Connecting A Vcr Or Similar Device; Guide To Displays; Using The On-Screen Menus - Sony RDR-GX300 Service Manual

If you connected a cable box or satellite
receiver to the recorder and set "Set Top Box
Control" to "On," enter the TV channel
number on your cable box.
If you connected a cable box and set "Set Top
Box Control" to "Off," enter the cable box
output channel (Usually 2ch, 3ch, or 4ch). See
the instructions supplied with your cable box
to confirm the cable box's output channel.
8
Repeat steps 5 to 7 for each guide channel
number that does not match the TV channel
number.
9
Press SYSTEM MENU repeatedly to exit the
menu.
To return to the previous step
Press O RETURN.
To check the channel settings
When displaying the "Set VCR Plus+ Channels"
menu, select "Channel List," then press ENTER.
The display lists the channels for which the guide
channel number does not match the TV channel
number.
Settings - VCR Plus+ Channel List
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Guide CH TV CH Guide CH TV CH
2 - 21 45 - 18
4 - 32 53 - 5
6 - 9 - - - - -
10 - 121 - - - - -
11 - 13 - - - - -
25 - 36 - - - - -
28 - 2 - - - - -
Close
To go to the next page, press m.
To return to the previous page, press M.
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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.
VCR, etc.
S VIDEO
S-video
cord (not
supplied)
to LINE 2 IN
: Signal flow
z Hint
When the connected equipment outputs only monaural sound, use audio cables that distribute monaural sounds to left/
right channels (not supplied).
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. Noise (feedback) may result.
• Pictures containing copy protection signals that prohibit any copying cannot be recorded.
• If you pass the recorder signals via the VCR, you may not receive a clear image on your TV screen.
DVD recorder VCR TV
Be sure to connect your VCR to the DVD recorder and your TV in the order shown below. To watch videotapes, watch
the tapes through a second Line input on your TV.
LINE IN 1
VCR DVD recorder TV
LINE IN 2
• If you disconnect the recorder's power cord, you will not be able to view the signals from the connected VCR.
• Do not connect more than one type of video cord between the recorder and your TV at the same time.
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OUTPUT
VIDEO AUDIO
L R
Audio/video cord
(not supplied)
LINE 2 IN
S VIDEO VIDEO L (MONO) AUDIO R
DVD recorder

Connecting a VCR or Similar Device

After disconnecting the recorder's power cord from an AC outlet, connect a VCR or similar recording
device to the LINE IN jacks of this recorder.
See also the instruction manual supplied with the connected equipment.
To record on this recorder, see "Recording From a VCR or Similar Device" (page 49).
Connecting to the LINE IN 1 or 3 jacks
If the equipment has an S-video jack, you can use an S-video cord instead of an audio/video cord.
VCR, etc.
Audio/video cord
(not supplied)
to LINE IN 1 or 3
VHF/UHF
IN
SET TOP BOX
CONTROL
OUT
: Signal flow

Guide to Displays

Using the On-Screen Menus

+ RW - RW - RW + R - R
VR
Video
VCD CD DATA CD
This section introduces the System Menu, TOOLS
menu, and sub-menu. By using these displays, you
can perform most of the recorder's operations.
1 2 3
4 5 6
Number
7 8 9
buttons, SET
0
SYSTEM TOOLS
MENU
</M/m/,,
O RETURN
ENTER
System Menu
The System Menu appears when you press
SYSTEM MENU, and provides entries to all of
the recorder's main functions, such as timer
recording and setup.
Select an option by pressing M/m and ENTER.
SYSTEM MENU
TITLE LIST
TIMER
TIMER LIST
SETUP
A TITLE LIST (page 32):
Turns on the Title List menu, which shows
recorded titles on the disc.
1-7
LINE OUTPUT
AUDIO VIDEO S Video
R L
S-video cord
(not supplied)
LINE IN
S VIDEO
R AUDIO L VIDEO
1
3
DVD recorder
COMPONENT
VIDEO OUT
LINE IN DIGITAL OUT LINE OUT
Y
S VIDEO S VIDEO
R AUDIO L VIDEO R AUDIO L VIDEO
1
COAXIAL
1 P B
PCM/DTS/
DOLBY DIGITAL 2
3 OPTICAL P R
~
AC IN
B TIMER (page 41):
Allows you to set a new timer recording
setting.
C TIMER LIST (page 44):
Turns on the Timer List menu, which allows
you to check, change, or cancel timer settings.
DVD
D SETUP (page 69):
Turns on the Setup Display, which allows you
to set up the recorder to suit your preferences.
Sub-menu
The sub-menu appears when you select an item
from a list menu (e.g. a title from the Title List
menu), and press ENTER. The sub-menu displays
options applicable only to the selected item. The
displayed options differ depending on the
situation and disc type.
Select an option by pressing M/m and ENTER.
Example: The Title List menu
My Movies 1.5/4.7GB
TITLE LIST
ORIGINAL
Close
1 2ch 1:00PM - 2:00PM Wed 9/15
Sort
Play
2 5ch 8:00PM - 9:00PM Fri 9/17
Date
Play Beginning
Title
3 12ch 9:00AM - 9:30AM Sat 9/25
Erase
Number
4 3ch 8:00PM - 8:30PM Protect Title Sat 9/25
Title Name
5 25ch 8:00PM - 8:30PM Fri 10/15
Set Thumbnail
6 L2 9:00PM - 9:30PM Tue 10/19
A-B Erase
7 8ch 9:00PM - 9:30PM Tue 10/26
8 125ch 10:00AM - 10:30AM Thu 10/28
Options for the selected item
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