Pioneer DVR-531H-S Owner's Manual - Page 50

06 Recording Recording time and picture quality There are six preset recording quality modes1: • XP - High quality setting, gives about one hour of recording time on a DVD disc. • SP (Standard Play) - Default quality, used for most applications, gives about two hours of recording time on a DVD. • LP (Long Play) - Lower video quality than SP, but doubles the recording time on a DVD to about four hours. • EP (Extended Play) - Lower quality than LP, but gives about six hours of recording time on a DVD disc. • SLP (Super Long Play) - Lower quality than EP, but gives about eight hours of recording time on a DVD disc. • SEP (Super Extended Play) - Lowest video quality but gives about ten hours of recording time on a DVD disc. Please note that there is a trade-off between recording time and quality. The longer the possible recording time, the lower the recorded picture quality. You may wish to try recording different kinds of programs in different recording modes to determine the combination of picture quality and recording time that suits your needs. We recommend using the XP mode for recording fastmoving or action programs. In addition to these settings, when Manual Recording is On (see Manual Recording on page 95) you can access 32 different recording quality/time settings (MN1-MN32), a high-quality audio mode (LPCM), and a super-high quality (data transfer rate of around 15 Mbps) HDD recording mode (XP+). Recorded audio In all except the LPCM mode, sound is recorded in two channel Dolby Digital format. When set to LPCM, sound is recorded in high quality, uncompressed Linear PCM format. If the broadcast audio has a SAP channel and you are recording in Video mode or to the HDD with the HDD Recording Format set to Video Mode On, or on the LPCM setting, use the AUDIO button to select the Mono, Stereo or SAP audio channel to record before recording starts. In other cases, if SAP is selected then both the main and SAP audio channels will be recorded and you can switch on playback. The table below shows the different audio output possibilities: Audio setting MONO Audio output Left (L) Right (R) L + R L + R STEREO L R SAP L + R SAP Restrictions on video recording You cannot record copy-protected video using this recorder. Copy-protected video includes DVD-Video discs and some satellite broadcasts. If copy-protected material is encountered during a recording, recording will pause automatically and an error message will be displayed onscreen. Video that is 'copy-once only' can only be recorded on the HDD or in VR mode (see below). When recording a TV broadcast or through an external input, you can display copy control information on screen. (see Displaying disc information on-screen on page 32). CPRM CPRM is a copy protection/scrambling system developed for the recording of 'copy once' broadcast programs. CPRM stands for Content Protection for Recordable Media. This recorder is CPRM compatible, which means that you can record copy-once broadcast programs, but you cannot then make a copy of those recordings. CPRM recordings can only be made on CPRM-compatible DVD-R (ver. 2.0/8x or higher) or DVD-RW (ver. 1.1 or higher) discs formatted in VR mode or on the HDD. DVD CPRM recordings can only be played on players that are specifically compatible with CPRM. Recording equipment and copyright You may use this product only to reproduce or copy materials for which you own the copyright or have obtained permission to copy from the copyright owner or for which you otherwise have a legal right to reproduce or copy. Unless you own the copyright or have obtained permission from the copyright owner or otherwise have a legal right to reproduce or copy, you may be violating the law, including copyright law, and may be subject to payment of damages and other remedies. Note 1.All recording times (both in this manual and those shown by the recorder) are approximate. This is because of the way that the video is re- corded; you may get slightly more or slightly less, depending on what you're recording. 50 En