About Timer Recordings - Pioneer S-LX70C Operating Instructions Manual

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About timer recordings

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Using the timer recording features you can program up
to 32 timer recordings up to a month in advance. Timer
recording programmes can be set to record just once,
every day, or every week.
You can set the recording quality for your timer recording
in the same way as for a regular recording, but with the
added option of an AUTO mode, which maximizes the
recording quality for the space available on the disc (if
recording to DVD), or to fit on to a blank DVD disc (if
recording to the HDD).
You can set timer recordings to record to a recordable
DVD or to the hard disk drive. For regular (daily or weekly)
HDD timer recordings that you don't need to keep, you
can use the Auto Replace Recording feature to
automatically replace the previous timer recording with
the new one. Note that when you use this feature, the
previous recording made on that timer programme will
be replaced by the next one, regardless of whether you
have watched it yet or not.
You can also set the recorder so that it will adjust the
recording quality to try and fit the recording on to the disc
if it would not otherwise fit at the recording quality you set
(see Optimized Rec on page 157 for more on this).
Finally, if you set a timer recording to record to DVD but
there isn't a recordable DVD loaded at the time of the
recording, the Recovery Recording feature will
automatically record the programme to the HDD for you.
This recorder is compatible with VPS (Video
Programming System) and PDC (Programme Delivery
Control) systems used by many analog TV stations to
ensure that a timer recording catches the whole
programme even when the programme is not running to
schedule. Up to eight timer programmes can be set with
VPS/PDC on.
Important
• A timer recording can't be set if there are already 32
timer programmes waiting to be recorded.
• Timer recording will not start if:
– The recorder is already recording.
– A disc is being initialized, finalized or unfinalized.
• Timer recording will start when the operation
preventing timer recording has finished.
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• When the front panel display is set to ON, the timer
indicator ( ) lights in the front panel display when
the timer is active. If the indicator is blinking it means
that (for a DVD timer recording) there is no disc
loaded, or the disc loaded is not recordable (for an
HDD timer recording it means that the HDD is not
recordable).
• Approximately two minutes before a timer recording
is set to start, the recorder will go into timer recording
standby. In timer recording standby you cannot use
some functions.
• The maximum length for timer recordings made to
the HDD is 24 hours. However, because one title
(HDD) is limited to 12 hours, recordings over 12
hours will be spread over two titles. Note that there
will be a break in the recording of a few seconds
between titles.
• If you set the timer recording to use VPS/PDC, set
this recorder's HDMI Control to Off (page 159).
• VPS/PDC works only with analog stations; it does not
work with digital TV stations.
• VPS/PDC may not work with all broadcast stations in
your country/area. Check with the stations for
compatibility.
• The hours between 3:00 and 5:00 in the morning are
used by the GUIDE Plus+ system to download
programme information. During these times, VPS/
PDC may not work reliably; leave VPS/PDC off if you
set a timer recording for these times.
• Timer recordings with VPS/PDC set to On are not
performed for the period between 20 minutes before
the start time of timer recordings for which EPG Link
is set to On until the such recordings are completed
(page 87).
• If VPS/PDC is active for two timer programmes that
are programmed to start at the same time, then the
programme that actually starts first takes priority.
Extending a timer recording in progress
You can extend a timer recording beyond the
programmed end time. This can be useful if a broadcast
programme overruns, for example.
Cancelling or extending the timer
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1 (LCD page 1) Press and hold for three seconds
during a timer recording.
Recording continues, but the timer indicator disappears
from the front panel display indicating that the timer has
been cancelled.
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2 Press repeatedly to extend recording in 30
minute blocks.