Controls and displays, Front panel | Pioneer DVR-310 guide

Controls and displays

Chapter 3 Controls and displays

Front panel

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STANDBY/ON	DISC NAVIGATOR		OPEN/CLOSE	STOP	PAUSE	PLAY	FUNCTION	S		STOP REC	REC
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PULL–OPEN											DV IN/OUT
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1 STANDBY/ON

Press to switch the recorder on/into standby.

2 DISC NAVIGATOR (page 32)

Press to directly access the Disc Navigator screen.

3DVD disc tray

4OPEN/CLOSE

Press to open/close the disc tray.

5 STOP

Press to stop playback.

6 PAUSE

Press to pause/restart playback or recording.

7 PLAY

Press to start or restart playback.

8 FUNCTION

Press repeatedly to set the function of the SMART JOG dial. The function is shown in the display.

9SMART JOG dial

10STOP REC

Press to stop recording.

11 REC

Press to start recording.

12 Front panel inputs (page 12)

Pull the cover down where indicated to access the front panel input jacks. Especially convenient for connecting camcorders and other portable equipment.

13 Front panel display

See Display on page 20 for details.

14IR remote sensor (page 8)

15DV IN/OUT jack (page 12)

Digital input/output jack for use with a DV camcorder.

DVR-310 specifications

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