Owner`s manual
42
EN
EN
You can select a recording mode among 6 options, and
the recording time will depend on the recording mode
y
ou select as follows
.
211 hrs
423 hrs
846 hrs
1269 hrs
1693 hrs
Recording
mode
Recording
time
Video/sound
quality
60 min
120 min
240 min
360 min
480 min
12cm Disc
8cm Disc
(good)
(good)
(best)
(best)
HQ
SP
LP
EP
SLP
17 min
35 min
71 min
106 min
142 min
HQ
SP
LP
EP
SLP
HDD
(Internal)
(good)
(best)
HQ
SP
LP
EP
SLP
Disc size
(1 TB)
• The recording time is onl
y
an estimate. The actual
recording time ma
y
differ
.
• T
h
e au
d
io an
d
vi
d
eo qua
l
it
y
gets poorer as t
h
e recor
d
ing
time
b
ecomes
l
on
g
er
.
• Eac
h
time
[
REC M
O
DE
]
is presse
d
, recor
d
ing mo
d
e an
d
i
ts allowed recording time will be displayed. (Re
f
er to
page 24.
)
N
ote
(
s
)
•
T
h
i
s
u
nit c
a
nn
o
t rec
o
r
d
t
o
C
D-RW
o
r
C
D-R
.
•
All high de
f
inition pictures will be down
c
onverted to the standard de
f
inition pictures
w
h
en t
h
ey are recor
d
e
d
on t
h
is unit
.
•
DVD-RW/-R and CD-RW/-R recorded on a
p
ersonal
computer or a DVD or CD recorder ma
y
not be
pla
y
ed back if the disc is damaged or dirt
y
or if there
is condensation on the pla
y
er’s lens
.
•
If
y
ou record a disc using a personal computer, even
if it is recorded in a compatible format it ma
y
not be
pla
y
ed back because of the settings of the
a
pp
lication software used to create the disc. (Chec
k
with the so
f
tware
p
ublisher
f
or more detailed
in
f
ormation.
)
•
Since t
h
e recor
d
ing is ma
d
e
b
y t
h
e VBR (varia
bl
e
b
it
rate) met
h
o
d
,
d
epen
d
ing on t
h
e picture you are
recording, the actual remaining time
f
or recording
may
b
e a
l
itt
l
e s
h
orter t
h
an t
h
e remaining time
d
isp
l
aye
d
on t
h
e TV screen
.
•
You cannot record a cop
y
-protected program
using this unit. (Cop
y
-protected signal is included
in DVD-video
,
some satellite and cable
broadcasts.) Please contact
y
our programming
provider for t
y
pe of cop
y
protection applied to
pro
g
ram
.
•
You cannot recor
d
“cop
y
-once on
ly
” program’s on
D
V
D.
Recordin
g
Mod
e
INFORMATION ON RECORDING
HDD is a specia
l
d
evice w
h
ic
h
h
as
h
ig
h
recor
d
ing
d
ensit
y
and is suited
f
or lon
g
-time recordin
g
or hi
g
h-speed
cueing but b
y
contrast, has man
y
f
actors which can cause
b
rea
k
age. Use HDD on t
h
e assumption t
h
at
y
ou s
h
ou
ld
d
u
b
t
h
e recor
d
e
d
programs to a DVD to protect
y
our
precious vi
d
eos
.
HDD is a temporary storage
l
ocation
:
HDD is not a permanent stora
g
e location for the recorded
contents. Be sure to use it as a temporar
y
storage location
until
y
ou watch the programs once, edit them or dub
t
h
e
m
to
a
DVD
.
Be sure to dub (back up) data promptly i
f
you
f
ind
a
b
norma
l
ities in HDD
:
I
f
there is mechanical trouble with the HDD, grinding or
ot
h
er soun
d
s may
b
e
h
ear
d
or
bl
oc
k
y noise may appear
on the image. I
f
you continue to use as it is, deterioration
may continue an
d
eventua
ll
y t
h
e HDD may not
b
e usa
bl
e
at all. I
f
you notice these symptoms on a
f
ailing HDD,
promptly dub the data to a DVD. When an HDD
f
ails,
recovery o
f
recorded content (data) may be impossible
.
About the remaining capacit
y
for HDD recording time
:
The on-screen indication o
f
the possible recording time
le
f
t on HDD / DVD ma
y
di
ff
er
f
rom the actual recordable
time as t
h
is unit emp
l
o
y
s t
h
e varia
bl
e
b
it rate enco
d
ing
s
y
stem which varies the recording (storage) amount o
f
data in con
f
ormit
y
with the amount o
f
in
f
ormation on the
vi
d
eo
.
Be
f
ore recording to the HDD, ensure there is su
ff
icient
space on t
h
e HDD
b
y
d
e
l
eting unnecessary tit
l
es in
a
d
vance
.
A
bou
t HDD