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Timer Recording
Before Recording
Before you start recording…
• Check that the disc has enough available
space for the recording (page 35). For the
HDD, DVD+RWs, and DVD-RWs, you
can free up disc space by erasing titles
(page 72).
• Adjust the recording picture quality if
necessary (page 56).
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Note
To play a recorded disc on other DVD equipment,
finalise the disc (page 40).
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.
To select further options for recording mode
(manual recording mode), set “Manual Rec.
Mode” to “On (go to setup)” in the
“Recording” setup (page 118). To record
pictures in higher quality than HQ mode on
the HDD, set “Manual Rec. Mode” to “On
(go to setup),” and then select “HQ+.” For
details about manual recording mode, see
page 118.
For timer recording, you can also select
“AUTO” as recording mode, which
maximizes the recording quality for the space
available on the disc (if recording to DVD),
or to fit onto a blank disc (if recording to
HDD).
*1
The approximate recording time is for 12 cm
DVD discs.
The approximate recording times for DVD+R
DL (Double Layer)/DVD-R DL (Dual Layer)
discs are as follows:
HQ: 1 hour 51 minutes
HSP: 2 hours 41 minutes
SP: 3 hours 35 minutes
LSP: 4 hours 29 minutes
ESP: 5 hours 23 minutes
LP: 7 hours 11 minutes
EP: 10 hours 46 minutes
SLP
: 14 hours 21 minutes
SEP: 17 hours 57 minutes
*2
When recording to DVD+RW or DVD+R, SLP
is the longest recording time available. If you
select SEP, the recording mode will
automatically revert to SLP.
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Hint
To easily select a manual recording mode, press
REC MODE repeatedly to display “MN,” and
select a manual recording mode using
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Recording mode
Recording mode
Approx. recording
time (hours)
HDD
DVD
*1
HQ (High quality)
34
1 hr.
1 min.
HSP
R
50
1 hr.
30 min.
SP (Standard mode)
68
2
LSP
r
84
2 hr.
30 min.
ESP
r
100
3
LP
r
135
4
EP
r
200
6
SLP
r
270
8
SEP
*2
(Long duration) 340
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