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Record the current programme
Your DVD recorder has recording functions similar to a video recorder. It records programmes
on DVD (DVD+R, DVD+RW) type discs. 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 programming is explained on page 29. For immediate recording
follow the instructions below.
When using disks: Choose good quality discs. To avoid any problems use known brands such as Imation,
Maxell, Philips, Ricoh, Verbatim, Sony...
4.
Open the DVD tray by pressing the
The printed side upwards, (double-sided discs have concentric marks around the central hole on
each side of the disc). Close the tray using the
in relation to the time available on the disc. See Recording Quality paragraph on page 59.
Note: Disc Formatting - When you insert a DVD+RW disc for the first time, your DVD recorder must first
format the disc. This operation may take several minutes (up to 10 minutes), however you can begin
recording on the disc shortly after beginning the formatting process (after around 10 to 20 seconds).
FORMAT DSC
remains displayed during this operation on the display.
Recording quality
Quality. (1 hour 27 min in the example). In order to increase the available recording time,
you need to change the quality settings. Select Recording Quality with the
select a lower recording quality using the
amount of time available on the disc.
Note: you can select a standard recording quality for all your recordings (see page 59). 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.
Begin recording by selecting the Start record menu.
• Recording starts.
RECORD
•
is displayed for a few moments on the display of the DVD recorder.The red signal
lamp on the façade lights and confirms that recording has started.
• The information banner appears for several seconds on the screen of your television.The
information that is displayed confirms the channel, the programme being recorded and the
time remaining on the disc.
Note: after several seconds the information banner disappears.You can redisplay it using the
the remote control.
Changing the channel during recording is not possible. To watch another channel during the recording session,
select it directly on the television set, using its own remote control handset.
With each recording session the name and programme parameters recorded on the disc are automatically
placed in the library memory of your DVD recorder. The library can contain up to 200 programme names
recorded on different discs.
To watch your recorded programmes see the Disc menu, details on page 54.
To consult the library see the Disc Library menu, page 34.
OPEN/CLOSE
5.
Press once on the
or on the facade of your DVD recorder.The
recording menu is displayed, Duration is selected.
Duration
Each time you press the
increased by 30 minutes up until the maximum time
remaining on the disc is attained.When the maximum
duration is reached, pressing again on
which indicates the precise time remaining, for example 1
hour 12 min.
- The time remaining on the disc is indicated next to Recording
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Recording functions
key. Put in a disc DVD+RW or DVD+R.
OPEN/CLOSE
key. Choose a recording quality
REC
key of the remote control
- You can choose a duration using the
key the duration is
key, this will increase the
EN
EN
key.
displays --h--min
key, then
INFO
key on
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