Seven Basic Operations - Getting To Know Your Dvd Recorder; Inserting A Disc; Recording A Program - Sony RDR-HX780 Operating Instructions Manual

Seven Basic Operations
— Getting to Know Your DVD Recorder

1. Inserting a Disc

+
RW
- RW
VR
- R
DVD
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" of
"Basic" in the "Disc Setup" setup
(page 97).
• For DVD-R discs
DVD-Rs are automatically formatted
in Video mode. To format an unused
DVD-R in VR mode, format the disc
in the "Format" setup (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).
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+
R
- RW - R
VR
Video
VCD CD DATA DVD
DVD

2. Recording a Program

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HDD RW - RW
- 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 42.
HDD
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:
* Available when "Manual Rec. Mode" is set
to "On (go to setup)" in the "Recording"
setup (page 104).
For more details about the recording
mode, see page 121.
+
- RW R
VR
Video
DVD
CH +/–
X PAUSE
REC MODE