Recording To Dvd; Loading Disc; Direct Recording To Dvd - Sharp DV-HR400F Operation Manual

Recording to DVD

This section explains recording on the
DVD (For information on recording to
HDD, see page 38.)
Checking Remaining Time
and Other Information
Press ON SCREEN (under the cover) during
DVD playback or recording.
• Disc capacity and the number of recorded
titles, etc. are displayed. It is recom-
mended to confirm before recording.
DVD-RW
VR OR I G IN AL
Disc capacity
REMAIN 0h30m
X P
5 Number of titles
2
3 8
Number of
0 0 : 0 0 : 0 0 0
0 0 : 2 0 : 3 0 chapters
• "REMAIN 0h0m" or nothing will be dis-
played when an unrecordable disc is set.
NOTE
• Disc remaining time display is approximate
measure of disc capacity. There may be
space left in disc capacity after recording.
(Remaining time during recording and after
recording might not match exactly.)
Simultaneous Recording/
Playback (page 79)
• HDD playback is possible while recording
or timer recording to DVD.
Dubbing (page 58)
• Dubbing titles recorded on DVD to HDD or
titles recorded on HDD to DVD-RW/R are
possible.
• Exact Dubbing: Automatically selects the
appropriate recording mode according to
the remaining capacity of DVD when
dubbing titles recorded on HDD to DVD.
Not Enough Disc Capacity
• Exact Recording (page 105)
Exact recording functions when the
selected recording mode is not appropriate
to fit the programme to the disc when you
timer record.
• Alternative Recording (page 105)
Alternative recording functions when you
forget to load a DVD for timer recording. It
automatically timer records the programme
to HDD.
Cutting TV Commercials
(page 83)
• You can cut unwanted scenes like TV
commercials by using the ERASE SCENE
function after the recording. (Cannot cut TV
commercials automatically.)
• You cannot cut scenes when you record
programmes by Video mode to DVD-RW or
DVD-R.
Tamper Proof
• You can set Tamper Proof to prevent
operations by mistake during recording or
timer recording.
1 Press and hold TAMPER PROOF (RGB
OFF and ON SCREEN together) for
more than 2 seconds.
2 Each time you perform this operation,
the function is activated or deactivated.
• If you try to operate the Recorder while
Tamper Proof is set, "
display panel and tells you that Tamper
Proof is set.

Loading Disc

1
Press OPERATE to turn the
power on.
2
Press OPEN/CLOSE on the
Recorder to open the disc tray.
3
Load disc on the disc tray.
• Insert the disc with the label face up.
• In case of disc recorded on both
sides, face down the side to record.
4
Press OPEN/CLOSE to close the
disc tray.

Direct Recording to DVD

DVD-RW DVD-RW DVD-R
VR MODE VIDEO MODE
Explained below is the standard procedure
for recording the programme being viewed
onto DVD.
• You can create a maximum of 99 original
titles.
• Record in VR mode when you want to edit
later. Edit functions will be limited when you
record in Video mode.
Preparation for Direct Recording
• When you record NICAM broadcast, set
"NICAM" setting to "AUTO" (see page 108).
1
Press DVD to select DVD mode .
• The DVD mode indicator in the front
panel display appears.
• When the power is turned on, HDD
mode is selected automatically.
" blinks in the front
OPEN/CLOSE
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