Sony RDR-HX900 User Manual

Before hookup

©2004 Sony Corporation

Printed in Malaysia

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Connecting the Set Top Box controller

You can have the recorder change the channel of your cable box or satellite
receiver to the channel you want to record, just before the timer recording starts.
Connect the Set Top Box controller(supplied), and select "Yes" in step 9 of Setup
on the next page.

Connecting a VCR or similar device

To record your video tapes to a DVD, connect an audio/video cable (not supplied)
to the LINE OUT 1 jacks on your VCR to the LINE 3 IN jacks on the recorder. To
just watch your video tapes, connect your VCR’s LINE OUT 2 jacks directly to

any

unused LINE IN jack on your TV.

NOTE

Do not connect your VCR between this DVD recorder
and your TV. If you do not first connect your
VCR to the recorder, you will be unable to watch
pictures from your recorder.

Connecting an AV amplifier (receiver)

Connecting to an AV amplifier (receiver) with audio cords will enable you to enjoy
the TVS surround effects of this recorder, while connecting with digital cords
will enable you to listen to Dolby Digital or DTS surround effects. For further
explanations, see “Connecting the Audio Cords” in the Operating Instructions.

Cable Box /

Satellite Receiver

DVD Recorder

AV Amplifier

VCR

Place it so that the tip of the
controller is directly above the
remote control reception window
on your set top box.

to your wall jack

to your wall jack

You have a:

Cable Box with Video / Audio Output
–or–
Satellite Receiver

Connect all power
cords last!

You have a:

Cable (cable box without video / audio output)
–or–
Antenna

Television

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DVD Recorder

DVD Recorder

Connect all power
cords last!

You will need:

X2 X3

(one audio/video cord is supplied) (one coaxial cable is supplied)

You will need:

X1 X3

(one audio/video cord is supplied) (one coaxial cable is supplied)

to LINE OUT

1 or 2

to LINE IN

1 or 3

to OUT TO

TV

to VIDEO OUT/

AUDIO OUT

to LINE IN

to VHF/UHF IN

to an

AC outlet

to VHF/UHF

IN

to VHF/UHF

OUT

to RF IN

to RF OUT

to LINE OUT

1 or 2

to VHF/UHF IN

to an

AC outlet

Cable Box /
Satellite Receiver

DVD Recorder

to CABLE IN

to LINE IN

to LINE OUT 1

to LINE IN 3

DVD
Recorder

TVVCR

to DIGITAL IN

(COAXIAL)

to LINE IN

(AUDIO)

to DIGITAL IN

(OPTICAL)

to SET TOP

BOX CONTROL

Connect one of the following
cords (not supplid)

audio cords

-or­coaxial digital cord

-or­optical digital cord

a

b

c

a

b

c

to an

AC outlet

to an

AC outlet

to DIGITAL OUT

(COAXIAL or OPTICAL)

If you don't have a cable box,

connect this coaxial cable directly to

VHF/UHF IN on the DVD Recorder.

to LINE OUT 2

to LINE OUT

(R-AUDIO-L) 1 or 2

to any unused

LINE IN jack on

your TV

Cable Box /
Satellite Receiver

DVD Recorder

Cable Box

Television

Follow the three steps below to connect, setup and make
recordings on your DVD recorder.

RDR-HX900

Disconnect your VCR

If you have been using a VCR, you do not need to disconnect all of your
equipment. Just disconnect your VCR and connect the DVD recorder in its
place.

If you plan to use your VCR, reconnect it by following the instructions in
“Connecting a VCR or similar device” on this page.

Select a connection

Select one of the following two types of basic connections according to the
type of equipment you have.

Cable Box with Video/Audio Output

–

or

–

Satellite Receiver

Cable (cable box without video/audio output)

–

or

–

Antenna

Proceed to Step 1 and begin!

1

2

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1

4

4

3

3

2

4

4

1

VCR

DVD Recorder

Television

VCR

2-187-190-11(1)

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

EASY SETUP Audio Connection

DolbyDigital

7/7

D-PCM

DolbyDigital

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. Youcan 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 "wide­screen" 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.”

14

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.

EASY SETUP Language

Select the screen language.

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English

Français

Set the time and date manually.

EASY SETUP Clock

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Wed

1 / /1 2004 12 00: AM

Yes

No

EASY SETUP Set TopBox Control

Do you want to controlyour set topbox
with this recorder?
(Changes to the current settingwill eraseall timersettings.)

4/7

Enter the brand code of your set top box.

EASY SETUP Set TopBox Control

4/7

-

-

--

EASY SETUP Set TopBox Control

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

4/7

Line1

Line2

Line3

Ch2

Ch3

Ch4

EASY SETUP TV Type

Select your TV screen type.

6/7

16 : 9

4:3 Letter Box

4:3 Pan Scan

On

Off

EASY SETUP Audio Connection

DTS

7/7

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

Fri

Sat

Sat

Fri

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

Fri

Sat

Sat

Fri

Tue

Tue

Thu

Close

Play

Play Beginnig

Erase

Protect Title

Title Name

Set Thumbnail

A-B Erase

USA

Canada

EASY SETUP Settings-Area Setup

Select your country.

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11 22 33

44 55 66

77 88 99

00

REC

ZOOM

REC STOP

REC

MODE

OPEN/
CLOSE

ENTER

TOOLS

• CH

HDD DVD

TITLE

LIST

TV GUIDE

TIMER

HDDHD

D

DVDD

VD

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)

EASY SETUP

Easy Setup is finished.

Finish

7/7

EASY SETUP TunerPreset

Searching forreceivable channels.
Please wait.

5/7

Ch

Antenna

Cable

EASY SETUP TunerPreset

Select theway in which you willreceive channels.

5/7

Label side facing up