Recording From An External Component; Automatic Recording From A Satellite Tuner - Pioneer DVR-541H-S Operating Instructions Manual

Recording
05
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 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.
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 (front panel) (DVR-640H-
S/DVR-541H-S only)
Check that the Audio In settings for DV
Input, External Audio and Bilingual
Recording are as you want them (see Audio
In on page 112).
• 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 35 for detailed information.
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).
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HDD DVD
4 Select the HDD or
DVD for recording.
REC
5 Press to start recording.
• The recorder will only start recording
from the DV IN jack if there is a valid
signal. Recording will also pause if the
signal is interrupted during 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 33 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
1
unit.)
After setting up for Auto Start Recording,
this recorder starts recording when it
detects a signal from the other component.
When the signal ceases, the recorder stops
recording.
If you want to use this recorder with the
timer features of your satellite tuner, see
Language code list on page 133.