Sony RDR-HX900 Quick Start Manual page 2

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Turn on your TV and any other Press M/m to select a language for
connected equipment such as the on-screen display, then press
your cable box or satellite receiver. ENTER.
2
Press I/1 on the remote.
3
Press the input selector on your
TV so that the signal from the
recorder appears on your TV
screen.
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Press </M/m/, to enter the
current date and time, and press
EASY SETUP
ENTER.
Press M/m to set the month and press ,.
Initial settings necessary to operate the DVD recorder
will be made. You can change them later using Setup.
Before you start, check that you have made Set the day, year, hour, and minutes in the
all necessary connections.
same way.
Start
If "Initial settings necessary to operate the
DVD recorder will be made. You can change
them later using Setup." does not appear on
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your TV screen, select "Easy Setup" from
Press M/m to select whether or
"SETUP" in the System Menu.
not you want to use the Set Top
Box control function, then press
4
Press the ENTER button.
ENTER.
5
Press M/m to select your country,
then press ENTER.
EASY SETUP Settings-Area Setup 1/7
Select your country.
10a
Find the brand code of your
USA
Canada cable box or satellite receiver
in the "Cable Box/Satellite
Receiver Brand Code" list of
the Operating Instructions
and enter it here. Then press
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Press </M/m/, to enter your zip
ENTER.
code number, then press ENTER.
11a
Press M/m to select the cable
box/ satellite receiver output
channel, then press ENTER.
I / 1 (on / standby)
If you connected your cable box or satellite
receiver to the DVD recorder's audio/video
</M/m/,/ ENTER
input, select the "Line" number you connected
Press ENTER to make
to. If you connected to the DVD recorder's
a selection
antenna input, select the "ch (channel)" used
to receive the signal from the cable box.
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Press M/m to select the type
of TV you have, then press
ENTER.
If you have a wide-screen TV, select "16:9."
RETURN O
If you have a standard TV, select either "4:3
Letter Box"(shrink to fit) or "4:3 Pan Scan"
(stretch to fit). This will determine how "wide-
screen" images are displayed on your TV.
13a
Press M/m to select whether
or not you connected to an AV
amplifier(receiver), then press
ENTER.
If you did not connect to an AV amplifier
(receiver), select "No." If you connected using
just an audio cord, select "Yes: LINE OUT
(R-AUDIO-L)." If you connected using a digital
optical or coaxial cord, select "Yes: DIGITAL
OUT."
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When "Finish" appears, press
ENTER to complete Easy
Setup.
The Easy Setup display automatically appears on your TV screen when you turn
on your recorder for the first time. Follow the steps below to make the minimum
number of basic adjustments to use the recorder.
If you make a mistake, press RETURN O.
Test your
EASY SETUP Language 2/7
Set Top Box
Select the screen language.
English
controller
Français
If you connected a Set Top Box
controller, do the following:
1
Point the remote at the
recorder (not at the cable
box/satellite receiver).
EASY SETUP Clock 3/7
2
Set the time and date manually.
Press CH+/- and confirm
that the channel changes
on the cable box/ satellite
Wed 1 / 1 / 2004 12 : 00 AM
receiver window.
If the recorder does not control
your cable box or satellite receiver,
see "If you cannot get the recorder
to control your cable box/ satellite
receiver" at the end of "Step 7: Easy
Setup" in the Operating Instructions.
EASY SETUP
Set Top Box Control 4/7
Do you want to control your set top box
with this recorder?
(Changes to the current setting will erase all timer settings.)
Yes
No
YES NO
EASY SETUP Set Top Box Control 4/7
Enter the brand code of your set top box.
10b
Press M/m to select
EASY SETUP
Tuner Preset 5/7
whether or not
- - - -
Select the way in which you will receive channels.
you have a cable
Antenna
connection, and press
Cable
ENTER.
If you have cable, select "Cable."
If not, select "Antenna."
EASY SETUP
Set Top Box Control 4/7
Select input line or Set Top Box's output channel.
Line1
Line2
Line3
Ch2 11b
The Tuner Preset
Ch3
EASY SETUP Tuner Preset 5/7
Ch4
function starts
Searching for receivable channels. Ch
Please wait.
searching for all
receivable channels.
This may take a couple
of minutes.
EASY SETUP
TV Type 6/7
Select your TV screen type.
16 : 9
4:3 Letter Box
4:3 Pan Scan
YES: DIGITAL OUT
EASY SETUP Audio Connection 7/7
13b
Is this recorder connected to an amplifier (receiver)? Press M/m to select
Select the type of jack you are using.
EASY SETUP Audio Connection 7/7
the type of signal you
Yes : LINE OUT(R-AUDIO-L)
Dolby Digital
Yes : DIGITAL OUT
want to send to your
No
D-PCM
AV amplifier (receiver),
Dolby Digital
then press ENTER.
YES: LINE OUT
If your AV amplifier has a Dolby
(R-AUDIO-L)
Digital or DTS decoder, select "Dolby
Digital" or "On." If not, select "D-PCM"
NO
EASY SETUP
Audio Connection 7/7
or "Off."
DTS
EASY SETUP
7/7 On
Off
Easy Setup is finished.
Finish
Label side facing up
Insert a Disc
1
Press Z OPEN/CLOSE and
hint
place a recordable DVD on the Don't know what's going on?
Look at your TV screen, not the front panel display.
disc tray.
Messages explaining the current status of the DVD
recorder will appear on your TV screen. Note that
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the remote does not work while "LOAD" is flashing,
Press Z OPEN/CLOSE again
so be patient!
to close the disc tray.
"LOAD" will appear for about a minute in
the DVD recorder's front panel display.
See "Quick Guide to Disc Types" in the
Operating Instructions for more details
about the differences between disc
types.
Record a TV
Program
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The following explains how to record
Press REC MODE repeatedly to
a current TV program. For instructions
select the recording mode: HQ,
on how to set the timer, see "Timer
HSP, SP, LP, EP or SLP.
Recording" in the Operating Instructions.
HQ offers the best quality picture, but with
the shortest recording time. Recording time
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Press CH+/- to select a
increases with each successive mode, but
channel.
the picture quality gradually deteriorates.
hint
The channel number appears in the
How much disc space do I have?
front panel display
You can check information about the disc, such as
the remaining disc space, by pressing TOOLS while
the disc is inserted and selecting "Disc Info" from
the displayed TOOLS menu.
If you are not using the Set Top Box
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Press z REC.
controller:
• If you connected your cable box or
The recorder automatically searches for
satellite receiver to the Line 1 input of
recordable disc space, and starts recording.
the DVD recorder, press CH+/- until
To stop recording, press x REC STOP.
"L1" appears in the front panel display.
Then select a channel on your cable
box or satellite receiver
• If you connected your cable box to the
DVD recorder's antenna input jack,
select channel 2, 3 or 4, whichever
channel is used to receive the signal
from the cable box. Then select a
channel on your cable box.
Play the
Recorded TV
Program
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Press TITLE LIST.
The TITLE LIST menu appears.
TITLE LIST
ORIGINAL My Movies 1.5/4.7GB
OPEN/
CLOSE
1 2ch 1:00PM - 2:00PM Wed 9/15
Sor t
Date 2 5ch 8:00PM - 9:00PM Fr i 9/17
Title
3 12ch 9:00AM - 9:30AM Sat 9/25
Number
4 3ch 8:00PM - 8:30PM Sat 9/25
5 25ch 8:00PM - 8:30PM Fr i 10/15
HDD DVD
6 L2 9:00PM - 9:30PM Tue 10/19
• CH 7 8ch 9:00PM - 9:30PM Tue 10/26
1 1 2 2 3 3 8 125ch 10:00AM - 10:30AM Thu 10/28
4 4 5 5 6 6
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7 7 8 8 9 9 Press M/m to select the title you want
to play and press ENTER.
0 0
The sub-menu appears.
TIMER
TITLE LIST
ORIGINAL My Movies 1.5/4.7GB
1 2ch 1:00PM - 2:00PM Wed 9/15
TV GUIDE Sor t
Close
Date 2 5ch 8:00PM - 9:00PM Fr i 9/17
Play
Title
3 12ch 9:00AM - 9:30AM Play Beginnig Sat 9/25
Number
Erase
4 3ch 8:00PM - 8:30PM Sat 9/25
Protect Title
TITLE 5 25ch 8:00PM - 8:30PM Fr i 10/15
TOOLS Title Name
LIST
6 L2 9:00PM - 9:30PM Set Thumbnail Tue 10/19
A-B Erase
7 8ch 9:00PM - 9:30PM Tue 10/26
ZOOM
8 125ch 10:00AM - 10:30AM Thu 10/28
ENTER
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Press M/m to select "Play" and press
ENTER.
Playback starts from the beginning of the title.
hint
What to see a visual list of the recorded titles?
Press the ZOOM +/- buttons to display a thumbnail picture
of each title's first scene.
TITLE LIST
ORIGINAL My Movies 1.5/4.7GB
REC REC STOP
1 2ch 1:00PM - 2:00PM
Sor t
2ch
Date Wed 9/15 1:00PM( 1H00M)SP
Title
2 5ch 8:00PM - 9:00PM
Number 5ch
Fri 9/17 8:00PM( 1H00M)SLP
REC
MODE 3 12ch 9:00AM - 9:30AM
12ch
Sat 9/25 9:00AM( 0H30M)EP
4 3ch 8:00PM - 8:30PM
3ch
Sat 9/25 8:00PM( 0H30M)SLP
Remove the Disc
1
Press Z OPEN/CLOSE.
"INFO WRITE" flashes in the front panel display
for about a minute while an electronic index of the
recorded contents is written on the disc.
2
Remove the disc when the disc tray
opens, and press Z OPEN/CLOSE
again to close the disc tray.
hint
Want to play the DVD on the DVD equipment?
To play the disc on other DVD equipment, you may need to
finalize the disc. See "Using the 'Disc Info' Screen" in the
Operating Instructions.
Now that you have familiarized yourself with the DVD
recorder, try the functions below by following the
explanations in the Operating Instructions.
Copy a VCR tape to a DVD
See "Recording From a VCR or Similar Device"
Play the beginning of a title
while it is being recorded
See "Chasing Playback/Simultaneous Rec and Play"