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Taking a break
Your recorder can save in its memory images of the last 60 or 120 minutes of the programmes
viewed. Use the scroll keys (
Note: This function, associated with the Save Buffer function lets you save a programme for which you
missed the start to the DVR hard disc.
Record the current programme
Your DVD recorder has recording functions similar to a video recorder. It lets you record
programmes to a disc in the DVD family DVD (DVD+R, DVD+RW) or to the internal hard disc
(DVR or HDD). For the same disc, the recording time depends on the quality settings that you
can adjust according to the time left on the disc.The recording may be immediate or deferred.
Deferred recording (programming) is explained on page 30.
About DVD+R, +RW discs: Choose good quality discs. To avoid any problems, choose brands such as: Imation,
Maxell, Philips, Ricoh, Verbatim, Sony, etc.
Configured recording (on hard disc, DVR or DVD+R, +RW discs)
Configured recording lets you record the programme after a quick adjustment of the duration,
the quality and the destination of the programme to be recorded (to the hard disc or to a
DVD+R, +RW disc).
1.
Load a disc
side upwards. Close the tray using the
Note: Disc Formatting - When you insert a DVD+RW disc for the first time, your DVD recorder must
format the disc. This operation will take several minutes, but you may begin recording onto the disc shortly
after the formatting process starts (around 10 to 20 seconds). During these few seconds, the display
FORMAT DSC
indicates
2.
Press the
REC
The recording menu is displayed, DURATION is selected.
3.
You can choose a duration using the Bkey. Each time you press the B key the duration is
increased by 30 minutes up until the maximum time remaining on the disc is attained.When
the maximum duration is reached, pressing again on B displays --h--min which indicates the
precise time remaining, for example 1 hour 12 min.
4.
The time remaining on the disc is indicated next to Duration. If you modify the quality you
will also modify the duration, which may be useful with a DVD+R, +RW disc which has little
space. Select Recording Quality with the
the B key, this will increase the amount of time available on the disc. However, for a
recording to the hard disc that you can copy later to a DVD+R, +RW disc, increase the
quality.
Note: you can select, on page 59, a standard recording quality for all your recordings. The above described
modifying of the setting will nevertheless allow you to increase or decrease the quality and increase or
decrease the remaining time as required.
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(Time Shift function)
,
PAUSE
PLAY
Open the disc tray by pressing
.
key on the remote control once or
Recording functions
,
) to use this function.
REVG/F...
OPEN/CLOSE
. Put in a disc with the printed
key.
OPEN/CLOSE
on the front of your recorder.
DVD REC
M
key, then select a lower recording quality using
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