Checking/Changing/Cancelling Timer Settings (Timer List); Recording From Connected Equipment; Playback; Playing The Recorder Programme/Dvd - Sony RDR-HX950 Service Manual

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Checking/Changing/
Cancelling Timer
Settings (Timer List)
HDD + RW -RW -RW + R
VR
Video
-R -R
VR
Video
You can check, change, or cancel timer
settings using the "Timer List."
TIMER
</M/m/,,
ENTER
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When the timer settings overlap
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Press TIMER.
• The programme that starts first has priority
The "Timer List" display appears.
and the entire programme is recorded.
• After finishing the previous recording, the
other recording starts with several tens-of-
second's delay (when the end-time of one
recording and the start-time of another are
the same).
• When the recordings start at the same time,
only one of them will be recorded. Cancel
the timer setting for the programme that you
are not going to record.
Timer information displays the recording
z Hint
date, time, recording mode, etc.
You can move to the first row/bottom row of the
Timer List using ./> while the list is
displayed.
When all of the timer settings do not fit
on the list, the scroll bar appears.
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Notes
To view the hidden timer settings, press
• Even if the timer is set, timer recordings cannot be
M/m.
made while recording a programme that has
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Select the timer setting you want to
priority.
check/change/cancel, and press ,. • Even if the timer is set for the same daily or
weekly programme, the timer recording cannot be
The sub-menu appears.
made if it overlaps with a programme that has
priority. "Overlap" will appear next to the
overlapped setting in the Timer List. Check the
priority order of the settings.
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If the timer settings of a Synchro-
Recording and another timer recording
overlap
Timer recordings always have priority. The
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Synchro-Recording starts only after the timer
recording has finished.
Timer
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recording
Synchro-
7
Recording
will be cut off
Recording from connected
equipment without a timer
HDD + RW -RW -RW + R
VR
Video
-R -R
VR
Video
You can record from a connected VCR or
If you connect a digital video camera with
similar device. To connect a VCR or similar
a DV IN jack
device, see "Connecting a VCR or Similar
See "DV Camcorder Dubbing" on page 72
Device" on page 24.
for an explanation of how to record from the
Use the DV IN jack on the front panel if the
DV IN jack.
equipment has a DV output jack (i.LINK
jack).
z Hint
1
You can adjust the settings for the recording picture
Press HDD or DVD.
before recording. See "Adjusting the recording
If you select DVD, insert a recordable
picture quality" on page 44.
DVD (see "1. Inserting a Disc" on
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page 27).
Notes
2 • When recording a video game image, the screen
Press INPUT to select an input source
may not be clear.
according to the connection you
• Any programme that contains a Copy-Never copy
made. guard signal cannot be recorded.
• When "Bilingual Recording" is set to "A/L" or
The front panel display changes as
"B/R" in step 3, you cannot select the sound when
follows:
playing in the following cases.
programme position
– When recording in PCM mode.
– When recording to the HDD ("HDD Recording
Format" is set to "Video Mode On" in the
"Recording" setup (page 109))/DVD+RW/
3
Select the desired audio signal when
DVD+R/DVD-RW/DVD-R (Video mode).
recording a bilingual programme to
the HDD or DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs (Video
mode).
Set "External Audio" to "Bilingual" and
"Bilingual Recording" to "A/L" or "B/R"
in the "Audio In" setup (page 103).
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Select an option, and press ENTER.
"Modify":
Changes the timer setting.
Select an item using </, and adjust
using M/m. Select "OK," and press
ENTER.
"Erase":
Erases the timer setting. Select "Yes,"
and press ENTER.
"Skip Once":
Cancels the daily or weekly recordings
only once. After cancelling the timer
setting, "Skip Once" appears next to the
timer setting in the "Timer List."
To change or cancel the setting, repeat
steps 2 and 3 above.
Press REC MODE repeatedly to select
the recording mode.
For details about the recording mode, see
page 40.
Insert the source tape into the
connected equipment and set to
playback pause.
Press z REC.
This recorder starts recording.
Press the pause (or play) button on the
connected equipment to cancel the
playback pause status.
The connected equipment starts playback
and the playback image is recorded by
this recorder.
To stop recording, press x REC STOP
on this recorder.
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Select the desired audio signal when
Recording from
recording a bilingual programme.
Set "External Audio" to "Bilingual" and
Connected Equipment
"Bilingual Recording" to "A/L" or "B/R"
in the "Audio In" setup (page 103).
For details about the bilingual recording,
see page 41.
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3
Set the timer on the connected
HDD DVD
equipment to the time of the
programme you want to record, and
INPUT
turn it off.
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Press down x REC STOP on the
recorder for more than 3 seconds.
The SYNCHRO REC indicator lights up
</M/m/,,
in the front panel display and the recorder
ENTER
turns off. The recorder is ready to start
Synchro-Recording.
You can also set the recorder to stand by
for Synchro-Recording by setting
"Synchro Rec." of "Timer Recording" to
z REC
REC MODE
"Yes" from the System Menu.
x REC
STOP
To cancel Synchro Rec before recording
starts
Press [/1.
Recording from connected
The SYNCHRO REC indicator in the front
equipment with a timer
panel display turns off.
(Synchro Rec.)
To cancel Synchro Rec during recording
Press down z REC for more than 3 seconds.
HDD
The Synchro Rec is cancelled, and the
You can set the recorder to automatically
recording continues.
record programmes from connected
equipment that has a timer function (such as
To stop recording
a satellite tuner). Connect the equipment to
Press x REC STOP. Then select "Yes" in the
the LINE 1 IN jacks of the recorder
confirmation display, and press ENTER.
(page 26).
When the connected equipment turns on, the b
Notes
recorder starts recording a programme from
• The recorder starts recording only after detecting
the LINE 1 IN jacks.
a video signal from the connected equipment. The
The recording destination is HDD only.
beginning of the programme may not be recorded
regardless of whether or not the recorder's power
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is on or off.
Press REC MODE repeatedly to select
• The Synchro Rec function does not work with
the recording mode.
some tuners. For details, see the tuner's operating
For details about recording mode, see
instructions.
page 40.
• To use the Synchro Rec function, you must first
set the recorder's clock correctly.
• For a bilingual programme, only the audio signal
selected in step 2 can be played back.
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Select a title using M/m, and press
ENTER.

Playback

Playback starts from the selected title.
Playing the Recorded
To use the DVD's Menu
Programme/DVD
When you play a DVD VIDEO, or a finalised
DVD+RW, DVD-RW (Video mode),
DVD+R, or DVD-R (Video mode), you can
HDD + RW -RW -RW + R
VR
Video
display the disc's menu by pressing TOP
*
-R -R DVD VCD DATA DVD
VR
Video
MENU or MENU.
*
DATA CD
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Note
* DivX video file only
The H button is not available in the disc's menu.
To play VIDEO CDs/Super VIDEO CDs with
HDD DVD
PBC functions
Number
PBC (Playback Control) allows you to play
buttons
VIDEO CDs/Super VIDEO CDs
CLEAR
AUDIO
interactively using the menu on your TV
PLAY
SUBTITLE
MODE screen.
ANGLE
SYSTEM
When you start playing a VIDEO CD/Super
TITLE LIST
MENU
MENU
VIDEO CD with PBC functions, the menu
TOP MENU
</M/m/,,
appears.
ENTER
Select an item using the number buttons, and
DISPLAY
/
press ENTER. Then, follow the instructions
. >
in the menu (press H when "Press
SELECT" appears).
H/X/x
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Note
Some playback options such as search, repeat play
or programme play cannot be played with PBC
function. To play with playback options, start
playback without PBC functions using the Title
1 List.
Press HDD or DVD.
• If you select DVD, insert a disc (see "1. To change the angles
Inserting a Disc" on page 27).
If various angles (multi-angles) for a scene
• If you insert a DVD VIDEO, VIDEO
are recorded on the disc, "
CD, DATA DVD or DATA CD, press
the screen. Press ANGLE during playback.
H. Playback starts.
To switch the angle mark indicator to off, set
2
"Angle Indicator" to "Off" in the "Playback"
Press TITLE LIST.
setup (page 111).
For details about the Title List, see "3.
Playing the Recorded Programme (Title
To stop playback
List)" on page 29.
Press x.
Example: HDD
To playback quickly with sound (Scan
Audio)
When you press M during playback, you
can play quickly with dialogue or sound
(except for VIDEO CDs/Super VIDEO
CDs).
No sound is output when you press M two
or more times to change search speed.
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