Pioneer DVR-650H-K Recording Using the built-in TV tuner, Changing cable channels, ENTER.1

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Recording

Using the built-in TV tuner

There are three different ways to select TV channels. Note that you can’t change the TV channel during playback, recording or during recording standby.

CHANNEL

+

•	–	CHANNEL +/– buttons
	CHANNEL
	ABC	DEF
GHI	JKL	MNO
PQRS	TUV	WXYZ
•		Number buttons

For example, to select channel 4, press 4 then ENTER; for channel 34, press 3, 4,

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• CH +/– buttons on the front panel

Changing cable channels

When a cable box is connected, you can use the remote to change cable channels (up to 999).

If your cable box is connected to the RF antenna input on this recorder:

	CHANNEL		ABC	DEF
	+
		GHI	JKL	MNO
		PQRS	TUV	WXYZ
• Use	–	or		Change the
	CHANNEL

cable channel.

In this case, you can’t change the channel of the built-in tuner.

If your cable box is connected to a set of AV inputs:

INPUT SELECT

1 Select the cable box input.

	CHANNEL		ABC	DEF
	+
		GHI	JKL	MNO
		PQRS	TUV	WXYZ
2 Use	–	or		to change the
	CHANNEL
cable channel.

Changing audio channels

Some TV programmes are broadcast with both a main and a Second Audio Programme (SAP). You can change the TV audio using the AUDIO button.

AUDIO

• Press to change the audio type. The current audio channel is displayed on- screen.

Mono SAP

Stereo

•If SAP is selected, but there is no SAP channel being broadcast, you will still hear the main audio channel.

•If the sound is poor quality when set to Stereo, you can often improve it by changing to Mono.

Note

•When recording to the HDD with HDD Recording Format set to Video Mode On, to DVD in Video mode, or on the LPCM setting, only one channel of a dual mono broadcast is recorded. In this case, decide which language you want to record before recording by setting the Dual Mono Recording setting (see Dual Mono Recording on page 105).

Setting the picture quality/ recording time

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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.

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Note

1 Antenna channels are numbered 2 through 69. Cable channels are numbered 1 through 125.