JVC SR-DVM600U manual Free Rate Function

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● If the dubbing is paused while the channel is set to ADVB, you							Free Rate Function
cannot switch channels.
							To record the entire program, the unit automatically sets the
When you dub from DV equipment other than a							appropriate recording mode depending on the combination of the
							total time of the program to be recorded and either the remaining
camcorder
A Perform steps 1 – 4.							disc space or the specified recording time (from 60 minutes to 480
							minutes).
B Locate the point from where you want to start dubbing,
then stop on the DV equipment.							8 To record the entire program within the actual remaining
● If you pause the DV equipment in this step, a few
								disc space (DVD deck only)
second’s still picture will be recorded at the beginning of
							Select AFR (JUST)B in a recording mode selection procedure.
the recorded program.
							● Note that this function is available only when dubbing from HDD
C Set the input mode to ADV INPUTB on the DV equipment.
								to DVD (A pg. 45).
● If you select an input mode other than ADV INPUTB,
unwanted pictures may be recorded at the beginning of								8 To record the entire program by specifying the desired
the recorded program.
								recording time
D Perform steps 9 – 12.
								Select AFR60–FR360B, AFR420B or AFR480B in a recording mode
To skip unwanted part of the source picture								selection procedure.
Press ENTER to stop both equipment, then press selection keys								8 To record a 25-min. long program five times on the same
to select			.
								DVD disc for example
Locate the point where you want to restart dubbing by pressing I,
								Be sure to set the recording mode to AFR125B to fit the total
N, or O, then press o.
								recording time to the whole disc space.
Press selection keys to select					, then press ENTER to
restart dubbing.									A: 1st
								Blank	B: 2nd
									C: 3rd
Recording Mode									D: 4th
									E: 5th
MPEG2 format is used as recording format. As a guide for picture
quality, the AbpsB unit is used to represent how much data can be
recorded per second. The larger this value is, the better the picture
quality becomes but more capacity is required for the recording.								When the same program is recorded in SP mode instead of in
Select XP or SP for programs where quick movement occurs, such
								AFR125B, the 5th program cannot be recorded.
as sports programs, and LP or EP for talk shows, etc. with
relatively less movement.									A: 1st
The recording modes for a 4.7 GB disc are set as follows:								Blank	B: 2nd
									C: 3rd
Recording mode				Recording amount		Maximum recording			D: 4th
				(approx.)		time (approx.)			E: Blank (20 min.)
	XP			10 Mbps		1 hour
	SP			5 Mbps		2 hours
								NOTES:
		LP		2.5 Mbps		4 hours
							● The maximum recording time of FR (JUST) mode is the same as
	EP			1.6 Mbps		6 hours
								the recording time of FR480 mode. When dubbing a long
	60-360			The amount varies		1 – 6 hours		program in FR (JUST) mode on a disc whose remaining time is
								short, it is recommended to check the disc remaining time in
FR	420			depending on the		7 hours		FR480 mode to see if the remaining time is enough for the
				selected time.				program.
	480					8 hours
							● In order to ensure that the recording fits on the disc, this feature
● For details on FR mode, refer to AFree Rate FunctionB on the
								may leave a slight non-recorded section at the end of the disc.
right column.							● There may be some noise and sound disturbance at the point on
								the disc where the unit switches the mode.

The recording modes for the HDD are set as follows:

Recording mode	Maximum recording time (approx.)
XP	8 hours
SP	16 hours
LP	33 hours
EP	49 hours
FR480	71 hours

●For details on FR mode, refer to AFree Rate FunctionB.

NOTE:

The maximum recording time stated in the above table are the approximate time under unused condition.