Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product DAR-RH7000 Sony
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2-635-396- 11 (1) © 2005 Sony Corporat ion D VD Recorder Home Theatre System Operati ng Instruct ions DAR-RH7000 DAR-RH1000.
2 WARNIN G To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabin et. Refer s ervicing to qualifie d personnel only. The mains lead m ust only be changed at a qualified se rvice shop.
3 If the hard disk dri ve shoul d malfunc tion, you c annot r ecover l ost data. Th e har d disk drive is only a temporar y storage spa ce. About r epairi ng the ha rd disk drive • The contents of the hard disk drive may be checked in case of repair or inspect ion during a malfunc tion or mo dificati on.
4 If you have any questi ons or problems conc erning your recorde r, please c onsult y our nearest Sony dealer . About thi s manual • In this manual, the internal ha rd disk drive is wri tten as “HDD,” and “di sc” is u sed as a gener al reference for the HDD, DVDs, or CDs un less othe rwise s pecified by the text or illustr ations.
5 Table of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6 Speaker Surround O ptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Selecting the Sound Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Reinforcing Bass Fre quencies (DSGX) .
7 Ways to Use Your DVD Re corder Home The atre System A li st of recor dabl e and play able di scs is on page 8. Recording/Playbac k Compa tible medi a and refere nce page s Quick a ccess to record ed titles – Title L ist , “3.
8 Quick G uide to Di sc Typ es Recordable and play able discs Usable disc vers ions (as of Ma rch 20 05) • 8 x-speed or slower DVD+RWs • 6 x-speed or slower DVD-RWs (Ver. 1.1, Ver.1.2 with CPRM *1 ) • 16x-sp eed or slowe r DVD +Rs • 16x-sp eed or slow er DV D-R s (Ver .
9 Discs tha t cannot be reco rded on • 8 c m di scs • DV D-R D L ( Dual Laye r) discs • DV D-Rs in VR mode (Video Record ing format) *3 Only if the recor ding mode is LSP, SP, HSP , or HQ, and “DVD Rec. Picture Si ze” is set to “16:9.” *4 Erasing t itles d oes not free up di sc space.
10 Playable dis cs “DVD VIDEO” and “CD” are trademarks. Discs tha t cann ot be pl ayed •P H O T O C D s • CD- ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs th at are not recor ded in mu sic CD or Vide o CD form at, o.
11 Maximum recordable n umber of t itles * The maxi mum le ngth for each title is e ight hours. Note o n pla yback op erati ons o f DVD V IDEO s/ VIDEO CDs Some playback operations of DVD VIDEOs/ VIDEO CDs may be intent ionally set by sof tware producers.
12 Hookups and Settings Overvi ew Complete the followin g steps to start using this DVD recorde r home theat re system. Steps 1 t o 4 are for the sp eaker system ; ste ps 5 and 6 for the rec order. Aft er fi nishin g all of the hookups, conne ct the mains leads in step 7, and start sett ing up the system in “Step 8: Easy Setup.
13 Hookup s and Settin gs Inserting batt eries into the remote You ca n cont rol the recor der and t he spe aker system usin g the supplie d remote. Insert two Size R6 (AA ) batter ies by matc hing the 3 and # ends on the b atteries to the markin gs inside t he compartment.
14 Ste p 2: Conne cting the Spea ker Syst em For D AR- RH70 00 Connect the speaker syste m using the su pplied speaker c ords, matchin g the colours o f the terminal s with the cor ds. For de tails on fron t speak er con necti on and s peake r stand s, se e page 1 7.
15 Hookup s and Settin gs For DA R- RH1 000 Conne ct the speak er sy stem using t he su pplied spea ker co rds, m atc hing th e col ours of the ter mina ls wi th the cord s. Notes • Do not set the spe akers in an incline d positio n. • Do not place the speaker s in locati ons that are : – Extremel y hot or cold.
16 – Very humid. – Subj ect t o vibratio n. – Subj ect to d irect sunlight. • Do not connec t any sp eakers o ther than those s upplied with thi s system . • Use caution when placi ng the sp eakers and /or spe aker stands (n ot suppl ied) att ached to t he speaker s on a speciall y treate d floor (waxe d, oile d, polis hed, et c.
17 Hookup s and Settin gs Installin g the speakers (DAR- RH7000) Attach the fr ont s peake rs to th e supp lied speak er stands. 1 Thread the speaker cord through the hole in the bottom o f the speake r stand. 2 Thread the speaker cord through the post of the speaker sta nd, and connect it to the speake r ter minal s.
18 5 Attach the co ver. Notes • Set both spea kers to the same height . • You can install the fron t and surr ound speaker s on opti ona l spea ker stan ds (WS -FV 20 or WS- FV11 ).
19 Hookup s and Settin gs To inst all t he spea kers on a wall The fron t speak ers ca n be wal l mounte d, eith er vertical ly or horizontally. To mo unt the f ront spea kers horiz onta lly, f ollow the centre speak er in stal latio n proc edur e on page 20.
20 Notes • If you do no t set t he speaker correct ly, the speaker may fall down and cau se injury. • Use screws that ar e suit able for the wal l mater ial and str ength . In th e cas e of a pl as ter bo ard w all, atta ch th e scre ws se cu rely to a be am an d fas ten th em to the w all.
21 Hookup s and Settin gs 4 Hang the spe aker s on th e scre ws. Notes • Use screw s that ar e suitab le for the wall ma teria l and strength . In the case of a plaster b oard wall, attach th e scre ws s ecu rel y to a be am an d fa st en th em to th e wa ll.
22 Step 4: Conne cting th e Subwoo fer an d Recor der Conne ct the su bwo ofer and re corder u sing the su pplied syst em cord . AERIAL IN LINE 4 IN COMPONENT VIDEO OUT VIDEO S VIDEO R - AUDI O - L LI.
23 Hookup s and Settin gs Step 5 : Co nnec ting t he T V Ae rial Connect the TV ae rial cable following the s teps below. Do not connect th e mains le ad until you rea ch “Step 7: Connect ing the Mains Leads” (page 28). 1 Disco nnect t he TV ae rial cab le f rom your TV and con nect it to A ERIAL IN on the rea r panel of the reco rder.
24 Ste p 6: Conne cting the TV an d Record er Connect a video co rd to view pi ctures (not sup plied) . Selec t one of follow ing pat terns A thr ough D accord ing t o the type of input jack on yo ur TV monit or or pro jector . Notes • Do not connect more th an one type of vid eo cord between the recorder a nd your TV at the sam e time.
25 Hookup s and Settin gs A Connecting to a SCART input jack Conn ect usin g a SCAR T cord (n ot su pplied ) to th e LINE 1-TV jack an d your TV. Be su re of a firm connec tion to a void hum and noi se. See the operating instr uctions supplied with the TV to be con nected .
26 • Ne xTView Download You can easily set the timer by usin g the NexTV iew D ownlo ad funct ion on you r TV . See your TV’s instruct ion manual. *1 “MEGALOGIC” is a regist ered tradem ark of Grund ig Corporation. *2 “EASYLINK” and “CINEMALINK” are t rademarks of Philip s Cor porati on.
27 Hookup s and Settin gs Connecting an audio cord If yo u list en vi a yo ur TV ’s s peaker s, con nect the L INE OU T jacks of the r ecor der to the audi o input jack s of your TV. Notes • Do not connect your TV’s audio outp ut jac ks to the LINE I N (AUD IO L/R ) ja cks at the sam e time.
28 Step 7 : Co nnec ting t he Mains Le ads If y ou are con necti ng ad diti onal devi ces, go t o “Conn ecting the Recor der to Ot her Eq uipment ” (page 2 9) fi rst.
29 Hookup s and Settin gs Conne cting the Reco rder to Ot her Equip ment Before connecti ng the re corder’s mai ns lead, conne ct any other e quipment (VCR, s atellite tun er, PAY- TV deco der , etc. ) to t he LINE IN jac ks of th e reco rder . See a lso th e oper ating inst ructio ns su pplied with the c onnec ted e quipm ent.
30 To con nect to the LI NE 2 IN or LINE 4 I N jacks Connect a VCR or sim ilar re cord ing devi ce to th e LINE 2 IN or LINE 4 I N jack s of thi s recor der. If you are conn ecting to the LIN E 2 IN jacks and the eq uipm ent has an S-vid eo jac k, you can use an S-video cord instea d of a vide o cord .
31 Hookup s and Settin gs Connecting to a satellite or di gital tuner Connect a satell ite or dig ital tuner t o this record er using the LINE 3/DECODER jack. Disconnect the recorder f rom the mains when connecting th e tuner. To us e the Sync hro- Rec functi on, s ee b elow.
32 Connecting a PAY-TV/Canal Plus decoder You ca n w atch or reco rd PA Y-T V/Can al Plus prog ram mes i f you c onnec t a d ecode r (n ot supp lie d) to t he reco rder.
33 Hookup s and Settin gs Setting PAY-TV/Canal Plus chann els To watch or reco rd PAY- TV/Ca nal Plus progra mm es, set your r ecord er to rec eive channe ls using the o n-sc reen d isp lay. In orde r to se t the c hanne ls corr ectly , be su re to follow all the ste ps below.
34 11 Press M / m to se lect an availa ble TV system , BG, DK, I, or L, and pr ess ENTER . To re ceive b roa dcasts in F rance, sele ct “L. ” 12 Sel ect “No rmal /CAT V,” and pres s ENTE R. 13 Select “N ormal,” an d pres s ENTER. To pres et CATV (Cable Televi sion) ch annel s, select “ CATV.
35 Hookup s and Settin gs ◆ TV Type If yo u ha ve a wide- screen TV , selec t “16: 9.” If you ha ve a stan dard TV , selec t either “4 :3 Letter Box” (s hrink to fit ) or “4:3 Pan S can” (stretch to fit). This will de termine how “wid e-scre en” i mag es are di spla yed on y our TV.
36 Seven Basic Operati ons — Getting to Know Your DVD Recorder 1. Ins ertin g and F orma tti ng a DVD D isc (Disc Inf o) Inserting a di sc 1 Press DVD. 2 Press Z (open/close ), and pla ce a disc on the disc tray . 3 Press Z (ope n/clo se) to cl ose the disc tray.
37 Seve n B asic O per ations 3 Move th e curs or down t he TOOL S menu unti l “Disc Info” i s sele cted, and pres s ENTE R. Exampl e: Whe n a D VD-RW (VR mode) is insert ed.
38 2. Re cording a Progra mme This sec tion int roduces the ba sic oper ation to record the cur rent TV programme to the h ard disk (HDD) or to a di sc (D VD). F or an explan atio n of how to make timer recor dings, see page 48. 1 Press HDD or DVD. When y ou rec ord to a DVD, inse rt a recordabl e DVD (see “Insertin g a disc” on page 36) .
39 Seve n B asic O per ations About t he Telete xt functio n Some br oadc asts incl ude a Te letex t servi ce* in which all programme informat ion (title, date, channel, r ecording sta rt time etc.
40 Title List with Thumbnail Images (Example: DVD-RW in VR mode) Extended Title List A Disc type: Displays a medi a type, HDD or DVD. Also displa ys the title ty pe (orig inal or Playlist) for HDD or DVD-RWs (VR mode ). B Disc space (remai nder/tot al) C Title in formation: Displays t he title number , title na me, and recording date.
41 Seve n B asic O per ations To ch ange a title thu mbnail pictur e (Thumbn ail) (HDD/DVD-RW in VR mo de only) You ca n select a favo urite scene fo r the th umbnai l picture sh own in the Titl e List menu. 1 Press TITLE LI ST in stop mode. 2 Selec t a title wh ose thum bna il pictur e you want t o chang e, and pres s ENTER.
42 C The currently selected funct ion or audi o setting (appear s momentarily) Example: Dolby Di gital 5. 1 ch D The current selec ted an gle ◆ Disp la y 2 Exampl e: When pl aying a DVD- RW (VR mo d.
43 Seve n B asic O per ations Exampl e: When playin g a VIDEO CD Exampl e: When p layin g a CD Track pl aying t ime and curre nt trac k/index n umber m Remain ing ti me of c urrent tra ck m Playing ti.
44 5 Press < / M / m / , to selec t the cha racter you wa nt to en ter, a nd pr ess ENTE R. The sel ecte d charact er ap pears at the top of the displa y. Example: Input Title Name The ty pe of char acters wil l chang e acco rding to the lan guage you sele ct in “Eas y Setup.
45 Seve n B asic O per ations 6. Label ling an d Protect ing a Disc You ca n apply op tion s to the en tire di sc usin g the Disc Info rma tion disp lay. Labelling a disc 1 Insert a disc . See “I nser ting a di sc” on pag e 36. 2 Press TOOLS, select “Disc I nfo, ” and pres s ENTE R.
46 7. Pl ayin g th e Di sc on Oth er DVD Equi pmen t (Fin ali ze) Finaliz ing is ne cess ary in or der to pl ay discs reco rded with th is reco rder on oth er DV D equipm ent. When you final ize a DVD+RW, DVD-RW (Video mode), DVD+R, or DVD-R, a DVD menu will be au tomatically cre ated, which ca n be display ed on other DVD equ ipment.
47 Seve n B asic O per ations Unfinalizing a di sc For DV D-RW s (Vi deo mode) To recor d or ed it furt her, yo u can un fina lize DVD-RWs (Video mode) that hav e been finalized on t his r ecorde r. (No t pos sible if f inali zed on othe r DVD equipment.
48 Timer Recording Before Record ing Before you start recording … • This r ecord er ca n rec ord on var iou s discs . Selec t the dis c typ e acco rdin g to you r need s (pa ge 8). • Chec k that th e disc ha s enou gh avai lable space for th e recording ( page 36).
49 Time r Recordi ng Recording stereo and bilingual programmes The re cord er autom atic ally re ceiv es and recor ds ster eo and bili ngua l prog rammes base d on t he ZWEITON syst em or the NICAM system. The HDD and a DVD-RW (VR mode) can r ecord both m ain and s ub soun ds.
50 Timer Recor ding (S tandar d/ Vide o Plus+) You can set the timer for a total of 3 0 programmes (8 progr amm es when usin g the PDC /VPS functi on), up t o o ne mo nth in ad vance . There are two methods to se t the ti mer: the stan dar d meth od or Vide o Pl us+.
51 Time r Recordi ng 3 Select “O K,” and pr ess ENTE R. The Tim er List (p age 55 ) appe ars. The TIMER RE C indica tor light s up in the fr ont panel and t he re corder is re ady to star t record ing. Unli ke a VC R, th ere i s no ne ed to t urn off th e rec order befo re the tim er re cord in g sta rts.
52 z Hint You can play the reco rded progra mme by selecti ng the programm e t itle in t he Ti tle List. Notes • If a mes sage indica ting that th e disc is full appears on the screen , change t he disc, or make ava ilable sp ace for the recording (HDD/DVD+RW/DVD-RW only) (page 74) .
53 Time r Recordi ng 3 Select “O K,” and pr ess ENTE R. The settings for date, star t and stop times, programme po sition, re cording mod e, etc., appear (page 51). • If you wan t to change the sett ing, press < / , to select the item and p ress M / m to change the s etting.
54 Adjusting the rec ording pictu re quality and s ize You can adju st the re cord ing pi cture quali ty and pic ture si ze. 1 Before recor ding starts, pre ss TOOLS, select “Rec Settings,” and press ENTE R. 2 Select the item you wan t to adjus t, and press ENT ER.
55 Time r Recordi ng Creating chapters i n a title The re cord er can auto mati cally di vide a re cordi ng (a titl e) into cha pters by inserting c hapter marks during re cord ing. To disabl e t his f unct ion, set “Aut o Chapt er” in “F eatu res” setu p to “Of f” (page 9 8).
56 : Indi cates the se tting that t he Update functi on is s et for. When all o f the timer settings d o not fit on the list, scroll bar ap pears. To vie w the hidd en ti mer se tting s, pr ess M / m . 2 Select the timer setting yo u want to check / change/ canc el, an d pre ss ENTER .
57 Time r Recordi ng Automatically era sing old title s (Auto Title Eras e) If there i s not e nough space for a timer reco rdin g, the record er aut omatic ally erases old title s recorded on the HDD, st arting with th e oldest. Protected titles a re not eras ed.
58 3 Press INPU T SELECT repe atedly to sele ct “L3.” 4 Select the line input audio when rec ording a bili ngua l prog ramm e on th e HDD o r DVD- RWs (VR mode). Pre ss TOOL S, se lect “Line A udi o Inpu t,” an d press ENTER. Then se lect “Bilin gual,” and press ENTE R.
59 Time r Recordi ng Recording from connected equipment without a timer You can record from a connected VCR or similar devi ce. For co nnect ion det ail s, see “Con necti ng a VCR or simila r device” on page 29. 1 Press HDD or DVD. If you s elect DVD, insert a recordable DVD (see “I nsert ing a dis c” on pa ge 36).
60 Playback Playi ng 1 Press HDD or DVD. • If you select DVD, in sert a disc (se e “Inse rting a dis c” on p age 36) . • If you insert a DVD VIDEO, VIDEO CD , or CD, pre ss H . Playback st arts. 2 Press TI TLE LIST. For details abou t the Title List, see “3.
61 Playback To resu me playb ack from the po int w here you stoppe d (Resu me Play) When you pres s H agai n after you stop playb ack, the rec order resu mes pl aybac k from t he point where yo u press ed x . To st art f rom the be ginn ing, pre ss TO OLS, s elect “Play Be ginnin g,” and pr ess ENTER .
62 Playback options You can check the loca tion of the button s belo w on page 60. Button Operation (aud io) Selec ts on e of the audi o tr acks r ecord ed on t he dis c when press ed re peated ly. : Sele cts the la ngu age. : Selects t he ma in or sub soun d.
63 Playback To res ume no rmal pla ybac k Press H . Notes • If the playba ck signa l does n ot con tain a s ignal for the rear spe akers, s urround eff ects will be diffic ult to he ar. In addit ion, surround e ffects may al so be difficu lt to hear depend ing on the ti tle being play ed and the environme nt where the record er is being used .
64 Adjusting the de lay between t he picture and soun d (A/V SYNC) If p ictur e and so und do not ma tch, you c an adj ust the delay between them. 1 Press TOOL S du ring pl ayback to sel ect “Audi o Sett ing,” and pres s ENTE R.
65 Playback Playing a previ ous recording whi le making another (Si multaneous Rec and Play) “Si multan eous Rec and Pl ay” al lows you to view a previous ly recorded programme while re cording anothe r prog ramm e. Playb ack co ntinue s even if a timer re cording sta rts.
66 Search ing for a Tit le/ Chapte r/T rack , etc. Searching by Thu mbnail (Visual Search) Each chapt er is di spl ayed as a thum bnail . You c an search for th e de sired sce ne v isua lly. 1 Press VIS UAL SEAR CH dur ing playb ack. 2 Selec t a sc ene us ing < / , , and pre ss ENTER .
67 Playback Playi ng MP3 Au dio Trac ks or JPE G Imag e Fi les You ca n play MP 3 audi o tracks and JP EG image files o n DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD- RWs). 1 Insert a disc . See “I nser ting a di sc” on pag e 36. 2 Press H . For MP 3 disc s, play back s tarts from th e first MP3 aud io trac k on th e disc.
68 z Hint Press the (audio) button to swit ch b etwe en stereo or monaur al audio t racks. Selecting a J PEG album or image 1 Press TI TLE LIST. The albu m lis t appear s. To chang e the page , press / . 2 Selec t an albu m, and pr ess ENT ER. The su b-men u appe ars.
69 Playback About MP3 audio tracks and JP EG image files MP3 is au dio com pres sion te chnol ogy tha t satisf ies ISO/MPEG regulation s. JPEG is image compr essio n techno logy. You ca n play MP 3 (MP EG1 Audio La yer 3) form at aud io tracks and JPE G im age files on DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs).
70 About playback orde r of albums, tracks, and fil es Albu ms play in the fo llow ing orde r: Structure of di sc co ntents When y ou i nsert a DAT A CD and pres s H , the numbered t racks (or f iles) are played sequ entially, from 1 throu gh 7 .
71 Erasing and Editing Erasing and Ed iting Before Editing This rec order offers variou s edit opt ions for diff erent di sc type s. Before you edit, check th e disc type in the fron t panel display, and sele ct the optio n availa ble for your di sc (p age 8).
72 Notes • A Playlist tit le ca lls up data from the original ti tles fo r play back. W hen an orig inal ti tle is used for a Pl aylis t titl e, th e o rigin al t itle can not be era sed. • If a message appear s and indicat es that the disc ’s control inf ormat ion is full, er ase or edit unn ecessary titl es.
73 Erasing and Editing “A-B Erase”: Erases a section of the titl e (page 7 3). “Del ete Ch apter” : Era ses chap ter un its of th e title whi le viewing th umbnails (see below).
74 Notes • Images or sound may be mo ment arily in terrupte d at the point where you erase a sec tion of a title. • Sections shor ter tha n five se conds m ay not be e rased. • For DVD+R Ws, the e rased sec tion ma y be slightly differen t from the poin ts you selecte d.
75 Erasing and Editing Erasing all titles on a dis c 1 Press TOOLS , select “Disc Inf o,” and press ENTE R. The “D isc Inf ormat ion” di spla y appea rs. 2 Select “E rase All, ” and press EN TER. 3 Select “O K,” and pr ess ENTE R. All titles on the dis c are erased (except th e protected tit les).
76 Creat ing an d Edit ing a Playlis t Playlist edit al lows you to edit or re -edit withou t chang ing t he ac tual record ings. You ca n crea te u p to 97 Play list titl es. Note Once yo u creat e a Pl aylist t itle f rom or iginal titles, you will be un able to er ase or e dit t he orig inal title s.
77 Erasing and Editing 8 Selec t th e scene you wa nt to r e-ed it, a nd pres s ENTE R. The su b-men u appe ars. “Move” : Chan ges t he sce ne ord er. “Era se”: Er ases the scene . The s elec tion is cancelled. “Previ ew”: Disp lays t humbn ail pictures of the scene s.
78 6 Select “OK, ” and press ENTER. The display for selec ting a ti tle name from among the se lected titles ap pear s. • To ente r a new name, select “Enter Te xt,” and fol low the e xpla nation s on page 43 . • To change the se lection, select “Ch ange” and go to s tep 3.
79 Dubbin g (HDD y DVD) Dubbing (HDD y DVD) Before Dubbing In this secti on, “dub bing” refe rs to “copyin g a recorded title on th e internal hard dis k drive (HDD) to another disc , or vice versa.
80 Required times for Hig h-speed Du bbing from HDD to DVD (for a 6 0-minute programme) *1 *1 The values in the above table are fo r reference onl y. Actual time s for dubbi ng also require tim e for creat ing the disc’s contr ol informa tion and other data.
81 Dubbin g (HDD y DVD) Notes • The followin g titl es in the HDD c annot b e move d. – Pr otec ted title s – Playlis t titles – O riginal tit les reference d from the Playlist • If the move operation is sto pped before co mpletion , the title in the HDD i s not erased.
82 C Availabl e space on the di sc to be dubbed (ap pro xima te) D Informatio n about the title to be d ubbed E Dubbin g mode an d the size of the t itle after dubbing (approximate) 6 Select “Dub Mode.” 7 Select a du bbing m ode b y pres sing M / m .
83 Dubbin g (HDD y DVD) To adjust t he setting s for each title You ca n mak e deta iled se tting s for e ach of the selected titles during Multi ple Title Dub bing. 1 In step 6 of “Dub bing multip le titl es (D ub Selected Ti tles)” on pag e 82, select “ Settings” and pre ss ENTER .
84 Speaker Surround Options Select ing the So und F ield You ca n take advan tage of sur round soun d sim ply by sele cting on e of th e syst em’s prepr ogra mmed sou nd fi elds , whi ch br ing t he e xciti ng a nd powe rful sound o f a mo vie t heatre into y our home.
85 Speaker Su rround Option s “PLII M OVIE/P LII MUSIC ” (Dolby Pro Lo gic II Movie/Mu sic) Produc es five f ull-band widt h output chann els from 2 ch annel source s.
86 Reinfo rcing Ba ss Freque nci es ( DSGX ) The DSGX (Exte nded Dyn amic Sound Gen erator ) func tio n rein forc es bas s fre qu enci es. Press DSGX. The DSGX function is activated, and “DSGX” appea rs in the fron t pane l dis play . • To canc el th e func tion , pre ss DSGX again .
87 Other O perat ions Other Operations Enjoy ing th e Radi o Conne ct the FM /AM aeri als to the sub woofe r (page 21 ) and p reset radi o statio ns. Note You cannot reco rd FM/AM radio sou nd using the recorder or connected equip ment . Presetting radio stations You ca n preset 20 FM sta tions , and 10 A M statio ns.
88 If FM s ound is nois y Press F M M ODE s o th at “MO NO ” appe ars in the front pane l display. There will be no s tereo effect, but receptio n will improve. • To re store th e stere o effec t, pres s FM M ODE agai n. z Hints • Y ou can also selec t a preset statio n using the numbe r buttons an d SET button.
89 Other O perat ions 4 Releas e [ / 1 . When the TV/DVD switc h is set to TV, the remote performs the follo wing: * For two-di git numbe rs, if you use the number butto ns to select the TV’s programm e position, press - /-- fo llowed by the number butt ons.
90 Settings and Adjustmen ts Aeria l Rece ption and Langua ge S etti ngs (Sett ing s) The “S ettings” setu p helps yo u ma ke tun er, langua ge, cl ock, and p rogram me p osi tion set tings for the re corder . 1 Press HDD or DVD, and press SYSTE M MENU wh ile the rec order is in stop mo de.
91 Settings and Adjustments 8 Press M / m repeatedly until the channe l you want i s di splaye d, the n pr ess E NTER. The ch annels are scan ned in the order show n in the ta ble below. • If you k now the number of the cha nnel you want, press th e num ber but tons.
92 Station Nam e Change s or ent ers a new stat ion nam e (up to 5 charac ters ). The recorder must recei ve chan nel informatio n (for instance , SMARTLINK informa tion) for stati on names t o appe ar automaticall y. 1 Select “Channe l Setting” in “Settings,” and press ENTER.
93 Settings and Adjustments Channel List ( Changing/Disabli ng the channels) Chan ges or disa bles the pr ogram me posi tio ns aft er setting the ch annels . If any pr ogra mme p ositi ons are unu sed or contai n unwa nted chann els, you c an disable them .
94 4 Press the number buttons o r < / M / m / , to enter the TV guid e page n umb er, and pres s ENTER to confirm the s etting. • If you m ake a mis take, pr ess CLEA R to re- enter the co rrec t numbe r. • To set or cha nge anoth er T V guid e page numbe r, re peat s teps 3 an d 4 ab ove.
95 Settings and Adjustments Language OSD (On-Sc reen Disp lay) Switch es the di splay l angua ge on the screen. DVD Menu (DVD VID EO only) Switches the language for the DVD menu . Audio ( DVD VIDE O only ) Switch es the la ngua ge of the s oundtr ack.
96 Note Dependin g on the disc, “4: 3 Letter Box” may be selected automat ically inste ad of “4 :3 Pan Scan” or vice ve rsa. Paus e Mode (H DD/DV Ds onl y) Selects the pict ure qu ality in pause mo de. Compon ent O ut Select s whethe r or no t to outp ut vide o sign als from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks.
97 Settings and Adjustments ◆ Line3 Inpu t Select s a metho d of inpu tting video sign als for th e LINE 3/DECODER jack. The picture will n ot be clear if this se tting does not match the type of video inp ut signa l. ◆ Line3 Ou tput Sel ects a meth od of outp utti ng vide o signa ls for the LINE 3/DECODER ja ck.
98 CD Pr io rity Record ing and Pa rent al Contro l Setti ngs (Fea tures) The “Feature s” setup allows you to adjust record ing and pa rent al cont rol set tings. 1 Pres s SYSTEM MENU while t he recor der i s in stop mod e. 2 Sele ct “SET UP,” an d pr ess ENTER .
99 Settings and Adjustments Note The actu al chapte r ma rk inter val ma y vary de pending on the amount of information c ontained in the video to be recorded . Parental C ontrol (DVD VI DEO only) Playback of some DVD VIDEOs can be restricted accord ing t o a pr edeter mined leve l, such as the a ge of the us ers.
100 Synch ro Rec Selects the reco rding desti nation us ed for Synchr o-Recor ding ( page 5 7). HQ Setting (HDD on ly) Selec ts the HQ mode used for re cording on the HDD (page 48) . Colour System Sel ects th e col our sy stem wh en pl aying VIDEO CDs (i ncludi ng S uper V IDEO CD s).
101 Settings and Adjustments Size Select s the s urround spea ker po sitio n and w hethe r to enga ge the speaker s. Front Cent er Surround Subw oofer Distance Set the distance from your listening posit ion to the front s peaker s in “F ront” (fron t spea ker) fi rst ( A ).
102 Leve l Sets the l oudne ss of eac h spea ker in dividu ally. Use th e test t one fo r easy adju stmen t (se e “Tes t Tone” on p age 102 ). To adjust the volume of all the spea kers at on e time, pr ess 2 +/–. Front Left Set t he front le ft speake r level wi thin -6.
103 Settings and Adjustments Disc S ett ings/ Fact ory Setti ngs (O pti ons) The “Op tions ” setup al lows you to set up other operatio nal settings. 1 Pres s SYSTE M MENU whi le the r ecor der i s in stop mo de. 2 Selec t “SETU P,” an d press EN TER.
104 Auto Disp lay Factory S etup Allows you to select th e setup settings by group, and ret urn them to their d efault sett ings. Note that all of your previous se ttings will be lost. 1 Select “Fac tory S etup” i n “Op tions,” and press , or ENTER.
105 Additi onal Info rmation Additional Inform ation Troubl esho oting If yo u expe rience any of the fol lowi ng dif ficu lties while u sing t he rec order, us e th is troubl esho oting guide t o help remed y the pr oble m befo re reque sting rep airs .
106 TV prog ramme re ception d oes not f ill the scr een. , Set the c hanne l manual ly in “C hanne l Setting” in “Settings” setup (pa ge 90). , Sele ct the cor rec t sour ce usi ng the INP UT SELECT butto n, or select a ch annel of any TV program me using the PRO G +/– button s.
107 Additi onal Info rmation Sound There is no sound. , Re-co nnect al l connec tions securel y. , The c onnec ting c ord i s dam aged. , The record er is in rev erse play, fast -forward, slow motion, or pa use mode. , Press MUTING if “MUTING ON” appears in the f ront pa nel di splay .
108 No so und is heard from th e cent re spea ker. , Check th e speaker c onnec tions and setti ngs (page 14, 100 ). , Make sure the Sou nd Field fun ction is on (page 84). , Dependi ng on the sourc e, the effect of the surround sp eakers may be less noticea ble.
109 Additi onal Info rmation The s ubtitle l anguag e canno t be ch anged or turned off . , Mult ilin gua l sub titl es ar e not reco rded on th e DVD VIDEO. , The D VD V IDEO p rohibits ch anging of the subtitle s. , Try changing the subtitle using t he DVD VIDEO’s menu.
110 Timer rec ording is no t complet e or did not s tart from th e beginni ng. , There was a powe r failure during reco rding. If the p ower r ecovers w hen t here is a time r recordi ng, the recor der resum es record ing. Should t he powe r failure continue for more t han 1 hour, reset th e clock (page 94).
111 Additi onal Info rmation The clo ck does n ot app ear in the fron t pane l displ ay. , “Dimmer” in “Optio ns” set up is se t to “Pow er Save” (page 103) . , The “Powe r Save” in “Option s” setup was set to “On,” a nd the reco rder is in standby (p age 103 ).
112 Mechan ical so und is hear d from the s ubwoofe r or the re corder when no disc is pla yed. , The re corde r and t h e su bwoofe r ha ve ven tilat ion fans, which ope rate whe n the power is on . Mech anic al so und ma y also be heard w hen th e disc sp in s.
113 Additi onal Info rmation Notes Abou t Th is R ecor der On oper atio n • If the recorde r is broug ht directly from a c old to a warm loca tion, or is p laced in a very damp room, moistu re may cond ense on th e lenses inside th e recorder . Should th is occur, the recor der may not op erate prop erly .
114 Spec ifica tio ns Design and spe cifica tions are subj ect to ch ange withou t notice. For su pplie d acces sorie s, see pa ge 12. DVD recorder speci fications Syst em Laser: Semic onduc tor lase .
115 Additi onal Info rmation AUDIO POWER [RH7 000] Amplifier s ection Stere o mode (rat ed): 120 W +120 W (2. 7 oh ms at 1 kH z, TH D 10% ) Music pow er o utput whe n in sur round m ode (refer ence ):.
116 Guide t o Parts an d Contro ls For more informa tion, see the page s in pare nthese s. Remote A TV/DVD switch (88) B Z (open/cl ose) but ton ( 36) C HDD button (3 8) DVD button (3 6) D Number but tons (52 , 66) SET button (52 ) The num ber 5 but ton ha s a tacti le dot * .
117 Additi onal Info rmation W PROG (programme) +/– buttons (38) The + button has a tactil e dot * . X INPUT SEL ECT button (59) Y t TV/DVD button (88) Z DSGX button (86 ) wj SOUND FIELD +/– butto.
118 DVD recorder A [ / 1 (on/sta ndby) bu tton (34 ) B TIMER REC indicator (5 0) SYNCHRO REC indicator (57) C HDD button/indicator (38) D DVD button/indicator (36) E FM/AM butto n/indicator (87 ) F Di.
119 Additi onal Info rmation Front pane l dis play A HDD/DVD indicators Displays t he selected me dia an d the play ing/rec ording/ dubbing statu s or direc tion .
120 Rear panel A AERIAL IN/OUT jacks (2 3) B LINE 1 – TV ja ck (24 ) C LINE 3/DECODER jack (2 9) D COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (Y, P B /C B , P R /C R ) jacks (24) E AC IN termina l (28) F LINE OUT (S VIDEO.
121 Additi onal Info rmation Glos sary Albu m (page 67) A unit in whic h to store JP EG image file s or MP3 audio t racks on a DATA CD . (A lbum is an exclus ive def initi on f or th is reco rder .) Chapter (p age 66) Secti ons of a pi cture or a musi c featur e that ar e smaller than title s.
122 DVD+RW (pa ge 8) A DVD+RW (read “plus RW”) is a rec ordable and rewri table dis c. DVD+RWs use a reco rding format that is comparable to the DVD VIDEO form at. DVD-R (page 8) A DVD-R is a recordabl e disc that is the s ame size as a DVD VIDEO.
123 Additi onal Info rmation Langua ge C ode L ist For det ails, see page 95 . The l angua ge s pelling s co nfor m to the ISO 639 : 19 88 (E /F) stan dard.
124 Index Words in quotatio ns appear in the on-scre en disp lays. Numerics 16:9 35 , 95 4:3 Letter Box 35 , 95 4:3 Pan Sc an 35 , 95 A A/V SYNC 64 “A-B Erase” 73 Adjusting playba ck pictu re 63 r.
125 F “Facto ry Setup” 104 “Featur es” 98 File 67 , 122 “File Sea rch” 66 “Finalize” 46 Finaliz ing 46 “Format DVD-RW” 103 Formattin g 36 Freeze F rame 62 Front pa nel 118 Front pa nel disp lay 42 , 119 G GB 37 H Handlin g discs 11 3 “HDD Bilingual Rec.
126 S S VIDEO 25 “S Vi deo” 35 , 96 Scan A udio 60 “Scart Setti ng” 96 Scene L ist 76 “Screen Saver” 100 “Search” 66 Searching fast reverse/fast forward 62 locat ing the beg inning o f.
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