Changing The Name Of A Recorder Programme; Labelling And Protecting A Disc; Playing The Disc On Other Dvd Equipment (Finalise) - Sony RDR-GX330 Service Manual

Checking the remaining disc
5. Changing the Name of
space
a Recorded Programme
You can check the remaining disc space
using the "Disc Information" display.
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1
Insert a disc.
You can label a DVD, title, or programme by
See "1. Inserting a Disc" on page 23.
entering characters. You can enter up to 64
2
Press OPTIONS to select "Disc
characters for a title or disc name, but the
Information," and press ENTER.
actual number of characters displayed in the
The "Disc Information" display appears. menus such as the Title List will vary. The
Available settings differ depending on steps below explain how to change the name
the disc type.
of the recorded programme.
Example: When a DVD+RW is inserted.
TITLE LIST
"Remainder" (approximate)
• The remaining recording time in each
of the recording modes
• Disc space bar
• Remaining disc space/total disc space
z Hint
1
To increase disc space, see "To open up disc space"
(page 56).
2
3
4
b
Note
6. Labelling and
You can enter up to 64 characters for a DVD's disc
name. The disc name may not appear when the disc
Protecting a Disc
is played on other DVD equipment.
You can execute options effective for the Protecting a disc
entire disc using the "Disc Information"
display.
-RW
1
2
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ENTER
OPTIONS
Labelling a disc
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VR VR
Video
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Video
1
Insert a disc.
See "1. Inserting a Disc" on page 23.
2
Press OPTIONS to select "Disc
3
Information," and press ENTER.
The "Disc Information" display appears.
4
Available settings differ depending on
the disc type.
Example: When the inserted disc is a
DVD+RW.
To cancel the protection
Select "Unprotected" in step 4.
z Hint
You can set protection for individual titles
(page 57).
3
Select "Disc Name," and press
ENTER.
Enter the disc name in the "Input Disc
Name" display (page 29).
RW -RW -RW + R -R
VR VR
Video
Video
Number
INPUT
buttons
SELECT
</M/m/,,
ENTER
Press TITLE LIST.
Select a title, and press ENTER.
The sub-menu appears.
Select "Title Name," and press
ENTER.
The display for entering characters
appears.
Press </M/m/, to move the cursor
to the right of the display and select
"A" (upper-case), "a" (lower-case),
or "Symbol," and press ENTER.
The characters for the selected type are
displayed.
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-R
VR VR
Insert a disc.
See "1. Inserting a Disc" on page 23.
Press OPTIONS to select "Disc
Information," and press ENTER.
The "Disc Information" display appears.
Available settings differ depending on
the disc type.
Example: When the inserted disc is a
DVD-RW (VR mode).
A
"On"/"Off": Indicates whether
protection is set (DVD-RW/DVD-
R in VR mode only)
B "Protect Disc"
Select "Protect Disc," and press
ENTER.
Select "Protect," and press ENTER.
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5
Press </M/m/, to select the
character you want to enter, and press
ENTER.
The selected character appears at the top
of the display.
Example: Input Title Name
The type of characters will change
according to the language you select in
"Easy Setup." Some languages allow you
to enter an accent mark.
To enter a letter with an accent mark,
select an accent followed by the letter.
Example: Select " ` " and then "a" to
enter "à."
To insert a space, select "Space."
6
Repeat steps 4 and 5 to enter the
remaining characters.
Input row
To erase a character, move the cursor to
the right of the character at the input row.
Select "Back" and press ENTER.
To insert a character, move the cursor to
the right of the point where you want to
insert the character. Select the character
and press ENTER.
To erase all of the characters, select
"Clear All" and press ENTER.
7
Select "Finish," and press ENTER.
To cancel the setting, select "Cancel."
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7. Playing the Disc on
Other DVD Equipment
(Finalise)
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VR
Video
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Video
Finalising is necessary when you play discs
recorded with this recorder on other DVD
equipment.
When you finalise a DVD+RW, DVD-RW
(Video mode), DVD+R, or DVD-R (Video
mode), a DVD menu will be automatically
created, which can be displayed on other
DVD equipment.
Before finalising, check the differences
between the disc types in the table below.
Differences between the disc types
Discs are automatically finalised
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RW
when removed from the recorder.
However, you may need to finalise
the disc for certain DVD
equipment, or if the recording time
is short. You can edit or record on
the disc even after finalising.
Finalising is unnecessary when
-RW
VR
playing a disc on VR format
compatible equipment.
Even if your other DVD equipment
is VR format compatible, you may
need to finalise the disc, especially
if the recording time is short. You
can edit or record on the disc even
after finalising.
Finalising is necessary when
-RW
Video
playing on any equipment other
than this recorder.
After finalising, you cannot edit or
record on the disc. If you want to
record on it again, unfinalise
(page 33) or reformat the disc
(page 34). However, if you
reformat the disc, all recorded
contents will be erased.
Finalising is necessary. The disc
-R
VR
can be played only on equipment
that supports DVD-R in VR mode.
After finalising you cannot edit or
record on the disc using this
recorder.
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To use the number buttons
You can also use the number buttons to enter
characters. Refer to the number next to each
row of letters on your TV screen.
1
In step 5 above, press a number button
repeatedly to select a character.
Example:
Press the number 3 button once to enter
"D."
Press the number 3 button three times to
enter "F."
2
Press ENTER and select the next
character.
3
Select "Finish" and press ENTER.
z Hint
You can switch between "A" (upper-case), "a"
(lower-case), or "Symbol" by pressing INPUT
SELECT.
Finalising is necessary when
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R
playing on any equipment other
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than this recorder.
Video
After finalising, you cannot edit or
record on the disc.
Z (open/
VR
close)
</M/m/,,
ENTER
OPTIONS
Finalising the disc using Z
(open/close) button
1
Make a recording.
See "2. Recording a Programme" on
page 23.
2
Press Z (open/close).
The display shows the approximate time
required for finalising and asks for
confirmation.
For DVD+RWs, the recorder
automatically starts finalising the disc.
After finalising, the disc will be ejected
automatically.
3
Select "OK," and press ENTER.
The recorder starts finalising the disc.
After finalising, the disc will be ejected
automatically.