Pioneer VSA-AX10Ai manual Using other functions Chapter, Making an audio or a video recording

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Chapter 8

Using other functions

Making an audio or a video recording

You can make an audio or a video recording from an audio or video source connected to the amplifier (such as a CD player or TV).

Keep in mind you can't make a digital recording from an analog source or vice-versa, so make sure the components you are recording to/from are hooked up in the same way (see Connecting your equipment on page 12 for more on connections).

You can record using composite and S-video connections interchangeably, but you won’t be able to record sources connected to the component video inputs. See About the video converter on page 20 for more on this.

For more information about video connections, see Connecting a VCR or DVD recorder on page 18 and Connecting other video sources on page 19.

1 Select the source you want to record.

Use the INPUT buttons (or the INPUT SELECTOR dial on the front panel).

2Select the input signal (if necessary). Press SIGNAL SELECT to select the input signal corresponding to the source component (see Selecting the input signal type on page 44 for more on this).

3Prepare the source you want to record.

Tune to the radio station, load the CD, video, DVD etc.

4 Prepare the recorder.

Insert a blank tape, MD, video etc. into the recording device and set the recording levels.

Refer to the instructions that came with the recorder if you are unsure how to do this. Most video recorders set the audio recording level automatically—check the component's instruction manual if you're unsure.

5Start recording, then start playback of the source component.

Note

Monitoring your recording

You can listen to (monitor) the recording as it’s being made if you’ve connected a cassette deck with a monitoring function to the TAPE 2 MONITOR jacks on the rear panel.

•Press TAPE 2 MONITOR to switch between the recorded signal and the original source signal.

With the remote, you may need to press AMPLIFIER on the

Home menu () first before reaching the amplifier

menu screen shown below (use the (cursor left/ right) soft keys to go to the previous/next menu screen).

AMPLIFIER 3/3

TV

AMPLIFIER CONT

INPUT	SB CH
	MODE
SPEAKER	INPUT
A/B	ATT
VIDEO	DISPLAY
SELECT	DIMMER
TAPE2	STATUS
MONITOR

ACOUSTIC										CHLEVEL	SBCH
CAL.	MIDNIGHT	LOUDNESS	TONE	OPTION			DIGITALNR	INPUTATT	SELECT		MODE
PHONES	SPSYSTEM	SIGNAL	VIDEO	TAPE2	STREAM	SETUP			VIDEOINPUT
	A/B	SELECT	SELECT	MONITOR	DIRECT	MIC	DIGITALIN
									S-VIDEO	VIDEO	L AUDIO R

Tip

•To record the tape 2 monitor signal to a recorder connected to the CD-R/TAPE 1 inputs, select any input (except CD-R/TAPE 1) and switch the tape 2 monitor on.

•The amplifier's volume, tone (bass, treble, Midnight, Loudness), and surround effects have no effect on the recorded signal.

•Some digital sources are copy-protected, and can only be recorded in analog.

•Some video sources are copy-protected. These cannot be recorded.

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