Sony RDR-GX3 Table of Contents, Playback, Editing a DVD, Operating the Recorder, Recording/Timer Recording, Basic Hookups and Settings, Time, jacks, Tuner, Sound, WARNING

Table of Contents

WARNING ...................................................	2
Precautions ................................................	2
Notes about the discs.....................................	3
Features ......................................................	6
Recording.......................................................	6
Playback.........................................................	6
Editing a disc..................................................	6
About This Manual .....................................	7
DVD Recorder Basics ................................	8
Guide to Parts and Controls ...................	11
Front panel ...................................................	11
Remote .........................................................	12
Front panel display.......................................	14
Rear panel ....................................................	14
Basic Hookups and Settings
Quick Overview ........................................	15
Step 1: Unpacking ...................................	16
Step 2: Connecting the Aerial Cable ......	16
Step 3: Connecting the Video Cords .....17
Step 4: Connecting the Audio Cords .....	19
Step 5: Connecting the Mains Lead .......	21
Step 6: Inserting the Batteries ................	22
Step 7: Easy Setup ..................................	22
Setting Up the Remote ............................	25
Controlling TVs with the remote ...................	25
If you have a Sony DVD player or more than
one Sony DVD recorder .........................	26
Connecting a VCR or Similar Recording
Device to the LINE3 Jack ...................	27
Connecting a VCR or Similar Recording
Device to the LINE 2 IN or LINE 4 IN
jacks .....................................................	27
Connecting to a Satellite or Digital
Tuner ....................................................	28
Connecting a PAY-TV/Canal Plus
Decoder ...............................................	28
Connecting a decoder ..................................	28
Setting PAY-TV/Canal Plus channels ..........	28
Operating the Recorder
Guide to Displays ....................................	31
System Menu ...............................................	31
Title List........................................................	32
Tool ..............................................................	32
Sub-menu.....................................................	33
How to Use the Displays .........................	33
How to Enter Characters .........................	34

Recording/Timer Recording
Before Recording ....................................	35
Recordable discs..........................................	35
About recording formats...............................	36
Recording mode...........................................	36
Unrecordable pictures ..................................	36
Checking the available disc space
(Disc Info) ...............................................	37
Recording TV programmes ....................	38
Using the Quick Timer function ....................	39
Recording stereo and bilingual
programmes ...........................................	40
Checking the disc status while recording .....	40
Creating chapters in a title ...........................	40
Timer Recording .....................................	41
Setting the timer manually (Standard)..........	41
Checking/changing/cancelling timer settings
(Timer List) .............................................	43
Recording TV programmes using the VIDEO
Plus+ system ..........................................	44
Adjusting the Recording Picture Quality
and Size ..............................................	46
Recording From Connected Equipment
With a Timer (Synchro Rec) ..............	47
Recording From Connected Equipment
Without a Timer ..................................	48
Playback
Before Playing .........................................	50
Playable discs ..............................................	50
Playing Discs ...........................................	51
Using the DVD’s Menu.................................	52
Basic operations/Changing the playback
speed......................................................	53
Selecting a Recorded Title on a Disc ....	54
Searching for a Title/Chapter/Track ......	56
Checking the Play Information and Playing
Time ....................................................	57
Checking the playing time in the front panel
display ....................................................	58
Selecting the Sound ...............................	58
Checking the audio signal format.................	59
TV Virtual Surround Settings (TVS) ......	59
Changing the Angles ..............................	60
Displaying the Subtitles .........................	61
Adjusting the Playback Picture and
Sound ..................................................	61
Adjusting the picture quality .........................	61
Adjusting the sound quality ..........................	62
Editing a DVD
Before Editing .........................................	63
Checking the disc type, recording format, and
title type ..................................................	63
Edit options for DVD-RWs (Video mode)/
DVD+RWs/DVD-Rs................................	63
Edit options for DVD-RWs (VR mode) .........	64

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