JVC SR-MV30U Instruction Manual - Page 38

38 EN OPERATIONS ON DVD DECK Basic Recording ● Turn on the unit. ● Turn on the TV and select the video channel (or AV mode). ● Slide the TV/CABLE/DBS/DVD switch to DVD. ATTENTION: It is not possible to record programs on a DVD-R disc which has already been finalized. 479 VCR/DVD 8 REC MODE CH +/- VCR/DVD 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 0 - 9 8 REC MODE 4 9 7 CH +/- 1 Load a recordable disc. ● For details, refer to "Placing A Disc" (੬ pg. 11). 2 Press VCR/DVD repeatedly so that the DVD lamp lights up on the unit. 3 Press CH +/- or the number keys to select the channel you wish to record. 4 Press REC MODE repeatedly to set the recording mode. ● Each time you press REC MODE, the recording mode changes as follows: XP ] SP ] LP ] EP ] FR] (Back to the beginning) * The value is selectable from 1 to 6 hours in 5-min. increment, from 7 to 8 hours in 1-hour increment by pressing w e repeatedly after selecting "FR60-FR360", "FR420" and "FR480". To change the value in 30-min. increments, press and hold w e. ● For details on the recording mode, see the right column. 5 Press 7 on the unit to start recording. Or press and hold 7 and press 4 on the remote control. ● The DVD recording lamp lights up on the unit. 6 Press 9 to pause recording. ● To resume recording, press 4. 7 Press 8 to stop recording. ● The DVD recording lamp lights off on the unit. ● It takes about 10 seconds to end the writing session when you stop recording. NOTES: ● It is recommended to format a DVD-RAM disc before use if you use the disc on this unit for the first time. ● When using a brand-new DVD-RW disc, format the disc either in VR mode or in Video mode. (੬ pg. 78) ● Recordings made on DVD-R/RW disc must be finalized to play back on other DVD players. Perform "Finalize A Disc (DVD Deck Only)" (੬ pg. 79) ● You can record up to 99 programs and 999 play lists on each disc. ● Some programs can only be recorded one time. ● When recording is started, an index of the first part of recording is automatically recorded. (੬ pg. 55) To delete the index, refer to page 57. ● Recording sometimes may stop or cannot be performed even if there is enough available capacity remaining on the disc. Recording Resume Function If there is a power outage during recording, Instant Timer Recording (ITR) (੬ pg. 39) or timer recording (੬ pg. 41, 42, 43), the recording will resume automatically when power is restored to the unit unless the unit's memory backup has expired. Recording Mode MPEG2 format is used as recording format. As a guide for picture quality, the "bps" unit is used to represent how much data can be recorded per second. The larger this value is, the better the picture quality becomes but more capacity is required for the recording. Select XP or SP for programs where quick movement occurs, such as sports programs, and LP or EP for talk shows, etc. with relatively less movement. The recording modes for a 4.7 GB disc are set as follows: Recording mode Recording amount (approx.) XP 10 Mbps SP 5 Mbps LP 2 Mbps EP 1.6 Mbps FR60-FR360 (੬ pg. 40) FR420 FR480 The amount varies depending on the selected time. Maximum recording time (approx.) 1 hour 2 hours 4 hours 6 hours 1 - 6 hours 7 hours 8 hours