Toshiba DVR18 - Manual (Page 39)

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Select “PCM” or “Dolby Digital”
using [
U / D], then press
[ENTER / OK].
PCM: Records PCM audio for the best
quality sound.
Dolby Digital: Records Dolby Digital audio for good
quality sound.
5 Press [SETUP] to exit.
Note
• “PCM” stands for Pulse Code Modulation. It
changes analogue sound to digital sound without
compressing audio data.
• When the recording mode is set at other than XP,
the unit records “Dolby Digital” audio automatically
even if you selected “PCM”.
Basic Recording
Follow the steps below to record a TV programme.
(See pages 85 to 86 for VCR recording.)
1
Press [ ON / STANDBY] to turn on
the unit.
Turn on the TV and be sure to select the input to
which the unit is connected.
2 Press [DVD].
3
Press [OPEN / CLOSE O] to open the
disc tray.
4 Place the disc on the disc tray with
its label facing up. Be sure to align
the disc with the disc tray guide.
5
Press [OPEN / CLOSE O] to close
the disc tray.
6
Select the recording mode using
[REC MODE]. (See page 34.)
7 Press [INPUT SELECT ] to select
DVB, analogue or external input
mode, then select the desired
channel to record using
[PROG. / ] or
[the Number buttons].
8
Press [REC
I
] to start recording.
The “ ●” mark will be displayed on the TV screen
briefly.
To pause the recording, press [PAUSE p]. Press
[PAUSE p] or [REC I ] again to restart the
recording.
9 Press [STOP S] to stop the recording.
This operation may take a few moments to
complete.
Hint
• You can change the channel while in the REC pause
mode.
Note
• Recording starts immediately and continues until the
disc is full or you stop the recording.
• If the clock is not set, the date and time of title
names will be 01/01/08 and 00:00.
• You cannot change the recording mode in the REC
or REC pause mode.
• Even if the broadcast you are recording is in the
SECAM system, this unit automatically converts it to
the PAL system when recording.
• If the external equipment is connected to AV2, the
picture of the external equipment will be output
except during the DVD playback of this unit. Turn off
the external equipment or press [DISPLAY] to
output the picture from this unit.
• Up to 99 titles can be recorded on the DVD-RW/-R
discs.
• Up to 49 titles can be recorded on the DVD+RW/+R
discs.
• NTSC recording is prohibited in this unit.
• You can play back a title on one device while making
a recording on other device. To do so, simply select
the device (DVD or VCR) you want to use for the
playback by pressing [DVD] or [VCR] during DVD /
VCR recording. And then follow the normal playback
procedure.
Recording Audio Select (XP)
PCM
Dolby Digital
DVD-RW DVD-RW
Video
DVD-RW DVD-RW
VR
DVD-R DVD-R D DVD+R VD+RW W DVD+RW
D DVD+R VD+R DVD+R
Disc tray
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