Mitsubishi Electronics WD-57831 CRT Television User Manual


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Chapter 6. NetCommand Functions 81
Default Digital (Recording) Device
Ifyouhavemorethanonedigitalrecordingdevicecon-
nected,thisoptionletsyouspecifywhichtouseasthe
default.Thedevicespecifiedhereisthedigitalrecord-
ingdevicetousewheninitiatingarecordingwiththe
(
RECORD
)keyfromwithinChannelView™.
Thisoptionremainsgrayedout(unavailable)untilyou
connectadigitalrecordingdevice.Afterthedeviceis
detectedandnamed,highlighttheboxandpress to
selecttherecordingdevice.
Notethatdigitalprogramscanberecordedoneither
adigitaloranalogdevice.Forbestplaybackquality,
however,recorddigitalprogramsonadigitalrecording
device.
IMPORTANT
When setting up analog recordings in TV
Guide On Screen, set the destination record-
ing device as the analog device connected
to the TV’s
MONITOR OUT VIDEO/LEFT/
RIGHT
jacks.
Record Menu: Setting Recording Defaults
TheRecordmenuallowsyoutosetdefaultsforyour
recordingdevices,setuprecordings,viewtheRecordList,
andcancelscheduledrecordings.HighlighttheRecord
iconontheMainmenuandpress
ENTER
toviewtheRecord
menu.
Figure 6. Record menu
Record Setup
HighlightRecord Setupandpress
ENTER
todisplaythe
RecordingSetupmenu,describedearlier.
Record List
HighlightRecord Listandpress
ENTER
todisplaythe
RecordList,describedearlierinthischapter.
Copy-Protected Material
Whenattemptingtorecordcopy-protectedmaterial,the
recordfunctionsoftheNetCommandandIEEE1394
systemsmaybepreventedorstopped.Ifyouhave
aprogramthatwasoriginallytaggedRecord Once,
NetCommandwillchangethetagtoRecord No Moreon
thenewrecording.
VCR Recording
Setting Up Analog VCR Recordings with TV
Guide On Screen®
WhensettinguparecordingusingTVGuideOnScreen,
notethat:
• YoumustselectthedesiredrecordingdeviceintheTV
GuideOnScreenRecordOptionsmenu.
Ifyouhavebothanaloganddigitalrecordingdevices,
alwaysverifythattheanalogdeviceisthedefault
devicebeforestartingananalogrecordingwiththe
(
RECORD
)key.
• Thedestinationrecordingdeviceforanalogrecord-
ingsmustbetheanalogdeviceconnectedtotheTV’s
MONITOR OUT
jacks.
NetCommand-Controlled
Recording, continued
Analog Recordings
Whenyourecorda16:9digitalchanneltoananalogVCR
orrecordingdevice,thereisamismatchbetweenthe16:9
ratioofthepictureshapefromthesourceandthenar-
rower4:3ratiooftheanalogrecorder.
• ForanamorphicplaybackonthiswidescreenTV,
choosetheanamorphicpicturedisplayandensure
thattheTVscreenformatissettostandard(seethe
sectiononTVformatsinthisOwner’sGuide).
• Forcroppedplaybackonanolderstyle4:3TV,choose
thecroppeddisplaytoremovethetopandbottom
sections.Thissettingdoesnotaffectrecordingfrom
analogdevices,analogchannels,or4:3digitalchan-
nels.
IMPORTANT
• Analogsourcescanberecordedonlyto
analog devices.
• Analogsourcescannotberecordedto
digital devices.
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