NEC NDRV-60 - Manual (Page 40)

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Basic Recording
Basic Recording from a TV
Follow the instructions below to record a TV program.
Recording starts immediately and continues until the disc or
tape is full or you stop the recording.
11 Switch on the Recorder, select the device (VCR
or DVD) for Recording and load a recordable
disc or tape.
Also make sure that the TV input is set to this recorder.
If you load a completely blank DVD-RW disc, Disc initial-
ize menu will appear, to select a desired Recording Mode
to initialize the disc (See page 26).
2 2 Set a recording mode as necessary by pressing
REC MODE repeatedly.
DVD: SP (Standard quality), LP (Low quality),
XP(High quality), EP (Extended quality)
VCR: SP (Standard Play), LP (Long Play)
3 3 Use CH (v/V) on the front panel or CH/TRK(v/V)
on the remote control to select the TV channel
to record.
4 4 Use AUDIO to select the audio channel to
record.
The table below shows what will be recorded on the
different settings for different types of broadcast. The last
column (Monitor Audio) shows what you’ll hear as it is
recording.
5 5 Press REC (z) once.
Recording will start. (The REC indicator lights in the
display window.)
Recording continues until you press STOP ( x ) or the
disc (or tape) is full.
To record for a fixed length of time, see Instant Timer
Recording on right.
6 6 Press STOP (x) to stop recording.
Instant Timer Recording
Instant Timer Recording allows you to make a recording
easily of a preset length without using the program
timer.
11 Follow steps 1-5 as shown left (Basic Recording
from a TV).
2 2 Press REC (z) repeatedly to select the record-
ing time length.
Recording starts after the first press.
DVD: Each subsequent press increases the recording
time by 10 minutes within free space.
VCR: Each subsequent press increases the recording
time by 30 minutes. Please confirm the VHS tape has
enough remaining time to be recorded before recording.
Instant Timer Record Menu
Checking the Recording Time
Press REC (z) or DISPLAY once to check the record-
ing time. The recalled setting will automatically return to
the TV screen for a moment.
Also, remaining time of recording is shown in the dis-
play window.
To Extend the Recording Time
The recording time can be extended anytime by press-
ing REC (z).
Each subsequent press increases the recording time by
10 minutes (DVD) within free space or 30 minutes
(VCR).
To Pause the Recording
1 Press PAUSE/STEP (X) to pause the disc or tape
during recording.
2 When you want to continue recording, press
PAUSE/STEP (X) or REC (z).
otes
• If you press PAUSE/STEP (X) during the Instant
Timer Recording, it will be canceled.
• The Recorder will automatically power off
when the Instant Timer Recording ends.
To record one TV program while
watching another
1 Switch the TV to the tuner mode.
2 Using the TV remote controller, select the channel to
be viewed.
ips (VCR mode only)
Always use PAUSE/STEP ( X ) for best results when making
changes during recording .
For example: To change channels during recording, first press
PAUSE/STEP (
X ) to put the unit in pause mode. Then select
the desired channel on the Recorder, and press PAUSE/STEP
(
X ) again to resume recording.
VCR
120min Rec.
DVD
00:09:05
30min Rec.
MONO
Input: PR 09
0:17:32 SP
MONO
Input: PR 09
2H 01M Free SP
TV Selected Audio Broadcast Audio Monitor
Broadcast VR mode or Video, +R or Audio
Audio Tape +RW mode
L Ch R Ch L Ch R Ch
STEREO STEREO/MAIN STEREO STEREO STEREO
STEREO/SUB STEREO STEREO STEREO
MONO/MAIN MONO MONO MONO
MAIN+SUB STEREO/MAIN MAIN SUB MAIN MAIN MAIN
STEREO/SUB MAIN SUB SUB SUB SUB
MONO/MAIN MAIN SUB MAIN MAIN MAIN
MONO STEREO/MAIN MONO MONO MONO
STEREO/SUB MONO MONO MONO
MONO/MAIN MONO MONO MONO