Erasing And Editing; Before Editing - Sony RDR-HX520 Service Manual

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Press H.
For MP3 discs, playback starts from the
first MP3 audio track on the disc.
For JPEG files, a slideshow of the
pictures on the disc begins.
For DivX video files, playback starts
from the first DivX video file on the disc.
If the disc contains MP3 audio tracks,
JPEG image files, and DivX video files,
only the DivX video files are played back
when H is pressed.
If the disc contains MP3 audio tracks and
JPEG image files, only the JPEG image
files are played back when H is
pressed.
To stop playback or slideshow
Press x.
To pause playback or slideshow
Press X.
To play the beginning of the MP3 audio
track or DivX video file
Press OPTIONS to select "Play Beginning,"
and press ENTER.
To fast forward or fast reverse an MP3
audio track or DivX video file
Press m/M during playback.
To go to the next or previous MP3 audio
track, JPEG image file or DivX video file
Press . or > during playback. If you
repeatedly press . or >, you will go to
the next or previous album. (Except JPEG
image file)
To play DivX video file in slow motion/one
frame at a time (Playback direction only)
Press y/C in pause mode.
To go to the next or previous album
(Except for DivX video files)
Press / during playback or slideshow.
To display the registration code for this
recorder
Select "Registration Code" in the "Others"
setup (page 96).
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About playback order of
albums, tracks, and files
Albums play in the following order:
Structure of disc contents
Tree 1 Tree 2 Tree 3 Tree 4 Tree 5
ROOT
Album MP3 audio track/
JPEG image file/
DivX video file
When you insert a DATA CD/DATA DVD
and press H, the numbered tracks (or files)
are played sequentially, from 1 through 7.
For JPEG image files, press to go to the
next album. (For instance, when you want to
go from 1 to 2.) Any sub-albums/tracks (or
files) contained within a currently selected
album take priority over the next album in the
same tree. (Example: C contains D so 4 is
played before 5.)
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To rotate a picture
Press OPTIONS while the JPEG image is
displayed to select "Rotate Right" or "Rotate
Left," and press ENTER.
z Hints
• Press AUDIO to switch between stereo or
monaural audio tracks when playing MP3 audio
tracks.
• You can change the audio track when playing
MP3 or MPEG audio of DivX video files using
the AUDIO button.
• You can display subtitles when playing DivX
video files using the SUBTITLE button.
• You can rotate a JPEG image using the </,
buttons when the image is displayed.
• Press DISPLAY repeatedly to show information
about the JPEG album or image on your TV
screen. Then press TIME/TEXT to toggle
between the current selected image number and
album number.
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Notes
• Some JPEG files, especially files of three million
pixels or more, may lengthen the slideshow
interval.
• Rotated JPEG images will not be saved when you
switch to another folder.
• Images larger than 720 × 480 will be reduced to
720 × 480 when displayed.
• The following images are not displayed:
– progressive JPEG image files
– greyscale JPEG image files
– 4:1:1 JPEG image files
• When you attempt to play a broken file or a file
that does not satisfy the play conditions,
appears but the recorder cannot play the file.
• The recorder cannot play a DivX video file of size
more than 720 (width) × 576 (height)/4 GB.
z Hints
• If you add numbers (01, 02, 03, etc.) to the front
of the track/file names when you store the tracks
(or files) in a disc, the tracks and files will be
played in that order.
• Since a disc with many trees takes longer to start
playback, it is recommended that you create
albums with no more than two trees.
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Notes
• Depending on the software you use to create the
DATA DVD/DATA CD, the playback order may
differ from the above illustration.
• No more than a total of 999 individual folders can
be played. (Folders that do not contain JPEG/
MP3/DivX files are counted as well.)
• No more than a total of 999 folders and 9999 files
can be played. (Files other than JPEG/MP3/DivX
files, and folders that do not contain JPEG/MP3/
DivX files are counted as well.)
• No more than 999 folders and files can be
recognized in a single folder. (Folders that do not
contain JPEG/MP3/DivX files are counted as
well.)
• Proceeding to the next or another album may take
some time.
• This recorder supports MP3 audio bit rates up to
320 kbps.
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About MP3 audio tracks, JPEG MP3 audio tracks, JPEG image
image files, and DivX video files, or DivX video files that
files the recorder can play
MP3 is an audio compression technology that The recorder can play the following tracks
satisfies certain ISO/MPEG regulations. and files:
JPEG is an image compression technology. – MP3 audio tracks with the extension
You can play MP3 (MPEG1 Audio Layer 3) ".mp3."
format audio tracks and JPEG image files on – JPEG image files with the extension ".jpeg"
DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs) or ".jpg."
or JPEG image files on DATA DVDs (DVD- – JPEG image files that conform to the DCF*
ROMs/DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD-RWs/ image file format.
DVD-Rs). – DivX video file with the extension ".avi" or
DATA CDs must be recorded according to ".divx."
ISO9660 Level 1, Level 2 or Joliet format for * "Design rule for Camera File system": Image
standards for digital cameras regulated by JEITA
the recorder to recognize the MP3 tracks.
® (Japan Electronics and Information Technology
DivX is a video file compression
Industries Association).
technology, developed by DivX, Inc. This
®
product is an official DivX Certified
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product. You can play DATA CDs and
• The recorder will play any data with the extension
DATA DVDs that contain DivX video files.
".mp3," ".jpeg," ".jpg," ".avi," or ".divx" even if
You can also play discs recorded in
they are not in MP3, JPEG, or DivX format.
MultiSession/Border.
Playing these data may generate a loud noise
See the instructions supplied with the disc which could damage your speaker system.
• The recorder does not conform to audio tracks in
drives and the recording software (not
mp3PRO format.
supplied) for details on the recording format.
• The recorder may not play a DivX video file
when the file has been combined from two or
Note on MultiSession/Border discs
more DivX video files.
If audio tracks and images in Music CD
• Depending on the disc, normal playback may not
format or Video CD format are recorded in
be possible. For example, the picture may be
the first session/border, only the first session/
unclear, playback may not appear smooth, the
border will be played back.
sound may skip, and so on.
• Depending on the disc, playback may take some
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Note
time to start.
The recorder may not be able to play some DATA • Some files cannot be played.
CDs/DATA DVDs created in the Packet Write • The letters that cannot be displayed are replaced
format. with "*."

Erasing and Editing

Before Editing

This recorder offers various edit options for
various disc types.
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Notes
• You may lose the edited contents if you remove
the disc or a timer recording starts while editing.
• DVD discs created by DVD video cameras
cannot be edited on this recorder.
• If a message appears and indicates that the disc's
control information is full, erase or edit
unnecessary titles.
• When editing a DVD+R or DVD-R, finish all
editing before finalising the disc. You cannot edit
a finalised disc.
HDD
Edit features
Original Playlist
title title
Erase (page 64) Yes Yes
Protect (page 64) Yes Yes
Title Name (page 64) Yes Yes
A-B Erase (page 65) Yes Yes
Erase Titles (page 65) Yes Yes
Divide (page 66) Yes Yes
Set Thumbnail (page 64) Yes Yes
Chapter mark (page 67) Yes Yes
Create a Playlist (page 67) Yes No
Make a Playlist (page 69) Yes No
Change Order (page 69) No No
Combine (page 70) No Yes
* DVD+RW only
Notes
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- RW
VR
+ RW
- R
VR
- RW
Video
+
Original Playlist R
title title
- R
Video
Yes Yes Yes
Yes No Yes
Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes*
Yes Yes Yes
No Yes No
Yes Yes No
Yes Yes No
Yes No No
Yes No No
No Yes No
No Yes No
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