Checking/Changing/Cancelling Timer Settings (Timer List); Recording From Connected Equipment; Playback; Playing The Recorder Programme/Dvd - Sony RDR-GX350 Service Manual

Checking/Changing/
Cancelling Timer
Settings (Timer List)
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HDD RW -RW -RW R
VR
Video
-R -R
VR
Video
You can check, change, or cancel timer
settings using the "Timer List."
TIMER
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ENTER
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1
Press TIMER.
The "Timer List" display appears.
Timer information displays the recording
date, time, recording mode, etc.
When all of the timer settings do not fit
on the list, the scroll bar appears.
To view the hidden timer settings, press
M/m.
2
Select the timer setting you want to
check/change/cancel, and press ,.
The sub-menu appears.
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If the timer settings of a Synchro-
Recording and another timer recording
overlap
Timer recordings always have priority. The
Synchro-Recording starts only after the timer
recording has finished.
Timer
recording
Synchro-
Recording
will be cut off
Recording from connected
equipment without a timer
HDD + RW -RW -RW + R
VR
Video
-R -R
VR Video
You can record from a connected VCR or
similar device. To connect a VCR or similar
device, see "Connecting a VCR or Similar
Device" on page 24.
Use the DV IN jack on the front panel if the
equipment has a DV output jack (i.LINK
jack).
1
Press HDD or DVD.
If you select DVD, insert a recordable
DVD (see "1. Inserting a Disc" on
page 27).
2
Press INPUT to select an input source
according to the connection you
made.
The front panel display changes as
follows:
programme position
3
Select the desired audio signal when
recording a bilingual programme to
the HDD or DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs (Video
mode).
Set "External Audio" to "Bilingual" and
"Bilingual Recording" to "A/L" or "B/R"
in the "Audio In" setup (page 103).
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3
Select an option, and press ENTER.
"Modify":
Changes the timer setting.
Select an item using </, and adjust
using M/m. Select "OK," and press
ENTER.
"Erase":
Erases the timer setting. Select "Yes,"
and press ENTER.
"Skip Once":
Cancels the daily or weekly recordings
only once. After cancelling the timer
setting, "Skip Once" appears next to the
timer setting in the "Timer List."
To change or cancel the setting, repeat
steps 2 and 3 above.
When the timer settings overlap
• The programme that starts first has priority
and the entire programme is recorded.
• After finishing the previous recording, the
other recording starts with several tens-of-
second's delay (when the end-time of one
recording and the start-time of another are
the same).
• When the recordings start at the same time,
only one of them will be recorded. Cancel
the timer setting for the programme that you
are not going to record.
z Hint
You can move to the first row/bottom row of the
Timer List using ./> while the list is
displayed.
b
Notes
• Even if the timer is set, timer recordings cannot be
made while recording a programme that has
priority.
• 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.
4
Press REC MODE repeatedly to select
the recording mode.
For details about the recording mode, see
page 40.
5
Insert the source tape into the
connected equipment and set to
playback pause.
6
Press z REC.
This recorder starts recording.
7
Press the pause (or play) button on the
connected equipment to cancel the
playback pause status.
The connected equipment starts playback
and the playback image is recorded by
this recorder.
To stop recording, press x REC STOP
on this recorder.
If you connect a digital video camera with
a DV IN jack
See "DV Camcorder Dubbing" on page 72
for an explanation of how to record from the
DV IN jack.
z Hint
You can adjust the settings for the recording picture
before recording. See "Adjusting the recording
picture quality" on page 44.
b
Notes
• When recording a video game image, the screen
may not be clear.
• Any programme that contains a Copy-Never copy
guard signal cannot be recorded.
• When "Bilingual Recording" is set to "A/L" or
"B/R" in step 3, you cannot select the sound when
playing in the following cases.
– When recording in PCM mode.
– When recording to the HDD ("HDD Recording
Format" is set to "Video Mode On" in the
"Recording" setup (page 109))/DVD+RW/
DVD+R/DVD-RW/DVD-R (Video mode).
Recording from
Connected Equipment
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HDD DVD
INPUT
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ENTER
z REC
REC MODE
x REC
STOP
Recording from connected
equipment with a timer
(Synchro Rec.)
HDD
You can set the recorder to automatically
record programmes from connected
equipment that has a timer function (such as
a satellite tuner). Connect the equipment to
the LINE 1 IN jacks of the recorder
(page 26).
When the connected equipment turns on, the
recorder starts recording a programme from
the LINE 1 IN jacks.
The recording destination is HDD only.
1
Press REC MODE repeatedly to select
the recording mode.
For details about recording mode, see
page 40.

Playback

Playing the Recorded
Programme/DVD
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HDD RW -RW -RW + R
VR
Video
-R -R DVD VCD
VR DATA DVD
Video
*
DATA CD
* DivX video file only
HDD DVD
Number
buttons
CLEAR
AUDIO
PLAY
SUBTITLE
MODE
ANGLE
SYSTEM
TITLE LIST
MENU
MENU
TOP MENU
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ENTER
DISPLAY
/
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H/X/x
1
Press HDD or DVD.
• If you select DVD, insert a disc (see "1.
Inserting a Disc" on page 27).
• If you insert a DVD VIDEO, VIDEO
CD, DATA DVD or DATA CD, press
H. Playback starts.
2
Press TITLE LIST.
For details about the Title List, see "3.
Playing the Recorded Programme (Title
List)" on page 29.
Example: HDD
1-11
RDR-GX350/HX750/HX950
2
Select the desired audio signal when
recording a bilingual programme.
Set "External Audio" to "Bilingual" and
"Bilingual Recording" to "A/L" or "B/R"
in the "Audio In" setup (page 103).
For details about the bilingual recording,
see page 41.
3
Set the timer on the connected
equipment to the time of the
programme you want to record, and
turn it off.
4
Press down x REC STOP on the
recorder for more than 3 seconds.
The SYNCHRO REC indicator lights up
in the front panel display and the recorder
turns off. The recorder is ready to start
Synchro-Recording.
You can also set the recorder to stand by
for Synchro-Recording by setting
"Synchro Rec." of "Timer Recording" to
"Yes" from the System Menu.
To cancel Synchro Rec before recording
starts
Press [/1.
The SYNCHRO REC indicator in the front
panel display turns off.
To cancel Synchro Rec during recording
Press down z REC for more than 3 seconds.
The Synchro Rec is cancelled, and the
recording continues.
To stop recording
Press x REC STOP. Then select "Yes" in the
confirmation display, and press ENTER.
b
Notes
• The recorder starts recording only after detecting
a video signal from the connected equipment. The
beginning of the programme may not be recorded
regardless of whether or not the recorder's power
is on or off.
• The Synchro Rec function does not work with
some tuners. For details, see the tuner's operating
instructions.
• To use the Synchro Rec function, you must first
set the recorder's clock correctly.
• For a bilingual programme, only the audio signal
selected in step 2 can be played back.
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3
Select a title using M/m, and press
ENTER.
Playback starts from the selected title.
To use the DVD's Menu
When you play a DVD VIDEO, or a finalised
DVD+RW, DVD-RW (Video mode),
DVD+R, or DVD-R (Video mode), you can
display the disc's menu by pressing TOP
*
MENU or MENU.
b
Note
The H button is not available in the disc's menu.
To play VIDEO CDs/Super VIDEO CDs with
PBC functions
PBC (Playback Control) allows you to play
VIDEO CDs/Super VIDEO CDs
interactively using the menu on your TV
screen.
When you start playing a VIDEO CD/Super
VIDEO CD with PBC functions, the menu
appears.
Select an item using the number buttons, and
press ENTER. Then, follow the instructions
in the menu (press H when "Press
SELECT" appears).
b
Note
Some playback options such as search, repeat play
or programme play cannot be played with PBC
function. To play with playback options, start
playback without PBC functions using the Title
List.
To change the angles
If various angles (multi-angles) for a scene
are recorded on the disc, " " appears on
the screen. Press ANGLE during playback.
To switch the angle mark indicator to off, set
"Angle Indicator" to "Off" in the "Playback"
setup (page 111).
To stop playback
Press x.
To playback quickly with sound (Scan
Audio)
When you press M during playback, you
can play quickly with dialogue or sound
(except for VIDEO CDs/Super VIDEO
CDs).
No sound is output when you press M two
or more times to change search speed.
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