Dubbing - Sony RDR-HX520 Service Manual

Required times for High-speed Dubbing from
*1
HDD to DVD (for 60-minute programme)
*2
Speed
6x 6x 8x 8x 2.4x
High- High-
High- High- DVD+R
Rec. speed speed
speed speed (Double
mode DVD- DVD+
DVD-R DVD+R Layer)
RW RW
HQ Approx. Approx. Approx. Approx. Approx.
10 min. 10 min. 8 min. 8 min. 25 min.
HSP Approx. Approx. Approx. Approx. Approx.
6 min. 6 min. 5 min. 5 min. 16 min.
40 sec. 40 sec. 40 sec.
SP Approx. Approx. Approx. Approx. Approx.
5 min. 5 min. 3 min. 3 min. 12 min.
45 sec. 45 sec. 30 sec.
LSP Approx. Approx. Approx. Approx. Approx.
4 min. 4 min. 3 min. 3 min. 10 min.
ESP Approx. Approx. Approx. Approx. Approx.
3 min. 3 min. 2 min. 2 min. 8 min.
20 sec. 20 sec. 30 sec. 30 sec. 20 sec.
LP Approx. Approx. Approx. Approx. Approx.
2 min. 2 min. 2 min. 2 min. 6 min.
30 sec. 30 sec. 15 sec.
EP Approx. Approx. Approx. Approx. Approx.
1 min. 60 1 min. 60 60
*3 *3 *3
40 sec. min. 15 sec. min. min.
SLP Approx. Approx. Approx. Approx. Approx.
1 min. 60 56 sec. 60 60
*3 *3 *3
15 sec. min. min. min.
*1
The values in the above table are for reference
only. Actual times for dubbing also require time
for creating disc's control information and other
data.
*2
This is the maximum recording speed of this
recorder. The recording speed cannot exceed the
value indicated in the above table even when
using discs that support higher recording speeds.
In addition, depending on the disc condition, the
recorder may be unable to record at the
maximum recording speed indicated in the table.
*3
High-speed dubbing is not available when
dubbing titles recorded in EP and SLP mode to
DVD+RWs and DVD+Rs.
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Dubbing

+ +
HDD RW - RW - RW R
VR
Video
- R - R
VR
Video
Dubbing a single title (Title
Dubbing)
1
Insert the DVD that you are going to
dub to or from.
2
Press HDD or DVD to select the
source.
3
Press TITLE LIST.
Press </, to switch the Title Lists, if
necessary.
4
Select a title, and press ENTER.
The sub-menu appears.
5
Select "Dubbing," and press ENTER.
The display for selecting the dubbing
mode appears.
If a title with (page 73) is selected
in the title list, a confirmation display is
displayed.
To "Move," select "OK."
A Size of the title (approximate)
This is displayed in red when the size
exceeds the available space on the
dubbing target media.
B Direction of dubbing
C Available space on the disc to be
dubbed (approximate)
D Information about the title to be
dubbed
E Dubbing mode and the space that
remains after dubbing
(approximate)
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Notes
• High-speed Dubbing is not available for the
following titles:
– Titles recorded in HQ+.
– Titles that contain both main and sub sounds
(except DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs (VR mode)).
– Titles recorded in mixed picture size (4:3 and
16:9 etc.) (except DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs (VR
mode)).
– Dubbing from DVD to HDD
– Dubbing 16:9 size title from HDD to
DVD+RW/DVD+R
– When dubbing a title with a picture size of 16:9
recorded in LP, EP, or SLP mode to a DVD-RW
or DVD-R in Video mode.
• When dubbed to a DVD-RW (Video mode)/
DVD+RW/DVD+R/DVD-R (Video mode), the
"seams" that are left over from editing may
remain on the disc. If you edit a title, use the
Original Dubbing or Rec Mode Conversion
Dubbing method. This will smooth out the
"seams."
Original Dubbing
n
/ / /
HDD + RW - RW - RW
VR
Video
/ /
- R
+ R - R
VR
Video
Original Dubbing allows you to make smooth
dubbings by de-emphasizing the "seams" that
are left over from editing. In this case, the
recording mode is set to the same recording
mode that the source title was recorded in.
To set the "Dub Mode" to "Original," you
must make your selection from the "Dub
Selected Titles" display (page 75).
Note that you cannot select "Original" when
using the Dubbing method explained in
"Dubbing a single title (Title Dubbing)"
(page 74).
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Note
If the recording mode of the dubbing source title is
unknown when dubbing from a DVD to the HDD,
"Dub Mode" is automatically set to "SP" in the
"Dub Selected Titles" display (page 75).
6
Select "Dub Mode."
7
Select a dubbing mode using M/m.
Fast*
* From the HDD to a DVD only.
Appears when High-speed Dubbing is
available for the title (page 71).
8
Select "Start," and press ENTER.
The remaining time of dubbing appears
in the front panel display.
To automatically adjust the dubbing mode
If there is not enough available space on the
target disc, the recorder automatically selects
a dubbing mode with lower picture quality
according to the available space. If there is
insufficient disc space in the selected
dubbing mode, the following display appears
after step 8.
Select "OK" and go to step 8.
To manually select another dubbing mode,
select "Cancel," and go to step 7.
To stop dubbing
Press OPTIONS to select "Stop Dubbing,"
and press ENTER. When asked for
confirmation, select "OK," and press
ENTER.
When dubbing (Move) is stopped partway,
no part of the title will be moved to the
dubbing target. However, note that this will
decrease the free disc space for DVD+Rs/
DVD-Rs.
z Hint
You can turn off the recorder during dubbing. The
recorder completes dubbing even after being turned
off.
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Rec Mode Conversion Dubbing Dubbing restriction
n
/ / /
You cannot dub movies and other DVD
HDD + RW - RW - RW
VR
Video
/ / VIDEOs to the HDD. Also, when dubbing
- R
+ R - R
VR
Video
from a DVD to the HDD, a grey, blank screen
Allows you to dub from the HDD to a DVD
will be recorded for scenes that contain a
or vice versa, in a dubbing mode that differs
copy protection signal.
from the original recordings. For example,
when you dub an HQ title (data size is large)
Copy
in SP mode, you can reduce the data size,
protection
saving more titles using less space. signals
Select a mode different from the original
Copy-Free
recording in "Dub Mode" in the steps of
(No copy
"Dubbing a single title (Title Dubbing)"
protection
(page 74) or "Dubbing multiple titles (Dub
signal)
Selected Titles)" (page 75). When dubbing
multiple titles, all of the selected titles will be
Copy-Once
recorded in same recording mode.
z Hint
Dubbing in the recording mode of the source title
* CPRM-compatible DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs (VR
smoothes out the "seams" that are left over from
mode) only
editing.
CPRM (Content Protection for Recordable
Media) is a coding technology that protects
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Notes
copyrights for images.
• For a title whose picture size (16:9 or 4:3) is
mixed:
Move
– When dubbed from the HDD to DVD-RWs/
HDD
DVD-Rs (Video mode), the picture size is
Titles containing "Copy-Once" copy
determined by the setting in "DVD Rec. Picture
protection signals can be moved only from
Size" (page 46).
HDD to DVD-RW/DVD-R (VR mode)*
– When dubbed from the HDD to DVD-RWs/
DVD-Rs (Video mode) in LP, EP or SLP mode, (after the title is moved, the original title in
the picture size is always 4:3.
the HDD is erased). The "Move" function is
– When dubbed from HDD to DVD+RW or
performed using the same procedure as
DVD+R, the picture size is always 4:3.
dubbing (page 74). Titles containing "Copy-
• The picture quality will not improve even if a title
Once" copy protection signals are indicated
is converted to a recording mode of better picture
with
quality.
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• The following titles in the HDD cannot be moved.
– Protected titles
– Playlist titles
– Original titles referenced from the playlist
• When dubbing (Move) is stopped partway, no
part of the title will be moved to the dubbing
target. However, note that this will decrease the
free disc space for DVD+Rs/DVD-Rs.
• Even if you erase a scene that contains a copy
protection signal, the recording restrictions on
that title are retained.
* CPRM-compatible DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs (VR
mode) only.
Dubbing multiple titles (Dub
Selected Titles)
A maximum of 30 selected titles can be
dubbed at once.
1
Insert the DVD that you are going to
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dub to or from.
2
Press HDD or DVD to select the
7
source.
3
Press TITLE LIST.
Press </, to switch the Title Lists, if
8
necessary.
4
Press OPTIONS to select "Dub
Fast*
Selected Titles," and press ENTER.
5
Select titles in the order you want to
dub, and press ENTER.
The titles are numbered in the selected
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order.
• To cancel the selection, press ENTER
again.
• To cancel all of the selections, select
"Reset."
To automatically adjust the dubbing mode
If there is not enough available space on the
target disc, the recorder automatically selects
a dubbing mode with lower picture quality
according to the available space. The same
dubbing mode is set for all of the titles. If disc
space is insufficient for the selected dubbing
mode, the following display appears after
step 9 of "Dubbing multiple titles (Dub
Selected Titles)" on page 75.
A Total size of the selected titles
This is displayed in red when the size
exceeds the available space on the
dubbing target media.
B Direction of dubbing
C Available space on the disc to be
dubbed (approximate)
D "PL": Indicates a Playlist title.
Select "OK" and go to step 9.
To manually select another dubbing mode,
select "Cancel," and go to step 8.
Dubbing
, + - RW
RW VR
- RW + R
HDD
Video
- R - R
VR
Video
,
*
HDD - RW
VR
*
- R
VR
,
/
- RW - R
VR VR
.
Notes
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E
: Indicates titles containing
"Copy-Once" copy protection
signals (page 73). When you select
a title with , the display asks
for confirmation. To "Move,"
select "OK."
F Order of dubbing
Repeat step 5 to select all of the titles
you want to dub.
Select "OK," and press ENTER.
The display for selecting the dubbing
mode appears.
Select a dubbing mode using M/m.
Original
* From the HDD to a DVD only.
Appears when available for the title
(page 71).
Select "Start," and press ENTER.
The remaining time of dubbing appears
in the front panel display.
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