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Table of Contents

WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Quick Guide to Disc Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Recordable and playable discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Playable discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Hookups and Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Hooking Up the Recorder  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Step 1: Connecting the Aerial Cable   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Step 2: Connecting the Video Cords   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

About the SMARTLINK features (for SCART connections only) . . . . . . . 14

Step 3: Connecting the Audio Cords   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Step 4: Connecting the Mains Lead  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Step 5: Preparing the Remote   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Controlling TVs with the remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
If you have a Sony DVD player or more than one Sony

DVD recorder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Changing programme positions of the recorder using the remote . . . . . 19

Step 6: Easy Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Connecting a VCR or Similar Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Connecting to the LINE 3/DECODER jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Connecting to the LINE 2 IN jacks on the front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Connecting to a Satellite or Digital Tuner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Connecting a PAY-TV/Canal Plus Analogue Decoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Connecting a decoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Setting PAY-TV/Canal Plus analogue programme positions. . . . . . . . . . 25

1. Inserting a Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
2. Recording a Programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Checking the disc status while recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

3. Playing the Recorded Programme (Title List) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
4. Displaying the Playing/Remaining Time and Play Information . . . . . . . . . 31

Checking the playing/remaining time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Checking the remaining disc space. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

5. Changing the Name of a Recorded Programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
6. Labelling and Protecting a Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Labelling a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Protecting a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

7. Playing the Disc on Other DVD Equipment (Finalise) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Finalising the disc using

(open/close) button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Finalising the disc using “Disc Information” display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Unfinalising a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

8. Reformatting a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Eight Basic Operations

— Getting to Know Your DVD Recorder

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Summary of Contents for RDR-HX520

Page 1: ... 2 2006 Sony Corporation RDR HX520 HX720 RDR HX722 HX920 DVD Recorder Operating Instructions To find out useful hints tips and information about Sony products and services please visit www sony europe com myproduct ...

Page 2: ...lease contact your nearest Sony service station Precautions This unit operates on 220 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Check that the unit s operating voltage is identical with your local power supply To prevent fire or shock hazard do not place objects filled with liquids such as vases on the apparatus Install this system so that the mains lead can be unplugged from the wall socket immediately in the event of t...

Page 3: ...hecked in case of repair or inspection during a malfunction or modification However the contents will not be backed up or saved by Sony If the hard disk needs to be formatted or replaced it will be done at the discretion of Sony All contents of the hard disk drive will be erased including contents that violate copyright laws On power sources The recorder is not disconnected from the AC power sourc...

Page 4: ...written as HDD and disc is used as a general reference forthe HDD DVDs or CDs unless otherwise specified by the text or illustrations Icons such as listed at the top of each explanation indicate what kind of media can be used with the function being explained Instructions in this manual describe the controls on the remote You can also use the controls on the recorder if they have the same or simil...

Page 5: ...he LINE 2 IN jacks on the front panel 22 Connecting to a Satellite or Digital Tuner 23 Connecting a PAY TV Canal Plus Analogue Decoder 24 Connecting a decoder 24 Setting PAY TV Canal Plus analogue programme positions 25 1 Inserting a Disc 27 2 Recording a Programme 27 Checking the disc status while recording 28 3 Playing the Recorded Programme Title List 29 4 Displaying the Playing Remaining Time ...

Page 6: ...V Broadcast TV Pause 56 Playing from the beginning of the programme you are recording Chasing Playback 57 Playing a previous recording while making another Simultaneous Rec and Play 57 Searching for a Title Chapter Track etc 58 Playing MP3 Audio Tracks or JPEG Image Files 59 About MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files 60 MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files that the recorder can play 60 About play...

Page 7: ...age 85 Clock 86 OSD On Screen Display 86 Video Settings Video 87 Audio Settings Audio 89 Recording Settings Recording 91 Disc Settings DVD 93 Remote Control Settings Factory Settings Others 95 Easy Setup Resetting the Recorder 96 Additional Information 97 Troubleshooting 97 Self diagnosis Function When letters numbers appear in the display 103 Notes About This Recorder 104 Specifications 105 About...

Page 8: ...ge 27 Playable only on VR mode compatible players finalisation unnecessary Video mode Format in Video mode page 27 Playable on most DVD players finalisation necessary page 36 DVD R Automatically formatted in VR mode DVD R VIDEO Playable on most DVD players finalisation necessary page 36 DVD R DL DVD R VR mode Format in VR mode page 27 1 Formatting is performed using the Disc Information display Pl...

Page 9: ...e Layer discs DVD RW DVD RW DVD R DVD R DL and DVD R are trademarks 1 When an unformatted DVD R is inserted into this recorder it is automatically formatted in Video mode To format a new DVD R in VR mode format using the Disc Information display page 27 2 CPRM Content Protection for Recordable Media is a coding technology that protects copyrights for images Discs that cannot be recorded on 8 cm di...

Page 10: ...ble discs Type Disc Logo Icon used in this manual Characteristics DVD VIDEO Discs such as movies that can be purchased or rented This recorder also recognizes DVD R Dual Layer Video mode discs as DVD Video compatible discs VIDEO CD VIDEO CDs or CD Rs CD RWs in VIDEO CD Super VIDEO CD format CD Music CDs or CD Rs CD RWs in music CD format DATA DVD DVD RWs DVD Rs DVD RWs DVD Rs DVD ROMs containing J...

Page 11: ... disc product which mates DVD recorded material on one side with digital audio material on the other side However since the audio material side does not conform to the Compact Disc CD standard playback on this product is not guaranteed b Notes Some DVD RWs DVD Rs DVD RWs DVD Rs or CD RWs CD Rs cannot be played on this recorder due to the recording quality or physical condition of the disc or the c...

Page 12: ...d with the components to be connected You cannot connect this recorder to a TV that does not have a SCART or video input jack Be sure to disconnect the mains lead of each component before connecting Step 1 Connecting the Aerial Cable Connect the aerial cable by following the steps below 1 Disconnect the aerial cable from your TV and connect it to AERIAL IN on the rear panel of the recorder 2 Conne...

Page 13: ...tion and high quality images If your TV accepts progressive 525p 625p format signals you must use this connection and set Component Out in the Video setup to On page 87 Then set Progressive Output to On in the Video setup to send progressive video signals For details see Progressive Output on page 87 VIDEO AUDIO INPUT L R INPUT S VIDEO PR CR PB CB Y COMPONENT VIDEO IN C B D A Audio video cord not ...

Page 14: ...28 One Touch Play You can turn on the recorder and TV set the TV s input to the recorder and start playback with one touch of the H play button page 53 One Touch Menu You can turn on the recorder and TV set the TV to the recorder s programme position and display the Title List menu with one touch of the TITLE LIST button page 53 One Touch Timer You can turn on the recorder and TV set the TV to the...

Page 15: ...jack use this connection You can enjoy Dolby Digital 5 1ch DTS 5 1ch and MPEG audio 5 1ch surround effects B Audio L R left right input jacks This connection will use your TV s or stereo amplifier s receiver s two speakers for sound VIDEO AUDIO INPUT L R A B AV amplifier receiver with a decoder white TV projector or AV amplifier receiver Audio video cord not supplied Signal flow Coaxial digital co...

Page 16: ...page 20 Otherwise no sound or a loud noise will come from your speakers 1 Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories 2 DTS and DTS Digital Out are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems Inc Step 4 Connecting the Mains Lead Connect the supplied mains lead to the AC IN terminal of the recorder Then plug the recorder and TV mai...

Page 17: ...emote for an extended period of time remove the batteries If battery leakage occurs wipe out any liquid inside the battery compartment and insert new batteries Do not expose the remote sensor marked on the front panel to strong light such as direct sunlight or a lighting apparatus The recorder may not respond to the remote When you replace the batteries of the remote the code number and Command Mo...

Page 18: ...D button to switch the TV s input source If the supplied remote interferes with your other Sony DVD recorder or player set the command mode number for this recorder and the supplied remote to one that differs from the other Sony DVD recorder or player after you have completed Step 6 Easy Setup The default command mode setting for this recorder and the supplied remote is DVD3 1 Check that Easy Setu...

Page 19: ...seconds To check the Command Mode for the recorder Press x on the recorder when the recorder is turned off The Command Mode for the recorder appears in the front panel display You can change programme positions of the recorder using the number buttons Example for channel 50 Press 5 0 then press ENTER Command Mode Code number DVD1 number button 1 DVD2 number button 2 DVD3 number button 3 If the Com...

Page 20: ...87 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 wide screen images are displayed on your TV Easy Setup Component Out If you are using the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jack select On Easy Setup Line3 Input If you plan to connect a decoder such as a PAY TV Canal Plus analogue decoder to the...

Page 21: ...g cannot be recorded If you pass the recorder signals through a VCR you may not receive a clear image on your TV screen Be sure to connect your VCR to the DVD recorder and to your TV in the order shown below To watch video tapes watch the tapes through a second line input on your TV The SMARTLINK features are not available for devices connected via the DVD recorder s LINE 3 DECODER jack When you r...

Page 22: ... Notes Do not connect the yellow LINE IN VIDEO jack when using an S video cord Do not connect the output jack of this recorder to another equipment s input jack with the other equipment s output jack connected to the input jack of this recorder This may cause noise feedback Do not connect more than one type of video cord between the recorder and your TV at the same time Connecting to the LINE 2 IN...

Page 23: ... SMARTLINK function with a compatible set top box see the instructions supplied with the set top box If you want to use the Synchro Rec function This connection is necessary to use the Synchro Recording function See Recording from connected equipment with a timer Synchro Rec on page 49 Set Line3 Input of Scart Setting in the Video setup page 88 according to the specifications of your satellite tun...

Page 24: ...he decoder Note that when you set Line3 Input to Decoder in step 5 of Setting PAY TV Canal Plus analogue programme positions page 25 you will not be able to select L3 because Line 3 will become a dedicated line for the decoder Connecting a decoder TV Aerial cable supplied SCART cord not supplied PAY TV Canal Plus analogue decoder to AERIAL OUT to i LINE 3 DECODER DVD recorder to AERIAL IN to SCART...

Page 25: ...elect Video and press ENTER 4 Select Scart Setting and press ENTER 5 Press M m to select Video or RGB for Line1 Output Decoder for Line3 Input and Video for Line3 Output and press ENTER The Video setup display appears again 6 Press O RETURN to return the cursor to the left column 7 Select Basic and press ENTER 8 Select Channel Setting and press ENTER 9 Press M m to select the desired programme pos...

Page 26: ...asts in France select L 12Select Channel using 13Select the PAY TV Canal Plus analogue programme position using M m or number buttons 14Select PAY TV CANAL using 15Select On using M m and press ENTER To return to the previous step Press O RETURN b Note If you disconnect the recorder s mains lead you will not be able to view the signals from the connected decoder ...

Page 27: ...he disc is recordable on this recorder you can manually re format the disc to make a blank disc page 38 2 Recording a Programme This section introduces the basic operation to record a current TV programme to the hard disk HDD or to a disc DVD For an explanation of how to make timer recordings see page 40 1 Press HDD or DVD If you want to record to a DVD insert a recordable DVD 2 Press PROG to sele...

Page 28: ...dcast systems ensure a Teletext service in which the complete programmes and their data title date programme position recording start time etc are stored day by day When recording a programme the recorder automatically takes the programme name from the Teletext pages and stores it as the title name For details see Auto Programme Title Labelling TV Guide Page on page 85 Note that the Teletext infor...

Page 29: ...Playlist for HDD or DVD RW DVD R VR mode disc titles B Disc space remainder total C Title information Displays the title number title name and recording date Title size is shown in the Thumbnail title list z red Indicates that the title is currently being recorded Indicates that the title is currently being dubbed Indicates the protected title NEW Indicates that the title is newly recorded not pla...

Page 30: ...humbnail picture shown in the Title List menu 1 Press TITLE LIST Press to switch the Title Lists if necessary 2 Select a title and press ENTER The sub menu appears 3 Select Set Thumbnail and press ENTER The display for setting the thumbnail point appears and the title starts to play 4 While watching the playback picture press m M to select the scene you want to set for a thumbnail picture and pres...

Page 31: ...re may change to the first scene of the recording title After dubbing the title thumbnail picture set on the source recording is cancelled 4 Displaying the Playing Remaining Time and Play Information You can check the playing time and remaining time of the current title chapter track or disc Also you can check the disc name recorded on the DVD CD Press DISPLAY The displays differ depending on the ...

Page 32: ...ayed when you press TIME TEXT repeatedly z Hints If DTS of Audio Connection is set to Off in the Audio setup the DTS track selection option will not appear on the screen even if the disc contains DTS tracks page 90 When Auto Display is set to On default in the Video setup page 89 information automatically appears on the screen when the recorder is operated b Note Playing time of MP3 audio tracks m...

Page 33: ...er of albums b Notes The recorder can only display the first level of a CD s text such as the disc name Playing time of MP3 audio tracks may not be displayed correctly You can check the remaining disc space using the Disc Information display 1 Insert a disc See 1 Inserting a Disc on page 27 2 Press OPTIONS to select Disc Information and press ENTER The Disc Information display appears Available se...

Page 34: ...r and press ENTER The selected character appears at the top of the display Example Input Title Name The type of characters will change according to the language you select in Easy Setup Some languages allow you to enter an accent mark To enter a letter with an accent mark select an accent followed by the letter Example Select and then a to enter à To insert a space select Space 6 Repeat steps 4 an...

Page 35: ... and press ENTER z Hint You can switch between A upper case a lower case or Symbol by pressing INPUT SELECT 6 Labelling and Protecting a Disc You can execute options effective for the entire disc using the Disc Information display 1 Insert a disc See 1 Inserting a Disc on page 27 2 Press OPTIONS to select Disc Information and press ENTER The Disc Information display appears Available settings diff...

Page 36: ...DVD equipment Before finalising check the differences between the disc types in the table below Differences between the disc types Protecting a disc RWVR RVR Discs are automatically finalised when removed from the recorder However you may need to finalise the disc for certain DVD equipment or if the recording time is short You can edit or record on the disc even after finalising Finalising is unne...

Page 37: ...ise and press ENTER The display shows the approximate time required for finalising and asks for confirmation Example DVD RW 4 Select OK and press ENTER The recorder starts finalising the disc z Hint You can check whether the disc has been finalised or not If you cannot select Finalise in step 3 above the disc has already been finalised b Notes Depending on the condition of the disc recording or th...

Page 38: ...rs 3 Select Unfinalise and press ENTER The recorder starts unfinalising the disc Unfinalising may take several minutes 8 Reformatting a disc New discs are automatically formatted when inserted If necessary you can manually re format a DVD RW or DVD RW disc to make a blank disc For DVD RWs you can select a recording format VR mode or Video mode according to your needs page 62 1 Insert a disc See 1 ...

Page 39: ... Recorder z Hint By reformatting you can change the recording format on DVD RWs or record again on DVD RWs that have been finalised b Note On this model 1 GB read gigabyte is equivalent to 1 billion bytes The larger the number the larger the disc space ...

Page 40: ... switch the recording modes To select the HQ mode set HQ Setting of the HDD Rec Settings to HQ in the Recording setup page 92 HQ records pictures in higher quality than HQ on the HDD Note that HQ plus appears as HQ in the front panel display and the on screen displays The recording time for DVD R DL Double Layer discs is as follows HQ 1 hour 48 minutes HSP 2 hours 42 minutes SP 3 hours 37 minutes ...

Page 41: ... ZWEITON based programme is received Main Sub or Main Sub appears NICAM system When a stereo or bilingual NICAM based programme is received NICAM appears in the front panel display To record a NICAM programme be sure to set Audio of Channel Setting in the Basic setup to NICAM default If the sound is not clear when listening to NICAM broadcasts set Audio to Standard see Channel Setting on page 82 z...

Page 42: ...ate start time and stop time and selects the programme position or input source The date item changes as follows Today y y Sat 28 10 30 days later y Sun every Sunday y y Sat every Saturday y Mon Fri Monday to Friday y Mon Sat Monday to Saturday y Daily y Today Mode Selects the recording mode page 40 Media Selects the media HDD or DVD PDC VPS Sets the PDC VPS function See About the PDC VPS function...

Page 43: ... turn off the recorder before the timer recording starts This will automatically turn on the PDC VPS channel scan function while the recorder remains off Rec Mode Adjust If there is not enough available disc space for the recording the recorder automatically adjusts the recording mode to enable the entire programme to be recorded Set Rec Mode Adjust of the Timer Settings to On in the Recording set...

Page 44: ...et for the same daily or weekly programme the timer recording cannot be made if it overlaps with a programme that has priority will appear next to the overlapped setting in the Timer List Check the priority order of the settings Even if the timer is set timer recordings cannot be made while recording a programme that has priority The Rec Mode Adjust function only works with a timer recording and t...

Page 45: ...ge 43 To extend the recording duration time while recording See page 43 To confirm change or cancel a timer recording See Checking Changing Cancelling Timer Settings Timer List on page 47 z Hint The Rec Mode Adjust function also works with this timer method page 43 You can set the recorder to record in 30 minute increments Press z REC repeatedly to set the duration Each press advances the time in ...

Page 46: ...her recording modes the screen size is fixed at 4 3 For DVD Rs DVD RWs VR mode the actual picture size is recorded regardless of the setting For example if a 16 9 size picture is received the disc records the picture as 16 9 even if DVD Rec Picture Size is set to 4 3 For DVD RWs DVD Rs the screen size is fixed at 4 3 Rec NR noise reduction Reduces noise contained in the video signal Rec Video Equa...

Page 47: ... Auto Chapter in the Recording setup to Off page 92 When recording to the HDD a DVD R VR mode or a DVD RW VR mode you can insert and erase chapter marks manually page 66 b Note When dubbing page 70 the chapter marks in the dubbing source are not retained in the dubbed title Checking Changing Cancelling Timer Settings Timer List You can check change or cancel timer settings using the Timer List 1 P...

Page 48: ...erlap Checks for overlapped settings The timer setting without the mark has priority over the other settings Select Close to return to the Timer List To change or cancel the setting repeat steps 2 and 3 above When the timer settings overlap The programme that starts first has priority and the second programme starts recording only after the first programme has finished When the recordings start at...

Page 49: ... timer recording cannot be made if it overlaps with a programme that has priority will appear next to the overlapped setting in the Timer List Check the priority order of the settings Recording From Connected Equipment You can set the recorder to automatically record programmes from connected equipment that has a timer function such as a satellite tuner Connect the equipment to the LINE 3 DECODER ...

Page 50: ...rom the connected equipment The beginning of the programme may not be recorded regardless of whether or not the recorder s power is on or off During Synchro Recording other operations such as normal recording cannot be performed To use the connected equipment while the recorder is standing by for Synchro Recording cancel Synchro Recording by pressing c z SYNCHRO REC Be sure to turn off the connect...

Page 51: ...For details about the recording mode see page 40 5 Insert the source tape into the connected equipment and set to playback pause 6 Press z REC This recorder starts recording 7 Press the pause or play button on the connected equipment to cancel the playback pause status The connected equipment starts playback and the playback image is recorded by this recorder To stop recording press x REC STOP on ...

Page 52: ...creen When you start playing a VIDEO CD with PBC functions the menu appears Select an item using the number buttons and press ENTER Then follow the instructions in the menu press H when Press SELECT appears The PBC function of Super VIDEO CDs does not work with this recorder Super VIDEO CDs are played in continuous play mode only To change the angles If various angles multi angles for a scene are ...

Page 53: ...NTER The display for entering your password appears 2 Enter your four digit password using the number buttons 3 Press ENTER to select OK The recorder starts playback To register or change the password see Parental Control DVD VIDEO only on page 93 To lock the disc tray Child Lock You can lock the disc tray to prevent children from ejecting the disc When the recorder is turned on hold down x until ...

Page 54: ... cannot go to the beginning of the previous next title fast reverse fast forward Fast reverses fast forwards the disc when pressed during playback Search speed changes as follows fast reverse fast forward m1 T t 1M 1 m2 T T t t 2M m3 2 T T T t t t 3M 2 When you press and hold the button fast forward fast reverse continues at the selected speed until you release the button 1 When you press M once d...

Page 55: ...splay appears FNR frame noise reduction Reduces noise contained in the luminance element of the video signal BNR block noise reduction Reduces block noise or mosaic like patterns in the picture MNR mosquito noise reduction Reduces the faint noise appearing around the outlines of the images The noise reduction effects are automatically adjusted within each setting range according to the video bit r...

Page 56: ...ting and press ENTER You can pause a current TV broadcast and then continue watching the programme at a later time This is useful when you receive an unexpected phone call or visitor while watching TV 1 While viewing a TV broadcast with this recorder press X The picture pauses You can pause the picture for up to three hours 2 Press X or H again to resume watching the programme b Notes Paused title...

Page 57: ...s function as follows While recording to the HDD Play another title on the HDD Play a previously recorded programme on a DVD by pressing DVD While recording to a DVD Play a previously recorded programme on the HDD by pressing HDD While recording to a DVD RW VR mode 1 Play another title on the same DVD RW VR mode disc 2 1 Simultaneous Rec and Play function does not work when you record on a 1x spee...

Page 58: ...ing for a Title Chapter Track etc You can search a disc by title chapter scene or track As titles and tracks are assigned individual numbers select the title or track by entering its number You can also search for a scene using the time code 1 Press OPTIONS during playback to select a search method and press ENTER Title Search for DVDs Chapter Search for HDD DVDs Track Search for CDs DATA CDs Sear...

Page 59: ...g MP3 Audio Tracks or JPEG Image Files You can play MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files on DATA CDs CD ROMs CD Rs CD RWs or JPEG image files on DATA DVDs DVD ROMs DVD RWs DVD Rs DVD RWs DVD Rs 1 Insert a disc See 1 Inserting a Disc on page 27 2 Press H For MP3 discs playback starts from the first MP3 audio track on the disc For JPEG files a slideshow of the pictures on the disc begins If the dis...

Page 60: ...he recorder cannot play the file MP3 is an audio compression technology that satisfies certain ISO MPEG regulations JPEG is an image compression technology You can play MP3 MPEG1 Audio Layer 3 format audio tracks and JPEG image files on DATA CDs CD ROMs CD Rs CD RWs or JPEG image files on DATA DVDs DVD ROMs DVD RWs DVD Rs DVD RWs DVD Rs DATA CDs and DATA DVDs must be recorded according to ISO9660 ...

Page 61: ...ames when you store the tracks or files in a disc the tracks and files will be played in that order Since a disc with many trees takes longer to start playback it is recommended that you create albums with no more than two trees b Notes Depending on the software you use to create the DATA DVD DATA CD the playback order may differ from the above illustration No more than a total of 999 individual f...

Page 62: ...inish all editing before finalising the disc You cannot edit a finalised disc DVD RW only Edit features Original title Playlist title Original title Playlist title Erase page 63 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Protect page 63 Yes Yes Yes No Yes Title Name page 63 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A B Erase page 64 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Erase Titles page 64 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Divide page 65 Yes Yes No Yes No Set Thumbnail pa...

Page 63: ... Editing a Title This section explains the basic edit functions Note that editing is irreversible To edit the HDD or DVD RWs DVD Rs VR mode without changing the original recordings create a Playlist title page 66 1 Press TITLE LIST For HDD titles or DVD RWs DVD Rs in VR mode press to switch the Title Lists if necessary 2 Select a title and press ENTER The sub menu appears 3 Select an option and pr...

Page 64: ... of check marks select Reset 4 Repeat step 3 to select all of the titles you want to erase 5 When you finish selecting titles select OK and press ENTER The list of the titles to be erased appears for confirmation To change the selection select Change and repeat from step 3 6 Select OK and press ENTER The titles are erased To erase all titles on the disc You can reformat the HDD DVD RW or DVD RW to...

Page 65: ...han five seconds may not be erased For DVD RWs the erased section may be slightly different from the points you selected If you want to dub a long title to a disc but do not want to reduce the picture quality divide the title into two shorter titles Note that dividing a title cannot be undone Only playlist titles can be divided for DVD RWs DVD Rs VR mode 1 Press TITLE LIST Press to switch the Titl...

Page 66: ...set Auto Chapter to Off in the Recording setup Creating and Editing a Playlist Playlist edit allows you to edit or re edit without changing the actual recordings You can create up to 97 Playlist titles Example You have recorded the final few matches of a football tournament on a DVD RW DVD R VR mode You want to create a digest with the goal scenes and other highlights but you also want to keep the...

Page 67: ... Press ENTER if the OUT point is correct If the OUT point is incorrect select the OUT point using c C and press ENTER The selected scene is added to the scene list To add more scenes go to step 5 9 When you finish adding scenes press m A Total duration of the selected scene B Total number of scenes C Selected scene 10Select the scene you want to re edit and press ENTER The sub menu appears Move Ch...

Page 68: ...he title name is the same as the Original title name To play the Playlist title 1 Press TITLE LIST If the Title List Original appears press 2 Select a title and press ENTER The sub menu appears 3 Select Play and press ENTER You can change the Playlist title order within the Title List Playlist 1 Press TITLE LIST If the Title List Original appears press 2 Press OPTIONS to select Change Order and pr...

Page 69: ...e selections select Reset 5 Select OK and press ENTER The list of titles to be combined appears To change the selection select Change and go to step 3 6 Select OK and press ENTER The titles are combined z Hint After titles are combined the title name is the title name of the first title prior to combination b Note When the number of chapters in the title to be combined exceeds the limit the chapte...

Page 70: ...icture size and the sound types originally recorded are retained b Notes You cannot make a recording while dubbing To play a dubbed disc on other DVD equipment finalise the disc page 36 You cannot dub from DVD VIDEOs to the HDD Thumbnails that you have set for the originally recorded title page 30 will not be retained in the dubbed title When dubbing to a DVD R DL disc the video may be momentarily...

Page 71: ...od This will smooth out the seams Original Dubbing n Original Dubbing allows you to make smooth dubbings by de emphasizing the seams that are left over from editing In this case the recording mode is set to the same recording mode that the source title was recorded in To set the Dub Mode to Original you must make your selection from the Dub Selected Titles display page 74 Note that you cannot sele...

Page 72: ... better picture quality Dubbing restriction You cannot dub movies and other DVD VIDEOs to the HDD Also when dubbing from a DVD to the HDD a grey blank screen will be recorded for scenes that contain a copy protection signal CPRM compatible DVD RWs DVD Rs VR mode only CPRM Content Protection for Recordable Media is a coding technology that protects copyrights for images Move Titles containing Copy ...

Page 73: ...speed Dubbing is available for the title page 70 8 Select Start and press ENTER The remaining time of dubbing appears in the front panel display To automatically adjust the dubbing mode If there is not enough available space on the target disc the recorder automatically selects a dubbing mode with lower picture quality according to the available space If there is insufficient disc space in the sel...

Page 74: ...a title with the display asks for confirmation To Move select OK F Order of dubbing 6 Repeat step 5 to select all of the titles you want to dub 7 Select OK and press ENTER The display for selecting the dubbing mode appears 8 Select a dubbing mode using M m From the HDD to a DVD only Appears when available for the title page 70 9 Select Start and press ENTER The remaining time of dubbing appears in...

Page 75: ...mation select OK and press ENTER When dubbing Move is stopped partway no part of the title will be moved to the dubbing target However note that this will decrease the free disc space for DVD Rs DVD Rs z Hint You can turn off the recorder during dubbing The recorder completes dubbing even after being turned off ...

Page 76: ...jack and record on a DVD RW DVD R VR mode or HDD b Notes You cannot make a recording while DV dubbing The DV IN jack is for input only It will not output signals You cannot use the DV IN jack when signal input to the DV IN jack on the front panel or recorder operation cannot be performed correctly when using a digital video camera see About i LINK on page 106 Connect the camera to the LINE IN jack...

Page 77: ...ing even after being turned off b Notes You cannot connect more than one piece of digital video equipment to the recorder You cannot control the recorder using another device or another recorder of the same model You cannot record date time or the contents of the cassette memory onto the disc If you record from a DV Digital8 format tape that is recorded in multiple sound tracks such as a tape with...

Page 78: ...ng for DV dubbing on page 76 and press ONE TOUCH DUB on the recorder The recorder rewinds the tape and then starts recording the tape contents When the recording is finished the recorder rewinds the tape in the digital video camera To stop during recording Press x REC STOP Note that it may take a few seconds for the recorder to stop recording z Hints If you set Finalise Disc of One Touch Dubbing t...

Page 79: ...scene becomes a chapter on the disc For other discs the recorder divides the title into chapters at approximately 6 minute intervals 1 Follow steps 1 to 6 of Preparing for DV dubbing on page 76 and press SYSTEM MENU 2 Select DV EDIT and press ENTER The display asks if you want to start selecting scenes If you have previously saved a programme the display asks if you want to edit an existing progra...

Page 80: ...d scene To add more scenes press M and go to step 4 10When you finish editing the scene list select OK and press ENTER The display for entering the title name appears To enter a new name select Enter and follow the explanations on page 34 11Select OK and press ENTER The title name is fixed and the display asks if you want to start recording To change the disc media select Media and press M m To ch...

Page 81: ... titles If disc space is insufficient for the selected dubbing mode the following display appears after step 12 Select OK and go to step 12 If you do not want to change the dubbing mode select Cancel However note that dubbing will end before the title is finished b Notes If you set the beginning of the tape as the IN point and the end point as the OUT point the IN and OUT points may move slightly ...

Page 82: ...und or if the picture is distorted the wrong tuner system may have been preset during Easy Setup Set the correct tuner system manually in the steps below 1 Select Channel Setting in Basic and press ENTER 2 Press M m to select the programme position and press ENTER 3 Select the item you want to change using and change the settings using M m and press ENTER 4 To preset another programme position rep...

Page 83: ...s the PAY TV Canal Plus channels For details see page 25 Audio Select NICAM or Standard AFT Select On to turn on AFT If the Auto Fine Tuning function does not work effectively select Off and press Press M m to obtain a clearer picture and press Receivable channels L is only available with French RDR HX520 and RDR HX920 models To receive broadcasts in France select L NICAM Normally select this Stan...

Page 84: ...nnel Set number Receivable Frequency range MHz B S1 116 75 124 75 C S2 124 75 132 75 D S3 132 75 140 75 D S4 140 75 148 75 E S5 148 75 156 75 F S6 156 75 164 75 F S7 164 75 172 75 G S8 172 75 180 75 H S9 180 75 188 75 H S10 188 75 196 75 I S11 196 75 204 75 J S12 204 75 212 75 J S13 212 75 220 75 K S14 220 75 228 75 L S15 228 75 236 75 L S16 236 75 244 75 M S17 244 75 252 75 N S18 252 75 260 75 N ...

Page 85: ... TV guide page numbers manually in the TV Guide Page menu Not available in some areas 1 Select TV Guide Page in Basic and press ENTER The TV Guide Page menu appears 2 Select the programme position for which you want to set or change the TV guide page using PROG or number buttons The TV guide page numbers Example P301 appear automatically when the recorder detects them If no page numbers are detect...

Page 86: ...ess ENTER 2 Select Auto Adjust and press ENTER 3 Select On and press 4 Press M m repeatedly until the programme position of the station that carries a time signal appears and press ENTER If the recorder does not receive a time signal from any station Auto Adjust returns to Off automatically and the menu for setting the clock manually appears on the screen z Hint If you set Auto Adjust to On the Au...

Page 87: ...you connect the recorder to a monitor or projector via only the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks do not select Off If you select Off in this case the picture may not appear Progressive Output If your TV accepts progressive 525p 625p format signals set Progressive Output to On You will enjoy accurate colour reproduction and high quality images 1 Select Progressive Output and press ENTER 2 Select On and pr...

Page 88: ...no picture appears on the TV screen even if you select S Video or RGB See the instructions supplied with your TV You cannot select RGB when Component Out above is set to On SMARTLINK is available only when Video is selected Line3 Input Selects a method of inputting video signals for the LINE 3 DECODER jack The picture will not be clear if this setting does not match the type of video input signal ...

Page 89: ...elect SETUP and press ENTER 3 Select Audio and press ENTER The Audio setup appears with the following options The default settings are underlined Audio ATT attenuation If the playback sound is distorted set this item to On The recorder reduces the audio output level This function affects the output of the following jacks LINE 2 OUT R AUDIO L jacks LINE 1 TV jack LINE 3 DECODER jack PAL Plays a dis...

Page 90: ...sampling frequency is 96kHz signals are simply converted to analogue signals and output On Normally select this position Off The influence of the digital circuit upon the analogue circuit is minimal D PCM Select this when the recorder is connected to an audio component lacking a built in Dolby Digital decoder The surround effects of output signals are determined by the Downmix setting item in the ...

Page 91: ...he Recording setup allows you to adjust recording settings 1 Press SYSTEM MENU while the recorder is in stop mode 2 Select SETUP and press ENTER 3 Select Recording and press ENTER The Recording setup appears with the following options The default settings are underlined HDD Rec Settings Bilingual Recording Selects the sound to be recorded on the HDD b Note If you change the recording mode while du...

Page 92: ...mount of information contained in the video to be recorded Chapter marks are automatically inserted where the recordings start on the tape when Auto Chapter is set to On during DV dubbing to the HDD or a DVD RW DVD R VR mode HQ Records in higher quality approximate 15 Mbps HQ Records in the standard HQ mode Main Records the main sound for the bilingual programme Sub Records the sub sound for the b...

Page 93: ... may be blocked or replaced with different scenes 1 Select Parental Control in DVD and press ENTER If you have not entered a password the display for registering a new password appears When you have already registered a password the display for entering the password appears 2 Enter your four digit password using the number buttons then select OK and press ENTER 3 Select Standard and press ENTER Th...

Page 94: ...Switches the language of the sound track When you select Original the language given priority in the disc is selected Subtitle Switches the language of the subtitles recorded on the disc When you select Audio Follow the subtitle language changes according to the language you selected for the sound track z Hint If you select Others in DVD Menu Subtitle or Audio select and enter a language code from...

Page 95: ... a Sony DVD player or more than one Sony DVD recorder on page 18 Factory Setup Allows you to select the setup settings by group and return them to their default settings Note that all of your previous settings will be lost 1 Select Factory Setup in Others and press or ENTER The display for selecting a group of settings appears 2 Select the group of settings you want to return to default from Basic...

Page 96: ...elect this to run the Easy Setup programme 1 Press SYSTEM MENU while the recorder is in stop mode 2 Select SETUP and press ENTER 3 Select Easy Setup and press ENTER 4 Select Start 5 Follow the instructions for Easy Setup page 20 from step 2 ...

Page 97: ...rogrammes could affect picture quality If you still experience this problem even when you connect your recorder directly to your TV try connecting your recorder to your TV s S VIDEO input You have set the recorder to progressive format even though your TV cannot accept the progressive signal In this case hold down x and press PROGRAM minus on the unit Even if your TV is compatible with progressive...

Page 98: ...on signal applied to some programmes could affect picture quality Disconnect the playback equipment in question and connect it directly to your TV The picture does not fill the screen Set TV Type of the Video Output in the Video setup in accordance with the screen size of your TV page 87 The picture does not fill the screen even though the picture size is set in TV Type of the Video Output in the ...

Page 99: ... does not start playback from the beginning Resume play was activated page 53 You have inserted a DVD whose Title menu or DVD menu automatically appears on the TV screen when it is first inserted Use the menu to start playback The recorder starts playing automatically The DVD VIDEO features an auto playback function Playback stops automatically If the DVD has an auto pause signal the recorder stop...

Page 100: ...e for the recording The recorder was in the process of dubbing HDDyDVD The recorder was in the process of DV Dubbing Recording does not stop immediately after you press x REC STOP It will take a few seconds for the recorder to input disc data before recording can stop Recording does not stop after you press x Press x REC STOP Timer recording is not complete or did not start from the beginning Ther...

Page 101: ...sizes The clock has stopped Set the clock again page 86 The clock stopped due to a power failure that lasted for more than 1 hour Reset the clock page 86 The TIMER REC indicator is flashing The disc does not have enough space Insert a recordable disc inside the recorder The inserted DVD is protected page 36 The recording mode indication is incorrect When the recording or dubbing is less than ten m...

Page 102: ...you cannot remove the disc after you press Z open close Turn off the recorder Once the clock appears in the front panel display disconnect the mains lead If the recorder does not turn off or if the clock does not appear in the front panel display disconnect the mains lead anyway Connect the mains lead again while pressing down A on the recorder and release the button when the disc tray opens Then ...

Page 103: ... appear in the display When the self diagnosis function is activated to prevent the recorder from malfunctioning a five character service number e g C 13 00 with a combination of a letter and four numbers appears in the front panel display In this case check the following table First three characters of the service number Cause and or corrective action C 13 There is a problem in the HDD Contact yo...

Page 104: ...uring powder or solvent such as alcohol or benzine On cleaning discs disc lens cleaners Do not use cleaning discs or disc lens cleaners including wet or spray types These may cause the recorder to malfunction Notes about the discs To keep the disc clean handle the disc by its edge Do not touch the surface Dust fingerprints or scratches on the disc may cause it to malfunction Do not expose the disc...

Page 105: ...licable bit rate Dolby Digital 2 ch 256 kbps 128 kbps in EP and SLP mode Inputs and outputs LINE 2 OUT AUDIO Phono jack 2 Vrms 10 kilohms VIDEO Phono jack 1 0 Vp p S VIDEO 4 pin mini DIN Y 1 0 Vp p C 0 3 Vp p PAL LINE 2 IN AUDIO Phono jack 2 Vrms more than 22 kilohms VIDEO Phono jack 1 0 Vp p S VIDEO 4 pin mini DIN Y 1 0 Vp p C 0 3 Vp p PAL LINE 1 TV 21 pin CVBS IN OUT S Video RGB OUT upstream LIN...

Page 106: ... i LINK cable Possible applications are operations and data transactions with various digital AV equipment When two or more i LINK compatible equipment are connected to this recorder in a daisy chain operations and data transactions are possible with not only the equipment that this recorder is connected to but also with other devices via the directly connected equipment Note however that the meth...

Page 107: ...cond or the amount of data that can be sent or received in one second For example a baud rate of 100 Mbps means that 100 megabits of data can be sent in one second For details on how to dub when this recorder is connected to other video equipment having DV jacks see page 76 The DV jack on this recorder can only input DVC SD signals It cannot output signals The DV jack will not accept MICRO MV sign...

Page 108: ...M MENU button 79 82 TITLE LIST button 29 52 63 TIMER button 42 44 N TIMER LIST button 47 O DISPLAY button 31 P M m ENTER button 20 Q O RETURN button 47 R OPTIONS button 38 S instant replay instant advance buttons 29 59 T previous next buttons 54 U mc CM search slow freeze frame buttons 54 V H play button 52 X pause button 54 x stop button 52 The H button has a tactile dot W TIME TEXT button 31 X z...

Page 109: ... button 52 H remote sensor 17 I z REC button 27 J x REC STOP button 27 K HDD button indicator 27 DVD button indicator 27 L DV IN jack 76 M ONE TOUCH DUB button 78 N PROGRAM buttons 27 The button has a tactile dot O INPUT SELECT button 49 76 P REC MODE button 27 Q LINE 2 IN S VIDEO VIDEO L MONO AUDIO R jacks 22 Use the tactile dot as a reference when operating the recorder Front panel continued ...

Page 110: ... two digits E NICAM indicator 41 F TV indicator 27 G Disc type H angle indicator 52 Displays DATA CDs as CD z Hint You can turn off the front panel display when the recorder is turned off by setting Dimmer to Save Power in the Others setup page 95 A AERIAL IN OUT jacks 12 B DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL jack 15 C LINE 2 OUT R AUDIO L VIDEO jacks 13 15 D LINE 2 OUT S VIDEO jack 13 E COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y PB ...

Page 111: ...rati 1209 Hausa 1217 Hindi 1226 Croatian 1229 Hungarian 1233 Armenian 1235 Interlingua 1239 Interlingue 1245 Inupiak 1248 Indonesian 1253 Icelandic 1254 Italian 1257 Hebrew 1261 Japanese 1269 Yiddish 1283 Javanese 1287 Georgian 1297 Kazakh 1298 Greenlandic 1299 Cambodian 1300 Kannada 1301 Korean 1305 Kashmiri 1307 Kurdish 1311 Kirghiz 1313 Latin 1326 Lingala 1327 Laothian 1332 Lithuanian 1334 Latv...

Page 112: ...ing changing cancelling timer settings Timer List 47 Child Lock 53 Clock 20 86 Colour 46 55 Colour System 89 Colour systems 106 Combine 69 Command Mode 19 95 Component Out 20 87 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT 13 Connecting the aerial cable 12 the audio cords 15 the video cords 13 Contrast 46 55 Controlling TVs with the remote 17 Copy control signals 41 Copy Free 41 Copy Never 41 Copy Once 41 CPRM 9 Create a ...

Page 113: ...bing 94 78 One Touch Menu 53 One Touch Play 53 One Touch Timer 44 Original 30 62 OSD 20 86 Others 95 P Page mode 30 49 Parental Control 53 93 Parts and controls 108 Pause Mode 88 PAY TV 24 PAY TV CANAL 83 PB Video Equalizer 55 PBC 52 PDC 43 Picture quality 46 55 Picture size 46 Play Beginning 53 60 Play mode 32 Playable discs 10 Playback 10 52 fast forward 54 fast reverse 54 freeze frame 54 instan...

Page 114: ...ort 30 Stereo1 77 Stereo2 77 Sub sound 41 54 92 SUBTITLE 54 Subtitle 94 Super VIDEO CD 10 Synchro Rec 49 System 82 T Teletext 28 85 Thumbnail picture 30 Time Search 58 TIME TEXT 32 TIMER 42 Timer List 47 Timer recording Auto Title Erase 43 check change cancel 47 manual setting 42 Synchro Rec 49 VIDEO Plus 44 Timer Settings 92 Title 32 TITLE LIST 52 Title List 29 52 Sort 30 Thumbnail 30 Title Name ...

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