Sony RDR-HX730 Operating Instructions - Page 59

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Playback

Playing MP3 Audio

Tracks or JPEG Image

Files

You can play MP3 audio tracks and JPEG

image files on DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-

Rs/CD-RWs) or JPEG image files on DATA

DVDs (DVD-ROMs/DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/

DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs).

1

Insert a disc.

See “1. Inserting a Disc” on page 29.

2

Press

H

PLAY.

For MP3 discs, playback starts from the

first MP3 audio track on the disc.

For JPEG files, a slideshow of the

pictures on the disc begins.

If the disc contains MP3 audio tracks and

JPEG image files, only the JPEG image

files are played back when

H

PLAY is

pressed.

To stop playback or slideshow

Press

x

STOP.

To pause playback or slideshow

Press

X

PAUSE.

To play the beginning of the track

Press OPTIONS to select “Play Beginning,”

and press ENTER.

To fast forward or review a track

Press

m

/

M

during playback.

To go to the next or previous MP3 audio

track or JPEG image file

Press

.

PREV or NEXT

>

during

playback. If you repeatedly press

.

PREV

or NEXT

>

, you will go to the next or

previous album. (MP3 audio track only)

To go to the next or previous album

Press

REPLAY

/

ADVANCE

during

playback or slideshow.

To rotate a picture

Press OPTIONS while the JPEG image is

displayed to select “Rotate Right” or “Rotate

Left,” and press ENTER.

z

Hints

•

Press the AUDIO button

to switch between

stereo or monaural audio tracks.

•

You can rotate a JPEG image by using the

<

/

,

buttons when the image is displayed.

•

Press DISPLAY repeatedly to show information

about the JPEG album or image on your TV

screen. Then press TIME/TEXT to toggle

between the current selected image number and

album number.

b

Notes

•

Some JPEG files, especially files of three million

pixels or more, may lengthen the slideshow

interval.

•

Rotated JPEG images will not be saved when you

switch to another folder.

•

Images larger than 720 × 480 will be reduced to

720 × 480 when displayed.

•

The following images are not displayed:

– progressive JPEG image files

– grayscale JPEG image files

– 4:1:1 JPEG image files

•

When you attempt to play a broken file or a file

that does not satisfy the play conditions,

appears but the recorder cannot play the file.

DATA DVD

DATA CD

<

/

M

/

m

/

,

,

ENTER

OPTIONS

H

PLAY

x

STOP

m

/

M

AUDIO

.

PREV

NEXT

>

X

PAUSE

TIME/TEXT

DISPLAY

,

continued

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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