Seven Basic Operations

—Getting to Know Your DVD Recorder

1.Inserting a Disc

+RW -RWVR-RWVideo+R

-RVR

-RVideoDVD VCD CD DATADVD DATA CD

Z (open/

DVD

close)

 

1 Press DVD.2 Press Z (open/close), and place a disc on the disc tray.

Recording/playing side facing down

3 Press Z (open/close) to close the disc tray.

Wait until “LOAD” disappears from the front panel display.

Unused DVDs are formatted automatically.

•For DVD-RW discs DVD-RWs are formatted in the recording format (VR mode or Video mode) set by “Format DVD-RW” of “Basic” in the “Disc Setup” setup (page 99).

•For DVD-R discs

DVD-Rs are automatically formatted in Video mode. To format an unused DVD-R in VR mode, format the disc in the “Format” setup (page 42) before you make a recording.

If the disc is recordable on this recorder, you can manually re-format the disc to make a blank disc (page 42).

2.Recording a Programme

HDD +RW -RWVR-RWVideo+R

-RVR-RVideo

This section introduces the basic operation to record a current TV programme to the hard disk (HDD) or to a disc (DVD). For an explanation of how to make timer recordings, see page 43.

HDD DVD

PROG +/–

X

zREC REC MODE

x REC STOP

1 Press HDD or DVD.

If you want to record to a DVD, insert a recordable DVD.

2 Press PROG +/– to select the programme position or input source you want to record.

Recorder DVD Your Know to Getting — Operations Basic Seven

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