Recording
Preview Function
The PREVIEW button on the front panel, or the SET UP section = [Recording] = Preview button makes it possible to check the result of encoding/ decoding of the video/audio input signals without making a recording to DVD discs or hard disks.
In the idling condition, press either the PREVIEW button, or on the Function Menu’s SET UP section
=[Recording] command, press the Preview button. The elected input preview image/sound (after encoding and decoding) will be produced at all output connectors. Also, while viewing the preview, if the PREVIEW button or the STOP button is pressed (or if the mouse’s left and right buttons are clicked simultaneously), the unit will return to the idling condition or the Function Menu.
Note 1:
When DVD drive is selected as the recording destination, the EJECT button is disabled during use of the preview function.
Note 2:
Even if the SET UP section = [Operation] =
[Video Settings] = [DV OUT] command is enabled, no signal is output from the DV connector during use of the preview function.
Executing Preview command on SET UP section
=[Recording] = [Video/Audio]
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Starting and Stopping Recording
Recording can be started and stopped either manually or automatically.
Recording automatically stops whenever the recording destination runs out of recording capacity. Also, recording will not start if the medium has no recording space available. When recording to DVD, recording will not begin after 99 titles have been recorded to a single disc, even if the disc has recording capacity remaining. When performing continuous recording to hard disk drive, a single clip can contain a maximum of 100 hours of recording time.
Note:
When recording to DVD, if the unit is left in the recording standby mode for 1 hour or more, the unit will automatically switch to STOP mode to prevent damage to the system.
1Manual Recording
Starting and stopping manual recording is performed with the front panel’s REC and STOP buttons. During recording, the PAUSE button can be pressed to temporarily interrupt the recording. From the pause mode, press REC button again to resume recording, and the recording will be a continuous part of the clip (title) begun before the pause. During recording, the front panel’s REC button will light, and during the pause mode, both the REC and PAUSE buttons will light.
When manual chapter mark insertion is selected, chapter marks can be entered at desired locations by using the main unit’s front panel ENTER button, the remote control unit’s ENTER button, or the Enter key on a connected keyboard. A chapter mark is also inserted when the PAUSE button is used to set the unit to recording standby. If automatic chapter mark insertion has been selected, a chapter mark will be inserted automatically after each set interval. In this case, no chapter mark will be inserted at a recording pause position. The session from recording start to recording stop will be considered an independent title (clip).
Note 1:
When the STOP button is used to terminate recording, between several and several dozen seconds (when recording to DVD) are required to completely stop recording after the button is pressed. Recording cannot be restarted until after this operation is completed. During the period after the STOP button is pressed until recording stops completely, the STOP button will flash.
Also, when performing recording to an unused or
Note 2:
In theory, up to 99 chapter marks can be inserted for a single title (clip), but no more than that number can be inserted, no matter what method is used.