Sony RDR-GX7 Disc information display (Disc Info), How to enter characters, ENTER, 6Date:, 3Format:, 1Disc Name, 4Title no.:, 5Protected:, 2Media: Disc type

Protect	Sets protection for the selected title
	(page 51)
Rec Stop	Stops recording (page 23)
Rename	Changes the program name (DV Edit)
	(page 70)
Set Thumbnail	Selects a scene for the Title List
	thumbnail (page 41)
Title Name	Changes the name of the selected title
	(page 51)

Disc information display (Disc Info)

You can check the status of the inserted disc.

aPress TOOL while the disc is in the recorder.

The Tool menu appears.

bPress M/m to select “Disc Info,” then press

ENTER.

The Disc Information display appears.

Items in the display differ depending on the disc type or recording format.

Example: DVD-RW (VR mode)

Disc Information

DiscName	Movie						Close
Media	DVD-RW	Format			VR		Disc Name
Title no.	Original 3 / Playlist 2						Protect Disc
Protected	Not Protected						Finalize
							Erase All
Date	15. 9. 2003 ~ 28. 10. 2003
	HQ : 0H30M		HSP : 1H00M			SP : 1H30M
Remainder	LP : 2H00M			EP : 3H00M		SLP : 4H00M	Format
						2. 3 / 4. 7GB

1Disc Name2Media: Disc type3Format:

Recording format type (DVD-RW only)

4Title no.:

Total number of titles

5Protected:

Indicates whether protection is set (DVD-RW in VR mode only)

6Date:

Dates when the oldest and the most recent titles are recorded

7Continuous Rem. Time/Remainder:

•The longest continuous recording time in each of the recording modes

•Disc space bar

•Remaining disc space/total disc space (approximate)

8Disc setting buttons

•Disc Name: Labels the disc (page 33)

•Protect Disc: Protects the disc (DVD-RW in VR mode only) (page 33)

•Finalize: Finalizes the disc/Creates a DVD menu (DVD+RW only) (page 34)

•Unfinalize: Unfinalizes the disc if it has already been finalized (DVD-RW in VR mode only) (page 34)

•Erase All: Erases all titles on the disc (page 34)

•Format: Reformats the disc (page 35)

How to enter characters

You can label a title, disc, program, or channel by entering characters. You can enter up to 64 characters for a title/disc/ program name, but the actual number of characters displayed in the menus such as the Title List will vary. When the display for entering characters appears, follow the steps below.

aPress </M/m/, to select the type of characters, “A” (uppercase), “a” (lower case), or “Symbol,” then press ENTER.

The characters of the selected type are displayed. Example: Input Title Name

Input Title Name

AAB

13:00-14:00

"A"

1

.

,

-

1

6

M

N

O

6

"a"

2

A

B

C

2

Back

7

P

Q

R

S

7

Symbol

3

D

E

F

3

Clear All

8

T

U

V

8

4

G

H

I

4

9

W

X

Y

Z

9

Space

5

J

K

L

5

0

0

Cancel

Finish

bPress </M/m/, to select a character you want to enter, then press ENTER.

The selected character appears at the top of the display.

Input Title Name

K

1 .

,

-

1

6

M

N

O

6

"A"

"a"

2

A

B

C

2

Back

7

P

Q

R

S

7

Symbol

3

D

E

F

3

Clear All

8

T

U

V

8

4

G

H

I

4

9

W

X

Y

Z

9

Space

5

J

K

L

5

0

0

Cancel

Finish

To enter a letter with an accent mark, select an accent followed by the letter.

Example: Select “ ´ ” and then “a” to enter “á.”

To insert a space between the characters, select “Space.”

cRepeat steps 1 and 2 to enter all the characters for the name.

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