JVC DR-MH20S, DR-MH30S manual Basic Recording, Recording Resume Function, Recording Mode

		BASIC OPERATIONS ON DVD DECK EN 37
	Basic 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.
		● When using a brand-new DVD-RW disc, format the disc either in VR
		mode or in Video mode. ( pg. 71)
		● Recordings made on DVD-R/RW disc must be finalized to play back
		on other DVD players. Perform “Finalize A Disc (DVD Deck Only)”
● Turn on the unit.		( pg. 72).
● Turn on the TV and select the AV mode.		● You can record up to 99 programs and 999 play lists on each disc.
● Slide the TV/CABLE/DBS/DVD switch to DVD.		● Some programs can only be recorded one time.
		● When recording is started, an index of the first part of recording is
		automatically recorded. ( pg. 51) To record satellite programs, refer
ATTENTION:
		to page 50. To delete the index, refer to page 53.
It is not possible to record programs on a DVD-R disc which has		● Recording sometimes may stop or cannot be performed even if there
already been finalized.		is enough available capacity remaining on the disc.
		● It is not possible to record both on DVD and on HDD simultaneously.

4	7	DVD
8	9	DVD Lamp
CABLE/DBS
TV	DVD
DVD
0-9
CH+/-

ENTER

4

7 9

8

REC MODE

Recording Mode

MPEG2 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:

Recording	Recording amount	Maximum recording
mode	(approx.)	time (approx.)
XP	10 Mbps	1 hour
SP	5 Mbps	2 hours
LP	2 Mbps	4 hours
EP	1.6 Mbps	6 hours
FR60–FR360		1 – 6 hours
( pg. 39)	The amount varies
	depending on the
FR420		7 hours
	selected time.
FR480		8 hours

●For details on FR mode, refer to “Free Rate Function” ( pg. 39)

Recording Resume Function

1 Load a recordable disc.

●For details, refer to “Placing A Disc” ( pg. 10).

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

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

4 Press REC MODE repeatedly to select the recording mode, then press ENTER.

●Each time you press REC MODE, the recording mode changes as follows:

XP ] SP ] LP ] EP ] FR60–FR360* ] FR420, FR480] (Back to the beginning)

*The value is selectable from 1 to 6 hours in 5-min. increment by pressing w e repeatedly after selecting “FR60–FR360”. To change the value in 30-min. increments, press and hold w e.

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

5 Press 7 on the unit to start recording. Or press and hold 7 and press 4 on the remote control.

6 Press 7 and 9 simultaneously to pause recording.

●To resume recording, press 7 and 4 simultaneously.

7 Press 8 twice to stop recording.

●It takes about 10 seconds to end the writing session when you stop recording.

If there is a power outage during recording, Instant Timer Recording (ITR) ( pg. 38) or timer recording ( pg. 46, 48), the recording will resume automatically when power is restored to the unit unless the unit’s memory backup has expired.