Notes On Recording - Panasonic DMR-HS2 Operating Instructions Manual

[HDD] [RAM] [DVD-R]
Subsequent to page 20, reference is made to steps 1-3 only
where necessary.
1
Press [Í, DVD POWER] to turn the
unit on.
2
Press [HDD] or [DVD] to select the
recording drive
( Drive, page 66)
The HDD or DVD button lights up on the unit.
≥It is not possible to record to both HDD (Hard Disk Drive)
and DVD drive simultaneously.
3
If you selected the DVD drive
Press [<, OPEN/CLOSE] to open the
tray and insert a disc.
≥Press the button again to close the tray.
≥It is not possible to record continuously from one side of a
double sided disc to the other. You will need to eject the disc
and turn it over.
≥If you put a disc in while the HDD is selected, the DVD but-
ton on the unit will flash while the unit reads the disc.
4
Ensure [DVD, TV] is switched to
"DVD" and press [W X, CH] to select
the channel.
e.g.,when you select
channel 4
5
Press [REC MODE]
to select the record-
ing mode.
Select "XP", "SP", "LP", or "EP" (
≥To record sound using LPCM (possible only in XP mode):
Select "LPCM" in "Audio Mode for XP Recording" (the pic-
ture quality may go down slightly). ( page 61)
6
Press [¥, REC] to start recording.
The HDD or DVD record lamp on the main unit lights up.
Program information (e.g., time and date) is registered in the
program list ( page 26).
≥To enable playback your DVD-R on compatible equipment, it
is necessary to finalize it ( page 38).
To pause recording
Press [;]. Press again to restart recording.
To stop recording
Press [∫].
You can record while the unit is on standby for timer recording,
but once the time for the timer recording to begin is reached,
any recording taking place will stop and the timer recording will
begin.
[Note]
≥Recording will take place on open space in the HDD or on disc.
Data will not be overwritten.
≥It is possible to watch playback from one drive while recording
from another (editing is not possible).
≥If there is no space left on the recording drive, you will need to
erase unwanted programs (in the case of HDD and DVD-RAM) or
use a new disc ( "Erase Program", page 40).
≥You cannot change the channel or recording mode during record-
ing. You can change them while recording is paused, but the mate-
rial is recorded as a separate program.
≥You can record up to 250 programs on HDD, 99 on one disc.
(1 program may be recorded continuously for a maximum of 6 hours).
.
!?
e.g.,when you select "XP"
see right).
≥When using a DVD-RAM for the first time with this unit, format it to
ensure accurate recording ( "Format", page 38).
≥There are limitations when recording to DVD-R ( page 8).
≥When recording MTS sound onto DVD-R or recording using
LPCM, only one of either the main channel or the sub channel can
be recorded. Select at "Select MTS for DVD-R or LPCM"
( page 61).

Notes on recording

∫ Recording modes and approximate recording
times in hours
Storage Media
HDD
Mode (40 GB)
XP (High quality) 8.5
SP (Normal) 17
LP (Long play) 34
EP (Extra long play) 52
≥FR (Flexible Recording Mode) can be set when using timer
recording or when dubbing.
–When carrying out timer recording or flexible recording to
HDD.
FR automatically adjusts the recording mode to enable the pro-
gram to fit exactly into the space of an unused DVD-RAM/R (4.7
GB).
–When carrying out timer recording or flexible recording to
DVD-RAM/R.
FR compares the length of the program to be recorded with the
available space on the disc. Based on this, it automatically
selects the recording mode that will fit the program most accu-
rately into the remaining space while maintaining the best possi-
ble picture quality. For example, when recording a 90-minute
program onto a new DVD-RAM disc, FR automatically selects a
recording rate between "XP" and "SP".
–When dubbing
The unit automatically adjusts the recording mode during dub-
bing so that the program fits into the space available while main-
taining as closely as possible the original picture quality.
≥If there are still pictures stored in the selected drive, recording
times may vary from those given in the table above.
∫ Recording/Dubbing/Transferring of a program
This unit incorporates copyright protection technology for recording
equipment known as CPRM ( page 66). With some programs
recording, dubbing and/or transferring may not be possible.
Recording limit
No recording limit
HDD
Record
Record RAM
Record DVD-R
HDD
Recording limited Record
to one time
RAM
Record
Record
Recording
Record
not possible
§
Can be dubbed to HDD but cannot be played back.
Transfer: this is when a program is moved to another storage
media. The original program will be erased.
DVD-RAM
DVD-R
Single- Double-
(4.7 GB)
sided sided
(4.7 GB) (9.4 GB)
1 2 1
2 4 2
4 8 4
6 12 6
Usable Media
RAM
Dub
DVD-R
HDD
Dub
You cannot
Dub
dub.
Transfer
RAM
§
Dub HDD
You cannot record on DVD-R.
You cannot record/dub
on any media.
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