Step 6: Easy Setup; Connecting A Vcr Or Similar Device - Sony RDR-GX330 Service Manual

RDR-GX220/GX330
Code numbers of controllable TVs
If more than one code number is listed,
try entering them one at a time until you
find the one that works with your TV.
Manufacturer Code number
Sony 01 (default)
Hitachi 24
JVC 33
Panasonic 17, 49
Philips 06, 08
Samsung 71
Sanyo 25
Thomson 43
Toshiba 38
The remote performs the following:
Buttons Operations
TV [/1
Turns your TV on or
off
TV 2 (volume)
Adjusts the volume
+/– of your TV
TV PROG +/– Selects the
programme position
on your TV
TV Switches your TV's
input source

Step 6: Easy Setup

Make the basic adjustments by following the
on-screen instructions in "Easy Setup."
O RETURN
1
Turn on the recorder and your TV.
Then switch the input selector on your
TV so that the signal from the recorder
appears on your TV screen.
The initial settings message appears.
• If this message does not appear, select
"Easy Setup" from "SETUP" in the
System Menu ("Settings and
Adjustments" on page 68).
2
Press ENTER.
Follow the on-screen instructions to
make the following settings.
Easy Setup - OSD
Select a language for the on-screen
displays.
Easy Setup - Tuner System
Select "ELSE - English," regardless of
your area or language.
The programme position order will be
set.
To set the programme positions
manually, see page 68.
Easy Setup - Clock
Set the clock manually using </M/m/
,, and press ENTER.
If you have a Sony DVD player
or more than one Sony DVD
recorder
If the supplied remote interferes with your
other Sony DVD recorder or player, set the
command mode number for this recorder and
the supplied remote to one that differs from
the other Sony DVD recorder or player after
you have completed "Step 6: Easy Setup."
The default command mode setting for this
recorder and the supplied remote is DVD3.
Number
buttons
SYSTEM
MENU
M/m,
ENTER
1
Check that "Easy Setup" (page 19)
has been finished. If "Easy Setup" has
not been finished, first perform "Easy
Setup."
2
Press SYSTEM MENU.
The System Menu appears.
3
Select "SETUP," and press ENTER.
,
Easy Setup - TV Type (page 73)
If you have a wide-screen TV, select
"16:9." If you have a standard TV, select
either "4:3 Letter Box" (shrink to fit) or
"4:3 Pan Scan" (stretch to fit). This will
determine how "wide-screen" images are
displayed on your TV.
[/1
Easy Setup - Audio Connection
If you connected an AV amplifier
(receiver) using a coaxial cord, select
"Yes : DIGITAL OUT" and set the
digital output signal (page 75).
3
Press ENTER when "Finish" appears.
"Easy Setup" is finished.
</M/m/,,
ENTER
To return to the previous step
Press O RETURN.
z Hints
• If your AV amplifier (receiver) has an MPEG
audio decoder, set "MPEG" to "MPEG"
TV [/1
(page 75).
• If you want to run "Easy Setup" again, select
"Easy Setup" from "SETUP" in the System Menu
(page 81).
4
Select "Others," and press ENTER.
5
Select "Command Mode," and press
ENTER.
6
Select a Command Mode (DVD1,
DVD2, or DVD3), and press ENTER.
7
Set the Command Mode for the remote
so it matches the Command Mode for
the recorder you set above.
Follow the steps below to set the
Command Mode on the remote.
1 Hold down ENTER.
2 While holding down ENTER, enter
the Command Mode code number
using the number buttons.
Command Mode Code number
DVD1
DVD2
DVD3
3 Hold down both the number and
ENTER buttons at the same time for
more than three seconds.
To check the Command Mode for the
recorder
Press x on the recorder when the recorder is
turned off. The Command Mode for the
recorder appears in the front panel display.
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Connecting a VCR or Similar Device

After disconnecting the recorder's AC power cord (mains lead) from the mains, connect a VCR
or similar recording device to the LINE IN jacks of this recorder.
Use the DV IN jack on the front panel if the equipment has a DV output jack (i.LINK jack)
(page 63).
For details, refer to the instruction manual supplied with the connected equipment.
To record on this recorder, see "Recording from connected equipment without a timer" on
page 44.
Connecting to the LINE 1 IN jacks
Connect a VCR or similar recording device to the LINE 1 IN of this recorder. If the equipment
has an S-video jack, you can use an S-video cord instead of an audio/video cord.
Audio/video cord
(not supplied)
to LINE 1 IN
: Signal flow
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1-4
If the Command Mode for the recorder has
not been changed, set the Command Mode
for the remote to the default setting of
DVD3. If the Command Mode for the
remote is changed to DVD1 or DVD2, you
will be unable to operate this recorder.
Changing programme positions
of the recorder using the
remote
You can change programme positions of the
recorder using the number buttons.
Number
buttons
Example: for channel 50
Press "5," "0," then press ENTER.
number button 1
number button 2
number button 3
VCR, etc.
OUTPUT
AUDIO VIDEO
S VIDEO
R L
S-video cord
(not supplied)
DVD recorder
ENTER