Recording broadcasts from external equipment

[HDD] [RAM] [-R] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+RW]

See also “Important notes for recording” (8).

Making timer recordings on the television

(e.g., of digital broadcasts)

To make a timer recording with your television, connect to a television with a Q Link function (18) that you can use for setting timer recordings using a fully wired 21-pin Scart cable (14).

1 Make timer programming on the TV.

2 Press [DRIVE SELECT] to select the HDD or DVD drive.

If you selected the DVD drive, insert a disc (26).

3 Turn off this unit.

The start and end of recording is controlled by the TV.

To stop recording

Press [].

[Note]

When this unit is in timer recording standby or EXT LINK standby (“F” or “EXT-L” is shown on the unit’s display), recording from television does not start.

Programmes are recorded as one title on this unit when the end time of the earlier timer recording and the start time of the later timer recording are close to each other.

[HDD] [RAM] To divide the titles, go to “Divide Title” (47).

Linked timer recordings with external equipment (digital/satellite receiver) —

EXT LINK

To record programmes from digital/satellite receiver using timer programming

Preparation

Make sure you connect the AV2 input terminal of this unit to the Scart terminal of a VCR or a digital/satellite receiver with a 21-pin Scart cable (15).

Set “AV2 Input” to match the connected equipment in the Setup menu (66).

Set “Ext Link” to match the connected equipment in the Setup menu (66).

1 Make timer programming on the external equipment.

2 Press [DRIVE SELECT] to select the HDD or DVD drive.

If you selected the DVD drive, insert a disc (26).

3 Press [EXT LINK].

The unit turns off and “EXT-L” lights on the unit’s display to indicate timer recording standby has been activated.

To cancel the external control

Press [EXT LINK] to stop recording or to cancel linked timer recording standby.

In order to prevent accidental operation, press [EXT LINK] to cancel the setting after recording is finished.

recording/Recording broadcasts from external equipment

Recording from digital/satellite receiver or decoder

Preparation

Connect a digital/satellite receiver or decoder to this unit’s input terminals (15).

When the output signal from the external equipment is NTSC, change the “TV System” to “NTSC” in the Setup menu (68). This unit cannot record to discs containing both PAL and NTSC signals. (However, both types of programmes can be recorded onto the HDD.)

Press [DRIVE SELECT] to select the HDD or DVD drive.

1 While stopped

Press [INPUT SELECT] to select the input channel for the equipment you have connected.

e.g.,If you have connected to AV2 input terminals, select “A2”.

2 Press [REC MODE] to select the recording mode.

3 Select the channel on the other equipment.

4 Press [¥ REC].

Recording starts.

To skip unwanted parts

Press [;] to pause recording. (Press again to restart recording.)

To stop recording

Press [].

[Note]

This function does not work with some equipment. Refer to the equipment’s operating instructions.

The beginnings of recordings may not be recorded correctly in some cases.

When “Ext Link” is set to “Ext Link 2”, this function does not work if the input signal is NTSC system.

When “AV2 Connection” is set to “Decoder”, EXT LINK is not available (66).

Programmes are recorded as one title on this unit when the end time of the earlier timer recording and the start time of the later timer recording are close to each other.

[HDD] [RAM] To divide the titles, go to “Divide Title” (47). When this unit is in EXT LINK standby (“EXT-L” is shown on the

unit’s display), The GUIDE Plus+ data cannot downloaded. While the unit is in EXT LINK standby mode or recording, video

picture is from the AV2 input terminal irrespective of “AV1 Output” setting (65).

During EXT LINK standby mode or recording, playback is only available from the drive performing the recording.

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