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Basic Recording
Basic Recording from a TV
Follow the instructions below to record a TV program.
Recording starts immediately and continues until the disc is full
or you stop the recording.
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Switch on the recorder and load a recordable
disc or tape.
Also make sure that the TV input is set to this recorder.
If you load a completely blank DVD-RW disc, Disc initial-
ize menu will appear, to select a desired Recording Mode
to initialize the disc (See page 23).
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Set a recording mode as necessary by pressing
REC MODE repeatedly.
DVD: SP (Standard quality), LP (Low quality),
XP(High quality)
VCR: SP (Standard Play), SLP (Super Long Play)
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Use CH (
v
/
V
) buttons to select the TV channel
to record.
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Use AUDIO to select the audio channel to
record. (Stereo, SAP, or Mono)
The table below shows what will be recorded on the differ-
ent settings for different types of broadcast. The last col-
umn (Monitor Audio) shows what you’ll hear as it is
recording.
For example, if the TV broadcast is in stereo, then setting
the recorder to Stereo or SAP will record the broadcast in
stereo, and the monitor audio is also stereo.
• If you set the audio channel to SAP, but there is no
SAP channel being broadcast, the main audio (mono or
stereo) will be recorded.
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Press REC (
z
) once.
Recording will start. (The REC indicator lights in the
display window.)
Recording continues until you press STOP (
x
) or the
disc is full.
To record for a fixed length of time, see Instant Timer
Recording on right.
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Press STOP (
x
) to stop recording.
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The available recording title number is 99.
Instant Timer Recording
Instant Timer Recording allows you to make a recording
easily of a preset length without using the program
timer.
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Follow steps 1-4 as shown left (Basic Recording
from a TV).
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Press REC (
z
) repeatedly to select the record-
ing time length.
Recording starts after the first press.
Each subsequent press increases the recording time by
10 minutes
(DVD-maximum
240
minutes) or 30 minutes
(VCR-maximum
540
minutes) within free space.
The recording time is displayed on the TV screen.
Instant Timer Record Menu
Checking the Recording Time
Press
REC (
z
) or DISPLAY
once to check the record-
ing time. The recalled setting will automatically return to
the TV screen for a moment.
Also, remaining time of recording is shown in the dis-
play window.
To Extend the Recording Time
The recording time can be extended anytime by press-
ing REC (
z
).
Each subsequent press increases the recording time by
10 minutes (DVD) or 30 minutes (VCR) within free
space.
To Pause the Recording
1
Press PAUSE/STEP (
X
) to pause the disc during
recording.
2
When you want to continue recording, press
PAUSE/STEP (
X
) or REC (
z
).
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If you press PAUSE/STEP
(
X
)
during the Instant timer
recording, the Instant timer recording will be canceled.
To record one TV program while
watching another
1
Press TV/VCR to select the TV mode during record-
ing.
The VCR indicator disappears.
2
Using the TV, select the channel to be viewed.
TV Broadcast
Selected Audio
Broadcast Audio Monitor
L Ch
R Ch
Audio
MONO
MONO
MONO
MONO MONO
STEREO
STEREO
L
R
STEREO
Left
L
L
Left
Right
L
R
Right
MONO
MONO
MONO MONO
MONO+SAP
MONO
MONO
MONO MONO
SAP
SAP
SAP
SAP
SAP
STEREO
L
R
STEREO
SAP
SAP
SAP
SAP
MONO
MONO
MONO MONO
VCR
120min Rec
DVD
00:09:05
30min Rec
MONO
Input: Ch. 6
00:17:32
SP
MONO
Input: Ch. 6
02H 01M Free
SP
