Sony SVR-S500 - Manual (Page 16)

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3. Recording a Programme
(One Touch Recording)
This section introduces the basic operation to
record the current TV programme to the hard disk
(HDD). For an explanation of how to make timer
recordings, see page 26.
1
Press PROG +/– to select the programme
position you want to record.
2
Press z REC.
Recording starts.
Recording stops automatically when the
recorded programme ends or when the HDD
is full.
To stop recording
Press x REC STOP.
Note that it may take a few seconds for the
recorder to stop recording.
To watch another TV programme while
recording
Press PROG +/– to move to another channel.
To playback a previous recorded title while
recording
While recording, you can simultaneously play
another title already registered on your hard disk,
see “4. Playing the Recorded Programme (Title
List)” on page 17.
To record two programmes at the same time
Once you have set a recording, select another
channel and follow Step 1 above to
simultaneously record a second programme.
z Hint
• If you do not want to watch TV while recording, you
can turn off the TV.
• If you have set two simultaneous recordings, you can
either watch one of these channels or playback a
previous recording from the Title List.
b Notes
• One Touch Recording is not possible if no TV Guide
information is available for the particular programme.
In this case you can record the programme by setting
the timer manually, see page 26.
• One Touch Recording is not possible if the programme
overlaps with two other timer settings.
• After pressing z REC, it may take a short while to
start recording.
• If you press x REC STOP while two recordings are
running, you will have to select which recording to stop
in the TIMER LIST setup menu.
• If there is a power failure, the programme you are
recording may be erased.
You can check the remaining hard disk space
available for recording.
Press DISPLAY.
The HDD Usage information box showing the
used and reserved space for scheduled recording/
total hard disk capacity appears on top of the live
TV picture displayed in the background.
The information box disappears automatically
after a few seconds.
b Note
The HDD Usage information does not appear when a
Playback or TV Pause progress bar is displayed.
PROG +/–
x REC STOP
z REC
DISPLAY
Checking the hard disk status
HDD Usage: 12.4/80 GB
HDD Usage information box