Recording About timer recordings | Pioneer SX-LX70SW specs

06Recording

About timer recordings

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

You can set the recording quality for your timer recording in the same way as for a regular recording, but with the added option of an AUTO mode, which maximizes the recording quality for the space available on the disc (if recording to DVD), or to fit on to a blank DVD disc (if recording to the HDD).

You can set timer recordings to record to a recordable DVD or to the hard disk drive. For regular (daily or weekly) HDD timer recordings that you don’t need to keep, you can use the Auto Replace Recording feature to automatically replace the previous timer recording with the new one. Note that when you use this feature, the previous recording made on that timer programme will be replaced by the next one, regardless of whether you have watched it yet or not.

You can also 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 157 for more on this).

Finally, if you set a timer recording to record to DVD but there isn’t a recordable DVD loaded at the time of the recording, the Recovery Recording feature will automatically record the programme to the HDD for you.

This recorder is compatible with VPS (Video Programming System) and PDC (Programme Delivery Control) systems used by many analog TV stations to ensure that a timer recording catches the whole programme even when the programme is not running to schedule. Up to eight timer programmes can be set with VPS/PDC on.

Important

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

•Timer recording will not start if:

–The recorder is already recording.

–A disc is being initialized, finalized or unfinalized.

•Timer recording will start when the operation preventing timer recording has finished.

•When the front panel display is set to ON, the timer

indicator () lights in the front panel display when the timer is active. If the indicator is blinking it means that (for a DVD timer recording) there is no disc loaded, or the disc loaded is not recordable (for an HDD timer recording it means that the HDD is not recordable).

•Approximately two minutes before a timer recording is set to start, the recorder will go into timer recording standby. In timer recording standby you cannot use some functions.

•The maximum length for timer recordings made to the HDD is 24 hours. However, because one title (HDD) is limited to 12 hours, recordings over 12 hours will be spread over two titles. Note that there will be a break in the recording of a few seconds between titles.

•If you set the timer recording to use VPS/PDC, set this recorder’s HDMI Control to Off (page 159).

•VPS/PDC works only with analog stations; it does not work with digital TV stations.

•VPS/PDC may not work with all broadcast stations in your country/area. Check with the stations for compatibility.

•The hours between 3:00 and 5:00 in the morning are used by the GUIDE Plus+ system to download programme information. During these times, VPS/ PDC may not work reliably; leave VPS/PDC off if you set a timer recording for these times.

•Timer recordings with VPS/PDC set to On are not performed for the period between 20 minutes before the start time of timer recordings for which EPG Link is set to On until the such recordings are completed (page 87).

•If VPS/PDC is active for two timer programmes that are programmed to start at the same time, then the programme that actually starts first takes priority.

Extending a timer recording in progress

You can extend a timer recording beyond the programmed end time. This can be useful if a broadcast programme overruns, for example.

Cancelling or extending the timer

1REC (LCD page 1) Press and hold for three seconds during a timer recording.

Recording continues, but the timer indicator disappears from the front panel display indicating that the timer has been cancelled.

2REC Press repeatedly to extend recording in 30 minute blocks.

SX-LX70SW specifications

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