Recording Time And Picture Quality; Recorded Audio; Restrictions On Video Recording - Pioneer DVR-530H-S Operating Instructions Manual

Recording
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Recording time and picture quality

There are six preset recording quality modes
• XP – Highest quality setting, gives about one hour of
recording time on a DVD disc.
• SP (Standard Play) – Default quality, sufficient for
most applications, gives about two hours of
recording time on a DVD.
• LP (Long Play) – Slightly lower video quality, but
doubles the recording time on a DVD to around four
hours.
• EP (Extended Play) – EP gives you around six hours of
recording time on a DVD disc.
• SLP (Super Long Play) – SLP gives you around eight
hours of recording time on a DVD disc.
• SEP (Super Extended Play) – SEP gives you around
ten hours of recording time on a DVD disc.
Please note that there is a trade-off between recording
time and quality. The longer the possible recording time,
the lower the recorded picture quality.
In addition to these settings, when Manual Recording is
On (see Manual Recording on page 96) you can access 32
different recording quality/time settings (MN1–MN32), a
high-quality audio mode (LPCM), and a super-high
quality (data transfer rate of around 15 Mbps) HDD
recording mode (XP+).
When setting a timer recording there is a further option,
AUTO, which maximizes the recording quality for the
space available on the disc loaded at the time of
recording. (If recording to the HDD, the recording quality
is maximized to fit on to a DVD disc.)
Note
1.All recording times (both in this manual and those shown by the recorder) are approximate. This is because of the way that the video is re-
corded; you may get slightly more or slightly less, depending on what you're recording.
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Recorded audio

In all except the LPCM mode, sound is recorded in two
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channel Dolby Digital format. When set to LPCM, sound
is recorded in high quality, uncompressed Linear PCM
format.
If the broadcast audio is bilingual and you are recording
in Video mode or to the HDD with the HDD Recording
Format set to Video Mode On, or on the LPCM setting,
use the Bilingual Recording setting (page 94) to select
the A/L or B/R audio channel to record before recording
starts. In other cases, both channels of a bilingual
broadcast will be recorded and you can switch on
playback.

Restrictions on video recording

You cannot record copy-protected video using this
recorder. Copy-protected video includes DVD-Video discs
and some satellite broadcasts. If copy-protected material
is encountered during a recording, recording will pause
automatically and an error message will be displayed on-
screen.
Video that is 'copy-once only' can only be recorded on the
HDD or in VR mode (see below).
When recording a TV broadcast or through an external
input, you can display copy control information on
screen. (see Displaying disc information on-screen on
page 32).
CPRM
CPRM is a copy protection/scrambling system developed
for the recording of 'copy once' broadcast programs.
CPRM stands for Content Protection for Recordable
Media.
This recorder is CPRM compatible, which means that
you can record copy-once broadcast programs, but you
cannot then make a copy of those recordings. CPRM
recordings can only be made on CPRM-compatible
DVD-R (ver. 2.0/8x or higher) or DVD-RW (ver. 1.1 or
higher) discs formatted in VR mode or on the HDD.
DVD CPRM recordings can only be played on players that
are specifically compatible with CPRM.