JVC DR-DX5SU manual Basic Recording, Recording Mode

34 EN BASIC OPERATIONS ON DVD DECK

Basic Recording			7 Press o twice to stop recording.
			● It takes about 10 seconds to end the writing session when you
			stop recording.
			NOTES:
			● When switching from the HDD to the DVD deck, or when the unit
			is turned on while a playback only disc is loaded, the DVD deck
● Turn on the unit.			enters into resume stop mode automatically and the TV screen
			becomes all blue. To display the EE* signal on the screen, press
● Turn on the TV and select the AV mode.
			o.
● Slide the TV/CABLE/DBS/DVD switch to DVD.
			* EE means Electronics to Electronics, no mechanical movement is
			involved. EE signal means a program received with the unit's tuner or the
ATTENTION:			AV input signals.
			● It is recommended to format a DVD-RAM disc before use if you
It is not possible to record programs on a DVD-R disc which has			use the disc on this unit for the first time.
already been finalized.			● When using a brand-new DVD-RW disc, format the disc either in
			VR mode or in Video mode. (A pg. 74)
DVD lamp	DV/HDD/DVD		● Recordings made on DVD-R/RW disc must be finalized to play
	SELECT	I W	back on other DVD players. Perform AFinalize A Disc (DVD Deck
			Only)B (A pg. 75).
			● You can record up to 99 programs and 99 play lists on each disc.
			● Some programs can only be recorded one time.
			● When recording is started, an index of the first part of recording is
			automatically recorded (A pg. 50). To delete the index, refer to
CH +/- DVD recording			page 52.
	o	REC R	● Recording sometimes may stop or cannot be performed even
lamp		MODE	when there is enough available capacity remaining on the disc if
	CABLE/DBS		the signal source is copy-protected or intermittent.
	TV	DVD	● It is not possible to record on both DVD and HDD simultaneously.
			● It is not possible to record from this unit’s built-in tuner to the DV
	DVD		deck.
0-9			Recording Mode
	CH +/–		MPEG2 format is used as recording format. As a guide for picture
			quality, the AbpsB unit is used to represent how much data can be
			recorded per second. The larger this value is, the better the picture
			quality becomes but more capacity is required for the recording.
ENTER			Select XP or SP for programs where quick movement occurs, such
			as sports programs, and LP or EP for talk shows, etc. with
			relatively less movement.
			The recording modes for a 4.7 GB disc are set as follows:

I

R W o

REC MODE

1Load a recordable disc.

●For details, refer to APlacing A DiscB (A pg. 10).

2Press DV/HDD/DVD SELECT on the unit repeatedly or DVD on the remote control so that the DVD lamp lights up on the unit.

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

Recording mode		Recording amount	Maximum recording
		(approx.)	time (approx.)
	XP	10 Mbps	1 hour
	SP	5 Mbps	2 hours
	LP	2.5 Mbps	4 hours
	EP	1.6 Mbps	6 hours
	60-360		1 – 6 hours
	(A pg. 36)	The amount varies
FR		depending on the
	420		7 hours
		selected time.
	480		8 hours

●For details on FR mode, refer to AFree Rate FunctionB (A pg. 36).

4Press REC MODE repeatedly to select the recording mode, then press ENTER.

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

XP N SP N LP NEP N FR (60-360*, 420, 480) N (Back to the beginning)

*The value is selectable from 1 to 6 hours in 5-minute intervals by pressing DErepeatedly after selecting AFR60–FR360B. To change the value in 30-minute intervals, press and hold DE.

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

5Press R on the unit to start recording. Or while holding R, press I on the remote control.

●The DVD recording lamp lights up on the unit.

6Press R and W on the remote control simultaneously to pause recording.

●To resume recording, press R and I simultaneously.