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RQT9274
Advanced
operations
Copying from a video cassette recorder
e.g., Connecting to the AV3 or DV input terminals on the front
You can also connect to the AV4 input terminals on the rear.
≥Turn off the unit and other video equipment before connecting.
If the audio output of the other equipment is monaural
Connect to L/MONO on the AV3 input terminals at the front.
§1
The S VIDEO terminal achieves a more vivid picture than the
VIDEO terminal.
§2
Connect to terminals of the same colour.
When recording from the unit’s DV terminal
≥Select the type of audio recording from “Audio Mode for DV Input”
in the Setup menu (> 59).
≥When recording from DV equipment (e.g., digital video
camcorder), you can record audio/video recordings from DV tape
only.
≥When “Rec for High Speed Copy” (> 58) is set to “On” and you
make a copy, the copy will be made using the picture size selected
in “Aspect for Recording” (> 58) of the Setup menu.
About the aspect when recording a programme (> 20)
≥If it becomes time for a timer recording to start while copying, the
recording will start and the copying will stop.
≥If video is copied from another piece of equipment to this unit, then
the video quality will be degraded.
[HDD] [RAM] [-R] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+RW]
Preparation
≥Press [DRIVE SELECT] to select the HDD or DVD drive.
≥Press [REC MODE] to select the recording mode.
≥When recording bilingual programmes (> 20, Notes for recording)
≥When the output signal from the external equipment is NTSC,
change the “TV System” to “NTSC” in the Setup menu (> 60).
This unit cannot record NTSC signals to discs that already have
PAL signal recordings. (However, both types of programmes can
be recorded onto the HDD.)
≥To reduce noise in input from a video cassette recorder, set “Input
NR” to “On” in the on-screen menu (> 53).
≥Check the time on the unit is correct.
1 While stopped
Press [INPUT SELECT] to select the
input channel for the equipment you
have connected.
e.g., If you have connected to AV3 input terminals, select
“AV3”.
2 Start play on the other equipment.
3 When you want to start recording
Press [¥ REC].
Recording starts.
To skip unwanted parts
Press [;] to pause recording. (Press again to restart recording.)
To stop recording
Press [∫].
≥Using Flexible Recording (> 22), you can record the content of a
video cassette (approx. 1–8 hours) to a 4.7 GB disc with the best
possible quality of recording without wasting disc space.
[HDD] [RAM] [-R] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+RW]
[HDD] [RAM] When the “DV Auto Rec” function is used, programmes
are recorded as a title while at the same time chapters are created at
each break in the images and the playlist is created automatically.
Preparation
1 Turn off the main unit and DV equipment, then connect the
equipment with the unit’s DV input terminal (@ left).
2 Turn on the main unit.
≥When the output signal from the external equipment is NTSC,
change the “TV System” to “NTSC” in the Setup menu (> 60).
1 Turn on the DV equipment, and pause
play at the point you want recording to
start.
The following screen appears.
≥When the screen is not displayed
2 Press [2, 1] to select “Rec to HDD”
or “Rec to DVD” and press [OK].
3 Press [REC MODE] to select the
recording mode.
4 Press [2, 1] to select “Rec” and
press [OK].
Recording starts.
When recording finishes
The confirmation screen appears. Press [OK] to finish DV automatic
recording.
To stop recording
Press [∫].
≥Only one piece of DV equipment (e.g., digital video camcorder)
can be connected to the unit via the DV input terminal.
≥
It is not possible to operate the unit from the connected DV equipment.
≥The DV input on this unit is for use with DV equipment only. (It
cannot be connected to a computer, etc.)
≥The DV equipment name may not be shown correctly.
≥Depending on the DV equipment, the images or audio may not be
input properly.
≥The date and time information on the tape of the DV equipment will
not be recorded.
≥You cannot record and play simultaneously.
Manual recording
Almost all videos and DVD-Video on sale have been treated
to prevent illegal copying. Any software that has been so
treated cannot be recorded using this unit.
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CLOSE
REC
L/MONO - AUDIO- R
VIDEO
S VIDEO
DV IN
AV3 IN