Pioneer DVR-720H, DVR-520H manual Easy Timer Recording, MON 13/12, 1145, 1345

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Easy Timer Recording

As the name suggests, Easy Timer Recording makes setting up a timer recording as simple as possible.

HDD DVD

	CHANNEL
	ENTER
HOME
MENU	RETURN

REC MODE

EASY

TIMER

DVD RECORDER

1 Press EASY TIMER.

Alternatively, you can also access from the Home Menu (press HOME MENU and select Timer Recording then Easy Timer Recording).

Easy Timer Recording

8:00		9:00	10:00		11:00		12:00	13:00	14:00
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14/12
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MON 13/12						9:30		--:--
CHANNEL +/–	Pr 7			REC MODE		FINE		HDD/DVD	HDD

2Set the TV channel and recording quality.

•Use the CHANNEL +/– buttons to set the channel you want to record.

•Use the REC MODE button to set the recording quality. Press repeatedly to switch between FINE, SP, LP, EP and AUTO (and MN if manual recording mode is on).

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•DVD recording: The AUTO option automatically sets the best recording quality for the space available on the disc loaded at the time of recording.

•HDD recording: The AUTO option automatically sets the best recording quality that would fit on to a blank DVD disc.

•Press DVD to record to DVD disc, or HDD if you want to record to the hard disk drive.

3 Use(cursor buttons) to move the cursor to the recording start date and time on the grid.

• You can move the cursor forward or back an hour at

a time using the and buttons.

Current time

Recording start time

Easy Timer Recording

8:00		9:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00
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14/12
15/12
MON 13/12				11:45		- -:- -
CHANNEL +/–	Pr 7		REC MODE FINE			HDD/DVD	HDD

Each row of the grid is one day (you can set the timer recording for up to a month in advance). Each column is a 15 minute interval.

The darker area represents time that has already passed and can’t therefore be selected. The lighter area is time that’s available.

4 Press ENTER to set the start time.

The start date and time is displayed in the middle of the screen.

•You can go back and reset the start time if you need to by pressing RETURN.

5 Use the (cursor left/right) to move the cursor to the recording end time on the grid.

Recording start time

Recording end time

Easy Timer Recording

11:00		12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00
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14/12
15/12
MON 13/12				11:45		13:45
CHANNEL +/–	Pr 7		REC MODE FINE			HDD/DVD	HDD

As you move the cursor around the grid, an arrow stretches from the start time to the current cursor position, representing the length of the recording. A recording of up to six hours can be set.

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