Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product RDR-HXD910 Sony
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2-636-511- 11 (3) © 2005 Sony Corporation D VD Recorder Operatin g Instructi ons RDR-HXD710 RDR-HXD910.
2 Importan t Informat ion Should you experience a problem with this recorder, please refer to the trouble shooting section on p age 104. If you are un able to rectify the problem , contact the Sony C .
3 Precau tion s This equipment has been tested and found to compl y with the limits set out in the EMC Directive using a connection cable shorter than 3 metres. On safety Should any solid obj ect or liquid fa ll into the cabinet, unp lug the r ecorder and have it checked b y qualified personnel before operating it any furthe r.
4 also use the controls on the recorder if they have the same or similar names as those on the remote. • The on-screen display ill ustrations used in this manual may not matc h the graphics displayed on your TV screen. • RDR-HXD710/HXD910 are used for illustra tion purposes .
5 Table of Contents Important In formation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6 Guid e to D igital Serv ices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 EPG (Electroni c Programme Guide) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Viewing a list of available channels .
7 Erasing a nd Edit ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Before Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Edit options for the HDD and DVD-RWs ( VR mode) .
8 Addi tion al In form atio n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 4 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Self-diagnosi s Function (When lette rs/numbers appe ar in the display ) .
9 Ways to Use Your DVD Re corder Recording/Playbac k Compa tible med ia and refe rence pa ges Quick a ccess to r ecorded titles – Title L ist , “3.
10 Quick G uide t o Disc Typ es Usable disc vers ions (a s of March 20 05) • 8x-speed or sl ower DVD+RWs • 6x-speed or slower DVD-RWs (Ver. 1.1, Ver.1.2 with CPRM *1 ) • 16x- spee d or slowe r DVD +Rs • 16x- spee d or slow er DV D-R s (Ver .2.
11 Discs tha t cannot be reco rded on • 8 c m discs • DVD-Rs in VR mode (Video Recordin g format) *3 Only if the recor ding mode is LSP, SP , HSP, or H Q.
12 “DVD VIDEO” and “CD” are trademarks. Discs tha t cannot be playe d •P H O T O C D s • CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs that are not recor ded in mu sic CD or Video CD form at, or do not cont ain MP.
13 Maximum recordable n umber of t itles * The maxi mum le ngth for each ti tle is eight hours. Note o n play back oper atio ns of DV D VIDE Os/ VIDEO CDs Some playback operations of DVD VIDEOs/ VIDEO CDs may be intenti onally set by softwa re producers.
14 Hookups and Settings Hooki ng Up the Re cor der Follow steps 1 to 7 to hook up and adj ust the settings of the re cord er. b Notes • Pl ug cords securely to preven t unwan ted nois e. • Refer to the inst ructions s upplied with t he com ponents to be c onnected.
15 Hookup s and Settings Step 2 : Co nnecti ng t he Aer ial C able Conne ct the ae rial cabl e by fo llowin g the ste ps below . Do not conne ct the mai ns lead until yo u reach “Ste p 5: Conne cting the Mains Lead” on page 21 . 1 Disco nnect t he ae rial cable f rom you r TV and c onnec t it to AERI AL IN on the r ear p anel of the recorder.
16 Step 3: Conne cting the Vide o Cord s/HDMI C ords Select one of the fo llow ing patter ns A thro ugh E , according to th e input jac k on your TV monitor, projector, or AV amplifi er (recei ver).
17 Hookup s and Settings When pl aying “w ide scr een” i mages Some recorde d images may no t fit your TV scree n. To cha nge t he pi ctur e si ze, see pa ge 9 4. If you are connectin g to a VCR Connect your VC R to the LINE 3 jack on the record er (p age 26) .
18 If the co nnec ted TV (or other con nected equipment s uch as a se t top box) complies with SMARTLINK, NexTView Link *3 , MEGALOGIC *1 , EASYLINK *2 , CINEMALINK *2 , Q-Link *3 , EURO VIEW LINK *4 .
19 Hookup s and Settings By using the PRO GRES SIVE button , you can sele ct th e sign al fo rmat i n whic h th e reco rder output s video signa ls: inte rlace o r prog ressiv e. 1 Conn ect the r ecorder using the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks (pattern D on pa ge 1 6).
20 Ste p 4: Conne cting the Audi o Cord s Sel ect on e of the fo ll owing p atter ns A or B , according to th e input jack on your TV monitor, projec tor, or AV amplif ier (receiver) .
21 Hookup s and Settings z Hin t For correct spe aker locati on, see the operat ing instruct ions s upplied with th e connect ed comp onents. b Not es • Do not connect your TV’s audio outp ut jacks to th e LINE IN (R-AUDIO-L) ja cks at the sam e time.
22 Step 6: Pr epar ing the Remote You c an co ntrol the record er u sing t he su ppli ed remote. In sert two R6 (size AA) batteries by matchi ng the 3 and # ends on the batte ries to the markings inside the battery c ompartment. When using t he remote, point it at the r emote senso r on th e re cord er.
23 Hookup s and Settings 4 Releas e [ / 1 . When the TV/DVD switc h is set to TV, the remote performs the follo wing: * If you use the num ber buttons to se lect the TV’s program me pos ition, pre ss -/-- follow ed by th e numb er buttons for two-di git number s.
24 Code nu mbers of c ontrolla ble AV amplifie rs (receivers) If more th an one code n umber is lis ted, try entering th em one at a time unt il you find th e one that work s with you r AV amplifier (receive r).
25 Hookup s and Settings Step 7 : Easy Set up Make the basic ad justments b y followin g the on- screen i nstructio ns in “Eas y Setup.” 1 Turn o n the re corder and swi tch the inpu t select or on your TV so that the sig nal from the reco rder a ppears on your TV screen.
26 Connec tin g a V CR or S imila r De vice After disco nnecting the re corder’s main s lead from the mains , connect a VCR or similar rec ording device to the LINE I N jacks of this re corder. Use the DV IN jack on t he front pane l if th e equipment has a DV output jack (i.
27 Hookup s and Settings Connect a VCR or similar recording de vice to the LINE 2 IN or LI NE 4 IN jacks of this re corder. If the equipm ent ha s an S-v ideo jack, you ca n use an S- video cor d inst ead of an au dio/vi deo co rd.
28 Connec tin g to a Sate lli te or Digit al T uner Connect a sa tellite or d igital tuner to this rec order using th e LINE 3 jack. Disconn ect the reco rder’s mains lead fr om the mains w hen connec ting th e tun er. To us e th e Sy nchro- Rec func tion , see bel ow.
29 Seve n Basic Ope rations — Getting to Know Your DVD Re corder Seven Ba sic Oper ations — Getting to Know Your DVD Re corder 1. Ins ertin g and F orma tting a DVD D isc (Disc Info ) 1 Press DVD. 2 Press Z (open/clos e), and place a di sc on the dis c tray.
30 3 Move the cursor down th e TOOLS menu unti l “Disc Info” i s sele cted, and pres s ENTER . Exampl e: Wh en a DVD-RW (V R mode ) is insert ed. 1 “Disc Name” (DVD only) 2 “Media”: Disc t.
31 Seve n Basic Ope rations — Getting to Know Your DVD Re corder 2. Re cording a Prog ramme Thi s sect ion intr oduc es t he bas ic op erat ion t o record the c urrent TV programme to th e hard disk (HDD) or to a disc ( DVD). For an explanation of how to make ti mer re cord ings , see pag e 48.
32 You can check the re cord ing info rm ation s uch as recordi ng time or di sc type. Press DISPLAY twice du ring rec ording. The re cordin g infor matio n appe ars. A Disc type/fo rmat B Recordin g status C Recordin g mode D Recording ti me Press DISPLAY to turn off t he displa y.
33 Seve n Basic Ope rations — Getting to Know Your DVD Re corder Title List with Thumbnail Images (Example: DVD-RW in VR mode) Extended Title List A Disc type: Displays a me dia type, HDD or DVD. Also displ ays the title type (Ori ginal or Pla ylist ) for DVD-R Ws (VR mode ).
34 To ch ange a title thumbn ail p icture (Thumb nail) ( HDD/D VD-RW i n VR mode only ) You ca n sel ect a favo urit e scen e for the thu mbnai l picture shown in t he Title List menu. 1 Press TITL E LIST in stop mode . 2 Select a t itle who se thum bnail pi cture yo u want to c hange, and p ress EN TER.
35 Seve n Basic Ope rations — Getting to Know Your DVD Re corder B Available functions for DVD VIDEOs ( angle/ audio/ subtitle, et c.), or playback data for DATA DVDs and DATA CDs C The cu rrent sel ected f unctio n or au dio setting (appea rs only tempor arily) Exampl e: Dolby Di gital 5.
36 Exampl e: When p layin g a VIDEO C D Exampl e: When p layin g a CD Track pl aying t ime and the curre nt trac k/index n umber m Remainin g time of the c urren t track m Playing tim e of the d isc m.
37 Seve n Basic Ope rations — Getting to Know Your DVD Re corder 5 Press < / M / m / , to select th e char acter you wan t to ent er, and p ress ENTER. The se lecte d charac ter ap pears at the top of the display. Example: Input Ti tle Name 6 Repeat step s 4 an d 5 t o ent er the remaini ng ch aract ers.
38 6. Labe lling an d Protec ting a Disc You can execu te opti ons effe ctive for the en tire disc us ing the D isc In form atio n displa y. 1 Insert a disc. See “I nsert ing a Disc” on page 29 . 2 Press TO OLS to s elect “Dis c Info,” a nd press ENT ER.
39 Seve n Basic Ope rations — Getting to Know Your DVD Re corder 7. Pl ayin g th e Disc on O the r DVD Equi pmen t (Fi nalis e) Final ising is ne cessar y when y ou pla y discs recorded with this recorder o n other DVD equipm ent.
40 For DVD -RWs ( Video mo de) DVD-RW (Video mode) t hat have bee n finalise d to prohib it addi tional record ing or editing ca n be unfinali sed to al low furt her recor ding or editing.
41 Guide t o Digital Serv ices Guide to Dig ital Services b Not e Digital S ervices ava ilability de pends on the broa dcaster . Digital Services are not in stantly avai lable when the recorder i s first turned on.
42 2 Press the < / M / m / , buttons or enter a channel nu mber u sing t he number butt ons to move arou nd the list. If you pr ess the , but ton a fte r high lig htin g the last pro gramme on the right , the schedule for the n ext two ho urs is dis played ( depen ding on ava ilabi lity f rom the broad caster ).
43 Guide t o Digital Serv ices ◆ Some ex ample s of cate gory ty pes are as follows: All Programmes : This give s a complete channe l list. Favour ite Lis t 1: Disp lays th e favo urite channe ls you hav e st ored i n the Favo urite l ist 1 folder (page 45) .
44 3 Press the M / m butto ns or e nter a chan nel number using t he number butt ons to displ ay progr amme in forma tio n on othe r channel s. 4 Press the TV/R ADIO button to s witch betw een the T V.
45 Guide t o Digital Serv ices 3 If you are instruct ed to press ‘OK’ or ‘Selec t’ whe n viewi ng the text pag es, press the EN TER bu tton. 4 When y ou ha ve fi nished v iewing the text service, follow the on scre en instruc tions, or press the PROG +/- bu tton to exit.
46 4 Selec t “Favou rites, ” and pre ss ENTER The D TV Set tin gs- Fa vour ites List 1 dis play appe ars. This disp lay show s all the TV or Radi o channe ls avai lable to yo u. 5 Press the TV/R ADIO button to di splay eith er your favou rite TV o r favo urite R adi o chann els at any time.
47 Guide t o Digital Serv ices Each favour ite list is re pres ente d by a colour ed button . 2 Press the TV/R ADIO button to dis play eith er your f avour ite TV o r favo urite R adio chann els at any tim e. The Radi o mode is i ndicated by the pre sence of a Rad io icon in the Favourite List panel.
48 * Timer Recording Before Recording Before you start recording … • This record er ca n rec ord on var ious di scs . Selec t the dis c type accord ing t o your n eeds (pa ge 10) . • Chec k that the disc ha s enou gh avai lable space for th e recording ( page 29).
49 Time r Recor ding Pictu res with copy prot ectio n cann ot be reco rded on th is recor de r. Whe n the rec order re ceiv es a copy gu ard s ignal, the rec order co ntinue s to re cord but only a blan k, grey col oured s creen w ill be rec orded. * The recorded di sc can be played only on CP RM compa tible e quipmen t (page 10).
50 2 Select an item using < / , and ad just usin g M / m . “Dat e”: Sets th e date. The it em change s as foll ows: Today y Tomorrow y …… y Thu 28.
51 Time r Recor ding z Hin t You can play the reco rded progra mme by select ing the program me titl e i n the T itle List. b Not es • If a messa ge indica ting that th e disc i s full appears on the sc reen, chan ge the dis c, or mak e availab le space f or the recording (HDD/DVD+RW/DVD-RW only) (page 75).
52 4 Select a cur rent time TV/rad io broad cast o r a future programme you wish to record. Once h ighli ghted , pre ss the ENTE R but ton. The sub m enu ap pears wit h the des criptio n of the pro gr amm e d isp lay ed in t he in form at ion box. In case is displaye d: Ind icate s that the programme is age limite d (page 90).
53 Time r Recor ding You can set the re cord er to r ecor d in 30 -minu te incr ement s. Press z RE C repeated ly to set the dura tion. Each pres s adva nces the time in 30 -min ute increments.
54 “D VD Line Re c. Pictur e Size”: Se ts the pict ure siz e of the progra mme to be r ecorde d on the DVD. • 4:3: Set s th e pi ctur e siz e to 4:3.
55 Time r Recor ding Checki ng/ Changi ng/ Cance lling Timer S ettings (EPG) You ca n check , change , or canc el tim er setti ngs using the EPG men u. 1 Press the bu tton to disp lay the EPG. A timer se tting can be identi fied thank s to the event bar and the timer event icon displayed in the EPG scr een.
56 Checki ng/ Changi ng/ Cancellin g Timer Settings (Timer Lis t) You can chec k, change, or cancel time r settings using the Timer Li st. 1 Press SYSTE M MENU. The Sy stem Me nu appe ars. 2 Selec t “TIME R LIST,” and pres s ENTE R. The Timer List appea rs.
57 Time r Recor ding “Info”: Displ ays the timer settin g information box alo ng wit h the dis c space re quir ed to recor d the who le prog ram me (acc ording to the select ed recordin g mode). Press O RETURN to come back to the Timer List. To cha nge o r ca ncel th e se tting, repe at st eps 3 and 4 abov e.
58 Recor ding Fr om Conn ected Equip ment You can set th e recor der t o autom atical ly reco rd progr amme s from conn ecte d equipm ent t hat ha s a timer functi on (such as a satelli te tuner). Connect the equi pment to the LIN E 3 jack of the re cord er (pag e 28).
59 Time r Recor ding • Whi le the recorde r is st anding b y for Synchro- Record ing, the Auto Clock S et funct ion (page 89) does not work. If the t imer se tting s of a Sync hro-R ecord ing and an.
60 Playback Playi ng 1 Press HDD or DVD. • If you select DVD, insert a disc ( see “Ins ertin g a Disc” on page 29). • If you insert a DVD VIDEO, VIDEO CD, or CD, pre ss H . Playback star ts. 2 Press TITLE LI ST. For details abou t the Title List, see “3.
61 Playback To resu me playb ack from the po int wher e you stoppe d (Resu me Play) When you pres s H again after yo u stop playb ack, the r ecord er re sumes pl ayba ck fr om the point where yo u press ed x . To start fro m the be ginning, press TOOL S to select “ Play Be ginning, ” and pres s ENTER.
62 To check the position of the buttons below, see the illustratio n on page 60. To resume normal playba ck, press H . Playback options Buttons Operations (aud io) Selec ts on e of the au dio track s rec orded o n the disc when p ressed repe ated ly. : Sele cts th e la nguag e.
63 Playback b Not es • An gles an d subtitl es ca nnot be change d with ti tles reco rd ed o n t his reco rd er. • 96 kH z PCM audio and D TS audio d o not have surround e ffects. • The surr ound effects do not wor k while performing playback quickly with sound.
64 “ PB Video Eq ualizer ”: • Con trast : ( weak) –3 ~ 0 ~ 3 (strong) • Bri ghtnes s: (d ark) –3 ~ 0 ~ 3 (bri ght) • Co lour: ( light ) – 3 ~ 0 ~ 3 (dee p) • Hu e: (r ed) –3 ~ 0 ~ 3 (gre en) Repe at step s 2 an d 3 t o adju st any oth er it ems.
65 Playback You ca n pause a cu rren t TV bro adcast , and then continue watchi ng the programme at a later time. This is us eful when you rec eive an unexpe cted phone call or v isitor while watchi ng TV. 1 Whil e viewin g a TV bro adcast w ith thi s recorder, press X .
66 “Simu ltaneous Rec and Play” allows you to vie w a previous ly recorded p rogramme while re cording programmes. Pl ayback continues even if a timer recordi ng starts . Use this f unction a s follows: • While recordi ng to the HDD: Play another ti tle on th e HDD.
67 Playback Search ing fo r a Title/ Chapt er/Tr ack, etc. Each ch apte r is disp laye d as a t humbna il. Yo u can search for t he des ired sce ne v isual ly. 1 Pres s TOOLS durin g pla yback to se lect “Visua l Sear ch,” a nd pres s ENTE R. 2 Selec t a scen e us ing < / , , and press ENTE R.
68 Playi ng MP3 Audi o Trac ks or JPEG Image Fi les You can play MP 3 audi o tracks and JPEG image files on DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD- RWs) or JPEG i mage files on DATA DVDs (DVD-ROMs/DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD-RWs/ DVD-Rs). 1 Insert a disc. See “I nsert ing a Disc” on page 29 .
69 Playback 1 Press TITL E LIST. The albu m list a ppears. To ch ange t he p age, pres s / . 2 Select an al bum, a nd pr ess EN TER. The su b-men u appear s. 3 Select “View Album,” and pr ess ENTER. The im age list a ppears. To ch ange t he p age, pres s / .
70 MP3 is au dio co mpres sion techno logy t hat satisf ies certa in ISO/MPEG reg ulations. J PEG is image compre ssion tec hnology. You can play MP 3 (MP EG1 Au dio Laye r 3) format audi o tracks and JPEG image files on DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs) or JPEG image files on DATA DVDs (DVD-ROMs/ DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs).
71 Playback Albu ms play in the fo llowin g orde r: Structure of di sc cont ents When you insert a DATA CD/DATA DVD and press H , the n umb ered track s ( or fi les) are played seque ntially , from 1 thro ugh 7 . For JPEG image file, pre ss to go to the next album.
72 Erasing and Ed iting Befo re Edi tin g This record er offe rs v arious edit op tion s for variou s disc typ es. Be fore you edit, c heck the disc type in the fron t panel dis play, a nd selec t the option availa ble for your disc (pag e 10).
73 Erasing and Edi ting b Not es • Th e Playl ist title calls u p data fr om the or iginal ti tles for playba ck. Wh en an orig inal title is used for a Playlis t title, the original t itle cannot be erase d. • If a messa ge appear s and indi cates th at the di sc’s control in formation is fu ll, erase or edi t unnecessary titl es.
74 “A-B Erase”: Erases a sec tion of th e title (page 7 4). “Del ete Chap ter” : Erases chapte r units of the title wh ile viewing th umbnails (see below).
75 Erasing and Edi ting b Not es • Im ages or sound may be m omentari ly inter rupted at th e point where you erase a sectio n of a title. • Se ctions shorter than five second s may not be erase d. • For DVD+RWs, the erased sect ion may be slightly different from th e points you sele cted.
76 1 Press TO OLS to s elect “Dis c Info,” a nd press ENT ER. The “Di sc Info rma tion” displa y appea rs. 2 Select “Era se A ll,” an d pre ss ENTER . 3 Select “OK, ” and pres s ENTE R. All title s on the di sc ar e er ased (exce pt th e protected tit les).
77 Erasing and Edi ting Creati ng and Editing a Playlis t Playlist edit al lows you to ed it or re -edit without chang ing th e actu al record ings . You can cr eat e up to 97 Play list titl es. b Not e Once y ou crea te a Playlis t title from original titl es, you will be u nable to erase or e dit t he ori ginal titles.
78 To pla y the P laylist title Press TOOLS while th e Title List me nu is turned on. Then, se lect “Playlis t” and pres s ENTER. When the Title List (P laylist ) menu appears, sel ect a title an d press H . z Hint When a Pl aylist title i s creat ed, the IN and OUT points will be come ch apter marks, an d each s cene will beco me a chapter.
79 Dubbin g (HDD y DVD) Dubbing (HDD y DVD) Before Dubbing In this secti on, “dub bing” refers to “co pying a recorded title on th e intern al hard dis k drive (HDD) to another disc , or vice versa.
80 Required time s for High -speed Dubb ing from HDD to DVD (for 6 0-minute programme) *1 *1 The va lues in t he above table are for referen ce only. Actual time s for dubbing al so require time for creating disc’s cont rol inform ation and oth er data.
81 Dubbin g (HDD y DVD) Move , Titl es conta ining “ Copy- Once” copy pr otec tion signals c an be move d only from HDD t o DVD- RW (VR mode)* (after t he title i s moved, the original ti tle in the HDD is erased). Th e “Move” function is p erformed u sing the same procedure as dubbin g (pag e 81).
82 7 Select a dubbin g mode by pre ssing M / m . * Appears when High-speed Dubbin g is available for the tit le (page 79) . 8 Select “Start ,” and press ENTER.
83 Dubbin g (HDD y DVD) To adjust t h e setting s for each title You ca n mak e detaile d sett ings fo r eac h of the selected titles during Multi p le Title Dubbing. 1 In step 6 of “Dub bing multip le title s (Dub Selected Ti tles)” on pag e 82, select “Setti ngs” and pre ss ENTER .
84 DV Dubbing Befo re DV Dubb ing This se ction explains dubbin g wit h a digi tal vide o camer a via the DV IN j ack on the front pa nel. If you wa nt to d ub by w ay of t he LIN E IN jac ks, se e “Rec o rdin g from co nnected eq uipme nt with out a timer ” on page 5 9.
85 DV Dubbi ng 3 Press INPU T SELEC T on the remot e repe atedly to se lect “DV.” The fr ont panel dis play c hanges as follows: 4 Press REC MOD E on th e remot e rep eatedl y to selec t the rec ording mode. The reco rdi ng mode c hange s as fo llow s: For details about the record ing mode, se e page 48.
86 Record ing an E ntire DV Form at Tap e (One Touc h Dubbi ng) You c an rec ord the entir e conten ts of a DV/ Digital 8 format tape onto a disc with a single press of the ONE-TOUCH DUB button on the record er. Th e recor der co ntrols the digit al vide o came ra for the wh ole pr ocess, an d completes the reco rdin g.
87 DV Dubbi ng 2 Selec t “DV ED IT,” and pr ess ENTE R. The dis play ask s if you want to start selec ting scene s. • If you ha ve pre viously sa ved a pr ogram me, the di splay as ks if you want to ed it an existing pr ogramme or to create a new programme.
88 9 Select “OK,” and press EN TER. The default tit le name is fixed, and the display asks if y ou want to s tart reco rding. To chan ge t he dis c medi a, se lect “ Media ” and press M / m . To change the dubbi ng mode , sele ct “Dub Mode ” and pr ess M / m .
89 Settings a nd Adjus tments Settings and Ad justments Clock and Lang uage Setti ngs (S ett ings) The “S ettings” setup he lps yo u to make clock and language settings for th e record er. 1 Pres s SYSTE M MENU whi le the re cord er is in stop mo de.
90 Digi tal TV set tings (DTV Se ttings) The DTV Setting s Setup en able s you to take full advant age of D igital TV Br oadcas ting servic es such as favour ites ch annels setting o r to prev ent child ren’s view ing un suitab le cha nnels a nd progra mmes .
91 Settings a nd Adjus tments If you do not wi sh to loc k one of the five chan nels in th e displa y, pres s the R ED or GREE N button to view t he previ ous or nex t five ch anne ls availa ble. 3 Press t he O button to c ome back to th e Parenta l Lock me nu.
92 When A uto Tune has en ded, a com plet ion display app ears i ndicat ing t he number of T V and Radi o chann els that ha ve been fo und and stor ed. 3 Press the ENTER button to remove th e display and vie w the fir st chann el capt ured. Programme Hide This o ption a llows you to hide (d isabl e) unus ed or unwan ted chan nels.
93 Settings a nd Adjus tments GREE N button to view t he previ ous or nex t five ch anne ls availa ble. 3 Press t he M / m buttons to highlight the prog ramme nu mber you wi sh your selec ted channe l to appe ar on. 4 Press th e BLUE button to swap c hannel posit ion.
94 Video S ettings (Vid eo) Video settin gs will adj ust items r elated to th e image , such as siz e and colo ur. Choose t he set tings acc ording to the type of TV or tuner con nected to t he DVD recorde r. 1 Press SYSTEM MENU while the r ecord er is in sto p mode.
95 Settings a nd Adjus tments Pause Mode (HDD/DVDs only ) Selects th e picture quality in pause mode. 4:3 Out put (RDR- HXD91 0 only) This setting is effect ive only when you set “TV Type” in “Vide o” to “16:9. ” Note that this setti n g is effective only for HDMI conn ection.
96 ◆ Line3 Inpu t Select s a m ethod o f in putting vide o sign als for th e LINE 3 jack . The pi cture wi ll not b e clea r if thi s setting does no t match t he type of video inpu t signal . ◆ Line 3 Outp ut Sel ects a meth od of output ting vide o sign als for the LINE 3 jack .
97 Settings a nd Adjus tments Downmix (DVDs on ly) Switches the method f or mixing down t o two chan nels whe n you play a DVD which has rear sound el ement s (chan nels) or is recor ded in D olby Digital format. F or det ails on the re ar signal components, se e “4.
98 b Note If the HDMI OUT jack (RDR-HXD910 only) is connect ed to e q uipment not compatib le wit h MPEG audio signa ls, the “PCM” signal s will be a utoma ticall y output even whe n you select “MPE G.” • DTS (DVD VIDEO only) Selects whethe r or not t o output DTS signa ls.
99 Settings a nd Adjus tments Recor ding and Parent al Contro l Setting s (Featu res) The “F eatu res” setu p allo ws y ou t o ad just record ing a nd parent al cont rol set tings . 1 Pres s SYSTEM MENU while t he recor der i s in stop mo de. 2 Selec t “SETU P,” an d press ENT ER.
100 4 Select a geogra phic are a as the pl ayba ck limitation level, and press ENTER. The ar ea is sele cted. • Whe n you select “Oth ers,” press t he nu mber butt ons t o sele ct and en ter a n area code in the t able (pag e 11 9). Th en sel ect “ OK” and press ENTER.
101 Settings a nd Adjus tments Paren tal Co ntro l (Passw ord) Th is “Pa ss wo rd” S etu p al low you to se t or to modif y the pass word th at gives a ccess to Pa rental Contr ol setti ngs. 1 Pres s SYSTE M MENU whi le the re cord er is in stop mo de.
102 Power Sav e Select s whethe r this r ecorder is in pow er sav e mode when the power is turn ed off (s tandby). b Notes • Power Save mode does not func tion when a Synchro Recor ding is set, even when “Po wer S ave” is set to “On . ” • The SMARTLINK f eatures ar e not available when “Power Sa v e” is set to “On .
103 Settings a nd Adjus tments Easy S etup (Rese tting the Reco rder) Select this to ru n the “E asy Setu p” progr amme . 1 Pres s SYSTEM MENU while t he recor der i s in stop mo de. 2 Selec t “SETU P,” an d press ENT ER. 3 Selec t “Easy Se tup, ” and pre ss ENTER .
104 Additional Info r mation Troubl esh ootin g If you exper ience a ny of the follow ing d ifficul ties while u sing th e recor der, us e this tr oubles hootin g guide t o help rem edy the pr oblem before requ esting repair s.
105 Additional Informat ion TV pro gramm e recep tio n does not fill the scr een. , Sele ct the co rrect source usi ng the INP UT SELEC T butt on, or select a channel of any TV program me using the PR OG +/– butto ns. Pictu re br eak up , Sig nal st ren gth low.
106 , The equipm ent conn ected t o the HDMI OU T jack does not conform to the audio signal format, in this cas e set “Audi o(HDMI)” of “Audio Connec tion” in “Audio” setup to “PCM” (page 98). Sound di sto rtion oc curs . , Set “Au dio ATT” in “A udio” setup to “On” (page 96).
107 Additional Informat ion The angl es can not be ch anged . , Multi -angl es are not record ed on the DVD VIDEO be ing playe d. , You ar e trying t o cha nge the angles w hen “ ” does no t appear on the TV screen (page 62). , The D VD V IDEO prohi bits changin g an gles.
108 Synch ro-Rec ord ing do es not complet e. , The timer setting for the conne cted equ ipment overla pped the record er’s timer se tting (page 59). , There wa s a power failure during the reco rding. The re corder au tomatic ally st arts record ing when th e satellite receiver is turned on.
109 Additional Informat ion “HDD ERROR” appears in the fron t panel displ ay. , The har d disk error o ccurred. Pre ss down @ / 1 on the recorde r for ten seconds unti l “WELCOM E” appear s in the front panel disp lay.
110 Note s About Th is Rec orde r On oper atio n • If th e reco rder is br ought di rectl y from a col d to a warm locati on, or is pl aced in a ve ry dam p room, moist ure may conde nse on the lenses inside th e recorder . Should th is occur, the recorder ma y not oper ate properl y.
111 Additional Informat ion Spec ific ations System Laser: Semi condu ctor laser Transmission standar ds: DVB-T Channe l coverag e: U HF chann els B 21 - B69 The ab ove chann el co verage m erely ensur es the channel re ception with in these range s. It does not guarantee the abili ty to rec eive signal s in al l circu mstan ces.
112 Abou t i.LIN K The DV IN jack on th is recorder is an i .LINK- compliant DV IN jack. This section describ es the i.LINK sta ndard an d its fea tures. What is i.LIN K? i.LINK is a di gital seri al interf a ce for h andling dig ital vi deo, digit al audio and ot her data in two dire ctio ns betwe en eq uipment havi ng the i.
113 Additional Informat ion Guide to Parts an d Controls For m ore in formation, see the p ages i n parent heses. Buttons wi th an oran ge dot nex t to them c an be used wi th your TV when the TV/DVD switch i s set to TV.
114 Y . / > (previou s/next ) button s (62) Z H (pla y) butt on ( 60) X (pause) button (62) x (stop) button (60) The H bu tton ha s a tactil e dot*.
115 Additional Informat ion A HDD/DVD indicators Displays t he selected me dia and t he play ing/rec ording/ dubbing sta tus. B Disc type*/recording format C Audio sign al indi cators ( 34) D TV in di.
116 RDR-HXD91 0 RDR-HXD71 0 A AERIAL IN/OUT jacks (1 5) B HDMI OUT (high -definiti on multimed ia interface out) jack (RDR-HXD910 only) (16) C LINE 1 – TV jack (16 ) D LINE 3 jack (26) E COMPONENT V.
117 Additional Informat ion Glos sary Chapter (p age 67) Secti ons of a pict ure or a m usic fe ature t hat are smaller than title s. A title is composed of se veral chapt ers. Depe nding on t he di sc, no chapte rs may be recor ded. Copy p rotec tion s ignal s (pa ge 49) Copy res tricti on set by co pyrigh t owne rs, etc .
118 Hard disk d rive ( page 3 ) A ha rd d isk dr ive i s a w hole mech anic al sys tem that co nsist s of disk s and dri ve. Disk s are f lat, circula r, rigi d plates co ated with a th in magn etic medi a. Magn etic he ads r ecord da ta on the rapi dly spinni ng disk s, and this en ables th e speedy and effic ient re ading an d writ ing of da ta.
119 Additional Informat ion Langua ge C ode L ist For det ails, see page 89 . The l angua ge spe lling s co nform t o the IS O 63 9: 19 88 (E /F) standa rd.
120 Digit al TV Ch annel Li st London & South East Bluebell Hill 5 9 24 27 45 42 3 9 Crystal Palace 25 22 32 28 34 2 9 D o v e r 6 86 15 5 5 8 5 7 6 0 Heathfield 34 2 9 48 47 54 51 Oxford 34 68 51.
121 Index Words in quotations a ppear in the on -sc reen displa ys. Numerics 16:9 25 , 94 4:3 Letter Box 25 , 94 “4:3 Output” 95 4:3 Pan Sc an 25 , 94 “48kHz/96 kHz PCM” 98 A “A-B Erase” 7.
122 E Easy Setu p 25 , 10 3 Editing 72 , 77 DV Edit 84 Enter characters 36 EPG Viewing a list of availa- ble chan nel s 41 View ing pr ogramm es re - lated to a specific catego- ry.
123 Q Quic k gu ide t o di sc ty pes 10 Quick Timer 53 R Rear panel 116 REC 31 Rec Mode Adjus t 50 “Rec Mode” 53 “Rec NR” 54 REC PAUSE 31 “Rec Settings” 53 REC STOP 86 “Rec V ideo Equal .
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