Dubbing (Hdd ,--. Dvd); Before Dubbing - Sony RDR-HX900 Operating Instructions Manual

Before Dubbing
"_° Hints
• You can dub a Playlist title on a DVD-RW (VR mode)
as an original title on the HDD
• When dubbed flora a DVD to the HDD, the picture size
and the solmd t31Jes originally recorded are retained
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In this section, "dubbing" refers to "copying a
recorded title on the internal hard disk drive
(HDD) to another disc, or vice versa." You can
select to dub one title at a time (Title Dubbing
see "Dubbing a Single Title (Title Dub)" on
page 74), or muhiple titles all at once (Multiple
Title Dubbing see "Dubbing Multiple Titles
(Dub Selected Titles)" on page 75).
Bdbre you start, read the following precautions,
which are common to both dubbing methods.
"_° Hint
This section deals with dubbing to and from tile internal
HDD. If you want to record from a digital video camera
comlected to the DV IN jack, see "DViDigital8 Dubbing
(DV --+ HDDiDVD)" on page 77. To record from
equipment connected to the LINE IN jacks, see
"Recording From a VCR or Similar Device" (page 53).
Before you start...
• Select the disc type according to your needs
(page 8). This recorder can record on various
discs.
• Timer recordings do not start during dubbing.
Before you start, check the SCHEDULE list
(page 49) to see if there is a timer recording due
to start dnring dubbing.
• Chapter marks in the original recording do not
remain in the dubbed title. Chapter marks are
entered according to the "Auto Chapter" setting
in Features Setup (page 91).
• For a title whose aspect ratio (16:9 or 4:3) is
mixed:
When dubbed from the HDD to DVD-RW
(Video mode) or DVD-R, the picture size is
determined by the setting in "DVD Rec.
Picture Size" (page 51).
When dubbed from HDD to DVD+RW or
DVD+R, the pictnre size is ahvays 4:3.
When dubbed from HDD m DVD-RW (VR
mode), the originally recorded picture size is
retained.
• The recorder may not function as described depencling
on the disc stahls. Follow the instluctions that appear on
the screen
• When a message appears and indicates that the control
intbrmation is filll, erase unnecessals" titles (page 65)
• You cannot dub flora DVD VIDEOs or a DVD
recorded on other DVD equipment to the HDD
• Ttmmbnails that you have set tbr the originally
recorded title (page 38) will not be retained in the
dubbed title
About "Dub Mode"
With this recorder, the recording mode for
dubbing is displayed as "Dub Mode." Two
dubbing methods are available: High-speed
Dubbing and Rec Mode (onversion Dubbing.
Read the following and select according to the
required time, disc space, and picture quality.
Dubbing at high-speed (High-speed Dubbing)
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Allows yon to dub what you have stored in the
HDD to a high-speed DVD (4x-speed
DVD+RWsi2x-speed DVD-RWsiSx-speed
DVD+RsiSx-speed DVD-Rs, or slower versions
of each disc type), without changing the recording
mode. Dubbing speed is increased when the
recording mode of the original title is of a longer
recording mode (such as SLP).
Select "Fast" when selecting the "Dub Mode" in
"Dubbing a Single Title (Title Dub)" (page 74) or
"Dubbing Multiple Titles (Dub Selected Titles)"
(page 75). The minimum required time is as
follows (approximate).
Example: When a 120 minute-title is dnbbed to a
high-speed DVD-R in LP mode, dubbing becomes
12 times faster, and takes a minimum of 10
minutes. (120 minutes + 12 10 minutes).
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