Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product SLV-D300P Sony
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3-083-945- 14 (1) U S D VD Pla y er/ Video Cassette Recor der Oper ating In structions For custo mers in the USA If you have any questions about y our Sony DVD-VCR, you may call Sony Customer Inf ormation Se rvices Com pany at 1-800-VHS-SONY (847-7669).
2 W A RNING WARNIN G To pre ve nt fi r e or sh ock hazar d, do n o t expo se the unit to rain or mo istur e. To avo id electric al shock, do not open the c abin et. Ref er servic ing to qualif ied personn el onl y. To pre ve nt fi r e or sh ock haza rd, do not pl ace ob jects filled w ith liquids , such as vase s, on the ap par a tus .
3 Impor tant Safety Instructions Importan t Safe ty Instruc tions 1 Read these instruc tions. 2 Keep these instructio n s. 3 Heed all wa rnin g s . 4 Follow all i nstr u ct ions . 5 D o not use this appa ratus near water . 6 Clean on ly wi th dry cloth.
4 T able of contents T ab le of co ntents 2 WA R N I N G 2 We l c o m e ! 2 General Precautions 3 Impo rtan t Safety Instructions 3 D VD Precautions 6 About this manual 6 This playe r can pla y the f .
5 T able of contents VCR Additional Operati ons 81 Quick T imer Reco rding 82 Recording stereo and bilingual progr ams 83 Search ing us i ng various fun ctio ns 85 Adjusting the picture (tracking) 86 .
6 About this manua l About th is manu al • The mea ni n g of th e ico n s used in thi s man ua l is described bel o w: * M P 3 (MP EG 1 Audio Laye r 3) is a standa r d forma t define d by ISO/MPEG which co mpresses audi o data. This pl a yer ca n play the foll ow in g di sc s The “DVD VIDEO” logo is a trademark.
7 Notes about discs Note Some DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs, DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs or CD-Rs/CD- RWs cannot be played on t his player due to the rec ording qual ity or physi cal condi tion of the disc, or the c haracter istic s of t he record ing dev ice. Further mo re, the disc will n ot pla y if it ha s not been correct ly fin al i zed.
8 Unpacking Getting Started Step 1 : Unpac king Check that you have recei ved the following items with the D VD-VCR: Note • The suppli ed remote co mman der is for the e x cl usi ve use of this D VD- VCR.
Getting Started 9 Setting up the remot e commander Step 2 : Setting up the remote commander Notes • W ith norma l use, the ba t teries 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 batteries to avoid possible dam age from ba ttery leak age.
10 Setting up the remot e commander Contr olling oth er TVs with the remot e commander The re mote comma nder is p re program ed to cont r ol non-S ony TVs. If you r TV is listed in t he following table, set the ap propriate man ufacturer’ s co de number .
Getting Started 11 Setting up the remot e commander Notes • If you en te r a new code numbe r, the code nu mber previousl y en tered w il l be era sed. • If the TV use s a diffe ren t remo te con tro l s y s tem f r om the on e pro gram ed to wor k wit h the DVD-VCR, you cann ot control your TV w i th the remote co mmander.
12 Basic hookups Step 3 : Basic hoo kups Bef ore y ou get started • Be sure to disco nn ect the A C power cord of each compon ent before conn ect ing. • T urn of f the po wer to all equipm e n t. • Do not conn ec t the A C po wer cords un til all of the conn e cti on s are compl et ed.
Getting Started 13 Basic hookups A udio/video (A/V) hookup If your T V ha s audio /vi deo ( A/V) inp ut jacks , you will ge t bette r pict ure and so und if you ho ok up yo ur D VD-VCR using the se connect ions. If your T V does no t have A/V inputs, see the foll o wing pages f or antenn a or cab le hooku ps.
14 Basic hookups Hookup 1 (Plug and Play) Antenna hookup Make th e following co nnections if yo u are usi ng an an tenna ( if you do not h ave cable TV).
Getting Started 15 Basic hookups Hookup 1 : D VD-VCR setup Notes • If you con nect the A C po wer cor d be fore th e an tenna conne ctio ns are c ompl eted, the c hanne ls may b e incorrec tly set. If this happens, se e “Ste p 6 : Prese tting channe ls” on p age 24.
16 Basic hookups Hookup 2 (Plug and Play) Y ou have no cable bo x, or a cable bo x with onl y a fe w scrambled c hannels Recommende d use Use thi s hook up if you do not hav e a cable box . Als o use this hoo kup if your c able system scrambl es only a few channels.
Getting Started 17 Basic hookups Hookup 2 : D VD-VCR setup Notes • If you con nect the A C po wer cor d be fore th e an tenna conne ctio ns are c ompl eted, the c hanne ls may b e incorrec tly set. If this happens, se e “Ste p 6 : Prese tting channe ls” on p age 24.
18 Basic hookups Hookup 3 Connecting a cable bo x with many scrambl ed ch annels Recommende d use Use this ho okup if your cab le system scra mbles all or m ost channels.
Getting Started 19 Selecting a language Step 4 : Selecting a lang uage Y ou can change the on-sc reen displ ay langua ge. Bef ore y ou start… • T u rn on th e D VD-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).
20 Setting the cloc k Step 5 : Setting the cloc k Using the A uto Cloc k Set featu re Some TV an d cab le channe ls transmit time signals with th eir broad casts. Y our D VD- VCR can pick up this ti me signal to automa tica lly set the cl ock. The Auto Clock Set feat u re works only if a channel i n yo ur area is broadc asting a time signal.
Getting Started 21 Setting the clock 3 Press V/v to select “ Aut o”, then press ENTER. 4 Press V/v to select the item you wan t. Then press B/b to make the settin g. • F or “C lock data C H” Lea ve th e settin g to “ Auto” t o hav e the D VD-VCR automatically sea rch for a channel that carries a time sign al.
22 Setting the cloc k Notes • The clo ck can not be set auto ma t ic al ly if you do not rec eive a channe l that carri es a ti m e signal in your a rea.
Getting Started 23 Setting the clock Notes • T o reco rd TV programs us in g the timer , you must set the cl oc k ac cu rately . • The clock displ ay a ppears when V IDEO m ode is select ed wi th no tape inser ted or when the DVD-VCR is t urned off.
24 Presetting channels Step 6 : Presetting c hannels This DVD-VCR is capable o f receiving VHF channel s 2 to 13, UHF chann els 14 to 69 and unscramble d CA TV channels 1 to 1 25. First, we recommend that you p reset the re cei vable channels in your are a using au tomatic presett ing method s.
Getting Started 25 Presetting channels 3 Press V/v to select “ Ant/Cable. ” 4 • T o prese t cable TV chan nels: Press B / b to select “Cab le TV . ” • T o prese t VHF and UHF channel s: Press B / b to sele ct “ Ant enna. ” 5 Press V/v to select “ Au t o channel memo ry , ” then press ENTER.
26 Presetting channels Presetting/ disab ling chann els man uall y Bef ore y ou start… • T urn on th e D VD-VCR and you r TV . When using a cab le box, turn it on. • T o control the D VD-VCR, set TV / D VD·VIDEO to D VD· VIDEO on the remote (page 9).
Getting Started 27 Presetting channels 4 T o preset/di sable a c hannel: 1 Press CH +/– or num ber bu ttons to enter the ch a nnel numbe r . 2 Press B/b to select ADD (in memory) or DELETE (dele ted). 3 Press ENTER. 5 Press O RET URN repe atedly to exit the men u.
28 Play ing discs Basi c Oper atio ns Pla ying di scs Depend in g on the d is c , s o me o pe ra tio ns m a y be different or restricted. Refer to th e operating instruct ions supp lied with your disc . Bef ore y ou start ... • T urn on th e D VD-VCR and you r TV .
29 Playing discs Basic Oper ations Additional ta sks * If yo u pau se the DVD play er for more than 5 mi nute s, the DVD play er wi ll au tomat ically sto p. T o Resume pla ybac k f or the c urrent disc (Resume Play) The DVD player remembers the point whe re you stopp ed the disc even if the D VD player ente rs sta ndb y mo de b y pr essi ng ?/1 .
30 Play ing discs T o watch slo w motion i n continuo us pla y mode (D VD and VIDEO CD onl y) Press X P A USE, then press M SLO W y . W ith each p ress, the play back speed changes cyclical l y as follows. T o resum e nor mal pl ayback, p ress H PLA Y.
31 Guide to the on-screen displa y Basic Oper ations Guide to the on-scree n displa y Press DISPLA Y. The foll o wing inform ation a ppears; type of disc, curren t title/trac k, chapter , counter po sition, v oice language, su btitle lang uage a nd surrou nd setting.
32 Guide to the on-s creen display T o playbac k from the de sired title/trac k counter position Tip • Y ou can change the counter position inform a tion (playin g tim e or remaining ti m e) usi ng B/b (DVD and CD onl y). DVD CD Notes • The displ a y ma y no t chan ge a s operat ed depend in g on the disc.
33 Play ing a tape Basic Oper ations Playing a tape Bef ore y ou start ... • T u rn on th e D VD-VCR and yo ur TV . • Switch the input sele ctor on yo ur TV so that the sig na l from the player app ears on the T V sc r e en . •S e t T V / D VD·VIDEO to D VD·VIDEO , then press SELECT VIDEO to control the VCR (page 9).
34 Play ing a tape Additio nal tasks * If you paus e the VCR for m ore than 5 minut es, t he VCR wi ll aut omatica lly re sume play . T o play a recentl y watc hed scene Y ou can immediat ely rewind a nd playb ack the scene yo u want t o watch ag ain.
35 Play ing a tape Basic Oper ations T o resume normal pla yback Press H PLA Y. T o use the time c ounter Press CLEAR at th e point on the ta pe that y ou wa nt to find later .
36 Recording TV programs Recor ding TV pr ograms Bef ore y ou start ... • T urn on th e D VD-VCR and you r TV . • Switch th e input sele ctor on your TV so that the sig nal from the player app ears 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).
37 Recording TV programs Basic Oper ations T o stop recor ding Press x STOP. T o chec k the remain ing tape length Press DISPLA Y to display the time counter . With the displa y on, pre ss DISPLA Y again to check the r e maini ng time. The white b ar indicate s the curre nt locatio n in relation to the entire tape length .
38 Recording TV programs T o watch anothe r TV pr ogram while recor ding T o watch a D VD while recor ding T o save a r ecordi ng T o p rev ent accident al erasure, break of f the safe ty tab as i llustrated . T o record on the tape aga in, cover the tab hole with a dhesi ve tape.
39 Recording TV programs using the ti mer Basic Oper ations Reco rding TV programs us in g the tim er Y ou can preset up to eight progra ms at a time. Bef ore y ou start… • Check that the D VD-VCR clock is set to the correct time. • T u rn on th e D VD-VCR and yo ur TV .
40 Recording TV programs using the timer 2 Press V/v/B/b to select ( Set Timer Recording), the n pres s ENTER. The program menu a ppears. 3 If necessary , press V/v to select the row t hat is to be set. 4 Set the channel number , start and sto p time, date, an d t ape speed: 1 Press b to flash each item in tu rn.
41 Recording TV programs using the ti mer Basic Oper ations T o stop recor ding T o stop the D VD-VCR while rec ording, press SE LE CT VIDEO and then pres s x ST OP. Daily /w eek l y recor ding In st e p 4 a bove , p re s s v to select the rec ording pattern .
42 Checking/changing/canceling timer settings Checking/cha ng in g/ c an c el in g timer settings 1 Press SET UP when the D VD player is in stop mode. The “SETUP MENU” ap pears. Y ou can also use the TIMER button in VIDEO mode , the n you can s kip st ep 2 .
43 Checking/changing/canceling timer settings Basic Oper ations When the time r settings o verlap The program th at starts first ha s priority and the second program starts recording only after the f irst program has f inished. If the program s start at the same time , the program li sted f irst in the m enu has p riority .
44 A/V Receiver hookup Adv anced Hookups A/V Receiver hookup A Use this hook up if y our A/V receiver has a Dol by* Surrou nd (Pr o Logic) decod er and 3 to 6 speake rs Y ou can enj oy t he Dolby Sur r ound effects onl y when play in g Dolby Surr ound aud io or mu lti-ch annel audio (Dolb y Digital) d iscs.
45 A/V Receiver hookup Adv anced Hoo kups B Use this hooku p if y our A/V reciever has a Dolby Digital or DT S* decoder , a digital input j ack a nd 6 spe aker s This con nection wi ll allo w you to use the Dol by Digital or DTS decode r function of your A V ampl ifier (recei ver).
46 S-Video/Component Video hookup S-Vid eo/Comp on ent Vi deo hooku p Make audio conn ection s using the L INE OU T A UDIO L/R jacks or DIGIT AL A UDIO OUT (OPTICAL or CO AXIAL) jacks on the right si de of th e D VD-VCR when you use S-VIDEO/ Compo nent V ideo hooku p.
47 S-Video/Component Vid eo hookup Adv anced Hoo kups B Use this hook up if y our TV has compon ent video inp ut jac ks Conne ct your TV v ia the COMPONE NT VIDEO OUT jacks using a component video cord (not sup plied) or three vi deo cords ( not suppli ed) of the sam e kind and length.
48 A udio Setup D VD Settings and Adjusteme nts A u dio Setup “ Audio Setup” allo ws you to set the sound accordi ng to t he playb ack and connecti on condition s. 1 Press SET UP when the D VD player is in stop mode. The “SETUP MENU” ap pears.
49 A udio Setup D VD Settings and Adjus tements Menu choic es • Dolb y Digital (D VD only) Selects the type of Dolb y Digital signal. The def ault setti ng is ind icated in b old prin t. •D T S ( D V D o n l y ) Selects whe ther or not to o utput DTS signals.
50 A udio Setup Notes • If you sel ect surround se tting whil e playing a D VD, the player does not outp ut Dolby Digi tal signals from the DIGIT AL A UDIO OUT (OPTICAL or CO AXIAL) jack (when you set “Dolb y Digita l” to “ D-PCM”) .
51 Screen Setup D VD Settings and Adjustem ents Scre en Set up “Screen S etup” allows you to set the screen accordi ng to the playb ack and con nection condition s. 1 Press SET UP when the D VD player is in stop mode. The “SETUP MENU” appears.
52 Screen Setup Men u choice s •T V T y p e Selects the aspect ratio of the c onnected TV (4:3 stand ard or wi de). The def ault setting is indic ated in bold print. • Black Level Y ou can enha nce the black level by increasing the brightness an d con trast when vie wing D V Ds with the PR OGRESSIVE indi cator turned of f.
53 Screen Setup D VD Settings and Adjus tements •V i d e o O u t Y o u must set th is setting when yo u use S VIDEO OUT o r COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks to con nect to the TV . The def ault setti ng is ind icated in b old prin t. Tip • Y ou can select the type of signal output from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks.
54 Setting the displa y or sound tr ack language Setting the displa y or sound trac k lang ua ge You ca n set var ious langu ages for the disc’ s menu, sound tra ck or subt itle. 1 Press SET UP when the D VD player is in stop mode . The “SETUP MENU” ap pears.
55 Setting the display or sound t rac k language D VD Settings and Adjustem ents Tip If you sel ect “Oth ers” in step 4, an addi tional l anguage menu a ppears.
56 P ar ental Control (limiti ng playbac k by children) P arental Contr ol (limiting p la yback by children) Playba ck of some D VDs can be limite d accordi ng to a predete rmined level such as the age of the users. The “P ARENT AL CONTR OL” func tion allo ws you to set a playbac k limitatio n le vel.
57 P ar ental Control (limiting pla yback by children) D VD Settings and Adjus tements 3 Press V/v to select “Paren t al , ” t he n press ENTER. 4 Press b to select “Y es”. • If yo u ha ve not ente r e d a pa s s wo rd The disp lay for r egisterin g a new passwo rd appears .
58 P ar ental Control (limiting play back b y children) T o change the pa ssw ord T o turn off the P arental Control function Set “Use P assword ” to “No” in Step 4 .
59 Using the D V D’s menu D VD Additional Operatio ns D VD Additional Operatio ns Using the D VD’ s menu Note • Depending on the D VD, you may not be able to use the TOP MENU button. A D VD is divide d into long sectio ns of a picture o r a music fea ture call ed “titles.
60 Zooming into a sc ene Zooming in to a scene Notes • Y ou can not use 4 × magnification when yo u play VIDEO CD s. • The zoo m fu nct i on may not work depe nding on the DVD. Y ou can zoom in to a scene during pla yback or still mode. T o zoom into a JPEG image, see “ Playing JPEG image fil es” on page 76.
61 Changing the angles D VD Additional Operatio ns Changi ng t he a ngles Note • Depen ding on th e D VD, you may not be abl e to change the a ngles e ve n if m ulti-a ngles are record ed on the D VD. If various angles (multi-angles) fo r a scene are recorded o n the DVD, “ ” appears in the displ ay when you pr ess ANGLE during playb ack .
62 Display ing the subtitle Displa ying the subtitle T o turn off the subtit les 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 subtitle s are rec orded on it. Y ou also ma y not be a ble to turn t hem of f.
63 V arious pla y mode functions (Program pla y , Shuffle play , Rep eat play) D VD Additional Operations V arious pla y mode functi ons (Pr o gram play , Shuffle play , Repeat pla y) Y o u can set th.
64 V arious play mode funct ions (Program play , Shuffle play , Repeat play) T o stop prog ram pla y Press CLEAR. T o change or can cel a pr ogram 1 Press REPEA T when the D VD play er is in sto p mode. 2 Press B / b to select “PROGRAM”, then press ENTE R.
65 V arious pla y mode functions (Program pla y , Shuffle play , Rep eat play) D VD Additional Operations Pla yi ng in random order (Shuf fle pla y) T o return to normal pla y Press CLEAR. Tip • When “S HU FFL E” is selected, shuffle play wi ll con ti nue unt il cancelled.
66 V arious play mode funct ions (Program play , Shuffle play , Repeat play) Playi ng repeatedl y (Repeat pla y) T o return to normal pla y Select “Of f” or press CLEAR in st ep 2. Y ou can play all of the titles or trac ks on a disc or a single title, cha pter , or track repeatedl y .
67 Using bookmar ks D VD Additional Operatio ns Usin g bo okmarks Y ou can store scen es in the player’ s memory as book m ar k s . Y o u can set up to three bookm arks. Select “MENU OFF” bef ore setting up bookm arks on a VIDE O CD ( see “Pla ying VIDEO CDs with “MENU ON/OFF” Functio ns” o n pag e 79).
68 Using bookma rks T o cancel the bookm ark Press CLEAR after step 3. T o exit the Bookmark men u Press BOOKMARK. T o playba ck the scene wh ere y ou insert a book mark Note • Dependi ng on t he DVD, you m ay not be ab le to use the boo kmark f unction .
69 Changing the sound D VD Additional Operatio ns Changi ng t he s ound When playin g a D VD recorded in mul tiple audio formats (PCM, Dolb y Digital, or DTS), you ca n change the au dio format. If the D VD is recorded with multiling ual tracks, you can also cha nge the lang uag e.
70 Vir tual surround setting Virtual surr ound settin g T o cancel the s etting Select “Off” in step 2. When yo u conn ect a s te re o TV or 2 fron t speake rs, SU RROUND lets y ou enjoy surro und.
71 Vir tual surround set ting D VD Additional Operatio ns Notes • When th e pl ay ing signal doe s not c ont ai n a signal for the rea r spea kers, the surro und ef fects will be di fficult to he ar. • When yo u activa te the surroun d effect, turn off the surround setting of the c onn ected TV or amplifier (rece iv er).
72 Play ing an MP3 audio tr ack Pla ying an MP3 audi o trac k You can play back DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/ CD-Rs/CD-R Ws) rec orded in MP3 (MPEG1 Audio La yer 3) forma t.
73 Playi ng an MP3 audio trac k D VD Additional Operatio ns T o go to the ne xt or prev ious page Press b or B . T o return to the pre vious disp lay Press O RETURN. T o return to the “S elect a M edia T ype” menu Press x STOP twice, then press TOP MENU.
74 Play ing an MP3 audio tr ack About MP3 audio trac ks Y ou can pla y MP 3 audi o tracks on CD- R OMs, CD -Rs, or CD- R Ws. Ho wev er , the discs must be recorded according to IS O9660 le vel 1, le vel 2, or Joliet fo rmat for the player to rec ogn ize the track s.
75 Playi ng an MP3 audio trac k D VD Additional Operations When yo u insert a DA T A CD and p ress H PLA Y , the numbered tra cks are played sequentially , from 1 thro ugh 7 . Any sub-albums/tracks con tained within a curren tly selected alb um take priority ov er the n ext alb um in the sa me tree.
76 Play ing JPEG image files Playing JPEG im ag e files You ca n pl ay JPEG ima ge files on DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs). 1 Press Z and place a DA T A CD o n the disc tr ay , then press Z to clo se the tray . When you load a DA T A CD which cont ai ns MP3 audio t racks and JPEG i mage files, “Select a Me dia T ype” men u ap pears.
77 Playing JPEG image files D VD Additional Operatio ns T o displa y an ima ge T o rota te an image T o zoom in an image 3 Press ./> to select the ne xt/pre vious ALB U M pa g e, press V/v/B/b to se lect an image in the ALBUM displ ay , then press H PLA Y.
78 Play ing JPEG image files T o enjoy t he Slide sho w T o turn on/off the me nu in the single i mage displa y Press DISPLA Y in the single im age display . T o turn on/off the tota l number o f images in the ALBUM dis play Press DISPLA Y in the ALBUM display .
79 Pla ying VIDEO CDs wit h “MENU ON/OFF” Functions D VD Additional Operatio ns Pla ying VIDEO CDs wi th “MENU ON/OFF” Functi ons The PB C (Pla yb ack con t rol) fu nction all o ws you to s ear ch and per form ot her op eratio ns interacti vely.
80 Pla ying VIDEO CDs wit h “MENU ON/OFF” Functi ons T o return to the menu Press O RETURN. T o play using “MENU OFF” Press MENU to select “MENU OFF . ” When “ M E N U OF F” is sel e cted, the DVD playe r star ts co ntinuous pl ay. Y ou ca nnot pla y sti l l pictur es suc h as a men u.
81 Quick Timer R ecordi ng VCR Additional Operation s VCR Ad ditional Op erations Quick Timer Recording T o extend the du ration Press z REC repeatedly to set a ne w durati on time. T o cancel the duration Press z REC repeatedly until the indicat or disappe ars and the VCR returns to normal rec ording mode.
82 Recording stereo and bilingual progr am s Recording s tereo and bi lingua l programs Recordi ng stereo pr ograms When you receive a program bro adcast in st ereo , press A UDIO to d isplay “ Hi-Fi” on the TV screen. Y ou c an also select “Le ft, ” “Right, ” or “Mon o.
83 Searching using various functions VCR Additional Operation s Sear chin g using v arious fun c t ions T o searc h usin g the index functi on (Scan and Pla y) The VCR automa t ic ally marks the tape with an index signal at the point where each recording b egins.
84 Searching using various functions T o sear ch f or the counter 0: 00:00 point T o mark a poi nt on the tape tha t you w ant to f ind later , reset the tape counter to “0:00: 00. ” The VCR autom atically f ast-forward s or re wind s to the 0:0 0:00 point o n the t ape count er .
85 Adjusting the picture (tracking) VCR Additional Operation s Adju s tin g th e pict ure (tracking) Although th e VCR automatic ally adjusts th e tracking when pla ying a tap e, dis torti on may occ ur if th e recording is in p oor conditio n. In this case, m anually adjust the tra cking.
86 Changing menu options Changing men u options Men u choice s The defau lt sett ing s are indic a ted in bo ld prin t. 1 Press SET UP when th e DVD player is in stop mode . 2 Press V / v / B / b to select (V ideo Func tion Setup), then press E NTER. The “VIDEO FUNCTION SETUP” menu appear s.
87 Editing with another VCR VCR Additional Operation s Editin g with a nother V CR How to c onnect to recor d on t his VCR Notes • Make sure you connect the pl ugs to jack s of the sam e c ol or . • If the other V CR is a monaura l type an d connected to this VCR’ s LINE-2 IN ja ck s, connect the audio pl ug to the A UDIO L (whi te ) ja ck .
88 Editing with another VCR Operation (when recor ding on this VCR) T o stop editing Press the x STOP b uttons on both VCRs. Tip • T o cut out unwanted scenes while ed iting , pr ess X P AUSE on thi s VCR when an unw anted scene begins . When it ends, press X P AUSE again to resume reco rdi ng.
89 General setup information Additiona l Inf ormation Additio nal Inf o r mati on General setu p inf ormatio n Changing setup options Menu choic es Initial settin gs are in dicated in bold print . 1 Press SET UP when the D VD player is in stop mode. 2 Press V / v / B / b to sele ct (Option set up), then press ENTER.
90 General setup inf or mation Setting t he RF Output c hannel When co nnecting the D VD-VCR to the TV using on ly the ante nna cable , you must set the RF Outp ut channel in the “OPTION SETUP” me nu so that the T V can receive the correct signal from the D VD-VCR.
91 General setup information Additiona l Inf ormation Attaching the e xternal antenna connect or Attaching a UHF/VHF band mixer When usin g a 300-o hm twin lead c abl e for a VHF/UHF an tenna, us e an ant enna con nector (not sup pl i ed) to connect t he antenna to th e D VD-VCR.
92 T r oub leshooting T r oub leshoo ting If you have any questi on s or probl ems not covered bel o w , p le ase consul t y our nearest Sony dealer . (For customers in USA) General T r oublesho oting Symptom Remedy Pow e r The ? / 1 swi t c h does no t fun c ti on .
93 T r oub leshooting Additiona l Inf ormation D VD T roub leshooting Symptom Remedy Pictu re There is no pi c ture/pi ct ure noise appea rs. • Re-co nnect th e connect ing cord s ec u re l y .
94 T r oub leshooting Operation The disc doe s not play . • The di sc is tu rne d over . • Inser t th e di sc w i th t he pl ayback side faci ng down on the disc t r ay . • The disc is skewed. • The playe r cannot pla y ce rta i n disc s (pa ge 6) .
95 T r oub leshooting Additiona l Inf ormation VCR T roubles hooting Operation The sub ti tl e lang uage can not be cha nge d or turn ed of f. • Try using th e D VD’ s menu instea d of the di rect se le ctio n button o n th e remo te (pag e 5 9 ).
96 T r oub leshooting Timer recordi ng The tim er do es no t operate. • C he ck that the c loc k i s set. • Make sur e a tape ha s bee n in serted . • Check that t he safety tab h as not be en remo ve d. • Make sure th e tape is not at its end.
97 Glossar y Additiona l Inf ormation Glossary Chapter (page 3 1) Sections o f a picture o r a musi c feature th at are smaller than titl es. A title is composed of several chapte rs. Depend ing on the d isc, no cha pters ma y be recorde d. Dolb y Digital (page 44 and 49) Digital audio co mp ression technol og y developed by Dolby Labo ratories.
98 Glossa ry DV D + RW ( pa g e 6 ) A DVD+R W (plus R W) is a recordab le and rewritable di sc. DVD+R Ws use a recording fo rmat that is comparable to the D VD VIDEO format.
99 Specifications Additiona l Inf ormation Specifications System Laser Semiconductor laser Format VHS NTSC standard V ideo recording system Rotary head helical scanning FM system V ideo heads Double azimuth four heads V ideo signal NTSC color, EIA standards T ape speed SP: 33.
100 Specifications General Power requi re me n ts 120 V AC, 60 Hz Power consumption 28 W Power back-u p Back-up duration: 0 min Operating temperature 0°C to 45°C (32°F to 113°F) Storage temperature –20°C to 60°C (–4°F to 140°F) Operating humidity 25% to 80% Dimensions including projectin g parts and controls (w/h/d) Approx.
101 Index t o par ts and controls Additiona l Inf ormation Inde x to par ts and con tr ols Refer to the pages in dicated in parenthese s ( ) for de tails.
102 Inde x to par ts and c ontrols Displa y window A D VD indicator ( 29) B Disc in dicator (29) C T ape in dicat o r (34) D VCR indicato r (34) E T imer indicator (40) F Record indicator (3 7) G STER.
103 Index t o par ts and controls Additiona l Inf ormation Rear panel D VD play e r and VCR A RF OUT (TO TV) connector (14) B RF IN (FR OM ANT .) connector (14) C LINE OUT VIDEO/A UDIO L/R jacks (13) .
104 Inde x to par ts and c ontrols Remote commander A TV / D VD•VIDEO switch (9) B Z b utton (28) (2 9) (34) [for D VD] (open/close) but ton [for VIDEO] (eject) b utton C SELECT D VD/VIDEO b u ttons.
105 Index t o par ts and controls Additiona l Inf ormation R ? / 1 (po wer) switch (10) (34) S CH (cha nne l)/TRA CKING +/– bu ttons * 1 (36) (85) T V OL (volum e) +/– buttons (10 ) U ENTER butt o.
106 D VD Audio/Subtitle Language D VD A udio/Subt itle Langu a ge Abbrev iation La ngua ge ARA Ara bic CHI Chi nes e CR O Cro atia n CZK Czech DAN D a n is h DEU G er ma n ENG Engl ish ESP Spani sh FI.
107 Index Inde x Numerics 16: 9 52 4:3 Lette r Bo x 52 4:3 Pan Scan 52 A Adju stin g pict ure 85 tracki ng 85 Angle 61 Antenna hoo kup 14 Audio t rack 82 Audio/v ideo (A/V) hoo kup 13 Auto Clock Se t .
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