3 Press REC MODE repeatedly to select the recording mode.

Each time you press the button, the display on the TV screen changes as follows:

*Available when “Manual Rec. Mode” is set to “On (go to setup)” in the “Recording” setup (page 118).

For more details about the recording mode, see page 51.

4 Press z REC.

Recording starts.

When recording to the HDD, recording stops after 12 hours of continuous recording or when the HDD is full. When recording to a DVD, recording stops when the DVD is full.

To stop recording

Press x REC STOP.

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

bNotes

To turn off the TV Direct Rec. function, set “SMARTLINK” to “Pass Through” in the “Options” setup (page 126).

If you press the [/1 button while recording, the recorder stops recording and turns off.

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

You cannot change the recording mode while recording.

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.

To use the TV Direct Rec. function, you must first correctly set the recorder’s clock.

Checking the disc status while recording

You can check the recording information such as recording time or disc type.

Press DISPLAY during recording.

The recording information appears.

To watch another TV programme while recording

If your TV is connected to the T LINE 3 – TV jack, set your TV to the TV input using the 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 TV t button (page 21).

TV Direct Rec. (for SMARTLINK connections only)

When the TV is turned on and the recorder is turned off, press TV PAUSE. The recorder automatically turns on and starts recording what you are watching on the TV to the HDD. Set “TV Pause” to “TV’s Tuner” in the “Options 2” setup (page 127).

ARecording mode

BRecording time

CDisc type/format

DRecording status

Press DISPLAY to turn off the display.

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