RQT8212
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Getting started
ENGLISH
Control reference guide
Remote control
Main unit
The unit’s display
SKIP SLOW/SEARCH
REC MODE
REC
F Rec
TIME SLIP
FUNCTIONSDIRECT NAVIGATOR
TOP MENU
RETURN
VOLUME
CH
STATUS
DISPLAY
SUB MENU
DIRECT TV REC
AV
CANCEL
MANUAL SKIP
INPUT SELECT
AUDIO
ERASE
EXT LINK
CHAPTER
PROG/CHECK
TIMER
ShowView
CREATE
Turn the unit on (➔ page 10, 11)
Direct TV recording (➔ page 15)
Select channels and title numbers etc./
Enter numbers
Cancel
Basic operations for recording and play
Show Top menu/Direct Navigator
(➔ page 20, 22, 26)
Show sub menu (➔ page 23, 26, 29)
Show on-screen menu (➔ page 24)
Change recording mode (➔ page 14)
Select Audio (➔ page 20)
Create chapter (➔ page 21)
(➔ page 13)
Television operations
Channel select (➔ page 14)
Show S
HOWVIEW screen (➔ page 17)
Skip 30 seconds forward (➔ page 21)
Input select (AV1, AV2, AV3, AV4 or DV)
Show FUNCTIONS window (➔ page 12, 25)
(➔ page 10, 21)
Selection/Enter, Frame-by-frame
Return to previous screen
Show status messages (➔ page 25)
Skip the specified time/Display the television image
as a picture-in-picture (➔ page 15, 21)
Start Flexible Recording (➔ page 16)
Programme recording standby/release
(➔ page 17, 18)
Linked timer recordings with external equipment
(➔ page 19)
Show timer recording programme screen
(➔ page 18)
(➔ page 37)
Manual tuning operation
Erase items (➔ page 21)
Start recording (➔ page 14)
Recording function
REC
OPEN/CLOSE
CH
EXT LINK
Display (➔ below)Disc tray (➔ page 14, 20)
Open/close disc tray (➔ page 14, 20)
Channel select (➔ page 14)
Start recording (➔ page 14)
/Remote control signal sensor
Connection for camcorder etc. (➔ page 30)
Standby/on switch (8) (➔ page 10, 11)
Press to switch the unit from on to
standby mode or vice versa.
In standby mode, the unit is still
consuming a small amount of power.
Start play (➔ page 20)
Stop (➔ page 15, 21)
Rear panel terminals (➔ page 7, 8)
Linked timer recordings
with external equipment
(➔ page 19)
Opening the front panel
Press down on the part
with your finger.
Connection for digital
video (DV) camcorder
(➔ page 30)
EXT Link D.MIX
XP
RW
–
+
RAM
SP
LP
EP
PLAY
VR
REC
REC
PLAY PLAY
REC
AVCD
-
DVD
D. MIX (multi-channel DVD-Audio only)
When lit: down-mixing audio is played.
When off: the disc prevents down-mixing so only
the two front channels can be played.
Recording modeMain display section
Disc type
Recording
Playback
Recording/
Playback
Timer recording indicator
Linked timer recordings with external
equipment indicator