Sony RDR-GXD360 Instructions d'exploitation

2-686-264-11(1)© 2006 Sony CorporationRDR-GXD360DVD RecorderOperating InstructionsTo find out useful hints, tips and information about Sony products a

10Maximum recordable number of titles* The maximum length for one title is eight hours.Note on playback operations of DVD VIDEOs/VIDEO CDsSome playbac

100COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (Y, PB/CB, PR/CR): Phono jack/Y: 1.0 Vp-p, PB/CB: 0.7 Vp-p, PR/CR: 0.7 Vp-pGeneralPower requirements: 220-240 V AC, 50/60 HzPow

101Additional Informationi.LINK is a more familiar term for IEEE 1394 data transport bus proposed by SONY, and is a trademark approved by many corpora

102Guide to Parts and ControlsFor more information, see the pages in parentheses.A Z (open/close) button (23)B [/1 (on/standby) button (19)C Number bu

103Additional InformationA [/1 (on/standby) button (19)B Front panel display (103)C Disc tray (23)D A (open/close) button (23)E TIMER REC indicator (4

104A AERIAL IN/OUT jacks (11)B DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack (14)C LINE 2 OUT (R-AUDIO-L/VIDEO) jacks (12, 14)D LINE 2 OUT (S VIDEO) jack (12)E COMPONENT

105Additional InformationLanguage Code ListFor details, see page 77.The language spellings conform to the ISO 639: 1988 (E/F) standard.Area CodeFor de

106IndexWords in quotations appear in the on-screen displays.Numerics16:9 19, 824:3 Letter Box 19, 824:3 Pan Scan 19, 82“48kHz/96kHz PCM” 86A“A-B Eras

107Erase all titles 67“Erase Titles” 66“Extend Rec.” 44F“Factory Setup” 91FavouritesSetting a favourite list 39Watching or listening to a favourite ch

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11Hookups and SettingsHookups and SettingsHooking Up the RecorderFollow steps 1 through 6 to hook up and adjust the settings of the recorder. Do not c

12Step 2: Connecting the Video CordsSelect one of the following patterns, A through D, according to the input jack on your TV monitor, projector, or A

13Hookups and SettingsWhen playing “wide screen” imagesSome recorded images may not fit your TV screen. To change the picture size, see page 82.If you

14Step 3: Connecting the Audio CordsSelect one of the following patterns, A or B, according to the input jack on your TV monitor, projector, or AV amp

15Hookups and Settingsz HintFor correct speaker location, see the operating instructions supplied with the connected components.b Notes• Do not connec

16Step 5: Preparing the RemoteYou can control the recorder using the supplied remote. Insert two R6 (size AA) batteries by matching the 3 and # ends o

17Hookups and Settings2 With the TV [/1 button pressed down, enter the TV’s manufacturer code using the number buttons. For instance, to enter “09,” p

183 Select “SETUP,” and press ENTER.4 Select “Others,” and press ENTER.5 Select “Command Mode,” and press ENTER.6 Select a Command Mode (DVD1, DVD2, o

19Hookups and SettingsStep 6: Easy SetupMake the basic adjustments by following the on-screen instructions in “Easy Setup.”1 Turn on the recorder and

2WARNINGTo reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture.To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabi

20Connecting a VCR or Similar DeviceAfter disconnecting the recorder’s mains lead from the mains, connect a VCR or similar recording device to the LIN

21Hookups and SettingsConnect a VCR or similar recording device to the LINE 2 IN jacks of this recorder. If the equipment has an S-video jack, you can

22Connecting to a Satellite or Digital TunerConnect a satellite or digital tuner to this recorder using the LINE 3 jack. Disconnect the recorder’s mai

23Eight Basic Operations — Getting to Know Your DVD RecorderEight Basic Operations— Getting to Know Your DVD Recorder1. Inserting a Disc1 Press Z (ope

244 Press z REC.Recording starts.Recording stops automatically after 8 hours of continuous recording or when the DVD is full.To stop recordingPress x

25Eight Basic Operations — Getting to Know Your DVD Recorder3. Playing the Recorded Programme (Title List)To play a recorded title, select the title f

263 Select a title, and press ENTER.The sub-menu appears.The sub-menu displays options applicable only to the selected item. The displayed options dif

27Eight Basic Operations — Getting to Know Your DVD Recorder4. Displaying the Playing/Remaining Time and Play InformationYou can check the playing tim

28z Hints• If “DTS” of “Audio Connection” is set to “Off” in the “Audio” setup, the DTS track selection option will not appear on the screen even if t

29Eight Basic Operations — Getting to Know Your DVD RecorderYou can check the remaining disc space using the “Disc Information” display.1 Insert a dis

3PrecautionsThis equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits set out in the EMC Directive using a connection cable shorter than 3 me

305 Press </M/m/, to select the character you want to enter, and press ENTER.The selected character appears at the top of the display.Example: Inpu

31Eight Basic Operations — Getting to Know Your DVD Recorder6. Labelling and Protecting a DiscYou can execute options effective for the entire disc us

327. Playing the Disc on Other DVD Equipment (Finalise)Finalising is necessary when you play discs recorded with this recorder on other DVD equipment.

33Eight Basic Operations — Getting to Know Your DVD Recorder1 Insert a disc.See “1. Inserting a Disc” on page 23.2 Press OPTIONS to select “Disc Infor

348. Reformatting a discNew discs are automatically formatted when inserted. If necessary, you can manually re-format a DVD+RW or DVD-RW disc to make

35Guide to Digital Services Guide to Digital ServicesEPG (Electronic Programme Guide)The Electronic Programme Guide is a guide showing the television

36K Icon trayDepending on the channel and programme settings, some icons may appear in the display: : Either the channel or the programme is locked (p

37Guide to Digital Services1 Press .2 Press the red button. The category pop-up list appears.3 Press M/m to select a category, and press ENTER. The se

38Available buttons in the Information displayViewing a digital text serviceMany digital TV channels broadcast information via their text service. Thi

39Guide to Digital Services2 Once the text page is displayed (this may take some time), follow the on-screen instructions to obtain your required sele

4Table of ContentsWARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Precautions . . .

404 Select “Favourites,” and press ENTER.“Favourites List 1” display appears.Press repeatedly to switch to a different Favourites List.This display

41Guide to Digital ServicesIndexThe Index application is an easy way to display a scrollable list of all the tuned channels, including your favourites

42Timer RecordingBefore RecordingBefore you start recording…• Check that the disc has enough available space for the recording (page 29). For DVD+RWs

43Timer RecordingPictures with copy protection cannot be recorded on this recorder.When the recorder receives a copy guard signal, the recorder contin

441 Press [TIMER].2 Press M/m to select the “Day and Time” or “Mode” row. Then press ENTER.3 Select an item using </, and adjust using M/m. Then pr

45Timer Recording2 Press M/m to select the duration time.You can set the duration in increments of 10 minutes, for a maximum of 60 minutes.3 Select “O

464 Press ENTER.The sub menu appears with the description of the programme displayed in the information box. indicates that the programme is age limit

47Timer RecordingSeries Recording is a feature which uses information from the Electronic Programme Guide to provide the following features:• Automati

485 Select “Series Timer.”The selected programme is set for recording and appears in the Timer List (page 51). The other programmes in the series wil

49Timer Recording1 Before recording starts, press OPTIONS to select “Rec. Settings,” and press ENTER.2 Select the item you want to adjust, and press E

5Guide to Digital Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35EPG (Electronic Programme Guide) . . . . . . . . . . . . .

50Checking/Changing/Cancelling Timer SettingsThere are two ways to check, change or cancel the timer settings.• Using the EPG• Using the Timer List1 P

51Timer Recordingb NoteIf you set “Repeat rec.” to any option other than “Off” in step 3, your EPG timer recording will be converted into a standard t

52“Info”: Displays the timer setting information box along with the disc space required to record the whole programme (according to the selected recor

53Timer RecordingRecording From Connected EquipmentYou can set the recorder to automatically record programmes from connected equipment that has a tim

54If the timer settings of a Synchro-Recording and another timer recording overlapRegardless of whether or not the programme is a Synchro Rec programm

55PlaybackPlaybackPlaying1 Insert a disc.• See “1. Inserting a Disc” on page 23.• If you insert a DVD VIDEO, VIDEO CD, CD, DATA DVD, or DATA CD, press

56To resume playback from the point where you stopped (Resume Play)When you press H again after you stop playback, the recorder resumes playback from

57PlaybackTo check the position of the buttons below, see the illustration on page 55.For MP3 or JPEG operations, see “Playing MP3 Audio Tracks or JPE

58b Notes• Angles and subtitles cannot be changed with titles recorded on this recorder.• Slideshows made with a DVD camcorder can only be played. Oth

59Playbackb Notes• If the outlines of the images on your screen become blurred, set “BNR” and/or “MNR” to “Off.”• Depending on the disc or the scene b

6Erasing and Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65Before Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

60You can play a previously recorded programme while recording another on the same disc. Playback continues even if the recording is a timer recording

61PlaybackThe display for entering the number appears.Example: Title SearchThe number in parentheses indicates the total number of titles, tracks, etc

62To stop playback or slideshowPress x.To pause playback or slideshowPress X.To play the beginning of the trackPress OPTIONS to select “Play Beginning

63PlaybackThe recorder can play the following tracks and files:– MP3 audio tracks with the extension “.mp3.”– JPEG image files with the extension “.jp

64b Notes• Depending on the software you use to create the DATA DVD/DATA CD, the playback order may differ from the above illustration.• No more than

65Erasing and EditingErasing and EditingBefore EditingThis recorder offers various edit options for various disc types.b Notes• You may lose the edite

66Erasing and Editing a TitleThis section explains the basic edit functions. Note that editing is irreversible. To edit DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs (VR mode) witho

67Erasing and Editing4 Repeat step 3 to select all of the titles you want to erase.5 When you finish selecting titles, select “OK,” and press ENTER.Th

68You can manually insert a chapter mark at any point you like during playback.Press CHAPTER MARK at the point where you want to divide the title into

69Erasing and Editing3 Select “Select,” and press ENTER.4 Select the title you want to include in the Playlist title, and press ENTER.The display for

7Quick Guide to Disc TypesRecordable and playable discsType Disc LogoIcon used in this manualFormatting (new discs)Compatibility with other DVD player

70To add the entire title to the Playlist title as one scene (Make a Playlist)1 Press TITLE LIST. If the Title List (Playlist) appears, press ,. 2 Sel

71Erasing and Editingb NoteWhen the number of chapters in the title to be combined exceeds the limit, the chapters at the end are combined into a sing

72DV Dubbing Before DV DubbingThis section explains dubbing with a digital video camera via the DV IN jack on the front panel. If you want to dub by w

73DV Dubbing3 Press INPUT SELECT on the remote repeatedly to select “DV.”The front panel display changes as follows:4 Press REC MODE on the remote rep

74Recording an Entire DV Format Tape (One Touch Dubbing)You can record the entire contents of a DV/Digital8 format tape onto a disc with a single pres

75DV Dubbing2 Select “DV EDIT,” and press ENTER.The display asks if you want to start selecting scenes.• If you have previously saved a program, the d

7610When you finish editing the scene list, select “OK,” and press ENTER.The display for entering the title name appears. To enter a new name, select

77Settings and AdjustmentsSettings and AdjustmentsClock and Language Settings (Basic)The “Basic” setup helps you to make clock and language settings f

78Digital TV settings (DTV Settings)The “DTV Settings” setup enables you to take full advantage of Digital TV Broadcasting services such as favourites

79Settings and AdjustmentsTo lock channels1 Once the “Parental Lock” menu is displayed, select “Lock Programmes,” and press ENTER.All available TV cha

8Usable disc versions (as of March 2006)• 8x-speed or slower DVD+RWs• 6x-speed or slower DVD-RWs (Ver.1.1, Ver.1.2 with CPRM*2)• 16x-speed or slower D

80The “Tuning” display allows you to tune your recorder automatically or to hide unused or unwanted programmes and also change the order of the progra

81Settings and AdjustmentsRestoration of hidden programmesHidden channels are identified by an icon next to the programme number. In step 3 above p

82Signal StrengthThis information screen shows the signal strength of the broadcast you are watching.1 Select “Signal Strength” in the “Technical Info

83Settings and Adjustmentsb NoteDepending on the disc, “4:3 Letter Box” may be selected automatically instead of “4:3 Pan Scan” or vice versa.Componen

84b Notes• If your TV does not accept S-video or RGB signals, no picture appears on the TV screen even if you select “S Video” or “RGB.” See the instr

85Settings and AdjustmentsAudio Settings (Audio)The “Audio” setup allows you to adjust the sound according to the playback and connection conditions.1

86• MPEG (DVD VIDEOs only)Selects the type of MPEG audio signal.• DTS (DVD VIDEOs only)Selects whether or not to output DTS signals.• 48kHz/96kHz PCM

87Settings and AdjustmentsRecording Settings (Recording)The “Recording” setup allows you to adjust recording settings.1 Press SYSTEM MENU while the re

88Disc Settings (DVD)The “DVD” setup allows you to adjust parental control and other DVD related settings.1 Press SYSTEM MENU while the recorder is in

89Settings and Adjustments5 Select “Level,” and press ENTER.The selection items for “Level” are displayed.The lower the value, the stricter the limita

9“DVD VIDEO” and “CD” are trademarks.Discs that cannot be played• PHOTO CDs• CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs that are recorded in a format different from the for

90Remote Control Settings/Factory Settings (Others)The “Others” setup allows you to set up other operational settings.1 Press SYSTEM MENU while the re

91Settings and AdjustmentsFactory SetupAllows you to select the setup settings by group, and return them to their default settings. Note that all of y

92Additional InformationTroubleshootingIf you experience any of the following difficulties while using the recorder, use this troubleshooting guide to

93Additional InformationTV programme pictures are distorted., Reorient the TV aerial., Adjust the picture (see the TV’s instruction manual)., Place th

94An alternate audio track cannot be recorded or played., When recording from connected equipment, set “Line Audio Input” in OPTIONS menu to “Bilingua

95Additional InformationThe MP3 audio tracks do not play., The MP3 audio tracks are not recorded in a format that the recorder can play (page 61).The

96Synchro-Recording does not complete., The timer setting for the connected equipment overlapped the recorder’s timer setting (page 54)., There was a

97Additional InformationThe disc tray does not open after you press Z (open/close)., It may take a few seconds for the disc tray to open after you hav

98Self-diagnosis Function (When letters/numbers appear in the display)When the self-diagnosis function is activated to prevent the recorder from malfu

99Additional InformationNotes about the discs• To keep the disc clean, handle the disc by its edge. Do not touch the surface. Dust, fingerprints, or s