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BASIC RECORDING

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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.89)
Recordings made on DVD-R/RW disc must be finalised to
play back on other DVD players. Perform “Finalise A Disc
(DVD Deck Only)” (pg.90).
You can record up to 99programmes and 999 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. (pg.65) To record
satellite programmes, refer to page36. To delete the index,
refer to page67.
Recording sometimes may stop or cannot be performed even
if there is enough available capacity remaining on the disc.

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 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 4.7GB disc are set as follows:
* For details on FR mode, refer to “Free Rate Function” (pg. 62).
Recording Resume Function
If there is a power outage during recording, Instant Timer
Recording (ITR) (pg. 61) or timer recording (pg. 29,
31), the recording will resume automatically when power is
restored to the unit unless the unit’s memory backup has
expired.
Recording
mode
Recording amount
(approx.)
Maximum recording
time (approx.)
XP 9.6 Mbps 1 hour
SP 5 Mbps 2 hours
LP 2.5 Mbps 4 hours
EP 1.6 Mbps 6 hours
FR60–
FR360*
(pg.62)
The amount varies
depending on the
selected time.
1 – 6 hours
FR420* 7 hours
FR480* 8 hours
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