Pioneer DVR-520H Copying and back-up, High-speed copying, Chapter, Introduction, Maker, Rec mode

Compatible with single speed recording only Compatible with 2x speed recording Compatible with 4x speed recording

Compatible with 8x speed recording. Note that actual copy speed varies with the part of the disc being recorded.

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Chapter 7

Copying and back-up

Introduction

that copying can be carried out at the maximum speed possible.

Use the copying features of this recorder to:

•Back up important recordings stored on the HDD to a DVD

•Make a DVD copy of a recording on the HDD to play in another player.

•Transfer video from a DVD to the HDD for editing.

•Transfer edited video from the HDD to DVD.

The simplest method of copying is to use the One Touch Copy feature. Using this you can simply copy the title that’s currently playing from HDD to DVD, or the other way around.

For more complicated copying tasks you can make a Copy List which specifies precisely what needs to be copied. A Copy List is similar to a VR mode Play List in many ways, and you’ll find that the Copy List commands are similar to those available for editing a Play List.

A message showing that copying has finished is displayed after copying. If the recorder is inactive and no button is pressed (remote or front panel) then the recorder will automatically go into standby after 20 minutes.

High-speed copying

Copying between DVD and HDD is a completely digital process and therefore involves no loss of quality in the audio or video. This means that you can transfer back and forth without having to worry about the quality getting worse with each copy ‘generation’. It also means

When copying from HDD to DVD, the speed of copying depends on the recording mode and the kind of DVD disc you’re using. The table at the bottom of the page shows the minimum copying time for one hour of material.

Note

•Not all discs are compatible with high-speed copying. Check with the disc manufacturer for compatibility.

•There may be cases where even 2x/4x/8x compatible discs do not copy at full speed.

•High-speed copying is not possible when using discs initialized on another recorder.

•The table below shows disc brands that have been tested for 8x speed writing compatibility with this recorder.

Maker

Sony

That’s

JVC

Fujifilm

TDK

Maxell

Verbatim

Ritek

(As of April, 2004)

		DVD disc type
Rec mode		DVD-R Ver. 2.0	DVD-R Ver. 2.0/4x*3	DVD-R Ver. 2.0/8x*4
	DVD-RW Ver. 1.1*1	DVD-RW Ver. 1.1/2x*2	DVD-RW Ver. 1.2/4x*3
EP	10 mins.	5 mins.	2.5 mins.	1.25 mins.
LP	15 mins.	7.5 mins.	4 mins.	2 mins.
SP	30 mins.	15 mins.	7.5 mins.	4 mins.
FINE	60 mins.	30 mins.	15 mins.	8 mins.

Note that all times in the above table are approximate. *1

*2

*3

*4

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