RCA DRC8030N Library, Video library on the hard disc, To access the library, Managing titles

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Library

Library

The library lets you locate the various recordings present on the DVR hard disc or the different DVD EN R/RW discs in your DVD library.

The recordings are distributed according to the title and the nature of the files in four sub-libraries. Each one will let you access functions specific to the nature of the recordings. The contents of the library are not lost even if the recorder is no longer connected to the power supply for a while.

To access the library:

Player menu > Select “Library” > Press OK

You may also press LIBRARY on the remote control to access library directly. The library screen appears.

It lets you access the 4 sub-libraries (video library, disc Library, music library & picture library) and the export function. Depending on the recording you are looking for, select the library and confirm with OK. The screen specific to the library appears.

Video library (on the hard disc)

Select a title (recorded program) with	and press PLAY to start playback.
Managing titles
Press OK to access more functions when a title in the video library is highlighted. Press		to
highlight an item and OK to make selection.

•Play Title - to play the title, except the hidden chapters*.

•Play All Chapters - to play the title, even the hidden chapters.

•Rename Title - to name the title.

•Delete Title - to remove unwanted titles.

•Lock Title (or unlock it) - to avoid (or enable) title erasure.

•Copy to Disc** - to archive a title to a DVD R/RW disc. Jpeg, mp3 and wma files cannot be copied using this function.

•Clear Chapters - to delete all the chapter markers*** assigned automatically at regular intervals.

•Sort by title name or date - press (right key) while a title in the video library is highlighted

and then press to select sorting by title name or date to further assist you to find a title.

Note:

*Hidden chapters - with the help of the edit menu (see “Edit menu” in “Playing discs” section), you can insert chapter markers in a title and hide some of the unwanted scenes.

**Copy to disc - the type of disc (DVD R/RW 4x, 8x or 16x) has no effect on the copying speed (rate expressed in Mbits) or time. The copying speed depends on the recording quality selected for the DVD R/RW. The copying time depends on the length (duration) of the title to be copied from the hard disc to the DVD R/RW disc.

***Chapter markers - when recording a title, the recorder can create chapters of 5 or 10 minutes in length by inserting chapter markers. This then allows you to browse your recordings by jumping from chapter to chapter with

/ (see “Chapter Markers” in “Setup” section for details).

Library

Disc library (DVD R/RW)

The disc library archives the names of all the titles recorded to different DVD R/RW discs in your DVD

collection. Depending on the duration of the recordings, the library can save around 400 title names.				EN
Press	while a title in the disc library is highlighted and then press	to select sorting by title
name or date to further assist you to find a title.
Managing titles
Press OK to access more functions when a title in the disc library is highlighted. Press			to highlight

an item and OK to make selection. Functions available are: rename title, play all chapters, delete title, clear chapters and copy to DVR

Music library (on the hard disc)

The music library archives the names of all the mp3 or WMA files recorded on the hard disc. When the music library screen is displayed, you can play a title or file, create or edit playlists, rename a title, delete or sort titles.

Picture library (on the hard disc)

The picture library lets you look for and view photos one by one or through a slideshow. The library displays thumbnails of the last six photos recorded. Earlier photos can be accessed by pressing the

navigation keys ( ) and confirm with OK or start a slideshow with PLAY.

Export

You can copy one or more titles to a DVD R/RW disc.

With the SmartRecord function turned on, you can copy titles which were recorded with very high quality (example *1: Best), from the DVR hard disc to a DVD R/RW with adapted quality (example *3: Good) so that the title can “fit” on the disc. For details, see “SmartRecord” in “Setup” section.

Picture in picture

While a video title (from a video DVD, DVD R/RW or DVR hard disc) is playing, you can superimpose live TV pictures by pressing LIVE. This will let you monitor PROGRAMS on a channel while you are watching a video recording. You can change channel by pressing CH+/CH-.

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