Recording functions – Technicolor - Thomson DTH8640 User Manual
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Recording functions
VPS/PDC -
If the channel broadcasts the VPS/PDC signals, activate the VPS/PDC function to
start the recording at the time when the programme actually starts.
Recording destination -
Select the disc where the programme will be recorded (DVD R/RW
or internal DVR)
Quality -
Choose a recording quality.
Note: selecting the quality enables you to adapt the recording time on the DVD disc. The lower the quality,
the longer the time available on the disc. For example, the time available with a clean 4.7 Gb disc with
“Low” quality will be approximately 8 hours while in “Best” quality the time will be approximately 60
minutes. The figure
1
à
6
is displayed in the information banner when playing the recording. The quality
selection will only be valid for this programming. For an automatic quality selection according to the time
remaining on the disc, activate the
SmartRecord™
function (page 28).
Store your programming by selecting Keep and confirming.
Return to the main menu using the
MENU
key in order to continue to use your DVD recorder
or turn it off using the
ON/STANDBY
key, after having loaded a DVD R/RW disc with remaining
time compatible with your programming, if DVD R/RW is selected for recording.
Programming a transfer
MENU
Timers
OK
Set transfer
OK
.
• The Programming screen appears. If you didn’t programme anything, the screen displayed
only indicated Timers and Set transfer.
1.
Select Set transfer and confirm.
The transfer programming menu appears.This menu allows you to define all the parameters
necessary for a deferred transfer.
Note: your DVD recorder can memorise the parameters of 16 different programmings, but only one transfer.
In the case of double programming, a warning message is displayed.
2.
Select Copy from / to then select the source and destination of the titles to be copied.
3.
Select Day(s) then type the date for the transfer.
4.
Select Start time then type the transfer time.
5.
Store your programming by selecting Keep Timer and confirm with
OK
.
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