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SONY RDR-GX360 QSG  US  3-296-723-
11(1)  AK68-01530A
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ENTER
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DISPLAY
OPTIONS
NEXT
PLAY
PAUSE
REC
VOL
CH
TV
SYNCHRO REC REC MODE
ADVANCE
RETURN
PREV
STOP
CLEAR
REPLAY
AUDIO
MENU
TOP
MENU
INPUT
ORIGINAL/
PLAYLIST
CH
DIGITAL/
ANALOG
OPEN/
CLOSE
INPUT
SUBTITLE
SET
SYSTEM
MENU
TITLE
LIST
TIMER
ENTER
TIME/TEXT
ANGLE
  
 RETURN
/ (on/standby)
SYSTEM MENU
Initial settings necessary to operate the
DVD recorder will be made.
You can change them later using setup.
Easy Setup
ENTER
SYSTEM
MENU
Enter
Return
Exit
Start
6
  Press 
M/m to select whether or 
not you want to use the Set Top 
Box control function, then press 
ENTER.
7
  Press the number buttons to enter 
the brand code of your cable box 
or satellite receiver. Then select 
“OK” and press ENTER. 
Some examples of brand codes are shown 
on the right.
8
  Press 
M/m to set the month and 
press 
,. 
Set the day, year, hour, minutes, 
and AM/PM in the same way. Then 
press ENTER.
9 
Press 
M/m 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 4:3 screen TV, select either “4:3 
Letter Box”(shrink to fit) or “4:3 Pan Scan” 
(stretch to fit). This will determine how "wide-
screen" images are displayed on your TV.
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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 I/1 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 settings necessary to operate the 
DVD recorder will be made. You can change 
them later using setup.” does not appear on 
your TV screen, select “Easy Setup” from 
“Setup” in the System Menu.
4
  Press ENTER.
5
  Press 
M/m to select a language for 
the on-screen display, then press 
ENTER.
Yes
No
Easy Setup
Do you want to control
your set top box with this recorder?
(Changes to the current setting will
erase all timer settings.)
ENTER
SYSTEM
MENU
Move
Enter
Return
Exit
Easy Setup
Cancel
Enter the brand code of
your set top box.
ENTER
SYSTEM
MENU
Move
Enter
Return
Exit
OK
Easy Setup
ENTER
SYSTEM
MENU
Move
Enter
Exit
Hour
Min
AM/PM
Month
Set the time and date manually.
Day
Year
:
00
AM
12
01
01
2008
Tue
12:00 AM
Select your TV screen type.
Easy Setup
10:10 AM
16 : 9
4 : 3 Letter Box
4 : 3 Pan Scan
ENTER
SYSTEM
MENU
Move
Enter
Return
Exit
YES
NO
Select the screen language.
English
Français
Español
Easy Setup
ENTER
SYSTEM
MENU
Move
Enter
Return
Exit
Easy Setup is finished.
Finish
Easy Setup
10:10 AM
ENTER
SYSTEM
MENU
Enter
Return
Exit
///ENTER
Press ENTER to 
make a selection
Number buttons 
Label side facing up
Test your Set Top Box controller
If you connected a Set Top Box controller, do 
the following:
1
  Turn on the recorder and the cable 
box/satellite receiver.
2
  Point the remote at the recorder 
(not at the cable box/satellite 
receiver).
3
  Press CH+/− and confirm that the 
channel changes on the cable box/
satellite receiver window.
If the recorder does not control your cable 
box or satellite receiver, see “If you cannot 
get the recorder to control your cable box/
satellite receiver” at the end of “Step 7: Easy 
Setup” in the Operating Instructions.
Playback the 
Recorded DVD Disc
1
  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.
The Easy Setup display automatically appears on your TV screen when you turn 
on your recorder for the first time. Follow the steps below to make the minimum 
number of basic adjustments to use the recorder. 
If you make a mistake, press 
 RETURN. 
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Title List(Original)
LINE 1
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08:00 PM
10:10 AM
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Length Edit
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LINE 1
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LINE 1
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LINE 1
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ENTER
SYSTEM
MENU
Move
Enter
Return
Exit
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Title List (Original)
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No. Title
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ENTER
SYSTEM
MENU
Move
Enter
Return
Exit
LINE 1
LINE 1
LINE 1
LINE 1
LINE 1
Play
Title Erase
Chapter Erase
Protect
Title Name
A-B Erase
Divide Title
Insert a DVD Disc
1
  Press 
 OPEN/CLOSE and 
place a recordable DVD on the 
disc tray.
1
  Select a channel. 
• 
When using a Set Top Box controller
Press CH+/− buttons to select the 
cable box or satellite receiver’s 
channel.
• 
When not using a Set Top Box 
controller.
Press INPUT to select input source 
until “LINE 1” appears in the front 
panel display. Then select a channel 
on the connected cable box or satellite 
receiver.
2
  Press REC MODE repeatedly 
to select the recording mode.
HQ, HSP, SP, LSP, ESP, LP, EP, or SLP
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.
3
  Press 
 REC.
The recorder starts recording. To stop 
recording, press 
 STOP.
Record a TV Program
1
  Press TIMER. 
The Timer menu appears.
2
  Press 
M/m to set Date, Start 
and End time, Channel or Input 
source and Rec Mode.
As for selecting “Ch(channel)”, see above 
“Record a TV program.” The way to select 
“Ch(channel)” may differ in the case of a 
Set Top Box controller.
3
  Press ENTER. 
Leave the cable box/satellite receiver 
turned on and do not change its selected 
channel until the recorder finishes the 
timer recording.
Record a TV Program using Timer
Timer - Standard
10:10 AM
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SYSTEM
MENU
Adjust
Move
Return
Exit
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Today
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Examples 
of Brand 
Codes
Cable box brand
Code number
Sony
1006
Scientific Atlanta
0008,0277,0017,00
06,0237,0025,0477,
0207,0877,0003,00
12,0000,0021,1877
Motorola
0476,0276,1476,08
10,1376,1254,0400,
1106
Pace
0237
Samsung
0040,0144,0023,00
03,0070,0000
General 
Instruments
0476,0011,0014,00
98,0810,0024,0003,
0015,0276
For brand codes other than the above, 
see the “Cable Box/Satellite Receiver 
Brand Code” list of the Operating 
Instructions.
2
  Press 
 OPEN/CLOSE again 
to close the disc tray.
Wait until “LOAD” disappears from the 
front panel display.
See “Quick Guide to Disc Types” in the 
Operating Instructions for more details 
about the differences between disc types.