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3-083-945-14 (1) US
DVD Player/
Video Cassette
Recorder
Operating Instructions
For customers in the USA
If you have any questions about your Sony DVD-VCR, you may call Sony Customer
Information Services Company at 1-800-VHS-SONY (847-7669).
For all other Sony product questions, please call Sony Customer Information Services
Company at 1-800-222-SONY (7669).
Or write to: Sony Customer Information Services Company 12451 Gateway
Boulevard Ft. Myers, FL 33913
For Customers in Canada
If this pro
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WARNING Welcome! To prevent fire or shock Thank you for purchasing this For customers in the hazard, do not expose the Sony DVD Player/Video Cassette U.S.A unit to rain or moisture. Recorder. Before operating this Owner’s Record To avoid electrical shock, do player, please read this manual The model and serial numbers are not open the cabinet. Refer thoroughly and retain it for future located at the rear of the unit. servicing to qualified reference. Record the serial number in the pers
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Important Safety DVD Precautions Instructions On safety 1 Read these instructions. Caution – The use of optical instruments with 2 Keep these instructions. this product will increase eye hazard. 3 Heed all warnings. To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not place 4 Follow all instructions. objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on the 5 Do not use this apparatus near water. apparatus. 6 Clean only with dry cloth. Should any solid object or liquid fall into the 7 Do not block any ven
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Table of contents 2 WARNING 2 Welcome! 2 General Precautions 3 Important Safety Instructions 3 DVD Precautions 6 About this manual 6 This player can play the following discs 7 Notes about discs Getting Started 8 Step 1 : Unpacking 9 Step 2 : Setting up the remote commander 12 Step 3 : Basic hookups 19 Step 4 : Selecting a language 20 Step 5 : Setting the clock 24 Step 6 : Presetting channels 54 Setting the display or sound track Basic Operations language 28 Playing discs 56 Parental Contro
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VCR Additional Operations Caution 81 Quick Timer Recording For use of the VCR Television programs, films, video tapes and 82 Recording stereo and bilingual other materials may be copyrighted. programs Unauthorized recording of such material may 83 Searching using various functions be contrary to the provisions of the copyright 85 Adjusting the picture (tracking) laws. Also, use of this recorder with cable 86 Changing menu options television transmission may require authorization from
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Region code About this manual Your player has a region code printed on the back of the unit and only will play DVD VIDEO discs The meaning of the icons used in this manual is (playback only) labeled with identical region codes. described below: This system is used to protect copyrights. Icon Meaning ALL DVDs labeled will also play on this player. Functions available for DVD VIDEOs and DVD-RWs/ If you try to play any other DVD, the message DVD-Rs in video mode or “Playback prohibited b
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Note Some DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs, DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs or Notes about discs CD-Rs/CD-RWs cannot be played on this player due to the recording quality or physical condition of the disc, or the characteristics of the recording device. To keep the disc clean, handle the disc by its Furthermore, the disc will not play if it has not been edge. Do not touch the surface. correctly finalized. For more information, see the operating instructions for the recording device. Note that discs created in the Packet
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Getting Started Step 1 : Unpacking Check that you have received the following items with the DVD-VCR: Remote commander Size AA (R6) batteries 75-ohm coaxial cable with F-type connectors Audio/video cord (pinplug ×3 y pinplug ×3) Note • The supplied remote commander is for the exclusive use of this DVD-VCR. 8 Unpacking
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Getting Started Step 2 : Setting up the remote commander Inserting the batteries Insert two size AA (R6) batteries by matching the + and – on the batteries to the diagram inside the battery compartment. Insert the negative (–) end first, then push in and down until the positive (+) end clicks into position. Remote sensor Using the remote commander You can use this remote commander to operate this DVD- VCR and a Sony TV. Buttons on the remote commander marked with an orange dot () ca
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Controlling other TVs with the remote commander The remote commander is preprogramed to control non-Sony TVs. If your TV is listed in the following table, set the appropriate manufacturer’s code number. Set TV / DVD·VIDEO at the top of the remote commander to TV. 1 Hold down ?/1, and enter your TV’s code number using the number buttons. 2 Then release ?/1. Now you can use the ?/1, VOL +/–, CH +/–, MUTING*, TV/VIDEO and ENTER* buttons to control your TV. You can also use the buttons marke
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Getting Started Notes If you enter a new code number, the code number previously entered will be erased. If the TV uses a different remote control system from the one programed to work with the DVD-VCR, you cannot control your TV with the remote commander. When you replace the batteries of the remote commander, the code number may change. Set the appropriate code number every time you replace the batteries. 11 Setting up the remote commander
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Step 3 : Basic hookups Before you get started Be sure to disconnect the AC power cord of each component before connecting. Turn off the power to all equipment. Do not connect the AC power cords until all of the connections are completed. If you connect the AC power cord before the connections are completed, you may not be able to use the Plug and Play function. Be sure you make connections firmly. Loose connections may cause picture distortion. If your TV does not match any of the
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Getting Started Audio/video (A/V) hookup If your TV has audio/video (A/V) input jacks, you will get better picture and sound if you hook up your DVD-VCR using these connections. If your TV does not have A/V inputs, see the following pages for antenna or cable hookups. Note that “Advanced Hookups” (page 44) explains additional hookup methods that will optimize the picture and sound for a true “hometheater” experience. If you are not planning to use your DVD-VCR to record programs, you only
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Hookup 1 (Plug and Play) Antenna hookup Make the following connections if you are using an antenna (if you do not have cable TV). A Use this hookup if you are using: VHF/UHF antenna (you get channels 2–13 and channels 14 and higher) UHF-only antenna (you get channels 14 and higher) Separate VHF and UHF antennas Rear of TV VHF/UHF Match the type of A connector on your or TV: A, B, or C. VHF DVD-VCR B UHF or VHF C UHF B Use this hookup if you are using a VHF-only antenna (you get channe
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Getting Started Hookup 1 : DVD-VCR setup Plug the DVD-VCR into an AC outlet. The DVD-VCR automatically presets the DVD-VCR’s clock and TV channels when the DVD-VCR is plugged into the AC outlet. AC power cord to AC outlet The DVD-VCR starts presetting the clock and channels. When Auto preset is completed, the current time appears in the display window. You have now completed DVD-VCR setup. To change the on-screen display language to French or Spanish, see “Step 4 : Selecting a language” on
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Hookup 2 (Plug and Play) You have no cable box, or a cable box with only a few scrambled channels Recommended use Use this hookup if you do not have a cable box. Also use this hookup if your cable system scrambles only a few channels. What you can do with this hookup Record any unscrambled channel by selecting the channel on the VCR What you cannot do Record scrambled channels that require a cable box DVD-VCR Rear of TV Wall VHF/UHF Match the type A of connector on your TV: A, or B, o
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Getting Started Hookup 2 : DVD-VCR setup Plug the DVD-VCR into an AC outlet. The DVD-VCR automatically presets the DVD-VCR’s clock and TV channels when the DVD-VCR is plugged into the AC outlet. AC power cord to AC outlet The DVD-VCR starts presetting the clock and channels. When Auto preset is completed, the current time appears in the display window. You have now completed DVD-VCR setup. To change the on-screen display language to French or Spanish, see “Step 4 : Selecting a language” on
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Hookup 3 Connecting a cable box with many scrambled channels Recommended use Use this hookup if your cable system scrambles all or most channels. What you can do with this hookup Record any channel by selecting the channel on the cable box What you cannot do Record with the cable box turned off Record one channel while watching another channel Rear of TV Cable box Wall VHF/UHF A Match the type of connector on your or TV: A, B, or C. VHF B For connector types B and C, no UHF or UHF con
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Getting Started Step 4 : Selecting a language You can change the on-screen display language. SET UP Before you start… Turn on the DVD-VCR and your TV. To control the DVD-VCR, set TV / DVD·VIDEO to DVD·VIDEO on the remote (page 9). Set the “RF Output Channel” to “3CH” or “4CH” in “OPTION SETUP” menu (page 89). If your TV is connected to the V/v/B/b DVD-VCR using A/V connections, set the ENTER TV to video input. O RETURN If the DVD player is in play mode, you cannot display the “S
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Step 5 : Setting the clock Using the Auto Clock Set SET UP feature Some TV and cable channels transmit time signals with their broadcasts. Your DVD- VCR can pick up this time signal to automatically set the clock. The Auto Clock Set feature works only if a channel in your area is broadcasting a time signal. If broadcasters in your area are not yet sending time signals, set the time V/v/B/b manually (page 22). ENTER Before you start… O RETURN Turn on the DVD-VCR and your TV. When usi
