Magnavox 537, 535, 533, 515, 513, 2160A, 2160, 2080 & Philips 3576, 3575 - Page 165

I might have learned somethin today... "Many 1080p HDTVs do not accept 1080p input" from this post???

apparently not. One of the :Notes for DV dubbing" on pg 55 of manual says "The unit can only accept DVC. Other DV device such as cable/satellite box or D-VHS VCR cannot be recognized."

There's also a 5-hour limit for a HSD, regardless of file size (actually 4:59:59 or less). Could that be it?

By the way, the 4161MB is AFTER recalculating for dubbing at LP rec mode.

How many HH:MM and what rec mode is the original title? With that info, you should be able to check the HSD Time chart here and maybe see why your dub went to LP (i.e., too many HH:MM for HSD)?

EDIT: Your question caused me to look at the wording in the HSD help file and change it to be more specific and "informative" as to file sizes, as follows:

"The rec-mode selection menu always shows the total file size in MB of your selected "Dubbing Titles" at the selected rec mode compared to the empty-disc capacity of 4424 MB (not the "3000 MB" shown above).

Only if HIGH is highlighted will the total MB be for the original as-recorded title(s). If your original as-recorded MB are OVER 4424, the menu will auto-select (highlight) the next lower-quality RTD rec mode and show the NEW, MODE-CONVERTED MB at THAT rec mode. At that point, you could proceed with the RTD, or you could BACK out (3575/3576) or RETURN out (2160) and do some Scene Deletes to get original as-recorded file size down to 4424 MB or less so you can use HSD."

Yes, in fact, deleting titles is supposed to be much "easier" on RW discs than a full erase or format. One group on another forum took to deleting titles instead of formatting their discs after many complained of their discs biting the bullet "prematurely" from multiple formats.

I have to assume you were trying to interchange a -R or +R disc?

If so, here's some maybe more-recent info on doing that, where I distinguish between the process for -R/+R vs -RW/+RW discs.

Electronic devices, like DVDRs and even my dehumidifier, that have Standby circuits can lose those standby settings with a power loss. They won't power on normally or, in the case of my dehumidifier, won't engage the compressor cuz it's "lost touch" with the settings to make that happen.

You can unplug for just a couple of sec to reset the Standby circuit and everything should be normal again after you plug back in.

Active/amplified circuits like in the PhilMag units won't pass thru a good signal at all if the unit doesn't at least have power... and apparently you confirmed it also needs a good Standby circuit... just doesn't have to be ON.

Since I got my 2160 to test the Make Recording Compatible feature, turns out ANY disc from a diff. +VR machine FIRST needs a short recording or dub to transfer "ownership" of the disc to the 2nd machine... it changes the menu to the 2nd machine's structure. Before doing that, FINALIZING in the Disc Edit menu and OVERWRITING of the Empty Title are not available. On -RW/+RW discs, only Erase is available. More details on this are under "Option 1" here.

With a new recording or dub, any -R/+R/-RW disc can be Finalized in the 2nd machine, and the Empty Title can be deleted from -R/+R discs, as described here.

Great idea but, so far, no one seems to have ANY FW for a 2160, either on disc or on line.