26
Eight Basic Operations
— Getting to Know Your DVD Recorder
1. Inserting a Disc
1
Press
Z
(open/close), and place a
disc on the disc tray.
2
Press
Z
(open/close) to close the disc
tray.
Wait until “LOAD” disappears from the
front panel display.
Unused DVDs are formatted
automatically.
If the disc is recordable on this recorder,
you can manually re-format the disc to
make a blank disc (page 35).
2. Recording a
Programme
This section introduces the basic operation to
record a current TV programme to a disc
(DVD). For an explanation of how to make
timer recordings, see page 36.
1
Insert a recordable DVD.
2
Press PROG +/– to select the
programme position or input source
you want to record.
3
Press REC MODE repeatedly to select
the recording mode.
Each time you press the button, the
display on the TV screen changes as
follows:
For more details about the recording
mode, see page 36.
4
Press
z
REC.
Recording starts.
Recording stops automatically after 8
hours of continuous recording or when
the DVD is full.
+
R
DVD
VCD
CD
-RW
VR
-RW
Video
+
RW
-R
VR
DATA CD
-R
Video
Z
(open/
close)
Recording/playing side facing down
+
RW
+
R
PROG +/–
TV
t
TV/DVD
REC MODE
DISPLAY
z
REC
x
REC
STOP
