User manual SONY VAIO VGN-CS290JDR

[. . . ] Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product. RDR-GX300 Serial No. ______________ Precautions This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits set out in the EMC Directive using a connection cable shorter than 3 meters. CAUTION You are cautioned that any change or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment. On safety Should any solid object or liquid fall into the cabinet, unplug the recorder and have it checked by qualified personnel before operating it any further. 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. [. . . ] ­ you edit the title after stopping playback. ­ you change the settings on the recorder. ­ you turn off the recorder (VIDEO CD/CD/ DATA CD only). ­ you make a recording (except for DVD-RWs in VR mode). 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 2 3 Select "OK" and press ENTER. The display for entering your password appears. Enter your four digit password using the number buttons. Press ENTER to select "OK. " The recorder starts playback. To register or change the password, see "Parental Control (DVD VIDEO only)" (page 78). To lock the disc tray (Child Lock) You can lock the disc tray to prevent children from ejecting the disc. When the recorder is in standby mode, press O RETURN, ENTER, and then {/1 on the remote. "LOCKED" appears on the front panel display. The Z OPEN/CLOSE button does not work while the Child Lock is set. To unlock the disc tray, press O RETURN, ENTER, and then {/1 on the remote again when the recorder is in standby mode. z Hints · You can also use the H PLAY button in step 4 (page 51) to start playback. · 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. To enjoy DTS Digital SurroundTM 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 53). 3 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. "DVE" (digital video enhancer): Sharpens the outlines of the images. "PB Video Equalizer" (Playback video equalizer): Adjusts the picture in greater detail. · Contrast: changes the contrast. [. . . ] These signals are included in some software or TV programs and restrict recording on this recorder. DVD+R (page 8) A DVD+R (read "plus 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. Dolby Digital (page 77) Digital audio compression technology developed by Dolby Laboratories. This technology conforms to multi-channel surround sound. The rear channel is stereo and there is a discrete subwoofer channel in this format. [. . . ]