RDR-VX555 : Hookup for Playback and Recording : Hookup

Connecting an S video cord or a
component video cord or an HDMI cord
Select a connection
Television
To enjoy DVD/VCR playback, select connection A. In addition, if you want to record TV programs from a connected tuner,
make additional connections by referring to connection B.
: Hookup for Playback
RDR-VX555
to COMPONENT
VIDEO IN
You will need:
to HDMI IN
X1
to S VIDEO IN
INPUT
VIDEO IN
COMPONENT
S VIDEO
Y
PR PB
HDMI IN
(one audio/video cord is supplied)
VCR-DVD
Recorder
c
to COMPONENT
VIDEO OUT
b
Television
S VIDEO OUT
COMPONENT
OUT
AUDIO OUT VIDEO
Follow the three steps below to connect, setup and make
recordings on your VCR-DVD recorder.
VIDEO
to an
AC outlet
PB
R
HDMI OUT
PR
BOX
CONTROL
COAXIAL
OPTICAL IO OUT
DIGITAL AUD
AUDIO
PR
PR
AUDIO
to S VIDEO
OUT
For further explanations, see “Video Settings (Video)” in the Operating Instructions.
1
AUDIO
Connecting an AV amplifier (receiver)
2
3-096-491-11(1)
Connect power
cords last!
to DIGITAL AUDIO OUT
(COAXIAL or OPTICAL)
AK68-01352A
Printed in China
AUDIO
a S video cord or b Component video cords or c HDMI cord
LINE OUT
L
R
©2007 Sony Corporation
L
PR
Connect one of the following cords (not supplied) instead of the video cord. (One
audio/video cord supplied.) You will enjoy high quality images.
LINE IN
Y
L
SETTOP
VIDEO
VIDEO
to HDMI OUT
to LINE IN
LINE 1 IN
LINE OUT
R
HDMI OUT
COAXIAL
OPTICAL
OUT
DIGITAL AUDIO
to LINE OUT
VIDEO
PB
R
VCR-DVD Recorder
LINE 1 IN
Y
L
SETTOP
BOX
CONTROL
ENT S VIDEO OUT
COMPONOUT
O
AUDIO OUT VIDE
a
AUDIO OUT
L/R
COMPONENT
OUT
AUDIO OUT VIDEO
to HDMI OUT
L
R
SETTOP
BOX
CONTROL
L
R
S VIDEO OUT
LINE 1 IN
VIDEO
LINE OUT
VIDEO
VCR-DVD
Recorder
Y
L
PB
R
HDMI OUT
PR
AUDIO
AUDIO
COAXIAL
OPTICAL
OUT
DIGITAL AUDIO
to DIGITAL IN
(OPTICAL)
c
IN
DIGITAL
: Hookup for Playback and
Recording
You will need:
You have :
X2
X2
(one antenna cable is supplied)
(one audio/video cord is supplied)
AV Amplifier
to DIGITAL IN
(COAXIAL)
to LINE IN
(AUDIO)
Connect one of the following cords (not supplied).
Cable Box /
Satellite Receiver
a audio cords or b coaxial digital cord or c optical digital cord or d HDMI
cord
Television
to an
AC outlet
hint
VIDEO OUT
CAVLE IN
OUT TO
TV
If you have neither of the above tuners :
OUT
COMPONENT
Connecting the Set Top Box controller
4
 for
Place it so that the tip of the
controller is near the remote
control reception window on
your set top box.
DIGITAL
AUDIO
OUT
ANT IN
OPTICAL
to your antenna
wall jack
Connecting to an AV amplifier (receiver) with digital cords will enable you to listen
to Dolby Digital or DTS surround effects. For further explanations, see “Connecting
to Your AV Amplifier (Receiver)” in the Operating Instructions.
to VIDEO OUT/
AUDIO OUT
to CABLE IN
If you have been using your VCR connected to an antenna, connect this DVD-VCR to
the VCR using an audio/video cord. This way, you can record TV programs.
Cable Box/Satellite Receiver Without Video/Audio
Output
a
LINE IN
Cable Box With Video/Audio Output
See right
– or –
Satellite Receiver With Video/Audio Output
You have :
b
to HDMI IN
HDMI IN
Before hookup
This DVD-VCR does not include a tuner.
To record TV programs on the DVD-VCR from a connected device, you need
to connect the DVD-VCR to a tuner that has audio/video output jacks.
d
S VIDEO
to VHF/UHF IN
2
to OUT TO
TV
LINE IN
to LINE 1 IN
 Please contact your cable service or satellite service company
to ask cable box or satellite receiver with video/audio output.
to LINE IN
to LINE OUT
VHF/UHF
IN
Cable Box/
Satellite Receiver
LINE OUT
LINE 1 IN
ENT S VIDEO OUT
COMPONOUT
VIDEO
O
VIDEO
AUDIO OUT VIDE
L
Y
L
VIDEO OUT
R
Cable With No Cable Box
SETTOP
to an
AC outlet
R
HDMI OUT
PR
BOX
CONTROL
 Please contact your cable service to ask cable box with video/
audio output.
COAXIAL
OPTICAL IO OUT
DIGITAL AUD
PR
AUDIO
AUDIO
3
CAVLE IN
and to get a cable box or satellite receiver with video/audio
output.
hint
For any inquiry, please visit the Sony web site : http://esupport.sony.com/
OUT
OUT TO
TV
DIGITAL
AUDIO
OUT
ANT IN
OPTICAL
S VIDEO
S VIDEO OUT
COMPONENT
OUT
AUDIO OUT VIDEO
Antenna Only (No Cable TV/No Satellite Receiver)
 You need to subscribe to a cable TV or satellite TV service
COMPONENT
PB
L
R
SETTOP
BOX
CONTROL
VCR-DVD Recorder
1
4
Connect all
power cords last!
LINE 1 IN
VIDEO
LINE OUT
VIDEO
Y
L
VCR-DVD
Recorder
PB
R
HDMI OUT
PR
COAXIAL
OPTICAL
OUT
DIGITAL AUDIO
PR
AUDIO
AUDIO
to SET TOP
BOX CONTROL
You can have the recorder control channels on the cable box or satellite receiver
for timer recording. Connect the Set Top Box controller (supplied), and select “Yes”
in step 6 of Setup on the next page.
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.
Turn on your TV and any other
1 connected
equipment such as
Press M/m to select whether or
6 not
you want to use the Set Top
your cable box or satellite receiver.
Easy Setup
Box control function, then press
ENTER.
Do you want to control
your set top box with this recorder?
(Changes to the current setting will
erase all timer settings.)
Press I/1 on the VCR-DVD
2 recorder.
3
Switch the input selector on
your TV so that the signal from
the recorder appears on your TV
screen.
Yes
Move
7
ENTER Enter
Return
SYSTEM
MENU
Exit
YES
Press the number buttons to enter
the brand code of your cable box
or satellite receiver. Then select
“OK” and press ENTER.
NO
Easy Setup
Examples
of Brand
Codes
Enter the brand code of
your set top box.
Some examples of brand codes are shown
on the right.
Start
Cancel
OK
Move
ENTER Enter
SYSTEM
MENU
Return
4
Press M/m to select a language for
5 the
on-screen display, then press
Press ENTER.
ENTER Enter
Return
SYSTEM
MENU
Exit
8
Press M/m to select the cable
box/satellite receiver output
channel, then press ENTER.
Select the screen language.
If you connected your cable box or satellite
receiver to the VCR-DVD recorder’s audio/
video input, select the “Line” number you
connected to.
Français
Español
Move
ENTER Enter
Return
SYSTEM
MENU
Exit
Easy Setup
12:00 AM
Set the time and date manually.
Month
Day
Year
01
01
2007
Hour
Min
AM/PM
Exit
Move
/ (on/standby)
1
2
4
5
7
8
6
9
0
 RETURN
SYSTEM
MENU
Press M/m to select the type
of TV you have, then press
ENTER.
Easy Setup
7
8
9
1
0237
Samsung
0040,0144,0023,00
03,0070,0000
0476,0011,0014,00
98,0810,0024,0003,
0015,0276
For brand codes other than the above,
see the “Cable Box/Satellite Receiver
Brand Code” list of the Operating
Instructions (page 121).
2
• When using a Set Top Box controller
Press CH+/- buttons to select the cable
box or satellite receiver’s channel.
• When not using a Set Top Box
controller.
Press INPUT to select input source
until “LINE 1” appears in the front
panel display. Then select a channel
on the connected cable box or satellite
receiver.
SYSTEM
MENU
3
Press REC MODE repeatedly
to select the recording mode.
When recording to a DVD disc:
HQ, HSP, SP, LSP, ESP, LP, EP, or SLP
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.
4
SET
0
MENU
Press DVD to operate the DVD
1 recorder.
INPUT
TIME/TEXT
2 Press TITLE LIST.
AUDIO SUBTITLE
TITLE
LIST
The Title List menu appears.
TIMER
Title List(Original)
ORIGINAL/
PLAYLIST
DISPLAY
ENTER
SYSTEM
MENU
CLEAR
PAUSE
Test your
Set Top Box
controller
Dolby Digital
D-PCM
Dolby Digital
Press / to select the type of
DTS signal you want to send
to your AV amplifier (receiver),
then press ENTER.
Easy Setup
SYSTEM
MENU
Exit
10:10 AM
1
Turn on the recorder and
the cable box/satellite
receiver.
2
Point the remote at the
recorder (not at the cable
box/satellite receiver).
DTS
Off
Move
When “Finish” appears, press
ENTER to complete Easy
Setup.
ENTER Enter
Return
Easy Setup
SYSTEM
MENU
Exit
10:10 AM
Finish
ENTER Enter
Return
Press CH+/- and confirm
3 that
the channel changes
on the cable box/satellite
receiver window.
If the recorder does not control
your cable box or satellite receiver,
see “If you cannot get the recorder
to control your cable box/satellite
receiver” at the end of “Step 7: Easy
Setup” in the Operating Instructions.
Easy Setup is finished.
Move
Return
Title List (Original)
REC
SYNCHRO REC REC MODE
VOL
Press  REC.
Exit
Length Edit
01 LINE 1
TV
SYSTEM
MENU
10:10 AM
No. Title
1/4
CH
DIGITAL/
ANALOG
02 LINE 1
01:29:03 >
Play
00:31:23
Title
Erase>
03 LINE 1
01:59:00
>
Chapter
Erase
04 LINE 1
00:58:56 >
Protect
Title Name
LINE 1
INPUT
A-B Erase
May/02/2007
08:00 PM
Move
Divide Title
ENTER Enter
Return
SYSTEM
MENU
Exit
Playback starts from the beginning of the
title.
Playback the
Recorded VHS Tape
Input source and Rec Mode.
Timer - Standard
No.
Rec To
No.01
01
Data
Start
10:10 AM
End
Source
Mode
Edit
DVD 04/15 09:00PM 10:00PM CH8
02Media
DVD Date
04/30 Start
09:15PM End
09:45PM CH11
Ch
Mode
03 DVD--- Today
--/-- 09 --:---:------SP
: 00 PM 10 : 00 PM Line 1
04
---
--/--
--:--
--:--
---
---
05
---
--/--
--:--
--:--
---
---
06
---
--/--
--:--
--:--
---
Adjust
Move
Return
--SYSTEM
MENU
Exit
1 Press VIDEO to operate the VCR.
Press / to find the point
2 you
want to start playback.
As for selecting “Ch(channel)”, see above
“Record a TV program.” The way to select
“Ch(channel)” may differ in the case of a
Set Top Box controller.
3 Press ENTER.
For further explanations, see “VCR
Playback” in the Operating Instructions.
Leave the cable box/satellite receiver
turned on and do not change its selected
channel until the recorder finishes the
timer recording.
3 Press  PLAY.
Playback starts.
ONE-TOUCH DUBBING
On
If your AV amplifier has a DTS decoder,
select “On.” If not, select “Off.”
00:58:56 >
The sub-menu appears.
STOP
Press M/m to set Media, Date,
2 Start
and End time, Channel or
The Timer menu appears.
Return
01:59:00 >
04 LINE 1
Press / to select the title you
3 want
to play and press ENTER.
PLAY
Exit
10:10 AM
ENTER Enter
00:31:23 >
03 LINE 1
Press / to select “Play” and
4 press
ENTER.
1 Press TIMER.
Easy Setup
01:29:03 >
02 LINE 1
ENTER Enter
Move
RETURN
OPTIONS
PREV REPLAY ADVANCE NEXT
Record a TV Program using Timer
Press / to select the type of
Dolby Digital signal you want
to send to your AV amplifier
(receiver), then press ENTER.
01 LINE 1
May/02/2007
08:00 PM
4 : 3 Pan Scan
Return
Length Edit
LINE 1
4 : 3 Letter Box
ENTER Enter
10:10 AM
No. Title
1/4
10:10 AM
If you connected a Set Top Box
controller, do the following:
13
6
0476,0276,1476,08
10,1376,1254,0400,
1106
Exit
ENTE
R
Press ENTER to
make a selection
5
16 : 9
Move
///ENTER
4
Record a TV Program
Pace
Playback the
Recorded DVD Disc
Select your TV screen type.
If your AV amplifier (receiver) has a Dolby
Digital decoder, select “Dolby Digital.” If not,
select “D-PCM.”
12
3
TOP
MENU
The recorder starts recording. To stop
recording, press  STOP.
Move
3
Return
2
0008,0277,0017,00
06,0237,0025,0477,
0207,0877,0003,00
12,0000,0021,1877
AM
ENTER 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.
11
Mon
1
Scientific Atlanta
Press DVD to record to a DVD
disc.
Or, press VIDEO to record to a
VHS tape.
Select a channel.
VIDEO
CH/
TRACKING
ANGLE
General
Instruments
10
SYSTEM MENU
DVD
Wait until “LOAD” disappears from the
front panel display.
See “Quick Guide to Disc Types” in the
Operating Instructions for more details
about the differences between disc types.
1006
Line2
12 : 00
Number buttons
OPEN/
CLOSE
Sony
Motorola
Line1
Set the day, year, hour, minutes,
and AM/PM in the same way. Then
press ENTER.
English
Return
3
disc tray.
Press  OPEN/CLOSE again
to close the disc tray.
Code number
Select the input line that you
connected the set top box to.
Press M/m to set the month and
9 press
,.
Easy Setup
ENTER Enter
Press VIDEO to operate the
1 VCR.
a tape with its safety tab
2 inInsert
place.
Label side facing up
Cable box brand
Easy Setup
ENTER.
Move
Press DVD to operate the DVD
1 recorder.
Press  OPEN/CLOSE and
2 place
a recordable DVD on the
Exit
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, select “Easy Setup” from
“Setup” in the System Menu.
SYSTEM
MENU
Insert a VHS Tape
No
Easy Setup
Initial setting necessary to operate the
DVD recorder will be made.
You can change them later using setup.
Insert a DVD Disc
SYSTEM
MENU
Exit
VIDEO
Dub
From VHS Tape
to DVD
From DVD to
VHS Tape
1 Insert a recordable disc.
2 Insert a source tape.
Cue the tape at the start
3 point,
and press < VIDEO.
1 Insert a recordable tape.
2 Insert a source disc.
Select a title on the disc,
3 and
press DVD ,.
DVD
Before dubbing, select the
recording mode and make the
necessary audio settings. For
details, see the dubbing section
in the Operating Instructions.