Technical data

DVD-RECORDER 80032 33
PREPARING DISCS FOR RECORDING
• Record time.
• Recording length and recording mode.
• Recording index screen.
DVD+RW: These discs can be erased and recorded over.
DVD+R: These discs can be recorded and finalized only once. They cannot be
erased and recorded over.
Pause recording
• Press PAUSE while recording to temporarily stop the DVD recorder from
recording information. This may be useful for excluding sections that you do
not want to record, such as TV commercials.
• Press
PAUSE again to resume normal recording.
Chapters
Chapters can only be added after your recording has completed, not during
the recording itself. For more information about adding chapters, see "Chap-
ters", p. 33.
Recording from External Devices
You can record the signal from external devices, such as a VCR, video cam-
corder (V8, Hi8), or DVD player onto DVDs using your DVD recorder.
• Please confirm the external device is properly connected to the DVD recor-
der. See the connection diagrams for more information (see "Connecting
the DVD recorder", p. 9).
• Place an initialized DVD+R or DVD+RW disc in the DVD recorder.
• Press
MONITOR on the remote to switch to external input mode.
• Press
SOURCE to select the source for your recording.
• Press
RECORD to begin recording.
• Press
STOP to stop recording. Please wait while the screen displays
“WAIT.” When “WAIT” disappears from the screen, your recording is done.
• Press
MONITOR to switch to DVD mode. The recorded title will appear on
the screen. Press
ENTER to view your recorded video.
Note:
The DVD recorder will stop recording automatically if there is no si-
gnal from the input device (such as a blank part of a videotape or an
interrupted TV signal).