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Notes
• If the outlines of the images on your screen
become blurred, set “BNR” and/or “MNR” to
“Off.”
• Depending on the disc or the scene being played,
the above BNR, MNR, or FNR effects may be
hard to discern. And, these functions may not
work with some screen sizes.
• When using the “Sharpness” function, noise
found in the title may become more apparent. In
this case, it is recommended that you use the BNR
function with the “Sharpness” function. If the
condition still does not improve, set the
“Sharpness” level to “Off.”
1
Press OPTIONS during playback to
select “Audio Settings,” and press
ENTER.
2
Select “AV SYNC”, and press ENTER.
“AV SYNC”:
When the video is delayed, this function
delays the audio for synchronization with
the video (0 to 120 milliseconds). Larger
numbers indicate a longer audio delay for
synchronization with the video. When
dubbing to a VCR or other video
recording equipment, be sure to return
this setting to 0 ms (default).
3
Press
<
/
,
to adjust the setting, and
press ENTER.
You can pause a current TV broadcast, and
then continue watching the programme at a
later time. This is useful when you receive an
unexpected phone call or visitor while
watching TV.
1
While viewing a TV broadcast with
this recorder, press
X
.
The picture pauses. You can pause the
picture for up to three hours.
2
Press
X
or
H
again to resume
watching the programme.
b
Notes
• Paused titles are not saved to the HDD.
• This function is cancelled when:
–
x
(stop) is pressed.
– PROG +/– is pressed.
– DVD is pressed.
–
Z
(open/close) is pressed.
– TITLE LIST is pressed.
– INPUT SELECT is pressed.
– the recorder is turned off.
– a timer recording or Synchro-Recording is
started.
– the PDC/VPS function is “On” and channel
scan is started.
– DV dubbing or regular dubbing is started.
• It may take one minute or more to resume
playback of the paused programme.
• Even if you fast forward the recorded programme,
there will always be a time difference of about
one minute or more between the recorded
programme and the current TV broadcast.
Adjusting the delay between
the picture and sound (AV
SYNC)
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Pausing a TV Broadcast (TV
Pause)
TV pause
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“Chasing Playback” allows you to view the
recorded part of a programme while the
recording is being made. You do not need to
wait until the recording finishes.
Press OPTIONS while recording to select
“Chasing Playback,” and press ENTER.
Playback starts from the beginning of the
programme you are recording.
When you fast forward to the point that you
are recording, Chasing Playback returns to
normal playback.
b
Notes
• For DVD-RWs (VR mode), this function does not
work when recording:
– on a 1x-speed DVD-RW.
– in the HQ or HSP recording mode.
• The DVD’s picture on your TV screen freezes for
a few seconds when you fast forward/fast reverse
or instant replay/advance the recording.
• Chasing Playback is possible from one minute or
more after recording starts.
• Even if you fast forward the recorded programme,
there will always be a time difference of about
one minute or more between the recorded
programme and the current TV broadcast.
“Simultaneous Rec and Play” allows you to
view a previously recorded programme while
recording programmes. Playback continues
even if a timer recording starts. Use this
function as follows:
• While recording to the HDD:
Play another title on the HDD.
Play a previously recorded programme on a
DVD by pressing DVD.
• While recording to a DVD:
Play a previously recorded programme on
the HDD by pressing HDD.
• While recording to a DVD-RW (VR
mode)
*1
:
Play another title on the same DVD-RW
(VR mode) disc.
*2
*1
Simultaneous Rec and Play function does not
work when you record:
– on a 1x-speed DVD-RW.
–in the HQ or HSP recording mode.
*2
Picture noise may appear depending upon the
condition of the recording, or when playing a
title recorded in the HQ or HSP recording mode.
The picture freezes for a few seconds when you
use fast forward/fast reverse or instant replay/
advance.
You can also play a DVD VIDEO, VIDEO
CD, Super VIDEO CD, CD, DATA DVD, or
DATA CD while recording on the HDD.
Example: Play another title on the HDD
while recording to the HDD.
1
While recording, press TITLE LIST to
display the HDD Title List.
2
Select the title you want to play, and
press ENTER.
3
Select “Play” from the sub-menu, and
press ENTER.
Playback starts from the selected title.
Playing from the beginning of
the programme you are
recording (Chasing Playback)
HDD
-RW
VR
Playing a previous recording
while making another
(Simultaneous Rec and Play)
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VCD
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DATA CD
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-RW
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Example: Play a DVD while recording to
the HDD.
1
While recording, press DVD and insert
the DVD into the recorder.
2
Press TITLE LIST to display the DVD
Title List.
3
Select the title you want to play, and
press ENTER.
4
Select “Play” from the sub-menu, and
press ENTER.
Playback starts from the selected title.
b
Note
You cannot play a DVD, DivX video or VIDEO
CD recorded in the NTSC colour system while
recording on the HDD. When playing a DivX video
or VIDEO CD, be sure to set “Colour System” to
“PAL” in the “Video” setup (page 90).
Searching for a Title/
Chapter/Track, etc.
You can search a disc by title, chapter, scene
or track. As titles and tracks are assigned
individual numbers, select the title or track by
entering its number. You can also search for
a scene using the time code.
1
Press OPTIONS during playback to
select a search method, and press
ENTER.
“Title Search” (for DVDs)
“Chapter Search” (for HDD/DVDs)
“Track Search” (for CDs/DATA CDs)
“Search” (for VIDEO CDs)
“Album Search” (for DATA DVDs/
DATA CDs)
“Time Search” (for HDD/DVDs/DATA
DVDs*/DATA CDs*): Searches for a
starting point by entering the time code.
* DivX video file only
“File Search” (for DATA DVDs/DATA
CDs)
The display for entering the number
appears.
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Number
buttons
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Example: Title Search
The number in parentheses indicates the
total number of titles, tracks, etc.
2
Press the number buttons to select the
number of the title, chapter, track,
time code, etc., you want.
For example: Time Search
To find a scene at 2 hours, 10 minutes,
and 20 seconds, enter “21020.”
If you make a mistake, select another
number.
3
Press ENTER.
The recorder starts playback from the
selected number.
b
Note
“Title Search” is not applicable to the HDD.
Playing MP3 Audio
Tracks, JPEG Image
Files, or DivX
®
Video
Files
You can play MP3 audio tracks, JPEG image
files, and DivX video files on DATA CDs
(CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs) or JPEG
image files and DivX video files on DATA
DVDs (DVD-ROMs/DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/
DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs).
1
Insert a disc.
See “1. Inserting a Disc” on page 27.
DATA CD
DATA DVD
.
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/
m
/
,
,
ENTER
OPTIONS
x
>
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/
H
TIME/
TEXT
X
DISPLAY
AUDIO
SUBTITLE
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