Sony RDR-VX530 manual

2-672-429- 11 (1) US © 2006 Sony C orporation Video Ca ssette Re corder/ D VD Recorder Operati ng Inst ruction s RDR-VX530 For cu stomers i n the U .S.A Owner’s Record The model and serial numbers are located at the rear of the unit. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regar[...]

2 WARNIN G To redu ce the ri sk of f ire or electric shock, do not ex pose this ap paratu s to rai n or moistur e. To avoid electri cal shock , do not open th e cabine t. Refer servicin g to qua lifi ed pers onne l onl y. The A C powe r cord must b e change d only at a qualified service shop only . This a pplia nce is c lass ified as a CLASS 1 LASE[...]

3 be operate d in a horizontal position on ly. • Keep t he record er, di scs, a nd cassette s away f rom equip ment with stro ng magnets, such a s microwave o vens, or large loudspeake rs. • Do not place heavy objects on the reco rd er. • To preven t fire or shock h azard, do not plac e objects filled wit h liquids, suc h as vases, on the app[...]

4 About thi s manual • Instruction s in this manual describe th e controls on the remote . You can a lso use the con trols o n the recorder if they have the same or simi lar nam es as th ose o n the remote. • The on-scre en display ill ustrations us ed in this manual may not matc h the graphics dis played on your TV screen . • The explana tio[...]

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6 Table of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 What is a Video Ca ssette Recorder/DVD Reco rder? . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

7 VCR Operat ion VCR Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Playing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 2 Playback Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

8 What is a Vide o Cass ette Rec orde r/DVD Recorde r? This is a DVD recorder with built- in VHS video deck, and all ows recordin g/playback of DVD discs and VHS tapes. DVD editing i s also poss ible. Recording and timer re cording Reco rd TV prog rams on a D VD or VHS ta pe, either ma nually or u sing the time r. Easy sele ction between DVD and VC[...]

9 Quick access to r ecorded title s - Title Lis t Display the Title List t o view all titles o n a disc and sele ct a ti tle for playback or editing . Creating your own program - Playlist Record a progra m on a DVD-RW (VR mode) or DVD-R (VR mode), th en erase, mov e or add scenes as you like without chang ing the orig inal conten ts. One Touch Dubb[...]

10 How to Use th e On-S creen Menus The followi ng three di splays are mainly used to operate th is record er. Once y ou become fami liar with th e basic op eration s, you will find the reco rder eas y to use. System Menu The Syst em Menu ap pears w hen you pr ess SYSTEM MENU, an d provid es entries t o all of the reco rder’s main func tions, suc[...]

11 Sub-menu The su b-menu ap pears whe n you sel ect an item from a l ist menu (e.g ., a title fr om the Title List menu), and press EN TER. The s ub-menu d isplays opti ons app lica ble o nly to the se lect ed it em . The disp laye d options di ffe r depe nding on the situati on and disc type. Select an option b y pressing M / m and ENTER. Example[...]

12 Hookups and Settings Hooki ng Up t he Reco rder Follow steps 1 to 7 to hoo k up and adj ust the settin gs of the r ecord er. Notes • Plu g cords s ecurely to preven t unwanted n oise. • See the inst ructions supp lied with the c omponents to be connect ed. • You cannot connect this re corder to a TV tha t does not have a video input jack. [...]

13 Hookups and Settings A: Cable box or sa tellite receiver with a vi deo/audio o utput With this h ookup, y ou can record a ny channel o n the ca ble box or satelli te receiv er. Be sur e that the cable box or satellite rec eiver is turned on. This connect ion is n ecess ary to use the Synchro-Rec functi o n (pages 53 and 83). To watch cable or sa[...]

14 B: Cable box with an antenna output only With this h ookup, you can record an y channel on the sa tellite receiver or cable b o x. Be sure that the cable box or sa tellite receiver is turned on . To wat ch ca ble prog rams, yo u nee d to match the chan nel on the re corder (3ch or 4ch) to t he anten na output channel on t he cable box (3ch or 4c[...]

15 Hookups and Settings C: Cable without cabl e box, or antenna only (no cabl e TV) Use thi s hookup if yo u watch ca ble chan nels witho ut a cable bo x. Also u se this hoo kup if you ar e using a VHF /UHF ante nna or se parate VH F and UH F antennas . With this hookup , you can record an y channel by select ing the chan nel on th e record er. IN [...]

16 Step 3 : Conn ectin g to Yo ur TV Conne ct the supp lied aud io/vide o cord to t he LINE OUT (VID EO/AU DIO L/R) jacks of the record er. To enj oy hig her qu ality im ages, c onnect an S video cord ( not sup plied) instead of th e yellow (vide o) pl ug. When using th is connect ion, be sur e to connect the audio c ord to the L INE OUT (AUDIO L/R[...]

17 Hookups and Settings If your T V has component video i nput jacks Connect the COMP ONENT VIDEO O UT jacks us ing a comp onent vide o cord (not supplied) or three video cord s (not su pplied) of the same kind an d length. Yo u will enjoy accu rate color reproduction and high qua lity imag es. If your TV accep ts progre ssive 48 0p format signals [...]

18 Step 4: Conne cting to You r AV Ampl ifier (Recei ver) Select one of the fo llowin g pattern s A or B , acc ording to the input jack on your AV amplifier ( receiver). This will enable you to l isten to DVD audio trac ks through y our AV amplifie r (receiver). IN L R VIDEO AUDIO OUT VHF/UHF LINE OUT VIDEO Y L P B R P R AUDIO LINE 1 IN AUDIO OUT S[...]

19 Hookups and Settings A Connec ting to aud io L/R jacks This conn ection us es a ster eo ampli fier ’s (rece iver’s) two front speakers fo r soun d. You ca n enjoy th e surround functi on that cre ates virtu al speak ers from two ster eo speak ers. Sele ct from “Surround1 ,” “Sur round2, ” or “Sur round3” of t he surr ound effec t[...]

20 Step 5 : Conn ectin g the Power Co rd Plug th e record er and TV power co rds into an AC outle t. After yo u connect th e power co rd, you must wait for a short wh ile before operati ng the record er . You ca n operat e the recorder o n ly afte r the front panel displa y lights u p and the r ecorder enters standb y mode. If you co nnect ad ditio[...]

21 Hookups and Settings Controlling TVs wi th the remote You ca n adjust the remot e contr ol’s sign al to cont rol your TV. If you co nnect the r ecorder to an AV am plifier (receiv er), yo u can als o use th e suppl ied rem ote to control the AV amplifier’s (r eceiver’s) volu me. Notes • Depending o n the con nected unit, you may not be a[...]

22 Controlling the v olume of your AV amplifier (rec eiver) with the remote 1 Slide th e TV/DVD·VIDEO s witch to DVD·VIDEO. 2 Hold do wn "/1 , and enter the manu facture r code ( see the t able be low) for your A V amplifier (rece iver) using the number butto ns. 3 Releas e "/1 . The VOL +/– button s control the AV amplifie r’s volu[...]

23 Hookups and Settings Step 7 : Easy Setup Follow the s teps below to make the min imum numbe r of basic ad justme nts for using the recorder. If you do not comple te Easy Setup, it wil l appear each ti me you tur n on your record er. Settings a re made in the follo wing order. m m m m m m 1 Turn on the TV . 2 Press "/1 . The reco rder turns [...]

24 7 Selec t whethe r or not you us e the cabl e box/sa tellit e receiv er contr ol, and pres s ENTER . If y ou wa nt to use the cabl e box/ satelli te recei ver cont rol (page 1 2), selec t “Yes .” If you do not have a c able box, s elect “No, ” then go to s tep 11. 8 Press the numbe r button s to ent er the brand code of yo ur cable box/s[...]

25 Hookups and Settings “4:3 Letter Bo x”: For sta ndard TVs. Disp lays “wi de scre en” pictur es with b ands on the upper and lower se ctions of the scr een. “4:3 Pa n Scan”: For standard TVs. Automatically d ispla y s “wide screen” pict ures on t he entire screen and cu ts off t he sections that do no t fit. “16:9” : For wide [...]

26 If your cable box or sate llite recei ver still does not operat e with th is record er, cont act you r cable or satell ite company to see if they can p r ovide you with a compa tible cab le box or s atellite re ceiver. To fix th e set top box controller to y our cable box/sat e llite rec eiver Once yo u have con firmed tha t the set top box cont[...]

27 Hookups and Settings 4 Select “C ommand Mode ,” and press ENTE R. 5 Selec t the com mand mode (“DVD 1,” “DVD 2,” o r “DVD 3”), and p ress EN TER. 6 Slide the COM MAND MODE switc h on the remot e so it ma tches th e mode you selecte d above. To retu rn to the previous dis p lay Press O RETURN. Note If the comma nd mode does not ma[...]

28 Connec ting A nothe r VCR o r Simi lar De vice After d isconnectin g the re corder’s po wer cord from an AC ou tlet, conne ct the oth er VCR or simila r recording device to the LINE IN jacks of this record er. See also the i nstruction ma nual supplied wit h the conn ected equi pment. To recor d on thi s reco rder, see “Reco rding F rom Co n[...]

29 Hookups and Settings Connecting to the LINE 1 IN jacks You ca n connect a second VCR or similar device . z Hin ts • When the connected equipment outputs only monaural soun d, connect an audio cord to t he white LINE IN AUDIO L (mono) ja ck. • To record from connected equipme nt, select an input source (LINE1 or LINE2) to m atch the jack you [...]

30 Quic k Guide t o Disc Types Recor dable and Pl ayable D iscs Usable disc ve rsio ns (as of Febr uar y 2006 ) • 4×-s peed or slow er DV D+RWs • 2×-speed or slower DVD-RWs (Ver .1.1, Ver.1 .1 with CPRM *1 ) • 4×-speed or slower DVD-RWs (Ver .1.2, Ver.1 .2 with CPRM) • 16×-speed or sl o wer DVD+Rs • 16×-speed or sl o wer DVD-Rs (Ver.[...]

31 Quick Guide to Dis c Types *1 CPRM ( Content Pr otectio n for Recorda ble Medi a) is a coding technol ogy that protects copyrights for imag es. *2 Unused DVD-RWs are automa tically formatted according to the s etting of “Format DVD-RW” in “Featur es” setup (page 1 05). *3 Erasing title s only frees up disc space if you eras e the last t [...]

32 12 cm/8 cm discs Discs tha t cannot be recorded on • DVD-RWs (V er.1 .0) • DVD +RW s that are no t 2.4×-s peed com patibl e •8 c m d i s c s • DVD-RAMs • DVD-R DL (Dual Layer) discs in VR mod e Disc Ty pe 12 cm 8 cm Playback Recording Playback Recording DVD+RW Yes Yes Yes No DVD-RW VR mode Yes Yes Yes No Video mode Yes Y es Yes No DVD[...]

33 Quick Guide to Dis c Types Playa ble Disc s “DVD VIDEO” and “CD” logos a re trademarks. * A logical form at of files and folders on DATA-CD s, defined by ISO (I nternational Organizatio n for Standardi zation). Discs that cannot be played • CD -ROM s/CD -Rs/CD- RWs, ot her tha n those reco rded in m usic CD form at, MP 3 or JPE G forma[...]

34 Note o n playba ck operati ons of DVD V IDEOs / VIDE O CDs Some playback operations of DVD VIDEOs/ VIDE O CDs may be intentio nally set b y softwa re producers. S ince thi s recor der plays DVD VIDEOs/VIDEO CDs a ccording to t he disc cont ent s the sof tware pr oducer s design ed, some playba ck feat ures may not be availabl e. Als o, see the i[...]

35 DVD Pla yback DVD Playback Playi ng 1 Press DVD to opera te the DVD reco rder. 2 Press Z O PEN/CL OSE, a nd pla ce a di sc on the dis c tray. 3 Press Z OPEN/C LOSE t o close the d isc tray. Wait until “ LOAD” disappears from the front panel disp lay. 4 Press H PLA Y. Playba ck star ts. To sto p playback Pres s x STOP. z Hints • You can pla[...]

36 Play back Op tions Button Operation Disc Z OPEN/ CLOSE Stops playing an d opens the disc tr ay. All discs AUDIO Selects one of th e audio tracks re corded on the disc when pre ssed repeat edly. : Select s the audio source. : Se lects ster eo or monau ral audio track s. SUBTITLE Selects a subtit le language when pre ssed repe atedly. . ANGLE Sele[...]

37 DVD Pla yback SUR (surround) Surround l ets you enjoy surro und sound effects b y using sound ima ging to create virtual rea r speakers from a st ereo TV or tw o front sp eakers (pag e 19). Select s one of the effects when pressed re peated ly. “Off”: No surround effe ct. “Surround1 ”: Creates one set of virtual surroun d speakers. “Su[...]

38 To resum e normal playback after play ing at vari ous spee ds, press H PLAY. z Hints • You can chan ge play back opti ons, s uch as s ubtitle, audio tr ack, angle, etc., using t he TOOLS m enu (page 11) . • During playbac k or pause mode, the recor der’s m / M buttons and th e remote’s . PREV/ > NEXT buttons wor k the same way (page 3[...]

39 DVD Pla yback Playing quickl y with sound (Scan Audio) (DVDs with Dolby Dig ital soundtra cks only) You can play quickl y with dial og or soun d during FF1 fast-f orward of a DVD with Dolby Digita l soundt racks. Simply p ress M dur ing playb ack. z Hin t To turn off the Scan Audio funct ion, set “Scan Audio” of “Audio” to “Off” in t[...]

40 Locking the reco rder (Child Lock) You c an lock all of th e butt ons on the re corder so that the s ettings are not cance led by m istake. With th e recorder turn ed on and stoppe d , hol d down x on th e record er for m ore t han ten s econ ds. The reco rder turns off an d “CHIL D LOCK” appear s in the front pane l display. The indicator r[...]

41 DVD Pla yback 4 Select the title , and press EN TER. The su b-menu ap pears. 5 Select “Play,” a nd pres s ENTER. Playback starts f rom the se lected tit le on the disc . About t he Title L is t fo r DVD-RWs (VR mode) and DVD-Rs (VR mode) You ca n switch the Title List to show an or iginal or Play list. While the Titl e List menu is turned on[...]

42 Note Depending o n the d isc, you m ay not be able to u se the TOOLS menu to searc h for a titl e/chapt er/tra ck, or enter the ti m e code for a pl ayback point. Bookmarking a favori te scene (Bookmark) You c an ha ve the re corder store specif ic port ions of a dis c in memory an d play t hem immediately whene ver you wan t (Bookma rk). Up to [...]

43 DVD Pla yback Playi ng MP3 Audi o Tracks and JPEG Image Fil es You ca n play DATA CD s (CD-ROMs /CD-Rs/ CD-RWs)/DATA DVDs (DVD-ROMs/ DVD+RWs/DVD-RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD-Rs) that contai n MP3 au dio tracks or JPEG ima ge files. Playing MP3 audio tracks You c an play M P3 audi o tracks on DAT A CDs o r DATA DVDs. 1 Press DVD to opera te the DVD reco rder. [...]

44 To switch between MP3 audi o tracks a nd JPEG image fil es Press x STOP, and press TOP MENU. z Hint When playb ack of all th e M P3 aud io track s within th e album f inishes, the reco rder sto ps. Playing JPEG image f iles You can play JPEG image f iles on DATA CDs or DATA DVDs. 1 Press DVD to o perate t he DVD re corder . 2 Place a DATA CD/DA [...]

45 DVD Pla yback Enjoying a s lide show with sound When a di sc contai ns both MP 3 audio tra cks and JPEG image f iles, you can enjoy a slide s how wi th sound. 1 Press DVD to opera te the DVD reco rder. 2 Inse rt a DAT A CD/DA TA DVD cont aini ng both the MP3 aud io tracks and JPEG i mage files. The display for selecting a media type appear s. 3 [...]

46 Notes • Some DATA C Ds or DATA DVDs cannot be played on this recorder depe nding on file format. • Only one session of a multi-session DATA DVD can be played ba ck. • Only alpha bet and n umbers c an be use d for alb um or track name s. Anything else is dis played as an aste risk. • The recor der will pl ay any data with the exte nsion ?[...]

47 DVD Pla yback D Remaining disc space (in stop mode) Remaining tim e of the curre nt title (du ring play back *1 ) E Channe l or inp ut source *2 F Date and time *1 Also app ears in stop mode wit h Resume Play activated ( page 39). *2 Title type (original or Playlist) for DVD-RWs (VR mode)/DVD-Rs (VR mode)/DVD-RAMs. Viewing informatio n on the fr[...]

48 DVD Recording Before Recording Before you start recording … • Th is record er can record on variou s disc type s. Select the d isc type acco rding to your needs (page 3 0). • Chec k that th e disc has en ough a vailable space for th e recording ( p age 4 6). For DVD+RWs or DVD-RWs, you can free up di sc sp ace by erasing titles (page 59). [...]

49 DVD Re cordi ng SAP (S econd Audi o Progra m) When a SAP is re ceived, t he “SAP” indicato r lights up in the front pa nel disp lay. To r ecord onl y SAP s ound, se t “T uner Audio ” of “Aud io” to “SAP” in the “Se tup” disp lay (pag e 102). Unrecordable picture s Pictu res with cop y protec tion cann ot be reco rded on this [...]

50 5 Press RE C MODE repeat edly to s e lect th e recording mode. The disp lay chan ges on th e TV screen as follows : For det ails about the recor ding mode , see page 48. 6 Press z RE C. Reco rding st arts. Record ing cont inues un til you stop the record ing or th e disc is fu ll. To s top re cordin g Press x STO P. Note that it may take a few s[...]

51 DVD Re cordi ng A Disc type B Recordi ng status C Recording ti m e D Recor ding mode E Remaining d isc space F Channe l or inp ut source z Hin t You can view the information also in th e front panel display. Pre ss TIME/TEXT repe atedly to change the display. Note that TIME/TEXT does not work during One-tou ch Ti mer Re cording. Creating chapter[...]

52 3 Press Z OPEN/C LOSE to close th e disc tray. Wait until “ LOAD” disappears from the front panel d isplay. Unused disc s are automatically fo rmatted. For the DVD-RW/DVD-R’s recording forma t (VR mode or Video mode), see “Formatti n g a new disc ” on pag e 49. 4 Press TIMER. 5 Select an item using < / , an d adjust usin g M / m . A[...]

53 DVD Re cordi ng To use the Rec Mode Adjust functi on If the rem aining di sc spac e is not enou gh for the current reco rding, the reco rder automatic ally adjusts the recordi ng mode. Select “AUTO ” for “Mode” when se tting the timer. z Hin ts • You can play the r ecorded pr ogram b y select ing th e program title in the Title List me[...]

54 4 Press RE C MODE repeat edly to s e lect th e recording mode. The disp lay chan ges on th e TV screen as follows : For det ails about the recor ding mode , see page 48. 5 Press SYSTEM MENU while the recor der is in sto p mode . 6 Selec t “Setup,” and pres s ENTER . 7 Selec t “Feature s,” and pre ss ENTER. The “F eatures” setup app e[...]

55 DVD Re cordi ng Changi ng or Can celin g DVD Timer Setti ngs (T imer L ist) You can change or can c el timer s e ttings using the Timer List menu. 1 Press SYSTE M MENU . The Syst em Menu a ppears . 2 Selec t “Timer ,” and pre ss ENTER. 3 Select “Timer List, ” and press ENTER. Timer informa tion disp lays the recordin g date, time , recor[...]

56 • You cannot cha nge the timer sett ings for a record ing currently underway. • The Timer List displays both th e DVD recorder and VCR ti mer setti ngs. Recor ding F rom Co nnecte d Equi pment W ithou t a Timer You can record from a connected VCR or simila r devi ce. F or c onnec tion det ails , see “C onnec ting Another VCR or Simila r De[...]

57 DVD Re cordi ng 4 Press REC MODE repeat edly to select th e recording mode. The dis play change s on the TV s creen as follows: For details about the record ing mode, see page 48. 5 Select the line input audio. Set “Line Audio Input” of “Audio” to “Ste reo” or “Ma in/Sub” in t he “Set up” disp lay (p age 104) . 6 Inser t the [...]

58 DVD Editing Befo re Edi ting This recorder of fers variou s edit options for variou s disc types . Befo re you edit, c heck th e disc type in the front pa nel display , and selec t the option availabl e for you r disc (pag e 30). Notes • You may l ose the edi ted contents if you remove t he disc or a time r record ing starts while edit ing. ?[...]

59 DVD Ed itin g In this cas e, you can compile highligh t scenes as a Playl ist title. You can even r earran ge the scene order within the Playli st title. See “Editi ng a Playl ist” on pag e 66. The adva nced edit func tions ava ilable f or Playlis t titles ar e: – Renaming a tit le (page 63). – Erasing a title (page 59). – E ras ing a [...]

60 4 Selec t an opti on, and pr ess ENT ER. You ca n select fr om the following : “Title Erase ”: Erases t he selected t itle. Select “OK” when asked for conf irmation. “Cha pter Era se” *1 : Allows you to select a chapter in the tit le and eras e it (see belo w). “Pro tect” *2 : Protects the t itle. Select “On” when the Prot ec[...]

61 DVD Ed itin g 1 Press TITL E LIST. When editing a DVD-RW (VR mode) or DVD-R (VR mode), pr ess ORIGINAL/ PL AYLI ST to swit ch to the “T itl e List (Origi nal),” if neces sary. 2 Select a title, a nd pres s ENTE R. The su b-menu ap pears. 3 Select “A -B Erase,” an d pres s ENTER . The disp lay for sett ing point A an d B appears. “Start[...]

62 4 Press ENTER a t the poi nt whe re you wa nt to divide the title . You ca n use H PLAY, , . / > , x STOP, a nd X PAUSE to find the point. “Div ide” is select ed. 5 Pres s ENTER. The disp lay ask s for conf irmatio n. To reset th e dividin g point, se lect “No” a nd press ENTER, then repeat from step 4. 6 Select “Yes,” a n d pre s[...]

63 DVD Ed itin g Notes • If a me ssage appears an d indicat es that n o mo re chapter marks can be added, you may not be able to record or edit. • You cannot add or erase ch apter marks on prote cted titles or discs . Changin g the Name of a Title You ca n ente r a titl e name of up to 32 ch aracters . Since the disp layed nu mber of ch aracte [...]

64 5 Selec t the cha racter you want to enter usin g M / m / < / , , and pre ss ENTER. The sel ected ch aracter ap pears i n the input row. You ca n only ent er charact ers and symbols that are disp layed. • To c hange the curs or positi on, sel ect the input row us ing M , and pr ess < / , . • To er ase a char acter, select ei ther of th[...]

65 DVD Ed itin g 3 Select “E dit,” and press ENTER . 4 Selec t “Crea te Pl aylis t,” and press ENTER. The dis play for cr eating a Pl aylist ap pears. “Start ” is selected. 5 Press ENT ER at the start po int. You ca n use H PLAY, , . / > , x STOP, a nd X PA USE to find the point. “End ” is select ed. 6 Press ENT ER at the end poi[...]

66 Editin g a Playlist You can edit Playlis t titles or scenes within th em, withou t changi ng the actu al recordi ngs. 1 Press DVD to o perate t he DVD re corder . 2 Press SYSTEM ME NU whi le the rec order is in sto p mode . 3 Select “Ed it,” and pre ss ENTER. 4 Sele ct “E dit P laylist ,” a nd pr ess EN TER. The “Playlist” Title List[...]

67 DVD Ed itin g “Move ”: Allo ws you to ch ange scen e order (page 6 8). “Add ”: Allo ws you to add other scenes before a sel ected scene (pag e 68). “Cop y”: Allow s you to copy a scene (page 6 9). To retu rn to the previous dis p lay Press O RETURN. To turn o ff the display Press S YSTEM MENU. z Hin t The Resume Play funct i on wil l[...]

68 1 Follow ste p s 1 to 7 of “Editing a Playlist” (page 66). The “E dit Scene” display ap pears. 2 Select the scene you wa nt to modi fy, an d press ENT ER. 3 Selec t “Modify ,” and pre ss ENTER. “Start ” is selected . 4 Press EN TER at the start poin t. You ca n use H PLAY, , . / > , x STOP, a nd X PAUSE to find the point. “E[...]

69 DVD Ed itin g 3 Select “A dd,” and press ENTER . “Start ” is selected. 4 Press ENT ER at the start po int. You ca n use H PLAY, , . / > , x STOP, a nd X PA USE to find the point. “End ” is select ed. 5 Press ENT ER at the end point . “Add ” is select ed. To reset the start or end point, se le ct “Start” or “End ” and r[...]

70 Forma tting /Renam ing/ Prote cting a Di sc The “Disc Setting” display all ows you to check the disc in format ion or cha nge the d isc name. Depe nding on the d isc t ype, yo u can a lso for mat or set pr otectio n. 1 Press DVD to o perate t he DVD re corder . 2 Press SYSTEM ME NU whi le the rec order is in sto p mode . 3 Select “Disc Set[...]

71 DVD Ed itin g To retu rn to the previous dis p lay Press O RETURN. z Hin ts • You can set pr otection for ind ividual tit les (page 59). • By r eformatting, you can change t he record ing format on DVD-RWs, or rec ord again on DVD-RWs (Video mode) t hat have be en finaliz ed. Notes • You can labe l a disc using up to 32 charac ters; howeve[...]

72 VCR Playback Playi ng 1 Press VIDE O to oper ate t he VC R. 2 Insert a tape. Playback sta r ts a utomatically if you i n sert a tape with its safety tab re mo ved. 3 Press H PL AY. The fr ont p anel d isplay shows t he pl aying time. When t he ta pe reac hes the en d, it will rewind automatical ly . To stop playbac k Pres s x STOP. To ejec t the[...]

73 VCR Playback Adjusting the pi cture (tracking) You can man ually adjus t trackin g if the reco rding quality is too poor to be remedi ed by the VCR’s automatic tracking ( a tracking meter a ppears during t he automatic tracking). Press TRACK ING +/–. The tracking me ter appear s. Press TRACKING +/– repe atedly until th e dist ortion di sap[...]

74 Play back Op tions *1 Can be pressed up t o four times to forward about two mi nutes. *2 For 10 seconds in S P or LP mode/for 15 seconds in EP mode. To resume normal pl ayback , press H PLAY. Notes • The sound is mu ted during pl ayback at va rious speeds. • The pic ture may sh ow noise duri ng high-speed re verse play . Button Operation (fa[...]

75 VCR Playback Search ing Using Vari ous Funct ions The VCR automaticall y marks th e tape with a n index s ignal at t he point where eac h reco rding begins . You ca n easily f ind a sp ecific po int usin g variou s search functi ons. Note During DVD recording , you cannot use VCR search functions. 1 Press VIDEO to oper ate th e VCR. 2 Press TOOL[...]

76 Displ aying the P layin g Time and Play Informa tion You can check pl ayback i nformat ion, such as elapsed o r remaining t ime, recor ding mode, etc ., on the TV screen . Press D ISPLAY during play back. The info rmatio n display a ppears . Each time you p ress the button, the d isplay chan ges as follow s: Tape an d disc i nformatio n/date and[...]

77 VCR Playback Select ing the Soun d During Play back Press AUDIO rep eatedl y during playback . * No indic ator appears in the front panel displa y when you play a tape without Hi-fi recordi ng. How so und is re corded on a video tape The VCR records sound on to two se parate tracks. Hi-fi audi o is recorded o nto the ma in track along with th e [...]

78 VCR Recording Before Recording Before you start recording … • This VCR record s in VHS format, n ot S-VHS format. • Ch ec k that the t ape is lon ger than t he re cor ding time (page 7 6). Notes • Timer recordings will s tart wi th or without t he recorder turned on. Once s tarted, the recorde r cannot b e turned off. Th e record er auto[...]

79 VCR Recording VCR Reco rding Without th e Timer 1 Press VIDEO to oper ate th e VCR. 2 Insert a ta pe with its safety tab in place. 3 Press CH +/– or IN PUT SEL ECT r epeate dly to selec t the ch annel or input source you want to record. 4 Press REC MODE repeat edly to select th e recording mode, “SP” or “EP.” For details about the reco[...]

80 When th e counte r reach es “0:00, ” the reco rder stop s record ing and turns off. To c ancel the Qu ick Timer Press z REC repeat edly un til the co unter a ppears in the fr ont panel di splay. Th e record er retur ns to norma l rec ording mode . To s top re cordin g Press x STOP twice. Checking the remaini ng tape length You c an ch eck re[...]

81 VCR Recording VCR Time r Record ing You can set the timer f o r a to tal of 12 programs together wit h DVD and VCR timer recording, up to o ne mo nth in ad vance. Foll ow the s teps belo w to se t eac h tim er r ecor ding items. Note Do not operate your cable box or satell ite receiver just before o r during a timer r ecord ing. This m ay prev e[...]

82 6 Press S YSTEM MENU to turn off the menu. To s top re cordin g Press x STOP twice. If timer setti ngs overlap The program that starts fir st has priority and the second progr am starts recording only after the fi rst program ha s finished. If the programs sta rt at th e same time, the progr am listed first in the menu has priori ty. If the end [...]

83 VCR Recording Record ing From Conn ected Equip ment Wi th a Time r (Synch ro Rec) You can set the recorder to a u tomatic ally reco rd pro grams from conn ected eq uipme nt that has a timer funct ion (such as a satelli te tuner ). Connect the equ ipmen t to the LINE 1 I N jacks on the rear of the r ecorder (page 13) . When the connec ted equi pm[...]

84 Notes • The re corder starts re cording only aft er detecting the video s ignal from t he connecte d equipme nt. The beginnin g of th e program m ay not be record ed regardle ss of whe ther or not the recor der’s power is on or off. • To use the connec ted equipment durin g Synchro-Re c standby, canc el the standby mode by pressing SYNCHRO[...]

85 VCR Recording 4 Select the timer se tting y ou want to change or canc el, and pr ess ENTER . The su b-menu ap pears. 5 Select on e of the options , and pres s ENTE R. “Edit”: Changes the timer setting. Select an item using < / , an d adjust using M / m . Press ENTER. “Delete”: E rases the ti mer setti ng. Selec t “OK” and pr ess E[...]

86 Recor ding From Conn ected Equip ment With out a Timer You can record from a connect e d VCR or simil ar device . For connec tion deta ils, see “Con nectin g Another VCR or Simil a r Device” o n page 28. 1 Press VIDE O to oper ate t he VC R. 2 Insert a tape with its s afety t ab in pl ace. 3 Press INPU T SELECT repeatedl y to select an in pu[...]

87 Dubbing (T APE y DVD) Dubbing (TAP E y DVD) Dubbi ng From a VHS T ape to a DVD You ca n eas ily re cord (dub ) a VHS tape to a d isc. Before dubb ing, ma ke the nec essary audio setting s on the VCR. ◆ How titles and chapters are created The re corde r takes ea ch reco rding on t he VHS tape and automa tically di vides the m into ti tles as th[...]

88 5 Sel ect “Y es,” an d press ENTE R. Dubbi ng start s. z Hints • A black (no si gnal) screen at the end of the dubbed dis c is not a m alfunctio n. This sc reen is re corded if a ti me discrepanc y exists between the dis c and tape when the record ing is stopped. • When dubbing a VHS tape to a DVD, the VHS tape counter value may differ s[...]

89 Dubbing (T APE y DVD) 2 Insert a sou rce disc. 3 Press DVD to opera te the DVD reco rder. 4 Press TOP MENU or TI TLE LIST t o select a title. 5 Start playin g the DVD, and th en pr ess x STOP or X PAUS E at the poin t wher e you want to s tart dubbin g. To select DVD sound, language, or subtitle, press AUDIO or SUBTITLE during pla yback (see pa [...]

90 5 Select “Prog ram Dubbing ,” and pre ss ENTER . 6 Selec t “Create D ubbing Li st,” and p ress ENTER . If you ha ve perform ed Progra m Dub bing befo re, the di splay asks for co nfirma tion. To continue , selec t “Yes ” and press E NTER. The display for selecting ti tles appears. 7 Select the title you want to d ub, and p ress ENTER[...]

91 Dubbing (T APE y DVD) To stop dubbing Press x STO P. Note that it may take a few seconds for the record er to stop dubbing. z Hin ts • The brigh tness of the playbac k picture m ay differ fr om normal DVD playback picture. • The DVD playback ti m e may differ s lightly from the VHS ta pe counter value. • The sound being pl ayed back (main,[...]

92 1 Press DVD to o perate t he DVD re corder . 2 Insert a disc. 3 Press SYSTEM ME NU whi le the rec order is in sto p mode . The Sy stem Me nu appears. 4 Select “Disc Setting,” and p ress EN TER. The “Di sc Setting ” displa y appears. 5 Select “Disc Fin alize, ” and pres s ENTE R. The disp lay ask s for conf irmatio n. 6 Select “Fina[...]

93 DV/D8 Du bbing (DV/ D8 t DVD) DV/D8 Dubbing (DV/D8 t DVD) Before DV/D8 Dubbing Thi s sec tion explai ns du bbin g wit h a digi tal vide o camer a via th e DV IN jac k on the front pane l. If you wan t to dub by way o f the LINE IN jacks, see “R ecording From Conn ected Equi pment Wit h a Timer (S ynchro Re c)” on pag e 53. To record fro m th[...]

94 Dubbi ng From a DV /D8 Form at Tap e to a DVD You can recor d a DV /D8 fo rmat t ape on to a disc . The rec order cont rols the dig ital vide o camera. You ca n fast forw ard, rew ind, pla y in sl ow mot ion, and stop the tape to se lect the s c enes usi n g the o n- scre en m enu. To simpl y dub the en tire conten ts of a DV/ D8 form at tape (O[...]

95 DV/D8 Du bbing (DV/ D8 t DVD) 10 Selec t “DV/D 8 Audio Input,” and pres s ENTE R. “Ste reo 1”: Record s origina l soun d only . Normally select th is when dubbing a DV format t a pe. “Ste reo 2”: Reco rds addi tional au dio only. “Mix” : Record s original and addi tional sounds . Selec t “Stereo 2” or “M ix” if yo u have [...]

96 Dubbing an entire DV/D8 format tape to a DVD (One Touch Dubbing) You c an r ecord the enti re cont ents of a DV/D8 form at tape o nto a disc w ith a sing le press of the ONE TOUCH DUBBING button. The recorder contro ls the dig ital vide o camera f or the who le proces s, and co mpletes the reco rding. 1 Follow steps 1 to 11 of “ Dubbing F rom [...]

97 Settings and Adjustments Settings and Ad justments Using the Se tup Display s By usi ng the setup displa ys, you can m ake vari ous adjust ments t o items su ch as pictur e and sound , as well as select a languag e for the subtitl es. The set up display s are use d in the foll owing way . Note Playbac k settings st ored on the disc take pr iorit[...]

98 Some i tems displ ay a dialo g box that re quires additional settings. Examp le: When “P arenta l” in “Opti ons” setup is selected. 5 Selec t an opti on, and pr ess ENT ER. The cu rrently selected op tion is disp layed next to the setup i tem. Exampl e: When “ 16:9” is set. To return to the previous display Press O RETURN. To turn of[...]

99 Settings and Adjustments 2 Selec t an option, an d press EN TER. 3 Selec t “Auto Pres et,” and pr ess ENT ER. All rec eivable c hannels are preset in numer ical sequ ence. Manual Set Preset s or disab les channe ls manual ly. If some cha nnels co uld not be se t u sin g the “Auto Pre set” or “E asy Se tup” func tion, y ou can set the[...]

100 automatic ally searc h for a chan nel that c arries a time si gnal. ◆ Time Zone Select the time zo ne for you r area, or s elect “Auto” to hav e the record er automatica lly set your tim e zone. The opti ons are: Auto y Atlantic y Easter n y Central y Moun tain y P acific y Alaska y Hawaii y Auto ◆ Daylight Saving Select “On” or “[...]

101 Settings and Adjustments Note Depending on the disc, “4:3 Letter Box” may be select ed automati cally instead of “4:3 Pan Scan” or vic e versa. Black Leve l Selects the black le vel (setup l evel) for the video sign als outp ut fr om the LINE OUT ja cks (page 1 6). This setting is not effective when th e PROGRESSIVE indicator lights up [...]

102 z Hint To can cel the “P rogressive” s etting, select “Off” in st ep 2 above. Or, press DVD to operate the DVD recorder, and then hold down X PAUSE on the re corder for five seconds or more. Note If you select prog ressive signals whe n you connect the record er to a TV th at canno t accep t the signal in progres sive format, the imag e[...]

103 Settings and Adjustments If you co nnect a co mpone nt that doe s not accept the sel ected audi o signa l, a loud nois e (or no sound) will c ome out from th e speake rs, an d may affect your ears o r cause sp eaker da mage. ◆ Dol by Dig ita l (DV Ds on ly) Sele cts the ty pe of Do lby D igi tal sig na l. ◆ DTS (DVD VI DEOs only) Selects wh[...]

104 Scan Audio (D VDs only ) Note Sound will be inter rupted during Sca n Audio. DV/D8 Au dio Input Note Select “Stereo 2” or “Mix” if you have added a second audio channe l when recording with your digital vide o camer a. Line Au dio In put When re cording from eq uipme nt conne cted to the LINE 1 IN or LINE 2 IN j ack to a DVD disc in thi[...]

105 Settings and Adjustments Format DV D-RW (DVD-RWs only ) Sele cts the record ing fo rmat for an unus ed DV D- RW, whe n firs t in serted . VCR Funct ion Press EN TER and selec t “Tape Le ngth,” “Auto Play,” or “A uto R epeat.” ◆ Tape Leng th ◆ Auto Play ◆ Auto Repe at Sync hro Recor ding Set Top Box Contr ol You c an control yo[...]

106 ◆ Mode for SET bu tton Select “ Mode 1” or “M ode 2” i f your ca ble box or satellite receiver r equires pressing an ENTER button or a SET butto n etc., afte r enterin g the chan nel numbe r. If “Mod e 1” doe s not work , try “Mod e 2.” If you r cable b ox or sate llite re ceiver does no t respond to eith er setting , contac t[...]

107 Settings and Adjustments Parental (D VD VIDEOs only) Playback of some DVD VIDEOs can b e limited accord ing to a predet ermined level, s uch as the a ge of the us ers. Scen es may be bl ocked or rep laced with di fferen t scene s. 1 After step 3 abov e, select “Parenta l,” and press EN TER. • If you have not entered a p asswo rd, the disp[...]

108 Command Mode Chang es the co mman d mode of this reco rder if other D VD equ ipmen t is assig ned the sa me command mode. Be sure to ma tch the COMMAND MODE switch on t h e remot e to the setting made her e. For de tails, see “If you ha ve a Sony DVD player o r more th an one Sony DVD reco rder” on page 26. Factory Setting Allows you to ret[...]

109 Additi o nal I nformation Additional Inform ation Troubl eshooting If yo u expe rience an y of th e foll owing dif ficulti es while u sing the r ecorde r, use this troubles hooting guide t o help re medy th e problem before reque sting r epai rs. S hould any problem pers ist, consul t your near est Sony dealer. Power The po wer does not turn o [...]

110 The pic ture does not f ill the s creen, even though the a spect rat io is set in “TV Ty pe” in “Video ” setup. , The aspe ct ratio of the disc is fi xed on your DV D. Sound Ther e is no soun d. , Re-conn ect a ll con nection s secu rely. , The c onnecting cord i s damage d. , The input sour ce setting on the amplifier or the conne cti [...]

111 Additi o nal I nformation The s ubtitle l anguage cann ot be chan ged or turned off . , Mult ilin gual su btitl es are n ot rec orded on the DVD VIDEO. , The D VD VI DEO p rohibits chan ging of the subtitle s. , Try changing the subtit le using the DVD VIDEO’s menu. , The subtitle s cannot be changed for t he titles recorde d on this reco rde[...]

112 Timer rec ording is no t complete or did not star t from th e begin ning. , There was a powe r failure during re cording. , The reco rder’ s int ernal cl ock stopped due to a power fail ure. The cloc k is automatic ally set by EDS, but it is re set during a pow er failure whe n the EDS signa l cannot be receiv ed (p age 99) . Reset th e clock[...]

113 Additi o nal I nformation The tap e is ejec ted when z R EC is pres sed. , Check t hat the safety tab has not been removed. Nothin g happen s when z RE C is pre ssed. , Make sure the tape is not at its end. VCR Timer recording The ti mer does not opera te. , Chec k that the cl ock is set . , Make sure a tape has been inserted. , Check t hat the[...]

114 “CHI LD LOCK ” appe ars i n th e front pane l display. , The r ecord er is l ocked. Can cel t he Chil d Lock (page 40). Control by AV mouse is not possible . , Some satell ite receivers may not support AV mouse. The Set Top Box Co ntrol f uncti on does not work. , Turn on the recorder. Notes Ab out This Reco rder On adju sting v olume Do no[...]

115 Additi o nal I nformation – A disc t hat has cell ophane t ape or sticke r adhesi ve on it . Sympto ms caus ed by cont aminated video heads When t he video h eads are dirty, clea n the video heads us ing a Son y video he ad clean ing casset te. If a Son y cleani ng casset te is not a vailable in your area, have the h eads clean ed at your nea[...]

116 Input s and out puts LINE 1 IN and LINE 2 IN VIDEO IN, phono jack (1 each) Input si gnal: 1 Vp-p, 75 ohms, unbal anced, sync negat ive AUDIO IN, phono jacks (2 each) Input level: 327 mVrm s Input im pedanc e: mor e than 47 kilo hms LINE 2 IN S VIDEO, 4-p in, mini-DIN jack Y: 1.0 Vp-p , unbalanc ed, sync ne gative C: 0.28 6 Vp-p, loa d impe danc[...]

117 Additi o nal I nformation About i.LIN K The DV IN jack on this record er is an i .LINK- compliant DV IN jack. This s ection descr ibes the i.LINK stand ard and its features . What i s i.L INK? i.LINK is a digital serial interfa c e for handling digital video, digital audio a nd o ther data in t wo directi ons betwee n equipme nt having t he i.L[...]

118 Guide t o Parts and Con trols For more info rmatio n, see the page s in pare nthe ses. Front panel Butt ons o n the rec order ha ve th e sam e func tion as the butt ons on the remote i f the y have t he sam e or similar names . A "/1 (on/standb y) button (2 3) B Disc tra y (35, 49, 94) C A (open /close) bu tton (35, 49, 94) D DVD t button [...]

119 Additi o nal I nformation Remote For DV D functi ons Butt ons with an orang e dot ne xt to th em ca n be used with your TV when th e TV/DVD·VIDEO switch is se t to TV. A TV/DVD·VIDEO switch (21) B Z OPEN/C LOSE but ton (35, 49, 94) C DVD button (35, 49) D Numb er butto ns* (21, 36 ) SET button (21 ) E CLEAR but ton (42) F AUDIO bu tton* (36) [...]

120 V ?/1 (on/st andb y) bu tton (2 3) W CH (ch annel) +/– bu ttons* (21, 49 ) X VOL (vo lume) +/– butto ns (21) Y TV/VIDEO button (2 1) Z INPUT SELEC T button (49 , 56, 9 4) wj SUR ( surro und) bu tton (36 ) wk SYSTEM M ENU button (10) TITLE LIST button (40, 59) TIMER bu tton (51) wl MENU butt on (35) e; TOOLS butto n (41) ea REPLAY/ ADVANCE b[...]

121 Additi o nal I nformation For VCR functions A TV/DVD·VIDEO switch (21) B Z OPEN/C LOSE (eje ct) but ton (72) C Numb er butto ns* (21) SET button (21 ) D CLEAR but ton (72) E AUDIO bu tton* (77) F DISPLA Y butto n (76) TIME/TEXT butto n (76) G SYSTEM M ENU butt on (10) H O RETURN button (2 3 ) I . PREV (previous)/ > NEXT buttons (74) J (sear[...]

122 Front panel dis play A DVD playing/record ing status B Disc type/rec ording f ormat C Audio si gnal indi cator s D STERE O indica tor (48, 78) E SAP (S econd Audio P rogram) indicat or (48, 78 ) F VIDEO play ing/rec ording status G Tape i ndicato r H Timer indi cator I Displays the f ollowing (47, 76): • Playing t ime /remain ing time • Cur[...]

123 Additi o nal I nformation Glos sary Chapter (p age 41) Secti ons of a pictur e or a musi c feature t hat are smaller than title s. A title is c omposed of several chapt ers. Depe nding on t he disc, no chapters may be recor ded. Copy p rotection signal s (page 4 9) Copy res triction s et by copy right ow ners, etc . These si gnals are include d[...]

124 Interlace format Inter lace form at shows every ot her line of an image as a single “ fiel d” and is th e standa rd method for displaying images o n television. The even number fi eld shows the even nu mbered l ines of an i mage, a nd the odd num bered field s hows th e odd n umbered l ines of a n image. Origin al (p age 58 ) Titles act ual[...]

125 Additi o nal I nformation Cable Bo x/Satellite Receive r Brand Cod e If mo re than one c ode num ber is liste d, try entering the m one at a time until y ou find th e one that works with your cable box/sa tellite rece iv er. TUR Turkish VIE Vietnam ese ZAF Afri kaans Abbrevia tion Langua ge Cable box brand Code number 3M 0033 ABC 0003, 0 007, 0[...]

126 BVS 0641 Cable He althca re 0769, 005 8 Cable St ar 0056 Cablet enna 00 22, 0039 Cablev iew 0022 Century 0153, 061 8, 0008, 03 15 Citation 00 17 Citizen 0153, 031 5, 0078, 0242 Clearm aster 08 83 ClearMa x 08 83, 1247 Colour Voi ce 0031, 002 5 Comban d 0233, 023 2 Comtec 02 74 Comtron ics 0060, 004 0 Comtron ics Eagl e 0040, 0060 Contec 00 19 C[...]

127 Additi o nal I nformation Magnavo x 0797, 0027, 0032 , 0334, 0069 Millenni um 0 618, 0153 Memorex 0 000 Mit subi shi 0003 Motorola 0476, 02 76, 1476, 0810, 1376, 12 54, 0400, 1106 Movie Tim e 0156, 00 78, 0063, 0203 MS 0069, 0015, 1018 , 0303 Mult iVis ion 0012 Myrio 1117 NET 0274 Next L evel 0764, 13 16, 1315 , 1314 Nexus 0770 Northcoa st 0671[...]

128 Spectradyn e 07 69, 0058 Spectr avision 0058 Sprucer 0021, 0307, 0010, 0144 Standard C omponents 0203, 0096, 0 155 Starcom 0003, 0015, 0047, 0014, 0098, 030 5 Stargate 0015, 0040, 0770, 0865, 0797, 030 5, 0014 Star quest 001 5 StarSight 0542, 0422 Stealth 0274 Stellar One 0807 Storm 1018, 0637 Suena M adritel 12 30 Supercab le 0276 Supermax 08 [...]

129 Additi o nal I nformation Satellite receiver brand Code number AlphaStar 0 772 Atlantic Telepho ne 1333 Bell Expre ssVu 0 775 Century 0 856 Chap arral 0216 Crossdigita l 1109 DirecT V 0749, 0566, 0392, 17 49, 0099, 11 09, 1076, 1442, 1856, 02 47, 1142, 1639, 0724, 06 39, 0819 Dish Network System 0775, 10 05, 1170 Dishpro 0775, 10 05 Echostar 07[...]

130 Index Words in quotatio ns a ppear in the on-scre en displa ys. Numerics 16:9 25 , 100 4:3 Letter Box 25 , 100 4:3 Pan Sc an 25 , 10 0 A “A-B Erase” 60 “Add” 67 , 68 ADVANCE 37 , 74 ANGLE 36 Antenna 14 , 15 AUDIO 36 , 77 “Audio” 106 Audio co rds 18 “Audio DRC” 10 3 Audio settin gs 102 Auto Clock Set 99 “Aut o Play” 105 “Au[...]

131 L “Langu age” 106 Langua ge abbrev iation 124 LINE 1 IN 29 LINE 2 IN 28 “Line Audio I nput” 53 , 57 , 104 M Manual Clock Set 10 0 “Manual Se t” 99 MARKER 42 MENU 35 Menu Top menu 35 “Mode for SET bu tton” 106 “Modi fy” 67 “Move” 68 MP3 au dio tr acks 43 N NEXT 37 , 74 Numbe r buttons 21 , 41 O One Touch Dubbing 96 On-scr[...]

Sony Corporation Printed in China AK68-00986A “TV Type” 10 0 TV/DVD·VIDEO 21 TV/VIDEO 50 , 79 U “Unfinali ze” 92 Unrecordable p ictures 49 V “VCR Function” 105 VIDEO CD 33 Vide o mode 30 Vide o setti ngs 100 VR mode 30 Z ZOOM 36 Zoom 44[...]