RCA DVD Recorder/VCR Combo manual Watching TV, DVD Recording, Channel Banner, Express Recording

Chapter 3: Recording, Playback & Features

Watching TV

Turn on the DVD/VCR to watch TV

1.Turn on the TV, and tune the TV to the correct Video Input Channel (this channel corresponds to the input jacks on your TV that you used to connect the DVD/VCR to the TV).

2.Turn on the DVD/VCR (the DVD/VCR’s main menu appears).

3.Since the Watch TV menu is already highlighted, just press the OK button on the remote (the DVD/VCR tunes to the last station you watched and a channel banner appears).To see the channel banner after it disappears from the screen, press INFO on the remote control.

02:15 pm	Ch 9	Favorite Show
		3:00
Audio: Stereo. (>)
TV-PG
Channel Banner

The Channel Banner

While watching TV, press INFO on the remote control to see the channel banner.The information that appears in the channel banner depends upon the information sent from the broadcaster. For example, the rating, the program name, and the time the program ends are not always sent by the broadcaster.

00:01:08	Ch 9		•	0h 30min
•REC		*1	00h:54min available
Audio: Stereo. (>)
TV-PG
Recording Banner
				Space available on disc

DVD Recording

After you load a DVD+R or DVD+RW disc into the DVD/VCR’s disc tray, there are several ways to record programming.When you insert a blank DVD+R or DVD+RW disc, the DVD/VCR will need to format the disc so you may need to wait several seconds.The quickest way to start recording is to press the RECORD button while you’re watching a show (the recording banner appears).You don’t even need to remember to press the stop button if you use the Express Recording feature in the recording banner (see next section).

Note:When you stop recording, the DVD/VCR takes several seconds
to save information to the disc.A still frame of the recording may	DISCS THATYOU CAN USE FOR RECORDING
appear on the screen before you are returned to TV viewing.
	DVD+R 2.4x, 4x, 8x, and 16x ONLY;	These are write-once discs and can’t be erased.
	DVD+RW 2.4x and 4x ONLY.	These are rewritable discs which can be erased and
		reused for recording.
IMPORTANT:	Notes:
When you record to a DVD+R disc, you must	This recorder is not compatible with DVD-R or DVD-RW discs for recording. Please make sure to
finalize it before you can play it in another DVD
	purchase discs with the plus “+” symbol on the package. Also, it is NOT possible to record on
player. The DVD recorder automatically asks you
	CD-R or CD-RW discs.
if you want to finalize a disc when it is finished
	IMPORTANT: It is NOT possible to record content that is copy-protected. This is usually true for
recording.
If you need to finalize a disc later, select the Disc	most pre-recorded DVD discs and many pre-recorded VHS tapes.
	Notes:
menu from main menu, then select Finalize Disc and
press OK. Once the disc is finalized you won’t be	The first time you load a DVD+R or DVD+RW disc, the DVD/VCR will format it. This should only
able to change the name of the disc or the name of	take a few seconds.
the titles on the disc.	Remember, if you’re using a DVD+R disc you must finalize it if you want to play the disc in
	another DVD player (page 35). The DVD recorder automatically asks you if you want to finalize a
	disc when it is finished recording.

Please confirm the recording options and		Express Recording
select Start Record to start this recording.		When you press the RECORD button on the remote or on the front of the DVD recorder, the Express
Duration	1h 27 min	Recording screen appears. Here you can choose the duration of the recording, the quality, and destination
		(whether you want to record to tape or disc). For the duration, each time you press RECORD or the right arrow
Recording Quality	1 (1h 47 min)	button, the recording time increases by 30 minutes, up to the maximum limit.The DVD recorder will record for
Destination	DVD+R/+RW	the amount of time you specified and then stop automatically.At anytime during the recording, you can bring up
Start Record	Cancel	the Express Recording screen by pressing RECORD again and then extending the recording time .To cancel the
		recording, highlight and select Cancel in the Express Recording screen.

Press > to change the recording duration or use the digits to enter the duration.

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