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D:DVR projectInstruc tion manualDTP2689634111GB01COV- CEK.fm master page=right 2-689-634- 11 (1) © 2006 Sony Corporation Hard Disk Recorder SVR-S500 Oper ating Inst ruction s SVR-S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) To find out useful hints, tips and infor mation abou t Sony produ cts and services please visi t: www.
D:DVR projectInst ruction manualDTP2689634111GB02WA R-CEK.fm master page=left 2 SVR-S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) Importan t Informat ion Should you experience a problem with this recorder, please refer to the trouble shooting section on page 47.
D:D VR p roje ctIn stru ctio n manualDTP2689634111GB02W AR-CEK.fm master page=right SVR- S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 3 Precau tion s This equipment has been tested and found to compl y with the limits set out in the EMC Directive using a connection cable shorter than 3 metres.
D:DVR projectInst ruction manualDTP2689634111GB02WA R-CEK.fm master page=left 4 SVR-S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) Note s About Th is Record er On operation • If the recorder is brought dir ectly from a cold t o a warm location, or is placed in a ver y damp room, moisture m ay condense ins ide the recorder.
D:D VR p roje ctIn stru ctio n manualDTP2689634111GB01TOC- CEK.fm master page=right SVR- S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 5 Table of Contents Important In formation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SVR-S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 6 D:DVR projectInst ruction manualDTP2689634111GB01T OC-CEK.fm master page=left Time r Reco rding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Before Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . .
D:D VR p roje ctIn stru ctio n manualDTP2689634111G B04BAS-CEK.fm master page=right SVR- S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 7 Hookup s and Settings Hookups and Settings Hookin g Up th e Record er Follo w steps 1 th rough 6 to hook up a nd adjust the setti ngs of th e record er.
SVR-S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 8 D:DVR projectInst ruction manualDTP2689634111GB04B AS-CEK.fm master page=left Ste p 2: Con necti ng the Vi deo Co rds Conne ct L INE 1 - T V on the re corder and t he Scar t (EU RO-AV ) con nector on th e TV w ith t he opt ional SCART co rd.
D:D VR p roje ctIn stru ctio n manualDTP2689634111G B04BAS-CEK.fm master page=right SVR- S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 9 Hookup s and Settings After di sconnecting the mains lead fr om the mains, connect a VCR or simil ar recordin g device to the LINE 2 - VCR / STB j ack of this record er.
SVR-S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 10 D:DVR projectInst ruction manualDTP2689634111GB04B AS-CEK.fm master page=left Ste p 3: Con necti ng the Au dio Co rds You can improve sound quality by connect ing a stereo system to the AUDIO OUT R-L jacks as shown below.
D:D VR p roje ctIn stru ctio n manualDTP2689634111G B04BAS-CEK.fm master page=right SVR- S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 11 Hookup s and Settings Step 5 : Prep aring the Remote You ca n contro l the recor der usi ng the sup plied remote.
SVR-S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 12 D:DVR projectInst ruction manualDTP2689634111GB04B AS-CEK.fm master page=left 2 With th e TV [ / 1 button p ress ed do wn, enter th e TV’s m anuf acturer code using t he number butto ns. For ins tance, to ente r “09,” p ress “0” then “9.
D:D VR p roje ctIn stru ctio n manualDTP2689634111G B04BAS-CEK.fm master page=right SVR- S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 13 Hookup s and Settings 5 Select “C omm and Mode .” 6 Press < / , to select the de sired mode (HDD 1, HDD 2, or HDD 3). A mess age app ears and indicate s that the Comm and Mod e has chan ged.
SVR-S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 14 D:DVR projectInst ruction manualDTP2689634111GB05HOW -CEK.fm master page=left Four Basic Operations — Gettin g to Know Yo ur Hard Disk Re corder 1.
D:D VR p roje ctIn stru ctio n manualDTP2689634111GB 05HOW-CEK.fm master page=right SVR- S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 15 Four Basi c Opera tions — Getting to Know Your Hard Disk Recorder 2.
SVR-S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 16 D:DVR projectInst ruction manualDTP2689634111GB05HOW -CEK.fm master page=left 3. Re cording a Prog ramm e (One To uch Re cord ing) This sec tion intro duces th e basic o peration to record the cur rent TV programme to th e hard disk (HDD).
D:D VR p roje ctIn stru ctio n manualDTP2689634111GB 05HOW-CEK.fm master page=right SVR- S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 17 Four Basi c Opera tions — Getting to Know Your Hard Disk Recorder 4. Pl ayin g the R ecor ded Progr amme ( Titl e List ) To play a record ed titl e, se lect th e titl e from the Title List.
SVR-S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 18 D:DVR projectInst ruction manualDTP2689634111GB05HOW -CEK.fm master page=left To add new scenes You ca n add new scenes during t he play back of a reco rdin g to crea te fu rther i ndexing for m ore acc urat e navi ga tion.
D:D VR p roje ctIn stru ctio n manualDTP2689634111GB 05HOW-CEK.fm master page=right SVR- S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 19 Four Basi c Opera tions — Getting to Know Your Hard Disk Recorder You can view th e playing t ime and tit le informatio n of the current playback on the TV screen .
SVR-S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 20 D:DVR projectInst ruction manualDTP2689634111GB06DIG-CEK.fm master page=left Guide to Dig ital Services b Important Notice • Di gital S ervic es ava ilabili ty depe nds on th e broadcaste r. • Di gital Serv ices a re no t instan tly a vail able wh en th e recorder i s first turned on.
D:D VR p roje ctIn stru ctio n manualDTP2689634111GB06DI G-CEK.fm master page=right SVR- S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 21 Guide t o Digital Servic es 5 Selec t the cur rent time bro adcas ted progra mme you wish to vi ew, then press the ENT ER bu tton to exit the TV G UIDE disp lay an d view t he prog ramm e.
SVR-S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 22 D:DVR projectInst ruction manualDTP2689634111GB06DIG-CEK.fm master page=left 4 Selec t “Favou rites,” an d press E NTER The DTV Settings - Favourite s setu p display appe ars. This disp lay show s all the TV or Radio channe ls avai lable to yo u.
D:D VR p roje ctIn stru ctio n manualDTP2689634111GB06DI G-CEK.fm master page=right SVR- S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 23 Guide t o Digital Servic es A Indicates the Prog ramme ID a nd Chann el Name B State: z (green ): Indicates the curre nt viewed prog ramme.
SVR-S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 24 D:DVR projectInst ruction manualDTP2689634111GB06DIG-CEK.fm master page=left 2 Once the t ext page is displayed (this may take some time), follo w the on-screen instructio ns to obtain your required selection . On some page s the TV progr a mme may als o be disp layed on the text scr een.
D:D VR p roje ctIn stru ctio n manualDTP2689634111GB06DI G-CEK.fm master page=right SVR- S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 25 Guide t o Digital Servic es 2 Once the “Progra mme Rem inder ” pop-up screen appear s, press YELLOW to d elet e the programme remind er.
SVR-S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 26 D:DVR projectInst ruction manualDTP2689634111GB07RE C-CEK.fm master page=left * Timer Recording Before Recording Before you start recording … • Ch eck tha t the HD D ha s eno ugh avai lable space for the recording ( page 16).
D:D VR p roje ctIn stru ctio n manualDTP2689634111GB07REC- CEK.fm master page=right SVR- S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 27 Time r Recor ding 2 Select an item usi n g M / m an d adjust using < / , and the colo ured co ntrol bu ttons displ ayed on yo u remote co ntrol.
SVR-S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 28 D:DVR projectInst ruction manualDTP2689634111GB07RE C-CEK.fm master page=left The TV Guide (El ectronic Progra mme Guide) applicat ion is a feature that simplifies setting the timer. Just select the programme you wish to record in the TV Guide display.
D:D VR p roje ctIn stru ctio n manualDTP2689634111GB07REC- CEK.fm master page=right SVR- S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 29 Time r Recor ding Checki ng/Ch angin g/ Cance lling Timer S ettings (Timer L ist) You ca n check , change , or cancel timer se tting s using the T imer L ist.
SVR-S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 30 D:DVR projectInst ruction manualDTP2689634111GB07RE C-CEK.fm master page=left b Notes • Whi le recording , you cannot m odify the time r setting for the current recording.
D:D VR p roje ctIn stru ctio n manualDTP2689634111GB08 PLA-CEK.fm master page=right SVR- S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 31 Play back Playback Playi ng 1 Turn o n the re corder an d switc h the in put select or on your TV so that the signal from the reco rder a ppears on your TV scree n.
D:DVR projectInst ruction manualDTP2689634111GB08PLA -CEK.fm master page=left SVR-S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 32 To check the position of the buttons below, see the illustra tion o n page 31. To resume normal pl ayback , press H . The H butto n has a tactile dot * * Use the tact ile dot as a refere nce when operatin g the recorder.
D:D VR p roje ctIn stru ctio n manualDTP2689634111GB08 PLA-CEK.fm master page=right SVR- S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 33 Play back You ca n pause a cu rrent TV broad cast, and t hen continue watchi ng the programme at a later time.
D:DVR projectInst ruction manualDTP2689634111GB08PLA -CEK.fm master page=left SVR-S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 34 Playin g titles from a progr amme c ategory folde r You can play titles stored in the Title Lis t programme cate g ory f o lders . 1 Press TITLE LIST, then pr ess BL UE twi ce.
D:D VR p roje ctIn stru ctio n manualDTP2689634111GB08 PLA-CEK.fm master page=right SVR- S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 35 Play back To inse rt a ch aracter, move th e curs or to the righ t of th e point whe re you want to in sert the chara cter and pres s GREE N .
D:D VR p roje ctIn stru ctio n manualDTP2689634111GB09EDT-CEK .fm master page=left 36 SVR-S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) Erasing and Ed iting Befo re Edi ting This recorder of fers vari ous ed it option s for.
D:DVR p rojectInstruction manualDTP2689634111GB09EDT -CEK.fm master page=right 37 Erasing and Edi ting SVR- S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) You ca n perma nent ly erase re cord ings st ored to the har d disk or the scene thumb nail pict ures that are di splaye d in th e Title List dis play fo r enhan ced naviga tion.
D:D VR p roje ctIn stru ctio n manualDTP2689634111GB09EDT-CEK .fm master page=left 38 SVR-S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) You can copy a title or a sectio n of a title for further editi ng or playlist cre ation.
D:DVR p rojectInstruction manualDTP2689634111GB09EDT -CEK.fm master page=right 39 Erasing and Edi ting SVR- S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) Increa sing recordin g capaci ty Befo re you st art re cordin g a broa dcast o r editin g a title, c heck the remaining/t o tal disk spa c e using the H DD Us age infor mation d isplay.
D:DVR projectInst ruction manualDTP2689634111GB12ADJ -CEK.fm master page=left SVR-S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 40 Settings and Adjustmen ts Digi tal TV set tings (DTV Se ttings) The DTV Setting s Setup en a.
D:D VR p roje ctIn stru ctio n manualDTP2689634111GB 12ADJ-CEK.fm master page=right 41 Settings a nd Adjustm ents SVR- S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 3 Press t he RET U RN button to return to the Parenta l Lock menu . ◆ To unl ock ch annels (rel ease Ch ild Lock ) 1 In St ep 2 a bove, pr ess the < / , buttons to sele ct “Of f.
D:DVR projectInst ruction manualDTP2689634111GB12ADJ -CEK.fm master page=left SVR-S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 42 Video and Audio Se ttin gs (Optio ns) The “O ptions” s etup a llows y ou to ad just the items related to the image size, colour and sound, such as lang uage and au dio out put level.
D:D VR p roje ctIn stru ctio n manualDTP2689634111GB 12ADJ-CEK.fm master page=right 43 Settings a nd Adjustm ents SVR- S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) Audio Languag e You ca n set your Hard Di sk Reco rder to pl ay the audio t rack in the languag e you pref er if that language is avai lable.
D:DVR projectInst ruction manualDTP2689634111GB12ADJ -CEK.fm master page=left SVR-S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 44 Subtitle L a nguage Select s your pref erred s ubtitle languag e. Press t he < / , button s to set the desired language. Each time you press the button s , the settin g on the TV screen changes a s follows.
D:D VR p roje ctIn stru ctio n manualDTP2689634111GB 12ADJ-CEK.fm master page=right 45 Settings a nd Adjustm ents SVR- S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 3 Once the warning message displa y a ppears, pres s ENTER again t o confirm .
D:DVR projectInst ruction manualDTP2689634111GB12ADJ -CEK.fm master page=left SVR-S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 46 This inf ormati on scree n shows the sign al stre ngth of the broa dcas ts you are w atching. 1 Select “S ignal Str ength,” i n the Tech nical Informa tion displa y and pres s ENTER.
D:D VR p roje ctIn stru ctio n manualDTP2689634111GB13ADD- CEK.fm master page=right SVR- S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 47 Additional Informat ion Additional Inform ation Troubl eshooting If yo u expe rience .
D:DVR projectInst ruction manualDTP2689634111GB13A DD-CEK.fm master page=left SVR-S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 48 Ther e is no sound. , Re-conn ect a ll con nection s se curely. , The c onnecting cord is dam aged. , The input sour ce setting on the amplifier or the conne cti on to th e ampl ifie r is inc orrec t.
D:D VR p roje ctIn stru ctio n manualDTP2689634111GB13ADD- CEK.fm master page=right SVR- S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 49 Additional Informat ion , Turn on the recor der. , The remote is not pointed at th e r emote sensor on the recor der. , Differen t command mo des are set for the record er and r emote.
D:DVR projectInst ruction manualDTP2689634111GB13A DD-CEK.fm master page=left SVR-S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 50 Guide t o Parts and C ontrols For more info rmatio n, see the page s in parenthe ses. A MUTIN G button Mutes the volum e. Press again to resto re the volum e.
D:D VR p roje ctIn stru ctio n manualDTP2689634111GB13ADD- CEK.fm master page=right SVR- S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 51 Additional Informat ion A [ / 1 (o n/standby) button (13) B PROGRAM -/+ buttons (16) C (remote s ensor) (11) D Front pa nel display (5 1).
D:DVR projectInst ruction manualDTP2689634111GB13A DD-CEK.fm master page=left SVR-S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 52 A Power DC IN plug (10) B LINE 1 - TV j ack (8) C LINE 2 - VCR / STB jack (9) D SERIAL port,.
D:D VR p roje ctIn stru ctio n manualDTP2689634111GB01 IX-CEK.fm master page=right SVR- S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 53 Index Words in quotations appear in the on -screen dis plays.
D:DVR projectInst ruction manualDTP2689634111GB01IX-CEK.fm master page=left SVR-S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 54 R Rear panel 52 REC 16 “Record Subtitle s” 43 “Recordin g” 37 Recording 43 HDD Usage 1.
D:D VR p roje ctIn stru ctio n manualDTP2689634111GB01 IX-CEK.fm master page=right SVR- S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 55.
D:DVR projectInst ruction manualDTP2689634111GB01 IX-CEK.fm master page =left Sony Corporat ion SVR-S500 2-689-634- 11 (1).
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