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Recording
EN
Checking the recording picture and
sound quality
Before recording on a DVD, you can confirm the
quality of the picture and sound with the recording
speed you selected.
1 Make sure that the unit is in STOP or
REC mode and a DVD is inserted
correctly.
2 Press [REC MONITOR].
The TV will display the programme and output the
sound you are about to record in the quality of the
picture and sound (determined by the recording
speed) you selected.
• If you want to change the recording speed (to
improve the recording quality), press
[REC SPEED] repeatedly.
The recording speed is changed each time you
press the button.
• You cannot change the recording speed during
recording.
3 Press [REC MONITOR] again to exit.
Hint
• If you press [REC MONITOR] while receiving the
bilingual broadcast, the sound to be recorded is
output.
One-touch timer recording
(OTR)
This is a simple way to set the recording time in blocks
of 30 minutes. Check that the disc you are recording
onto has enough space remaining for the time you
set.
When the recording finishes the recorder
automatically switches to the timer-standby mode.
1 Turn on the unit and insert a
recordable disc.
Make sure that the TV input is set on the unit.
2 Press [DVD ].
3 Select the recording speed using
[REC SPEED]
(See page 22.).
Make sure that the recording format is set to the
desired mode (see page 24).
4 Select the desired channel to record
using [PROG. U / D] or
[the Number buttons].
5 Press [REC / OTR] repeatedly until
the desired recording time (30
minutes to 8 hours) appears on the
TV screen.
One-touch timer recording will start.
• When the unit reaches the specified time, it will
be turned off automatically.
• To change the recording length during one-
touch timer recording, press [REC / OTR]
repeatedly until the desired length appears.
• To cancel one-touch timer recording within the
specified time, press [STOP S].
Hint
• The remaining recording time will appear on the TV
screen during one-touch timer recording. Press
[DISPLAY] to see it on the TV screen.
• The remaining recording time will be displayed on
the front panel display during one-touch timer
recording.
• Unlike timer recording, you can perform the
following operations during one-touch timer
recording.
- Turn off the power.
-Use [REC / OTR] or [STOP S].
DVD-RWDVD-RW
Video
DVD-RWDVD-RW
VR
DVD-RDVD-R
1H(XP) 2H(SP) 4H(LP) 6H(EP) 8H(SLP) 10H(SEP)
DVD-RWDVD-RW
Video
DVD-RWDVD-RW
VR
DVD-RDVD-R
0:30
8:00 7:30
1:00
(Normal Recording)
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