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2 WARNING To red uce the ri sk of fire o r electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moi sture. To avoid el ectrical shock, do no t open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. The mains lead m ust be changed only at a qu alified service shop.
3 Disposal of waste batteries (applicabl e in the European Union and other Eu ropean countries with separate collection systems) This symb ol on th e battery or on the packaging indicates that the battery provided wi th this product shall not be treated as househo ld waste.
4 • Do not atte mpt to rep lace or upgrade the hard disk by yourse lf, as th is may res ult in malfunc tion. If the hard dis k drive s hould malfunc tion, you c annot recover lost data.
5 About th is manu al • In this ma nual , the inte rnal hard di sk drive is writt en as “HDD,” and “disc” i s used as a general reference for the HDD, DVDs, or CDs unless otherwise s pecified by the text or illus tration s.
6 Table of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Guide to Parts a nd Controls .
7 Rec ording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Timer Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Using the Quick Timer functi on . . . . . . . .
8 HDD Camcorder Du bbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Before HDD Camcorder Du bbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Preparing fo r HDD camcorder dubb ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9 Settings and Adjus tments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Adjusting Picture Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Using the Setup Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10 Guide to Part s and Contr ols For more in forma tion, see the page s in pare nthese s. A HDD (31) Records to o r plays title s on HDD. DVD (31) Records to o r plays title s on DVD. B [ / 1 (on/stand by) (24) Turns th e rec order on or off. C Z (open/ close) (31) Open s or clos es the disc tray.
11 O TV PAUSE (55) P z REC (31) x REC STOP (31) HDD/DVD DUB (6 6) Starts dubbing the cu rrent pla ying title or c ancel s th e du bbing. REC MODE (31) Selec ts the reco rding m ode. Q TV [ / 1 (on /standby) (22 ) TV t (inp ut select) (22) TV 2 (volum e) +/– (22) TV PROG (programme) +/– (22) The + butto n has a tac tile dot * .
12 A [ / 1 (on/stand by) (24) Turns th e rec order on or off. B (remote sen sor) (22) C Disc tray (31) D Front panel dis play (13) E Z (open/ close) (31) Open s or clos es the disc tray. F N (play ) (49, 90 ) The N butt on h as a tacti le do t * . G x (stop) (49 , 80, 90) H z REC (31) I HDD (31) Records to or p lays title s on HDD.
13 A SYNCHRO REC indicator (47) Lig hts up wh en the r ecorder is set to stand by for Syn chro-Reco rding. B Displays the followin g: • Playing t ime • Current t itle/chap ter/track/in dex number • Recording time /recording mode •C l o c k • Progr amme po sition • TV Di rect Rec .
14 A AERIAL IN/OUT jacks (16) B LINE 2 OUT (R-AUDIO-L/VIDEO) jacks ( 17, 20) C LINE 1/DECODER jack (26) D HDMI OUT (high- definition multimed ia interface o ut) jack (17, 20) E DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) j.
15 Hookup s and Settings Hookups and Se ttings Hookin g Up the Record er Follo w steps 1 t hrough 6 to hook up an d adjus t the settin gs of the rec order. D o not conn ect the mains lead until y ou reach “Step 4 : Connecting th e Mains Lead” o n page 21.
16 Step 1: Co nnec ting t he A eria l Cable Conne ct the ae rial ca ble by followin g the ste ps bel ow. 1 Disconne ct the aerial cab le from your TV , and c onnect it to AERIAL IN on th e rear panel of the re corder. 2 Connec t AERIAL OUT of the rec order to the aeria l input of y our TV using the s upplied aerial cable.
17 Hookup s and Settings Step 2: Connect ing the Vide o Cord s/HDMI Cor d Selec t one of the f ollowing p atterns, A throug h E , acc ording to the input jack on your TV moni tor, projec tor, or audio compo nent such as an AV amp lifier (r eceive r). This w ill enable you to vi ew pictur es.
18 A SCART input ja ck When setting “LINE 3 Out” to “S-Video” or “RGB” in th e “Vid eo I n/Out ” set up (page 105), use a SCART c ord that conforms to the selecte d signal. B Video i nput ja ck You w ill enjoy st andard quality i mages .
19 Hookup s and Settings b Notes • Do not con nect more than one type of vide o cord bet ween the recor der and y our T V at the same time . • Do no t make conne ctions A and E at the sa me time .
20 Step 3: Connect ing the Au dio Cord s/HDMI Cor d Select one of the following patt erns, A or B , according to the in put jack on your TV monitor, proje ctor, or au dio com ponent such as an AV ampli fier (rec eiver) . This wil l enable you to listen to sound.
21 Hookup s and Settings B Audio L/R (l eft/righ t) inp ut jacks This co nnection will use yo ur TV’s o r audio comp onent’ s two spea kers for sound. z Hint For correct s peaker lo cation, refer t o the operat ing instruct ions suppl ied with the c onnected component s.
22 Step 5: Prepar ing th e Remote You can contr ol the reco rder using the suppli ed remot e. Inse rt two R 6 (size AA) batt eries by mat chi ng the 3 and # ends o n the batteri es to the markings ins ide the battery co mpartment. When usi ng the remote, poin t it at t he remote sensor on the reco rder.
23 Hookup s and Settings Code n umbers of co ntrollab le TVs If mo re than o ne code num ber is lis ted, try enteri ng them one at a time until y ou find the o ne th at work s wi th yo ur TV .
24 Step 6: Easy Se tup Make the basic adjust ments by follo wing the on-scr een i nstr ucti ons in “Ea sy Setu p.” Be care ful not to di sconne ct the cabl es or exit the “Easy Setup” f unction durin g this proc edur e. 1 Turn on the reco rder and yo ur TV.
25 Hookup s and Settings Prog ress ive When you c onnect a p rogres sive for mat TV to this recorder using the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks, select “Compatib le.” HDD ca ution mess ages Read the HDD cautio n messages, and press ENTER. 4 Sele ct “Fin ish Setup ” usin g M / m , and pre ss ENTER .
26 Connec ting a VCR or Sim ilar Devi ce After di sconnecting t he recorder’ s mains l ead from the mains, connec t a VCR or simil ar recording device to t he LINE IN jack s of th is recorder . Use the DV IN ja ck on the front panel if the equi pment ha s a DV out put jack (i .
27 Hookup s and Settings Connect a VCR or similar r ecording devic e to the LINE 2 IN jacks of this re corder. If the equip ment has a n S-vide o jack, you c an use an S- video co rd instea d of an audi o/video cord.
28 Connec ting t o a Satelli te or Di gital Tun er Connect a sate llite or dig ital tuner to this recor der using the LINE 1 /DECODER jack. Dis connect the reco rder’s mains le ad from the main s when co nnec ting the tu ner. To us e the Synchr o Rec funct ion, see below.
29 Hookup s and Settings Connec ting an Ex tern al Decod er You ca n watch or record e xternal de coder (P AY-TV/ Canal Pl us analogu e deco der) prog ramme s if you co nnect a de coder (n ot suppl ied) to the reco rder. Di sconne ct the re corder ’s mains lead f rom the mai ns when connec ting the decoder.
30 To wa tch or reco rd P AY-TV/ Canal Plus analo gue progr ammes , set your r ecorder to receive the programme p ositions using the on-scr een di spla y. In orde r to set the program me po sitions correctly, be sure t o follow al l of the ste ps belo w.
Seven B asic O peration s — Get ting to Know Your DVD Recorder 31 Seven Basi c Operation s — Getting to Kn ow Your DVD Recorder 1. Ins erting a D isc 1 Press DVD. 2 Press Z (o pen/ clos e), and pla ce a disc on the disc tray. 3 Press Z (o pen/ clos e) to clos e the disc tr ay.
32 3 Pres s REC MODE repeatedl y to sele ct the recording mode. Each time you press the button, the displ ay on the TV scre en change s as follows: * Availab le when “Manua l Rec. Mode” is set to “On ( go to s etup)” in the “Recordi ng” setup (p age 110).
Seven B asic O peration s — Get ting to Know Your DVD Recorder 33 You ca n check th e recordi ng inform ation such as recordin g time or d isc type. Press DISP LAY duri ng reco rding.
34 A Disc type: Displays the media type, HDD or DVD. B Total nu mber of titles C Sub-m enu: Pres s , to displa y the sub-menu. The su b-m enu di spla ys op tion s applicable onl y to the selected item. The displa yed op tions dif fer depen ding upo n the model, si tuation, a nd disc type.
Seven B asic O peration s — Get ting to Know Your DVD Recorder 35 To search for a title by genre (HDD only) 1 Pres s < while the Title List is disp laye d. 2 Sele ct “Ge nre” usi ng M / m , and pr ess ENTER . 3 Sele ct a genr e usin g M / m , and press ENTER .
36 You can check t he playing time of the curren t ti tle, cha pter, track, or d isc. Also, you can c heck the disc name r ecorded on t he DVD/CD. Press DISP LAY repe atedly .
Seven B asic O peration s — Get ting to Know Your DVD Recorder 37 4. Chan ging th e Name of a Record ed Pr ogramm e You can label a DVD, tit le, or pro gramme by enter ing charac ters.
38 5. Lab ellin g and Prot ecting a D isc You ca n execut e optio ns effecti ve for t he entire di sc in the “Disc Setu p” setup. 1 Inser t a disc. See “1. In serting a Di sc” o n page 31. 2 Pres s SYSTEM MENU. The Syst em Men u appear s. 3 Sele ct “Disc Se tup,” an d press ENTER .
Seven B asic O peration s — Get ting to Know Your DVD Recorder 39 4 Sele ct “Basic, ” and pres s ENTER . 5 Select “ Prote ct Dis c,” an d pre ss ENTER . 6 Select “O n,” and pr ess ENT ER. 7 Pres s SYS TEM ME NU to exit . To can cel the prot ection Selec t “Off ” in step 6.
40 1 Inser t a disc. See “1. In serting a Di sc” o n page 31. 2 Pres s SYSTEM MENU. The Syst em Men u appear s. 3 Sele ct “Disc Se tup,” an d press ENTER . 4 Sele ct “Final ise,” and press EN TER. 5 Sele ct “Fin alise ,” and pre ss ENTER .
Seven B asic O peration s — Get ting to Know Your DVD Recorder 41 For DVD-RW s (Video m ode) DVD -RWs (Vi deo mo de) that hav e been finali sed to pr ohibit ad ditional record ing or editi ng can be unfinal ised to al low fu rther recordin g or editing.
42 7. Ref ormatt ing a Di sc New discs are automatical ly formatte d when inser ted. If nece ssary, you c an m anual ly re - format a DVD+RW, DVD-RW, or DVD-R disc to ma ke a blank dis c. For DVD- RWs or DVD-R s, you can se lect a record ing for mat (VR mod e or V ideo mode) accord ing to your needs.
43 Recordi ng Rec ord ing Time r Record ing You can set the timer for a total o f 32 prog ramme s (8 pr ogram mes wh en usin g the VPS/P DC func tio n), up to 30 days in advan ce. Set the date, time, and programme posit ion of the prog ramme manually.
44 4 Sele ct “OK,” and pres s ENTER. The “ Timer L ist” disp lay appe ars (page 46). The timer recording i ndicator li ghts up on the f ront pan el displa y and the record er is re ady to s tart recordin g. Unlike a VCR, ther e is no n eed to turn off the r ecorder be fore th e timer record ing start s.
45 Recordi ng You can set the record er to reco rd in 30- minu te increm ents. Press z REC repea tedly to set the durat ion. Each press a dvances the time in 30-minute increments. The maximu m duration is six hours . The tim e count er decrea ses mi nute by minu te to 0:00, then th e record er stop s record ing (th e power turns off).
46 Checki ng/Ch angi ng/ Cancel ling Ti mer Setting s (Timer Lis t) You ca n check, change, or cancel t imer settings using the Timer List. 1 Pres s TIMER. The “ Timer L ist” disp lay appe ars. When all of the timer s ettings are not visibl e on the di splay, pres s M / m to view the hidden timer se ttings.
47 Recordi ng Record ing from Connec ted Eq uipmen t You can set the record er to automatic ally recor d progra mmes from conn ected equi pment that ha s a tim er fun ctio n (such a s a satell ite tuner) . Connect the eq uipm ent to the LINE 1/DECODER jack of the recorder (page 2 8).
48 You ca n record from a c onnecte d VCR or similar dev ice. To connect a VCR or similar devi ce, s ee “ Conne ctin g a VC R or S imi lar Device ” on pag e 26. 1 Press HDD o r DVD. If you select DVD, insert a re cordab le DVD (see “1. Inser ting a Dis c” on page 31) .
49 Playba ck Playback Play ing 1 Press HDD o r DVD. • If yo u select DVD, inse rt a disc (s ee “1. Inse rting a Disc” on page 3 1). • If you insert a DVD VIDEO, VIDEO CD, DATA DVD or DATA CD, press H . Play back start s. 2 Pres s TITLE LIS T. If the Title List is alread y displaye d, skip this step.
50 To pla y DivX video f iles or audio tracks in a disc conta ining b oth fil e types 1 Pres s < while the Title List (DVD/CD) is displaye d. 2 Selec t “Data Fo rmat ” using M / m , and press ENTER. 3 Sele ct “C D,” “ MP3” or “ DivX” usin g M / m , and pr ess ENTER.
51 Playba ck To che ck the po sition of the button s below, see the ill ustrati on on page 49. Playback options But to ns Operations ANG LE Change s the angles for a scene when pre ssed during play back. When the di sc has v ari ous a ngl es (mu lti -ang les ) rec ord ed, “ ” appear s on the scr een.
52 b Notes • Angles and subt itles canno t be changed with titles recorded on th is record er. • JPEG image fil es made with a DVD camcorder can only be playe d as a slideshow. For vide o files co ntaining JPEG im age files and mo vies, the re corder can play movi e parts onl y.
53 Playba ck 1 Pres s PLAY MO DE during pl ayback. For au dio t rack s on a CD , pre ss , while the Tit le List is displayed, and sele ct “Pla y Mode.” The “ Play Mo de” men u appear s. 2 Select “ A-B Re peat, ” and press ENTER . “Set point A” i s sel ecte d.
54 *1 finalised dis c only *2 MP3 audi o tracks only You can play the c ontents of th e HDD or a disc in th e or der yo u wan t by arrang ing the order of t he title s/chapte rs/albums/ tracks on the HD D or disc to cr eate yo ur own prog ramme. You c an ma ke a pr ogra mme of up t o 24 ch apters /trac ks, etc.
55 Playba ck Advanc ed Pla yback Functio ns You ca n pause a c urrent TV broadca st, and record it on the HDD, t hen continue watching the p rogramme at a la ter time . This is us eful when you re ceiv e an u nexp ected phone call o r visitor while watching TV.
56 “Simultaneous Rec and Play” allo ws you to view a previo usly recor ded prog ramm e while re cord ing prog rammes. Playb ack continues even if a timer re cording sta rts. Use this fu nction as f ollows: • While recording to the HDD: Play another title on t he HDD.
57 Playba ck 5 Pres s ENTER. Play back s tart s fr om th e sel ecte d numbe r. z Hint You can search for a title/tra ck/ch apter by ente ring the ti tle/ track/ch apter nu mber using t he numb er butto ns during playbac k.
58 Erasing and Edit ing Before Edi ting This re corder offers vari ous edi t opti ons for vari ous dis c types. b Notes • You may lo se the edited contents if you r emove the d isc or a ti mer re cording start s whil e edit ing. • DVD discs creat ed by DVD camcorders ca nnot be edit ed on this reco rd er.
59 Erasing an d Editing Erasing and Ed iting a Title This sectio n explains the basi c edit functions. Note that e diting is irrevers ible. To edit DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs (VR mode) without changi ng the orig inal record ings, create a Playlist title (p age 63).
60 z Hint You can exit “ Multi-Mode ” by press ing , an d selecti ng “Single-Mo de” while selecting ti tles. You can select a sect ion (scene) in a title and erase it. Note th at eras ing scen es in a title cannot be undone . 1 After step 2 o f “Erasi ng and Ed iting a Titl e,” sele ct “Edi t,” and pr ess ENTER .
61 Erasing an d Editing 4 Pres s ENTER. For the HDD, t he display asks for confirmation . 5 Select “ Yes,” an d pres s ENTER (H DD only). The title is divided in to two. Erasing and Ed iting a Chapte r You ca n edit ind ividua l chapte rs with in a title.
62 1 After step 4 o f “Erasi ng and Ed iting a Chapter ,” se lect “Di vide. ” 2 Select a chap ter usin g < / , . 3 Sele ct the di viding p oint us ing m / M or H , an d pres s X . • To retur n to the be ginning of the chap ter, pr ess X and the n press .
63 Erasing an d Editing Creat ing an d Ed iting a Playlis t Playlist edit allows y ou to edit or r e-edit withou t ch angi ng t he act ual record ings . You can create up to 99 P laylist titles. b Note Playli st title s contain ing titles recorded with the “Copy-Once” copy protecti on signal cann ot be dubbed or moved ( page 131).
64 1 Pres s TITLE LIS T, and swi tch to th e Playlist. For details on switchi ng to the P laylist , see page 5 8. 2 Select a Playli st title c ontain ing the chapte r you wa nt to edit, and pre ss , . The s ub-menu appears . 3 Sele ct “Edit,” and pre ss ENTER.
65 Dubbi ng (HDD y DVD) Dubbing (HDD y DVD) Before Dub bing In this section, “dubbin g” refer s to “copyi ng a reco rded t itle on t he int erna l har d disk drive (HDD) to anothe r disc, or vic e versa.
66 HDD/ DVD Dubb ing You ca n dub a singl e title by pre ssing the HDD /DVD D UB bu tton dur ing pla yback. You can also dub fro m finalised DVD-RWs/ DVD-Rs (Video mode) t o the HDD. 1 Start playba ck of a title . For playing a title, see “ Playing” on page 49.
67 Dubbi ng (HDD y DVD) C Dubb ing ste p numbe r Display 1: Se lect a titl e you want to dub (the “Select Titles” display). Display 2: Edit a tit le (the “ Title Edit ” displa y). Display 3: Conf irm the sett ings and start dub bing (t he “ Star t Dubb ing” disp lay).
68 To edit titles o n the Du bbing List 1 Follo w s teps 1 to 7 of “Dub bing Usi ng Dubb ing List” on pa ge 66. The “Title Edit” display appears. 2 Select a title you want to edit , and press ENTER . The s ub-menu appears . 3 Select a n option, and p ress ENTER .
69 Dubbi ng (HDD y DVD) Making a Back up Disc (DVD Ba ckup) You ca n dub all of t he conte nts on a fina lised DVD+RW/DVD+R or finalised DVD-RW/ DVD-R (Video mod e) to a nother re cordable DVD+RW/DVD-RW or unused DVD+R/ DVD-R via the HDD as a back up copy.
70 HDD Camcorder Dubbing Before HDD Camc orde r Dubbin g You ca n dub the c ontents of a So ny HDD camc order t o the hard disk dri ve of the record er vi a the US B jack o n the front pa nel.
71 HDD Camc order Dubbi ng Connect an HDD camc order to t he USB jack on the record er. Ref er a s well to th e inst ruct ion manu al supplied wit h the HDD c amcorder befo re conne cti ng. 1 Turn o n your HDD cam cor der and t he recorder. 2 Connec t your HDD camcord er to the USB jack o n the fr ont pan el.
72 One-To uch D ubbi ng from HDD Ca mcor der (O NE- TOUCH D UB) You can dub content s of your HDD camcorder onto the HDD of the rec order with a si ngle press of th e ONE-TOUCH DU B button o n the reco rder. Wh en dubbi ng from the H DD cam corde r for the first time, all of the con tents are dub bed to the re corder.
73 HDD Camc order Dubbi ng 6 Sele ct “Yes, ” and pres s ENTE R. The re cord er st arts dub bin g the co nten ts on the HDD camcorder to t he HDD Title List of the reco rder . The record er turns off auto matically i f you do not u se the record er fo r more than 20 mi nutes aft er the dubbin g has fini shed.
74 DV Camcorder Dubbing Befor e DV Camcor der Dubbin g This sec tio n expl ains dub bing wit h a DV camco rder and pl ayin g the con tent s of a DV camcorder via the DV IN j ack on the fr ont panel . If you w ant to du b by wa y of the LINE IN jac ks, s ee “ Recor ding from Connec ted Equipm ent” on pag e 47.
75 DV Camc order Dubbi ng 1 Pres s HDD or DVD to sele ct the recordin g destinatio n. If you sele ct DVD, insert a disc (s ee “1. Inser ting a Di sc” on page 31 ). 2 Insert the source DV /Digital8 fo rmat tape into your DV ca mcorder. For the r ecorder to record or edit, you r DV camcorder must be set to video play back m ode.
76 Dubbin g an En tire DV Format Ta pe ( DV One - Touch D ubbin g) You ca n record the entir e conten ts of a DV / Digit al8 form at tape ont o a disc wit h a single pres s of the ONE -TOUC H DUB butto n on the r ecorde r. Th e reco rder c ontrol s the D V camc order fo r the w hole pro cess, an d compl etes the re cordi ng.
77 DV Camc order Dubbi ng z Hint You can tu rn off the dubbing menu by pressing t he DISPLAY b utton during dubbin g. Press the DISPLAY butt on again to display the dubbi ng menu. b Note You cannot set a scen e to be shorter than one second. Play ing from a DV Camc order 1 Conne ct your DV camco rder to the DV IN jack on the fron t pane l.
78 Mu sic Juk ebox About Ju kebo x Ther e are two methods t o use Juke box: conne cti ng t he US B dev ice or c opyi ng au dio tracks to th e HDD. When us ing Juke box, you ca n do followi ng: • S tore audi o tracks on t he HDD. • Play au dio trac ks usi ng va riou s pla y mode s.
79 Music J ukebo x 6 Sele ct “Edit” usi ng M / m , and p ress ENTER . 7 Select a n item us ing M / m , and pr ess ENTER . To co py all albu ms, sele ct “Copy all to HDD.” To copy the selected albu ms, select “Copy to HDD.” The displa y asks fo r confirma tion.
80 Play ing Audio Tracks Using Ju kebo x/USB Devi ce 1 Pres s SYSTEM MENU. The Syst em Men u appear s. 2 Select “ Music Juke box, ” and press ENTER . 3 Select “ Listen to Music / Edit” or “Listen to Music from US B Devic e,” and pre ss ENTER .
81 Music J ukebo x You can add audio track s on the HDD to the Playl ist. You ca n add up to 25 audio tra cks to each Play list. 1 After st ep 2 of “P laying Audio Trac ks Using Ju kebox/US B Device,” select “List en to Mus ic / Edit ,” and pre ss ENTER .
82 You ca n play the co ntents of the conne cted USB device i n the o rder y ou want by arran ging the or der of the trac ks on the connec ted US B device to cr eate your own prog ramme. You c an ma ke a pr ogra mme of up t o 24 t racks . 1 Press , wh ile the “Music J ukebox (USB)” is displayed.
83 Music J ukebo x Managi ng Aud io Tr acks on the Mu sic Ju kebo x (HDD o nly) You can era se or label artists/al bums/tracks on the HDD. 1 Pres s SYSTEM MENU. The Syst em Men u appear s. 2 Select “ Music Juke box, ” and press ENTER . 3 Select “ Listen to Music / Edit,” and pres s ENTER .
84 Photo Album About th e “Ph oto Albu m” Func tion The “ Pho to Alb um” func tion en ables you to do f ollow ing . • Store JPEG image file s on the HDD. • View JPEG image files on t he HDD, DATA DVDs (DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs)/ DATA CD s, or con nect ed US B de vice .
85 Photo Album 3 Select “Ph oto Alb um,” an d press ENTER . The “Photo Al bum” menu appear s. 4 Sele ct the it em, and pre ss ENTER. To copy from DATA CDs/DATA DVDs (DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs), sel ect “View Photos on a DVD/CD.” To co py from th e connecte d USB devic e, select “V iew Phot os on a USB Device.
86 1 Pres s SYSTEM MENU. The Syst em Men u appear s. 2 Select “Ph oto Alb um,” an d press ENTER . The “Photo Al bum” menu appear s. 3 Sele ct “Vie w/Ed it Photo s on th e HDD,” and p ress E NTER. The “ Photo Alb um” lis t appear s. 4 Select a n al bum us ing M / m .
87 Photo Album 7 Select an album, and pre ss ENTE R. A check mark appe ars in the chec k box by the sele cted it em. • To cl ear th e check mar k, pr ess ENT ER again. • To cle ar all chec k marks, press , to select “Single- Mode” f rom the su b- menu.
88 9 Sele ct “Yes, ” and pres s ENTE R. The select ed JPEG image f iles are copi ed in the “ PICTU RE” f olde r on t he disc . The JPEG image fi le names a re automatically l abelled as “PHOT****.” If you wa nt to pla y the disc o n other DVD eq uipme nt, fi nali se th e dis c (page 3 9).
89 Photo Album 12-Photo List ( Example: HDD) 4-Ph oto Li st 1-Ph oto Li st A Albu m name B Albu m siz e C Sub-m enu: Pres s , to disp lay the sub-menu. The sub- menu di spl ays opti ons applicable only to the selected item. The disp layed op tions di ffer de pending upon the model, si tuation, a nd disc type.
90 To swi tch betw een the album list and JPEG im age file list 1 Pres s < while the “Pho to Album” list is displaye d. 2 Selec t “Display Mode ” using M / m , and press ENTER. 3 Select “Fil e” or “Album” u sing M / m , and pr ess ENTER.
91 Photo Album To play a slide show with the sound (HDD only) You can enjoy a s lideshow while lis tening to the sound stored in the HDD. First prepare Musi c Playli sts by ad ding audi o trac ks using Jukeb ox (see “Addin g audi o track s to a Playlist (HDD only)” on page 81).
92 6 Select a graphic e ffect and a Music Play list us ing < / M / m / , , an d pres s ENTER . • “Theme ”: Select a theme. The recorde r adds gr aphic ef fects accordi ng to the theme y ou se.
93 Photo Album Managi ng JPE G Im age File s on the HDD 1 Pres s SYSTEM MENU. The Syst em Men u appear s. 2 Select “Ph oto Alb um,” an d press ENTER . The “Photo Al bum” menu appear s. 3 Sele ct “Vie w/Ed it Photo s on th e HDD,” and p ress E NTER.
94 Print ing JPEG Image Files You can pri nt JPEG image f iles o n the HDD, DATA DVDs/DATA CDs, or connecte d USB device b y co nnecting a Pict Bridge- compatible pri nter to th e USB jack on the record er. Refer to the instructi ons supplied with the printer.
95 Photo Album To can cel pri nting Press EN TER. To dis play th e conn ected printer Select “Conf irm Printer” of “USB” in the “Opt ions 2” setup (page 117). To re start the conn ected USB de vice Selec t “Resta rt USB Device” of “USB” i n the “Optio ns 2” setup ( page 117).
96 Settings and Adj ustments Adjus tin g Picture Qual ity * D ivX video file only You c an adj ust t he pi ct ure qu ali ty fr om th e conn ected equ ipmen t, such as a TV or VCR , and als o the pict ure quality o f broadc asts that the record er can rece ive by sele ctin g a pres et se tting .
97 Settings an d Adjustment s Settin g option s for recordi ng pictur e quality For details about eac h setting, s ee the expl anat ion of the disp lay. Sett ing option s for playb ack pictur e qual ity For details about each s etting, see the expl anat ion of the d ispl ay.
98 b Notes • If the outlines of the image s on your screen become blu rred, set “BNR” and/o r “MNR” to “Off.” • Depending on the dis c or the s cene being played, the above BNR or MNR effects may be hard to discern. Also, these fun ctions may no t work with some screen si zes.
99 Settings an d Adjustment s Using th e Setu p Menus You c an chang e the s ettings of the re corder, such as pi ctur e quali ty set ting s, aud io setti ngs, et c. 1 Pres s SYS TEM M ENU wh ile the recorder is in stop mode. 2 Select “ Disc S etup” or “Initial Setu p” usi ng M / m , and press E NTER.
100 As you record, erase and e dit reco rdings repeatedly , the HDD fi le syst em gradually becomes fragment ed. To ‘clean u p’ all the fragmented files, opt imise the HDD peri odic ally. When the H DD need s optim ising, a m essage recom mending optimisatio n will app ear automati cally.
101 Settings an d Adjustment s Selec ts the colo ur syst em when r ecording from the connect ed equi pment. b Notes • When pict ure noise appears after you chang e the “Inpu t Line System ” setting, chang e the “Input Colour Sys tem” setting ( page 105).
102 Aerial Re cept ion Setting s (Tun er) You c an make tune r an d prog ramm e pos ition s ettings for the r ecord er. Auto Scan If you c onnect a TV to this recorde r not using SMARTL INK, yo u can pres et prog ramme po sitio ns auto mat ical ly usin g “Auto Sc an.
103 Settings an d Adjustment s CH System Select the reg ion to get th e best broad cast recepti on. Channe l Pres s < / , repea tedly until the prog ramme po sitio n you wan t is dis play ed. • To select a cable or satell ite programme posit ion, pres s < / , un til the prog ramme p ositi on yo u wan t is d ispla yed.
104 AFT • If the Au to F ine Tu ning funct ion d oes not wor k effe ctively, s elect “Off” and p ress m . Pres s < / , to obtain a clearer picture, and pr ess ENTER. Sound S yst em Selec t an avai lable TV sys tem (p age 103) . Name Chan ges or enter s a new station name (up t o 5 char acte rs).
105 Settings an d Adjustment s Video Se tting s (Video In/ Out) You can adjus t items rela ted to th e image, such a s size and col our, acco rdin g to the t ype of TV , tun er, o r de coder conn ecte d to t he record er.
106 Selec ts a method of inputti ng video si gnals for the LI NE 1/DE CODER jack. The pict ure will not be clear if this setti ng does not match t he type of vi deo input s ignal. Sets the recorder to convert s ignals of the NTSC colour sy stem to t he PAL co lour system t o play NTSC disc s on PA L-only TVs.
107 Settings an d Adjustment s b Note When r eceiving audio input si gnals from the DV input j ack, the recorde r automatic ally sel ects “Ster eo” or “Bilin gual” regardl ess of the “ External Audio” se tting. Selec ts the so und to be rec orded.
108 b Note When HDMI outp ut is performed to equipment not compa tible wi th DTS sign als, the si gnals will not be out put regardl ess of t he “DTS O utput” s etting.
109 Settings an d Adjustment s Langua ge Se ttings (Langu age) You ca n make lan guage sett ings. Switc hes the di splay la nguage on the scre en. Swit ches t he l angu age of th e soun d tra ck. Switches t he language of the su btitles record ed on the di sc.
110 Record ing Se ttings (Record ing) You ca n adjust record ing set tings. You can selec t furt her optio ns for re cording mode ( manual record ing mo de).
111 Settings an d Adjustment s Selects t he HDD recor ding format. z Hint The HDD con tents recorded in V ideo mode can b e dubbed to a disc at high speed (page 65).
112 Sele cts t he p ictur e qu ality in p aus e mode. Playback of some DVD VIDEOs can be limited acc ording to a predetermi ned level, such as the age of the users. Scenes ma y be bloc ked or rep lace d wi th di ffer ent s cenes. 1 Select “Parenta l Control” in “Playback,” and pr ess ENTER.
113 Settings an d Adjustment s 10 Press ENTER. The P arental Co ntrol sett ing is complete. To ca ncel the Par ental C ontrol se tting for the disc, select “Off” in step 9. Change Pass word 1 Select “Parenta l Control” in “Playback,” and pr ess ENTER.
114 b Notes • When pict ure noise appears after you chang e the “Screen Re soluti on” sett ing, h old down x (st op) on the recorder, a nd press Z (op en/close) on the recorder. • When “Colour” is set to “ YCbCr 4:2 :2” in the “HDMI Out put” setup, you canno t select “720 x 576i” (or “720 x 480i”) .
115 Settings an d Adjustment s b Notes • The PCM sig nals may not be out put even when you sele ct “Auto” depending on th e “Audio Out” settings, number of audio channels, a nd the HDMI-connected device. • The “A udio Outpu t” function is no t available when a DVI d evice is connected.
116 2 Set th e Comm and Mode for the r emote so it mat ches the Command Mode for the r ecord er you set a bove. Follow the st eps be low to set the Command Mode on t he remote. 1 Hold down ENTER. 2 While hol ding dow n ENTER, ent er the Command Mode c ode number using the num ber b uttons.
117 Settings an d Adjustment s Other Se tting s (Option s 2) You ca n make oth er opera tion se ttings. Restart USB Device Resta rts the conne cted US B dev ice if i t does not re spon d to the r ecorde r. If the connec ted USB d evice stil l does n ot work properly , try following: – Tu rn the connec ted U SB dev ice of f and on agai n.
118 Additional Information Trouble shoo ting If you e xperie nce any of the followi ng difficult ies while using the re corder, use this troub leshoo ting guid e to help reme dy the problem bef ore requestin g repairs . Should any pr oble m persis t, co nsul t your ne ares t Sony dealer.
119 Add ition al In forma tion , If the HDMI OUT jack is us ed for vi deo output , changi ng the “Scre en Resolu tion” sett ing in t he “ HDMI Ou tput” se tup may solve th e problem (page 113).
120 , If the audio signal does not co me through the DIGITAL OUT (CO AXIAL)/HDMI OUT jacks, check the “A udio Out” setup (pa ge 107) . , The record er suppor ts only MP3 audio, Dolby D igital and MPEG audio for DivX video files. Press AUDIO and select MP3 audio or MPEG audio.
121 Add ition al In forma tion , Anot her timer set ting overl apped th e timer setting (page 4 6). , There is no DVD inside the recorde r. , There is not enough disc spac e for the reco rdin g. , The rec order was in the pr ocess of dubbing . Recor ding do es not st op immed iately after yo u pres s x REC STOP.
122 , Try cha nging the langu age using the DVD VIDEO’s menu. The sub title langua ge cann ot be chan ged or turned off. , Multili ngual subtitles a re not recorde d on the DVD VIDEO. , The DVD VIDEO prohib its changing of the subt itle s. , Try changin g the subtit le using the DVD VIDEO’s menu.
123 Add ition al In forma tion You du bbed a title, but the title did not appea r in the H DD Title L ist. , The titl e containe d a copy prote ction signal, so it was move d (page 131). High-sp eed dubb ing is not pos sible. , The ti tle cannot be dubbed at h igh speed (page 67) .
124 The re corder do es not op erate pr operly. , Press down [ / 1 on the recorde r for more than five se conds until the rec order turn s off. The n, press [ / 1 again to turn on the recor der .
125 Add ition al In forma tion Recor dable and Pl ayabl e Discs Typ e Disc Log o Icon used in th is manua l Format ting (new dis cs) Compat ibilit y with other DVD p layers (fi nalising) Hard di sk dr.
126 Usabl e disc versio ns (as of April 20 08) • 8 x-spee d or slowe r DVD +RWs • 6 x-spee d or slowe r DVD -RWs (Ve r.1.1, Ver.1. 2 wi th CPR M *2 ) • 16x-speed or slower DVD+Rs • 16x-speed or slower DVD-Rs (Ver.
127 Add ition al In forma tion Play able Disc s “DVD VIDEO” and “CD” ar e trademarks. DivX, DivX Certifi ed, and associated logo s are tradema rks of Di vX, Inc. and are used und er licens e. DivX ® is a video f ile com pression technolo gy, develope d by DivX, Inc.
128 Regi on c ode ( DVD VI DEO only ) Your recorder h as a region c ode printe d on the rear of the unit and will only p lay DVD VIDE Os (p laybac k only) lab elled w ith identical r egion codes. This system is used to prot ect c opyrig hts. DVD VIDEOs labelled will al so play on th is reco rder .
129 Add ition al In forma tion Recordi ng time in each rec ording mode Bold lines indicate noti ceable leve l differe nces in rec ording pic ture qualit y. Recording mo de Approx. recording time (hours) HDD DVD+RW/ DVD-RW/ DVD+R/ DVD-R DVD+R DL/ DVD-R DL RDR- HX680 RDR- HX780 RDR- HX980 HQ+ *1 17 23 36 – – PCM *2 25 34 53 1 hr.
130 *1 Records in higher quality (15 Mbps ). When recording to the HDD in HQ+ mode, recordings are made in “Video Mo de Off” format regardless of the “HDD Record ing Format” setti ng (page 111). HQ+ mode is not available for DVDs. When recording to DVDs, t h e recordi ng mode automatically switche s to HQ mode eve n if you set to HQ+ mod e.
131 Add ition al In forma tion Required times ( approximate) f or “High- Speed” dubbing from HDD to DVD (for 60- minute programme ) *1 *1 The values in the above table are for reference only. Actua l times for dubb ing also requ ire time for creating disc’s control info rmation and ot her data.
132 Langua ge Co de Lis t For det ails, se e page 109. The lan guage spelling s confor m to the IS O 639: 1988 (E/F ) standa rd. Countr y/Are a Code For det ails, se e page 112.
133 Add ition al In forma tion Notes Ab out T his Record er On oper ation • If the recorder is brought di rectly fro m a cold to a war m location, o r is plac ed in a very damp ro om, moisture may condens e on th e lens es in side the record er. S houl d this occur, the recorde r may not op erate properly.
134 Notes on MP3 A udio Tracks , JPEG Image File s, DivX Vide o Files , and i.Lin k MP3 is an audio compre ssion tec hnology that satisf ies certai n ISO/MPEG regulatio ns.
135 Add ition al In forma tion • Proceed ing to the next or another album may take so me time . • The i mage size that ca n be di splayed is limited. The fol lowing image size s can be displaye d: width 160–5,120 pixels by heig ht 120–3,840 pixels .
136 Specifi catio ns System Laser: Semic onducto r lase r Channel c overage: PAL (B/G, D/K, I)/SE CAM (L) VHF: E2 t o E12, R1 to R12, F2 to F10, Ita lian A to H, Ire land A to J, South A frica 4 to 11.
137 Index Wo rds in qu otations appear in the on -scr een di splays . Numerics “96 kHz PCM Output” 108 A “A-B Erase ” 60 “A-B Repeat” 53 “Add to P lay List” 81 Adjusting playback pictu.
138 Dolby Digital 20 , 107 “Dow nload f rom T V” 24 , 102 DTS 20 , 107 Dubbing Dubbin g List 66 HDD/DVD DUB 66 “Hig h-Spe ed” 131 Move 131 DV camcorder 74 DV c am cord er d ubb ing 74 “DV Ma.
139 N “Name” 104 “New Album ” 93 NICAM 45 “NICAM Se lect” 106 “NTSC on PAL TV” 106 Numb er buttons 56 O “On Screen Display” 115 ONE-TOUCH DUB 72 , 76 One-Touch P lay 19 , 50 “Opt.
Sony Corporation Printed in Hungary S S VIDEO 18 Satellit e tuner 28 Scan Aud io 52 “Seamless P layback” 11 2 Searching audio track 81 by ge nre 35 fast reverse/fast forward 52 , 81 JPEG image fil.
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