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RQT8853
Important:
Formatting permanently deletes all disc contents
(including computer data), regardless of protection status
of disc.
[RAM]
[-RW‹V›]
[+RW]
The following screen may
appear when inserting a new
disc, etc.
Only format the disc if you
intend to use it for recording.
Do not format if you intend to
v
iew pre-recorded material from the disc.
to select “Yes”, then
ENTER
[-R]
[-R]DL]
[-RW‹V›]
[+R]
[+R]DL]
Finalize
Finalizing is necessary to enable playback
of the disc on compatible DVD players.
Once finalized, recordings cannot be added to the disc.
It will take approximately
n
minutes. Start?
this unit. You can Finalize it later.
Press “REC” to start finalizing.
Press the OPEN/CLOSE button to postpone
finalizing. The disc can be played only on
After recording, if you
press [
OPEN/CLOSE]
to eject the disc, the
following screen may
appear.
REC
to start fi nalizing.
or
OPEN/CLOSE
to eject the disc without
fi nalizing.
When the format confi rmation screen is
displayed
When removing a Recorded Disc
Notes
You cannot stop fi nalizing once you ha
v
e started it.
Tips
If you want to pro
v
ide the disc with a name or set play menu
select, select “Disc Name” (
¼
44) or “Playback will start with:”
(
¼
46) in “DVD Management” before fi nalizing.
Refer to “Finalizing” (
¼
46) for more detail of fi nalizing.
Tips
Refer to “Formatting Discs or Cards” (
¼
45) for more detail of
formatting.
Ad
v
anced Features
Selecting Audio Channels to record
AUDIO
A
to select the audio.
Stereo
SAP
Mono
Changing during recording changes the recorded sound.
Stereo:
Main audio (stereo)
If the broadcast is “Mono
SAP”, audio will be monaural
e
v
en if you select Stereo mode.
SAP:
Secondary audio program (SAP).
W
hen you record SAP, main audio is also recorded. In
such cases, recorded SAP and main audio become
monaural.
Mono:
Main audio (monaural).
Select “Mono” if reception is poor during a stereo
broadcast.
e.g., “Stereo” is selected
“((” appears when the unit is recei
v
ing
the audio type you selected.
CH 12
DVD-RAM
Stereo
((
[-R]
[-R]DL]
[-RW‹V›]
[+R]
[+R]DL] [+RW]
Select the audio (Main or SAP) in “Multi-channel TV
Sound (Analog)” in the Setup menu (
¼
50).
[RAM]
Notes
You cannot change the audio type in the following case.
−
W
hen there is no choice of languages in a digital broadcast
Before scheduled recording of a digital broadcast with more than
one language channel, set the language in “Audio Language
Setting” in the Setup menus (
¼
48).
W
hen broadcast offers no language data, such displays as
“Audio 1 of 3” may appear. In such cases, recording may not be
possible in the language selected through the “Audio Language
Setting” in the Setup menu (
¼
48).
AUDIO
A
to select the audio.
W
hen recei
v
ing an analog broadcast
W
hen recei
v
ing a digital broadcast
e.g., “English” is selected
CH 12
DVD-RAM
English
Notes
You cannot change the audio type in the following case.
−
W
hile a disc other than DVD-RAM is inserted when selecting an
analog broadcast
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