Pioneer DVR - copy to DVD problem

[Lykrah]

Hi,

I'm hoping someone here can help because neither the Pioneer website
nor the Pioneer helpline can help me.

I got the Pioneer DVR 533H-S. I recorded a movie that's only 1h20m in
length in SP mode. When I tried to copy it onto a DVD, it gave me the
message that it can't copy. I investigated a bit and discovered it
can't copy because it's too big. The show is only 3.1Gb. I tried
copying other things which copied just fine as long as the total size
was under 3 Gb. Things I have copied onto DVD's play fine but it
annoys me that I can't copy a basic short movie onto a 4.7Gb disk. The
disks I bought are Memorex 16x DVD-R's and the helpline person told me
those should be fine. The only thing they suggested was to send the
DVR back for repair but I think I haven't explored all the options with
what could be wrong with this before doing such a drastic thing.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

[trhouse]

Is it possible you are capturing to the hard drive in SP mode and then asking the recorder to copy hdd to dvd in XP mode? If you do that, the first hour will fill the dvd.

[Lykrah]

Is it possible you are capturing to the hard drive in SP mode and then asking the recorder to copy hdd to dvd in XP mode? If you do that, the first hour will fill the dvd.

Hi trhouse,

I will double-check but don't believe I'm doing that. I have tried to copy using the high-speed copy and I have tried to copy using the menu and the result seems to be the same.

[adagio]

I have a 533hs and do what you want to do all the time. I typically record a movie in SP mode and do a high speed copy to dvd and it works great. The lengths are anywhere from 1 hour and 20 minutes to 1hr and 45 minutes. I have not looked at the gig size but I can do that for you if you'd like.

Like the previous email I'd check your settings to make sure you are not trying to copy in XP mode.

[TBoneit]

I have the 531h (no firewire version)

I copy up to 4.3 Gb movies to the DVD or several shows that total up to 4.3Gb all the time.

I seem to recall it shows 4.4 Gb as available on a 4.7 disc. Normally I set the record to the length of the movie to optimize quality... IE no XP, or SP or Ep but rather the variabe length settings.

Does the movie play from the hard drive?

Maybe it does need to be repaired if nothing over 3Gb can be burned.

[otpw1]

Sounds like his source has a one copy flag set.

[Bridge]

I got that problem sometimes when I hit the high speed dub button on the remote control. It says that there is not enough space on the disk.

What I have to do when it says that is to push "home menu" on the remote, then "copy" from the menu screen. Then the HDD-DVD, Video copy, until you get your choice of things you taped. Pick the one and go through like you would copy it from HDD to DVD. Then I choose high speed copy to move it over. I'm not sure if you said you tried that or not.

I just know for some reason, when you push the high speed dub button on the remote is says there is not enough space but you can do it if you create a copy list and dub it over that way. You might also need to put in a brand new disk. Also, make sure that when you are in the copy choice list that the movie is indeed under 4.4g. Also, you might have to dub something over very small (a few seconds - 30 seconds) in real time then you can create a copy list (which contains your movie) and dub it over high speed. I know for some reason when I use TDK disks I get TONS of errors when I just high speed dub it over and it doesn't even play. Yet, if I transfer something small over first in real time then do a high speed copy then it works.

One would think the last thing you could try is to create a copy list, pick your move and dub it over in real time (SP I think you said you use.)

[adagio]

I always go through the menu and create a copy list. Never did the remote high speed copy, so I agree, try that and see if it solves your problem.

[rroberson]

Is it possible you are capturing to the hard drive in SP mode and then asking the recorder to copy hdd to dvd in XP mode? If you do that, the first hour will fill the dvd.

Hi trhouse,

I will double-check but don't believe I'm doing that. I have tried to copy using the high-speed copy and I have tried to copy using the menu and the result seems to be the same.

Also, when you go in to copy it, make sure you havent "selected" it twice.

Use the back button, and even you see a screen with choice of use existing copy list or create new one, choose create new one.

I've done this a couple of times and gotten the message not enough room. It really through me the first time.

Rick