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WARNING
Precautions
On recording
Copyrights
Copy guard function
IMPORTANT NOTICE
About this manual
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Ways to Use Your DVD Recorder/Home Theatre System
Quick access to recorded titles – Title List
Creating your own programme – Playlist
Dubbing of DV/Digital8 tapes – DV Dubbing
Progressive PAL playback
Playing JPEG image files
Listening multi channel sound with the speakers
Quick Guide to Disc Types
Discs that cannot be recorded on
Playable discs
Characteristics
DVD VIDEO
VIDEO CD
DATA CD
Note on playback operations of DVD VIDEOs/ VIDEO CDs
Region code (DVD VIDEO only)
Notes
Music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies
Note on DualDiscs
Overview
Step 1: Unpacking
Settings and Hookups
Step 2: Connecting the Speaker System
B Connecting the subwoofer and
Positioning the speakers
To install the speakers on a wall
Note on subwoofer placement
Step 3: Connecting the FM
AM Aerials
Step 4: Connecting the Speaker System and Recorder
Step 5: Connecting the TV Aerial
Step 6: Connecting the TV and Recorder
AConnecting to a SCART input jack
DConnecting to component video input jacks (PB/CB, PR/CR, Y)
Connecting the audio cords
Step 7: Connecting the Mains Leads
Connecting the Recorder to Other Equipment
To connect to the LINE 2 IN or LINE 4 IN jacks
Connecting to a satellite or digital tuner
Connecting a PAY-TV/CanalPlus decoder
Step 8: Initial Setup
2. OSD language setup
2 Press M/m to select [OSD] (on-screendisplay), and press
3. Clock setup
1 Press M/m to select [Settings], and press
3 Follow the steps of “4. TV type setup” (see below)
5 Press M/m to select the setting for the position
6 Press < to return to the previous layer
9 Press < to return to the previous layer
11Press AMP MENU to turn off the AMP menu
To better adjust the speaker system
Inserting and Formatting a Disc
Recording a TV Programme on a Disc
Viewing Recorded TV
Programmes (Title List)
5 Select [Play] and press ENTER
About the Title List for DVD-RWs(VR mode)
4 Select a title and press ENTER
Chapter List
Checking the Playback
Information and Playing
Time
Checking the playback information in the on-screendisplay
Checking the playing time and remaining time
Press TIME repeatedly
◆Front panel display of the recorder
Changing the Name of a
Input)
Labelling and Protecting a Disc
Playing a DVD on Other Equipment (Finalize)
4 Select [Finalize] and press
5 Select [Finalize] and press ENTER
7 Press ENTER when [OK] appears
To unfinalize a DVD-RW
Recording
Recording mode
Press REC MODE repeatedly to switch the recording modes
Recording mode
Recording time
(minute)
Timer Recording (Standard and VIDEO Plus+)
2 Press Z (open/close) to close the disc tray
TIMER
4 Press </, to select an item and press M/m to adjust the setting
5 Press ENTER
6 Press O RETURN to turn off the Timer
Recording TV programmes using the VIDEO Plus+ system
1 Insert a recordable disc
2 Set the AMP/DVD switch to DVD, and press TIMER twice
3 Press the number buttons to enter the PlusCode number
4 Press , to move to [Repeat], and press M/m to select a repeat option
6 Press ENTER
7 Press O RETURN to turn off the Timer
8 Press DVD '/1 to set your recorder to standby mode
Checking/Changing
Cancelling Timer Settings
(Timer List)
Recording Without the Timer
To pause recording
To watch another TV programme while recording
Using the Quick Timer function
Press z REC repeatedly to set the duration
To check the Quick Timer
To cancel or stop the Quick Timer
To extend the Quick Timer
Recording From Connected Equipment
If you connect a digital video camera with a DV IN jack
Playing DVDs and VIDEO CDs
To save the power in standby mode
To play restricted DVDs (Parental Control)
Playback options
Buttons
Discs
To enlarge a video image (Zoom)
To play repeatedly
To repeat a specific portion (A-B)
To play in random order (VIDEO CD or Karaoke DVD only)
To watch TV in the sub picture during playback (Picture-in-Picture)
Notes on the recorder’s surround function
Searching for a Title/ Chapter/Track, etc
Playing Music CDs and MP3 Audio Tracks
3 Set the AMP/DVD switch to DVD, select an album, and press ENTER
4 Select a track and press H or ENTER
Creating your own programme (Programme Play)
5 Repeat steps 2 to 4 to add more tracks to the list
6 Select the track you want to start playing in [Program] list
7 Press H or ENTER to start Programme
Play
About MP3 audio tracks
Playing JPEG Image Files
5 Select a file and press H or ENTER
About JPEG image files
Before Editing
Erasing and Editing Titles
2 Select a title, and press ENTER
3 Select an edit option, and press ENTER
Labelling a title
1 Select [Edit] in step 3 of “Erasing and
Editing Titles,” and press ENTER
2 Select [Title Name], and press ENTER
Erasing a title
Protecting a title from erasure or alteration
Select [Protect] in step 3 of “Erasing and Editing Titles,” and press ENTER
5 Press ENTER at the end of the scene (point B)
6 Select [OK], and press ENTER
7 Select [OK], and press ENTER
Editing a Title by Chapter
Editing a Playlist
4 Select [New Playlist], and press ENTER
Adding contents to an existing Playlist title
4 Select a Playlist title name, and press
Rearranging chapters within a Playlist title
Select a chapter, and press ENTER
Select [Edit] and press ENTER
Before DV Dubbing
Connecting a Digital Video Camera to the DV IN Jack
Dubbing From a DV/Digital8 Format Tape to a DVD
3 Insert the source DV/Digital8 format tape into your digital video camera
6 Set the AMP/DVD switch to DVD, and press SET UP on the remote
Select
[Rec Setting], and press
9 Select an option, and press ENTER
Dubbing DV
Using the Setup Displays
Channel and Clock Settings
◆To set the channels manually
PR Seek
Ch
◆Receivable channels
TV system
TV and Video Settings
[Line1 Decoder]
[Progressive Mode] (Viewing in Progressive format)
[PBC] (Playback Control)
Language Settings
Audio Settings
[MPEG] (DVD VIDEO only)
[Sampling Freq.] (DVD VIDEO only)
[Audio DRC] (Dynamic Range Control) (Dolby Digital DVDs only)
About the Audio DRC function
RECORDER
Parental Control Settings
Recording Settings
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Checking the Status Information on the Centre Unit Display
Selecting the Sound Field
Outputting 2 channel sources from the centre and surround speakers
Enjoying Digital Cinema Sound (DCS)
Reinforcing Bass
Frequencies (DSGX)
Enjoying the Sound at Low Volume (“AUDIO DRC”)
Adjusting the Delay
Between the Picture and
Sound (“A/V SYNC”)
Enjoying Stereo or Bilingual Broadcasts (“DUAL MONO”)
Enjoying TV or VCR Sound From the Speaker System
Using the AMP Menu
Basic Speaker Settings (“SP SETUP”)
Speaker Level Settings (“LEVEL”)
Setting the speaker level by using the test tone
3 Press M/m to select “TEST TONE” (test tone), and press ENTER or
4 Press M/m to select “T. TONE ON” (test tone on)
6 Press ENTER or
7 From your listening position, adjust the speaker level by pressing M/m
Additional Speaker Settings (“CUSTOMIZE”)
Listening to the radio
Enjoying the Radio
Using the Sleep Timer
Operating Other Equipment With the Supplied Remote
Code numbers of controllable TVs
Manufacturer
Code number
If you have a Sony DVD player or more than one Sony DVD recorder
1 Turn off the recorder
Returning the Speaker System and Recorder to Their Default Settings
Troubleshooting
TV channels cannot be changed
The picture does not fill the screen
The picture is black and white
Sound
There is no sound
Sound is noisy
The sound volume is low
An alternate audio track cannot be recorded or played
Playback
The disc does not play
The disc does not start playback from the beginning
The recorder starts playing the disc automatically
Playback stops automatically
Recording/Timer recording/Editing
Recording does not start immediately after you press z REC
Nothing was recorded even though you set the timer setting correctly
Recording does not stop immediately after you press
Timer recording is not complete or did not start from the beginning
Remote control
The remote does not function
Others
Radio stations cannot be tuned in
The recorder does not operate properly
Notes About This System
Specifications
Speakers
Front:
Centre:
Surround:
Subwoofer:
Guide to Parts and Controls
DVD recorder
Rear panel
Front panel display
Centre unit
Centre unit display
Subwoofer (rear)
Glossary
DVD-RW (page 8)
DVD VIDEO (page 10)
File (page 61)
Folder (page 61)
Interlace format (page 78)
Language Code List
Area Code List
Index