Inserting A Disc; Recording A Programme - Sony 3-295-080-12(1) Operating Instructions Manual

Seven Basic Operations
— Getting to Know Your DVD Recorder

1. Inserting a Disc

+
RW
- RW
VR
- R
DVD
Video
DATA CD
Z (open/
close)
1
Press DVD.
2
Press Z (open/close), and place a
disc on the disc tray.
Recording/playing side facing down
3
Press Z (open/close) to close the
disc tray.
Wait until "LOAD" disappears from the
front panel display.
Unused DVDs are formatted
automatically.
• For DVD-RW discs
DVD-RWs are formatted in the
recording format (VR mode or Video
mode) set by "Format DVD-RW" of
"Basic" in the "Disc Setup" setup
(page 123).
• For DVD-R discs
DVD-Rs are automatically formatted
in Video mode. To format an unused
DVD-R in VR mode, format the disc
in the "Format" setup (page 49)
before you make a recording.
If the disc is recordable on this recorder,
you can manually re-format the disc to
make a blank disc (page 49).
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+
R
- RW - R
VR
Video
VCD CD DATA DVD
DVD
2. Recording a
Programme
+ - RW
HDD RW
- R - R
VR
Video
This section introduces the basic operation
to record a current TV programme to the
hard disk (HDD) or to a disc (DVD). For an
explanation of how to make timer
recordings, see page 53 (Digital
broadcasting) or page 66 (Analogue
broadcasting).
HDD
z REC
x REC
STOP
1
Press HDD or DVD.
If you want to record to a DVD, insert a
recordable DVD.
2
Press PROG +/– to select the
programme position or input source
you want to record.
To switch between digital broadcasting
and analogue broadcasting, press
INPUT. (Available when the aerial
cables are connected to both DIGITAL
AERIAL IN and ANALOG AERIAL
IN jacks only.)
- RW +
R
VR
Video
DVD
PROG +/–
INPUT
X
REC MODE