24
RQT8033
Recording
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” (➡ 25).
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 (➡ 58).
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.
If a station broadcasts Teletext information
The unit automatically records the programme’s and station’s name
if the station’s Title Page is correctly set (➡ 60).
[Note]
The unit may take some time in retrieving titles (up to 30 minutes)
and may fail in some cases.
HDD
DVD SD
EXT LINK
CH
DRIVE
SELECT
REC
S VIDEO IN
VIDEO IN
L/MONO
-AUDIO IN-
AV3
R
/k 1.3
OPEN/CLOSE
1
5
∫
3
2
DVD
HDD
DVD
SD
1
2 3
4 5 6
7
8
9
P
R
O
G
/
C
H
E
C
K
D
I
S
P
L
A
Y
㧿
Í
Í
DIRECT TV REC
AV
CH
VOLUME
TV
CH
VIDEO Plus+
MANUAL SKIP
0
INPUT SELECT
SKIP
SLOW/SEARCH
STOP
PAU SE
PLAY/x1.3
T
I
M
E
S
L
I
P
D
I
R
E
C
T
N
A
V
I
G
A
T
O
R
SUB MENU
RETURN
STATUS
CREATE
CHAPTER
ERASE
REC
REC MODE
EXT LINK
TIMER
AUDIO
ENTER
CANCEL
T
O
P
F
U
N
C
T
I
O
N
S
A
B C
T
O
P
M
E
N
U
∫
;
AUDIO
5
3
1
4
3,4,2,1
ENTER
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 (➡ 59)
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
DC BS
DUB
EXT
MPEG4 D.MIX
NET
Link
DVD
AVC D
RWRAM
VR
SDPC
-
+
-
HDD
REC
PLAY
PLAY
REC
XP
SP
LP
EP
DVD
SD
PC
DC 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
DC BS
DUB
EXT
MPEG4 D.MI X
NET
Link
DVD
AVC D
RWRAM
VR
SDPC
-
+
-
EH50.book Page 24 Tuesday, July 5, 2005 11:03 AM