Flexible Recording; Recording From An External Equipment - Panasonic SC-HT1500 Operating Instructions Manual

Recording television programmes
Refer to the control reference on page 22.

Flexible Recording

[HDD] [RAM] [DVD-R]
The unit sets the best possible picture quality that fits the recording
within the remaining disc space.
e.g.,
Recorded Remain
45 minutes in
SP mode
60 minutes
Programme to be recorded
Preparation
≥Select the channel to record.
≥Press [HDD] or [DVD] to select the recording drive.
1
While stopped
Press [FUNCTIONS].
2
Press [3, 4, 2, 1] to select
"FLEXIBLE REC" and press [ENTER].
FLEXIBLE REC
Recording in FR mode
Maximum rec. time 3 Hour 00 Min.
Set rec. time 3 Hour 00 Min.
Start Cancel
SELECT
RETURN
3
Press [2, 1] to select "Hour" and
"Min." and press [3, 4] to set the
recording time.
≥You can also set the recording time with the numbered
buttons.
≥You cannot record more than 8 hours.
4
When you want to start recording
Press [3, 4, 2, 1] to select "Start"
and press [ENTER].
Recording starts.
≥The recording mode becomes FR mode.
To exit the screen without recording
Press [RETURN].
To stop recording partway
Press [∫].
To show the remaining time
Press [STATUS].
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24
Perfectly fit!
Recording rate
between SP and LP
DVD-RAM
Remaining
REC 59
time
BBC
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Recording from an external equipment

[HDD] [RAM] [DVD-R]
Preparation
≥Connect a video cassette recorder, decoder or satellite/digital
receiver, etc. to this unit's input terminals.
≥When recording bilingual programmes
[HDD] [RAM]
When both M1 and M2 are selected on the connected equipment,
you can select the audio type in playback.
[DVD-R]
Select either M1 or M2 on the connected equipment. (You cannot
select the audio type in playback.)
≥When the output signal from the external equipment is NTSC, change the
"TV System" to "NTSC" in the SETUP menu ( page 52).
≥Press [HDD] or [DVD] to select the recording drive.
e.g., Connecting other video equipment to the AV3 input terminals
Main unit
REC
RDS TIME SLIP CH CH
PULL-OPEN
S-VIDEO IN VIDEO IN
AV3
Yellow White Red
§
S-Video cable
Other video equipment
If the audio output of the other equipment is monaural, connect to
L/MONO.
§
The S-VIDEO terminal achieves a more vivid picture than the
VIDEO terminal.
1
While stopped
Press [HDD/DVD INPUT] to select the
input channel for the equipment you
have connected.
e.g., If you have connected to AV3 input terminals, select "A3".
2
Press [REC MODE] to select the
recording mode (XP, SP, LP or EP).
≥Using Flexible Recording ( left), you can save the content
of a video cassette to 1 disc with the best possible quality of
recording without wasting disc space.
3
When recording from other video equipment
Start play on the other equipment.
When recording from decoder or satellite/digital receiver
Select the channel on the other equipment.
4
Press [¥ REC].
Recording starts.
To skip unwanted parts
Press [;] to pause recording. (Press again to restart recording.)
To stop recording
Press [∫].
Almost all videos and DVD software on sale have been
treated to prevent illegal copying. Any software that has
been so treated cannot be recorded using this unit.
VOLUME
OPEN/CLOSE
TUNE
INPUT SELECTOR
HDD DVD FM/AM AUX
DOWN UP
L/MONO R PHONES
AUDIO IN
Audio/Video cable