ReferenceVQT4C7196SpecificationsDepending on the content being recorded, the recording times may become shorter than indicated.∫ DR, HG, HX, HE,HL, HM mode• Recording time of DR mode may vary depending on the bit rate of broadcasting:• High Definition (HD) quality: estimated bit rate is 15 Mbps• Standard Definition (SD) quality: estimated bit rate is 8 Mbps• Regarding recording time remaining:Remaining time in the DR mode is calculated with a bit rate of 15 Mbps. But the bit rate differsdepending on the broadcast, so the displayed remaining time might be different from the actualremaining time.∫ XP, SP, LP, EP modes§ When “Recording time in EP mode” is set to “6 hours” (> 70)• Regarding recording time remaining:This unit records using a VBR (Variable bit rate) data compression system to vary recorded datasegments to match video data segments which may cause differences in the displayed amount oftime and space remaining for recording.Recording modes and approximate recording timesRecordingModeDR(HD quality)DR(SD quality)HG HX HE HL HMHDD(500 GB) 69 hours 131 hours 78 hours 117 hours 176 hours 235 hours 341 hoursRecordingModeHDD(500 GB)DVD-RAM DVD-R,DVD-RW,+R,+RW(4.7 GB)DVD-R DL,+R DL(8.5 GB)Single-sided(4.7 GB)Double-sided(9.4 GB)XP 107 hours 1 hour 2 hours 1 hour 1 hour 45 min.SP 215 hours 2 hours 4 hours 2 hours 3 hours 35 min.LP 430 hours 4 hours 8 hours 4 hours 7 hours 10 min.EP (6 hours)§ 645 hours 6 hours 12 hours 6 hours 10 hours45 min.EP (8 hours) 860 hours 8 hours 16 hours 8 hours 14 hours20 min.Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Panasonic Manuals