JVC DR-MH200SE manual Basic Recording, Recording Mode

	BASIC OPERATIONS ON DVD DECK EN 35
Basic Recording	7 Press o twice to stop recording.
	● It takes about 10 seconds to end the writing session when you
	stop recording.

●Turn on the unit.

●Turn on the TV and select the AV mode.

●Slide the TV/CABLE/SAT/DVD switch to DVD.

ATTENTION:

It is not possible to record programmes on a DVD-R disc which has already been finalised.

4 7 DVD

8 9 DVD lamp

NOTES:

●It is recommended to format a DVD-RAM disc before use if you use the disc on this unit for the first time.

●When using a brand-new DVD-RW disc, format the disc either in VR mode or in Video mode. (A pg. 78)

●Recordings made on DVD-R/RW disc must be finalised to play back on other DVD players. Perform AFinalise A Disc (DVD Deck Only)B (A pg. 79).

●You can record up to 99 programmes and 99 play lists on each disc.

●Some programmes can only be recorded one time.

●When recording is started, an index of the first part of recording is automatically recorded. (A pg. 50) To record satellite programmes, refer to page 49. To delete the index, refer to page 53.

●Recording sometimes may stop or cannot be performed even if there is enough available capacity remaining on the disc.

●It is not possible to record on both DVD and HDD simultaneously.

Recording Mode

MPEG 2 format is used as recording format. As a guide for picture quality, the AbpsB unit is used to represent how much data can be recorded per second. The larger this value is, the better the picture

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CABLE/SAT

TV DVD

DVD

PR+/-

quality becomes but more capacity is required for the recording. Select XP or SP for programmes where quick movement occurs, such as sports programmes, 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:

Recording mode	Recording amount	Maximum recording
	(approx.)	time (approx.)
XP	10 Mbps	1 hour
SP	5 Mbps	2 hours
LP	2.5 Mbps	4 hours
EP	1.6 Mbps	6 hours

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REC MODE

1Load a recordable disc.

●For details, refer to APlacing A DiscB (A pg. 8).

2Press DVD so that the DVD lamp lights up on the unit.

3Press PR +/– or the number keys to select the channel you wish to record.

	60-360	The amount varies	1 – 6 hours
	(A pg. 37)	depending on the
FR		selected time.
	420		7 hours
	480		8 hours

●For details on FR mode, refer to AFree Rate FunctionB (A pg. 37).

4Press 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 AFR60-FR360B. To change the value in 30 minutes interval, press and hold DE.

●For details on the recording mode, see the right column.

5Press R on the unit to start recording. Or while holding R, press I on the remote control.

●The DVD recording lamp lights up on the unit.

6Press R and W on the remote control simultaneously to pause recording.

●To resume recording, press R and I simultaneously.