Basic Recording - JVC DR-MX1S Instructions Manual

Basic Recording

Turn on the unit.
Turn on the TV and select the video channel (or AV mode).
Slide the TV/CABLE/DBS/DVD switch to DVD.
ATTENTION:
It is not possible to record programs on a DVD-R disc which has
already been finalized.
CH +/
0-9
ENTER
4
7
8
REC MODE
1
Load a recordable disc.
For details, refer to "Placing A Disc" (
2
Press VHS/HDD/DVD SELECT on the unit repeatedly or DVD
on the remote so that the DVD lamp lights up on the unit.
3
Press CH +/– or the number keys to select the channel you
wish to record.
4
Press REC MODE repeatedly to select the recording mode,
then press ENTER.
Each time you press REC MODE, the recording mode changes as follows:
XP ] SP ] LP ] EP ] FR60–FR360* ] FR420, FR480 ] (Back
to the beginning)
* The value is selectable from 1 to 6 hours in 5-minutes interval by
pressing w e repeatedly after selecting "FR60–FR360". To change the
value in 30-minutes interval, press and hold w e.
For details on the recording mode, see the right column.
5
Press 7 on the unit to start recording. Or while holding 7, press
4 on the remote control.
The DVD recording lamp lights up on the unit.
6
Press 7 and 9 on the remote control simultaneously to pause
recording.
To resume recording, press
VHS/HDD/DVD
SELECT
4 9
REC
8
MODE
CABLE/DBS
TV DVD
DVD
CH+/-
9
pg. 10).
4 simultaneously.
and
7
7
Press 8 twice to stop recording.
It takes about 10 seconds to end the writing session when you stop
recording.
NOTES:
It is recommended to format a DVD-RAM disc before use if you use
the disc on this unit for the first time.
When using a brand-new DVD-RW disc, format the disc either in VR
mode or in Video mode. (
Recordings made on DVD-R/RW disc must be finalized to play back
on other DVD players. Perform "Finalize A Disc (DVD Deck Only)"
( pg. 88).
You can record up to 99 programs and 999 play lists on each disc.
Some programs can only be recorded one time.
When recording is started, an index of the first part of recording is
automatically recorded. (
refer to page 59. To delete the index, refer to page 65.
Recording sometimes may stop or cannot be performed even if there
is enough available capacity remaining on the disc.
It is not possible to record on both DVD and HDD simultaneously.
Recording Mode
MPEG2 format is used as recording format. As a guide for picture
quality, the "bps" unit is used to represent how much data can be
recorded per second. The larger this value is, the better the picture
quality becomes but more capacity is required for the recording.
7
Select XP or SP for programs where quick movement occurs, such
as sports programs, and LP or EP for talk shows, etc. with
relatively less movement.
The recording modes for a 4.7 GB disc are set as follows:
Recording
mode
XP
SP
LP
EP
FR60–FR360
( pg. 43)
FR420
FR480
For details on FR mode, refer to "Free Rate Function" (
BASIC OPERATIONS ON DVD DECK
pg. 87)
pg. 63) To record satellite programs,
Recording amount
(approx.)
10 Mbps 1 hour
5 Mbps 2 hours
2.5 Mbps 4 hours
1.6 Mbps 6 hours
The amount varies 1 – 6 hours
depending on the
selected time.
7 hours
8 hours
41
EN
Maximum recording
time (approx.)
pg. 43)