Sony RDR-GX3 Operating Instructions Manual page 10

Step 5: Editing the recorded disc
You will find editing discs a lot easier than a
conventional tape, and the recorder offers
numerous edit functions, possible only with
DVDs.
Quick and easy edits on the displayed menu
Editing is performed by simply selecting titles
and scenes from the displayed menus.
Protection of individual titles
With conventional VCRs, you had to protect an
entire tape to save the recordings from erasure
or alteration. This recorder allows you to
individually protect recorded titles (except for
Playlist titles).
Edit and save on a single disc
– Playlist edit (DVD-RWs in VR mode only)
To edit a conventional tape without affecting the
original recording, you had to connect another
VCR, copy the master tape using the two VCRs
and one more tape, and start editing the copied
tape.
Playing on other DVD equipment
For your DVD to play on other equipment,
finalizing may be necessary in some cases. If so,
finish up all your editing and recording first, and
then finalize the disc.
When using a DVD-RW in VR mode
Although finalizing is generally unnecessary
when playing the disc on VR mode compatible
equipment, playback on some equipment requires
a finalized disc. You can still edit and record on
the disc even after finalizing.
When using a DVD+RW
The recorder automatically finalizes a disc before
ejecting it. Finalizing in this case still allows you
to further edit or record on the disc.
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DVD Recorder Basics
With this recorder, you can create
a Playlist (playback information) on the same
disc, and edit the Playlist without changing the
original recording(s). A Playlist does not take up
much disc space, and all you need is one
recorder and one disc.
Example: You have recorded a few football
games on a DVD-RW in VR mode. You want to
save the original recording, but you also want to
create a digest by putting the goal scenes
together. In this case, you can create a Playlist
by selecting just the goal scenes, leaving the
original recording as it is.
Original
Playlist
You've got your own DVD!
When using a DVD-RW in Video mode
The disc needs to be finalized first to enable
playback on anything other than this recorder.
No more editing or recording can be made on
the disc once it has been finalized. To enable
recording on the disc again, you will need to
format it again. (Reformatting will erase all
previous contents.)
When using a DVD-R
You will need to finalize the disc to play it on
equipment other than this recorder. You cannot
edit or record on the disc once it has been
finalized.