Sony RDR-HX715 - Dvd Recorder & Hard Disk Drive Combo Service Manual Download

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Move the cursor down the TOOLS menu
until “Disc Info” is selected, and press
ENTER.

Example: When a DVD-RW (VR mode) is
inserted.

“Disc Name” (DVD only)

“Media”: Disc type

“Format”: Recording format type (DVD-
RW only)

“On”/“Off”: Indicates whether

protection is set (DVD-RW in VR mode
only)

“Title no.”: Total number of titles

“Date”: Dates of when the oldest and the
most recent titles were recorded (DVD
only)

“Continuous Rem. Time”/“Remainder”
(approximate)

• The remaining recording time in each of the

recording modes

• Disc space bar
• Remaining disc space/total disc space

Disc setting buttons

“Disc Name” (page 39)
“Protect Disc” (page 40)
“Finalize”/“Unfinalize” (page 40)
“Erase All” (page 76)
“Format”

Available settings differ depending on the
disc type.

Select “Format,” and press ENTER.

Select “OK,” and press ENTER.

For DVD-RWs, select “VR” or “Video,” and
press ENTER.
All contents on the disc are erased.

Hints

• By reformatting, you can change the recording format

on DVD-RWs, or record again on DVD-RWs that have
been finalized.

• For DVD+RWs and DVD-RWs (Video mode), you can

check free space and title location on the disc using the
Disc Map display (page 76).

Note

On this model, 1 GB (read “gigabyte”) is equivalent to 1
billion bytes. The larger the number, the larger the disc
space.

Format

Disc Name

Disc Information

DiscName Movie

Media

DVD-RW

Format

Title no.

Date

Off

10/13/2005 ~ 10/28/2005

HQ : 0H30M

HSP : 0H45M

SP : 1H00M

LSP : 1H15M

LP : 1H30M

EP : 2H00M

SLP : 3H00M

SEP : 4H00M

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Remainder

Erase All

Finalize

Protect Disc

Original 3 / Playlist

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2. Recording a Program

This section introduces the basic operation to
record the current TV program to the hard disk
(HDD) or to a disc (DVD). For an explanation of
how to make timer recordings, see page 49.

Press HDD or DVD.

When you record to a DVD, insert a
recordable DVD (see “Inserting a Disc” on
page 31).

Press CH +/– to select the channel or input
source you want to record.

Press REC MODE repeatedly to select the
recording mode.

Each time you press the button, the display on
the TV screen changes as follows:

For more details about the recording mode,
see page 49.

Press

REC.

Recording starts.
Recording stops automatically after 8 hours of
continuous recording or when the HDD or
DVD is full.

To stop recording

Press

REC STOP located beneath the remote

control cover.
Note that it may take a few seconds for recorder to
stop recording.

To pause recording

Press

REC PAUSE located beneath the remote

control cover.
To restart recording, press the button again.

To watch another TV program while recording

Set your TV to the TV input using the TV/VIDEO
button (page 22).

Hint

If you do not want to watch TV while recording, you can
turn off the TV. When using a decoder, make sure to
leave it on.

Notes

• After pressing

REC, it may take a short while to start

recording.

• You cannot change the recording mode while

recording or during recording pause.

• If there is a power failure, the program you are

recording may be erased.

-RWVR -RW

Video

HDD

CH +/–

REC MODE

HDD

DVD

REC STOP

REC

TV/VIDEO

REC PAUSE

DISPLAY

HSP

LSP

SEP

SLP

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You can check the recording information such as
recording time or disc type.

Press DISPLAY twice during recording.

The recording information appears.

Disc type/format

Recording status

Recording mode

Recording time

Press DISPLAY to turn off the display.

3. Playing the Recorded
Program (Title List)

To play a recorded title, select the title from the
Title List.

Press HDD or DVD.

If you select DVD, insert a DVD (see
“Inserting a Disc” on page 31).
Playback starts automatically depending on
the disc.

Press TITLE LIST.

To show the extended Title List, press
TOOLS to select “Display List,” and press
ENTER.

Checking the disc status while
recording

-RWVR -RW

Video

HDD

TOOLS

PLAY/

PAUSE/

STOP

ENTER

HDD

DVD

TITLE LIST

REPLAY/

ADVANCE

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Title List with Thumbnail Images (Example:
DVD-RW in VR mode)

Extended Title List

Disc type:

Displays a media type, HDD or DVD.
Also displays the title type (Original or
Playlist) for DVD-RWs (VR mode).

Disc space (remainder/total)

Title information:

Displays the title number, title name, and
recording date. Title size is shown in the
Thumbnail title list.

(red): Indicates that the title is currently

being recorded.

: Indicates that the title is currently being

dubbed.

: Indicates the protected title.

“NEW” (or N): Indicates that the title is newly
recorded (not played back) (HDD only).

: Indicates titles containing “Copy-

Once” copy protection signals (HDD only)
(page 80).

Scroll bar:

Appears when all of the titles do not fit on the
list. To view the hidden titles, press

Title’s thumbnail picture

The still images for each title are displayed.

Select a title, and press ENTER.

The sub-menu appears.
The sub-menu displays options applicable
only to selected item. The displayed options
differ depending on the model, situation, and
disc type.

Select “Play,” and press ENTER.

Playback starts from the selected title.

To stop playback

Press

STOP.

To scroll the list display by page (Page mode)

Press

REPLAY/ADVANCE

while

the

list display is turned on. Each time you press

REPLAY/ADVANCE

, the entire Title List

changes to the previous/next page of titles.

About the Title List for HDD/DVD-RWs (VR
mode)

You can switch the Title List to show Original or
Playlist.
While the Title List menu is turned on, press
TOOLS to select either “Original” or “Playlist,”
and press ENTER.
For details, see “Edit options for the HDD and
DVD-RWs (VR mode)” on page 72.

To change the title order (Sort)

While the Title List menu is turned on, press
TOOLS to select “Sort Titles.” Press

to select

the item, and press ENTER.

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TITLE LIST

ORIGINAL

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World Sports

Mystery

Travel

(0H30M) LSP