Inserting a disc, Recording a program, Inserting a disc 2. recording a program – Sony RDR-HX780 User Manual

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Seven Basic Operations

— Getting to Know Your DVD Recorder

1. Inserting a Disc

1

Press DVD.

2

Press Z OPEN/CLOSE, and place a
disc on the disc tray.

3

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 97).

• 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 40)
before you make a recording.

If the disc is recordable on this recorder,
you can manually re-format the disc to
make a blank disc (page 40).

2. Recording a Program

This section introduces the basic operation
to record a current TV program to the hard
disk (HDD) or to a disc (DVD). For an
explanation of how to make timer
recordings, see page 42.

1

Press HDD or DVD.

If you want to record to a DVD, insert a
recordable DVD.

2

Press CH +/– to select the channel or
input source you want to record.

3

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 104).

For more details about the recording
mode, see page 121.

+

R

DVD

VCD

CD

DATA CD

-RW

VR

-RW

Video

+

RW

-R

VR

DATA DVD

-R

Video

Z OPEN/
CLOSE

DVD

Recording/playing side facing down

+

RW

-RW

VR

-RW

Video

+

R

HDD

-R

VR

-R

Video

HDD

DVD

CH +/–

REC MODE

z REC
x REC
STOP

X PAUSE

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