Advanced Recording; Recording Modes - Panasonic Diga DMR-XW300 Operating Instructions Manual

Advanced recording

Recording modes

This also explains about while recording and while copying. (There are discs that can only copy, depending on the disc)
Recording mode
Disc that can be
recorded
Features
Broadcasting/input
that can be recorded
Quality that can be
recorded
The audio of the
surround
programme
Multiple audio
Subtitles
∫ Recording modes and approximate recording times
Depending on the content being recorded, the recording times may become shorter than indicated.
(The times provided on this chart are an estimate.)
Recording Mode
§1
DR (HD:15 Mbps)
§1
DR (SD:8 Mbps)
XP (High picture
quality recording
mode)
SP (Standard
recording mode)
LP (Long recording
mode)
EP (Extra long
§3
recording mode)
§1
Recording time of DR mode depends on bit rate of broadcasting.
§2
It is not possible to record or play continuously from one side of a double sided disc to the other.
§3
When recording to the HDD in "EP" or "FR (recordings 5 hours or longer)" mode, you cannot perform high-speed copy to +R, +R DL or +RW
discs.
§4
When "Recording time in EP mode" is set to "6 hours" in the Setup menu (➡ 82).
The sound quality is better when using "6 hours" than when using "8 hours".
≥[RAM] When recording to DVD-RAM using "8 hours" mode, play may not be possible on DVD players that are compatible with DVD-RAM.
Use "6 hours" mode if playback may be on other equipment.
RQT9135
30
DR
[HDD]
Direct Recording mode
Record with the same quality of the
broadcast
Digital broadcasting
Quality same as broadcasted
(HD quality and SD quality)
Surround audio as the broadcast
Record all multiple audio
Can be recorded
HDD
(250 GB)
Single-sided
(4.7 GB)
36 hours
66 hours
55 hours 1 hour
110 hours 2 hours
221 hours 4 hours
441 hours 8 hours
§4 §4
(331 hours ) (6 hours
XP, SP, LP, EP
[HDD] [RAM] [-R] [-R]DL] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+R]DL] [+RW]
Record in quality as in conventional
analogue broadcast
Digital broadcasting
External input
DV input
SD quality only
Stereo audio
Record only one audio
≥Before recording
– Select the audio with "Audio Mode for Digital Broadcast" in the Setup
menu (➡ 83).
≥Before copying
– "Copy", "Advanced Copy":Select the audio with "Audio Mode for Digital
Broadcast" in the Setup menu (➡ 83).
– "Copy Title Playing":Select the audio with "Multi Audio" in the Disc menu
(➡ 74).
Cannot be recorded
DVD-RAM DVD-R
DVD-RW
§2
Double-sided
(9.4 GB)
(4.7 GB)
2 hours
4 hours 2 hours
8 hours 4 hours
16 hours 8 hours
§4
) (12 hours ) (6 hours
FR
Flexible Recording Mode
Record by automatically adjusting
the quality between XP, SP, LP, and
EP depending on the remaining area
on the disc
DVD-R DL
(8.5 GB)
+R
+RW
1 hour 1 hour 45 min.
3 hours 35 min.
7 hours 10 min.
14 hours 20 min.
§4
) (10 hours
§4
45 min. )
+R DL
(8.5 GB)
1 hour 45 min.
3 hours 35 min.
7 hours 10 min.
14 hours 20 min.
(10 hours
§4
45 min. )