Sony DAR-RD100, Operating Instructions Manual

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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 “LOADING” disappears from the
front panel display.
For details on how to insert and format a new
disc, see “Inserting and Formatting a Disc”
(page 31).
3
Set the AMP/DVD switch to DVD, and press
TIMER.
• If the Timer List or [ShowView] menu
appears, press TIMER repeatedly to switch
the display to [Timer Standard].
4
Press < / , to select an item and press
M / m to adjust the setting.
[PR]: Selects the programme position or input
source.
[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 41). If you select [AT], you can use the
Rec Mode Adjust function. See “Rec Mode
Adjust” on page 44.
[Repeat]: Selects a repeat option from
[Today], [Mon-Fri], and [Weekly].
[PDC/VPS]: Sets the PDC/VPS function. See
“About the PDC/VPS function” below.
• If you make a mistake, select the item and
change the setting.
5
Press ENTER.
The Timer List appears with the timer setting
you made.
To make another timer setting, press TIMER
to return to the [Timer Standard] menu and
repeat steps 4 and 5.
6
Press O RETURN to turn off the Timer
List.
7
Press DVD ' / 1 to set your recorder to
standby mode.
The TIMER REC indicator lights up on the
front panel and the recorder is ready to start
recording.
To stop recording during timer recording
Press
x
. Note that it may take a few seconds for
the recorder to stop recording.
About the PDC/VPS function
PDC/VPS signals are transmitted with TV
programmes in some broadcast systems. These
signals ensure that timer recordings are made
regardless of any broadcast delays, early starts, or
broadcast interruptions.
◆
To use the PDC/VPS function
Set [PDC/VPS] to [On] in step 4 above. [*]
appears next to the [Start] time of the timer setting
in the Timer List.
When you turn on this function, the recorder starts
scanning the channel before the timer recording
starts. If you are watching TV when scanning
starts, a message will appear on the TV screen. If
you want to watch TV, switch to your TV’s tuner.
Labelled side facing up
100 Min Free
19:20 12/4 Tue 12
PR Date Start Stop Mode Repeat PDC/VPS
Timer Standard
19:50 Today SP Off
SP
12/4 Tue
Date
12
PR
Timer List
19:20
Start
30
Length
SP
Mode
Rec. OK
Check
: PDC/VPS
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