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channel number using the number buttons
to move around the list.

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the last programme on the right, the schedule
for the next two hours is displayed (depending
on availability from the broadcaster).

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Press the GREEN button to toggle the
display between the 2 hours schedule
viewing (half hour time slots) and the 30
minutes schedule viewing (15 minutes
time slots).

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previous/next ten channels.

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Press the BLUE/YELLOW buttons to view
the next or previous 24 hours programme
schedule.

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Select a programme you wish to view.
Once highlighted, press the ENTER button.

The full screen dialog appears with the
description of the programme displayed in the
information box.

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Select “View Channel,”and press ENTER
to view the programme.

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• The time range can be moved up to 8 days from the

current time.

• In step 2 above, you can access directly the desired

channel position by using the numbered buttons on the
remote control.

This feature allows you to search for programmes
related to a particular topic.
For example, if you select ‘News’ from the
category pop-up list, then only programmes
related to News will be shown in the EPG.

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The category of each programme is determined by the
broadcaster.

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buttons to highlight the

category you want, then press the ENTER
button.

The chosen category is displayed in a title bar
at the top of the EPG display and only
programmes related to that category will be
shown in the list.

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Summary of Contents for RDR-HXD710

Page 1: ...2 636 511 11 3 2005 Sony Corporation DVD Recorder Operating Instructions RDR HXD710 RDR HXD910 ...

Page 2: ...ecycling of electrical and electronic equipment By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly you will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of this product The recycling of materials will help to conserve natural resources For more detailed information about recycling of this product pl...

Page 3: ...equate ventilation to prevent heat build up in the recorder Do not place the recorder on a soft surface such as a rug that might block the ventilation holes Do not place the recorder in a confined space such as a bookshelf or similar unit Do not place the recorder in a location near heat sources or in a place subject to direct sunlight excessive dust or mechanical shock Do not place the recorder i...

Page 4: ...strations used in this manual may not match the graphics displayed on your TV screen RDR HXD710 HXD910 are used for illustration purposes The explanations regarding DVDs in this manual refer to DVDs created on this recorder The explanations do not apply to DVDs that are created on other recorders and played back on this recorder ...

Page 5: ...If you have a Sony DVD player or more than one Sony DVD recorder 24 Step 7 Easy Setup 25 Connecting a VCR or Similar Device 26 Connecting to the LINE 3 jack 26 Connecting to the LINE 2 IN or LINE 4 IN jacks 27 Connecting to a Satellite or Digital Tuner 28 1 Inserting and Formatting a DVD Disc Disc Info 29 Inserting a Disc 29 Formatting a DVD disc Disc Info 29 2 Recording a Programme 31 Checking th...

Page 6: ... 54 Checking Changing Cancelling Timer Settings EPG 55 Checking Changing Cancelling Timer Settings Timer List 56 Automatically erasing old titles Auto Title Erase 57 Recording From Connected Equipment 58 Recording from connected equipment with a timer Synchro Rec 58 Recording from connected equipment without a timer 59 Playback 60 Playing 60 Playback options 62 Adjusting the picture quality 63 Adj...

Page 7: ...ne 78 Dividing a Playlist title Divide 78 Dubbing HDD y DVD 79 Before Dubbing 79 About Dub Mode 79 Dubbing 81 Dubbing a single title Title Dub 81 Dubbing multiple titles Dub Selected Titles 82 DV Dubbing 84 Before DV Dubbing 84 Preparing for DV dubbing 84 Recording an Entire DV Format Tape One Touch Dubbing 86 Program Edit 86 Settings and Adjustments 89 Clock and Language Settings Settings 89 Cloc...

Page 8: ...f diagnosis Function When letters numbers appear in the display 109 Notes About This Recorder 110 Specifications 111 About i LINK 112 Guide to Parts and Controls 113 Glossary 117 Language Code List 119 Area Code 119 Digital TV Channel List 120 Index 121 ...

Page 9: ...r Simultaneous Rec and Play Playing a previous recording while making another Simultaneous Rec and Play on page 66 HDD RW RWVR RWVideo R R HDD RWVR HDD RW RWVR RWVideo R R VCD CD DATA CD DATADVD Dubbing Editing Compatible media and reference pages Creating your own programme Playlist Creating and Editing a Playlist on page 77 Copying a recorded title to and from the HDD Dubbing HDD y DVD Dubbing H...

Page 10: ... used in this manual Formatting new discs Compatibility with other DVD players finalising Hard disk drive internal Formatting unnecessary Dub HDD contents to a DVD to play on other DVD players DVD RW Automatically formatted in VR mode Playable on DVD RW compatible players automatically finalised DVD RW VR mode Format in VR mode page 29 Playable only on VR mode compatible players finalisation unnec...

Page 11: ...ng Features Editing Features Rewrite page 48 Auto Chapter page 99 Manual Chapter page 76 Record 16 9 sizes page 53 Change title name page 73 Delete title page 75 A B Erase page 74 Playlist page 77 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 3 Yes Yes No No No Yes No No Yes Yes 4 No No No Yes No Yes 3 Yes Yes 4 No No continued ...

Page 12: ...ording format Playable discs Type Disc Logo Icon used in this manual Characteristics DVD VIDEO Discs such as movies that can be purchased or rented 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 that can be purchased DATA DVD DVD RWs DVD Rs DVD RWs DVD Rs DVD ROMs containing JPEG image files DATA CD CD ROMs CD Rs CD RWs containi...

Page 13: ...ch 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 characteristics of...

Page 14: ...ctions supplied 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 Unpacking Check that you have the following items Audio video cord phono plug 3 y phono plug 3 1 Mains lead 1 Aerial cable 1 Remote commander remote 1 R6 size AA batteries 2 ...

Page 15: ...connect it to AERIAL IN on the rear panel of the recorder 2 Connect AERIAL OUT of the recorder to the aerial input of your TV using the supplied aerial cable AERIAL AC IN IN OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT PB CB Y PR CR LINE 2 OUT LINE 4 IN LINE 1 TV VIDEO AUDIO S VIDEO R L VIDEO AUDIO S VIDEO R L DIGITAL OUT HDMI OUT COAXIAL OPTICAL PCM DTS MPEG DOLBY DIGITAL LINE 3 AERIAL IN OUT DVD recorder TV to AERIA...

Page 16: ...ity images C Connecting to an S VIDEO input jack You will enjoy high quality images D Connecting to component video input jacks Y PB CB PR CR You will enjoy accurate colour reproduction and high quality images If your TV accepts progressive 525p 625p format signals you must use this connection and set Component Out in Video setup to On page 95 Then press PROGRESSIVE on the remote to send progressi...

Page 17: ...ks that are not HDCP compliant e g DVI jacks on PC displays This DVD recorder is based on version 1 1 of High Definition Multimedia Interface Specifications This DVD recorder incorporates High Definition Multimedia Interface HDMI technology HDMI the HDMI logo and High Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC AERIAL AC IN IN OUT COMPONENT VIDEO O...

Page 18: ... off the TV One Touch EPG You can turn on the recorder and TV set the TV to the recorder s channel and display the Electronic Programme Guide screen with one touch of the GUIDE button on the remote page 41 EPG Title Download The recorder will automatically download and set the title of the programme being recorded from LINE 1 according to the title name displayed in the EPG of the connected TV or ...

Page 19: ...essive Select this when your TV accepts progressive signals and the TV is connected to the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks Note that the pictures will not be clear or no picture will appear if you select progressive signal output when either of the above conditions is not met Interlace Set to this position when your TV does not accept progressive signals or your TV is connected to jacks other than the C...

Page 20: ...and MPEG audio 5 1ch surround effects The yellow plug is used for video signals page 16 AERIAL AC IN IN OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT PB CB Y PR CR LINE 2 OUT LINE 4 IN LINE 1 TV VIDEO AUDIO S VIDEO R L VIDEO AUDIO S VIDEO R L DIGITAL OUT HDMI OUT COAXIAL OPTICAL PCM DTS MPEG DOLBY DIGITAL LINE 3 VIDEO AUDIO INPUT L R LINE 2 OUT VIDEO AUDIO S VIDEO R L B A DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL OPTICAL PCM DTS MPEG DOLBY ...

Page 21: ...an AV amplifer receiver using an HDMI cord RDR HXD910 only you will need to do one of the following Connect the AV amplifier receiver to the TV with the HDMI cord Connect the recorder to the TV with a video cord other than HDMI cord component video cord SVIDEO cord or audio video cord 1 Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laborat...

Page 22: ...quid 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 lighting apparatus The recorder may not respond to the remote You can adjust the remote s signal to control your TV If you connected the recorder to an AV amplifier receiver you can use the supplied remote to control the AV amplifier s re...

Page 23: ...2 Hold down 1 and enter the manufacturer code see the table below for your AV amplifier receiver using the number buttons 3 Release 1 The 2 volume buttons control the AV amplifier s volume If you want to control the TV s volume slide the TV DVD switch to TV z Hint If you want to control the TV s volume even when the TV DVD switch is set to DVD repeat the steps above and enter the code number 90 de...

Page 24: ...revious step Press O RETURN Manufacturer Code number Sony 78 79 80 91 Denon 84 85 86 Kenwood 92 93 Onkyo 81 82 83 Pioneer 99 Sansui 87 Technics 97 98 Yamaha 94 95 96 If you have a Sony DVD player or more than one Sony DVD recorder 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 SYSTEM MENU M m ENTER COMMAND MODE switch O RETURN Check that the command mode switch on the remote is set to the default setting of DVD3 before you ...

Page 25: ...ide 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 Component Out If you are using the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jack select On Line1 Output To output video signals select Video To output S video signals select S Video To output RGB signals select RGB Select Video...

Page 26: ...ur TV screen Be sure to connect your VCR to the DVD recorder and 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 jack When you record to a VCR from this DVD recorder do not switch the input source to TV by pressing the t TV VIDEO button on the re...

Page 27: ...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 Noise feedback may result 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 or LINE 4 IN jacks AERIAL AC IN IN OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT PB CB Y PR CR LINE 2 OUT LINE 4 IN LINE 1 ...

Page 28: ...ording function See Recording from connected equipment with a timer Synchro Rec on page 58 Set Line3 Input of Scart Setting in Video setup page 95 according to the specifications of your satellite tuner See your satellite tuner s instructions for more information If you are using a B Sky B tuner be sure to connect the tuner s VCR SCART jack to the LINE 3 jack Then set Line3 Input of Scart Setting ...

Page 29: ...n select a recording format VR mode or Video mode according to your needs page 10 1 Insert a disc See Inserting a Disc on page 29 2 Press TOOLS The TOOLS menu appears The TOOLS menu displays options applicable to the entire disc e g disc protection recorder e g audio settings during recording or multiple items on a list menu e g erasing multiple titles The displayed options differ depending on the...

Page 30: ... page 76 Format Available settings differ depending on the disc type 4 Select Format and press ENTER 5 Select OK and press ENTER For DVD RWs select VR or Video and press ENTER All contents on the disc are erased z Hints By reformatting you can change the recording format on DVD RWs or record again on DVD RWs that have been finalised For DVD RWs and DVD RWs Video mode you can check free space and t...

Page 31: ... recording If your TV is connected to the LINE 1 TV jack set your TV to the TV input using the t TV DVD button and select the programme you want to watch If your TV is connected to the LINE OUT or COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks set the TV to TV input using the t TV DVD button page 22 TV Direct Rec If you use the SMARTLINK connection you can easily record what you are watching on your TV When the TV is ...

Page 32: ...ying the Recorded Programme Title List To play a recorded title select the title from the Title List 1 Press HDD or DVD If you select DVD insert a DVD see Inserting a Disc on page 29 Playback starts automatically depending on the disc 2 Press TITLE LIST To show the extended Title List press TOOLS to select Display List and press ENTER Checking the disc status while recording RW RWVR RWVideo R R HD...

Page 33: ... Each time you press the entire Title List changes to the previous next page of titles About the Title List for HDD DVD RWs VR mode You can switch the Title List to show Original or Playlist While the Title List menu is turned on press TOOLS to select either Original or Playlist and press ENTER For details see Edit options for the HDD and DVD RWs VR mode on page 72 To change the title order Sort W...

Page 34: ...ayed are replaced with It may take a few seconds for the thumbnail pictures to be displayed After editing the title thumbnail picture 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 Time and Play Information You can check the playing time and remaining time of the current title chapter ...

Page 35: ...ear with VIDEO CDs DATA DVDs and DATA CDs 3 Displayed when you press TIME TEXT repeatedly z Hints If DTS is set to Off in Audio setup the DTS track selection option will not appear on the screen even if the disc contains DTS tracks page 97 When Auto Display is set to On default in Options setup page 102 playback information automatically appears when the recorder is turned on etc b Note The letter...

Page 36: ...laced with Playing time of MP3 audio tracks may not be displayed correctly 5 Changing the Name of a Recorded Programme You can label a DVD title or program by entering characters You can enter up to 64 characters for a title or disc name but the actual number of characters displayed in the menus such as the Title List will vary The steps below explain how to change the name of the recorded program...

Page 37: ...ress ENTER 7 Select Finish and press ENTER To cancel the setting select Cancel To use the number buttons You can also use the number buttons to enter characters 1 In step 5 above press a number button repeatedly to select a character Example Press the number 3 button once to enter D Press the number 3 button three times to enter F 2 Press SET and select the next character 3 Select Finish and press...

Page 38: ...3 Select Protect Disc and press ENTER 4 Select Protect and press ENTER To cancel the protection Select Don t Protect in step 4 z Hint You can set protection for individual titles page 73 Labelling a disc 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 TOOLS M m ENTER RW RWVR RWVideo R R Off Format Disc Name Disc Information DiscName Media DVD RW Format VR Title no Playlist 2 2 3 4 7 Close Erase All Finalise HQ 0H30M HSP 0H45...

Page 39: ... even if the discs are finalised The recorder may not be able to finalise the disc if it was recorded on another recorder 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 unnecessary when playing a disc on VR fo...

Page 40: ...ith other DVD equipment This disc was finalised Unfinalise it may appear b Note The recorder is not able to unfinalise DVD RWs Video mode that have been finalised on another recorder 1 Insert a disc See Inserting a Disc on page 29 2 Press TOOLS to select Disc Info and press ENTER The Disc Information display appears 3 Select Unfinalise and press ENTER The recorder starts unfinalising the disc Unfi...

Page 41: ... the currently viewed programme F Indicates if a timer recording is associated with the event page 52 G Coloured Control buttons H Truncated programme title in case the name is too long to be displayed in the cell I Event bar e g Indicates a timer recording has been set during this time J Time slot K Icon tray Depending on the channel and programme settings some icons may appear in the display Eit...

Page 42: ...he category of each programme is determined by the broadcaster 1 Press the button to display the EPG 2 Press the RED button The category pop up list appears 3 Press the M m buttons to highlight the category you want then press the ENTER button The chosen category is displayed in a title bar at the top of the EPG display and only programmes related to that category will be shown in the list DDE NEW...

Page 43: ...vious next Category page z Hint In Step 4 above the EPG application also allows you to set a timer recording see page 52 for more details Programme information The programme information display provides a quick and easy way to View descriptions of the programmes being broadcast now and next on the current channel View descriptions of the programmes being broadcast now and next on the other channel...

Page 44: ...ext service This digital service includes high quality digital text and graphics along with advanced navigation options Additionally this recorder has access to dedicated text channels transmitted by the broadcasters b Note The appearance content and navigation methods of all digital text services are decided by the broadcaster 1 Select a dedicated channel that is broadcasting digital text If you ...

Page 45: ...nstructed to press OK or Select when viewing the text pages press the ENTER button on your remote control 4 When you have finished viewing the text service displays follow the on screen instructions or press the PROG button to exit Favourites The Favourite application gives you the option to Store your favourite channels into one of four TV or four Radio lists Add or delete channels to the Favouri...

Page 46: ...els Press the BLUE button once again when you wish to return to the previous favourite channel setting display 1 While a Favourite List is displayed press repeatedly the YELLOW button on the remote control until the favourite list you want to view is displayed 2 To add a channel to this new list press the M m buttons to highlight the channel you wish to add and press the ENTER button 3 When you ha...

Page 47: ...ote control The Index display appears 2 Press the TV RADIO button to display either the TV or the Radio channels at any time The Radio mode is indicated by the presence of a Radio icon in the Index panel 3 Press the coloured buttons on the remote control if you wish to display your Favourites Lists 4 Press the M m buttons to highlight the desired channel then press the ENTER button to exit the ind...

Page 48: ...ed Play mode SEP can be a possible choice Note that recording times in the following table are approximate and the actual times may differ Note also that the maximum continuous recording time for a single title is eight hours Contents beyond this time will not be recorded Press REC MODE repeatedly to switch the recording modes The recording time for DVD R DL Double Layer discs is as follows HQ 1 h...

Page 49: ...and programme position of the programme manually EPG Set a programme to be recorded based on the information provided by the EPG Electronic Programme Guide page 51 This method allows you to set the timer up to 8 days from the current time depending on programme availability from the broadcaster 1 Press TIMER Unrecordable pictures Copy control signals Recordable discs Copy Free Copy Once CPRM Copy ...

Page 50: ...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 This function is normally set to On To cancel this function press TOOLS while the Timer List is displayed Select Rec Mode Adjust and press ENTER Select Off and press ENTER If the timer settings overlap Overlapped timer settings are shown as ...

Page 51: ...rding It does not function with Quick Timer or Synchro Rec In addition the Rec Mode Adjust function does not work when recording to the HDD while Auto Title Erase is set to On The EPG application is a feature that simplifies setting the timer Just select the programme you wish to record in the EPG display The date time and channel of that programme are set automatically 1 Press HDD or DVD When you...

Page 52: ...ver and press x REC STOP Note that it may take a few seconds for the recorder to stop recording If the timer settings overlap See page 50 To confirm change or cancel timer recording See Checking Changing Cancelling Timer Settings EPG page 55 z Hint The Rec Mode Adjust function also works with this timer method page 50 b Notes It is not possible to extend the recording duration time of the timer re...

Page 53: ...rding picture quality and picture size 1 Before recording starts press TOOLS to select Rec Settings and press ENTER 2 Select the item you want to adjust and press ENTER The adjustment display appears Example Rec NR Rec Mode Selects the recording mode for the desired recording time and picture quality For more information see Recording mode on page 48 HDD Line Rec Picture Size Sets the picture size...

Page 54: ... The default setting is underlined Rec NR weak Off 1 2 3 strong Rec Video Equalizer Contrast weak 3 0 3 strong Brightness dark 3 0 3 bright Colour light 3 0 3 deep Repeat steps 2 and 3 to adjust any other items b Notes If one programme contains two picture sizes the selected size is recorded However if the 16 9 signal cannot be recorded as 16 9 it is recorded as 4 3 Remnants of images may appear o...

Page 55: ...hange or cancel the setting repeat steps 2 and 3 above RWVR RW R R RWVideo R HDD 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 M m ENTER Coloured control buttons Number buttons SET O RETURN CLEAR DDE NEWS 15 NCE J9 CMY AAC NCE 1 EFF News Channel J HGF NCE 5 DDE News Live from Prague No Event Information No Event Information Opening John s EFF News Weather No Event Information City DDE News Foreign Markets Mor Hobbies and I...

Page 56: ... setting you want to check change cancel and press ENTER The sub menu appears 4 Select one of the options and press ENTER Modify Changes the timer setting Select an item using and adjust using M m For the recording Mode or Update functions select Details and change the settings page 50 Select OK and press ENTER Erase Erases the timer setting Select OK and press ENTER Check Overlap Checks for overl...

Page 57: ...ext page of timer settings To turn off the Timer List Press TIMER LIST or O RETURN z Hint While recording you cannot modify the timer setting for the current recording but you can extend the recording duration of the recording time page 50 b Notes Even if the timer is set timer recordings cannot be made while recording a programme that has priority Even if the timer is set for the same daily or we...

Page 58: ...nt panel The recorder is ready to start Synchro Recording The recorder automatically starts recording when it receives an input signal from the connected equipment The recorder stops recording when the connected equipment turns off To stop recording Press x REC STOP or SYNCHRO REC To cancel Synchro Rec Press SYNCHRO REC The SYNCHRO REC indicator on the recorder turns off b Notes The recorder start...

Page 59: ...to select Line Audio Input and press ENTER Then select Bilingual and press ENTER 4 Press REC MODE repeatedly to select the recording mode For details about the recording mode see page 48 5 Press X REC PAUSE to set this recorder to record pause 6 Insert the source tape into the connected equipment and set to playback pause 7 At the same time press X REC PAUSE on this recorder and the pause or play ...

Page 60: ...D 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 stop playback Press x To playback quickly with sound Scan Audio When you press M during playback of a t...

Page 61: ...lay 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 99 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 LOCKED appear...

Page 62: ...f the previous next title chapter scene track For the HDD you 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...

Page 63: ... and press ENTER The adjustment display appears Y NR luminance noise reduction Reduces noise contained in the luminance element of the video signal C NR chroma noise reduction Reduces noise contained in the colour 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...

Page 64: ...is 48 kHz or 48 kHz Fs is above 96 kHz Sharp default Provides a wide frequency range and spatial feeling Slow Provides smooth and warm sound AV SYNC When the video is delayed this function delays the audio for synchronization with the video 0 to 120 milliseconds Larger numbers indicate a longer audio delay for synchronization with the video When dubbing to a VCR or other video recording equipment ...

Page 65: ...een the recorded programme and the current TV broadcast Chasing Playback allows you to view the recorded part of a programme while the recording is being made You do not need to wait until the recording finishes Press TOOLS while recording to select Chasing Playback and press ENTER Playback starts from the beginning of the programme you are recording When you fast forward to the point that you are...

Page 66: ...fast reverse or instant replay advance You can also play a DVD VIDEO VIDEO CD Super VIDEO CD CD DATA DVD or DATA CD while recording on the HDD Example Play another title on the HDD while recording to the HDD 1 While recording press TITLE LIST to display the HDD Title List 2 Select the title you want to play and press ENTER 3 Select Play from the sub menu and press ENTER Playback starts from the se...

Page 67: ...Time Search for HDD DVDs Searches for a starting point by entering the time code File Search for DATA DVDs DATA CDs The display for entering the number appears Example Title Search The number in parentheses indicates the total number of titles tracks etc 2 Press the number buttons to select the number of the title chapter track time code etc you want For example Time Search To find a scene at 2 ho...

Page 68: ...ss 4 Select a track and press ENTER Play Plays the track Play Beginning Plays the beginning of the track Track Data Shows data about the track such as artist and album name To stop playback Press x To fast review or forward a track Press m M during playback To go to the previous or next MP3 audio track Press or during playback If you repeatedly press or you will go to the previous or next album To...

Page 69: ...music albums by using the buttons when the album list is displayed You can rotate a JPEG image by using the buttons when the image is displayed Press DISPLAY repeatedly to show information about the JPEG album or image on your TV screen Then press TIME TEXT to toggle between the current selected image number and album number b Notes If the DVD disc such as a disc from a DVD video camera contains b...

Page 70: ...nd images in Music CD format or Video CD format are recorded in the first session border only the first session border will be played back b Note The recorder may not be able to play some DATA CDs DATA DVDs created in the Packet Write format The recorder can play the following tracks and files MP3 audio tracks with the extension MP3 mp3 or Mp3 JPEG image files with the extension JPEG jpg JPG Jpg j...

Page 71: ... 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 199 individual folders can be played Folders t...

Page 72: ...DD only page 75 To create and edit Playlist titles A Playlist is a group of Playlist titles created from the original title for editing purposes When you create a Playlist only the control information necessary for playback such as the playback order is stored on the disc Since the original titles are left unaltered Playlist titles can be re edited Example You have recorded the final few matches o...

Page 73: ...e does not increase even when you erase titles for DVD Rs and DVD Rs If a message appears and indicates that the disc s control information is full erase or edit unnecessary titles Erasing and Editing a Title This section explains the basic edit functions Note that editing is irreversible To edit the HDD or DVD RWs VR mode without changing the original recordings create a Playlist title page 77 1 ...

Page 74: ... can select a section scene in a title and erase it Note that erasing scenes in a title cannot be undone 1 After step 2 of Erasing and Editing a Title select A B Erase and press ENTER The display for setting point A appears To return to the beginning of the title press X and then press 2 Select point A by pressing m M and press ENTER The display for setting point B appears 3 Select point B by pres...

Page 75: ...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 RW VR mode 1 Press TITLE LIST Press TOOLS and select Playlist from the TOOLS menu to switch the Title Lists if necessary 2 Select a title and press ENTER The sub menu appears 3 Select Divide and press ENTER The display for settin...

Page 76: ...cted titles are erased freeing up disc space To change the selection select Change You can manually insert a chapter mark at any point you like during playback or recording Press CHAPTER MARK at the point where you want to divide the title into chapters Each time you press the button Marking appears on the screen and the scenes to the left and right of the mark become separate chapters To erase ch...

Page 77: ...reset the IN or OUT point select Change IN or Change OUT and repeat step 5 or 6 To view the selected scene select Preview 7 Select OK and ENTER The Scene List menu appears with all of the selected scenes To add more scenes select Add and go to step 3 To preview all of the captured scenes in the listed order select Preview 8 Select the scene you want to re edit and press ENTER The sub menu appears ...

Page 78: ... the order in which you selected the title appears To cancel the selection press ENTER again 4 Repeat step 3 to select all of the titles you want to combine To cancel all of the selections select Reset All 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 display for selecting a title name fr...

Page 79: ...size 16 9 or 4 3 is mixed When dubbed from the HDD to DVD RW Video mode or DVD R the picture size is determined by the setting in DVD Line Rec Picture Size page 53 When dubbed from HDD to DVD RW or DVD R the picture size is always 4 3 When dubbed from HDD to DVD RW VR mode the originally recorded picture size is retained z Hints When you dub a Playlist title it is recorded as an Original title Whe...

Page 80: ...l recordings For example when you dub an HQ title data size is large in SP mode you can reduce the data size saving more titles using less space Select a mode different from the original recording in Dub Mode in the steps of Dubbing a single title Title Dub on page 81 or Dubbing multiple titles Dub Selected Titles on page 82 When a title recorded to HDD in HQ or HQ mode is converted to another mod...

Page 81: ... that you are going to dub to or from 2 Press HDD or DVD to select the source 3 Press TITLE LIST to turn on the Title List menu 4 Select a title and press ENTER The sub menu appears 5 Select Dubbing and press ENTER The display for selecting the dubbing mode appears If a title with page 81 is selected in the title list a confirmation screen is displayed To Move select Yes A Size of the title approx...

Page 82: ...ted titles can be dubbed at once You can select the dubbing mode for each title 1 Insert the DVD that you are going to dub to or from 2 Press HDD or DVD to select the source 3 Press TITLE LIST to turn on the Title List menu 4 Press TOOLS to select Dub Selected Titles and press ENTER 5 Select titles in the order you want to dub and press ENTER The titles are numbered in the selected order To cancel...

Page 83: ...h making adjustments select Start and press ENTER To automatically adjust the dubbing mode Auto Dub 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 The same dubbing mode is set for all of the titles If disc space is insufficient for the selected dubbing mode the following di...

Page 84: ...gital video camera Do the following to start using the DV Edit functions of this recorder See the instruction manual supplied with the digital video camera as well before connecting b Notes The DV IN jack is for input only It will not output signals You cannot use the DV IN jack when your digital video camera does not work with this recorder Connect the camera to the LINE IN jack and follow the in...

Page 85: ...en after being turned off You can adjust the settings for the recording picture before recording See Adjusting the recording picture quality and size on page 53 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 cassett...

Page 86: ...Dubbing is in progress b Notes When a blank space between the recordings on the tape continues for more than five minutes One Touch Dubbing ends automatically The recorder records a blank for five minutes before it stops dubbing To stop the blank recording press x REC STOP Program Edit You can select scenes from a DV Digital 8 format tape and then automatically record selected scenes to the HDD or...

Page 87: ...h the selected scene To add a scene select Add A Thumbnail picture B Time information C Total duration of the program D Total number of scenes 7 When you finish adding scenes select the scene you want to edit and press ENTER The sub menu appears Move Changes the scene order Follow the explanations on the screen to change the order by pressing M m and ENTER Erase Erases the scene When asked for con...

Page 88: ...C STOP Note that it may take a few seconds for the recorder to stop recording b Notes Contents recorded to the HDD or a DVD may not be recorded as programmed if the tape s time code is not sequential or there are blanks between the recordings on the tape In this case see Recording from connected equipment without a timer on page 59 The start and end points of a programme may be different from what...

Page 89: ...the item to be changed and press M m 4 Press ENTER to start the clock 5 Press the O button to come back to the Settings display DVD Menu DVD VIDEO only Switches the language for the DVD menu Audio Switches the language of the sound track When you select Original the language given priority in the disc DVD VIDEO only or broadcasted by a digital channel is selected Subtitle Switches the language of ...

Page 90: ...s If you have not yet registered a password the display for registering a new password appears 2 Enter your four digit password using the M m buttons or the number buttons then select OK and press ENTER The Parental Lock menu appears b Note If you forget your password you will have to reset it by selecting Password under Factory Setup in Options Setup page 102 To lock channels 1 Once the Parental ...

Page 91: ... Lock channel activated This channel has been locked appears on the gray screen and it is recorded The Tuning Display allows you to tune your recorder automatically or to hide unused or unwanted programmes and also change the order of the programmes on display During these procedures you may be requested to enter your password Refer to page 90 for information Follow steps 1 to 3 of Digital TV sett...

Page 92: ...ighlight the channel you want to restore then press ENTER the icon next to the programme number disappears z Hints Press the BLUE button to view the list showing only the hidden channels Press the BLUE button once again when you wish to return to the standard programme hide display Programme Sort This option allows you to change the channel order in the on screen programme list 1 Once the DTV Sett...

Page 93: ...und The Signal Strength display coloured bars correspondences are as follows 2 Press the PROG buttons to check the signal strength of the other tuned channels 3 After viewing the information displayed press the O button to come back to the Technical Information menu Digital Software Upgrade Periodically Sony will issue upgrades for the software that was initially installed in your recorder These u...

Page 94: ...picture is not clear natural or to your satisfaction try another option that suits the disc and your TV projector etc For details refer also to the instruction manual supplied with the TV projector etc b Note Even when a setting other than Auto is selected and the connected TV cannot accept the resolution the recorder automatically adjusts the video signals that are suitable for the TV 16 9 Select...

Page 95: ...t to a progressive format TV using the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks page 16 Scart Setting Sets the method of inputting outputting signals from the SCART jacks on the rear panel of the recorder Select an option for each of the items below according to the combination of jacks and methods that you are going to use Line1 Output Selects a method of outputting video signals for the LINE 1 TV jack b Notes ...

Page 96: ...o 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 jack Audio DRC Dynamic Range Control DVDs only Makes the sound clear when the volume is turned down when playing a DVD that conforms to Audio DRC This affects the output from the following jacks LINE 2 OUT R AUDIO L jacks LINE 1 TV jack LINE 3 ja...

Page 97: ...ack RDR HXD910 only is connected to equipment not compatible with DOLBY DIGITAL signals the D PCM signals will be automatically output even when you select Dolby Digital MPEG DVD VIDEO only Selects the type of MPEG audio signal Standard Normally select this position TV Mode Makes low sounds clear even if you turn the volume down Wide Range Gives you the feeling of being at a live performance Dolby...

Page 98: ... connected to equipment not compatible with 96 kHz signals 48kHz PCM will be automatically output even when you select 96kHz 24bit Audio HDMI RDR HXD910 only Selects the type of audio signal output from the HDMI OUT jack b Notes A loud noise or no sound will be output if you connect the recorder to a TV that is not compatible with DOLBY DIGITAL DTS signals and Auto is selected In this case select ...

Page 99: ...Parental Control in Features 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 or ENTER The selection items for Standard are displayed On All...

Page 100: ...d then change the level One Touch Dubbing Displays the following options for the One Touch Dub function Finalise Disc for all recordable discs except DVD RW in VR mode Selects whether or not to finalise the disc automatically following One Touch Dubbing page 86 Synchro Rec Selects the recording destination used for Synchro Recording page 58 HQ Setting HDD only Selects the HQ mode used for recordin...

Page 101: ...Control Settings Factory Settings Options The Options setup allows you to set up other operational settings 1 Press SYSTEM MENU while the recorder is in stop mode 2 Select SETUP and press ENTER 3 Select Options and press ENTER The Options setup appears with the following options The default settings are underlined Format DVD RW DVD RW only The recorder automatically starts formatting in VR mode or...

Page 102: ... group and return them to their default settings Note that all of your previous settings will be lost 1 Select Factory Setup in Options 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 Settings DTV Settings Video Audio Features Password Options and All and press or ENTER 3 Select Start and press ENTER The sel...

Page 103: ...amme 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 Press ENTER 5 Select Start 6 Follow the instructions for Easy Setup page 25 from step 2 SETUP Easy Setup Settings DTV Settings Video Audio Features Password Options Easy Setup ...

Page 104: ... 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 the PROGRESSIVE indicator lights up even though your TV cannot accept the progressive signal In this case press PROGRESSIVE until the PROGRESSIVE indicator turns off Even if your TV is compatible with progressive format 525p 625p signals the image m...

Page 105: ... connected to the recorder s LINE 4 IN jack set Line4 Input in Video setup to S Video page 96 The playback picture or TV programme from the equipment connected through the recorder is distorted If the playback picture output from a DVD player VCR or tuner goes through your recorder before reaching your TV the copy protection signal applied to some programmes could affect picture quality Disconnect...

Page 106: ...e disc is not correctly inserted Moisture has condensed inside the recorder Remove the disc and leave the recorder turned on for about half an hour until the moisture evaporates If the disc was recorded on another recorder the recorder cannot play the disc if it was not finalised page 39 The recorder does not start playback from the beginning Resume play was activated page 61 You have inserted a D...

Page 107: ...re is no DVD inside the recorder There is not enough disc space for the recording The recorder was in the process of DV Dubbing A scrambled channel is selected The Channel activated Parental Lock is selected 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 ...

Page 108: ...recorder The remote is not pointed at the remote sensor on the recorder Different command modes are set for the recorder and remote Set the same command mode page 24 The default command mode setting for this recorder and the supplied remote is DVD3 Set the TV DVD switch to DVD page 23 Other Sony equipment responds to the remote The same command mode is set for both the equipment and recorder Set a...

Page 109: ...lock 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 keep 1 on the recorder pressed for about ten seconds until WELCOME appears in the front ...

Page 110: ...ere is no intention to copy or store the data titles or any other information If replacement or initialization format is required the hard disk will be formatted at our discretion In this case please note that all of the contents recorded there will be erased including any data found to violate copyright law On cleaning discs Do not use a commercially available cleaning disc It may cause a malfunc...

Page 111: ...NE 3 21 pin CVBS IN OUT S Video RGB IN S Video OUT downstream DV IN 4 pin i LINK S100 DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL Optical output jack 18 dBm wave length 660 nm DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL Phono jack 0 5 Vp p 75 ohms COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y PB CB PR CR Phono jack Y 1 0 Vp p PB CB 0 7 Vp p PR CR 0 7 Vp p HDMI OUT RDR HXD910 only Type A 19 pin General Power requirements 220 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Power consumption RDR HXD7...

Page 112: ...SONY and is a trademark approved by many corporations IEEE 1394 is an international standard standardized by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers i LINK s maximum baud rate varies according to the equipment Three maximum baud rates are defined S100 approx 100 Mbps S200 approx 200 Mbps S400 approx 400 Mbps The baud rate is listed under Specifications in the instruction manual of ea...

Page 113: ...utton 51 The number 5 button has a tactile dot H CLEAR ten digit button 51 I 2 volume buttons 22 J Text button 45 K TV RADIO button 45 L audio button 62 The button has a tactile dot M TIMER button 49 N Coloured multimedia applications interactive services control buttons 41 O SYSTEM MENU button 24 86 TITLE LIST button 32 60 68 73 GUIDE Electronic Programme Guide button 41 P M m ENTER button 25 Q I...

Page 114: ...dby button 25 B Front panel display 35 115 C Disc tray 29 D A open close button 29 E TIMER REC indicator 50 SYNCHRO REC indicator 58 F HDD button indicator 31 DVD button indicator 29 G remote sensor 22 H H play button 60 X pause button 62 x stop button 60 I z REC button 31 X REC PAUSE button 31 x REC STOP button 31 J DV IN jack 84 K ONE TOUCH DUB button 86 L SYSTEM MENU button 24 TOOLS button 29 M...

Page 115: ...e chapter track index number Recording time recording mode Clock Programme position TV Direct Rec indication 31 TV appears in the right most two digits F angle indicator 62 G SMARTLINK indicator 18 H PROGRESSIVE indicator 19 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 Power Save in Options setup page 101 Front panel d...

Page 116: ... 4 IN S VIDEO jack 27 J LINE 4 IN R AUDIO L VIDEO jacks 27 K DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL OPTICAL jacks 20 Rear panel AERIAL AC IN IN OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT PB CB Y PR CR LINE 2 OUT LINE 4 IN LINE 1 TV VIDEO AUDIO S VIDEO R L VIDEO AUDIO S VIDEO R L DIGITAL OUT HDMI OUT COAXIAL OPTICAL PCM DTS MPEG DOLBY DIGITAL LINE 3 AERIAL AC IN IN OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT PB CB Y PR CR LINE 2 OUT LINE 4 IN LINE 1 TV VI...

Page 117: ...rdable and rewritable disc DVD RWs use a recording format that is comparable to the DVD VIDEO format DVD R page 10 A DVD R is a recordable disc that is the same size as a DVD VIDEO Contents can be recorded only once to a DVD R and will have the same format as a DVD VIDEO DVD RW page 10 A DVD RW is a recordable and rewritable disc that is the same size as a DVD VIDEO The DVD RW has two different mo...

Page 118: ...he odd numbered lines of an image MPEG Audio page 97 International standard coding system used to compress audio digital signals authorized by ISO IEC MPEG 2 used on DVDs conforms to up to 7 1 channel surround Original page 72 Titles actually recorded on a HDD DVD RW VR mode Erasing original titles frees up disc space Playlist page 72 Playback information created from the actual recordings on a HD...

Page 119: ...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 120: ...68 67 60 63 North East Bilsdale 34 21 31 24 27 42 Caldbeck 25 23 26 39 45 42 Chatton 40 50 43 46 47 51 Pontop Pike 48 55 59 62 65 53 Scotland Angus 68 66 59 62 56 65 Black Hill 41 47 44 51 55 65 Sandale No Digital Transmission Bressay Craigkelly 33 29 23 26 42 39 21 24 27 31 66 68 Darvel 22 25 32 28 30 34 Durris 30 34 52 51 41 44 Eitshal 34 30 22 25 28 32 Keelylang Hill 48 52 41 44 47 51 Knock Mor...

Page 121: ... System 100 Colour systems 111 Combine 78 Command Mode 24 102 Component Out 95 Component video input 16 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT 17 Connecting 16 the aerial cable 15 the audio cords 20 the video cords 16 Contrast 54 63 Controlling TVs with the re mote 22 Copy control signals 49 Copy protection 117 Copy Free 49 Copy Never 49 Copy Once 49 CPRM 10 Create Playlist 77 Creating chapters 76 D DATA CD 12 Digit...

Page 122: ...IN 27 Line Audio Input 58 59 Line1 Output 95 Line3 Input 96 Line3 Output 96 Line4 Input 96 M Mains Lead 21 Manual Clock Set 89 Manufacturer Information 93 MENU 60 Menu DVD s Menu 60 Top menu 60 Mix 85 MNR 63 Modify 56 Move 77 87 MP3 audio tracks 68 MPEG 97 118 N Number buttons 37 O One Touch Dubbing 86 100 One Touch Menu 61 One Touch Play 61 One Touch Timer 50 Options 101 Original 33 72 118 P Page...

Page 123: ...isual search 67 SET 23 37 Set Thumbnail 73 Signal Strength 93 Simultaneous Rec and Play 66 Slow motion play 62 SMARTLINK 18 Sort 33 Sound quality 64 Stereo1 85 Stereo2 85 Subtitle 62 89 Super VIDEO CD 12 Surround 64 Synchro Rec 58 T Technical Information 93 Thumbnail picture 34 Time Search 67 TIME TEXT 35 TIMER 49 Timer List 56 Timer recording check change cancel 55 56 EPG timer setting 51 manual ...

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