Pioneer VSX-29TX manual Using Other Functions, Recording from Audio Components

Using Other Functions

Recording from Audio Components

The following explanations show you how to record an analog or digital audio signal. Note that your analog components cannot record a player that is only connected digitally (and vice-versa). If you want to record from a digital component to an analog one (for example, a tape deck), or vice-versa, the digital component it MUST be connected via analog jacks and you need to set the SIGNAL SELECT switch to ANALOG. To make exact digital copies (of digital sources like CDs) both the source component and the recorder must be connected with digital connections. See p.8 for more on analog audio connections and p.10, 11 for digital audio connections.

memo	The receiver's volume, channel level, balance, tone (BASS, TREBLE, and LOUDNESS), and surround effects
	have no effect on the recorded signal and the EXTERNAL DECODER input cannot be recorded.

In some cases, digital recordings have copy guard protections and making a digital copy is not possible. In this case you can only copy them in an analog manner.

Functions that can be recorded

1 Select the source component. Set SIGNAL SELECT according to the source component's signal (ANALOG or DIGITAL).

RECEIVER

DVD/LD

TV/SAT

VCR1

VCR2

Receiver		MAIN SUB
	DSP	STEREO
	/ dts	EFFECT
THX	ADVANCED	STANDARD
	THEATER
MIDNIGHT DIRECT		SIGNAL
DIGITAL	LOUDNESS	SELECT
NR

REMOTE

SETUP

MD/TAPE1

CD

TUNER

TV

CONTROL

Press the SIGNAL SELECT button on the remote control (or use the button on the front panel) and choose ANALOG

2 Start recording with a recorder.

3 Playback the source to be recorded.

Record monitor (TAPE 2 MONITOR)

1 (if necessary)

If you connect a cassette deck with a record monitor function to the TAPE 2 MONITOR jacks, you can listen to the sound of an analog recording as it is being recorded.

Press TAPE 2 MONITOR to switch between the sound of the recording (TAPE 2 indicator on) and the sound of the source component (TAPE 2 indicator off).

Recording from Video Components

The following operations show you how to record audio and video to the video tape recorder connected to the VCR 1 or VCR 2 jacks. Note that all signals coming out of these jacks will be analog and it is not possible to record Dolby Digital/ DTS soundtracks.

memo The receiver's volume, channel level, balance, tone (BASS, TREBLE, and LOUDNESS), and surround effects have no effect on the recorded signal.

Functions that can be recorded						1 First, decide the component you'd like to record and
						put the receiver in that function. Set the SIGNAL
						SELECT to analog.
RECEIVER	Receiver		MAIN	SUB	REMOTE	Press the SIGNAL SELECT button on the remote control (or use
						the button on the front panel) and choose analog. Recording
					SETUP
DVD/LD		DSP	STEREO		MD/TAPE1	DIGITAL or AC-3 RF signals is not possible.
		/ dts		EFFECT
TV/SAT	THX	ADVANCED	STANDARD		CD	2 Start recording with VCR 1 or VCR 2 (etc.).
		THEATER
VCR1	MIDNIGHT	DIRECT			TUNER
				SIGNAL
VCR2	DIGITAL	LOUDNESS		SELECT	TV
					CONTROL
	NR					3 Playback the source to be recorded.
				1 (if necessary)

OPERATION

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