Recording An Entire Dv Format Tape; Dubbing); Program Edit; Settings And Adjustments - Sony RDR-GX330 Service Manual

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Recording an Entire DV

Program Edit

Format Tape (One Touch
+ RW

Dubbing)

-R
Video
You can select scenes from a DV/Digital8
+ -RW -RW + -R
RW R VR format tape, and then automatically record
VR
Video
-R selected scenes to a DVD.
Video
To use this function, do the following:
You can record the entire contents of a DV/
Digital8 format tape onto a disc with a single
Connect your digital video camera and
press of the ONE-TOUCH DUB button on
prepare for recording
the recorder. The recorder controls the digital
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video camera for the whole process, and
completes the recording.
Select and edit the scenes you want to dub
Using the recorder's remote control, fast
How chapters are created
forward or rewind the tape to select the
The contents dubbed to DVD become a
scenes. At this point, the selected scenes are
single title. When "Auto Chapter" is set to
not copied to the disc. The recorder only
"On" in the "Recording" setup, this title is
remembers the IN and OUT points of the
divided into chapters. When dubbing a DVD-
scenes that you selected for dubbing. You can
RW/DVD-R (VR mode), each shooting
also erase or change the order of the scenes.
session on the tape becomes a chapter on the
m
disc. For other discs, the recorder divides the
title into chapters at approximately 6 minute
Dub the selected scenes
intervals.
Follow steps 1 to 6 of "Preparing for DV/
After you have selected the scenes, the
Digital8 dubbing" on page 66, and press
recorder will fast forward and rewind the tape
ONE-TOUCH DUB on the recorder.
automatically and record the scenes to a
The recorder rewinds the tape and then starts DVD.
recording the tape contents.
How chapters are created
When the recording is finished, the recorder
The contents dubbed to DVD become a
rewinds the tape in the digital video camera.
single title. When "Auto Chapter" is set to
"On" in the "Recording" setup, this title is
divided into chapters. When dubbing to a
To stop during recording
DVD-RW/DVD-R (VR mode), each
Press x REC STOP.
shooting session on the tape and each
Note that it may take a few seconds for the
selected scene becomes a chapter on the disc.
recorder to stop recording.
For other discs, the recorder divides the title
into chapters at approximately 6 minute
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intervals.
If you set "Finalize Disc" of "One Touch Dubbing"
to "Auto" in the "DVD" setup (page 80), the 1
recorded disc (except DVD-RW (VR mode)) will
automatically be finalized after recording is
finished.
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Notes
• When a blank space between the recordings on
the tape continues for more than five minutes,
One Touch Dubbing ends automatically.
• The recorder records a blank for five minutes
before it stops dubbing. To stop the blank
recording, press x REC STOP.
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Select "OK," and press ENTER. Notes
• If you set the beginning of the tape as the IN point
The title name is fixed, and the display
and the end point as the OUT point, the IN and
asks if you want to start recording.
OUT points may move slightly during dubbing.
To change the dubbing mode, select
• You cannot set a scene to be shorter than one
"Dub Mode" and press M/m.
second.
Data capacity required for the dubbing.
This is displayed in red when the size
exceeds the available space on the
dubbing target media.
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Select "Start," and press ENTER.
The recorder starts recording the tape
contents as programmed.
To stop during recording
Press x REC STOP.
Note that it may take a few seconds for the
recorder to stop recording.
To automatically adjust the dubbing mode
If there is not enough available space on the
target disc, the recorder automatically selects
a dubbing mode with lower picture quality
according to the available space. The same
dubbing mode is set for all of the titles. If disc
space is insufficient for the selected dubbing
mode, the following display appears after
step 12.
Select "OK" and go to step 12.
If you do not want to change the dubbing
mode, select "Cancel." However, note that
dubbing will end before the program is
finished.
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-RW -RW + R -R
VR VR
Video
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6
Follow steps 1 to 6 of "Preparing for
DV/Digital8 dubbing" on page 66, and
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press SYSTEM MENU.
Antenna Reception and
Language Settings
(Basic)
The "Basic" setup helps you to make tuner,
clock, and channel settings for the recorder.
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2
3
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You cannot preset channels for the connected cable
box or satellite receiver.
Auto Preset
Automatically presets the receivable
channels. The recorder can receive VHF
channels 2 to 13, UHF channels 14 to 69, and
unscrambled CATV channels 1 to 125. First,
we recommend that you preset the receivable
channels in your area using automatic
presetting methods.
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Select "DV / D8 EDIT," and press When you finish adding scenes, press
m.
ENTER.
The display asks if you want to start The scene list is displayed.
selecting scenes.
• If you have previously saved a
program, the display asks if you want to
edit an existing program or to create a
A Total duration of the program
new program. To resume editing the
B Total number of scenes
existing program, select "Saved Data,"
and go to step 9. C Scene information block
Select "Start," and press ENTER.
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Select the scene information block
The display for setting the IN point (start
you want to edit using </,, and
of the scene) appears.
The scene starts to play. press ENTER.
The sub-menu appears.
"Move": Changes the scene order using
</, and ENTER.
"Erase": Erases the scene. When asked
for confirmation, select "OK."
"Preview": Plays the selected scene.
• To add more scenes, press M and go to
step 4.
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When you finish editing the scene list,
Select the IN point using m/M,
select "OK," and press ENTER.
and press ENTER.
The display for entering the title name
Playback pauses.
appears. To enter a new name, select
"Enter," and follow the explanations on
Press ENTER if the IN point is correct.
page 33.
If the IN point is incorrect, select the IN
point using c/C, and press ENTER.
The display for setting the OUT point
(end of the scene) appears.
Select the OUT point using m/M,
and press ENTER.
Playback pauses.
Press ENTER if the OUT point is
correct.
If the OUT point is incorrect, select the
OUT point using c/C, and press
ENTER.
The selected scene is added to the scene
information block.
• To add more scenes, go to step 4.
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Select "Tuner Preset" in "Basic," and
press ENTER.

Settings and Adjustments

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Select "Antenna / Cable," and press
ENTER.
Press SYSTEM MENU while the
recorder is in stop mode.
Select "SETUP," and press ENTER.
Select "Basic," and press ENTER.
The options for "Basic" appear. The
default settings are underlined.
Antenna
To turn off the display, press SYSTEM
MENU repeatedly.
Cable
3
Select an option, and press ENTER.
4
Select "Auto Preset," and press ENTER.
All receivable channels are preset in
numerical sequence.
Manual Channel Setup
Presets or disables channels manually.
If some channels could not be set using the
Tuner Preset
"Auto Preset" or "Easy Setup" function, you
can set them manually.
Note
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Select "Tuner Preset" in "Basic," and
press ENTER.
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Presets VHF and UHF
channels.
Presets cable TV
channels.
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