Recording From Digital Audio Components; Recording From Video Components - Pioneer VSX-33TX Operating Instructions Manual

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Recording from Digital Audio Components

The following explanations show you how to record digital audio. Using this method you can make exact digital
copies of sources like CDs or MDs. The only drawback is that you cannot switch between various recorders at
the touch of a button like you can with analog recordings (see the previous page). If you look on the back of the
receiver you will find one digital out jack which are marked PCM/2/DTS. If you connect this to the optical input
on a digital recorder (currently these include MD, DAT, and CD-R), you can make direct digital recordings with
this unit. Of course, the digital components you want to record, all need to be connected to the receiver with
digital inputs as well. See p.13 if you have not made these connections.
The receiver's volume, channel level, tone (BASS, TREBLE, and LOUDNESS), and surround
memo
effects have no effect on the recorded signal.
SOURCE RECEIVER
DVD TV
MULTI CONTROL
CD CD-R
1 2
VIDEO SELECT
LOUDNESS
4 5
INPUT ATT DIGITAL NR
7 8
REMOTE SETUP SYSTEM SETUP
+10
0
EFFECT/CH SEL
1
RECEIVER
TV
TV VOL
TV CONTROL
TVFUNC
4
CHANNEL
TUNE
ST
ENTER
TUNE

Recording from Video Components

The following operations show you how to record audio and video to the video tape recorder connected to the
VCR 1, VCR 2 or DVR jacks. Note that all signals coming out of these jacks will be analog and it is not possible to
record Dolby Digital/DTS soundtracks.
The receiver's volume, channel level, balance, TONE, DIGITAL NR, MIDNIGHT, LOUDNESS and surround
memo
effects have no effect on the recorded signal.
SOURCE RECEIVER
VCR
DVD
TV
1
MULTI CONTROL
CD CD-R TUN
1 2
VIDEO SELECT
LOUDNESS
4 5
INPUT ATT DIGITAL NR
7 8
REMOTE SETUP SYSTEM SETUP
+10
0
EFFECT/CH SEL
1
RECEIVER
TV
TV VOL
TV CONTROL
TVFUNC
4
CHANNEL
TUNE
ST
ENTER
68
VCR VCR
2
1 2
TUN TVC
3
MULTI CH INPUT
6
FL DIMMER
2
9
SIGNAL SELECT
DISC
ENTER
MASTER VOLUME
¢
ST
VCR
2
2
TVC
3
MULTI CH INPUT
6
FL DIMMER
1
9
SIGNAL SELECT
DISC
ENTER
MASTER VOLUME
¢
ST
1 Press RECEIVER.
This switches the remote to the receiver control mode.
2 Prepare the source you want to record and
put the receiver in that function. Set
SIGNAL SELECT to DIGITAL.
Press the SIGNAL SELECT button on the remote control (or use
the button on the front panel) and choose DIGITAL.
3 Start recording with a CD-R or MD (etc.).
4 Play back the source to be recorded.
In some cases, digital recordings have copy guard protections
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on them and making a digital copy is not possible. It is still
possible to copy these digital sources if you have hooked the
components up with analog connections (in this case, the cop-
ies will not be exact digital reproductions). Refer to the previ-
ous page in this case.
1 First, decide the component you'd like to
record and put the receiver in that function.
Set the SIGNAL SELECT to analog.
Press the SIGNAL SELECT button on the remote control (or
use the button on the front panel) and choose analog.
Recording DIGITAL signals is not possible.
2 Start recording with VCR 1 or VCR 2 (etc.).
3 Playback the source to be recorded.