Time Recording - Sony RDR-GX350 Service Manual

RDR-GX350/HX750/HX950
Timer Recording
HDD + RW -RW -RW
VR
Video
-R -R
VR
Video
You can set the timer for a total of 32
programmes, up to 30 days in advance.
Set the date, time, and programme position of
the programme manually.
z REC
x REC
STOP
1
Press TIMER.
The "Timer List" display appears.
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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 recording)
The time counter decreases minute by minute
to 0:00, then the recorder stops recording (the
power turns off).
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.
To stop recording, press x REC STOP.
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Note
If you turn off the recorder during recording,
recording is stopped.
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2
Select the "New Input" row, and press
ENTER.
+ R
3
Select an item using </, and
adjust using M/m. Then press ENTER.
The adjustable items are listed below.
"Pr/CH": Sets the programme position.
"Date": Sets the date (up to 30 days
later). Select a recording pattern by
TIMER
M
pressing repeatedly to set the timer for
the same daily or weekly programmes.
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"Start": Sets the start time.
ENTER
"Stop": Sets the stop time.
"Extend": Sets duration when a timer
recording is in progress. If the
programme set to be recorded daily or
weekly is extended, the manually
extended time set here will be added to
the subsequent timer recording times.
• If you want to make the detailed
settings, select "Set Details" and press
ENTER. Select an item using M/m and
set using </,.
"Record to": Sets the recording
destination. If there is not enough
available DVD disc space for the
recording, the recorder automatically
records the programme to the HDD
even if you select "DVD" (Recovery
Recording).
"Recording Mode": Sets the recording
mode (page 40).
"Update": Sets the recorder
automatically replacing the previous
timer recording with the new one.
"Genre": Sets the genre.
"Bilingual Recording": Sets the sound
to be recorded (page 103).
"HDD Recording Format": Sets the
recording format of HDD (page 109).
• To enter a title name, select "Set Title
Name" and press ENTER (page 33).
• If you make a mistake, select the item
and change the setting.
Adjusting the recording picture
quality
You can adjust the picture quality by
selecting a preset setting. You can also adjust
the picture quality by changing detailed
settings, and store up to three settings in the
memory.
SYSTEM
MENU
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ENTER
DISPLAY
1
Press SYSTEM MENU in stop mode.
The System Menu appears.
2
Select "Picture Adjustment," and
press ENTER.
3
Select a preset setting, and press
ENTER.
"Tuner": TV broadcasts
"VCR": Video cassettes
"DTV": Digital broadcasts
"Memory1"/"Memory2"/"Memory3":
Your own settings. To create your own
settings, see "To create your own setting"
on page 45.
To check the detailed settings for the
selected preset, press DISPLAY.
4
Press SYSTEM MENU to exit.
4
Select "OK," and press ENTER.
The "Timer List" display appears
(page 46).
The timer recording indicator lights up
on the front panel display and the
recorder is ready to start recording.
Unlike a VCR, there is no need to turn off
the recorder before the timer recording
starts.
To stop recording during timer recording
Press x REC STOP.
Note that it may take a few seconds for the
recorder to stop recording.
On-screen instructions may appear after
pressing x REC STOP. In this case, follow
the on-screen instructions.
Rec. Mode Adjust
If there is not enough available disc space for
the recording, the recorder automatically
adjusts the recording mode to enable the
entire programme to be recorded. Set "Rec.
Mode Adjust" to "On" in the "Recording"
setup (page 108).
If the timer settings overlap
The confirmation screen appears.
To store the setting, select "Yes."
To cancel the overlapped setting, select "No."
To confirm, change, or cancel a timer
recording
See "Checking/Changing/Cancelling Timer
Settings (Timer List)" on page 46.
z Hints
• You can also display the Timer display by
selecting "Timer Recording" from the System
Menu.
• If you are recording to the HDD, you can play the
title as it is being recorded by selecting the
programme title on the Title List (page 56).
To create your own setting
1
Select "Memory1," "Memory2," or
"Memory3" in step 3.
2
Select "Detailed Settings," and press
ENTER.
The display for adjusting detailed
settings appears.
3 Select an item using M/m, and adjust
settings using </,.
For details about each setting, see the
explanation of the display.
"Prog. Motion": Adjusts the progressive
video signal when "Component Video
Out" is set to "Progressive" (page 102) or
when using the HDMI connection.
Select "Motion" for a picture, including
subjects that move dynamically.
Select "Still" for a picture with little
movement.
"Cinema": Converts the progressive
video signal to match the type of DVD
software that you are watching when
"Component Video Out" is set to
"Progressive" (page 102) or when using
the HDMI connection.
Select "Auto" to detect the software type
(Film-based or Video-based)
automatically and select the appropriate
conversion mode. Normally select this
position.
Select "Off" to fix the conversion mode
to the mode for Video-based software.
"3-D Y/C": Adjusts the brightness/
colour separation for the video signals.
Select "Motion" for a picture, including
subjects that move dynamically.
Select "Still" for a picture with little
movement.
"YNR" (luminance noise reduction):
Reduces noise contained in the
luminance element of the video signal.
"CNR" (chroma noise reduction):
Reduces noise contained in the chroma
element of the video signal.
"Detail": Adjusts the sharpness of
images outlines.
"White AGC": Turn on for automatic
white level adjustment.
"White Enhancer": Adjusts the intensity
of white.
"Black Enhancer": Adjusts the intensity
of black.
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Notes
• If a message indicating that the HDD is full
appears on the screen, change the recording
destination to "DVD," or make available space
for the recording (page 60).
• If there is not enough available DVD disc space
for the recording, the recorder automatically
records the programme to the HDD even if you
select "DVD" (Recovery Recording).
• Check that the clock is correctly set before setting
the timer recording. If not, the timer recording
cannot be made.
• To record a satellite programme, turn on the
satellite tuner and select the satellite programme
you want to record. Leave the satellite tuner
turned on until the recorder finishes recording. If
you connect equipment with a timer function, you
can use the Synchro Rec function (page 47).
• Even if the timer is set for the same daily or
weekly programme, the timer recording cannot be
made if it overlaps with a programme that has
priority. "Overlap" will appear next to the
overlapped setting in the Timer List. Check the
priority order of the settings (page 46).
• Even if the timer is set, timer recordings cannot be
made while recording a programme that has
priority.
• The "Rec. Mode Adjust" function only works
with a timer recording. It does not function with
Quick Timer or Synchro Rec.
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"Black Level": Selects the black level
(setup level) for the NTSC video signals.
Select "ON" to remove the 7.5 IRE setup
level.
Normally, select "OFF" position.
"Hue": Adjusts the colour balance.
"Chroma Level": Makes the colours
deeper or lighter.
4
Press SYSTEM MENU to exit.
The setting is automatically stored as the
setting you selected in step 1.
Creating chapters in a title
The recorder can automatically divide a
recording (a title) into chapters by inserting
chapter marks. To select chapter mark
intervals or disable this function, see "Auto
Chapter (HDD/VR)," "Auto Chapter
(Video)," or "Auto Chapter (DVD+R/+RW)"
in the "Recording" setup (page 108).
When recording to the HDD, a DVD-R (VR
mode) or a DVD-RW (VR mode), you can
edit chapter marks (page 63).
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