Recording; Basic Recording; Basic Recording From A Tv; Instant Timer Recording - LG XBR446 Owner's Manual

Basic Recording

Basic Recording from a TV

Follow the instructions below to record a TV program.
Recording starts immediately and continues until the disc or
tape is full or you stop the recording.
Switch on the VCR/DVD Recorder, select the
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device (VCR or DVD) for Recording and load a
recordable disc or tape.
Also make sure that the TV input is set to this recorder.
If you load a completely blank DVD±RW disc, Disc initial-
ize menu will appear, to select a desired Recording Mode
to initialize the disc (See page 26).
Set a recording mode as necessary by pressing
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REC MODE repeatedly.
DVD: XP (High quality), SP (Standard quality), LP
(Low quality), EP (Extend quality).
VCR: SP (Standard Play), SLP (Super Long Play)
Use CH (v/V) on the front panel or CH/TRK(v/V)
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on the Remote Control to select the TV channel
to record.
Use AUDIO to select the audio channel to
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record.
The table below shows what will be recorded on the differ-
ent settings for different types of broadcast. The last col-
umn (Monitor Audio) shows what you'll hear as it is

recording.

• If you set the audio channel to SAP, but there is no
SAP channel being broadcast, the main audio (mono or
stereo) will be recorded.
TV Broadcast Selected Audio
MONO MONO
STEREO STEREO
Left
Right
MONO
MONO+SAP MONO
SAP
STEREO+SAP STEREO
SAP
MONO
Press z REC once.
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Recording will start. (The REC indicator lights in the
display window.)
Recording continues until you press STOP (
disc (or tape) is full.
To record for a fixed length of time, see Instant Timer
Recording on right.
Press STOP (x) to stop recording.
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otes
The maximum number of DVD titles is
99 (DVD-R/RW) or 49 (DVD+R/RW).
If the VCR/DVD Recorder is powered off during DVD
recording, the recording will not be saved.
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Instant Timer Recording

Instant Timer Recording allows you to make a recording
easily of a preset length without using the program
timer.
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Checking the Recording Time
Press z REC or DISPLAY once to check the recording
time. The recalled setting will automatically return to the
TV screen for a moment.
Also, remaining time of recording is shown in the dis-
play window.
Broadcast Audio Monitor
To Extend the Recording Time
L Ch R Ch Audio
The recording time can be extended anytime by press-
MONO MONO MONO
ing z REC.
L R STEREO
Each subsequent press increases the recording time by
L L Left
10 minutes (DVD) or 30 minutes (VCR).
R R Right
To Pause the Recording
MONO MONO MONO
1 Press PAUSE/STEP (X) to pause the disc during
MONO MONO MONO
recording.
SAP SAP SAP
2 When you want to continue recording, press
L R STEREO
PAUSE/STEP (X) or z REC.
SAP SAP SAP
MONO MONO MONO
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• The VCR/DVD Recorder will automatically power off
x
) or the
To record one TV program while watching another
1 Press TV/VCR to select the TV mode during recording.
2 Using the TV, select the channel to be viewed.
Always use PAUSE/STEP (
changes during recording .
For example: To change channels during recording, first press
PAUSE/STEP (
the desired channel on the VCR/DVD Recorder, and press
PAUSE/STEP (
Follow steps 1-4 as shown left (Basic Recording
from a TV).
Press z REC repeatedly to select the recording
time length.
Recording starts after the first press.
DVD: Each subsequent press increases the recording
time by 10 minutes (maximum 360 minutes).
VCR: Each subsequent press increases the recording
time by 30 minutes (maximum 540 minutes). Please con-
firm the VHS tape has enough remaining time to be
recorded before recording.
Input: Ch. 6
2H 01M Free
MONO SP
Input: Ch. 6
MONO
SP 0:17:32
Instant Timer Record Menu
otes
If you press PAUSE/STEP (X) during the Instant
Timer Recording, it will be canceled.
Instant Timer Recording
when the
The TV indicator appears.
ips (VCR mode only)
X
) for best results when making
X
) to put the unit in pause mode. Then select
X
) again to resume recording.
DVD
00:09:05
30min Rec.
VCR
120min Rec
ends.