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1. zoe Nm i gt receiver 4 d AUDIO VIDEO INPUT Antenna cable TV wall outlet 1 Connect RF antenna cables as shown This enables you to watch and record IV channels 2 Connect the AUDIO and VIDEO OUTPUT jacks 1 or 2 on this recorder to a set of audio video inputs on your AV amp receiver 3 Usean optical digital audio cable not supplied to connect the COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT jack on this recorder to an coaxial digital input on your AV amp receiver This enables you to listen to multichannel surround sound 4 Connect the AV amp receiver s video output to a video input on your TV 1 If your AV amp receiver doesn t have an coaxial digital input but has a optical type converter boxes that convert from coaxial to optical are available at specialist audio dealers En Connecting up 02 Connecting other AV sources Connecting a VCR or analog camcorder AUDIO VIDEO Yi INPUT Front panel d AUDIO VIDEO OUTPUT Rear panel VCR 1 Connect a set of audio and video inputs of your VCR or camcorder to a set of outputs on this recorder This enables you to record from this recorder to your VCR or camcorder e You can use standard video or S video cables for the video connection 2 Connect a set of audio and video outputs of your VCR or camcorder to a
2. 1 Display the View Options panel The View Options panel Disc lavigator HDD sue _ 4 Titles m 23 00 FRI 3 12 23 00 Fri 3 12 4ch SP E 2h00m 1 0G SUMA order g 20 00 FRI 3 12 Recent First 20 00 Fri 3 12 9ch SP E 2h00m 1 0G gt 10Titles Genre e e 22 00 THU 2 12 22 00 Thu 2 12 7ch SP 1h00m 1 0G All Genres 19 00 MON 29 11 19 00 Mon 29 11 2ch SP 1h00m 1 0G HDD SP Remain 30h30m C COD ooe stie 2 cV Choose Style Sort order or Genre then press ENTER to see the available view options e Style Select four or eight titles per screen view KG En Sort order Sort by date most recent first unwatched first title name or recording date oldest first Genre Display all genres or just a selected genre 3 gep Choose a view option then press ENTER The title list display is updated according to the new display preferences Using the Disc Navigator with playback only discs DVD Video CD VideoCD SuperVCD WMA MP3 DivX 1 e Display the Home Menu di 2 gep Select Disc Navigator Alternatively for a CD Video CD Super VCD or WMA MP3 DivX disc you can press DISC NAVIGATOR which takes you straight to the Disc Navigator screen Note 3 gep Select what you want to play Depending on the type of disc you have loaded the Disc Navigator looks slightly differ
3. The recording quality is automatically adjusted so that the Copy List fits on to the space available on the disc Copying is carried out in real time When you change the recording mode setting you can see how much disc space it will require If this is more than is available it shows up in red and you won t be able to start copying In this case either change the recording quality or press RETURN to go back to the Copy List screen and erase one or more titles from the Copy List K Note 1 When copying to a Video mode DVD or DVD R RW the chapter markers in the copy may not be in exactly the same position as the original 2 When the copy mode is set to something other than High Speed Copy for copying to a Video mode DVD or DVD R RW the chapter markers of the original are not copied Chapter markers are put into the copy at regular intervals according to the Auto Chapter setting see also Auto Chapter Video and Auto Chapter DVD R RW on page 107 3 When copying to a DVD R RW MN1 to MN3 and SEP modes are not available 4 Optimized mode only available when copying to DVD En Copying and backup 08 Using disc backup See also Copyright on page 80 This feature offers a simple way to make a backup copy of a finalized Video mode disc or DVD R RW The data is copied first to the hard disk drive then on to another recordable DVD disc 1 Select Copy then Disc backup from the Home Menu d 2 69
4. 7 Front panel display and IR remote sensor See Display on page 25 for details 8 REC Press to start recording Press repeatedly to set the recording time in 30 minute blocks o o o o S VIDEO VIDEO L AUDIO R MONO 7l INPUT2 9 Front panel inputs page 15 see Front panel connections on page 15 for more information on these 10 Press to start or restart playback 11 E Press to stop playback 12 CH Use to change channels skip chapters tracks etc 13 ONE TOUCH COPY page 80 Press to start One Touch Copy of the currently playing title to DVD or the HDD 14 STOP REC Press to stop recording Controls and displays 03 Remote control QG 4 5 5 7 8 VCR Plus Ga l MOP Dr HELP DISPLAY C3 7 FWD SCAN REV SCAN PLAY PAUSE STOP ox BACK CM skiP gt SELECTION STEP SLOW RECMODE TIMER REC Pioneer DVD RECORDER 1 ONE TOUCH COPY page 80 Press to start One Touch Copy of the currently playing title to DVD or the HDD 2 Remote control indicator Lights when setting up the remote control for use with a TV page 121 and when setting the remote control mode page 109 3 STANDBY ON Press to switch the recorder on into standby 4 4 OPEN CLOSE Press to open close the disc tray 5 HDD Press to select the hard disk HDD for recording or playback 6 DVD Press to select the DVD
5. A number of commands are available for editing and changing the playback behaviour of albums 1 e Select Jukebox from the Home Menu 2 9 Select Listen to Music Edit or Listen to Music WMA MP3 Edit 3 9 Select what you want to edit 4 gep Select an edit function from the command menu panel e Erase Erase the selected track if all tracks in an album are selected the whole album is erased Note Edit gt Edit Title Enter a name of up to 64 characters for the album See page Title Name on page 70 for how to enter names Edit gt Set Genre Set or change the genre for the album Edit gt Jump Set Set a track to jump so that it doesn t play choose this command again to cancel the Jump setting Play Mode Change the playback order for albums and tracks Genre Name Enter a name of up to 12 characters for a genre See page Jitle Name on page 70 for how to enter names 1 Tracks set to Jump will be skipped during consecutive track playback EET The PhotoViewer Chapter 10 The PhotoViewer From the PhotoViewer you can view JPEG photos and picture files stored on a CD R RW ROM Locating JPEG picture files Playing a slideshow ep 1 O Select PhotoViewer from the 1 amp Selecta folder from the folder Home Menu list The first nine images from the selected e folder are displayed as thumbnails in the 2 c Select the folder containing main part of the screen
6. In order to play DivX VOD video on demand content on this recorder you first need to register the recorder with your DivX VOD content provider You do this by generating a DivX VOD registration code which you submit to your provider Some DivX VOD content may only be playable a fixed number of times When you load a disc containing this type of DivX VOD content the remaining number of plays is shown on screen and you then have the option of playing the disc thereby using up one of the remaining plays or stopping If you load a disc that contains expired DivX VOD content for example content that has zero remaining plays the message Rental Expired is displayed If your DivX VOD content allows an unlimited number of plays then you may load the disc into your recorder and play the content as often as you like and no message will be displayed A Important DivX VOD content is protected by a DRM Digital Rights Management system This restricts playback of content to specific registered devices If you load a disc that contains DivX VOD content not authorized for this recorder the message Authorization Error is displayed and the content will not play Resetting the recorder as described in Resetting the recorder on page 128 will not cause you to lose your registration code JPEG file compatibility e Compatible formats Baseline JPEG and EXIF 2 2 still image files File format used by digital still cameras
7. Unfinalized disc playback CD Audio only Compressed audio compatibility Compatible media CD ROM CD R CD RW Compatible formats MPEG 1 Audio Layer 3 MP3 Windows Media Audio WMA Sampling rates 32 kHz 44 1 kHz or 48 kHz Bit rates Any 128 Kbps or higher recommended Variable bit rate VBR MP3 playback Yes VBR WMA playback No WMA encoder compatibility Windows Media Codec 8 files encoded using Windows Media Codec 9 may be playable but some parts of the specification are not supported specifically Pro Lossless Voice and VBR DRM Digital Rights Management file playback No File extensions mp3 wma these must be used for the recorder to recognize MP3 and WMA files do not use for other file types File structure Up to 99 folders 999 files if these limits are exceeded only files and folders up to these limits are playable Note 1 DRM digital rights management copy protection is a technology designed to prevent unauthorized copying by restricting playback etc of compressed audio files on devices other than the PC orother recording equipment used to record it For detailed information please see the instruction manuals or help files that came with your PC and or software En WMA Windows Media Audio compatibility Plays Ry Windows m m Media The Windows Media logo printed on the box indicates that this recorder can playback Windows Media Audio content
8. e Sampling ratio 4 4 4 4 2 2 4 2 0 Horizontal resolution 160 to 5120 pixels e Vertical resolution 120 to 3840 pixels Progressive JPEG compatible No File extensions jpg jpeg joe jif jfif must be used for the recorder to recognize JPEG files do not use for other file types File structure The recorder can load up to 99 folders 999 files at one time if there are more files folders that this on the disc then more can be reloaded PC created disc compatibility Discs recorded using a personal computer may not be playable in this unit due to the setting of the application software used to create the disc In these particular instances check with the software publisher for more detailed information Discs recorded in packet write mode UDF format are not compatible with this recorder Check the DVD R RW or CD R RW software disc boxes for additional compatibility information Dolby Digital IL DOLBY DIGITAL STEREO CREATOR Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories DTS dits DIGITAL OUT DIS and DIS Digital Out are registered trademarks of Digital Theater Systems Inc About the internal hard disk drive Theinternal hard disk drive HDD is a fragile piece of equipment Depending on the conditions under which itis used orthrough careless use it is possible that the recorded En Before y
9. the files you want to view e The larger the file size the longer it takes the recorder to load the file Currently selected Currently selected File information folder in folder list thumbnail The first thumbnail image is highlighted You can also select a folder then press to get to the thumbnail view area o get back to the folder list press RETURN or when the leftmost thumbnail is highlighted PhotoViewer File Chair No 2 Date Time 15 18 24 01 2006 Size 1920 X 1440 001 12 12 TUE 003 12 14 THU 004 12 15 FRI 005 12 16 SAT 006 12 17 SUN 007 12 18 MON 008 12 19 TUE E gt 2 gep Select a thumbnail from which to start the sideshow Pagesin Incompatible Pages in beds Ade PREV ario ead folder list unknown file file view buttons to display the previous next page of thumbnails e You can also select a file or folder then press gt PLAY to start playing the slideshow Use ke PREV gt gt NEXT to display the previous next picture or If PAUSE to pause the slideshow e f you encounter a disc that will not play check that the disc and file formats are compatible with this recorder see JPEG file compatibility on page 11 and PC created disc compatibility on page 12 P Note 1 Up to 999 files or 99 folders are viewable but if there are more files folders than this on the disc it is still possible to view them all using the Reload function see the following
10. 1518 Panjabi pa 1601 Polish pl 1612 Pashto Pushto ps 1619 Quechua qu 1721 Rhaeto Romance rm 1813 Kirundi rn 1814 Romanian ro 1815 Kinyarwanda rw 1823 Sanskrit sa 1901 Sindhi sd 1904 Sangho sg 1907 Serbo Croatian sh 1908 Sinhalese si 1909 Slovak sk 1911 Slovenian sl 1912 Samoan sm 1913 Shona sn 1914 Somali so 1915 Albanian sq 1917 Serbian sr 1918 Siswati ss 1919 Sesotho st 1920 Sundanese su 1921 Swahili sw 1923 Tamil ta 2001 Telugu te 2005 Tajik tg 2007 Thai th 2008 Tigrinya ti 2009 Turkmen tk 2011 Tagalog tl 2012 Setswana tn 2014 Tonga to 2015 Turkish tr 2018 Tsonga ts 2019 Tatar tt 2020 Twi tw 2023 Ukrainian uk 2111 Urdu ur 2118 Uzbek uz 2126 Vietnamese vi 2209 Volap k vo 2215 Wolof wo 2315 Xhosa xh 2408 Yoruba yo 2515 Zulu zu 2621 ED Additional information E Country Area code list Country Area Country Area code Code letter Argentina 0118 ar Australia 0121 au Austria 0120 at Belgium 0205 be Brazil 0218 br Canada 0301 ca Chile 0312 cl China 0314 cn Denmark 0411 dk Finland 0609 fi France 0618 fr Germany 0405 de Hong Kong 0811 hk India 0914 in Indonesia 0904 id Italy 0920 it Japan 1016 jp Korea Republic of 1118 kr Malaysia 1325 my Mexico 1324 mx Netherlands 1412 nl New Zealand 1426 nz Norwa
11. Copy Copying to DVD e Title name chapter markers as well as thumbnail picture markers for the Disc Navigator are also copied However if you copy to a Video mode DVD R RW or DVD R RW only the first 40 characters of aname are copied e The chapter markers in the copy may not be in exactly the same positions as the original when recording on to a Video mode DVD R RW or DVD R RW You can t use the One Touch Copy function to copy a title if any part of the title is copy once protected A title that contains mixed aspect ratios can t be copied to a Video mode disc Usea VR mode DVD R RW or DVD RAM disc for this type of material Copying and backup 08 Low resolution SEP through LP modes widescreen material can t be copied to a Video mode disc Use a VR mode DVD R RW or DVD RAM disc for this type of material When HDD Recording Format is set to Video Mode Off titles recorded in LP MN9 to MN15 modes cannot be high speed copied to a Video mode disc Please use a VR mode DVD R RW or DVD RAM Recordings of dual mono broadcasts cannot be high speed copied to a Video mode DVD Please use a VR mode DVD R RW or DVD RAM Titles over 8 hours cannot be copied to single layer DVD R RW discs using One Touch Copy Use DVD R DL discs for titles over 8 hours Titles recorded in MN1 to MN6 SEP SLP or EP mode cannot be copied to DVD k RW using One Touch Copy Copying to the HDD e The maximum title length f
12. Each has its advantages and it depends on what you want to do with the recording which mode you choose If you want to edit your recordings in any significant way VR mode offers greater possibilities for cutting copying and changing the way the video is presented Video mode is less flexible when it comes to editing but it has the advantage that it is compatible with standard DVD players many of which won t play VR mode discs Once a disc is initialized for a particular mode all recording on that disc will be in that mode DVD RW discs can be initialized for VR mode recording DVD RAM discs can be initialized for VR mode recording DVD R discs do not require initializing A Important The table below shows the maximum number of titles recordable per disc and the maximum number of chapters per title Note D Recording 0 Disc type rec Max titles oe format per disc EDAD per title DVD R RW 99 99 Video mode DVD R RW RAM 99 9997 VR mode DVDAR ARW 49 y2 1 A maximum of 999 chapters are recordable per disc 2 A maximum of 254 chapters are recordable per disc e This recorder cannot play or record untinalized Video mode and DVD R discs recorded on another recorder DVD RW discs recorded on another recorder are playable on this recorder but are not recordable The maximum continuous recording time for one title is eight hours when using a DVD R RW disc If you del
13. NTSC etc settings are the same as the channel set for recording After briefly A backup battery inside the recorder keeps the clock and other unplugging or aftera settings from being reset when there is no power to the recorder After power failure the front unplugging or a power failure the battery keeps all settings for a pane display shows period of several minutes Reset the clock and other recorder settings j to use the recorder again Front panel display e The Child Lock is on turn off in order to use the recorder page 43 shows LOCK when a button is pressed Can t use One Touch Make sure that there is a recordable DVD R RW loaded with some Copy HDD to DVD free space for recording and fewer than 99 titles already on the disc Also make sure that for a Video mode disc or a DVD R the disc isn t finalized Make sure there is a recordable DVD R RW loaded with some free space for recording and fewer than 49 titles already on the disc f you delete a title from a DVD R RW disc the number of remaining recordable titles may not decrease Further recording is not possible on a finalized DVD R Check that there isn t a disc menu on the disc you re trying to use e f the title currently playing contains material that is copy once protected One Touch Copy will not work e One Touch Copy can t be used for titles over 8 hours long when copying to DVD R RW though you can use a DVD R DL e One Touch Copy can t be us
14. Remain i 1h00m 1 0G sonsom are shown in the Disc Navigator with a padlock icon Move Combine DVD VR DVD RAM P ay List only DVD VR DVD RAM Pjay List only Use this function to re arrange the playing Use this function to combine two Play List order of Play List titles titles into one D E 1 S Highlight the title you want 1 JS Highlight the title you want to move to combine This title will remain in the same place after e combining with another title 2 amp Select Edit gt Move from the e command menu panel SCIT 2 amp Select Edit gt Combine from Disc Navigator Oa T the command menu panel 0 23 00 FRI 3 12 23 00 Fri 3 12 4 Title name Set Thumbnail 24 Disc Navigator DVD 3 10Titles NE 20 00 FRI 3 12 ENWTTUES SEES E 00009729 even 23 00 Fri 3 12 4c itis name Move 4 Titles Set Thumbnail Combine Erase Section 20 00 FRI 3 12 NE 20 00 Fri 3 12 9q Play List Divide Chapter Edit NE 22 00 THU 2 12 r 22 00 Thu 2 12 Cancel a T 7 ret Move VD 4 19 00 MON 29 11 3 29 00 THU 2 12 Qu I 19 00 Mon 29 11 2ch SP i 22 00 Thu 2 12 Remain m 1h00m 1 0G i Gana e ee 19 00 MON 29 11 bade 19 00 Mon 29 11 2ch SP a a EE Remain Land 1h00m 1 0G 0h30m 3 699 Select a new position for the e 3 gep Select another title to Title to move combine with t
15. STEREO L R SAP L R CSAP Restrictions on video recording You cannot record copy protected video using this recorder Copy protected video includes DVD Video discs and some satellite broadcasts If copy protected material is encountered during a recording recording will pause automatically and an error message will be displayed on screen Video that is copy once only can only be recorded to HDD CPRM compatible VR mode DVD R RW see below or DVD RAM When recording a IV broadcast or through an external input you can display copy control information on screen see Displaying disc information on screen on page 64 CPRM CPRM is a copy protection scrambling system developed for the recording of copy once broadcast programs CPRM stands for Content Protection for Recordable Media This recorder is CPRM compatible which means that you can record copy once broadcast programs but you cannot then make a copy of those recordings CPRM recordings can only be made on CPRM compatible DVD R ver 2 0 8x or higher or DVD RW ver 1 1 or higher discs formatted in VR mode DVD RAM discs or on the HDD DVD CPRM recordings can only be played on players that are specifically compatible with CPRM Recording 7 GM Recording equipment and copyright Recording equipment should be used only for lawful copying and you are advised to check carefully what is lawful copying in the country in which you are maki
16. Search Mode A B Repeat Repeat Program Repeat Disc Repeat Title Repeat Chapter LiRepeat Off e To resume normal playback select Repeat Off from the Repeat Play menu or press CLEAR if no menu OSD such as the Play Mode menu is displayed Program play HDD DVD Video CD VideoCD Super VCD WMA MP3 This feature lets you program the play order of titles chapters folders tracks on a disc or the HDD 1 095 Select Program from the Play Mode menu then Input Edit Program The Input Edit Program screen varies according to the disc type below is the DVD input screen 1 If you switch the camera angle during repeat play of a DVD Video disc repeat play is canceled 2 When playing a program list of DVD Video chapters chapters not included in the program list may be some times be played depending on the disc En gg Program Step a Title 01 03 01 001 Tile 01 02 Title 02 03 Title 03 a Chapter 001 015 a Chapter 001 Chapter 002 Chapter 003 04 Chapter 004 05 Chapter 005 06 Chapter 006 07 Chapter 007 08 Chapter 008 gt emis 2 amp Select a title chapter folder or track for the current step in the program list After pressing ENTER to add the title chapter folder track the step number automatically moves down one To insert a step into the program list highlight the step number where you want to insert
17. 11 2ch SP pes Remain 1h00m 1 06 m 3 6S Input a name for the selected title 2 Input Title Name 23 00 Sun 3 12 4ch SP ABCDEFGHIJKLM 21 NOPQRSTUVWXYZ small AARAAAECEEEETTITTS bNOo6660600g000U0YbB O123456789 lt gt amp to eei xc 1uVi8 02 2 09 u 2 gt hhh e Aname generated automatically by the recorder will already be in the name input section of the screen Use the lt lt REV SCAN gt gt FWD SCAN buttons to change the cursor position Select CAPS or small to change to upper or lower case or use the CASE SELECTION buttons I PREV gt gt NEXT You can also use the CLEAR button to delete characters directly press and hold for two seconds to delete the whole name For other remote control key shortcuts see Using the remote key shortcuts to input a name below For discs formatted on a different DVD recorder you will see only a limited character set d 4 095 Select OK to enter the name and return to the main Disc Navigator screen To return to the main Disc Navigator screen without saving changes to the title name press RETURN Using the remote key shortcuts to input a name The table below shows the remote control key shortcuts that you can use to input characters in the name input screen Pressing a button repeatedly cycles through the characters shown If you want to enter two characters in succession that are both on the same button fo
18. 2ch SP 20 00 1h00m 2 0G 2ch EG v Freet SP Copy List Total Current DVD Remain All Genres 0 00 NENNEN 4 38 L 1 Titles you ve added to the Copy List are highlighted in pink here are some restrictions on titles that can be added to the Copy List if you are copying to a Video mode DVD or DVD R RW e When adding titles that contain copy once protected material the copy once parts will not be added e When adding titles that contain material of more than one aspect ratio screen size each part with a different aspect ratio will be added as a separate title if high speed copying is possible Depending on the title high speed copying may not be possible to a Video mode disc 1 e Widescreen titles recorded at low resolution SEP through LP MN1 to MN15 Video Mode Off or MN1 to MN8 Video Mode On e LP MN9 to MN15 recordings when HDD Recording Format is set to Video Mode Off e Dual mono recordings Combined titles that were originally recorded using different recording modes Copying and backup 08 6 Press to display the command e Title Name Name or rename a title in menu panel the Copy List see Title Name on page 70 inecoumonoimenapanel e Erase Section Erase part of a title see z a Erase Section on page 72 e Move Change the order of titles in the Bh Copy List see Move on page 76 TUM A E
19. 35 C Operating humidity esavescex kews des 5 96 to 85 96 no condensation lu Rc NTSC PAL N PAL M Readable discs DVD Video DVD RW DVD R DVD R DVD RW DVD RAM Video CD Super VCD CD CD R RW WMA MP3 JPEG CD DA Recording discs and formats DVD R RW VR mode and Video mode DVD R RW VR mode DVD RAM VR mode DVD R DL VR mode and Video mode DVD R DL VR mode Video recording format sampling frequency nasau e RR 13 5 MHz Compression format iiie MPEG Audio recording format Sampling TEGUENCY 3 4 race Rats 48 kHz Compression format Dolby Digital or Linear PCM uncompressed Recording time HDD 160 GB Fine AP Lazare Sex d Ra rr Approx 34 h Standard Pia ISl sed ue re gi Approx 68 h Long Play CP na nca den ca oca e ban Approx 136 h Extended Play EP i civassaeeetaas Approx 204 h super Long Play SUP svi Approx 272 h Super Extended Play SEP Approx 340 h Manual Mode MN Approx 34 h to 455 h DVD R RW DVD R RW DVD RAM PINS AP sirro bode eee hs Fe eee anaes Approx 1 h otandard PISIS cmssta weiner ews Rx Approx 2 h Long Flay LP sais ac ra REY ey oa Approx 4 h Extended Play EP ceseusa sto cic Approx 6 h Super Long Play SLP sso sed cet e s Approx 8h Super Extended Play SEP Approx 10 h DVD R RW DVD RAM only Manual Mode MN DVD R RW FRAM sssss Approx 1 h to 13h DVDER SEI a d dee EERES Approx 1h to 8h DVD R D
20. 4x 1x to 4x 3 3x to 8x e DVD R 2 4x 4x 1x to 8x 1x to 16x e DVD RAM ver 2 0 2x ver 2 1 2x 2x to OX 2x to 5x Ver 2 27 2X 2X10 3X 2X10 5X e DVD R DL ver 3 0 2x to 4x e DVD R DL 2 4x 2 4x to 8x Note that older models of DVD recorders and DVD writers may reject DVD RW ver 1 2 discs and or corrupt the data on the disc If you want to share DVD RW discs between this recorder and an older recorder writer we recommend using ver 1 1 discs Thefollowing table shows older Pioneer DVD recorders limited compatibility with DVD RW ver 1 2 discs Model Playable Recordable DVR 310 Yes No DVR 510H Discs should be finalized in this recorder before playing Unfinalized VR mode and Video mode discs may not play Cannot read the CPRM information will show n the display when you load a disc However this will not affect playback j Copy once protected disc titles will not play DVD HDD Recording and playback compatibility This recorder can play and record all the Currently popular DVD disc types as well as providing HDD functionality The table below shows some specific compatibility differences between the different disc types En Before you start En Re recordable 3 x3 Editing of recorded O Recording of Copy e Playback in other n a ES 16 9 and 4 3 Q DVD DVD DVD RW DVD R RW RAM DVD VR X DVD Video DVD R DVD RW DVD RAM 2 13 16 RW RW
21. Dol RAM OQ e e O e e 4 4 e e e 7 eco e eco 6 15 e e Dual Mono o HDD DVD R Marks used in this HDD DVD VR DVD Video manual T Logos HARD DISK DRIVE DVD Erasable e 4 programs 72 once protected material e 6 players recorders Chase play program recording e 7 broadcast 10 11 recording of both audio channels Notes to table 1 Must be initialized for VR mode recording page 95 2 Must be initialized for Video mode recording page 95 3 Erasable but free space does not increase 4 Cannot erase sections edit chapters or use playlist editing 5 Must be compatible with DVD R VR playback 6 Finalize using this recorder may not playback in some units page 49 7 Must be compatible with DVD RW VR playback 8 Must be compatible with DVD RW playback 9 Must be compatible with DVD RAM playback 10 Only when HDD Recording Format is set to Video Mode Off page 107 11 Only when the recording mode is not set to LPCM 12 CPRM compatible discs only 13 Take the disc out of the cartridge before use Only Panasonic and Maxell discs have been tested to work reliably with this recorder Discs from other makers may become unusable when recorded or edited 14 Erasing a title does not increase the available recording time nor increase the number of recordable titles left 15 Must be compatible with DVD R playback 16 Depending on the disc it may have to be initialized
22. OS En e Fora DVD timer recording if Optimized Rec see Optimized Rec on page 106 is set to On the recorder will adjust the recording quality to try and fit the recording on the disc If the recording will not fit onto the disc even on MN1 MN4 for DVD R RW recording quality then the Recovery Recording feature will automatically make the recording to the HDD instead If there is very little free space left on the HDD an Auto Replace Recording may not complete successfully If the HDD is being used for playback or high speed copying when an Auto Replace Recording is due to start the new timer recording will not replace the old one However the next time the timer recording starts both of the older two programs will be erased Editing a timer program You can change any ofthe settings in a timer program before the recording is due to start 1 Press TIMER REC 2 Highlight the timer program you want to change 3 Press then select Modify from the command menu panel Alternatively press ENTER The Timer Program Set screen appears from which you can edit the settings 4 Edit the timer recording settings as necessary 5 Select Store Program to finish Confirm the settings you made from the following screen Deleting a timer program You can delete timer programs you no longer need 1 Press TIMER REC 2 Highlight the timer program you want to erase 3 Press then select Erase from
23. PBC mode Press to start slow motion play back Press repeatedly to change the playback speed for ward only While paused press to advance a single frame forward only Press to display the disc menu Q of a Video CD Super VCD play ing in PBC mode PLAY STOP PAUSE REVSCAN FWD SCAN PREV NEXT STEP SLOW AUDIO SUBTITLE Press to start playback If RESUME is displayed on screen playback starts from the place last stopped Play back of titles DivX files pro ceeds in alphabetical order Press to stop playback You can resume playback from the same point by pressing gt PLAY Press BM STOP again to cancel the resume function Pauses playback or restarts playback when paused Press to start scanning Press repeatedly to increase the scan ning speed Press to skip to previous next title During playback you can also use the front panel CH buttons Press to start slow motion play back press repeatedly to change the slow motion play speed While paused press to advance one frame Press to display the playback audio type press repeatedly to change the playback audio type Press to display subtitle information press repeatedly to change subtitles Paypbak QN Using the Disc Navigator to browse the contents of a disc Use the Disc Navigator to browse the contents of a disc and start playback Using the Disc Nav
24. Titles oe Recent first kd go 94 22 00 THU 2 12 22 00 Thu 2 12 7c 20 00 FRI 3 12 20 00 Fri 3 12 9c e e All Genres ain 0h30m BEES a 19 00 MON 29 11 SP Et 19 00 Mon 29 11 2ch SP Rem pz 1h00m 1 0G 3 49 Free3 6 Free4 Free5 W Frees C3 Free7 v 10 a 23 00 FRI 3 12 8 A 23 00 Fri 3 12 4ch 9 Free2 9 d qe 3 v5 Input a name for the genre e The name can be upto 12 characters long For information on remote control key short cuts see Using the remote key shortcuts to input a name on page 70 Input Genre Name ABCDEFGHIJKLM aT NOPQRSTUVWXYZ AARAAAECEEEETTTTR bPNOo66060090000YPB 0123456789 4 amp x 7 xef 1 7j GRM IR 8 Gas CS Mle 5 S BeAr T E gt om 4 699 Select OK to enter the name and exit Multi Mode Multi Mode allows you to select several titles then select a command that will be applied to all of them In this way you can select multiple titles and then erase them all at once for example 4 1 gep Select Multi Mode from the command menu panel 2 Disc Navigator HDD B mi 23 00 FRI 3 12 23 00 Fri 3 12 4ch SF 4 Titles s Recent first 10Titles Play Erase 20 00 FRI 3 12 eu L 20 00 Fri 3 12 9ch S EZ Genre Name ES 8 22 00 THU 2 12 E 22 00 Thu 2 12 7ch AlGewes i 19 00 MON 29 11
25. a VR mode DVD R disc editing is no longer possible This is because information about your edits requires a certain amount of disc space As you edit this information builds up eventually preventing you from editing further Copying and backup 08 Chapter 8 Copying and backup Introduction Use the copying features of this recorder to e Back up important recordings stored on the HDD to a DVD e Make a DVD copy of a recording on the HDD to play in another player e ransfer video from a DVD to the HDD for editing e Transfer edited video from the HDD to DVD The simplest way to copy a title is to use the One Touch Copy feature This copies the currently playing HDD title to DVD or DVD title to the HDD See One Touch Copy on page 80 for detailed instructions For more sophisticated copying tasks you can build a Copy List of titles to copy and edit titles so that you only copy the bits you want See Using Copy Lists on page 81 for detailed instructions Where possible the recorder will copy your recordings at high speed Depending on the recording mode the kind of disc loaded and various other factors copying can be as fast as one minute per hour of video See Minimum copying times on page 112 for more on copying times If you want to save disc space you can copy video at a lower recording quality for example an XP recording on the HDD copied to SP on a DVD Copying in this way is always done in real ti
26. a set of audio video inputs on your TV Use the supplied three pin audio video cable It is color coded to help you match them up red white for the right left audio connections and yellow for video in outs Make sure you match up the left and right outputs with their corresponding inputs for correct stereo sound 5 Connect your VCR to your TV A V IN 2 above using a set of audio and video cables e See the following page if you want to use S video or component video cables for the video connection Connecting up Using other types of video output This recorder has standard composite S video and component video outputs The main difference between them is the quality of the picture S video delivers a better picture than composite video while component video gives better picture quality still The variety of outputs also gives you the flexibility of connecting your particular equipment using the best connection type available JP INPUT TV S VIDEO INPUT 1 Connecting using an S video output o video carries the picture as separate color and luminance brightness signals There are two S video outputs for connection to TVs monitors VCRs or other equipment e Usean S video cable not supplied to connect an S VIDEO OUTPUT 1 or 2 to an S video input on your TV monitor or other equipment 2 Connecting using the component video output Component video carries t
27. a timer program if the clock isn t set What happens when two or more timer programs overlap Basically the program with the earlier recording start time has priority However the recorder will start recording the program with the later start time after the earlier program is finished If two programs have the same times but different channels for example the program set most recently takes priority Simultaneous recording and playback Chase Play HDD Chase Play allows you to watch a recording that is still in progress from the start without having to wait until the recording has finished i e playback is chasing the Note D ede 0 recording In fact you re not just limited to watching the recording in progress You can watch anything else already on the HDD or on a DVD if you re recording to the HDD by selecting it from the Disc Navigator screen see Using the Disc Navigator with recordable discs and the HDD on page 57 Chase Play is not possible when DV is the recording input A Important e You can t use this feature during Auto otart Recording or in Auto Start Recording standby the AUTO indicator is lit in the front panel display PLAY Press during recording to start playback from the beginning of the current recording O Press during recording to select another title to play You can use all the usual playback controls such as pause slow motion play scan and
28. am 0113 Arabic ar 0118 Assamese as 0119 Aymara ay 0125 Azerbaijani az 0126 Bashkir ba 0201 Byelorussian be 0205 Bulgarian bg 0207 Bihari bh 0208 Bislama bi 0209 Bengali bn 0214 Tibetan bo 0215 Breton br 0218 Catalan ca 0301 Corsican co 0315 Czech cs 0319 Welsh cy 0325 Danish da 0401 Bhutani dz 0426 Esperanto eo 0515 Estonian et 0520 Basque eu 0521 Persian fa 0601 Finnish fi 0609 Fiji fj 0610 Faroese fo 0615 Frisian fy 0625 Irish ga 0701 Scots Gaelic gd 0704 Galician gl 0712 Guarani gn 0714 Gujarati gu 0721 Hausa ha 0801 Hindi hi 0809 Croatian hr 0818 Hungarian hu 0821 Armenian hy 0825 Interlingua ia 0901 Interlingue ie 0905 Inupiak ik 0911 Indonesian in 0914 Icelandic is 0919 Hebrew iw 0923 Yiddish ji 1009 Javanese jw 1023 Georgian ka 1101 Kazakh kk 1111 Greenlandic kl 1112 Cambodian km 1113 Kannada kn 1114 Kashmiri ks 1119 Kurdish ku 1121 Kirghiz ky 1125 Latin la 1201 Lingala In 1214 Laotian lo 1215 Lithuanian It 1220 Latvian lv 1222 Malagasy mg 1307 Maori mi 1309 Macedonian mk 1311 Malayalam ml 1312 Mongolian mn 1314 Moldavian mo 1315 Marathi mr 1318 Malay ms 1319 Maltese mt 1320 Burmese my 1325 Nauru na 1401 Nepali ne 1405 Norwegian no 1415 Occitan oc 1503 Oromo om 1513 Oriya or
29. another step then select a chapter title folder track as usual After pressing ENTER all the subsequent steps move down one To delete a step from the program list highlight the step you want to delete then press CLEAR 3 Repeat step 2 to build up a program list A program list can contain up to 24 titles chapters folders tracks PLAY 4 Play the program list Program play remains active until you cancel program play erase the program list eject the disc or switch off the recorder Note Dea C S CSC COCOC S i Tip To save your program list and exit the program edit screen without starting playback press HOME MENU or PLAY MODE e During program play press gt NEXT to skip to the next program step To repeat play the program list select Program Repeat from the Repeat Play Mode menu see Repeat play on page 61 Press CLEAR during playback to switch off program play if no menu OSD such as the Disc Navigator is displayed Press while stopped to erase the program list e From the Program menu you can also Start Program Play Starts playback of a saved program list Cancel Program Play Turns off program play but does not erase the program list Erase Program List Frases the program list and turns off program play Displaying and switching subtitles DVD Video DivX Some DVD and DivX discs have subtitles in one or more languages the disc box will usually tel
30. before it can be recorded page 95 In this case initialization will take about 1 hour DVD js a trademark of DVD Format Logo Licensing Corporation Before you start Cm Using DVD R DL DVD R DL discs DVD R DL dual layer and DVD R DL double layer discs contain two recordable layers on a single side giving about 1 8 times the recording capacity of a conventional single layer disc This unit can record to both DVD R DL and DVD R DL discs If you intend to play DVD R DL Video mode or DVD R DL discs recorded on this uniton other DVD recorders players you must finalize them Note that some DVD recorders players may not play even finalized DL discs Please read the information provided on the disc packaging carefully before purchasing DVD R DL DVD R DL discs Confirm the disc version Use ver 3 0 2x to 4x DVD R discs Confirm the recording speed DVD R should be compatible with 2x or 4x recording DVD R with 2 4x to 8x recording This logo indicates that the disc is a DVD R DL or DVD R DL disc RDL ET AX 2X DVD R DL Correct operation has been confirmed for DVD R DL discs ver 3 0 2x 4x produced by the following manufacturers Mitsubishi Kagaku Media Verbatim as of March 2005 About DualDisc playback A DualDisc is a new two sided disc one side of which contains DVD content video audio etc while the other side contains non DVD content such as digital audio material The non DVD a
31. beginning of the title END The Initial Setup menu En Additional information about the TV system settings About the input line system This recorder is compatible with PAL N 3 58 NTSC and PAL M TV systems The Input Line System and Input Colour System settings determine how the recorder treats incoming video signals from an external input or the built in TV tuner Please note the following points when changing the input line system e f when the Input Line System setting is changed the screen goes blank due to incompatibility with your TV you can switch back by pressing and holding the front panel B STOP button then pressing 4 OPEN CLOSE also front panel while the recorder is stopped e When you switch the Input Line System setting the Copy List is erased If you switch the setting using the M STOP button and 4 OPEN CLOSE buttons as described above there is no confirmation so please use with care You can t mix recordings of different TV line systems on the same disc When you change this setting the Input Colour System setting also changes see below About NTSC on PAL TV Depending on the Input Line System setting and the NISC on PAL TV setting the signal format output when the recorder is stopped varies as shown in the table below Output when stopped Input Line NTSC on PAL System 625 System Off PAL N On PAL N 525 System Off NTSC On PAL M About the input colour system T
32. came with your monitor TV if you re not sure NTSC on PAL TV On NTSC discs will play correctly on PAL only TVs Off Use if your TV is already NTSC compatible Many recent PAL TVs are compatible with NTSC input and so this setting can be switched off Check the operating instructions that came with your TV See also About NTSC on PAL TV on page 110 for related information Audio In External Audio Stereo Select if the audio from the currently selected exter nal input is standard stereo Dual Mono Select if each channel carries a separate soundtrack When the external audio is from the DV input an audio subcode channel within the DV audio tells the recorder whether the audio is stereo or dual mono This has priority over the setting you make here Dual Mono Le Select to record the left channel of an external dual Recording mono source when recording to DVD in Video mode to HDD with HDD Recording Format set to Video Mode On or in LPCM mode R As above but for right channel recording When recording dual mono audio to DVD in VR mode except in LPCM mode or to HDD with HDD Recording Format set to Video Mode Off except in LPCM mode both audio channels are recorded and you can switch to the one you want on playback DV Input Stereo 1 Select to use the live audio track recorded during the video shoot from a camcorder that supports two stereo audio tracks Stereo 2 Select to use the overdubbed audio track from a
33. computer equipped with a suitable DVD ROM drive Itis also possible to finalize DVD RW discs This is only necessary if you want to a player to display a title menu for the disc See Playing your recordings on other DVD players on page 49 for detailed instructions Undo Finalize DVD RW You can undo the finalization on DVD RW discs recorded on this recorder in Video mode You need to do this if you want to record more material or edit material already on the disc You can also undo the finalization of VR mode discs which have been finalized on other DVD recorders If when you load a disc the message This disc cannot be recorded Undo the finalization is displayed use this command to be able to record on the disc using this recorder 1 Q Select Disc Setup from the Home Menu E gt 2 gep Select Finalize gt Undo Finalize then Start 1 Once initialized for VR mode recording it is not possible to re initialize the disc for Video mode recording Also once recorded in Video mode the disc cannot be re initialized for VR mode recording Optimize HDD HDD As you record erase and edit recordings the HDD file system gradually becomes fragmented Periodically the HDD will need optimizing to clean up all the fragmented files When the HDD needs optimizing the recorder will automatically display a message recommending optimization A Important e Optimizing the HDD can take as long as eigh
34. gt During playback start reverse or forward scanning e The scanning speed is shown on screen REV SCAN FWD SCAN 2 Press repeatedly to change the scanning speed There are four scanning speeds available when playing HDD video a DVD or a DivX title Reverse playback is also possible with HDD and DVD video There are two scanning speeds for other types of disc PLAY 3 Resume normal playback Playing in slow motion DVD HDD VideoCD SuperVCD DivX You can play video at various slow motion speeds DVDs and video on the HDD can be played in slow motion in either direction while Video CDs Super VCDs and DivX titles can only be played forwards in slow motion There is no sound when playing in slow motion STEP SLOW 1 Press to start slow motion reverse or forward play STEP SLOW 2 Press repeatedly to change the slow motion speed The current playback speed is indicated on screen Note 1 Reverse playback may not be smooth PLAY 3 Resume normal playback Frame advance frame reverse DVD HDD VideoCD SuperVCD DivX You can advance or back up video on a DVD disc or the HDD frame by frame With Video CDs Super VCDs and DivX titles you can only use frame advance PAUSE 1 u Pause playback STEP SLOW 2 Back up or advance one frame with each press PLAY 3 Resume normal playback The Play Mode menu ALL The Play Mode menu gives you access to search functions repeat and program pla
35. page En The PhotoViewer qu Depending on the aspect ratio some pictures may be displayed with black bars top and bottom or left and right arge picture files may take a few seconds to display This is normal STOP 3 m Press to return to the thumbnail view area e You can also use the RETURN button RETURN EXIT 4 e Press to return to the folder view area e Withtheleftmostthumbnail highlighted you can use the button To exit the PhotoViewer press HOME MENU Reloading files from a disc If you have a disc with more than 1000 files and or 100 folders you can still view all the images using the reload function d 1 et Navigate to the last entry in the folder list Read next 2 Load the next batch of up to 999 files 99 folders from the disc e t will take a moment at most a few minutes to load in the images Note Zooming an image During a slideshow you can zoom in to enlarge a portion of the picture by a factor of two or four You can also move the area of the picture displayed 1 Press during the slideshow to zoom the picture Repeated presses cycle between zoom off 2x zoom and 4x zoom The zoom factor is displayed on screen EY 2 JSU Use to move the zoomed area Rotating an image You can rotate the displayed picture during a slideshow so you can always view pictures the right way up whichever way they were taken Press during the slideshow to rot
36. pressing ONE TOUCH page 91 COPY Usually the tracks are copied to the HDD in To cancel copying an audio CD press the order they appear on the CD When and hold ONE TOUCH COPY for more copying CD audio you can copy them in anona cccond some other order using the program play mode See Program play on page 61 for how e To cancel copying a WMA MPS disc to do this Dress ENTER If the CD loaded contains both CD audio tracks and WMA MP3 files the part currently selected will play Note that once copied to the HDD audio tracks cannot be copied to a recordable DVD disc A Important e While copying CD audio no other recorder operation is possible P Note 1 The recorder can copy up to 999 CDs a CD can contain up to 99 tracks The recorded audio format is 256 kbps Dolby Digital En En Using the Jukebox Playing music from the e f you want to start playback from a Jukebox selected track in an album or play a track that is set to Jump press to enter the track list then select a track to You can select albums or individual tracks play 1 from the Jukebox to play Press EJ SUBTITLE or amp ANGLE to change the page 1 C Select Jukebox from the Home Menu Changing the album view eb E gt 2 9 Select a Jukebox option 1 JSU From the album list display Listen to Music Edit Listen to CDs the view options menu panel that have been copied to the HDD e Listen to Music WMA MP3 Edit qe Lis
37. set of inputs on this recorder This enables you to record tapes from your VCR or camcorder e You can use standard video or S video cables for the video connection e The front panel connections make convenient connections for a camcorder input Connecting a DV camcorder Using the front panel DV IN jack it is possible to connect a DV camcorder or video deck or DVD R RW recorder and digitally transfer DV tapes or DVD R RW discs to DVD R RW A Important his jack is for connection to DV equipment only It is not compatible with digital satellite receivers or D VHS video decks DV camcorder e Use a DV cable not supplied to connect the DV jack of your DV camcorder video deck to the front panel DV IN jack of this recorder Plugging in After checking all the connections plug in the recorder e Use the supplied power cable to connect this recorder to a power outlet Chapter 3 En Controls and displays Controls and displays Front panel STANDBY ON 1 STANDBY ON Press to switch the recorder on into standby 2 Disc tray 3 4 OPEN CLOSE Press to open close the disc tray 4 HDD DVD indicator Indicator lights blue when the hard disk HDD is selected orange when the DVD drive is selected 5 HELP FUNCTION Press to display the on screen help 6 HDD DVD Press to switch between the hard disk drive HDD and DVD for recording and playback
38. signal ceases the recorder stops recording If you want to use this recorder with the timer features of your satellite tuner see Language code list on page 123 A Important e t takes a little while for this recorder to switch on and start recording after detecting a signal Please bear this in mind when setting the timer If Auto Start Recording is set it will not start if another timer recording is in progress e imer recordings take precedence over Auto Start Recording Auto Start Recording will stopifatimer recording is due to start After the timer recording has finished Auto Start Recording will resume 1 Setthe timer for the satellite receiver or other component then switch it into standby if necessary Check the manual that came with the receiver if you re not sure how to do this 2 Check that the Audio In settings for External Audio and Dual Mono Recording are as you want them See Audio In on page 103 for more on these settings 3 Setup the recorder Use REC MODE to set the recording quality See Setting the picture quality recording time on page 34 for detailed information 4 Press HOME MENU and select Timer Recording then Auto Start Recording 5 Select Yes to switch Auto Start Recording on or No to switch off If you choose Yes the recorder automatically goes into standby The AUTO indicator in the front panel display lights The recorder will auto
39. t record date and time information from DV cassette e 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 However if there is more than 10 seconds of blank tape this recorder will stop recording and the camcorder should stop depending on the camcorder 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 jack Also set the camcorder to VIR mode RECMODE 2 Set the recording quality e See Setting the picture quality recording time on page 34 for detailed information 3 Fromthe Initial Settings menu check that the DV audio input is setup as you require See DV Input on page 103 for more on this e Check also that the Audio In settings for External Audio and Dual Mono Recording are as you want them see Audio In on page 108 4 Q Select Copy then DV Record from the Home Menu DVrecording only works when the digital camcorder is in VIR mode with a tape loaded qe qe 5 lt Select Record to Hard Disk Drive or Record to DVD 6 Find the place on the camcorder tape that you want to start recording from For best results pause playback at th
40. the command menu panel e Select Yes to confirm or No to cancel e You can also just press CLEAR when the timer program is highlighted Skipping a regular timer program If you ve set a regular daily or weekly timer program you can set the recorder to skip the next scheduled recording 1 Press TIMER REC 2 Highlight the timer program you want to skip 3 Press then select Cancel Once from the command menu panel e Inthe timer program list Cancel Once appears by the program e You can also just press IM PAUSE when the timer program is highlighted Extending a timer recording in progress You can extend a timer recording beyond the programmed end time in two different ways This can be useful if a broadcast program overruns for example Recording GM Canceling or extending the timer REC 1 Press and hold for three seconds during a timer recording Recording continues but the timer indicator disappears from the front panel display indicating that the timer has been canceled REC 2 Press repeatedly to extend recording in 30 minute blocks Programming a new end time You can edit the end time of a timer recording you have previously set 1 e Select Timer Recording then Timer Recording from the Home Menu d 2 g Highlight the timer recording you want to change 3 699 Press then select Modify from the command menu panel Alternatively press ENTER The Timer Program
41. the channel preset number that broadcasts a time signal then move the cursor down to Start and press ENTER Auto Clock Setting Date Time md rcs Clock Set CH 4 2 gt The recorder takes a short while to set the time After you see that it s set select Next to proceed Auto Clock Setting Date SUN 01 01 2006 Time 00 00 Clock Set CH 2 Start Next If the time could not be set automatically press RETURN to go back to the previous screen and select Manual Manual clock setting If no stations in your area are broadcasting time signals you can set the clock manually Use the buttons to set your time zone You can set this by selecting a city or a time relative to GMT Manual Clock Setting Ve Mexico Time Z TUNE 1 Baja California Norte gt D S T Off Press J then use the buttons to select On or Off for daylight saving D S T then press ENTER Select On if you are currently using daylight saving Manual Clock Setting Ve Mexico Time Z Dro Baja California Norte Getting started CN Set the date day month year and time then press ENTER to make all the settings Manual Clock Setting 2 2 Date SUN 1 901 2006 w Time 0 00 Time Zone Medeo Baja California Norte DESAI On e Use the t buttons to change the value in the highlighted field e Use the m w buttons to move from one field to another e Press ENTER
42. to 525 System the second when set to 625 System 2 Modes MN1 to MN3 not available when using DVD R RW 8 Titles recorded at MN6 or lower cannot be high speed copied to DVD R RW evels separated by a bold line show where there is a noticeable change in picture quality e Audio recording in all manual recording modes is in Dolby Digital 2 ch format except for LPCM mode which is in Linear PCM format e When recording to the HDD recording for the times given will use approximately 4 7 GB of HDD space equivalent to one recordable DVD e See also Recording on page 30 Troubleshooting Incorrect operation is often mistaken for trouble and malfunction If you think there is something wrong with this component please check the points below Sometimes the trouble may lie in another component Investigate the other components and electrical appliances being used If the trouble cannot be rectified even after checking the points below ask your nearest Pioneer authorized service center or your dealer to carry out repair work General Problem Remedy The disc is Check that the disc is not an incompatible format disc page 7 automatically ejected Check that the disc is loaded properly aligned in disc tray and label after closing the disc side up tray Take out the disc and clean it page 126 e Check that the disc has a region code compatible with the recorder Can t play a disc e Check that the disc is a compatible f
43. to finish setting the time 7 6S Select the TV screen type Wide 16 9 or Standard 4 3 TV Screen Size Wide 16 9 OStandard 4 3 8 69 Select whether or not your TV is compatible with progressive scan video Progressive Compatible ONot Compatible Don t Know e Note that progressive scan video is only output through the component video outputs and only when the video source is NTSC see Using other types of video output on page 17 9 Press to continue after reading the HDD caution n the event of HDD failure recordings may be lost or normal playback recording may not be possible As recordings might be lost in case of a HDD failure we recommend to use the HDD only as temporary storage media Please copy recordings you want to keep to recordable DVD Press ENTER to continue 10 sep Select Finish Setup to exit the Setup Navigator or Go Back if you want to start again Setup is complete Enjoy using your DVD recorder Finish Setup Go Back That completes basic setup using the Setup Navigator e f there are blank channels with no station you can set these to skip using the manual channel setting See Manual CH Setting on page 102 Chapter 5 Recording About DVD recording This recorder can record to DVD R DVD RW DVD R DVD RW DVD RAM DVD R DL and DVD R DL media DVD R and DVD RW discs can be initialized for Video mode or VR mode recording
44. to navi gate DVD Video disc menus press ENTER to select items Press to return to the previous level of a DVD Video disc menu Playing from the HDD The table below shows the basic playback controls when playing video recorded on the hard disk HDD PLAY STOP B Press to start playback If RESUME is displayed on screen playback starts from the place last stopped Play back automatically stops after the end of a title is reached Press to stop playback You can resume playback from the same point by pressing gt PLAY Press W STOP again to cancel the resume function PAUSE REVSCAN FWD SCAN PREV NEXT T e i Ge ee a Fa 5 BACK CM SKIP es G STEP SLOW Pauses playback or restarts playback when paused Press to start scanning Press repeatedly to increase the scan ning speed Press to skip to previous next chapter title During playback you can also use the front panel CH buttons During playback enter a title number then press ENTER to Skip directly to that title Press CLEAR to clear a number entry and start again Commercial back skip Each press skips backward forward progressively up to a maximum of ten minutes forward or three minutes back Press to start slow motion play back Press repeatedly to change the playback speed While paused press to advance a single frame in either direc tion Playbac
45. unless permitted by a legal exception or consented to by the rightowners One Touch Copy See also Copyright above The One Touch Copy feature copies the currently playing or selected in the Disc Navigator HDD title to DVD or DVD title to HDD The whole title is copied regardless of where in the title you start the copy HDD to DVD copies are made in the same recording mode When copying DVD to HDD the copy is made in whatever recording mode is currently set Make sure that a recordable DVD disc is loaded when trying to copy from the HDD RECMODE 1 If you re copying from DVD to the HDD select a recording mode Note that selecting a recording mode higher than the title playing will not result in a better quality recording 2 Press during playback to copy the current title The front panel display indicates that the title is being copied E Copying and backup e High speed copying is used when copying from the HDD to DVD Playback continues while copying Real time copying is used when copying from DVD to the HDD Playback restarts from the beginning of the title Canceling One Touch Copy You can cancel a One Touch Copy once it s started COPY e Press and hold for more than a second Copying is canceled and the video already copied is erased e f you cancel a HDD to DVD R R copy the space available for recording does not return to the pre copy figure Notes on copying using One Touch
46. uy 19 00 Mon 29 11 2ch SP B iho0m 1 0G 2 699 Select titles from the title list e gep Select Undo from the Selected titles are marked with a M command menu panel e You can t undo anything after exiting the Disc Navigator screen 3 699 Select the command that you want applied to all the marked titles ied Disc Navigator DVDj oTitles For example select Erase to erase all the marked titles 4 Titles Play List d Disc Navigator HDD Y multi mode amide e T e ke 4 Titles Unlock 20 00 FRI 3 12 Change Genre Mode L7 20 00 Fri 3 12 9ch S PES Recent first j CHE c3 22 00 THU 2 12 Single Mode M 22 00 Thu 2 12 7ch All Genres 1 Cancel es a UO ZU WV Frequently asked questions QP ule 19 00 Mon 29 11 2ch SP Remain n thoom 1 06 e Why doesn t the available recording time increase when l erase titles from a VR Once the command is completed Multi mode DVD R Mode Is automatically exited When you erase titles from a DVD R or DVD R the titles are no longer Undo displayed but the content remains on the disc DVD R R are write once DVD Video DVD VR DVD R DVD RW media they can t be erased or rewritten If you make a mistake while editing you can generally undo it There is one level of undo can t edit my disc in other words you can only undo the last You may find that as the available edit you made recording time is reduced on
47. you like Create DVD VR DVD RAM P ay List only Use this function to create a Play List and add titles to it Before you can use this command make sure that the Play List is switched on in the view options panel on the left ED qe 1 Select Create from the command menu panel g Disc Navigator DVD WIES No title Play Erase Edit 4 Titles E 4 Play List Undo VD Mode Remain 0h30m 2 gep Select an original title to add to the Play List Repeat these two steps to add as many titles as necessary to the Play List Play DVD Video DVD VR DVD R DVD RW DVD RAM HDD Use this function to start playback of a title D 1 JSU Highlight the title you want to play a gt 2 699 Select Play from the command menu panel Playback of the title you selected starts 10Titles Disc Navigator HDD E 10 P 23 00 FRI 3 12 Aa 23 00 Fri 3 12 4ch gplPlay 111 Erase 4 Titles i 20 00 FRI 3 12 Edit 20 00 Fri 3 12 9ch S Recent first e isl All Genres H Genre Name 22 00 THU 2 12 22 00 Thu 2 12 7ch Multi Mode i 19 00 MON 29 11 3 19 00 Mon 29 11 2ch SP 1h00m 1 0G DD 2 SP Remain 30h30m Note Erase DVD Video DVD VR DVD R DVD RW DVD RAM HDD Use this function to erase unwanted titles When you erase titles from the HDD or Original titles from a V
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49. 4 min left 1 If a disc was previously finalized on an older DVD recorder you may not be able to re initialize and or initialize it for Video mode recording ONG NND En Chapter 6 Playback Introduction Most of the features described in this chapter make use of on screen displays Navigate these using the cursor buttons and ENTER lo go back one level from any screen use the RETURN button Remember also that the button guide at the bottom of every screen shows which buttons do what Many of the functions covered in this chapter apply to the HDD DVD discs Video CDs Super VCDs WMA MP3 DivX discs and CDs although the exact operation of some varies slightly with the kind of disc loaded e Many functions are not available when a Video CD is playing in PBC mode Start playback from the Disc Navigator screen for non PBC playback see Using the Disc Navigator with playback only discs on page 58 e For discs that contain JPEG picture files see he PhotoViewer on page 92 Basic playback ALL This section shows you how to use your recorder for playback of discs DVD CD etc and for playback of video from the HDD A Important e Throughout this manual the term DVD means any kind of playable or recordable DVD If a function is specific to a particular kind of DVD disc it is specified e Some DVD Video DVD R and DVD RW discs don t allow certain playback controls to operate at certain points
50. 9 Select a backup option Start new disc back up Resume writing date Erase back up date There are three backup options e Start new disc backup Start making a backup of a disc e Resume writing data Record the backup data already on the HDD to a recordable DVD Erase backup data Erase the backup data on the HDD Note 3 Load the disc you want to make a backup of You can only make backup copies of finalized Video mode discs finalized DVD R or DVD RW discs excluding DVD R DL DVD R DL discs 122 Disc Back up No disc Please load a disc to be backed up dS 4 gep Select Start 179 Disc Back up Read from disc and save to HDD Start reading To see the progress of the backup press DISPLAY You can cancel the backup process by pressing ONE TOUCH COPY for more than one second 5 When the data has been copied take out the disc and load a blank recordable DVD f you re using a DVD RW or DVD RW the disc doesn t have to be blank although the previous contents of the disc will be erased in the backup process 2 Disc Back up Disc content saved to Hard Disk Drive Please eject the disc and load a recordable disc 1 It is not possible to play this material directly from the HDD E Copying and backup You can use a DVD R ver 2 0 or 2 1 disc or DVD RW ver 1 1 or ver 1 2 disc for the backup e f you backup a DVD R disc to DVD RW you cannot undo the
51. A MP3 For HDD and VR mode content that has both a main and a SAP Secondary Audio Program audio channel you can switch between main L SAP R or both L R When playing Video CDs and audio CDs you can switch between stereo just the left channel or just the right channel Some Super VCDs have two soundtracks With these discs you can switch between the two soundtracks as well as individual channels in each AUDIO Press repeatedly to display switch the audio channel The audio channel s currently playing are indicated on screen 1 Some discs only allow you to change audio language from the disc menu Press MENU or TOP MENU to ac CESS To set audio language preferences see Audio Language on page 105 2 Only when HDD Recording Format is set to Video Mode Off HDD Recording Format on page 107 3 When playing a Dual Mono recording on a VR mode disc if you are listening to the Dolby Digital soundtrack via the digital output you cannot switch the audio channel Set Dolby Digital Out to Dolby Digital gt PCM see Dolby Digital Out on page 104 or listen via the analog outputs if you need to switch the audio channel Dea C S CSC COCOC S God p D dR DV R M Displaying disc information on screen L R Both channels default L Left main channel only R Right SAP channel only You can display various on screen information about the disc loaded or the HDD CD VideoCD WMA M
52. Before you start Cm The HDD is very delicate If used Symbols used in this manual improperly or in an unsuitable environment it is possible that the HDD will fail after a few years of use Signs of problems include playback unexpectedly freezing and noticeable block noise mosaic in the picture However The following icons are provided to help you quickly identify which instructions you need for which kind of disc sometimes there will be no warning m HDD signs of HDD failure If the HDD fails no playback of recorded material will be DVD Any type of DVD disc possible In this case it will be necessary recordable or playback to replace the HDD unit only finalized or not Optimizing HDD performance DVD Video Commercially produced As you record and edit material on the HDD DVD finalized Video mode the data on the disk becomes fragmented DVD R RW eventually affecting the recorder s performance Before this happens the DVD Video Video mode DVD R RW recorder will warn you that it is time to optimize the HDD which you can do from the Disc Setup menu see Optimize HDD on DVD VR page 96 unfinalized VR mode DVD R RW DVD R DVD R DVD RW DVD RW DVD RAM DVD RAM CD Audio CD Video CD Video CD Super VCD Super VCD WMA MP3 WMA or MP3 files DivX DivX files En Connecting up En Chapter 2 Connecting up Rear panel connections P on O2 1 ACIN Connect to a power outlet using th
53. D 208 2000 Weit 2h SP 2o e Preview Check the content of a title in All Genres C2 FRI 17 03 21 00 Fri 708 ach SP den the Copy List 1 WED 15 03 20 00 Wed15 03 2ch SP DUM E i ET xs Divide Divide a title in the Copy List Sle rei SP into two see Divide on page 73 Current DVD Remain 438 L 3 Combine Combine two titles in the Copy List into one see Combine on 7 Select Next to move on to the Title page 76 Edit screen Chapter Edit Edit chapters within a Copy List title see Chapter Edit on 2 Edit l page 13 P 77000 We 9i zm E 8 Divide Divide a chapter into two 2 20 00 Wed22 03 2ch SP Back Erase Move Erase a chapter Change the chapter order Combine Combine two chapters Next A Wed29 03 2ch SP into one E 1h00m 2 06 e Set Thumbnail Set the thumbnail UD E frame for a title see Set Thumbnail on page 71 8 To edit a title highlight it using the 1 4 buttons then press ENTER Recording Mode Set the picture quality of the copy see Recording Mode on page 86 e Dual Mono Audio Set how dual mono ke i node Title Edit eS m audio should be copied when copying eS OR Title Name C i Fase Goeth a from HDD to Video mode DVD see Dual Move Preven Mono Audio on page 86 Next ENSE UU a e Cancel Exit the menu El rM Repeat this step for as many titles you have ra miz mn RN that need editing Co
54. L DVD R DL Fine AP PRETI Approx 1h 51m Standard Play ISP us ode eae bead Approx 3h 35 m Long Play LP saves Sacr renies Approx h 11m Extended Play EP 0 Approx 10h 46m super Long Play LP vs a Approx 14h 21 m Super Extended Play SEP Approx 17 h 57 m DVD R DL only Manual Mode MN DVD R DL 2c citm Approx 1 h 51 m to 24h DVDR epee pa Approx 1 h51 mto 14h 21m Timer ProgramMS s e edP on d 1 month 32 programs Clock Quartz lock 12 hour 24 hour digital display Additional information Cm Tuner Receivable channels A eye ea eae be ek kak ak RE aw 2 ch to 13 ch UA Pes do ER es fe poste Gat ureri kita 14 ch to 69 ch Bon PPM C1 ch to C125 ch Input Output VHF UHF antenna input output terminal Aye eee VHF UHF set 75 Q F shape connector Video INpUt aas Input 1 3 rear Input 2 front WOU level s viscera cO Rene abe eae nk 1 Vp p 75 Q JACK POM rrr RCA jacks VideO DDIDUL ui descr wi dh Rr es Output 1 2 Output level acd asc a e ERO ERE E 1 Vp p 75 Q JACKO Mm RCA jacks S Video input Input 1 3 rear Input 2 front Y luminance Inputlevel 0 1 Vp p 75 Q C color Input level 05 286 mVp p 75 Q HACKS sese radere quad be bU suas 4 pin mini DIN S Video GUIGUT sx rca eR x ER EE 2 Output 1 2 Y luminance Output level 0 0 1 Vp p 75 Q C color Output level 286 mVp p 75 Q HOC Gna dhe eniehnease even RTT 4 pin mini DIN C
55. Navigator screen 67 08 Copying and backup jmuge ois eo or 79 One TOUCH CODY us uu mies nananana 80 JS ony TIS caca cde nt d aei ki 81 LISIDIB CISC DCU s sod hs V ied ahi RR en 87 09 Using the Jukebox GOPYING MUSIC to the HDD amp s aca c 89 Playing music from the Jukebox saa ssas 90 Editing Jukebox alDbulmiS sa sxcx wn oars 91 10 The PhotoViewer Locating JPEG picture TIES rese xw 92 PVN Sd es OW cadet seca wacetied oe s 92 11 The Disc Setup menu DESC SCUINGS su dac dai Inc aC ee M e 94 Iritialize SETUINGS eau Ry arm RR 95 Finalize SeUrngs aaa aoo hh n Re 95 edad P Ep 96 Miadize HOD prp IPIE 96 12 The Video Adjust menu Setting the picture quality for TV and Bxterpal MNOU a d REGERE CRY RA dq e iii 97 Setting the picture quality for disc Pld ONC OPEM TERM 99 13 The Initial Setup menu Using the Initial Setup menu 101 Selecting other languages for language ODIO Ss dace TERRE naa ae eerste hore RR 111 14 Additional information Minimum copying times 112 Manual recording modes 113 TEOUDIGSPDODUPE s aic doi ntanna os 114 On screen displays and recorder OI pasran RETRA aca dob eee wae 118 2iao Ma d EET ean wees 121 Setting up the remote to control NOU TEETE E ae EUR RC a 121 Language Code liSl usa ag hcec co wae ee 123 Country Area code list 124 Screen sizes and disc formats 125 m clap ClSCS ER a oe Erre pE bale ne 126 Cleaning th
56. P3 DISPLAY e C Display change the on screen information e Press once to show the HDD and removable disc DVD etc activity together Press again to show the status Stereo Stereo default 1 L Left channel only 2 R Right channel only Super VCD of just the currently selected playback recording device HDD or removable 1 Stereo Soundtrack 1 Stereo disc default To hide the information display press 1 L Soundtrack 1 Left channel DISPLAY repeatealy until it disappears 1 R Soundtrack 1 Right channel 2 Stereo Soundtrack 2 Stereo 2 L Soundtrack 2 Left channel 2 R Soundtrack 2 Right channel display Press DISPLAY once to see the HDD and removable disc DVD etc activity Use the HDD and DVD button to switch between the two kinds of display HDD and removable disc activity Switching camera angles DVD Video Some DVD Video discs feature scenes shot from two or more angles check the disc box for details it should be marked with a icon if it contains multi angle scenes When a multi angle scene is playing the same icon appears on screen to let you know that other angles are available this can be switched off if you prefer see Angle Indicator on page 109 Switch the camera angle e The angle number is displayed on screen e f the disc was paused playback starts again with the new angle En Playback 2 Q3 The example d
57. Pioneer sound vision Soul DVD Recorder DVR 541H S HARD DISK DRIVE VIDEO ZALA OVO ReWritalin MULTI RECORDER Divx gis COMPACT DIGITAL VIDEO Operating Instructions COMPATIBLE Thank you for buying this Pioneer product Please read through these operating instructions so you will know how to operate your model properly After you have finished reading the instructions put them away in a safe place for future reference IMPORTANT CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol CAUTION The exclamation point within an equilateral TO PREVENT TH within an equilateral triangle is intended to E RISK O ECTRIC triangle is intended to alert the user to the E COVER OR alert the user to the presence of uninsulated SHOCK DO NOTR EMOV presence of important operating and dangerous voltage within the product s BACK NO US NSIDE R enclosure that may be of sufficient SERVIC E magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons WARNING This equipment is not waterproof To prevent a fire or shock hazard do not place any container filed with liquid near this equipment such as a vase or flower pot or expose it to dripping splashing rain or moisture D3 4 2 1 3 A En CAUTION This product is a class 1 las
58. Q Select Disc Setup from the Home Menu mo 3 9 Select Finalize gt Finalize gt Next Screen D Disc Setup Basic Finalize gt Next Screen Initialize Undo Finalize gt Start Finalize Optimize HDD 4 gep For Video mode and DVD R RW discs only select a title menu style then select Yes to start finalization or No to cancel The menu you select will be the one that appears when the top menu or menu for a DVD R RW is selected on any DVD player GA Finalize A a B m Discs recorded partially or fully on the Pioneer DVR 7000 DVD recorder do not support this feature These discs will have only atext title menu when finalized on this recorder 5 The recorder will now start finalizing the disc During finalization e f the finalization process of a DVD RW or DVD R RW disc is going to take more than around four minutes you can press ENTER to cancel Around four minutes before completion the option to cancel disappears e You can t cancel the finalization of a VR mode DVD R disc How long finalization takes depends on the type of disc how much is recorded on the disc and the number of titles on the disc Adisc recorded in VR mode can take up to one hour to finalize Video mode DVD R RW and DVD R RW discs can take up to 20 minutes Recording 05 Initializing recordable DVD discs DVD R DVD RW DVD RW DVD RAM DVD R RW disc
59. R mode DVD RW the available recording space increases accordingly Erasing a title from a Video mode DVD RW or DVD RW disc increases the available recording time only if it is the last title on the disc Erasing Play List titles or titles from a DVD R VR mode or Video mode or DVD R will not result in any more free space on the asc E gt 1 JS Highlight the title you want to erase 2 095 Select Erase from the command menu panel 3 9 Select Yes to confirm or No to cancel F tip You can erase a title quickly by pressing CLEAR when the title is highlighted Confirm the edit by pressing ENTER 1 There may be cases where erasing a title from a DVD R RW disc will result in incontiguous title numbers En Title Name DVD Video DVD VR DVD R DVD RW DVD RAM HDD You can give titles new names of up to 64 characters long for VR mode DVD RAM and HDD recordings and up to 40 characters for Video mode recordings and DVD R RW discs e 1 6_9 Highlight the title you want to name or rename d m 2 095 Select Edit gt Title Name from the command menu panel Gd Disc Navigator HDD E 10 23 00 FRI 3 12 E 23 00 Fri 3 12 4ch S 10Titles Recent first All Genres 20 00 FRI 3 12 9 C px Fri 3 12 9ch S e 22 00 THU 2 12 22 00 Thu 2 12 7ch 4 Titles Erase Edit Genre Name Multi Mode P Ln 19 00 MON 29 11 a Pee 19 00 Mon 29
60. Set screen appears from which you can edit the settings 4 4 9 Edit the end time as necessary You can also edit the Extend time parameter 5 699 Select Store Program 6 Q Press to exit the Timer Recording screen Stopping a timer recording STOP REC 1 Press during a timer recording n qe 2 Select Yes to confirm Preventing use of the recorder before a timer recording child lock You can make all the front panel and remote control buttons inoperative using the child lock feature his is useful when you set a timer recording and want to make sure that the timer settings are not changed before recording has finished STANDBY ON 1 If the recorder is on switch it into standby L 2 O Front panel Press and hold for three seconds to lock the controls The front panel display briefly shows LOCK If any buttons are pressed on the remote or front panel LOCK is briefly displayed again e Tounlock the recorder press and hold MI STOP on the front panel while the recorder is stopped for three seconds until the display shows UNLOCK Timer recording FAQ WV Frequently Asked Questions e Even though the timer is set the recorder doesn t start recording Check that the disc loaded or HDD is recordable not locked see Lock Disc on page 94 and that there are fewer than 99 999 titles already on the DVD HDD The recorder won t let me enter a timer program Why not You can t enter
61. Skip e To stop playback press B STOP recording will continue e To stop recording press STOP REC playback will continue e During recording or in timer recording standby you can t play an HDD title DVD or Video CD Super VCD disc if the Input Line System setting doesn t match the TV line system of the disc HDD title see also Additional information about the TV system settings on page 110 1 You can t start playback immediately after recording starts Simultaneous playback and recording doesn t work while copying or backing up Recording 7 CN Also during simultaneous recording and playback if the TV line system of the playback track title changes then playback will automatically stop Recording from an external component DVD VR DVD Video DVD R DVD RW DVD RAM HDD You can record from an external component such as a camcorder or VCR connected to one of the recorder s external inputs 1 Make sure that the component you want to record from is connected properly to the DVD recorder See Chapter 2 Connecting up for connection options 2 Press repeatedly to select one of the external inputs to record from The current input is shown on screen and in the front panel display e L1 Input 1 Auto Start Rec e 2 Input 2 front panel e 3 Input3 e DV DV input front panel Check that the Audio In settings for DV Input External Audio and Dual Mono Recording are as you want them see A
62. TOP button and amp OPEN CLOSE on the front panel simultaneously with the recorder stopped ED Additional information Problem Remedy Screen is stretched e Make sure that the TV Screen Size setting page 108 is correct for vertically or the kind of TV you have see also page 125 horizontally e f you have a widescreen TV check its aspect ratio settings e This recorder s input switches into wide mode automatically according to the input signal When the unit connected is not compatible with VIDEO ID 1 widescreen signalling set the connected component to output 4 3 aspect ratio Standard video Can t play a disc e f the disc was recorded in Video mode make sure that it s finalized recorded using this page 49 recorder on another eSome players will not play recordable DVD discs even when player recorded in Video mode and finalized e f the disc was recorded in VR mode the other player must be specifically RW compatible in order to play it page 7 Discs recorded with copy once material cannot be played on non CPRM compatible players page 32 DVD RW discs containing only a small amount of recorded material may not play on other players Finalize the disc and try again During playback the When a copy protected disc is played via a VCR the picture will not picture is dark or display correctly Connect the recorder directly to your TV distorted Can t record or does Check that there is some remaining b
63. Use near a television or monitor as you may experience interference especially if the television uses an indoor antenna X Useinakitchen orother room where the recorder may be exposed to smoke or steam X Useonathick rug or carpet or cover with cloth this may prevent proper cooling of the unit X Placeonan unstable surface or one that is not large enough to support all four of the unit s feet ED Additional information En Moving the recorder If you need to move the recorder first remove the disc if there s one loaded and close the disc tray Next press STANDBY ON to switch the power to standby checking that the POWER OFF indication in the display goes off Wait at least two minutes Lastly disconnect the power cord Never lift or move the unit during playback or recording discs rotate at a high speed and may be damaged Resetting the recorder If you need to you can reset the recorder to all its factory settings 1 Make sure that the recorder is on 2 Press and hold STOP and press STANDBY ON The recorder turns off with all settings reset Specifications General Power requirements E 110 V to 127 V 220 V to 240 V 50 Hz 60 Hz Power consulo 224 xa 9 9 ao e 42 W Power consumption in standby mode 0 32 W Front panel display off WEIN aes eee v des eur Ere RN bebe PRESE 4 2 kg Dimensions 420 mm W x 69 mm H x 318 mm D Operating temperature To ClO
64. WMA is an acronym for Windows Media Audio and refers to an audio compression technology developed by Microsoft Corporation WMA content can be encoded by using Windows Media Player for Windows XP Windows Media Player 9 or Windows Media Player 10 series Microsoft Windows Media and the Windows logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries DivX video compatibility Divx DivX is a compressed digital video format created by the Divx video codec from DivX Inc This recorder can play DivX video files burned on CD R RW ROM discs Keeping the same terminology as DVD Video individual DivX video files are called Titles When naming files titles on a CD R RW disc prior to burning keep in mind that by default they will be played in alphabetical order Before you start Cm e Official DivX9 Certified product Plays all versions of DivX video including DivX 6 with standard playback of DivX media files File extensions avi and divx these must be used for the recorder to recognize DivX video files Note that all files with the avi extension are recognized as MPEGA but not all of these are necessarily DivX video files and therefore may not be playable on this recorder File structure Up to 99 folders or 999 files DivX DivX Certified and associated logos are trademarks of DivX Inc and are used under license DivX VOD content DivX
65. a title to edit A menu appears of Copy List editing commands e Erase Erase individual titles from the Copy List see Erase on page 69 e Move Change the order of titles in the Copy List see Move on page 76 e Preview Check the content of a title in the Copy List e Cancel Exit the menu Repeat this step for as many titles you have that need editing 4 7 gep Select Next from the command menu panel to proceed to the copy options screen e Select Recording Mode if you want to change the recording quality see Recording Mode on page 86 4 8 gep Select Start Copy to start copying E Copying and backup Recording Mode Dual Mono Audio md 4 1 9 Select Recording Mode from 1 JSU Select the title containing the the command menu panel audio you want to change E amp 2 699 Select a recording mode for 2 gep Select Dual Mono Audio the copy from the command menu panel High Speed Copy The Copy List is copied at the same recording quality as the original 3 gep Select a dual mono audio e XP SP LP EP SLP SEP MN The Copy Option List is copied at the specified recording quality in real time Note that if you copy at a higher quality setting than the original the copy will not be better quality than the original If you select MN above you can also change the level setting MN1 to MN32 or LPCM from the Recording Quality box that appears Optimized
66. aded 14 MENU page 54 Press to display the disc menu if a DVD Video disc is loaded 15 1 4 and ENTER Used to navigate all on screen displays Press ENTER to select the currently highlighted option 16 HOME MENU Press to display the Home Menu from which you can navigate all the functions of the recorder 17 RETURN Press to go back one level in the on screen menu or display 18 HELP Press for help on how to use the current GUI screen 19 DISPLAY page 64 Displays changes the on screen information displays 20 Playback controls page 52 lt lt REV SCAN gt gt FWD SCAN page 58 Press to start reverse or forward scanning Press again to change the speed PLAY Press to start playback Il PAUSE Press to pause playback or recording BH STOP Press to stop playback CM BACK commercial back Press repeatedly to skip progressively backward through the audio or video playing gt CM SKIP commercial skip Press repeatedly to skip progressively forward through the audio or video playing lt lt PREV gt gt NEXT Press to skip to the previous or next title chapter track folder or to display the previous or next menu page 44 II STEP SLOW page 59 During playback press to start slow motion playback while paused press to show the previous or next video frame 21 Recording controls page 34 REC Press to start recording Press repeatedly to set th
67. ademarks format DVC SD camcorders Digital satellite receivers and Digital VHS video recorders are not compatible You cannot connect more than one DV camcorder at a time to this recorder You cannot control this recorder from external equipment connected via the DV IN jack It may not always be possible to control the connected camcorder via the DV IN jack Digital camcorders can usually record audio as stereo 16 bit 48 kHz or twin stereo tracks of 12 bit 32 kHz This recorder can only record one stereo audio track Set the DV Input setting as required see DV nput on page 103 Audio input to the DV IN jack should be 32 kHz or 48 kHz not 44 1 kHz Picture disturbance in the recording may occur if the source component pauses playback or plays an unrecorded section of tape or if the power fails in the source component or the DV cable is disconnected The DV IN jack is an input only There is no output functionality This recorder is only compatible with DV Setting up the remote to control your TV You can use the supplied remote to control your TV To be able to use this feature you first have to program the remote with a maker code from the table below 1 Press and hold down the CLEAR button then enter the maker code for your TV The LED indicator on the remote controls lights oee the table below for the list of maker codes If there is more than one code given for your make input the first
68. and LPCM modes can be set Off o Justthe standard recording modes XP SP LP EP SLP and SEP can be set See also Manual recording modes on page 113 for detailed information on manual recording levels Optimized Rec On The recording quality of timer recordings is automati cally adjusted to fit on to the selected media if it will not fit at the selected quality setting If the recording will not fit even at MN1 MNA for DVD R RW then the recording will start at MN1 and stop when all the available space is used up Off o When a timer recording is set that won t fit on to the selected media the recording starts but is cut off when no more recording is possible Optimized Rec will only compensate for the next scheduled timer recording if more than one Is set The Initial Setup menu cm Setting Options Explanation Set Thumbnail 0 seconds Sets the default thumbnail picture in the Disc Navi gator to the first frame of the title 30 seconds Sets the default thumbnail picture to 30 seconds into the title 3 minutes Sets the default thumbnail picture to 3 minutes into the title Auto Chapter No Separation Automatic chapter marking is switched off Video PUGNO RM WA NS ee a E 10 minutes e When recording in Video mode chapter markers are inserted every 10 minutes 15 minutes Chapter markers are inserted every 15 minutes This settings applies to recording or real time copying to Video mode DVD R RW discs Auto Chapter No S
69. as been reached or e No more space for file management the maximum number of chapters and or titles data has been reached Erase titles chapters or combine chapters e This disc cannot be recorded Undo The disc was finalized on a non Pioneer DVD the finalization recorder Undo the finalization in order to recording editing Additional information Cm Message Explanation Action e Cannot play this disc The disc may be dirty or damaged Take out the e This disc cannot be recorded disc clean it and retry If the error persists use a e Cannot read the CPRM information new disc If the error appears even with a new disc e Could not record the information to please consult a Pioneer Service Center the disc e Cannot edit e Could not initialize disc e Could not complete finalization successfully e Could not undo finalization successfully e Could not successfully unlock the disc e Incompatible or unreadable disc The disc loaded is a playback only disc type This display may also appear if the disc is dirty or damaged e Cannot record to a disc that is not The video source is copy once protected Use a VR CPRM compatible mode DVD R RW disc with CPRM for recording e Cannot record this content using Video mode recording e This video cannot be recorded to DVD R RW e This content is copy protected The video source is copy protected and cannot be recorded e Incorrect CPRM information The recorder could n
70. at the current playback position me 6 gep Select Yes to confirm or No to cancel o Divided titles cannot be combined OK Yes Chapter Edit DVD VR DVD RAM HDD When editing a VR mode DVD or video on the HDD you can edit individual chapters within a title with commands for erasing combining and dividing 1 Highlight the title that contains the chapters you want to edit E gt eet 4 E LA 4 aF 2 ex Select Edit gt Chapter Edit from the command menu panel qu qe 3 amp HDD only Select the type of edit DVD RECORDER I Please select the type of editing Video Mode Compatible Editing is recommended for compatibility with high speed copying Video Mode Compatible Editing Frame Accurate Editing e For more information about these options see Editing accuracy on page 68 4 Select the command you want Combine Combine two adjacent Divide Divide a chapter into two or chapters into one Highlight the bar more parts Use the playback controls divider between two adjacent chapters gt ll lt gt etc to find the point at and press ENTER which you want to divide the chapter then press ENTER Chapter Edit DVD VR modelPlay List 23 00 Sun 3 12 4ch SP Rec time 2h00m d Chapter Edit DVD VR mod amp Play List 23 00 Sun 3 12 4ch SP Rec time 2h00m Chapters 5 p You can keep dividing the chap
71. ate the displayed picture clockwise by 90 Press repeatedly to continue rotating the picture in increments of 90 1 You can press HOME MENU to exit the PhotoViewer screen while the recorder is reloading images If you enter the PhotoViewer again it will resume reloading ED The Disc Setup menu En Chapter 11 The Disc Setup menu From the Disc Setup menu you can name discs lock the contents to prevent accidental recording and erasure initialize and finalize discs The Disc Setup menu is accessed from the Home menu Basic settings Input Disc Name DVD VR DVD Video DVD R DVD RW DVD RAM When you initialize a disc for recording the recorder automatically assigns a name for the disc ranging from DISC 1 to DISC 99 You can use the Input Disc Name function to change the default disc name to something more descriptive This name appears when you load the disc and when you display disc information on screen 1 Q Select Disc Setup from the Home Menu amp 2 699 Select Basic gt Input Disc Name gt Next Screen D Disc Setup Basic Input Disc Name Next Screen Initialize Lock Disc Finalize Optimize HDD e 3 095 Input a name for the disc The disc name can be up to 64 characters long for a VR mode disc or 40 for a Video mode discs and DVD R RW e See Title Name on page 70 for more on navigating the input screen Lock Disc DVD VR DVD RAM Defaul
72. camcorder that supports two stereo audio tracks Mix Select one of the three settings to use a mix of the two stereo audio tracks EE The Initial Setup menu Setting Options Explanation Audio Out Digital Out On Activates the digital audio output Off Deactivates the digital audio output When set to Off a l the following Audio Out settings are grayed out Dolby Digital Out Dolby Digital e Output a Dolby Digital signal when a Dolby Digital source is being played Dolby Digital Convert Dolby Digital sources to Linear PCM output PCM Use if your connected equipment doesn t have a Dolby Digital decoder DTS Out One Output a DIS signal when a DIS source is being played Off Switch off the digital output when a DTS source is being played Use when your connected equipment doesn t have a DIS decoder In this case use the analog audio outputs 96 kHz PCM Out 96 kHz 48 kHz e Convert 96 kHz digital audio sources to 48 kHz out put Use if your connected equipment doesn t sup port 96 kHz sampling rate 96 kHz Output 96 kHz digital audio when a 96 kHz source is being played MPEG Out MPEG Output an MPEG audio signal when a source using MPEG audio is being played MPEG PCM e Convert sources with MPEG audio to Linear PCM out put Use if your connected equipment doesn t have an MPEG audio decoder Audio DRC On Switches on Audio DRC Dynamic Range Control Use when listening to Dolby Digital material at low volum
73. ct Initial Setup In the table below the default option is marked with a s Setting Options Explanation Basic Clock Setting Auto Set the channel that broadcasts a clock signal and the clock will be set automatically Manual e If there is no channel that broadcasts a clock signal in your area you can set the time and date manually Display oet preferences for time and date display format The clock must be set in order to use timer recording Input Line System 525 System e Use for NTSC or PAL M recording 625 System Use for standard PAL N recording See also About the input line system on page 110 for more information on this setting HELP Setting One Switches on the automatic Help screens for GUI dis plays Off Switches off the automatic Helo screens for GUI dis plays Press HELP on the remote to manually display the Help screen Setup Navigator Start Select to start the Setup Navigator See also Switch ing on and setting up on page 27 EE The Initial Setup menu Setting Options Explanation Tuner Auto Channel Antenna Select if you receive channels from an antenna It Setting takes a few moments for the auto tuning to com plete Cable Select if you receive channels via cable It takes a few moments for the auto tuning to complete Manual CH Setting Next Screen Proceed to the next screen if you need to adjust any of the settings made by auto tuning Select your country then proceed to the manual channel s
74. dio track is in your default language will play using that language with out subtitles Discs whose main audio track is not in your default language but that have a subtitle track in your default language will play the original audio track with subti tles Off Select to play DVD Video discs according to your audio and subtitle language preferences For Auto Language to be effective the Audio Language and Subtitle Language options must be set to the same language EE The Initial Setup menu Setting Options Explanation DVD Menu w Subtitle Sets the language of DVD Video menus to the same Language Language as that set for the subtitle language English Sets the language of DVD Video menus to English available languages Choose from the displayed languages to set the default language for DVD Video menus Other Select to set the DVD menu language to something other than the ones listed See Selecting other lan guages for language options on page 111 Discs do not necessarily have menus in your selected menu language Subtitle Display One Select to have discs display subtitles according to your Subtitle Language and Auto Language prefer ences Off Select to switch off subtitle display Assist Subtitle Select to display special additional assistive subti tles where available Some discs may override these settings Recording Manual Recording On goto setup All the standard recording modes plus MN1 to MN32
75. e Off o owitches off Audio DRC Audio DRC is not effective when listening via the digital output when the Dolby Digital Out setting is set to Dolby Digital The Initial Setup menu cm Setting Options Explanation Language OSD Language Espanol e Sets the language of the on screen displays to Spanish available languages Choose from the languages displayed for the on screen displays Audio Language Spanish e Sets the default audio language for DVD Video play back to Spanish available languages Choose from the languages displayed to set the default audio language tor DVD Video playback Other Select to set the default audio language to some thing other than the ones listed See Selecting other languages for language options on page 111 Discs do not necessarily have audio in your selected language Also some discs override the Audio Language preference Subtitle Language Spanish e Sets the default subtitle language for DVD Video playback to Spanish available languages Choose from the languages displayed to set the default subtitle language tor DVD Video playback Other Select to set the default subtitle language to some thing other than the ones listed See Selecting other languages for language options on page 111 Discs do not necessarily have subtitles in your selected menu language Also some discs override the Subtitle Language preference Auto Language One On this setting DVD Video discs whose main au
76. e are six presets available e TV suitable for LCD and cathode ray tube TVs e PDP suitable for plasma display screens Professional suitable for professional monitors e Memory user preset 1 e Memory2 user preset 2 e Memory3 user preset 3 You can press DISPLAY to see the individual settings for the current preset TV PDP or Professional Creating your own set There are three user presets in which you can save your own set of picture quality settings for disc playback 1 Follow Choosing a preset above and select one of the user presets Memory 1 2 or 3 2 Move the cursor down and select Detailed Settings Detailed Settings 3 Select the picture quality setting you want to adjust A Motion HHH Still YNR Off HHH Max Prog Motion PureCinma BNR Off H H Max MNR Off HHHH Max Detail Off HHH Max White Level Min H Max wv You can adjust the following settings e Prog Motion Adjusts the motion and still picture quality when video output is set to progressive e PureCinema his setting optimizes the picture for film material when the video output is set to progressive Usually this is best left set to Auto 1 try switching to Auto 2 On or Off if the picture appears unnatural e YNR Adjusts the amount of noise reduction NR applied to the Y brightness component ED The Video Adjust menu e BNR Adjusts the amount of noise reduction NR applied to the bl
77. e pickup lens 127 C ODderisallOf Isa suas eww eae one wae dx 127 PIS OW INSTANTION ss aes hh wees 127 Moving the recorder 128 Resetting the recorder 128 ODOCIHOS UOfISs 6646460 a e es rnt 128 Chapter 1 En Before you start Before you start What s in the box Please confirm that the following accessories are in the box when you open it e Remote control e AA R6P dry cell batteries x 2 Audio video cable red white yellow e RF antenna cable Power cable x 2 hese operating instructions Putting the batteries in the remote control 1 Insert two AA R6P batteries into the battery compartment following the indications inside the compartment A Important Incorrect use of batteries can result in hazards such as leakage and bursting Please observe the following e Don t mix new and old batteries together Don t use different kinds of batteries together although they may look similar different batteries may have different voltages e Make sure that the plus and minus ends of each battery match the indications in the battery compartment Remove batteries from equipment that isn t going to be used for a month or more When disposing of used batteries please comply with governmental regulations or environmental public instruction s rules that apply in your country area WARNING Do not use or store batteries in direct sunlight or other exce
78. e point from which you want to record Depending on your camcorder you can use this recorder s remote to control the camcorder using the M Il lt lt dil and I buttons En Recording S3 1 02 22 lt 2 Start Rec Pause Rec Stop Rec HDD SP 2h00m DVD Rem 32h45m 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 DVD VR Mode and DVD RAM 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 1 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 103 En WV Frequently Asked Questions e 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
79. e recording time in blocks of 30 mins C STOP REC Press to stop recording REC MODE page 34 Press repeatedly to change the recording mode picture quality TIMER REC page 36 Press to start setting a timer recording 22 TV CONTROL page 121 After setting up use these controls to control your TV Controls and displays 03 1 gt Lights during playback blinks when playback is paused 2 Lights when copying 3 Lights during recording blinks when recording is paused 4 PM Lights to indicate PM after midday for the clock display 5 page 36 Lights when a timer recording has been set Indicator blinks if the timer has been set to DVD but there isn ta recordable disc loaded or the timer has been set to HDD but the HDD is not recordable SAP page 33 Lights when the currently selected TV channel has a Second Audio Program channel NTSC Lights when the video output signal format is NISC s page 103 Indicates which channels are recorded when dual mono is selected z page 103 Lights when the component video output is set to progressive scan 6 Recording quality indicators page 34 XP Lights when the recording mode is set to XP best quality SP Lights when the recording mode is set to SP standard play LP SLP Lights when the recording mode is set to LP long play or SLP super long play EP SEP Lights when the recording mode is set to EP extended
80. e supplied power cable after making all other connections 2 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT A high quality video output for connecting to a IV or monitor with a component video input 3 OUTPUT1 and 2 Two sets of audio video outputs stereo analog audio composite and S video video that you can use to connect TVs or monitors 4 INPUT1 AUTO START REC and INPUT3 Two sets of audio video inputs stereo analog audio composite and S video video that you can use to connect to satellite receivers TVs VCR or other source component for recording 5 ANTENNA IN RF IN OUT Connect your TV antenna to the ANTENNA IN RF IN jack The signal is passed through to the ANTENNA OUT jack for connection to your TV 6 COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT A digital audio output for connecting to an AV amp receiver Dolby Digital DTS decoder or other equipment with coaxial digital input 7 CONTROL IN Use to control this recorder from the remote sensor of another Pioneer component with a CONTROL OUT terminal and bearing the Pioneer ggl mark Connect the CONTROL OUT of the other component to the CONTROL IN of this recorder using a mini plug cord Connecting up 02 Front panel connections B eee n o o Oo a DV IN S VIDEO VIDEO i L AUDIO R 2 On the front panel a flip down cover hides more connections 8 DVIN A DV input i LINK connector suitable for connecting a DV camcorder 9 INPUT2 Audio video input stereo analog audio compos
81. ed for MN1 to MN6 SEP SLP or EP titles when copying to DVD R RW One Touch Copy doesn t work if the recorder is already recording to DVD Can t use One Touch Make sure that there is space available on the HDD and that there Copy DVD to HDD are fewer than 999 titles on the HDD One Touch Copy doesn t work if the recorder is already recording to the HDD Problem Remedy Additional information The picture freezes and Press M STOP then try restarting playback the front panel and e Press the front panel STANDBY ON button to switch the power remote control buttons off then switch back on and restart playback If the power fails to stop working switch off press and hold STANDBY ON for 5 seconds until the power switches off If the unit does not operate normally due to external effects such as static electricity disconnect the power plug from the outlet and insert again to return to normal operating conditions On screen displays and recorder displays The table below shows a list of error messages that you may encounter when using the recorder and an explanation of their meaning Message Explanation Action e Initializing disc Please wait a When you load a blank DVD RW or DVD RW disc moment the recorder automatically initializes it e Incompatible region number The disc loaded has an incompatible region number for the recorder and so will not play e Cannot record any more titles The disc control data limit h
82. en 16 9 TV Your TV set tings determine how 4 3 material will look Selecting 4 3 Letter Box or 4 3 Pan amp Scan does not guarantee that all video material will be presented in that format as some discs override this setting Still Picture Field Produces a stable generally shake free image Frame Produces sharp image but may be prone to shake Auto e Generates a generally less sharp but more stable still image Seamless Playback On Playback is smooth but with a trade off against the accuracy of the edit points Off o You may notice momentary interruption at edited points during playback of a VR mode Play List This setting applies to HDD DVD R RW VR and DVD RAM playback Parental Lock Set Password In order to change the parental lock level or change the country area code set the password using this option From the following screen enter a four digit number that will be your password Change Password n order to change the password first enter your existing password and then a new one from the fol lowing screen Change Level From the following screen first enter your password and then set a parental lock level Country Area From the following screen first enter your password Code and then set a country area code See Country Area code list on page 124 Only certain discs have parental lock and country area code features Check the disc packaging to see what features the disc has If you forget your password y
83. ent but they are all navigated in the same way The screen below shows a WMA MP3 DivX disc Navigate to the folder or the track title within a folder that you want to play Disc Navigator 4 Folder 01 03 A Track 001 004 A CD 01 Rock 001 Intro WMA MP3 02 Pop 002 Escape DivX 03 Dance 003 Everything You Say 004 What Do v w y Playback starts after you press ENTER e For discs that contain CD Audio tracks and WMA MP3 tracks or DivX titles you can switch the playback area between CD WMA MP3 and DivX This can only be done while the disc is stopped Scanning discs ALL except WMA You can scan discs at various speeds forwards or backwards 1 e Only analog audio is output when scanning audio CDs No subtitles are displayed when scanning DVDs and DivX titles Analog and digital sound is output when scanning DVDs and DivX titles with Dolby Digital or Linear PCM sound on forward SCAN 1 Linear PCM is output from the coaxial digital output except during chase playback and simultaneous recording playback No sound is output when using other scan speeds No sound is output when scanning from the HDD except on forward SCAN 1 Linear PCM is output from the coaxial digital output during forward SCAN 1 Depending on the disc normal playback may automatically resume when a new chapter is reached on a DVD disc aypbak 7 QN REV SCAN FWD SCAN 1 gt
84. eparation Automatic chapter marking is switched off DVD R RW EU AE ce 10 minutes e When recording in Video mode chapter markers are inserted every 10 minutes 15 minutes Chapter markers are inserted every 15 minutes DVD RW Auto Init VR Mode e Blank DVD RW discs are initialized for VR mode recording when loaded into the recorder for the first time Video Mode Blank DVD RW discs are initialized for Video mode recording HDD Recording Video Mode Off Recordings made to the HDD are made in VR mode Format Use this setting if you don t need to transfer the recording later to a Video mode DVD Video Mode One Recordings made to the HDD are compatible with Video mode recordings his setting is convenient if you want to transfer the recording to a Video mode DVD as high speed copy can be used When Video Mode On is used you must select the audio channel you want to record when recording a broadcast with a SAP channel On the Video Mode Off setting both channels will be recorded and you can switch between them on playback See also Dual Mono Recording on page 103 EE The Initial Setup menu Setting Options Explanation Playback TV Screen Size 4 3 Letter Box Select if you have a standard 4 3 TV and prefer the let ter box format presentation for widescreen material 4 3 Pan amp Scan Select if you have a standard 4 3 TV and prefer the pan and scan presentation for widescreen material 16 9 Select if you have a widescre
85. er product but this product contains a laser diode higher than Class 1 To ensure continued safety do not remove any covers or attempt to gain access to the rear of the product Refer all servicing to qualified personnel The following caution label appears on your unit Location top of the unit CAUTION ATTENTION ADVARSEL VARNING VORSICHT NICHT DEM LASERSTRAHL AUSSETZEN PRECAUCI N VARO Xm a TERRA WARNING To prevent a fire hazard do not place any naked flame sources such as a lighted candle on the equipment D3 4 2 1 7a A En CLASS 3B VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN AVOID EXPOSURE TO THE BEAM RADIATIONS LASER VISIBLES ET INVISIBLES DECLASSE 3B QUAND OUVERT VITEZ TOUT EXPOSITION AU FAISCEAU KLASSE 3B SYNLIG OG USYNLIG LASERSTRALING VED ABNING UNDGA UDS ETTELSE FOR STR LING KLASS 3B SYNLIG OCH OSYNLIGLASERSTRALNING NAR DENNA DEL AR PPNAD UNDVIK ATT UTS TTA DIG F R STRALEN BEI GEOFFNETER ABDECKUNG IST SICHTBARE UND UNSICHTBARE LASERSTRAHLUNG DER KLASSE 3B IM GERATEINNEREN VORHANDEN RVIC RVICING TO QUA EABLE PARTS IFIE maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance D3 4 2 1 1 En A WARNING Before plugging in for the first time read the following section carefully The voltage of the available power supply differs according to country or region Be sure that the power supply voltage of the area where this
86. et the correct channel number Recording 07 GN e f the channel number is set but incorrectly set up the guide channel see VCR Plus CH Setting on page 102 4 Select Store Program to finish e Other options in the same menu panel allow you to name the program and change the recording destination and or recording mode Checking editing timer recording settings You can check and or edit the timer recording settings made by the VCR Plus system by selecting Details from the PlusCode setting screen D 1 095 Select Details from the PlusCode setting screen The Timer Program Set screen appears filled out with the timer recording details 2 Check and edit the fields as necessary See Setting a manual timer recording on page 40 for more on this 3 095 Select Store Program to save the timer program and exit VCR Plus programming with the power off You can enter a PlusCode programming number when the recorder is in standby Note that the recording is always made to the HDD If you want to record to a DVD disc you ll need to switch on the power and use the full VCR Plus program screen A Important You can t use this feature until you have set up the guide channels See VCR Plus CH Setting on page 102 You can t change the recording mode You can t program daily or weekly timer recordings 1 Press VCR Plus The front panel display shows the current recording
87. et you want to use the plug must be removed and appropriate one fitted Replacement and mounting of an AC plug on the power supply cord of this unit should be performed only by qualified service personnel If connected to an AC outlet the cut off plug can cause severe electrical shock Make sure it is properly disposed of after removal The equipment should be disconnected by removing the mains plug from the wall socket when left unused for a long period of time for example when on vacation D3 4 2 2 1a A En CAUTION The STANDBY ON switch on this unit will not completely shut off all power from the AC outlet Since the power cord serves as the main disconnect device for the unit you will need to unplug it from the AC outlet to shut down all power Therefore make sure the unit has been installed so that the power cord can be easily unplugged from the AC outlet in case of an accident To avoid fire hazard the power cord should also be unplugged from the AC outlet when left unused for a long period of time for example when on vacation D3 4 2 2 2a A En This product is for general household purposes Any failure due to use for other than household purposes such as long term use for business purposes in a restaurant or use in a car or ship and which requires repair will be charged for even during the warranty period K041 En POWER CORD CAUTION Handle the power cord by the plug Do not pull out the plug by tug
88. ete a title from a DVD R RW disc the total number of recordable titles remaining may not increase Although this recorder can record PAL N NISC and PAL M you can t mix multiple TV line systems on one disc A disc can contain PAL N recordings or NISC and PAL M See also Additional information about the TV system settings on page 110 1 Some DVD players such as some Pioneer models are compatible with VR mode discs Check the operating instructions for your player for VR mode compatibility information Recording 05 e f power to the recorder is cut due to a power outage the plug being pulled trom the power outlet etc during recording editing initializing finalizing or other operation some recorded material on the disc or the disc itself may become unusable In this case try re initializing the disc DVD RW only or use a new disc Pioneer is not responsible for lost recordings damaged discs or other losses in these cases Fingerprints dirt and small scratches on a disc can affect playback and or recording performance Please take proper care of your discs See also Disc content format playback compatibility on page 7 for detailed disc compatibility information Recording to DVD R DL DVD R DL discs Recording to DVD R DL DVD R DL discs is generally the same as recording to regular single layer discs however please note the following points When the recorder switches from the first layerto the sec
89. etting screen e Change channel presets using the ke PREV gt gt NEXT buttons To skip the displayed channel because there is no station assigned to that channel change the Skip setting to On o manually fine tune the channel change the AFT setting to Off then adjust the Level setting VCR Plus CH Next Screen Proceed to the next screen to assign channel Setting numbers to the guide channels as necessary Look in your TV guide to see which channel numbers should be assigned to which guide channels Press ENTER when your done to leave this screen Video In Out Input Colour Next Screen Proceed to the next screen to set the input colour System system for the external input and the built in TV tuner Use the CH buttons to change the preset On the default Auto setting the recorder can gener ally correctly detect whether the input signal is 3 58 NTSC or PAL M but in some cases you may have to set it manually if the picture is displayed incorrectly If the Input Line System setting is 625 System then the Input Colour System is automatically set to PAL N See also About the input colour system on page 110 for more information on this setting The Initial Setup menu cm Setting Options Explanation Component Video Interlace Select if your monitor TV is not compatible with pro Out gressive scan video Progressive Select if your monitor TV is progressive scan compat ible Check the operating instructions that
90. etup menu see page 101 d 3 095 Choose a language then press ENTER D Initial Setup A Basic Clocl Language Tuner Inpu English Italiano Video In Out HELF ri Espafiol Audio In Setu thx Audio Out Language Recording Playback v Portugu s 4 Start the Setup Navigator Complete this setup before you start using your recorder Start Cancel Please use the Initial Setup if you want to make more detailed settings e f you don t want to use the Setup Navigator press amp to select Cancel then press ENTER to exit the Setup Navigator 5 gep Select the Auto Scan then press ENTER Auto Channel Setting Antenna Cable Do not Set e Select Do not set if you want to skip channel setup because they have already been set up for example En Getting started En You can go back to the previous screen at anytime in the Setup Navigator by pressing RETURN e qe amp Select your country Country Selection Country Mexico gt e Auto tuning channels The Auto Scan option automatically scans and sets the channel presets Tuning Cancel 6 gep Select Auto for automatic time setting or Manual to set the clock manually Clock Setting OAuto Manual e Auto clock setting Some IV channels broadcast time signals together with the program This recorder can use these signals to set the clock automatically Set Clock Set CH to
91. f your own sets Choosing a preset 1 With the recorder stopped press to display the Home Menu d 2 gep Select Video Adjust qd 3 09 Select a preset Use the INPUT SELECT button to switch between the built in TV tuner and the external inputs e Use the kd PREV gt ei NEXT buttons to change the channel of the built in TV tuner There are six presets available Tuner suitable for general TV broadcasts e VCR suitable for video cassettes e DTV LDP suitable for digital broadcasts and Laserdiscs Memory1 user preset 1 e Memory2 user preset 2 e Memory3 user preset 3 You can press DISPLAY to see the individual settings for the current preset Tuner VCR or DTV LDP Creating your own set There are three user presets in which you can save your own set of picture quality settings 1 Follow Choosing a preset above and select one of the user presets Memory 1 2 or 3 2 gep Select Detailed Settings Memory1 Detailed Settings ED The Video Adjust menu 3 69 Select the setting you want to adjust Le Memory1 Prog Motion Motion H H Still PureCinma 3 D Y C Motion 14 1 4 Still YNR Off k Max CNR Off m Max White AGC Off White Level Min H Max wv You can adjust the following settings Prog Motion Adjusts the motion and still picture quality when video output is set to progressive PureCinema his setting optimizes the picture
92. finalization later Actual recordable capacity of discs vary so there may be cases where the contents of the disc you re backing up will not fit on to a particular blank disc If this happens please try another brand of disc e DVD R RW discs can only be backed up to DVD R RW discs DVD R RW discs can only be backed up to DVD R RW discs 6 Select Start to start writing the backed up data to the blank disc 172 Disc Back up Write back up data from Hard Disk Drive The disc contents will be overwritten OK to start Cancel Start e To see the progress of the backup press DISPLAY e You can cancel the backup process by pressing ONE TOUCH COPY for more than one second However this will make the disc unusable although if you are using a DVD RW or DVD RW disc you can re initialize it in order to make it usable again see nitializing recordable DVD discs on page 51 7 After the recorder has finished recording the backup disc you can select whether to make another backup of the same data or exit 172 Disc Back up Disc back up finished To make another back up copy please load a recordable disc Cancel Start e Select Start to make another backup copy or Cancel to finish If you want to make another backup copy return to step 6 above 8 If you don t need to keep the backup data on the HDD you can delete it now Select Yes to delete the data from the HDD select No to keep it you can de
93. for film material when the video output is set to progressive Usually this is best left set to Auto try switching to Off if the picture appears unnatural 3 D Y C Adjusts the brightness color separation NTSC video input only YNR Adjusts the amount of noise reduction NR applied to the Y brightness component CNR Adjusts the amount of noise reduction NR applied to the C color component K Note 1 When White AGC is On the White Level setting can t be adjusted En White AGC Turn on for automatic white level adjustment White Level Adjusts the intensity of white Black Level Adjusts the intensity of black Black Setup Corrects the standard reference black level 525 System video input only Hue Adjusts overall balance between red and green Chroma Level Adjusts how rich the colors appear 4 095 Adjust the currently selected setting 5 Q Press to exit You can now use the preset for any other input or the built in TV tuner F tip e To see more of the picture as you adjust different settings press ENTER after selecting the setting you want to adjust The Video Adjust menu 12 Setting the picture quality for disc playback This setting determines how the picture will look when playing discs Choosing a preset 1 Q With a disc playing or paused press to display the Home Menu d 2 095 Select Video Adjust ED 3 gep Select a setting Ther
94. for recording or playback 7 INPUT SELECT page 45 Press to change the input to use for recording 8 Alphanumeric buttons and CLEAR Use the number buttons for track chapter title selection channel selection and so on The same buttons can also be used to enter names for titles discs and so on Use the button to enter non alphanumeric characters and symbols Use CLEAR to clear an entry and start again 9 CH page 33 Press to change the channel of the built in TV tuner 10 VCR Plus page 38 Press then use the number buttons to enter a PlusCode programming number for timer recording VCR Plus and PlusCode are trademarks of Gemstar Development Corporation The VCR Plus system is manufactured under license from Gemstar Development Corporation 11 DVD playback functions QD AUDIO page 33 63 Changes the audio language or channel When the recorder is stopped press to change the tuner audio 3 SUBTITLE page 62 Displays changes the subtitles included in multilingual DVD Video discs En Controls and displays En amp ANGLE page 64 owitches camera angles on discs with multi angle scenes 12 PLAY MODE page 59 Press to display the Play Mode menu for features such as search repeat and program play 13 DISC NAVIGATOR page 57 66 TOP MENU page 54 Press to display the Disc Navigator screen or the top menu if a DVD Video finalized DVD R RW Video disc or is lo
95. g will end is shown on screen and in the front panel display When the recording ends the recorder automatically switches into standby if no other operation is being performed To cancel the set recording time press REC If you want to pause recording at any time press H PAUSE Press again to restart the recording If recording to the HDD DVD RAM or in VR mode a new chapter is started after recording restarts STOP REC 6 Press to stop recording If you set the recording time in the previous step you can still stop the recording anytime by pressing STOP REC Recording will stop automatically when there is no more space on the HDD DVD or after 12 hours of HDD recording whichever is sooner En Recording En Setting a timer recording ALL Using the timer recording features you can program up to 32 timer recordings up to a month in advance Timer recording programs can be set to record just once every day or every week There are three ways to program a timer recording using the Easy Timer Recording feature see Easy Timer Recording on page 37 using the VCR Plus programming system see mer recording using the VCR Plus programming system on page 38 or using manual timer recording see Setting a manual timer recording on page 40 You can set the recording quality for your timer recording in the same way as for a regular recording but with the added option of an AUTO mode which ma
96. ging the cord and never touch the power cord when your hands are wet as this could cause a short circuit or electric shock Do not place the unit a piece of furniture etc on the power cord or pinch the cord Never make a knot in the cord or tie it with other cords The power cords should be routed such that they are not likely to be stepped on A damaged power cord can cause a fire or give you an electrical shock Check the power cord once in a while When you find it damaged ask your nearest PIONEER authorized service center or your dealer for a replacement soo2 En CO Contents 01 Before you start Wiel SITING DOX a aacdckc ic icd rhe Rd RR 6 Putting the batteries in the remote control 6 Using the remote control 6 Disc content format playback ee paleciielll eee od cw d ae br quedar doa ded 7 About the internal hard disk drive 12 oymbols used in this manual 13 02 Connecting up Rear panel CONNECTIONS ee eee eee eee 14 Front panel CONNECTIONS accu w xou aes 15 Peasy CODO UDFIS cane SOROR de OO RR ee 16 Using other types of video output 17 Connecting to a cable box or satellite ges Na E arda taai nei 18 Connecting to a cable box or satellite god 19 Connecting to an AV amplifier or go ur ears 20 Connecting other AV sources 21 DUCI CUING TEL esras der om d ci e 8 a e we ce 21 03 Controls and displays POON DONC 445660 4405 6 Ede Be da aed Remote CODtF Ol
97. h and record IV channels 2 Connect the AUDIO and VIDEO OUTPUT jacks 1 or 2 on this recorder to a set of audio video inputs on your TV using a set of A V cables as supplied This enables you to watch the output from this recorder 3 Connect the audio video output of your cable box satellite receiver to the INPUT jacks on this recorder using a set of A V cables This enables you to record scrambled TV channels 1 The diagram shows standard video connections but you can alternatively use the S video or component video connections if they re available Connecting up 02 Connecting to a cable box or satellite receiver 2 If many or all the channels you receive by cable or satellite are scrambled we recommend using this setup Using the setup on this page you can Record any channel by selecting it on the cable box satellite receiver Record using the Auto Start Recording feature see Automatic recording from a satellite tuner on page 45 A Important Do not connect this recorder through your VCR satellite receiver or cable box Always connect each component directly to your TV or AV amp receiver ANTENNA AUDIO VIDEO E INPUT ANTENNA QUT Imm A A A TU ccc ca Cable box Satellite receiver EE Antenna cable TV wall outlet Note 1 Connect RF antenna cables as shown This enables you to watch and reco
98. hapter 14 Additional information Minimum copying times The table below shows the minimum HDD to DVD copying time for one hour of video Please note that not all discs are compatible with high speed copying Check with the disc manufacturer for compatibility DVD disc type DW DVD RW 2x DVD R 2 4x DVD RAM 3x TWISTED es MDVD RI D DVD R Fes DVD RAM 5x 1x 2x 2 4x 3x SEP 10h 6 mins 3 mins M 2 mins SLP 8h 1 39 this 4 mins i 2 0 MINS EP 6h 10 mins b mins l So mins LP 4h 15 mins 1 9 milis 6 3 mins 5 mins SP 2h 30 mins 15 mins 12 9 mins 10 mins XP 1h 60 mins 30 mins 25 mins 20 mins DVD R 4x DVD R 8x 16x DVD RW 4x DVD RW 6x DVD R 4x DVD R 8x 16x DVD RW 4x DVD RW 8x 4x 6x 1 5mins 7 1 25 mins 7 2 Mins 7 1 6 mins 1 2 5 mins 7 2 2 mins 7 4 mins 3 mins 7 5 mins 5 5 mins 15 Mins 11 mins Note that all times in the above table are approximate Also that actual copy speed varies with the part of the disc being recorded 1 Titles recorded on DVD R RW in SEP SLP or EP modes cannot be high speed copied Note 1 Depending on the disc the copy speed may be reduced for example although a 6x disc is used the copy may be made at 2x speed Additional information Cm Manual recording modes The table below shows the approximate recording times for the HDD and the different DVD types in each manual recording mode as well as the standard recording mode equi
99. he bottom of the screen In the upper right corner the number of timer programs already set is shown next to Tmr Pgms If there are more than five timer programs already set press gt NEXT to switch page go back using the k lt PREV button En Recording You can also delete a timer program before it s started before the recorder enters timer recording standby by highlighting it and pressing CLEAR See also Deleting a timer program on page 42 2 Select New Input to set a new timer program then press ENTER d Timer Program Set Manhattan Open Tennis 10ch EVERYDAY 18 00 19 00 30min Enter Details HDD Store Program Record To Recording Mode P Auto Replace Rec o Set Detailed Set Title Name Genre No Category Dual Mono Recording i Pee ukg Video Mode On 3 Enter the timer recording settings Use the buttons to select a field use the f amp buttons to change the value e CH Choose a channel 2 to 69 for antenna channels 1 to 125 for cable excluding skip channels or one of the external inputs from which to record Date Choosea date upto one month in advance or select a daily or weekly program Start Set the recording start time Stop Set the recording end time maximum length of a timer recording is 24 hours Extend Extend the end time of the timer recording select Off 30 60 90 or 120 mins 4 If you want to change the record
100. he available options of the Input Colour System setting depend on the Input Line System setting The table below shows the different options available sea Built in tuner ses 625 System PAL N PAL N 525 System Auto Auto 3 58 NTSC 3 58 NTSC PAL M PAL M The Initial Setup menu cm Additional information about component video output If you switch the Component Video Out setting to Progressive when using a TV that is not compatible with progressive scan video you will not be able to see anything displayed on your IV If this happens press and hold the m STOP button on the front panel then press gt PLAY This will set the recorder s video output back to Interlace Selecting other languages for language options E gt 1 gep Select Other from the language list This option appears in the settings for DVD Menu Language Audio Language and Subtitle Language E gt gep 2 Select the language you want D initial Setup Basic OSD DVD Menu Language Tuner Audi Video In Out Subt Audio In Auto Number Og E59 mo m Audio Out DVD Language Subt Language 4 English gt Recording Playback v e Select by language name Use the buttons to change the language e Select by code number Press then use the number buttons to enter the four digit language code See Language code list on page 123 for a list of available languages and corresponding codes En Additional information C
101. he first This title will be appended to the first title se selected The screen below shows title 3 selected to be D appended to title 1 20 00 FRI 3 12 gt 20 00 Fri 3 12 9ch SP 2h00m 1 0G 122 00 THU 2 12 22 00 Thu 2 12 7ch SP 1h00m 1 0G 2 Disc Navigator DVD 10Titles n 19 00 MON 29 11 E L 19 00 Mon 29 11 2ch SP z 4 Titles p h30m 1hO0m 1 0G pc 3 20 00 FRI 3 12 lathe Insert position 3 m o 2h00m 1 0G gt 22 00 THU 2 12 22 00 Thu 2 12 7ch SP After pressing ENTER the new updated Play 1hoom 1 06 List is displayed Qu F tang lpr Gd DN Remain Lai 1h00m 1 0G 0 h30m En E gt 4 gep Select Yes to confirm or No to cancel OK to combine titles 1and3 Genre Name HDD Use this command to rename one of the ten user definable genres Free E gt on 1 gep Select Genre Name from the command menu panel 1 to Free 10 10Titles Eq Disc Navigator HDD E E 4 Titles 20 00 FRI 3 12 Recent first c3 e All Genres 30h30m 2 20 00 Fri 3 12 9ch SP Ex o 90 00 THU 2 12 Li 22 00 Thu 2 12 7ch SP Multi Mode0G IEEE RUE jama 19 00 MON 29 11 Oo 19 00 Mon 29 11 2ch SP Remain pie 1ho0m 1 08 2h00m 1 0G EC 2 699 Select one of the user definable genre names 10Titles Ed Disc Navigator HDD 4
102. he picture as two separate color signals plus a luminance brightness signal oee also Component Video Out on page 103 for how to set up the component video output for use with a progressive scan compatible TV e Use a component video cable not supplied to connect the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks to a component video input on your TV monitor or other equipment Connecting up Connecting to a cable box or satellite receiver 1 If you are using a cable box or satellite receiver with only afew scrambled channels follow the setup on this page If many or all the channels are scrambled we recommend using the setup on the following page Using the setup on this page you can e Record unscrambled channels by selecting them on this recorder Record scrambled channels by selecting them on the cable box satellite receiver and using the Auto Start Recording feature see Automatic recording from a satellite tuner on page 45 e Watch one channel while recording another A Important Do not connect this recorder through your VCR satellite receiver or cable box Always connect each component directly to your TV or AV amp receiver Note Cable box ANTENNA Satellite receiver ANTENNA OUT ANTENNA IN RF IN Antenna cable TV wall outlet 1 Connect RF antenna cables as shown This enables you to watc
103. ich audio channel to record see Dual Mono Recording on page 103 Recording HM e f you want to record a VR mode DVD R or a Video mode DVD RW you must initialize it before proceeding see Initializing recordable DVD discs on page 51 CH 2 Select a TV channel to record The front panel display shows the channel number Channel number e While the recorder is stopped you can also use the number buttons on the remote to select the channel for channel 24 press 2 4then ENTER If the recorder is stopped you can also use the CH buttons on the front panel to select the channel number RECMODE 3 Set the picture quality recording time e See Setting the picture quality recording time on page 34 for detailed instructions 4 Select the audio channel to record See Changing audio channels on page 33 for more on this e When recording in VR mode DVD or with HDD Recording Format set to Video Mode Off HDD both mono and SAP audio channels are recorded allowing you to switch the audio channel on playback The only exception to this is when the picture quality is set to LPCM in which case you do need to select the audio channel before recording K Note 1 Except during Chase Play REC 5 Start recording If you want to set a recording end time press the 6 REC button repeatedly The recording time increases in 30 minute increments up to a maximum of six hours The time the recordin
104. ideo quality than SP but doubles the recording time on a DVD to about four hours EP Extended Play Lower quality than LP but gives about six hours of recording time on a DVD disc Note e SLP Super Long Play Lower quality than EP but gives about eight hours of recording time on a DVD disc SEP Super Extended Play Lowest video quality but gives about ten hours of recording time on a DVD disc e MN1 to MN32 LPCM Manual Linear PCM available only when manual recording is on The setting is indicated in the front panel display and shown on screen together with the recording time for a blank recordable disc If a recordable disc is loaded the approximate remaining recording time for that disc is also shown Note that if the On ocreen Display setting see On Screen Display on page 109 is Off then this information is not displayed Basic recording from the TV DVD VR DVD Video DVD R DVD RW DVD RAM HDD Basic recording from the TV involves just setting the channel to record choosing whether to record to the HDD or a DVD and selecting the recording quality 1 Select the HDD or DVD for recording e f you re recording to DVD load a recordable disc if you load a new blank DVD RW or DVD RW disc the recorder takes a short while to initialize the disc 1 Audio is recorded in 16 bit Linear PCM format video is recorded at XP quality When recording a broadcast with a SAP channel select wh
105. igator with recordable discs and the HDD DVD R DVD RW DVD R DVD RW DVD RAM HDD You can use the Disc Navigator to browse and edit video on recordable DVDs and the HDD and to view information on titles See also Editing on page 66 for more on editing recordable discs 1 Select the HDD or DVD 2 Open the Disc Navigator E Disc Navigator HDD E Jait 4 Titles 9 20 00 FRI 3 12 20 00 Fri 3 12 9ch SP E Recent First 2h00m 1 0G e 22 00 THU 2 12 Iw 22 00 Thu 2 12 7ch SP All Genres 1h00m 1 0G 19 00 MON 29 11 19 00 Mon 29 11 2ch SP 1h00m 1 0G a DD SP Remain 30h30m e You can also access the Disc Navigator from the Home Menu e 3 Browse the list of titles e Use the k lt PREV gt ei NEXT buttons to display the previous next page of titles e To change the thumbnail picture displayed foratitle see Set Thumbnail on page 1 e For HDD recordings you should be able to see a thumbnail title digest If it doesn t display set Set Preview to Normal See Set Preview on page 109 4 Play the highlighted title You can also select Play from the command menu options Changing the display style of the Disc Navigator You can choose to display titles in the Disc Navigator in various different ways sorted alphabetically by recording date by genre and so on You can also choose whether to display four or eight titles on the screen at the same time qii
106. imer is active If the indicator is blinking it means that for a DVD timer recording there is no disc loaded or the disc loaded is not recordable for an HDD timer recording it means that the HDD is not recordable Approximately two minutes before a timer recording is set to start the recorder will go into timer recording standby In timer recording standby you cannot use some functions The maximum length for timer recordings made to the HDD is 24 hours However because one title HDD is limited to 12 hours recordings over 12 hours will be spread over two titles Note that there will be a break in the recording of a few seconds between titles Recording 05 Easy Timer Recording As the name suggests Easy Timer Recording makes setting up a timer recording as simple as possible 1 Select Timer Recording then Easy Timer from the Home Menu PREV NEXT 2 gt gt Set the TV channel to record Easy Timer Recording 9 00 10 00 11 00 EFI E 3 01 SENNEEENENERENEEEEREEENEEEEEERRE v sn 1 01 9 30 DU 2ch SP HDD 3 Set the recording quality e DVD recording Ihe AUTO option automatically sets the best recording quality for the space available on the disc loaded at the time of recording e HDD recording Ihe AUTO option automatically sets the best recording quality that would fit on to a blank DVD disc 4 Select the HDD or DVD for recording E gt 5 6_9 Move the c
107. in the disc This is not a malfunction 1 Select the HDD or DVD for playback If playing video from the HDD skip to step 3 below Select DVD for any kind of disc playback 2 Load a disc Load a disc with the label side facing up using the disc tray guide to align the disc if you re loading a double sided DVD Video disc load it with the side you want to play face down e f you want to play a DIS audio CD please first read the note on page 55 Paypbad 7 GN PLAY 3 Start playback If you re playing a DVD Video or Video CD a disc menu may appear when you start playback Use the f 41 buttons and ENTER to navigate DVD disc menus and the number buttons and ENTER for Video CD menus When playing video from the HDD playback will automatically stop after the end of a title is reached There may be a slight pause when playback switches from the first to the second layer of a dual layer disc See the following sections for more details on playing specific kinds of discs STOP 4 Press to stop playback 5 When you ve finished using the recorder eject the disc and switch the recorder back into standby Playing DVD discs The table below shows the basic playback controls for DVD Video and recordable DVD discs PLAY Press to start playback If RESUME is displayed on screen playback starts from the place last stopped so Press to stop playback You can resume playback from the same po
108. ing mode recording destination etc select Set Detailed Recording 7 NI In this area you can set Record to Select HDD for hard disk recording or DVD for DVD recording Select HDD for Auto Replace Recording daily or weekly timer recording only Recording Mode Select XP SP LP EP SLP or SEP See Setting the picture quality recording time on page 34 If Manual Recording is on then you can also select the LPCM setting or MN press ENTER then use the buttons to select the level Auto Replace Rec Automatically erases the previous daily or weekly recording when the next one is recorded Genre Select a record genre for HDD recording only Dual Mono Recording Select which channel of a dual mono broadcast to record necessary if recording to a Video mode DVD or to the HDD with the HDD Recording Format set to Video Mode On HDD Recording Format Select Video Mode Onor Video Mode Off depending on whether you need high speed copying to Video mode DVD capability or not 5 After entering all the timer recording information highlight Store Program and press ENTER The timer recording list screen is displayed again he timer program you just input appears in the list The rightmost column shows various timer recording status messages e OK Can be recorded Time Over Not enough space on the HDD the recording won t finish Over 12h Recording time of over 12 hours se
109. ing a soft dry cloth wiping the disc lightly from the center to the outside edge Do not clean discs with a circular motion If necessary use a cloth soaked in alcohol or a commercially available CD DVD cleaning kit to clean a disc more thoroughly Never use benzine thinner or other cleaning agents including products designed for cleaning vinyl records Storing discs Although CDs and DVD discs are more durable than vinyl records you should still take care to handle and store discs correctly When you re not using a disc return it to its NE Additional information case and store upright Avoid leaving discs in excessively cold humid or hot environments including under direct sunlight Dont glue paper or put stickers onto the disc or use a pencil ball point pen or other sharp tipped writing instrument These could all damage the disc e For more detailed care information see the instructions that come with discs Do not load more than one disc into the recorder Damaged discs Discs spin at high speed inside the recorder If you can see that a disc is cracked chipped warped or otherwise damaged don t risk using it you could end up damaging the recorder This recorder is designed for use with conventional fully circular discs only Use of shaped discs is not recommended for this product Pioneer disclaims all liability arising in connection with the use of shaped discs Additional informati
110. int by pressing gt PLAY Press BM STOP again to cancel the resume function pause Pauses playback or restarts playback when paused REVSCAN Fwoscan Press to start scanning Press repeatedly to increase the scan ning speed PREV wxr Press to skip to previous next chapter title During playback you can also use the front panel CH buttons DVD R DVD AW only e t PREV may not always skip to the previous title Except VR mode During play CD 3 back enter a chapter number 4 6 then press ENTER to skip O 8 9 directly to that chapter within 0 the currently playing title On some discs you can also use the number buttons to select numbered items in the disc menu VR mode only During playback enter a title number then press ENTER All Press CLEAR to clear a number entry and start again Dee En BACK CM SKIP STEP SLOW DISC NAVIGATOR MENU TOP MENU e RETURN Commercial back skip Each press skips backward forward progressively up to a maximum of ten minutes forward or three minutes back Press to start slow motion play back Press repeatedly to change the playback speed While paused press to advance a single frame in either direc tion Press to display the menu of a DVD Video disc DVD R RW discs finalized on this recorder will display the Disc Navigator Press MENU to display the disc menu Use the cursor buttons
111. isc Navigator DVD 10Titles 23 00 FRI 3 12 23 00 Fri 3 12 4ch SP 2h00m 1 0G Style 4 Titles 1 PlayList Tm Aes Original M 20 00 FRI 3 12 20 00 Fri 3 12 9ch SP 2h00m 1 0G gt r e Titles on the HDD marked with a xY icon are timer recordings set to Auto Replace Recording see Setting a manual timer recording on page 40 e Titles on the HDD marked with a DSU icon are recently recorded titles that haven t yet been played 3 Press to exit the Disc Navigator Editing accuracy Some editing commands ask you whether you want to keep Video mode compatibility or frame accuracy Video Mode Compatible Editing or Frame Accurate Editing Frame accurate editing is very precise The edit point is accurate to the exact frame you choose However this accuracy is not preserved in any copy you make if you use the high speed copy function to make a Video mode DVD Video mode compatible editing is less precise The edit point you choose will only be accurate to within 0 5 to 1 second On the other hand these edit points will be preserved if you use high speed copy to make a Video mode DVD or DVD R RW HDD genres The large capacity of the HDD means that there may be many hours of video in the recorder To help you organize your HDD video content you can assign different genres to titles There are 14 genres in total including ten user definable ones that you can name as
112. isplays below show high l speed copying from HDD to DVD and HDD e Tip chase playback e See Switching camera angles on page 64 for more on multi angle scene Rec Mode SP 2h00m DVD i switching Ur Toe Ke DVD RW Video e When using the simultaneous play and eo Dm B iu Um record feature the display shows Oh08m left information for playback only During real time copy the copy source playback information is displayed SEMSGSaSPUAROUTUBY The Video mode disc displays become wD Co DVD RW Video the same as a DVD Video disc once the Remain 10h35m Remain 0h52m disc is finalized gt Chase Play m Stop Rec The total recording time figure shown in parenthesis is calculated based on a ra 19 cm 4 7 GB disc at the displayed Recording time record setting Recording and playback times for TV recordings are approximately 0 1 96 shorter than the actual time This is because of the slightly different frame rates of TV broadcasts versus DVD Relative playback position Shows recording restrictions for the current channel program The frame number is shown next to the Bi Stop 7c MEN Eis elapsed time display when the disc is Original XP 1h00m DVD Rem 0h35m Copy Once paused Finalized Copy Once or Can t Record messages Disc Name Comedy shows may appear in the stop or recording displays These indicate that the broadcast IV program contains copy Indicates copy protected material control informati
113. ite and S video video especially suitable for camcorders game consoles portable audio etc Easy connections The setup described here is a basic configuration that allows you to record TV programs on both this recorder and your VCR When watching recordings from this recorder set your TV to input 1 switch to input 2 to watch a video playing in the VCR A Important his recorder is equipped with copy protection technology Do not connect this recorder to your TV via a VCR or your VCR via this recorder using AV cables as the picture from this recorder will not appear properly on your TV e Before making or changing any rear panel connections make sure that all components are switched off and unplugged from the wall outlet 5 l TV ANTENNA IN Qo ANTENNA OUT COMPONEN WOED OUT Antenna cable TV wall outlet En Connecting up 1 Connect your TV antenna cable TV outlet to the ANTENNA IN RF IN jack on this recorder 2 Use an RF antenna cable one is supplied to connect the ANTENNA OUT jack on this recorder to the antenna input on your VCR e f you are not connecting a VCR in the chain connect this recorder directly to your TV and skip the next step 3 Use an RF antenna cable to connect the antenna output on your VCR to the antenna input on your TV 4 Connect the AUDIO and VIDEO OUTPUT jacks 1 or 2 to
114. k 7 Q3 Playing CDs and WMA MP3 discs The table below shows the basic playback controls for audio CDs and WMA MP3 files PLAY un a eo 5 PAUSE REVSCAN FWD SCAN u PREV NEXT ABC Press to start playback Press to stop playback Pauses playback or restarts playback when paused Except WMA Press to start scanning Press again to increase the scanning speed There are two scan speeds the current scan speed is shown on screen Press to skip to previous next track or folder for WMA MP3 disc During playback you can also use the front panel CH buttons During playback enter a track e number then press ENTER to 4 skip directly to that track 0 Press CLEAR to clear a number 0 entry and start again Note Playing Video CD Super VCDs The table below shows the basic playback controls for Video CD Super VCDs Some discs feature Playback Control PBC for short menus These discs show PBC in the display when you load them and display a menu on screen from where you can select what to watch PLAY STOP PAUSE REV SCAN FWD SCAN PREV NEXT Press to start playback Video CD only If RESUME is dis played on screen playback starts from the place last stopped Press to stop playback Video CD only You can resume playback from the same point by pressing gt PLAY Press E STOP again to cancel the resume f
115. l you which subtitle languages are available You can switch subtitle language during playback 1 e Some discs only allow you to change subtitle language from the disc menu Press MENU or TOP MENU to access o set subtitle preferences see Subtitle Language on page 105 Paybadk 7 GHI Check the disc packaging for details of the subtitle options Select change the subtitle language The current subtitle language is shown on screen and in the front panel display e To switch off subtitles press SUBTITLE then CLEAR Switching DVD and DivX soundtracks DVD Video DivX When playing a DVD disc or DivX title recorded with two or more soundtracks often in different languages you can switch the soundtrack during playback Check the disc packaging for details of the soundtrack options AUDIO e Change the audio soundtrack The current audio language is shown on screen and in the front panel display e The sound may drop out for a few seconds when switching soundtracks e Some discs feature both Dolby Digital and DTS soundtracks There is no analog audio output when DIS is selected To listen to the DIS soundtrack connect this recorder to a DIS decoder or AV Note amp receiver with built in DIS decoder via the digital output See Connecting to an AV amplifier or receiver on page 20 for connection details Switching audio channels DVD VR DVD RAM HDD CD VideoCD Super VCD WM
116. lank space on the DVD HDD not record successfully For a Video mode disc or DVD R check that the disc isn t already finalized Check the limits on the number of titles and chapters on a disc HDD 999 titles VR mode 99 titles 999 chapters per disc Video mode disc 99 titles per disc 99 chapters per title DVD R RW 49 titles per disc 99 chapters per title max 254 chapters per disc Check that the source you are trying to record is not copy protected For a VR formatted disc check that the disc isn t locked page 94 e Check that you are recording with the same IV system PAL NTSC etc as the disc has already been recorded in All recordings on a disc must be in the same TV system When recording to the HDD it is also necessary to set the Input Line System setting to match what you want to record page 110 e The power may have failed during recording Additional information Cm Problem Remedy Timer program doesn t When setting the recording channel make sure you set the record successfully recorder s built in TV tuner not the TV s built in tuner When recording to a Video mode disc programs that are copy once protected cannot be recorded Use a VR mode formatted disc for copy once material page 32 Two timer programs may have overlapped in which case only the earlier one will record completely he power may have failed during recording Check that the recorder s TV system PAL
117. les may appear with a A mark These titles were recorded with a Input Line System setting different to the current setting of the recorder During recording these titles cannot be played 1 Select the HDD or DVD Display the Disc Navigator screen Playback will automatically stop when you do this e The Disc Navigator is also accessible from the Home Menu View options panel Title list d Disc Navigator HDD 10Titles 10 23 00 FRI 3 12 23 00 Fri 3 12 4ch SP 2h00m 1 0G n 3 12 27 20 00 Fri 3 12 9ch SP 1 2h00m 1 0G a3 8 2200 THU 2 12 I 22 00 Thu 2 12 7ch SP All Genres 1h00m 1 0G 7 19 00 MON 29 11 O ae 19 00 Mon 29 11 2ch SP Remain 1h00m 1 0G Available 30h30m recording time Selected title Title thumbnail Title information Command menu panel gt e Press to display the command menu panel Use the and ENTER buttons to navigate the menus PREV NEXT e lt gt When in the title list press to display the previous next page if there are more titles than can be displayed e C Press to change the title information displayed in the title list Press to switch between the HDD and DVD Disc Navigator screens e f you are editing a VR mode DVD R RW or DVD RAM disc you can display the Play List by selecting Play List from the view options panel press then select Play List from the view options then Play List 2 D
118. lete it later if you want to 29 Disc Back up The backed up data is still on the HDD Erasing it will increase the free space available OK to Erase No e f you decide to leave the backup data on the HDD you can make backup copies to recordable DVD discs anytime from the Disc Back up menu Using the Jukebox 09 Chapter 9 Using the Jukebox The Jukebox feature allows you to use the e When copying CD audio scheduled recorder s HDD to store and playback music timer recordings will not start until from up to 999 of your CDs You can also copying is complete transfer WMA MP3 files stored on CD R RW ROM Once on the HDD you can name albums assign them a genre and set tracks e Copy protected CDs may not copy successfully that you don t want to play to Jump 1 Load the CD you want to copy to the HDD Copying music to the HDD 2 Q Select Copy from the Home The first step is to copy some music to the Menu HDD CD audio is copied in real time while WMA and MP3 files are copied at high speed All tracks are copied from each CD 3 gep Select DVD CD gt HDD as an album On pressing ENTER all tracks or files on the WMA MP3 album and track names are CD are copied to the HDD copied along with the audio CD album and You can also start copying by startin track names are not copied but you can add i ee 9 playback of the CD including program these later see Editing Jukebox albums on play and then
119. matically switch on and start recording when the other component comes on Recording stops when the external component switches off e To cancel Auto Start Recording press STANDBY ON while the recorder is in standby The AUTO indicator goes off To cancel Auto Start Recording once recording has already started press REC for three seconds this cancels Auto Start Recording but recording continues then C STOP REC to stop recording You can also stop recording by pressing STOP REC then selecting Yes to confirm amp tip e Alternatively with no OSD displayed press and hold the front panel C STOP REC button for more than three seconds to switch Auto Start Recording on directly After switching on switch the recorder into standby step 6 Recording 7 CN Recording from a DV camcorder You can record from a DV camcorder connected to the DV IN jack on the front panel of this recorder Using the recorder s remote you can control both the camcorder and this recorder Before recording make sure that the audio input for the DV IN jack is setup see DV Input on page 103 A Important e 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 jack You can
120. me When real time copying from the HDD to a Video mode DVD R RW or DVD R RW the chapter markers in the original material are not copied Chapter markers are put into the copy at intervals according to the Auto Chapter settings see also Auto Chapter Video and Auto Chapter DVD 4 R RW on page 107 Restrictions on copying Commercial DVD Video discs are protected using Copy Guard These discs cannot be copied to the HDD Some video material is copy once protected his means that it can be recorded to HDD but it can t then be freely copied again If you want to transfer copy once protected material from HDD to DVD you ll need to a CPRM ver 1 1 or higher VR mode DVD RW ver 2 0 or 2 1 VR mode DVD R or CPRM compatible DVD RAM disc see CPRM on page 32 for more on this Only one instance of a copy once protected title can be added to the Copy List and after it s been copied the title is erased from the HDD it is therefore not possible to copy a locked title that is copy once protected You can identify copy once protected material during playback by displaying disc information on screen If the current title is copy once protected an exclamation mark is shown Copyright Recording equipment should be used only for lawful copying and you are advised to check carefully what is lawful copying in the country in which you are making a copy Copying of copyright material such as films or music is unlawful
121. mode and prompts you to enter the PlusCode programming number 2 Use the number buttons to enter the number e To clear the last digit entered press CLEAR 3 Press ENTER The display shows the timer settings Date gt Start time gt End time gt HDD and Recording channel Recording mode e f CODE ERROR appears in the display check that the number is correct and that the guide channel is set see VCR Plus CH Setting on page 102 then set the timer recording again If CAN T SET appears in the display it means that although you entered a valid number the program has already finished Setting a manual timer recording The timer recording screen you can see all the timer programs already set clear programs and set up new ones 1 Press TIMER REC to display the Timer Recording screen You can also access the Timer Recording screen from the Home Menu press HOME MENU select Timer Recording then Timer Recording This screen shows all the timer programs currently set Tmr Pgms 3 32 Manhattan Open Tennis OK SAT 26 3 18 00 21 00 Pr 10 World Journey OK SUN 27 3 19 30 21 00 DT Flower Until 20 4 MON FRI 13 30 14 00 Pr8 New Input Each row is for one timer recording program with the date and time information channel recording mode DVD or HDD and recording status The amount of free space available on the HDD and the currently loaded recordable DVD is shown towards t
122. n timer recording screen see Setting a manual timer recording on page 40 Timer recording using the VCR Plus programming system This system makes programming timer recordings very simple Most TV guides publish PlusCode programming numbers with their program details If you want to make a timer recording of a program you just input the corresponding code The date start stop and channel settings are made En Recording automatically All you have to do is tell the recorder the recording mode and whether it s a once only recording or a regular recording Note that if the country setting is incorrect set in the Setup Navigator timer recordings made using the PlusCode programming system may not work as expected 1 Press VCR Plus to display the VCR Plus program screen You can also access this screen from the Home Menu press HOME MENU select Timer Recording then VCR Plus system PlusCode Cancel Detail Use the number buttons to enter the PlusCode programming number To clear the last digit entered press CLEAR e You can also use the f buttons to select digits from the on screen display 2 After making the settings select Enter and press ENTER The timer recording screen appears with the timer program you just set 3 Confirm that the settings are correct If the channel number isn t displayed use the buttons to highlight CH then use the f buttons to s
123. ng a copy Copying of copyright material such as films or music is unlawful unless permitted by a legal exception or consented to by the rightowners This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U S patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited Using the built in TV tuner There are three different ways to select TV channels Note that you can t change the IV channel during playback recording or during recording standby CH CH buttons PORS TUV WXYZ CLEAR 0 Number buttons For example to select channel 4 press 4 then ENTER for channel 34 press 3 4 ENTER e CH buttons on the front panel Note Changing audio channels Some IV programs are broadcast with both a main and a Second Audio Program SAP You can change the TV audio using the AUDIO button AUDIO e Press to change the audio type The current audio channel is displayed on screen C Mono SAP Stereo ND e If SAP is selected but there is no SAP channel being broadcast you will still hear the main audio channel e f the sound is poor qualit
124. nt The TV system PAL NTSC etc of the current from the recorder s setting channel is different from the TV system settings of this recorder e Recording failed due to a TV system The timer recording failed because the TV system mismatch Press DISPLAY to clear of the channel set for recording was different from message the setting of the recorder e Playback has stopped because the TV During recording or timer recording standby the system is different than the recording TV System PAL NTSC etc of the playback video changed causing playback to stop automatically e No DV camcorder connected The camcorder is not connected properly or the camcorder is switched off e You cannot connect more than one This recorder s DV jack supports connection to DV camcorder at a time just one camcorder e Cannot operate the DV camcorder This recorder cannot operate the DV camcorder Try switching off the camcorder then turn it back on again e Could not operate the DV camcorder This recorder was not able to operate the DV camcorder e The DV camcorder is not set for The camcorder is in camera mode Switch it to playback Please select playback mode playback mode on the DV camcorder Additional information Cm About DV Using DV also known as i LINK or IEEE 1394 1995 you can connect a DV camcorder to this recorder using a DV cable for input of audio video data and control signals LLINK and the i LINK logo are tr
125. oTitles Undo option from the Disc Navigator 10 P 23 00 FRI 3 12 Aa 23 00 Fri 3 12 4ch Mile name 4 Titles Set Thumbnail LOT FANE Erase Section 1 Highlight the title you want to lock Divide Ba C L 20 00 Fri 3 12 9c Recent first Chapter Edit or unlock nl c3 J 22 00 THU 2 12 Lock tse Li 22 00 Thu 2 12 7c 8 All Genres Cancel E 19 00 MON 29 11 qe yf d 19 00 Mon 29 11 2ch SP 2 Qu Select Edit Lock from the REM p 1h00m 1 0G 30n30m command menu panel menu e 2 Disc Navigator HDD 9 10Titles age ESI SJ 23 00 FRI 3 12 3 v Select a genre for the title E 23 00 Fri 3 2 4ch imam 4 Titles Set Thumbnail Erase Section g MF 20 00 FRI 3 12 sas So EAT EE 20 00 ri 3 12 9 Disc Navigator HDD 10Titles R CERPITEE Fi n 3 Chapter Edit CU 5a Set Genre ager 8 22 00 THU 2 12 23 00 Fri 3 12 4c E S in 2 22 22 00 Thu 2 12 7G 4 Titles 9 Free All Genres CENG g 20 00 FRI 3 12 Free2 eee 19 00 MON 29 11 Recent first BE 552 Dese ub 19 00 Mon 29 11 2ch SP Ir i E A j 6 Free4 e ih00m 1 08 8 7422 00 THU 212 Frees 30h30m La Med 22 00 Thu 2 12 Fress All Genres i i __ E a won on An unlocked title will become locked a DD ee f sp em 00 Mom 29 1 oen SP locked title will be unlocked Locked titles
126. ock noise artefacts visible in areas of flat color caused by MPEG compression MNR Adjusts the amount of noise reduction NR applied to the mosquito noise artefacts visible around the edges of an image caused by MPEG compression Detail Adjusts how sharp edges appear White Level Adjusts the intensity of white Black Level Adjusts the intensity of black Black Setup Corrects the standard reference black level NTSC video playback only e Gamma Correction Adjusts the brightness of darker images Hue Adjusts overall balance between red and green Chroma Level Adjusts how rich the colors appear 4 Use the buttons to adjust the currently selected picture quality setting 5 When you have all the settings as you want them press HOME MENU to exit amp tip o see more of the picture as you adjust different settings press ENTER after selecting the setting you want to adjust En The Initial Setup menu cm Chapter 13 The Initial Setup menu Using the Initial Setup menu The Initial Setup menu is where you can set various recorder options for sound picture language and so on Some settings can only be changed when the recorder is stopped During playback and recording these settings are grayed out in the Initial Setup menu Except for the Setup Navigator menu screens are exited automatically after 20 minutes of inactivity e Press HOME MENU and sele
127. omponent to use page 14 e Set the remote control to the same ID number as the recorder page 109 When the batteries run down the remote mode is automatically reset to Recorder1 Use the remote within its operating range page 6 Replace the batteries page 6 No sound or sound is Make sure that the amp receiver or TV is set to the correct input and distorted the volume turned up There is no sound when the picture is paused or during scanning or slow motion play Press gt PLAY to resume regular playback e DIS discs can only be played if this recorder is connected to a DIS decoder or DIS compatible amp receiver If you have connected a suitable decoder also make sure that the Initial Setup Audio Out DTS Out setting is On e Some 96 kHz discs do not output audio through the digital jack In this case switch the input of your amp receiver to analog Check the audio cable connections page 14 e f the sound is distorted try cleaning the cable plugs Cannot switch a dual During real time copying it is not possible to switch audio channels mono program The main and sub channels are both output The picture from the e f the video signal from the external component is copy protected external input is you cannot connect via this recorder Connect the component directly distorted to your TV The picture is distorted Change the Input Line System setting page 110 You can also change it by pressing the I S
128. omponent video output Output level ss irat ke RR rd Y 1 0 Vp p 75 Q Pp Pp 0 7 Vp p 75 Q JACKS eenean pa a eaa od aig RCA jacks Audio input Input 1 3 rear Input 2 front L R Input level During adio INPUT as ra wens Yan ERE es 2 V rms Input impedance more than 22 kQ dene coe me dura ques hy a ees Denn BU Rubro es RCA jacks AUOIOQUIDUL 14 4 21 99 13 45 hr eae Y Output 1 2 L R During audio OUtDUL ss sz ex n ba 2 V rms Output impedance less than 1 5 kQ JACKS iu eas pucr wd Feb QA wa wee RCA jacks Control MMO i uc rape orn DCE RR e e ha Mini jack Digital audio OUTOUL a ecce dra ect o es Coaxial b dj MM CCP 4 pin front i LINK IEEE 1394 standard Supplied accessories Remote Control uui rs ecran Sa ark eae e n iai 1 Dry cell batteries AA REP oana 2 Audio Video cable red white yellow 1 RF antenna cable usare rack e o e ons 1 POWGr caben eq me repr EA cR S EENE p ee eee 2 Operating Instructions Note The specifications and design of this product are subject to change without notice due to improvement This product includes FontAvenue fonts licenced by NEC corporation FontAvenue is a registered trademark of NEC Corporation Published by Pioneer Corporation Copyright 2006 Pioneer Corporation All rights reserved PIONEER CORPORATION 4 1 Meguro 1 Chome Meguro ku Tokyo 153 8654 Japan PIONEER ELECTRONICS USA INC P O BOX 1540 Long Beach California 9081
129. on Indicates a multi angle scene 7 gt Play 3 2 0 00 15 go DVD R Video ChapterTime 0 00 21 ChapterTotal 0h01m52s num 4 32Mbps Title Name 21 11 soccer game Indicates the data transfer rate Chapter 7 Editing Editing options The table below shows which commands you can use with the HDD and different disc types video mode DVD R DVD RAM DVD R RW Original Play List Create page 68 e Play page 69 9 9 Erase page 69 O O e e Edit Title Name page 70 e Q Edit Set Thumbnail o o page 71 Edit gt Erase Section o page 72 Edit gt Divide page 73 Edit gt Chapter Edit o o eo page 73 Edit Set Genre page 75 Edit gt Lock page 75 e e Edit Move page 76 o Edit Combine page 76 Genre Name page 77 e Multi Mode page 77 o Undo page 78 e e e f DVD R RW only En The Disc Navigator screen The Disc Navigator screen is where you can edit video content on unfinalized Video mode and VR mode DVD R RW discs DVD R RW and DVD RAM as well as video content on the internal hard disk drive A Important e Titles that have been recorded with a Input Line System setting different to the current setting of the recorder are shown in the Disc Navigator with a blank thumbnail image See also Additional information about the TV system settings on page 110 e During recording if you display the Disc Navigator for the HDD some of the tit
130. on Cm Cleaning the pickup lens The DVD recorder s lens should not become dirty in normal use but if for some reason it should malfunction due to dust or dirt consult your nearest Pioneer authorized service center Although lens cleaners for CD player are commercially available we do not recommend using them since some may damage the lens Condensation Condensation may form inside the recorder if itis brought into a warm room from outside or if the temperature of the room rises quickly Although the condensation won t damage the recorder it may temporarily impair its performance For this reason you should leave it to adjust to the warmer temperature for about an hour before switching on and using Hints on installation We want you to enjoy using this unit for years to come so please bear in mind the following points when choosing a suitable location for it Do Y Use ina well ventilated room Y Placeona solid flat level surface such as a table shelf or stereo rack Don t x Usein a place exposed to high temperatures or humidity including near radiators and other heat generating appliances X Place on a window sill or other place where the recorder will be exposed to direct sunlight X Usein a dusty or damp environment or in a room where it will be exposed to excessive cigarette smoke X Place directly on top of an amplifier or other component in your stereo system that becomes hot in use X
131. ond during recording a DVD R DL Video mode disc a new title is automatically started on the new layer R DL Video mode disc If the 99th title is being recorded when the layer is switched recording will stop Up to 49 titles can be recorded on a DVD R DL disc You cannot play record additional material to edit or finalize a DVD R DL or DVD R DL disc that has been recorded on but not yet finalized on another DVD recorder Upto 99 titles can be recorded on a DVD About HDD recording Recording to the internal hard disk drive HDD is very flexible you have the full choice of recording quality options including manual mode and of course you can record erase and re record as many times as you like The capacity of the hard disk drive means that you can store many hours of video on it even using the higher quality recording modes A Important e The maximum number of titles chapters per title that can be recorded on the HDD is 999 and 99 respectively No more recording is possible on the HDD after the maximum number of titles has been reached e The maximum continuous recording time for one title is 12 hours It is possible to record both PAL and NTSC titles on the HDD Before recording you need to make sure that the Input Line System setting page 110 matches the TV line system of the source you re recording HDD Video mode compatibility When recording to the HDD you can choose to record in one of t
132. one in the list e f the maker s name of your TV doesn t appear in the table below you will not be able to use this remote to control your TV 2 Press TV to check that the remote works with your TV If the remote is set up correctly the TV should switch on off If it doesn t and there is another code given for your maker repeat step 1 with a new code ED Additional information Lcd EIC one buttons Salora 11 The table below shows how to use this remote control with your TV Samsung 13 15 Button What it does Sanyo 14 TV Press to switch the TV on off Sei 78 tandb sanoni Sharp 52 INPUT SELECT Press to change the IV s Sony 54 video input TV VOLUME Use to adjust the TV volume Tandy 69 TV CHANNEL Use to change TV channels Telefunken 64 Thomson 02 Maker Code Toshiba 55 Alba 66 JVC 63 Bush 16 Finlux 84 Fisher 61 65 Fujitsu PE Funal 67 Goldstar 79 Grandiente 87 Grundig 51 82 Hitachi 56 60 83 86 ITT 70 Mitsubishi 59 Nokia 53 81 Panasonic 58 72 Philips 57 85 Pioneer 50 80 RCA 68 En Additional information Cm Language code list Language Language code letter Language code Japanese ja 1001 English en 0514 French fr 0618 German de 0405 Italian it 0920 Spanish es 0519 Chinese zh 2608 Dutch nl 1412 Portuguese pt 1620 Swedish sv 1922 Russian ru 1821 Korean ko 1115 Greek el 0512 Afar aa 0101 Abkhazian ab 0102 Afrikaans af 0106 Amharic
133. or copying is 12 hours e Title name and chapter markers are also copied except when copying from a finalized Video mode disc e Thumbnail picture markers and chapter markers for the Disc Navigator are copied but their position in the copy may be slightly changed from the original e f some part of the title being copied is copy protected copying will start but the copy protected portions will not be copied Note Using Copy Lists See also Copyright on page 80 At its simplest a Copy List is just a list of HDD or DVD titles that you want to copy When copying HDD titles to DVD you can however edit the titles in your copy list erasing chapters you don t need or re naming titles for example Edits you make to titles in the Copy List do not affect the actual video content only the virtual content of the Copy List So you can freely erase and modify anything in your Copy List safe in the knowledge that the actual content is not being altered Copying from HDD to DVD A Important e The recorder can only store one Copy List at a time e The Copy List is erased if the Input Line System setting is changed see Additional information about the TV system settings on page 110 Resetting the recorder to its factory settings see Resetting the recorder on page 128 will erase the Copy List 1 Loadarecordable DVD It is possible to complete the following steps without having a recordable DVD loaded
134. or having an uninitialized DVD loaded however the steps are slightly different If you want to use a DVD RW VR mode disc for the copy make sure it is initialized before you start 1 In manual recording mode these equate to MN1 to MN15 Video Mode Off or MN1 to MN8 Video Mode On E Copying and backup En 2 e Select Copy from the Home Menu D 3 9 Select HDD DVD If this is the first time to create a Copy List skip to step 5 below HDD gt DVD DVD CD gt HDD Disc Back up DV Record 4 If there is already a Copy List stored in the recorder choose whether to Create New Copy List or Continue Using Previous Copy List Continue Using Previous Copy List Create New Copy List f you select Continue Using Previous Copy List skip to step 10 below e Selecting Create New Copy List will erase any Copy List already stored in the recorder Note EX COD 5 asp Add titles to the Copy List highlight a title and press ENTER to add B Copy HDD gt DVD Video mode Select Title MON 27 03 21 00 Mon27 03 4ch SP 4ch SAT 25 03 23 00 Sat25 03 9ch SP 9ch Recent first THU 23 03 22 00 Thu 23 03 6ch SP 6ch 7 Back 6 ac 5 Uhu PATH ANN Me JU cef ean a 4 WED 22 03 20 00 Wed22 03 2ch SP 2ch ow I EEUU UE CEP PC RI P end 2 1 MON 20 03 13 00 Mon20 03 9ch SP 9ch em FRI 17 03 21 00 Fri 17 03 4ch SP 4ch EX WED 15 03 20 00 Wed15 03 2ch SP 2M 20 00 Wed29 03
135. ormat disc page 7 Take out the disc and clean it page 126 Check that the disc is loaded properly aligned in disc tray and label side up There may be condensation in the recorder Leave the recorder for an hour or so for the condensation to evaporate e During HDD recording you can t play discs that are recorded with a Line System different to the current recorder setting e DVD R RW discs recorded using another recorder with copy once protected recordings will not play in this recorder Can t record a disc Check that the disc is not an incompatible format disc page 7 e Some DVD RAM discs are not recordable until they have been initialized page 51 This can take up to 1 hour En Additional information Cm Problem Remedy No picture Check that everything is connected properly page 14 e Check that the connected TV and or the AV amp receiver is set to the correct input The recorder may be set to progressive scan with an incompatible TV Reset to interlace by pressing and holding the front panel M STOP button then pressing gt PLAY All settings are reset e f the recorder is unplugged or there is a power failure while the recorder is on all the settings will be lost Make sure that you switch the recorder into standby before unplugging the power cord Remote control does e f you connected this recorder to another Pioneer product using the not work CONTROL IN jack point the remote control at the other c
136. ot read the CPRM information The recorder may be damaged please consult a Pioneer Service Center e Repairing disc During recording the power was cut his display e Repairing the HDD appears when the power is restored e Could not repair the disc The recorder was unable to repair the disc after a power cut The contents of the recording will be lost e Overheating has stopped operation The internal temperature of the recorder has Press DISPLAY to clear message exceeded the operating limit If this message reappears please contact a Pioneer authorized service center ED Additional information e There is no DV input or the input No signal was detected at the DV IN jack This may signal is unrecordable appear if a blank section of DV tape is playing in the connected camcorder e HDD optimization is recommended The HDD should be optimized basically HDD This can be done using Disc Setup housekeeping to maintain playback and recording performance e Please perform HDD optimization The HDD is in more urgent need of optimization in This can be done using Disc Setup order to maintain performance e The HDD has not been sufficiently If this message appears repeatedly after optimized Please optimize again optimizing the HDD it is likely that there is not enough free space on the HDD for optimization to complete properly Please erase some titles from the HDD and optimize again e This channel s TV system is differe
137. ou can reset it by resetting the recorder to its factory settings See Resetting the recorder on page 128 The Initial Setup menu cm Setting Options Explanation Angle Indicator On A camera icon appears on screen during multi angle scenes on a DVD Video disc Off Nothing is indicated on screen when a multi angle scene is showing Options On Screen Display One The recorder displays operation displays Stop Play etc on screen Off owitches off the on screen operation displays Front Panel Display On e Thetime is shown in the front panel display when the recorder is in standby Off The front panel display is switched off in standby although it still lights dimly when setting a timer recording Remote Control Recorder 1 3 If you are using more than one recorder in the same Mode default Recorder 1 room set them to different IDs This setting sets the recorder ID to change the remote controller ID press and hold RETURN then press 1 2 or 3 to set The remote will only control a recorder with the same ID DivX VOD Registration Code Use to display the recorder s DivX registration code See DivX video compatibility on page 10 and DivxX VOD content on page 11 Set Preview Quick Preview e When in the Disc Navigator the thumbnail video HDD only plays short excerpts from throughout the selected title Note that edited titles that will play normally from the beginning Normal The thumbnail video plays from the
138. ou start contents will be damaged or lost completely or that normal playback and recording will not be possible Please understand that in the event of repair or replacement of the HDD or related components all your HDD recordings will be lost Please use the recorder following the guidelines below to protect against possible HDD failure The HDD should not be regarded as a place to store recordings permanently We recommend that you back up your important recordings onto DVD discs in order to protect against accidental loss Pioneer cannot under any circumstances accept responsibility for any direct or indirect loss arising from any inconvenience or loss of recorded material resulting from HDD failure e nstall and use the recorder on a stable level surface e Do not block the rear vent cooling fan e Do not use the recorder in excessively hot or humid places or in places that may be subject to sudden changes in temperature Sudden changes in temperature can cause condensation to form inside the recorder This can bea cause of HDD failure e Do not move the recorder immediately after switching it off If you need to move the recorder please follow the steps below 1 After the message POWER OFF is shown in the display wait at least two minutes 2 Unplug from the wall socket 3 Move the recorder If there s a power failure while the recorder is on there is a chance that some data on the HDD will be lost
139. ou to specify two points A and B within a track or title that form a loop which is played over and over qd 1 gep During playback select A B Repeat from the Play Mode menu 1 When using time search playback may occasionally start slightly before or after the time you input 2 If you switch camera angles on a DVD during A B repeat play A B repeat is canceled Playback 7 QN 2 With A Loop Start highlighted press at the point you want the loop to start gj Play Mode Search Mode A Loop Start A B Repeat B Loop End Repeat Off Program 3 With B Loop End highlighted press at the point you want the loop to end Playback immediately jumps back to the start point and plays the loop round and round e When playing a DVD Video Video mode DVD or from the HDD the start and end points of the loop must be in the same title o resume normal playback select Off from the A B Repeat menu or press CLEAR if no menu OSD such as the Play Mode menu is displayed Repeat play ALL There are various repeat play options depending on the kind of disc loaded or if you re using the HDD for playback It s also possible to use repeat play together with program play to repeat the tracks chapters in the program list see Program play below Note e gep Select Repeat from the Play Mode menu then choose a repeat play mode G pPlay Mode
140. play or SEP super extended play MN Lights when the recording mode is set to MN manual recording level mode 7 Character display 8 R RW Indicates the type of recordable DVD loaded DVD R or DVD RW 9 AUTO Lights when Auto Start Recording has been set and during Auto Start Recording En Controls and displays 10 PL page 67 Lights when a VR mode disc is loaded and the recorder is in Play List mode 2 3 page 109 Shows the remote control mode if nothing is displayed the remote control mode is 1 V Lights when an unfinalized Video mode disc is loaded En Getting started Cm Chapter 4 Getting started Switching on and setting up When you switch the recorder on for the first time you can make several basic settings using the Setup Navigator feature This takes you through setting the clock the internal TV tuner and the video output If you re using the recorder for the first time we strongly recommend you use the Setup Navigator before starting to use the recorder A Important e Some of the Setup Navigator on screen displays OSDs in this section vary slightly depending on the country or region of purchase 1 Switch on your TV and set the video input to this recorder STANDBY ON 2 Switch on the recorder When you switch on for the first time your TV should display the Setup Navigator screen If the Setup Navigator doesn t appear you can also access it from the Initial S
141. py List Total 436 CT Current DVD Remain 436 Cd A menu of editing commands appears e Erase Erase individual titles from the Copy List see Erase on page 69 E Copying and backup 9 6_9 Display the command menu 11 gep Select Start Copy to start panel copying e 10 699 Select Next to proceed cA e fig Copy Start Copy HDD DVD RW p Quies Mode Back l Recording Mode Copy Time Oh 16m Input Disc Name Recording Mode High Speed Finalize Disc Name Title Edit gt 1 20 00 Wed29 03 2ch SP 2 20 00 Wed22 03 2ch SP Finalize Off Start Copy pu Copy List Total 4 38 4 Current DVD Remain 436 Cd Wig a E 20 00 Wed29 03 2ch SP 1h00m 2 0G Copy List Total 4 38 E 4 Current DVD Remain 4 338 _T There are several options available from the next screen e Select Recording Mode if you want to change the recording quality see Recording Mode on page 86 e Select Input Disc Name if you want to change the disc name Input a name of upto 64 characters for a VR mode disc or 40 characters for a Video mode disc or DVD R RW The input method is similar to that of naming titles see t e Name on page 70 e Select Finalize if you want to automatically finalize a Video mode DVD or DVD R after copying Select a title menu style from the following screen K Note 1 Titles
142. r example a P and an R press gt gt FWD SCAN to advance the cursor one space manually between inputting the two characters Key Characters Key Characters 1 21 amp 1 6 mno6606606 on 2 abc 2 a 7 pars7 eG y B 3 def3 8 tuv8uudu 4 ghi4itiiti 9 wxyz9 5 kl Ss 0 0 lt lt cursor back gt gt cursor for ward I 4 change case CLEAR clear charac P ter i space 1 finish name input B Fu 94 9x Lahde m lower case y upper case B Set Thumbnail HDD DVD Video DVD VR DVD R DVD RW DVD RAM You can change the thumbnail picture that appears in the Disc Navigator for a title to any frame that appears in that title EX 1 JS Highlight the title you want to change the thumbnail picture for 2 699 Select Edit gt Set Thumbnail from the command menu panel The thumbnail setting screen appears from which you can find the frame you want E2 Disc Navigator HDD E 10Tities E 4 Titles NET 23 00 FRI 3 12 23 00 Fri 3 12 4ch M Erase Section Divide Chapter Edit ET Set Genre 122 00 THU 2 12 Lock 22 00 Thu 2 12 70 All Genres 3 Cancel DW 20 00 FRI 3 12 J 20 00 Fri 3 12 9c Recent first 19 00 MON 29 11 44 19 00 Mon 29 11 2ch SP 1h00m 1 0G a DD SP Remain 30h30m 3 Use the playback controls gt II lt lt P etc to find a suitable frame then p
143. rd TV channels 2 Connect the AUDIO and VIDEO OUTPUT jacks 1 or 2 on this recorder to a set of audio video inputs on your TV using a set of A V cables as supplied his enables you to watch discs 3 Connect the audio video output of your cable box satellite receiver to the INPUT jacks on this recorder using a set of A V cables This enables you to record scrambled TV channels 1 The setup on this page does not allow you to watch one channel and record another The diagram shows standard video connections but you can alternatively use the S video or component video connections if they re available En En Connecting up Connecting to an AV amplifier or receiver To enjoy multichannel surround sound you need to connect this recorder to an AV amp receiver using the digital coaxial output In addition to the digital connection we recommend also connecting using the stereo analog connection You ll probably also want to connect a video output to your AV amp receiver Use the standard composite video output as shown here or the S video or component video connections See also Audio Out on page 104 for how to set up the digital audio output Noise may be output from your speakers if the recorder is not set up to work with your AV amp receiver A Important e Do not connect this recorder to your TV through your VCR or other component using A V cables Always connect it directly to your TV Note
144. recorded in MN1 to MN6 SEP SLP or EP mode cannot be copied to DVD R RW using high speed copy 2 If atimer recording is scheduled to start during copying the disc will not be finalized En Copying and backup 08 Copying from DVD to HDD A Important e The DVD to HDD Copy screen isn t accessible when a finalized Video mode disc or a DVD Video is loaded As long as the disc is not Copy Guard protected you can still use the One Touch Copy function however See One Touch Copy on page 80 The recorder can only store one Copy List at a time The Copy List will be erased if any of the titles on the DVD disc are erased or edited the disc tray is opened playback is switched between Play List and Original the DVD disc is re initialized or finalized the recorder is reset to its factory settings see Resetting the recorder on page 128 It may not be possible to copy from a DVD disc that was recorded on a different DVD recorder or a PC 1 e Select Copy from the Home Menu 2 9 Select DVD CD HDD 3 6S Select a Copy List type e Selecting Create New Copy List will erase any Copy List already stored in the recorder gt Qe 4 c Add titles to the Copy List highlight a title and press ENTER to add Titles you ve added to the Copy List are highlighted in pink 5 gep Select Next from the command menu panel to proceed to the title edit screen 6 69 Select
145. ress ENTER to set d Set Thumbnail HDD E 23 00 Sun 3 2 4ch SP Rec time 2h00m T 10 1 00 00 09 15 a n Play Pause Exit You can also use the chapter and time search features press PLAY MODE and the CM SKIP and CM BACK buttons E gt me 4 095 Select Exit to return to the Edit screen Erase Section HDD DVD VR DVD RAM Using this command you can delete a part of a title ideal for cutting out the commercial breaks in a recording made from the TV D 1 Q n Highlight the title containing the section you want to erase amp 2 699 Select Edit gt Erase Section from the command menu panel E qe 3 cx HDD only Select the type of edit DVD RECORDER D Please select the type of editing Video Mode Compatible Editing is recommended for compatibility with high speed copying Video Mode Compatible Editing Frame Accurate Editing e For more information about these options see Editing accuracy on page 68 4 Highlight From then use the playback controls gt Il lt lt gt gt etc to find the start of the section to erase then press ENTER The bar at the bottom of the screen indicates the current play position in the title After pressing ENTER a marker shows the start of the section Gq Set Thumbnail HDD E 23 00 Sun 3 12 4ch SP Rec time 2h00m 10 1 00 00 09 15 e n Play Pause p E
146. s can be initialized for either Video mode recording or VR mode recording When you first load a blank DVD RW or DVD RW disc the recorder initializes it for recording automatically By default blank DVD RW discs are initialized for VR mode recording See DVD RW Auto Init on page 107 if you want to change the defaultto Video mode DVD R discs are ready for Video mode recordings out of the box if you want to use a DVD R for VR mode recording you must initialize it before recording anything on the disc DVD RW and DVD RAM discs can also be initialized in order to erase the contents of the disc A Important e Initializing a DVD RW DVD RW or DVD RAM disc will erase everything recorded on it Make sure there is nothing on the disc that you want to keep e You may not be able to re initialize a DVD RW disc in a different format if it was originally initialized on an older DVD recorder Once initialized for VR mode recording you can t re initialize a DVD R back to Video mode Note 1 e Select Disc Setup from the Home Menu D 2 699 Select Initialize gt Video Mode VR Mode or Initialize DVD RW D Disc Setup Basic VR Mode gt Start Video Mode gt Start Finalize Initialize DVD RW gt Start Optimize HDD qi e 3 Select Start It takes about 30 seconds to initialize the disc except DVD RAM discs which can take up to 1 hour Initializing Disc 1ch HH
147. s qx Sana ase a ardun a6 SOI Pr 04 Getting started Switching on and setting UP s s s 05 Recording PIDOUIE DYO YTOCOFOLTTYCLs 3 37 wie 9 cina About HDD recordings trades ah do dic Recorded ai e aa doe dodo dae ao Restrictions on video recording Using the built in IV tuner oetting the picture quality record UMC aac i kd OR REC a aN Basic recording from the IV Setting a timer recording Timer recording FAU lt s lt ese22s2se Simultaneous recording and playback Cace FI eee re ere ee vere in Recording trom an external solere N PEN Automatic recording from asatellitetuner res Recording from a DV camcorder Playing your recordings on other LV E DIOS a acea ina doeet RC A Rn a Initializing recordable DVD discs CO 06 Playback Vnuige ebore MN 52 Basie play DAC 4264454444000 0 04445 52 Using the Disc Navigator to browse tne contents 0I d CISC scecssaceeeee a4 57 oca CSCS 28 25 42 cc ca we kiana 58 Playin Inm eow NOUN ctetu celo d 59 Frame advance frame reverse 59 The Play Mode MenU s aac eo RR 59 Displaying and switching subtitles 62 owitching DVD and DIVA SOUNGIIECKS Gouactas ando vice aga oes 63 Switching audio channels 63 owitching camera angles 64 Displaying disc information OM CICO ease acra E Rd x Ed ug 64 07 Editing EOIN OOUGNS TR ee ae nace eae 66 The Disc
148. ssively hot place such as inside a car or near a heater This can cause batteries to leak overheat explode or catch fire It can also reduce the life or performance of batteries D3 4 2 3 3 En Using the remote control Please keep in mind the following when using the remote control Make sure that there are no obstacles between the remote and the remote sensor on the unit e Remote operation may become unreliable if strong sunlight or fluorescent light is shining on the unit s remote sensor e Remote controllers for different devices can interfere with each other Avoid using remotes for other equipment located close to this unit Before you start Cm Replace the batteries when you notice a fall off in the operating range of the remote e When the batteries run down or you change the batteries the remote control mode is reset to Recorder 1 See Remote Control Mode on page 109 Use within the operating range in front of the remote control sensor on the front panel as shown e You can control this recorder using the remote sensor of another Pioneer component using the CONTROL IN jack on the rear panel See Rear panel connections on page 14 for more information Disc content format playback compatibility Compatible media e DVD RW ver 1 1 1x 1x to 2x ver 1 2 2x IO 4X 7 2X TO OX e DVD R ver 2 0 1x 1x to 4x 1x to 8x 1x to 16x ver 2 1 1x to 8x 1x to 16x e DVD RW 1x to 2
149. sure the disc name is as you want it before you finalize the disc as it can t be changed afterwards If you want to rename the disc see nput Disc Name on page 94 before starting the steps below DVD RW discs don t generally need finalizing However if you want a title menu to appear when you play the disc then you will need to finalize When using a DVD RW you can still record and edit even after finalizing although the title menu will disappear if you do so Finalize the disc again to generate a new title menu A Important e Once you ve finalized a Video mode or DVD R disc you can t edit or record anything else on that disc However the finalization on a DVD RW disc maybe undone see Undo Finalize on page 95 for how to do this AVR mode DVD R RW excluding DVD R DL disc can still be recorded and edited on this recorder even after finalizing 1 If the TV line system of the disc is different to the current setting of the recorder you will not be able to finalize the disc See Additional information about the TV system settings on page 110 for how to change the recorder s setting En Recording En e Video mode DVD R DL discs and DVD R DL discs must be finalized in order to play in other recorders players Note however that some recorders players will not play even finalized dual layer discs 1 Load the disc you want to finalize Make sure that the recorder is stopped before proceeding 2
150. t when recording to the HDD the recording will be split into two titles e Overlap Two timer programs partially or completely overlap The one starting earlier will take priority Until eg Until 13 8 For a regular recording the last program that could be recorded is shown Data Over Can t record because the disc management area of the disc is full Cancel Once A regular timer program Is set to skip e Can t Rec Not possible to record Title Over Can t record because there is already the maximum number of titles on the disc HDD 999 DVD 99 Recording The program is currently recording Standby The recorder is in timer recording standby nothing displayed Another timer recording or copying is in progress 6 Toexit the timer recording screen press HOME MENU E tip e To enter a title name for the timer recording in advance select Set Title Name and follow the on screen display Note e f you set a DVD timer recording but there is no recordable DVD disc loaded or the disc loaded doesn t have enough free space for the complete recording Recovery is shown In this case unless you load a suitable disc before the recording actually starts the recorder will use the HDD for recording The message Can t Rec will appear if there are already 999 titles on the HDD or if there is not enough free space on the HDD for recording D Recording
151. t hours During optimization playback and recording are not possible e Canceling optimization mid way does not undo the optimization already done so the HDD will be partly optimized 1 e Select Disc Setup from the Home Menu 2 699 Select Optimize HDD then Start D Disc Setup Basic Start Optimization gt Start Initialize Finalize Optimize HDD A progress bar indicates how long there is left to go ED The Disc Setup menu Initialize HDD HDD When your DVD recorder is working without a problem this option is not visible in the Disc Setup menu However if the HDD file system becomes corrupted for some reason you can initialize the HDD to fix the problem Note that initializing the HDD will erase all the data on it 1 Q Select Disc Setup from the Home Menu D 2 095 Select Initialize HDD then Start DB Disc Setup Basic Initialize gt Start Initialize Finalize Initialize HDD The Video Adjust menu 12 Chapter 12 The Video Adjust menu Using the Video Adjust menu you can set up the picture quality for the built in tuner and external inputs for disc playback and for recording Setting the picture quality for TV and external inputs Picture Creation lets you choose a set of picture quality settings for the built in TV tuner and for each external input There are several preset settings that suit various sources or you can create up to three o
152. t setting Off Locking the disc will prevent accidental recording editing or erasing of the disc A Important A locked disc can still be initialized which will completely erase the disc 1 e Select Disc Setup from the Home Menu 2 gep Select Basic gt Lock disc then On or Off D Disc Setup Basic Input Disc Name On Initialize Lock Disc ooff Finalize _ Optimize HDD The Disc Setup menu qm oet to On to prevent accidental recording editing or erasing of the disc loaded If you need to unlock the disc to make edits select Off Initialize settings DVD R DVD RW DVD RW DVD RAM You can initialize a recordable DVD R RW disc for either VR mode or Video mode recording The first time you load a new DVD RW disc it will be automatically initialized for recording according to the DVD RW Auto Init setting in the Initial Setup menu see page 107 New DVD R discs are ready for Video mode recording when you load them but it is also possible to initialize them for VR mode recording DVD RW and DVD RAM discs can also be initialized as a way of erasing the entire disc When initializing a DVD RAM disc select VR mode See nitializing recordable DVD discs on page 51 for detailed instructions Finalize settings Finalize DVD R DVD RW DVD R DVD RW Note Finalizing fixes the recordings in place so that the disc can be played on a regular DVD player or
153. ten to WMA or MP3 files that have 2 Sp Select a view option been stored on the HDD G Jukebox a 10Albums i sO EX E 3 amp Select what you want to play B wma E y album i The screen below shows CD albums stored B wy Play Mode on the HDD Cange Genre Name Album name TP SEMPER a HDD iter Saturn Uranus Nep A classical 1 10 Eam Total 12 1 14 58 0 03 58 G Jukebox a 10Albums na MIS Sort order By number 1 Erase n a E By number Albums are listed by the V Play Mod aco 7 aun Prea album number 8 Album6 5 Genre N einer d pasan By favorite Most often listened to T i i DEUS k music appears at the top of the list Er NEC UCET he d Total 12 1 14 58 0 03 58 gt By album Albu ms are listed CUAN E alphabetically Info for selected album Playback status e f you select a whole album to play all tracks that are not set to Jump will play P Note 1 The digital audio output contains a copy prohibit signal when albums are playing from the HDD En Using the Jukebox 09 e Genre G Jukebox J 10Albums t Play Erase Edit gt Play Mode Genre Name F RTUU e Planets Mars Venus Mercury Jup a DD iter Saturn Uranus Nep 73 classical uy Total 12 1 14 58 0 03 58 All Genres All albums are displayed Genre Only albums in the selected genre are displayed Editing Jukebox albums
154. ter as 5 699 Select Exit to get back to the many times as you wish up to 999 main Disc Navigator screen chapters per DVD R RW RAM disc or 99 chapters per HDD title Erase Move Erase or move chapters Select the chapter you want to erase move and press ENTER Select whether you want to erase or move the chapter Move command only Select the destination for the chapter and press ENTER Gq Chapter Edit DVD VR mod Play List A n 002 003 0 005 f an Note 1 When editing VR mode Original content it may not be possible to erase chapters less than five seconds long 2 VR mode Play List only 3 It may not always be possible to combine two chapters even though they are adjacent If a chapter has been divided into three then the middle chapter erased it is not possible to combine the two remaining chapters into one En Set Genre Lock HDD HDD DVD Video DVD VR DVD R DVD RW Use this command to assign a genre to a DVD RAM title Original only You can lock a title so that it can t be edited 1 Highlight the title you want or erased accidently If you do need to edit it to assign a genre to you can always unlock it later e A Important 2 agp Select Edit Set Genre from You can t undo any edits made before the command menu panel changing the lock status You also can t undo a lock unlock command using the d Disc Navigator HDD t
155. udio In on page 108 Note 1 You can t set Auto Start Recording when e f the aspect ratio is distorted squashed or stretched adjust on the source component or your TV before recording RECMODE 3 Set the recording quality e See Setting the picture quality recording time on page 34 for detailed information 4 Select the HDD or DVD for recording REC 5 Press to start recording The recorder will only start recording from the DV IN jack if there is a valid signal Recording will also pause if the signal is interrupted during recording e f your source is copy protected using Copy Guard you will not be able to record it See Restrictions on video recording on page 32 for more details Automatic recording from a satellite tuner HDD If you have a satellite tuner or some other kind of set top box connected to the INPUT 1 AUTO START REC input you can have the recorder start and stop recording automatically with the timer settings of the connected component If the other component doesn t have a built in timer you ll need to use it with an external timer unit the recorder is recording or in timer recording standby the HDD is not recordable the HDD already contains the maximum number of titles 999 D Recording C s S SS En After setting up tor Auto Start Recording this recorder starts recording when it detects a signal trom the other component When the
156. udio side of the disc is not compliant with the CD Audio specification and therefore may not play It is possible that when loading or ejecting a DualDisc the opposite side to that being played will be scratched Scratched discs may not be playable The DVD side of a DualDisc plays in this product DVD Audio content will not play For more detailed information on the DualDisc specification please refer to the disc manufacturer or disc retailer Other disc compatibility In addition to DVD this recorder is compatible with a wide range of disc types media and formats Playable discs will generally feature one of the following logos on the disc and or disc packaging Note however that some disc types Such as recordable CD and DVD may be in an unplayable format see below for further compatibility information Audio CD CD R CD RW EE COMPACT COMPACT DIGITAL AUDIO DIGITAL AUDIO DIGITAL AUDIO RESICE ReWritable Video CD SG DIGITAL VIDEO Super Video CD Super VCD Z Gets CD SUPER VIDEO CD R RW compatibility This recorder cannot record CD R or CD RW discs Readable formats CD Audio Video CD Super VCD ISO 9660 CD ROM containing MP3 WMA JPEG or DivX Tiles SO 9660 Level 1 or 2 compliant CD physical format Mode Mode2 XA Form1 Romeo and Joliet file systems are both compatible with this recorder En Before you start Multi session playback Yes except CD Audio and Video CD Super VCD
157. unction Pauses playback or restarts playback when paused Press to start scanning Press repeatedly to increase the scan ning speed Press to skip to previous next track When a PBC menu is dis played press to display the pre vious next page During playback you can also use the front panel CH buttons 1 If you want to play a DTS audio CD make sure the recorder is connected to a DIS compatible amp receiver with a digital connection Noise will be output through the analog outputs Also make sure that Stereo is selected using the AUDIO button see Switching audio channels on page 63 2 When playing in PBC mode some playback features such as search repeat and program play are not available You can play a PBC Video CD Super VCD in non PBC mode by starting playback using the Disc Navigator see Using the Disc Navigator with playback only discs on page 58 AG Playing DivX video files The table below shows the basic playback controls for DivX video files En BACK CM SKIP ere STEP SLOW RETURN During playback enter a track number then press ENTER to skip directly to that track Press CLEAR to clear a number entry and start again While a PBC menu screen is displayed use to select num bered menu items Video CD only Each press skips backward forward progressively up to a maximum of ten min utes forward or three minutes back Note that this function doesn t work when playing in
158. unit will be used meets the required voltage e g 230 V or 120 V written on the rear panel D3 4 2 1 4 A En CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT PRODUCTO LASER CLASE 1 VRW2262 A CUANDO SE ABRE HAY RADIACION LASER DE CLASE 3B VISIBLE E INVISIBLE EVITE LA EXPOSICION A LOS RAYOS LASER AVATTAESSA OLET ALTTIINA NAKYVALLE JA NAKYMATTOMALLE LUOKAN 3B LASERSATEILYLLE ALA KATSO SATEESEEN FIRES ACLASS 3B RNA RH gt DSRS c CI BH amp amp CLASS 3B Ont LL 9 JC OT RIRL 9 36b d EC 4AZxjEfERICD fiie o LITE D3 4 2 1 8 B En Operating Environment Operating environment temperature and humidity 5 C to 35 C 41 F to 95 F less than 85 96RH cooling vents not blocked Do not install this unit in a poorly ventilated area or in locations exposed to high humidity or direct sunlight or strong artificial light D3 4 2 1 7c_A_En VENTILATION CAUTION When installing this unit make sure to leave space around the unit for ventilation to improve heat radiation at least 10 cm at top 10 cm at rear and 10 cm at each side WARNING Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation to ensure reliable operation of the product and to protect it from overheating To prevent fire hazard the openings should never be blocked or covered with items such as newspapers table cloths curtains or by operating the equipment on thick carpet or a bed D3 4 2 1 7b A En If the AC plug of this unit does not match the AC outl
159. ursor to the recording start date and time on the grid e You can move the cursor forward or back an hour at a time using the lt lt REV SCAN and gt gt FWD SCAN buttons Current time Recording start time Easy Timer Recprding E 3 01 RRR SERRE v sw 1 01 11 45 Rc 2ch SP TN HDD Each row of the grid is one day you can set the timer recording for up to a month in advance Each column is a 15 minute interval The darker area represents time that has already passed and can t therefore be selected The lighter area is time that s available 6 Set the start time The start date and time is displayed in the middle of the screen You can go back and reset the start time if you need to by pressing RETURN de 7 Move the cursor to the recording end time on the grid Recording start time Recording end time Easy Timer Recording 12 00 13 0 14 00 15 00 16 00 17 00 fam Ee 201 RRR 3 01 LLLI b d sw 1 01 11 45 13 45 ocd 2ch SP THN HDD As you move the cursor around the grid an arrow stretches from the start time to the Current cursor position representing the length of the recording A recording of up to six hours can be set 8 Set the end time D 9 6_9 Select Yes to set the timer recording and exit or No to go back to the Easy Timer Recording screen You can check the timer recording details you just set from the mai
160. valents Video mode On HDD Ae oM Laole CE DAAD B Video mode Off HDD Arao CE DATA D DVD R RW MN 1 802 mins MN 1 23 802 mins MN 2 120 mins MN 2 23 720 mins 352 x240 MN3 600 mins SEP wwN3 3 600 mins 352 x 240 302x288 MN4 480 mins SLP wyN4 480 mins 992 x 288 MN 5 420 mins MN5 3 420 mins MN 6 360 mins EP MN 6 8 360 mins 352x480 MN7 300 mins MN7 300mins 352x480 392x5 6 MN8 270 mins MN 8 270 mins 992x5 6 MN 9 240mins LP MN9 240mins 480 x 480 MN 10 230 mins MN 10 230 mins 460x976 MN 11 220 mins MN 11 220 mins MN1 210mins MN 12 210 mins 044 x 480 MN 13 200 mins MN 13 200 mins PAADI MN 14 190 mins MN 14 190 mins MN 15 180 mins MN 15 180 mins MN 16 170 mins MN 16 170 mins MN 17 160 mins MN 17 160 mins MN 18 150 mins MN 18 150 mins MN 19 140 mins MN 19 140 mins 720 x 480 MN 20 130 mins MN 20 130 mins 720x576 MN 21 120 mins SP MN 21 120 mins MN 22 110 mins MN 22 110 mins MN 23 105 mins MN 23 105 mins 720 x 480 MN 24 100 mins MN 24 100 mins 720 x 576 MN 25 95 mins MN 25 95 mins MN 26 90 mins MN 26 90 mins MN 27 85 mins MN 27 85 Mins MN 28 80 mins MN 28 80 mins MN 29 75 Mins MN 29 75 Mins MN 30 70 mins MN 30 70 mins MN 31 65 mins MN 31 65 mins MN 32 61 mins XP MN 32 61 mins LPCM 61 mins LPCM 61 mins ED Additional information 1 The first figure refers to when the Input Line System is set
161. wo formats Set the format from the HDD Recording Format item in the Initial Setup menu see page 107 When set to Video Mode On high speed copying from HDD to Video mode DVD R RW or DVD R RW is possible When recording a broadcast with a Secondary D ede En Audio Program SAP channel set which channel you want to record from the Initial oetup menu see Dual Mono Recording on page 103 When HDD Recording Format is set to Video Mode Off high speed copying isn t possible However when SAP is selected as the broadcast audio channel both the main and SAP channels are recorded and you can switch the audio on playback Recorded audio In all except the LPCM mode sound is recorded in two channel Dolby Digital format only Dolby Digital 2 0 can be recorded Dolby Digital 5 1 recording is not possible When set to LPCM sound is recorded in high quality uncompressed Linear PCM format If the broadcast audio has a SAP channel and you are recording to Video mode DVD R RW DVD R RW or to the HDD with the HDD Recording Format set to Video Mode On or on the LPCM setting use the AUDIO button to select the Mono Stereo or SAP audio channel to record before recording starts In other cases if SAP is selected then both the main and SAP audio channels will be recorded and you can switch on playback he table below shows the different audio output possibilities Audio output Left L Right R MONO LER L R
162. 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 103 between Stereo 1 and Stereo 2 Recording 7 GN Playing your recordings on other DVD players DVD VR DVD Video DVD R DVD RW Most regular DVD players can play finalized discs recorded in Video mode and DVD R discs A number of players including many Pioneer models can also play DVD RW discs recorded in VR mode finalized or not Most players will not play VR mode DVD R discs although some DVD ROM drives and DVD recorders may be able to finalization might be necessary Check the manual that came with the player to check what kinds of discs it will play When you finalize a Video mode or DVD R disc a title menu is created from which you can select titles when you play the disc There are a number of different styles of title menu to choose from to suit the content of the disc All the title menus are navigated in the usual way pressing MENU or TOP MENU to display the menu then using the 1 4 followed by ENTER to select titles and start playback Note Finalizing a disc DVD VR DVD Video DVD R DVD RW Finalizing fixes the recordings on the disc so that it can be played on a regular DVD player or computer equipped with a suitable DVD ROM drive Note that the disc name will appear in the title menu after you finalize a disc Make
163. ximizes the recording quality for the space available on the disc if recording to DVD orto fiton toa blank DVD disc if recording to HDD You can set timer recordings to record to a recordable DVD or to the hard disk drive For regular daily or weekly HDD timer recordings that you don t need to keep you can use the Auto Replace Recording feature to automatically replace the previous timer recording with the new one Note that when you use this feature the previous recording made on that timer program will be replaced by the next one regardless of whether you have watched it yet or not You can also set the recorder so that it will adjust the recording quality to try and fit the recording on to the disc if it would not otherwise fit at the recording quality you set see Optimized Rec on page 106 for more on this Finally if you set a timer recording to record to DVD but there isn t a recordable DVD loaded at the time of the recording the Recovery Recording feature will automatically record the program to the HDD for you A Important e Atimer recording can t be set if there are already 32 timer programs waiting to be recorded Timer recording will not start if he recorder is already recording A disc is being initialized finalized or unfinalized Timer recording will start when the operation preventing timer recording has finished Thetimerindicator lights in the front panel display when the t
164. xit e 5 gep Highlight To then in the same way find the end of the section to erase then press ENTER After pressing ENTER another marker indicates the end of the section with the section itself marked in red 6 699 Select Yes to confirm or No to cancel In the thumbnail viewer you can see a few seconds of video either side of the marked section to see how the edit will look When editing VR mode Original content you may not be able to erase very short sections less than five seconds Divide HDD DVD VR DVD RAM Pjay List only Use this command to divide a title into two Note that once divided the two new HDD titles cannot be recombined into one again CD 1 6_9 Highlight the title you want to divide 2 699 Select Edit gt Divide from the command menu panel 3 HDD only Select the type of edit eb DVD RECORDER D Please select the type of editing Video Mode Compatible Editing is recommended for compatibility with high speed copying Video Mode Compatible Editing Frame Accurate Editing e For more information about these options see Editing accuracy on page 68 4 Use the playback controls gt Il lt lt gt gt etc to find the place you want to divide the title c2 Divide Title HDD a 23 00 Sun 3 12 4ch SP Rec time 2h00m 10 1 00 00 09 15 i i n Play Pause Ep ge pep es Cancel 5 Press to divide the title
165. y 1415 no Pakistan 1611 pk Philippines 1608 ph Portugal 1620 pt Singapore 1907 sg Spain 0519 es Sweden 1905 se Switzerland 0308 ch Taiwan 2023 tw Thailand 2008 th United Kingdom 0702 gb Russian Federation 1821 ru USA 2119 us Additional information Cm Screen sizes and disc formats When viewing on a standard TV or monitor Screen format of disc Setting Appearance 16 9 4 3 Letter Box The program is shown in widescreen with black bars at the top and bottom of the screen The sides of the program are cropped so that the picture fills the whole screen 4 3 4 3 Letter Box The program is presented correctly on either 4 3 Pan amp Scan setting When viewing on a widescreen TV or monitor Screen format of disc Setting Appearance 16 9 16 9 The program is presented in widescreen 4 3 16 9 Your TV will determine how the picture is presented check the manual that came with the TV for details Handling discs When holding discs of any type take care not to leave fingerprints dirt or scratches on the disc surface Hold the disc by its edge or by the center hole and edge Damaged or dirty discs can affect playback and recording performance Take care also not to scratch the label side of the disc Although not as fragile as the recorded side scratches can still result in a disc becoming unusable Should a disc become marked with fingerprints dust etc clean us
166. y functions 2 Depending on the disc normal playback may automatically resume when a new chapter is reached e Press to display the Play Mode menu gg Play Mode Search Mode Time Search A B Repeat Title Search Repeat Chapter Search Program You can also access the Play Mode menu from the Home Menu press HOME MENU To exit the Play Mode menu press HOME MENU or PLAY MODE Search Mode ALL The Search Mode feature lets you start playback from a specified point in a disc by time or by title chapter folder track number d 1 gep Select Search Mode from the Play Mode menu then choose a search option The available search options depend on the type of disc Note 2 Dea C S CSC COCOC S Enter a title chapter folder track number or a search time Play Mode Search Mode A B Repeat Repeat Program Time Search Title Search Chapter Search Input Time A 0 01 00 v Time Search HDD DVD For example for 25 minutes into the current title press 2 5 0 0 For 1 hourand 15 minutes and 20 seconds into the title press 1 1 5 2 0 Time Search Video CD For example for 2 minutes and 30 seconds into the current track press 2 3 O Title Chapter Folder Track Search For example for track 6 press 6 3 Start playback A B Repeat DVD HDD CD VideoCD DivX The A B Repeat function allows y
167. y when set to Stereo you can often improve it by changing to Mono Note When recording to the HDD with HDD Recording Format set to Video Mode On to DVD in Video mode or on the LPCM setting only one channel of a dual mono broadcast is recorded In this case decide which language you want to record before recording by setting the Dual Mono Recording setting see Dual Mono Recording on page 103 1 Antenna channels are numbered 2 through 69 Cable channels are numbered 1 through 125 D Recording 0 En Setting the picture quality recording time DVD VR DVD Video DVD R DVD RW DVD RAM HDD Before starting a recording you will usually want to set the picture quality recording time There are six standard settings available which allow you to choose a balance between picture quality and recording time When Manual Recording is set to On see Manual Recording on page 106 a further option will be available MIN1 to MN32 or LPCM depending on what you set When recording to DVD R RW SLP is the longest recording time available If you select SEP or MN1 to MN3 the recording mode will automatically revert to SLP RECMODE Press repeatedly to select the recording quality e XP High quality setting gives about one hour of recording time on a DVD disc SP Standard Play Default quality used for most applications gives about two hours of recording time on a DVD LP Long Play Lower v

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