Pioneer DVR-550H-S Operating Instructions - Page 38

05 Recording • 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. • MN1 to MN32/LPCM1/XP+2 - Manual/ Linear PCM/XP+ (available only when manual recording is on). The setting is indicated in the front panel display, and shown on-screen together with the recording time for a blank recordable disc. If a recordable disc is loaded, the approximate remaining recording time for that disc is also shown. (Note that if the On Screen Display setting (see On Screen Display on page 115) is Off then this information is not displayed.) Basic recording from the TV DVD (VR) DVD (Video) DVD+R DVD+RW DVD-RAM HDD Basic recording from the TV involves just setting the channel to record, choosing whether to record to the HDD or a DVD and selecting the recording quality. 1 HDD DVD Select the HDD or DVD for recording. • If you're recording to DVD, load a recordable disc (if you load a new blank DVD-RW or DVD+RW disc, the recorder takes a short while to initialize the disc). • If you want to record a VR mode DVD-R or a Video mode DVD-RW, you must initialize it before proceeding (see Initializing recordable DVD discs on page 50). CH 2 Select a TV channel to record. The front panel display shows the channel number: ch Channel number • While the recorder is stopped, you can also use the number buttons on the remote to select the channel (e.g., for channel 24, press 2, 4 then ENTER). • If the recorder is stopped, you can also use the CH +/- buttons on the front panel to select the channel number. REC MODE 3 Set the picture quality/recording time. • See Setting the picture quality/recording time on page 37 for detailed instructions. 4 AUDIO Select the audio channel to record. See Changing audio channels on page 36 for more on this. Taiwan and Philippines model: • When recording in VR mode (DVD) or with HDD Recording Format set to Video Mode Off (HDD), 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 LPCM, in which case you do need to select the audio channel before recording. Note 1 • Taiwan and Philippines model: Audio is recorded in 16-bit Linear PCM format, video is recorded at XP quality. When recording a broadcast with a SAP channel, select which audio channel to record (see Dual Mono Recording on page 109). • Other: Audio is recorded in 16-bit Linear PCM format, video is recorded at XP quality. When recording a bilingual broadcast, select which audio channel to record (see Bilingual Recording on page 109). 38 2 Applicable only to HDD recording. (If this setting is used when recording to DVD, MN32 is used.) When copied to DVD, XP+ recordings are always copied in real time. En