Sony RDR-VX515 Quick Start Guide - Page 2

The Easy Setup display automatically appears on your TV screen when you turn on your recorder for the first time. Follow the steps below to make the minimum number of basic adjustments to use the recorder. If you make a mistake, press  RETURN. 1 Turn on your TV and any other connected equipment such as your cable box or satellite receiver. 2 Press / on the VCR-DVD recorder. 3 Switch the input selector on your TV so that the signal from the recorder appears on your TV screen. If "Initial setting necessary to operate the DVD recorder will be made. You can change them later using setup." does not appear on your TV screen, press SYSTEM MENU, select "Setup" and then select "Easy Setup." Easy Setup Initial setting necessary to operate the DVD recorder will be made. You can change them later using setup. Start ENTER Enter Return SYSTEM MENU Exit 4 Press ENTER. 5 Press / to select a language for the on-screen display, then press ENTER. Easy Setup Select the screen language. English Français Español Move ENTER Enter Return SYSTEM MENU Exit ///ENTER Press ENTER to make a selection SYSTEM MENU / (on/standby)  RETURN ENTER ENTER 6 Press / to select "Auto" and press ENTER. The recorder will automatically search for a channel that carries a time signal when you turn off the recorder after finishing Easy Setup. If no broadcaster in your area is sending a time signal, setect "Manual," and press ENTER. Press / to set the month and press . Set the day, year, hour, minutes, and AM/PM in the same way. The day of the week is set automatically. 7 Press / to select whether or not you have a cable connection, and press ENTER. If you use an antenna only (no cable TV), select "Antenna." For all other connections, select "Cable." Easy Setup Select a method for setting the clock. If you select "Auto", this recorder will look for a time signal when you turn it off. Auto Manual Move ENTER Enter Return SYSTEM MENU Exit Easy Setup Select the way in which you will receive channels. Antenna Cable Move ENTER Enter Return SYSTEM MENU Exit 8 The Tuner Preset function starts searching for all receivable channels. This may take a couple of minutes. Easy Setup Searching for receivable Channels. 25 Please wait. Return SYSTEM MENU Exit 9 Press / to select the type of TV you have, then press ENTER. If you have a wide-screen TV, select "16:9." If you have a standard TV, select either "4:3 Letter Box"(shrink to fit) or "4:3 Pan Scan" (stretch to fit). This will determine how "widescreen" images are displayed on your TV. Easy Setup 10:10 AM Select your TV screen type. 16 : 9 4 : 3 Letter Box 4 : 3 Pan Scan Move ENTER Enter Return SYSTEM MENU Exit 10 Press / to select the type of Dolby Digital signal you want to send to your AV amplifier (receiver), then press ENTER. If your AV amplifier (receiver) has a Dolby Digital decoder, select "Dolby Digital." If not, select "D-PCM." Easy Setup Dolby Digital D-PCM Dolby Digital 10:10 AM Move ENTER Enter Return SYSTEM MENU Exit 11 Press / to select the type of DTS signal you want to send to your AV amplifier (receiver), then press ENTER. If your AV amplifier has a DTS decoder, select "On." If not, select "Off." Easy Setup DTS On Off 10:10 AM Move ENTER Enter Return SYSTEM MENU Exit 12 When "Finish" appears, press ENTER to complete Easy Setup. Easy Setup Easy Setup is finished. Finish 10:10 AM Move ENTER Enter Return SYSTEM MENU Exit Label side facing up Insert a DVD Disc 1 Press DVD to operate the DVD recorder. 2 Press  OPEN/CLOSE and place a recordable DVD on the disc tray. 3 Press  OPEN/CLOSE again to close the disc tray. "LOAD" will appear for about a minute in the VCR-DVD recorder's front panel display. See "Quick Guide to Disc Types" in the Operating Instructions for more details about the differences between disc types. hint Don't know what's going on? Look at your TV screen, not the front panel display. Messages explaining the current status of the DVD recorder will appear on your TV screen. Note that the remote does not work while "LOAD" is flashing, so be patient! Insert a VHS Tape 1 Press VIDEO to operate the VCR. 2 Insert a tape with its safety tab in place. Record a TV Program The following explains how to record a current TV program. For instructions on how to set the timer, see the timer recording sections in the Operating Instructions. 1 Press DVD to record to a DVD disc. Or, press VIDEO to record to a VHS tape. 2 Press CH+/- to select a channel. The channel number appears in the front panel display. • If you connected your cable box or satellite receiver to the Line 1 input of the VCR-DVD recorder, press INPUT SELECT until "LINE1" appears in the front panel display. Then select a channel on your cable box or satellite receiver. • If you connected your cable box to the VCR-DVD recorder's antenna input jack, select channel 2, 3 or 4, whichever channel is used to receive the signal from the cable box. Then select a channel on your cable box. 3 Press REC MODE repeatedly to select the recording mode. When recording to a DVD disc: HQ, HSP, SP, LSP, LP, EP, SLP, or SEP HQ offers the best quality picture, but with the shortest recording time. Recording time increases with each successive mode, but the picture quality gradually deteriorates. When recording to a VHS tape: SP or EP EP (Extended Play) provides recording time three times as long as SP (Standard Play). However, SP produces better picture and audio quality. hint How much disc space or tape length do I have? You can check information about the disc or tape, such as the remaining disc space or remaining tape length, by pressing DISPLAY while the disc or tape is inserted. 4 Press  REC. The recorder starts recording. To stop recording, press  STOP. OPEN/ CLOSE CH/ TRACKING 123 456 789 0 INPUT SELECT DISPLAY TITLE LIST ENTER REC REC MODE Playback the Recorded DVD Disc 1 Press DVD to operate the DVD recorder. 2 Press TITLE LIST. The Title List menu appears. Title List(Original) 1/4 No. Title 01 CH 23 02 CH 66 03 CH 95 04 CH 97 10:10 AM Length Edit 01:29:03 > 00:31:23 > 01:59:00 > 00:58:56 > CH 23 May/02/2005 08:00 PM Move ENTER Enter Return SYSTEM MENU Exit 3 Press / to select the title you want to play and press ENTER. The sub-menu appears. Title List (Original) 1/4 No. Title 01 CH 23 02 CH 66 03 CH 95 04 CH 97 CH 23 May/02/2005 08:00 PM Move ENTER Enter Return 10:10 AM Length Edit P01la:2y9:03 > T00it:l3e1E:2ra3se> C01ha:5p9te:r0E0ra>se P00ro:5te8c:5t6 > Title Name A-B Erase Divide Title SYSTEM MENU Exit 4 Press / to select "Play" and press ENTER. Playback starts from the beginning of the title. Playback the Recorded VHS Tape 1 Press VIDEO to control the VCR. 2 Press / to find the point you want to start playback. For further explanations, see "VCR Playback" in the Operating instructions. 3 Press  PLAY. Playback starts. Now that you have familiarized yourself with the VCR-DVD recorder, try the functions below by following the explanations in the Operating Instructions. Copy a VHS tape to a DVD or a DVD to a VHS tape See "Dubbing From a VHS Tape to a DVD," or "Dubbing From a DVD to a VHS Tape."