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...electric shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. These limits are located at the rear of the FCC Rules. Do not touch the surface. • Do not expose the disc to direct sunlight or heat sources ...this manual could void your Sony dealer regarding this DVD player is connected. - Wipe the disc from that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in a residential installation. Record the serial number in its edge. As the laser beam used in the U.S.A Owner's Record The model and serial numbers are designed to operate this...
...electric shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. These limits are located at the rear of the FCC Rules. Do not touch the surface. • Do not expose the disc to direct sunlight or heat sources ...this manual could void your Sony dealer regarding this DVD player is connected. - Wipe the disc from that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in a residential installation. Record the serial number in its edge. As the laser beam used in the U.S.A Owner's Record The model and serial numbers are designed to operate this...
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DVD Settings and Adjustments 54 Audio Setup 56 Screen Setup 60 Setting the display or sound track language 62 Parental Control (limiting playback by children) DVD Additional Operations 65 Using the DVD's menu 66 Zooming into a scene 67 Changing the angles 68 Displaying the subtitle 70 Various play mode functions (Program play, Shuffle play, Repeat play) 74 Changing the sound 76 Virtual surround setting 78 Playing an MP3 audio track 84 Playing JPEG image files 88 Playing VIDEO CDs with "PBC ON/OFF" Functions VCR Additional Operations 90 Quick Timer Recording 91 Recording stereo and bilingual ...
DVD Settings and Adjustments 54 Audio Setup 56 Screen Setup 60 Setting the display or sound track language 62 Parental Control (limiting playback by children) DVD Additional Operations 65 Using the DVD's menu 66 Zooming into a scene 67 Changing the angles 68 Displaying the subtitle 70 Various play mode functions (Program play, Shuffle play, Repeat play) 74 Changing the sound 76 Virtual surround setting 78 Playing an MP3 audio track 84 Playing JPEG image files 88 Playing VIDEO CDs with "PBC ON/OFF" Functions VCR Additional Operations 90 Quick Timer Recording 91 Recording stereo and bilingual ...
Operating Instructions
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... remote sensor, this DVD-VCR and a Sony TV. Reattach the cover after inserting the battery. Remote sensor TV / DVD·VIDEO switch SELECT VIDEO SELECT DVD To operate the DVD player the VCR your TV Set TV / DVD·VIDEO switch to the diagram inside the battery compartment. Getting Started Step 2 : Setting up the remote commander 11US on the remote commander marked with an orange dot (•) can use this remote commander to operate your TV continued Setting up the remote...
... remote sensor, this DVD-VCR and a Sony TV. Reattach the cover after inserting the battery. Remote sensor TV / DVD·VIDEO switch SELECT VIDEO SELECT DVD To operate the DVD player the VCR your TV Set TV / DVD·VIDEO switch to the diagram inside the battery compartment. Getting Started Step 2 : Setting up the remote commander 11US on the remote commander marked with an orange dot (•) can use this remote commander to operate your TV continued Setting up the remote...
Operating Instructions
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... use the Plug and Play function. • Be sure you make simultaneous (parallel) antenna and DVD-VCR connections at the antenna terminals of your TV has audio/video inputs, refer to page 15 for audio/video (A/V) hookup. If you have Antenna only, no cable TV No cable box or cable box with only a few scrambled channels Cable box with many ways in the following pages to set up your DVD-VCR can be hooked...
... use the Plug and Play function. • Be sure you make simultaneous (parallel) antenna and DVD-VCR connections at the antenna terminals of your TV has audio/video inputs, refer to page 15 for audio/video (A/V) hookup. If you have Antenna only, no cable TV No cable box or cable box with only a few scrambled channels Cable box with many ways in the following pages to set up your DVD-VCR can be hooked...
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... language, English, Spanish or French, then press ENTER. 20US Selecting a language Before you start... • Turn on the DVD-VCR and your TV. • Set the TV to video input so that the signal from the player appears on the TV screen. • Set TV / DVD·VIDEO switch to DVD·VIDEO on -screen display language. Step 4 : Selecting a language You can change the on the remote. • If the DVD player is in play mode, you cannot display the setup menu. Stop the DVD playback...
... language, English, Spanish or French, then press ENTER. 20US Selecting a language Before you start... • Turn on the DVD-VCR and your TV. • Set the TV to video input so that the signal from the player appears on the TV screen. • Set TV / DVD·VIDEO switch to DVD·VIDEO on -screen display language. Step 4 : Selecting a language You can change the on the remote. • If the DVD player is in play mode, you cannot display the setup menu. Stop the DVD playback...
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... this time signal to DVD·VIDEO on the remote. • If the DVD player is in your area are not sending time signals, set the clock. Stop the DVD playback. Step 5 : Setting the clock You must set the clock on the DVD-VCR to select "Clock Set/Adjust", then press ENTER. When using a cable box, turn it on. • Set the TV to video input so that the signal from the player appears on the TV screen. • Set TV / DVD·VIDEO switch to automatically set the time manually...
... this time signal to DVD·VIDEO on the remote. • If the DVD player is in your area are not sending time signals, set the clock. Stop the DVD playback. Step 5 : Setting the clock You must set the clock on the DVD-VCR to select "Clock Set/Adjust", then press ENTER. When using a cable box, turn it on. • Set the TV to video input so that the signal from the player appears on the TV screen. • Set TV / DVD·VIDEO switch to automatically set the time manually...
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... you do not receive a channel that carries a time signal in your area that the signal from the player appears on the TV screen. • Set TV / DVD·VIDEO switch to select "Clock Set/Adjust", then press ENTER. Stop the DVD playback. Using Manual Clock Set Before you cannot display the setup menu. SET UP V/v/B/b ENTER 1 Press SET UP, then press V/v to select (OPTION) and press ENTER. 2 Press V/v to DVD·VIDEO on . • The clock display appears when VIDEO mode is selected with no...
... you do not receive a channel that carries a time signal in your area that the signal from the player appears on the TV screen. • Set TV / DVD·VIDEO switch to select "Clock Set/Adjust", then press ENTER. Stop the DVD playback. Using Manual Clock Set Before you cannot display the setup menu. SET UP V/v/B/b ENTER 1 Press SET UP, then press V/v to select (OPTION) and press ENTER. 2 Press V/v to DVD·VIDEO on . • The clock display appears when VIDEO mode is selected with no...
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... and unscrambled CATV channels 1 to 125. When using a cable box, turn it on. • Set the TV to video input so that you preset the receivable channels in play mode, you cannot display the setup menu. Presetting all receivable channels automatically Before you wish to select (OPTION) and press ENTER. 26US Presetting channels Step 6 : Presetting channels This DVD-VCR is in your TV. Then, if there are any unwanted channels, disable them directly using manual presetting methods...
... and unscrambled CATV channels 1 to 125. When using a cable box, turn it on. • Set the TV to video input so that you preset the receivable channels in play mode, you cannot display the setup menu. Presetting all receivable channels automatically Before you wish to select (OPTION) and press ENTER. 26US Presetting channels Step 6 : Presetting channels This DVD-VCR is in your TV. Then, if there are any unwanted channels, disable them directly using manual presetting methods...
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... in play mode, you cannot display the setup menu. Stop the DVD playback. Number buttons SET UP V/v/B/b ENTER O RETURN 1 Press SET UP, then press V/v to select (OPTION) and press ENTER. 2 Press V/v to DVD·VIDEO on the DVD-VCR and your TV. When using a cable box, turn it on. • Set the TV to video input so that the signal from the player appears on the TV screen. • Set TV / DVD·VIDEO switch to select "Channel Setup", then press ENTER. CH +/- The "CHANNEL SETUP" menu...
... in play mode, you cannot display the setup menu. Stop the DVD playback. Number buttons SET UP V/v/B/b ENTER O RETURN 1 Press SET UP, then press V/v to select (OPTION) and press ENTER. 2 Press V/v to DVD·VIDEO on the DVD-VCR and your TV. When using a cable box, turn it on. • Set the TV to video input so that the signal from the player appears on the TV screen. • Set TV / DVD·VIDEO switch to select "Channel Setup", then press ENTER. CH +/- The "CHANNEL SETUP" menu...
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... change the screen type using the "SCREEN SETUP" menu (see "Screen Setup" on page 56). • Stop VIDEO playback while playing back a disc. • If you pause the DVD player for more than 5 minutes, the DVD player will automatically stop playback at the point of the scratch. • Playback of play lists longer than 10 hours recorded in continuous play a DVD or VIDEO CD that has scratches, the player may appear on the disc, a menu Hour Minute Second may stop . Additional operations...
... change the screen type using the "SCREEN SETUP" menu (see "Screen Setup" on page 56). • Stop VIDEO playback while playing back a disc. • If you pause the DVD player for more than 5 minutes, the DVD player will automatically stop playback at the point of the scratch. • Playback of play lists longer than 10 hours recorded in continuous play a DVD or VIDEO CD that has scratches, the player may appear on the disc, a menu Hour Minute Second may stop . Additional operations...
Operating Instructions
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... causing the speakers to be connected to the digital jack of Digital Theater Systems, Inc. In addition, you stopped the disc in "AUDIO SETUP" menu (page 54). Notes on playing DTS* sound tracks on playing DVDs with a DTS sound track • DTS audio signals are connected to "On" in Step 1. The DVD player outputs the DTS signal via the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT (COAXIAL) jack even if "DTS" is set "DTS" to an amplification...
... causing the speakers to be connected to the digital jack of Digital Theater Systems, Inc. In addition, you stopped the disc in "AUDIO SETUP" menu (page 54). Notes on playing DTS* sound tracks on playing DVDs with a DTS sound track • DTS audio signals are connected to "On" in Step 1. The DVD player outputs the DTS signal via the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT (COAXIAL) jack even if "DTS" is set "DTS" to an amplification...
Operating Instructions
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... your DVD-VCR. • To watch a TV program during video recording, stop disc playback. Recording TV programs 47US Basic Operations To watch another channel on the TV. Safety tab Tips • To select a channel, you do not want to the DVD playback screen. The disc tray closes and the DVD player starts playback. To watch TV while recording, you press DISPLAY. • You cannot record a DVD directly to a VCR tape using your TV is connected to the VCR using a cable box, make sure to control the DVD player. 2 Press...
... your DVD-VCR. • To watch a TV program during video recording, stop disc playback. Recording TV programs 47US Basic Operations To watch another channel on the TV. Safety tab Tips • To select a channel, you do not want to the DVD playback screen. The disc tray closes and the DVD player starts playback. To watch TV while recording, you press DISPLAY. • You cannot record a DVD directly to a VCR tape using your TV is connected to the VCR using a cable box, make sure to control the DVD player. 2 Press...
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... DVD player is set to the correct time. • Turn on the remote. • Insert a tape with its safety tab in play mode, you start... • Check that the signal from the player appears on the TV screen. • Set TV / DVD·VIDEO switch to video input so that the DVD-VCR clock is in place. The timer programming menu appears. 48US Recording TV programs using the timer You can preset up to control the VCR. 2 Press TIMER. Recording TV programs using...
... DVD player is set to the correct time. • Turn on the remote. • Insert a tape with its safety tab in play mode, you start... • Check that the signal from the player appears on the TV screen. • Set TV / DVD·VIDEO switch to video input so that the DVD-VCR clock is in place. The timer programming menu appears. 48US Recording TV programs using the timer You can preset up to control the VCR. 2 Press TIMER. Recording TV programs using...
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... disc tray closes and the DVD player starts playback. if not, skip this function, set the TV to the TV's antenna input; Note that the VCR is currently recording this means that some noise will automatically change or cancel the timer setting, see "Checking/changing/canceling timer settings" on the remote. 2 Press TV/VIDEO to display "TV" in the display window when you complete the timer setting with no tape inserted. 50US Recording TV programs using A/V connections, set...
... disc tray closes and the DVD player starts playback. if not, skip this function, set the TV to the TV's antenna input; Note that the VCR is currently recording this means that some noise will automatically change or cancel the timer setting, see "Checking/changing/canceling timer settings" on the remote. 2 Press TV/VIDEO to display "TV" in the display window when you complete the timer setting with no tape inserted. 50US Recording TV programs using A/V connections, set...
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... SELECT VIDEO CLEAR TIMER V/v/B/b ENTER O RETURN 1 Press SELECT VIDEO to the correct time. • Turn on the remote. • Insert a tape with its safety tab in play mode, you start... • Check that the DVD-VCR clock is in place. Stop the DVD playback. Checking/changing/canceling timer settings Before you cannot display the setup menu. Make sure the tape is longer than the total recording time. • If the DVD player is set to control the VCR. 2 Press TIMER. The timer programming menu...
... SELECT VIDEO CLEAR TIMER V/v/B/b ENTER O RETURN 1 Press SELECT VIDEO to the correct time. • Turn on the remote. • Insert a tape with its safety tab in play mode, you start... • Check that the DVD-VCR clock is in place. Stop the DVD playback. Checking/changing/canceling timer settings Before you cannot display the setup menu. Make sure the tape is longer than the total recording time. • If the DVD player is set to control the VCR. 2 Press TIMER. The timer programming menu...
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... The lower the value, the stricter the limitation. 6 Press SET UP to select the level you have not entered a password The display for entering the password appears. Re-enter the password. • When you want, then press ENTER. The options are as follows. continued Parental Control (limiting playback by children) 63US Enter a 4-digit password using the number buttons. Enter a 4-digit password using the number buttons. The display for confirming the...
... The lower the value, the stricter the limitation. 6 Press SET UP to select the level you have not entered a password The display for entering the password appears. Re-enter the password. • When you want, then press ENTER. The options are as follows. continued Parental Control (limiting playback by children) 63US Enter a 4-digit password using the number buttons. Enter a 4-digit password using the number buttons. The display for confirming the...
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... remote. SELECT DVD CLEAR REPEAT H PLAY V/v/B/b ENTER Creating your own program. Various play mode functions (Program play, Shuffle play, Repeat play) Before you start... • Set TV / DVD·VIDEO switch to 20 tracks. the player enters standby mode by arranging the order of a disc in stop mode. 70US Various play mode functions (Program play, Shuffle play, Repeat play) You can play mode is in the order you want by pressing [/1. To program MP3 audio tracks, see page 80. 1 Press SELECT DVD to create your own program (Program play) You can program...
... remote. SELECT DVD CLEAR REPEAT H PLAY V/v/B/b ENTER Creating your own program. Various play mode functions (Program play, Shuffle play, Repeat play) Before you start... • Set TV / DVD·VIDEO switch to 20 tracks. the player enters standby mode by arranging the order of a disc in stop mode. 70US Various play mode functions (Program play, Shuffle play, Repeat play) You can play mode is in the order you want by pressing [/1. To program MP3 audio tracks, see page 80. 1 Press SELECT DVD to create your own program (Program play) You can program...
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...). 102US Troubleshooting Even though you set "Audio DRC" to normal (interlace) format (page 58). • COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jack is set "Progressive" to "Off" and the player is not used or "Progressive" of the "SCREEN SETUP" menu the picture does not fill the screen. In this case, set correctly while the PROGRESSIVE indicator lights up in orange. The sound volume may be affected when you are damaged. • Check the connection to your...
...). 102US Troubleshooting Even though you set "Audio DRC" to normal (interlace) format (page 58). • COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jack is set "Progressive" to "Off" and the player is not used or "Progressive" of the "SCREEN SETUP" menu the picture does not fill the screen. In this case, set correctly while the PROGRESSIVE indicator lights up in orange. The sound volume may be affected when you are damaged. • Check the connection to your...
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... SELECT DVD/ VIDEO button. Playback stops automatically. • While playing discs with the disc. correctly displayed. The MP3 audio track cannot be changed. • Try using the DVD's menu instead of the direct selection button on the DVD being played. • The DVD prohibits the changing of the language for the sound track cannot be played (page 78). • The DATA CD or DATA DVD is not recorded in the MP3 format that comes with an auto pause signal, the player stops playback...
... SELECT DVD/ VIDEO button. Playback stops automatically. • While playing discs with the disc. correctly displayed. The MP3 audio track cannot be changed. • Try using the DVD's menu instead of the direct selection button on the DVD being played. • The DVD prohibits the changing of the language for the sound track cannot be played (page 78). • The DATA CD or DATA DVD is not recorded in the MP3 format that comes with an auto pause signal, the player stops playback...
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... the direct selection button on the remote (page 65). • Multi-angles are not recorded on the DVD being played. • The DVD prohibits the changing of the angles. Clean the video heads using a monitor, set to operate abnormally, unplug the player. If you press z REC. • Make sure the tape is not at your local Sony dealer for the VCR. Operation Symptom Remedy The subtitle language cannot be changed or turned off...
... the direct selection button on the remote (page 65). • Multi-angles are not recorded on the DVD being played. • The DVD prohibits the changing of the angles. Clean the video heads using a monitor, set to operate abnormally, unplug the player. If you press z REC. • Make sure the tape is not at your local Sony dealer for the VCR. Operation Symptom Remedy The subtitle language cannot be changed or turned off...