Timer Recording

Before Recording

Before you start recording…

Check that the disc has enough available space for the recording (page 32). For DVD+RWs and DVD-RWs, you can free up disc space by erasing titles (page 59).

Adjust the recording picture quality and picture size if necessary (page 42).

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, finalize the disc (page 35).

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

 

Recordingtime (hours)

 

 

 

 

 

mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVD

DVD+R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DL

 

 

 

 

 

 

HQ (High quality)

1

1 hr.

 

 

Timer

 

 

 

48 min.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HSP

R

1 hr.

2 hr.

Recording

 

 

30 min.

37 min.

 

 

42 min.

 

 

SP (Standard mode)

2

3 hr.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 program with poor reception, or a program 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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