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WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Guide to Parts and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Hookups and Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Hooking Up the Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Checking hookup and setting methods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Step 1: Connecting the Aerial Cable and Set Top Box Controller . . . . . . .18
A: Receiving Freeview (For digital broadcasting) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
B: Receiving Freeview and analogue terrestrial broadcastings . . . . . .19
C: Receiving cable or satellite (For analogue broadcasting). . . . . . . . . 20
D: Receiving terrestrial (For analogue broadcasting) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Step 2: Connecting the Video Cords/HDMI Cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
About the SMARTLINK features (for SCART connections only). . . . . . 24
About the “Control for HDMI” functions for ‘BRAVIA’ Sync
(for HDMI connections only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Step 3: Connecting the Audio Cords/HDMI Cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Step 4: Inserting a Conditional Access Module (CAM)
(RDR-HXD795/HXD895/HXD995/HXD1095 only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Step 5: Connecting the Mains Lead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Step 6: Preparing the Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Controlling TVs with the remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
If you have a Sony DVD player or more than one Sony DVD
recorder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Changing programme positions of the recorder using the remote . . . . 29
Step 7: Easy Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Setting up the GUIDE Plus+
®
system (For analogue broadcasting/
in areas with GUIDE Plus+ only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Connecting a VCR or Similar Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Connecting to the LINE 1/DECODER jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Connecting to the LINE 2 IN jacks on the front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Connecting an External Decoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Connecting a decoder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Setting external decoder (PAY-TV/Canal Plus analogue decoder)
programme positions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37