User manual SONY RDR-VX560

[. . . ] Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product. RDR-VX560 Serial No. ______________ CAUTION You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment. CAUTION The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard. As the laser beam used in this DVD recorder is harmful to eyes, do not attempt to disassemble the cabinet. [. . . ] This function only adjusts the output signals from the LINE OUT (R-AUDIO-L). 3 Press </, to adjust the setting, and press ENTER. The default settings are underlined. "Y NR": (weak) Off 1 2 3 (strong) "C NR": (weak) Off 1 2 3 (strong) "BNR": (weak) Off 1 2 3 (strong) "MNR": (weak) Off 1 2 3 (strong) "DVE"*: (weak) Off 1 2 3 (strong) "PB Video Equalizer": · Contrast: (weak) ­3 ~ 0 ~ 3 (strong) · Brightness: (dark) ­3 ~ 0 ~ 3 (bright) · Color: (light) ­3 ~ 0 ~ 3 (deep) · Hue: (red) ­3 ~ 0 ~ 3 (green) Repeat steps 2 and 3 to adjust any other items. * "1" softens the outlines of the images. "2" enhances the outlines and "3" enhances them more than "2. " b Notes · If the outlines of the images on your screen become blurred, set "BNR" and/or "MNR" to "Off. " · Depending on the disc or the scene being played, the above BNR, MNR, Y NR, or C NR effects may be hard to discern. And, these functions may not work with some screen sizes. · When using the DVE function, noise found in the title may become more apparent. In this case, it is recommended that you use the BNR function with the DVE function. If the condition still does not improve, set the DVE level to "1" or "Off. " 3 Press </M/m/, to select the option, and press ENTER. b Note There may be little effect by changing the Audio Filter depending on the disc or playback environment. 64 Pausing a TV Broadcast (TV Pause) You can pause a current TV broadcast, and then continue watching the program at a later time. This is useful when you receive an unexpected phone call or visitor while watching TV. Playing from the beginning of the program you are recording (Chasing Playback) HDD -RWVR 1 While viewing a TV broadcast with this recorder, press X PAUSE. The picture pauses. You can pause the picture for up to three hours. News ABCD 9 Stereo "Chasing Playback" allows you to view the recorded part of a program while the recording is being made. You do not need to wait until the recording finishes. Press TOOLS while recording to select "Chasing Playback, " and press ENTER. Playback starts from the beginning of the program you are recording. When you fast forward to the point that you are recording, Chasing Playback returns to normal playback. Playback TV pause b Notes · For DVD-RWs (VR mode), this function does not work when recording: ­ on a 1x-speed DVD-RW. As titles and tracks are assigned individual numbers, select the title or track by entering its number. You can also search for a scene using the time code. 1 </M/m/, , ENTER TOOLS VISUAL SEARCH Press TOOLS during playback to select a search method, and press ENTER. "Title Search" (for DVDs) "Chapter Search" (for HDD/DVDs) "Track Search" (for CDs/DATA CDs) "Search" (for VIDEO CDs) "Album Search" (for DATA DVDs/DATA CDs) "Time Search" (for HDD/DVDs): Searches for a starting point by entering the time code. "File Search" (for DATA DVDs/DATA CDs) The display for entering the number appears. Example: Title Search Playback Searching by Thumbnail (Visual Search) HDD +RW -RWVR -RWVideo +R -R Title : -- (21) Each chapter is displayed as a thumbnail. You can search for the desired scene visually. The number in parentheses indicates the total number of titles, tracks, etc. 2 1 Press VISUAL SEARCH during playback. VISUAL SEARCH 9 World Sports Press the number buttons to select the number of the title, chapter, track, time code, etc. , you want. For example: Time Search To find a scene at 2 hours, 10 minutes, and 20 seconds, enter "21020. " If you make a mistake, press CLEAR to cancel the number, then select another number. Chapter 4(30) 0:12:45 3 2 Select a scene using </, , and press ENTER. Playback of the selected scene is started. Press SET. The recorder starts playback from the selected number. b Note "Title Search" is not applicable to the HDD. 67 Playing MP3 Audio Tracks or JPEG Image Files DATA DVD DATA CD Selecting an MP3 album or track 1 Press TITLE LIST. The album list appears. To change the page, press ADVANCE . TITLE LIST Music Album 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Opera Symphony Samba Live Piano My heart Paradise The Best Classic Classic Dance Jazz Jazz Pop music Pop music Pop music REPLAY/ You can play MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files on DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CDRWs) or JPEG image files on DATA DVDs (DVD-ROMs/DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD-RWs/ DVD-Rs). 1 4 7 2 5 8 0 3 6 9 2 DISPLAY Select an album, and press ENTER. The sub-menu appears. AUDIO 3 Select "View Album, " and press ENTER. The track list appears. To change the page, press ADVANCE . TITLE LIST 8 The Best 1 2 3 4 5 6 01 Holiday 02 Lonely 03 Candy 04 Rainy day 05 Station 06 Magic 07 Moon 08 Butterfly TITLE LIST </M/m/, , ENTER REPLAY/ ADVANCE . PREV m TOOLS NEXT > M H PLAY x STOP TIME/TEXT REPLAY/ 7 8 4 1 2 Insert a disc. See "Inserting a Disc" on page 31. Select a track, and press ENTER. "Play": Plays the track. "Play Beginning": Plays the beginning of the track. "Track Data": Shows data about the track such as artist and album name. Press H PLAY. For MP3 discs, playback starts from the first MP3 audio track on the disc. For JPEG files, a slideshow of the pictures on the disc begins. [. . . ] 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 VIDEO (page 12) A disc that contains up to eight hours of moving pictures on a disc the same diameter as a CD. The data capacity of a single-layer and singlesided DVD is 4. 7 GB (Giga Byte), which is 7 times that of a CD. The data capacity of a doublelayer and single-sided DVD is 8. 5 GB, a singlelayer and double-sided DVD is 9. 4 GB, and double-layer and double-sided DVD is 17 GB. The picture data uses the MPEG 2 format, which is a worldwide standard of digital compression technology. [. . . ]