Recording

Recorded audio

In all except the LPCM mode, sound is recorded in two channel Dolby Digital format. When set to LPCM, sound is recorded in high quality, uncompressed Linear PCM format.

If the broadcast audio is bilingual and you are recording in Video mode or on the LPCM setting, use the Bilingual Recording setting (page 70) to select the A/L or B/R audio channel to record before recording starts. In other cases, both channels of a bilingual broadcast will be recorded and you can switch on playback.

Restrictions on video recording

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Setting the picture quality/recording time

VR mode Video mode

You cannot record copy-protected video using this recorder. Copy-protected video includes DVD-Video discs and some satellite broadcasts. If copy-protected material is encountered during a recording, recording will pause automatically and an error message will be displayed on- screen.

Video that is ‘copy-once only’ can only be recorded ona disc in VR mode (see below).

When recording a TV broadcast or through an external input, you can display copy control information on screen. (see Displaying disc information on-screenon page 30).

Before starting a recording, you will usually want to set the picture quality/recording time. There are six standard settings available, which allow you to choose a balance between picture quality and recording time.

When Manual Recording is set to On (see Manual Recording on page 72), a further option will be available (MN132or LPCM, depending on what you set).

See also Recording time and picture quality on page 32 for more information.

CPRM

CPRM is a copy protection/scrambling system developed for the recording of ‘copy once’ broadcast programs. CPRM stands for Content Protection for Recordable Media.

This recorder is CPRM compatible, which means that you can record copy-once broadcast programs, but you cannot then make a copy of those recordings. CPRM recordings can only be made on CPRM-compatible DVD-R (ver. 2.0/8x or higher) or DVD-RW (ver. 1.1 or higher) discs formatted in VR mode.

DVD CPRM recordings can only be played on players that are specifically compatible with CPRM.

Recording equipment and copyright

Recording equipment should be used only for lawful copying and you are advised to check carefully what is lawful copying in the country in which you are making a copy. Copying of copyright material such as films or music is unlawful unless permitted by a legal exception or consented to by the rightowners.

REC MODE

Press REC MODE repeatedly to select a recording setting.

XP – High quality

SP – Standard play

LP – Long play

EP – Extended play

SLP – Super Long play

SEP – Super Extended play

MN / LPCM1 – Manual / Linear PCM (available only when manual recording is on)

The setting is indicated in the front panel display, and shown on-screen together with the recording time for a blank recordable disc. If a recordable disc is loaded, the approximate remaining recording time for that disc is also shown. (Note that if the On Screen Display setting (see On-Screen Display on page 73) is Off then this information is not displayed.)

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1.Audio is recorded in 16-bit Linear PCM format, video is recorded at XP quality. When recording a bilingual broadcast, select which audio chan- nel to record (see Bilingual Recording on page 70).

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Pioneer DVR-310 Recording Recorded audio, Restrictions on video recording, Setting the picture quality/recording time

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