Sony RCD-W7V manual

RCD-W7V 4-236-407- 11 (1) 4-236-407-1 1 (1) © 2002 Sony Corporation RCD-W7V Compact Disc Recorder Operating Instructions FR FR *RCD-W7V.p65_01_Cover 12/9/01, 6:07 PM 1[...]

RCD-W7V 4-236-407- 11 (1) 2 US W ARNING T o prevent fire or shoc k hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. T o av oid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only . CA UTION The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard. As the laser beam used in this Compact Disc Rec[...]

RCD-W7V 4-236-407- 11 (1) 3 US On safety • If anything falls into the cabinet, unplug the unit and have it checked by qualified personnel before operating it any further . • The unit is not disconnected from the AC power source as long as it is connected to the mains outlet, even if the unit itself has been turned off. • Unplug the unit from [...]

RCD-W7V 4-236-407- 11 (1) 4 US Table of Contents W ARNING .......................................................................................................... 2 Welcome! ........................................................................................................... 2 Precautions ....................................................[...]

RCD-W7V 4-236-407- 11 (1) 5 US Settings and Adjustments ........................................................................... 40 Using the Setup Display .................................................................................. 40 Selection of initial settings ...........................................................................[...]

RCD-W7V 4-236-407- 11 (1) 6 US About this Manual • Instructions in this manual describe the controls on the remote. Y ou can also use the controls on the recorder if they have the same or similar names as those on the remote. • The icons used in this manual are explained below: This Recorder Can Use the Following Discs This recorder can use fou[...]

RCD-W7V 4-236-407- 11 (1) 7 US Region code Y our recorder has a region code printed on the back of the unit and will only play DVDs labelled with the same region code. DVDs labelled ALL will also play on this recorder . If you try to play any other DVD, the message “Check Regional Code” will appear on the TV screen. Depending on the DVD, no reg[...]

RCD-W7V 4-236-407- 11 (1) 8 US Notes about the Discs On handling discs • T o keep the disc clean, handle the disc by its edge. Do not touch the surface. • Do not expose the disc to direct sunlight or heat sources such as hot air ducts, or leave it in a car parked in direct sunlight as the temperature may rise considerably inside the car . • A[...]

RCD-W7V 4-236-407- 11 (1) 9 US Index to Parts and Controls For more information, refer to the pages indicated in parentheses. Front Panel 1 POWER switch (23) 2 A (open/close)-Deck A (23) 3 H (play)-Deck A (23) 4 AMS . / > -Deck A (24) 5 DVD MENU (27) 6 Disc tray-Deck A (23) 7 Disc sort indicator 8 Disc tray-Deck B (23) 9 AMS . / > -Deck B (24[...]

RCD-W7V 4-236-407- 11 (1) 10 US Front Panel Display ANALOG OPTICAL DECK A DECK B REC DIGIT AL SHUFFLEPGM REPEA T 1 A-B OVER OVER ANGLE L DTS R TITLE MP3 CHAPT TRACK HOUR MIN SEC TOC L.SYNC CD SYNCHRO NORMAL HIGH 1 11 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 14 7 24 23 25 26 16 19 21 17 18 20 15 22 1 Play/pause (Deck A) 2 Current title number 3 MP3 4 Current chapter [...]

RCD-W7V 4-236-407- 11 (1) 11 US 1 VIDEO OUT SELECT switch (16) 2 S-VIDEO OUT jack (16) 3 VIDEO OUT jack (15) 4 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks (16) 5 ANALOG IN (L/R) jacks (20) 6 ANALOG OUT (L/R) jacks (15) 7 DIGIT AL IN (OPTICAL) (20) 8 DIGIT AL OUT (OPTICAL) (17, 18) Rear Panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 continued *RCD-W7V.p65_02-12 12/9/01, 6:12 PM 11[...]

RCD-W7V 4-236-407- 11 (1) 12 US Remote SHUFFLE PLAY OPEN/ CLOSE PROGRAM LEVEL SYNC TV/VIDEO SURROUND CLEAR AUDIO ANGLE SUBTITLE TIME INPUT REPEAT AMS SCAN/SLOW TITLE RETURN DVD DISPLAY DVD MENU A B FINALIZE TV VOL TV CH 1 4 7 23 56 8 0 9 CD SYNCHRO NORMAL HIGH DECK A DECK B ENTER ERASE 1 32 31 30 29 28 27 25 26 24 23 22 17 16 18 19 20 21 2 3 4 6 5 [...]

RCD-W7V 4-236-407- 11 (1) Getting Started 13 US Quick Overview This chapter presents a quick overview so you can begin enjoying your new recorder right away . For selecting a language used in the on-screen display , refer to the page 41. For selecting the aspect ratio of the TV to be connected, refer to the page 43. Unpacking Check that you have th[...]

RCD-W7V 4-236-407- 11 (1) 14 US Hooking Up the Recorder This section describes how to hook up this recorder to a TV (with audio/video input jacks) and/ or amplifier . Y ou can not connect this recorder to a TV without a video input connector . Be sure to turn off the power of each component before making the connections. Required cords Video cord f[...]

RCD-W7V 4-236-407- 11 (1) Getting Started 15 US TV Audio system T o AUDIO OUT (L/R) Compact Disc Recorder T o audio input (L/R) T o audio input (L/R) OR : Signal flow T o an AC outlet T o an AC outlet T o VIDEO OUT T o video input Connecting to a TV or an audio system Connect a T o the TV monitor VIDEO OUT and ANALOG OUT (L/R) jack audio system AUD[...]

RCD-W7V 4-236-407- 11 (1) 16 US Connect a T o the TV monitor with a S-video jack S-VIDEO OUT jack Connecting to a TV equipped with an S-video jack TV with S-video jack Compact Disc Recorder T o s-video input jack : Signal flow T o an AC outlet T o an AC outlet T o S-VIDEO OUT Video Output Select Switch Connecting to a TV equipped with a component v[...]

RCD-W7V 4-236-407- 11 (1) Getting Started 17 US Connecting to a TV and an amplifier with Digital In jack TV T o an AC outlet T o DIGIT AL OUT Compact Disc Recorder T o digital input (optical) Front speaker (L) Front speaker (R) Amplifier (Receiver) : Signal flow T o an AC outlet T o VIDEO OUT Video Ouput Select Switch T o video input Connect a T o [...]

RCD-W7V 4-236-407- 11 (1) 18 US Connecting to a TV and an A V receiver equipped with a Dolby Digital or DTS decoder Connect a T o the TV monitor VIDEO OUT jack Amprifier with a digital output (optical) jack DIGIT AL OPTICAL OUT jack z When this recorder is connected an amplifier (receiver) equipped with Dolb y Digital decoder Set the “Digital Aud[...]

RCD-W7V 4-236-407- 11 (1) Getting Started 19 US Connecting to a TV and an A V receiver equipped with the Dolby Pro Logic Surround system Connect a T o the TV monitor VIDEO OUT jack Amprifier with the Dolby Pro Logic Surround system AUDIO OUT (L/R) jack z When this recorder is connected an amplifier (receiver) equipped with the Dolb y Pro Logic Surr[...]

RCD-W7V 4-236-407- 11 (1) 20 US Connecting to make reccordings from external source Connect a T o the Amprifier (Receiver) ANALOG IN (L/R) jacks or DIGIT AL OPTICAL IN jack z Input jacks ANALOG: Connect the ANALOG IN (L/R) jacks to the T APE rec/out on your receiver or processor . OPTICAL: Connect the DIGIT AL OPTICAL IN jack to the optical rec/out[...]

RCD-W7V 4-236-407- 11 (1) Getting Started 21 US Guide to the Control Menu Display Use the Control Menu to select a function that you’d like to use. The Control Menu display appears when the DVD DISPLA Y button is pressed. For details, refer to the page in parentheses. Control Menu Icon of selected Control Menu item Control Menu items Playback sta[...]

RCD-W7V 4-236-407- 11 (1) 22 US Necessary Setup Before Using the Recorder Some setups are necessary for the recorder depending on the TV or other components to be connected. For details on using the setup display , see page 40. For details on each setup display item, see page 40 to 45. ■ T o connect the recorder to a wide-screen TV In the setup d[...]

RCD-W7V 4-236-407- 11 (1) 23 US Playing Discs 3 Press POWER on the recorder . 4 Press A and place a disc on the disc tray of DECK A (or B). Press A again to close the disc tray . 5 Press H . The recorder starts playing. Adjust the volume on the amplifier or the TV . After follo wing Step 5 Depending on the disc, a menu may appear on the TV screen. [...]

RCD-W7V 4-236-407- 11 (1) 24 US Additional operations T o Operation Stop Press x . Pause Press X . Resume play after Press H . pause Go to the next chapter , Press AMS > . track, or scene in continuous play mode Go back to the Press AMS . . preceding chapter , track, or scene in continuous play mode T ake out the disc Press A on DECK A or B, whi[...]

RCD-W7V 4-236-407- 11 (1) 25 US Playing Discs z The playing time and remaining time of the current chapter , title, track, scene, or disc will also appear on your TV screen. Note • Depending on the type of disc being played and the playing mode, the disc information may not be displayed. MIN SEC TRACK MIN SEC TRACK MIN SEC TITLE CHAPT HOUR MIN SE[...]

RCD-W7V 4-236-407- 11 (1) 26 US z This player memorizes last scene f or the last disc you ha ve watched. Settings remain in memory even if y ou remove the disc from the play er or switch off the recor der. If you load a disc that has its settings memorized, the “Resume disc from last position?” message will appear on the TV screen. If you want [...]

RCD-W7V 4-236-407- 11 (1) 27 US Playing Discs Using the DVD’ s Menu Some discs have a “T itle menu” or a “DVD Menu.” On some DVDs, this may simply be called a “Menu” or “T itle.” Using the title menu A DVD is divided into long sections of a picture or a music feature called “titles.” When you play a DVD which contains several [...]

RCD-W7V 4-236-407- 11 (1) 28 US 1 During playback or in stop mode, press PROGRAM. The programming display appears on the TV screen and PGM indicator lights in the front panel display . 2 Press the number button(s) to select the desired track number . 3 T o move next column, press c (using Deck A) or AMS . / > . 4 Repeat steps 2-3 to select anoth[...]

RCD-W7V 4-236-407- 11 (1) 29 US Playing Discs Playing repeatedly (Repeat Play) Y ou can play a title/chapter/disc/track on a disc. In Program Play mode, the recorder repeats the titles or all tracks in the programmed order . Y ou may not be able to perform Repeat Play depending on the DVD. REPEA T 1 Press REPEA T when playing a disc. The repeat ico[...]

RCD-W7V 4-236-407- 11 (1) 30 US A y B Playing in random order (Shuffle Play) Y ou can have the system “shuffle” tracks and play them in random order . Subsequent “shuffling” may produce a dif ferent playing order . When using the remote, set DECK A/B selector to DECK A for operations on DECK A, or to DECK B for operations on DECK B. While t[...]

RCD-W7V 4-236-407- 11 (1) 31 US Playing Discs Changing the Sound If the DVD is recorded with multilingual tracks, you can select the language you want while playing the DVD. If the DVD is recorded in multiple audio format (PCM, Dolby Digital or DTS), you can select the audio format you want while playing the DVD. W ith stereo CDs, you can select th[...]

RCD-W7V 4-236-407- 11 (1) 32 US Displaying the Subtitles If subtitles are recorded on the discs, you can turn the subtitles on and off while playing. If multilingual subtitles are recorded on the disc, you can change the subtitle language while playing, or turn the subtitles on or off whenever you want. For example, you can select the language you [...]

RCD-W7V 4-236-407- 11 (1) 33 US Playing Discs Changing the Angles If various angles (multi-angles) for a scene are recorded on the DVD, “ANGLE” appears in the front panel display . This means that you can change the viewing angle. For example, while playing a scene of a train in motion, you can display the view from either the front of the trai[...]

RCD-W7V 4-236-407- 11 (1) 34 US Tips on recording MP3 • T o enjoy high quality sound, convert to MP3 files with a sampling frequency of 44.1kHz and a fixed bit rate of 128 kbps. T o play MP3 files in the or der that y ou recorded them • Writing software that is capable of recording MP3 files in numerical and alphabetical order is required. • [...]

RCD-W7V 4-236-407- 11 (1) 35 US Playing Discs Playing MP3 Discs (Deck A only) 1 Insert a disc and close the tray . The MP3 menu appears on the TV screen. Note It may take over 30 seconds to read the MP3 files, depending on the contents of the disc. 2 Press X / x to select the directory where MP3 files that you want to play are located and then pres[...]

RCD-W7V 4-236-407- 11 (1) 36 US Programmed playback with MP3 Up to 60 tracks per disc can be programmed. 1 Follow steps 1 and 2 of “Playing MP3 discs” on previous page. The MP3 menu is displayed on the TV screen. 2 Select an MP3 file to program with X / x . 3 Press PROGRAM to add an MP3 file to the program list. Repeat steps 2 to 3 to place add[...]

RCD-W7V 4-236-407- 11 (1) 37 US Playing Discs Playing MP3 files repeatedly T o playback a trac k repeatedly Press REPEA T once during playback. The current track will be played back repeatedly . T o playback all trac ks of current directory repeatedly Press REPEA T twice during playback. All of the tracks within the album will be played back repeat[...]

RCD-W7V 4-236-407- 11 (1) 38 US Searching for a Particular Point on a Disc (Scan, Slow- motion Play) Y ou can locate a particular point on a disc quickly by monitoring the picture or playing back slowly . Note Depending on the DVD, you may not be able to do some of the operations described. Locating a point quickly by playing a disc in fast forward[...]

RCD-W7V 4-236-407- 11 (1) 39 US Searc hing f or a Title/Chapter/T rack Searching for a T itle/ Chapter/T rack Y ou can search a DVD disc by title or chapter , and you can search a CD by track. As titles and tracks are assigned unique numbers on the disc, you can select the desired one by entering its number . Or , you can search for a scene using t[...]

RCD-W7V 4-236-407- 11 (1) 40 US Settings and Adjustments Using the Setup Display By using the Setup Display , you can make various adjustments to items such as picture and sound. Y ou can also set a language for the subtitles and the Setup Display , among other things. Selection of initial settings 1 Press DVD DISPLA Y during playback or in the sto[...]

RCD-W7V 4-236-407- 11 (1) 41 US Settings and Adjustment Selecting disc languages This is to select the audio soundtrack language, subtitle language and the language used in title menus or DVD menus which will always be used for every disc to be played back. When you play back a DVD video disc, the DVD player automatically displays the pre-selected [...]

RCD-W7V 4-236-407- 11 (1) 42 US Selecting Parental Control Rating Levels Some DVDs contain a restriction level which enables parents to remove scenes or prevent children from playing the discs. This unit is equipped with a password designed to prevent children from changing the level. 1 Follow steps 1 and 2 of “Selection of initial settings” on[...]

RCD-W7V 4-236-407- 11 (1) 43 US Settings and Adjustment T o change the rating level 1 Select “Rating” on the setup menu, then press c . 2 Enter the password using the number buttons, then press ENTER. 3 Change the rating level, then press ENTER (see page 42). T o change the passwor d 1 Select “Password” on the setup menu, then press c . 2 E[...]

RCD-W7V 4-236-407- 11 (1) 44 US Others The settings for AUDIO DRC (Dynamic Range Control) and V ocal can be changed. 1 Follow steps 1 and 2 of “Selection of initial settings” on page 40. The setup menu is displayed. 2 Press X / x to select “Others”. 3 Press c and then press X / x to select the desired item press ENTER. Each you press ENTER,[...]

RCD-W7V 4-236-407- 11 (1) 45 US Settings and Adjustment • Dolby Digital/PCM Select this when connecting to an A V receiver or other equipment equipped with a Dolby digital (AC-3) decoder or a Dolby Pro Logic Surround decoder . • Stream/PCM Select this when connecting to an A V receiver or other equipment euipped with a DTS decoder or an MPEG de[...]

RCD-W7V 4-236-407- 11 (1) 46 US Recording on CD-R Recording a CD to CD-R or CD-RW disc at Normal Speed (Normal Speed Synchro-Recording) Y ou can easily make digital recordings from a CD to a CD-R, or CD-R W , making track numbers in the same sequence as the original CD. Before recording, see “Notes” on page 48. After recording, you must finaliz[...]

RCD-W7V 4-236-407- 11 (1) 47 US Recording on CD-R Recording a CD to CD-R or CD-RW disc at High Speed (High Speed Synchro-Recording) Y ou can easily make digital recordings from a CD to a CD-R, or CD-R W , faster than normal Synchro-Recording, making track numbers in the same sequence as the original CD. Before recording, see “Notes” on page 48.[...]

RCD-W7V 4-236-407- 11 (1) 48 US Notes • Y ou cannot record over existing material. The recorder automatically starts recording from the end of the existing material. • Make sure that the remaining recordable time on the CD-R or CD-R W is longer than the playing time of the CD, especially if you want to record all the tracks on the CD. • Y ou [...]

RCD-W7V 4-236-407- 11 (1) 49 US Recording on CD-R Auto/Manual T rack Increment Press LEVEL SYNC to select how tracks will be numbered on the recorded disc. • The Auto mode will add track numbers automatically , in one of two ways. When track data is present from a digital recording, it will be carried over to the new copy disc. Thus, when the CD [...]

RCD-W7V 4-236-407- 11 (1) 50 US The T OC indicator When you put an unfinalized CD-R/R W disc in the disc tray , the TOC indicator lights up in the front panel display . Note When you put a CD or finalized CD-R disc in a disc tray , the CD indicator lights up, Adjusting the Recording Level (ANALOG IN only) Y ou can adjust the recording level using t[...]

RCD-W7V 4-236-407- 11 (1) 51 US Recording on CD-R Finalizing a CD-R or CD- RW disc Finalizing completes the recording of a disc. It enables you to play the disc on other players. (The player must be CD-R W compatible.) When a recording is finished, a CD-R or CD-R W disc must be finalized. Once that is done, a CD-R disc may not be changed or added t[...]

RCD-W7V 4-236-407- 11 (1) 52 US Unfinalizing a CD-RW disc A CD-R W disc is both recordable and rewritable. However , the process of rewriting or erasing is different from of cassette tapes. Unfinalizing a CD-R W disc A finalized CD-R W is neither recordable nor rewritable. If you want to add new tracks or erase single tracks, you must first unfinal[...]

RCD-W7V 4-236-407- 11 (1) 53 US Recording on CD-R Erasing an Entire CD-RW disc Erasing the entire contents of a CD-R W disc is easy , and it does not matter whether the disc has been unfinalized or not. 1 Press ERASE one time (for a finalized disc) or twice (for unfinalized disc) until “DISC ERASE” appears in the front panel display . The “DI[...]

RCD-W7V 4-236-407- 11 (1) 54 US Controlling the TV with the Supplied Remote Y ou can control your SONY TV with the supplied remote. Other Operations TV VOL +/– TV CH +/– TV/VIDEO Controlling TVs with the remote Y ou can control your TV using the buttons below . By pressing Y ou can TV/VIDEO Switch the TV’ s input source between the TV and oth[...]

RCD-W7V 4-236-407- 11 (1) 55 US Additional Inf ormation Additional Inf ormation Error Message The following table explains the error messages that appear in the display . CHECK DISC , A record-related button has been pressed when a finalized disc is in the DECK B. , A record-related button has been pressed when a standard CD is in the DECK B. , An [...]

RCD-W7V 4-236-407- 11 (1) 56 US T roubleshooting If you experience any of the following difficulties while using the system, use this troubleshooting guide to help remedy the problem before requesting repairs. Should any problem persist, consult your nearest Sony dealer . Power The power is not turned on. , Check that the AC power cord is connected[...]

RCD-W7V 4-236-407- 11 (1) 57 US Additional Inf ormation , The plugs and jacks are dirty . W ipe them with a cloth slightly moistened with alcohol. , Clean the disc. The sound loses stereo effect when you pla y a CD. , Set “AUDIO” to “STEREO” in the Control Menu display (page 31). , Make sure you connect the recorder appropriately . The surr[...]

RCD-W7V 4-236-407- 11 (1) 58 US The angles cannot be changed. , Multi-angles are not recorded on the DVD being played. The angle can be changed only when the “ANGLE” indicator flash on the front panel display . , The DVD prohibits changing the angles. The system does not operate properly . , If static electricity , etc., causes the system to op[...]

RCD-W7V 4-236-407- 11 (1) 59 US Additional Inf ormation Dolby Pr o Logic Surround As one method of decoding Dolby Surround, Dolby Pro Logic Surround produces four channels from two-channel sound. Compared with the former Dolby Surround system, Dolby Pro Logic Surround reproduces left-to-right panning more naturally and localizes sounds more precise[...]

RCD-W7V 4-236-407- 11 (1) 60 US Furthermore, various advanced functions such as the multi-angle, multilingual, and Parental Control functions are provided with the DVD. Multi-angle function V arious angles, or viewpoints of the video camera, for a scene are recorded on some DVDs. Multilingual function Several languages for the sound or subtitles in[...]

RCD-W7V 4-236-407- 11 (1) 61 US Additional Inf ormation Specifications DECK A (the CD/D VD player section) System CD/DVD player Laser Semiconductor laser Signal format system NTSC Playable discs DVD, CD, CD-R/CD-R W (for music use), MP3 disc Frequency response DVD (PCM 96 kHz): 20 Hz to 44 kHz (±1.0 dB) DVD (PCM 48 kHz): 20 Hz to 22 kHz (±0.5 dB)[...]

RCD-W7V 4-236-407- 11 (1) 62 US Language Code List The language spellings conform to the ISO 639: 1988 (E/F) standard. Code Language Code Language Code Language Code Language 1027 Afar 1028 Abkhazian 1032 Afrikaans 1039 Amharic 1044 Arabic 1045 Assamese 1051 Aymara 1052 Azerbaijani 1053 Bashkir 1057 Byelorussian 1059 Bulgarian 1060 Bihari 1061 Bisl[...]

RCD-W7V 4-236-407- 11 (1) 63 US Additional Inf ormation CUST OM SETUP Disc Audio (Select the language you want to use from the displayed language list.) Disc Subtitle (Select the language you want to use from the displayed language list.) Disc Menu (Select the language you want to use from the displayed language list. When you select ORIGINAL, you [...]

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