Pioneer DVR-3100 Recording Basic recording from the TV, Load a recordable disc

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

CHANNEL

ENTER

PAUSE

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

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

3Use the CHANNEL +/– buttons on the remote or the SMART JOG on the front panel to select the TV channel to record.

The front panel display shows the 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)

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

See Changing audio channels on page 29 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 FINE/MN32, 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 time, press the REC button repeatedly. The recording time increases in 30 minute increments, up to a maximum of 6 hours. You can see the recording time on-screen and in the front panel display. When the recording ends, the recorder automatically switches into standby if no other operation is being performed.

• To cancel the set recording time, press REC.

• If you want to pause recording at any time, press PAUSE. 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 STOP REC.

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

STOP REC.

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

Tip

•During recording you can turn on/off the SCART loop through function. During recording, press FUNCTION (front panel only) until the display shows SCART, then use the SMART JOG dial to select SCART THRU (loop through on) or SCART NORM (loop through off). Note that you can’t switch loop through on if recording from the AV2/(INPUT 1/ DECODER) or AV1(RGB)-TVconnectors. Also, loop through is automatically reset to off after recording has finished.

06

English

2 3 3 0PR7

Channel preset

47

En