33Setting the Encoding Format for Audio & VideoThe setting of encoding formats for audio and video is carried out from the RECORDER MENU (1/2) screen as described below.Setting Encoding FormatsStop the DVD recorder.1. Open the RECORDER MENU (1/2) screen.q Press the SET UP button to display the Setup Menu.w Select RECORDER using the 6 and 7 buttons and then press the SETbutton.2. Make the required settings on the RECORDER MENU (1/2)screen.q Select the parameter to be set using the 6 and 7 buttons, and thenpress the SET button to display a list of possible settings.w Select the required setting using the 6 and 7 buttons, and then pressthe SET button to adopt it.3. Complete the setting process.To do so, carry out one of the following procedures.• Select MENU and press the SET button to return to the Setup Menu.• Press the SET UP button to return to the normal screen display.MENUCHAPTER CREATION MANUALSET INTERVAL Every05MinTOTAL CONTENTS TIME NO USEENCODE QUALITY (Mbps) 4.4AUDIO ENCODE LPCMRECORDER MENU (1/2)ASPECT AUTORECORDER MENU (1/2) screenSET UP buttonSET buttonBUSYOPEN/CLOSETOPMENU MENUOPTION DV Y/C LINESET UPSETVideo EncodingItem DescriptionTOTAL CONTENTS TIME If you already know the duration of the video to be recorded, this parameter can be set to thecorresponding time to allow your BD-X200 to select the optimum encoding bit rate. (Make a settingin hours and minutes.)● If the recording time is set using this parameter, ENCODE QUALITY will be set automatically,and this setting may not be modified manually.● If this function is not to be used, set it to NO USE.When this setting is made, ENCODE QUALITY will be returned to its previous setting.ENCODE QUALITY (Mbps) This parameter can be set when TOTAL CONTENTS TIME has been set to NO USE.Specifically, it allows direct setting of the encoding bit rate (i.e., the amount of data per second).Large values increase the quality of the video; however, this also increases the overall data size.Setting range:The range of values that can be set depends on the audio encoding format.LPCM : 4.0 to 7.8 Mbps (in 0.2 Mbps steps)DOLBY DIGITAL : 2.0 to 9.0 Mbps (in 0.2 Mbps steps)