21VQT2J46BasicoperationsRecording television programmesRefer to “Notes for recording” (> 26 ) and “Advancedrecording” (> 27) for detail information.[HDD] [RAM] [-R] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+RW] [VHS]≥From the start to the end of the recording is called one title.Preparation≥Turn on the television and select the appropriate AV input to suitthe connections to this unit.≥Turn on this unit.1 Press [DRIVE SELECT] to select theHDD, DVD or VHS drive.If you insert a DVD or VHS, the DVD or VHS indicator lights upon the unit’s display.2 If you selected the DVD drivePress [< OPEN/CLOSE] on the mainunit to open the tray and insert a disc.≥Press the button again to close the tray.If you selected the VHS driveInsert a video cassette with an intactaccidental erasure prevention tab.3 Press [W X CH] to select the channel.Channels are displayed in the order of digital channels first,and then followed by analogue channels.4 Press [REC MODE] to select therecording mode.≥HDD and DVD recording modes and approximate recordingtimes (> 27)≥VHS Recording Modes and Durations (> 27)e.g.,5 Press [¥ REC] to start recording.≥(Except for [VHS]) Recording will take place on open space.Data will not be overwritten.≥You cannot change the channel or recording mode duringrecording.≥You can record while the unit is in standby for timerrecording. However, once the time for the timer recording tobegin is reached, any recording taking place will stop andthe timer recording will begin.≥[HDD] [RAM] (Analogue broadcast only) When “Rec for HighSpeed Copy” is set to “Off” (> 75), you can change theaudio being received by pressing [AUDIO] during recording.(Does not affect the recording of audio.)≥[VHS]– Even if the video cassette is labelled “S-VHS”, it is notpossible to record in the S-VHS system with this unit. Thisunit records in the normal VHS system.– When recording is paused for 5 minutes or more, the unitreturns to stop.∫ To pause recordingPress [;].Press again to restart recording.You can also press [¥ REC] to restart.(Title is not split into separate titles.)∫ To stop recordingPress [∫].≥[VHS] It is not possible to record SECAM signal on a video cassette.≥[USB] It is not possible to record on a USB memory.≥[SD] It is not possible to record on a card.≥Video will not be recorded to DVD-R discs which include JPEGimages.≥[-R] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+RW] It takes about 30 seconds for the unit tocomplete recording management information after recordingfinishes.≥[RAM] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+RW] To use a new disc, formatting is necessary.≥When recording a digital radio broadcast or a digital broadcast thatis not being received correctly, the digital channel information(> 19) is also recorded and remains visible during playback.In order to play DVD-R, DVD-RW (DVD-Video format) and +R(recorded with this unit) on other DVD players, it is necessaryto finalise them (> 72).In order to play +RW on other players, we recommend you tocreate a top menu (> 72).To select with the numberedbuttons:e.g., 5: [0] > [0] > [5]15: [0] > [1] > [5]115: [1] > [1] > [5]“D” means digital broadcasts.TIME SLIPAUDIO STTL DISPLAYDIRECT TV RECEXT LINKREC MODERECCHAPTER -10sMANUAL SKIP+60sSTOP PAUSE PLAYINPUTSELECT0987654321CHCHTRACKING/V-LOCK/PAGEShowViewPROG/CHECKSKIP/INDEX REWJET REWFFSLOW/SEARCHPAUSE LIVE TVRESETVOLAVDRIVESELECTTVSTATUS EXITOPTION RETURNDELETEOKDIRECTNAVIGATORFUNCTIONMENUGUIDEDRIVESELECTPAUSE STOPREC MODE0987654321RECAUDIOCHCHSTTLS VIDEOIN 2 VIDEO /MONO AUDIO RLS VIDEO VIDEO /MONO AUDIO RLAV3 INDRIVE SELECT RECCHCHOPEN/CLOSEEJECTCOPYINGCOPYINGVHSHDDVHSDVDWXCH<OPEN/CLOSERECDRIVE SELECTNumberedbuttonsXP 0:37SP 1:15LP 2:30EP 5:00Recording ModeRec Mode RemainSELECT≥(Except for [VHS])To record sound usingLPCM (XP mode only):Set the “Audio Mode for XPRecording” to “LPCM” inthe Setup menu (> 76).RECNote