Pioneer RCS-656HX - Manual (Page 82)

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Setting the picture quality/recording
time
Before starting a recording, you will usually want to set
the picture quality/recording time. There are six standard
settings available, which allow you to choose a balance
between picture quality and recording time.
When Manual Recording is set to On (see Manual
Recording on page 135), a further option will be available
(
MN1 to MN32 or LPCM, depending on what you set).
When recording to DVD+R/+RW, SLP is the longest
recording time available. If you select SEP or MN1 to
MN3, the recording mode will automatically revert to
SLP.
• Press repeatedly to select the recording
quality.
• XP – High quality setting, gives about one hour of
recording time on a DVD disc.
• SP (Standard Play) – Default quality, used for most
applications, gives about two hours of recording time
on a DVD.
• LP (Long Play) – Lower video quality than SP, but
doubles the recording time on a DVD to about four
hours.
• EP (Extended Play) – Lower quality than LP, but gives
about six hours of recording time on a DVD disc.
• SLP (Super Long Play) – Lower quality than EP, but
gives about eight hours of recording time on a DVD
disc.
• SEP (Super Extended Play) – Lowest video quality but
gives about ten hours of recording time on a DVD
disc.
• MN1 to MN32 / LPCM 1 – Manual / Linear PCM
(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 137) is
Off then this
information is not displayed.)
Basic recording from the TV
Basic recording from the TV involves just setting the
channel to record, choosing whether to record to the
HDD or a DVD and selecting the recording quality.
1 Select the HDD or DVD for recording.
• If you’re recording to DVD, load a recordable disc (if
you load a new blank DVD-RW or DVD+RW disc, the
recorder takes a short while to initialize the disc).
• If you want to record a VR mode DVD-R or a Video
mode DVD-RW, you must initialize it before proceeding
(see Initializing recordable DVD discs on page 87).
2 Press to switch between D.TV (digital)
and A.TV (analog).
3 Select a TV channel to record.
The front panel display shows the channel number, or
channel name if it’s available:
• While the recorder is stopped, you can also use the
number buttons on the remote to select the channel
(For channel 24, press
2, 4 then ENTER).
• If the recorder is stopped, you can also use the CH +/–
buttons on the front panel to select the channel
number.
4 Set the picture quality/recording time.
• See Setting the picture quality/recording time on
page 82 for detailed instructions.
5 If you’re recording from the A.TV tuner,
select the audio channel to record.
See Changing A.TV audio channels on page 81 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
LPCM, in which case you do need to select the
audio channel before recording.
Note
1 Audio is recorded in 16-bit Linear PCM format, video is recorded at XP quality. When recording a bilingual broadcast, select which audio chan-
nel to record (see Bilingual Recording on page 133).
DVD (VR) DVD (Video) DVD+R DVD+RW DVD-RAM HDD
REC MODE
DVD (VR) DVD (Video) DVD+R DVD+RW DVD-RAM HDD
HDD/DVD
+
A.TV/D.TV MAIN SUB
– CHANNEL +
A.TV Channel preset
REC MODE
+
AUDIO
MAIN SUB