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Recording time and picture quality
There are six preset recording quality modes
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:
• XP – High quality setting, gives about one hour of
recording time on a DVD disc.
• SP (Standard Play) – Default quality, used for most
applications, gives about two hours of recording time
on a DVD.
• LP (Long Play) – Lower video quality than SP, but
doubles the recording time on a DVD to about four
hours.
• EP (Extended Play) – Lower quality than LP, but gives
about six hours of recording time on a DVD disc.
• SLP (Super Long Play) – Lower quality than EP, but
gives about eight hours of recording time on a DVD
disc.
• SEP (Super Extended Play) – Lowest video quality but
gives about ten hours of recording time on a DVD
disc.
Please note that there is a trade-off between recording
time and quality. The longer the possible recording time,
the lower the recorded picture quality. You may wish to
try recording different kinds of programs in different
recording modes to determine the combination of
picture quality and recording time that suits your needs.
We recommend using the XP mode for recording fast-
moving or action programs.
In addition to these settings, when Manual Recording is
On (see
Manual Recording on page 95) you can access 32
different recording quality/time settings ( MN1 – MN32 ), a
high-quality audio mode ( LPCM ), and a super-high
quality (data transfer rate of around 15 Mbps) HDD
recording mode (
XP+ ).
Recorded audio
In all except the LPCM mode, sound is recorded in two
channel Dolby Digital format. When set to LPCM , sound
is recorded in high quality, uncompressed Linear PCM
format.
If the broadcast audio has a SAP channel and you are
recording in Video mode or to the HDD with the HDD
Recording Format set to Video Mode On, or on the
LPCM
setting, use the AUDIO button to select the Mono ,
Stereo or SAP audio channel to record before recording
starts. In other cases, if SAP is selected then both the
main and SAP audio channels will be recorded and you
can switch on playback.
The table below shows the different audio output
possibilities:
Restrictions on video recording
You cannot record copy-protected video using this
recorder. Copy-protected video includes DVD-Video discs
and some satellite broadcasts. If copy-protected material
is encountered during a recording, recording will pause
automatically and an error message will be displayed on-
screen.
Video that is ‘copy-once only’ can only be recorded on the
HDD or in VR mode (see below).
When recording a TV broadcast or through an external
input, you can display copy control information on
screen. (see
Displaying disc information on-screen on
page 32).
CPRM
CPRM is a copy protection/scrambling system developed
for the recording of ‘copy once’ broadcast programs.
CPRM stands for
Content Protection for Recordable
Media .
This recorder is CPRM compatible, which means that
you can record copy-once broadcast programs, but you
cannot then make a copy of those recordings. CPRM
recordings can only be made on CPRM-compatible
DVD-R (ver. 2.0/8x or higher) or DVD-RW (ver. 1.1 or
higher) discs formatted in VR mode or on the HDD.
DVD CPRM recordings can only be played on players that
are specifically compatible with CPRM.
Recording equipment and copyright
You may use this product only to reproduce or copy
materials for which you own the copyright or have
obtained permission to copy from the copyright owner or
for which you otherwise have a legal right to reproduce or
copy. Unless you own the copyright or have obtained
permission from the copyright owner or otherwise have a
legal right to reproduce or copy, you may be violating the
law, including copyright law, and may be subject to
payment of damages and other remedies.
Note
1.All recording times (both in this manual and those shown by the recorder) are approximate. This is because of the way that the video is re-
corded; you may get slightly more or slightly less, depending on what you’re recording.
Audio setting
Audio output
Left (L) Right (R)
MONO L + R L + R
STEREO L R
SAP L + R SAP
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