Recommended Brands And Types; Record The Current Programme - THOMSON DTH8560E Manual

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Recording functions
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

Recordable discs
DVD+Rewritable
DVD+R

Recommended brands and types

Certain brands of discs have been "approved" for your player. Other brands can be used but the
discs must be good quality to produce successful recordings. Recommended brands: Imation,
Maxell, Philips, Ricoh,Verbatim,TDK, Sony, etc.
The DVD discs are certified for certain recording
speeds.These speeds must correspond to the
capabilities of your player, i.e.:
Note: The brands mentioned in this manual
are registered trademarks.
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 - Open the disc tray by pressing
side upwards. Close the tray using the
2.
Press and release the
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 Recording quality. 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
recording quality using 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.
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(Time Shift function)
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PAUSE PLAY
• DVD+R, DVD+RW - The majority of DVD+R (write once) and DVD+RW
(write many) of 4.7 Gb capacity with the following characteristics.
OPEN/CLOSE
REC button.
) to use this function.
REVG/F...
OPEN/CLOSE . Put in a disc with the printed
key.
key, then select a lower
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