Pioneer VSX-820-S Silver: Making recordings

Making recordings08

Chapter 8:

Making recordings

1 Select the source you want to record.

Use the MULTI CONTROL buttons (or INPUT

Making an audio or a video

SELECT).

recording

2 Select the input signal (if necessary).

You can make an audio or a video recording

Press the button then press

from the built-in tuner, or from an audio or

SIGNAL SEL to select the input signal

video source connected to the receiver (such

corresponding to the source component (see

as a CD player or TV).

page 41 for more on this).

Keep in mind you can’t make a digital

recording from an analog source or vice-versa,

3 Prepare the source you want to record.

so make sure the components you are

Tune to the radio station, load the CD, video,

recording to/from are hooked up in the same

DVD etc.

way (see Connecting your equipment on

4 Prepare the recorder.

page 16 for more on connections).

Insert a blank tape, MD, video etc. into the

If you want to record a video source, you also

recording device and set the recording levels.

need to use the same type of connection for the

Refer to the instructions that came with the

source as for the recorder. For example, you

recorder if you are unsure how to do this. Most

can’t record a component hooked up to

video recorders set the audio recording level

composite video jacks with a recorder hooked

automatically—check the component’s

up to the component video outputs (see

instruction manual if you’re unsure.

page 26 for more on video connections).

5 Start recording, then start playback of the

TV

RECEIVER

SOURCESLEEP

CONTROL

1

source component.

RECEIVER

INPUT SELECT

INPUT

BD DVD

TV

DVR CD

CD-R

CH

ADAPTER iPod USB

VIDEO

TUNER

S.RETRIEVER

SIGNAL SEL

VOL

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RECEIVER

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

• Some digital sources are copy-protected, and can only be recorded in analog.

• Some video sources are copy-protected. These cannot be recorded.