Checking/Changing/Canceling Timer Settings (Timer List); Recording Without The Timer - Sony RDR-GX300 Service Manual

4
Select "OK," and press ENTER.
The date, start and stop times, channel, and
recording mode appear.
Timer - VCR Plus+
OK
Is the following timer setting correct? To modify,
adjust each item or re-enter the PlusCode.
Cancel
Date Start Stop CH Mode
Mon 6/28 10 00 : AM 11 30 : AM 107 HQ Change
If you want to change the setting, press </
, to select the item and press M/m to change
the setting.
To re-enter the PlusCode number, select
"Change."
5
Select "OK," and press ENTER.
The TIMER REC indicator lights up on the
front panel, and the recorder is ready to start
recording.
To stop recording during timer recording
x
Open the remote's cover and press REC STOP.
Note that it may take a few seconds for the
recorder to stop recording.
If the timer settings overlap
See page 41.
To extend the recording duration time while
recording
See page 41.
To confirm, change, or cancel timer recording
See "Checking/Changing/Canceling Timer
Settings (Timer List)" (page 44).
z Hint
The Rec Mode Adjust function also works with this timer
method (page 41).
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Changing the priority of overlapped
settings
If the timer settings overlap, the program that was
set last has priority and will be recorded. A timer
recording of lower priority may be canceled, start
from the middle or stop midway through the
program.
You can change the priority of a program if
necessary.
When the timer settings overlap
The program set last has priority.
Example: You set the timer in order of A, B, and
C (setting C has first priority)
7:00
will be cut off
A
9:00 11:00
B
10:30
C
Actual recording
A B C
7:00 9:00 10:30
If you give setting B priority over setting C, all of
program B will be recorded and program C is
recorded only after program B has ended.
A B C
7:00 9:00 11:00
If the end time of one recording and the start
time of another are the same
The end of program A will be cut.
7:00 9:00 10:00
A
B
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Checking/Changing/
Canceling Timer Settings
(Timer List)
+ RW - RW - RW + R - R
VR
Video
You can check, change, or cancel timer settings
using the Timer List menu.
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
0
SYSTEM
MENU
</M/m/,,
O RETURN
ENTER
1
Press SYSTEM MENU.
The System Menu appears.
2
Select "TIMER LIST," and press ENTER.
TIMER LIST 10:30 PM
Mon 10/25 8:30PM - 9:30PM 4ch HQ
Mon-Sat 10:00AM - 10:30AM 25ch SP
Fri 10/29 9:00AM - 10:15AM 3ch SLP
Sat 10/30 4:00PM - 5:00PM 125ch SLP
Timer information displays the recording
date, time, recording mode, etc.
" ": Indicates that the setting is overlapped
by another setting.
a
" " (green): Indicates that the setting is fully
recordable.
z
" " (red): Indicates the setting currently
being recorded.
z
" " (grey): Indicates that the setting cannot
be recorded in the selected recording mode.
3
Select the timer setting you want to check/
change/cancel, and press ENTER.
The sub-menu appears.
1
Press SYSTEM MENU.
The System Menu appears.
2
Select "TIMER LIST," and press ENTER.
10:30 PM
TIMER LIST
Mon 10/25 8:30PM - 9:30PM 4ch HQ
Mon-Sat 10:00AM - 10:30AM 25ch SP
Fri 10/29 9:00AM - 10:15AM 3ch SLP
Sat 10/30 4:00PM - 5:00PM 125ch SLP
3
Select an overlapped timer setting, and
press ENTER.
indicates that the timer setting is
overlapped by another timer setting.
4
Select "Check Overlap," and press ENTER.
Check Overlap
These timer settings overlap.
Mon-Sat 10:00AM - 10:30AM 25ch SP
Fri 10/29 9:00AM - 10:15AM 3ch SLP
Change Close
5
Select "Change," and press ENTER.
Change priority
Cancel
Fri 10/29 9:00AM - 10:15AM 3ch SLP
Where do you want to move this timer setting?
Mon-Sat 10:00AM - 10:30AM 25ch SP
6
Press M/m to change the timer setting's
priority, and press ENTER.
The setting moves to its new location in the
list. A timer setting higher up in the list has
higher priority.
To return to the Timer List, select "Cancel."
z Hint
You can change the priority of a timer setting while
recording.
4
Select one of the options, and press
ENTER.
"Modify": Changes the timer setting. Select
an item using </, and adjust using M/m.
Select "OK" and press ENTER.
Modify
OK
Modify the timer setting.
Date Start Stop CH Mode Cancel
Mon-Sat 10 00 : PM 10 15 : PM 25 SP
"Erase": Erases the timer setting. Select "OK"
and press ENTER.
Erase
Are you sure you want to erase this timer setting?
Mon-Sat 10:00AM - 10:30AM 25ch SP
OK Cancel
"Check Overlap": Checks for overlapped
settings.
The timer setting set most recently is listed at
the top and has priority over the other settings.
You may not be able to record a program of
lower priority.
Check Overlap
These timer settings overlap.
Mon-Sat 10:00AM - 10:30AM 25ch SP
Fri 10/29 9:00AM - 10:15AM 3ch SLP
Change Close
To change the priority of a program, press </
, to select "Change." For details, see
"Changing the priority of overlapped
settings" (page 46).
Select "Close" to return to the Timer List.
To change or cancel the setting, repeat steps 3
and 4 above.
Recording Without the
Timer
+ RW - RW - RW + R - R
VR
Video
1 2 3
CH +/–
4 5 6
7 8 9
0
TV/VIDEO
</M/m/,,
ENTER
X REC
PAUSE
z REC
x REC
STOP
REC MODE
1
Insert a recordable disc.
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
changes on the TV screen as follows:
HQ HSP SP LP EP
For more details about the recording mode,
see page 40.
4
Press z REC.
Recording starts.
Recording continues until you stop the
recording or the disc is full.
1-11
To turn off the Timer List
Press O RETURN.
z Hint
While recording, you cannot modify the timer setting for
the current recording, but you can extend the recording
duration of the recording time (page 41).
Notes
• Even if the timer is set, timer recordings cannot be
made while recording a program that has priority.
• Even if the timer is set for the same daily or weekly
program, the timer recording cannot be made if it
overlaps with a program that has priority. "
appear next to the overlapped setting in the Timer List.
Check the priority order of the settings.
To stop recording
Press x REC STOP located beneath the remote
control cover. Note that it may take a few seconds
for recording to stop.
To pause recording
Press X REC PAUSE located beneath the remote
control cover. To restart recording, press the
button again.
To watch another TV program while recording
Set your TV to the TV input using the TV/VIDEO
button.
Using the Quick Timer function
You can set the recorder to record in 30 minute
increments.
Press z REC repeatedly to set the duration.
Each press advances the time in 30 minute
increments. The maximum duration is six hours.
(normal
0:30 1:00 5:30 6:00
recording)
The time counter decreases minute by minute to
0:00, then the recorder stops recording (power
does not turn off). Even if you turn off the recorder
during recording, the recorder continues to record
until the time counter runs out.
To cancel the Quick Timer
Press z REC repeatedly until the counter appears
in the front panel display. The recorder returns to
normal recording mode.
z Hint
If you do not want to watch TV while recording, you can
turn off the TV. When using a cable box, make sure to
SLP
leave it on.
Notes
• After pressing z REC, it may take a short while to start
recording.
• You cannot change the recording mode while
recording or during recording pause.
• If there is a power failure, the program you are
recording may be erased.
• You cannot watch a TV program while recording
another TV program.
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