Pioneer DVR-640H-S Owner's Manual - Page 47

Recording, Recording from an external, component, Automatic recording from a, satellite tuner

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Recording 05 • DISC NAVIGATOR Press during recording to select another title to play. You can use all the usual playback controls, such as pause, slow-motion play, scan and skip. • To stop playback, press STOP (recording will continue). • To stop recording, press STOP REC (playback will continue). Recording from an external component Check that the Audio In settings for External Audio, and Dual Mono Recording are as you want them (see Audio In on page 111). • If the aspect ratio is distorted (squashed or stretched), adjust on the source component or your TV before recording. REC MODE 3 Set the recording quality. • See Setting the picture quality/recording time on page 37 for detailed information. HDD/DVD 4 Select the HDD or DVD for recording. DVD (VR) DVD (Video) DVD+R DVD+RW DVD-RAM HDD You can record from an external component, such as a camcorder or VCR, connected to one of the recorder's external inputs. 1 Make sure that the component you want to record from is connected properly to the DVD recorder. See Chapter 2 (Connecting up) for connection options. INPUT SELECT 2 Press repeatedly to select one of the external inputs to record from. There are three analog inputs. The current input is shown on-screen and in the front panel display: • L1 - INPUT 1/AUTO START REC • L2 - INPUT 2 (front panel) • L3 - INPUT 3 5 ìREC Press to start recording. • If your source is copy-protected using Copy Guard, you will not be able to record it. See Restrictions on video recording on page 35 for more details. Automatic recording from a satellite tuner HDD If you have a satellite tuner or some other kind of set top box connected to the INPUT 1/AUTO START REC input, you can have the recorder start and stop recording automatically with the timer settings of the connected component. (If the other component doesn't have a built-in timer, you'll need to use it with an external timer unit.)1 Note 1 You can't set Auto Start Recording when: - the recorder is recording or in timer recording standby. - the HDD is not recordable. - the HDD already contains the maximum number of titles (999). 47 En

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Recording
05
47
En
•
Press during recording to select
another title to play.
You can use all the usual playback controls,
such as pause, slow-motion play, scan and
skip.
•
To stop playback, press
¸
STOP
(recording will continue).
•
To stop recording, press
STOP REC
(playback will continue).
Recording from an external
component
You can record from an external component,
such as a camcorder or VCR, connected to
one of the recorder’s external inputs.
1
Make sure that the component you
want to record from is connected
properly to the DVD recorder.
See Chapter 2 (
Connecting up
) for
connection options.
2
Press repeatedly to select one of
the external inputs to record from.
There are three analog inputs. The current
input is shown on-screen and in the front
panel display:
•
L1
– INPUT 1/AUTO START REC
•
L2
– INPUT 2 (front panel)
•
L3
– INPUT 3
Check that the
Audio In
settings for
External Audio
, and
Dual Mono
Recording
are as you want them (see
Audio
In
on page 111).
•
If the aspect ratio is distorted (squashed
or stretched), adjust on the source
component or your TV before recording.
3
Set the recording quality.
• See
Setting the picture quality/recording
time
on page 37 for detailed information.
4
Select the HDD or DVD for
recording.
5
Press to start recording.
•
If your source is copy-protected using
Copy Guard, you will not be able to
record it. See
Restrictions on video
recording
on page 35 for more details.
Automatic recording from a
satellite tuner
If you have a satellite tuner or some other
kind of set top box connected to the
INPUT
1/AUTO START REC
input, you can have the
recorder start and stop recording
automatically with the timer settings of the
connected component. (If the other
component doesn’t have a built-in timer,
you’ll need to use it with an external timer
unit.)
1
DISC
NAVIGATOR
DVD (VR)
DVD (Video)
DVD+R
DVD+RW
DVD-RAM
HDD
INPUT SELECT
Note
1 You can’t set Auto Start Recording when:
– the recorder is recording or in timer recording standby.
– the HDD is not recordable.
– the HDD already contains the maximum number of titles (999).
REC MODE
HDD/DVD
³
REC
HDD