About Dv - Pioneer DVR-550H-S Operating Instruction

Playing and recording from a DV camcorder
ENTER
5 Select 'Record to Hard Disk
Drive' or 'Record to DVD'.
The DV tape is rewound to the beginning.
Once it is rewound, the DV tape is played
from the beginning and copied to either the
HDD or a DVD.
• If there is a gap of two minutes or more
between recorded contents, the copying
process is automatically stopped.
• Once copying is finished, the DV tape is
automatically rewound.
• To cancel the copying process, press
STOP REC for more than three
seconds.
About automatic finalization
If you use a DVD-R/-RW (Video mode) or
DVD+R/+RW disc for copying, it will
automatically be finalized after copying is
complete.
• You can't customize the background for
DVD-R/-RW or DVD+R/+RW disc
finalization.
• No title names are assigned.
• If you want to give the disc a name,
please do so before you start the copy
(see Input Disc Name on page 107).
• If a timer recording is scheduled to start,
and in some other instances, the disc
will not be finalized.
Frequently Asked Questions
• I can't get my DV camcorder to work with
the recorder!
Check that the DV cable is properly
connected. Also make sure that what
you're trying to record is not copy-
protected.
If it still doesn't work, try switching off
the camcorder then switch back on.
Note
1 If the audio subcode on the DV tape cannot be read correctly, the audio type will not switch automatically. You
can switch the audio manually from the External Audio setting (page 116).
• There's a picture, but no sound!
Try switching the DV Input setting (see
DV Input on page 117) between Stereo 1
1
and Stereo 2.

About DV

Using DV, also known as i.LINK or IEEE 1394-
1995, you can connect a DV camcorder to
this recorder using a DV cable for input of
audio, video, data and control signals.
"i.LINK" and the "i.LINK" logo are
trademarks.
• This recorder is only compatible with DV-
format (DVC-SD) camcorders. Digital
satellite receivers and Digital VHS video
recorders are not compatible.
• You cannot connect more than one DV
camcorder at a time to this recorder.
• You cannot control this recorder from
external equipment connected via the
DV IN jack.
• It may not always be possible to control
the connected camcorder via the DV IN
jack.
• DV camcorders can usually record audio
as stereo 16-bit/48 kHz, or twin stereo
tracks of 12-bit/32 kHz. This recorder can
only record one stereo audio track. Set
the DV Input setting as required (see DV
Input on page 117).
• Audio input to the DV IN jack should be
32 kHz or 48 kHz (not 44.1 kHz).
• Picture disturbance in the recording
may occur if the source component
pauses playback or plays an unrecorded
section of tape, or if the power fails in the
source component, or the DV cable is
disconnected.
• The DV IN jack is an input only. There is
no output functionality.
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