Pioneer DVR-640H-S manual Recording Recording from an external component

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Recording from an external component

4 HDD DVD Select the HDD or

DVD for recording.

REC

DVD (VR) DVD (Video) DVD+R DVD+RW DVD-RAM HDD 5 Press to start recording.

You can record from an external component, such as a camcorder or VCR, connected to one of the recorder’s external inputs.

1Make sure that the component you want to record from is connected properly to the DVD recorder.

See Chapter 2 (Connecting up) for connection options.

INPUT

SELECT

2Press repeatedly to select one of the external inputs to record from.

The current input is shown on-screen and in the front panel display:

•The recorder will only start recording from the DV IN jack if there is a valid signal. Recording will also pause if the signal is interrupted during recording.

•If your source is copy-protected using Copy Guard, you will not be able to record it. See Restrictions on video recording on page 33 for more details.

Automatic recording from a satellite tuner

•L1 – Input 1 / Auto Start Rec

•L2 – Input 2 (front panel)

•L3 – Input 3

•DV – DV input (front panel) (DVR-640H-S only)

Check that the Audio In settings for DV Input, External Audio and Bilingual Recording are as you want them (see Audio In on page 112).

•If the aspect ratio is distorted (squashed or stretched), adjust on the source component or your TV before recording.

REC MODE

3 Set the recording quality.

•See Setting the picture quality/recording time on page 35 for detailed information.

HDD

If you have a satellite tuner or some other kind of set top box connected to the INPUT 1/AUTO START REC input, you can have the recorder start and stop recording automatically with the timer settings of the connected component. (If the other component doesn’t have a built-in timer, you’ll need to use it with an external timer

unit.)1

After setting up for Auto Start Recording, this recorder starts recording when it detects a signal from the other component. When the signal ceases, the recorder stops recording.

If you want to use this recorder with the timer features of your satellite tuner, see Language code list on page 133.

Note

1 You can’t set Auto Start Recording when:

–the recorder is recording or in timer recording standby.

–the HDD is not recordable.

–the HDD already contains the maximum number of titles (999).

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