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              WARNING
CAUTION                
Precautions
              Precautions
On safety                
About the hard disk drive
              About repairing the hard  disk drive
On power sources                
On placement
On recording                
On compensation for lost  recordings
              Copy guard function
About this manual                
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Check your model name              
Table of Contents
Hookups and Settings                
Basic Operations
              Recording to the HDD (GUIDE Plus+)
Recording to the HDD (Freeview+)                
Playback
              Erasing and Editing
Dubbing (HDD y DVD)                
HDD/DV Camcorder Dubbing
Settings and Adjustments            
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              Guide to Parts and Controls
Remote            
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              Front panel
              Front panel display
              Rear panel
              Hooking Up the Recorder
              Step 1: Connecting the Aerial Cable
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              Step 2: Connecting the TV and Audio Component
To connect a TV                
To connect a TV through an audio component
Connecting a SCART cable                
Connecting an HDMI cable
              Connecting other cables
When connecting to the HDMI jack              
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When playing wide screen images
If you are connecting to a VCR              
Step 3: Inserting a  Conditional Access  Module (CAM) (RDR- DC105/DC205/DC305/ DC505 only)
Insert the CAM into the CAM slot as far as  it will go.                
To remove the CAM
About the Control for HDMI  functions for BRAVIA Sync (for  HDMI connections only)              
Step 4: Connecting the  Mains Lead
Step 5: Preparing the  Remote                
You can adjust the remotes signal to control  your TV.
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bottom of the remote.                
Do not press the [/1 button at the top of  the remote.
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TVs manufacturer code using the  number buttons. 
              Step 6: Easy Setup
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Changing programme  positions of the recorder using  the remote                
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To return to the previous step              
Connecting a VCR or Similar Device
Connecting to the LINE 1/DECODER jack              
Connecting to the LINE 2 IN jacks on the front panel
              Connecting an External Decoder
Connecting a decoder            
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Basic Operations              
Using the System Menu
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To exit the System Menu
              Recording a TV  Programme to the HDD
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Press zREC repeatedly to set the  duration.
              Playing the Recorded  Programme (Title List)
Using the Quick Timer function              
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AMedia type: HDD or DVD BPreview of the selected title:                
CColour buttons:
DScroll bar:                
ETitle number/Total number of titles FRemaining capacity/Total capacity  (approx.)
              Watching TV  programmes
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              Displaying the programme/ playback information
Using the Favourites List (for  digital broadcasting only)              
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To watch or listen to a favourite channel                
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Using the GUIDE Plus+  Display
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Listing up your favourite  programme information (My  TV)
              One Button Recording  (GUIDE Plus+)
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To search for a programme                
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              Recording Programmes  Using Series Recording
,, and press INFO.                
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              Setting the Timer  Manually (Schedule)
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Changing the GUIDE  Plus+ System Settings  (Setup)                
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              Recording from  Connected Equipment
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              Using the EPG  (Electronic Programme  Guide) Display
While displaying the EPG, press    repeatedly to select a Favourites List.              
One Button Recording  Using the EPG
Before you start recording                
Using the Digital Favourites  List
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Recording TV  Programme Using the  EPG                
Before you start recording
              3
To search for programmes by genre  (Genre)                
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Recording Programmes  Using Series Recording  (Models for the UK Only)
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series information using </M/m/
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Info.).
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Rec.).                
About Alternate Programmes
Setting the Timer  Manually (Manual)                
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adjust using M/m.              
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To make the detailed settings                
ZWEITON (German stereo) system
NICAM system                
Recording stereo and bilingual  programmes
              Checking/Changing/ Cancelling Timer  Settings (Timer List)
Cancelling timer settings                
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Playback              
Playing Discs and  Recorded Programmes
disc on the disc tray.                
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disc tray.
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2 3                
To play restricted DVDs (Parental Lock)
One-Touch Play (for HDMI connection                 
Various video playback options
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by the recorder, press X.                
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programme.                
Press N while recording.
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chapter, time code, etc., you want  using the number buttons or </,.
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and press MARKER.                
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AMedia type: HDD, DVD, CD, or  USB BCurrent folder/file name and file  size CColour buttons:                
DScroll bar:
EFile number/Total number of files FFolder name/File name/File size:                
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Playing music CDs and MP3              
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EColour buttons:                
FScroll bar:
GPhoto file number/Total number  of photo files                
Playing photo files
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To scroll the list display by page (Page                 
To zoom an image
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About PhotoTV HD
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              Before Editing
Erasing and Editing a  Title                
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button (Edit).                
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Labelling a title (Rename)
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              Creating and Editing a  Playlist
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              Before Dubbing
Dubbing from the HDD to  a DVD (HDD t DVD)                
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press MARKER.                
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you want to dub.                
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              Dubbing from a  Finalised DVD to the  HDD (DVD t HDD)
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              Playing the Disc on  Other DVD Equipment  (Finalise)
Differences between disc types                
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See Playing Discs and Recorded  Programmes on page 54.                
The System Menu appears.
              Dubbing from HDD  Camcorder
Before you start HDD camcorder  dubbing                
How titles and chapters are created
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recorder.                
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USB jack on the front panel.                
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              Dubbing from DV  Camcorder
Before you start DV camcorder dubbing                
Hookups
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tape into your DV camcorder, and set  the DV camcorder to video playback  mode.
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repeatedly to select the recording  mode.                
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Audio In setup (page94).                
To stop during dubbing
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              Using the Disc Setup  Menus (Disc Setup)
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Disc Settings (Disc  Information)
              Formatting the HDD (HDD  Formatting)
Unfinalise              
Using the Setup Menus  (Initial Setup)
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Clock Setting
              Aerial Reception  Settings (Channel)
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3                
To cancel scanning
              Digital Channel List
Analog Manual Setting              
AFT
Sound System                
Select an available TV system (page 85).
Name                
Decoder
              Recorder Settings  (System 1)
Auto Service Update                
Standby Mode
Auto Power off                
Auto Chapter
              EPG Type Select
DivX Registration                
Version
Command Mode              
Recorder Settings  (System 2)
Software Update                
CI Information (RDR-DC105/ DC205/DC305/DC505 only) One-Touch Dubbing reset
Auto Finalisation                
Front Panel Display
              Language Settings  (Language)
              Video Settings (Video In/ Out)
TV Type                
Component Video Out
LINE 3 Out [LINE 1 In]              
Input Colour System
HDMI Resolution              
Audio Input Settings  (Audio In)
4:3 Video Output                
HDMI Colour
NICAM Select                
Bilingual Rec. Mode (HDD)
              Bilingual Recording
DV Input                
External Audio
AD Mixing Level              
Audio Output Settings  (Audio Out)
Selects the type of Dolby Digital signal.                
Selects whether or not to output DTS  signals.
Selects the sampling frequency of the audio  signal.                
Selects the type of MPEG audio signal.
              Limitation Settings  (Parental Lock)
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              Easy Setup (Resetting  the Recorder)
Change Password                
Additional Information
              Troubleshooting
Picture                
The power does not turn on.
The power of the recorder turns off at the  same time as the TV is turned off.                
The channel is not found or stored or  missed.
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GUIDE Plus+ system does not appear.                
Programme listings for some programme  positions are missing. 
The programme listing is not up to date.                
There is no sound.
              GUIDE Plus+ system
Sound              
Recording/Timer recording/ Editing
              Playback
              Dubbing
Display                
Remote control
Others            
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              Discs That Can Be Dubbed on
              Usable disc versions (as of April 2009)
Discs that cannot be dubbed on                
Maximum number of titles that can be  dubbed on a disc
              Discs That Can Be Played
Discs that cannot be played                
Note on playback operations of DVD  VIDEOs/VIDEO CDs
Region code (DVD VIDEO only)                
Notes on discs
              About Recording Mode
Recording time in each recording mode                
Pictures with copy protection cannot be  recorded on this recorder.
Dubbing restriction                
Discs that can be used for protected  signals
              About Copy Protection
Copy  protection  signals                 
Usable discs Copy-Free (No  copy protection  signal) Copy-Once   * * Copy-Never None 
HDD            
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              Notes About This  Recorder
On operation                
On adjusting volume
On cleaning                
On cleaning discs, disc/lens cleaners
              Notes on MP3 files,  JPEG Image Files, DivX  Video Files, and i.Link
Note on MultiSession/Border discs                
About MP3 files, JPEG image  files, and DivX video files
MP3 files, JPEG image files, or  DivX video files that the  recorder can play              
Specifications
About i.LINK            
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