Reformatting A Disc; Timer Recording; Before Recording - Sony RDR-GX330 Service Manual

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Finalizing is necessary when
+ R Finalizing the disc using "Disc
playing on any equipment other
-R
Information" display
Video than this recorder.
After finalizing, you cannot edit or
record on the disc. 1
2
Z OPEN/
CLOSE
3
</M/m/,,
ENTER
OPTIONS
Finalizing the disc
4
using Z OPEN/CLOSE button
1
Make a recording.
z Hint
See "2. Recording a Program" on
page 27. You can check whether the disc has been finalized
or not. If you cannot select "Finalize" in step 3
2
Press Z OPEN/CLOSE.
above, the disc has already been finalized.
The display shows the approximate time
b
required for finalizing and asks for Notes
• Depending on the condition of the disc,
confirmation.
recording, or the DVD equipment, discs may not
For DVD+RWs, the recorder
play even if the discs are finalized.
automatically starts finalizing the disc.
• The recorder may not be able to finalize the disc
After finalizing, the disc will be ejected
if it was recorded on another recorder.
automatically.
3
Select "OK," and press ENTER.
The recorder starts finalizing the disc.
After finalizing, the disc will be ejected
automatically.
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z Hint
By reformatting, you can change the recording
format on DVD-RWs, or record again on DVD-
RWs that have been finalized.
b
Note
On this model, 1 GB (read "gigabyte") is equivalent
to 1 billion bytes. The larger the number, the larger
the disc space.
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-RW
Insert a disc. For DVD-RWs (Video mode)
See "1. Inserting a Disc" on page 27. DVD-RWs (Video mode) that have been
finalized to prohibit additional recording or
Press OPTIONS to select "Disc
editing can be unfinalized to allow further
Information," and press ENTER.
recording or editing.
The "Disc Information" display appears.
For DVD-RWs (VR mode)
Select "Finalize," and press ENTER.
If you cannot record or edit on a DVD-RW
The display shows the approximate time
(VR mode) that has been finalized with other
required for finalizing and asks for
DVD equipment, unfinalize the disc.
confirmation.
b
The recorder is not able to unfinalize DVD-RWs
(Video mode) that have been finalized on another
recorder.
1
2
Select "OK," and press ENTER.
The recorder starts finalizing the disc.
3

Before Recording

Before you start recording...
• Check that the disc has enough available
• Adjust the recording picture quality and
z Hint
Timer recordings will be made regardless whether
or not the recorder is turned on. You can turn off the
recorder without affecting the recording even after
recording starts.
b
To play a recorded disc on other DVD equipment,
finalize the disc (page 35).
Like the standard ×3 recording modes of
video tapes, you can select the desired
recording mode using the REC MODE
button.
Recording modes with higher quality provide
a more beautiful recording, but the large data
volume also results in a shorter recording
time.
Conversely, a longer duration provides a
longer recording time, but the lower data
volume results in a coarser picture quality.
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Unfinalizing a disc

8. Reformatting a disc

-RW
VR
Video
+
RW -RW
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 59).
Note
Insert a disc.
See "1. Inserting a Disc" on page 27.
Press OPTIONS to select "Disc
Information," and press ENTER.
The "Disc Information" display appears.
Select "Unfinalize," and press
ENTER.
1
Insert a disc.
The recorder starts unfinalizing the disc.
See "1. Inserting a Disc" on page 27.
Unfinalizing may take several minutes.
2
Press OPTIONS to select "Disc
Information," and press ENTER.
Example: When a DVD+RW is inserted.
3
Select "Format," and press ENTER.
4
Select "OK," and press ENTER.
For DVD-RWs and unrecorded DVD-Rs
(Video mode), select "VR" or "Video,"
and press ENTER.
All contents on the disc are erased.
Press REC MODE repeatedly to switch the
recording modes.

Timer Recording

Recording
mode
HQ (High quality)
space for the recording (page 32). For
DVD+RWs and DVD-RWs, you can free
HSP
up disc space by erasing titles (page 59).
picture size if necessary (page 42). SP (Standard mode)
LSP
ESP
LP
Note
EP
SLP (Long duration) 8
Recording mode
b
Notes
• The maximum continuous recording time for a
single title is eight hours.
• Situations below may cause slight inaccuracies
with the recording time.
– Recording a program with poor reception, or a
program or video source of low picture quality
– Recording on a disc that has already been edited
– Recording only a still picture or just sound
-RW
VR
Video
</M/m/,,
ENTER
OPTIONS
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Approx. recording
time (hours)
DVD DVD+R
DL
1 1 hr.
48 min.
R
1 hr. 2 hr.
30 min. 42 min.
2 3 hr.
37 min.
r
2 hr. 4 hr.
30 min. 31 min.
r
3 5 hr.
25 min.
r
4 7 hr.
14 min.
r
6 10 hr.
51 min.
14 hr.
28 min.
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