Basic recording, Basic recording from a tv, Instant timer recording – LG LGXBR446 User Manual

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Basic Recording

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Basic Recording from a TV

Follow the instructions below to record a TV program.
Recording starts immediately and continues until the disc or
tape is full or you stop the recording.

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Switch on the VCR/DVD Recorder, select the
device (VCR or DVD) for Recording and load a
recordable disc or tape.

Also make sure that the TV input is set to this recorder.
If you load a completely blank DVD±RW disc, Disc initial-
ize menu will appear, to select a desired Recording Mode
to initialize the disc (See page 26).

2

2

Set a recording mode as necessary by pressing
REC MODE repeatedly.
DVD: XP (High quality), SP (Standard quality), LP

(Low quality), EP (Extend quality).

VCR: SP (Standard Play), SLP (Super Long Play)

3

3

Use CH (v/V) on the front panel or CH/TRK(v/V)
on the Remote Control to select the TV channel
to record.

4

4

Use AUDIO to select the audio channel to
record.

The table below shows what will be recorded on the differ-
ent settings for different types of broadcast. The last col-
umn (Monitor Audio) shows what you’ll hear as it is
recording.
• If you set the audio channel to SAP, but there is no
SAP channel being broadcast, the main audio (mono or
stereo) will be recorded.

5

5

Press z REC once.
Recording will start. (The REC indicator lights in the
display window.)

Recording continues until you press STOP (

x

) or the

disc (or tape) is full.
To record for a fixed length of time, see Instant Timer
Recording on right.

6

6

Press STOP (x) to stop recording.

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The maximum number of DVD titles is
99 (DVD-R/RW) or 49 (DVD+R/RW).
If the VCR/DVD Recorder is powered off during DVD
recording, the recording will not be saved.

Instant Timer Recording

Instant Timer Recording allows you to make a recording
easily of a preset length without using the program
timer.

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Follow steps 1-4 as shown left (Basic Recording
from a TV).

2

2

Press z REC repeatedly to select the recording
time length.

Recording starts after the first press.
DVD: Each subsequent press increases the recording
time by 10 minutes (maximum 360 minutes).
VCR: Each subsequent press increases the recording
time by 30 minutes (maximum 540 minutes). Please con-
firm the VHS tape has enough remaining time to be
recorded before recording.

Instant Timer Record Menu

Checking the Recording Time

Press z REC or DISPLAY once to check the recording
time. The recalled setting will automatically return to the
TV screen for a moment.
Also, remaining time of recording is shown in the dis-
play window.

To Extend the Recording Time

The recording time can be extended anytime by press-
ing z REC.
Each subsequent press increases the recording time by
10 minutes (DVD) or 30 minutes (VCR).

To Pause the Recording

1 Press PAUSE/STEP (X) to pause the disc during

recording.

2 When you want to continue recording, press

PAUSE/STEP (X) or z REC.

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If you press PAUSE/STEP (X) during the Instant

Timer Recording, it will be canceled.

• The VCR/DVD Recorder will automatically power off

when the

Instant Timer Recording

ends.

To record one TV program while watching another

1 Press TV/VCR to select the TV mode during recording.

The TV indicator appears.

2 Using the TV, select the channel to be viewed.

ips (VCR mode only)

Always use PAUSE/STEP (

X

) for best results when making

changes during recording .
For example: To change channels during recording, first press
PAUSE/STEP (

X

) to put the unit in pause mode. Then select

the desired channel on the VCR/DVD Recorder, and press
PAUSE/STEP (

X

) again to resume recording.

TV Broadcast

Selected Audio

Broadcast Audio Monitor
L Ch

R Ch

Audio

MONO

MONO

MONO

MONO MONO

STEREO

STEREO

L

R

STEREO

Left

L

L

Left

Right

R

R

Right

MONO

MONO

MONO MONO

MONO+SAP

MONO

MONO

MONO MONO

SAP

SAP

SAP

SAP

STEREO+SAP

STEREO

L

R

STEREO

SAP

SAP

SAP

SAP

MONO

MONO

MONO MONO

VCR

120min Rec

DVD

00:09:05

30min Rec.

MONO

Input: Ch. 6

0:17:32

MONO

Input: Ch. 6

2H 01M Free

SP

SP

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