TOSHIBA RD-XS34SB
Owner's Manual

Recording

Others
Relay recording
HDD DVD-RAM

To use the A�B recording function At step 3 ( page 42), set �Media� to �A�B�. �Mode� is automatically set to �Auto�. When the timer setting is completed, � on the front panel display. � illuminates

This function automatically diverts a recording to the HDD if a DVD-RAM disc is near capacity. When the remaining time of the DVD-RAM disc has reached about 10 minutes, the recorder starts recording the same content on the HDD as well as DVD-RAM. The chapter marks are automatically made at the start and end points of the overlapped recording portion. You can delete the unnecessary overlapped portion afterwards by referring to the chapter marks.
Recording end DVD-RAM disc
10min.

When recording starts The same content is recorded on the HDD and the DVD-RAM disc 10 minutes before the unit exchanges the recording media. Chapter marks are automatically made at the start and end points of the overlapped recording portion, so you can delete the unnecessary overlapped portion afterwards. If no DVD-RAM disc is loaded, or the loaded disc contains recorded content, all of the recording is made entirely on the HDD. The recording will contain one title with a chapter mark at a dividing point. During A�B recording, the picture quality mode is set to �Auto� and the unit automatically calculates the picture rate from the disc capacity. Even if the picture rate is set to �Auto�, the picture quality of the A�B recording is lower than that of the recording on the HDD, because the unit adds 10 minutes of the overlapped portion to the recording time for capacity calculation. Therefore, the picture rate will remain when the unit cannot record onto a DVD-RAM disc and records on the HDD instead. After recording Copy the second half of the programme recorded on the HDD to the alternate side of the double sided DVD-RAM disc, or another single sided DVD-RAM disc. See page 106 for dubbing operations. When you want to delete the overlapped portion, perform the procedure detailed on page 52 to delete the overlapped portion either on the HDD or the DVDRAM disc. If the entire programme has been recorded on the HDD, copy both parts of programme onto both sides of a blank double sided DVD-RAM disc or two single sided DVD-RAM discs by referring to the chapter mark at the dividing point.

HDD Recording start

To engage the Relay Recording function, set �Relay recording� to �On� ( page 162).
Notes � When the capacity of the HDD is not sufficient, the operation is cancelled. � While recording the overlapped portion, you cannot pause the recording. � While recording the overlapped portion, you cannot play a recorded title on the same disc. � When another programmed recording is set just after the relay recording, the relay recording stops about 2 minutes before the next programmed recording starts.

A�B recording

HDD

DVD-RAM

This function records one programme at the highest possible rate onto a double sided DVD-RAM disc (9.4GB) or 2 single sided DVD-RAM discs (4.7GB). You can record a long programme with a clearer picture on a DVD-RAM disc. The A�B recording function records the first half of the programme on the DVD-RAM disc and second half of the programme on the HDD. After the recording, copy the second half recorded on the HDD to the DVDRAM disc. You can create a DVD-RAM library that has each half of a programme recorded at the highest possible quality.
Notes � For A�B recording, use a 12 cm DVD-RAM disc (4.7GB single sided or 9.4GB double sided) that is formatted on this unit just before recording. Do not use an 8-cm disc. Check that the total available space of the HDD is sufficient for the recording one DVD-RAM disc. � DVD-RW/R discs are not available on the A-B recording.

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