Recording Basic recording from the TV | Pioneer DVR-230-S manual

Recording

Basic recording from the TV

VR mode Video mode

Follow the instructions below to record a TV program. Recording starts immediately and continues until the disc is full or you stop the recording.

AUDIO
1	2	3
4	5	6
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	CH+
	ENTER
	CH–
REC	REC MODE
	DVD RECORDER

1Load a recordable disc.

•If you load a new blank DVD-RW disc, the recorder takes a short while to initialize the disc.

2Use the CH +/– buttons to select the TV channel to record.

The front panel display shows the channel number:

P R 0 7

Channel number

•While the recorder is stopped, you can also use the number buttons on the remote to select the channel. (For channel 6, press 6 then ENTER; for channel 24, press 2, 4 then ENTER)

•If the recorder is stopped, you can also use the +/– buttons on the front panel to select the channel number.

3Use the REC MODE button to set the picture quality/recording time.

•See Setting the picture quality/recording time above for detailed instructions.

4Use the AUDIO button to select the audio channel to record.

See Changing audio channels on page 21 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 XP, in which case you do need to select the audio channel before recording.

5 Press REC to start recording.

If you want to set a recording end time, press the REC button repeatedly. The recording time increases in 30 minute increments, up to a maximum of twelve hours. The remaining recording time is shown on-screen and in the front panel display. When the recording ends, the recorder automatically switches into standby.

• To cancel the set recording time, press REC.

• If you want to pause recording at any time, press

. Press again to restart the recording. (If recording in VR mode, a new chapter is started after recording restarts)

6 To stop the recording, press .

• If you set the recording time in the previous step, you can still stop the recording anytime by pressing .

•Recording will stop automatically when there is no more space on the DVD.

Setting a timer recording

VR mode Video mode

Using the timer recording features you can program up to 32 timer recordings up to a month in advance. Timer recording programs can be set to record just once, every day, or every week.

You can 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 53 for more on this).

Important

•A timer recording can’t be set if there are already 32 timer programs waiting to be recorded.

•Timer recording will not start if:

–The recorder is already recording.

–A disc is being initialized, finalized or unfinalized.