Recording From An External Component; Playing Your Recordings On Other Dvd; Players - Pioneer DVR-940HX-S Operating Instructions Manual

07 Recording
Recording from an external
component
DVD (VR) DVD (Video) DVD+R DVD+RW DVD-RAM HDD
You can record from an external component,
such as a camcorder or VCR, connected to
one of the recorder's external inputs.
1 Make sure that the component you
want to record from is connected
properly to the DVD recorder.
See Chapter 2 (Connecting up) for
connection options.
INPUT SELECT
2 Press repeatedly to select one of
the external inputs to record from.
The current input is shown on-screen and in
the front panel display:
• AV2/L1 – Input 1
• L2 – Input 2 (front panel)
• L3 – Input 3
Check that the Audio In settings for
External Audio and Bilingual Recording
are as you want them (see Audio In on
page 142).
• If the aspect ratio is distorted (squashed
or stretched), adjust on the source
component or your TV before recording.
• To watch video coming in via the DV
input (front panel), select DV > DV
Video Playback from the Home Menu
(see also Playing from a DV camcorder on
page 94).
3
DVR-940HX-S:
DVR-545HX-S:
Set the recording quality.
• See Setting the picture quality/recording
time on page 72 for detailed information.
Note
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1 This cannot be selected if AV2/L1 In is set to Decoder (see AV2/L1 In on page 142).
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REC MODE
REC MODE
SHIFT
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HDD/DVD
4 Select the HDD or DVD for
recording.
• If you have the DVR-940HX-S with a
connected external HDD, you can also
select the external HDD for recording.
REC
5 Press to start recording.
• If your source is copy-protected using
Copy Guard, you will not be able to
record it. See Restrictions on video
recording on page 68 for more details.
Playing your recordings on
other DVD players
DVD (VR) DVD (Video) DVD+R DVD+RW
Most regular DVD players can play finalized
discs recorded in Video mode and DVD+R
discs. A number of players (including many
Pioneer models) can also play DVD-RW
discs recorded in VR mode, finalized or not.
Most players will not play VR mode DVD-R
discs, although some DVD-ROM drives and
DVD recorders may be able to (finalization
might be necessary). Check the manual that
came with the player to check what kinds of
discs it will play.
When you finalize a Video mode or DVD+R
disc, a title menu is created from which you
can select titles when you play the disc.
There are a number of different styles of title
menu to choose from to suit the content of
the disc.
All the title menus are navigated in the usual
way, pressing MENU or TOP MENU to
display the menu, then using the
followed by ENTER to select titles and
start playback.