Sony RDR-GX3 User Manual

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

WARNING ...................................................2
Precautions ................................................2

Notes about the discs..................................... 3

Features ......................................................6

Recording....................................................... 6
Playback......................................................... 6
Editing a disc.................................................. 6

About This Manual .....................................7
DVD Recorder Basics ................................8
Guide to Parts and Controls ...................11

Front panel ...................................................11
Remote .........................................................12
Front panel display....................................... 14
Rear panel ....................................................14

Basic Hookups and Settings

Quick Overview ........................................15
Step 1: Unpacking ...................................16
Step 2: Connecting the Aerial Cable ......16
Step 3: Connecting the Video Cords .....17
Step 4: Connecting the Audio Cords .....19
Step 5: Connecting the Mains Lead .......21
Step 6: Inserting the Batteries ................22
Step 7: Easy Setup ..................................22
Setting Up the Remote ............................25

Controlling TVs with the remote ................... 25
If you have a Sony DVD player or more than

one Sony DVD recorder ......................... 26

Connecting a VCR or Similar Recording

Device to the LINE3 Jack ...................27

Connecting a VCR or Similar Recording

Device to the LINE 2 IN or LINE 4 IN
jacks .....................................................27

Connecting to a Satellite or Digital

Tuner ....................................................28

Connecting a PAY-TV/Canal Plus

Decoder ...............................................28

Connecting a decoder .................................. 28
Setting PAY-TV/Canal Plus channels .......... 28

Operating the Recorder

Guide to Displays ....................................31

System Menu ............................................... 31
Title List........................................................ 32
Tool .............................................................. 32
Sub-menu..................................................... 33

How to Use the Displays .........................33
How to Enter Characters .........................34

Recording/Timer Recording

Before Recording .................................... 35

Recordable discs.......................................... 35
About recording formats............................... 36
Recording mode........................................... 36
Unrecordable pictures .................................. 36
Checking the available disc space

(Disc Info) ............................................... 37

Recording TV programmes .................... 38

Using the Quick Timer function .................... 39
Recording stereo and bilingual

programmes ........................................... 40

Checking the disc status while recording ..... 40
Creating chapters in a title ........................... 40

Timer Recording ..................................... 41

Setting the timer manually (Standard).......... 41
Checking/changing/cancelling timer settings

(Timer List) ............................................. 43

Recording TV programmes using the

ShowView system .................................. 44

Adjusting the Recording Picture Quality

and Size .............................................. 46

Recording From Connected Equipment

With a Timer (Synchro Rec) .............. 47

Recording From Connected Equipment

Without a Timer .................................. 48

Playback

Before Playing ......................................... 50

Playable discs .............................................. 50

Playing Discs ........................................... 51

Using the DVD’s Menu................................. 52
Basic operations/Changing the playback

speed...................................................... 53

Selecting a Recorded Title on a Disc .... 54
Searching for a Title/Chapter/Track ...... 56
Checking the Play Information and Playing

Time .................................................... 57

Checking the playing time in the front panel

display .................................................... 58

Selecting the Sound ............................... 58

Checking the audio signal format................. 59

TV Virtual Surround Settings (TVS) ...... 59
Changing the Angles .............................. 60
Displaying the Subtitles ......................... 61
Adjusting the Playback Picture and

Sound .................................................. 61

Adjusting the picture quality ......................... 61
Adjusting the sound quality .......................... 62

Editing a DVD

Before Editing ......................................... 63

Checking the disc type, recording format, and

title type .................................................. 63

Edit options for DVD-RWs (Video mode)/

DVD+RWs/DVD-Rs................................ 63

Edit options for DVD-RWs (VR mode) ......... 64

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