Reformatting A Disc; Before Recording - Sony RDR-GX350 Service Manual

5
Select "Unfinalise," and press
ENTER.
6
Select "Start," and press ENTER.
The recorder starts unfinalising the disc.
Unfinalising may take several minutes.
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Timer Recording

Before Recording

Before you start recording...
• Check that the disc has enough available
space for the recording (page 31). For the
HDD, DVD+RWs, and DVD-RWs, you
can free up disc space by erasing titles
(page 60).
• Adjust the recording picture quality if
necessary (page 44).
b
Note
To play a recorded disc on other DVD equipment,
finalise the disc (page 36).
Recording mode
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.
Press REC MODE repeatedly to switch the
recording modes.
To select further options for recording mode
(manual recording mode), set "Manual Rec.
Mode" to "On (go to setup)" in the
"Recording" setup (page 106).
To record pictures in higher quality than HQ
mode on the HDD, set "Manual Rec. Mode"
to "On (go to setup)," and then select "HQ+."
For details about manual recording mode, see
page 106.
For timer recording, you can also select
"AUTO" as recording mode, which
maximizes the recording quality for the space
available on the disc (if recording to DVD),
or to fit onto a blank disc (if recording to
HDD).
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8. Reformatting a Disc

+ RW -RW -RW -R -R
VR VR
Video Video
New discs are automatically formatted when
inserted. If necessary, you can manually re-
format a DVD+RW, DVD-RW, or DVD-R
disc to make a blank disc. For DVD-RWs or
DVD-Rs, you can select a recording format
(VR mode or Video mode) according to your
needs.
SYSTEM
MENU
</M/m/,,
ENTER
1
Insert a disc.
See "1. Inserting a Disc" on page 27.
2
Press SYSTEM MENU.
The System Menu appears.
3
Select "Disc Setup," and press
ENTER.
Approx. recording time
(hours)
Recording
*1
HDD DVD
mode
RDR- RDR-
HX750 HX950
HQ (High 34 53 1 hr.
quality) 1 min.
R
HSP 50 79 1 hr.
30 min.
SP (Standard 68 105 2
mode)
r
LSP 84 130 2 hr.
30 min.
r
ESP 100 155 3
r
LP 135 210 4
r
EP 200 315 6
r
SLP 270 425 8
*2
SEP (Long 340 530 10
duration)
*1
The approximate recording time is for 12 cm
DVD discs.
The approximate recording times for DVD+R DL
(Double Layer)/DVD-R DL (Dual Layer) discs
are as follows:
HQ: 1 hour 51 minutes
HSP: 2 hours 41 minutes
SP: 3 hours 35 minutes
LSP: 4 hours 29 minutes
ESP: 5 hours 23 minutes
LP: 7 hours 11 minutes
EP: 10 hours 46 minutes
SLP : 14 hours 21 minutes
SEP: 17 hours 57 minutes
*2
When recording to DVD+RW or DVD+R, SLP
is the longest recording time available. If you
select SEP, the recording mode will
automatically revert to SLP.
z Hint
To easily select a manual recording mode, press
REC MODE repeatedly to display "MN," and
select a manual recording mode using </,.
4
Select "Format," and press ENTER.
5
Select an item, and press ENTER.
"VR Mode": Formats DVD-RWs/DVD-
Rs (VR mode or unrecorded discs) in VR
mode.
" Video Mode": Formats DVD-RWs/
DVD-Rs in Video mode.
"Format DVD+RW": Formats
DVD+RWs.
6
Select "Start," and press ENTER.
All contents on the disc are erased.
z Hint
By reformatting, you can change the recording
format on DVD-RWs, or record again on DVD-
RWs that have been finalised.
b
Note
You cannot reformat recorded DVD-Rs.
b
Notes
• The maximum continuous recording time to the
HDD is 12 hours for a single title. A title longer
than 12 hours is divided.
• Situations below may cause slight inaccuracies
with the recording time.
– Recording a programme with poor reception, or
a programme or video source of low picture
quality.
– Recording on a disc that has already been
edited.
– Recording only a still picture or just sound.
• Programmes are recorded in the following aspect
ratio.
– In the original aspect ratio, when recording to
the HDD (when "HDD Recording Format" is
set to "Video Mode Off" in the "Recording"
setup (page 109))/DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs (VR
mode).
– In 4:3 when recording to DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs.
• When recording to DVD-R DLs (Video mode),
the title is divided when the layer switches.
Recording stereo and bilingual
programmes
The recorder automatically receives and
records stereo and bilingual programmes
based on the ZWEITON system or the
NICAM system.
The HDD (when "HDD Recording Format"
is set to "Video Mode Off" in the
"Recording" setup (page 109)) and a DVD-
RW (VR mode) or DVD-R (VR mode) can
record both main and sub sounds. You can
switch between main and sub when playing
the disc.
The HDD (when "HDD Recording Format"
is set to "Video Mode On" in the "Recording"
setup (page 109)) and a DVD+RW, DVD+R,
DVD-RW (Video mode), or DVD-R (Video
mode) can record only one sound track (main
or sub) at a time. Select the sound track in the
"Audio In" setup before recording starts. Set
"Bilingual Recording" to "A/L" (default) or
"B/R" in the "Audio In" setup (page 103).
About HDD Recording format, see page 109.
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ZWEITON (German stereo) system
When a stereo-based programme is received,
"Stereo" appears.
When a bilingual ZWEITON-based
programme is received, "L," "R," or "L+R"
appears.
NICAM system
To record a NICAM programme, be sure to
set "NICAM Select" to "NICAM" (default)
in the "Audio In" setup. If the sound is not
clear when listening to NICAM broadcasts,
set "NICAM Select" to "Standard"
(page 103).
z Hint
You can select the audio (main or sub) while
recording bilingual programmes using the AUDIO
button. This does not affect the recorded sound.
Unrecordable pictures
Pictures with copy protection cannot be
recorded on this recorder.
Copy control Recordable discs
signals
Copy-Free
+ RW -RW
HDD VR
-RW +
R -R
VR
Video
-R
Video
Copy-Once
HDD
(CPRM*)
-RW
VR
(CPRM*)
-R
VR
Copy-Never None
* The recorded disc can be played only on CPRM
compatible equipment (page 9).
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