Sony RDR-GX120 - Manual (Page 26)

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Eight Basic Operations
— Getting to Know Your DVD Recorder
1. Inserting a Disc
1
Press Z (open/close), and place a
disc on the disc tray.
2
Press Z (open/close) to close the disc
tray.
Wait until “LOAD” disappears from the
front panel display.
Unused DVDs are formatted
automatically.
If the disc is recordable on this recorder,
you can manually re-format the disc to
make a blank disc (page 35).
2. Recording a
Programme
This section introduces the basic operation to
record a current TV programme to a disc
(DVD). For an explanation of how to make
timer recordings, see page 36.
1
Insert a recordable DVD.
2
Press PROG +/– to select the
programme position or input source
you want to record.
3
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 36.
4
Press z REC.
Recording starts.
Recording stops automatically after 8
hours of continuous recording or when
the DVD is full.
+ R
DVD VCD CD
-RW VR -RW
Video
+ RW -R VR
DATA CD -R
Video
Z (open/
close)
Recording/playing side facing down
+ RW + R
PROG +/–
TV t
TV/DVD
REC MODE
DISPLAY
z REC
x REC
STOP