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3-295-080-12(1)
DVD Recorder
Operating Instructions
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RDR-HXD790/HXD890/HXD990/HXD1090
RDR-HXD795/HXD895/HXD995/HXD1095
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Notice for customers in the GUIDE Plus+ and G-LINK are (1) United Kingdom and registered trademarks or WARNING Republic of Ireland trademarks of, (2) manufactured A molded plug complying with under license from and (3) subject BS1363 is fitted to this equipment of various international patents To reduce the risk of fire or for your safety and convenience. and patent applications owned by, electric shock, do not expose this Should the fuse in the plug or licensed to, Gemstar-TV Guide app
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The manufacturer of this product is Sony Corporation, 1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku Tokyo, 108-0075 Japan. The Authorized Representative for EMC and product safety Disposal of Old Electrical is Sony Deutschland GmbH, & Electronic Equipment Hedelfinger Strasse 61, Disposal of waste (Applicable in the 70327 Stuttgart, Germany. batteries (applicable in European Union and For any service or guarantee the European Union and other European matters please refer to the other European countri
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� Do not move the recorder for On placement one minute after you have � Place the recorder in a location Precautions unplugged the mains lead. with adequate ventilation to � Do not attempt to replace or prevent heat build-up in the upgrade the hard disk by This equipment has been tested recorder. yourself, as this may result in and found to comply with the � Do not place the recorder on a malfunction. limits set out in the EMC soft surface such as a rug that Directive using a connec
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Copyrights About this manual � Television programmes, IMPORTANT NOTICE Check your model name films, video tapes, discs, and Caution: This recorder is other materials may be The instructions in this capable of holding a still copyrighted. Unauthorized manual are for 8 models: video image or on-screen recording of such material RDR-HXD790, RDR- display image on your may be contrary to the HXD795, RDR-HXD890, television screen provisions of the copyright RDR-HXD895, RDR- indefinitely
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Table of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Guide to Parts and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Hookups and Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Hooking Up the Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Seven Basic Operations — Getting to Know Your DVD Recorder 1. Inserting a Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 2. Recording a Programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Checking the disc status while recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 3. Playing the Recorded Programme (Title List) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Displaying the playing time and play information
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GUIDE Plus+ (For analogue broadcasting/in areas with GUIDE Plus+ only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61 Viewing the GUIDE Plus+ Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Listing Up Your Favourite Programme Information (My TV) . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Making Changes to the GUIDE Plus+ System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Searching for the GUIDE Plus+ host channel (Setup) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Changing the GUID
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Erasing and Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82 Before Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Erasing and Editing a Title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Editing multiple titles (Multi-Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Erasing a section of a title (A-B Erase) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Divi
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Music Jukebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 About Jukebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Preparing for Using Jukebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Connecting the USB device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Copying tracks or albums (USB t HDD). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Copying audio tracks (DI
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Settings and Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Adjusting Picture Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Using the Setup Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Disc Settings (Disc Setup) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Recorder Settings (Basic) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
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Guide to Parts and Controls For more information, see the pages in parentheses. Remote G AUDIO (75) The AUDIO button has a tactile dot*. H CLEAR (44, 77, 78) I ANGLE (75, 114) Changes the angles or rotates an image during slideshow. J TV/DVD (28) Switches between TV mode and DVD mode. K SUBTITLE (75) Selects a subtitle language. L (text) (51, 52) This button function is not available in some areas. M MENU (73) Displays the disc’s menu. N Green (50, 61) O Yellow (50, 61) P Red (50, 61) Q Blue
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W DISPLAY (43) Displays the playing status or disc information. X ./> (previous/next) (75, 105) PAGE +/– (50, 62) Changes the programme list by page. / (instant replay/instant advance) (75) mc / CM (search/ slow/freeze frame) (75, 105) DAY +/– (62) Changes the programme list by day. H (play) (73, 114) X (pause) (39, 75, 105, 114) x (stop) (73, 104, 114) The H button has a tactile dot*. Y TV PAUSE (79) Z z REC (38) x REC STOP (38) HDD/DVD DUB (90) Starts dubbing the current playing title or c
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Front panel A [/1 (on/standby) (30) O CAM (Conditional Access Turns the recorder on or off. Module) slot (RDR-HXD795/ HXD895/HXD995/HXD1095 only) B (remote sensor) (27) (26) C Disc tray (38) P ONE-TOUCH DUB (96, 100) D Front panel display (15) Starts dubbing from a connected digital video camera. E Z (open/close) (38) Opens or closes the disc tray. Q DV IN jack (98) Connect a DV camcorder to this jack. F N (play) (73, 114) The N button has a tactile dot*. R USB jack (type A) (102, 108) Connec
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Front panel display A Displays the following: D Timer indicator (66) � Playing time Lights up when the timer for recording � Current title/chapter/track/index is set. number E Disc type � Recording time/recording mode Lights up when a recordable DVD-R or �Clock DVD-RW disc is loaded. � Programme position F Command Mode indicator (141) � EPG indication (61) “EPG” appears when receiving the Displays the Command Mode of the GUIDE Plus+ data. remote. � TV Direct Rec. indication (38) When the Com
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Rear panel A ANALOG AERIAL IN/OUT jacks F HDMI OUT (high-definition (18) multimedia interface out) jack (22, 25) B LINE 2 OUT (R-AUDIO-L/VIDEO) jacks (22, 25) G DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack (25) C LINE 1/DECODER jack (34) H AC IN terminal (27) D G-LINK jack (20) Connect the set top box controller to this I LINE 3 – TV jack (22) jack. J LINE 2 OUT (S VIDEO) jack (22) E DIGITAL AERIAL IN/OUT jacks K COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (18) (Y, PB/CB, PR/CR) jacks (22) 16
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Hookups and Settings Hookups and Settings Hooking Up the Recorder Follow steps 1 through 7 to hook up and adjust the settings of the recorder. Do not connect the mains lead until you reach “Step 5: Connecting the Mains Lead” on page 27. b Notes � See “Specifications” (page 162) for a list of supplied accessories. � Plug in cords securely to prevent unwanted noise. � Refer to the instructions supplied with the components to be connected. � You cannot connect this recorder to a TV that does not h
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Step 1: Connecting the Aerial Cable and Set Top Box Controller b Notes � If your aerial is a flat cable (300-ohm twin lead cable), use an external aerial connector (not supplied) to connect the aerial to the recorder. � If you have separate cables for AERIAL antennas, use an AERIAL UHF/VHF band mixer (not supplied) to connect the aerial to the recorder. � If you disconnect the recorder’s mains lead, you will not be able to view the signals from the connected set top box receiver. A: Receivin
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Hookups and Settings B: Receiving Freeview and analogue terrestrial broadcastings This recorder has separate built-in TV tuners for terrestrial digital and terrestrial analogue TV broadcasts. Use this hookup if you want to view both Freeview and analogue terrestrial broadcastings. With this hookup, you can record any programme position by selecting the programme position on the recorder. TV Wall to aerial input Aerial cable (long, supplied) to DIGITAL AERIAL IN to ANALOG AERIAL IN to DIGITAL
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C: Receiving cable or satellite (For analogue broadcasting) With this hookup, you can record any programme position on the set top box receiver. To watch cable programmes, you need to match the programme position on the recorder to the aerial output programme position on the set top box receiver. Place the set top box controller near the remote sensor on the set top box receiver. Wall Set top box controller (page 21) Set top box receiver ANT IN TO TV *2 SCART cord (not supplied) *1 Aerial
