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Recording
Discs for recording
DVD+R 2.4x, 4x, 8x, 16x and 32x
DVDÐR 2.4x, 4x, 8x, 16x and 32x
DVD+RW 2.4x, 4x and 8x
DVDÐRW 2.4x, 4x and 8x
¥This recorder is not compatible with
¥The first time you load a disc, the DVD recorder will format it. This should only take a few seconds.
¥DVD±RW disc must be finalized (refer to DVD recording) after recording for playing in another DVD player. The DVD recorder automatically asks if you want to finalize a disc when it is finished recording.
Make sure the DVD is selected with the VCR 
indicator turned OFF when using the remote control 
to perform the below operations. If the indicator is on, press DISC on the remote control to activate the DVD.
| |
VCR | Press this |
indicator | button |
DVD recording
1.Load a DVD±R/RW on the disc tray.
2.Refer to the instructions on page 14 to watch TV and change channel, or select viewing a device connected to your unit (e.g. camcorder).
3.If necessary, change the recording quality by pressing RECORD QUALITY on the remote control. The selected
recording quality shows briefly on the TV screen.
¥HQ (1 hour recording time), SP (2 hours), LP (3 hours), EP
(4 hours), EP+ (7 hours), SLP (8 hours)
4.Press DVD REC on the unit or REC on the remote control to start recording.
Press either key to start DVD recording
One touch recording Ð Press DVD REC on the 
unit or REC on the remote control again to select 
among Timer Rec 30 min, 60 min, 90 min, 120 min and OFF (as shown on the TV screen). Recording will stop automatically after the selected duration. The unit will keep on recording if OFF is selected or no one touch recording setting is made.
5.Press PAUSE to pause recording. Press DVD REC or REC to resume.
6.To stop recording, press STOP.
¥When you stop recording, the DVD recorder takes several seconds to save information to the disc. A still frame of the recording may appear on the screen before you are returned to TV viewing.
¥You will be asked to make the disc compatible when you unload the disc. If you want to play the disc on other DVD players, press OK. Otherwise, press OPEN¥CLOSE to unload the disc.
Copying DVD to tape
1.Make sure you see the home page of the player menus (i.e. the menu starts with Live Signal, Play Disc...). If not,
press SETUP to return to the home page.
¥For a recorded disc, highlight a title by pressing 
or 
on the title menu to copy only the selected title to the tape.
Refer to page 21 for details.
2.Insert a tape into the tape deck.
3.Load the DVD you want to transfer to tape on the disc tray and start the playback.
4.Press COPY >>> to start copying.
5.Press STOP to stop copying.
¥It is NOT possible to record content that is copy- protected. This is usually true for most
Copying tape to DVD
1.Make sure you see the home page of the player menus (i.e. the menu starts with Live Signal, Play Disc...). If not, press SETUP to return to the home page.
2.Load a DVD±R/RW on the disc tray.
3.Insert the tape you want to transfer to disc into the tape deck.
4.Press COPY >>> to start copying.
5.Press STOP to stop copying.
Watching one channel while recording another
Make sure both audio/video cables and RF coaxial cable are connected. Carry out VCR or DVD recording as instructed on the previous two pages. Use the TVÕs remote control to switch to TV function instead of viewing images from the AV input channel connected with the unitÕs output signal. Change channel using the channel buttons on the TVÕs remote control.
If TV program is received via satellite receiver or cable box, this feature is not available. You cannot record one satellite or cable program and watch another satellite or cable program.
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