Pioneer DVR-630H-S, DVR-530H-S manual Additional information Frequently asked questions

Additional information

Frequently asked questions

In this section you can find answers to frequently asked questions on how to use your DVD recorder and what it can do.

•How do I make a high-quality copy?

We recommend that you use the high-speed copy mode. Although the copy is faster than real time, there is no loss of picture or sound quality compared to the original.

If there is not enough space on the disc to make a copy at the same picture quality as the original, we recommend that you change the recording mode to ‘Optimized’. This will fit the recording on to the available space on the disc.

See also Copying and back-upon page 59.

•Can I make a DVD copy of, say, a movie that has had the commercials edited out?

Yes. There are two ways to do this. You can either edit the video on the HDD then copy the edited version to DVD, or you can assemble a Copy List that cuts out the commercials, then record that to DVD.

See also Copying and back-upon page 59.

•I have a two-hour recording on the HDD made in XP mode. Can I copy this to DVD in high-speed mode?

A standard DVD disc can hold only an hour of XP mode material, so you wouldn’t be able to make a high-speed copy of this on to one disc. You could divide up the recording on the HDD into two titles of an hour each and copy these to two DVDs (using high-speed copy). Alternatively, you could copy the material in SP (or Optimized) so as to fit it all on to one disc (note that there will be some loss in picture quality if you do this).

See also Copying and back-upon page 59.

•Can I record a bilingual broadcast to the HDD, keeping both audio channels and switch them on playback?

Yes. When HDD Recording Format is set to Video Mode Off (see HDD Recording Format on page 96) , both channels of the broadcast are recorded (unless you set the recording mode to LPCM, in which case only the channel set using the Bilingual Recording setting will be recorded; see Using the built-in TV tuner on page 28).

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•Can I record continuously on the HDD for more than 12 hours?

Yes, timer recordings made to the HDD can by set for up to 24 hours. However, because the maximum length of a title is 12 hours, the recording will be spread over two titles. Note that there will be a short break in the recording between titles.

See also Setting a manual timer recording on page 41

•Can I copy a finalized Video mode disc (DVD-R or DVD- RW) to the HDD?

Yes. Start playing the Video mode disc and use the One Touch Copy button to copy the currently playing title to the HDD. Repeat for as many titles on the disc as you want to copy.

See also Copying from DVD to HDD on page 63

•Can I use high-speed copy to copy from DVD to HDD?

You can only use high-speed copy from DVD to HDD when copying Original titles from a VR mode DVD-R or DVD-RW disc.

See also Copying from DVD to HDD on page 63.

•Can I copy a copy-once protected program from a subscription satellite or cable channel to a DVD from the HDD?

Yes, you can use high-speed copy to copy to a VR mode disc. You can also divide the recording on the HDD into a number of smaller titles if the whole recording won’t fit on to one disc.

See also Copying from HDD to DVD on page 60.

•Can I play a DVD I recorded on this recorder on another DVD player?

Yes, you can generally play finalized Video mode discs recorded on this recorder on any standard DVD player. You may find, however, that some players will not play some recordable media.

For VR mode DVD-RW discs, look for the ‘RW Compatible’ mark to see if it will play the disc.

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