Basic recording from the TV

Recording

Setting the picture quality/recording time

VR mode Video mode

HDD

Before starting a recording, you will usually want to set the picture quality/recording time. There are six standard settings available, which allow you to choose a balance between picture quality and recording time.

When Manual Recording is set to On (see Manual Recording on page 97), a further option will be available (MN1–32, LPCM or XP+, depending on what you set).

VR mode Video mode

HDD

Follow the instructions below to record a TV program. Recording starts immediately and continues until the disc is full or you stop the recording.

STANDBY/ONHDD/DVD

DISPLAY TV/DVD

HELP INPUT SELECT CLEAR

AUDIO SUBTITLE ANGLE

See also Recording time and picture quality on page 38 for more information.

	REC MODE	BACK CM SKIP
SHIFT	ONE TOUCH	ST0P REC	REC
	COPY

TV DRECT REC

		CHANNEL
	DISCNAVIGATOR	SHOWVIEW
	TOP	MENU
	MENU	MENU
	MENU
		ENTER
	HOME	RETURN
	MENU	RETURN

• Press REC MODE (SHIFT + ) repeatedly to select a recording setting.

•XP – High quality

•SP – Standard play

•LP – Long play

	REC MODE	BACK CM SKIP
SHIFT	ONE TOUCH	ST0P REC	REC
	COPY

TV DRECT REC

•EP – Extended play

•SLP – Super Long play

•SEP – Super Extended play

•MN / LPCM1 / XP+2 – Manual / Linear PCM / XP+ (available only when manual recording is on)

The setting is indicated in the front panel display, and shown on-screen together with the recording time for a blank recordable disc. If a recordable disc is loaded, the approximate remaining recording time for that disc is also shown. (Note that if the On Screen Display setting (see On-Screen Display on page 98) is Off then this information is not displayed.)

1Use the HDD/DVD button to select the HDD or a recordable DVD for recording.

•If you’re recording to DVD, load a recordable disc (if you load a new blank DVD-RW disc, the recorder takes a short while to initialize the disc).

2Use the CHANNEL +/– buttons to select the TV channel to record.

The front panel display shows the channel number:

Channel preset

•While the recorder is stopped, you can also use the number buttons on the remote to select the channel. (For channel 6, press 6 then ENTER; for channel 24, press 2, 4 then ENTER)

3 Use the REC MODE (SHIFT + ) button to set the picture quality/recording time.

•See Setting the picture quality/recording time above for detailed instructions.

Note

1.Audio is recorded in 16-bit Linear PCM format, video is recorded at XP quality. When recording a bilingual broadcast, select which audio chan- nel to record (see Bilingual Recording on page 95).

2.Applicable only to HDD recording. (If this setting is used when recording to DVD, MN32 is used.) When copied to DVD, XP+ recordings are always copied in real time.