Sony RDR-GX257 - Manual (Page 36)

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Timer Recording From
Connected Equipment
You can set the timer for a total of 16 programs, up
to one month in advance.
b Note
While recording, you cannot set additional timer
recordings.
1
Press Z OPEN/CLOSE, and place a
recordable disc on the disc tray.
2
Press Z OPEN/CLOSE to close the disc
tray.
Wait until “REAd” disappears from the front
panel display.
For details on how to insert and format a new
disc, see “Inserting and Formatting a Disc”
(page 26).
3
Press TIMER.
The Timer List appears.
4
Select [NEW] and press ENTER.
The Timer Record menu appears.
5
Press </, to select an item and press
M/m to adjust the setting.
[Input]: Select the input source, L1 or L2.
[Date]: Sets the date up to one month in
advance.
[Start]: Sets the start time.
[Stop]: Sets the stop time.
[Mode]: Selects the recording mode
(page 35). If you select [AT], you can use the
Rec Mode Adjust function. See “Rec Mode
Adjust” on page 37.
[Set-Top Channel]: Selects the channel.
• When using the cable box/satellite receiver
control, select the channel using M/m or the
number buttons.
• When not using the cable box/satellite
receiver control, select [OFF] by pressing
CLEAR. Be sure to select the channel on the
connected cable box/satellite receiver’s side
before the timer recording starts.
If you make a mistake, select the item and
change the setting.
6
Press ENTER.
The Timer List appears with the timer setting
you made.
To make another timer setting, select [NEW]
and press ENTER. Repeat steps 5 and 6.
7
Press O RETURN to turn off the Timer
List.
“ ” lights up on the front panel display and
the recorder is ready to start recording.
There is no need to turn off the recorder before
the timer recording starts.
-RW VR -RW
Video
+ RW - R + R
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
0
ENTER
Z OPEN/
CLOSE
O RETURN
x REC STOP
'/1
TIMER
CLEAR
Labeled side facing up
100 min Remain
L1
Input Mode
Set-Top
Channel
Timer Record
SP OFF
Date
10/12 Sun
Start
7:20 PM
Stop
7:50 PM
Timer List
NEW
10/12 Sun
Date
L1
Input
7:20 PM
Start
30min
Length
SP OFF
Mode
Rec. OK
Check
1/2 Set-Top
Channel