Discs For Recording; Dvd Recording; Copying Tape To Dvd; Copying Dvd To Tape - RCA DRC8335 User Manual

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Recording

Discs for recording

DVD+R 2.4x, 4x, 8x, and 16x
DVD–R 2.4x, 4x, 8x, and 16x
DVD+RW 2.4x and 4x
DVD–RW 2.4x and 4x
• This recorder is not compatible with DVD-RAM, CD-R, or
CD-RW discs for recording.
• The first time you load a disc, the DVD recorder will
format it. This should only take a few seconds.
• DVD±R disc must be finalized (refer to DVD recording)
after recording for playing in another DVD player. The
DVD recorder automatically asks if you want to finalize a
disc when it is finished recording.

DVD recording

1. Load a DVD±R/RW on the disc tray.
2. Refer to the instructions on page 14 to watch TV and
change channel, or select viewing a device connected to
your unit (e.g. camcorder).
3. If necessary, change the recording quality by pressing
HQ/SLP on the remote control. The selected recording
quality shows briefly on the TV screen.
• HQ (1 hour recording time), SP (2 hours), LP (3 hours), EP
(4 hours), EP+ (7 hours), SLP (8 hours)
4. Press DVD REC on the unit or RECORD (grey key) on the
remote control to start recording.
Press either key to
start DVD recording
5. Press PAUSE to pause recording. Press DVD REC or
RECORD to resume.
6. To stop recording, press STOP. A confirmation menu
appers, select "Yes" on the TV screen by pressing
and then OK.
• When you stop recording, the DVD recorder takes several
seconds to save information to the disc. A still frame of
the recording may appear on the screen before you are
returned to TV viewing.
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• You will be asked to make the disc compatible when you
unload the disc. If you want to play the disc on other
DVD players, press OK. Otherwise, press OPEN/CLOSE to
unload the disc.

Copying tape to DVD

1. Make sure you see the home page of the player menus
(i.e. the menu starts with Live Signal, Play Disc...). If not,
press EXIT/CLEAR to exit from the current menu.
2. Load a DVD±R/RW on the disc tray.
3. Insert the tape you want to transfer to disc into the tape
deck.
4. Press COPY on the unit or
on the remote control to start
copying.
5. Press STOP to stop copying.

Copying DVD to tape

1. Make sure you see the home page of the player menus
(i.e. the menu starts with Live Signal, Play Disc...). If not,
press EXIT/CLEAR to exit from the current menu.
• For a recorded disc, highlight a title by pressing
the title menu to copy only the selected title to the tape.
Refer to page 21 for details.
2. Insert a tape into the tape deck.
3. Load the DVD you want to transfer to tape on the disc
tray.
4. Press on the remote control to
start copying.
5. Press STOP to stop copying.
• It is NOT possible to record content that is copy-
protected. This is usually true for most pre-recorded DVD
discs and many pre-recorded VHS tapes.
Watching one channel while recording
another
Make sure both audio/video cables and RF coaxial cable are
connected. Carry out VCR or DVD recording as instructed on
the previous two pages. Use the TV's remote control to
switch to TV function instead of viewing images from the AV
input channel connected with the unit's output signal.
Change channel using the channel buttons on the TV's
remote control.
If TV program is received via satellite receiver or
cable box, this feature is not available. You cannot
record one satellite or cable program and watch
another satellite or cable program.
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