Recording

Checking the Recording Picture and Sound Quality

VideoVR

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Before recording on a DVD, you can confirm the quality of the picture and sound with the recording speed you selected.

1 Make sure that the unit is in STOP or REC mode and a DVD is inserted correctly.

2 Press [REC MONITOR].

The TV will display the programme and output the sound you are about to record in the quality of the picture and sound (determined by the recording speed) you selected.

•If you want to change the recording speed (to improve the recording quality), press

[REC SPEED] repeatedly.

The recording speed is changed each time you press the button.

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•You cannot change the recording speed during recording.

3 Press [REC MONITOR] again to exit.

Hint

•If you press [REC MONITOR] while receiving the bilingual broadcast, the sound to be recorded will be output.

One-Touch Timer Recording (OTR)

VideoVR

DVD-RW DVD-RW DVD-R

This is a simple way to set the recording time in blocks of 30 minutes. Check that the disc you are recording onto has enough space remaining for the time you set.

1 Turn on the unit and insert a recordable disc.

Make sure that the TV input is set on the unit.

2 Press [DVD].

3 Select the recording speed using [REC SPEED]. (See page 23.)

Make sure that the recording format is set to the desired mode. (See page 25.)

4 Select the desired channel to record using [PR +/-] or [the Number buttons].

5 Press [DVD REC I] repeatedly until the desired recording time (30 minutes to 8 hours) appears on the TV screen.

One-touch timer recording will start.

0:30

(Normal Recording) 1:00

8:00 7:30

•To change the recording length during one- touch timer recording, press [DVD REC I] repeatedly until the desired length appears.

•To cancel one-touch timer recording within the specified time, press [STOP S].

Hint

•The remaining recording time will appear on the TV screen during one-touch timer recording. Press [ON SCREEN] to see it on the TV screen.

•The remaining recording time will be displayed on the front panel display during one-touch timer recording.

•Unlike timer recording, you can perform the following operations during one-touch timer recording.

-Turn off the power.

-Use [DVD REC I] or [STOP S].

Note

•You cannot use the pause function during one-touch timer recording.

•The unit will be turned off automatically under the following conditions.

-No space remains on the disc.

-If a power failure occurs.

•If DVD one-touch timer recording is completed during VCR playback or recording, the DVD will be in stop mode and the VCR keeps the current mode.

•When an OTR finishes, the unit automatically turns itself off. If there is any timer recording in standby, the unit automatically switches to the timer-standby mode. Press [TIMER ] to cancel the timer- standby mode to use the unit continuously.

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