Recording From An External Component; Automatic Recording From A Satellite; Tuner - Pioneer DVR-745H-S Operating Instructions Manual

05 Recording
• 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 116).
Also, during simultaneous recording
and playback, if the TV line system of the
playback track/title changes then
playback will automatically stop.
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
Check that the Audio In settings for
External Audio and Dual Mono
Recording/Bilingual Recording are as you
want them (see Audio In on page 108).
• If the aspect ratio is distorted (squashed
or stretched), adjust on the source
component or your TV before recording.
Note
1 You can't set Auto Start Recording when:
– the recorder is recording or in timer recording standby.
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– the HDD is not recordable.
– the HDD already contains the maximum number of titles (999).
En
• To watch video coming in via the DV
input (front panel), select DV > DV
Video Playback from the Home Menu
(see also Playing from a DV camcorder on
page 64).
REC MODE
3 Set the recording quality.
See Setting the picture quality/recording time
on page 36 for detailed information.
HDD DVD
4 Select the HDD or
DVD for recording.
REC
5 Press to start 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 34 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 130.