•Do not place the system in a location near heat sources, or in a place subject to direct sunlight, excessive dust, or mechanical shock.

•Do not place the system in an inclined position. It is designed to be operated in a horizontal position only.

•Keep the system and discs away from equipment with strong magnets, such as microwave ovens, or large loudspeakers.

•Do not place heavy objects on the system.

•Do not put objects in front of the speakers as they may fall over when loud sound is output.

•If the system is brought directly from a cold to a warm location, moisture may condense inside the DVD Recorder Home Theatre System and cause damage to the lenses. When you first install the system, or when you move it from a cold to a warm location, wait for about 30 minutes before operating the system.

On recording

•Note that the contents of the recording cannot be compensated for under any and all conditions, including conditions that may arise due to a malfunction of this unit.

•Make trial recordings before making the actual recording.

Copyrights

•Television programmes, films, video tapes, discs, and other materials may be copyrighted. Unauthorized recording of such material may be contrary to the provisions of the copyright laws. Also, use of this recorder with cable television transmission may require authorization from the cable television transmitter and/or programme owner.

•This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless

otherwise authorized by Macrovision. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.

•This system incorporates with Dolby*1 Digital and Dolby Pro

Logic (II) adaptive matrix surround decoder and the DTS*2 Digital Surround System.

*1 Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.

“Dolby,” “Pro Logic,” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

*2 Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems, Inc. “DTS” and “DTS Digital Surround” are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.

Copy guard function

Since the recorder has a copy guard function, programmes received through an external tuner (not supplied) may contain copy protection signals (copy guard function) and as such may not be recordable, depending on the type of signal.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Caution: This system is capable of holding a still video image or on- screen display image on your television screen indefinitely. If you leave the still video image or on-screen display image displayed on your TV for an extended period of time you risk permanent damage to your television screen. Plasma display panels and projection televisions are especially susceptible to this.

If you have any questions or problems concerning your recorder, please consult your nearest Sony dealer.

About this manual

•Instructions in this manual describe the controls on the remote. You can also use the controls on the recorder or other unit(s) if they have the same or similar names as those on the remote.

•Enclosed in brackets are the option names and messages that appear on the screen. Those displayed in

the front panel displays are enclosed in quotation marks.

•The on-screen display illustrations used in this manual may not match the graphics displayed on your TV screen.

•The explanations regarding discs in this manual refer to discs created on this recorder. The explanations do not apply to discs that are created on other recorders and played back on this recorder.

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