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Advanced Recording
Recording Modes and Durations
Depending on the content being recorded, the recording times may become shorter than indicated.
(The times provided on this table are an estimate.)
Recording
HDD
Mode
(160 GB)
XP
35 hours
(High quality)
SP
70 hours
(Standard play)
LP
140 hours
(Long play)
EP
(Extra long
279 hours
play)
(209 hours
§4
FR
(Flexible
279 hours
Recording)
§4
maximum
It is not possible to record or play continuously from one side of a
§1
double sided disc to the other.
When "Recording time in EP mode" has been set to "EP ( 6hours )"
§2
in the Setup menu (
72).
The sound quality is better when using "EP ( 6hours )" than when
using "EP ( 8hours )".
You cannot record directly to DVD-R DL and +R DL discs with this
§3
unit. The table shows the recording time when copying.
[+R]DL] You cannot copy in "EP" or "FR (recordings 5 hours or
longer)" mode.
When recording to the HDD in "EP" or "FR (recordings 5 hours or
§4
longer)" mode, you cannot perform high-speed copy to +R, +R DL or
+RW discs.
XP
SP
LP
EP (6hours)
2
EP (8hours)
Notes
≥This unit uses variable bit rate (VBR) recording which varies the
amount of data recorded to suit the picture quality, so actual recording
times and remaining recording times shown by the unit will be
different. ([-R]DL] [+R]DL] The difference will be especially noticeable.)
Use a disc enough remaining blank space.
≥When recording to DVD-RAM using EP ( 8hours ) mode, play may not
be possible on DVD players, even if they are compatible with DVD-
RAM. In this case use EP ( 6hours ) mode.
DVD-RAM
Double-
Single-sided
sided
(4.7 GB)
(9.4 GB)
1 hour
2 hours
2 hours
4 hours
4 hours
8 hours
16 (12
8 (6
) hours
§2
)
hours
§2
8 hours
16 hours
maximum
maximum
DVD-R
DVD-RW
DVD-R DL
+R
§1
+RW
(4.7 GB)
1 hour
2 hours
4 hours
14 hours 20
)
§2
8 (6
) hours
§2
(10 hours 45
8 hours
14 hours 20
maximum
Tips
≥Maximum number of titles to a disc
[HDD] 499 titles on HDD
[RAM] [-R] [-RW‹V›] 99 titles on a disc
[+R] [+RW] 49 titles on a disc
≥FR (Flexible recording mode)
Using "Flexible Recording" is convenient in these kinds of situations:
[RAM] [-R] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+RW]
– When the amount of free space on the disc makes selecting an
appropriate recording mode difficult
– When you want to record a long programme with the best picture
quality possible
[HDD]
– When you want to record a title to HDD so that it can then be copied
to fit one 4.7 GB disc perfectly
You do not need to edit the recorded title, or change the recording
mode when copying, to fit the disc space
e.g., Recording a 90-minute programme to 4.7 GB DVD-RAM disc:
− If you select XP mode, the programme will not fit on one disc.
A second disc is necessary for
30-minutes of the programme.
− If you select SP mode, the programme will fit on one disc.
However there will be 30-minutes
remaining disc space.
− If you select "Flexible Recording" the programme will fit on
one disc perfectly.
You can set FR mode when programming timer recordings and flexible
recording (
27).
+R DL
§3
(8.5 GB)
(8.5 GB)
1 hour 45
1 hour 45
minutes
minutes
3 hours 35
3 hours 35
minutes
minutes
7 hours 10
7 hours 10
minutes
minutes
minutes
minutes
)
§2
Approximately
9 hours with
video quality
minutes
equivalent to LP
mode.
§3
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