Demo Mode Instructions
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... 3 of a recorded program. With the "Demo Mode" feature activated, this document. Sony Electronics, Inc. Activating the Demo Feature will: Allow any program to be useful in continuously displaying a single recording. The HD DVRs...DHG-HDD250 / DHG-HDD500 1 Introduction: Demo Mode The High-Definition Digital Video Recorder (HD DVR) models DHG-HDD250 and DHGHDD500 feature attractive high-definition video content that can enjoy a short clip of high-definition video even if high-definition cable TV or antenna broadcast signals are not immediately available. However this menu...
... 3 of a recorded program. With the "Demo Mode" feature activated, this document. Sony Electronics, Inc. Activating the Demo Feature will: Allow any program to be useful in continuously displaying a single recording. The HD DVRs...DHG-HDD250 / DHG-HDD500 1 Introduction: Demo Mode The High-Definition Digital Video Recorder (HD DVR) models DHG-HDD250 and DHGHDD500 feature attractive high-definition video content that can enjoy a short clip of high-definition video even if high-definition cable TV or antenna broadcast signals are not immediately available. However this menu...
Demo Mode Instructions
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...Sony Electronics, Inc. Highlight and select "Preferences". Use the Preferences / CH+/- / Auto Scan menu to skip the TV Guide Setup. ♪ Note: After skipping the Auto Setup, no program guide information will not be used to receive cable or antenna broadcast signals, it may be received. Page 5 of Demo Mode: DHG-HDD250 / DHG-HDD500... Use of 8 Disabling this feature will appear. Press the MENU button on the remote control or front panel to add channels later. Use the TV Guide Setup menu to allow recorded material to be received later. 2.3 Changing the Auto Off Setting...
...Sony Electronics, Inc. Highlight and select "Preferences". Use the Preferences / CH+/- / Auto Scan menu to skip the TV Guide Setup. ♪ Note: After skipping the Auto Setup, no program guide information will not be used to receive cable or antenna broadcast signals, it may be received. Page 5 of Demo Mode: DHG-HDD250 / DHG-HDD500... Use of 8 Disabling this feature will appear. Press the MENU button on the remote control or front panel to add channels later. Use the TV Guide Setup menu to allow recorded material to be received later. 2.3 Changing the Auto Off Setting...
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Highlight and select "System". Press the MENU button on the remote control to display the main menu. Highlight and select "Auto Off". 4. Page 6 of Demo Mode: DHG-HDD250 / DHG-HDD500 3. 2. Instructions for Use of 8 Sony Electronics, Inc. Highlight and select "Off". 3 Activating Demo Mode 1.
Highlight and select "System". Press the MENU button on the remote control to display the main menu. Highlight and select "Auto Off". 4. Page 6 of Demo Mode: DHG-HDD250 / DHG-HDD500 3. 2. Instructions for Use of 8 Sony Electronics, Inc. Highlight and select "Off". 3 Activating Demo Mode 1.
Demo Mode Instructions
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Press the REC LIST button on the front panel and then highlight and select "Recordings". Enter the numbers "9", "0", "1", "2". 4. Select "Demo Mode" and highlight and select "On" to activate the feature. 4 Playing Back Recorded Content 1. Page 7 of Demo Mode: DHG-HDD250 / DHG-HDD500 2. Sony Electronics, Inc. You may also press the TV GUIDE button on the remote control. Instructions for Use of 8 While the main menu is displayed, press the SCREEN MODE button on the remote control. 3.
Press the REC LIST button on the front panel and then highlight and select "Recordings". Enter the numbers "9", "0", "1", "2". 4. Select "Demo Mode" and highlight and select "On" to activate the feature. 4 Playing Back Recorded Content 1. Page 7 of Demo Mode: DHG-HDD250 / DHG-HDD500 2. Sony Electronics, Inc. You may also press the TV GUIDE button on the remote control. Instructions for Use of 8 While the main menu is displayed, press the SCREEN MODE button on the remote control. 3.
FAQs: Digital Cable Ready Reference
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... Representative to authorize services through the CableCARD™. Also, in these TVs to receive encrypted digital cable programming and interactive digital cable products and services. What is needed in favor of Video-on the screen is the CableCARD™ activation procedure? Information presented on -Demand - A... definition. * DCR products may look like any DCR product) must provide this device, please contact your cable provider: CableCARDTM ID: XXX-XXX-XXX-XXX-X Host ID: XXX-XXX-XXX-XXX-X Data: XXX-XXX-XXX-5XX Press Menu to return to receive encrypted digital programming...
... Representative to authorize services through the CableCARD™. Also, in these TVs to receive encrypted digital cable programming and interactive digital cable products and services. What is needed in favor of Video-on the screen is the CableCARD™ activation procedure? Information presented on -Demand - A... definition. * DCR products may look like any DCR product) must provide this device, please contact your cable provider: CableCARDTM ID: XXX-XXX-XXX-XXX-X Host ID: XXX-XXX-XXX-XXX-X Data: XXX-XXX-XXX-5XX Press Menu to return to receive encrypted digital programming...
FAQs: Digital Cable Ready Reference
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...Copy Never," "Copy One Generation (i.e., no copy of a copy can copy digitally. Through this device, please contact your cable provider: CableCARDTM ID: XXX-XXX-XXX-XXX-X Host ID: XXX-XXX-XXX-XXX-X Press Menu to return to the Set Up Screen What is the acronym for Dynamic Feedback... distributed with a CableCARD™. Scientific-Atlanta: In order to start cable service for this communication, the CableCARD™ is some programming recordable and some digital content; DFAST is passed to protect the content when it is the system that DCR products be made)," "Copy No More" or ...
...Copy Never," "Copy One Generation (i.e., no copy of a copy can copy digitally. Through this device, please contact your cable provider: CableCARDTM ID: XXX-XXX-XXX-XXX-X Host ID: XXX-XXX-XXX-XXX-X Press Menu to return to the Set Up Screen What is the acronym for Dynamic Feedback... distributed with a CableCARD™. Scientific-Atlanta: In order to start cable service for this communication, the CableCARD™ is some programming recordable and some digital content; DFAST is passed to protect the content when it is the system that DCR products be made)," "Copy No More" or ...
Operation Manual
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... Recording History Menu ... 35 Using the Preferences Menu 36 Using the Help Menu 43 Parental Lock 44 Rating Guidelines 46 Digital Video Recorder Understanding the Status Bar 49 Pausing TV 50 Using Trick Play Features 51 Recording Programs 53 Playing Recorded Programs 55 Deleting Recorded ... 69 Recording a Program from TV Guide On Screen System 70 References Learning About Available Video Services 73 Learning About Screen Modes...........76 TROUBLESHOOTING 79 Specifications 84 END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR SOFTWARE INCLUDED WITH YOUR SONY HIGH-DEFINITION DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER 85...
... Recording History Menu ... 35 Using the Preferences Menu 36 Using the Help Menu 43 Parental Lock 44 Rating Guidelines 46 Digital Video Recorder Understanding the Status Bar 49 Pausing TV 50 Using Trick Play Features 51 Recording Programs 53 Playing Recorded Programs 55 Deleting Recorded ... 69 Recording a Program from TV Guide On Screen System 70 References Learning About Available Video Services 73 Learning About Screen Modes...........76 TROUBLESHOOTING 79 Specifications 84 END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR SOFTWARE INCLUDED WITH YOUR SONY HIGH-DEFINITION DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER 85...
Operation Manual
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... in all cases. Press the joystick to High-Definition Digital Video Recorder (HD DVR) Front Panel Indicators and Controls 76 1 2 3 45 Control Panel 1 POWER button 2 Display Window 3 EXIT button 4 Joystick/SELECT button 5 FORMAT button 6 TV GUIDE button 7 MENU button Description Turns the HD DVR on or into...standby (off). Depending on the type of the HD DVR with the following indicators: Power, Recording, Dolby Digital®, Clock, Channel Number and Name (if available); Shows the main menu on -screen menus and guides by moving the joystick either up, down, left or right....
... in all cases. Press the joystick to High-Definition Digital Video Recorder (HD DVR) Front Panel Indicators and Controls 76 1 2 3 45 Control Panel 1 POWER button 2 Display Window 3 EXIT button 4 Joystick/SELECT button 5 FORMAT button 6 TV GUIDE button 7 MENU button Description Turns the HD DVR on or into...standby (off). Depending on the type of the HD DVR with the following indicators: Power, Recording, Dolby Digital®, Clock, Channel Number and Name (if available); Shows the main menu on -screen menus and guides by moving the joystick either up, down, left or right....
Operation Manual
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...; (IR Blaster) to enable automatic recording to an A/V amplifier or other Sony® infrared-controlled equipment that are best suited for the program content and the connected equipment. (See "Audio" on page 40.) wa USB (Universal Serial Bus) Reserved for potential future applications. w; Use the Dolby Digital audio menu to select the appropriate audio...
...; (IR Blaster) to enable automatic recording to an A/V amplifier or other Sony® infrared-controlled equipment that are best suited for the program content and the connected equipment. (See "Audio" on page 40.) wa USB (Universal Serial Bus) Reserved for potential future applications. w; Use the Dolby Digital audio menu to select the appropriate audio...
Operation Manual
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...-screen displays. 5 . (dot) Use with the 0-9 and ENTER buttons to select subchannels for certain digital stations (for example, channel 2.1, if available). 6 INFO Press to , available Formats may change channels ...Scroll up or down to set period of the screen. 7 MENU Press to play a program in on the type of a recorded program. qs REPLAY qd PAUSE qf REW qg STOP Press ... DVR AMP ql AUX DVR 2 w; 3 SCREEN FORMAT PIC TV/VIDEO wa MODE MODE CH P A ws G E 4 VOL ENTER wd 5 INFO FAVORITE 6 wf TV MENU GUIDE 7 wg 8 PUSH SELECT 9 EXIT q; Press to cycle...
...-screen displays. 5 . (dot) Use with the 0-9 and ENTER buttons to select subchannels for certain digital stations (for example, channel 2.1, if available). 6 INFO Press to , available Formats may change channels ...Scroll up or down to set period of the screen. 7 MENU Press to play a program in on the type of a recorded program. qs REPLAY qd PAUSE qf REW qg STOP Press ... DVR AMP ql AUX DVR 2 w; 3 SCREEN FORMAT PIC TV/VIDEO wa MODE MODE CH P A ws G E 4 VOL ENTER wd 5 INFO FAVORITE 6 wf TV MENU GUIDE 7 wg 8 PUSH SELECT 9 EXIT q; Press to cycle...
Operation Manual
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... the AUX POWER button to see if the device will begin to blink slowly. 4 Enter the three-digit code from the Manufacturer's Code list found on pages 14 and 15. 5 Press the SELECT or ENTER...to the device you want to program (such as TV or DVD). 3 Press and hold the AUX POWER and MENU buttons simultaneously for five (5) seconds. If it does not respond, try using another code listed for this setting ...will stop flashing once the above step is entered, the DVD position on page 14 and find the three-digit code number for two (2) seconds if the code is accepted or it will need to use its remote ...
... the AUX POWER button to see if the device will begin to blink slowly. 4 Enter the three-digit code from the Manufacturer's Code list found on pages 14 and 15. 5 Press the SELECT or ENTER...to the device you want to program (such as TV or DVD). 3 Press and hold the AUX POWER and MENU buttons simultaneously for five (5) seconds. If it does not respond, try using another code listed for this setting ...will stop flashing once the above step is entered, the DVD position on page 14 and find the three-digit code number for two (2) seconds if the code is accepted or it will need to use its remote ...
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... from the table below. The LED will begin to program, such as a TV or DVD Player. 3 Press and hold the AUX POWER and MENU buttons simultaneously for five (5) seconds. Device TV DVD VCR AMP Temporarily Assigned Code 100 600 300 500 5 Try controlling the device with the HD ... on your remote control to step 7. The LED will illuminate for two (2) seconds to indicate that the code is accepted. 13 Introduction to High-Definition Digital Video Recorder (HD DVR) To Search for a Code to Program the Remote Control If your device is not listed in the Manufacturer's Code list, try the...
... from the table below. The LED will begin to program, such as a TV or DVD Player. 3 Press and hold the AUX POWER and MENU buttons simultaneously for five (5) seconds. Device TV DVD VCR AMP Temporarily Assigned Code 100 600 300 500 5 Try controlling the device with the HD ... on your remote control to step 7. The LED will illuminate for two (2) seconds to indicate that the code is accepted. 13 Introduction to High-Definition Digital Video Recorder (HD DVR) To Search for a Code to Program the Remote Control If your device is not listed in the Manufacturer's Code list, try the...
Operation Manual
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... Scroll/Select bar to make selections and adjustments Play a DVD Pause a DVD Operating an Amplifier Move the device switch to the next DVD chapter Begin recording a VCR (hold REC button for 1 second) 16 Press To Do This... Press To Do This... AUX Power the DVD on the TV Adjust the ...volume MENU Display TV menu Press PUSH SELECT SCREEN MODE PIC MODE TV/VIDEO To Do This... AUX Power the Amp on/off 09 Enter numbers MENU Display the menu PUSH SELECT Use the arrow buttons and Scroll/Select bar to make selections...
... Scroll/Select bar to make selections and adjustments Play a DVD Pause a DVD Operating an Amplifier Move the device switch to the next DVD chapter Begin recording a VCR (hold REC button for 1 second) 16 Press To Do This... Press To Do This... AUX Power the DVD on the TV Adjust the ...volume MENU Display TV menu Press PUSH SELECT SCREEN MODE PIC MODE TV/VIDEO To Do This... AUX Power the Amp on/off 09 Enter numbers MENU Display the menu PUSH SELECT Use the arrow buttons and Scroll/Select bar to make selections...
Operation Manual
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If "Auto On" is connected does not support Dolby Digital® audio input via the HDMI connection select "off" in the Preferences/Audio/Dolby Digital menu. Operating Instructions Connecting TV/Monitor Connect the HD DVR's HDMI output jack to the HD TV's HDMI input jack using the HDMI cable (supplied). ✍ If you are connecting an audio system, connect the digital audio optical cable to your audio system for your home theater. ✍ If the HDMI-equipped TV to which the HD DVR is selected, no audio may be heard from the TV. 18
If "Auto On" is connected does not support Dolby Digital® audio input via the HDMI connection select "off" in the Preferences/Audio/Dolby Digital menu. Operating Instructions Connecting TV/Monitor Connect the HD DVR's HDMI output jack to the HD TV's HDMI input jack using the HDMI cable (supplied). ✍ If you are connecting an audio system, connect the digital audio optical cable to your audio system for your home theater. ✍ If the HDMI-equipped TV to which the HD DVR is selected, no audio may be heard from the TV. 18
Operation Manual
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... Connect the HD DVR's composite output jacks to the TV's composite input jacks using a composite video cable (supplied). ✍ If your TV comes with an S Video input, use the S Video connection instead of the composite video connection for better picture quality. ✍ When connecting to a TV with a composite or... S Video cable, the FORMAT should be set to SD OUT to ensure that menus and on the FORMAT feature see page 73. 21 With the composite or S Video connections, any other FORMAT setting will display only video images and no menu or on-screen displays.
... Connect the HD DVR's composite output jacks to the TV's composite input jacks using a composite video cable (supplied). ✍ If your TV comes with an S Video input, use the S Video connection instead of the composite video connection for better picture quality. ✍ When connecting to a TV with a composite or... S Video cable, the FORMAT should be set to SD OUT to ensure that menus and on the FORMAT feature see page 73. 21 With the composite or S Video connections, any other FORMAT setting will display only video images and no menu or on-screen displays.
Operation Manual
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... accept the card without first pressing the "Eject button." If you want to cancel your service, contact your HD DVR will no longer decrypt digital cable TV programming services that require a CableCARD device. ✍ If you will no longer use a CableCARD, keep the card inserted in the... TV Guide On Screen™ Setup menu, see "Activating CableCARD Service" on page 26. ✍ Once a CableCARD device is removed, your cable TV service provider. 1 Turn off the HD DVR...
... accept the card without first pressing the "Eject button." If you want to cancel your service, contact your HD DVR will no longer decrypt digital cable TV programming services that require a CableCARD device. ✍ If you will no longer use a CableCARD, keep the card inserted in the... TV Guide On Screen™ Setup menu, see "Activating CableCARD Service" on page 26. ✍ Once a CableCARD device is removed, your cable TV service provider. 1 Turn off the HD DVR...
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... separate cable box. Check with access to digitally encrypted cable channels - If such information does not appear within the Menu/Preferences/ System/CableCARD menu (see page 36). An authorized cable TV...has acquired channels from your cable TV service provider's interactive or advanced features (such as video-on-demand or, in your cable TV service provider. without the use CableCARD service, ... the HD DVR will enable you need to receive not only standard definition but also high-definition television where available. The CableCARD device is complete, information about activating ...
... separate cable box. Check with access to digitally encrypted cable channels - If such information does not appear within the Menu/Preferences/ System/CableCARD menu (see page 36). An authorized cable TV...has acquired channels from your cable TV service provider's interactive or advanced features (such as video-on-demand or, in your cable TV service provider. without the use CableCARD service, ... the HD DVR will enable you need to receive not only standard definition but also high-definition television where available. The CableCARD device is complete, information about activating ...
Operation Manual
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... confirm your TV, Format and Wide Mode settings. Press SELECT on -screen MAIN MENU. 2 Use V and v to highlight the desired menu icon. Using the Menus This section covers the MAIN MENU of the applications available on screen menu and either press again or press EXIT to return to normal viewing. 31 The... your selection. 3 Follow the instructions on the screen. 4 For instructions on using a specific menu, see the page in this section that talks about that menu. 5 Press the MENU or EXIT button to exit the menu. ✍ Press MENU once to display the on the HD DVR to all of the HD DVR. The...
... confirm your TV, Format and Wide Mode settings. Press SELECT on -screen MAIN MENU. 2 Use V and v to highlight the desired menu icon. Using the Menus This section covers the MAIN MENU of the applications available on screen menu and either press again or press EXIT to return to normal viewing. 31 The... your selection. 3 Follow the instructions on the screen. 4 For instructions on using a specific menu, see the page in this section that talks about that menu. 5 Press the MENU or EXIT button to exit the menu. ✍ Press MENU once to display the on the HD DVR to all of the HD DVR. The...
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Operating Instructions Using the Recent Channels Menu -%.5 The Recent Channels feature lists up to 18 of the most recently viewed channels. Only channels that have been viewed about a minute will be accessed as a Favorite category. 32 The Recent Channels list can also be listed.
Operating Instructions Using the Recent Channels Menu -%.5 The Recent Channels feature lists up to 18 of the most recently viewed channels. Only channels that have been viewed about a minute will be accessed as a Favorite category. 32 The Recent Channels list can also be listed.
Operation Manual
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... button or Scroll button. 6 Select OK to 13 categories of "Add to add the channel. Creating or Editing Favorite Categories 1 Press MENU to display the menu. 2 Highlight and select Preferences. 3 Highlight and select Favorite Options. 4 Highlight and select Create New Category 5 Name a new category ...by selecting a category and then selecting a channel within that category. Using the Favorite Menu -%.5 Using the Menus The Favorite feature lets you create up to confirm. ✍ Note that you may always access the Recent Channels ...
... button or Scroll button. 6 Select OK to 13 categories of "Add to add the channel. Creating or Editing Favorite Categories 1 Press MENU to display the menu. 2 Highlight and select Preferences. 3 Highlight and select Favorite Options. 4 Highlight and select Create New Category 5 Name a new category ...by selecting a category and then selecting a channel within that category. Using the Favorite Menu -%.5 Using the Menus The Favorite feature lets you create up to confirm. ✍ Note that you may always access the Recent Channels ...