Setting The Picture Quality/Recording Time; Basic Recording From The Tv - Pioneer RCS-LX60D Operating Instructions Manual

Recording
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 142), 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.
• LP (Long Play) – Lower video quality than SP, but
doubles the recording time on a DVD to about four
hours.
• EP (Extended Play) – Lower quality than LP, but gives
about six hours of recording time on a DVD disc.
• SLP (Super Long Play) – Lower quality than EP, but
gives about eight hours of recording time on a DVD
disc.
• SEP (Super Extended Play) – Lowest video quality but
gives about ten hours of recording time on a DVD
disc.
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• MN1 to MN32/LPCM /XP+
XP+ (available only when manual recording is on).
Note
1 Audio is recorded in 16-bit Linear PCM format, video is recorded at XP quality. When recording a bilingual broadcast, select which audio chan-
nel to record (see Bilingual Recording on page 140).
2 Applicable only to HDD recording. (If this setting is used when recording to DVD, MN32 is used.) When copied to DVD, XP+ recordings are
always copied in real time.
2
– Manual/Linear PCM/
The setting is indicated in the front panel display, and
shown on-screen together with the recording time for a
blank recordable disc. If a recordable disc is loaded, the
approximate remaining recording time for that disc is
also shown. (Note that if the On Screen Display setting
(see On Screen Display on page 144) is Off then this
information is not displayed.)

Basic recording from the TV

DVD (VR) DVD (Video) DVD+R DVD+RW DVD-RAM HDD
Basic recording from the TV involves just setting the
channel to record, choosing whether to record to the
HDD or a DVD and selecting the recording quality.
HDD/DVD
1 Select the HDD or DVD for recording.
• If you're recording to DVD, load a recordable disc (if
you load a new blank DVD-RW or DVD+RW disc, the
recorder takes a short while to initialize the disc).
• If you want to record a VR mode DVD-R or a Video
mode DVD-RW, you must initialize it before
proceeding (see Initializing recordable DVD discs on
page 89).
A.TV/D.TV
2 Press to switch between D.TV (digital) and
A.TV (analog).
CHANNEL
3 Select a TV channel to record.
CHANNEL
The front panel display shows the channel number, or
channel name if it's available:
A.TV Channel preset
• While the recorder is stopped, you can also use the
number buttons on the remote to select the channel
(For channel 24, press 2, 4 then ENTER).
• If the recorder is stopped, you can also use the
CH +/– buttons on the front panel to select the
channel number.
REC MODE
4 Set the picture quality/recording time.
• See Setting the picture quality/recording time above
for detailed instructions.
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