Recording functions
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Record the current programme
Your DTH 8000 has recording functions similar to a video recorder. It records programmes on
DVD (DVD+R, DVD+RW) type discs.The recording time depends on the quality and can be
adjusted according to the time remaining on a disc or can be automatically adjusted if the
SmartRecord™ function has been activated (see page 52).The recording may be immediate or
deferred. Deferred programming is explained on page 23. For immediate recording follow the
instructions below.
5.
Open the DVD tray by pressing the
OPEN/CLOSE
key. Put in a disc DVD+RW or DVD+R.
The printed side upwards, (double-sided discs have concentric marks around the central hole
on each side of the disc). Close the tray using the
OPEN/CLOSE
or
PLAY
key.Where
necessary select a recording quality or activate the SmartRecord™ function in order to
automatically adapt the quality in relation to the time remaining on the disc. See the
Recording Quality paragraph and / or SmartRecord™ paragraph on page 52.
Note:
Disc Formatting
- When you insert a DVD+RW disc for the first time, your DTH 8000 must first
format the disc. This operation may take several minutes (up to 10 minutes), however you can begin
recording on the disc shortly after beginning the formatting process (after around 10 to 20 seconds).
6.
Press once on the
REC
key of the remote control or on the
RECORD
key on the façade of
your DTH 8000 to record the current programme until the end of the disc.To record for a
set period press several times on the key. Each press increases the recording time by 30
minutes up to a limit of 3 hours.
• Recording starts.
•
RECORD
is displayed for a few moments on the display of the DTH 8000.The red signal
lamp on the façade lights and confirms that recording has started.
• The information banner appears for several seconds
on the screen of your television.The information
displayed confirms the channel and programme
being recorded.
Note: after several seconds the information banner disappears.You can redisplay it using the
INFO
key on
the remote control.
Changing the channel during recording is not possible. To watch another channel during the recording session,
select it directly on the television set, using its own remote control handset.
With each recording session the name and programme parameters recorded on the disc are automatically
placed in the library memory of your DTH 8000. The library can contain up to 200 programme names
recorded on different discs.
To watch your recorded programmes see the
Disc
menu, details on page 42.
To consult the library see the
Disc Library
menu, page 28.
Stop recording
Press the
STOP
button twice.
With a DVD+R disc, if you do not have another recording to make, you need to "Finalize" the disc
in order that it can be read by other DVD+R compatible players. Closing a DVD+R disc is
described in detail on page 44 (Finalize Disc function). If you do not close a DVD+R disc, it will
still be possible to make other recordings on it later on, providing there is enough disc space.You
can therefore safely store it.You can also erase recordings, but you will lose the corresponding
recording time which cannot be used to record other titles.
With DVD+RW discs this function does not exist. It is replaced by a function that renders the disc
compatible in such cases where you have added or removed chapter bookmarks using the edit
menu. For some players, it is necessary to render the disc compatible even though you haven’t
carried out modifications to the
Note: if you only press once on the
STOP
key, the confirmation window appears. Press a second time to
definitively stop the recording or select continue using the and
OK
keys. At the end of each recording,
your DTH 8000 takes a few seconds to prepare the start menu of the disc. This menu is formed from
representative images from each title. To view a recording, see page 42.
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