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Settings and Adjustments
Manual recording mode
The table below shows the approximate
recording times for the HDD and the different
DVD types in each manual recording mode,
as well as the standard recording mode
equivalents.
The recording time for DVDs
*1
Records in higher quality (15 Mbps).
HQ+ mode is not available for DVDs. When
recording to DVDs, the recording mode
automatically switches to HQ mode even if you
set to HQ+ mode.
*2
Audio signals are recorded in 48kHz PCM
format, and video signals are recorded in HQ
mode. When recording a bilingual programme,
select the sound to be recorded (page 115).
*3
Titles recorded in MN6 or lower mode cannot be
dubbed to DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs at high speed.
*4
SEP, MN1, MN2, or MN3 mode is not available
for DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD+R DLs. When
recording to DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs, the
recording mode automatically switches to SLP
mode even if you set to SEP, MN1, MN2, or
MN3 mode.
z Hint
Audio signals are recorded in Dolby Digital 2 ch
format (except for PCM mode).
Resolution
The first figure refers to when “Input Line
System” is set to “NTSC”; the second when
set to “PAL/SECAM” in the “Basic” setup
(page 110).
For the HDD (“HDD Recording Format” is set
to “Video Mode Off”)/DVD-RW (VR mode)/
DVD-R (VR mode)
HQ+, PCM, MN32 to MN16: 720 × 480 / 720
× 576
MN15 to MN12: 544 × 480 / 544 × 576
MN11 to MN9: 480 × 480 / 544 × 576
MN8 and MN7: 352 × 480 / 352 × 576
MN6 to MN1: 352 × 240 / 352 × 288
Recording
mode
Approx. recording time
(hours)
HDD
DVD+RW/
DVD-RW/
DVD+R/
DVD-R
DVD+R DL/
DVD-R DL
HQ+
*1
23 – –
PCM
*2
34 1 hr. 1 min. 1 hr. 51 min.
MN32 (HQ) 34 1 hr. 1 min. 1 hr. 51 min.
MN31 36 1 hr. 5 min. 1 hr. 57 min.
MN30 39 1 hr. 10 min. 2 hr. 6 min.
MN29 42 1 hr. 15 min. 2 hr. 15 min.
MN28 45 1 hr. 20 min. 2 hr. 24 min.
MN27 48 1 hr. 25 min. 2 hr. 33 min.
MN26
(HSP)
50 1 hr. 30 min. 2 hr. 41 min.
MN25 53 1 hr. 35 min. 2 hr. 50 min.
MN24 56 1 hr. 40 min. 2 hr. 59 min.
MN23 59 1 hr. 45 min. 3 hr. 8 min.
MN22 62 1 hr. 50 min. 3 hr. 17 min.
MN21 (SP) 68 2 3 hr. 35 min.
MN20 73 2 hr. 10 min. 3 hr. 53 min.
MN19 79 2 hr. 20 min. 4 hr. 11 min.
MN18
(LSP)
84 2 hr. 30 min. 4 hr. 29 min.
MN17 90 2 hr. 40 min. 4 hr. 47 min.
MN16 96 2 hr. 50 min. 5 hr. 5 min.
MN15
(ESP)
100 3 5 hr. 23 min.
MN14 105 3 hr. 10 min. 5 hr. 41 min.
MN13 110 3 hr. 20 min. 5 hr. 59 min.
MN12 115 3 hr. 30 min. 6 hr. 17 min.
MN11 120 3 hr. 40 min. 6 hr. 35 min.
MN10 125 3 hr. 50 min. 6 hr. 53 min.
MN9 (LP) 135 4 7 hr. 11 min.
MN8 150 4 hr. 30 min. 8 hr. 4 min.
MN7 165 5 8 hr. 58 min.
MN6
*3
(EP) 200 6 10 hr. 46 min.
MN5
*3
235 7 12 hr. 34 min.
MN4
*3
(SLP)
270 8 14 hr. 21 min.
MN3
*3*4
(SEP
*4
)
340 10 17 hr. 57 min.
MN2
*3*4
405 12 21 hr. 32 min.
MN1
*3*4
455 13 hr.
22 min.
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Recording
mode
Approx. recording time
(hours)
HDD
DVD+RW/
DVD-RW/
DVD+R/
DVD-R
DVD+R DL/
DVD-R DL
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