Simultaneous Recording And Playback; Recording From An External Component - Pioneer DVR-420H Operating Instructions Manual

Recording
Simultaneous recording and
playback
VR mode HDD
A feature called Chase Play makes it possible to watch a
recording in progress (DVD or HDD) from the start of the
recording (as in, playback is 'chasing' the recording). For
example, perhaps you have to miss the first 30 minutes of
a movie on TV; you can start recording, then start
watching the movie, from the beginning, while the
recorder is still recording 30 minutes ahead of you.
In fact, you're not just limited to watching the recording
in progress; you can watch anything else already on the
DVD or HDD by selecting it from the Disc Navigator
screen (see Using the Disc Navigator with recordable
discs and the HDD on page 36).
Important
• Note that you must use a DVD-RW Ver. 1.1 / 2x or
Ver. 1.2 / 4x disc to be able to use this feature.
• You may not be able to use this feature with a
DVD-RW disc that was first initialized on another
recorder.
• During recording, press
from the beginning of the current recording, or press
DISC NAVIGATOR and select another title to play
from there.
You can use all the usual playback controls, such as
pause, slow-motion play, scan and skip.
• To stop playback, press
continue).
• To stop recording, press
continue).
Note
• You can't start playback immediately after recording
starts.
• When scanning a DVD, no sound is output if the
recorder is also recording the DVD (see Scanning
discs on page 37).
• You can't use this feature during Auto Start
Recording, or in Auto Start Recording standby (the
AUTO indicator is lit in the front panel display).
• You can't use simultaneous playback and recording
while copying or backing up.
PLAY to start playback
STOP (recording will
STOP REC (playback will
Recording from an external
component
VR mode Video mode HDD
You can record from an external component, such as a
camcorder or VCR, connected to one of the recorder's
external inputs.
HDD
REC
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 INPUT SELECT repeatedly to select one of
the external inputs to record from.
There are three analog inputs and a DV digital input
(DVR-520H only). 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
• DV – DV input/output (front panel) (DVR-520H only)
Check that the Audio In settings for External Audio,
Dual Mono Recording and DV Input are as you want
them (see Audio In settings on page 97).
• If the aspect ratio is distorted (squashed or
stretched), adjust on the source component or your
TV before recording.
DVD
INPUT
SELECT
CLEAR
ENTER
REC MODE
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