Recording; Basic Recording; Basic Recording From A Tv; Instant Timer Recording - Hitachi DV-RV8500E Instruction Manual

Basic Recording

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.
Switch on the Recorder, select the device (VCR
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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
Initialize menu will appear, to select a desired
Recording Mode to initialize the disc (See page 27).
Set a recording mode as necessary by pressing
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REC MODE repeatedly.
DVD: XP(High quality), SP (Standard quality),
LP (Low quality), EP (Extended quality)
VCR: SP (Standard Play), LP (Long Play)
Use PROG/TRK (3/4) on the remote control to
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select the TV channel to record.
Use AUDIO to select the audio channel to
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record.
The table below shows what will be recorded on the
different settings for different types of broadcast.
The last column (Monitor Audio) shows what you'll
hear as it is recording.
TV Selected Audio
Broadcast
Audio
STEREO STEREO/MAIN
STEREO/SUB
MONO/MAIN
MAIN+SUB STEREO/MAIN
STEREO/SUB
MONO/MAIN
MONO STEREO/MAIN
STEREO/SUB
MONO/MAIN
Press REC (¥) once.
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Recording will start. (The REC indicator lights in the
display window.)
• Recording continues until you press STOP (∫) or the
disc (or tape) is full.
• To record for a fixed length of time, see Instant Timer
Recording on right.
Press STOP (∫) to stop recording.
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otes
• Neither the record mode nor channel can be changed
during recording or recording pause.
• No VCR playback can be viewed during DVD

recording.

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Broadcast Audio Monitor
VR mode or Video, +R or Audio
Tape +RW mode
L Ch R Ch L Ch R Ch
STEREO STEREO STEREO
STEREO STEREO STEREO
MONO MONO MONO
MAIN SUB MAIN MAIN MAIN
MAIN SUB SUB SUB SUB
MAIN SUB MAIN MAIN MAIN
MONO MONO MONO
MONO MONO MONO
MONO MONO MONO
• If the recorder is turned on when a disc is inserted or
a disc is already placed in the recorder, it will take
about a minute for the recorder to read the disc.
• DVD playback can be viewed during VCR recording.
• If you wish to view DVD playback while recording on
VCR, insert a DVD into this recorder: The recorder
output will automatically switch to DVD, and playback
will start.
• When programs are recorded, title names will
automatically be entered (Title 1, Title 2, Title 3 ... in
the order that recordings took place).
• If any program is deleted from a disc on which
multiple programs were recorded, a program recorded
later could have the same title.
• Title names can be changed anytime (see page 60).

Instant Timer Recording

Instant Timer Recording allows you to make a recording
easily of a preset length without using the program
timer.
Follow steps 1-5 as shown left (Basic Recording
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from a TV).
Press REC (¥) repeatedly to select the
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recording time length.
Recording starts after the first press.
DVD: Each subsequent press increases the
recording time by 10 minutes within free space.
VCR: Each subsequent press increases the
recording time by 30 minutes. Please confirm the
VHS tape has enough remaining time to be
recorded before recording.
Input: PR 09
MONO SP
Input: PR 09
MONO
SP
Instant Timer Record Menu
Checking the Recording Time
Press 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 display window.
To Extend the Recording Time
The recording time can be extended anytime by
pressing REC (¥).
Each subsequent press increases the recording time by
10 minutes (DVD) within free space or 30 minutes
(VCR).
DVD
2H 01M Free
00:09:05
30min Rec.
VCR
0:17:32
120min Rec.