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RQT8157
Recording television programmes
[HDD]
≥You can record up to 500 titles on HDD. (When continuously
recording for long durations, titles are automatically divided every 8
hours.)
[RAM] [-R] [-RW‹V›]
≥You can record up to 99 titles on one disc.
[+R]
≥You can record up to 49 titles on one disc.
[SD]
≥It is not possible to record onto a card.
See also the notes “Before recording” (➡ 21).
Preparation
≥Turn on the television and select the appropriate video input to suit
the connections to this unit.
≥Turn on this unit.
1 Press [HDD] or [DVD] to select the
recording drive.
The HDD or DVD indicator lights up on the unit.
2 If you selected the DVD drive
Press [< OPEN/CLOSE] on the main
unit to open the tray and insert a disc.
≥Press the button again to close the tray.
≥When using 8 cm DVD-RAM, or 8 cm DVD-R, remove the
disc from the cartridge.
3 Press [WXCH] to select the channel.
To select with the numbered buttons:
4 Press [REC MODE] to select the
recording mode (XP, SP, LP or EP).
≥To record sound using LPCM (XP mode only):
Set the “Audio Mode for XP Recording” to “LPCM” in the
SETUP menu (➡ 54).
5 Press [¥ REC] to start recording.
Recording will take place on open space on the HDD or on
disc. Data will not be overwritten.
≥You cannot change the channel or recording mode during
recording. You can change the channel or recording mode
while paused; however, the recording will then be as a
separate title.
≥[HDD] [RAM] You can change the audio being received by
pressing [AUDIO] during recording. (Does not affect the
recording of audio.)
∫ To pause recording
Press [;].
Press again to restart recording.
You can also press [¥ REC] to restart.
(Title is not split into separate titles.)
∫ To stop recording
Press [∫].
≥From the start to the end of the recording is called one title.
≥[-R] [-RW‹V›] [+R] It takes about 30 seconds for the unit to complete
recording management information after recording finishes.
HDD
DVDSD
CH
DRIVE
SELECT
REC
S VIDEO IN
VIDEO IN
L/MONO
-AUDIO IN-
AV3
R
/k 1.3
1. 3
OPEN/CLOSE
1
5
∫
3
2
DVD
HDD
HDD
DVD
DVD
SD
SD
1
2 3
4 5 6
7
8
9
D
U
B
B
I
N
G
Í
Í
INPUT SELECT
AV
CH
VOLUME
TV
TV
CH
G-Code
MANUAL SKIP
0
SKIP
SLOW/SEARCH
STOP
PAU SE
PLAY/x1.3
N
A
V
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C
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C
K
SUB MENU
RETURN
DISPLAY
STATUS
CREATE
CHAPTER
ERASE
REC
REC MODE
AUDIO
TIMER
DVD/TV
ENTER
ENTER
CANCEL
T
O
P
M
E
N
U
S
F
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A B C
-/---/--
-/--
3,4,2,1
ENTER
∫
AUDIO
5
3
1
4
;
Numbered
buttons
HDD, DVD indicator
Insert with the
arrow facing in.
Insert fully so it clicks into place
.
Insert label-up.
∫ Cartridge disc
e.g., 5: [0] ➡ [5]
15: [-/--] ➡ [1] ➡ [5]
Quick Start (➡ 55)
1 Sec. Quick Start for Recording on DVD-RAM and
HDD
From the power off state, recording on DVD-RAM and HDD
starts about 1 second after first pressing the Power button and
then sequentially pressing the REC button (Quick Start Mode).
“Quick Start” is set to “On” at the time of purchase.
[Note]
Startup takes up to a minute when:
–You play a disc or start recording to discs other than DVD-
RAM.
–You want to make other operations.
–The clock has not been set.
HDD
XP
SP
LP
EP
DVD
SD
DCCH BS
DUB
EXT
MPEG4 D.MIX
D.MIX
NET
Link
DVD
AVCD
RWRAM
VR
SDPC
-
+
-
HDD
REC
PLAY
PLAY
REC
REC
XP
SP
LP
EP
DVD
SD
PC
DCCH BS
DUB
EXT
MPEG4 D.MIX
NET
Link
DVD
AVCD
RWRAM
VR
SDPC
-
+
-
Remaining time
on the disc
HDD
REC
PLAY
PLAY
REC
XP
SP
LP
EP
DVD
SD
PC
DCCH BS
DUB
EXT
MPEG4 D.MIX
NET
Link
DVD
AVCD
RWRAM
VR
SDPC
-
+
-
Recording television programmes
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