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Timer Recording
Before Recording
Before you start recording…
• Check that the disc has enough available
space for the recording (page 29). For
DVD+RWs and DVD-RWs, you can free
up disc space by erasing titles (page 65).
• Adjust the recording picture quality and
picture size if necessary (page 48).
z
Hint
Timer recordings will be made regardless whether
or not the recorder is turned on. You can turn off the
recorder without affecting the recording even after
recording starts.
b
Notes
• To play a recorded disc on other DVD equipment,
finalise the disc (page 32).
• If digital teletext is operated while recording, it’s
contents will be recorded on the disc.
• If the subtitles are displayed while recording, they
will be recorded on the disc.
Like the standard ×3 recording modes of
video tapes, you can select the desired
recording mode using the REC MODE
button.
Recording modes with higher quality provide
a more beautiful recording, but the large data
volume also results in a shorter recording
time.
Conversely, a longer duration provides a
longer recording time, but the lower data
volume results in a coarser picture quality.
Press REC MODE repeatedly to switch the
recording modes.
b
Notes
• The maximum continuous recording time for a
single title is eight hours.
• Situations below may cause slight inaccuracies
with the recording time.
– Recording a programme with poor reception, or
a programme or video source of low picture
quality
– Recording on a disc that has already been edited
– Recording only a still picture or just sound
Recording mode
Recording mode
Approx. recording
time (hours)
DVD
DVD+R
DL
HQ (High quality)
1
1 hr.
48 min.
HSP
R
1 hr.
30 min.
2 hr.
42 min.
SP (Standard mode)
2
3 hr.
37 min.
LSP
r
2 hr.
30 min.
4 hr.
31 min.
ESP
r
3
5 hr.
25 min.
LP
r
4
7 hr.
14 min.
EP
r
6
10 hr.
51 min.
SLP (Long duration) 8
14 hr.
28 min.
