Display - Sony RDR-GX330 Service Manual

The picture from equipment connected to
the recorder's input jack does not appear
on the screen.
, If the equipment is connected to the LINE 1
IN jack, select "L1" in the front panel
display by pressing CH +/– or INPUT
SELECT.
If the equipment is connected to the LINE 2
IN jacks, select "L2" in the front panel
display by pressing CH +/– or INPUT
SELECT.
If the equipment is connected to the DV IN
jack, (this is usually for a digital video
camera connection), select "DV" in the
front panel display by pressing INPUT
SELECT.
, When an S video cable is connected to the
recorder's LINE 1 IN jack, set "Line1
Input" of the "Line Input" to "S Video" in
the "Video" setup (page 75).
The playback picture or TV program from
the equipment connected through the
recorder is distorted.
, If the playback picture output from a DVD
player, VCR, or tuner goes through your
recorder before reaching your TV, the copy-
protection signal applied to some programs
could affect picture quality. Disconnect the
playback equipment in question and
connect it directly to your TV.
The picture does not fill the screen.
, Set "TV Type" of the "Video Output" in the
"Video" setup in accordance with the
screen size of your TV (page 74).
The picture does not fill the screen, even
though the picture size is set in "TV Type"
of the "Video Output" in the "Video"
setup.
, The picture size of the title is fixed.
Sound
There is no sound.
, Re-connect all connections securely.
, The connecting cord is damaged.
, The input source setting on the amplifier or
the connection to the amplifier is incorrect.
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, There is not enough disc space for the
recording.
, A separate recording was in the process of
being made without the use of the timer
(page 47).
, The recorder was in the process of DV/
Digital8 Dubbing.
Recording does not stop immediately
after you press x REC STOP.
, It will take a few seconds for the recorder to
input disc data before recording can stop.
Recording does not stop after you press
x STOP.
, Press x REC STOP.
Timer recording is not complete or did not
start from the beginning.
, There was a power failure during recording.
If the power recovers when there is a timer
recording, the recorder resumes recording.
Should the power failure continue for more
than 1 hour, reset the clock (page 72).
, Disc space was not enough.
Contents previously recorded were
erased.
, Data that is not playable on this recorder but
was recorded on a DVD with a PC will be
erased from the disc when the disc is
inserted.
Recording from the equipment
with a timer
Nothing was recorded even though you set
the Synchro-Rec setting correctly.
, You forgot to turn off the connected
equipment. Turn off the connected
equipment and set the recorder to Synchro-
Rec standby mode (page 47).
, The recorder was not set to the Synchro-
Recording standby mode. Press
c z SYNCHRO REC to have the recorder
stand by for recording. Make sure the
SYNCHRO REC indicator lights up on the
front panel (page 47).
, The equipment is not connected to the LINE
1 IN jacks of the recorder.
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, The recorder is in reverse play, fast-
forward, slow motion, or pause mode.
, If the audio signal does not come through
the DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack,
check the "Audio Connection" settings in
the "Audio" setup (page 76).
Sound distortion occurs.
, Set "Audio ATT" in the "Audio" setup to
"On" (page 76).
Sound is noisy.
, When playing a CD with DTS sound tracks,
noise will come from the LINE OUT R-
AUDIO-L jacks (page 52).
The sound volume is low.
, The sound volume is low on some DVDs.
The sound volume may improve if you set
"Audio DRC" in the "Audio" setup to "TV
Mode" (page 77).
, Set "Audio ATT" in the "Audio" setup to
"Off" (page 76).
An alternate audio track cannot be
recorded or played.
, Second Audio Program (SAP) is not
available for all programs. The program you
are recording does not have a second audio
program.
, You have set "Tuner Audio" in the "Audio"
setup to "Main" (page 76). Select "SAP" to
record alternate audio programs.
, If you have connected an AV amplifier to
the DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack and
want to change the audio track for DVD-
RWs/DVD-Rs (VR mode) during playback,
set "Dolby Digital" of the "Audio
Connection" in the "Audio" setup to "D-
PCM" (page 76).
Playback
The recorder does not play any type of
disc.
, The disc is upside down. Insert the disc with
the labeled side facing up.
, The disc is not correctly inserted.
, Moisture has condensed inside the recorder.
In this case, if the recorder is on, leave it on
(if it is off, leave it off) for about an hour
until the moisture evaporates.
, The recorder is connected to the TV output
jack of the connected equipment.
Synchro-Recording does not complete.
, The timer setting for the connected
equipment overlapped the recorder's timer
setting (page 48).
, There was a power failure during the
recording.
The recorder automatically starts
recording when the satellite receiver is
turned on.
, The Synchro-Rec function was activated.
Turn off the satellite receiver and cancel the
Synchro-Rec function (page 47).

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The clock has stopped.
, Set the clock again (page 72).
, The clock stopped due to a power failure
that lasted for more than 1 hour. Reset the
clock (page 72).
The TIMER REC indicator is flashing.
, The disc does not have enough space.
, Insert a recordable disc inside the recorder.
, The inserted DVD is protected (page 35).
The recording mode indication is
incorrect.
, When the recording or dubbing is less than
ten minutes, or if a picture with little
movement is displayed for more than ten
minutes, the recording mode indication may
be displayed incorrectly. Note that the
actual recording or dubbing itself was
correctly made in the selected recording
mode.
, After playing titles recorded in EP and SLP
mode, the recording mode indication may
change depending on the recorded program.
The clock does not appear in the front
panel display when the recorder is turned
off.
, "Power Save Standby" in the "Others"
setup is set to "On" (page 81), and the
recorder is in standby mode.
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, If the disc was recorded on another recorder , You are trying to change the angles when
and was not finalized (page 35), the
recorder cannot play the disc.
, The DVD VIDEO prohibits changing
The recorder does not start playback from
, Try changing the angle using the DVD
the beginning.
, Resume play was activated (page 50).
, The angles cannot be changed for the titles
, You have inserted a DVD whose Title menu
or DVD menu automatically appears on the
, The angles cannot be changed during slow
TV screen when it is first inserted. Use the
menu to start playback.
The recorder starts playing automatically.
The MP3 audio tracks do not play.
, The DVD VIDEO features an auto
, The MP3 audio tracks are not recorded in a
playback function.
Playback stops automatically.
The JPEG image files do not play.
, If the DVD has an auto pause signal, the
, The JPEG image files are not recorded in a
recorder stops playback at the auto pause
signal.
, Progressive JPEG images cannot be played.
Some functions such as Stop, Search, or
Slow-motion Play cannot be performed. Recording/Timer recording/
, Depending on the DVD, you may not be
Editing
able to do some of the operations above. See
the instruction manual supplied with the
The channel cannot be changed from the
disc.
channel you are recording.
, Set the TV's input source to "TV."
The language for the sound track cannot
be changed.
Recording does not start immediately
, Multilingual tracks are not recorded on the
after you press z REC.
DVD being played.
, Operate the recorder only after "LOAD,"
, The DVD VIDEO prohibits the changing of
the language for the sound track.
, Try changing the language using the DVD
VIDEO's menu.
Nothing was recorded even though you set
the timer setting correctly.
The subtitle language cannot be changed
, There was a power failure during recording.
or turned off.
, The recorder's internal clock stopped due to
, Multilingual subtitles are not recorded on
the DVD VIDEO.
, The DVD VIDEO prohibits changing of the
, The channel was disabled after the timer
subtitles.
, Try changing the subtitle using the DVD
VIDEO's menu.
, Disconnect the AC power cord from the AC
, The subtitles cannot be changed for the
titles recorded on this recorder.
, The program contains copy protection
The angles cannot be changed.
, The timer setting overlapped another
, Multi-angles are not recorded on the DVD
VIDEO being played.
, There is no DVD inside the recorder.
The disc tray does not open and "TRAY
Remote control
LOCKED" appears in the front panel
display.
The remote does not function.
, Contact your Sony dealer or local
, Batteries are weak.
, The remote is too far from the recorder.
, The remote's manufacturer code returned to
The disc tray does not open and you
the default setting when you replaced the
cannot remove the disc after you press
batteries. Reset the code (page 20).
, The remote is not pointed at the remote
Z OPEN/CLOSE.
sensor on the recorder. , Turn off the recorder. Once the clock
, Different command modes are set for the
recorder and remote. Set the same
command mode (page 21). The default
command mode setting for this recorder and
the supplied remote is DVD3.
, Press x STOP on the unit while the
recorder is turned off to check the current
command mode.
Others
The recorder does not operate properly.
"RECOVERY" appears in the front panel
, Restart the recorder. Press down [/1 on the
display.
recorder for more than ten seconds until
, The recorder's recovery function was
"WELCOME" appears in the front panel
display.
, When static electricity, etc., causes the
recorder to operate abnormally, turn off the
recorder and wait until the clock appears in
the front panel display. Then, unplug the
recorder and after leaving it off for a while,
"FAN ERROR" appears in the front panel
plug it in again.
display.
, Check that the vent on the rear of the
Five numbers or letters are displayed in
the front panel display.
, The self-diagnosis function was activated
(see the table on page 88).
The disc tray does not open after you press
Z OPEN/CLOSE.
Mechanical sound is heard when the
, It may take a few seconds for the disc tray
recorder is off.
to open after you have recorded or edited a
, While the recorder is adjusting the clock for
DVD. This is because the recorder is adding
disc data to the disc.
The disc tray does not open and
"LOCKED" appears in the front panel
display.
, The disc tray is locked. Cancel the Child
Lock (page 50).
" " does not appear on the TV screen
(page 49).
angles.
VIDEO's menu.
recorded on this recorder.
motion playback or when playback is
paused.
format that the recorder can play (page 55).
format that the recorder can play (page 55).
"FORMAT," or "INFOWRITE" disappears
from the front panel display.
a power failure that lasted for more than 1
hour. Reset the clock (page 72).
recording was set. See "Tuner Preset" on
page 71.
outlet, and connect it again.
signals that restrict copying.
setting that was set later.
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appears in the front panel display,
disconnect the AC power cord. (If the
recorder does not turn off or if the clock
does not appear in the front panel display,
disconnect the AC power cord anyway.)
Connect the AC power cord again while
pressing down A on the recorder, and
release the button when the disc tray opens.
Then, keep [/1 on the recorder pressed for
about ten seconds until "WELCOME"
appears in the front panel display.
activated when the recorder was turned on
because the power was turned off or failed
during recording. Leave the recorder on
until "RECOVERY" disappears from the
front panel display.
recorder is not blocked. Then, immediately
disconnect the AC power cord. Leave the
recorder off for a while, then re-connect the
AC power cord, and press [/1 on the
recorder.
the Auto Clock Set function or during a
timer recording, operational noises (such as
the internal fan) may be heard, even when
the power is off. This is not a malfunction.
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