Timer Recording; Before Recording; Recording Mode - Sony DAR-X1R Operating Instructions Manual

Timer Recording

Before Recording

Before you start recording...
• Check that the disc has enough available space
for the recording (page 49). For the HDD,
DVD+RWs, and DVD-RWs, you can free up
disc space by erasing titles (page 92).
• Adjust the recording picture quality and picture
size if necessary (page 69).
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Timer recordings will be made regardless whether or not
the recorder is turned on. You can turn off the recorder
without affecting the recording even after recording
starts.
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Notes
• To play a recorded disc on other DVD equipment,
finalise the disc (page 52).
• Audio signals from the i LINE 3/DECODER jack
are recorded even when "Line 3 Input" is set to
"Optical In" in the "Audio" setup.

Recording mode

Like the standard ×3 recording modes of video
tapes, you can select the desired recording mode
using the REC MODE button.
Recording modes with higher quality provide a
more beautiful recording, but the large data
volume also results in a shorter recording time.
Conversely, a longer duration provides a longer
recording time, but the lower data volume results
in a coarser picture quality.
Press REC MODE repeatedly to switch the
recording modes.
To select the HQ+ mode, set "HQ Setting" of the
"HDD Rec. Settings" to "HQ+" in the
"Recording" setup (page 123). "HQ+" records
pictures in higher quality than HQ on the HDD.
Note that HQ+ plus appears as HQ in the front
panel display and the on-screen displays.
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Recording mode
HQ+ (High quality)
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HQ
R
HSP
SP (Standard mode)
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LSP
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ESP
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LP
r
EP
SLP (Long duration)
* The recording time for DVD+R DL (Double Layer)
discs is as follows:
HQ: 1 hour 48 minutes
HSP: 2 hours 42 minutes
SP: 3 hours 37 minutes
LSP: 4 hours 31 minutes
ESP: 5 hours 25 minutes
LP: 7 hours 14 minutes
EP: 10 hours 51 minutes
:
SLP 14 hours 28 minutes
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Notes
• The maximum continuous recording time for a single
title is eight hours.
• Situations below may cause slight inaccuracies with
the recording time.
– Recording a programme with poor reception, or a
programme or video source of low picture quality
– Recording on a disc that has already been edited
– Recording only a still picture or just sound
Approx. recording time
(hours)
HDD DVD*
33 –
53 1
77 1 hr. 30 min.
102 2
127 2 hr. 30 min.
153 3
205 4
308 6
410 8