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2-514-544-11 (1)
7819900949
Video Recordable
DVD Drive
Operating Instructions
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DE
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IT
CS
VRD-VC10
© 2004 Sony Corporation
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FCC Compliance: This equipment has been tested and found to Safety comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Regulations These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment WARNING generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used You are cautioned that any changes or in accordance with the instructions, may cause modi
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CAUTION The mains plug on this equipment must be used to disconnect mains power. Please ensure that the socket outlet is installed near the equipment and shall be easily Accessible. Achtung Zur Trennung vom Netz ist der Netzsecker aus der Steckdose zu ziehen, welche sich in der Nähe des Gerätes befinden muß und leicht zugänglich sein soll. 3
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Table of Contents Safety Regulations .......................... 2 Using the Drive as an External DVD Drive Introduction Connecting the drive to Features ........................................... 6 a computer .....................................26 Stand-alone operation ............... 6 Connecting the drive to a Computer-controlled operation . 6 computer ..................................26 Others ........................................6 Installing the driver .................27 Unpacking
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is a trademark of Sony Corporation. Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Other system and product names used herein are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective manufacturers, although the ™ and ® marks are not used in the text. Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Dolby and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. ❑ Our product warranty is valid
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B Introduction Features This drive offers the following features. Computer-controlled operation Stand-alone operation ❑ A video recordable DVD drive with Hi- Speed USB (USB 2.0-compliant) You can use this drive as a stand-alone DVD interfaces for computers, and analog recorder to record videos on DVD+R or audio/video input terminals for video DVD+RW discs directly from connected devices. video cameras and AV devices. ❑ The drive can write to seven types of ❑ Synchronized recording allow
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Introduction Unpacking Please confirm that the package contains the Power cord following items. If any of these items appear to be missing and/or damaged, please contact your dealer. Drive AC adaptor (MPA-AC1) Quick Start Guide Operating instructions Hi-Speed USB cable ×1 (this document) Nero Quick Start Guide Software disc Warranty card Note Make sure that you back up the supplied software disc on another disc because the software disc is not distributed separately. 7
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Parts and controls D TIME button Front Panel Displays time passed or time remaining. E SYNC (synchronize) button Activates the synchronized recording. F INPUT SELECT button Selects an input signal to be recorded. G REC MODE button Selects a recording mode. H SELECT button Selects the mode of the function. I Busy indicator Indicates the drive status. Lit (green) The power is on. Blinking (greenish orange) The drive is accessing the disc, such as A Disc tray reading, playing or writing. Inse
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Introduction Display Window Rear Panel The display window works only when the drive is used as the stand-alone DVD recorder (p. 11), and indicates the following: A Input signal ( p. 14, 18) A Power switch Turns the drive on or off. B Video signal indicator ( p. 14, 18) B USB connector C Recording mode ( p. 21) Connect a USB cable when connecting the drive to a computer. D Status and warning messages C S VIDEO IN connector ( p. 48) Connect an S VIDEO cable (not E Time display (time passed
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System requirements When connected to a computer, the drive Notes should be used with a system that meets the 1) You must use discs that are compatible with the following requirements . write speed you have selected. Writing speed may automatically be adjusted ❑ CPU: Pentium III, 800 MHz or higher depending on the disc, specified disc speed, or (with NeroVision Express: Pentium 4, disc conditions such as weight imbalance and 1.6 GHz recommended) eccentricity. ❑ RAM: 256 MB or higher
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Stand-alone Operation - Using the Drive as a DVD Recorder B Stand-alone Operation - Using the Drive as a DVD Recorder Creating DVDs You can use this drive as a stand-alone DVD recorder to record videos on DVD+R or DVD+RW discs directly from a connected video cameras or video devices such as VCRs. Note Stand-alone operation of the drive is not available when the drive is connected to a computer with the USB cable and the computer is turned on. Recording procedure You can record videos from vi
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Discs that can be used In stand-alone operation, you can use only DVD+RW or DVD+R discs. Note You cannot make additional recording on discs that have been created using computers or other DVD recorders by the stand-alone operation. Recording mode Three recording modes are available. Select a recording mode according to your priority - picture quality or recording duration. Mode Picture Recording time quality Single layer disc Double layer disc HQ (default) High Approx. 1 hour Approx. 2 hour
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Stand-alone Operation - Using the Drive as a DVD Recorder About titles and chapters on a disc What are titles and chapters? DVD contents consist of sections, called titles, and smaller sub-sections, called chapters. On this drive, a title is created between the points where you start and stop a recording. Chapters are created automatically at specified intervals (5, 10, or 15 minutes), or they can be created manually. Start Rec. Stop/Start Stop Rec. Title 1 Title 2 Chapters Chapters Chapter m
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Synchronized recording You can record videos on DVD+RW or DVD+R discs while playing them back on your video device. Connect the video device to the drive using an AV cable, and the drive will start/stop recording automatically when you start/stop playback on the video device. In synchronized recording, the drive starts/stops recording when it detects signals from the video device. Note Synchronized recording may not operate properly or entirely in the following cases: The video device con
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Stand-alone Operation - Using the Drive as a DVD Recorder 2 Turn on the drive. The busy indicator lights up in green. Busy indicator 3 Press EJECT, and insert a disc. A new blank disc is formatted automatically. Wait until [Format] on the display window changes to [Ready]. EJECT button Recording side . Continued 15
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4 Select the recording conditions. Display [VIDEO] by pressing INPUT SELECT. If you have connected an S video cable, display [S-VIDEO]. Each time you press the button, [VIDEO] or [S- VIDEO] appears in turn. Display [SYNC] by pressing SYNC. SYNC INPUT SELECT To select a recording mode, see “Selecting a recording mode” on page 21. To select a chapter interval, see “Selecting a chapter interval” on page 21. To select how to start playback, see “Selecting automatic playback mode” on page 22. 5 P
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Stand-alone Operation - Using the Drive as a DVD Recorder 6 Start playback on the video device. [Recording] appears on the display window and the REC button lights up during recording. [SIG] on the display window indicates that the drive is receiving signals from the video device. Recording stops automatically when playback ends. When the video signal is interrupted, the drive pauses. If the drive detects no video signals after 2 minutes, it stops. 7 Press STOP to stop recording. [STOP] a
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Manual recording You can start/pause/stop recording manually by operating the drive and the connected device respectively. 1 Connect a video device. See “Synchronized recording” on page 14. 2 Turn on the drive. The busy indicator lights up in green. Busy indicator 3 Press EJECT, and insert a disc. A new blank disc is formatted automatically. Wait until [Format] on the display window changes to [Ready]. EJECT button Recording side 18
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Stand-alone Operation - Using the Drive as a DVD Recorder 4 Select the recording conditions. Display [VIDEO] by pressing INPUT SELECT. If you have connected an S video cable, display [S-VIDEO]. Each time you press the button, [VIDEO] or [S- VIDEO] appears in turn. Turn off [SYNC] by pressing SYNC. SYNC INPUT SELECT To select a recording mode, see “Selecting a recording mode” on page 21. To select a chapter interval, see “Selecting a chapter interval” on page 21. To select how to start playback
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7 Press STOP to stop recording. [STOP] appears on the display window, and stop playback on the video device. Wait for a moment until [Ready] appears. Note on using a DVD+R disc To play a recorded DVD+R on DVD devices, you need to finalize the disc after recording (p. 22). To pause recording Press PAUSE. [Pause] appears on the display window. To resume recording, press REC or PAUSE again. To check the time passed or remaining Press TIME. Each time you press TIME, the time passed within the cu
