Eight Basic Operations - Getting To Know Your Dvd Recorder; Inserting A Disc; Recording A Program - Sony RDR-HX730 Operating Instructions Manual

Eight Basic Operations
— Getting to Know Your DVD Recorder

1. Inserting a Disc

+
RW
- RW - RW
VR
Video
- R
DVD VCD
Video
DATA CD
Z OPEN/
CLOSE
1
Press DVD.
2
Press Z OPEN/CLOSE, and place a
disc on the disc tray.
Recording/playing side facing down
3
Press Z OPEN/CLOSE to close the
disc tray.
Wait until "LOAD" disappears from the
front panel display.
Unused DVDs are formatted
automatically.
• For DVD-RW discs
DVD-RWs are formatted in the
recording format (VR mode or Video
mode) set by "Format DVD-RW" in
the "DVD" setup.
• For DVD-R discs
DVD-Rs are automatically formatted in
Video mode. To format an unused
DVD-R in VR mode, format the disc
using the "Disc Information" display
(page 40) before you make a
recording.
If the disc is recordable on this recorder,
you can manually re-format the disc to
make a blank disc (page 40).
+
R
- R
VR
CD DATA DVD
DVD

2. Recording a Program

+ - RW
HDD RW
VR
- R - R
VR
Video
This section introduces the basic operation to
record a current TV program to the hard disk
(HDD) or to a disc (DVD). For an
explanation of how to make timer recordings,
see page 41.
HDD
DISPLAY
z REC
x REC
STOP
1
Press HDD or DVD.
If you want to record to a DVD, insert a
recordable DVD.
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
on the TV screen changes as follows:
For more details about the recording
mode, see page 41.
4
Press z REC.
Recording starts.
Recording stops automatically after 8
hours of continuous recording or when
the HDD or DVD is full.
- RW +
R
Video
DVD
CH +/–
REC MODE
TV/VIDEO
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