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•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 these recordings. This is just in case the clocks between your ARCHOS™ device and the broadcast station are different or if the broadcast station runs overtime.

Video Parameters

•Rename

-allows you to define the filename before the recording begins, using the virtual keyboard. See: Using the Virtual Keyboard.

•Source

-Options: Auto/Composite/S-Video/Black&White.

-You can choose which video input you want the ARCHOS™ device to use. Normally, with a good video signal, you can set it to Auto and your ARCHOS™ will scan the DVR station inputs to see which one is receiving video.

•Format

-Options: Auto/4:3/5:3/16:9/2.35.

-This is the aspect ratio of the screen that the ARCHOS™ device will record. You can set this manually, but in most cases you can just leave it on Auto.

•Resolution

-Options: Optimal/VGA.

-Use this to set the resolution of the recorded image. You can leave this on Optimal.

-Optimal will give the smoothest image quality, with a smaller file size.

•Bitrate

-Options: 500 kb/s, 1000 kb/s, 1500kb/s, 2000 kb/s, 2500kb/s.

-Use this to set the encoding quality.

-The higher the encoding rate, the higher the image quality but also more hard drive space will be used.

•Sampling

-Options: 32kHz, 48kHz.

-The sound sampling rate. The higher value gives a higher quality sound but will take up more space on the hard drive.

•Brightness

-adjusts the recorded image brightness.

•Contrast

-adjusts the recorded image contrast.

•Saturation

-Use this to de-emphasize or saturate the colors in the recorded image.

•Hue

-changes the color spectrum in the recorded image.

•Reset

-changes the above settings to the default settings.

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