Using The Built-In Tv Tuner - Pioneer DVR-310 Operating Instructions Manual

Getting started
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1 If they aren't already on, switch on your TV and
this recorder.
Press STANDBY/ON to switch on.
• Make sure that the video input on your TV is set to this
recorder.
2 Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray.
3 Load a blank DVD-R or DVD-RW disc with the
label side face-up, using the disc guide to align the
disc.
• When you load a new, blank DVD-RW disc, the
recorder will take a moment to initialize it for
recording.
• Blank DVD-R discs are ready for Video mode
recording out of the box.
4 Use the CH +/– buttons to select the TV channel
you want to record from.
• You can also use the +/– buttons on the front panel if
the recorder is stopped.
• Channel presets are numbered 1–99.
5 Press REC to start recording.
• By default, the recording will be in SP (standard play)
mode, which will give you around two hours of
recording from a blank DVD disc.
• You can pause recording by pressing
Press REC or
6 When you want to stop recording, press
STOP REC.
Playing back your recording
The TV program you just recorded should be on the DVD
disc as a single title with one or more chapters.
• Press PLAY to start playback.
If you want to stop playback before the end of the
recording, press
Note
1. Channel presets are numbered 1–99.
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PAUSE.
PAUSE again to restart recording.
STOP.

Using the built-in TV tuner

Changing TV channels
There are three different ways to select TV channels. Note
that you can't change the TV channel during playback,
recording or during recording standby.
HDD
• CH +/– buttons on the remote
• Number buttons on the remote – For example, to
select channel 4, press 4 then ENTER; for channel 34,
1
press 3, 4, ENTER.
• +/– buttons on the front panel
Changing audio channels
You can change the audio channel of the broadcast or
external input signal.
AUDIO
• Press AUDIO to change the audio.
The current audio channel is displayed on-screen.
• If the NICAM audio setting (see Nicam Select on
page 69) is set to NICAM and you are watching a
NICAM broadcast, you can switch between NICAM
and Regular (non-NICAM) audio.
NICAM
Regular
DVD
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ENTER