Recording 06 – Pioneer DVR-3100-S User Manual

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Recording

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Important

• The source signal must be DVC-SD format

• Some camcorders cannot be controlled using this

recorder’s remote.

• If you connect a second recorder using a DV cable,

you cannot control the second unit from this one.

• You can’t control this unit remotely from a

component connected to the

DV IN/OUT

jack.

• You can’t record date and time information from DV

cassette.

• You can’t record copy-protected or copy-once

material.

• During DV recording, if a part of the tape is blank, or

has copy-protected material on it, this recorder will
pause recording. Recording will restart automatically
when there is a recordable signal.

• For best results when recording from a DV

camcorder to this recorder, we recommend cueing
the camcorder to the place you want to start
recording from and setting the camcorder to play-
pause.

1

Make sure your digital camcorder is connected to

the front panel DV IN/OUT jack.

Also, set the camcorder to VTR mode.

2

Set up the recorder.

• Use

REC MODE

to set the recording quality. See

Setting the picture quality/recording time

on page 46

for detailed information.

• Make sure a recordable disc is loaded.

3

From the Initial Settings menu, check that the DV

audio input is setup as you require.

See

DV Input

on page 82 for more on this.

• Check also that the

Audio In

settings for

External

Audio

and

Bilingual Recording

are as you want

them (see

Audio In settings

on page 81).

4

Press HOME MENU and select ‘DV Record’ from

the menu.

• DV recording only works when the digital camcorder

is in VTR mode with a tape loaded.

5

Find the place on the camcorder tape that you

want to start recording from.

For best results, pause playback at the point from which
you want to record.

• Depending on your camcorder, you can use this

recorder’s remote to control the camcorder using the

,

,

,

,

,

and

buttons.

6

Use the

/

(cursor up/down) buttons to select

‘Start Rec’ and press ENTER.

• Recording is automatically paused if the recorder

detects no signal, or a copy-protected signal.
Recording restarts when there is a non-copy-
protected signal.

• You can pause or stop the recording by selecting

Pause Rec

or

Stop Rec

from the on-screen display.

You cannot control the camcorder from this remote
control during recording.

• If you restart recording after stopping the camcorder,

the first few seconds of the camcorder tape will not
be recorded. Use the pause button on your
camcorder instead and recording will start
immediately.

VR Mode only:

A chapter marker is inserted every time

there is a break in the timecode on the DV tape. This
happens when the recording is stopped or paused
then restarted, for example.

• While recording, you cannot exit the DV recording

screen using the

HOME MENU

or

RETURN

button.

Note

• Depending on the connected camcorder, you may

not be able to control it using the remote control
supplied with this recorder.

• If the audio subcode on the DV tape cannot be read

correctly, the audio type will not switch
automatically. You can switch the audio manually
from the

External Audio

setting (page 81).

• See also

DV-related messages

on page 95 if you

encounter an error while using the

DV IN/OUT

jack.

Frequently Asked Questions

• I can’t get my DV camcorder to work with the recorder!

Check that the DV cable is properly connected. Also
make sure that what you’re trying to record is not
copy-protected.

If it still doesn’t work, try switching off the camcorder
then switch back on.

• There’s a picture, but no sound!

Try switching the

DV Input

setting (see

DV Input

on

page 82) between

Stereo 1

and

Stereo 2

.

SP (2h00m/DVD)

1h40m

Remain

Stop

1.02.22

Stop

Control with these
buttons

Start Rec

Pause Rec
Stop Rec

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