Simultaneous Recording And Playback (Chase Play); Recording From An External Component - Pioneer DVR-440H-S Operating Instructions Manual

Recording
Simultaneous recording and
playback (Chase Play)
HDD
Chase Play allows you to watch a recording
that is still in progress from the start, without
having to wait until the recording has
finished (i.e., playback is 'chasing' the
recording).
In fact, you're not just limited to watching
the recording in progress. You can watch
anything else already on the HDD (or on a
DVD if you're recording to the HDD) by
selecting it from the Disc Navigator screen
(see Using the Disc Navigator with recordable
discs and the HDD on page 72).
PLAY
• Press during recording to start
playback from the beginning of the
1
current recording .
• Press during recording to select
DISC
NAVIGATOR
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
(recording will continue).
• To stop recording, press STOP REC
(playback will continue).
• During recording or in timer recording
standby, you can't play an HDD title,
DVD or Video CD/Super VCD disc if the
Input Line System setting doesn't match
the TV line system of the disc/HDD title
(see also Additional information about
the TV system settings on page 127).
Note
1.You can't start playback immediately after recording starts. Simultaneous playback and recording doesn't work
while copying or backing up.
2.This cannot be selected if AV2/L1 In is set to Decoder (see AV2/L1 In on page 119).
Recording from an external
component
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
want to record from is connected
properly to the DVD recorder.
See Chapter 2 (Connecting up) for
connection options.
2
the external inputs to record from.
The current input is shown on-screen and in
the front panel display:
• AV2/L1 – Input 1
• L2 – Input 2 (front panel)
STOP
Check that the Audio In settings for
External Audio and Bilingual Recording
are as you want them (see Audio In on
page 120).
• If the aspect ratio is distorted (squashed
Also, during simultaneous recording
and playback, if the TV line system of the
playback track/title changes then
playback will automatically stop.
Make sure that the component you
INPUT SELECT
Press repeatedly to select one of
2
or stretched), adjust on the source
component or your TV before recording.
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