Manual

• Suggestions for the picture quality setting

• For normal recording or when you cannot decide which mode to choose.

Select "SP". N

• When you need a longer recording time and video quality is not important

Select "EP".

• To record a high quality picture

Select "XP".

• To fill the disc

Select "AT (Auto)." A bit rate is calculated automatically according to the remaining volume of the disc. Some

contents may not be recorded on the disc even if you select this function. This is not the function to make full use of

the remaining space capacity.

Notes

• The disc tray does not close automatically, even when the recording start time arrives. Set the recorder loaded an available

DVD-RAM/R/RW disc beforehand.

• When there is little time before a programmed recording starts, you may not be able to start another recording.

• Playback pauses when a programmed recording starts.

• Do not change the "TV/Cable" selection of the Initial settings while a recording is programmed. If you want to change it,

cancel the program recording. After then, make the programing again if necessary.

• Confirm the "DVD compatible mode" (_ page 33) setting. "Main" or "SAP" records main sound or sub-sound of multiplex

broadcasts respectively, and does not record the other. Therefore, select "Main" or "SAP" only when you record onto a DVD-

R/RW disc.

• When recording onto a DVD-R/RW disc, set "DVD compatible mode" (_ page 33) to the desired recording sound for each

timer program.

• Setting the details for every timer program

You can specify detail items for each of your timer

program.

1) Press QUICK MENU at step 4 on _ page 41.

Quick Menu is displayed.

e.g.

Quick menu items

Select a recording mode.

When recording onto a DVD-R/RW disc, make this

selection (_ page 33) for each timer program.

"Off" setting is neglected and regarded as "Main" in

DVD-R/RW recording.

2) Press • / • to select an item and press SELECT/

ENTER.

For details, see "Quick menu items."

Select the aspect ratio when recording onto a DVD-

R/RW disc. (@ page 33)

You can set a genre before setting programmed

recording.

To see the registered list, refer to Genre setting

(_ page 119).

Set the genre according to recording contents.

The selection you have made for the timer program

is shown at the bottom of the display.