Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product RDR-GX315 Sony
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2-637-174- 12 (1) © 2005 Sony Corporation D VD Recorder Operatin g Instructi ons RDR-GX315 For cu stomer s in the U.S. A Owner ’s R ecor d The model and serial numbers are located at the rear of the unit. Record the serial number in the space provided below.
2 WARNIN G To redu ce the ris k of fi re or electric shock, do n ot expo se this ap para tus t o rain o r moistur e. To avoid elect rical s hock, do not open th e cabi net. Ref er se rvicing to qua lifi ed pe rson nel onl y. The A C powe r co rd m ust b e change d only a t a qua lified service shop o nly.
3 • Keep t he record er and d iscs away from e quipment w ith st rong magnets , such a s micro wave ovens, or la rge loudspeake rs. • Do not place heavy objects on the reco rd er. • To preven t fire or shock hazar d, do not plac e objects fille d with liquids, suc h as vases, on the apparatus.
4 About thi s manual • Instruction s in th is manua l desc ribe the controls on the remote . You can a lso use t he contr ols on the record er if they have the sa me or simila r nam es as those on t he remote. • The on-scre en display ill ustrati ons used in thi s manual may not matc h the graphic s displaye d on your TV screen .
5 Table of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6 DV/D8 Dubbi ng (DV/D8 t DVD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Before DV/D8 Dubbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Connecting a Dig ital Video Camera to the DV IN Jack .
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8 Ways to Use Your DVD Re corder Quick access to r ecorded title s – Title List , Display the Titl e List to v iew all titles on a disc an d select a title for playback or editin g (page 37).
9 Progressive p layback , If your TV is compatible wi th progressive signals, yo u can enjoy accu rate color reproduc tion and high qu ality im ages in Prog ressive mode (p age 77) . Playing JPEG image fi les or MP3 audio file s , You can enjoy viewing JPEG images on your TV screen.
10 How to Use the O n-Scr een Menus The followi ng three disp lays are mai nly used to operate th is record er. Once yo u become familia r with th e basic op erati ons, you will find t he reco rder eas y to us e.
11 TOOLS The TOOL S men u appe ars whe n you pres s TOOLS. You can se arch for a tit le/ch apte r/tra ck, check the playing and remainin g time, or change audio a nd repeat setti ngs. The displa yed option s differ de pendin g on the m edia type. Press M / m to sele ct an opt ion, pr ess < / , to select th e desire d item, and p ress ENTER.
12 Hookups and Settings Hooki ng Up the Re cor der Follow steps 1 to 7 to hook up and adjust the settin gs of th e reco rder. Notes • Plu g cords s ecurely t o prevent unwante d noise. • See the inst ructions supp lied wi th the compone nts to be connect ed.
13 Hookups and Settings A: Cable box or sa tellite receiv er with a video/a udio output With this hookup , you can recor d any ch annel on the cabl e box or sat ellite receiv er.
14 B: Cable box with an antenna output only With this hookup , you c an recor d any ch annel on the sate llite re ceiver or cable b ox. Be sure t hat the satellite receiver o r cable bo x is turned on.
15 Hookups and Settings Step 3 : Co nnecti ng t o Your TV Connect the su pplied audio/v ideo cord to the LINE OUT 1 (AUDIO L/R/VIDEO) ja cks of the re corder. To enjoy highe r quality image s, conne ct an S vid eo cord (not sup plied) instea d of the ye llow (vid eo) pl ug.
16 If your TV has co mponent video input j acks Connect the COMP ONEN T VIDE O OU T jacks us ing a com ponent video co rd (not s upplied) or three video co rds ( not supp lied) of the sam e kind a nd lengt h. You will enj oy acc urate co lor rep roduc tion an d high quality images.
17 Hookups and Settings Step 4: Con nect ing to You r AV Ampl ifier (R eceive r) Select one of th e follo wing pat terns A or B , accor ding to the input jack on your AV amplif ier (rece iver). This will en able you to li sten to DVD a udio tracks th rough your AV amp lifier (rece iver).
18 A Connec tin g to au dio L /R jac ks Thi s conn ecti on u ses a ster eo a mplif ier ’s (recei ver ’s) two fr ont spe aker s for s ound. You can enjo y the surr ound functi on that c reates virt ual spea kers from two ste reo spea kers .
19 Hookups and Settings Step 5 : Co nnecti ng t he Power Co rd Plug th e reco rder and TV power co rds i nto an AC outle t. Afte r you co nnect t he pow er cord , you must wait for a short wh ile before oper ati ng the re cor der .
20 Controlling TVs w ith the remote You can ad just the r emote control’ s signal t o contro l your TV. If you co nnect the reco rder to an AV am plif ier (recei ver), you can also use th e sup plied r emot e to control the AV amplif ier’s (receiver’ s) volume.
21 Hookups and Settings Controlling the v olume of your AV amplifier (rece iver) wi th the remote 1 Slide th e TV/ DVD sw itch to D VD. 2 Hold down "/ 1 , and en ter the manufac turer c ode (s ee the table b elow) for yo ur AV am plifie r (recei ver) using t he number butto ns.
22 Step 7 : Ea sy Set up Follow the s teps below t o make the minimu m numbe r of basi c adju stme nts for using th e recorder. If you do no t complete Easy Se tup, it will appe ar each tim e you turn on yo ur reco rder . Settings a re made in the followin g order.
23 Hookups and Settings 7 Selec t whet her or not you ha ve a cab le connect ion. If you us e an ante nna only (no cable TV), sele ct “An tenna .” For a ll other co nnec tions, select “Cable. ” 8 Press ENTER . The Tuner Preset function a utoma tically st arts searc hing for all of the r eceiva ble ch annels and pre sets them .
24 14 Press ENTER whe n “Fini sh” appe ars. Easy Setup is finished. All connections and setup o peratio ns are c omple te. To return to the previous dis play Press O RETURN. z Hint If you want to run Easy Setup again, select “Easy Setup” in the “Setup” displa y (page 83).
25 Hookups and Settings 4 Select “C ommand Mode ,” and press ENTE R. 5 Selec t the com mand mo de (“D VD 1,” “DVD 2,” or “DVD 3” ), and pres s ENTE R. 6 Slide the COM MAND MODE switc h on the remot e so it ma tche s the mo de you selecte d above.
26 Connec tin g a V CR or S imila r De vice After d isconnecting the reco rder’s power cord from a n AC outlet, connect a VCR or similar recording device to the LI NE IN jacks of this recor der. See also the instruction manu al supplied with th e connected equipm ent.
27 Hookups and Settings Connecting to the LINE 1 IN jacks You can connect a VCR or similar device. z Hin t When the connected equipm ent outputs only monaural so und, connect an audio cord to the LINE 2 IN AUDIO L (MONO) jack.
28 Quic k Guid e to Di sc Ty pes Recor dable and Play able D iscs Usabl e disc ver sions (as of M ay 20 05) • 4 ×-spee d or slow er DV D+RWs • 2×-speed or sl ower DVD-RWs (Ver.1.1 , Ver.1.1 with CPRM *1 ) • 4×-speed or sl ower DVD-RWs (Ver.1.
29 Quick Guide to D isc Types Discs tha t cannot be reco rded on • DV D-RWs (Ver.1 .0) • DVD+RW s that a re not 2.4×- speed compatible • 8 cm disc s • D VD -R DL (Dua l L ayer) disc s • DVD.
30 12 cm/8 cm Discs Playa ble Disc s “DVD VIDEO” and “CD” logos are trademarks. * A logical format of files and folders on DATA-CDs, defined by ISO (International Stand ard Organization ).
31 Quick Guide to D isc Types Discs tha t cann ot be pl ayed • C D-Rs/ CD-RW s, othe r tha n those re cord ed in musi c CD for mat, MP 3 or JP EG forma t, or Video CD format • D at a part of CD-Ex.
32 Playback Play ing Disc s 1 Press Z OPEN/ CLOSE , and pla ce a disc on the disc tray . 2 Press Z OPEN/C LOSE to close the disc tray. Wait until “ LOAD” disappears from the front panel d isplay. 3 Press H PL AY. Playba ck st arts. To stop playba ck Press x STOP .
33 Playba ck Play back Op tions Button Operation Disc Z OPEN/ CLOSE Stops playing a nd opens the di sc tray. All discs AUDIO Selects one of the audio t racks recorded on the disc when pressed re peate dly. : Selects th e audio source. : Selects stereo or monaura l audio track s.
34 SUR (surround) Surround l ets you enjoy surround sound e ffects b y using sound imag ing to crea te virtual rea r speakers fro m a st ereo T V or tw o fron t sp eakers (page 18). Selects on e of the e ffect s when pressed re peat edly. “Off”: No surrou nd effe ct.
35 Playba ck To resume norma l playback , press H PLAY. z Hin ts • You can ch ang e play back opt ions , such as sub title , audio track, angle, etc., using the TOOLS menu (page 11). • During playbac k or pause mode, th e recorder’s m / M butto ns an d the re mote ’s .
36 Playing quickl y with sound ( Scan Audio) (DVD s with Dolby Digi tal soundt racks only) You can play quic kly wit h dialog or soun d during FF1 fast-f orward of a DVD with Dolby Digital soun dtrack s.
37 Playba ck Locking the recor der (Child Lock) You ca n lock a ll of th e but tons on the rec orde r so that the settings are not c anceled by mis take. With the r ecorde r tu rned o n , ho ld dow n "/1 on the reco rder . The re corder turns off a nd “CHIL D LOCK” appears in the fr ont panel d isplay.
38 3 Select the title , and pr ess ENTE R. The su b-men u appear s. 4 Selec t “Play ,” and pre ss ENT ER. Playback starts fro m the sele cted title on the disc. About the Title Lis t for DVD-RW s (VR mode) You can switc h the Title Lis t to show orig inal or Playlis t.
39 Playba ck Note Depending on the disc, you may not be able to use the TOOLS menu to sea rch for a title/ch ap ter/tra ck, or ente r the time code for a playba ck point. Bookmarking a favori te scene (Bookmark) You ca n have the recorde r store spe cific portions of a disc in memory an d play the m immediately whene ver you w ant (Bo okmar k).
40 Playi ng MP3 Audi o Trac ks You can play MP 3 audio tr acks on DA TA CD s (CD-Rs/CD-RWs) or DATA DVDs (DVD+RWs/ DVD-RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD-Rs). 1 Place a DATA CD/DA TA DVD o n the disc tray. When you insert a DATA CD/DATA DVD cont ain ing MP3 au dio trac ks and JP EG ima ge files, the disp lay for selectin g a medi a type appe ars.
41 Playba ck See the instructi ons supplied with the CD-R/CD- RW/DVD-R/DVD-RW drives and the recording softw are (n ot sup plie d) for de tails on the recordi ng format. z Hin ts • Since a disc wi th many tree s takes longer to start playback , it is recomme nded that you creat e albums with no mo re than two trees.
42 2 Selec t “Phot o,” and press EN TER. The “P hoto” disp lay a ppears. 3 Selec t a fold er, an d press EN TER. To displa y the prev ious or next page , press . / > . 4 Selec t an imag e file , and pr ess ENTE R. The s elec ted i mage is di spl ayed o ver the entire s creen .
43 Playba ck • Progressi ve and lossless compr ession J PEG i mage fi les are not suppo rted. • The image size tha t the record er can displa y is limited to width 32 - 7680 pixels by height 32 - 81 92 pixels.
44 D Remaining disc spa ce (in stop mode) Remaining tim e of the curren t title (during playba ck) E Chan nel or input source * F Date and time * Title type (original or Playlist) for DVD-RWs (VR mode). Viewing informati on on the front panel displ ay You can vie w the informa tion on the front pa nel display.
45 Reco rdin g Recording Before Recordi ng Before you start recording… • T his r ecorder can r ecord on vari ous disc s typ es. Selec t the disc typ e acco rdin g to your n eeds (page 2 8). • C heck t hat the d isc ha s enough avail able sp ace for the r ecording ( page 43).
46 Unrecordable pictur es Picture s with copy pr otectio n canno t be reco rded on th is re corder . Recordin g sto ps when a co py guard si gnal is detect ed. * The recorded dis c can be played onl y on CPRM compatibl e equi pment (pa ge 29) . Record ing Wi thout th e Time r 1 Press Z OPEN/CLOS E, and pl ace a recordab le disc on the disc tray.
47 Reco rdin g 4 Press REC MODE re peated ly to s elect the recording mode. The dis play cha nges on th e TV scree n as follows: For details about th e recordin g mode, se e page 45. 5 Press z REC. Record ing st arts. Record ing co ntinue s until yo u stop the recordin g or the di sc is fu ll.
48 C Recording ti me D Recordin g mode E Remaining disc space F Chan nel or input source z Hint You can view the informati on also in the front pa nel displ ay. Press TIME/T EXT repe atedly t o cha nge the display. N ote tha t TIME/ TEXT does not work during One-touch Ti mer Recording.
49 Reco rdin g 2 Press Z OPEN/C LOSE t o close the dis c tray. Wait until “ LOAD” disappears from the fro nt panel disp lay. Unused DVD-RWs are formatted in VR mode automaticall y. To format in Video mode, se e page 81. 3 Press TIMER. 4 Select an item u sing < / , and adjus t using M / m .
50 adjusts the record ing mode. Sele ct “AUTO” for “Mode” when sett ing the t imer. z Hints • You can play t he record ed prog ram by s electin g the progra m title in the Ti tle List me nu. • You can also turn on the timer prog ramming me nu from th e System Me nu.
51 Reco rdin g 3 Press REC MODE re peated ly to s elect the recording mode. The dis play cha nges on th e TV scree n as follows: For details about th e recordin g mode, se e page 45. 4 Set t he ti mer on the connec ted equi pment to the t ime you w ant to reco rd, and tu rn it off.
52 Changi ng o r Canc eling Timer Sett ings ( Tim er L ist) You ca n cha nge or ca ncel t imer settings using the Timer List menu. 1 Press SYSTE M MENU. The Sy stem Me nu appe ars. 2 Selec t “Time r,” and pr ess ENTE R. 3 Select “Timer List,” and p ress E NTER.
53 Reco rdin g • You cannot change the tim er setting s for a recor ding curren tly un derway. Reco rdin g From Co nnec ted Equipm ent Wi thout a Ti mer You can record from a connecte d VCR or similar devi ce. F or con nect ion deta ils, see “ Connect ing a VCR or Sim ilar Devic e” on page 26.
54 3 Press RE C MODE re peated ly to sele ct the recording mode. The disp lay chan ges on the TV sc reen as follows : For det ails ab out the rec ordi ng mode , see page 45. 4 Select the line input a udio. Set “Li ne Audio I nput” of “Audio ” to “St ereo” or “Ma in/S ub” in the “S etup ” display (pa ge 80) .
55 Editing Editing Before Editing This rec o rder offers variou s edit op tions for vario us dis c ty pes. Be fore you ed it, c heck the di sc type in the front panel disp lay, and select the optio n availa ble for your dis c (pag e 28). Note You may lose the edited conten ts if you remov e the disc or a time r recor ding start s while e diting.
56 z Hint You can sw itch the T itle List to show orig inal or Pl aylis t. While th e Title Li st menu is turned on , press ORIGINAL / PLAYLIST repeatedly. Notes • You cannot pro tect Playl ist titl es. • If a message ap pears and ind icates that the disc’s contro l inform ation is full, eras e unnec essar y titles.
57 Editing 3 Select an opti on, and pr ess EN TER. You ca n select from t he foll owing : “Title Era se”: Erases t he selected title. Se lect “OK” when asked for confirma tion. “Chap ter Er ase” *1 : Allo ws you to select a chapter in the title and erase it (see belo w).
58 “Start ” is selected . 4 Press ENTE R at the start point of the secti on to be era sed (poi nt A). You ca n use H PLAY, , . / > , x STOP, a nd X PAUSE to find the point. “End” is selected. 5 Press E NTER at th e end point of th e section (point B).
59 Editing 6 Select “Y es,” and pres s ENTER. The display ask s whether to us e the same tit le nam e a s be fore . To us e the same name , sel ect “Yes” and pres s ENTER to finish. 7 Select “No,” and pr ess ENTER. The display asks whether t o rename the ti tle.
60 Chang ing the Name of a Title You can enter a t itle na me of up to 32 char acters . Sin ce the displaye d num ber of char acters is limited, their ap pearance i n menus such as Title Lis t may be di ffer ent. When t he dis play for enteri ng ch aracte rs app ears, f ollow th e ste ps below.
61 Editing Creati ng a Pla ylist Playlist titles a llow you t o edit without c hanging the or iginal record ings (s ee “E dit opt ions for DVD-RWs (VR mode)” on p age 55). Yo u can create a P laylist title by co mbining up to 9 9 sections (scenes) f rom original titles.
62 Playing a Play list title 1 Press TITLE LI ST. 2 Press ORIGIN AL/PLAYL IST to swi tch to the “Playl ist” Title List. 3 Select a Playlist title, and pre ss ENTER.
63 Editing 3 Select “Edi t Playlis t,” and press ENTER. The “Playlist” Title List appear s. 4 Select a Pla ylist title, an d press ENTER . The su b-men u appear s. 5 Select an opti on, and pr ess EN TER. Select from th e following options. For detai ls, see th e pages in pa rent heses.
64 4 Pres s ENTER. The disp lay a sks for c onfirm atio n. 5 Select “Yes,” and pres s ENTE R. The display asks whether to us e the same tit le name a s befo re. To us e th e same name, sel ect “Yes” and p ress ENTER t o finish. 6 Selec t “No,” an d press EN TER.
65 Editing Moving a scene (Mov e) You can ch ange the sc ene order within the Playlist title. 1 Follow s teps 1 to 6 of “E diting a Play list” (page 62). 2 Selec t a scene in th e “Edit Scene ” disp lay and pr ess ENTE R. 3 Select “M ove, ” and pres s ENTER .
66 Forma tting/R enaming/ Prote ctin g a Disc The “Disc Setting” display all ows you to check the disc in forma tion or chang e the dis c name. Depe ndin g on t he di sc t ype, you ca n als o format or set pr otectio n. 1 Press SYSTE M MENU w hile t he rec order is in sto p mode.
67 Editing Final izin g a D isc ( Pre paring a Dis c for Play back on Other Equi pmen t) Final izing is ne cess ary in or der to pl ay disc s recorded with this recorder o n other DVD equipm ent.
68 6 Select “OK,” and pres s ENTE R. The re corder starts final izing t he disc. To turn off the di s play Press SY STEM M ENU . To unfi nali ze a DVD -RW (V R mode ) If you ca nnot rec ord or edi t on a DVD -RW ( VR mode ) that ha s been fina lize d , unfi naliz e the disc by sel ectin g “Un final ize” in st ep 5 a bove.
69 DV/D8 Dubb ing (DV/D 8 t DVD) DV/D8 Dubbing (DV/D8 t DVD) Before DV/D8 Du bbing Thi s sec tion expl ains dubbi ng w ith a digi tal vide o camer a via the DV IN jack on the fr ont pane l. If you wan t to dub by w ay of the LIN E IN jacks , see “R ecordi ng From Connecte d Equipm ent Wit h a Timer (S ynchr o Rec)” on page 50 .
70 Dubbi ng Fr om a DV/D 8 Form at Tap e to a DVD You can re cord a DV/D 8 fo rma t tape on to a disc. The rec orde r cont rols th e digit al video ca mera. You ca n fas t forw ard, rewi nd, pla y in slow motion, and stop the tape to sele ct the sce nes using th e on- scre en m enu.
71 DV/D8 Dubb ing (DV/D 8 t DVD) 8 Selec t “Audi o,” an d press EN TER. 9 Selec t “DV A udi o Inpu t,” and pr ess ENTE R. “Ste reo 1”: Record s orig inal so und onl y. Normally select th is when dubbing a DV format t ape. “Ste reo 2”: Record s addi tion al audi o only .
72 Dubbing an entire DV/D8 format tape to a DVD (One Touch Dubbing) You c an rec ord the entir e cont ents of a DV/D8 form at tape o nto a di sc wi th a sing le press of the ONE TOUCH DUBBING button. The recorder contro ls the di gital vi deo cam era for the who le proces s, an d compl etes th e reco rding.
73 Settings an d Adjustmen ts Settings and Ad justments Using the Setu p Disp lay s By usi ng the se tup di spla ys, yo u can make va rious adjust ment s to items such as picture an d sound , as well as sele ct a langu age fo r the sub titl es. The set up displ ays are u sed in th e follo wing w ay.
74 Some i tems dis play a dia log bo x that re quires additional settin gs. Examp le: Whe n “Paren tal” in “Option s” setup is select ed. 5 Selec t an op tion, an d pre ss ENTER . The cu rrently selecte d optio n is disp layed next to the setu p item.
75 Settings an d Adjustmen ts All rec eivabl e chan nels are pr eset in numer ical s equence . Manual Set Preset s or disab les chan nels m anuall y. If some cha nnels co uld not be se t using the “Au to Pre set” or “Eas y Se tup” functi on, you c an set the m manually.
76 automatic ally search for a chann el that car ries a time si gnal. ◆ Time Zone Select the tim e zone for your area , or sel ect “Auto” to hav e the recorder a utomatically set your tim e zone.
77 Settings an d Adjustmen ts Note Depending on the disc, “4:3 Lette r Box” may be se lected automati cally inst ead of “4:3 Pan Scan ” or vic e versa. Black Leve l Selects the blac k level (se tup leve l) for the video sign als ou tput from the L INE OU T 1 ja cks (page 15) .
78 z Hint The “Progressi ve” setting c an be canceled by pr essing X PAUSE on the r ecorder co ntinuous ly for fiv e secon ds or more, or select ing “Of f” in step 2. Note If you select prog ressive sign als when you connec t the record er to a TV that cannot accept the sig nal in progres sive format, the image qual ity will det eriorate.
79 Settings an d Adjustmen ts Press E NTER , and se lect “D olby D igital Ou tput” or “DTS.” If you co nnect a co mpo nent th at does no t accept the sel ected a udio sig nal, a loud nois e (or no sound) will c ome out fr om th e speake rs, an d ma y affect your ear s or caus e spea ker da mage.
80 DV Audi o Input Note Select “Stereo 2” or “Mix” if you have added a seco nd audio channe l when recordi ng with your digi tal video camer a. Line Au dio Input When re cordi ng fr om equi pment conn ecte d to t he LINE 1 IN or LINE 2 IN j ack to a DVD disc in th is recorder, select line input audio.
81 Settings an d Adjustmen ts Format DVD (DV D-RWs only) Selec ts the forma t for an un used DVD-RW, when firs t inser ted. Langua ge, Parental Control Sett ings /Fact ory Se tting s (Options ) The “Options” s etup al lows yo u to set u p other operational s ettings.
82 Parental (DVD VIDEOs only) Playback of s ome DVD VIDEOs can be limit ed acco rding t o a pred eter mined level, such as the a ge of the us ers. Sc enes ma y be block ed or rep laced with d iff eren t sce nes. 1 After s tep 3 a bove, se lect “Pa rental ,” and press ENTE R.
83 Settings an d Adjustmen ts Factory Settin g Allows you to return the setu p setti ngs to th eir default settings. Note that a ll of your previous settin gs will be l ost. 1 After step 3 abov e, se lect “F actory Setting, ” and pre ss ENTER . 2 Selec t “Start, ” and pres s ENTER.
84 Additional Info rmation Troubl esh ootin g If you exper ience a ny of the follow ing d ifficul ties while u sing th e recor der, us e this tr oubles hootin g guide t o help rem edy the pr oblem before requ esting repair s. Shoul d any p roblem persi st, consul t your ne arest Sony deale r.
85 Additional Info rmation Sound There is n o so und. , Re-co nnect al l connec tions secur ely. , The c onnect ing co rd is dama ged. , The input source setting on the amplifie r or the conn ecti on t o the am pli fier is incor rec t. , The record er is in rev erse play, fast-fo rward, slow motion, or pa use mode.
86 The sub title l anguage cannot b e chang ed or turned off. , Mult ilin gua l subt itl es are not r ecord ed on the DVD VIDEO. , The DVD VIDEO pr ohibi ts chan ging of the subtitle s. , Try changi ng the subti tle using t he DVD VIDEO’s menu. , The su btitles ca nnot be changed f or the titles recorde d on this reco rder.
87 Additional Info rmation The c indicator fla shes after timer recording is set. , Insert a recor dable disc (page 28). , Insert a di sc with en ough space for the record ing. , The di sc has 9 9 or more tit les, whic h pre vents further re cording. , The d isc is p rotect ed (page 66) .
88 Note s About Th is Rec orde r On adjus ting volu me Do not tu rn up the vol ume while liste ning to a section with very low level inputs or no audio signal s.
89 Additional Info rmation Spec ific ations System [DVD recorder section] Laser Semico nducto r las er Audi o recor ding forma t Dolby Digital Video recording forma t MPEG Vid eo [Tun er sectio n] Cha.
90 Abou t i.LIN K The DV IN jack o n this re corder is a n i.LINK- compliant DV IN jack. This section describ es the i.LINK sta ndard an d its fea tures. What is i.LIN K? i.LINK is a di gital seri al interf ace for han dling dig ital vi deo, digit al audio and ot her data in two dire ctio ns b etwee n equipmen t ha ving the i.
91 Additional Info rmation Guide to Parts an d Cont rols For m ore in format ion, see the pa ges i n pare nthe ses. Front panel Buttons on t he recorde r have the same functio n as the bu ttons on th e remote i f they have the same or similar names .
92 Remote Butt ons wi th a n ora nge d ot ne xt to them can be used with your TV whe n the TV/DVD switch is set to TV. A TV/DVD switch (20) B Z OPEN/C LOSE butt on (3 2, 46, 7 0) C Number buttons* (20.
93 Additional Info rmation U ?/1 (o n/stan dby) bu tto n (22) V CH (ch annel) +/– but tons* (20 , 46) W VOL ( volum e) +/– butto ns (20 ) X TV/VIDEO button (2 0) Y INPUT SELECT button (46, 53 , 70.
94 Front panel dis play A Play ing/rec ordin g stat us B Timer i ndicat or C Disc type/rec ording form at D (angle) indicator (33) E Audio si gnal in dicato rs F STERE O indi cator (45) G SAP (S econd.
95 Additional Info rmation Glos sary Chapter (p age 38) Secti ons of a pict ure or a m usic fe ature t hat are smaller than title s. A title is compos ed of seve ral chapt ers. Depe ndin g on the disc , no ch apte rs may be recor ded. Copy p rotec tion s ignal s (pa ge 46) Copy res tricti on set by co pyrigh t owne rs, etc .
96 Interlace format Inter lace for mat sh ows eve ry othe r line of an image as a single “field” and is the st andard method for d isplayin g images on televisio n. The even number field sh ows the eve n num bered l ines of an i mage, and t he od d numb ered field show s the odd n umber ed l ines of an i mage.
97 Additional Info rmation TUR Turkish VIE Vietnam ese ZAF Afri kaans Abbrevia tion Language.
98 Index Words in quotatio ns appear in the on-scre en disp lays. Numerics 16:9 23 , 76 4:3 Letter Box 23 , 76 4:3 Pan Sc an 23 , 76 A “A-B Erase” 57 “Add” 63 , 65 ADVANCE 34 ANGLE 33 Antenna .
99 N NEXT 34 Numbe r buttons 20 , 38 O One Touch Dubbing 72 On-screen d isplay Setup Display 73 Sub- menu 10 Syste m Menu 10 TOOLS menu 11 Options se ttings 81 Original 38 , 96 ORIGINAL/PLAYLIST 38 , .
Sony Corporation Printed in China AK68-00856A.
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