JVC Basic Recording, NOTES:, ATTENTION:, Recording Mode, Press, Press, 1 hour, 5 Mbps, 10 Mbps, 2 hours, 4 hours, 6 hours, 7 hours, 8 hours, 2.5 Mbps, 1.6 Mbps

BASIC OPERATIONS ON DVD DECK

Basic Recording

●Turn on the unit.

●Turn on the TV and select an input mode such as EXT1.

●Set the remote control selector switch to AUDIO.

●Press DVD on the remote control.

ATTENTION:

It is not possible to record programmes on a DVD-R/RW disc which has already been finalised.

o R

DVD

1 2 3

4 5 6

0-9

7 8 9

PR +/-

0

AUDIO

DTV

SAT

VOL

ENTER

o E

R W

I

REC MODE

NOTES:

●It is recommended to format a DVD-RAM disc before use if you use the disc on this unit for the first time. (A pg. 83)

●When using a brand-new DVD-RW disc, format the disc either in VR mode or in Video mode. (A pg. 83)

●Recordings made on DVD-R/RW disc must be finalised to play back on other DVD players. Perform AFinalise A DiscB (A pg. 84).

●You can record up to 99 programmes and 99 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. (A pg. 55) To delete the index, refer to page 58.

●Recording sometimes may stop or cannot be performed even if there is enough available capacity remaining on the disc.

●Digital sound input from L1 and L2 (OPTICAL, COAXIAL) cannot be recorded.Recording Mode

MPEG 2 format is used as recording format. As a guide for picture quality, the AbpsB 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 4.7 GB disc are set as follows:

Recording mode		Recording amount	Maximum recording
		(approx.)	time (approx.)
	XP	10 Mbps	1 hour
	SP	5 Mbps	2 hours
	LP	2.5 Mbps	4 hours
	EP	1.6 Mbps	6 hours
	60-360		1 - 6 hours
	(A pg. 41)	The amount varies
FR		depending on the
	420		7 hours
		selected time.
	480		8 hours

●For details on FR mode, refer to AFree Rate FunctionB (A pg. 41).

1Load a recordable disc.

●For details, refer to APlacing A DiscB (A pg. 5).

2Press PR +/– or the number keys to select the channel you wish to record.3Press 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 N EP N FR (60-360*, 420, 480) N (back to the beginning)

*The value is selectable from 1 to 6 hours in 5 minutes interval by pressing DErepeatedly 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.

4Press R on the unit to start recording. Or while holding R, press I on the remote control.

5Press W to pause recording.●To resume recording, press I.6Press o to stop recording.●It takes about 10 seconds to end the writing session when you stop recording.

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