Pioneer DVR-320 operating instructions Timer recording using the Video Plus+ programming system

06Recording

•CH – Choose a channel (1–99, excluding skip channels), or one of the external inputs from which to record.

•Mode – Select FINE, SP, LP, EP or AUTO (See Recording time and picture quality on page 44). If Manual Recording is on, then you can also select the MN setting.

•VPS/PDC – The VPS/PDC system automatically adjusts the recording time so that even if a program is not running to schedule you won’t miss it. For VPS/ PDC to work properly, you must input the correct announced time and date of the program you want to record. Up to eight timer recordings can be set with VPS/PDC on.

Note that VPS/PDC may not work with every station and that Optimized Recording will not work if VPS/ PDC is on.

•Ttl Name Input – Optionally, you can enter a name for the recording up to 32 characters. (Highlight

Program Set then press (cursor down) to access this option.)

4After entering all the timer recording information, highlight ‘Program set’ and press

ENTER.

The timer recording list screen is displayed again. The timer program you just input appears in the list. The rightmost column shows various timer recording status messages:

•Standby is displayed when the recorder is in timer recording standby.

•Recording is displayed when a timer recording is in progress.

5To exit the timer recording screen, press HOME MENU.

Note

•If Optimized Rec (see Optimized Rec on page 87) is set to On (and VPS/PDC is off), the recorder will adjust the recording quality to try and fit the recording on the disc.

•If you set the timer recording to use VPS/PDC, you must switch the recorder into standby before the timer recording is due to start for it to work correctly. For non-VPS/PDC timer recordings there is no need to switch the recorder into standby.

Tip

•Stations that use VPS/PDC typically include VPS/ PDC information in the teletext TV guide pages. Please refer to these when setting your timer recording.

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Timer recording using the VIDEO Plus+® programming system

This system makes programming timer recordings very simple. Most TV guides publish PlusCode programming numbers with their program details. If you want to make a timer recording of a program, you just input the corresponding code. The date, start, stop and channel settings are made automatically. All you have to do is tell the recorder the recording mode, and whether it’s a once-only recording or a regular recording.

VIDEO Plus+

CLEAR

ENTER

REC MODE

1Press ‘VIDEO Plus+’ to display the VIDEO Plus+ program screen.

You can also access this screen from the Home Menu (press HOME MENU, select Timer Recording, then VIDEO Plus+).

VIDEO Plus+
PlusCode#		3 9 9 2 4	0	9 to input
Rec Mode	MN21		REC MODE to change
				to change level
Rec Times	Once	Daily Weekly		to change
VPS/PDC	Off			to change

•Use the number buttons to enter the PlusCode programming number. (To clear the last digit entered, press CLEAR.)

•Press REC MODE to select FINE, SP, LP, EP or AUTO (See Recording time and picture quality on page 44). If Manual Recording is on, then you can also select the MN setting.

• Use the (cursor left/right) buttons to select the Once, Daily or Weekly recording option.

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