Sony RDR-VX500 - Manual (Page 51)

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1
Press DVD to control the DVD recorder.
2
Press Z OPEN/CLOSE, and place a
recordable disc on the disc tray.
3
Press Z OPEN/CLOSE to close the disc
tray.
Wait until “LOAD” disappears from the front
panel display.
Unused DVD-RWs are formatted in VR mode
automatically.
To format in Video mode, see page 43.
4
Press [TIMER].
If the Timer programming (VCR Plus+) menu
appears, press
< to switch the display to
“Standard.”
5
Select an item using </, and adjust
using M/m.
A “RecTo”:
Select “DVD.”
B “Date”:
Sets the date using M.
To record the same program every day or
the same day every week, press
m.
The item changes as follows:
Today
y Mon-Fri (Monday to Friday)
y Sun (every Sunday) y Mon (every
Monday)
y … y Sat (every Saturday)
y 1 month later y … y Today
C “Start”:
Sets the start time.
D “Stop”:
Sets the stop time.
E “CH”:
Selects the channel or input source.
F “Mode”:
Selects the recording mode (page 47).
To use the Rec Mode Adjust function,
select “Auto.” For details, see “To use the
Rec Mode Adjust function” on page 52.
If you make a mistake, select the item and
change the setting.
6
Press ENTER.
The Timer List menu (page 55) appears. The
c
indicator lights up in the front panel
display, and the recorder is ready to start
recording. If the c indicator flashes in the
front panel display, check that a recordable
disc is inserted and that there is enough disc
space for the recording.
There is no need to turn off the recorder before
the timer recording starts.
If the timer settings overlap, the message
“These timer settings overlap.” appears. To
confirm, change, or cancel timer recording,
see “Checking/Changing/Canceling DVD
Timer Settings (Timer List)” on page 55.
7
Press SYSTEM MENU to exit the menu.
To stop recording
Press x STOP twice.
Note that it may take a few seconds for the
recorder to stop recording.
If the timer settings overlap
The program that starts first has priority and the
second program starts recording only after the first
program has finished. If the programs start at the
same time, the program listed first in the menu has
priority.
With the recording side facing down
Timer – Standard
No Rec To Date Start End Source Mode Edit
01 DVD 06/14 09:00PM 10:00PM CH8 LP
02 DVD 06/14 09:15PM 09:45PM CH1 LP
--- --/-- --:-- --:-- ---- --- 04
--- --/-- --:-- --:-- ---- --- 05
--- --/-- --:-- --:-- ---- --- 06
03 --- --/-- --:-- --:-- ---- ---
10:10 AM
RecTo Date Start Stop CH Mode
No.1
: PM DVD PM : 11/30 02 40 03 05 05 CH 100 SP
1 2 3 4 5 6
VCR Plus+
7:00 8:00 9:00 10:00
7:00 8:00 9:00 10:00
Program 1
Program 2
will be cut off
Program 1
Program 2
will be cut off
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