Sony rdr-gx315 Manual

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Record a TV 
Program
The following explains how to record 
a current TV program. For instructions 
on how to set the timer, see “Timer 
Recording” in the Operating Instructions.
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  Press CH+/– to select a 
channel.
The channel number appears in the 
front panel display.
•  If you connected your cable box or 
satellite receiver to the Line 1 input 
of the DVD recorder, press INPUT 
SELECT until “LINE1” appears in 
the front panel display. Then select a 
channel on your cable box or satellite 
receiver.
•  If you connected your cable box to the 
DVD recorder’s antenna input jack, 
select channel 2, 3 or 4, whichever 
channel is used to receive the signal 
from the cable box. Then select a 
channel on your cable box.
Playback the 
Recorded DVD 
Disc
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 Press TITLE LIST.
The Title List menu appears.
2
 Press 
/ to select the title you 
want to play and press ENTER.
The sub-menu appears.
3
 Press 
/ to select “Play” and 
press ENTER.
Playback starts from the beginning of the 
title.
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Insert a DVD 
Disc
1
 Press 
 OPEN/CLOSE and 
place a recordable DVD on the 
disc tray.
2
 Press 
 OPEN/CLOSE again 
to close the disc tray.
“LOAD” will appear for about a minute in 
the DVD recorder’s front panel display. 
See “Quick Guide to Disc Types” in the 
Operating Instructions for more details 
about the differences between disc 
types.
The Easy Setup display automatically appears on your TV screen when you turn 
on your recorder for the fi rst time. Follow the steps below to make the minimum 
number of basic adjustments to use the recorder. 
If you make a mistake, press 
 RETURN. 
Initial setting necessary to operate the
DVD recorder will be made.
You can change them later using setup.
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 Press 
/ to select “Auto” and 
press ENTER.
The recorder will automatically search for 
a channel that carries a time signal when 
you turn off the recorder after fi nishing Easy 
Setup.
If no broadcaster in your area is sending 
a time signal, setect “Manual,” and press 
ENTER. Press 
/ to set the month and 
press 
. Set the day, year, hour, minutes, 
and AM/PM in the same way. The day of the 
week is set automatically.
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 Press 
/ to select whether or not 
you have a cable connection, and 
press ENTER.
If you use an antenna only (no cable TV), 
select “Antenna.” For all other connections, 
select “Cable.”
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  The Tuner Preset function starts 
searching for all receivable 
channels. This may take a couple 
of minutes.
Press 
/ to select the type
of TV you have, then press ENTER.
If you have a wide-screen TV, select “16:9.” 
If you have a standard TV, select either “4:3 
Letter Box”(shrink to fi t) or “4:3 Pan Scan” 
(stretch to fi t). This will determine how “wide-
screen” images are displayed on your TV.
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Press 
/ to select the type of 
Dolby Digital signal you want 
to send to your AV amplifi er 
(receiver), then press ENTER.
If your AV amplifi er (receiver) has a Dolby 
Digital decoder, select “Dolby Digital.” If not, 
select “D-PCM.”
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Press 
/ to select the type of 
DTS signal you want to send 
to your AV amplifi er (receiver), 
then press ENTER.
If your AV amplifi er has a DTS decoder, 
select “On.” If not, select “Off.”
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When “Finish” appears, press
ENTER to complete Easy 
Setup.
1
  Turn on your TV and any other 
connected equipment such as 
your cable box or satellite receiver.
2
 Press 
/ on the DVD recorder.
3
  Switch the input selector on 
your TV so that the signal from 
the recorder appears on your TV 
screen.
If “Initial setting necessary to operate the 
DVD recorder will be made. You can change 
them later using setup.” does not appear 
on your TV screen, press SYSTEM MENU, 
select “Setup” and then select “Easy Setup.”
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 Press ENTER.
5
 Press 
/ to select a language for 
the on-screen display, then press 
ENTER.
2
  Press REC MODE repeatedly to 
select the recording mode.
HQ, HSP, SP, LSP, LP, EP, SLP, or SEP
HQ offers the best quality picture, but with 
the shortest recording time. Recording time 
increases with each successive mode, but 
the picture quality gradually deteriorates.
hint
How much disc space do I have?
You can check disc information such as the 
remaining space, by pressing DISPLAY while the 
disc is inserted.
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 Press 
 REC.
The recorder starts recording. To stop 
recording, press 
 STOP.
Select a method for setting the clock.
If you select "Auto", this recorder will look
for a time signal when you turn it off.
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Select the way in which you will receive
channels.
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Cable
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Select your TV screen type.
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4 : 3 Letter Box
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Off
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Don’t know what’s going on?
Look at your TV screen, not the front panel display. 
Messages explaining the current status of the DVD 
recorder will appear on your TV screen. Note that 
the remote does not work while “LOAD” is fl ashing, 
so be patient!
Select the screen language.
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Français
Español
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