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Recording from an external

component

You can record from an external component,
such as a camcorder or VCR, connected to
one of the recorder’s external inputs.
1 Make sure that the component you
want to record from is connected
properly to the DVD recorder.
See Chapter 2 (
Connecting up
) for
connection options.
2 Press repeatedly to select one of
the external inputs to record from.
The current input is shown on-screen and in
the front panel display:
AV2/L1
– Input 1
1
L2
– Input 2 (front panel)
L3
– Input 3
Check that the
Audio In
settings for
External Audio
and
Bilingual Recording
are as you want them (see
Audio In
on
page 142).
If the aspect ratio is distorted (squashed
or stretched), adjust on the source
component or your TV before recording.
To watch video coming in via the DV
input (front panel), select
DV
>
DV
Video Playback
from the Home Menu
(see also
Playing from a DV camcorder
on
page 94).
3
DVR-940HX-S:
DVR-545HX-S:
Set the recording quality.
See
Setting the picture quality/recording
time
on page 72 for detailed information.
4 Select the HDD or DVD for
recording.
If you have the DVR-940HX-S with a
connected external HDD, you can also
select the external HDD for recording.
5 Press to start recording.
If your source is copy-protected using
Copy Guard, you will not be able to
record it. See
Restrictions on video
recording
on page 68 for more details.

Playing your recordings on

other DVD players

Most regular DVD players can play finalized
discs recorded in Video mode and DVD+R
discs. A number of players (including many
Pioneer models) can also play DVD-RW
discs recorded in VR mode, finalized or not.
Most players will not play VR mode DVD-R
discs, although some DVD-ROM drives and
DVD recorders may be able to (finalization
might be necessary). Check the manual that
came with the player to check what kinds of
discs it will play.
When you finalize a Video mode or DVD+R
disc, a title menu is created from which you
can select titles when you play the disc.
There are a number of different styles of title
menu to choose from to suit the content of
the disc.
All the title menus are navigated in the usual
way, pressing
MENU
or
TOP MENU
to
display the menu, then using the
///
followed by
ENTER
to select titles and
start playback.
Note
1 This cannot be selected if
AV2/L1 In
is set to
Decoder
(see
AV2/L1 In
on page 142).
DVD (VR) DVD (Video) DVD+R DVD+RW DVD-RAM HDD
INPUT SELECT
REC MODE
SHIFT
+
REC MODE
HDD/DVD
REC
DVD (VR) DVD (Video) DVD+R DVD+RW
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