Pioneer DVR-920H Recording Chapter, About DVD recording, Recording time and picture quality

07Recording

Chapter 7

Recording

About DVD recording About HDD recording

This recorder can record on both DVD-R and DVD-RW media. The main difference between the two is that DVD-R discs can only be recorded once, while DVD-RW

can be recorded, erased and re-recorded many times.1

A further difference between the two disc types is that only DVD-RW can be initialized for VR mode recording, which offers much more comprehensive editing functions compared to Video mode recording.

The big advantage, however, of Video mode is its compatibility with standard DVD players, most of which

will not play VR mode DVD-RW discs.2

While DVD-R discs can only be recorded using the Video mode, you can initialize a DVD-RW disc for Video or VR mode recordings. Once initialized (any previous content is erased in this operation), all recordings on that disc will be in the chosen recording mode.

Important

•You cannot play, edit or record on unfinalized DVD-R/ RW discs recorded in Video mode on other DVD recorders. (Likewise, unfinalized Video mode discs recorded on this recorder are not playable on other players/recorders.)

•This recorder cannot record onto CD-R or CD-RW discs.

•Pioneer takes no responsibility for recording failure due to power cuts, defective discs, or damage to the recorder.

•Fingerprints and small scratches on a disc can affect playback and/or recording performance. Please take proper care of your discs.

•Although this recorder can record PAL, SECAM, NTSC and PAL-60, you can’t mix multiple TV line systems on one disc. A disc can contain PAL and SECAM recordings, or NTSC and PAL-60. See also Input Line System on page 108.

Recording to the internal hard disk drive (HDD) is basically similar to recording to a VR mode DVD-RW disc. You have the full choice of recording quality options, including the manual mode, and of course you can

record, erase and re-record as many times as you like.3

The capacity of the hard disk drive means that you can store many hours of video on it, even in the higher quality

recording modes.4 To help you organize the contents, the HDD is divided into four groups. You can name and use these groups as you like—for example, you might have a group for movies, another for TV shows, and one for camcorder recordings.

Important

•It is possible to record both PAL and NTSC titles on the HDD. Before recording, you need to make sure that the Input Line System setting (page 108) matches the TV line system of the source you’re recording.

Recording time and picture quality

There are five preset recording quality modes5:

•FINE – Highest quality setting, gives about one hour of recording time on a DVD disc.

•SP (Standard Play) – Default quality, sufficient for most applications, gives about two hours of recording time on a DVD.

•LP (Long Play) – Slightly lower video quality, but doubles the recording time on a DVD to around four hours.

•EP (Extended Play) – EP gives you around six hours of recording time on a DVD disc.

Note

1 The maximum number of titles that can be recorded on a DVD-R/RW disc is 99. The maximum number of chapters recordable on a DVD-R/ RW disc is 999. No more recording is possible on a disc that already contains the maximum number of chapters/titles.

2 Some DVD players, such as some Pioneer models, are compatible with VR mode DVD-RW discs. Check the operating instructions for your player for VR mode compatibility information.

3 The maximum number of titles that can be recorded on the HDD is 999. The maximum number of chapters per title recordable on the HDD is 99. No more recording is possible on the HDD after the maximum number of titles has been reached.

4You can record up to 433 hours of video (in SLP mode) on the internal 250GB (gigabyte) hard disk (HDD). The maximum continuous recording time is eight hours.

5Note that all recording times (both here and those shown by the recorder) are only approximate. This is because of the way that the video is recorded; you may get slightly more or slightly less, depending on what you’re recording.

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