2-671-545-11 (1) US/ES
© 2006 Sony Corporation              
WARNING
CAUTION                
For customers in the U.S.A
Note                
•To keep the disc clean, handle the disc by its edge. Do not touch the surface
              Precautions
On safety                
On power sources
•Operate the unit only on 120 V AC, 60 Hz                
On placement
              Copyright
IMPORTANT NOTICE                
Important Safety Instructions
1Read these instructions                
2Keep these instructions
              Table of contents
10Step 1 : Unpacking                
11Step 2 : Setting up the remote commander
14Step 3 : Basic hookups                
20Step 4 : Selecting a language
              DVD Settings and Adjustments
DVD Additional Operations                
VCR Additional Operations
Additional Information              
About this manual
“DVD” may be used as a general term for DVD VIDEOs                
•The meaning of the icons used in this manual is described below:
Icon Meaning                
Functions available for DVD
              Region code
DVDs labeled ALL will also play on this player                
Example of discs that the player cannot play
The player cannot play the following discs:                
CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs
              Note on DualDiscs
              Step 1 : Unpacking
              Step 2 : Setting up the remote commander
              Using the remote commander
(•) can be used to operate your Sony TV                
Remote sensor
TV/ DVD·VIDEOswitch                
SELECT VIDEO
              Controlling a Sony TV with the remote commander
When the TV/ DVD·VIDEOswitch is set to TV, the remote performs the following:                
Buttons
Operations                
To control the DVD-VCR,reset TV/ DVD·VIDEOswitch to DVD·VIDEO
              Step 3 : Basic hookups
              Audio/video (A/V) hookup
AUse this hookup if your TV has stereo jacks                
DVD-VCR
Audio cord (not supplied)                
BUse this hookup if your TV does not have stereo jacks
              Hookup 1 (Plug and Play)
AUse this hookup if you are using:                
BUse this hookup if you are using a VHF-onlyantenna (you get channels 2–13only)
If you cannot connect your antenna cable to the DVD-VCRdirectly            
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              DVD-VCRsetup (Hookup 1 continued)
Plug the DVD-VCRinto an AC outlet                
to AC outlet
AC power cord                
The DVD-VCRstarts presetting the clock and channels
              Hookup
Use this hookup if you are connecting a cable box with many scrambled channels                
After you have completed hookup…
              Step 4 : Selecting a language
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              Step 5 : Setting the clock
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              Using Manual Clock Set
•Turn on the DVD-VCRand your TV              
Press V/v to select “Manual”, then press
Set the hour, minutes, month, day and year in                
The day of the week is set automatically
sequence by pressing B/b to select the item to                
be set, and press V/v to select the digits
              Step 6 : Presetting channels
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              Presetting/disabling channels manually
              Press V/v to select “Channel Add/Delete,” then press ENTER
To preset/disable a channel:                
Press CH +/– or number buttons to enter
Channel to be preset                
the channel number
              S-Video/ComponentVideo hookup
              AUse this hookup if your TV has an S-VIDEOinput jack
Connect an S-VIDEOcord (not supplied). You will enjoy high quality images                
BUse this hookup if your TV has component video input jacks
Hookups Advanced              
A/V Receiver hookup
              AConnecting to audio L/R jacks
BConnecting to a digital audio (COAXIAL) input jack                
*1 Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories
“Dolby” and the double-Dsymbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories                
*2 “DTS” and “DTS Digital Out” are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc
              Playing discs
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              Locate a point quickly
m or M on the remote (or hold down m or M on the                
unit)
the button on the unit):                
• DVD
              To playback quickly or slowly with sound (DVD only)
To Resume playback for the current disc (Resume Play)                
1 While playing a disc, press x STOP to stop playback
2 Press H PLAY                
Notes on playing DTS* sound tracks on a CD
              Guide to the on-screendisplay
              To playback the desired title/track or chapter
You can playback the desired title/track or chapter using this menu                
3 Press ENTER to start playback
4 Press DISPLAY or O RETURN to turn off the menu                
To playback from the desired title/track counter position
              To adjust the playback picture (Custom AV Mode)
1 Press V/v during playback to select the Custom AV Mode icon                
2 Press B/b to change the setting
Setting                
Video Setting
              Playing a tape
              To resume normal playback
To turn off the power while rewinding (Rewind Shut Off)              
To use the time counter
To display the counter on the TV screen, press DISPLAY during normal playback                
•Adjust the picture using the TRACKING +/– buttons if:
–Streaks appear while playing in slow motion                
–Bands appear at the top or bottom while pausing
              Adjusting the picture (tracking)
Although the VCR automatically adjusts the tracking when                
playing a tape, distortion may occur if the recording is in poor
condition. In this case, manually adjust the tracking                
Press TRACKING +/– to display the tracking meter. The
              Recording TV programs
              To stop recording
To check the remaining tape length                
Maximum Recording Time
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              Recording TV programs using the timer
              Basic
Daily/weekly recording              
To use the Auto Tape Speed function
To watch another TV program after setting the timer                
To watch a DVD after setting the timer
3 Press H PLAY              
Checking/changing/canceling timer settings
              Press V/v to select setting you want to change or cancel
• To cancel the setting, press CLEAR                
Press O RETURN again to exit the menu
When the timer settings overlap                
Program
              Locking the DVD-VCR (Child Lock)
              Audio Setup
              Press B/b to select an item
Menu choices                
• Dolby Digital
D-PCM                
• DTS
              Screen Setup
              • TV Type
4:3 Letter Box                
• Black Level
              To set the “Progressive” setting
              5 Press SET UP to exit the menu
To cancel the “Progressive” setting                
Select
Off              
Setting the display or sound track language
              Press V/v to select the desired language, then press ENTER
• DVD MENU LANGUAGE                
You can select the desired language for the disc’s menu
• AUDIO LANGUAGE                
Switches the language of the sound track
              Parental Control
              Press b to set the parental control
•If you have not entered a password                
•When you have already registered a password
” to “                
” screen will not appear
              To change the password
3 Re-enterthe new password                
To turn off the Parental Control function
Set “Use Password” to “No” in step 3 on page                
To play a disc for which Parental Control is set
              Using the DVD’s menu
              Zooming into a scene
              Changing the angles
ANGLE                
The angle number appears on the display
The number after the slash indicates the total number of angles                
Press B/b repeatedly to select the angle number
              Displaying the subtitle
              Press V/v repeatedly to select “On.”
To turn off the subtitles                
Select “Off” in step
              Various play mode functions (Program play
              To stop program play
To change or cancel a program                
To cancel all the programmed numbers
              Playing in random order (Shuffle play)
To return to normal play              
Playing repeatedly (Repeat play)
2 Press REPEAT during playback                
3 Press REPEAT or B/b repeatedly to select the item to be repeated
When playing a DVD                
•Chapter: repeats the current chapter
              Changing the sound
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              Virtual surround setting
              To cancel the setting
              Playing an MP3 audio track
              To stop play
To repeat play                
To go to the next or previous page
To return to the previous display                
To return to the “Select a Media Type” menu
              To turn off the display
Press x STOP twice, then press O RETURN repeatedly                
To program MP3 audio tracks
1 Press x STOP twice, then press REPEAT                
2 Press B/b to select “PROGRAM,” then press ENTER
              To shuffle MP3 audio tracks
About MP3 audio tracks                
Note on Multi Session/Border discs
              •The player cannot play audio tracks in MP3PRO format
•Depending on the disc contents, playback may take some time to start                
The Playback order of MP3 audio tracks
• Structure of disc contents                
A t B t D t E t F t G
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              Playing JPEG image files
              To display the selected image
To play the Slide show                
To rotate the selected image
              To zoom in an image
3 Press V/v/B/b to move “ ” to the position where you want to zoom in                
2⋅ t normal magnification
• You cannot use ZOOM on the remote in JPEG image files on DATA CD/DATA DVD                
To enjoy the Slide show
              About JPEG image files
•This player can play JPEG image files with the extension “.JPEG” or “.JPG.”                
•Progressive and lossless compression JPEG image files are not supported
Playing JPEG image files 87US              
Playing VIDEO CDs with “PBC ON/OFF” Functions
              Press ENTER
Follow the instructions in the menu for interactive operations                
Refer to the instructions supplied with the disc, as the operating procedure
may differ depending on the VIDEO CD                
To return to the menu
              Quick Timer Recording
              Recording stereo and bilingual programs
              Searching using various functions
              • Scan and Play (To search using the index
function):                
1 Press b to scan ahead, or B to scan backwards
The VCR searches and then plays back for about five seconds                
•Go to [0:00:00] (To search for the counter 0:00:00 point):
              Changing menu options
              Press B/b to change the setting
The default settings are indicated in bold print                
Menu option
Set this option to                
Tape Length
              Editing with another VCR
              Operation (when recording on this VCR)
Before you start editing                
•Turn on the VCR and the TV and set it to the video channel
•Press INPUT SELECT to display “L1” or                
“L2” in the display window
              General setup information
              3CH
Setting the RF Output channel                
3 Press TV/VIDEO to turn on “VIDEO” in the DVD-VCR’sdisplay window
Information Additional              
Attaching the external antenna connector
Attaching a VHF/UHF band mixer              
Troubleshooting
              DVD Troubleshooting
              Operation
The disc does not play                
• The disc is turned over
disc tray                
• The disc is skewed
              VCR Troubleshooting
              The timer does not operate
• Check that the clock is set                
• Make sure a tape has been inserted
recording                
• Make sure a program has been set for timer recording
              Glossary
              DVD-RW (page 7)
DVD+RW (page 7)                
Interlace format
Progressive format (pages 31 and 58)                
Title (page 38)
              Specifications
              Index to parts and controls
              Display window
Rear panel                
DVD player and VCR
DVD player only              
Remote commander for DVD
              *Remote commander for VIDEO
AZ (eject) button (42)                
CSELECT VIDEO button (12)
ECLEAR button (43) (49)                
FSET UP button (20)
              DVD Audio/Subtitle Language
              Index
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              Índice
3Conexiones básicas                
9Selección del idioma
10Ajuste del reloj                
11Memorización de canales
              Conexiones básicas
              Conexión de audio/video (A/V)
AUtilice esta conexión si su televisor tiene tomas estéreo                
Videograbadora-DVD
Televisor                
Cable de audio/video
              Conexión 1 (Plug and Play)
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              Videograbadora-DVDconfiguración (Conexión 1 continuación)
Enchufe la Videograbadora-DVDen la toma de CA                
a la toma de CA
Cable de alimentación de CA                
La Videograbadora-DVDempezará a preajustar el reloj y memorizar los canales
              Conexión
              Selección del idioma
              Ajuste del reloj
              Memorización de canales
Operaciones básicas              
Reproducción de discos
Antes de comenzar                
1 Pulse SELECT DVD para controlar el reproductor de DVD
2 Pulse Z para abrir la bandeja de discos y poner un disco en ella                
3 Pulse H PLAY
              básicas Operaciones
              Reproducción de cintas
              Para reanudar la reproducción normal
Para desconectar la alimentación durante el rebobinado (Parada del rebobinado)              
Grabación de programas de TV