Panasonic DMR-EX87 Disc Insertion/Ejection, Recording television programmes, To finalise the disc

Recording modes and approximate recording times

Depending on the content being recorded, the recording times may become shorter than indicated. (The times provided on this chart are an estimate.)

	HDD		DVD-RAM		DVD-R
					DVD-RW	DVD-R DL§3	+R DL§3
Recording Mode			Single-	Double-	+R
	[EX77]	[EX87]				(8.5 GB)	(8.5 GB)
			sided	sided§1	+RW
	(160 GB)	(250 GB)
			(4.7 GB)	(9.4 GB)	(4.7 GB)
XP (High picture
quality recording	36 hours	55 hours	1 hour	2 hours	1 hour	1 hour 45 min.	1 hour 45 min.
mode)
SP (Standard	70 hours	111 hours	2 hours	4 hours	2 hours	3 hours 35 min.	3 hours 35 min.
recording mode)
LP (Long	138 hours	222 hours	4 hours	8 hours	4 hours	7 hours 10 min.	7 hours 10 min.
recording mode)
EP (Extra long	284 hours	443 hours	8 hours	16 hours	8 hours	14 hours 20 min.
recording mode)§4	(212 hours§2)	(333 hours§2)	(6 hours§2)	(12 hours§2)	(6 hours§2)	(10 hours 45 min.§2)
FR (Flexible				8 hours			Approximately
	284 hours	443 hours	8 hours		8 hours		9 hours with video
Recording				maximum		14 hours 20 min.
	maximum	maximum	maximum		maximum		quality equivalent
Mode)§4				for one side
							to LP mode.

§1 It is not possible to record or play continuously from one side of a double sided disc to the other. §2 When “Recording time in EP mode” is set to “EP (6 Hours)” in the Setup menu (➡ 65).

The sound quality is better when using “EP (6 Hours)” than when using “EP (8 Hours)”.

§3 You cannot record directly to DVD-R DL and +R DL discs with this unit. The table shows the recording time when copying. [+R]DL] You cannot copy in “EP” or “FR (recordings 5 hours or longer)” mode.

§4 When recording to the HDD in “EP” or “FR (recordings 5 hours or longer)” mode , you cannot perform high-speed copy to +R or +RW discs.

≥[RAM] When recording to DVD-RAM using “EP (8 Hours)” mode, play may not be possible on DVD players that are compatible with DVD-RAM. Use “EP (6 Hours)” mode if playback may be on other equipment.

≥[HDD] You can record up to 500 titles on HDD. (When continuously recording for long durations, titles are automatically divided every 8 hours.) ≥[RAM] [-R][-RW‹V›]You can record up to 99 titles on one disc.

≥[+R] [+RW] You can record up to 49 titles on one disc.

FR (Flexible Recording Mode)

You can set FR (Flexible Recording) mode when copying or programming timer recordings.

The unit automatically selects a recording rate between XP and EP (8 Hours) that will enable the recordings to fit in the remaining disc space with the best possible recording quality.

For example with a 90 minute recording to an unused DVD-RAM, the picture quality is adjusted to between “XP” and “SP”. ≥When recording to the HDD, picture quality is automatically adjusted to precisely fit a copied title on a 4.7 GB disc.

≥All the recording modes from XP to EP appear in the display.

Recording television programmes

Disc Insertion/Ejection

When the format confirmation screen is displayed

[RAM] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+R]DL] [+RW]

When you insert a new disc or a disc recorded on a computer or other equipment, a format confirmation screen is displayed. Format the disc to use it. However, all the recorded contents are deleted.

Format

This disc is not formatted properly.

Do you want to format the disc now ?

Yes No

SELECT

OK RETURN

Press [2, 1] to select “Yes” and press [OK].

To format a disc

“Deleting all the contents of a disc or card—Format” (➡ 61)

When removing a recorded disc

[-R] [-R]DL] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+R]DL]

The following screen appears when you have not processed the disc for play on other equipment.

Finalise

Finalise the disc so that it can be played on other DVD players.

Note: Recording or Editing is not possible after finalising. This may take up to min.

Press the REC button to start finalise.

Press the OPEN/CLOSE button to exit.

The disc cannot be played on other

DVD players without finalising.

∫To finalise the disc

Press [¥ REC] on the main unit.

≥You cannot stop this process once you have started it.

≥If you want to set the background, play menu select or provide a disc name, select “Top Menu” (➡ 62), “Auto-Play Select” (➡ 62) or “Disc Name” (➡ 60) in “DVD Management” before finalising.

∫ To open the tray without disc finalisation

RQT8859

Press [< OPEN/CLOSE] on the main unit. 25