Pioneer DVR-520H-S Owner's Manual - Page 101

The Initial Setup menu 13 Recording settings Optimized Rec • Default setting: Off Manual Recording • Default setting: Off Initial Setup Basic Tuner Video Out Audio In Audio Out Language Recording Playback Manual Recording Optimized Rec Navi Mark Auto Chapter (Video) Frame Accurate DVD-RW Auto Init. On (go to setup) Off On the default setting there are four different recording time/picture quality settings, FINE, SP, LP and EP. If you want to create a custom setting, switch on Manual Recording and select one of the 32 manual settings. When recording, you can select your Manual Recording setting using the REC MODE button. 1 Select 'On (go to setup)' to display the manual recording setting screen. HDD Remain 30h33m EP LP 32ch DVD Remain 2h00m SP FINE MN 9 (4h00m/DVD) 2.60Mbps Preview 2 Use the / (cursor left/right) buttons to change the manual recording level. • You can also use the and buttons to cycle between levels MN1, MN9, MN21 and MN32. • To preview the recording quality, press (cursor down) and select Preview. To return to the level adjust screen, press ENTER. 3 Press ENTER to set the manual recording level and return to the menu screen. Note • The preset picture quality settings correspond to the following manual settings: FINE: MN32, SP: MN21, LP: MN9, EP: MN1. • See Manual recording modes on page 112 for detailed information on the manual recording levels. Initial Setup Basic Tuner Video Out Audio In Audio Out Language Recording Playback Manual Recording On Optimized Rec Off Navi Mark Auto Chapter (Video) Frame Accurate DVD-RW Auto Init. On the default setting, if a timer program (standard, easy or VCR Plus+ programming system) is set but there isn't enough space on the disc at the recording quality set, the recording will start, but it will be cut off when the disc is full. Set Optimized Rec to On to have the recorder automatically adjust the recording quality to fit the available disc space. Note • You may notice a reduction in picture quality if the recorder has to fit a lot of extra material into the remaining time available on the disc. • If, even on recording level MN 1, there is insufficient space available on the disc, the recording is made on the HDD at the quality setting you originally specified. • Optimized Recording only compensates for the first (earliest starting) timer program if more than one has been set. • Optimized recording works only with DVD recordings. Navi Mark • Default setting: 0 seconds Initial Setup Basic Tuner Video Out Audio In Audio Out Language Recording Playback Manual Recording Optimized Rec Navi Mark Auto Chapter (Video) Frame Accurate DVD-RW Auto Init. 0 seconds 30 seconds 3 minutes In the Disc Navigator, each title is shown with a still frame picture to remind you what it is. This setting lets you decide the default still frame. The default setting of 0 seconds takes the first frame of the title, but you can also set it to 30 seconds or 3 minutes into the title (if the title is shorter than the setting, then the first frame is used). 101 En