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HDD RECORDING/PLAYBACK

Basic recording

You can store up to 100 programmes in the HDD.
Once recording (including timer recordings: see pages 40
and 42) is made through the built-in TV tuner, the
following information about the programme is
automatically memorized in the HDD.
Thumbnails* (index—still picture of the beginning of
the programme)
Programme title*
• Category*
Date and time
• Channel
Recording speed
Recording time

* The items marked with an asterisk (*) can be later modified
using HDD Navigation (see page 34).

1

Turn on the power.

On the remote control

Press .

On the unit

Press

STANDBY/ON

.
The lamp corresponding to the previously selected
deck (either DVD or HDD) lights on the unit.

2

Select the HDD deck.

On the remote control

1

Make sure that the

DVD/TV/HDD

selector set to the
right (

HDD

).

2

Press

LIVE

.
The HDD lamp lights on the unit.
On the unit
Press
DVD/HDD
so that the HDD lamp lights.
The currently received programme appears on the TV.
Notice that the scene shown on the TV is always a few
second behind the actual on-air scene.

3

Choose a programme.

On the remote control

Press

HDD/TV PR +/–

repeatedly or the

number

buttons.

On the unit

Press

PR +/–

repeatedly.
You can also select the external components—L-1, L-2
(or SAT), F-1.

Examples: How to use the number buttons
To select programme position 5, press

5

.
To select programme position 10, press

1

, then

0

.
To select the external components, press

AUX

(0), then

PR +/–

.

NOTES

When you change the programme positions, it takes a few
seconds to change the pictures. It is not a malfunction.
When connecting a TV with TV-Link or with equivalent
function (see page 15) using the SCART cable, select “OFF” for
“DIRECT REC” (see page 67) in order to record S-Video signals
through the L-2 IN or INPUT F-1 connector.

4

Set the recording speed.

On the remote control only

Press

REMAIN/REC MODE

on the remote control.
For details on the recording speed, see page 24.

5

Start recording.

On the remote control

Press and hold

REC

, then press

3

.

On the unit

Press

(record).
The lamp next to the

(record) button lights.
Turn on the TV and select an appropriate input (AV)
mode.
If the unit is turned on with the HDD deck selected,
it takes about 20 seconds until the broadcast picture
appears on the TV. During this period, no
operations are permitted.

You cannot record from the built-in DVD player onto the
HDD.

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