Sony RDR-HX910 manual

2-649-711- 01 (1) © 2005 Sony Corporation D VD Recorder Operatin g Instructi ons RDR-HX510 RDR-HX710/HX910[...]

2 WARNIN G To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabin et. Refer servi cing to qualif ied personnel only. The mains lead m ust only be changed at a qualified se rvice shop. This appliance i s classified a s a CLASS 1 L ASER product. The CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT MARKING i[...]

3 About r epairi ng the hard dis k drive • The contents of the hard disk drive may be checked in case of repair or inspect ion during a malfuncti on or mo dification. How ever, the contents wil l not be backed up or saved by Sony. • If the hard disk ne eds to be format ted or replaced, it will be done at t he discretion of Sony. All contents of[...]

4 Table of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Ways to Use Your DVD Record er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

5 Time r Reco rding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Before Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Recording mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Rec[...]

6 Creating and Editing a Playlis t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Moving a Playli st title (Change Order) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Combining multip le Playlist ti tles (Combine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Dividing [...]

7 Ways to Use Your DVD Re corder Recording/Playbac k Compa tible med ia and refe rence pa ges Quick a ccess to r ecorded titles – Title L ist , “3. Play ing the Rec orded Pro gramm e (Title Li st)” on page 32 Play t he b eginnin g of a t itle while it is being recorded – Chas ing Playb ack , “Playi ng from the be ginning of the prog ramme[...]

8 Quick G uide t o Disc Typ es Usable disc vers ions (a s of March 20 05) • 8x-speed or sl ower DVD+RWs • 6x-speed or slower DVD-RWs (Ver. 1.1, Ver.1.2 with CPRM *1 ) • 16x- speed or slower DV D+Rs • 16x- speed or slower DVD-R s (Ver.2 .0, Ver.2 .1) • 2.4x-speed DVD+R DL (Double Layer) disc s “DVD+RW,” “DVD-RW,” “DVD+R,” “DV[...]

9 Discs tha t cannot be recorded on • 8 c m di scs • DVD-Rs in VR mode (Video Recordin g format) *3 Only if the recording mode is LSP, SP, HSP, or HQ, and “DVD Rec. Picture Si ze” is set to “16:9.” *4 Erasing t itles d oes not free up d isc sp ace. Reco rding Features Editing Fe atures Rewri te (page 41) Auto Chapter (page 91) Manua l C[...]

10 “DVD VIDEO” and “CD” are trademarks. Discs tha t cannot be played •P H O T O C D s • CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs that are not recor ded in musi c CD or Vide o CD form at, or do not cont ain MP3 or J PEG f iles • Data p art of CD-E xtras • DVD-R OMs tha t do not contai n JPE G fil es or are no t in DVD Vide o format • DVD Audio discs ?[...]

11 Maximum recordable n umber of t itles * The maxi mum lengt h for each title is e ight hours. Note o n playba ck opera tions of DV D VIDE Os/ VIDEO CDs Some playback operations of DVD VIDEOs/ VIDEO CDs may be in tentionally set by softwa re producers. S ince this r ecorder pla ys DVD VIDEOs/VIDEO CDs acc ording to the disc conten ts the sof tware[...]

12 Hookups and Settings Hooki ng Up t he Reco rder Follow steps 1 to 7 to hook up and adjust the settings of the reco rder. b Notes • Pl ug cords securely to prev ent unwan ted noi se. • Refer to the instruct ions suppl ied with t he compone nts to be connected. • You cannot connect th is recorder to a TV that does not have a SCART or video i[...]

13 Hookup s and Settings Step 2 : Conn ectin g the Aer ial C able Conne ct the aer ial cable b y followin g the steps below. Do not conne ct the mai ns lead unt il you reac h “Ste p 5: Connect ing the Mains Lead” on page 18 . 1 Disco nnect the aeria l cable f rom you r TV and c onnec t it to A ERIAL I N on th e rear p anel of the recorder. 2 Co[...]

14 Ste p 3: Conne cting the Vi deo Cord s Select one of the fo llowing pa tterns A thro ugh D , according to the input jack on your TV monitor, projector, or AV amplifi er (recei ver). This will enable y ou to view p ictures. A Connec ting t o a SCART i nput ja ck When yo u set “L ine1 Out put” to “ S Video” or “RGB ” in “Eas y Setup [...]

15 Hookup s and Settings When pl aying “wi de screen ” images Some recorde d images may no t fit your TV scree n. To cha nge t he pi ctur e si ze, see pa ge 8 7. If you are connectin g to a VCR Connect your VCR to the LI NE 3/DECOD ER jack on th e reco rder (pag e 23). b Not es • Do not conn ect mo re tha n one type of vi deo co rd between t [...]

16 By using th e PROGRESS IVE button , you can selec t the si gnal format i n which the re corder output s video signals: interlac e or prog ressive. 1 Conne ct the reco rder us ing the COMPONENT V IDEO OUT jacks (pattern D on pa ge 1 4). 2 Set “Component Ou t” in “Video” s etup to “On” ( page 88). 3 Press the PROGRESSIVE b utton . “P[...]

17 Hookup s and Settings Step 4 : Conn ectin g the Aud io Cor ds Select one of th e following patter ns A or B , according to the input jack on your TV monitor, pr ojector, or AV amplifi er (recei ver). This will enable y ou to list en to soun d. A Connec ting to audio L/R in put jac ks This con nection w ill use y our TV’s or st ereo ampl ifier?[...]

18 z Hint For correct s peaker loca tion, see t he operating instructi ons supplied with the connected compone nts. b Notes • Do not con nect your TV’s audio outp ut jacks to the LINE IN (R-AUDIO-L) j acks at the s ame time. Thi s will cau se unwan ted noise to c ome from you r TV’s speakers. • In the co nnection A , do not connec t the LIN[...]

19 Hookup s and Settings Step 6 : Prep aring t he Remote You ca n contro l the recorde r using the supplied remote. Insert two R6 (size AA) batteri es by matchi ng the 3 and # ends on the batteries to the markings insid e the battery compartment. When using the remote, p oint i t at the remote se nsor on the re cord er. b Not es • If the supplied[...]

20 4 Releas e [ / 1 . When the TV/DVD swit ch is set to TV, the remote perf orms the followin g: * If y ou use the number buttons t o select t he TV’s program me position, press - /-- followed by the number butt ons for two-dig it numbers. To o perate the t TV/VID EO butto n (for S CART c onnectio ns on ly) The t TV/VIDEO b utto n swit ches bet w[...]

21 Hookup s and Settings Code n umbers of co ntrollabl e AV a mplifie rs (re ceiv ers) If more than one code number is listed, tr y entering th em one at a time u ntil you find the one that wo rks with your AV a mplifie r (rec eive r). If the supplied r emote interfe res with y our other Sony DV D recorde r or player , set the co mmand mode number [...]

22 Step 7: Ea sy Setup Make the basic ad justments by foll owing the on - screen ins tructions i n “Easy Setup. ” 1 Turn on the rec order an d switch t he inpu t select or on your T V so t hat the signa l from the reco rder appe ars on your TV screen. The message about the initial s ettings appea rs. • If t his mess age doe s not ap pear, sel[...]

23 Hookup s and Settings Connec ting a VCR o r Simila r Devi ce After disco nnecting the re corder’s main s lead from the mai ns, connect a VCR or similar re cording device to the LINE IN jacks of this reco rder. Use the DV IN ja ck on the fr ont panel if the equipment has a DV output jac k (i.LINK jack ) (RDR-HX710/ HX910 only) (page 7 7). See a[...]

24 Connect a VCR or s imilar re cording device to the LINE 2 IN o r LINE 4 IN jac ks of this r ecorder. If the equipm ent has an S-video jack, you ca n use an S-vid eo cord ins tead of a n audio/vide o cord. z Hint When the c onnected equipme nt outputs onl y monaural sou nd, connect to just the L (MONO) and V IDEO input j acks on the fr ont of the[...]

25 Hookup s and Settings Connec ting to a Sa tellit e or Di gital T uner Connect a satell ite or dig ital tuner t o this reco rder using th e LINE 3/DECODER jack. Disconnect t he record er’s m ains lead from the m ains wh en conn ecting th e tuner. To us e the Syn chro- Rec func tion , see bel ow. If the s atellite tuner c an output RGB sign als [...]

26 Connec ting a PAY-T V/Can al Plus Decode r You ca n watch or reco rd PA Y-TV/C anal Plus progra mmes i f you conn ect a d ecoder (not su pplied) to the reco rder. Dis connect the reco rder’s mains le ad from th e main s when co nnecting the decod er. Connecting a decoder AERIAL IN LINE 4 IN DIGIT AL OUT COAXIAL OPTICAL PCM/DTS/MPEG/ DOLBY DIGI[...]

27 Hookup s and Settings To watch or record PAY-TV/Ca nal Plus programmes, set your recorder to recei ve the chan nels usin g the on-scr een disp lay. In orde r to set th e channe ls correc tly, be sure to foll ow all of t he st eps below. 1 Press SYSTE M MENU. The Syst em Menu a ppears . 2 Selec t “SETUP ,” and pre ss ENTER. 3 Selec t “Video[...]

28 10 Select “System ,” and pre ss ENTER . 11 Press M / m to select an av ailab le TV system , BG, DK , I, or L, and press E NTER . To re ceiv e broa dcas ts in Franc e, se lect “L.” 12 Selec t “Normal /CATV, ” and pres s ENTER . 13 Select “Norma l,” and pr ess ENT ER. To pres et CATV (Cable Telev ision ) chann els, sele ct “CATV.[...]

29 Seve n Basic O peration s — Getting to Know Yo ur DVD Recorder Seven Ba sic Oper ations — Getting to Know Your DVD Re corder 1. Ins ertin g and Form atting a DVD D isc ( Disc Inf o) 1 Press DVD. 2 Press Z (o pen/clos e), and pl ace a disc on the dis c tray. 3 Press Z (open/clo se) to close t he disc tray. Wait until “ LOAD” disappears fr[...]

30 3 Move the cursor dow n the TOO LS menu unti l “Disc In fo” is se lected, and pres s ENTER . Exampl e: Wh en a DVD-RW (V R mode ) is insert ed. 1 “Disc Name” (DVD only) 2 “Media”: Disc type 3 “Format”: Recording fo rmat type (DVD- RW only) 4 “On”/“Off” : Indicates whethe r protection is set (DVD-RW in VR mode only) 5 “T[...]

31 Seve n Basic O peration s — Getting to Know Yo ur DVD Recorder 2. Re cording a Prog ramme Thi s sect ion intr oduc es t he bas ic op erat ion t o record the c urrent TV programme to th e hard disk (HDD) or to a disc ( DVD). For an explanation of how to make tim er reco rdings , see pag e 41. 1 Press HDD or DVD. When you record to a DVD, insert[...]

32 About the Telete xt functio n Some br oadcas ts systems ensure a Teletext service * in which th e complete pro grammes and their da ta (title , date, channe l, record ing start time etc.) a re st ored d ay by day. W hen re cordin g a programme, t he recorde r automatic ally takes the progra mme nam e from the Te letext pa ges and sto res it a s [...]

33 Seve n Basic O peration s — Getting to Know Yo ur DVD Recorder Title List with Thumbnail Images (Example: DVD-RW in VR mode) Extended Title List A Disc type: Displays a me dia type, HDD or DVD. Also displ ays the title type (Ori ginal or Pla ylist) f or DV D-RWs (VR mo de). B Disc space (remaind er/total) C Title informa tion: Displays t he ti[...]

34 To ch ange a title thumbn ail p icture (Thumb nail) (H DD/DVD- RW in VR mode only) You ca n sel ect a favo urit e scen e for the thu mbnai l picture shown in t he Title List menu. 1 Press TITL E LIST in stop mode. 2 Select a t itle whose thumbnai l picture yo u want to c hange, and p ress ENTER. The su b-menu ap pears. 3 Select “S et Thum bnai[...]

35 Seve n Basic O peration s — Getting to Know Yo ur DVD Recorder C The cu rrent sel ected f unctio n or au dio setting (appea rs only tempor arily) Exampl e: Dolby Digi tal 5.1 ch D The current se lected angle Displa y 2 Exampl e: When p layin g a DVD- RW (VR mode ) A Disc type *1 /format (pag e 8) B Title type ( only app ears fo r Playlist s ) [...]

36 Exampl e: When p layin g a V IDEO C D Exampl e: When p layin g a C D Track pl aying time and the cu rrent trac k/index num ber m Remainin g time of t he curren t track m Playing tim e of the dis c m Remainin g time of t he disc m CD text ( when availabl e) Exampl e: When p layin g an MP 3 aud io tr ack Playing ti me and number of th e current tr[...]

37 Seve n Basic O peration s — Getting to Know Yo ur DVD Recorder 5 Press < / M / m / , to select th e char acter you wan t to ente r, and press ENTER. The se lected ch aracter ap pears at the top o f the display. Example: Input Ti tle Name The ty pe of char acte rs will change ac cordin g to the la nguage you selec t in “Easy Setu p.” Som[...]

38 6. Labe lling an d Protec ting a Disc You can execute options ef fective for the en tire disc us ing the Di sc Info rmatio n displa y. 1 Insert a disc. See “I nsertin g a Disc” on pag e 29. 2 Press TO OLS to s elect “Dis c Info,” a nd press ENT ER. Exampl e: Wh en th e in serted disc is a DVD- RW (VR mode ). 3 Selec t “Disc Name,” an[...]

39 Seve n Basic O peration s — Getting to Know Yo ur DVD Recorder 7. Pl aying the Di sc on O ther DVD Equi pmen t (Fina lize) Final izing is nece ssary whe n you pla y discs recorded with this recorder o n other DVD equipm ent. When you finali ze a DVD+RW, DVD-RW (Video mode), DVD+R, or DVD-R, a DVD menu will be au tomatically cre ated, which can[...]

40 For DVD -RWs (Vi deo mode ) DVD-RW (Video mode) that have been fi nalized to prohib it additi onal reco rding or editing ca n be unfinali zed to allo w further r ecording o r editi ng. For DVD-R Ws (VR mode ) If you ca nnot recor d or edit on a DV D-RW ( VR mode ) that has b een fi nali zed wi th ot her DVD equipm ent, “ This d isc wa s fin al[...]

41 Timer Rec ording Timer Recording Before Recording Before you start recording… • Thi s recor der can rec ord on va rious d iscs. Sel ect the disc type accordi ng to your needs (page 8). • Chec k that t he disc has en ough av ailable sp ace for the r ecording ( page 29). For HDD, DVD+RWs, and DVD-RWs, you can free up disc s pace by eras ing [...]

42 The record er auto matic ally re ceives and r ecords stere o and bilin gual progr ammes ba sed on the ZWEITON syst em or th e NICAM syste m. The HDD and a DVD-RW (VR mode) can r ecord both m ain and su b sounds . You can swi tch betw een main an d sub when p laying the disc. F or the HDD , you can se lect the s ound track before reco rding. Se l[...]

43 Timer Rec ording Timer R ecordin g (Stand ard/ VIDE O Plus+) You ca n set the t imer for a t otal of 30 programm es (8 prog rammes w hen using th e PDC/VPS funct ion), up to one month in ad vance. There are two met hods to set the timer: the standard me thod and VIDEO Plu s+ (RDR- HX710/HX910 only) method. • Standard: Se t the date, time, and [...]

44 To s top re cordin g duri ng ti mer re cording Open t he remote ’s cove r and pres s x REC STOP. Note that it may take a few seconds f or the reco rder to stop recor ding. About the PDC/V PS functio n PDC/VPS signals are trans mitted with TV progra mmes in some br oadcast sy stems. These signals ensure th at timer recordin gs are ma de reg ard[...]

45 Timer Rec ording z Hin t You can play the reco rded progra mme by select ing the program me titl e in th e Title List. b Not es • If a messa ge indica ting that th e disc i s full appears on the sc reen, chan ge the dis c, or mak e availab le space f or the recording (HDD/DVD+RW/DVD-RW only) (page 68). • Check that th e clock is cor rectly s[...]

46 3 Select “OK, ” and pres s ENTE R. The date , start and st op time s, program me position, r ecording mode, e tc. settin g (page 44 ) appear . • If y ou want to change th e setting , press < / , to sele ct the item and pres s M / m to change the set ting. For th e PDC/VPS or Updat e funct ions , selec t “Det ails” and cha nge the se[...]

47 Timer Rec ording You ca n adjust the record ing pic ture qua lity and pict ure siz e. 1 Before recording starts, p ress TOOLS to select “Rec S ettings ,” an d press ENTER. 2 Select the item you want to adju st, and pres s ENTE R. The ad justment display ap pears. Examp le: Rec NR “Rec Mode”: Sele cts the recording mode fo r the desir ed [...]

48 b Notes • If one programme co ntains two pict ure sizes, the selected size is recorded . However, if the 16:9 si gnal cannot be rec orded as 16:9, it is recorded as 4:3 . • Remnants of images may appear on your screen when using “Rec NR.” • “Rec Video Equali zer” does no t affect the input of the DV IN jack (RDR-HX710/HX91 0 only) [...]

49 Timer Rec ording : Indi cates the set ting that the Updat e function is set fo r. When all of the timer settings do not fit on th e list, scroll bar ap pears. To view t he hidden t imer settings , press M / m . 2 Select the tim er settin g you want to che ck/ change /can cel, and pre ss ENTER. The su b-menu ap pears. 3 Select on e of the opt ion[...]

50 If the re is not enough sp ace for a timer r ecording , the reco rder automa tically e rases old ti tles reco rded on t he HDD. Th e oldest, played tit le is erased . The prote cted titles ar e not erase d. 1 Press TIMER LIST. The Timer List appea rs. 2 Press T OOLS to sel ect “A uto Tit le Eras e,” and pre ss ENTER. 3 Selec t “On,” and [...]

51 Timer Rec ording 3 Press INPUT SE LECT re peated ly to sele ct “L3.” 4 Select the line i nput audio wh en reco rding a bili ngua l progr amme on th e HDD o r DVD- RWs (VR mode). Press TOOLS to select “Lin e Audio In put,” and pres s ENTE R. Then se lect “B ili ngual ,” and pre ss ENTER. For details about b ilingual recording, see pag[...]

52 You can record from a connect ed VCR or similar device. To connec t a VCR or similar device, see “Connecting a VCR or Simil ar Device” on page 23. Use the DV IN jack o n the front panel if the equ ipmen t has a DV out put jack ( i.LINK jack ) (RDR-HX710/HX910 only). 1 Press HDD or DVD. If you s elect DVD, insert a recordable DVD (see “I ns[...]

53 Playba ck Playback Playi ng 1 Press HDD or DVD. • If you select DVD, inse rt a di sc (s ee “Ins ertin g a Disc” on page 29 ). • If you insert a DVD VIDEO, VIDEO CD, or CD, pres s H . Playb ack st arts. 2 Press TITLE LI ST. For detail s about the Title Lis t, see “3 . Playing the R ecorded Program me (T itle List) ” on page 32. Exampl[...]

54 To re sume pl ayback from t he po int wh ere y ou stoppe d (Resume P lay) When you press H ag ain after you stop playba ck, the rec order res umes pla yback fr om the point wh ere you pr essed x . To star t from t he begi nning, p ress TOOLS to select “P lay Beginn ing,” and pr ess ENTER . Playback starts from the be ginning of the title / t[...]

55 Playba ck To check the position of the buttons below, see the illu stration on page 53. Playback options Buttons Operations (audi o) Selec ts one of the audi o track s record ed on the di sc when pre ssed re peat edly. : Sel ects t he lan guage. : Selects the main or sub soun d. : Se lects ster eo or m onau ral au dio t racks . (sub title) Selec[...]

56 To resume normal play back, pres s H . b Notes • To enjoy t he TVS function, set “D igital O ut” to “On” and “Dolby Digital” to “D-PCM” and “MP EG” to “PCM” in “Audio” setup. • The vo lume may be reduce d when surround e ffects are set. • When the playback sig nal does not contain a si gnal for the rea r speaker[...]

57 Playba ck 1 Pres s TOOLS du ring playba ck t o selec t “Video Settings ,” and press EN TER. 2 Select an item , and p ress EN TER. The ad justment display ap pears. “Y N R” ( luminan ce noi se re duction) : Redu ces noise co ntain ed in the lumi nance elemen t of the vid eo signal. “C NR ” (chrom a noise redu ction): Reduces nois e co[...]

58 “Audio Filte r”: Sele cts the di gital filte r to reduce noise above 22.05 kHz (Fs* is 44.1 kHz) , 24 kHz ( Fs is 48 kH z), or 48 kHz (Fs i s abov e 96 kHz). • Sharp (defau lt): Pr ovides a wide f reque ncy range and spatia l feeling. • Slo w: Provi des smo oth and wa rm soun d. “AV SYNC”: When the video is delayed, this funct ion de[...]

59 Playba ck “Si multan eous Rec and Pl ay” al lows you to vi ew a previous ly record ed programme while recording progra mme s. Playb ack co ntinue s even if a time r recordin g starts. Use this funct ion as follo ws: • While record ing to the HDD: Play another ti tle on the HDD. Play a pr evious ly reco rded pro gramme on a DVD by pressing [...]

60 Search ing f or a Ti tle/ Chapte r/Tra ck, et c. Each chapt er is displ ayed as a t humbnai l. Yo u can search for the de sired scene visua lly. 1 Press VIS UAL SE ARCH du ring play back. 2 Selec t a scen e using < / , , and pre ss ENTER . Playba ck of the sel ected sce ne is starte d. You ca n search a disc by titl e, chapte r, scene or trac[...]

61 Playba ck Playi ng MP3 Audio Tr acks or JPE G Im age Fi les You ca n play MP3 au dio tracks and JPEG im age files o n DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD- RWs) or JPEG image fil es on DATA DVDs (DVD-ROMs/DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD-RWs/ DVD-Rs). 1 Insert a disc. See “I nser ti ng a D isc” on pag e 29 . 2 Press H . For MP 3 discs, playback s tarts fr om the fi[...]

62 1 Press TITLE LIST. The albu m list appe ars. To chang e the page, pre ss / . 2 Selec t an album, an d press ENT ER. The su b-menu ap pears. 3 Selec t “View Albu m,” and pre ss ENTER. The im age list appe ars. To chang e the page, pre ss / . 4 Selec t an image, and press EN TER. “Vie w Imag e”: Show s the im age on t he entir e screen . [...]

63 Playba ck MP3 is au dio co mpres sion te chno logy that satisf ies certai n ISO/MPEG reg ulations. J PEG is image compre ssion t echnology. You ca n play MP3 (M PEG1 Audio Laye r 3) form at audio tracks and J PEG i mage f iles 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). DAT A CDs[...]

64 Albu ms play in the follow ing order: Structure of disc content s When you insert a DATA CD/DATA DVD and press H , the numb ered track s (or file s) are played seque ntially, from 1 thro ugh 7 . For JPEG image file s, press to go to the nex t album. (F or instance , when you want to go fro m 1 to 2 .) Any su b-albu ms/tra cks (o r files) contai [...]

65 Erasing an d Editing Erasing and Ed iting Before Editing This rec orde r offers variou s edit op tion s for vario us disc t ypes. Before you ed it, che ck the di sc type in the front panel disp lay, and select the optio n availabl e for you r disc (pag e 8). b Not es • Yo u may lose th e edited cont ents if you re move the dis c or a ti mer re[...]

66 b Notes • The P laylist tit le calls u p data fro m the origi nal titles for play back. Whe n an original ti tle is used f or a Playlis t titl e, the origin al titl e can not be erase d. • If a messa ge appears and ind icates that the disc’s control inf ormation is full, erase or edit unn ecessary titl es. • Pla ylist titles co ntaining [...]

67 Erasing an d Editing “A-B Erase”: Erases a section of the titl e (page 6 7). “Del ete Chap ter”: Era ses chap ter units o f the title whi le viewing th umbnails (se e below). “Divide”: Divides a title into two titles (page 6 8). z Hin ts • You can erase mult iple tit les at one time (p age 68), or erase all of the titles on the dis[...]

68 b Notes • Image s or sound may be moment arily inte rrupted at th e point where you erase a sec tion of a title. • Sect ions shorter than five seconds m ay not be erased. • For DVD+RWs , the erased se ction may be slightly differen t from the points you sele cted. You ca n select and eras e more t han one ti tle at on e time using t he TOO[...]

69 Erasing an d Editing 1 Press TOO LS to sele ct “Disc Info,” and pres s ENTE R. The “D isc Infor mation” display ap pears. 2 Select “E rase All, ” and press ENTER. 3 Select “O K,” and pr ess ENTE R. All titles on the dis c are erase d (except the protected tit les). When recording on a DVD+RW or DVD-RW (Vid eo mode), the rec order[...]

70 Creat ing and Edi ting a Playlis t Playlist edit al lows you t o edit or re -edit wit hout chang ing the ac tual reco rdings . You can create up to 97 Play list titl es. b Note Once yo u create a Playlist t itle fr om origina l titles, you will be unab le to e rase or edit t he orig inal ti tles. 1 Press TITLE LIST. 2 Press TO OLS to s elect “[...]

71 Erasing an d Editing To play the Play list title Press TOOLS while the Title List menu is tu rned on. Then, select “Playlist” and press ENTER. When t he Titl e Lis t (Pla ylis t) men u appe ars, s elect a title and press H . z Hin t When a P laylist ti tle is create d, the IN and O UT points will bec ome ch apter mark s, and each scen e will[...]

72 Dubbing (HDD y DVD) Before Dubb ing In this section, “dubbin g” refe rs to “copyi ng a recorded title on t he intern al hard dis k drive (HD D) to anothe r disc, or vice vers a.” You ca n select to d ub one titl e at a time (Title Dubbi ng – see “Dubbing a si ngle tit le (Title Dub) ” on page 74) , or multip le titles all at once ([...]

73 Dubbi ng (HDD y DVD) Required time s for High -speed Dubb ing from HDD to DVD (for 6 0-minute programme) *1 *1 The va lues in t he above table are for re ference on ly. Actual time s for dubbing also req uire time for cre ating disc’s cont rol informat ion and other data. *2 This is the maximum reco rding speed of this rec order. The value may[...]

74 Move , Titles co ntainin g “Copy-On ce” copy p rotecti on sign als ca n be move d only fr om HDD to DVD- RW (VR mode)* (a fter the t itle is moved , the original ti tle in t he HDD is erased). The “ Move” functi on is perf ormed us ing the same pro cedure a s dubbin g (page 74 ). Titles co ntaining “Copy- Once” copy protect ion sign [...]

75 Dubbi ng (HDD y DVD) 7 Select a du bbing mo de by press ing M / m . * Appears when High -speed Dubbin g is available for the tit le (page 72) . 8 Selec t “Star t,” and pres s ENTER . The dubb ing indica tion appe ars in the f ront panel disp lay (pa ge 35). To au tomatica lly adj ust th e dubbin g mode (Auto D ub Mode) If th ere is not e nou[...]

76 To ad just the s ettings for each title You can make de tailed se tting s for each of the selected t itles duri ng Multipl e Title Dubbing. 1 In step 6 of “Dubbing multiple tit les (Dub Selected Title s)” on page 7 5, sele ct “Settings” and pres s ENTER. The f ollow ing d ispla y for m aki ng the adjust ments a ppears. To re-select tit l[...]

77 DV Dubbi ng (RDR-HX7 10/HX910 only ) DV Dubbing (RDR-HX710/HX910 only) Befor e DV Du bbing This sect ion ex plains dubb ing wit h a digital video camer a via th e DV IN j ack on the front pa nel. If you w ant to dub by way o f the LIN E IN ja cks, see “Recor din g from co nnect ed equi pment with out a timer ” on page 52. To record fro m the[...]

78 3 Press INP UT SELE CT on the remo te repeatedl y to select “ DV.” The front panel disp lay changes a s follows: 4 Press REC MO DE on t he rem ote repe atedl y to sele ct the re cording mo de. The re cordin g mode ch anges as follow s: For det ails about the recor ding mode , see page 41. 5 Press TOOLS on th e remot e to select “DV Audio I[...]

79 DV Dubbi ng (RDR-HX7 10/HX910 only ) Record ing an En tire DV Format Tape ( One To uch Dubbi ng) You ca n record the entire content s of a DV/ Digital 8 format ta pe onto a dis c with a single press of the ONE-TOUCH DUB button on t he record er. The r ecorde r controls the digit al video camera for the whole proc ess, and completes th e record i[...]

80 2 Select “DV EDIT, ” and pres s ENTER . The disp lay asks if you want to st art selecti ng scenes . • If yo u have previ ously save d a program me, the display asks if you want to edit an existing pr ogramme or to create a new programme. To res ume editing the existin g programme, se lect “Sa ved Data,” a nd go to step 6 . 3 Select “[...]

81 DV Dubbi ng (RDR-HX7 10/HX910 only ) 9 Select “O K,” and pr ess ENT ER. The default tit le name is fixed, and the display asks if you want t o start re cordin g. To chan ge the disc med ia, select “M edia” an d pres s M / m . To chan ge the dubbi ng mode, sele ct “Du b Mode” a nd p ress M / m . 10 Selec t “Star t,” and pres s ENT[...]

82 Settings and Adjustmen ts Aeria l Recept ion and Langua ge Set tings (Sett ings) The “S ettings” setup help s you to mak e tuner, clock, and progra mme posi tion set tings for the reco rder. 1 Press SYSTE M MENU while the re corder is in sto p mode. 2 Selec t “SETUP,” and press EN TER. 3 Select “Setting s,” an d press ENT ER. The o p[...]

83 Settings a nd Adjustm ents 8 Press M / m repeatedly until the chan nel you want i s disp layed, the n pres s ENTER. The ch annels ar e scanned in the order shown in the ta ble below. • If you k now the num ber of the channel you want, press the nu mber bu ttons. For exa mple, fo r channe l 5, first pr ess “0” an d then press “5.” Then [...]

84 Station Nam e Change s or ente rs a new stat ion name ( up to 5 charac ters ). The recorder must rece ive ch annel informatio n (for instanc e, SMARTLINK informa tion) fo r stati on name s to ap pear automaticall y. 1 Select “Channe l Setting” in “Setti ngs,” and press ENTER. 2 Press PROG +/– to se lect the prog ramm e posit ion fo r w[...]

85 Settings a nd Adjustm ents Chan ges or disa bles the progra mme po sit ions afte r setting the chan nels. If an y program me posit ions are unu sed or co ntain unw anted cha nnels, yo u can disable them. You ca n also ch ange st ation names. If the sta tion names are not displ ayed, you ca n enter them manually. 1 Sele ct “Ch annel List ” in[...]

86 4 Press the number buttons o r < / M / m / , to enter the TV guide pa ge numb er, and pres s ENTER to confirm the s etting. • If y ou make a mis take, press CLEAR to re- enter the corr ect num ber. To set or cha nge anot her TV gui de page numbe r, repe at steps 3 an d 4 above. z Hint To view T eletext inf ormation on your TV scr een during[...]

87 Settings a nd Adjustm ents OSD (On-Sc reen Di splay) Switch es the disp lay langua ge on the screen. DVD Menu (DVD VID EO only) Switches the language for the DVD me nu. Audio ( DVD VIDE O only ) Switch es the lang uage of the s ound track . When yo u select “Origina l,” the langu age give n priori ty in the di sc is se lected. Subtitle (DVD [...]

88 b Note Dependin g on the disc, “4:3 Letter Box” may be se lected automat ically inste ad of “4:3 P an Scan” o r vic e versa. Paus e Mode (HD D/DVDs onl y) Selects the p icture quality i n paus e mode . Compon ent Out Select s whethe r or not to ou tput video si gnals from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks. b Notes • When you se t “Line1 [...]

89 Settings a nd Adjustm ents Line3 Inp ut Select s a method of in putting video signal s for the LINE 3/DECODER jack. The picture will n ot be clear if this se tting does not match the type of video inp ut signal . Line3 Ou tput Sel ects a meth od of out put ting vi deo sig nals for the LINE 3/DECODER ja ck. Line4 Input Select s a method of in put[...]

90 Audio DRC (D ynamic Range Contro l) (DVDs only) Makes the soun d clear when the volume is turn ed down when playi ng a DVD t hat confor ms t o “Aud io DRC. ” Thi s affe cts t he o utput f rom the followi ng jacks: – LINE 2 OUT R-AUDIO-L jacks –L I N E 1 – T V j a c k – LINE 3/DECODER jack – DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL o r COAXIAL) jack on[...]

91 Settings a nd Adjustm ents • DTS (D VD VI DEO o nly ) Selects whether o r not to outp ut DTS sig nals. • MPEG (DVD V IDEO only) Sel ects th e type of MPEG audi o signa l. • 48kH z/96kH z PCM (DVD VIDE O onl y) Selects the sampl ing freque ncy of the au dio sign al. b Not es • “48k Hz/96kHz PCM” s etting has no effect when a udio sign[...]

92 b Notes • The a ctual chapter mark int erval may vary de pending on the amount of information contained in the vid eo to be record ed. • Chapter marks are au tomati cally inserte d where the recordin gs start on th e tape when “Auto Chapter” is se t to “On” during DV dubbing (R DR-HX710/HX910 only) to the HDD or a DVD-RW (VR m ode). [...]

93 Settings a nd Adjustm ents One To uch Du bbing (R DR-HX71 0/HX9 10 only) Disp lays the fo llowin g options fo r the On e Touch Dub fu nction. Final ize Disc (for all recordab le disc s except DVD-RW in V R mode) Selects whether or not to fi nalize th e disc automatical ly following One Touch Dubbing (page 7 9). Sync hro Rec Selects the recordi n[...]

94 b Note If you s et the re cording mode to be c hanged while dubbing from a DVD to the HDD, the sound recorded in the source (DVD) is applied regardless of this setting. DVD Bilingu al Rec. (for al l recordable discs except DVD -RW in VR mode ) Select s the so und to be reco rded on the rec ordabl e disc. This setting is not necess ary when reco [...]

95 Settings a nd Adjustm ents Easy S etup (Rese tting the Re corder) Select this to run th e “Easy Se tup” progr amme. 1 Pres s SYSTEM MENU while t he record er is in stop mo de. 2 Selec t “SETUP ,” and pre ss ENTER. 3 Selec t “Easy Set up,” and pr ess ENT ER. 4 Press ENTER. 5 Select “Start .” 6 Follow th e instructio ns for “Ea s[...]

96 Additional Info rmation Troubl eshoo ting If you experi ence any of the follow ing diff iculties while u sing the r ecorder, use this tr oublesho oting guide t o help remedy the prob lem before requ esting re pairs. Sh ould any p roblem pe rsist, consul t your near est Sony dea ler. The po wer does n ot turn on . , Check t hat the m ains lea d i[...]

97 Additional I nformation TV pro gramme p ictures are disto rted. , Reorie nt the TV ae rial. , Adjus t the pict ure (see th e TV’s inst ructi on manual). , Place the reco rder and TV farther apart. , Plac e the TV an d any bunche d aerial cables farther apart. , The RF ca ble is con nected to the AERI AL OUT jack o n the record er. Co nnect the[...]

98 Sound di stor tion occur s. , Set “Au dio ATT” in “Audi o” setup to “On” (page 89). Sound i s noisy. , When pla ying a CD wi th DTS sound tr acks, nois e will co me from the L INE 2 OUT R- AUDIO-L jacks, LINE 1 – TV ja ck, or LINE 3 / DECODER jack (page 56). The soun d volume is low. , The sound v olume is low on some DVDs. The sou[...]

99 Additional I nformation The lan guage for the sound t rack cann ot be changed . , Mult ilin gual tr acks are not r ecord ed on the D VD being pl ayed. , The DV D VIDEO prohibits the c hanging of t he language for the sound track. , Try chan ging the lang uage using the DVD VIDEO’s menu. The s ubtitle l anguag e cann ot be c hange d or turned o[...]

100 Record ing doe s not s top immedi ately af ter yo u press x REC STOP. , It wi ll ta ke a few secon ds f or th e recor der to in put disc data be fore recording can stop . Recordi ng does no t stop afte r you press x . , Open the rem ote’s cover and press x REC STOP. Timer rec ording is no t complet e or did no t start from th e beginni ng. , [...]

101 Additional I nformation The rec ordin g mode in dicatio n is in correct . , When the re cording or dub bing is less than three minutes, the rec ording mo de indica tion may be displaye d inc orrectl y. The ac tual r ecordi ng itself is co rrectly made in the sele cted re cording mode. , After playin g ti tles record ed in SLP and SEP mode, t he[...]

102 “HDD ERR OR” app ears in th e fron t panel display. , The ha rd d isk e rror occur red. P res s down @ / 1 on the re corde r for te n seco nds un til “WE LCOME ” appear s in the front panel d isplay. If this does not resolve the problem, format th e recorder’s HDD by pressing down the HDD butt on on the recorde r for more than ten sec[...]

103 Additional I nformation Notes Abou t This Recor der On oper ation • If the r ecorder is brought directly from a c old to a warm loca tion, or i s placed in a very damp room, moistu re may co ndense on th e lenses inside th e record er. Should this occur, the recor der may not operate pr operly. In this case, remo ve the dis c and lea ve the r[...]

104 Spec ificat ions Syst em Laser: Semico nductor la ser Channe l coverage: PAL/SECAM (B/G, D/K, I, L) V H F : E 2 t o E 1 2 , R 1 to R 1 2 , F 2 t o F 1 0 , I t a l i a n A to H, Ire land A to J, So uth Afric a 4 to 13/ UHF: E21 to E69, R21 to R69, B21 to B69 , F21 to F69 /CATV: S01 to S05 , S1 to S20, France B to Q/HYPER: S21 to S41 For det ail [...]

105 Additional I nformation About i. LINK (RDR-HX7 10/ HX91 0 only) The DV IN jack on this recorder is an i.LINK- compliant DV IN jack. This secti on describ es the i.LINK stand ard and its features . What i s i.LI NK? i.LINK is a digital serial interface for handl ing digital video, digital audio a nd oth er data in two directi ons betwee n equipm[...]

106 Guide t o Part s and Con trols For more informa tion, see the pa ges in pare nthe ses. A TV/DVD switch (19) B Z (open/cl ose) butt on (29) C [ / 1 (on/stan dby) butt on (22) D HDD button (3 1) DVD button (2 9) E PROG (pro gramme) +/ – buttons (31) The + butto n has a tac tile dot * . F Number but tons (45, 6 0) SET button (45 ) The num ber 5 [...]

107 Additional I nformation W VISUAL SEARCH button (60) X H (pla y) bu tton (5 3) X (pause) button (55) x (stop) butto n (53) The H button has a tact ile dot*. Y z REC button (31) X REC PAUSE button (3 1) x REC STOP button (31) Z REC MODE button (31) wj CHAPTER MARK/CHAPTER M ARK ERASE bu ttons (69) wk SYNCHRO REC buttons (50) wl (wide mod e) butto[...]

108 RDR-HX51 0 RDR-HX 710/HX91 0 A [ / 1 (on/sta ndby) button (22 ) B Front pa nel disp lay (35, 109 ) C Disc tray (29) D TIMER REC indicator (4 3) SYNCHRO REC indicator (50) E A (open /close) bu tton (29) F HDD button/indicator (31) DVD button/indicator (29) G (remote sensor) (19) H H (pla y) butto n (53) X (pause) button (55) x (stop) butto n (53[...]

109 Additional I nformation A HDD/DVD indicators Displays t he selected medi a and the play ing/rec ording/ dubb ing sta tus. B Disc type*/recording format C NICAM indicator (42) D Audio sign al indic ators (34) E TV in dicator (31) F Displays the following (35 ): • Playing ti me/remaining time • Current title/chap ter/track /index number • R[...]

110 Glos sary Chapter (page 60) Secti ons of a pictur e or a music feature t hat are smaller than titles. A title is compose d of severa l chapt ers. Depe nding on the disc , no cha pters may be reco rded. Copy protec tion si gnals (pag e 42) Copy res triction s et by copy right owne rs, etc. These si gnals are i nclude d in some sof tware or TV pr[...]

111 Additional I nformation Inte rlace form at (pag e 16) Inter lace forma t shows ev ery othe r line of an imag e as a single “field” an d is the sta ndard meth od for d isplayi ng ima ges on televisi on. The even number fi eld shows the even num bered lin es of an i mage, and the od d numb ered fie ld show s the odd n umber ed li nes of an i [...]

112 Langua ge Cod e List For de tails, see pag e 87. The lang uage spe llings conf orm to the ISO 639: 1988 (E/F) standar d. Area C ode For de tails, see pag e 92. Code Area Cod e Area Code Area Code Area 2044 Argentina 2047 Australia 2046 Austria 2057 Belgium 2070 Brazil 2079 Canada 2090 Chile 2092 China 2115 Denmark 2165 Finland 2174 France 2109 [...]

113 Index Words in quotations a ppear in the on -sc reen displa ys. Numerics 16:9 22 , 87 4:3 Letter Box 22 , 87 4:3 Pan Sc an 22 , 87 “48kHz/96 kHz PCM” 91 A “A-B Erase” 67 Adjusting playba ck pictu re 57 playba ck sound 57 recordin g picture 47 Aerial 13 “AFT” 83 Album 35 , 64 Album nu mber 35 “Album Search ” 60 Angle 55 Area code[...]

114 E Easy Setu p 22 , 95 Editing 65 , 70 DV Edit 77 Enter characters 36 “Erase All” 69 “Erase” 49 , 66 , 70 , 80 “Erase Titles” 68 “Extend Rec” 44 F “Factory Setup” 94 “Feature s” 91 “Fil e Search ” 60 “Finalize Disc” 93 “Finalize” 39 Finaliz ing 39 “Format DVD-RW” 93 “Format” 29 Formatting 29 Freeze Fra[...]

115 R Rear panel 109 REC 31 Rec Mode Adjus t 44 “Rec Mode” 47 “Rec NR” 47 REC PAUSE 31 “Rec Settings” 47 REC STOP 79 “Rec V ideo Equali zer” 47 Recordable di scs 8 Recording 41 , 50 , 91 pictur e adjustment 47 recording format 8 recordin g mode 32 , 41 recording ti me 32 “Update” 43 while watching ano ther prog ramme 31 Recordin[...]

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