Toshiba D-R4SC Owner's Manual page 43

Suggestions for the picture quality setting
• For normal recording or when you cannot decide which mode to choose.
Select "SP".
• When you need a longer recording time and video quality is not important
Select "EP".
• To record a high quality picture
Select "XP".
• To fill the disc
Select "AT (Auto)." A bit rate is calculated automatically according to the remaining volume of the disc. Some
contents may not be recorded on the disc even if you select this function. This is not the function to make full use of
the remaining space capacity.
Notes
• The disc tray does not close automatically, even when the recording start time arrives. Set the recorder loaded an available
DVD-RAM/R/RW disc beforehand.
• When there is little time before a programmed recording starts, you may not be able to start another recording.
• Playback pauses when a programmed recording starts.
• Do not change the "TV/Cable" selection of the Initial settings while a recording is programmed. If you want to change it,
cancel the program recording. After then, make the programing again if necessary.
• Confirm the "DVD compatible mode" (
broadcasts respectively, and does not record the other. Therefore, select "Main" or "SAP" only when you record onto a DVD-
R/RW disc.
• When recording onto a DVD-R/RW disc, set "DVD compatible mode" (
timer program.
Setting the details for every timer program
You can specify detail items for each of your timer
program.
1) Press QUICK MENU at step 4 on
Quick Menu is displayed.
e.g.
REC
Timer Programing
MENU
Quick Menu
Exec CH Date Start
AV record quality
23 4/10 ( Sa ) 7 00 pm 8 00 pm
DVD compatible mode
Aspect ratio(Video mode)
DVD-R Broadcast Record Genre setting
AV Record Quality
Exit
2) Press / to select an item and press SELECT/
ENTER.
For details, see "Quick menu items."
page 33) setting. "Main" or "SAP" records main sound or sub-sound of multiplex
page 41.
9:00 pm
4/3 (Su)
1/ 1
End Media Video Audio
SP 4.6
DVD
D/M1
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Quick menu items
AV record quality
Select a recording mode.
DVD compatible mode
When recording onto a DVD-R/RW disc, make this
selection ( page 33) for each timer program.
"Off" setting is neglected and regarded as "Main" in
DVD-R/RW recording.
Aspect ratio(Video mode)
Select the aspect ratio when recording onto a DVD-
R/RW disc. ( page 33)
Genre setting
You can set a genre before setting programmed
recording.
To see the registered list, refer to Genre setting
( page 119).
Set the genre according to recording contents.
The selection you have made for the timer program
is shown at the bottom of the display.
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