3.Recording a Programme (One Touch Recording)

This section introduces the basic operation to record the current TV programme to the hard disk (HDD). For an explanation of how to make timer recordings, see page 26.

PROG +/–

DISPLAY

x REC STOP

zREC

1Press PROG +/– to select the programme position you want to record.

2Press z REC.

Recording starts.

Recording stops automatically when the recorded programme ends or when the HDD is full.

To stop recording

Press x REC STOP.

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

To watch another TV programme while recording

Press PROG +/– to move to another channel.

To playback a previous recorded title while recording

While recording, you can simultaneously play another title already registered on your hard disk, see “4. Playing the Recorded Programme (Title List)” on page 17.

To record two programmes at the same time

Once you have set a recording, select another channel and follow Step 1 above to simultaneously record a second programme.

zHint

•If you do not want to watch TV while recording, you can turn off the TV.

•If you have set two simultaneous recordings, you can either watch one of these channels or playback a previous recording from the Title List.

bNotes

•One Touch Recording is not possible if no TV Guide information is available for the particular programme. In this case you can record the programme by setting the timer manually, see page 26.

•One Touch Recording is not possible if the programme overlaps with two other timer settings.

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

•If you press x REC STOP while two recordings are running, you will have to select which recording to stop in the TIMER LIST setup menu.

•If there is a power failure, the programme you are recording may be erased.

Checking the hard disk status

You can check the remaining hard disk space available for recording.

Press DISPLAY.

The HDD Usage information box showing the used and reserved space for scheduled recording/ total hard disk capacity appears on top of the live TV picture displayed in the background.

HDD Usage: 12.4/80 GB

HDD Usage information box

The information box disappears automatically after a few seconds.

bNote

The HDD Usage information does not appear when a Playback or TV Pause progress bar is displayed.

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