RDR-HX900RDR-HX900#Quick Start

Connecting the Set Top Box controller
You have a:
You will need:
Cable Box with Video / Audio Output
–or–
Satellite Receiver
RDR-HX900
Place it so that the tip of the
controller is directly above the
remote control reception window
on your set top box.
X2
(one audio/video cord is supplied)
X3
(one coaxial cable is supplied)
COMPONENT
VIDEO OUT
Cable Box /
Satellite Receiver
Television
OPTICAL
ENT
COMPON
VIDEO OUT
Y
LINE OUT
OUT
DIGITAL Y DIGITAL
VHF/UHF
IN
ENT VIDE
COMPON
LINE IN
VIDEO
L
R AUDIO
BOX
SET TOP
CONTROL
PCM/DTS/DOLB
O IN
S VIDEO
Y
COM
OUT TO
TV
PONENT OUT
ANT IN
OPTICAL
to LINE IN
LINE IN
IN
VHF/UHF
IN
DVD Recorder
OUT AL
/DOLBY
PCM/DTS
EO IN
ENT VID
COMPON
S VIDEO
LINE IN
VIDEO
L
R AUDIO
BOX
SET TOP
CONTROL
Y
DIGIT
1
COAXIAL
PB
1
OUT
Y
T
LINE OU
L
R AUDIO
S VIDEO
PR
2
1
©2004 Sony Corporation
Printed in Malaysia
VCR
to any unused
LINE IN jack on
your TV
Connect all power
cords last!
3
2
to LINE OUT 2
to LINE OUT 1
4
PR OPTICAL
L S IN
CONTRO
2-187-190-11(1)
2
PR OPTICAL
PB
VIDEO
3
G-LINK
PR
Connecting a VCR or similar device
ENT
COMPON T
VIDEO OU
DIGITAL
VHF/UHF
to an
AC outlet
to LINE OUT
1 or 2
to LINE IN
1 or 3
PB
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.
S VIDEO
to OUT TO
TV
S VIDEO
VIDEO
S IN
CONTROL
to VHF/UHF IN
to your wall jack
L
R AUDIO
3
G-LINK
4
DIGITAL
AUDIO
OUT
1
COAXIAL
PB
1
OUT
VIDEO OUT
S VIDEO
DVD Recorder
to SET TOP
BOX CONTROL
to VIDEO OUT/
AUDIO OUT
to CABLE IN
CAVLE IN
DIGITAL
AUDIO
OUT
ANT IN
to an
AC outlet
Follow the three steps below to connect, setup and make
recordings on your DVD recorder.
OUT TO
TV
CAVLE IN
Cable Box /
Satellite Receiver
OUT
S VIDEO
DVD Recorder
ENT
COMPON
VIDEO OUT
Y
LINE OUT
OUT
DIGITAL Y DIGITAL
VHF/UHF
IN
BOX
SET TOP
CONTROL
R
O IN
ENT VIDE
COMPON
S VIDEO
LINE IN
VIDEO
AUDIO L
1
OUT
PCM/DTS/DOLB
Y
1
COAXIAL
PB
L
R AUDIO
S VIDEO
PB
VIDEO
PR
2
PR OPTICAL
3
G-LINK
S IN
CONTROL
to LINE IN 3
Before hookup
1
Disconnect your VCR
You will need:
You have a:
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.
Television
Cable (cable box without video / audio output)
–or–
Antenna
X1
(one audio/video cord is supplied)
If you don't have a cable box,
connect this coaxial cable directly to
VHF/UHF IN on the DVD Recorder.
VCR
X3
(one coaxial cable is supplied)
Do not connect your VCR between this DVD recorder
and your TV. If you do not first connect your
DVD
VCR to the recorder, you will be unable to watch
Recorder
pictures from your recorder.
to DIGITAL OUT
(COAXIAL or OPTICAL)
to an
AC outlet
IN
Cable (cable box without video/audio output)
– or –
Antenna
Proceed to Step 1 and begin!
BOX
SET TOP
CONTROL
R
1
to DIGITAL IN
(OPTICAL)
4
to RF OUT
If you plan to use your VCR, reconnect it by following the instructions in
“Connecting a VCR or similar device” on this page.
Cable Box with Video/Audio Output
– or –
Satellite Receiver
DVD Recorder
Y
OUT
DIGITAL DIGITAL
VHF/UHF
RF
IN
OUT
2
TV
ENT
COMPON
VIDEO OUT
OUT
Select one of the following two types of basic connections according to the
type of equipment you have.
to LINE OUT
(R-AUDIO-L) 1 or 2
LINE OUT
to RF IN
Select a connection
VCR
Connecting an AV amplifier (receiver)
Television
Cable Box
DVD Recorder
unused LINE IN jack on your TV.
NOTE
Cable Box /
Satellite Receiver
VCR
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
to LINE IN
to VHF/UHF IN
1
to your wall jack
Y
Y
Y
PCM/DTS/DOLB
COAXIAL
PB
1
L
R AUDIO
S VIDEO
PB
VIDEO
PR
2
PR OPTICAL
3
G-LINK
S IN
CONTROL
AV Amplifier
c
b
LINE IN
ENT
COMPON T
VIDEO OU
Y
to VHF/UHF
IN
VHF/UHF
IN
EO IN
ENT VID
COMPON
S VIDEO
LINE IN
VIDEO
L
R AUDIO
BOX
SET TOP
CONTROL
1
to VHF/UHF
OUT
DVD Recorder
OUT
L OUT AL
DIGITA
DIGIT
/DOLBY
PCM/DTS
Y
COAXIAL
PB
1
T
LINE OU
L
R AUDIO
S VIDEO
PB
VIDEO
4
PR OPTICAL
L S IN
CONTRO
2
to DIGITAL IN
(COAXIAL)
PR
2
3
G-LINK
3
a
IN
to an
AC outlet
to LINE OUT
1 or 2
O IN
S VIDEO
IN
DIGITAL
LINE IN
VHF/UHF
ENT VIDE
COMPON
LINE IN
VIDEO
AUDIO L
Connect all power
cords last!
to LINE IN
(AUDIO)
Connect one of the following
cords (not supplid)
audio cords a
-orcoaxial digital cord b
-oroptical digital cord
c
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.
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.
Turn on your TV and any other
1 connected
equipment such as
Press M/m to select a language for
7 the
on-screen display, then press
your cable box or satellite receiver.
ENTER.
EASY SETUP Language
Test your
Set Top Box
controller
2/7
Select the screen language.
English
2 Press I/1 on the remote.
Press the input selector on your
3 TV
so that the signal from the
recorder appears on your TV
screen.
EASY SETUP
Français
If you connected a Set Top Box
controller, do the following:
Press </M/m/, to enter the
8 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.
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
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.
Press M/m to select your country,
5 then
press ENTER.
Point the remote at the
1 recorder
(not at the cable
EASY SETUP Clock
1 / 1 / 2004
on the cable box/ satellite
receiver window.
12 : 00 AM
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.
9
EASY SETUP Set Top Box Control
Press M/m to select whether or
not you want to use the Set Top
Box control function, then press
ENTER.
The TITLE LIST menu appears.
Press CH+/- and confirm
2 that
the channel changes
Set the time and date manually.
Wed
1 Press TITLE LIST.
box/satellite receiver).
3/7
Do you want to control your set top box
with this recorder?
(Changes to the current setting will erase all timer settings.)
Insert a Disc
No
NO
2ch
1:00PM - 2:00PM
Wed
9/15
Date
2
5ch
8:00PM - 9:00PM
Fr i
9/17
3
12ch
9:00AM - 9:30AM
Sat
9/25
4
3ch
8:00PM - 8:30PM
Sat
9/25
5
25ch
8:00PM - 8:30PM
Fr i
10/15
6
L2
9:00PM - 9:30PM
Tue
10/19
7
8ch
9:00PM - 9:30PM
Tue
10/26
8
125ch
10:00AM - 10:30AM
Thu
1
Press Z OPEN/CLOSE and
place a recordable DVD on the
disc tray.
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2
Press Z OPEN/CLOSE again
to close the disc tray.
DVD
• CH
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!
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
M/m to select the title you want
2 toPress
play and press ENTER.
0
The sub-menu appears.
TIMER
TITLE LIST ORIGINAL
TV GUIDE
2ch
1:00PM - 2:00PM
Date
2
5ch
8:00PM - 9:00PM
3
12ch
Beginnig
9:00AM - 9:30AM PlaySat
9/25
4
3ch
8:00PM - 8:30PM
5
25ch
6
L2
7
8ch
8
125ch
Number
TOOLS
ZOOM
EASY SETUP Set Top Box Control
10a
USA
Canada
6
Press </M/m/, to enter your zip
code number, then press ENTER.
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.
Erase
9/25
Sat
Protect Title
8:00PM - 8:30PM Title
10/15
Fr iName
9:00PM - 9:30PM Set Thumbnail
Tue 10/19
A-B Erase
Tue 10/26
9:00PM - 9:30PM
10:00AM - 10:30AM
I / 1 (on / standby)
</M/m/,/ENTER
Press ENTER to make
a selection
HDD
DVD
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.
EASY SETUP Tuner Preset
-
-
-
5/7
Select the way in which you will receive channels.
10b
Antenna
Cable
RETURN O
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.”
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.
REC
4/7
Sor t
Title
Line1
Line2
Line3
Ch2
Ch3
EASY SETUP Tuner Preset
5/7
Ch4
Searching for receivable channels.
Please wait.
Ch
11b
The Tuner Preset
function starts
searching for all
receivable channels.
This may take a couple
of minutes.
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.
16 : 9
REC
MODE
EASY SETUP Audio Connection
YES: DIGITAL OUT
7/7
Is this recorder connected to an amplifier (receiver)?
Select the type of jack you are using.
EASY SETUP Audio Connection
Yes : LINE OUT(R-AUDIO-L)
7/7
Dolby Digital
Yes : DIGITAL OUT
No
want to send to your
AV amplifier (receiver),
then press ENTER.
D-PCM
Dolby Digital
YES: LINE OUT
(R-AUDIO-L)
NO
EASY SETUP Audio Connection
7/7
7/7
If your AV amplifier has a Dolby
Digital or DTS decoder, select “Dolby
Digital” or “On.” If not, select “D-PCM”
or “Off.”
2ch
Wed 9/15 1:00PM( 1H00M)SP
2 5ch
8:00PM - 9:00PM
5ch
Fri 9/17 8:00PM( 1H00M)SLP
3 12ch
9:00AM - 9:30AM
12ch
Sat 9/25 9:00AM( 0H30M)EP
8:00PM - 8:30PM
3ch
Sat 9/25 8:00PM( 0H30M)SLP
Press REC MODE repeatedly to
2 select
the recording mode: HQ,
HSP, SP, LP, EP or SLP.
Remove the Disc
The channel number appears in the
front panel display
hint
How much disc space do I have?
1 Press Z OPEN/CLOSE.
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.
3 Press z REC.
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.
The recorder automatically searches for
recordable disc space, and starts recording.
To stop recording, press x REC STOP.
“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.
Remove the disc when the disc tray
2 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.
Now that you have familiarized yourself with the DVD
recorder, try the functions below by following the
explanations in the Operating Instructions.
On
Off
Easy Setup is finished.
M/m to select
13b Press
the type of signal you
1.5/4.7GB
1:00PM - 2:00PM
4 3ch
4:3 Letter Box
4:3 Pan Scan
My Movies
1 2ch
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.
Press CH+/- to select a
1 channel.
Select your TV screen type.
Number
Record a TV
Program
6/7
EASY SETUP
When “Finish” appears, press
ENTER to complete Easy
Setup.
REC STOP
Date
Select input line or Set Top Box's output channel.
DTS
14
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Press M/m to select "Play" and press
3 ENTER.
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.”
EASY SETUP TV Type
12
Thu
ENTER
Enter the brand code of your set top box.
TITLE LIST ORIGINAL
11a
9/15
Wed
Close
9/17
Fr
i
Play
4/7
EASY SETUP Set Top Box Control
Press M/m to select the cable
box/ satellite receiver output
channel, then press ENTER.
1.5/4.7GB
1
Title
TITLE
LIST
My Movies
Sor t
1/7
Select your country.
1.5/4.7GB
1
Number
HDD
My Movies
Sor t
Title
“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.
Yes
TITLE LIST ORIGINAL
OPEN/
CLOSE
4/7
YES
EASY SETUP Settings-Area Setup
Play the
Recorded TV
Program
Label side facing up
Copy a VCR tape to a DVD
See “Recording From a VCR or Similar Device”
Finish
Play the beginning of a title
while it is being recorded
See “Chasing Playback/Simultaneous Rec and Play”