07Recording

Press REC MODE repeatedly to select a recording setting.

FINE – Fine picture quality

SP – Standard play

LP – Long play

EP – Extended play

SLP Super-Long play

MN – Manual (available only when manual recording is on)

The setting is indicated in the front panel display, and shown on-screen together with the recording time for a blank recordable disc. If a recordable disc is loaded, the approximate remaining recording time for that disc is also shown. (Note that if the On Screen Display setting (see On Screen Display on page 108) is Off then this information is not displayed.)

Basic recording from the TV

VR mode Video mode

HDD

Follow the instructions below to record a TV program. Recording starts immediately and continues until the disc is full or you stop the recording.

HDD DVD

AUDIO

CHANNEL

ENTER

PAUSE

REC

STOPREC REC MODE

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1Press HDD or DVD to record to the hard disk drive or a recordable DVD respectively.

If you’re recording to DVD, load a recordable disc (if you load a new blank DVD-RW disc, the recorder takes a short while to initialize the disc).

2Use the CHANNEL +/– buttons to select the TV channel to record.

The front panel display shows the channel preset number or name:

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Preset number or name

While the recorder is stopped, you can also use the number buttons on the remote to select the channel. (For channel 6, press 6 then ENTER; for channel 24, press 2, 4 then ENTER)

If the recorder is stopped, you can also use the +/– buttons on the front panel to select the channel number.

3Use the REC MODE button to set the picture quality/recording time.

See Setting the picture quality/recording time on page 61 for detailed instructions.

4Use the AUDIO button to select the audio channel to record.

See Changing audio channels on page 33 for more on this.

When recording in VR mode, if a broadcast is bilingual, both audio channels are recorded, allowing you to switch the audio channel on playback. The only exception to this is when the picture quality is set to FINE/MN32, in which case you do need to select the audio channel before recording.

5 Press REC to start recording.

If you want to set a recording end time, press the REC button repeatedly. The recording time increases in 30 minute increments, up to a maximum of six hours. The time the recording will end is shown on-screen and in the front panel display. When the recording ends, the recorder automatically switches into standby if no other operation is being performed.

• The top half of the front-panel REC button is backlit red when recording.

• To cancel the set recording time, press REC.

• If you want to pause recording at any time, press PAUSE. Press again to restart the recording. (If

recording to the HDD or in VR mode, a new chapter is started after recording restarts)

6 To stop the recording, press STOP REC.

If you set the recording time in the previous step, you can still stop the recording anytime by pressing

STOP REC.

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Pioneer DVR-920H Basic recording from the TV, Press REC Mode repeatedly to select a recording setting