NEC NDH-81 owner manual Recording, About DVD recording, About HDD recording

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Recording

About DVD recording

Notes:

This recorder cannot make recordings on CD-R or CD-RW discs.

Our company takes no responsibility for recording failure due to power outages, defective discs, or damage to the Recorder.

Fingerprints and small scratches on a disc can affect playback and/or recording performance. Please take proper care of your discs.

Disc types and recording formats, modes, and settings

This recorder can play five different kinds of DVD discs: pre-recorded DVD-Video discs, DVD-RW, DVD-R, DVD+RW and DVD+R discs. The disc format for DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD+RW discs is always “Video format”—the same as pre-recorded DVD-Video discs. This means that once finalized, you can play a DVD- R, DVD+R, or DVD+RW in a regular DVD player.

By default, the DVD-RW disc format is Video format, though you can change this to Video Recording (VR) format, if required. (Reinitializing the disc will erase the contents of the disc.)

The recording mode is closely related to the disc format. If the disc format is Video Recording format, then the recording mode is VR mode; if the disc format is Video mode, then the recording mode is Video mode (except for DVD-Video, which is not recordable, and so does not have a recording mode). Within the recording modes (which are fixed for them whole disc) are the record settings. These can be changed as required for each recording and determine the picture quality and how much space the recording will take up on the disc.

About HDD recording

Recording to the internal hard disk drive (HDD) is basically similar to recording to a VR mode DVD-RW disc. You have the full choice of recording quality options, including the manual mode, and of course you can record, erase and re-record as many times as you like. The capacity of the hard disk drive means that you can store many hours of video on it, even in the higher quality recording modes. To help you organize the contents, the HDD is divided into ten genre. You can name and use these genres as you like—for example, you might have a genre for movies, another for TV shows, and one for camcorder recordings.

Note:

The maximum number of titles that can be recorded on the HDD is 255.

Using the HDD allows you to record a maximum of 12 hours continuously.

Notes for recording

The recording times shown are not exact because the recorder uses variable bit-rate video compression. This means that the exact recording time will depend on the material being recorded. When recording a TV broadcast, if the reception is poor or the picture contains interference, the recording times may be shorter.

If you record still pictures or audio only, the recording time may be longer.

The displayed times for recording and time remaining may not always add up to exactly the length of the disc.

The recording time available may decrease if you heavily edit a disc.

If using a DVD-RW disc, make sure you change the recording format (Video mode or VR mode) before you record anything on the disc. See page 19 (Disc Format) for how to do this.

When using a DVD-R or DVD+R disc, you can keep recording until the disc is full, or until you finalize the disc. Before you start a recording session, check the amount of recording time left on the disc.

When using a DVD-RW disc in Video mode, recording time available will only increase if you erase the last title recorded on the disc.

The Delete Title option in the Title List (Original) menu only hides the title, it does not actually erase the title from the disc and increase the recording time available (except for the last recorded title on a DVD-RW disc in Video mode).

Overwrite recording is available using DVD+RW discs.

When using a DVD+R/RW, the recorder will execute the Menu-making operation to update the new title and editing when removing the disc from the recorder or turn off the recorder. So you must remove the disc after selecting the recorder’s operation mode to DVD mode.

Recording time and picture quality

There are four preset recording quality modes: XP – Highest quality setting, gives about

1 hour of recording time on a DVD (4.7GB).

SP – Default quality, sufficient for most applications, gives about 2 hours of recording time on a DVD (4.7GB). LP – Slightly lower video quality, gives about 4 hour of recording time on a DVD disc (4.7GB).

EP – Lowest video quality, gives about 6 hour of recording time on a DVD (4.7GB).

You may see a fragmented picture during playing back the contents recorded in EP mode .

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Contents HDD/DVD Recorder Risk of Electric Shock Do not Open Contents Cleaning Discs About the Symbol Display Symbol Used in this ManualIntroduction Handling DiscsRecommended recordable DVD discs Recordable and Playable DiscsAvailability of copying or moving feature Playable DiscsRegional Code About the internal hard disk drive Front Panel Remote Control Remote Control OperationRemote Control Battery Installation Connecting to the Aerial Hookup and SettingsRear Panel RF coaxial connectionVideo connection Connections to Your TVAudio Left/Right Connection Component Video connectionConnecting to an Amplifier Digital Multi-channel soundAmplifier Receiver Connecting to the AV in 1 or AV in 2 Jacks Accessory Audio/Video A/V ConnectionsConnecting a Digital Camcorder Front of the recorder Rear RecorderInitial Settings Using the Home MenuGeneral Settings Auto ProgrammingProgram Edit Program EditPower Save Mode Display ModeManual Clock Set TV AspectAudio Settings Language SettingsSet Password Lock Parental Control SettingsRating Area CodeDisc Settings Recording SettingsFinalize Disc LabelDisc Protect General Explanation On-Screen Display Displaying Information While Watching TVDisplaying Disc Information on-screen General Playback Features PlaybackButtons Operations Discs Playback Moving to another Title HDD -RWVR If a menu screen is displayed DVD VCDMarker Search Camera Angle DVD3D Surround -RWVR-RWVideo+RW -R Last Condition Memory DVDPIP Picture in Picture HDD -RWVR Movie List menu options Playing a DivX Movie FileDivX file requirement Playable Audio format AC3, PCM, MP2, MP3, WMAAudio CD and Music menu options Playing an Audio CD or MP3/WMA fileRandom MP3/WMA audio file requirementProgram List menu options Program Playback with Audio CD and MP3/WMA filePhoto List menu options Viewing a Jpeg FilePhoto file requirement Photo sizeRotate Images Skip ImagesView Slide Shows To listen to music while slide show simultaneouslyEditing a MP3/WMA, JPEG, DivX file Erasing a files/folders from the HDDNaming a file on the HDD Moving a files Copying a files to another media or folderRecording Disc types and recording formats, modes, and settingsAbout DVD recording About HDD recordingTimeshift HDD Basic Recording from a TV Instant Timer RecordingTo Pause the Recording Checking the Recording TimeTimer Recording Timer Recording Troubleshooting Checking Timer Recording DetailsRecording from an External Input Recording from External ComponentsRecording from DV Input TroubleshootingBefore DV dubbing Recording from a Digital CamcorderSimultaneous recording and playback Playback another title during recordingTime Slip HDD Title List and Chapter List Menu Overview EditingAdding Chapter Markers HDD, VR Mode Original and Playlist EditingChanging Title Thumbnails Titles, Chapters and PartsAdding Additional Title/Chapters to the Playlist -RWVR Making a New PlaylistDeleting a Part HDD -RWVR Deleting an Original or Playlist Title/ChapterRemote control buttons for entering a name Naming a TitleTime Search HDD -RWVR-RWVideo Sort HDD Undoing/Redoing the Last Deletion -RWVRCombining Two Titles Into One Combining Two Chapters Into Divide One Titles Into TwoMoving a Playlist Chapter -RWVR Hide a Chapter/Title +RW +RProtect a Title Before Dubbing DubbingRestrictions on copying Fast copying MaximumDubbing from DVD to HDD Dubbing from HDD to DVDOne Touch Copy DVD to HDD One Touch Copy HDD to DVDAdditional Information ReferenceOverwriting Recording +RW To finalize a disc, refer to Finalize onArea Codes Language CodesSymptom Cause Solution TroubleshootingResetting the recorder You can reset the recorder as followsIf you observe any of the following symptoms Specifications Victoria New South walesQueensland South AustraliaNo MFL30384253

NDH-81 specifications

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