Seven Basic Operations - Getting To Know Your Dvd; Recorder; Inserting And Formatting A Dvd Disc (Disc Info); Recording A Programme - Sony RMT-D217P Service Manual

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Select "System," and press ENTER.
Settings - Channel Setting
Prog. 6
System : BG BG
Normal / CATV : Normal DK
Channel Set : C 2
I
Station Name : CDE L
PAY - TV / CANAL+ : Off
Audio : NICAM
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Press M/m to select an available TV
system, BG, DK, I, or L, and press ENTER.
To receive broadcasts in France, select "L."
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Select "Normal/CATV," and press ENTER.
Settings - Channel Setting
Prog. 6
System : BG
Normal / CATV : Normal Normal
Channel Set : C CATV 2
Station Name : PQR
PAY - TV / CANAL+ : Off
Audio : NICAM
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Select "Normal," and press ENTER.
To preset CATV (Cable Television) channels,
select "CATV."
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Select "Channel Set," and press ENTER.
Settings - Channel Setting
Prog. 6
System : BG
Normal / CATV : Normal
Channel Set : C C24 2
Station Name : PQR
PAY - TV / CANAL+ : Off
Audio : NICAM
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Select the PAY-TV/Canal Plus channel,
and press ENTER.
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Select "PAY-TV/CANAL+," and press
ENTER.
Settings - Channel Setting
Prog. 6
System : BG
Normal / CATV : Normal
Channel Set : C
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Station Name : PQR
PAY - TV / CANAL+ : Off On
Audio : NICAM
Off
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Select "On," and press ENTER.
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3
Move the cursor down the TOOLS menu
until "Disc Info" is selected, and press
ENTER.
Example: When a DVD-RW (VR mode) is
inserted.
Disc Information
Close
DiscName Movie
Disc Name
Media DVD-RW Format VR
Protect Disc
Title no. Original 3 / Playlist 2
Finalize
Date 13.10.2005 ~ 28.10.2005 Off
Erase All
HQ : 0H30M HSP : 0H45M SP : 1H00M
Remainder LSP : 1H15M LP : 1H30M EP : 2H00M Format
SLP : 3H00M SEP : 4H00M
2. 3 / 4. 7 GB
1 "Disc Name" (DVD only)
2 "Media": Disc type
3 "Format": Recording format type (DVD-
RW only)
4
"On"/"Off": Indicates whether
protection is set (DVD-RW in VR mode
only)
5 "Title no.": Total number of titles
6 "Date": Dates of when the oldest and the
most recent titles were recorded (DVD
only)
7 "Continuous Rem. Time"/"Remainder"
(approximate)
• The remaining recording time in each of the
recording modes
• Disc space bar
• Remaining disc space/total disc space
8 Disc setting buttons
"Disc Name" (page 38)
(page 38)
"Protect Disc"
"Finalize"/"Unfinalize" (page 39)
"Erase All" (page 68)
"Format"
Available settings differ depending on the
disc type.
4
Select "Format," and press ENTER.
5
Select "OK," and press ENTER.
For DVD-RWs, select "VR" or "Video," and
press ENTER.
All contents on the disc are erased.
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To return to the previous step
Press O RETURN.
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Notes
• When you set "Line3 Input" to "Decoder" in step 5
above, you will not be able to select "L3" because Line
3 will become a dedicated line for the decoder.
• If you disconnect the recorder's mains lead, you will
not be able to view the signals from the connected
decoder.
z Hints
• By reformatting, you can change the recording format
on DVD-RWs, or record again on DVD-RWs that have
been finalized.
• For DVD+RWs and DVD-RWs (Video mode), you can
check free space and title location on the disc using the
Disc Map display (page 68).
b
Note
On this model, 1 GB (read "gigabyte") is equivalent to 1
billion bytes. The larger the number, the larger the disc
space.
Seven Basic Operations
— Getting to Know Your DVD Recorder
1. Inserting and Formatting
a DVD Disc (Disc Info)
Inserting a Disc
HDD + RW - RW - RW +
R
VR
Video
DVD VCD CD DATA DVD DATA CD
Z
DVD
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
0
1
Press DVD.
2
Press Z (open/close), and place a disc on
the disc tray.
With the 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.

2. Recording a Programme

HDD + RW - RW - RW + R
VR
Video
This section introduces the basic operation to
record the current TV programme to the hard disk
(HDD) or to a disc (DVD). For an explanation of
how to make timer recordings, see page 41.
HDD DVD
1 2 3
PROG +/–
4 5 6
7 8 9
0
t TV/VIDEO
DISPLAY
X REC PAUSE
z REC x REC STOP
REC MODE
1
Press HDD or DVD.
When you record to a DVD, insert a
recordable DVD (see "Inserting a Disc" on
page 29).
2
Press PROG +/– to select the programme
position 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:
HQ HSP SP
SEP SLP EP
For more details about the recording mode,
see page 41.
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Formatting a DVD disc (Disc Info)
+
RW - RW - RW
VR
Video
New discs are automatically formatted when
inserted. If necessary, you can manually re-format
a DVD+RW or DVD-RW disc to make a blank
disc. For DVD-RWs, you can select a recording
format (VR mode or Video mode) according to
your needs (page 8).
-
R
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
0
</M/m/,,
ENTER
TOOLS
1
Insert a disc.
See "Inserting a Disc" on page 29.
2
Press TOOLS.
The TOOLS menu appears.
Close
Stop
Erase
Protect
Dubbing
Options for the disc or picture
The TOOLS menu 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.
4
Press z REC.
Recording starts.
Recording stops automatically after 8 hours of
continuous recording or when the HDD or
- R
DVD is full.
To stop recording
Press x REC STOP located beneath the remote
control cover.
Note that it may take a few seconds for recorder to
stop recording.
To pause recording
Press X REC PAUSE located beneath the remote
control cover.
To restart recording, press the button again.
To watch another TV programme while
recording
If your TV is connected to the LINE 1 – TV jack,
set your TV to the TV input using the t TV/
VIDEO button and select the programme you
want to watch. If your TV is connected to the
LINE OUT or COMPONENT VIDEO OUT
jacks, set the TV to TV input using the t TV/
VIDEO button (page 19).
TV Direct Rec
If you use the SMARTLINK connection, you can
easily record what you are watching on your TV.
When the TV is turned on or in standby mode,
z
press REC. The recorder automatically turns on
and starts recording what you are watching on the
TV.
b
Note
If "TV" appears in the front panel display, you
cannot turn off the TV or change the programme
position during TV Direct Rec. To turn off the
function, set "TV Direct Rec" to "Off" in
"Features" setup (page 85).
LSP
LP
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