Basic Recording From The Tv - Pioneer DVR-54HX-S Operating Instructions And Owner's Manual

Recording

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
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 80).
A.TV/D.TV
2
DVR-940HX-S:
SHIFT
DVR-545HX-S:
Press to switch between D.TV
(digital) and A.TV (analog).
CHANNEL
+
3 DVR-940HX-S:
–
CHANNEL
PREV
DVR-545HX-S:
CHANNEL
Select a TV channel to record.
The front panel display shows the channel
number, or channel name if it's available:
A.TV Channel preset
Note
1 DVR-940HX-S only: If the external HDD is connected and available for recording, you can select it here.
1
or DVD for
A.TV/D.TV
+
NEXT
• 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 DVR-940HX-S:
SHIFT
DVR-545HX-S:
Set the picture quality/recording
time.
• See Setting the picture quality/recording
time on page 72 for detailed instructions.
AUDIO
5
DVR-940HX-S:
SHIFT
DVR-545HX-S:
If you're recording from the A.TV
tuner, select the audio channel to
record.
See Changing A.TV audio channels on
page 71 for more on this.
• When recording in VR mode, if a
broadcast is bilingual, both audio
channels are recorded, allowing you to
switch the audio channel on playback.
The only exception to this is when the
picture quality is set to LPCM, in which
case you do need to select the audio
channel before recording.
AUDIO
6
DVR-940HX-S:
SHIFT
DVR-545HX-S:
If you're recording from the D.TV
tuner, select the audio language to
record.
• You may also be able to set which
subtitle language to record; use
SUBTITLE (DVR-940HX-S) or SHIFT +
SUBTITLE (DVR-545HX-S) to select.
REC MODE
+
AUDIO
+
AUDIO
+
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