Recording from connected equipment without a timer
HDD +RW
You can record from a connected VCR or similar device. To connect a VCR or similar device, see “Connecting a VCR or Similar Device” on page 29.
1 Press HDD or DVD.
If you select DVD, insert a recordable DVD (see “1. Inserting a Disc” on page 34).
2 Press INPUT to select an input source according to the connection you made.
The front panel display changes as follows:
programme position
3 Select the desired audio signal when recording a bilingual programme to the HDD or DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/
Set “External Audio” to “Bilingual” and “Bilingual Recording” to “A/L” or “B/ R” in the “Audio In” setup (page 123).
4 Press REC MODE repeatedly to select the recording mode.
For details about the recording mode, see page 147.
5 Insert the source tape into the connected equipment and set to playback pause.
6 Press z REC.
This recorder starts recording.
7 Press the pause (or play) button on the connected equipment to cancel the playback pause status.
The connected equipment starts playback and the playback image is recorded by this recorder.
To stop recording, press x REC STOP on this recorder.
If you connect a DV camcorder with a DV IN jack
See “DV Camcorder Dubbing” on page 91.
If you connect an HDD camcorder with a USB jack
See “HDD Camcorder Dubbing” on page 87.
bNotes
•When recording a video game image, the screen may not be clear.
•Any programme that contains a
•When “Bilingual Recording” is set to “A/L” or “B/R” in step 3, you cannot select the sound when playing in the following cases.
–When recording to the HDD (“HDD Recording Format” is set to “Video Mode Off” in the “Recording” setup (page 128))/DVD-
–When recording to the HDD (“HDD Recording Format” is set to “Video Mode On” in the “Recording” setup (page 128))/
•You cannot select “L1” in step 2 if “LINE 1 In” is set to “Decoder” in the “Video In/Out” setup (page 123).
Recording
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