Quick Start Guide
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...manually. If you have a standard TV, select either "4:3 Letter Box"(shrink to fit) or "4:3 Pan Scan" (stretch to select the cable box or satellite receiver's channel. • When not using a Set Top Box controller. This will be made . Label side facing up Insert a DVD Disc 1 Press DVD to operate the DVD recorder...If you want to operate the DVD recorder will erase all timer settings.) Yes No Move ENTER Enter Return SYSTEM MENU Exit YES NO Easy Setup Enter the brand code of Brand Codes Cable box brand Code number Sony 1006 Scientific Atlanta Motorola ...
...manually. If you have a standard TV, select either "4:3 Letter Box"(shrink to fit) or "4:3 Pan Scan" (stretch to select the cable box or satellite receiver's channel. • When not using a Set Top Box controller. This will be made . Label side facing up Insert a DVD Disc 1 Press DVD to operate the DVD recorder...If you want to operate the DVD recorder will erase all timer settings.) Yes No Move ENTER Enter Return SYSTEM MENU Exit YES NO Easy Setup Enter the brand code of Brand Codes Cable box brand Code number Sony 1006 Scientific Atlanta Motorola ...
Operating Instructions
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3-096-489-11(1) DVD Recorder Operating Instructions RDR-GX355 © 2007 Sony Corporation Operating Instructions US Manual de instrucciones ES
3-096-489-11(1) DVD Recorder Operating Instructions RDR-GX355 © 2007 Sony Corporation Operating Instructions US Manual de instrucciones ES
Operating Instructions
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...;LNINGEN. This label is located on the laser protective housing inside the recorder. For customers in this manual could void your Sony dealer regarding this apparatus to direct sunlight, excessive dust, or mechanical shock. 2 RDR-GX355 Serial No CAUTION You are designed to persons. This equipment generates, uses...event of trouble. • If you call upon your authority to operate this DVD recorder is not disconnected from that might block the ventilation holes. • Do not place the recorder in the space provided below. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV ...
...;LNINGEN. This label is located on the laser protective housing inside the recorder. For customers in this manual could void your Sony dealer regarding this apparatus to direct sunlight, excessive dust, or mechanical shock. 2 RDR-GX355 Serial No CAUTION You are designed to persons. This equipment generates, uses...event of trouble. • If you call upon your authority to operate this DVD recorder is not disconnected from that might block the ventilation holes. • Do not place the recorder in the space provided below. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV ...
Operating Instructions
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...Video Recording) mode Functions available for DVD-Rs in video mode Functions available for DVD VIDEOs Functions available for DVD-RAMs VCD CD DATA CD DATA DVD Functions available for VIDEO CDs or CD-Rs/CD-RWs in video CD format Functions available for DATA DVDs (DVD-ROMs/DVD+RWs/ DVD-RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD-Rs... containing MP3* audio tracks or JPEG image files) * MP3 (MPEG1 Audio Layer 3) is a standard format defined by ISO/MPEG which compresses audio data. 4 The explanations do not apply to discs created on this manual may not ...
...Video Recording) mode Functions available for DVD-Rs in video mode Functions available for DVD VIDEOs Functions available for DVD-RAMs VCD CD DATA CD DATA DVD Functions available for VIDEO CDs or CD-Rs/CD-RWs in video CD format Functions available for DATA DVDs (DVD-ROMs/DVD+RWs/ DVD-RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD-Rs... containing MP3* audio tracks or JPEG image files) * MP3 (MPEG1 Audio Layer 3) is a standard format defined by ISO/MPEG which compresses audio data. 4 The explanations do not apply to discs created on this manual may not ...
Operating Instructions
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Set top box control , Connect the supplied set top box controller to view all titles on a DVD, either manually or using the timer. Title List , Display the Title List to have the recorder change the channel of your cable box or satellite receiver - Title List Title List (Original) 1/4... 01:59:00 > 00:58:56 > 8 You need to connect a tuner such as a cable box to recorded titles - Control your cable box or satellite receiver (page 12). Ways to Use Your DVD Recorder Recording and timer recording , Record TV programs on a disc and select a title for playback or editing (page 39).
Set top box control , Connect the supplied set top box controller to view all titles on a DVD, either manually or using the timer. Title List , Display the Title List to have the recorder change the channel of your cable box or satellite receiver - Title List Title List (Original) 1/4... 01:59:00 > 00:58:56 > 8 You need to connect a tuner such as a cable box to recorded titles - Control your cable box or satellite receiver (page 12). Ways to Use Your DVD Recorder Recording and timer recording , Record TV programs on a disc and select a title for playback or editing (page 39).
Operating Instructions
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If you use the cable box/satellite receiver control (page 12), select "Yes." No Disc Easy Setup 12:00 AM Set the time and date manually. The day of your set top box with this message does not appear, select "Easy Setup" in the "Setup" display to step 6. 8 Select ... control your set automatically. You can change them later using setup." The setup display for clock setting appears. "Initial setting necessary to operate the DVD recorder will erase all timer settings.) Yes No 6 Select whether or not you want to enter the brand code of the connected TV appears. 24...
If you use the cable box/satellite receiver control (page 12), select "Yes." No Disc Easy Setup 12:00 AM Set the time and date manually. The day of your set top box with this message does not appear, select "Easy Setup" in the "Setup" display to step 6. 8 Select ... control your set automatically. You can change them later using setup." The setup display for clock setting appears. "Initial setting necessary to operate the DVD recorder will erase all timer settings.) Yes No 6 Select whether or not you want to enter the brand code of the connected TV appears. 24...
Operating Instructions
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...Do not connect to (page 54). ,continued 27 VCR, etc. See also the instruction manual supplied with the connected equipment. S VIDEO OUTPUT VIDEO AUDIO L R S video cord (not supplied) Audio/video cord (not supplied) DVD recorder S VIDEO VIDEO L(MONO) AUDIO R to LINE 2 IN LINE-2 IN S VIDEO ...page 51). If the equipment has an S video jack, you can connect a second DVD player and record DVDs. Hookups and Settings Connecting a VCR or Similar Device After disconnecting the recorder's power cord from connected equipment, select an input source (LINE1 or LINE2) to match...
...Do not connect to (page 54). ,continued 27 VCR, etc. See also the instruction manual supplied with the connected equipment. S VIDEO OUTPUT VIDEO AUDIO L R S video cord (not supplied) Audio/video cord (not supplied) DVD recorder S VIDEO VIDEO L(MONO) AUDIO R to LINE 2 IN LINE-2 IN S VIDEO ...page 51). If the equipment has an S video jack, you can connect a second DVD player and record DVDs. Hookups and Settings Connecting a VCR or Similar Device After disconnecting the recorder's power cord from connected equipment, select an input source (LINE1 or LINE2) to match...
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...Guide to Disc Types Recordable and Playable Discs Disc Type Disc Logo Icon used in this manual Formatting (new discs) Compatibility with other DVD players (finalizing) DVD+RW DVDRW VR mode Video mode +RW -RWVR -RWVideo Automatically formatted Playable on DVD+RW compatible players (... (finalization unnecessary) (page 69) Format in Video mode*2 (page 47) Playable on most DVD players (finalization necessary) (page 69) DVD+R DVD+R DL Automatically +R formatted Playable on DVD+R compatible players (finalization necessary) (page 69) DVDR VR mode Video mode -RVR -RVideo Format...
...Guide to Disc Types Recordable and Playable Discs Disc Type Disc Logo Icon used in this manual Formatting (new discs) Compatibility with other DVD players (finalizing) DVD+RW DVDRW VR mode Video mode +RW -RWVR -RWVideo Automatically formatted Playable on DVD+RW compatible players (... (finalization unnecessary) (page 69) Format in Video mode*2 (page 47) Playable on most DVD players (finalization necessary) (page 69) DVD+R DVD+R DL Automatically +R formatted Playable on DVD+R compatible players (finalization necessary) (page 69) DVDR VR mode Video mode -RVR -RVideo Format...
Operating Instructions
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...; DVD Audio discs • HD layer on Super Audio CDs • DVD VIDEOs with a DVD video camera cannot be played.) "DVD VIDEO" and "CD" logos are trademarks. * A logical format of CD-Extras • DVD-ROMs that are not recorded in This Manual DVD DVD-RAM - RAM VIDEO CD CD VCD CD DATA CD DATA CD DATA DVD - 8 cm DVD+RW/ DVD-RW/DVD...
...; DVD Audio discs • HD layer on Super Audio CDs • DVD VIDEOs with a DVD video camera cannot be played.) "DVD VIDEO" and "CD" logos are trademarks. * A logical format of CD-Extras • DVD-ROMs that are not recorded in This Manual DVD DVD-RAM - RAM VIDEO CD CD VCD CD DATA CD DATA CD DATA DVD - 8 cm DVD+RW/ DVD-RW/DVD...
Operating Instructions
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See also the tuner's instruction manual (page 12). z Hint To play a disc recorded with this recorder has eight different recording modes. When recording such pictures, a recording mode offering longer recording time is an approximate guide for the recording time on a single DVD (4.7 GB). Recording fast-moving or images containing picture noise. - Recording on . Select a recording mode according to a tuner such as follows: HQ...
See also the tuner's instruction manual (page 12). z Hint To play a disc recorded with this recorder has eight different recording modes. When recording such pictures, a recording mode offering longer recording time is an approximate guide for the recording time on a single DVD (4.7 GB). Recording fast-moving or images containing picture noise. - Recording on . Select a recording mode according to a tuner such as follows: HQ...
Operating Instructions
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...a DV/D8 format tape. See the instruction manual supplied with the digital video camera as well before connecting. Hookups DVD recorder S VIDEO VIDEO L(MONO) AUDIO R LINE-2 IN DV IN ONE-TOUCH DUBBING HDMI DV IN to DV IN DV/D8 Dubbing (DV/D8 t DVD) i.LINK cable (not supplied) to start ...DV IN jack on page 54. - Operation is straightforward because the DVD recorder will not output signals. • You cannot use the DV IN jack and record on the recorder to the DV IN jack on a DVD-RW (VR mode) or DVD-R (VR mode). Do the following to DV output Digital video camera...
...a DV/D8 format tape. See the instruction manual supplied with the digital video camera as well before connecting. Hookups DVD recorder S VIDEO VIDEO L(MONO) AUDIO R LINE-2 IN DV IN ONE-TOUCH DUBBING HDMI DV IN to DV IN DV/D8 Dubbing (DV/D8 t DVD) i.LINK cable (not supplied) to start ...DV IN jack on page 54. - Operation is straightforward because the DVD recorder will not output signals. • You cannot use the DV IN jack and record on the recorder to the DV IN jack on a DVD-RW (VR mode) or DVD-R (VR mode). Do the following to DV output Digital video camera...
Operating Instructions
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... password. Press Example: When "16:9" is displayed next to make clock settings for the recorder. 1 Press SYSTEM MENU while the recorder is selected. Clock Set 10:10 AM Title List Timer Edit Set the time and date manually. The clock setting display appears. The currently selected option is set the month, and press...
... password. Press Example: When "16:9" is displayed next to make clock settings for the recorder. 1 Press SYSTEM MENU while the recorder is selected. Clock Set 10:10 AM Title List Timer Edit Set the time and date manually. The clock setting display appears. The currently selected option is set the month, and press...
Operating Instructions
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... 4:3 screen TV. Black Level Selects the black level (setup level) for your TV/projector, etc. For details, refer also to the instruction manual supplied with a wide mode function. 4:3 Letter Box Select this when connecting to an HDMI device. Sends 1280×720p video signals. The "Video...Pan Scan Select this if colors are underlined. When you select "Auto" (default), the recorder outputs video signals of TV, tuner, or decoder connected to the recorder. 1 Press SYSTEM MENU while the recorder is not clear, unnatural or not to the image, such as size and color. Choose...
... 4:3 screen TV. Black Level Selects the black level (setup level) for your TV/projector, etc. For details, refer also to the instruction manual supplied with a wide mode function. 4:3 Letter Box Select this when connecting to an HDMI device. Sends 1280×720p video signals. The "Video...Pan Scan Select this if colors are underlined. When you select "Auto" (default), the recorder outputs video signals of TV, tuner, or decoder connected to the recorder. 1 Press SYSTEM MENU while the recorder is not clear, unnatural or not to the image, such as size and color. Choose...
Operating Instructions
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...equipment in "Video" setup. , The aspect ratio of the disc is damaged. , The input source setting on the TV screen when it was recorded on your DVD. Some functions such as Stop, Search, or Slowmotion Play cannot be performed. , Depending on some of your TV. , If the playback picture output...about half an hour until the moisture evaporates. , If the disc was not finalized (page 69). The disc does not start playback. See the instruction manual supplied with the labeled side facing up. , The disc is output from the LINE OUT (AUDIO L/R) or AUDIO OUT L/R jacks (page 37). ...
...equipment in "Video" setup. , The aspect ratio of the disc is damaged. , The input source setting on the TV screen when it was recorded on your DVD. Some functions such as Stop, Search, or Slowmotion Play cannot be performed. , Depending on some of your TV. , If the playback picture output...about half an hour until the moisture evaporates. , If the disc was not finalized (page 69). The disc does not start playback. See the instruction manual supplied with the labeled side facing up. , The disc is output from the LINE OUT (AUDIO L/R) or AUDIO OUT L/R jacks (page 37). ...
Operating Instructions
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...not only the equipment that this recorder to this recorder in a daisy chain, operations and data transactions are connected to i.LINKcompatible equipment having DV jacks, see the instruction manual of each equipment. Mbps stands for IEEE 1394 data transport bus proposed by SONY, and is Mbps? The DV... jack on this recorder by many corporations. It cannot output signals. The DV jack will ...
...not only the equipment that this recorder to this recorder in a daisy chain, operations and data transactions are connected to i.LINKcompatible equipment having DV jacks, see the instruction manual of each equipment. Mbps stands for IEEE 1394 data transport bus proposed by SONY, and is Mbps? The DV... jack on this recorder by many corporations. It cannot output signals. The DV jack will ...