Press [Í, DVD POWER] to turn the unit on.

[HDD] [RAM] [DVD-R]

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2 Press [HDD] or [DVD] to select the recording drive (Drive, page 66).

The HDD or DVD button lights up on the unit.

It is not possible to record to both HDD (Hard Disk Drive) and DVD drive simultaneously.

3 If you selected the DVD drive

Press [<, OPEN/CLOSE] to open the tray and insert a disc.

Press the button again to close the tray.

It is not possible to record continuously from one side of a double sided disc to the other. You will need to eject the disc and turn it over.

If you put a disc in while the HDD is selected, the DVD but- ton on the unit will flash while the unit reads the disc.

4 Ensure [DVD, TV] is switched to “DVD” and press [W X, CH] to select the channel.

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

Select “XP”, “SP”, “LP”, or “EP” (see right).

To record sound using LPCM (possible only in XP mode): Select “LPCM” in “Audio Mode for XP Recording” (the pic- ture quality may go down slightly). (page 61)

6 Press [¥, REC] to start recording.

The HDD or DVD record lamp on the main unit lights up.

Program information (e.g., time and date) is registered in the program list (page 26).

To enable playback your DVD-R on compatible equipment, it is necessary to finalize it (page 38).

To pause recording

Press [;]. Press again to restart recording.

To stop recording

Press [].

When using a DVD-RAM for the first time with this unit, format it to ensure accurate recording (“Format”, page 38).

There are limitations when recording to DVD-R (page 8).

When recording MTS sound onto DVD-R or recording using LPCM, only one of either the main channel or the sub channel can be recorded. Select at “Select MTS for DVD-R or LPCM” (page 61).

Recording modes and approximate recording times in hours

Recording

FR (Flexible Recording Mode) can be set when using timer

[Note]

Recording will take place on open space in the HDD or on disc. Data will not be overwritten.

It is possible to watch playback from one drive while recording from another (editing is not possible).

If there is no space left on the recording drive, you will need to erase unwanted programs (in the case of HDD and DVD-RAM) or use a new disc (“Erase Program”, page 40).

You cannot change the channel or recording mode during record- ing. You can change them while recording is paused, but the mate- rial is recorded as a separate program.

You can record up to 250 programs on HDD, 99 on one disc.

(1 program may be recorded continuously for a maximum of 6 hours).

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