Hitachi 500HDR10, Instruction Manual

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option is set to “INCLUDED”, unplayed recordings
WILL be deleted.
Format Disk
On rare occasions the Hard Disk may malfunction,
in most cases formatting the Hard Disk will restore
normal operation however ALL the data stored on the
Hard Disk will be lost. Press OK with the
“Format
Disk” option is highlighted. A menu appears, in which
you will be asked for a pin number. If you have
not changed the pin number, the factory default is
0000. After you enter it, a pop-up menu appears
on the screen to ensure that the hard disk should
be formated, select “YES” and press OK to format
the Hard Disk. Select “NO” and press OK to cancel.
Ensure you dub important recordings onto Video or
DVD before you format the HDD.
Hard Disk Info
To view the details about the Hard disc, highlight “Hard
Disk Info...” using “(up)/(down)” keys and press OK.
The following information will be shown:
Total Space: The total size of the Hard Drive
Reserved for timeshift: This is the space that is
reserved for use by the timeshift function and is
dependant on the setting in “Max timeshift” (see page
18 for details)
Space used by recordings: The space used by the
recordings that are on the Hard Drive
Free Space: Available space for future recordings
Estimated space for times set: The estimated space
on the hard drive that will be used for the any timers
that are currently set
Estimated Recording Time remaining: This
is the estimated remaining time left available
for recordingsThe settings of the recordings are
configured in this menu, press OK to display the
menu.
This Recorder has a built in hard disk (abbreviated
as HDD ) for recording and playback. Beware of
the following points when setting up and using the
Recorder. Failure to observe precautions may cause
damage to the HDD itself or its content, failure of the
disk to operate, or recording of noise.
• Do not subject the Recorder to any vibration or
impact.
• Do not place the Recorder in a cramped location
which might block the ventilation port on the back of
the Recorder.
• Do not place the Recorder in a location with severe
temperature variation.
• If the Recorder is set up in a location with severe
temperature variation, dew may form on and inside
the Recorder. If the Recorder is used with internal
dew formation present, this may cause HDD damage
or malfunction. We recommend keeping variation in
room temperature within 10˚C per hour.
• Do not place the Recorder in a location with high
humidity.
• Place the Recorder horizontally, never at an
incline.
• Do not place a magnetic device (magnet etc.) close
to the recorder.
• When the power is on, do not unplug the power
cord from the AC outlet, turn off the breaker for the
area where the Recorder is set up, or move the
Recorder.
When moving the Recorder, first turn off the power and
then unplug the power cord from the AC outlet.
Recording Format
• HDD recording is done using the variable bit rate
format (VBR) for more efficient recording. The
following phenomena may occur.
With the variable bit rate format, the remaining amount
which can be recorded may increase or decrease
relative to the display of the remaining amount of
HDD space.
• When the display indicates that the remaining
amount of HDD space is low, first delete unnecessary
programmes, and then record with an extra margin
in the amount of remaining space. There is an option
in the configuration menu to discard the recordings.
You can choose between three options:
Deleting,
1 – Oldest recordings
2 – Largest recordings
3 – Smallest recordings
When the HDD is out of space, it will operate regarding
one of these options and delete the
recordings.