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Table of Contents
WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Quick Guide to Disc Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Recordable and playable discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Playable discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Hookups and Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Hooking Up the Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Step 1: Connecting the Aerial Cable and Set Top Box Controller . . . . . . . .13
Using the set top box receiver control function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
A: Connecting a set top box receiver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
B: Connecting the aerial cable only (no set top box receiver). . . . . . . . .15
Step 2: Connecting the Video Cords/HDMI Cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
About the SMARTLINK features (for SCART connections only). . . . . . .18
About the HDMI Control functions for ‘BRAVIA’ Theatre Sync
(for HDMI connections only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Step 3: Connecting the Audio Cords/HDMI Cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .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 . . . . .22
Step 6: Easy Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Setting up the GUIDE Plus+
®
system/set top box controller. . . . . . . . . .24
Connecting a VCR or Similar Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Connecting to the LINE 1/DECODER jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Connecting to the LINE 2 IN jacks on the front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Connecting an External Decoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Connecting a decoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Setting external decoder (PAY-TV/Canal Plus analogue decoder)
programme positions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
1. Inserting a Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
2. Recording a Programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Checking the disc status while recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
3. Playing the Recorded Programme (Title List) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
4. Displaying the Playing Time and Play Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
5. Changing the Name of a Recorded Programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
6. Labelling and Protecting a Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Labelling a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Protecting a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
7. Playing the Disc on Other DVD Equipment (Finalise) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Unfinalising a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
8. Reformatting a Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Eight Basic Operations — Getting to Know Your DVD Recorder
,continued