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On compensation for lost
recordings
Sony is not liable and will not
compensate for any lost recordings
or relevant losses, including when
recordings are not made due to
reasons including recorder failure,
or when the contents of a recording
are lost or damaged as a result of
recorder failure or repair undertaken
to the recorder. Sony will not
restore, recover, or replicate the
recorded contents under any
circumstances.
Copyrights
• Television programmes, films,
video tapes, discs, and other
materials may be copyrighted.
Unauthorized recording of such
material may be contrary to the
provisions of the copyright laws.
Also, use of this recorder with
cable television transmission may
require authorization from the
cable television transmitter and/or
programme owner.
• Recording equipment should be
used only for lawful copying and
you are advised to check carefully
what is lawful copying in the area
in which you are making a copy.
Copying of copyright material
such as films or music is unlawful
unless permitted by a legal
exception or consented to by the
rights owner.
• This product incorporates
copyright protection technology
that is protected by U.S. patents
and other intellectual property
rights. Use of this copyright
protection technology must be
authorized by Macrovision, and is
intended for home and other
limited viewing uses only unless
otherwise authorized by
Macrovision. Reverse engineering
or disassembly is prohibited.
Copy guard function
Since the recorder has a copy guard
function, programmes received
through an external tuner (not
supplied) may contain copy
protection signals (copy guard
function) and as such may not be
recordable, depending on the type of
signal.
If you have any questions or
problems concerning your recorder,
please consult your nearest Sony
dealer.
About this manual
• In this manual, “disc” is used as a
general reference for DVDs or
CDs unless otherwise specified by
the text or illustrations.
• Icons, such as , listed at
the top of each explanation
indicate what kind of media can be
used with the function being
explained. For details, see
“Recordable and Playable Discs”
on page 79.
• Instructions in this manual
describe the controls on the
remote. You can also use the
controls on the recorder if they
have the same or similar names as
those on the remote.
• The on-screen display illustrations
used in this manual may not match
the graphics displayed on your TV
screen.
• The explanations regarding DVDs
in this manual refer to DVDs
created on this recorder. The
explanations do not apply to
DVDs that are created on other
recorders and played back on this
recorder.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Caution: This recorder is
capable of holding a still
video image or on-screen
display image on your
television screen
indefinitely. If you leave the
still video image or on-
screen display image
displayed on your TV for an
extended period of time you
risk permanent damage to
your television screen.
Plasma display panels and
projection televisions are
especially susceptible to this.
DVD