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Recording Settings
Disc Record Mode
You can set the picture quality for recording;
XP (Excellent quality), SP (Standard quality), LP (Low
quality), EP (Extend quality).
1. Select the [Disc Record Mode] option then press
B.
2. Use v / V to select a desired Disc Record Mode
(XP, SP, LP or EP).
3. Press ENTER to confirm your selection, then
press SETUP to exit the menu.
VCR Record Mode
You can set the picture quality for VCR recording;
SP (Standard Play), SLP (Super Long Play).
Record Aspect
When DVD recording, you can set the recording
aspect ratio to suit the material you’re recording (16:9
or 4:3).
Auto Chapter
During recording, chapter markers are added auto-
matically at fixed intervals. You can set this interval to
5 minutes, 10 minutes or 15 minutes. To turn off auto-
matic chapter marking, select [None].
Disc Settings
Initialize
If you load a completely blank disc, the [Initialize]
menu will appear. Select [Yes] then press ENTER.
The Recorder will initialize the disc.
DVD-R: The Recorder initializes the disc for Video
mode. The recording mode will always be Video
mode.
DVD-RW: The Initialize menu will appear. Select
[VR Mode] or [Video Mode] then press ENTER.
DVD+R / DVD+RW: The Recorder initializes the
disc.
Also, you can reformat the DVD-RW/DVD+RW from
the Setup menu as below.
1. Select the [Initialize] option then press B.
[Start] icon is highlighted.
2. Press ENTER.
• In case of DVD-RW, use b / B to select a
desired Disc Initialize Mode (VR Mode or Video
Mode) then press ENTER.
• In case of DVD+RW, use b / B to select [Yes],
and press ENTER.
It takes a few moments to format the disc.
Caution:
If you want to change the disc format, everything
recorded on the disc will be erased.
Hookup and
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