Connecting A Vcr Or Similar Device; Connecting To A Satellite Or Digital Tuner; Eight Basic Operations - Getting To Know Your Dvd; Recorder - Sony RDR-GX330 Service Manual

Connecting a VCR or Similar Device

After disconnecting the recorder's AC power cord from the AC outlet, connect a VCR or
similar recording device to the LINE IN jacks of this recorder.
Use the DV IN jack on the front panel if the equipment has a DV output jack (i.LINK jack)
(page 66).
For details, refer to the instruction manual supplied with the connected equipment.
To record on this recorder, see "Recording from connected equipment without a timer" on
page 48.
Connecting to the LINE 1 IN jacks
Connect a VCR or similar recording device to the LINE 1 IN of this recorder. If the equipment
has an S-video jack, you can use an S-video cord instead of an audio/video cord.
OUTPUT
VIDEO AUDIO
S VIDEO
L R
Audio/video cord
(not supplied)
to LINE 1 IN
: Signal flow
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Connecting to a Satellite or Digital Tuner

Connect a satellite or digital tuner to this recorder using the LINE 1 IN jacks. Disconnect the
recorder's AC power cord from the AC outlet when connecting the tuner.
To use the Synchro-Rec function, see below.
Audio/video cord
(supplied)
Audio/video cord
(not supplied)
: Signal flow
If you want to use the Synchro Rec
function
This connection is necessary to use the
Synchro-Recording function. See
"Recording from connected equipment with a
timer (Synchro Rec)" on page 47.
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VCR, etc.
S-video cord
(not supplied)
DVD recorder
TV
INPUT
VIDEO
L
AUDIO
R
to LINE OUT
DVD recorder
to LINE 1 IN
Satellite tuner, etc.
R L VIDEO
AUDIO
OUTPUT
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Notes
• Synchro-Recording does not work with some
tuners. For details, see the tuner's operating
instructions.
• If you disconnect the recorder's AC power cord,
you will not be able to view the signals from the
connected tuner.
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Notes
• Pictures containing copy protection signals that prohibit any copying cannot be recorded.
• If you pass the recorder signals through a VCR, you may not receive a clear image on your TV screen.
DVD recorder VCR
Be sure to connect your VCR to the DVD recorder and to your TV in the order shown below. To watch
video tapes, watch the tapes through a second line input on your TV.
VCR DVD recorder
• If you disconnect the recorder's AC power cord, you will not be able to view the signals from the
connected VCR.
Connecting to the LINE 2 IN jacks on the front panel
Connect a VCR or similar recording device to the LINE 2 IN jacks of this recorder. If the
equipment has an S-video jack, you can use an S-video cord instead of an audio/video cord.
S VIDEO
S-video cord
(not supplied)
to LINE 2 IN
: Signal flow
z Hint
When the connected equipment outputs only monaural sound, connect to just the L(MONO) and VIDEO
input jacks on the front of the recorder. Do not connect the R input jack.
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Notes
• Do not connect the yellow LINE IN (VIDEO) jack when using an S-video cord.
• Do not connect the output jack of this recorder to another equipment's input jack with the other
equipment's output jack connected to the input jack of this recorder. This may cause noise (feedback).
• Do not connect more than one type of video cord between the recorder and your TV at the same time.

2. Recording a Program

Eight Basic Operations
— Getting to Know Your DVD Recorder
+ RW

1. Inserting a Disc

- R
This section introduces the basic operation to
+ RW + R
- RW - RW - R
VR VR
Video
record a current TV program to a disc (DVD).
- R
DVD VCD CD DATA DVD
Video
For an explanation of how to make timer
DATA CD
recordings, see page 39.
Z OPEN/
CLOSE
DISPLAY
1
Press Z OPEN/CLOSE, and place a
disc on the disc tray.
Recording/playing side facing down
2
1
Press Z OPEN/CLOSE to close the
disc tray.
2
Wait until "LOAD" disappears from the
front panel display.
3
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" in
the "DVD" setup.
• For DVD-R discs
DVD-Rs are automatically formatted in
Video mode. To format an unused
DVD-R in VR mode, format the disc
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using the "Disc Information" display
(page 37) 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 37).
TV
Line input 1
TV
Line input 2
VCR, etc.
OUTPUT
VIDEO AUDIO
L R
Audio/video cord
(not supplied)
DVD recorder
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- RW - RW + R - R
VR VR
Video
Video
CH +/–
z REC
REC MODE
x REC
STOP
TV/VIDEO
Insert a recordable DVD.
Press CH +/– to select the channel or
input source you want to record.
Press REC MODE repeatedly to select
the recording mode.
Each time you press the button, the
display on the TV screen changes as
follows:
For more details about the recording
mode, see page 39.
Press z REC.
Recording starts.
Recording stops automatically after
8 hours of continuous recording or when
the DVD is full.
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