Toshiba RD-XS35SU owner manual 153, DVD recorder operation

DVD recorder operation

User record quality

HDD DVD-RAM DVD-RW DVD-R

You can select from 5 combined picture and sound quality recording settings prior to actual recording. Actual selection applied becomes the default setting for normal recording or programmed recording.

e.g.	User record quality
	HDD	Setting 1	DVD		– – –
	Manual 6.6 L-PCM		SP	4.6		D/M1
	Custom setting
	Setting	Mode	Rate	Audio quality
	1	Manual	6.6		L-PCM
	2	SP	4.6		D/M1
	3	LP	2.2		D/M1
	4	Manual	6.0		D/M2
	5	Manual	3.2		D/M1
	Total recording time: approx. 71min.
		(with 4.7 GB unused)

•To make a combination of picture and sound quality settings.

1)Press / / / buttons to select the desired item (“Mode”, “Rate”, or “Audio quality”).

2)Press ADJUST button to change the setting of each item.

•To apply the combination of picture and sound quality settings.

1)Press / / / buttons to select a media to record on (“HDD” or “DVD”).

2)Press ADJUST button to change the setting.

You can confirm the available recording time for the selected setting on the bottom screen.

3)Press ENTER button.

Notes

•A combination of picture and sound quality settings can be set for the HDD and a DVD-RAM disc respectively.

•You can change the combination of picture and sound quality settings also by displaying Quick Menu on LIBRARY MENU or in stop mode, then selecting “User record quality”. Either of the above methods updates the setting of this recorder.

•If you set “SP” or “LP”, you cannot select “L-PCM”.

•Depending on the sound quality settings, the upper limit for the picture quality setting differs.

•You can adjust the manual rate for picture quality by

0.2 Mbps from 2.0 to 9.2. (You cannot set the rate from 1.0 to 2.0.)

Picture record mode			Introduction
HDD	DVD-RAM DVD-RW	DVD-R
Adjusts problems with the brightness of video signals of			Recording
TV broadcasts or other external input.
Press	/ buttons to select the source, and / buttons
to select the mode.
(Only use this setting when you cannot adjust the
brightness satisfactorily with the Custom picture setting in
Picture/Audio settings (		page 149) of this recorder.)
Important:			Playback
• This setting changes the video signal to record and the
recorded signal is not returned to the original state even
when this setting is changed after recording. When
duplicating from a VHS tape, if you can check the video
recording state beforehand, we recommend first playing
back for a while and checking the overall brightness
tendency, then setting an appropriate mode.			Editing
Standard:
The brightness of signals received with this recorder
and external input signals are adjusted automatically.
This is normally the setting to use.
Mode 1:
This setting is used to record the signals darker when
the screen is too bright.			Library
Mode 2, 3, 4:
As the number rises, the signals are recorded brighter.
Use these modes to adjust the brightness.
Input Black level
			Function
HDD	DVD-RAM DVD-RW	DVD-R
You can adjust the black level of the input signal.
Standard:			setup
Normal black level.
Enhanced:
Brighter black level than in “Standard” setting.
		(Continued)	Others

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