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Recording from the dv output, Recording 06 – Pioneer DVR-5100H-S User Manual

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Set up the recorder.

• Use

REC MODE

to set the recording quality. See

Setting the picture quality/recording time

on page 49

for detailed information.

• Make sure a recordable disc is loaded if you want to

record to DVD.

3

From the Initial Settings menu, check that the DV

audio input is setup as you require.

See

DV Input

on page 101 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 100).

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

Select ‘Record to HDD’ or ‘Record to DVD’ to

record to the hard disk drive or a recordable DVD
respectively.

6

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.

7

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.

HDD and DVD-RW (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 100).

• See also

DV-related messages

on page 114 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 101) between

Stereo 1

and

Stereo 2

.

Recording from the DV output

You can record non-copy-protected material from the
hard disk drive or from a DVD to a camcorder connected
to the

DV IN/OUT

jack.

1

Connect the camcorder to the DV IN/OUT jack of

this recorder.

2

Select the HDD or DVD for playback.

3

Find the place you want to start recording from.

4

Start recording on the camcorder.

5

Play the source material.

HDD

SP (2h00m/DVD)

1h40m

Remain

Stop

1.02.22

Stop

Control with these
buttons

Start Rec

Pause Rec
Stop Rec

VR mode

Video mode

HDD

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