LG RC7300 Owner's Manual page 43

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 Recorder, select the device (VCR
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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
Initialize menu will appear, to select a desired Recording
Mode to initialize the disc (See page 27).
Set a recording mode as necessary by pressing
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REC MODE repeatedly.
DVD: SP (Standard quality), LP (Low quality),
XP(High quality), EP (Extended quality)
VCR: SP (Standard Play), LP (Long Play)
Use PROG. (v/V) on the front panel or
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PR/TRK(v/V) 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
different settings for different types of broadcast. The last
column (Monitor Audio) shows what you'll hear as it is
recording.
TV Selected Audio Broadcast Audio
Broadcast VR mode or
Audio Tape
L Ch
STEREO STEREO/MAIN STEREO
STEREO/SUB STEREO
MONO/MAIN MONO
MAIN+SUB STEREO/MAIN MAIN
STEREO/SUB MAIN
MONO/MAIN MAIN
MONO STEREO/MAIN MONO
STEREO/SUB MONO
MONO/MAIN MONO
Press REC (z) 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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Monitor
Video, +R or Audio
+RW mode
R Ch L Ch R Ch
STEREO STEREO
STEREO STEREO
MONO MONO
SUB MAIN MAIN MAIN
SUB SUB SUB SUB
SUB MAIN MAIN MAIN
MONO MONO
MONO MONO
MONO MONO
x
) or the
Instant Timer Recording
Instant Timer Recording allows you to make a recording
easily of a preset length without using the program timer.
Follow steps 1-5 as shown left (Basic Recording
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from a TV).
Press REC (z) repeatedly to select the record-
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ing time length.
Recording starts after the first press.
DVD: Each subsequent press increases the recording
time by 10 minutes within free space.
VCR: Each subsequent press increases the recording
time by 30 minutes. Please confirm the VHS tape has
enough remaining time to be recorded before recording.
Input: PR 09
MONO SP
Input: PR 09
MONO
SP
Instant Timer Record Menu
Checking the Recording Time
Press REC (z) or DISPLAY once to check the record-
ing time. The recalled setting will automatically return to
the TV screen for a moment. Also, remaining time of
recording is shown in the display window.
To Extend the Recording Time
The recording time can be extended anytime by press-
ing REC (z).
Each subsequent press increases the recording time by
10 minutes (DVD) within free space or 30 minutes (VCR).
To Pause the Recording
1 Press PAUSE/STEP (X) to pause the disc or tape
during recording.
2 When you want to continue recording, press
PAUSE/STEP (X) or REC (z).
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If you press PAUSE/STEP (X) during the Instant
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Timer Recording, it will be canceled.
• The Recorder will automatically power off
Instant Timer Recording
when the
• If the unit is in VCR recording when the DVD Instant Timer
Recording ends, the unit will not automatically power off.
To record one TV program while
watching another
1 Press TV/VCR to select the TV mode during record-
ing. The TV indicator appears.
2 Using the TV remote controller, select the channel to
be viewed.
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When recording onto a video tape, you can change a recording
channnel in the recording pause mode. (You cannot change a
recording channel in the DVD recording pause mode.)
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If you wish to watch the DVD playback during the VCR
recording, press DVD (or DVD/VCR) to change to DVD
mode and perform the DVD playback. You cannot playback
the VCR during the DVD recording.
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If you wish to use the DVD recording during the VCR
recording, press DVD (or DVD/VCR) to change to DVD
mode and perform the DVD recording. You cannot use the
VCR recording during the DVD recording.
DVD
2H 01M Free
00:09:05
30min Rec.
VCR
0:17:32
120min Rec.
ends.
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