User manual SONY HT-8800DP

[. . . ] 2-024-212-11(2) DVD Recorder Operating Instructions RDR-GX300 © 2004 Sony Corporation WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. The AC power cord must be changed only at a qualified service shop only. For customers in the U. S. A Owner's Record The model and serial numbers are located at the rear of the unit. [. . . ] Selects an angle when pressed repeatedly. If various angles (multi-angles) for a scene are recorded on the disc, " " appears in the front panel display. DVD DVD , continued 53 Buttons SUR (surround) Operations Selects one of the TVS effects when pressed repeatedly. TVS* (TV Virtual Surround) lets you enjoy virtual surround sound effects created from the front left and right speakers. The selected setting is displayed in the front panel display for a few seconds. "TVS OFF": No surround effect "TVS DYNAMIC": Creates one set of virtual rear speakers. "TVS WIDE": Creates five sets of virtual rear speakers. "TVS NIGHT": Creates five sets of virtual rear speakers. "TVS STANDARD": Creates three sets of virtual rear speakers. Effective when you use two separate front speakers. Switches the type of video output signal to interlace or progressive format (page 17). Discs DVD * TVS was developed by Sony to produce home surround sound with just a stereo TV. This only works with multichannel Dolby Digital soundtracks. PROGRESSIVE +RW +R -RWVR -RWVideo -R DVD VCD INSTANT REPLAY/ INSTANT ADVANCE . PREV/ > NEXT Replays the scene/briefly fast forwards the scene. +RW +R -RWVR -RWVideo -R DVD Goes to the beginning of the previous/next title/ chapter/scene/track. Fast reverses/fast forwards the disc when pressed during playback. Search speed changes as follows: fast reverse FR1 T FR2 T T FR3* T T T fast forward t FF1 t t FF2 t t t FF3* All discs All discs * FR3 and FF3 are only available for DVDs. (fast reverse/fast forward) When you press and hold the button, fast forward/fast reverse continues at the selected speed until you release the button. Plays in slow motion when pressed for more than one second in pause mode. Plays one frame at a time when pressed briefly in pause mode. +RW +R (slow, freeze frame) -RWVR -RWVideo -R DVD * VCD * Playback direction only X PAUSE Pauses playback. All discs To resume normal playback, press H PLAY. 54 Notes · To enjoy the TVS function, set "Digital Output" to "On" and "Dolby Digital" to "D-PCM" in Audio Setup. · When the playback signal does not contain a signal for the rear speakers, the surround effects will be difficult to hear. · When you select one of the surround modes, turn off the surround settings of the connected TV or amplifier (receiver). · Make sure that your listening position is between and at an equal distance from your speakers, and that the speakers are located in similar surroundings. · The TVS function cannot be used with discs recorded on this recorder. Angles and subtitles also cannot be changed. Adjusting the picture quality +RW -RWVR -RWVideo +R -R DVD VCD 1 2 Press TOOLS during playback. The TOOLS menu appears. Select "Video Settings, " and press ENTER. Video Settings Select the item you want to change. Y NR : C NR : BNR : DVE : PB Video Equalizer 2 Playback 2 2 Off 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. [. . . ] Dolby Digital provides the same discrete channels of high quality digital audio found in "Dolby Digital" theater surround sound systems. Good channel separation is realized because all of the channel data is recorded discretely, and little deterioration occurs because all channel data processing is digital. DVD-R (page 8) A DVD-R is a recordable disc that is the same size as a DVD VIDEO. Contents can be recorded only once to a DVD-R, and will have the same format as a DVD VIDEO. DVD VIDEO (page 8) Additional Information DTS (page 77) Digital audio compression technology by Digital Theater Systems, Inc. This technology conforms to multi-channel surround sound. [. . . ]