Toshiba RD-XS32SU Owners Manual - Page 41

Suggestions for the picture quality setting, Setting items

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Setting items Introduction Recording Playback Exec CH Date Start* End* Media Video (Bit Rate) Audio Disc √ 2-69 (TV), 1-125 (Cable), 0-999 (When "IR control"**is "On"), L1-L3 Specified date (from today to 2 month later) Every Sunday to Saturday, Monday to Thursday, Monday to Friday, Monday to Saturday, everyday. 12:00 am - 11:59 pm 12:00 am - 11:59 pm DVD HDD A-B SP LP MN(Manual) AT (Auto) 1.4, 2.0-9.2 D /M1 *** D /M2 *** L-PCM A timer program with this mark will be executed, To disengage, remove this indicator. Select a channel you want to record. (While "L1" - "L3" is selected, the number buttons are not available to select channels.) Select a date of a TV program you want to record. Enter a starting time of recording. (An initial setting is 10 minutes later.) You can also use the number buttons under the lid. Enter an end time. (Set the timer to begin recording no sooner than 2 minutes past the current time. Recording must not exceed 9 hours.) You can also use the number buttons under the lid. When you record on a DVD-RAM/RW/R disc. When you record on the HDD. When you use A - B (double-side) recording ( page 48). "Video" is automatically set to "AT". Standard setting of recording time and picture quality. (Not applicable when "L-PCM" is selected.) For longer recording, but inferior to "SP" in picture quality. (Not applicable when "L-PCM" is selected.) Customized setting of rate (bit rate). To set a rate automatically according to the remaining volume of the disc. (If the disc does not have room for the TV programme, the programme cannot be recorded to the end.) When you select an HDD, the recorder records for a length of time corresponding to that of a blank DVD-RAM disc (4.7GB). Not applicable to a recording for 2.5 hours or longer. Not applicable when "SP", "LP" or "Auto" is selected. You can set a rate at intervals of 0.2Mbps from 2.0 to 9.2. (The upper limit of the value depends on the "Audio" setting.) Standard setting. Superior to D/M1.Recommended for recording music programs. Uncompressed original digital audio. Equal quality to audio CD, but recordable time will be shorter. A programmed recording onto a Reservation Disc is marked with an icon. Editing Library Function setup Others * If you set summer time on the clock of the recorder, see the notes on page 32 in the "INSTALLATION GUIDE". ** See page 37 in "INSTALLATION GUIDE". *** The digital recording technology for consumer products of Dolby Laboratories is used for D/M1 and D/M2. Dolby Digital 192 kbps is set for D/M1 and Dolby Digital 384 kbps for D/M2. Notes • See page 51, 161 for details on "Mode", "Video", and "Audio". • If you record with setting the bit rate to about 4.0 Mbps or below, the recorded pictures may not be played properly if change the playback speed. There will be noise, and the picture quality is lower than other rate settings. Suggestions for the picture quality setting • For normal recording or when you cannot decide which mode to choose. Select "SP". • When you need a longer recording time and video quality is not important Select "LP". Inferior to "SP" in picture quality, but it can record longer. • To record a high picture quality Select "MN (Manual)" to set a desired bit rate. The higher the bit rate, better the picture quality is, but shorter the recording length becomes. We recommend that you set about 6.0 Mbps to 6.8 Mbps. • To fill the disc Select "AT (Auto)". A bit rate is calculated automatically according to the remaining volume of the disc. Some contents may not be recorded on the disc even if you select this function. This is not the function to make full use of the remaining space capacity. (Continued) 41

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41
Playback
Recording
Editing
Function setup
Others
Introduction
Library
A timer program with this mark will be executed, To disengage, remove
this indicator.
Select a channel you want to record.
(While
L1
-
L3
is selected, the number buttons are not available to
select channels.)
Select a date of a TV program you want to record.
Enter a starting time of recording. (An initial setting is 10 minutes later.)
You can also use the number buttons under the lid.
Enter an end time. (Set the timer to begin recording no sooner than 2
minutes past the current time. Recording must not exceed 9 hours.)
You can also use the number buttons under the lid.
When you record on a DVD-RAM/RW/R disc.
When you record on the HDD.
When you use A
B (double-side) recording (
page 48).
Video
is
automatically set to
AT
.
Standard setting of recording time and picture quality. (Not applicable
when
L-PCM
is selected.)
For longer recording, but inferior to
SP
in picture quality.
(Not
applicable when
L-PCM
is selected.)
Customized setting of rate (bit rate).
To set a rate automatically according to the remaining volume of the
disc. (If the disc does not have room for the TV programme, the
programme cannot be recorded to the end.)
When you select an HDD, the recorder records for a length of time
corresponding to that of a blank DVD-RAM disc (4.7GB). Not
applicable to a recording for 2.5 hours or longer.
Not applicable when
SP
,
LP
or
Auto
is selected. You can set a
rate at intervals of 0.2Mbps from 2.0 to 9.2. (The upper limit of the
value depends on the
Audio
setting.)
Standard setting.
Superior to
D/M1.Recommended for recording music programs.
Uncompressed original digital audio. Equal quality to audio CD, but
recordable time will be shorter.
A programmed recording onto a Reservation Disc is marked with an
icon.
Exec
CH
Date
Start*
End*
Media
Video
(Bit Rate)
Audio
Disc
2-69 (TV), 1-125 (Cable),
0-999 (When
IR control
**is
On
), L1-L3
Specified date (from today to 2
month later)
Every Sunday to Saturday, Monday
to Thursday, Monday to Friday,
Monday to Saturday, everyday.
12:00 am - 11:59 pm
12:00 am - 11:59 pm
DVD
HDD
A
B
SP
LP
MN(Manual)
AT (Auto)
1.4, 2.0-9.2
D /M1 ***
D /M2 ***
L-PCM
Notes
See
page 51, 161 for details on
Mode
,
Video
, and
Audio
.
If you record with setting the bit rate to about 4.0 Mbps or below, the recorded pictures may not be played properly if change
the playback speed. There will be noise, and the picture quality is lower than other rate settings.
Suggestions for the picture quality setting
For normal recording or when you cannot decide which mode to choose.
Select
SP
.
When you need a longer recording time and video quality is not important
Select
LP
. Inferior to
SP
in picture quality, but it can record longer.
To record a high picture quality
Select
MN (Manual)
to set a desired bit rate. The higher the bit rate, better the picture quality is, but shorter the
recording length becomes. We recommend that you set about 6.0 Mbps to 6.8 Mbps.
To fill the disc
Select
AT (Auto)
. A bit rate is calculated automatically according to the remaining volume of the disc. Some
contents may not be recorded on the disc even if you select this function. This is not the function to make full use
of the remaining space capacity.
Setting items
*
If you set summer time on the clock of the recorder, see the notes on
page 32 in the
INSTALLATION GUIDE
.
**
See
page 37 in
INSTALLATION GUIDE
.
***
The digital recording technology for consumer products of Dolby Laboratories is used for
D/M1 and
D/M2. Dolby
Digital 192 kbps is set for
D/M1 and Dolby Digital 384 kbps for
D/M2.
(Continued)