Using The Title List; Using The "Disc Info" Screen (Disc Settings) - Sony RDR-GX300 Service Manual

TOOLS
The TOOLS menu appears when you press
TOOLS, and displays options applicable to the
entire disc (e.g. disc protection), recorder (e.g.
audio settings during recording), or multiple items
on a list menu (e.g. erasing multiple titles). The
displayed options differ depending on the
situation and disc type.
Select the option by pressing M/m and ENTER.
Example 1: When you press TOOLS while the
Title List menu is turned on.
TITLE LIST My Movies 1.5/4.7GB
ORIGINAL
1 2ch 1:00PM - 2:00PM Wed 9/15
Close
Sort
Date Disc Info. 2 5ch 8:00PM - 9:00PM Fri 9/17
Title
Erase Titles 3 12ch 9:00AM - 9:30AM Sat 9/25
Number
Playlist 4 3ch 8:00PM - 8:30PM Sat 9/25
5 25ch 8:00PM - 8:30PM Fri 10/15
Create Playlist
6 L2 9:00PM - 9:30PM Tue 10/19
TOOLS
7 8ch 9:00PM - 9:30PM Tue 10/26
8 125ch 10:00AM - 10:30AM Thu 10/28
Options for the disc or menu
Example 2: When you press TOOLS while a
DVD-RW (VR mode) is playing.
Close
Stop
Disc Info.
Erase Title
Protect Title
TOOLS
Options for the disc or picture
To return to the previous display
Press O RETURN.
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z Hint
After recording, the first scene of the recording (the title)
is automatically set as the thumbnail picture.
Notes
• The Title List may not appear for discs created on other
DVD recorders.
• Letters that cannot be displayed are replaced with an
" * ".
• Title thumbnail pictures are displayed only on this
recorder.
• It may take a few seconds for the thumbnail pictures to
be displayed.
• After editing, the title thumbnail picture may change to
the first scene of the recording (title).
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Using the Title List

+ RW - RW - RW + R - R
VR
Video
The titles of programs recorded on a disc are
displayed in the Title List.
Z OPEN/
CLOSE
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
0
TITLE LIST
TOOLS
</M/m/,,
CURSOR
ENTER
MODE
ZOOM +/–
1
Press Z OPEN/CLOSE, and place a disc on
the disc tray.
With the recording side facing down
2
Press Z OPEN/CLOSE to close the disc
tray.
Wait until "LOAD" disappears from the front
panel display.
3
Press TITLE LIST.
To show the list in greater detail (zoom), press
ZOOM+.
Using the "Disc Info"
Screen (disc settings)
+ RW - RW - RW + R - R
VR
Video
With the Disc Information display, you can check
the disc type and remaining disc space. Also, you
can perform operations such as formatting and
finalizing (page 35).
Z OPEN/
CLOSE
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
0
TOOLS
</M/m/,,
ENTER
1
Press Z OPEN/CLOSE, and place a disc on
the disc tray.
With the recording side facing down
2
Press Z OPEN/CLOSE to close the disc
tray.
Wait until "LOAD" disappears from the front
panel display.
3
Press TOOLS.
The TOOLS menu appears.
4
Select "Disc Info.," and press ENTER.
Items in the display differ depending on the
disc type or recording format.
Standard Title List (Example: DVD-RW in VR
mode)
TITLE LIST My Movies 1.5/4.7GB
ORIGINAL
1 2ch 1:00PM - 2:00PM Wed 9/15
Sort
Date 2 5ch 8:00PM - 9:00PM Fri 9/17
Title
3 12ch 9:00AM - 9:30AM Sat 9/25
Number
4 3ch 8:00PM - 8:30PM Sat 9/25
5 25ch 8:00PM - 8:30PM Fri 10/15
6 L2 9:00PM - 9:30PM Tue 10/19
7 8ch 9:00PM - 9:30PM Tue 10/26
8 125ch 10:00AM - 10:30AM Thu 10/28
m
"Zoomed" Title List
TITLE LIST My Movies 1.5/4.7GB
ORIGINAL
1 2ch 1:00PM - 2:00PM
Sort
2ch
Date Wed 9/15 1:00PM( 1H00M)SP
Title
2 5ch 8:00PM - 9:00PM
5ch
Number
Fri 9/17 8:00PM( 1H00M)SLP
3 12ch 9:00AM - 9:30AM
12ch
Sat 9/25 9:00AM( 0H30M)EP
4 3ch 8:00PM - 8:30PM
3ch
Sat 9/25 8:00PM( 0H30M)SLP
A Title type (DVD-RW in VR mode only):
Displays the title type, Original or Playlist.
B Sort buttons:
Sorts the title order (see below).
C Zooming indicator:
Shows the current zoom status.
D Disc name (page 35)
E Disc space (remainder/total)
F Title information:
Displays the title number, title name, and
recording date.
"z" (red) indicates that the title is currently
being recorded.
" " indicates the protected title.
G Scroll bar:
Appears when all of the titles do not fit on the
list. To view the hidden titles, press M/m.
H Title's thumbnail picture
Example: DVD-RW (VR mode)
Disc Information
Close
DiscName Movie
Disc Name
Media DVD-RW Format VR
Protect Disc
Title no. Original 3 / Playlist 2
Finalize
Protected Not Protected
Erase All
Date 9/15/2003 ~ 10/28/2003
HQ : 0H30M HSP : 0H45M SP : 1H00M
LP : 1H30M EP : 2H00M SLP : 3H00M
Remainder Format
2. 3 / 4. 7GB
A "Disc Name"
B "Media": Disc type
C "Format": Recording format type (DVD-
RW only)
D "Title no.": Total number of titles
E "Protected": Indicates whether protection is
set (DVD-RW in VR mode only)
F "Date": Dates of when the oldest and the
most recent titles were recorded
G "Continuous Rem. Time"/"Remainder"
(approximate)
• The longest continuous recording time in
each of the recording modes
• Disc space bar
• Remaining disc space/total disc space
H Disc setting buttons (page 35)
• "Disc Name"
• "Protect Disc"
• "Finalize"/"Unfinalize"
• "Erase All"
• "Format"
Available settings differ depending on the disc
type.
z Hint
For DVD-RWs (Video mode) and DVD+RWs, you can
check free space and title location on the disc using the
Disc Map display (page 64).
Note
On this model, 1 GB (read "gigabyte") is equivalent to 1
billion bytes. The larger the number, the larger the disc
space.
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To scroll the list display by page (Page mode)
Press CURSOR MODE while the list display is
turned on. The display enters Page mode. Each
time you press M/m, the entire Title List changes
to the next/previous page of titles.
To return to the Cursor mode, press CURSOR
MODE again.
About the Title List for DVD-RWs (VR mode)
You can switch the Title List to show Original or
Playlist.
While the Title List menu is turned on, press
TOOLS and select either "Original" or "Playlist,"
and press ENTER. "PLAYLIST" appears on the
front panel display when "Playlist" is selected.
For details, see "Edit options for DVD-RWs (VR
mode)" (page 61).
To change the title order (Sort)
Press < while the Title List menu is turned on to
move the cursor to the Sort column. Press M/m to
select the item, and press ENTER.
Order Sorted
Date in order of when the titles were
recorded. The title that is recorded
most recently is listed at the top.
Title in alphabetical order.
Number in order of recorded title number.
To change a title thumbnail picture
(Thumbnail) (DVD-RW in VR mode only)
You can select a favorite scene for the thumbnail
picture shown in the Title List menu.
1
Press TITLE LIST while a disc is in the
recorder, and press ZOOM+.
2
Select a title whose thumbnail picture you
want to change, and press ENTER.
3
Select "Set Thumbnail" from the sub-menu,
and press ENTER.
The selected title starts to play in the
background.
4
While watching the playback picture, press
H PLAY, X PAUSE, or m/M to select
the scene you want to set for a thumbnail
picture, and press ENTER.
The scene is set for the title's thumbnail
picture.
To turn off the Title List
Press TITLE LIST.
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Labeling, protecting, or formatting
a disc
+ -
+ RW - RW - RW R R
VR
Video
You can execute options effective for the entire
disc using the Disc Information display.
1
Press TOOLS while the disc is in the
recorder.
The TOOLS menu appears.
2
Select "Disc Info.," and press ENTER.
Example: When the inserted disc is a DVD-
RW (VR mode).
Disc Information
Close
DiscName
Disc Name
Media DVD-RW Format VR
Protect Disc
Title no. Original 3 / Playlist 2
Finalize
Protected Not Protected
Erase All
Date 9/15/2003 ~ 10/28/2003
HQ : 0H30M HSP : 0H45M SP : 1H00M
LP : 1H30M EP : 2H00M SLP : 3H00M
Remainder Format
2. 3 / 4. 7GB
3
Select an option, and press ENTER.
"Disc Name": Labels a disc. Enter the disc
name in the "Input Disc Name" display
(page 39).
"Protect Disc" (DVD-RW in VR mode only):
Protects all titles on the disc. To cancel the
protection, select "Don't Protect."
"Erase All" (DVD-RW/DVD+RW only):
Erases all titles on the disc (except the
protected titles).
"Format" (DVD-RW/DVD+RW only):
Erases all contents of the disc to make a blank
disc. For DVD-RWs, select a recording
format (VR or Video) according to your
needs.
z Hints
• You can set protection for individual titles (page 62).
• By reformatting, you can change the recording format
on DVD-RWs, or record again on DVD-RWs (Video
mode) that have been finalized.
Note
You can enter up to 64 characters for a disc name. The
disc name may not appear when the disc is played on
other DVD equipment.
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