Pioneer DVR-433H-S manual Getting started Making your first recording, Playing back your recording

04Getting started

Making your first recording

This quick guide shows you how to make a basic recording of a TV program on either the HDD, or to a recordable DVD.

Recording is covered in much more detail in chapter 5 (Recording).

STANDBY/ONHDD/DVD

DISPLAY TV/DVD
HELP	INPUT SELECT		CLEAR
AUDIO	SUBTITLE	ANGLE
			CHANNEL
DISCNAVIGATOR			SHOWVIEW
TOP			MENU
MENU
	ENTER
HOME			RETURN
MENU
	REC MODE	BACK CM SKIP
SHIFT	ONE TOUCH	ST0P REC	REC
	COPY

TV DRECT REC

DVD RECORDER

1If they aren’t already on, switch on your TV and this recorder.

Press STANDBY/ON to switch on.

•Make sure that the video input on your TV is set to this recorder.

2Use the HDD/DVD button to select the HDD or DVD as the recording destination.

If you choose to record to the HDD, skip to step 5 now.

3 Press OPEN/CLOSE (front panel only) to open the disc tray.

4Load a blank DVD-R or DVD-RW disc with the label side face-up, using the disc guide to align the disc.

•When you load a new, blank DVD-RW disc, the recorder will take a moment to initialize it for recording.

•Blank DVD-R discs are ready for Video mode recording out of the box.

5Use the CHANNEL +/– buttons to select the TV channel you want to record from.

•Channel presets are numbered 1–99.

•If the recorder is connected to your TV using a SCART cable and your TV supports Direct Recording, it’s possible to quickly start recording whatever channel your TV is tuned to. See Direct recording from TV on page 40 for detailed instructions.

6 Press REC to start recording.

•By default, the recording will be in SP (standard play) mode, which will give you around two hours of recording from a blank DVD disc. The different recording modes and their recommended uses are covered in more detail in the chapter on Recording.

• You can pause recording by pressing . Press REC or again to restart recording.

7When you want to stop recording, press

STOP REC.

Playing back your recording

The TV program you just recorded should be on the HDD or DVD disc as a single title with one or more chapters.

• Press to start playback.

If you want to stop playback before the end of the recording, press .

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