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You can select a recording mode among 6 options, and
the recording time will depend on the recording mode
y
ou select as follows.
Recording
mode
Recording
time
Video/sound
quality
60 min
120 min
150 min
180 min
240 min
360 min
12cm Disc
8cm Disc
(poor)
(poor)
(good)
(good)
HQ
SP
SPP
LP
EP
SLP
18 min
36 min
45 min
54 min
72 min
108 min
HQ
SP
SPP
LP
EP
SLP
103 hrs
206 hrs
258 hrs
310 hrs
413 hrs
620 hrs
HDD
(Internal)
(poor)
(good)
HQ
SP
SPP
LP
EP
SLP
Disc size
• T
h
e recor
d
ing time is on
l
y an estimate. T
h
e actua
l
recording time may di
ff
er
.
• The audio and video qualit
y
gets poorer as the recording
time becomes lon
g
er.
• E
ac
h
t
im
e
[
REC M
O
DE
]
is pressed, recordin
g
mode and
i
ts allowed recording time will be displa
y
ed.
Note
•
Thi
s
u
nit c
a
nn
o
t rec
o
r
d
t
o
C
D-RW
o
r
C
D-R
.
• All hi
g
h definition pictures will be down converted to
the standard definition pictures when the
y
are
r
eco
r
ded
o
n
t
hi
s
u
ni
t.
• DVD+RW/+R, DVD-RW/-R an
d
CD-RW/-R recor
d
e
d
on
a persona
l
computer or a DVD or CD recor
d
er may
not be played back i
f
the disc is damaged or dirty or
if
there is condensation on the player’s lens
.
• I
f
you record a disc using a personal computer, even
if
it is recorded in a compatible
f
ormat it may not be
played back because o
f
the settings o
f
the
application so
f
tware used to create the disc. (Check
with the so
f
tware publisher
f
or more detailed
i
n
f
ormation.)
• Since the recording is made b
y
the VBR (variable bit
rate) method, depending on the picture
y
ou are
recordin
g
, the actual remainin
g
time for recordin
g
ma
y
be a little shorter than the remaining time
displa
y
ed on the TV screen.
• You cannot recor
d
a copy-protecte
d
program using
t
h
is unit. (Copy-protecte
d
signa
l
is inc
l
u
d
e
d
in DVD-
vi
d
eo, some sate
ll
ite an
d
ca
bl
e
b
roa
d
casts.)
• You cannot record “cop
y
-once onl
y
” program’s on
DVD
.
Recordin
g
Mod
e
INFORMATION ON RECORDING
H
DD is a special device which has high recording densit
y
and is suited for long-time recording or high-speed
cueing but b
y
contrast, has man
y
factors which can cause
breakage. Use HDD on the premise that
y
ou should dub
the recorded programs to a DVD to protect
y
our precious
vi
d
eos.
HDD is a temporar
y
storage location:
H
DD is not a permanent stora
g
e location of the recorded
contents. Be sure to use it as a temporar
y
storage
l
ocation
u
nti
l
y
ou watc
h
t
h
e programs once, e
d
it t
h
em, or
d
u
b
the
m
to
a
DVD
.
Be sure to dub (back up) data promptly i
f
you
f
ind
a
b
norma
l
ities in HDD:
I
f there is mechanical trouble with the HDD,
g
rindin
g
or
other sounds ma
y
be heard or block
y
noise ma
y
appear
on the image. If
y
ou continue to use as it is, deterioration
ma
y
continue and eventuall
y
the HDD ma
y
not be usable
at all. If
y
ou notice these s
y
mptoms of a failing HDD,
promptl
y
dub the data to a DVD. When an HDD fails,
recover
y
of recorded content (data) ma
y
be impossible.
About the remaining capacit
y
of HDD recording time:
T
he on-screen indication o
f
the possible recording time
l
e
f
t on HDD / DVD may di
ff
er
f
rom the actual recordable
time as t
h
is unit emp
l
oys t
h
e varia
bl
e
b
it rate enco
d
ing
system which varies the recording (storage) amount o
f
data in con
f
ormity with the amount o
f
in
f
ormation on the
vi
d
eo.
Before recordin
g
to the HDD, ensure there is sufficient
space on the HDD b
y
deleting unnecessar
y
titles in
ad
v
a
n
ce.
A
bou
t HDD