Sony rdr-hx725 Manuel D’Utilisation
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Timer Recording
Before Recording
Before you start recording…
• Check that the disc has enough available
space for the recording (page 37). For the
HDD, DVD+RWs, and DVD-RWs, you
can free up disc space by erasing titles
(page 75).
HDD, DVD+RWs, and DVD-RWs, you
can free up disc space by erasing titles
(page 75).
• Adjust the recording picture quality and
picture size if necessary (page 58).
z Hint
Timer recordings will be made regardless whether
or not the recorder is turned on. You can turn off the
recorder without affecting the recording even after
recording starts.
Timer recordings will be made regardless whether
or not the recorder is turned on. You can turn off the
recorder without affecting the recording even after
recording starts.
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Note
To play a recorded disc on other DVD equipment,
finalise the disc (page 40).
finalise the disc (page 40).
Like the standard ×3 recording modes of
video tapes, you can select the desired
recording mode using the REC MODE
button.
Recording modes with higher quality provide
a more beautiful recording, but the large data
volume also results in a shorter recording
time.
Conversely, a longer duration provides a
longer recording time, but the lower data
volume results in a coarser picture quality.
video tapes, you can select the desired
recording mode using the REC MODE
button.
Recording modes with higher quality provide
a more beautiful recording, but the large data
volume also results in a shorter recording
time.
Conversely, a longer duration provides a
longer recording time, but the lower data
volume results in a coarser picture quality.
Press REC MODE repeatedly to switch the
recording modes.
recording modes.
To select the HQ+ mode, set “HQ Setting” of
the “HDD Rec. Settings” to “HQ+” in the
“Recording” setup (page 102). “HQ+”
records pictures in higher quality than HQ on
the HDD. Note that HQ+ plus appears as HQ
in the front panel display and the on screen
displays.
the “HDD Rec. Settings” to “HQ+” in the
“Recording” setup (page 102). “HQ+”
records pictures in higher quality than HQ on
the HDD. Note that HQ+ plus appears as HQ
in the front panel display and the on screen
displays.
* The recording time for DVD+R DL (Double
Layer) discs is as follows:
HQ: 1 hour 48 minutes
HSP: 2 hours 42 minutes
SP: 3 hours 37 minutes
LSP: 4 hours 31 minutes
ESP: 5 hours 25 minutes
LP: 7 hours 14 minutes
EP: 10 hours 51 minutes
SLP
HQ: 1 hour 48 minutes
HSP: 2 hours 42 minutes
SP: 3 hours 37 minutes
LSP: 4 hours 31 minutes
ESP: 5 hours 25 minutes
LP: 7 hours 14 minutes
EP: 10 hours 51 minutes
SLP
:
14 hours 28 minutes
b
Notes
• The maximum continuous recording time for a
single title is eight hours.
• Situations below may cause slight inaccuracies
with the recording time.
– Recording a programme with poor reception, or
– Recording a programme with poor reception, or
a programme or video source of low picture
quality
quality
– Recording on a disc that has already been edited
– Recording only a still picture or just sound
– Recording only a still picture or just sound
Recording mode
Recording
mode
mode
Approx. recording time
(hours)
(hours)
HDD
DVD*
RDR-
HX525
HX525
RDR-
HX725
HX725
HQ+ (High
quality)
quality)
8
20
–
HQ
R
13
32
1
HSP
R
19
46
1 hr.
30 min.
30 min.
SP
(Standard
mode)
(Standard
mode)
26
61
2
LSP
r
33
77
2 hr.
30 min.
30 min.
ESP
r
39
93
3
LP
r
53
124
4
EP
r
79
187
6
SLP (Long
duration)
duration)
106
249
8