Pioneer DVR-520H Operating Instructions Manual page 58

06 Recording
• During DV recording, if a part of the tape is blank, or
has copy-protected material on it, this recorder will
pause recording. Recording will restart automatically
when there is a recordable signal. However, if there is
more than 10 seconds of blank tape, the recorder will
stop recording and the camcorder should stop
(depending on the camcorder).
• For best results when recording from a DV
camcorder to this recorder, we recommend cueing
the camcorder to the place you want to start
recording from and setting the camcorder to play-
pause.
1 Make sure your digital camcorder is connected to
the front panel DV IN/OUT jack.
Also, set the camcorder to VTR mode.
2 Set up the recorder.
• Use REC MODE to set the recording quality. See
Setting the picture quality/recording time on page 47
for detailed information.
• Make sure a recordable disc is loaded if you want to
record to DVD.
3 From the Initial Settings menu, check that the DV
audio input is setup as you require.
See DV Input (DVR-520H/720H only) on page 104 for more
on this.
• Check also that the Audio In settings for External
Audio and Bilingual Recording are as you want
them (see Audio In settings on page 103).
4 Press HOME MENU and select 'DV Record' from
the menu.
• DV recording only works when the digital camcorder
is in VTR mode with a tape loaded.
5 Select 'Record to HDD' or 'Record to DVD' to
record to the hard disk drive or a recordable DVD
respectively.
6 Find the place on the camcorder tape that you
want to start recording from.
For best results, pause playback at the point from which
you want to record.
• Depending on your camcorder, you can use this
recorder's remote to control the camcorder using the
, , ,
7 Use the
'Start Rec' and press ENTER.
Control with these
buttons
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En
, , and buttons.
(cursor up/down) buttons to select
Stop Stop
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Start Rec
Pause Rec
Stop Rec
HDD SP (2h00m/DVD)
Remain 1h40m
• Recording is automatically paused if the recorder
detects no signal, or a copy-protected signal.
Recording restarts when there is a non-copy-
protected signal.
• You can pause or stop the recording by selecting
Pause Rec or Stop Rec from the on-screen display.
You cannot control the camcorder from this remote
control during recording.
• If you restart recording after stopping the camcorder,
the first few seconds of the camcorder tape will not
be recorded. Use the pause button on your
camcorder instead and recording will start
immediately.
• HDD and DVD-RW (VR Mode) only: A chapter marker
is inserted every time there is a break in the timecode
on the DV tape. This happens when the recording is
stopped or paused then restarted, for example.
• While recording, you cannot exit the DV recording
screen using the HOME MENU or RETURN button.
Note
• Depending on the connected camcorder, you may
not be able to control it using the remote control
supplied with this recorder.
• If the audio subcode on the DV tape cannot be read
correctly, the audio type will not switch
automatically. You can switch the audio manually
from the External Audio setting (page 103).
• See also DV-related messages on page 117 if you
encounter an error while using the DV IN/OUT jack.
Frequently Asked Questions
• I can't get my DV camcorder to work with the recorder!
Check that the DV cable is properly connected. Also
make sure that what you're trying to record is not
copy-protected.
If it still doesn't work, try switching off the camcorder
then switch back on.
• There's a picture, but no sound!
Try switching the DV Input setting (see DV Input
(DVR-520H/720H only) on page 104) between Stereo
1 and Stereo 2.