Making Your First Recording - Pioneer DVR-3100 Operating Instructions Manual

Getting started
04
10 Press ENTER to exit the Setup Navigator, or select
'Go Back' if you want to start again.
Initial Setup
Basic
Tuner
Video In/Out
Audio In
Audio Out
Language
Recording
Playback
That completes basic setup using the Setup Navigator.
Other settings you can make
After setting up using the Setup Navigator, you should be
ready to start enjoying your DVD recorder. It's possible,
however, that you may want to make a couple of
additional settings, depending on how the recorder
tuned into the terrestrial TV channels.
• Manual channel setting – This setting lets you skip
channels where there is no station, as well as
manually tune to stations. See Manual CH Setting on
page 78.
• ShowView channel setting – This setting lets you
assign guide channels to ensure that the ShowView
programming system works correctly. See ShowView
CH Setting on page 79.
• Setting up the remote to control your TV – You can set
up the supplied remote control to control many
brands of TV. See Setting up the remote to control your
TV on page 90.
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En
Clock Set
Input Line System
Setup is complete!
On Screen Display
Enjoy using your DVD recorder!
Front Panel Display
Finish Setup
Power Save
Remote Control Set Go Back
Setup Navigator Setup Navigator

Making your first recording

This quick guide shows you how to make a basic
recording of a TV program to a recordable DVD.
Recording is covered in much more detail in chapter 6
(Recording).
STANDBY/ON
®
1 If they aren't already on, switch on your TV and
this recorder.
STANDBY/ON to switch on.
Press
• Make sure that the video input on your TV is set to this
recorder.
2 Press OPEN/CLOSE to eject the disc tray.
3 Load a blank DVD-R or DVD-RW disc with the
label face-up, using the disc guide to align the disc.
• When you load a new, blank DVD-RW disc, the
recorder will take a moment to initialize it for
recording.
4 Use the CHANNEL +/– buttons on the remote
control or the SMART JOG on the front panel to
select the TV channel you want to record from.
• Channel presets are numbered 1–99.
OPEN/CLOSE
CHANNEL
PLAY
STOP
REC STOP REC
DVD RECORDER