Recording A Source - Onkyo TX-DS494 Instruction Manual

Recording a source

To record the input source signal you are
currently watching or listening to
Recording of video and/or audio signals can be performed on the
components connected to the VIDEO 2 OUT and TAPE OUT
(audio only) jacks.
1. Press an input selector button to select the
input source to record.
The input source is now selected and you may watch or listen
to it as desired. The currently selected input source signal to
the TAPE OUT and VIDEO 2 OUT outputs for recording.
2. Start recording at the recording component as
desired.
Notes:
• You can record analog audio, but not digital audio. Make sure
that you have made a correct analog connection.
• If you change the input source during recording, you will
record the signals from the newly selected input source.
• You cannot record the surround effects.
• You cannot record the source connected to the MULTI
CHANNEL INPUT port.
Recording the video from one source and the
audio from another
You can add the sound from one source to the video of another
source to make your own video recordings.
Below is an example of recording the sound from a compact disc
player connected to CD L/R jacks and the video from a video
camera connected to VIDEO 1 IN VIDEO jack to video cassette
tape in a video cassette recorder connected to the VIDEO 2 OUT
L/R and VIDEO jacks.
DISPLAY
STANDBY/ON
STANDBY
POWER
ON OFF
SP SEL SW MODE DIGITAL INPUT
A SPEAKERS B
AUDIO DVD VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2
SELECTOR
VCR
PHONES
Input selector
/ DTS
STEREO SURROUND DSP
MASTER VOLUME
LISTENING MODE
DIMMER
FM MODE MEMORY TUNING PRESET
CLEAR
TAPE FM AM PHONO C D
BASS
VIDEO 1
GND
CD
PHONO
L
VIDEO 2
R
R
1, 5
CD player
1. Insert a CD in the CD player and insert a tape in
the video camera connected to the VIDEO 1.
2. Insert a video tape for recording in the video
cassette recorder connected to VIDEO 2 OUT.
3. Press the VIDEO 1 input selector button.
4. Press the CD input selector button.
This switches the audio output to CD, but the video output
remains VIDEO 1 that has been selected in step 3.
5. Start recording on the video cassette recorder
and start playing at the CD player and video
camera as desired.
The recorded video signal becomes the output from the video
camera and recorded audio signal becomes that from the CD
player.
Notes:
• You can record analog audio, but not digital audio. Make sure
that you have made a correct analog connection.
• If you change the input source during recording, you will
record the audio signals from the newly selected input source
and the video signals assigned to that input source.
• You cannot record the surround effects.
TREBLE
TX-DS 494
AV RECEIVER
2, 5
FRONT
IN R
SURR
R
OUT
IN
CENTER
L
VIDEO
MULTI
CHANNEL
1, 5
Video cassette
recorder
Video
camera
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