Guide To Displays; Using The On-Screen Menus; Using The Title List; Using The "Disc Info" Screen (Disc Settings) - Sony RDR-HX900 Service Manual

Guide to Displays

Using the On-Screen Menus

HDD + RW - RW - RW + R - R
VR
Video
DVD VCD
CD DATA CD
This section introduces the System Menu, TOOLS
menu, and sub-menu. By using these displays, you
can perform most of the recorder's operations.
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Number
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buttons, SET
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SYSTEM TOOLS
MENU
</M/m/,,
O RETURN
ENTER
System Menu
The System Menu appears when you press
SYSTEM MENU, and provides entries to all of
the recorder's main functions, such as timer
recording and setup.
Select an option by pressing M/m and ENTER.
SYSTEM MENU
TITLE LIST
TIMER
TIMER LIST
DV EDIT
DUBBING
SETUP
A TITLE LIST (page 33):
Turns on the Title List menu, which shows
recorded titles on the disc.
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Standard Title List (Example: DVD-RW in VR
mode)
TITLE LIST My Movies 1.5/4.7GB
ORIGINAL
1 AAB 13:00-14:00 Wed 15. 9
Sort
2 DEF 20:00-21:00 Fri 17. 9
Date
Title
3 AAB 9:00- 9:30 Sat 25. 9
Number
4 GHI 20:00-20:30 Sat 25. 9
5 DEF 20:00-20:30 Fri 15.10
6 L3 21:00-21:30 Tue 19.10
7 L3 21:00-21:30 Tue 26.10
8 GHI 10:00-10:30 Thu 28.10
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"Zoomed" Title List
TITLE LIST My Movies 1.5/4.7GB
ORIGINAL
1 AAB 13:00-14:00
Sort
AAB
Wed 5. 9 13:00 (1H00M) SP
Date
Title
2 DEF 20:00-21:00
DEF
Number
Fri 17. 9 20:00 (1H00M) SLP
3 AAB 9:00-9:30
AAB
Sat 25. 9 9:00 (0H30M) EP
4 GHI 20:00-20:30
GHI
Sat 25. 9 20:00 (0H30M) SLP
A Disc type:
Displays a media type, HDD or DVD.
Also displays the title type (Original or
Playlist) for DVD-RWs (VR mode).
B Sort buttons:
Sorts the title order (see below).
C Zooming indicator:
Shows the current zoom status.
D Disc name (DVD only) (page 36)
E Disc space (remainder/total)
F Title information:
Displays the title number, title name, and
recording date.
z (red): Indicates that the title is currently
being recorded.
: Indicates that the title is currently being
dubbed.
: Indicates the protected title.
"NEW" (or N): Indicates that the title is newly
recorded (not played back) (HDD only).
: Indicates that the Update function is set
(HDD only) (page 42).
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B TIMER (page 42):
Allows you to set a new timer recording
setting.
C TIMER LIST (page 46):
Turns on the Timer List menu, which allows
you to check, change, or cancel timer settings.
D DV EDIT (page 77):
Activates the DV Edit function, which allows
you to record and edit the contents of a DV
format tape.
E DUBBING (page 72):
Dubs titles from the HDD to a DVD and vice
versa. Select the dubbing direction before
dubbing.
F SETUP (page 83):
Turns on the Setup Display, which allows you
to set up the recorder to suit your preferences.
Sub-menu
The sub-menu appears when you select an item
from a list menu (e.g. a title from the Title List
menu), and press ENTER. The sub-menu displays
options applicable only to the selected item. The
displayed options differ depending on the
situation and disc type.
Select an option by pressing M/m and ENTER.
Example: The Title List menu
TITLE LIST My Movies 1.5/4.7GB
ORIGINAL
Close
1 AAB 13:00-14:00 Wed 15. 9
Sort
Play
2 DEF 20:00-21:00 Fri 17. 9
Date
Play Beginning
Title
3 AAB 9:00- 9:30 Sat 25. 9
Erase
Number
4 GHI 20:00-20:30 Sat Dubbing 25. 9
Protect
5 DEF 20:00-20:30 Fri 15.10
Title Name
6 L3 21:00-21:30 Tue 19.10
Set Thumbnail
7 L3 21:00-21:30 Tue 26.10
A-B Erase
8 GHI 10:00-10:30 Thu 28.10
Options for
the selected
item
G Scroll bar:
Appears when all of the titles do not fit on the
list. To view the hidden titles, press M/m.
H Title's thumbnail picture
To scroll the list display by page (Page mode)
Press CURSOR MODE while the list display is
turned on. The display enters Page mode. Each
time you press M/m, the entire Title List changes
to the next/previous page of titles.
To return to the Cursor mode, press CURSOR
MODE again.
About the Title List for DVD-RWs (VR mode)
You can switch the Title List to show Original or
Playlist.
While the Title List menu is turned on, press
TOOLS and select either "Original" or "Playlist,"
and press ENTER. "PLAYLIST" appears on the
front panel display when "Playlist" is selected.
For details, see "Edit options for DVD-RWs (VR
mode)" (page 64).
To change the title order (Sort)
Press < while the Title List menu is turned on to
move the cursor to the Sort column. Press M/m to
select the item, and press ENTER.
Order Sorted
New in order of when the titles were
(HDD only) recorded. The title that is recorded
most recently and not played back is
listed at the top.
Date in order of when the titles were
recorded. The title that is recorded
most recently is listed at the top.
Title in alphabetical order.
Number in order of recorded title number.
To change a title thumbnail picture
(Thumbnail) (HDD/DVD-RW in VR mode only)
You can select a favourite scene for the thumbnail
picture shown in the Title List menu.
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Press TITLE LIST while a disc is in the
recorder and press ZOOM+.
2
Select a title whose thumbnail picture you
want to change, and press ENTER.
3
Select "Set Thumbnail" from the sub-menu,
and press ENTER.
The selected title starts to play in the
background.
TOOLS
The TOOLS menu appears when you press
TOOLS, and displays options applicable to the
entire disc (e.g. disc protection), recorder (e.g.
audio settings during recording), or multiple items
on a list menu (e.g. erasing multiple titles). The
displayed options differ depending on the
situation and disc type.
Select the option by pressing M/m and ENTER.
Example 1: When you press TOOLS while the
Title List menu is turned on.
TITLE LIST My Movies 1.5/4.7GB
ORIGINAL
1 AAB 13:00-14:00 Wed 15. 9
Close
Sort
Date Disc Info 2 DEF 20:00-21:00 Fri 17. 9
Title
Erase Titles 3 AAB 9:00- 9:30 Sat 25. 9
Number
Dub Selected Titles 4 GHI 20:00-20:30 Sat 25. 9
5 DEF 20:00-20:30 Fri 15.10
Playlist
6 L3 21:00-21:30 Tue 19.10
TOOLS
7 L3 21:00-21:30 Tue 26.10
8 GHI 10:00-10:30 Thu 28.10
Options for the disc or menu
Example 2: When you press TOOLS while a
DVD-RW (VR mode) is playing.
Close
Stop
Disc Info
Erase
Protect
TOOLS
Options for the disc or picture
To return to the previous display
Press O RETURN.
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While watching the playback picture, press
H, X, or m/M to select the scene you
want to set for a thumbnail picture, and press
ENTER.
The scene is set for the title's thumbnail
picture.
To turn off the Title List
Press TITLE LIST.
z Hint
After recording, the first scene of the recording (the title)
is automatically set as the thumbnail picture.
Notes
• The Title List may not appear for DVDs created on
other DVD recorders.
• The letters that cannot be displayed are replaced with
" * ."
• Title thumbnail pictures are displayed only on this
recorder.
• It may take a few seconds for the thumbnail pictures to
be displayed.
• After editing, the title thumbnail picture may change to
the first scene of the recording (title).
• After dubbing, the title thumbnail picture set on the
source recording is cancelled.
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Using the Title List

+ + -
HDD RW - RW - RW R R
VR
Video
The title of programmes recorded on a disc is
displayed in the Title List.
Z
HDD DVD
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TITLE LIST TOOLS
</M/m/,,
ENTER
CURSOR
ZOOM +/–
MODE
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Press HDD or DVD.
If you select DVD, press Z (open/close) and
place a DVD on the disc tray. Press Z again
to close the disc tray.
With the recording side facing down
Wait until "LOAD" disappears from the front
panel display.
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Press TITLE LIST.
To show the list in greater detail (zoom), press
ZOOM+.
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Using the "Disc Info"
Screen (disc settings)
HDD + RW - RW - RW + R - R
VR
Video
With the Disc Information display, you can check
the disc type and remaining disc space. Also, you
can perform operations such as formatting and
finalizing (page 36).
Z
HDD
DVD
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TOOLS
</M/m/,,
ENTER
1
Press HDD or DVD.
If you select a DVD, press Z (open/close) and
place a DVD on the disc tray. Press Z again
to close the disc tray.
With the recording side facing down
Wait until "LOAD" disappears from the front
panel display.
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Press TOOLS.
The TOOLS menu appears.
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Select "Disc Info," and press ENTER.
Items in the display differ depending on the
disc type or recording format.
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