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FEATURES
Features
T
his unit not only plays back the contents on internal HDD, DVD, or CD, but also offers features for you to record on
HDD or DVD and edit them after that. The followin
g
features are offered with this unit
.
T
his unit allows
y
ou to record on the HDD, a DVD+RW/
-
RW
(
rewritable
)
and a DVD+R/-R
(
one-time write
)
. You can
choose an
y
one for
y
our convenience. Even if
y
ou choose
DVD-RW/-R, these discs will automaticall
y
be recorded in
t
h
e
DVD+VR m
ode.
HDD DVD
Up to 36 pro
g
ram recordin
g:
You can pro
g
ram the unit to record up to 36 pro
g
rams
w
ithin a one-month period. Daily or weekly program
recordin
g
s are also available
.
O
ne-touch timer recording (OTR):
You can easil
y
set a recording time as
y
ou prefer. Ever
y
t
im
e
[
REC
]
is pressed durin
g
recordin
g
, the recordin
g
t
ime will be increased b
y
30 minutes up to 6 hours. The
recording automaticall
y
stops when the recording time
y
ou set is reached or the disc is full.
A
utomatic chapter mark setting:
Chapter marks will be put on recordings as you set be
f
ore
a
ttempting to recor
d
.
A
utomatic title list making
:
T
he unit makes a title list with the index automaticall
y
.
L
eft channel stereo recording
:
T
hi
s
u
ni
t
ca
n r
eco
r
d
t
h
e
sou
n
d
o
f
t
h
e
l
e
f
t
c
h
a
nn
e
l
monaural input as left and right channels automaticall
y
(the input from the L2 jacks only)
.
HDD
320 GB hard disk
(
MDR533H
)
:
T
his unit is equipped with a 320GB hard disk which allows
y
ou to record up to 371 hours (with SLP mode). You
ca
n r
eco
r
d
f
o
r 12 h
ou
r
s
m
a
xim
u
m
at
a
t
im
e
wi
t
h
t
im
e
r
recor
d
ing. (6
h
ours w
h
en one-touc
h
recor
d
ing
)
500 GB hard disk(MDR535H):
T
his unit is equipped with a 500GB hard disk which allows
you to record up to 604 hours (with SLP mode). You
can record for 12 hours maximum at a time with timer
recording. (6 hours when one-touch recording
)
1
TB hard disk
(
MDR537H
)
:
T
his unit is equipped with a 1TB hard disk which allows
y
ou to record up to 1252 hours (with SLP mode). You
ca
n r
eco
r
d
f
o
r 12 h
ou
r
s
m
a
xim
u
m
at
a
t
im
e
wi
t
h
t
im
e
r
recording. (6 hours when one-touch recording
)
A
utostart recording
:
Ever
y
time
y
ou turn on this unit, this unit automaticall
y
records the channel currently viewed and temporarily
stores the recorded content to the HDD. By using this
function,
y
ou can pause or go back to the TV program
y
ou
a
re currently watching, and you can also start recording the
w
hole TV program even at the middle of the TV program
.
Recording
Dubbing
With this unit,
y
ou can enjo
y
bi-directional dubbing
bet
w
ee
n HDD
a
n
d
DVD
.
HDD DVD
Hi
g
h speed dubbin
g
(HDD
➔
DVD onl
y
)
:
If
y
ou dub a title recorded in SLP mode to DVD+R/-R,
dubbing speed will be 24 times at the maximum
.
Auto recording mode dubbing
:
When dubbing, if you set the recording mode to “Auto”,
the recording mode will automatically be adjusted so the
titles will fit nicely in the remaining space of the disc.
DV dubbing:
This function helps you to easily dub the contents of the
DVC (digital video camcorder) to HDD/DVD
.
DVD
Automatic title finalizing (DVD+R/DVD-RW/-R only):
You can finalize discs automatically after finishing all
timer recordings or at the end of the disc space if you set
t
his in the main menu.
Alternate recording:
In the following cases, the unit will detect it and
automatically record to the HDD even when DVD is
se
l
ecte
d
as t
h
e recor
d
ing me
d
ia.
-
If there is no recordable disc in the uni
t
-
If the disc does not have enou
g
h space to complete the
recordin
g
-
I
f
the material is “copy-once” program and prohibited to
be
r
eco
r
ded
o
n
a
DVD
-
If the disc is not available because the repairing process
is cancelled halfway
T
his
f
eature is available only
f
or timer recording. Not
available for one-touch timer recording.
All high definition (HD) pictures will be converted
d
own to Standard De
f
inition, when recording on the
HDD
o
r DVD
.
Copyright protection system
To play back the digital video images of a DVD via
an HDMI connection, it is necessary that both the
pla
y
er and the displa
y
device (or an AV amplifier)
support a copyright protection system called HDCP
(high-bandwidth digital content protection system).
HDCP is cop
y
protection technolog
y
that comprises
data encryption and authentication of the connected
AV device. This unit supports HDCP. Please read the
operating instructions of
y
our displa
y
device (or A
V
amplifier) for more information.
Please re
f
er to “GLOSSARY” on page 122
f
or the terms used in this owner’s manual
.