Insignia NS-1DVDR 17

Disc types and recording formats, modes, and settings

Your recorder can play many different kinds of DVDs, including pre-recorded DVD-Video discs, DVD-RW, DVD-R, DVD+RW, and DVD+Rs. The disc format for DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD+RWs is always “Video format”—the same as pre-recorded DVD-Video discs. This means that once finalized, you can play a DVD-R, DVD+R, or DVD+RW in a regular DVD player.

The DVD-RW disc format is Video Recording (VR) format or Video format. You can change the recording format, if required. (Reinitializing the disc will erase the contents of the disc.)

The recording mode is closely related to the disc format. If the disc format is Video Recording, then the recording mode is VR mode. If the disc format is Video format, then the recording mode is Video mode (except for DVD-Video, which is not recordable, and so does not have a recording mode). These can be changed as required for each recording and determine the picture quality and how much space the recording will take up on the disc.

General information for recording

•The recording times shown are not exact because your recorder uses variable bit-rate video compression. This means that the exact recording time will depend on the material being recorded.

•When recording a TV broadcast, if the reception is poor or the picture contains interference, the recording times may be shorter.

•If you record still pictures or audio only, the recording time may be longer.

•The displayed times for recording and time remaining may not always add up to exactly the length of the disc.

•The recording time available may decrease if you heavily edit a disc.

•If using a DVD-RW disc, make sure that you change the recording format (Video mode or VR mode) before you record anything on the disc. See “Disc Settings” on page 12 (Initialize).

•When using a DVD-R or DVD+R disc, you can keep recording until the disc is full, or until you finalize the disc. Before you start a recording session, check the amount of recording time left on the disc.

•When using a DVD-RW disc in Video mode, recording time available will only increase if you erase the last title recorded on the disc.

•The Delete Title option in the Title List (Original) menu only hides the title, it does not actually erase the title from the disc and increase the recording time available (except for the last recorded title on a DVD-RW disc in Video mode).

•Overwrite recording is available using DVD+RWs.

•When using a DVD+R/RW, your recorder will execute the Menu-making operation to update the new title and editing when you remove the disc from your recorder.

Recording from an external component

Follow these instructions to record a program from an external component (AV1 or AV2). Recording starts immediately and continues until the disc is full or you stop the recording.

To record from an external component:

1Make sure that the component that you want to record from is correctly connected to your recorder.

2Turn on your recorder, then press AV/INPUT to select the external input from which to record.

•AV1 - Audio/Video input on the back panel

•AV2 - Audio/Video input on the front panel

3Load a recordable disc.

4Set the recording mode (XP, SP, LP or EP), as necessary, by pressing REC MODE repeatedly.

5Press REC once to start recording. The REC indicator lights in the display window.

6Press STOP ( ) to stop recording.

Notes

•If your source is copy-protected using CopyGuard, you will not be able to record it using your recorder. See “Copying copyrighted material” on page 4 for more details.

•Recording continues until you press STOP ( ) or the disc is full.

•To record for a fixed length of time, see “Instant timer recording” on page 15.

Instant timer recording

Instant Timer Recording lets you make a recording of a preset length without using the program timer.

To make an instant timer recording:

1Follow Steps 1-4 in “Recording from an external component” on page 15.

2Press REC repeatedly to select the recording time length. Recording starts after the first press. Each subsequent press increases the recording time by 10 minutes.

The recording time is displayed on the TV screen. At the end of the recording, your recorder stops recording and shuts off.

Checking the recording time

To check the recording time:

•Press REC once to check the total recording time and the time left for the recording.

Extending the recording time

To extend the recording time:

•The recording time can be extended anytime by pressing REC.