Sony Dvd Recorder Rdr Gx257 Users Manual

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Connecting a component video cord
or an HDMI cord

Select a connection

Television

To enjoy DVD playback, select connection A. In addition, if you want to record TV programs from a connected tuner, make
additional connections by referring to connection B.

: Hookup for Playback

RDR-GX257

to COMPONENT
VIDEO IN

You will need:
X1

HDMI IN

INPUT
VIDEO IN
COMPONENT
S VIDEO
Y
PR PB

X1

(one audio cord is supplied)

to HDMI IN

(one video cord is supplied)

DVD Recorder

Television
Follow the three steps below to connect, setup and make
recordings on your DVD recorder.

T
COMPONEN
Y

PCM/DTS/
MPEG/
DOLBY DIGITAL

L - AUDIO

LINE 1 IN
-R
L - AUDIO

VIDEO

VIDEO OUT
PR

PB

COAXIAL

DIGITAL

~AC IN

a

b

to COMPONENT
VIDEO OUT

HDMI OUT
SET TOP

BOX
CONTROL

L -

VIDEO

-R

R
AUDIO -

LINE OUT

AUDIO OUT

OUT

to HDMI OUT

DVD Recorder
to LINE IN

Connect one of the following cords (not supplied) instead of the video cord. (One
audio/video cord is supplied.) You will enjoy high quality images.

LINE IN

to LINE OUT
ENT
COMPON
Y

PCM/DTS/
MPEG/
AL
DOLBY DIGIT

~AC IN

©2008 Sony Corporation

VIDEO

VIDEO OUT
PR

PB

IO
L - AUD

COAXIAL

VIDEO

-R

LINE 1 IN
IO - R
L - AUD

Connecting an AV amplifier (receiver)

-R

LINE OUT

AUDIO OUT

OUT
DIGITAL

For further explanations, refer to the Operating Instructions.

1

HDMI OUT
SET TOP
BOX
L
CONTRO

IO
L - AUD

a HDMI cord or b Component video cords

to an
AC outlet

2

Connect power
cords last!

DVD Recorder
AUDIO OUT
L/R

to DIGITAL OUT
(COAXIAL)

4-111-178-11(1)

Printed in Indonesia

T
COMPONEN
Y

PCM/DTS/
MPEG/
DOLBY DIGITAL

DIGITAL

~AC IN

PB

COAXIAL

OUT

VIDEO

VIDEO OUT
PR

L - AUDIO

LINE 1 IN
-R
L - AUDIO

HDMI OUT
SET TOP

BOX
CONTROL

VIDEO

-R

L -

R
AUDIO -

LINE OUT

AUDIO OUT

IN
DIGITAL

: Hookup for Playback and
Recording

You will need:

You have :

X2

to VIDEO OUT/
AUDIO OUT

to CABLE IN

OUT
COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

CAVLE IN

OUT TO
TV

Connecting the Set Top Box controller

to your antenna
wall jack

DIGITAL
AUDIO
OUT

S VIDEO

2

to OUT TO
TV

to VHF/UHF IN

to LINE IN

Television

Cable Box/
Satellite Receiver

LINE IN
VHF/UHF

IN

to LINE 1 IN

 Please contact your cable service or satellite service company
to ask cable box or satellite receiver with video/audio output.

VIDEO OUT

to LINE OUT
LINE 1 IN

ENT
COMPON
Y

Cable With No Cable Box

 Please contact your cable service to ask cable box with video/
audio output.

hint

 for
Place it so that the tip of the
controller is near the remote
control reception window on
your set top box.

4

If you have neither of the above tuners :

For any inquiry, please visit the Sony web site : http://esupport.sony.com/

Connecting to an AV amplifier (receiver) with digital cords will enable you to listen
to Dolby Digital or DTS surround effects. For further explanations, refer to the
Operating Instructions.

to an
AC outlet

OPTICAL

and to get a cable box or satellite receiver with video/audio
output.

a audio cords or b coaxial digital cord

(one video cord is supplied)

ANT IN

 You need to subscribe to a cable TV or satellite TV service

to LINE IN
(AUDIO)

(antenna cable: not supplied)

X2

Cable Box /
Satellite Receiver

If you have been using your VCR connected to an antenna, connect this DVD
recorder to the VCR using an audio/video cord. This way, you can record TV
programs.

Antenna Only (No Cable TV/No Satellite Receiver)

to DIGITAL IN
(COAXIAL)

Connect one of the following cords (not supplied).

hint

Cable Box/Satellite Receiver Without Video/Audio
Output

X2

(one audio cord is supplied)

Cable Box With Video/Audio Output
See right
– or –
Satellite Receiver With Video/Audio Output

You have :

AV Amplifier

LINE IN

Before hookup
This DVD recorder does not include a tuner.
To record TV programs on the DVD recorder from a connected device, you need
to connect the DVD recorder to a tuner that has audio/video output jacks.

a

b

PCM/DTS/
MPEG/
AL
DOLBY DIGIT

~AC IN

COAXIAL

OUT
DIGITAL

PB

VIDEO OUT
PR

IO
L - AUD

-R

VIDEO

VIDEO

IO
L - AUD

-R

to an
AC outlet

HDMI OUT
SET TOP
BOX
L
CONTRO

CAVLE IN

OUT TO
TV

OPTICAL

S VIDEO

LINE OUT

AUDIO OUT

LINE 1 IN

COMPONEN

to SET TOP
BOX CONTROL
~AC IN

DVD Recorder

1

4

Connect all
power cords last!

OUT

ANT IN

IO - R
L - AUD

3

COMPONENT

DIGITAL
AUDIO
OUT

PCM/DTS/
MPEG/
DOLBY DIGITAL

T
Y

COAXIAL

OUT
DIGITAL

PB

VIDEO OUT
PR

L - AUDIO

-R

VIDEO

L - AUDIO

-R

HDMI OUT

DVD
Recorder

SET TOP

BOX
CONTROL

VIDEO

L - AUDIO

-R

LINE OUT

AUDIO OUT

You can have the recorder control channels on the cable box or satellite receiver
for timer recording. Connect the Set Top Box controller (supplied), and select “On”
in step 5 of “Set top box settings” on the next page.

Be sure to make the following settings beforehand as they are
necessary for general TV viewing and timer setting.
hint

You can use "Setup" options (audio, video, etc.) to better adjust your viewing
environment. Refer to "Settings and Adjustments" in the Operating Instructions.

7

Setting language
and clock

Set top box
settings

1
Turn on your TV and switch the input
2 selector
on your TV so that the signal

1
2 Select [Setup] and press ENTER.

Turn on the recorder and the connected
cable box/satellite receiver.

Press SYSTEM MENU.

SystemMenu

from the recorder appears on your TV
screen.

3

Media

Video(Title)

Timer Record

Photo

Setup

Music

Digital Video Recorder

ENTER Key

Other Set-Top Boxes

Disc Record Mode

Year

Next

19 : 00

PM

ENTER Key

Americast

Set-Top Box Edit

Key Speed

Antronix

Test

Archer

Select

Exit

5 Press ENTER to close the display.

Prev.

3 Digit Type
4 Digit Type

On

Test

Device Type
Brand

Select

Exit

On the [Current Setting] display, select
[Edit] and press ENTER.

Device Type
Brand
Description
Number of Digits
ENTER Key
Key Speed

: Cable Box
: ABC
: IR Code 17
: 2 Digit Type
: Off
: Normal
Exit

ENTER Key
Key Speed
Test

A

SYSTEM MENU

3

5

7

8

6
9

0

 RETURN

PLAY
MODE

TITLE
LIST

ZOOM

TIMER
MENU

Record a TV Program
Press INPUT to select input
1 source
until “L1” appears in the
front panel display.
Select a channel on the
2 connected
cable box or satellite

ENTER

Select a code for the recorder's remote
and press ENTER.

receiver.

A

Connected device has
multiple IR codes for
remote control.
Please select one.

SEARCH

PAUSE

IR Code 17
1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Key Speed

Select

Move

Prev.

Press /// to enter a channel (any
5 channel),
select [OK], and press ENTER.

REC

REC STOP

VOL

CHAPTER
MARK

Device Type
Brand

A

Number of Digits

STOP

REC MODE

TV

CH

INPUT

Record a TV Program using Timer

1 Press TIMER.
Imput

Date

Set-Top
Length Mode Channel

1/2
Check

30min

SP

OFF Rec.OK

Cable Box
ABC
IR Code 17
2 Digit Type

Ch.

Select

6

Edit

Erase

1 0

Prev.

Move

Check if the same channel is selected on
the cable box/satellite receiver.

2 Select [NEW] and press ENTER.
Timer Record

100 min Remain

Normal

Brand

Fast

A

Number of Digits

Set-Top
Mode Channel

Imput

Date

Start

Stop

L1

10/12 Sun

7:20 PM

7:50 PM

Set-Top Box Edit
Device Type

Exit

OK

SP

OK

channel.
If you do not use the set top box controller,
press CLEAR to select [OFF] in [Set-Top
Channel]. Be sure to select the channel on
the connected cable box/satellite receiver.

4 Press ENTER.
Press  RETURN to turn off the
5 Timer
List.
Leave the cable box/satellite receiver turned
on.

OFF

Exit

Connected device's
channel will be changed
automatically.
Was the channel changed?

ENTER Key
IR Code 17
Yes
No

Key Speed

Test

Test

Move

Exit

Select

Prev.

Move

If the same channel is not selected, return to step 4
by pressing  RETURN repeatedly and try one of
the other code(s) until you find the one that works.

7
8 Press ENTER to close the display.
Select [Yes] and press ENTER.

Press ENTER to
make a selection

Start

L1 10/12 Sun 7:20 PM

Playback the Recorded DVD Disc

1 Press TITLE LIST.

Press / to select the title you
2 want
to play and press ENTER.

The Title List menu appears.
Title List

///ENTER

Press /// to set input
3 source,
date, start/stop time, and

Timer List

Select Ch.

Test

HQ, SP, LP, EP, or ULP
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.

The recorder starts recording. To stop
recording, press  REC STOP.

ENTER Key

Exit

Press REC MODE repeatedly to
3 select
the recording mode.

4 Press  REC.

RETURN
DISPLAY
PREV REPLAY ADVANCE NEXT

ENTER Key

If your device needs
ENTER key to change
channels. please select ON.
ON. use ENTER key
OFF. do not use ENTER key

After making changes, check if the cable box/satellite
receiver control works correctly ( See right ).
ENTE
R

CLEAR THUMBNAIL

0

SYSTEM
MENU

Prev.

Set-Top Box Edit

Key Speed

Select

AUDIO

INPUT

On

ENTER Key

2

4

9

MARKER

Select

Exit

Slow

Number of Digits

8

NEW

Move

Device Type

7

OK

Number of Digits

[Key Speed]: Selects the speed to send
commands to the cable box/satellite
receiver.

Brand

Make sure that your
device is powered on.

Test

Key Speed

Select

6

Wait until “REAd” disappears from the front
panel display.
Refer to “Recordable and Playable Discs” in
the Operating Instructions for details about
recordable discs.

Key Speed

Off

Number of Digits

5

ENTER Key

Brand

Set-Top Box Edit
A

4

tray.

PLAY

[ENTER key]: Selects whether you need
to press the ENTER button each time
after entering the channel number.

Brand

3

Set-Top Box Edit

Set-Top Box Edit

1

A

Device Type

Device Type

2

TOP MENU

Number of Digits

Exit

Example: Ch.12

Move

CH

1
Prev.

Test

Edit

/ (on/standby)

A

Press  OPEN/CLOSE again to
 OPEN/CLOSE and place
1 aPress
2 close
recordable DVD on the disc
the disc tray.

OPEN/
CLOSE

Set-Top Box Edit

4

Number of Digits

Set-Top Box Edit

Current Setting

Number buttons

Brand

Key Speed

Set-Top Box Control

When using the supplied set top box controller, make
necessary settings and check that the controller
works correctly (
See right ).

Select

2 Digit Type

Select

6
Select

Device Type

OK

Test

Insert a DVD Disc

SUBTITLE ANGLE

Set-Top Box Edit

Off

Prev.

Exit

Move

Key Speed

[Number of Digits]: Selects the number
of digits for your cable box/satellite
receiver's channel.

Set-Top Box Control

Finish

Initial Setup is Completed.

ENTER Key

ENTER Key

Auto Chapter

Next

A

Please check
IR cable connection
for device control.

Turn on the cable box/satellite receiver (if
3 turned
off), and press ENTER.

Adelphia

Set-Top Box Control

DV Input

Move

A

Allegro

Disc Record Mode

Prev.

Brand

Exit

ABC

Device Type
Brand

Select [Set-Top Box Control] and press
4 .
5 Select [On] and press ENTER.

Time

2008

Move

Number of Digits

press ENTER to start the clock.

10 / 12

Set-Top Box Edit
Device Type

Set-Top Box Edit

Set the month, date, year, and time using
4 ///
or the number buttons and

Date

Satellite Box

Number of Digits

[Brand]: Press / to select the initial
of the brand name , press ENTER, and
then press / to select the brand.

3 Select [Video] and press .

Clock Setting

Cable Box
A

Number of Digits

Auto Chapter

Select

Brand

Select

DV Input

Exit

Device Type

1 Select [Test] and press ENTER.
the overall connection and press
2 Check
ENTER.

Test

LANGUAGE

English

Set-Top Box Edit

Label side facing up

Test the set top box
controller

Key Speed

Select a language for the on-screen
displays, and press ENTER.

Select the language.

Select from the following options and
press ENTER.
[Device Type]: Selects the type of cable
box/satellite receiver.

The sub-menu appears.
1/7

Original

DVD-VR

DVD-VR

2hour 45min
Remain

2hour 45min
Remain

Title 1
12/07

Title 2
0:45:00 12/09

Title 3
1:00:00 12/10

Title 4
12/13

Title 5
0:10:00 12/16

Title 6
0:10:00 12/19

0:15:00

Brand

A

Number of Digits

Congratulations!
Connected device control
test is complete.

Title 2
0:45:00 12/09

Title 3
1:00:00 12/10

0:15:00

Erase

0:25:00

Edit

Title 4
12/13

Title 5
0:10:00 12/16

Title 6
0:10:00 12/19

0:25:00

Play List

Select

Info.

Playlist

Exit

Select

Info.

Playlist

Exit

Press / to select [Play] and
3 press
ENTER.

Key Speed
Exit

Select

Title 1
12/07

Search

ENTER Key
Test

1/7

Original

Play

Set-Top Box Edit
Device Type

Title List

Prev.

Playback starts from the beginning of the
title.



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