RCA DRC8060N User Guide - Page 32

Chapter 3: Recording, Playback & Features Watching TV Turn on the DVD recorder to watch TV 1. Turn on the TV, and tune the TV to the correct Video Input Channel (this channel corresponds to the input jacks on your TV that you used to connect the DVD recorder to the TV). 2. Turn on the DVD recorder (the DVD recorder's main menu appears). 3. Since the Watch TV menu is already highlighted, just press the OK button on the remote (the DVD recorder tunes to the last station you watched and a channel banner appears).To see the channel banner after it disappears from the screen, press INFO on the remote control. 02:15 pm Ch 9 Audio: Stereo. (>) TV-PG Channel Banner Favorite Show 3:00 The Channel Banner While watching TV, press INFO on the remote control to see the channel banner.The information that appears in the channel banner depends upon the information sent from the broadcaster. For example, the rating, the program name, and the time the program ends are not always sent by the broadcaster. 00:01:08 Ch 9 •REC Audio: Stereo. (>) TV-PG Recording Banner • 0h 30min *1 00h:54min available Space available on disc Note:When you stop recording, the DVD recorder takes several seconds to save information to the disc.A still frame of the recording may appear on the screen before you are returned to TV viewing. IMPORTANT: When you record to a DVD+R disc, you must finalize it before you can play it in another DVD player. The DVD recorder automatically asks you if you want to finalize a disc when it is finished recording. If you need to finalize a disc later, select the Disc menu from main menu, then Disc Actions, and finally select Finalize Disc and press OK. Once the disc is finalized you won't be able to change the name of the disc or the name of the titles on the disc. Recording After you load a DVD+R or DVD+RW disc into the DVD recorder's disc tray, there are several ways to record programming.When you insert a blank DVD+R or DVD+RW disc, the DVD recorder will need to format the disc so you may need to wait several seconds.The quickest way to start recording is to press the RECORD button while you're watching a show (the recording banner appears).You don't even need to remember to press the stop button if you use the Express Recording feature in the recording banner (see next section). DISCS THAT YOU CAN USE FOR RECORDING DVD+R 2.4x, 4x, 8x, and 16x ONLY; These are write-once discs and can't be erased. DVD+RW 2.4x and 4x ONLY. These are rewritable discs which can be erased and reused for recording. Notes: This recorder is not compatible with DVD-R or DVD-RW discs for recording. Please make sure to purchase discs with the plus "+" symbol on the package. Also, it is NOT possible to record on CD-R or CD-RW discs. IMPORTANT: It is NOT possible to record content that is copy-protected. This is usually true for most pre-recorded DVD discs and many pre-recorded VHS tapes. Notes: The first time you load a DVD+R or DVD+RW disc, the DVD recorder will format it. This should only take a few seconds. Remember, if you're using a DVD+R disc you must finalize it if you want to play the disc in another DVD player (page 35). The DVD recorder automatically asks you if you want to finalize a disc when it is finished recording. Express Recording When you press the RECORD button on the remote or on the front of the DVD recorder, the Express Recording screen appears. Here you can choose the duration of the recording, and the quality. For the duration, each time you press RECORD or the right arrow button, the recording time increases by 30 minutes, up to the maximum limit.The DVD recorder will record for the amount of time you specified and then stop automatically.At anytime during the recording, you can bring up the Express Recording screen by pressing RECORD again and then extending the recording time .To cancel the recording, highlight and select Cancel in the Express Recording screen. 30 Graphics contained within this publication are for representation only.