Sony RDR-GX257 - Manual (Page 27)

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Recording a Program to a
Disc
This section introduces the basic operation to
record the current TV program to a disc.
For details about recording, see page 35.
1
Turn on the recorder and the connected
cable box/satellite receiver.
2
Insert a disc.
For details on how to insert and format a new
disc, see “Inserting and Formatting a Disc”
(page 26).
3
Press INPUT repeatedly to select the
connected input (L1).
The front panel display changes as follows:
4
Select the channel on the cable box/
satellite receiver’s side.
5
Press REC MODE repeatedly to select the
recording mode.
Each time you press the button, the display
changes on the TV screen as follows:
For details about the recording mode, see
page 35.
6
Press z REC.
Recording starts and “REC” (red) appears in
the front panel display.
Recording continues until you stop the
recording or the disc is full.
Leave the cable box/satellite receiver turned
on and do not change the channel you are
recording.
To stop recording
Press x REC STOP. Note that it may take a few
seconds for recording to stop.
z Hint
This recorder can record on various discs. Select the disc
type according to your needs (page 74).
-RW VR -RW
Video
+ RW - R + R
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
0
REC MODE z REC
x REC STOP
INPUT
L1
L2
dV
HQ SP LP EP ULP