Sony RDR-HX730 Operating Instructions - Page 56

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Notes

•

If the outlines of the images on your screen

become blurred, set “BNR” and/or “MNR” to

“Off.”

•

Depending on the disc or the scene being played,

the above BNR, MNR, or FNR effects may be

hard to discern. And, these functions may not

work with some screen sizes.

•

When using the “Sharpness” function, noise

found in the title may become more apparent. In

this case, it is recommended that you use the BNR

function with the “Sharpness” function. If the

condition still does not improve, set the

“Sharpness” level to “Off.”

1

Press OPTIONS during playback to

select “Audio Settings,” and press

ENTER.

2

Select “AV SYNC,” and press ENTER.

“AV SYNC”:

When the video is delayed, this function

delays the audio for synchronization with

the video (0 to 120 milliseconds). Larger

numbers indicate a longer audio delay for

synchronization with the video. When

dubbing to a VCR or other video

recording equipment, be sure to return

this setting to 0 ms (default).

3

Press

<

/

,

to adjust the setting, and

press ENTER.

You can pause a current TV broadcast, and

then continue watching the program at a later

time. This is useful when you receive an

unexpected phone call or visitor while

watching TV.

1

While viewing a TV broadcast with

this recorder, press

X

PAUSE.

The picture pauses. You can pause the

picture for up to three hours.

2

Press

X

PAUSE or

H

PLAY again to

resume watching the program.

b

Notes

•

Paused titles are not saved to the HDD.

•

This function is canceled when:

–

x

STOP is pressed.

– CH +/– is pressed.

– DVD is pressed.

–

Z

OPEN/CLOSE is pressed.

– TITLE LIST is pressed.

– INPUT SELECT is pressed.

– the recorder is turned off.

– a timer recording or Synchro-Recording is

started.

– DV/Digital8 dubbing or regular dubbing is

started.

•

It may take one minute or more to resume

playback of the paused program.

•

Even if you fast forward the recorded program,

there will always be a time difference of about

one minute or more between the recorded

program and the current TV broadcast.

Adjusting the delay between

the picture and sound (AV

SYNC)

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R

DVD

VCD

-

RW

VR

-

RW

Video

+

RW

HDD

-

R

VR

-

R

Video

Pausing a TV Broadcast (TV

Pause)

TV pause

Section	Page
WARNING	2
Precautions	2
Quick Guide to Disc Types	8
Recordable and playable discs	8
Playable discs	10
Hookups and Settings	12
Hooking Up the Recorder	12
Step 1: Connecting the Antenna Cable	12
A: Cable box or satellite receiver with a video/audio output	13
B: Cable box with an antenna output only	14
C: Cable without cable box, or antenna only (no cable TV)	15
Step 2: Connecting the Video Cords	16
Step 3: Connecting the Audio Cords	18
Step 4: Connecting the AC Power Cord	19
Step 5: Preparing the Remote	20
Controlling TVs with the remote	20
If you have a Sony DVD player or more than one Sony DVD recorder	21
Changing channels of the recorder using the remote	22
Step 6: Easy Setup	23
Setting Up the VCR Plus+® System	24
Connecting a VCR or Similar Device	26
Connecting to the LINE IN 1 or 3 jacks	26
Connecting to the LINE 2 IN jacks on the front panel	27
Connecting to a Satellite or Digital Tuner	28
Eight Basic Operations — Getting to Know Your DVD Recorder	29
1. Inserting a Disc	29
2. Recording a Program	29
Checking the disc status while recording	30
3. Playing the Recorded Program (Title List)	30
4. Displaying the Playing/Remaining Time and Play Information	33
Checking the playing/ remaining time	34
Checking the remaining disc space	35
5. Changing the Name of a Recorded Program	35
6. Labeling and Protecting a Disc	37
Labeling a disc	37
Protecting a disc	37
7. Playing the Disc on Other DVD Equipment (Finalize)	38
Finalizing the disc using Z OPEN/CLOSE button	38
Finalizing the disc using “Disc Information” display	39
Unfinalizing a disc	39
8. Reformatting a disc	40
Timer Recording	41
Before Recording	41
Recording mode	41
Recording a stereo/SAP program	42
Unrecordable pictures	42
Timer Recording (Standard/VCR Plus+)	42
Setting the timer manually (Standard)	42
Recording TV programs using the VCR Plus+ system	44
Using the Quick Timer function	45
Adjusting the recording picture quality and size	46
Creating chapters in a title	47
Checking/Changing/ Canceling Timer Settings (Timer List)	47
Changing the priority of overlapped settings	49
Recording From Connected Equipment	50
Recording from connected equipment with a timer (Synchro Rec)	50
Recording from connected equipment without a timer	51
Playback	52
Playing	52
Playback options	54
Adjusting the picture quality	55
Adjusting the delay between the picture and sound (AV SYNC)	56
Pausing a TV Broadcast (TV Pause)	56
Playing from the beginning of the program you are recording (Chasing Playback)	57
Playing a previous recording while making another (Simultaneous Rec and Play)	57
Searching for a Title/ Chapter/Track, etc.	58
Playing MP3 Audio Tracks or JPEG Image Files	59
About MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files	60
MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files that the recorder can play	60
About playback order of albums, tracks, and files	61
Erasing and Editing	62
Before Editing	62
Erasing and Editing a Title	63
Erasing multiple titles (Erase Titles)	64
Erasing a section of a title (A-B Erase)	64
Dividing a title (Divide Title)	65
Creating chapters manually	66
Creating and Editing a Playlist	66
Moving a Playlist title (Change Order)	68
Combining multiple Playlist titles (Combine Titles)	68
Dividing a Playlist title (Divide Title)	69
Dubbing (HDD y DVD)	70
Before Dubbing	70
About “Dub Mode”	70
Dubbing	73
Dubbing a single title (Title Dubbing)	73
Dubbing multiple titles (Dub Selected Titles)	74
DV/Digital8 Dubbing	75
Before DV/Digital8 Dubbing	75
Preparing for DV/Digital8 dubbing	75
Recording an Entire DV Format Tape (One Touch Dubbing)	77
Program Edit	78
Settings and Adjustments	80
Antenna Reception and Language Settings (Basic)	80
Tuner Preset	80
Set VCR Plus+ Channels	81
Clock	81
OSD (On-Screen Display)	82
Video Settings (Video)	83
Audio Settings (Audio)	85
Recording Settings (Recording)	87
Disc Settings (DVD)	88
Remote Control Settings/ Factory Settings (Others)	90
Easy Setup (Resetting the Recorder)	91
Additional Information	92
Troubleshooting	92
Self-diagnosis Function (When letters/numbers appear in the display)	98
Notes About This Recorder	99
Specifications	100
About i.LINK	101
Guide to Parts and Controls	102
Language Code List	105
Area Code	105

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