Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product RDR GX7 Sony
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3-085-096- 11 (2) Hookup s and Sett ings © 2003 Sony Corporation RDR-GX7 DVD Recorder.
2 WARNING WARN ING To pr eve nt fire or shoc k ha zard, do not expose the un it to rain o r moisture. To a void e lectri cal sho ck, do not open the cabine t. Refer servic ing to quali fied person n el on ly . Mains lea d must only be chan ged at a qualified servic e shop.
3 Preca utions Music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies This p roduct i s desig ned to pl aybac k discs that con form to the Compact Dis c (CD) standard. Recently, va rious music discs encoded with copyri ght prot ection te chnologies are market ed by som e record compan ies.
4 Quick O verview Basic Hookups and Settings Quick Overvi ew A quick ove rview present ed in this guide will give y ou enough information to start using the recorder. Notes • You c annot conn ect this recorder to a TV that does not have a SC ART (EUR O AV) or vi de o inp ut jack.
5 Step 1: U npackin g Basic Hookups and Settings Step 1: Unpackin g Check that you ha v e the follo wing items: • Audio/ video cord (pinplug × 3 y pinplug × 3) (1) •M a i n s l e a d ( 1 ) • A.
6 Step 3: Co nnecting the Video Cords B Connecting to a video inp ut jack Conn ect the yel low plug of the audio /video co rd (sup plied) to the yellow (vide o) jacks. You will enjoy standard quality images. Use the red an d wh ite plugs to co nn ect to the audi o input jack s (page 8) .
7 Step 4: C onnecting the Audio C ords Basic Hookups and Settings 1 “MEG A LO GIC” is a re gist e red tradem a rk of Grundi g Co rporat io n. 2 “EASYLINK” and “CINEMALINK” are trademarks of Phili ps Corpo ration. 3 “Q-Link ” is a trade mark of Panasoni c C orporati on.
8 Step 4: Co nnecting the Audio Cords Connecting to yo ur TV This c onnectio n will us e your TV’s speakers for so und. If you use the SCART (EURO AV) cord in pattern A of “Step 3: Conn ect ing the Vi deo Co rds” (page 5) , you do not have t o connect audio co r ds t o your TV.
9 Step 4: C onnecting the Audio C ords Basic Hookups and Settings Conne cting to an AV amp lifier (receiver) ha ving a Dolby S urround (Pro Logic) de coder and 3 to 6 speakers If your AV amp lifier ( receiv er ) only has L and R audio input jacks , use .
10 Step 5: Co nnecting the Main s Lead Step 5: Conn ecting the Mains Lead Connect the supplied mains lead to the AC IN terminal of th e recorder. Then pl u g the recorder and T V mai ns leads (power cords) into the mains. After you connect t he mains lead , you must wait for a short while b efor e operating the rec ord er.
11 Step 7: Eas y Setup Basic Hookups and Settings d Press M / m to select “Command Mode,” then press ENTER. e Press M / m to select the Command mode (DVD1, DVD2, or DVD3), the n press ENTER. f Slide the COMMAND MODE switch on the rem ote so it ma tche s the m ode you s electe d above.
12 Step 7: Easy Setup e Press M / m to sele ct a languag e. f Press ENTER. The setu p Display f or selecting your country and language for the tuner system app ears. The programme or der will be set according to the country or lang uage you select . g Press M / m to sel ect your country or language.
13 Step 7: Eas y Setup Basic Hookups and Settings n Press ENTER. The Setup Display for the LINE 3/DECODER jack appears. o Press M / m to select an option. Select “Yes” if you will connect a decode r to the LINE 3/DECODE R jack, or sel ect “No” if you will not connect a decod er.
14 Setting the Clock Advanced Hookups and Settings Setting the Clock You must se t the time and date on th e recorder to use the time r feature s properl y. The Auto Clo ck Set fun ction works on ly if a station in your area is broadc asting a tim e signal.
15 Setting th e Clock Advanced Hookups and Settings d Press M / m to select “Clock,” the n press ENTER. e Press M / m to sele ct “Au to Adjus t,” th en pr ess ENTER.
16 Presetting Chan nels j Press SYSTEM MENU repeatedly to exit th e menu. To return to the previous step Press RETURN. z Hint To cha nge the numbers i n step 8, p ress < to retur n to the it em to be change d, an d select the nu mbers by pr e ssing M / m .
17 Pres etti ng Cha nnel s Advanced Hookups and Settings d Press M / m to select “Channel Sett ing,” then press ENTER. e Press PROG +/– to s elect th e programme position. f Press M / m to select “System,” then press ENTER. g Press M / m to select an available TV s ystem, BG, DK, L, or I, then pre ss ENTER.
18 Presetting Chan nels If the pictu re is not clear If the Auto Fine Tuning (AFT ) function does not effectiv ely tu ne the pictu re of a certa in station, you will need to ad just the pictures ma nually. a Press PROG +/ – or the number but tons to select the pro gramme p ositi on for which you cannot obt ain a clea r picture.
19 Chang ing/Disab ling the C hannels Advanced Hookups and Settings Chang ing/ Disabling th e Chann els After setting the chann els, you can c hange the programme position s. If any pro gramme po sitions are unu sed or co ntain unwant ed ch annels, you can disable t he m.
20 Changin g/Disabli ng the Ch annels Changing the station names You can change or enter a st ation name (up to 5 characters). The recorder must rece ive channe l information (for instance, SMARTLINK information) for stat ion names to appear automatically .
21 Controllin g Your TV or AV A mplifier (Re ceiver) Advanced Hookups and Settings Controlling Your TV or AV Amplifie r (Receiver) You can co nt rol your TV with th e sup pli ed re mote b y adju stin g the remote contro l’s signal.
22 Connec ting a VCR or Similar Recording De vice to the LIN E3 Jack Controllin g the vo lume of your AV amplifier (receiver) with the remote a Slide t he TV/DVD switch to DVD. b Hold down [ / 1 , and ent er the manufac turer code (see th e tab le belo w) for your A V amplifi er (recei ver) using the number buttons.
23 Connect ing to a Sa tellite or Digital Tun er Advanced Hookups and Settings • When yo u record to a VCR fro m this DVD recorder, do not switch the input sourc e to TV by p ressing the T V/DVD button on the remote .
24 Connecting a PAY-TV/Canal Plus Decoder Connecting a PAY-T V/ Canal Plus Deco der You can watch or reco rd PAY-TV/C an al Plus prog ram m e s if you co nnect a de coder (not su pplied) to the recorder. Disconnec t the recorder’s mai n s lead from the mains when connecti ng the decoder.
25 Connect ing a PAY-TV/Can al Plus Decod er Advanced Hookups and Settings h Press M / m to select “Channel Sett ing,” then press ENTER. i Press PROG +/ – to s elect the de sired programme posit ion. j Press M / m to sele ct “System,” the n press ENTER.
26 Index When yo u have fi nished wi th hookup s and set tings, re fer to th e Operating Instructions for fu rther instructions. “Troublesh ooting,” “Specifi cations,” a nd “Guide to P arts and Controls” can also be found in t he Op erating Instruction s.
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