Sony RDR-HX780 User Manual
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Table of Contents
WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Guide to Parts and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Hookups and Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
A: Cable box or satellite receiver with a video/audio output . . . . . . . . . 15
B: Cable box or satellite receiver with an antenna output only . . . . . . . 16
C: Cable without cable box, or antenna only (no cable TV) . . . . . . . . . 17
Step 2: Connecting the Video Cords/HDMI Cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
About the “Control for HDMI” functions for ‘BRAVIA’ Sync
(for HDMI connections only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Step 3: Connecting the Audio Cords/HDMI Cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Step 4: Connecting the AC Power Cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Step 5: Preparing the Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Controlling TVs with the remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
If you have a Sony DVD player or more than one Sony DVD
Changing channels of the recorder using the remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Step 6: Easy Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Connecting a VCR or Similar Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Connecting to the LINE IN 1 or 3 jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Connecting to the LINE 2 IN jacks on the front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Connecting to a Satellite or Digital Tuner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Checking the disc status while recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
3. Playing the Recorded Program (Title List) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Displaying the playing time and play information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
4. Changing the Name of a Recorded Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
5. Labeling and Protecting a Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Labeling a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Protecting a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
6. Playing the Disc on Other DVD Equipment (Finalise) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
— Getting to Know Your DVD Recorder