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Select “Manual,” and press ENTER.
Press
M
/
m
to set the month and press
,
. Set
the day, year, hour, minutes, and AM/PM in
the same way, then press ENTER. The day of
the week is set automatically.
• If you used antenna hookup C (page 20),
you can select “Auto.” The recorder will
automatically search for a channel that
carries a time signal when you turn off the
recorder after finishing Easy Setup.
The setup display for selecting the picture size
of the connected TV appears.
11
Select the setting that matches your TV
type.
“16:9”: For wide-screen TVs or standard TVs
with a wide screen mode.
“4:3 Letter Box”: For standard TVs.
Displays “wide screen” pictures with bands
on the upper and lower sections of the screen.
“4:3 Pan Scan”: For standard TVs.
Automatically displays “wide screen”
pictures on the entire screen and cuts off the
sections that do not fit.
For details, see “Video Settings (Video)” on
page 79.
12
Press ENTER.
The setup display for selecting the type of
Dolby Digital signal appears.
13
Select the type of Dolby Digital signal you
want to send to your amplifier (receiver).
If your AV amplifier (receiver) has a Dolby
Digital decoder, select “Dolby Digital.”
Otherwise, select “D-PCM.”
14
Press ENTER.
The setup display for selecting the type of
DTS signal appears.
15
Select whether or not you want to send a
DTS signal to your amplifier (receiver),
and press ENTER.
If your AV amplifier (receiver) has a DTS
decoder, select “On.” Otherwise, select “Off.”
16
Press ENTER when “Finish” appears.
Easy Setup is finished. All connections and
setup operations are complete.
To return to the previous display
Press
O
RETURN.
z
Hint
If you want to run Easy Setup again, select “Easy Setup”
in the “Setup” display (page 88).
Note
To record TV programs using the timer, you must set the
clock accurately.
16 : 9
4 : 3 Letter Box
4 : 3 Pan Scan
Easy Setup
Select your TV screen type.
10:10 AM
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D-PCM
Dolby Digital
Easy Setup
Dolby Digital
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On
Off
Easy Setup
DTS
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Finish
Easy Setup
Easy Setup is finished.
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Connecting a VCR or Similar Device
After disconnecting the recorder’s power cord from an AC outlet, connect a VCR or similar recording
device to the LINE IN jacks of this recorder. See also the instruction manual supplied with the connected
equipment.
If you connect equipment that has a timer function, you can use the Synchro Rec function (page 53). In
this case, connect the equipment to the LINE 1 IN jacks (page 33).
Connecting to the LINE 2 IN jacks on the front panel
Connect a VCR or similar device to the LINE 2 IN jacks of this recorder. If the equipment has an S video
jack, you can use an S video cord (not supplied) instead of the yellow (video) plug of the audio/video cord.
Do not connect to the S VIDEO and yellow VIDEO jacks at the same time.
You can connect a second DVD player and record DVDs.
HDMI
DV IN
L(MONO) AUDIO R
VIDEO
S VIDEO
LINE-2 IN
ONE-TOUCH DUBBING
+
CHANNEL
-
S VIDEO
AUDIO
L
R
VIDEO
OUTPUT
L(MONO) AUDIO R
VIDEO
S VIDEO
LINE-2 IN
VCR, etc.
S video cord
(not supplied)
Audio/video cord
(not supplied)
DVD recorder
to LINE 2 IN
: Signal flow
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Connecting to the LINE 1 IN jacks
You can connect a VCR or similar device.
z
Hints
• When the connected equipment outputs only monaural sound, connect an audio cord to the white LINE IN AUDIO L
(mono) jack.
• To record from connected equipment, select an input source (LINE1 or LINE2) to match the jack you connected to
(page 55).
Notes
• Do not connect more than one type of video cord between the recorder and your TV at the same time.
• Pictures containing copy protection signals that prohibit any copying cannot be recorded. You cannot dub from DVD
VIDEOs to this recorder.
• Do not connect the output jack of this recorder to another equipment’s input jack with the other equipment’s output
jack connected to the input jack of this recorder. Noise (feedback) may result.
• If you pass the recorder signals via the VCR, you may not receive a clear image on your TV screen.
Be sure to connect your VCR to the DVD recorder and your TV in the order shown below. To watch video tapes,
watch the tapes through a second line input on your TV.
L
R
VIDEO
AUDIO
LINE OUT
VHF/UHF
VIDEO
Y
L
PB
R
PR
AUDIO
LINE 1 IN
AUDIO OUT
S VIDEO OUT
COMPONENT
VIDEO OUT
DIGITAL AUDIO OUT
OPTICAL COAXIAL
HDMI OUT
IN
OUT
LINE OUTPUT
AUDIO
R
L
VIDEO
VIDEO
LINE 1 IN
AUDIO
Audio/video cord
(not supplied)
VCR, etc.
: Signal flow
to LINE 1 IN
DVD recorder
VCR
DVD recorder
TV
VCR
DVD recorder
TV
Line input 1
Line input 2
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Watching TV
By connecting your TV to this recorder, you can
watch digital and analog channels on your TV.
1
Turn on this recorder.
2
Turn on the TV and switch the TV's input
selector so that the signal from the
recorder appears on your TV screen.
3
Press DIGITAL/ANALOG to select the
broadcast, digital or analog.
4
Press the number buttons to select the
channel you want to watch, and press SET.
For example, to select digital channel number
D11.1
t
t
t
t
The front panel display should show the
following:
The TV screen should show the following:
For example, to select analog channel number
Ch23
t
t
The front panel display should show the
following:
The TV screen should show the following:
z
Hint
You can also select a channel using the CH +/– button.
Notes
• If you do not press the SET button after setting the
number buttons, the channel is not changed.
• When you change an analog channel to a digital
channel, press the DIGITAL/ANALOG button. Even if
you press the ·(dot) button, an analog channel is not
changed to digital.
• If you receive new digital channels, or the black screen
appears on your TV, set “Auto Preset” of “Tuner
Preset” again (page 76).
• Some digital channels do not have a “·” (dot). Refer to
the TV program.
• Confirm the digital broadcast content of the channel
number received before timer recording. If the recorder
receives a digital broadcast without channel number
information, the recorder assigns the channel number
automatically.
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
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0
9
9
"/1
Number
buttons,
SET,
· (dot)
DIGITAL/
ANALOG
CH +/–
1
1
1
1
1
1
SET
SP
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2
2
3
3
SET
SP
Ch23
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Summary of Contents for RDR-GX255
Page 36: ...1 26E MEMO ...
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Page 44: ...4 1 DVD Main PCB 4 4 4 3 COMPONENT SIDE ...
Page 45: ...4 6 4 5 CONDUCTOR SIDE ...
Page 46: ...4 8 4 7 4 2 Front Main PCB COMPONENT SIDE ...
Page 47: ...4 10 4 9 CONDUCTOR SIDE ...
Page 48: ...4 12E 4 11 4 3 Function Timer PCB COMPONENT SIDE CONDUCTOR SIDE ...
Page 50: ...5 4 5 3 5 1 S M P S Front Main PCB ...
Page 51: ...5 6 5 5 5 2 Power Front Main PCB ...
Page 52: ...5 8 5 7 5 3 Logic Front Main PCB ...
Page 53: ...5 10 5 9 5 4 Function Jack VCR Front Main PCB ...
Page 54: ...5 12 5 11 5 5 MPEG Decoder DVD Main PCB ...
Page 55: ...5 14 5 13 5 6 A V Decoder DVD Main PCB ...
Page 56: ...5 16 5 15 5 7 In Out DVD Main PCB ...
Page 57: ...5 18 5 17 5 8 ATSC DVD Main PCB ...
Page 58: ...5 20 5 19 5 9 Tuner DVD Main PCB ...
Page 59: ...5 22 5 21 5 10 DV HDMI DVD Main PCB ...
Page 60: ...5 24E 5 23 5 11 Front Panel Function Timer PCB ...
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