JVC SR-MV50U manual Basic Recording, Recording Mode

36 EN OPERATIONS ON DVD DECK

	Basic Recording	NOTES:
		● It is recommended to format a DVD-RAM disc before use if you use
		the disc on this unit for the first time.
		● When using a brand-new DVD-RW disc, format the disc either in VR
		mode or in Video mode. ( pg. 75)
		● Recordings made on DVD-R/RW disc must be finalized to play back
		on other DVD players. Perform “Finalize A Disc (DVD Deck Only)”
● Turn on the unit.		( pg. 76)
● Turn on the TV and select the video channel (or AV mode).		● You can record up to 99 programs and 999 play lists on each disc.
● Slide the TV/CABLE/DBS/DVD switch to DVD.		● Some programs can only be recorded one time.
		● When recording is started, an index of the first part of recording is
		automatically recorded. ( pg. 51) To delete the index, refer to
ATTENTION:
		page 53.
It is not possible to record programs on a DVD-R disc which has		● Recording sometimes may stop or cannot be performed even if there
already been finalized.		is enough available capacity remaining on the disc.

			VCR/DVD REC MODE	Recording Resume Function
				If there is a power outage during timer recording ( pg. 38, 39,
				40), the recording will resume automatically when power is
				restored to the unit unless the unit’s memory backup has expired.
				Recording Mode
				MPEG2 format is used as recording format. As a guide for picture
CH +/–				quality, the “bps” unit is used to represent how much data can be
			8 4 9	recorded per second. The larger this value is, the better the picture
				quality becomes but more capacity is required for the recording.
				Select XP or SP for programs where quick movement occurs, such
VCR/DVD				as sports programs, and LP or EP for talk shows, etc. with
				relatively less movement.
1	2	3		The recording modes for a 4.7 GB disc are set as follows:
4	5	6	0 – 9
7	8	9		Recording	Recording amount	Maximum recording
	0
				mode	(approx.)	time (approx.)
				XP	10 Mbps	1 hour
				SP	5 Mbps	2 hours
			4	LP	2 Mbps	4 hours
8			9	EP	1.6 Mbps	6 hours
REC MODE			7	FR60–FR360		1 – 6 hours
			CH +/–	( pg. 37)	The amount varies
				FR420	depending on the	7 hours
					selected time.
				FR480		8 hours

1 Load a recordable disc.

●For details, refer to “Placing A Disc” ( pg. 11).

2 Press VCR/DVD repeatedly so that the DVD lamp lights up on the unit.

3 Press CH +/– or the number keys to select the channel you wish to record.

4 Press REC MODE repeatedly to set the recording mode.

●Each time you press REC MODE, the recording mode changes as follows:

XP ] SP ] LP ] EP ] FR] (Back to the beginning)

*The value is selectable from 1 to 6 hours in 5-minutes interval, from 7 to 8 hours in 1-hour interval by pressing w e repeatedly after selecting “FR60–FR360”, “FR420” and “FR480”. To change the value in 30- minutes interval, press and hold w e.

●For details on the recording mode, see the right column.

5 Press 7 on the unit to start recording. Or while pressing 7, press 4 on the remote control.

●The DVD recording lamp lights up on the unit.

6 Press 9 to pause recording.

●To resume recording, press 4.

7 Press 8 to stop recording.

●The DVD recording lamp lights off on the unit.

●It takes about 10 seconds to end the writing session when you stop recording.