Sony RDR-HX780 User Manual

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1

Press HDD or DVD to select the
recording destination.

If you select DVD, insert a disc (see “1.
Inserting a Disc” on page 30).

2

Insert the source DV/Digital8 format
tape into your DV camcorder.

For the recorder to record or edit, your
DV camcorder must be set to video
playback mode.

3

Press REC MODE on the remote
repeatedly to select the recording
mode.

The recording mode changes as follows:

For details about the recording mode,
see page 121. Note that you cannot
select further manual recording mode
options.

4

Set the “External Audio” setting in
the “Audio In” setup (page 101).

5

Set the “DV Input” setting in the
“Audio In” setup (page 101).

You are ready to start dubbing. Select
one of the dubbing methods on the
following pages.

To playback DV/Digital8 format tape

You can check the contents of DV/Digital8
format tape before dubbing. For details, see
“Playing from a DV Camcorder” on
page 75.

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Notes

• You cannot connect more than one piece of

digital video equipment to the recorder.

• You cannot control the recorder using another

device or another recorder of the same model.

• You cannot record date, time, or the contents of

the cassette memory onto the disc.

• If you record from a DV/Digital8 format tape

that is recorded in multiple sound tracks, such as
a tape with multiple sampling frequencies
(48 kHz, 44.1 kHz, or 32 kHz), no sound or an
unnatural sound will be output when playing
back the sampling frequency switch point on the
disc.

• In order to use this recorder’s “Auto Chapter”

setting (page 72), be sure to correctly set the
clock on your DV camcorder before shooting.

• The recorded picture may be momentarily

affected or the start and end points of a title may
be different from what you have set if the source
DV/Digital8 format tape is in any of the
following conditions. In this case, connect your
digital video camera to the LINE IN jacks and
follow the instructions of “Recording from
Connected Equipment” (page 46).
– There is a blank space in the recorded portion

of the tape.

– The tape’s time code is not sequential.
– If the picture size or the recording mode on the

tape being dubbed changes.

• You cannot use a color system other than NTSC,

such as PAL.

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