Sony RDR-GX7 - Manual (Page 4)

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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
DV Edit ........................................................... 7
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
Guide to Displays ....................................15
System Menu ............................................... 15
Title List........................................................ 15
Tool .............................................................. 16
Sub-menu..................................................... 16
How to use the displays ............................... 16
List of the Tool/sub-menu options ................ 17
Disc information display (Disc Info).............. 18
How to enter characters ............................... 18
Recording/Timer Recording
Before Recording .....................................20
Recordable discs.......................................... 20
About recording formats............................... 21
Recording mode........................................... 21
Unrecordable pictures .................................. 21
Checking the available disc space
(Disc Info) ............................................... 21
Recording TV programmes .....................23
Using the Quick Timer function .................... 24
Recording stereo and bilingual
programmes ........................................... 24
Checking the disc status while recording ..... 24
Creating chapters in a title ........................... 25
Timer Recording ......................................25
Setting the timer manually (Standard).......... 25
Checking/changing/cancelling timer settings
(Timer List) ............................................. 28
Recording TV programmes using the VIDEO
Plus+ system .......................................... 29
Adjusting the Recording Picture Quality
and Size ...............................................30
Recording from External Equipment with a
Timer (Synchro Rec) ...........................31
Labelling, Protecting, or Finalizing the
Disc ......................................................33
Labelling a disc (Disc Name) ....................... 33
Protecting a disc (Protect Disc).................... 33
Finalizing a disc (Finalize)............................ 34
Erasing all the titles on the disc
(Erase All)............................................... 34
Reformatting a disc (Format) ....................... 35
Playback
Before Playing ......................................... 36
Playable discs .............................................. 36
Playing Discs ........................................... 37
Using the DVD’s Menu................................. 38
Basic operations/
Changing the playback speed ................ 39
Selecting a Recorded Title on a Disc .... 40
Searching for a Title/Chapter/Track ...... 42
Checking the Play Information and Playing
Time .................................................... 43
Checking the playing time on the front panel
display .................................................... 44
Selecting the Sound ............................... 44
Checking the audio signal format................. 45
TV Virtual Surround Settings (TVS) ...... 45
Changing the Angles .............................. 46
Displaying the Subtitles ......................... 47
Adjusting the Playback Picture and
Sound .................................................. 47
Adjusting the picture quality ......................... 47
Adjusting the sound quality .......................... 48
Editing a DVD
Before Editing ......................................... 49
Checking the disc type, recording format, and
title type .................................................. 49
Edit options for DVD+RWs/DVD-Rs/DVD-RWs
(Video mode) .......................................... 49
Edit options for DVD-RWs (VR mode) ......... 50
Basic Editing ........................................... 51
Labelling a title (Title Name) ........................ 51
Protecting a title (Protect)............................. 51
Erasing a title (Erase)................................... 52
Erasing multiple titles (Erase Titles)............. 52
Erasing a section of a title (A-B Erase) ........ 53
Creating chapters manually ......................... 54
Advanced Editing (Playlist Edit) ............ 54
Creating a Playlist title from other titles........ 54
Moving a Playlist title (Move) ....................... 57
Dividing a Playlist title (Divide) ..................... 57
Combining multiple Playlist titles
(Combine)............................................... 58
Additional Playlist edit functions................... 58
Connecting a Digital Video Camera
or Other Equipment
Before Recording/Editing ....................... 59
Preparing for recording using the
DV IN jack .............................................. 59
Available DV Dubbing Functions .......... 61
Recording an Entire DV/Digital8 Format
Tape (ONE TOUCH DUB) ................... 62
Program Edit ........................................... 62
Advanced Program Edit ......................... 65
Re-editing the “program” in the DV Edit
List ...................................................... 67
Creating a Copy of the Edited Contents
(Copy Dubbing) .................................. 70
Recording From Equipment Connected to
the LINE IN Jacks ............................... 71