User manual

Recording functions

5. Destination

The default recording destination is set for the DVR hard disc.To record to a DVD+R/+RW

disc, change the setting with the key B.

6. Start the recording by choosing Start record with the ▼ key then by pressing OK.

• Recording starts.

• The indication

RECORD is displayed for a few moments on the display of the DVD recorder.

The red lamp on the front lights up. It confirms that recording has started.

• The information banner appears for several seconds on the screen of your television.The

information that is displayed confirms the channel, the programme being recorded and the

time remaining on the disc.

Note: after several seconds the information banner disappears. You can redisplay it using the INFO key on

the remote control.

Changing the channel during recording is not possible.To watch another channel during the recording session,

select it directly on the television set, using its own remote control handset

Save Buffer

This function lets you start to record a programme to the DVR hard disc even if you missed the

start thanks to the Time Shift function.

Return to the start of the programme with the

REV key, change to play mode with PLAY then

press

REC.

In the recording menu which appears, select Save Buffer and confirm with

OK.The programme

is recorded to the hard disc and its references (name, times, etc.) are stored in the video library.

Stop recording

Press the STOP button twice.

• With a DVD+R disc, if you do not have another recording to make, you need to «Finalize»

the disc in order that it can be read by other DVD+R compatible players. Closing a DVD+R

disc is described in detail below. If you do not close a DVD+R disc, it will still be possible to

make other recordings on it later on, providing there is enough disc space.You can therefore

safely store it.You may also erase recordings but the corresponding duration will be lost.You

may not record other titles in their place

• With D

VD+RW discsdiscs this function does not exist. It is replaced by a function that

renders the disc compatible in such cases where you have added or removed chapter

bookmarks using the edit menu. For some players, it is necessary to render the disc

compatible even though you haven’t carried out modifications to the chapters.

Note: if you only press once on the STOP key, the confirmation window appears. Press a second time to

definitively stop the recording or select continue using the▲ and OK keys.At the end of each recording, your

DVD recorder takes a few seconds to prepare the disc welcome menu.This menu is made up of pictures which

represent the first images of each title.

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