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Recording broadcasts from external equipment
With Other
Equipment
Recording from Set Top Box
Recording disc: [HDD]
Recording mode: XP, SP, LP, EP
Preparation
≥Connect a Set Top Box to this unit's input terminals (
≥When the output signal from the external equipment is NTSC,
change the "TV System" to "NTSC" in the Setup menu (
≥Press [DRIVE SELECT] to select the HDD drive.
1
While stopped
Press [INPUT SELECT] to select the
input channel for the equipment you
have connected.
2
Press [REC MODE] to select the
recording mode.
≥DR, HG, HX, HE, HL and FR mode cannot be selected.
3
Select the channel on the other
equipment.
4
Press [¥ REC].
Recording starts.
To skip unwanted parts
Press [;] to pause recording. (Press again to restart recording.)
To stop recording
Press [∫].
[Note]
≥It will be recorded in standard definition quality even if the
programme is in high definition.
≥When this unit is in EXT LINK standby ("EXT-L" is shown on the
unit's display), this function does not work.
Linked timer recordings with external
equipment (Set Top Box) — EXT LINK
Recording disc: [HDD]
Recording mode: XP, SP, LP, EP
101).
To record programmes from Set Top Box using timer programming
93).
Preparation
≥Make sure you connect the AV2 input terminal of this unit to the
Scart terminal of a Set Top Box with a 21-pin Scart cable (
≥Set "AV2 Input" to match the connected equipment in the Setup
menu (
94).
≥Set "Ext Link" to match the connected equipment in the Setup
menu (
94).
1
Make timer programming on the
external equipment.
2
Press [EXT LINK].
≥"EXT-L" lights on the unit's display to indicate timer
recording standby has been activated.
≥The guidance information of EXT LINK appears.
To set external link standby using the FUNCTION MENU display
Perform step 1 (
1 Press [FUNCTION MENU].
2 Press [3, 4] to select "Others" and press [OK].
3 Press [3, 4] to select "Ext Link Standby" and press [OK].
To cancel the external control
1 Turn on this unit.
2 Press [EXT LINK] to stop recording or to cancel linked timer
recording standby. ("EXT-L" disappears.)
[Note]
≥It will be recorded in standard definition quality even if the
programme is in high definition.
≥During EXIT LINK standby mode or recording, you cannot press
[INPUT SELECT] to select external input other than AV2.
≥In order to prevent accidental operation, press [EXT LINK] to
cancel the setting after recording is finished.
≥This function does not work when "TV System" is set to "NTSC" in
the Setup menu (
≥This function does not work when recording from an external input
other than AV2.
≥This function does not work while recording 2 programmes
simultaneously with timer recording.
≥This function does not work with some equipment. Refer to the
equipment's operating instructions.
≥The beginnings of recordings may not be recorded correctly in
some cases.
≥When "Ext Link" is set to "Ext Link 2", this function does not work if
the input signal is NTSC system.
≥Programmes are recorded as one title on this unit when the end
time of the earlier timer recording and the start time of the later
timer recording are close to each other.
To divide the titles, go to "Divide Title" (
≥While the unit is in EXT LINK standby mode or recording, AV1
output terminal outputs the signal which is input from the AV2 input
terminal irrespective of "AV1 Output" setting (
≥During EXIT LINK standby mode or recording, playback is
available on both HDD and BD drive. However, during EXIT LINK
recording, BD-Video, still pictures or music cannot be played back.
≥When "EXT-L" lights on the unit's display, Direct TV Recording is
unavailable.
above)
93).
49).
94).
101).
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