Sony SVR-S500 manual

D:DVR projectInstruc tion manualDTP2689634111GB01COV- CEK.fm master page=right 2-689-634- 11 (1) © 2006 Sony Corporation Hard Disk Recorder SVR-S500 Oper ating Inst ruction s SVR-S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) To find out useful hints, tips and infor mation abou t Sony produ cts and services please visi t: www.sony-europe .com/myproduct[...]

D:DVR projectInst ruction manualDTP2689634111GB02WA R-CEK.fm master page=left 2 SVR-S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) Importan t Informat ion Should you experience a problem with this recorder, please refer to the trouble shooting section on page 47. If you are un able to rectify the problem , contact the Sony C ustomer Informatio n Cent re at 08705 111 [...]

D:D VR p roje ctIn stru ctio n manualDTP2689634111GB02W AR-CEK.fm master page=right SVR- S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 3 Precau tion s This equipment has been tested and found to compl y with the limits set out in the EMC Directive using a connection cable shorter than 3 metres. On safety Should any solid obj ect or liq uid fall into the cabinet, unp[...]

D:DVR projectInst ruction manualDTP2689634111GB02WA R-CEK.fm master page=left 4 SVR-S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) Note s About Th is Record er On operation • If the recorder is brought dir ectly from a cold t o a warm location, or is placed in a ver y damp room, moisture m ay condense ins ide the recorder. Should this occur, the recorder may not op[...]

D:D VR p roje ctIn stru ctio n manualDTP2689634111GB01TOC- CEK.fm master page=right SVR- S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 5 Table of Contents Important In formation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

SVR-S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 6 D:DVR projectInst ruction manualDTP2689634111GB01T OC-CEK.fm master page=left Time r Reco rding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Before Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Timer Recor[...]

D:D VR p roje ctIn stru ctio n manualDTP2689634111G B04BAS-CEK.fm master page=right SVR- S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 7 Hookup s and Settings Hookups and Settings Hookin g Up th e Record er Follo w steps 1 th rough 6 to hook up a nd adjust the setti ngs of th e record er. Do not connec t the mai ns lead until you reach “Step 4: C onnect ing the Ma[...]

SVR-S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 8 D:DVR projectInst ruction manualDTP2689634111GB04B AS-CEK.fm master page=left Ste p 2: Con necti ng the Vi deo Co rds Conne ct L INE 1 - T V on the re corder and t he Scar t (EU RO-AV ) con nector on th e TV w ith t he opt ional SCART co rd. When pl aying “w ide scree n” im ages Some recor ded images may not fi[...]

D:D VR p roje ctIn stru ctio n manualDTP2689634111G B04BAS-CEK.fm master page=right SVR- S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 9 Hookup s and Settings After di sconnecting the mains lead fr om the mains, connect a VCR or simil ar recordin g device to the LINE 2 - VCR / STB j ack of this record er. b Notes • Be sure to con nect your VCR to the Hard disk rec[...]

SVR-S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 10 D:DVR projectInst ruction manualDTP2689634111GB04B AS-CEK.fm master page=left Ste p 3: Con necti ng the Au dio Co rds You can improve sound quality by connect ing a stereo system to the AUDIO OUT R-L jacks as shown below. z Hint For cor rect sp eaker loc ation, see the ope rating i nstruction s suppl ied with the [...]

D:D VR p roje ctIn stru ctio n manualDTP2689634111G B04BAS-CEK.fm master page=right SVR- S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 11 Hookup s and Settings Step 5 : Prep aring the Remote You ca n contro l the recor der usi ng the sup plied remote. Inse rt two R 6 (size AA) batte ries by matchi ng the 3 and # ends on t he batte ries to the markings insid e the ba[...]

SVR-S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 12 D:DVR projectInst ruction manualDTP2689634111GB04B AS-CEK.fm master page=left 2 With th e TV [ / 1 button p ress ed do wn, enter th e TV’s m anuf acturer code using t he number butto ns. For ins tance, to ente r “09,” p ress “0” then “9. ” After you enter th e last number , release the TV [ / 1 butto[...]

D:D VR p roje ctIn stru ctio n manualDTP2689634111G B04BAS-CEK.fm master page=right SVR- S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 13 Hookup s and Settings 5 Select “C omm and Mode .” 6 Press < / , to select the de sired mode (HDD 1, HDD 2, or HDD 3). A mess age app ears and indicate s that the Comm and Mod e has chan ged. 7 Set the C omman d Mode for t h[...]

SVR-S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 14 D:DVR projectInst ruction manualDTP2689634111GB05HOW -CEK.fm master page=left Four Basic Operations — Gettin g to Know Yo ur Hard Disk Re corder 1. Ch angi ng Cha nnel s This section i ntroduces the basic operation to view all th e current a vailable programmes th at have been tun ed to your Hard Di sk Recor der[...]

D:D VR p roje ctIn stru ctio n manualDTP2689634111GB 05HOW-CEK.fm master page=right SVR- S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 15 Four Basi c Opera tions — Getting to Know Your Hard Disk Recorder 2. Paus ing a TV Broa dcas t (TV Pau se) When the recorder is switched o n, it automatica lly stores in a buffe r memory the l ast 30 minutes of the channel it ha[...]

SVR-S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 16 D:DVR projectInst ruction manualDTP2689634111GB05HOW -CEK.fm master page=left 3. Re cording a Prog ramm e (One To uch Re cord ing) This sec tion intro duces th e basic o peration to record the cur rent TV programme to th e hard disk (HDD). For an explanation of how to make timer reco rdings , see pag e 26. 1 Press[...]

D:D VR p roje ctIn stru ctio n manualDTP2689634111GB 05HOW-CEK.fm master page=right SVR- S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 17 Four Basi c Opera tions — Getting to Know Your Hard Disk Recorder 4. Pl ayin g the R ecor ded Progr amme ( Titl e List ) To play a record ed titl e, se lect th e titl e from the Title List. 1 Press TITL E LIST. The Title Li st d[...]

SVR-S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 18 D:DVR projectInst ruction manualDTP2689634111GB05HOW -CEK.fm master page=left To add new scenes You ca n add new scenes during t he play back of a reco rdin g to crea te fu rther i ndexing for m ore acc urat e navi ga tion. 1 Press TITL E LIST in stop mode . 2 Select a ti tle to wh ich you want to add a new scene [...]

D:D VR p roje ctIn stru ctio n manualDTP2689634111GB 05HOW-CEK.fm master page=right SVR- S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 19 Four Basi c Opera tions — Getting to Know Your Hard Disk Recorder You can view th e playing t ime and tit le informatio n of the current playback on the TV screen . Press DISPLAY during pl ayba ck. The play time and title timeli[...]

SVR-S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 20 D:DVR projectInst ruction manualDTP2689634111GB06DIG-CEK.fm master page=left Guide to Dig ital Services b Important Notice • Di gital S ervic es ava ilabili ty depe nds on th e broadcaste r. • Di gital Serv ices a re no t instan tly a vail able wh en th e recorder i s first turned on. • Your Hard Disk Reco r[...]

D:D VR p roje ctIn stru ctio n manualDTP2689634111GB06DI G-CEK.fm master page=right SVR- S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 21 Guide t o Digital Servic es 5 Selec t the cur rent time bro adcas ted progra mme you wish to vi ew, then press the ENT ER bu tton to exit the TV G UIDE disp lay an d view t he prog ramm e. To set a t imer rec ord ing See “Re cor[...]

SVR-S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 22 D:DVR projectInst ruction manualDTP2689634111GB06DIG-CEK.fm master page=left 4 Selec t “Favou rites,” an d press E NTER The DTV Settings - Favourite s setu p display appe ars. This disp lay show s all the TV or Radio channe ls avai lable to yo u. 5 Press the M / m butt ons to hi ghlig ht a channel you wan t to[...]

D:D VR p roje ctIn stru ctio n manualDTP2689634111GB06DI G-CEK.fm master page=right SVR- S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 23 Guide t o Digital Servic es A Indicates the Prog ramme ID a nd Chann el Name B State: z (green ): Indicates the curre nt viewed prog ramme. z (red ): Indica tes that the pro g ramme is currentl y being r e cord ed or that a t time[...]

SVR-S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 24 D:DVR projectInst ruction manualDTP2689634111GB06DIG-CEK.fm master page=left 2 Once the t ext page is displayed (this may take some time), follo w the on-screen instructio ns to obtain your required selection . On some page s the TV progr a mme may als o be disp layed on the text scr een. On- screen instru ctions [...]

D:D VR p roje ctIn stru ctio n manualDTP2689634111GB06DI G-CEK.fm master page=right SVR- S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 25 Guide t o Digital Servic es 2 Once the “Progra mme Rem inder ” pop-up screen appear s, press YELLOW to d elet e the programme remind er.[...]

SVR-S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 26 D:DVR projectInst ruction manualDTP2689634111GB07RE C-CEK.fm master page=left * Timer Recording Before Recording Before you start recording … • Ch eck tha t the HD D ha s eno ugh avai lable space for the recording ( page 16). You can free up disk space b y erasin g titles (page 37) . • Adjus t the rec ording[...]

D:D VR p roje ctIn stru ctio n manualDTP2689634111GB07REC- CEK.fm master page=right SVR- S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 27 Time r Recor ding 2 Select an item usi n g M / m an d adjust using < / , and the colo ured co ntrol bu ttons displ ayed on yo u remote co ntrol. “Channel Name”: Sets the Channel Name “Date” : Sets the d ate. The it em c[...]

SVR-S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 28 D:DVR projectInst ruction manualDTP2689634111GB07RE C-CEK.fm master page=left The TV Guide (El ectronic Progra mme Guide) applicat ion is a feature that simplifies setting the timer. Just select the programme you wish to record in the TV Guide display. The da te, time, and channel of t hat programme ar e set autom[...]

D:D VR p roje ctIn stru ctio n manualDTP2689634111GB07REC- CEK.fm master page=right SVR- S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 29 Time r Recor ding Checki ng/Ch angin g/ Cance lling Timer S ettings (Timer L ist) You ca n check , change , or cancel timer se tting s using the T imer L ist. 1 Press TIMER LI ST on you r remot e contr ol. The Timer List ap pears.[...]

SVR-S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 30 D:DVR projectInst ruction manualDTP2689634111GB07RE C-CEK.fm master page=left b Notes • Whi le recording , you cannot m odify the time r setting for the current recording. • Even if the timer is set for the same daily or weekl y program me, the timer recording canno t be confirm ed if it o verlaps w ith two ot[...]

D:D VR p roje ctIn stru ctio n manualDTP2689634111GB08 PLA-CEK.fm master page=right SVR- S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 31 Play back Playback Playi ng 1 Turn o n the re corder an d switc h the in put select or on your TV so that the signal from the reco rder a ppears on your TV scree n. 2 Press TITL E LIST. For detail s about the Title List, se e “4[...]

D:DVR projectInst ruction manualDTP2689634111GB08PLA -CEK.fm master page=left SVR-S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 32 To check the position of the buttons below, see the illustra tion o n page 31. To resume normal pl ayback , press H . The H butto n has a tactile dot * * Use the tact ile dot as a refere nce when operatin g the recorder. Playback options[...]

D:D VR p roje ctIn stru ctio n manualDTP2689634111GB08 PLA-CEK.fm master page=right SVR- S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 33 Play back You ca n pause a cu rrent TV broad cast, and t hen continue watchi ng the programme at a later time. See page 1 5. “Cha sing Pla yback” a llows yo u to view t he record ed pa rt o f a prog ramm e whi le the reco rdin[...]

D:DVR projectInst ruction manualDTP2689634111GB08PLA -CEK.fm master page=left SVR-S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 34 Playin g titles from a progr amme c ategory folde r You can play titles stored in the Title Lis t programme cate g ory f o lders . 1 Press TITLE LIST, then pr ess BL UE twi ce. The T itle Li st_Folde rs menu appea rs showin g the list of[...]

D:D VR p roje ctIn stru ctio n manualDTP2689634111GB08 PLA-CEK.fm master page=right SVR- S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 35 Play back To inse rt a ch aracter, move th e curs or to the righ t of th e point whe re you want to in sert the chara cter and pres s GREE N . 6 Press M / m to select the chara cters. The ch aracters chang es as foll ows: 9 y … [...]

D:D VR p roje ctIn stru ctio n manualDTP2689634111GB09EDT-CEK .fm master page=left 36 SVR-S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) Erasing and Ed iting Befo re Edi ting This recorder of fers vari ous ed it option s for t he HDD: editing eithe r the original re c ording (c alled the “origina l”), or the playback inf ormation create d from the origin al (cal [...]

D:DVR p rojectInstruction manualDTP2689634111GB09EDT -CEK.fm master page=right 37 Erasing and Edi ting SVR- S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) You ca n perma nent ly erase re cord ings st ored to the har d disk or the scene thumb nail pict ures that are di splaye d in th e Title List dis play fo r enhan ced naviga tion. Note that erasing a t itle cannot b[...]

D:D VR p roje ctIn stru ctio n manualDTP2689634111GB09EDT-CEK .fm master page=left 38 SVR-S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) You can copy a title or a sectio n of a title for further editi ng or playlist cre ation. 1 Procee d as from St ep 1 to Step 7 of “Erasing sections of a title (Cro p Editing )” abov e, to set the star t and end mar ks of the who[...]

D:DVR p rojectInstruction manualDTP2689634111GB09EDT -CEK.fm master page=right 39 Erasing and Edi ting SVR- S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) Increa sing recordin g capaci ty Befo re you st art re cordin g a broa dcast o r editin g a title, c heck the remaining/t o tal disk spa c e using the H DD Us age infor mation d isplay. See page 16. To fre e up di [...]

D:DVR projectInst ruction manualDTP2689634111GB12ADJ -CEK.fm master page=left SVR-S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 40 Settings and Adjustmen ts Digi tal TV set tings (DTV Se ttings) The DTV Setting s Setup en ables y ou to take fu ll advant age of Dig ital TV Broa dcasting services , such as favouri tes chan nels se tting, or to prevent child ren’s vi[...]

D:D VR p roje ctIn stru ctio n manualDTP2689634111GB 12ADJ-CEK.fm master page=right 41 Settings a nd Adjustm ents SVR- S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 3 Press t he RET U RN button to return to the Parenta l Lock menu . ◆ To unl ock ch annels (rel ease Ch ild Lock ) 1 In St ep 2 a bove, pr ess the < / , buttons to sele ct “Of f.” 2 Press the R [...]

D:DVR projectInst ruction manualDTP2689634111GB12ADJ -CEK.fm master page=left SVR-S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 42 Video and Audio Se ttin gs (Optio ns) The “O ptions” s etup a llows y ou to ad just the items related to the image size, colour and sound, such as lang uage and au dio out put level. Choose the settings ac cording to the type of TV, [...]

D:D VR p roje ctIn stru ctio n manualDTP2689634111GB 12ADJ-CEK.fm master page=right 43 Settings a nd Adjustm ents SVR- S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) Audio Languag e You ca n set your Hard Di sk Reco rder to pl ay the audio t rack in the languag e you pref er if that language is avai lable. 1 Follo w steps 1 t o 3 of “Vide o and Aud io Setting s (Op[...]

D:DVR projectInst ruction manualDTP2689634111GB12ADJ -CEK.fm master page=left SVR-S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 44 Subtitle L a nguage Select s your pref erred s ubtitle languag e. Press t he < / , button s to set the desired language. Each time you press the button s , the settin g on the TV screen changes a s follows. b Note • If the program m[...]

D:D VR p roje ctIn stru ctio n manualDTP2689634111GB 12ADJ-CEK.fm master page=right 45 Settings a nd Adjustm ents SVR- S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 3 Once the warning message displa y a ppears, pres s ENTER again t o confirm . b Not e If you f orget yo ur password, you will have to reset i t by select ing “Par ental Lock” i n “DTV Setti ngs”[...]

D:DVR projectInst ruction manualDTP2689634111GB12ADJ -CEK.fm master page=left SVR-S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 46 This inf ormati on scree n shows the sign al stre ngth of the broa dcas ts you are w atching. 1 Select “S ignal Str ength,” i n the Tech nical Informa tion displa y and pres s ENTER. The Sign al Streng th disp lay appear s show ing b[...]

D:D VR p roje ctIn stru ctio n manualDTP2689634111GB13ADD- CEK.fm master page=right SVR- S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 47 Additional Informat ion Additional Inform ation Troubl eshooting If yo u expe rience an y of the fol lowi ng diffi culties while u sing th e recorde r, use th is troubl eshoot ing guide t o help re medy the prob lem befo re reque [...]

D:DVR projectInst ruction manualDTP2689634111GB13A DD-CEK.fm master page=left SVR-S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 48 Ther e is no sound. , Re-conn ect a ll con nection s se curely. , The c onnecting cord is dam aged. , The input sour ce setting on the amplifier or the conne cti on to th e ampl ifie r is inc orrec t. , The reco rder is in reve rse play,[...]

D:D VR p roje ctIn stru ctio n manualDTP2689634111GB13ADD- CEK.fm master page=right SVR- S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 49 Additional Informat ion , Turn on the recor der. , The remote is not pointed at th e r emote sensor on the recor der. , Differen t command mo des are set for the record er and r emote. Set t he same command mode (pa ge 12). Th e d[...]

D:DVR projectInst ruction manualDTP2689634111GB13A DD-CEK.fm master page=left SVR-S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 50 Guide t o Parts and C ontrols For more info rmatio n, see the page s in parenthe ses. A MUTIN G button Mutes the volum e. Press again to resto re the volum e. To oper ate your T V, you must first setup the remote control (1 1) B [ / 1 (o[...]

D:D VR p roje ctIn stru ctio n manualDTP2689634111GB13ADD- CEK.fm master page=right SVR- S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 51 Additional Informat ion A [ / 1 (o n/standby) button (13) B PROGRAM -/+ buttons (16) C (remote s ensor) (11) D Front pa nel display (5 1). A Recordin g status segme nts: Single rota ting star = on ly one tu ner is recording. Dual [...]

D:DVR projectInst ruction manualDTP2689634111GB13A DD-CEK.fm master page=left SVR-S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 52 A Power DC IN plug (10) B LINE 1 - TV j ack (8) C LINE 2 - VCR / STB jack (9) D SERIAL port, for factory and serv ic e use only E AERIAL IN/OUT jacks (7 ) F AUDIO L/R OUT (jacks (10) Rear panel[...]

D:D VR p roje ctIn stru ctio n manualDTP2689634111GB01 IX-CEK.fm master page=right SVR- S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 53 Index Words in quotations appear in the on -screen dis plays. Numerics 16:9 42 4:3 Letter Box 42 4:3 Pan Sc an 42 A “Advanced ” 36 Aerial 7 AUDIO 32 Audio co rd 10 “Audio Language” 43 “Audio Level” 43 Audio S ettings 42[...]

D:DVR projectInst ruction manualDTP2689634111GB01IX-CEK.fm master page=left SVR-S500 2-689-634- 11 (1) 54 R Rear panel 52 REC 16 “Record Subtitle s” 43 “Recordin g” 37 Recording 43 HDD Usage 16 Increasing re cording ca- pacity 39 One Touch Recording 16 recor d paus ed TV b road- casts 15 record two programmes simultaneo usly 16 , 27 , [...]

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