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3-085-096- 11 (2) Hookup s and Sett ings © 2003 Sony Corporation RDR-GX7 DVD Recorder ...
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2 WARNING WARN ING To pr eve nt fire or shoc k ha zard, do not expose the un it to rain o r moisture. To a void e lectri cal sho ck, do not open the cabine t. Refer servic ing to quali fied person n el on ly . Mains lea d must only be chan ged at a qualified servic e shop. This appli an ce is classified as a CLASS 1 LASE R product . The CL ASS 1 LA ...
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3 Preca utions Music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies This p roduct i s desig ned to pl aybac k discs that con form to the Compact Dis c (CD) standard. Recently, va rious music discs encoded with copyri ght prot ection te chnologies are market ed by som e record compan ies. Please be aware t hat among those discs, there are s om ...
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4 Quick O verview Basic Hookups and Settings Quick Overvi ew A quick ove rview present ed in this guide will give y ou enough information to start using the recorder. Notes • You c annot conn ect this recorder to a TV that does not have a SC ART (EUR O AV) or vi de o inp ut jack. • Be sure to disco nnect the ma i ns le ad of each compon en t be ...
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5 Step 1: U npackin g Basic Hookups and Settings Step 1: Unpackin g Check that you ha v e the follo wing items: • Audio/ video cord (pinplug × 3 y pinplug × 3) (1) •M a i n s l e a d ( 1 ) • Ae rial cabl e (1) • Remote comma nder (remote) (1) • R6 (s ize AA) batteries (2) Step 2: Connecti ng the Aeria l Ca ble Conne ct the aeri a l cabl ...
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6 Step 3: Co nnecting the Video Cords B Connecting to a video inp ut jack Conn ect the yel low plug of the audio /video co rd (sup plied) to the yellow (vide o) jacks. You will enjoy standard quality images. Use the red an d wh ite plugs to co nn ect to the audi o input jack s (page 8) . C Connectin g to an S VIDEO input jack Connect using an S VID ...
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7 Step 4: C onnecting the Audio C ords Basic Hookups and Settings 1 “MEG A LO GIC” is a re gist e red tradem a rk of Grundi g Co rporat io n. 2 “EASYLINK” and “CINEMALINK” are trademarks of Phili ps Corpo ration. 3 “Q-Link ” is a trade mark of Panasoni c C orporati on. 4 “EURO VIEW LINK” is a t rademark of Toshib a Corporation. ...
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8 Step 4: Co nnecting the Audio Cords Connecting to yo ur TV This c onnectio n will us e your TV’s speakers for so und. If you use the SCART (EURO AV) cord in pattern A of “Step 3: Conn ect ing the Vi deo Co rds” (page 5) , you do not have t o connect audio co r ds t o your TV. * The yellow plug i s used for vide o sig na ls (pa ge 6) . z Hin ...
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9 Step 4: C onnecting the Audio C ords Basic Hookups and Settings Conne cting to an AV amp lifier (receiver) ha ving a Dolby S urround (Pro Logic) de coder and 3 to 6 speakers If your AV amp lifier ( receiv er ) only has L and R audio input jacks , use . If your ampli fier (receiver) has a digital inp ut jack, u se . You can e njoy Dol by Surro und ...
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10 Step 5: Co nnecting the Main s Lead Step 5: Conn ecting the Mains Lead Connect the supplied mains lead to the AC IN terminal of th e recorder. Then pl u g the recorder and T V mai ns leads (power cords) into the mains. After you connect t he mains lead , you must wait for a short while b efor e operating the rec ord er. You can op erate the reco ...
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11 Step 7: Eas y Setup Basic Hookups and Settings d Press M / m to select “Command Mode,” then press ENTER. e Press M / m to select the Command mode (DVD1, DVD2, or DVD3), the n press ENTER. f Slide the COMMAND MODE switch on the rem ote so it ma tche s the m ode you s electe d above. To return to the previous step Press RETURN. Step 7: E asy S ...
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12 Step 7: Easy Setup e Press M / m to sele ct a languag e. f Press ENTER. The setu p Display f or selecting your country and language for the tuner system app ears. The programme or der will be set according to the country or lang uage you select . g Press M / m to sel ect your country or language. If you live in a French sp eaking country that is ...
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13 Step 7: Eas y Setup Basic Hookups and Settings n Press ENTER. The Setup Display for the LINE 3/DECODER jack appears. o Press M / m to select an option. Select “Yes” if you will connect a decode r to the LINE 3/DECODE R jack, or sel ect “No” if you will not connect a decod er. p Press ENTER. The Setup Display for se lectin g the type of v ...
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14 Setting the Clock Advanced Hookups and Settings Setting the Clock You must se t the time and date on th e recorder to use the time r feature s properl y. The Auto Clo ck Set fun ction works on ly if a station in your area is broadc asting a tim e signal. If the Auto Clo ck Set fun ction did not set the clo ck correctly for y our local area , try ...
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15 Setting th e Clock Advanced Hookups and Settings d Press M / m to select “Clock,” the n press ENTER. e Press M / m to sele ct “Au to Adjus t,” th en pr ess ENTER. f Press M / m to select “On,” then pres s , . g Press M / m repeatedly until the programme position o f the stat ion that carr ies a time signal appea rs, then pre ss ENTER ...
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16 Presetting Chan nels j Press SYSTEM MENU repeatedly to exit th e menu. To return to the previous step Press RETURN. z Hint To cha nge the numbers i n step 8, p ress < to retur n to the it em to be change d, an d select the nu mbers by pr e ssing M / m . Presett ing Chan nels Presetting channe ls manually If some channels co uld not be set usi ...
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17 Pres etti ng Cha nnel s Advanced Hookups and Settings d Press M / m to select “Channel Sett ing,” then press ENTER. e Press PROG +/– to s elect th e programme position. f Press M / m to select “System,” then press ENTER. g Press M / m to select an available TV s ystem, BG, DK, L, or I, then pre ss ENTER. h Press M / m to select “Norm ...
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18 Presetting Chan nels If the pictu re is not clear If the Auto Fine Tuning (AFT ) function does not effectiv ely tu ne the pictu re of a certa in station, you will need to ad just the pictures ma nually. a Press PROG +/ – or the number but tons to select the pro gramme p ositi on for which you cannot obt ain a clea r picture. b Press SYSTEM MEN ...
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19 Chang ing/Disab ling the C hannels Advanced Hookups and Settings Chang ing/ Disabling th e Chann els After setting the chann els, you can c hange the programme position s. If any pro gramme po sitions are unu sed or co ntain unwant ed ch annels, you can disable t he m. You can also chan ge t he station names. If the sta tio n names are not dis p ...
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20 Changin g/Disabli ng the Ch annels Changing the station names You can change or enter a st ation name (up to 5 characters). The recorder must rece ive channe l information (for instance, SMARTLINK information) for stat ion names to appear automatically . a Press SYSTEM MENU. The System Menu appears. b Press M / m to select “SETUP,” then pres ...
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21 Controllin g Your TV or AV A mplifier (Re ceiver) Advanced Hookups and Settings Controlling Your TV or AV Amplifie r (Receiver) You can co nt rol your TV with th e sup pli ed re mote b y adju stin g the remote contro l’s signal. If you connected the recorder to an AV amplifier (receiver), you can also c ontrol the vo lume with t he supplied re ...
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22 Connec ting a VCR or Similar Recording De vice to the LIN E3 Jack Controllin g the vo lume of your AV amplifier (receiver) with the remote a Slide t he TV/DVD switch to DVD. b Hold down [ / 1 , and ent er the manufac turer code (see th e tab le belo w) for your A V amplifi er (recei ver) using the number buttons. c Release [ / 1 . The 2 (volume) ...
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23 Connect ing to a Sa tellite or Digital Tun er Advanced Hookups and Settings • When yo u record to a VCR fro m this DVD recorder, do not switch the input sourc e to TV by p ressing the T V/DVD button on the remote . • I f you di sco nnect the rec o r der’s AC powe r cord, you w i ll not be able to view t he signals fro m the conn ec te d V ...
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24 Connecting a PAY-TV/Canal Plus Decoder Connecting a PAY-T V/ Canal Plus Deco der You can watch or reco rd PAY-TV/C an al Plus prog ram m e s if you co nnect a de coder (not su pplied) to the recorder. Disconnec t the recorder’s mai n s lead from the mains when connecti ng the decoder. Conne cting a deco der Setting PAY-TV /Canal Plus channels ...
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25 Connect ing a PAY-TV/Can al Plus Decod er Advanced Hookups and Settings h Press M / m to select “Channel Sett ing,” then press ENTER. i Press PROG +/ – to s elect the de sired programme posit ion. j Press M / m to sele ct “System,” the n press ENTER. k Press M / m to select an available TV s ystem, BG, DK, L, or I, then pre ss ENTER. T ...
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26 Index When yo u have fi nished wi th hookup s and set tings, re fer to th e Operating Instructions for fu rther instructions. “Troublesh ooting,” “Specifi cations,” a nd “Guide to P arts and Controls” can also be found in t he Op erating Instruction s. Index Words in quo tations appe ar in the on-s creen displays. Numerics 16:9 12 4: ...
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