Sony RDR-HX750 - Manual (Page 31)

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Eight Basic Operations
— Getting to Know Your DVD Recorder
1. Inserting a Disc
1
Press DVD.
2
Press Z (open/close), and place a
disc on the disc tray.
3
Press Z (open/close) to close the disc
tray.
Wait until “LOAD” disappears from the
front panel display.
Unused DVDs are formatted
automatically.
• For DVD-RW discs
DVD-RWs are formatted in the
recording format (VR mode or Video
mode) set by “Format DVD-RW” of
“Basic” in the “Disc Setup” setup
(page 108).
• For DVD-R discs
DVD-Rs are automatically formatted in
Video mode. To format an unused
DVD-R in VR mode, format the disc in
the “Format” setup (page 42) before
you make a recording.
If the disc is recordable on this recorder,
you can manually re-format the disc to
make a blank disc (page 42).
2. Recording a
Programme
This section introduces the basic operation to
record a current TV programme to the hard
disk (HDD) or to a disc (DVD). For an
explanation of how to make timer recordings,
see page 51.
1
Press HDD or DVD.
If you want to record to a DVD, insert a
recordable DVD.
2
Press PROG +/– to select the
programme position or input source
you want to record.
+ R
DVD VCD CD
DATA CD
-RW VR -RW
Video
+ RW -R VR
DATA DVD -R
Video
Z (open/
close)
DVD
Recording/playing side facing down
+ RW -RW VR -RW
Video
+ R HDD
-R VR -R
Video
HDD DVD
PROG +/–
TV t
TV/DVD
REC MODE z REC
x REC
STOP
DISPLAY
TV PAUSE
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