Sony PCV-RZ46G Media Center Help File (Large File - 15.08 MB) - Page 244

Change the recording default settings When you change the default recorder settings, you change the settings that Media C enter uses for every scheduled recording. Note If you just want to change the settings for a single scheduled recording, then use Advanced Record or Record Settings. 1. Press the START button on the remote, and then select Settings. 2. Select TV. 3. Select Recorder. 4. Select Recording defaults. 5. Use the +/- buttons on the screen to bring your selections into focus. Detailed information on each option is listed below: Option Description Keep Select how long to keep each recorded show on the hard disk: Until space needed, Until I delete, Until I watch, or Latest recordings. For more information on the Keep setting, go to Use the Keep setting. Quality Select from the following options to indicate the desired image quality: Fair, Good, Better, or Best. The image quality determines how large the file size is on the hard disk. For example, the default option of Best quality records TV with the clearest and most detailed image and creates the largest file size on your hard disk. Start when possible Select On time or one, two, three, or four minutes before the scheduled start time of the show. Media C enter adds this additional start time to every recording provided it does not conflict with another scheduled recording. If you change the Start time for a specific recording in Advanced Record, then this default selection is overridden. Stop when possible You can choose to stop recording On time or one, two, three, or four minutes after the scheduled end time of the show. Media C enter adds this additional stop time to every recording provided it does not conflict with another scheduled recording. If you change the Stop time for a specific recording in Advanced Record, then this default selection is overridden. Show Type (Available only when you record a series.) Select First run to record the shows that have an original air date of less than a week or that are not marked as reruns. Select First run & rerun to record all shows that fit your setting selections. Select Live to record all shows in a series that air live. Record On (Available only when you record a series.) Select Any channel, anytime and Media C enter searches on all available channels at any scheduled time for the series that you wish to record. Select One channel, anytime to limit the series recording to one channel but all scheduled times. Select One channel only to limit the series recording to a specific channel within a 4-hour window. Daily recording limit (Available only when you record a series.) Select either No limit or Once per day to determine the number of recordings in a series that can be made each day. Keep up to (Available only when you record a series.) Select the number of shows in a series that are stored in Recorded TV. You can choose to keep from one to five episodes or All episodes. - 6. Once you have completed your selections, select OK to apply the settings and return to the TV Settings menu. © 2000-2003 Microsoft C orporation. All rights reserved. Page 244