LG DR-389 Manual page 17

Adjust the recording settings
Disc Record Mode – Select the picture quality for recording from XP, SP, LP,
EP or MLP. See recording time of each mode on page 32.
[XP]: Highest picture qualilty.
[SP]: Standard picture quality.
[LP]: Slightly lower picture quality than [SP] mode.
[EP]: Low picture quality.
[MLP]: The longest recording time with the lowest picture quality.
DV Record Audio – You need to set this if you have a camcorder using
32kHz/12-bit sound connected to the front panel DV IN jack.
Some digital camcorders have two stereo tracks for audio. One is recorded at
the time of shooting; the other is for overdubbing after shooting.
On the Audio 1 setting, the sound that was recorded while shooting is used.
On the Audio 2 setting, the overdubbed sound is used.
AV2 Recording – Selects a method of inputting video signals for the
AV2(DECODER) jack. The picture will not be clear if this setting does not match
the type of the video input signal.
[Auto]: The video input signal will automatically follow the video signal received.
[CVBS]: Inputs CVBS(composite) video signals.
[RGB]: Inputs RGB signals.
[S-VIDEO]: Inputs S-Video signals.
Auto Chapter – When DVD recording, chapter markers are added automatical-
ly in every specified interval (5 or 10 min.).
If you select None, switch off automatic chapter marking altogether with the No
Separation setting.
Adjust the disc settings
Initialize – You can Initialize a DVD by pressing ENTER while [Start] is select-
ed. The [Initialize] menu appears. The unit starts formatting after
confirmation. You can select a mode between VR and Video for DVD-RW discs.
The everything recorded on the DVD will be erased after formatting.
The disc format for DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD+RW, discs is always "Video" format -
the same as pro-recorded DVD-Video discs.
(You can play a DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD+RW, discs in a regular player).
If you load a completely blank disc, the unit will initialize the disc automatically.
See "Formatting mode (new disc)" on page 5 for more information.
Finalize – Finalizing is necessary when you play disc recorded with this unit on
other DVD equipment. How long finalization takes depends on the disc condi-
tion, recorded length and number of titles.
[Finalize]: The [Finalize] menu appears. The unit starts finalizing after
confirmation.
[Unfinalize]: The finalized DVD-RW discs can be unfinalized after confirming
on the [Unfinalize] menu. After unfinalizing, the disc can be edited and re-
record.
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