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Recording to the HDD (“Freeview+”)
“Mode”: Sets the recording mode (for
analogue broadcasting only) (page109).
“Update”: Sets the recorder
automatically, replacing the previous
timer recording with the new one (only
when “Date” is set daily or weekly).
• If you make a mistake, select the item
and change the setting.
5Press .
The “Timer List” display appears.
The timer recording indicator lights up
on the front panel display and the
recorder is ready to start recording.
• To record a satellite programme, turn
on the satellite tuner and select the
satellite programme you want to
record. Leave the satellite tuner turned
on until the recorder finishes
recording.
• To modify the timer setting, see page
52.
To stop recording during timer recording
Press xREC STOP.
Note that it may take a few seconds fo r the
recorder to stop recording.

To make the detailed settings

Press the corresponding colour button in
step 4 above.
• Red button (“Rename”): The display for
entering characters appears. To enter a
character, see “Labelling a title (Rename)
on page 68.
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You can display the detailed programme
information on the “Timer List” using the INFO
button.
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• Check that the clock is correctly set before
setting the timer recording. If not, the timer
recording cannot be made.
• Even if the timer is set for the same daily or
weekly programme, the timer recording cannot
be made if it overlaps with a programme that has
priority. “ ” will appear next to the overlapped
setting in the Timer List. Check the priority
order of the settings (page 52).
• Even if the timer is set, timer recordings cannot
be made while recording a programme that has
priority.
The recorder automatically receives and
records stereo and bilingual programmes
based on the ZWEITON system or the
NICAM system.
When “Bilingual Rec. Mode (HDD)” is set
to “On” in the “Audio In” setup (page93),
the HDD can record both main and sub
sounds. You can switch between main and
sub when playing the title.
When “Bilingual Rec. Mode (HDD)” is set
to “Off” in the “Audio In” setup (page93),
the HDD can record only one sound track
(main or sub) at a time.

Before recording starts, set “Bilingual

Recording” to “A/L” (default) or “B/R” in

the “Audio In” setup (page94).

About HDD Recording format, see page 93.

ZWEITON (German stereo) system

When a stereo-based programme is
received, “Stereo” appears.
When a bilingual ZWEITON-based
programme is received, “A,” “B,” or “A+B”
appears.

NICAM system

To record a NICAM programme, be sure to
set “NICAM Select” to “NICAM” (default)
in the “Audio In” setup. If the sound is not
clear when listening to NICAM broadcasts,
set “NICAM Select” to “Standard”
(page93) .

Recording stereo and bilingual

programmes