Seven Basic Operations

—Getting to Know Your DVD Recorder

1.Inserting a Disc

+RW -RWVR-RWVideo+R

-RVR

-RVideoDVD VCD CD DATADVD DATA CD

Z (open/

DVD

close)

 

1 Press DVD.2 Press Z (open/close), and place a disc on the disc tray.

Recording/playing side facing down

3 Press Z (open/close) to close the disc tray.

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

Unused DVDs are formatted automatically.

•For DVD-RW discs DVD-RWs are formatted in the recording format (VR mode or Video mode) set by “Format DVD-RW” of “Basic” in the “Disc Setup” setup (page 123).

•For DVD-R discs

DVD-Rs are automatically formatted in Video mode. To format an unused DVD-R in VR mode, format the disc in the “Format” setup (page 49) before you make a recording.

If the disc is recordable on this recorder, you can manually re-format the disc to make a blank disc (page 49).

2.Recording a Programme

HDD +RW -RWVR-RWVideo+R

-RVR-RVideo

This section introduces the basic operation to record a current TV programme to the hard disk (HDD) or to a disc (DVD). For an explanation of how to make timer recordings, see page 53 (Digital broadcasting) or page 66 (Analogue broadcasting).

HDD DVD

PROG +/–

INPUT

 

X

z REC

REC MODE

x REC

 

STOP

 

1 Press HDD or DVD.

If you want to record to a DVD, insert a recordable DVD.

2 Press PROG +/– to select the programme position or input source you want to record.

To switch between digital broadcasting and analogue broadcasting, press INPUT. (Available when the aerial cables are connected to both DIGITAL AERIAL IN and ANALOG AERIAL IN jacks only.)

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