34 EN BASIC OPERATIONS ON DVD DECK

Basic Recording

 

 

 

7 Press o 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. (A pg. 74)

 

● Turn on the TV and select the AV mode.

 

 

 

 

 

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

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

 

 

back on other DVD players. Perform AFinalize A Disc (DVD Deck

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Only)B (A pg. 75).

 

 

ATTENTION:

 

 

 

● You can record up to 99 programs and 99 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 (A pg. 50). To delete the index, refer to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

page 52.

 

 

 

DV/HDD/DVD

REC MODE

● Recording sometimes may stop or cannot be performed even if

 

there 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 AbpsB unit is used to represent how much data can be

CH +/-

o

I

WR

recorded per second. The larger this value is, the better the picture
quality becomes but more capacity is required for the recording.

 

 

 

 

CABLE/DBS

 

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

 

 

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

 

TV

DVD

 

 

 

 

relatively less movement.

 

 

DVD

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0-9

 

 

 

Recording mode

Recording amount

Maximum recording

 

 

 

(approx.)

time (approx.)

 

CH +/-

 

 

 

XP

10 Mbps
1 hour

 

 

 

 

 

SP

5 Mbps
2 hours

ENTER

 

 

 

 

LP

2.5 Mbps
4 hours

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EP

1.6 Mbps
6 hours

 

 

 

 

 

60-360

 

1 – 6 hours

I

 

 

 

 

(A pg. 36)
The amount varies

 

 

 

 

 

R

W

 

 

FR

420

depending on the

7 hours

 

 

 

selected time.

o

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

480

 

8 hours

REC MODE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

● For details on FR mode, refer to AFree Rate FunctionB (A pg. 36)

 

 

 

 

1Load a recordable disc.
●For details, refer to APlacing A DiscB (A pg. 10).

2Press DV/HDD/DVD on the unit repeatedly or DVD on the remote so that the DVD lamp lights up on the unit.

3Press CH +/- or the number keys to select the channel you wish to record.
4Press REC MODE repeatedly to select the recording mode, then press ENTER.
●Each time you press REC MODE, the recording mode changes as follows:
XP N SP N LP NEP N FR (60-360*, 420, 480) (Back to the beginning)

*The value is selectable from 1 to 6 hours in 5-minutes interval by pressing DE repeatedly after selecting AFR60–FR360B. To change the value in 30-minutes interval, press and hold DE.

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

5Press R on the unit to start recording. Or while holding R, press I on the remote control.

●The DVD recording lamp lights up on the unit.
6Press R and W on the remote control simultaneously to pause recording.
●To resume recording, press R and I simultaneously.