Recording

Recording from external equipment you are watching

Before you start

Check that the disc has enough available space for the recording. Adjust the recording mode.

1 Press the OPEN/CLOSE button, place a recordable disc on the disc tray.

2 Press the OPEN/CLOSE button to close the disc tray.

Wait until “LOAD” disappears from the front panel display.

If an unused DVD-RAM disc is used, whether to format or not will be asked first. (See page 41) If an unused DVD-RW disc is used, whether to initialize or not will be asked first. (See page 41)

3 Press the INPUT button to select the input source according to the connection you made.

The front panel display changes in the following sequence:

PR Number AV1 AV2 AV3 DV

If you connect a digital camcorder, press the INPUT button to select DV. (See page 45)

4 Press the REC MODE button repeatedly, (or press the REC MODE button, then press the …† button) to select the recording speed(quality).

SP LP EP XP

Record Mode SP (02:12)

5 Press the REC button.

To pause recording

Press the button to pause a recording in progress.

Press the button again to resume recording.

You can switch channels by pressing the PROG ( / ) 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.

You can not change the recording mode

NOTE

and input source while recording or

 

Pause.

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.

DVD-RAM/DVD-RW discs must be formatted before starting to record. Most new discs are sold unformatted.

Do not use DVD-R authoring discs with this DVD recorder.

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