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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 select the recording mode,
then press
ENTER
.
●
Each time you press
REC MODE
, the recording mode changes
as follows:
XP
N
SP
N
LP
N
EP
N
FR60-FR360*
N
FR420, FR480
N
(Back to the beginning)
* The value is selectable from 1 to 6 hours in 5 minutes interval by
pressing
D E
repeatedly after selecting
A
FR60-FR360
B
. To change the
value in 30 minutes interval, press and hold
D E
.
●
For details on the recording mode, see the right column.
4
Press
R
on the unit to start recording. Or while holding
R
, press
I
on the remote control.
●
The HDD recording lamp lights up on the unit.
5
Press
o
twice to stop recording.
●
Pressing
o
once displays the confirmation message to stop
recording. Press
o
again to terminate recording.
NOTES:
●
Continuous recording for over 48 hours is not possible.
●
It is not possible to record on both DVD and HDD simultaneously.
Pause recording on HDD deck
It is not possible to pause recording. Pressing
W
initiates Live
Memory Playback.
However, it is still possible to pause recording only when recording
the channels of external sources (
A
L-1
B
,
A
L-2
B
,
A
F-1
B
, and
A
DV
B
).
While holding
R
, press
W
on the remote. To resume recording,
while holding
R
, press
I
on the remote.
No operation can be made with the buttons on the unit.
Recording Mode
MPEG 2 format is used as recording format. As a guide for picture
quality, the
A
bps
B
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
A
Free Rate Function
B
(
A
pg. 37).
NOTE:
The maximum recording time stated in the above table are the
approximate time under unused condition.
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/SAT
DVD
TV
HDD lamp
Recording mode
Maximum recording time (approx.)
XP
53 hours
SP
109 hours
LP
218 hours
EP
328 hours
FR480
473 hours
