Pioneer DVR-LX61D Operating Instructions Manual page 70

Recording
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• 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 56).
• 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
REC
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.
REC
2 Press repeatedly to extend
recording in 30 minute blocks.
Stopping a timer recording
STOP REC
1 Press during a timer recording.
ENTER
2 Select 'Yes' to confirm.
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Preventing use of the recorder
before a timer recording (child
lock)
You can make all the front panel and remote
control buttons inoperative using the child
lock feature. This is useful when you set a
timer recording and want to make sure that
the timer settings are not changed before
recording has finished.
STANDBY/ON
1 If the recorder is on, switch it
into standby.
2 [Front panel] Press and hold for
three seconds to lock the controls.
The front panel display briefly shows
LOCKED. If any buttons are pressed on the
remote or front panel, LOCKED is briefly
displayed again.
• To unlock the recorder, press and hold
 (Stop) on the front panel (while the
recorder is stopped) for three seconds
until the display shows UNLOCKED.
• Even if you make child lock settings, this
unit can still be controlled by the remote
of a connected Flat Screen TV. If you do
not want this unit to be able to be
controlled by another component when
you have set a child lock, turn this unit's
HDMI Control to Off (page 147).
Timer recording FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
• Even though the timer is set, the recorder
doesn't start recording!
Check that the disc loaded or HDD is
recordable, not locked (see Lock Disc on
page 130), and that there are fewer than
99/999 titles already on the DVD/HDD.
• The recorder won't let me enter a timer
programme! Why not?
You can't enter a timer programme if the
clock isn't set.