Sony RDR-GX210 Inserting and Formatting a Disc, Reformatting a disc, tray, Basic, 2 Press &/1, Basic Operation, 1 Insert a disc, 1 Turn on the TV

Basic Operation

Inserting and Formatting a Disc

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When you first insert a new disc, the recorder will ask you to format the disc. Follow the steps below to format the disc. You can also reformat a DVD+RW or DVD-RW to create a blank disc.

TV/DVD switch

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ENTER

SET UP

1 Turn on the TV.

2 Press &/1.

The recorder turns on.

3 Switch the input selector on your TV so that the signal from the recorder appears on the TV screen.

4 Slide the TV/DVD switch to DVD.5 Press Z (open/close), and place a disc on the disc tray.

Labelled side facing up

6	Press Z (open/close) to close the disc
	tray.
	After “LOADING” disappears from the front
	panel display, the display asks for
7	confirmation.
	Press < to select [OK] and press ENTER.
	The recorder starts formatting the disc.
	The display shows the approximate time
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	Press ENTER when [OK] appears.
		Operation
	mode, see “Reformatting a disc” below.
	• For a DVD-RW, the recorder automatically

formats in VR mode. To format in Video

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For a formatted disc, you can use the disc after “LOADING” disappears from the front panel display in step 6 above.

Reformatting a disc

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You can erase all contents of a disc to create a blank disc. To format a new DVD-RW in Video mode, reformat the disc.

1 Insert a disc.

2 Press SET UP to turn on the Setup Display. 3 Select [Disc Info] and press ,.

4 Select [Format DVD] and press ,.

Disc Info

Format DVD Start

Finalize

Disc Name

Protect

5 While [Start] is selected, press ENTER.

The display asks for confirmation.

•For DVD-RWs, select a recording format (VR mode or Video mode) and press

ENTER.

6 Select [OK] and press ENTER.

Formatting starts.

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