To stop recording

Press x. Note that it may take a few seconds for recording to stop.

To pause recording

Press X. To restart recording, press the button again.

To watch another TV programme while recording

If your TV is connected to the LINE 1-TV jack, set your TV to the TV input using the t TV/DVD button and select the programme you want to watch. If your TV is connected to the LINE 2 OUT or COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks, set the TV to TV input using the t TV/DVD button (page 98).

zHint

If you do not want to watch TV while recording, you can turn off the TV. When using a decoder, make sure to leave it on.

Notes

•After pressing z REC, it may take a short while to start recording.

•You cannot change the recording mode while recording or during recording pause.

•If there is a power failure, the programme you are recording may be erased.

•You cannot watch a PAY-TV/Canal Plus programme while recording another PAY-TV/Canal Plus programme.

Using the Quick Timer function

You can set the recorder to record in 10-minute increments.

Press z REC repeatedly to set the duration.

Recording starts after the first press. The Quick Timer starts from the second press, and then each additional press increases the recording time by 10 minutes within the available free space on the disc.

Continue 10M 20M 30M

The remaining recording time appears momentarily on the TV screen.

The time counter in the front panel display decreases to 0:00 (or when the disc is full), then the recorder stops recording (power turns off).

To check the Quick Timer

Press z REC once while recording. The remaining recording time and other recording information (programme position, recording mode, etc.) appear momentarily on the TV screen.

To cancel or stop the Quick Timer

To return the recorder to normal recording mode, press z REC twice while recording. [Continue] appears momentarily on the TV screen.

To stop recording, press x. Note that it may take a few seconds for recording to stop.

To extend the Quick Timer

Press z REC repeatedly while recording. After the recorder returns to normal recording mode, the recording time extends by 10 minutes (up to the capacity of the disc).

Checking the disc status while recording

You can check recording information such as recording time or recording mode, etc.

Set the AMP/DVD switch to DVD, and press DISPLAY during recording.

Recording information appears on the TV screen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0:19:55

 

Input : Pr. 8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MONO

SP

1H 40M Free

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AElapsed recording time

BProgramme position or input source

CRecording status bar

DAudio channel

ERecording mode

FAvailable recording time for the disc

Press DISPLAY to turn off the display.

zHint

While recording, you can check the recording time and other information, such as disc type/format, title/chapter

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