Sony RDR-HX715 Operating Instructions - Page 63
Adjusting the picture quality, To play restricted DVDs Parental Control
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To use the DVD's Menu When you play a DVD VIDEO, or a finalized DVD+RW, DVD-RW (Video mode), DVD+R, or DVD-R, you can display the disc's menu by pressing TOP MENU or MENU. To play VIDEO CDs with PBC functions PBC (Playback Control) allows you to play VIDEO CDs interactively using the menu on your TV screen. When you start playing a VIDEO CD with PBC functions, the menu appears. Select an item using the number buttons and press ENTER. Then, follow the instructions in the menu (press H PLAY when "Press SELECT" appears). The PBC function of Super VIDEO CDs does not work with this recorder. Super VIDEO CDs are played in continuous play mode only. To play restricted DVDs (Parental Control) If you play a restricted DVD, the message "Do you want temporarily change parental control to *?" appears on your TV screen. 1 Select "OK" and press ENTER. The display for entering your password appears. 2 Enter your four-digit password using the number buttons. 3 Press ENTER to select "OK." The recorder starts playback. To register or change the password, see "Parental Control (DVD VIDEO only)" on page 96. To lock the disc tray (Child Lock) You can lock the disc tray to prevent children from ejecting the disc. When the recorder is turned on, hold down x STOP until "LOCKED" appears in the front panel display. The Z OPEN/CLOSE button does not work while the Child Lock is set. To unlock the disc tray, hold down x STOP until "UNLOCKED" appears in the front panel display when the recorder is turned on. z Hints • You can also use the H PLAY button in step 3 (page 59) to start playback. • Even if you select "Factory Setup" in "Options" setup (page 99), the Child Lock remains set. Notes on playing DTS sound tracks on a CD • When playing DTS-encoded CDs, excessive noise will be heard from the analog stereo jacks. To avoid possible damage to the audio system, the consumer should take proper precautions when the analog stereo jacks of the recorder are connected to an amplification system. To enjoy DTS Digital Surround™ playback, an external 5.1-channel decoder system must be connected to the digital jack of the recorder. • Set the sound to "Stereo" using the AUDIO button when you play DTS sound tracks on a CD (page 61). Notes on playing DVDs with a DTS sound track DTS audio signals are output only through the DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL or OPTICAL) jack. When you play a DVD with DTS sound tracks, set "DTS" to "On" in "Audio" setup (page 95). Playback Adjusting the picture quality HDD +RW -RWVR -RWVideo +R -R DVD VCD 1 Press TOOLS during playback to select "Video Settings," and press ENTER. Video Settings Select the item you want to change. Y NR : 2 C NR : 2 BNR : 2 MNR : 1 DVE : Off PB Video Equalizer 2 Select an item, and press ENTER. The adjustment display appears. "Y NR" (luminance noise reduction): Reduces noise contained in the luminance element of the video signal. "C NR" (chroma noise reduction): Reduces noise contained in the color element of the video signal. "BNR" (block noise reduction): Reduces "block noise" or mosaic like patterns in the picture. "MNR" (mosquito noise reduction): Reduces the faint noise appearing around the outlines of the images. The noise reduction effects are automatically adjusted within each setting range according to the video bit rate and other factors. "DVE" (digital video enhancer): Sharpens the outlines of the images. ,continued 63