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Table of Contents 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 Antenna Cable 12 A: Cable box or satellite receiver with a video/audio output 13 B: Cable box with an antenna output only 14 C: Cable without cable box, or antenna only (no cable TV 15 Step 2: Connecting the Video Cords 16 Step 3: Connecting the Audio Cords 18 Step 4: Connecting the AC Power Cord 19 Step 5: Preparing the Remote 20 Controlling TVs with the remote 20 If you have a Sony DVD player or more than one Sony DVD recorder 21 Changing channels of the recorder using the remote 22 Step 6: Easy Setup 23 Connecting a VCR or Similar Device 24 Connecting to the LINE 1 IN jacks 24 Connecting to the LINE 2 IN jacks on the front panel 25 Connecting to a Satellite or Digital Tuner 26 Eight Basic Operations - Getting to Know Your DVD Recorder 1. Inserting a Disc 27 2. Recording a Program 27 Checking the disc status while recording 28 3. Playing the Recorded Program (Title List 28 4. Displaying the Playing/Remaining Time and Play Information 30 Checking the playing/remaining time 31 Checking the remaining disc space 32 5. Changing the Name of a Recorded Program 33 6. Labeling and Protecting a Disc 34 Labeling a disc 34 Protecting a disc 35 7. Playing the Disc on Other DVD Equipment (Finalize 35 Finalizing the disc using Z OPEN/CLOSE button 36 Finalizing the disc using "Disc Information" display 36 Unfinalizing a disc 37 8. Reformatting a disc 37 ,continued 5

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Table of Contents
WARNING
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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 Antenna Cable
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
A: Cable box or satellite receiver with a video/audio output . . . . . . . . . . 13
B: Cable box with an antenna output only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
C: Cable without cable box, or antenna only (no cable TV) . . . . . . . . . . 15
Step 2: Connecting the Video Cords
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Step 3: Connecting the Audio Cords
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Step 4: Connecting the AC Power Cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Step 5: Preparing the Remote
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Controlling TVs with the remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
If you have a Sony DVD player or more than one
Sony DVD recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Changing channels of the recorder using the remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Step 6: Easy Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Connecting a VCR or Similar Device
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Connecting to the LINE 1 IN jacks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Connecting to the LINE 2 IN jacks on the front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Connecting to a Satellite or Digital Tuner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
1. Inserting a Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
2. Recording a Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Checking the disc status while recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
3. Playing the Recorded Program (Title List)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
4. Displaying the Playing/Remaining Time and Play Information . . . . . . . . . 30
Checking the playing/remaining time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Checking the remaining disc space. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
5. Changing the Name of a Recorded Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
6. Labeling and Protecting a Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Labeling a disc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Protecting a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
7. Playing the Disc on Other DVD Equipment (Finalize)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Finalizing the disc using
Z
OPEN/CLOSE button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Finalizing the disc using “Disc Information” display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Unfinalizing a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
8. Reformatting a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Eight Basic Operations
— Getting to Know Your DVD Recorder
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