Aerial Reception And Language Settings (Settings) - Sony RDR-HX900 Service Manual

In this case, see "Parental Control" in
"Recording and Parental Control Settings
(Features)" (page 93).
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Select an option, and press ENTER.
The currently selected option is displayed
next to the setup item.
Example: when "4:3 Letter Box" is set.
SETUP
Settings TV Type : 4 : 3 Letter Box
Video Pause Mode : Auto
Audio Component Out : Off
Features Progressive Mode : Auto
Options Screen Saver : On
Scart Setting
Easy Setup Line4 Input : Video
To turn off the display
Press SYSTEM MENU repeatedly.
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Receivable channels
TV system Channel coverage
BG (West European E2 - E12 VHF
Countries, except
Italia A – H VHF
those listed below)
E21 – E69 UHF
S1 – S20 CATV
S21 – S41 HYPER
S01 – S05 CATV
DK (East European R1 – R12 VHF
Countries)
R21 – R69 UHF
S1 – S20 CATV
S21 – S41 HYPER
S01 – S05 CATV
I (Great Britain/ Ireland A – J VHF
Ireland)
South Africa 4 – 13 VHF
B21 – B69 UHF
S1 – S20 CATV
S21 – S41 HYPER
S01 – S05 CATV
L (France) F2 – F10 VHF
F21 – F69 UHF
B – Q CATV
S21 – S41 HYPER
Station Name
Changes or enters a new station name (up to 5
characters). The recorder must receive channel
information (for instance, SMARTLINK
information) for station names to appear
automatically.
1
Follow steps 1 to 3 of "Using the Setup
Displays" (page 83) to select "Settings" in the
Setup Display.
2
Select "Channel Setting," and press ENTER.
Settings - Channel Setting
Prog. 1
System : BG
Normal / CATV : Normal
Channel Set : C3
Station Name : AAB
PAY - TV / CANAL+ : Off
Audio : NICAM
3
Press PROG +/– to select the programme
position for which you want to change or enter
a station name.
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Aerial Reception and
Language Settings
(Settings)
The Settings Setup helps you to make tuner, clock,
and channel settings for the recorder.
Select "Settings" in the Setup Display. To use the
display, see "Using the Setup Displays" (page 83).
SETUP
Settings Channel Setting
Video Channel List
Audio Clock
Features Language
Options
Easy Setup
Channel Setting
Presets channels manually.
If some channels could not be set using the Easy
Setup function, you can set them manually.
If there is no sound or if the picture is distorted, the
wrong tuner system may have been preset during
Easy Setup. Set the correct tuner system manually
in the steps below.
1
Follow steps 1 to 3 of "Using the Setup
Displays" (page 83) to select "Settings" in the
Setup Display.
2
Select "Channel Setting," and press ENTER.
Settings - Channel Setting
Prog. 1
System : BG
Normal / CATV : Normal
Channel Set : C3
Station Name : AAB
PAY - TV / CANAL+ : Off
Audio : NICAM
3
Press PROG +/– to select the programme
position.
Selected programme position
Settings - Channel Setting
Prog. 8
System : BG
Normal / CATV : Normal
Channel Set : C2
Station Name : CDE
PAY - TV / CANAL+ : Off
Audio : NICAM
4
Select "Station Name," and press ENTER.
The display for entering characters appears.
Input Station Name
AAB
"A"
1 . , - 1 6 M N O 6
"a"
2 A B C 2 Back 7 P Q R S 7 Symbol
3 D E F 3 Clear All 8 T U V 8
4 G H I 4 Space 9 W X Y Z 9 Cancel
5 J K L 5 0 0 Finish
To enter characters, see page 40.
5
Select "Finish," and press ENTER.
PAY-TV/CANAL+
Sets the PAY-TV/Canal Plus channels.
For details, see page 30.
Channel List (Changing/Disabling
the channels)
Changes or disables the programme positions after
setting the channels. If any programme positions
are unused or contain unwanted channels, you can
disable them.
You can also change station names. If the station
names are not displayed, you can enter them
manually.
1
Follow steps 1 to 3 of "Using the Setup
Displays" (page 83) to select "Settings" in the
Setup Display.
2
Select "Channel List," and press ENTER.
Settings - Channel List
Prog Channel Name
1 AAB
C3
2 C5 FGH
3 C12
4 C21
5 C23
6 C24 PQR
3 Press M/m to select the row containing the
programme position you want to change or
disable.
To change, press ENTER and go to step 4.
To disable, press CLEAR and go to step 6.
The disabled positions will be skipped when
you press PROG +/–.
To display other pages for programme
positions 7 to 99, press M/m repeatedly.
4
Select "System," and press ENTER.
Settings - Channel Setting
Prog. 8
System : BG BG
Normal / CATV : Normal
DK
Channel Set : C1
I
Station Name : ARD L
PAY - TV / CANAL+ : On
Audio : NICAM
5
Select an available TV system, BG, DK, I, or
L, and press ENTER (page 86).
BG Select this when in West European
countries, except those listed in
"Receivable channels" (page 86).
DK
Select this when in East European
countries.
I Select this when in Great Britain/
Ireland.
L Select this when in France.
6
Select "Normal/CATV," and press ENTER.
Settings - Channel Setting
Prog. 8
System : BG
Normal / CATV : Normal Normal
Channel Set : C1
CATV
Station Name : CDE
PAY - TV / CANAL+ : Off
Audio : NICAM
7
Select "Normal," and press ENTER.
To set CATV (Cable Television) channels,
select "CATV."
8
Select "Channel Set," and press ENTER.
Settings - Channel Setting
Prog. 8
System : BG
Normal / CATV : Normal
Channel Set : C1
C2
Station Name : CDE
PAY - TV / CANAL+ : Off
Audio : NICAM
9 Press M/m repeatedly until the channel you
want is displayed, then press ENTER.
The channels are scanned in the order shown
in the table below.
• If you know the number of the channel you
want, press the number buttons. For
example, for channel 5, first press "0" and
then press "5." Then press ENTER.
4 Press M/m until the selected channel row
moves to the desired programme position.
The selected channel is inserted at the new
programme position.
Settings - Channel List
Prog Channel Name
1 C3 AAB
2 C12
3 C21
4 C5 FGH
5 C23
6 C24 PQR
5
Press ENTER to confirm the setting.
6
To change or disable the programme position
of another station, repeat from step 3.
Note
Be sure to correctly select the programme position you
want to disable. If you disable the wrong programme
position by mistake, you need to reset that channel
manually.
Clock
Auto Adjust
Turns on the Auto Clock Set function when a channel
in your local area broadcasts a time signal.
1
Follow steps 1 to 3 of "Using the Setup
Displays" (page 83) to select "Settings" in the
Setup Display.
2
Select "Clock," and press ENTER.
Settings - Clock
Auto Adjust : Off 1
Present Time : Thu 1. 1. 2004. 21:39
3
Select "Auto Adjust," and press ENTER.
Settings - Clock
Auto Adjust : Off Off 1 1 ARD
Present Time : Thu 1. 1. 2004. 21:39
4 Select "On," and press ,.
5 Press M/m repeatedly until the programme
position of the station that carries a time signal
appears, and press ENTER.
Settings - Clock
Auto Adjust : On Off 1 1 ARD
Present Time : Thu 1. 1. 2004. 21:39
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Select "Audio," and press ENTER.
Settings - Channel Setting
Prog. 8
System : BG
Normal / CATV : Normal
Channel Set : C5
Station Name : CDE
PAY - TV / CANAL+ : Off NICAM
Audio : NICAM Standard
NICAM
Normally, select this.
Standard Select this if the sound from
NICAM broadcasts is not
clear.
11
Select "NICAM," and press ENTER.
12
Select "AFT" and press ENTER.
Settings - Channel Setting
Prog. 8
Normal / CATV : Normal
Channel Set : C5
Station Name : CDE
PAY - TV / CANAL+ : Off
Audio : NICAM On
AFT : On Off
On Turns on the Auto Fine
Tuning function. Normally,
select this.
Off Allows you to adjust the
pictures manually.
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Select "On" to turn on AFT, and press
ENTER.
• If the Auto Fine Tuning function does not
work effectively, select "Off" and press
ENTER. When the fine tuning bar appears,
press </, to obtain a clearer picture, and
press ENTER.
Fine Tuning
Prog. 8
To preset another channel, repeat from step 3.
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• If the recorder does not receive a time signal
from any station, "Auto Adjust" returns to
"Off" automatically and the menu for setting
the clock manually appears on the screen.
z Hint
If you set "Auto Adjust" to "On," the Auto Clock Set
function is activated whenever the recorder is turned off.
Note
The Auto Clock Set function does not work while the
recorder is standing by for Synchro-Recording.
To set the clock manually
If the Auto Clock Set function did not set the clock
correctly for your local area, try another station for
the Auto Clock Set function or set the clock
manually.
1
Follow steps 1 to 3 of "Using the Setup
Displays" (page 83) to select "Settings" in the
Setup Display.
2
Select "Clock," and press ENTER.
3
Select "Auto Adjust," and press ENTER.
Settings - Clock
Auto Adjust : Off Off 1 1 ARD
Present Time : Thu 1. 1. 2004. 21:39
4
Select "Off," and press ENTER.
5
Select "Present Time," and press ENTER.
Clock - Present Time
Set the time and date manually.
Thu 1 1 2004 0 00 :
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Press M/m to set the day, and press ,.
Set the month, year, hour, and minutes in
sequence. Press </, to select the item to be
set, then press M/m to set the numbers. The
day of the week is set automatically.
To change the numbers, press < to return to
the item to be changed, and press M/m.
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Press ENTER to start the clock.
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