Timer Recording Faq; Simultaneous Recording And Playback - Pioneer DVR530 Operating Instructions Manual

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Timer recording FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions
• Even though the timer is set, the recorder doesn't start
recording!
Check that the disc loaded or HDD is recordable, not
locked (see Lock Disc on page 95), and that there are
fewer than 99/999 titles already on the DVD/HDD.
• The recorder won't let me enter a timer program! Why
not?
You can't enter a timer program if the clock isn't set.
• What happens when two or more timer programs
overlap?
Basically, the program with the earlier recording start
time has priority. However, the recorder will start
recording the program with the later start time after
the earlier program is finished. If two programs have
the same times (but different channels, for example),
the program set most recently takes priority.
If VPS/PDC is active for two timer programs that are
programmed to start at the same time, then the
program that actually starts first takes priority.
Note
1.You can't start playback immediately after recording starts. Simultaneous playback and recording doesn't work while copying or backing up.
2.When scanning a DVD, no sound is output if the recorder is also recording the DVD (see Scanning discs on page 64).
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Simultaneous recording and
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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 62).
Important
• Note that you must use a DVD-RW Ver. 1.1 / 2x or
Ver. 1.2 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.
• Chase playback is not possible using a VR mode
DVD-R disc.
• During recording, press
from the beginning of the current recording
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
• To stop playback, press
continue).
• To stop recording, press
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 107). Also, during simultaneous recording
and playback, if the TV line system of the playback
track/title changes then playback will automatically
stop.
PLAY to start playback
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, or
2
and skip.
STOP (recording will
STOP REC (playback will