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4-128-703-12(1)
DVD Recorder
Operating Instructions
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RDR-AT100/AT105/AT107/AT200/AT205
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Notice for customers in the GEMSTAR-TV GUIDE United Kingdom and INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND/ WARNING Republic of Ireland OR ITS RELATED AFFILIATES A molded plug complying with ARE NOT IN ANY WAY BS1363 is fitted to this equipment LIABLE FOR THE ACCURACY To reduce the risk of fire or for your safety and convenience. OF THE PROGRAM electric shock, do not expose this Should the fuse in the plug SCHEDULE INFORMATION apparatus to rain or moisture. supplied need to be replaced, a PROVIDED BY THE G
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The manufacturer of this Precautions product is Sony Corporation, 1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku Tokyo, 108-0075 Japan. The This equipment has been tested Authorized Representative and found to comply with the for EMC and product safety limits set out in the EMC is Sony Deutschland GmbH, Directive using a connection Hedelfinger Strasse 61, Disposal of waste cable shorter than 3 metres. 70327 Stuttgart, Germany. batteries (applicable in For any service or guarantee On safety the European Un
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� Do not attempt to replace or On placement Copyrights upgrade the hard disk by � Place the recorder in a location � Television programmes, yourself, as this may result in with adequate ventilation to films, video tapes, discs, and malfunction. prevent heat build-up in the other materials may be recorder. copyrighted. Unauthorized If the hard disk drive should � Do not place the recorder on a recording of such material malfunction, you cannot soft surface such as a rug that may be cont
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Copy guard function About this manual Since the recorder has a copy Check your model name guard function, programmes received through an external The instructions in this tuner (not supplied) may manual are for 5 models: contain copy protection signals RDR-AT100, RDR-AT105, (copy guard function) and as RDR-AT107, RDR-AT200, such may not be recordable, and RDR-AT205. Check depending on the type of signal. your model name by looking at the front panel of the recorder. IMPORTANT NOTIC
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Table of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Guide to Parts and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Hookups and Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Hooking Up the Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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GUIDE Plus+ (RDR-AT105/AT107/AT205 only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 Viewing the GUIDE Plus+ Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Listing Up Your Favourite Programme Information (My TV) . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Making Changes to the GUIDE Plus+ System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Searching for the GUIDE Plus+ host channel (Setup) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Changing the GUIDE Plus+ host channel manually (Setup). . . . . . . . . 50 Chec
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Erasing and Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 Before Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Erasing and Editing a Title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Editing multiple titles (Multi-Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Erasing a section of a title (A-B Erase) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Divi
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Photo Album . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 About the “Photo Album” Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Preparing for Using the “Photo Album” Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Connecting the USB device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Copying JPEG image files to the HDD (DISC/USB t HDD). . . . . . . 102 Copying all JPEG image files from the connected USB device
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Guide to Parts and Controls For more information, see the pages in parentheses. Remote RDR-AT105/AT107/AT205 RDR-AT100/AT200 1 2 3 12 3 4 5 6 45 6 7 8 9 7 8 9 0 0 A HDD (35) F INPUT (input select) (63) Records to or plays titles on HDD. Selects an input source. DVD (34) G AUDIO (67) Records to or plays titles on DVD. The AUDIO button has a tactile dot*. B [/1 (on/standby) (25) H CLEAR (40, 69, 70) Turns the recorder on or off. I TV/DVD (23) C Z (open/close) (34) Switches between TV mode and DVD
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K ANGLE (67, 107) U ./> (previous/next) (67, Changes the angles or rotates an image 98) during slideshow. PAGE +/– (RDR-AT105/AT107/ Yellow (RDR-AT105/AT107/ AT205 only) (48) AT205 only) (47) Changes the programme list by page. L Red (RDR-AT105/AT107/AT205 / (instant replay/instant only) (47) advance) (67) M PLAY MODE (69, 74) mc / CM (search/ slow/freeze frame) (47, 67, 98) Blue (RDR-AT105/AT107/AT205 only) (47) DAY +/– (RDR-AT105/AT107/ AT205 only) (48) N GUIDE (for RDR-AT105/AT107/ Chang
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Front panel A [/1 (on/standby) (25) N ONE-TOUCH DUB (89, 93) Turns the recorder on or off. Starts dubbing from a connected digital video camera. B (remote sensor) (23) O DV IN jack (91) C Disc tray (34) Connect a DV camcorder to this jack. D Front panel display (13) P USB jack (type A) (95, 101) E Z (open/close) (34) Connect a USB device to this jack. Opens or closes the disc tray. Q PictBridge USB jack (type B) F N (play) (65, 107) (111) The N button has a tactile dot*. Connect a PictBridge-c
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Front panel display A SYNCHRO REC indicator (RDR- D VPS/PDC indicator (55, 59) AT100/AT200 only) (64) Lights up when the VPS/PDC function is turned on. Lights up when the recorder is set to stand by for Synchro-Recording. E Timer indicator (52, 58) B Displays the following: Lights up when the timer for recording is set. � Playing time � Current title/chapter/track/index F Disc type number Lights up when a recordable DVD-R or � Recording time/recording mode DVD-RW disc is loaded. �Clock G Co
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Rear panel A AERIAL IN/OUT jacks (15) F DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack (21) B LINE 2 OUT (R-AUDIO-L/VIDEO) jacks (18, 21) G AC IN terminal (22) C LINE 1/DECODER jack (29) H LINE 3 – TV jack (18) D G-LINK jack (RDR-AT105/ I LINE 2 OUT (S VIDEO) jack (18) AT107/AT205 only) (16) J COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Connect the set top box controller to this (Y, PB/CB, PR/CR) jacks (18) jack. E HDMI OUT (high-definition multimedia interface out) jack (18, 21) 14
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Hookups and Settings Step 1: Connecting the Hookups and Settings Aerial Cable and Set Top Hooking Up the Recorder Box Controller Follow steps 1 through 6 to hook up and Select one of the following aerial hookups. adjust the settings of the recorder. Do not Do NOT set “LINE 1 In” to “Decoder” in the connect the mains lead until you reach “Video In/Out” setup (page 123) when “Step 4: Connecting the Mains Lead” on making connection A. page 22. “Standby Mode” is set to “Mode 1” (default) i
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A: Connecting a set top box receiver (RDR-AT105/AT107/AT205 only) With this hookup, you can record any programme position on the set top box receiver. To watch cable programmes, you need to match the programme position on the recorder to the aerial output programme position on the set top box receiver. Place the set top box controller near the remote sensor on the set top box receiver. Wall Set top box controller Set top box (page 17) receiver ANT IN TO TV 1 Aerial cable* 2 SCART cord* (n
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Hookups and Settings About the set top box receiver control function You can use the set top box receiver control function with hookup A. When using the set top box receiver control function: – The recorder controls the set top box receiver via the supplied set top box controller. – The recorder controls programme positions on the set top box receiver for timer recording. – You can use the recorder’s remote control to change programme positions on the set top box receiver whenever the set top b
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Step 2: Connecting the Video Cords/HDMI Cord Select one of the following patterns, A through E, according to the input jack on your TV monitor, projector, or audio component such as an AV amplifier (receiver). This will enable you to view pictures. B A TV Audio/video cord (not supplied) TV, projector, or audio component to LINE 2 OUT (VIDEO) SCART cord (not supplied) (yellow) to T LINE 3 – TV DVD recorder to LINE 2 OUT to HDMI OUT (green) (blue) (red) (S VIDEO) to COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Comp
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Hookups and Settings A SCART input jack When connecting to the HDMI jack When setting “LINE 3 Out” to “S-Video” or Follow the steps below. Improper handling “RGB” in the “Video In/Out” setup may damage the HDMI jack and the (page 122), use a SCART cord that connector. conforms to the selected signal. 1 Carefully align the HDMI jack on the rear of the recorder and the HDMI B Video input jack connector by checking their shapes. You will enjoy standard quality images. Make sure the connector is
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b Notes b Notes � Do not connect more than one type of video cord � For correct SMARTLINK connection, you will between the recorder and your TV at the same need a SCART cord that has the full 21 pins. time. Refer as well to your TV’s instruction manual � Do not make connections A and E at the same for this connection. time. � Not all TVs respond to the functions above. � When you connect the recorder to your TV via *1 the SCART jacks, the TV’s input source is set to “MEGALOGIC” is a registe
