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Frequently Asked Questions (continued)
What does “ nalising” a disc do?
Finalising a disc locks the disc so it can no
longer be recorded. This is only required for
DVD±R. It will then be compatible with
virtually any DVD player. To remove a disc
without  nalising it, simply stop recording
and eject the disc. You will still be able to
record on the disc if there is storage space
for more recordings.
How good is the quality of the
recording?
There are a few picture quality levels to
choose from, ranging from “HQ” (1 hour
recording at high quality) to “SEP” (8 hours
recording at VHS quality) on a recordable
DVD.
Record Mode
Hours of recording that can be stored
on an empty DVD recordable disc.
HQ (high quality)
SP (standard play)
SPP (standard play plus)
LP (long play)
EP (extended play)
SLP (super long play)
SEP (super extended play)
1
2
2.5
3
4
6
8
1 hr 55 mins
3 hrs 40 mins
4 hrs 35 mins
5 hrs 30 mins
7 hrs 20 mins
11 hrs 5 mins
14 hrs 45 mins
What is DVB?
Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) is a
standard for digital television maintained by
the DVB Project. This recorder has an
integrated digital TV tuner (DVB-T) that
enables reception of free digital video and
radio broadcasts via a terrestrial antenna. It
offers the best possible digital audio and
video quality.
More stations can be transmitted in the same
frequency band and additional media services
such as city guides, web-content are possible.
The number of these free-to-air stations
might vary from country to country.
What is HDMI?
High-De nition Multimedia Interface (HDMI)
is a high-speed digital interface that can
transmit uncompressed high de nition video
and digital multichannel audio. It delivers
perfect picture and sound quality, completely
free from noise. HDMI is fully backward-
compatible with DVI.
As required by the HDMI standard,
connecting to HDMI or DVI products
without HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital
Content Protection) will result in no Video
or Audio output.
What is MHEG?
Multimedia and Hypermedia information
coding Expert Group - (MHEG) is an ISO
standard encoding for multimedia and
hypermedia information, designed to
facilitate use and interchange of information
in varied domains such as games, electronic
publishing and applications. MHEG integrated
devices allows digital TV subscribers to
navigate through a screen of menu options
using specialised links.
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