PIONEER DVR-233-S/KCXV
Quick Start

Making your first recording
This quick guide shows you how to make a basic recording of a TV program to a recordable DVD.

Playing back your recordings
Use the Disc Navigator to browse and playback video on recordable DVDs, and to view information on titles.

Open the disc tray and load the supplied blank DVD-RW disc.
Open the disc tray.
OPEN/ CLOSE

Show the Disc Navigator.
� The Disc Navigator is also accessible from the Home Menu. Press HOME MENU and select Disc Navigator.
Disc Navigator DVD-VR Titles ORG 04, PL 02 Title 01 Remain 00h20m (XP) Original

Load a blank DVD-RW.
OPEN/ CLOSE

Close the disc tray.
OPEN/ CLOSE

The lively big tree Recording Time 00h30m00s
OPEN/ CLOSE

The label side face-up, using the disc guide to align the disc.

OPEN/ CLOSE

The recorder will take a moment to initialize the disc for recording.

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PL01

06/29 TUE 11:00PM

06/30 WED 11:00PM

07/01 THU 11:00PM

07/02 FRI 11:00PM

Select the TV channel you want to record.
You can also use the number buttons: For example, to select channel 4, press 4 then ENTER; for channel 34, press 3, 4, ENTER; for channel 102, press 1, 0, 2, ENTER.

Select title you want to play then press ENTER.
� Use the titles. / buttons to browse the list of

Start recording.
� When you want to stop recording, press STOP. � The TV program will be recorded on the DVD disc as a single title with one or more chapters. After recording: Press PLAY to start playback.

After playing: If you want to erase or edit your recording, please see the chapter on editing in the main operating instructions.

Use ONLY discs that feature one of these logos: DVD-Video
Play Rec

DVD-R
Play Rec

DVD-RW
Play Rec

� Look for the disc logo on the disc and/or the disc packaging. � This recorder is not compatible with DVD+R, DVD+RW or DVD-RAM.