Archos AV420 user manual Setting the Recording Parameters

5.1Setting the Recording Parameters

You can set the recording parameters manually to suit your specific needs. Click the center Settings button while in the pre-recording screen.

Rename	Allows you to change the filename before the recording begins.
Auto Stop	On, Off. If set to On, the AV400 will stop recording after the
Rec	duration set in the next line. For example, you want to record
	a television show for two hours but do not want to stay around
	for the two hours to stop the recording. In the screen above, a
	recording that you start manually will last for 2 hours. If set to Off,
	the recording will continue until you click on the stop button or
	until the entire hard disk fills up.
Duration	This is the duration of time your recording will last if Auto Stop Rec
	above is set to On.
Pre-record	This is a safety margin added to the beginning of a scheduled
	recording which was set via the My Yahoo!® TV scheduler of your
	personal calendar. It affects ONLY those recordings. This is just in
	case the clocks between your AV400 and the broadcast station are
	different or if the broadcast station starts earlier than expected.
Post-record	This is a safety margin added to the end of a scheduled recording
	which was set via the My Yahoo!® TV scheduler of your personal
	calendar. It affects ONLY those recordings. This is just in case the
	clocks between your AV400 and the broadcast station are different
	or if the broadcast station runs overtime.
Source	Composite, S-Video, Auto. You can choose which video input
	you want the AV400 to use. Normally, with a good video signal,
	you can set it to Auto, and the AV400 will scan the two inputs to
	see which one is receiving video.
Format	Auto, 4:3, 5:3, 16:9, 2.35. This is the aspect ratio of the screen
	that the AV400 will record. You can set this manually, but in most
	cases you can just leave it on Auto.

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