EN 57RECORDINGBasic RecordingA Load a disc.A Press x to open the disc tray.B Place a recordable disc on the disc tray.● For details, refer to “Placing a Disc” ( pg. 11).C Press x to close the disc tray.B Choose a program.Press CH +/– or the number keys to select the channelyou wish to record.C Set the recording speed.Press REC MODE repeatedly until the desired recordingspeed appears.● Each time you press REC MODE, the recording speed changesas follows:XP ] SP ] LP ] EP ] FR60–FR360*, FR420, FR480 ](Back to the beginning)* The value is selectable from 1 to 6 hours in 5-min. increment bypressingw e repeatedly after selecting “FR60–FR360”. To changethe value in 30-min. increments, press and holdw e.● For details on the recording speed, see page 58.D Start recording.Press and hold 7, then press 4 on the Remote, or press7 on the unit.E Pause recording.Press 9.● To resume recording, press 4.F Stop recording.Press 8.It takes about 10 seconds to end the writing session whenyou stop recording.NOTES:● It is recommended to format a DVD-RAM disc before use ifyou use the disc on this unit for the first time.● When using a brand-new DVD-RW disc, format the disc eitherin VR mode or in Video mode. ( pg. 101, “Format aDVD-RW disc”)● You can record up to 99 programs and 999 play lists on eachdisc.● Some programs can only be recorded one time.● When recording is started, an index of the first part ofrecording is automatically recorded ( pg. 72, “LibraryDatabase DVD Navi”). To record a satellite programs, refer topage 71. To delete the index, refer to page 77.● Recording sometimes may stop or cannot be performed even ifthere is enough available capacity remaining on the disc.● Turn on the unit.● Turn on the TV and select the AV mode.● Slide the TV/CABLE/DBS/DVD switch to DVD.ATTENTION:It is not possible to record programs on a DVD-R disc whichhas already been finalized.CABLE/DBSDVDTVDVDCHTIMERREC LINKPROG/CHECKVCR Plus+NEXTPREVIOUSPAUSERECREC MODE LIVE CHECKSET UP DISPLAY ON SCREEN OPEN/CLOSEAUDIO SUBTITLE ANGLE PROGRESSIVESCANSLOWSLOW PLAY/SELECTSTOP/CLEARNAVIGATIONTOP MENURETURNENTERMENUTV/CBL/DBSSTANDBY/ONTVMUTING TV/VIDEOTV VOLUMEABCJKLGHI MNOTUVPQRS WXYZAUXCANCEL MEMO/MARKDBSDEFx780 – 994CH +/–REC MODEwe1 STANDBY/ONS-VIDEO VIDEO L(MONO)- AUDIO- RDV DV INF1REC MODEPULL - OPENREC MODEx 78 94Recording Resume FunctionIf there is a power outage during recording, Instant TimerRecording (ITR) ( pg. 58) or timer recording ( pg. 60,64), the recording will resume automatically when power isrestored to the unit unless the unit’s memory backup hasexpired.