Pioneer 310-S Owner's Manual - Page 44

06 Recording Basic recording from the TV VR mode Video mode Follow the instructions below to record a TV program. Recording starts immediately and continues until the disc is full or you stop the recording. AUDIO CHANNEL ENTER PAUSE REC STOPREC REC MODE ì DVD RECORDER 1 Load a recordable disc. • If you load a new blank DVD-RW disc, the recorder takes a short while to initialize the disc. 2 Use the REC MODE button to set the picture quality/recording time. • See Setting the picture quality/recording time on page 43 for detailed instructions. 3 Use the CHANNEL +/- buttons to select the TV channel to record. The front panel display shows the channel number: 11 30 7 Channel number • While the recorder is stopped, you can also use the number buttons on the remote to select the channel. (For channel 6, press 6 then ENTER; for channel 24, press 2, 4 then ENTER) • You can also use the front panel controls: Press FUNCTION repeatedly until the display shows CHANNEL then use the SMART JOG dial to select the channel number. 4 If the broadcast audio has a SAP channel (Second Audio Program), press AUDIO to select the audio channel to record. Press repeatedly to switch between Mono, Stereo and SAP audio channels. • When recording in VR mode, both mono and SAP audio channels are recorded, allowing you to switch the audio channel on playback. The only exception to this is when the picture quality is set to FINE/MN32, in which case you do need to select the audio channel before recording. 5 Press ì REC to start recording. If you want to set a recording time, press the ì REC button repeatedly. The recording time increases in 30 minute increments, up to a maximum of 6 hours. You can see the recording time on-screen and in the front panel display. When the recording ends, the recorder automatically switches into standby if no other operation is being performed. • To cancel the set recording time, press ì REC. • If you want to pause recording at any time, press PAUSE. Press again to restart the recording. (If recording in VR mode, a new chapter is started after recording restarts) 6 To stop the recording, press STOP REC. • If you set the recording time in the previous step, you can still stop the recording anytime by pressing STOP REC. • Recording will stop automatically when there is no more space on the DVD. 44 En