Checking/Changing/Cancelling Timer Settings; Recording From Connected Equipment - Sony RDR-HX825 Service Manual

Adjusting the recording picture
quality and size
You can adjust the recording picture quality
and picture size.
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ENTER
OPTIONS
1
Before recording starts, press
OPTIONS to select "Rec. Settings,"
and press ENTER.
2
Select the item you want to adjust,
and press ENTER.
The adjustment display appears.
Example: Rec. NR
"Rec. Mode":
Selects the recording mode for the
desired recording time and picture
quality. For more information, see
"Recording mode" on page 54.
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3
Press the green button ("Edit").
4
In the left column, select an item
using the red button ("Back") or the
green button ("Next"), and adjust
using the number buttons or </M/m/
,.
You can change the date, start time, stop
time, programme position, or input
source.
The cursor moves to the right column.
5
Press the corresponding colour button
repeatedly to change settings.
• Red button ("Media"): Sets the
recording destination to either HDD or
DVD.
• Green button ("Frequency"): Selects
the recording pattern. The item changes
as follows:
Once t Daily t Mon-Fri (Monday
to Friday) t Mon-Sat (Monday to
Saturday) t Sun (every Sunday) t
...... t Sat (every Saturday) t Once
• Yellow button ("Rec Mode"): Selects
the recording mode (page 54).
6
Press , to display "Extend Time."
7
Press the yellow button ("Extend
Time") repeatedly to select the
duration time or to set the PDC/VPS
function.
The item changes as follows:
+0 Minutes t +10 Minutes t
+30 Minutes t +60 Minutes t VPS /
PDC t +0 Minutes
See "About the PDC/VPS function"
below.
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"HDD Rec. Picture Size"/"DVD Rec.
Picture Size":
Sets the picture size of the programme to
be recorded.
• 4 : 3 (default): Sets the picture size to
4:3.
• 16 : 9: Sets the picture size to 16:9
(wide mode).
• Auto (HDD only): Automatically
selects the actual picture size.
"DVD Rec. Picture Size" works with
DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs (Video mode)
when the recording mode is set to HQ,
HSP, SP, LSP, or ESP. For all other
recording modes, the screen size is fixed
at "4 : 3."
For DVD-Rs/DVD-RWs (VR mode), the
actual picture size is recorded regardless
of the setting. For example, if a 16:9 size
picture is received, the disc records the
picture as 16:9 even if "DVD Rec.
Picture Size" is set to "4 : 3."
For DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs, the screen
size is fixed at "4 : 3."
"Rec. NR" (noise reduction): Reduces
noise contained in the video signal.
"Rec. Video Equalizer": Adjusts the
picture in greater detail.
Press M/m to select the item you want to
adjust, then press ENTER.
• Contrast: Changes the contrast.
• Brightness: Changes the overall
brightness.
• Colour: Makes the colours deeper or
lighter.
3
Adjust the setting using </M/m/,,
and press ENTER.
The default setting is underlined.
"Rec. NR": (weak) Off 1 ~ 2 ~ 3
(strong)
"Rec. Video Equalizer":
• Contrast: (weak) –3 ~ 0 ~ 3 (strong)
• Brightness: (dark) –3 ~ 0 ~ 3 (bright)
• Colour: (light) –3 ~ 0 ~ 3 (deep)
Repeat steps 2 and 3 to adjust any other
items.
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You can also extend the recording time while
recording by pressing OPTIONS and selecting
"Extend Rec.."
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Note
The new settings become effective when you exit
the GUIDE Plus+ system.
About the PDC/VPS function
PDC/VPS signals are transmitted with TV
programmes in some broadcast systems.
These signals ensure that timer recordings are
made regardless of any broadcast delays,
early starts, or broadcast interruptions.
To use the PDC/VPS function
Select "VPS / PDC" in step 7 above.
When you turn on this function, the recorder
starts scanning the channels before the timer
recording starts. If you are watching TV
when scanning starts, a message will appear
on the TV screen. If you want to watch TV,
switch to your TV's tuner or turn off the
PDC/VPS channel scan function.
Note that if you turn off the PDC/VPS
channel scan function, the timer recording
will not start.
To temporarily turn off PDC/VPS channel
scan
Press OPTIONS and select "PDC/VPS Scan
Off."
To ensure that the PDC/VPS function works
properly, turn off the recorder before the
timer recording starts. This will
automatically turn on the PDC/VPS channel
scan function while the recorder remains off.
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Notes
Checking/Changing/
• If one programme contains two picture sizes, the
selected size is recorded. However, if the 16:9
Cancelling Timer
signal cannot be recorded as 16:9, it is recorded as
4:3.
Settings
• When playing a 16:9 size picture recorded as 4:3,
the image is fixed to 4:3 Letter Box regardless of
the setting in "TV Type" of "Video" setup
HDD
(page 101).
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• Remnants of images may appear on your screen
when using "Rec. NR."
You can change or cancel timer settings using
• "Rec. Video Equalizer" does not affect the input
the SCHEDULE list.
of the DV IN jack and does not work with RGB
signals.
Creating chapters in a title
The recorder can automatically divide a
recording (a title) into chapters by inserting
chapter marks at approximately 6 minute
intervals during recording. To disable this
SCHEDULE
function, set "Auto Chapter" in the
"Recording" setup to "Off" (page 107).
When recording to the HDD, a DVD-R (VR
mode) or a DVD-RW (VR mode), you can
insert and erase chapter marks manually
(page 81).
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Note
When dubbing (page 85), the chapter marks in the
Changing timer settings
dubbing source are not retained in the dubbed title.
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Cancelling timer settings
Recording From
1 Connected Equipment
With the GUIDE Plus+ system turned
off, press SCHEDULE.
The SCHEDULE list appears. HDD
2
- R
Select the timer setting you want to
cancel using M/m.
3
Press the red button ("Delete").
To close the SCHEDULE list
Press TV GUIDE or SCHEDULE.
When the timer settings overlap
The programme that starts first has priority
and the second programme starts recording
only after the first programme has finished.
will be cut off
When the recordings start at the same
time
The programme that is set last has priority. In
this example, timer setting B is set after A, so
the first part of timer setting A will not be
recorded.
Recording from connected
equipment with a timer
(Synchro Rec)
You can set the recorder to automatically
When the end time of one recording and
record programmes from connected
the start time of another are the same
equipment that has a timer function (such as
After finishing the previous recording, the
a satellite tuner). Connect the equipment to
other recording may be delayed.
the LINE 3/DECODER jack of the recorder
(page 28).
When the connected equipment turns on, the
recorder starts recording a programme from
the LINE 3/DECODER jack.
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b
Note
When "PDC/VPS" is set to "On" for one or more
timer recordings, the start times may change in the
event of a broadcast delay or early start.
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+ RW - RW - RW + R
VR
Video
- R
VR
Video
Number
buttons
Colour
buttons
TV GUIDE
</M/m/,
OPTIONS
With the GUIDE Plus+ system turned
off, press SCHEDULE.
The SCHEDULE list appears.
Select the timer setting you want to
change using M/m.
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+ RW - RW - RW + R
VR
Video
- R
VR
Video
HDD DVD
INPUT
SELECT
</M/m/,,
ENTER
OPTIONS
z REC
REC MODE
c z
x REC
SYNCHRO
STOP
REC
Before recording, select HDD or DVD.
If you select DVD, insert a recordable
DVD (see "1. Inserting a Disc" on
page 33).
Set "Synchro Rec." to "Record to
HDD" or "Record to DVD" in the
"Recording" setup (page 107).
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