Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product SLV-D910N Sony
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3-084-917- 11 (1) GB D VD Pla yer/ Video Cassette Recor der Oper ating Instructions SL V - D 910N/R © 2003 Sony Cor poration PA L.
2 W ARNING WARNIN G T o prevent fire or shock hazar d, do not expose the u nit to rain or moi sture. T o av oid electrical shock, do not open the cab inet. Refer servicing to qualifi ed per sonnel on ly . Mains lead must only be changed at a qualified service sho p.
3 Caution Caution For use of the VCR Television program mes, films, video tape s and other materi als may be copy righted. Unau thorized rec ordin g of such materi al may be contrar y to t he prov isi ons of the copyright laws.
4 T able of contents T ab le of contents 2 WA R N I N G 2 We l c o m e ! 3 Caution 6 About this manual 6 This playe r can pl ay the f ollowing discs 7 Notes ab out discs Getting Started 8 Step 1 : Unp.
5 T abl e of contents D VD Additi onal Operations 66 Using the DVD’ s menu 68 Zooming into a scene 69 Ch ang ing t he ang les 70 Displaying the subtitle 71 V ariou s play mo de funct ions (Programme.
6 About th is manual • The mean ing of the icons used in this man u al is described be low: * MP3 (MPE G 1 Audio Layer 3) is a standard format defi ned by ISO/MP EG whic h compr esses audio d ata. This player can pl ay th e foll owing di scs The “DVD VIDEO” lo g o is a trademark.
7 Note Some DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs, DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs or CD-Rs/C D-RWs cannot be played on this pla yer due to the recor ding qua lity or physi cal conditio n of the disc, or the c haracteristi cs of the recording device. Furth ermore, the disc will not play if it has not been correctly finalized.
8 Unpacking Getting Started Step 1 : Unpac king Check that you have recei ved the follo wing items with the D VD-VCR: Note • The supplie d remote comm ander is for the exclusive use of this D VD-V CR.
Getting Started 9 Setting up the remot e commander Step 2 : Setting up the remote commander Notes • W i th normal use, the ba tteries should last abou t three to six months. • If you do not use the rem ote comm ander for a n extended peri od of time, rem ov e the batte ries to avoid possible dam age from batter y leakag e.
10 Setting up the remot e commander Contr olling other TVs with the remote commander The re mote comma nder is pre program med to cont rol non- Sony TVs. If yo ur TV is listed in t he following table, set th e appropriate man ufacturer’ s code nu mber .
Getting Started 11 Connecting the DV D-VCR Step 3 : Connecting the D VD-VCR Note t hat “ Adv anced Ho okups” (p age 52) e xplai ns addition al hooku p methods that will optimiz e the p icture and sou n d for a true “hometheatre” e xperience. If your TV has a Scart (EUR O-A V) conn ector , see page 12.
12 Connecting the D VD-VCR If y our TV has a Scar t (EUR O -A V) connector 1 Disconne ct the aerial cable from yo ur TV and conn ect it to on the rear panel of the DVD-VCR. 2 Connect of the DVD-VCR and the aerial in put of your TV usin g the supp lied a erial ca ble.
Getting Started 13 Connecting the DV D-VCR Additional connection T o a satellite or digita l tuner with Line Th rough Usin g the Line Throug h funct ion, y ou c an watc h programmes from a satellite or digital tune r connecte d to this D VD- VCR on t he TV e ven when the D VD-VCR is turned off.
14 Setting up the D VD-VCR with the A uto Set Up function Step 4 : Setting up the D VD-VCR with the A uto S et Up fu nction Before using the D VD-VCR for the first time, set up the DVD-VCR using the Auto Set Up functi on. With t his fu nctio n, you c an set TV cha nnels, an d D VD-VCR clock automa tically .
Getting Started 15 Setting up the D VD-VCR with the A uto Set Up function 3 Press V/v to select th e desire d language, th en press ENTER repeatedly . The “COUNTR Y SELECTION” menu ap pears.
16 Setting up the D VD-VCR with the A uto Set Up function T o cancel the A uto Set Up fun ction Press SE T UP. T o change th e RF channel If the pictur e does not appe ar clearly on the TV , change the RF chann el on the DVD- VCR and TV . Select “Install” in the “OP TION” menu, then press V/v to sele ct “V ideo Outp ut CH”.
Getting Started 17 Selecting the TV system Step 5 : Sel ecting the T V sys tem Y ou must select th e appropriate TV system for your area. Bef ore you st ar t… • T ur n on the DVD-VCR and yo ur TV . • T o control the D VD-VCR, set TV / D VD·VIDEO to D VD·VIDEO on the remote (page 9).
18 Selecting the TV system 4 Press SET UP to exit the menu . SET UP.
Getting Started 19 Selecting a language Step 6 : Selecti ng a langua g e Y ou can c hange the on-screen display langua ge. Bef ore you st ar t… • T ur n on the DVD-VCR and yo ur TV . • T o control the D VD-VCR, set TV / D VD·VIDEO to DVD·VIDEO on the remote (page 9).
20 Setting the cloc k Step 7 : Se tting th e cl o c k Y ou must set the tim e and dat e on the D VD - VCR to use the timer features properly . The Auto Cloc k Set function * works only if a station in your ar ea is broadca sting a t ime signal. * SL V -D 910N only Bef ore y ou star t… • T ur n on the DVD-VCR and you r TV .
Getting Started 21 Setting the clock Tips • If you set “ Autoc lock” to “On” , the Auto Cl ock Set function is activa ted when ever t he D VD-VCR is turne d of f. The time is adjusted a utomaticall y b y making refer ence to the ti me signal fro m the st ation (SL V - D910N o nly).
22 Presetting channels Step 8 : Prese tting c hannels If som e channels could not be preset usin g the Auto S et Up functi on, yo u can preset them manu ally . Bef ore y ou star t… • T ur n on the DVD-VCR and you r TV . • T o control the D VD-VCR, set TV / D VD·VIDEO to DVD·VIDEO on th e remote (page 9).
Getting Started 23 Presetting channels 3 Pre ss V/v to select “Manual Setu p”, then press ENTER. 4 Press V/v to select the row whic h you want to preset, the n press b . T o disp lay oth er pages for program me positions 6 to 80, press V/v repeat edly .
24 Presetting channels If the picture is not clea r If the pic ture is not clear , you may use the Manual F ine T uni ng (MFT) function. After step 5 , press V/v to selec t “MFT”.
Getting Started 25 Presetting channels 1 Press SET UP, then press V/v to select (OPTION), then pre ss ENTER. 2 Press V/v to sel ect “Install” , then press ENTER. The “INST ALL” menu a ppears. 3 Press V/v to select “Manual Setup”, then pres s ENTER.
26 Presetting channels Disabli ng unwanted programme posi tions 7 Press O RETURN, then pre ss SET UP to exit the menu. After presett ing channels, you can disable unus ed program me posit ions. Th e disabled positions will be skipped later whe n you press the PR OG +/– butto ns.
Getting Started 27 Presetting channels Note • Be sure to se lect the program me positio n you want to disable co rrectly . If you disable a program me position by mistake, you need to rese t that channel ma nually . 2 Press V/v to sel ect “Install” , then press ENTER.
28 Presetting channels Changing the s t ation names Y ou can change or enter the st ation names (up to 4 characters). The D VD-VCR must receiv e chann el information fo r station names to appear auto matically . Bef ore y ou star t… • T ur n on the DVD-VCR and you r TV .
Getting Started 29 Presetting channels 4 Press V/v to select the row whic h you want to change or ent er the statio n name, then press b . T o disp lay oth er pages for program me positions 6 to 80, press v/V repeat edly . 5 Press V/v to select “NAME”, then press b .
30 Setting the P A Y -TV/Canal Plus decoder (SL V -D910N on ly) Setting th e P A Y-TV/Canal Pl us decod e r (SL V -D910N only) Y ou can w atch or re cord P A Y -TV/Cana l Plus prog rammes if you conn ect a decod er (not supp lied ) to the DVD-VC R.
Getting Started 31 Setting the P A Y -TV/Canal Plus decoder (SL V -D910N only) Setting P A Y-TV/Canal Plus c hannels T o wat ch or rec ord P A Y -TV/Canal Plus progra mmes, set yo ur D VD-VCR to receive the channels using the on-scree n display . In order to set the channels c orrectly , be sure to follo w all of the steps belo w .
32 Setting the P A Y -TV/Canal Plus decoder (SL V -D910N on ly) Notes • T o supe rimpose subti tles while watching Cana l Plus programm es, make both decode r-VCR and VCR -TV co nnectio ns usin g 21-pin Sc art cabl es that are comp atible with the RGB signals.
33 Playing discs Basic Oper ations Basic O perations Playing disc s Dependi ng on the disc, some operat ions may be different or restricted. Refer to th e opera ting inst ructio ns suppli ed with you r disc . Bef ore you st ar t... • T ur n on the DVD-VCR and yo ur TV .
34 Play ing discs Additio nal tasks * If yo u pause t he D V D play er for mo re than 5 minute s, the DVD play er will automati cally stop . T o Resume p layback for the current disc (Resume Play) The D V D play er remember s the point whe re you stoppe d the disc e ven if the D VD player en ters stand by mode by pressing ?/1 .
35 Playing discs Basic Oper ations T o locate a point quic kly b y playing a dis c in fast forwar d or fast rever se in continu ous play mode (DVD , VIDEO CD and CD onl y) Press m or M . For D VD o r VIDEO CD, each time you press the button, t he playb ack speed ch anges as fol low s.
36 Play ing discs Notes on pla ying DVDs wi th a DTS sound trac k • DTS aud io signals are ou tput only through the DIG IT AL A UD IO OUT (C O A XIAL or OPTICAL) jack. • When you play a DVD w ith DTS sound trac ks, set “DTS” to “On” in “ A U DIO SETUP” menu (page 5 6).
37 Guide to the on-screen displa y Basic Oper ations Guide to the on-scree n displa y Press DISPLA Y. The foll owing informa tion appears; type of disc, c urrent title/trac k , chapter , counter p osition, v oice language, su btitle language and surround se tting.
38 Guide to the on-screen display T o pla y bac k from the de sired title/trac k counter position Tip • Y ou can change the counter position informa tion (playin g time or remaini ng time) using B/b (D VD and CD only). DVD CD Notes • The displ ay may not ch ange as operated dependin g on the disc.
39 Play ing a tape Basic Oper ations Playing a tape Bef ore you st ar t... • T ur n on the DVD-VCR and yo ur TV . • Set your TV t o the video chan nel so that the signal from the player appears on the TV screen. •S e t T V / D VD·VIDEO to DVD·VIDEO , then press SELECT VIDEO to control the VCR (page 9).
40 Play ing a tape Additio nal tasks * If you pa use the VCR for more than 5 minutes, the V CR will autom aticall y resume play . T o pla y a recently watched scene Y ou can imm ediately rewind and playback the scen e you want to watch agai n.
41 Play ing a tape Basic Oper ations T o resume normal playbac k Press H . T o set the co lour system If the playback picture has no co lour , or strea ks appear during playback, set “Col our System” i n the “USER SET” menu to co nform to the system th at the tape was recorde d in (see pa ge 103).
42 Recording TV programmes Recor ding TV pr ogrammes Bef ore y ou star t... • T u rn on the DVD-VCR and you r TV . • Switch the input selector on your TV so that the signal from the playe r appears on the TV screen. •S e t T V / D VD·VI DEO to D VD·VIDEO , then press SELECT VIDEO to control the VCR (page 9).
43 Recording TV programmes Basic Oper ations T o stop recor ding Press x . T o chec k the remain ing time Press DISPLA Y twice. With the display on, pre ss DISPLA Y again to check the remaining ti me. 2 • T o recor d a normal chann e l, press P ROG +/– until the pro gramme positi on nu mber you want ap pears in the displa y wind o w .
44 Recording TV programmes In orde r to get an accura te remaining tim e indi cation, be sure “T ape Sele ct” in th e “VIDEO SETUP” menu is set accord ing to the ta pe type yo u use (see page 98 ).
45 Recording TV programmes Basic Oper ations Notes • If a tape has port ions recorded in both P AL (ME SECAM) a nd NTSC systems, the time counte r reading will not be corre ct. This discre pancy is due to the difference between th e count ing cycl es of the tw o video sys tems.
46 Recording TV programmes using the timer Recor ding TV pr ogrammes using the t imer Y ou can preset up to six prog rammes at a time. Bef ore y ou star t… • Check th at the D V D-VCR clock is set to the correct time. • T u rn on the DVD-VCR and you r TV .
47 Recording TV programmes using the timer Basic Oper ations 2 Set the date, start and stop times, pro g ramme posit ion, tape speed and VPS/PD C function* : 1 Press b to select each ite m in turn. 2 Press V/v to se t each item. T o corre ct a s etting, press B to return to th at setting and reset.
48 Recording TV programmes using the timer T o stop recor ding T o stop the D VD-VCR while recording, p ress SELECT VIDEO and the n press x . Dail y/weekly reco rding In step 2 above, press v to s elect th e recording pa ttern. Eac h tim e you press v , the indica tion changes a s shown be low .
49 Recording TV programmes using the timer Basic Oper ations T o watch an other TV program me after setting the tim er Tips • T o set the channe l, you can al so use the V/v or number buttons. • If the indica tor appear s, this mean s that the VCR is cur rently reco rding this programme .
50 Checking/changing/cancelling timer settings Checking/cha nging/ cancel ling ti mer settings Bef ore y ou star t… • Check th at the D V D-VCR clock is set to the correct time. • T u rn on the DVD-VCR and you r TV . • Switch the input selector on your TV so that the signal from the playe r appears on the TV screen.
51 Checking/changing/cancelling timer settings Basic Oper ations When the time r settings overla p The prog ramme th at starts f i rst has prio rity and t he second p rogramme st arts recording only after the fi rst progra mme has f i nished. If th e programmes start at the same time, t h e prog ram me li s ted f irst in the menu has priority .
52 A/V Receiver hookup Adv anced Hookups A/V Receiver hookup A Use this hookup if y our A/V receiver has a Dolby* Surr ound (Pro Logic) decod er and 3 to 6 spe akers Y ou can enjoy the Do lby Surrou nd effects only when playin g Dolby Surr ound aud io or mu lti-channel audio (D olby Dig ital) discs.
53 A/V Receiver hookup Adv anced Hookups B U se this hookup i f your A/V receiver h as a Dolb y Digital, MPEG audio or D TS* d ecode r , a digit al in put j ack an d 6 spe akers This connectio n will allo w you to use the Do lby Digita l, MPEG audio or DTS decoder fun ction of your A V ampli f i er (receiv er).
54 S-Video hookup S-Vi deo hoo kup Make audio conn ections us ing the OUT A UDIO L/R jacks or DIGIT AL A UD IO OUT (OPTICAL or CO AXIAL) jacks when you use S-VIDEO hooku p. Use this hook up if your TV has an S-VIDEO input ja ck • Connect an S-VIDEO cord (n ot suppli e d).
55 A u dio Setup D VD Settings and Adjus tments D VD Settings and Adjustments A udi o Setup “ Audio Setup” allo ws you t o set the so und accordi ng to the playb ack and connec tion condition s. 1 Press SET UP when the D VD player is in stop mode, then press V/v to select (D VD) and press ENTER.
56 A udio Set up Men u ch oices • Dolby Digit al Selects the type of Dolb y Digital signal. The def ault setting is ind icated in bold prin t. •M P E G Selects t he type of MPEG au dio signal. The def ault setting is ind icated in b o ld prin t. •D T S Selects wh ether or n ot to outp ut DTS sign als.
57 A u dio Setup D VD Settings and Adjus tments • Audio DRC (Dynamic Range Control) Makes the soun d clear when the v o lume is turned down when playi ng a D VD that conforms to “ Audio DRC”.
58 Screen Setup Screen Setup “Screen S etup” allows you to set t he screen accordi ng to t he playb ack and connecti on condition s. 1 Press SET UP when the D VD pla yer is in stop mode , then pre ss V/v to se lect (D VD) and press ENTER. 2 Press V/v to select “Sc reen Setup”, then press ENTE R.
59 Screen Setup D VD Settings and Adjus tments Menu choic es • TV T ype Selects the aspect ratio of the con nected TV (4:3 st andard or wide). The def ault setting is i n dicated in bold print. • D VD LINE1 RGB Out Selects the metho d of outputti ng video signals from the LINE-1 (EUR O A V) jack on the rear panel of the player .
60 Screen Setup Notes • Playba ck settings stored in the disc take p ri ority o ver the “DVD SET U P” me n u s ettings and not all the functions descr ibed may work. • Depend ing on the DVD, “4 :3 Lett er Box” may be selec ted automati cally inste ad of “4:3 P an Scan ” or vice versa.
61 Setting the display or sound t rac k language D VD Settings and Adjus tments Setting th e displa y or sound track lang uage You ca n set var ious lang uages for the disc’ s menu, sound tr ack or subtitle. 1 Press SET UP when the D VD player is in stop mode , then press V/v to select (D VD) and press ENTER .
62 Setting the displa y or sound track language Tip • If you selec t “Others” in step 4, an additional language menu appears. Press V/v/B/b to select th e d esire d langua ge, then press E NTER. Notes • When you select a langua ge that is not recor ded on the DVD in step 4, one of the recorded languag es will be auto matically selected.
63 P arental Control (limiting pla yback b y children) D VD Settings and Adjus tments P arental Contr ol (lim iting p layback b y chi ldren) Playback of some DVDs can b e limited accordi ng to a predeter mined level such as the age of the users. The parent al control functi on allows you to set a playba ck limitation le vel.
64 P arental Control (limiting pla yback by children) 3 Press b to s elect “Y es”. • If you have not ent ered a passwor d The displ ay for r egistering a new password appears . Enter a 4-di git passwor d using the number but to ns . The disp la y for confirming th e password appears .
65 P arental Control (limiting pla yback b y children) D VD Settings and Adjus tments T o change th e passw ord T o turn off the P arental Control functi on Set “Use Password” to “No” in step 3 on page 64.
66 Using the D VD’ s menu D VD Additional Op erations Using the D VD’ s menu A D VD i s divided into lo ng sections of a picture o r a music feature called “titles”. When you play a DVD which co ntains sev eral titles, you can select the title yo u want usin g the TOP MENU button.
67 Using the D VD’ s menu D VD Additional Op erations T o turn off the D VD’ s menu Press x . Note • Depending on the D VD, you may not be able to use the TOP MENU button.
68 Zooming into a sc ene Zooming into a scene Notes • Y ou cannot use 4 × magnification when yo u play VIDEO CDs. • The zoo m function may not work dependi ng on the DVD. Y ou can zoom into a scen e during pla yback or still m ode. T o zoom i nto a JPEG imag e, see “Playing JPEG image file s” on page 82.
69 Changing the angles D VD Additional Op erations Changi ng the a ngles Note • Depen ding on t he D VD, yo u may not be ab le to chan ge the an gles e ven if m ulti-angl es are record ed on the DVD. If various angles (multi-angles) fo r a scene are recorded o n the D VD, “ ” appears i n the displ ay when you press ANGLE dur ing playb ack.
70 Display ing t he subtitle Displa ying the subtitle T o turn off the s ubtitles Select “Off” in step 3. Note • Dependi ng on t he DVD, you m ay not b e able to chan ge the subtitles even if m ultilingua l subtitles ar e recorde d on the D VD. Y ou also m ay not be able t o turn them off.
71 V arious play m ode functions (Programme pla y , Shuffle play , Repeat pl ay) D VD Additional Op erations V arious pla y mode fun ctions (Pr ogramme pla y , Shuffle play , Repeat pla y) Y o u ca n .
72 V ar ious play mode functions ( Programme play , Shuf fle pla y , Repeat pla y ) T o stop pr ogramme pl ay Press CLE AR during pr ogramme pl ay . T o change o r cancel a pr ogramme 2 Press B / b to select “PROGRAM”, then press ENTE R. 3 Press V/v/B/ b to select t he track numb er you want to pro gramme, then press ENTER.
73 V arious play m ode functions (Programme pla y , Shuffle play , Repeat pl ay) D VD Additional Op erations Play ing in random or der (Shuffle play) T o return to normal pla y Press CLEAR during shuf fle pl ay . Tip • When “S HUFFLE” is se lected, sh uffl e play will cont inue until cancelled.
74 V ar ious play mode functions ( Programme play , Shuf fle pla y , Repeat pla y ) Playi ng repeatedly (Repeat pla y) T o return to normal pl ay Select “Off” in step 2 or press CLEA R during re peat play . Tip • When pl aying a DA T A CD, press REPEA T again to canc el repeat pl ay .
75 Changing the sound D VD Additional Op erations Changi ng the s ound When playin g a D VD recorded in multipl e audio formats (PCM, Dolb y Digital, MPEG or DTS) , you can change the aud io format. If the D VD is recorded with mu ltilingual tracks, you can also cha nge the lang uage.
76 Vir tual surround setting Virtual surr ound sett ing T o cancel t he setting Select “Off” in step 2. When you co nnect a stere o TV or 2 front speakers, SURROUND lets you enjoy surroun d sound effects by usin g sound imaging t o create virtual rear speakers from the sound of the fron t speakers withou t using actual rear spe akers.
77 Vir tual surround set ting D VD Additional Op erations Notes • Surrou nd effects ca nnot be o btained for DTS o r linea r PCM. • When th e playing sign al does not cont ain a signal for the rear speakers, the surround ef f ects will be di f ficult to hear.
78 Play ing an MP3 audio track Pla ying a n MP3 audio trac k Y ou can play back DA T A CDs (CD-R OMs/ CD-Rs/CD-R Ws) recorded in MP3 (MP EG1 Audio Layer 3) format.
79 Playi ng an MP3 audio trac k D VD Additional Op erations T o go to the n ext or previous page Press b or B . T o return to the p revious displa y Press O RETURN. T o turn off the d isplay Press x , then press O RETURN repeatedl y . Notes • Only the letters in the a lphabet a nd numbers c an be used for album or track names.
80 Play ing an MP3 audio track T o pla y a Multi Session CD This playe r can play Multi Se s sion CDs whe n an MP3 audio tra ck is located in th e first sess ion. Any subsequ ent MP3 audi o tracks, recorded in the lat er sessions, can also be play ed back.
81 Playi ng an MP3 audio trac k D VD Additional Op erations Tips • If you ad d numbers (01, 02 , 03, etc.) to the fron t of the trac k file names, the tracks w ill be played in that o rder . • A d isc w ith m any tree s take s long er to start p layb ack .
82 Play ing JPEG im age files Playing JPEG im age fil es Y ou can play JPEG image files on DA T A CDs (CD-R OMs/CD-Rs/CD-R Ws). 1 Press Z and place a DA T A CD on th e disc tray , then press Z to cl ose the tray . When you load a DA T A CD whi ch contains MP3 audio t racks and JPEG image files, “Select a Me dia T ype ” menu appears .
83 Playing JPEG image files D VD Additional Op erations T o r otate the selected image T o zoom i n an image 3 Press ./> to select the ne xt/prev ious album pa ge, then press V/v/ B/b to select an image in the “ Album ” disp lay . T o displa y the selected image 1 Press ENTER.
84 Play ing JPEG im age files T o enjo y the Slide show T o turn on/off th e menu in the single image displa y Press DISPLA Y in the single im age display . T o return to the “ Alb um” display Press DISPLA Y to turn on the menu and press B/b to s e lect “ ”, then press ENTER.
85 Playing JPEG image files D VD Additional Op erations Tip • If you ad d numbers (01, 02 , 03, etc.) to the front of the file name s, the files will be play ed in that o rder . Notes • The s ystem ca n play the ext ension “.J PG” or “.J PEG”.
86 Pla ying VIDEO CDs with “MENU ON/OFF” f u nctions Playing VIDEO CDs with “MENU O N/OFF” functions The PBC (Pla yback control) func tion allo ws you to se arch and per form other operation s interactively . PBC playback follows a select ion menu display ed on your TV screen .
87 Pla y ing VIDEO CDs with “MENU ON/OFF” functions D VD Additional Op erations T o return to the men u Press O RETURN. T o pla y using “MENU OFF” Press MENU to select “MENU OFF”. When “MENU OFF” is se lected, the D VD player starts continuous pla y .
88 Play ing a tape with S QPB function VCR Additional O perati ons Playing a tape with SQPB functio n Notes • Y ou cannot us e the SQPB functi on for recording . • The playba ck display will be distort ed if you use the SQPB function with a normal VHS format tape.
89 Quick Timer R ecording VCR Additional Operation s Quick Timer Recording After yo u have started recordi ng, you can have the VCR stop recordin g automa ticall y after a specified duration. 1 While reco rding, press z REC. 2 Press z REC repeatedly to set the dur ation time.
90 Quick Timer Record ing T o extend th e duration Press z REC repea tedly to set a new dura tion ti me. T o cancel t he duration Press z REC repeatedly until the indicator disappears and the VCR returns to normal recording mode. T o stop whi le recor ding Press x .
91 Recording stereo and bilingual programmes VCR Additional Operation s Recor ding stereo and bil ingual pr ogrammes In the ZWEIT ON (German stereo) system This VCR aut omatically rec eiv es and records stere o and bilin gual programm es based on the ZWEITON system .
92 Recording stereo and bilingual progr ammes T o select th e sound wh ile recording Press A UDIO t o select the soun d you want. * Usual ly the mixed sound of left and right channels * Usually th e main sound ( monaural) Selecting t he sound during Hi-f i playbac k Press A UDIO t o select the soun d you want.
93 Recording stereo and bilingual programmes VCR Additional Operation s How sound i s recorded on a video tape The VCR records s ound onto t wo separate tracks. Hi-fi audio is reco rded on to the main tra ck along wit h the picture. Monaural soun d is recorded on to the normal aud io track al ong the edge of the tape.
94 Searching using inde x function Sear ching us ing inde x function T o find a specif i c recor ding by scannin g (Inde x scan) The VCR automatically mark s the tape with an index signa l at the point whe re each recording begi ns. Use these signals as references to find a specific recording.
95 Searching using inde x function VCR Additional Operation s T o sear ch a specific recor ding (Index sear ch) T o stop se arching Press x . Note • No index signa l will be added w hen recordin g starts from reco rding pause. However , an index signal wil l be marked if you chang e the program me position du ring recordin g pause.
96 Adjusting the picture (t rac king) Adjusting the p icture (trac king) Adjusting t he trac king Although th e VCR automatically adjusts the trackin g when pl aying a tap e, distortion may occur if th e recording is in poo r condition. In this case, manually ad just the track ing.
97 Adjusting the picture (tracking) VCR Additional Operation s 2 Press V/v to select “Use r Set”, then press ENTER. 3 Press V/v to select “Sm art Trilo gic”, then press b . 4 Press V/v to set “SMAR T TRILOGIC” to “ON” or “OFF”. • ON: Picture sharpness i s automati cally adjusted.
98 Changing menu options Changing menu options 1 Press SET UP when the D VD pla yer is in stop mode , then pre ss V/v to se lec t (OPTION) or (VIDEO) and press ENTE R.
99 Changing menu options VCR Additional Operation s Menu choic es The def ault settings a re ind icated in bold print. OPT ION VIDEO SETUP 3 Press B/b to change t he setting. 4 Press SET UP to exit the menu. Menu opt ion Se t this opt ion to Auto Po wer Off • “ Off ” to dea ctivate the A uto Pow er Off func tion .
100 Editing Editi ng How to connect to recor d on this VCR Connect the line outputs of the other VCR to the input connector o f this VCR. Refer to th e exam ples A through C and choose the conn ection that best suits your VCR.
101 Editing VCR Additional Operation s Example C How to connect to a stereo system Connect the L INE-2 IN t / o L/R jacks on this D VD-VCR to the audio output ja cks on the stereo sys tem, using an audi o cable (not supp lied). Notes • Make sure you connect the pl ugs to jacks of the same colour.
102 Editing Operation (when recor ding on this VCR) T o stop editi ng Press the x (stop) b uttons on both VCRs. Tip • T o cut out un wanted scenes w hile ed iting, pr ess X o n this VCR when an unwan ted scene begins. When it ends, press X aga in to resu me recordi ng.
103 General setup information Additiona l Information Additio nal Information General setu p inf ormation Changing setup options 1 Press SET UP when the D VD player is in stop mode, then press V / v to select (OPTION) an d press ENT ER. 2 Press V / v to select “User Set”, then press ENTER.
104 General setup inf orm ation Men u ch oices Initial settin gs are indicated in bold prin t. 4 Press B / b to cha nge the set ting. 5 Press SET UP to exit the menu . Menu opt ion Se t thi s option t o Colour Sy stem • “ Aut o ” to set the colo u r system auto matically .
105 T r oub lesh ooting Additiona l Information T ro ubl eshooting If you hav e any ques tions or prob lems not c over ed belo w , plea se consult your nea rest Son y service facilit y . General T r oubleshooting D VD T roubles hooting Symptom Remedy Pow e r The ?/1 (on /standby) switch does not func tion.
106 T r oub les hooting Pict ure Even though yo u set the aspe ct ratio in “T V T y pe” of the “SCRE EN SETUP” menu t he picture do es not f ill the sc reen. • The asp ect ratio of the di sc is fixed on your DVD. There is no pi cture from your VCR connec ted to the LINE IN jacks.
107 T r oub lesh ooting Additiona l Information VCR T roub leshooting Operation The t itle of the MP 3 audio alb um or track is not cor rectly displ ayed. • The playe r can onl y display nu mbers and alph abet. Othe r char acters are di splayed as aste risks.
108 T r oub les hooting Playback The pict ure is not clea r . • Exi sting broadc asts may inte rfere with t he VCR. Reset the RF ch annel output of your VCR (p age 16). • Adju st the trac king with th e TRACKING +/– buttons. • The vi deo heads are di rty (see the last pag e of Troubleshooting ).
109 T r oub lesh ooting Additiona l Information Timer recording The t imer doe s not oper ate. • Check that the cl ock is s et. • Ma ke sure a tape has been inse rted. • Check that the safet y tab has not been removed. • Make sure the t ape is not at its end.
110 Glossa r y Glossary Chapter (pa ge 37) Section s of a picture or a music fea ture that are smaller than titles. A title is composed of several chapters . Depend ing on th e disc, no chapters may b e recorded. Dolb y Digital (pages 53 and 56) Digital audio compr ession tec hnology developed by Dol by Laborato ries.
111 Glossar y Additiona l Information Title (page 3 7) The lo ngest sect ion of a pict ure or m usic feat ure on a DV D, movi e, etc ., in video software , or the entire alb um in audio software. T rack (pa ge 37) Section s of a picture or a mus ic feature on a CD or VIDEO CD (the length of a song).
112 Specifications Specification s System Laser Semiconductor las er Signal f ormat system PA L / ( N T S C ) MESECAM Channel coverage P AL (B/G, D/K) VHF E2 to E12, R1–R 12 UHF E21 to E69, R21–R69 CA TV S01 to S05, S1 to S41 RF output signal UHF channels 21 to 69 Aerial out 75-ohm a symmetrical a erial socket T ape speed SP: P AL/MES ECAM 23.
113 Specifications Additiona l Information General Po wer requi rements 220 – 240 V AC, 50 Hz Power consumption 25 W Operating temperature 5 ° C to 40 ° C Storage temperature –20 ° C to 60 ° C Dimensions including projecti ng parts and controls (w/h/d) Approx.
114 Inde x to par ts and controls Inde x to parts and contr ols Refer to th e page s indicated in parenthe ses ( ) for details. Front panel A ?/1 (on/sta ndby) switch (10) (40) B Disc tray (33) C A (o.
115 Index t o par ts and controls Additiona l Information Displa y window A D V D in dicator (34) B Disc i ndicato r (34) C T ape indi cator (3 9) D VCR indic ator (39) E Ti m e r i n d i c a t o r F .
116 Inde x to par ts and controls Rear panel D V D pl ayer and VC R A (out to tv) connector (1 1 ) B (in from aerial) connector (11) C OUT VIDEO/A UDIO L/R jacks (52) D LINE- 3 connector ( 13) E LINE-.
117 Index t o par ts and controls Additiona l Information Remote commander for D VD A TV / D VD•VIDEO switch (9) B Z (ope n/close) button (33) (34 ) C SELECT D VD button (9) D Number b uttons* (1 0).
118 Inde x to par ts and controls Remote commander for VCR A TV / D VD•VIDEO switch (9) B Z (eject) button (4 0) C SELECT VIDEO butt on (9) D Number b uttons* (1 0) E CLEAR button (27) F SET UP b ut.
119 D VD A u dio/Subtitle Language Additiona l Information D VD A udio/Subt itle La nguage Abbrev iation Language ARA Arabi c CHI Chi nese CR O Cro atian CZK C zech DAN Da n i sh DEU Ger man ENG Engli.
Sony Corporation Pr inted i n Indone sia AK68-00187H Inde x Numerics 16:9 59 4:3 Letter Box 59 4:3 Pan Scan 59 A Adju stin g picture 96 tracking 96 Aerial hookup 11 Angle 69 Audio t rack 93 Auto Cloc .
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