BASIC OPERATIONS ON DVD DECK EN 41

Basic Recording

 

 

7 Press 8 twice 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.

 

● Turn on the unit.

 

 

● When using a brand-new DVD-RW disc, format the disc either in VR

 

 

mode or in Video mode. ( pg. 87)

 

● Turn on the TV and select the video channel (or AV mode).

 

● Recordings made on DVD-R/RW disc must be finalized to play back

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

 

 

on other DVD players. Perform “Finalize A Disc (DVD Deck Only)”

 

 

 

 

 

 

( pg. 88).

 

 

ATTENTION:

 

 

● You can record up to 99 programs and 999 play lists on each disc.

 

 

● Some programs can only be recorded one time.

It is not possible to record programs on a DVD-R disc which has

● When recording is started, an index of the first part of recording is

already been finalized.

 

 

 

 

automatically recorded. ( pg. 63) To record satellite programs,

 

 

 

 

 

 

refer to page 59. To delete the index, refer to page 65.

 

VHS/HDD/DVD

● Recording sometimes may stop or cannot be performed even if there

 

SELECT

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is enough available capacity remaining on the disc.

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

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

CH +/

 

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recorded per second. The larger this value is, the better the picture

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quality becomes but more capacity is required for the recording.

 

 

MODE

Select XP or SP for programs where quick movement occurs, such

 

 

 

 

CABLE/DBS

as sports programs, and LP or EP for talk shows, etc. with

 

TV

DVD

relatively less movement.

 

 

 

 

The recording modes for a 4.7 GB disc are set as follows:

 

DVD

 

Recording

Recording amount

Maximum recording

 

 

 

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mode

(approx.)

time (approx.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

CH+/-

 

XP

10 Mbps

1 hour

 

 

SP

5 Mbps

2 hours

 

 

 

 

 

 

LP

2.5 Mbps

4 hours

ENTER

 

 

EP

1.6 Mbps

6 hours

 

 

 

 

 

 

FR60–FR360

The amount varies

1 – 6 hours

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( pg. 43)

depending on the

 

 

 

FR420

selected time.

7 hours

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

9

 

FR480

 

8 hours

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REC MODE

 

 

● For details on FR mode, refer to “Free Rate Function” ( pg. 43)

1 Load a recordable disc.

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

2 Press VHS/HDD/DVD SELECT on the unit repeatedly or DVD on the remote 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-minutes interval by pressing w e repeatedly after selecting “FR60–FR360”. To change the value in 30-minutes interval, 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 while holding 7, press 4 on the remote control.

●The DVD recording lamp lights up on the unit.

6 Press 7 and 9 on the remote control simultaneously to pause recording.

●To resume recording, press 7 and 4 simultaneously.