Sony RDR-GX120 - Manual (Page 36)

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Timer Recording
Before Recording
Before you start recording…
• Check that the disc has enough available
space for the recording (page 31). For
DVD+RWs, you can free up disc space by
erasing titles (page 54).
• Adjust the recording picture quality and
picture size if necessary (page 41).
z Hint
Timer recordings will be made regardless whether
or not the recorder is turned on. You can turn off the
recorder without affecting the recording even after
recording starts.
b Note
To play a recorded disc on other DVD equipment,
finalise the disc (page 34).
Like the standard ×3 recording modes of
video tapes, you can select the desired
recording mode using the REC MODE
button.
Recording modes with higher quality provide
a more beautiful recording, but the large data
volume also results in a shorter recording
time.
Conversely, a longer duration provides a
longer recording time, but the lower data
volume results in a coarser picture quality.
Press REC MODE repeatedly to switch the
recording modes.
b Notes
• The maximum continuous recording time for a
single title is eight hours.
• Situations below may cause slight inaccuracies
with the recording time.
– Recording a programme with poor reception, or
a programme or video source of low picture
quality
– Recording on a disc that has already been edited
– Recording only a still picture or just sound
The recorder automatically receives and
records stereo and bilingual programmes
based on the ZWEITON system or the
NICAM system.
A DVD+RW or DVD+R can record only one
sound track (main or sub) at a time. Select the
sound track using the Setup Display before
recording starts. Set “Bilingual Recording”
of the “DVD Rec. Settings” to “Main”
(default) or “Sub” in the “Recording” setup
(page 66).
Recording mode
Recording mode
Approx. recording
time (hours)
DVD DVD+R
DL
HQ (High quality) 1 1 hr.
48 min.
HSP R 1 hr.
30 min. 2 hr.
42 min.
SP (Standard mode) 2 3 hr.
37 min.
LSP r 2 hr.
30 min. 4 hr.
31 min.
ESP r 3 5 hr.
25 min.
LP r 4 7 hr.
14 min.
EP r 6 10 hr.
51 min.
SLP (Long duration) 8 14 hr.
28 min.
Recording stereo and bilingual
programmes