Sony RMT-D254A Service Manual page 20

Changing or Canceling
Timer Settings (Timer List)
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Video Video
You can change or cancel timer settings using the
Timer List menu.
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SYSTEM
MENU
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ENTER
O RETURN
1
Press SYSTEM MENU.
The System Menu appears.
2
Select "Timer," and press ENTER.
3
Select "Timer List," and press ENTER.
Timer List 10:10 AM
No Date Start End Ch Mode Edit
01 04/15 09:00PM 10:00PM Line1 SP
02 04/30 09:15PM 09:45PM Line1 SP
03 --/-- --:-- --:-- ---- ---
04 --/-- --:-- --:-- ---- ---
05 --/-- --:-- --:-- ---- ---
06 --/-- --:-- --:-- ---- ---
Timer information displays the recording
date, time, recording mode, etc.
If there are more than six timer settings, press
m to display the next page.
3
Press REC MODE repeatedly to select the
recording mode.
The display changes on the TV screen as
follows:
HQ HSP SP LSP
SLP EP LP ESP
For details about the recording mode, see
page 47.
4
Set the timer on the connected equipment
to the time you want to record, and turn it
off.
5
Press SYNCHRO REC.
The SYNC-REC indicator lights up in the
front panel display and the recorder stands by
for Synchro-Rec.
The recorder starts recording when a signal is
received from the connected equipment.
When the connected equipment turns off, the
recording stops and the recorder turns off.
To stop recording
Press x STOP twice.
To cancel a Synchro-Rec function
Press SYNCHRO REC before recording starts.
The SYNC-REC indicator turns off in the front
panel display.
If you press SYNCHRO REC during Synchro-
Rec, the recording stops, the SYNC-REC
indicator turns off, and the recorder turns off.
4
Select the timer setting you want to change
or cancel, and press ENTER.
The sub-menu appears.
Timer List
10:10 AM
No Date Start End Ch Mode Edit
01 04/15 09:00PM 10:00PM Line1 Edit
02 04/30 09:15PM 09:45PM Line1 Erase
03 --/-- --:-- --:-- ---- ---
04 --/-- --:-- --:-- ---- ---
05 --/-- --:-- --:-- ---- ---
06 --/-- --:-- --:-- ---- ---
5
Select one of the options, and press
ENTER.
"Edit": Changes the timer setting.
Select an item using </, and adjust using
M/m. Press ENTER.
Timer – Standard 10:10 AM
No Rec To Date Start End Source Mode Edit
No.1
01 DVD 04/15 09:00PM 10:00PM CH8
02 DVD Date 04/30 Start 09:15PM End 09:45PM Ch CH11 Mode
03 --- --/-- --:-- --:-- ---- ---
:
04/15 09 : 00 PM 10 00 PM Line1 SP
04 --- --/-- --:-- --:-- ---- ---
05 --- --/-- --:-- --:-- ---- ---
06 --- --/-- --:-- --:-- ---- ---
"Erase": Erases the timer setting.
Select "OK" and press ENTER when asked
for confirmation.
Timer List 10:10 AM
No Date Start End Source Mode Edit
01 04/15 09:00PM 10:00PM CH8
02 04/30 09:15PM 09:45PM CH11
Do you want to erase 'No.01'?
03 --/-- --:-- --:-- ---- ---
04 --/-- --:-- --:-- ---- ---
OK Cancel
05 --/-- --:-- --:-- ---- ---
06 --/-- --:-- --:-- ---- ---
6
Press SYSTEM MENU to turn off the Timer
List.
To return to the previous display
Press O RETURN.
Notes
• Even when correctly set, the program may not be
recorded if another recording is underway, or other
prioritized timer setting overlaps. For priority, see
page 52.
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If the timer settings of a Synchro-Recording
and another timer recording overlap
Regardless of whether or not the program is a
Synchro-Rec program, the program that starts first
has priority. The recorder starts recording the
second program about ten seconds after the first
program has finished. If the end time of one
setting and the start time of another timer setting is
the same, the beginning of the program that starts
later will be cut.
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Program 1
Program 2
will be cut off
Notes
• The recorder starts recording only after detecting the
video signal from the connected equipment. The
beginning of the program may not be recorded
regardless of whether or not the recorder's power is on
or off.
• To use the connected equipment during Synchro-Rec
standby, cancel the standby mode by pressing
SYNCHRO REC. To return to standby mode again, be
sure to turn off the equipment and press SYNCHRO
REC, before Synchro-Rec starts.
• The Synchro-Rec function does not work with some
tuners. For details, see the tuner's operating
instructions.
• The Synchro-Rec function does not work for a video
signal input via the LINE 1 IN S VIDEO jack.
• After a recording has finished, the recorder enters the
Synchro-Rec standby mode until the SYNC-REC
indicator turns off in the front panel display.
• If Synchro-Rec starts with the recorder turned on, the
recorder will turn off when the recording ends.
• The recorder does not record programs with Copy-
Never signals. Such recordings stop after a few
seconds.
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• You cannot change the timer settings for a recording
currently underway.
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Recording From a VCR or
Similar Device
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Video
You can record from a connected VCR or similar
device. For connection details, see "Connecting a
VCR or Similar Device" on page 27.
To record from the equipment that has a DV/D8
output jack (i.LINK jack), use the DV IN jack on
the front panel. For details, see page 68.
To record from a USB device connected to the
USB jack, see page 71.
Note
To play a disc recorded with this recorder on other
equipment, finalize the disc (page 66).
If you set "Auto Finalize" to "On" in the "Features" setup
(page 85), the Auto Finalize function works for DVD-
RWs (Video mode), DVD-Rs (Video mode) and
DVD+Rs after recording. For details, see page 67.
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z REC
1
Insert a recordable disc.
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Recording From Connected
Equipment With a Timer
(Synchro Rec)
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Video
You can set the recorder to automatically record
programs from connected equipment that has a
timer function (such as a satellite tuner). Connect
the equipment to the LINE 1 IN (VIDEO/AUDIO)
jacks on the rear of the recorder (page 13).
When the connected equipment turns on, the
recorder starts recording a program from the LINE
1 IN jacks.
Note
To play a disc recorded with this recorder on other
equipment, finalize the disc (page 66).
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SYSTEM
MENU
1
Insert a recordable disc.
2
Select the line input audio.
Set "Line Audio Input" of "Audio" setup to
"Stereo" or "Main/Sub" in the "Setup"
display (page 84).
2
Press INPUT repeatedly to select an input
source according to the connection you
made.
The front panel display changes as follows:
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VR LINE1 LINE2 DV
Video
When connecting to the LINE 2 IN jacks on
the front panel, select "LINE2."
3
Press REC MODE repeatedly to select the
recording mode.
The display changes on the TV screen as
follows:
HQ HSP SP
SLP EP LP
For details about the recording mode, see
page 47.
4
Select the line input audio.
Set "Line Audio Input" of "Audio" setup to
"Stereo" or "Main/Sub" in the "Setup"
display (page 84).
5
Insert the source tape into the connected
equipment and set to playback pause.
INPUT
6
Press z REC on this recorder and the
pause or play button on the connected
equipment at the same time.
Recording starts.
To stop recording, press x STOP on this
recorder.
x STOP
REC MODE
Notes
• A video game image may not be recorded clearly.
• The recorder does not record programs with Copy-
Never signals. Such recordings stop after a few
seconds.
• During recording or recording pause, you cannot
change the recording mode.
• You cannot change the input source during recording.
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Video
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ENTER
x STOP
REC MODE
SYNCHRO
REC
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LSP
ESP