Eight Basic Operations - Getting To Know Your Dvd Recorder; Inserting A Disc; Recording A Programme; Playing The Recorded Programme (Title List) - Sony RDR-GX350 Service Manual

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Select your country/region, and press
ENTER.
Programme position
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Select the desired programme
position using ./> or number
buttons.
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Select "Channel" using M/m.
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Select the external decoder
programme position using </,.
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Select "Sound System" using M/m.
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Press </, to select an available TV
system, B/G, D/K, I, or L.
To receive broadcasts in France, select
"L."
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Select "Decoder" using M/m.
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Select "On" using </,, and press
ENTER.
To return to the previous step
Press O RETURN.
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Note
If you disconnect the recorder's mains lead, you
will not be able to view the signals from the
connected decoder.
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Press REC MODE repeatedly to select
the recording mode.
Each time you press the button, the
display on the TV screen changes as
follows:
* Available when "Manual Rec. Mode" is set
to "On (go to setup)" in the "Recording"
setup (page 119).
For more details about the recording
mode, see page 51.
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Press z REC.
Recording starts.
When recording to the HDD, recording
stops after 12 hours of continuous
recording or when the HDD is full.
When recording to a DVD, recording
stops when the DVD is full.
To stop recording
Press x REC STOP.
Note that it may take a few seconds for
recorder to stop recording.
To watch another TV programme while
recording
If your TV is connected to the T LINE 3 –
TV jack, set your TV to the TV input using
the TV/DVD button and select the
programme you want to watch. If your TV is
connected to the LINE 2 OUT or
COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks, set the
TV to TV input using the TV t button
(page 21).
TV Direct Rec. (for SMARTLINK
connections only)
When the TV is turned on and the recorder is
turned off, press TV PAUSE. The recorder
automatically turns on and starts recording
what you are watching on the TV to the HDD.
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Set "TV Pause" to "TV's Tuner" in the
"Options 2" setup (page 128).
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Notes
• To turn off the TV Direct Rec. function, set
"SMARTLINK" to "Pass Through" in the
"Options" setup (page 128).
• If you press the [/1 button while recording, the
recorder stops recording and turns off.
• After pressing the z REC button, it may take a
short while to start recording.
• You cannot change the recording mode while
recording.
• If there is a power failure, the programme you are
recording may be erased.
• You cannot watch a PAY-TV/Canal Plus
programme while recording another PAY-TV/
Canal Plus programme.
• To use the TV Direct Rec. function, you must first
correctly set the recorder's clock.
Checking the disc status while
recording
You can check the recording information
such as recording time or disc type.
Press DISPLAY during recording.
The recording information appears.
A Recording mode
B Recording time
C Disc type/format
D Recording status
Press DISPLAY to turn off the display.
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Eight Basic Operations
— Getting to Know Your DVD Recorder

1. Inserting a Disc

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-RW -RW
VR
Video
-R
DVD VCD
Video
DATA CD
Z (open/
close)
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Press DVD.
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Press Z (open/close), and place a
disc on the disc tray.
Recording/playing side facing down
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Press Z (open/close) to close the disc
tray.
Wait until "LOAD" disappears from the
front panel display.
Unused DVDs are formatted
automatically.
• For DVD-RW discs
DVD-RWs are formatted in the
recording format (VR mode or Video
mode) set by "Format DVD-RW" of
"Basic" in the "Disc Setup" setup
(page 108).
• For DVD-R discs
DVD-Rs are automatically formatted in
Video mode. To format an unused
DVD-R in VR mode, format the disc in
the "Format" setup (page 42) before
you make a recording.
If the disc is recordable on this recorder,
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you can manually re-format the disc to
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make a blank disc (page 42).
3. Playing the Recorded
Programme (Title List)
HDD + RW -RW
VR
-R -R
VR
Video
To play a recorded title, select the title from
the Title List.
HDD
TITLE LIST
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Press HDD or DVD.
If you select DVD, insert a DVD (see "1.
Inserting a Disc" on page 31).
Playback starts automatically depending
on the disc.
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Press TITLE LIST.
To show the 8-Title List, press < to
select "Title View," and press ENTER,
then select "8 Titles" using M/m, and
press ENTER.
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2. Recording a
Programme
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HDD RW -RW -RW
VR
Video
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-R VR
VR Video
CD DATA DVD
This section introduces the basic operation to
record a current TV programme to the hard
disk (HDD) or to a disc (DVD). For an
explanation of how to make timer recordings,
see page 51.
DVD
HDD
TV PAUSE
z REC
x REC
STOP
1
Press HDD or DVD.
If you want to record to a DVD, insert a
recordable DVD.
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Press PROG +/– to select the
programme position or input source
you want to record.
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-RW + R
Video
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DVD
8-Title List
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MODE
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ENTER
DISPLAY
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A Disc type:
Displays the media type, HDD or DVD.
B Total number of titles
C Sub-menu:
Press , to display the sub-menu.
The sub-menu displays options
applicable only to the selected item. The
displayed options differ depending upon
the model, situation, and disc type.
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Sub-menu
D Scroll bar:
Appears when all of the titles do not fit
on the list. To view the hidden titles,
press M/m.
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DVD
PROG +/–
TV/DVD
DISPLAY
REC MODE
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