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To play the beginning of the track

Press OPTIONS to select “Play Beginning,”

and press ENTER.

To fast forward or review a track

Press

m

/

M

during playback.

To go to the next or previous MP3 audio

track or JPEG image file

Press

.

PREV or NEXT

>

during

playback. If you repeatedly press

.

PREV

or NEXT

>

, you will go to the next or

previous album. (MP3 audio track only)

To go to the next or previous album

Press

REPLAY

/

ADVANCE

during

playback or slideshow.

To rotate a picture

Press OPTIONS while the JPEG image is

displayed to select “Rotate Right” or “Rotate

Left,” and press ENTER.

z

Hints

•

Press the AUDIO button

to switch between

stereo or monaural audio tracks.

•

You can rotate a JPEG image by using the

<

/

,

buttons when the image is displayed.

•

Press DISPLAY repeatedly to show information

about the JPEG album or image on your TV

screen. Then press TIME/TEXT to toggle

between the current selected image number and

album number.

b

Notes

•

Some JPEG files, especially files of three million

pixels or more, may lengthen the slideshow

interval.

•

Rotated JPEG images will not be saved when you

switch to another folder.

•

Images larger than 720 × 480 will be reduced to

720 × 480 when displayed.

•

The following images are not displayed:

– progressive JPEG image files

– grayscale JPEG image files

– 4:1:1 JPEG image files

•

When you attempt to play a broken file or a file

that does not satisfy the play conditions,

appears but the recorder cannot play the file.

MP3 is an audio compression technology that

satisfies certain ISO/MPEG regulations.

JPEG is an image compression technology.

You can play MP3 (MPEG1 Audio Layer 3)

format audio tracks and JPEG image files on

DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs)

or JPEG image files on DATA DVDs (DVD-

ROMs/DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD-RWs/

DVD-Rs).

DATA CDs must be recorded according to

ISO9660 Level 1, Level 2 or Joliet format for

the recorder to recognize the MP3 tracks.

You can also play discs recorded in

MultiSession/Border.

See the instructions supplied with the disc

drives and the recording software (not

supplied) for details on the recording format.

Note on MultiSession/Border discs

If audio tracks and images in Music CD

format or Video CD format are recorded in

the first session/border, only the first session/

border will be played back.

b

Note

The recorder may not be able to play some DATA

CDs created in the Packet Write format.

About MP3 audio tracks and

JPEG image files

Section	Page
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	27
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
Timer Recording	39
Before Recording	39
Recording mode	39
Recording a stereo/SAP program	40
Unrecordable pictures	40
Timer Recording	40
Using the Quick Timer function	42
Adjusting the recording picture quality and size	42
Creating chapters in a title	43
Checking/Changing/ Canceling Timer Settings (Timer List)	44
Changing the priority of overlapped settings	45
Recording From Connected Equipment	47
Recording from connected equipment with a timer (Synchro Rec)	47
Recording from connected equipment without a timer	48
Playback	49
Playing	49
Playback options	51
Adjusting the picture quality	52
Adjusting the delay between the picture and sound (AV SYNC)	53
Playing from the beginning of the program you are recording (Chasing Playback)	53
Playing a previous recording while making another (Simultaneous Rec and Play)	54
Searching for a Title/ Chapter/Track, etc.	54
Playing MP3 Audio Tracks or JPEG Image Files	55
About MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files	56
MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files that the recorder can play	57
About playback order of albums, tracks, and files	57
Erasing and Editing	59
Before Editing	59
Erasing and Editing a Title	60
Erasing multiple titles (Erase Titles)	60
Erasing a section of a title (A-B Erase)	61
Creating chapters manually	62
Creating and Editing a Playlist	62
Moving a Playlist title (Change Order)	64
Combining multiple Playlist titles (Combine Titles)	64
Dividing a Playlist title (Divide Title)	65
DV/Digital8 Dubbing	66
Before DV/Digital8 Dubbing	66
Preparing for DV/Digital8 dubbing	66
Recording an Entire DV Format Tape (One Touch Dubbing)	68
Program Edit	68
Settings and Adjustments	71
Antenna Reception and Language Settings (Basic)	71
Tuner Preset	71
Clock	72
OSD (On-Screen Display)	73
Video Settings (Video)	74
Audio Settings (Audio)	76
Recording Settings (Recording)	78
Disc Settings (DVD)	79
Remote Control Settings/ Factory Settings (Others)	81
Easy Setup (Resetting the Recorder)	82
Additional Information	83
Troubleshooting	83
Self-diagnosis Function (When letters/numbers appear in the display)	88
Notes About This Recorder	88
Specifications	89
About i.LINK	90
Guide to Parts and Controls	92
Language Code List	95
Area Code	95
Index	96

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