Toshiba D-vr4su User Manual
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Recording 51 Read this before recording on disc Images that cannot be recorded Some DVD-Video and broadcasts contain copy-restriction signals to protect copyrights. There are 3 types of copy-restriction signals: “Copy Free”, “Copy Never” and “Copy Once”. “Copy Free” (unrestricted recording) Land-based TV broadcasts and images you record yourself with a video camera allow unrestricted recording. There are no restrictions on re- cording. “Copy Never” (recording prohibited) •Images that contain the...
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Recording 52 Recording a TV program Preparation: •Turn ON the TV and set it to the video input mode. •Load a recordable DVD or video tape into the unit. •Press DV D or VCR to select the appropriate mode. 1Press REC MODE/SPEED to select the re- cording mode. The recording mode will appear on the TV monitor and change every time REC MODE/SPEED is pressed. VCR recording modes: SP/SLP DVD recording modes: XP/SP/LP/SLP SP is the normal recording mode for video tapes. SLP offers 3 times the recording time as...
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Recording 53 Recording a TV program To stop recording Press STOP to stop recording. “ ” will appear on the screen for about 4 seconds. NOTE: Recording does not stop instantly even if STOP is pressed during DVD recording. Recording may continue for as long as 1 minute maximum. To stop recording temporarily Press PAUSE/STILL to avoid recording unwanted material. “ ” will appear on screen for about 4 sec- onds. Press REC/OTR to resume recording. NOTES: •In DVD recording, the pause function will be...
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Recording 54 One-touch Timer Recording (OTR) The One-touch Timer Recording feature provides a simple and con- venient way to make a timed re- cording. 00 : 00 : 00 SP SP DVD mode VCR mode CH 110 CH 110 OTR 0 : 30 OTR 0 : 30 VCR mode DVD mode Preparation: •Turn ON the TV and set to the video input mode. •Load a recordable DVD or video tape into the unit. •Press DVD or VCR to select the appropriate mode. Example: One-touch Timer Recording for 30 minutes. 1Press REC MODE/SPEED to select the recording...
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Recording 55 Timer recording The timer recording system allows you to select the date, time, chan- nel and record the desired pro- grams. Up to 12 timer programs within a month can be stored in this unit. Setting timer recording Preparation: •Turn ON the TV and set to the video input mode. •Load a recordable DVD or video tape. •Press DVD or VCR to select the appropriate mode. •Confirm that the clock is indicating the correct time. Example: Set the recording mode to LP; the TV program is on channel 12...
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Recording 56Timer recording 4Press or to select “Date”. Press or to select the date to be recorded from the list and press ENTER. 5Press or to select “Start”. Set the recording start time. •To switch over the selection item (hour or minute), press or . •Press or to adjust the time. 6Press or to select “End”. Set the recording stop time in the same manner in step 5. 7Press or to select “CH”. •Press or to select the channel to be recorded. •You can select the external input (Line1 or...
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Recording 57 8 : 00 11 : 00 9 : 00 10 : 00Program 1 Prog.1Deleted Parts Non Recorded Portion PartsProg.2 Prog.3 Program 2 Program 3Recording Control Settings Timer recording NOTES: • Recording starts a few seconds be- fore the preset starting time. Timer recording starts before the preset time; one second for DVD, or five seconds for VCR. •You can playback the DVD during the VCR timer recording. You can also playback the VCR during the DVD timer recording. •You cannot record the DVD during the VCR timer...
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Recording 58Chase playback Still playback: Press PAUSE. •To resume chase playback, press PLAY. Fast forward/Review playback: Press SEARCH 8/9. Every press of SEARCH, it increases the speed. •To resume chase playback, press PLAY. •If the playback position catches up to within about 60 seconds, chase playback resumes. It may differ depending on the recording condition and search speed. Locating a chapter: Press SKIP 6/7 to locate a chapter that you want to watch. •If you press SKIP 7 while playing back the...
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Recording 59 Stereo recording and playback The VHS Hi-Fi audio system per- mits high fidelity recording of MTS STEREO TV broadcasts. STEREO OUTPUT SELECTION STEREO L ch R ch MONO SOUND HEARD ON BOTH SPEAKERS STEREO LEFT CHANNEL AUDIO RIGHT CHANNEL AUDIO MONO NOTES: •When playing back a video tape or disc that is not recorded in Hi-Fi stereo mode, the audio will auto- matically be monaural. •When listening to a Hi-Fi video tape, disc or MTS broadcast through the RF OUT (UHF/VHF) jack (Audio/Video cabel...
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Editing the disc 60Editing the disc This section explains how to edit the recorded contents on DVD- RWs. However, the items that you can edit vary with the recording formats. In VR mode, you can edit various title menus, whereas in Video mode, you can edit only a few items.Title menu When the content is recorded, a title name that includes the date, time, channel number and other information is created automatically. The title menu can be used when you playback after confirming the contents (see page...