Sony RDR-HXD1090 manual

3-295-080- 11 (1) © 2008 Sony Corporation RDR-HXD790/HXD890/HXD990/HXD1090 RDR-HXD795/HXD895/HXD995/HXD1095 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 red uce the ri sk of fire o r electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moi sture. To avoid el ectrical shock, do no t open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. The mains lead m ust be changed only at a qu alified service shop. Batterie s or batteries installed apparatus shall not be exposed to excess[...]

3 Disposal of Ol d Electrical & Electronic Equipmen t (App lica ble in the Europea n Union and other Eu ropean countries with separate collection systems) This symb ol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product shall not be treated as household waste. Instead it shall be handed over to the applicable collecti on point for th[...]

4 Precau tions This equipm ent has been tes ted and found to com ply with th e limits set out in the EMC Directiv e using a connection cable sh orter than 3 metres . On safety Should a ny solid object or liquid fall int o the cabin et, unplug the recorder and have it checked by quali fied personne l before opera ting it any furthe r. About th e har[...]

5 Copyrig hts • Televisi on programme s, films, vi deo tapes, discs, a nd other ma terials may be copyrighted. Unautho rized recording of su ch mate rial may be cont rary to the provis ions of the copyrig ht laws. Also, use o f this recorder with cab le tele vision transmi ssion may r equire authori zation f rom th e cable televisi on transm itte[...]

6 Table of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Guide to Parts a nd Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Hook[...]

7 1. Insertin g a Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 2. Recording a Prog ramme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Checking the d isc status wh ile recordi ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 3. Playing the Recorded Programme (Ti tle Li[...]

8 GUIDE P lus+ (For analogue br oadcasting /in areas with GUIDE P lus+ only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Viewing the GUIDE Pl us+ Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Listing Up Your Favourite Progr amme Information ( My TV) . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Making Changes to the GUIDE[...]

9 Erasing an d Editi ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Before Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Erasing and Editin g a Title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Editing multi ple titl es (Multi-Mode) [...]

10 Music Ju kebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 About Jukebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Preparing for Us ing Jukebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Connecting t he USB device . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

11 Settings and Adjus tments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Adjusting Picture Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 20 Using the Setup Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Disc Settings (Disc Setup) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

12 Guide to Part s and Contr ols For more in forma tion, see the page s in pare nthese s. A HDD (38) Records to o r plays title s on HDD. DVD (38) Records to o r plays title s on DVD. B [ / 1 (on/stand by) (30) Turns th e rec order on or off. C Z (open/ close) (38) Open s or clos es the disc tray. D PROG (program me) +/– (38) The + butto n has a [...]

13 W DISPLAY (43) Displ ays the pl ayi ng stat us or disc informat ion. X . / > (previous/ next) (75, 105) PAGE +/– (50, 62) Changes the programme list by page. / (instant repla y/instant advance) (7 5) mc / CM (s earch/ slow/freez e frame) (75, 1 05) DAY +/– (62) Changes the programme list by day. H (play ) (73, 11 4) X (pause ) (39 , 75, 1[...]

14 A [ / 1 (on/stand by) (30) Turns th e rec order on or off. B (remote sen sor) (27) C Disc tray (38) D Front panel dis play (15) E Z (open/ close) (38) Open s or clos es the disc tray. F N (play ) (73, 11 4) The N butt on h as a tacti le do t * . G x (stop) (73 , 104, 114 ) H z REC (38) I HDD (38) Records to or p lays title s on HDD. The HDD indi[...]

15 A Displays the followin g: • Playing time • Current title/c hapter/t rack/index number • Recording time/recor ding mode •C l o c k • Program me posi tion • EPG indication (6 1) “EPG” ap pears w hen rec eiving the GUIDE Plus+ data . • TV Dire ct Rec . indicatio n (38) “TV” app ears in the right m ost two digits. • UPD AT E[...]

16 A ANALOG AERIAL IN/OUT jacks (18) B LINE 2 OUT (R-AUDIO-L/VIDEO) jacks ( 22, 25) C LINE 1/DECODER jack (34) D G-LINK jack (20) Connect the set top box contr oller to this jack. E DIGITAL AERIAL IN/OUT ja cks (18) F HDMI OUT (high-d efinition multimedia in terface o ut) jack (22, 25) G DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) j ack (25) H AC IN terminal (27) I LINE[...]

17 Hookup s and Settings Hookups and Se ttings Hookin g Up the Record er Follo w steps 1 t hrough 7 to hook up an d adjus t the settin gs of the rec order. D o not conn ect the mains lead until y ou reach “Step 5 : Connecting th e Mains Lead” o n page 27. b Notes • See “Specific ations” (page 162) for a list of supplied a ccessories . •[...]

18 Step 1: Conn ectin g the Ae rial C able an d Set To p Box Contro ller b Notes • If your aerial is a flat cable (300-ohm twi n lead cable), use an ex ternal aerial co nnector (not suppl ied) to connect th e aeria l to the recorder. • If you have sepa rate cables for AERIAL antenna s, use an AERIAL UHF/VHF ban d mixer (not supplie d) to connec[...]

19 Hookup s and Settings This reco rder ha s separate built -in TV tuner s for terr estrial digit al and terre strial a nalogue T V broad casts. U se this hoo kup if you w ant to view both Free view and a nalogue terrest rial broa dcast ing s. With this hooku p, you can record a ny progr amme pos ition by se lecting the program me pos ition on th e[...]

20 With this hooku p, you can record a ny progr amme pos ition on t he set top bo x receiv er. To watch cabl e programmes, you need t o match the programme posit ion on the recorder to the a erial output program me p osition on t he set top bo x rece iver. *1 If your set top box rece iver does not have an aerial output ja ck, connect the aeria l to[...]

21 Hookup s and Settings About the set to p box rece iver cont rol fun ction (i n areas wi th GUIDE Plus+ on ly) You ca n use the set top box re ceiver co ntrol func tion wi th hooku p C. When using th e set top box receiver control function: – The recorde r contro ls the set to p box rece iver vi a the suppli ed set top box con troller. – The [...]

22 Step 2: Connect ing the Vide o Cord s/HDMI Cor d Selec t one of the f ollowing p atterns, A throug h E , acc ording to the input jack on your TV moni tor, projec tor, or audio compo nent such as an AV amp lifier (r eceive r). This w ill enable you to vi ew pictur es. D B E C A Audio/vi deo cord (not supp lie d) Compon ent video cord (not supplie[...]

23 Hookup s and Settings A SCART input ja ck When setting “LINE 3 Out” to “S-Video” or “RGB” in th e “Vid eo I n/Out ” set up (page 131), use a SCART c ord that conforms to the selecte d signal. B Video i nput ja ck You w ill enjoy st andard quality i mages . C S VIDE O input j ack You wi ll enjoy high quality i mages. D Compone nt [...]

24 b Notes • Do not con nect more than one type of vide o cord bet ween the recor der and y our T V at the same time . • Do no t make conne ctions A and E at the sa me time . • When yo u connect t he record er to you r TV via the SCAR T jacks, the TV’s input source is set to the recorder automati cally when you start playback. If necess ary[...]

25 Hookup s and Settings Step 3: Connect ing the Au dio Cord s/HDMI Cor d Select one of the following patt erns, A or B , according to the in put jack on your TV monitor, proje ctor, or au dio com ponent such as an AV ampli fier (rec eiver) . This wil l enable you to listen to sound. * T he yellow plug is used for vide o signals (page 22). A Digita[...]

26 B Audio L/R (l eft/righ t) inp ut jacks This co nnection will use yo ur TV’s o r audio comp onent’ s two spea kers for sound. z Hint For correct s peaker lo cation, refer t o the operat ing instruct ions suppl ied with the c onnected component s. b Notes • Do not c onnect your TV’s a udio output ja cks to the LINE IN (R-AUDIO-L) jacks at[...]

27 Hookup s and Settings Step 5 : Connec ting the Mains Lead Connect the su pplied mains le ad to the AC IN ter minal of th e re corder . Then plug the record er and T V mains le ads (AC p ower cords) in to the mains. After you con nect the mains lead, you must wait for a sho rt while be fore oper ating the rec order. You ca n operat e the recor de[...]

28 You can adjust the remote’s s ignal to contr ol your TV. b Notes • Depend ing on the connected uni t, you may not be able to control yo ur TV with some or all of the buttons be low. • If you enter a new code num ber, the code numb er previou sly enter ed will be er ased. 1 Hold down TV [ / 1 locat ed at the bottom of the rem ote. Do not p [...]

29 Hookup s and Settings To op erate th e TV/D VD but ton (for S CART conn ections on ly) The TV/ DVD but ton switc hes between TV mode and DVD m ode. Press the TV/DVD butt on whe n in st op mo de or no men u app ears on the TV screen . Point y our remot e at the re corder when using this button. TV mode : sw itc h to th is w hen y ou us e th e TV?[...]

30 Step 7: Easy Se tup Make the basic adjust ments by follo wing the on-scr een i nstr ucti ons in “Ea sy Setu p.” Be care ful not to di sconne ct the cabl es or exit the “Easy Setup” f unction durin g this proc edur e. 1 Turn on the reco rder and yo ur TV. Then sw itch th e input s elector o n your TV so t hat th e sign al fro m the record[...]

31 Hookup s and Settings • If the ae rial cabl e is conn ected to th e ANALOG AERIAL IN jack (except hookup A ) and the TV is connec ted to this recor der with SMARTLINK, select “Downl oad from TV ” (For detail s, refe r to the operatin g instruct ions su pplied w ith your TV ). Then, s elect yo ur countr y/regio n using < / , , and press [...]

32 z Hint If you want to run “Eas y Setup” again, select “Easy Se tup” in the “ Basic” setup fr om “Init ial Setup” in th e System Me nu (page 125). Follow the in struct ions below to s et up the GUIDE Pl us+ syste m and us e the co nnect ed set to p box rece iver. 1 Pres s GUIDE. The GUIDE Plus+ system “Basic Setup ” appe ars. [...]

33 Hookup s and Settings 3 Turn off th e recorder to receive GUIDE Plus + system da ta. b Note You cannot set tune r system o r “OSD Langu age” to a country/ region or langua ge that is not supported by the GUIDE Plus+ system. If you cannot get t he re corder to co ntrol your set top box receiver Check the connec ti on and posi tion of th e set[...]

34 Connec ting a VCR or Sim ilar Devi ce After di sconnecting t he recorder’ s mains l ead from the mains, connec t a VCR or simil ar recording device to t he LINE IN jack s of th is recorder . Use the DV IN ja ck on the front panel if the equi pment ha s a DV out put jack (i .LINK jack) (page 9 8). For details , refer to the inst ruction ma nual[...]

35 Hookup s and Settings 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 equipment outp uts only monaural sound, connect to only the L(MONO) and VIDEO input jacks on the front of t[...]

36 Connec ting an Ex tern al Decod er You ca n watch or record e xternal de coder (P AY-TV/ Canal Pl us analogu e deco der) prog ramme s if you co nnect a de coder (n ot suppl ied) to the reco rder. Di sconne ct the re corder ’s mains lead f rom the mai ns when connec ting the decoder. Note that when y ou set “LIN E 1 In” to “D ecoder ” i[...]

37 Hookup s and Settings To wa tch or reco rd P AY-TV/ Canal Plus analo gue progr ammes , set your r ecorder to receive the programme p ositions using the on-scr een di spla y. In orde r to set the program me po sitions correctly, be sure t o follow al l of the ste ps belo w. 1 Pres s SYSTEM MENU. The Syst em Men u appear s. 2 Select “ Initial S [...]

38 Seven Basi c Operation s — Getting to Kn ow Your DVD Recorder 1. Ins erting a D isc 1 Press DVD. 2 Press Z (o pen/ clos e), and pla ce a disc on the disc tray. 3 Press Z (o pen/ clos e) to clos e the disc tr ay. Wait u ntil “ LOAD” disapp ears from t he front pa nel displ ay. Unused DVDs are formatted automatically . • For DVD-RW discs D[...]

39 39 Seven B asic O peration s — Get ting to Know Your DVD Recorder 3 Pres s REC MODE repeatedl y to sele ct the recording mode. Each time you press the button, the displ ay on the TV scre en change s as follows: * Availab le when “Manua l Rec. Mode” is set to “On ( go to s etup)” in the “Recordi ng” setup (p age 135). For m ore deta[...]

40 You ca n check th e recordi ng inform ation such as recordin g time or d isc type. Press DISP LAY duri ng reco rding. The reco rding informa tion ap pears. A Recor ding mo de B Recording tim e C Disc type/format D Recording st atus To turn off th e disp lay Pres s DISPL AY repeat edly . 3. Play ing the R ecorded Programme (T itle List ) To play [...]

41 41 Seven B asic O peration s — Get ting to Know Your DVD Recorder A Disc type: Displays the media type, HDD or DVD. B Total nu mber of titles C Sub-m enu: Pres s , to displa y the sub-menu. The su b-m enu di spla ys op tion s applicable onl y to the selected item. The displa yed op tions dif fer depen ding upo n the model, si tuation, a nd dis[...]

42 To search for a title by genre (HDD only) 1 Pres s < while the Title List is disp laye d. 2 Sele ct “Ge nre” usi ng M / m , and pr ess ENTER . 3 Sele ct a genr e usin g M / m , and press ENTER . To chan ge a title thumb nail pictu re (Thumbna il) After record ing, the first scen e of the recordin g (the tit le) is a utomatically set as th[...]

43 43 Seven B asic O peration s — Get ting to Know Your DVD Recorder You can check t he playing time of the curren t ti tle, cha pter, track, or d isc. Also, you can c heck the disc name r ecorded on t he DVD/CD. Press DISP LAY repe atedly . The dis plays dif fer depend ing on the disc type or playing st atus. In stop mode Example: DVD-RW in VR m[...]

44 4. Chan ging th e Name of a Record ed Pr ogramm e You can label a DVD, tit le, or pro gramme by enter ing charac ters. You c an enter up to 64 characters for a title re corded in t he HDD/ DVD-RW/DVD-R (VR mode), 40 characters for a title recorded in the DVD+RW/DVD-RW (Video mode)/ DVD+R/DVD-R (Video mode), but the actual number of characters di[...]

45 45 Seven B asic O peration s — Get ting to Know Your DVD Recorder 5. Lab ellin g and Prot ecting a D isc You ca n execut e optio ns effecti ve for t he entire di sc in the “Disc Setu p” setup. 1 Inser t a disc. See “1. In serting a Di sc” o n page 3 8. 2 Pres s SYSTEM MENU. The Syst em Men u appear s. 3 Sele ct “Disc Se tup,” an d [...]

46 4 Sele ct “Basic, ” and pres s ENTER . 5 Select “ Prote ct Dis c,” an d pre ss ENTER . 6 Select “O n,” and pr ess ENT ER. 7 Pres s SYS TEM ME NU to exit . To can cel the prot ection Selec t “Off ” in step 6. z Hint You can se t protectio n for individua l titles (page 83). 6. Pla ying the D isc on Other DV D Equi pment (Finalis e[...]

47 47 Seven B asic O peration s — Get ting to Know Your DVD Recorder 1 Inser t a disc. See “1. In serting a Di sc” o n page 3 8. 2 Pres s SYSTEM MENU. The Syst em Men u appear s. 3 Sele ct “Disc Se tup,” an d press ENTER . 4 Sele ct “Fin alise ,” and pre ss ENTER . 5 Sele ct “Fin alise ,” and pre ss ENTER . 6 Select “Next Scre e[...]

48 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 been final ised wit h othe r DVD eq uipme nt, u nfin alise the disc . b N[...]

49 49 Seven B asic O peration s — Get ting to Know Your DVD Recorder 7. Ref ormatt ing a Di sc New discs are automatical ly formatte d when inser ted. If nece ssary, you c an m anual ly re - format a DVD+RW, DVD-RW, or DVD-R disc to ma ke a blank dis c. For DVD- RWs or DVD-R s, you can se lect a record ing for mat (VR mod e or V ideo mode) accord[...]

50 Guide to Digita l Services (For Fr eeview) Viewing the EP G (Ele ctroni c Pro gramme Guide) D isplay The Electronic Programme Guide i s a guide showing th e televisio n programme sche dule for a day or more at a tim e on your telev isi on (via the Digital Terrest rial Televi sion tuner inc lude d in this reco rder ). The EPG pr ovi des a quic k [...]

51 Guide to Di gital Services (For Freevie w) Ava ilable b utton s in th e progra mme list Programme In formatio n You ca n view des criptions of the prog rammes bein g br oadc ast now a nd nex t. 1 Sele ct a chann el. 2 Press I NFO. The Informa tion di splay appe ars showin g a de scrip tion of t he cur rent prog ramme o n vi ew. Availab le butto [...]

52 Viewing a Digit al Tex t Service (models fo r the UK only) Many d igital TV ch annels br oadcast informatio n via their text serv ice. This digital se rvice in cludes high -quality digital text and g raphic s along with advance d navi gati on o ption s. Add it iona lly, t hi s record er h as acc ess t o de dica ted t ext channe ls tran smitted b[...]

53 Recor ding (Fo r Freeview) Rec ord ing (For Freevie w) Time r Record ing (EPG / Ser ies/M anua l) You can set the timer for a total o f 32 progr ammes, up to 30 day s in adva nce. Methods to s et the timer inclu de: • EPG: Set a progr amme to be recor ded based on the info rmati on prov ided by the EPG (Elec tronic Progra mme Guide) (page 5 3)[...]

54 3 Pres s the red butto n. The date, s tart and stop times, programme positio n, recording mode, etc., s ettings appe ar. • If you want t o ch ange t he se tti ng, follo w step 3 of “Setting the timer manually (M anual)” (pag e 56). • (Models for the UK only) You can set “EPG Link” (page 56) or “Series Reco rdin g” (pa ge 55) . 4 [...]

55 Recor ding (Fo r Freeview) Serie s Reco rding is a f eature which allow s you to auto matically rec ord programmes in a series , using the i nformat ion from the EPG. You can also sear ch for prog ramm es relat ed to the time r setting s. b Notes • This functi on cannot be use d when the broadca ster does not include se ries informat ion with [...]

56 To sear ch for pr ogrammes r elate d to the timer setti ngs (EPG Link) When you set timer r ecording f or a prog ramme th at has series infor mation , you can se arch for relat ed pro gramme s such as listed below. To use this func tion, se t “EPG Li nk” to “On” (def ault) in s tep 4 abov e. • R epeat pr ogram mes: Yo u can sear ch for[...]

57 Recor ding (Fo r Freeview) 3 Select a n item using < / , and adjust us ing M / m . Then press ENTER . The adjust able items are lis ted below. “Pr/CH”: Set s the programme position. An ana logue pr ogramm e can als o be selecte d. “Date”: Sets the date (u p to 30 da ys later). Select a re cording pa ttern by press ing M repeate dly to[...]

58 b Notes • If a message indicating that the HDD is ful l appears on the scre en, chan ge the re cording destination to “DVD,” or make available space for the re cording (pa ge 83). • Check t hat th e clock i s corr ectly se t before setti ng the timer recor ding. If not, the timer recordin g cannot b e made. • Even if the timer is se t [...]

59 Recor ding (Fo r Freeview) Checki ng/Ch angi ng/ Cancel ling Ti mer Setting s (Timer Lis t) You ca n check, change, or cancel t he timer settings using the Timer List. b Note (Models for the UK only) To c hange the EPG tim er settings, set “EPG Link” to “Off” in “Set Detail s.” 1 Pres s TIMER. The “ Timer L ist” disp lay appe ars[...]

60 Record ing from Connec ted Eq uipmen t You ca n record from a c onnecte d VCR or similar dev ice. To connect a VCR or similar devi ce, s ee “ Conne ctin g a VC R or S imi lar Device ” on pag e 34. 1 Press HDD o r DVD. If you select DVD, insert a re cordab le DVD (see “1. Inser ting a Dis c” on page 38) . 2 Pres s INPUT to select an inpu [...]

61 GUIDE Plus + (For analog ue broadcasti ng/in areas wi th GUIDE Plus+ only) GUIDE Plus+ (For analo gue broad castin g/in a reas w ith GU IDE Pl us+ o nly) Viewing the GU IDE Plus + Disp lay The GUIDE Plus+ ® system is a free interacti ve programme guide. It displa ys up to seven d ays of prog ramme listin gs, including pro gramme titles, p romot[...]

62 D Menu Ba r: Pr ess the blu e butto n (“Home”), and p ress M to move the cursor to the Menu Bar. Then select one of the fo llowin g featu res using < / , , and press EN TER. “Grid”: Shows the programmes for the curr ent time slot and n ext 7 days. “Search” : Allows you to search fo r titles by cate gory or by keyword (page 6 7). T[...]

63 GUIDE Plus + (For analog ue broadcasti ng/in areas wi th GUIDE Plus+ only) List ing Up Your Favour ite Pro gramm e Info rmat ion (My TV) You ca n set a pro file and l ist up only your favou rite progr amme in formatio n. 1 Pres s GUIDE. 2 Press M to mov e the cursor to the Menu Bar. 3 Select “ My TV ” usin g < / , . 4 Pres s the yel low b[...]

64 Making Chan ges to t he GUIDE Pl us+ Sy stem You ca n custom ize the GU IDE Plu s+ syst em. If the ho st cha nnel has be en chan ged or mo ved, and t he pr ogra mme gu ide d ata can not be recei ved, you can reso lve the problem by f ollowing t he steps below. The defau lt host chan nel setti ng is set to “Autom atic,” so you sho uld not hav[...]

65 GUIDE Plus + (For analog ue broadcasti ng/in areas wi th GUIDE Plus+ only) 7 Select “ Confirm” u sing < / , , and pres s ENTER . The display re turns to th e GUIDE Plus+ setup menu. 8 Wait on e day un til the p rogramm e guide d ata c an be rece ived. To can cel the s ettings Press the red bu tton (“ Back”). To check the GUI DE Plus+ [...]

66 Recording (For anal ogue broa dcast ing) Time r Record ing (GUID E Plus +/Manu al) You can set the timer for a total o f 32 prog ramme s (8 pr ogram mes wh en usin g the VPS/P DC func tio n), up to 30 days in advan ce. Methods to s et the timer inclu de: • One But ton R eco rding ( GUID E Plus + system) • Setting the t imer manually (GUIDE P[...]

67 Recordi ng (For analogue broad casting) 3 Pres s the red butto n (“Rec ord”) or z REC. The set program me and Tim e Slot change colour an d the reco rder is ready to start record ing. When re cording f rom a set top box receiv er, be su re to t urn it on. Unlike a VCR, ther e is no n eed to turn off the r ecorder be fore th e timer record in[...]

68 2 Select the TV broadcast sta tion logo usin g < / M / m / , , and pres s ENT ER. The displa y returns to “Grid” an d the progr amme cur rently be ing broadc ast by th e sele cted TV st ation is s elec ted. 3 Select a programme using < / , , and press ENTER. To con firm, ch ange, or can cel a timer recording See “C hecking /Cha nging[...]

69 Recordi ng (For analogue broad casting) 9 Pres s the cor respondi ng colo ur button rep eatedly to s et the recording quali ty, frequ ency, or de stina tion. • Yellow button (“Dest ination”) : Sets the r ecording des tination. If there is not enou gh avail able DVD disc space for th e reco rding, the re corder automati cally recor ds the p[...]

70 The r ecorder au tomat ically rece ives an d record s stere o and bil ingua l progr ammes based on t he ZWE ITON sy stem o r the NICAM syst em. The HDD (when “HDD Recording Format” is set t o “Video Mod e Off” in the “Rec ording” setup (page 1 37)) a nd a D VD- RW (VR mode ) or DVD-R (VR mode) can recor d both mai n and sub so unds .[...]

71 Recordi ng (For analogue broad casting) Checki ng/Ch angi ng/ Cancel ling Ti mer Setting s (Sch edule) You ca n change or cancel timer se ttings using the schedule list. 1 Pres s TIMER. The s chedul e list appear s. 2 Select t he timer setting y ou want to chan ge using m . You ca n check th e select ed time r setting highli ghted in pi nk. To c[...]

72 When th e time r setting s ove rlap • T he progra mme tha t star ts first h as priori ty and the entir e progra mme i s record ed. • After finish ing the previou s recording, the other rec ording star ts with sev eral tens -of- secon d’s delay ( when the e nd-time of one record ing an d the st art-t ime of anothe r are the same). • When [...]

73 Playback Playback Play ing 1 Press HDD o r DVD. • If you selec t DVD, in sert a dis c (see “1. Inse rting a Disc” on page 3 8). • If you insert a DVD VIDEO, VIDEO CD, DATA DVD or DATA CD, press H . Play back start s. 2 Pres s TITLE LIS T. If the Title List is alread y displaye d, skip this step. Exam ple: HD D 3 Select a title using M / [...]

74 To pla y DivX video f iles or audio tracks in a disc conta ining b oth fil e types 1 Pres s < while the Title List (DVD/CD) is displaye d. 2 Selec t “Data Fo rmat ” using M / m , and press ENTER. 3 Sele ct “C D,” “ MP3” or “ DivX” usin g M / m , and pr ess ENTER. 4 Return to t he Title Li st, then s elect an album, title or tr[...]

75 Playback To che ck the po sition of the button s below, see the ill ustrati on on page 73. Playback options But to ns Operations ANG LE Change s the angles for a scene when pre ssed during play back. When the di sc has v ari ous a ngl es (mu lti -ang les ) rec ord ed, “ ” appear s on the scr een. To switch th e angle m ark indicator to off, [...]

76 b Notes • Angles and subt itles canno t be changed with titles recorded on th is record er. • JPEG image fil es made with a DVD camcorder can only be playe d as a slideshow. For vide o files co ntaining JPEG im age files and mo vies, the re corder can play movi e parts onl y. Notes on playin g DVDs with a DTS sound track DTS audio signals ar[...]

77 Playback 1 Pres s PLAY MO DE during pl ayback. For au dio t rack s on a CD , pre ss , while the Tit le List is displayed, and sele ct “Pla y Mode.” The “ Play Mo de” men u appear s. 2 Select “ A-B Re peat, ” and press ENTER . “Set point A” i s sel ecte d. 3 Whil e monitori ng the so und, pre ss ENTER a t the starti ng poin t (poi[...]

78 *1 finalised dis c only *2 MP3 audi o tracks only You can play the c ontents of th e HDD or a disc in th e or der yo u wan t by arrang ing the order of t he title s/chapte rs/albums/ tracks on the HD D or disc to cr eate yo ur own prog ramme. You c an ma ke a pr ogra mme of up t o 24 ch apters /trac ks, etc. 1 Pres s PLAY MO DE during pl ayback.[...]

79 Playback Advanc ed Pla yback Functio ns You ca n pause a c urrent TV broadca st, and record it on the HDD, t hen continue watching the p rogramme at a la ter time . This is us eful when you re ceiv e an u nexp ected phone call o r visitor while watching TV. When c onnec ting the re corder to your TV using the SCART jack, do the following . – s[...]

80 “Simultaneous Rec and Play” allo ws you to view a previo usly recor ded prog ramm e while re cord ing prog rammes. Playb ack continues even if a timer re cording sta rts. Use this fu nction as f ollows: • While recording to the HDD: Play another title on t he HDD. Play a previ ousl y reco rded progra mme on a DVD by pressing the DVD button[...]

81 Playback 5 Pres s ENTER. Play back s tart s fr om th e sel ecte d numbe r. z Hint You can search for a title/tra ck/ch apter by ente ring the ti tle/ track/ch apter nu mber using t he numb er butto ns during playbac k.[...]

82 Erasing and Edit ing Before Edi ting This re corder offers vari ous edi t opti ons for vari ous dis c types. b Notes • You may lo se the edited contents if you r emove the d isc or a ti mer re cording start s whil e edit ing. • DVD discs creat ed by DVD camcorders ca nnot be edit ed on this reco rd er. • If a mes sage appears and indica te[...]

83 Erasin g and Editing Erasing and Ed iting a Title This sectio n explains the basi c edit functions. Note that e diting is irrevers ible. To edit DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs (VR mode) without changi ng the orig inal record ings, create a Playlist title (p age 87). 1 Pres s TITLE LIS T. For DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs in VR mode, switch the Title List ( Original or Playlis[...]

84 z Hint You can exit “ Multi-Mode ” by press ing , an d selecti ng “Single-Mo de” while selecting ti tles. You can select a sect ion (scene) in a title and erase it. Note th at eras ing scen es in a title cannot be undone . 1 After step 2 o f “Erasi ng and Ed iting a Titl e,” sele ct “Edi t,” and pr ess ENTER . 2 Sele ct “A-B Er[...]

85 Erasin g and Editing 4 Pres s ENTER. For the HDD, t he display asks for confirmation . 5 Select “ Yes,” an d pres s ENTER (H DD only). The title is divided in to two. Erasing and Ed iting a Chapte r You ca n edit ind ividua l chapte rs with in a title. To edit DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs (VR mode ) withou t changing the ori ginal recor dings, cr eate a P[...]

86 1 After step 4 o f “Erasi ng and Ed iting a Chapter ,” se lect “Di vide. ” 2 Select a chap ter usin g < / , . 3 Sele ct the di viding p oint us ing m / M or H , an d pres s X . • To retur n to the beginn ing of th e chap ter, pr ess X and the n press . . 4 Pres s ENTER. The chapter is divide d into two. 1 After step 4 o f “Erasi n[...]

87 Erasin g and Editing Creat ing an d Ed iting a Playlis t Playlist edit allows y ou to edit or r e-edit withou t ch angi ng t he act ual record ings . You can create up to 99 P laylist titles. b Note Playli st title s contain ing titles recorded with the “Copy-Once” copy protecti on signal cann ot be dubbed or moved ( page 157). 1 Pres s TITL[...]

88 1 Pres s TITLE LIS T, and swi tch to th e Playlist. For details on switchi ng to the P laylist , see page 8 2. 2 Select a Playli st title c ontain ing the chapte r you wa nt to edit, and pre ss , . The s ub-menu appears . 3 Sele ct “Edit,” and pre ss ENTER. 4 Sele ct “Chapt er Edit,” and pres s ENTER . 5 Sele ct “Erase/M ove.” 6 Sele[...]

89 Dubbing (H DD y DVD) Dubbing (HDD y DVD) Before Dub bing In this section, “dubbin g” refer s to “copyi ng a reco rded t itle on t he int erna l har d disk drive (HDD) to anothe r disc, or vic e versa.” You can dub a p laying title using the HDD/ DVD DUB button (see “HDD/DVD Dubb ing” on pa ge 90) or you ca n select to dub multiple ti[...]

90 HDD/ DVD Dubb ing You ca n dub a singl e title by pre ssing the HDD /DVD D UB bu tton dur ing pla yback. You can also dub fro m finalised DVD-RWs/ DVD-Rs (Video mode) t o the HDD. 1 Start playba ck of a title . For playing a title, see “ Playing” on page 73. 2 Press HDD/D VD DUB. The re corder st arts dubbi ng the curr ent playing titl e fro[...]

91 Dubbing (H DD y DVD) C Dubb ing ste p numbe r Display 1: Se lect a titl e you want to dub (the “Select Titles” display). Display 2: Edit a tit le (the “ Title Edit ” displa y). Display 3: Conf irm the sett ings and start dub bing (t he “ Star t Dubb ing” disp lay). D Total size of the selected titles and availab le space on the disc [...]

92 To edit titles o n the Du bbing List 1 Follo w s teps 1 to 7 of “Dub bing Usi ng Dubb ing List” on pa ge 90. The “Title Edit” display appears. 2 Select a title you want to edit , and press ENTER . The s ub-menu appears . 3 Select a n option, and p ress ENTER . The op ti ons di ffe r de pendi ng on the dubbi ng di recti on or dis c type .[...]

93 Dubbing (H DD y DVD) Making a Back up Disc (DVD Ba ckup) You ca n dub all of t he conte nts on a fina lised DVD+RW/DVD+R or finalised DVD-RW/ DVD-R (Video mod e) to a nother re cordable DVD+RW/DVD-RW or unused DVD+R/ DVD-R via the HDD as a back up copy. b Note Backup di scs of unfi nalised dis cs cannot b e made. 1 Pres s SYSTEM MENU. The Syst e[...]

94 HDD Camcorder Dubbing Before HDD Camc orde r Dubbin g You ca n dub the c ontents of a So ny HDD camc order t o the hard disk dri ve of the record er vi a the US B jack o n the front pa nel. Meth ods to dub from th e HDD ca mcorde r incl ude: • One-Tou ch Du bbing (Inc rement al Dubb ing) • D ubbing us ing the on- screen di splay (Inc rementa[...]

95 HDD Ca mcord er Du bbing Connect an HDD camc order to t he USB jack on the record er. Ref er a s well to th e inst ruct ion manu al supplied wit h the HDD c amcorder befo re conne cti ng. 1 Turn o n your HDD cam cor der and t he recorder. 2 Connec t your HDD camcord er to the USB jack o n the fr ont pan el. 3 Set your HD D camco rder to th e USB[...]

96 One-To uch D ubbi ng from HDD Ca mcor der (O NE- TOUCH D UB) You can dub content s of your HDD camcorder onto the HDD of the rec order with a si ngle press of th e ONE-TOUCH DU B button o n the reco rder. Wh en dubbi ng from the H DD cam corde r for the first time, all of the con tents are dub bed to the re corder. The ne xt time, only newly sho[...]

97 HDD Ca mcord er Du bbing 6 Sele ct “Yes, ” and pres s ENTE R. The re cord er st arts dub bin g the co nten ts on the HDD camcorder to t he HDD Title List of the reco rder . The record er turns off auto matically i f you do not u se the record er fo r more than 20 mi nutes aft er the dubbin g has fini shed. To stop dubbin g Pres s x REC STOP.[...]

98 DV Camcorder Dubbing Befor e DV Camcor der Dubbin g This sec tio n expl ains dub bing wit h a DV camco rder and pl ayin g the con tent s of a DV camcorder via the DV IN j ack on the fr ont panel . If you w ant to du b by wa y of the LINE IN jac ks, s ee “ Recor ding from Connec ted Equipm ent” on pag e 72. The DV IN jack o n this re corder c[...]

99 DV Camc orde r Dubb ing 1 Pres s HDD or DVD to sele ct the recordin g destinatio n. If you sele ct DVD, insert a disc (s ee “1. Inser ting a Di sc” on page 38 ). 2 Insert the source DV /Digital8 fo rmat tape into your DV ca mcorder. For the r ecorder to record or edit, you r DV camcorder must be set to video play back m ode. 3 Press R EC MOD[...]

100 Dubbin g an En tire DV Format Ta pe ( DV One - Touch D ubbin g) You ca n record the entir e conten ts of a DV / Digit al8 form at tape ont o a disc wit h a single pres s of the ONE -TOUC H DUB butto n on the r ecorde r. Th e reco rder c ontrol s the D V camc order fo r the w hole pro cess, an d compl etes the re cordi ng. Follow steps 1 to 5 o [...]

101 DV Camc orde r Dubb ing z Hint You can tu rn off the dubbing menu by pressing t he DISPLAY b utton during dubbin g. Press the DISPLAY butt on again to display the dubbi ng menu. b Note You cannot set a scen e to be shorter than one second. Play ing from a DV Camc order 1 Conne ct your DV camco rder to the DV IN jack on the fron t pane l. 2 Pres[...]

102 Mu sic Juk ebox About Ju kebo x Ther e are two methods t o use Juke box: conne cti ng t he US B dev ice or c opyi ng au dio tracks to th e HDD. When us ing Juke box, you ca n do followi ng: • St ore audio tr acks on the HDD. • Play audio trac ks u sing vari ous pla y mode s. • L abel trac ks, album s, or artis ts. • C reate a P laylist [...]

103 Musi c Juke box 6 Sele ct “Edit” usi ng M / m , and p ress ENTER . 7 Select a n item us ing M / m , and pr ess ENTER . To co py all albu ms, sele ct “Copy all to HDD.” To copy the selected albu ms, select “Copy to HDD.” The displa y asks fo r confirma tion. 8 Select “ Yes” using < / , , and pres s ENTER . The a lbums ar e cop[...]

104 Play ing Audio Tracks Using Ju kebo x/USB Devi ce 1 Pres s SYSTEM MENU. The Syst em Men u appear s. 2 Select “ Music Juke box, ” and press ENTER . 3 Select “ Listen to Music / Edit” or “Listen to Music from US B Devic e,” and pre ss ENTER . To lis ten to the au dio track s on the HDD, select “Lis ten to Mus ic / Edit .” To l ist[...]

105 Musi c Juke box You can add audio track s on the HDD to the Playl ist. You ca n add up to 25 audio tra cks to each Play list. 1 After st ep 2 of “P laying Audio Trac ks Using Ju kebox/US B Device,” select “List en to Mus ic / Edit ,” and pre ss ENTER . Switch the display to the Origin al list (page 10 4). 2 Select a track to add to the [...]

106 You ca n play the co ntents of the conne cted USB device i n the o rder y ou want by arran ging the or der of the trac ks on the connec ted US B device to cr eate your own prog ramme. You c an ma ke a pr ogra mme of up t o 24 t racks . 1 Press , wh ile the “Music J ukebox (USB)” is displayed. 2 Sele ct “Play Mo de” usin g M / m , and pr[...]

107 Musi c Juke box Managi ng Aud io Tr acks on the Mu sic Ju kebo x (HDD o nly) You can era se or label artists/al bums/tracks on the HDD. 1 Pres s SYSTEM MENU. The Syst em Men u appear s. 2 Select “ Music Juke box, ” and press ENTER . 3 Select “ Listen to Music / Edit,” and pres s ENTER . The “Music Jukebox (HDD)” appears. 4 Sele ct a[...]

108 Photo Album About th e “Ph oto Albu m” Func tion The “ Pho to Alb um” func tion en ables you to do f ollow ing . • Store JPEG image file s on t he HDD. • View JPEG image files on t he HDD, DATA DVDs (DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs)/ DATA CD s, or con nect ed US B de vice . • Edit JPEG image files. • Print JPEG image f iles. • C opy JPEG image[...]

109 Photo Album 3 Select “Ph oto Alb um,” an d press ENTER . The “Photo Al bum” menu appear s. 4 Sele ct the it em, and pre ss ENTER. To copy from DATA CDs/DATA DVDs (DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs), sel ect “View Photos on a DVD/CD.” To co py from th e connecte d USB devic e, select “V iew Phot os on a USB Device.” The “ Photo Alb um” lis t ap[...]

110 1 Pres s SYSTEM MENU. The Syst em Men u appear s. 2 Select “Ph oto Alb um,” an d press ENTER . The “Photo Al bum” menu appear s. 3 Sele ct “Vie w/Ed it Photo s on th e HDD,” and p ress E NTER. The “ Photo Alb um” lis t appear s. 4 Select a n al bum us ing M / m . To copy the selecte d album, go to step 6. To copy a JPEG image fi[...]

111 Photo Album 7 Select an album, and pre ss ENTE R. A check mark appe ars in the chec k box by the sele cted it em. • To clear t he chec k mark, pr ess EN TER again. • To clear all check m arks, pre ss , to select “Single- Mode” f rom the su b- menu. 8 Repeat step 7 to select all o f the albu ms you want to co py. 9 Press , . The s ub-men[...]

112 9 Sele ct “Yes, ” and pres s ENTE R. The select ed JPEG image f iles are copi ed in the “ PICTU RE” f olde r on t he disc . The JPEG image fi le names a re automatically l abelled as “PHOT****.” If you wa nt to pla y the disc o n other DVD eq uipme nt, fi nali se th e dis c (page 4 6). • To ca ncel, s elect “ No.” To sele ct a[...]

113 Photo Album 12-Photo List ( Example: HDD) 4-Ph oto Li st 1-Ph oto Li st A Albu m name B Albu m siz e C Sub-m enu: Pres s , to disp lay the sub-menu. The sub- menu di spl ays opti ons applicable only to the selected item. The disp layed op tions di ffer de pending upon the model, si tuation, a nd disc type. For de tails abo ut the sub- menu opt [...]

114 To swi tch betw een the album list and JPEG im age file list 1 Pres s < while the “Pho to Album” list is displaye d. 2 Selec t “Display Mode ” using M / m , and press ENTER. 3 Select “Fil e” or “Album” u sing M / m , and pr ess ENTER. z Hints • You can switch the thumbnail picture on the album li st am ong th e JPEG image f[...]

115 Photo Album To play a slide show with the sound (HDD only) You can enjoy a s lideshow while lis tening to the sound stored in the HDD. First prepare Musi c Playli sts by ad ding audi o trac ks using Jukeb ox (see “Addin g audi o track s to a Playlist (HDD only)” on page 105). 1 Select “View/Edit Photos on the HDD” in step 3 of “Usin g[...]

116 6 Select a graphic e ffect and a Music Play list us ing < / M / m / , . • “Theme ”: Select a th eme. The recorde r adds gr aphic ef fects accordi ng to the theme y ou set from the fo llo win g: “Happy moment s (1)”: with simple graphi c effect s “Happy moment s (2)”: with simple gra phic eff ects rapi dly c hangi ng “Nostalg [...]

117 Photo Album Managi ng JPE G Im age File s on the HDD 1 Pres s SYSTEM MENU. The Syst em Men u appear s. 2 Select “Ph oto Alb um,” an d press ENTER . The “Photo Al bum” menu appear s. 3 Sele ct “Vie w/Ed it Photo s on th e HDD,” and p ress E NTER. The “Photo Alb um (HD D)” list a ppears . 4 Select an album or JPEG imag e file, and[...]

118 Print ing JPEG Image Files You can pri nt JPEG image f iles o n the HDD, DATA DVDs/DATA CDs, or connecte d USB device b y co nnecting a Pict Bridge- compatible pri nter to th e USB jack on the record er. Refer to the instructi ons supplied with the printer. 1 Connec t a Pic tBridge-com patible printer to the USB jack on the recorder. 2 Connec t[...]

119 Photo Album To can cel pri nting Press EN TER. To dis play th e conn ected printer Select “Conf irm Printer” of “USB” in the “Opt ions 2” setup (page 142). To re start the conn ected USB de vice Selec t “Resta rt USB Device” of “USB” i n the “Optio ns 2” setup ( page 142). z Hint Printing options, such as paper si ze or [...]

120 Settings and Adj ustments Adjus tin g Picture Qual ity * D ivX video file only You c an adj ust t he pi ct ure qu ali ty fr om th e conn ected equ ipmen t, such as a TV or VCR , and als o the pict ure quality o f broadc asts that the record er can rece ive by sele ctin g a pres et se tting . You can al so a djus t the picture quality by changin[...]

121 Settings and Adjustments Settin g option s for recordi ng pictur e quality For details about eac h setting, s ee the expl anat ion of the disp lay. * For analogue broa dcasting only Sett ing option s for playb ack pictur e qual ity For details about each s etting, see the expl anat ion of the d ispl ay. Prog. Motion Adjusts the progressive vide[...]

122 b Notes • If the outlines of the image s on your screen become blu rred, set “BNR” and/o r “MNR” to “Off.” • Depending on the dis c or the s cene being played, the above BNR or MNR effects may be hard to discern. Also, these fun ctions may no t work with some screen si zes. • The following settings a re not ava ilable for the [...]

123 Settings and Adjustments Using th e Setu p Menus You c an chang e the s ettings of the re corder, such as pi ctur e quali ty set ting s, aud io setti ngs, et c. 1 Pres s SYS TEM M ENU wh ile the recorder is in stop mode. 2 Select “ Disc S etup” or “Initial Setu p” usi ng M / m , and press E NTER. 3 Sele ct the de sired s etup ite m usin[...]

124 As you record, erase and e dit reco rdings repeatedly , the HDD fi le syst em gradually becomes fragment ed. To ‘clean u p’ all the fragmented files, opt imise the HDD peri odic ally. When the H DD need s optim ising, a m essage recom mending optimisatio n will app ear automati cally. To cance l optim isation, pres s ENTER. The HDD will be [...]

125 Settings and Adjustments Selec ts the colo ur syst em when r ecording from the connect ed equi pment. b Notes • When pict ure noise appears after you chang e the “Inpu t Line System ” setting, chang e the “Input Colour Sys tem” setting ( page 130). If pictur e nois e still a ppears, ho ld down x (stop ) on the recorder, a nd pres s IN[...]

126 Aerial Re cept ion Setting s (Digita l Tuner) You can make d igital tu ner and pr ogramme pos ition s ettings for the r ecord er. Scans ava ilabl e di git al ch annel s, a nd repla ces all th e channels already stored in the channel list with the scanned results . Selec t your cou ntry/re gion using < / , , and pr ess ENT ER. The re corder s[...]

127 Settings and Adjustments You ca n check th e signal s trength an d quality of the channel. To sc an a digi tal channe l, select a channe l usin g < / , , and sele ct “Add N ew Ch anne ls, ” then pre ss E NTE R. Selects whet her to su pply the po wer to the aerial conne cted to the DIGITAL AERIAL IN jack. b Note When the aerial is not con[...]

128 Presets p rogramme pos itions man ually. If some programme posit ions could not be set us ing the “ Easy Setup” fu nction , you ca n set them man ually. If the re is no soun d or if the pi cture is distor ted, the wrong tun er sys tem ma y have been pr eset duri ng “Easy Se tup.” S et the corre ct tune r system manu ally in th e steps b[...]

129 Settings and Adjustments Tunin g the Fren ch CATV ch annels This re cord er can sc an the CA TV chan nels B to Q and t he HYPER f requency ch annels S21 to S4 1. On the Ch annel Set me nu, the channe ls are indica ted as CC1 to CC4 4. For exam ple, chan nel B i s indicat ed by Ch annel Set number CC1, and channel Q is indicated by Cha nne l Set[...]

130 Sound Sy stem Selec t an avai lable TV sys tem (p age 128). Name Chan ges or enter s a new stati on nam e (up to 5 charac ters ). The re corder must rece ive prog ramme po sitio n infor mati on (e. g., SMARTLINK information) f or stati on names to appe ar automaticall y. Pres s , , then pres s < / , repeat edly to sele ct a charac ter. To ch[...]

131 Settings and Adjustments b Notes • When you set “LINE 3 Out” to “RGB,” you canno t set “Component Video Out.” • When yo u conne ct the reco rder to a monitor or projector via only the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks, do not set “LINE 3 Out” t o “RGB .” If y ou set “L INE 3 O ut” to “ RGB,” in this c ase, the pictu re m[...]

132 Audi o Input Se tting s (Audio In ) You ca n adjust the sound ac cord ing to the play back a nd c onnec tio n con diti ons. For deta ils on NICAM syst em, see page 70. If the playback sound is disto rted, set this item t o “Compr essio n.” The re corder reduce s th e au dio ou tput leve l. This fun cti on af fec ts th e ou tput of t he foll[...]

133 Settings and Adjustments Audi o Output Settin gs (Audio O ut) You ca n switch the metho d of outp utting audio signals wh en you co nnect a comp onent su ch as an amplifie r (recei ver) with a digi tal input ja ck. b Note If you connect a compone nt that does not accept the selec ted audio signa l, a loud noise (or no sound) will come fr om the[...]

134 b Note If th e HDMI OUT ja ck is c onnecte d to equ ipment not co mpatible with MPE G audio sig nals, the PCM sig nals wil l be automa ticall y output ev en when you s elect “MPEG.” Selec ts the dy namic range (d ifferenc e betw een sof t and loud sound s) settin g whe n playing a DVD t hat conforms to “ Audio DRC. ” This affec ts the o[...]

135 Settings and Adjustments Switches t he language for the DVD menu . Select “w/Subt itle Languag e” to set th e same language as the lang uage you s et in “Subt itle Languag e.” z Hint If you select “O thers” in “Audio Language,” “Subtitle Lang uage,” or “DVD Menu Language,” press m , and ente r a language code from “Lan[...]

136 Selects a scene for the thumbna il picture shown in t he Title Li st. b Notes • The actual chapter mar k interval may var y depe ndi ng on th e am ount of in for mati on containe d in the video to be record ed. • Chapte r marks ar e autom aticall y insert ed, where the date or time info rmation cha nges on the tape , when “Auto Chapter (H[...]

137 Settings and Adjustments Selects t he HDD recor ding format. z Hint The HDD con tents recorded in V ideo mode can b e dubbed to a disc at high speed (page 89). b Note Bilingu al audio streams can not be recorded simu ltaneously fr om digital broadcasts. Play back Se tting s (Pla ybac k) You ca n adjus t playback settings. Sele ct th e pl ayback[...]

138 Sele cts t he p ictur e qu ality in p aus e mode. Limitat ion Se tting s (Par ental Lock) You can set the password and limit the oper atio ns. You ca n set or chan ge passw ord that gives access to t he “Channel Options” s ettings in the “Digital Tu ner” setup an d the “Parenta l Lock ” settin gs. Enter your four-d igit password usi[...]

139 Settings and Adjustments 3 Sele ct “Code ” (geogr aph ic area ) as the playback l imitation le vel, and p ress ENTER . The ar ea i s s elec ted. • When you select “Number ,” pr ess th e number buttons t o select and ente r a countr y/area cod e in the tabl e (page 158 ), and pr ess ENTER. 4 Selec t “Chang e Level, ” and press ENTE[...]

140 b Notes • When pict ure noise appears after you chang e the “Screen Re soluti on” sett ing, h old down x (st op) on the recorder, a nd press Z (op en/close) on the recorder. • When “Colour” is set to “ YCbCr 4:2 :2” in the “HDMI Out put” setup, you canno t select “720 x 576i” (or “720 x 480i”) . This sett ing is ef f[...]

141 Settings and Adjustments Other Se tting s (Option s) You ca n make oth er opera tion se ttings. Adju sts the ligh ting of the fron t panel disp lay. Chan ges the Co mman d Mode of the record er to avoid inte rfer ence w ith your other Sony DVD re corder or player. 1 Sele ct a Command Mode (“1, ” “2,” or “3 (D efault setting )”), and[...]

142 Selects t he thumbnail type shown in th e Title Lis t. You ca n see the CI inform ation. The displ ayed in forma tion di ffers d ependin g on the CI module. You ca n check th e curre nt softwar e version of the built- in digital tuner and keep it up to date with t he latest softwar e. Manual Update Updates the software ma nually. To ca ncel, pr[...]

143 Additi onal Info rmati on Additional Information Trouble shoo ting If you e xperie nce any of the followi ng difficult ies while using the re corder, use this troub leshoo ting guid e to help reme dy the problem bef ore requestin g repairs . Should any pr oble m persis t, co nsul t your ne ares t Sony dealer. The pow er does no t turn on. , Che[...]

144 There is no pict ure o r pict ure n oise app ears when connec ted to t he DV I N jack. , Try the foll owing: 1 Tu rn the recor der off and on ag ain. 2 Turn the c onnecte d equipm ent off a nd on a gain. 3 Di sconnect and then conne ct the i. LINK cable ag ain. There is no picture or picture noi se appears when connected to the HDMI OUT jack. ,[...]

145 Additi onal Info rmati on The pi cture is bla ck and whit e. , Check t hat “LI NE 3 Ou t” in th e “Vid eo In/ Out” set up is set to the appropri ate item that co nforms to your s ystem (pa ge 131). , If you are using a SCART c ord, be sure to use one that is fully wi red (21 pins). GUIDE Plus + system do es not ap pear. , 1 Even if you [...]

146 , If the audio signal does not co me through the DIGITAL OUT (CO AXIAL)/HDMI OUT jacks, check the “A udio Out” setup (pa ge 133) . , The record er suppor ts only MP3 audio, Dolby D igital and MPEG audio for DivX video files. Press AUDIO and select MP3 audio or MPEG audio. No soun d is outp ut fr om the HDMI OUT jack. , Try t he followi ng: [...]

147 Additi onal Info rmati on , The rec order’s int ernal cloc k stopped due to a power fa ilure t hat lasted for more th an 1 hour. Re set the clock (pa ge 124). , The chan nel was d isabled a fter the ti mer reco rding wa s set. See “M anual CH Setting” on page 12 8. , The prog ramme positi on was hidden after the ti mer reco rding was set [...]

148 The r ecorde r star ts play ing automatic ally. , The DVD VIDEO feature s an auto playbac k function. Playba ck sto ps au tomaticall y. , If the DVD ha s an auto pau se signa l, the recor der st ops p layba ck a t the a uto p ause signal. Some fu ncti ons su ch as Stop, Search , or Slow- motio n Play ca nnot be p erforme d. , Depending on the D[...]

149 Additi onal Info rmati on HDD camcord er dubbin g is not possibl e. , An HDD ca mcorder which is not suppo rted by this reco rder is conne cted (pa ge 94). , The HDD camcord er is not set to the USB conn ection m ode (p age 95). , The HDD camcorder contains only the conte nts that hav e already be en dubbed to the record er when yo u are dubbin[...]

150 The re corder do es not op erate pr operly. , Press down [ / 1 on the recorde r for more than five se conds until the rec order turn s off. The n, press [ / 1 again to turn on the recor der . , When stati c elect ricity , etc., causes the record er to o perate a bnorm ally, tur n off th e recor der an d wait u ntil the clo ck appe ars in the fr[...]

151 Additi onal Info rmati on Recor dable and Pl ayabl e Discs Typ e Disc Log o Icon used in th is manua l Format ting (new dis cs) Compat ibilit y with other DVD p layers (fi nalising) Hard di sk dri ve (intern al) VR mode Sele ct “Vi deo Mode Of f” in “HDD Recording Form at” (pag e 137) Dub HDD contents to a DVD (VR mo de) to play on othe[...]

152 Usabl e disc versio ns (as of April 20 08) • 8 x-spee d or slowe r DVD+R Ws • 6 x-spee d or slowe r DVD-RW s (Ve r.1.1, Ver.1. 2 wi th CPR M *2 ) • 16x-speed or slowe r DVD+Rs • 16x-speed or sl ower DVD-Rs (Ver.2.0, Ver.2. 1 wi th CPR M *2 ) • 8 x-spee d or slowe r DVD +R DL (Do uble Lay er) discs • 8x- spee d or slowe r DVD-R D L ([...]

153 Additi onal Info rmati on Play able Disc s “DVD VIDEO” and “CD” ar e trademarks. DivX, DivX Certifi ed, and associated logo s are tradema rks of Di vX, Inc. and are used und er licens e. DivX ® is a video f ile com pression technolo gy, develope d by DivX, Inc. * If the DVD-RAM has a r emovable cartri dge, remove the cartr idge befo re[...]

154 Regi on c ode ( DVD VI DEO only ) Your recorder h as a region c ode printe d on the rear of the unit and will only p lay DVD VIDE Os (p laybac k only) lab elled w ith identical r egion codes. This system is used to prot ect c opyrig hts. DVD VIDEOs labelled will also play on th is reco rder . If you t ry to play an y other DV D VIDE O, the m es[...]

155 Additi onal Info rmati on Recordi ng time in each rec ording mode Bold lines indicate noti ceable leve l differe nces in rec ording pic ture qualit y. Recording mode Approx. r ecordi ng time ( hours) HDD DVD+RW/ DVD-RW/ DVD+R/ DVD-R DVD+R DL/ DVD-R DL RDR- HXD790/ HXD795 RDR- HXD890/ HXD895 RDR- HXD990/ HXD995 RDR- HXD1090/ HXD1095 HQ+ *1 17 23[...]

156 *1 Records in higher quality (15 Mbps ). When recording to the HDD in HQ+ mode, recordings are made in “Video Mo de Off” format regardless of the “HDD Recording Forma t” setting (page 137). HQ+ mode is not available for DVDs. When recording to DVDs, t h e recordi ng mode automatically switche s to HQ mode eve n if you set to HQ+ mod e. [...]

157 Additi onal Info rmati on Required times ( approximate) f or “High- Speed” dubbing from HDD to DVD (for 60- minute programme ) *1 *1 The values in the above table are for reference only. Actua l times for dubb ing also requ ire time for creating disc’s control info rmation and ot her data. *2 This is th e maximu m recordi ng speed of th i[...]

158 Langua ge Co de Lis t For det ails, se e page 134. The lan guage spelling s confor m to the IS O 639: 1988 (E/F ) standa rd. Countr y/Are a Code For det ails, se e page 138. Num ber, Lang uage (Code) Number, Area (Code) 0118, Argentina (ar) 0121, Australia (au) 0120, Austria (at) 0205, Belgium (be) 0218, Brazil (br) 0301, Canada (ca) 0312, Chil[...]

159 Additi onal Info rmati on Notes Ab out T his Record er On oper ation • If the recorde r is broug ht directl y from 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. In this case, if the re corder is o n, l[...]

160 Notes on MP3 A udio Tracks , JPEG Image File s, DivX Vide o Files , and i.Lin k MP3 is an audio compre ssion tec hnology that satisf ies certai n ISO/MPEG regulatio ns. JPEG is an image compression tech nology. You can play MP3 (M PEG1 A udio Laye r 3) format audio tra cks on the HD D, DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs) or DATA DVDs (DVD-ROMs/DVD-[...]

161 Additi onal Info rmati on • Proceed ing to the next or another album may take so me time . • The i mage size that ca n be di splayed is limited. The fol lowing image size s can be displaye d: width 160–5,120 pixels by heig ht 120–3,840 pixels . • This reco rder supports MP 3 audio tracks recorde d with a sampling freq uency of 32 kHz,[...]

162 Specifi catio ns System Laser: Semic onducto r lase r Transmissio n standa rds (Digital broadcasting): DVB-T Channel cove rage (Digital broadcasting): VHF: 170 MHz to 230 MHz UHF: 470 MHz to 862 MHz Channel cove rage (Analogue broadcasting): PAL (B/G, D/K, I)/SE CAM (L) VHF: E2 t o E12, R1 to R12, F2 to F10, Ita lian A to H, Ire land A to J, So[...]

163 Additi onal Info rmati on General Power requirements: 220-2 40 V AC, 50/60 Hz Power consumptio n: RDR-HXD790/HXD89 0/HXD990/ HXD109 0: 47 W RDR-HXD795/HXD89 5/HXD995/ HXD109 5: 49 W Dimensions (a pprox.): 430 × 76.5 × 288 m m (width/h eight/ depth) incl. proje cting pa rts Hard disk drive capacity: RDR-HXD790/HXD79 5: 120 GB RDR-HXD890/HXD89 [...]

164 Index Wo rds in qu otations appear in the on -scr een di splays . Numerics “96 kHz PCM Output” 133 A “A.TV Auto Channel Setting” 30 “A-B Erase ” 84 “A-B Repeat” 77 “Add New Chann els” 126 “Add to P lay List” 10 5 Adjusting playback picture 120 recording picture 120 Aerial 18 “Aerial Pow er” 30 , 127 “AFT” 129 “[...]

165 Digital Serv ices Digital Te xt viewing 52 EPG 50 Programme information 51 “Digital Tun er” 126 Disc settings 45 , 46 , 49 , 123 “Disc S etup” 45 , 46 , 49 , 123 Disc space 82 Disc types 151 , 153 “Divide” 84 , 86 , 87 DivX “Registration Cod e” 141 DivX vide o files 73 Dolby Digital 25 , 133 “Downl oad from TV” 127 DTS 25 , [...]

166 L Labelli ng 45 “Langu age” 134 “LINE 1 In” 131 LINE 1/DECODER 34 LINE 2 IN 35 “LINE 3 Out” 131 M Main sou nd 70 , 132 Mains lead 27 Making a backup d isc 93 Mana ging audio tracks on th e Music Ju kebox 107 JPEG image files 117 “Manual” 124 “Manual CH S etting” 12 8 Manual Clock S et 31 , 124 “Manual Rec. Mode” 13 5 Man[...]

167 Regi on code 154 Remaining ti me 43 Remote 12 , 27 “Rename Al bum” 117 “Rename File” 117 “Repeat” 77 , 105 “Repeat Alb um” 77 , 105 “Repeat Artist” 10 5 “Repeat Chapter” 77 “Repeat Disc” 77 “Repeat Play L ist” 105 “Repeat Pr ogramme” 77 , 105 “Repeat Tit le” 77 “Repeat Track ” 77 , 105 “Replace Ch a[...]

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