Setting Up The Remote; Connecting A Vcr Or Similar Recording Device To The Line; Jacks - Sony RDR-GX7 Service Manual

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Setting Up the Remote

If you have a Sony DVD player or more
than one Sony DVD recorder
If the supplied remote interferes with your other Sony DVD
recorder or player, set the command mode number for this
recorder and the supplied remote to one that differs from the
other Sony DVD recorder or player.
The default command mode setting for this recorder and the
supplied remote is DVD3.
SYSTEM
MENU
M/m, ENTER
RETURN
COMMAND MODE
a Press SYSTEM MENU.
The System Menu appears.
b Press M/m to select "SETUP," then press
ENTER.
SETUP
Settings Tuner Preset
Video Set VCR Plus+ Channels
Audio Clock
Features Language
Options
Easy Setup
c Press M/m to select "Options," then press
ENTER.
SETUP
Settings Format Disc : Selectable
Video Dimmer : Bright
Audio Auto Display : On
Features Command Mode : DVD3
Options Factory Setup
Easy Setup
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Setting Up the Remote
Setting Up the Remote
You can control your TV with the supplied remote by adjusting
the remote control's signal.
If you connected the recorder to an AV amplifier (receiver), you
can also control the volume with the supplied remote.
Notes
• Depending on the connected unit, you may not be able to control your
TV or AV amplifier (receiver) with some or all of the buttons below.
• If you enter a new code number, the code number previously entered
will be erased.
• When you replace the batteries of the remote, the code number may be
reset to the default setting. Set the appropriate code number again.
Controlling TVs with the remote
TV/DVD switch
"/1
CH +/–
Number buttons,
SET
VOL +/–
TV/VIDEO
WIDE MODE
a Slide the TV/DVD switch to TV.
b Hold down [/1.
c Enter your TV's manufacturer code (see
"Code numbers of controllable TVs" below)
using the number buttons.
d Release [/1.
When the TV/DVD switch is set to TV, the remote
performs the following:
[/1
Turns your TV on or off
VOL +/– Adjusts the volume of your TV
CH +/– Selects the channel on your TV
WIDE MODE Switches to or from the wide mode of a
Sony wide-screen TV
TV/VIDEO Switches your TV's input source
Number buttons and Selects the channel on your TV
SET
d Press M/m to select "Command Mode," then
press ENTER.
SETUP
Settings Format Disc : Selectable
Video Dimmer : Bright
Audio Auto Display : On
Features Command Mode : DVD3 DVD1
Options Factory Setup DVD2
DVD3
Easy Setup
e Press M/m to select the Command mode
(DVD1, DVD2, or DVD3), then press
ENTER.
f Slide the COMMAND MODE switch on the
remote so it matches the mode you selected
above.
To return to the previous step
Press RETURN.
Code numbers of controllable TVs
If more than one code number is listed, try entering them one at
a time until you find the one that works with your TV.
Manufacturer Code number
Sony 01 (default)
Akai 04
AOC 04
Centurion 12
Coronado 03
Curtis-Mathes 12
Daytron 12
Emerson 03, 04, 14
Fisher 11
General Electric 06, 10
Gold Star 03, 04, 17
Hitachi 02, 03
J.C.Penney 04, 12
JVC 09
KMC 03
Magnavox 03, 08, 12
Marantz 04, 13
MGA/Mitsubishi 04, 12, 13, 17
NEC 04, 12
Panasonic 06, 19
Philco 03, 04
Philips 08, 21
Pioneer 16
Portland 03
Proscan 10
Quasar 06, 18
Radio Shack 05, 14
RCA 04, 10
Sampo 12
Samsung 03, 12, 20
Sanyo 11, 14
Scott 12
Sears 07, 10, 11
Sharp 03, 05, 18
Sylvania 08, 12
Teknika 03, 08, 14
Toshiba 07
Wards 03, 04, 12
Yorx 12
Zenith 15
Connecting a VCR or Similar
Recording Device to the
LINE Jacks
You can use this recorder as the source player or as the recording
deck.
After disconnecting the recorder's power cord from an AC
outlet, connect a VCR or similar recording device to the LINE
jacks of this recorder.
Use the DV IN jack on the front panel if the equipment has a DV
output jack (i.LINK jack) (page 75).
See also the instruction manual supplied with the connected
equipment.
How to connect to record on this recorder
Connect a VCR or similar recording device to the LINE IN jacks
of this recorder. See "Recording from connected equipment" on
page 88.
VCR, etc.
OUTPUT
AUDIO VIDEO S Video
R L
Audio/video
S VIDEO cord
cord (not
(not supplied)
supplied)
LINE IN
S VIDEO
R-AUDIO-L VIDEO
1
3
DVD recorder
to LINE IN 1 or 3
VHF/UHF
IN
DIGITAL OUT
PCM/DTS/DOLBY DIGITAL LINE IN LINE OUT Y
S VIDEO S VIDEO
R-AUDIO-L VIDEO R-AUDIO-L VIDEO
COAXIAL
1 1
OUT P B
CONTROL S IN OPTICAL 3 2 P R
COMPONENT
VIDEO OUT
: Signal flow
z
Hint
You can also use the LINE 2 IN jacks on the front panel of the recorder
(page 88).
Notes
• Do not connect the yellow LINE IN (VIDEO) jack when using an S
VIDEO cord (not supplied).
• Pictures containing copy protection signals that prohibit any copying
cannot be recorded.
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Controlling the volume of your AV
amplifier (receiver) with the remote
TV/DVD switch
"/1
Number buttons,
SET
VOL +/–
a Slide the TV/DVD switch to DVD.
b Hold down [/1, and enter the manufacturer
code (see the table below) for your AV
amplifier (receiver) using the number
buttons.
c Release [/1.
The VOL +/– buttons control the AV amplifier's
volume.
If you want to control the TV's volume
Slide the TV/DVD switch to TV.
z
Hint
If you want to control the TV's volume even when the TV/DVD switch
is set to DVD, repeat the steps above and enter the code number 90
(default).
Code numbers of controllable AV amplifiers
(receivers)
If more than one code number is listed, try entering them one at
a time until you find the one that works with your AV amplifier
(receiver).
Manufacturer Code number
Sony 80, 88, 89, 91
Denon 84, 85, 86
Kenwood 92, 93
Onkyo 81, 82, 83
Pioneer 99
Sansui 87
Technics 97, 98
Yamaha 94, 95, 96
Setting Up the Remote
How to connect to record on other equipment
Connect a VCR or similar recording device to the LINE OUT
jacks of this recorder.
VCR, etc.
INPUT
AUDIO VIDEO S Video
R L
Audio/video
S VIDEO cord
cord (not
(not supplied)
supplied)
LINE OUT
S VIDEO
R-AUDIO-L VIDEO
1
3
DVD recorder
to LINE OUT 1 or 2
VHF/UHF
IN
DIGITAL OUT ~ AC IN
PCM/DTS/DOLBY DIGITAL LINE IN LINE OUT Y
S VIDEO S VIDEO
R-AUDIO-L VIDEO R-AUDIO-L VIDEO
COAXIAL
1 1
OUT P B
CONTROL S IN 3 2
OPTICAL P R
COMPONENT
VIDEO OUT
: Signal flow
Notes
• If you pass the recorder signals via the VCR, you may not receive a
clear image on the TV screen.
DVD recorder VCR TV
• Do not connect the yellow LINE IN (VIDEO) jack when using an S
VIDEO cord (not supplied).
~ AC IN
Connecting a VCR or Similar Recording Device to the LINE Jacks
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