22 Quick Disc Recording
The Recorder can record TV programming onto a DVD+RW or DVD+R.
Before you begin,set up TV channels.See pages 18-19 and 28. Use an unpro-
tected,unfinalized, recordable DVD+RW/DVD+R.
1Press DVDso the DVD light appears on the front of the Recorder.
2Press OPEN/CLOSE/EJECT Ato open the disc tray.
3Insert a recordable DVD+RW/DVD+R with the label facing up.
Press OPEN/CLOSE/EJECT Ato close the disc tray.The Index
Picture Screen will appear.See page 34. If the Disc is empty and has no
recordings,“EMPTY DISC” will appear on the display panel.
4Press LLto select an empty Title box on a DVD+RW. To avoid
overwriting previous recordings on a DVD+RW,choose the last Empty
Title box.
On a DVD+R,the Recorder automatically starts recording at the end
of the Disc,so you do not need to select an Empty Title box.You can-
not overwrite recordings on a DVD+R.
5Press MONITORto see TV channels through the Recorder.
6Press CHANNEL +/- or the Number buttons to select the
channel you wish to record.
To r ecord material playing on equipment you connected to the
Recorder,select EXT1, EXT2 or CAM1.Choose the EXT (External) or
CAM (Camcorder) channel that matches the jack to which you con-
nected the other equipment. See page 17.
If you are using a Cable Box/Satellite Receiver,set the Recorder to
channel 3 or 4 (or the EXT or CAM channel).(Choose the output
channel of your Cable Box/Satellite Receiver or the jacks to which you
connected the Cable Box/Satellite Receiver.) Then, change TV channels
at the Cable Box/Satellite Receiver.See page 11.
7Press DVD REC Ito record the selected channel.Recording will
begin after a few seconds.(The Disc has to prepare for recording.)
To pause recording, press PAUSE once on the remote.
To r esume recording, press DVD REC Iagain.
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Press STOP
C
to stop recording.The Index Picture Screen will reap-
pear after a few seconds.On a brief recording on a new DVD+RW,for-
matting the Disc will take a minute.
If you plan to play a DVD+R on another DVD Player,finalize the Disc. Follow
the steps on page 55.You cannot record or edit a DVD+R after you finalize it.
To edit your recordings, see page 54. However,editing changes may not be
accessible when you play the Disc on other DVD Players.
POWER ON/OFF
LABEL
•You cannot record only Audio
(sound) to a DVD+RW/DVD+R.
You must record both audio and
video (sound and picture).
•To erase a recording,see “Erase
this title”details on page 50.
•You cannot duplicate copyright-
ed DVDs,videotapes, or TV
broadcasts using the Recorder.
“COPY PROTECT”may appear
on the display panel if you
attempt this.
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