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Eight Basic Operations
— Getting to Know Your DVD Recorder
1. Inserting a Disc
1
Press DVD.
2
Press
Z
(open/close), and place a
disc on the disc tray.
3
Press
Z
(open/close) to close the disc
tray.
Wait until “LOAD” disappears from the
front panel display.
Unused DVDs are formatted
automatically.
• For DVD-RW discs
DVD-RWs are formatted in the
recording format (VR mode or Video
mode) set by “Format DVD-RW” in
the “DVD” setup.
• For DVD-R discs
DVD-Rs are automatically formatted in
Video mode. To format an unused
DVD-R in VR mode, format the disc
using the “Disc Information” display
(page 46)
before
you make a
recording.
If the disc is recordable on this recorder,
you can manually re-format the disc to
make a blank disc (page 46).
2. Recording a
Programme
This section introduces the basic operation to
record a current TV programme to the hard
disk (HDD) or to a disc (DVD). For an
explanation of how to make timer recordings,
see page 55 (Digital Mode) or page 79
(Analogue Mode).
1
Press HDD or DVD.
If you want to record to a DVD, 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 79.
+
R
DVD
VCD
CD
DATA CD
-RW
VR
-RW
Video
+
RW
-R
VR
DATA DVD
-R
Video
Z
(open/
close)
DVD
Recording/playing side facing down
+
RW
-RW
VR
-RW
Video
+
R
HDD
-R
VR
-R
Video
HDD
DVD
PROG +/–
TV
t
REC MODE
z
REC
x
REC
STOP
TV/DVD
DISPLAY
OPTIONS
,
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