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•EP (Extended Play) – Lower quality than LP, but gives
about six hours of recording time on a DVD disc.
•SLP (Super Long Play) – Lower quality than EP, but
gives about eight hours of recording time on a DVD
disc.
•SEP (Super Extended Play) – Lowest video quality but
gives about ten hours of recording time on a DVD
disc.
•MN1 to MN32 / LPCM1 – Manual / Linear PCM
(available only when manual recording is on)
The setting is indicated in the front panel display, and
shown on-screen together with the recording time for a
blank recordable disc. If a recordable disc is loaded, the
approximate remaining recording time for that disc is
also shown. (Note that if the On Screen Display setting
(see On Screen Display on page 133) is Off then this
information is not displayed.)
Basic recording from the TV
Basic recording from the TV involves just setting the
channel to record, choosing whether to record to the
HDD or a DVD and selecting the recording quality.
1 Select the HDD or DVD for recording.
• If you’re recording to DVD, load a recordable disc (if
you load a new blank DVD-RW or DVD+RW disc, the
recorder takes a short while to initialize the disc).
• If you want to record a VR mode DVD-R or a Video
mode DVD-RW, you must initialize it before
proceeding (see Initializing recordable DVD discs on
page 85).
2 Select a TV channel to record.
The front panel display shows the channel number:
• While the recorder is stopped, you can also use the
number buttons on the remote to select the channel.
(For channel 24, press 2, 4 then ENTER)
•If the recorder is stopped, you can also use the CH +/
– buttons on the front panel to select the channel
number.
3 Set the picture quality/recording time.
• See Setting the picture quality/recording time above
for detailed instructions.
4 Select the audio channel to record.
See Changing audio channels on page 77 for more on
this.
• When recording in VR mode, if a broadcast is
bilingual, both audio channels are recorded, allowing
you to switch the audio channel on playback. The
only exception to this is when the picture quality is set
to LPCM, in which case you do need to select the
audio channel before recording.
5 Start recording.
If you want to set a recording end time, press the REC
button repeatedly. The recording time increases in 30
minute increments, up to a maximum of six hours. The
time the recording will end is shown on-screen and in the
front panel display. When the recording ends, the
recorder automatically switches into standby if no other
operation is being performed.
• To cancel the set recording time, press REC.
• If you want to pause recording at any time, press
PAUSE. Press again to restart the recording. (If
recording to the HDD, DVD-RAM or in VR mode, a
new chapter is started after recording restarts)
6 Press to stop recording.
•If you set the recording time in the previous step, you
can still stop the recording anytime by pressing STOP
REC.
• Recording will stop automatically when there is no
more space on the HDD/DVD, or after 12 hours of
HDD recording (whichever is sooner).
If VPS/PDC is active for two timer programs that are
programmed to start at the same time, then the
program that actually starts first takes priority.
Tip
•During recording you can turn on/off the SCART loop
through function. During recording, press the front
panel CH + button to switch to SCART THRU (loop
through on), or CH – to switch to SCART NORM (loop
though off). Loop through is automatically reset to off
after recording has finished. Note that you can’t
switch loop through on if recording from the AV2/
(INPUT 1/DECODER) or AV1(RGB)-TV connectors.
Note
1.Audio is recorded in 16-bit Linear PCM format, video is recorded at XP quality. When recording a bilingual broadcast, select which audio chan-
nel to record (see Bilingual Recording on page 130).
DVD (VR) DVD (Video) DVD+R DVD+RW DVD-RAM HDD
HDD/DVD
ENTER
CHANNEL
+
CHANNEL
–
Channel preset
REC MODE
+
AUDIO
MAIN SUB
REC
STOP REC