any time.

buttons

The Radio mode is indicated by the presence

O RETURN

</M/m/,,

ENTER

of a Radio icon

in the Favourite List panel.

3 Press the coloured button on the remote

control that represents the desired list to

be displayed.

1 While in normal operation mode, press the

ENTER button on the remote control.

The Index display appears.

4 Press the M/m button to highlight the

channel you wish to view or listen to, then

press the ENTER button.

Thu 27 Oct 10:32

Channel List

040

DDE NEWS 15

001

NCE

Live from Prague

10:12 - 12:00

09:35 - 10:45

10:00 - 11:00

10:10 - 10:50

10:30 - 10:37

003

010

022

025

No Event Information

To scroll the Favourite List display by page

(Page mode)

CMY

Opening

AAC

News

Press

while the Favourite List display is

NCE 1

turned on to change to the previous/next page.

Weather

List

z Hint

If you wish, the currently viewed channel can be added

to the favourite list. Simply press the coloured button

indicated in the display to add it to the list.

Press the TV/RADIO button to display either

the TV or the Radio channels at any time.

The Radio mode is indicated by the presence

of a Radio icon

in the Index panel.

3 Press the coloured buttons on the remote

control if you wish to display your

Favourites Lists.

4 Press the M/m buttons to highlight the

desired channel, then press the ENTER

button to exit the index menu and view the

selected channel.

To scroll the Index display by page (Page mode)

Press

while the Index display is turned

on to change to the previous/next page.

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Recording

mode

Recording time (hours)

DVD

DVD+R DL*

Timer Recording

HQ (High quality)

1 hr.48 min.

Before Recording

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 26). For DVD+RWs, and

DVD-RWs, you can free up disc space by

erasing titles (page 70).

HSP

1 hr.30 min. 2 hr.42 min.

3 hr.37 min.

2 hr.30 min. 4 hr.31 min.

SP (Standard mode)

LSP

5 hr.25 min.

7 hr.14 min.

10 hr.51 min.

14 hr.28 min.

SLP

SEP (Long

duration)

• Adjust the recording picture quality and picture

size if necessary (page 50).

* The recording time for DVD+R DL (Double Layer).

z Hint

b Note

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.

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

b Notes

• If any digital teletext is operated while recording, it’s

contents will be recorded on the disc.

• If the subtitles are displayed while recording, they will

be recorded on the disc.

Unrecordable pictures

• To play a recorded disc on other DVD equipment,

finalise the disc (page 36).

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.

Recording mode

Like the SP or LP recording mode of VCRs, this

recorder has eight 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 Extended Play mode (SEP) 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. Contents beyond this time will not be

recorded.

Copy control

signals

Recordable discs

Copy-Free

RWVR RWVideo

Copy-Once

Copy-Never

(CPRM*)

RWVR

None (a blank screen is

recorded)

* The recorded disc can be played only on CPRM

compatible equipment (page 8).

Press REC MODE repeatedly to switch the

recording modes.

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2 Select an item using </, and adjust

using M/m.

Timer Recording (Standard/

EPG)

“Date”: Sets the date.

The item changes as follows:

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) y Sun-Sat (Sunday to

Saturday) y Today

RWVR RWVideo

You can set the timer for a total of 30 programmes

up to one month in advance.

There are two methods to set the timer: the

standard method and EPG method.

• Standard: Set the date, time, and programme

position of the programme manually.

“Start”: Sets the start time.

“Stop”: Sets the stop time.

• EPG: Set a programme to be recorded based on

the information provided by the EPG (Electronic

Programme Guide) (page 48). This method

allows you to set the timer up to 8 days from the

current time (depending on programme

availability from the broadcaster).

“Source”: Selects the input source as follows:

TV y Line (External input) y Radio y

“Prog.”: Selects the TV/Radio programme

position or input line.

“Mode”: Selects the recording mode

(page 45).

• If you make a mistake, select the item and

change the setting.

Setting the timer manually

(Standard)

3 Select “OK,” and press ENTER.

The Timer List (page 52) appears. The

TIMER REC indicator lights up on the front

panel and the recorder is ready to start

recording.

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

recorder before the timer recording starts.

[TIMER]

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.

</M/m/,,

ENTER

TOOLS

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.”

x REC STOP

To cancel this function, press TOOLS while the

Timer List is displayed. Select “Rec Mode

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

ENTER.

1 Press [TIMER].

Timer - Standard

Set the timer manually.

Cancel

Date

Start

Stop Source

Prog.

Mode

Today

Details

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z Hint

If the timer settings overlap

You can play the recorded programme by selecting the

programme title in the Title List.

Overlapped timer settings are shown as follows.

Timer

These timer settings overlap. Do you want to continue?

b Notes

• If a message indicating that the disc is full appears on

the screen, change the disc, or make available space for

the recording (DVD+RW/DVD-RW only) (page 70).

• Check that the clock is correctly set before setting the

timer recording. If not, the timer recording cannot be

made.

Wed 29.10 21:00-22:00 AAB

Wed 29.10 20:30-22:00 DEF

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 54).

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 (page 53).

• 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. “

appear next to the overlapped setting in the Timer List.

Check the priority order of the settings.

• 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. It does not function with Quick Timer or

Synchro Rec.

” will

To confirm, change, or cancel timer recording

See “Checking/Changing/Cancelling Timer

Settings (Timer List)” on page 52.

To extend the recording duration time while

recording

Press TOOLS during recording to select

“Extend Rec,” and press ENTER.

Extend Rec. Time

Set the timer extend function.

Cancel

Wed 28.9 10:00-11:30 AAB

Mode:SP

Extend Time

Off

Press M/m to select the duration time.

You can set the duration in increments of 10

minutes, for a maximum of 60 minutes.

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.

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4 Select a current time TV/radio broadcast or

a future programme you wish to record.

Once highlighted, press the ENTER button.

The sub menu appears with the description of

the programme displayed in the information

box.

Recording TV programmes using

the EPG application

The EPG application is a feature that simplifies

setting the timer. Just select the programme you

wish to record in the EPG display. The date, time,

and channel of that programme are set

automatically.

Event Action

Select an action for this event

Timer

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Number

buttons, SET

In case is displayed: Indicates that the

programme is age limited (page 75).

Coloured

control

CLEAR

buttons

5 Select “Timer,” and press ENTER.

The Timer setting confirmation display

appears

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ENTER

O RETURN

Timer

Do you want to record this event?

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x REC

STOP

Cancel

Modify

“Modify,” allows you to adjust the timer

setting, see page 52.

6 Select “OK,” and press ENTER.

• In case of a current TV/radio broadcast timer

setting, your recorder will immediately start

recording.

1 Insert a recordable disc.

2 Press the

button to display the EPG.

3 Press the </M/m/, buttons or enter a

channel number using the number buttons

to move around the list.

• In case of a future programme timer setting,

you can see that an event bar and a new icon

appears in the EPG display indicating that a

timer event is associated to that programme.

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To know more about the navigation options in

the EPG application, see page 38.

Your recorder will automatically begin

recording when the programme starts.

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◆ Some examples of timer event icon types

are as follows:

Using the Quick Timer function

(red): Indicates the programme is set as

timer and whole programme can be recorded.

(grey): Indicates the programme is set as

timer but only a part of the programme can be

recorded. (e.g. because of timer setting

overlap).

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.

(red): Indicates the programme is now

recording.

(normal recording)

0:30

1:00

5:30 6:00

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 83).

To scroll the EPG display by page (Page mode)

Press

while the EPG display is turned on

to display the previous/next ten channels.

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.

To cancel the Quick Timer

If the timer settings overlap

Press z REC repeatedly until the counter appears

in the front panel display. The recorder returns to

normal recording mode.

See page 47.

To confirm, change, or cancel timer recording

See “Checking/Changing/Cancelling Timer

Settings (EPG)” (page 51).

z Hint

The Rec Mode Adjust function also works with this timer

method (page 46).

b Notes

• It is not possible to extend the recording duration time

of the timer recording set using the EPG application

timer setting.

• This recorder is featured with an EPG timer auto extend

functionality that allows EPG timer recordings to be

made in case of broadcast early start (before the

scheduled start time) or broadcast late finishing (after

the scheduled end time).

• The EPG programme start and end time are determined

by the broadcaster.

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This function works with DVD-Rs and DVD-

RWs (Video mode) when the recording mode

is set to HQ, HSP, SP, or LSP. For all other

recording modes, the screen size is fixed at

“4:3.”

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 “Line

Rec. Picture Size” is set to “4:3.”

Adjusting the recording picture

quality and size

You can adjust the recording picture quality and

picture size.

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

fixed at “4:3.”

“Rec NR” (noise reduction): Reduces noise

contained in the video signal.

“Rec Video Equalizer”: Adjusts the picture in

greater detail.

</M/m/,,

ENTER

TOOLS

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.

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

1 Before recording starts, press TOOLS to

select “Rec Settings,” and press ENTER.

press ENTER.

The default setting is underlined.

“Rec NR”: (weak) Off 1 ~ 2 ~ 3 (strong)

“Rec Video Equalizer”:

Rec. Settings

Select the item you want to change.

• 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.

Rec Mode :

16 : 9

Line Rec. Picture Size:

Rec NR :

Rec Video Equalizer

b Notes

2 Select the item you want to adjust, and

press ENTER.

• 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.

• Remnants of images may appear on your screen when

using “Rec NR.”

The adjustment display appears.

Example: Rec NR

Rec NR

Off

“Rec Mode”: Selects the recording mode for

the desired recording time and picture quality.

For more information, see “Recording mode”

on page 45.

“Line Rec. Picture Size”: Sets the picture size

of the programme to be recorded.

• 4:3: Sets the picture size to 4:3.

• 16:9 (default): Sets the picture size to 16:9

(wide mode).

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Creating chapters in a title

Checking/Changing/

Cancelling Timer Settings

(EPG)

The recorder can automatically divide a recording

(a title) into chapters by inserting chapter marks

during recording. To disable this function, set

“Auto Chapter” in “Features” setup to “Off”

(page 83).

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You can check, change, or cancel timer settings

using the EPG menu.

When recording on a DVD-RW (VR mode)

The recorder detects changes in the picture and

sound and automatically inserts chapter marks.

You can also insert and erase chapter marks

manually (page 71).

Number

buttons, SET

When recording on other recordable discs

Chapter marks are inserted at approximately 6-

minute intervals during recording.

Coloured

control

buttons

CLEAR

</M/m/,,

ENTER

O RETURN

1 Press the

button to display the EPG.

A timer setting can be identified thanks to the

event bar and the timer event icon displayed in

the EPG screen. For details, see page 48.

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2 Press the </M/m/, buttons to select a

future timer event you want to check/

change/cancel. Once highlighted, press

the ENTER button.

The Event Action menu appears.

Event Action

Select an action for this event

Timer

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3 Press the M/m buttons to select the

options. Once highlighted, press the

ENTER button.

Checking/Changing/

Cancelling Timer Settings

(Timer List)

The sub menu appears:

“Modify”: Changes the timer setting. Select

an item using </, and adjust using M/m.

Select “OK” and press ENTER.

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You can check, change, or cancel timer settings

using the Timer List.

Modify

Modify the timer setting.

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Mode

Record every

Off

Cancel

b Note

If you set “Record every” to an other option than “Off”,

then your EPG timer recording will be converted into a

standard timer recording: the timer event icon disappears

from the EPG display.

SYSTEM

</M/m/,,

ENTER

O RETURN

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

and press ENTER.

TOOLS

Erase

Are you sure you want to erase this timer setting?

1 Press SYSTEM MENU.

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The System Menu appears.

2 Select “TIMER LIST,” and press ENTER.

Cancel

The Timer List appears.

“Check Overlap”: Checks for overlapped

settings.

10:30

TIMER LIST

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Check Overlap

SLP

These timer settings overlap.

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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 EPG screen.

To change or cancel the setting, repeat steps 2

and 3 above.

(red): Indicates the setting currently being

recorded.

(grey): Indicates that the setting cannot be

recorded in the selected recording mode.

When all of the timer settings do not fit on the

list, scroll bar appears.

To view the hidden timer settings, press M/m.

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To change or cancel the setting, repeat steps 3

and 4 above.

3 Select the timer setting you want to check/

change/cancel, and press ENTER.

The sub-menu appears.

4 Select one of the options, and press

When the timer settings overlap

ENTER.

The programme that starts first has priority and the

second programme starts recording only after the

first programme has finished.

“Modify”: Changes the timer setting.

Select an item using </, and adjust using

M/m.

7:00

8:00

9:00

10:00

Modify

will be cut off

Cancel

Modify the timer setting.

Date

Start

Stop Source

Prog.

AAB

Mode

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.

Details

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7:00

8:00

9:00

10:00

“Erase”: Erases the timer setting. Select

“OK,” and press ENTER.

Erase

Are you sure you want to erase this timer setting?

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.

Mon-Sat 22:00-22:15 AAB

Mode:SP

7:00

9:00

10:00

Cancel

“Check Overlap”: Checks for overlapped

settings.

Check Overlap

These timer settings overlap.

To scroll the list display by page (Page mode)

Press while the list display is turned on.

Each time you press , the entire Timer

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29.10 21:00-22:00 GHI

SLP

List changes to the previous/next page of timer

settings.

To turn off the Timer List

Select “Close” to return to the Timer List.

“Info”: Displays the timer setting information

box along with the disc space required to

record the whole programme (according to the

selected recording mode).

Press TIMER LIST or 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 47).

Information

b Notes

Mon-Sat

AAB

22:30-22:15

• 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

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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.

Press O RETURN to come back to the

Timer List.

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3 Select the line input audio when recording

a bilingual programme on the DVD-RWs

(VR mode).

Recording From Connected

Equipment

Press TOOLS to select “Line Audio Input,”

and press ENTER. Then select “Bilingual,”

and press ENTER.

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4 Press REC MODE repeatedly to select the

recording mode.

For details about the recording mode, see

page 45.

5 Set the timer on the connected equipment

to the time of the programme you want to

record, and turn it off.

6 Press SYNCHRO REC.

The SYNCHRO REC indicator lights up on

the front panel. The recorder is ready to start

Synchro-Recording.

</M/m/,,

ENTER

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.

TOOLS

X REC PAUSE

x REC STOP

REC MODE

SYNCHRO REC

INPUT SELECT

To stop recording

Press x REC STOP or SYNCHRO REC.

To cancel Synchro Rec

Press SYNCHRO REC.

The SYNCHRO REC indicator on the recorder

turns off.

Recording from connected

equipment with a timer (Synchro

Rec)

b Notes

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 jack of the recorder

(page 25).

When the connected equipment turns on, the

recorder starts recording a programme from the

LINE 3 jack.

• 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.

• During Synchro-Recording, other operations such as

normal recording cannot be done.

• 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.

1 Insert a recordable DVD.

See “Inserting a Disc” on page 26.

2 Press INPUT SELECT repeatedly to select

“L3” in the front panel display.

• The Synchro Rec function does not work with some

tuners. For details, see the tuner’s operating

instructions.

• While the recorder is standing by for Synchro-

Recording, the Auto Clock Set function (page 74) does

not work.

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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.

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.

7:00

8:00

9:00

10:00

z Hint

First

You can adjust the settings for the recording picture

before recording. See “Adjusting the recording picture

quality and size” on page 50.

programme

Second

programme

b Notes

will be cut off

• 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.

Recording from connected

equipment without a timer

You can record from a connected VCR or similar

device. To connect a VCR or similar device, see

“Connecting a VCR or Similar Device” on

page 23.

1 Insert a recordable DVD.

See “Inserting a Disc” (page 26).

2 Press INPUT SELECT to select an input

source according to the connection you

made.

The front panel display changes as follows:

programme

position

3 Select the line input audio when recording

a bilingual programme on the DVD-RWs

(VR mode).

Press TOOLS to select “Line Audio Input,”

and press ENTER. Then select “Bilingual,”

and press ENTER.

4 Press REC MODE repeatedly to select the

recording mode.

For details about the recording mode, see

page 45.

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.

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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.

Erasing and Editing

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).

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.

b Notes

• You may lose the edited contents if you remove the disc

or a timer recording starts while editing.

• DVD discs created by DVD video cameras cannot be

edited on this recorder.

Original

Playlist

Edit options for DVD-RWs

(VR mode)

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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 71).

The advanced edit functions available for Playlist

titles are:

You can enjoy advanced edit functions. First you

have two options for DVD-RWs (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.

– Labelling a title (page 68).

– Erasing a title (page 68).

– Erasing multiple titles (page 70).

– Erasing a section of a title (A-B Erase) (page 69).

– Rearranging the title order (page 72).

– Dividing a title into multiple titles (page 73).

– Combining multiple titles into one title

(page 72).

To edit original titles

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 68).

– Erasing a chapter (page 69).

– Setting protection against erasure (page 68).

– Erasing a title (page 68).

– Erasing multiple titles (page 70).

– Erasing a section of a title (A-B Erase) (page 69).

– Erasing all titles on the disc (page 70).

– Erasing a chapter (page 69).

z Hint

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.”

b 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.

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

control information is full, erase or edit unnecessary

titles.

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Erasing and Editing a Title

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

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RWVideo

This section explains the basic edit functions. Note

that editing is irreversible. To edit the DVD-RWs

(VR mode) without changing the original

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 68).

– Labelling a title (page 68).

recordings, create a Playlist title (page 71).

– Erasing a title (page 68).

– Erasing multiple titles (page 70).

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

(DVD+RWs only) (page 69).

– Erasing all titles on the disc (page 70).

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

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

only) (page 70).

TITLE LIST

</M/m/,,

ENTER

b Notes

TOOLS

• When editing a DVD+R or DVD-R, finish all editing

before finalising the disc. You cannot edit a finalised

disc.

m/M

• The available disc space does not increase even when

you erase titles for DVD+Rs and DVD-Rs.

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

control information is full, erase or edit unnecessary

titles.

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1 Press TITLE LIST.

For DVD-RWs 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.

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

the Protection display appears. “ ” appears

next to the protected title. To cancel the

protection, select “Off.”

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

a title name (page 33).

“Set Thumbnail”: Changes the title’s

thumbnail picture that appears in the Title List

(page 31).

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

(page 69).

“Delete Chapter”: Erases chapter units of the

title while viewing thumbnails (see below).

Erasing a section of a title

(A-B Erase)

RWVR

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

it. Note that erasing scenes in a title cannot be

undone.

z Hints

• You can erase multiple titles at one time (page 70), or

erase all of the titles on the disc at once (page 70).

• You can automatically erase titles that have already

played.

1 After step 2 of “Erasing and Editing a

Title,” select “A-B Erase” and press

ENTER.

• You can label or re-label DVDs (page 35).

b Note

The display for setting point A appears.

• To return to the beginning of the title, press

X and then press ..

DVD-RW (VR mode) playlist titles cannot be protected.

Erasing a chapter (Delete Chapter)

A–B Erase (Set point A)

5 Weather

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Thumbnails are displayed for each chapter. You

can easily select and erase a section in a title.

Note that erasing a chapter cannot be undone.

1 After step 2 of “Erasing and Editing a

Title,” select “Delete Chapter,” and press

ENTER.

Playback point

2 Select point A by pressing m/M, and

press ENTER.

2 Select a thumbnail of the chapter using

</,, and press ENTER.

The display for setting point B appears.

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3 Select point B by pressing m/M, and

press ENTER.

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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.

• To preview the title without scenes to be

erased, select “Preview” (except for

DVD+RWs).

Cancel

Reset All

• To cancel the selection, press ENTER again.

• To erase multiple chapters, repeat step 2.

• To reset all selections, select “Reset All.”

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.

3 Select “OK,” and press ENTER.

The display asks for confirmation.

4 Select “Yes,” and press ENTER.

• To finish, select “No.”

z Hint

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.

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b Notes

• Images or sound may be momentarily interrupted at the

point where you erase a section of a title.

• Sections shorter than five seconds may not be erased.

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

different from the points you selected.

Erasing all titles on the disc

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1 Press TOOLS to select “Disc Info,” and

press ENTER.

The “Disc Information” display appears.

Erasing multiple titles (Erase

Titles)

2 Select “Erase All,” and press ENTER.

3 Select “OK,” and press ENTER.

All titles on the disc are erased (except the

protected titles).

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You can select and erase more than one title at one

time using the TOOLS menu.

Erasing titles to open up disc

space (Disc Map)

1 Press TITLE LIST.

2 Press TOOLS to select “Erase Titles,” and

press ENTER.

The display for selecting titles to be erased

appears.

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.

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.”

1 Insert a disc and press TITLE LIST.

2 Press TOOLS to select “Disc Map,” and

Erase Titles

Select the titles to erase.

press ENTER.

Tennis

28.10

26.10

25.10

19.10

17.10

Cancel

The “Disc Map” display appears.

• To check the open space, select the space by

pressing </,.

Travel

Mystry

World Sports

Family

Reset All

Disc Map

4 Repeat step 3 to select all of the titles you

want to erase.

Empty Title

HQ: 0H30M

LP : 1H30M

2.3 GB

LSP: 1H15M

SEP: 4H00M

HSP: 0H45M

EP : 2H00M

SP : 1H00M

SLP: 3H00M

5 When you finish selecting titles, select

“OK,” and press ENTER.

The list of the titles to be erased appears for

confirmation.

• To change the selection, select “Change,”

and repeat from step 3.

Erase

Cancel

• When b or B appears on either side of the

screen, you can scroll sideways by pressing

</,.

6 Select “OK” and press ENTER.

The titles are erased.

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3 Select a title by pressing </,, and

press ENTER.

Creating and Editing a

Playlist

The display for selecting titles to be erased

appears.

• To cancel the selection, press ENTER again.

• To erase more titles, repeat step 3.

RWVR

Disc Map

Playlist edit allows you to edit or re-edit without

changing the actual recordings. You can create up

to 97 Playlist titles.

2 Journey

Fri 17.9.2004 20:00 (1H00M)

SP 0.6GB

b Note

Once you create a Playlist title from original titles, you

will be unable to erase or edit the original titles.

Erase

Cancel

1 Press TITLE LIST.

Selected title

2 Press TOOLS to select “Create Playlist,”

4 Select “Erase,” and press ENTER.

and press ENTER.

The display asks for confirmation.

Create Playlist

5 Select “OK,” and press ENTER.

The selected titles are erased, freeing up disc

space.

Select a title to start capturing.

Scene List

Cancel

ORIGINAL

Tennis

28.10

26.10

25.10

19.10

17.10

15.10

Travel

Mystry

• To change the selection, select “Change.”

World Sports

Family

Nature

Creating chapters manually

RWVR

3 Select the title you want to include in the

Playlist title, and press ENTER.

The sub-menu appears.

You can manually insert a chapter mark at any

point you like during playback or recording.

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

Playlist title as one scene.

“Capture All”: Adds the entire title to the

Playlist title as one scene. After capturing the

title, go to step 8.

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.

4 Select “Capture,” and press ENTER.

The display for setting the start point (IN)

appears. The title starts to play in the

background.

To erase chapter marks

You can combine two chapters by erasing the

chapter mark during playback.

• To return to the beginning of the title, press

X and then press ..

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

while displaying the chapter containing the

chapter mark you want to erase, press CHAPTER

MARK ERASE.

Capture(Set IN point)

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The current chapter combines with the previous

chapter.

b Note

• To insert a chapter mark manually during recording, set

“Auto Chapter” in “Features” setup to “Off.”

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5 Select the IN point by pressing m/M,

and press ENTER.

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.

The display for setting the end point (OUT)

appears, and the title continues to play in the

background.

6 Select the OUT point by pressing m/M,

z Hint

and press ENTER.

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

will become chapter marks, and each scene will become

a chapter.

The display asks for confirmation.

To reset the IN or OUT point, select “Change

IN” or “Change OUT” and repeat step 5 or 6.

To view the selected scene, select “Preview.”

b Note

The picture may pause when the edited scene is played.

7 Select “OK,” and ENTER.

The Scene List menu appears with all of the

selected scenes.

Moving a Playlist title (Change

Order)

Total duration of

Total number of scenes

the selected scene

RWVR

Scene List

Total 0:13:19

Scenes 1

You can change the Playlist title order within the

Title List (Playlist).

World Sports

Quit

0:10:26 - 0:23:45

Add

1 Press TITLE LIST to turn on the Title List

(Playlist) menu.

Preview

If the Title List (Original) menu appears, press

TOOLS and select “Playlist.”

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

step 3.

• To preview all of the captured scenes in the

listed order, select “Preview.”

2 Select the title you want to move, and

press ENTER.

The sub-menu appears.

3 Select “Change Order,” and press ENTER.

8 Select the scene you want to re-edit, and

press ENTER.

Change Order

The sub-menu appears.

Vacation

Where do you want to move this title?

Journey

15.9

Cancel

“Move”: Changes the scene order.

“Erase”: Erases the scene. The selection is

cancelled.

17.9

“Preview”: Displays thumbnail pictures of the

scenes.

“Change IN”: Allows you to change the IN

point, and repeat from step 5.

“Change OUT”: Allows you to change the

OUT point, and repeat from step 6.

4 Select a new location for the title by

pressing M/m, and press ENTER.

The title moves to the new location.

Combining multiple Playlist titles

(Combine)

9 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”

(page 33).

RWVR

1 Press TITLE LIST to turn on the Title List

(Playlist) menu.

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

press ENTER.

If the Title List (Original) menu appears, press

TOOLS and select “Playlist.”

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2 Press TOOLS to select “Combine,” and

press ENTER.

Dividing a Playlist title (Divide)

The display for selecting titles appears.

RWVR

3 Select a title, and press ENTER.

A number indicating the order in which you

selected the title appears.

You can divide a Playlist title.

1 Press TITLE LIST.

To cancel the selection, press ENTER again.

Press TOOLS and select “Playlist” from the

TOOLS menu to switch the Title Lists, if

necessary.

Combine

Select the titles to combine.

Yacht

25. 9

17. 9

15. 9

Cancel

Cruising

Journey

Vacation

Reset All

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.

4 Repeat step 3 to select all of the titles you

want to combine.

To cancel all of the selections, select “Reset

All.”

• To return to the beginning of the title, press

X and then press ..

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.

Divide

Vacation

Combine

Combine the titles in the following order.

Yacht

25. 9

Cruising

25. 9

4 Select the dividing point by pressing m/

M, and press ENTER.

Change

Cancel

The display asks for confirmation.

• To change the dividing point, select

“Change.”

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 33.

To change the selection, select “Change” and

go to step 3.

5 Select “OK,” and press ENTER.

The display for entering the title name

appears.

• To use the same title name as before, select

“No.”

7 Select a name, and press ENTER.

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

The titles are combined.

new name.

Follow the explanations on page 33. After you

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

b Note

When the number of chapters in the title to be combined

exceeds the limit, the chapters at the end are combined

into a single chapter.

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Example: DVD-RW (VR mode)

Playback

TITLE LIST ORIGINAL

4.3 / 4.7GB

12 Tennis

AAB

Fri 28.10. 2005 13:00 (0H30M) LSP 0.9GB

11 Travel

Playing

DEF

AAB

GHI

Wed 26.10. 2005 20:00 (0H30M) SEP 0.3GB

10 Mystery

RWVR RWVideo

Tue 25.10. 2005 9:00 (1H00M) SLP 0.8GB

DVD

World Sports

VCD

CD DATA DVD DATA CD

Wed 19.10. 2005 20:00 (1H00M) SEP 0.6GB

3 Select the title, and press ENTER.

The sub-menu appears.

4 Select “Play,” and press ENTER.

PROG +/–

Playback starts from the selected title.

To use the DVD’s Menu

When you play a DVD VIDEO, or a finalised

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

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

pressing TOP MENU or MENU.

TITLE LIST

TOP MENU

</M/m/,,

ENTER

TOOLS

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.

INPUT SELECT

PROGRESSIVE

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 VIDEO CDs does not

work with this recorder. Super VIDEO CDs are

played in continuous play mode only.

To stop playback

Press x.

H/X/x

1 ^{Insert a disc.}

• See “Inserting a Disc” (page 26).

• If you insert a DVD VIDEO, VIDEO CD, or

CD, press H. Playback starts.

2 Press TITLE LIST.

For details about the Title List, see “3. Playing

the Recorded Programme (Title List)” on

page 29.

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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 to

select “Play Beginning,” and press ENTER.

Playback starts from the beginning of the title/

track/scene.

One Touch Play

If you use the SMARTLINK connection, you can

easily start playing.

Press H. The recorder and your TV

automatically turn on and the TV’s input is

switched to the recorder. Playback starts

automatically.

One Touch Menu

If you use the SMARTLINK connection, you can

easily display the Title List.

Press TITLE LIST. The recorder and your TV

automatically turn on and the TV’s input is

switched to the recorder. The Title List appears.

The point where you stopped playing is cleared

when:

– you open the disc tray.

– you play another title.

– you switch the Title List menu to Original or

Playlist (DVD-RW in VR mode only).

– you edit the title after stopping playback.

– you change the settings on the recorder.

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

DATA DVD/DATA CD only).

– you make a recording (except for DVD-RWs in

VR mode).

z Hints

• You can also use the H button in step 3 (page 56) to

start playback.

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

(page 86), the Child Lock remains set.

– you switch between JPEG and MP3.

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.

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)” on page 83.

To lock the disc tray (Child Lock)

You can lock the disc tray to prevent children from

ejecting the disc.

When the recorder is turned on, hold down x until

“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, hold down x until

“UNLOCKED” appears in the front panel display

when the recorder is turned on.

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Playback options

To check the position of the buttons below, see the illustration on page 56.

Buttons

(audio)

Operations

Selects one of the audio tracks recorded on the disc when pressed repeatedly.

: Selects the language.

DVD

RWVR

DVD VCD

RW^VR: Selects the main or sub sound.

: Selects stereo or monaural audio tracks.

VCD CD

(subtitle)

DVD

(angle)

DVD

PROGRESSIVE

Selects a subtitle language when pressed repeatedly.

Selects an angle when pressed repeatedly.

If various angles (multi-angles) for a scene are recorded on the disc, “

appears in the front panel display.

”

Switches the type of video output signal to interlace or progressive format

(page 16).

RWVR RWVideo

DVD

VCD

(instant replay/

Replays the scene/briefly fast forwards the scene.

instant advance)

RWVR

DVD

RWVideo

. (previous)/

Goes to the beginning of the previous/next title/chapter/scene/track.

> (next)

Fast reverses/fast forwards the disc when pressed during playback.

Search speed changes as follows:

(fast reverse/fast forward)

fast reverse fast forward

m1 T t 1M

m2 T T t t 2M

m3 T T T t t t 3M

When you press and hold the button, fast forward/fast reverse continues at the

selected speed until you release the button.

* m3 and 3M are only available for DVDs.

Plays in slow motion when pressed for more than one second in pause mode.

Plays one frame at a time when pressed briefly in pause mode.

(slow, freeze frame)

RWVideo

RWVR

DVD

VCD

* Playback direction only

X (pause)

Pauses playback.

To resume normal playback, press H.

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b Notes

• Angles and subtitles cannot be changed with titles

recorded on this recorder.

Adjusting the picture quality

• 96 kHz PCM audio and DTS audio do not have

surround effects.

• The surround effects do not work while performing

playback quickly with sound.

RWVR RWVideo

DVD

VCD

1 Press TOOLS during playback to select

“Video Settings,” and press ENTER.

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.

Video Settings

Select the item you want to change.

Y NR :

C NR :

BNR :

MNR :

DVE :

Off

PB Video Equalizer

• Set the sound to “Stereo” using the

(audio)

button when you play DTS sound tracks on a CD

(page 58).

2 Select an item, and press ENTER.

The adjustment display appears.

“Y NR” (luminance noise reduction):

Reduces noise contained in the luminance

element of the video signal.

Notes on playing DVDs with a DTS sound track

DTS audio signals are output only through the DIGITAL

OUT (COAXIAL or OPTICAL) jack.

When you play a DVD with DTS sound tracks, set

“DTS” to “On” in “Audio” setup (page 82).

“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.

“MNR” (mosquito noise reduction): Reduces

the faint noise appearing around the outlines

of the images. The noise reduction effects are

automatically adjusted within each setting

range according to the video bit rate and other

factors.

“DVE” (digital video enhancer): Sharpens the

outlines of the images.

“PB Video Equalizer” (Playback video

equalizer): Adjusts the picture in greater

detail.

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.

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• 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.

3 Press </, to adjust the setting, and

press ENTER.

The default settings are underlined.

“Y NR”: (weak) Off

“C NR”: (weak) Off

“BNR”: (weak) Off

“MNR”: (weak) Off

“DVE”*: (weak) Off

“PB Video Equalizer”:

3 (strong)

“Audio Filter”: 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.

“AV SYNC”: When the video is delayed, this

function delays the audio for synchronization

with the video (0 to 120 milliseconds). Larger

numbers indicate a longer audio delay for

synchronization with the video. When

dubbing to a VCR or other video recording

equipment, be sure to return this setting to 0

ms (default).

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

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

• Colour: (light) –3 ~ 0 ~ 3 (deep)

• Hue: (red) –3 ~ 0 ~ 3 (green)

Repeat steps 2 and 3 to adjust any other items.

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

enhances the outlines and “3” enhances them more

than “2.”

b Notes

* Sampling frequency of audio source. This

function only adjusts the output signals from the

LINE 1 – TV, LINE 3, or LINE 2 OUT (AUDIO

L/R).

• If the outlines of the images on your screen become

blurred, set “BNR” and/or “MNR” to “Off.”

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

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

to discern. And, these functions may not work with

some screen sizes.

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

and press ENTER.

• 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.”

b Notes

• There may be little effect by changing the Audio Filter

depending on the disc or playback environment.

• To enjoy the surround TVS modes, set “Digital Out” to

“On” and “Dolby Digital” to “D-PCM” and “MPEG”

to “PCM” in “Audio” setup.

Adjusting the sound quality

• The volume may be reduced when surround effects are

set.

• When the playback signal does not contain a signal for

the rear speakers, the surround effects will be difficult

to hear.

RWVR RWVideo

DVD

VCD CD

DATA CD

1 Press TOOLS during playback to select

“Audio Settings,” and press ENTER.

• In addition, the surround effects may also be difficult to

hear depending on the title being played and the

environment where the recorder is being used.

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

the surround settings of the connected TV or amplifier

(receiver).

• Make sure that your listening position is between and

at an equal distance from your speakers, and that the

speakers are located in similar surroundings.

• 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.

• The surround effects do not work while performing

playback quickly with sound.

2 Select an item, and press ENTER.

“Surround” (TVS): Selects one of the

surround modes.

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.

• Off: No surround effect

• Dynamic: Creates one set of virtual rear

speakers.

• Wide: Creates five sets of virtual rear

speakers.

• Night: Creates five sets of virtual rear

speakers. Effective at low volume.

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Playing from the beginning of the

programme you are recording

(Chasing Playback)

Playing a previous recording while

making another (Simultaneous Rec

and Play)

RWVR

“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 play a previously recorded program while

recording another on the same disc. Playback

continues even if the recording is a timer

recording.

Press TOOLS while recording to select

“Chasing Playback,” 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.

1 While recording, press TITLE LIST.

The Title List appears.

2 Select the title you want to play, and press

ENTER.

The sub-menu appears.

3 Select “Play”, and press ENTER.

b Notes

Playback starts from the selected title.

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

work when recording:

– on a 1x-speed DVD-RW.

– in the HQ or HSP recording mode.

• 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.

b Notes

• This function does not work when recording:

– on a 1x-speed DVD-RW (digital video disc-

rewritable, minus RW).

• Chasing Playback is possible from one minute or more

after recording starts.

• Even if you fast forward the recorded programme,

there will always be a time difference of about one

minute or more between the recorded programme and

the current TV broadcast.

– in the HQ or HSP recording mode.

• When playing a title recorded in the HQ or HSP

recording mode, picture noise may appear depending

upon the condition of the recording.

• Picture noise may appear depending upon the condition

of the recording, or when playing a title recorded in the

HQ or HSP recording mode. The picture freezes for a

few seconds when you use fast forward/fast reverse or

instant replay/advance.

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Searching by title number or time

code

Searching for a Title/

Chapter/Track, etc.

DVD

RWVR RWVideo

VCD

CD DATA DVD DATA CD

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

CLEAR

1 Press TOOLS during playback to select a

search method, and press ENTER.

“Title Search” (for DVDs)

</M/m/,,

ENTER

“Chapter Search” (for DVDs)

TOOLS

“Track Search” (for CDs/DATA CDs)

“Search” (for VIDEO CDs)

“Album Search” (for DATA DVDs/DATA

CDs)

“Time Search” (for DVDs): Searches for a

starting point by entering the time code.

“File Search” (for DATA DVDs/DATA CDs)

The display for entering the number appears.

Example: Title Search

Searching by Thumbnail (Visual

Search)

Title : -- (21)

RWVR RWVideo

The number in parentheses indicates the total

number of titles, tracks, etc.

Each chapter is displayed as a thumbnail. You can

search for the desired scene visually.

2 Press the number buttons to select the

number of the title, chapter, track, time

code, etc., you want.

1 Press TOOLS during playback to select

“Visual Search,” and press ENTER.

For example: Time Search

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

seconds, enter “21020.”

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VISUAL SEARCH

If you make a mistake, press CLEAR to

cancel the number, then select another

number.

Chapter 4(30)

0:12:45

3 Press SET.

The recorder starts playback from the selected

number.

2 Select a scene using </,, and press

ENTER.

Playback of the selected scene is started.

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Selecting an MP3 album or track

Playing MP3 Audio Tracks

or JPEG Image Files

1 Press TITLE LIST.

The album list appears.

DATA DVD DATA CD

To change the page, press

You can play MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image

files on DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-

RWs) or JPEG image files on DATA DVDs

(DVD-ROMs/DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD-RWs/

DVD-Rs).

TITLE LIST

Music Album

Opera

Classic

Dance

Symphony

Samba

Live

Jazz

Piano

Jazz

My heart

Paradise

The Best

Pop music

2 Select an album, and press ENTER.

The sub-menu appears.

3 Select “View Album,” and press ENTER.

The track list appears.

To change the page, press

TITLE LIST

</M/m/,,

ENTER

TITLE LIST

The Best

01 Holiday

02 Lonely

03 Candy

04 Rainy day

05 Station

06 Magic

TOOLS

m/M

07 Moon

08 Butterfly

TIME/TEXT

DISPLAY

4 Select a track, and press ENTER.

“Play”: Plays the track.

“Play Beginning”: Plays the beginning of the

track.

“Track Data”: Shows data about the track

such as artist and album name.

1 Insert a disc.

See “Inserting a Disc” on page 26.

2 Press H.

For MP3 discs, playback starts from the first

MP3 audio track on the disc.

To stop playback

Press x.

For JPEG files, a slideshow of the pictures on

the disc begins.

If the DATA CD contains both MP3 audio

tracks and JPEG image files, playback starts

from the JPEG image files the first time H is

pressed.

To fast review or forward a track

Press m/M during playback.

To go to the previous or next MP3 audio track

Press . or > during playback. If you

repeatedly press . or >, you will go to the

previous or next album.

To go to the previous or next album

Press

during playback.

z Hint

Press the

(audio) button to switch between stereo

or monaural audio tracks.

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To change the slideshow speed

Selecting a JPEG album or image

Press TOOLS while the album list or image list is

displayed to select “Slideshow Speed,” and press

ENTER. Then select the speed from “Fast”

(quick), “Normal,” and “Slow.”

1 Press TITLE LIST.

The album list appears.

To change the page, press

To go to the previous or next album

Press

while the JPEG image is displayed.

TITLE LIST

Photo Album

Flowers

Aquarium

Festival

Hiking

ROOT

z Hints

Summer

Winter

• If you are playing a DATA CD that has both MP3 and

JPEG files, you can switch between photo and music

albums by using the </, buttons when the album

list is displayed.

• You can rotate a JPEG image by using the </,

buttons when the image is displayed.

Tennis match

Zoo

Consert

Party

Winter

• Press DISPLAY repeatedly to show information about

the JPEG album or image on your TV screen. Then

press TIME/TEXT to toggle between the current

selected image number and album number.

2 Select an album, and press ENTER.

The sub-menu appears.

3 Select “View Album,” and press ENTER.

The image list appears.

b Notes

To change the page, press

• If the DVD disc, such as a disc from a DVD video

camera, contains both video and JPEG images, only the

video can be played back.

TITLE LIST

• Some JPEG files, especially files of three million

pixels or more, may lengthen the slideshow interval.

• Rotated JPEG images will not be saved when you press

x or switch to another folder.

• Images larger than 720 × 480 will be reduced to 720 ×

480 when displayed.

Zoo

• Images larger than 4 mega bytes cannot be displayed.

• Progressive JPEG images cannot be displayed.

• When you attempt to play a broken file or a file that

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4 Select an image, and press ENTER.

“View Image”: Shows the image on the entire

screen.

does not satisfy the play conditions,

the recorder cannot play the file.

appears but

“Slideshow”: Shows the images in the album

as a slideshow.

“Image Data”: Shows data about when the

picture was taken.

To stop viewing the JPEG image

Press x.

To view the previous or next picture

Press ./> while the picture is displayed.

To rotate a picture

Press TOOLS while the image is displayed to

select “Rotate Right” or “Rotate Left,” and press

ENTER.

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About MP3 audio tracks and JPEG

image files

MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image

files that the recorder can play

MP3 is audio compression technology that

satisfies certain ISO/MPEG regulations. JPEG is

image compression technology.

The recorder can play the following tracks and

files:

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

“.mp3,” or “Mp3.”

– JPEG image files with the extension “.JPEG,”

“.jpg,” “.JPG,” “.Jpg,” “.jpeg,” or “.Jpeg.”

– JPEG image files that conform to the DCF*

image file format.

* “Design rule for Camera File system”: Image standards

for digital cameras regulated by JEITA (Japan

Electronics and Information Technology Industries

Association).

You can play MP3 (MPEG1 Audio Layer 3)

format audio tracks and JPEG image files on

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

JPEG image files on DATA DVDs (DVD-ROMs/

DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs).

DATA CDs discs must be recorded according to

ISO9660 Level 1, Level 2 or Joliet format for the

recorder to recognize the MP3 tracks. DATA

DVDs must be recorded in Universal Disc Format

(UDF). You can also play discs recorded in

MultiSession.

b Notes

• The recorder will play any data with the extension

“.MP3,” “.mp3,” “Mp3,” “.JPEG,” “.jpg,” “.JPG,”

“.Jpg,” “.jpeg,” or “.Jpeg” even if they are not in MP3

or JPEG format. Playing these data may generate a loud

noise which could damage your speaker system.

• The recorder does not conform to audio tracks in

mp3PRO format.

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

RW/DVD-R/DVD-RW drives and the recording

software (not supplied) for details on the recording

format.

Note on MultiSession/Border discs

• Some files cannot be played.

• The letters that cannot be displayed are replaced with

“*.”

If MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files are

recorded in the first session/border, the recorder

will also play MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image

files in other sessions/borders. If audio tracks and

images in Music CD format or Video CD format

are recorded in the first session/border, only the

first session/border will be played back.

b Note

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

DATA DVDs created in the Packet Write format.

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• Since a disc with many trees takes longer to start

playback, it is recommended that you create albums

with no more than two trees.

About playback order of albums,

tracks, and files

b Notes

Albums play in the following order:

• Depending on the software you use to create the DATA

DVD/DATA CD, the playback order may differ from

the above illustration.

Structure of disc contents

Tree 1 Tree 2 Tree 3 Tree 4 Tree 5

• No more than a total of 199 individual folders can be

played. (Folders that do not contain JPEG/MP3 files

are counted as well.)

ROOT

• No more than a total of 999 folders and files can be

played. (Files other than JPEG/MP3 files, and folders

that do not contain JPEG/MP3 files are counted as

well.)

• No more than 200 folders and files can be recognized

in a single folder. (Folders that do not contain JPEG/

MP3 files are counted as well.)

• Proceeding to the next or another album may take some

time.

• This recorder supports MP3 audio bit rates up to 160

kbps.

Album MP3 audio track/

JPEG image file

When you insert a DATA CD/DATA DVD and

press H, the numbered tracks (or files) are

played sequentially, from 1 through 7.

For JPEG image file, press

to go to the next

album. (For instance, when you want to go from 1

to 2.)

Any sub-albums/tracks (or files) 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.) When you

press TITLE LIST and the list of album names

appears (page 32), the album names are arranged

in the following order: A t B t C t D t

F t G. Albums that do not contain tracks (or

files) (such as album E) do not appear in the list.

z Hints

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

track/file names when you store the tracks (or files) in

a disc, the tracks and files will be played in that order.

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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.

Settings and Adjustments

Clock and Language

Settings (Settings)

To change the numbers, press < to return to

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

The “Settings” setup helps you to make clock and

language settings for the recorder.

Press ENTER to start the clock.

Press the O button to come back to the

Settings display.

1 Press SYSTEM MENU while the recorder is

in stop mode.

Language

2 Select “SETUP,” and press ENTER.

DVD Menu (DVD VIDEO only)

Switches the language for the DVD menu.

3 Select “Settings,” and press ENTER.

The Settings display appears with the

following options.

Audio

Switches the language of the sound track.

When you select “Original,” the language given

priority in the disc (DVD VIDEO only) or

broadcasted by a digital channel is selected.

SETUP

Settings

DTV Settings

Video

Clock

Language

Audio

Features

Password

Options

Subtitle

Switches the language of the subtitles recorded on

the disc (DVD VIDEO only) or broadcasted by a

digital channel (when available).

Easy Setup

When you select “Audio Follow,” the subtitle

language changes according to the language you

selected for the sound track.

Clock

Normally the clock is set automatically thanks to

the time and date information broadcasted by the

local network package.

If the recorder does not receive a time signal from

any service, you may set the clock manually.

Therefore, please proceed as follows.

z Hint

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

“Audio,” select and enter a language code from

“Language Code List” on page 102 using the number

buttons.

◆To set the clock manually

b 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.

After step 3 above, select “Clock,” and press

ENTER.

Settings - Clock

Present Time :

Sat 1. 1. 2005 0:00

Select “Present Time,” and press ENTER.

Clock - Present Time

Set the time and date manually.

2005 0:00

Sat 1

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• If you have not yet registered a password,

the display for registering a new password

appears.

Digital TV settings

(DTV Settings)

DTV Settings - Parental Lock

Enter a new password.

The DTV Settings Setup enables you to take full

advantage of Digital TV Broadcasting services

such as favourites channels setting or to prevent

children’s viewing unsuitable channels and

programmes.

Cancel

Enter your four-digit password using the M/m

buttons or the number buttons, then select

“OK” and press ENTER.

1 Press SYSTEM MENU while the recorder is

in stop mode.

2 Select “SETUP,” and press ENTER.

The Parental Lock menu appears

3 Select “DTV Settings,” and press ENTER.

The DTV Settings Setup Display appears with

the following options.

DTV Settings - Parental Lock

Lock Channels

Set Age Limit

SETUP

b Note

Settings

DTV Settings

Video

Favourites

Parental Lock

Tuning

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

selecting “Password” under “Factory Setup” in Options

Setup (page 86).

Audio

Technical information

Features

Password

Options

Easy Setup

◆To lock channels

Once the Parental Lock menu displayed,

select “Lock Channels,” and press ENTER.

Favourites

The DTV Settings- Lock Channels display

appears.

The Favourite Display allows you to store and

organize your favourite channels into one of four

TV or four Radio lists.

Please refer to page 42 for detailed Favourites

Channels settings.

Lock Channels

Programme

001

Service

DDE News

AAC

002

003

NCE 5

004

Channel J

Digital Teletext

005

Parental Lock

Page Up

Page Down

Show Locked

The Parental Lock Display enables you to lock

certain channels you consider unsuitable and to set

an age limit so that any programme classed above

that age by the broadcaster is restricted.

This display shows all the TV channels

available to you.

Press the M/m buttons or enter a channel

number to highlight a channel you want to

lock, then press the ENTER button.

After step 3 above, select “Parental Lock,”

and press ENTER.

A locked channel is identified by the icon

next to the programme number

• When you have already registered a

password, the display for entering the

password appears.

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Lock Channels

Tuning

Programme

001

Service

DDE News

AAC

002

The Tuning Display allows you to tune your

recorder automatically or to hide unused or

unwanted programmes and also change the order

of the programmes on display. During these

procedures you may be requested to enter your

password. Refer to page 75 for information.

003

NCE 5

004

Channel J

Digital Teletext

005

Page Up

Page Down

Show Locked

If you do not wish to lock one of the five

channels in the display, press the RED or

GREEN button to view the previous or next

five channels available.

Follow steps 1 to 3 of “Digital TV settings

(DTV Settings)” on page 75, then select

“Tuning,” and press ENTER.

Press the O button to come back to the

Parental Lock menu.

The DTV Settings - Tuning menu appears.

Tuning

◆To unlock channels

Auto Tune

Programme Hide

Programme Sort

In Step 2 above press the M/m buttons to

highlight the channel you want to unlock, then

press ENTER: the icon next to the

programme number disappears.

Press the O button to come back to the

Parental Lock menu.

Auto Tune

This option enables you to capture and store

automatically all available channels.

z Hints

Press the BLUE button to view the list showing only

the locked channels.

• Press the BLUE button once again when you wish to

return to the previous channel list display.

•

Once the DTV Settings - Tuning menu

displayed, select “Auto Tune,” and press

ENTER.

The Auto Tune Start Display appears.

• Press

while the Lock Channels display is

turned on to change to the previous/next page.

Auto Tune

Do you want to start auto tuning ?

◆ To set the Age Limit

Yes

Once the Parental Lock menu displayed,

select “Set Age Limit,” and press ENTER.

Set Age Limit

Select “Yes” in the menu option and press

ENTER.

An event will be locked when it is rated as

The Auto Tune display appears showing a

tuning progress bar and the number of

channels found.

unsuitable for children below the following age:

Age:

Auto Tune

Press the M/m buttons to set the desired age

limit and press ENTER.

Number of channels found:

b Notes

Searching ...

• To operate correctly, this feature relies on the

broadcaster sending the correct age classification for

each programme.

• If you select the Parental Lock channel activated, “This

channel has been locked” appears on the gray screen

and it is recorded.

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When Auto Tune has ended, a completion

display appears indicating the number of TV

and Radio channels that have been found and

stored.

GREEN button to view the previous or next

five channels available.

Once you have hidden the unwanted channels

as desired, press the ^Obutton repeatedly to

return to the main menu.

Auto Tune

Number of channels found:

Number of TV Channels:

Number of Radio Channels:

◆Restoration of hidden programmes

Hidden channels are identified by an icon next

to the programme number.

Tuning has sucessfully completed

In Step 3 above press the M/m buttons to highlight

the channel you want to restore, then press

ENTER: the icon next to the programme

number disappears.

Press the ENTER button to remove the

display and view the first channel captured.

z Hints

• Press the BLUE button to view the list showing only

the hidden channels.

• Press the BLUE button once again when you wish to

return to the standard programme hide display.

Programme Hide

This option allows you to hide (disable) unused or

unwanted channels.

The hidden programmes will be skipped when you

press PROG +/– and will not appear in the EPG

applications.

Programme Sort

This option allows you to change the channel

order in the on-screen programme list.

Once the DTV Settings - Tuning menu

displayed, select “Programme Hide,” and

press ENTER.

The DTV Settings- Programme Hide display

appears showing all the TV or Radio channels

available to you.

Once the DTV Settings - Tuning menu

displayed, select “Programme Sort,” and

press ENTER.

The Programme Sort Display appears

showing the list of all tuned channels.

Programme Hide

Programme Sort

Programme

001

Service

DDE News

AAC

Programme

001

Service

002

DDE News

AAC

003

NCE 5

002

004

Channel J

Digital Teletext

003

NCE 5

005

004

Channel J

Digital Teletext

Page Up

Page Down

Show Hidden

005

Page Up

Page Down

Press the TV/RADIO button to display either

the TV or Radio channels.

The Radio mode is indicated by the presence

Press the M/m buttons or enter a programme

number to highlight the channel you wish to

move, then press the ENTER button.

A tick icon appears next to the selected

programme number and a Swap option

appears in the display.

of a Radio icon

in the display.

Press the M/m buttons or enter a channel

number to highlight a channel you want to

hide, then press the ENTER button.

Programme Sort

Programme Hide

Programme

001

Service

Programme

001

Service

DDE News

AAC

DDE News

AAC

002

003

NCE 5

003

NCE 5

004

Channel J

Digital Teletext

004

Channel J

Digital Teletext

005

Page Up

Page Down

Show Hidden

Page Up

Page Down

Swap

If you do not wish to choose from one of the

five channels in the display, press the RED or

If you do not wish to choose from one of the

five channels in the display, press the RED or

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GREEN button to view the previous or next

five channels available.

Signal Strength

This information screen shows the signal strength

of the broadcast you are watching.

Press the M/m buttons to highlight the

programme number you wish your selected

channel to appear on.

Select “Signal Strength,” in the DTV Settings

- Technical Information display and press

ENTER.

Programme Sort

The Signal Strength display appears with the

selected channel on view in the background.

Programme

001

Service

DDE News

AAC

002

Signal Strength

003

NCE 5

004

Channel J

Digital Teletext

Signal Strength

Signal Quality

Good

005

Average

Page Up

Page Down

Swap

The Signal Strength display coloured bars

correspondences are as follows:

Press the BLUE button to swap channel

position. Your selected channel appears on the

programme number selected in step 3.

Good:

(Green)

Average:

(Yellow)

Poor:

(Red)

Repeat this procedure to move other channels.

Once you have moved all channels as desired,

press the ^Obutton repeatedly to return to the

main menu.

Press the PROG +/– buttons to check the

signal strength of the other tuned channels.

After viewing the information displayed,

press the ^Obutton to come back to the

Technical Information menu.

Technical Information

Follow steps 1 to 3 of “Digital TV settings

(DTV Settings)” on page 75, then select

“Technical Information,” and press ENTER.

The DTV Settings - Technical Information

menu appears.

Digital Software Upgrade

Periodically Sony will issue upgrades for the

software that was initially installed in your

recorder. These upgrades will automatically be

received and enabled. If desired, you can disable

this option as follows:

Technical Information

Manufacturer Information

Signal Strength

Select “Digital Software Upgrade,” in the

DTV Settings - Technical Information display

and press ENTER.

Digital Software Upgrade :

The Digital Software Upgrade menu option

appears

Manufacturer Information

This information screen shows you the current

version of software installed in your recorder.

Technical Information

Manufacturer Information

Signal Strength

Once the DTV Settings - Technical

Information displayed, select “Manufacturer

Information,” and press ENTER.

Digital Software Upgrade :

Off

After viewing the information displayed,

press the ^Obutton to come back to the

Technical Information menu.

Press the M/m buttons to highlight “Off,” and

press ENTER.

b Notes

• Sony recommend that you always leave this option set

to “On”.

• To receive the upgrade, the unit must be powered on

and watching a BBC channel. It will take up 30 minutes

to upgrade the unit. The new software will be available

once the unit has been placed into standby, and then

back to normal operating mode.

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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 or

tuner 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.

b Note

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

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

SETUP

Pause Mode (DVDs only)

Settings

DTV Settings

Video

TV Type :

16 : 9

Auto

Off

Pause Mode :

Component Out :

Progressive Mode :

Scart Setting

Line4 Input :

Selects the picture quality in pause mode.

Audio

Auto

Features

Password

Options

Auto

The picture, including subjects

that move dynamically, is output

with no jitter. Normally select this

position.

Video

Easy Setup

Frame

The picture, including subjects

that do not move dynamically, is

output in high resolution.

TV Type

Sets the picture size when playing back a title

recorded from 16:9 size video (page 50) or a 16:9

size commercial DVD video.

Select the playback picture size according to the

type of connected TV (wide-screen/wide mode

TV or conventional 4:3 screen TV).

Component Out

Selects whether or not to output video signals

from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks.

Outputs the component video

signals. Select this when you want

to view progressive signals.

16:9

Select this when connecting to a

wide-screen TV or TV with a wide

mode function.

Off

Outputs no signals.

4:3 Letter

Box

Select this when connecting to a

4:3 screen TV. Displays a wide

picture with bands on the upper

and lower portions of the screen.

b Notes

• 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.

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.

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◆Line3 Input

Progressive Mode

Selects a method of inputting video signals for the

LINE 3 jack. The picture will not be clear if this

setting does not match the type of video input

signal.

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.

Video/

RGB

Inputs video signals or RGB

signals.

S Video

Inputs S-video signals.

◆ Line3 Output

Selects a method of outputting video signals for

the LINE 3 jack.

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 14).

Video

Outputs video signals.

Outputs S-video signals.

S Video

Line4 Input

Selects a method of inputting video signals for the

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

Auto

Automatically detectsthesoftware

type (Film-based or Video-based)

and selects the appropriate

conversion mode. Normally select

this position.

Video

Inputs video signals.

S Video

Inputs S-video signals.

Video

Fixes the conversion mode to the

mode for Video-based software.

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.

◆Line1 Output

Selects a method of outputting video signals for

the LINE 1 – TV jack.

RGB

Outputs RGB signals.

Outputs video signals.

Outputs S-video signals.

Video

S Video

b 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.

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Audio Settings (Audio)

Standard

TV Mode

Normally select this position.

Makes low sounds clear even if

you turn the volume down.

The “Audio” setup allows you to adjust the sound

according to the playback and connection

conditions.

Wide

Range

Gives you the feeling of being at a

live performance.

1 Press SYSTEM MENU while the recorder is

in stop mode.

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 “4. Displaying the Playing Time

and Play Information” on page 31. This function

affects the output of the following jacks:

– LINE 2 OUT R-AUDIO-L jacks

– LINE 1 – TV jack

2 Select “SETUP,” and press ENTER.

3 Select “Audio,” and press ENTER.

The “Audio” setup appears with the following

options. The default settings are underlined.

SETUP

Audio ATT :

Off

Settings

DTV Settings

Video

Audio DRC :

Downmix :

Standard

Dolby Surround

– LINE 3 jack

Audio Connection

Audio

Features

Password

Options

– DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL or COAXIAL) jack

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

(page 82).

Easy Setup

Dolby

Surround

Normally select this position.

Multi-channel audio signals are

output to two channels for

enjoying surround sounds.

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 R-AUDIO-L jacks

– LINE 1 – TV jack

Normal

Multi-channel audio signals are

downmixed to two channels for

use with your stereo.

Audio Connection

– LINE 3 jack

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.

Select this when the playback

sound from the speakers is

distorted.

For connection details, see “Step 4: Connecting

the Audio Cords” on page 17.

Off

Normally select this position.

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

“48kHz/96kHz PCM” after setting “Digital Out”

to “On.”

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:

– LINE 2 OUT R-AUDIO-L jacks

– LINE 1 – TV jack

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.

Select “Audio Connection” in “Audio,” and

press ENTER.

– LINE 3 jack

– DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL or COAXIAL) jack

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

(page 82).

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• DTS (DVD VIDEO only)

Selects whether or not to output DTS signals.

Audio - Audio Connection

Digital Out :

Dolby Digital :

D-PCM

PCM

Select this when the recorder is

connected to an audio component

with a built-in DTS decoder.

MPEG :

DTS :

Off

48kHz/96kHz PCM :

48kHz/16bit

Off

Select this when the recorder is

connected to an audio component

without a built-in DTS decoder.

Select “Digital Out,” and press ENTER.

Off

Normally select this position.

• 48kHz/96kHz PCM (DVD VIDEO only)

Selects the sampling frequency of the audio

signal.

The influence of the digital circuit

upon the analogue circuit is

minimal.

48kHz/

16bit

The DVD video audio signal is

converted to 48kHz/16bit and

output.

Select “On,” and press ENTER.

Set the digital output signal.

• Dolby Digital (DVDs only)

Selects the type of Dolby Digital signal.

96kHz/

24bit

All signals containing 96kHz/

24bit are output without

conversion. However, the signals

are output at 48kHz/16bit if

contained.

D-PCM

Select this when the recorder is

connected to an audio component

lacking a built-in Dolby Digital

decoder. The surround effects of

output signals are determined by

the “Downmix” setting item in

“Audio” setup.

b Notes

• “48kHz/96kHz PCM” setting has no effect when audio

signals are output from the LINE 2 OUT (R-AUDIO-

L) jacks. If the sampling frequency is 96kHz, signals

are simply converted to 96kHz analog signals and

output.

Dolby

Digital

Select this when the recorder is

connected to an audio component

with a built-in Dolby Digital

decoder.

• When you use the DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL or

OPTICAL) 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

Surround TVS modes.

• MPEG (DVD VIDEO only)

Selects the type of MPEG audio signal.

PCM

Select this when the recorder is

connected to an audio component

without a built-in MPEG decoder.

If you play MPEG audio sound

tracks, the recorder outputs stereo

signals via the DIGITAL OUT

(COAXIAL or OPTICAL) jack.

MPEG

Select this when the recorder is

connected to an audio component

with a built-in MPEG decoder.

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b Note

• The actual chapter mark interval may vary depending

on the amount of information contained in the video to

be recorded.

Recording and Parental

Control Settings (Features)

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.

The “Features” setup allows you to adjust

recording and parental control settings.

1 Press SYSTEM MENU while the recorder is

in stop mode.

Select “Parental Control” in “Features,” and

press ENTER.

2 Select “SETUP,” and press ENTER.

• If you have not entered a password, the

display for registering a new password

appears.

3 Select “Features,” and press ENTER.

The “Features” setup appears with the

following options. The default settings are

underlined.

Features - Parental Control

Enter a new password.

SETUP

Cancel

TV Direct Rec :

Auto Chapter :

Parental Control

Colour System

Screen Saver

Settings

DTV Settings

Video

PAL

Audio

Features

Password

Options

• When you have already registered a

password, the display for entering the

password appears.

Easy Setup

Features - Parental Control

Enter your password.

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

DVD-R only)

Cancel

Allows you to easily record what

you are watching on the TV using

SMARTLINK.

Enter your four-digit password using the

number buttons, then select “OK” and press

ENTER.

Off

Turns off the TV Direct Rec

function.

Features - Parental Control

Auto Chapter

Selects whether to automatically divide a

recording (a title) into chapters during recording.

Level :

Off

Standard :

USA

Select “Standard,” and press , or ENTER.

The selection items for “Standard” are

displayed.

For a DVD-RW (VR mode), the

recorder detects changes in the

picture and sound and

automatically inserts chapter

marks.

Features - Parental Control

Level :

Off

For other recordable discs, the

recorder inserts chapter marks at

approximately 6-minute intervals.

Standard :

USA

Others

Select a geographic area as the playback

limitation level, and press ENTER.

The area is selected.

Off

No chapter mark is inserted.

• When you select “Others,” press the number

buttons to select and enter an area code in

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the table (page 102). Then select “OK” and

press ENTER.

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).

Select “Level,” and press ENTER.

The selection items for “Level” are displayed.

Features - Parental Control

Level :

Off

Standard :

Off

Turns on the screen saver function.

Turns off the function.

The lower the value, the stricter the limitation.

Discs rated higher than the selected level will

be restricted.

Select the level, and press ENTER.

The Parental Control setting is complete.

To cancel the Parental Control setting for the

disc, set “Level” to “Off” in step 6.

To change the password, you will have to set

it in the Password Setup Display (page 85).

b Notes

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

selecting “Parental Control” of “Factory Setup” in

“Options” setup (page 86).

• 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.

Colour System

Selects the colour system when playing VIDEO

CDs (including Super VIDEO CDs).

PAL

Plays a disc in PAL colour system.

NTSC

Plays a disc in NTSC colour

system.

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Parental Control

(Password)

Disc and Remote Control

Settings/Factory Settings

(Options)

This “Password” Setup allow you to set or to

modify the password that gives access to Parental

Control settings.

The “Options” setup allows you to set up other

operational settings.

1 Press SYSTEM MENU while the recorder is

in stop mode.

1 Press SYSTEM MENU while the recorder is

in stop mode.

2 Select “SETUP,” and press ENTER.

3 Select “Password,” and press ENTER.

3 Select “Options,” and press ENTER.

The “Options” setup appears with the

following options. The default settings are

underlined.

The Password Setup Display appears

• If you have not yet set a password, the

display for registering a new password

appears.

SETUP

Settings

DTV Settings

Video

Format DVD-RW :

Dimmer :

Password

Normal

Off

Power Save :

Auto Display :

Command Mode :

Factory Setup

Enter a new password.

Audio

Features

Password

Options

DVD3

Cancel

Easy Setup

• When you have already registered a

password, the display for entering the

password appears.

Format DVD-RW (DVD-RW only)

The recorder automatically starts formatting in

VR mode or Video mode, whichever is selected

below, when a new, unformatted DVD-RW is

inserted.

Password

Enter your password.

Automatically formats the disc in

VR mode.

Cancel

Video

Automatically formats the disc in

Video mode.

If you wish to change your password, first

enter your current password using the number

buttons, then select “OK” and press ENTER.

The display for registering a new password

appears.

Dimmer

Adjusts the lighting of the front panel display.

Normal

Bright lighting.

4 Enter your new four-digit password using

the number buttons, then select “OK” and

press ENTER.

Power

Save

Low lighting. Turns off the

lighting when the power is off.

b Note

When “Power Save” in “Options” setup is set to “On,”

the front panel display is turned off during standby

regardless of this setting.

b Note

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

selecting “Parental Control” of “Factory Setup” in

“Options” setup (page 86).

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The display for selecting a group of settings

appears.

Power Save

Selects whether this recorder is in power save

mode when the power is turned off (standby).

Select the group of settings you want to return

to default from “Settings,” “DTV Settings,”

“Video,” “Audio,” “Features,” “Password,”

“Options,” and “All,” and press , or

ENTER.

Sets to power save mode. The

front panel display is off when the

recorder is in standby.

Off

Does not set to power save mode.

Normally, select this.

Select “Start,” and press ENTER.

The selected settings return to their default

settings.

b Notes

Press ENTER when “Finish” appears.

• Power Save mode does not function when a Synchro

Recording is set, even when “Power Save” is set to

“On.”

• The SMARTLINK features are not available when

“Power Save” is set to “On.”

• The

(Electronic Programme Guide) button located

on the front panel is invalid when “Power Save” is set

to “On” and the recorder is turned to off.

Auto Display

Automatically displays

information on the screen when

the recorder is turned on, etc.

Off

Displays information only when

DISPLAY is pressed.

Command Mode

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.

DVD1

Select this if the default Command

Mode conflicts with other DVD

equipment.

DVD2

Select this if the default Command

Mode conflicts with other DVD

equipment.

DVD3

The default Command Mode of

the recorder.

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.

Select “Factory Setup” in “Options,” and

press , or ENTER.

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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

DTV Settings

Video

Audio

Features

Password

Options

Easy Setup

4 Press ENTER.

5 Select “Start.”

6 Follow the instructions for “Easy Setup”

(page 22) from step 2.

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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.

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,

contact the Sony Customer Information Centre on

08705 111 999

(Monday-Friday from 8:30am to 6:00pm)

, 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.

Power

The power does not turn on.

, Check that the mains lead is connected securely.

Tuner

, When playing a double-layer DVD, the video

and audio may be momentarily interrupted at the

point where the layers switch.

The channel is not found or stored or missed.

, Make sure that your aerial is properly connected

to the recorder.

, Confirm with your dealer that you are in an area

that can receive a digital signal.

, Check your aerial installation.

TV programme reception does not fill the

screen.

, Select the correct source using the INPUT

SELECT button, or select a channel of any TV

programme using the PROG +/– buttons.

Picture

Picture break up

, Signal strength low.

, Check aerial installation.

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.

TV programme pictures are distorted.

, Reorient or upgrade the TV aerial.

, Adjust the picture (see the TV’s instruction

manual).

, Place the recorder and TV farther apart.

, Place the TV and any bunched aerial cables

farther apart.

, The RF cable is connected to the AERIAL OUT

jack on the recorder. Connect the cable to the

AERIAL IN jack.

, Check that “Scart Setting” in “Video” setup is set

to the appropriate item that conforms to your

system (page 80).

, If you connect the recorder to your TV via only

the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks, set

“Component Out” in “Video” setup to “On”

(page 79).

, This recorder cannot record NTSC signals.

, A scrambled channel is selected.

, When playing a double-layer DVD, the video

and audio may be momentarily interrupted at the

point where the layers switch.

TV channels cannot be changed.

, The channel is hidden (page 77).

, A timer recording started, which changed the

channels.

, The Parental Lock is activated (page 75).

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The picture from equipment connected to the

recorder’s input jack does not appear on the

screen.

Sound

There is no sound.

, 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 jack,

select “L3” in the front panel display by pressing

PROG +/– or INPUT SELECT.

, 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 Connection” settings in

“Audio” setup (page 81).

, A scrambled channel is selected.

, 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 80).

Sound distortion occurs.

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

(page 81).

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.

Sound is noisy.

, When playing a CD with DTS sound tracks,

noise will come from the LINE 2 OUT R-

AUDIO-L jacks, LINE 1 – TV jack, or LINE 3

jack (page 59).

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 81).

The picture does not fill the screen.

, Set “TV Type” in “Video” setup in accordance

with the screen size of your TV (page 79).

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

(page 81).

, One of the Surround TVS effects is selected

(page 60).

The picture does not fill the screen, even

though the picture size is set in “TV Type” in

“Video” setup.

An alternate audio track cannot be recorded.

, When recording from connected equipment, set

“Line Audio Input” in TOOLS menu to

“Bilingual” (page 55).

, The picture size of the title is fixed.

, Any discs other than DVD-RWs (VR mode)

cannot be used for recording both main and sub

sounds.

, 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” of “Audio Connection” in “Audio”

setup to “D-PCM” (page 82).

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 80).

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

one that is fully wired (21 pins).

Sound break up

, Signal strength low.

, Check aerial installation.

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, Try changing the subtitle using the DVD

VIDEO’s menu.

, The subtitles cannot be changed for the titles

recorded on this recorder.

Playback

The recorder does not play any type of disc.

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

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.

The angles cannot be changed.

, Multi-angles are not recorded on the DVD

VIDEO being played.

, You are trying to change the angles when “

does not appear on the TV screen (page 58).

, The DVD VIDEO prohibits changing angles.

”

, If the disc was recorded on another recorder, the

recorder cannot play the disc if it was not

finalised (page 36).

, Try changing the angle using the DVD VIDEO’s

menu.

, The angles cannot be changed for the titles

recorded on this recorder.

The recorder does not start playback from the

beginning.

, Resume play was activated (page 57).

, 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 65).

The JPEG image files do not play.

, The JPEG image files are not recorded in a

format that the recorder can play (page 65).

, Progressive JPEG images cannot be played.

The recorder starts playing automatically.

, The DVD VIDEO features an auto playback

function.

Recording/Timer recording/

Editing

Playback stops automatically.

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

stops playback at the auto pause signal.

The programme position cannot be changed

from the programme position you are

recording.

Some functions such as Stop, Search, or Slow-

motion Play cannot be performed.

, Set the TV’s input source to “TV.”

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

do some of the operations above. See the

Recording does not start immediately after you

press z REC.

instruction manual supplied with the disc.

, Operate the recorder only after “LOAD,”

“FORMAT,” or “INFOWRITE” disappears

from the front panel display.

The language for the sound track cannot be

changed.

, Multilingual tracks are not recorded on the DVD

being played.

, The DVD VIDEO prohibits the changing of the

language for the sound track.

, Try changing the language using the DVD

VIDEO’s menu.

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 74).

The subtitle language cannot be changed or

turned off.

, Multilingual subtitles are not recorded on the

DVD VIDEO.

, The channel was hidden after the timer recording

was set. See “Programme Hide” on page 77.

, Disconnect the mains lead from the mains, and

connect it again.

, The DVD VIDEO prohibits changing of the

subtitles.

, The programme contains copy protection signals

that restrict copying.

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, Other timer setting overlapped the timer setting

(page 53).

, There is no DVD inside the recorder.

, There is not enough disc space for the recording.

, A scrambled channel is selected.

Synchro-Recording does not complete.

, The timer setting for the connected equipment

overlapped the recorder’s timer setting

(page 55).

, There was a power failure during the recording.

, The Channel activated Parental Lock is selected.

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 54).

Recording does not stop immediately after you

press x REC STOP.

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

disc data before recording can stop.

Recording does not stop after you press x.

, Open the remote’s cover and press x REC

STOP.

Display

The clock has stopped.

, Set the clock again (page 74).

, The clock stopped due to a power failure that

lasted for more than 1 hour. Reset the clock

(page 74).

Timer recording is not complete or did not start

from the beginning.

, There was a power failure during recording. If

the power recovers when there is a timer

recording, the recorder resumes recording.

Should the power failure continue for more than

1 hour, reset the clock (page 74).

The TIMER REC indicator is flashing.

, The disc does not have enough space.

, Insert a recordable disc inside the recorder.

, Other timer setting overlapped the timer setting

(page 53).

, Disc space was not enough.

The recording mode indication is incorrect.

, When the recording 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.

, After playing titles recorded in SLP and SEP

mode, the recording mode indication may

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.

change depending on the recorded programme.

Recording from the equipment

with a timer

The clock does not appear in the front panel

display.

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

Save” (page 85).

Nothing was recorded even though you set the

Synchro-Rec setting correctly.

, You forgot to turn off the connected equipment.

Turn off the connected equipment and set the

recorder to Synchro-Rec standby mode

(page 54).

, The “Power Save” in “Options” setup was set to

“On,” and the recorder is in standby (page 86).

, 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 54).

Remote control

The remote does not function.

, Batteries are weak.

, The remote is too far from the recorder.

, The remote’s manufacturer code returned to the

default setting when you replaced the batteries.

Reset the code (page 19).

, The recorder is connected to the TV output jack

of the connected equipment.

, Turn on the recorder.

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, The remote is not pointed at the remote sensor on

the recorder.

“FAN ERROR” appears in the front panel

display.

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

not blocked. Then, immediately disconnect the

mains lead. Leave the recorder off for a while,

then re-connect the mains lead, and press [/1 on

the recorder.

, Different command modes are set for the

recorder and remote. Set the same command

mode (page 21). The default command mode

setting for this recorder and the supplied remote

is DVD3.

, Set the TV/DVD switch to DVD (page 20).

The Parental Lock does not work.

, Check the Parental Lock options settings

(page 75).

Other Sony equipment responds to the remote.

, The same command mode is set for both the

equipment and recorder. Set a different

command mode for the recorder (page 21).

Mechanical sound is heard when the recorder

is off.

, While the recorder is updating the EPG

information, operational noises (such as the

internal fan) may be heard, even when the power

is off. This is not a malfunction.

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.

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. (If the recorder does not turn off or if the

clock does not appear in the front panel display,

disconnect the mains lead anyway.) Connect the

mains lead 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

Five numbers or letters are displayed in the

front panel display.

, The self-diagnosis function was activated (see

the table on page 93).

“WELCOME” appears in the front panel display.

The disc tray does not open after you press Z

(open/close).

“LOCKED” appears in the front panel display.

, The disc tray is locked. Cancel the Child Lock

(page 57).

, 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.

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.

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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 00) 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

characters of

the service

number

Cause and/or corrective

action

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 service facility and

give the five-character

service number.

On cleaning discs

Do not use a commercially available cleaning

disc. It may cause a malfunction.

Example: E 61 10

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.

• 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.

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• Clean the disc with a cleaning cloth. Wipe the

disc from the centre out.

• Do not use solvents such as benzine, thinner,

commercially available disc/lens 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.

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General

Power requirements: 220-240 V AC, 50/

60 Hz

Specifications

Power consumption: 35 W

Dimensions (approx.): 430 × 75 × 328 mm

(width/height/depth) incl. projecting parts

Mass (approx.): 4.4 kg

System

Laser: Semiconductor laser

Transmission standards: DVB-T

Operating temperature: 5ºC to 35ºC

Operating humidity: 25% to 80%

Supplied accessories:

Audio/video cord (1)

Mains lead (1)

Aerial cable (1)

Channel coverage: UHF channels B21 - B69

Remote commander (remote) (1)

R6 (size AA) batteries (2)

The above channel coverage merely ensures the

channel reception within these ranges. It does not

guarantee the ability to receive signals in all

circumstances.

Specifications and design are subject to change

without notice.

Compatible colour systems

Aerial out: 75-ohm asymmetrical aerial socket

Video recording format: MPEG Video

Audio recording format/applicable bit

rate: Dolby Digital 2 ch/256 kbps

This recorder is designed to record using the PAL

colour system and play back using the PAL or

NTSC colour systems.

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)

LINE 1 – TV: 21-pin

CVBS IN/OUT

S-Video/RGB OUT (upstream)

LINE 3: 21-pin

CVBS IN/OUT

S-Video/RGB IN

S-Video OUT (downstream)

DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL): Optical output jack/

–18 dBm (wave length: 660 nm)

DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL): Phono jack/

0.5 Vp-p/75 ohms

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

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

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

R/CR: 0.7 Vp-p

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Guide to Parts and Controls

For more information, see the pages in parentheses.

Remote

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 (19)

B Z (open/close) button (26)

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

D t TV/VIDEO, TV/DVD button (19)

E PROG (programme) +/– buttons (28)

The + button has a tactile dot*.

F Number buttons (48, 62)

SET button (48)

The number 5 button has a tactile dot*.

G CLEAR/-/-- (ten digit) button (48)

H 2(volume) +/– buttons (19)

Text button (42)

J TV/RADIO button (42)

(audio) button (58)

The

button has a tactile dot*.

L [TIMER] button (46)

M Coloured multimedia applications &

interactive services control buttons (38)

N SYSTEM MENU button (21, 74)

TITLE LIST button (29, 56 , 63, 68)

GUIDE (Electronic Programme Guide)

button (38, 48)

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

INFO button (40)

Favourite button (43)

R TOOLS button (26)

S O RETURN button (52)

(instant replay)/

buttons (29, 63)

(instant advance)

U TOP MENU button (56)

V MENU button (56)

W mc

CM (search) buttons

(58)

X ./> (previous/next) buttons (58)

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Y H (play) button (56)

X (pause) button (58)

(subtitle) button (58)

ea DISPLAY button (31)

x (stop) button (56)

The H button has a tactile dot*.

TIME/TEXT button (31)

(angle) button (58)

Z z REC button (28)

ed INPUT SELECT button (55)

X REC PAUSE button (28)

x REC STOP button (28)

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

(21)

wj CHAPTER MARK/CHAPTER MARK

ERASE buttons (71)

eg PROGRESSIVE button (16)

wk REC MODE button (28)

* Use the tactile dot as a reference when operating the

recorder.

wl SYNCHRO REC button (54)

Front panel

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

B Front panel display (32, 98)

C Disc tray (26)

M ./> (previous/next) buttons (58)

N PROGRAM +/– buttons (28)

The + button has a tactile dot*.

O REC MODE button (45)

D A (open/close) button (26)

INPUT SELECT button (55)

E TIMER REC indicator (46)

P LINE 2 IN (S VIDEO/VIDEO/L(MONO)

SYNCHRO REC indicator (54)

AUDIO R) jacks (24)

(remote sensor) (19)

* Use the tactile dot as a reference when operating the

recorder.

G H (play) button (56)

X (pause) button (58)

x (stop) button (56)

H z REC button (28)

X REC PAUSE button (28)

x REC STOP button (28)

I SYSTEM MENU button (21)

TOOLS button (26)

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

K O RETURN button (22)

GUIDE (Electronic Programme Guide)

button (38)

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Front panel display

DVD RW VCD

PROGRESSIVE

SMARTLINK

A Playing/recording status

B Disc type*/recording format

C Audio signal indicators (31)

D TV indicator (28)

E Displays the following (32):

• Playing time/remaining time

• Current title/chapter/track/index number

• Recording time/recording mode

• Clock

• Programme position

• TV Direct Rec indication (28): “TV”

appears in the right most two digits.

(angle) indicator (58)

G SMARTLINK indicator (15)

H 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 85).

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Rear panel

AERIAL

LINE 1-TV

LINE 3

DIGITAL OUT

COAXIAL

PB/

AUDIO VIDEO

VIDEO

AUDIO VIDEO

VIDEO

PCM/DTS/MPEG/DOLBY DIGITAL

OPTICAL

OUT

LINE

OUT

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

PR/

~AC IN

A AERIAL IN/OUT jacks (13)

B LINE 1 – TV jack (14)

C LINE 3 jack (23)

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

P^R/CR) jacks (14)

E AC IN terminal (18)

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

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

(14, 17)

H LINE 4 IN (S VIDEO) jack (24)

I LINE 4 IN (R-AUDIO-L/VIDEO) jacks

(24)

J DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL/OPTICAL)

jacks (17)

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DVD-R (page 8)

Glossary

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.

Chapter (page 62)

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 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.

Copy protection signals (page 45)

Copy restriction set by copyright owners, etc.

These signals are included in some software or TV

programmes and restrict recording on this

recorder.

DVD VIDEO (page 10)

Dolby Digital (page 82)

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.

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.

DTS (page 82)

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.

EPG (page 38)

The Electronic Programme Guide is a guide

showing programmes which can be displayed on a

conventional television (via the Digital Terrestrial

Television tuner included in this recorder) as the

now and next programmes or the television

schedule for a day or more at a time.

DVD+R (page 8)

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.

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

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.

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of an image, and the odd numbered field shows the

odd numbered lines of an image.

MPEG Audio (page 82)

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 67)

Titles actually recorded on a DVD-RW (VR

mode). Erasing original titles frees up disc space.

Playlist (page 67)

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 62)

The longest section of a picture or music feature

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

entire album in audio software.

Track (page 62)

Sections of a music feature on a CD/VIDEO CD

(the length of a song).

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Language Code List

For details, see page 74.

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 Volap k

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

Area Code

For details, see page 83.

Code Area

2044 Argentina

2047 Australia

2046 Austria

2057 Belgium

2070 Brazil

2079 Canada

2090 Chile

2165 Finland

2174 France

2109 Germany

2248 India

2238 Indonesia

2254 Italy

2276 Japan

2304 Korea

2363 Malaysia

2362 Mexico

2149 Spain

2376 Netherlands

2390 New Zealand

2379 Norway

2427 Pakistan

2424 Philippines

2436 Portugal

2489 Russia

2499 Sweden

2086 Switzerland

2528 Thailand

2184 United

Kingdom

2092 China

2115 Denmark

2501 Singapore

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Digital TV Channel List

Only the main transmitters are listed. For further details or updates refer to the web site

http://www.bbc.co.uk/reception/transmitters/tv_trans/index.shtml

MAIN TRANSMITTERS BBC ITV&C4 SDN MuxB MuxC MuxD

London & South East

Bluebell Hill

Crystal Palace

Dover

Heathfield

Oxford

South -West

Beacon Hill

Caradon Hill

Huntshaw Cross

Redruth

q; Stockland Hill

Channel Islands

qa Fremont Point

South

No Digital Transmission

qs Hannington

qd Midhurst

qf Rowridge

West

Mendip

East

Sandy Heath

Sudbury

Tacolneston

Midlands (West)

Ridge Hill

Sutton Coldfield

The Wrekin A

Midlands (East)

Waltham

Northern Ireland

Brougher Mountain

Divis

Limavady

North

Belmont

Emley Moor

North-West

Winter Hill

North-East

Bilsdale

Caldbeck

Chatton

Pontop Pike

Scotland

Angus

Black Hill

Sandale

Bressay

Craigkelly

Darvel

No Digital Transmission

Durris

Eitshal

Keelylang Hill

Knock More

Rosemarkie

Rumster Forest

Selkirk

Wales

Blaenplwyf

Carmel

Llanddona

Moel-y-Parc

Presely

Wenvoe

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Index

“C NR” 59

DATA CD 10

“Digital Out” 82

Digital Services

“Capture All” 71

“Capture” 71

CD 10

Words in quotations appear in

the on-screen displays.

Digital Text viewing 41

“Change IN” 72

“Change OUT” 72

Chapter 32, 51, 71, 100

CHAPTER MARK 71

CHAPTER MARK ERASE

Chapter number 32

“Chapter Search” 62

Chasing Playback 61

“Check Overlap” 52, 53

Checking/changing/cancel-

ling timer settings (Timer

List) 52

EPG 38

Favourites 42

Index 44

Programme information

Numerics

16:9 22, 79

4:3 Letter Box 22, 79

4:3 Pan Scan 22, 79

“48kHz/96kHz PCM” 82

Digital Software Upgrade 78

“Dimmer” 85

“Disc Info” 26, 35, 70

Disc Map 70

Disc Settings 26, 35, 70, 85

Disc space 27

Disc types 8

“A-B Erase” 69

Adjusting

playback picture 59

playback sound 60

recording picture 50

Aerial 13

Album 32, 66

Album number 32

“Album Search” 62

Angle 58

Area code 102

Audio 58, 81

“Audio Connection” 22

Audio cord 17

“Audio DRC” 81

“Audio Filter” 60

“Audio” 74

“Audio Settings” 60

“Auto Chapter” 83

“Auto Display” 86

Auto Tune 22, 76

“AV SYNC” 60

Display

Child Lock 57

Cleaning discs 93

Clock 22, 74

front panel display 32,

Dolby Digital 17, 82, 100

“Downmix” 81

DTS 82, 100

“DVD Menu” 74

DVD VIDEO 10, 100

DVD+R 8, 100

DVD+RW 8, 100

DVD-R 8, 100

DVD-RW 8, 100

DVD-RWs (Video mode) 68

“DVE” 59

“Colour” 50, 59

“Colour System” 84

Colour systems 95

“Combine” 72

“Command Mode” 21, 86

“Component Out” 79

Component video input 14

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

Connecting 14

the aerial cable 13

the audio cords 17

the video cords 14

“Contrast” 50, 59

Controlling TVs with the

remote 19

Copy control signals 45

Copy protection 100

Copy-Free 45

Copy-Never 45

Copy-Once 45

CPRM 8

“Create Playlist” 71

Creating chapters 71

Easy Setup 22, 87

Editing 67, 71

Enter characters 33

EPG

Viewing a list of

available channels 38

Viewing programmes

related to a specific

category. 39

Batteries 19

“Bilingual” 54, 55

“BNR” 59

“Brightness” 50, 59

“Erase All” 70

“Erase” 53, 68, 72

“Erase Titles” 70

“Extend Rec” 47

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“Line4 Input” 80

resume play 57

slow-motion play 58

Playing status bar 32

Playlist 30, 67, 71, 101

“Power Save” 86

“Present Time” 74

“Preview” 72

“Factory Setup” 86

Favourites

Mains Lead 18

Manual Clock Set 74

Manufacturer Information 78

MENU 56

Deleting a channel from

the Favourites List 43

Moving to a different

favourite list 43

Programme Hide 77

Programme information 40

Programme Sort 77

Progressive 16, 101

“Progressive Mode” 80

“Protect Disc” 35

“Protect” 68

Setting a favourite list 42

Watching or listening to

a favourite channel 43

DVD’s Menu 56

Top menu 56

“MNR” 59

“Modify” 53

“Move” 72

MP3 audio tracks 63

MPEG 82, 101

“Features” 83

“File Search” 62

“Finalise” 36

Finalising 36

“Format DVD-RW” 85

“Format” 26

Formatting 26

Freeze Frame 58

Front panel 97

Front panel display 32, 98

Protection

disc 35

title 68

Number buttons 34

Quick guide to disc types 8

Quick Timer 49

One Touch Menu 57

One Touch Play 57

One Touch Timer 47

“Options” 85

GB 27

Rear panel 99

REC 28

Rec Mode Adjust 46

“Rec Mode” 50

Original 30, 67, 101

Handling discs 93

“Hue” 59

“Rec NR” 50

Page mode 30

REC PAUSE 28

“Rec Settings” 50

“Rec Video Equalizer” 50

Recordable discs 8

Recording 54, 83

picture adjustment 50

recording format 8

recording mode 29, 45

recording time 29

while watching another

programme 28

Parental Control 57, 83

Parental Lock 75

Parts and controls 96

“Password” 85

“Pause Mode” 79

“PB Video Equalizer” 59

PBC 56

Index 44

INPUT SELECT 55

Interlace 101

Interlace format 101

Picture quality 50, 59

Picture size 50

JPEG image files 63

“Play Beginning” 57

Play mode 32

Playable discs 10

Playback 10, 32, 56, 58

fast forward 58

Labelling 35

RECOVERY 92

Region code 11

Language 74

LINE 2 IN 24

LINE 3 23

LINE 4 IN 24

“Line Audio Input” 54, 55

“Line Rec. Picture Size” 50

“Line1 Output” 80

“Line3 Input” 80

“Line3 Output” 80

Remaining time 32

Remote 19, 96

fast reverse 58

Resetting the recorder 87

Resume Play 57

“RGB” 22, 80

freeze frame 58

instant advance 58

instant replay 58

JPEG image files 63

MP3 audio tracks 63

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TOP MENU 56

Track 101

S VIDEO 14

“S Video” 22, 80

“Scart Setting” 80

Scene List 72

Screen Saver 84

“Search” 62

Searching

“Track Search” 62

Troubleshooting 88

“TV Direct Rec” 28, 83

“TV Type” 22, 79

TV/DVD switch 19

TV/VIDEO 28

TVS (TV Virtual Surround)

fast reverse/fast forward

locating the beginning of

the title/chapter/track 58

search mode 62

visual search 62

“Unfinalise” 37

Unfinalising 37

Usable discs 8, 10

SET 20, 34

“Set Thumbnail” 68

Signal Strength 78

Simultaneous Rec and Play 61

Slow-motion play 58

SMARTLINK 15

Sort 30

Sound quality 60

Subtitle 58, 74

Super VIDEO CD 10

Surround 60

VIDEO CD 10

Video cord 14

“Video” 22, 80, 79

Video input 14

Video mode 8

“Video Settings” 59

Visual Search 62

VR mode 8, 67

Synchro Rec 54

“Y NR” 59

Technical Information 78

Thumbnail picture 31

“Time Search” 62

TIME/TEXT 32

TIMER 46

Timer List 52

Timer recording

check/change/cancel 51,

EPG timer setting 48

manual setting 46

Rec Mode Adjust 46

Synchro Rec 54

Title 32, 101

TITLE LIST 56

Title List 29, 56

Sort 30

Thumbnail 31

“Title Name” 68

Title number 32

“Title Search” 62

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