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Recording the current TV pro-

gram you are watching

To pause recording

Press the REC PAUSE button to pause a recording in
progress.
Press the REC PAUSE button again to resume record-
ing.
You can switch channels by pressing the
CH ( / )
buttons while recording pauses.

To stop recording

Press the STOP ( ) button to stop or finish a recording
in progress.
When using DVD-RAM/DVD-RW/DVD-R discs, the
message
‘Updating the information of disc. Please wait for a
moment’ is displayed.
3

Press the CH ( / ) or number ( ~ )

buttons to select the current program you

want to record.

4

Press the REC MODE button repeatedly, (or

Press the REC MODE button and then press

the …† button) to select the recording

speed(quality).

SP

LP

EP

XP

5

Press the REC button.

Information concerning the channel is displayed on the
screen and then recording begins.
To view the current status of the disc and progress of
recording : Press the INFO. button, and the information
about the disc will appear.
Press the INFO. button once again. Then you can
check the information about the title under record-
ing.
Check that the disc has enough available space for the
recording. Adjust the recording picture quality mode.
1

Press the OPEN/CLOSE button and place a

recordable disc on the disc tray.

2
Press the OPEN/CLOSE button to close the
disc tray.
Wait until “LOADING” disappears from the front panel
display.
If an unused DVD-RAM disc is used, whether to format
or not will be asked first. Make your selection, then press
ENTER.(See page 31)
If an unused DVD-RW disc is used, whether to initialize
or not will be asked first. Make your selection, then press
ENTER.(See page 31)

About INFO. Key

The INFO function allows you to view the current sta-
tus and progress of playback and recording. Depending
on the kind of disc and status, the displayed screen may
be different.

Checking the available disc space

(Disc Information)

When recording on an used disc, make sure that there is
enough disc space for recording. With DVD-RWs or
DVD-RAMs, you can free up disc space by erasing titles.
Press the INFO. button.
The disc information display window appears.
Items in the display differ depending on the disc type
or recording format.
! Disc Type
@Current information display status
#Disc Name
$Total Titles : Total number of titles
%Total Playlist : Total number of Playlists
^Recordable Time : The longest continuous
recording time in each of the recording
modes(approximate)
&Main picture window: the name of the program in
the main picture
*PIP window: the name of the program in the PIP
window
( Date : Current date and time
Before you start
Record Mode
SP
Recording : CH 7 [Mono]
You can not change the recording mode
and the channel while recording.
Recording will stop automatically if there
is no free space left for recording.
Up to 99 titles can be recorded onto a
disc.
Recording will stop automatically if a copy
protected image is selected.
If you are using a Cable Box(no antenna),
you cannot watch a cable TV program
while recording another cable TV pro-
gram.
DVD-RAM/DVD-RW discs must be for-
matted before starting to record. Most new
discs are sold unformatted.
Do not use DVD-R authoring discs with
this unit.
NOTE
DVD-RAM(VR) Disc Info
Disc Name Disc
Total Title 11
Total Playlist None
Recordable Time 01:48 SP
Protection Not Protected
Main Screen CH 12 [Mono]
PIP Screen - -
JAN 01 2004 THU 12:00 AM
!@
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#
$
%
^
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*
DVD-RAM(VR) Disc Info
Disc Name
Total Title 15
Total Playlist 2
Recordable Time 03:00 SP
Protection Not Protected
Main Screen Recording: CH 7 [Mono]
PIP Screen - -
APR 24 2004 SAT 12:00 AM
DVD-RAM(VR) Recording Info
Name APR/04/2004 12:00 AM
Recording Title 15
Created Time APR/04/2004 12:00 AM
Recording Time 00:02:05
APR 24 2004 SAT 12:00 AM
Recording
Recording
Unformatted Disc
Do you want to format this disc?
Yes No
Uninitialized Disc
Do you want to initialize this disc?
Yes No