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
Basic Hookups and Settings
Quick Overview ........................................15
Step 1: Unpacking ...................................16
Step 2: Connecting the Antenna
Cable ....................................................16
Step 3: Connecting the Video Cords .....18
Step 4: Connecting the Audio Cords .....19
Step 5: Connecting the Power Cord ......22
Step 6: Preparing the Remote ................22
Step 7: Easy Setup ..................................22
Setting Up the VCR Plus
®
System .........25
Setting Up the Remote ............................26
Controlling TVs with the remote ................... 26
Controlling the volume of your AV amplifier
(receiver) with the remote....................... 27
If you have a Sony DVD player or more than
one Sony DVD recorder ......................... 28
Connecting a VCR or Similar Recording
Device to the LINE Jacks ...................29
Connecting to a Satellite Receiver or a
Cable Box ............................................30
Operating the Recorder
Guide to Displays ....................................31
System Menu ............................................... 31
Title List........................................................ 32
TOOLS ......................................................... 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 programs ..........................38
Using the Quick Timer function .................... 39
Recording a stereo program and SAP ......... 39
Checking the disc status while recording ..... 40
Creating chapters in a title ........................... 40
Timer Recording ..................................... 40
Setting the timer manually (Standard).......... 40
Checking/changing/canceling timer settings
(Timer List) ............................................. 42
Changing the priority of overlapped
settings ................................................... 43
Recording TV programs using the VCR Plus+
system .................................................... 44
Adjusting the Recording Picture Quality
and Size .............................................. 46
Recording from External Equipment with a
Timer (Synchro Rec) .......................... 47
Playback
Before Playing ......................................... 49
Playable discs .............................................. 49
Playing Discs ........................................... 50
Using the DVD’s Menu................................. 51
Using the PROGRESSIVE button................ 51
Basic operations/Changing the playback
speed...................................................... 52
Selecting a Recorded Title on a Disc .... 53
Searching for a Title/Chapter/Track ...... 55
Checking the Play Information and Playing
Time .................................................... 56
Checking the playing time on the front panel
display .................................................... 57
Selecting the Sound ............................... 57
Checking the audio signal format................. 58
TV Virtual Surround Settings (TVS) ...... 58
Changing the Angles .............................. 59
Displaying the Subtitles ......................... 60
Adjusting the Playback Picture and
Sound .................................................. 60
Adjusting the picture quality ......................... 60
Adjusting the sound quality .......................... 61
Editing a DVD
Before Editing ......................................... 62
Checking the disc type, recording format, and
title type .................................................. 62
Edit options for DVD-RWs (Video mode)/
DVD+RWs/DVD-Rs................................ 62
Edit options for DVD-RWs (VR mode) ......... 63
Basic Editing ........................................... 64
Labeling a title (Title Name) ......................... 64
Protecting a title (Protect Title)..................... 64
Erasing a title (Erase)................................... 65
Erasing multiple titles (Erase Titles)............. 65
Erasing a section of a title (A-B Erase) ........ 66
Creating chapters manually ......................... 67
Advanced Editing (Playlist Edit) ............ 67
Creating a Playlist title from other titles........ 67
Moving a Playlist title (Move Title)................ 70
Dividing a Playlist title (Divide Title) ............. 70
Combining multiple Playlist titles (Combine
Titles)...................................................... 71
Additional Playlist edit functions................... 71