Timer Recording

Before Recording

Before you start recording…

•Check that the disc has enough available space for the recording (page 30). For the HDD, DVD+RWs, and DVD-RWs, you can free up disc space by erasing titles (page 69).

•Adjust the recording picture quality and picture size if necessary (page 51).

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.

bNotes

•To play a recorded disc on other DVD equipment, finalise the disc (page 33).

•If digital teletext is operated while recording, it’s contents will be recorded on the disc.

•If the subtitles are displayed while recording, they will be recorded on the disc.

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 the HQ+ mode, set “HQ Setting” of the “HDD Rec. Settings” to “HQ+” in the “Recording” setup (page 97). “HQ+” records pictures in higher quality than HQ on the HDD. Note that HQ+ plus appears as HQ in the front panel display and the on-screen displays.

 

 

Approx. recording

Recording mode

time (hours)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HDD

DVD*

 

 

 

HQ+ (High quality)

8

–

 

 

 

 

HQ

R

13

1

 

 

 

 

HSP

R

19

1 hr.

 

 

 

30 min.

 

 

 

SP (Standard mode)

26

2

 

 

 

 

LSP

r

33

2 hr.

 

 

 

30 min.

 

 

 

 

ESP

r

39

3

 

 

 

 

LP

r

53

4

 

 

 

 

EP

r

79

6

 

 

 

SLP (Long duration)

106

8

*The recording time for DVD+R DL (Double Layer) discs is as follows:

HQ: 1 hour 48 minutes

HSP: 2 hours 42 minutes

SP: 3 hours 37 minutes

LSP: 4 hours 31 minutes

ESP: 5 hours 25 minutes

LP: 7 hours 14 minutes

EP: 10 hours 51 minutes

SLP: 14 hours 28 minutes

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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