Pioneer DVR-650H-K Recording from an external component, L2 Input 2 front panel L3 Input

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• Press during recording to start playback from the beginning of the current recording1.

• Press during recording to select another title to play.

You can use all the usual playback controls, such as pause, slow-motion play, scan and skip.

• To stop playback, press STOP (recording will continue).

Check that the Audio In settings for External Audio, and Dual Mono Recording are as you want them (see Audio In on page 105).

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

•On DVR-650H-K and DVR-550H-K, to watch video coming in via the DV input (front panel), select DV > DV Video Playback from the Home Menu (see also Playing from a DV camcorder on page 62).

• To stop recording, press STOP REC (playback will continue).

Recording from an external component

DVD (VR) DVD (Video) DVD+R DVD+RW DVD-RAM HDD

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 HDD/DVD recorder. See Chapter 2 (Connecting up) for connection options.

INPUT SELECT

2 Press repeatedly to select one of the external inputs to record from. There are three analog inputs. The current input is shown on-screen and in the front panel display:

•L1 – INPUT 1/AUTO START REC

•L2 – INPUT 2 (front panel)

•L3 – INPUT 3

REC MODE

3 Set the recording quality.

•See Setting the picture quality/recording time on page 36 for detailed information.

HDD/DVD

4 Select the HDD or DVD for recording.

5 REC Press to start 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 35 for more details.

Automatic recording from a satellite tuner

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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

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1You can’t start playback immediately after recording starts. Simultaneous playback and recording doesn’t work while copying or backing up.

2You 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).