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3-296-705- 12 (1) Video Cassette Recorder/ D VD Recorder RDR-VX560 Oper ating I nstructions Manu al de instr uccion es US ES © 2008 Sony Cor poration.
2 US WARNIN G To redu ce the risk o f fire or electric shock, do n ot expo se this ap para tus to r ain or moistur e. To avoid elect rical sho ck, do not open th e cabi net. Ref er serv icing to qua lifi ed pe rson nel o nly. The A C powe r co rd mus t be change d only at a qualifi ed service shop .
3 US • Do n ot place t he recorder in a locati on near h eat sources , or in a place subj ect to direct su nlight, excessiv e dust, or mechan ical shock. • Do n ot place t he recorder in an inclined position . It is desi gned to be operate d in a horizonta l position on ly.
4 US About thi s manual • Instruction s in th is manua l descri be the con trols on the remote . You can also use the co ntrols on the recorder if they have the sa me or si milar names as th ose o n the remote. • The on-scre en display ill ustrations us ed in this ma nual may not matc h the graphic s displayed on you r TV screen .
5 US Table of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6 US VCR Op eration VCR Playbac k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Playing a VHS Tape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Playback Options .
7 US Addi tiona l In format ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Notes About This Reco rder .
8 US What is a Video Ca ssette Recorder /DVD Reco rder? This is a DVD recorder with b uilt-in VHS video deck, and allows re cording/playback o f DVD discs and VHS tapes. DVD editing is als o possible. Recording and timer re cording Reco rd TV pr ograms on a DV D or VHS tape, either ma nually or using th e timer.
9 US Quick access to r ecorded titles – Title Lis t Display the Title List to vie w all titles o n a disc and sele ct a title fo r playback o r editing. Creating your own pr ogram – Playlist Record a progra m on a DVD-RW (VR mode) or DVD-R (VR mode), th en erase, move or add scenes as you like without changing the o riginal conten ts.
10 US How to Use the On- Scr een Menus The followi ng three displa ys are mainly used to operate th is recorde r. Once you become f amiliar with th e basic op erati ons, you will find the reco rder eas y to us e.
11 US Sub-menu The su b-menu ap pear s when yo u selec t an item from a l ist menu (e.g., a title fr om the Title Li st menu), and pres s ENTER. Th e sub-m enu displ ays opti on s app lic abl e on ly to the se le cte d item . Th e disp layed option s differ dependi ng on the situati on and di sc type.
12 US Hookups and Settings Hooki ng Up the Re corde r Follow steps 1 to 7 to hook up and adjust the settin gs of th e record er. Notes • Plu g cords secu rely to prev ent unwante d noise. • See the inst ructions supp lied with th e component s to be connect ed.
Hookups and Settings 13 US Connecting a c able box/satellit e receiver and set top box controller Connect the LINE 1 IN jack s using an audio/vi deo co rd. With this hookup, you can record any c hannel on the cable box or sa tellite re ceiver. Be sur e that the cable box or satellit e receiver is turned on.
14 US z Hint You can also conn ect a cab le box/satel lite recei ver to t he LINE 2 IN jacks o n the front panel. In this ca se, selec t “Line2” for “C onnections” of “S et Top B ox Cont rol” in t he “F eatures” setup (pa ge 103). Notes • Do not connect to the S VIDEO and yellow VIDEO jacks at the same time.
Hookups and Settings 15 US Step 3 : Conn ecti ng to Your T V Connect the supp lied au dio/vi deo cord to the LIN E OU T (VID EO/A UDIO L /R) jack s of th e record er. If your TV has an HDMI ja ck, or co mpone nt video input jack s, se e page 16 or 17.
16 US If your TV has an HDMI input jack Connect the HDM I* OUT j ack usin g a certif ied Sony HD MI co rd (not sup plied) . You will en joy high quali ty pictur e and so und. If your TV acce pts prog ress ive 1080 p form at signal s, you m ust use this conn ection.
Hookups and Settings 17 US If your T V has component video input j acks Connect the COMP ONENT VIDE O OUT ja cks using a compone nt vide o cord (no t supplie d) or three video cord s (not sup plied) of the same kind and length. You will enjoy accurate color repr oduction and high qua lity imag es.
18 US Step 4: Connect ing to You r AV Ampl ifier (Rec eiver) Select one of th e follow ing patte rns A or B , according to th e input jack on your AV amplifie r (receiver). This wil l enabl e you to lis ten to so und thro ugh yo ur AV am plifier (receive r).
Hookups and Settings 19 US A Connec ting to audio L/R jacks This connec tion us es a st ereo ampli fier’s (rece iver’s) two front speake rs for so und. You ca n enjoy th e surro und fu nction that creat es virtu al speak ers fro m two stereo speaker s.
20 US Step 5 : Co nnecti ng the Power Co rd Plug th e reco rder and TV powe r cord s into an AC outle t. After yo u conne ct the pow er cord , you must wait for a short wh ile before operati ng the reco rder . You can ope rate th e recorder o nly after the fro nt panel displa y lights up and the r ecord er ente rs stan dby mod e.
Hookups and Settings 21 US Controlling TVs wi th the remote You ca n adju st the rem ote co ntrol’s signal to cont rol your TV. Notes • Depending on the TV, some or all of th e buttons below ma y not wor k for t he T V. • If you enter a new code num ber, the code number previousl y entered will be erased .
22 US If you have a Sony DVD player or more than one Sony DVD recorde r If the supplied remo te interfere s with your other Sony DVD recor der or play er, set the comm and mode number for this recorder and the suppli ed remote to one that diff ers from th e other Sony DVD recorder or player, after you have completed “Step 7: Eas y Setup.
Hookups and Settings 23 US 7 Set th e comm and m ode for the remote s o it matche s the comma nd mode f or the record er you set above. Follow the s teps below to set the command mode on the remote. A Hold down ENTER. B While holdin g down ENTER, enter the comm and mod e code n umber using the number button s.
24 US 3 Switch the i nput select or on your TV so th at the s ignal from th e reco rder ap pear s on your TV screen. “Initial s ettings necessary to operate the DVD record er will be made .
Hookups and Settings 25 US 11 Press ENTER . 12 Press ENTER whe n “Fini sh” appe ars. Easy Se tup is fin ished. All conn ection s and setu p operat ions ar e complete . If you use th e cabl e box/ satel lite re ceiver contr ol, che ck that the co ntrol w orks correc tly (page 2 5).
26 US 2 Affix i t so that the set to p box con troller is near th e remot e contr ol sens or on your cable box/satell ite receive r..
Hookups and Settings 27 US Connec tin g Anothe r VCR or Simi lar Dev ice After di sconnecting th e recorder’s power cord from a n AC outlet, conn ect the other VCR or similar recording device to the LINE IN jacks of this record er. Also refe r to the op erating instru ctions suppl ied with th e connect ed eq uipment .
28 US Notes • Do not connect more than one type of video cord betwe en the recorder a nd your TV at the same time . • Pictures containing copy protect ion signals tha t prohibit any c opying canno t be recorded. You cannot d ub from DVD VIDEOs to this recorder.
Hookups and Settings 29 US.
30 US Quic k Guid e to Di sc Typ es Recor dable an d Playab le Discs Usabl e disc vers ions (as o f Dec ember 2007 ) • 8×-spee d or slow er DV D+RWs • 6 ×-spe ed or slower DVD-RWs (Ver.1 .1, Ver.1.2 with CPRM *1 ) • 1 6×-speed or slower DVD+Rs • 1 6×-spee d or slower DVD-Rs (Ver.
Quick Guide to D isc Types 31 US *1 CPRM ( Content P rotectio n for Rec ordable Media) is a coding technol ogy that protects copyrights fo r imag es. *2 Unused DVD-RWs are automa tically formatted according to the s etting of “Format DVD-RW” i n “Featur es” setup (page 103).
32 US Playa ble Disc s “DVD VIDEO” and “CD” logos a re trademarks. *1 MP3 (MPEG1 Audi o Layer 3) is a standard format defined by ISO/MP EG which compress es audio data. *2 A logical format of file s and folders on DATA-CDs , defined by ISO (Internat ional Organization f or Standa rdizat ion).
Quick Guide to D isc Types 33 US Note o n playba ck oper atio ns of DVD V IDE Os/ VIDEO CDs Some playback operations of DVD VIDEOs/ VIDEO CDs may be intenti onally set by s oftware producers.
34 US DVD/USB Playback Play ing Discs 1 Press DVD to o perat e the DV D recor der. 2 Press Z OPEN /CLOSE , and pla ce a disc on the disc tray . 3 Press Z OPEN/C LOSE to close th e disc tray. Wait until “ LOAD” disappears fr om the front panel d isplay.
DVD/US B Play back 35 US Play back Optio ns Button Operation Disc Z OPEN/ CLOSE St ops pla ying and op ens the disc tray . A ll discs AUDIO Selects o ne of the audio t racks recorded on the d isc when pressed re peate dly. : Selects the ma in or su b sound.
36 US To resum e normal playba ck after playin g at variou s spee ds, press H PLAY. z Hints • You can change p layback op tions, suc h as subtit le, audio tr ack, angle, etc., usin g the OPTI ONS menu (page 11) . • During playbac k or pause mode, th e recorder’s m / M buttons and th e remote’s .
DVD/US B Play back 37 US Playing quickl y with sound (Scan Audio) (DVDs with Dol by Digital soun dtracks only) You can play qui ckly wit h dialog o r sound du ring FF1 fast-f orward of a DVD with Dol by Digital soundt rack s. Simpl y press M during p layback .
38 US One-Touch Play (for HDMI connectio ns only) Press H PLAY . With on e touch of the H PLAY butto n, your TV autom atical ly turn s on and the TV’s input is switche d to the record er. Playback st arts automatically . Set “Control fo r HDMI” to “On” in the “Features” setup ( page 1 04) to use this fu nction .
DVD/US B Play back 39 US 4 Select the title, an d press EN TER. The su b-menu appear s. 5 Select “Play,” and pr ess ENTE R. Playback starts from th e selected tit le on the disc . About t he Title List for DVD-RWs (VR mode) and DVD-Rs (VR mode) You ca n switch the Title Lis t to show an origin al or Play list.
40 US 4 Pres s ENTER. The reco rder starts pl ayback from t he sele cted point. To turn o ff the disp lay, pres s OPTIO NS. Notes • Depending o n the disc , you m ay not be able to us e the OPTIONS menu to search for a titl e/chapter/tr ack, or enter the tim e code for a playback point.
DVD/US B Play back 41 US *1 Also app ears in stop mod e with Resum e Play activated ( page 37). *2 Title type (original or Playlist) for DVD-RWs (VR mode)/DVD-Rs (VR mode)/DVD-RAMs. Viewing informatio n on the front panel displa y You can vie w the informatio n on the fr ont panel display .
42 US If you i nsert a DATA CD/DATA DVD contai ning on ly MP3 au dio tracks , the “Musi c” disp lay appe ars. G o to step 4. 3 Selec t “Mus ic,” an d press EN TER. The “Mu sic” di splay ap pear s. 4 Selec t an album, and pre ss ENTER . 5 Selec t a track, an d press EN TER.
DVD/US B Play back 43 US : Rotates the image (page 43) . : Zoom s the i mage (p age 43). Press OPTIONS to turn on/off t he menu icons. To play the sli de show 1 Press < / , to se lect “ ,” and pr ess ENTER. The “S lideshow Speed” menu app ears.
44 US About MP3 audio tracks and JP EG imag e fi les MP3 is au dio compr essio n techno logy tha t satisf ies the ISO/I EC MPEG regulations. JPEG is image c ompression tec hnology. You can play back DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD- Rs/CD-RWs) or DATA DVDs (DVD-ROMs/ DVD+RWs/DVD-RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD-Rs) reco rded in M P3 (M PEG1 A udio La yer 3) and JPEG form at.
DVD/US B Play back 45 US Play ing From a Co nnecte d USB Devi ce You ca n play MP 3 audio t racks or JPE G imag e files st ored in a USB device co nnected to the USB jack. Also movie files in the connected HDD camc order ca n be pla yed. Abo ut USB co nnect ion and av ailable USB device s, se e page 89.
46 US z Hints • The re corder can p lay movie files that are record ed with an HDD camcorder and have the extensio n “.MPG.” • You canno t play movi e files recor ded with a digit al still camera. Notes • The recorder may not be able to play some JPE G image files, MP3 a udio tracks or mov ie files that have been edited on a PC.
DVD Re cor ding 47 US DVD Recording Before Recordi ng Before you start recording… • Thi s record er can record on vari ous dis c type s. Selec t the d isc typ e accord ing to your n eeds (page 3 0). • Chec k that t he disc ha s enough availab le sp ace for the r ecording (page 40).
48 US – Record ing on a disc that has alr eady been edite d – Record ing only a still p icture or just sou nd • Sin ce the record ing mode f or record ed titles i s calcula ted after sampl ing the recorde d data during playback, it may be displa yed different ly from the mode y ou selec ted when re cording.
DVD Re cor ding 49 US DVD Reco rdi ng From Connec ted Equip ment Without th e Timer You ca n reco rd TV pro gram s on the recorde r through t he connecte d cable box/satelli te receiver. Note To play a disc recor ded with this re corder on other equipmen t, finalize the disc (page 66).
50 US To watch a VHS ta pe while reco rding Press V IDEO t o operat e the VC R, inser t a tape, then pr ess H PLAY. z Hint You can turn off the TV during recording. Notes • Recording may not start i mmediate ly afte r z REC is pressed. • You cannot change the rec ording m ode durin g recording or recordin g pause.
DVD Re cor ding 51 US DVD Time r Reco rding Fr om Connec ted Equip ment You can set the timer for a total of 12 programs together wit h DVD and VCR timer record ing, up to o ne mont h in advanc e. Note that the maximu m continuo us recording time for a s ingle t itle is 12 hours.
52 US E “Ch”: Selects the channel or input source. • W hen using the cable box/sat ellite recei ver con trol, select the ch annel. • W hen not us ing the cable b ox/satellite recei ver cont rol, select th e input , LINE1 or LI NE2.
DVD Re cor ding 53 US Changi ng or Canceli ng DVD Timer Setti ngs (Timer Lis t) You can change or can cel timer settin gs using the Timer List menu. 1 Press SYSTE M MENU. The Syst em Me nu appear s. 2 Selec t “Time r,” and pr ess ENT ER. 3 Select “Timer List,” and press E NTER.
54 US • You cannot cha nge the time r settings for a recording currently underway. • The Timer List displays both th e DVD recorder and VCR ti mer setti ngs.
DVD Re cor ding 55 US 4 Press REC MODE repe atedly to select the recording mode. The dis play cha nges on th e TV scree n as follows: For details about the recording mode, see page 47. 5 Pres s SYSTE M MENU w hile t he reco rder i s in stop mo de. 6 Selec t “Set up,” an d press ENTE R.
56 US Recor ding From Another VCR or Simil ar Dev ice You can record from a connected VCR or s imilar device . For conn ection de tails, s ee “Conne cting Another VCR or Simil ar Device” on page 27. To reco rd from the eq uipme nt that has a DV/ D8 output jack (i.
DVD Ed itin g 57 US DVD Editing Before Editing This rec order of fers vari ous edit option s for vario us dis c types . Befo re y ou ed it, che ck the disc type in the “D isc In form atio n” dis play (page 64) , and sele ct the opti on available for your di sc.
58 US z Hints • You can sw itch the Title L ist to show or iginal or Playl ist. While the Titl e List me nu is tu rned on, press ORIGINAL/PLAYLIST repeatedly. • You can ren ame or erase a Playlist ti tle (page 64). Notes • You cannot prote ct Playl ist titl es.
DVD Ed itin g 59 US 4 Select an opti on, and pr ess EN TER. You ca n select from th e follow ing: “Title Era se”: Erases the se lected title . Select “OK” when asked for confirmati on. “Chap ter Er ase” *1 : Allows you to select a chapter in the title and erase it (see belo w).
60 US 2 Select a title, and p ress ENTE R. The su b-menu appear s. 3 Selec t “A-B Er ase,” a nd press ENTER. The disp lay for s ettin g point A and B appear s. “Start ” is selected. 4 Press ENTER a t the st art poin t of the secti on to be era sed (poi nt A).
DVD Ed itin g 61 US 4 Press ENTER at the point wher e you wa nt to divide the title . You ca n use H PLAY, , . PREV/ > NEXT , and X PAUSE to find the poi nt. At the poi nt you wa nt to selec t, pres s H PLAY or X PAUSE , and pres s ENTER. “Div ide” i s sele cted .
62 US 5 Selec t the cha racte r you wa nt to ent er usin g M / m / < / , , and pre ss ENTER . The sel ected ch aracte r appe ars in the i nput row. You ca n only ent er chara cters and symb ols that are di spla yed. • To change the cursor positi on, s elect the input row us ing M , an d press < / , .
DVD Ed itin g 63 US 3 Select “E dit,” and pr ess ENTER . 4 Selec t “Cr eate P layli st,” and press ENTER. The dis play for creating a Playli st appe ars. “Start ” is selected. 5 Press ENT ER at the st art point. You ca n use H PLAY, , . PREV/ > NEXT , and X PAUSE to find the poi nt.
64 US Renaming and erasi ng a Playlist title 1 Press TITLE LI ST. 2 Press ORIGIN AL/PLAYLIST to switch to the “Playl ist” Title List. 3 Select a Playlist title, and press ENT ER. The su b-menu appear s. 4 Selec t an opti on, an d press EN TER. Select f rom the followin g options.
DVD Ed itin g 65 US B “Disc Protec t” (DVD+RWs/DVD-RWs (VR mode)/DVD-Rs (VR mode ) only): Protects all titles on the disc whe n “Protect ed” is selec ted.
66 US Finaliz ing a Disc (P reparing a Dis c for Playba ck on Other Equi pment) Finaliz ing is ne cessar y in order to play dis cs reco rded wi th thi s record er on o ther D VD equipm ent. N ote that you can not fur ther rec ord o r edit on a f inalize d dis c.
DVD Ed itin g 67 US 6 Select “F inalize, ” and press ENT ER. The display asks for conf irmation again . 7 Select “O K,” and pre ss ENTER . The reco rder starts fi naliz ing the disc.
68 US VCR Playback Playi ng a VH S Ta pe 1 Press VIDE O t o ope rat e the VCR . 2 Insert a tape. Playback sta rts automati cally if you i nsert a tape with its safety t ab removed. 3 Press H PL AY. The fr ont p anel d ispla y sh ows th e play ing time.
VCR Playback 69 US Adjusting the pi cture (tracking) You can man ually adjust t racking if the recordin g quality is too poor to b e remedied by the VCR’s automatic tracking (a t racking meter appears during t he automatic trac king). Press TRACK ING +/–.
70 US Play back Optio ns *1 Can be pressed up t o four times to forw ard about two mi nutes. *2 For 10 seconds in S P or LP mode/for 15 sec onds in EP mode. To resume normal pl ayback , press H PLAY. Notes • The sound is mu ted durin g playback at various speeds.
VCR Playback 71 US Search ing Usin g Variou s Funct ions The VCR automaticall y marks the tape with an index s ignal at the poi nt where e ach re cord ing begins . You ca n easil y find a specifi c point using va rious search funct ions. Note During DVD recording , you cannot use VCR search functions.
72 US Displ aying the Play ing Time and Play Informa tion You can check playbac k infor matio n, such as elapsed o r remaining time, recording mode, e tc.
VCR Playback 73 US Select ing the So und Dur ing Play back Press AUDIO r epeate dly du ring pl ayback . How so und is recorded on a vid eo ta pe The VCR recor ds soun d onto two sepa rate tr acks. Hi-fi audi o is record ed onto the main track along with th e pictu re.
74 US VCR Recording Before Record ing Before you start recording … • This VCR record s in VHS fo rmat, not S-VHS format. • Ch eck that the tap e is lo ng er th an t he reco rdi ng time (page 7 2). • Chec k that th e record er is con nect ed to a tun er such as a cable box or satellit e receiver (page 1 2).
VCR Recording 75 US VCR Reco rdi ng From Connec ted Equip ment Without th e Timer You ca n reco rd TV pro gram s on the recorde r through t he connecte d cable box/satelli te receiver. 1 Turn o n the re corder and the connec ted cable box /satellite receiv er.
76 US “ c ” and “OT R” light up, and th e rema ining record ing tim e appea rs in th e front panel display . Whe n the tim e counte r reache s “0:0 0,” the record er stop s reco rding a nd tur ns off. To c ancel the Q uic k Time r Press z REC repeat edly un til th e counte r appear s in the fr ont pane l display .
VCR Recording 77 US VCR Time r Reco rding Fr om Connec ted Equip ment You can set the timer for a total of 12 programs together wit h DVD and VCR timer record ing, up to o ne mont h in advanc e. If you rec ord from connect ed equ ipmen t that has a timer f unction, you can us e the Sync hro Rec funct ion ( page 8 0).
78 US •I f t h e c indi cator flashes in the front p anel display, c heck that a tape with its safety tab in place is inserted . • If timer settings overlap, a mess age appears. To cha nge or ca ncel a t imer re cordin g, sele ct “Edit” from the Timer List (page 79).
VCR Recording 79 US Changi ng or Canceli ng VCR Timer Setti ngs (Timer Lis t) You can change or can cel timer settin gs using the Timer List menu. 1 Press SYSTE M MENU. The Syst em Me nu appear s. 2 Selec t “Time r,” and pr ess ENT ER. 3 Select “Timer List,” and press E NTER.
80 US • You cannot cha nge the time r settings for a recording currently underway. • The Timer List displays both th e DVD recorder and VCR ti mer setti ngs.
VCR Recording 81 US 8 Select “to VIDEO,” and pr ess ENTER . 9 Press SYST EM MENU to turn off th e menu. 10 Set t he ti mer on the co nnec ted equipme nt to the t ime of t he progr am you wa nt to record, and turn it off.
82 US Recor ding From Another VCR or Simil ar Dev ice You can record from a connected VCR or s imilar device . For conn ection de tails, s ee “Conne cting Another VCR or Simil ar Device” on page 27. 1 Press VIDE O t o ope rat e the VCR . 2 Insert a tape with its safety t ab in plac e.
Dubbing (T APE y DV D) 83 US Dubbing (TAP E y DVD) Dubbi ng Fr om a VHS T ape t o a DVD You ca n eas ily reco rd (d ub) a VHS tape to a d isc . Before dubb ing, ma ke th e neces sary au dio se tting s on the VCR.
84 US 3 Sel ect “Si mple Du bbing, ” an d pres s ENTER. 4 Select “V IDEO t DVD,” and pr ess ENT ER. The disp lay ask s for c onfirma tion. 5 Sel ect “Yes ,” and pres s ENTER. Dubbi ng star ts. z Hints • A black (no si gnal) screen at the end of the dubbe d disc is not a m alfunc tion.
Dubbing (T APE y DV D) 85 US 4 Press TOP MENU or TITLE LIS T to sele ct a title. 5 Start playi ng t he DV D, and then press x STOP or X PAUS E at the p oint whe re you want to s tart dubbi ng. To select DVD sound, language, or subtitle, press AUDIO or SUBTITLE during pla yback (see pa ge 35).
86 US DV/D8 Dubbing (DV/D8 t DVD ) Before DV/D8 Du bbing This sect ion explai ns dubbi ng with a DV camc order via the DV IN j ack on t he f ront pa nel. If you w ant to dub by way of th e LINE IN jacks, see “Recording From Another VCR or Similar Device ” on p age 56.
DV/D8 Du bbing (DV/D8 t DVD) 87 US Dubbi ng Fro m a DV /D8 Format Tap e to a DVD You can simply record the enti re contents of a DV/ D8 for mat tape onto a disc. The record er con trols the DV ca mcorder for th e whole pr ocess. You can also se lect the s cenes on the tape u sing the on- screen displa y.
88 US Dubbing selected scenes You ca n fas t forw ard, re wind , play i n slow mot ion, and stop the tape to select scenes us ing the on- scre en d ispla y. 1 Foll ow steps 1 to 6 of “D ubbing From a DV/ D8 For mat Ta pe to a DV D” (pa ge 87) . 2 Selec t “Dubb ing” on the Syst em Menu, and pre ss ENTER.
USB Dubbi ng (USB t DVD) 89 US USB Dubbing (USB t DVD) Before USB Dubbin g This se ction ex plains th e follow ing dubb ing methods via the USB jack: • Dubbing all the video co ntents of the c onnec ted DVD camcor der to m ake a back up DV D (page 9 0).
90 US Dubbi ng Fr om a DV D Camcor der (D VD Backu p) You can dub all the content s of a DVD in the DVD camc order to an other DVD as a backup cop y. Be sure to f inalize a source DVD bef ore du bbin g. ◆ Usable dis cs for bac kup DVDs Use a new or blank DVD of the same type as the source DVD.
USB Dubbi ng (USB t DVD) 91 US 3 Sele ct “ USB Dubb ing, ” and p ress ENTER. 4 Selec t “DVD Bac kup,” an d press EN TER. The display asks for conf irmation. 5 Selec t “Start,” an d press ENTER. The dis c tray opens . 6 Plac e a recordab le disc, and pres s Z OPEN/ CLOSE to close the disc tray.
92 US 1 Press DVD to o perat e the DV D recor der. 2 Place a r ecordable di sc on the disc tray. About insert ing d iscs, see page 49 for de tails. 3 Press RE C MODE repe atedly to select the recording mode. 4 Press INPU T re peated ly to sel ect “ USB .
USB Dubbi ng (USB t DVD) 93 US z Hin ts • You can also sta rt dubbing from the System Me nu. Press SY STEM MENU to select “Du bbing,” and s elect “USB Dubbin g.
94 US 1 Press DVD to o perat e the DV D recor der. 2 Place a r ecordable di sc on the disc tray. About insert ing d iscs, see page 49 for de tails. 3 Press INPU T re peated ly to sel ect “ USB .” 4 Conne ct the U SB devi ce to the (USB ) jack on the record er.
USB Dubbi ng (USB t DVD) 95 US 5 Select “P hoto Copy ,” and pres s ENTER. If you co py all the a lbums , select “C opy All Albu ms” and go to step 8. 6 Selec t “Copy Album,” an d press E NTER. The albu m list a ppears. To view image files contained in the album, sele ct the album and pr ess ENT ER.
96 US Settings and Adjustmen ts Using the Setu p Displ ays By using the setup di splays , you can ma ke var ious adjust ment s to i tems s uch as pic ture and sou nd, as well as select a language for the subt itles. The setu p displ ays are us ed in the fo llow ing way .
97 US Settings an d Adjustment s Some i tems dis play a dial og box that requires additional settings. Examp le: Wh en “Paren tal” in “O ptions” setup is sele cted. 5 Select an opti on, and pr ess EN TER. The currentl y selected opti on is displaye d next to the set up item.
98 US Vide o Settin gs (Video ) The “Video” setup allows you to adjust it ems related to the image, s uch as size a nd color. Choose the setting s according to the type of TV, tun er, or d ecode r connec ted t o the recorder . 1 Press SYSTEM MENU whi le the re corder is in sto p mode.
99 US Settings an d Adjustment s Black Leve l Selects the blac k level (se tup level ) for the vi deo sign als ou tput fr om the L INE OUT jacks (page 1 5).
100 US Audio Sett ings (Aud io) The “Audio” setup allows you to adjust th e sound accord ing to the playba ck and connec tion condit ions. 1 Press SYSTEM MENU whi le the r ecorder is in sto p mode. 2 Selec t “Setup, ” and pr ess ENTE R. 3 Selec t “Audio, ” and pr ess ENTE R.
101 US Settings an d Adjustment s Downmix (DVDs on ly) Switches the method for mix ing down to two chan nels whe n you play a DVD w hich has rear sound el ement s (chan nels) or is recorde d in Dol by Digital format. Fo r detail s on the rear si gnal components, s ee “ A Connecting to audio L/R jack s” on pa ge 19.
102 US DV/D8 Au dio Inp ut Note Select “Stereo 2” or “Mix” if you have added a seco nd audio chann el when recording with your DV camcorder. Line Au dio Input When re cordin g from eq uipme nt conn ected t o the LINE 1 IN or LINE 2 IN jacks to a DVD disc in this r ecorder, select line input au dio.
103 US Settings an d Adjustment s Format DV D-RW (DVD-RWs only) Sele cts the reco rdin g form at for an unus ed D VD- RW, whe n fi rst i nse rted . Auto Fi nalize VCR Funct ion Press EN TER and sel ect “Tap e Length,” “Auto Play,” or “ Auto R epeat .
104 US ◆ Ch. Di git lo ck Allows you to select whethe r to fix the digits fo r your cable box or satelli te receiver. ◆ Mode for SET button Select “ Mod e 1” or “ Mode 2” if you r ca ble box or satellite receiver requires p ressing an ENTER button or a SET but ton etc.
105 US Settings an d Adjustment s Parental (D VD VIDEOs only) Playback of some DVD VIDEOs can be limit ed accord ing to a prede termin ed leve l, such as the a ge of the us ers. Scen es may be blocked or replace d with di fferen t sce nes. 1 After step 3 abov e, sele ct “Par ental,” a nd press EN TER.
106 US Front D isplay Adjusts th e lighting of the front pan el display. Command Mode Chang es the co mman d mod e of this reco rder if other D VD eq uipm ent is assi gned the sam e command mode. Be sure to match the command mode of t he supplied remote to the setti ng made here.
Additi onal Inform ation 107 US Additional Inform ation Troubl eshoot ing If yo u experi ence an y of the f ollowi ng dif ficul ties while u sing t he recor der, use t his trou blesho oting guide t o help re med y the prob lem be fore reque sting repai rs.
108 US The pla yback pic ture or TV pro gram fro m the equipm ent co nnecte d thro ugh th e record er is disto rted. , If the pla yback pic ture outpu t from a DV D player, VCR, o r tuner goes throu gh you r recorde r before re aching yo ur TV, the co py-prot ection signal ap plied to some prog rams co uld affect picture quality.
Additi onal Inform ation 109 US Some fu nctions such as St op, Searc h, or Slo w- motion Play can not be pe rformed . , Dependi ng on the disc, you may not be able to do some of th e operati ons abo ve. See the instructi on manual supp lied with the disc.
110 US Record ing does not stop immediat ely after x STOP i s pres sed. , It wi ll take a f ew s econ ds f or th e r ecor der t o in put disc data be fore recording can stop. Timer rec ording is not c omplete or did not start from th e beginni ng. , There was a powe r failure duri ng recordi ng.
Additi onal Inform ation 111 US VCR Timer recording The ti mer does not op erate. , Chec k that the clock is corre ctly se t. , Make sure a tape has been inserted. , Check t hat the safe ty tab has not be en remov ed. , Make sure the tape is not at its end.
112 US “Cann ot recor d becau se of hi gh temper ature. ” appear s on the T V screen . , Check that the vent on the rear of the r ecorde r is not bloc ked. Then, turn off the recor der, wait until the clock ap pears in t he front pa nel display , and disco nnect the AC power c ord.
Additi onal Inform ation 113 US – A di sc that has a non-st andard shape ( e.g., card, heart). – A disc with a label or sticker on it. – A di sc that has ce llopha ne t ape or st icke r adhesi ve on i t.
114 US Input s and out puts LINE 1 IN and LINE 2 IN VIDEO IN, phono jack (1 each) Input si gnal: 1 Vp-p, 75 ohms, un balanced , sync negat ive AUDIO IN, phono jacks (2 each) Input level: 327 mVrm s Input im pedance: m ore than 47 kilohm s S VIDEO, 4-p in, mini-DIN jack Y: 1.
Additi onal Inform ation 115 US About i.LIN K The DV IN jack on this recorder is an i.LINK- compliant DV IN jack. This section des cribes the i.LINK stand ard an d its feat ures.
116 US Guide t o Parts an d Controls For more informat ion, see th e pages in pa renthe ses. Front panel Butt ons on t he rec order have t he sam e funct ion as the bu ttons on the remot e if the y have the sa me or similar names .
Additi onal Inform ation 117 US Remote For DV D funct ions A Z OPEN/CL OSE butt on (34, 49 , 87) B DVD button (34, 49) C Numb er buttons* 1 (21, 35 ) SET bu tton ( 91, 93, 104) D ANGLE butto n (35) E TOP MENU but ton (34) MENU bu tton (34) F DISPLAY but ton (40) G M / m / < / , /ENTER bu tton (2 3) H O RETU RN butto n (23) I .
118 US For VCR functio ns A Z OPEN/CLOSE (eject) butt on (68) B Number but tons* 1 (21) SET button (10 4) C SYSTEM M ENU button (10) D DISPL AY button (72 ) E O RETURN b utton (23) F .
Additi onal Inform ation 119 US Front panel dis play A DVD playing/record ing status B DUB (DVD T VIDEO) indicator (83) DUB (DVD t VIDEO) indicator (84) C Disc type/rec ording format D SYNC-REC indica.
120 US DVD Audi o/S ubtit le Langua ge When yo u play a D VD VIDE O, the la nguage of the sele cted audio tr ack or subtitl e is abbr eviated as follows.
Additi onal Inform ation 121 US Cable B ox/Sate llite Recei ver Bran d Code When yo u want to us e the set top box co ntrol funct ion, f ind t he bran d code number of your cabl e box/satell ite receiver f rom the list a nd enter it in step 7 of Eas y Setup ( page 23) .
122 US Garrard 01 53 Gateway 0764 GC Electron ics 0207, 005 6, 0330, 0016, 0040, 007 7, 0030 GE 0232, 023 3, 0144, 0021 Gemini 0015, 007 0, 0057 , 0242, 0014, 079 7, 0013, 0400 General Instrum ent 047.
Additi onal Inform ation 123 US Popul ar Mech anic s 0 400 Prelude 0770 Prism 0012, 00 13, 0059 Prot elcon 078 6 Pulsar 0000, 0040 Quasar 0 000 Quest 0144 , 0020 R Li ne 0040 RadioSh ack 0883, 00 15, .
124 US Tusa 0015 TV CO MM 0035, 0019 TV Guide 147 6 TV86 0063, 004 0 Uniden 0022, 022 5 Unika 0207, 015 3, 0022 United Arti sts 0007 United Cabl e 0003, 0014, 0011 , 0276 Universal 0191, 007 8, 0207, .
Additi onal Inform ation 125 US Paysat 0724 Philips 1076 , 0099, 1142, 07 24, 0722, 07 49, 1442, 1749, 0856, 07 75 Primestar 0361, 06 27, 0869 Proscan 0392, 05 66 QNS 1367 RadioSh ack 0869 RCA 0566 , .
126 US Index Words in quotatio ns appear in the on-scre en displ ays. Numerics 16:9 24 , 98 4:3 Letter Box 24 , 98 4:3 Pan Sc an 24 , 98 A “A-B Erase” 59 ADVANCE 35 , 70 ANGLE 35 AUDIO 35 , 73 “.
127 US M MENU 34 Menu Top menu 34 “Mode for SET bu tton” 104 MP3 au dio trac ks 41 N NEXT 35 , 70 Numbe r buttons 21 , 39 O ONE-TOUCH DUBBING 87 , 90 , 91 , 93 On-screen d isplay OPTIONS menu 11 S.
2 ES Índice Este manu al mue stra la config uració n básica y el funci onami ento de l a videog raba dora-g rabad ora de DVD. Para obte ner más info rmación, consulte el manual de instrucciones en inglés. Conexi ones y ajus tes . . . . . . . . .
Cone xiones y ajuste s 3 ES Conexion es y ajustes Cone xión de la grabad ora Siga lo s pasos de l 1 al 6 p ara cone ctar y re aliza r los ajustes de la g rabadora . Notas • Enchufe los cables firmement e para prevenir per turba cion es no de seadas .
4 ES Conexión del decodif icador de cable/receptor v ía satélite y del contr olador del decodifica dor Conect e las toma s LINE 1 I N media nte un cable de audio /video . Con esta conex ión, puede graba r cualqu ier can al del de codifica dor de cable o re ceptor vía saté lite.
Cone xiones y ajuste s 5 ES Utili zaci ón de un cab le de video S pa ra disfr utar de una cal idad de image n superio r Cone cte la t oma LI NE 1 IN S VIDEO me diant e un ca ble de video S (no s umini strado) en lu gar de la clavija a marilla (vid eo) del cable de audio/vid eo.
6 ES Paso 3 : Co nexión al televi sor Conecte el ca ble de audio/vi deo suministrado a las tomas LINE OUT (VIDEO/ AUDIO L/R) de la grabad ora. Si su televis or tiene una to ma HD MI, o t omas de ent rada d e video comp onente, c onsu lte la p ágina 7 o 8.
Cone xiones y ajuste s 7 ES Si el televi sor dispone de una toma de e ntrada de HDMI Conecte la t oma de salida HDMI* OUT mediante un cable S ony HDMI certificad o (no suminist rado). Disfr utará d e imá genes y soni do de a lta ca lidad. S i su televis or acep ta señ ales pr ogre sivas de 10 80p, de be usar e sta co nexión.
8 ES Si el telev isor tiene tomas d e entrada de video componente Conecte las to mas COMPONENT VIDEO OUT mediante un cable de video componente (no suministra do) o tres cables de vi deo (no su ministrados) del mismo tipo y longitud. Disfrutará de una fiel reprod ucción del color y de imáge nes de alta calid ad.
Cone xiones y ajuste s 9 ES Paso 4 : Conexi ón del cab le de ali menta ción Enchuf e los cabl es de alim entac ión de la grabad ora y de l televi sor a una t oma de ca . A conti nuación , debe espe rar unos inst antes antes de utilizar la grabadora .
10 ES Paso 6 : Co nfigur aci ón fác il Siga l os pas os que se in dican a cont inuaci ón para realizar el mínimo número de ajustes b ásicos neces ario s para ut ili zar la grabador a. Los ajustes se realiz an en el orden siguiente. m m m m 1 Encien da el tel evisor.
Cone xiones y ajuste s 11 ES 7 Presio ne los bot one s numéri cos para intro duci r el códig o de marca del decodific ador de c able/rec eptor vía satélite. Consulte “Cable Box/S atellite Receiver Bran d Code ” en el manua l de instru ccione s en inglés (p ágina 121).
12 ES Nota Para g rabar pro gramas de telev isión uti lizando e l temporiz ador, deberá ajus tar el reloj con exa ctitud. Comprobar el ajuste de control del decodificador d e cable/receptor v ía satélite 1 Encie nda la gra badora y el decodific ador de cabl e/rece ptor v ía satéli te.
13 ES Reprod ucción de DVD Reproducción d e DVD Repr oducci ón de discos 1 Presione DVD para utili zar la graba dora de DVD. 2 Presio ne Z OPEN /CLO SE y colo que un disco en la ba ndeja de discos. 3 Presio ne Z OPEN /CLO SE pa ra cerra r la bandej a de disc os.
14 ES Opcio nes d e repr oduc ción Botón Operación Disco Z OPEN/CL OSE Detiene l a repro ducción y abre la bandeja de disco s. Todos los di scos AUDIO Selecciona u na de las pistas de audio grabadas en e l disco cuan do se presiona varias veces. : seleccio na el son ido princi pal o secundari o.
15 ES Reprod ucción de DVD Para re anuda r la repr oducci ón norm al despu és de rep roduc ir a difer entes ve locid ades, pr esione H PLAY. . PREV/ > NEXT • Se desplaza al principi o del título/c apítulo /escena/ pista ac tual o si guiente e inicia l a repro ducción cuando se presiona dura nte la reprod ucción.
16 ES Reprod ucció n de un tít ulo de la List a títul os El menú Lista tí tulos muestra l os títulos de l os progra mas del disco. 1 Presione DVD para utili zar la gra badora de DVD. 2 Coloq ue un dis co en la bande ja de di scos. 3 Presion e TITL E LIST.
17 ES Grabaci ón de DVD Grabación de DVD Antes d e grabar Antes de empez ar la gr abación… Compr uebe q ue la grab adora es tá conec tada a un sint onizad or com o, por ej emplo, un deco dific ador de cab le o rece ptor vía sa télit e (pági na 3).
18 ES Imágenes que no pu eden grabarse En esta g rabador a no puede n grab arse imá genes con prot ección contra copias. La gr abació n se det iene cu ando se detecta una señ al de protec ción contra copias . *1 No se puede grabar en discos DVD disponibl es normalme nte que no sean compatib les con CPRM .
19 ES Grabaci ón de DVD 5 Presio ne CH +/– o I NPUT v arias veces par a selecc iona r el ca nal o l a fuent e de ent rada que dese e graba r. • Cuan do util ice el co ntrol de de codi ficado r de cable/re ceptor vía satélite, seleccione e l cana l presi onand o CH +/– en el ma ndo a distan cia de est a grabador a.
20 ES Grabac ión con tempo rizador de DVD desde un equ ipo conect ado Pue de aj us tar e l tem por iza dor par a un tota l de 12 prog ramas utiliz ando la grab ación d e DVD con temp orizad or y la grabac ión de vi deog rabador a con tempor izador con un máxi mo de un mes de ant icipaci ón.
21 ES Grabaci ón de DVD F “Modo” : seleccion a el modo de grab ación (pág ina 17). Para util izar la fun ción Ajustar modo grab. (pági na 21) , sel eccio ne “A UTO” . Si se equ ivoca, selecc ione el elemento y cambi e el ajus te. 6 Presio ne E NTER.
22 ES Reproducción de la videog rabadora Reprod ucci ón de una c inta VHS 1 Presione VIDEO para utilizar la videog rabad ora. 2 Insert e una cint a. La re produc ción c omien za aut omátic amente si inser ta una c inta a l a que se le ha qu itado l a leng üeta d e prot ecci ón.
23 ES Reprodu cción de la videograb adora Opcio nes d e repr oduc ción *1 Puede p resion arse hast a cuatro ve ces para avanzar aprox imadame nte dos mi nutos. *2 Durante 10 segundo s en modo SP o LP/ dura nte 15 segundos en modo EP. Para re anuda r la repr oduc ción nor mal, p resion e H PLAY.
24 ES Grabación de la videog rabadora Antes de graba r Antes d e empez ar la gr abac ión… Compr uebe qu e la grab adora es tá conec tada a un sinto nizador com o, por ejem plo, un dec odifica dor de cab le o rece ptor ví a satél ite (pág ina 3).
Grabac ión de la videog rabadora 25 ES Grabac ión de la vide ograbado ra des de un equi po conecta do que no tien e temporiz ador Es posible grabar progra mas de televisi ón en la grabad ora a tra vés del d ecodif icador de cable/ recept or vía sat élite con ectado.
26 ES Grabación mediante l a función Quick Timer (G rabación con temporizador pr esionando un solo botón) Pued e ajustar l a grabad ora para que gr abe en increm ento s de 30 mi nutos. 1 Presione VIDEO para utilizar la videog rabad ora. 2 Presio ne z REC vari as veces pa ra definir la duraci ón.
Grabac ión de la videog rabadora 27 ES 3 Presio ne T IMER. 4 Seleccio ne un element o utilizando < / , y ajús telo uti lizando M / m . A “Sop.”: seleccione “V CR.” B “Fecha” : ajusta la fecha mediant e M . Para gra bar el mismo pro grama todos lo s días o e l mismo día toda s las sem anas, pres ione m .
28 ES Copiado (CIN TA y DVD) Copi ado de un a cinta VHS a un DVD Pued e grabar (copiar) f ácilme nte una ci nta VHS en un di sco. An tes de ha cerlo, r ealic e los aju stes de audio ne cesa rios en la videog rabado ra. 1 Pres ione DV D e inse rte un disco graba ble .
29 ES Copiado ( CINTA y DVD) 4 Selec cione “VID EO t DVD” y pres ione ENTER. La pantalla solicita confi rmación. 5 Seleccione “Sí” y presione ENTER. Comi enza el co piado. z Observa ciones • Si apar ece una pantalla n egra (sin señal) al fi nal del disco copia do, no se trata de un ma l funcionam iento.
30 ES 2 Inserte un disco de orige n. 3 Presion e DVD para utiliza r la grabadora de DVD. 4 Presio ne TOP MEN U o TIT LE LIST para selec cionar un tít ulo. 5 Inicie la rep roducción de l DVD y, a contin uación, p resione x STOP o X PAUSE en el pun to en el que desee inicia r el proce so d e copi ado.
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