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4-131-978-14(1)
DVD Recorder
Operating Instructions
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RDR-DC90/DC100/DC200/DC500
RDR-DC105/DC205/DC305/DC505
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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 8 models: contain copy protection signals RDR-DC90, RDR-DC100, (copy guard function) and as RDR-DC105, RDR-DC200, such may not be recordable, RDR-DC205, RDR-DC305, depending on the type of signal. RDR-DC500, and RDR- DC505. Check your model name by looking at the front IMPOR
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Table of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Guide to Parts and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Hookups and Settings Hooking Up the Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Step 1: Connecting the Aerial C
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Recording to the HDD (“GUIDE Plus+”) Using the GUIDE Plus+ Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Listing up your favourite programme information (My TV) . . . . . . . . . 37 One Button Recording (GUIDE Plus+) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Recording Programmes Using Series Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Setting the Timer Manually (Schedule) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Setting the
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Erasing and Editing Before Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Erasing and Editing a Title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Erasing a title (Erase) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Erasing a section of a title (A-B Erase) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Dividing a title (Divide) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Additional Information Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Resetting the Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Discs That Can Be Dubbed on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Discs That Can Be Played . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 About Recording Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Guide to Parts and Controls For more information, see the pages in parentheses. Remote F INPUT (input select) (45) Selects an input source. G CLEAR (58) H ZOOM (64) Zooms an image in full view. I (text) (34) This button function is not available in some areas. J AUDIO (55) The AUDIO button has a tactile dot*. SUBTITLE (55) Selects a subtitle language. MENU (54) Displays the disc’s menu. TIMER (41, 42, 50, 52) K Red (38, 46) L Green (36, 46) M Yellow (36, 46) N Blue (36, 46) O SYSTEM MENU (29, 8
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U ./> (previous/next) (55) PAGE +/– (36, 46) Changes the programme list by page. / (instant replay/instant advance) (55) mc / CM (search/ slow/freeze frame) (55) DAY +/– (36, 46) Changes the programme list by day. N (play) (54) X (pause) (30, 55) x (stop) (54) The N button has a tactile dot*. V DISPLAY (34) Displays the playing status. W z REC (30) x REC STOP (30) cz SYNCHRO REC This button function is not available. REC MODE (30) Selects the recording mode. X TV/RADIO (33) Switches between TV
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Front panel A [/1 (on/standby) (23) K INPUT (input select) (45) Turns the recorder on or off. Selects an input source. B (remote sensor) (21) L x REC STOP (30) C Disc tray (54) M z REC (30) D Front panel display (13) N RESET When the recorder does not operate E Z (open/close) (54) properly, press the RESET button. Opens or closes the disc tray. O LINE 2 IN (S VIDEO/VIDEO/ F N (play) (54) L(MONO) AUDIO R) jacks (26) The N button has a tactile dot*. Connect a VCR or similar recording G x (stop)
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Front panel display A Displays the following: D NTSC indicator (92) � Playing/Recording time Lights up when playing an NTSC disc. � Current title number E Disc type �Clock “RW” lights up when a DVD+RW/ � Programme position DVD-RW disc is loaded. � UPDATE indication “R” lights up when a DVD+R/DVD-R “UPDATE” appears when the disc is loaded. recorder is updating information. F Command Mode indicator (88) B HDD Displays the current command mode Lights up when the HDD is selected. number for the r
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Rear panel A AERIAL IN/OUT jacks (16) E DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack (18) B LINE 2 OUT (R-AUDIO-L/VIDEO) jacks (18) F AC IN terminal (21) C LINE 1/DECODER jack (25) G LINE 3 – TV jack (17) D HDMI OUT jack (17) H COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (Y, PB/CB, PR/CR) jacks (18) 14
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Hookups and Settings Hookups and Settings Hooking Up the Recorder Follow steps 1 through 6 to hook up and adjust the settings of the recorder. Do not connect the mains lead until you reach “Step 4: Connecting the Mains Lead” on page 21. b � See “Specifications” (page 114) for a list of supplied accessories. � Plug in cables securely to prevent unwanted noise. � Refer to the instructions supplied with the components to be connected. � You cannot connect this recorder to a TV that does not have a
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Step 1: Connecting the Aerial Cable Connect the aerial cable by following the steps below. “Standby Mode” is set to “Mode 1” (default) in the “System 1” setup and the picture does not appear on the TV when the recorder is in standby mode. To watch TV in standby mode, set “Standby Mode” to “Mode 2” in “Step 6: Easy Setup” (page 23) or use a splitter to divide aerial input signals between the TV and the recorder. z You can also set “Standby Mode” to “Mode 2” in the “System 1” setup (page 87). b
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Hookups and Settings Step 2: Connecting the TV and Audio Component Select one of the following patterns according to the input jack on your TV monitor, projector, or audio component such as an AV amplifier (receiver). Connecting a SCART cable When setting “LINE 3 Out [LINE 1 In]” to “S-Video [S-Video],” “RGB [Video/RGB]” or “RGB [Decoder]” in the “Video In/Out” setup (page 91), use a SCART cable that conforms to the selected signal. DVD recorder TV SCART cable (not supplied) Connecting an HDM
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Connecting other cables To connect to video jacks To connect to audio jacks Connecting to video jacks will enable you to Connecting to audio jacks will enable you to view pictures. listen to sound. A Component video output jacks (Y, PB/ C Digital audio output jack (COAXIAL) CB, PR/CR) Red Red *1 If your audio component has a Dolby *2 Digital, DTS , or MPEG audio decoder and Blue Blue a digital input jack, use this connection. You can enjoy Dolby Digital (5.1ch), DTS Green Green (5.1ch), and
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Hookups and Settings z When connecting to the HDMI jack For correct speaker location, refer to the operating Follow the steps below. Improper handling instructions supplied with the connected may damage the HDMI jack and the components. connector. 1 Carefully align the HDMI jack on the b � Do not connect the recorder to your TV using rear of the recorder and the HDMI both a SCART cable and an HDMI cable. connector by checking their shapes. � Do not connect more than one type of video Make
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About the “Control for HDMI” Step 3: Inserting a functions for BRAVIA Sync (for Conditional Access HDMI connections only) Module (CAM) (RDR- By connecting Sony components that are DC105/DC205/DC305/ compatible with the “Control for HDMI” function with an HDMI cable (not supplied), DC505 only) operation is simplified as below: � One-Touch Play (page 55) Insert a conditional access module (CAM) � System Power-Off provided by your service provider to receive When you turn the TV off using
