Recording From Connected Equipment Without A Timer; Playback; Playing - Sony RDR-HX900 Service Manual

If the timer settings of a Synchro-Recording
and another timer recording overlap
Regardless of whether or not the programme is a
Synchro Rec programme, the programme that
starts first has priority and the second programme
starts recording only after the first programme has
finished.
7:00 8:00 9:00 10:00
First programme
Second programme
will be cut off
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Playback

Playing

HDD + RW - RW - RW + R - R
VR
Video
DVD VCD CD DATA CD
Z
"/1
HDD DVD
Number
1 2 3
buttons, SET
4 5 6
7 8 9
0
TITLE LIST
TOOLS
O RETURN
</M/m/,,
ENTER
TOP MENU
MENU
H x
X
1
Press HDD or DVD.
• If you select DVD, press Z (open/close) and
place a DVD or CD on the disc tray. Then
press the button again to close the disc tray.
• If you insert a DVD VIDEO, VIDEO CD,
CD, or DATA CD, press H. Playback
starts.
With the playback side facing down
2
Press TITLE LIST.
For details about the Title List, see "Using the
Title List" (page 33).
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Recording From Connected
Equipment Without a Timer
HDD + RW - RW - RW - RW + R + R - R
VR VR
Video
You can record from a connected VCR or similar
device. To connect a VCR or similar device, see
"Connecting a VCR or Similar Device" (page 26).
Use the DV IN jack on the front panel if the
equipment has a DV output jack (i.LINK jack).
HDD DVD
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
0
TOOLS
M/m, ENTER
X REC
PAUSE
x REC
STOP
REC MODE
INPUT
SELECT
1
Press HDD or DVD.
If you select DVD, insert a recordable DVD.
2
Press INPUT SELECT to select an input
source according to the connection you
made.
The front panel display changes as follows:
programme
L1 L2 L3 L4 DV
position
Example: DVD-RW (VR mode)
My Movies 1.5/4.7GB
TITLE LIST
ORIGINAL
1 AAB 13:00-14:00 Wed 15. 9
Sort
Date 2 DEF 20:00-21:00 Fri 17. 9
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
3
Select the title, and press ENTER.
The sub-menu appears.
4
Select "Play," and press ENTER.
Playback starts from the selected title.
To use the DVD's Menu
When you play a DVD VIDEO, or a finalized
DVD+RW, DVD-RW (Video mode), DVD+R, or
DVD-R, you can display the disc's menu by
pressing TOP MENU or MENU.
To play VIDEO CDs with PBC functions
PBC (Playback Control) allows you to play
VIDEO CDs interactively using the menu on your
TV screen.
When you start playing a VIDEO CD with PBC
functions, the menu appears.
Select an item using the number buttons and press
ENTER. Then, follow the instructions in the menu
H
(press when "Press SELECT" appears).
The PBC function of Super VCDs does not work
with this recorder. Super VCDs are played in
continuous play mode only.
To stop playback
x
Press .
To resume playback from the point where you
stopped (Resume Play)
When you press H again after you stop
playback, the recorder resumes playback from the
x
point where you pressed .
To start from the beginning, press TOOLS, select
"Play Beginning" and press ENTER. Playback
starts from the beginning of the title/track/scene.
The point where you stopped playing is cleared
when:
– you open the disc tray (except for HDD).
– you play another title (except for HDD).
– you switch the Title List menu to Original or
Playlist (DVD-RW in VR mode only).
3
Select the line input audio when recording
a bilingual programme on the HDD or DVD-
RWs (VR mode).
Press TOOLS to display the TOOLS menu.
Select "Line Audio Input" and press ENTER.
Select "Bilingual" and press ENTER.
For details about bilingual recording, see
page 41.
4
Press REC MODE repeatedly to select the
recording mode, HQ, HSP, SP, LP, EP, or
SLP.
5
Press X REC PAUSE to set this recorder to
record pause.
6
Insert the source tape into the connected
equipment and set to playback pause.
7
At the same time, press X REC PAUSE on
this recorder and the pause or play button
on the connected equipment.
Recording starts.
To stop recording, press x REC STOP on this
recorder.
If you connect a digital video camera with a DV
IN jack
See "DV Dubbing (DV t HDD/DVD)"
(page 77) for an explanation of how to record from
the DV IN jack.
z Hint
You can adjust the settings for the recording picture
before recording. See "Adjusting the recording picture
quality and size" (page 49).
Notes
• When recording a video game image, the screen may
not be clear.
• Any programme that contains a Copy-Never copy
guard signal cannot be recorded. The recorder
continues to record, but a blank screen will be recorded.
– you edit the title after stopping playback.
– you change the settings on the recorder.
– you turn off the recorder (VIDEO CD/CD/
DATA CD only).
– you make a recording (except for HDD/DVD-
RWs in VR mode).
To play restricted DVDs (Parental Control)
If you play a restricted DVD, the message "Do
you want temporarily change parental control to
*?" appears on your TV screen.
1
Select "OK" and press ENTER.
The display for entering your password
appears.
2
Enter your four-digit password using the
number buttons.
3
Press ENTER to select "OK."
The recorder starts playback.
To register or change the password, see "Parental
Control (DVD VIDEO only)" (page 94).
To lock the disc tray (Child Lock)
You can lock the disc tray to prevent children from
ejecting the disc.
When the recorder is in standby mode, press
O RETURN, ENTER, and then {/1 on the
remote.
The recorder turns on and "LOCKED" appears in
the front panel display. The Z (open/close) button
does not work while the Child Lock is set.
To unlock the disc tray, press O RETURN,
ENTER, and then {/1 on the remote again when
the recorder is in standby mode.
One Touch Play
If you use the SMARTLINK connection, you can
easily start playing.
When the TV is turned on or in standby mode,
press H. The recorder automatically turns on and
the TV's input is switched to the recorder.
Playback starts automatically.
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One Touch Menu
If you use the SMARTLINK connection, you can
easily display the Title List.
When the TV is turned on or in standby mode,
press TITLE LIST. The recorder automatically
turns on and the TV's input is switched to the
recorder. The Title List menu appears.
z Hints
• You can also use the H button in step 3 (page 54) to
start playback.
• Even if a timer recording starts during playback,
neither the recording nor playback will stop (page 60).
• Even if you select "Factory Setup" in Options Setup
(page 97), the Child Lock remains set.
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