Timer Recording

Before Recording

Before you start recording…

•Check that the disc has enough available space for the recording (page 33). For DVD+RWs and DVD-RWs, you can free up disc space by erasing titles (page 61).

•Adjust the recording picture quality if necessary (page 46).

bNote

To play a recorded disc on other DVD equipment, finalise the disc (page 37).

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.

To select further options for recording mode (manual recording mode), set “Manual Rec. Mode” to “On (go to setup)” in the “Recording” setup (page 84).

For timer recording, you can also select “AUTO” as recording mode, which maximizes the recording quality for the space available on the disc.

 

 

Approx. recording time

Recording

(hours)

 

 

 

mode

 

DVD*1

DVD+R DL*1

 

 

 

DVD-R DL*1

HQ (High

 

1 hr. 1 min.

1 hr. 51 min.

quality)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HSP

R

1 hr. 30 min.

2 hr. 41 min.

 

 

 

SP (Standard

2

3 hr. 35 min.

mode)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LSP

r

2 hr. 30 min.

4 hr. 29 min.

 

 

 

 

ESP

r

3

5 hr. 23 min.

 

 

 

 

LP

r

4

7 hr. 11 min.

 

 

 

 

EP

r

6

10 hr. 46 min.

 

 

 

 

SLP

r

8

14 hr. 21 min.

 

 

 

SEP*2 (Long

10

17 hr. 57 min.

duration)

 

 

 

*1 The approximate recording time is for 12 cm DVD discs.

*2 When recording to DVD+RW or DVD+R, SLP is the longest recording time available. If you select SEP, the recording mode will automatically revert to SLP.

zHint

To easily select a manual recording mode, press REC MODE repeatedly to display “MN,” and select a manual recording mode using </,.

bNotes

•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.

•Programmes are recorded in the following aspect ratio.

–In the original aspect ratio, when recording to DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs (VR mode).

–In 4:3 when recording to DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs.

•When recording to DVD-R DLs (Video mode), the title is divided when the layer switches.

Recording Timer

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