Sony 3-295-080-12(1) Operating Instructions Manual page 146

, If the audio signal does not come through
the DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL)/HDMI
OUT jacks, check the "Audio Out" setup
(page 133).
, The recorder supports only MP3 audio,
Dolby Digital and MPEG audio for DivX
video files. Press AUDIO and select MP3
audio or MPEG audio.
No sound is output from the HDMI OUT
jack.
, Try the following:
and on again.
equipment off and on again.
and then connect the HDMI cord again.
, The HDMI OUT jack is connected to a
DVI device (DVI jacks do not accept audio
signals).
, The equipment connected to the HDMI
OUT jack does not conform to the audio
signal format. In this case, set "Audio
Output" to "PCM" in the "HDMI Output"
setup (page 140).
Sound distortion occurs.
, Set "Analog Tuner Level" in the "Audio
In" setup to "Compression" (page 132).
Sound is noisy.
, When playing a CD with DTS sound
tracks, noise will come from the LINE 2
OUT R-AUDIO-L jacks, LINE 3 – TV
jack, or LINE 1/DECODER jack
(page 76).
The sound volume is low.
, The sound volume is low on some DVDs.
The sound volume may improve if you set
"Audio DRC" in the "Audio Out" setup to
"On" (page 134).
, Set "Analog Tuner Level" in the "Audio
In" setup to "Normal" (page 132).
An alternate audio track cannot be
recorded or played.
, When recording from connected
equipment, set "External Audio" to
"Bilingual" in the "Audio In" setup
(page 132).
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Turn the recorder off
1
Turn the connected
2
Disconnect
3
, Multilingual tracks (main and sub) cannot
be recorded on the HDD (when Video
Mode On), DVD+RWs, DVD-RWs
(Video mode), DVD+Rs, or DVD-Rs
(Video mode). To record the language, set
"Bilingual Recording" in the "Audio In"
setup to "A/L" or "B/R" before recording
(page 132). To record both the main and
sub sounds on a disc, record on DVD-
RWs/DVD-Rs (VR mode). To record on
the HDD, set "HDD Recording Format" to
"Video Mode Off" in the "Recording"
setup (page 137).
, If you have connected an audio component
to the DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack
and want to change the audio track for the
HDD (when "HDD Recording Format" is
set to "Video Mode Off" in the
"Recording" setup (page 137))/DVD-
RWs/DVD-Rs (VR mode) during
playback, set "Dolby Digital Output" in
the "Audio Out" setup to "Dolby Digital ->
PCM" (page 133).
, Bilingual audio streams cannot be
recorded simultaneously from digital
broadcasts.
The sound is breaking up.
, The signal strength is low.
, Check aerial installation.
Recording/Timer recording/
Editing
The programme position cannot be
changed from the programme position
you are recording.
, Set the TV's input source to "TV."
Recording does not start immediately
after you press z REC.
, Operate the recorder only after "LOAD,"
"FORMAT," or "INFO WRITE"
disappears from the front panel display.
Nothing was recorded even though you
set the timer setting correctly.
, There was a power failure during
recording.