Sony RDR-VX555 Operating Instructions Manual page 50

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Press Z OPEN/CLOSE to close the disc
tray.
Wait until "LOAD" disappears from the front
panel display.
Unused discs are automatically formatted. For
the DVD-RW/DVD-R's recording format
(VR mode or Video mode), see "Formatting a
new disc" on page 47.
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Press TIMER.
Timer – Standard
No Rec To Date
No.01
01 DVD 04/15
02 DVD 04/30
Media Date
03 --- --/--
DVD Today
04 --- --/--
05 --- --/--
06 --- --/--
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Select an item using </, and adjust
using M/m.
A "Media": Select "DVD."
B "Date": Sets the date using M.
To record the same program every day or
the same day every week, press m.
The item changes as follows:
Today y Sun-Sat (Sunday to Saturday)
y Mon-Sat (Monday to Saturday) y
Mon-Fri (Monday to Friday) y Sun
(every Sunday) y Mon (every Monday)
y ... y Sat (every Saturday) y
1 month later y ... y Today
C "Start": Sets the start time.
D "End": Sets the stop time.
E "Ch": Selects the channel or input
source.
• When using the cable box/satellite
receiver control, select the channel.
• When not using the cable box/satellite
receiver control, select the input, LINE1
or LINE2. Select the channel on the
connected cable box/satellite receiver's
side before the timer recording starts.
F "Mode": Selects the recording mode
(page 46).
To use the Rec Mode Adjust function
(page 51), select "AUTO."
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10:10 AM
Start End Source Mode Edit
09:00PM 10:00PM CH8
09:15PM 09:45PM CH11
Start End Ch Mode
--:-- --:-- ---- ---
:
:
09 00 PM 10 00 PM Line1 SP
--:-- --:-- ---- ---
--:-- --:-- ---- ---
--:-- --:-- ---- ---
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If you make a mistake, select the item and
change the setting.
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Press ENTER.
The Timer List menu (page 53) appears.
The c indicator lights up in the front panel
display, and the recorder is ready to start
recording.
• If the c indicator flashes in the front panel
display, check that a recordable disc is
inserted and that there is enough disc space
for the recording.
• If timer settings overlap, a message appears.
To change or cancel a timer recording, select
"Edit" from the Timer List (page 53).
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Press SYSTEM MENU to turn off the menu.
There is no need to turn off the recorder before
the timer recording starts.
Leave the cable box/satellite receiver turned
on and do not change the channel selected on
the cable box/satellite receiver until the
recorder finishes the timer recording.
To stop recording
Press x STOP twice.
Note that it may take a few seconds for the
recorder to stop recording.
If timer settings overlap
The program that starts first has priority and the
second program starts recording only after the first
program has finished. If the programs start at the
same time, the program listed first in the menu has
priority. If the end time of one setting and the start
time of another timer setting is the same, the
beginning of the program that starts later will be
cut.
7:00 8:00
Program 1
Program 2
will be cut off
7:00 8:00
Program 1
Program 2
9:00 10:00
9:00 10:00
will be cut off