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WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Quick Guide to Disc Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Recordable and playable discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Playable discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Hookups and Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Hooking Up the Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Checking hookup and setting methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Step 1: Connecting the Aerial Cable and Set Top Box Controller . . . . . . . .15
Using the set top box receiver control function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
A: Receiving Freeview (For digital broadcasting) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
B: Receiving cable or satellite (For analogue broadcasting) . . . . . . . . . .17
C: Receiving terrestrial (For analogue broadcasting) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Step 2: Connecting the Video Cords/HDMI Cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
About the SMARTLINK features (for SCART connections only). . . . . . .21
About the HDMI Control functions for ‘BRAVIA’ Theatre Sync
(for HDMI connections only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Step 3: Connecting the Audio Cords/HDMI Cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Step 4: Connecting the Mains Lead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Step 5: Preparing the Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Controlling TVs with the remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
If you have a Sony DVD player or more than one Sony DVD
recorder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Changing programme positions of the recorder using the remote . . . . .26
Step 6: Easy Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Setting up your set top box receiver for the GUIDE Plus+
®
system
(For analogue broadcasting) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Connecting a VCR or Similar Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Connecting to the LINE 1/DECODER jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Connecting to the LINE 2 IN jacks on the front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Connecting an External Decoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Connecting a decoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Setting external decoder (PAY-TV/Canal Plus analogue decoder)
programme positions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
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