What To Expect; Turn On The Dvd Recorder To Watch Tv; Discs For Recording - RCA DRC8320N User Manual

Chapter 1: Connections and Setup

What to Expect

Turn on the DVD recorder to Watch TV

In order to use the features of the DVD recorder, you'll have to get used to turning on your DVD recorder to watch TV.
You also need to tune the TV to the Video Input Channel—instead of changing channels with the TV's channel up and channel down buttons, you
change channels via the DVD recorder's channel up and down buttons (or number buttons). The TV stays on the Video Input Channel that corresponds
to the Input Jacks on the TV you used to connect the TV to the DVD recorder. If you need help fi nding the TV's Video Input Channel, go to page 22.
Changing Channels
You might notice a slight delay when you're changing channels because the signal goes to the DVD recorder and is then sent out to the TV.

Discs for Recording

Recording to DVD discs is new to many people. There are several different formats of DVD discs. For your DVD recorder, only DVD±R 2.4x, 4x, 8x,
or 16x and DVD±RW 2.4x and 4x type discs can be used for recording. A DVD±RW disc is "rewritable" which means you can use the disc over and over
again (similar to how you use VCR tapes to record). Additionally, DVD±RW discs have many "digital features" for editing the disc's content. DVD±R
discs can only be used one time—you can't record over existing programs and you must get used to "fi nalizing the disc" in order for other DVD players
to be able to play DVD±R discs. Throughout this User's Guide, you'll notice that some features and menu options are only available for a specifi c type of
disc.
Make sure you use discs from a reputable manufacturer. Many problems encountered when recording (or playing) discs are related to the wide variation in
disc quality due to the large number of brands and manufacturers. If you encounter problems with one brand of disc, please try another brand.
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