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BASIC OPERATIONS ON HDD DECK
1
Press
HDD
so that the HDD lamp lights up on the unit.
2
Press
PR +/–
or the
number keys
to select the channel you
wish to record.
3
Press
REC MODE
repeatedly to set the recording mode.
●
Each time you press
REC MODE
, the recording mode changes as
follows:
XP
]
SP
]
LP
]
EP
]
FR60–FR360*
]
FR420, FR480
]
(Back to the beginning)
* The value is selectable from 1 to 6 hours in 5-min. increment by
pressing
w e
repeatedly after selecting “FR60–FR360”. To change the
value in 30-min. increments, press and hold
w e
.
●
For details on the recording mode, see the right column.
4
Press
7
on the unit to start recording. Or press and hold
7
and
press
4
on the remote control.
5
Press
8
twice to stop recording.
●
Pressing
8
once displays the confirmation message to stop
recording. Press
8
again to terminate recording.
NOTE:
Continuous recording for over 48 hours is not possible.
Pause recording on HDD deck
It is not possible to pause recording. Pressing
9
initiates Live
Memory Playback.
However, it is still possible to pause recording only when recording
the channels of external sources (“L-1”, “L-2”, “F-1”, and “DV”).
Press and hold
7
, then press
9
on the remote. To resume
recording, press and hold
7
, then press
4
on the remote.
No operation can be made with the buttons on the unit.
Recording Mode
MPEG2 format is used as recording format. As a guide for picture
quality, the “bps” unit is used to represent how much data can be
recorded per second. The larger this value is, the better the picture
quality becomes but more capacity is required for the recording.
Select XP or SP for programmes where quick movement occurs,
such as sports programmes, and LP or EP for talk shows, etc. with
relatively less movement.
●
For details on FR mode, refer to “Free Rate Function” (
墌
pg. 39)
Recording Resume Function
If there is a power outage during recording, Instant Timer
Recording (ITR) (
墌
pg. 41) or timer recording (
墌
pg. 46, 48), the
recording will resume automatically when power is restored to the
unit unless the unit’s memory backup has expired.
Basic Recording
●
Turn on the unit.
●
Turn on the TV and select the AV mode.
●
Slide the
TV/CABLE/SAT/DVD
switch to
DVD
.
ATTENTION:
The HDD on the unit requires approximately 20 seconds to start up
after the unit has been turned on, during which no operation can be
made.
8
7
HDD
4
7
8
0-9
REC MODE
HDD
PR+/-
9
CABLE/DBS
DVD
TV
Recording
mode
Recording amount
(approx.)
Maximum recording
time (approx.)
XP
10 Mbps
1 hour
SP
5 Mbps
2 hours
LP
2 Mbps
4 hours
EP
1.6 Mbps
6 hours
FR60–FR360
(
墌
pg. 39)
The amount varies
depending on the
selected time.
1 – 6 hours
FR420
7 hours
FR480
8 hours
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