Timer Recording; Before Recording - Sony RDR-HX825 Service Manual

Changing the GUIDE Plus+ host
channel manually
If you are using connection B (page 15) and
you want to receive the programme guide
data from your set top box receiver, search
for the host channel on the following website
and set it for your area, following the steps
below:
www.europe.guideplus.com
1
Press TV GUIDE.
The GUIDE Plus+ system appears.
2
Select "Setup" in the Menu Bar.
The GUIDE Plus+ setup menu appears.
3
Select "Host Channel Setup" using M/
m, and press ENTER.
4
Press the yellow button ("Change")
twice.
"Manual" appears.
5
Select "Source" using ,.
6
Press the yellow button ("Source")
repeatedly to select the input source.
7
Select "Prog. No." using ,.
8
Enter the programme position number
using the number buttons.
9
Press the green button ("Save").
The display asks for confirmation.
10
Select "Confirm" using </,, and
press ENTER.
The display returns to the GUIDE Plus+
setup menu.
11
Wait one day until the programme
guide data can be received.
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Timer Recording

Before Recording

Before you start recording...
• Check that the disc has enough available
space for the recording (page 38). For the
HDD, DVD+RWs, and DVD-RWs, you
can free up disc space by erasing titles
(page 78).
• Adjust the recording picture quality and
picture size if necessary (page 60).
z Hint
Timer recordings will be made regardless whether
or not the recorder is turned on. You can turn off the
recorder without affecting the recording even after
recording starts.
b
Note
To play a recorded disc on other DVD equipment,
finalise the disc (page 41).
Recording mode
Like the standard ×3 recording modes of
video tapes, you can select the desired
recording mode using the REC MODE
button.
Recording modes with higher quality provide
a more beautiful recording, but the large data
volume also results in a shorter recording
time.
Conversely, a longer duration provides a
longer recording time, but the lower data
volume results in a coarser picture quality.
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To cancel the settings
Press the red button ("Back").
To return to the "Home" position
Press the blue button ("Home").
The cursor returns to the home position on the
"Grid."
To check the GUIDE Plus+ system
information
1
Press TV GUIDE.
2
Select "Setup" in the Menu Bar, and
press ENTER.
3
Select "GUIDE Plus+ system
Information" using M/m, and press
ENTER.
Checking programme positions
Check whether programme position numbers
are the same as the programme position
numbers set in the "Programme Setting."
If you want to make adjustments to the
channel settings or change the channel name,
see "Programme Setting" in "Settings and
Adjustments" (page 96).
1
Select "Editor" in the Menu Bar.
2
Press ENTER.
3
Press , to move the cursor to the
right column.
4
Select the programme position you
want to check using M/m.
To change the input source, press the red
button ("Source").
To change the programme position, see
"Programme Setting" on page 96.
Press REC MODE repeatedly to switch the
recording modes.
To select the HQ+ mode, set "HQ Setting" of
the "HDD Rec. Settings" to "HQ+" in the
"Recording" setup (page 107). "HQ+"
records pictures in higher quality than HQ on
the HDD. Note that HQ+ appears as HQ in
the front panel display and the on-screen
displays.
Approx. recording
time (hours)
Recording mode
HDD DVD*
HQ+ (High quality) 20 –
R
HQ 32 1
R
HSP 46 1 hr.
30 min.
SP (Standard mode) 61 2
r
LSP 77 2 hr.
30 min.
r
ESP 93 3
r
LP 124 4
r
EP 187 6
SLP (Long duration) 249 8
* The recording time for DVD+R DL (Double
Layer) discs is as follows:
HQ: 1 hour 48 minutes
HSP: 2 hours 42 minutes
SP: 3 hours 37 minutes
LSP: 4 hours 31 minutes
ESP: 5 hours 25 minutes
LP: 7 hours 14 minutes
EP: 10 hours 51 minutes
:
SLP 14 hours 28 minutes
b
Notes
• The maximum continuous recording time for a
single title is eight hours.
• Situations below may cause slight inaccuracies
with the recording time.
– Recording a programme with poor reception, or
a programme or video source of low picture
quality
– Recording on a disc that has already been edited
– Recording only a still picture or just sound
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b
Note
To receive from the recorder a programme position
that can be received by either the set top box
receiver or the recorder, change the input source in
step 4.
Disabling programme positions
If any programme positions are unused or
contain unwanted channels, you can hide
them.
For instance, if you are using your set top box
receiver to receive programme data
(connection B, page 15), all receivable
programme positions are displayed. Use this
function to hide any unwanted programme
positions.
1
Select "Editor" in the Menu Bar, and
press ENTER.
2
In the left column, select the
programme position you want to hide
or display using M/m.
3
Press the red button ("On/Off").
The disabled positions will turn grey.
To show the disabled positions, press the
red button ("On/Off") again.
b
Notes
• You cannot record a programme position, if it is
not set in "Programme Setting" of "Settings and
Adjustments," even if it is set to "On" in the
"Editor" in the Menu Bar.
• If you are using your set top box receiver to
receive programmes (connection B, page 15) and
are able to receive the same programme with both
the set top box and the recorder, change the
"Source" to receive the programme with the
recorder's tuner.
Recording stereo and bilingual Unrecordable pictures
programmes
Pictures with copy protection cannot be
recorded on this recorder.
The recorder automatically receives and
When the recorder receives a copy guard
records stereo and bilingual programmes
signal, the recorder continues to record but
based on the ZWEITON system or the
only a blank, grey coloured screen will be
NICAM system.
recorded.
The HDD and a DVD-RW (VR mode) or
DVD-R (VR mode) can record both main and
Copy control
sub sounds. You can switch between main
signals
and sub when playing the disc. For the HDD,
Copy-Free
you can select the sound track before
recording. Select "Main," "Sub," or
"Main+Sub" in "Bilingual Recording" of the
"HDD Rec. Settings" in the "Recording"
Copy-Once
setup (page 106).
A DVD+RW, DVD-RW (Video mode),
DVD+R, or DVD-R (Video mode) can
record only one sound track (main or sub) at
a time. Select the sound track using the Setup
Copy-Never
Display before recording starts. Set
"Bilingual Recording" of the "DVD Rec.
* The recorded disc can be played only on CPRM
Settings" to "Main" (default) or "Sub" in the
compatible equipment (page 8).
"Recording" setup (page 107).
ZWEITON (German stereo) system
When a stereo based programme is received,
"Stereo" appears.
When a bilingual ZWEITON based
programme is received, "Main," "Sub," or
"Main/Sub" appears.
NICAM system
When a stereo or bilingual NICAM based
programme is received, "NICAM" appears in
the front panel display.
To record a NICAM programme, be sure to
set "Audio" of "Programme Setting" in the
"Basic" setup to "NICAM" (default). If the
sound is not clear when listening to NICAM
broadcasts, set "Audio" to "Standard" (see
"Programme Setting" on page 96).
z Hint
You can select the audio (main or sub) while
recording bilingual programmes using the AUDIO
button. This does not affect the recorded sound.
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Recordable discs
+
HDD RW - RW
VR
+
- RW R - R
VR
Video
- R
Video
HDD
- RW
VR (CPRM*)
- R (CPRM*)
VR
None (a blank screen is
recorded)
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