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Setup Menu
Parameter Possible settings Description
DVD MENU TOP+MENU
TYPE [TOP]
NONE
MENU T T+M
[ToP]
NoNE
DISC IN ACTION MENU
[TITLE]
dISC IN MENU
[TITL]
TITLE END MENU
REPEAT
STOP
[NEXT TITLE]
TI ENd MENU
REPT
SToP
[NEXT]
MENU
MENU
Select whether to create a TOP MENU or MENU in a completed disc (finalized disc).
This is set before inserting a disc or when a blank disc is inserted.
TOP+MENU:When finalizing a TOP MENU is created.
When closing a title a MENU is created.
TOP :When finalizing a TOP MENU is created.
When closing a title a MENU is not created.
NONE :Neither a TOP MENU nor a MENU is created. The disc will be without a menu.
Select the action when a completed disc (finalized disc) is inserted into this machine
or a DVD player.
This is set before inserting a disc or when a blank disc is inserted.
MENU : Displays the TOP MENU (title menu)
TITLE :Starts to playback TITLE1
Select the action to be taken when playback within a title of a completed disc (finalized
disc) is finished. This is set before inserting a disc or when a blank disc is inserted.
MENU : Display the TOP MENU (title menu)
REPEAT :Repeat playback within a title.
STOP : Enter stop mode. The TOP MENU is not displayed.
NEXT TITLE:Start to playback the next title. In the case of playback of the final
title, start to playback the first title.
This button is used to return to the Setup Menu screen.
Note
Settings on this page will change accordingly with the disc information when a recorded disc is loaded.
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Parameter Possible settings Description
CHAPTER [MANUAL]
CREATION AUTO
CHAPTR [MANU]
AUTo
SET INTERVAL Every01min
[Every05min]
Every59min
INTERV 1
[5]
59
AUTO CHAPTER OFF
(REC PAUSE) [ON]
ATCHAP oFF
[oN]
ENCODE UXP (NOT
QUALITY DVD VIDEO)
XP
[SP]
LP
EP
DLP
DEP
qUALTY UXP
XP
[SP]
LP
EP
dLP
dEP
AUDIO ENCODE NO AUDIO
LPCM
[DOLBY DIGITAL]
MPEG
A ENC oFF
LPCM
[dd]
MPEG
This parameter is used to indicate whether or not chapters are to be created
automatically at set intervals while recording.
MANUAL:Chapters are not to be created automatically.
Use this setting when chapters are to be set manually.
AUTO :Chapters are to be created at set intervals during recording.
The SET INTERVAL parameter below is used to specify this interval.
This parameter becomes active whenever CHAPTER CREATION has been set to
AUTO.
It is used to set the time interval for automatic chapter creation and is set in units of
minutes.
Select whether to automatically insert a chapter mark during a recording pause.
OFF :Do not insert a chapter mark.
ON :Insert a chapter mark.
For setting the recording quality. Recording quality and time vary with the set values
as follows:
(When using a 4.7 GB disc)
*Only UXP, XP or SP can be selected when the AUDIO ENCODE item is set to
LPCM.
This parameter is used to set the encoding format for audio data.
NO AUDIO : Do not record audio sound. The recording time will be longer as
sound recording is not performed.
LPCM :Linear PCM encoding (Non-compressed)
DOLBY DIGITAL:Dolby AC3 encoding (Compressed)
MPEG :MPEG encoding (Compressed)
Notes
●Only UXP, XP or SP on the ENCODE QUALITY item can be selected when the
AUDIO QUALITY item is set to LPCM.
●The MPEG set values can be displayed and selected when the TV TYPE item on the
SYSTEM MENU (2/2) screen is set to PAL.
RECORDER MENU Screen
The following table identifies and describes the parameters that may be set using the RECORDER screen.
Top half : Appearance on monitor screen
Bottom half : Appearance on LCD display
[ ] : Default setting

RECORDER MENU (1/2) screen

Set Value
Recording Time
Picture Quality
Upload Size
UXP
(NOT DVD VIDEO)
XP
SP
LP
EP
DLP
DEP
40 mins
60 mins
120 mins
180 mins
240 mins
360 mins
480 mins
High
§
Normal
∫
Low
∫
D1:NTSC= 720 x 480 dots
PAL= 720 x 576 dots
HalfD1:NTSC = 352 x 480 dots
PAL= 352 x 576 dots