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06Recording
Chapter 6
Recording
About DVD recording
This recorder can record on both
A further difference between the two disc types is that only
The big advantage, however, of Video mode is its compatibility with standard DVD players, most of which will not play VR mode
While
Important
•You cannot play, edit or record on unfinalized
•This recorder cannot record onto
•Pioneer takes no responsibility for recording failure due to power cuts, defective discs, or damage to the recorder.
•Fingerprints and small scratches on a disc can affect playback and/or recording performance. Please take proper care of your discs.
•Although this recorder can record PAL, SECAM, NTSC and
Note
•Some DVD players, such as some Pioneer models, are compatible with VR mode
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•The maximum number of titles that can be recorded on a
•The maximum number of chapters recordable on a
•No more recording is possible on a disc that already contains the maximum number of chapters/titles.
Recording time and picture quality
There are four preset recording quality modes:
•FINE – Highest quality setting, gives about one hour of recording time.
•SP (Standard Play) – Default quality, sufficient for most applications, gives about two hours of recording time.
•LP (Long Play) – Slightly lower video quality, but doubles the recording time to around four hours.
•EP (Extended Play) – Use when maximum recording time is most important; EP gives you around six hours of recording time.
In addition to these settings, you can access 32 different recording quality/time settings when manual recording mode is on (see Manual Recording on page 82), giving you precise control over the recording.
When setting a timer recording there is a further option, AUTO, which maximizes the recording quality for the space available on the disc loaded at the time of recording.
In all except the FINE/MN32 modes, sound is recorded in two channel Dolby Digital format. When set to FINE/ MN32, sound is recorded in high quality, uncompressed Linear PCM format.
If the broadcast audio is bilingual and you are recording in Video mode, or in VR mode on the FINE/MN32 setting, use the Bilingual Recording setting (page 79) to select the A/L or B/R audio channel to record before recording starts.
Note
•Note that all recording times (both here and those shown by the recorder) are only approximate. This is because of the way that the video is recorded; you may get slightly more or slightly less, depending on what you’re recording.
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