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34 EN BASIC OPERATIONS ON DVD DECK
1Load a recordable disc.
●For details, refer to “Placing A Disc” (Apg.10).
2Press CH +/– or the number keys to select the channel you
wish to record.
3Press 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 minutes interval by
pressing DE repeatedly after selecting
A
FR60-FR360
B
. To change the
value in 30minutes interval, press and hold DE.
●For details on the recording mode, see the right column.
4Press R on the unit to start recording. Or while holding R, press
I on the remote control.
5Press W to pause recording.
●To resume recording, press I.
6Press o to stop recording.
●It takes about 10 seconds to end the writing session when you
stop recording.
NOTES:
●It is recommended to format a DVD-RAM disc before use if you
use the disc on this unit for the first time. (Apg.63)
●When using a brand-new DVD-RW disc, format the disc either in
VR mode or in Video mode. (Apg. 63)
●Recordings made on DVD-R/RW disc must be finalized to play
back on other DVD players. Perform “Finalize A Disc” (Apg.64).
●You can record up to 99programs 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. (Apg. 43) To delete the index, refer to
page 48.
●Recording sometimes may stop or cannot be performed even if
there is enough available capacity remaining on the disc.
Recording Mode
MPEG 2 format is used as recording format. As a guide for picture
quality, the “bps” 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.
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:
●
For details on FR mode, refer to “Free Rate Function” (
A
pg. 36).
Basic Recording
●Turn on the unit.
●Turn on the TV and select an input mode such as EXT1.
ATTENTION:
It is not possible to record programs on a DVD-R/RW disc which
has already been finalized.
CH+/–
ENTER
I
W
o
REC MODE
RAM/RW
oR
CH+/–
R
E
D
0-9
Recording mode Recording amount
(approx.)
Maximum recording
time (approx.)
XP 10 Mbps 1 hour
SP 5 Mbps 2hours
LP 2.5 Mbps 4hours
EP 1.6 Mbps 6hours
FR
60-360
(Apg. 36) The amount varies
depending on the
selected time.
1 - 6 hours
420 7 hours
480 8 hours
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