Technicolor - Thomson DTH 8540 - Manual (Page 27)

Recording functions
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Taking a break (Time Shift function)
Your recorder can save in its memory images of the last 60 or 120 minutes of the programmes
viewed. Use the scroll keys (
PAUSE , PLAY , REVG/F... ) to use this function.
Note: This function, associated with the Save Buffer function lets you save a programme for which you
missed the start to the DVR hard disc.
Record the current programme
Your DVD recorder has recording functions similar to a video recorder. It lets you record
programmes to a disc in the DVD family DVD (DVD+R, DVD+RW) or to the internal hard disc
(DVR or HDD). For the same disc, the recording time depends on the quality settings that you
can adjust according to the time left on the disc.The recording may be immediate or deferred.
The recording may be immediate or deferred. Deferred recording (programming) is explained on
page 30.
About DVD+R, +RW discs: Choose good quality discs. To avoid any problems, choose brands such as: Imation,
Maxell, Philips, Ricoh, Verbatim, Sony, etc.
Configured recording (on hard disc, DVR or DVD+R, +RW discs)
Configured recording lets you record the programme after a quick adjustment of the duration,
the quality and the destination of the programme to be recorded (to the hard disc or to a
DVD+R, +RW disc).
1. Load a disc Open the disc tray by pressing OPEN/CLOSE . Put in a disc with the printed
side upwards. Close the tray using the OPEN/CLOSE key.
Note: Disc Formatting - When you insert a DVD+RW disc for the first time, your DVD recorder must
format the disc. This operation will take several minutes, but you may begin recording onto the disc shortly
after the formatting process starts (around 10 to 20 seconds). During these few seconds, the display
indicates
FORMAT DSC
.
2. Press the REC key on the remote control once or DVD REC on the front of your recorder.
The recording menu is displayed, Duration is selected.
3. You can choose a duration using the Bkey. Each time you press the B key the duration is
increased by 30 minutes up until the maximum time remaining on the disc is attained.When
the maximum duration is reached, pressing again on B displays --h--min which indicates the
precise time remaining, for example 1 hour 12 min.
4. The time remaining on the disc is indicated next to Recording quality. If you modify the
quality you will also modify the duration, which may be useful with a DVD+R, +RW disc
which has little space. Select Recording Quality with the
▼ key, then select a lower
recording quality using the B key, this will increase the amount of time available on the disc.
However, for a recording to the hard disc that you can copy later to a DVD+R, +RW disc,
increase the quality.
Note: you can select, on page 59, a standard recording quality for all your recordings. The above described
modifying of the setting will nevertheless allow you to increase or decrease the quality and increase or
decrease the remaining time as required.
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