Displaying The Playing Time And Play Information; Changing The Name Of A Recorded Programme - Sony RDR-GXD310 Service Manual

Order Sorted
Unseen Title in order of when the titles were
(HDD only) recorded. The title that is recorded
most recently and not played back
is listed at the top. Playlist titles
are not displayed.
To change a title thumbnail picture
(Thumbnail) (HDD/DVD-RW in VR mode only)
You can select a favourite scene for the thumbnail
picture shown in the Title List menu.
1
Press TITLE LIST in stop mode.
2
Select a title whose thumbnail picture you
want to change, and press ENTER.
The sub-menu appears.
3
Select "Set Thumbnail," and press ENTER.
The selected title starts to play in the
background.
4
While watching the playback picture, press
H, X, or m/M to select the scene you
want to set for a thumbnail picture, and press
ENTER.
The display asks for confirmation.
5
Select "OK," and press ENTER.
The scene is set for the title's thumbnail
picture.
To turn off the Title List
Press TITLE LIST.
z Hints
• After recording, the first scene of the recording (the
title) is automatically set as the thumbnail picture.
• You can select "TITLE LIST" from the System Menu.
b
Notes
• The title names may not appear for DVDs created on
other DVD recorders.
• The letters that cannot be displayed are replaced with
" * ."
• 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).
• After dubbing, the title thumbnail picture set on the
source recording is cancelled.
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Example: When playing a VIDEO CD
Playing time and number of the current
scene or track
Example: When playing a CD
Track playing time and the current track/index number
m
Remaining time of the current track
m
Playing time of the disc
m
Remaining time of the disc
m
CD text (when available)
Example: When playing an MP3 audio track
Playing time and number of the current track
m
Current album number
Example: When viewing a JPEG image
Current file number and total number of files in the
current album
m
Current album number and total number of albums
b
Notes
• The recorder can only display the first level of a CD's
text, such as the disc name.
• The letters or symbols that cannot be displayed are
replaced with "*."
• Playing time of MP3 audio tracks may not be displayed
correctly.
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4. Displaying the Playing
Time and Play Information
HDD + RW - RW - RW + R - R
VR
Video
DVD VCD
CD DATA DVD DATA CD
You can check the playing time and remaining
time of the current title, chapter, or track. Also,
you can check the disc name recorded on the
DVD/CD.
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
0
TIME/TEXT
DISPLAY
Press DISPLAY repeatedly.
Each time you press the button, the display
changes as follows:
Display 1 t Display 2 t Display off
The displays differ depending on the disc type or
playing status.
Display 1
Example: When playing a DVD VIDEO
Title 1
Angle 3(5) 1 : English DolbyDigital 2/0
A Title number/name
(Shows either track number, track name,
scene number, or file name for CDs, VIDEO
CDs, DATA DVDs, or DATA CDs.)
5. Changing the Name of a
Recorded Programme
You can label a DVD, title, or program by entering
characters. You can enter up to 64 characters for a
title or disc name, but the actual number of
characters displayed in the menus such as the Title
List will vary. The steps below explain how to
change the name of the recorded programme.
1 2 3
Number
4 5 6
buttons, SET
7 8 9
0
TITLE LIST
</M/m/,,
ENTER
1
Press TITLE LIST.
2
Select a title, and press ENTER.
The sub-menu appears.
3
Select "Title Name," and press ENTER.
The display for entering characters appears.
4
Press </M/m/, to move the cursor to
the right of the screen and select "A"
(upper-case), "a" (lower-case), or
"Symbol," and press ENTER.
The characters of the selected type are
displayed.
B Available functions for DVD VIDEOs
( angle/ audio/ subtitle, etc.),
or playback data for DATA DVDs and
DATA CDs
C The current selected function or audio
setting (appears only temporarily)
Example: Dolby Digital 5.1 ch
Rear (L/R)
1 : English DolbyDigital 3/2.1
Front (L/R) + Centre LFE (Low Frequency
Effect)
D The current selected angle
Display 2
Example: When playing a DVD-RW (VR mode)
A Disc type
*1
/format (page 10)
B Title type (
only appears for Playlist
(page 72)
C Play mode
D Recording mode (page 48)
E Playing status bar
*2
F Title number (chapter number
*3
) (page 67)
(Shows either track number, scene number,
*3
album number , or file number for CDs,
VIDEO CDs, DATA DVDs, or DATA CDs.)
G Album name appears for CDs with CD text,
DATA DVDs or DATA CDs when you
press TIME/TEXT repeatedly.
H Playing time (remaining time
*3
)
*1
Displays Super VIDEO CDs as "SVCD," DATA CDs
as "CD" and DATA DVDs as "DVD."
*2
Does not appear with VIDEO CDs, DATA DVDs, and
DATA CDs.
*3
Displayed when you press TIME/TEXT repeatedly.
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
Input Title Name
1 6 "A"
2 Back 7 "a"
3 Clear All 8 Symbol
4 Space 9 Cancel
5 0 Finish
6
Repeat steps 4 and 5 to enter the
remaining characters.
Input row
Input Title Name
1 - 6 "A"
2 c Back 7 "a"
3 f Clear All 8 Symbol
4 Space 9 Cancel
5 0 Finish
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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z Hints
• If "DTS" is set to "Off" in "Audio" setup, the DTS
track selection option will not appear on the screen
even if the disc contains DTS tracks (page 97).
• When "Auto Display" is set to "On" (default) in
"Options" setup (page 102), playback information
automatically appears when the recorder is turned on,
etc.
b
Note
The letters or symbols that cannot be displayed are
replaced with "*."
Checking the playing/remaining
time
You can view the playing or time information
displayed on the TV screen and the front panel
display.
Press TIME/TEXT repeatedly.
The displays differ depending on the disc type or
playing status.
Front panel display
Example: When playing a DVD
Playing time and number of the current title
s )
Remaining time of the current title
Playing time and number of the current
chapter
Remaining time of the current chapter
Example: When dubbing a DVD
Remaining time of dubbing in progress
To use the number buttons
You can also use the number buttons to enter
characters.
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 SET and select the next character.
3
Select "Finish" and press ENTER.
z Hints
• You can erase all displayed characters by pressing and
holding CLEAR for 2 seconds or more.
• You can switch between "A" (upper-case), "a" (lower-
case), or "Symbol" even if you press INPUT SELECT.
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