Sony RDR-HX900 Quick Start Guide - Page 2

EASY SETUP

Audio Connection

Is this recorder connected to an amplifier (receiver)?

Select the type of jack you are using.

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Yes : LINE OUT(R-AUDIO-L)

Yes :DIGITAL OUT

No

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Audio Connection

Dolby Digital

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D-PCM

Dolby Digital

Record a TV

Program

The following explains how to record

a current TV program. For instructions

on how to set the timer, see “Timer

Recording“ in the Operating Instructions.

1

Press CH+/- to select a

channel.

The channel number appears in the

front panel display

If you are not using the Set Top Box

controller:

• If you connected your cable box or

satellite receiver to the Line 1 input of

the DVD recorder, press CH+/- until

“L1” appears in the front panel display.

Then select a channel on your cable

box or satellite receiver

• If you connected your cable box to the

DVD recorder’s antenna input jack,

select channel 2, 3 or 4, whichever

channel is used to receive the signal

from the cable box. Then select a

channel on your cable box.

Play the

Recorded TV

Program

1

Press TITLE LIST.

The TITLE LIST menu appears.

2

Press

M

/

m

to select the title you want

to play and press ENTER.

The sub-menu appears.

3

Press

M

/

m

to select "Play" and press

ENTER.

Playback starts from the beginning of the title.

hint

What to see a visual list of the recorded titles?

Press the ZOOM +/- buttons to display a thumbnail picture

of each title’s first scene.

Remove the Disc

1

Press

Z

OPEN/CLOSE.

“INFO WRITE” flashes in the front panel display

for about a minute while an electronic index of the

recorded contents is written on the disc.

2

Remove the disc when the disc tray

opens, and press

Z

OPEN/CLOSE

again to close the disc tray.

hint

Want to play the DVD on the DVD equipment?

To play the disc on other DVD equipment, you may need to

finalize the disc. See “Using the ‘Disc Info’ Screen” in the

Operating Instructions.

Insert a Disc

1

Press

Z

OPEN/CLOSE and

place a recordable DVD on the

disc tray.

2

Press

Z

OPEN/CLOSE again

to close the disc tray.

“LOAD” will appear for about a minute in

the DVD recorder’s front panel display.

See “Quick Guide to Disc Types” in the

Operating Instructions for more details

about the differences between disc

types.

10b

Press

M

/

m

to select

whether or not

you have a cable

connection, and press

ENTER.

If you have cable, select “Cable.”

If not, select “Antenna.”

11b

The Tuner Preset

function starts

searching for all

receivable channels.

This may take a couple

of minutes.

13b

Press

M

/

m

to select

the type of signal you

want to send to your

AV amplifier (receiver),

then press ENTER.

If your AV amplifier has a Dolby

Digital or DTS decoder, select “Dolby

Digital” or “On.” If not, select “D-PCM”

or “Off.”

The Easy Setup display automatically appears on your TV screen when you turn

on your recorder for the first time. Follow the steps below to make the minimum

number of basic adjustments to use the recorder.

If you make a mistake, press RETURN

O

.

EASY SETUP

Initial settings necessary to operate the DVD recorder

will be made.You can change them later using Setup.

Before you start, check that you have made

all necessary connections.

Start

7

Press

M

/

m

to select a language for

the on-screen display, then press

ENTER.

8

Press

<

/

M

/

m

/

,

to enter the

current date and time, and press

ENTER.

Press

M

/

m

to set the month and press

,

.

Set the day, year, hour, and minutes in the

same way.

9

Press

M

/

m

to select whether or

not you want to use the Set Top

Box control function, then press

ENTER.

10a

Find the brand code of your

cable box or satellite receiver

in the “Cable Box/Satellite

Receiver Brand Code”

list of

the Operating Instructions

and enter it here. Then press

ENTER.

11a

Press

M

/

m

to select the cable

box/ satellite receiver output

channel, then press ENTER.

If you connected your cable box or satellite

receiver to the DVD recorder

’

s audio/video

input, select the “Line” number you connected

to. If you connected to the DVD recorder

’

s

antenna input, select the “ch (channel)” used

to receive the signal from the cable box.

12

Press

M

/

m

to select the type

of TV you have, then press

ENTER.

If you have a wide-screen TV, select “16:9.”

If you have a standard TV, select either “4:3

Letter Box”(shrink to fit) or “4:3 Pan Scan”

(stretch to fit). This will determine how "wide-

screen" images are displayed on your TV.

13a

Press

M

/

m

to select whether

or not you connected to an AV

amplifier(receiver), then press

ENTER.

If you did not connect to an AV amplifier

(receiver), select “No.” If you connected using

just an audio cord, select “Yes: LINE OUT

(R-AUDIO-L).” If you connected using a digital

optical or coaxial cord, select “Yes: DIGITAL

OUT.”

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When “Finish” appears, press

ENTER to complete Easy

Setup.

Test your

Set Top Box

controller

If you connected a Set Top Box

controller, do the following:

1

Point the remote at the

recorder (not at the cable

box/satellite receiver).

2

Press CH+/- and confirm

that the channel changes

on the cable box/ satellite

receiver window.

If the recorder does not control

your cable box or satellite receiver,

see “If you cannot get the recorder

to control your cable box/ satellite

receiver” at the end of “Step 7: Easy

Setup” in the Operating Instructions.

1

Turn on your TV and any other

connected equipment such as

your cable box or satellite receiver.

2

Press I/

1

on the remote.

3

Press the input selector on your

TV so that the signal from the

recorder appears on your TV

screen.

If “Initial settings necessary to operate the

DVD recorder will be made. You can change

them later using Setup.” does not appear on

your TV screen, select “Easy Setup” from

“SETUP” in the System Menu.

4

Press the ENTER button.

5

Press

M

/

m

to select your country,

then press ENTER.

6

Press

<

/

M

/

m

/

,

to enter your zip

code number, then press ENTER.

hint

Don’t know what’s going on?

Look at your TV screen, not the front panel display.

Messages explaining the current status of the DVD

recorder will appear on your TV screen. Note that

the remote does not work while “LOAD” is flashing,

so be patient!

2

Press REC MODE repeatedly to

select the recording mode: HQ,

HSP, SP, LP, EP or SLP.

HQ offers the best quality picture, but with

the shortest recording time. Recording time

increases with each successive mode, but

the picture quality gradually deteriorates.

hint

How much disc space do I have?

You can check information about the disc, such as

the remaining disc space, by pressing TOOLS while

the disc is inserted and selecting “Disc Info” from

the displayed TOOLS menu.

3

Press

z

REC.

The recorder automatically searches for

recordable disc space, and starts recording.

To stop recording, press

x

REC STOP.

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Language

Select the screen language.

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English

Français

Set the time and date manually.

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Clock

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Wed

1

/

/

1

2004

12

00

:

AM

Yes

No

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Set Top Box Control

Do you want to control your set top box

with this recorder?

(Changes to the current setting will erase all timer settings.)

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Enter the brand code of your set top box.

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Set Top Box Control

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-

-

-

-

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Set Top Box Control

Select input line or Set Top Box's output channel.

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Line1

Line2

Line3

Ch2

Ch3

Ch4

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TV Type

Select your TV screen type.

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16 : 9

4:3 Letter Box

4:3 Pan Scan

On

Off

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Audio Connection

DTS

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TITLE LIST

ORIGINAL

My Movies

1.5/4.7GB

Sor t

Date

Title

Number

1

2ch

1:00PM -

2:00PM

9/15

2

5ch

8:00PM -

9:00PM

9/17

3

12ch

9:00AM -

9:30AM

9/25

4

3ch

8:00PM -

8:30PM

9/25

5

25ch

8:00PM -

8:30PM

10/15

6

L2

9:00PM -

9:30PM

10/19

7

8ch

9:00PM -

9:30PM

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8

125ch

10:00AM - 10:30AM

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Wed

Fr i

Sat

Sat

Fr i

Tue

Tue

Thu

TITLE LIST

ORIGINAL

My Movies

1.5/4.7GB

Sor t

Date

Title

Number

1

2ch

1:00PM - 2:00PM

Wed 9/15 1:00PM( 1H00M)SP

2ch

2

5ch

8:00PM - 9:00PM

Fri 9/17 8:00PM( 1H00M)SLP

5ch

3 12ch

9:00AM - 9:30AM

Sat 9/25 9:00AM( 0H30M)EP

12ch

4

3ch

8:00PM - 8:30PM

Sat 9/25 8:00PM( 0H30M)SLP

3ch

TITLE LIST

ORIGINAL

My Movies

1.5/4.7GB

Sor t

Date

Title

Number

1

2ch

1:00PM -

2:00PM

9/15

2

5ch

8:00PM -

9:00PM

9/17

3

12ch

9:00AM -

9:30AM

9/25

4

3ch

8:00PM -

8:30PM

9/25

5

25ch

8:00PM -

8:30PM

10/15

6

L2

9:00PM -

9:30PM

10/19

7

8ch

9:00PM -

9:30PM

10/26

8

125ch

10:00AM - 10:30AM

10/28

Wed

Fr i

Sat

Sat

Fr i

Tue

Tue

Thu

Close

Play

Play Beginnig

Erase

Protect Title

Title Name

Set Thumbnail

A-B Erase

USA

Canada

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Settings-Area Setup

Select your country.

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1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

0

REC

ZOOM

REC STOP

REC

MODE

OPEN/

CLOSE

ENTER

TOOLS

•

CH

HDD

DVD

TITLE

LIST

TV GUIDE

TIMER

HDD

HDD

DVD

DVD

Now that you have familiarized yourself with the DVD

recorder, try the functions below by following the

explanations in the Operating Instructions.

Copy a VCR tape to a DVD

See “Recording From a VCR or Similar Device”

Play the beginning of a title

while it is being recorded

See “Chasing Playback/Simultaneous Rec and Play”

YES

NO

YES: LINE OUT

(R-AUDIO-L)

NO

YES: DIGITAL OUT

RETURN

O

<

/

M

/

m

/

,

/

ENTER

Press ENTER to make

a selection

I /

1

(on / standby)

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Easy Setup is finished.

Finish

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Tuner Preset

Searching for receivable channels.

Please wait.

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Ch

Antenna

Cable

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Tuner Preset

Select the way in which you will receive channels.

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