Sony RDR-HX510 manual

2-589-942- E1 (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 s ervicing to qualified 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. T he 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 malfunc tion or mo dification. However, the contents wil l not be backed up or saved by Sony. • If the hard disk needs to be format ted or replaced , it will be done at t he discret ion 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 R ecorded Program me (T itle List )” on page 32 Play t he b eginnin g of a t itle while it is being recorded – Chas ing Pl ayback , “Playi ng from th e beginn ing of the pr ogra m[...]

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 slowe r DVD +Rs • 16x- spee d or slow er DV D-Rs (V er.2 .0, Ver. 2.1) • 2.4x-speed DVD+R DL (Double Layer) disc s “DVD+RW,” “DVD-RW,” “DVD+R,” ?[...]

9 Discs tha t cannot be recorded on • 8 c m di scs • DV D-R D L (D ual L ayer) disc s • DVD-Rs in VR mode (Video Recordin g format) *3 Only if the recor ding mode is L SP, 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 Featu res Editing Fe atures Rewri te ([...]

10 “DVD VIDEO” and “CD” are trademarks. Discs tha t cannot be playe d •P H O T O C D s • CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs that are not recor ded in mu sic CD or V ideo CD fo rmat , 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 Audi o dis [...]

11 Maximum recordable n umber of t itles * The maxi mum lengt h for each ti tle is eight h ours. Note o n playba ck oper atio ns of DVD V IDE Os/ VIDEO CDs Some playback operations of DVD VIDEOs/ VIDEO CDs may be intenti onally set by s oftware producers. S ince this r ecorder pla ys DVD VIDEOs/VIDEO CDs acc ording to the disc conten ts the s oftwa[...]

12 Hookups and Settings Hooki ng Up the Re corde r Follow steps 1 to 7 to hook up and adjus t the se ttings of the reco rder . b Notes • Pl ug cords securely to prev ent unwan ted noi se. • Refer to the instru ctions s upplied with the component s to be conn ected. • You cannot connect th is recorder to a TV that do es not have a SCART or vid[...]

13 Hookup s and Settings Step 2 : Conn ecti ng th e Aeri al Cab le Conne ct the ae rial cabl e by foll owing t he steps below . Do not con nect th e mains lead unti l you reac h “Ste p 5: Conne cting the Mains Lead” on page 18. 1 Disco nnect t he ae rial cab le fr om you r TV an d conn ect it to AER IAL I N on th e rear pan el of th e recorder.[...]

14 Ste p 3: Conne cting the Vi deo Cord s Select one of the fo llow ing patter ns 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 tin g to a SCA RT inp ut jack When yo u set “L ine1 Outpu t” to “S V ideo” or “RGB ” in “ Easy S etu[...]

15 Hookup s and Settings When pl aying “w ide scre en” imag es 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 th e LINE 3/DECO DER 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 but ton, you ca n selec t the si gnal format i n which the re corder output s video signa ls: inte rlace or prog ressiv e. 1 Conne ct the reco rder using t he 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. ?[...]

17 Hookup s and Settings Step 4 : Co nnecti ng th e 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 necti on will us e your TV ’s or ster eo ampl ifie[...]

18 z Hint For correct s peaker loca tion, see t he operating instructi ons supplied wit h the connected components. b Notes • Do not con nect your TV’s audi o output jacks to the LINE IN (R-AUDIO-L) j acks at the s ame time. Thi s will cau se unwan ted nois e to com e from your TV ’s speakers. • In the co nnection A , do not conne ct the LI[...]

19 Hookup s and Settings Step 6 : Prep aring the Remote You ca n contro l the rec order us ing the sup plied remote. Insert two R6 (size AA) batteri es by matchi ng the 3 and # ends on the ba tteries t o 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 suppl[...]

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 nu mber but tons to s elect t he TV’s program me position, pre ss -/-- followed by th e number butt ons for two-dig it number s. To o perate the t TV/ VIDEO butto n (for S CART c onnectio ns on ly) The t TV/VIDEO b utto n swit ches b[...]

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 recor der or play er, set the comm and 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 ord er and sw itch th e inpu t select or on you r TV so tha t the signa l from the reco rder ap pears o n your TV s creen. The message about the initial s ettings appea rs. • If t his mess age doe s not ap pear, [...]

23 Hookup s and Settings Connec tin g a VCR or Si mila 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 77) . See [...]

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-vid eo jack, yo u can us e an S-vid eo cord i nstead of an audi o/vide o cord. z Hint When the con nected equi pment outpu ts only monaural soun d, use audio cables that distr ibute mon aural sounds to left/ right cha n[...]

25 Hookup s and Settings Connec tin g to a Sate llite o r Di gital Tuner 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 mains lead fr om the ma ins wh en conn ecting the tune r. 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 tin g a PAY -TV/C anal Plus Decode r You ca n wat ch or r ecord PAY-T V/C anal Plus prog ramm es if yo u conn ect a d ecode r (n ot supp lied) to the reco rder. Di scon nect th e record er’s mains lead fro m the mai ns wh en conn ecting the de coder. Connecting a decoder AERIAL IN LINE 4 IN DIGIT AL OUT COAXIAL OPTICAL PCM/DTS/MPEG/ DOL[...]

27 Hookup s and Settings To watch or record PAY-TV /Canal Plus programmes, set your recorder to recei ve the chan nels usin g the on -scree n display . In orde r to se t the cha nnels co rrec tly, be sure to foll ow all of t he st eps below. 1 Press SYSTE M MENU. The Syst em Me nu appear s. 2 Selec t “SETUP ,” and pr ess ENT ER. 3 Selec t “Vi[...]

28 10 Select “System ,” and pre ss ENTER . 11 Press M / m to select an av ail able 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 “Nor mal/CAT V,” 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 Oper ations — G etting to Know Your DVD Reco rder Seven Ba sic Oper ations — Getting to Know Your DVD Re corder 1. Ins ertin g and F ormatt ing a DVD D isc (Disc Info ) 1 Press DVD. 2 Press Z (o pen/clos e), and plac e a disc on the dis c tray. 3 Press Z (open/clo se) to clo se the disc tray. Wait until “ LOAD” disappears fr[...]

30 3 Move the cursor down th e TOOLS me nu unti l “Disc Info” i s select ed, 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 ty pe 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 “[...]

31 Seve n Basic Oper ations — G etting to Know Your DVD Reco rder 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 ti mer re cord ings, s ee page 41. 1 Press HDD or DVD. When you record to a DVD, insert[...]

32 About the Telete xt functio n Some br oadcas ts syst ems ens ure a Tel etext service * in which th e complete pro grammes and their da ta (title , date, channe l, record ing start time etc.) a re stored day b y da y. W hen r ecordin g a programme, t he recorde r automatic ally takes the progra mme na me from the Telete xt pages and sto res it as[...]

33 Seve n Basic Oper ations — G etting to Know Your DVD Reco rder 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 ) for DV D-R Ws (V R mo de). B Disc space (remaind er/total) C Title informa tion: Displays t he [...]

34 To ch ange a title thumbn ail p icture (Thumb nail) ( HDD/D VD-RW i n 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 who se thumb nail pi cture you want to c hange, and p ress ENTER . The su b-menu appear s. 3 Select “S et Thu m[...]

35 Seve n Basic Oper ations — G etting to Know Your DVD Reco rder C The cu rrent sel ected f unctio n or au dio setting (appea rs only tempor arily) Exampl e: Dolby Di gital 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 for 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 tim e and the current t rack/ind ex num ber m Remainin g time of the c urrent tr ack m Playing tim e of the d isc m Remainin g time of the disc m CD text ( when avai lable) Exampl e: When p layin g an MP 3 aud io tr ack Playing ti me and numbe r of the cu rrent t[...]

37 Seve n Basic Oper ations — G etting to Know Your DVD Reco rder 5 Press < / M / m / , to select th e char acter you wan t to ente r, and p ress EN TER. The se lected ch arac ter appe ars at t he top of 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.” [...]

38 6. Labe lling an d Protec ting a Disc You can execu te option s effe ctive for the en tire disc us ing the D isc In forma tion di splay. 1 Insert a disc. See “I nsert ing a Disc” on page 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,” [...]

39 Seve n Basic Oper ations — G etting to Know Your DVD Reco rder 7. Pl ayin g the Disc on O ther DVD Equi pmen t (Fi naliz e) Final izing is ne cessar y when yo u play di scs 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 c[...]

40 For DVD -RWs ( Video mo de) DVD-RW (Video mode) that have been fi nalized to prohib it addi tional re cord ing or edi ting 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 rec ord or edit on a DVD -RW (V R mode ) that has b een fi nali zed wi th ot her DVD equipm ent, “This disc was fin ali[...]

41 Timer Rec ording Timer Recording Before Recording Before you start recording… • Thi s recor der ca n recor d on va rious d iscs. Select the disc type accordi ng to your needs (page 8). • Chec k that t he disc ha s enou gh ava ilable sp ace for the r ecording ( page 29). For HDD, DVD+RWs, and DVD-RWs, you can free up disc s pace by er asing[...]

42 The record er a utoma tical ly re ceives and rec ords stere o and bilin gual program mes ba sed on th e 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 soun ds. You ca n swit ch betw een main an d sub wh en pla ying th e disc. For the HDD , you ca n select the sou nd track before reco rding. [...]

43 Timer Rec ording Timer R ecordin g (Stand ard/ Show View) You ca n set th e timer f or a total of 30 pr ogramm es (8 prog rammes when us ing the PD C/VPS funct ion), up to one month i n advanc e. There are two met hods to set the timer: the standa rd metho d and Sh owView (RDR -HX710 / HX910 only) method. • Standard: Se t the date, time, and p[...]

44 To s top r ecord ing d uring tim er re cord ing Open t he remo te’s co ver an d press x RE C STOP. Note that it may take a few seconds f or the reco rder t o st op rec ordi ng. About the PDC/V PS functio n PDC/VPS signals are trans mitted with TV progra mmes in som e broadca st syst ems. These signals ensure th at timer recordin gs are ma de r[...]

45 Timer Rec ording z Hin t You can play the reco rded progra mme by select ing the program me titl e in the Ti tle 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 an d stop tim es, pr ogramm e position, r ecording mode, e tc. settin g (page 44 ) appe ar. • If y ou want to change the sett ing, p ress < / , to sele ct the ite m and pr ess 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 [...]

47 Timer Rec ording You ca n adjust the reco rdin g pictu re 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 justme nt disp lay appe ars. Examp le: R ec NR “Rec Mode”: Sele cts the recording mode fo r the desir[...]

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 record ed as 4:3. • When pla ying a 16:9 size picture recorded as 4:3, The image is fixed to 4 :3 letter box regard less of the setting in “TV Ty pe” of “Vi deo” setup (pag e 87). ?[...]

49 Timer Rec ording : Indi cates the s ettin g that the U pdate 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 hidde n timer sett ings, pre ss M / m . 2 Select the tim er settin g you want to che ck/ change /can cel, an d press ENT ER. The su b-menu appear s. 3 Select on e of the opt [...]

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 . The olde st, pl ayed titl e is erased . The prote cted titl es are no t erased. 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,” an[...]

51 Timer Rec ording 3 Press INPUT SELECT repe atedl y to sele ct “L3.” 4 Select the line i nput audio wh en reco rding a bili ngu al prog ram me on th e HDD o r DVD- RWs (VR mode). Press TOOLS to selec t “Line Au dio In put,” and pres s ENTE R. Then se lect “B ili ngual ,” and pre ss ENTER. For details about b ilingual recording, see pa[...]

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 ha s a DV o utput jack ( i.LIN K jack ) (RDR-HX710/HX910 only). 1 Press HDD or DVD. If you s elect DVD, insert a recordable DVD (see “I [...]

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 start s. 2 Press TITL E LIST. For detail s about the Title Lis t, see “3 . Playing the R ecorded Progr amm e (Titl e List)” on page 32. Exampl[...]

54 To re sume playba ck fr om th e po int wh ere y ou stoppe d (Resum e Play) When you pres s H again a fter you stop playba ck, the recorde r resume s pla yback fr om the point wh ere yo u presse d x . To star t from the beginning , press TOOLS to select “P lay Begi nning, ” and pres s ENTER . Playback starts from the be ginning of the title /[...]

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 lect s ste reo or m onau ral audio tra cks. (sub title) Selec [...]

56 To resume normal pl ayback , press H . b Notes • To enjoy t he TV S func tion, se t “Dig ital Out” to “On” and “Dolby Digital” to “D-PCM ” and “MPEG” to “PCM” in “Audi o” setup. • The vo lume may be reduced when su rround effects ar e set. • When the playback sig nal does not contain a signal for the rea r speak[...]

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 justme nt disp lay appe ars. “Y N R” (lumin ance noise re ductio n): Redu ces nois e contai ned in t he lumina nce elemen t of the vid eo signa l. “C NR ” (chrom a noise r educti on): Red uces nois [...]

58 “Audio Filte r”: Sele cts the di gital filte r to reduce noise ab ove 22.05 kHz (Fs * is 44.1 kHz) , 24 kHz ( Fs is 48 kHz), or 48 kH z (Fs i s abov e 96 kHz). • Sharp (defau lt): Pr ovides a wide f reque ncy range and spatia l feeling. • Slo w: Pro vides sm ooth a nd warm sound. “AV SYNC”: When the video is delayed, this funct ion d[...]

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. P laybac k co ntinue s ev en if a ti mer 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 re corded progr amme on a DVD by pressin[...]

60 Search ing for a Title / Chapte r/T rack, etc. Each chapt er is displ ayed as a t humbnai l. Yo u can search for the desir ed s cene visua lly. 1 Press VIS UAL SE ARCH du ring play back. 2 Selec t a scen e usin g < / , , and pr ess ENTER . Playba ck of the selected s cene is s tarted. You ca n search a disc by title, ch apte r, scene or trac [...]

61 Playba ck Playi ng MP3 Audi o Tracks or JPE G Im age F ile s You ca n play MP 3 audio t racks an d 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 disc s, play back sta rts from th[...]

62 1 Press TITLE LI ST. The albu m list ap pears. To chang e the page , press / . 2 Selec t an album, and pre ss ENTER . The su b-menu appear s. 3 Selec t “View Al bum,” an d press E NTER. The im age list ap pears. To chang e the page , press / . 4 Selec t an imag e, and pre ss ENTER . “Vie w Imag e”: S hows the imag e on t he enti re scree[...]

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 MP 3 (MP EG1 Au dio Laye r 3) form at aud io trac ks a nd JPE G im age files on DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs) or JPEG image files on DATA DVDs (DVD-ROMs/ DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs). DAT A[...]

64 Albu ms play in the foll owing or der: Structure of di sc conten ts When you insert a DATA CD/DATA DVD and press H , the numb ered t racks ( or files) are played seq uential ly, fro m 1 through 7 . Any sub-al bums/ track s (or file s) cont ained with in a current ly selected album take pri ority ove r the next albu m in the sa me tree. (Examp le[...]

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 dis c types . Befo re y ou ed it, che ck the disc type in the front panel disp lay, and select the optio n availa ble for your dis c (page 8) . b Not es • Yo u may lose the edite d contents i f you remov e the dis c or a ti mer [...]

66 b Notes • The P laylist title c alls up da ta from t he origin al titles f or play back. Wh en an orig inal title is used for a Playlis t titl e, the ori ginal titl e can not be era sed. • If a messa ge appears a nd indicates that the disc’s control inf ormation is full, erase or ed it unnece ssary titl es. • Pla ylist title s contain in[...]

67 Erasing an d Editing “A-B Erase”: Erases a section of the titl e (page 6 7). “Del ete Chap ter” : Erases ch apte r units of t he 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 di[...]

68 b Notes • Image s or sound may be mo mentaril y interrup ted at th e point where you erase a sec tion of a title. • Sect ions shorte r than f ive sec onds ma y not be erased. • For DVD+R Ws, the eras ed sectio n may be sligh tly differen t from the poin ts you selected. You ca n selec t and er ase m ore tha n one ti tle at on e time using [...]

69 Erasing an d Editing 1 Press TOO LS to sele ct “Disc Info,” and pres s ENTE R. The “D isc Inf ormatio n” disp lay appea rs. 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 r ecor[...]

70 Creat ing an d Editin g 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 Playl ist titl e from original titles, you will be unab le t o era se or edit t he orig inal titles. 1 Press TITLE LI ST. 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 cr eated, th e IN and OUT points will bec ome ch apter mark s, and each scen e will[...]

72 Dubbing (HDD y DVD) Before Dubb ing In this sectio n, “dubb ing” refers to “copyi ng a recorded title on t he intern al hard dis k drive (HD D) to anot her dis c, or vic e versa. ” 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 mult iple title s all at onc[...]

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 al so require tim e for creating disc’s cont rol inform ation and other da ta. *2 This is the maxi mum re cording s peed of this reco rder. The value [...]

74 Move , Titles co ntainin g “Copy -Once ” 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 pe rform ed usi ng the sa me pro cedure a s dubbin g (pag e 74). Titles contai ning “Cop y- Once” cop y protec tion [...]

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 “Sta rt,” and press EN TER. The dubb ing indi cation appear s in the fro nt panel disp lay (pa ge 35). To au tomati cally adju st the du bbin g mode (Auto D ub Mod e) If th ere is not e nou[...]

76 To ad just the s ettings for each title You can mak e detailed sett ings fo r 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 75, sele ct “Settings” and pres s ENTER. The f ollow ing d ispla y for m aki ng the adjust ment s appear s. To re-select tit l[...]

77 DV Dubbi ng (RDR- HX710/HX 910 only) DV Dubbing (RDR-HX710/HX910 only) Befor e DV Dubb ing This sect ion ex plains dubbin g with a digital vi deo camer a via th e DV IN jac k on the fr ont pa nel. If you w ant to dub by w ay of the LINE I N ja cks, see “Recor din g from co nnect ed equi pment withou t a timer ” on page 52. To record fro m th[...]

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 MODE o n the remot e repe atedl y to sele ct the re cord ing mode . The re cordin g mod e change s as fo llows: For det ails ab out the rec ording m ode, s ee page 41. 5 Press TOOLS on the rem ote to se lect “D V Audi[...]

79 DV Dubbi ng (RDR- HX710/HX 910 only) Record ing an En tire DV Format Tap e (One Touch Dubbi ng) You ca n reco rd the ent ire con tents 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. T he recor der cont rols th e digital video camera for the whole proc ess, and completes th e record[...]

80 2 Select “DV EDIT, ” and pres s ENTER . The disp lay asks if you want to start se lecting scenes . • If yo u have pre viousl y saved a pr ogramm e, 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- HX710/HX 910 only) 9 Select “O K,” and pr ess ENT ER. The default tit le name is fixed, and the display asks if you wan t to sta rt record ing. To chan ge the disc m edia, sel ect “Med ia” and pres s M / m . To chan ge the du bbing mod e, sele ct “Du b Mode” a nd p ress M / m . 10 Selec t “Sta rt,” and press EN [...]

82 Settings and Adjustmen ts Aeria l Rece ption and Langua ge S ettin gs (Sett ings) The “S ettings” setup he lps yo u to mak e tuner, clock, and progr amme po sitio n setting s for the reco rder. 1 Press SYSTE M MENU while the re corder is in sto p mode. 2 Selec t “SETUP ,” and pr ess ENTE R. 3 Select “Setting s,” an d press ENT ER. Th[...]

83 Settings a nd Adj ustments 8 Press M / m repeatedly until the chan nel you want i s di splaye d, then press ENTER. The ch annels are scan ned in the order sh own in the ta ble below. • If you k now the number of the chann el you want, press th e numbe r buttons . For exa mple, fo r chan nel 5, fir st pres s “0” an d then press “5.” The[...]

84 Station Nam e Change s or ente rs a new station na me (up t o 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 th e progra mme posit ion fo r w[...]

85 Settings a nd Adj ustments Chan ges or disa bles the progra mme po sit ions afte r setting the chan nels . If any prog ramm e posit ions are unu sed or co ntain u nwant ed chann els, yo u can disable them . You ca n also chang e stati on nam es. If the st ation names are not dis played , you can en ter the m manually. 1 Sele ct “Ch annel List [...]

86 4 Press the number buttons o r < / M / m / , to enter the TV guid e page num ber, an d press ENTER to confirm the s etting. • If y ou make a mistake, pr ess CLEAR to re- enter the co rrect n umber. To set or cha nge an other TV gu ide page numbe r, repe at step s 3 and 4 a bove. z Hint To view T eletext i nformation on your T V screen durin[...]

87 Settings a nd Adj ustments OSD (On-Sc reen Di splay) Switch es the di splay lan guage on the scree n. DVD Menu (DVD VID EO only) Switches the language for the DVD me nu. Audio ( DVD VIDE O only ) Switch es the lang uage o f the sound t rack. When yo u sele ct “Ori ginal,” the languag e give n priori ty in the di sc is se lected. Subtitle (DV[...]

88 b Note Dependin g on the disc, “4:3 Let ter Box” ma y be selected automat ically inste ad of “4:3 P an Scan” o r vic e versa. Paus e Mode (HD D/DV Ds only) Selects the p ictur e qual ity in paus e mo de. Compon ent Out Select s whethe r or not t o output video sign als from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks. b Notes • When you se t “Line[...]

89 Settings a nd Adj ustments Line3 Inp ut Select s a metho d of inputti ng video si gnals fo r 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 signa l. 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 metho d of inp[...]

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 Adj ustments • DTS (DVD VI DEO on ly) Selects whethe r or not to ou tput D TS signa ls. • MPEG (DVD V IDEO only) Sel ects th e type of MPEG audi o signa l. • 48kH z/96 kHz P CM (DVD VIDEO o nly) Selects the sam pling fre quency of the audi o sign al. b Not es • “48k Hz/96kHz PCM” setting ha s no eff ect when aud io sign[...]

92 b Notes • The a ctual chapter mar k interval may vary dependin g on the amount of information contained in the video 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 (RDR-HX710/H X910 only) to the HDD or a DVD-RW (VR m ode). P[...]

93 Settings a nd Adj ustments One To uch Du bbing (R DR-HX71 0/HX9 10 only) Disp lays th e follow ing opti ons for t he One To uch Dub fu nction . Final ize Disc (f or all rec ordable discs ex cept 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 record[...]

94 b Note If you s et the r ecording mode to be change d while dubbing from a DVD to the HDD, the sound rec orded 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 sound t o be record ed on the r ecordab le disc. This setting is not necess ary when reco[...]

95 Settings a nd Adj ustments Easy S etup (Rese tting the Record er) Select this to ru n the “Eas y Setup” program me. 1 Pres s SYSTEM MENU while t he record er is in stop mo de. 2 Selec t “SETUP ,” and pr ess ENT ER. 3 Selec t “Easy Se tup, ” and pre ss ENTER. 4 Press ENTER. 5 Select “Start .” 6 Follow th e instructio ns for “Ea [...]

96 Additional Info rmation Troubl esh ootin g If you exper ience a ny of the fo llowin g diff icultie s while u sing th e recor der, use t his trou blesho oting guide t o help rem edy the pr oblem bef ore requ esting re pairs. Should any pro blem pe rsist , consul t your ne arest Sony dealer. The po wer does n ot tu rn on. , Check t hat the m ains [...]

97 Additional I nformation TV pro gramme p ict ures are di stor ted. , Reorie nt the TV aerial . , 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 bunc hed ae rial ca bles farther apart . , The RF ca ble is con nected to the AERI AL OUT jack o n the record er. Co nnec[...]

98 Sound di sto rtion oc curs . , Set “Au dio ATT” in “A udio” setup to “On” (page 89). Sound i s noisy. , When pla ying a CD wi th DTS sound tr acks, nois e will come from th e LIN E 2 OUT R- AUDIO-L jacks, LINE 1 – TV ja ck, or LINE 3 / DECODER jack (page 56). The soun d volume i s low. , The sound v olume is low on some DVDs. The s[...]

99 Additional I nformation The lan guage f or the so und track cannot be changed . , Mult ilin gua l trac ks are not r ecor ded on t he D VD being pl ayed. , The DV D VIDEO prohibi ts the chan ging of the language for the sound track . , Try chan ging the l anguage using the DV D VIDEO’s menu. The s ubtitle l anguag e cann ot be c hange d or turn[...]

100 Record ing doe s not s top immedi ately af ter yo u press x REC STOP. , It wi ll take a f ew s econ ds f or th e r ecor der t o in put disc data be fore recording can stop. Recordi ng does no t stop a fter you p ress x . , Open the rem ote’s cove r 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 ord ing mode indica tio n is inco rrec t. , When the re cording or dub bing is less than th ree minutes, the recordin g mode i ndicat ion may be displaye d inc orrectl y. The ac tual r ecordi ng itself is co rrectly mad e in the sele cted re cording mode . , After playin g ti tles record ed in SLP and SEP mode, t[...]

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 cor der fo r ten se cond s un til “W EL COME ” appear s in the front pan el display. If this do es 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 [...]

103 Additional I nformation Notes Abou t Th is Rec orde r On oper atio n • 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 oper ate proper ly. In thi s case, remo ve the di sc and l eave [...]

104 Spec ifica tions Syst em Laser: Semico nductor laser Channe l coverag e: 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 10 , I ta l i a n A to H, Ire land A to J, South Af rica 4 t o 13/ UHF: E21 to E69, R21 to R69, B21 to B69 , F21 to F69 /CATV: S0 1 to S05, S1 to S20 , France B to Q/HYPER: S21 to S41 The above cha[...]

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 an d its feat ures. What i s i.L INK? i.LINK is a digital serial interface for handl ing digital vide o, digi tal aud io and other data in t wo directi ons betw een equ[...]

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) but ton (29 ) C [ / 1 (on/stan dby) bu tton (22 ) D HDD button (3 1) DVD button (2 9) E PROG (pro gramme) +/– butt ons (31) The + butto n has a tac tile dot * . F Number but tons (45 , 60) SET button (45 ) The num ber [...]

107 Additional I nformation X H (pla y) bu tto n (53) 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 n (19) e; (angle) button (5[...]

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 (2 9) F HDD button/indicator (31) DVD button/indicator (29) G (remote sensor) (19) H H (pla y) butt on (53 ) X (pause) button (55) x (stop) butto n ([...]

109 Additional I nformation A HDD/DVD indicators Displays t he selected me dia 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 dicat or (31) F Displays the following (35 ): • Playing ti me/remaining time • Current title/chap ter/track /index number •[...]

110 Glos sary Chapter (page 60) Secti ons of a pict ure or a m usic fe ature tha t 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 tio n sig nals ( page 42 ) Copy res trictio n set by co pyrigh t owne rs, etc. These si gnals ar e inclu ded in som e softw are or[...]

111 Additional I nformation Inte rlace for mat ( page 16) Inter lace form at show s ever y other l ine of an imag e as a sing le “field ” and is t he stand ard meth od for disp laying i mages on t elevi sion. Th e even number field show s the ev en numbe red lin es of an i mage , and th e odd number ed fie ld sho ws the odd n umber ed li nes of[...]

112 Langua ge C ode Li st For de tails , see p age 87. The lang uage spe llings co nform to the ISO 639: 1988 (E/F) stan dard. Area C ode For de tails , see p age 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 21[...]

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 pic ture 57 playba ck soun d 57 recordin g picture 47 Aerial 13 “AFT” 83 Album 35 , 64 Album nu mber 35 “Album Search ” 60 Angle 55 Area cod[...]

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 Equal izer” 47 Recordable di scs 8 Recording 41 , 50 , 91 pictur e adjustmen t 47 recording format 8 recordin g mode 32 , 41 recording ti me 32 “Update” 43 while watching ano ther prog ramme 31 Recordi[...]

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