SONY RDR-HXD870

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Hi,

was wondering if some one who owns this recorder could help me out .

i can't get it to record from standby .

i was under the impression that you could set the timer to record and then put the recorder on standby , when its time for the program to start the recorder turns on , records the program and then turns off ???

mine will only record a program if its on and not in standby mode.

could be a setting i need to change but not sure .

any help thanks

Simon

 

[Anonymous]

hi, my mate has got an earlier one and I think when you set a timer on the program timer the player itself should tell you to press standby button then it will turn off and come on a couple of minutes before sheduled time and then turn off when done. This is also true of matsui dvd recorder i have of the moment too. Other than that I am not sure, maybe double check you have set the clock right on the player and the timer date and time etc.

 

[Andrew Everard]

Haven't used the unit myself, but have been studying the manual for the past 20mins and I think you're right - it will only record when it's on, not from standby.

Unless any users know otherwise...

 

[Anonymous]

Wow, I expected better from recent sony recorder. That isnt to great is it? My cheap matsui recorder can. hmmmm...

 

[Anonymous]

ok this recorder has a mind of its own ..lol

just set it on a test to record the news on channel 5 . set the time ok and the date is fine ,first thing i checked .

it came on from standby ,just waiting to see if it gos off . done the same thing about 11:00 today but instead of using the time to record i used the epg . that did not come on ???? .strange ?

there is a setting in the recorder to use epg or the exact time to start recording . looks like it just comes on with the time .

simon

 

[Andrew Everard]

Maybe it needs to be on for the EPG to function.

 

[Anonymous]

just an update . that worked ??? it turned off ok . will try the epg again . but if that don't work then i will contact sony to find out what the problem is ..

 

[Anonymous]

Andrew , come to think of it you could be right . just thought as you set it to record a hole set of CSI or any series you want , it must be able to come on and turn off when you set it to record ? because it uses the EPG to start the recording ?

 

[Anonymous]

strange it came on and is recording fine ???

 

[Anonymous]

Hi, I have the SONY RDR-HXD860, and it does record something I have set via the timer or EPG, from standby.

 

[Anonymous]

well thanks for the comments . for some reason unknown to my self ,it's working fine now ?????

must have been something i was doing wrong .

thanks

simon