Before Recording - Toshiba RD-XS52SU Owner's Manual

Recording

Before recording

Please be sure to read this critical background information prior to making a recording.
This recorder is equipped with a built-in HDD. Conventional video cassette recorders have required
tapes to record, while this recorder enables recording on the HDD whenever you want, without
selecting an available tape or confirming its recording time or tape remaining.
Further, the DVD-RAM drive on this recorder can record on a DVD-RAM/R disc in the same way as a
tape. You can also copy contents recorded on the HDD to a DVD-RAM/R disc to create your own
library.
Is your recorder ready?
Before recording a TV program on this recorder,
insure that channels you want to record are correctly
tuned in on this recorder.
If not tuned in, read the separate "INSTALLATION
GUIDE" volume again, and confirm all the necessary
connections and settings have been done.
Also, insure the clock is set precisely for program
recording. Set the clock using "Initial settings" menu
( page 37, INSTALLATION GUIDE).
Disc initializing
Whenever you use a new DVD-RAM disc on this
recorder, be sure to initialize the disc. For DVD-RAM
discs, initialization is indispensable to the database
system of this recorder.
Normally, the HDD does not need to be formatted. If
the HDD does not work normally due to a problem,
format the HDD for possible recovery. Once you
format the HDD, all the recorded titles and Library
information are deleted. Before formatting, be sure to
write library information to a DVD-RAM disc and check
any titles to be deleted.
DVD-R discs can be used on this recorder without
initializing.
For details of initialization of DVD-RAM discs, see
page 28.
If an initialized DVD-RAM disc is still unusable, it may
become usable by executing "DVD-RAM physical
format" in "Management settings" menu.
For "DVD-RAM physical format", see
Note on recording on a DVD-RAM disc
Confirm disc compatibility and prepare an available
DVD-RAM disc to record on (
Some discs may need to be formatted for use on this
recorder. A message will appear asking you to execute
disc formatting. Follow the procedure displayed on-
screen to format the DVD-RAM disc compatible with
this recorder.
Some DVD-RAM discs formatted on a PC may not be
usable.
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Note
• This recorder records on a DVD-RAM disc if it complies
with DVD-RAM standard Version 2.0 or 2.1. However, you
may not record on some DVD-RAM discs that have
complicated contents (often, to protect the recorded data).
When you select a DVD-RAM discs that has already been
recorded, check that the disc is suitable for recording or the
remaining time of the disc is displayed. It is recommended
to use a new DVD-RAM disc for an important recording.
• Depending on the source recording device used and how
that device is set up, the video and sound quality of the
recording may vary slightly from the video and sound
quality of the source device.
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