Sony RDR GX7 GX7, Quick Start Guide User Manual RDRGX7 QS

User Manual: Sony RDR-GX7 Quick Start Guide

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TV + Satellite Receiver or Digital Cable Box

Use a coaxial cable (not supplied) to connect the signal source
coming from your wall to the RF IN jack on the satellite
receiver or digital cable box.

Satellite Receiver or
Digital Cable Box
RF
IN

Connect the signal source to your satellite
receiver or digital cable box.

LINE OUT
S VIDEO
R-AUDIO-L

VIDEO

OUT

Connect your satellite receiver or digital
cable box to the recorder.
AV Amplifier (receiver)

VCR

DIGITAL IN

LINE OUT
S VIDEO

DVD

R-AUDIO-L

VIDEO

S VIDEO
R-AUDIO-L

COAXIAL
ASSIGNABLE

VIDEO

DVD

LINE IN

LINE IN
R-AUDIO-L

If you have a VCR
To playback video tapes, connect the LINE OUT jacks on
your VCR to the LINE IN 3 jacks on the recorder using an
audio/video cord (not supplied). If your VCR has an
S-video jack, you can use an S-video cord (not supplied)
instead of the yellow video jack on the audio/video cord.

S VIDEO

VIDEO

Quick Start Guide

Connect the recorder to your TV.
DVD Recorder
VHF/UHF
IN
DIGITAL OUT

LINE IN

PCM/DTS/DOLBY DIGITAL

Step 1

Step 2

Use an audio/video cord (not supplied) to connect the LINE
OUT jacks on your satellite receiver or digital cable box to the
LINE IN 1 jacks on the recorder. If your satellite receiver or
digital cable box has an S-video jack, you can use an S-video
cord (not supplied) instead of the yellow video jack on the
audio/video cord.

R-AUDIO-L

COAXIAL

Getting Connected

OUT
CONTROL S IN

OPTICAL

LINE OUT

S VIDEO

R-AUDIO-L

VIDEO

AC IN

S VIDEO

Use the supplied audio/video cord to connect the LINE OUT
jacks on the recorder to the LINE IN jacks on you TV. If your TV
has an S-video jack, you can use an S-video cord (not supplied)
instead of the yellow video jack on the audio/video cord.

VIDEO

COMPONENT
VIDEO OUT

Guided Setup

Television

If you have an AV amplifier (receiver)
Connect either an audio cord (not supplied) from the
LINE OUT jacks on the recorder to the LINE IN jacks on
your AV amplifier (receiver), or a digital cord (not
supplied) from the DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL or OPTICAL)
jack on the recorder to the DIGITAL IN jack on your AV
amplifier (receiver).

LINE IN
S VIDEO

Connect all power cords last.

VIDEO

L
AUDIO

Step 3

Basic Operations

Now you’re ready to go to “Step 2
Guided Setup.”
Printed in Japan

Step 1 Getting

Connected

TV + Cable Box

Select one of the following three types of common connections:
TV + Antenna or Cable without a Cable Box
TV + Satellite Receiver or Digital Cable Box
TV + Cable Box

The following are just a few examples
For further explanations, see “Basic Hookups and Settings” in the
Operating Instructions.

Connect the signal source to your cable
box.

Cable Box

Use a coaxial cable (not supplied) to connect the signal source
coming from your wall to the RF IN jack on your cable box.

RF
IN

OUT

Connect your cable box to the recorder.

TV + Antenna or Cable without a Cable Box
AV Amplifier (receiver)

Use a coaxial cable (not supplied) to connect the RF OUT jack
on your cable box to the VHF/UHF IN jack on the recorder.

Connect the signal source to the recorder.
VCR

Use a coaxial cable (not supplied) to connect the signal source
coming from your wall to the VHF/UHF IN jack on the recorder.

AV Amplifier (receiver)

VCR

DIGITAL IN

LINE OUT
S VIDEO

DIGITAL IN

DVD

LINE OUT
S VIDEO

DVD

R-AUDIO-L

VIDEO

S VIDEO
R-AUDIO-L

COAXIAL
ASSIGNABLE

VIDEO

DVD

LINE IN

R-AUDIO-L

VIDEO

S VIDEO

R-AUDIO-L

COAXIAL
ASSIGNABLE

VIDEO

DVD

LINE IN

Connect the recorder to your TV.

DVD Recorder
VHF/UHF
IN
DIGITAL OUT

LINE IN

PCM/DTS/DOLBY DIGITAL

R-AUDIO-L

COAXIAL

OUT
CONTROL S IN

OPTICAL

LINE OUT

S VIDEO

R-AUDIO-L

VIDEO

AC IN

S VIDEO

Use the supplied antenna cable to connect the VHF/UHF OUT
jack on the recorder to the VHF/UHF IN jack on your TV.
Then use the supplied audio/video cord to connect the LINE
OUT jacks on the recorder to the LINE IN jacks on your TV. If
your TV has an S-video jack, you can use an S-video cord (not
supplied) instead of the yellow video jack on the audio/video
cord.

VIDEO

COMPONENT
VIDEO OUT

Television

LINE IN

If you have a VCR
To playback video tapes, connect the LINE OUT jacks on
your VCR to the LINE IN 3 jacks on the recorder using an
audio/video cord (not supplied). If your VCR has an Svideo jack, you can use an S-video cord (not supplied)
instead of the yellow video jack on the audio/video cord.

DVD Recorder
VHF/UHF
IN
DIGITAL OUT

LINE IN

PCM/DTS/DOLBY DIGITAL

R-AUDIO-L

COAXIAL

OUT
CONTROL S IN

OPTICAL

LINE OUT

S VIDEO

R-AUDIO-L

VIDEO

AC IN

S VIDEO

VIDEO

COMPONENT
VIDEO OUT

Television
LINE IN

Connect all power cords last.

S VIDEO

VIDEO

S VIDEO
L

Connect all power cords last.

VIDEO

L
AUDIO
R

VHF/UHF
IN

Now you’re ready to go to “Step 2
Guided Setup.”

AUDIO
R

VHF/UHF
IN

Now you're ready to go to “Step 2
Guided Setup.”

Step 2 Guided

Setup

Step 3 Basic

Operations

Wait! Be sure to complete Step 2 before proceeding with Step 3.
The following explanations give a quick overview about how to use the DVD recorder.

Wait! Be sure to complete Step 1 before proceeding with Step 2.
When you turn on your DVD recorder for the first time, the Easy Setup display
automatically appears on your TV screen. Follow the steps below to make the
minimum number of basic adjustments to use the recorder.
to

Steps

Steps
Step

Step

Steps

:
:

Displaying Easy Setup on Your TV
x
OSD Language Setup
x
Clock Setup
x
Tuner and Channel Setup
x
TV Type Setup
x
Audio Connection Setup
x

Press M/m to select “Auto” to automatically set the
clock, then press ENTER.
The display for setting the tuner
appears.
Note that the clock will be
automatically set when you turn off
the recorder.

EASY SETUP

Tuner Preset

3/5

Select the way in which you will receive channels.

Antenna
Cable

If the clock is wrong, or if the
time is not set
See “Settings (Basic Settings)” in
the chapter “Settings and
Adjustments” of the Operating
Instructions.

You're done!

Congratulations! You’ve got your own DVD.

ENTER

RETURN

A new, unused DVD disc will be formatted when inserted. For
information about the different types of available DVD discs, see
the chart on the back cover of the Operating Instructions.

After the Tuner Preset is finished, the display for
matching the playback image to your TV appears.
EASY SETUP

TV Type

4/5

Select your TV screen type.

Don’t know what’s going on?
Look at your TV screen, not the front panel display.
Messages explaining the current status of the recorder
or what actions you are required to take will appear on
your TV screen. Note that the remote does not work
while “LOAD” is flashing, so be patient!

4 : 3 Pan Scan

RETURN

Audio Connection

5/5

If you connected a satellite receiver or digital
cable box
Turn on your satellite receiver or digital cable box and
press CH+/- until “L1” appears in the front panel display.
Then select a channel on your satellite receiver or digital
cable box.

ENTER

RETURN

Press M/m to select an audio connection option, then
press ENTER.
If you did not connect an AV amplifier (receiver), select “No” and go to step
.
• If you connected an AV amplifier (receiver) using just an audio cord, select
.
“Yes: LINE OUT (R-AUDIO-L)” and go to step
• If you connected an AV amplifier (receiver) using either a digital optical or
coaxial cord, select “Yes: DIGITAL OUT.” After you select “Yes,” you will be
asked to select the type of signal you want to send to your AV amplifier
(receiver). If your AV amplifier (receiver) has a Dolby Digital or DTS decoder,
select “Dolby Digital” or “On.” If not, select “D-PCM” or “Off.” Then go to
step
.

Press REC MODE repeatedly to select the
recording mode: HQ, HSP, SP, LP, EP or SLP.
HQ offers the best quality but the shortest recording time.
Recording time increases with each successive mode, but
the quality gradually deteriorates. See below for instructions on how to decide which recording mode meets your
needs.

The display for setting the clock
appears.

EASY SETUP

Clock

When “Finish” appears, press ENTER to complete Easy
Setup.

2/5

Select a method for setting the clock.
If you select "Auto", this recorder will look for a
time signal when you turn it off.

EASY SETUP

The recorder automatically searches for recordable disc space,
and starts recording. To stop recording, press x REC STOP.
Don't know what's going on?
Press the DISPLAY button on the remote. This will
display the current recording status on your TV screen.

Unlike a VCR, you do not need to search for blank space; the
recorder does it for you. And since recordings can only be manually
deleted by you, the recorder will never accidentally record over a
previously recorded program. If you want to delete some or all of
the contents to free up disc space, see “Erasing a Title (Erase)” in
the chapter “Editing a DVD.” How do you know if you have enough
free space? Read the following to find out!

Easy Setup is finished

DVD Recorder Distinctive

Finish
Auto
Manual

ENTER

RETURN

12ch

9:00AM - 9:30AM

3ch

8:00PM - 8:30PM

9/25

25ch

8:00PM - 8:30PM

10/15

8ch

9:00PM - 9:30PM

10/26

125ch 10:00AM - 10:30AM

10/28

Title

ENTER

9:00PM - 9:30PM

TOOLS

TITLE LIST

9/25

10/19

RETURN

Press M/m to select the title you want to play.
Press H PLAY.
Playback starts from the beginning of the title.
Don’t know what’s going on?

Try pressing the DISPLAY button on the remote. This
will display the current playing status on your TV
screen.

DVD Recorder Distinctive
With this Sony DVD recorder, all of the recorded contents can be
displayed in the TITLE LIST shown
above. This list not only allows
My Movies 1.5/4.7GB
TITLE LIST
you to directly select the title you
1 2ch 1:00PM - 2:00PM
2ch
want to watch, but it also displays
Mon 9/15 1:00PM( 1H00M) SP
2 5ch 8:00PM - 9:00PM
recording data, such as the length
5ch
Wed 9/17 8:00PM( 1H00M) SLP
of the title. And if you can’t
3 12ch 9:00AM - 9:30AM
12ch
Thu 9/25 9:00AM( 0H30M) EP
remember what the title
4 3ch 8:00PM - 8:30PM
3ch
contained, press the ZOOM +/Thu 9/25 8:00PM( 0H30M) SLP
buttons to display a thumbnail
ENTER
TOOLS
TITLE LIST RETURN
picture of each title’s first scene.
-RW.VR

ORIGINAL

ENTER

RETURN

Now you're ready to go to “Step 3 Basic Operations.”

“INFO WRITE” flashes in the front panel display for about a
minute while an electronic index of the recorded contents is
written on the disc.

Remove the disc when the disc tray opens,
and press Z OPEN/CLOSE again to close the
disc tray.
Want to play a recorded DVD on other DVD
equipment?
You may need to finalize the disc. See “Finalizing a disc
(Finalize)” in the chapter “Editing a DVD.”

Press z REC.

DVD Recorder Distinctive
Press M/m to select either English or French for the onscreen display language, then press ENTER.

Press Z OPEN/CLOSE.
EASY SETUP

Yes : DIGITAL OUT

Easy Setup begins.

9/17

Number

How to Remove the Disc

The channel number appears in the front panel display.

Yes : LINE OUT(R-AUDIO-L)

Press the center of the joystick (written hereafter as
“Press ENTER.”)

The following explains how to record a current TV program. For
timer recordings, see “Timer Recording” in the chapter “Recording/
Timer Recording” of the Operating Instructions.

Press CH+/– to select a channel.

Press M/m to select one of the display options, then
press ENTER.

Press I/1 on the remote.

Having trouble displaying Easy Setup?
Try looking at your TV screen each time you press the input selector on your
TV. You should see an indicator such as “Video 1” or “DVD 1” appear in one
of the four corners of your TV screen. Keep pressing the input selector until
the name of the jack to which you have connected the recorder appears.

9/15

8:00PM - 9:00PM

Title

4 : 3 Letter Box

Is this recorder connected to an amplifier (receiver)?
Select the type of jack you are using.

The following message appears: “Initial settings necessary to operate the DVD
recorder will be made. You can change them later using Setup.” If this message
does not appear, select “Easy Setup” from “SETUP” on the System Menu. See
“Step 7: Easy Setup” in the Operating Instructions for details.

1.5/4.7GB

1:00PM - 2:00PM

5ch

Number

16 : 9

The display for setting the audio
connection appears.

Press the input selector on your TV so that the signal
from the recorder appears on your TV screen.

My Movies

2ch

Date

How to Record a TV Program

Turn on your TV and any other connected equipment.

ORIGINAL

Press Z OPEN/CLOSE again to close the disc
tray.
“LOAD” will flash for about a minute in the recorder’s front
panel display while the recorder determines what kind of disc
you have inserted. If the disc is a new DVD-R or DVD+RW, it
will be automatically formatted. If the disc is a new DVD-RW,
you can format the disc in either Video or VR mode.
• Video mode: Allows for playback on most DVD equipment
once finalized
• VR mode: Allows for a variety of editing options using a
Playlist
See “Before Recording” in the chapter “Recording/Timer
Recording” of the Operating Instructions for more details
about the differences between Video mode and VR mode.

TITLE LIST

Date

Sort

ENTER

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