Basic Recording
Basic Recording from a TV
Follow the instructions below to record a TV program.
Recording starts immediately and continues until the disc is full
or you stop the recording.
Switch on the recorder and load a recordable
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disc.
Also make sure that the TV input is set to this recorder.
If you load a completely blank disc, the recorder takes a
short while to initialize the disc.
Set a recording mode as necessary by pressing
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REC MODE repeatedly. (HQ, SQ, LQ)
HQ; High Quality, SQ; Standard Quality, LQ: Low Quality
Use v / V buttons to select the TV channel to
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record.
Changing TV Audio Channel
Stereo → Left Mono → Right Mono → Mono →
Bilingual → Stereo
The current audio channel is displayed on-screen.
• If the sound is of poor quality when set to Stereo, you
can often improve it by changing to Mono.
• If the broadcast is bilingual and with DVD-RW discs in
VR mode, you can select the language by pressing
AUDIO:
Left Mono (Main language), Right Mono (Bilingual
language), Stereo or Bilingual (Main + Bilingual).
• This recorder can record either NICAM or regular
audio. If the NICAM setting (page 19) is set to Auto,
then if the broadcast is NICAM, the audio automati-
cally changes to NICAM and you can record the
NICAM audio. If the broadcast is non-NICAM, the reg-
ular audio is always recorded.
If NICAM sound distortion occurs, due to poor recep-
tion, you can switch off NICAM setting of the program.
Press REC (z) once.
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Recording will start. (The REC indicator lights in the
display window.)
Recording continues until you press STOP (
disc is full.
To record for a fixed length of time, see Instant Timer
Recording on right.
Press STOP (x) to stop recording.
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To Pause the Recording
1 Press PAUSE/STEP (X) to pause the disc during
recording.
2 When you want to continue recording, press
PAUSE/STEP (X).
To record one TV program while
watching another
1 Press TV/DVD to select the TV mode during record-
ing. The TV indicator appears.
2 Using the TV, select the channel to be viewed.
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Instant Timer Recording
Instant Timer Recording allows you to make a recording
easily of a preset length without using the program
timer.
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Checking the Recording Time
Press REC (z) once to check the recording time. The
recalled setting will automatically return to the TV
screen for a moment.
Also, remaining time of recording is shown in the dis-
play window.
To Extend the Recording Time
The recording time can be extended anytime by press-
ing REC (z).
Each subsequent press increases the recording time by
10 minutes within free space (maximum 120 minutes).
If the recorder is unplugged (or there is a power failure)
while the recorder is recording, the recording will be
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) or the
lost.
Playing Your Recordings on Other
DVD Players
Most regular DVD players can play finalized discs
recorded in Video mode. A small number of players
can also play DVD-RW discs recorded in VR mode,
finalized or not. Check the manual that came with the
other player to check what kinds of discs it will play.
Finalizing a Disc
Finalizing 'fixes' the recordings in place so that the
disc can be played on a regular DVD player or com-
puter equipped with a suitable DVD-ROM drive.
Finalizing a Video mode disc creates a menu screen
for navigating the disc. This is accessed by pressing
MENU/LIST or TITLE.
To finalize a disc, refer to "Finalize" on page 26.
Follow steps 1-4 as shown left (Basic Recording
from a TV).
Press REC (z) repeatedly to select the record-
ing time length.
Recording starts after the first press. Each subse-
quent press increases the recording time by 10
minutes within free space (maximum 120 minutes).
The recording time is displayed on the TV screen.
At the end of the recording, the DVD Recorder will
stop recording and shut off.
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Instant Timer Record Menu
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