Setting Up The Vcr Plus System - Sony RDR-GX300 Service Manual

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Switch the input selector on your TV so that
the signal from the recorder appears on
your TV screen.
"Initial settings necessary to operate the DVD
recorder will be made. You can change them
later using Setup. Before you start, check that
you have made all necessary connections."
appears.
• If this message does not appear, select "Easy
Setup" from "SETUP" in the System Menu
to run Easy Setup. For details, see "Settings
and Adjustments" on page 69.
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Press ENTER.
The Setup Display for selecting the language
used in the on-screen display appears.
EASY SETUP
Language 1/6
Select the screen Language.
English
Français
Español
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Select a language, and press ENTER.
The Setup Display for clock setting appears.
EASY SETUP
Clock 2/6
Select a method for setting the clock.
If you select "Auto", this recorder will look for a
time signal when you turn it off.
Auto
Manual
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Select "Manual," and press ENTER.
Press M/m to set the month and press ,. Set
the day, year, hour, and minutes in the same
way. The day of the week is set automatically.
If you used antenna hookup C (page 15), you
can select "Auto." The recorder will
automatically search for a channel that carries
a time signal when you turn off the recorder
after finishing Easy Setup.
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Press ENTER.
The Setup Display for the DTS signal appears.
EASY SETUP
Audio Connection 6/6
DTS
On
Off
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Select whether or not you wish to send a
DTS signal to your amplifier (receiver),
and press ENTER.
If your AV amplifier (receiver) has a DTS
decoder, select "On." Otherwise, select "Off."
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Press ENTER when "Finish" appears.
Easy Setup is finished. All connections and
setup operations are complete.
If you use the cable box/satellite receiver
control, check that the control works correctly
(see below).
EASY SETUP
Easy Setup is finished.
Finish
To return to the previous step
Press O RETURN.
z Hint
If you want to run Easy Setup again, select "Easy Setup"
in the Setup Display (page 81).
Notes
• If there are only a few channels in your area that carry
time signals, setting the clock automatically may take
up to about 20 minutes after the recorder turns off. If
nothing happens even after you wait about 20 minutes,
set the clock manually in "Clock" of "Settings"
(page 72).
• To record TV programs using the timer, you must set
the clock accurately.
• If you use an S-video cord to connect your cable box or
satellite receiver, set "Line1 Input" or "Line3 Input" in
Video Setup to "S Video" (page 75).
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Once the clock is set, the Setup Display for
cable box/satellite receiver control appears.
EASY SETUP Set Top Box Control 3/6
Do you want to control your set top box
with this recorder?
(Changes to the current setting will erase all timer settings.)
Yes
No
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Set the cable box/satellite receiver
control, and press ENTER.
If you want to use the cable box/satellite
receiver control (page 14), select "Yes."
If you do not have a cable box, select "No,"
then go to step 11.
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Enter the brand code of your cable box/
satellite receiver.
See "Cable Box/Satellite Receiver Brand
Code" (page 96).
Use M/m to select the number and </, to
move the cursor.
EASY SETUP
Set Top Box Control 3/6
Enter the brand code of your set top box.
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Press ENTER.
EASY SETUP
Set Top Box Control 3/6
Select input line or Set Top Box's output channel.
Line1
Line2
Line3
Ch2
Ch3
Ch4
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Select the cable box output channel.
If you connect your cable box or satellite
receiver to the recorder's audio/video input
(page 13), select "Line1," "Line2," or
"Line3," then go to step 13.
Checking the cable box/satellite
receiver control setting
1
Point the remote at the recorder (not at the
cable box/satellite receiver.)
2
Press CH +/– and check that the channel
changes on the cable box/satellite receiver
window.
3
Press the number buttons and check that
the channel changes on the cable box/
satellite receiver window.
To fix the set top box controller to your cable
box/satellite receiver
Once you have confirmed that the set top box
controller controls your cable box or satellite
receiver, fix it in place.
1
Remove the backing on the double-sided tape.
2
Attach it so that the cable mouse is directly
above the remote control sensor on your cable
box/satellite receiver.
If you cannot get the recorder to control your
cable box/satellite receiver
Check the settings at "Set Top Box Control" in
Settings Setup (page 73).
Check the connection and position of the cable
mouse (page 13).
If your cable box or satellite receiver still does not
operate with this recorder, contact your cable
company to see if they can provide you with a
compatible cable box or satellite receiver.
If you connect the satellite receiver or cable
box to the recorder's antenna input (page 14),
select "Ch2," 'Ch3," or "Ch4" and press
ENTER, then go to step 13. See the
instructions supplied with your cable box to
confirm the cable box's antenna output
channel.
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Select whether or not you have a cable
connection.
EASY SETUP
Tuner Preset 4/6
Select the way in which you will receive channels.
Antenna
Cable
If you use an antenna only (no cable TV),
select "Antenna."
If you use a cable connection without a cable
box, select "Cable."
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Press ENTER.
The Tuner Preset function automatically starts
searching for all of the receivable channels
and presets them.
EASY SETUP Tuner Preset 4/6
Searching for receivable channels.
Ch45
Please wait.
To set the channels manually, see page 71.
After the Tuner Preset is finished, the Setup
Display for selecting the aspect ratio of the
connected TV appears.
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Select the setting that matches your TV
type.
EASY SETUP
TV Type 5/6
Select your TV screen type.
16 : 9
4 : 3 Letter Box
4 : 3 Pan Scan
Setting Up the VCR Plus
System
Setting up your recorder involves coordinating the
TV channel number (the number you turn to on
your TV or recorder to watch a program) with the
guide channel (the number that's assigned to that
channel in your TV program guide).
To find the guide channel numbers, look at the
"Channel Line-up Chart" in the program guide for
your area that features VCR PlusCode numbers.
Use the Channel Line-up Chart to coordinate the
guide channel number with the TV channel
number. For example, if HBO is listed in the
Channel Line-up Chart as channel 33, and the
recorder receives HBO on channel 5, coordinate
these numbers using the following procedure.
1 2 3
Number
4 5 6
buttons, SET
7 8 9
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SYSTEM
MENU
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O RETURN
ENTER
1
Press SYSTEM MENU while the recorder is
stopped.
SYSTEM MENU
TITLE LIST
TIMER
TIMER LIST
SETUP
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Select "SETUP," and press ENTER.
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"4:3 Letter Box": For standard TVs.
Displays "wide screen" pictures with bands
on the upper and lower sections of the screen.
"4:3 Pan Scan": For standard TVs.
Automatically displays "wide screen"
pictures on the entire screen and cuts off the
sections that do not fit.
"16:9": For wide-screen TVs or standard TVs
with a wide screen mode.
For details, see "TV type" on page 74.
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Press ENTER.
The Setup Display for selecting the type of
jack used to connect to your amplifier
(receiver) appears.
EASY SETUP Audio Connection 6/6
Is this recorder connected to an amplifier (receiver)?
Select the type of jack you are using.
Yes : LINE OUT(R-AUDIO-L)
DIGITAL OUT
Yes :
No
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Select the type of jack (if any) you are
using to connect to an amplifier (receiver),
and press ENTER.
If you did not connect an AV amplifier
(receiver), select "No," then go to step 19.
If you connected an AV amplifier (receiver)
using just an audio cord, select "Yes: LINE
OUT (R-AUDIO-L)," then go to step 19.
If you connected an AV amplifier (receiver)
using either a digital optical or coaxial cord,
select "Yes: DIGITAL OUT."
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Select the type of Dolby Digital signal you
wish to send to your amplifier (receiver).
EASY SETUP Audio Connection 6/6
Dolby Digital
D-PCM
Dolby Digital
If your AV amplifier (receiver) has a Dolby
Digital decoder, select "Dolby Digital."
Otherwise, select "D-PCM."
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SETUP
Settings Tuner Preset
Video Set VCR Plus+ Channels
Audio Clock
Features Set Top Box Control
Options Language
Easy Setup
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Select "Settings," and press ENTER.
4
Select "Set VCR Plus+ Channels," and
press ENTER.
Settings - Set VCR Plus+ Channels
Guide CH TV CH
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Channel list
5
Select "Guide CH – TV CH," and press
ENTER.
Settings - Set VCR Plus+ Channels
Guide CH TV CH
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- - ----
6
Enter the guide channel number assigned
in the program guide using the number
buttons, and press SET.
Settings - Set VCR Plus+ Channels
Guide CH TV CH
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33 - - ---- 33
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Enter the TV channel number using the
number buttons, and press SET.
Settings - Set VCR Plus+ Channels
Guide CH TV CH
33 - - ---- - - 5
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