Sony rdr-gx120 User Manual
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Eight Basic Operations
— Getting to Know Your DVD Recorder
1. Inserting a Disc
1
Press Z (open/close), and place a
disc on the disc tray.
disc on the disc tray.
2
Press Z (open/close) to close the disc
tray.
tray.
Wait until “LOAD” disappears from the
front panel display.
Unused DVDs are formatted
automatically.
If the disc is recordable on this recorder,
you can manually re-format the disc to
make a blank disc (page 35).
front panel display.
Unused DVDs are formatted
automatically.
If the disc is recordable on this recorder,
you can manually re-format the disc to
make a blank disc (page 35).
2. Recording a
Programme
Programme
This section introduces the basic operation to
record a current TV programme to a disc
(DVD). For an explanation of how to make
timer recordings, see page 36.
record a current TV programme to a disc
(DVD). For an explanation of how to make
timer recordings, see page 36.
1
Insert a recordable DVD.
2
Press PROG +/– to select the
programme position or input source
you want to record.
programme position or input source
you want to record.
3
Press REC MODE repeatedly to select
the recording mode.
the recording mode.
Each time you press the button, the
display on the TV screen changes as
follows:
display on the TV screen changes as
follows:
For more details about the recording
mode, see page 36.
mode, see page 36.
4
Press z REC.
Recording starts.
Recording stops automatically after 8
hours of continuous recording or when
the DVD is full.
Recording stops automatically after 8
hours of continuous recording or when
the DVD is full.
+
R
DVD
VCD
CD
-RW
VR
-RW
Video
+
RW
-R
VR
DATA CD
-R
Video
Z (open/
close)
close)
Recording/playing side facing down
+
RW
+
R
PROG +/–
TV t
TV/DVD
REC MODE
DISPLAY
z REC
x REC
STOP
STOP