Pioneer DVR-540H-S Operating Instructions Manual page 40

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Recording
• DVD recording: The AUTO option
automatically sets the best recording
quality for the space available on the
disc loaded at the time of recording.
• HDD recording: The AUTO option
automatically sets the best recording
quality that would fit on to a blank DVD
disc.
HDD/DVD
4 Select the HDD or DVD for
recording.
5 Move the cursor to the
recording start date and time on the grid.
• You can move the cursor forward or back
an hour at a time using the
buttons.
Easy Timer Recording
AM
8:00 9:00
1/01
1/02
1/03
1/01
7ch
Each row of the grid is one day (you can set
the timer recording for up to a month in
advance). Each column is a 15 minute
interval.
The darker area represents time that has
already passed and can't therefore be
selected. The lighter area is time that's
available.
ENTER
6 Set the start time.
The start date and time is displayed in the
middle of the screen.
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En
and
Current time
Recording start time
PM
10:00 11:00 12:00 1:00
11:45 – ––:––
SUN AM
REC MODE SP HDD/DVD
• You can go back and reset the start time
if you need to by pressing RETURN.
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recording end time on the grid.
Easy Timer Recording
AM
11:00
1/01
1/02
1/03
1/01
As you move the cursor around the grid, an
arrow stretches from the start time to the
current cursor position, representing the
length of the recording. A recording of up to
six hours can be set.
ENTER
8 Set the end time.
2:00
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recording and exit, or 'No' to go back to
HDD
the Easy Timer Recording screen.
• You can check the timer recording
details you just set from the main timer
recording screen (see Setting a manual
timer recording on page 42).
Timer recording using the VCR
®
Plus+ * programming system
This system makes programming timer
recordings very simple. Most TV guides
publish PlusCode programming numbers
with their program details. If you want to
make a timer recording of a program, you
Move the cursor to the
Recording start time
Recording end time
PM
12:00 1:00 2:00 3:00 4:00
11:45 – 1:45
SUN AM
7ch
REC MODE HDD/DVD
SP
Select 'Yes' to set the timer
5:00
PM
HDD