Sony RDR-HX900 Operating Instructions Manual page 51

To stop recording
Press • RE(' STOP located beneath the remote
control cover. Note that it mav take a few seconds
for recording to stop.
To pause recording
Press II RE(' PAUSE located beneath the remote
control cover. To restart recording, press the
button again.
To watch another TV program while recording
Set your TV to the TV input using the TV_VIDEO
button.
"_° Hint
If you do not want to watch TV while iecording you can
mm off the TV. When using a cable box, make sure to
leave it on.
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• Alter pressing • REC, it may take a short while to strut
recording.
• You cannot change the recording mode while
recording or during iecoiding pause
• If there is a power failure, the program you aie
recording may be erased
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• You cannot watch a TV pro mam while recoiding
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anothei TV program.
Using the Quick Timer function
You can set the recorder to record in 30 minute
increments.
Press • REC repeatedly to set the duration.
Each press advances the time in 30 minute
increments. The maximum duration is six hours.
(normal 2
y 0:30 _ 1:00= =_ 5:30_6:00_ recording)
The time counter decreases minute by minute to
0:00, then the recorder stops recording (power
does not turn oft). Even if you mm off the recorder
during recording, the recorder continues to record
until the time counter runs out.
To cancel the QuickTimer
Press • RE( repeatedly until the counter appears
in the front panel display. The recorder returns to
nomlal recording mode.
Adjusting the recording picture
quality and size
You can adjust the recording picture quality and
picture size.
DISPLAY
Before recording starts, press TOOLS and
select "Rec Settings." Then press ENTER.
Rec Settings
Select the item yol want to change
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DVD Rec PictLre Size 4 3
Rec NR Off
Rec Video EqL N zel
Select the item you want to adjust, and
press ENTER.
The ad=iustmentdisplay appears.
Example: Rec NR
Rec NR
Off 1 2 3
"Rec Mode": Selects the recording mode for
the desired recording time and picture quality.
For more information, see "Recording mode"
(page 45).
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