Dubbing; Dv Dubbing; Before Dv Dubbing - Sony RDR-HX825 Service Manual

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 87) 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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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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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 85).
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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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
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source.
3
Press TITLE LIST.
Press </, to switch the Title Lists, if
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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 89.
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.
b
• You cannot make a recording while DV dubbing.

DV Dubbing

• The DV IN jack is for input only. It will not
• You cannot use the DV IN jack when:

Before DV Dubbing

This section explains dubbing with a digital
video camera via the DV IN jack on the front
panel. If you want to dub by way of the LINE
IN jacks, see "Recording from connected
equipment without a timer" on page 65.
The DV IN jack on this recorder conforms to
the i.LINK standard.
Follow the instructions in "Preparing for DV
dubbing," and then move on to the section on
• If you want to play the disc on other DVD
dubbing. For more information about
i.LINK, see "About i.LINK" on page 123.
Hookups
Preparing for DV dubbing
You can connect a digital video camera to the
DV IN jack on the recorder to record or edit
from a DV/Digital8 format tape. Operation is
straightforward because the recorder will fast
forward and rewind the tape for you – you do
not need to operate your digital video camera.
Do the following to start using the "DV Edit"
functions of this recorder.
See the instruction manual supplied with the
digital video camera as well before
connecting.
z Hint
If you plan to do additional editing on a disc after
the initial dub, use the DV IN jack and record on a
DVD-RW/DVD-R (VR mode) or HDD.
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2
E
: Indicates titles containing
"Copy-Once" copy protection
signals (page 87). 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 85).
Select "Start," and press ENTER.
The remaining time of dubbing appears
in the front panel display.
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Notes
output signals.
– signal input to the DV IN jack on the front panel
or recorder operation cannot be performed
correctly when using a digital video camera
(see "About i.LINK" on page 123). Connect the
camera to the LINE IN jack and follow the
instructions of "Recording from connected
equipment without a timer" on page 65.
– the input signal is not in DVC-SD format. Do
not connect a MICRO MV format digital video
camera even if it has an i.LINK jack.
– the images on the tape contain copy protection
signals, which limit recording.
equipment, finalise the disc (page 41).
DVD recorder
to DV IN
i.LINK cable (not supplied)
DV output
Digital video camera
: Signal flow
Press HDD or DVD to select the
recording destination.
If you select DVD, insert a disc (see "1.
Inserting a Disc" on page 33).
Insert the source DV/Digital8 format
tape into your digital video camera.
For the recorder to record or edit, your
digital video camera must be set to video
playback mode.
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