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3-113-759- 12 (1) © 2007 Sony Corporation RDR-GX350 D VD Recorder Operatin g Instructi ons To find out usef ul hint s, tips and infor mation abo ut So ny products and services please visit: www.
2 WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or el ectric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rai n or mois ture. To avoid el ectrical shock, do no t open the ca binet. Refer s ervicing to qualified personnel only. The mains lead m ust be changed only at a qu alified service shop.
3 Prec aution s This equipm ent has been tes ted and found to com ply with the limits set out in th e EMC Directiv e using a connecti on cable short er than 3 metre s. On safety Should any so lid objec t or liquid fall int o the cabin et, unplug th e recorder and have it checked by qualifie d personnel befor e operatin g it any further.
4 Table of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Quick Guide to Di sc Types .
5 Time r Reco rding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Before Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Recording mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6 JPE G Imag e File s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Using the “Photo Alb um” List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Viewing a JPEG image f ile . . . . . . . . . . .
7 Quick Guide to Di sc Type s Recordable and play able discs Type Disc Lo go Icon used in this manual Format ting (new di scs) Compat ibilit y with other DVD p layers (fi nalising) DVD+ RW Automati ca.
8 Usab le dis c versio ns (as of April 20 07) • 8x-sp eed or sl ower DV D+RW s • 6x-sp eed or sl ower DV D-RWs (Ver.1. 1, Ver.1. 2 wi th CPRM *2 ) • 16x-speed or slower DVD+Rs • 16x-speed or slower DVD-Rs (Ve r.
9 “DVD VIDEO” and “CD” a re trademar ks. DivX, Div X Certif ied, and associa ted logos ar e trademarks of DivX, Inc. and are used unde r licen se. DivX ® is a vi deo file comp ress io n te chnol ogy , developed by DivX, Inc . * If the DVD-RAM has a removable cartridge, remo ve the cartridge befor e playback.
10 Note on play back oper ation s of DVD VIDEOs/V IDEO CDs Some playback operations of DVD VIDEO s/ VIDEO CDs may be intent ionally set by softw are prod ucers. Since thi s recor der plays DVD VIDEOs/VIDEO CDs according to the disc co ntent s the softwa re produ cers desig ned, so me playba ck fe atures m ay not b e avai labl e.
11 Hookup s and Settings Hookups a nd Settings Hookin g Up the Record er Follo w steps 1 throu gh 6 to hook up and adjust t he sett ings of th e recor der. Do not c onnect the mains lead u ntil you reach “Step 4: Connecting t he Mains Le ad” on page 17.
12 Step 1: Connec ting the A eria l Ca ble Conne ct the ae rial ca ble by fol lowin g the ste ps bel ow. 1 Disconne ct the ae rial cab le from your TV , and con nect it to AERIAL IN on the rear panel of the re corder. 2 Conne ct AER IAL O UT of th e record er to the ae rial i nput of y our TV usin g the s upplied aerial cable.
13 Hookup s and Settings Step 2: Connect ing the Vi deo Cord s/HDMI Cord Selec t one of the f ollowing p atterns, A throug h E , acc ording to the input jack on your TV monitor, p rojector, o r audio compon ent such a s an AV amplifie r (receiv er). This wil l enable you to vi ew pictur es.
14 A SCART input ja ck Wh en setting “LINE 3 Out ” to “S-Vid eo” or “RGB” in th e “Vid eo I n/Out” setu p (page 8 0), use a SC ART cor d that conf orms to the se lected si gnal. B Video i nput ja ck You w ill enjoy st andard quality i mages .
15 Hookup s and Settings b Not es • Do not connec t more th an one type of v ideo cord between t he record er and your TV at t he same time . • Do not make con nections A a nd E at th e same time .
16 Step 3 : Conn ectin g the A udio C ords/ HDMI Co rd Select one of the fo llowin g pattern s, A or B , according to the input jack on your TV monitor, projector, or audio c omponent su ch as an AV a mplifier (r eceiver) . This will enable you to listen to soun d.
17 Hookup s and Settings B Audio L /R (lef t/right) in put jac ks This con nection wi ll use your TV ’s or audi o comp onent’ s tw o spea kers for so und. z Hin t For correct spe aker locati on, see the ope rating instru ctions s upplied with th e connected compone nts.
18 Step 5 : Prepar ing th e Remote You can contr ol the reco rder using the suppli ed remot e. Inse rt two R 6 (size AA) batt eries by matchi ng t he 3 and # ends on the batteri es to the markings ins ide the battery co mpartment. When usi ng the remote, poi nt it at the remote sensor on the record er.
19 Hookup s and Settings Code n umbers of contr ollable TVs If more than one code number is listed, try entering them one at a time until you find the on e th at wor ks wi th yo ur T V. The remote pe rforms t he following : To oper ate the TV /DVD but ton (for S CART conne ction s only) The TV/DVD button switches between TV mode and DVD mode.
20 Step 6 : Easy Se tup Make the bas ic adjust ments by fo llowing the on-s creen i nstr ucti ons in “Ea sy Setu p.” Be car eful not to di sconne ct the ca bles or exi t the “Easy Setup” functio n during this proc edure . 1 Turn on the reco rder and yo ur TV.
21 Hookup s and Settings TV Sc reen S ize ( page 8 7) If you ha ve a wide-sc reen TV , select “Wid e (16:9) .” If you have a sta ndard TV, select “St andard (4:3). ” This will dete rmine how “wid e-sc reen” images are disp laye d on your TV.
22 5 Select “ Nex t Screen ,” an d pres s ENTER . 6 Sele ct the gu ide chan nel num ber assign ed i n the pr ogram gui de using M / m . To go to the next/ previous page, pr ess . / > . 7 Select “Preset ” (the TV chann el numbe r or s tation name) using < / , .
23 Hookup s and Settings Connec ting a VCR o r Simi lar De vice After disconn ecting the recorder ’s mains lead from the mains, connect a VCR or similar recording device to the LINE IN jacks of this re corder. For detail s, refe r to the instruct ion manual s upplied wi th the connecte d equipment .
24 Connect a VCR or similar r ecording devic e to the LINE 2 IN jacks of this re corder. If the equ ipment ha s an S-vide o jack, you c an use an S- video co rd instea d of an audi o/video cord. z Hint When the connected equipm ent outputs only monaural sound, conne ct to only the L(MONO) and VIDEO input jacks on the front of the recorde r.
25 Hookup s and Settings Connec ting to a Sa telli te or Digit al Tun er Connect a satell ite or dig ital tuner t o this reco rder using th e LINE 1/DECODER jack. Disconnect th e recorder’s mains lead from the mains when connec ting the tuner. To us e the Sync hro Re c fu nctio n, s ee bel ow.
26 Connec ting an Ex ternal D ecoder You ca n watch or record e xternal de coder (P AY-TV/ Canal Pl us analog ue deco der) progr amme s if you co nnec t a decoder (not s upplied) to the recorde r. Discon nect t he recor der’s mains lead from the mai ns when connecting the decode r.
27 Hookup s and Settings To watch or record PAY-TV/ Canal Plus anal ogue pr ogra mmes, set your recor der to receive the programme p ositions us ing the on-scr een dis play. In order to set th e programme po sitions correctl y, be sure to follow a ll of the steps below.
28 12 Select your countr y/region, and press ENTER . 13 Sele ct the de sired prog ramme positio n using . / > or number buttons . 14 Sele ct “Chan nel” us ing M / m . 15 Sele ct the ex terna l decode r prog ramme po sition us ing < / , . 16 Sele ct “Sound S ystem” us ing M / m .
29 Eight Bas ic Operati ons — Gettin g to Know Your DVD Recorder Eight Basi c Operat ions — Getting to Know Your DVD Recorder 1. In serti ng a Di sc 1 Press Z (open/clo se), and p lace a disc on t he disc tr ay. 2 Press Z (ope n/cl ose) to clo se the di sc tray.
30 3 Pres s REC MODE r epeat edly to select the recording mode. Each time you press the button, the displ ay on the TV scre en cha nges as follows: * Avai lable wh en “Manu al Rec. Mode” is set to “On ( go to s etup)” in the “Recordi ng” setup (page 84 ).
31 Eight Bas ic Operati ons — Gettin g to Know Your DVD Recorder 3. Pl aying the Rec ord ed Progr amme (T itle List) To play a recorded titl e, sele ct the tit le from the Title List. 1 Insert a D VD. See “1. Insertin g a Disc” on page 29 . Playback sta rts automatic ally dependin g on the di sc.
32 D Title inform ation: Displays t he title n umber, tit le thumbnail pict ure (pla yback pi cture fo r the selec ted title, st ill ima ges for t he other titles), recording date, title name, and t itle siz e.
33 Eight Bas ic Operati ons — Gettin g to Know Your DVD Recorder 4. Dis playi ng the Playi ng Time an d Play Informat ion You c an check the pl aying time of t he curr ent title, c hapter, track, or di sc. Also, y ou can check t he disc na me recor ded on the DVD/ CD.
34 z Hints • When “On Scree n Dis pla y” is s et to “ On” (default) in the “Options” setup (p age 91), informati on aut omatical ly appe ars on t he screen wh en th e re cord er is oper ated. • To increase disc space, see “To open up disc space” (page 61).
35 Eight Bas ic Operati ons — Gettin g to Know Your DVD Recorder 4 Select “Title Nam e,” and p ress ENTE R. The d isplay for e nterin g char acte rs appear s. The current name is displaye d at the input row. 5 Move th e cursor to the point where you want to inse rt the characte r using m / M .
36 6. L abellin g an d Prot ecting a D isc You ca n execut e optio ns effecti ve for t he entire di sc in the “Disc Setup ” setup. 1 Inser t a disc. See “1. In serting a Di sc” o n page 29. 2 Press DI SC SETUP . 3 Select “B asic, ” and pres s ENTER .
37 Eight Bas ic Operati ons — Gettin g to Know Your DVD Recorder 3 Select “B asic, ” and pres s ENTER . 4 Select “Prote ct Disc ,” a nd pres s ENTE R. 5 Select “On,” and pr ess EN TER. 6 Press SYS TEM M ENU to exit . To ca ncel th e pro tection Select “Off” in step 5.
38 1 Inser t a disc. See “1. In serting a Di sc” o n page 29. 2 Press DI SC SETUP . 3 Sele ct “Final ise,” and press ENTE R. 4 Sele ct “Final ise,” and press ENTE R. 5 Selec t “Next Screen ,” and pre ss ENTE R. For DVD-RW/DVD-R (VR mode), th e recorde r starts fi nalisin g the disc.
39 Eight Bas ic Operati ons — Gettin g to Know Your DVD Recorder For DV D-RW s (Video mode) DVD-RWs (Video mode) that have been finali sed to prohibit addi tional record ing or edit ing ca n be unfi nali sed to al low furth er record ing or ed iting .
40 8. Ref ormatt ing a Di sc New discs are au tomati cally fo rmatted w hen inser ted. If nece ssary, you can m anual ly re - format a DVD+RW, DVD-RW, or DVD-R disc to make a blank di sc. For DV D-RW s or DVD-R s, you can se lect a record ing for mat (VR mo de or Vide o mode ) accord ing to y our needs.
41 Timer Rec ording Timer Recording Before Recording Before you start recording… • Check th at the dis c has enou gh availab le space for the recor ding (p age 3 3). For DVD+RWs and DVD-RWs, you can fr ee up disc spac e by erasing titles ( page 61).
42 The r ecorder au tomat ically r eceives an d record s stere o and bil ingua l progr ammes based on t he ZWE ITON sy stem o r the NICAM syst em. A DVD-RW (VR mode) or DVD-R (VR mode ) can re cord bot h main an d sub soun ds. You can switch between main and sub when play ing the disc.
43 Timer Rec ording Timer Record ing (Stan dard/ VIDEO Pl us+) You can set the timer f or a tota l of 32 pro grammes (8 prog rammes w hen us ing the VPS/PD C function) , up to 30 days in advanc e. There are two met hods to set th e timer: th e standard me thod and VIDEO Plu s+ method.
44 “VPS/PDC”: Sets the VPS/PDC function. See “About the VPS /PDC functi on” belo w. “Biling ual Recording”: Sets the sound to be record ed ( page 8 1). • To enter a title name, select “Se t Title Name” an d press EN TER (pag e 34). • If you m ake a mist ake, sel ect th e ite m and chan ge the set ting.
45 Timer Rec ording The VI DEO Plus+ system i s a feature th at simplifi es sett ing the ti mer. Just e nter the PlusCode number listed in the TV programme guide.
46 You can set the record er to record in 30- minu te increm ents. Press z REC repea tedly to s et the durat ion. Each press a dvances the time in 30-min ute increment s. The maximum duration is six hours . The time counte r decreases minute by minute to 0: 00, then t he rec order s tops r ecordi ng (the power turns off) .
47 Timer Rec ording To crea te your own se tting 1 Selec t “Memory1 ,” “Mem ory2,” or “Mem ory3” i n step 3. 2 Sele ct “D etail ed S ettin gs,” and pr ess ENTER. The display for adjusti ng detail ed setting s appears. 3 Select an item using M / m , and adju st settings us ing < / , .
48 Checki ng/Ch angi ng/ Cancel ling Ti mer Setting s (Timer Lis t) You ca n check, change, or cancel t imer setti ngs usin g the “ Timer List .” 1 Pres s TIMER. The “ Timer L ist” disp lay appe ars. Timer informat ion display s the record ing date, time, recording mode, etc.
49 Timer Rec ording b Not es • W hen “VPS/PDC” is set to “On” for one or more time r recordi ngs, th e start ti mes may ch ange in the ev ent of a broadcas t del ay or ear ly st art. • Even if the tim er is set, time r re cordin gs ca nnot be made whil e record ing a pro gramme that ha s priority .
50 2 Sele ct the de sired aud io signal when recor ding a biling ual prog ramme . Set “ Exte rnal Audio” to “ Bili ngua l” an d “Bilingual Re cording” to “A/L” or “ B/R” in the “Audio In” set up (page 81) . For det ails a bout the b ilingu al reco rding, see page 4 2.
51 Timer Rec ording You ca n record from a co nnecte d VCR or similar device. To con nect a VCR or simi lar device , see “ Connect ing a V CR or Similar Device ” on pag e 23. 1 Insert a recordab le DVD. See “1. Insertin g a Disc” on page 29 . 2 Press INPUT to select an inpu t source accor ding to the co nnectio n you made.
52 Playback Play ing the Re cord ed Prog ramme /DVD * D ivX video file only 1 Inser t a disc. • See “1. Ins ertin g a Di sc” on page 29. • I f you insert a DVD VIDEO, VIDEO CD, DATA DVD or DATA CD, press H . Play back start s. 2 Pres s TITLE LIS T.
53 Playba ck To displ ay the reg istratio n code fo r this recorder Select “Registr ation Code” of “Div X” in the “Opt ions” set up (page 9 2). To resu me playba ck from the point wher e you stop ped (Resu me Play) When you press H a gain aft er you stop playba ck, the rec order r esumes pl ayback from the point wh ere you pr essed x .
54 To che ck the po sition of the button s below, see the ill ustrati on on page 52. Playback options But to ns Operations AUDIO * DivX video file only Selects on e of the audio trac ks recorded on the disc when pressed repe atedly in n ormal pl ayba ck mode.
55 Playba ck b Not es • An gles and su btitles ca nnot be changed wi th titles reco rded on this re cord er. • JPEG image files made wi th a DVD camcorder can only be played as a slid eshow. For vid eo files containin g JPEG image fi les an d movies, the recorder c an play movie parts only.
56 1 Pres s PLAY MO DE durin g playback. The “ Play Mo de” men u appear s. 2 Select “ A-B Re peat, ” and press ENTER . “Set point A” i s sel ecte d. 3 Whil e monitor ing the so und, pr ess ENTER at the sta rting po int (p oint A) of the po rtion t o be playe d repea tedly .
57 Playba ck * final ised disc only You ca n play the con tents of a disc in the order yo u want by arrang ing the orde r of the titles/ chapters /albums/tra cks on th e disc to cre ate yo ur own prog ramme. Y ou can make a progra mme of up to 2 4 step s.
58 To check the detailed s ettings fo r the sele cted pr eset , pr ess D ISPLAY . 4 Pres s SYS TEM MEN U to exit . To cre ate your o wn settin g 1 Sele ct “Me mory1 ,” “ Memory 2,” or “Memor y3” i n step 3. 2 Select “Detaile d Settings,” and press ENTER .
59 Playba ck Search ing for a T ime/ Title /Chapt er/Tr ack, et c. * DivX video file only You c an sear ch a di sc by title, chapter , scene or trac k. As titles and tracks are assign ed individual numbers, sele ct the title o r track by enter ing its num ber.
60 Erasing and Edit ing Before Editin g Thi s record er offe rs var ious edit option s for vari ous dis c types. b Notes • You may los e the edited cont ents if you remove the dis c or a t imer re cording s tarts whi le edit ing. • DVD discs creat ed by DVD camcorders ca nnot be edit ed on this reco rder .
61 Erasing an d Editing To open u p disc s pace To open up disc space on a DVD+RW or DVD-RW (Video mode), erase the title with the larg est number in t he title list. To open up disc space on a DVD-RW ( VR mode ), you ca n eras e any titl e. See “Eras ing and Editing a Title” on page 61.
62 • “A-B Erase”: Erases a se ction of th e title (p age 62). • “ Divide”: Divid es a title i nto two title s (page 65). • “ Chapter Edit”: Edits chapter s in a title (page 63). • “ Protect”: Pro tects the t itle. “ ” appe ars n ext to th e pr otec ted t itl e.
63 Erasing an d Editing Erasin g and Edit ing a Chapt er You ca n edit indivi dual cha pters wit hin a title. To e dit DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs (VR mode ) with ou t chan gin g th e orig inal reco rdin gs, creat e a Playlist ( page 64) . 1 Press TITL E LIST. For DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs in VR mode, switch t he Title List (Original or Playli st), i f nece ssary.
64 1 Aft er step 4 of “Erasing and Edit ing a Chapter ,” se lect “Erase .” 2 Select a chap ter us ing < / , , and pres s ENTER . 3 (For a Pl aylist c hapter only) Sele ct “Erase, ” and pre ss ENTER . The displa y asks fo r confirma tion.
65 Erasing an d Editing 1 Press TITL E LIST. Sw itch to the Play lis t (pag e 61 ). 2 Select a Pla ylist title, an d press , . The su b-menu ap pears. 3 Select “E dit,” an d press ENT ER. 4 Select “M ove, ” and pre ss ENTER . 5 Select a new locatio n for the title using M / m , and pres s ENTER .
66 1 Pres s TITLE LIS T. Switch to t he Playli st (page 61 ). 2 Select a Playli st title c ontain ing the chapte r you w ant to edit, and pre ss , . The s ub-menu appears . 3 Sele ct “Edit,” and pre ss ENTER. 4 Sele ct “Chapt er Edit,” and pres s ENTER .
67 Audio Trac ks Audio Tracks Play ing Audi o Trac ks from CD /DVD You ca n play audio tracks on CDs , DATA DVDs (DVD-ROMs/DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/ DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs/DVD-RAMs), or DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD -Rs/CD-RWs). 1 Insert a disc. See “1. Insertin g a Disc” on page 29 .
68 Note s on playin g DTS s ound trac ks on a CD • When pl aying DTS- encoded CDs, excess ive nois e will be he ard from the LINE 3-TV/LINE 1/ DEC ODER /L INE 2 OUT (R- AUDI O- L) jack s.
69 Audio Trac ks You c an pla y the contents of an album or dis c in the orde r you want by arrangi ng the order of the al bums/t racks o n a disc to cre ate your own program me. Y ou can make a progra mme of up to 2 4 step s. 1 Press PLAY MODE durin g play back.
70 Sear ching fo r an Audi o Trac k You ca n search a disc by al bum or tr ack. As album s and trac ks are as signed individua l numb ers, se lect the al bum or tr ack by entering its numbe r. 1 Pres s PLAY MO DE durin g playback. The “ Play Mo de” men u appear s.
71 JPEG I mage F iles JPEG Image Files Using the “P hoto A lbum” List You can pl ay JPE G ima ge files on D ATA DVDs/DATA CDs using the “Photo Album” list. 1 Press SYSTE M MENU. The Syst em Menu a ppears . 2 Selec t “Ph oto Al bum,” an d p ress ENTE R.
72 C Sub-m enu: Pres s , to displa y the sub-menu. The su b-m enu di spla ys op tion s appl icab le on ly t o the sele cted item. The displ ayed opti ons diffe r dependi ng upon the model, si tuation, a nd disc type. D Scroll bar: Appears when all of the JPEG image fi les do not fi t on the l ist.
73 JPEG I mage F iles To pause a slides how Press X (pause ). To vie w the next/p revious imag e during a slidesh ow Press . / > . To zoom an image Pres s ZOOM repeat edly duri ng a s lides how. Each time you pre ss ZOOM, the magni fication c hange s as shown below.
74 Settings and Adj ustments Disc Settin gs (Disc Setup) The “Disc S etup” setup a llows you to adjust DVD related settings. Press DISC SETU P. The “ Disc Set up” setup ap pears w ith the following option s. The default settings are under lined.
75 Settings a nd Adjus tments Record er Se tting s (Basic ) The “B asic” set up helps you to make c lock and oth er record er relate d setti ngs. 1 Press SYS TEM M ENU whi le the recor der i s in s top mo de. 2 Select “In itial Set up,” and pr ess ENTE R.
76 5 Pres s M / m to set t he day, an d press , . Set the month, year , hour, and minutes i n seque nce. Pr ess < / , to sele ct the item to be set, th en press M / m to set the numbe rs. T he da y of the week i s set automatically . To ch ange the number s, press < to return to the item to be changed, a nd pres s M / m .
77 Settings a nd Adjus tments Aeria l Rece ption Setti ngs (Tun er) The “T uner” se tup helps yo u to mak e tuner and prog ramm e positi on settin gs for the record er. 1 Press SYS TEM M ENU whi le the recor der i s in s top mo de. 2 Select “In itial Set up,” and pr ess ENTE R.
78 Skip CH System Select the region to get th e best broad cast recepti on. AFT • If t he Aut o Fin e Tuni ng functi on doe s no t work e ffect ivel y, se lect “Off” and pr ess m . Pres s < / , to obt ain a clear er pictur e, and press ENTER.
79 Settings a nd Adjus tments * To receive broadcasts in France, selec t “L.” After th e progra mme pos itions ha ve been set , you can c hange t he order of each pro gramme position in the disp lay list. 1 Selec t “Channe l Swappi ng” in “Tu ner,” and pre ss ENTER.
80 Compon ent V ideo Out Selects t he signal f ormat in whi ch the record er o utput s vide o si gnal s: int erla ce or prog ressiv e, fr om the COMPON ENT VIDEO OUT jacks. b Notes • When you set “LINE 3 Out” to “RGB,” you cannot se t “Component Vide o Out.
81 Settings a nd Adjus tments Audio In put Sett ings (Audio In) The “Audio In” setup allows you to adjust the sound ac cord ing to the pla yback and conn ection c onditio ns. 1 Press SYS TEM M ENU whi le the recor der i s in s top mo de. 2 Select “In itial Set up,” and pr ess ENTE R.
82 Audi o Output Settin gs (Audio O ut) The “Audio Out” setup allows you to switch the me thod of ou tput ting audi o sig nals when you conn ect a com ponent such as an amplifier ( receiver) wi th a digit al input jack.
83 Settings a nd Adjus tments MPEG O utput (DVD VIDE Os only ) Sel ects th e type of MPEG audi o sig nal. b Not e If the HDMI OUT jack i s connect ed to equ ipment not co mpat ible wit h MPEG audio s ignal s, the PC M signal s will b e auto matical ly outp ut even wh en you select “ MPEG.
84 Auto Lang uage The “ Auto Langu age” fun ction is avai lable when “Audio Lan guage” an d “Sub title Lang uage” a re set to the same langua ge, and “Subtitle Displ ay” is set to “On.” DVD Men u Lang uage (D VD VIDE O only) Switches t he language for the DVD menu .
85 Settings a nd Adjus tments Manual re cording mode The tabl e below show s the a pproxim ate recor ding times for the differ ent DVD t ypes in each manual r ecording mode, as well a s the standa rd reco rding m ode equi valents.
86 Rec. Mode Adju st Set Th umbnail Selects a scene for the thumbnail picture shown in t he Title Li st. Auto Chapter (V R) (DVD-RW/DVD -R in VR mode onl y) b Note Th e actua l chap ter m ark int erv al ma y vary depending on the a mount of infor mation c ontained in the video to be recorded.
87 Settings a nd Adjus tments Play back Se tting s (Playb ack) The “P layback” s etup allo ws you to ad just the pl ayba ck set tings . 1 Press SYS TEM M ENU whi le the recor der i s in s top mo de. 2 Select “In itial Set up,” and pr ess ENTE R.
88 Parenta l Control (DVD VID EO only ) Playback of some DVD VIDEOs can be limited acc ording to a predetermi ned level, such as the age of the users. Scenes ma y be bloc ked or replace d wit h di ffer ent s cenes. 1 Selec t “Par ental C ontro l” in “ Playbac k,” and pr ess ENTER.
89 Settings a nd Adjus tments b Not es • If you forge t your password, reset the record er (page 99). • W hen you play discs whic h do not have the Parental C ontrol function, pl ayback ca nnot be limite d on this recorder . • De pending on the dis c, you may be asked to change the Parental Contr ol level while playin g the dis c.
90 Screen Re solution Selec ts the typ e of vide o signals output fr om the HDMI OUT ja ck. If the p icture is no t clear , natural or to your sati sfaction, try anoth er option t hat suits th e disc and yo ur TV /proje ctor, etc. F or deta ils, refer also to the instructi on manual su pplied with t he TV/ proj ecto r, etc.
91 Settings a nd Adjus tments Audi o Outpu t Select s the type of audio sig nal output from the HDMI OUT jack. b Not es • Th e PCM signals may not be output even when you select “Auto” depending on the “Aud io Out” settin gs, number of audi o channel s, and th e HDMI-connected de vice.
92 Comman d Mode Change s the Comm and Mo de of the rec order to avoi d interfer ence wit h your other Sony DVD recorder o r player. 1 Select “Comman d Mode” in “Opt ions,” and pr ess ENTER. 2 Select a Command Mode (DVD1, DVD2, or DVD3), and pr ess ENTER.
93 Additional Info rmation Additional Inform ation Trou blesho oting If you ex perien ce any of t he follow ing dif ficu ltie s wh ile usin g the r ecor de r, us e th is troublesho oting guide to help remedy the proble m befo re reque sting rep airs. Shou ld any prob lem pe rsist, cons ult you r nearest Sony de aler .
94 , When pi cture noise a ppears after yo u chang e the “ Scree n Re soluti on” setti ng, hol d down x (stop) on the re corder, and press Z (o pen/cl ose) on the recor der. TV pr ogramme receptio n does not fil l the screen. , Set the channe l manually in “Ma nual CH Setting ” in t he “Tuner” setup (page 7 7).
95 Additional Info rmation No sound is ou tput fr om the HDMI OUT jack. , Try the fo llowing: 1 Tu rn the reco rder off and on again . 2 Turn th e conne cted equipme nt off a nd on again. 3 D isconnec t and th en c onnec t the HDM I cord again. , The HDMI OUT jack i s connected t o a DVI device (DVI jacks do not accept aud io signals).
96 The la nguage f or the sou nd track can not be chang ed. , Multil ingual tra cks are not reco rded on the DVD being played . , The DVD VIDEO prohibits the changin g of the langua ge for the sou nd track. , Try changing the langu age using the DVD VIDEO’s menu.
97 Additional Info rmation Recordi ng does n ot stop imm ediatel y after yo u press x REC STOP. , It will take a few seconds for th e recorde r to input disc data b efore rec ording can stop. On-sc reen i nstru ctions may a ppear after pressing x REC ST OP.
98 The clock does n ot appear in the front panel display when the recorder is turned off. , “Fr ont P anel D isp lay” is set t o “O ff” in the “Options” setup (pa ge 91). The remo te does not function. , Different command modes are se t for the rec order a nd re mote.
99 Additional Info rmation Resett ing the Re corder You can res et the re corder to a ll its fac tory settin gs. 1 Make sure that the record er is turned on and r emove the di sc. 2 Hold down x (stop) on the reco rder and pr ess [ / 1 on the recor der.
100 Specifi cations System Laser: Semic onducto r lase r Channel c overage: PAL/SECAM (B/G, D/K, I, L) VHF: E2 to E12, R1 to R1 2, F2 to F10, Italian A to H, Ireland A to J, South Africa 4 to 11, 13 U.
101 Additional Info rmation Notes on MP 3 Audio Trac ks, JPE G Image Files , and DivX V ideo Files MP3 i s an a udio c ompre ssion technolo gy that satisf ies c ertain ISO/MPEG r egulat ions.
102 • The record er cannot play a DivX video file of a size la rger than 720 (width) × 576 (he ight)/4 GB. • The record er may not play a DivX video file when the fi le has been combi ned from tw o or more DivX video files .
103 Additional Info rmation Guide to Parts an d Contro ls For m ore in format ion, see t he pa ges i n pare nthese s. A [ / 1 (on/st andby) butto n (20 ) B Z (open/c lose) button (29 ) C PROG (programme) +/– buttons (29) The + button has a tactil e dot * .
104 A [ / 1 (on/stan dby) butt on (20 ) B (remote se nsor) (18) C Disc tray (29) D Front pane l display (10 4) E Z (open/cl ose) butt on (29) F N (play) bu tton (5 2, 67, 72 ) The N butt on h as a t acti le do t * .
105 Additional Info rmation A AERIAL IN/OUT jacks (12) B LINE 2 OUT (R-AUDIO-L/VIDEO) jacks (13 , 16) C LINE 1/DECODER jack (23) D HDMI OUT (high-definition multim edia interface out) jack (1 3, 16) E.
106 Langua ge Co de Lis t For details , see page 83. The lan guage spelling s confor m to the IS O 639: 1988 (E/F ) standard . Number Lang uage (code) Number Language (code) Number Lang uage (code).
107 Additional Info rmation Count ry/Ar ea Code For det ails, see page 88. Number Area (Cod e) Number Area (Code) 0118 0121 0120 0205 0218 0301 0312 0314 0411 0609 0618 0405 0811 0914 0904 0920 1016 1.
108 Index Words in qu otat ions appe ar in the on -scr een disp lays . Numerics “16:9 ” 87 “4:3 Letter B ox” 87 “4:3 Pan S can” 87 “96 kHz PCM Output” 82 A “A-B Erase ” 62 “A-B R.
109 F “Finalise” 37 Finalisin g 37 “Format” 40 “Format DVD-RW” 74 Formattin g 40 Freeze F rame 55 Front pa nel 104 “Front Pa nel Display ” 91 Front pa nel disp lay 104 H Handlin g disc.
110 Q Quick guide t o disc types 7 Quick Timer 46 R Rear pa nel 105 REC 29 REC MODE 41 REC STOP 29 “Rec. Mo de Adjust” 44 , 86 Recordable discs 7 “Recor ding” 84 Recording 41 picture ad justme.
111 V “Video” 80 VIDEO CD 9 Video cord 13 “Video In/Ou t” 79 Video i nput 14 Video mod e 7 VIDEO Plus+ 21 , 45 VPS 44 VR mode 7 W “Wide (16:9)” 21 Z Zoom 73 ZWEITON 42.
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Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il Sony RDR-GX350 è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Sony RDR-GX350 - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Sony RDR-GX350 imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Sony RDR-GX350 ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Sony RDR-GX350, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Sony RDR-GX350.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Sony RDR-GX350. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Sony RDR-GX350 insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
