Pioneer VSX-518 manual Making recordings Chapter, Making an audio or a video recording

08Making recordings

Chapter 8:

Making recordings

Making an audio or a video recording

You can make an audio or a video recording from the built-in tuner, or from an audio or video source connected to the receiver (such as a CD player or TV).1

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 up on page 8 for more on connections).

4 Prepare the recorder.

Insert a blank tape, MD, video etc. into the recording device and set the recording levels.2

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.

RECEIVER			SOURCE
INPUT SELECT
MULTI CONTROL		PORTABLE	DVD 5.1
DVD	TV	DVR	TV CTRL
CD-R
CD	FM	AM	RECEIVER
AUTO/DIRECT	STEREO/	STANDARD ADVSURR
	A L C

TUNERDISP CLASS MPX D.ACCESS

			ENTER
			DISC
MIDNIGHT	ANALOGATT	DIMMER	SLEEP
SIGNAL SEL			+10
INFO	TV CONTROL
SHIFT	INPUT	TV CH	TV VOL
	SELECT

1Select the source you want to record. Use the MULTI CONTROL buttons (INPUT SELECTOR).

2Select the input signal (if necessary). Press the RECEIVER button then press SIGNAL SEL to select the input signal corresponding to the source component (see page 30 for more on this).

3Prepare the source you want to record. Tune to the radio station, load the CD, video, DVD etc.

Note

1If you are recording a video source, you need to use the same type of connection for the source as for the recorder. For example, you can’t record a component hooked up to composite video jacks with a recorder hooked up to the component video outputs (see Connecting other video components on page 12 for more on video connections).

2The receiver’s volume, balance, tone (bass, treble, loudness), and surround effects have no effect on the recorded signal.

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