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WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Quick Guide to Disc Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Recordable and playable discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Playable discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Hookups and Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Hooking Up the Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Step 1: Connecting the Aerial Cable and Set Top Box Controller . . . . . . . .13
Using the set top box receiver control function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
A: Set top box receiver with an aerial output
(or aerial and SCART output) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
B: Set top box receiver with a SCART output only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
C: No set top box receiver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Step 2: Connecting the Video Cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
About the SMARTLINK features (for SCART connections only). . . . . . .18
Step 3: Connecting the Audio Cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Step 4: Connecting the Mains Lead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Step 5: Preparing the Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Controlling TVs with the remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
If you have a Sony DVD player or more than one Sony
DVD recorder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Changing programme positions of the recorder using the remote . . . . .23
Step 6: Easy Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Setting up your set top box receiver for the GUIDE Plus+
®
system . . . .25
Connecting a VCR or Similar Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Connecting to the LINE 3/DECODER jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Connecting to the LINE 2 IN jacks on the front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Connecting a PAY-TV/Canal Plus Analogue Decoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Connecting a decoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Setting PAY-TV/Canal Plus analogue programme positions. . . . . . . . . .30
1. Inserting a Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
2. Recording a Programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Checking the disc status while recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
3. Playing the Recorded Programme (Title List) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
4. Displaying the Playing Time and Play Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Checking the remaining disc space. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
5. Changing the Name of a Recorded Programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
6. Labelling and Protecting a Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Labelling a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Protecting a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
7. Playing the Disc on Other DVD Equipment (Finalise) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Finalising the disc using Z (open/close) button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Finalising the disc using “Disc Information” display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Unfinalising a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
8. Reformatting a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Eight Basic Operations — Getting to Know Your DVD Recorder
,continued