Toshiba RD-XS32SB Setting items, Suggestions for the picture quality setting, To fill the disc

Setting items

Exec	√			A timer program with this mark will be executed, To disengage, remove
				this indicator.
	1-99, L, AV1, AV2			Select a channel you want to record.
CH				(While “L”, “AV1” or “AV2” is selected, the number buttons are not
				available to select channels.)
	Specified date (from today to 2			Select a date of a TV programme you want to record.
Date	month later)
	Every Sunday to Saturday, Monday
	to Thursday, Monday to Friday,
	Monday to Saturday, everyday.
Start*	0:00		- 23:59	Enter a starting time of recording. (An initial setting is 10 minutes later.)
				You can also use the number buttons under the lid.
				Enter an end time. (Set the timer to begin recording no sooner than 2
End*	0:00		- 23:59	minutes past the current time. Recording must not exceed 8 hours.)
				You can also use the number buttons under the lid.
	DVD			When you record on a DVD-RAM/RW/R disc.
Media	HDD			When you record on the HDD.
	A–B			When you use A – B (double-side) recording (		page 48). “Mode” is
				automatically set to “Auto”.
	SP			Standard setting of recording time and picture quality. (Not applicable
				when “L-PCM” is selected.)
	LP			For longer recording, but inferior to “SP” in picture quality. (Not
				applicable when “L-PCM” is selected.)
Mode	MN(Manual)			Customized setting of rate (bit rate).
	Auto			To set a rate automatically according to the remaining volume of the
				disc. (If the disc does not have room for the TV programme, the
				programme cannot be recorded to the end.)
				When you select an HDD, the recorder records for a length of time
				corresponding to that of a blank DVD-RAM disc (4.7GB). Not
				applicable to a recording for 2.5 hours or longer.
Rate	1.4, 2.0-9.2			Not applicable when “SP”, “LP” or “Auto” is selected. You can set a
				rate at intervals of 0.2Mbps from 2.0 to 9.2. (The upper limit of the
				value depends on the “Audio” setting.)
		D /M1**		Standard setting.
Audio		D /M2**		Superior to	D/M1.Recommended for recording music programmes.
	L-PCM			Uncompressed original digital audio. Equal quality to audio CD, but
				recordable time will be shorter.
Disc				A programmed recording onto a Reservation Disc is marked with an
				icon.

*“Start” and “End” accept time up to 30:59 if you use the number buttons. When you enter a time over 24:00 and press the ENTER button, “Date” will gain one day, and the time will be corrected to 0:00-6:59.

**The digital recording technology for consumer products of Dolby Laboratories is used for D/M1 and D/M2. Dolby

Digital 192 kbps is set for D/M1 and Dolby Digital 384 kbps for D/M2.

Notes

•See page 51, 161 for details on “Mode”, “Rate”, and “Audio”.

•If you record with setting the bit rate to about 4.0 Mbps or below, the recorded pictures may not be played properly if change the playback speed. There will be noise, and the picture quality is lower than other rate settings.

Suggestions for the picture quality setting

•For normal recording or when you cannot decide which mode to choose. Select “SP”.

•When you need a longer recording time and video quality is not important Select “LP”. Inferior to “SP” in picture quality, but it can record longer.

•To record a high picture quality

Select “MN (Manual)” to set a desired bit rate. The higher the bit rate, better the picture quality is, but shorter the recording length becomes. We recommend that you set about 6.0 Mbps to 6.8 Mbps.

•To fill the disc

Select “Auto”. A bit rate is calculated automatically according to the remaining volume of the disc. Some contents may not be recorded on the disc even if you select this function. This is not the function to make full use of the remaining space capacity.

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