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

Recording
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
• DV – DV input (front panel)
Check that the Audio In settings for DV
Input, External Audio and Dual Mono
Recording are as you want them (see Audio
In on page 103).
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).
• 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 34 for detailed information.
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 32 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.)
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