User manual SONY VAIO VPCSB4DFX/L

[. . . ] To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. The leakage current could increase when connected to other equipment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate frequency energy. [. . . ] You can enter characters in overwrite mode. Use the ESC key for the backspace function. For detailed information, see "Verifying/Editing Information About the Title" on page 43. When you record using equipment such as external equipment, data is recorded via the communication protocol. Pre Rec Function When the PRE REC sub menu of the SETUP is set to "ON, " the unit saves the last 5 seconds of video data in the inernal memory. This function allows the unit to start recording the last 5 seconds of video data saved previously for continuity. 1 Press the MENU button. 30 Recording The TOP menu appears. 5 Select the desired mode by pressing the V or v button. Mode OFF Setting To record the video signal promptly after you start recording. (Factory setting) To start recording using the last 5 seconds of video data saved previously. Recording ON 6 2 Select "SETUP MENU" by pressing the V or v button, and press the b button with "SETUP MENU" highlighted. The SETUP MENU appears. Press the SET button. The message "NOW SAVING. . . " appears and the unit starts to save the setting. When the saving is completed, the message disappears and the unit returns to the normal display. The setting for the previous recording is executed. When the Disc Becomes Full During Recording At the factory setting, the unit stops recording automatically and the disc tray opens. The DISC END sub menu of the SETUP MENU allows you to change this setting. 3 Select "PRE REC" by pressing the V or v button. 1 Press the MENU button. The TOP menu appears. 4 Press the b button. The message changes to "OPEN" on the front panel display. Playback Usable Discs You can use the 4 x DVD+RW discs. Note 3 4 Place the disc to be played on the tray. The DISC IN display blinks and the message "Now loading. . . " appears on the front panel display. Go to step 5, after the message Now loading. . . " disappears and the DISC IN display lights up. The recorded discs may not be able to be played back due to scratch on the disc, dust accumulated on the disc, conditions recorded or recording equipment. 5 Playback Press the BPLAY button. Playback starts. Playback a Disc Note For a moment, the picture is frozen and audio playback stops between titles. 1 3 2, 4 To stop playback Press the xSTOP button. Fast Forward or Reverse Playback To view fast forward playback Press the >NEXT/DOWN button with the BPLAY button held down. This allows you to view fast forward playback at a speed three times the speed of normal playback. 5 xSTOP button 1 Press the 1 (power) switch to turn the power on. The message "Welcome" appears on the front panel. When the message changes to "Now loading. . . ", and then to "NO DISC!. ", go to the next operation. Note To view reverse playback Press the . PREV/UP button with the BPLAY button held down. This allows you to view fast reverse playback at a speed three times the speed of normal playback. Adding Indexes During Playback You can add indexes using the SVRM-100A remote control unit. For detailed information on how to add indexes, see "Using an SVRM-100A Remote Control Unit (Not Supplied)" on page 58. If the power is not turned on and the front panel display does not light even if you press the 1 (power) switch, check whether the MAIN POWER switch on the rear panel is set to the ] (on) side. For detailed information on how to turn the power on or off, see "Turning the Power On/Off" on page 16. Playback 35 Searching for Desired Point Jumping to a Desired Title The B or b button allows the unit to jump to the title before or after the title currently being played. Jumping to a Desired Chapter The . PREV/UP or >NEXT/DOWN button allows the unit to jump to the chapter before or after the chapter currently being played. Playback >NEXT/DOWN button . PREV/UP button 1 1 2 2 When you use the >NEXT/DOWN button: When you press this button once, the unit jumps to the start point of the next chapter. When you use the . PREV/UP button: When you press this button once, the unit jumps to the start point of the chapter currently being played. [. . . ] Set the unit in stop mode or playback mode. Using an SVRM-100A Remote Control Unit (Not Supplied) 59 Note You cannot erase indexes created at the beginning of recording, ones created by pressing the XPAUSE button of the unit during recording, or ones marked automatically by setting the AUTO INDEX sub menu to ON (see page 48). 1 2 3 Set the unit in the index scan mode. In this case, the segment of that chapter is added to the previous chapter and they become one chapter. Miscellaneous 60 Using an SVRM-100A Remote Control Unit (Not Supplied) Glossary Bit rate Bit rate is the value indicating amount of compressed information recorded on the DVD disc per one second. The unit is Mbps (Mega bits per second) for video signals. 1Mbps indicates that the amount of information per second is 1, 000, 000 bits. [. . . ]