Timer Recording

Before Recording

Before you start recording…

•Check that the disc has enough available space for the recording (page 29). For DVD+RWs and DVD-RWs, you can free up disc space by erasing titles (page 56).

•Adjust the recording picture quality and picture size if necessary (page 40).

zHint

Timer recordings will be made regardless whether or not the recorder is turned on. You can turn off the recorder without affecting the recording even after recording starts.

bNote

To play a recorded disc on other DVD equipment, finalise the disc (page 32).

Recording mode

Like the standard ×3 recording modes of video tapes, you can select the desired recording mode using the REC MODE button.

Recording modes with higher quality provide a more beautiful recording, but the large data volume also results in a shorter recording time.

Conversely, a longer duration provides a longer recording time, but the lower data volume results in a coarser picture quality.

Press REC MODE repeatedly to switch the recording modes.

 

 

Approx. recording

 

Recording mode

time (hours)

 

 

 

 

 

DVD

DVD+R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DL

 

 

 

 

 

 

HQ (High quality)

1

1 hr.

 

 

 

 

48 min.

 

 

 

 

Timer

 

 

 

 

 

HSP

R

1 hr.

2 hr.

 

 

 

30 min.

42 min.

Recording

 

 

 

 

 

SP (Standard mode)

2

3 hr.

 

 

 

 

37 min.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LSP

r

2 hr.

4 hr.

 

 

 

30 min.

31 min.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ESP

r

3

5 hr.

 

 

 

 

25 min.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LP

r

4

7 hr.

 

 

 

 

14 min.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EP

r

6

10 hr.

 

 

 

 

51 min.

 

 

 

 

 

 

SLP (Long duration)

8

14 hr.

 

 

 

 

28 min.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

bNotes

•The maximum continuous recording time for a single title is eight hours.

•Situations below may cause slight inaccuracies with the recording time.

–Recording a programme with poor reception, or a programme or video source of low picture quality

–Recording on a disc that has already been edited

–Recording only a still picture or just sound

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