Pioneer DVR-543H-S Recording, About HDD recording, Recorded audio, HDD Video mode compatibility

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•Pioneer takes no responsibility for recording failure due to power cuts, defective discs, or damage to the recorder.

•See also Disc / content format playback compatibility on page 9 for detailed disc compatibility information.

Recording to DVD-R DL/DVD+R DL discs

Recording to DVD-R DL/DVD+R DL discs is generally the same as recording to regular single-layer discs; however, please note the following points:

•When the recorder switches from the first layer to the second during recording a DVD-R DL (Video mode) disc, a new title is automatically started on the new layer.

•Up to 99 titles can be recorded on a DVD- R DL (Video mode) disc. If the 99th title is being recorded when the layer is switched, recording will stop.

•Up to 49 titles can be recorded on a DVD+R DL disc.

•You cannot play, record additional material to, edit or finalize a DVD-R DL or DVD+R DL disc that has been recorded on but not yet finalized on another DVD recorder.

About HDD recording

Recording to the internal hard disk drive (HDD) is very flexible; you have the full choice of recording quality options, including manual mode, and of course you can record, erase and re-record as many times as you like.

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The capacity of the hard disk drive means that you can store many hours of video on it, even using the higher quality recording modes.

Important

•The maximum number of titles/chapters per title that can be recorded on the HDD is 999 and 99 respectively. No more recording is possible on the HDD after the maximum number of titles has been reached.

•The maximum continuous recording time for one title is 12 hours.

HDD Video mode compatibility

When recording to the HDD you can choose to record in one of two formats. Set the format from the HDD Recording Format item in the Initial Setup menu (see

page 115).

When set to Video Mode On, high-speed copying from HDD to Video mode DVD-R/- RW or DVD+R/+RW is possible. When recording a broadcast with a Secondary Audio Program (SAP) channel, set which channel you want to record from the Initial Setup menu (see Dual Mono Recording on page 111).

When HDD Recording Format is set to Video Mode Off, high-speed copying isn’t possible. However, both the main and SAP channels are recorded and you can switch the audio on playback.

Recorded audio

In all except the LPCM mode, sound is recorded in two channel Dolby Digital format (only Dolby Digital 2.0 can be recorded; Dolby Digital 5.1 recording is not possible). When

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