Timer Recording (For Analogue Broadcasting Only); Before Recording; Recording Mode - Sony RDR-HXD870 Operating Instructions Manual

Timer Recording
broadcasting only)

Before Recording

Before you start recording...
• Check that the disc has enough available
space for the recording (page 33). For the
HDD, DVD+RWs, and DVD-RWs, you
can free up disc space by erasing titles
(page 75).
• Adjust the recording picture quality if
necessary (page 58).
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Note
To play a recorded disc on other DVD equipment,
finalise the disc (page 37).

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 further options for recording mode
(manual recording mode), set "Manual Rec.
Mode" to "On (go to setup)" in the
"Recording" setup (page 125).
To record pictures in higher quality than HQ
mode on the HDD, set "Manual Rec. Mode"
to "On (go to setup)," and then select "HQ+."
For details about manual recording mode, see
page 125.
For timer recording, you can also select
"AUTO" as recording mode, which
maximizes the recording quality for the space
available on the disc (if recording to DVD),
or to fit onto a blank disk (if recording to
HDD).
(For analogue
Approx. recording time
(hours)
Recording
mode
RDR-
HXD870
HQ 34
(High quality)
R
HSP 50
SP 68
(Standard mode)
r
LSP 84
r
ESP 100
r
LP 135
EP r 200
SLP r 270
*2
SEP 340
(Long duration)
*1
The approximate recording time is for 12 cm
DVD discs.
The approximate recording times for DVD+R DL
(Double Layer)/DVD-R DL (Dual Layer) discs
are as follows:
HQ: 1 hour 51 minutes
HSP: 2 hours 41 minutes
SP: 3 hours 35 minutes
LSP: 4 hours 29 minutes
ESP: 5 hours 23 minutes
LP: 7 hours 11 minutes
EP: 10 hours 46 minutes
SLP : 14 hours 21 minutes
SEP: 17 hours 57 minutes
*2
When recording to DVD+RW or DVD+R, SLP
is the longest recording time available. If you
select SEP, the recording mode will
automatically revert to SLP.
z Hint
To easily select a manual recording mode, press
REC MODE repeatedly to display "MN," and
select a manual recording mode using </,.
*1
HDD DVD
RDR-
HXD970
53 1 hr.
1 min.
79 1 hr.
30 min.
105 2
130 2 hr.
30 min.
155 3
210 4
315 6
425 8
530 10
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