•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 pre-recorded DVD
discs and many pre-recorded VHS tapes.
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 recordinganother
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 TV’s remote control to
switch to TV function instead of viewing images from the AV
input channel connected with the unit’s output signal.
Change channel using the channel buttons on the TV’s
remote control.
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Recording
Discs for recording
DVD+R 2.4x, 4x, 8x, 16x and 32x
DVD–R 2.4x, 4x, 8x, 16x and 32x
DVD+RW 2.4x, 4x and 8x
DVD–RW 2.4x, 4x and 8x
•This recorder is not compatible with DVD-RAM, CD-R, or
CD-RW and DVD+/- (dual layer) discs for recording.
•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.
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
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.
One touch recording – 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.
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
indicator Press this
button
5. Press PAUSEto 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.
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