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Recording
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Relay recording
This function automatically diverts a recording to the
HDD if a DVD-RAM disc is near capacity.
When the remaining time of the DVD-RAM disc has
reached about 10 minutes, the recorder starts
recording the same content on the HDD as well as
DVD-RAM. The chapter marks are automatically made
at the start and end points of the overlapped recording
portion. You can delete the unnecessary overlapped
portion afterwards by referring to the chapter marks.
To engage the Relay Recording function, set “Relay
recording” to “On” (
page 162).
Notes
• When the capacity of the HDD is not sufficient, the
operation is cancelled.
• While recording the overlapped portion, you cannot pause
the recording.
• While recording the overlapped portion, you cannot play a
recorded title on the same disc.
• When another programmed recording is set just after the
relay recording, the relay recording stops about 2 minutes
before the next programmed recording starts.
A–B recording
This function records one programme at the highest
possible rate onto a double sided DVD-RAM disc
(9.4GB) or 2 single sided DVD-RAM discs (4.7GB).
You can record a long programme with a clearer
picture on a DVD-RAM disc.
The A–B recording function records the first half of the
programme on the DVD-RAM disc and second half of
the programme on the HDD. After the recording, copy
the second half recorded on the HDD to the DVD-
RAM disc. You can create a DVD-RAM library that has
each half of a programme recorded at the highest
possible quality.
Notes
• For A–B recording, use a 12 cm DVD-RAM disc (4.7GB
single sided or 9.4GB double sided) that is formatted on
this unit just before recording. Do not use an 8-cm disc.
Check that the total available space of the HDD is sufficient
for the recording one DVD-RAM disc.
• DVD-RW/R discs are not available on the A-B recording.
To use the A–B recording function
At step 3 (
page 42), set “Media” to “A–B”. “Mode”
is automatically set to “Auto”.
When the timer setting is completed, “
” illuminates
on the front panel display.
When recording starts
The same content is recorded on the HDD and the
DVD-RAM disc 10 minutes before the unit exchanges
the recording media.
Chapter marks are automatically made at the start and
end points of the overlapped recording portion, so you
can delete the unnecessary overlapped portion
afterwards.
If no DVD-RAM disc is loaded, or the loaded disc
contains recorded content, all of the recording is made
entirely on the HDD. The recording will contain one
title with a chapter mark at a dividing point.
During A–B recording, the picture quality mode is set
to “Auto” and the unit automatically calculates the
picture rate from the disc capacity. Even if the picture
rate is set to “Auto”, the picture quality of the A–B
recording is lower than that of the recording on the
HDD, because the unit adds 10 minutes of the
overlapped portion to the recording time for capacity
calculation. Therefore, the picture rate will remain
when the unit cannot record onto a DVD-RAM disc
and records on the HDD instead.
After recording
Copy the second half of the programme recorded on
the HDD to the alternate side of the double sided
DVD-RAM disc, or another single sided DVD-RAM
disc. See
page 106 for dubbing operations. When
you want to delete the overlapped portion, perform the
procedure detailed on
page 52 to delete the
overlapped portion either on the HDD or the DVD-
RAM disc.
If the entire programme has been recorded on the
HDD, copy both parts of programme onto both sides
of a blank double sided DVD-RAM disc or two single
sided DVD-RAM discs by referring to the chapter mark
at the dividing point.
HDD
DVD-RAM
HDD
DVD-RAM
Recording start
Recording end
10min.
DVD-RAM disc
HDD
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