Setting The Picture Quality/ Recording Time - Pioneer DVR-450H-S Operating Instructions Manual

Recording
Note
• When recording to the HDD with HDD
Recording Format set to Video Mode On,
to DVD in Video mode, or on the LPCM
setting, only one channel of a dual mono
broadcast is recorded. In this case,
decide which language you want to
record before recording by setting the
Dual Mono Recording setting (see Dual
Mono Recording on page 109).
Other:
You can change the audio channel of the
broadcast or external input signal.
AUDIO
• Press to change the audio type.
The current audio channel is displayed on-
screen.
• If the NICAM audio setting (see NICAM
Select on page 108) is set to NICAM and
you are watching a NICAM broadcast,
you can switch between NICAM and
Regular (non-NICAM) audio.
NICAM
Regular
• If the NICAM broadcast is bilingual, you
can also select the language.
NICAM A
Regular
• You can also select the language for a
non-NICAM bilingual broadcast.
A (L)
A + B (L+R)
• When watching a recording made from
an external input with Bilingual
recording selected (see External Audio
on page 108), you can switch the audio
channel between left (L), right (R) or both
(L+R).
L
L+R
NICAM B
NICAM A+B
B (R)
R
Note
• When recording to the HDD with HDD
Recording Format set to Video Mode On,
to DVD in Video mode, or on the LPCM
setting, only one channel of a bilingual
broadcast is recorded. In this case,
decide which language you want to
record before recording by setting the
Bilingual Recording setting (see
Bilingual Recording on page 109).
Setting the picture quality/
recording time
DVD (VR) DVD (Video) DVD+R DVD+RW DVD-RAM HDD
Before starting a recording, you will usually
want to set the picture quality/recording
time. There are six standard settings
available, which allow you to choose a
balance between picture quality and
recording time.
When Manual Recording is set to On (see
Manual Recording on page 112), a further
option will be available (MN1 to MN32,
LPCM, or XP+ (a super-high quality HDD
recording mode that features a transfer rate
of around 15 Mbps) depending on what you
set).
When recording to DVD, MN32 is the
highest recording quality available. If you
select XP+, the recording mode will
automatically revert to MN32.
When recording to DVD+R/+RW, SLP is the
longest recording time available. If you
select SEP or MN1 to MN3, the recording
mode will automatically revert to SLP.
REC MODE
• Press repeatedly to select the
recording quality.
• XP – High quality setting, gives about
one hour of recording time on a DVD
disc.
• SP (Standard Play) – Default quality,
used for most applications, gives about
two hours of recording time on a DVD.
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