12The Initial Setup menu

Recording settings

Manual Recording

• Default setting: Off

Initial Setup

 

 

Basic

Manual Recording

On (go to setup)

Tuner

Optimized Rec

Off

Video Out

Navi Mark

 

Audio In

Auto Chapter (Video)

 

Audio Out

DVD-RW Auto Init.

 

Language

 

 

Recording

 

 

Playback

 

 

On the default setting there are four different recording time/picture quality settings, FINE, SP, LP and EP. If you want to create a custom setting, switch on Manual Recording and select one of the 32 manual settings.

When recording, you can select your Manual Recording setting using the REC MODE button.

1Select ‘On (go to setup)’ to display the manual recording setting screen.

32ch

 

 

 

 

 

DVD Remain 2h00m

EP

 

LP

 

SP

FINE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MN 9 (4h00m/DVD)

2.60Mbps

 

Preview

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 Use the

(cursor left/right) buttons to

change the manual recording level.

 

• You can also use the

and

buttons to cycle

between levels MN1, MN9, MN21 and MN32.

• To preview the recording quality, press (cursor down) and select Preview. To return to the level adjust screen, press ENTER.

3Press ENTER to set the manual recording level and return to the menu screen.

Note

The preset picture quality settings correspond to the following manual settings: FINE: MN32, SP: MN21, LP: MN9, EP: MN1.

See page Manual recording modes on page 92 for detailed information on the manual recording levels.

Optimized Rec

• Default setting: Off

Initial Setup

 

 

Basic

Manual Recording

On

Tuner

Optimized Rec

Off

Video Out

Navi Mark

 

Audio In

Auto Chapter (Video)

 

Audio Out

DVD-RW Auto Init.

 

Language

 

 

Recording

 

 

Playback

 

 

On the default setting, if a timer program (standard, easy or VCR Plus+ programming system) is set but there isn’t enough space on the disc at the recording quality set, the recording will start, but it will be cut off when the disc is full. Set Optimized Rec to On to have the recorder automatically adjust the recording quality to fit the available disc space.

Note

You may notice a reduction in picture quality if the recorder has to fit a lot of extra material into the remaining time available on the disc.

If, even on recording level MN 1, there is insufficient space available on the disc, the recording is made at level MN 1 but recording will stop once the disc is full.

Optimized Recording only compensates for the first (earliest starting) timer program if more than one has been set.

Navi Mark

• Default setting: 0 seconds

Initial Setup

 

 

Basic

Manual Recording

0 second

Tuner

Optimized Rec

30 seconds

Video Out

Navi Mark

3 minutes

Audio In

Auto Chapter (Video)

 

Audio Out

DVD-RW Auto Init.

 

Language

 

 

Recording

 

 

Playback

 

 

In the Disc Navigator, each title is shown with a still frame picture to remind you what it is. This setting lets you decide the default still frame. The default setting of 0 seconds takes the first frame of the title, but you can also set it to 30 seconds or 3 minutes into the title (if the title is shorter than the setting, then the first frame is used).

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Pioneer DVR-220 operating instructions Initial Setup menu Recording settings, Manual Recording, Optimized Rec, Navi Mark