Sony RDR-HX520 manual

2-686-263- 11 (2) © 2006 Sony Corporation RDR-HX520/HX720 RDR-HX722/HX920 D VD Recorder Operatin g Instructi ons To find out usef ul hint s, tips and infor mation abo ut Sony p roducts and services please visit: www.sony-europe.com/myproduct[...]

2 WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rai n or mois ture. To avoid el ectrical shock, do no t open the ca binet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. The mains lead m ust be changed only at a qu alified service shop. This appliance is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER product . The CLASS 1 LASER[...]

3 Precau tion s This equipm ent has been tes ted and found to com ply with the limits set out in t he EMC Directiv e using a connecti on cable short er than 3 metres. On safety Should any so lid objec t or liquid fall int o the cabin et, unplug th e recorder and have it checked by qualifie d personnel befor e operatin g it any further. Abo ut the h[...]

4 Copyrig hts • Televisi on programm es, films, video tapes, d iscs, and other mater ials may be copyr ighted. Unautho rized recording of such m aterial may be c ontrary to the provis ions of the copyright laws. Also, use of this reco rder w ith ca ble televisi on transm ission may requir e authoriza tion from th e cable television transmi tter a[...]

5 Table of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Quick Guide to Disc Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

6 Tim er Reco rding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Before Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 0 Recording mo de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 0 Recording s tereo and bilin gual progr[...]

7 DV Dubbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Before DV Dubbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Preparing for DV dubbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Reco rding an Entire DV Format Tape ( One Touch[...]

8 Quick Gu ide to Disc Type s Recordable and play able discs Typ e Disc Logo Icon used in this man ual Format ting (new di scs) Compat ibilit y with other DVD players (finalis ing) Hard d isk driv e (intern al) Format ting unnece ssary Dub HDD contents t o a DVD to play on other DVD players DVD+RW Auto mati cally format ted in +VR mo de (DVD+RW VID[...]

9 Usable disc vers ions (a s of March 20 06) • 8x-speed or slo wer DVD+RWs • 6x-speed or slower DVD-RWs (Ve r.1.1, Ver. 1.2 wi th CPRM *2 ) • 16x- speed or sl ower DV D+Rs • 16x- speed or slower DVD-R s (Ver.2 .0, Ver. 2.1 wi th CPRM *2 ) • 8x-speed or slo wer DVD+R DL (Double Laye r) disc s “DVD+RW,” “DVD-RW,” “DVD+R,” “ DV[...]

10 “DVD VIDEO” and “CD” ar e trademarks. Discs tha t ca nnot be playe d • PHOTO CDs • CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs that are recor ded in a form at differ ent fro m the formats ment ioned in the table a bove. • D ata pa rt of CD-E xtra s • DVD-ROMs/DVD+RW s/DVD-RWs/ DV D+Rs/DV D-R s that do not cont ain DVD Vide o or JPEG image file s. • D[...]

11 Maximum recordable n umber of t itles * The maxi mum lengt h for one title is eight hours. Note o n playba ck operati ons of DV D VIDEO s/VIDEO C Ds Some playback operations of DVD VIDEOs/ VIDEO CDs may be inte ntionally s et by softwa re prod ucers. Since thi s record er plays DVD VIDEOs/VIDEO CDs accor ding to the disc co ntents the soft ware [...]

12 Hookups and Se ttings Hookin g Up the Record er Follo w steps 1 throu gh 6 to hook up and adjust t he sett ings of t he rec order. Do not c onnect the mains lead u ntil you reach “Step 4: Connecting t he Mains Le ad” on page 16. b Notes • See “Specific ations” (page 105) for a list of supplied a ccessories . • Plug in cor ds securely[...]

13 Hookup s and Settings Step 2 : Conn ectin g the V ideo C ords Select one of the fo llowin g pattern s, A throug h D , accord ing to the i nput jack on your TV moni tor, proj ector, or AV ampl ifier (r eceiver ). This wil l enabl e you to view picture s. A SCART inpu t jack When yo u set “Eas y Setu p - Li ne1 O utpu t” to “S Vid eo” or ?[...]

14 Whe n playin g “wid e screen” images Some recorded im ages ma y not fit your TV scree n. To chan ge the pict ure size, see page 87. If you are conn ecting to a VCR Connec t your VCR to the LI NE 3/ DEC ODER jack on th e record er (p age 21). b Notes • Do not c onnect more than one t ype of video cord bet ween the recor der and y our T V at[...]

15 Hookup s and Settings Step 3 : Conn ectin g the A udio C ords Select one of the fo llowin g pattern s, A or B , according to the input jack on your TV monitor, projector, or AV amplifi er (rec eiver). This will enable you to l isten to s ound. * Th e yellow p lug is u sed for video si gnals (page 13). A Digital audio input ja ck If your AV ampl [...]

16 z Hint For correct spea ker locatio n, see t he oper ating instruct ions suppl ied with the c onnected component s. b Notes • Do not connec t your TV’s audio output ja cks to the LINE IN (R-AUDIO-L) jacks at the same time. This will c ause u nwanted noise to com e from your TV’s speakers. • With conne ction B , do not connec t the LINE I[...]

17 Hookup s and Settings Step 5 : Prep aring the Remote You ca n contro l the recor der using t he supplied r emote. Inser t two R6 (size AA) batteri es by matc hing the 3 an d # e nds on the batt eries to t he markings in side the batte ry comp artment . Wh en usi ng th e remote, po int it at the remote sensor on the record er. b Note s • If the[...]

18 2 With the TV [ / 1 button pressed down, enter the TV’s m anufa cturer c ode using the numb er butt ons. For in stance , to enter “09,” p ress “0 ” then “9.” After you enter the last n umber, releas e the TV [ / 1 bu tton. Code n umbers of co ntrollab le TVs If mo re than o ne code num ber is lis ted, try ente ring the m one at a t[...]

19 Hookup s and Settings 4 Select “Others,” and pres s ENTER. 5 Sele ct “Com mand Mo de,” and press ENTE R. 6 Select a Co mmand Mo de (DV D1, DVD2 , or DVD 3), and pre ss ENTER . 7 Set the C ommand Mo de for th e remot e so it matches the Command Mode for the reco rder you se t above. Follow the s teps below to s et the Command Mode on the [...]

20 Step 6: Easy Se tup Make the bas ic adjust ments by fo llowing the on-scr een i nstr ucti ons in “Ea sy Setu p.” 1 Turn on the reco rder and yo ur TV. Then s witch th e inpu t select or on your TV so tha t the sig nal from the rec order appear s on your TV sc reen. The initial setti ngs message appears . • If this m essage d oes not ap pea[...]

21 Hookup s and Settings Connec ting a VCR o r Simi lar De vice After disconn ecting the record er’s mains lead from the mains, conne ct a VCR or similar recording device to the LINE IN jacks of this re corder. Use the D V IN ja ck on the fro nt panel if the equi pment has a DV outp ut jack (i .LINK j ack) (page 76). For detail s, re fer to the i[...]

22 Connect a VCR or similar r ecording devic e to the LINE 2 IN jacks of this re corder. If the equip ment has a n S-vide o jack, you c an use an S- video co rd instea d of an audi o/video cord. z Hint When the connected eq uipment outputs only monaural sound, conne ct to just the L(MONO) and VIDEO input jacks on the front of the recorde r. Do not [...]

23 Hookup s and Settings Connec ting to a Sa telli te or Digital Tuner Connect a satell ite or dig ital tuner t o this record er using the LINE 3/DECODER jac k. Disconnect th e recorder’s mains lead from the mains when connec ting the tuner. To u se the Sync hro -Rec func tio n, s ee be low . Do NO T se t “L ine3 Inp ut” of th e “ Scar t Se[...]

24 Conne cting a PAY- TV/Can al Pl us Anal ogue D ecoder You ca n watc h or r ecor d PAY- TV/Can al Pl us an alog ue d ecoder prog rammes if y ou con nect a decod er (not sup plied ) to t he re corder . Dis conne ct the reco rder’s mains lead from the m ains when connec ting t he deco der. No te th at when you set “Line 3 Input ” to “ Decod[...]

25 Hookup s and Settings To watch or record PAY-TV/ Canal Plus anal ogue pr ogra mmes, set your recor der to receive the programme p ositions us ing the on-scr een dis play. In order to set th e programme po sitions correctl y, be sure to follow a ll of the steps below. 1 Pres s SYSTEM MENU . The Syst em Menu a ppears . 2 Select “SETUP,” an d p[...]

26 10 Sele ct “System ” usin g < / , . 11 Press M / m to selec t an av ailab le TV system, BG, DK, I, or L . “L” is only availa ble with Fre nch RDR- HX520 and RDR-HX 920 models . To recei ve bro adcas ts i n Fra nce, sele ct “L.” 12 Sele ct “Chan nel” us ing < / , . 13 Select t he PAY-T V/Canal Plus anal ogue pro gramme pos i[...]

27 Eight Bas ic Operati ons — Gettin g to Know Your DVD Recorder Eight Basi c Operat ions — Getting to Know Your DVD Re corder 1. In serti ng a Di sc 1 Pres s DVD. 2 Pres s Z (open/ close), and pla ce a disc on t he disc tr ay. 3 Pres s Z (o pen/cl ose) to clo se the disc tray. Wait until “LOAD” disappears from the fron t panel displ ay. Un[...]

28 4 Press z REC. Reco rding s tarts. Recording st ops au tomatically after 8 hou rs of conti nuous re cordin g or whe n the HDD or DVD is ful l. To stop re cording Pres s x REC STOP. No te th at it m ay tak e a f ew se cond s for record er to s top re cordin g. To wa tch an other TV prog ramme while recording If your TV is connect ed to the i LINE[...]

29 Eight Bas ic Operati ons — Gettin g to Know Your DVD Recorder 3. Pl aying the R ecord ed Progr amme (T itle List) To play a recorded titl e, sele ct the tit le from the Title List. 1 Pres s HDD or DVD. If you s elect DVD, insert a DVD (see “1 . Insert ing a Disc” on page 2 7). Playback sta rts automatic ally depending on the di sc. 2 Press[...]

30 3 Select a title, an d press ENTER. The s ub-menu appears . The su b-m enu di spla ys op tion s appl icab le onl y t o the sele cted item. The displa yed opti ons diffe r dependi ng upon the model, si tuation, a nd disc type. 4 Select “P lay,” an d pres s ENTER . Playback sta rts from the selecte d title. To stop playbac k Pres s x (stop) . [...]

31 Eight Bas ic Operati ons — Gettin g to Know Your DVD Recorder To turn off the Title List Press TITL E LIST. z Hint s • Aft er record ing, the first scene of the reco rding (the ti tle) is au tomatic ally set as the thumbn ail picture. • Y ou can select “TIT LE LIST” from the Sys tem Menu . b Note s • The tit le names may not appear f[...]

32 B Available functions for DVD VIDEOs ( angle/ audi o/ sub title, etc.), or playba ck data fo r DATA DVDs and DATA CDs C Th e current select ed functi on or audio setting (ap pears only te mporarily) Exampl e: Dolby Dig ital 5.1 ch D Th e current s elected a ngle E Disc ty pe *1 /format (page 8) F Title type ( only ap pears for Playlists) G Pl ay[...]

33 Eight Bas ic Operati ons — Gettin g to Know Your DVD Recorder Exampl e: When p layin g a CD Track pl aying ti me and th e current track/index number m Remain ing time of the cur rent track m Playing tim e of the disc m Remain ing time of the disc m CD text ( when avai lable) Exampl e: When p layin g an MP3 au dio track Playin g time and number[...]

34 5. Ch anging the N ame o f a Record ed Pr ogramm e You can label a DVD, titl e, or programme by enter ing charac ters. You c an enter up to 64 characters for a title or d isc name, b ut the actua l numbe r of charac ters di splaye d in the menus such as th e Title List wil l vary. The steps below ex plain how to chan ge the nam e of the rec orde[...]

35 Eight Bas ic Operati ons — Gettin g to Know Your DVD Recorder To use th e number butto ns You can also use the numbe r buttons to enter charac ters. R efer to the numb er ne xt to e ach row of letters o n your TV screen. 1 In step 5 ab ove, press a numbe r button repeat edly to select a charac ter. Example: Press the number 3 button onc e to e[...]

36 b Note You can enter up to 64 cha racters for a DVD’s disc name. The disc name may not appea r when the disc is played on other DVD equipment. 1 Inser t a disc. See “1. In serting a Di sc” o n page 27. 2 Pres s OPTIONS to se lect “Disc Inform ation ,” and pre ss ENTE R. The “D isc Info rm ation” dis play app ears . Avail abl e set [...]

37 Eight Bas ic Operati ons — Gettin g to Know Your DVD Recorder 1 Make a reco rding. See “2. Record ing a Prog ramme ” on page 27. 2 Pres s Z (open/ close). The display shows the a pproximate time requi red f or fi nalis ing and as ks fo r confirmation . For D VD+ RWs, the reco rder automatic ally start s final ising the disc. After finalis [...]

38 For DVD-RW s (Video m ode) DVD -RWs (Vi deo mo de) that hav e been finali sed to pr ohibit ad ditional record ing or editi ng can be unfinal ised to al low fu rther recordin g or editing. For DVD-RW s (VR mod e) If you can not record or edit on a DVD-RW (VR mode) that has b een finali sed with other DVD eq uipme nt, u nfin alise the disc . b Not[...]

39 Eight Bas ic Operati ons — Gettin g to Know Your DVD Recorder z Hint By reformatt ing, you can change the recording format on DVD-RWs, or re cord again on DVD- RWs th at have be en finali sed. b Note On this mode l, 1 GB (read “ gigabyte”) is equivalent to 1 bill ion bytes. The larg er the numbe r, the larg er the dis c spac e.[...]

40 Timer Reco rding Before Recording Before you start recording … • Check t hat t he di sc ha s enou gh a vail able space for t he record ing (p age 33) . For the HDD, DVD+RWs, and DVD-RWs, you can free up disc spac e by erasin g titles (page 6 3). • A djust the rec ording pictur e quali ty and pict ure size if necess ary (pag e 46). z Hint T[...]

41 Timer Rec ording The re corder autom atically receiv es and record s stere o and bilin gual pr ogram mes based on the ZWEITO N system or the NIC AM sy stem . The HDD and a DVD-RW (VR mode) or DVD-R (VR mode) can record both main and sub soun ds. You ca n switch between main and sub when p laying the disc . For the HDD, you can s elect the s ound[...]

42 Time r Record ing (Sta ndard/ VIDEO Plus+ ) You can set the timer for a total o f 40 progr amme s (8 prog rammes when us ing the PDC/V PS func tion ), up to 30 days in advan ce. There are two methods to s et the time r: the standard me thod and VIDEO Plus + (RDR- HX520 /HX72 0 only) meth od. • Standard: Set the date, time, and progr amme po si[...]

43 Timer Rec ording 4 Sele ct “OK,” an d pres s ENTER . The “T IMER LIS T” display (page 47) appears. The TI MER REC indicator lights up on the fr ont pane l and the record er is r eady t o start record ing. Unlike a VCR, there is no need to turn off the record er bef ore t he tim er reco rding star ts. To stop recording during timer r ecor[...]

44 One Tou ch Tim er If you us e the S MARTL INK conn ecti on, yo u can easi ly displa y the timer programming menu . When the TV is turned on or in standby mode , press T IMER. Th e record er automaticall y turns on and the TV’s in put is swi tched to th e record er. The Ti mer programming me nu appear s. z Hint If you are recording to the HDD o[...]

45 Timer Rec ording 3 Pre ss the nu mber bu ttons to en ter the PlusCo de pr ogramm ing num ber, and pres s ENTE R. The date , start and s top time s, programme position, recording mode, etc. s etting (p age 43) ap pear. • If you make a mist ake be fore pres sing ENTER , press < / , and re-e nter the corre ct number . • I f you want to chan [...]

46 You can adj ust the reco rding pict ure quality and pi ctur e size. 1 Before recording starts, press OPTIONS to select “ Rec Settin gs,” and pre ss ENTER . 2 Select t he item y ou want to adju st, and pre ss ENTER . The a djustm ent displ ay appear s. Exam ple: Rec NR “Rec Mode”: Selects t he recor ding mode fo r the desi red rec ord ing[...]

47 Timer Rec ording b Note s • If one program me contains tw o picture s izes, the select ed size i s record ed. However , if th e 16:9 signal ca nnot be recor ded as 16:9, it is record ed as 4:3. • Wh en playing a 16:9 size pi cture reco rded as 4:3, the im age is fixe d to 4:3 Lett er Box r egardless o f the setti ng in “TV Type” of “Vi[...]

48 : Indicate s the settin g is bei ng recorde d to the HDD. : Indicate s the settin g is bei ng recorde d to a DVD. When all of the timer s ettings do no t fit on the lis t, the scroll ba r appears. To view th e hidden ti mer setti ngs, pre ss M / m . 2 Select t he timer setting y ou want to chec k/change/ cancel , and press ENTER . The s ub-menu [...]

49 Timer Rec ording To scrol l the list displa y by pa ge (Pag e mode) Press / while the list dis play is t urned on. Each time you pre ss / , the entir e Timer Li st chan ges to the ne xt/previ ous page of timer s ettings. To turn o ff the Tim er List Press TIMER LIST or O RETURN. z Hint While recording, you can not modify th e timer setting for t[...]

50 3 Pres s INPU T SELECT repeat edly t o sele ct “L 3. ” 4 Sele ct the de sired aud io signal when recor ding a biling ual progr amme to the HDD o r DVD-RWs /DVD-Rs (VR mode ). Press OPTIONS to select “Line Audio Input ,” and pres s ENTER . Then se lect “Bil ingual ,” an d press EN TER. For detail s about biling ual recordi ng, see pag[...]

51 Timer Rec ording You ca n record from a co nnecte d VCR or similar device. To con nect a VCR or simi lar device , see “ Connect ing a V CR or Similar Device ” on pag e 21. Use the D V IN jack o n the fro nt panel if th e equipme nt has a D V output jack (i.LIN K jac k). 1 Pres s HDD or DVD. If you s elect DVD, inser t a recorda ble DVD (see [...]

52 Playback Play ing 1 Press HDD o r DVD. • If you sele ct DVD, inse rt a disc (see “1. Inse rting a Disc ” on page 2 7). • If you insert a DVD VIDEO, VIDEO CD, CD, DATA DVD, or DATA CD, press H . Pla yback star ts. 2 Pres s TITLE LIS T. For details about the Title List, s ee “3. Playing the Re corded Programme (Tit le List)” o n page 2[...]

53 Playba ck To resu me playba ck from the poi nt wher e you stop ped (Resu me Play) When you press H agai n after yo u stop playba ck, the rec order r esumes pl ayback from the point wh ere you pr essed x . To star t from the beginn ing, pres s OPTION S to sele ct “Play Be ginning, ” and pres s ENTER. Playback s tarts from th e beginnin g of t[...]

54 To che ck the po sition of the button s below, see the ill ustrati on on page 52. For MP 3 or JPEG operatio ns, see “Pl aying MP3 Audio Trac ks or JPEG Image Fil es” on page 59. To r esume nor mal pl ayba ck, pres s H . Playback options But to ns Operations AUDIO Selec ts one of the aud io tra cks r ecorded on the d isc whe n presse d repeat[...]

55 Playba ck b Note s • An gles and subti tles cannot be changed with t itles reco rd ed on this re cord er. • Slideshows made with a DVD ca mcorder can only be play ed. Other play func tions, such as fas t forward, can not be used. Notes on pl aying DTS sou nd trac ks on a CD • When pl aying DTS-encoded CDs, excessive noise will be hear d fr[...]

56 b Notes • I f the outlines of the images on your scre en become blurre d, set “BNR” and/or “MNR” to “Off.” • Depending on the disc or th e scene bei ng played, the above BNR, MN R, or F NR effects may be hard to discern . And, the se functions may not work with some screen si zes. • W hen using th e “Sharpness” funct ion, n[...]

57 Playba ck “Cha sing Playb ack” a llows you to view the record ed p art o f a p rogram me w hile th e record ing is being made. You do not ne ed to wait until the reco rding fini shes. Press OPTIONS while rec ord ing to sele ct “Cha sing Pl aybac k,” and pr ess ENT ER. Pla yback st art s from th e begi nning of the progra mme you a re rec[...]

58 Exam ple: Pla y a DVD w hile rec ordin g to the HDD. 1 While recordin g, pre ss DVD and in sert the DVD into the r ecorder. 2 Press TITLE LIST to d isplay the DVD Title List. 3 Select the title you want to play, and press ENTER. 4 Select “Pla y” from the sub-menu, an d press ENTER. Playback sta rts from the selecte d title. b Note You cannot[...]

59 Playba ck Examp le: Titl e Sear ch The nu mber in pa renthe ses indic ates the total number of titles , tracks, etc. 2 Press th e number bu ttons t o selec t the number of the title, chap ter, tra ck, time co de, etc., you want. For exam ple: Ti me Search To find a sc ene at 2 ho urs, 10 minutes , and 2 0 sec onds, ente r “210 20.” If you m [...]

60 To pla y the be ginni ng of the t rack Press O PTIONS to s elect “Play Be ginning,” and pr ess ENT ER. To fas t forwar d or r eview a tr ack Pres s m / M du ring play back. To go to the next or previ ous MP3 au dio trac k or JPEG im age file Pres s . or > durin g play back. If yo u repeat edly pre ss . or > , you will go to the nex t o[...]

61 Playba ck b Note s • The r ecor der w ill p lay an y da ta wit h the exte nsion “.mp3,” “. jpeg, ” or “.jp g,” even if they are not in MP3 or JPEG for mat. Playing these da ta may generate a loud noise which could damage your speaker syst em. • The re corder does not con form to audio tracks in mp3PRO format. • Som e files ca n[...]

62 Erasing and Edit ing Before Edi ting Thi s record er offe rs var ious edit option s for vari ous dis c types. b Notes • Y ou may lose the e dited content s if you remove the dis c or a t imer re cording s tarts while ed iting. • D VD discs cr eated by DVD video cameras canno t be edited on t his r ecord er. • If a message appears and indic[...]

63 Erasing an d Editing To open u p disc s pace To open up disc space on a DVD+RW or DVD-RW (Video mode), erase the ti tle with the larg est number in the title list . For the HDD and D VD-RWs (VR m ode), you can er ase any t itle. For DVD-Rs and DVD+Rs, the a vailable d isc space do es not in crease even if you er ase titles. See “Erasin g and E[...]

64 “Set Thumbn ail” : Chan ges the t itle’ s thum bnail pic ture that appears in the Title List ( page 30). “Make a Playlist”: Adds th e entire title to the Pl ayli st ti tle as on e scen e (p age 68 ). z Hints • You can er ase mult iple ti tles a t one time (page 64) . • You can automati cally erase ti tles that have already p layed [...]

65 Erasing an d Editing 3 Pres s ENTER if point A is correct. If point A is incorr ect, sele ct point A usin g c / C , and pres s ENTER. Th e disp lay fo r set ting poin t B ap pear s. 4 Sele ct point B using m / M , and pres s ENTE R. Play back pa uses . 5 Pres s ENTER if point B is correct. If point B is incorrect, se lect point B usin g c / C , [...]

66 You can manual ly insert a chapte r mark at any poi nt you l ike duri ng pl aybac k or record ing. Pres s CHAPTER MARK at the poi nt wher e you want to divi de the tit le int o chap ters. Each time you pre ss the button, “Marking ...” app ears on the s creen an d the scen es to the left and right of th e mark beco me separ ate chapte rs. To [...]

67 Erasing an d Editing 1 Press T ITLE LIST. If th e Ti tle L ist ( Origi nal) a ppe ars, pres s < . 2 Press OPTI ONS to se lect “Cr eate a Playli st,” and p ress ENT ER. 3 Sele ct “Sele ct,” and pr ess ENT ER . 4 Sele ct the ti tle you wa nt to inc lude in the Pla ylist titl e, and pre ss ENTER. The display f or setting the start point [...]

68 z Hint When a Pl aylis t title is cre ated, t he IN an d OUT points wil l become chapter marks, an d each scene will beco me a chap ter. b Note The pictur e may pause when the ed ited scene is played. To add the en tire title to the Pl aylist t itle as on e scene (Make a Play list) 1 Press TITLE LIST. If the Title List (Play list) ap pears, pres[...]

69 Erasing an d Editing 1 Press T ITLE LIST. If the Title Lis t (Original) menu appears, pres s < . 2 Press OPTI ONS to se lect “C ombine ,” and pr ess ENTE R. The displa y for sel ecting ti tles appe ars. 3 Sele ct a title , and pr ess ENTE R. A number indi cating the order in which you select ed the tit le appears . To ca ncel the sele cti[...]

70 Dubbing (HDD y DVD) Before Dub bing In thi s section , “dubbi ng” refe rs to “co pying a record ed title o n the in ternal ha rd disk d rive (HDD) to anot her disc, or vice versa.” You can select to dub one title at a time (Titl e Dubb ing – see “D ubbing a single title (T itle Dubbing)” on page 73), or multiple title s all at once[...]

71 Dubbi ng (HDD y DVD) Requir ed times fo r High-sp eed 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 only. Actual times for dubbi ng also require time for creating dis c’s control infor mation and oth er data. *2 This i s the ma ximum re cordin g speed of this recorder. The recordin[...]

72 Rec M ode Conv ersion Dubbi ng n /// // Allows you to dub from the HDD to a DVD or vic e versa , in a du bbin g mode tha t dif fers from the origi nal record ings. For exampl e, when you dub an HQ title (data size is large) in S P mode, you can reduce the data siz e, saving mo re title s using l ess space. Selec t a mode different fr om the orig[...]

73 Dubbi ng (HDD y DVD) Dubbi ng 1 Insert the DVD t hat you ar e goin g to dub to o r from . 2 Pres s HDD or DVD to select the source. 3 Press T ITLE LIST. Press < / , to switch th e Title Lists, if nece ssary. 4 Sele ct a title , and pr ess ENTE R. The su b-menu ap pears. 5 Select “Dubbing ,” and pre ss ENTER . The display for sel ecting th[...]

74 A maximum of 30 selected tit les can b e dubbe d at once . 1 Insert th e DVD th at you are going to dub to or fr om. 2 Pres s HDD or DVD to sele ct the sourc e. 3 Pres s TITLE LIS T. Pres s < / , t o swit ch th e Titl e Lis ts, if necess ary. 4 Pres s OPTIONS to se lect “Du b Selecte d Tit les,” and pre ss ENTER. 5 Select t itles in th e [...]

75 Dubbi ng (HDD y DVD) To stop dubbing Press OPTIONS to s elect “Stop Dubbin g,” and pres s ENTER. W hen aske d for confi rmation , selec t “OK ,” and press ENTER. Whe n dubbin g (Move ) is stoppe d partwa y, no part of the tit le will be move d to the dubb ing target. Howeve r, note tha t this wil l decrease the fre e disc space for DVD+R[...]

76 DV Dubbing Befor e DV Dubbi ng This section explains d ubbing with a dig ital vide o came ra vi a the DV I N jac k on the fron t panel . If yo u want to dub b y way o f the LIN E IN jac ks, s ee “ Recor ding from connec ted equipment wit hout a timer” on page 5 1. The DV IN jack on this recorde r conforms to the i.LINK standard. Follow the i[...]

77 DV Du bbing 3 Pre ss INPUT SEL ECT on the rem ote repe atedly to se lect “DV.” The fr ont panel dis play c hang es as follows: 4 Press RE C MODE on the rem ote repeate dly to select the record ing mode. The reco rding m ode chan ges as follow s: For d etail s abo ut th e reco rdin g mod e, see page 40. 5 Press OP TIONS on the rem ote to sele[...]

78 Record ing an Entire DV Forma t Tape (One To uch Dubbin g) You ca n record the entir e conten ts of a DV / Digital8 format ta pe onto a disc with a single pres s of the ONE -TOUC H DUB butto n on the r ecorder . The record er cont rols th e digita l video camera for th e whole pr ocess, and compl etes the re cordi ng. How c hapt ers are c rea te[...]

79 DV Du bbing Progr am Edit You ca n select scenes from a DV/ Digital 8 format t ape, and the n automatica lly record sele cted s cenes to t he HDD or a DVD. To u se th is fu ncti on, do the follo win g: m Using th e reco rder’s remote contro l, fast forward or r ewind the tape to sel ect the scenes . At this po int, the s elected s cenes ar e n[...]

80 7 Pres s ENTER i f the O UT poin t is corr ect . If the OUT point is inco rrect, se lect the OUT poi nt using c / C , and pre ss ENTER . The s elected s cene is ad ded to the sc ene informat ion blo ck. • To add m ore sce nes, go to ste p 4. 8 When yo u finish ad ding sc enes, pr ess m . The scene list is displayed. A Total duration o f the sc[...]

81 DV Du bbing To autom atically ad just the dubbin g mode If there i s not eno ugh availa ble spac e on the target d isc, t he re corder aut omatically selects a dubbin g mode wi th lower picture q uality accord ing to th e availab le space . The same dubbing mode i s set for a ll of the titl es. If di sc space i s insu fficie nt for th e selec te[...]

82 Settings and Adj ustments Aerial Recept ion and Langua ge Se ttings (Basic) The “Basic” setup help s you to make tuner, cloc k, and pro gramme po siti on sett ings fo r the reco rder. 1 Pres s SYS TEM M ENU wh ile the recorder is in stop mode. 2 Sele ct “SETUP ,” and pre ss ENTER. 3 Sele ct “Basic, ” and pres s ENTER . The o ptions f[...]

83 Settings a nd Adjus tments Channe l Press M / m repeatedly un til the pro gramme posit ion you wa nt is display ed. The prog ramm e positi ons are scan ned in th e order s hown in the table below. • If you k now th e num ber of th e prog ramme positi on you wa nt, press th e number butto ns. F or e xample, for progra mme position 5, firs t pre[...]

84 Tunin g the Fren ch CATV ch annels This re corder ca n scan the CA TV chan nels B to Q a nd the HYPER frequen cy ch annels S 21 to S41. On the Channel Set menu, th e chann els a re i ndi cate d as S 1 to S44. For exam ple, chann el B is indica ted by Cha nnel Set num ber S1, a nd chann el Q is indi cated by Channel Set number S23 (see the table [...]

85 Settings a nd Adjus tments 3 Press M / m until the selected progr amme position row moves t o the desir ed prog ramme po sitio n. The selected pro gramme position is insert ed at the new p rogramme pos ition. 4 Press ENTER to confirm the setti ng. 5 To ch ange the pro gramme po siti on of anothe r sta tion, repeat f rom step 2 . Some broad cast [...]

86 b Notes • I n step 4 above, enter “000 ” if you do not want to use t he TV guide p age numbe r for autom atic labell ing. T he record er will instead store a defaul t title name (prog ramme po siti on, s tart t ime - stop time ). • R efer to the Te letext info rmation on your TV screen to obt ain the TV guide page number with progr amme [...]

87 Settings a nd Adjus tments Video S ettin gs (Video ) Video sett ings will adju st items r elated to th e imag e, such as si ze and col our. Choose t he settings according to the type of TV, tune r, or deco der conn ected t o the DVD record er. 1 Pres s SYSTE M MENU whi le the recor der is in s top mo de. 2 Select “SETUP,” an d press EN TER. [...]

88 Prog ressiv e Mode DVD soft ware ca n be di vide d into two ty pes: film ba sed sof tware and video bas ed soft ware. Vi deo based softwa re is d eriv ed from TV and dis plays im ages at 25 frame s/50 fields (30 frames/ 60 fie lds) per second . Film based softw are is deri ved from film and disp lays images at 24 frames pe r seco nd. Some DVD so[...]

89 Settings a nd Adjus tments Colour Sy stem Selects the colour system whe n playi ng VIDEO CDs (including Supe r VIDEO CDs). Auto Disp lay Screen Saver The sc reen save r image appe ars whe n you do not us e th e re corder for m ore tha n 10 m inut es while a n on-scr een disp lay, su ch as the System Menu , is display ed on your TV screen . The s[...]

90 Audi o Connect ion The foll owing setup i tems switc h the meth od of ou tput ting a udio sign als wh en you conn ect a com ponen t such as an ampl ifier (rec eive r) with a digi tal input ja ck. For conne ction det ails, se e “Step 3: Connec ting the Aud io Cords” on page 15. Selec t “Dolby Digital,” “M PEG, ” “DTS,” and “48kH[...]

91 Settings a nd Adjus tments Aud io DRC (Dyn amic Range Cont rol) (DVDs only) Selects th e dynamic range (diff erence betw een soft an d loud sou nds) set ting whe n playing a DVD that conf orms to Au dio DRC. This aff ects the output from the fol lowing jacks: – L INE 2 OUT R-AUDIO-L jacks – LINE 1 – TV ja ck – L INE 3/DECODER jack – DI[...]

92 HQ Setting Selec ts the HQ mode us ed for re cordin g on the H DD (page 40). DVD Rec. Settings Biling ual Recor ding (for all recor dable discs exce pt DVD-RWs /DVD-Rs in VR mode) Selec ts the soun d to be rec orded on t he recor dable disc . This s etting is not necess ary when recording on DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs (VR mode) that r ecord both th e main a[...]

93 Settings a nd Adjus tments Disc Se tting s (DVD) The “DV D” set up allows yo u to adjust parental c ontrol, lan guage and other DVD relate d settings. 1 Pres s SYSTE M MENU whi le the recor der is in s top mo de. 2 Select “SETUP,” an d press EN TER. 3 Sele ct “D VD,” and pres s ENTE R. The “D VD” setup a ppears w ith the followin[...]

94 5 Selec t “Level ,” and pres s ENTER . The se lect ion i tems for “Leve l” ar e disp laye d. The lower the value, the s tricter the limitatio n. Discs rated high er than t he select ed level will be restricted . 6 Select the leve l, and press ENTER. The Parental Co ntrol setti ng is complete. To can cel th e Pare ntal Contr ol se tting f[...]

95 Settings a nd Adjus tments Remote Cont rol Sett ings/ Factor y Sett ings (Oth ers) The “Others” setup al lows you to s et up othe r operatio nal settings. 1 Pres s SYSTE M MENU whi le the recor der is in s top mo de. 2 Select “SETUP,” an d press EN TER. 3 Select “Others,” and pres s ENTER. The “O thers” set up appea rs with the f[...]

96 Easy Se tup (Resett ing th e Record er) Select this to run the “Easy Setup” prog ramme. 1 Pres s SYS TEM M ENU wh ile the recorder is in stop mode. 2 Sele ct “SETUP ,” and pre ss ENTER. 3 Select “Easy Setup ,” and p ress ENTER . 4 Select “Start.” 5 Follow th e instruc tions for “ Easy Setu p” (p age 20 ) fro m step 2.[...]

97 Additional I nformation Additional Inform ation Troubl esho oting If you ex perien ce any of t he follow ing dif ficu lti es wh ile usin g th e r ecor der , use thi s troubleshoo ting guide to help remedy the proble m befo re reque sting rep airs. Shou ld any prob lem pe rsist, cons ult your ne arest Sony de aler . The po wer does not turn o n. [...]

98 TV pr ogramm e pictu res a re di storted. , Reorien t th e TV ae rial. , Ad just the pict ure (see the TV’ s instruction manual). , Place the re corder and TV farth er apar t. , Plac e the TV a nd any bunc hed aerial cables farthe r apart. , Th e aeria l cable is conne cted to the AERIAL OUT jack on t he recorder. Conne ct the cable to t he AE[...]

99 Additional I nformation An alter nate a udio tra ck cannot be reco rded or pl ayed. , When re cording fro m connecte d equipm ent, set “Lin e Audio Input ” in OPTIO NS menu to “Biling ual” (pag e 51). , Multilin gual tracks (m ain and sub) can not be recorded on DVD+RWs, DVD-RWs (Video mode), DVD+Rs, o r DVD-Rs (Video m ode). To reco rd [...]

100 The MP3 au dio trac ks do not pla y. , The MP3 audio track s are no t recor ded in a forma t that the record er can pl ay (pag e 59) . The JP EG imag e file s do not play. , The JPEG im age fi les ar e not r ecor ded in a forma t that the record er can pl ay (pag e 59) . , Progre ssive JPEG images canno t be played. TV Pau se does not work. , Y[...]

101 Additional I nformation Nothin g was recor ded even th ough you set the Sy nchro-Re c setting correctly . , You forg ot to turn off the c onnected equipm ent. Turn off the connec ted equipme nt and set the rec order to Syn chro- Rec stan dby mod e (page 49). , The rec order was not set to th e Sy nchro - Recording standby mod e. Press c z SYNCH[...]

102 The re corder do es not op erate pr operly. , R estart t he rec order. P ress do wn [ / 1 on the reco rder for mo re tha n ten s econ ds unt il “WE LCOME ” appears in the front pane l disp lay . , When stati c electr icity, et c., caus es the record er to opera te abnorm ally, turn off the recor der an d wait u ntil th e clo ck appear s in [...]

103 Additional I nformation “FAN E RROR” appe ars in the front panel displ ay. , Check t hat the ve nt on the rear of th e record er is not bl ocked. Th en, immed iately discon nect t he ma ins lea d. Leav e the recorde r off for a while, then re -connec t the mains lead, and press [ / 1 on the r ecor der. Mechani cal s ound is he ard wh en th [...]

104 Notes Ab out T his Record er On oper ation • If the recorder is brought di rectly fro m a cold to a war m location, o r is plac ed in a very damp ro om, moisture may condens e on th e lens es in side the record er. S houl d this occur, the recorde r may not op erate properly. I n this case, if the recorder is on, leave it on (i f it is off , [...]

105 Additional I nformation Spec ificat ions System Laser: Se micond uctor laser Channel cov erage: PAL (B/G, D/K, I) VHF: E2 to E12, R1 to R12, Itali an A to H, Irela nd A to J, Sou th Afric a 4 to 13 UHF: E2 1 to E69, R21 to R69 , B21 to B69 CATV : S01 t o S05, S1 to S2 0 HYPER: S21 to S41 SECAM (L) (for French RDR-HX520 and RDR -HX920 mode ls on[...]

106 Supplied access ories: Mains lead (1) Aerial cable (1) Remote commander (remote) (1) R6 (size AA) batteries (2) Specificat ions and design are subjec t to change without notice. Compati ble colo ur systems This record er is de sign ed to re cor d usin g the PAL co lour syst em and play back using t he PAL or NTSC c olou r syste ms. For Fr ench [...]

107 Additional I nformation i.LINK’s maximum baud rate varies according t o the e quipment. Thre e maximum baud rates are de fined: S100 (approx . 100 Mbp s*) S200 (approx . 200 Mbp s) S400 (approx . 400 Mbp s) The baud r ate is liste d under “S pecifi cations ” in the ins tructio n manual of each equip ment. It is als o indicat ed near the i[...]

108 Guide to Part s and Contr ols For more in forma tion, see the page s in pare nthese s. A HDD button (27 ) DVD butto n (27) B [ / 1 (on/st andby) bu tton ( 20) C Z (open/ close) but ton (27 ) D PROG (programme) +/– buttons (27) The + butto n has a tac tile dot * . E Number bu ttons (4 4, 58 ) The num ber 5 bu tton has a tact ile do t * . F INP[...]

109 Additional I nformation A [ / 1 (on/st andb y) butto n (20 ) B F ront p anel d isplay (1 10) C Disc tray (27) D A (ope n/clos e) button ( 27) E TIMER REC indicator (42) SYNCHRO REC indicator (49) F H (pla y) butt on ( 52) G x (stop) butto n (52 ) H (remote sensor) (17) I z REC butto n (27) J x REC STOP button (27) K HDD bu tton/indicator (27) D[...]

110 A HDD/DVD in dicators Displays t he selected media and the playin g/recording st atus. B Dubb ing dire ction indi cator C SMARTLINK indicator (14 ) D Displays the foll owing: • Playing t ime/remaining time • Current t itle/chap ter/track/in dex number • Recordin g time/recording mode •C l o c k • Programme position • TV Dire ct Rec [...]

111 Additional I nformation Langua ge Cod e List For det ails, see page 94. The l anguage spell ings co nform to the ISO 639: 1988 ( E/F) standa rd. Area Code For det ails, see page 93. Code Area Code Area Code Area Code Area 2044 Argentina 2047 Australia 2046 Austria 2057 Belgium 2070 Brazil 2079 Canada 2090 Chile 2092 China 2115 Denmark 2165 Finl[...]

112 Index Words in qu otat ions appe ar in the on -scr een di splays . Numerics 16:9 20 , 87 4:3 L etter Box 20 , 87 4:3 P an Sca n 20 , 87 “48kHz/96 kHz PCM” 90 A “A-B Erase ” 64 Adjusting playback picture 55 playb ack sound 56 recording picture 46 Aerial 12 “AFT” 83 Album 32 , 61 Album numb er 32 “Album Search” 58 Angle 52 Area co[...]

113 “Erase Titles” 64 “Exte nd Rec” 43 F “Facto ry Setup” 95 “File Sea rch” 58 “Finalise Disc” 94 “Finalise” 37 Finalisin g 36 “FNR” 55 “Format DVD-RW” 94 “Format” 38 , 95 Formattin g 38 Freeze F rame 54 Front pa nel 109 Front pa nel disp lay 32 , 110 G GB 39 H Handlin g discs 104 “HDD Rec. Picture Size” 46 ?[...]

114 Recording 40 picture ad justment 46 recording format 8 recording mode 28 , 40 recording time 28 , 40 while watching anoth er programme 28 “Recor ding” 91 Recording tim e 40 Regi on code 11 Remaining ti me 32 Remote 17 , 108 Resetting th e recorder 96 Resume Play 53 “RGB” 20 , 88 S S VIDEO 13 “S Video” 20 , 88 Satellite receiv er 23 [...]

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