Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product RDR-HX780 Sony
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3-874-363- 41 (1) © 2008 Sony Corporation RDR-HX780/HX980 D VD Recorder Operatin g Instructi ons.
2 WARNING To red uce the ri sk of fi re or electric shock, do not expose th is apparatus to rain or moi sture. To avoid el ectrical shock, do no t open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. The power cord (mains lead) must be changed only at a qualified service s hop.
3 • Do not use the r ecorder in a place subjec t to extre me changes in tempera ture (tempe rature gradie nt less than 10 °C/hour). • Do n ot mo ve th e re corder with it s AC power cord (mains l ead) co nnected. • Do not disconne ct the AC power cord (mains lead) whil e the p ower is on .
4 On compensa tion for lost recordings Sony i s not liable and wil l not compens ate for any lo st record ings or rele vant losses, includ ing when r ecordings a re not made du e to re asons including.
5 • In this ma nual , the int ernal hard di sk drive is writt en as “HDD,” and “disc” i s used as a general reference for the HDD, DVDs, or CDs unless otherwise s pecified by the text or illus tration s.
6 Table of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Guide to Parts a nd Controls .
7 Play back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Playing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Playback optio ns . . . . . . . . . . . .
8 Mus ic Juk ebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 About Jukebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Preparing for Us ing Jukebox . . . . . . . . . . .
9 Additiona l Inf ormatio n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Resetting the Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10 Guide to Part s and Con tro ls For more in form atio n, see th e page s in pa renthe ses. A HDD (29) Records to o r plays title s on HDD. DVD (29) Records to o r plays title s on DVD. B [ / 1 (on/stand by) (24) Turns th e rec order on or off. C Z (open/ close) (29) Open s or clos es the di sc tray .
11 O TV PAUSE This button i s not availa ble. P z REC (29) x REC STOP (29) HDD/DVD DUB (6 3) Starts dubbing the cu rrent pla ying title or c ancel s th e du bbing.
12 A [ / 1 (on/stand by) (24) Turns th e rec order on or off. B (remote sen sor) (22) C Disc tray (29) D Front panel dis play (13) E Z (open/ close) (29) Open s or clos es the di sc tray . F N (play ) (47, 87 ) The N butt on h as a tacti le do t * . G x (stop) (47 , 77, 87) H z REC (29) I HDD (29) Records to or p lays title s on HDD.
13 A SYNCHRO REC indicator (45) Lig hts up w hen th e reco rder is set to stand by for Syn chro-Re cord ing. B Displays the followin g: • Playing t ime • Current t itle/ch apter/tra ck/index numbe.
14 A AERIAL IN/OUT jacks (16) B LINE 1 IN (R-AUDIO-L/VIDEO) jacks ( 26) C LINE 1 IN (S VIDE O) jack (26) D LINE OUT (R-AUDIO-L/V IDEO) jacks ( 17, 20) E HDMI OUT (high- definition multimed ia interfac.
15 Hookup s and Settings Hookups and Se ttings Hookin g Up the Record er Follo w step s 1 throu gh 6 to h ook up and ad jus t the sett ings of the recor der. Do no t conn ect the AC power cord (mains lead) until you reach “Step 4: Connectin g the AC power cord (Mains Lead) ” on page 21 .
16 Step 1: Co nnec ting t he A eria l Ca ble Conne ct the ae rial ca ble by followin g the ste ps bel ow. 1 Disconne ct the aerial cab le from your TV , and c onnect it to AERIAL IN on th e rear panel of the re cord er. 2 Connec t AERIAL OUT of the rec order to the aeria l input of y our TV using the s upplied aerial cable.
17 Hookup s and Settings Step 2: Conne cting th e Video Co rds/ HDMI Cor d Selec t one of th e follow ing pat terns, A th roug h D , accor ding to the in put jack on y our TV moni tor, proj ector, or audio co mpo nent such as an AV am plif ier (rec eiver) .
18 A Video i nput ja ck You w ill enjo y standa rd qua lity im ages . B S VIDE O input j ack You wi ll enjoy hi gh qua lity imag es. C Compone nt video inpu t jacks (Y, P B / C B , P R /C R ) You wi ll en joy a ccur ate co lour repr oduc tion and hi gh qual ity im ages.
19 Hookup s and Settings By conn ectin g Sony co mpone nts tha t are compatible wit h the “Con trol for HDMI ” fun ction w ith an HDM I cord (n ot supp lied), operation is simplif ied as below: .
20 Step 3: Conne cting th e Audio Co rds/ 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 audio c ompone nt su ch as an AV ampl ifier (r eceive r). T his wil l enable you to listen to sound.
21 Hookup s and Settings B Audio L/R (l eft/righ t) inp ut jacks This co nnec tion wi ll use your TV’s or au dio comp onent ’s two sp eake rs for so und. z Hint For correct s peaker lo cation, refer t o the operat ing instruct ions s upplied w ith th e conne cted component s.
22 Step 5: Prepar ing th e Remote You can contr ol the reco rder using the suppli ed remot e. Inse rt two R 6 (size AA) batt eries by mat chi ng the 3 and # ends o n the batteri es to the markings ins ide the battery co mpartment. When usi ng the remote, poin t it at t he remote sensor on the reco rder.
23 Hookup s and Settings Code n umbers of control labl e TVs If mo re than o ne code number is liste d, try enteri ng them one at a time until y ou find the o ne t hat w ork s wi th yo ur T V.
24 Step 6: 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 no t to disco nnect th e cables or exit the “Easy Setup” f unction durin g this proc edur e. 1 Turn on the reco rder an d your TV .
25 Hookup s and Settings To re turn to t he pr evious step Pres s O RETURN. z Hint If you want to run “Eas y Setup” again, sele ct “Easy Se tup” in the “ Basic” setup fr om “Init ial Setup” in th e System Menu (page 98).
26 Connec ting a VCR or Sim ilar Devi ce After disco nnec ting th e reco rder’s AC po wer cor d (m ains lead) from t he m ains, co nnec t a VCR or simila r recording dev ice to the LI NE IN jacks of th is recor der. Use the DV IN ja ck on t he front panel if th e equipm ent ha s a DV ou tput ja ck (i.
27 Hookup s and Settings b Notes • Pictures containin g cop y prote ction s ignals t hat prohib it a ny copyin g canno t be r ecorded. • If you pass the recor der signals through a VCR, you may not receive a clear ima ge on your TV screen. Be sure to connect your VCR to the DVD recorder and to your TV in the order shown below.
28 Connec ting t o a Satelli te or Di gital Tun er Connect a satelli te or digita l tuner to this r ecorder using the LINE 1 IN jacks. Disconne ct the reco rder’ s AC p ower co rd (m ain s lead) f rom th e mains whe n conn ecting the tu ner. To us e the Sync hro Rec fu nction , see bel ow.
29 Seven B asic Operat ions — Getti ng to Know Yo ur DV D Rec order 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.
30 3 Pres s REC MODE repeate dly to select the recording mode. Each time you press the button, the displ ay on the TV sc reen c hange s as follows: * Availab le when “Manua l Rec. Mode” is set to “On ( go to s etup)” i n the “ Recording” setup (p age 107).
31 Seven B asic Operat ions — Getti ng to Know Yo ur DV D Rec order 3. Pl ayi ng the Reco rded Progra mme (Title List ) To play a recorded title , select the title from the Title List. 1 Press HDD o r DVD. If you sel ect DVD, insert a DVD (see “1.
32 To stop playbac k Pres s x (stop) . To scro ll the list di splay by pa ge (Pag e mode) Pres s . / > while the Title List is displayed. Each time y ou press .
33 Seven B asic Operat ions — Getti ng to Know Yo ur DV D Rec order To switc h to the 8 Title L ist 1 Pres s < while the Title List is disp laye d. 2 Select “Tit le View” using M / m , and press ENTER. 3 Sele ct “8 Tit les” usin g M / m , and pres s ENTER .
34 E Station n ame an d progra mme pos ition numb er F Audio setting for the current programme G Recording restrictions for the current programme H Disc information I Title type (Original or P laylist) for DVD-RW/DVD-R in VR mode J Disc type/format ( page 121) Displa ys th e fi nalis ed d isc i n Vide o mode as “DVD-VIDEO.
35 Seven B asic Operat ions — Getti ng to Know Yo ur DV D Rec order 4 Select “ Title Na me” usin g M / m , and pres s ENTER . The d isplay for en teri ng cha racte rs appear s. The c urrent name is displaye d at the input row. 5 Move the cursor to the po int whe re you wa nt to i nsert the charac ter us in g m / M .
36 4 Sele ct “Basic ,” and press EN TER. 5 Sele ct “Inpu t Dis c Name, ” and pres s ENTER . 6 Select “ Nex t Screen ,” an d pres s ENTER . Ent er the di sc nam e (pag e 34).
37 Seven B asic Operat ions — Getti ng to Know Yo ur DV D Rec order 6. Play ing the Disc on Other DV D Equ ipment (Finalis e) Final ising is necessar y when you play discs recorded wit h this recorder o n other DVD equi pment .
38 5 Sele ct “Fin alise,” and pres s ENTE R. 6 Select “ Nex t Screen ,” an d pres s ENTER . For DVD-RW/DVD-R (VR mode), the recorder sta rts finalis ing the disc. Go to step 9. 7 (DVD+RW/DV D-RW (Vide o mode)/ DVD+R/DVD-R (Video mo de) only) Sele ct a title me nu st yle, and pr ess ENTER .
39 Seven B asic Operat ions — Getti ng to Know Yo ur DV D Rec order 5 Sele ct “Unf inal ise,” a nd press ENTER . 6 Sele ct “Sta rt,” an d press EN TER. The reco rder start s unfi nalis ing the d isc. Unfi nalisi ng may t ake se veral mi nutes.
40 4 Sele ct “For mat,” and pres s ENTE R. 5 Select a n item , and press ENTER . “VR Mode”: Formats DVD-RWs/DVD- Rs in VR mode. “ Video Mode”: Formats DVD-RWs/ DVD-Rs in Video mode. “Form at DVD+ RW”: Format s DVD+RWs. 6 Sele ct “Sta rt,” an d press EN TER.
41 Recordi ng Rec ord ing Time r Record ing You can set the timer for a total o f 32 progr amme s, up to 30 days in ad vanc e. Set the date, time, and programme posit ion of the prog ramme manually. Before you start recordi ng… • Check that the di sc ha s en ough a vail able space for t he record ing (p age 33) .
42 4 Sele ct “OK, ” and pr ess EN TER. The “ Timer List” di splay a ppear s (page 44). The timer recording i ndicator li ghts up on the f ront pan el disp lay an d the record er is re ady to s tart recordin g. Unlike a VCR, ther e is no n eed to turn off the r ecorder be fore th e timer record ing start s.
43 Recordi ng You can set the record er to reco rd in 30- minu te incr ement s. Press z REC rep eatedl y t o s et the durat ion. Each press a dvances the time in 30-minute increments. The maximu m duration is six hours . The tim e co unter de crease s minu te by minu te to 0: 00, then the reco rder stops record ing (th e power turns off).
44 Checki ng/Ch angi ng/ Cancel ling Ti mer Setting s (Timer Lis t) You ca n chec k, chang e, or can cel time r settings using the Timer List. 1 Pres s TIMER. The “ Timer List” di splay a ppear s. When all of the timer s ettings are not visibl e on the di splay, press M / m to view the hidden timer se ttings.
45 Recordi ng Record ing from Connec ted Eq uipmen t You can set the record er to automatic ally recor d prog ramm es from conn ected equi pment that ha s a tim er fun ctio n (such a s a satell ite tuner ). Connect the equi pment to the LI NE 1 IN jacks of the reco rder (page 2 8).
46 You ca n reco rd from a conn ected VC R 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 26. 1 Press HDD o r DVD. If you select DVD, insert a re cordab le DVD (see “1. Inser ting a D isc” o n page 29) .
47 Playba ck Playback Play ing 1 Press HDD o r DVD. • If yo u selec t DVD, inse rt a disc (s ee “1. Inse rting a Disc ” on pa ge 29) . • If you insert a DVD VIDEO, VIDEO CD, DATA DVD or DATA CD, press H . Play back start s. 2 Pres s TITLE LI ST.
48 To pla y DivX vide o files or a udio tra cks 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 “Dat a Form at” usin g M / m , and press ENTER. 3 Sele ct “C D,” “ MP3” or “ DivX” usin g M / m , and pr ess ENT ER.
49 Playba ck To che ck the po sitio n of the bu ttons be low, see the i llustra tion on p age 47. Playback options But to ns Operations ANG LE Change s the angles for a scene whe n pressed 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.
50 b Notes • Angles and subt itles canno t be changed wit h 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 video files co ntaining JP EG image files a nd movies, the re corder c an play m ovie par ts only.
51 Playba ck 1 Pres s PLAY MO DE dur ing pla yback. 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” m enu ap pears. 2 Select “ A-B Re peat, ” and press ENTER . “Set point A” i s sel ecte d.
52 *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 t o creat e your ow n prog ramme. You c an ma ke a pr ogra mme of up t o 24 ch apters /trac ks, etc.
53 Playba ck Advanc ed Pla yback Functio ns “Chas e Pla y” a llows you to v iew t he record ed par t of a pr ogramm e on th e HDD while the re cordin g is bein g made. You do not need to wait until the recording fin ishes. Press H while recording.
54 Sear ching fo r a Time / Titl e/Cha pter /Trac k, etc. * D ivX video file only You c an sea rch a d isc by ti tle, chap ter, scen e or tra ck. As ti tles an d tracks are assi gned individual numbers, selec t the title or track by en tering its numbe r.
55 Erasing an d Editing 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 edi ted content s if you remo ve the d isc or a timer rec ording start s wh ile e diting .
56 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 60). 1 Pres s TITLE LI ST.
57 Erasing an d Editing z Hint You can exit “Multi-M ode” by pressing , and selecti ng “Single-Mo de” while sel ecting title s. You can select a sect ion (scene) in a title and erase it. Note that er asing sc enes in a title cannot be undone .
58 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 edi t individ ual ch apters with in a title. To edit DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs (VR mode ) withou t cha nging th e origin al recor dings, create a Playlis t (page 60 ).
59 Erasing an d Editing 1 After step 4 o f “Era sing and Edit ing a Chapter ,” se lect “Di vide. ” 2 Select a chap ter usin g < / , . 3 Sele ct the di vid ing poi nt usin g m / M or H , an d pres s X . • To retur n to the be ginnin g of the chap ter, pr ess X and the n press .
60 Creat ing and Editi ng 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 127).
61 Erasing an d Editing 1 Pres s TITLE LI ST, an d switch to the Playlist. For details on switchi ng to the P laylist , see page 5 5. 2 Select a Playli st title c ontain ing the chapte r you wa nt to edit, and pre ss , . The s ub-me nu app ears. 3 Sele ct “Edi t,” and pr ess ENTE R.
62 Dubbing (HDD y DVD) Before Dub bing In this sectio n, “dubbi ng” re fers to “copying a reco rded t itle on t he int erna l har d disk drive (HDD) to anothe r disc, or vic e versa.
63 Dubbi ng (HDD y DVD) HDD/ DVD Dubb ing You ca n dub a sin gle title by pressi ng the HDD /DVD D UB button during 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 ti tle. For playing a title, see “ Playing” on page 47.
64 C Dubb ing ste p nu mber 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) .
65 Dubbi ng (HDD y DVD) 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 63. The “Title Edit” display appears. 2 Select a title you want to edit , and press ENTER . The s ub-me nu app ears.
66 Making a Back up Disc (DVD Ba ckup ) You ca n dub all of the con tents on a finalis ed 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 un finalised discs cann ot be ma de.
67 HDD Camc order Du bbing HDD Camcorder Dubbing Before HDD Camc orde r Dubbin g You ca n dub the c ontent s of a Sony H DD camc orde r to the ha rd di sk drive of the record er vi a the US B jack o n the front pa nel.
68 Connect an HDD camc order to t he USB jack on the record er. Ref er as we ll to the inst ruct ion m anua l 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.
69 HDD Camc order Du bbing One-To uch D ubbi ng from HDD Ca mcor der (ONE - 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 r ecord er. Wh en dub bing from t he HD D cam corde r fo r the first time, all of the con tents are dub bed to the re corder.
70 6 Sele ct “Y es,” a nd p ress 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.
71 DV Camc order Du bbing DV Camcorder Dubbing Befor e DV Camc order 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 Equi pment” on page 45.
72 1 Pres s HDD or DVD to sel ect the recordin g destinatio n. If you sele ct DVD, insert a disc (s ee “1. Inser ting a D isc” on pag e 29). 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.
73 DV Camc order Du bbing Dubbin g an En tire DV Format Ta pe ( DV One - Touch D ubbin g) You ca n reco rd the en tire co ntents of a DV/ Digit al8 for mat tape onto a di sc with a s ingle pres s of the ONE -TOUC H DUB butto n on the r ecord er. The re cord er c ontrol s the D V camc orde r for the whole p roce ss, and compl etes the re cordi ng.
74 z Hint You can tu rn off the dubbing menu by press ing the DISPLAY b utton during du bbing. Pr ess the DISPLAY butt on again to display the dubbing menu. b Note You cannot set a scen e to be shorter than one second. Play ing fr om a DV Camc order 1 Conne ct you r DV ca mcorde r to the DV IN jack on the fron t pane l.
75 Music J ukebo x Mu sic Ju keb ox About Ju kebo x Ther e are two method s to us e Jukebo x: conne cti ng t he US B dev ice or c opyi ng au dio tracks to th e HDD. When us ing Ju kebox, you can do fol lowing : • S tore au dio tracks on the H DD. • Play au dio trac ks u sing variou s pla y mode s.
76 6 Sele ct “Edit” using M / m , a nd press ENTER . 7 Select a n item us ing M / m , and pr ess ENTER . To co py all albu ms, se lect “C opy all to HDD.” To copy the selected albu ms, select “Copy to HDD.” The displa y asks fo r confirma tion.
77 Music J ukebo x 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 .
78 You can add audio track s on the HDD to the Playl ist. You ca n add up to 25 audi o tracks to each Play list. 1 After st ep 2 of “P laying Audio Trac ks Using Ju kebox/US B Device,” se lect “List en to Mus ic / E dit,” an d press ENTER . Switch the display to the Origin al list (page 7 7).
79 Music J ukebo x You ca n play th e conten ts of the conne cted USB device in t he ord er you want by arran ging the order of the tracks on the connec ted US B device t o creat e your ow n prog ramme. You c an ma ke a pr ogra mme of up t o 24 t racks .
80 Managi ng A udio T racks 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 .
81 Photo Album 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 the 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 .
82 3 Select “Ph oto Alb um,” an d press ENTER . The “Photo Al bum” menu appear s. 4 Sele ct the i tem, and pr ess E NTER. To copy from DATA CDs/DATA DVDs (DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs), sel ect “View Photos on a DVD/CD.” To co py from the conne cted U SB devic e, select “View P hotos on a USB Device.
83 Photo Album 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/ Edit P hotos on the HDD,” and p ress E NTER. The “ Photo A lbum” list ap pears.
84 8 Repeat step 7 to select all o f the albu ms you want t o copy. 9 Press , . The s ub-me nu app ears. 10 Sele ct “Copy to DVD ,” and pre ss ENTER . The displa y asks fo r confirma tion. 11 Sele ct “Y es,” a nd p ress ENTE R. The se lect ed JP EG ima ge a lbums are copi ed in the “ PICTU RE” f olde r on t he disc .
85 Photo Album 9 Sele ct “Y es,” a nd p ress 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 p lay the d isc on othe r DVD eq uipme nt, fi nali se th e dis c (page 3 7).
86 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 tio ns diff er depen ding upon the model, si tuation, a nd disc type.
87 Photo Album To swi tch bet ween t he album list an d JPEG im age file list 1 Pres s < while the “Pho to Album” list is displaye d. 2 Selec t “Displ ay Mo de” usi ng M / m , and press ENTER. 3 Select “Fil e” or “Album” u sing M / m , and pr ess ENTER.
88 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 Playl ists b y addin g audio tracks using Jukeb ox (see “Addin g audi o track s to a Playlist (HDD only)” on page 78).
89 Photo Album 6 Select a graphi c effect and a Musi c Play list usin g < / M / m / , . • “Theme ”: Select a theme . The recorde r add s graphi c effect s accordi ng to the them e yo u set fr.
90 Managi ng J PEG Im age File s on the HD D 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/ Edit P hotos on the HDD,” and p ress E NTER. The “Pho to Al bum (HDD )” list a ppear s.
91 Photo Album 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 by connect ing a Pict Bridge- compatible pri nter to th e USB jack on the record er. Refer to the instructi ons supplied with the printer.
92 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” set up (pa ge 113). To re start the conn ected USB de vice Selec t “Res tart US B Devi ce” of “U SB” i n the “Optio ns 2” setup ( page 113).
93 Settings an d Adjustment s Settings and Adj ustments Adjus tin g Pict ure 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 e quipm ent, su ch as a TV or VCR , and als o the pic ture qu ality of br oadcas ts that the record er can rece ive by sele ctin g a pres et se tting .
94 Settin g option s for rec ording picture quality For details about eac h setting, s ee the expl anat ion of the disp lay. Sett ing option s for pl ayback pi cture qual ity For details about each s etting, see the expl anat ion of the d ispl ay. Prog.
95 Settings an d Adjustment s 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 scene being played, the above BNR or MNR effects ma y be hard to discern.
96 Using th e Setu p Menus You c an ch ange th e sett ings of the re corder, such as pi ctur e quali ty set ting s, aud io setti ngs, et c. 1 Pres s SY STEM M ENU whi le th e recorder is in stop mode. 2 Select “ Disc S etup” or “Initial Setu p” us ing M / m , and pres s ENTE R.
97 Settings an d Adjustment s As you record, erase a nd edi t record ings 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 mess age re comm ending optimisatio n will app ear automati cally.
98 Selec ts the co lour sys tem wh en rec ording from the conn ected eq uipme nt. b Notes • When pict ure noise appears aft er you change the “Inpu t Line System ” setting, ch ange the “In put Colour Sys tem” setti ng (page 103) . If picture nois e still appears, hold down x (stop) on th e recorder, a nd pres s INPUT on th e recorder.
99 Settings an d Adjustment s Aerial Re cept ion Setting s (Tun er) You c an make tune r an d prog ramm e pos ition sett ings f or the r ecord er. You ca n preset progra mme po sitio ns automaticall y. Selec t your cou ntry/ region using < / , , and pr ess ENT ER.
100 CH System Select the reg ion to get th e best broad cast recepti on. Channe l Pres s < / , repe atedly unt il the programme posit ion you want is displa yed. • To sele ct a cab le or sate llite p rogramme posit ion, press < / , un til the program me po sition y ou want is displ ayed .
101 Settings an d Adjustment s • New Zeal and 6A S 6 7A S 7 8A S 8 9A S 9 10 AS1 0 11 AS1 1 12 AS1 2 13 AS0 14 AS5 A 15 AS9 A 28 AS2 8 29 AS2 9 30 AS3 0 31 AS3 1 32 AS3 2 33 AS3 3 34 AS3 4 35 AS3 5 .
102 AFT • If the A uto F ine T uning fun ction does not wor k effe ctivel y, sel ect “ Off” and p ress m . Pres s < / , to obtain a clearer picture, and pr ess ENTER. Sound Sy stem Selec t an avai lable TV syste m (page 100 ). Name Chan ges or ent ers a new stati on n ame (u p to 5 charac ters ).
103 Settings an d Adjustment s Video Se tting s (Video In/ Out) You can adjus t items rela ted to th e image, such a s size and co lour, acco rding t o the t ype of TV or tuner co nnec ted to the r ecord er. Sele cts th e colo ur sys tem whe n pict ure noi se appear s after yo u chang e the “In put Line System” sett ing (pa ge 98 ).
104 Audi o Input Se tting s (Audio In ) You ca n adju st the soun d acco rdin g to the play back a nd c onnec tio n con diti ons. For deta ils on NICAM syst em, see page 43. If the playback sound is disto rted, set this item t o “Com pressi on. ” The reco rder reduce s th e au dio ou tput leve l.
105 Settings an d Adjustment s Audi o Output Settin gs (Audio O ut) You ca n switch the met hod of output ting audio signal s when yo u conn ect a comp onent such as an ampl ifie r (recei ver ) with a digi tal input ja ck.
106 Selec ts the type of MPEG audio si gnal. b Note If th e HDM I OU T jack is conn ected to equ ipmen t not co mpatib le with MPEG aud io signa ls, the PCM sig nals w ill be auto mati cally outp ut ev en when you s elect “MPEG.
107 Settings an d Adjustment s Switches t he language for the DVD menu . Select “w/Subt itle Languag e” to set th e same languag e as the l anguage you set in “Subt itle Langu age.
108 b Notes • The actual chapter mar k interval may vary depe ndi ng on th e am ount of in for mati on containe d in the video to be recorded. • Chapter marks are autom aticall y insert ed, wher e.
109 Settings an d Adjustment s Play back S ettin gs (Pla ybac k) You ca n adjust playba ck set tings . Selec t the pla yback picture si ze acc ording to the ty pe of connec ted T V (wid escr een/w ide mode TV or conv ention al 4:3 scr een TV) .
110 3 Enter you r four -digit password using t he numbe r butto ns, an d pres s ENTER. 4 Sele ct “Sta nda rd,” an d pres s ENTER. The “ Parent al Con trol : Sta ndard ” displa y appea rs. 5 Enter you r four -digit password using t he numbe r butto ns, an d pres s ENTER.
111 Settings an d Adjustment s HDMI Se tting s (HDMI Output ) You can adj ust items rela ted to th e HDMI conne cti on. b Note You can select “HDM I Output ” only when connecti ng equip ment to the HDM I OUT ja ck. Selec ts the typ e of vide o sig nals ou tput from the HDMI OUT jack .
112 b Notes • S ome settin gs may not be available de pending on the connecte d devic e. • W hen a DVI device is conne cted, you canno t select “YC bCr 4:2:2” or “YC bCr 4:4:4.” • W hen “Sc reen Re solution” is set to “720 x 5 76i” (or “720 x 480i ”) in the “HDMI Outp ut” setup, you cann ot select “YC bCr 4:2:2.
113 Settings an d Adjustment s 2 Set th e Com mand M ode fo r the r emote so it mat ches the Command Mode for the r ecord er you set a bove. Follow the st eps be low to set the Command Mode on t he remote. 1 Hold down ENTER. 2 While hol ding do wn ENT ER, enter the Command Mode c ode number using the n umber butt ons.
114 Additional Information Trouble shoo ting If you e xperie nce any of the fol lowin g difficult ies while using the re corder, use this troub leshoo ting gui de to help remedy the problem bef ore requestin g repairs . Should any pr oble m persis t, co nsul t your ne ares t Sony dealer .
115 Add iti onal In for mati on , If the HDMI OUT jack is us ed for vi deo output , changi ng the “S creen Re soluti on” sett in g in the “H DMI Ou tpu t” set up may solve th e problem (page 111) .
116 , The record er suppor ts only MP3 audi o, Dolby D igital and MP EG audio for Di vX video files. Press AUDIO and select MP3 audio or MPEG audi o. No soun d is ou tput f rom the HDMI O UT jack. , Try t he follow ing: 1 Tur n the record er off and on ag ain.
117 Add iti onal In for mati on , Anot her timer setting overlapp ed the t imer setting (page 4 4). , There is no DVD inside the recorde r. , There is not enough disc spac e for the reco rdin g. , The rec order was in t he process of dubbing . Recor din g does not stop immedi ately after yo u pres s x REC STOP.
118 , The subtitle s cannot be change d for the titles record ed on thi s record er. The angl es cann ot be chang ed. , Multi -angl es are no t recor ded on t he DVD VID EO b eing pl ayed . , You ar e tryin g to cha nge the angle s when “ ” does not ap pear on the TV screen (page 49 ).
119 Add iti onal In for mati on You du bbed a title, but the title did not appea r in the H DD Title L ist. , The titl e contai ned a copy pr otecti on signal, so it was move d (page 127). High-sp eed dubb ing is not pos sible. , The ti tle cann ot be dubbe d at high sp eed (page 64) .
120 The re corder does not operat e prop erly. , Press down [ / 1 on the recorde r for more than five se conds until the recorder turns off. The n, press [ / 1 agai n to turn on the recor der .
121 Add iti onal In for mati on Recor dable and Play able D iscs 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 (finalising) Hard di sk dr.
122 Usabl e dis c vers ions (as of Ap ril 20 08) • 8 x-spee d or slow er DV D+R Ws • 6 x-spee d or slow er DVD -RW s (Ve r.1.1, Ver.1. 2 wi th CPR M *2 ) • 16x-speed or slower DVD+Rs • 16x-speed or slowe r DVD-Rs (Ver.
123 Add iti onal In for mati 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 vide o file compre ssion technolo gy, develope d by D ivX, Inc.
124 Regi on c ode (DVD VID EO only ) Your recorde r has a regi on code pr inted on the rear of the unit and will only p lay DVD VIDE Os (p layb ack only ) lab elled w ith identical r egion codes. This system is used to prot ect c opyrig hts. DVD VIDEOs labelled will al so play on th is re cord er.
125 Add iti onal In for mati 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 mo de Approx. re cordi ng time (hours) HDD DVD+RW/ DVD-RW/ DVD+R/ DVD-R DVD+R DL/ DVD-R DL RDR-HX780 RDR-HX 980 HQ+ *1 23 36 – – PCM *2 34 53 1 hr.
126 *1 Records in higher quality (1 5 Mbps). When recording to the HDD in HQ+ mode, recordings are made in “Video Mo de Off” format regardless of the “HDD Record ing Format” se tting (page 108 ).
127 Add iti onal In for mati 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 refere nce only. Actua l times for dubbing als o require time for creating disc’s control info rmation and ot her data.
128 Langua ge Co de Lis t For det ails, se e page 106. The lan guage spel lings co nform to the IS O 639: 1988 (E/F ) sta ndard . Countr y/Are a Code For det ails, se e page 109.
129 Add iti onal In for mati on Notes Ab out T his Record er On oper ation • If the recorder is brought di rectl 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 recor der ma y not oper ate properly.
130 Notes on MP3 A udio Tracks , JPEG Image File s, DivX Vi deo Fil es, and i.Lin k MP3 is an audio comp ressi on techno logy that satisf ies certai n ISO/MPEG regulatio ns.
131 Add iti onal In for mati on • P roceeding to the next or anoth er album may take so me tim e. • T he i mage siz e that can be displ ayed is limited. The fol lowing image siz es can be displa yed: width 160–5,120 pixels by he ight 120–3,8 40 pixels .
132 Specifi catio ns System Laser: Semic onducto r lase r Channel c overage: Oceania n model s: PAL/SECAM (B/G, D/K, I, L) Excep t Oceanian mod els: PAL/SECAM (B/G, D/K, I)/NTS C VHF: E2 to E12, R1 to.
133 Index Wo rds in qu otati ons appe ar in the on -scr een di splays . Numerics “96 kHz PCM Output ” 105 A “A-B Erase ” 57 “A-B Repeat” 51 AC power cord (mains lead) 21 “Add to P lay Li.
134 DV c am cord er d ubb ing 71 “DV Man ual Dubbi ng” 73 “DV One-Tou ch Dubbi ng” 73 “DV Pl ayback” 74 DV IN 71 “DV Inpu t” 72 , 104 “DV Manu al Dubb ing” 73 “DV One-Tou ch Dubb.
135 P Page m ode 32 , 77 , 86 “Parental Co ntrol” 48 , 109 Parts and con trols 10 “Pause M ode” 109 PBC 47 “Photo Albu m” 81 , 85 “Picture Adjustment” 93 Picture quality 93 “Play L i.
Sony Corporation Printed in Malaysia Timer recording check/ change/ cancel 44 “Rec. Mo de Adjust” 42 Synch ro Rec 45 Title 34 Title List 31 “Genre” 32 “So rt T itl es ” 32 thumbn ail 32 .
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